WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.280 Finally, we're back. No more interruptions. No 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.639 more hires or fires. All of that is done. We 00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:10.480 can finally talk about everything that has happened 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:13.339 thus far, okay? Because there is a lot to unpack 00:00:13.339 --> 00:00:16.199 and I need to revisit some of the things that 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:18.140 I've said in the emergency episode with the whole 00:00:18.140 --> 00:00:20.780 Steelers thing because I was a little bit on 00:00:20.780 --> 00:00:22.859 the deep end. So let's just get into it, okay? 00:00:22.899 --> 00:00:25.839 So Mike LaFleur heads to Arizona. Clint Kubiak 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:28.280 prepares to head to Vegas. Todd Munkin heads 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:31.019 to Cleveland. Joe Brady stays in Buffalo. The 00:00:31.019 --> 00:00:34.000 Vikings have fired Kwesi Adolfo Mensah. 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So we have a lot to unpack in this 00:01:57.939 --> 00:02:00.519 episode. So let's just get into it. Former offensive 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:03.299 coordinator for the Rams, Mike LaFleur has decided 00:02:03.299 --> 00:02:06.200 to be the next head coach for the Arizona Cardinals. 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:08.520 So let's just get into it. This is a little bit 00:02:08.520 --> 00:02:10.699 of a shocker because I know the Cardinals had 00:02:10.699 --> 00:02:13.800 casted a very wide net on head coaching candidates. 00:02:14.020 --> 00:02:17.039 Hell, they even brought in Ron Rivera. Yes, the 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:19.020 same Ron Rivera that was the head coach for the 00:02:19.020 --> 00:02:21.099 Commanders and the Panthers, which is weird, 00:02:21.199 --> 00:02:23.620 right? But I don't think nobody expected Mike 00:02:23.620 --> 00:02:26.240 LaFleur to get the job. But with that being said, 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:28.900 Mike LaFleur is now the fourth offensive coordinator 00:02:28.900 --> 00:02:31.300 to work under Sean McVay to be a head coach. 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:34.400 The other three are Matt LaFleur, Kevin O 'Connell, 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:36.979 and Liam Coyne. That's not bad at all. Now, during 00:02:36.979 --> 00:02:38.939 his tenure with the Rams, we all know that the 00:02:38.939 --> 00:02:41.879 Rams offensively were a powerhouse. In 2024, 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:44.740 they had the 15th ranked offense and they averaged 00:02:45.099 --> 00:02:49.120 21 .6 points per game, 331 .4 yards per game, 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:52.560 5 .4 yards per play, and 37 touchdowns. They 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:54.699 were 10th in passing offense and they averaged 00:02:54.699 --> 00:02:59.120 227 .5 passing yards per game, 6 .6 passing yards 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:01.840 per play, and 22 passing touchdowns. They were 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:05.139 24th in rushing offense and they averaged 103 00:03:05.139 --> 00:03:08.400 .8 rushing yards per game, 3 .9 rushing yards 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.319 per play, and 15 rushing touchdowns. In 2025, 00:03:11.620 --> 00:03:14.379 they were the first ranked offense and they averaged 00:03:14.379 --> 00:03:18.500 averaged 30 .5 points per game, 394 .6 yards 00:03:18.500 --> 00:03:21.879 per game, 6 .2 yards per play, and 63 touchdowns. 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:24.460 They were first in passing offense and they averaged 00:03:24.460 --> 00:03:28.819 268 .1 passing yards per game, 7 .3 passing yards 00:03:28.819 --> 00:03:31.340 per play, and 46 passing touchdowns. They were 00:03:31.340 --> 00:03:33.439 seventh in rushing offense and they averaged 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:37.580 126 .6 rushing yards per game, 4 .6 rushing yards 00:03:37.580 --> 00:03:40.300 per play, and 17 rushing touchdowns. Now, when 00:03:40.300 --> 00:03:43.590 we compare this to the Cardinals, however, It's 00:03:43.590 --> 00:03:45.189 a little bit of a different story, okay? So in 00:03:45.189 --> 00:03:47.689 2024, they had the 11th ranked offense and they 00:03:47.689 --> 00:03:52.229 averaged 23 .5 points per game, 358 .2 yards 00:03:52.229 --> 00:03:55.729 per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and 39 touchdowns. 00:03:55.729 --> 00:03:58.530 They had the 18th passing offense and they averaged 00:03:58.530 --> 00:04:02.689 214 .1 passing yards per game, 6 .4 passing yards 00:04:02.689 --> 00:04:05.189 per play, and 21 passing touchdowns. They were 00:04:05.189 --> 00:04:08.050 7th in rushing offense and they averaged 144 00:04:08.050 --> 00:04:11.469 .2 rushing yards per game, 5 .3 rushing yards 00:04:11.469 --> 00:04:13.210 per play, and 18 rushing yards per game. Now, 00:04:13.830 --> 00:04:16.209 this past season, they were 19th in offense, 00:04:16.470 --> 00:04:19.910 and they averaged 20 .9 points per game, 325 00:04:19.910 --> 00:04:23.509 .8 yards per game, 5 .2 yards per play, and 38 00:04:23.509 --> 00:04:26.089 touchdowns. They were 7th in passing offense, 00:04:26.250 --> 00:04:29.470 and they averaged 232 .6 passing yards per game, 00:04:29.589 --> 00:04:33.350 5 .6 passing yards per play, and 29 passing touchdowns. 00:04:33.350 --> 00:04:36.110 They were 31st in rushing offense, and they averaged 00:04:36.110 --> 00:04:39.790 93 .1 rushing yards per game, 4 .3 rushing yards 00:04:39.790 --> 00:04:42.329 per play, and 9 rushing touchdowns. the problem 00:04:42.329 --> 00:04:44.529 with the Cardinals job is that you have to figure 00:04:44.529 --> 00:04:45.889 out what you're going to do with Kyler Murray, 00:04:45.949 --> 00:04:48.889 because we all know that this year he has a $52 00:04:48.889 --> 00:04:52.290 .6 million cap hit. I don't know a lot of teams 00:04:52.290 --> 00:04:54.050 that would be willing to take that regardless 00:04:54.050 --> 00:04:57.420 if they need a quarterback or not. Now, the question 00:04:57.420 --> 00:05:00.300 is this. Do you keep Kyler Murray for one year 00:05:00.300 --> 00:05:03.019 and try to do a restructure and maybe during 00:05:03.019 --> 00:05:05.060 the regular season, like the trade deadline, 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:07.120 you maybe move off of him when the team really 00:05:07.120 --> 00:05:09.500 needs a quarterback? Or do you just say, you 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:11.100 know what, we're going to wipe our hands clean 00:05:11.100 --> 00:05:13.019 from the situation. We're going to roll with 00:05:13.019 --> 00:05:15.819 Jacoby Reset for one season. Then in 27, we're 00:05:15.819 --> 00:05:17.420 going to draft our quarterback, which isn't a 00:05:17.420 --> 00:05:20.430 bad idea. But the question is. How does the league 00:05:20.430 --> 00:05:23.350 view Kyler Murray? Do they still view him as 00:05:23.350 --> 00:05:25.490 the league quarterback? Do they still view him 00:05:25.490 --> 00:05:27.790 as a difference maker? Because if they do, then 00:05:27.790 --> 00:05:30.930 you can dictate the market. However, if it's 00:05:30.930 --> 00:05:33.329 the other way around, then most likely you're 00:05:33.329 --> 00:05:36.009 going to get maybe a second or third or maybe 00:05:36.009 --> 00:05:38.029 a fourth round pick. Because I'm letting you 00:05:38.029 --> 00:05:40.629 know right now, all the teams that need a quarterback 00:05:40.629 --> 00:05:42.889 who probably won't be able to draft a quarterback 00:05:42.889 --> 00:05:44.970 this year, they're not going to be willing to 00:05:44.970 --> 00:05:47.470 take on this contract. And if they do take on 00:05:47.470 --> 00:05:49.850 this contract, they're only taking on half of 00:05:49.850 --> 00:05:52.449 it. The rest is up to y 'all. Now, with that 00:05:52.449 --> 00:05:55.009 being said, you do have some pieces on this team. 00:05:55.129 --> 00:05:58.110 You have Paris Johnson, Trey McBride, James Conner. 00:05:58.189 --> 00:06:00.910 The defense looks really good. Sure, the division 00:06:00.910 --> 00:06:03.829 is still really competitive, but I do believe 00:06:03.829 --> 00:06:05.990 that the Cardinals are in a good spot. It's just, 00:06:06.009 --> 00:06:08.949 what do you do from this point on, right? Because 00:06:08.949 --> 00:06:11.069 it's easier for me to say, oh, they just have 00:06:11.069 --> 00:06:12.629 to make these three moves and then they're fine, 00:06:12.730 --> 00:06:14.689 when in actuality, they probably can make those 00:06:14.689 --> 00:06:17.680 three moves. So the question is this, how does 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:20.620 the organization see Kyler Murray? What is their 00:06:20.620 --> 00:06:23.879 relationship? How are things going to work between 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.500 him and Mike LaFleur? If all of those questions 00:06:27.500 --> 00:06:30.120 can be answered by the combine, I think we'll 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:32.040 have a better understanding of where this thing 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:35.220 is going to go. However, if it goes left, then 00:06:35.220 --> 00:06:36.980 most likely Kyler Murray is going to get traded 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:39.120 before the draft or probably after the draft. 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:42.009 Because let's be honest here. This draft doesn't 00:06:42.009 --> 00:06:44.410 have a lot of quarterback options. So best believe 00:06:44.410 --> 00:06:46.689 his name is going to be brought up. Mack Jones, 00:06:47.009 --> 00:06:49.470 Anthony Richardson, Malik Willis, the list goes 00:06:49.470 --> 00:06:52.110 on, okay? Now let's talk about Clint Kubiak accepting 00:06:52.110 --> 00:06:54.790 the Las Vegas Raiders job. Now I'll be honest, 00:06:54.970 --> 00:06:57.769 I'm not really a Clint Kubiak fan. We can't just 00:06:57.769 --> 00:07:01.139 judge him because of one good year. You need 00:07:01.139 --> 00:07:02.899 to judge him with his tenure with the Saints. 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:05.939 You need to judge his tenure with the other places 00:07:05.939 --> 00:07:08.259 that he's been a part of. You can't just say, 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:11.100 oh, the Seahawks are in the Super Bowl. That 00:07:11.100 --> 00:07:13.980 has to do because of Clint Kubiak's work. No, 00:07:13.980 --> 00:07:17.160 we need to really talk about this thing. When 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:19.259 we look at his tenure with the Saints in 2024, 00:07:19.699 --> 00:07:22.699 they had the 21st ranked offense and they averaged 00:07:22.699 --> 00:07:26.879 19 .9 points per game, 320 .1 yards per game, 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:30.160 5 .3 yards per play, and 36 touchdowns. They 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:32.680 were 23rd in passing offense and they averaged 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:36.620 205 .2 passing yards per game, 5 .9 passing yards 00:07:36.620 --> 00:07:39.240 per play, and 21 passing touchdowns. They were 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:42.779 14th in rushing offense and they averaged 114 00:07:42.779 --> 00:07:45.680 .9 rushing yards per game, 4 .4 rushing yards 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:48.000 per play, and 15 rushing touchdowns compared 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.860 to the Seahawks this year where they're 8th in 00:07:50.860 --> 00:07:53.939 offense and they average 28 .4 points per game, 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:58.199 351 .4 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.079 44 touchdowns. They're 8th in passing offense 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:04.480 and they average 228 .1 passing yards per game, 00:08:04.620 --> 00:08:08.060 7 .6 passing yards per play, and 25 passing touchdowns. 00:08:08.060 --> 00:08:10.860 They were 11th in rushing offense and they average 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:15.019 123 .3 rushing yards per game, 4 .1 rushing yards 00:08:15.019 --> 00:08:17.899 per play, and 19 rushing touchdowns. Now, I understand 00:08:17.899 --> 00:08:20.120 the Saints don't have the same type of weapons 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:23.680 that the Seahawks do, but that's no excuse. If 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:25.819 you're this great offensive mind, you're supposed 00:08:25.819 --> 00:08:28.300 to be able to make things work regardless of 00:08:28.300 --> 00:08:30.959 who you have or don't have. And what we can't 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:33.320 do is just say that Clint Kubiak is the sole 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:36.019 reason why Sam Darnold is who he is right now. 00:08:36.409 --> 00:08:38.950 Because we just saw this when he was with Kevin 00:08:38.950 --> 00:08:41.450 O 'Connell and the Vikings. I just felt like 00:08:41.450 --> 00:08:43.769 Clint Kubiak just needed to spend a little bit 00:08:43.769 --> 00:08:46.269 more time as an offensive coordinator just to 00:08:46.269 --> 00:08:48.730 really build himself up so that he could really 00:08:48.730 --> 00:08:51.149 choose the best gig for him and not just get 00:08:51.149 --> 00:08:53.809 the scraps. Now when we look at the Raiders offense 00:08:53.809 --> 00:08:57.289 in 24, they had the 27th ranked offense and they 00:08:57.289 --> 00:09:01.450 averaged 18 .2 points per game, 303 .2 yards 00:09:01.450 --> 00:09:04.950 per game, 4 .6 yards per play, and 27 touchdowns. 00:09:04.950 --> 00:09:07.769 They were 13th in passing offense and they averaged 00:09:07.769 --> 00:09:12.250 223 .4 passing yards per game, 5 .5 passing yards 00:09:12.250 --> 00:09:14.850 per play, and 19 passing touchdowns. They were 00:09:14.850 --> 00:09:17.250 dead last in rushing offense and they averaged 00:09:17.250 --> 00:09:21.210 79 .8 rushing yards per game, 3 .6 rushing yards 00:09:21.210 --> 00:09:23.990 per play. play in 10 rushing touchdowns. Now 00:09:23.990 --> 00:09:27.049 this year, they were dead last in offense and 00:09:27.049 --> 00:09:31.580 they averaged 14 .2 points per game, 245 .2 yards 00:09:31.580 --> 00:09:34.919 per game, 4 .4 yards per play and 25 touchdowns. 00:09:34.919 --> 00:09:37.679 They were 28th in passing offense and they averaged 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:42.200 167 .7 passing yards per game, 4 .9 passing yards 00:09:42.200 --> 00:09:44.940 per play and 20 passing touchdowns. They were 00:09:44.940 --> 00:09:47.340 dead last in rushing offense and they averaged 00:09:47.340 --> 00:09:51.240 77 .5 rushing yards per game, 3 .6 rushing yards 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:54.750 per play and 5 rushing touchdowns. Now we can 00:09:54.750 --> 00:09:57.529 blame them trading away Jacoby Myers and we can 00:09:57.529 --> 00:10:00.029 blame them not having an offensive line and this 00:10:00.029 --> 00:10:02.250 and that and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But 00:10:02.250 --> 00:10:05.210 the fact of the matter is this. Clint Kubiak 00:10:05.210 --> 00:10:08.769 has a lot to clean up on this offense. And this 00:10:08.769 --> 00:10:11.610 isn't just an overnight thing. This is something 00:10:11.610 --> 00:10:14.149 that is going to take two to three years, maybe 00:10:14.149 --> 00:10:16.289 even a little bit longer, depending on what they 00:10:16.289 --> 00:10:20.049 do in free agency and in the draft. But the only 00:10:20.049 --> 00:10:22.549 question I have for Clint Kubiak is, what are 00:10:22.549 --> 00:10:24.549 you going to do to make Fernando Mendoza successful? 00:10:25.070 --> 00:10:27.409 Because this right here is your first real test 00:10:27.409 --> 00:10:29.210 in showing that you can develop a quarterback. 00:10:29.509 --> 00:10:32.049 And the reason why I say this is because Fernando 00:10:32.049 --> 00:10:34.929 Mendoza is about to walk into a situation where 00:10:34.929 --> 00:10:37.190 you don't have a good offensive line and limited 00:10:37.190 --> 00:10:39.850 weapons. Now, sure, you have a lot of cap space, 00:10:39.990 --> 00:10:42.279 but again, like I just said, what is going to 00:10:42.279 --> 00:10:44.379 be your selling point for players to come to 00:10:44.379 --> 00:10:46.539 play for the Raiders? You can no longer say, 00:10:46.620 --> 00:10:48.879 oh, it's because of the history of the Raiders, 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:51.779 or oh, because of the colors in the stadium and 00:10:51.779 --> 00:10:53.820 whatnot, and who doesn't want to play in the 00:10:53.820 --> 00:10:57.139 area for Vegas. You can't say those things. If 00:10:57.139 --> 00:10:59.879 you can answer all of those questions, by all 00:10:59.879 --> 00:11:02.620 means, I'll believe in you. But if you can't 00:11:02.620 --> 00:11:04.820 answer those questions, we might have a problem. 00:11:05.259 --> 00:11:07.240 Now with that being said, let's talk about Todd 00:11:07.240 --> 00:11:10.120 Munkin heading to Cleveland. Now this situation 00:11:10.120 --> 00:11:12.799 is a little bit crazy because the Browns were 00:11:12.799 --> 00:11:16.279 having their candidates write essays. Now I understand 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:18.480 that every coach's dream is to be a head coach. 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:21.139 And I understand that it takes a lot to get to 00:11:21.139 --> 00:11:23.980 that point. But why is it that you guys are having 00:11:23.980 --> 00:11:26.580 to ask your candidates to write essays and to 00:11:26.580 --> 00:11:29.399 do homework? Some of these candidates are still 00:11:29.399 --> 00:11:31.659 in the playoffs. And you mean to tell me that 00:11:31.659 --> 00:11:33.879 they have to be worried about their essay or 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:36.080 homework before they work on their game plan? 00:11:36.220 --> 00:11:39.320 To hell with that. But outside of all the essays 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:42.980 and homework assignments and what is AX plus 00:11:42.980 --> 00:11:45.539 B squared equals C squared and all that other 00:11:45.539 --> 00:11:48.679 rigmarole, the Todd Munkin hire is a good hire. 00:11:48.899 --> 00:11:51.639 And the reason why I say that is because when 00:11:51.639 --> 00:11:53.860 we look at his track record with the Ravens, 00:11:53.860 --> 00:11:57.279 it is consistent and successful. In his first 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:00.019 year with the Ravens in 23, they had the 6th 00:12:00.019 --> 00:12:03.220 ranked offense. They averaged 28 .4 points per 00:12:03.220 --> 00:12:07.879 game, 371 .4 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play, 00:12:07.940 --> 00:12:10.960 and 53 touchdowns. They were 21st in passing 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:14.500 offense, and they averaged 213 .9 passing yards 00:12:14.500 --> 00:12:17.480 per game, 6 .8 passing yards per play, and 27 00:12:17.480 --> 00:12:20.139 passing touchdowns. They were 1st in rushing 00:12:20.139 --> 00:12:23.720 offense, and they averaged 156 .5 rushing yards 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:26.259 per game, 4 .9 rushing yards per play. play and 00:12:26.259 --> 00:12:30.039 26 rushing touchdowns. In 24, they had the number 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:33.379 one ranked offense and they averaged 30 .5 points 00:12:33.379 --> 00:12:37.860 per game, 424 .9 yards per game, 6 .8 yards per 00:12:37.860 --> 00:12:40.639 play and 62 touchdowns. They were seventh in 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:44.440 passing offense and they averaged 237 .4 passing 00:12:44.440 --> 00:12:47.220 yards per game, 8 .1 passing yards per play and 00:12:47.220 --> 00:12:50.059 41 passing touchdowns. They were first in rushing 00:12:50.059 --> 00:12:53.639 offense and they averaged 187 .6 rushing yards 00:12:53.639 --> 00:12:56.539 per game, 5 .8 rushing yards per play and 21 00:12:56.539 --> 00:12:59.100 passing touchdowns this past season they were 00:12:59.100 --> 00:13:02.419 16th in offense and they averaged 24 .9 points 00:13:02.419 --> 00:13:06.679 per game 332 .2 yards per game 5 .8 yards per 00:13:06.679 --> 00:13:09.940 play and 46 touchdowns they were 27th in passing 00:13:09.940 --> 00:13:13.360 offense and they averaged 175 .6 passing yards 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:16.759 per game 6 .4 passing yards per play and 23 passing 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:19.340 touchdowns they were second in rushing offense 00:13:19.340 --> 00:13:22.879 and they averaged 156 .6 rushing yards per game 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:26.809 5 .3 rushing yards per play and 23 rushing touchdowns. 00:13:26.809 --> 00:13:28.950 Now when you compare the Browns around the same 00:13:28.950 --> 00:13:32.590 time frame in 23 they had the 15th ranked offense 00:13:32.590 --> 00:13:36.850 they averaged 23 .3 points per game 337 yards 00:13:36.850 --> 00:13:40.269 per game 4 .8 yards per play and 39 touchdowns. 00:13:40.269 --> 00:13:42.889 They were 19th in passing offense they averaged 00:13:42.889 --> 00:13:47.190 217 .2 passing yards per game 5 .5 passing yards 00:13:47.190 --> 00:13:49.830 per play and 24 passing touchdowns. They were 00:13:49.830 --> 00:13:53.009 12th in rushing offense and they averaged 118 00:13:53.009 --> 00:13:55.970 .6 rushing yards per game 3 .9 rushing yards 00:13:55.970 --> 00:13:59.190 per play and 15 rushing touchdowns in 24 the 00:13:59.190 --> 00:14:01.730 browns were 28th in offense and they averaged 00:14:01.730 --> 00:14:06.090 15 .2 points per game 300 .8 yards per game 4 00:14:06.090 --> 00:14:09.090 .6 yards per play and 27 touchdowns there were 00:14:09.090 --> 00:14:13.149 22nd and passing offense they averaged 206 .2 00:14:13.149 --> 00:14:15.870 passing yards per game 4 .8 passing yards per 00:14:15.870 --> 00:14:19.070 play and 19 passing touchdowns there were 29th 00:14:19.070 --> 00:14:22.289 and rushing offense and they averaged 94 .6 rushing 00:14:22.289 --> 00:14:25.019 yards per game, 4 .1 rushing yards per play, 00:14:25.039 --> 00:14:27.519 and 8 rushing touchdowns. This past season, they 00:14:27.519 --> 00:14:30.720 were 30th in offense and they averaged 16 .4 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:34.860 points per game, 262 .1 yards per game, 4 .3 00:14:34.860 --> 00:14:37.399 yards per play, and 26 touchdowns. They were 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:40.960 31st in passing offense and they averaged 165 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:44.200 .1 passing yards per game, 4 .6 passing yards 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:46.740 per play, and 16 passing touchdowns. They were 00:14:46.740 --> 00:14:49.779 27th in rushing offense and they averaged 97 00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:52.679 rushing yards per game, 3 .9 rushing yards per 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.440 play, and 10 rushing touchdowns. Now, with that 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:58.240 being said, I do believe that by getting Todd 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:00.200 Munkin, he is going to help with the development 00:15:00.200 --> 00:15:02.279 of Shador Sanders, because let's be honest here, 00:15:02.639 --> 00:15:05.600 Dylan Gabriel is out of the picture, okay? Now, 00:15:05.620 --> 00:15:07.860 the question is this, what are they going to 00:15:07.860 --> 00:15:10.460 do moving forward in the draft and with their 00:15:10.460 --> 00:15:12.759 defensive coordinator spot, okay? Let's talk 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:14.320 about the draft first, then we'll get into the 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:17.799 whole Jim Swartz situation, okay? Remember, the 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:20.909 Browns have two first round picks. So if they 00:15:20.909 --> 00:15:23.610 wanted to, they could address a need on offense 00:15:23.610 --> 00:15:26.049 and defense, or they could use both of those 00:15:26.049 --> 00:15:29.230 picks for offense. Because let's be honest here, 00:15:29.330 --> 00:15:31.970 your offensive line is aging, and you don't have 00:15:31.970 --> 00:15:34.289 a lot of weapons. And the only way that you can 00:15:34.289 --> 00:15:36.210 see what you have in your quarterbacks is if 00:15:36.210 --> 00:15:38.809 you surround them with adequate weapons and protection. 00:15:39.450 --> 00:15:41.470 Now when we talk about the defensive coordinator 00:15:41.470 --> 00:15:44.129 spot, that's a little bit tricky. And the reason 00:15:44.129 --> 00:15:47.870 why I say that is because... Allegedly, Jim Swartz 00:15:47.870 --> 00:15:50.129 was trying to strong arm the organization to 00:15:50.129 --> 00:15:52.929 make him the head coach for the Browns. And the 00:15:52.929 --> 00:15:54.990 organization wasn't having it. Now, the result 00:15:54.990 --> 00:15:57.529 of that strong arming is Jim Swartz being upset 00:15:57.529 --> 00:16:00.529 all day, telling everybody goodbye and that he's 00:16:00.529 --> 00:16:02.610 not coming back to the Browns and blah, blah, 00:16:02.610 --> 00:16:05.370 blah, blah, blah. I'm just so angry. That's not 00:16:05.370 --> 00:16:07.809 going to solve anything. Instead, you needed 00:16:07.809 --> 00:16:10.429 to approach the organization and ask for your 00:16:10.429 --> 00:16:13.159 release. If it means that you got to give up 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:15.320 some money, hey, give us some money because then 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:17.539 you can go somewhere else and be a defensive 00:16:17.539 --> 00:16:20.139 coordinator or something on the defensive staff, 00:16:20.360 --> 00:16:23.240 right? But at the same time, because we have 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:25.879 to play devil's advocate right now, there's nowhere 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:28.779 else for you to go. The only other place that 00:16:28.779 --> 00:16:31.779 you could have went is the 49ers and they just 00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:34.259 solidify their defensive coordinator spot with 00:16:34.259 --> 00:16:37.919 Raheem Morris. So anywhere else you go to, you're 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:40.799 not going to be a defensive coordinator. I don't 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:44.460 think you want that. So if I'm Jim Swartz, suck 00:16:44.460 --> 00:16:47.139 it up. Coach the defense for one more year while 00:16:47.139 --> 00:16:49.860 assessing potential landing spots. And if those 00:16:49.860 --> 00:16:52.960 landing spots open, hey, you go for it. But if 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.139 they don't, then either you do a buyout or you 00:16:56.139 --> 00:16:58.539 retire or you just do something different. But 00:16:58.539 --> 00:17:00.840 what you can't do is just have a hissy fit. The 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:03.080 defense played really well. That's something 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:06.170 that nobody can take away from you. So if you're 00:17:06.170 --> 00:17:09.309 Jim Swartz, continue to build up your stock because 00:17:09.309 --> 00:17:11.670 I guarantee you someone's going to be willing 00:17:11.670 --> 00:17:13.910 to make you a head coach. All you have to do 00:17:13.910 --> 00:17:15.849 is just be patient. Now let's talk about Joe 00:17:15.849 --> 00:17:17.890 Brady staying with the Bills because I know there's 00:17:17.890 --> 00:17:19.609 some people that are surprised, but I'm not. 00:17:19.769 --> 00:17:22.430 And the reason why I say this because I truly 00:17:22.430 --> 00:17:25.329 believe that it was between Joe Brady and Brian 00:17:25.329 --> 00:17:27.250 D 'Abel that was really going to get this job. 00:17:27.609 --> 00:17:30.309 I didn't believe Nate Shieldhouse, Davis Webb, 00:17:30.529 --> 00:17:33.009 Grant Udesky, Anthony Weaver, Anthony Lynn, Phillip 00:17:33.009 --> 00:17:35.009 Rivers, Mike McDaniel, even though he canceled, 00:17:35.109 --> 00:17:37.569 and Luan Arumo were going to get this job. I 00:17:37.569 --> 00:17:39.410 believe it was going to be somebody that was 00:17:39.410 --> 00:17:42.049 familiar with this organization. Specifically, 00:17:42.049 --> 00:17:44.769 somebody that has worked with Josh Allen. Now, 00:17:44.789 --> 00:17:46.789 offensively, in the last two years, they've actually 00:17:46.789 --> 00:17:49.900 been pretty good. So in 24, they had the 10th 00:17:49.900 --> 00:17:52.660 ranked offense and they averaged 30 .9 points 00:17:52.660 --> 00:17:56.740 per game, 359 .1 yards per game, 6 yards per 00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:59.619 play, and 62 touchdowns. They were 9th in passing 00:17:59.619 --> 00:18:03.160 offense and they averaged 227 .9 passing yards 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:06.039 per game, 7 .3 passing yards per play, and 30 00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:08.420 passing touchdowns. They were 9th in rushing 00:18:08.420 --> 00:18:12.099 offense and they averaged 131 .2 rushing yards 00:18:12.099 --> 00:18:15.079 per game, 4 .5 rushing yards per play, and 32 00:18:15.079 --> 00:18:19.740 rushing touchdowns. They had the 4th ranked offense 00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:23.900 and they averaged 28 .3 points per game, 376 00:18:23.900 --> 00:18:27.359 .3 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and 59 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.099 touchdowns. They were 15th in passing offense 00:18:30.099 --> 00:18:33.660 and they averaged 216 .6 passing yards per game, 00:18:33.819 --> 00:18:37.400 6 .9 passing yards per play, and 29 passing touchdowns. 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:40.039 They were 1st in rushing offense and they averaged 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:43.920 159 .6 rushing yards per game, 5 rushing yards 00:18:43.920 --> 00:18:47.180 per play, and 30 rushing touchdowns. this hire 00:18:47.180 --> 00:18:50.319 we also need to highlight that the veil for brandon 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:53.759 bean has been lifted so now moving forward brandon 00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:55.799 bean is going to be looked under a microscope 00:18:55.799 --> 00:18:59.039 and every decision that he makes or doesn't makes 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:02.359 will be judged heavily as much as we want to 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:04.980 blame sean mcdermott on the reason why they haven't 00:19:04.980 --> 00:19:07.339 made it to the super bowl we also need to blame 00:19:07.339 --> 00:19:10.059 brandon bean and the reason why i say that is 00:19:10.059 --> 00:19:13.019 because You know that going into this season, 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:15.680 you didn't have a good roster. You realized that 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:18.359 you needed some good weapons. And you didn't 00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:20.099 go out and you didn't get them. You didn't go 00:19:20.099 --> 00:19:22.319 out your way to try to get Jalen Waddell. You 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:24.500 didn't try to go out your way to get Jacoby Myers 00:19:24.500 --> 00:19:27.259 or Rasheed Shaheed or anybody that was available. 00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:30.500 If you at least add one of those receivers to 00:19:30.500 --> 00:19:33.480 that offense, I guarantee you, you probably would 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:35.740 have seen a different outcome. And another person 00:19:35.740 --> 00:19:38.450 we need to highlight is Josh Allen. I understand 00:19:38.450 --> 00:19:41.250 that the media tries to give him excuse after 00:19:41.250 --> 00:19:44.829 excuse after excuse, but the time for excuses 00:19:44.829 --> 00:19:48.769 is over with. Because all I saw after that Broncos 00:19:48.769 --> 00:19:52.069 game was a bunch of media people consoling Josh 00:19:52.069 --> 00:19:54.910 Allen, saying, it's okay, Josh Allen, you always 00:19:54.910 --> 00:19:57.910 got next year. You can keep your head up high 00:19:57.910 --> 00:20:00.490 and keep on working. You're going to make it 00:20:00.490 --> 00:20:02.670 to the Super Bowl. But I don't see that with 00:20:02.670 --> 00:20:05.309 Lamar Jackson. I don't see that with Jalen Hurts. 00:20:05.410 --> 00:20:07.769 I don't see that with Justin Herbert. or Joe 00:20:07.769 --> 00:20:11.329 Burrow or anybody else. It's only for Josh Allen. 00:20:11.569 --> 00:20:15.309 If Josh Allen is hurt, oh, Josh, I'm so sorry. 00:20:15.529 --> 00:20:18.130 What can we do to help you? We gotta do something 00:20:18.130 --> 00:20:21.970 for Josh. We have to do something for Josh. But 00:20:21.970 --> 00:20:24.369 I don't see that for any of the other elite quarterbacks. 00:20:24.589 --> 00:20:26.970 So why is it that you're giving him preferential 00:20:26.970 --> 00:20:29.650 treatment when he literally has some of the things 00:20:29.650 --> 00:20:32.130 that these other quarterbacks don't have? Joe 00:20:32.130 --> 00:20:34.230 Burrow doesn't have an offensive line like the 00:20:34.230 --> 00:20:37.130 Bills do. Justin Herbert doesn't have a running 00:20:37.130 --> 00:20:40.069 back like how Josh Allen has. Or a tight end. 00:20:40.410 --> 00:20:43.670 So at the end of the day, walking into that Broncos 00:20:43.670 --> 00:20:45.349 game, and I know I wasn't supposed to talk about 00:20:45.349 --> 00:20:47.650 the Broncos game. I know I wasn't. But I have 00:20:47.650 --> 00:20:50.490 to talk about it. Walking into that game, you 00:20:50.490 --> 00:20:52.970 were literally the most experienced quarterback 00:20:52.970 --> 00:20:55.529 out of everybody that you had faced in the playoffs. 00:20:55.869 --> 00:20:57.910 You were more experienced than Trevor Lawrence, 00:20:58.109 --> 00:21:01.910 Bo Nix, and Drake May all combined. You've been 00:21:01.910 --> 00:21:04.569 in this atmosphere before. You know what it takes 00:21:04.569 --> 00:21:07.049 to get to that next level. And you're doing this 00:21:07.049 --> 00:21:09.910 in a year where you're not having to face Lamar 00:21:09.910 --> 00:21:13.769 Jackson, Joe Burrow, or Patrick Mahomes, or Justin 00:21:13.769 --> 00:21:17.470 Herbert. So what's the excuse? Why is it that 00:21:17.470 --> 00:21:19.890 you couldn't get the job done? You made boneheaded 00:21:19.890 --> 00:21:22.789 move after boneheaded move after boneheaded move. 00:21:23.279 --> 00:21:26.720 And the fact that you decided to run with the 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:29.400 ball recklessly towards the end of the first 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:32.700 half is unacceptable. I don't care what anybody 00:21:32.700 --> 00:21:35.839 says at this point. I don't care if the Bills 00:21:35.839 --> 00:21:40.380 get Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Iyuk, 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:42.960 and any other great wide receiver right now, 00:21:42.980 --> 00:21:45.019 and you put them on the Bills team. Guess what? 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:48.119 The Bills fans and Josh Allen will still find 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:50.900 a way to make an excuse on why they didn't make 00:21:50.900 --> 00:21:52.950 it to the Super Bowl and win. That doesn't make 00:21:52.950 --> 00:21:55.609 any sense. And I understand that even if the 00:21:55.609 --> 00:21:57.690 Bills won the Super Bowl this year, people would 00:21:57.690 --> 00:21:59.930 still find holes to poke in. And, you know, people 00:21:59.930 --> 00:22:02.710 will say, oh, well, you didn't face Patrick Mahomes 00:22:02.710 --> 00:22:05.509 or Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson. People still 00:22:05.509 --> 00:22:07.410 do that. But it wouldn't matter because you know 00:22:07.410 --> 00:22:11.589 why? Your legacy is cemented. You are now one 00:22:11.589 --> 00:22:14.650 of the very few to say that you are a Super Bowl 00:22:14.650 --> 00:22:17.329 champion. So while I am happy that Joe Brady 00:22:17.329 --> 00:22:21.569 got this job, I am also putting everyone on notice 00:22:21.569 --> 00:22:25.150 from ownership all the way to the front office. 00:22:25.309 --> 00:22:28.170 Every single person must be put on notice because 00:22:28.170 --> 00:22:31.589 moving forward, the goal needs to be winning 00:22:31.589 --> 00:22:34.250 a championship. And if you are not making any 00:22:34.250 --> 00:22:36.789 moves that's going to take the Bills closer to 00:22:36.789 --> 00:22:39.269 winning a Super Bowl, then you must go. Because 00:22:39.269 --> 00:22:41.730 it's no reason how Brandon Bean is able to keep 00:22:41.730 --> 00:22:45.410 his job and get a promotion, but Sean McDermott 00:22:45.410 --> 00:22:48.069 is kicked out the door. When in actuality, it 00:22:48.069 --> 00:22:51.369 wasn't Sean McDermott's fault. It was his quarterback's 00:22:51.369 --> 00:22:54.529 fault because he wanted to be reckless. But let's 00:22:54.529 --> 00:22:56.349 not talk about this because I'm just going to 00:22:56.349 --> 00:22:58.529 continue to just go on this whole rant about 00:22:58.529 --> 00:23:00.650 the Bills and whatnot. I'm sorry, Bills fans, 00:23:00.869 --> 00:23:03.230 to the good Bills fans, you know, not the people 00:23:03.230 --> 00:23:05.529 that are getting paychecks, Dan Arlovsky, and 00:23:05.529 --> 00:23:08.470 all the other, you know, media people and whatnot. 00:23:08.569 --> 00:23:10.710 So let's talk about Kwesi Adafo Mensah being 00:23:10.710 --> 00:23:13.130 fired by the Minnesota Vikings. So here's the 00:23:13.130 --> 00:23:15.990 statement from Mark and Ziggy Wolf, owners of 00:23:15.990 --> 00:23:18.230 the Minnesota Vikings, and I quote, following 00:23:18.230 --> 00:23:20.769 our annual end of season organizational meetings 00:23:20.769 --> 00:23:22.890 over the last several weeks and after careful 00:23:22.890 --> 00:23:25.680 consideration, we have decided it is in the best 00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:27.700 interest of the team to move forward with new 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:30.339 leadership of our football operations. These 00:23:30.339 --> 00:23:33.000 decisions are never easy. We are grateful for 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:35.000 Questy's contributions and commitment to the 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:37.539 organization over the past four years and wish 00:23:37.539 --> 00:23:40.480 him and his family the best in the future. Effective 00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:42.740 immediately executive vice president of football 00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:46.920 operations, Rob Brzezinski, will lead our operations 00:23:46.920 --> 00:23:50.319 through the 2026 NFL draft. Rob brings tremendous 00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:53.240 credibility and experience, understands our roster, 00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:55.579 and has the ability to build consensus and rely 00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:58.279 on the expertise of our personnel and coaches. 00:23:58.460 --> 00:24:01.299 After the draft, we intend to conduct a thorough 00:24:01.299 --> 00:24:03.539 search to identify our next general manager. 00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:05.740 Building a team that can contend championships 00:24:05.740 --> 00:24:08.539 drives us every day, and we look forward to bringing 00:24:08.539 --> 00:24:11.089 our fans the the success they so deserve, end 00:24:11.089 --> 00:24:13.829 quote. Now, according to Alex Lewis and Diana 00:24:13.829 --> 00:24:17.329 Rossini of The Athletic, people within and outside 00:24:17.329 --> 00:24:19.650 the organization were skeptical of Mensa's Wall 00:24:19.650 --> 00:24:22.789 Street trading background. Tension had spoiled 00:24:22.789 --> 00:24:25.390 over Mensa and key members of the coaching staff. 00:24:25.950 --> 00:24:28.910 Multiple members within the organization expressed 00:24:28.910 --> 00:24:32.910 serious concerns about, end I quote, the organization's 00:24:32.910 --> 00:24:36.500 ceiling under Adafo Mensa, end quote. Now, according 00:24:36.500 --> 00:24:39.680 to Alex Lewis and Diana Rossini of The Athletic, 00:24:39.700 --> 00:24:42.880 the Vikings assessed the potential fits of Joe 00:24:42.880 --> 00:24:45.559 Flacco and Ryan Tannehill who wanted a starter 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:48.819 -level contract. The Vikings opted against signing 00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:51.880 Aaron Rodgers to a minimal contract, an idea 00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:54.880 that many executives, coaches, and players supported 00:24:54.880 --> 00:24:57.480 as they thought it would be better off assessing 00:24:57.480 --> 00:25:00.880 J .J. McCarthy's talent early in his rookie contract. 00:25:01.539 --> 00:25:05.279 With poor drafting results, Adolfo Mensah often 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:07.720 referred to the historical odds of succeeding 00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:10.759 and failing in the draft. An example of this 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:12.920 is when the Vikings traded with the Lions to 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:15.960 draft Louis Scene and passing on drafting Kyle 00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:18.579 Hamilton. And let me put my kufi on for just 00:25:18.579 --> 00:25:20.519 a moment. I normally don't do it, but it's Black 00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:23.099 History Month, damn it. So let's put on the kufi. 00:25:23.099 --> 00:25:25.779 We're keeping on the kufi for the entire month, 00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:28.900 okay? How is it that the Vikings can make this 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:32.160 move now after coming off of the Senior Bowl 00:25:32.160 --> 00:25:35.380 and East -West Shrine Bowl when you know that 00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:38.039 this is the wrong time to do this? Or better 00:25:38.039 --> 00:25:41.680 yet, why give somebody an extension when all 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:44.259 of this has been brewing behind closed doors? 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.440 See, here's the thing about a GM, right? Their 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:50.119 success is tied to their drafting, the moves 00:25:50.119 --> 00:25:52.819 that they make or don't make, and how they build 00:25:52.819 --> 00:25:55.640 their rosters. When we look at Ozzie Newsome, 00:25:55.660 --> 00:25:58.660 for instance, Ozzie Newsome is the gold standard 00:25:58.660 --> 00:26:02.640 of GMs. He was proficient in his drafting, he 00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:05.740 was good in his free agency moves, and he always 00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:08.579 built very competitive rosters. Now, I'm not 00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:11.259 trying to compare Adolfo Mensah to Ozzie Newsome, 00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:14.799 but what I don't understand is, how is all of 00:26:14.799 --> 00:26:17.339 this stuff now coming out about Adolfo Mensah? 00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:19.759 Why didn't this stuff come out over the last 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:22.900 few years? And how is it that you can give somebody 00:26:22.900 --> 00:26:26.519 an extension less than a year ago, and now you're 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:28.900 just going to let him go? At a point in time 00:26:28.900 --> 00:26:31.140 where the draft board needs to be established, 00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:33.579 people need to prepare themselves for the combine, 00:26:34.019 --> 00:26:37.490 free agency, all those different things. Now 00:26:37.490 --> 00:26:39.990 you want to make this move? And if we're being 00:26:39.990 --> 00:26:42.809 real here, the only reason why the Vikings are 00:26:42.809 --> 00:26:45.950 making this move is because Sam Darnold is in 00:26:45.950 --> 00:26:48.789 the Super Bowl. If Sam Darnold did not make the 00:26:48.789 --> 00:26:51.750 Super Bowl this year, I guarantee you not a peep 00:26:51.750 --> 00:26:54.769 of anything about Adolfo Mensah would have came 00:26:54.769 --> 00:26:57.349 out. But because people within the organization 00:26:57.349 --> 00:27:01.130 and in ownership are angry that Sam Darnold did 00:27:01.130 --> 00:27:04.130 it for another team instead of the Vikings, now 00:27:04.130 --> 00:27:07.009 everybody is in a tizzy. Now everybody wants 00:27:07.009 --> 00:27:09.609 to leak out their dirty laundry. And the fact 00:27:09.609 --> 00:27:14.509 that you have grown men, grown ass men who are 00:27:14.509 --> 00:27:18.230 upset because this man decided to take two weeks 00:27:18.230 --> 00:27:21.349 of paternity leave for the birth of his first 00:27:21.349 --> 00:27:24.170 child. See, if this was during the regular season, 00:27:24.390 --> 00:27:27.170 I probably would sway to the other side. But 00:27:27.170 --> 00:27:29.269 the fact that this is during training camp, a 00:27:29.269 --> 00:27:31.269 point in time where there's not a lot of stuff 00:27:31.269 --> 00:27:34.289 going on. Sure, you may have an extension here 00:27:34.289 --> 00:27:36.609 or there. Sure, you may need to claim somebody 00:27:36.609 --> 00:27:39.450 off of waivers. Sure, you may need to make an 00:27:39.450 --> 00:27:41.710 addition on the roster, just a really small addition 00:27:41.710 --> 00:27:43.829 because somebody gets hurt or whatnot. Okay, 00:27:43.890 --> 00:27:46.089 fine. But you mean to tell me that your assistant 00:27:46.089 --> 00:27:48.509 GM can't handle that? You mean to tell me that 00:27:48.509 --> 00:27:50.670 other people in the front office can't handle 00:27:50.670 --> 00:27:54.809 that while I welcome in my first child into this 00:27:54.809 --> 00:27:57.670 world? And if I'm not mistaken, there are reports 00:27:57.670 --> 00:28:00.769 that said that Adolfo Mensah's wife was having 00:28:00.769 --> 00:28:04.529 complications during childbirth. So you mean 00:28:04.529 --> 00:28:08.450 to tell me you want me to miss this and possibly 00:28:08.450 --> 00:28:11.970 miss a point where my wife needs me the most 00:28:11.970 --> 00:28:14.569 just so I can see a bunch of men in helmets and 00:28:14.569 --> 00:28:17.609 pads tackle each other. To hell with it. All 00:28:17.609 --> 00:28:20.390 I see is a bunch of grown ass men that want to 00:28:20.390 --> 00:28:22.849 hide behind the face of a nominee and just say, 00:28:22.869 --> 00:28:26.450 you know what? Well, if that was me, I would 00:28:26.450 --> 00:28:28.349 never do something like that. Well, that's probably 00:28:28.349 --> 00:28:30.720 because you don't have a life at home. Meanwhile, 00:28:30.920 --> 00:28:33.500 you're spending your nights at the organization's 00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:35.859 facility trying to figure out, oh, I'm going 00:28:35.859 --> 00:28:38.339 to build this legendary roster. I must figure 00:28:38.339 --> 00:28:40.339 out what you're going to do. Meanwhile, your 00:28:40.339 --> 00:28:42.660 kids hate you and your wife is cheating on you. 00:28:42.819 --> 00:28:45.200 How is it that you have people who are willing 00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:48.640 to badmouth this man instead try to help this 00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:51.700 man to turn things around? When we look at his 00:28:51.700 --> 00:28:53.599 drafting during his tenure with the Vikings, 00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:57.160 his first draft. Louis Scene, Andrew Booth Jr., 00:28:57.160 --> 00:29:02.079 Ed Ingram, Brian Azamon II, Azee Otomeo, Ty Chander, 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:06.099 Viridian Lowe. In 23, Jordan Addison, Makai Blackman, 00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:10.160 Jay Ward, Jaqueline Roy, Jaron Hall. In 24, J 00:29:10.160 --> 00:29:12.799 .J. McCarthy, Dallas Turner, Walter Rouse, Will 00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:15.299 Reacher, Michael Juergens. These aren't really 00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:17.900 good draft picks. According to the Minnesota 00:29:17.900 --> 00:29:21.339 Tribune. During these three years, among 22 players, 00:29:21.579 --> 00:29:25.660 there's a total of 153 total starts. That is 00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:29.440 the second fewest in the NFL. That's not good. 00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:33.440 Can we put all of this on Adolfo Mensah? No. 00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:37.240 Everybody else has a say in drafting these players. 00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:42.039 Everybody else can say yay or nay. Even the owners. 00:29:42.519 --> 00:29:45.400 The owners have the right to override what the 00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:49.279 GM wants. So why is it that everybody has allowed 00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:51.660 him to draft the players that he's drafted and 00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:54.960 not say a peep about it? But because one season 00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:58.140 where you had a chance to keep Sam Darnold and 00:29:58.140 --> 00:30:00.880 you didn't keep Sam Darnold and he goes to the 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:03.859 Super Bowl, everybody is in a tizzy. But this 00:30:03.859 --> 00:30:06.440 is what Justin Jefferson told USA Today Sports 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:09.150 in that quote. But having a quarterback that 00:30:09.150 --> 00:30:11.450 already had a season under his belt with us, 00:30:11.509 --> 00:30:14.509 knew the plays, knew the playbook, knew the players, 00:30:14.670 --> 00:30:17.549 throwing to me, Jordan Addison, TJ Hawkinson, 00:30:17.549 --> 00:30:20.250 all these guys, I definitely feel like we would 00:30:20.250 --> 00:30:22.710 have done better, end quote. Now, Justin Jefferson 00:30:22.710 --> 00:30:25.049 briefly talks about Sam Darnold, and this is 00:30:25.049 --> 00:30:27.390 what he has to say, and I quote, it's definitely 00:30:27.390 --> 00:30:30.920 tough. It's tough to watch. Of course, I love 00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:32.940 that he's in the Super Bowl. I'm happy for him. 00:30:32.980 --> 00:30:35.539 I want nothing but the best for him, especially 00:30:35.539 --> 00:30:38.380 the way his journey was at first. People doubting 00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:40.880 him and people not giving him the respect. Now 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:42.759 they're giving him that respect. Now they're 00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:45.099 seeing that he's a top tier quarterback in this 00:30:45.099 --> 00:30:47.819 league. Of course, selfishly, I wish that he 00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:50.380 had done that for us last year. But to see him 00:30:50.380 --> 00:30:52.720 blossom and bounce back right after that last 00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:55.240 year and make it this year, I'm all happy for 00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:58.259 him, and I hope he wins. I'm rooting for Seattle, 00:30:58.400 --> 00:31:00.539 and I think Seattle's gonna win. I'll be rooting 00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:03.140 for him, end quote. And that's coming from Kevin 00:31:03.140 --> 00:31:06.160 Seifert of ESPN. Now, I know leading up to this 00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:08.140 point, Justin Jefferson was trying to be a team 00:31:08.140 --> 00:31:10.380 player, and he was trying to have J .J. McCarthy's 00:31:10.380 --> 00:31:13.410 back, but to hell with that. Because even Justin 00:31:13.410 --> 00:31:16.589 Jefferson feels some type of way that Sam Darnold 00:31:16.589 --> 00:31:18.990 is going to the Super Bowl with another team 00:31:18.990 --> 00:31:21.890 instead of the Vikings. And mind you, before 00:31:21.890 --> 00:31:24.829 the slide in the second half of the season, the 00:31:24.829 --> 00:31:28.190 Vikings were on a tear. Sam Darnold looked like 00:31:28.190 --> 00:31:32.089 a potential MVP candidate. That's how crazy they 00:31:32.089 --> 00:31:35.009 were playing. Now, one has to wonder, how long 00:31:35.009 --> 00:31:37.130 is Justin Jefferson going to be a team player? 00:31:37.369 --> 00:31:39.329 Because at some point, he's going to want to 00:31:39.329 --> 00:31:42.480 go somewhere else. Randy Moss did it. Justin 00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:45.099 Jefferson can do it too. Best believe somebody 00:31:45.099 --> 00:31:47.460 can take on that contract. It is no problem. 00:31:47.579 --> 00:31:50.180 All you have to do is just manipulate the cap 00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:53.420 in your favor. Now, if you're the Vikings, to 00:31:53.420 --> 00:31:56.079 hell with trying to develop J .J. McCarthy. To 00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:58.480 hell with trying to bring in competition. It's 00:31:58.480 --> 00:32:01.279 time for you to maximize this window. Because 00:32:01.279 --> 00:32:03.559 right now, it is not a guarantee that you'll 00:32:03.559 --> 00:32:06.079 be able to have a window like this in the coming 00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:08.789 years. So if I'm Kevin O 'Connell, I'm going 00:32:08.789 --> 00:32:11.589 after Aaron Rodgers. I'm going after Mac Jones. 00:32:11.829 --> 00:32:14.849 I'm possibly entertaining the idea of Kyler Murray. 00:32:14.970 --> 00:32:18.190 I'm going after somebody that I believe that 00:32:18.190 --> 00:32:20.609 can take this team right back to where we were 00:32:20.609 --> 00:32:22.829 with Sam Darnold. Because you're in a division 00:32:22.829 --> 00:32:25.029 right now with two of the best quarterbacks in 00:32:25.029 --> 00:32:27.970 the NFC. If you have the third best quarterback 00:32:27.970 --> 00:32:31.250 in your division, you have a chance. But what 00:32:31.250 --> 00:32:33.750 you can't do is roll it with J .J. McCarthy. 00:32:34.130 --> 00:32:37.150 I'm sorry, J .J. McCarthy at this point is a 00:32:37.150 --> 00:32:39.549 bust. What is it that he can show now that he 00:32:39.549 --> 00:32:41.990 hasn't shown in the last few years? Every time 00:32:41.990 --> 00:32:43.990 that he's on the field, he doesn't show anything. 00:32:44.250 --> 00:32:46.690 He doesn't give you that reassurance that, hey, 00:32:46.769 --> 00:32:50.589 we made the right choice. We saw how the Vikings 00:32:50.589 --> 00:32:53.430 operated when they had Max Prosper and Carson 00:32:53.430 --> 00:32:56.609 Wins. You don't want that. So if it means that 00:32:56.609 --> 00:32:58.690 you have to suck it up and get Aaron Rodgers, 00:32:58.809 --> 00:33:02.440 do it. Aaron Rodgers literally said last year, 00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:06.180 I'm willing to play for $10 million. You can 00:33:06.180 --> 00:33:08.640 afford $10 million. Because understand this, 00:33:08.759 --> 00:33:11.720 everybody's window is different. The Eagles window 00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:14.759 is different from the Seahawks' window. 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That's right, the same 00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:32.119 Bill Polian that said that Lamar Jackson should 00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:34.760 transition to being a running back instead of 00:35:34.760 --> 00:35:37.179 playing quarterback. Yeah. You know where this 00:35:37.179 --> 00:35:39.840 is about to go. So according to Don Veneta Jr. 00:35:40.079 --> 00:35:43.679 and Seth Wickersham of ESPN, Bill Belichick had 00:35:43.679 --> 00:35:46.760 only received 40 out of 50 votes in order to 00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:49.699 get into the Hall of Fame. Now, during the voting 00:35:49.699 --> 00:35:53.599 process, Spygate and Deflategate was brought 00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:57.639 up multiple times. Now, allegedly, Bill Polian 00:35:57.639 --> 00:36:00.239 told some voters that he believed, end that quote, 00:36:00.579 --> 00:36:04.110 Belichick should wait a year, end quote. Now, 00:36:04.110 --> 00:36:06.829 Bill Polian denied telling fellow voters to not 00:36:06.829 --> 00:36:09.650 vote for Bill Belichick, and allegedly Bill Polian 00:36:09.650 --> 00:36:11.809 heard from other voters that they were floating 00:36:11.809 --> 00:36:15.289 the idea, but insisted that he didn't agree or 00:36:15.289 --> 00:36:18.260 disagree with the proposal. Now, Bill Polian 00:36:18.260 --> 00:36:20.380 said that he voted for Robert Kraft and spoke 00:36:20.380 --> 00:36:22.800 on his behalf during deliberation. Now, Bill 00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:25.119 Polian said that he couldn't remember if he voted 00:36:25.119 --> 00:36:27.519 for Bill Belichick, saying, and I quote, he was 00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:30.280 95 % sure that he voted for the coach and the 00:36:30.280 --> 00:36:32.780 player, most likely Greenwood, end quote. He's 00:36:32.780 --> 00:36:34.340 talking about L .C. Greenwood, who played for 00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:36.760 the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, Bill Polian also 00:36:36.760 --> 00:36:39.500 said this, and I quote, I was shocked to learn 00:36:39.500 --> 00:36:42.099 Bill didn't get in. He deserves to be in the 00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:44.699 Hall of Fame, end quote. Now, here is a statement 00:36:44.699 --> 00:36:47.099 from the Hall of Fame on the media reports related 00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:49.960 to the Hall of Fame Class of 2026, and I quote, 00:36:50.420 --> 00:36:52.559 The Pro Football Hall of Fame understands and 00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:54.699 respects the passionate reaction of many fans, 00:36:55.000 --> 00:36:57.539 media members, and enshrinees of the Hall itself 00:36:57.539 --> 00:37:00.280 in the light of published reports regarding the 00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:03.460 voting results of the Class of 2026. It's that 00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:06.300 very passion that propels the game. The hall 00:37:06.300 --> 00:37:08.920 also respects the members of the selection committee 00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:11.699 when they follow the selection process bylaws. 00:37:11.880 --> 00:37:15.519 It is an honor to serve as a selector. Each year, 00:37:15.519 --> 00:37:17.980 the hall reviews the selection process and the 00:37:17.980 --> 00:37:20.400 composition of the 50 -person selection committee. 00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:23.360 If it is determined that any member violated 00:37:23.360 --> 00:37:26.079 the selection process bylaws, they understand 00:37:26.079 --> 00:37:29.190 action will be taken. That could include the 00:37:29.190 --> 00:37:31.989 possibility that such selectors would not remain 00:37:31.989 --> 00:37:34.630 a member of the committee moving forward. The 00:37:34.630 --> 00:37:36.829 selection of a new class is the most important 00:37:36.829 --> 00:37:39.809 duty the Hall of Fame oversees each year, and 00:37:39.809 --> 00:37:42.610 the integrity of that process cannot be in question." 00:37:42.610 --> 00:37:46.130 Now, I understand that a lot of people are upset 00:37:46.130 --> 00:37:48.650 of this move, but let's be honest here. Bill 00:37:48.650 --> 00:37:51.769 Belichick wasn't a saint. Bill Belichick rubbed 00:37:51.769 --> 00:37:53.869 a lot of people within the media the wrong way. 00:37:53.969 --> 00:37:56.130 He rubbed a lot of his coaches the wrong way. 00:37:56.230 --> 00:37:58.889 He rubbed a lot of players the wrong way. And 00:37:58.889 --> 00:38:01.150 we knew that at some point, all of this was going 00:38:01.150 --> 00:38:03.369 to come back when it was time for him to be voted 00:38:03.369 --> 00:38:07.110 into the Hall of Fame. Look at Bill Polian. Bill 00:38:07.110 --> 00:38:10.550 Polian is still salty about the Flakegate and 00:38:10.550 --> 00:38:14.909 Spygate. All of those media members that he offended 00:38:14.909 --> 00:38:17.210 back in the day, all of that stuff was going 00:38:17.210 --> 00:38:20.460 to come up at this point in juncture. And I understand 00:38:20.460 --> 00:38:22.440 that Bill Belichick has done a lot for the game 00:38:22.440 --> 00:38:24.860 of football, but that doesn't outweigh the things 00:38:24.860 --> 00:38:27.400 that he's done to people. Now, the eight coaching 00:38:27.400 --> 00:38:30.340 semifinalists were Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, 00:38:30.460 --> 00:38:34.500 Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, 00:38:34.639 --> 00:38:37.400 George Seifert, and Mike Shanahan. Now, do a 00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:39.179 lot of those coaches deserve to be in the Hall 00:38:39.179 --> 00:38:42.320 of Fame? Yes, but one can make an argument that 00:38:42.320 --> 00:38:45.900 Bill Belichick's accolades exceeds all of their 00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:48.989 accolades combined. He's a six -time Super Bowl 00:38:48.989 --> 00:38:54.949 champion. His career record is 333 wins and 178 00:38:54.949 --> 00:38:57.969 losses, including playoffs. That is second only 00:38:57.969 --> 00:39:03.150 to Don Shula, who has 347 career wins. This is 00:39:03.150 --> 00:39:06.530 greatness, but greatness only goes so far, especially 00:39:06.530 --> 00:39:09.349 when you have somebody like Bill Belichick who 00:39:09.349 --> 00:39:12.070 have personal vendettas against people. Now, 00:39:12.110 --> 00:39:14.469 let's revisit this Mike McCarthy situation because 00:39:14.469 --> 00:39:17.409 there's a lot to unpack from this, and I've had 00:39:17.409 --> 00:39:20.210 some time to think over things, and I've heard 00:39:20.210 --> 00:39:22.150 different opinions from different people that 00:39:22.150 --> 00:39:25.409 cover the Steelers and whatnot, and I have some 00:39:25.409 --> 00:39:27.980 more opinions about this, okay? Now, this is 00:39:27.980 --> 00:39:30.440 what Arruni said on the hiring of Mike McCarthy 00:39:30.440 --> 00:39:33.199 via Bob Labriolo, who covers the Steelers, and 00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:35.880 I quote, We decided to bring Mike on because 00:39:35.880 --> 00:39:38.039 we believe that he's the right coach for us at 00:39:38.039 --> 00:39:39.800 this point to help us lead to a championship. 00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:42.400 We don't know what Aaron's plans are right now, 00:39:42.460 --> 00:39:44.420 and that did not weigh heavily in the decision. 00:39:44.860 --> 00:39:47.059 We'll see where Aaron is, and we've left the 00:39:47.059 --> 00:39:49.940 door open. But obviously, we all have to sit 00:39:49.940 --> 00:39:52.360 down and see if that makes sense. So that'll 00:39:52.360 --> 00:39:54.960 happen sometime in the next month or so. He is 00:39:54.960 --> 00:39:57.159 someone who has a longer track record than many 00:39:57.159 --> 00:39:59.500 of the other candidates. A winning track record. 00:39:59.699 --> 00:40:02.500 He's been a winner everywhere he's been. Probably 00:40:02.500 --> 00:40:05.400 just as important for our purposes, the quarterbacks 00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:07.960 that he's worked with have all been very successful. 00:40:08.260 --> 00:40:10.800 So he has a proven track record of developing 00:40:10.800 --> 00:40:13.340 top flight quarterbacks. Those are the things 00:40:13.340 --> 00:40:15.940 that maybe stick out the most. He likes Will 00:40:15.940 --> 00:40:18.639 Howard, thinks Will has tremendous upside, and 00:40:18.639 --> 00:40:21.050 is looking forward to working with him. Obviously, 00:40:21.170 --> 00:40:23.530 feels like Mason can be a contributor. We'll 00:40:23.530 --> 00:40:26.030 have to sit down and discuss where Aaron is if 00:40:26.030 --> 00:40:28.050 he decides to come back and whether that all 00:40:28.050 --> 00:40:30.570 makes sense. I think Mike was very comfortable 00:40:30.570 --> 00:40:32.670 with the quarterback room and the possibilities 00:40:32.670 --> 00:40:35.250 with the quarterback room. In particular, the 00:40:35.250 --> 00:40:37.269 fact that we have a young quarterback on the 00:40:37.269 --> 00:40:40.650 roster in whom he sees some upside. I hesitate 00:40:40.650 --> 00:40:43.409 to say that's number one. I think number one 00:40:43.409 --> 00:40:45.530 is we want a coach who's going to lead the team 00:40:45.530 --> 00:40:48.119 to win a championship. but maybe high on the 00:40:48.119 --> 00:40:50.340 list after that is someone who can develop a 00:40:50.340 --> 00:40:52.679 quarterback. And since sooner or later we're 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:54.159 going to be working with a young quarterback 00:40:54.159 --> 00:40:57.000 here, I think Mike's ability to develop the next 00:40:57.000 --> 00:40:59.159 quarterback is something that is certainly important 00:40:59.159 --> 00:41:01.719 to us, end quote. Now here are some of the names 00:41:01.719 --> 00:41:04.800 that they brought in for interviews. Ezra Ivaro, 00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:08.059 Jeff Halfley, Clay Kubiak, Jesse Minter, Nate 00:41:08.059 --> 00:41:10.519 Chilhouse, Chris Shula, Anthony Weaver, Brian 00:41:10.519 --> 00:41:13.639 Flores, Mike McCarthy. Now here are the two teams 00:41:13.639 --> 00:41:16.380 that interviewed Mike McCarthy. The Tennessee 00:41:16.380 --> 00:41:19.519 Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, here 00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:21.320 are the three people that the Steelers brought 00:41:21.320 --> 00:41:24.780 in for in -person interviews. Brian Flores, Mike 00:41:24.780 --> 00:41:27.800 McCarthy, Anthony Weaver. While I don't hate 00:41:27.800 --> 00:41:30.480 Mike McCarthy, I hate the process that the Steelers 00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:33.139 went to hire Mike McCarthy. And the reason why 00:41:33.139 --> 00:41:36.079 I say that is because... If you wanted to go 00:41:36.079 --> 00:41:38.400 with an offensive -minded head coach, you should 00:41:38.400 --> 00:41:40.980 have brought in Kevin Stefanski, Mike McDaniel, 00:41:41.139 --> 00:41:43.920 Cliff Kingsbury, Joe Brady, Brian Dable, John 00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:47.019 Harbaugh, all the big -name offensive -minded 00:41:47.019 --> 00:41:49.579 candidates that were available at that time. 00:41:49.719 --> 00:41:52.420 But instead, you decided to go with a lot of 00:41:52.420 --> 00:41:55.019 defensive -minded head coaches. Now, understand 00:41:55.019 --> 00:41:56.860 this, my fellow football junkies and Steelers 00:41:56.860 --> 00:42:00.469 fans. The model wasn't broken. It's just Mike 00:42:00.469 --> 00:42:02.909 Tomlin did not want to update his approach to 00:42:02.909 --> 00:42:05.130 the game of football. Let's go a little bit deeper. 00:42:05.769 --> 00:42:08.510 When we look at all the other coaches in the 00:42:08.510 --> 00:42:11.690 NFL, all of them have to adapt their approach 00:42:11.690 --> 00:42:13.969 to the game of football. And the coaches that 00:42:13.969 --> 00:42:16.309 don't tend to update their approach fail the 00:42:16.309 --> 00:42:18.730 most. Case in point, that's why the Steelers 00:42:18.730 --> 00:42:20.769 haven't won a playoff game in the last few years. 00:42:20.869 --> 00:42:23.170 Case in point, that's why the Steelers aren't 00:42:23.170 --> 00:42:25.530 true contenders. Because their approach to the 00:42:25.530 --> 00:42:28.269 game of football is still stuck in the early 00:42:28.269 --> 00:42:31.690 2000s. I had no problem keeping Mike Tomlin. 00:42:31.750 --> 00:42:34.550 All I wanted him to do was update his approach 00:42:34.550 --> 00:42:37.369 to the game of football. And what I mean by that 00:42:37.369 --> 00:42:40.869 is, I mean he needs to upgrade his coaching staff. 00:42:41.449 --> 00:42:44.130 Expand it just a little bit. I'm not saying that 00:42:44.130 --> 00:42:46.389 you need to have the biggest coaching staff in 00:42:46.389 --> 00:42:49.130 all of the league, but you need to expand it. 00:42:49.170 --> 00:42:51.690 You need to bring in people who are going to 00:42:51.690 --> 00:42:53.710 challenge your approach to the game of football, 00:42:53.869 --> 00:42:57.469 who are going to add instead of subtract. Not 00:42:57.469 --> 00:42:59.489 just keep your buddies because you think it's 00:42:59.489 --> 00:43:01.489 cool and you're comfortable with it. Because 00:43:01.489 --> 00:43:03.869 you were the same person that said, we don't 00:43:03.869 --> 00:43:06.250 live in our fears. Where clearly you guys have 00:43:06.250 --> 00:43:08.710 been living in your fears for the past few years. 00:43:08.809 --> 00:43:10.989 And that's the reason why you guys haven't been 00:43:10.989 --> 00:43:13.369 able to win a playoff game. It's the same thing 00:43:13.369 --> 00:43:15.869 with Art Rooney. You're only making this higher 00:43:15.869 --> 00:43:19.550 because you're scared. You're scared of one word. 00:43:19.869 --> 00:43:24.059 And that is rebuild. Now, I understand that everybody 00:43:24.059 --> 00:43:27.239 thinks rebuild is you have to just scrap everybody 00:43:27.239 --> 00:43:30.280 and you're not winning a lot of games and whatnot. 00:43:30.420 --> 00:43:34.300 No, that's not the case. A rebuild is different 00:43:34.300 --> 00:43:37.719 for every single team. A rebuild for the Seahawks 00:43:37.719 --> 00:43:40.800 may only be two years. A rebuild for the Commanders 00:43:40.800 --> 00:43:44.280 may be five years. It all depends. But what you 00:43:44.280 --> 00:43:47.460 can't do is just continue to roll with this same 00:43:47.460 --> 00:43:51.260 idea thinking, okay, we have TJ Watt. Okay, we 00:43:51.260 --> 00:43:54.940 have Jalen Ramsey and Cam Hayward and DK Metcalf. 00:43:55.099 --> 00:43:57.780 That's enough. We're contenders. We should be 00:43:57.780 --> 00:44:00.059 able to win a championship this year. No, you're 00:44:00.059 --> 00:44:03.280 not. Instead, you're just pretenders. All you 00:44:03.280 --> 00:44:06.059 are is just a steroid -up version of a Cowboys 00:44:06.059 --> 00:44:08.219 fan, except you're wearing black and yellow. 00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:12.360 That's all it is. Let's really unpack this because 00:44:12.360 --> 00:44:15.880 it needs to be said. At some point, we need to 00:44:15.880 --> 00:44:18.000 be honest with the approach to the Steelers. 00:44:18.079 --> 00:44:21.119 It is outdated, and this is why they haven't 00:44:21.119 --> 00:44:24.440 been successful. Look at the Seahawks. The Seahawks 00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:27.079 traded away their franchise quarterback, went 00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:29.940 through a little bit of turmoil, got rid of their 00:44:29.940 --> 00:44:32.929 head coach, brought in a new head coach. and 00:44:32.929 --> 00:44:35.269 now they're in the Super Bowl. The Patriots can 00:44:35.269 --> 00:44:38.090 go through some turmoil with Gerard Mayo, get 00:44:38.090 --> 00:44:40.750 their act together, get back on straight street, 00:44:40.829 --> 00:44:42.789 and now they're back in the Super Bowl before 00:44:42.789 --> 00:44:44.829 the Steelers can win a playoff game. Think about 00:44:44.829 --> 00:44:47.719 that for a second. Because you know why? Their 00:44:47.719 --> 00:44:50.679 approach to the game of football has changed. 00:44:50.960 --> 00:44:53.739 They realize that we have strayed away from our 00:44:53.739 --> 00:44:56.360 core values and we need to get this thing back 00:44:56.360 --> 00:44:58.840 in order. So what did they do? They get Mike 00:44:58.840 --> 00:45:01.880 Vrabel in. Mike Vrabel sets the culture. He sets 00:45:01.880 --> 00:45:04.260 the standard. And next thing you know, they're 00:45:04.260 --> 00:45:06.679 back being competitive again. And the fact that 00:45:06.679 --> 00:45:08.659 you brought in Mike McCarthy because he has a 00:45:08.659 --> 00:45:11.440 reputation of developing quarterbacks well is 00:45:11.440 --> 00:45:14.239 just unacceptable to me. And the reason why I 00:45:14.239 --> 00:45:16.840 say that is because... You've only developed 00:45:16.840 --> 00:45:19.360 Aaron Rodgers. Now, I understand that some people 00:45:19.360 --> 00:45:22.679 will say that's just enough. Okay, cool. But 00:45:22.679 --> 00:45:25.400 we can't just say, oh, he developed Dak Prescott 00:45:25.400 --> 00:45:28.420 because Dak was already established. Now, did 00:45:28.420 --> 00:45:30.800 he probably elevate Dak's game just a little 00:45:30.800 --> 00:45:34.440 bit? Sure. But to say that he is the sole reason 00:45:34.440 --> 00:45:38.500 why Dak Prescott is who he is today is just downright 00:45:38.500 --> 00:45:41.920 atrocious and unacceptable in a very lackadaisical 00:45:41.920 --> 00:45:44.369 opinion. And I still don't understand why you 00:45:44.369 --> 00:45:46.630 would stray away from the model when the model 00:45:46.630 --> 00:45:49.630 has been successful. It'll be different if you 00:45:49.630 --> 00:45:52.210 hire Mike Tomlin and you didn't see the success 00:45:52.210 --> 00:45:54.409 that you've seen with him thus far. It'll be 00:45:54.409 --> 00:45:57.070 different if you hire Bill Cowher and he didn't 00:45:57.070 --> 00:45:58.670 have the success that he had when he was with 00:45:58.670 --> 00:46:00.690 the Steelers. Okay, fine. You can go in a different 00:46:00.690 --> 00:46:03.809 direction. But it's been successful. So I don't 00:46:03.809 --> 00:46:06.210 understand why you wouldn't do this. Chris Shula 00:46:06.210 --> 00:46:08.570 turned down an interview with the Browns. So 00:46:08.570 --> 00:46:12.170 why wouldn't you just wait 48 hours to bring 00:46:12.170 --> 00:46:15.210 both him and Nate Shieldhouse in for in -person 00:46:15.210 --> 00:46:17.900 interviews? If you would have just taken your 00:46:17.900 --> 00:46:20.579 time with this process, I probably would have 00:46:20.579 --> 00:46:23.179 had a softer approach with the hiring of Mike 00:46:23.179 --> 00:46:26.860 McCarthy. But you rushed it, and everybody knows 00:46:26.860 --> 00:46:29.559 that you rushed it. If you would have brought 00:46:29.559 --> 00:46:31.780 in Chris Shula as the head coach, that would 00:46:31.780 --> 00:46:34.260 have been great. Now, I understand there's a 00:46:34.260 --> 00:46:36.039 lot of people that are saying, well, I'm just 00:46:36.039 --> 00:46:38.619 tired of a defensive head coach. Nowadays, you 00:46:38.619 --> 00:46:40.659 need an offensive -minded head coach. No, you 00:46:40.659 --> 00:46:43.619 don't. Defense still wins championships. Because 00:46:43.619 --> 00:46:47.360 you know why? The Patriots and the Seahawks are 00:46:47.360 --> 00:46:50.539 the sole proof that defense still wins championships. 00:46:50.719 --> 00:46:52.760 Because the both of them are in the Super Bowl, 00:46:52.860 --> 00:46:55.420 not because of their offenses, but because of 00:46:55.420 --> 00:46:58.880 their defense. I understand that, you know, everybody 00:46:58.880 --> 00:47:01.400 loves to see their quarterback put up five and 00:47:01.400 --> 00:47:04.719 600 passing yards and five touchdowns a game. 00:47:04.800 --> 00:47:07.179 No, you need a defense that's going to keep those 00:47:07.179 --> 00:47:09.860 elite quarterbacks in check. And when you don't 00:47:09.860 --> 00:47:12.059 have that, guess what? You're lambs to the slaughter. 00:47:12.219 --> 00:47:14.280 And the fact that you have people within the 00:47:14.280 --> 00:47:16.840 Steelers media, Andrew Filippone, that want to 00:47:16.840 --> 00:47:19.840 say, oh, I was told that Chris Shula's interview 00:47:19.840 --> 00:47:22.539 was not that good and he rubbed some people the 00:47:22.539 --> 00:47:25.400 wrong way. If you guys did like Chris Shula, 00:47:25.820 --> 00:47:28.760 then just say that. But what you don't do is 00:47:28.760 --> 00:47:31.940 go to somebody who is mediocre in his reporting, 00:47:32.119 --> 00:47:35.739 who is a clown show on social media and on the 00:47:35.739 --> 00:47:39.320 radio, who continues to spew out lies and inaccurate 00:47:39.320 --> 00:47:42.079 information and say, you know what? We're going 00:47:42.079 --> 00:47:44.170 to give you this little nugget. And the part 00:47:44.170 --> 00:47:46.230 that sucks for Mike McCarthy is that you're walking 00:47:46.230 --> 00:47:48.869 into a situation with very high expectations. 00:47:49.869 --> 00:47:52.110 Expectations that you have to exceed in your 00:47:52.110 --> 00:47:54.570 first season. And if you don't do it, people 00:47:54.570 --> 00:47:57.050 are going to write you off. On top of that, you're 00:47:57.050 --> 00:47:59.429 walking into a situation without a franchise 00:47:59.429 --> 00:48:01.530 quarterback. In a year where the quarterback 00:48:01.530 --> 00:48:04.860 draft class is not strong. We all know that Fernando 00:48:04.860 --> 00:48:07.019 Mendoza is going to the Raiders. We all know 00:48:07.019 --> 00:48:08.579 that Ty Simpson is probably going to be taken 00:48:08.579 --> 00:48:11.039 high up in the first round. There's no need for 00:48:11.039 --> 00:48:13.079 you to trade up to try to get him when you can 00:48:13.079 --> 00:48:15.719 just wait another year and just build out the 00:48:15.719 --> 00:48:18.710 rest of the roster. If you do that, I guarantee 00:48:18.710 --> 00:48:21.469 you the quarterback of your dreams will be available 00:48:21.469 --> 00:48:23.869 in 27. Now let's talk about the Patriots and 00:48:23.869 --> 00:48:26.590 Broncos game. So Drake made 21 attempts for 10 00:48:26.590 --> 00:48:29.829 completions, 86 passing yards, 4 .1 yards per 00:48:29.829 --> 00:48:32.989 attempt, a 47 .6 completion percentage. Ramondre 00:48:32.989 --> 00:48:36.110 Stevenson, 25 attempts for 71 rushing yards, 00:48:36.289 --> 00:48:39.590 2 .8 rushing yards per carry. Mack Hollins, two 00:48:39.590 --> 00:48:42.510 targets for two receptions, 51 receiving yards, 00:48:42.610 --> 00:48:45.630 and 25 .5 receiving yards per reception. Jared 00:48:45.630 --> 00:48:50.119 Stenum, 31 attempts for 17 completions, 133 passing 00:48:50.119 --> 00:48:53.480 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, 4 .3 yards 00:48:53.480 --> 00:48:55.920 per attempt, and a 54 .8 completion percentage. 00:48:56.300 --> 00:48:59.500 RJ Harvey, 13 attempts for 37 rushing yards, 00:48:59.639 --> 00:49:02.960 2 .8 rushing yards per carry. Marvin Mims, 6 00:49:02.960 --> 00:49:05.739 targets for 4 receptions, 62 receiving yards, 00:49:05.840 --> 00:49:08.679 and 15 .5 receiving yards per reception. So my 00:49:08.679 --> 00:49:11.000 takeaway from this game is that although both 00:49:11.000 --> 00:49:13.960 defenses played very well, it was the Patriots 00:49:13.960 --> 00:49:16.320 that made the key plays at the... right time. 00:49:16.539 --> 00:49:19.219 And the reason why I say that is because the 00:49:19.219 --> 00:49:21.179 Patriots knew coming into this game that the 00:49:21.179 --> 00:49:24.440 Broncos wouldn't have Bo Nix. So all they had 00:49:24.440 --> 00:49:27.119 to do was play really good defense, create a 00:49:27.119 --> 00:49:29.360 lot of pressure on Jared Stenum, and eventually 00:49:29.360 --> 00:49:31.159 he's going to crack and you're going to win the 00:49:31.159 --> 00:49:33.380 game. And that's exactly what happened. Now, 00:49:33.400 --> 00:49:36.000 what I don't understand is why the Broncos continue 00:49:36.000 --> 00:49:38.969 to go for it on fourth down. If it didn't work 00:49:38.969 --> 00:49:41.289 the first or second time, then just stop doing 00:49:41.289 --> 00:49:44.210 it. Especially at times where you were in field 00:49:44.210 --> 00:49:46.590 goal position and you could have just extended 00:49:46.590 --> 00:49:50.210 the lead. On nine fourth down attempts, the Broncos 00:49:50.210 --> 00:49:52.809 didn't convert on none of them. And as the game 00:49:52.809 --> 00:49:55.389 progressed, the Patriots defense continued to 00:49:55.389 --> 00:49:58.269 put the big squeeze on the Broncos offense. And 00:49:58.269 --> 00:50:00.210 the Broncos offense didn't have an answer for 00:50:00.210 --> 00:50:02.550 it. I don't understand why you couldn't just 00:50:02.550 --> 00:50:06.190 use the run game as a jab to soften up the Patriots 00:50:06.190 --> 00:50:08.809 defense just a little bit. But instead, you trusted 00:50:08.809 --> 00:50:11.730 Jared Stenum oh so much. And that's the reason 00:50:11.730 --> 00:50:14.210 why you're in Cancun and the Patriots are in 00:50:14.210 --> 00:50:16.550 the Super Bowl. The Patriots offense didn't do 00:50:16.550 --> 00:50:19.659 anything dynamic. All they did was just convert 00:50:19.659 --> 00:50:23.139 on key downs. That's it. When we look at the 00:50:23.139 --> 00:50:25.139 Patriots third and fourth down conversion rate 00:50:25.139 --> 00:50:28.099 in the first half, with third downs, they were 00:50:28.099 --> 00:50:31.440 three for eight, which is a 37 .5 conversion 00:50:31.440 --> 00:50:33.739 rate. Now, when the five times that they tried 00:50:33.739 --> 00:50:35.480 to convert on fourth down, they were unsuccessful, 00:50:35.579 --> 00:50:38.099 but they picked things up a little bit in the 00:50:38.099 --> 00:50:40.960 second half. Their third down conversion rate 00:50:40.960 --> 00:50:43.760 was three for 10, which is a 30 % conversion 00:50:43.760 --> 00:50:46.380 rate. And the six times that they tried to go 00:50:46.380 --> 00:50:48.400 for it on fourth down in the second half, they 00:50:48.400 --> 00:50:52.159 were only successful once, which is a 16 .7 conversion 00:50:52.159 --> 00:50:55.019 rate. Now, if you combine their third and fourth 00:50:55.019 --> 00:50:58.400 down conversion rate, that is four for 16, which 00:50:58.400 --> 00:51:01.719 is a 25 % conversion rate. And make no mistake, 00:51:01.960 --> 00:51:04.199 the Broncos defense tried to keep them alive, 00:51:04.420 --> 00:51:07.300 but it was unsuccessful. All Drake May had to 00:51:07.300 --> 00:51:09.739 do was just roll out, which is exactly what he 00:51:09.739 --> 00:51:13.219 did. He got the first down. Game over. And then 00:51:13.219 --> 00:51:16.300 to really put the cherry on top, second and nine, 00:51:16.480 --> 00:51:19.900 2 -18 left. Jared Stenum throws an interception 00:51:19.900 --> 00:51:22.639 to Christian Gonzalez to seal the game. Now, 00:51:22.659 --> 00:51:25.739 the crazy thing about this is that after the 00:51:25.739 --> 00:51:28.820 game, Sean Payton decides to fire a majority 00:51:28.820 --> 00:51:32.199 of his offensive staff. Why? I don't know. I 00:51:32.199 --> 00:51:34.699 don't understand how you can just use them as 00:51:34.699 --> 00:51:37.679 scapegoats when you're the primary play caller. 00:51:37.880 --> 00:51:40.579 All you're doing is just admitting that you didn't 00:51:40.579 --> 00:51:42.980 scheme up a good enough game plan in order for 00:51:42.980 --> 00:51:46.170 your team to win. Now, I understand that if they 00:51:46.170 --> 00:51:47.949 would have beaten the Patriots and made it to 00:51:47.949 --> 00:51:49.510 the Super Bowl, that they were probably going 00:51:49.510 --> 00:51:51.869 to get crushed by the Seahawks. But it's just 00:51:51.869 --> 00:51:54.590 the fact that you had a chance. The Patriots 00:51:54.590 --> 00:51:57.170 didn't do anything different than what you could 00:51:57.170 --> 00:52:00.349 have done. All the Patriots did was make key 00:52:00.349 --> 00:52:04.300 plays at key points in the game. That's it. Now 00:52:04.300 --> 00:52:33.487 let's end this episode with the Rams and Seahawks. 00:52:33.480 --> 00:52:37.539 346 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 9 .6 yards per 00:52:37.539 --> 00:52:40.380 attempt, and a 69 .4 completion percentage. Kenneth 00:52:40.380 --> 00:52:44.320 Walker, 19 attempts for 62 rushing yards, 3 .3 00:52:44.320 --> 00:52:46.960 rushing yards per carry, and 1 touchdown. JSN, 00:52:47.199 --> 00:52:51.079 12 targets for 10 receptions, 153 receiving yards, 00:52:51.280 --> 00:52:54.280 1 touchdown, and 15 .3 receiving yards per reception. 00:52:54.699 --> 00:52:57.239 So here's a few junkie nuggets. Sam Darnold was 00:52:57.239 --> 00:53:00.099 pressured on 35 % of his dropbacks, completing 00:53:00.099 --> 00:53:03.760 5 of 11 passing attempts for 102 yards and 3 00:53:03.760 --> 00:53:06.719 touchdowns. When throwing deep passes, passes 00:53:06.719 --> 00:53:10.019 that exceeded 20 -plus air yards, Matthew Stafford 00:53:10.019 --> 00:53:13.840 completed 7 of 11 attempts for 226 yards and 00:53:13.840 --> 00:53:17.500 1 touchdown. On 36 pass rushes against the Seahawks, 00:53:17.659 --> 00:53:21.019 Jared Verse recorded 6 pressures in a sack, which 00:53:21.019 --> 00:53:24.530 is a 16 .7 pressure rate. The Seahawks' defense 00:53:24.530 --> 00:53:28.349 allowed 226 deep passing yards. That's the third 00:53:28.349 --> 00:53:31.289 highest by a defense in any game in the last 00:53:31.289 --> 00:53:34.380 decade. They're the only team to allow at least 00:53:34.380 --> 00:53:37.340 200 yards on deep passes in a playoff game and 00:53:37.340 --> 00:53:42.000 win since 2016. In 40 total dropbacks, the Rams' 00:53:42.159 --> 00:53:45.320 defense generated pressure on 15 plays, which 00:53:45.320 --> 00:53:49.440 is a 37 .5 pressure rate. In 40 total dropbacks, 00:53:49.599 --> 00:53:52.780 the Rams' defense blitzed on 11 plays, which 00:53:52.780 --> 00:53:56.619 is a 27 .5 % blitz rate. Now in the first half 00:53:56.619 --> 00:53:58.760 of the game, the Rams' defense didn't have an 00:53:58.760 --> 00:54:01.710 answer for the Seahawks. I know they tried, but 00:54:01.710 --> 00:54:04.590 they were unsuccessful. Now, in the second half, 00:54:04.650 --> 00:54:07.130 that's when things started to get really competitive, 00:54:07.309 --> 00:54:10.400 and that's when things got really close. Now 00:54:10.400 --> 00:54:13.119 unfortunately, Xavier Smith made a costly fumble, 00:54:13.260 --> 00:54:15.840 which the Seahawks made them pay for, which if 00:54:15.840 --> 00:54:18.760 we can be honest, special teams has been a problem 00:54:18.760 --> 00:54:21.480 with the Rams this entire season. Case in point, 00:54:21.579 --> 00:54:23.579 that's why they fired their special teams coach 00:54:23.579 --> 00:54:25.880 after they faced the Seahawks during the regular 00:54:25.880 --> 00:54:28.219 season. But another thing we need to talk about 00:54:28.219 --> 00:54:31.519 is that the Rams secondary has been a eyesore 00:54:31.519 --> 00:54:34.119 this entire season. And I understand this is 00:54:34.119 --> 00:54:36.559 the drawback of allocating the resources to the 00:54:36.559 --> 00:54:38.820 offense instead of the defense, but when you 00:54:38.820 --> 00:54:41.139 don't have the horses to compete against a Cooper 00:54:41.139 --> 00:54:45.440 Cup or JSN, this is what happens. Now with that 00:54:45.440 --> 00:54:48.099 being said, Matthew Stafford tried his best to 00:54:48.099 --> 00:54:50.860 keep this game close. But let's just be honest, 00:54:51.039 --> 00:54:54.039 this is the Seahawks year. And since we're talking 00:54:54.039 --> 00:54:56.139 about the Seahawks, let's talk about JSN and 00:54:56.139 --> 00:54:59.210 Cooper Cup for a moment. Now, originally when 00:54:59.210 --> 00:55:01.710 they signed Cooper Cup, I was totally against 00:55:01.710 --> 00:55:04.190 it. I was thinking this is the worst move they 00:55:04.190 --> 00:55:06.429 could have ever done. How is this going to work? 00:55:06.590 --> 00:55:08.949 Is he going to be more of a liability than an 00:55:08.949 --> 00:55:12.130 asset? Well, I was wrong. I was completely wrong. 00:55:12.230 --> 00:55:14.989 I was unfamiliar with your game. Because having 00:55:14.989 --> 00:55:17.949 someone like Cooper Cup made JSN a whole lot 00:55:17.949 --> 00:55:20.489 better. Case in point, we saw how Puka played 00:55:20.489 --> 00:55:23.519 when he was with Cooper Cup. That's just where 00:55:23.519 --> 00:55:26.179 Cooper Cupp is at this point in his career. He's 00:55:26.179 --> 00:55:29.599 more of a mentor to the players than just being 00:55:29.599 --> 00:55:32.179 a game changer game wrecker. And that's perfectly 00:55:32.179 --> 00:55:34.420 fine because when you have a defense like how 00:55:34.420 --> 00:55:36.460 they have, you don't really need to do anything. 00:55:36.619 --> 00:55:38.960 And that's exactly what happened. Now let's talk 00:55:38.960 --> 00:55:42.440 about this defense. Let's talk about this defense 00:55:42.440 --> 00:55:45.340 for a moment. Because, man, were they physical. 00:55:45.559 --> 00:55:49.300 Nick Emanwari, physical. Tyreek Woolen, physical. 00:55:49.599 --> 00:55:53.500 Ernest Jones, physical. Everybody was just physical. 00:55:53.699 --> 00:55:56.099 They were all around the football. They were 00:55:56.099 --> 00:55:58.820 in your face, creating a lot of pressure on Matthew 00:55:58.820 --> 00:56:01.599 Stafford. And it worked. Even Sam Darnold played 00:56:01.599 --> 00:56:04.559 well. The Seahawks as a whole didn't make a lot 00:56:04.559 --> 00:56:07.519 of mistakes. And every single time the Rams made 00:56:07.519 --> 00:56:10.119 a mistake, they made them pay for it tenfold. 00:56:11.059 --> 00:56:13.280 It's just their year. There's nothing that you 00:56:13.280 --> 00:56:15.659 can do about it. Now, if I can make a quick prediction 00:56:15.659 --> 00:56:17.699 for the Super Bowl, I think this is going to 00:56:17.699 --> 00:56:20.219 be a close game. I think it's going to be a physical 00:56:20.219 --> 00:56:22.239 game. And I believe the Seahawks are going to 00:56:22.239 --> 00:56:23.940 win this game. But I'm going to end this episode 00:56:23.940 --> 00:56:25.280 here. If you guys like what you're listening, 00:56:25.480 --> 00:56:27.239 please, please, please, please, please make sure 00:56:27.239 --> 00:56:29.300 you guys leave a five -star, five -star, five 00:56:29.300 --> 00:56:31.539 -star, five -star, five -star review on anywhere 00:56:31.539 --> 00:56:33.219 and everywhere that you listen to podcasts, okay? 00:56:33.360 --> 00:56:36.000 We're available on Apple, Spotify, and anywhere 00:56:36.000 --> 00:56:38.119 else that you can listen to podcasts, okay? 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