1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, bag alert folksy. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,160 I keep telling you guys, and you guys don't listen, but I keep telling you guys, this 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:16,000 is exactly why we are the greatest football podcast in the world. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,600 Because you know why? 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,760 Just as I was getting ready to finish editing and put out the previous episode, guess what 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:22,760 happens? 7 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,760 Bam! 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:24,760 Boodle Baker gets paid. 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,200 Kirk Cousins gets benched. 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:32,800 All the crazy things happen either when I'm recording, when I'm done recording, or when 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:33,800 I'm about to record. 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,440 It happens every time. 13 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,000 I'm just saying, just trying to make a connection. 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:39,840 They're coincidence, I think not. 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,200 But as I just said, Boodle Baker gets paid. 16 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,200 Kirk Cousins gets benched. 17 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,600 Michael Pinnick's is in. 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,920 Okay, we have to talk about the ins and outs of that, all the financials and whatnot. 19 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:58,240 Broncos vs Chargers preview tonight, Texans and Chiefs, and Steelers and Ravens on Saturday. 20 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,840 We got a loaded episode. 21 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:08,040 We got a loaded weekend, a pre-Christmas gift for all the football junkies in the world, 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,040 okay? 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,040 Because you know why? 24 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,400 We got football on Saturday starting at 11 o'clock. 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,640 Okay, and then we got football on Sunday, then you got football on Monday, then you got 26 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,320 football on Wednesday. 27 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:23,480 It's just a whole bunch of football just everywhere, okay? 28 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:28,080 But this is the 56th episode of the Football Junkies podcast, okay? 29 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,680 I am your host with the most, okay? 30 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,560 I'm your chief bagrodomist. 31 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:38,560 I am your chief head of the table, all things related to football from Mock Drass, which 32 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,680 we'll be talking about fairly soon. 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,560 Just you wait, still looking at some all 22 footage from a few people, okay? 34 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,360 Just giving you a heads up, okay? 35 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:52,800 As well as everything related to the bag alerts and money related to football, okay? 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:53,800 But guess what? 37 00:01:53,800 --> 00:02:00,280 I am all these things or more, but I am your GM who currently is not on a team right now, 38 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,840 but don't you worry about it, okay? 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,640 Don't you worry your little head, my fellow football junkie, because guess what? 40 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:12,000 The most important thing that you must remember is I am your host, Kale. 41 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 You already know how these episodes go. 42 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,600 You already know how these intros go. 43 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:16,600 So guess what? 44 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:22,600 On three, one, two, three, let's lock in. 45 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:46,600 All right, folks, let's just get into the meat and potato. 46 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:56,600 Let's get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league right now, 47 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:57,600 okay? 48 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:04,360 So yes, yes, yes, we got football on Saturday, but before we get to that, we got football 49 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:05,360 tonight. 50 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,600 But before we get to that, we got to talk about the bag alert, the surprise bag alert, 51 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,760 if we can be honest here, okay? 52 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:18,040 So Buddha Baker, safety for the Cardinals, ain't a three-year, $54 million extension 53 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,440 to stay with them folks. 54 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:25,600 30 million guaranteed, and he will be making 18 million a year, okay? 55 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:31,560 Now when we look at his stats this year so far, 142 total tackles, two sacks, three past 56 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,680 afflictions. 57 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,240 When you probably read these stats and when you probably look at his stats, you're probably 58 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,560 thinking, they pay 18 million for that? 59 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:46,640 Listen, Buddha Baker is someone who has been loyal to the team through and through, okay? 60 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,000 He's been with them when they were tanking. 61 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,080 He's been with them when they're winning, like they like how they're winning now. 62 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,200 He's been through it all, okay? 63 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:00,160 And what better way to reward a player who has been loyal to the organization through 64 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:05,200 and through, who was supposed to be a free agent after this season, but now with this 65 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,800 deal, of course, he's now locked in. 66 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,120 And most likely he will retire a Cardinal. 67 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,480 So all in all, it's a great situation, okay? 68 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,200 Because similar to the Garibald situation, you have somebody who was looking for a new 69 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:22,560 deal and had no problem hitting free agency next year at all. 70 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:28,640 And so both of those teams realize the impact that they play on their teams, not just on 71 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:34,760 the field, but also off the field, in the locker room, in practice, every aspect of 72 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,040 the team. 73 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,960 They play a major role in it. 74 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:44,920 And what better way to reward those type of players than to make them a Bronco as well 75 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,520 as a Cardinal for life. 76 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,280 And so all in all, it's a really good situation because again, Cardinals are winning right 77 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:51,280 now. 78 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:56,880 The Cardinals are going to continue to be a problem if they hit on their next draft as 79 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,480 well as their free agency class. 80 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:05,120 If they hit on both of those things, this team is going to be way more competitive than 81 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:11,160 that one year when they had AJ Green and DHop and JJ Watten company. 82 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,200 So all in all, congratulations to Budo Baker. 83 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,480 You're probably going to be a Cardinal for life. 84 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,040 Now let's get into a more spicier situation. 85 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,400 I think everybody has been talking about since the news is broken. 86 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,360 That is the Lenta Falcons have benched Kirk Cousins. 87 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,760 Yes, that's right, Kirk Cove, big Kirk Cove. 88 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,720 The person that they just gave $100 million to in free agency. 89 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,600 Now before we get into all the business side of everything, let's just read the statement 90 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,080 and then we'll get into all the business side and performance side and everything associated 91 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:45,080 with that. 92 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,960 So this is the official statement from head coach Raheem Morris. 93 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,520 That's basically what he says. 94 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,240 And I quote, after review, we have made the decision. 95 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,240 Michael Pennings Jr. will be the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback moving forward. 96 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:58,440 This was a football decision. 97 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,640 We are fully focused on preparing the team for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. 98 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:09,080 And I quote very short sweet until the point quote, but let's just be real here. 99 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,920 I think they realized that they reached for Kirk Cousins. 100 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:19,560 And the reason why I say that is because since week 10, Kirk Cousins has only thrown for 101 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,280 one touchdown in nine interceptions. 102 00:06:23,280 --> 00:06:28,440 That is 17 consecutive quarters without a passing touchdown. 103 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,360 According to next gen stats. 104 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:31,360 Shout out to them. 105 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,360 That's not good. 106 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,320 That's not good at all. 107 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,440 They were thinking that when they were going to get Kirk Cousins, they were going to get 108 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,280 the same Kirk Cousins that the Vikings had all those years. 109 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:43,000 Well, newsflash here, folks. 110 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:49,440 The reason why you're not getting that person is because for one, you have now a defensive 111 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,440 minded head coach. 112 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:58,160 And we've all seen that defensive minded coaches do not adequately address the offense as much 113 00:06:58,160 --> 00:06:59,920 as they do the defense. 114 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:05,480 Kirk Cousins was in a situation with the Vikings where you had a two headed monster in both 115 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,400 Jordan Addison and Justin Jefferson. 116 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,080 You had TJ Hawkinson. 117 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:15,880 You had Dalvin Cook for, you know, for those few years, you had a complete offense, not 118 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,320 saying that the Falcons aren't. 119 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:24,120 But when you compare the talent wise, the Vikings have more talent on their offense than they 120 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,880 do with Falcons. 121 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:26,880 That's just what it is. 122 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:33,080 When we look at everything, I think the Falcons did not expect for them to be where they are 123 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,280 right now, because right now the Buccaneers are eight and six. 124 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:41,400 The Buccaneers right now are in the driver's seat to win this division. 125 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,040 The Falcons are seven and seven, as I just said. 126 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:49,200 Now when we look at the Falcons schedule, the remaining games that they have, they have 127 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,000 to go against the Giants, commanders and Panthers. 128 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,080 The Giants, that's a steamroll. 129 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,000 But those last two games, those are two games you're going to have to fight. 130 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,600 This is what I will say, though. 131 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:05,600 This is an opportunity to see exactly what do they have in Michael Pinnick's, because 132 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:11,200 Michael Pinnick's is sort of like bow nicks, a quarterback who has a lot of experience, 133 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,680 has a high ceiling. 134 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,200 It can definitely change the franchise. 135 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:16,200 Okay. 136 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:23,480 But I wonder what made Raheem Morris want to make this change now, because prior to this 137 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:29,320 move, he was reassuring everyone and saying that Kirk Cousins was going to be the quarterback. 138 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:36,720 So what exactly transpired from when he made his last statement to this statement? 139 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:42,120 Because granted, I understand that yes, you guys did pay a lot of money to get Kirk Cousins. 140 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,720 Yes he was paid to be the franchise quarterback. 141 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:51,600 Yes he was supposed to be, you know, the bridge quarterback until Michael Pinnick's is basically 142 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,880 ready to take things over. 143 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:58,960 But at the same time, though, you're not about to make this move if you haven't thought 144 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:05,520 about either releasing him, trading him, or just completely just getting rid of him all 145 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:06,520 together. 146 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:07,520 You just haven't. 147 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,280 I really think about this. 148 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:15,000 They just pay Kirk Cousins a hundred plus million dollars this off season, and now they're 149 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,200 just going to get rid of him after just one season. 150 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Come on now. 151 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:25,200 Not to mention they probably have thought about maybe he would have a trademark. 152 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,520 Maybe that could help us out in the long run because again, as I've said before and I will 153 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:34,240 continue to say this quarterback draft class is not good. 154 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,960 It is not solid. 155 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:42,600 And right now, there's not a lot of quarterbacks that you can flat out say, Oh, that can be 156 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,120 my franchise quarterback. 157 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,840 Oh, that's a quarterback that I can develop. 158 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:51,600 Oh, that's a quarterback that in the right situation, we might be able to bring the best 159 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:56,360 out of it because a lot of the quarterbacks realize, listen, my draft value right now 160 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,280 is not where I want it to be. 161 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:03,760 So let me just go back for another year, build it back up and let's try this thing again. 162 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:09,280 Because as of right now, the only two quarterbacks that everyone is, you know, head over heels 163 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,600 for is Cam Ward inch a door. 164 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:12,600 That's it. 165 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:13,600 Quinn Ewers. 166 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:14,600 That's a question mark. 167 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:21,720 And then the question mark is only going to get either bigger or smaller within the college 168 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:22,840 playoffs. 169 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:30,200 If he puts on a clinic in the playoffs and when at all, hey, you just put yourself in 170 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,760 the first round category, sir. 171 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:36,920 But if you don't, if you are a one in done, then that's it. 172 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,720 Then you already know that guess what? 173 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,120 Most likely you're going to be drafted either in the second, third, fourth or fifth round. 174 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:44,120 That's just what it is. 175 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:49,680 Just being honest with you guys and then not to mention there are multiple teams that need 176 00:10:49,680 --> 00:10:50,680 a quarterback. 177 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:51,680 49ers. 178 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:57,080 I would not be surprised if they would entertain going after Kirk Cousins because remember the 179 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:03,080 Kyle Shanahan connection with Kirk Cousins because Kirk Cousins was in Washington when 180 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,680 Kyle Shanahan was on the Washington staff. 181 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,520 I'm just putting out connections here. 182 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:08,600 That's just what I do. 183 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:14,080 I'm just saying because right now with all of the leagues coming out, probably 184 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:19,280 from Brock Purdy's camp, alluding that he wants to reset the market or he wants to get 185 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:24,320 close to resetting the market is something that if I'm John Lynch, we're not one to 186 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,520 entertain because you know why I've already done it for all the other players. 187 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,720 I done done it for Nick Bosa. 188 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,720 I done done it for Trent Williams. 189 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:33,080 I done did it for the receivers. 190 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,320 I done did it with this person. 191 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:35,680 I done did it with that person. 192 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:36,920 I done did it for everybody. 193 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:41,280 I'm tired of resetting the market and I'm not holding up a Lombardi trophy. 194 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:48,440 And if I'm being real here, if they feel like they can maybe they can maybe do one more, 195 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:54,440 one more shot at this thing to win a Super Bowl, I think why not give Kirk Cousins a 196 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:55,440 chance? 197 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,080 You have a veteran quarterback. 198 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,920 He probably would be fantastic in that situation. 199 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,320 And most likely you probably wouldn't have to give up a whole lot just to get him. 200 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:11,360 Now granted, if you want to try to negate taking on all that money, then most likely 201 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,640 you will have to give a first round pick just to justify everything. 202 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:20,900 Just so you don't have to take on, you know, the remaining part of this contract, but instead 203 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:26,160 just take on probably his guarantees, which happens to not be a whole lot. 204 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:31,120 Just saying shoot, even the Giants, if you feel like there is another position that you 205 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:36,280 want to draft high on, or if you feel like you've already addressed, you know, your 206 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:41,280 other positions and free agency and you feel like maybe you would prefer to get a veteran 207 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,800 quarterback and a rookie quarterback, then okay, cool, make that move. 208 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:51,200 But as of right now, there's probably a few teams that would be interested at going after 209 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:52,840 someone like a Kirk Cousins. 210 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,640 But who knows, but just know this, you heard it here first on who the football junkies 211 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:57,640 podcast. 212 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:02,440 Let's get into the Broncos and Chargers game tonight because I believe this is going to 213 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:03,960 be a dynamic game. 214 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,560 Okay, it's a divisional game. 215 00:13:05,560 --> 00:13:08,040 So you already know how feel about divisional games. 216 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,120 So guess what? 217 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,360 Let's just get into the meat and potatoes of the junkie nuggets. 218 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:19,640 Okay, so the Broncos are one in five against teams who are above 500 and eight in O against 219 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,400 teams that are 500 or worse. 220 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:26,960 On top of this, all right, the Broncos have generated the second highest pressure rate 221 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:34,640 at 38.6% while blitzing quarterbacks at the second highest rate at 38.4%. 222 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:42,360 Since week 15, Lat-McConkie leads the Chargers with 63 receptions and 873 receiving yards. 223 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:50,880 The Chargers have the 12th highest pressure rate at 38.1%, which is the single highest 224 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,560 percentage since 2018, which was 38.3%. 225 00:13:55,560 --> 00:14:03,160 Now when we look at all of these junkie nuggets and whatnot, expect the Broncos to blitz heavy 226 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,720 against Justin Herbert. 227 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,600 Now I'm not saying they're going to do it, you know, all four downs, but there is a good 228 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:13,160 chance that this Broncos defense is going to try to go after Justin Herbert. 229 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:19,240 Nick Benito is starting to look like a top 20, maybe top 15, pass rusher. 230 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:24,040 The defense for the Broncos has been going off recently. 231 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:30,360 If I am a team that is in the playoffs already, okay, some point to Steve, there's possibly, 232 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,680 that has to go up against the Broncos, that's a tough matchup. 233 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:37,960 Okay, that's not a team that you can just look over because, you know, they don't have 234 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:42,880 this person or that person or they don't have a star player in this position, that position. 235 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:50,040 No, this team is going to be a problem for other high seated teams in the playoffs because 236 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,800 this defense is playing with house money. 237 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,880 That offense, they're playing with house money, okay? 238 00:14:55,880 --> 00:15:00,880 Bone Knicks has been doing his thing and I think people have not been talking about it 239 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:06,200 as much, but Bone Knicks right now, to me, I feel like it's probably the rookie of the 240 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,600 year, just saying. 241 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,040 But when we shift things over to the Chargers though, I want to see exactly how are they 242 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:18,360 going to try to attack this Broncos offense because we know that the Broncos pass rusher 243 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,880 is going to try to go after Justin Herbert. 244 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:25,680 And I want to see exactly how will they be able to adjust to the different types of blitzes 245 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,600 and schemes that the Broncos are going to try to throw at them. 246 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,320 As well as how are they going to be able to use Lama Conkey? 247 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,480 How are they going to be able to use JK Dobbins? 248 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:42,480 I want to see exactly what will the Chargers offense do when they have to go up against 249 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:48,440 a divisional team like the Broncos who right now have been playing lights out. 250 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:54,480 They've been holding their own with some of the best teams and granted, I understand that 251 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:00,080 they've probably been looked over, but this isn't a team you can look over. 252 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,640 They got everything right. 253 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:07,280 If they hit on their next draft and on free agency, I guarantee you they will be able 254 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,840 to compete against the Chiefs. 255 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,640 I am willing to die on that hill today. 256 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,840 Now my expectations for this game, it's probably not going to be super high scoreings, probably 257 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,640 very low in the mid 20s. 258 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:22,280 I sound like meteorologists right now, but I'm not trying to so forgive me about it, 259 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:26,480 but most divisional games, they're not going to be super high scoreings going to be low. 260 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,560 We already know that this game has major playoff implications. 261 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,160 You already know this game is going to be good. 262 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:38,160 Now let's focus on the Texans and Chiefs because this one will be more interesting. 263 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:45,560 So since 2018, the Chiefs average five yards per play without Patrick Holmes compared to 264 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,960 6.3 yards per play with him on the field. 265 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:54,840 The Texans have the third highest pressure rate in the league at 38.2% and one of the 266 00:16:54,840 --> 00:17:00,320 teams will have multiple defenders who are generating 50 or more pressures. 267 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:05,640 The Chiefs have won 50 consecutive one possession games, including the playoffs and the Neil 268 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:12,520 Hunter and Will Anderson are the only team made duo in the league with at least 10 sacks 269 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,140 each. 270 00:17:14,140 --> 00:17:19,320 Now if it was me personally, if I'm Andy Reed, I probably would not start Patrick Holmes 271 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:20,320 this game. 272 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:21,320 I wouldn't. 273 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:27,200 I would rest him, let him just, you know, rest his ankle, put Carson Wentz in, see what 274 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,400 you have with Carson Wentz, see if he still hasn't. 275 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:31,400 If he doesn't, okay, cool. 276 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,560 You know what you have to do once the season is over with. 277 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,640 But right now you need to rest Patrick Holmes because next week you have to go up against 278 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:43,200 the Steelers and you know that is going to be a major game. 279 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:48,480 You know that game has major implications to it when it comes to the seeding. 280 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:53,480 Not saying that this one doesn't, but I feel like that one is a little bit more than this 281 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,280 game right here. 282 00:17:55,280 --> 00:18:00,360 Now when we look at it for the Texans though, the Texans defense is a defense that not a 283 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:02,160 lot of people are talking about. 284 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:08,360 But that duo of Will Anderson and the Neil Hunter is like Shakikovic in the early 2000s, 285 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:09,360 dominant. 286 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:11,200 That's the best way to put it. 287 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,760 And you know what, I truly believe the Neil Hunter and Will Anderson are going to go off 288 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,480 in this game because you know why? 289 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:22,140 When you have two tackles that always want to get off super early, yes, I'm talking to 290 00:18:22,140 --> 00:18:25,080 you Chiefs fans because you guys all know it. 291 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:30,400 Jawon Taylor and that other tackle, they're getting off super early and no one is calling 292 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:35,200 about it and no one is saying anything about it, but they need to say something about it. 293 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,320 They're going to be chopped cheese. 294 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:42,600 They're going to be Jamaican beef patties and cocoa bread to the Neil Hunter and Will 295 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:48,800 Anderson because you know why that team has been able to generate a lot of pressure. 296 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:53,520 They have been able to close the pocket and go after the quarterback. 297 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,400 And I think this is the game where they should be able to do with the most. 298 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,520 Now for the Chiefs, I think things are a little bit more complicated for them because you're 299 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,160 still waiting for Hollywood to get back. 300 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,480 You know, my homes just got injured, so you want to try to have him rested and prepared 301 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,120 for for the remaining schedule. 302 00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:13,680 However, news just broke recently. 303 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:18,280 I just checked my notifications because my phone's been going off for like the past 30 304 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:19,280 seconds or whatever. 305 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:20,280 I just checked it. 306 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,320 Patrick Mahomes will be playing against the Texans. 307 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,000 That has been confirmed by Andy Reed. 308 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,400 Patrick Mahomes will be playing on one hand. 309 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:33,840 I understand the move because they realize that right now the number one seed is still 310 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:34,840 up in the air. 311 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,640 The Buffalo Bills could still get it. 312 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,000 Other teams could still sneak in and get the number one seed. 313 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,640 So they want to make sure that they lock that number one seed up. 314 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:49,080 Most likely they'll probably rest, you know, all their starters after after they face the 315 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,080 Steelers. 316 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,240 So and the best for last, the Steelers and the Ravens. 317 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,520 And we have some breaking news. 318 00:19:55,520 --> 00:20:02,840 Okay, George Pickens and Justin Fields have been ruled out for the game and TJ Y is off 319 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,480 injury designation. 320 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:05,840 So let's just get into everything. 321 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:13,000 So as of right now, we have seen that this offense, of course, is not as effective, is 322 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:17,880 not as dominant or spectacular without George Pickens. 323 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,960 And now that George Pickens is out, I don't know how things are going to go. 324 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:27,760 But I don't know that this is that this is I wasn't expecting this. 325 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,160 I'm going to be honest with you. 326 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,320 This is my real reaction. 327 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:36,000 Like I'm I am reacting in real time about this because I would have thought that George 328 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:40,760 Pickens would have been able to play because from on the clips that I've seen, he's been, 329 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:45,200 you know, running routes, he's been doing the exercises and things look pretty good. 330 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:51,200 Now you could definitely tell that he does have a hamstring strain because you can see 331 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,920 that one of his legs is just like it looks like it may be a little bit painful for him 332 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:56,920 to do it. 333 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,520 But dang. 334 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:03,560 So then that means Kyle Island is now going to be the backup quarterback for Russell Wilson. 335 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,560 Oh, man. 336 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:06,560 This game. 337 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:12,400 This this is a gun when I keep telling y'all that this was a gunling. 338 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,480 This is exactly what I mean. 339 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,800 This is a gauntlet, folks. 340 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,080 But let's just get into these junkie notes, though. 341 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:24,160 Ma'mar is one in four against the Steelers with a 66.2 passer ready. 342 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:31,200 Gary Canary is second in both yards per contact, yards before contact, excuse me, at 478 in 343 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,840 second in yards after contact at 993. 344 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,760 He's only trailing behind Saquon Barkley. 345 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:44,400 The Steelers defense has allowed 5.6 yards per carry, which is two more full yards per 346 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:51,240 carry when Cam Hayward is off the field compared to when he is on the field, which is only 347 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,480 3.4 yards per carry. 348 00:21:53,480 --> 00:22:00,200 And then the last two starts, Russell Wilson has only averaged 143 passing yards per game 349 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:01,920 without George Pickens. 350 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:10,360 But in his first six starts with George Pickens, he averaged 271 passing yards per game. 351 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:14,640 Now I'm going to go on a little bit of a tangent and a little bit of a rant, but I'm going 352 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,160 to save that for later. 353 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,080 I'm going to save that for last. 354 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:20,840 But this is what I will say, though. 355 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:28,240 This makes this game even more important because George Pickens is out. 356 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,340 Most likely there may be a few other people that are going to be out. 357 00:22:31,340 --> 00:22:37,820 So that means Arthur Smith has to come up with a better game plan because what he came 358 00:22:37,820 --> 00:22:40,680 up with against the Eagles was not good enough. 359 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:45,880 And granted, we saw some creativity and with that creativity, guess what happened? 360 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:47,760 You got to first down and more. 361 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:53,040 So you have to continue to try to do something different because right now what we are seeing 362 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:58,160 is a play caller who is a little bit inconsistent. 363 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:03,480 He'll have three or four drives where he's, you know, creating some some really good some 364 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:09,080 really good plays and, you know, they're productive and putting points on the board and whatnot. 365 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:14,840 And then next thing you know, he's reverting back to things that aren't as successful. 366 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,960 And then we're just stabbing. 367 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:22,640 That's not how you want things to go, especially with this game, because if we win this game, 368 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:27,440 we lock up the division and one better way to lock up the division than against your 369 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,480 division rivals home. 370 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,040 That's the best way to do it. 371 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,120 So you have to you have to get in your bag. 372 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,600 I'm talking about not at the top part of the bag. 373 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,120 You got to get in the bag bag. 374 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:42,320 I'm talking about at the bottom where that little hole is in the bag. 375 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:48,280 You got to go deep and you got to scoop and you have to come up with some better game 376 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:54,480 plan because right now George Pickens isn't probably going to come back until either the 377 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,760 chiefs game or the bangles game. 378 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,640 So you have to prepare for that. 379 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,480 Start using Mike Williams more. 380 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,480 Start using Pathfire move more. 381 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:07,240 Start using the people that you have currently in a more creative way. 382 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:14,560 And I guarantee you you can still be a little bit more effective without George Pickens. 383 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:15,800 You can do it. 384 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:21,720 But the only way that you do this is if you are able to scheme things up better. 385 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:27,440 The Eagles knew, oh, most likely they're going to run the ball without since George Pickens 386 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:28,440 is not going to be playing. 387 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:29,560 And so guess what they did? 388 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:30,860 They loaded up the box. 389 00:24:30,860 --> 00:24:33,360 They loaded up that defensive line and say, guess what? 390 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:34,360 Try it. 391 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:35,560 I dare you. 392 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:36,560 Try it. 393 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,560 And that's exactly what happened. 394 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:42,360 So we have to be better with this game. 395 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:46,560 And then not to mention, then you got to prepare for the chiefs. 396 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:52,760 Man, Omar, you might want to try to go and get OBJ just saying. 397 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:59,320 But this is my little bit of a rant here because I've been arguing with some people 398 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:06,360 on Twitter, you know, because, you know, Steward's fans can be a little bit delusional sometimes. 399 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:11,960 And that's OK, you know, for those, for those don't know, yes, I do have a Twitter GM Kale. 400 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:16,360 OK, GM Kale or at Sir Football Junk. 401 00:25:16,360 --> 00:25:22,600 OK, I have been arguing with a lot of people on Twitter because everyone has been saying 402 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,680 that, you know, oh, Omar messed us up. 403 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,520 He put us in a bad situation. 404 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,160 We got to get rid of old Marwa. 405 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:30,160 What? 406 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:31,160 What? 407 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,160 What? 408 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:33,160 What? 409 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:34,160 What? 410 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,160 What? 411 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,160 What? 412 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,160 What? 413 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:38,160 What? 414 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:39,160 What? 415 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,160 What? 416 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:41,160 What's going on? 417 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:42,160 What? 418 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,160 Named the GM has whiffed on the position of need. 419 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,960 You named the GM and most likely when you look at their track record, they have wiffed 420 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:46,960 on something. 421 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,000 This is Omar's first whiff. 422 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:49,160 And it's OK. 423 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,160 It happens. 424 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:51,820 But we can't say that. 425 00:25:51,820 --> 00:25:57,000 Oh, it's the end of the world because we didn't go and we didn't get a receiver. 426 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,200 It sure he tried to rewrite his wrongs by getting my Williams. 427 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:02,760 OK, that's perfectly fine. 428 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:08,400 I wouldn't be surprised if we tried to get OBJ after this game. I just wouldn't and that's okay 429 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:15,440 But what you cannot do is just flat out just say that Omar Khan is a bad GM when literally he's cleaned up the books 430 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,720 He's hit on his draft picks. He's hit on his free agency signings 431 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:26,120 What more do you want if Omar Khan was any other teams is GM? 432 00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:34,040 They would be head over heels for this guy. They will be like, yo, this dude is great when it comes to Steelers fans 433 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,540 No, we are now in the situation 434 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:42,960 We were we can now have cap flexibility when we are no longer strapped 435 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:45,360 You know when it comes to the cap space 436 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:53,400 That's amazing. We can finally actually do something and why Omar Khan had to do that Omar Khan had to fix the offensive line 437 00:26:53,400 --> 00:27:00,080 He had to fix the quarterback position. He had to fix other positions. We are still a work in progress folks 438 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:06,680 It's gonna take time before our Super Bowl window open. So until that time happens sit back 439 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,160 Relax, enjoy the ride 440 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:16,720 Look outside see take a few pictures do whatever okay and even for people that are talking about the draft for next year 441 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,240 Everyone is saying that 442 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:24,140 Receiver is our number one priority in the draft. No, it is not the receiver class is not that good 443 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:30,880 Out of outside of Luther Burton the receiver from Arizona. I'm sorry. I cannot think of your name right now 444 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:36,160 But it's not meant to be disrespectful. Isaiah Bond save you on Williams. I'm aka 445 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:41,520 Ibuka if I'm not mistaken. I'm sorry if I'm butchering your name as well 446 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:48,120 There's not as many, you know, why receivers that you can be like man. That's the first round receiver right there 447 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:55,120 No, you might as well just want to go in free agency and get and get one because why there's gonna be multiple veteran receivers 448 00:27:55,120 --> 00:28:01,960 Who are looking to win? You're gonna have Kenan Allen. You're gonna have Stefan digs. Deontay Johnson de hop 449 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:08,580 Mike Williams, you're gonna have a plethora of different receivers that you can go after hell 450 00:28:08,580 --> 00:28:13,700 You can even go for a big fish and try to get tea higgard from the bangles. I'm just saying 451 00:28:14,260 --> 00:28:19,020 I'm just saying here. Steve's fans. We have to be a little bit more patient 452 00:28:19,020 --> 00:28:25,180 I understand that at that time the move that they made was you know controversial 453 00:28:25,180 --> 00:28:28,140 I get all that but we have to 454 00:28:28,460 --> 00:28:32,140 Relax and I'm gonna end my rant here. 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