WEBVTT 00:00:03.220 --> 00:00:05.540 Double bag alert double bag alert double bag 00:00:05.540 --> 00:00:09.369 alert folks. That's right. We got a low Sweet 00:00:09.369 --> 00:00:12.150 episode full of twists and turns, hot takes, 00:00:12.269 --> 00:00:14.970 truth bombs, and more, okay? Jeremy Ruckert and 00:00:14.970 --> 00:00:18.210 Jacoby Myers get paid. Brandon Ayuk and the 49ers 00:00:18.210 --> 00:00:21.170 are headed to a divorce. Tua gets benched. Falcons 00:00:21.170 --> 00:00:24.289 and Bucks recap. Chargers and Chiefs recap. Bills 00:00:24.289 --> 00:00:26.550 and Patriots recap. Packers and Browns recap. 00:00:26.690 --> 00:00:29.230 And Dolphins and Steelers recap, okay? All of 00:00:29.230 --> 00:00:31.890 this and more on the 101th episode of Football 00:00:31.890 --> 00:00:34.109 Junkies Podcast, okay? I am your host with the 00:00:34.109 --> 00:00:36.429 most, all right? I am your chief, Bad Girl Dominance. 00:00:36.429 --> 00:00:38.490 That's right, chief. 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You're about to get a lot of 00:01:07.049 --> 00:01:09.670 truth bombs, hot takes, and everything in between. 00:01:09.870 --> 00:01:12.129 So guess what? On three. One, two, three. Let's 00:01:12.129 --> 00:01:39.790 lock in. All right, folks, let's get to the meat 00:01:39.790 --> 00:01:42.049 and potatoes of everything that is going on in 00:01:42.049 --> 00:01:44.430 the league right now. So you know when we have 00:01:44.430 --> 00:01:46.049 bad alerts, we got to get them out of the way 00:01:46.049 --> 00:01:47.569 before we get into the good stuff, all right? 00:01:47.590 --> 00:01:50.629 So Jeremy Rucker tied in for the Jets, inks a 00:01:50.629 --> 00:01:52.909 two -year $10 million deal. He'll be making $10 00:01:52.909 --> 00:01:55.049 million a year. When we look at his stats from 00:01:55.049 --> 00:01:58.349 this season so far, 23 targets for 20 receptions. 00:01:59.080 --> 00:02:02.000 152 receiving yards, one touchdown, and 7 .6 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:04.340 receiving yards per reception. A proactive, team 00:02:04.340 --> 00:02:06.719 -friendly deal for a productive tight end. Although 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:09.099 there is a lot of teams that don't like to do 00:02:09.099 --> 00:02:11.259 contract negotiations during the regular season, 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:13.819 I feel like they should change that. The reason 00:02:13.819 --> 00:02:16.639 why I say that is because whenever you have deals 00:02:16.639 --> 00:02:19.419 like this, it's better to hash them out during 00:02:19.419 --> 00:02:22.280 the regular season than to wait until the offseason. 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.960 Because if you do that, sometimes a team may 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:27.979 overpay for that player just because they either 00:02:27.979 --> 00:02:30.419 have them on their draft board or they were really 00:02:30.419 --> 00:02:33.199 interested in them. So rather for you to do that, 00:02:33.300 --> 00:02:35.039 you could just hash it out during the regular 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:37.500 season. It's going to save you some money while 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:40.020 at the same time create more money for the cap 00:02:40.020 --> 00:02:42.819 next year. Proactive versus reactive. Come on, 00:02:42.819 --> 00:02:45.639 guys. Now, Jacoby Myers, wide receiver for the 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:48.360 Jacksonville Jaguars, inks a three -year $60 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:51.060 million deal, $40 million guaranteed. He'll be 00:02:51.060 --> 00:02:53.580 making $20 million a year. When we look at his 00:02:53.580 --> 00:02:56.539 stats from this season so far, 87 targets for 00:02:56.539 --> 00:03:00.259 60 receptions, 707 receiving yards, three touchdowns, 00:03:00.259 --> 00:03:02.800 and 11 .8 receiving yards per reception. So here's 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:04.699 a few junkie nuggets with Jacoby Myers, okay? 00:03:04.979 --> 00:03:08.080 Since the start of last season, Jacoby Myers 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:12.560 has a 1 .4 % drop rate. That's three drops on 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:18.080 216 targets. Among players with 150 -plus targets 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:21.919 in that span, A .J. Brown and Trey McBride have 00:03:21.919 --> 00:03:25.719 lower drop rates according to the 3013. Now, 00:03:25.740 --> 00:03:30.319 since being traded, the Jags are 5 -1 since acquiring 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:32.620 Jacoby Myers, according to U Stadium. Now, think 00:03:32.620 --> 00:03:34.740 about that for a second. Because I know I'm going 00:03:34.740 --> 00:03:36.680 to have to take back what I said about them when 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:38.580 it came to the trade deadline and whatnot. But 00:03:38.580 --> 00:03:41.419 at that time, nobody said anything about the 00:03:41.419 --> 00:03:44.020 Jaguars and Jacoby Morris possibly working out 00:03:44.020 --> 00:03:48.870 a deal. So this is a 100 % curveball that I think 00:03:48.870 --> 00:03:52.009 nobody was expecting. But at the same time, I 00:03:52.009 --> 00:03:55.050 think the Jaguars realized that at some point, 00:03:55.090 --> 00:03:58.009 I think we need to hash out a deal now so that 00:03:58.009 --> 00:04:00.229 he doesn't hit free agency. Because they knew 00:04:00.229 --> 00:04:02.990 that if he hits free agency, he's going to get 00:04:02.990 --> 00:04:05.870 a big bag. Because he's been really productive 00:04:05.870 --> 00:04:08.849 since joining the Jags. Trevor Lawrence has actually 00:04:08.849 --> 00:04:12.050 looked good because of Jacoby Myers. Like really 00:04:12.050 --> 00:04:14.050 think about that for a second. I'll be honest, 00:04:14.310 --> 00:04:16.550 I was wrong. And I'm probably going to be having 00:04:16.550 --> 00:04:19.110 a lot of apologies in this episode. So bear with 00:04:19.110 --> 00:04:22.149 me, okay? I was wrong about the Jags being losers 00:04:22.149 --> 00:04:24.290 for the trade deadline. You're getting a productive 00:04:24.290 --> 00:04:26.769 veteran wide receiver. You're pairing him with 00:04:26.769 --> 00:04:29.509 Trevor Lawrence and it's working. And right now 00:04:29.509 --> 00:04:32.149 the Jaguars are in a position where they could 00:04:32.149 --> 00:04:34.720 possibly get a high seat in the... playoffs and 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:37.040 possibly go on a good run. Now, am I saying they're 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:39.920 going to go on the Super Bowl run or AFC Championship 00:04:39.920 --> 00:04:43.600 run? No. But what I am saying is this. This is 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:46.620 what happens when you give ballers. This is what 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:49.699 happens when you make that aggressive move to 00:04:49.699 --> 00:04:52.160 help out your quarterback. Because at that time, 00:04:52.259 --> 00:04:54.860 Travis Hunter was hurt. Brian Thomas wasn't playing 00:04:54.860 --> 00:04:57.680 his best ball. They let go of Gabe Davis. So 00:04:57.680 --> 00:04:59.800 they didn't have a lot of options. So making 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:02.660 the move for Jacoby Morris has paid off. Now 00:05:02.660 --> 00:05:04.540 the question is, what are they going to do in 00:05:04.540 --> 00:05:06.620 the draft? But we'll save that for later because 00:05:06.620 --> 00:05:08.459 I have an idea that I'm going to probably start 00:05:08.459 --> 00:05:10.420 doing fairly soon. Stay tuned for that. All right. 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:13.019 Now, with all that being said and done, this 00:05:13.019 --> 00:05:15.839 is a good deal. This is a pretty good deal. 20 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:18.240 million a year. I feel like that's perfect. I 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.639 feel like anything over 25 was a reach. I think 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.240 this is perfect. He liked the Jaguars and the 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:27.180 Jaguars liked him. So, hey, who's really complaining, 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:29.160 right? Now, let's talk about Kyle Shanahan and 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:31.920 Brandon Ayewa because they're headed for a nasty 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:34.300 divorce. And the reason why I say that is because. 00:05:34.959 --> 00:05:38.100 A couple weeks ago, Diane Rossini and a few other 00:05:38.100 --> 00:05:40.899 reporters that follow the 49ers were reporting 00:05:40.899 --> 00:05:44.040 that the 49ers were going to void future guarantees 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.980 for Brandon Iyuk. So when that was announced, 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:49.459 I'm thinking something crazy must have happened. 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:53.600 And since then, nobody has really given a detailed 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:57.620 response on why this is happening. But yesterday, 00:05:57.899 --> 00:06:00.959 Kyle Shanahan had to say this about Brandon Iyuk, 00:06:00.980 --> 00:06:03.600 and I quote, I didn't get to hang around Ayud 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:05.980 much since he tore his ACL in Week 7 against 00:06:05.980 --> 00:06:08.620 Kansas City. We've been trying to get him back 00:06:08.620 --> 00:06:10.819 to our team since then and haven't been able 00:06:10.819 --> 00:06:13.720 to pull that off. Having totally had the opportunity 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:15.819 to get him part of our team, this is what Kyle 00:06:15.819 --> 00:06:17.259 Shanahan said, this is not what I'm saying, this 00:06:17.259 --> 00:06:19.720 is what he said, he has been extremely distant 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:22.100 since he got hurt. Was hoping it would happen 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:25.139 once he got healthy, but it never happened, end 00:06:25.139 --> 00:06:27.519 quote. And this is from Grant Cohn from Sports 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:29.899 Illustrated, which, believe it or not, if you're 00:06:29.899 --> 00:06:31.480 a 49ers fan, you should probably follow him. 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:33.879 Okay, free promotion. Now, before I get into 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:36.259 my opinion about this, we need to talk about 00:06:36.259 --> 00:06:38.839 the past so that we can catch everybody up, right? 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:42.519 So in 2024, he signed a four -year $120 million 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:46.259 deal, a $23 million signing bonus, $45 million 00:06:46.259 --> 00:06:49.100 guaranteed at signing, and $76 million in total 00:06:49.100 --> 00:06:53.000 guarantees. Now, according to SpodRat, the 49ers 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:56.740 paid out $48 .1 million of his contract for only 00:06:56.740 --> 00:07:00.410 seven games, 25 catches across two seasons. Now, 00:07:00.430 --> 00:07:03.709 the 49ers have voided the remaining $85 .1 million 00:07:03.709 --> 00:07:06.769 that is left on Brandon Ayuk's contract. Now, 00:07:06.810 --> 00:07:09.529 if the 49ers release Brandon Ayuk before June 00:07:09.529 --> 00:07:12.050 1st and without a post -June 1st designation, 00:07:12.490 --> 00:07:15.629 the 49ers will take on $29 .5 million in dead 00:07:15.629 --> 00:07:19.689 cap in 2026 with a loss of $14 .1 million in 00:07:19.689 --> 00:07:24.569 cap but freeze up $41 .7 million in 2027. Now, 00:07:24.569 --> 00:07:27.529 if traded before June 1st, the 49ers would take 00:07:27.529 --> 00:07:29.569 on the same amount of dead cap as a release, 00:07:29.810 --> 00:07:32.990 which would be 29 .5 million with a loss of 14 00:07:32.990 --> 00:07:36.370 .2 million in cap. Now, if designated as a post 00:07:36.370 --> 00:07:39.589 -June 1st, the 49ers would carry Brandon Ayuk's 00:07:39.589 --> 00:07:43.389 15 .3 cap hit and then take on dead cap hits 00:07:43.389 --> 00:07:48.240 of 13 .3 in 26 and 21 .2 million in 27. Now, 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.379 for those of you who don't know, a post -June 00:07:50.379 --> 00:07:53.139 1st designation allows teams to release a player 00:07:53.139 --> 00:07:56.160 but not fully process the move until after June 00:07:56.160 --> 00:07:59.459 1st. So my takeaway from this move is that the 00:07:59.459 --> 00:08:03.259 49ers are done with Brandon Iyuk. They've tried 00:08:03.259 --> 00:08:05.680 to reconcile with him. They've tried to make 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:08.139 things work. They've tried to patch things up. 00:08:08.259 --> 00:08:11.259 And clearly, Brandon Iyuk isn't satisfied. Why? 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:15.060 I don't know. You literally held out the entire 00:08:15.060 --> 00:08:18.680 offseason into training camp looking for a contract. 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:20.920 They were getting ready to trade you to Pittsburgh. 00:08:21.220 --> 00:08:23.680 They finally give you an ultimatum. Either you 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:25.759 sign the contract or you're going to Pittsburgh. 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:28.519 You finally sign the contract and everybody is 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:31.779 thinking all is forgiven. Water under the bridge. 00:08:32.179 --> 00:08:34.340 Everybody's buddy, buddy. But that's not the 00:08:34.340 --> 00:08:37.200 case. Instead, there's more drama between Brandon 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:40.879 Iyuk and the 49ers. For all of you who wasn't 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:43.500 following the Brandon Iyuk saga, it was really 00:08:43.500 --> 00:08:46.379 nasty. There was a point in time where Brandon 00:08:46.379 --> 00:08:48.960 Iyuk was wearing the wrong colored shirts and 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:51.500 Kyle Shanahan approached him about it in a nice 00:08:51.500 --> 00:08:53.860 way. He didn't yell at him. He didn't cuss him 00:08:53.860 --> 00:08:56.139 out. He didn't expose him in front of everybody. 00:08:56.259 --> 00:08:57.919 He just walked up to him and asked him, hey, 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:59.940 can you change your shorts? Because we're not 00:08:59.940 --> 00:09:01.539 wearing that color today. We're wearing this 00:09:01.539 --> 00:09:04.600 color today. And he caused a whole scene about 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:06.940 it. And there were points in time where you can 00:09:06.940 --> 00:09:10.200 see that both Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch were 00:09:10.200 --> 00:09:13.080 heavily affected by this entire saga. Because 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.240 that was the craze from the national media and 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:19.360 the 49ers media. Everybody was asking the same 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:22.080 thing. When is the deal going to get done? When 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.700 is there going to be some resolution? And there 00:09:24.700 --> 00:09:27.200 was a point in time where Brandon Ayuk was possibly 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:30.580 going to be traded to the Steelers. Because originally 00:09:30.580 --> 00:09:33.879 it was the Patriots, it was the Steelers. And 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:35.840 I think it was like two other teams that were 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:38.179 really interested in trading for Brandon Ayuk. 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:41.240 There were teams that already had a contract 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:45.279 in place. And all they had to do was disagree 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:48.419 upon the compensation. And Brandon Ayuk dragged 00:09:48.419 --> 00:09:52.200 his feet the entire time. Now, let's be honest 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:55.320 here. I understand that when players are trying 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:58.059 to get their money, a lot of times they got to 00:09:58.059 --> 00:10:01.240 get nitty gritty. They got to do the whole traditional. 00:10:01.259 --> 00:10:03.840 I got to delete everything off my social media. 00:10:04.139 --> 00:10:06.600 I got to change my profile picture to black. 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:10.200 I got to have the hood on, you know, in the corner 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:13.379 somewhere looking angry and disgruntled, looking 00:10:13.379 --> 00:10:15.320 like my stomach has been hurting for like two 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:19.230 weeks or whatever. That whole shenanigan playbook 00:10:19.230 --> 00:10:21.990 that everybody plays, right? And, you know, the 00:10:21.990 --> 00:10:25.370 49ers have had problems when it comes to contract 00:10:25.370 --> 00:10:28.330 negotiations with their wide receivers. Let's 00:10:28.330 --> 00:10:30.750 look at Debo's situation, for instance. His was 00:10:30.750 --> 00:10:33.289 just as public as Brandon Ayuk's. There were 00:10:33.289 --> 00:10:35.490 points where he was in the club somewhere and 00:10:35.490 --> 00:10:37.909 they had a sign up about him re -signing with 00:10:37.909 --> 00:10:39.850 the 49ers. He was like, nope, I'm not re -signing 00:10:39.850 --> 00:10:43.870 with the 49ers. These are the things that continue 00:10:43.870 --> 00:10:47.850 to emerge with the 49ers and the 49ers said to 00:10:47.850 --> 00:10:51.830 hell with it. We gave you the money. We still 00:10:51.830 --> 00:10:55.509 want you here. We still love you. But what we're 00:10:55.509 --> 00:10:58.710 not going to do is deal with this bull. And that's 00:10:58.710 --> 00:11:00.929 exactly what they did. And I don't hate them 00:11:00.929 --> 00:11:03.990 for it. Now, it doesn't help that Brandon Iyuk 00:11:03.990 --> 00:11:06.450 isn't saying anything about this. Now, if Brandon 00:11:06.450 --> 00:11:09.210 Iyuk comes out and he, you know, just spills 00:11:09.210 --> 00:11:12.350 out what happened and what led up to this decision, 00:11:12.549 --> 00:11:15.370 okay, I think people will have a different opinion 00:11:15.370 --> 00:11:18.509 about Brandon Iyuk. But right now, he looks like 00:11:18.509 --> 00:11:21.330 the villain in this story. And it doesn't help 00:11:21.330 --> 00:11:23.909 that right now they need Brandon Iyuk because 00:11:23.909 --> 00:11:26.830 all they have is Jawan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall 00:11:26.830 --> 00:11:29.090 and Kendrick Bourne. Now, Kendrick Bourne and 00:11:29.090 --> 00:11:31.950 Jawan Jennings are doing their thing. Saul can't 00:11:31.950 --> 00:11:34.169 stay healthy. But this is when you would need 00:11:34.169 --> 00:11:36.750 your 30 plus million dollar wide receiver to 00:11:36.750 --> 00:11:39.450 come in and do his thing. But clearly he doesn't 00:11:39.450 --> 00:11:41.330 want to be there. And this is a conversation 00:11:41.330 --> 00:11:44.090 that I was having with somebody on Twitter, GM 00:11:44.090 --> 00:11:45.889 Kale, for all of those who want to follow me, 00:11:45.970 --> 00:11:49.629 GM Kale, K -I -L -E. That's where I do a lot 00:11:49.629 --> 00:11:51.850 of my interactions with a lot of fan bases. And 00:11:51.850 --> 00:11:54.429 the person was simply saying, oh, the Steelers 00:11:54.429 --> 00:11:56.950 dodged a bullet by not signing Brandon Ayew because 00:11:56.950 --> 00:11:59.429 they will be dealing with this drama and foolishness. 00:11:59.509 --> 00:12:01.730 And I had to break it down to him and say, listen. 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:04.440 you have to look at it from Brandon Iyuk's perspective. 00:12:04.659 --> 00:12:07.100 He's stuck between staying on a team that is 00:12:07.100 --> 00:12:09.200 very competitive and can possibly win a Super 00:12:09.200 --> 00:12:12.379 Bowl or going to a team that's nowhere near a 00:12:12.379 --> 00:12:15.580 Super Bowl contender, let alone a playoff contender. 00:12:16.299 --> 00:12:19.360 That's a difficult decision to make, especially 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:22.419 when the 49ers said, we're not willing to meet 00:12:22.419 --> 00:12:25.039 the number that you want. And the Steelers said, 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:27.460 we're willing to meet the number that you want. 00:12:27.580 --> 00:12:30.039 Now, depending on who you listen to and ask, 00:12:30.809 --> 00:12:32.429 most people are going to give you a different 00:12:32.429 --> 00:12:36.230 response about Brian Iyuk. Me personally, I just 00:12:36.230 --> 00:12:39.009 feel like he's conflicted. One minute he wants 00:12:39.009 --> 00:12:40.929 to do this, the next minute he wants to do that. 00:12:41.269 --> 00:12:43.590 I don't know what Brian Iyuk wants to do at this 00:12:43.590 --> 00:12:46.649 point. And if we can be honest here, I don't 00:12:46.649 --> 00:12:48.570 know if he really wants to play football anymore. 00:12:48.830 --> 00:12:52.210 His actions show that he's complacent with not 00:12:52.210 --> 00:12:54.889 getting the rest of his money. So if he's okay 00:12:54.889 --> 00:12:58.210 with that, cool. But if he does want to play, 00:12:58.309 --> 00:13:01.169 just know. Any team that he goes to, they're 00:13:01.169 --> 00:13:03.649 going to lowball him. And they're probably going 00:13:03.649 --> 00:13:06.210 to make the contract heavy on the incentives. 00:13:06.450 --> 00:13:08.169 And they're probably going to make it to where, 00:13:08.210 --> 00:13:11.470 listen, any of those antics, you're gone. Or 00:13:11.470 --> 00:13:13.649 they'll just do what the 49ers did, which is 00:13:13.649 --> 00:13:15.169 we're just going to void all your future guarantees 00:13:15.169 --> 00:13:18.429 if they give him that long of a contract. So 00:13:18.429 --> 00:13:20.809 I just think this is just a nasty situation. 00:13:21.610 --> 00:13:23.610 And I think this is just a lesson learned for 00:13:23.610 --> 00:13:25.789 the 49ers because most likely what they're going 00:13:25.789 --> 00:13:28.669 to do from now on is not pay a boatload of money 00:13:28.669 --> 00:13:31.330 to wide receivers. I would have rather for them 00:13:31.330 --> 00:13:34.570 just move off of Brandon Ayuk or just pick up 00:13:34.570 --> 00:13:36.950 his fifth year option than to just go through 00:13:36.950 --> 00:13:38.649 what they went through with him. And in some 00:13:38.649 --> 00:13:41.590 ways, they went through a little bit of a tussle 00:13:41.590 --> 00:13:43.889 with Jawan Jennings as well because he was looking 00:13:43.889 --> 00:13:46.590 for more money. And even then, his situation 00:13:46.590 --> 00:13:49.549 is worse because for one, He's an older player. 00:13:49.730 --> 00:13:52.409 He's not a wide receiver one or two. He's a three 00:13:52.409 --> 00:13:55.090 at best that sometimes can play the role of a 00:13:55.090 --> 00:13:57.490 two. And his market value is not that strong. 00:13:57.809 --> 00:14:00.570 So if you're the 49ers moving forward, most likely 00:14:00.570 --> 00:14:02.730 you're just going to start drafting a boatload 00:14:02.730 --> 00:14:05.190 of receivers. Now, granted, next year, the wide 00:14:05.190 --> 00:14:06.730 receiver class is actually supposed to be really 00:14:06.730 --> 00:14:09.809 good. So if I'm the 49ers, I'm either drafting 00:14:09.809 --> 00:14:12.129 a left tackle or I'm getting one of those receivers, 00:14:12.269 --> 00:14:14.690 specifically one of those receivers from USC. 00:14:15.230 --> 00:14:17.549 That's what I'm doing. I'm just going to just 00:14:17.549 --> 00:14:20.990 flood that position with cheap talent. Because 00:14:20.990 --> 00:14:23.350 what I'm not going to do is go through the same 00:14:23.350 --> 00:14:25.610 conundrum that I just finished going through 00:14:25.610 --> 00:14:28.549 with Deebo Samuel, a little bit of Jawan Jennings, 00:14:28.629 --> 00:14:31.929 and Brandon Ayuk. But on to Tua getting benched. 00:14:31.929 --> 00:14:34.570 So for those of you who don't know, Mike McDaniel 00:14:34.570 --> 00:14:38.019 has made the decision to bench Tua. And Quinn 00:14:38.019 --> 00:14:40.340 Ewers is now the starting quarterback and Zach 00:14:40.340 --> 00:14:43.240 Wilson will back him up. So this is what Tua 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:46.100 had to say. And I quote, naturally, I'd say I'm 00:14:46.100 --> 00:14:48.740 disappointed. It's a normal human emotion. Outside 00:14:48.740 --> 00:14:51.320 of that, I got to do my part. My role here right 00:14:51.320 --> 00:14:53.500 now is to help whoever the quarterback is going 00:14:53.500 --> 00:14:56.240 to be for this team. To lead this team, help 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.639 him in whatever way I can to help the team win 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:01.039 this game on Sunday, end quote. And that quote 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:03.360 came from Eric Richter of the New York Post. 00:15:04.220 --> 00:15:06.860 Let's just talk about this whole situation with 00:15:06.860 --> 00:15:10.820 Tua, okay? Now, according to SpotRack, if the 00:15:10.820 --> 00:15:13.379 Dolphins are unable to find a trade candidate, 00:15:13.539 --> 00:15:16.059 then the Dolphins will designate this as a post 00:15:16.059 --> 00:15:19.379 -June 1st release. Now, $99 .2 million of dead 00:15:19.379 --> 00:15:22.000 cap is currently attached to the deal, including 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:25.480 $54 million of fully guaranteed salary. Tua's 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:30.370 26 cap hit is $56 .4 million. with a 15 million 00:15:30.370 --> 00:15:33.610 dollar option bonus that may be exercised in 00:15:33.610 --> 00:15:36.750 march now if they designated this as a post june 00:15:36.750 --> 00:15:40.429 1st transaction 67 .4 million of tua's money 00:15:40.429 --> 00:15:44.429 will become dead cap and 31 .8 million of that 00:15:44.429 --> 00:15:47.149 will become dead cap in 27. even with the post 00:15:47.149 --> 00:15:50.029 june 1st designation the dolphins would lose 00:15:50.029 --> 00:15:53.450 11 million in cap now the dolphins could convert 00:15:53.450 --> 00:15:56.090 54 million of tua's money into a signing bonus 00:15:56.570 --> 00:15:59.529 prior to a post -June 1st designation, which 00:15:59.529 --> 00:16:01.970 would result in $27 million of his salary being 00:16:01.970 --> 00:16:05.970 converted with a cap hit of $46 .8 million, and 00:16:05.970 --> 00:16:10.029 a debt cap of $45 .8 million in 26, and then 00:16:10.029 --> 00:16:14.129 a $53 .4 million debt cap hit in 27. So with 00:16:14.129 --> 00:16:16.909 that being said, let's just unpack this entire 00:16:16.909 --> 00:16:20.309 situation. Now, was this expected? Yes, to some 00:16:20.309 --> 00:16:22.490 degree. And the reason why I say that is because 00:16:22.490 --> 00:16:24.870 Tua did not have a good game against the Steelers. 00:16:25.179 --> 00:16:26.860 which I know we're going to talk about them towards 00:16:26.860 --> 00:16:29.379 the end of the podcast. He wasn't able to push 00:16:29.379 --> 00:16:31.559 the ball down the field. He wasn't aggressive 00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:33.980 when he needed to be. He was holding on the ball 00:16:33.980 --> 00:16:37.419 for too long. He just was bad. And I understand 00:16:37.419 --> 00:16:39.740 that prior to the Steelers game, they're on a 00:16:39.740 --> 00:16:42.100 four game winning streak and there was a chance 00:16:42.100 --> 00:16:43.679 that they could make it into the playoffs and 00:16:43.679 --> 00:16:47.580 whatnot. But after that Steelers game, Mike McDaniel 00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:50.320 probably had no choice but to bench him. Now 00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:53.139 with this move, this most likely means that they're 00:16:53.139 --> 00:16:55.710 just done fighting. They're going to give up 00:16:55.710 --> 00:16:57.669 and they're going to try to see if they can get 00:16:57.669 --> 00:16:59.809 a high enough pick to address whatever position 00:16:59.809 --> 00:17:01.789 that they're going to address next year and just 00:17:01.789 --> 00:17:05.369 go from there. But the question is this. If you 00:17:05.369 --> 00:17:08.049 fire Mike McDaniel and you bring in a new head 00:17:08.049 --> 00:17:11.309 coach and GM, what are they going to do with 00:17:11.309 --> 00:17:14.809 Tua? Because it doesn't help that next year's 00:17:14.809 --> 00:17:18.349 draft class for quarterbacks is not good. And 00:17:18.349 --> 00:17:20.730 it's starting to shape up that Fernando Mendoza 00:17:20.730 --> 00:17:23.130 may be the only quarterback that's going to be 00:17:23.130 --> 00:17:25.589 drafted in the first round next year. So if that's 00:17:25.589 --> 00:17:27.630 the case, you're going to have to stick with 00:17:27.630 --> 00:17:30.289 Tua. Because there's no other options in free 00:17:30.289 --> 00:17:32.789 agency that you can get. Daniel Jones is probably 00:17:32.789 --> 00:17:34.890 going to go back to the Colts. Sam Darnold is 00:17:34.890 --> 00:17:36.890 staying with the Seahawks. Kyler Murray probably 00:17:36.890 --> 00:17:39.210 doesn't want to go to the Dolphins. Kirk Cousins 00:17:39.210 --> 00:17:41.450 doesn't want to go to the Dolphins. So who would 00:17:41.450 --> 00:17:45.480 be an upgrade over Tua? At this point, you may 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:48.240 have to keep him just so you can try to figure 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:51.019 out the financial part of his contract because 00:17:51.019 --> 00:17:53.819 nobody is going to be trading for a quarterback 00:17:53.819 --> 00:17:56.500 who has an extensive injury history. You can 00:17:56.500 --> 00:17:59.119 see that his mechanics are off, and you can see 00:17:59.119 --> 00:18:01.119 that he is no longer the quarterback that he 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:04.319 was just two years ago. No one is giving up a 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:06.200 first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:08.279 a sixth, a seventh. No one is doing any of that 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:11.210 because it's pointless. And it also doesn't help 00:18:11.210 --> 00:18:12.710 that you're not going to have a lot of cap space 00:18:12.710 --> 00:18:15.589 next year as well. So you're really in a bad 00:18:15.589 --> 00:18:18.150 space. Now, you could probably move some money 00:18:18.150 --> 00:18:20.150 around, you know, create some cap space because 00:18:20.150 --> 00:18:22.289 the cap isn't real and whatnot. I get all that 00:18:22.289 --> 00:18:24.849 blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada. But the fact 00:18:24.849 --> 00:18:27.450 of the matter is this. What are you going to 00:18:27.450 --> 00:18:31.329 do with Tua? Can anything be salvaged with Tua? 00:18:31.670 --> 00:18:35.250 Is his hip injury starting to show its ugly face 00:18:35.250 --> 00:18:38.450 again with Tua? Because something is wrong with 00:18:38.450 --> 00:18:42.309 Tua. And it sucks because there's not a procedure 00:18:42.309 --> 00:18:47.950 or a routine or medicine or workout or something 00:18:47.950 --> 00:18:50.890 different that can be done that can help Tua. 00:18:51.130 --> 00:18:53.690 So if you're the Dolphins, what are you going 00:18:53.690 --> 00:18:56.049 to do at this point? How are you going to sell 00:18:56.049 --> 00:18:59.109 this to a GM and a new head coach? How are you 00:18:59.109 --> 00:19:01.710 going to sell it that most likely you're going 00:19:01.710 --> 00:19:04.289 to have a quarterback who you can't get off of 00:19:04.289 --> 00:19:07.009 because the team decided to give him a stupid 00:19:07.009 --> 00:19:09.609 contract that if we're being real here, he did 00:19:09.609 --> 00:19:12.230 not earn? Granted, I understand he was putting 00:19:12.230 --> 00:19:14.609 up crazy numbers, but you have to look at what 00:19:14.609 --> 00:19:17.269 he had around him. You had one of the best running 00:19:17.269 --> 00:19:20.029 back tandems at that time with Raheem Mostert 00:19:20.029 --> 00:19:22.289 and Devon Achan. You had Tyree Killen, Jayna 00:19:22.289 --> 00:19:25.049 Waddle. You had Teron Armstead as your left tackle. 00:19:25.210 --> 00:19:27.500 So of course you were going to ball out. But 00:19:27.500 --> 00:19:30.420 since then, what have you done? Nothing. But 00:19:30.420 --> 00:19:32.900 if the Dolphins were to trade Tua, I think the 00:19:32.900 --> 00:19:35.980 number one question we need to ask is, what is 00:19:35.980 --> 00:19:39.119 Tua's market? Is it high? Is it low? Does he 00:19:39.119 --> 00:19:41.710 not have a market at all? What can you do to 00:19:41.710 --> 00:19:44.869 ease the pain with this process? Because it's 00:19:44.869 --> 00:19:46.150 going to be painful. And there's going to be 00:19:46.150 --> 00:19:47.849 a lot of people that are going to be leaving 00:19:47.849 --> 00:19:50.650 the Dolphins. I would not be surprised if Jalen 00:19:50.650 --> 00:19:52.789 Waddell actually gets traded next offseason. 00:19:53.009 --> 00:19:55.589 It's just a bad situation for everybody. And 00:19:55.589 --> 00:19:57.589 so if you're a team that needs a quarterback, 00:19:57.910 --> 00:20:01.130 like the Steelers, like the Jets, like all those 00:20:01.130 --> 00:20:04.230 other teams, is Tua on your radar? And if he 00:20:04.230 --> 00:20:07.029 is, what are you willing to give up to get Tua? 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:09.519 Are you willing to take on the contract? Are 00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:12.019 you willing to give up a high pick to possibly 00:20:12.019 --> 00:20:15.119 acquire him? Do you have an infrastructure that 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.279 is better than what he has with the Dolphins? 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:21.279 These are the questions that need to be asked. 00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:24.240 Because right now, the league may view him as 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:26.819 a backup. Or the league may just say, you know 00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:29.019 what? We're just done with Tua. And I can see 00:20:29.019 --> 00:20:31.579 why. You've had a lot of crazy head injuries. 00:20:31.819 --> 00:20:34.690 You have a bad hip. Your mechanics are off. Can't 00:20:34.690 --> 00:20:36.809 push the ball down the field. Your deep pass 00:20:36.809 --> 00:20:39.930 is gone. What do you have? What is something 00:20:39.930 --> 00:20:42.670 in his game that an offensive coordinator and 00:20:42.670 --> 00:20:45.869 a head coach can at least enhance? Because I 00:20:45.869 --> 00:20:47.789 would venture to say there's nothing. And this 00:20:47.789 --> 00:20:51.109 is no shot at Tua. I think Tua is probably a 00:20:51.109 --> 00:20:54.089 great person. But the fact of the matter is your 00:20:54.089 --> 00:20:56.869 production has declined. And now the Dolphins 00:20:56.869 --> 00:20:59.470 are probably trying to figure out how do we get 00:20:59.470 --> 00:21:02.069 off of this contract? What are we going to do? 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:04.400 Now they could take the barbaric route and just 00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:06.819 take all that dead cap at one time and do what 00:21:06.819 --> 00:21:09.920 the Broncos did. Or you could try to divvy up 00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:12.380 and just take it on piece by piece by piece. 00:21:12.640 --> 00:21:15.299 Either way, you're going to feel the pain. But 00:21:15.299 --> 00:21:17.240 one more thing we need to talk about with the 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:19.740 situation, then we'll get into the games. This 00:21:19.740 --> 00:21:23.140 somewhat proves the stereotype of what GMs are 00:21:23.140 --> 00:21:25.019 looking for when they're trying to get quarterbacks. 00:21:25.180 --> 00:21:28.660 And that is bigger body quarterbacks. Quarterbacks 00:21:28.660 --> 00:21:31.789 that are 6 '2 and above. When you look at some 00:21:31.789 --> 00:21:33.809 of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, what 00:21:33.809 --> 00:21:36.089 is the one thing that they all have in common? 00:21:36.309 --> 00:21:39.029 They're big. And the reason why you want to get 00:21:39.029 --> 00:21:41.569 a bigger body quarterback than these smaller 00:21:41.569 --> 00:21:44.430 quarterbacks is because they're able to handle 00:21:44.430 --> 00:21:47.269 the blows that comes with the season. A smaller 00:21:47.269 --> 00:21:49.430 quarterback can't handle that. And if they do, 00:21:49.529 --> 00:21:51.890 they can only handle it for so much. There's 00:21:51.890 --> 00:21:54.890 a difference in a threshold of pain that Justin 00:21:54.890 --> 00:21:57.609 Herbert is able to take compared to a Kyle Murray 00:21:57.609 --> 00:22:01.039 or a Tua. And even if you do get a smaller quarterback, 00:22:01.319 --> 00:22:04.380 the best thing that you can do is to build an 00:22:04.380 --> 00:22:06.500 offensive line that is going to protect them. 00:22:06.599 --> 00:22:09.799 But the Dolphins were unsuccessful in doing that. 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:13.559 And if we're being real here, the last few years 00:22:13.559 --> 00:22:15.980 was probably the best time that they actually 00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:18.759 made those investments. You drafted Patrick Paul, 00:22:18.900 --> 00:22:20.480 which actually looks like a pretty good tackle. 00:22:20.660 --> 00:22:23.559 You drafted Jonah Sevenaya. He looks like he's 00:22:23.559 --> 00:22:25.400 pretty good. You should have been doing that 00:22:25.400 --> 00:22:28.640 earlier on into this process, not doing it now 00:22:28.640 --> 00:22:30.859 because it's too late. But we'll talk about this 00:22:30.859 --> 00:22:33.000 more when the offseason arrives. So let's talk 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:34.859 about the Falcons and Bucs, all right? So Kirk 00:22:34.859 --> 00:22:38.519 Cousins. 44 attempts for 30 completions, 373 00:22:38.519 --> 00:22:41.740 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 8 .5 yards per attempt, 00:22:41.819 --> 00:22:44.799 and a 68 .2 completion percentage. Bijan Robinson. 00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:48.000 19 attempts for 93 rushing yards, 4 .9 rushing 00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:50.720 yards per carry, 1 touchdown, and 3 rushes of 00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:53.680 10 plus yards or more. Kyle Pitts. 12 targets 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:57.779 for 11 receptions, 166 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, 00:22:57.779 --> 00:23:00.420 and 15 .1 receiving yards per reception. Baker 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:04.569 Mayfield. 34 attempts for 19 completions, 277 00:23:04.569 --> 00:23:07.650 passing yards, two touchdowns, one pick, 8 .1 00:23:07.650 --> 00:23:10.390 yards per attempt, and a 55 .9 completion percentage. 00:23:10.710 --> 00:23:13.609 Bucky Irvin, 16 attempts for 60 rushing yards, 00:23:13.990 --> 00:23:16.390 3 .8 rushing yards per carry, and two rushes 00:23:16.390 --> 00:23:19.670 of 10 plus yards or more. Mike Evans, 12 targets 00:23:19.670 --> 00:23:22.809 for six receptions, 132 receiving yards, and 00:23:22.809 --> 00:23:25.269 22 receiving yards per reception. So here's a 00:23:25.269 --> 00:23:27.390 few junkie nuggets, and there's a lot of junkie 00:23:27.390 --> 00:23:29.769 nuggets with this game. When operating in shotgun 00:23:29.769 --> 00:23:33.369 formation, Kirk Cousins completed 23 of 29 passes 00:23:33.369 --> 00:23:36.529 for 281 passing yards and three touchdowns. When 00:23:36.529 --> 00:23:39.859 passing over 2 .5 seconds... Kirk Cousins completed 00:23:39.859 --> 00:23:43.299 21 of 32 attempts for 300 yards and two touchdowns, 00:23:43.299 --> 00:23:46.140 his most passing yards on such throws since week 00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:48.980 five against the Bucs last season, which he threw 00:23:48.980 --> 00:23:52.759 for 323 yards. When matched up against Kobe Bryant, 00:23:53.079 --> 00:23:55.759 Mike Evans hauled in four receptions for 102 00:23:55.759 --> 00:23:59.119 yards on five targets, the fifth most yards a 00:23:59.119 --> 00:24:01.500 wide receiver has gained in a coverage matchup 00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:04.259 this season. Baker Mayfield has had fewer than 00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:07.079 200 passing yards in each of his last four games. 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:10.119 the longest streak in his career. This is the 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:12.740 longest streak by a Bucs quarterback since Mike 00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:16.279 Glennon in 2013. Since their Week 9 bye, the 00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:18.819 Bucs have lost four of their five games. The 00:24:18.819 --> 00:24:21.539 Bucs were 5 -1 in one possession games before 00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:24.920 the bye and are now 1 -2 in one score games after 00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:27.779 the bye. James Pierce and Jalen Walker lead all 00:24:27.779 --> 00:24:31.720 NFL rookies with six and five sacks. The Falcons 00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:34.940 have 25 .5 sacks by players under the age of 00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:37.569 25 this season. which is eight and a half more 00:24:37.569 --> 00:24:40.450 sacks than any other team in the NFL. So the 00:24:40.450 --> 00:24:43.390 main takeaway from this game is that the Buccaneers 00:24:43.390 --> 00:24:45.609 have cooled. There was a point in time where 00:24:45.609 --> 00:24:48.150 I was considering Baker Mayfield as a potential 00:24:48.150 --> 00:24:51.710 MVP candidate. And since I made that claim, he's 00:24:51.710 --> 00:24:54.329 just declined. And I don't know if it's because 00:24:54.329 --> 00:24:57.410 certain people were hurt or the matchups, but 00:24:57.410 --> 00:25:00.589 this team as a whole is not the same team that 00:25:00.589 --> 00:25:02.950 we saw in the first six weeks of the season. 00:25:03.250 --> 00:25:05.680 And it's a little bit troublesome because The 00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:08.880 season is about to end. And right now, it looks 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:10.960 like the Panthers are probably going to win the 00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:13.539 division. Even though you were in pole position 00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:16.619 to win the division. Make it make sense. And 00:25:16.619 --> 00:25:18.160 another thing we need to talk about is these 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:22.140 questionable plays. Specifically, Kyle pitches 00:25:22.140 --> 00:25:25.519 catch. Because that's considered a catch. But 00:25:25.519 --> 00:25:28.140 what Isaiah likely did against the Steelers was 00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:31.579 not considered a catch. Make it make sense. Second 00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:34.750 and 10. Five minutes and 12 seconds left. Moody 00:25:34.750 --> 00:25:37.029 fumbles the ball, but it stays with Atlanta, 00:25:37.190 --> 00:25:39.609 even though there's multiple Buccaneer players 00:25:39.609 --> 00:25:42.569 around the ball. Make it make sense. Between 00:25:42.569 --> 00:25:45.829 that and the ticky tack penalties, I don't know 00:25:45.829 --> 00:25:48.490 which one was worse because the penalties were 00:25:48.490 --> 00:25:51.089 really starting to irritate me. It seemed like 00:25:51.089 --> 00:25:54.369 almost every single time there was always a penalty 00:25:54.369 --> 00:25:57.869 and it was always on the Falcons offensive line. 00:25:58.130 --> 00:26:00.549 Jake Matthews had a whole bunch of penalties. 00:26:00.750 --> 00:26:03.509 This person had a whole bunch of penalties. And 00:26:03.509 --> 00:26:05.470 I'm just thinking to myself, what are we doing? 00:26:05.730 --> 00:26:08.529 What are we doing? Can we at least get through 00:26:08.529 --> 00:26:13.069 one drive, one complete drive with no penalties 00:26:13.069 --> 00:26:16.450 whatsoever, please? But on a serious note, I 00:26:16.450 --> 00:26:18.390 think the Falcons are starting to see the return 00:26:18.390 --> 00:26:20.730 in drafting both pass rushers, which is very 00:26:20.730 --> 00:26:23.450 promising. However, I still believe that the 00:26:23.450 --> 00:26:25.829 price that they paid to acquire both pass rushers 00:26:25.829 --> 00:26:27.750 was a little bit too high. And the reason why 00:26:27.750 --> 00:26:30.309 I say that is because... there's most likely 00:26:30.309 --> 00:26:31.849 a chance that you're going to have to draft a 00:26:31.849 --> 00:26:34.549 quarterback within the next two years. And with 00:26:34.549 --> 00:26:36.430 you not having that first round pick, what are 00:26:36.430 --> 00:26:38.430 you going to do? Because you needed that first 00:26:38.430 --> 00:26:40.890 round pick. It'll be different if the team was 00:26:40.890 --> 00:26:43.369 already built up, there wasn't a lot of holes 00:26:43.369 --> 00:26:45.930 on your team, and all you needed to do was just 00:26:45.930 --> 00:26:48.250 address that one position, and there was a player 00:26:48.250 --> 00:26:50.549 that you really, really, really wanted. Okay, 00:26:50.569 --> 00:26:53.890 fine, no problem. But that's not the case. You 00:26:53.890 --> 00:26:56.529 still have other positions of need that you needed 00:26:56.529 --> 00:26:59.900 to address. And there's a good chance that you 00:26:59.900 --> 00:27:02.480 could possibly address it in next year's draft 00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:04.539 class. But you can't do that now because why? 00:27:04.740 --> 00:27:07.799 The Rams now have your first round pick. So with 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:09.980 that first round pick, they can either address 00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:13.079 something on offense, on defense, or possibly 00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:16.440 flip it for another first round pick in 27. That's 00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:18.640 the only knock that I have against the Falcons. 00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:21.000 Outside of that, I think they play really well. 00:27:21.700 --> 00:27:23.700 Defensively, they were going after Baker Mayfield. 00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:25.519 And the Buccaneers didn't have an answer for 00:27:25.519 --> 00:27:28.160 it. And at times, it made you wonder, Should 00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:30.539 they rely more on the run game? Should they try 00:27:30.539 --> 00:27:32.480 to at least scheme up something a little bit 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:34.700 different? Should they try to get Chris Godwin 00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:37.000 involved? Should they try to get Emeka Buka involved? 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:40.160 What can they do to get back on straight street? 00:27:40.299 --> 00:27:42.680 Because I don't know what's happened, but they've 00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:45.559 just fallen off. And I'm talking about tenderism 00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:48.559 falling off. If you know, you know. I'm trying 00:27:48.559 --> 00:27:51.779 to be humorous about this, but at the same time, 00:27:51.819 --> 00:27:54.230 I'm trying to be serious. Because it's really 00:27:54.230 --> 00:27:57.230 saddening to see that this really good roster 00:27:57.230 --> 00:28:00.569 is just falling off a cliff. Even though just 00:28:00.569 --> 00:28:03.529 a couple weeks ago, I was talking very high about 00:28:03.529 --> 00:28:06.190 them. I was thinking, oh, they're going to run 00:28:06.190 --> 00:28:08.549 away with this division and they're going to 00:28:08.549 --> 00:28:12.910 face the Eagles or the Lions or whoever else 00:28:12.910 --> 00:28:16.089 is in the NFC and whatnot. But clearly that's 00:28:16.089 --> 00:28:18.869 not the case. So what's going to happen? Better 00:28:18.869 --> 00:28:21.750 yet, what needs to happen? One more thing I want 00:28:21.750 --> 00:28:24.460 to bring up about this game. Falcons fans, if 00:28:24.460 --> 00:28:27.680 Raheem Morris finds a way to win out, even though 00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:29.319 you guys aren't going to make it in the playoffs, 00:28:29.640 --> 00:28:32.380 do you feel like that's enough for him to keep 00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:35.440 his job? Y 'all let me know on our YouTube at 00:28:35.440 --> 00:28:38.640 Football Junkies Pod, all right? Now on to the 00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:40.980 Chargers and Chiefs game. So Justin Herbert, 00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:44.940 29 attempts for 19 completions, 210 passing yards, 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:47.819 one touchdown, one pick, 7 .2 yards per attempt, 00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:51.319 and a 65 .5 completion percentage. Omarion Hanson. 00:28:51.660 --> 00:28:54.900 15 attempts for 61 rushing yards, 4 .1 rushing 00:28:54.900 --> 00:28:57.200 yards per carry, and one rush of 10 plus yards 00:28:57.200 --> 00:29:00.680 or more. Oronde Gatson, the second. Five targets 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:03.240 for four receptions, 61 receiving yards, and 00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:06.079 15 .3 receiving yards per reception. Patrick 00:29:06.079 --> 00:29:10.039 Mahomes, 28 attempts for 16 completions, 189 00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:12.740 passing yards, one pick, 6 .8 yards per attempt, 00:29:12.839 --> 00:29:15.880 and a 57 .1 completion percentage. Gardner Minshew, 00:29:16.000 --> 00:29:18.539 five attempts for three completions, 22 passing 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:21.380 yards, one pick. 4 .4 yards per attempt and a 00:29:21.380 --> 00:29:24.720 60 % completion percentage. Isaiah Pacheco, 11 00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:28.380 attempts for 21 rushing yards, 1 .9 rushing yards 00:29:28.380 --> 00:29:32.599 per carry. Yeah, that is horrible. Travis Kelsey, 00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:35.779 nine targets for seven receptions, 70 rushing 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:38.519 yards and 10 receiving yards per reception. So 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:40.700 here's a few junkie nuggets with this game. Patrick 00:29:40.700 --> 00:29:43.579 Mahomes was under pressure on 48 .6 % of his 00:29:43.579 --> 00:29:45.920 dropbacks against the Chargers. His second highest 00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:48.940 pressure rate this season. When pressure. Mahomes 00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:51.700 completed four of his 10 passes, which is 40%, 00:29:51.700 --> 00:29:54.920 for 53 yards and one pick while being sacked 00:29:54.920 --> 00:29:58.200 five times, the most in a game this season. Without 00:29:58.200 --> 00:30:01.559 being pressured, Mahomes completed 12 of 18 passes, 00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:05.960 which is 66 .7%, for 136 yards. Justin Herbert 00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:09.079 was blitzed on 19 of 34 dropbacks, which is 55 00:30:09.079 --> 00:30:12.839 .9%, which was his second highest blitz rate 00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:15.359 he's faced this season. When facing the blitz, 00:30:15.500 --> 00:30:19.440 Herbert completed 10 of 17 passes, for 101 yards, 00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:22.819 one touchdown, and one pick. Since 2019, the 00:30:22.819 --> 00:30:25.140 Chiefs generated their second highest blitz rate, 00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:28.240 generating 10 to 15 pressures. The Chargers defense 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:31.619 generated pressures on 21 of 40 dropbacks, which 00:30:31.619 --> 00:30:34.920 is 52 .5 % against the Chiefs, despite blitzing 00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:38.579 only twice. Khalil Mack and Tuli... Tulepilatu 00:30:38.579 --> 00:30:41.599 generated 8 of 7 pressures while both generating 00:30:41.599 --> 00:30:45.660 pressure rates of 20%. Adafia Way and Tule Tulepilatu 00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:48.819 each recorded 2 sacks while 9 different Chargers 00:30:48.819 --> 00:30:51.440 defenders recorded a pressure. Since being traded 00:30:51.440 --> 00:30:54.960 to the Chargers, Adafia Way has generated a 14 00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:57.339 .1 pressure rate. We're going to put a bookmark 00:30:57.339 --> 00:31:00.259 on that for just a moment. My main takeaway from 00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:02.200 this game is that the Chargers are heating up 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:04.700 at the right time. This is the point where a 00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:07.660 lot of teams either heat up or they cool off. 00:31:07.839 --> 00:31:10.380 And right now, if you're Pittsburgh, if you're 00:31:10.380 --> 00:31:13.339 the Bills, if you're any of those AFC teams that 00:31:13.339 --> 00:31:15.759 may have to face the Chargers, I don't know if 00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:18.000 you really want to do that. Because defensively, 00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:20.740 they're on fire. And offensively, Justin Herbert 00:31:20.740 --> 00:31:23.180 has been cooking. And that run game low -key 00:31:23.180 --> 00:31:25.940 has been cooking as well. Greg Roman, I see what 00:31:25.940 --> 00:31:28.140 you're doing, my boy. I see what you're doing. 00:31:28.410 --> 00:31:31.210 And mind you, Justin Herbert is doing this without 00:31:31.210 --> 00:31:34.170 his starting tackles. If you would have told 00:31:34.170 --> 00:31:36.329 me that the Chargers would be playing the way 00:31:36.329 --> 00:31:38.009 that they've been playing without their starting 00:31:38.009 --> 00:31:40.190 tackles, I would have called you a liar. But 00:31:40.190 --> 00:31:42.410 Justin Herbert has been able to adapt with it, 00:31:42.470 --> 00:31:44.910 make it work, and win. And that's a good sign. 00:31:45.150 --> 00:31:47.509 But it's also a dangerous sign as well. Because 00:31:47.509 --> 00:31:49.410 then that means he's playing with house money. 00:31:49.569 --> 00:31:52.250 So anybody that he faces, oh, you about to get 00:31:52.250 --> 00:31:54.650 the business. Steelers, I really hope you guys 00:31:54.650 --> 00:31:56.940 don't have to face the Chargers. I really do, 00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:58.940 because I don't want to see that, honestly. But 00:31:58.940 --> 00:32:00.940 we're not talking about that, okay? All jokes 00:32:00.940 --> 00:32:03.359 aside, though, I think we need to have an honest 00:32:03.359 --> 00:32:05.700 conversation about the Chiefs. And I know most 00:32:05.700 --> 00:32:07.539 people have been hearing about it from, you know, 00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:10.059 different platforms and whatnot. Oh, is the dynasty 00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:12.900 over? Is it over? What are they going to do now? 00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:16.059 I'm here to say that the Chiefs dynasty is over. 00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:18.759 Yes, I still have my GM hat on. Yes, we're going 00:32:18.759 --> 00:32:21.460 to go a little bit deep about the Chiefs. Although 00:32:21.460 --> 00:32:24.849 Patrick Mahomes got hurt. I think this was the 00:32:24.849 --> 00:32:27.369 perfect moment to have this conversation with 00:32:27.369 --> 00:32:29.690 the Chiefs. Because what we've seen in the last 00:32:29.690 --> 00:32:32.650 few years is that they have been declining significantly. 00:32:33.549 --> 00:32:36.150 And I think at this point, it's time for you 00:32:36.150 --> 00:32:39.390 to make a significant change. It's time for you 00:32:39.390 --> 00:32:41.630 to let go some of these veteran players go that 00:32:41.630 --> 00:32:45.369 have value and just rebuild this team. What you 00:32:45.369 --> 00:32:47.869 have right now offensively is not good enough. 00:32:48.529 --> 00:32:51.589 When you compare this Chiefs offense, or better 00:32:51.589 --> 00:32:55.190 yet, the last... Two years of the Chiefs offense 00:32:55.190 --> 00:32:58.549 compared to the first three years of the Chiefs 00:32:58.549 --> 00:33:01.829 offense. This offense right here would get crushed. 00:33:02.170 --> 00:33:04.109 And granted, I understand they don't have a whole 00:33:04.109 --> 00:33:05.730 lot of talent. They don't have a Tyree kill and 00:33:05.730 --> 00:33:08.150 whatnot. But you would have thought by now that 00:33:08.150 --> 00:33:10.269 Xavier Worthy would have taken that next step. 00:33:10.430 --> 00:33:12.430 You would have thought Rasheed Rice and Hollywood 00:33:12.430 --> 00:33:14.690 Brown would have taken that next step. You would 00:33:14.690 --> 00:33:16.869 have thought somebody in the tight end room would 00:33:16.869 --> 00:33:19.490 have taken that next step. But clearly nobody 00:33:19.490 --> 00:33:23.109 has it. The run game has significantly regressed. 00:33:23.230 --> 00:33:26.970 And so if you're management, it's time for you 00:33:26.970 --> 00:33:30.109 to let go some of these players. Now, me personally, 00:33:30.309 --> 00:33:32.049 I would venture to say you're probably have to 00:33:32.049 --> 00:33:34.809 get rid of Chris Jones first. Now, I know these 00:33:34.809 --> 00:33:36.869 fans, you're probably, you know, probably freaking 00:33:36.869 --> 00:33:38.589 out right now because of what I just said. You 00:33:38.589 --> 00:33:40.410 probably stopped listening to this podcast. And 00:33:40.410 --> 00:33:42.049 for that, I say thank you for listening to the 00:33:42.049 --> 00:33:44.710 Football Junkies podcast, okay? But on a serious 00:33:44.710 --> 00:33:47.589 note. I think you need to approach Chris Jones 00:33:47.589 --> 00:33:49.809 and I think you need to ask him, would you be 00:33:49.809 --> 00:33:52.109 willing to take a pay cut? And if he says no, 00:33:52.269 --> 00:33:55.069 trade him. Because he still has value. Somebody 00:33:55.069 --> 00:33:57.430 would be willing to give up a first round pick 00:33:57.430 --> 00:34:00.089 for Chris Jones. Somebody would be willing to 00:34:00.089 --> 00:34:02.390 give up a second or third round pick for George 00:34:02.390 --> 00:34:05.890 Kaloftis. Somebody would be willing to give you 00:34:05.890 --> 00:34:08.670 X amount of draft picks for some of these players. 00:34:08.929 --> 00:34:11.409 Your team needs to get younger and it needs to 00:34:11.409 --> 00:34:13.800 get cheap. Right now, according to SpotRack, 00:34:13.980 --> 00:34:17.559 your free agents are Hollywood Brown, Eliza Mitchell, 00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:20.840 Jerry Tillery, Kareem Hunt, Brian Cook, Juju 00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:23.940 Smith -Schuster, Derek Nandi, Leo Chanel, Deion 00:34:23.940 --> 00:34:27.239 Bush, Robert Tunyon Jr., Gardner Minshew, Janorius 00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:30.460 Robinson, Tyquan Thorin, just to name a few. 00:34:30.739 --> 00:34:33.960 Now, granted, you are in a good position from 00:34:33.960 --> 00:34:36.599 a financial standpoint because you can still 00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:39.239 create cash space. So, according to SpotRack, 00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:43.019 Patrick Mahomes right now carries a $78 .2 million 00:34:43.019 --> 00:34:46.400 cap hit into next year. That's second only to 00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:49.559 Lamar Jackson, who carries a $80 .7 million cap 00:34:49.559 --> 00:34:51.619 hit, which most likely is going to be adjusted. 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:54.980 But the Chiefs can convert $54 .5 million of 00:34:54.980 --> 00:34:57.219 this compensation into a signing bonus this March, 00:34:57.380 --> 00:35:00.320 bringing up $43 .5 million of cap space for 26. 00:35:00.699 --> 00:35:03.519 That is the model that you want to do for a lot 00:35:03.519 --> 00:35:05.820 of these contracts. And you need to convince 00:35:05.820 --> 00:35:09.090 them by saying, listen, If you take this pay 00:35:09.090 --> 00:35:11.650 cut, we're going to be able to surround you guys 00:35:11.650 --> 00:35:14.449 with better talent so that we can continue to 00:35:14.449 --> 00:35:17.570 win. But we can't win if you guys are taking 00:35:17.570 --> 00:35:19.849 on a lot of money. And if they don't want to 00:35:19.849 --> 00:35:22.190 hear it, ship them off. Whoever is giving you 00:35:22.190 --> 00:35:24.170 the best offer, whether it be a divisional rival 00:35:24.170 --> 00:35:26.750 or not, ship them off. Because that's what you 00:35:26.750 --> 00:35:29.230 need to do at this point. Because what you have 00:35:29.230 --> 00:35:32.170 right now is not sustainable. The Broncos have 00:35:32.170 --> 00:35:34.289 finally catched up. They got their act together. 00:35:34.630 --> 00:35:36.429 Their Chargers are starting to get their act 00:35:36.429 --> 00:35:38.980 together as well. There are other teams in the 00:35:38.980 --> 00:35:42.000 AFC that you are now going to have to worry about 00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:44.880 moving forward. So what are you going to do? 00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:47.460 Because the model that you have right now is 00:35:47.460 --> 00:35:50.760 not sustainable. Granted, you guys won a championship 00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:53.960 after trading away Tyreek Hill. Cool. But since 00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:56.760 then, this offense is not dynamic, explosive, 00:35:57.000 --> 00:36:00.460 or consistent. And another thing, you guys might 00:36:00.460 --> 00:36:02.699 need to bring back Eric Biennemi. No disrespect 00:36:02.699 --> 00:36:05.900 to Matt Nagy, but brother, you are just absolutely 00:36:05.900 --> 00:36:10.840 atrocious. Like, this offense is just bad. You 00:36:10.840 --> 00:36:14.219 mean to tell me that Isaiah Pacheco was averaging 00:36:14.219 --> 00:36:19.039 1 .9 rushing yards per carry? This is no shot 00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:22.059 at Isaiah Pacheco. This is not me saying that 00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:24.840 he went up against the Steel Curtain or the Four 00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:27.679 Horsemen or whatever. But are you serious? 1 00:36:27.679 --> 00:36:30.659 .9 rushing yards per carry? That means your rushing 00:36:30.659 --> 00:36:34.260 game was just non -existent. You need to surround 00:36:34.260 --> 00:36:37.260 Patrick Mahomes with more reliable weapons. The 00:36:37.260 --> 00:36:40.260 speedy receiver model is dead. You need to be 00:36:40.260 --> 00:36:43.079 going after some Nick Harbors of the world, Denzel 00:36:43.079 --> 00:36:46.679 Bosses of the world, Makai Lemons, Cardinal Tapes, 00:36:46.679 --> 00:36:49.500 just to name a few. Those are the people that 00:36:49.500 --> 00:36:52.139 you need to be concerned about. Because the speedy 00:36:52.139 --> 00:36:54.139 receivers, they don't work no more. You have 00:36:54.139 --> 00:36:57.659 Xavier Worthy. And what has he done? What has 00:36:57.659 --> 00:36:59.840 he done that makes you think that he is wide 00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:02.489 receiver one? Be honest. What are you going to 00:37:02.489 --> 00:37:04.670 do with Trent McDuffie? That's a lot of money 00:37:04.670 --> 00:37:06.250 that you're going to have to pay him. Are you 00:37:06.250 --> 00:37:08.369 going to be willing to pay him? Because the quarterback 00:37:08.369 --> 00:37:10.429 room that you have right now isn't sustainable. 00:37:11.150 --> 00:37:13.469 You have a lot of tough decisions that you have 00:37:13.469 --> 00:37:15.889 to make moving forward. And I think if you're 00:37:15.889 --> 00:37:18.889 Andy Reid, you're going to buy into the process. 00:37:19.409 --> 00:37:22.469 But if you feel like the process is just a little 00:37:22.469 --> 00:37:25.829 bit too slow for you, then just walk away. Because 00:37:25.829 --> 00:37:29.199 right now... you have solidified yourself as 00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:31.940 one of the greatest head coaches of this era. 00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:35.059 You are going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer 00:37:35.059 --> 00:37:38.159 without question. I would rather for you to just 00:37:38.159 --> 00:37:40.619 ride off into the sunset than for you to stay 00:37:40.619 --> 00:37:43.940 way too long. But again, this is why we have 00:37:43.940 --> 00:37:46.860 to appreciate the Patriots model because they 00:37:46.860 --> 00:37:49.800 were not only coaching well. but they were convincing 00:37:49.800 --> 00:37:53.239 players to take less. And by taking less and 00:37:53.239 --> 00:37:56.099 trading away players two years earlier than two 00:37:56.099 --> 00:37:59.519 years later, they were able to sustain long -term 00:37:59.519 --> 00:38:02.780 success. The number one thing that messed up 00:38:02.780 --> 00:38:05.260 the Chiefs was when they paid Patrick Holmes 00:38:05.260 --> 00:38:07.500 a bunch of that money, Travis Kelsey a bunch 00:38:07.500 --> 00:38:09.679 of that money, and then Chris Jones a bunch of 00:38:09.679 --> 00:38:12.119 that money. Granted, I understand those are the 00:38:12.119 --> 00:38:15.900 three faces of this team. And I understand without 00:38:15.900 --> 00:38:18.960 those three faces, A lot of people are not going 00:38:18.960 --> 00:38:20.960 to want to go to the games and buy those jerseys 00:38:20.960 --> 00:38:23.639 and merch and whatnot. But at some point, you 00:38:23.639 --> 00:38:25.960 have to draw the line and have to say, I understand 00:38:25.960 --> 00:38:28.400 what you want, but are you trying to win more 00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:30.679 championships or are you trying to stuff your 00:38:30.679 --> 00:38:33.300 pockets? Because if you're trying to win a championship, 00:38:33.679 --> 00:38:35.780 you know what you got to do. Look at Tom Brady. 00:38:36.000 --> 00:38:38.519 Look at Gronk. Look at Julian Edelman. They don't 00:38:38.519 --> 00:38:41.199 have to work another day in their life if they 00:38:41.199 --> 00:38:43.480 don't want to. Because you know why? Every time 00:38:43.480 --> 00:38:45.699 they go on a show, every time that they go on 00:38:45.699 --> 00:38:47.880 a podcast, every time that they make appearance, 00:38:48.039 --> 00:38:50.420 what do they say? Three -time Super Bowl champion. 00:38:50.739 --> 00:38:53.099 Six -time Super Bowl champion. Seven -time Super 00:38:53.099 --> 00:38:55.099 Bowl champion. That's the first thing that they 00:38:55.099 --> 00:38:58.500 say about them. And that title alone is money. 00:38:58.719 --> 00:39:00.900 But we're going to talk about that when the offseason 00:39:00.900 --> 00:39:03.579 comes. Let's talk about the Bills and Patriots. 00:39:03.579 --> 00:39:05.840 But before we do that, We got to pay some bills. 00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:08.320 Pardon the interruption, but this is your GM, 00:39:08.440 --> 00:39:11.659 your bag road domus here to talk about RSS .com. 00:39:11.699 --> 00:39:14.119 All right. 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So for starters, 00:40:54.900 --> 00:40:57.519 the Chargers clearly won the Odafeo Way trade. 00:40:58.340 --> 00:41:00.920 Now, I know in previous episodes, I've said every 00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:02.980 time a pass rusher leaves Baltimore and goes 00:41:02.980 --> 00:41:05.019 to another team, they have success. And that 00:41:05.019 --> 00:41:07.239 is true. And we're seeing that with Odafeo Way. 00:41:07.619 --> 00:41:10.300 Here's a stat for you. During weeks one through 00:41:10.300 --> 00:41:13.559 five with the Ravens, Adafia Way pressure rate 00:41:13.559 --> 00:41:17.880 was 13%. Now, during those same weeks, Adafia 00:41:17.880 --> 00:41:21.059 Way didn't record a sack, but since being with 00:41:21.059 --> 00:41:24.619 the Chargers, has four sacks over the last four 00:41:24.619 --> 00:41:28.139 weeks with the Chargers, and has a 40 % pressure 00:41:28.139 --> 00:41:30.639 to sack conversion rate. You don't believe me? 00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:33.079 Here's another stat. Since being traded to the 00:41:33.079 --> 00:41:38.800 Chargers, Adafi Owe has generated a 14 .1 % pressure 00:41:38.800 --> 00:41:41.380 rate. The proof is in the pudding here, folks. 00:41:41.559 --> 00:41:45.099 Something clearly is wrong with the Ravens. Because 00:41:45.099 --> 00:41:47.679 when he was on the Ravens, he really wasn't that 00:41:47.679 --> 00:41:50.360 good. He wasn't able to showcase his skill set. 00:41:50.559 --> 00:41:52.980 But since being with the Chargers, he's been 00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:54.800 going off. And I know people are going to say, 00:41:54.860 --> 00:41:56.679 well, of course you're going to go off because 00:41:56.679 --> 00:41:58.639 you have Khalil Mack, you have this person, that 00:41:58.639 --> 00:42:01.289 person, but... Adafi Owe was creating pressure 00:42:01.289 --> 00:42:03.510 just by himself. Same thing as the other pass 00:42:03.510 --> 00:42:05.869 rusher and Khalil Mack. They were going after 00:42:05.869 --> 00:42:08.150 Patrick Mahomes and he didn't have an answer 00:42:08.150 --> 00:42:10.730 for it. And if we're being real here, I would 00:42:10.730 --> 00:42:13.170 venture to say this is probably, well, let's 00:42:13.170 --> 00:42:15.570 see. I can't even remember now to think about 00:42:15.570 --> 00:42:17.429 it. This is probably the one year where I've 00:42:17.429 --> 00:42:20.510 seen Patrick Mahomes run a lot. Usually he'll 00:42:20.510 --> 00:42:22.550 do it in spurts and he'll usually do it like 00:42:22.550 --> 00:42:25.150 in the playoffs, but every chance he gets, he's 00:42:25.150 --> 00:42:27.469 just escaping the pocket. And I think a lot of 00:42:27.469 --> 00:42:29.650 that had to do with, you know, people not getting 00:42:29.650 --> 00:42:34.090 open and defenses now have the personnel and 00:42:34.090 --> 00:42:37.239 they now have something in place. to counteract 00:42:37.239 --> 00:42:39.599 Patrick Mahomes. But again, we're going to save 00:42:39.599 --> 00:42:41.559 that for the offseason. Okay, so let's talk about 00:42:41.559 --> 00:42:43.460 the Bills and Patriots. All right, this time, 00:42:43.500 --> 00:42:45.420 this time for real, we're going to do it. All 00:42:45.420 --> 00:42:48.760 right, so Josh Allen, 28 attempts for 19 completions, 00:42:48.820 --> 00:42:52.659 193 passing yards, three touchdowns, 6 .9 yards 00:42:52.659 --> 00:42:55.980 per tip, and a 67 .9 completion percentage. James 00:42:55.980 --> 00:43:00.159 Cook, 22 attempts for 107 rushing yards, 4 .9 00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:02.119 rushing yards per carry, two touchdowns, and 00:43:02.119 --> 00:43:04.719 three rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Khalir 00:43:04.719 --> 00:43:07.719 Shakir, Five targets for five receptions, 65 00:43:07.719 --> 00:43:10.400 receiving yards, and 13 receiving yards per reception. 00:43:10.800 --> 00:43:15.320 Drake May, 23 attempts for 14 completions, 155 00:43:15.320 --> 00:43:18.480 passing yards, one pick, 6 .7 yards per attempt, 00:43:18.519 --> 00:43:21.500 and a 60 .9 completion percentage. Travion Henderson, 00:43:21.860 --> 00:43:25.980 14 attempts for 148 rushing yards, 10 .6 rushing 00:43:25.980 --> 00:43:28.300 yards per carry, two touchdowns, and two rushes 00:43:28.300 --> 00:43:31.139 of 10 plus yards or more. Mack Hollins, eight 00:43:31.139 --> 00:43:34.070 targets for four receptions. 41 receiving yards, 00:43:34.130 --> 00:43:36.909 and 10 .3 receiving yards per reception. So here's 00:43:36.909 --> 00:43:39.469 a few junkie nuggets. The Bills are 10 -1 when 00:43:39.469 --> 00:43:42.250 James Cook rushes for over 100 scrimmage yards, 00:43:42.409 --> 00:43:46.030 and are 0 -3 when he has fewer than 100 rushing 00:43:46.030 --> 00:43:49.530 yards. The loss to the Bills was the first game 00:43:49.530 --> 00:43:52.909 the Patriots allowed over 27 points. The Patriots 00:43:52.909 --> 00:43:55.590 have allowed 23 or fewer points in 12 of the 00:43:55.590 --> 00:43:58.670 first 13 games this season. The Patriots allowed 00:43:58.670 --> 00:44:01.789 a season -high 168 rushing yards against the 00:44:01.789 --> 00:44:05.170 Bills. the first game allowing over 140 rushing 00:44:05.170 --> 00:44:09.090 yards this season. In the first half, Josh Allen 00:44:09.090 --> 00:44:12.949 averaged 2 .4 air yards per attempt, but in the 00:44:12.949 --> 00:44:17.210 second half, Josh Allen averaged 9 .8 air yards 00:44:17.210 --> 00:44:19.949 per attempt and completed four of seven downfield 00:44:19.949 --> 00:44:23.829 passes for 91 yards and one touchdown. He also 00:44:23.829 --> 00:44:26.829 had 11 carries for 48 rushing yards, including 00:44:26.829 --> 00:44:31.269 32 rushing yards on three design runs. On short 00:44:31.269 --> 00:44:34.880 passes, Drake May completed 11 of 13 attempts 00:44:34.880 --> 00:44:38.019 for 89 yards, but struggled downfield going three 00:44:38.019 --> 00:44:41.019 for nine for 66 yards and a pick on passes over 00:44:41.019 --> 00:44:44.659 10 air yards. May also ran for 43 rushing yards 00:44:44.659 --> 00:44:47.000 and two touchdowns. Now with that being said, 00:44:47.099 --> 00:44:49.179 let's unpack this game because there's a lot 00:44:49.179 --> 00:44:52.860 to be said about this. For starters, I really 00:44:52.860 --> 00:44:55.059 believe that the Patriots had choked this game 00:44:55.059 --> 00:44:57.360 away. But when I actually looked at the game 00:44:57.360 --> 00:45:00.480 again, I was like, the refs may have cheated 00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:03.059 them out of this game. Perfect example, third 00:45:03.059 --> 00:45:05.579 and goal, three minutes and 50 seconds left, 00:45:05.760 --> 00:45:08.460 James Cook rushing touchdown. Now, when you look 00:45:08.460 --> 00:45:11.039 at it, it looks like he's not in the end zone. 00:45:11.199 --> 00:45:13.760 It looks like he hasn't crossed the white line, 00:45:13.860 --> 00:45:16.860 but apparently they ruled it a touchdown. Why? 00:45:17.079 --> 00:45:19.920 I don't know. Another example, fourth and two, 00:45:20.159 --> 00:45:23.519 11 minutes, 22 seconds left, fourth quarter, 00:45:23.980 --> 00:45:26.659 Josh Allen throws a deep pass to Khalir Sakhir 00:45:26.659 --> 00:45:30.300 that they rule a catch, even though technically 00:45:30.300 --> 00:45:33.119 speaking, It probably should have been an interception. 00:45:33.300 --> 00:45:36.219 Or better yet, just replay the play. But outside 00:45:36.219 --> 00:45:39.099 of those two controversial plays, Josh Allen 00:45:39.099 --> 00:45:41.739 was cooking in the second half. Second and goal, 00:45:41.980 --> 00:45:44.699 two minutes left. Josh Allen throws to James 00:45:44.699 --> 00:45:46.920 Cook for a touchdown. Second and goal, third 00:45:46.920 --> 00:45:50.000 quarter, 11 minutes, 35 seconds left. Josh Allen 00:45:50.000 --> 00:45:52.519 throws to Dawson Knox for a touchdown. Third 00:45:52.519 --> 00:45:54.559 and seven, the third quarter, 10 minutes and 00:45:54.559 --> 00:45:57.199 five seconds left. Drake May is sacked by Matt 00:45:57.199 --> 00:46:00.269 Milano. Third and goal. Three minutes and 50 00:46:00.269 --> 00:46:02.409 seconds left. Well, actually, no, we just talked 00:46:02.409 --> 00:46:04.190 about that actually now that I think about it. 00:46:04.349 --> 00:46:07.050 Third and goal, 10 minutes, 10 seconds left. 00:46:07.210 --> 00:46:10.710 Fourth quarter, Josh Allen to Dawson Knox. Second 00:46:10.710 --> 00:46:13.570 and one, six minutes and 53 seconds left. Fourth 00:46:13.570 --> 00:46:15.670 quarter again, James Cook rushing touchdown. 00:46:16.210 --> 00:46:18.789 Now, in between all this, you know, Travion Henderson 00:46:18.789 --> 00:46:21.530 runs for a touchdown and extend the lead, and 00:46:21.530 --> 00:46:23.389 Drake May, you know, catches up with him one 00:46:23.389 --> 00:46:25.269 down. Ooh, it's a great thing, it's a great thing, 00:46:25.289 --> 00:46:29.130 but... I'm listing off those plays because I 00:46:29.130 --> 00:46:32.230 believe that those plays were the turning points 00:46:32.230 --> 00:46:35.010 of this game. Because once Josh Allen started 00:46:35.010 --> 00:46:37.530 cooking, the Patriots defense didn't have an 00:46:37.530 --> 00:46:39.789 answer for it. And mind you, they wasn't doing 00:46:39.789 --> 00:46:42.349 anything spectacular. They were doing the same 00:46:42.349 --> 00:46:45.090 thing. He was passing the ball well. They were 00:46:45.090 --> 00:46:47.409 running the ball well. And Josh Allen was just 00:46:47.409 --> 00:46:50.750 being Josh Allen. But my thing is this. Why did 00:46:50.750 --> 00:46:53.530 you stop running the ball like how you did in 00:46:53.530 --> 00:46:56.829 the first half? Because in the first half, you 00:46:56.829 --> 00:47:01.889 ran 33 plays for 285 total yards, 11 passing 00:47:01.889 --> 00:47:05.309 attempts for 9 completions, 108 passing yards, 00:47:05.530 --> 00:47:09.010 22 rushing attempts for 177 rushing yards, 3 00:47:09.010 --> 00:47:12.210 touchdowns, and 16 first downs. Now in the second 00:47:12.210 --> 00:47:16.349 half, you ran 18 total plays, 100 total yards, 00:47:16.690 --> 00:47:20.789 12 attempts for 5 passing completions, 47 passing 00:47:20.789 --> 00:47:25.360 yards, took 3 sacks, 1 pick, And three rushing 00:47:25.360 --> 00:47:28.099 attempts for 69 rushing yards, one touchdown, 00:47:28.300 --> 00:47:30.980 and three first downs. What happened? And I don't 00:47:30.980 --> 00:47:33.639 want anybody to say, well, they got this person 00:47:33.639 --> 00:47:36.159 or that person on the defense. That defense for 00:47:36.159 --> 00:47:39.179 the Bills really isn't that good. They just clamped 00:47:39.179 --> 00:47:41.719 you down. They made adjustments. They figured 00:47:41.719 --> 00:47:43.659 out what you were going to do. And they took 00:47:43.659 --> 00:47:46.679 it away. And they dared you. And if you're the 00:47:46.679 --> 00:47:49.559 Patriots, that has to leave a bitter taste in 00:47:49.559 --> 00:47:52.980 your mouth because you had the lead. The game 00:47:52.980 --> 00:47:56.849 was yours. All you had to do was maintain the 00:47:56.849 --> 00:48:00.769 lead. All you had to do was continue to run the 00:48:00.769 --> 00:48:03.690 ball. But you didn't want to run the ball. Why? 00:48:03.889 --> 00:48:06.949 I don't know. So now you've given the Bills a 00:48:06.949 --> 00:48:09.550 glimmer of hope. Now am I saying that the Bills 00:48:09.550 --> 00:48:11.909 can face the Patriots in the playoffs and possibly 00:48:11.909 --> 00:48:14.409 beat them? At this point, anything is possible. 00:48:14.570 --> 00:48:16.750 With the Chiefs being eliminated from the playoffs, 00:48:17.070 --> 00:48:22.500 this is basically open season for any team. Anybody 00:48:22.500 --> 00:48:24.940 that you feel like could make a run this year, 00:48:25.000 --> 00:48:27.400 this could be their year. But I will say this. 00:48:27.559 --> 00:48:30.039 If Josh Allen doesn't make it to the Super Bowl 00:48:30.039 --> 00:48:33.460 this year, there is no excuses. I don't care 00:48:33.460 --> 00:48:36.300 what any Bills fan says. I don't care what any 00:48:36.300 --> 00:48:40.840 Josh Allen fan says. I don't care what you pull 00:48:40.840 --> 00:48:45.539 up. There is no excuse on why they shouldn't 00:48:45.539 --> 00:48:47.849 be in the Super Bowl this year. because they 00:48:47.849 --> 00:48:51.050 are in the prime position to do it. You don't 00:48:51.050 --> 00:48:54.030 have to face the Chiefs this year. The only other 00:48:54.030 --> 00:48:56.170 team that you really have to worry about is the 00:48:56.170 --> 00:48:58.989 Broncos. As long as you don't have to go to Denver, 00:48:59.150 --> 00:49:02.329 as long as you don't have to go to LA, as long 00:49:02.329 --> 00:49:04.710 as you don't have to face the Texas again, you're 00:49:04.710 --> 00:49:07.929 good. But let's talk about the Packers and Broncos. 00:49:08.030 --> 00:49:10.949 So Jordan Love, 40 attempts for 24 completions, 00:49:10.989 --> 00:49:14.659 276 passing yards. one touchdown, two picks, 00:49:14.780 --> 00:49:17.679 6 .9 yards per attempt, and a 60 % completion 00:49:17.679 --> 00:49:21.380 percentage. Josh Jacobs, 12 attempts for 73 rushing 00:49:21.380 --> 00:49:24.239 yards, 6 .1 rushing yards per carry, one touchdown, 00:49:24.360 --> 00:49:27.199 and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Jaden 00:49:27.199 --> 00:49:30.780 Reed, six targets for five receptions, 55 receiving 00:49:30.780 --> 00:49:33.000 yards, and 11 receiving yards per reception. 00:49:33.300 --> 00:49:37.929 Bo Nix. 34 attempts for 23 completions, 302 passing 00:49:37.929 --> 00:49:41.070 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 8 .9 yards per attempt, 00:49:41.170 --> 00:49:44.969 and a 67 .6 completion percentage. RJ Harvey, 00:49:45.210 --> 00:49:48.909 19 attempts for 65 rushing yards, 3 .4 rushing 00:49:48.909 --> 00:49:51.650 yards per carry, and 1 touchdown. Cortland Sutton, 00:49:51.789 --> 00:49:55.690 10 targets for 7 receptions, 113 receiving yards, 00:49:55.809 --> 00:49:58.769 1 touchdown, and 16 .1 receiving yards per reception. 00:49:59.050 --> 00:50:01.550 So here's a few junkie nuggets. Prior to week 00:50:01.550 --> 00:50:06.380 15, Jordan Love had only threw four picks. When 00:50:06.380 --> 00:50:10.539 Jordan Love throws one or fewer picks, the Packers 00:50:10.539 --> 00:50:15.260 are 9 -1 -1. And 7 -0 when Jordan Love doesn't 00:50:15.260 --> 00:50:18.579 throw an interception at all. Jordan Love faced 00:50:18.579 --> 00:50:22.719 pressure on 52 .2 % of his dropbacks, the highest 00:50:22.719 --> 00:50:25.780 pressure rate of his career as a starter. Now 00:50:25.780 --> 00:50:27.860 when facing this pressure in the first half, 00:50:28.119 --> 00:50:32.139 Jordan Love completed 8 of 11 passes. for 119 00:50:32.139 --> 00:50:34.860 yards and one touchdown while not taking a sack. 00:50:35.139 --> 00:50:38.659 In the second half, Jordan Love completed two 00:50:38.659 --> 00:50:42.099 of eight attempts for 28 yards, one pick, and 00:50:42.099 --> 00:50:45.820 took on three sacks. Bo Nix faced zone coverage 00:50:45.820 --> 00:50:49.780 on 89 .2 % of his dropbacks, the third consecutive 00:50:49.780 --> 00:50:54.400 game he's faced zone at a rate above 89%. Now 00:50:54.400 --> 00:50:57.739 when facing zone coverage, Bo Nix completed 21 00:50:57.739 --> 00:51:02.400 of 30 passes for 267 yards, the second most of 00:51:02.400 --> 00:51:05.639 his career. The Packers were in 12 personnel 00:51:05.639 --> 00:51:09.599 on 25 .4 % of offensive plays, which is 16 out 00:51:09.599 --> 00:51:14.900 of 63, averaging 9 .4 yards per play. The Packers 00:51:14.900 --> 00:51:19.800 accumulated 150 total yards, including Josh Jacobs' 00:51:20.039 --> 00:51:23.530 40 -yard touchdown run. Luke Musgrave catching 00:51:23.530 --> 00:51:27.769 four of six targets for 52 yards. And John Fitzpatrick 00:51:27.769 --> 00:51:30.309 catching three of four targets for 18 yards. 00:51:31.050 --> 00:51:33.710 My takeaway from this game is that the Broncos 00:51:33.710 --> 00:51:37.630 can go toe -to -toe with any AFC or NFC opponent. 00:51:37.949 --> 00:51:40.849 And the reason why I say that is because every 00:51:40.849 --> 00:51:44.070 time Jordan Love made a play, Bo Nix responded. 00:51:44.289 --> 00:51:47.570 And he didn't just tamper down. He increased 00:51:47.570 --> 00:51:51.130 as the game continued. And as the game continued 00:51:51.130 --> 00:51:54.429 for Jordan Love, he decreased. Now, is that because 00:51:54.429 --> 00:51:57.190 he threw picks? Is that because he got sacked? 00:51:57.429 --> 00:52:01.030 Who knows? But Bo Nix showed that he can go toe 00:52:01.030 --> 00:52:03.170 -to -toe with the best of them. And mind you, 00:52:03.250 --> 00:52:06.170 the Broncos was really beating the Packers in 00:52:06.170 --> 00:52:09.349 the air. It wasn't on the ground. The Packers' 00:52:09.409 --> 00:52:13.369 secondary allowed 302 passing yards. I feel like 00:52:13.369 --> 00:52:16.309 that's a bigger story to talk about than Micah 00:52:16.309 --> 00:52:20.670 Parsons tearing his ACL. Now, granted, I understand 00:52:20.670 --> 00:52:23.210 that with Micah Parsons being out for the rest 00:52:23.210 --> 00:52:26.070 of the year, their Super Bowl chances are basically 00:52:26.070 --> 00:52:30.289 slim to none. But come on. The Broncos were shutting 00:52:30.289 --> 00:52:32.869 down Micah Parsons. He wasn't doing anything. 00:52:33.230 --> 00:52:35.590 They were double and triple teaming him every 00:52:35.590 --> 00:52:38.570 single time. And it worked. So if you're the 00:52:38.570 --> 00:52:40.969 Packers, what do you do at this point? Because 00:52:40.969 --> 00:52:43.869 Rashawn Gary can't just do it by himself. And 00:52:43.869 --> 00:52:46.480 there were a lot of times where... the Packers 00:52:46.480 --> 00:52:48.960 secondary just gave up a crucial play for no 00:52:48.960 --> 00:52:51.460 reason. And it really didn't make any sense. 00:52:51.840 --> 00:52:54.179 Let me just read off to you some of the plays 00:52:54.179 --> 00:52:56.780 that I feel like were the turning points in this 00:52:56.780 --> 00:53:00.000 game. 3rd and 10, 3rd quarter, 5 minutes and 00:53:00.000 --> 00:53:03.139 36 seconds left. Jordan Love gets sacked by Jonah 00:53:03.139 --> 00:53:07.300 Ellis. 2nd and 10, 2 minutes and 34 seconds left. 00:53:07.519 --> 00:53:11.139 Bo Nix to Troy Franklin for a first down. 1st 00:53:11.139 --> 00:53:14.760 and 10, 1 minute, 7 seconds left, 3rd quarter. 00:53:15.179 --> 00:53:18.880 Bo Nix to Marvell Mims for a first down. Parsons 00:53:18.880 --> 00:53:21.119 also got hurt on that play as well. Praise to 00:53:21.119 --> 00:53:25.139 him. Second and 15, six seconds left. Third quarter, 00:53:25.340 --> 00:53:28.179 Bo Nix to Troy Franklin. The two -point conversion 00:53:28.179 --> 00:53:31.079 failed. Fourth and three, nine minutes and three 00:53:31.079 --> 00:53:33.719 seconds left. Fourth quarter, Bo Nix to Cortland 00:53:33.719 --> 00:53:36.559 Sutton for a first down. First and goal, seven 00:53:36.559 --> 00:53:39.719 minutes, 32 seconds left. Fourth quarter, R .J. 00:53:39.760 --> 00:53:42.219 Harvey's rushing touchdown. Second and eight. 00:53:42.679 --> 00:53:45.679 Six minutes, 37 seconds left. Fourth quarter. 00:53:46.039 --> 00:53:48.980 Jordan Love throws a pick to Riley Moss, even 00:53:48.980 --> 00:53:51.219 though the pass was intended to Dontavian Hicks. 00:53:51.460 --> 00:53:54.179 Second and eight. Three minutes and 56 seconds 00:53:54.179 --> 00:53:56.679 left. Fourth quarter. Jordan Love gets sacked 00:53:56.679 --> 00:54:00.739 by Tillman. Fourth and 10. Two minutes and 33 00:54:00.739 --> 00:54:03.539 seconds left. Fourth quarter. Jordan Love gets 00:54:03.539 --> 00:54:07.179 sacked again, but by Nick Benito and Zach Allen. 00:54:07.400 --> 00:54:10.659 Fourth and one. One minute, 15 seconds left. 00:54:10.739 --> 00:54:13.550 Fourth quarter. The Packers stuffed the Broncos, 00:54:13.769 --> 00:54:17.389 okay? So now you're thinking, what's gonna happen? 00:54:17.670 --> 00:54:21.489 Fourth and 15, 50 seconds left. Fourth quarter, 00:54:22.070 --> 00:54:25.329 Jordan Love throws an incomplete pass. As I just 00:54:25.329 --> 00:54:29.550 said, as the game continued on, the Broncos became 00:54:29.550 --> 00:54:32.909 more relentless in trying to go after Jordan 00:54:32.909 --> 00:54:35.409 Love. And they were successful. Nick Benito, 00:54:35.590 --> 00:54:39.159 Zach Allen. Jonah Ellis. I can continue to go 00:54:39.159 --> 00:54:41.599 down the list. All of those guys was creating 00:54:41.599 --> 00:54:44.079 a lot of pressure on Jordan Love. And at the 00:54:44.079 --> 00:54:46.980 same time, that secondary was able to hold their 00:54:46.980 --> 00:54:49.800 own against the Packers receivers. So I think 00:54:49.800 --> 00:54:52.380 with the Packers having a leaky secondary and 00:54:52.380 --> 00:54:55.340 their offense having to rely on Jordan Love having 00:54:55.340 --> 00:54:58.599 a perfect game and not throw any picks, I just 00:54:58.599 --> 00:55:00.960 think right now they're not in a position to 00:55:00.960 --> 00:55:03.480 compete for a Super Bowl. I think if they did 00:55:03.480 --> 00:55:05.960 this again in the Super Bowl, I think it would 00:55:05.960 --> 00:55:08.280 have been the same outcome, which is the Broncos 00:55:08.280 --> 00:55:11.320 beating the Packers. Because I feel like defensively, 00:55:11.320 --> 00:55:13.679 they know when to turn it on and turn it off 00:55:13.679 --> 00:55:15.619 when it comes to blitzing. And they have the 00:55:15.619 --> 00:55:19.039 line that is able to create pressure from multiple 00:55:19.039 --> 00:55:21.900 players. It's not just coming from one player. 00:55:22.039 --> 00:55:25.619 You have to worry about Nick Benito, Zach Allen. 00:55:26.139 --> 00:55:28.480 Cooper. You have to worry about Jonah Ellis. 00:55:28.679 --> 00:55:30.940 You have to worry about Roach. You have to worry 00:55:30.940 --> 00:55:33.480 about every single one of those guys. You have 00:55:33.480 --> 00:55:35.599 to worry about Hufanga. You have to worry about 00:55:35.599 --> 00:55:38.539 Dre Greenlaw. They were playing a physical brand 00:55:38.539 --> 00:55:42.380 of football that as the game continued, the Packers 00:55:42.380 --> 00:55:45.000 weren't able to match their physicality. And 00:55:45.000 --> 00:55:47.940 it got to a point where Jordan Love just looked 00:55:47.940 --> 00:55:50.400 demoralized because there was nothing else that 00:55:50.400 --> 00:55:53.389 he could do. And I don't blame him for it. Because 00:55:53.389 --> 00:55:56.210 again, you're going up against the best defense 00:55:56.210 --> 00:55:59.690 in the entire league. And I dare anybody to say 00:55:59.690 --> 00:56:02.070 otherwise. I'm going to ask this question again. 00:56:02.369 --> 00:56:06.110 If you're the Packers, do you still believe that 00:56:06.110 --> 00:56:08.909 you are playoff contenders despite losing Micah 00:56:08.909 --> 00:56:12.289 Parsons? Do you still believe that you can make 00:56:12.289 --> 00:56:15.010 it to the NFC Championship? Do you believe that 00:56:15.010 --> 00:56:18.010 this season is a waste no matter the outcome 00:56:18.010 --> 00:56:20.690 of the rest of the season? You guys let me know 00:56:20.690 --> 00:56:22.989 in the comments on our YouTube, Football Junkies 00:56:22.989 --> 00:56:25.869 Pod, all right? Football Junkies Pod. I really 00:56:25.869 --> 00:56:27.909 want to have an honest conversation with you 00:56:27.909 --> 00:56:30.769 guys. I really do. I look forward to the conversations. 00:56:31.090 --> 00:56:32.989 I'm not somebody that's just going to ignore 00:56:32.989 --> 00:56:36.170 what you have to say. I value each and every 00:56:36.170 --> 00:56:39.349 one of your opinions, regardless if I feel like 00:56:39.349 --> 00:56:42.590 it's wrong or indifferent. I value your opinion. 00:56:43.300 --> 00:56:46.780 This is how we have honest conversations about 00:56:46.780 --> 00:56:50.199 teams and players and games and all those different 00:56:50.199 --> 00:56:52.000 things. But let's talk about the Dolphins and 00:56:52.000 --> 00:56:55.579 Steelers, okay? So Tua, 28 attempts for 22 completions, 00:56:55.639 --> 00:56:58.820 253 passing yards, two touchdowns, one pick, 00:56:58.980 --> 00:57:01.800 nine yards per attempt, and a 78 .6 completion 00:57:01.800 --> 00:57:04.719 percentage. Devon A. Chan, 12 attempts for 60 00:57:04.719 --> 00:57:06.940 rushing yards, five rushing yards per carry, 00:57:07.019 --> 00:57:09.760 and one rush of 10 plus yards or more. Devon 00:57:09.760 --> 00:57:12.550 A. Chan again. Six targets for six receptions, 00:57:12.570 --> 00:57:15.570 67 receiving yards, and 11 .2 receiving yards 00:57:15.570 --> 00:57:19.090 per reception. Aaron Rodgers, 27 attempts for 00:57:19.090 --> 00:57:23.250 23 completions, 224 passing yards, two touchdowns, 00:57:23.250 --> 00:57:26.349 8 .3 yards per attempt, and an 85 .2 completion 00:57:26.349 --> 00:57:29.489 percentage. Kenneth Gainwell. 13 attempts for 00:57:29.489 --> 00:57:32.309 80 rushing yards, 6 .2 rushing yards per carry, 00:57:32.349 --> 00:57:35.570 and 1 rush of 10 plus yards more. DK Metcalf, 00:57:35.750 --> 00:57:38.869 3 targets for 3 receptions, 55 receiving yards, 00:57:39.050 --> 00:57:41.929 1 touchdown, and 18 .3 receiving yards per reception. 00:57:42.329 --> 00:57:45.050 So here's a few junkie nuggets. Tua finished 00:57:45.050 --> 00:57:48.590 with an average time to throw of 3 .36 seconds. 00:57:49.050 --> 00:57:51.750 The first game of his career with a time to throw 00:57:51.750 --> 00:57:55.519 longer than 3 seconds. Tua completed four of 00:57:55.519 --> 00:57:58.780 his six dropbacks over four seconds for 60 yards, 00:57:58.840 --> 00:58:01.599 one touchdown, but faced 10 pressures, which 00:58:01.599 --> 00:58:04.639 is 30 .3%, if you want to do pressure rate, right, 00:58:04.780 --> 00:58:08.579 and took on four sacks. The first time Tua has 00:58:08.579 --> 00:58:11.739 faced double -digit pressures in a game since 00:58:11.739 --> 00:58:15.579 week five. Between the numbers. Aaron Rodgers 00:58:15.579 --> 00:58:19.920 finished 17 of 18 for 173 yards, recording a 00:58:19.920 --> 00:58:23.320 94 .4 completion percentage, his highest in the 00:58:23.320 --> 00:58:27.679 game since week 14 of the 2016 season. On 30 00:58:27.679 --> 00:58:30.320 pass blocks, Dylan Cook didn't allow a single 00:58:30.320 --> 00:58:34.079 pressure at left tackle. Dylan Cook faced Bradley 00:58:34.079 --> 00:58:37.360 Chubb on 18 matchups. Bradley Chubb's most pass 00:58:37.360 --> 00:58:39.639 rushes against a blocker without generating pressure 00:58:39.639 --> 00:58:44.510 in any game since 2018. In their last two matchups 00:58:44.510 --> 00:58:47.690 following the bye, the Dolphins have primarily 00:58:47.690 --> 00:58:50.889 used zone coverage on over 80 % of opponents' 00:58:51.070 --> 00:58:54.329 dropbacks. When playing zone defense before the 00:58:54.329 --> 00:58:57.530 bye, the Dolphins allowed 4 .5 yards per play 00:58:57.530 --> 00:59:01.369 and held opponents to a 40 .8 % success rate. 00:59:01.550 --> 00:59:03.849 Now before we get into all the games and whatnot, 00:59:04.070 --> 00:59:06.480 I just have one thing to say. And this is directly 00:59:06.480 --> 00:59:09.739 at Andrew Filippone and every single personal 00:59:09.739 --> 00:59:12.860 axe grinder that had something negative to say 00:59:12.860 --> 00:59:14.980 about Mike Tomlin. You thought I wasn't going 00:59:14.980 --> 00:59:17.280 to say something, but I am going to say something. 00:59:17.579 --> 00:59:21.300 Because all of you fools. I was going to use 00:59:21.300 --> 00:59:22.840 another word, but I'm not going to use that word. 00:59:23.039 --> 00:59:27.369 All of you fools. was saying, Mike Tomlin needs 00:59:27.369 --> 00:59:30.670 to be fired. Mike Tomlin's got to go. He's an 00:59:30.670 --> 00:59:33.170 embarrassment to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's 00:59:33.170 --> 00:59:36.030 wasting the prime years of our great players. 00:59:36.230 --> 00:59:40.510 He's got to go. He's got to be fired. Well, he's 00:59:40.510 --> 00:59:44.159 in pole position to win the division. He beat 00:59:44.159 --> 00:59:47.820 the Ravens in Baltimore. And now there's a chance 00:59:47.820 --> 00:59:50.420 that he could beat the Lions as well. And if 00:59:50.420 --> 00:59:53.780 he beats the Lions, that makes it much more easier 00:59:53.780 --> 00:59:57.420 for him to win the division. So again, you guys 00:59:57.420 --> 01:00:00.780 put the cart before the horse because of your 01:00:00.780 --> 01:00:03.360 personal feelings about Mike Tomlin. Because 01:00:03.360 --> 01:00:05.420 you guys don't like Mike Tom because you're just 01:00:05.420 --> 01:00:09.059 so tired of seeing him be successful and seeing 01:00:09.059 --> 01:00:12.659 him persevere through all the crazy things that 01:00:12.659 --> 01:00:15.440 has happened within the last five years. Just 01:00:15.440 --> 01:00:19.489 say it. I would rather for you to say that. Then 01:00:19.489 --> 01:00:22.809 for you to go on your platforms and say, Mike 01:00:22.809 --> 01:00:25.630 Tomlin's got to go. He needs to be fired. Fuck 01:00:25.630 --> 01:00:28.449 Mike Tomlin. Mike Tomlin is a punk. He's a no 01:00:28.449 --> 01:00:31.369 good coach. He's a horrible coach. What do you 01:00:31.369 --> 01:00:32.630 want to say now? What do you want to say now? 01:00:32.769 --> 01:00:34.510 I just want to know what you want to say now. 01:00:34.650 --> 01:00:37.090 I'm going to ask again. Name me one head coach. 01:00:37.639 --> 01:00:40.199 that is able to do the exact same thing that 01:00:40.199 --> 01:00:43.059 Mike Tomlin has been able to do in the circumstances 01:00:43.059 --> 01:00:45.619 that he's been in for the last five years. I 01:00:45.619 --> 01:00:47.900 don't know a lot of head coaches that would be 01:00:47.900 --> 01:00:51.960 able to still carry teams to the playoffs and 01:00:51.960 --> 01:00:55.079 still have winning records with Kenny Pickett. 01:00:55.179 --> 01:00:57.940 Oh, no, wait, excuse me. Lenny Pickett, okay? 01:00:58.119 --> 01:01:01.320 Justin Fields, Russell Wilson, Mitchell Trubisky, 01:01:01.480 --> 01:01:04.599 Aaron Rodgers, and Mason Rudolph. He has been 01:01:04.599 --> 01:01:08.179 successful. With all of those quarterbacks. And 01:01:08.179 --> 01:01:11.300 with Matt Canada. And with Arthur Smith. And 01:01:11.300 --> 01:01:14.119 another thing, I was wrong about Aaron Rodgers. 01:01:14.380 --> 01:01:16.599 Now, do I take back anything that I've said about 01:01:16.599 --> 01:01:18.840 Aaron Rodgers in the offseason? No. I still will 01:01:18.840 --> 01:01:20.860 stand ten toes down on everything that I said. 01:01:21.019 --> 01:01:24.119 And I still believe to this day that Aaron Rodgers 01:01:24.119 --> 01:01:26.480 should have committed to the Steelers earlier 01:01:26.480 --> 01:01:29.539 just so he could really be around everybody. 01:01:29.679 --> 01:01:32.760 Now, I understand that he was going through things 01:01:32.760 --> 01:01:35.480 and whatnot. You know, he's still playing really 01:01:35.480 --> 01:01:37.480 well, but I just would have wanted to see that. 01:01:37.719 --> 01:01:40.300 This was the Aaron Rodgers that I wanted to see. 01:01:41.559 --> 01:01:44.219 If you would have told me that Aaron Rodgers 01:01:44.219 --> 01:01:47.400 would be a class act professional from the start 01:01:47.400 --> 01:01:50.179 of the season until now, through everything that 01:01:50.179 --> 01:01:53.559 he's gone through, through periods of the offensive 01:01:53.559 --> 01:01:57.300 line not blocking well and him breaking his wrist. 01:01:58.329 --> 01:02:01.250 you know, the team losing whatnot and the offense 01:02:01.250 --> 01:02:03.889 underperforming at times. If you would have told 01:02:03.889 --> 01:02:06.230 me that he would still be a professional like 01:02:06.230 --> 01:02:09.789 how he is, I would have called you a liar. And, 01:02:09.849 --> 01:02:14.510 you know, kudos to Aaron Rodgers for really turning 01:02:14.510 --> 01:02:17.829 over a leaf and really proving the naysayers 01:02:17.829 --> 01:02:20.829 that, hey, despite what you guys think about 01:02:20.829 --> 01:02:25.130 me, I am a good guy. I'm a really cool guy. And 01:02:25.130 --> 01:02:27.690 I appreciate that. Now, he's had his moments 01:02:27.690 --> 01:02:29.510 where he's been a little bit critical of certain 01:02:29.510 --> 01:02:32.489 people and, you know, in different questions 01:02:32.489 --> 01:02:34.829 that have been asked about him. But overall, 01:02:35.210 --> 01:02:37.989 he has been a breath of fresh air for the Steelers. 01:02:38.329 --> 01:02:40.989 And he's been a light to these younger players 01:02:40.989 --> 01:02:43.829 on the offense. And I think that's great. Now, 01:02:43.889 --> 01:02:46.230 would I like to see, you know, him and Pat Fryer 01:02:46.230 --> 01:02:48.369 move to connect a little bit more? Of course. 01:02:48.849 --> 01:02:51.190 But I'm not going to nitpick. But since we're 01:02:51.190 --> 01:02:54.059 talking about Pat Fryer move. I would like to 01:02:54.059 --> 01:02:57.780 see Pat Frymuth be used in a unique way like 01:02:57.780 --> 01:03:00.940 how Johnnie Smith is used. That play when Johnnie 01:03:00.940 --> 01:03:03.300 Smith was lined up as a running back and he rolled 01:03:03.300 --> 01:03:05.699 out and he rushed in for a touchdown, I would 01:03:05.699 --> 01:03:08.480 like to see Pat Frymuth do it. I believe he can 01:03:08.480 --> 01:03:10.780 do that. You got to scheme something up different 01:03:10.780 --> 01:03:13.340 with move, man. I know he can do something special. 01:03:13.539 --> 01:03:15.780 You just got to give him a chance. Give him a 01:03:15.780 --> 01:03:19.579 chance. But on a serious note, we knew that the 01:03:19.579 --> 01:03:21.639 Dolphins' win streak was going to end with the 01:03:21.639 --> 01:03:26.480 Steelers. We knew that at some point the Steelers 01:03:26.480 --> 01:03:29.320 were going to flip a switch and they were just 01:03:29.320 --> 01:03:31.719 going to end whatever little hope that the Dolphins 01:03:31.719 --> 01:03:36.059 had. Now, granted, in the first half, they were 01:03:36.059 --> 01:03:38.219 playing real physical ball. They was hitting 01:03:38.219 --> 01:03:40.719 the Steelers. But then the Steelers responded 01:03:40.719 --> 01:03:45.159 with more physicality. Jalen Ramsey was getting 01:03:45.159 --> 01:03:47.780 the sack. This person was getting the sack. They 01:03:47.780 --> 01:03:50.539 was just everywhere. And the Dolphins didn't 01:03:50.539 --> 01:03:53.360 have an answer for it. And then Tua was holding 01:03:53.360 --> 01:03:56.380 on the ball for far too long. He wasn't able 01:03:56.380 --> 01:03:59.280 to push the ball down the field. And the Steelers 01:03:59.280 --> 01:04:03.099 limited Jalen Waddell. Or better yet, they eliminated 01:04:03.099 --> 01:04:06.980 Jalen Waddell and Devon A. Chan. And by the time 01:04:06.980 --> 01:04:09.460 they started to get something going, the game 01:04:09.460 --> 01:04:12.400 was essentially over. The Steelers had a significant 01:04:12.400 --> 01:04:14.940 lead, and the Dolphins knew that they couldn't 01:04:14.940 --> 01:04:17.719 make a comeback. And I think with the offense 01:04:17.719 --> 01:04:20.909 not being productive with Tua, I think that probably 01:04:20.909 --> 01:04:23.349 opened the door for Mike McDaniel to possibly 01:04:23.349 --> 01:04:26.349 consider making a change at quarterback. Because 01:04:26.349 --> 01:04:28.329 as of right now, you're eliminated from the playoffs. 01:04:28.690 --> 01:04:31.929 So you have nothing to fight for. So at this 01:04:31.929 --> 01:04:35.070 point, all of your starters, just count them 01:04:35.070 --> 01:04:38.010 out. Bring on some of these younger players. 01:04:38.170 --> 01:04:41.110 Let them start and play significant snaps on 01:04:41.110 --> 01:04:43.769 Sunday just to see what you have in them. And 01:04:43.769 --> 01:04:47.050 just go from there. Because at this point, Minka 01:04:47.050 --> 01:04:49.320 is probably going to be gone. a lot of those 01:04:49.320 --> 01:04:52.380 defensive players are going to be gone. So just 01:04:52.380 --> 01:04:56.820 accept your losses. It was a good run, but it's 01:04:56.820 --> 01:05:00.139 just time for you to admit your faults, admit 01:05:00.139 --> 01:05:03.039 that you guys weren't going to go that far, and 01:05:03.039 --> 01:05:06.440 just admit that this entire Tua remodel experiment 01:05:06.440 --> 01:05:11.769 was a failure. And I understand that Mike McDaniel's 01:05:11.769 --> 01:05:14.969 number one priority the minute that he was hired 01:05:14.969 --> 01:05:18.349 by the Dolphins was to refine and to rebuild 01:05:18.349 --> 01:05:22.190 Tua and whatnot, but it didn't work. You guys 01:05:22.190 --> 01:05:25.309 did it the wrong way. You guys can't throw a 01:05:25.309 --> 01:05:28.510 boatload of money at Teron Armstead and Tyreek 01:05:28.510 --> 01:05:32.110 Hill and Jalen Ramsey and this person and that 01:05:32.110 --> 01:05:33.929 person and think that you have a competent team. 01:05:34.030 --> 01:05:36.769 It doesn't work like that. Because when you guys 01:05:36.769 --> 01:05:40.449 was putting up 70 points on the Broncos and you 01:05:40.449 --> 01:05:43.230 was just super fast and you was just putting 01:05:43.230 --> 01:05:45.369 up these crazy numbers against all your opponents, 01:05:45.610 --> 01:05:48.329 that all stopped when you went to Kansas City. 01:05:49.010 --> 01:05:52.610 Because they beat you over the head. So if you're 01:05:52.610 --> 01:05:56.469 Mike McDaniel, at this point, you have to admit 01:05:56.469 --> 01:05:58.510 that you probably bit more than what you can 01:05:58.510 --> 01:06:01.659 chew with this whole Tua situation. And I think 01:06:01.659 --> 01:06:04.340 it's just best that you go into a more productive 01:06:04.340 --> 01:06:06.679 and better situation than what you have right 01:06:06.679 --> 01:06:10.280 now. Because staying with the Dolphins is not 01:06:10.280 --> 01:06:12.840 going to help you. All it's going to do is just 01:06:12.840 --> 01:06:15.360 ruin your reputation. Same thing with Anthony 01:06:15.360 --> 01:06:17.739 Weaver. Same thing with any of those veteran 01:06:17.739 --> 01:06:20.300 players. I would rather for you to go on a more 01:06:20.300 --> 01:06:23.380 competitive team and possibly win a championship 01:06:23.380 --> 01:06:25.960 than for you to be on this team and you guys 01:06:25.960 --> 01:06:29.139 don't go anywhere. Because let's be honest. a 01:06:29.139 --> 01:06:31.340 majority of the people that is on this team right 01:06:31.340 --> 01:06:34.119 now are most likely going to be moved fairly 01:06:34.119 --> 01:06:36.320 soon. 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And he couldn't 01:09:19.670 --> 01:09:22.130 even get his leg up that high. But we'll probably 01:09:22.130 --> 01:09:25.130 talk about it on another episode. So, as always, 01:09:25.289 --> 01:09:27.149 I love you guys. I appreciate you guys so much. 01:09:27.369 --> 01:09:29.829 Stay tuned. We may be talking about college football 01:09:29.829 --> 01:09:33.149 in the next episode because... Ty Simpson plays 01:09:33.149 --> 01:09:36.569 tonight with Alabama. And then Dante Moore plays 01:09:36.569 --> 01:09:40.010 on Saturday. So maybe by then we'll probably 01:09:40.010 --> 01:09:42.189 have a little bit more understanding on who's 01:09:42.189 --> 01:09:44.630 declaring for the draft and who isn't. We'll 01:09:44.630 --> 01:09:46.970 talk about all of that and more. So as always, 01:09:47.090 --> 01:09:49.510 I love you guys. Peace and love. Later.