OverDrive - Turbin on the Chiefs' seeking a three-peat, the Packers entering the playoffs and Josh Allen's MVP season

Episode Date: January 9, 2025

Former NFL Running Back and SiriusXM NFL Analyst Robert Turbin joined OverDrive to discuss the headlines around the NFL, Tom Brady's role as an owner with the Raiders, Russell Wilson's role with the Steelers, Josh Allen leading the MVP against Lamar Jackson, the Packers entering the playoffs, the Chiefs' search for a three-peat in Kansas City and more.

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What's up fellas? How we doing? Thanks for having me on. Yeah, thanks for doing this man. We're looking forward to this weekend. It's going to be fun and you know before we get to the games, you know it feels like this week it's more about coaching and the coaching carousel as a report today I guess that Tom Brady had personally reached out to Bill Belichick

about coming to Vegas and taking over there it doesn't sound like Belichick's interested in doing that but from from your perspective what do you expect out of Brady as an owner it's a minority ownership but he is an owner it sounds like he's got a pretty powerful voice in Vegas. Do you think he will benefit that team? Well, I think so. I mean, you know, you talk about when it comes to his playing experience and being able to evaluate players, especially quarterbacks. I mean,

that's where he's going to be able to bring the most value. You know, when it comes to hiring coaches and general managers and being part of that decision making, I don't know how impactful he can be there, but he's a ball player and he played for a long time at the highest level, the greatest quarterback of all time. I think there's no doubt about that. And so when it comes to being able to use his experience with players that he played with, players that he played with, players that he played against,

and being able to understand, what are the qualities, what are those intricate things that maybe scouts miss that they don't see that kind of tie into the intangibles to help a player become great? Remember, Tom Brady was a six round pick himself. So he wasn't even highly regarded coming out of college. And so I think really his vision on that

when it comes to players is where he's gonna be able to have the most impact. Robert, what do you think you're gonna see out of Russ? I mean, as Russ, they had a crazy season. At one point they were nine and two and I don't know what happened to him, but he just kind of morphed into the Russ that was at Denver. Do you think he would be your guy if you were trying to pick a starting quarterback and if he is what do you think

you're going to see from him? Yeah, I mean you're talking about starting this weekend. No, it's going to be him. Would you go to Justin Fields? Would you even think of it? I mean Russ has struggled here. That offense is brutal right here. Of course I would. I would consider playing Justin Fields and I think of it? I mean, Ross has struggled here. That offense is brutal right here. Of course. Of course I would. I would consider playing Justin Fields, and I think he will play.

I would have a package for him. You know, really the fact that the Steelers sort of veered away from having those Justin Fields packages, and I know that he was, he had gotten injured in practice and he was out for a couple weeks, but the fact that they veered away, you know, from it towards the end of the season,

I think was a mistake. You gotta be able to find some ways to utilize Justin Fields and his playmaking ability in order to keep this office going. What do they lack? They lack playmakers and they lack playmaking ability. Justin Fields is undoubtedly you know one of those guys that can you know that can do some things for me as far as making plays. So I would start with Russ. Russ don't have the experience. He's just very stubborn in his belief in himself, which is a good thing. I think that's a good thing for anybody. So I would go with him, but definitely be ready to see some Justin Fields. I think there's no doubt about that.

And he'll be going up against Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Where do you stand on the Lamar or Josh Allen for MVP debate? Yeah, it's a really good question. I'm still leaning, I mean the numbers are just crazy, you know, for Lamar Jackson this season his impact on the game is unbelievable but I'm still leaning towards Josh Allen, the MVP, you know, this year, uh, just because of all the things that, you know, he's been able to accomplish with a little bit lesser, you know, of a roster on both sides of the football. And, you know, uh, Josh Allen, you know, he, he accounts for 80% of the success

that this offense is able to have in Buffalo where I think Lamar Jackson is about 53 or 64 percent I'm not really a numbers guy, but that's pretty significant in terms of you know How much your team how much value you're bringing you know you know to the offense and so. For me, it's still Josh Allen. You look at these games coming up, is there any potential, we'll call it upsets that you could maybe circle and say, I could see this happening? The Green Bay Packers are just such a weird team to me because they're so good but they hadn't really beat anybody you know this season as far as you know quality wins are concerned and you don't

like the way that they're heading into the playoffs but you know they they they were kind of similar in some ways last year and they just went into Dallas and completely demolished Dallas in Dallas and was able to advance in the next round and almost really beat the 49ers the following week. And so, listen, the Eagles have been dominant all season long, but they've got their holes and their weaknesses too. And there's a chance Green Bay could really exploit that and take advantage and find a way to get an upset in Philadelphia.

Yeah, Green Bay is an intriguing one because they just have stumbled into the playoffs and their pass rush is inconsistent. Their wide receivers have really struggled. now Watson's done for the year uh... it feels like... They could be toast Hazy, they could be toast. Well I mean it feels like it's gotta be the Josh Jacobs Jordan love like it's gotta be Jacobs I guess you know and do you see that Robert you see it being basically Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley and whoever has more of an impact on the game could win that game. I think that's a different

you know the fact that Josh Jacobs sort of brings this downhill mentality this physical mentality to the run game if he can get going it can get hard on the Eagles you know and then you look at the fact that defensively Green Bay you know they're not top five by any stretch but you know McKinney and some of those guys can make some plays on the back end We'll see What the health is for for Alexander, but you know the Eagles have been prone to turn the football over You know Jalen Hurts that that can happen with this offensive So man if Josh A's we get going and the Green Bay defense can find a way to take the football away

man if you're driving you're going in the in the green bay defense confines when you can't football away uh... you know i i think we make a copy of that i like your net is that i have and i love your that was robert turbin uh... we asked you about alan or lamar for mvp what about bills or ravens in terms of who you would fear the most if you were the chiefs with which team in the a f c would scare you the most if you were the Chiefs which team in the AFC would scare you the most if you're on? Kansas City

Yeah, that's a really good question, too That's a tough one these AFC games are are so so tight so close but you know I think that You know, I think that I have to lean towards Baltimore in that question, you know, over, you know, over Buffalo, particularly because Derek Henry, you know, I think that he's a, you know all side penalties on the Ravens the tackle not lining up on a line of scrimmage or whatever and a big toe by Isaiah likely you know the game may have turned out a little differently you know

for the Ravens in that week one matchup so I still think it's the Ravens you know Derek Henry is a future Hall of Famer he's a problem and I know that the Bills beat the Kansas City Chiefs early in the season but it feels like that's what they always do until they see him in the playoff but their lack of playmakers the Bills that that worried me in a playoff game. And so I lean towards the Ravens in that matchup. Would it be crazy just to even bet against the Chiefs and what they're capable of? It seems like, I don't know what kind of run they could possibly go on, but they always

just seem to find a way to get it done. Low scoring game, blowout, like they just, they know how to win. Like you think they're just going to that or what I do especially in the AFC I mean really the only the only way I could see the Chiefs losing and potentially in the Super Bowl in a rematch against the Eagles or maybe even against Detroit but you know the AFC team the Ravens the Bills you know the Steelers even I mean these guys I Just feel like the Chiefs have the upper hand and they'll be in some close games. They'll be good game they'll be tight games, but

You know the Chiefs They will find a way I think to get back to the game Find a way, you know in the Super Bowl this season again. Crazy. Crazy, yet not at all unexpected based on what they've done this year and they've done for a number of years. He is Robert Turba. Great catching up with you, Robert. Enjoy the games this weekend.

Thanks for having me, fellas. You got it.