So here we are folks
preparing for the Super Bowl
once again
Chiefs and Eagles
round two
Yes, I know I didn't want to see it. You probably didn't want to see it. That's perfectly fine
But we have to talk about the two games that led up to this point
Okay, I finally was able to get to it and this is the episode to do it. All right
Chiefs and bills commanders and Eagles art Rooney gives his thoughts on the vision of the Steelers
Okay, Mike McCarthy takes a break
Why haven't the Saints hired a new head coach yet and the Reese's senior Bowl?
Recap, okay
You might want to listen and stay tuned for that because you you might hear some people that you may be interested in that you may
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Right folks, let's just get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on in the league right now
So we are finally talking about the chiefs and bills game as well as the commanders and Eagles game
Okay, we are finally getting into it. Unfortunately. This is painful for Buffalo fans and commanders fans
But it's okay because guess what there is room for you on the Buffalo wing boat
Okay, because we got about maybe what 29 spaces left. I think is it 29? No
Don't don't worry about that. Okay. Okay. Okay. Just don't worry about that
But there's room for you on the Buffalo wing boat. Okay, better yet
I think that's gonna be the episode Buffalo wing boat actually like that, but let's get into this game. All right, so chiefs in
bills
Okay, Josh Allen 22 for 34 237 passing yards to touchdowns
Seven yards per attempt in a 64.7 completion percentage James Cook 13 attempts for 85 rush yards
6.5 rush yards per carry two touchdowns in one rush of 10 plus yards or more
Mack Hollins for targets for three receptions 73 receiving yards one touchdown in
24.3 receiving yards per reception Patrick Mahomes 18 for 26
245 passing yards one touchdown
9.4 yards per attempt in a 69.2 completion percentage
Kareem Hunt 17 attempts for 64 rushing yards
3.8 rushing yards per carry one touchdown in two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Xavier worthy seven targets for six receptions 85 receiving yards one touchdown in
14.2 receiving yards per reception now
This is what I will say after finally been able to watch the game again
Once again, the bills could have won this game and I know Bill's fans are probably saying no we could no we couldn't yes
You guys could have
Once again, the lights got too bright for Josh Allen and he folded
The first drive he almost threw two interceptions two interceptions back to back
I understand
That there's a lot of people
Especially in the media that you know, they may have the reservations for certain quarterbacks
And they may have the reservations for you know, people like Lamar Jackson one night and that's perfectly fine
I have no problem with that
but
We also need to have the same conversation for Josh Allen
Because he continues to crumble when he goes up against the chiefs in the playoffs and granted
I understand that playing in Kansas City in the AFC championship is a lot of pressure on your shoulders
But bro, you cannot give them an inch of fear because I'm telling you they're gonna be like sharks in the water
Okay, once they smell blood
They're going in okay, and that's exactly what they did
They put all the pressure on Josh Allen when it should have been the other way around in granted again
I under since a tall task to play at arrowhead. I get it
But the fact of the matter is you could have easily won this game had you guys not
Continue to make these dumb decisions from trying to go point conversion
To running out of bounds instead of just staying in bounds so you can let the clock just go down
Multiple mistakes were made in this game that shouldn't have happened
Okay, because at the end of the day you need to put all the pressure on patch my homes
You need to give him the least amount of time
To work with because if you don't guess what's gonna happen patch do patch my home's things
He's gonna find Travis Kelsey
They're gonna could connect on two big plays and then the rest is history and that's exactly what happened in this game
Even the last play of the game you knew that spags was going to probably do a zero blitz
You knew that he was going to send everybody that he can towards you
You rolled out the wrong way because guess what if you would have just looked to your left
And you would have just thrown it to the running back. That's a first down because why nobody was over there
So again
We have to stop giving Josh Allen all of these get out of jail free cards when we don't do it for people like a Lamar Jackson
Like a Jalen Hertz or anybody else because if this was anybody else
Oh, everybody would be throwing them under the bus and saying oh, he's a bum. You got to get rid of them
He's no good all those crazy things and more but because it's Josh Allen. We have to give him grace
We have to give him understanding. We have to show compassion with him
No, the fact of the matter is you fold it the only two
Quarterbacks that have been able to beat patch from the homes in the playoffs has been Joe Burrow and Tom Brady
Those the only two
That is not good folks and granted I understand that the chiefs are difficult. I understand that they are magicians
I understand craziest things when they need to make a play. I get all that but come on, man
Come on. You have to do better
Everybody knows that when you are going up against the cheese you have to control the clock
You have to make sure that you keep patching my homes out of rhythm because if you do that
You have a better chance at winning the game compared to
Trying to get you know to the end zone as fast as you can. No, you don't want that you want that team to be out of rhythm
while at the same time leave
The least amount of time that you can on the clock for have you know for them to work on
Because then guess what that puts all the pressure on them and that means all you have to do is just hold up for three plays
That's it. If you hold up for three plays
You won the game
but
Because once again you kept on trying to go forward on to you kept on trying to go and play a game
The plane and you're thinking that you're the chiefs and you're trying to their competition and you cannot do that
And I understand there are people that are probably saying, you know, oh there's next year and you know all those different things
But it's hard to get back to the AFC championship
The AFC is a very loaded division. Okay, some of the best quarterbacks are in the AFC
It's hard to get back there. I don't know what's it gonna take but at this point
This is another instance of Josh Allen failing to win the big game
You cannot continue to do this
Even even the last time that they was in the AFC championship and they faced the cheese
They gave you never do that, bro. That is a cardinal rule. You never do that, but it's not my team's I don't really care
They'll be you know riding on a buffalo wing boat somewhere in Cancun right now
Drinking peanut coladas and margaritas and whatever but let's get into this commanders and Eagles game. Okay, so
Jaden Daniels 29 for 48
255 passing yards one touchdown one pick 5.3 yards per attempt in a 60.4
completion percentage Jaden Daniels again
Six attempts for 48 rushing yards eight rushing yards per carry one touchdown in two rushes of 10 plus yards or more
Zach earth 16 targets for 11 receptions 104 receiving yards 9.5 receiving yards per reception
Jalen Hertz 20 for 28
246 passing yards one touchdown 8.8 yards per attempt in a 71.4 completion percentage
Say Kwan Barkley 15 attempts for a hundred and 18 rushing yards
7.9 rushing yards per carry three touchdown in three rushes of 10 plus yards or more eight targets for six receptions
96 receiving yards one touchdown in 16 receiving yards per recession now when we look at this game, you know the bus
infilling, okay, I
Understand that this will be a mixed season for the commanders a
Season that you know will definitely go down in the history books
Especially here in in the DMV but at some point this party was going to end and it ended infilling now granted
You know at first the commanders were trying to put up a fight
But you know the Eagles decided hey, I'm gonna sit up in a chair a little bit
I'm gonna get a little bit serious and they got serious and that's exactly what happened for all the commanders fans that you know
Maybe doom and gloom I wouldn't be because why you defied the odds this season
Nobody would have expected this team to make it this far. You guys were literally one game away from Super Bowl
You defeated the Lions the number one seed in NFC you went to Detroit and you beat them
To face your division rival again in the NFC championship that right there is
Monumental that is something that you can carry into next when you look at this roster
From top to bottom offense to defense special teams, whatever
Nobody would have expected them to get this far
But it proves that when you have the right coaching the right quarterback
Guess what anything can happen and that's exactly what it was now for the Eagles though
The Eagles showed hey
We're still those guys we're dominant
They got hot at the right moment because that first half of the season it was looking real rocky
Okay, you just you saw a lot of you know
Conflicts on the sidelines then you have reports coming out that you know
Siriani and Jaylen Hertz on on the same page and it was just a whole bunch of stuff and then whatever happened
after that by week
From that point to now
They have been locked in zeroed in ready to go and so
The payoff is guess what they're back in the Super Bowl again in this time
This might be the best chance for them to actually win a Super Bowl
So I say all that to say this, you know the Eagles you guys have a taller task of hand for you
Now granted I understand there are people that are saying well the Eagles have a better defense than the Chiefs
That may be true by some people but by my standards guess what the bus stops in Kansas City
So unless you have a master plan that nobody knows about guess what it's gonna be a fight from the first quarter
To the last quarter it's going to be a fight. So be prepared. You have faced these guys Super Bowl before
Okay, you know tell all your corners when the two-minute warning happens
Guess what don't hold on the corners
Don't hold on the corners if you don't hold on to the corners. Guess what you'd be perfectly fine
But if you do guess what's gonna happen
Patch my home's gonna hold up another little party
just
Same but we have to talk about some stealer stuff unfortunately
And that is because our Rooney had his end of the year press conference with a select few of journalists and
Man, oh man
this is
It's a headscratcher folks. I don't know how to feel about it, but uh
We're about to get into it. So uh
Buckle up. Here we go. So and I quote when you talk about change last year
We made significant changes on the offensive side of the ball brought in a new coordinator
Brought in some new position coaches on the offensive side. So I would say it's not as though we haven't made any changes
I'm looking forward to the second year under Arthur Smith in terms of the offense
Preferably with one of the two quarterbacks we had on the roster this year so we can continue to develop that way
I understand their frustration with how we finished 2024
It just wasn't good enough not what we expected and everybody in this building knows that we have work to do
And we've got to be better than that
We've got some big decisions to make and we're going to be rolling up our sleeves and doing the best we can to make
Sure, we're better next year
We had a three game stretch where we play three of the best teams in the league two of whom are in the Super Bowl
And we kind of saw where we are versus where they are and we know we've got work to do to take that next step
This is not something that happens very often
But the bottom line is you don't win as many games in this league as Mike Tomlin has. He's a good coach
He's as frustrated as anybody in terms of not making that next step and knows what we need to do
End quote now. He also has two quotes about
George Pickens and TJ one as well, so we're gonna get into those right now
So this is what he says about George Pickens and I quote George Pickens has room to grow and that will impact our thoughts on
How we go for with him in quote. He also has a quote I'm getting to right now, which is and I quote
I'd have to put in in the unlikely category. He's talking about as far as TJ. What being traded. Okay?
He goes on to say he's certainly been one of the real solid pieces. We have on that defense
I think he's the kind of guy we want to have in a locker room going forward in quote
Now when we look at all these things that he has said and there's a few other things that he also said as well
I wasn't able to find them, but he acknowledges the frustrations that Steelers fans are having
When it comes to you know the the playoff success, right?
And I understand, you know, everybody feels some type of way because we all want our teams to be in the playoffs, right?
Nobody wants to end their season, you know with everybody else
Everybody wants to keep on playing and try to compete for a title
But the fact of the matter is that five game stretch proved everything that we needed to know which is we're not there
We're not there by a mile. Okay when we compare ourselves to teams like the Ravens like the chiefs
Like the Eagles the difference with all three of them is for one
They make changes. Okay, especially when it comes to their coaches the Ravens just got Chuck Pogano
Out of retirement to come and work with him
Think about that for a second here folks the Ravens did that. Okay, that is a major step in the right direction
Okay, when we look at the Eagles
Then getting Vic van Gio and then getting Kevin Moore was a breath of fresh air because now guess what they're back in a Super Bowl and
This might be the year where they actually win it all. Okay, the Steelers continue to fall on their own sword
Okay, and the reason why I say that is because
When you don't hit on your on your first round draft picks
When you don't pull the trigger on making certain major moves for the betterment of your team
Guess what happens? You're put in this situation like what the Steelers are
The Steelers can only blame themselves
For their past failures. They cannot blame anybody else
They have to look in the mirror and admit that listen
We have an organizational problem and what is that problem? We are not drafting well
We are not coaching well
We are not making proper adjustments and we are not trying to expand ourselves and add more people to this coaching
Staff so we can be a better team
Instead we want to continue to run the same
System that we've been running for the longest time and people have caught on to it any time you have Julian Ellman
Going his podcast and basically talk about how we were running the same system back then that we are now that definitely says a lot man
We all saw how this defense was when we have Brian Flores for one year
I understand I am continuing to be the dead horse, but listen. This is a fact
When we made that one move for that one year you saw more production
Out of a lot of players that we haven't seen you know a whole lot of production from
Just because we added Brian Flores
Just because we added somebody from the outside to give us an outside perspective
Or what we can do to take this team to the next so why in the world haven't we done that now?
We have to continue to stay
Fresh we have to continue to keep things going you have people like Antonio Pierce
Gerard Mayo
Mike McCarthy you have different people
Pep Hamilton Byron left which that you can bring in and that can help you with this team to take this team
Into another stratosphere, but because you live in your fears
But because you stick to traditions that at this point have not done anything for you
All it's done for you is just basically say hey, we're gonna live in the past
We're gonna rely on the six championships that we have and forget about trying to win in the playoffs
Forget about us trying to add another Lombardi
Forget about us trying to do right for people like TJ Y and Cameron Hayward who are Pittsburgh Steelers through and through forget about all of that
Instead we're gonna stay in our own fears and this is exactly why we will never win another championship because you know why we will not make the
Necessary changes we will not rip off the band-aid that continues to stay on halfway
That's what it is. It's not because
Oh, we don't have this player that player you can have all of the top players in the world
You can have Aaron Donald Chris Jones
Jalen Ramsey Fred Warner Rokwan Smith Kyle Hamilton
You can have all those guys on your team, but guess what if you do not have
Adequate coaching guess what you will never win the big game
You will always lose and that's exactly why we continue to get crushed and crumble
Against teams like the Eagles like the Chiefs because you know why they adjust
We don't that's my little rant for the Steelers on to some other stuff that we have to talk about and that is what is going on in
New Orleans because it's a little bit weird to me that they don't have a head coach by now and granted understand
They're supposed to be waiting for Kellen Moore because of course
He's the offense corner with the Eagles and they're in the Super Bowl and whatnot
But I mean you had Mike McCarthy that you interviewed you had a whole bunch of people that you interview
And you mean to tell me you wasn't interested in none of those guys really
Something is going on here folks, and I don't think nobody is really talking about it now granted. I understand
That the Saints job is a little bit weird
I wouldn't take it personally, but some people want to take on that challenge
But I don't think this is a challenge that nobody should take and the reason why I say that is because you have little to work with
You don't have any cap space and what I mean you don't you don't have any cap space at all
You don't know what you're going to do with quarterback
There's so many question marks on this roster that it's ridiculous. Okay, you would have thought that you're playing guess who that's how
Many question marks is on this team. Okay now if I'm killing more
Listen, you better have you a good bottle of scotch or rum or something by your desk
Because I'm telling you you're gonna be drinking some of those nights because man. Oh man, you have little to work with my friend
Okay, now with most head coaches, you know
You'll be in a situation where you have a few pieces that you can you know lean on you may have a little bit of you know
Cat flexibility you may have a good draft pick and whatnot
They got the draft pick, but they don't got the cap space
That's not really good, but we're gonna go more in depth about that when we talk about that division
We talk about the Saints. Okay, stay tuned for that that will be coming soon probably after the
The Super Bowl and the season is officially over with but I have to talk about the senior Bowl
Okay, have to talk about it because I've been watching it all week long and these are my takeaways so far
There are a lot of hidden gems at corner
Detackle running back and receiver. Okay
There are some people that are not getting a whole lot of media attention
But I'm telling you if you put them in the right situation
They could definitely hit. Okay
So notable names that caught my attention Ty Filton and Neas Pebbles
Tess Johnson grade Zabel Quincy Riley Darius
Alexander as your Thomas. Okay, just to name a few
These guys
They're definitely gonna be some difference makers in the league. Okay, Tess Johnson
cooking from the first day to the last day cooking hot grease every
Every single day
Cooking it one-on-ones. Okay
Ezra Thomas he was doing his thing and Neas Pebbles
I gotta start watching more film with you sir because man. Oh man. Are you a wrecking ball?
Same thing with Jordan Philip Phillips as well
Gray's able I was unfamiliar with your game Quincy Riley. I was unfamiliar with your game Darius Alexander
I definitely was unfamiliar with your game my friend my green. He's like that. I
Don't care what anyone says in my mind my green is past rusher one for me. That this is just me
There's just my opinion. I could be wrong. You can argue with me. I don't really care
But my green is that guy he has a lot of upside to his game
I'm not saying he's gonna be an instant, you know hit
But I will say this he does have the skill set to definitely be a
Really good past rusher in the league
He got the size he got the skill and he has the speed
He is going to be a problem. You heard it here first on the football junkies podcast episode 64
Buffalo wing boat. Okay, and the last thing is the quarterbacks were definitely struggling
Now I know for some people you probably don't care about that
but for others I would probably take he to it because a lot of these quarterbacks were just out of it and I think this
Opens up some somewhat of a of a deeper conversation that definitely needs to be had
I've been putting it off for the longest time, but I definitely need to say it and that is I think the number one problem
With a lot of these court quarterbacks nowadays is
They're not taught to play under center and been been Rothesberger said this on on his podcast like when he was in college
They taught him
Basically almost every single practice to play under center and once he transitioned to the league
He was able to do it with little to no problems
but nowadays what you're seeing is a lot of these quarterbacks are either playing in
Some variation of a pistol formation or some variation of a shotgun formation. I'm sorry. That just doesn't work
They have to be able to know and to be comfortable with playing
Under center you're gonna have to do it at some point in the game
Because that's what a lot of the offense coordinators and coaches do in the league
So you have to start doing that in college
Otherwise, that's gonna be a major learning curve for a lot of these young quarterbacks, but out of all of these quarterbacks
I think Jaylen Milrow
Definitely has a lot of upside to his game
I think he is somebody that is gonna have to be put in a situation where he can sit and learn and probably
Be shown how to be a better passer because physically. I'm not really worried about that. I know he could run
I know he can you know do a whole bunch of crazy things
But it's the passing that I'm concerned about because there is a lot of
Inconsistencies with his past game that I think if it gets cleaned up
He's gonna be a problem, but I'm gonna end this episode here if you guys like what you're listening
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