WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:11.000 Yeah, once again, I ain't got the sounds, but I 2 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:13.199 will get the sounds next week, I promise. 3 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:14.560 My house is just messed up. 4 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:18.600 But yeah, let's touchdowns and Tangents live from Hopthorne, California. 5 00:00:18.719 --> 00:00:22.440 There's just something so intimate that comes from, you know, 6 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:24.920 just having these original sounds that we had when we 7 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:25.920 originally started. 8 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:28.600 But as always, I'm joined by. 9 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:33.600 Kenneth Barry and uh yeah, man, we're just here so 10 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:39.679 we won't get fined. But no, and all serious, all seriousness, 11 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:43.200 Divisional round coming up. I was talking to Kenny earlier. 12 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:46.159 It feels weird to not have any games going on 13 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.240 in the middle of the week. No college football playoff, 14 00:00:49.399 --> 00:01:00.640 no bowl games, no fcs, no Friday night lights, no playoffs. Nothing, 15 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:05.280 just we're just pretty much waiting for these last few 16 00:01:05.319 --> 00:01:08.879 games to go down in the divisional round and then 17 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:11.560 obviously the College Football Playoff, which we'll get to a 18 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:19.040 little bit later. But with all that, what will what 19 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:21.760 will you remember from this past World Card Week weekend? 20 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:31.079 Kenny? M hm uh, Mostly that the Vikings really are 21 00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:36.400 like Sam Donald. Sam Donald had all that cachet and 22 00:01:36.519 --> 00:01:42.040 just blew it. Yeah, Sam Donald, who I thought he was? 23 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.159 He really fumbled the bag he shipped down his leg. 24 00:01:45.319 --> 00:01:46.640 I mean, you'll still get a good deal. 25 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:49.560 He'll still get a'll still get, but he's not gonna 26 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:50.840 get the he could have. 27 00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:54.959 Got, probably for the multi year crazy deal before. He 28 00:01:54.959 --> 00:01:56.239 probably could have got forty million. 29 00:01:56.560 --> 00:01:59.519 Probably still throw throw ten twenty million at him or 30 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:02.079 he probably he killing with Gardner Mischian guy. He threw 31 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:05.200 thirty five touchdowns, bro, I know he looked. That's like 32 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:10.319 the most for a dude who just was ass He's 33 00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:13.599 interceptions ratio was amazing, like he literally Well, the whole 34 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:16.199 thing is, think about it this way. That defensive line 35 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.520 the first time they played was like pretty much a 36 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:23.479 rookie young defensive line. By the time they played in 37 00:02:23.479 --> 00:02:25.680 the playoffs, they're no longer a rookie. They played a 38 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:29.039 full season. You know, at that point, you're sophomore. It's 39 00:02:29.080 --> 00:02:33.560 a whole new new game. So they really made the difference, obviously, 40 00:02:33.639 --> 00:02:38.400 Jerry versus guy you you've been advocating for since the 41 00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:43.879 Rams took him, a guy you were advocating for before 42 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:50.919 the combine. Even so, Yeah, I mean the Rams just 43 00:02:51.039 --> 00:02:54.520 shown ability to build it. I mean, I think we 44 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:57.039 talked about it earlier in the season. They pretty much 45 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:00.280 just took the values of Aaron Donald and just like 46 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:06.520 scaled it to different young players, spread it across defensive line. 47 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:11.360 It's crazy, and it's like the Raiders could have had 48 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:16.639 two cornerstone pieces on defense and an extra draft picky. Well, 49 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:22.800 for me, what I'll remember obviously is just man that 50 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:25.199 the end of the Empire really showed out man c J. 51 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:25.759 Stroud. 52 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:30.520 Everyone was talking smack about him all year and rightfully so. 53 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:33.280 I mean he was underperformer, especially if you had him 54 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:41.240 in fantasy, but he him and the Texans really showed out. 55 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:41.639 You know. 56 00:03:41.719 --> 00:03:46.159 The Chargers did what they always do. They came out lackluster. 57 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:48.719 And I told you that from the get go. I 58 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:51.400 told you that as it was going on, like Chargers 59 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:53.039 are going to lose this game. The Chargers could have 60 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:57.000 easily been up twenty one to nothing, like they got 61 00:03:57.039 --> 00:03:58.759 a lot of things going their way, but they just 62 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.479 kept getting in their own way and not capitalizing. And 63 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:06.240 I was just like, I've seen this before, but this 64 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:08.759 team starts out slow like that, They're not going to 65 00:04:08.800 --> 00:04:12.960 be able to beat Houston on the road. I don't 66 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:16.839 care how good of a coach Tarbon is. Sure enough, 67 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:19.560 you know, Herbert had probably one of the worst games 68 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:24.279 of his career, and now Khalil Max is talking about retiring, 69 00:04:24.399 --> 00:04:28.839 which which is pretty crazy to think about that old 70 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:32.600 but he's don't make any birthday but it makes sense 71 00:04:32.720 --> 00:04:35.240 for him, I mean, no, he can think he could 72 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:38.800 still ring Chase with the Chiefs Chickens. 73 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:41.199 Ring Chase, go to Baltimore, Ring Chase, go to Baltimore. 74 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:44.519 Please Kylevin always having had a career year twelve and 75 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:45.399 a half sacks. 76 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:48.720 But yeah, back to my original point, I mean, Stril 77 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:53.800 showed out they get the advance over a Charger team 78 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:56.000 that was favored even though they were on the road. 79 00:04:57.759 --> 00:04:59.839 And then on the other side he got. 80 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:05.000 Ricky Jade and Daniels, the guy you've been calling offensive 81 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:07.839 rookie of the Year since like week two or three, 82 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:11.680 so cold is to use that, But he also showed 83 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:17.519 out Commanders advance and really, statistically, rookies don't really win 84 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:20.600 playoff games like that. So the fact that he did 85 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:24.959 that on the Commanders, which a year ago was by 86 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:28.399 far the worst roster I mean, or one of the 87 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:31.759 worst rosters maybe besides the Panthers, and you took that 88 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:39.240 team to the playoffs like that's borderline MVP, not just 89 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:43.839 Rookie of the Year, like if they actually voted for MVP, 90 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:48.439 like especially if he somehow wins this game, which honestly 91 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:52.079 is kind of like it's possible because now, mind you 92 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:55.839 the Lions, I mean, they had a week off, they've 93 00:05:55.879 --> 00:06:00.519 had some injuries, but if they come out flat that 94 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:04.279 young that commander team is both young and hungry and 95 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:09.639 also experienced, so anything could happen in that game. But 96 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:14.519 back to my original point, how you showed up Jane 97 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:17.079 Daniels out of Sa Maurino c J Stroud at a 98 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:18.120 ranchall Kokamonga. 99 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:22.480 It's really validating the nine on nine nine one. 100 00:06:24.519 --> 00:06:26.319 I know they got a bunch of other random ARA 101 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:30.480 codes out there now, but that's essentially the foundation of it. 102 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:34.439 But anyways, moving on to. 103 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:40.920 The divisional round, we got the Rams Eagles. I guess 104 00:06:40.920 --> 00:06:42.600 we can just start there since we already talked a 105 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:44.800 lot about it. 106 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:48.959 But for me, Kenny never rushes me, why are you 107 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:51.120 rushing me right now? What do you? What do you 108 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:55.199 rushing me do? I was in a groove and like 109 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.000 you were kind of I wanted you to pick up 110 00:06:58.000 --> 00:06:58.839 the energy a little bit. 111 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:05.000 Okay, what do you, what do you need me to do? 112 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:07.839 Act like you care, Act like you act like you 113 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:11.279 want to. Act like Aaron Barry after the after the game, 114 00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:14.399 when he wouldn't stop talking about when's the Raiders game? 115 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:19.040 Pete Kenny? When's the Raiders game? Peter Kenny? 116 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:23.319 All right, obviously everyone thinks the Eagles are gonna win 117 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:25.720 this game. How are the Rams gonna win it? 118 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:29.959 Honestly, they have a smarter coach, their defense is playing 119 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:36.199 lights out. They just have to really just stop Satuan. 120 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:41.879 It's gonna be hard because the Eagles offensive line is 121 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:44.079 the reason why they beat the ship out of the 122 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:49.920 Rams the first time. Jaalen Hurts is faster than any linebacker. 123 00:07:50.240 --> 00:07:54.519 Inside linebacker. They have an A. J. Brown can toast 124 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:57.759 any dB on that field, as well as DeVonta Smith 125 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:01.079 Dallas Go Dart. The problem, like the variety of the 126 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:04.240 Eagles offense and their offensive line and their defense being 127 00:08:04.240 --> 00:08:07.079 the best in the league, is like they're the most 128 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:11.399 complete team left. You know, just Sirianni and Hurts gotta 129 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:16.920 be in sync, and you gotta feed Taekwana ball. But 130 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:20.120 the Rams really just have to come out aggressive, have 131 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:24.319 a smart game plan, short quick passes, you can't. You're 132 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:26.120 not gonna be able to throw deep on his defense, 133 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:29.839 You're gonna have to take advantage of Philly's uber athletic 134 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:35.120 front seven established a run early, don't get caught in 135 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:38.559 a lot of third and lungs. Be in a position 136 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:40.600 to where you can always go for it fourth and four, 137 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:44.279 fourth and five. For me, it comes down to and Cooper, 138 00:08:44.279 --> 00:08:46.679 Cup and Pooka gotta show up. Cooper, Cup and Pooka 139 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:48.840 definitely have to show up. For me, it comes down 140 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:54.639 to the Rams. The Rams linebackers. Like you mentioned Sekwan Barkley, 141 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:56.000 He's a beast. 142 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:58.720 We all know that not only can he run you over, 143 00:08:58.799 --> 00:09:01.759 but he can also take it to the sins and 144 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:04.320 so they not only need to be able to match 145 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:06.159 his speed, but they also need to be able to 146 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:09.799 tackle him, and that could be an issue, especially with 147 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:15.080 Godart going over the middle as you mentioned. So for me, 148 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:19.320 I'm looking at the linebackers and safeties like they gotta 149 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:23.240 have an exceptional game this next week. In addition to that, 150 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:27.399 I mean you talked about it the interior line, they're 151 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:28.840 gonna have the biggest challenge as well. 152 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:30.840 I mean, the. 153 00:09:30.879 --> 00:09:32.919 Rams are capable of running the ball that's when they've 154 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.440 been the best is when they're controlling it with Kiren 155 00:09:36.919 --> 00:09:39.799 and they're hitting big chunk plays off the play action 156 00:09:39.919 --> 00:09:45.360 to Puka and Cooper Cup and company. If they can 157 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:47.679 do that, they got a chance. It's gonna be cold. 158 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:53.240 So I think that'll move in Philly's favor. I think overall, 159 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:56.519 we think of Philia is a much more physical team. 160 00:09:57.840 --> 00:10:00.120 But the way the Rams played this past week, and 161 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:02.879 I mean, I don't I don't think they're afraid of anyone. 162 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:06.480 I think they are playing like they have nothing to lose, 163 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:09.919 and I think in some ways that's really kind of 164 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:17.840 ignited some extra fire back in McVeigh and Stafford. But yeah, 165 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:19.879 I think this is still phil These game to lose, 166 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:24.840 no matter how you break it down. All Right, the 167 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:26.799 other game commander's lines. 168 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:37.960 Gotta be honest. If the doll if the if the 169 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:43.440 Lions and Golf come out slow at all in the 170 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:47.720 first half, their commanders will jump on them. Their defense 171 00:10:47.799 --> 00:10:52.360 will jump on them. Imagine Jonathan Allen's just imagine the 172 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:54.399 dudes in that defense have been there for so long. 173 00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:58.000 You gotta buy the plane one of them is on. 174 00:10:58.120 --> 00:11:03.720 I know that, I think, And yeah, the fact that 175 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:06.639 they've just been through so much, like they got veterans 176 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:09.600 at every level enough to make plays. You really just 177 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:14.159 have to contain aman Rah and Gibbs, which is a lot. 178 00:11:14.200 --> 00:11:16.720 There's a lot of moving parts in that offense. But 179 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:20.159 Jared Goff is thrown to have a Sam Donald Sam 180 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:22.679 Donald kind of game. Some of it some of it 181 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:24.960 is dumb luck like, so it'll be a tip pass 182 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:28.200 and it's two picks right there. They're both playing. Okay, 183 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:30.759 so they're both playing. They're long one of the longest 184 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:34.159 team in the veterans on that team, they they've never 185 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.279 been closer to a Super Bowl. And right now I 186 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:40.960 think the Commanders are playing with house money. And Jane 187 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:44.360 Daniels is a dog. He don't like losing. Neither. Is 188 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:48.360 this scary Terry Brian Robertson's good enough, Eckler's good enough. 189 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:51.120 They just have to keep moving the chains. The Lions 190 00:11:51.159 --> 00:11:54.679 can't really afford any more any more injuries at all, 191 00:11:55.919 --> 00:11:59.159 like they could be getting gashed. They've been gashed by 192 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:04.799 lesser teams like look, so you know, if I think 193 00:12:05.120 --> 00:12:07.799 the only way the Commanders gets something going early is 194 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:13.639 if they can, you know, take advantage of Kirby Joseph's aggressive. 195 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:16.320 It's gonna be hard. That's probably the best safety tandement 196 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:20.799 football is Brian Branch and Kirby Joseph. Because Brian Bench 197 00:12:21.000 --> 00:12:24.399 is a safety, he just plays some nickel. But they 198 00:12:24.480 --> 00:12:27.759 got so many corners and the two perfect safeties, like 199 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:32.159 their past defenses is like aired out of space. It 200 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:36.159 doesn't exist like it's they're locked down with that. So 201 00:12:36.320 --> 00:12:39.200 really the Commanders have to win up in the front seven. 202 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:42.039 They have to have the Jale's gonna use his legs 203 00:12:42.039 --> 00:12:44.240 a lot this game. He's gonna be running, he's gonna 204 00:12:44.240 --> 00:12:46.679 be taking advantage of those linebackers that are either slow 205 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:50.120 or they can't cover everything. And Alex Azelon is already 206 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:53.759 playing with with a disc in his arm. So I 207 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.759 think the only way the Commanders win they just have 208 00:12:55.840 --> 00:13:02.960 to stay aggressive and consistent all game and limit Gibbs 209 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:06.879 getting to the second level and alman Ra breaking loose. 210 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:12.080 Yeah, I'm not so much worried about the Commander's defense. 211 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:15.799 I mean, I think they got capable players across each 212 00:13:15.919 --> 00:13:19.279 level of the defense, especially as I mentioned, if Detroit 213 00:13:19.320 --> 00:13:22.200 comes out a little bit slow because you know they 214 00:13:22.200 --> 00:13:26.279 had a week off and I mean, they played their 215 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:29.360 starters the last week, but technically, I mean they could 216 00:13:29.399 --> 00:13:32.960 have lost that game still made the playoffs. But the 217 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:36.360 point is, if Detroit comes out in statters like it 218 00:13:36.399 --> 00:13:39.960 wouldn't surprise me. I wouldn't put it past the Washington defense. 219 00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:45.799 But as Kenny mentioned, like, it's really just gonna come 220 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:49.039 down to Jane Daniels, Like he's the X factor here. 221 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:53.039 He's the one who's going to have to give them 222 00:13:53.039 --> 00:13:55.919 that X factor like every single drive. 223 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:01.039 You know he he won't have to do it fully alone. 224 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:03.679 I mean, Scary Tarry is probably one of the most 225 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:08.679 underrated players of this generation. And if you can find 226 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:11.480 ways to get him the ball quick, early and often, 227 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:16.799 I think that will make a huge difference. But as 228 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:18.480 we know, the running game has been up and down 229 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:21.399 for them. I mean, they've had different guys pop off 230 00:14:21.399 --> 00:14:22.600 at different times, but. 231 00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:26.279 I don't know if you can really count on them to. 232 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:33.600 Really hold and drive in this sort of playoff environment. 233 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:39.879 And then outside of that, I mean, the Lions have 234 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:45.039 one really great playmaker who just has a high football 235 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.039 IQ and just is a dog and Amen Ran and 236 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:52.039 then you got Gibbs who's just an exposed to playmaker. 237 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:57.480 Anytime he touches the ball. And if those two things 238 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:01.559 get going, like the Lions are hard to beat, we'll 239 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:05.440 see what happens in the next round, especially if they 240 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:09.000 get Philly. And honestly, I mean, I think they should 241 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:11.080 probably even be afraid if they get the Rams, cuz 242 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:14.799 the Rams won't be afraid of the Lions and a 243 00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:20.159 championship game. I mean, I think you saw the growth 244 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:27.200 just from the two Minnesota games. So yeah, I think 245 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:28.799 we both like the Lions pretty much. 246 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:31.879 Yeah, I just think their old lines two potent. I 247 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:34.519 don't think. I don't think the Commander's pass rusk gets 248 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:42.480 home against a line this great, even though ironically Frankie 249 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:47.600 Louvo and Dante Fowler Junior leads the team in sacks. 250 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:49.759 I think he had like ten and a half this year. 251 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:55.159 Frankie Louvo has like eight and a half. So I 252 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:58.159 just don't see how the Lions don't neutralize the Commander's 253 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:02.159 pass rush immediately. And the screen game is gonna be huge. 254 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:06.360 So I still got the Lions the edge, but Jalen 255 00:16:06.399 --> 00:16:08.159 could be playing out of his mind. You never know. 256 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.039 I just don't think the Lions are gonna be offensively 257 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:12.799 nept They're gonna keep the foot on the gas, and 258 00:16:12.840 --> 00:16:16.960 I don't think the Commanders could score with them. Yeah, 259 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:17.440 I mean. 260 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:22.759 Ben Johnson is about to get the job of his picking, 261 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:27.240 so why not leave the lasting impression. 262 00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:30.360 Exactly all right? 263 00:16:30.440 --> 00:16:36.879 Moving on to the FC, we got the Texans and Chiefs. 264 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:41.080 That was tough for me, just because both of those 265 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:46.039 teams have been so up and down. On one hand, 266 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:49.200 the Chiefs, we've talked about how far they've looked over 267 00:16:49.240 --> 00:16:52.000 the past few years. But guess what, they still find 268 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:56.559 ways to win. They still have a great supporting cast 269 00:16:56.600 --> 00:17:00.559 around Patrick Mahomes. I mean, they got more weapons in 270 00:17:00.559 --> 00:17:03.600 the receiving Corps and they probably ever had. It's just 271 00:17:03.639 --> 00:17:06.599 a matter of who's going to be reliable and available. 272 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:12.960 But they still have Travis Kelce. They still got a 273 00:17:13.119 --> 00:17:18.960 Checko and Kareem Hunt in the backfield. Their defense is 274 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:23.519 still young, scrappy, they fly around. It's hard not to 275 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:27.279 like the Chiefs, but also the Texans. 276 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:29.079 I mean they were. 277 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:33.640 Definitely a media darling coming into the season. I mean, 278 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:36.200 they added Joe Mixon, they traded for Stefan Diggs who's 279 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:39.599 been out. Tank Dell's out, but they still had Nico 280 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:44.000 Collins still have Robert words John Matchi. They still have 281 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:49.960 capable of playmakers what's his name Schultz, that tight end 282 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:54.759 Doalm Schultz. And their defense, I mean is led by 283 00:17:54.799 --> 00:17:58.960 Jamaico Ryans head coach, and they got dogs on the 284 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:02.559 defensive side of the ball, especially with Danielle Hunter, who's 285 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:05.440 had kind of like a I mean, he never really 286 00:18:05.480 --> 00:18:08.680 fell off in Minnesota, but he's definitely out of an 287 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:12.880 extra pep in a step in Houston. You got what 288 00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:16.960 Ryan Anderson right, number two overall pick a few years ago, 289 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:26.200 exceptional athlete's. The Texas have enough playmakers to make things happen. 290 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:33.160 All Pro corner Stingley, the two safeties, both of who 291 00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:34.240 the Raiders passed on. 292 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:38.279 So I mean, anything could happen in this game. 293 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:42.200 If Houston comes out and has their best game, they 294 00:18:42.200 --> 00:18:45.920 could easily get past the Chiefs. But also the Chiefs 295 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:48.440 are proven, they're not going to back down from anyone, 296 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:50.440 and they can pretty much get out of any situation. 297 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:55.160 So yeah, more than likely it's going to be the Chiefs. 298 00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:58.160 But Texans, I think have a bigger dog in the 299 00:18:58.160 --> 00:18:59.720 fight than most people realize. 300 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:07.960 I just found out some breaking news and this is 301 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:14.079 kind of fire. Darren Bates, former Raider, a bunch of 302 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:17.559 other things. He's going to be the special teams coordinator 303 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:20.680 for the East team for the East West line Ball. 304 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:24.000 He was just a Raider a couple of years ago 305 00:19:24.039 --> 00:19:26.359 and now he's retired and now he's moving up the 306 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:29.759 coach of rights Helafast. I'm happy for him. And he's 307 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:33.240 on the Panther staff. The head coach went to Elko, 308 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:35.960 so that's me. You could have waited for college football 309 00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:38.480 for that. But yeah, no, this is but this is dope. 310 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:42.400 I mean they dropped the whole senior boat coaching stuff yesterday. Yeah. Bro, 311 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:47.400 like Darren Bates, remember where he started rose in safety 312 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:54.160 and became a linebacker on that Auburn team and he 313 00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:57.720 literally really was the drippiest special teams player of his era. 314 00:19:58.319 --> 00:20:00.880 Everyone says it, but yeah, I just have to throw 315 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:05.480 that in there. Shout to former players who are coaches 316 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:09.920 in regards to Chiefs, and it's crazy. You know, every 317 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:14.359 coach left in the playoff is under Andy Reid's coaching tree. 318 00:20:14.759 --> 00:20:21.240 They can't say the boy Bill Belchick. But yeah, I 319 00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:24.920 think the Chiefs just have to really play their game 320 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:27.079 and they have to be able to run the ball. 321 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:29.599 If they become one dimensional, it's gonna be a problem 322 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:32.799 because the Texans have one of the best defenses in 323 00:20:32.839 --> 00:20:39.839 the league. Now, the Texans offense, they gotta get going 324 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:42.039 quick and early. You got to get the easy stuff. 325 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:49.799 Robert Woods might play, Mixing is probably gonna play because 326 00:20:49.839 --> 00:20:52.440 I just don't see how he sits out. Like some 327 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:56.519 of these cats are veterans, So it's like even if 328 00:20:56.559 --> 00:20:58.839 they don't practice, I just you have to know they're 329 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:01.920 gonna be ready to come game time, especially like they're 330 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:05.000 one game away from the AC title. Like literally, the 331 00:21:05.039 --> 00:21:08.240 Texans are one win away from the AFC Championship game. 332 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:11.640 That's how like you're two games away from a super Bowl, 333 00:21:13.200 --> 00:21:17.480 Like to be this close for them, and they're the 334 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:21.480 only the Texans uh Dimiko rans and C Shard is 335 00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:27.559 the only head coach QB duo to win win the 336 00:21:27.640 --> 00:21:30.559 division title in their first two years in the league. 337 00:21:31.880 --> 00:21:36.880 Like that's crazy, Like they're making history and they can 338 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:39.359 very well win this game, but they their defense pretty 339 00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:43.359 much has to be lights out, and more importantly, they 340 00:21:43.440 --> 00:21:46.559 can't give up anything in the run game, and the 341 00:21:46.599 --> 00:21:51.680 Texans offense cannot sputter their past game cannot sputter. That's 342 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:54.519 really the biggest thing, the biggest issue. That's where the 343 00:21:54.960 --> 00:22:00.119 game is going to be one or lost. 344 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:06.519 Chris Jones, but you, like the Chiefs, you're not willing 345 00:22:06.519 --> 00:22:09.200 to put your name out there for the Texans can't 346 00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:17.480 do it all right, Bill's Ravens Ravens Ravens psychologically, I 347 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:19.440 mean yeah, they say, oh, the Bills beat the Ravens 348 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:20.279 before in the playoffs. 349 00:22:20.680 --> 00:22:25.200 Now this Ravens team is that operating at a different level. 350 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:29.039 And there's nothing that the Bills have on offense outside 351 00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:36.160 of Josh Allen that dominates the Ravens defense. They always 352 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:38.920 have a dB, they always have a say, Kyle Hamilton 353 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:42.920 and Humphrey are playing off each other in Rokwan, Like 354 00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:45.680 that's the that's the big mean to triangle of defenders 355 00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:48.759 right there. And then you got by the bouquet and 356 00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:52.319 you got Kyle van Noi having a career year and 357 00:22:52.400 --> 00:23:00.480 what year thirteen? And Jason Oway or odafe Oway he 358 00:23:00.559 --> 00:23:04.279 had ten sacks this year and he runs a fourth 359 00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:07.759 and forty. So it's like the Ravens have every advantage 360 00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:11.039 in this game except for that, you know they're not 361 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:16.000 at home. But like we saw what happened when Josh 362 00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:19.200 Allen was at home last year against the Chiefs and 363 00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:22.799 he couldn't do it. He couldn't get his team over 364 00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:26.559 the hump. People can say, oh, he doesn't have help, Well, 365 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:30.279 you have plenty of help. James Cook tied OJ's touchdown 366 00:23:30.319 --> 00:23:33.640 record sixteen touchdowns. That's big for a dude who has 367 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:35.839 not seen as a power back. But he scored sixteen 368 00:23:35.839 --> 00:23:39.920 resting touchdowns this year and tied the franchise record for 369 00:23:40.000 --> 00:23:45.039 total touchdowns almost. So I just gotta say the Ravens 370 00:23:45.079 --> 00:23:48.559 have every advantage honestly, the league. For home. 371 00:23:48.720 --> 00:23:53.519 The league always talks about how quarterbacks kind of drive sales, 372 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:57.599 drive headlines, you know, drive attention, and I think they 373 00:23:57.640 --> 00:24:00.640 got that with this game. I mean, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, 374 00:24:01.079 --> 00:24:03.160 They're never actually going to play against each other, but 375 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:06.079 you know the pre game media hype is going to, 376 00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:12.640 you know, put them up against each other. Ultimately, they 377 00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:14.480 pretty much have been going back and forth in the 378 00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:17.720 MVP race the last few years. I mean, I think 379 00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:20.279 Lamar should still get it this year, even though he's 380 00:24:20.319 --> 00:24:23.359 already got too. I mean, if you look at their stats, 381 00:24:23.440 --> 00:24:28.519 Lamar has more rushing yards. More passing yards, more passing touchdowns, 382 00:24:28.559 --> 00:24:32.319 and less intercessions. So whatever you want to say about 383 00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:35.720 Josh Allen, sure, but Lamar did it and. 384 00:24:35.640 --> 00:24:38.359 He got more wins. And we have a Derrick Henry 385 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:42.559 and you don't. So yeah, I don't know. We have 386 00:24:42.559 --> 00:24:47.359 a Derick Henry and you don't. Yeah. 387 00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:50.680 I mean beyond that, I think this is the team 388 00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:53.559 that the Bills didn't want to see in the playoffs. Honestly, 389 00:24:54.039 --> 00:24:56.119 I think the Bills would have rather have played the 390 00:24:56.200 --> 00:25:00.599 Chiefs than the Ravens fan and I've heard Bill's fancy 391 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:05.640 that as well. So yeah, I think the Bill the 392 00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:10.039 Ravens are just a more complete team. Like I just 393 00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:12.880 think they're a more refined, more physical team. They're more 394 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:16.759 ready for this moment. I think, as you mentioned, they've 395 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:18.079 just been playing at a higher level. 396 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:21.000 Two hundred and ninety nine rushing yards against the Steelers 397 00:25:21.119 --> 00:25:24.319 in the playoffs. In my lifetime, I would have told 398 00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:29.680 you a liar as a child, I said on dick 399 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:32.400 Lebo's defense, not dick Lebo's defense. 400 00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:34.559 I think Buffalo is gonna have to come out with 401 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:38.000