The Herd with Colin Cowherd - 3 & Out - Jets-49ers Reaction, QB Play in Week 1, Cowboys owned Sunday

Episode Date: September 10, 2024

John gives his instant reaction to the San Francisco 49ers' dominant 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. He awards the game ball to backup running back Jordan Mason for stepping up impressively in place of Christian McCaffrey. John also praises quarterback Brock Purdy for continuing to prove doubters wrong, highlighting his consistent performance. He emphasizes that if the 49ers can stay healthy, they have the potential to be a legit Super Bowl contender with their dominant defense and creative offense led by Kyle Shanahan. John also discusses Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers' performance, questioning whether his lack of mobility is affecting his effectiveness. Additionally, he raises concerns about whether the Jets' defense is overrated and wonders if Haason Reddick will end his holdout and provide much-needed help. John also evaluates Jets head coach Robert Saleh, questioning if he's the right fit for the team. He also introduces a new segment called "Penthouse or Outhouse." Later, John dives into why we saw low passing numbers from quarterbacks throughout the league, how impressed he was with the Colts-Texans game and after Week 1 Anthony Richardson looks like the real deal and picked up right where he left off last season before his injury, and finally how Jerry Jones and the Cowboys owned Sunday by announcing a new contract for Dak hours before kick-off. 7:00 - Monday Night Football Reaction 24:26 - Penthouse or Outhouse 35:59 - Lack of throwing from QB's in Week 1 49:42 - Colts vs. Texans takeaways 54:24 - Cowboys steal the show 1:00:48 - Mailbag Follow John on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest. Check out Gametime - the fastest growing ticketing app in the US, and the official ticketing app of 3 & Out and GoLow -  for tickets to all of your favorite NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA teams. Concert and comedy show tickets, too. Go to Gametime now to create an account, download the app and use code JOHN for $20 off your first purchase. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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And hopefully we're doing as well as the 49ers, who absolutely shalak, shove around, destroy the New York Jets tonight. That was a beatdown, uh, physically, mentally, and on the scoreboard. 49ers win, and the Jets hype comes to a crashing halt. So I want to dive in.

Game ball, obviously, Jordan Mason, we'll dive into that. The 49ers kind of flex their muscles. I think you're going to hear a lot of positive spin on how Aaron Rogers looks. Obviously, his arm still looks normal. But I saw something in the night that made me pretty concerned, and is a pretty big red flag for the guy that I think we can. came to know over the years a style of play, which I think it's fair to say is kind of gone,

which is a big picture problem for the Jets that had high hopes, which I don't really see. And then I also wanted to do, thanks to a listener who gave me an idea, a little penthouse in the outhouse, what teams I would put in Middle Cops' penthouse. Obviously, there are a couple that have to go in the outhouse because we saw some stinkers on Sunday, that's for sure. We did a podcast yesterday reacting to the Sunday night game I went on with Colin you can find that As well as

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But other than that yeah, we're rocking and rolling. But first, I knew a lot of people at the game tonight. I don't want to say I had FOMO because it's hard to beat from your own couch. But I've been to a lot of games at Levi's, several Monday night games. Anyone listening that's been to a Monday night football game, especially for your squad, they're always a lot of fun. There's always a lot of anticipation all day, Monday when you know you're rolling to the game.

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with people being excited. But you see it in football all the time, in certain brands, and a lot of people are tweeting me, why do the Jets get so much hype? in my first take always is, well, a large percentage of the media is based in that area, and they would love for the Jets to be good. Yet in this off season, and listen, I probably overreacted a little bit because the Niners had multiple holdouts.

The McCaffrey injury is very concerning. We'll dive into a second. Everyone's like, the Niners, they're done. And then they play the Jets, and they absolutely thoroughly work them. they kicked their ass. Quick game ball. Maybe we'll start doing some game balls on Monday night. Christian McCaffrey is inactive a couple hours before the game

with a calf slash Achilles, which is very, very scary. Anytime that Achilles pops up on injury reports, I always look at those and listen, I'm not a doctor, just was an ag business major and barely listened in school, is that it feels like, I saw it last year with Dre Greenlaw,

I remember Richard Sherman was Seattle, it pops up, it pops up, and then it goes. But I've been singing this guy's praises because I've watched him in practice for two years. And Kyle, at the halftime, was like, we've been using this guy a lot the last couple years. No, you haven't, Kyle. This guy's really, really good.

And he destroyed the Jets. I mean, he looked, like, and we talked about this last night with the Rams, the mark of a really good team and a really good culture. Like, good teams have great players. You look at the Chiefs, like Travis Kelsey, Chris Jones,

Patrick Mahomes, Trent McDuffey. But what happens when one of those guys gets hurt? What happens when one of your consistent stalwart starters is not around? What's the backup look like? And the good teams usually the backup looks like high-level starters. Why? Because to compete in the organization, to operate in the operation, you've got to be really good at football.

You've got to take it seriously, not just on the practice field, in terms of training, in terms of your mental work. This summer, Jordan Mason, one reason I think Kyle wouldn't put him on the field because there were a lot of question marks, could he catch the ball? What did he do? He spent like $4,000 on a jugs machine. Who did he have shooting balls? His mother.

Now, tonight they didn't really need him to catch the ball because he ran it right down your throat. And one of the best part about Kyle's run scheme and the Shanahan's, including Kubiak, who I include as a Shanahan family member, nobody schemes would run better. because when they get you off balance in the zone running scheme, obviously Trent Williams has the power to shove you around, but you don't need powerful offensive linemen. It's about positional blocking. And then the running back chooses where to go.

It's why when you get a great player, like a Christian McCaffrey in that scheme, they can dominate. I remember when I got to the league and the Houston Texans were leading the league in rushing, Aaron Foster was unreal in that scheme. And you saw Jordan Mason, You've got to do two things to play for Kyle. Run downhill at a physical pace and know the hole to hit. And he was doing that all night long.

Breaking tackles, running through guys, running hard, running with very good instincts. When a little gap hit, he hit it. And you don't dance around. Dancing in the zone scheme is death. And he didn't do it. So 28 carries, 147 yards, a touchdown, replacing not just one of the best players on the team, but one of the best players on the league.

And let's face it, like one of the question marks is, who knows when we're going to see Christian McCaffrey again? Because as Adam Schaefter said on the pregame, he's not going to play. But the best part about being a well-run organization and drafting good players, developing good players, Jordan Mason is an undrafted free agent. He's yeah, he might have to play for a long time.

And you know what he'll do? If he can stay on the field, he'll run for 1,400 yards. So congrats to Jordan Mason, who I've given the game ball. I'm sure Kyle and the team will give him. the game ball, he embarrassed the Jets, who we'll dive into in a second. And the purdy conversation is never going to die, but how can you watch that guy play? Beside one bad drive the night, he was excellent. Do you watch how calm he is in the pocket? Look how many guys, and I'm not even going to count the rookies, it's unfair to put them in, but look how many starting quarterbacks

who have played in the NFL for a long time get so skittish in the pocket, who quickly run around when they don't have to. And you watch him, you just see a calm, collected, confident player. And I don't understand the conversation. Like, can't it just kind of die? Can't we just acknowledge? Purdy's one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL. He's been awesome for the 49ers.

And I thought for the most part, he was awesome tonight. If Brennan Ayyuk, I don't know if he was working on his diving catches during his holdout, hold in, but doesn't drop the ball in the corner of the end zone, Purdy statline would have looked even better. I thought Purdy was fantastic. Debo was a man amongst boys. Fred Warner is, to me, the best linebacker in the league. I've been talking about their secondary.

It's awesome. They have two legitimate corners. Most good teams have one. They have two. Charvarius Ward and now Lenore. Their safety plays good. Their defensive lines good. The Jets defense is all.

I hear from the media. The Jets defense, the Jets defense. Bullshit. You saw one real defense and you saw one overhype defense. The Jets have good players, but are they a good unit? The Niners are both. They have good players and they've been a good unit. Now for like five straight years.

So they have a really good quarterback. They have an elite play calling coach. They have replaceable players like, oh, who's this guy? Oh, Joanne Jennings seventh round pick. One of the better third wide receivers in the league. Debo Samuel. Oh, Christian McCaffrey's out. Jordan Mason needs a blow.

Oh, he can just play running back. Oh, they also have George Kittle. Trent Williams, who's really big right now, and he needs to get back in shape, but the best left tackle in the league. That's a loaded team. And one question mark, honestly, they had last year was their third round kicker

who was extremely erratic. And what was he doing tonight? Splitting the uprights. He actually almost missed the one, but it was like a baby cut on the right fairway. They just came right in to the left side of the fairway. It worked. Hit the upright. Boom. I think I had a bunch of fuel goals tonight.

I don't know the box score in front of me, but he was automatic. And you saw one of the best teams in the league. I'd argue the second best team in the league. There are two teams, to me, clearly on their own tier. They both dominate their conference now for several years. And the 49ers, like the Chiefs, look every bit as good as they've been. And it'll all come down to key players staying healthy. It's football.

Guys are going to get banged up. And I think the only big, big picture question mark right now with the 49ers. is Christian McCaffrey. And is that Achilles going to go? Is it just the calf and the Achilles are working together and something's just a little weird and off and it's going to be okay? I'm pretty concerned.

But I think the bright side is when you watch tonight, and this is what good teams do, specifically the Shanahan family, is their backup running back can immediately be inserted and dominate. Now, are the Jets a top five defense? I don't think so. But they're definitely pretty solid. and the Niners shove them around the night.

Absolutely ragdoll them up and down the field. So a lot of people are down on this team. A lot of people want to question the quarterback. All they do is keep winning. I mean, they just rattle off win after win, after win, after win, after win. I don't know what else to say. Like, sometimes it's not pretty. Sometimes they do some weird stuff.

But holy shit, do they win a lot. And the other thing, they have guys, their physicality, and this goes to John Lynch and the scouting staff, the type guys they draft, who are the guys laying on the ground tonight after big hits? It was a lot of jets, and the jets are quote-unquote a physical team, and they were getting smashed. So, and that's what happens when, you know, your $60 million wide receiver can also be a running back who are lower his shoulder over guys.

The Jordan Mason, the power in which he runs, you put the ball in George Kittles' hands, he's lowering his shoulder. even if you have a guy wrapped around his legs, the next guy hitting him is also going to feel pain. They just have a very, very physical team. And how long is this sustainable? Like is it five more years? Probably not.

But right now with all these guys on the field, they are, they got a bunch of tough SOBs out there who are elite players who have won a ton and if they can just hold the lead in the Super Bowl, they're clearly as good as it gets right there with Kansas City. And very, very impressive night

from Kyle, the offense, the new defensive coordinator to just kick the Jets' ass. Now, one thing I would imagine you're going to hear a lot on the television shows and the podcast and if you listen to local radio,

which is holding on by a shoestring, Aaron Rogers looks like Aaron Rogers. I got to pump the brakes on that one. Yes, his are. arm is fantastic. He's going to be able to throw 95 mile on our fastballs until he's 75 years old. Dan Marino, John Elway right now, if you put him out on a field, could throw a 20-yard out route that looks like an NFL player. The arm is not going to go on Aaron Rogers. But did you notice one thing? Because I did. I've watched a lot of Aaron Rogers, like a lot of people.

But living on the West Coast, I just watch a lot. I watch a lot more NFC football than AFC football. depending on where you live over the years just those are the big games. Before these four box situations, most of us five years ago previously, you're just watching one main game. And you're just obviously Aaron Rogers and McCarthy and the Packers were just one of the main go-to national games.

What made him a great player, and I've seen him live probably four or five times in my life, was he was the total package. He could dominate as a pocket quarterback, Brady Manning, Bree style. And then he could scramble around and make throws as good as any player ever. And you watch him the night in the pocket, can still throw darts, can still throw babies, still has a fantastic arm.

But did you notice him moving around? Oh, wait, you didn't. Because he didn't move. He was stationary. You know what he looked like tonight? A more powerful armed Jared Gough. And this is what I've been wondering all off season long, is the mobility. because when they traded for Aaron Rogers

and before he tore his Achilles, even if he was an older 39, 40-year-old guy, he still could move, maybe not like when he was 30, but he wasn't some stationary player like Philip Rivers. He wasn't moving the night at all, beside in the little pocket radius. They weren't doing rollouts,

he wasn't scrambling and making plays, and I asked myself, are those days gone? And based off one week, I'm not going to write it in Sharpie, but I feel pretty confident that we see a new version of this player moving forward. And big picture for the Jets who countless people, they were the betting favorite to win the AFCs.

People picked this team to compete for the Super Bowl. They're going to struggle to win 10 games if this is the version of him because he's just solid pocket guy. But their team as a whole, that defense is clearly a little overrated. They lost Bryce Huff to the Eagles. who gave them 10 sacks and 21 quarterback hits last year. So they replaced him with Asan Redick, who had 11 sacks and 23 quarterback hits.

The problem is, Hassan Reddick is just giving away, and it's fluid because it's not necessarily ending unless he shows up $6 million. So that player doesn't exist. So you watch their defensive line tonight. Quinn and Williams is excellent, but where's their extra pressure?

Well, Huff's nowhere to be found because he's gone, and his replacement is at home eating Cheetos like me and you on the couch. So their defensive line is just not as good. And they're secondary, like, Soss got banged up. It's solid, but it's not exactly Dion and Revis back there. So this team, starting with Robert Sala, who we have major question marks on, good looking guy. He does a lot for the bald community by just looking good in shape on national. TV. I like him. High character human being. Is he any good as a head coach? To me, this team, I don't think they're bad, but tad bit overrated might be an understatement. Do you notice a couple

other things tonight? And Troy Eickman said, he's like, Rogers told us, we're going to feed Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson, which I get, but you need more than that against good teams. So when you can't feed Garrett Wilson, what else can you do? Now Rogers is great at it, but not everyone is going to jump at that hard count and you're going to get free plays to Luzard. Their passing game is kind of suspect outside of Garrett Wilson. That's why I think the elephant in the room is like if they are competitive, would they trade a first round pick for Devante Adams? I think the answer is yes. I also would say, I don't know if that'd be a great idea, because you're dealing with a quarterback who has aged a lot post-Aquilies.

Honestly, he was aging before he got hurt. But now he's a pretty stagnant player. Still good. still a massive upgrade over what they were playing with. And Aikman said it tonight. Their quarterback play without Rogers over the last couple years has been some of the worst in the NFL, and at times the worst in the NFL. So it's better. I'm not disputing that.

But the guy that they thought they were getting, that I was like, damn, they just traded for Aaron Rogers. I guess the trade, we knew it was going to happen and then it took forever. But you know what I mean. The moment we found out the Jets were going to get Aaron Rogers even well before the trade, It's going to make them real.

Well, that guy is not the same guy anymore. You have a guy that can't really move. And then you have a defense that's clearly overrated and the head coach that might not know what he's doing. So I'm not acting like the Jets are going to be the Giants here. But this notion that they can be a Super Bowl contender, bullshit, let's just work on can they get the seven seed?

And I have questions. I do not think that's a lock by any means. Because, one, their margin for error with all, these older players who get injured a lot is very small. And even this version of Aaron, when they play better teams, he can't put on the Superman Cape anymore. Those days are over. And then the team around them, as we saw tonight, might be a little overrated. So they're going to have to play much better football, I would say, to compete to get to that 9-10 mark to put them in the wild card mix. And I think we learned

that hype is just that. This is what Belichick was. talking about Caleb Williams in preseason. And I'm not acting like I'm not guilty of it. I get excited just like everyone else listening. But like Notre Dame, the Jets are the classic team where the hype constantly exceeds reality. I get the hype on the Dallas Cowboys. They've been winning 12 games.

They just get a fumble and a good defensive series or two to go their way. Like, they could win a playoff game that they lost. But this team has the longest running playoff drought in American team sports. speaks to the organization. It's the total package. What happened tonight?

They kind of got into a tough spot. The 49ers started beating on them. Did they match it? No, they kind of wilted it. And the Niners knew it. And what did Kyle tell Aikman? Yeah, we're going to try to run it 35 to 40 times tonight between the tackers.

What's he basically saying? We don't think they're that tough. We don't think they can match that. He wouldn't say that about the Chiefs or the Ravens or a team that is as equal physically, but when he finds a weakness and he sniffs you out, he's going to exploit it. And they tapped out, and they tapped out early. So pretty concerning that you lose.

The Ravens lost. The Rams lost. It's the NFL. Sometimes you just tip your hat. What are you going to do? It's another thing to get your ass kick like that. So dominant, dominant 49er win. Muscle flex for the NFC champs.

And pretty embarrassing performance by the Jets. Let's face it. It's going to be some fincters getting tight in that place if they lose some tight games. So the pressure on this team is immense, and we'll see how they respond. I wanted to do a little something, because I've been trying to figure out how to call my top 10, my top 5, my bottom 10. Someone hit me up, and I'm like, I kind of like this. They're like, how about the penthouse and the outhouse? I'm like, yeah, I kind of like that.

So let's do Middle Cough or Coughs, Pennhouse and Outhouse. I think this is a pretty easy one. Because I only got two teams in my penthouse. I'm not opening the doors to the penthouse to everybody. And I'm not saying that the teams I'm leaving out aren't good and aren't even Super Bowl contenders. But based on week one, two teams stand out to me. Kansas City and San Francisco.

And those are the two teams that met in the Super Bowl. So it's like, what about the Eagles? Like, still got some question marks there. What about the Ravens? Like, can Lamar throw from within the pocket? The bills, like, a little too close for me at home against the Arizona Cardinals. Pittsburgh.

Didn't even score a touchdown. Defense is elite. Five field goals. The Lions. The Lions, to me, were pretty close. I had the Lions in actually Dallas, pretty close. And they could easily get in. But right now, the Penn House, it's going to be hard to crack this door.

You win a couple games, impressive fashion. Have no problem opening it up. But I also have a hard problem putting teams in there that I don't believe can win the Super Bowl. And as I said last week, like, I don't believe the Ravens can win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl. I don't see it happening. So if I don't see it happening, how am I going to put them in the penthouse, even if they're going to win 11, 12, 12, 12, games? Which I still think probably more of a 10-win team than the 12-13 win team. I respect them. I'm not a Ravens hater, but Houston would be another team. That was a really, really good win. Really good win. Watch that. They would be knocking on that

door big time. They only have one playoff victory, but that win on the road in Indy was really impressive, but I've got to do a little bit more before I let you in. The outhouse, though, is packed. And it stinks. Because, let's start with probably the least, like, negative would just be the Panthers, because we already knew they weren't any good. So it wasn't shocking. I couldn't believe how many different people I heard in the gambling space that liked

the Panthers. One problem for me is I loved the Saints and the Barthes. Buccaneers this weekend to cover. But I used a bunch of parlayes to try to get the odds up and the Titans completely screwed me. But I love those two games. It's like rookie quarterback against the playoff team. And you know where I stand on the Saints, I think they're pretty good against the Panthers. They lost by 37 points.

I kind of stopped paying attention in the fourth quarter. I looked at the score today. I was like 47 to 10. Is this real? he threw a pick to start the game, a pick to start the second half. He went 13 to 30. Obviously, those two picks. Like, it is a disaster.

And then today, Derek Brown, who is a big-time player, who would start for every team in the NFL, probably gone for the season. He's going to get a second opinion, but even Canales was like, yeah, this is not ideal. This is a problem. So the one thing you felt kind of good is like, hey, their front might be good.

You lose your best player, quarterback sucks. Your coach, I don't know, might be a little over his head. A little too good looking for me. You know, he's just too good looking, but they got David Teper, that operation is in shambles right now, and it's going to be a long season. Cincinnati. I don't know if Burroughs injured, if they got some weird juju going on with their

wide receivers, they obviously consistently lose week one, but to, you know, but to be at home against a team that universally is agreed upon is not going to be any good and score 10 points and lose the game. And the other coach, a lot of coaches get their first win. Jim Harbaugh just did. You get a game ball in the locker room. Everyone celebrates. It's fun.

He got a Gatorade bath. You only give a Gatorade bath to a first-time head coach if you're in a situation where no one thought you could win. And I mean, you talk about survivor pools. I can't even imagine how many people took Cincinnati to win that game. Because if I was in a survivor pool, they would have been near the top of my list. And they didn't just lose. I mean, they looked awful.

Here's the other thing. It'd be one thing if Jacoby, well, it's like, you know, Jacoby threw for 260 and three touchdowns. He threw for 121 yards. 121 yards. You can't be losing to a team when we hold you to the regard of like, yeah, you can be a Super Bowl contender if you're healthy, Loses a Jacoby Bresset and throws for 121 yards. But let's get to really stinking up the outhouse. Let's start with the Giants.

The offseason hard knocks was not kind to them. In that viral video of John Morrow, when we were watching it this offseason, I remember doing a podcast like, the owner said, are you guys sure on this? One, are we sure we're handling this correctly? And two, I won't be able to sleep if he goes to Philadelphia. Then not only does he go to Philadelphia. In his first night, in his first game for the Eagles,

he scores three touchdowns on national television on a Friday night in a standalone game. And then two days later, you're not playing Joe Montana or Tom Brady. You're playing Sam Darnold. And he fucking eviscerates you. And Daniel Jones throws another pick six. Gets booed, fans are ripping him as he's leaving the stadium.

It couldn't have been more embarrassed. and those guys feel like nice guys, I don't see how they survive this. If they just suck this season and Barclay has 20 touchdowns and the Eagles win 11 games, I think that's gonna be bad because the owner, the guy that signs everyone check,

literally told them in a room, I don't know if this is a good idea. And I give them credit. I'm paying you guys. I'm gonna let you make the decision. I'm not gonna meddle here. But holy shit, you better be right. because there are repercussions for missed evaluations and missed decisions,

and people are going to be held accountable. And this is not the Rooney family. John Mara has been firing people left and right. And rightfully so. Joe Judge was awful. Pat Shermer's worse. McAdoo got weird. But he's been running coaches and GMs out of the building.

So if this Akewan Barclay, they play him twice. what if he rushes for 200 yards against him and has a game at MetLife and they lose 30 to 3? And he kind of dances all over their grave. That thing could even get a lot worse. And last but not least, the Cleveland Browns. I can't even imagine being a Browns fan and even attempting to root for Deshawn Watson.

Everything you read about every situation that has come out about him with the massage therapist. And then today, on Monday, after an absolute embarrassment of a performance, and just, I mean, such low-level quarterback play. Like, you don't need to be a coach or a GM to just watch that and go, this is pitiful. Like, this is sad.

And just as a football fan, if Deshawn Watson's on your TV, just to watch a football player, you will change the channel to go to a different game. But like if Kyler Murray's on TV. I mean there are certain players like I'm going to watch this guy that's an immediate channel change so he's an unwatchable player who his question marks off the field

are pretty insane and I like I said earlier I don't like getting into the he said she said only no but those two people and it's happened to a lot of people and it's all been BS but how many people have you ever met that have had that many lawsuits that have all had consistent themes against an individual like eventually like why

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck. Might be a duck. And he just feels like a complete loser. I mean, on and off the field. So you are forced to root for this guy because I can't get rid of him. His number is so massive that it makes Russell Wilson's look kind of small.

You're just stuck with this player. And they kind of could see it coming because why wouldn't they have just re-signed Joe Flacko? Well, because they didn't want the drama. because if this guy struggled, what would everyone want? Throw Joe Flacco in the game. So what do they do? They go sign James Winston, who's funny and has some viral clips,

but we all agree, it's not very good. So it's like they're just going to keep rolling them out. And to get embarrassed like that, the morning DAC signed for $230 million, and McCarthy and DAC are just stomping all over your field. It's hard, like, the Panthers stink. We knew it coming in. the Bengals, that was shocking.

I think the Giants we all expected. It was worse, given how good Donald looked in the Sequin situation. But I think no one has had a worse 24 hours. When you factor in the character, uneasiness, just disgusting of the whole situation. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential.

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Yep, that's me, Cliver 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 Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand new week of fun. Thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes.

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the Black Effect Podcast Network on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. If you're watching the latest season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, you already know there's a lot to break down.

Georgia accusing Kelly of sleeping with a merry man. They holding Kay Michelle back from fighting Drew. Pinky has financial issues. I like the bougie style of Housewives show. I think it looks like it's going to be interesting. On the podcast, Reality with the King, I, Carlos King, recap the biggest moments from your favorite reality shows, including the Real Housewives franchise. The drama, the alliances, and the team everybody's talking about. As an executive producer in reality television, I'm not just.

watching it, I understand the game. As somebody who creates shows, I'll even say this. At the end of the day, when people are at home, they want entertainment. To hear this and more, listen to Reality with the King on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I wanted to dive into something because I noticed this yesterday on Sunday is there weren't many quarterbacks throwing for 250, 300 yards. Only two guys

Eclipse three bills. One was Tua, who threw for almost 340 yards, but 80 of them came on a vintage Tyree Kill, pass over the middle, take another 50, 60 yards. And Matt Stafford, who was, for the most part, brilliant on Sunday night. But a lot of guys were 250 and below.

And I think we've become accustomed to just expecting guys to throw for 275, 300 yards with their eyes closed. and I remember probably three or three to four weeks into training camp, maybe mid, like August 20th range, I was texting with a friend who's an exec on a team. And he's a team with a highly paid star quarterback. I said, how does he look?

He said, honestly, John, clearly he throws the ball well, but you can't tell. And this is a guy that had been in the league since the early 90s. He's like, training camp now, in the preseason is a complete joke. It's impossible to tell. No one gets hit. No one tackles.

And for the most part, beside a couple teams, no high-end players play in the preseason game. I know everyone was like drafting Marvin Harrison, Jr., high in fantasy. It was like, guys, he didn't do anything all training camp.

He doesn't play any preseason games. So you think he's just going to go on the road against Buffalo, one of the best teams in the league, and have seven for one, ten, and two touchdowns, it's difficult. We saw it with a rookie quarterback, so we'll get into it here in a little bit. But football is not like basketball or baseball. In baseball, right, if I'm a hitter, any time of the year, 365, I can get a major league pitcher, and we can just run a live batting practice.

He can just pitch me like he would in the game. and while there's no, we could be in a batting cage or we could be on a field, it doesn't matter. I can get a look like I normally would in a major league baseball game. In the NBA or in college basketball. I can get 10 other guys, or 9, I guess, if I'm one of them, and play a simulated game. Even if it might not be exactly the tempo and the pace of a normal NBA game or normal college game, we can get a legit running that is actual basketball, right?

Play to 21. Ones, do whatever. But like, you're guarding people, you're running, you're moving the ball, you're trying. Football is the one sport that the only way you actually play it are the games.

Practice doesn't even simulate the games because nobody tackles to the ground. And I would say half the teams barely even touch each other. Some teams do a thing called thud where you kind of run into each other hands up. No one goes to the ground and the offensive guy gets to keep running. Obviously, you can't hit the quarterback. They wear a different color jersey in practice.

So those guys get used to why can never get sacked. Even my joint practices, the defender knows can't touch the quarterback. It's like the number one rule right now in football. I don't know how they do it in high school, but definitely Division I college football and the NFL. Life practices, which aren't actually live because you're not tackling the ground. Quarterback is off limits. If anything, as a defender, you run right by him. Maybe you tap them on the ass.

So that's not like the game, because the game starts like, you can get Molly waft. You can get destroyed. We saw guys yesterday getting destroyed left and right, so you can't simulate that. And now the majority of the league doesn't even play any of the preseason snaps. So you go into the week one, like, it's a different speed. and the one thing that jumped off the screen yesterday was the speed

of defensive players. They are so fast and we see it every year at the Combine. Speeds have never been quicker. I'm talking defensive linemen. Linebackers are smaller now than they were 30 years ago, but they're all faster. Every DB worth of salt

is running a 4-5-0 or faster, especially corners. And safeties like, yeah, John Lynch and Steve Atwater might not exist, but those guys aren't as fast as most of the guys starting right now in the NFL. And their speed also when you mix in the schemes you get, and this is where Belichick was critical of Caleb, like preseason is kind of a joke from a schematic standpoint on defense. They're just running the same coverage over and over. And maybe they run one of their go-to blitzes,

but you're not getting a lot of looks that are going to make you that uncomfortable. And then you get these regular season games, it's like, shit's flying. all over the place. So I do think it's tougher, like, no matter what you do, when you're in the mode of doing something, it's easier to keep doing that. When all of a sudden you go zero to 60, if you take anyone that's taking a vacation for a week, two weeks, when you come back, it's like, you can be a little rusty. I'd give the number one sales guy in America six months off. That first week back, is he going to be super dialed? It's hard. So imagine being a quarterback that hasn't played anything like what you're going to play

week one for nine months even if the rules are on your side, even if the referees are on your side. It's still really hard. And this is where I said about the rookie quarterbacks of like guys, we need to pump the brakes. We haven't seen a guy

held to such a high regard of Caleb since luck. And there has been a very, very short group of guys. They were just like this guy's can't miss. He's going to be a superstar. It's like, this shit is really, really hard. These defensive coordinators make millions. The other guys, the 11 guys lining up on, like Jeffrey Simmons drives a range rover and lives in a mansion and goes to the Pro Bowl,

even though it's not a game and they just do activities now. Like, they got real players. Like, it's really hard. I remember asking about the wide receivers at, during the combine to a buddy of mine that's a wide receiver coach. It's like, what do you think of Marvin Harrison? It's like, obviously he's really good, but he's playing Iowa, Rutgers, Wisconsin every week. In the NFL, every week or every other week, he's going to be playing a guy that makes $13 million who's been to a couple pro bowls, who's got two kids, and who lives in one of the biggest houses in his neighborhood, and likes that lifestyle and ain't trying to give it up, and is going to try to take the kids lunch. and it's not like he has a group of a bunch of friends in that unit to take pressure off him.

So every time he plays a team with a good corner, a highly paid corner, a highly paid defensive guy, they are going to zone in on him. It's hard. It's a tough transition. It's not easy. No different for quarterbacks. You don't think all week long the Tennessee defenders circled Caleb Williams, Seattle circled Boe Nicks, Tampa. think how many guys on Tampa

have a Super Bowl ring played for years with Tom Brady they've been going to the playoffs four straight years they just won a playoff game they embarrassed Jalen Hertz who makes $45 million a year on national television

in the wild car round it was Monday night football you think they just went oh yeah but we'll just we'll let Jaden light us up we're intimidated fuck no so it is hard

And the key with these young guys is like sometimes, I think the easiest time to kind of assess yourself or look in the mirror is when shit hits the fan. I've been fired a couple times. Probably when I was my most ambitious. And I fought the hardest. Why? Because I was at my lowest spot. When times are good, sometimes it's hard to find motivation and have that same fire burning into you. It's why we admire like the crazy successful people, whether it's,

Michael Jordan or Tom Brady or Tiger Woods or you know Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett it's like what keeps them going how do they keep and they tell these stories how they like make things up in their head to keep the desire or a super successful business guy goes every night I think about being broke you know and you have to do that well when you struggle as a rookie quarterback you don't need to manipulate anything it's like you got embarrassed and when your coaches coach you hard throughout the next week. Like, this is hard, guys. Like, you got to listen to what I'm telling you. You need to calm down. You need to take the check down. In college, especially for Jaden and Caleb, they could be superhuman. It was really easy. It was like at any moment I can run around and make something

happen. And I'm better than 99.9% of people that I'm playing against. My physical attributes and my talent. We're in the NFL, even playing bad teams, have guys that can eat your lunch and a coordinator who can just throw you off. And the other thing with the coordinator, once they find something that's kind of working, they will just go to that well over and over and over again.

So all three of these guys struggled, I think it's kind of a good thing, especially if you're Sean Payton, Iber Fluss and the offensive staff, Dan Quinn and Cliff Kingsbury, you kind of just like, hey guys, this is going to be different. This is not easy.

Like Caleb and Jaden Daniels, we saw on Hard Knocks, when he gets up in front of the room and says the signing bonus, his signing bonus was $25 million. And I understand Caleb's made good money when he was at USC. It wasn't $25 million in your bank account, Rich. So it's like, listen, we all got money. A lot of guys you're going to play have a lot more money than you. So we got to figure this out.

Like next week, the Bears are playing. the Houston Texans. They got Derek Stingley, who's going to be $100 million corner. They got multiple defensive linemen who are high millions level guys. Like this is, they got a head coach, Domeco, who has played and coached in this league for a long period of time, who I'd call very good schematically. It ain't going to be easy in the next week, in the next week, in the next week, in the next week. There are not off weeks. This is not college football.

where when you do lose to a inferior opponent, it's a complete embarrassment. In the NFL, like, Patriots can beat the Bengals. Massive lines, massive lines for week one were like not even a touchdown. It was Denver, six points on the road in Seattle, rookie quarterback. Arizona, six and a half points on the road in Buffalo.

Buffalo's a team that's won double-digit games. Four straight years goes to playoffs every year. Wins playoff games. Arizona has to sniff the playoffs in a while They're not even getting a touchdown That's how difficult this is I remember sitting People might laugh at this name

But David Cully who was an excellent position coach When I was with the Eagles And I used to, my first year I had a random task And I don't know if it was the injury report Or maybe the weather report Or I was taking them something And we were playing

The bills at the time were really bad And we were playing the bills I'm like, ah, kind of an easy week here. And he wasn't happy with that comment. He's like, son, they got a lot of guys that drive really nice cars on that team. They got good players. And if you ever have that mindset as a coach or a player in this league, you will lose. And he was right.

It's true. So as a rookie quarterback, this is not going to be. What C.J. Stroud did last year is an outlier. So I'm not jumping off the ship on Caleb, but I do expect it to be a lot more difficult than everyone thinks. Like even Justin Fields, who was all over the map last year for the Bears, had played in the NFL for a while,

understood the speed of guys, understood like throws that he could attempt to make, had experience on the side. None of these guys have any experience. Think of the first time you ever walk into a job, whether it's when you're young in your early 20s or whether you've done it recently. At first early on,

like there's a feeling out process. You don't start putting your feet on your desk so maybe six months a year in. Then you get comfortable. You know everyone's name. Hey, Bill! James, how's a weekend? It doesn't happen day one. And that's what Sunday was for these guys.

Day one. In the most competitive physical sport we have in this country. I'd include hockey, but newfound hockey guys. Two other things. I watched Indy and Houston Monday afternoon Because while I had it on my TV, I wasn't super locked in. I was like, that's too good of a game not to just watch back. And on NFL Plus, it's like $99 a year.

You can watch these condensed games. So you can watch the TV copy, condensed game in like 30 minutes. I just have it on my computer, boom. I can be shooting a couple emails while it plays, watch it, and it's over quick. It's been doing that forever. And was blown away. First and foremost, the Texans, I feel even better about them.

CJ is really a throwback player. Last night we were watching the Sunday night game, and Maria looked at me after Jared Goff had his running first down. She's like, geez, he's really slow. I was like, yeah, he's kind of a throwback player. Those type guys don't really exist anymore. He was much more like the players that I grew up on. 6'4, 6'5, couldn't really move, sits in the pocket and throws.

He's not a runner. Those guys don't really exist. And what makes C.J. Stroud kind of unique is he's a better athlete than golf, but he's a pocket passer. He wants to sit in the pocket and make throws. That is his game, which usually can sustain for a long period of time. That's why Jared Goff's going to have an 18-year career. Same with C.J. Stroud, if they don't get injured.

And they're less likely to get injured because they're not running around getting crushed. Like Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels can't slide. It's getting hit constantly. say Anthony Richardson, getting popped all the time. And Houston's really good. Nico Collins and Tank Dell has to be one of the better one-two wide receiver combos. Did it as young. I mean, Nico, I didn't know much about him until last year when he kind of broke out.

I was texting with a buddy who's in the loop. And he basically said, like, not only is he an awesome player, he's super humble, super high character, just the type guy you want on your team. And when I watch the Houston Texans, they feel like a group, that just has a bunch of Domeco types. A bunch of physical, guys that like football. Obviously, they have a lot of talent.

They're a smart team. It's a really, really high-level team. And they got a good young quarterback. Like, that's a team that should win 13-plus games. And I actually don't think Indies that far off. I've been watching football for 30-plus years. Been doing it for a living now for about 15, maybe even a little longer, since 2008, so 16 years.

College and Pro. and Anthony Richardson's first touchdown pass to, I forget who it was even two, might have been one of the best individual throws I've ever seen in the sport. He's a right-hand of quarterback, he's rolling to his left, off his back foot, like on Twitter, the blogs,

they keep writing a 60-yard pass. It actually was like 68 yards. So I'm going to round up and call it a 70-yard pass. Did he hit the guy in stride? there is a short list of human beings that have ever played the sport that could pull that off. In my lifetime,

like Elway was a little before my time, at least in his prime. It would obviously be Favre, Rogers, Mahomes Allen. I mean, it is a, not a long list of guys that could do it. Like Brady and Manning could not do it because they're not athletic enough.

And they don't have the, I mean, Brady has a good arm, when his feet is set, Manning could not have made that throw. It is just such a difficult. Like of the top 10 quarterbacks of like the Steve Youngs and the Joe Montana's, they couldn't do it. Obviously Elway and Marino, when they were his age, could pull that off. But it is a small, small group of people.

Forever, it was like, Jamarcus Russell could throw it 700 yards, but he couldn't play. Like Anthony Richardson, who is a work in progress. Like, C.J. Strout's not really a work in progress. Obviously, you can get better when you're young, but his style is kind of his style. Where Anthony Richardson's still a little erratic, balls fly. He went 9 of 19 yesterday for like 200 yards and two touchdowns. He threw a bad pick.

But his second touchdown, over the middle on like a deep in, where the defender, for most guys, probably picks it off because a guy's not throwing 150 miles an hour. But he throws just an absolute rope that hits the wide receiver faster than you can even blink. Like his physical attributes are everything you want in a quote-unquote project.

Then you just hope he's willing to work. Because if you work hard at it and you have the football smarts, you can naturally improve. Now, is he ever going to be Drew Bree's accuracy or Steve Young? Probably not. But that is a very talented player.

Houston won. I think Houston's headed toward 13, 14 wins. I think the Colts are a 10-11 win team. That's a playoff team. And the physicality in that game, I mean, Joe Mixon running for 160 yards looked fantastic. If the Texans were going to get that running back, Diggs had a couple touchdowns,

he's really their third wide receiver. That's a good squad. Love D'Amico, love Sloick. That was a fun game. And last but not least, and I mentioned this to Colin, props to Jerry, who just understands TV,

understands marketing. He put that story out for a reason on Sunday morning, like, this is our day, boys. We're going to own the morning before anyone kicks off with the number one story, and then obviously we got the Tom Brady game. So they're going to be talking about Dallas, not just for the four hours of the game, but for like two and a half before it. And to think they're like, we'll just sign them and they start doing it on Friday.

Clearly they had been working on this thing for a while, and I would imagine it's basically been done regardless what was said. This was a marketing ploy, which works. And Jerry likes being in the headlines, even if he's naturally in the headlines anyway. But sometimes, you know, Colin had an old saying,

don't try to be happier than happy. And sometimes we always try to upgrade coaches. It's the cool part about football. Like, can we do better? Should we fire this guy? In all off season, it was like, is McCarthy and Siriani on the hot seat? Why get the Syriani thing?

because you go, what's he really doing? Where you look at Mike McCarthy, who has won a Super Bowl and was the head coach slash offensive mind for one of the greatest quarterbacks we've ever seen in Rogers and Green Bay. And now he's currently the offensive coordinator, as well as the head coach, for the Dallas Cowboys. And in 2023, Dak had the best year of his career

through 36 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Now, until they answer the bell in January, that conversation isn't going to go away. but he's won 12 games three straight years. I think they got a very good chance to win the division again. Them and the Eagles, to me, are a coin flip. And his quarterback excels under him. So, like, Bill's out there,

and it's a conversation that's not going to go away. But let's say McCarthy wins 12 games again and loses in the second round. You're going to fire him for Bill? Well, Bill's not the offensive coordinator. Bill's going to bring in Josh McDaniels. You just gave Dak Prescott 230. $30 million, which he now by far is your most important asset in your franchise. It's not even

close. So whenever you invest highly into something in any industry, you kind of got to put all your focus toward that thing because you need it to succeed. It's what the Browns try to do with Deshawns. It turns out he's unsalvageable. Well, this is working with Dak. You know, this is one million percent working. Why would you mess with it? Is it inconceivable if the Cowboys just have a solid start? Doesn't Jerry just go? is it really going to get that much better in this? Why would I risk this thing going the other way? Because right now I know for a fact,

I'm a playoff team every year with Mike and Dak. Why would I just want to keep that rolling? And as I've said, football's a little weird. Like, the only thing we've really learned the last 25 years is Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, if you're playing them in January, or Andy Reed and Patrick Bahams, they're going to beat you.

But everyone else, like Eli got hot a couple times, Joe Flacco got hot, Jim Newton one year, got Matt Ryan, got hot. Like, DAC is capable of just two good games. All of a sudden, you're in the NFC championship game. It is very plausible. It has not happened. It doesn't mean it won't happen. Who would have thought two years ago Brock Purdy would have been a starting quarterback in a Super Bowl? This Dallas team is really good. They do a great job, and Mike deserves credit for drafting offensive linemen high and then immediately inserting them and having them function.

They started a rookie left tackle who's a late first round pick, who coming out of college was viewed as very raw against the defensive player of the year. And it went pretty damn well. So, like, if I was Jerry, honestly, I would extend Mike McCarthy. And maybe if you're Mike, like, I'm not taking a low ball because if you were to fire me, I'm better than 99% of anyone that's going to be out on the open market. Look at my resume. So I think the situation yesterday, Dackett and the extension was really, really good for Mike. And if I had to make a prediction, I bet Mike has to be Mike has a contract extension before midway of the season if the Cowboys are winning football games, which I would expect them to do.

Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth.

Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Cliver 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 Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far, far away,

such as the biology of taun tons and wampas on the ice planet hot, or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. Listen to stuff to blow your mind on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The story I've told myself about love or relationships can then shape my behavior, and that can lead me to sabotage the possibility of connection. This Mental Health Awareness Month, Tune into the podcast Deeply Well with Debbie Brown

and explore the journey of healing, self-discovery, and returning to yourself. We explore higher consciousness, emotional well-being, and the practices that help you find clarity, peace, and self-mastery in a world that can feel overwhelming. The world is becoming lonelier. We're not becoming more social and connected.

We're becoming more individualized, but we actually meet people in connection. If you've been searching for a soft place to land while doing the work to become whole, this podcast is for you to hear more. Listen to deeply well with Debbie Brown from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. If you're watching the latest season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, you already know there's a lot to break down. Norsha accusing Kelly of sleeping with a merry man. They holding Kay Michelle back from fighting Drew. Pinky has financial issues.

I like the bougie style of Housewives show. I think it looks like it's going to be interesting. On the podcast, Reality with the King, I, Carlos King, recap the biggest moments from your favorite reality shows, including the Real Housewives franchise, the drama, the alliances, and the team everybody's talking about. As an executive producer in reality television, I'm not just watching it.

I understand the game. As somebody who creates shows, I'll even say this. At the end of the day, when people are at home, they want entertainment. To hear this and more, listen to Reality with the King on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Okay, let's do a little mailbag. At John Middilkoff. Is the Instagram fire in those DMs? Get your questions answered on the show.

Someone sent me this app. I have to go relook up the app. but like, you know, famous people charge, some people charge like 10 grand to have a conversation. Now, these are celebrities, these are like life coaches. But you can also text and send text messages. Some people charge like five bucks. Some people, you know, super famous people like 50 bucks.

I was thinking maybe I could do that app. And I have to look into that. It guarantee you get on the show. I would still do the Instagram that is free. But obviously some people just don't get their question to answer. some people keep hitting me up. It's like, it's just, the way the Instagram setup works, it's, I'm just going to miss some. It's not like Excel spreadsheet.

But I'll start with Willie. I have a question for the mailbag. Why does it seem like anytime Burrow has a stinker, the media just glosses over it? He was awful against the Patriots. And I think we are starting to see that Burrow looks like without the Avengers in his wide receiver room. How long will he keep living off the fluke win against the Chiefs from three years ago? He's not in the top three Mahomes, Alan Lamar. I would say this.

Let's use yesterday as an example, which has to be one of the worst losses of the day. At home, Patriots, you score 10 points. Jacoby Versette throws for 120 yards. No way around it. Props to Gerard Mayo. Had the boys ready. that was one of the least interesting games for me as a consumer.

I didn't really pay attention. It was on one of my boxes, but I was rarely looking over there. And I think I speak for most of the country. Most people are not watching that game. And that includes people that talk about football for a living. So when you think about the games you're going to discuss, that's not a big story after week one.

Because like Caleb and the Bears, obviously the Steelers and Justin Fields beating Atlanta, clearly Dak and Deshawn Watson. When you play the Patriots, and listen, great win for the Patriots, I don't think they're going to be any good. So that game in the hierarchy of importance, in the business of talking about stuff, in the business of the masses watching it,

is low on the totem pole. This week it changes. He plays the Chiefs. So if they do that again against the Chiefs, which is in a primetime slot, not prime time, but Sunday afternoon window, which is one of the biggest games in America,

Nancy Romo. There are going to be a lot of people watching that thing Sunday afternoon. If they look like that again and get boat race, it will be one of the biggest stories on Monday morning. O.N2, Burl looks like shit. His wrist, is he okay? What's up with Jamar Chase?

Saying that he wants more money than Justin Jefferson. and it would just get weird. But I do think they get to skate under the radar a little bit because of the team they play. If they had just played the Ravens, if they had just played the Chiefs, if they had just played the Cowboys, if they had just played the Packers,

it would be a bigger story. Part of it is like the post-Belichek Jacobi Brissette Patriots, this is not, I'm not saying this like with any malicious intent are kind of irrelevant. Big Broncos fan is from Brad. Been following since the Manning, trade, free agent signing, but I hear what you're saying, in 12. I'm 24.

In the past decade has been terrible. Question for the pod. Do you put the Broncos' offensive struggles against Seattle on Bo Nix and their lack of skill positions, or is Seattle's defense better than expected with a tough road environment? I would say any rookie's first road start is a difficult proposition. Now they covered, so props to them, I had a little cash on him plus six and it was getting dicey near the end. Place is loud and Mike McDonald is a really good defensive coordinator. Their personnel on defense is better than it is performable. Their pass rush was pretty feisty and they got good DBs.

But Bo Nix looked like a rookie and did some stupid shit. I mean, the one picky threw to the front of the pylon was just an awful throw. And he looked a little frenetic, inaccurate. He looked like a rookie. and we talked about it earlier on the podcast, like that's how rookies look sometimes. They looked overwhelmed. Now, you guys don't exactly have Julius Thomas,

Demarius Thomas, and Wes Walker run around out there. So it's a little more difficult in a road environment. It's still going to be a really tough start to the season for Denver because they play Pittsburgh this week. Big picture, though, I would try to be pretty optimistic. And I am optimistic. I believe in this duo, even if it's going to be rough. I invest in stocks that are going down when I believe in them,

and you just have to have the stomach to take 20, 30, 40 percent downturns. And that's what I would imagine maybe the first month of the season is like for Bo Necks and Sean Payton. But I'm going to keep buying. I'm not going to fade off like, oh, I was wrong there. Because I think I'll be proven right. Over the long term, you'll be able to get merely. How am I supposed to believe in my coach when he's,

scared to go for it on fourth and one when you're over midfield, and there's a chance you don't get the ball back. The defense was clearly gassed. Where is his feel for the game? Feels like a Devante trade is inevitable, and we're going to be terrible for the next two years minimum. You know what's funny? Is Antonio Pierce, who middle linebacker, tough guy, badass, right?

Like you'd want him on your football team when he was playing. You'd want him if you were going to get into a tussle in real life. You'd want him in a dark alley by your side. And he talks that way, right? A lot of bravado, a lot of cockiness. Because in his life, he's been able to beat up basically anyone he sees. He's a Super Bowl champion. Like, he's a tough guy.

Yet when those guys become coaches, they get put in some of these situations, and they act like a complete puss. Because their defensive background and the way he's been taught, like that's the right football play. But in 2024, it's a joke to do that. So I saw that when his quote after the game, because he punted back on a fourth and one,

it was like the most, there's a coward ranking that this company puts out and they usually tweet it out, and I see it retweeted in my timeline over the worst decisions on some of these. Like there's a difference to me between being reckless. Doug Peterson was in the Jags,

Miami game and doing this. Like, you have nothing to lose but the game, and you're not winning it, and your quarterback's gardener minchew. So when you get a spot to be aggressive, you have to take advantage. And this is not a situation where either team's scoring a lot of points, so getting in position, you're not getting there very often. And then he tried to justify by saying, you know what, we did what we wanted to do, we pinned them back, they just broke a big run. Well, yeah, part of when you punt, even if you pin them, they're one-miss tackle away from getting a 50-yard game,

and you're completely screwed. So I never understand, though we see it time and time again, these big tough guys that talk that way, that carry themselves that way, because they've earned it in life, and then coach like a coward. You know, I'll just give Dan Campbell credit. I don't always agree with him, but he walks the walk, he talks the talk and then he lives it.

Like we're going to be a tough guy, aggressive team. And sometimes you could argue they're reckless, but he ain't scared. And he said that when he got the Detroit job, I vividly remember watching an interview he did, he's like, my core as a football player,

I've been trained to be conservative. I came up in that era. I played under Bill Parcells. It wasn't until I worked under Sean Payton. No. Sometimes you've got to put your nothing. on the table. Especially week one. It's

week one. Why would you not be aggressive? So embarrassing moment for him. It really is. I think the Raiders have... They're just in trouble. Gardner Minchews is not going to be good enough for him. Not even close. Matthew Stafford played unbelievable.

I mean, in the second half, he was slinging it. No look passes amazing armed talent, and he's a little old, but clearly still has it. Could he be a dark horse for MVP? Depending on how the Niners play, how deep a playoff run could you see the Rams

making? Well, health is a major, major concern. You know, to play out of your mind like he was playing with all the injuries that happened to them and still lose is a pretty big kick in the nuts. Because I read today, Puka has a PCL

injury, they placed him on injured reserve, and McVeigh said this is a similar injury that he had earlier, but it's way worse, that's a problem. And it's, it's, any guy that plays in the NFL that's a backup or a practice squad guy can play a solid game. But usually the reason that guy's a backup and not a starter is because over the course of time, if that player has to play for a month instead of half a game, he gets exposed.

And Stafford was getting hit and hit hard last night. So can they play? I don't have their updated injury, but we'll know as the week goes on, like, are they going to be missing a bunch of offensive linemen? Because it's really hard to win. Does he have MVP capabilities if they're healthy? One million percent. Let's look at their early schedule.

So they get the Cardinals this week in Arizona. Okay, winnable game. But that's not easy because Kyler's a tough little guy to play. That'll be a tough game. Then they play the Niners. at home, which will be a 49er home game, then they got to go to Chicago. It has a pretty good defense.

So let's just see how they handle it, because if you win that game last, if you pull that out, you're a lock to be like two and two. Now it's like you can play pretty well, and all of a sudden, are you one and two going into that Bears game on the road? So I like the team.

I like their competitive character. Love Stafford, but that was a tough loss last night given they had the lead, they had all the injuries. It's tough. What are your thoughts in the overtime rules? I wasn't a fan of any team in Sunday night game, so coming at this from a neutral position.

How can they improve it and not put so much at stake on the coin toss? I've had a couple ideas, like make each team kick increasing long field goals or give each team two minutes and two timeouts on each side of the ball. you know what sucks is why change the rule for the postseason and not do it for the regular season? Why not just do it all season long, regular season and postseason? I'm with you.

I don't like a touchdown wins the game. But if you kick a field goal, they get the ball. That feels kind of arbitrary and pulled out of your ass. Like why don't we just kick a field goal than the other team? gets the opportunity to kick the same field goal. You could make up any rule you want it. So I would just have it simply like the playoff rule if both teams get the ball.

Like, now, I think the Rams were pretty gassed at that time. So more than likely, the right team won in overtime. But my first reaction last night, when they kind of said right away, touchdown wins it, it's like, oh yeah, we're not playing the playoff rules in the regular. season. I think it sucks. It's why Andy Reid fought for it. You should both get a chance. For some reason, I've been a Browns fan since I was 13. I'm 30 now. There hasn't been a whole lot

to be excited about. Is this year likely their only chance for success? Their roster is pretty good, at least I think. Is Watson going to ruin any shot of a playoff run and the Brown's future for years to come? Do I need to give up on being a Browns fan? Thanks. P.S. tried to get this in last week. Seems fitting now. I think as long as Deshaun Watson is your quarterback, you have no shot. He's played one half of good football in all of his Browns games. He's a disaster. And I saw Stafansky.

We was like, our protection was terrible. We got to block better. Part of paying him all that money was to overcome poor blocking. Because he was a great athlete. He was a playmaker. Well, he's a terrible playmaker now. You know the craziest part I thought of yesterday's game that no one's really going to talk about?

How many times on go routes or deep end zone shots that he just would let leave his hand, they're like, oh, this is a bomb? Would the ball go 50 yards past the wide receiver in DB? He threw a couple into the stance. Now, even if he's, is he trying to throw every single ball away? Maybe he would say he was. but I would doubt it.

Like, has he just lost all of his touch? He feels like anyone that plays golf can relate to this. When you're just in the middle of a round, you're like, I've lost my swing. Like, what do you mean? Like, I don't really even know how to swing. I have no confidence in anything. That's what he feels like when he's playing.

It's like he just is lost, which is crazy because he was always such like an instinctive, innate player. And now it feels like that's completely gone. He's never been a guy that plays in the construct of just a normal offense. He's always kind of been a freelance guy. But if you can't freelance and that's your type player,

you're kind of screwed. Like Russell can't freelance anymore, but he can still dink and dunk it around. Like Deshawn doesn't really do that well either. So hard to look at him. Body language is terrible. Looks like his teammates hate him. The amount of money you guys are paying him.

And I think they moved money around recently to like change up salary cap. You're just screwed. So the reason you guys were good last year, let's face it, Flacco came in and was incredible. He was way better Deshaun Watson. One, he would get rid of the ball fast. This guy just holds on to the ball. Falcons fan, who has a question for the mailbag.

After watching Kirk play out of the pistol in shotgun for most of the game, while also not looking very mobile, I'm very worried that we burned $100 million on a guy that doesn't look much better Big Ben in his twilight years. Is this Kirk shaking off the rust for week one? We start calling for Pennix to play. He's not a good athlete. Never has been.

So putting him in situations where he has to run for his life, he's screwed. The way Cousins plays well is when he's getting rid of the ball fast. Or you can't protect. Like golf. Gough's good when he has a good offensive line because he can sit there in the pocket. Same with Derek Carr. If you ask Cousins to ad lib, there is no ad lib. He doesn't have the capability.

So yesterday, T.J. Watt, Highsmith, those guys were in his shit. He's screwed. If you can rush Cousins, this is where he has a lot in common with car. It's over and it's over fast. And then he gets rattled and he completely falls apart. When he's getting untouched and he gets a rhythm, that's where he looks like a $40 million guy. My whole take was, I had no problem with signing him.

but then draft Pennix, it's like, well, are we sure that Pennix wouldn't be equally as, like I think Pennix is going to be a good NFL player. So if I was a Falcons fan, I got a short leash on this. I don't want to watch much if historically most people that have this injury were never the same. Most people that get injured like this, I'm recording this part before Rogers plays,

but Rogers was an infinitely better athlete than Cousins. one of his great attributes was moving around. Cousins was never that. Couss was a bad end of... It was like Tom Brady running the 40 at the combine. So, once you draft penics, it gets weird. I think your offensive skill guys are a little overrated. We talk about some of these guys before they've done anything.

Like, well, they got like Marshall Falk 2.0 and Tony Gonzalez and Julio Jones. It's like, no, not quite. Rahim Morris has done what? That was, if I could do yesterday over, I would have, two teams, I wish I would have emptied the clip on more and put all my money that I'm willing to bet on

would have been the Steelers and the Cowboys. I love those two spots, Jags, I can't believe I bet on the Jags. I'm an idiot. Tomlin, that spot against Cousins and Rahim Morris and the Cowboys against the Shosh. on Watson. I liked him before and I should have loved him even more. So I'd have to go back and look what Cousins two years ago, it feels like in O'Connell's offense, under center, I don't know.

I just, I think it's going to get weird. I think it's going to get really weird. But regardless who you're playing and whether he's under center or in the gun, if your team is getting smoked up front, Cousins is done. And that goes when he played in Washington, when he played in in Minnesota when he plays for you guys. If you can't protect him, and it's hard. I mean, T.J. Watt, you could argue, was the best player in the NFL yesterday. I mean, it's a short list.

Like Josh, Micah Parsons, right? I mean, he was that good. When you get him in those spots, like Cousins is a sitting duck. You think Dak gets that contract if Trey Lance showed any potential? Well, he showed no potential,

so I think that they knew, last year that it wasn't really a conversation. They had to see him in practice. But I would imagine that five interception game against the Chargers, seven-string players, cemented it. But Trey Lance was their third stringer last year. And he was their third stringer again.

So I think Trey Lance, like that conversation, that connection was a little overblown. I think ideally Jerry was thinking that when he made the trade. I think they knew before this offseason never started that like, yeah, this guy's not. He can't be a backup quarterback. He's not a top. I think he's like a bottom five quarterback in the entire NFL, including third stringers. He's obviously not one of the top 64 guys in the NFL. And he's not. He's not one of the best 64 guys in the NFL. It's like, if he's your backup, you will lose. It's like when I see the bills, when Josh hurts his hand, is like, you guys are going to put Trubisky in the game. If you play Trubisky, you will lose.

I never understand that. I'd rather just rotate through my backups than have a guy that I know. If my starting quarterback is injured in a game or he's got to start for a month, we're going to lose every game. I love the podcast, would love to shave my head to join the Bald Brotherhood,

but I'd look like an egg. So there you go. As much as I like your football takes, some financial advice has really caught my attention. What are some podcasts or other media outlets you would suggest for any quick advice? I would listen to a lot of financial books. and any business book from,

I was just listening to, I probably got halfway through, I ended up listening to podcasts so I don't finish audio books, but the business, Sam Walton made in America, he's a guy that started Walmart about like in the 60s and 70s

when he was building up that business, is incredible. I love Josh Brown, and he has this thing called The Compound. I watch a lot of his YouTube videos and listen to do with their podcast there. It's just solid financial. advice. You're a lot younger than me. Start investing now. I mean, it'll pay dividends as the older you get.

From my girlfriend's Instagram. Don't have one. Do you think Sean Payton could get fired at the end of the year if the Broncos win four or five games and Knicks looks poorly? No chance. I think Sean's getting like three years with Nix. They're paying him a lot of money. And what are you going to fire him for who? Speaking of Nix. Wanted to start off by letting you know I appreciate your insight. You're one of the best talkers. Pure ball in the internet. That being said, you're in Collins' anointment of Nix was ridiculous. I get he as Peyton,

but man, I watched him in Oregon and Auburn, and he struggles to push the ball down field. You saw that yesterday, or today. Also, you and Clat are the only people I've seen take coward to school. 26 completions for under 150 yards is insane. Check down merchant.

At least he's accurate under 10 yards. there's only one Drew Brees. Like I said, I'm not giving up. I'm not giving up. I don't expect him to be Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen pushing the ball down the field. I think he's going to be okay. Did I anoint him?

Maybe I didn't. But again, sometimes I get caught up in the hype. I'm human. Why did the Raiders opt for Luke Getsey as their offensive coordinator over someone like Kingsbury? Considering Getzzi's offense struggled with the bears and now seems underperforming with Vegas. I would say yesterday he did not underperform.

His quarterback play is going to be bad. Their offensive line is not good. So I don't know Lou Geatsy. This is not personal. I'm not like supporting a guy that I've known. I've never met the guy. I know nothing about him beside when he was the Bears' offensive coordinator.

But I think if you gave Andy Reed the Raiders offense for the rest of the season, while they would look better, they're not going to be any good. They're not going to be good. The Raiders tried to hire Cliff Kingsbury, and then Adam Peters got his owner to give him way more money, and they took him to Washington.

But I don't think Kingsbury would have changed much either. So I don't think it really would have mattered. Honestly, when your quarterback room is Aidan O'Connell in Gardner, Minchew, and you're the Raiders, it'd be one thing, it's like, well, McVeigh or Kyle or Andy, still probably not be great, but they would have some moments. Like, I don't expect you guys to have moments. It's not going to be pretty. There's nothing you can really do about it.

I've been listening to you for a long time. I'm originally from Royal Grande. Both my parents went to Cal Poly. Central Coast, baby. But now I live out in Arizona. I actually work for the owner of the thumb. Saw your post a day and couldn't help but reach out. Thanks for my entertainment.

This place, Maria's been telling me about it for a while. while. It's a gas station. Guy Fieri went there and he did a triple D episode and she's like, let's go there. They have great barbecue. When you pull up, it's just a gas. I posted on my Instagram. I did a little wheel. It's just a gas station. So if you didn't know, if you were just driving down the street needed gas, unless you went inside, you would have no clue. You go in. It is a full-on restaurant. It's a barbecue joint, which is really good. especially relative to gas stations. And it has an unreal, like, ice cream pastry spot.

So you go inside. I got this thing called The Hangover. I wasn't even hung over, but the lady at the front said, get it. And you can turn it into a burrito. It's like brisket, onions, cheese, home fries, topped with cheese. Maria got, like, a barbecue chicken sandwich. Onion rings were incredible. The mac and cheese, I didn't get,

but a couple people DM me that live around here that say that mac and cheese is elite. Place is sweet. So if you ever get a chance, you're in North Scottsdale. It's kind of close to like TPC Scottsdale where the waste management is. Type in the thumb. Barbecue joint. Blown away. It's cool.

I'm a sucker for, I like a good hole in the wall. Technically, this isn't a hole in the wall because it's a legitimate gas station and a car wash. You get gas, you're car washed, and you get a brisket sandwich. But it's not like, you know, sometimes gas station food. It's not like that. It's a restaurant. I mean, there are chefs, people of the cooks. It was good.

I purchased a subscription to Peacock tonight to watch the Eagles and the Packers. It's a couple days old. However, after purchasing, found out that Peacock does not allow recording of live TV programs. I literally canceled my subscription immediately. I work in an IT job overnight and I'm a huge NFL fan. So I could not watch the game live and therefore could not watch the game. Peacock has its head up its ass, and they are likely missing out on an additional 20 million people getting this app.

Sorry for the long message, but this is just a way and absolutely ridiculous on Peacock's behalf. Yeah, that sucks. I didn't know that. I've been pro Peacock, but I've watched, I guess, every peacock game that the NFL has had, and I watched the Oregon Boise game live. I'm not a big watch games back guy for the first time.

I might watch a game back to see something that I missed, so I'm a bad person to run that off. But, you know, we all have different struggles in life. I had a mailback question about the Ravens John Harbaugh. You've mentioned many times how you believe the Steelers should move on from Tomlin as the standard of success shouldn't be just making the playoffs. At what point do we start holding Harbaugh to the same standard as he is the CEO head coach? Well, they were the one seed last year

and hosted the AFC championship game as a favorite. Like, I would say, that's, if Tomlin had just done that, I would never have thrown out the Steelers should move on. He just keeps barely making the playoffs and then getting beat. The Ravens dominated last year and then hosted the AFC championship game. If you're doing that, like you're not on the hot seat, you're doing a really good job.

So I would say that Harbaugh wins more. Harbaugh's been the number one overall seed, I think a couple times with Lamar Jackson. Didn't happen and he lost, but when's the last time to Steelers? I guess they had a home playoff game, the Corona year, and the Browns kicked their ass.

So in 2019, they went 14 and 2, number one seed. 2020, 11 and 5, second round. uh, 2020, remember Lamar got hurt. They still went 10 and 7, lost the Bengals in a pretty good game. Last year, I mean, they went 13 and 4. I would say that Harbaugh is just winning more than Tomlin right now. Honestly, that, that to me would be the biggest difference between those two. If Harbaugh wins the division again this year, he's having more success. If Tomlin was doing exactly what Harbaugh had done the last five years, obviously he has Lamont.

and Tomlin doesn't. But if Tomlin goes 12 wins this year and wins the division, nothing anyone can say. It's a pretty, you know, cut and dry league, right? Only one person's winning the Super Bowl. But like, are you winning divisions? Are you hosting playoff games? Are you putting yourself in position to win the conference?

How do you look throughout the regular season? I think Harbaugh's team's just been much better over the last five. years than Tomlons. Obviously that's quarterback play, but one team took Kenny Pickett number 20th overall and the other team took Lamar Jackson 32nd overall. Be one thing if Lamar was the number one pick, you'd be like, well, of course.

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