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Bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, bag alert, bag

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alert, bag alert, bag alert, folks. That's right.

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It's a surprise bag alert, to be honest with

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you, because nobody was expecting a bag alert

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just a few weeks before Christmas. All right.

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But let's talk about it. All right. Mark Andrews

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gets paid. Lane Kiffin heads to LSU. Chiefs and

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Cowboys recap. Bengals and Ravens recap. Bears

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and Eagles recap. Bills and Steelers recap, okay?

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This is going to be a therapy session for Steelers

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fans because man, oh man, are they going through

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it, okay? All of this and more. On the 99th episode

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of Football Junkies Podcast. That's right, 99

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episodes. 99 episodes, folks. We have been cranking

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them out since last year. And we're going to

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keep on going, all right? I am your host with

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because I'm your chief bag roll dominance. That's

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right, chief. Head of the table. Anything and

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everything related to the bag. Rumors to the

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bag and more, all right? I am your hopium hope.

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All the opium that you need to make it through

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the rest of the season. I'm your guy. All right.

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I'm all these things and more. But most importantly,

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the most important thing that you must remember

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is I am your host, Kale. Buckle up. It's going

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to get crazy. So guess what? On three. One, two,

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three. Let's lock in. All right, folks, let's

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get into the meat and potatoes of everything

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that is going on in the league right now. So

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before we get into the drama with LSU and Ole

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Miss, let's talk about this bag alert, all right?

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So Mark Andrews tied in for the Ravens, inks

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a three -year $39 .3 million deal, $26 million

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guaranteed. He'll be making $13 .1 million a

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year, okay? When we look at his stats from this

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season so far... 37 receptions for 332 receiving

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yards, five touchdowns, and he's averaging nine

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receiving yards per reception. I'll be honest

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with you guys, this was a little bit of a head

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scratcher. I was not expecting Mark Andrews to

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get an extension at this point in the season,

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but I'm not surprised because he's the most reliable

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weapon for Lamar Jackson. Now, with that being

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said, it made me wonder, did the Ravens offer

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this same deal to Isaiah Lightley? Because all

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three of their tight ends are gonna be free agents

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next year. So I'm thinking, OK, out of those

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three, realistically speaking, who are they going

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to bring back? Now, we all know most likely they

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were going to bring back Mark Andrews, but at

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a lesser deal, because most likely they were

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going to pay more money to Isaiah, likely just

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because he has more upside right now. But clearly

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something has happened. Now, I'm not going to

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be a person that says, oh, I have a source here

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or there. I don't have any sources, okay? So

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this is all speculations. I'm just trying to

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put two and two together. My guess is the Ravens

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have been trying to negotiate an extension with

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both Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely right now

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because if they do it now, they can save a little

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bit more money compared to if they do it in the

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offseason. And so they've been trying to probably

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get Isaiah Likely first because they know he's

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going to demand more money than Mark Andrews.

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And my guess is Isaiah Likely's team is telling

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them, hey, we're looking to make about X amount

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of dollars. And the Ravens are probably telling

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them no. And so they're probably going back and

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forth. And the Ravens say, you know what? We're

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going to give you this one last offer. if you

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take it cool if you don't take it cool and isaiah

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likely and his team probably said no and so the

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raven said okay fine we're going to go in a different

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direction and they probably offered the same

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contract to mark andrews and mark andrews eventually

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signed it now when we look at spot rat's market

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value for mark andrews it's a three -year 21

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.2 million dollar deal which he would be making

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7 .1 million a year My only question is this,

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how much money would it take to get back Isaiah

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Likely? And if they can't get back Isaiah Likely,

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how high of a priority would tight end be for

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this team? Now, I'm not saying, you know, the

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Ravens would take a tight end in the first round,

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but what I am alluding to is the Ravens offensively

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have been better when they have two really good

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pass catching tight ends. Now, Charlie Kohler,

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I'm not really worried about because I believe

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he'll be back with the team. That's not a big

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deal, honestly. You could get him for maybe about

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five to eight million a year. No one's really

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going to lose an inch of sleep off of that. But

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you need another athletic tight end. And we've

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only seen Charlie Kohler in spurts, whereas we've

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seen a longer track record with both Mark Andrews

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and Isaiah Lockley. Only time will tell. I know

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the Ravens are going to take care of this because

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they're the Ravens, okay? Now that we got that

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out the way, let's talk about some college football.

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Blaine Kiffin is now the next head coach for

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LSU. So he inks a seven -year, $91 million deal

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with them. He's making $13 million a year before

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incentives. So according to Austin Nevison of

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CBS Sports, he has an escalator in his contract

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that would make him the highest paid coach in

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the country if he wins a national championship.

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He can also earn up to a million dollars if Ole

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Miss wins a national championship. Kiffin's buyout

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includes 80 % of his contract guaranteed if he's

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fired from LSU without cause. The money would

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be paid in installments for the duration of the

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contract. Now here's the statement that Lane

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Kiffin put out, and I quote, After a lot of prayer

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and time spent with family, I made the difficult

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decision to accept a head coaching position at

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LSU. I was hoping to complete a historic six

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-season run with this year's team by leading

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Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on

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this team's incredible success and their commitment

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to finish strong and investing everything into

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a playoff run with guardrails in place to protect

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the program in any areas of concern. My request

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to do so was denied by Keith Carter, despite

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the team also asking him to allow me to keep

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coaching them so that they could better maintain

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their high level of performance. Unfortunately,

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that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game

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coaching the Rebels. While I am looking forward

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to a new start with a unique opportunity at LSU,

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I will forever cherish the incredible six years

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I spent at Ole Miss and will be rooting hard

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for the team to complete their mission and bring

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a championship to Oxford. Lane Kiffin, end quote.

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So a couple things with this situation. For starters,

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we have to talk about the why. Before we get

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into personal opinions and whatnot, all right?

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So according to Todd McShay, one of the reasons

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why Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss was because of

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high school recruiting. Now, you're probably

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thinking, why high school recruiting? Let me

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explain. According to Daniel Miller from Live

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Now Fox, Louisiana is the sixth state that produces

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the most NFL players in the country at 102. I

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want to say that one more time. Louisiana. is

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the sixth state that produces the most NFL players

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in the country at 102. And if we want to go a

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little bit deeper in this issue, there is no

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other college that can rival LSU. Think about

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it. At Georgia, you have Georgia, of course,

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Georgia Tech. In Texas, you have Texas, Texas

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A &M, you have TCU, you have Baylor, the list

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goes on. But according to Yahoo Sports, Lane

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Kiffin gave an ultimatum to his Ole Miss staff

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and he said in that quote, if they're not on

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a plane to Baton Rouge today, they won't have

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a spot on the staff, end quote. So he was 100

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% serious about this move. But if we can be honest

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here, I don't hate Lane Kiffin for making this

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move because he realized that being at Ole Miss,

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though it is a great opportunity, though he's

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had a lot of success there, he's reached his

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ceiling. And by going to LSU, you have now opened

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the floodgates for more opportunities and a better

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chance to bring in better prospects. Think about

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it like this. You're 17 or 18 years old. You're

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a five -star prospect. You got multiple offers

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from different schools. Michigan, Ohio State,

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USC, Oregon, the list goes on and on. But LSU

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has been really trying to get you to come there.

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You're going to go to LSU because for one, they

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have such a rich history in producing some of

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the best football players that we've seen in

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our lifetime. We know that their alumni goes

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from A to Z. From OBJ to Jarvis Landry, Justin

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Jefferson, Jamara Chase, Patrick Queen, I could

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continue to go on and on. You're going to go

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to LSU because you know that by going to LSU,

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that's going to be the best opportunity for you

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to be playing on Sundays. You're not going to

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take a job at Ole Miss, and this is no disrespect

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to Ole Miss at all, but Ole Miss's reach is very

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limited. The LSU's isn't. Here's just some of

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the high school recruits that have already committed

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to LSU so far. Lamar Brown. the number one defensive

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tackle prospect in the country, LSU. Deuce Gerald,

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the number two defensive tackle prospect in the

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country, LSU. Trent Henderson, the number nine

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defensive end prospect, LSU. Richard Anderson,

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the number six defensive tackle prospect, LSU.

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The proof is in the pudding here, folks. Lane

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Kiffin realized that by going to LSU, I have

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a better opportunity of winning a national championship

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than Ole Miss. Now, granted, Ole Miss is having

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a really good year this year, but this is just

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one good year. How many times have LSU produced

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great teams within the last, let's say, five

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years? Now, compare that to Ole Miss. The rest

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is history. Now, with that being said, we have

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to be honest about Lane Kiffin. Although he is

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a really good coach, all of his departures have

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been very messy. Let's just go down the list

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of the notable departures with Lane Kiffin. In

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2008, he was fired by the Raiders after a 5 -15

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record in the first 20 games as the offensive

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coordinator for them. God rest his soul, Al Davis

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said this about Lane Kiffin, and I quote, I think

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he conned me like how he conned all you people,

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end quote. Now, Al Davis doesn't have no cut

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cards. So for him to say this, yeah, you definitely

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need to go. 2009, he left the University of Tennessee

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to become the head coach for USC. Apparently,

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there were protests that erupted on campus that

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resulted in burning mattresses. 2013, he was

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fired after a 10 -7 loss to Washington State

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and then a 62 -41 road loss against Arizona State.

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Legend has it that he was fired on the tarmac.

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Now, I mean... Depending on who you ask, they

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may give you the real story or not. I don't know.

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I wasn't there. I was in school, okay? 2017,

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he was demoted from offensive coordinator for

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Alabama after accepting the Florida Atlantic

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head coach job. Nick Saban made this announcement

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days before the national championship matchup

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and literally said in that quote, We made the

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decision because it was in the best interest

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of our players, our program, and for Lane for

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him to assume his duties at Florida Atlantic."

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So granted, I'm happy for Lane Kiffin, but at

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the same time, I don't like the way that he handled

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his departure from Ole Miss. There are just certain

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things that you should have just left out. Now,

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if they leak out from different insiders, okay,

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fine, whatever. But for you to just throw Keith

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Carter under the bus and make the situation seem

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like you're the victim and Ole Miss didn't want

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to give you a chance, if I was the athletic director,

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I wouldn't want you to come back either. You've

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made your bed, now you must lay in it. What does

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it look like for you to come back after already

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accepting a job with LSU and say, oh, hey guys,

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let's just finish the season strong? No, you

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need to be on a plane to Louisiana. But the crazy

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thing about this is five assistants joined Lane

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Kiffin to LSU, including offensive coordinator

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Charlie Weiss Jr. and co -offensive coordinator

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slash tight end coach Joe Cox. Now, out of all

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those people, according to Adam Rittenberg from

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ESPN, Charlie Weiss Jr. is the only staff member

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that will be allowed to return to Ole Miss as

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offensive coordinator for the college football

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playoffs. I'll be honest, I wouldn't have allowed

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Charlie Weeks to come back. Because all you're

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going to do is hurt the players more than help

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them. Now granted, once Ole Miss season is over

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with, there's a good chance that some of those

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players are going to transfer to LSU. But at

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the same time, the damage is already done. The

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messy departure has already happened. Let it

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go. There's no need for you guys to come back.

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And if I'm the athletic director, I would have

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emphasized that the moment that any word had

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gotten out that Lane Kiffin was going to accept

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a job somewhere else, I would have told the entire

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coaching staff, any person that takes a job with

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Lane Kiffin, you are not coming back. I don't

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care if you beg. I don't care if you cry. I don't

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care if the players want it. You're not coming

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back. You made your decision. Live with it. Now,

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with that being said, and this will probably

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be the final thing that I'll say about this situation,

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then we'll talk about the games. I do believe

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Lane Kiffin is going to win a national championship.

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I do believe that by bringing in Lane Kiffin,

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I think that's going to help out Garrett Nussmeyer.

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For starters, it's going to rebuild his confidence

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while at the same time rebuild his draft stock.

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Because right now, if he was to declare for the

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26 draft class, he isn't a first rounder, let

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alone a second rounder. At best, he will probably

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be a high third, maybe fourth round pick at this

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point. But the one thing I do have a problem

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with this entire process, and not just specifically

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Lane Kiffin's, is with all the head coaching

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moves that has happened so far. Why are these

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things happening now towards the end of the college

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football season going into the playoffs? Why

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can't you guys just wait till the entire college

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football season is over with like how the NFL

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does? Because all you're doing is creating distractions

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for these players. Because everyone's going to

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be asking them questions. Oh, do you have any

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information about this situation? Do you have

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any information about this head coach? How do

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you feel about this person? How do you feel about

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that person? Nobody wants to hear all that. Everybody

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is trying to focus on winning their bowl game.

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But instead, they're having to ask questions

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about grown folk stuff. Stuff that has nothing

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to do with them at all. So if you're college

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football, you need to bring in some structure.

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Because right now, this is just ridiculous. All

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I continue to see on my feed is this coach getting

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fired, this coach getting hired, this coach getting

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hired, this coach getting fired, this coach going

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to this school or that school. It's a whole bunch

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of distractions. Save that stuff after the college

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football playoffs is over with. But let's get

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into these games. So Patrick Mahomes, 34 attempts

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for 23 completions, 261 passing yards, four touchdowns,

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7 .7 yards per attempt, and a 67 .6 completion

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percentage. Kareem Hunt, 14 attempts for 58 rush

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yards, 4 .1 rush yards per carry, and 1 rush

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of 10 plus yards or more. Rasheed Rice, 12 targets

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for 8 receptions, 92 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns,

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and 11 .5 receiving yards per reception. Dak

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Prescott, 39 attempts for 27 completions. 320

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passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 pick, 8 .2 yards

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per attempt, and a 69 .2 completion percentage.

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Javante Williams, 17 attempts for 59 rushing

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yards, 3 .5 rushing yards per carry, and 1 rush

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of 10 plus yards or more. CeeDee Lamb, 9 targets

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for 7 receptions, 112 receiving yards, 1 touchdown,

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and 16 receiving yards per reception. So here's

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a few junkie nuggets. Patrick Mahomes threw all

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4 touchdowns to receivers in the slot. the most

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by any quarterback in the game since week four

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of the 2020 season. Dak Prescott was blissed

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on 48 .7 % of dropbacks, the highest split rate

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he's faced this season, and completed 15 of 19

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attempts for 190 yards and one pick. 84 of 92

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Rasheed Rice's receiving yards was against zone

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coverage, including a touchdown. When facing

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man coverage, Rasheed Rice was targeted four

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times and caught two passes for eight yards and

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one touchdown. When facing Jalen Watson, George

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Pickens caught five of seven targets for 85 yards,

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the most receiving yards allowed by a Chiefs

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defender since 2018. So my main two takeaways

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from this game is the Chiefs have to do better

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at retooling their team, and the Cowboys may

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try to sneak into the playoffs. So let's just

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talk about the Cowboys first, then we'll get

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to the Chiefs, all right? While I don't believe

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the Cowboys will make it to the NFC Championship,

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let alone a Super Bowl this year, I do believe

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they have a chance to sneak into the playoffs.

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For starters, the NFC is just as weak as the

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AFC. And if we can be honest here, their own

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division is a topsy -turvy in itself. Because

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if I'm not mistaken, they haven't had a consistent

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divisional winner in a very long time. So for

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all intents and purposes, the Cowboys could win

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the division this year. We've seen crazier things

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happen. So offensively, I love what they have

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so far. Javante Williams looks really promising.

00:17:53.619 --> 00:17:56.279
George Pickens looks very promising. They have

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a lot of pieces for the future. But the question

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is, will they be able to keep them going into

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next season? But we're going to save that for

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when the offseason comes around. Now, defensively,

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I definitely love what they have. And you're

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definitely starting to see the fruits of their

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labor when they made the move to acquire Quentin

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Williams. You have a really good tandem in him

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and Kenny Clark. Donovan Ezeraku is in the slouch,

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which, I mean, if we can be honest here, I was

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sort of a little high on personally, but we're

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not going to talk about that, all right? I think

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the only weak spot defensively for the Cowboys

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is their secondary. Now, granted, I understand

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they're getting back some of their players, but

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they've just been a little bit of an eyesore

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to me personally. And if Quentin Williams or

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Kenny Clark or anybody on the defensive line

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doesn't get after the quarterback, those corners

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and safeties are toast. So I don't know what

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they need to do, but just try to fix it, please.

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Now, this is not me trying to root for the Cowboys

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because I would never root for the Cowboys, but

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to see them be a little bit more competitive

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than what they have been the last few years,

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hey, I can rock with that. Now, when we talk

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about the Chiefs, I think, honestly, they're

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in the same boat that a lot of teams who have

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alien quarterbacks are in, and that is they don't

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have a lot of talent around that quarterback.

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I mean, outside of Rasheed Rice, who else can

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you really rely on? Outside of Travis Kelsey,

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who else can you really rely on? Your run game

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is inconsistent. Your offensive line is a hit

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or miss sometimes. And if it wasn't for Patrick

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Mahomes still having a little bit of speed, you

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would have more fourth downs than first downs.

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This is my opinion. I could be completely wrong.

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But this is what happens when you allocate all

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of your money to just three people. the Chiefs

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should have tried to at least evenly distribute

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the money to both sides of the ball. Because

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now what you're going to have to do is to hit

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on your draft picks within the next few drafts.

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Chris Jones is starting to show his age. Travis

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Kelsey, after this season, is probably going

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to ride off into the sunset. So you're going

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to have to figure out something moving forward.

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Now I would have thought that some of the tight

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ends on the team would have tried to take the

00:20:06.089 --> 00:20:08.390
mantle from Travis Kelsey, but clearly that's

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not the case. Now, defensively, I understand

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that Spag's thing is blitzing, but they were

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blitzing a little bit too much for me because

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every single time that they tried to send everybody

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after Dak Prescott, Dak Prescott made them pay

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for it. Do I think the Chiefs are going to make

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it anywhere in the playoffs? No. I think this

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is going to be the one year where they don't

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make it, and this will be the year that will

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force them to make significant changes on their

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coaching staff and on their roster. But again,

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we're going to save that for the offseason. Now

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let's talk about the Bengals and Ravens. So Joe

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Burrow, 46 attempts for 24 completions, 261 passing

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yards, two touchdowns, 5 .7 yards per attempt,

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and a 52 .2 completion percentage. Chase Brown,

00:20:56.269 --> 00:20:59.849
15 attempts for 78 rushing yards, 5 .2 rushing

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yards per carry, and three rushes of 10 plus

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yards or more. Jamar Chase, 14 targets for seven

00:21:05.589 --> 00:21:09.569
receptions. 110 receiving yards, and 15 .7 receiving

00:21:09.569 --> 00:21:13.069
yards per reception. Lamar Jackson, 32 attempts

00:21:13.069 --> 00:21:17.130
for 17 completions, 246 passing yards, one pick,

00:21:17.309 --> 00:21:20.690
7 .7 yards per attempt, and a 53 .1 completion

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percentage. Derrick Henry, 10 attempts for 60

00:21:23.869 --> 00:21:26.529
rushing yards, six rushing yards per carry, one

00:21:26.529 --> 00:21:29.349
touchdown, and one rush of 10 plus yards or more.

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Isaiah Likely. six targets for five receptions,

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95 receiving yards, and 19 receiving yards per

00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:38.480
reception. So here's a few junkie nuggets. When

00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:41.740
facing zone coverage, Lamar Jackson was 14 of

00:21:41.740 --> 00:21:46.579
21 for 177 yards and took two sacks. When blitz,

00:21:46.680 --> 00:21:50.859
Lamar was three of 11, which is 27 .3%, for 69

00:21:50.859 --> 00:21:54.619
yards, one pick, and a sack. When facing pressure,

00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:58.559
Joe Burrow was seven for 12, 83 yards, and one

00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:02.579
touchdown. When taking 2 .5 seconds or more to

00:22:02.579 --> 00:22:05.960
throw the ball, Joe Burrow completed 16 of 27

00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:10.119
for 203 yards and two touchdowns. The Bengals'

00:22:10.180 --> 00:22:13.920
defense generated 39 .5 % pressure rate on Lamar

00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:16.660
Jackson, the second highest pressure rate in

00:22:16.660 --> 00:22:20.000
a game this season. Joseph Asai led the team

00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:22.700
for six pressures and two sacks, which is the

00:22:22.700 --> 00:22:24.720
second most pressures in the game this season,

00:22:24.859 --> 00:22:28.319
and the Bengals held the Ravens to a 38 .6 success

00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:33.390
rate and a negative 23 .9 EPA rate. Kyle Hamilton

00:22:33.390 --> 00:22:36.829
was lined up on 43 .8 % of snaps in the slot

00:22:36.829 --> 00:22:39.829
and was targeted twice, allowing two receptions

00:22:39.829 --> 00:22:42.769
for 17 yards and a touchdown. If you would have

00:22:42.769 --> 00:22:44.809
told me that the Bengals defense without their

00:22:44.809 --> 00:22:47.170
star pass rusher will put on the performance

00:22:47.170 --> 00:22:49.369
that they did, I would have called you a liar.

00:22:49.549 --> 00:22:52.490
They showed effort every single time they were

00:22:52.490 --> 00:22:55.369
on the field. Jordan Battle forced a fumble at

00:22:55.369 --> 00:22:58.539
the last second. And it was plays like those

00:22:58.539 --> 00:23:01.619
that continued to give the Bengals energy as

00:23:01.619 --> 00:23:04.319
the game continued. And now when Joe Burrow was

00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:06.680
on the field, I mean, hey, the rest is history,

00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:08.980
okay? Him and Jamar Chase, you already know,

00:23:09.019 --> 00:23:10.819
that's peanut butter and jelly. Now, granted,

00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:13.579
Chidovia Woozie was holding his own against Jamar

00:23:13.579 --> 00:23:15.720
Chase. I'll be honest with you. I was unfamiliar

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:18.099
with your game. But for you to put on the performance

00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:20.710
that you did, Chidovia Woozie, hey. My hat's

00:23:20.710 --> 00:23:22.910
off to you, brother. Now, Kyle Hamilton is Kyle

00:23:22.910 --> 00:23:24.769
Hamilton. It was a little bit of a head -scratcher

00:23:24.769 --> 00:23:26.890
to see him in the slot, I'll be honest with you,

00:23:26.950 --> 00:23:29.450
but he was somewhat productive. And I feel like

00:23:29.450 --> 00:23:32.210
Kyle Hamilton is that type of player where he's

00:23:32.210 --> 00:23:34.390
positionless. But that's another story for another

00:23:34.390 --> 00:23:36.289
day. Ravens fans, do not come at me, please.

00:23:36.630 --> 00:23:38.410
I'm just trying to be honest here, all right?

00:23:38.549 --> 00:23:42.029
Now, offensively for the Ravens, we have to have

00:23:42.029 --> 00:23:44.259
an honest conversation. For one, your offensive

00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:47.619
line has not been playing well this year. Lamar

00:23:47.619 --> 00:23:50.420
is seriously hurt. I don't know what it is, but

00:23:50.420 --> 00:23:53.019
it has to be a significant injury because when

00:23:53.019 --> 00:23:55.019
he was trying to run out of bounds for one play,

00:23:55.220 --> 00:23:59.450
he looked so sluggish. He was struggling, and

00:23:59.450 --> 00:24:02.029
that offense was struggling. Now granted, I know

00:24:02.029 --> 00:24:04.329
at this part of the year, everybody is dealing

00:24:04.329 --> 00:24:06.910
with injuries, some more severe than others,

00:24:07.069 --> 00:24:09.390
but if you're the Ravens, it's time for you to

00:24:09.390 --> 00:24:11.589
lock in. Granted, you done weathered the hardest

00:24:11.589 --> 00:24:13.950
part of the storm in the early part of the season,

00:24:14.069 --> 00:24:15.869
but you still have some formidable opponents.

00:24:15.990 --> 00:24:18.190
You still have the Steelers twice. You still

00:24:18.190 --> 00:24:20.329
have the Packers. So whatever you need to do,

00:24:20.470 --> 00:24:23.470
lock in. Now if you're the Bengals, survive.

00:24:23.890 --> 00:24:27.519
Do exactly what you did last year. Now am I saying

00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:29.759
you're going to get a different result? No. But

00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:31.819
you at least want to show a little bit of fight.

00:24:32.019 --> 00:24:34.819
Now on to the Bears and Eagles. So Caleb Williams,

00:24:35.079 --> 00:24:39.380
36 attempts for 17 completions, 154 passing yards,

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:42.480
1 touchdown, 1 pick, 4 .3 yards per attempt,

00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:46.000
and a 47 .2 completion percentage. Kyle Menungai,

00:24:46.200 --> 00:24:50.240
22 attempts for 130 rushing yards, 5 .9 rushing

00:24:50.240 --> 00:24:53.240
yards per carry, 1 touchdown, and 2 rushes of

00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:56.329
10 plus yards or more. Cole Komet. Three targets

00:24:56.329 --> 00:24:59.269
for three receptions, 36 receiving yards, one

00:24:59.269 --> 00:25:01.470
touchdown, and 12 receiving yards per reception.

00:25:01.829 --> 00:25:05.069
Jalen Hurts, 34 attempts for 19 completions,

00:25:05.109 --> 00:25:08.470
230 passing yards, two touchdowns, one pick,

00:25:08.630 --> 00:25:11.730
6 .8 yards per attempt, and a 55 .9 completion

00:25:11.730 --> 00:25:15.269
percentage. Saquon Barkley, 13 attempts for 56

00:25:15.269 --> 00:25:17.930
rushing yards, 4 .3 rushing yards per carry,

00:25:18.009 --> 00:25:20.930
and one rush of 10 plus yards or more. A .J.

00:25:20.970 --> 00:25:24.630
Brown, 12 targets for 10 receptions. 132 receiving

00:25:24.630 --> 00:25:27.789
yards, two touchdowns, and 13 .2 receiving yards

00:25:27.789 --> 00:25:29.990
per reception. So here's a few junkie nuggets.

00:25:30.369 --> 00:25:34.029
The Bears' offense rushed for 268 yards on design

00:25:34.029 --> 00:25:38.529
runs. On those 42 design carries, the Bears recorded

00:25:38.529 --> 00:25:43.789
91 yards before contact and 177 yards after contact.

00:25:44.369 --> 00:25:47.490
Jalen Hurts targeted vertical routes five times,

00:25:47.529 --> 00:25:50.730
completed four of those attempts for 97 yards.

00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:55.200
The Bears blitzed Hurts on 47 .1 % of his dropbacks,

00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:58.059
in which he completed six of 16 passes, which

00:25:58.059 --> 00:26:02.599
is 37 .5%, for 60 yards and one pick. My eyes

00:26:02.599 --> 00:26:05.460
have been opened with the dilemma with the Eagles

00:26:05.460 --> 00:26:08.000
offense. Because for the longest time, I've been

00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:10.819
blaming Kevin Petula and not giving some criticism

00:26:10.819 --> 00:26:13.720
to Jalen Hurts, and I have three instances to

00:26:13.720 --> 00:26:16.799
prove it. Example number one, on third and eight

00:26:16.799 --> 00:26:19.680
in the second quarter, Dallas Goddard was wide

00:26:19.680 --> 00:26:23.220
open. He ran a simple go route right in your

00:26:23.220 --> 00:26:25.779
face, and you didn't throw him the ball. You

00:26:25.779 --> 00:26:28.660
decided to throw it at Devontae Smith. Okay,

00:26:28.799 --> 00:26:31.319
you don't believe me? I got another one. Third

00:26:31.319 --> 00:26:34.160
and nine in the third quarter. A .J. Brown was

00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:38.700
in the slot. He ran an in route, and he was wide

00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:41.720
open, and you didn't throw him the ball. Nobody

00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:44.799
was covering him, not a linebacker or corner,

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:47.589
and you didn't throw him the ball. Okay, you

00:26:47.589 --> 00:26:49.990
still don't believe me? First and 10 in the fourth

00:26:49.990 --> 00:26:53.450
quarter. Saquon ran a wheel -like route and was

00:26:53.450 --> 00:26:56.130
wide open. So I don't know what's going on with

00:26:56.130 --> 00:26:58.069
Jalen Hurts, but brother, you need to open your

00:26:58.069 --> 00:27:00.990
eyes. Because anybody could have executed those

00:27:00.990 --> 00:27:03.809
three passes. But instead, you want to throw

00:27:03.809 --> 00:27:07.410
the ball in tight windows and put the ball in

00:27:07.410 --> 00:27:09.769
the spot where it could easily be intercepted.

00:27:09.869 --> 00:27:12.109
And that's exactly what happened in this game.

00:27:12.509 --> 00:27:14.589
This was a very winnable game for the Eagles,

00:27:14.769 --> 00:27:17.269
and you just let the Bears just take it away.

00:27:17.589 --> 00:27:20.650
This is exactly why nobody's going to take the

00:27:20.650 --> 00:27:22.869
Eagles serious moving forward, because of these

00:27:22.869 --> 00:27:25.990
simple things. One minute Jalen Hurts wants to

00:27:25.990 --> 00:27:28.829
look elite, and then next thing you know, Jalen

00:27:28.829 --> 00:27:31.950
Hurts looks like a deer in headlights. We need

00:27:31.950 --> 00:27:34.589
to see some consistency, but this has been a

00:27:34.589 --> 00:27:37.289
problem with the Eagles for a very long time.

00:27:37.630 --> 00:27:40.269
Now, defensively for the Eagles, I don't know

00:27:40.269 --> 00:27:42.490
what to say about them. Now, granted, there were

00:27:42.490 --> 00:27:44.430
some players that were making some plays, but

00:27:44.430 --> 00:27:47.809
overall, I don't see that same dominance that

00:27:47.809 --> 00:27:50.690
we saw last year. Granted, I know they lost Milton

00:27:50.690 --> 00:27:52.650
Williams, and I understand that he played a very

00:27:52.650 --> 00:27:55.069
pivotal role in that defensive line, but what

00:27:55.069 --> 00:27:57.170
are we doing here? You still have Nolan Smith,

00:27:57.410 --> 00:28:00.250
Brandon Graham, Zach Bond. You just got Jalen

00:28:00.250 --> 00:28:02.609
Phillips not too long ago. I can continue to

00:28:02.609 --> 00:28:05.529
go down the list. So what's the problem? I need

00:28:05.529 --> 00:28:08.029
to see some dominance. This is the part of the

00:28:08.029 --> 00:28:10.829
season where it's time for you to separate yourself

00:28:10.829 --> 00:28:13.910
from everybody else. And I don't see that. I

00:28:13.910 --> 00:28:15.990
see a team that is probably going to limp into

00:28:15.990 --> 00:28:19.269
the playoffs. I see a team that most likely is

00:28:19.269 --> 00:28:21.150
going to get knocked out in either the first

00:28:21.150 --> 00:28:23.549
or second round of the playoffs if you want to

00:28:23.549 --> 00:28:26.289
take things a little bit further. But this is

00:28:26.289 --> 00:28:28.829
a cycle that we've been continuing to see with

00:28:28.829 --> 00:28:31.250
the Eagles every single time that they win a

00:28:31.250 --> 00:28:33.279
championship. They'll have one year where they'll

00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:35.420
have a really bad offensive coordinator, and

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:38.000
then it just affects the entire team. And then

00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:39.940
the next year, they get a better offensive coordinator.

00:28:40.259 --> 00:28:42.079
Next thing you know, they're back in the Super

00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:44.859
Bowl winning another Lombardi. Now with the Bears,

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:48.339
however, they continue to surprise me week after

00:28:48.339 --> 00:28:51.839
week. Ben Johnson continues to prove that he

00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:54.599
was the best hire for the Bears because that

00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:59.140
run game is just downright atrocious. And I mean

00:28:59.140 --> 00:29:02.400
atrocious in a good way. Kyle Menungai, beast.

00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:06.519
DeAndre Swift, beast. Cole Komet, beast. But

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:08.980
this is the difference between an offensive head

00:29:08.980 --> 00:29:12.319
coach and a defensive head coach. Offensive coaches

00:29:12.319 --> 00:29:14.519
are going to address whatever needs that they

00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:17.480
need to address right then and there. Defensive

00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:20.579
coaches, they're going to just sit and wait for

00:29:20.579 --> 00:29:23.579
the problem to get bigger and bigger and bigger.

00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:26.059
Now, with that being said, I don't know what's

00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:28.079
going on with the Bears wide receivers, but...

00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:31.420
You guys are just a little bit too wonky for

00:29:31.420 --> 00:29:33.740
me. DJ Moore, I know you don't want to be there,

00:29:33.859 --> 00:29:35.500
but come on, bro. You got to show a little bit

00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:37.660
of effort. I'm not saying you got to be, you

00:29:37.660 --> 00:29:40.920
know, smiling and just beard up from head to

00:29:40.920 --> 00:29:44.019
toe, but come on, man. Do something. Your routes

00:29:44.019 --> 00:29:46.839
don't look as crispy as they used to. Your body

00:29:46.839 --> 00:29:49.019
language says you don't want to be there. I mean,

00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:51.779
come on, bro. You're in a really good spot. You

00:29:51.779 --> 00:29:54.960
guys have the number one seat. You guys could

00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:57.420
potentially make a deep playoff run this year.

00:29:57.950 --> 00:29:59.230
Now, I'm not saying you guys are going to make

00:29:59.230 --> 00:30:01.609
it to the Super Bowl, okay? So, Bears fans, let's

00:30:01.609 --> 00:30:03.269
pump the brakes, right? You still have to worry

00:30:03.269 --> 00:30:05.289
about the Rams and the 49ers and everybody else,

00:30:05.430 --> 00:30:07.650
okay? You guys are doing well this year, but

00:30:07.650 --> 00:30:10.210
let's bring it down a little bit because Caleb

00:30:10.210 --> 00:30:12.589
Williams has been very inconsistent for the last

00:30:12.589 --> 00:30:15.230
few weeks. Now, I understand that he's still

00:30:15.230 --> 00:30:17.589
a very young quarterback and he still has to

00:30:17.589 --> 00:30:20.289
get his footing, but I mean, come on, bro. I

00:30:20.289 --> 00:30:22.829
need to see a little bit more consistency because

00:30:22.829 --> 00:30:24.950
everybody has already labeled you as a franchise

00:30:24.950 --> 00:30:27.740
quarterback. I haven't. I still need to see more

00:30:27.740 --> 00:30:29.759
before I can give you that label, but that's

00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:32.519
just my personal opinion. Now, defensively, I'm

00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:34.960
actually surprised that they've been this productive

00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:37.900
without an elite pass rusher. Granted, they have

00:30:37.900 --> 00:30:41.259
Montez Sweat, but Montez Sweat isn't a TJ Watt

00:30:41.259 --> 00:30:43.440
or a Max Crosby or a Miles Garrett, okay? I'm

00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:45.319
just being honest here. But the one thing they

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:48.140
do have is their turnover game. Now, do I think

00:30:48.140 --> 00:30:50.359
the turnover game is sufficient when they make

00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:53.319
it into the playoffs? No. Because you still need

00:30:53.319 --> 00:30:56.220
to show consistency against these elite quarterbacks.

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:58.539
Because they're not concerned about corners or

00:30:58.539 --> 00:31:01.019
safeties. They're concerned about pass rushers.

00:31:01.140 --> 00:31:03.559
If you have a defense that's not creating pressure,

00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:06.400
consistent pressure on a quarterback, they're

00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:08.819
going to pick you apart all game long. We see

00:31:08.819 --> 00:31:11.079
it all the time. That's why you see a lot of

00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:13.200
teams make the investments that they make in

00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:15.880
getting first round pass rushers. Because they're

00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:17.720
going to be the people that are going to keep

00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:19.960
these quarterbacks in check. But that's another

00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:22.480
story for another day. And one more thing about

00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:25.740
this game. The Bears have the second best rushing

00:31:25.740 --> 00:31:27.380
attack in the entire league. If you don't believe

00:31:27.380 --> 00:31:29.420
me, look up the stats, okay? But let's talk about

00:31:29.420 --> 00:31:31.539
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So Josh Allen, 23 attempts for 15 completions,

00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:23.619
123 passing yards, one touchdown, one pick, 5

00:33:23.619 --> 00:33:26.480
.3 yards per attempt, and a 65 .2 completion

00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:30.819
percentage. James Cook, 32 attempts for 144 rushing

00:33:30.819 --> 00:33:33.660
yards, 4 .5 rushing yards per carry, and three

00:33:33.660 --> 00:33:36.740
rushes of 10 plus yards or more. James Cook again,

00:33:36.980 --> 00:33:40.089
three targets for three receptions. 33 receiving

00:33:40.089 --> 00:33:42.309
yards, and 11 receiving yards per reception.

00:33:42.690 --> 00:33:46.009
Aaron Rodgers, 21 attempts for 10 completions,

00:33:46.049 --> 00:33:49.910
117 passing yards, 5 .6 yards per attempt, and

00:33:49.910 --> 00:33:53.049
a 47 .6 completion percentage. Jalen Warren,

00:33:53.369 --> 00:33:56.769
10 attempts for 35 rushing yards, 3 .5 rushing

00:33:56.769 --> 00:33:59.329
yards per carry, and two rushes of 10 plus yards

00:33:59.329 --> 00:34:01.829
or more. Darnell Washington, four targets for

00:34:01.829 --> 00:34:05.309
two receptions. 45 receiving yards, and 22 .5

00:34:05.309 --> 00:34:07.630
receiving yards per reception. So here's a few

00:34:07.630 --> 00:34:10.210
junkie nuggets. The Bills called a run play on

00:34:10.210 --> 00:34:13.750
63 .5 % of their plays, which is the fourth highest

00:34:13.750 --> 00:34:16.210
rate in the game since drafting Josh Allen in

00:34:16.210 --> 00:34:21.050
2018. James Cook rushed for 144 yards on 32 carries.

00:34:21.250 --> 00:34:23.730
This is his seventh game this season with at

00:34:23.730 --> 00:34:26.489
least 100 yards on the ground. Now, according

00:34:26.489 --> 00:34:30.030
to Alex Cazorra, the Bills ran the same inside

00:34:30.030 --> 00:34:34.389
zone, inside duo play 26 times against the Steelers.

00:34:34.409 --> 00:34:36.710
So a couple takeaways from this game, because

00:34:36.710 --> 00:34:38.730
I know there's a lot to unpack with this and

00:34:38.730 --> 00:34:40.949
the whole Mike Tomlin chance and whatnot. So

00:34:40.949 --> 00:34:43.010
let's just talk about the Bills first, then we'll

00:34:43.010 --> 00:34:45.650
get into the Steelers, okay? So offensively in

00:34:45.650 --> 00:34:48.050
the first half, the Bills were struggling. Josh

00:34:48.050 --> 00:34:50.349
Allen was making some knucklehead plays. He literally

00:34:50.349 --> 00:34:53.010
threw a pick directly at Brandon Echols, and

00:34:53.010 --> 00:34:55.260
they were just struggling. And I don't know what

00:34:55.260 --> 00:34:58.019
happened, but when the second half came, they

00:34:58.019 --> 00:35:02.179
were on it. Defensively, they were on it. Offensively,

00:35:02.179 --> 00:35:05.159
you couldn't stop James Cook. Now I wonder, what

00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:08.079
was the turning point in the game? Was it the

00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:10.400
low hit that Patrick Queen delivered on Josh

00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:12.880
Allen? Was it Cam Hayward and Josh Allen getting

00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:15.539
into it? Somebody let me know in the comments

00:35:15.539 --> 00:35:18.019
on our YouTube, which is Football Junkies Pod,

00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:20.400
all right? Please, because I really want to know,

00:35:20.420 --> 00:35:22.800
because I tried looking at the All -22. I didn't

00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:25.079
see Josh Allen kneeing Cam Hayward in the stomach.

00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:27.480
But one person we need to give some recognition

00:35:27.480 --> 00:35:30.460
to is Joey Bosa, because he's been playing his

00:35:30.460 --> 00:35:33.219
best ball this season with the Bills. Now, I'll

00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:35.420
be honest, when he announced that he was going

00:35:35.420 --> 00:35:37.780
to sign with the Bills, I was very skeptical

00:35:37.780 --> 00:35:40.119
of this move. I thought he was going to go with

00:35:40.119 --> 00:35:43.320
the 49ers and reunite with his brother, but clearly

00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:45.719
he wanted to prove everybody wrong that he's

00:35:45.719 --> 00:35:48.440
still that guy, and he's showing it. Granted,

00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:50.639
he's not having a season like a Miles Garrett

00:35:50.639 --> 00:35:53.599
or Daniil Hunter or Will Anderson, but he has

00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:56.059
been productive. He made one of the most pivotal

00:35:56.059 --> 00:35:59.039
plays in the entire game. He forced the fumble.

00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:01.860
And with that fumble, they were able to further

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:04.579
stretch their lead against the Steelers. This

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:07.380
wasn't just one side carrying the entire team.

00:36:07.579 --> 00:36:10.500
This was a group effort. And sometimes you need

00:36:10.500 --> 00:36:13.019
to do that. Now, Josh Allen and James Cook did

00:36:13.019 --> 00:36:14.960
their thing in the second half. They essentially

00:36:14.960 --> 00:36:18.920
spammed the same running play over and over and

00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:21.320
over again. Now you would have thought after

00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:23.260
maybe the third time that the Steelers would

00:36:23.260 --> 00:36:25.519
have tried to do something to stop it. But they

00:36:25.519 --> 00:36:27.679
couldn't. And I think a lot of that had to do

00:36:27.679 --> 00:36:30.159
with Derek Harmon not being on the field. So

00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:32.960
here's the rush defense when Derek Harmon is

00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:37.039
on the field according to Sumer Sports. 115 rushing

00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:41.980
attempts, allowing 457 rushing yards, and allowing

00:36:41.980 --> 00:36:45.039
3 .9 rushing yards per carry. Now this is the

00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:47.619
rush defense when Derek Harmon isn't on the field.

00:36:48.380 --> 00:36:52.619
216 rushing attempts, allowing 955 rushing yards,

00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:55.659
and allowing 4 .4 rushing yards per carry. The

00:36:55.659 --> 00:36:58.280
proof is in the pudding, folks. When Derek Harmon

00:36:58.280 --> 00:37:01.400
is on the field, the Steelers' rush defense is

00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:03.599
a lot better than when he isn't on the field.

00:37:03.840 --> 00:37:05.519
Now, you would have thought the Steelers would

00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:07.960
have learned their lesson after facing the Chargers,

00:37:08.039 --> 00:37:10.800
who are in somewhat of a similar situation as

00:37:10.800 --> 00:37:13.460
the Bills. But let's talk about the Steelers,

00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:16.039
because there's a lot to unpack with them. Offensively,

00:37:16.039 --> 00:37:18.739
I'm not surprised. We all know that they've been

00:37:18.739 --> 00:37:20.920
having a lot of problems this season and they've

00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:23.460
had a lot of inconsistencies. One minute, they're

00:37:23.460 --> 00:37:25.760
playing really good ball. Aaron Rodgers looks

00:37:25.760 --> 00:37:28.179
great. And then the next two or three games,

00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:30.619
they're struggling. The run game isn't going

00:37:30.619 --> 00:37:33.199
anywhere. The passing game is non -existent.

00:37:33.199 --> 00:37:35.000
They're not attacking the middle of the field.

00:37:35.139 --> 00:37:37.300
And that's exactly what happened in this game.

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:40.110
So if we can be honest here. Because we need

00:37:40.110 --> 00:37:42.469
to have an honest conversation about the Steelers.

00:37:42.530 --> 00:37:44.789
No, I'm not going to be one of those people like

00:37:44.789 --> 00:37:47.030
Kevin Adams in the Steel Hero podcast. You're

00:37:47.030 --> 00:37:49.530
going to say, fuck Mike Tomlin. Mike Tomlin has

00:37:49.530 --> 00:37:51.710
to... I'm not going to be that person. Instead,

00:37:51.909 --> 00:37:55.530
I'm going to try to at least explain to you guys

00:37:55.530 --> 00:37:58.650
what exactly is wrong with the Steelers. But

00:37:58.650 --> 00:38:00.889
before I do that, I want to ask you a simple

00:38:00.889 --> 00:38:04.329
question. What move in the offseason that the

00:38:04.329 --> 00:38:07.380
Steelers made... that made you believe that this

00:38:07.380 --> 00:38:09.420
year was going to be different than the previous

00:38:09.420 --> 00:38:12.239
years? I'm going to ask that again. What move

00:38:12.239 --> 00:38:16.699
in the offseason made you think that there was

00:38:16.699 --> 00:38:19.119
going to be a different outcome with the Steelers

00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:21.820
this year than what it has been the last few

00:38:21.820 --> 00:38:26.019
years? The answer is none. Now, I'll be honest

00:38:26.019 --> 00:38:28.260
here. I'll be very transparent. Mook, you know

00:38:28.260 --> 00:38:30.539
exactly what I'm getting ready to say. The one

00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:32.880
move that I was really excited about was when

00:38:32.880 --> 00:38:35.659
they traded for Jalen Ramsey. But that was before

00:38:35.659 --> 00:38:38.260
the details had came out that they were trading

00:38:38.260 --> 00:38:41.300
away Minka Fitzpatrick. Once I found that out,

00:38:41.380 --> 00:38:44.239
I was completely done with the team. But let's

00:38:44.239 --> 00:38:46.900
be honest here. None of the moves that they made

00:38:46.900 --> 00:38:50.239
this offseason scream that they're all in for

00:38:50.239 --> 00:38:52.460
the Super Bowl this year. I don't care what Omar

00:38:52.460 --> 00:38:54.820
Khan says. I don't care what your favorite Steeler

00:38:54.820 --> 00:38:57.679
podcaster says. They were not going to the Super

00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:01.030
Bowl this year. There were too many flaws on

00:39:01.030 --> 00:39:04.170
both sides of the ball that still were not properly

00:39:04.170 --> 00:39:08.289
addressed. And it shows. The run game is still

00:39:08.289 --> 00:39:11.250
a problem. You still have people playing in positions

00:39:11.250 --> 00:39:14.369
that they're not comfortable playing. And that

00:39:14.369 --> 00:39:17.050
goes directly towards Mike Tomlin and this coaching

00:39:17.050 --> 00:39:20.050
staff. We know that Keanu Benton will probably

00:39:20.050 --> 00:39:23.050
be a lot more productive if you play him as a

00:39:23.050 --> 00:39:25.630
defensive end. Instead, you continue to play

00:39:25.630 --> 00:39:28.510
him at nose tackle. And this is why you continue

00:39:28.510 --> 00:39:32.309
to see the inconsistencies in his play. So with

00:39:32.309 --> 00:39:34.650
that being said, we need to go a little bit deeper

00:39:34.650 --> 00:39:37.630
into this problem. The Steelers are trying to

00:39:37.630 --> 00:39:41.130
thread a needle that not a lot of teams have

00:39:41.130 --> 00:39:44.489
done in the past. And that is retooling the team

00:39:44.489 --> 00:39:47.829
while remaining competitive. Now, am I saying

00:39:47.829 --> 00:39:51.949
it's impossible? No. But the two factors that

00:39:51.949 --> 00:39:55.110
need to be in play is that you need to be drafting

00:39:55.110 --> 00:39:58.869
well and developing your players well. If you're

00:39:58.869 --> 00:40:01.289
not doing those two things, it's going to make

00:40:01.289 --> 00:40:04.469
the process a lot harder. And that's been a problem

00:40:04.469 --> 00:40:07.670
with the Steelers for a very long time. How many

00:40:07.670 --> 00:40:09.690
first -round picks have they whiffed on? How

00:40:09.690 --> 00:40:12.719
many draft classes are still on this team? How

00:40:12.719 --> 00:40:15.639
many people are still contributing at a very

00:40:15.639 --> 00:40:19.699
high level on this team? TJ Watt, the last first

00:40:19.699 --> 00:40:22.739
rounder to get a second contract with this team.

00:40:23.039 --> 00:40:25.659
Kenny Pickett didn't get it. Devin Bush didn't

00:40:25.659 --> 00:40:28.460
get it. Broderick Jones may not get it. I can

00:40:28.460 --> 00:40:31.440
continue to go down the list. So with that being

00:40:31.440 --> 00:40:34.760
said, while I understand that emotions are high

00:40:34.760 --> 00:40:37.820
right now in Pittsburgh, we need to take a step

00:40:37.820 --> 00:40:41.480
back. Because what I'm seeing is a lot of people

00:40:41.480 --> 00:40:44.440
with personal access to grind against Mike Tomlin

00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:47.840
have the biggest platform out of everybody. Instead

00:40:47.840 --> 00:40:50.960
of people who are conscious of what's going on

00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:53.539
in Pittsburgh and trying to find a solution.

00:40:53.820 --> 00:40:56.440
Now, granted, I'll be honest here. Have we reached

00:40:56.440 --> 00:40:59.400
a point where maybe there needs to be some added

00:40:59.400 --> 00:41:02.500
pressure on Mike Tomlin? Yes. And that's for

00:41:02.500 --> 00:41:04.800
any coach when they're not showing production

00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:08.000
because the team only goes as far as the head

00:41:08.000 --> 00:41:10.960
coach takes them. And granted, Mike Tomlin has

00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:12.920
gone through a lot of things within the last

00:41:12.920 --> 00:41:16.559
few years. His teams remain competitive all the

00:41:16.559 --> 00:41:18.840
way to the end of the regular season. Now, does

00:41:18.840 --> 00:41:21.260
everybody like that? No. Some people like the

00:41:21.260 --> 00:41:23.340
team to still be playing in January and February.

00:41:23.579 --> 00:41:26.820
I would too. But the fact of the matter is they

00:41:26.820 --> 00:41:29.139
are not in the position to compete with Kansas

00:41:29.139 --> 00:41:33.679
City. or Buffalo, or Baltimore, or Philly, or

00:41:33.679 --> 00:41:36.860
San Francisco, or Seattle. I can continue to

00:41:36.860 --> 00:41:40.420
go down the list. Because why? You're not drafting

00:41:40.420 --> 00:41:43.340
and developing your players well. You continue

00:41:43.340 --> 00:41:47.219
to try to fit players into this system when you

00:41:47.219 --> 00:41:50.019
know they can't fit into the system. We saw it

00:41:50.019 --> 00:41:52.199
a lot of times with a lot of their offensive

00:41:52.199 --> 00:41:55.340
players. Kevin Dotson is a perfect example. Kevin

00:41:55.340 --> 00:41:58.940
Dotson specifically said, I can only play one

00:41:58.940 --> 00:42:01.619
position. And they moved him to a position that

00:42:01.619 --> 00:42:04.119
he wasn't comfortable in. And they made it seem

00:42:04.119 --> 00:42:07.260
like Kevin Dotson was just a waste. They trained

00:42:07.260 --> 00:42:09.960
him to LA and now he's one of the best guards

00:42:09.960 --> 00:42:12.579
in the league. Kenny Pickett is another example.

00:42:13.079 --> 00:42:15.599
Now, I'll be honest here. I was very critical

00:42:15.599 --> 00:42:18.920
of the Kenny Pickett pick because I thought that

00:42:18.920 --> 00:42:22.269
he was just an average. to a slightly above average

00:42:22.269 --> 00:42:24.650
quarterback. But let's be honest here, folks.

00:42:24.909 --> 00:42:28.349
The Steelers did not do any justice with his

00:42:28.349 --> 00:42:31.989
development. You gave him a crappy offensive

00:42:31.989 --> 00:42:34.949
coordinator and you kept him for far too long.

00:42:35.650 --> 00:42:39.489
So of course his production was going to be limited.

00:42:40.329 --> 00:42:44.389
But again, nobody pressed Mike Tomlin about this.

00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:47.840
So when you don't do those simple things, this

00:42:47.840 --> 00:42:50.699
is what happens. Najee Harris is another example.

00:42:51.380 --> 00:42:54.119
Arthur Smith let it be known that he doesn't

00:42:54.119 --> 00:42:57.679
fit his system, even though he should have tried

00:42:57.679 --> 00:43:00.420
to make Najee Harris fit his system, but you

00:43:00.420 --> 00:43:03.380
weren't willing to do it. And now you're in this

00:43:03.380 --> 00:43:06.639
situation where Jalen Warren is now the new Najee

00:43:06.639 --> 00:43:10.210
Harris. So when we look at all of these things

00:43:10.210 --> 00:43:12.349
that have happened in the last few years, of

00:43:12.349 --> 00:43:14.449
course the Steelers are not going to be competitive.

00:43:14.690 --> 00:43:16.530
Of course they're not going to be Super Bowl

00:43:16.530 --> 00:43:19.070
contenders. And any person that believed that

00:43:19.070 --> 00:43:20.949
they were going to be Super Bowl contenders,

00:43:21.030 --> 00:43:24.030
we're lying to yourself. Now, I'll be honest

00:43:24.030 --> 00:43:27.550
here. I am not opposed to anybody chanting fire

00:43:27.550 --> 00:43:30.329
Mike Tomlin in the stands because the product

00:43:30.329 --> 00:43:34.230
on the field is inconsistent. And at times it's

00:43:34.230 --> 00:43:37.699
very demoralizing. The philosophy of the Steelers

00:43:37.699 --> 00:43:41.639
is play physical football and stop the run. And

00:43:41.639 --> 00:43:44.099
so far, they haven't been able to do that. So

00:43:44.099 --> 00:43:46.719
when you have these things in place, of course,

00:43:46.719 --> 00:43:49.360
you're not going to be successful. You have an

00:43:49.360 --> 00:43:52.780
offensive coordinator who his reputation is he

00:43:52.780 --> 00:43:56.420
can work with less and make more out of it. I

00:43:56.420 --> 00:43:58.000
know I'm probably saying that wrong, but just

00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:00.159
you know what I mean. You know what I mean, okay?

00:44:00.340 --> 00:44:02.579
And here you have this offensive coordinator.

00:44:03.210 --> 00:44:06.130
who's not properly utilizing what he has on the

00:44:06.130 --> 00:44:09.190
team. Why am I seeing Spencer Anderson lined

00:44:09.190 --> 00:44:13.050
up as a wide receiver? Why is John U. Smith going

00:44:13.050 --> 00:44:16.309
up against Gregory Russo one -on -one? It's those

00:44:16.309 --> 00:44:19.250
type of things that make you just want to rip

00:44:19.250 --> 00:44:22.230
your hair out. So I say all that to say this.

00:44:22.809 --> 00:44:26.369
Do I think Mike Tomlin needs to go? No. But I

00:44:26.369 --> 00:44:29.469
do believe that he needs to modernize his approach

00:44:29.469 --> 00:44:32.150
to the game. Because I feel like his approach

00:44:32.150 --> 00:44:35.250
right now is outdated and it's very inconsistent.

00:44:35.909 --> 00:44:38.349
This is the same head coach that said in the

00:44:38.349 --> 00:44:41.949
summer that what we have on this defense, there

00:44:41.949 --> 00:44:44.409
is a possibility that this could be a historic

00:44:44.409 --> 00:44:48.110
defense. You can't say those type of things and

00:44:48.110 --> 00:44:51.570
not back it up. This is the same person that

00:44:51.570 --> 00:44:55.030
took a picture with Darius Slay and DK Metcalf.

00:44:55.849 --> 00:44:58.210
Out of all the free agents that they acquired

00:44:58.210 --> 00:45:01.429
this offseason, the only two that he took a picture

00:45:01.429 --> 00:45:04.969
with was the two of them. And he was smiling

00:45:04.969 --> 00:45:07.710
from ear to ear like he was his two favorite

00:45:07.710 --> 00:45:11.530
sons. Meanwhile, Darius Slay is gone. He's talking

00:45:11.530 --> 00:45:14.949
about retirement. And DK Metcalf, he's struggling.

00:45:15.269 --> 00:45:17.929
And you can't blame him for it because he's in

00:45:17.929 --> 00:45:21.630
a bad situation. You have a 42 -year -old quarterback

00:45:21.630 --> 00:45:24.070
who, at this point, he doesn't want to get hit.

00:45:24.639 --> 00:45:27.920
The scheme as a whole is not supporting you and

00:45:27.920 --> 00:45:31.320
your supporting cast is not really good. So of

00:45:31.320 --> 00:45:33.400
course your stats are not going to look good.

00:45:33.739 --> 00:45:36.500
But if I was to make a list of the few things

00:45:36.500 --> 00:45:38.940
that I want Mike Tomlin to do, I think the first

00:45:38.940 --> 00:45:41.179
thing is to scrap the entire coaching staff.

00:45:41.840 --> 00:45:44.480
It's time for you to bring in some fresh blood.

00:45:44.719 --> 00:45:47.400
It's time for you to bring in some people who

00:45:47.400 --> 00:45:50.179
have a different approach than what you do. People

00:45:50.179 --> 00:45:53.409
that are going to challenge you. Not people that

00:45:53.409 --> 00:45:55.650
are just going to say, okay, sure, we'll do whatever

00:45:55.650 --> 00:45:58.190
you want to do. It doesn't work like that. Because

00:45:58.190 --> 00:46:01.050
your approach has not been working the last few

00:46:01.050 --> 00:46:05.110
years. And this approach of having a defense

00:46:05.110 --> 00:46:08.289
that relies on splash is not going to get you

00:46:08.289 --> 00:46:10.130
to the Super Bowl. You know what gets you to

00:46:10.130 --> 00:46:14.369
the Super Bowl? Consistency. Yes, the Bears have

00:46:14.369 --> 00:46:16.670
the best turnover defense in the entire league,

00:46:16.789 --> 00:46:19.929
but on a consistent basis, are they a good defense?

00:46:20.070 --> 00:46:24.300
No. So why do you continue to believe in this

00:46:24.300 --> 00:46:27.820
hope that as long as TJ Watt makes the big sack,

00:46:28.039 --> 00:46:31.679
makes the force fumble, Cam Hayward tips the

00:46:31.679 --> 00:46:33.820
pass that leads into an interception and whatnot,

00:46:34.039 --> 00:46:35.820
that you're going to be able to win games? No,

00:46:35.820 --> 00:46:39.380
you're not. It can only go so far. If Broderick

00:46:39.380 --> 00:46:42.260
Jones can't beat out Dan Moore, the same Dan

00:46:42.260 --> 00:46:44.440
Moore that everybody complained about, that everybody

00:46:44.440 --> 00:46:47.340
said is too inconsistent and is just a bad left

00:46:47.340 --> 00:46:49.639
tackle, who is now with the Titans and got a

00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:52.710
big old bag. What makes you think he's a better

00:46:52.710 --> 00:46:55.289
left tackle than Dan Moore? Now, granted, I understand

00:46:55.289 --> 00:46:58.389
he's a quote -unquote project, which in translation

00:46:58.389 --> 00:47:02.230
means he's not that good. But what in his skill

00:47:02.230 --> 00:47:06.050
set screams franchise left tackle? Nothing. So

00:47:06.050 --> 00:47:09.210
if all the other players are catching on to what

00:47:09.210 --> 00:47:12.030
Pat Meyer is saying, but Broderick Jones isn't,

00:47:12.030 --> 00:47:14.510
that's a direct reflection at Broderick Jones.

00:47:15.150 --> 00:47:17.110
Now, do you still need to bring in another O

00:47:17.110 --> 00:47:20.190
-line coach just so you can try to maximize what

00:47:20.190 --> 00:47:22.809
you have with Roger Jones to justify the move

00:47:22.809 --> 00:47:26.230
that you did to get him? Yes, because you're

00:47:26.230 --> 00:47:28.449
approaching his fifth year option. And you know

00:47:28.449 --> 00:47:30.710
that fifth year option is pretty expensive because

00:47:30.710 --> 00:47:33.309
he traded up to get him. So with that being said,

00:47:33.469 --> 00:47:36.110
you could bring in, I don't know, Mike McCarthy.

00:47:36.230 --> 00:47:39.750
You could bring in Byron Leftwich, Pep Hamilton,

00:47:39.949 --> 00:47:43.309
people that have experience working with quarterbacks.

00:47:43.789 --> 00:47:45.530
Because you know most likely you're going to

00:47:45.530 --> 00:47:47.670
have to take a quarterback within the next two

00:47:47.670 --> 00:47:50.550
years. So you want to have an offensive coordinator

00:47:50.550 --> 00:47:54.090
that has experience developing quarterbacks.

00:47:54.769 --> 00:47:57.809
Now, Byron Lefkowitz is a really good name just

00:47:57.809 --> 00:48:01.389
because he's familiar with Mike Tomlin. He knows

00:48:01.389 --> 00:48:04.829
the expectations that Mike Tomlin has. And you

00:48:04.829 --> 00:48:08.250
know that you have to do something with DK Metcalf.

00:48:13.690 --> 00:48:16.530
impact fire move please now with that being said

00:48:16.530 --> 00:48:19.570
i think mike tomlin needs to have some of his

00:48:19.570 --> 00:48:22.469
power taken away from him because clearly the

00:48:22.469 --> 00:48:25.250
people that he wants don't work with him now

00:48:25.250 --> 00:48:27.809
granted i understand that mike tomlin prefers

00:48:27.809 --> 00:48:30.769
veteran players over young players because the

00:48:30.769 --> 00:48:33.070
learning curve is a lot smaller than younger

00:48:33.070 --> 00:48:35.329
players but you want to know the one thing that

00:48:35.329 --> 00:48:37.789
a younger player has that an older player doesn't

00:48:37.789 --> 00:48:42.440
youth athleticism speed drive And you guys are

00:48:42.440 --> 00:48:43.760
going to have to figure out what you're going

00:48:43.760 --> 00:48:46.400
to do with T .J. Watt. I was one of the people

00:48:46.400 --> 00:48:48.400
that said the Steelers just need to trade away

00:48:48.400 --> 00:48:51.219
T .J. Watt because right now they're not in the

00:48:51.219 --> 00:48:54.380
spot to win. And it'll be better off that you

00:48:54.380 --> 00:48:56.960
just trade him away, you get those draft picks,

00:48:57.059 --> 00:48:59.480
and you use those draft picks to really build

00:48:59.480 --> 00:49:02.239
out this team. Because all you're doing is just

00:49:02.239 --> 00:49:04.900
wasting the prime years of T .J. Watt. You need

00:49:04.900 --> 00:49:08.250
to challenge T .J. Watt. How is it that last

00:49:08.250 --> 00:49:10.849
year you used him in different roles and you

00:49:10.849 --> 00:49:13.869
saw success with it, but this year you just totally

00:49:13.869 --> 00:49:16.250
scrapped it? Now, some of that needs to be put

00:49:16.250 --> 00:49:18.550
on TJ Watt as well, because when you look at

00:49:18.550 --> 00:49:22.050
all the other pass rushers, they all move. Myles

00:49:22.050 --> 00:49:25.130
Garrett moves, Micah Parsons moves, Will Anderson,

00:49:25.429 --> 00:49:27.789
Daniil Hunter. I can continue to go down the

00:49:27.789 --> 00:49:31.050
list. All of them move. And by moving everywhere

00:49:31.050 --> 00:49:34.010
on the offensive line, You're going to create

00:49:34.010 --> 00:49:37.030
a matchup nightmare for whoever you go up against.

00:49:37.989 --> 00:49:40.449
But you can't do that if you're continuing to

00:49:40.449 --> 00:49:42.929
line up on the same side. Now, granted, that's

00:49:42.929 --> 00:49:45.530
probably because of TJ Watt's pride. I get that.

00:49:45.670 --> 00:49:48.929
But we are in a business of production and winning.

00:49:49.369 --> 00:49:52.369
And you just got this big contract. So you have

00:49:52.369 --> 00:49:55.090
to start justifying the move of giving you that

00:49:55.090 --> 00:49:57.510
contract and making you the highest paid pass

00:49:57.510 --> 00:49:59.809
rusher at that time before Micah Parsons got

00:49:59.809 --> 00:50:02.800
his deal. These are the simple things that the

00:50:02.800 --> 00:50:06.639
Steelers need to do in order to really say that

00:50:06.639 --> 00:50:09.400
you're serious about winning, that you're serious

00:50:09.400 --> 00:50:12.340
about taking the next step forward into the right

00:50:12.340 --> 00:50:15.840
direction. Otherwise, everybody just needs to

00:50:15.840 --> 00:50:18.800
go. Now, I'll be honest, a lot of the narratives

00:50:18.800 --> 00:50:21.239
that I see around Mike Tomlin, I'm just not liking.

00:50:21.599 --> 00:50:24.420
I've heard Big Ben say that Mike Tomlin needs

00:50:24.420 --> 00:50:26.900
to be the next head coach for Penn State. That's

00:50:26.900 --> 00:50:29.840
not going to happen. But I will say this. If

00:50:29.840 --> 00:50:33.079
Mike Tomlin is let go, because he's not going

00:50:33.079 --> 00:50:34.500
to get fired, they're not going to say that,

00:50:34.539 --> 00:50:37.780
they're just going to say a mutual parting, wherever

00:50:37.780 --> 00:50:42.320
he goes next, he's going to be successful. Because

00:50:42.320 --> 00:50:45.440
Mike Tomlin is a successful coach. He's just

00:50:45.440 --> 00:50:48.760
in a really crappy situation. Does Mike Tomlin

00:50:48.760 --> 00:50:52.639
deserve a lot of blame for it? Yes. But you cannot

00:50:52.639 --> 00:50:56.780
just blame all of his mistakes and not talk about

00:50:56.780 --> 00:50:59.409
Kevin Colbert. And not talk about Art Rooney

00:50:59.409 --> 00:51:02.469
II. And not talk about the front office and how

00:51:02.469 --> 00:51:05.969
they mismanaged a lot of things. Everybody has

00:51:05.969 --> 00:51:08.889
mud on their hands in this situation. From the

00:51:08.889 --> 00:51:12.989
past till now, everyone must be held accountable

00:51:12.989 --> 00:51:15.909
for this. A lot of those draft classes that Kevin

00:51:15.909 --> 00:51:18.650
Colbert had within the last five years of his

00:51:18.650 --> 00:51:21.570
tenure with the Steelers were bad. They were

00:51:21.570 --> 00:51:24.630
atrocious. A lot of the moves that he made were

00:51:24.630 --> 00:51:28.750
atrocious. So we can't just put all the blame

00:51:28.750 --> 00:51:31.250
on Mike Tomlin and say, you got to get out of

00:51:31.250 --> 00:51:33.230
here, but you're just going to absolve Kevin

00:51:33.230 --> 00:51:36.530
Colbert because all the great teams that he built

00:51:36.530 --> 00:51:38.230
and all the great players that he brought in,

00:51:38.309 --> 00:51:40.829
it doesn't work like that. If we're going to

00:51:40.829 --> 00:51:43.250
be critical of somebody, we need to be critical

00:51:43.250 --> 00:51:48.010
of the entire situation. But let's just wait

00:51:48.010 --> 00:51:50.789
and see how the rest of the season goes. Do I

00:51:50.789 --> 00:51:52.070
think the Steelers are going to make it to the

00:51:52.070 --> 00:51:55.300
playoffs? No. I would venture to say the Dolphins

00:51:55.300 --> 00:51:57.679
have a better chance of making it to the playoffs

00:51:57.679 --> 00:52:01.059
than the Steelers do. But I will say this, and

00:52:01.059 --> 00:52:02.599
it'll be the last thing I say, and I'm going

00:52:02.599 --> 00:52:06.019
to end the episode. I'm not worried about Sunday's

00:52:06.019 --> 00:52:09.219
game. I'm worried about that Monday night game

00:52:09.219 --> 00:52:12.000
against the Dolphins. Because if the Steelers

00:52:12.000 --> 00:52:14.780
put on the same performance that they did against

00:52:14.780 --> 00:52:18.659
the Bills facing the Dolphins, at that point,

00:52:18.699 --> 00:52:21.969
something significant has to happen. Because

00:52:21.969 --> 00:52:26.289
on that night, Big Ben, Marquise Pouncey, and

00:52:26.289 --> 00:52:28.690
Joey Porter are all going to be inducted into

00:52:28.690 --> 00:52:31.730
the Ring of Honor. And what better way to tarnish

00:52:31.730 --> 00:52:35.650
that moment than for the Steelers defense to

00:52:35.650 --> 00:52:37.929
give up more rushing yards than what they did

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Go watch some football this weekend. And another

00:55:18.059 --> 00:55:21.789
thing. The Steelers need to bring in veteran

00:55:21.789 --> 00:55:24.690
coaches to fill in that role that Brian Flores

00:55:24.690 --> 00:55:27.889
had. We saw when they added Brian Flores to the

00:55:27.889 --> 00:55:30.530
coaching staff, the defense was very productive,

00:55:30.809 --> 00:55:34.369
it was creative, and everybody was playing at

00:55:34.369 --> 00:55:37.489
a high level. So you could bring in someone like

00:55:37.489 --> 00:55:40.989
a Gerard Mayo or Antonio Pierce. You could do

00:55:40.989 --> 00:55:43.730
the same thing with the offense as well. If you're

00:55:43.730 --> 00:55:46.929
Art Rooney and Mike Tomlin, You have to expand

00:55:46.929 --> 00:55:49.789
this coaching staff. I understand that Mike Tomlin

00:55:49.789 --> 00:55:52.250
likes a small coaching staff, but brother, it's

00:55:52.250 --> 00:55:55.110
not working. It's time for you to expand this

00:55:55.110 --> 00:55:57.710
coaching staff a little bit more. I'm not saying

00:55:57.710 --> 00:56:00.250
you got to have the world's biggest coaching

00:56:00.250 --> 00:56:03.110
staff in the entire league, but you have to do

00:56:03.110 --> 00:56:06.010
something because what you have right now isn't

00:56:06.010 --> 00:56:09.050
sufficient. Now, I will say this, and shout out

00:56:09.050 --> 00:56:12.750
to OAD Loon on TikTok for saying this. If you're

00:56:12.750 --> 00:56:15.269
a coordinator with aspirations of being a head

00:56:15.269 --> 00:56:17.849
coach, why would you want to go to Pittsburgh?

00:56:19.030 --> 00:56:21.690
Why would you want to go to a place where you

00:56:21.690 --> 00:56:25.110
know you cannot implement your own scheme into

00:56:25.110 --> 00:56:28.090
whatever side of the ball that you coach? When

00:56:28.090 --> 00:56:30.650
you know that a lot of the things that you want

00:56:30.650 --> 00:56:33.590
to do, you can't do because of Mike Tomlin and

00:56:33.590 --> 00:56:35.789
his scheme and the Pittsburgh Steelers philosophy.

00:56:37.840 --> 00:56:41.000
So at some point, if you really want to show

00:56:41.000 --> 00:56:43.860
change, if you really want to open yourself to

00:56:43.860 --> 00:56:46.679
new ideas and new possibilities, you're going

00:56:46.679 --> 00:56:49.860
to have to throw away the old and bring in the

00:56:49.860 --> 00:56:52.400
new. That's the only way that you can attract

00:56:52.400 --> 00:56:55.099
some of those great coaches from the McVay and

00:56:55.099 --> 00:56:58.380
Shanahan tree. If the Steelers were to move off

00:56:58.380 --> 00:57:01.280
of Mike Tomlin, this will be the worst offseason

00:57:01.280 --> 00:57:04.179
to do it because there's not as many notable

00:57:04.179 --> 00:57:07.119
candidates that are available. Last year should

00:57:07.119 --> 00:57:09.559
have been the move because Ben Johnson would

00:57:09.559 --> 00:57:12.579
have been a perfect fit. Mike Vrabel would have

00:57:12.579 --> 00:57:15.699
been a perfect fit, especially Mike Vrabel because

00:57:15.699 --> 00:57:19.619
he's had a lot of success recently. Both of his

00:57:19.619 --> 00:57:22.840
offensive coordinators became head coaches. You

00:57:22.840 --> 00:57:25.360
see what he's doing with the Patriots. You wouldn't

00:57:25.360 --> 00:57:28.139
want that for the Steelers? Ben Johnson, look

00:57:28.139 --> 00:57:30.800
what he's doing with Caleb Williams. You mean

00:57:30.800 --> 00:57:33.599
to tell me you wouldn't want that? So if you're

00:57:33.599 --> 00:57:36.119
R. Rooney moving forward, you have a lot of tough

00:57:36.119 --> 00:57:38.019
decisions that you have to make. And at some

00:57:38.019 --> 00:57:40.679
point, you have to put your balls on the table

00:57:40.679 --> 00:57:43.119
and you need to be honest with Mike Tomlin and

00:57:43.119 --> 00:57:45.119
you just need to tell him flat out, it's not

00:57:45.119 --> 00:57:48.780
working. Your idea is not working. We trust you,

00:57:48.860 --> 00:57:51.780
but our trust is starting to fade because we

00:57:51.780 --> 00:57:55.019
continue to have the same outcome year after

00:57:55.019 --> 00:57:57.719
year after year. And this year, you should be

00:57:57.719 --> 00:58:01.599
more critical of him because why? The division

00:58:01.599 --> 00:58:04.460
in the early part of the season was essentially

00:58:04.460 --> 00:58:07.719
the Steelers. Lamar was hurt. Joe Burrow was

00:58:07.719 --> 00:58:10.840
hurt. You had the lead and you blew it away.

00:58:11.199 --> 00:58:14.280
And so now you're in a position where most likely

00:58:14.280 --> 00:58:17.099
if you lose on Sunday, you're going to have to

00:58:17.099 --> 00:58:19.500
win out. And you still have to face the Lions,

00:58:19.719 --> 00:58:22.139
the Dolphins, which, I mean, let's be honest

00:58:22.139 --> 00:58:24.159
here, they're not a slouch. You still have to

00:58:24.159 --> 00:58:27.619
face the Ravens twice. You have some very tough

00:58:27.619 --> 00:58:30.739
teams that you have to go up against. But we're

00:58:30.739 --> 00:58:33.900
going to save all of this once Sunday passes

00:58:33.900 --> 00:58:38.340
and everything happens and whatnot. So Steelers

00:58:38.340 --> 00:58:41.840
fans, relax, take a deep breath, touch some grass,

00:58:42.179 --> 00:58:45.280
drink some hot chocolate, get your favorite meal,

00:58:45.440 --> 00:58:49.780
do something, okay? Calm down. But this time

00:58:49.780 --> 00:58:51.920
I'm serious. Peace and love, guys. Definitely

00:58:51.920 --> 00:58:54.579
going to watch Alabama and Georgia and whatever

00:58:54.579 --> 00:58:57.239
big games are going to be coming on today. So

00:58:57.239 --> 00:58:57.840
later, guys.