WEBVTT 1 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:21.960 I'm okay. I just smoked them others in the face. Yes, she 2 00:00:22.120 --> 00:00:27.160 want to stay singing to your beach. I go with j Don't just try 3 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:28.800 to tell me you love me. You can't keep it. Really, if 4 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:30.640 you really don't trust me, you come with a real you have been in 5 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.799 the front, so you get my meals. I'm conning for the money money 6 00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:35.200 in the back, coming with a tank, scrilla, that tank rolling with 7 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:38.039 the gang. You sitting on the sideline trip and I'll go to the hole 8 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:46.039 with the rock Lake Pepper. Yes, I'm okay. You know this will 9 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:50.119 be an outstanding test for us, but it's one we're ready for. We're 10 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:54.560 ready for. So we're built to handle this and this is gonna be uh, 11 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:58.399 this will be an outstanding game on the road. Our guys, you 12 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:07.519 can be ready to roll. He sucks. Booter has mutic What up though, 13 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:08.920 Welcome to what Weights loping with sports dot Com. You more easy, 14 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:11.640 Joe, My guys, more recks, Young Chris. We got Booter in 15 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.040 the sound booth. Booter, keep plucking the lights beneath you. Yes, 16 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:21.879 sir, hey, I can barely see myself man, Yes, he kind 17 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:30.799 of Yeah, what what like a friend telling friends share the streams uh kg 18 00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:36.280 is company from late travel in the meantime, you got Booter Booter, what 19 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:40.599 up? We got the boomers pass and the Let's go man. It's like 20 00:01:40.599 --> 00:01:44.040 my audio debut, is it really? I mean, I've been in here 21 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:47.480 just unmute. But I mean I'm playing some down a little bit. I 22 00:01:47.079 --> 00:01:53.799 don't got to do that. You gotta do that best five. Yeah that 23 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:56.840 works too. It's funny because this is like two days in a row where 24 00:01:56.840 --> 00:02:00.439 heavyweights kind of just like, uh fucking through it. Yes, today it's 25 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:02.519 being on the handheld. I was with a quick instagrab the mass chair, 26 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:05.560 which, by the way, I'm not gonna lie. Mad's got it made. 27 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:09.479 He's got like the confus scene, just just chilling talking sports. Honestly, 28 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:12.919 I did feel like more comfortable, feel like I feel like I put 29 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:15.520 on a better show from the mass chair because I was chilling. It was 30 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:19.840 a conversation, you know, it wasn't all like honest, that's just changes 31 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:22.599 things. I feel like you got to be extra with the desk. The 32 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:25.840 desk feels like hello today it is. Yes, yeah, I mean, 33 00:02:25.879 --> 00:02:28.639 I don't know, man, just I don't think it could be like my 34 00:02:29.039 --> 00:02:32.280 Foby myself. Do you get that feeling? Sometimes? I do. I 35 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:36.599 do whenever I'm in the chair man. It just feels like I'm just rapping 36 00:02:36.599 --> 00:02:39.400 with the boys. Feels like, Yo, there's a spotlight on. Yes, 37 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:46.159 that's probably difference. That's the difference there. That's very true, Detroit 38 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:50.840 Lions. It's almost here. We continue to talk about it. We got 39 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:53.280 a couple of clips from Dan Campbell. Jared gospoke to me today, Frank 40 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:58.599 Ragnow. We also got zach ercheout the boonef feeling in for KG briefly actually, 41 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:01.759 Chris, Yes, sir, would you mind playing the zach Ertz cut? 42 00:03:02.439 --> 00:03:05.719 Yeah, just jump into something right away. Yeah, give me a 43 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:13.199 second to queue it up. I appreciate you, and sorry, I'm looking 44 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:15.919 for it. This is uh there we go, new tight for the Detroit 45 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:21.240 line. Zach Ertz super bowlinner. I don't expect anything handed to me, 46 00:03:21.319 --> 00:03:24.360 obviously. I want to earn whatever reps I get. I'm not here to 47 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:29.039 start any drama or cause any subordination, per se. I'm just here to 48 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.319 support the guys. And ever however I can hopefully teach Sam or some of 49 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:36.039 these young and some things and play the best of my abilities with my numbers, 50 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:46.400 called Zach with zach Ertz, I'm I'm glad that Brad Holmes isn't at 51 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:50.919 this point wrestling on his laurels. You know, I remember mid season when 52 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:53.240 it was getting up to that kind of trade deadline. We were like, 53 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:57.599 yo, go do something to kind of secure this year because we thought you 54 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:00.719 can't count for next year. If you got a good opportunity this year to 55 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:02.039 get to the super Bowl, you got to do everything you can to do 56 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:04.800 that. Now, obviously, up to that point, Brad Holmes must have 57 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:08.879 thought he had what he had to get there, and clearly the results are 58 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.520 starting to pan out. Yeah, but there's only so many injuries that you 59 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:14.840 can sustain and cover up and scheme over. At this point in time, 60 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:17.759 the tight end is something crucial to Jered Golf's success. It just has been 61 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:21.399 all season, and so for them to you know, be down brock right 62 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:25.560 and Sam la Porter to be a little bit banged up, I think that 63 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:28.519 this is the perfect opportunity in time for them to bring in a guy like 64 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:31.560 zach Ertz who has the experience and he's gonna be fresh. Obviously, he's 65 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:33.920 he's not gonna be in his prime, it's gonna be a little bit older, 66 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:36.399 but to be able to step in and play maybe one, maybe two 67 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:42.519 games. And what I heard is him being really really effective potentially in the 68 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:45.480 blocking game. I'm all for it. Bro. That's where I'm kind of 69 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:47.920 curious, And I don't know if it's just because I'm more I guess obviously, 70 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:50.600 you know, I think I didn't grow up an Eagles fan, so 71 00:04:50.639 --> 00:04:54.439 I thinted to watch jack Ertz against blocking reps. I know him as a 72 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:58.759 receiver, his pass catching game, I don't know if he I mean, 73 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:01.439 is he off of that because when I look at the piece we lost, 74 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:04.199 which is blocked right, Yeah, he catches like a ball here and there. 75 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:06.639 I feel like he's mostly majority of used for like, you know, 76 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:10.800 blocking for the most part, or maybe as a decoy or whatever it may 77 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:14.199 be. Does zach Ertz I mean is that in this game is repertoire? 78 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:17.079 I mean, that's what I heard, man. But what I think it 79 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:21.319 really helps the lines as well, is a guy like like like Ben Johnson 80 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:25.560 as offensive coordinator. It's not just the fact that you have a zach Ertz 81 00:05:25.560 --> 00:05:29.720 who's going to have this experience catching the ball and potentially pass blocking and run 82 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:32.040 blocking, but also the element of surprise, like when they were able to 83 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:35.360 just kind of throw Craig Reynolds back there, it kind of threw off the 84 00:05:35.480 --> 00:05:39.120 entire defense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They're like, what are they doing? 85 00:05:39.480 --> 00:05:41.639 You know, when they're able to kind of run Jamo out there, 86 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:44.480 all of a sudden, you see the safety start to hedge over and play 87 00:05:44.519 --> 00:05:46.800 a little bit deeper. And when you put a zach Ertz out there, 88 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:48.600 it's going to make a defense have to think that. And you know, 89 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:53.360 with Ben Johnson, I trust him to be able to scheme up something to 90 00:05:53.399 --> 00:05:56.759 take advantage of his of his opportunities on the field, and I really do. 91 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:00.480 It's funny you mentioned the thing about Craig Reynolds scoring Tashohn g Stampa Bay 92 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:04.360 last week? Did you know that was a complete accident? Talk about it 93 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:09.000 that. Yeah, I posted it shot to thirty thirteen for showing me some 94 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.560 love. I was really just showing them some love. The Saint Brown Brothers 95 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:15.000 podcast is obviously a tremendous one, but that had Calvin Johnson on yesterday. 96 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.639 Obviously it's coming out today, but so in the podcast, we're talking about 97 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:21.079 the game first between the tamp Bay Buccaneers and theyre talking about the touchdown the 98 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:26.000 Craig Reynolds scored on fourth down and initially started with e Q you know, 99 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:28.920 giving Ben Jonson's flowers, Like, yeah, I like that. That was 100 00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:31.319 a good move, and Rob was like, yeah, he was supposed to 101 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:36.639 be in. That was a beautiful mistake if you were uh, and I 102 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:39.920 guess yeah. The rest is history. That's the second time this year though, 103 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:42.759 something like that's happened with the wrong personnel and just ended up working in 104 00:06:42.759 --> 00:06:45.000 our favors. And you want to talk about being a team of destiny? 105 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:48.319 Is that a sign those type of things. Remember the Dave Montgomery run against 106 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:51.560 the Chargers, like that too, the seventy five yeard run that ended up 107 00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:55.319 happened. Yeah, that was supposed to be a play called you do in 108 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:59.399 that situation either, But hey, it's definitely a team of destiny, man. 109 00:06:59.519 --> 00:07:01.879 I'm taking it every time, man. Like this season has been one 110 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:05.759 in which the Allions have done things that teams haven't done in a long time, 111 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:10.639 like no back to back losses for a full season. The only contender 112 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:14.600 man to not have back to back losses all season I think that's pretty big 113 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:16.759 and for me personally, I remember as we were kind of getting to the 114 00:07:16.839 --> 00:07:20.800 last quarter of the season, a lot of people are concerns about the longevity 115 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:25.279 of this run, not just this year but in years but years to come, 116 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:29.759 and that's when their next season schedule dropped. A lot of people were 117 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:31.480 like, man, that's a tough schedule. What we've seen them do of 118 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:35.959 the last quarter of the season and into the playoffs has me ultimately confident in 119 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:39.759 this team, not just this year but years to come. Obviously, they 120 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:44.319 got business to handle right now, but they just continue no matter what's put 121 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:46.439 in front of them, even if it's wrong personnel, you know, wrong 122 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:49.920 play calls or something to just sncely meet the mark and beat the mark man 123 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:54.160 honestly, and I love it. I love it. I was talking about 124 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:57.439 this earlier. Man, it shout out to KG again and it was like, 125 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:00.839 you know, this team, man, this team, this Lions team. 126 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:01.920 I don't even know sometimes what I'm seeing, what I'm looking at. 127 00:08:03.120 --> 00:08:07.759 It's almost it's surreal. It's surreally, because like this is like these are 128 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:11.560 moments like we all dreamed about as Lions fans. You know what I'm saying 129 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:15.240 like you've you've seen this. You've been in a situation where the crowds like 130 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:18.759 breaking records at decibels, and then you're hosting playoff games and winning those playoff 131 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:22.000 games. I mean even to the point you're beating Matthew Stafford in those playoff 132 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:24.439 games. You've seen it before. That's why just feel some weird. It's 133 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:26.759 like it's like a day job or something like that, because you dream this. 134 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:31.319 We're living in a dream right now. Bro. Think about this though 135 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:33.440 in the years past where we said yo Ford Field can be an advantage, 136 00:08:33.679 --> 00:08:37.440 it was during seasons where we weren't going anywhere. Bro. To see it 137 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.799 happening this year, and not just our own stadium, Bro, we took 138 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:48.320 over as a one prize multiple other stadiums this season. Man, I will 139 00:08:48.399 --> 00:08:50.879 always this year. I will always go back to the fact that we took 140 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:54.840 over our own personal house of horrors in lambeau Field. Man. Yeah, 141 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:58.840 there's been some crazy things that's happened to the Lions in lambeau Field, Man, 142 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:01.879 even times when we were also go in there and win and you just 143 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:05.120 come away like what the heck happened? Yeah, to be able to go 144 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:09.480 there and to see the Lions fans there louder than Packers fans of Lambo and 145 00:09:09.559 --> 00:09:13.320 after the game, sticking around, seeing Sheila out there, seeing Brad out 146 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:16.120 there, seeing Jared Golf, just walking around looking at all the fans, 147 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:18.759 was about to go into the tunnel saying, Nah, it's still one Lions 148 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:22.279 fan. Let's get hyped. Yeah, bro, that's been awesome to see. 149 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.840 I think you know what fans we deserve this. I think that was 150 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:28.720 a game that Brad was going around screaming, yeah, yeah, which one 151 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:33.159 you mean? I think, like, oh damn, yeah yeah, because 152 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:37.360 on Thursday night game. Oh man, this it's been a dream season. 153 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:39.559 I don't know if the dream's over yet, man, I really don't. 154 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:43.080 I've been tossing and turning on like the idea of it or what it may 155 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.919 be like I guess this entire week. But we're gonna find out. Man, 156 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:50.120 one more point, when I make him Zach hurt stuff before we move. 157 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:52.440 I've gone far away from that in the first place, but it's funny 158 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:56.399 to hear him say like whatever, i' I'm here to help whatever I can 159 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:58.799 do and help Sam and stuff like that. It's like, and there's obviously 160 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:01.279 things he could learn from zach Erzer did for a very long time. But 161 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:05.759 sim report is also all pro, just as a rookie year like like, 162 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.879 I don't know, man, it's just like I'm here to help Sam. 163 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:11.840 Like Sam's killing it, brother, I don't know. I don't know if 164 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:16.840 you noticed, but Sam's that man right now. He was like, yo, 165 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:18.840 know, I'm here to kind of help some of the young guys, 166 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:22.240 give him some advice, teaching some tricks, and it's like, maybe Sam 167 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:24.000 can help you learn this offense a little bit, a little bit faster than 168 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:26.639 then, you know, just coming off the street and having to go through 169 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:31.200 all the rigamarole of the playbook and everything. But yeah, there's got to 170 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:33.240 be something, you know what I mean, zach Ertz. Where I think 171 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:37.600 he ultimately helps is helping people understand on this team, especially the young guys, 172 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:41.480 just how big a moment they're in right now. Yeah, you know, 173 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:43.799 he's been there, he's done that, he's won this, and now 174 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:46.799 being able to be in this position as a mentor, as a player, 175 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:52.759 as a potentially doing a little bit more than just pass catching, but going 176 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:56.279 out there and blocking as well. Yeah, I have no problem with a 177 00:10:56.279 --> 00:10:58.879 guy that's going to be able to come into this room and absolutely help the 178 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:01.279 locker room. Because we talked about this with Cam Sutton. There's a lot 179 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:03.639 of people who look at what he's doing on the field. He's single covering 180 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:07.919 right now and that's allowing the Lions defense honestly to win in other areas, 181 00:11:07.960 --> 00:11:11.360 even though we think Cam Sutton is getting beat. But the one thing that 182 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:13.879 you know is in that locker room when you ask players about him in the 183 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:16.480 locker room, I know brother's got an opportunity. Shout out to Broder, 184 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:22.919 the WSM Lions beat writer. They all talk about the impact that Cam Sutton 185 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:26.120 has made in that locker room. And if zach Ertz can come away at 186 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:28.360 this point in time and think about this, he won a Super Bowl too 187 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:31.039 with the Eagles. That's what I'm saying. Think about that. Though he 188 00:11:31.159 --> 00:11:35.240 chose to sign with the Lions, you're not the only team dealing with injuries. 189 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:39.559 He chose the Lions man to say, you know what, I think 190 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:41.639 I can go win the Super Bowl with them. What do you think that 191 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:45.759 says? And that does for that that entire locker room already. So when 192 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:48.440 he does start to speak, that's gonna resonate even more. This person who's 193 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:52.240 won a Super Bowl before has come to this franchise something that would have never 194 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:56.679 happened in the past, and he's here to help us learn and help us 195 00:11:56.720 --> 00:12:03.720 win. Kinds when the Rams picked up Eric Whittle before they continued on their 196 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:05.279 trip to the Super Bowl, and you know he was starting at that situation. 197 00:12:05.399 --> 00:12:09.440 But I think another cool piece of that, I guess realizing that he 198 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:13.200 did play for the Super Bowl winning Eagles. At that point, they're also 199 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:15.600 the underdog Eagles, you know what I'm saying That that was when they had 200 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:20.559 big Nick Nick Nick Folks at quarterback helping him go all the way dogs. 201 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:24.080 But so like it's it's also like, don't I don't think this this the 202 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:28.000 locker room need any type of like mental boosts at all either way. Obviously, 203 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:28.960 I think, you know, Dan Kimill gets praised for that for a 204 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:33.159 reason. But if they ever did, I mean, there's there's your piece 205 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:35.360 right there, a guy who's literally been part of the underdog story into the 206 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:37.799 Super Bowl. I mean not not just did they win the Super Bowl, 207 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:41.080 they beat Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Yeah, man, with a backup 208 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:45.600 quarterback. You know what I'm saying, like crazy, it is insane, 209 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:46.840 man, but we gotta go to break. When we get back, we 210 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:50.240 will be joined by the legendary Hermer More, but not before Chris tell us 211 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:54.279 about that march. Uh No, that's say this is oh, I don't 212 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:58.519 have to play off? Can we just go off this one? Or we'll 213 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:01.240 just playing the finish real quick. And it is the home of the judgment 214 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:03.159 free zone, where anyone, and we mean anyone can feel comfortable and work 215 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:07.080 on their fitness goals, even zach Ertz. At Planet Fitness, you will 216 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:11.279 experience a squeaky clean gym that has tons of equipment, a full body workout 217 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:15.240 in just thirty minutes, and all memberships include fitness training. 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Can you put up pull 241 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:28.360 for this one too, Chris, We're just for the likes of jimal one. 242 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:31.879 I'm thinking, uh, one sixty nine, one sixty nine for the 243 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:35.799 truth of where Spinny is. Might throw a little bit of truth or where 244 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:39.759 Jeff is. Uh, well, you all gotta hit the light bluds. 245 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.519 It's a conspiracy theory. Now conspiracy is going around. I can confirm them. 246 00:15:43.840 --> 00:15:45.840 We've got hit. Actually, if I'm doing Jeff, it's me. 247 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:48.480 You know the two for one, Give me two hundred likes. Hundred yeah, 248 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:50.879 yeah, give you two hundred likes. Let's let's roll. That's still 249 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:54.039 a do it should be three hundred. But you cut them slash. Yeah. 250 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.879 You know what I'm saying. Too much? We are. We're gonna 251 00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:58.000 be joined by her more at some point shortly here, but I guess to 252 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:03.480 buy some time here. You missed something in the last segment of like this 253 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:07.039 being the new expectation of the Detroit Lions. By that I mean, what 254 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:11.879 do you mean like playoffs, going deep into the playoffs, Like what tier 255 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:15.559 of expectations are you talking about for this team? Like when the schedule came 256 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:18.440 out, when the schedule for next season was released, and we know that 257 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:22.279 this is going to be a much harder path for them to get back next 258 00:16:22.320 --> 00:16:25.759 season, I don't think anybody should be looking at it like we would have 259 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:27.159 to start this year like Wow, that's going to be tough. We're the 260 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:30.799 big dogs, We're the predators. That's exactly what Dan Campbell has continued to 261 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:33.720 set up. He's continued to say. He said, look y'alln't got to 262 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:37.320 go looking for us. We'll be right on your front porch. That's the 263 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:38.879 identity I wanted the team to be able to take on, to be able 264 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:42.600 to believe. And sometimes you're doing that and your confidence will exceed what you 265 00:16:42.639 --> 00:16:47.360 can actually do. But in this team, especially with this run, they're 266 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:52.200 proving that his rhetoric, his philosophies, and their capabilities, man are all 267 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:56.080 the lining. Remember going into that Cowboys game, all of us were like, 268 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:00.399 yo, we don't know really what to expect. No one of us 269 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:03.079 did, and when we saw the outcome, whether you know a loss or 270 00:17:03.160 --> 00:17:07.799 whatever with an asterix, we all said, you know what this team is 271 00:17:07.839 --> 00:17:11.799 for real? And that's what I mean. These expectations have changed, and 272 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:14.640 knowing that they're going to have cap space, knowing that they have another year 273 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:17.880 of Brad Holmes to get busy in the draft, knowing that a lot of 274 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:21.480 the work he did was with draft picks that came a little bit lower than 275 00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:25.279 where we wanted him to initially pick. Those types of things. To me, 276 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:26.920 it's like, wait a second, he gets to completely go into this 277 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:33.759 offseason and he's not trying to augment a team that's kind of done nothing or 278 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:37.200 had to crawl their way out of the basement. He's augmenting a team that 279 00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:40.960 believes in itself and has proven something. Now that to me, like everything 280 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:44.079 we wanted him to do at the boy the trade deadline. He's going to 281 00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:47.839 be able to go into this offseason with a team that's full on confident and 282 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.440 has proven it man, and really really really set up this foundation of this 283 00:17:51.480 --> 00:17:55.039 team going forward that nobody should be looking at next year's schedule like, oh 284 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.519 man, that's gonna be tough. That's gonna be a tough sale. People 285 00:17:56.559 --> 00:17:59.839 should be looking at it like Yo, our lines are going to go out 286 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:03.799 there represent That's what I truly believe. Man. Speaking about representing the Detroit 287 00:18:03.839 --> 00:18:07.240 Lions, we got one of the greatest representations of that legend. Legend, 288 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:11.559 Herman Moore joined the show. What Up though, Man, Hey, what 289 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:15.559 up? Though? You know I'm always in the house. He couldn't make 290 00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:18.799 it. This is my guy, Brendan Dent, Detroit Cooleddy covers the Pistons 291 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:22.039 for us. He's also got a couple of Detroit Pistons podcasts. I like 292 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:25.039 that shirt too, man, that hoodie? Oh you like that? Man? 293 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:26.680 I like that. That's what we've been rocking at. That's rocking that 294 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:30.319 for a little bit. Man. People are showing love on purchasing those and 295 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:33.119 rocking those at the game, So I appreciate that. See, I got 296 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.200 a cop one of those accidents. Yeah, give me a website real quick 297 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:38.279 for the shirt. Oh yeah, you can go to Armbermore eighty four dot 298 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:42.039 com. I'mber Moore eighty four dot com and check out some of the swags, 299 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:45.599 some of the gear we got there were always keeping it refreshed. So 300 00:18:45.799 --> 00:18:51.079 yeah, speaking refreshed, refreshing for me is a Detroit Lions playing in a 301 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:56.000 NSC Conference championship game. Herman, where are you at? Where's your head 302 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:59.839 at? With is the reality that we're in right now? You know what 303 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:03.279 all I can say is this, man, it's like, this is where 304 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:08.039 everyone's been talking about getting back to. And as a player who has been 305 00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:11.519 in this position where you're one game away from a Super Bowl, man, 306 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:17.759 it's a feeling that it's hard to put into perspective for a fan or for 307 00:19:17.799 --> 00:19:21.119 someone who's not on the field to really understand. Just like the fan can't 308 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:23.440 help us understand. I understand both sides of it. I've been cheering for 309 00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:26.039 the team since I retired, so I've been out there for a couple of 310 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:30.640 decades. Also understanding what you want to see happen with this franchise, happen 311 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:36.680 with this team, and understanding also that I know these guys are feeling on 312 00:19:36.680 --> 00:19:40.119 the inside of the locker room. This is the moment, This is the 313 00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:41.920 moment of truth. This is the moment that, yeah, you win your 314 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:45.640 playoff games, but I can tell you right now, we got all the 315 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:48.599 way to the conference championship, and if you don't win that game and go 316 00:19:48.640 --> 00:19:52.519 into the super Bowl, it becomes a great run, but it doesn't give 317 00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:56.759 you that sense of victory that you want to get from culminating that season. 318 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:03.599 How distracting is that moment or that situation knowing that there's a super Bowl on 319 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:06.240 the line when you win this game? Is is it is that creep in 320 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:08.240 or are you guys in your situation when you guys went through like we just 321 00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:12.680 locked it on the game. Now you get locked in on the game, 322 00:20:12.720 --> 00:20:17.240 it becomes another game. You do not understand the importance because no matter what 323 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:18.440 you do, if you turn on the TV, you go on your social 324 00:20:19.160 --> 00:20:22.599 Uh. The the tenseness that's around the locker room and a lot of people 325 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:26.759 want to say, listen, man, we're we're we're we're relaxed, We're 326 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:30.319 we're focused, We're No. Man, you get tense because as it gets 327 00:20:30.319 --> 00:20:33.400 closer and closer, you realize this is it, Like the moment is bigger 328 00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:37.160 than any game you played short of going to a super Bowl. I mean 329 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:41.599 this is the next step before that. Uh So that will start to creep 330 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:45.680 in right around you know, Saturday Friday and walk through. Uh they're gonna 331 00:20:45.680 --> 00:20:48.759 watch film and and and really pay attention to the detail of it. You're 332 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:52.880 gonna be focused on assignments and mistakes and making sure that you you minimize the 333 00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:56.160 mistakes. You're gonna make mistakes. You're gonna have mishaps. Nobody plays a 334 00:20:56.160 --> 00:21:02.759 perfect game, but you're gonna go in and really try understand not only what's 335 00:21:02.799 --> 00:21:04.799 on the line, but you can't get ahead of yourself. And if you 336 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:08.400 get fall behind and you're on the road, you have to dial it in. 337 00:21:08.480 --> 00:21:11.960 You can't let it get out of control. Hey, Harman, Man, 338 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:15.480 look, the Lions to just added zach Ertz to the team. He's 339 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:18.480 coming in with a little bit of savvy, He's coming in with championship experience. 340 00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:22.359 What do you believe he's going to add to this team both in the 341 00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:26.039 locker room as well as on the field. Well, you know, when 342 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:30.759 you look at bringing in players who have some experience that can bring some depth, 343 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:34.240 that only strengthens the morale. It strengthens the ability for a team to 344 00:21:34.279 --> 00:21:37.119 be able to say, Okay, we got some players who understand what this 345 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:41.400 moment means. They understand that you have to be on your game, you 346 00:21:41.440 --> 00:21:45.640 have to be on top of it. But it gives you a sense of 347 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.279 confidence because when you you don't have players that you normally will have that that 348 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:52.960 you've built that confidence all year in. You know, the next person is 349 00:21:53.000 --> 00:21:56.200 not going to be a new just a new guy. It just has to 350 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:00.279 be someone who also has that experience as well her his first two matchups. 351 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:03.599 You know those those seasons ended and they hit the podiums. I listened to 352 00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:06.599 them. They said, you know, no one thought we'd be here. 353 00:22:06.640 --> 00:22:08.559 We're happy to be here in the season, Timpa Bay, no one thought 354 00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:11.759 we'd be here, happy to be here in this season, l A. 355 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.400 Rams. But now we're going up against the big bag bullies of the NFC 356 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:18.480 for like the past, I feel like the past five years. How you 357 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:22.640 feel about this matchup? Detroit Lions headed into San Francisco faces forty nine ers. 358 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:29.519 You want me to really tell y'all how I feel? Let's preach it. 359 00:22:29.640 --> 00:22:30.960 Do you really want to know how I feel? You know what? 360 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:37.279 Brother? Sure? How I feel? You see this? Well, that's 361 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:42.640 that all thing. Thing, that's that game. Learn that this is from 362 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:45.920 the game. This is from the game. Man. Listen, man, 363 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:51.839 y'all playing around colapscond. Well, I'm gonna finish my conversation. Don't think 364 00:22:51.880 --> 00:23:11.240 you don't come home. Wait a minute, a minute. This is crazy 365 00:23:11.359 --> 00:23:22.680 right now, right here, go home crazy. Hey, c J gave 366 00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:26.119 me those man booms, so I know they were you know what I'm saying. 367 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:30.039 So hey, if you feel into your feeling, this is what I 368 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:32.440 feel. This is what I feel about this team. This is what I 369 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:36.039 feel about what they're ready to do, and it's it's you put it all 370 00:23:36.039 --> 00:23:37.680 on the line. I'm telling them, I'm telling I'm gonna give them a 371 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:41.319 hype video for the end of the week because I'm telling you. Don't worry 372 00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:47.240 about nothing else because you don't want to leave anything to be regretted. You 373 00:23:47.240 --> 00:23:49.160 don't want to leave anything on the table and say I wish I had done 374 00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:52.519 more. I don't care if you get tired. You got to fight through 375 00:23:52.559 --> 00:23:55.759 it. And if you're not, you're not on your game. Come out, 376 00:23:55.799 --> 00:23:57.400 put the next person in. They got to step in, don't miss 377 00:23:57.400 --> 00:24:02.000 a beat, and that's when you got to play it. There is no 378 00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:07.160 what they say right there is no tomorrow. There is no tomorrow. You 379 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:08.759 gotta go get it. So this is me. I'm gonna be rocking it 380 00:24:08.839 --> 00:24:12.000 just like this. Damn, that's fine. Come on now, this is 381 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:15.200 a legendary man. He's still like he can go for eighty five out there, 382 00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:18.279 man saying, man, now you know I'm ain't gonna lie man, 383 00:24:18.319 --> 00:24:23.599 this this jersey a little snug. Now bring it in a little bit. 384 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:30.680 What what are the the key features of this offense or defense that they really 385 00:24:30.680 --> 00:24:33.440 need to I guess expressing this game to make sure they come away with that 386 00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:37.400 victory rather be us making sure we stopped the run on our end for defense 387 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:40.400 or run the ball on the offensive side. What needs to have with Detro 388 00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:44.680 Allianza cash in the w this Sunday, It's gonna be a couple of things. 389 00:24:44.680 --> 00:24:45.519 So let's look at their you know, we look at both of the 390 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:49.839 offenses. They match up real well. You got their running game against our 391 00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:52.799 running game, which is comprised of two players that can come in and really 392 00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:56.319 wear down your defense. They're gonna, you know, hopefully McCaffrey's gonna be 393 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:59.880 a guy that that can can lead that. You know, what's gonna have 394 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:03.680 with Deebo Samuel who knows, but he's a guy that helps give them a 395 00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:07.119 little bit more versatility in their running attack and also giving them some of those 396 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:12.359 offset plays you start getting into the passing. They have Kittle got Laporta, 397 00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:15.960 but we also have our guys working out of the backfield, but we can 398 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:18.640 attack them more ways than one. And then when you get into the offensive 399 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:22.640 receiving unit, we already proven that we have one and the best in the 400 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:26.599 game. And Saint Brown. You start looking at how josh Renol comes in 401 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:32.799 and plays that second tier, that third tier, and then you got just 402 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:36.799 players that can come in and just keep circulating in and beat down your defense. 403 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:40.400 The difference here is going to be defense. How will our defense match 404 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.839 up against their offense. We know they have one of the best defenses in 405 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:45.839 the NFL. They're going to match up well against our team. They're going 406 00:25:45.920 --> 00:25:48.640 to make sure the Lions are having pressure on Jared Goff. They know what 407 00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:52.880 his numbers look like under pressure. Now can we get the same on Purty? 408 00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:57.519 You know, can we defensively make him get into pressure situation where he 409 00:25:57.559 --> 00:26:00.960 makes mistakes? Otherwise, these teams match up pretty good. I mean, 410 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:06.799 you got the number one versus number three on both sides. That's why we're 411 00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:11.559 looking at one of those those epic moments and championship games where teams that are 412 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:15.160 supposed to be there or there at the end, no Harman Man. Look, 413 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:17.799 you got the jersey on, you got the gloves on. So it's 414 00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:19.839 only fitting and right that I ask you this. If you were in that 415 00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:25.000 locker room and you're on that field on game day, what are you telling 416 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:29.200 this Detroit Lions team. Oh all right, I'm telling you right now, 417 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:32.400 I'm coming out of locker room. I'm saying, you know what, this 418 00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:34.400 isn't enough. You know a lot of people say, hey, we've been 419 00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:37.000 here, we know what this No, this is not another moment. This 420 00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:40.359 is a moment you don't get to bounce back from. This is the moment 421 00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:42.680 de termines whether or not we keep playing or we go home. And when 422 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:47.160 we get out there, mistakes are going to happen. But when they happen, 423 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:48.079 we got to make up for them. And we don't have to We 424 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:52.480 don't have to pressure ourselves into anything because we've been here, we've practiced for 425 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:56.000 this. The hard part is over. That's practice, that's preparation, that's 426 00:26:56.039 --> 00:27:00.000 winning the games during the season to get here to the division championship game, 427 00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:03.920 the conference championship. All we gotta do right now is beat the man in 428 00:27:03.960 --> 00:27:06.920 front of you. You got to beat the person that's in front of you. 429 00:27:06.920 --> 00:27:08.519 You got to be sound, more sound in your assignment than that person 430 00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:11.960 is trying to throw you off of And if you win that battle, we 431 00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:17.440 win the game. The score will be the score. You know, the 432 00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:18.880 score will be the score. You don't have to worry about looking up at 433 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:22.000 the scoreboard. All you got to do is look at that person in front 434 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:22.480 of you and said, did I do what I was supposed to do? 435 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:26.319 I blocked the right person. That I dominate that person, That I win 436 00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:30.079 that battle, that individual battle, the team wins. The more individual battles 437 00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:34.039 you win, that's it. That's it all. Throwing your weight. Don't 438 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:37.319 care how it's thrown to you. You know what I'm saying. I don't 439 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:38.680 care how the ball thrown to me. Did I touch it? I should 440 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:41.920 have caught it. Did he get it off? He gave me an opportunity. 441 00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:47.519 If they do that, do your part. Be a playmaker sometimes guys 442 00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:51.839 can't be just receivers in this game. You gotta be playmakers. You got 443 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:53.440 to make it what's not there. You got to make it possible. I'm 444 00:27:53.440 --> 00:27:57.160 telling you, that's that's the mentality. Yeah, That's how I'm going in 445 00:27:57.200 --> 00:28:07.119 there. What's that three you got to you got to put that on a 446 00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:10.799 T shirt. Bro, This is not another moment. That's a bar. 447 00:28:11.359 --> 00:28:15.039 It's a bar. That's a bar. Stop. Yeah, coach, some 448 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:17.359 people haven't had it. We'll say that. Oh you know what, you 449 00:28:17.440 --> 00:28:19.279 know this, this is this is something that we've done before. You know, 450 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:23.400 you haven't there even no time you've been in the NFC Championship Conference game. 451 00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:30.799 No you haven't. No, you haven't say another moment, So you 452 00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:33.240 know what I need. I don't need another. I don't need another regular 453 00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:34.799 effort that you have. I need an effort you haven't even given me. 454 00:28:36.200 --> 00:28:38.759 I don't I need an effort you didn't even know you possessed. You know. 455 00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:42.920 That's that's what I need. Man. That was one for me. 456 00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:47.640 Yeah, I'm ready to go for jersey and some gloves to man and go 457 00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:51.480 ball out, sir. I'm ready heard they got day for the other media 458 00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:52.599 obligations you got to do. But before we let you get going, man, 459 00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:55.839 I want you to plugging everything you got going? What are you doing 460 00:28:55.880 --> 00:28:59.240 for the game? And uh, some people get some playoff merch you know 461 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:04.720 where was that? This is not another moment? Do we lose them? 462 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:11.680 Oh? Frozen in time? He was spitting hot fire, bro too much. 463 00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:15.960 He burned up because he burnt the connection. Damn, I don't know 464 00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:18.559 what happened, Bro. That was epic, man Like, I'm literally ready 465 00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:22.039 to run through a brick wall right now, man, Like some of the 466 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:25.880 Lions players see that type of stuff, because this is a legend right here, 467 00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:30.240 man, And I think he understands, he would understand more so than 468 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:33.240 a lot of these other players on this team right now, exactly what it 469 00:29:33.359 --> 00:29:34.720 means to be in this moment. And the fact that he said this is 470 00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:38.480 not another moment. I know he wishes they could have broken through and gotten 471 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:41.920 to the Super Bowl, man, and had that opportunity to represent the city 472 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:45.319 on the biggest stage. Man. I know that for a fact. You 473 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:47.759 could see it in the passion. You can see it in his eyes. 474 00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:51.200 This matters to them, This matters to them. And I love that all 475 00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:53.279 of the some of the former players that have been here in recent years, 476 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:56.799 the players that's been here from long ago, you know, some of the 477 00:29:56.880 --> 00:30:00.880 legends, theyre all bought and right now they all want to see this team 478 00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:04.960 do something great. And it's cool to see even some of the legends that 479 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:08.599 were kind of disenfranchised man. They're just in a position now where they're just 480 00:30:08.599 --> 00:30:11.559 like, you know what, I'm back on board, and I think that 481 00:30:11.640 --> 00:30:17.279 starts with the owner, Queen Sheila Amen, Chris, Yeah, well, 482 00:30:17.359 --> 00:30:19.160 I mean, you know, we'll get we'll get into Lion's breakdown. 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He bringing that blue 516 00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:54.519 He bringing that blue wave. He bringing that blue fire, you know that 517 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:59.279 blue fire. So that's all. You can't stop this. You can't solve 518 00:32:59.359 --> 00:33:01.799 this. You try as you may, you can't stop That is value that 519 00:33:01.880 --> 00:33:05.519 they do have, all the Internet connections and all the nerds out there, 520 00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:08.160 doesn't that they're like, man, we got to cut this brother off. 521 00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:13.599 We got to cut him off. It was fire. It was hype, 522 00:33:13.640 --> 00:33:15.160 man. It got me hyped and her. One of my keys of the 523 00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:19.279 game was and this is the kind depends on if Deebo's playing or not, 524 00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:22.559 but I think the Detroit Lions and a lot of people are sleeping on the 525 00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:24.319 fact that they have one of the best run defenses in the game and there's 526 00:33:24.319 --> 00:33:28.039 no deble To throwing those extra wrinkles. I think we should be able to 527 00:33:28.119 --> 00:33:30.880 at least slow down Christian McCaffrey where he's not. I'm hoping so he's not 528 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:36.359 an absolute nuisance in that situation. Do you think you know our guys the 529 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:38.480 Fontine the final was the C J, G J, the Kirby Joseph of 530 00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:42.759 the Bryant branch. Do you think they're be able to capitalize on some of 531 00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:45.279 the stakes that brock perty made last week? You know? And I think 532 00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:49.160 they may be able to. But you look at what they faced with Green 533 00:33:49.200 --> 00:33:52.640 Bay. Man, they were lucky to escape, uh, beating that team. 534 00:33:52.680 --> 00:33:54.599 Green Bay was coming on strong, and they've been They've been getting better 535 00:33:54.599 --> 00:33:59.880 and better as the year's gone. Uh. Their their offense has been able 536 00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:01.599 to run the football. We saw what Aaron Jones was able to do. 537 00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:07.200 But I'll say this, man, it's like the biggest concern I'll have is 538 00:34:07.240 --> 00:34:12.920 this San Francisco. They're not just running. I mean Christian McCaffrey. He 539 00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:15.679 gives them balance to where what we see with Jamier Gibbs, like, they 540 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:19.119 don't mind throwing the ball to him out of the backfield. They will run 541 00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:22.079 him downhill. But the minute you start sleeping on him is when he does 542 00:34:22.079 --> 00:34:24.960 the most damage. And then when they get into the red song. These 543 00:34:24.960 --> 00:34:29.199 guys have been very effective, so you got to keep them in those long 544 00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:34.119 down and distances. You gotta make brock Purdi get really uncomfortable in the pocket 545 00:34:34.119 --> 00:34:37.360 because when he's given time, they have receivers that can beat you. They 546 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:39.960 have receivers like you've seen with most teams. It doesn't mean they have to 547 00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:44.559 be household names. They just have to be able to have time. The 548 00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:46.400 passing game is all about time. The running game is all about how do 549 00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:52.559 you attack a defense to loosen them up so it gives you that opportunity. 550 00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:58.440 Then I asked, I guess too like their defensive line. I think it's 551 00:34:58.519 --> 00:35:00.840 Richard Shermands who ear this morning, and he says, we do a lot 552 00:35:00.880 --> 00:35:02.679 of like just man up blocking and we just kind of, you know, 553 00:35:02.760 --> 00:35:06.880 we don't live any extra chippers in and help these offensive lineman out. But 554 00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:08.119 we still, in my opinion, is still like the best offensive line in 555 00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:12.039 the league at least, you know, top three, but he that does 556 00:35:12.119 --> 00:35:15.159 his like weak point for the Detroit line somehow as those one on one match 557 00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:16.960 up on the offensive line, is there any concern there? You think they'll 558 00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:20.639 be able to hold it down and keep Jared God clean enough to make those 559 00:35:20.679 --> 00:35:24.360 throws the stars that we got. I think it depends on what San Fran 560 00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:28.320 will do with their linebackers. You know you're talking, you know, top 561 00:35:28.360 --> 00:35:31.519 tier. They got linebackers that can bring the pressure. They you know, 562 00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:35.280 when they decide to blisch, they can. They can come from a standstill 563 00:35:35.280 --> 00:35:37.159 and all of a sudden hit the gap and before you know it, you 564 00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:42.280 know it is they're running in there like guys from the secondary. So it's 565 00:35:42.280 --> 00:35:45.079 hard to just shape them Jered Golf. I mean, let's you know, 566 00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:49.440 he's a he's a good quarterback, but his mobility is one that if you 567 00:35:49.480 --> 00:35:52.039 give him time, he's he's gonna pick your card. But if you make 568 00:35:52.079 --> 00:35:57.079 a move, that's where you get him at a disadvantage for your defense and 569 00:35:57.159 --> 00:36:00.320 then for the offense, it becomes a situation where they have to figure out 570 00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:05.239 how to keep him protected in their pocket. I look for them to really 571 00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:08.440 throw quicker passes I look for them to San Franz is going to probably bring 572 00:36:08.519 --> 00:36:12.920 up a little bit more man coverage to force the pressure. I don't think 573 00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:15.679 they're going to sit back and see what we saw with Tampa Bay. They're 574 00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:19.440 not going to sit back and just let them just you know, back up 575 00:36:19.480 --> 00:36:22.039 and just hit some of those teams and hit some of those holes with their 576 00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:25.880 offensive attack and their type of receivers that we have. Because possession style plays 577 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:30.039 well for the Detroit Lions offense. It's when you start to commit too far 578 00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:34.000 down and you don't get pressure, they can attack over the top or they 579 00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:37.039 start to hit you with those MyD those middle of the field passes. So 580 00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:40.159 they're going to come in prepared. That's one thing you can be assured of. 581 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:45.519 For the Lions. It's a matter of how do they attack this offense 582 00:36:45.559 --> 00:36:50.360 and how do they throw them off off their their game. And that's going 583 00:36:50.440 --> 00:36:52.079 to be the question they're going to get there. I mean, they're going 584 00:36:52.159 --> 00:36:58.760 to get pressure on Jack Golf. The offensive line is sturdy. We have 585 00:36:58.840 --> 00:37:01.840 a very good offensive line top two in my opinion in the NFL. But 586 00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:07.639 it's still going to come down to minimizing the pressure and then making throws, 587 00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:12.119 making catches, making plays under pressure. I know the lines grabs, zach 588 00:37:12.199 --> 00:37:14.159 Ertz. We got a new team in ourselves too. We got KG in 589 00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:15.559 the sound booth and he actually has a question for you as well. What 590 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:22.039 up though, HERM this KG for you? What what is a player that 591 00:37:22.079 --> 00:37:27.480 you think is an X factor or somebody that absolutely needs to perform in this 592 00:37:27.519 --> 00:37:31.760 game in order for the Lions to win. That's not the quarterback? Wow, 593 00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:37.280 you know, I want to say, it may come out, it 594 00:37:37.320 --> 00:37:40.960 may come down, and I'm gonna go out on a limb. A guy 595 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:45.519 that that I think they come up with a big players is uh, Jamison 596 00:37:45.559 --> 00:37:50.760 Williams. And if not him, I think you're you're gonna get people Jones, 597 00:37:52.719 --> 00:37:54.920 the Jones people. You know, I always get his name back Jones. 598 00:37:55.480 --> 00:38:00.079 Yeah, People's Jones. So you know, I look at it like 599 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:05.519 this, man, you're gonna get a big play or a couple key plays, 600 00:38:05.760 --> 00:38:08.760 third down plays, chain movers, things that are back breakers for offensive 601 00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:14.239 defense. They're gonna happen from those players that don't play much, but they 602 00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:17.880 are playmakers and if they have the ability to really hurt you, and I 603 00:38:17.960 --> 00:38:22.760 see it coming from their receiving unit. Uh, they're gonna be prepared for 604 00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:25.519 Montgomery. They're gonna be prepared for Gibbs. They're gonna be prepared for Amaras 605 00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:30.000 Saint Brown and Jared Goff, that trio, Sam Laporter. The packages are 606 00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:34.559 going to be built around stopping their best players. Defensively, They're gonna stop 607 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:37.960 you know, Aiden Hutchinson. They're gonna look at ways to limit the effectiveness 608 00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:43.840 of linebackers, any of those those off side blitzes, those backside blitzes that 609 00:38:43.880 --> 00:38:45.840 we saw with branch Or, we see someone trying to sneak in and get 610 00:38:45.880 --> 00:38:49.760 a clean hit on the quarterback. They're gonna be ready for that each team, 611 00:38:49.920 --> 00:38:52.280 both teams. Uh, it's it's those players that you don't scout much 612 00:38:52.760 --> 00:39:00.679 that's got to come up with big plays. Amen, Chris, you got 613 00:39:00.679 --> 00:39:02.280 the forty nine Ers radio coming up. But I'm just wondering, like, 614 00:39:04.079 --> 00:39:07.000 what cut the type of engury you coming with you going into the territory? 615 00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:09.840 Man? Oh, you know what, you know, I'm gonna be on 616 00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:13.840 there and I'm gonna give them the same fire I just gave you. I 617 00:39:13.920 --> 00:39:17.119 really believe this is a game where I'm being honest. Man, I'm going 618 00:39:17.119 --> 00:39:20.639 on to limb again. It's like, I don't think the Lions are going 619 00:39:20.719 --> 00:39:23.119 to be nervous. That's not what I'm worried about. It's how do they 620 00:39:23.199 --> 00:39:29.440 handle when the mistakes happen. You you don't minimize them. You you pick 621 00:39:29.480 --> 00:39:31.119 them up because you know, every play counts. That's one less play you 622 00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:37.519 get a chance to run. And if they can really focus in on minimizing 623 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:42.320 the mistakes, playing a cleaner football game and play you gotta go. You 624 00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:45.599 can't play at your ability. You got to play above your ability. And 625 00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:49.119 some people may disagree, but you have to. You got to play above 626 00:39:49.159 --> 00:39:52.119 your ability. And if you do that, this is the opportunity for them 627 00:39:52.119 --> 00:39:54.000 to take that next step that hasn't been taken, and that's get a victory 628 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:58.119 on the road and also on you know, against a team like San fran 629 00:39:58.199 --> 00:40:00.519 and going to the super Bowl. Well her, I'm gonna let you get 630 00:40:00.519 --> 00:40:04.880 to that man. Uh hey, let him know we come. I'm just 631 00:40:04.920 --> 00:40:08.880 saying, you know, what do you call it? That blue fire? 632 00:40:09.480 --> 00:40:15.360 The blue were bringing it. That's it. I gotta salute the legend. 633 00:40:15.599 --> 00:40:19.760 Hey, I appreciate it. Thank you, good, Thanks, I appreciate 634 00:40:19.800 --> 00:40:22.800 thanks for the time. Always Yes, sir, Herberlow dot com, Herman 635 00:40:22.840 --> 00:40:27.159 Moore eighty four dot com for the shirt I Remember More eighty four dot com, 636 00:40:27.320 --> 00:40:30.719 Herman Moore eighty four dot com. Let's go get yourself linked up for 637 00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:32.079 the playoffs, because no, he might give that type of energy. I'm 638 00:40:32.079 --> 00:40:36.679 just saying, it's like like Mike, we sho stuff like that. I'm 639 00:40:36.679 --> 00:40:38.599 just saying, you want to be like just like her. I'm gonna keep 640 00:40:38.599 --> 00:40:40.519 his man. I'm gonna go out here, man, i'mnna go out here 641 00:40:40.559 --> 00:40:43.719 and get get a little bit of get a couple of catches in out here 642 00:40:43.760 --> 00:40:46.400 outside. Man, I'm going get on balls. Man. Yes, sir, 643 00:40:46.440 --> 00:40:49.840 I'm getting got here and catch I'm gonna want him down on the streets 644 00:40:49.880 --> 00:40:52.639 right here. I'm gonna keep that locker room speech on the on repeat too 645 00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:55.280 that you did on here. Let's go okay, that's what Sorry, I 646 00:40:55.360 --> 00:40:59.800 appreciate, appreciate it. Thank you, cool aid. You might tell us 647 00:40:59.800 --> 00:41:06.159 about actually you d Jenning, Actually this is your idea fairway packing a favorite 648 00:41:06.159 --> 00:41:09.199 pack on before sixty years bevide misters postle Tell's restaurants and continos with the finest 649 00:41:09.280 --> 00:41:14.360 Prime Wago beef, dry Age beef and more. Order to your doorstep online 650 00:41:14.360 --> 00:41:16.639 at fairwaypacking dot com or stop the gross point for grab and ghost takes. 651 00:41:16.639 --> 00:41:22.480 It's ferwipacking dot com. 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It's wicked awesome, alrip to the same old Lions, Big thanks 668 00:42:51.440 --> 00:42:53.400 absolute them to the Sheila, Brad and Dan for putting them to rest. 669 00:42:53.719 --> 00:42:57.880 And guess what else has found the grave? Same old rock, paper scissors. 670 00:42:58.239 --> 00:43:01.079 Jack Labrador has revolutionized that higher game with two new symbols and a franchise 671 00:43:01.199 --> 00:43:07.119 changing three point play. Discover the action at Jack lab Jack Labrador dot gg 672 00:43:07.320 --> 00:43:09.119 now and find out why once you go Jack, you never go back. 673 00:43:12.800 --> 00:43:15.719 What up though? Welcome back to the reweights Libymores sports dot com. I'm 674 00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:19.920 easy, we got Detroit kool Aid, Young Chris KG. We will rejoin 675 00:43:19.960 --> 00:43:23.159 at some point by eighty Z Sports Mike Peyton to get some of his takeaway 676 00:43:23.199 --> 00:43:27.599 from Detroit Lions games. And one thing I like about Mike now I used 677 00:43:27.599 --> 00:43:30.400 to do this too, is he goes into the intricacies. He he gets 678 00:43:30.559 --> 00:43:34.760 like down there with like whatever type of nerdy information you need to build a 679 00:43:34.800 --> 00:43:37.960 case where Detroit Lions win me no matter who what's up against. And so 680 00:43:37.280 --> 00:43:39.599 I'm happy to have Mike on at some point, you know, get some 681 00:43:39.679 --> 00:43:45.119 of his takeaways, including the moon stuff that was Mike, that thing Mic 682 00:43:45.239 --> 00:43:47.519 is the moon Man. But I guess until we buy some time, I 683 00:43:47.599 --> 00:43:53.480 guess I'd like to ask you Brian Branch snub from the All Rookie Team despite 684 00:43:53.920 --> 00:43:58.199 these numbers, Chris, you might throw these numbers up Fromrian Bridge's rookie year. 685 00:43:58.199 --> 00:44:00.800 They're really trying to like more of a fire it was for Witherspoon and 686 00:44:00.920 --> 00:44:05.840 then the snowbat was really for Joey Porter, which I'm not poop pooing on 687 00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:08.519 Joey Porter at all whatsoever. But look at these numbers, man, it 688 00:44:08.639 --> 00:44:13.000 really makes no sense side by side and just knowing like like, also, 689 00:44:13.079 --> 00:44:15.840 what Brian Branch contributed to in the Detroit line has been at twelve and five 690 00:44:15.880 --> 00:44:20.320 team as she got Brian Branch. Whatever you want to make a PFF grade, 691 00:44:20.679 --> 00:44:22.159 I don't care because it goes beyond that. Even if you want to 692 00:44:22.159 --> 00:44:27.719 take it to the old school like just x like the status almost double the 693 00:44:27.760 --> 00:44:30.719 amount of tackles that Joey Porter had with sixty four versus Joey Porter thirty five, 694 00:44:31.320 --> 00:44:36.960 triple the amount of receptions that Joey Porter had with three receptions to Joey 695 00:44:37.039 --> 00:44:43.239 Porter's one, almost double the amount of pass breakup with eleven to Joey Porter 696 00:44:43.360 --> 00:44:46.039 six. And then also, you know, Joey Porter, you don't got 697 00:44:46.119 --> 00:44:50.639 QB pressures, but you know what I got. Brian Branch got ten of 698 00:44:50.679 --> 00:44:53.920 them things. Bro tend them things. That's ridiculous. I mean to start 699 00:44:53.960 --> 00:44:58.480 your rookie season off with that interception, don't okay, you was talking about 700 00:44:58.480 --> 00:45:01.880 it earlier in Kansas City. Man to effectively seal that game. It's just 701 00:45:02.000 --> 00:45:07.880 like he's a big time receiver. He's not just getting stats. He's affecting 702 00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:10.760 wins directly. Man. He's playing tough throughout the game. And he's still 703 00:45:10.800 --> 00:45:15.039 going out after these games where he's doing historical things and saying stuff like, 704 00:45:15.519 --> 00:45:17.079 you know, I still got room to improve, I still got some mistakes 705 00:45:17.079 --> 00:45:21.400 that I got to clean up. Man. This is I think this is 706 00:45:21.440 --> 00:45:24.920 gonna lie even bigger, bigger fire underneath this Detroit Lions team. Just like 707 00:45:24.960 --> 00:45:29.400 when I'm Arod Saint Brown when he was snubbed from just the Pro Bowl Man, 708 00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:31.719 the Pro Bowl a popularity contest. He was still like, Yeah, 709 00:45:31.760 --> 00:45:35.800 I'm pissed about this stuff, and I hope that these players take this type 710 00:45:35.840 --> 00:45:37.639 of stuff personal, not to the point that they allow it to distract them, 711 00:45:37.800 --> 00:45:42.480 but to the point that they realize, Man, continue to make people 712 00:45:42.599 --> 00:45:45.519 see you, continue to do what you have to do to be seen. 713 00:45:45.760 --> 00:45:47.360 Because I think it plays into what Hermit Moore was saying, this is not 714 00:45:47.519 --> 00:45:52.920 just another moment. People still don't believe in you. People still don't believe 715 00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:55.039 in what you're doing. Similar to like people in the beginning of Dan Campbell's 716 00:45:55.280 --> 00:45:58.599 tenure. Man, it just kind of reeks of that a little bit. 717 00:45:58.639 --> 00:46:00.760 It's like, you really don't believe that branch is that dude? Really? 718 00:46:01.360 --> 00:46:06.840 I think it's disrespect man. It's more than a snub OKG. They continue 719 00:46:06.920 --> 00:46:08.159 to doubt this kid. Man, he was drafted at the end of the 720 00:46:08.199 --> 00:46:12.880 second round for reasons I really don't understand. He was a stud at Alabama. 721 00:46:13.159 --> 00:46:15.079 He's been a stud ever since he's gotten on the Alliance, and you 722 00:46:15.400 --> 00:46:17.679 got the numbers there, man, I didn't know. Like I said, 723 00:46:17.719 --> 00:46:22.519 no offense to Joey Porter that he seems like a good player, but Brian 724 00:46:22.599 --> 00:46:27.360 Branch is shattering like all of those stats man, and you know all you 725 00:46:27.440 --> 00:46:30.440 gotta do is just continue to do him man, continue to play well, 726 00:46:30.559 --> 00:46:32.880 continue to go out there and give it every play. And if they don't 727 00:46:32.880 --> 00:46:35.719 want to give you respect, you just got to take it. As simple 728 00:46:35.760 --> 00:46:39.159 as that. Yep, that's a bar to take it. The only explanation, 729 00:46:39.320 --> 00:46:43.880 because I think there is one explanation for it. He's obviously I think 730 00:46:44.000 --> 00:46:46.280 Brian Branch more than deserving to be on there. But I think it's the 731 00:46:46.320 --> 00:46:50.440 fact that he plays a nickel cornerback position, yeah, versus like the outside 732 00:46:50.480 --> 00:46:52.360 corner. But the same can be said for with Thisspoon at some point. 733 00:46:52.360 --> 00:46:54.960 So I know that he was playing at the nickel spot for Seattle as well, 734 00:46:55.079 --> 00:46:59.639 and I think eventually took over like the outside corner spot. Whatever I 735 00:46:59.679 --> 00:47:01.519 guess make sense. But when I look at the linebackers all rookie team, 736 00:47:02.360 --> 00:47:06.719 I saw I got shot. I got Jack Campbell for being on there too, 737 00:47:07.199 --> 00:47:08.480 which also I mean no disrespect the Jack Campbell. But obviously, if 738 00:47:08.519 --> 00:47:12.599 you look at the Detroit Lions rookie season between Brian Branch Jack Campbell, you 739 00:47:12.639 --> 00:47:15.599 look at Brian branchon guy having a better year. But either way, Jack 740 00:47:15.679 --> 00:47:20.360 Campbell, I'van Pace and my man from La La Rams one of the rookies. 741 00:47:20.360 --> 00:47:22.079 I can't think it was Nap the top of my head. He's more 742 00:47:22.079 --> 00:47:25.119 of like a rushing a rushing like linebacker, all linebackers, I know who 743 00:47:27.119 --> 00:47:29.960 I think it was, or I don't know. Kobe Turner is the detect 744 00:47:30.840 --> 00:47:34.719 tackle, which whatever the case may be. You have three different categories of 745 00:47:34.760 --> 00:47:37.559 like linebackers on there making the All Rookie teams, So why why don't you 746 00:47:37.599 --> 00:47:39.920 have the three different categories of like cornerback there? You know what I'm saying. 747 00:47:39.960 --> 00:47:43.440 I guess because you're in a situation we look kind of like silly like 748 00:47:43.519 --> 00:47:45.280 this in my opinion, you know, and the fact that you can put 749 00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:49.559 aside by side like that and nearly every single stat is double and then you 750 00:47:49.639 --> 00:47:52.079 have that one that the quarterback pressure one that's literally ten to nothing. It's 751 00:47:52.119 --> 00:47:57.079 just obviously there's more value and a guy who's also on a winning team, 752 00:47:57.400 --> 00:48:00.159 and these aren't just empty stats because he's out there and back situations against them. 753 00:48:00.239 --> 00:48:04.199 No, he's contributing to winning football games. He just start to patch 754 00:48:04.320 --> 00:48:06.360 Mahomes a little bit of a pick whatever, but still it was a pick 755 00:48:06.400 --> 00:48:09.559 six helped the Detroit Lions win that game. NKC. Not many teams out 756 00:48:09.559 --> 00:48:14.480 there doing that, especially here, Bro. It would look bleak for our 757 00:48:14.679 --> 00:48:17.480 for our entire defensivege for damn sure. He's able to do so many things. 758 00:48:17.519 --> 00:48:20.760 He's great in the run game, he's great in protection. I mean 759 00:48:20.800 --> 00:48:22.880 going again, and I'm gonna go to your too, Chris apologize. I'm 760 00:48:22.880 --> 00:48:23.679 just kind of like spinning right now. I was like the other thing too. 761 00:48:23.719 --> 00:48:27.440 In the Rams. Cooper Cup is like a pretty good wide receiver and 762 00:48:27.639 --> 00:48:29.920 I get maybe his age, he's got a couple of injuries, whatever it 763 00:48:30.000 --> 00:48:32.840 may be. You hardly heard of him in that game when Matthew Stafford was 764 00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:37.000 dishing it. Matthew Stafford was serving the balls on a player. To every 765 00:48:37.000 --> 00:48:38.679 single body, you know, he was Kate Both throwing the ball to Cooper 766 00:48:38.719 --> 00:48:42.960 Cup when he was guarding Cooper Cup. Brian Branch, you know what I'm 767 00:48:42.960 --> 00:48:46.159 saying. I just I don't get Chris Godwin stop receiver right, Yep. 768 00:48:46.920 --> 00:48:49.880 You hear a bunch of his name last week and you did not who was 769 00:48:49.960 --> 00:48:52.840 that he would a Super Bowl with Champion Buccaneers. He was in Detroit last 770 00:48:52.880 --> 00:48:55.599 week. He was, Yeah, you know who guard him? I did 771 00:48:55.679 --> 00:49:00.760 not know Brian Branch. Like, it's it's crazy, Chris, I'm lett 772 00:49:00.760 --> 00:49:02.519 you speak your piece on to you. I apologize. I mean no, 773 00:49:02.639 --> 00:49:06.480 You're going exactly where I'm going with is the context of it. And to 774 00:49:06.639 --> 00:49:09.159 add further context is and you're basically saying the same thing here, is that 775 00:49:10.320 --> 00:49:15.639 think about what this team is and the fact that this team, this Lions 776 00:49:15.679 --> 00:49:19.000 team, particularly this defense, he has been able to show out on all 777 00:49:19.119 --> 00:49:22.760 facets And you talked about with the stats, but I think that's important when 778 00:49:22.800 --> 00:49:25.599 we look at when we look at these awards, is to add context and 779 00:49:25.679 --> 00:49:29.920 not only is it a winning organization or a winning team this season, but 780 00:49:30.039 --> 00:49:34.440 it's also the fact that, like you said, this team this whole season 781 00:49:34.559 --> 00:49:37.760 has struggled to put pressure on the quarterback. Brian Branch has been able to 782 00:49:37.960 --> 00:49:44.840 fill that role for the team as well as guard the elite receivers. Like 783 00:49:45.199 --> 00:49:49.559 he's literally done everything you could ask in more every single role you put him 784 00:49:49.599 --> 00:49:52.760 in, he has thrived. And I don't think you can say that about 785 00:49:52.760 --> 00:49:55.239 a lot of rookies. And so I feel like the context of the winning 786 00:49:55.360 --> 00:50:00.840 season of the stats and just the ability to succeed in multiple different roles, 787 00:50:00.920 --> 00:50:06.519 multiple different schemes, positions like how can you not look at this guy as 788 00:50:07.199 --> 00:50:10.920 not not only an impressive rookie, but one of the best, and his 789 00:50:12.039 --> 00:50:15.800 overall importance to this Detroit Lions defense in terms of all the success we've seen 790 00:50:15.880 --> 00:50:21.000 them have getting to this point. We know that their personnel is not the 791 00:50:21.079 --> 00:50:23.559 best right now. We know that they've dealt with injuries. They signed players 792 00:50:23.559 --> 00:50:27.760 that they thought would be able to contribute to major roles. They got injured 793 00:50:27.800 --> 00:50:30.199 early in the year. Some of these players like CJGJ got injured, Emanuel 794 00:50:30.239 --> 00:50:35.000 Moseley, he got injured. To see what Brian Branch has done, it's 795 00:50:35.079 --> 00:50:38.039 not just putting up the stats. It's his level of importance. Man. 796 00:50:38.159 --> 00:50:43.760 Like I when I think about what this team would be if he went down 797 00:50:43.880 --> 00:50:46.599 earlier in the year and missed significant time, I don't know if we're at 798 00:50:46.679 --> 00:50:50.119 this point right now, don't. I just don't think so. Man. 799 00:50:50.280 --> 00:50:53.480 It's and that's what kind of makes this a little bit frustrating, because it's 800 00:50:53.599 --> 00:50:59.079 completely taking somebody's body of work and disrespecting it. Man. Yeah, it's 801 00:50:59.280 --> 00:51:04.320 uh again, I maybe look at it as the outside cornerback position. You 802 00:51:04.400 --> 00:51:06.920 know, I know Branch was, you know, slided back at safety spot 803 00:51:07.000 --> 00:51:09.000 every once and again. I still think they should have found if you're you're 804 00:51:09.000 --> 00:51:12.079 finding a way to put an on ball linebacker in the group with the All 805 00:51:12.159 --> 00:51:15.039 Rookie team, the same should be made for a guy who's have an exception 806 00:51:15.199 --> 00:51:16.719 season at the nickel spot, because not only is he like I guess, 807 00:51:16.760 --> 00:51:20.079 like having an exception like rookie season as a nickel spot, but he's just 808 00:51:20.079 --> 00:51:22.960 having an exceptional season as a nickel cornerbacks in general, Like like those numbers, 809 00:51:23.519 --> 00:51:27.519 those are those are numbers amongst guys that are top ten in this league 810 00:51:27.559 --> 00:51:30.719 at that position. They just are. Brian Branch has been that consistently. 811 00:51:30.760 --> 00:51:32.159 And then it's like, say a third time I should have had to, 812 00:51:32.280 --> 00:51:36.599 But like fucking you're also in the playoffs, and then at the conference championship 813 00:51:36.679 --> 00:51:38.679 game? What more do you need? You know what I'm saying. I 814 00:51:38.719 --> 00:51:43.119 don't know, man, Chris. I mean the one bright side is you 815 00:51:43.199 --> 00:51:46.960 look at this organization and this roster and Brian Branch has a ton of people 816 00:51:47.079 --> 00:51:50.880 who he can relate to on this Like you have am and Ra. You 817 00:51:50.960 --> 00:51:54.880 have all these people that you're watching every day get disrespected on a national scale 818 00:51:55.119 --> 00:51:59.719 and then feel it the right way, like you're watching people day in and 819 00:51:59.800 --> 00:52:02.199 day out handle it, and even and even cj DJ, like what there 820 00:52:02.320 --> 00:52:07.360 was there was people like there was some guy on a on on Woodward Heavyweights, 821 00:52:07.360 --> 00:52:08.440 I forget his name, but he was talking about you know, cj 822 00:52:08.599 --> 00:52:12.719 DJ was talking super greasy and saying he's a cancer to the locker room and 823 00:52:12.760 --> 00:52:17.760 all that. And I want to do that guy, I want what did 824 00:52:17.800 --> 00:52:24.719 you say? But no, I mean, but you have you have all 825 00:52:24.800 --> 00:52:29.760 these people in the locker room that have been disrespected across the board and they're 826 00:52:29.840 --> 00:52:31.320 handling it and they're feeling it the right way. And that's a credit to 827 00:52:31.480 --> 00:52:35.559 coaching staff but also the players. And so Brian Branch is in a good 828 00:52:35.599 --> 00:52:38.000 system where he's not gonna he's not gonna allow these things to bother him. 829 00:52:38.039 --> 00:52:40.960 He's not gonna allow these things to take him off his game. It's if 830 00:52:42.039 --> 00:52:45.119 anything's just gonna make him better, it's just gonna motivate them. Yeah, 831 00:52:45.320 --> 00:52:47.880 And ultimately, you know what, I love that these guys, these Detroit 832 00:52:47.960 --> 00:52:51.920 Lions, they believe in themselves. Man, they really do. I'm Ron 833 00:52:52.039 --> 00:52:53.679 knows exactly what he is. Brian Branch knows exactly what he is. No 834 00:52:53.760 --> 00:52:58.599 matter what the outside narrative is, no matter what other people are saying about 835 00:52:58.599 --> 00:53:00.960 them or not saying about them, no matter what awards they do get or 836 00:53:00.960 --> 00:53:04.719 they don't get, these players know who exactly they are. I'd be I 837 00:53:04.719 --> 00:53:07.800 gotta admit too, man, CJGJ. That boy be talking, and sometimes 838 00:53:07.840 --> 00:53:10.840 it's like, man, Brot's let's get healthy first. Let's get back on 839 00:53:10.920 --> 00:53:13.920 the field. Like I'm not gonna doubt you, but let's get back up 840 00:53:13.920 --> 00:53:16.000 there in the field. And even heading into this matchup with the Tampa Bay 841 00:53:16.039 --> 00:53:21.320 Buccaneers, man, he was talking. Man, he was really like he 842 00:53:21.559 --> 00:53:23.880 and I believe mentally, man, that stuff hassed away on an opposing quarterback's 843 00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:28.960 mind. When you start getting the opposing quarterback to start talking back to you. 844 00:53:29.480 --> 00:53:30.559 You see Jared Goffing the way he handles it. He's like, I'm 845 00:53:30.559 --> 00:53:34.079 not listening to this day time stuff. I'm not listening to this trash talk 846 00:53:34.400 --> 00:53:38.599 whatever. But for CJGJ to actually get the posing quarterback kicked off people from 847 00:53:38.679 --> 00:53:43.960 both sides. I even saw Lions fans in our comments talking about man CJGJ 848 00:53:44.119 --> 00:53:45.000 just need to stop talking. He don't get them riled up. And then 849 00:53:45.039 --> 00:53:47.119 to go out there and have the first interception of the game, bro, 850 00:53:49.280 --> 00:53:52.280 and then after the game to see him out there, like I told y'all, 851 00:53:52.480 --> 00:53:55.639 like that level of confidence. These guys believe in themselves man, all 852 00:53:55.719 --> 00:54:00.440 across the field, man from Penay to Frank ragnow. And I don't think 853 00:54:00.480 --> 00:54:02.360 this is just another moment for them. I think this is their opportunity to 854 00:54:02.440 --> 00:54:07.199 go out there and honestly stamp their own passport. They don't need TSA to 855 00:54:07.239 --> 00:54:08.840 do it, man, they got it themselves. That's another bar. It's 856 00:54:08.840 --> 00:54:13.639 a bar speak a CJGJ I means. And another hats off to the branch 857 00:54:14.480 --> 00:54:16.719 branch took his spot in training. Can didn't move CDJ to the safety position 858 00:54:17.039 --> 00:54:21.920 because the Branch are playing so damn well. I don't know, man, 859 00:54:22.000 --> 00:54:25.800 it's truly the best position to be in Chris Tomy some man, I'll tell 860 00:54:25.840 --> 00:54:30.320 you something. I'll tell you about the Woodwards Sports merch That is where you 861 00:54:30.440 --> 00:54:32.360 need to go to get your merch. 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Find out? 894 00:57:31.119 --> 00:57:35.119 Laugh, they don't even want to do that, that that there would't 895 00:57:35.119 --> 00:57:37.400 even be a thing. They played victim in that situation too. There's no 896 00:57:37.639 --> 00:57:39.679 no debates. We need that debate. So that's all I want to see. 897 00:57:40.280 --> 00:57:45.280 I this could turn to debate. And I was trying to hold off 898 00:57:45.320 --> 00:57:49.159 on like this being a topic for until the Detroun Lines win the Super Bowl, 899 00:57:49.960 --> 00:57:52.039 But the news keeps coming out if we don't speak on it as Detroit 900 00:57:52.039 --> 00:57:54.760 Sports Network or Detroy Sports Show, like what like what are we doing? 901 00:57:55.199 --> 00:58:01.039 It's been rumored that Hank Frayley would become Ben Johnson is offensive coordinator in the 902 00:58:01.239 --> 00:58:05.639 situation where he becomes the head coach of another franchise. And I guess just 903 00:58:05.719 --> 00:58:08.800 want to get some of your guys takeaways from that one. KG yours perked 904 00:58:08.840 --> 00:58:10.840 up when I said that. I guess I'm start with you. Yeah. 905 00:58:10.920 --> 00:58:15.960 Man, It's a shame if we do lose Hank because he's been such a 906 00:58:15.239 --> 00:58:20.480 force with this offensive line and getting these players together. Man. I know 907 00:58:20.559 --> 00:58:22.840 they spend a lot of money on this old line. I think we have 908 00:58:22.000 --> 00:58:27.519 one of the top five payrolls for offensive linemen in the league. But he's 909 00:58:27.639 --> 00:58:30.519 just done such an amazing job when it comes to like the run schemes, 910 00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:37.559 zone running schemes, helping create holes for jamir and and Manti, And yeah, 911 00:58:37.639 --> 00:58:39.559 it'll be a damn shame if we got to see him go. But 912 00:58:40.119 --> 00:58:44.480 next man up. You know, the same applies to the coaching staff too, 913 00:58:44.880 --> 00:58:46.719 And if Dan was able to hire somebody like Frank, I trust that 914 00:58:46.800 --> 00:58:52.079 he'll be able to hire somebody just as comparable, you know, but if 915 00:58:52.559 --> 00:58:55.519 you know, if he'll probably do good as Ben Johnson's osdo. Yeah, 916 00:58:55.559 --> 00:58:59.079 I think you said it right man. You know, we've seen Dan kempell 917 00:58:59.079 --> 00:59:04.079 on a couple of times kind of in his tenure, shift around fire higher, 918 00:59:04.800 --> 00:59:09.039 you know, elevate different coaches within within his system. And I love 919 00:59:09.119 --> 00:59:13.079 the fact that he says that within his system he has a lot of people 920 00:59:13.119 --> 00:59:15.920 around him that he trusts and that helps him be great. And I think 921 00:59:15.000 --> 00:59:19.880 ultimately, if it's if it's something like this where you know, Hank and 922 00:59:19.920 --> 00:59:22.280 Ben Johnson are both gone, I do trust that Dan Campbell has something up 923 00:59:22.320 --> 00:59:27.039 his sleeves. The way that this organization does business right now from the front 924 00:59:27.079 --> 00:59:30.840 office is just completely different. Man, the way that they identified even Dan 925 00:59:30.920 --> 00:59:34.840 Campbell, the way that they identified the Ben Johnson, the way that they 926 00:59:34.920 --> 00:59:38.440 identify you know, even Brad Holmes, because they hired Dan before Brad. 927 00:59:38.960 --> 00:59:43.360 I do trust that this organization is going to have the ability to kind of 928 00:59:43.360 --> 00:59:45.960 weather the storm. And the types of players that they have, man makes 929 00:59:46.000 --> 00:59:50.440 it even better, you know what I mean. Yeah, the offensive line 930 00:59:50.519 --> 00:59:54.000 is one that has kind of this nice mix of young players and veteran players. 931 00:59:54.199 --> 00:59:58.199 But the young players don't seem like young players. You don't go up 932 00:59:58.199 --> 01:00:00.760 to Pinney Suel and tell them, hey, you look like a young He 933 01:00:00.880 --> 01:00:02.599 looked like a ten year vet who's been doing this his whole life, bro. 934 01:00:04.199 --> 01:00:07.320 And that to me, ultimately, it makes me a little bit more 935 01:00:07.400 --> 01:00:10.000 comfortable if you have to sustain a loss like that, at least it's to 936 01:00:10.199 --> 01:00:14.320 that position group, which probably has been the MVP of this team the whole 937 01:00:14.360 --> 01:00:17.599 season. Yeah. Yeah, I feel like Hank is a really, really 938 01:00:17.639 --> 01:00:22.719 good coach and I'm not surprised to hear his name. I guess mentioned it, 939 01:00:22.800 --> 01:00:24.400 And like the breath of being coming off as the coordinator because he has 940 01:00:24.440 --> 01:00:30.000 been here since the Matt Patrician days. I think Chyly Decker gives him credit. 941 01:00:30.039 --> 01:00:32.159 Pena School gives him credit. And we've seen it even so far. 942 01:00:32.239 --> 01:00:35.800 We're like, we may be missing a piece, and I think this year 943 01:00:35.840 --> 01:00:37.119 has been more effective than like years past, at least in the past two 944 01:00:37.159 --> 01:00:39.679 years, I should say, but we've been missing a piece and the guy 945 01:00:39.719 --> 01:00:45.079 who that fills in it's been like seamlessly at times, like last year especially, 946 01:00:45.159 --> 01:00:47.119 one of the reasons I was so against like drafting the guard is for 947 01:00:47.239 --> 01:00:51.639 that reason we had multiple people fill that role and not even just multiple people 948 01:00:51.679 --> 01:00:54.280 too. One thing Hank Freley as a coach is that penn School, his 949 01:00:54.400 --> 01:00:58.960 original position he was drafted was what left hand yep, and they moved him 950 01:00:59.039 --> 01:01:01.519 right and then moved them right to so and here's like him as a coach 951 01:01:01.559 --> 01:01:04.519 too, and then to Penney too. I'm not like, I actually don't 952 01:01:04.519 --> 01:01:07.559 want this credit Penny in this at all, But like last minute's rookie year 953 01:01:07.559 --> 01:01:09.440 had to play left tackle because the Andrew Taylor Decker and he held shit down 954 01:01:09.440 --> 01:01:13.079 with with Bosa and I actually had had a conversation about Penny about that, 955 01:01:13.119 --> 01:01:15.480 and he's like, yeah, it was annoying all off season. I was 956 01:01:15.519 --> 01:01:17.639 practicing to be a right tackle, training my body, training my managers, 957 01:01:17.719 --> 01:01:21.320 to train everything to hold down the right side, just to get switch to 958 01:01:21.320 --> 01:01:22.679 the left side. Like the last minute. It was just it was driving 959 01:01:22.760 --> 01:01:25.760 him crazy. But obviously Frank got him through that situation, kept him calm, 960 01:01:25.800 --> 01:01:30.000 and obviously to Penny's credit too, he's a fucking monster. But on 961 01:01:30.079 --> 01:01:31.320 top of that, you got Matt Nelson who was formerly with the team, 962 01:01:31.480 --> 01:01:37.159 that's a former right end defensive end they moved to like a turn to a 963 01:01:37.280 --> 01:01:39.320 right tackle. Graham Glasgow been kind of doing it on and off throughout the 964 01:01:39.360 --> 01:01:43.639 season, but both playing center, both playing guard like everybody in this this 965 01:01:43.800 --> 01:01:46.000 line, Skipper Dan Skipper, you know, as a left tackle feeling in 966 01:01:46.079 --> 01:01:49.519 the play guard, and then also as a guy coming on there as like 967 01:01:49.559 --> 01:01:52.000 an extra like tight end. And I mean it's Hank is a part of 968 01:01:52.000 --> 01:01:54.199 all of that. Yeah, And I don't know what he is when it 969 01:01:54.239 --> 01:01:57.320 comes like the X and les or play calling. I don't know if he 970 01:01:57.360 --> 01:02:00.840 would even fulfill that role. Maybe he was being like a learning apprenticeship type 971 01:02:00.840 --> 01:02:04.239 situation. Orneth been in that and that you know, situation to come. 972 01:02:04.320 --> 01:02:07.440 But I think he's worthy. I think he's more than worthy. I think 973 01:02:07.480 --> 01:02:10.639 he's clearly able to communicate these guys and have him buy into like these position 974 01:02:10.800 --> 01:02:15.079 changes and whatnot, whatever it may be to contribute to the ultimate thing end 975 01:02:15.079 --> 01:02:17.519 of the day, which is winning. So congratulation to him. It would 976 01:02:17.599 --> 01:02:22.079 suck, but listen, both these guys are very, very deserving of what 977 01:02:22.199 --> 01:02:23.519 they may have come in. Yeah, I'm glad that you said what you 978 01:02:23.559 --> 01:02:28.199 said, because even though we do believe in these players, these coaches have 979 01:02:28.280 --> 01:02:30.039 made an absolute difference on this team. And I don't want to understand that 980 01:02:30.159 --> 01:02:34.960 either. Even if we think that the organization can weather the storm and get 981 01:02:35.000 --> 01:02:37.960 somebody in here to replace what these players can, continue to take his philosophy 982 01:02:38.400 --> 01:02:42.920 and to the new players coming in and make sure they understand it. You 983 01:02:43.079 --> 01:02:45.199 never want to undersell the importance of a good coach man and what it means 984 01:02:45.239 --> 01:02:49.599 if they ultimately leave this team. You know what I'm saying. On the 985 01:02:49.639 --> 01:02:52.800 bigger, better, and greater. But it's awesome to see this organization now 986 01:02:52.880 --> 01:02:58.199 being in a position where people want what we have. That's a different place 987 01:02:58.280 --> 01:03:00.599 to be. Man people want what the Lions have right now. They want 988 01:03:00.639 --> 01:03:04.920 their success, they want their recipe, they want their game plans, they 989 01:03:05.000 --> 01:03:07.559 want probably the same types of players man, And I ultimately I think it's 990 01:03:07.599 --> 01:03:10.239 a good thing. But you know, as I heard you talk, it's 991 01:03:10.320 --> 01:03:14.199 like, you know what, there's a lot that this man has been responsible 992 01:03:14.239 --> 01:03:17.159 for and helped as it relates to the culture of this offensive line and helping 993 01:03:17.199 --> 01:03:22.039 these players not just become accustomed to their own positions, but if they have 994 01:03:22.119 --> 01:03:23.000 to switch, if they have to fill in, if they have to play 995 01:03:23.000 --> 01:03:28.880 a different position. These guys they haven't missed a beat at all, Bro, 996 01:03:29.360 --> 01:03:32.159 And you think about just how good this offensive line has been for this 997 01:03:32.280 --> 01:03:37.679 team this year and the different schemes and how it's helped David Montgomery, how 998 01:03:37.679 --> 01:03:39.800 it's helped Jamier Gibbs. Like some of these runs that we see from Jamier 999 01:03:39.840 --> 01:03:44.719 Gibbs, Bro, he's just running clean, super clean, especially in the 1000 01:03:44.760 --> 01:03:49.199 playoffs, just big chunk yards. Yeah, it's definitely gonna be something that 1001 01:03:49.920 --> 01:03:52.159 affects the Lions in some way, shape or form. But hoping that this 1002 01:03:52.320 --> 01:03:55.960 organization is to the point now that it doesn't affect him too much. Yeah, 1003 01:03:57.480 --> 01:04:00.000 you talked about one, and that's where that's where my mind went. 1004 01:04:00.559 --> 01:04:04.800 Is the name Tanner or Strand and what this means for him? And is 1005 01:04:04.880 --> 01:04:11.639 this a situation where Ben Johnson wanted to take hank instead of instead of Tanner 1006 01:04:11.800 --> 01:04:15.000 and the Lions organization has some type of understanding like, hey, that is 1007 01:04:15.119 --> 01:04:17.960 our that is our guy we're taking, we're taking the next step with or 1008 01:04:18.599 --> 01:04:21.159 you know, is it just that he or is it that he chose hank 1009 01:04:21.199 --> 01:04:26.840 O over Tanner Strand? Like to me, I find it interesting to see 1010 01:04:26.880 --> 01:04:30.679 where where he fits in this whole puzzle of you know, of the offense 1011 01:04:30.760 --> 01:04:33.239 and what it's gonna be next season. That's that's where my mind goes. 1012 01:04:33.360 --> 01:04:38.320 Is it Ben Johnson wanted to take Tanner Strand and the Lions we were like, 1013 01:04:38.440 --> 01:04:41.000 hey, this is our this is our backup plan. There's a good 1014 01:04:41.079 --> 01:04:45.039 understanding. Or is it just that the ors that the this is what the 1015 01:04:45.119 --> 01:04:47.800 Lions want and this is a great opportunity for hank to take Because either way 1016 01:04:47.840 --> 01:04:51.039 it is a great opportunity. It's you know, moving moving up. But 1017 01:04:51.639 --> 01:04:55.239 at the at the same time, I wonder, you know, what does 1018 01:04:55.280 --> 01:04:59.440 that mean for Tanner? Tanner staying here? I mean, that's that's the 1019 01:04:59.519 --> 01:05:00.559 one. That's the one. I'm glad you brought that name up. That 1020 01:05:00.679 --> 01:05:03.519 is the one bright spot of this whole situation is that I feel like that 1021 01:05:03.760 --> 01:05:09.239 he's obviously been placed per reports our guy Justin Rogers from Detroit News, that 1022 01:05:09.400 --> 01:05:12.519 news that he's gonna be the next offensive coordinator. He's been, you know, 1023 01:05:12.679 --> 01:05:15.320 being groomed to become that. And that's been one of my biggest fears 1024 01:05:15.360 --> 01:05:16.800 is like, okay, you know Ben's you know, grooming, this guy 1025 01:05:16.840 --> 01:05:19.760 getting getting I guess, starting his own coaching tree, if you will. 1026 01:05:19.880 --> 01:05:24.000 Because Ben Johnson we talked about the other day, Kyle Shanahan, the mcveigh's, 1027 01:05:24.320 --> 01:05:27.079 this has been Johnson's offense, Like Ben Johnson cook this up, and 1028 01:05:27.159 --> 01:05:30.800 so they have like his first protege stay here with us here and I guess 1029 01:05:30.840 --> 01:05:32.639 Hank Freddy become offense quarterate for Ben means that his porge is staying here with 1030 01:05:32.719 --> 01:05:36.320 us. Of respect to Hank and I and we truly will miss Hank and 1031 01:05:36.440 --> 01:05:41.440 and I will be sorry and sad about it, but I'm also very very 1032 01:05:41.480 --> 01:05:45.119 happy to hear that ten are stranded. Stay I'm just saying, you look 1033 01:05:45.119 --> 01:05:46.800 a lot more happier than when you were talking about hank Man. Yeah, 1034 01:05:46.840 --> 01:05:49.840 man, because like that's been my biggest fear, like a big piece of 1035 01:05:49.880 --> 01:05:53.559 this, and a lot of people perceive it as hate, including a certain 1036 01:05:53.559 --> 01:05:56.800 guy has a show between eight and ten and places victim. But hey, 1037 01:05:56.840 --> 01:06:00.519 but when I say this about Jared Goffers, he performs very very well well 1038 01:06:00.679 --> 01:06:03.760 le in a good system with good pieces, right Ben, This has Ben 1039 01:06:03.840 --> 01:06:09.000 Johnson system, but he goes elsewhere. You know, there's like not a 1040 01:06:09.039 --> 01:06:12.519 lot remnists of it left here, but tanner Strand has become his protege and 1041 01:06:12.559 --> 01:06:15.920 he's staying I'm at ease, Bro, I'm at ease. And I feel 1042 01:06:15.920 --> 01:06:18.480 like we can continue this on because my big anxiety at the trade deadline, 1043 01:06:18.480 --> 01:06:21.639 when I was crying and bitching about like not making a piece of go compete 1044 01:06:21.679 --> 01:06:25.519 like the forty nine ers and whatnot. We gotta go see those guys defensive 1045 01:06:25.519 --> 01:06:27.960 line by the way this week, And I'm sorry for the matchup, but 1046 01:06:28.960 --> 01:06:30.760 it's because this felt like the year to do it. This felt like the 1047 01:06:30.840 --> 01:06:35.880 year where we finally had like everything in place. Ben Johnson another running back, 1048 01:06:36.039 --> 01:06:41.360 a running back that could do more than just constable to huh An open 1049 01:06:41.440 --> 01:06:45.079 conference as well. The open conference like it felt like this was the year, 1050 01:06:45.400 --> 01:06:48.960 and Ben Johnson very much is a part of that. That's the reason 1051 01:06:48.960 --> 01:06:51.000 why he's getting the head coaching interviews, is the reason why he's one of 1052 01:06:51.039 --> 01:06:55.000 the hottest candidates in the head coaching market. And then I don't know, 1053 01:06:55.119 --> 01:06:58.119 we weren't gonna have him next year, but no one that Tanner strands stay. 1054 01:06:58.320 --> 01:07:00.119 I do feel a little bit ready, you know when I kind of 1055 01:07:00.199 --> 01:07:04.280 think about what Patricia and Quinn tried to do in terms of replicating what the 1056 01:07:04.320 --> 01:07:08.840 Patriots do here, what I think the real Patriots' way is is not doing 1057 01:07:08.880 --> 01:07:12.400 what they do that's what works for them, but having a system that is 1058 01:07:12.480 --> 01:07:15.719 so foundational that you can lose your coaches, You're going to lose a lot 1059 01:07:15.719 --> 01:07:17.800 of assistants that are going to go out there and become head coaches and become 1060 01:07:17.880 --> 01:07:21.920 coordinators at other teams, but that you can replace them because your system is 1061 01:07:23.000 --> 01:07:25.800 so strong. That's what I want to see at Alliance. If someone ever 1062 01:07:26.000 --> 01:07:28.760 tells me Patriot's way, I don't want the Lions to do what they do 1063 01:07:28.880 --> 01:07:31.559 because that's their personnel that they got going on. And sometimes it's difficult to 1064 01:07:31.599 --> 01:07:35.320 go out there and replicate the personnel. You're drafting different players and sometimes you're 1065 01:07:35.320 --> 01:07:40.400 met with different circumstances. It should be about the system that you have in 1066 01:07:40.519 --> 01:07:44.480 place. Is this one that can sustain these types of losses? Man? 1067 01:07:44.599 --> 01:07:47.239 Is it one where you can see now after about five six, seven years, 1068 01:07:47.320 --> 01:07:49.239 we can look out at the league and say, man, there are 1069 01:07:49.320 --> 01:07:55.599 Lions assistants and Lions head former coaches that are in head coaching positions now kind 1070 01:07:55.599 --> 01:07:59.760 of all over the league. That's to me is the you know, really 1071 01:07:59.840 --> 01:08:04.719 the the take on a good organization, on a strong organization foundationally, when 1072 01:08:04.719 --> 01:08:10.320 you're talking about not just the strong coordinators, but even the ones that support 1073 01:08:10.360 --> 01:08:14.000 them, like your different positional groups and things of that nature. You know, 1074 01:08:14.199 --> 01:08:15.560 that's what I want to see this Lion's team get to because it's going 1075 01:08:15.640 --> 01:08:19.399 to happen. This was always bound and that's going to happen. Last year 1076 01:08:19.600 --> 01:08:24.119 we heard it all season about ag and about Ben Johnson. We knew that 1077 01:08:24.279 --> 01:08:28.199 this was going to happen. I don't know how much we expected some of 1078 01:08:28.279 --> 01:08:30.079 the positional groups to get poached, you know what I mean, some of 1079 01:08:30.119 --> 01:08:33.199 those coaches to get poached, but if you're a good team and you got 1080 01:08:33.239 --> 01:08:38.439 something going on, well, you're talking about coaching up players all over this 1081 01:08:39.039 --> 01:08:43.239 team, Bro, they are exceeding our expectation. I sat on this desk 1082 01:08:43.319 --> 01:08:45.600 with you getting nothing close to the trade deadline, and we were just like, 1083 01:08:45.720 --> 01:08:48.520 man, it would be nice if he brought if Brad Holmes brought somebody 1084 01:08:48.560 --> 01:08:53.479 else in. But the fact that they have not just survived, but absolutely 1085 01:08:53.520 --> 01:08:57.119 going out there and kind of beat teams down, like we talked about earlier, 1086 01:08:57.159 --> 01:09:00.199 people want to make noise about the yards are given up through the I 1087 01:09:00.239 --> 01:09:03.880 almost think it's strategic because that's between a twenty and a twenty. What's happening 1088 01:09:03.960 --> 01:09:09.399 when these teams getting the offense in the resident against the Lions defense, you 1089 01:09:09.479 --> 01:09:13.079 know what I mean? They're kicking field goals and the Lions are holding these 1090 01:09:13.119 --> 01:09:15.319 teams to twenty points, twenty three points, twenty points, twenty three points, 1091 01:09:15.680 --> 01:09:19.800 and the Lions are winning these games as well. It's just it's it's 1092 01:09:20.039 --> 01:09:23.960 it's amazing. I don't even know what to say about it, because I 1093 01:09:24.039 --> 01:09:27.399 thought that they need to upgrade in personnel. We all talked about they change 1094 01:09:27.399 --> 01:09:30.760 the scheme, Do they have enough to support those schemes. So I do 1095 01:09:30.880 --> 01:09:32.840 believe that these you know, the offensive and the defensive coordinator and all of 1096 01:09:32.840 --> 01:09:36.640 the different positional coaches. Man, they have some type of recipe that's going 1097 01:09:36.720 --> 01:09:41.640 on. I'm hoping that Dan Campbell has a blueprint though, Yeah, definitely. 1098 01:09:41.960 --> 01:09:45.640 I'll tell you what I guess articulated this way, you know, if 1099 01:09:45.640 --> 01:09:47.800 you're fearful, Ben Johnson leave is kind of like in a Guards of the 1100 01:09:47.840 --> 01:09:53.680 Galaxy when group blew up, the baby group. You know, they're that 1101 01:09:54.039 --> 01:09:57.239 grew up, grew up. That's that's tennor straight. 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And you have 1133 01:12:31.960 --> 01:12:34.680 to be able to handle the ebbs and flows of the game in a season 1134 01:12:34.800 --> 01:12:41.039 and playoffs, and that's what has been built for three years now, and 1135 01:12:41.439 --> 01:12:44.079 so that's what gives me faith. Look, there's gonna be things you're going 1136 01:12:44.119 --> 01:12:46.319 to happen in this game that it's going to look like it's out of control 1137 01:12:46.640 --> 01:12:50.079 and it's not going to go well for us. And as long as we 1138 01:12:50.239 --> 01:12:55.000 just play the next play, it'll turn and that's what we've done all year, 1139 01:12:55.199 --> 01:12:58.680 and that's the most important thing to keep in mind. But you've got 1140 01:12:58.800 --> 01:13:00.720 to be made a certain way in the team, has to be made a 1141 01:13:00.760 --> 01:13:03.000 certain way to be able to handle that. Otherwise you just crumble. So 1142 01:13:03.920 --> 01:13:10.159 that's what gives me faith we have a team that's built that way. This 1143 01:13:10.319 --> 01:13:13.760 is Dan Camble rally at the Truth. You noticed that that backdrop there, 1144 01:13:15.079 --> 01:13:21.560 that black NFC Conference Championship backdrop ain't crazy mootoshop. That's all that's crazy. 1145 01:13:21.800 --> 01:13:26.640 You. What's crazy too, is uh And I noticed like these little things. 1146 01:13:26.800 --> 01:13:29.199 In some ways, it's kind of our jobs, like over analyzed things 1147 01:13:29.439 --> 01:13:32.279 to make them into topics or whatnot. But I'm curious because I did see 1148 01:13:32.319 --> 01:13:34.760 Kyle Shanahan's piece. I don't know if I said it to Chris or not, 1149 01:13:34.840 --> 01:13:38.439 but I think those are still red or white their traditional color. I 1150 01:13:38.560 --> 01:13:41.640 noticed ours is black, and I noticed if you want to just pause and 1151 01:13:41.680 --> 01:13:42.960 put it up, I don't know if it works that way, Chris, 1152 01:13:43.039 --> 01:13:45.279 don't matter if not. But Dan Kimpbell's line on his chest was black, 1153 01:13:45.800 --> 01:13:49.359 and it just reminds me back to like the villain role de Troy Lions have 1154 01:13:49.439 --> 01:13:53.680 to play this entire season, even back when Brad Holmes during the draft season 1155 01:13:53.760 --> 01:13:58.319 and now here we are, you know, going into the home game of 1156 01:13:58.560 --> 01:14:01.760 the favorite team just to play that villain role, you know in their season. 1157 01:14:01.960 --> 01:14:04.840 It's just h You're right, easy. I don't know. I don't 1158 01:14:04.840 --> 01:14:06.880 know if I like, maybe it's done by purpose. Maybe you know, 1159 01:14:06.880 --> 01:14:13.960 I I don't know. He's right again, you're gonna find out. I 1160 01:14:14.039 --> 01:14:15.720 don't want to do this next one. I don't want to offend anybody and 1161 01:14:15.880 --> 01:14:20.199 have them just shelter up and call me a bowie Bobs and the poul ranked 1162 01:14:20.439 --> 01:14:27.239 the quarterbacks and teams left uh in these conference game championships, but KG and 1163 01:14:27.279 --> 01:14:29.840 not talking about before too. It kind of feels like easy to do at 1164 01:14:29.880 --> 01:14:31.520 this point. No, Yeah, for me, it is who was it 1165 01:14:31.600 --> 01:14:35.479 for you? Uh? For me, it's Party four, Golf three, 1166 01:14:36.239 --> 01:14:40.720 uh, Mahomes two and Lamar one. And I know a lot of people 1167 01:14:40.720 --> 01:14:44.640 would probably think that's crazy because it's Patrick Mahomes and he's been there before. 1168 01:14:44.760 --> 01:14:48.680 But I'm just really confident in the player Lamar Jackson and what the offensive coordinator 1169 01:14:48.760 --> 01:14:51.800 has been able to do for his passing game, and I just feel like 1170 01:14:51.840 --> 01:14:57.000 it's the time that combined with that defense man and and John Harball, he's 1171 01:14:57.159 --> 01:15:00.399 he looks like he's ready to win another one. Man, I'm really confident 1172 01:15:00.439 --> 01:15:03.119 in the Ravens at this point. But I digress. But yeah, that's 1173 01:15:03.199 --> 01:15:09.199 that's who I would have at my top power ranks at this point. Yeah. 1174 01:15:09.319 --> 01:15:12.640 Yeah for me, Man party for golf three because he's played clean football 1175 01:15:12.680 --> 01:15:15.359 in these playoffs. Yeah, and I gotta I gotta kind of echo what 1176 01:15:15.399 --> 01:15:17.840 you're saying here, man, Patrick Mahomes, and then Lamar Jackson, who 1177 01:15:18.000 --> 01:15:20.640 to me has just been playing on a completely different level this year. Man, 1178 01:15:20.640 --> 01:15:25.199 they've been obliterating good teams this year, absolutely obliterating, not just kind 1179 01:15:25.239 --> 01:15:28.239 of getting by, but they've been just going out there and they look they 1180 01:15:28.319 --> 01:15:30.279 look like they're having just an easy time with it sometimes too. Man, 1181 01:15:30.319 --> 01:15:33.880 he's press game postgame press conferences from Lamar Jackson. He's just up there like 1182 01:15:34.640 --> 01:15:36.720 this is what I do type of stuff. Man. You can just see 1183 01:15:36.760 --> 01:15:40.239 it. Yeah, And I absolutely love that feel like that all season too, 1184 01:15:40.600 --> 01:15:43.520 all season, Man, all season. He's I mean, I don't 1185 01:15:43.520 --> 01:15:45.520 know if he's because I don't watch too much, Like Ravens coverage. I 1186 01:15:45.520 --> 01:15:48.000 don't know if he's been too vocal about it, but it's almost like outside 1187 01:15:48.000 --> 01:15:50.640 of the Detroit Lions, my my second favorite team that I want them to 1188 01:15:50.720 --> 01:15:54.159 root for the Winter super Bowl is the Ravens, just because they amount of 1189 01:15:54.199 --> 01:15:57.800 disrespect that like Lamar had seen this past offseason, like for him to be 1190 01:15:57.880 --> 01:16:00.920 openly available to every NFL team, clean franchise like the Falcons. And it's 1191 01:16:00.960 --> 01:16:03.279 not even like attempt to make a waiver. Yeah, the Ravens could easily 1192 01:16:03.319 --> 01:16:06.439 matched it, but you'd even try. And then like to on top of 1193 01:16:06.479 --> 01:16:11.000 that from like fans and whatnot saying oh, he's not even that good. 1194 01:16:11.039 --> 01:16:15.119 That's why this is. This is crazy to right, it's not to lock 1195 01:16:15.239 --> 01:16:17.760 up another one, right? And then another thing too, is you know 1196 01:16:17.840 --> 01:16:21.960 for it. I guess he's got force in the throw brother, there's like 1197 01:16:23.000 --> 01:16:26.279 top ten, top five and QBR too, and he finally has receivers now, 1198 01:16:26.520 --> 01:16:29.880 right, It's just it's crazy Tom out respecting Lamar Jackson has seen. 1199 01:16:30.239 --> 01:16:33.199 And that's another thing too real quick actually and tell me if I'm wrong. 1200 01:16:33.239 --> 01:16:35.520 I could be wrong on this one or not. And I do agree that 1201 01:16:35.640 --> 01:16:39.199 Lamar has grown as a quarterback too. I'm not just gon pretend like this 1202 01:16:39.399 --> 01:16:43.600 version Lamar. I think the offense's in it's like fucking Todd Monkins is killing 1203 01:16:43.680 --> 01:16:45.680 it. Like there's a lot of pre snap motion C Detroit they're doing there. 1204 01:16:45.760 --> 01:16:50.279 Lamar plus Lamar's having the game changing ability to just you break a play 1205 01:16:50.399 --> 01:16:53.640 or break out of the pocket there's like a rusher there and find somebody down 1206 01:16:53.680 --> 01:16:58.239 the field. But the narrative of him like crumbling in the playoffs is that 1207 01:16:59.239 --> 01:17:00.319 I feel like it's kind of were blown a little bit. Yeah, is 1208 01:17:00.359 --> 01:17:03.039 it just me? Well, before he was one and two, before he 1209 01:17:03.119 --> 01:17:05.720 got this last one, I believe, so now he's he's five hundred. 1210 01:17:05.840 --> 01:17:09.520 But yeah, a lot was made about it, But I mean, what 1211 01:17:09.640 --> 01:17:13.239 can you do, man, I feel like it was employee by the league, 1212 01:17:13.319 --> 01:17:15.680 you know when they when they let him, dang go out on the 1213 01:17:15.760 --> 01:17:17.000 market, like go ahead, go try and find your own deal, and 1214 01:17:17.079 --> 01:17:20.359 then he wasn't able to find one. You can't tell me there wasn't teams 1215 01:17:20.720 --> 01:17:25.239 that would use a Lamar Jackson or could use a Lamar Jackson. So you 1216 01:17:25.359 --> 01:17:27.439 know, it is what it is. But he just got to go prove 1217 01:17:27.479 --> 01:17:30.359 the doubters wrong. At this point, Oh we have I forgot we hit 1218 01:17:30.359 --> 01:17:33.199 the two of the likes. Yeah, Joe Speakermari, when me get the 1219 01:17:34.079 --> 01:17:39.479 reasoning first, I apologize, chet, I forgot that you guys hit the 1220 01:17:39.479 --> 01:17:41.319 two of the likes. I didn't know you guy hit the like. I 1221 01:17:41.319 --> 01:17:44.720 gotta be refresh my stream here for me. It's a seventeen likes. Uh 1222 01:17:45.880 --> 01:17:54.520 So, Jeff's great grandfather and his great uncles it had an accident and Jeff, 1223 01:17:54.600 --> 01:17:59.640 being the last of his name, had to move to Italy to uh 1224 01:17:59.680 --> 01:18:02.600 state protected, comeback, become the Godfather's family and take over the rest of 1225 01:18:02.600 --> 01:18:06.680 New York. That's that's that's basically what happens. Sounds yeah, and Spinny's 1226 01:18:06.680 --> 01:18:10.920 also Italian, so he's you know, he's along with that sty It's it's 1227 01:18:11.000 --> 01:18:13.920 like a Black Panther moment, right, like Spendy's challenging for the throne. 1228 01:18:14.199 --> 01:18:19.159 Yes, no, but all seriousness. Jeff will be live tonight at seven 1229 01:18:19.239 --> 01:18:23.760 pm on his podcast, Gets a Crunch Time with Jeff. I think it's 1230 01:18:23.800 --> 01:18:26.920 called couch On with Jeff. He will be on. He'll be on at 1231 01:18:26.960 --> 01:18:29.399 seven to night. If you guys won't catch up with Jeff and uh I 1232 01:18:29.479 --> 01:18:32.840 might have some more information there, but yeah, I guess probably Tilamar Jackson. 1233 01:18:33.000 --> 01:18:35.600 I thought that was what only because I remember when he played we lost 1234 01:18:35.680 --> 01:18:39.279 that games of the Bills. Initially, he lost so many people in that 1235 01:18:39.359 --> 01:18:42.000 game. I got his players kept getting hurt on top of the factor's never 1236 01:18:42.039 --> 01:18:44.520 really having the weapons to begin with. It was like, I remember that 1237 01:18:44.600 --> 01:18:46.720 game specifically, it was a cold snow. I was almost like blowing away. 1238 01:18:46.800 --> 01:18:49.399 He kept carrying the team like where they were at that point. But 1239 01:18:50.039 --> 01:18:53.039 we go find out this year. Man, if I was prober Raking, 1240 01:18:53.079 --> 01:18:57.720 I'll probably go probably go the same for quarterbacks too, exactly if you want, 1241 01:18:58.319 --> 01:19:03.119 but i'mgoing Ravens Ravens lamar, I guess I can't do quarterbacks. Teams 1242 01:19:03.119 --> 01:19:09.199 and quarterbacks are different teams. Ravens forty nine ers, two Lions three. 1243 01:19:10.920 --> 01:19:14.039 She's four? Am I crazy for that? She's bar breaking the teams? 1244 01:19:14.600 --> 01:19:16.600 Oh? The teams? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah, what was that again? 1245 01:19:16.600 --> 01:19:24.319 Said so Ravens one forty nine ers, two Lions three. Chief said 1246 01:19:24.359 --> 01:19:27.479 four. Chief said four. I'm not mad at it, just because of 1247 01:19:27.520 --> 01:19:30.720 the type of season they had. Yeah, I mean, you just off 1248 01:19:30.800 --> 01:19:32.359 name valued A lot of people would think you was crazy. What's yours? 1249 01:19:32.560 --> 01:19:39.560 The teams? Baranking the teams all right, Damn, I guess you would. 1250 01:19:40.760 --> 01:19:43.039 I guess you gotta put them for man, now that I think about 1251 01:19:43.039 --> 01:19:44.560 it, because I don't want to put them. But the Lions. The 1252 01:19:44.560 --> 01:19:49.239 Lions beat them exactly. Yeah, so Chiefs four, Lions three, San 1253 01:19:49.359 --> 01:19:53.720 fran Baltimore. And then based on that same type of season, now this 1254 01:19:53.760 --> 01:19:57.079 is we might can't call me crazy, and I'll get it. I'm putting 1255 01:19:57.119 --> 01:20:01.079 Lamar one the most dangerous quarterback in these playoffs right now, Patrick Mahomes? 1256 01:20:01.199 --> 01:20:04.760 What I mean, is there something of Is there something of like Patrick Mahomes 1257 01:20:04.880 --> 01:20:10.199 like obviously had been right, like not even just being Patrick Mahomes, but 1258 01:20:10.279 --> 01:20:13.840 like when you earn the throne, like what does it take to be dethroned? 1259 01:20:14.199 --> 01:20:16.119 And that's kind of where I'm at with it. Like I'm not mad 1260 01:20:16.159 --> 01:20:19.439 at anybody that would say, and I think all three of you ranked Lamar 1261 01:20:19.560 --> 01:20:24.279 over Patrick, I would personally still give it to Patrick because, like we 1262 01:20:24.399 --> 01:20:34.880 talked about what, Yeah, it was it was a tough choice. Yeah, 1263 01:20:43.359 --> 01:20:48.039 it's not that I could watch, but I would say, like I 1264 01:20:48.159 --> 01:20:53.680 think there is something of like a Lamar can definitely take it from Mahomes this 1265 01:20:53.800 --> 01:20:57.399 season, like he can, he can earn that title, earn that mantle 1266 01:20:57.560 --> 01:21:00.319 as the as the king the quarterback of the league. But right now, 1267 01:21:00.399 --> 01:21:03.600 I'm going to reside with with Mahomes because I look at, you know, 1268 01:21:03.720 --> 01:21:08.960 the the argument you use for Aaron Glenn right with the working with spoiled vegetables 1269 01:21:09.119 --> 01:21:12.520 and now he does have Travis Kelce, but outside of that, some pretty 1270 01:21:12.560 --> 01:21:16.640 spoiled vegetables that that Mahomes has got going on that offense in Kansas City. 1271 01:21:16.800 --> 01:21:19.560 So I'm gonna give him. I'm going to give him the slight doubt. 1272 01:21:19.600 --> 01:21:23.359 But you guys are right as far as the team rankings, like I think 1273 01:21:23.399 --> 01:21:27.479 that is that is right, Like when it comes down to it, I 1274 01:21:27.560 --> 01:21:31.239 think Chiefs four, Lions three, San Fran two, Baltimore Baltimore one. 1275 01:21:31.479 --> 01:21:34.239 So it's gonna be interesting to see what Patrick Mahomes. He's been able to 1276 01:21:34.960 --> 01:21:39.960 beat these broken teams, you know, Miami having their issues, you know, 1277 01:21:40.079 --> 01:21:43.039 like Buffalo having their issues. Like he's been able to beat these broken 1278 01:21:43.079 --> 01:21:46.720 teams. But the Ravens are a complete football team. So I'm excited to 1279 01:21:46.760 --> 01:21:51.039 see what Mahomes does in that game. Hey, it is going to be 1280 01:21:51.880 --> 01:21:56.720 and maybe I'm wrong because I literally told myself on Sunday, I'll never bet 1281 01:21:56.760 --> 01:21:59.800 against I had had three parlays going to cash in. One was mixed with 1282 01:21:59.800 --> 01:22:02.319 the NFL, You mixed with you UFC, everything that hit, everything that 1283 01:22:02.479 --> 01:22:05.600 hit. And if I thought the Bills were just finally slayd the Dragon, 1284 01:22:05.600 --> 01:22:08.479 I thought they could finally get a demon off the bat, I thought so 1285 01:22:08.680 --> 01:22:11.439 too. I'm just I just can't better. It gets Patrick Mahomes night and 1286 01:22:11.479 --> 01:22:14.600 here I am. I mean, technically it came down to a kick. 1287 01:22:14.640 --> 01:22:16.800 But Josh Allen, man, he just he takes so many damn risks. 1288 01:22:16.920 --> 01:22:20.520 Man, He's just everything is a thirty yard forty yard bomb. It seems 1289 01:22:20.640 --> 01:22:25.119 like like I don't know, man, but I'm starting to sour on him, 1290 01:22:25.239 --> 01:22:28.039 just just a little bit. He's still a great talent. I'm not 1291 01:22:28.159 --> 01:22:30.520 saying that, you know, by any means, but he can't get it 1292 01:22:30.520 --> 01:22:31.760 done in the postseason. Man, Yeah, well, I mean digs at 1293 01:22:31.760 --> 01:22:36.399 that? What sixty yard bomb? Yeah? Yeah, It's just it's it's 1294 01:22:36.439 --> 01:22:40.640 tough, man. It's so tough because like so many things are even like 1295 01:22:40.760 --> 01:22:44.279 ranking quarterbacks when I so many things are predicated off like winning yet when it 1296 01:22:44.319 --> 01:22:46.520 comes to winning, at least me personally, I will still be subjective enough 1297 01:22:46.560 --> 01:22:49.479 to be like, Okay, well, I mean that's a winning formula winning 1298 01:22:49.520 --> 01:22:53.520 team. When it comes to guys like Rock Purty and golf versus like we 1299 01:22:53.600 --> 01:22:56.800 have Josh Allen who can do everything, Yeah, but the winning part. 1300 01:22:57.000 --> 01:22:59.520 He's a risk taker, right, and you got to live and die with 1301 01:22:59.600 --> 01:23:01.039 the risks, right. We had it with Matthew Safford. Yeah, you 1302 01:23:01.640 --> 01:23:05.520 can do everything with that will come some like some fifty to fifty balls, 1303 01:23:05.560 --> 01:23:11.079 some probability because because you can make every throw, you're trying to make every 1304 01:23:11.119 --> 01:23:14.239 throw and sometimes it doesn't go our way. It's tough. It's tough balance. 1305 01:23:14.399 --> 01:23:15.159 Matter of fact, Maybe we'll talk about when we get back, because 1306 01:23:15.159 --> 01:23:19.000 we do a video from actual coach Kyle Shanhan speaking on Jared Goffin when he's 1307 01:23:19.000 --> 01:23:23.279 been I guess as a quarterback throughout the league. 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He can play 1342 01:26:10.680 --> 01:26:13.119 at a very top level. If you sit and make things easy for him, 1343 01:26:13.760 --> 01:26:15.159 he will gash you. I've seen an over and over, whether it's 1344 01:26:15.199 --> 01:26:18.159 with the Rams, whether it's with Detroit. And that's why you challenge it. 1345 01:26:18.199 --> 01:26:23.880 You better be on your stuff or you can embarrass you fast. Now, 1346 01:26:23.920 --> 01:26:27.560 how come when I say it, it's cool? When they say it, 1347 01:26:29.159 --> 01:26:33.880 we say hated? Like what what? Why? Why is that? 1348 01:26:34.000 --> 01:26:36.000 Not? Talk about it? And what are you talking about? Okay? 1349 01:26:36.079 --> 01:26:40.079 So basically what he's taking down right, he's saying, if you give Jared 1350 01:26:40.119 --> 01:26:43.800 Goff all day, if you give him the pieces of it, you make 1351 01:26:43.840 --> 01:26:46.640 it easy for him, he could gash you. That is absolutely that is 1352 01:26:46.680 --> 01:26:50.159 absolutely true. That is absolutely In fact, we're witnessing it right now on 1353 01:26:50.279 --> 01:26:55.319 this playoff run. I just want to know, now, you guys pro 1354 01:26:55.359 --> 01:26:58.439 see that's hate because that's what I've been say about Jack Goffe tired dad time. 1355 01:26:58.680 --> 01:27:02.439 What I say I'm I hate is that is he throwing shots there or 1356 01:27:02.520 --> 01:27:08.520 is he keeping it a bump? I'm supposed to defend the white guy here, 1357 01:27:14.680 --> 01:27:18.439 I'm just saying, is that shot I'm detecting light shade? Not not 1358 01:27:18.640 --> 01:27:23.520 nothing crazy, But you know, he preferenced it by saying, if you 1359 01:27:23.600 --> 01:27:26.359 make things easy for him. I don't know if I like that personally. 1360 01:27:26.439 --> 01:27:29.760 That's just the Detroit in me. But I mean it's it's like, hey, 1361 01:27:29.880 --> 01:27:31.399 I feel like but he's giving them respect. At the same time, 1362 01:27:31.479 --> 01:27:33.920 we all know that Golf, if you give him time in the pocket, 1363 01:27:34.119 --> 01:27:38.239 he is one of those quarterbacks that can break up down his own or man 1364 01:27:38.319 --> 01:27:41.399 coverage and and eat you up a little bit. So you know, ship, 1365 01:27:41.600 --> 01:27:45.479 I hey, it is what it is. But I do feel it's 1366 01:27:45.680 --> 01:27:47.479 a tad shadih Yeah, okay, I do too. That makes me feel 1367 01:27:47.479 --> 01:27:50.319 better. That makes me feel better. I feel like it's a too because 1368 01:27:50.319 --> 01:27:55.239 when you look at some of these plays where Golf is absolutely specially in the 1369 01:27:55.279 --> 01:27:57.880 playoffs. In the playoffs, it seems like he's going up another level. 1370 01:27:58.159 --> 01:28:00.199 You look at the full play, especially when they show theighlights the replay, 1371 01:28:01.119 --> 01:28:04.520 there are defenders in his face, he's getting hit, he's getting knocked down, 1372 01:28:04.600 --> 01:28:09.000 he's standing in the pocket, and he's still delivering the past and he's 1373 01:28:09.039 --> 01:28:12.600 been throwing a lot more dots than ducks in these playoffs. I do think 1374 01:28:12.640 --> 01:28:15.479 it's a little bit of shade. You know. I believe that any quarterback 1375 01:28:15.520 --> 01:28:18.000 out there that's getting extreme pressure on him is going to look just a little 1376 01:28:18.039 --> 01:28:21.159 bit off. We talked about this morning as related to Matthew Stafford and the 1377 01:28:21.199 --> 01:28:26.000 type of pressure that the Detroit Lions were applying to Matthew Stafford. Man by 1378 01:28:26.039 --> 01:28:28.439 the end of that game, by that fourth quarter, he just could not 1379 01:28:28.600 --> 01:28:31.479 make the throws that he needed to make to ensure that his team was going 1380 01:28:31.560 --> 01:28:34.680 to be able to have an opportunity to win that game. You look at 1381 01:28:34.720 --> 01:28:39.359 Baker Mayfield at the end of that game, he just could not find a 1382 01:28:39.399 --> 01:28:41.800 way to ensure that his team was going to be a He can make the 1383 01:28:41.920 --> 01:28:45.039 throws and put him on a dot the way that you would need to. 1384 01:28:45.279 --> 01:28:47.399 And so it's just like as I'm looking at these playoffs, including we're talking 1385 01:28:47.439 --> 01:28:50.920 about some of the other quarterbacks that are now eliminated. Man, when you 1386 01:28:51.000 --> 01:28:55.239 look at what happened, that pressure gets to them in pressure bust pipes with 1387 01:28:55.439 --> 01:28:57.520 anybody, I do think it's a little bit of shade. I don't think 1388 01:28:57.560 --> 01:29:00.479 it's making anything easy for Jared goff because we see him taking hits, we 1389 01:29:00.560 --> 01:29:03.840 see him getting back up, and we see him making the next pass over 1390 01:29:03.920 --> 01:29:08.720 and over and over again. Now does having a clean pocket help him? 1391 01:29:08.840 --> 01:29:12.079 Yes, it really anybody. But that's gonna help any quarterback in this league. 1392 01:29:12.399 --> 01:29:16.920 I believe that Jared Golf is a top tier quarterback who ultimately gets disrespected 1393 01:29:17.000 --> 01:29:20.359 because of what happened in LA. He got discarded by his former team, 1394 01:29:20.680 --> 01:29:24.800 and I was easy to kind of hate on Detroit, even if it's just 1395 01:29:24.880 --> 01:29:27.520 like you said, a little bit of shade light shade. I think it 1396 01:29:27.640 --> 01:29:30.399 just makes it. He's an easy target. And I think when you're talking 1397 01:29:30.439 --> 01:29:34.800 about the whole mental aspect of this game, and you know that the Detroit 1398 01:29:34.880 --> 01:29:39.600 lines are rolling, you know that Jared Golf has been rolling. Nobody has 1399 01:29:39.640 --> 01:29:42.600 really been able to break him mentally. I think that this was a shot, 1400 01:29:42.840 --> 01:29:45.279 like a psychological shot as well. You know that they're gonna they might 1401 01:29:45.319 --> 01:29:48.800 not listen to Skip Bayless, but the opposing coaches at these press conferences, 1402 01:29:48.840 --> 01:29:53.319 man, that type of stuff gets back to He definitely a psychological shot. 1403 01:29:53.399 --> 01:29:56.640 It means try to get do a little bit too much, now not too 1404 01:29:56.720 --> 01:29:58.680 much, but just get him thinking a little bit too much. Man. 1405 01:29:58.880 --> 01:30:01.239 You know when you hear the opposing quarterback, opposing coach saying stuff to you 1406 01:30:01.439 --> 01:30:04.319 like yeah, when you make it easy for him, but golf, to 1407 01:30:04.439 --> 01:30:10.439 me, has there's no greater disrespect that he's gonna that he is already, 1408 01:30:10.479 --> 01:30:14.399 in my opinion, overcome than what the Rams did to him. I don't 1409 01:30:14.439 --> 01:30:16.640 think that what the coach is saying is ultimately going to get to golf. 1410 01:30:16.720 --> 01:30:20.359 But I do believe that there's some gamesmanship with some of his comments that can 1411 01:30:20.479 --> 01:30:25.640 ultimately that he's probably believing in hoping will find this way to golf and that 1412 01:30:25.760 --> 01:30:29.199 it will have some way that it rattles him just someway. Because we've seen 1413 01:30:29.760 --> 01:30:32.520 bro Man that game against the Rams. Yeah, golf was putting. He's 1414 01:30:32.560 --> 01:30:35.039 putting passes on the money, like I know, we talked about it. 1415 01:30:35.159 --> 01:30:40.000 He was. He was crazy that game. It was crazy before we said 1416 01:30:40.039 --> 01:30:42.800 he used to be like the most accurate duck thrower, Like, it's a 1417 01:30:42.800 --> 01:30:45.239 little bit of that, but it gets to a spot. But against the 1418 01:30:45.319 --> 01:30:48.079 Rams, I'm like, why are all of these passes tight spirals? It's 1419 01:30:48.199 --> 01:30:51.279 like he took his mental acuity up a whole nother level. Man, and 1420 01:30:51.439 --> 01:30:56.199 just has been dominating in these playoffs in my opinion, man, and not 1421 01:30:56.359 --> 01:30:59.960 by putting up four hundred three hundred passing yards, but playing clean football, 1422 01:31:00.359 --> 01:31:02.600 putting the money on the spot, following the game plan to a t and 1423 01:31:02.640 --> 01:31:05.720 when the teams needed him to make the big throw, he's made that big 1424 01:31:05.800 --> 01:31:16.600 throw. Ye oh, here we go, Chris. That was that shade 1425 01:31:18.319 --> 01:31:20.520 a little bit, yeah, a little bit. But you know what, 1426 01:31:25.159 --> 01:31:27.680 come on, bro, you know what time it is. You know what 1427 01:31:27.800 --> 01:31:30.239 time it is. We on the avy weights. You know we support golf. 1428 01:31:30.279 --> 01:31:32.880 We rock with golf. We uh you know some people we believe. 1429 01:31:33.000 --> 01:31:36.960 We believe in golf. Right, easy talk that talk, Yeah, tell 1430 01:31:38.000 --> 01:31:41.520 about our order savior. Listen. I've always said the saying that's why the 1431 01:31:41.560 --> 01:31:44.159 people in the chat, you guys crack me up. Everything I say is 1432 01:31:44.239 --> 01:31:46.239 on record. If it was ninety to say it's on wax, you could 1433 01:31:46.279 --> 01:31:49.640 go and screen record all of it posted on you. I've never said the 1434 01:31:49.760 --> 01:31:55.960 bullshit you guys got roll this chat right now. I have held firm all 1435 01:31:56.079 --> 01:31:58.800 year, no matter what, the Detroy Liones win a playoff game. My 1436 01:31:59.039 --> 01:32:02.680 record prediction for the team was twelve and five. Listen, this is the 1437 01:32:02.760 --> 01:32:06.359 worst way to put in perspective. But everybody know that Jimmy G wasn't a 1438 01:32:06.399 --> 01:32:11.119 top ten quarterback. But you had expectations for Fort Niners being an NC chompis 1439 01:32:11.199 --> 01:32:14.239 CHAMPIONI NFC Conference Championship game at end of the year every single year. You 1440 01:32:14.279 --> 01:32:15.479 know what I'm saying, Golf is better than Jimmy G. But I'm just 1441 01:32:15.520 --> 01:32:20.600 putting things in perspective. I don't have to pretend the guy is top three, 1442 01:32:20.800 --> 01:32:24.720 top five to say that this team is gonna win. It's a team 1443 01:32:24.840 --> 01:32:29.119 game, for Christ's sakes. But I didn't perceive it as shade because the 1444 01:32:29.239 --> 01:32:32.640 time perceived Golf. Now is this shade for him to go off there and 1445 01:32:32.720 --> 01:32:34.640 say, I mean we said the part. I guess I kind of do 1446 01:32:34.720 --> 01:32:39.159 agree with you said KG weed to make it easier when you make it easy 1447 01:32:39.239 --> 01:32:42.159 and you make it easy, yeah, which but at the same time, 1448 01:32:42.359 --> 01:32:44.920 I feel like that's how Golf operates and that's how we've seen this team have 1449 01:32:45.000 --> 01:32:48.199 success. Has he had the best offensive line? Yes, I mean has 1450 01:32:48.239 --> 01:32:53.039 he had great weapons? That's that's true. I just don't feel like Golf 1451 01:32:53.159 --> 01:32:58.720 is getting enough credit for improving his game from LA to Detroit, and that's 1452 01:32:58.760 --> 01:33:01.520 the seeing him be able to handle pressure. You know that the thing that's 1453 01:33:01.600 --> 01:33:04.000 off if you blitz him a lot. This year, he's been very good 1454 01:33:04.000 --> 01:33:06.920 against the blitz. A lot of people don't realize that he's been able to 1455 01:33:06.920 --> 01:33:11.119 step up in the pocket take pressure. Man. He's also when he first 1456 01:33:11.199 --> 01:33:14.479 got here, you know, Ben Johnson created this system around him and he 1457 01:33:14.600 --> 01:33:17.479 had more responsibility. Ever since then he has thrived. I mean, we 1458 01:33:17.640 --> 01:33:20.079 just gotta be real. The first year was rough. We know that he 1459 01:33:20.159 --> 01:33:24.800 didn't have the weapons, but after that he gave us two really good, 1460 01:33:25.039 --> 01:33:28.239 damn near MVP level years. Man, Like I think he just needs to 1461 01:33:28.319 --> 01:33:30.880 get a tad more credit. Yes, he is a product of the system 1462 01:33:30.960 --> 01:33:34.359 a little bit, but I do give him credit for improving his game and 1463 01:33:34.800 --> 01:33:39.520 kind of being the one to elevate a little bit. He's top five in 1464 01:33:39.560 --> 01:33:42.239 a lot of QB categories. I mean, we just got to call it 1465 01:33:42.359 --> 01:33:44.359 like we see it now. And like I said, I'm not a golf 1466 01:33:44.399 --> 01:33:47.039 gobbler by any means, but you just got to look at what you're seeing. 1467 01:33:47.079 --> 01:33:49.640 Man, He's putting the numbers up and you're seeing it now. In 1468 01:33:50.039 --> 01:33:55.079 the off season, the postseason. I mean, and I see Domavera here 1469 01:33:55.119 --> 01:33:57.039 in the chest. He says, type of kol a, you sound like, 1470 01:33:57.079 --> 01:33:59.720 how easy? He says A golf gobbler, bro I said at this, 1471 01:34:00.239 --> 01:34:02.479 and I said that I would not give golf at the midway season, 1472 01:34:02.640 --> 01:34:05.319 midway point of the season. I wouldn't extend him. I would not bring 1473 01:34:05.439 --> 01:34:10.119 him back down, especially not No fifty million. I remember that because Chris 1474 01:34:10.279 --> 01:34:12.159 was over here, like, hit the drop, hit the drop, fifty 1475 01:34:12.199 --> 01:34:18.239 million dollars. It wasn't happening I mid season that this guy honestly was, 1476 01:34:18.880 --> 01:34:23.479 as Cam Newton put it, a game manager. He has won me over 1477 01:34:23.560 --> 01:34:27.319 this season in terms of what he can be because he has continued to improve 1478 01:34:27.439 --> 01:34:30.960 this season. That's what I've seen these playoffs. To me, golf has 1479 01:34:30.000 --> 01:34:33.880 been better than some of his games during the regular season. He has been 1480 01:34:34.079 --> 01:34:39.079 tighter spirals he has done. He's made passes down the field that we didn't 1481 01:34:39.119 --> 01:34:42.039 know. Man. That touchdown pass was to the Saint Brown. Yeah, 1482 01:34:42.760 --> 01:34:45.159 like it was just beautiful. What do you want me to do? Josh 1483 01:34:45.199 --> 01:34:46.319 Reynolds want two? What do you want me to do? He put that 1484 01:34:46.439 --> 01:34:50.479 on the money like they when they showed it the view from behind him. 1485 01:34:50.600 --> 01:34:54.760 He just threw it to the spot. Yeah, Renalds wasn't even in the 1486 01:34:54.840 --> 01:34:58.399 picture frame, bro. But the thing where golf people just get caught up 1487 01:34:58.399 --> 01:35:02.119 too much in the physical attributes or that, you know, the arm strength, 1488 01:35:02.800 --> 01:35:05.960 the mobility and stuff like that, he's not that guy. I think 1489 01:35:06.039 --> 01:35:10.279 we all know that. We've all said that, we've all seen that from 1490 01:35:10.359 --> 01:35:13.359 him. But that doesn't mean he can't play. That doesn't mean he can't 1491 01:35:13.359 --> 01:35:15.359 read a defense. That doesn't mean he can't tear you up, you know, 1492 01:35:15.880 --> 01:35:19.199 under certain circumstances. I think I think that's what they're saying though, 1493 01:35:19.199 --> 01:35:23.199 too is like because because the Fitsgatchy turn, they know what it takes to 1494 01:35:23.239 --> 01:35:25.520 win with him, and it is the offensive line. It is a system, 1495 01:35:25.560 --> 01:35:29.039 but he is executing it. I guess, like I to you, 1496 01:35:29.239 --> 01:35:31.199 he has gotten better. Yeah, he has calling his own protections or whatnot. 1497 01:35:31.279 --> 01:35:33.760 I mean part of the reason he's And I was gonna talked about it 1498 01:35:33.800 --> 01:35:36.319 the earlier this week or last week or whatever it may have been. Obviously, 1499 01:35:36.359 --> 01:35:39.840 the tamp Bay Buccaneers blitz a hell of a lot, and listening to 1500 01:35:39.960 --> 01:35:43.680 to Joey Harrington, we had him on uh Daniel Lawski at times. If 1501 01:35:43.680 --> 01:35:45.039 you're a quarterback, can you know your system, the blitz won't affect you. 1502 01:35:45.199 --> 01:35:47.560 Yes, if you have a great system and you and you know it 1503 01:35:47.640 --> 01:35:49.479 like the back of your hand, just as Jared Goff does, because as 1504 01:35:49.479 --> 01:35:53.000 you said, he is involved with making that the blitz gonna affect you because 1505 01:35:53.000 --> 01:35:55.479 you know where you guys are in those situations and you get the ball out 1506 01:35:55.479 --> 01:35:58.840 to him quick. And unfortunately for us and and by Taylor, by Brad 1507 01:35:58.880 --> 01:36:01.800 Holmes himself, this team with playmakers all around him I'm talking about yet, 1508 01:36:01.840 --> 01:36:04.439 guys like Sam Laporter. I never seen him get tackle one on one, 1509 01:36:04.800 --> 01:36:08.640 if not, he's going out of bounds those situations. I'm around Saint Brown, 1510 01:36:08.680 --> 01:36:12.000 there was like a I don't know what the exact yarded situation it was, 1511 01:36:12.079 --> 01:36:15.560 but I know he caught it shorter line and just muscle his way over 1512 01:36:15.600 --> 01:36:20.239 into that that first year. Right now, us like this team has been 1513 01:36:20.279 --> 01:36:26.039 tailored with guys to I guess, allow Golf to be who he is when 1514 01:36:26.079 --> 01:36:28.800 he's best at being without having to go over the top, right, And 1515 01:36:28.880 --> 01:36:30.119 that's just always been like my take, guys, he's good. I just 1516 01:36:30.239 --> 01:36:33.399 I just I was never wanted to say the VP part, because I just 1517 01:36:33.439 --> 01:36:35.840 feel like it's a team situation, you know what I'm saying. I just 1518 01:36:35.920 --> 01:36:40.159 feel like just calling him a game manager at this point is a tad disrespectful. 1519 01:36:40.199 --> 01:36:43.439 I think he's above that at this point. Not he's not top tier, 1520 01:36:43.640 --> 01:36:45.520 we know that, but he's just below that. He's in that that 1521 01:36:45.680 --> 01:36:49.319 second tier quarterbacks that you know, like I said, he's definitely top ten 1522 01:36:49.399 --> 01:36:51.800 that I don't think that can be disputed at this point. He's definitely a 1523 01:36:51.880 --> 01:36:56.800 top ten quarterback bordering on top five. So should you call him a playmaker 1524 01:36:57.439 --> 01:37:03.680 or game changer? That's what I'm saying. It's like, like by definitions, 1525 01:37:06.640 --> 01:37:11.319 I'm just saying that. That's where conversation gets weird. But they have 1526 01:37:11.520 --> 01:37:15.000 one games because of Jared Goff. Now, you're not gonna win every game 1527 01:37:15.079 --> 01:37:18.159 because of Jared Goff because he's not like the Mahomes, the Lamars and stuff 1528 01:37:18.199 --> 01:37:21.680 of that nature. But we have one games because of Jared Goff. It 1529 01:37:21.720 --> 01:37:26.079 hasn't been perfect the whole time. Yes, we have seen shades of La 1530 01:37:27.079 --> 01:37:30.159 Rams golf at times. You know, he's made mistakes, But the thing 1531 01:37:30.239 --> 01:37:33.079 that made me really respect him is the fact that he can overcome the mistakes 1532 01:37:33.439 --> 01:37:36.920 when he was in LA the mistakes just mount up, and then we got 1533 01:37:36.960 --> 01:37:41.600 the Jared Goff that we thought we received when we got him here. So 1534 01:37:41.880 --> 01:37:44.399 yeah, man, I just I feel like it's it's a tad different this 1535 01:37:44.520 --> 01:37:45.439 time. You got to put a little more respect on his name, That's 1536 01:37:45.479 --> 01:37:48.760 all I'm saying. And another thing that I've liked that I've seen in terms 1537 01:37:48.760 --> 01:37:53.079 of improvement from what he was doing during the regular season to what he's now 1538 01:37:53.199 --> 01:37:56.520 doing in the playoffs is he's been putting the money on the ball. Like 1539 01:37:56.640 --> 01:38:00.600 he's been putting the ball on the money even when the wide receivers been tightly 1540 01:38:00.680 --> 01:38:04.800 covered. I've seen Sam laportera now and Aamarra and Reynolds make some really really 1541 01:38:04.880 --> 01:38:10.199 impressive catches and it's because of the ball placement while the defender is kind of 1542 01:38:10.239 --> 01:38:12.880 draped on the receiver man. And to me, it's been impressive. I'm 1543 01:38:12.880 --> 01:38:15.680 a ra it seems like at least twenty thirty percent of his catches during the 1544 01:38:15.720 --> 01:38:18.760 playoffs have been like that, and golf has been on the money. To 1545 01:38:18.880 --> 01:38:24.000 me, he's continued to improve, He's continued to be somebody that is more 1546 01:38:24.079 --> 01:38:27.800 than just kind of this h He's been more than reliable. He's been somebody 1547 01:38:27.800 --> 01:38:30.199 that you know you can put the ball in his hands and he's gonna go 1548 01:38:30.239 --> 01:38:33.039 out there and make something happen. Man. Ultimately, I'm a fan speaking 1549 01:38:33.119 --> 01:38:38.199 of improvement and reliable. We may be talking about that next when it comes 1550 01:38:38.239 --> 01:38:41.279 to the Detroit Paces, or may stick it here with Lions. But first, 1551 01:38:41.359 --> 01:38:45.159 easy, why don't you tell us about Mark White? 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What 1577 01:40:49.479 --> 01:40:53.000 up to Welcome back to whateverways Live sports dot com. The show will be 1578 01:40:53.000 --> 01:40:56.279 predicted twelve and five in a playoff win no matter what the control's got. 1579 01:40:56.399 --> 01:40:59.520 Saying in word sports chat, it's all wax. Makes you running back and 1580 01:40:59.640 --> 01:41:01.479 find especially like but be a friend to the friends. Should have stream. 1581 01:41:03.319 --> 01:41:08.279 You know it is Detroit Lions talk. It is, but you know Pistons 1582 01:41:08.920 --> 01:41:12.880 was supposed to come back today. He was probable. This switched to doubtful. 1583 01:41:13.319 --> 01:41:16.039 Doubtful but questionable questionable more somebody come back? Do you want to stacking 1584 01:41:16.039 --> 01:41:18.239 the Lions? So I want to talk to Pistons. We do have the 1585 01:41:18.279 --> 01:41:25.000 official Detroit Pittstons be reported again man, and you know what tells being added 1586 01:41:25.039 --> 01:41:28.079 to the whole Lions kind of covers this year. Getting down with the fans 1587 01:41:28.159 --> 01:41:31.279 at Bullseye event group interviewing people. Man got the interview my homies man, 1588 01:41:31.359 --> 01:41:35.319 the Heavies and other people and other fans. That has been honestly a burden 1589 01:41:35.399 --> 01:41:39.840 lifted off my shoulders. Man. It's brought like at least a little ray 1590 01:41:39.880 --> 01:41:44.079 of sunshine because covering these pistons this year. Bro. Yeah, I said 1591 01:41:44.199 --> 01:41:45.600 on the pod Man, I'm stopping just sure of disgusting, man, But 1592 01:41:45.720 --> 01:41:49.359 it has been depressing, Bro. It really has to know that even Vegas 1593 01:41:49.439 --> 01:41:53.520 thought twenty eight and a half wins was the over under, and to see 1594 01:41:53.520 --> 01:41:57.039 how things have kind of fallen apart to see the injuries, to see the 1595 01:41:57.319 --> 01:42:00.560 kind of lack of innovation as related to the moves that we were expecting to 1596 01:42:00.640 --> 01:42:02.319 happen, it gets to a point where it's just like, man, oh 1597 01:42:02.359 --> 01:42:04.640 man, oh man. You know, now we're to a point where we're 1598 01:42:04.680 --> 01:42:09.560 wondering can this team do anything by the deadline and show any type of pulse 1599 01:42:09.720 --> 01:42:13.479 going into the second half of the season, Like, honestly, the biggest 1600 01:42:13.520 --> 01:42:14.439 thing that I have