1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,120 You ever stumbled upon something, something that is so ridiculous, that it doesn't make 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,920 any sense, that it just irritates your soul? 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:13,120 Well, that's exactly what happened when I stumbled upon the entire interview of Earl 4 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:17,960 Thomas saying that he is better than Ed Reid and Troy Palamalo. 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,200 Yes, we are going to talk about it. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:26,080 We have to talk about it simply because you are not going to just disregard two of the 7 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:27,680 greatest safeties of all time. 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,960 You're just not going to do it. 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,240 Okay, but guess what? 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,240 Who cares about that guy? 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,160 We got to talk about the commanders and eagles game. 12 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:39,080 We got to talk about the Steelers and the Ratbirds. 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,840 If you don't know who the Ratbirds are, they are the Ravens. 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,840 That's right. 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,400 The first matchup between these two historical franchises, okay? 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:54,560 The Chiefs and the Bills preview, the Packers and the Bills, and the Seahawks and the 49ers, 17 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:55,560 okay? 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,640 This is the 49th episode. 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:58,640 That's right. 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:04,960 One episode away from 50 episodes, folks, 50 episodes. 21 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:08,040 I cannot wait for that 50th episode, okay? 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,000 But don't you worry about that because guess what? 23 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,960 This is the 49th episode of the Football Junkies podcast, okay? 24 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:16,920 I am your host with the most, okay? 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:24,600 Your Chief Bagrodomist, your Chief Head of the Table person who is in charge of all things 26 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,360 related to the draft. 27 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,640 I don't know it, but guess what? 28 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:29,640 I have a hand in it. 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:30,640 And guess what? 30 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:35,320 I already have three mock drafts, three different versions, three different scenarios already 31 00:01:35,320 --> 00:01:36,720 planned out. 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,360 You guys don't even know it yet. 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:39,440 I may even drop it. 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,600 Who knows? 35 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,600 But guess what? 36 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:47,400 I'm all these things and more, but most importantly, the most important title that you must remember 37 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,360 is I am a GM who currently is not on the team right now. 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,480 But don't you worry about it because guess what? 39 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,240 I am your host, Kale. 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,760 You already know what I'm getting ready on three, one, two, three. 41 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:26,600 Let's lock in. 42 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:33,680 All right, folks, let's just get into the meats and potatoes of everything that is going on 43 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,840 in the league right now. 44 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,320 You know what? 45 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,480 Before we get into that, I think we need to do a little bit of a rant. 46 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,920 Just a really small one, something light, nothing serious. 47 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:55,000 Earl Thomas, four Hawks and Ravens, a member of the Legion of Boom, decided that he wanted 48 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:01,120 to say that he is better than Troy Palamalu and Ed Reid. 49 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,480 Now, normally I would just let it be, let it go or whatnot, but you know, that is a 50 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:14,440 very sore, sensitive subject here at the Football Junkies podcast because we over here are very 51 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:20,680 big fans of both of those players and revere them very highly, not only in their position, 52 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:28,680 but what they did, then Troy Palamalu and Ed Reid is a disgrace to the game. 53 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:35,600 You think that you are better than Ed Reid and Troy Palamalu, two safeties who changed 54 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,720 the game of football. 55 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:43,200 Earl Thomas, you have never changed the game of football, dear sir. 56 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,360 Now, granted, you were really good during your time. 57 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,840 You was not going to take that away from you. 58 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:53,920 You were phenomenal when you were with the Seahawks, when the Legion of Boom was one 59 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:01,000 of the most dominant secondaries, defenses, whatever, and NFL history, okay? 60 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:08,240 We'll give that to you, but what you will not do on this day is say that you are better 61 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:15,480 than two players who both have won defensive player of the year awards, who are regarded, 62 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,200 universally regarded as two of the best safeties of all time. 63 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,720 You are not better than Ronnie Lough, you are not better than Ken Houston, you are not 64 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,880 better than Paul Krauss. 65 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,800 I can keep on going down this list if you really want to, but the simple fact that you 66 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,480 said that you are better than the both of them, no, you are not. 67 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:38,160 Your skill set can't even hold a candle to what Ed Reid did, and I know for damn sure 68 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,560 I can't even hold a candle to what Troy Palamalu did. 69 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:51,840 And Troy is my guy, that is my man 50 grand, and the fact that you did this is an atrocity, 70 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:52,840 sir. 71 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:58,800 You, sir, drinking from the cup of delusion right now to really think that you are the 72 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,400 equal or better than those two. 73 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:08,840 If it wasn't for injuries that caught up to them later into their career, oh, best believe 74 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:13,480 they would have shattered multiple records, multiple records. 75 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,160 You really, that you are better than those two. 76 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,160 Let me tell you something. 77 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,840 I'm just going to be really, really 100% honest with you. 78 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:29,840 If you put Ed Reid in this era of football right now, 100% guaranteed he will be close 79 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:35,040 to breaking Paul Krauss' interception record without question, because now they pass the 80 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,040 ball ball. 81 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,720 And Troy, on the other hand, you can make a case that he probably could thrive in this 82 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,480 league as well. 83 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:50,360 But the simple fact for you to say that, nah, brother, nah, nah, brother, your CTE is acting 84 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,320 up real bad and it shows. 85 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,400 Do you think that you're a first ballot holofamera? 86 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,680 No, you are not a first ballot holofamera. 87 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:59,680 No, you are not. 88 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,720 Now, let's just get into this Commerians and Eagles game because I'm already flustered 89 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:04,720 and whatnot. 90 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:09,000 So it started off really good, started off really slow and whatnot. 91 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,280 You probably nodded off in everything. 92 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:16,840 Probably put a load of clothes in and probably cleaned up the kitchen and whatnot or whatever. 93 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:19,840 And then the second half, fireworks. 94 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:22,840 That's the best way to describe it, fireworks. 95 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:24,920 The Eagles did their thing. 96 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:30,480 They started to run the ball ball with Saquon and then the rest is history. 97 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,520 But let's get into these stats. 98 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:38,640 So Jaden Daniels was 22 for 32, 191 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception, six 99 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,400 yards per attempt and a 68.8 completion percentage. 100 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:43,400 Okay? 101 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:50,000 Brian Robinson, 16 attempts for 63 rushing yards, 3.9 rushing yards per carry, one touchdown 102 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,920 and one rush of 10 plus yards or more. 103 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:58,320 Austin Eckler, nine target for eight receptions, 89 receiving yards and 11.1 receiving yards 104 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,320 per reception. 105 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:06,880 Jaylen Hertz, 18 for 28, 221 passing yards, 7.9 yards per attempt and a 64.3 Cleveland 106 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:08,760 Quad yard. 107 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:15,600 Barkley, 26 attempts for 146 rushing yards, 5.6 rushing yards per carry, two touchdowns 108 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,200 and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more. 109 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:23,840 AJ Brown, eight targets for five receptions, 65 receiving yards and 13 receiving yards 110 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:24,840 per reception. 111 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:30,000 Now here is a junky nugget that we also have to put in there before we do our little bit 112 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,720 of analysis over this game. 113 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:32,720 Okay? 114 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:39,280 Quin Yard Mitchell when lined up against Terry McClory, which he did, no targets, no receptions 115 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:45,280 and no, I will say Quin Yard Mitchell is going to be a problem moving forward. 116 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:51,760 He is going to be a dominant corner, definitely one of the best corners in the league if he 117 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,200 is not already in that conversation right now. 118 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:57,760 But this is what I will say. 119 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:05,440 I think the flaws of the commander's game is starting to show and you're now seeing a 120 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:12,240 team who, you know, they're a little bit limited to the way that the roster is constructed. 121 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,520 Because in the beginning, they were creating a lot of pressure on Jaylen Hertz. 122 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:16,760 They were going after Jaylen Hertz. 123 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:17,760 They were. 124 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,120 Frankie Louvue was, you know, moving everywhere. 125 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,920 He was creating plays and whatnot. 126 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,920 The defense was holding their own. 127 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:30,080 But then out of the woodworks, Jaylen Hertz and the Eagles offense just woke up and to 128 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,560 say, you know what, let me scoot up a little bit. 129 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:35,120 Let me let me get up out of my chair a little bit. 130 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,880 Let me let me tilt forward a little bit. 131 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,960 Let me let me play a little bit serious right now. 132 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,480 And that's exactly what they did. 133 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:41,920 Now I will say this. 134 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,440 I do believe Jaden Daniels, you know, rib injury. 135 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:52,000 I think it is a little bit more serious than what people are saying, because you can tell 136 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,520 that he is very limited with his throwing. 137 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,200 You can tell that it's really impacting him. 138 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,440 You know, if I'm Jaden Daniels, well, not even Jaden Daniels, but if I'm the command, 139 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:07,600 I am probably thinking about maybe just letting Jaden Daniels just miss maybe one or two games. 140 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:08,800 It's not going to hurt you guys. 141 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,880 It really isn't like you. 142 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:17,400 The commanders have exceeded all expectations as of right now, they have. 143 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:22,440 And you know, right now you still want to protect your rookie quarterback because again, 144 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:27,080 you don't want him to fall into the same traps that RG3 did. 145 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,400 If it means that you have to keep him out for maybe a game or two, then that's what 146 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:31,400 you have to do. 147 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:37,480 But right now you can definitely tell that the commander's defense definitely me of March 148 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:43,520 on Lattimore to play because if March on Lattimore played last night, I do believe that they 149 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,200 probably would have had a better chance of actually winning the game. 150 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:52,040 I do because March on Lattimore is still a really good corner and he can still hold his 151 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,080 own against some of the best receivers in the league. 152 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,840 This just shows you that, hey, the commanders, they did everything that they could. 153 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:05,280 But when you're going up against a loaded offense like the Eagles that has AJ Brown and 154 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:10,920 Devontae Smith and Seguin Barkley, there's only so much that you can do at some point. 155 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,360 Something is going to happen in the game and somebody's going to go walk. 156 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:15,960 And that's exactly what happened. 157 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,600 Seguin went off. 158 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:23,200 He did his thing and he continues to show the Giants and everybody else that listen, 159 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,040 they thought, oh, there is no point in in paying Seguin. 160 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,040 Well, guess what? 161 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:32,280 Seguin right now, you can make a strong case between him and Derek Henry are both runners 162 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:37,280 for MVP and it could also be runners for offensive player of the year. 163 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:42,960 I truly believe that because those two alone have been the best running backs in the league 164 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,280 right now and they're doing phenomenal things. 165 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:51,500 You have Derek Henry, who is scoring, you know, a touchdown every single game. 166 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:56,320 You have Seguin Barkley doing, you know, things that you will only see in Madden. 167 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,160 This is going to be a really good team moving forward. 168 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,600 Do I still believe that that the commanders can, you know, definitely make it into the 169 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:04,600 playoffs? 170 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:05,600 Oh, for sure. 171 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,080 Now, do I think they're going to make it far in the playoffs? 172 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:09,280 Probably not. 173 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:14,760 But the mere fact of them making it to the playoffs and Jaden Daniels, you know, first 174 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,040 year is definitely significant. 175 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,040 Best believe the holes that you see now in the commander's team on both sides of the 176 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:26,320 ball will 100% be patched up come next season. 177 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,760 Now let's get into some of these games that everyone's going to be talking about and everyone's 178 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,160 going to be watching on Sunday. 179 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:37,440 So let's start off with the greatest rivalry in sports history, and that is the Steelers 180 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:38,640 versus the Ravens. 181 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:43,000 So these are just a few things that, you know, I just decided to jot down. 182 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,720 I'm definitely going to be paying attention to. 183 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,840 And I think to start things off is how will the Steelers limit Derek Henry? 184 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:55,680 Because right now, no team really hasn't been able to really stop Derek Henry outside of 185 00:11:55,680 --> 00:12:01,120 Cam and Keanu Benson and Larry Ogren-Joby, we don't have another body that, you know, 186 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:05,320 was going to be standing tall standing firm against Derek Henry. 187 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,320 We just don't. 188 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:12,080 Derek Henry is playing out of his mind this season, and he has literally scored a touchdown 189 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,400 every single game. 190 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,920 Are we going to be the ones that are going to be able to do it? 191 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:17,920 Yes. 192 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:18,920 How are we going to do it? 193 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:19,920 I don't know. 194 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,040 Now, my assumption is they're probably going to call up Brandon Fajoco from the practice 195 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:28,920 squad and that they'll probably, you know, have him play with, you know, Keanu Benson 196 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:34,320 and probably maybe stack the box, maybe not stack the box. 197 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,320 I don't know. 198 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:41,760 But all I know is this, the problem with this Ravens offense is when you cut off one head, 199 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:42,760 guess what? 200 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:43,760 There's another one. 201 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,320 And even though you may limit Derek Henry, you still have to worry about Lamar as well. 202 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:48,320 Because guess what? 203 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,840 He can go for 10 or 15 yards untouched. 204 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:51,840 No problem. 205 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:56,120 That's definitely something that I think is the number one priority for the Steelers right 206 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:57,120 now. 207 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:04,400 Next point is how can the Ravens try to minimize or maybe even eliminate the deep passing game 208 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:05,520 for the Steelers? 209 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:10,360 Because right now, Russell Wilson has been able to unlock the deep passing game for the 210 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:11,360 Steelers. 211 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:15,720 We all know that the Raven secondary has definitely been struggling lately. 212 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:20,840 So top of that, I think another question that definitely needs to be asked is who is going 213 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,720 to be covering George Pickens? 214 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:27,040 Because if it's Brandon Stephens, oh, that's barbecue chicken alert. 215 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,080 Barbecue chicken alert. 216 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,480 Barbecue chicken alert folks. 217 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:32,480 Okay. 218 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:36,880 That's exactly what's going to happen if George Pickens is lined up with Brandon Stephens. 219 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:41,240 Now, Mike Williams, I do think that's going to be a matchup nightmare as well. 220 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,920 I just think personally, this is going to be a back and forth game. 221 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,800 This is going to be a traditional Ravens and Steelers matchup. 222 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:50,160 It's going to be back and forth. 223 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:54,560 You don't know who's going to win and it's going to be a spectacular game. 224 00:13:54,560 --> 00:14:00,000 Now, another thing that we definitely need to talk about is how effective will the passing 225 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,520 game be for the Ravens? 226 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,480 Because again, they have their own trio of monsters as well. 227 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:09,760 Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely, Zay Flowers, Rashad Bateman and Company. 228 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:14,000 And you also have Deontay Johnson, which speaking of that, before we go any further, I know 229 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:19,160 there was a lot of people saying, well, Mike Tomlin was throwing jabs at him, which we 230 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,800 probably was in a real respectful way. 231 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:28,200 But the fact of the matter is, there isn't a whole lot of footage to really review and 232 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:33,160 to go over for Deontay since he's been traded to the Ravens. 233 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:34,160 Because why? 234 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:35,680 We drafted Deontay. 235 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:41,360 So Mike Tomlin has seen way more film than everybody else has. 236 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:46,320 So he knows exactly how to limit someone like a Deontay Johnson. 237 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:50,480 So that's not necessarily him just being flat out disrespectful. 238 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,200 That's just him being honest. 239 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,480 Listen, y'all may have to look at him. 240 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,480 I don't because I drafted him. 241 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,920 I've seen him up until this point. 242 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:04,480 So I already know how to counter and how to limit his ability on the field. 243 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,440 So what it is. 244 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:11,200 Now, these are two junky junky nuggets that definitely need to be mentioned before we 245 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,120 move on to the other games. 246 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,080 By the way, this is going to be a fairly short episode. 247 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,160 I've been trying to keep things short for you guys as well. 248 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:20,280 Just have to put that in there. 249 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:27,160 But the Steelers have have won seven of the eight matchups against the Ravens. 250 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,360 All have been decided by seven points or less. 251 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:32,840 Now I will say this. 252 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:37,680 I'm not, you know, I'm not necessarily super big into betting and whatnot. 253 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:42,280 But if you are a betting person and if you think you're going to be putting a whole lot 254 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:47,320 of money on this game, I would take it out of far view because this game is going to 255 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,240 be a very close game. 256 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,320 It's going to come down to the wire. 257 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:52,480 It really is. 258 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,480 So if you think, oh, this person's going to, you know, have a breakout game or that person 259 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:58,960 going to have a breakout game. 260 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,400 Hey, I would think twice about that, sir. 261 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:02,400 Ma'am, whomever. 262 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,920 I would really think about it. 263 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:09,200 Now I'm not a stat that definitely needs to be talked about as well as over the last 264 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,360 four starts against the Steelers. 265 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,400 Lamar has the worst passer rating at 66.3%. 266 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,720 Now am I saying that the Steelers are the Ravens kryptonite? 267 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:20,720 No. 268 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,360 But what I am saying is this. 269 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,320 We play Lamar fairly well. 270 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:30,960 I would say we play him the best out of all the other teams in the NFL. 271 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,200 And it's not only because we are division rivals. 272 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,320 It's just simple. 273 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:35,880 We have the Ravens number. 274 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:36,880 That's it. 275 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:37,880 That is simple. 276 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,360 We have the Ravens number. 277 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:40,360 Okay. 278 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:45,600 So for all that smack and talking all that trash about the Steelers, just know we are 279 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:52,360 not going to just lay down and allow you guys to get a W. It is going to be a fight. 280 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,480 It is going to be a brawl. 281 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:59,880 This will dictate who will be winning the North because you know why I'm going to have 282 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:00,880 to talk my talk. 283 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:01,880 I really am. 284 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,400 I know it's been a while since I've done it. 285 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,520 I've been trying to be real humble this season, but I have to. 286 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:07,520 Okay. 287 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:11,760 So all the Browns and Bagels fans that think, oh, it's our division. 288 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,240 The division is up for the grabs. 289 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:14,240 No, it's not. 290 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,520 It never has and it never will be. 291 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:16,520 Okay. 292 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,960 The division will always be won by one or two teams. 293 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:24,120 It's either going to be the Ravens or it's going to be us, the Steelers, the Sixth. 294 00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:25,120 Nope. 295 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:26,120 I'm not going to do it. 296 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:27,120 I'm a wait. 297 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:28,120 I'm a wait till after the game. 298 00:17:28,120 --> 00:17:30,120 Then I'm a really go off. 299 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:31,120 Okay. 300 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:33,040 But let's get into another game that we have to talk about. 301 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:34,880 So the bills in the chiefs. 302 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:39,400 I think the number one question that I have is how effective will this chiefs passing 303 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,600 game be against the bills? 304 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,640 Because the bills have been playing fairly well, especially that defense. 305 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:51,160 And we all know that Josh Allen is three and one against my homes in the regular season. 306 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,520 And if we're being real year and I'm, I'm just, I just have to say this. 307 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:55,520 I really do. 308 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:56,520 I'm completely honest here. 309 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:01,560 The chiefs are probably going to go down in history as one of the worst undefeated teams 310 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:02,960 in NFL history. 311 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:08,880 When you think of, you know, previous undefeated teams, they are teams that are dominant. 312 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:14,320 They are blowing teams out of the water, every single opponent. 313 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:18,240 The chiefs, the chiefs are barely getting by with a lot of these games. 314 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,440 They barely won against the Broncos. 315 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,440 They barely won against the 49ers. 316 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,080 They barely won against the Ravens. 317 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,240 Let's be real year. 318 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,560 This team is not super dominant. 319 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:33,080 Here the defense does, you know, is doing their part, but there's offense. 320 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,320 And I'll just leave it there. 321 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:40,800 But for the bills, I want to see exactly what are they going to do moving forward because 322 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:46,760 I do know that Amari Cooper is, is banged up as well as Dalton Kincaid, which actually 323 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:50,480 speaking of him, he was actually declared out for that game. 324 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,000 So are the bills going to rely more on the run game? 325 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Are they going to try to see if they can feed him more to Keon Cole? 326 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,440 What exactly is this bills team going to do against the chiefs? 327 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:07,160 Because again, everybody knows the players, the playoffs are going to run through Kansas 328 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,160 City. 329 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,960 We all know that blah, blah, blah. 330 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:10,960 Nobody cares. 331 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,760 But I do believe that this is going to be a traditional, you know, back and forth game 332 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,000 between the bills and the chiefs. 333 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,800 I think Josh Allen definitely has a lot to prove. 334 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:25,920 And I think, you know, the bills realize that if they continue to, you know, stack these 335 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:31,200 wins up against their AFC opponents, it puts them in a real comfortable position for the 336 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,200 playoffs, which, you know, that's what they want. 337 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,400 Moving on to the Packers and Bears game. 338 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:42,160 I think the number one question that we all need to ask is how will this Bears offense 339 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:47,160 create plays and how would it look like with the recent firing of Shane Waldron? 340 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:52,880 Because again, this offense has been underachieving with the amount of talent that they have. 341 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:59,720 You have an entire receiving core, Kenan Allen, Roma Dunze, DJ Moore, Dolton Kincaid, Deandre 342 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,280 Swift and company, you have it. 343 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:08,800 So for them not to be able to, you know, be a little bit more competitive, definitely 344 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:14,680 says a lot and granted, you can't put all of this on Kenan Williams' shoulders. 345 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,620 You can't because he's a rookie. 346 00:20:16,620 --> 00:20:22,400 So he's still trying to find his footing while dealing with dysfunction all around. 347 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,960 It's a dysfunction. 348 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:30,640 You have a coach right now that I would not be surprised that if they get blown out against 349 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:36,040 the Packers on Sunday, that he will probably get fired, most likely. 350 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:41,000 And you know, you just have a whole lot of just turmoil that has happened with this Bears 351 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,840 team and granted, this was a team that I was thinking, Oh, this team is going to be super 352 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,040 competitive in their division. 353 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,280 And right now they are falling off a cliff. 354 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:57,000 And I'm talking about the steepest cliff that you can think of in your mind and just imagine 355 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,520 the Bears just falling free fall. 356 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:00,720 That's how bad it is. 357 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:05,680 Now, since 2019, the Bears have lost 10 straight games to the Packers. 358 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:07,680 10 straight. 359 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:08,680 10 straight. 360 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,840 This is not good, folks. 361 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,360 This is not good. 362 00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:19,120 On top of that, the Bears have gone 23 consecutive drives without scoring a touchdown. 363 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:23,760 Caleb Williams has been sacked 38 times of the season. 364 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,720 That is the most in the National Football League right now. 365 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:35,160 I think what needs to be talked about a lot more is the inability for the Bears to not 366 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:41,160 move off of Matt Iberfluss this offseason this year and just trying to bring in a new 367 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:47,320 head coach prior to the season starting simply because he doesn't know what he's doing. 368 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,640 Matt Iberfluss does not know what he's doing. 369 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,920 He is not an NFL head coach. 370 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:53,280 Sure he can be a coordinator. 371 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,960 Sure he can be an assistant to a coordinator. 372 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,400 But to say that he is a head coach, no he is not. 373 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:04,560 We continue to see the cycle of the Bears once again messing things up with their rookie 374 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,880 quarterback by having a bad head coach. 375 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,720 We saw with Mitchell Trebisky. 376 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,520 We saw with Justin Fields. 377 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,600 And now we sort of are seeing it with Caleb Williams. 378 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:20,480 And mind you, all the moves that they made for Caleb Williams was sort of showing that 379 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,520 okay they learned from their mistakes with Justin Fields and Mitchell Trebisky and that 380 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:28,840 they're ready to move forward and to go in a different direction. 381 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,480 But clearly that's not the case. 382 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:35,840 And now they have fallen back into that same broken cycle and now Caleb Williams is suffering 383 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,080 for it. 384 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:43,800 And so now you're about to go through somewhat of bend the wheel for the next head coach 385 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:49,440 because again, Ben Johnson most likely he's not going to stay in the division. 386 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,720 If he does, he'll probably stay with the Lions. 387 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:58,040 Who else right now could you say would be a great pickup for the Bears for Caleb Williams? 388 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,640 Because as of right now, they need an offensive head coach. 389 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,480 They need to stop with this defensive head coach crap. 390 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,960 Go and get you an offensive minded head coach so that they can work on Caleb Williams and 391 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:16,040 to make him one of the best quarterbacks that he can be his skill set says it. 392 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:20,200 So you have to be able to make sure that you make this right. 393 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:24,520 Because again, the Bears realized that they messed up on Mitchell Trebisky and Justin 394 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:25,520 Fields. 395 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,320 They did when it comes to the coaching. 396 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:31,320 They waited too long to make those necessary changes. 397 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:37,200 And now look, Mitchell Trebisky is now back up and Justin Fields is, you know, was trying 398 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,320 to fight for a starting role, a starting quarterback job. 399 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,320 Like, come on now. 400 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:48,920 But you know, for the Packers, this is, you know, just another game. 401 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:49,920 That's it. 402 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,000 It's just another game for the Packers. 403 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,280 I will continue to say it. 404 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:58,240 The Packers are a dark horse team that not a lot of people are talking about that will 405 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:04,440 definitely sneak up and be the team that nobody would ever expect when it comes to the playoffs. 406 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,240 You heard it here first on the football junkies podcast. 407 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,640 Now onto the final game that I think we definitely need to talk about. 408 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,120 Seahawks of 49ers. 409 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:20,240 This is an old school traditional matchup that, you know, during the Legion of Boom era, man, 410 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:26,040 man, oh man, you would see some serious highlights, some serious hits, some serious throws passes, 411 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,280 you name it. 412 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,600 It would be great. 413 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:32,360 But now it's, it's a little bit watered down. 414 00:24:32,360 --> 00:24:33,520 But who cares about that? 415 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:41,280 But I think the number one question for the 49ers is, can their special teams unit improve? 416 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,880 Because again, they have been hitting somewhat of a little, a little bit of a bump in the 417 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:50,660 road, you know, sort of, sort of say when it comes to the special teams, it has not 418 00:24:50,660 --> 00:24:52,160 been good. 419 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:57,960 And you know, we saw that viral clip of Dbo basically telling the special teams like, 420 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,320 Hey, you got to lock in, bro. 421 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:01,320 You got to lock in. 422 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:08,040 You know, rightfully so, because again, you guys are just as important as we are. 423 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:12,920 And if you, if you can do your job, then guess what, that puts more pressure on us to try 424 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:18,080 to, you know, mitigate or fill in that gap or whatever the case may be. 425 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:23,320 This team, they're holding on, they're holding on by for dear life. 426 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,160 And I'm talking about not even a little rafter. 427 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:32,040 I'm talking about that small little baby pool tube that you, that you put little kids 428 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,600 in that, you know, that keeps them afloat and whatnot. 429 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,840 That's what the 49ers are holding on to. 430 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:42,040 One more thing that we do need to mention though is the 49ers do average 5.6 yards per 431 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:47,920 carry when George Kittle is on the field and 3.4 yards per carry when George Kittle is 432 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,040 not on the field. 433 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:54,760 So, you know, when with brand IU being out for the season and other people, you know, 434 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:59,640 being nagging injuries and whatnot, they've definitely been leaning on George Kittle not 435 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:04,160 only for the running game, but as well as, you know, in the passing game as well. 436 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,160 And it's working. 437 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:10,320 So, you know, let's see what happens moving forward because I don't even think the Seahawks 438 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:15,480 really have anybody that could, you know, be a good matchup against George Kittle. 439 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:19,240 And on top of that, I forgot to mention this as well. 440 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:27,000 This 2022, the 49ers have won six consecutive games against the Seahawks, including playoffs. 441 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:32,920 Now for the Seahawks on the other hand, winning this game is one step closer for you to be 442 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:37,160 able to compete with the Cardinals to win this division. 443 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,600 Because as of right now, this division is still up in the air. 444 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,440 Now granted, you still have three really good teams. 445 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,680 You still have the Seahawks, the 49ers and the Cardinals. 446 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,800 So somebody got to, somebody got to win this thing. 447 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:51,800 Somebody. 448 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,240 Now, do I think the Seahawks will be able to, you know, break this streak and actually 449 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:56,240 win against the 49ers? 450 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:57,840 Yes, I do for sure. 451 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:02,880 Because as of right now, neither team, you know, has a real clear cut advantage over 452 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:03,880 the other. 453 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:09,160 Sure, Chris McCaffrey has, has come back, but he still has to go through somewhat of 454 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:14,440 the bumps and bruises and knock the rust off, you know, per se when it comes to playing 455 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,960 football, because again, he's been out for almost half of the season. 456 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,280 So he has to get back into, you know, back into the swing of things. 457 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:25,440 So for the Seahawks defense, man, you guys got a tall task. 458 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,400 Now that Chris McCaffrey is back, you got to worry about him. 459 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:32,400 You got to worry about Debo, George Kittle and company. 460 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,480 But you know, I still do believe in the Seahawks defense. 461 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,860 I still think they are ultra competitive and I do believe that they do have playmakers 462 00:27:40,860 --> 00:27:45,640 on this team that can be able to make the big play if need be. 463 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,480 But I want to end this episode here short episode. 464 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,280 I know, I know, I know, but guess what? 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