The Fumblerooski Podcast - True Colors -Ep 143 The Fumblerooski Podcast

Episode Date: December 17, 2022

Are the 49ers among the Super Bowl favorites with Brock Purdy at QB?Is there hope the Vikings make a playoff run after pulling the biggest comeback ever? Who deserves to win more between the Titans and Chargers? CJ Medeiros and Justin Tucker debate these topics as well as give your week 15 start em sit ems (for Sunday and Monday games).

Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. It's a pass! It's a catch! It's in. Oh! Takes! Sideline! Touchdown! Unbelievable! Swings it way down the field to Watkins!

Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Good evening. You are listening to the Fumble Rooski podcast by Power 88 Dean Radio and Secret Web Consulting. I am CJ Medeiros, along with my good friend, Justin Tucker, who needs to put his camera on. Thank you. It's okay. It's all right. You're a good person, and we forgive you. So we have a lot planned for you tonight.

So I want to emphasize, this is prerecorded, because we are just about to cover the fact that the Vikings upset the Colts, creating the largest comeback ever. We're going to talk about a quietly impactful game, the Titans and Chargers. But first, we're going to talk about how the Brock Purdy-led San Francisco 49ers have clinched a playoff spot. The only other team to do so is Philly. So, Justin, what do you make of this Brock Purdy-led 49ers team? Once again, it proves that the 49ers don't need a franchise altering quarterback. They just need a conferencing quarterback that can make reads and throw the ball, and they can make the

playoffs with that run scheme that they have chris mccaffrey look like the stud that he usually is uh george kittle once again 25 points in fantasy thank you very much even though it doesn't mean nothing uh overall i think that team looks good and that defense especially is solid if they can continue to run the ball pass the ball and play defense the way they're playing they might be a tough out in the nf pass the ball, and play defense the way they're playing, they might be a tough out in the NFC, especially since they're riding on the seven-game winning streak that they're on. So if they keep this up, they're a tough out.

Yeah. Now, a few episodes ago, or maybe it was the last one, I really don't know, I was speaking to one of our other co-hosts adam right and he kind of dismissed the idea that the 49ers with brock purdy could be a threat to the eagles well i'm not going to say they could beat them but they are a threat no they're probably going to finish you know second in the nfc and with that defense and with their offense, which is what we call a plug-and-play offense, you can literally just plug in any quarterback and you'll be halfway decent. Because I mean, was Jimmy G even really like a world beater there? No, no, he was not. And the fact that Brock Purdy, the last pick of the nfl draft mr irrelevant as it were

can just take this team to the playoffs you know that just says a lot about you know shanahan's coaching and just how the offense is set up but justin do you see this team like going anywhere in the playoffs with Purdy? Are they just going to be a one-and-done, or could they make some noise? That's kind of a tough thing to ask because, again, he was a seventh-round pick for a reason. So how far they go is dependent on him. But if he continues to play at the level that he's playing,

I'm not saying he will for the playoffs, but if they continue at this level, it'll make things very interesting in the NFC. And he's playing like he's Jimmy G, so I don't think there's any drop-off right there. And if they continue to keep this up, the Eagles might be in for a shock. The Cowboys might be in for a shock. Basically, whoever they're going against is going to have a hard time against them yeah i think you're right on the money there and when you look at this team i mean top to

bottom this is a scary unit no matter who the quarterback is and all brock purdy has to do is just sit there and keep the screw ups to a minimum. Am I correct? Yep. I mean, if you can, I know that this is the modern day NFL and game manager quarterbacks don't win Super Bowls, but this 49ers even stack,

does it not? Oh, it's very stacked from top to bottom. Exactly. So I just say, watch out for the 49ers i mean you can't for example i mean you you probably couldn't put in somebody like david blow or blough however you pronounce it or nathan peterman and expect them to be this good i mean brock purdy he's got to be at least halfway decent so the team doesn't falter. Mm-hmm.

I mean, I could be wrong, but I don't think he's halfway. I really don't. I think he's now Mr. Relevant instead of Mr. Irrelevant now. Oh, yes, yeah. So there's a real chance the Niners make the two seed. I could see that. The problem is, all right, so the NFC. I need to figure out the NFC right now.

The North, I believe, is the two seed right now because the Vikings. Oh, yeah, the Vikings. Spoiler alert. Oh, we're going to get to that. We're going to get to them. And then there's the NFC South. And then there's the West. I, and then there's the West. I think it's the West and the South.

Oh, yeah, it's the West and the South. So the Vikings might ponder off a bit, but, again, I'm not sure they'll lose enough games to give up the number two seed. Yeah. I mean, I don't think they're going to end worse than Tampa. Let's be honest. All the top three teams just shored up their spots in the Wichita, so it's just a matter of positioning from one to three. So you know what you get with the Brock Purdy-led 49ers. But now we're going to have to talk about a different team, also in the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings, who just completed the comeback to end all comebacks.

Yes, they did. And you're not going to want to miss that. So don't go anywhere. I'm CJ Medeiros. That's Justin Tucker. And you are listening to the Fumble Rooski podcast. No sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football. They're saying it's a catch. It's a catch.

To Gates! Sideline! Touchdown! Unbelievable! Swings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Welcome back. You are listening to the Fumble Rooski podcast by Power 88, Dean Radio, and Secret Weapon Consulting. I'll be your host, CJ Medeiros, and that, of course, is my good friend, Justin Tucker.

So, as a Patriots fan, I thought we held the most impressive comeback until the Minnesota Vikings beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 when they were down 33-0. Keep in mind, being down 33-0 and winning is officially the largest comeback in NFL history. Yes. Now, I remember, I just want to say this, Justin. Mm-hmm.

I was in the car, and, you know, while the first leg of the game was going on, and I said to my dad, good Lord, the Vikings are frauds. Now, I don't know. Are we frauds now? I don't know. I'm leaning toward no. But what do you make of this crazy victory?

What does it mean for the Vikings? And perhaps even more importantly, what does it mean for the Colts? I'm so serious. I'm going to start with the Colts first. If I was the owner, I'd fire everyone. Yeah, well, Jim Irsay's probably drunk, so, you know that's what i'd walk down i'd walk down to the locker room i'd say jeff saturday i know you're just the interim coach but that was god awful you're fired matt ryan i don't care how good you are in the past i don't respect you

you're a bum you're done you're not playing the rest of the season so go home and spend time with your wife and kids you're not playing the rest of the season. So go home and spend time with your wife and kids. You're not touching the field anymore. I would go in the locker room and say, hey, guys, I was wrong about Carson Wentz. I should have stayed with him instead of this excuse for a quarterback. But enough about that. As far as the Vikings go, this was a good win for them because not going to lie, to lie, they had me in the first half. I'm not going to lie. They had me in the first half. 33 to nothing. The offense couldn't do anything.

The defense couldn't stop a nosebleed. The refs were even playing against them for that half. It was just a mess. Everything that could have gone worse for the Vikings did. And for them to take it one step at a time, scrape a touchdown, and then build off of that and continue to try to build, even coming back from that interception that they threw towards the red zone, I just thought, this is a good team victory overall. The defense said enough is enough.

We're not going to let you score like that anymore. The offense started to come alive. And that was a good team win by the Vikings. Way to dig down deep and figure out who the hell you guys are. Way to go, Vikings. Congratulations. And that kills the whole Kirk Cousins isn't clutch anymore thing. Coming back from 33 points, I'm sorry. That's clutch. I can't even be mad at him. I can't even say he's not clutch. I got to tip my cap off to him. I got to say, no, you got it today. You got it today. Yeah. Justin, there's a saying, when a quarterback or a player is no longer good anymore, you say they're cooked. You could say Matt Ryan is cooked.

No, Matt Ryan is not cooked. Matt Ryan is burnt. You put him in the oven too long, and he's now charred to a crisp. His career is over, and all I will remember him for is blowing weeds, be it this game, be it the Super Bowl. A lead is not safe with this man. Keep your leads away from this man because he will ruin them. And to build on what you said, I know Jeff Saturday is the interim head coach, and I know he probably wasn't going to be brought back.

But good Lord, he needs to go. Am I wrong? No, he needs to go am i wrong no he needs to go home again i can't right now yeah if i'm jim ursay you know after you know i have my rum cake you know just without that pesky cake part because you know that's what he does i'll drunkenly stumble to the locker room and say jeff saturday i know you're the interim head coach, but you just choked with the largest lead in NFL history. This was the biggest comeback in NFL history. 33 points you were up and you lost. Go away. I never want to see you in Indianapolis

again. You are not even fit to go back to high school coaching. May you sit on your couch for the rest of eternity. That is what I would say if I am Jim Mercer. Alas, I am not. I don't even. I know we sound like terrible owners and we're so immature about this, but this is just horrendous stuff. Is it because Jonathan Taylor went out? That lead blown was horrendous. That was the real horrendous thing. We are just reporting on it.

Is it just because Jonathan Taylor went out though? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure a lack of Jonathan Taylor doesn't make you blow a 33 point lead. I mean, your defense has to collapse. The rest of your offense has to go stagnant. And it's not like you don't have anyone behind him you still have zach moss who's like a diet uh jonathan taylor you know a big bruiser that's not the same i know it's not the same but you still have people like michael pitman and like mo alley cox and jelani woods and well yeah i understand that their receiver core is not exactly flush with oh yeah alec pierce look i that their receiver core is not exactly flush with – oh, yeah, Alec Pierce. Look, I know their receiver core is not flush with, like, elite talent, but they have enough to not justify blowing a 33-point lead.

You don't just blow a 33-point lead with, like, one injury. Even if your quarterback goes down and you're up 33 33 points you should still win this was just horrific this is like good lord level meltdown worse than atlanta yes much worse than atlanta atlanta you were up by 25 and lost these guys were by 33 and lost up by a whole nother touchdown an extra point and you lost you know i'm talking about 25.33 i mean they couldn't even score in the first half and you saw the thing that i sent you they scored at that time they scored 28 to 3 points yeah oh justin you want to explain that for our listening audience? At a certain point in time, while the Vikings were making their comeback, I sent I screenshotted a Bleacher Report tweet that they sent out saying the Colts have been outscored 28 to three in the second half versus the Vikings. I was wrong. They went out to be outscored more than that later on.

That's just horrendous. I'm sorry. It follows Matt Ryan no matter where he goes. And it's unfortunate because I don't blame it all on him. But at the same time, Jesus, that's bad. I can't even, like, he didn't play the best. But, oh, my God. He just played like a game manager for most of the game. Yeah.

Oh, and Justin, there is one small detail I'd like to bring up. What's up? Well, in our fantasy league, I had Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson. I'm so happy right now. I'm so happy. I'm so happy right now. I'm so happy. I'm out. I'm very fortunate I don't have to face you. I'm very upset that I'm not in contention, but I'm very happy I don't have to face you right now because good Lord.

How much did Kirk give you? Because I know he had two interceptions, but 400 yards passing. And like four touchdowns too. Yeah. So how many points was that? Like 30 or something. Kirk Cousins gave me 32 points and Justin Jefferson gave me 30. Yeah.

Yeah. Two players combined gave me 62 points. That's going to be tough to beat. You might just move on to the next round off the strength of that. I'm just glad I'm not finishing last. Oh, well. Yeah. But everything aside, this was just a total tire fire for the Colts.

This is not a banner day. This day, this game will live in infamy for them. And from a Colts perspective, you thought getting stomped by the Patriots in the AFC wild card was bad? You thought losing to Jacksonville in a win-in-your-in playoff situation was bad? This game said, hold my beer. Ouch. You blew a 33-point lead.

We're not going to belabor the point any longer but indy you know what you did go sit in the corner yeah they're basically just like at the lowest point in their franchise right now and they can either go up from here or stay down here like the atlanta falcons yeah they're probably going to stay down if i know the colts i don't care what anybody tells me. They were wrong about Carson Wentz being the problem. No, Wentz is not the problem. I don't know who's the problem, but it wasn't Wentz.

Now, let me just say one thing. What's up? A while ago, we had an episode. We were talking about the multitude of quarterbacks that the Colts have started since Lux had been gone. Yep. Indy, take this as your divine sign from God. Get us a permanent starting quarterback.

You can't just keep, you know, just getting these bridge quarterbacks from year to year. You got to try to get the guy of the future. I know you don't want to hear that, but you must have to like either trade up really it's almost not even an option they have to get like cj stroud or bryce younger like or the guy out of kentucky they have to was it levis or levis will yeah that's i couldn't remember the last name but they have to reach for a quarterback at this point in time because it's just getting horrible at this point yeah well then i could sit and trash on the colts all day believe me it's one of my favorite pastimes but we have to move on to talk about a sneaky underrated game the titans and the chargers going to be facing each other. And this could decide kind of how the AFC could shake out.

And once again, you're not going to want to miss that. So don't go anywhere because this is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. Here's Edelman broken up in the past. No sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football. They're saying it's a catch. It's a catch. It's a catch.

Sideline. Touchdown! Unbelievable! Swings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Welcome back to the Fumble Rooski podcast, powered by Power 88, Dean Radio, and Secret Weapon Consulting. I'm CJ Medeiros, along with my good friend and good co-host,

Agestin Tucker, and we're here to talk to you about a game. For many, it's not a game people consider to be very important. But if you look at how the AFC is shaking out, the Tennessee Titans at the Los Angeles Chargers will have some pretty big implication. In fact, the Los Angeles Times said the Chargers' playoff hopes lean big on a win over the Tennessee Titans. Both teams are 7-6. Tomorrow at 425, it goes down. Justin, what do you think of this? From a Ravens standpoint, I need the Chargers to win. I need the Titans to continue to lose so we can maintain that number three overall spot. But from the overall game standpoint, it's just as simple. If they can stop Derrick Henry, the Chargers can win this game.

If they cannot stop that rushing attack, they're going to have a very long game. It's not about passing yards and whether or not ryan tennant can win the game it's whether or not you let derrick henry win the game i think justin herbert may struggle a little bit but overall i think he'll have a good game like he always does i think the chargers are finally finding their groove on offense again which is nice considering their defense is a bit banged up overall i think this might come down to a field goal kind of game, but I think the Chargers will grind it out and get this victory because I believe their quarterback is better

than the quarterback of the Tennessee Titans. Yeah, well said, Justin. So let me paint the picture here. The Titans are currently the number four seed. And the Chargers, if it ended today, would come in at eighth place, just missing out. Currently trailing those two, three, excuse me now, wildcard teams, the Bengals, Dolphins, and Patriots. Now, the Chargers, if they could advance to 8-6, that would be great, especially if New England and Miami both lose. But if the Titans fall to 7-7, and if Miami and New England both win,

they could very well see themselves just out of the playoff picture indefinitely. And when you look at it, you control your own destiny. Win and you stay alive. Lose and the road gets that much harder. Not to mention, there's another 7-6 team, the New York Jets, who are right behind just smelling blood in the water. And should they win and you lose too, that's just going to make it even harder. Now, from the Titans standpoint, like I said, they're 7-6. The next best team in their division is the Jacksonville Jaguars, who they can be hot,

they can be cold. They're just a very, very weird team. But I mean, the rest of your division really doesn't give you that many struggles. I mean, the Colts just lost, and the Houston Texans have already been eliminated. So I wouldn't worry about it too much, but you've got to go to L.A. and play the Chargers, a team that top to bottom, I would argue, is better. But, yeah, there's really not a lot to say here. You can't really beat around the bush.

If you win, your chances get that much better. You control your own destiny, though. But if you lose, oh, that could really hurt you. Yes, it could. Yes, it could, which is why I'm hoping the charges win but again i'm not worried about them making the playoffs because again it's the afc south the afc south is horrendous even though the even though surprisingly the the jaguars have been looking pretty good i know this because they beat us pretty handedly i don't care how close the game was they deserve to win that game more

than us but outside of that trevin lawrence is looking like the stud that we always thought he was. And I don't know, they can sneak up on a lot of teams, surprisingly. They might be able to snag a wild card spot if everybody else isn't careful, if they continue to play the way that they're playing. But the rest of the NFC South, I'm not concerned about. The Texans are the Texans. They're- Yeah, They're already been eliminated. Their season's over. They're the number one overall pick. And the Colts, we just saw what they are and how we feel about them at this moment in time.

So I'm not worried about them. It's just it's their division to lose. Yeah. So, yeah, I mean, you hit the nail right on the head i just want to reiterate very simple you control your own destiny here if you win should be relatively smooth sailing especially for the titans but if you lose the road gets that much harder well then again titans have to worry too much because they are fairly ahead. But if Jacksonville can string a few wins together

and Indy starts falling off, they could be in the fight of their life. Fair enough. So, yeah, topic as a whole, pretty cut and dry. But we're not quite done yet because we have to give you the Fumble Rooski Fantasy Fix. And that will come right after this. Don't go anywhere because this is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. It's in.

What? It's in! Side-line! Touchdown! Unbelievable! This is what makes Stunhide touchdown unbelievable! Slings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Welcome back to the Fumble Rooski podcast by Power 88 Dean Radio and Secret Weapon Consulting. I am your host, CJ Medeiros, along with my good friend, Justin Tucker. And this is your Fumble Rooski Fantasy Fix. And as you know, before Sunday, we like to give you your stardoms and sit-ums.

So, yeah, here we go. Keep in mind, this is prerecorded, so anything after this, well, you know, that's kind of not our fault. Wink, wink. So, running backs. We are starting Bam Knight versus Detroit and Miles Sanders. Excuse me. And we're also starting Miles Sanders. And we're starting, I mean, excuse me, we are sitting AJ Dillon versus the Rams and Travis Etienne versus the Cowboys. We're starting Chris Olave versus Atlanta, and we're starting Jerry Judy versus Arizona. However, we are sitting Garrett Wilson versus Detroit and Curtis Samuel versus

the Giants. And we do have some good starts for you at tight end. Look at Dalton Schultz at Jacksonville and Gerald Everett versus Tennessee. Hey, we just mentioned that game. You have your start. Gerald Everett. Come on, let's go. And then sit in. We're going to sit Evan Ingram at Dallas. We know he just had a big game, but it's Evan Ingram. That only happens once a season. And we're also going to sit Pat Friermuth at Carolina. And now quarterbacks. If you have these guys, you should be good. We're going to start Dak Prescott at Jacksonville. And it's a roll of the dice, boom or bust, but we think it'll be worth it. Andy Dalton versus Atlanta.

Because that Atlanta defense, very hit or miss. And when it comes to sitting, we are officially going to sit Trevor Lawrence versus a stout Dallas defense and Derek Carr versus a stout New England defense, not to mention Josh Jacobs will probably be doing the dictating on offense anyway. And for defenses, we're going to start the Packers at the woefully injured Rams and we're going to start start the commanders against a floundering Giants team. And when it comes to sitting, we're sitting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Cincy's high-powered offense, and we're sitting the Titans against the Chargers' just loaded offense.

So that there is your stardom sit-ems. You know, please have a listen, and maybe, just maybe, you can advance in the playoffs, but if you don't, it's not our fault. Wink, wink, read the small print. We joke, we joke. It's what we do. All right. That about does it. Justin, do you have anything else you want to say? Just a couple of things. Number one, Jeff Saturday needs to change his name. He's because this Saturday just proved he's not worth

the last name he was given because good Lord. Number two, after looking at and reviewing what's going on in the field against the Browns, I need after this game, I don't care whether it's a win or loss, give Lamar the biggest contract we can give him and call it a day. I can't believe I'm saying this, but yes, give him the biggest contract you can give him and call it a day. I don't care if the Ravens go bankrupt after this. I need this man under contract for five years. Not because Tyler Huntley is bad. It's because he's not Lamar Jackson. I don't know what they're doing. I need Greg Roman fired and I need to move on with my life and stop going through these things every single Sunday. If Lamar Jackson signs somewhere else, I'm going to laugh and laugh hard.

I'm going to be so angry. I don't care. No, but that's okay. I'll be nice to you about it. There's a different Ravens fan that inhabits our college that I'm going to just wail on, verbally at least. Well then, with that out of the

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