NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal - Championship Weekend Recap: Titans-Chiefs, 49ers-Packers

Episode Date: January 20, 2020

A room filled with heroes - Dan Hazus, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling and Gregg Rosenthal recap each game of Championship Weekend. The 49ers were in control for most of the NFC Championship game but the Packers fought as hard as they could (4:11). The heroes discuss if this loss is Aaron Rodgers fault (13:59) before recapping the Chiefs big win over the Titans. (21:11) Before wrapping the show, the heroes give their winners and losers of Championship Weekend. (43:05)Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comNFL Daily YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nflpodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, Dan. Championship Sunday is in the books. Oh! And it will be. Breaking news. Spoiler alert. The San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, yes.

Exactly. Mark, are you into this game? I'm very into it. It is two fresh new teams. I was calling for the sound drop, but I want to hear real thought. as well. Hit the sound drop. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, Ricky. So, finish your thought then. No, I just, you know, you're looking at the combinations the minute you get to championship week. And there were a couple combinations that excited me less. This promises to be a total fireworks show potentially. And, you know, the Sessler family is on the Niners bus to some degree. Or a large degree. To some degree.

Well, I'm just saying, I'm rooting for them to enjoy it. The great Simone Sessler. Yeah. You're a better half, as they say. I had no questions about that. What a blanket statement to put on all relationships. But in this case, correct, is a huge Niners fan. She's legit.

Yeah. So we're very happy for. They are all over the map. They're rooting for multiple teams. As children do, they're kind of feeling out anything that smells like a loser, they get away from quickly. It's a smart move. We got a me set of conference championship games overall today, which means we're leading to a great Super Bowl. Last year we had the most unbelievable conference championship Sunday of all time, I would say.

And what did that lead to? 13 to 3. I'm fine with this on our around the NFL network show, the broadcast, which thank you to everybody that watched our three-week audition. We've been promised nothing about that show existing beyond this month, but we had a lot of fun doing it and everybody that supported you guys are the best. My prediction was that there would be two kind of blowouts today, humble brag. and that stinks because you want a lot of fun on this great day but it really is the best scenario to me ultimately

because you don't want one of these nothing there's anything against the Titans of the Packers but if one of those teams sneaks in then you're worried about a Super Bowl blowout I just don't imagine how it can happen with these two teams. I agree. How fun. Football. It's fun.

This show does exist in Dan's mind that's what I'm beginning to learn also at least a vast majority of the segments cooked up by Dan. How was your Anthony? Furkser will score in the final six seconds to win. Why do you need to bring that up? Well, you know, it was looking good.

He did score a touchdown and then everything, you know, the floor fell out. All right. So, you know what we're here to do. We're here to talk about the two games and then maybe spin forward a little bit, do some winners and losers. And a reminder, by the way, we will be heading to Miami next week, a week from today. And our big around the NFL live show at the Miami Improv. Now that we know the teams that are in it.

that's true. Fans of the Niners, fans of the Chiefs, get in on Thursday, come to the show Thursday night, tickets available, Miami Improv.com slash events. This is going to be

an incredible showing of the fan bases. The Chiefs haven't been in a Super Bowl in 50 years and have one of the greatest fan bases in the entire NFL. And the 49ers,

with the history that they have and the lack of Super Bowl's world. I know they were in New Orleans not that long ago. It's long enough ago. they're going to show up. That's going to be unbelievable. Everybody's excited about this matchup.

The Niners, of course, were in the Super Bowl against the Ravens, the famous Beyonce Blackout game at the Superdome, but did a little research, as we must do as professionals. It's been a while since the Niners hoisted the Lombardi. You've got to go all the way back to the 94 season. And the Chiefs, of course, yes, it's been a very long time. So let's get into the games. We'll go in reverse order once again.

So let us start. the big bell bomb. D'Aropolo and the gun, Moster to the right. Demos Samuel again, good matchup. Hendrick Bourne in a bunch formation. Debo behind him manual, the point of the bunch. They got a gun run, most it off. The left side breaks a tackle.

25, 20, 10, 5. Touchdown! San Francisco! Feels great, baby. Ride that wave, Mosterati. Wow. 36-yard run and opened up. Right on the gun run.

Third and eight, house call from Rahim Moster. Mm. Greg, Papa, and Company. Oh, right off the bat. Turn it up. Turn it up in our ears. Ah, ah,

ah, ah, ah, ah, ha, ah, ah, ah, ah, Super Bowl coming, Super Bowl is coming. Uh, okay. I blocked out there for a second. Yes, you did.

I had a Red Bull right before you started. Greg Papa with the call for the Niners Radio Network. Rahim Mostert, he began the NFC championship game on the sideline. As a reserve, he ended it as a Santa Clara folk hero. Moster set a team record with 220 yards and four touchdowns on the ground in San Francisco's 34 to 20 win over the Packers. The Niners advanced to their first Super Bowl, as I said, since the 2013 season. And Mark, I'll start with you on this one because Simone Sessler, she's dancing. She's dancing like nobody's watching, maybe holding a glass of white wine, Chardonnay.

The kid she put to bed and now she's just spinning around in the living room waiting for you to get home. Let's move this along. And you know what? You know what? Impressive she got him to bed so quickly. What a day for Simone and all the other Niners fans because this was a three and a half hour celebration. to me one thing that I pull from it is the versatility of the 49ers and almost a huge flex by Kyle Shanahan to show Jimmy G who is constantly a talking point and an excellent quarterback in many ways

and when you need him he's there through the ball eight times that 90 plus minutes of real earth time passed in this game where Jimmy G was not asked to throw the ball because of their utter and total dominance on the ground against a Packers defense that sorry, Mike Patton. I mean, this is not a resume builder. What happened here? Because you went through huge chunks of the game where it was just extremely clear. This is what Kyle Shanhanen was doing. Rehame Mustard has turned into Superman. We're going to unleash him over and over and over. And on the flip side, I don't think that like a supercharged Nancy Drew could find Green Bay's offense until the game simply didn't matter. I mean, it's like both sides of the Green Bay operation.

Nancy Drew on like a Toradole shot or something? I viewers more like an adult who's been through some stuff. And she, you know, her investigative powers are fine-tuned, but she's a bit damaged. Got it. I thought we saw evidence of why Kyle Shanahan is the best play caller in the league. And since he started calling plays, he takes any running back you have and turn him into a stud. Going back to Steve Slayton, who was a fantasy football god as a rookie, Alph Morris running for 1,600 yards. I mean, Rahim Mostered, a guy who's been with seven different teams.

Now, he was a spark score guy coming out of Purdue. He didn't get invited to the combine, but ran like a 4-3-8 and was a total stud athletically, but bounced around the league. And you heard Troy Aikman say, you don't see holes like this in the NFL, but every week when you watch the 49ers, you see a few of them because Kyle Shanahan schemes this up.

He had over, Mostert has over 100 yards in yardage on the ground by halftime without being touched. Well, see, that shows you. He's just running into. to open space. But he also is like athletic and has like a, I love his running style. He sort, he fits this style for their offense so perfectly because he kind of flows with the hole and, and like knows when to get, get up in it.

And it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful thing. I was waiting for the sound job there. Like, the 49ers not needing to call a pass was, it's almost humiliating. The fact that they came out of halftime after the Packers scored a touchdown in their first, touchdown drive and it's you know in theory it's somewhat of a game at that point it's 27 to seven I guess it's not much of a game but it at least the Packers were feeling good and he doesn't need to call a pass in the second half on a nine play drive it's said coming out of half time the 49ers could legitimately kneel every down and still yeah they they I still they although in hindsight

you know the Packers did put up three touchdowns and three straight possessions the game proved to be over at that point but it's outrageous to not throw a pass coming out of halftime on that drive and still be able to score a touchdown. It's humiliating. And I was like, what is Mike Patton doing? There was, they didn't like put eight in a box for most of the game. They kind of had a light situation where they have their five defensive backs, which they played all season long. He didn't really adjust.

And I thought that the key play call was, it was third and seven early. And he, it felt like Kyle Shanahan knew what Mike Patton was going to do in terms of the pressure that he was going to bring. and he calls a third and eight draw that goes for a Rahimhoster touchdown, and it's over. And none of this is stunning. I mean, the Green Bay defense, while it was improved this year, and obviously they, Gupta Kansi had a really nice offseason, and we celebrated that all season.

I'm not sure he gets that. Yeah, I think we can't play that tonight. Can't get it. As they've had great moments. The German clubs are closed. Yeah, they closed out the game. Preston Smith, the big sack last week. But even that game, the Green Bay defense was getting gas.

down the stretch there. So they had always been susceptible to cold stretches. And this felt like basically a worst case scenario where the defense isn't ready and then the Niners' offense is just ripping through. I just, I think that we all trusted Kyle Shanahan in so many ways. But one of the ways is who's going to get the best of Kyle Shanahan versus ex-co workers that he knows. And I think we mentioned this on our show on Friday, too, that, you know, he worked very

closely with Mike Patton. And that advantage went clearly to Kyle Shanahan, to Matt LaFleur. I mean, fill in the blank, it was Kirk Cousins a couple weeks ago. So it's like when you work with Kyle Shanahan, he's observing you. And I think he does an excellent job of their roster is not star-studded on any level. It just is, it's a hodgepage of guys that have grown inside the Niners system. And some free agents and people that he's found that fit everywhere he goes. He seems to find the right pieces.

But I mean, this to me is one of the most talented, if not the most talented. I just would say that two years ago, you wouldn't say that like these players that have grown, George Kittle, we all kind of fell in love with George Kittle a couple seasons ago, but becoming a household name is happening now. Aikman made a great point of Kyle Shanahan. He thought his best gift is being able to evaluate talent and how it's going to fit in his system. And John Lynch deserves all the credit for everything that he's done to help the process here. But this is a situation where Kyle Shanahan's the boss.

I mean, this is Kyle Shanahan's team, and especially offensively, to your point, Mark, He picks guys that you don't know are going to be stars, and they look like stars like Debo Saniel. Well, a big part of that is development and developing George Kittle from a fifth round tight end into the best in the business. That's huge. And then to go out and nail the draft, I specifically ripped on John Lynch this offseason and wondered all those first round picks they were pouring into the defensive line and nothing was going on. Now you draft Nick Bosa, turned the whole unit around, pick up Dre Greenlaw in the fifth round, pick up Debo Samuel when other guys are taking in Nikiel Harry. Greg. That one hurt. Here's, and we're talking about it, Jimmy G. throwing just eight passes, but it's incredible what this team was able to do offensively without a passing game and without using their passing game. At one point, Jimmy G. went more than 90 minutes of real time between passes.

When he connects with George Kittle with about seven and a half minutes of, all right, if somebody already said it, somebody already said it. I don't need your little chuckle in your look, Sessler. I did not start that look on any level, by the way. You would have seen the luck. I don't need the looks, is what I'm saying. It is. There's a lot going on in the host chair. I had to be looking at someone who made me chuckle.

There's a lot going on in the host chair. I can't hang on every word. Stir it up. Stir it in that pot. There are the pot. Every word I have to hang out. I think it's worth reiterating. So please do.

When he connects with George Kittle with about seven and a half minutes play, that's the only target. Kittle had all game. That's George Kittle. That is one of the great tight ends in the league. And he was second in the team in receiving. Who also was throwing devastating block. left and right. I mean, he wasn't, it wasn't a bye week for Kiddle, but it almost like,

they kind of like, it's hard, it's tough to scout this team through the air when they did nothing this week. I mean, Bill Belichick. I already said that. Well, Bill Belichick is at home watching this game and he is having the best time he's ever had not on a football field because the 1940s Navy offense is out there going to the Super Bowl. I mean, they, they ran it 41 times and threw it. It's outrageous. I mean, they are truly playing like 1930s, 40s, 50s football. but with an amazingly creative running game twist to it. 475 yards in two games for the Niners and the playoffs on the ground. To Kittles' credit, Kyle Shanahan said he never once has asked me to call a pass play for him.

But if we pass a bunch of plays in a row, he'll come over and say, hey, isn't about time we call a run play now? I want to get out there and block somebody. Do we put this loss on Aaron Rogers at all? Yes. I mean, I don't think if he had played his best that they would necessarily win, But you cannot come out of a game where he turns the ball over twice in the first half, one which really put the game away, essentially.

I mean, he goes, what, three-and-out fumble interception in three straight drives in the second quarter. He started six for six, and I think at that point they had negative passing yards. So it was certainly more than just him, but he started the game poorly. The first three first downs of the game, he went one-yard pass. on a third and short, sack, sack. And if he has had any issues, I would say, consistently over the last couple years, it's that he doesn't take chances,

that he throws the ball away, that he eats the ball a little bit, and that happened early in this game. I don't know if it would have mattered, but he didn't play well. He's going to take blame because of who he is, but from the halftime of the win over the Seahawks until the halftime of this drubbing

that they took in the first half here, they were outscored 47 to 7. And, you know, if it's a different type of course, you can say that the offense was taken totally out of its game. I mean, they just, the defense to me takes a huge, Matt. This also is a Niners team that was about three plays away from being 18 and O. You just ran into a buzzsaw. Romo said in the middle point of the season that Rogers and LaFleur had basically come to an

understanding, LaFleur calls the first and second down plays, and then Rogers say, let me handle third downs. From that first 49ers blowout to the first half of this one, O for 16 on third down. against the 49ers. That's a man who's not handling pressure well, and when you juxtapose with the way Patrick Mahomes handed pressure, I know the Titans pass rush isn't even in the same league as the 49ers pass rush,

but Rogers does not handle pressure like he did earlier in his career. I also didn't like Matt LaFleur not going for it on fourth and short, very early at midfield. These are all just little things that the Packers needed to be perfect to compete even. And it was really just the turnovers from Rogers to me. that stands out. For them to have any chance, he couldn't have done it. Aaron Rogers, by the end of next season,

he will have turned 37 years old. So if you're a Packers fan, you know, this is a game that sometimes these are easier to digest when you're clearly outclassed as Green Bay was in this game. But the clock is now used to talk about this. Some people would get ahead of themselves when Rogers was 33, 34. Oh, man, you're burning away his prime.

Now we're really getting into the late. career period where we don't know how much longer he's going to be able to be that guy. Is he even that guy anymore, Wes? You're saying there's certain aspects of his game that have already deteriorated. So that's kind of a bummer. And I know, Greg, you were talking about on Thursday. You were getting excited. I was hopeful.

And Aaron Rogers. He made some great throws. I mean, you look at the numbers and you would think he had a decent game. But you see, and we'll get to Patrick Mahomes in that game, at this point, a difference between the true, like, top of the line quarterbacks who can almost single-handedly will a team back into action and where Rogers is, who I think maybe at this point in his career is maybe just a step below that.

Is that unfair? No, not at all. I don't think that's unfair, but I also think you can point that if Rogers had Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelsey, instead of Jimmy Graham and Alan Lazzard, I think the results are a little bit different. Absolutely, but he's also was healthy all year.

And I don't think anyone would argue that he was a top five NFL quarterback this year. I don't think he was that close to being a top five NFL quarterback this year. So that's a pretty big change. He's healthy and he's not a top five quarterback. That's different. Now, could he be next year?

I mean, the fact that Tom Brady to me was a top one or two quarterback for three years from ages 39 to 41, I do believe it could still happen with the right combination of players and coaches. But it wasn't happening this year at that level. I do, too. And when we play the Goody song and all that business, he did a nice job rebuilding the defense. But I always felt there was a little bit of, I don't want to call it arrogance, because I think they simply believed in their young wide receivers, but we don't need to address our skill position players on offense.

We're set, we're fine, and Aaron Rogers is throwing to nobody in this game. You get a big play by Jimmy Graham, but it's like a total anomaly on this season. I think you do have to ask questions, I think if you're the Packers, and I'm sure they're going to be investing in offense this off season. Philosophically, they've put so much into their defense. Free agency money and draft picks. They have spent like crazy on their defense. And they improved the defense from terrible to okay this year, but it's an offense league.

I'm sure they're going to want to start investing more in the other. And you could see why that was their mindset. It's like we have an all-time graded quarterback. We believe we've given them enough developing talent where he could lift them. And then if we build up on D, it could all come together in a championship type stew. Maybe this is a bit of the wake-up call. Because here are some of the other guys that caught balls other than Adams Graham, Alan Lazzard. You had Jake Kumero with a catch, Mercedes, Ler.

Lewis with two catches, Jace Sternberger with two catches, Geronimo Allison with two catches, Tyler Irvin with a catch. I mean, these guys, they need to upgrade the talent. I agree. We're all in agreement on that. Well, I know it's a new regime there, but part of their identity, to me, is played just well enough to get steamrolled by the 49ers in the playoffs. Because this has happened over and over a game against their defense. Right. Well, yeah, when they've lost this year, they've lost hard. I mean, they've lost to the Chargers. in this game, they haven't been overly competitive. It's just a reminder, too, how tough it is to make the Super Bowl.

I mean, the 49ers are 4 and 12 last year. They're in the Super Bowl. And now Jimmy G. is made just as many Super Bowls as Drew Brees and Aaron Rogers has for their careers. It just takes so much. I mean, it makes Brady's nine, Ross Tucker point it, makes Brady's nine Super Bowls all the more ridiculous that Rogers and Breeze have been to one each. Like, not only do you need things to come together,

You need to not have to face an epic 49ers team that even the best Aaron Rogers was probably going to lose. We're like four months away from Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch being on everyone's hot seat list. I mean, it just, everything changes very quickly. I blame the Saints. I blame the Saints for blowing that first game. They should have been in this game. The NFC North was a little overrated all year. They should have been there.

They weren't. Yeah, well. They didn't get the W. Didn't happen. All right. Any other thoughts on this game before we move on? Well, we'll do a little winners and losers at the end if you want to put a bow on anything here.

All right. Now, this is it. The only reason we got Ryan Bartlett behind the glass, big Chiefs fan. It's been waiting his whole life to see the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, making today a very important day. Hard not to be happy for him after all these shows that we've done with him. And the years where the Chiefs melted.

And, you know, Wes said to me privately, it's hard not to be happy for him, but I'm still not. Wait, what? That's out of character. That's sort of how cold of heart. I am a fan of Ryan Bartlett and a fan of Ryan Bartlett's Instagram account, which is on fire. All right. So Bartlett, it was a big day for him because his chiefs were playing for a chance to get back to the Super Bowl.

Let's get into that game. William Shane's out same way. Three-man rush again by Tennessee. Mahomes moving to his left laterally chased, holding it and gets out of bounds and up the sideline. He's not out of bounds yet. He's at the 10. inside the teddy dodge for the end zone touchdown kansas city a remarkable acrobatic scramble on a 27-yard run maybe the best play yet of patrick mahomes incredible young career hail hail to the king of the chiefs kingdom forever because today the team that lamar hunt founded has just won lamar hunt's trophy in the stadium

That was Lamar Hunt's dream. Kansas City is the AFC champion. They're headed to Miami for Super Bowl 54. Holtes waited his whole career. Oh, turn it up in my ears. Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, going to the dance. Chief, Chief, Chief.

If you wonder, Mark, if they had a sacrifice, a girl of the natives to make this happen. I know, but I long disagree with you about what's happening in this scenario. To me, it's like a, I've mentioned it, a police drama. You take it somewhere totally different. Patrick Mahomes, yes, he was a surgeon throwing the ball Sunday, but it was that 27-yard run where he tap-danced down the left sideline at the end of the second quarter.

That's what we'll remember most about this year's AFC title game. Mahomes' incredible TD run gave the Chiefs the lead for good en route to a 30-5. 25-24 win over the Titans at Arrowhead. Yes, the Chiefs advance to their first Super Bowl since the 1969 season. And Greg, with Mahomes out front, they have a great chance to bring this thing home. I think what is so remarkable about Mahomes

is that on a day like today, some of the things you don't think about when it comes to Mahomes that totally destroys the opposition. Like he's moving defenders before the snap to kind of open up, you know, running lanes. He's diagnosing every single thing that Dean Pees and Mike Rabel tried to do before the snap to show him different coverages. None of that got him out of his game. When they take away his first read, especially early in the game, he hits a third and 10 to Kelsey. That was an amazing play to make it fourth and short, and they keep that drive going.

I think his best skill right now might be buying time. having a feel for where the pass rush is coming from and buying a little extra time for him to make his magic. And all of that's different stuff than just his arm, which is the greatest arm I've ever seen. And it's going to take an unreal defensive effort to stop him. And luckily for us, you know, he's playing the best defense in the NFL. It took about 20 to 25 minutes worth of game time in this game to solve the question of which juggernaut force was more unstoppable. and it was Mahomes because resistance was futile. I think what Greg said, he said it well.

Like anything in front of Mahomes, if he can see it, he can solve it. You got to blindside him in order to sack him in this game. The Titans were getting some pretty good heat on him, and he was solving it by either scrambling or buying time to hit receivers. And I think that changed the whole way the Titans called offense because they knew their defense could not stop him. So every set of downs became so precious that they could not go, away from Derek Henry. That's what they believed in. And when you had the second and ones or the

third and twos that they used to do play action on, they said, we got to go with Henry. And Chiefs, you saw they were even doing goal line defense in the first half to stop Henry in short yardage. And at that point, we're used to seeing Arthur Smith dial up play action or get creative, but I didn't think they dared get creative with the way Mahomes was toying with their defense. Yeah, I mean, Tennessee's bread and butter and these two really interesting wins to get to this point. are making teams that people thought more of highly uncomfortable. And the Titans controlling the pace and the Titans, especially in the second half, you know, having their way.

And the Chiefs at this point, if you look at their two deficits against the Texans and today when they're down 17-7, that's a 41-7 deficit that they fought their way out of. So I don't, so I think. They're in both comfortably. Exactly. To the point where I think even watching it, at no, today was a little different than the Texans because I simply believed in the Titans more and they put up more. of a fight after having that lead. But it was like by halftime that I had the same thoughts I did

last week. Like this game feels just simply over to me because what I love about Kansas City, why I think the Super Bowl will be awesome no matter what happens in the first 20, 30 minutes, is how aggressive they are, even when they're up and it's third and 10, they're going to keep throwing the ball. And they're not one of these cookie cutter teams that sits on a lead. They are going to relentlessly look for an advantage. And that's Kyle Shanahan too. So we're looking on paper at something very classic with the way the two. coaching staff's attack. It's interesting how the Chief's offense never really kind of went that next level during

the regular season, and now they are in that unstoppable type feel that marked their season in 2018 when Mahomes was the MVP and threw 50 touchdowns. I just, I couldn't, not to keep everything on Mahomes, but I just could not believe how impressive he was in this game. It was one of the best quarterback games I'd ever seen, and I've ever seen, and I know his numbers aren't perfect because 23 of 35. but I thought he played a flawless game and did things that nobody else can do.

The touchdown run was Romo said it during the game. He said it's maybe the best individual play we've seen by anyone all season. Hey, you just did it in the AFC title game to put your team ahead for good. His passing was unbelievable. And then when the Titans, they threatened to make things interesting, bang, he hits Wackens for 60 yards showing off that unbelievable arm. It's almost unfair his physical abilities. I mean, it's just so fun to watch.

especially with the running ability. I mean, that, to me, has been the difference in their winning streak since, you know, they lost to the Titans the last time around it. He has picked up, and I'm thinking of the Chargers game, and definitely through the playoffs. Whenever they're taking away the past, now he's thinking, okay, he knows everything in front of him. I'm going to take 11 yards. I mean, he was their leading rusher in both of these playoffs games. He's got the defense on a yo-yo.

It's outright. And I think a lot of it is mental, though. I mean, I really do think he's in his third year in this six. system second as a starter, and a lot of it is he seems incredibly sharp in that he's like further ahead right now than he was a year ago in terms of taking what the defense gives I think it also points to, and I like Damien Williams and he's had a couple big plays for the chiefs obviously down the stretch, but their running back situation just is it, he has to do that because they can't lean on their stable of runners the same way that the 49ers.

You don't need to run to be the best offense in the league. No. That well. They might get into a situation where they need to. Yeah, you know, you want. We haven't seen that yet. You want to, but it was pretty interesting in the first half. I mean, I think they had three rushing attempts in the first half.

And to Andy Reed's credit, he came out of halftime, and they had that drive right out a half time. 13 plays, 73 yards, and that was a lot of running in the third quarter with Damien Williams and Mahomes. And so they are able to mix it up a little bit. They were up 10 first downs to four on the ground over Tennessee at one point, which is, you No, these games have weird statistical stuff happening three quarters of the way through, but that shows you.

That should have been reversed if you're the Titans. Let's hear from Andy Reid after the game when they delivered the Lamar Hunt trophy back to the Chiefs. Hey, on three, can we just give it one? How about those cheese? One, two, three, how about those cheese? Nice moment there. And then Travis Kelsey, who I'm sure is going to enjoy Super Bowl week, he got his chance on the podium.

I'll learn one thing since I've been here. You got to fight for your right to party! I feel like Travis Kelsey is your nightmare, Mark. No, it's, I, you know, I actually once interviewed his mom for a Mother's Day piece, and she basically said that the two... Humble brag? Well, I guess. I mean, it was, I think, like, eight people read it, but the two Kelsey brothers are so competitive.

They're so competitive. that I think that when the brother gets there with the Eagles, Travis Kelsey has waited for this moment. I mean, do I think that he probably practiced that line or had a short list of two or three lines that might work over the mic if they won? Yes, I do. From White Castle to the Nile.

I know Greg has a favorite Beastie Boys line, but he might not be able to say it on this podcast. Oh, what? I'd stick my dick in the mashed potatoes. We're not allowed to say that. Or we're live on the internet. I'm trying to assign blame to why that just happened. Wes, cueing Greg up, and Greg not realizing that we're live.

It feels like a good time for Erica to just step in and take place on the show. I just left. I'm out. Yeah, I mean, I think we all are at this point. I'm out. All right, let's put the train back on the tracks here. Yes, and remember, this was the same Chiefs team. Patrick Mahomes led them to 24 points in the fourth quarter against the Pats last year, only to get left hung out to dry when the defense couldn't get off the field.

So this was some unfinished business here in the AFC. title game. And we talked about this, like, leading up weeks in advance on this, that getting Andy Reid to the Super Bowl stage, getting Mahomes out in front, this is such a, in a year where Mahomes kind of took a step back as Lamar Jackson rose up. This is now Mahomes' stage. And I think we have time to talk about who's going to win the Super Bowl, but it's just like, this is going to be such a great game. But Mahomes is the best player on the field on the biggest stage and he's proven that on the biggest stage he gets better, how do you pick against that guy? I'm going to struggle to. I thought it was a great example of complimentary football and how

an offense helps the defense. I thought the Titans would push the Chiefs around and it didn't really happen. There were a few plays early where Henry was going for eight or ten yards of pop. But the way the Chief's offense helped turn the Titans offense one dimensional in the second in third quarters, and then the Chief's defense with Honey Badger and Sorensen bringing hard hits, Frank Clark backing up his talk, Chris Jones playing better than we thought he would with the injury.

The Chief's defense turned the Titans one-dimensional, and they start passing it after that. See, I think they are complimentary, but it's the Chief's offense that just saves the Chief's defense having a no-show. I mean, you give up 17 points in your first three drives. That's a disaster. The Titans only had the ball seven times,

today for a full drive. And they scored 24 points. Yeah, I mean. The Holmes was so good, he allowed the Chief's defense to find themselves. Right. It's crazy because this was not a great game by the Chief's defense. And, you know, you look at the final score and it's 24 points and it ends up being comfortable. And they held Derek Henry down.

I mean, they were like celebrate. Every time they got Henry on the ground in the first half for a three or four-yard run, they were celebrated. Like, they were so happy. But they really weren't playing very effectively. It's just amazing. Like, when you put up 35 points, that's one thing. When you put up 35 points in eight possessions, it's over. I mean, it's like the Titans wanted to shorten the game.

Great, you shortened it, and you shortened it so you lost faster. And if you had one nugget of information, you know, through a crystal ball coming into this game, and it said that, you know, Derek Henry will be held to two yards rushing in the second half in the final 30 minutes. It's over. You know me. Titans, I don't know.

It's like they had their run. I would look at this season, though. I'm saying they can't be too disappointed. I agree. It's a little different to me, and it's not on a... Matt LaFleur, I think, should look at this season and say, as a rookie head coach, he did a great job. But the Packers, with all that's happened with Aaron Rodgers and the playoff losses accumulating over the years, that's a whole different feel losing this game.

If I'm a Titans fan, and it depends what they do with some of these free agents and stuff, and Mike Rabel is your coach, you feel good. Like, you were playing with House Money today. You feel good, but I don't... See, I don't buy House money. You're up 10-0. I get it. That's 7.

That's fine. championship game. There's no promises that you ever get back to the stage with this nucleus. These games are hard to get to. And when you have a 10-point lead in the second quarter to then go from 17-7 up to 35-17 down, that's a bitter pill, especially when we spent a week straight talking about, hey, the difference between the chief, between the Titans and Texans is if you fall behind against the Titans, it's over because Derek Henry ends the game. He couldn't do it this time. And you kept waiting for him to break that 60-yard run. He's done week after week.

And to the Chief's credit, they're not a perfect defense, but they never let Henry dictate the flow of the game, and that was a big part of this. I would just say this, though. I mean, I hear you. You don't want to lose. I'm not saying Titans fans are out at the bars dancing up and down the streets right now. But you don't sit around thinking that the better team lost.

It's pretty clear you lost to a superior team. And to talk about taking steps in one season, they took as big a step as any team in the league outside of the Niners. They do have huge questions in the offseason. and Tannahill, Derek Henry, and Jack Conklin are all free agents. Those might be the three best players on their offense along with A.J. Brown. Here's some ideas. Sign them. Right. Conklin might be the easiest guy to say.

I don't know. Henry feels like a guy that will get tagged. I'm saying just get the tag because it'll be complicated to figure out anything else. Tana Hill, you would think they're going to sign them long term. I don't think today was Tana Hill's best game. Certainly not on him, but I don't think it was one of his best games. It made me question his ability in cold weather. He threw those back-to-back ground balls in the middle of the game. And it's like, where is your grip on the football right now?

I can already see a billion think pieces about buyer beware, Ryan Tannahill contract as quarterback articles. Is that I'm not saying it's unfair, though? I'm not saying it's unfair. It's just so hyper-predictable. It's like small snippets. It is tough to figure out. You know, we're doing these free agent rankings and we'll get into this stuff. But it is tricky to figure out, okay, him versus a guy that you've seen doing.

it but is way up there in years like Philip Rivers or whatever. It was a 10 game sample. He's worth more to the Titans than anyone else. They should bring him back. And I really think that they will. Well, you forget because of what happened in the final three quarters, but in the first quarter, you saw that he had time to throw in huge open windows whenever they did play action. It's really hard to evaluate quarterbacks and play action offenses because the windows are bigger. He also took that Sorensen hit, and I'm not sure that he was right after that. What a shot that was. I just don't think he was right oh my goodness and then they came back from break and he was he was changing he was holding his tablet and changing it with his nose because his hands were so cold he had the gloves on

uh leading to a robo joke that he thought that might be connected to the head shot he just took which tony tony working a little blue in broadcasting terms on the NFL hey it's it's going around these days i guess uh i did really enjoy tyrant matthew on the podium at at the end of the game and kind of the journey he's been on but especially his play today I mean, he had that open field tackle early that really stuck out on A.J. Brown, but he had the big tackle for loss on a pass play that he ends up tweeting about after the game that was the exact same play that the Patriots ran against them for almost a touchdown back in like week 12. And he said, I knew they were going to run that same play because I fell for it last time. And he's the type of guy who it seems like he knows what the other team is going to do before they do it. And he has been an incredible free agent sign.

I mean, maybe their best defensive player, at least on the field today. Wes, didn't feel in the newsroom early on that this wasn't Chiefs v. Titans, it was more a Mark versus Greg scenario with a lockoff title on the line. Greg needs a Chief's win to clinch. And the tension in the room, and I got in right around kickoff, and you could feel it when you sat down. Break down the percentage of where the tension was coming from. Give me an honest answer.

Greg didn't seem to be sweating too much. It was mostly, it was a very, intense Mark, more intense than usual, but then, Greg, you could, I could feel that you felt that energy coming off Mark. Well, I didn't want this to be a brown situation. To the point where when Mark goes upstairs to do a sky hit, you start making some positive comments about the chiefs. Like, I got to get these in before Mark comes back downstairs.

That was the type of energy. I didn't want it to be a brown situation where I couldn't root on the chiefs for fear of, for fear of upsetting. I don't feel like I was that menacing, but I was, you know, lost my own. There was no, just intensity. You portrayed your Titans fandom as if it was, you know, a wellspring. It came from this natural place. It came from the fact that the only thing I know you to be competitive in is the locks.

You really wanted it. Well, and I, by the way, congratulations to Greg. You did a great job, and you've won it outright at this point. Here's your prize, Greg. You have to take part in this next season and defend your title. No, there's a rule. You know, whoever wins can make up the rules and the locks are over. That is not a rule.

They're done. When did that become a rule? That is not a rule. Smart move by Dan, though, to lock up the 49ers and sneak into second place. I like second place. You'll find your face on a milk carton

if you take this contest away from us. That was a death threat, folks. Pretty amazing that the Chiefs went 50 years without a Super Bowl appearance. They've had some very good teams over the decades. They've had some great teams over the decades. And you just, it's kind of amazing that it never all came together until 2020.

You know, it's been missing. though, the B-line is this was the team that didn't draft a first-round quarterback, didn't pursue developing quarterbacks. They never had the guy. And, like, Andy Reed kind of quietly must be kicking himself for settling. And Alex Smith is a good

quarterback and statistically viable and all this stuff. But Patrick Mahomes, he could have had five Super Bowls if he had a guy like this 10 years ago. I mean, Bartlett and his fellow Chiefs fans have earned this moment. I mean, they lost seven straight playoff games over 20 years. And

And in the Andy Reid era, even, which has had a lot of hope. You've had five straight years where you've watched them, or I don't know if it's five straight, but you've seen five playoff losses. He put the headset on Bartlett, a second here? Yeah, we got to hear. After all these years. Ryan's legit. He's a legit cheese fan.

He's been the producer of the video show all season. He's done a great job. Bartlett, we talked about on last Sunday show that if the Chiefs win, you will run nude through downtown Culver City. you'll go past our office, past the sad old age home where the ambulances are always outside, past 7-11-1, past the gun shop, past 7-Eleven 2, and then get to the DMV and come back. And sure enough, Ricky Hollywood has the video footage up after the game. Nude, Bartlett. Give the people what they want.

An HR nightmare. Roll Y? Take why. The producers never stop. Throwing it to himself. And you got to watch the YouTube show. Joe, for this very reason. Well, we're never putting in the YouTube show back up after.

Bartlett's bringing some pecks to the house. Bartlett's working hard on that body, so he wasn't ashamed to show it off. Congratulations, Ryan. Oh, this is great. I didn't know how to act, so my first thing was just take off my clothes and start running around the block. So what was the reaction to the people outside the gun store? Because there were some people out there. There was like a group of gun store enthusiasts outside.

Yeah, well, by first... Not ideal. When I ran by them the first time, not a big deal. but then when I turned around, I saw them all start to make some funny faces at me, and I didn't know if they were going to come closer or step away. Maybe not your people. I noticed, I thought if you were especially striking without clothes, and I couldn't get a full view there, that, you know,

you'd see cars veering off the side of the road, but they sort of just kept driving without any issues. No, I mean, that's hardly anything special for this neighborhood. I mean, stuff like that goes on around and it's all the time. And Erica, why were you laughing so hard as Bartlett ran by you? Another fair question. Have you ever seen someone run down the street naked towards you? How could you not laugh so hard?

I could not stop. It was so funny. Now here's the disgrace of it all. Bartlett, who's been a loyal NFL media employee for years, has gone to like the past five Super Bowls. This year, he's not getting sent by the league. And now the Chiefs are in the Super Bowl. That's not right.

We've got to get this. West started the hashtag, get Bartlett to Miami. I think we got to get a Ricky started. It doesn't matter. We all got to start it. I think we got to do something. about this. We got to get him to Miami.

Maybe we can start something. Maybe we all chip in a little bit. Maybe listeners help me get this guy on a plane. Yeah, this is more than money. This is logistics. This is him producing your Sunday night Super Bowl pre-cap show from Kohler. Can we get some other Debroni to produce the?

That's my, we're working behind the scenes, Wes. Some other gibronies suggesting that you also are one. That, you know what, Bartlett, that is a logistical hurdle. I want you to get comfortable here. You're not going anywhere. No. Let's try to get Bartlett to Miami. There's got to be somebody else that can help out.

Right? I mean, we know one shadowy league figure. Perhaps your boss could be helpful on this one. Should we? On Mark Brady. Should we get Mark Brady on the phone at some point this week? A sneak attack? I think that's necessary.

All right. Any other thoughts on this game, gentlemen? Congratulations, Barlet. That's awesome. 1969 season. 50 years. You guys want to do some winners and lose? Let's do it.

Of championship Sunday? Yeah. All right. I'll start. You mentioned him, Greg. Remember the name, Dre Greenlaw. Oh. Declating Jacob Hollister in week 17.

Maybe changed everything. Are they at the big bell bottom playing in this case? Well, they still have won. Maybe. Maybe it's not a lot of things so good they could have went on the road. But there's no doubting that the way things shook out by getting that win in week 17. Big winner. In addition to making plays throughout the playoffs as well,

that is a nice young player. That's a winner for me. What do you guys got? I got one for you. How about the legacy of the Shanahan's? And the Shanahan's have their detractors over the years. There was a time period where people looked at Kyle Shanahan as a bit of a nuisance and someone that behind the scenes caused problems and was hard to contain inside of an organization.

Well, maybe Mike Patton's sources said that. Well, this is even previous to Mike Pedden. And I'm thinking, you know, end of Redskins era and things like that, right? But 100th year of the NFL, you could be weeks away from having the first ever father-son duo to have Super Bowl titles. And, you know, I think we could go another 100 years before that happens again. So you're getting Mike Shanahan up on the stage today, handing out trophies. It's like we're going to get two weeks of Mike Shanahan's celebration and praise and radio and TV spots. So it's a good week to be a Shanahan.

While you're here, because I had him under winners as well, Mike Shanahan's, black leather dad jacket. Yeah. You know, when you're the, when your dad, you hit 40, 50, towards 60, that black leather jacket, it's like the last bastion of cool outerwear that you can kind of wear and not feel self-conscious about because it kind of is, it spans the decades in terms of what's acceptable to wear. And I thought he was rocking the hell out of it, to be quite honest with you.

Yeah, I lived in Denver when they were winning those L-Ways, late L-Way Career Super Bowls, and he was involved with probably Mike Shanahan 20 ad campaigns. It was a little bit too much but we're heading right back into that world here. Are we? More Mike Shannon. I don't know.

I mean, suddenly he's selling leather coats in your world. You're going to go buy one of these. Greg, you got one? Sure. I'm just going to give it up for the football gods, just in general. Like the things they set in motion

for this to happen. How about the Jets winning in Week 17 last year to give Nick Bosa to the 49ers? I mean, that changed a lot for the 49ers. That was nice of us. How about the Patriots? losing in week 17 to set up this nice little role for the Chiefs having two home games

against the Texans and the Titans. I mean, that is not the roughest road that they could have had. I mean, going to Baltimore would have been a lot tougher. San Francisco, like you mentioned, in that week 17 game, like the route that they ended up having to take was kind of perfect. This has been, I think, the weakest NFC in a while, which is only because the NFC has been so good year after year. The fact that you could make a Super Bowl beating these Vikings and Packers team, I mean,

that's about as good a road as it has. And I think it's perfect because you're getting two unbelievable teams into the Super Bowl. Wes, you got one? You want a winner? Sure. Anything. Let's say, aficionados of play callers and tight ends. Without a doubt, the two top tight ends in the NFL and George Kittle and Travis Kelsey.

And in my opinion, the top two play callers in the NFL, Andy Reid is credited with bringing in a lot of the jet sweeps from college football that we've seen over the last half decade. And nobody runs more motion before the snap than Kyle Shanahan. I believe it's like 79% of the time he's running some kind of motion before the snap. I think Kyle creates more easy plays for his offense than anybody in the NFL. Right. And that's the thing about Kai Shanan.

It took him forever. He was an assistant for so long. But pretty much every single offense he's ever coached, going back to his Texans offenses like almost 15 years. go. They all were good. Like, they always had a big time advantage. I have a winner. The general manager on the sideline after a huge playoff win in a glory boy moment,

beaming cameras on him. He knows the cameras on him. He's got all his boys and his handlers and his assistants. They're all glad-handing and big grins for everybody. That's a nice moment when you get down to the field in a stage like this. I'll go out and throw out another winner. How about Rob Lowe in a big spot? And some people are going to put him on the loser list.

because they say, why are you wearing an NFL cap when they flashed to him in the crowd during the NFC title game? And let me tell you something about Roblo. First of all, guys in his mid-50s still looks great. Just taking care of himself. Looking good. Good job for Roblo. Here's the other thing.

Roblo has been famous for 40 years. He knows what he's doing when he's wearing that hat. It's like when I used to cover the Super Bowl halftime shows and inevitably somebody would ask the performer who you're rooting for on Sunday. They always go, I'm not rooting for anybody. I want both teams to do well.

That's because you don't want to cut out anybody that would potentially watch your dopey new show on Fox that Rob Lo is starring in. So good for Roblo. The guy's been relevant for 40 damn years. So don't get on him about the NFL hat. I thought he looked good.

I mean, you're compromised here. As one of the 17 readers of his biography, that's damn right. This is coming from the guy who read Roblo's 2011 an autobiography, stories, I only tell my friends. I mean, to the point where, you know, we, this, the game was dull. A bunch of tales.

And they're what, you told us a bunch of tales. Dan held court on any question one might have about Roblo or might one might not have. I mean, for 17 to 18 straight minutes as an authority figure. It's probably the only ones who bought the book. Right. If Chadlow writes a book stories, I only tell my friends, he might include Chris Wesleyan. Chris Wesleyan is a winner today because he, uh, he,

He referred to Chad Lowe in a tweet as my man. My man, Chad Lowe. Explain. Chad Lowe has reached out on DM to me in the past. We are both Reds fans. He's a football fan. When I was going through cancer, he sent me a nice message. We got to talking a few times.

We've chatted. Erica doesn't know who Chad Lowe is that is the brother of Rob Lowe, who was an actor that was well-known. He's still well-known. He's still well-known. He's had a nice career. And by the way, whoever made that dig about six or seven books sold, right? Flash up that book again. Let's see that time.

Look at the top line right right above Roblo's beautiful face. Is bestseller? New York Times bestseller. I take it out back. Let's see you write a bestseller. It's got a gold sticker. That means something. With a new introduction.

Hey, let's see you look more like a sports fan if you're going to go to a sporting event. I'm talking about I'm wearing an NFL hat over a certain team. Well, the only people that were mostly caring about the NFL hat thing were sports, right? just sports reporters on Twitter who are highly... Every sports fan watching that made jokes about that. I mean, but Dan's point is... Have you ever seen anyone wearing... No, the easy take is to chill low.

I don't have a huge problem with the hat because it's right. You're just going to take it out on this guy who looks 30 years younger than his age. By the way, Dan, if you're going to spend 20 minutes... Yeah. I mean, he also put out a lot of makeup to sit in the craft. Just call it a dopey show.

The show is 9-1-1, and it aired right after that this game. I think Rob's made a lot of good career choices, but sometimes it's just about getting that guap, getting the cheddar, 9-1-1 show. I mean, your choices become more limited as you get older in life. Speaking of hats, a loser is Kyle Shanahan in the post-game on the platform. Terry Bradshaw pulled together, bro.

He takes off the flat brim, the famous flatbrim to put on those NFC championship winner hats. Never take off the flat brim. Leave the flat-rib hat on. That is your good luck charm. So I'm a little worried about the Niners for that reason. You take off the flat brim. You put on the swat.

and maybe you sold yourself to the devil there. I've got a loser. The folks that wanted to pay Derek Henry a lot of money or the running backs matter folks. Like, you can still do it if you've got the right running back in 2020. The starting running backs in the NFL in the Super Bowl are going to be Rahim Moster and Damian Williams, both undrafted on their like fourth team each.

And you know it's a great irony? Levion Bell a year ago saying, I'm doing this for all the running backs. I'm holding out and getting a big deal to save all the other future running backs. He's ending up part of the reason why teams are afraid to give running backs money because the Jets gave him a ton of dough

and he flopped. Then he went bowling. You don't want you want the guy committed, so. You had a great season on the bowling alley. I was going to say. Yeah, what a year. How about winner Sammy Watkins? I mean, this guy is Mr. AFC Championship

has a season high 114 yards against the Patriots in the AFC Championship. game a year ago and goes for 114 again. And this one with a touch. He's awesome once every three months. So keep paying him. Is he a free agent? Is he going to get another monster?

I think he's entering the third year of his... He will not be a monster deal. Only a team based on psychotics would pay him a monster deal at this point. I mentioned Terry Bradshaw. I got him as a loser here. How many times you're going to bring up that you threw 11 or 12 passes in a game when you're trying to do this interview on the platform after the NFC title game? And then you have George Kittle.

there, one of the most charismatic young players in the league, he's right next to you. And then you just send him, say, take this trophy and go slap hands. You ask Kittle a question. Save the segment. I mean, I guess, yeah, you were in the category of people that didn't need to hear another two-minute narrative about the 1978 Steelers. I mean, it's just, if you base it alone on the post game for both teams, I feel like the chiefs are the beat you want to be on.

And the Niners, it's going to be a little dry unless you can get locked in with who's a lot of fun but we'll see you'll be on that beat mark one of those right negative in Miami what absolutely not going to the seven I'll I'll be tracking things like a professional but at my at my discretion I have a loser that way I discretion good gig if you can get it you got anything else loser anyone like me who climbed up on a soapbox after that Rams chief shootout last year and looked at the landscape of football and said hey defense and running games are done it's all aerial attacked it's all going to be 50 to 48 every week you know running backs are going the way of the dodo bird and the fullback defenses linebackers are

out no you know football is the 49ers ran as much as anybody in the playoffs these last two games the titans ran their way into the aFC title game there are still many different ways to win in football you were far from alone that was a that was a football that was a football cognizantial a scented wide dirt nap. Yeah, crowded soapbox. I don't even know what a soapbox is. That was what I was thinking. You say that, and you're absolutely right,

especially when you have Kyle Shanion calling your plays, it's like, yeah, if you can run for seven yards per carry, yeah, running's pretty great. I don't know. This might be a 44 to 30 or 41 Super Bowl. I mean, I could see that. Because as great as the 49ers, the best defense in the NFL is the 49ers,

they can give up three straight touchdowns like that. They did, they've done it against the Seahawks a few weeks ago. They did it today. It's like even the great defenses have trouble slowing down great office. I mean, a year ago, no one was saying the Rams were going to score three points. So I would just say that losers would be anyone that tell us over the next two weeks exactly what's going to happen. We've all learned the four of us. We don't know at all what will happen.

It is a complete mystery. Good thing is only two weeks of buildup for a single game. What could go wrong? Oh, God. All right. So here is the schedule for the Around the NFL podcast. coming up. We have a show Tuesday.

We'll have a show on Thursday. We'll have some fun. Special guest on Thursday, Mina Kimes. Special guest, the great Mina Kimes of ESPN. I mean, she's the hottest name in sports Twitter right now. And we have her on the show. That feels like in the studio or over the phone. It's a good question.

Where are we getting, Mena? I mean, I assume she's here since she lives in L.A., but I guess I didn't. Okay. Well, Mina's going to be on the show Thursday. That's exciting. Then we are on planes on Sunday and Monday, so no weekend show. And then once we get to Miami, we'll have a Tuesday show,

and Ricky's working on something special potentially for Tuesday. We'll see how that goes. How is that without giving anything away, Ricky? How's that going? Smooth sailing. Now what if, like, what happens if Ryan Bartlett has to end up taking over for you, like in Miami? Honestly, I would do that for him.

He hasn't been able to go. I mean, he has been able to go, but he's never, you know, the chiefs are in it. Oh, yeah, that's an easy swap. Ricky just steps down as producer for a week. Yeah. I could use the vacation time, you know. No, we need you here for ingest, whatever that means. Yeah.

A lot of behind the scenes, you know, bookkeeping. We're getting you both there. It's going to be a Bartlett-Tamposi crisis. Hashtag, get Bartlett to Miami. Let's all figure it out as a group. All right. And, yeah, so then we'll be in Miami Tuesday. We'll have a show.

We'll have a show on Thursday. That will be our big Super Bowl preview. We'll have our live show. that Thursday night, it's going to be a ton of fun. And then, of course, the Super Bowl recap from Hard Rock Stadium. We'll be there in the flesh. So who are you going to get as like the fourth host since I'm going to be fired after this show? It's an exciting new turn in the show and we'll be discussing that tonight.

I feel like when it's time to call people to the carpet, as they say, Mark and I are totally in the clear. Yes. Wes will be, he's castigated for his decision. to tee up, Greg, who... Wait, right in the middle of when I was saying, but we can't say that on this podcast. Well, you know, Wes, a broadcasting trick is don't set the table. But you know, Greg, you know, Greg's a live wire.

He's the bad boy of sports podcast. Maybe if he waits to listen to what I said. I can't believe I'm getting... It's unfair. We're going back to, you know, a two-man show. Wait, how can you say it's unfair? You're the only one pedaling this narrative. It's like the cheating.

It's unfair. I'm the one who thought... out of this. It's the cheating scandal in MLB. It's like there are people directly involved, but then there are basically just like ripples. And you're part of the ripple, unfortunately, was. Oh, whatever.

You're part of a culture way. Oh, yeah. You're like, AJ and Hinch. Oh, I really wish they had stopped it, except them all their bosses. This is bound to happen sooner or later. This ride's been going on too long. Right, exactly.

We have two spots open for the Super Bowl. Bring a friend, right. That's right. That's right. That's right. All right, so that's all covered. All right, so there you go. Are we going with the cozy?

Wait, shut that down. Oh, I forgot about it. It's a bit of a tradition. What about you, Mark? We were able to get you out after our last five good. I don't think so this evening. Okay. I have to go, I have a Niners fan at home who is.

It's a long-held tradition. She's oiled and ready to go. That is, Greg, why are you topping yourself with more utterly ridiculous comments? Did you say oiled? That is utterly ridiculous. What is wrong with you? I don't know. All right.

Okay. Let's talk the word I was searching for. Greg will perish. Lubricated. Jesus. Signing off for. Quiet store on the mailman, the old boss, Ricky Hollywood. Ryan Bartlett, hashtag get Bartlett to Miami.

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