No, oh, no, what is that? What is that? Oh, no, my powers are fading. They're fading. They're fading. What is it?
What is it? It's Pittsburgh a night. It's pit night
Yeah, pit night. That's right. That's right. You thought I wasn't gonna say anything
You thought I wasn't gonna talk about what happened on Sunday against the six
You know what I'm not even gonna do it not gonna do it because we still got a game on Thursday
We still have to talk about okay, but just know we got some breaking news
We're not really breaking news because it already broke yesterday
Well, we still got to talk about because it is sort of breaking news in our mind
Joe Douglas get fired. I know. Yeah, that might turn into a rant
Daniel Jones get benched that might turn into a rant the 49ers nightmare continues that might turn into a rant the Steelers
Continue to win the chiefs undefeated season is over
Anthony Richardson gets a W against the Jets the Cowboys drama continues and
The Bengals
Continue took from ball. Okay, all of this and more on the 50 if that's right the 50th episode of the football junkies podcast
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Oh, right folks, let's get into the meats and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league right now
We have to start things off with the jets. Okay, we're gonna talk about the jets all whole lot
But don't you worry about that? Okay, so Joe Douglas former GM for the jets was fired
Okay, flat out fired now before we get into all the you know
Intangibles of who he has he drafted as well as you know his record
Let's just get into the statement that was put out by you know current owner Woody Johnson
So this is what he said and I quote today. I informed Joe Douglas. He will no longer serve as the general manager of the New York jets
I want to thank Joe for his commitment to the jets over the last six years and wish him and his family the best moving forward
Phil Savage will be the intern general manager for the remainder of the season
We will begin the process to identify a new general manager
Immediately now before we get into any more of the rants, okay before we start though the whole rant process and whatnot
Let's get into some of the notable players that he has drafted. Okay, so under Joe Douglas's regime. He has drafted sauce
Garret Wilson Jermaine Johnson
Breeze Hall will McDonald Braylon Allen Michael Carter and more okay
Those are some of the notable ones that he's drafted that been successful now his record has been 30 and 64
So yes, the record does not look that good
But when we really look at it, you know, he has hit as well as miss just like any other general manager has
But you know for
For this to be somewhat of a curveball
No, it really isn't because you could tell that at this point in the season, they're ready to clean house
Right. The jets are ready to just you know hit the nuke button
Reach off of the deck and see what they have and you know, if it's a good hand, they roll with it if it's not a good hand
Then they're just gonna keep pushing but you know, if you're Joe Douglas
This is a blessing in the skies because now the opportunity to give yourself a little bit of lee leeway for the next two or three years
Work under a front office build your reputation up a little bit more
And then you know when there is an opening that you feel like you could possibly get then you go after and you get it
Not to mention he does have numerous connections with you know current GMs right now in the league Andy Wightle, of course
The the Ravens because he did start, you know with the Ravens or whatnot in other places
So oh no, it's not a somber moment for Joe Douglas
It's actually a great moment because again the jet season is continuing to crumble
But at the same time there is criticism that does have to go on Joe Doug
Doug was his lap and the fact of the matter is you know, you guys went out of your way to get Aaron Rogers, right?
You guys sent multiple planes to get Aaron Rogers
And then you decided to get all of his buddies together and so far it has been nothing but a shit show
And I mean exactly what I said and I am not cutting that out
It has been an absolute shit show and the reason why I say that is because
you cannot make the move that you did to go after Aaron Rogers and
Not face any backlash from it, you know and granted, you know that this could probably be a topic where I could be raging and you know
Freaking out yelling doing more cussing or whatnot, but it wouldn't solve anything the fact of the matter is the jets have underperformed and
This was a big hype up and now it has basically fallen straight to the ground
From the offseason where they had hard knocks and they were documenting the whole thing and the whole media hype and you know
Aaron Rogers or sauce was you know going to games together and everything and you know
Everybody was thinking oh the jets are gonna be a problem gonna be a problem
I was telling people this when they when they made the trade that this was not going to end well
Okay, because Aaron Rogers does not have that gene in him to compel the team to be better
Right because when we look at things right when we look at all the famous
Quarterbacks that have went to second teams and won championships Tom Brady paint many myth in Matthew Stafford
They all won championships. They all won
Aaron Rogers has it. Let's really be real here. Let's have a real honest conversation here
if you really expected that an
Aaron Rogers led jets team was actually going to do something you are just
You're out of your mind
Because you could see that the right was on the wall that at some point
He is going to start pointing the fingers
He is going to start throwing people under the bus and then sooner or later people are going to start getting fired
And who was the first person to get fired?
Robert solid and since Robert solid has been fired. They have not done well that defense has not been well
Nor has that offense and some of that does fall on who Aaron Rogers his lap
And that also falls on Joe Douglas's lap as well because guess what you should have the know-it-all to realize listen
Why in the world should I mortgage myself with a 40 almost 40 year old quarterback?
Who during the last two or three years of his tenure with the Packers? They were horrible
It was toxic. Why in the world would I want to bring that into my into my young locker room?
Why and polluted and
Now you're in a situation where now guess what you just wasted another year. You basically wasted two years
Because you were thinking that this guy was going to be the one that was going to take you to the promise lane
No, the only place that he has taken you is to the junkyard and that is the truth because now you are in a situation
Where you have tailor made this team?
specifically for Aaron Rogers and now you have to reshuffle the deck all over again now you have to prioritize
getting a quarterback and
To make matters worse the quarterback draft class is not even really that strong
Next year sure you have Shadour Sanders and sure you have cam ward and sure you have Carson Beck and Quinn Ewers and Jackson
Dart and others
But the fact of the matter is it's not that strong
The only two quarterbacks that you can say right now are first-round picks as cam ward and Shadour Sanders
Everybody else is up in the air now Quinn Ewers
You could probably make a case that he probably could be a
A first-round pick depending on how the season goes with Texas, but the fact of the matter is
Carson Beck is not a first-round pick
Jackson Dart is not a first-round pick Jalen Milrow is not a first-round pick
So now you have to allocate more resources to the quarterback position because you thought that this guy this veteran guy
Would solve all your answers and all that he has done is created more problems
Created more rift in your locker room and now he is going to force a lot of your young players
To leave the team because they don't want to deal with this toxicity no more. I would not be surprised
If sauce next year does not want to be on the Jets anymore
I would not be surprised because
Here he is wasting his prime years some of his best years on a team
That is not gone anywhere. It's the same old Jets doing the same old thing
And what is that exactly failing failing to meet expectations failing to meet the standard failing to do the right thing
They looked more competitive
With Mike White and Zach Wilson than they ever have with Aaron Rodgers and granted
I understand that that's the first year of Aaron Rodgers. He was hurt over the season. Okay, cool
But the constant back fighting and finger pointing and blame game that Aaron Rodgers continued to do has gotten them nowhere
Mike Williams looks more happy now with the Pittsburgh Steelers than what he ever has with the New York Giants
That's what happens folks when you get out of a toxic situation and you get into a more
Progressive situation now let's shift this thing over to the Vontae Adams because yes
I do have a little bit of a bone to pick with him simply because once again you fall for the same
Okie-dote play
Thinking that your friend was going to put you in a better situation has done is put you on a sinking ship
I really want you to think about that for a minute here folks because
Here we have a great receiver in the Vontae Adams
You had a choice
To go between the Ravens
The Bills and the Steelers
Three teams right now who are most likely going to be in the playoffs
Who have a much better winning record and a much more stable
situation at quarterback than what the Jets do
And here you are deciding that you wanted to go and play with your friend who by the way
Left you in Green Bay
He left you
You see there's a difference if you know
Things just didn't work out and this was you know, it was unexpected and whatnot and you know
This was an overnight type of trade that nobody was expecting
Okay, fine
But you knew that Aaron Rodgers was going to be going from the Packers
And you knew
That you
Wanted another chance to rewrite your wrongs when it came to going to the Raiders and here was your chance
Here was your chance to be a number one receiver
On any of those three teams
I don't care what anyone says
Vontae Adams would have been a one with the Bills
He would have been a one with the Steelers and he would have been a one with the Ravens
He would have been and it also doesn't help that you will post a picture
Of edgar allen po the one person the one icon that everyone knows is connected to baltimore
And instead of you going to a team that is on the path to winning that is on the path to potentially winning a championship
You decided to go with your friend
You decided to pick the person that decided to leave you and now look most likely he's going to leave you again
Now should we feel bad for the Vontae Adams? No, not at all because you had a chance to
Change your direction now granted. I understand you probably wouldn't have went to the chief simply because of you know
Division rivals and whatnot and I get all of that, but still come on man
Do you have better options?
Way better options than this. Come on, man. Say all that to say this
There's going to be more people that are going to be getting fired
Moving forward and if I am a GM and if I am a head coach, I know I've been on this topic for a long time
I know I have other things I have to talk about we are going to talk about those things as well
But I do want to drive this point home because I have been saying this
Since the rumors were starting to bubble that erin rogers was going what was going to the jets
Because you knew you could see the writing on the wall that it was it was not going to end well
Everybody knew wherever Tom Brady went. Guess what most likely they were going to be
competing for championship
Everybody knew where Pey Manning was going most likely
There's a chance that they can be a really good team and they could possibly win a championship
Even though he was coming off of a serious neck injury
Everybody knew if Matt Stafford was to be paired up with the right team in the right situation
That they would be a very dangerous team all of them won championships
error office hasn't won one
Just a food for thought moving forward to another New York team that continues to
Gravel own mess, which is the Giants now for those of you who do not know
The decision has been made that Daniel Jones will be getting benched and not, you know being the backup quarterback
No, he is the third string quarterback on the team right now
So let's just get into the ins and outs of everything and then we'll you know dive into
opinions and takeaways and whatnot so
At this point at this juncture
If Daniel Jones does not play another down for the new york giants, this will be his stat line
216 for 341
2070 passing yards eight touchdowns seven interceptions
6.1 yard per 10 in a 63.3 completion percentage. Okay now his career record according to stat news
is 24
45 and one
Okay
Now according to Tom Pellecero because he tweeted this out the moment that Daniel Jones was being benched
Daniel Jones was due 30.5 million in 2025
But if the Giants cut or trade him before march 16th
They hope they owe him no money beyond the 2024 season
Now here is the interesting part in all of this
If cut or traded without a post-june 1st designation
They carry 2.21 million dead cap in 2025 with savings of 19.39 million. Okay
Now vice versa if cut or traded with a post june 1st designation
They carry a 11.1 million dead cap hit in 2025 in 2026 and save
30.5 million on the 2025 cap now
I know you know things things happen and you know decisions are made and at the end of the day
This is a business
But we all know that this was driven about
Preparing for the future as well as beginning to figure out exactly how much money do they have so that they can invest
Into building up this offense even more
Because the fact of the matter is folks
Daniel Jones since getting this deal has not lived up to the expectations
And this falls on joe shane's lap
Doesn't really fall on brian dabel's lap because brian dabel inherited
Daniel Jones and brian dabel wanted to draft
Either jade and daniel's or one of those other quarterbacks
But they decided that they wanted to go and to get malik neighbors, which again, it's still a great pig
It really is
But the fact of the matter is it's better if you get a rookie quarterback because that gives you five years
To build that team in the direction that you want that you want it to be built
Compared to paying for an average to possibly below average quarterback who at best will probably be
a backup quarterback moving forward to mention it also
reinforces what i've been saying this entire time
Which was the giants needed seikwan
It was seikwan's influence on the field that was making daniel jones
Look good
And now that you realize that guess what now they're making the tough decision
Which granted there have been you know insiders that have said that a lot of the giants players are a little bit disgruntled about it because
They all know that this is a financial move. This isn't based off of you know anything else, which is true
But at the end of the day here, let's be real here outside of darryl slayton and malik neighbors and tyrone tracy and theo johnson
This offense really hasn't been super productive daniel jones has not been super productive
And let's be real here again brian dable wanted jaden daniels. He really wanted him
And the fact that they did not go and get him is a disgrace because now you see jaden daniels
thriving and potentially
Going to win rookie of the year
He has looked phenomenal this year. This will go down in history as one of the greatest
Seasons for a rookie quarterback
In the fact that you could have gotten him and you didn't is a disservice to you in the organization
And now you're trying to play a game of catch-up
Because now you realize that guess what we overpaid we reached for this quarterback
We thought that this quarterback was going to be the future when in whole time he was not
All he was was a mere thought and so now you've put in tommy de Vito and then have drew lot behind him
Knowing that they are not going to be able to win a whole lot of games
Knowing that you are preparing yourself to draft a quarterback high
And if you're brian dable you have to have an honest conversation with both john mera and joe shane
And you may have to throw joe shane under the bus just a little bit simply because listen
You were the one that was trying to justify the contract that you gave daniel jones
You're trying to justify let me draft the quarterback this time because I know what type of quarterback
I need in order to be successful
Now we need to talk about some of these games, okay?
And I know I've been sort of you know on rants and rants and rants, but you know what it's just
It's just it's just frustrating just to see that
Organizations continue to do the most
Damnest things in the world and it's like bro
Why in the world where the giants literally fighting tooth and nail towards the end?
To get daniel jones a contract
I remember it because it was literally getting close to the deadlines of franchise tag players and whatnot
And they were fighting tooth and nail they were going back and forth going back and forth like two boxers
And guess what daniel jones got a deal and instantly when the news dropped of daniel jones got in the deal
I was like, you know what? Yeah, there's not gonna end. Well, this is not gonna end. Well, but you know if I'm safe one
I'm just kicking back and I'm just you know, maybe chuck a little bend just say hey
I told you so but let's get into this 40 Niners in seahawks game because a lot has to be said about this as well
So geno smith was 25 or 32
221 passing yards one interception
6.9 yards per attempt in a 78.1 completion percentage
Kenneth walker 14 attempts for 54 rushing yards
3.9 rushing yards per carry one touchdown and one rush of 10 plus yards or more
Jackson smith and jigba 11 targets for 10 receptions
110 receiving yards and 11 receiving yards per reception
Brock purdy 21 for 28 159 passing yards one touchdown one pick
5.7 yards per attempt in a 75 completion percentage
Christian mccaffrey 19 attempts for 79 rushing yards 4.2 rushing yards per carry in two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Joanne Jennings 11 targets for 10 receptions 91 receiving yards one touchdown and 9.1 receiving yards per reception
Now this is what I will say. I think it's time. We have an honest conversation
about the 49ers this season
And I think it's really over
I think the experiment and I mean experiment
That was the 49ers is officially over
And the reason why I say that is because you can tell
They're just not the same team anymore. I think last year was probably the last true year
Where they had a real legitimate chance of actually winning a super bowl
I think you know once once the season ended the way that it ended
I think it was just over for them to mention you can tell now
People have become accustomed to the Kyle Shanahan system and there is a roadblock in Kyle Shanahan's offense
Where there is a lack of creativity in his play calling
Because now everybody knows how to do it now because a majority of his coaches are now offensive coordinators or
In some capacity on an offensive staff on another team
That's just what it is folks
And it also doesn't help that you know the 49ers have not done well when it comes to drafting may I remind you
Some of the players that they have whiffed on
Recently. Yeah, I got time today. Let's get into it. Okay, so
Trey Lance in 2021, right?
They traded three
Not one
Not two
But three first round picks and he only started three games in two years now. Mind you
He had a season ending ankle injury one year and then after that
He only started a few more games and they shipped them off to to uh to Dallas
Dante Pettis in 2018 they traded up to get him
Solomon Thomas
2017 drafted third overall and he failed to meet the expectations and granted I get it
You know, you're going to whiff on picks. It happens. I understand that
But the fact of the matter is that that one trade with trade lands
Pushed them back so many years that now it's finally catching up to them
Because you traded away three first round picks to get somebody and then you didn't even really give them a fair shake
You didn't
What sense does that really make?
And granted there were a lot of former players and analysts and one that were saying oh
Get trade lands out of san francisco. He's not doing his job. He's horrible blah blah blah
But you traded three first round picks to get him. I'm sorry
You are going to have to ride out these five years to see exactly what do you have in trade lands
And they didn't and they shipped him off like it was nothing
That's why you see the 49ers in the last few years be so active when it comes to free agency and the trades
In order to patch things up and if we're being real here, it's hurt them especially this season
Because remember they put a lot of money into gravedigger's pocket and granted gravedigger got hurt
And what has that done for them?
nothing
because now the defense of line
is
Not really that good and granted they did trade for Khalil davis, but that's a death piece
You need somebody that's going to be able to you know
Change a game if need be and the only person that you know that's productive on that line is nick bolsa
And and your turn gross gross motos. I forgot about him and limber for forgot about those two guys
No disrespect to you guys
But again, let's be real here. The 49ers experiment is over and it's okay
And I understand they're going to try to do something crazy this offseason to you know, try to run it one more time
But it's just no point
It's no point and granted I get it
They hit on friend Warner they hit on George kiddo and Brandon iu it can debo Samuel
And Brock perty and whatnot. I get all of that. But the fact of the matter is the truth of the matter is
This team is not a super bowl caliber team the cardinals and the seahawks
This is their division to fight for now. The 49ers are just occupying it
That's just it and granted remember a lot of those 49ers teams that went to the Super Bowl one night
They were just as dangerous on the defense as they were in the offense and now the defense has become really lackluster and granted
They have Brandon staley as their defensive coordinator now
I remember when that announcement was made and I instantly thought to myself
That was probably the most dumbest things they could have ever did because mind you
Have we not seen what Brandon staley did when he was the head coach for the Chargers?
Do we not see how those defenses used to crumble in the fourth quarter?
They used to crumble like flour hitting water
It was atrocious and now you have him with the 49ers
It's not looking good brother. It is not looking good. But for the seahawks
great win
Very much needed win. This keeps their playoffs, you know dreams alive
And now they're probably be fighting tooth and nail with the Cardinals to see who is going to you know win the division and
If I can make a prediction right now
I will probably say it it might be might just be the seahawks
But I will have to you know, check the the the schedules for for both teams right now
But let's get into this Steelers and Ravens game. Yeah
Yeah, we got to get into the game that everybody was talking about that the game that everyone was saying
Oh, the ravens are going to beat the Steelers
Yeah, I'm talking about you mook. You were the person that was definitely thinking that the ravens were going to beat the Steelers
No, no, no, no, no
Mike Tonley once again shows that he has the ravens number and Lamar Jackson's number now
Let's get into these stats. Okay, Russell Wilson dangerous
was 23 for 36 205 passing yards one pick
5.7 yards per 10 in a 63.9 completion percentage
Najee Harris 18 attempts for 63 rushing yards
3.5 rushing yards per carry in three rushes of 10 plus yards and more
George Pickens 12 targets for eight receptions 89 receiving yards and 11.1 receiving yards per reception
Lamar Jackson 16 for 33
207 passing yards one touchdown one pick 6.3 yards per 10 in a 48.5 completion percentage
Derek Henry 13 attempts for 65 rushing yards 5 rushing yards per carry one touchdown one rush of 10 plus yards and more
Isaiah likely 5 targets for four receptions 75 receiving yards and 18.8 receiving yards per reception
Now this is what I will say and I'm just going to be completely honest here
I'm going to try to eliminate the fandom within me for the
Steelers you thought it was going to do but I'm not going to do it
Going to wait till thursday now. This is what I will say
In all seriousness
The Steelers continue to you know get wins and this is probably their toughest opponent they have faced thus far
And they won and you know, this wasn't just you know one person being dominant. No, this was a collective effort
Especially on the defense. Patrick Queen was doing his thing
John Ubenson, Cam Hayward, TJ Watt, to Sean Elliott
Everybody heard job and this was a great win. This was a great win a very much needed win because this exposed the Ravens
Because again for the longest time this season teams have been trying to figure out how can they stop this Ravens offense
And the Steelers were the one to do it
They finally cracked the code and they did it and this continues to show how dominant
My timeline is when it comes to the Ravens
Because again, as I said before in the previous episode leading up to this game
The Steelers have won seven of the eight last matchups between the Steelers and Ravens
And mind you some of those Steelers teams did not have a whole lot of talent
Whether that be because of injuries or you know people not playing well or whatever the case may be
And they still found ways to win
I don't know man
I don't know this Steelers team is getting more and more dangerous
As the season continues to dwindle down as we get closer and closer to playoffs and whatnot
Now the only problem that I do have with the Steelers offense is the red zone
They have been atrocious in the red zone and granted there were multiple times where you probably could have put just in fields in
And you probably could have done a QB option or something but you got to change up the play column because again
The red zone has been somewhat of the Achilles heel for the Steelers offense
I would have thought that they would have tried to use
You know
Nausea a little bit more in the red zone
Maybe a little bit more of jaylen warren or you know just try to shake things up just a little bit more because again
There were points and points in times in the game where okay
They were just using a whole bunch of shotgun or a lot of pistol and it's like no bro
You got to you got to switch things up a little bit more
Because again, this is our divisional rival
So whatever that we show them in this game most likely they're going to study it
And they're going to be better equipped and better prepared for when we face them again
Which I do believe we probably will beat them and then swept them and then win the whole division
But I'm not going to say it. You didn't hear it here first on the 50th episode of the football
Junkies podcast
really there were multiple opportunities where lamar had chances to run into
Possibly get a first down or you know to do something miraculous, but he just didn't want to do it and for
Whatever reason I do not know but you know if you are the Ravens
You got to clean that up. You got to do a better job because again
And this is a crazy stat. I didn't even realize it the Steelers are undefeated
When not scoring a touchdown, they are two and oh
Compared to the entire league who are two and 18 when they don't score a touchdown
The Steelers continue to find ways to win games in the most craziest ways
And a lot of that a lot of this has to be given to my time and granted
I was definitely one of those people. I'll be honest. I'll be very transparent here
Who definitely thought, you know, this is going to be a very trying year for my time
And because there was a lot of turnover with the offense
Can you pick it was gone?
You know
Mason Rudolph was gone via free agency and then you bring in Justin Fields and then you bring in Kyle Allen and Russell Wilson
You bring in a new offensive coordinator. You trade away. Deontay Johnson and you lose james daniel's for the season you lose
Uh, Nate herbig for the season then joy fatanu is out for the season like a lot of things have happened and for
Mike Tomlin to remain on the course and to exceed
expectations and continue to win games that a lot of people said that the Steelers were not going to be able to win games is
You know kudos to him
And he continues to show that listen no matter what the odds are against no matter who is playing
Who's not playing guess what this team is going to be ready to play
Now let's get into this chiefs in bills game. So Josh Allen was 27 for 40
262 passing yards one touchdown one pick
6.6 yards per attempt in a 67.5 completion percentage
James cook nine attempts for 20 rushing yards 2.2 rushing yards per carry and two touchdowns
Khalil Shakir 12 targets for eight receptions 70 receiving yards 8.8 receiving yards per reception
patch of my homes 23 for 33
196 passing yards three touchdowns two picks 5.9 yards per attempt in a 69.7 completion percentage
Green hunt 14 attempts for 60 rushing yards 4.3 rushing yards per carry
And one rush of 10 plus yards or more
Xavier worthy five targets for four receptions 61 receiving yards one touchdown and 15.3 receiving yards per reception
Now this is what I will say here folks
The bills win toe-to-toe with the chiefs and granted they got the win. That's great and all kudos to them whatnot
but you know
No one really cares about going up against the chiefs in the regular season
It's what you do in the playoffs right now
The bills just showed that they can go toe-to-toe
With the chiefs because let's be real here. The chiefs are still waiting for to come back. Isaiah Pacheco
JuJu Smith Schuster and company so they're still waiting for people, you know to get healthy and you know be able to play and whatnot
But again, you still cannot sleep on the chiefs. Okay, the chiefs are still dangerous as long as patch of my homes is on that field
They still have a chance to win and for Josh Allen to you know continue to show that hey listen
Y'all was doubting me y'all thought I was going to have a you know a bad season without Stefan Diggs
And he's still able to hold his own with you know a marie cooper keon Coleman and company definitely says a lot
Okay, Josh Allen is balling this year
This is probably maybe the second best season that I would say of his career because that first year where they went up against the chiefs
in the AFC championship and then lost over time
I feel like that was the best year that Josh Allen has ever had but you know all in all
Great team win the defense stepped up the defense were making plays
They were trying their best to beat patch of my homes and they were able to get through when they were able to create pressure
And in doing so sealed the game with an interception now
Let's go to the Colts in Jets game. So
Anthony Richardson 20 for 30
272 passing yards one touchdown
9.1 yards per attempt in a 66.7 completion percentage
Jonathan Taylor 24 attempts for 57 rushing yards
2.4 rushing yards per carry and one rush of 10 plus yards or more
Josh Downs 5 targets with 5 receptions 84 receiving yards one touchdown in 16.8 receiving yards per reception
Error Rodgers 22 for 29
184 passing yards 2 touchdowns
6.3 yards per attempt in a 75.9 completion percentage
Breece Hall 16 rushes of 78 rushing yards 4.9 rushing yards per carry one touchdown and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Devonte Adams 7 targets for 6 receptions 72 receiving yards and 12 receiving yards per reception
Now this is what I will say because the Colts made a comeback
Okay, because there was a point in time things were starting to look a little bit out of hand
Okay, the Jets defense was you know, they were starting to do anything. They were starting to get some momentum
They were starting to you know, create pressure and you know cause fumbles and whatnot, but
I don't know how they did it
But the Colts buckled down and they got the win and to put the cherry on top
Anthony Richardson ran in and he ran over DJ Reed. I'm talking about straight up. Put your head down
Run them over that is something that if you are a Colts fan
If you are a Colts player that you can hang your hat on because guess what Anthony Richardson fought
He fought his way back into being the starting quarterback again and he fought his way to get this W
So all in all a great win for them
It still puts them in a good position to
Possibly make it to the playoffs because again the Texan still look a little bit, you know
shaky in my mind, but I could be wrong here
But you know for the Jets, I don't think there's really a whole lot that I have to really say because I already said it
You know prior to this point. So, you know, the Jets will be the Jets
You know, it definitely sucks for a lot of those players, you know, especially those veteran players who you know
They have more time behind them than ahead of them
Under the impression that this was going to be the year where they actually, you know
Were a part of a team that was actually going to be able to
You know win a playoff game and you know actually go on a run
But clearly that was not the case and now their dream has now turned into a nightmare now
Let's move forward before I go any more further
So Joe Burrow was 28 for 50
356 passing yards three touchdowns
7.1 yards per attempt in a 56 completion percentage
T Higgins 13 targets for nine receptions 148 receiving yards one touchdown and 16.4 receiving yards per reception
Now chase Brown 22 attempts for 86 rushing yards
3.9 rushing yards per carry in one rush of 10 plus yards or more
Justin Herbert 17 for 36
297 passing yards
Two touchdowns 8.3 yards per attempt in a 47.2 completion percentage
J.K. Dobbins 11 attempts for 56 rushing yards
5.1 rushing yards per carry two touchdowns and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more lab mcconkey
nine targets for six receptions
123 receiving yards and 20.5 receiving yards per reception now. This is what I will say here folks
The bangles defense continues to show why they are going to be the killies heel
for this bangles team
when it comes to making it to the playoffs because again
They were getting dice up. I'm talking about you get the finest chef
You can possibly think of that have the greatest knife skills in the world and they were just
Chopping them up Burrow can only do so much here folks
and for him to constantly, you know
Throw two and three and four touchdowns a game just to be able to possibly get close of winning a game
It definitely says a lot, but you know jamar chase, you know had some thoughts on the loss
And let's just say they're a little bit scathing. Okay, so this is what he says and I quote ask zack
Ask the coaches don't ask me. I play football in the field
I don't call plays for us
And this is just one instance to show how the frustration is starting to build
especially for some of the offensive players because
They have been carrying the majority of the workload for the team
And you know for Jamar chase, it's a little bit more
Frustrating for him because guess what?
I was trying to get a contract this offseason and y'all didn't even want to pay me
Now I've been balling out and you know, we're losing games
Joe burrow and Jamar chase alone are doing their thing t-higgins sure he comes in, you know here and there everywhere
Mike is second has been balling out and whatnot, but it's been the Joe burrow and Jamar chase show
But guess what? I'm gonna put you on some game right now
Best believe the Bengals are going to lose both of their receivers
Because that relationship is fractured and you can see that there probably is a little bit of a rift between
Zack Taylor and Jamar chase and if you are the Bengals front office
You have to begin to prepare yourself for a possible scenario where you're going to lose both t-higgins and Jamar chase because right now
Jamar chase is on pace to win the triple crown and if he does win the triple crown
He automatically has the right to demand more money than Justin Jefferson
Automatically now t-higgins t-higgins is already going to be going anyway simply because
They haven't had no communication with the front office about a potential contract extension since last march
So that's already that that bridge is charred. Okay. It is gone
It's never going to be built something that they can do in order to repair it
but I'm a little bit anxious about this because again
If I lose both of my main receivers, what do I have?
There's nobody else on the team that I have more chemistry with than with Jamar chase and t-higgins
So if you're the Bengals, you better have a plan in place to either
draft a receiver or you're going to have to go and get a
You know middle of the pack to maybe a big fish of a receiver, but let's get into this Cowboys in Texas game
Yes, I wasn't going to talk about it. But you know, I had a conversation with some friends and we just got to get into it
Okay, so let's just dive into it real quick. Nothing really, you know crazy to talk about
But Cooper rush was 32 for 55 354 passing yards one touchdown
100 reception 6.4 yards per attempt in a 58.2 completion percentage
Rico Dow 10 attempts for 28 rushing yards 2.8 rushing yards per carry
CD lamb 12 targets for eight receptions 93 receiving yards and 11.6 receiving yards per reception
CJ Stroud 23 for 34 254 passing yards 100 reception 7.6 yards per attempt in a
67.6 completion percentage Joe mixing 20 attempts for 109 rushing yards
5.5 rushing yards per carry three touchdowns two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Nico Collins seven targets for four receptions 54 receiving yards and 13.5 receiving yards per carry
Now, this is what I will say
The Cowboys cannot stop Joe mixing Joe mixing was playing like his hair was on fire. Okay
He was running up and down the field
Unstoppable and you know if you are the Bengals you are regretting the move that you made
And shipping off Joe mixing because Joe mixing is showing why the Bengals needed him a whole lot
But if you are the Cowboys not surprised
You know, I don't know really what to say anymore about the Cowboys
You know, I get it. They're the team that everybody wants to beat up on laugh on
Joke on all those different types of things. I get that but you know, this Cowboys team is just
Blah
That's the best way to describe it. Blah
like
I'm letting y'all know right now
If you had a plan to you know, watch some uh, some football and Thanksgiving. Guess what? There's no need
There is no need you might as well
When they pull out some uno cars and play uno with your family because it is not worth it. Okay
And if there was a way that they could redo all the commercials for the Thanksgiving games
They might as well want to do it, but it's too late. But this is what I will say
Jerry Jones has a lot of tough decisions that he is going to have to make
And the reason why I say that is because right now you done paid
Over a hundred plus million for a quarterback
And you done paid, you know, close to almost 40 million for a receiver
And now you have multiple holes on both sides of the ball that you're going to have to figure out as well as get a new head coach in here
and to actually create a real coach within the Dallas Cowboys locker room and
That's going to take some time
And I understand, you know, there are probably people that are saying, you know, they should just go through a rebuild and just
Scrap everything and just get a whole bunch of picks. Yes, they could do that or they could just go through a soft rebuild
I guarantee you if the Cowboys
maintain course
Don't spend a whole lot of money and just stock up on a whole bunch of picks for two years. Oh, they'll be competitive
They'll be able to compete with the Eagles with the Chiefs and company. They'll be able to do it
They just have to figure out exactly what is the plan moving forward because I don't think they're going to pay Michael Parsons
I just don't because Michael Parsons is going to demand a lot of money
And I don't think Jerry is going to want to pay Michael Parsons a whole lot of money
Especially defense has not been playing well. You need a running back. You need another receiver like there is multiple holes
On both sides of the ball in very key positions that are going to need to be addressed
Not only in the draft, but as well as in in free agency and you know
If you are the Cowboys, maybe dangle Michael Parsons out there
See exactly, you know what teams will be willing to give up for and if it's super lucrative then hey
You go in and you pull the trigger
But if not, you then you know, you know exactly what you have to do
Because at this point you guys are not competitive. You guys wouldn't be competitive even if you had
Dak on the field. You just wouldn't right now this team
They they're playing like they have mentally checked out and that they are just trying to get through the season
So that can you know, they can have vacation and you know playing what they want to do moving forward with their agents and
Whatever the you know, whatever the things that that most professional athletes have to do
But we'll just have to wait and see
What exactly happens what the Cowboys moving forward because
I think fans are a little bit sick and tired of you know, the build up of every single year that you know
This is going to be our year. This is going to be our year and then they fail to meet expectations
Especially when they've been dominant, you know, the previous three years two or three years if I'm not mistaken
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