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Episode Date: December 4, 2020

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And he put Vaseline all over his body because it was so cold. He tells that story. He really, I mean, that's how, and I always remember that game because it was he and Eli, and that was the Giants Super Bowl year, and they went to Green Bay, and you could not guard Plaxico Burris. Couldn't guard him. And now, you know, it's funny, now you have all these big receivers, like D.K. Metcalf. There's a lot more big receivers. But at the time, Plaxico was a very unique body type.

He could run, but it was physically, he was, you know, six, five. You couldn't match up with him. And now everybody wants that. Everybody's trying to get that. And Plaxico Burris is joining the Super Bowl champ. Giants beat those unbeaten Patriots. You know, it is interesting. We talk about this all the time.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, more than any organization in the history of the league, does wide receivers well. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if they get them in the Pac-12, the Big 12, it doesn't matter. So tell me the culture. No team drafts a position better than the Steelers and wide receiver. Why? Did they do homework on you that nobody else did or what?

They get in their lab when they do their homework and they have a great scouting department. So when I was drafting in 2000, Kevin Colbert, that was his first year as a general manager for the Steelers. Yeah. And I was Kevin Colbert's first pick ever in 2000 and his first year as being a general manager. Since 2000, Kevin Colbert and the Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted a receiver every single year for 20. season. So he is going to draft a wide receiver every single year. And you sit back and you look at the, you know, how these guys have been playing over the years, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, and Manuel Sanders. You look at Chase Claypool. You just look at all these guys that he's drafted

who have had the phenomenal talents. But he goes and finds him in the third, fourth, fifth, and six round, and they put these guys on the field, and they just continue to go out and perform at a high level weekend and week out. It's just amazing that they can, you know, the scouting department goes out and finds these guys, and they just come out and play well. Yeah. You know, it's interesting. You're a former New York giant on your Super Bowl there. And they, you know, listen, Coughlin, you know Tom, he loved you. And then they went through Ben McAdoo and Pat Schumer and it didn't work. And I didn't love Joe Judge as a hire because my takeaway was, you know, first of all, Belichick's guys don't work a lot. And secondly, he'd never been a coordinator.

Tell me, what are you hearing from your sources and your friends with the New York Giants? Because I watched the Giants plaques in the last six or seven weeks. They get better every week with Judge. Every week I watch them. They're a better football team. What is he doing that people like? I think that, you know, everybody's kind of buying into the system. They got out to a rough start, O and four,

oh, and five, or whatever the record was in the beginning of the season. And now you start seeing these guys begin to jail. But you have to remember that none of these guys had a training camp. So, you know, their first evaluation of guys, you know, was basically during the season, week one and week two. So right now going into the rest of the season, if you look up, the Giants have a great defense. And I think that's one of the things that's kind of keeping them in these games.

They've been able to win two or three games in a row, which they are calling a winning streak around here. So, you know, they'll take it. But I think everybody's buying into Joe Judge. It was kind of everybody was around here a little skeptical at the beginning of this year. But I think that, you know, you're going to continue to see those guys get better and better as the season goes on. So Bruce Ariens and Tom Brady, there's a lot of talk that it's not working as well. You know, as everybody hoped, what's interesting is you have a, you have a relationship.

relationship with Bruce Ariens. First of all, you were a coaching intern with him for a while. He was also, I think he was with Pittsburgh, and he was one of your, I think he, if I recall, he was one of your coaches there. Yes. Yeah. So you tell me, what did you like about Ariens? And maybe, maybe what do you look at and think, oh, that may not work with Brady? I love BA. You know, Bruce was my wide receiver coach in Pittsburgh for two years. And I remember sitting down in the locker room going into my, going into my fourth season. And I had never met them before. And I was just finishing up a workout in the offseason. And he came down and touched me on the shoulder. And he said, hey, I'm Bruce Erie. He's, you know, I want you to come upstairs and

watch some film with me. And it was the first time that a coach had really sat me down from a personal standpoint and made me look at film and teach me coverages. You know, he taught me the ends and out the defense is what they were giving me, what they were taking away, getting out of my breaks in different things like that and recognizing coverages. I think those are the things that he taught me help my game flourish because, you know, I was seeing the defense before it happened. And I'm failable grateful for that because he's a great coach, he's a great mind. But as far as the relationship between him and Tom Brady, look, BBA wants the best,

of his players. That's just how he is. But at the same time, he knows that Tom has been around long enough that he can take the public criticism. B.A. wouldn't be, you know, criticizing a guy that is, you know, second, third year quarterback because, you know, maybe his skin is not thick enough to take the criticism, but he knows that Tom can take it. And, you know, trust me, all the public scrutiny between, you know, Bruce and Brady is all smoking mirrors. Those guys sit down, you know, after practice and they hash it out and they just get back to work. So Carson Wentz is a kid that I like a lot, big strong. I think he's really talented.

But, you know, they draft Jalen Hertz behind him. The Nick Full story. He keeps hearing about how good his backups are. Go back to your career. Was there ever a quarterback that you played with? because a lot of people are saying, listen, Carson's just lost confidence.

It's not talent. He's got talent. Was there ever a quarterback, even in college, that you played with, that had the talent, but stuff got in his head and it affected the way he played.

Oh, man, you kind of put me on the spot here, man. What's you want me to just bash my guys that I played with? I mean, come on, man. I mean, you know what? I really haven't had a chance

to really watch Carson Wince play, this season. I've seen highlights and different things like that. It just doesn't look like to me that he's seeing coverage very well right now. You know, he's making bad decisions,

you know, throwing in the coverage and different things like that. But, you know, for him, losing your confidence as a player, you can't play if you don't have confidence, especially at that position. Everybody's looking at you to be the leader of the football team.

He's the franchise quarterback of that organization. So if the Philadelphia Eagles want to get better and play better, Carson Wins has to play better. And right now he's just not getting it done. I can hear the birds chirping all the way down here in New Jersey from Philadelphia. They're riding them pretty good right now.

So I hope from a personal standpoint that he goes out and plays better. So I love me some Sam Darnold, but he's had a bad year, and it's kind of a mess. And my guess is the Jets are going to draft Trevor Lawrence, who's a remarkable prospect in New York. he can sell tickets. He's going to be, he's a big superstar in college. My guess is they draft him. You know, New York, it's, there's, you got to sell some tickets and Donald is struggling.

You got your gut feeling on, is Sam Darnold just a bust or can he play? What do you see with Darnold? I think Sam Darnold can play. I think a couple of issues there is that, you know, he doesn't really have the playmakers that a lot of these great quarterbacks have, you know, playing right now in the NFL. And, you know, he has to play better also. But I think you have to put him around some guys that, you know, so you can see his talent flourish. And flat out, the New York just is just terrible right now.

Yeah. There's no way around the defense isn't playing well. They can't stop anybody. I mean, I've never been in a situation when I'm Owen forever, Owen 11, Owen 12. but it has to be tough to walk into the building and be confident and go out each week and perform and try to win football games when everybody confidence is down. It's like, oh, you know, we're not a very good football team. They're trying to win a game, and it just hasn't happened.

As far as Trevor Lawrence going there, I don't want to see this young man confidence to get the story coming to New York because it's a tough talent to play. You have to have thick skin to play in this market. He's a phenomenal talent. But the same problem is going to remain. if you don't put these quarterbacks around guys that can make plays, this is what you're going to continue to get weekend and week out. And you have to be able to stop people on defense.

They haven't been able to do any of that. So that is why they're on forever. And, you know, kudos to Trevor Lawrence. If he comes in New York, hopefully they put some guys around them. But I don't really think he's the answer. I think they have to make some changes in the organization, you know, in the front office, general manager, been head coach, but they already said Adam Gaze will probably be back for the following year,

so who knows, but they just got to get some football players. Yeah. Plax and Lavaar Arrington and T.J. Hushman Zata are debuting Fox Sports Radio tomorrow, 1-3 Eastern in the afternoon. It's called Up on Game. Plax, it's great seeing you again. Continued success. Loved having you on the show. All right, thanks, Colin. Good to see you. Go Sparty. There you go. not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games.

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This is the herd line news. Well, the Rams will travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals for the first time this season. They found success against them in 2019, winning both games, sacking rookie Kyler Murray seven times. This season, Kyler and the Cardinals are playing much better, but Aaron Donald was confident that the Rams have a good game plan for him. We know what to do because we played a lot of, you know, mobile quarterbacks. We got two of them in.

We got Russell Wilson in our division. So, you know, we kind of know how to handle it. He's playing better football than he was last year. So he got some good guys around him that's helping him as well. So, you know, we got our hands full, but, you know, we prepare for the challenge. We're ready. Rams match up very well with Arizona because they can put Jalen Ramsey on DeAndre Hopkins. and they get a great pass rush.

So the Rams defense, and they've really done it in like one year, it's formidable. I think this is a tough matchup for Arizona. You have this in your Blazing Five. I like the Rams. It's my one favorite. Rams minus three. I think they win by a touchdown.

And by the way, McVeigh and the Rams, this system has given Cliff Kingsbury in the Cardinals trouble for three straight years. I think that the Cardinals are one more year away. Yes, I think so too. They have lost two in a row since the Hail Murray game. And he's hurt. Kyle Murray's hurt.

They're six and five, and they need to stay ahead of teams like the Vikings and the 49ers, which are at five and six. They're all jockeying for that seven seed. But, yeah, I don't like the way that the Cardinals have been playing the last few weeks. I agree with you. I don't think this is a good matchup for them. And I think everyone kind of overreacts week to week with the Rams. Because the Rams are a very inconsistent, very good team. Offensively, they can get turnover prone really quickly.

Yes, like there's people talking about benching Jared Gough. So, like, people really overreact to the Rams. Yeah. And then they come out and have a great performance, and all of a sudden they're back in the Super Bowl conversation. I don't think that they are a Super Bowl team, but they are still a very good team, and they are a step ahead of the Cardinals.

I would take the Rams in this game as well. So three of the league's best running backs will be on display when the Titans take on the Browns on Sunday. Very interested in this game. Derek Henry has proven to be the key of the Titans offense, and he'll get to watch two very talented backs on Cleveland's side of the ball. And Henry praised Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt's talent, saying they're one of the best duos in the game, if not the best,

those guys are ballers. I like this game because I think these two teams are very similar, and that obviously both of their offenses run through their running game. I would kind of give the edge to Cleveland's defense, but then I would give the edge to the Titans quarterback and Ryan Tannahill over Baker Mayfield. Now, Miles Garrett does return, and they're a little banged up on the Titans O line,

which is one of the reasons I think Baker will face less distress than Tannahill. So I think Baker, and I think Tannel is better, but I think it'll be, you know, when Baker's comfortable with a run game throws 23 times, this team's 8-0. Yeah, I mean, their running games are both great and evenly match. Like Derek Henry obviously is the one guy and they have Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb,

but they're both neck and neck. I mean, Kareem Hunt has 706 rushing yards this year. Nick Chubb has 719, and Derek Henry's in position to earn his second consecutive rushing title leading the league with 1,257 yards. So that's the equalizer right there. So it's going to be one of those other factors that you mentioned. But again, like I trust the Titans more

just because of Ryan Tannahill, but I'm really interested in this game. I agree with what you said earlier. I think this is a big game for Baker Mayfield. Yeah. I mean, listen, he's going to play for them next year. But I believe if he struggles this week like he did against the Ravens, the Steelers, and the Raiders, I do think organizationally they will make decisions.

And they'll say, listen, it ain't working to the level we need it to. So they'll go to their scouting department and say, let's look for in round two, three, four, the next guy. They've had a tremendous season, and Sofansky is clearly the guy. They've put a lot of pieces together. Baker's done an amazing job at managing this offense, which is what you want. You want to get wins at the end of the day. But if you want to win the big game, you're going to need a guy there that can make those big plays. And eventually you're going to have to see that from Baker.

Like, it's not a knock. It's just an assessment on what they are this year. And they're really talented offensively. Yeah. And yet they have no passing game. So, like, it's time. Like this is the time. Yes, you have to step up at one point.

This is not a darnal situation where we don't feel he has any help. This is like lots of help and a really stable new coach. So finally, Anthony Davis secured a five-year, $190 million max contract extension to stay with the Lakers. And Jared Dudley is expecting AD to step up his game even more in his second year with the team. I'm expecting AD to go for the MVP. I'm expecting him to set the tone. We know LeBron, his years play in this league and all of the, accolades he has, but he doesn't have some of accolades.

He has the talent. He has the determination. So I'm expecting AD to set the tone early on, even though he might have, you know, if there's games he has to miss on back-to-back, so that's okay. But he's 27. He should have been defensive player of the year. He's the future and he's the now. It's funny. I felt like last year, it was like a do-over for Anthony Davis. Like it was the first year because nobody watched him in New Orleans. It was like watching him, you're like, watching him,

like, it was the first year I was like, oh, he lived up to his potential. Like, not that he wasn't a good player, but last year was like, this is what he is, which is a dominant playoff big. And he'd been great, but it was the first time I watched Anthony Davis. And I totally bought into, okay, that's what you can build around. No, he leveled up. But Anthony Davis is still not a one. And I don't see that ever developing for him. Like we were talking to Rick Euker earlier and he was talking about how, you know, Kobe developed into being a good leader. You know, guys can develop into being good leaders. It's not that Anthony Davis is not a good leader, but you're not going to take over that

role ever when LeBron James is on your team. No, no, no, it's just not going to be, it isn't. You know, there are certain players magic, and old magic still was the Lakers. It doesn't matter. Certain Michael Jordan could be 44. He would be your leader. Dee Wade was, you know, even with LeBron, he was 1A, it was. was LeBron was the best player, but Wade was a rock solid franchise driver as well.

Yeah, it's just not going to happen in this situation. Now, if when LeBron moves on and Anthony Davis is still there or whatever, we'll see. But the MVP conversation, and look, it's not that Anthony Davis is going to put up numbers, and he should have been defensive player at the year. But you're going to get cannibalized by LeBron being on your team in the MVP conversation. So will he deserve an MVP or be, you know, talk to? about in that space, yes, we actually win it. We know how the MVP goes in the NBA.

Whatever the narrative is the beginning of the season, if that person is still healthy by the end, that's who's going to get the MVP. Like, that's just how it goes when it comes to the MVP and the NBA. But I'm with Rick, too. Andy Davis has to stay healthy. No, that's, and listen,

it's not even a criticism. It is a reality. That's it. Like, that's going to be the key if they're going to, if they're going to return the championship and win it again. I don't think it's irony that when he played with LeBronny got healthy. I think LeBron demanded more of him. You know, LeBron's an old guy. LeBron's like, bro, I'm playing and I'm not feeling great.

They also had some time off, so... That helped a lot. That's a great point. No travel. There's a lot of factors in the season. No, quite... That was a good point. Joy with the news.

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A win is a win. A win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions,

my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw,

unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind, the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment, and the next we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast, it's a space for honest conversations,

stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So if you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to the Clifford Show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network, on TikTok. Do you remember when Diana Ross

double-tapped Little Kim's boobs at the VMAs? Or when Kanye said that George Bush didn't like black people. I know what you're thinking. What the hell does George Bush got to do with Little Kim? Well, you can find out

on the Look Back at it podcast. I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick it here, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill,

waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84's big to me. me not just because of crack. I'm down to talk about crack on day, but just so you all know. I mean, at this point, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack. So I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have AIDS on the table right now.

Thank you for finishing that sentence. Yes. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hardway with me, your host, and your favorite

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but he bailed on that industry smartly. And then he got into radio and TV and stuff. And he comes on every Friday on our show for his NFL picks. I love them. Let's bring on Jason McIntyre. Fox Sports Ready on the weekends, too. All right, well, let's just get right to. I think you and I, you got a lot of the games.

I don't know what side you're on, but you picked four of the five games I like. So let's start. Tomorrow's headlines today. Browns at the Titans. It's a great game, Colin. You know, two of the better teams in the AFC. The headline will be Browns, Miles.

from Super Bowl contention. Now, listen, I do like Cleveland a lot this year. We talked about this team in August. I had them as a playoff team. I bet on them when I drove to Vegas and a quick day trip to make the playoffs. But this is a tough spot for them. Colin, this is an 8 and 3 team

with a negative 21 point differential. Okay? When they play good teams, they get creamed. The question is, is Tennessee good or have they just looked good in the last couple weeks? Last three games for Tennessee, okay? Colts, Ravens Colts. That is a tough stretch.

So the Browns could win this one, but I do ultimately think Tennessee prevails. And the number to watch is four. Okay. Baker Mayfield, your boy, I know you guys are fine. You got a good bromance going on. Okay. Baker Mayfield, four consecutive games without a turnover. That's right.

Best stretch of his career. Does it end here against the Titans? We shall see. Yeah, being well coached. They're right. Tomorrow's headlines today. I stayed away from this baby, Saints at the Falcons. Atlanta's Bermuda Triangle for me.

So what do you got? Bermuda Triangle. I like that. Okay. The headline will be, you taste some, you lose some. But I have the Saints prevailing here, Colin. I think this is a win for the Saints. They right now have won eight straight right now. They're more dangerous than eating indoors at Applebee's. That's how hot this team is, Colin. We're talking about the only team in the NFL, top 10 in the NFL in offense, defense, and special teams, according to football outsiders. And listen, I know the football Twitter people, They think they're smarter than Sean Payton. Oh, you should start James. You know, this Taysom Hill is a joke. I just want to remind everybody. Sean Payton has lost Breeze last year and this year.

And they are 7-0 against the spread with no losses without Drew Breeze as the starter. Sean Payton is a great coach. We need to give him his due. I like the same tier. I had a bookmaker on my podcast, Colin, who said, so much Falcons money drove this from three and a half down to two and a half. I mean, there's a lot of people back in the Falcons. Alkins here. Not me. I'm on the Saints. Tomorrow's headlines today. Rams at the Arizona

Cardinals. Kyler's hurt. Probably the best game of the weekend, right? I mean, this is a phenomenal one. Maybe you'll finally invite me over. We'll watch it together. Have a couple beers. The headline will be adding to the Kailite real. I like Kyler Marie. I have that man crush on him. He's struggled lately. You mentioned the shoulder injury, but look who he's going opposite against today on Sunday. It's Jared Gough. And Jared Gough kind of reminds me of Ryan Gossling. Okay. You know, they look alike and neither of them has done anything good recently. I mean, Jared Goss, nine turnovers in the last four games, Colin. His coach called him out. I do wonder what's that locker room's going to be like. Are they just going to say, we don't

trust you, Jared. We're going to hand it off. And the key number for this one, Colin, is 31. In games where Kyler Murray is held under 31 rushing yards, one, eight and one. Arizona needs him to run. And I do believe Jalen Ramsey will lock up D'Andre Hopkins on the outside and Kyler's going to have to win this. I have faith in him. It doesn't sound like you do. I don't.

Tomorrow's headlines today, Bella check and the Patriots at the L.A. Chargers. You know, they're calling this the biggest coaching mismatch in NFL history. Come on. The headline will be just in time. Give me the Chargers, Colin. And I'm the only man betting the L.A. Chargers this weekend. We got a Fox Research guy who helps me out any questions I have for gambling all week. He crunches the numbers.

Bill Belichick 24 and 5 against rookie quarterbacks. He hasn't lost to a rookie quarterback in seven years. That's how good this guy is scheming up against the rookies. But I have faith in Herbert. I'm putting aside the Anthony Lynn factor because he's so bad. Okay. Listen, as everybody on planet Earth is saying, he's a nice guy, man. And he's really swell.

He's such a friendly character. He's a bad coach. There's a reason they are three and 16 in one score games in the last two years. I mean, Colin, every game that's close, they can't deliver. I don't want to revisit the Buffalo ending last week. You had Buffalo. Congrats. I had the Chargers.

I was vomiting at my house uncontrollably watching that series of plays. Let's not revisit it. But I like the Chargers. They're the better team. You cannot tell me, Colin, that the Patriots have a better offense or defense than the Chargers. can't. It's just not factually true. All right. Tomorrow's headlines today, the

ugly at times gross eagles at the flashy, lovely front-running Packers. Yes. I know you're a market guy. You watch the stock market all the time. This is a stock market game. The headline will be everyone loses once in a while.

And Aaron Rogers is going down this week. Okay. Stock market, you want to buy low, right? Sell high. I'm buying the Eagles low. We all watched them on Monday night football and said, you got to bench Carson Wentz. His Eagles team stinks. They're going nowhere.

What about the Green Bay Packers? Sell them high. We watched them on Sunday night football, 25 million people. Packers, they're a Super Bowl team. The Bears stink. I'm selling the Packers off that impressive win, and I'm buying the Philadelphia Eagles and Carson Wentz. And Colin, before you tell me, Jason, we need a recount.

I don't think you're right here. We just saw how the recounts went in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. in this election. And I am sticking with the Philadelphia Eagles to deliver for me against Aaron Rogers. By the way, as a long time jet fan and advocate, Sam Darnold is probably going to be replaced by Trevor Lawrence. You believe that today, right? Yeah, 100%. Colin, I have told my family, I'm not shaving this beard until the Jets win a football game. And my daughter, who's in the next room, said, Dad, the Jets may go 0 and 16. Does this mean you're not shaving until September? Are you going to look like that homeless guy on the SEC network that they trot out every week?

And I say, I'm just going to grow it. It's going to be James Harden-Length beard if the Jets don't win a game. Can they beat the Raiders on Sunday? No, no, no, no. They're not going to beat the Raiders. Are you sure? Raiders just got humiliated. Good teams get humiliated.

They always play really well the next week. That's why I like the Rams this week, by the way. When you look lousy and golf got humiliated, your practice is more focused. You're more, you bring everything down. So watch the Rams play well and watch the Raiders play well this week. That's my theory. Raiders, huh? Okay.

Did you put them in the Blazing 5? No, I didn't, but that's because I liked other games better. Okay, fair enough. All right, bud. See you. All right. Take it easy. Yeah.

I mean, it's almost, the NFL, you're never as bad or as good as you looked to previous week. Like, for instance, I bet against the Titans this week. Because they just looked unbelievable against the Colts. They match up well against the Colts. So they don't match up as well against Cleveland. And the Rams do not match up. They haven't for three years now.

They don't match up with the 49ers defensive front. And so what happens is golf looks awful against them. So what happens? Every time the Rams play the Niners, they lose or it's ugly, and everybody bails on the Rams, they come out the following week after Niners games and they always win. So the basic rule in the NFL is nobody's as bad as the last Sunday or as good as the last Sunday. Like the Raiders, John Gruden is pissed. That's humiliating.

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