The Herd with Colin Cowherd - HOUR 3 - Browns-Bengals, 3 words

Episode Date: November 8, 2021

More on the Bengals loss to the BrownsColin describes the NFL games over the weekend in three wordsGuest: Joe Burrow Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. We've been talking about this all day. This is a long season. It's not like college football. Like if you lose a game in the SEC, it can ruin your season. It's the NFL. You can lose three games in division, four games in division. It's got to take deep breath.

He's the world's best football players. Tom Brady, bad game, got a buy week. It's like, it's okay. Like just don't. Try not to lose. Don't let a team beat you twice. Like don't get in your head like I would know. But Joe Burrow didn't have his best day yesterday and he joins us live.

And I loved your answer. I said, okay, Joe, what are you going to buy week? Are you going to go on a nice vacation, you know, get this out of your head? And you said what? What are your buy week going to be? Sit at home, sit on the couch, and watch some football. It's going to be a great week. And I, by the way, and it was funny because I thought, you know, if you had to cancel today, I'm like, I get it.

I totally get it. But take me through the process. Games over. You're going to probably watch some tape. not your best Sunday, the process for you emotionally. Where are you at right now on that? Yeah, obviously, you know, right after the game, you're feeling pretty crappy.

You know, I didn't play very well. But then you watch the film. It's never as bad as it looks, and it's never as good as you think it was coming off the field. And something that I'm going through and learning, you know, you just talked about it. You know, in college, you lose a game. It's the end of the world.

You know, you're out of the playoff conversation, yada, yada, yada. You know, in the NFL, you really have to stay even. killed. You lose a game. It's not the end of the world. We've got a bi-week, regroup. We got eight games left. We're right in the thick of it. Five and four. A lot of teams are five and four. Yeah. We just got to come in the practice and get ready to go. You know, it's interesting. And one of the things that Joe, I never do. I never question play calling. I don't look at the tape. You're an expert. I'm a sports guy.

There is a throw that NFL coaches ask quarterbacks to make. I've never liked it. I've never liked it because I think it's a hard throw to make. and I'm not making an excuse for anybody, but the Denzel Ward play, I don't love that. Denzel's excellent. There's a tiny window. By the way, if he makes a great play and jumps it,

it's over. And that's obviously a play. I've watched you make it a dozen times. But in a situation like that, I mean, you're obviously comfortable with that throw. When you let go of that ball is your takeaway, I hit this in practice all week, or am I,

am I overstating how dangerous that throw is? No, I think you're overstating how dangerous that throw is. I think the windows, the NFL are like that a lot. And I just missed it inside. And if I felt like he was going to make the play, I should have moved on to my next progression. You know, that's when you live and you learn from. And Denzel obviously is a great player.

I've played with Denzel. He's in my recruiting class at Ohio State. So I've known how great of a player he is from day one. And he had a great game. That's just when you live and you learn, you want to move on to the next progression. And, you know, it is what it is. Yeah. So I want you to go back, I want you to go back a year from today.

Joe Burrow today and Joe Burrow last year around this time. Where has been your biggest jump or your biggest improvement in the calendar year? You know, I think understanding defenses, understanding situational football in the NFL has gotten a lot better. And I think my checks of the line of scrimmage have really come a long way. I've just seen a lot more football now and understand what to get to against certain defenses. And I think we're a lot better as a team. I'm excited about where we are. I'm excited about our coaching staff and all the players we have.

So, you know, I think the future is really bright for us. You know, 11 of the 16 teams in the AFC are above 500. It's really deep. I mean, go ask Buffalo. Yesterday. Like if you don't go on the road and you're not buttoned up, it gets ugly fast in this league. When you look your first half, it's absolutely a success.

People did not see you as a playoff team. So now you get your by week and you go into the second half. Do you feel like, all right, tweaks, tweaks, tweaks? Where do you feel your offense can get better? Because by week, remember last year, Joe, that's when Brady and the Buccaneers really popped. They were really struggling into the buy. They got 10 days off, and they were a different team.

So is it tweaks, or where do you go in the second half? You feel like we've got to make big improvements or smaller improvements? We just have to stop turning the ball over. The biggest thing for us, we've moved the ball against everybody. We've just hurt ourselves with turnovers, fumbles, interceptions. You know, I can do a much better job of taking care of the ball. And when I started doing that, and when we start doing that as an offense, you know, we've moved the ball against everybody. I think it'll be a good bye week just to, you know, step away from football, be a fan for a week, you know, watch all the games across the league, see how people win, see how people lose.

Sometimes that's what it takes. Like you said, the bucks for seven and five going into biweek last year. And, you know, you saw what they did the last half and going into the playoffs. So everything is in front of us. And we're excited about where we're at. Obviously, the last two weeks were disappointing. but we still got everything on the table for us. Yeah. Was there a, when you look at Cleveland's game plan, did they show you things you hadn't seen at this point in your career,

when you go to that line of scrimmage, especially against rivals where you see them twice a year. You play the Brown several times. Anything you didn't expect, or is it just a matter of efficiency making plays work, are you fooled less, surprised less today, than six weeks ago. Yeah, for sure.

I'm definitely fooled less. I would say, you know, if you look at that game, you know, we played poorly, but it only came down to maybe five or six plays where, you know, we made mistakes and they capitalized on them. You know, sometimes, you know, if, you know, Demzel tips a ball on a slant, it might go in the dirt yesterday. It turned out to be an interception for them and then they score a touchdown. So those mistakes that we had, you know, you got to give them credit. They capitalized on them and made big plays. And then we just, you know, we weren't able to come back from that.

So that's why I'm saying you got to be better, limit the turnovers and play on schedule. When Jamar Chase has a drop or it doesn't go right, how do you ensure? because listen man this game's emotional it can get into your head you know right now Patrick Mahomes he's a little lost not quite the zip not quite the confidence this is a hard game physically and mentally

how do you ensure what kind of do you pep talk it if a guy has a drop in a game do you go and talk about it or do you let him be in his own space how do you manage that yeah I think you have to understand the player that you're dealing with you know with with Jamar

I know the kind of player he is I know the kind of guy he is. I don't say anything to him. But, you know, as a leader, that comes, that comes with the territory of knowing each and every one of your receivers and each and every one of the players on your team individually. So you know, hey, this guy had a drop. I got to go talk to him.

I got to go say something. Or this guy had a drop. I don't have to say anything to him. I know he's going to be fine. So that just comes with being a leader and understanding your guys. Yeah. Finally. Finally.

My daughter went to a Baltimore. more Ravens game and had the pleasure to sit next to Joe's family and his mother. And my daughter was so blown away by how cool the family was. And there is a picture of your beautiful mother and my adorable daughter. And I will tell you this, you can tell a lot about a son from the parents. And my daughter just kept going on. Oh, they are so sweet. They're so supportive and nice. And you know what I told them, Joe, I said, tell her if I've ever said anything bad about, Joe, I apologize. I got nervous.

Well, me, so my dad and I, during quarantine, we used to watch your show all the time. You know, I would get my workouts done in the morning. You know, you were on at 12 o'clock Eastern time. I'd come home. Not a lot to do. Not a lot on it. 12 Eastern on a Wednesday. So we'd get down and watch your show.

Well, I appreciate that. Great family. Enjoy the bye week. Watch football like the rest. of America, my friend, and better days ahead. Great seeing you. Yes, sir. You too. All right, Joe Burrell.

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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 what 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 tauntons 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

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I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a 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 is big to 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, Mark, 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.

Here's Joy Taylor with the news. No, no, no, no. Turn on the news. This is the herd line news. We were also talking about the ticket situation because Jordan Love's girlfriend and his mom went viral. And they were up in the rafters. Yeah, they were up very, very high.

And we were talking about it with Joe before we came on air. So that's the tickets for the families, for the away families. They always are sitting upstairs. We were always whenever we would go to away games when Jason was playing. My brother is Jason Taylor, for those of you who don't know, that's where we would be. I don't like that. Very high up. Well, you have to consider.

have the home team and all of their tickets and their family that has to be allotted for and coaches families and then you have season ticket holders and then you have the resell market. So there's like there's only so many seats in the stadium. So like that's where they put the way family. New rule. Quarterbacks mothers. I know it looks crazy. But I'm telling you, it didn't look crazy to me because that's like that's where they, that's where the seats are. Like that's if you get the seats and you're an away game or away player, that's where your family is going to sit. Yeah, that's why, like, you know, most guys will just buy them on the resale market for the families or, you know, get a suite or whatever, you know, depending on who you are. But yeah, that's where those seats are. So Bill Belichick had plenty of successes against Sam Darnold. And that continued on Sunday. The Patriots picked off Darnold in three consecutive possessions. This one's just a terrible throw. In the second half, returning one of them for a touchdown. So he finished 16 of 33 for 172 yards along with those three interceptions.

Mac Jones had two early turnovers, but he overcame them throwing for 139 yards in a touchdown. And New England got the 24-6 win over Carolina. Donald is 0 and 4 in his career against the Patriots. One touchdown, nine interceptions. He has a lower pass rating against the Patriots than any other opponent, 41.2. And the Patriots give you, especially with Donald, they give you no freebies over the top. So they force you to have 12 play drives. and Darnold has shown an inability for 12 plays not to make a mistake.

Carolina's going to be in the quarterback. Oh, absolutely. They are now. They just haven't announced it. There's also a little bit of an incident with Mack Jones and Brian Burns. Mac turned the ball over and he was trying to stop Brian Burns. Yeah, I saw that. What do I make of this?

So, yeah. So there's a fumble here, sack fumble, and he's trying to stop Brian Burns from running after the ball. Right. So he holds his ankle and twist his ankle and twist his ankle. ankle. So it's, I mean, it was a dirty play. No penalty was called, but he was injured on the play. Brian Burns was and spent some time in the medical time. You can see him there if you watch on the corner, him holding his leg. So according to Tom Pelliserra, the NFL will review it.

But he's likely just going to get a fine, but they are going to review it as part of the normal process. So the Ravens rallied from a 14-point third quarter deficits. It was a wild fun game. Yes, to force overtime against the Vikings on Sunday. I don't, has there been an overtime in every single week this year? I feel like there has been. It's been a lot of overtimes. Baltimore got the ball first, but Anthony Bar pulled off an acrobatic interception to start their possession of the Vikings on the 38-yard line.

Ravens forced a three-in-out to get the ball back. And then Lamar Jackson led a five-minute drive down the field to set up the game-winning field goal try. And Justin Tucker, the greatest of all time, kicked a 36-yarder to win 34. 3431. And he tied Michael, Lamar Jackson, tied Michael Vick's record with the 10th game of at least 100 rushing yards. They moved the ball.

It was not a lack of moving the ball. It was just, it was a weird game. When you watched it, your takeaway was Baltimore's a way better football team here. I mean, the Vikings got a kickoff for turn for touchdown. And by the way, you get credit for those. I'm not saying special teams don't matter. This is one of those games. We're like, I

knew. In fact, what's the number of plays? I bet you Baltimore ran 75 plays in Minnesota around 40. It felt like Baltimore, Minnesota couldn't sustain drives at all. You just kept thinking yourself, God, can Baltimore just get points out of this? We've had some, we've had back to back to back, like weird weekends. We had the weekends where all the kickers missed everything. And then we had the backup weekends where all the backup quarterbacks were incredible. And then this weekend it was just all these like wild underdog wins.

Baltimore had 89 snaps. Minnesota had 52. And that's the game you watch. And that was the final sport. And it went to overtime. Yeah, it's wild. So there were two big fights that took place this weekend. In the UFC, Kamaro Usman faced Colby Covington in the main event of 268.

Fight went the distance. It was a great fight. Usman successfully defended his Walterweight title. He won by unanimous decision. He was clearly the better fighter in that fight. But he did say it was more physical than people are giving it credit for. And then Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plants met in a fight to. unify the super middleweight titles. Canello promised to punish plant before the fight,

and he did win by TKO in the 11th round and became the undisputed champ. Usman and Covington also fought at UFC 245 in December of 2019, and Usman won that. Canello's an all-time great fighter. He is, and he is very, I mean, this was a good fight. It obviously ended in a knockout, but it was a really good fight. Canello just, he just has bricks for hands. He just, his punching power is just incredible. and he was very calculated and very light. That's what he is. He's very calculated.

He's a professional boxer. Everything's under control. He's never. He's not a wild slinger. Never out of control. He's going to take his pound of flesh, if you will, with every punch that he drugs. And he's going to score. Yeah.

His punches always have a point. Yeah. Two great fights this weekend. Yeah. Joy with the news. One more herd? The herd streams 24 hours a day, seven days a week within the IHeard radio app. Search Hurd to.

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Listen to. The Rice or Wrong podcast on the IHeart Radio Apple, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. 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 I'm 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 Ton Ton Ton, 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. 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 a little Kim? Well, you can find out on the Look Back at it podcast. I'm Sam Jay. 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 is big to me, not just because of crack.

I'm down to talk about crack on day, but just so y'all know. I mean, at this point, Mark, 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. 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. Joy put it well. We had a week earlier this year. It was a disaster for kickers. We had the week, two weeks ago, the backup quarterback stole the show. Yesterday, really good teams mostly got crushed by, in. inferior team. So we call it the three-word game. Every NFL game can be described succinctly in

three words. Here we go. Let's start with Thursday. Jets Colts went in a while. Carson Wentz. Seven games with multiple touchdowns. I know he makes some bad reckless throws, but he has 15 total TDs and two picks over his last six games. The Colts right now, I would say, are about the best team in the league that wouldn't make the playoffs. And Carson Wentz is a big reason why. Atlanta, New Orleans, calm coup, cool collected. Youngway Koo, 29-yard winning field goal.

Time expired. His third game-winning field goal as time has expired in the last six games. Folks, you can draft a kicker. I don't want to hear that. You don't think kickers matter? Look at Atlanta. Four and two in their last six games.

They got themselves a big time in the clutch kicker. Matt Ryan also made, he had some drops. Matt Ryan had some big time throws in this game. Denver, Dallas. Dak looked whack. Second worst completion rate. Dak had less than 100 yards passing with under 10 minutes left. Now remember, and we're going to see this with Aaron Rogers next week.

He didn't practice for a full week. He was off. He's got a calf injury. They were getting pressure on him. they had season low in points and total yards. That's probably the worst I've seen, Dak. Something was it right? My guess is, you didn't practice at full speed this week.

That's it. Patriots, Panthers. Take your pick. Sam Darnold, now, 0 for 4 against New England, one touchdown, nine interceptions. Panthers have scored one TD in their last three games. Darnold, 26.3 passer rating. He is not an effortless thrower. he makes the difficult look impossible and the easy look difficult,

and Belichick has no shock his number. Vikings Ravens, another Minnesota meltdown. Seven of the eight games this year for Minnesota have ended on one possession. I'm going to read this. Five of the Vikings, eight games, have ended on the final play. Now that's to a point where that's not random. That's a quarterback who shrinks. Vikings blew a 14-point lead.

I'm not giving them a pass on that. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Mayfield of Dreams. Baker Mayfield now 6 and 1 against the Bengals. Browns won the turnover battle, 3-0. Baker only completes 14 passes, but his passer rating of 136.2, at a season high. This was a big over-the-top play to Donovan P.

Jones. So in the end, these divisional games, these carve out your season, these are more important. They can be used as tiebreakers. And to Baker-Mayfield's credit, may not have been asked to do a ton, but what he was asked to do, he did well. Buffalo Jacksonville, hit a Buffalo. So the bills reached the red zone on their opening possession and never got back. You know, the weakness for this team, we've said it, has been their offensive line, they addressed it in the draft, but it is still a work in progress. Josh Allen, by the

way, was pressured on over 39 percent of his throws. That is a really, really high percentage. The bills also, and you've got to give the Jacks credit for this, the bills had 12 penalties. Why? Because Jacksonville made them very uncomfortable, sort of like the

Titans did to the Rams. Houston, Miami, did not watch. Nine turnovers. I'm not watching that. I got to skip a game every weekend. I was not watching that mess. Raiders Giants, giant defensive statement. Now here come the Giants. Three takeaways off usually efficient. Derek Carr. Third straight game for the Giants, allowing 20 points or less. And I just throw this out there.

The Giants are one of only two teams in the NFL with one plus takeaway every game this year. Who's the other one? Another team, I keep saying they're not out of it. The other team is the Colts. So the Colts and Giants' defense take the ball away. That's important. You win games that way. Chargers Eagles, Herbert hurts them.

Boy, was he good. 84% completion percentage. He's 23. 12th career 300 yard passing game. 360 passing yards. You know, listen, man, West Coast team goes east. And it's not like Jalen Hertz isn't productive. He had a great final drive.

And this game did not get watched by a large percentage of the country. But boy, Herbert makes really good decisions. He's a kid. He's going to have bad Sundays. But he doesn't throw the deep ball a ton. But when he does, oh, God, does he throw a beautiful. deep ball. Green Bay, Kansas City. Nah, Holmes beats love.

Patrick Mahomes, fewest passing yards of his career. He was 0 for five on deep balls. Second time the Chiefs have been shut out in the second half in the Mahomes era. It's not right. His mechanics are a little loose. Travis Kelsey had a couple of drops. We've got to be fair about this. Nobody's given them the over-the-top throw, and he tends to be somebody that likes the big swing.

So it's not right. They'll get it right. But the story that's not talked about a lot in this game because they won is Patrick Struggle. Arizona, San Francisco. Big backup blowout. Good God. Colt McCoy didn't have DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green. They lost running back Chase Edmonds early.

What a clever game plan. And Greg Olson talked about this. The Case Keenham, the Colt McCoy. those guys are valuable. They don't need all the reps. You can insert them in week 8, insert them in week 14, and get a reasonable performance. And what I liked about Arizona here was a lot of their game calling. Their play calling was very creative. Why? Because Colt McCoy's been around the league. His dad was a coach. You don't have to worry about him pre-snap. This kid's seen everything. He may not be a franchise guy, but it was a very aggressive afternoon of play calling by Arizona because they got a

case Keenham. They got a Colt McCoy. They got a Colt McCoy. somebody that's been around the league. It's why Nick Foles keeps getting a job. Tennessee, L.A., Titanic, Tennessee win. Five-game winning streak since losing to the Jets, their last four wins have all come as an underdog. This is a real key. They are 6-0 this year against teams that made the playoffs last year.

What's impressive about Tennessee, you can argue they play down to their competition. Okay. But when they play down, the bills, when they play a Kansas City, when they play a Rams, I mean, this game was not competitive. They were so much better than the Rams were. They pushed them around. I mean, you couldn't watch this game. It's almost like Denver Dallas. You couldn't watch the game. And then one team just didn't come in more aggressive with a better game plan. This game was not even as competitive

as the score says. It never felt particularly close. Chicago, Pittsburgh tonight, bear with them. the Bears will be playing without Kaleel Mack. Pittsburgh brings a lot of people. Justin Fields is really young and they're going to bring a lot of people. I think I like Pittsburgh to win and cover tonight. Their offense with Najee Harris is slowly getting better.

Bear with them. It's going to take a while. By the way, Matt Nagy will return to coach against the Steelers. He was missing. And Fields has 200 plus yards and just one of six starts. So it's not going to be great.

Justin Field's going to give you some wow moments. You're going to get a couple scrambles and a couple throws. You're like, wow. Pittsburgh is one of the last teams you'd want a young quarterback to face. Kansas City, Jordan Love got a break with Kansas City. That's not a great defense. All right. That is tonight.

Can't wait. So good show today. Michael Vic, Greg Olson, Joe Burroughs stopped by. One of the things we talk about with the NFL, we call it like overreaction Monday. Greg Olson was talking about this with the Dallas Cowboys is they came into the game. And a lot of their material was if it got out of hand and Denver was getting blown out. And by the middle of the second quarter, you're like, yeah, Dallas can't move the ball. They're just not ready to go.

And so you sit there and you kind of joke around. And I thought Olson brought up something very interesting. I always, when fans think the announcer has it out for their team, Greg Olson was so honest. When you're in that broadcast booth, you just want close. Because if you get to the end of the second quarter a couple weeks ago, Brady and the Bears played. It was over at half. I felt so bad for the broadcasting team.

You're like, you got two hours to go and the game's not competitive. And by the way, the only people sticking around at that point are Bears fans and Bucks fans. And so Bears fans think you're picking on them. Bucks fans want to be told how great they are. And so that Dallas game, I didn't talk a ton about it today, because there's nothing to take from it. That's a bury-the-tape game. Now, the bill's loss is a little disturbing

because their offensive line. We saw Pittsburgh dominate their offensive line. We saw the Jags dominate their offensive line. That's a little concerning. We've seen a couple of times. The Rams is a little concerning. We've seen them blown out at home twice. And Sean McVeigh is a lot of times

using the same 11 personnel, straight drops, Stafford needs creativity and deception. He's not a great, he's a good athlete, obviously, but he's not a super mobile guy. So the Rams loss, little concerning. Bill's loss, a little concerning. But what I saw from Dallas, I have not seen since last year. Not competitive, couldn't move the ball.

Dax's worst start as a pro. It's like, I literally, there are games occasionally. I mean, Tom Brady last year forgot what down it was against Chicago. That's not going to happen again. Well, you generally want to throw out your best before. performance and your worst performance. That's right. And that's really what you are. We always say that if you're a real estate person for 20 years, throw out your worst year, your first year in the business, throughout your best year, which is, you know, you sold a mansion

because you had a connection, a cousin knew a cousin. And the other 18 years will define sort of what you are. If you take away Matt Ryan's MVP year and his rookie year, what is he? B plus. I mean, I watched Matt yesterday. Matt's a good quarterback. Yeah, and it's important to know you have the capability of reaching that. If you have the perfect coordinator, you have a, you have a an extra weapon. But if you take out Matt's rookie year and his MVP year, you got a borderline Pro Bowl B Plus guy. You can win a lot of games with Matt Ryan.

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