Finally, we're back. No more interruptions. No
more hires or fires. All of that is done. We
can finally talk about everything that has happened
thus far, okay? Because there is a lot to unpack
and I need to revisit some of the things that
I've said in the emergency episode with the whole
Steelers thing because I was a little bit on
the deep end. So let's just get into it, okay?
So Mike LaFleur heads to Arizona. Clint Kubiak
prepares to head to Vegas. Todd Munkin heads
to Cleveland. Joe Brady stays in Buffalo. The
Vikings have fired Kwesi Adolfo Mensah. Bill
Belichick fails to get into... the Hall of Fame,
my thoughts on the Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy,
Patriots versus Broncos recap, and Rams and Seahawks
recap, okay? All of this and more. on the 103rd
episode of the Football Junkies Podcast, okay?
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of everything that is going on in the league
right now. So we have a lot to unpack in this
episode. So let's just get into it. Former offensive
coordinator for the Rams, Mike LaFleur has decided
to be the next head coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
So let's just get into it. This is a little bit
of a shocker because I know the Cardinals had
casted a very wide net on head coaching candidates.
Hell, they even brought in Ron Rivera. Yes, the
same Ron Rivera that was the head coach for the
Commanders and the Panthers, which is weird,
right? But I don't think nobody expected Mike
LaFleur to get the job. But with that being said,
Mike LaFleur is now the fourth offensive coordinator
to work under Sean McVay to be a head coach.
The other three are Matt LaFleur, Kevin O 'Connell,
and Liam Coyne. That's not bad at all. Now, during
his tenure with the Rams, we all know that the
Rams offensively were a powerhouse. In 2024,
they had the 15th ranked offense and they averaged
21 .6 points per game, 331 .4 yards per game,
5 .4 yards per play, and 37 touchdowns. They
were 10th in passing offense and they averaged
227 .5 passing yards per game, 6 .6 passing yards
per play, and 22 passing touchdowns. They were
24th in rushing offense and they averaged 103
.8 rushing yards per game, 3 .9 rushing yards
per play, and 15 rushing touchdowns. In 2025,
they were the first ranked offense and they averaged
averaged 30 .5 points per game, 394 .6 yards
per game, 6 .2 yards per play, and 63 touchdowns.
They were first in passing offense and they averaged
268 .1 passing yards per game, 7 .3 passing yards
per play, and 46 passing touchdowns. They were
seventh in rushing offense and they averaged
126 .6 rushing yards per game, 4 .6 rushing yards
per play, and 17 rushing touchdowns. Now, when
we compare this to the Cardinals, however, It's
a little bit of a different story, okay? So in
2024, they had the 11th ranked offense and they
averaged 23 .5 points per game, 358 .2 yards
per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and 39 touchdowns.
They had the 18th passing offense and they averaged
214 .1 passing yards per game, 6 .4 passing yards
per play, and 21 passing touchdowns. They were
7th in rushing offense and they averaged 144
.2 rushing yards per game, 5 .3 rushing yards
per play, and 18 rushing yards per game. Now,
this past season, they were 19th in offense,
and they averaged 20 .9 points per game, 325
.8 yards per game, 5 .2 yards per play, and 38
touchdowns. They were 7th in passing offense,
and they averaged 232 .6 passing yards per game,
5 .6 passing yards per play, and 29 passing touchdowns.
They were 31st in rushing offense, and they averaged
93 .1 rushing yards per game, 4 .3 rushing yards
per play, and 9 rushing touchdowns. the problem
with the Cardinals job is that you have to figure
out what you're going to do with Kyler Murray,
because we all know that this year he has a $52
.6 million cap hit. I don't know a lot of teams
that would be willing to take that regardless
if they need a quarterback or not. Now, the question
is this. Do you keep Kyler Murray for one year
and try to do a restructure and maybe during
the regular season, like the trade deadline,
you maybe move off of him when the team really
needs a quarterback? Or do you just say, you
know what, we're going to wipe our hands clean
from the situation. We're going to roll with
Jacoby Reset for one season. Then in 27, we're
going to draft our quarterback, which isn't a
bad idea. But the question is. How does the league
view Kyler Murray? Do they still view him as
the league quarterback? Do they still view him
as a difference maker? Because if they do, then
you can dictate the market. However, if it's
the other way around, then most likely you're
going to get maybe a second or third or maybe
a fourth round pick. Because I'm letting you
know right now, all the teams that need a quarterback
who probably won't be able to draft a quarterback
this year, they're not going to be willing to
take on this contract. And if they do take on
this contract, they're only taking on half of
it. The rest is up to y 'all. Now, with that
being said, you do have some pieces on this team.
You have Paris Johnson, Trey McBride, James Conner.
The defense looks really good. Sure, the division
is still really competitive, but I do believe
that the Cardinals are in a good spot. It's just,
what do you do from this point on, right? Because
it's easier for me to say, oh, they just have
to make these three moves and then they're fine,
when in actuality, they probably can make those
three moves. So the question is this, how does
the organization see Kyler Murray? What is their
relationship? How are things going to work between
him and Mike LaFleur? If all of those questions
can be answered by the combine, I think we'll
have a better understanding of where this thing
is going to go. However, if it goes left, then
most likely Kyler Murray is going to get traded
before the draft or probably after the draft.
Because let's be honest here. This draft doesn't
have a lot of quarterback options. So best believe
his name is going to be brought up. Mack Jones,
Anthony Richardson, Malik Willis, the list goes
on, okay? Now let's talk about Clint Kubiak accepting
the Las Vegas Raiders job. Now I'll be honest,
I'm not really a Clint Kubiak fan. We can't just
judge him because of one good year. You need
to judge him with his tenure with the Saints.
You need to judge his tenure with the other places
that he's been a part of. You can't just say,
oh, the Seahawks are in the Super Bowl. That
has to do because of Clint Kubiak's work. No,
we need to really talk about this thing. When
we look at his tenure with the Saints in 2024,
they had the 21st ranked offense and they averaged
19 .9 points per game, 320 .1 yards per game,
5 .3 yards per play, and 36 touchdowns. They
were 23rd in passing offense and they averaged
205 .2 passing yards per game, 5 .9 passing yards
per play, and 21 passing touchdowns. They were
14th in rushing offense and they averaged 114
.9 rushing yards per game, 4 .4 rushing yards
per play, and 15 rushing touchdowns compared
to the Seahawks this year where they're 8th in
offense and they average 28 .4 points per game,
351 .4 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and
44 touchdowns. They're 8th in passing offense
and they average 228 .1 passing yards per game,
7 .6 passing yards per play, and 25 passing touchdowns.
They were 11th in rushing offense and they average
123 .3 rushing yards per game, 4 .1 rushing yards
per play, and 19 rushing touchdowns. Now, I understand
the Saints don't have the same type of weapons
that the Seahawks do, but that's no excuse. If
you're this great offensive mind, you're supposed
to be able to make things work regardless of
who you have or don't have. And what we can't
do is just say that Clint Kubiak is the sole
reason why Sam Darnold is who he is right now.
Because we just saw this when he was with Kevin
O 'Connell and the Vikings. I just felt like
Clint Kubiak just needed to spend a little bit
more time as an offensive coordinator just to
really build himself up so that he could really
choose the best gig for him and not just get
the scraps. Now when we look at the Raiders offense
in 24, they had the 27th ranked offense and they
averaged 18 .2 points per game, 303 .2 yards
per game, 4 .6 yards per play, and 27 touchdowns.
They were 13th in passing offense and they averaged
223 .4 passing yards per game, 5 .5 passing yards
per play, and 19 passing touchdowns. They were
dead last in rushing offense and they averaged
79 .8 rushing yards per game, 3 .6 rushing yards
per play. play in 10 rushing touchdowns. Now
this year, they were dead last in offense and
they averaged 14 .2 points per game, 245 .2 yards
per game, 4 .4 yards per play and 25 touchdowns.
They were 28th in passing offense and they averaged
167 .7 passing yards per game, 4 .9 passing yards
per play and 20 passing touchdowns. They were
dead last in rushing offense and they averaged
77 .5 rushing yards per game, 3 .6 rushing yards
per play and 5 rushing touchdowns. Now we can
blame them trading away Jacoby Myers and we can
blame them not having an offensive line and this
and that and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But
the fact of the matter is this. Clint Kubiak
has a lot to clean up on this offense. And this
isn't just an overnight thing. This is something
that is going to take two to three years, maybe
even a little bit longer, depending on what they
do in free agency and in the draft. But the only
question I have for Clint Kubiak is, what are
you going to do to make Fernando Mendoza successful?
Because this right here is your first real test
in showing that you can develop a quarterback.
And the reason why I say this is because Fernando
Mendoza is about to walk into a situation where
you don't have a good offensive line and limited
weapons. Now, sure, you have a lot of cap space,
but again, like I just said, what is going to
be your selling point for players to come to
play for the Raiders? You can no longer say,
oh, it's because of the history of the Raiders,
or oh, because of the colors in the stadium and
whatnot, and who doesn't want to play in the
area for Vegas. You can't say those things. If
you can answer all of those questions, by all
means, I'll believe in you. But if you can't
answer those questions, we might have a problem.
Now with that being said, let's talk about Todd
Munkin heading to Cleveland. Now this situation
is a little bit crazy because the Browns were
having their candidates write essays. Now I understand
that every coach's dream is to be a head coach.
And I understand that it takes a lot to get to
that point. But why is it that you guys are having
to ask your candidates to write essays and to
do homework? Some of these candidates are still
in the playoffs. And you mean to tell me that
they have to be worried about their essay or
homework before they work on their game plan?
To hell with that. But outside of all the essays
and homework assignments and what is AX plus
B squared equals C squared and all that other
rigmarole, the Todd Munkin hire is a good hire.
And the reason why I say that is because when
we look at his track record with the Ravens,
it is consistent and successful. In his first
year with the Ravens in 23, they had the 6th
ranked offense. They averaged 28 .4 points per
game, 371 .4 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play,
and 53 touchdowns. They were 21st in passing
offense, and they averaged 213 .9 passing yards
per game, 6 .8 passing yards per play, and 27
passing touchdowns. They were 1st in rushing
offense, and they averaged 156 .5 rushing yards
per game, 4 .9 rushing yards per play. play and
26 rushing touchdowns. In 24, they had the number
one ranked offense and they averaged 30 .5 points
per game, 424 .9 yards per game, 6 .8 yards per
play and 62 touchdowns. They were seventh in
passing offense and they averaged 237 .4 passing
yards per game, 8 .1 passing yards per play and
41 passing touchdowns. They were first in rushing
offense and they averaged 187 .6 rushing yards
per game, 5 .8 rushing yards per play and 21
passing touchdowns this past season they were
16th in offense and they averaged 24 .9 points
per game 332 .2 yards per game 5 .8 yards per
play and 46 touchdowns they were 27th in passing
offense and they averaged 175 .6 passing yards
per game 6 .4 passing yards per play and 23 passing
touchdowns they were second in rushing offense
and they averaged 156 .6 rushing yards per game
5 .3 rushing yards per play and 23 rushing touchdowns.
Now when you compare the Browns around the same
time frame in 23 they had the 15th ranked offense
they averaged 23 .3 points per game 337 yards
per game 4 .8 yards per play and 39 touchdowns.
They were 19th in passing offense they averaged
217 .2 passing yards per game 5 .5 passing yards
per play and 24 passing touchdowns. They were
12th in rushing offense and they averaged 118
.6 rushing yards per game 3 .9 rushing yards
per play and 15 rushing touchdowns in 24 the
browns were 28th in offense and they averaged
15 .2 points per game 300 .8 yards per game 4
.6 yards per play and 27 touchdowns there were
22nd and passing offense they averaged 206 .2
passing yards per game 4 .8 passing yards per
play and 19 passing touchdowns there were 29th
and rushing offense and they averaged 94 .6 rushing
yards per game, 4 .1 rushing yards per play,
and 8 rushing touchdowns. This past season, they
were 30th in offense and they averaged 16 .4
points per game, 262 .1 yards per game, 4 .3
yards per play, and 26 touchdowns. They were
31st in passing offense and they averaged 165
.1 passing yards per game, 4 .6 passing yards
per play, and 16 passing touchdowns. They were
27th in rushing offense and they averaged 97
rushing yards per game, 3 .9 rushing yards per
play, and 10 rushing touchdowns. Now, with that
being said, I do believe that by getting Todd
Munkin, he is going to help with the development
of Shador Sanders, because let's be honest here,
Dylan Gabriel is out of the picture, okay? Now,
the question is this, what are they going to
do moving forward in the draft and with their
defensive coordinator spot, okay? Let's talk
about the draft first, then we'll get into the
whole Jim Swartz situation, okay? Remember, the
Browns have two first round picks. So if they
wanted to, they could address a need on offense
and defense, or they could use both of those
picks for offense. Because let's be honest here,
your offensive line is aging, and you don't have
a lot of weapons. And the only way that you can
see what you have in your quarterbacks is if
you surround them with adequate weapons and protection.
Now when we talk about the defensive coordinator
spot, that's a little bit tricky. And the reason
why I say that is because... Allegedly, Jim Swartz
was trying to strong arm the organization to
make him the head coach for the Browns. And the
organization wasn't having it. Now, the result
of that strong arming is Jim Swartz being upset
all day, telling everybody goodbye and that he's
not coming back to the Browns and blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah. I'm just so angry. That's not
going to solve anything. Instead, you needed
to approach the organization and ask for your
release. If it means that you got to give up
some money, hey, give us some money because then
you can go somewhere else and be a defensive
coordinator or something on the defensive staff,
right? But at the same time, because we have
to play devil's advocate right now, there's nowhere
else for you to go. The only other place that
you could have went is the 49ers and they just
solidify their defensive coordinator spot with
Raheem Morris. So anywhere else you go to, you're
not going to be a defensive coordinator. I don't
think you want that. So if I'm Jim Swartz, suck
it up. Coach the defense for one more year while
assessing potential landing spots. And if those
landing spots open, hey, you go for it. But if
they don't, then either you do a buyout or you
retire or you just do something different. But
what you can't do is just have a hissy fit. The
defense played really well. That's something
that nobody can take away from you. So if you're
Jim Swartz, continue to build up your stock because
I guarantee you someone's going to be willing
to make you a head coach. All you have to do
is just be patient. Now let's talk about Joe
Brady staying with the Bills because I know there's
some people that are surprised, but I'm not.
And the reason why I say this because I truly
believe that it was between Joe Brady and Brian
D 'Abel that was really going to get this job.
I didn't believe Nate Shieldhouse, Davis Webb,
Grant Udesky, Anthony Weaver, Anthony Lynn, Phillip
Rivers, Mike McDaniel, even though he canceled,
and Luan Arumo were going to get this job. I
believe it was going to be somebody that was
familiar with this organization. Specifically,
somebody that has worked with Josh Allen. Now,
offensively, in the last two years, they've actually
been pretty good. So in 24, they had the 10th
ranked offense and they averaged 30 .9 points
per game, 359 .1 yards per game, 6 yards per
play, and 62 touchdowns. They were 9th in passing
offense and they averaged 227 .9 passing yards
per game, 7 .3 passing yards per play, and 30
passing touchdowns. They were 9th in rushing
offense and they averaged 131 .2 rushing yards
per game, 4 .5 rushing yards per play, and 32
rushing touchdowns. They had the 4th ranked offense
and they averaged 28 .3 points per game, 376
.3 yards per game, 5 .9 yards per play, and 59
touchdowns. They were 15th in passing offense
and they averaged 216 .6 passing yards per game,
6 .9 passing yards per play, and 29 passing touchdowns.
They were 1st in rushing offense and they averaged
159 .6 rushing yards per game, 5 rushing yards
per play, and 30 rushing touchdowns. this hire
we also need to highlight that the veil for brandon
bean has been lifted so now moving forward brandon
bean is going to be looked under a microscope
and every decision that he makes or doesn't makes
will be judged heavily as much as we want to
blame sean mcdermott on the reason why they haven't
made it to the super bowl we also need to blame
brandon bean and the reason why i say that is
because You know that going into this season,
you didn't have a good roster. You realized that
you needed some good weapons. And you didn't
go out and you didn't get them. You didn't go
out your way to try to get Jalen Waddell. You
didn't try to go out your way to get Jacoby Myers
or Rasheed Shaheed or anybody that was available.
If you at least add one of those receivers to
that offense, I guarantee you, you probably would
have seen a different outcome. And another person
we need to highlight is Josh Allen. I understand
that the media tries to give him excuse after
excuse after excuse, but the time for excuses
is over with. Because all I saw after that Broncos
game was a bunch of media people consoling Josh
Allen, saying, it's okay, Josh Allen, you always
got next year. You can keep your head up high
and keep on working. You're going to make it
to the Super Bowl. But I don't see that with
Lamar Jackson. I don't see that with Jalen Hurts.
I don't see that with Justin Herbert. or Joe
Burrow or anybody else. It's only for Josh Allen.
If Josh Allen is hurt, oh, Josh, I'm so sorry.
What can we do to help you? We gotta do something
for Josh. We have to do something for Josh. But
I don't see that for any of the other elite quarterbacks.
So why is it that you're giving him preferential
treatment when he literally has some of the things
that these other quarterbacks don't have? Joe
Burrow doesn't have an offensive line like the
Bills do. Justin Herbert doesn't have a running
back like how Josh Allen has. Or a tight end.
So at the end of the day, walking into that Broncos
game, and I know I wasn't supposed to talk about
the Broncos game. I know I wasn't. But I have
to talk about it. Walking into that game, you
were literally the most experienced quarterback
out of everybody that you had faced in the playoffs.
You were more experienced than Trevor Lawrence,
Bo Nix, and Drake May all combined. You've been
in this atmosphere before. You know what it takes
to get to that next level. And you're doing this
in a year where you're not having to face Lamar
Jackson, Joe Burrow, or Patrick Mahomes, or Justin
Herbert. So what's the excuse? Why is it that
you couldn't get the job done? You made boneheaded
move after boneheaded move after boneheaded move.
And the fact that you decided to run with the
ball recklessly towards the end of the first
half is unacceptable. I don't care what anybody
says at this point. I don't care if the Bills
get Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Iyuk,
and any other great wide receiver right now,
and you put them on the Bills team. Guess what?
The Bills fans and Josh Allen will still find
a way to make an excuse on why they didn't make
it to the Super Bowl and win. That doesn't make
any sense. And I understand that even if the
Bills won the Super Bowl this year, people would
still find holes to poke in. And, you know, people
will say, oh, well, you didn't face Patrick Mahomes
or Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson. People still
do that. But it wouldn't matter because you know
why? Your legacy is cemented. You are now one
of the very few to say that you are a Super Bowl
champion. So while I am happy that Joe Brady
got this job, I am also putting everyone on notice
from ownership all the way to the front office.
Every single person must be put on notice because
moving forward, the goal needs to be winning
a championship. And if you are not making any
moves that's going to take the Bills closer to
winning a Super Bowl, then you must go. Because
it's no reason how Brandon Bean is able to keep
his job and get a promotion, but Sean McDermott
is kicked out the door. When in actuality, it
wasn't Sean McDermott's fault. It was his quarterback's
fault because he wanted to be reckless. But let's
not talk about this because I'm just going to
continue to just go on this whole rant about
the Bills and whatnot. I'm sorry, Bills fans,
to the good Bills fans, you know, not the people
that are getting paychecks, Dan Arlovsky, and
all the other, you know, media people and whatnot.
So let's talk about Kwesi Adafo Mensah being
fired by the Minnesota Vikings. So here's the
statement from Mark and Ziggy Wolf, owners of
the Minnesota Vikings, and I quote, following
our annual end of season organizational meetings
over the last several weeks and after careful
consideration, we have decided it is in the best
interest of the team to move forward with new
leadership of our football operations. These
decisions are never easy. We are grateful for
Questy's contributions and commitment to the
organization over the past four years and wish
him and his family the best in the future. Effective
immediately executive vice president of football
operations, Rob Brzezinski, will lead our operations
through the 2026 NFL draft. Rob brings tremendous
credibility and experience, understands our roster,
and has the ability to build consensus and rely
on the expertise of our personnel and coaches.
After the draft, we intend to conduct a thorough
search to identify our next general manager.
Building a team that can contend championships
drives us every day, and we look forward to bringing
our fans the the success they so deserve, end
quote. Now, according to Alex Lewis and Diana
Rossini of The Athletic, people within and outside
the organization were skeptical of Mensa's Wall
Street trading background. Tension had spoiled
over Mensa and key members of the coaching staff.
Multiple members within the organization expressed
serious concerns about, end I quote, the organization's
ceiling under Adafo Mensa, end quote. Now, according
to Alex Lewis and Diana Rossini of The Athletic,
the Vikings assessed the potential fits of Joe
Flacco and Ryan Tannehill who wanted a starter
-level contract. The Vikings opted against signing
Aaron Rodgers to a minimal contract, an idea
that many executives, coaches, and players supported
as they thought it would be better off assessing
J .J. McCarthy's talent early in his rookie contract.
With poor drafting results, Adolfo Mensah often
referred to the historical odds of succeeding
and failing in the draft. An example of this
is when the Vikings traded with the Lions to
draft Louis Scene and passing on drafting Kyle
Hamilton. And let me put my kufi on for just
a moment. I normally don't do it, but it's Black
History Month, damn it. So let's put on the kufi.
We're keeping on the kufi for the entire month,
okay? How is it that the Vikings can make this
move now after coming off of the Senior Bowl
and East -West Shrine Bowl when you know that
this is the wrong time to do this? Or better
yet, why give somebody an extension when all
of this has been brewing behind closed doors?
See, here's the thing about a GM, right? Their
success is tied to their drafting, the moves
that they make or don't make, and how they build
their rosters. When we look at Ozzie Newsome,
for instance, Ozzie Newsome is the gold standard
of GMs. He was proficient in his drafting, he
was good in his free agency moves, and he always
built very competitive rosters. Now, I'm not
trying to compare Adolfo Mensah to Ozzie Newsome,
but what I don't understand is, how is all of
this stuff now coming out about Adolfo Mensah?
Why didn't this stuff come out over the last
few years? And how is it that you can give somebody
an extension less than a year ago, and now you're
just going to let him go? At a point in time
where the draft board needs to be established,
people need to prepare themselves for the combine,
free agency, all those different things. Now
you want to make this move? And if we're being
real here, the only reason why the Vikings are
making this move is because Sam Darnold is in
the Super Bowl. If Sam Darnold did not make the
Super Bowl this year, I guarantee you not a peep
of anything about Adolfo Mensah would have came
out. But because people within the organization
and in ownership are angry that Sam Darnold did
it for another team instead of the Vikings, now
everybody is in a tizzy. Now everybody wants
to leak out their dirty laundry. And the fact
that you have grown men, grown ass men who are
upset because this man decided to take two weeks
of paternity leave for the birth of his first
child. See, if this was during the regular season,
I probably would sway to the other side. But
the fact that this is during training camp, a
point in time where there's not a lot of stuff
going on. Sure, you may have an extension here
or there. Sure, you may need to claim somebody
off of waivers. Sure, you may need to make an
addition on the roster, just a really small addition
because somebody gets hurt or whatnot. Okay,
fine. But you mean to tell me that your assistant
GM can't handle that? You mean to tell me that
other people in the front office can't handle
that while I welcome in my first child into this
world? And if I'm not mistaken, there are reports
that said that Adolfo Mensah's wife was having
complications during childbirth. So you mean
to tell me you want me to miss this and possibly
miss a point where my wife needs me the most
just so I can see a bunch of men in helmets and
pads tackle each other. To hell with it. All
I see is a bunch of grown ass men that want to
hide behind the face of a nominee and just say,
you know what? Well, if that was me, I would
never do something like that. Well, that's probably
because you don't have a life at home. Meanwhile,
you're spending your nights at the organization's
facility trying to figure out, oh, I'm going
to build this legendary roster. I must figure
out what you're going to do. Meanwhile, your
kids hate you and your wife is cheating on you.
How is it that you have people who are willing
to badmouth this man instead try to help this
man to turn things around? When we look at his
drafting during his tenure with the Vikings,
his first draft. Louis Scene, Andrew Booth Jr.,
Ed Ingram, Brian Azamon II, Azee Otomeo, Ty Chander,
Viridian Lowe. In 23, Jordan Addison, Makai Blackman,
Jay Ward, Jaqueline Roy, Jaron Hall. In 24, J
.J. McCarthy, Dallas Turner, Walter Rouse, Will
Reacher, Michael Juergens. These aren't really
good draft picks. According to the Minnesota
Tribune. During these three years, among 22 players,
there's a total of 153 total starts. That is
the second fewest in the NFL. That's not good.
Can we put all of this on Adolfo Mensah? No.
Everybody else has a say in drafting these players.
Everybody else can say yay or nay. Even the owners.
The owners have the right to override what the
GM wants. So why is it that everybody has allowed
him to draft the players that he's drafted and
not say a peep about it? But because one season
where you had a chance to keep Sam Darnold and
you didn't keep Sam Darnold and he goes to the
Super Bowl, everybody is in a tizzy. But this
is what Justin Jefferson told USA Today Sports
in that quote. But having a quarterback that
already had a season under his belt with us,
knew the plays, knew the playbook, knew the players,
throwing to me, Jordan Addison, TJ Hawkinson,
all these guys, I definitely feel like we would
have done better, end quote. Now, Justin Jefferson
briefly talks about Sam Darnold, and this is
what he has to say, and I quote, it's definitely
tough. It's tough to watch. Of course, I love
that he's in the Super Bowl. I'm happy for him.
I want nothing but the best for him, especially
the way his journey was at first. People doubting
him and people not giving him the respect. Now
they're giving him that respect. Now they're
seeing that he's a top tier quarterback in this
league. Of course, selfishly, I wish that he
had done that for us last year. But to see him
blossom and bounce back right after that last
year and make it this year, I'm all happy for
him, and I hope he wins. I'm rooting for Seattle,
and I think Seattle's gonna win. I'll be rooting
for him, end quote. And that's coming from Kevin
Seifert of ESPN. Now, I know leading up to this
point, Justin Jefferson was trying to be a team
player, and he was trying to have J .J. McCarthy's
back, but to hell with that. Because even Justin
Jefferson feels some type of way that Sam Darnold
is going to the Super Bowl with another team
instead of the Vikings. And mind you, before
the slide in the second half of the season, the
Vikings were on a tear. Sam Darnold looked like
a potential MVP candidate. That's how crazy they
were playing. Now, one has to wonder, how long
is Justin Jefferson going to be a team player?
Because at some point, he's going to want to
go somewhere else. Randy Moss did it. Justin
Jefferson can do it too. Best believe somebody
can take on that contract. It is no problem.
All you have to do is just manipulate the cap
in your favor. Now, if you're the Vikings, to
hell with trying to develop J .J. McCarthy. To
hell with trying to bring in competition. It's
time for you to maximize this window. Because
right now, it is not a guarantee that you'll
be able to have a window like this in the coming
years. So if I'm Kevin O 'Connell, I'm going
after Aaron Rodgers. I'm going after Mac Jones.
I'm possibly entertaining the idea of Kyler Murray.
I'm going after somebody that I believe that
can take this team right back to where we were
with Sam Darnold. Because you're in a division
right now with two of the best quarterbacks in
the NFC. If you have the third best quarterback
in your division, you have a chance. But what
you can't do is roll it with J .J. McCarthy.
I'm sorry, J .J. McCarthy at this point is a
bust. What is it that he can show now that he
hasn't shown in the last few years? Every time
that he's on the field, he doesn't show anything.
He doesn't give you that reassurance that, hey,
we made the right choice. We saw how the Vikings
operated when they had Max Prosper and Carson
Wins. You don't want that. So if it means that
you have to suck it up and get Aaron Rodgers,
do it. Aaron Rodgers literally said last year,
I'm willing to play for $10 million. You can
afford $10 million. Because understand this,
everybody's window is different. The Eagles window
is different from the Seahawks' window. The Chargers
window is different from the Ravens' window.
The Chiefs window is different from the Jaguars'
window. So you have to maximize your window.
Otherwise, there's no guarantee that you'll be
able to replicate that again. Now, let's talk
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Now back to the good stuff. And we're back, folks.
Let's talk about this whole conundrum, okay?
Welcome to the Hall of Judgment. Not the Hall
of Fame, but the Hall of Judgment. And in the
Hall of Judgment, we have our number one judge,
and that is Bill Polian. That's right, the same
Bill Polian that said that Lamar Jackson should
transition to being a running back instead of
playing quarterback. Yeah. You know where this
is about to go. So according to Don Veneta Jr.
and Seth Wickersham of ESPN, Bill Belichick had
only received 40 out of 50 votes in order to
get into the Hall of Fame. Now, during the voting
process, Spygate and Deflategate was brought
up multiple times. Now, allegedly, Bill Polian
told some voters that he believed, end that quote,
Belichick should wait a year, end quote. Now,
Bill Polian denied telling fellow voters to not
vote for Bill Belichick, and allegedly Bill Polian
heard from other voters that they were floating
the idea, but insisted that he didn't agree or
disagree with the proposal. Now, Bill Polian
said that he voted for Robert Kraft and spoke
on his behalf during deliberation. Now, Bill
Polian said that he couldn't remember if he voted
for Bill Belichick, saying, and I quote, he was
95 % sure that he voted for the coach and the
player, most likely Greenwood, end quote. He's
talking about L .C. Greenwood, who played for
the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, Bill Polian also
said this, and I quote, I was shocked to learn
Bill didn't get in. He deserves to be in the
Hall of Fame, end quote. Now, here is a statement
from the Hall of Fame on the media reports related
to the Hall of Fame Class of 2026, and I quote,
The Pro Football Hall of Fame understands and
respects the passionate reaction of many fans,
media members, and enshrinees of the Hall itself
in the light of published reports regarding the
voting results of the Class of 2026. It's that
very passion that propels the game. The hall
also respects the members of the selection committee
when they follow the selection process bylaws.
It is an honor to serve as a selector. Each year,
the hall reviews the selection process and the
composition of the 50 -person selection committee.
If it is determined that any member violated
the selection process bylaws, they understand
action will be taken. That could include the
possibility that such selectors would not remain
a member of the committee moving forward. The
selection of a new class is the most important
duty the Hall of Fame oversees each year, and
the integrity of that process cannot be in question."
Now, I understand that a lot of people are upset
of this move, but let's be honest here. Bill
Belichick wasn't a saint. Bill Belichick rubbed
a lot of people within the media the wrong way.
He rubbed a lot of his coaches the wrong way.
He rubbed a lot of players the wrong way. And
we knew that at some point, all of this was going
to come back when it was time for him to be voted
into the Hall of Fame. Look at Bill Polian. Bill
Polian is still salty about the Flakegate and
Spygate. All of those media members that he offended
back in the day, all of that stuff was going
to come up at this point in juncture. And I understand
that Bill Belichick has done a lot for the game
of football, but that doesn't outweigh the things
that he's done to people. Now, the eight coaching
semifinalists were Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren,
Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer,
George Seifert, and Mike Shanahan. Now, do a
lot of those coaches deserve to be in the Hall
of Fame? Yes, but one can make an argument that
Bill Belichick's accolades exceeds all of their
accolades combined. He's a six -time Super Bowl
champion. His career record is 333 wins and 178
losses, including playoffs. That is second only
to Don Shula, who has 347 career wins. This is
greatness, but greatness only goes so far, especially
when you have somebody like Bill Belichick who
have personal vendettas against people. Now,
let's revisit this Mike McCarthy situation because
there's a lot to unpack from this, and I've had
some time to think over things, and I've heard
different opinions from different people that
cover the Steelers and whatnot, and I have some
more opinions about this, okay? Now, this is
what Arruni said on the hiring of Mike McCarthy
via Bob Labriolo, who covers the Steelers, and
I quote, We decided to bring Mike on because
we believe that he's the right coach for us at
this point to help us lead to a championship.
We don't know what Aaron's plans are right now,
and that did not weigh heavily in the decision.
We'll see where Aaron is, and we've left the
door open. But obviously, we all have to sit
down and see if that makes sense. So that'll
happen sometime in the next month or so. He is
someone who has a longer track record than many
of the other candidates. A winning track record.
He's been a winner everywhere he's been. Probably
just as important for our purposes, the quarterbacks
that he's worked with have all been very successful.
So he has a proven track record of developing
top flight quarterbacks. Those are the things
that maybe stick out the most. He likes Will
Howard, thinks Will has tremendous upside, and
is looking forward to working with him. Obviously,
feels like Mason can be a contributor. We'll
have to sit down and discuss where Aaron is if
he decides to come back and whether that all
makes sense. I think Mike was very comfortable
with the quarterback room and the possibilities
with the quarterback room. In particular, the
fact that we have a young quarterback on the
roster in whom he sees some upside. I hesitate
to say that's number one. I think number one
is we want a coach who's going to lead the team
to win a championship. but maybe high on the
list after that is someone who can develop a
quarterback. And since sooner or later we're
going to be working with a young quarterback
here, I think Mike's ability to develop the next
quarterback is something that is certainly important
to us, end quote. Now here are some of the names
that they brought in for interviews. Ezra Ivaro,
Jeff Halfley, Clay Kubiak, Jesse Minter, Nate
Chilhouse, Chris Shula, Anthony Weaver, Brian
Flores, Mike McCarthy. Now here are the two teams
that interviewed Mike McCarthy. The Tennessee
Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, here
are the three people that the Steelers brought
in for in -person interviews. Brian Flores, Mike
McCarthy, Anthony Weaver. While I don't hate
Mike McCarthy, I hate the process that the Steelers
went to hire Mike McCarthy. And the reason why
I say that is because... If you wanted to go
with an offensive -minded head coach, you should
have brought in Kevin Stefanski, Mike McDaniel,
Cliff Kingsbury, Joe Brady, Brian Dable, John
Harbaugh, all the big -name offensive -minded
candidates that were available at that time.
But instead, you decided to go with a lot of
defensive -minded head coaches. Now, understand
this, my fellow football junkies and Steelers
fans. The model wasn't broken. It's just Mike
Tomlin did not want to update his approach to
the game of football. Let's go a little bit deeper.
When we look at all the other coaches in the
NFL, all of them have to adapt their approach
to the game of football. And the coaches that
don't tend to update their approach fail the
most. Case in point, that's why the Steelers
haven't won a playoff game in the last few years.
Case in point, that's why the Steelers aren't
true contenders. Because their approach to the
game of football is still stuck in the early
2000s. I had no problem keeping Mike Tomlin.
All I wanted him to do was update his approach
to the game of football. And what I mean by that
is, I mean he needs to upgrade his coaching staff.
Expand it just a little bit. I'm not saying that
you need to have the biggest coaching staff in
all of the league, but you need to expand it.
You need to bring in people who are going to
challenge your approach to the game of football,
who are going to add instead of subtract. Not
just keep your buddies because you think it's
cool and you're comfortable with it. Because
you were the same person that said, we don't
live in our fears. Where clearly you guys have
been living in your fears for the past few years.
And that's the reason why you guys haven't been
able to win a playoff game. It's the same thing
with Art Rooney. You're only making this higher
because you're scared. You're scared of one word.
And that is rebuild. Now, I understand that everybody
thinks rebuild is you have to just scrap everybody
and you're not winning a lot of games and whatnot.
No, that's not the case. A rebuild is different
for every single team. A rebuild for the Seahawks
may only be two years. A rebuild for the Commanders
may be five years. It all depends. But what you
can't do is just continue to roll with this same
idea thinking, okay, we have TJ Watt. Okay, we
have Jalen Ramsey and Cam Hayward and DK Metcalf.
That's enough. We're contenders. We should be
able to win a championship this year. No, you're
not. Instead, you're just pretenders. All you
are is just a steroid -up version of a Cowboys
fan, except you're wearing black and yellow.
That's all it is. Let's really unpack this because
it needs to be said. At some point, we need to
be honest with the approach to the Steelers.
It is outdated, and this is why they haven't
been successful. Look at the Seahawks. The Seahawks
traded away their franchise quarterback, went
through a little bit of turmoil, got rid of their
head coach, brought in a new head coach. and
now they're in the Super Bowl. The Patriots can
go through some turmoil with Gerard Mayo, get
their act together, get back on straight street,
and now they're back in the Super Bowl before
the Steelers can win a playoff game. Think about
that for a second. Because you know why? Their
approach to the game of football has changed.
They realize that we have strayed away from our
core values and we need to get this thing back
in order. So what did they do? They get Mike
Vrabel in. Mike Vrabel sets the culture. He sets
the standard. And next thing you know, they're
back being competitive again. And the fact that
you brought in Mike McCarthy because he has a
reputation of developing quarterbacks well is
just unacceptable to me. And the reason why I
say that is because... You've only developed
Aaron Rodgers. Now, I understand that some people
will say that's just enough. Okay, cool. But
we can't just say, oh, he developed Dak Prescott
because Dak was already established. Now, did
he probably elevate Dak's game just a little
bit? Sure. But to say that he is the sole reason
why Dak Prescott is who he is today is just downright
atrocious and unacceptable in a very lackadaisical
opinion. And I still don't understand why you
would stray away from the model when the model
has been successful. It'll be different if you
hire Mike Tomlin and you didn't see the success
that you've seen with him thus far. It'll be
different if you hire Bill Cowher and he didn't
have the success that he had when he was with
the Steelers. Okay, fine. You can go in a different
direction. But it's been successful. So I don't
understand why you wouldn't do this. Chris Shula
turned down an interview with the Browns. So
why wouldn't you just wait 48 hours to bring
both him and Nate Shieldhouse in for in -person
interviews? If you would have just taken your
time with this process, I probably would have
had a softer approach with the hiring of Mike
McCarthy. But you rushed it, and everybody knows
that you rushed it. If you would have brought
in Chris Shula as the head coach, that would
have been great. Now, I understand there's a
lot of people that are saying, well, I'm just
tired of a defensive head coach. Nowadays, you
need an offensive -minded head coach. No, you
don't. Defense still wins championships. Because
you know why? The Patriots and the Seahawks are
the sole proof that defense still wins championships.
Because the both of them are in the Super Bowl,
not because of their offenses, but because of
their defense. I understand that, you know, everybody
loves to see their quarterback put up five and
600 passing yards and five touchdowns a game.
No, you need a defense that's going to keep those
elite quarterbacks in check. And when you don't
have that, guess what? You're lambs to the slaughter.
And the fact that you have people within the
Steelers media, Andrew Filippone, that want to
say, oh, I was told that Chris Shula's interview
was not that good and he rubbed some people the
wrong way. If you guys did like Chris Shula,
then just say that. But what you don't do is
go to somebody who is mediocre in his reporting,
who is a clown show on social media and on the
radio, who continues to spew out lies and inaccurate
information and say, you know what? We're going
to give you this little nugget. And the part
that sucks for Mike McCarthy is that you're walking
into a situation with very high expectations.
Expectations that you have to exceed in your
first season. And if you don't do it, people
are going to write you off. On top of that, you're
walking into a situation without a franchise
quarterback. In a year where the quarterback
draft class is not strong. We all know that Fernando
Mendoza is going to the Raiders. We all know
that Ty Simpson is probably going to be taken
high up in the first round. There's no need for
you to trade up to try to get him when you can
just wait another year and just build out the
rest of the roster. If you do that, I guarantee
you the quarterback of your dreams will be available
in 27. Now let's talk about the Patriots and
Broncos game. So Drake made 21 attempts for 10
completions, 86 passing yards, 4 .1 yards per
attempt, a 47 .6 completion percentage. Ramondre
Stevenson, 25 attempts for 71 rushing yards,
2 .8 rushing yards per carry. Mack Hollins, two
targets for two receptions, 51 receiving yards,
and 25 .5 receiving yards per reception. Jared
Stenum, 31 attempts for 17 completions, 133 passing
yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, 4 .3 yards
per attempt, and a 54 .8 completion percentage.
RJ Harvey, 13 attempts for 37 rushing yards,
2 .8 rushing yards per carry. Marvin Mims, 6
targets for 4 receptions, 62 receiving yards,
and 15 .5 receiving yards per reception. So my
takeaway from this game is that although both
defenses played very well, it was the Patriots
that made the key plays at the... right time.
And the reason why I say that is because the
Patriots knew coming into this game that the
Broncos wouldn't have Bo Nix. So all they had
to do was play really good defense, create a
lot of pressure on Jared Stenum, and eventually
he's going to crack and you're going to win the
game. And that's exactly what happened. Now,
what I don't understand is why the Broncos continue
to go for it on fourth down. If it didn't work
the first or second time, then just stop doing
it. Especially at times where you were in field
goal position and you could have just extended
the lead. On nine fourth down attempts, the Broncos
didn't convert on none of them. And as the game
progressed, the Patriots defense continued to
put the big squeeze on the Broncos offense. And
the Broncos offense didn't have an answer for
it. I don't understand why you couldn't just
use the run game as a jab to soften up the Patriots
defense just a little bit. But instead, you trusted
Jared Stenum oh so much. And that's the reason
why you're in Cancun and the Patriots are in
the Super Bowl. The Patriots offense didn't do
anything dynamic. All they did was just convert
on key downs. That's it. When we look at the
Patriots third and fourth down conversion rate
in the first half, with third downs, they were
three for eight, which is a 37 .5 conversion
rate. Now, when the five times that they tried
to convert on fourth down, they were unsuccessful,
but they picked things up a little bit in the
second half. Their third down conversion rate
was three for 10, which is a 30 % conversion
rate. And the six times that they tried to go
for it on fourth down in the second half, they
were only successful once, which is a 16 .7 conversion
rate. Now, if you combine their third and fourth
down conversion rate, that is four for 16, which
is a 25 % conversion rate. And make no mistake,
the Broncos defense tried to keep them alive,
but it was unsuccessful. All Drake May had to
do was just roll out, which is exactly what he
did. He got the first down. Game over. And then
to really put the cherry on top, second and nine,
2 -18 left. Jared Stenum throws an interception
to Christian Gonzalez to seal the game. Now,
the crazy thing about this is that after the
game, Sean Payton decides to fire a majority
of his offensive staff. Why? I don't know. I
don't understand how you can just use them as
scapegoats when you're the primary play caller.
All you're doing is just admitting that you didn't
scheme up a good enough game plan in order for
your team to win. Now, I understand that if they
would have beaten the Patriots and made it to
the Super Bowl, that they were probably going
to get crushed by the Seahawks. But it's just
the fact that you had a chance. The Patriots
didn't do anything different than what you could
have done. All the Patriots did was make key
plays at key points in the game. That's it. Now
let's end this episode with the Rams and Seahawks.
346 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 9 .6 yards per
attempt, and a 69 .4 completion percentage. Kenneth
Walker, 19 attempts for 62 rushing yards, 3 .3
rushing yards per carry, and 1 touchdown. JSN,
12 targets for 10 receptions, 153 receiving yards,
1 touchdown, and 15 .3 receiving yards per reception.
So here's a few junkie nuggets. Sam Darnold was
pressured on 35 % of his dropbacks, completing
5 of 11 passing attempts for 102 yards and 3
touchdowns. When throwing deep passes, passes
that exceeded 20 -plus air yards, Matthew Stafford
completed 7 of 11 attempts for 226 yards and
1 touchdown. On 36 pass rushes against the Seahawks,
Jared Verse recorded 6 pressures in a sack, which
is a 16 .7 pressure rate. The Seahawks' defense
allowed 226 deep passing yards. That's the third
highest by a defense in any game in the last
decade. They're the only team to allow at least
200 yards on deep passes in a playoff game and
win since 2016. In 40 total dropbacks, the Rams'
defense generated pressure on 15 plays, which
is a 37 .5 pressure rate. In 40 total dropbacks,
the Rams' defense blitzed on 11 plays, which
is a 27 .5 % blitz rate. Now in the first half
of the game, the Rams' defense didn't have an
answer for the Seahawks. I know they tried, but
they were unsuccessful. Now, in the second half,
that's when things started to get really competitive,
and that's when things got really close. Now
unfortunately, Xavier Smith made a costly fumble,
which the Seahawks made them pay for, which if
we can be honest, special teams has been a problem
with the Rams this entire season. Case in point,
that's why they fired their special teams coach
after they faced the Seahawks during the regular
season. But another thing we need to talk about
is that the Rams secondary has been a eyesore
this entire season. And I understand this is
the drawback of allocating the resources to the
offense instead of the defense, but when you
don't have the horses to compete against a Cooper
Cup or JSN, this is what happens. Now with that
being said, Matthew Stafford tried his best to
keep this game close. But let's just be honest,
this is the Seahawks year. And since we're talking
about the Seahawks, let's talk about JSN and
Cooper Cup for a moment. Now, originally when
they signed Cooper Cup, I was totally against
it. I was thinking this is the worst move they
could have ever done. How is this going to work?
Is he going to be more of a liability than an
asset? Well, I was wrong. I was completely wrong.
I was unfamiliar with your game. Because having
someone like Cooper Cup made JSN a whole lot
better. Case in point, we saw how Puka played
when he was with Cooper Cup. That's just where
Cooper Cupp is at this point in his career. He's
more of a mentor to the players than just being
a game changer game wrecker. And that's perfectly
fine because when you have a defense like how
they have, you don't really need to do anything.
And that's exactly what happened. Now let's talk
about this defense. Let's talk about this defense
for a moment. Because, man, were they physical.
Nick Emanwari, physical. Tyreek Woolen, physical.
Ernest Jones, physical. Everybody was just physical.
They were all around the football. They were
in your face, creating a lot of pressure on Matthew
Stafford. And it worked. Even Sam Darnold played
well. The Seahawks as a whole didn't make a lot
of mistakes. And every single time the Rams made
a mistake, they made them pay for it tenfold.
It's just their year. There's nothing that you
can do about it. Now, if I can make a quick prediction
for the Super Bowl, I think this is going to
be a close game. I think it's going to be a physical
game. And I believe the Seahawks are going to
win this game. But I'm going to end this episode
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