 What's up everybody on sports and like conduct we're back after a long holiday hiatus a lot of things have happened since But we're here. We're ready about playoffs. I mean like everything good is happening for me right now, Bree I don't I don't know what to say. I'm really sorry, but I'm really sorry about the England Patriots Um, it's I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. I'm stressed. This has been And just just today alone has been A lot I made them. Okay, so here's here's why if you haven't You know kept up to date with my twitter, which like if you don't like I don't I understand um, I made the mistake today of Tweeting out a question and I I was genuinely wondering um, because I've seen this idea thrown around throughout the season and now that it has Uh Gotten closer to potentially becoming true with Mike rabble being fired this morning um, I asked people if you really Genuinely feel like rabble would be an upgrade over bill Belichick. I had coach Please explain to me why because I don't think so, but I know that there is a significant amount of people that do so I asked For two two like legitimate reasons. I you know, I think that's fair like Two is okay. I'm not going to make you give me, you know, a full three paragraph essay whatnot um, oh boy. Oh boy was that a mistake because these replies are wild um, some of them are like very thoughtful and I can see that point of view and I appreciate the ones that are thoughtful and respectful and things like that. Um some of you guys are absolutely Not so though Well, you know, it's just the internet and they want to get their point across and sometimes the way they go to get their Point across is a little missed along the way, but hey, you know It's just uh, that's just life. I'll let you know life in the big city, I guess My favorite reply to you so far has been it said First reason no bill Belichick. I feel like that's that's a fine reason. That's a good enough reason One of them one of them. I think my favorite one so far Um was energy and vibes and ironically enough I think a browns fan, which was the funniest part about all of it That's the only thing we have going for us right now energy vibes in a 38 year old. So I get it. I understand You know, it's just that's just how it goes But I'm not going to hijack the whole show talking about this because I really I really could but I'm not going to do it We have we have a lot to talk about though because we were off for two weeks. Merry Christmas. Happy new year all of that Um, and a lot has happened. So we're just gonna jump right into it You want to just start with the most recent news? We finally have a national champion in college football It's the michigan wolverines. It is that team up north Uh, a lot of people nearby me are not very happy about that. There's a lot of things that Ohio state fans aren't really happy about but I'm happy Because I won a lot of money when michigan won. It's all I care about I saw that proud of you You as you know when the the final four teams were announced you were right on top of it the whole way So it wasn't because I thought michigan was better. It's because I wanted It for the storyline and the storyline is pretty good. This is gonna make a really good movie someday You have the conor stallions character The harbob situation What were all the tweets? What did they say bet you had it was just so dramatic bet? Yeah, um, you had the The standard coach crying After that one game all the t-shirts that like you jet if you didn't know anything about the michigan suspension situation um From the suspension at the beginning of the season And you saw the t-shirts that the players were wearing stuff. You would have thought that jim harbott actually died because of The shirts and it was just wild and then shocker suspended again um I I have a bone to pick with the national media And they're covering of all of this Correct me if i'm wrong here, but this is just my my take on it um Why are we acting like they overcame some big like crazy thing like they did this to themselves Oh 100% they did everything that that happened to them this season was brought upon them By themselves, so let's not act like This is like some oh this was such a big obstacle it was Could have avoided it though I just maybe it's just like I I don't like michigan I'll like blindly support them for the sake of tom brady, but like I don't like them I don't like the harbob brothers at all either one Yeah, I'm not a fan. I'm not a fan of the harboss. They're so like maybe that's the bias in me talking But I don't I don't think I'm wrong. I think we could have really done without like the monologue after the game or like all they overcame so much Which is such a tumultuous season and they ended up on top like Okay I don't I don't remember us talking about the patriots like that when they had their cheating scandals granted two different things not going to get into that but Like I just I could have done without it. Um, okay. Should they build conor stallions a statue? Yes, I think they should It without him. This isn't happening. I fully believe it Was he at the game last night? I know he was at the rose bowl. I mean he probably was there last night. He should have been Interesting. I mean does he get does he get a ring? He's been he was he was on the roster on the coaching like staff whatever Assistant or whatever the hell he was NBA you get a ring when you're there for like half the season. Yeah, like Yeah, I think they should give him one I'm sure they're gonna do something for him When is Harbaugh announcing that he's like taken off in the NFL though I kind of thought that that was like a today thing Yeah, next couple days probably pack up the office. You gotta celebrate a little bit pack up, uh All 700 kids that he has or whatever. Yeah, uh, yeah, move Make the move bolt to the bolts. Yep That's where he's gonna go If he was smart That's where he's gonna go if they honestly. No, I take that back if they were smart if the chargers were smart That's who they would hire Now are the chargers smart? We don't know Remains to be seen but um, also saw that he has interest in vegas. I think The vegas fan base would be really really upset if Antonio pierce isn't brought in as like the legitimate head coach Next season. I think I think he should be I think he did All things considered You know with the With the shit sandwich he was given Pretty good Pretty good job I yeah, I think you should go to the chargers as well. There's a but the coaching Openings this offseason are going to be really interesting to see Sure are I mean they're already Some really interesting spots. I think at lana You get a good coach in at lana and Get a quarterback and we'll get a quarterback get a coach You're on the right path to winning some games I don't know if you're going to beat the saints because they clearly kick you they kicked you to shreds embarrassing What an embarrassing loss, but like I don't know I like Elena needs a coach that knows how to use the weapons that they have on offense because they have a few Dijon Robinson. Hello um First and foremost trial pits finally trial pits. That would be cool. Um Look, I just I just don't understand how arthur smith didn't do that or whatever, but I mean it makes the firing Fits the crime And then I I think the commander job is pretty interesting too new ownership. They're bringing in bob mires former golden state head of craziness and everything that they built over there um It's pretty it's pretty interesting. So and there's gonna be a lot more like I know Everybody thinks black friday or black black monday is the day where like all the coaches get fired Like it's gonna take because even some of these coaches that are in the playoffs There might be one or two that goes Somebody might have their job on the line like shawn mcdermot. I mean, I still see stealer fans talking about mike tomlin getting fired Let's be a little for real with that one. I mean but like what you're saying There's still things that happen I I genuinely think if It would be catastrophic But if the stealers beat buffalo like a buffalo just completely no shows I don't think I don't think it's gonna happen. Let's put this on record. I don't think this is gonna happen but if it does You got it. Shawn McDermott's gotta go. You gotta get him out of there. I don't think they'll fire him They should I think so. I think that too, but I don't think that they will If there's a coach that should be on the hot seat right now, and I know people are probably going to disagree It's nick siriani. I think what he's doing is disastrous Oh, yeah, I think that's really bad I agree We're gonna talk about we're gonna like do a full like each game preview right type thing I have I have a comp to make for The current state of the philadelphia eagles and I think it's Probably some of my finest work yet But we'll get there we'll get there. What else do we have to do our little five things? Uh, we have some mba just a little bit of mba news drama rant. He's out for the season. He just came back Now he's done. What is he he has his shoulder injury getting season ending shoulder surgery in hey the grizzlies were doing it They looked good They were playing well They were beating teams. Uh, it was kind of fun to watch. I'm not gonna lie. I mean, I know I got a little chaotic with the celebrations But uh, they were fun. They're always fun to watch even if I don't like the team Yeah, um, I saw It was so just some like nba twitter account fan post this but it was a mock trade With the grizzlies and the milwaukee bucks trading marcus smart to milwaukee You would have to call The police I would I send them to my home I would not be in a good state. I would not be I need I would need to be taken in Hey, I think that would be really I think that would be really good for them though. It would be I would be watching it wouldn't be good for me. I'd be watching. Um, I would be Watching the bucks if they had marcus smart, but yeah john maria out for the season But draymond green he is coming back It's back after his you Suspension do you believe what he said do you really think I don't believe I Well Okay, so I believe that in his mind. He really thought about it But I don't think he was ever gonna actually do it One you're getting all this money You're gonna just let go of all that money that you're about to give because you can't put someone in a headlock for a couple games I don't think I don't think he went to silver and said i'm gonna retire and silver talked him out of it I really don't think that's the podcast Sure. I mean it's people are talking about it. We're talking about it. So it's it doesn't mean like he's done its job He thought about the scenario. I don't think that he was actually gonna go through with the Retirement, but whatever he's back and I don't know if that's gonna fix the golden state warriors. What they're 12 Yeah, not they're not good their defense is really bad. I'm sure it's gonna improve with him back on the court But like they're just not good Oh, do you see this comment? Connor Stallings was at a bar in houston last night for the national championship, which the person Gave a bucket of beers to him. There was a video of it on twitter Interesting. So they obviously are grateful for his role That man gave his whole that football team for them to win a national championship He's basically a hero I mean if I was a michigan fan, I would be thanking him For all of his service Thank you That is insane um Sometimes I wonder Just with the comments and I love I love the fact that you guys comment in here as much as you do in the things that you See and want us to see. Um jade glazer said there's no interest in bella check around the league. That's 100 falls Respectfully to jade blazer. It's false. It's false. Diana Rossini is already in that listen. I trust Diana Rossini I may not like all of the things that she has to say, but I know she's tapped in She says that he is a coveted asset people want Apparently the commanders are interested there is interest there. Okay Um the panthers too. I don't think that that's realistic given Um what their owner just polled. I don't think anybody would really want to go there unless they're given a bag um But to say that there's no interest in literally the greatest coach who may potentially be available. That's crazy Um me for gm. No, okay. Well, what are you gonna do? Okay? Let me put this situation out here for you. How will you respond to the people that say this? Let's say andi reed and the chiefs. They want another super super bowl and people start talking That he is better than bill bellichick. What do you have to do that? I will pull The same card that people used to discredit bill bellichick about his record without brady and I'd do it with Read with his record without my homes But he has a super bowl He has a super bowl with who doesn't he have another super bowl without patron homes No I don't think so He lost the one with that. He made with the eagles to the patriots He wasn't on that eagles roster that beat that Beat them. No, he was in kansas city He may have one like an assistant coach or something, but I don't think I don't count it Add it to the list. All right. So if we're doing that with assistants bill's got to when he was an assistant You got to add, um His browns tenure too. We'll add that Well, that's fine That's totally fine But if we're gonna if that happens and we're gonna start to talk about and you read being the greatest coach ever We have to discredit him to say we discredit bill bellichick because and you read without my homes Not super great A couple good philly teams here and there one made it to the super bowl Ultimately lost had the quarterback throwing up all over the field and whatnot. Um And like bill without brady like yeah that happened He also no offense. Yeah also coached the browns for a little while and there were some years that they were I just got to throw that in there because it's like one of the worst teams of all time Yeah, not good. Um, so like that's what that's what I would do. That's where I would start at least Let's we got to keep the disrespect at the same level across the board so but anyway When it's a one super bowl without my homes and loss. Yeah, so You know, they're gonna do it though Yeah, I mean, I mean that's how it always gets us out of the comments always gonna go. Yeah, that's no problem Um, whatever. Um, how about the Dodgers? Let's talk a little baseball real quick just Just to get this out of the way. Can they just not is the better question? Um, my question is how is this legal? How can deferring all of these contracts be legal? There's no rules baseball has no rules. You can spend all the money you want You don't have to spend money. You don't have to do anything at all you can Have a terrible baseball team with No prospects and not spend any money and just Put a team out there and have to play the Dodgers who paid Shohei Otani 700 million dollars While he's only making 2 million a year so they can pay all these other players and not stop signing people They want to trade for Shane Bieber in class a I'm like Why I just don't let someone else compete I just don't understand how we can Allow this layout of You can spend a billion dollars and just defer it for the next And I know this has been like a commonplace thing in major league baseball for years and years Dating back to however long. I mean Mani Ramirez is doing it. Bobby Vanilla is doing it. Obviously Why can we do this in football can we do this in basketball? Let's First of all, let's raise the cap and hockey Figure that one out. But like Why is this just a baseball thing? Salary floor is where we need to start. That's where we need to start. Yeah That's where we need to start. Um, and then I wouldn't even be mad if there was like a way to This is probably insane and I genuinely don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to big finances So like don't take this as gospel or take this completely seriously But there should be a way where there's like Tears of the cap to where Like if you're a big market team just to like Get it I think if we introduce a salary cap right away, it's not gonna work out I think if we start like that and get everybody kind of on the same level and then introduce a full hard cap Maybe that'll work But again, I'm not like a baseball financial expert. So I don't freaking know what I'm even saying But like I have ideas I think they might be good. How many world series during this 10-year span of shohei otani. Would you consider? Successful Uh At least one immediately immediately this year immediately Like yeah, but he's not he's not he's not pitching though. That's fine. That's fine Immediately this year because they all they also just signed What's his face his buddy from japan the pitcher who's also very very good And you still have freddy freeman You brought joe kelly back who he's not a starting pitcher, but he's still a very good relief pitcher You got tyler glass now Tyler glass now. Well, let's see what the health of glass now looks like you got to yasta, hernandez. You just got him and then you have Mookie already. Mookie's still there Like playing crush on who really cares about that, but I mean, I just I really think like if you don't win one This year very worst next year Not gonna be good. You're gonna you're gonna be entering a bad place. You see that photo freddy freeman though At the golden globes. Yeah, yeah with taylor slipped. Yeah, awesome. Taking a look. That's fine. I don't know. I would do it too Um, I wonder what his wife has to say about oh she was mad that you can't see her in the photo Classic. Yeah, she said of course you can see freddy, but you can't see me Yep Sure, right lady that hell Is there anything else in there that we need to discuss? Just one one thing from last week one thing from the games last week and then we'll go to the playoff games Jamis Winston is the funniest player to ever grace the nfl I have never seen anything like him and he will tell you how it is every single time So I love him. I love him and I I I love this move. I don't even care. I don't even care um, and for denis allen to Not support him. You got to stick up for your player and like come on man. It won't be that week to Oh my god, you may not I was gonna say some really mean things that I know I held back He may not have like signed off on it and whatever that's fine I can understand like just wanting to take the knee there You're already up a significant amount and everything games in hand victory One points you were up by what like 30 something You this maybe the falcons 41 41 17 or something like that. Maybe the falcons should have tried one scoring more Not throwing a pick We're getting stops on defense and yeah, it's a rivalry game run up the score If my team were to play a rival and we had the chance to score at the last second To make it even worse than it already was since it was very embarrassing. Yes. I'm doing it And so the people are like jamal williams the touchdown like why does it matter? He hasn't scored a touchdown. That's on him. Okay. They're his teammates their brothers out there They're supporting him and they want something to celebrate. I mean I thought it was a fun moment and We can't be the same people Who watched the miami dolphins run up the score against the denver broncos Literally 70 points And think that oh my god, that was so cool like highest one of the highest scores ever Well, what and then sit here and complain about running the score up in a divisional last game of the season Neither of them are making a playoff. So what does it even matter type game? Like give me a break Who I mean, maybe jamal had like some incentive on maybe he did and even if he didn't who cares Right like and it was cool. It was cool It was a fun thing to happen And they all wanted to do it together. So Dennis allen you should have stuck up for james in that situation You looked weak And now all your fans are mad at you also, maybe not a good sign for What's going on in norlands if The coach doesn't have the teammates back like that Who's gonna want to go play for that exactly who's gonna want to do that? like Every single guy in that locker room has been sticking up for james anyways into the people that are saying that he should be cut Guess what he's a free agent. So you can't do it anyways And he's gonna have no problem finding somewhere else to go right so um last thing about that I also if I were a player On the new oil and saints. I would say f you dude. Why are you putting james in just to take a knee? Who do I mean genuinely who does that? How many times have you seen? The backup quarterback only go in to take a knee Why why couldn't Derek hard do that? If it was really that serious Um, I will say though I love that touchdown. I'll just add this last one. I love that touchdown because I had So many dfs lineups with jamal Williams. I'm like he has to score. Yeah And he scored on the last one and it was awesome and um I had a great day. That's what we said here too. We were like I wonder how many fantasy Championships that impacted because there were some people in like season long fantasy teams leagues whose championships Finished this week which sucks because however many stars didn't play in whatever. I would hate to be in a league that does that but The point remains. I wonder how many Matchups were decided Because of that touchdown because you imagine only an extra 20 dollars like I would I would be If I was on the other side of this I would be so mad if I was up by like six points Thought like I really had it and then Touchdown victory formation fake to a touchdown and I'm going against Jamal. I would be pissed But reverse side. That's pretty cool I don't know whatever it looks. Let's Let's just have some fun. It's football. Let's be fun or once Never can never um all right Let's do it We are entering what uh, we're now calling super wildcard weekend Is that card? Yep. That's the thing. That's the name for it now. All right super wildcard weekend We're here um And I think Aside from I think aside from the bill stealers game I think if tj watt was playing this would be a good game But I think aside from the bill stealers game. This is a really good slate And I'm excited to watch Every single one of these games including my new free trial of peacock to watch The uh chiefs dolphin's game. Um, but let's just go In order first game great First game who we got The first game we have to cleave them around in the houston texans. Oh boy Oh my god, how are we feeling? No, I'm not I'm getting I'm getting like anxious and nervous Just because I'm so excited to watch joe flacco and I don't think I'm ever gonna experience something like this again in my life Because I never have before this moment. So I'm trying to cherish what I do have and it might be only a few more days I um Wow I'm really excited for this game to be completely honest I think it's going to be really good. I think it's going to be one of the better ones this weekend there's like so many stories behind it and it's going to be really dramatic and We all we all know I mean, we all know the main storyline around this game. Yeah, that should be Pushed to the side not even talked about but I mean people are people are going to do it. Um I just think it's really like cj stroud versus joe flacco like two completely opposite end of the spectrum points in their career One guy just came off the couch like five weeks ago. The other guy was the second overall pick and he's going to be offensive rookie of the year like It's going to be a really good game. You got the browns defense. We obviously know what the browns defense is very very good but their offense you guys have figured it out and Houston's defense is pretty good too. Like this is going to be A sneaky good game I mean a mark cooper did put up 200 some receiving yards on them But I don't see that happening again to that extreme Like I just don't see that. Oh, I would love that sick if it did Yeah, it would be really really cool, but I don't see that happening again I mean, I feel like you probably have a good game, but it's not gonna be record breaking Yeah, I think it's gonna be really close. I'm excited. I feel like there's gonna be a lot of scoring The game on christmas. Was it christmas eve whenever they played? I don't even whatever it was. It was during christmas when they played That was a high scoring game kind of by accident the browns scored. Yeah, 30 something points Then they took the starters out and the Texans started to score a little bit, but A lot of points were scored in that game. I'm nervous for it. I don't really know what to say about it I I don't know. I was gonna go I was gonna go until I found out the flights were $1,200 I I can't believe that Actually really insane and I searched every airport within like a five hour drive from here and it's all the same So Oh, yeah, just a casual 20 hour drive. Yeah, is it actually that long? I don't know. It's probably even further than that um It's far Yeah, it's probably got to be new york city to Like jacksonville type. That's what 15 hours 16 hours 19 hours No, we're not driving to houston. Maybe don't drive No, but it's gonna be a good game Again, excited nervous. Don't know what else to say. I'm buying a joe flacco jersey though if they win Um, speaking of jerseys. Well, we'll actually we'll talk about that. Yeah, we can get there I have one cj stroud question for you though. Sure So, I mean, I feel like he is going to win offensive player of the year. Well, rookie What are your thoughts on puka competing for that? Because I see a lot of yeah, why not saying that because I see a lot of people saying that he should win over cj stroud I think oh I don't mean a quarterback, you know how it goes Yeah, I don't think puka should win over cj stroud, but I think him and sam before to have Like you can really make that argument for them, but I think stroud Coming in as a rookie quarterback on a team that has not been good in years past um over achieving this year like Shades of the 2021 Patriots better, but like rookie quarterback and making the playoffs like this wasn't supposed to happen right away Um, but I think that this is sustainable for them. So I think even next year like they can be in this position as long as You know health is obviously a factor with everybody and but I think that they'll attract free agents now um I think it's it's cj's reward to lose I and I don't even think he's going to I think it's like a foregone conclusion that he's going to win offensive rookie of the year And I it's deserved. I mean The quarterbacks and I know it's kind of annoying sometimes that all these awards are like quarterback awards But they do the most they have the ball they do the most and they make it happen There's a reason why like you call linebackers the quarterback of the offense everybody refers to Like the most important person at work or whatever as the quarterback Like it's the most important position on the field and when you're playing the way cj stroud is playing like you deserve to be Recognized for it. So I think he's gonna win and I think you should and I think only argument I have for puka is that he broke a record that stood for like 70 years. Yeah, so that's fair That's fair or we can just go Complete balls to the wall cj stroud regular offensive player of the year and then puka offensive rookie of the year. I mean, yeah But then um Poor christ mccaffery. Yeah, I wouldn't be I wouldn't be too happy about that one. Yeah But I don't know um, what are you do you have any? Any like predictions on this do you want to give me like a winner loss prediction or are you a little you're not there yet I don't want to give anything about this. I want to see okay joe flacco for 300 passing yards That's my prediction a mari cooper to score a touchdown. The rest uh is to be determined Don't know who's gonna win don't know how it's gonna go and um That's all I got for that game That's all I got I'm I'm nervous for you, but I'm excited for this game. I think I I don't want to upset you, but I think houston Well, I mean you're not gonna upset me brie. I've seen the worst of the worst already. I don't think anything Really matters like even if they lose this Month with joe flacco has been better than any football I've ever watched in my life for my football team I Know but like I'm so serious Would they Consider bringing him back as I go back up. They're not they're not gonna bring him back They're not gonna bring back He's gonna go somewhere else and he's not gonna be as good there It's gonna be over and it's not gonna be as fun And he's not gonna come back because someone's gonna give him some money And we have dtr and deshawn wasan and they're not gonna get rid of him even though Joe flacco is a better quarterback But um, I can't say that without people getting really mad, but he's a better quarterback And he's a better leader and they respect him So my god, okay, I'm done. Well, if that's the case I hope he leads you guys to a Super Bowl Well ride ride this high I'm just happy with the one playoff win and then I'll be good for like at least three years Yeah, so Oh, all right moving on moving on because I don't we don't want to give you like a panic attack or anything It's too late too late for that one What's the the next game on the slate? What's These are saturday games, right? Yeah, we got the peacock game the chiefs the dolphins I said before they announced that game that they were gonna put the chiefs on peacock because I feel like that will be one of the Biggest games for viewers think about all the taylor swiss fans. They're stealing money from Exactly Exactly money making machine. This is gonna be for them smart annoying, but smart um Zero degrees at kickoff. That's an actual an actual thing um And miami is banged up They just put andrew bang ankle on ir plus like two more guys. They're on baker. He's not playing Bruce urban and did I see that and just in houston today? Like they're they're desperate Yeah, they're signing old man Old men old one to have to play in zero degree weather and that's not a good mix. No um Gab told me this this morning. I I couldn't believe it, but at the same time I very much believe it There are some dolphins fans that are calling for the game to be moved. Oh, yeah Because it's apparently snowing in Kansas City today and that's gonna be too cold um If that's the case if that's the argument we want to have Dolphins fans Then you cannot give any fan base any amount of crap For wanting games in september and october to be moved to a different time or whatever when those guys are Baking in the sun because half of your stadium is shaded conveniently the half that the dolphins are on And half of it is not I don't want to hear any of that anymore if you're actually doing this And I know they don't know they don't know much about the snow You're living in Miami. You don't know much about winter weather once it gets to zero degrees. You're not getting snow. The snow is done It's not snowing anymore. No might be a little windy Not gonna rain and not gonna snow. You're just gonna be really cold. You're gonna be freezing. That's it. That's all you got well You maybe like the older half of the dolphin stands because they're all people from the north that moved out so like maybe they know but like I don't know. Um, I am I'm really interested in this one now because The dolphins were atop the afc east all season long all season long and Choked it away completely It was sitting there for them to take it What it was right there Couldn't do it. They couldn't do it. It was right there. Um, so now they're dropped all the way down from two to six Yikes I'm sure I'm I'm 100% positive that they would have preferred To win that game, of course to keep the two seed and have a shot again at buffalo Rather than going to Kansas City. And I know Kansas City's offense Isn't this year what it has been in years past? Um, because that receiving core is not very good. Um But going into arrowhead for a playoff game in the bitter below freezing cold That sounds like the worst time ever Worst time ever I watched tom brady do it and it it almost killed me probably like seven different times So If I was a dolphin span, I would not be I wouldn't I wouldn't feel good about this at all I mean, I went to that bill's game against the patriots when it was four degrees in It was a perfect game for the buffalo bills No, yeah, no, no, no, no, no. No, thank you. Um Travis calcy had a week of rest my home's had a week of rest They are thinking about watching this year like I know people I know everyone is saying the chiefs are the chiefs They're not the same as they've been in the past but I cannot go against patching my homes until they're out I don't think I just I don't know. I've seen it. I've seen what I needed to see He needs to be out of the players and then I'll finally say yeah, he can't do it I'm in like a pickle about that because I I want to feel the same way, but then I just look at this team and I'm just like I don't know at least against the dolphins I well, yeah Now that this defense is in shambles I'm gonna take Kansas City. I think but after that I don't know if patching my homes to me is going to be enough for them because he can take the brunt of the responsibility And elevate them by himself when you have kidarius tony doing what he's been doing Travis calcy, maybe not having the best game because This has been All things considered again, you know, you look at seasons past By his standards a down year for calcy like but my homes can kind of Even it out for them And I think that that'll be enough this week, but then next week Who's to say like What if they have to play who would they have to play either probably houston or buff? Probably what's Kansas City two? Mm-hmm No, they're the three C. Okay. So can't use the three C. Yeah, buffalo is the two seed Well, didn't they'd have to play buffalo right They would have to play whoever Wins, I mean, it's where I'm assuming it's buffalo Yeah Maybe I don't know because I don't see the stealers winning. I'm having a brain fart. I need to like actually look at it to see um Yeah, because baltimore baltimore is on the by that's my issue right now baltimore's on the by they would get the lowest seed So then yeah, Kansas City buffalo again potentially. I can't I can't do another one of those games Every single every single I'm fine with it because like I'm fine with it because the two fan bases Just argue with each other and just take each other out and like that's Yeah, but I can't do it because those games stress me out and I don't care who wins But they're the most stressful games I've ever seen when those two teams play You never know how it's going to end and you never know what's going to happen. It's exciting I like I like that though because I'm One side you have patching homes running around like a chicken with his head cut off Sometimes and making things happen, which I still don't understand how he does that on the other side You have josh alan who sometimes I think is the best quarterback in the league and other times. I'm just like dude Where is your brain? um So it's like a fun little dynamic, you know I'd be I'd be cool with having that again, but I don't know we let's let's get through this week first Um, I'm taking Kansas City though circling all the way back after that nonsense. I'm taking Kansas City in this game I will also be taking Kansas City in the game That's just on record. I think I'm taking houston in the houston browns game And I'm taking Kansas City so we can keep like a running tally of what we get going Cleveland browns Kansas City Okay, um, and that's it for the saturday games, right? There's only two saturday Yeah, okay Um, can I ask you one dolphins question before we move on? I saw this one and I thought it was a pretty good question For the a of c east Obviously, we have the bills winning. Do you think that? The bills did more to win Or the dolphins did more to lose that game dolphins did more to lose You think maybe dolphins are fraudulent. You think they did more to lose Yeah, well, I was gonna I like get that they did things to lose but I think both teams Equally did those things I also I say this as someone who hates both of these teams, right to be very clear. Um, and I don't want to discredit the last few weeks that buffalo has had they were six and six Fired their offensive coordinator and they have been very very good since then They what five and one against They like some pretty tough competition. They absolutely smoked the cowboys So like yes, they have done a lot to get to that position, but I The dolphins had a cake walk of a year Well, I mean just in that game Oh in that game, uh No, they did more to lose just look at turnover differential alone Like yeah, but josh allen had three himself didn't he right? Well, that's what I'm saying josh allen had three And then two had two picks two picks in a fumble josh allen had two or two ahead two picks. That's it, right? One in the first quarter I went to end the game They had Just based on turnover differential alone your plus one You should win the game You were up. You couldn't you they couldn't get a stop. It was crazy Dalton kinkade absolutely kicked their ass And again, I know banged up defense but like If you're letting their tight end Their rookie tight end go off on you like that We have a lot of problems So I think they did more and then they were on top of the division all year long They did way more to lose it than buffalo did to win it And I truly don't want to discredit buffalo because they have been playing some damn good football for the past month But Like you had you had it Right there And you fumbled it away Two of our teams with a winning record. Thank you. See like The patriots beat more above 500 teams this year than the Miami Dolphins Which is a sickening stat if I was a dolphin span and I saw that I would throw up everywhere One of the worst teams in the league has beaten more Playoff teams Then we have and we're in the playoffs. That's bad That's real not good um, so I don't know I mean, we didn't even talk about tiger kill. So Throw that in real quick. I don't want to see him on the internet Ragging if the dolphins win. That's why I don't want the dolphins to win I don't want to see him doing the laps on twitter I don't want to hear it from him because I get it you Weren't you're upset But I don't know why you're upset when you have the highest contract as a wide receiver ever and that's what you wanted And you may say but guess what they won a ring Immediately after you were gone. They already did it. So it doesn't matter. You like really doesn't matter yep um You easily could have stayed you didn't have to go Get all of this money and like whatever credit to you you got paid um, and you're on also a good team They could be better. I think but you know, whatever basic standards would consider the name of dolphins a good team um, there's no reason to like try to stick it to andy reed or whatever the hell he said before the germany game like Okay I think you're the only one that's trying to make this a thing right. I don't think anybody else Yeah, because he said it was about to be one of the best rivalries in sports and we're like you have a lot there's Plenty of teams in line for that and you're in the back You're not even near the front of that. So I um, I don't know If I would consider The chiefs and the dolphins a rivalry. I wouldn't even consider the chiefs and Tyree kill a rivalry not even close No, it's it's not a rivalry when one team Reach the ultimate goal in the sport immediately after you left and you got millions and millions and millions of dollars You both want me sounds. Yeah, it sounds like a win-win like what we're doing here Stop trying to make this a thing. Um, but you know, he's gonna you know, it's gonna be all over the social media all week and whatever so It's I mean inevitable um, all right now we're going to the sunday games and These ones I am extremely Like I said, like I just think for 99 of these games this week. I'm really interested in I think they're all gonna be really good. I think that one's gonna be awful We don't know We don't have to talk too too much about that. We don't want to but all I know is that the first game of the day Yeah, it's a I think it's a 1 p.m. Game and it's a good day whenever the stealers lose for me And it's a good day whenever the bills lose for you Yeah, but they're playing without tj watt You have mason rudoff as your qb1 when you have kenny picket healthy. I think that's It's a good. It's a good decision for the team if you want to be better But it's questionable for your future and how you're going to go about things If you're saying that kenny picket is going to be your quarterback for next season Future quarterback for next season. He should be starting Right. I understand riding the hot hand, but like also how hot is the hot hand currently um I mean he's mason rudoff's playing all right He played the ravens backups in a monsoon like Although I will say I expected more from him on that day of all days, but right You know, he can't control the weather. Um No, I think I think the bills win pretty Handily if tj watt was playing I would say, you know, maybe Maybe pettsverg has a slight edge Like just pressure wise on josh allen Get in his face Rhyle him up a little bit like make him make a mistake because josh allen will make mistakes He's known to have done that a few times. Um without tj watt though like It's it's an uphill battle. I think for them so Plus your buffalo like that place is going to be absolutely crazy Um, yeah, I think steelers will have a pretty good turnout, but I mean it's but oh, yeah I'm sure I'll drive for them. No, not at all And I'm sure that they will because steelers fans travel really well They're one of the best fan bases in the league when it comes to that um But buffalo for a playoff game It's a little crazy Yeah, I don't know about that one. I don't know if you're going to be able to uh overpower that whole thing that they do so right, um Taking buffalo In that one also taking buffalo And then the next game Packers Cowboys And I think this will be the worst game of the weekend Do you really I don't think it's going to be close at all Oh interesting I think that the cowboys are going to Roll the Packers by like a lot if they don't I will be very surprised if they don't win by At least 10 points I'm going to question what they're doing a little bit because they should beat them They should beat them. Yeah, they should They should but we know what happens with daggin the playoffs. Oh, man. I also like I like What green bay has been doing Recently Aaron Jones is back and he's healthy Jordan love like He's finding it There were flashes early in the year and then there was a little bit of a Patrick you're like, oh my god, what's happening and that like now I think I think he's finally he's lucky I think all of his yeah, some of those are like extremely lucky So that's all you need. Yeah, but I don't feel like the cowboys have a defense where you can be lucky against No That's my issue with that. Well I'm not sure Buffalo Yeah, um I don't feel like also like you said daggin the playoffs Me not great But CDNLAM is also playing like a top five receiver right now. Yeah He is a lot of good things going for them. I really I really will be surprised if it's not a blowout I I am going to take Dallas in this game However, I do think green bay has more of a shot than Pittsburgh does against Buffalo like if you Just told me out of these two teams who has a better chance to maybe shock the world I'm gonna say green bay I would say I would say the stealers just because um I like I really like what green bay is doing. I know I mean, I like what they're doing too. I just don't think that they're ready to Take that step to do it But if the cowboys lose I would laugh so yeah, oh, yeah, yeah for sure. Um Jay rich, it wouldn't be personal. Sorry. We are really sorry for that one Wouldn't be a you thing. We wouldn't be laughing at you um it's And then did you hear what jerry jones like his comments? No, but I would love to said something He said something about how like mike mccarthy's done a really good job And then he said but we'll see like what happens in the playoffs. Well, at least he's self aware But he he had to go on like his radio hit and like clarify He was like, oh, well the media took what I say that a context Oh, it's better than saying deck sucks like he used to so yeah, well I almost want them to I don't because that's well, that's mean But like I kind of almost want them to lose because I want to hear the Post first round exit tirade. No, I want them to win at least one so that he would go on So they're like the hope Gets even more than they already have and they're like, oh the cowboys are going back to the super bowl Like we do every year and it just plays out a little more for it to be taken away Yeah, that's true. That'd be fun. But I think um I just I don't know. I don't see him messing up in this round I hope not. I hope not like I genuinely I genuinely hope not because I want to see alliance cowboys rematch. Yes Yes That's what I want. Um, also like stafan gilmore on that team. I got a lot of love for him and he's playing Real well this year like back to like his stafan gilmore ways. So I'm really Really proud of him. Um, great southern accent. Thank you. I practice I am I practice my accents. I have a good british accent too if there ever comes a time where we need to bust that one out um Yeah, anyway, it's irrelevant. I I take dallas in this game. Thank you cowboys. Um, and then This to me is the game of the weekend. I think I'm more nervous for this game than I am for the brown Sixth game You have matthew stafford and the rams Coming to detroit to play the lions. This is the lions What first playoff game in how long first in 30 years? And matthew stafford is the one that they have to face like it just couldn't have wrote a better script if you tried I'm telling you i'm telling you what I would I I will cry I will cry for detroit if they don't beat matthew stafford That's gonna suck that's gonna suck real bad for them. That's gonna suck for their fans and it's going to hurt really bad Man, at least just win one please against Matthew stafford. He already has a super bowl. Maybe he should do detroit a solid Yeah, just throw the game. Yeah, throw the game away throw the game um on the flip side if i'm Jared gough or even a teammate of jared gough's I am talking so much shit to him this week to fire him up Say it everything like oh, they didn't want you they got rid of you They got rid of you and what did they do they go on to a win a super bowl Like I would make him feel like absolute shit about the whole situation Because this is this is a revenge game for jared gough. This isn't one for matthew stafford Matthew stafford, you know got what he wanted went and won a super bowl like whatever He's he's doing all right jared gough like they They kicked your butt to the curb dude. They didn't want you anymore and like you wasn't all that great whatever um But like you were you were done you were sent to the shadow realm Which is what detroit was at the time. They figured it out obviously since then Um, so if i'm him i'm like harnessing all of that from over however many years it's been the three years that it's been And i'm i'm going i'm going crazy and I think that Little morale boost for them Little old bulletin board material. I think that's why they're gonna win I hope it won. I'd be i also would be very sad for them if they didn't him specifically cry Because I really I get it. I get it how it is in detroit They don't win anything. They never win anything. They're always the joke And this would be a really awful joke to be a part of Yeah, oh, especially after like the way the dallas game ended and then you had to Yeah But also flip side I would like To see the rams win like i'm torn in this game. I'm gonna side With the lions. I'm going with the lions solidarity Because we've been on them all year long supporting them all season long We're like three years deep in lions support We are we really are since since the inception of this show We have been stan camels throw pro detroit lions we have been um But also like I I like what the rams are doing everybody's healthy cooper cup and puka like are the new one two punch That's really cool. Kyron williams is good Matt safford is doing what he has to do. He's not like full crazy Like 500 yards a game type math safford that we would see in detroit and then they would end up losing but like he's not just like Stat padford as he's known. He's not doing that. Like he's actually obviously winning games um I think it's gonna be a really good game. I just hope sam la porta is okay Because I feel like he's not going to be Yeah, I feel like he's not dan Campbell said it's not serious, but it's not good. Which so that means he's not playing Don't know what that means Maybe it's like it's the same thing that tj wall has like a spring mcl or whatever it is and he's gonna be out for however long Well, it looked like he like hyperextended his knee a little bit Didn't look fine. No, I've done that a few times that hurts like a mother um Which would be a real big bummer because he's like a vile part of that offense breaking Records for rookie tight ends and stuff. Um, very very good Won me my fantasy championship. Thanks sammy. By the way, one of my fantasy championship guys I know this has been an all season thing. Um, we did it. We made it. We did it undefeated season 700 bucks in my pocket. Oh nice. It's great Um, but yeah, anyway, I'm taking the lions in this game But I think out of all of the games this week. This is going to be the best gonna be the best one I'm also taking the lions It's the sunday night game I'm I'm serious. I might cry if the lions don't win out of um, empathy for my friends of Detroit Hopefully we don't have to experience that then. Yeah. Um, and then lastly to cap off the week Oof. Oh boy Billy is going down to Tampa And I don't have a good feeling about this for the Philadelphia Eagles I could not be Anywhere opposite in this game, but I think it has some underlying issues Mm-hmm to my reasoning. I just I don't know. I'll let you go first and then I'll tell you why So The Philadelphia Eagles started 10 in one. We all remember that um Oh my god, has it not been good since then? If you guys remember and I know I bring everything back to the Patriots, but just hear me out on this one The 2019 Patriots started this season. Uh, I want to say either eight and oh or nine and oh They went on to win only One or two more games two more games I think after that and lost the season finale game to The Miami Dolphins to knock them back into the wild card Position and it was bad. I was at that game. It was brutal. Um, and then income the Tennessee Titans and Brady's last game we all know how that ended whatever I have a feeling that the Philadelphia Eagles are going full 2019 New England Patriots mode right now And I think Nick Siriani is at the very top of the reasons why this is happening. Jaylen Hertz also not playing well I don't know what the hell is going on with AJ Brown What that issue is if like whether he's not getting the ball as much as he would like or If they're not happy with drop percentage when he does get targeted like I don't know I I'm not I have no idea defense also not good. The defense is probably number one issue right now really bad and We decided to give Matt Patricia play calling duties about three weeks ago questionable decision not not good whatever um It just hasn't been good Jaylen Hertz like broke his finger the other day what the hell even happened. I didn't watch that game Well, the bones looked like it was about to pop out Okay, so that was like that back in the middle part was sticking out and it was disgusting and I hated it it um So not ideal that yeah, not ideal and uh I just Tampa's defense is still pretty good. I know that you know The baker may feel the aspect of it like they're not on paper like a great team But sometimes you don't have to be Sometimes you don't have to be sometimes you just have to do the do everything you need to do the right way Any given sunday like there's a reason why that's a cliche um And I just I hope I'm wrong because I really like this eagle steam Um, y'all ever seen a previous year's Super Bowl team. Yes the 2019 wing of Patriots It literally just said they were undefeated coming off a Super Bowl and then crapped out um I just I don't know. I just don't I don't feel good about this for Philly and if I was a Philly fan I would be really nervous going into this because this has just been an absolute abysmal Month for them. I think their fans hate their team right now. So And they're kind of like they're kind of like, yeah, you probably should lose. You probably are going to lose So I don't think they're getting their hopes up. Obviously, of course, they're going to be mad regardless Yeah, but that's how their fan base feels right now I I'm scared for them Because I really like I like Jalen hurts a lot I thought that they were going to be like undisputed best team in the nfc this year Like I I knew the 49ers were going to be there, but like I still thought Philly could edge them out Nope so but Um, if you guys remember from like week four of the season Gab said something Stupid it was dumb to say out loud I said we were gonna hold her to it And we're holding her to it. Um she said if uh, Baker may feel it has more wins than the Cincinnati bangles Well, first we said Joe burrow and then we said Actually, you don't want you know, uh, okay Continue and then I'll go at the end Oh boy, I'm nervous of what you're actually actually. Mm-hmm. Okay. You go and then I'll So first we said Joe burrow, but then burrow was hurt at the time. So I said What if burrow has to miss time and then she said, okay just the bangles then so Here we are the bucks have more wins. They don't they don't they don't though They're both nine and eight. Okay, but they made the playoffs. It doesn't matter. I said wins Shit, I said wins. They're both nine and eight They're both nine eight because the Cleveland Browns gifted the Cincinnati bangles that nice little win on sunday to put them above 500 But we still have the potential for it to happen. They're playing Eagles. Uh Monday night. Okay. All right So this is gonna be the tiebreaker then. Yes if Okay, so if the bucks win Oh boy, talk about talk about a loophole Hey My it's fair. I mean no, you're right. You're right. I thought Cincinnati had, uh Eight wins. Yeah, and then I remember that we just said here you go take it So That's so funny. That is so funny. Um, so that's another reason why I'm taking the Philadelphia Eagles and besides Besides the fact that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers They couldn't score a touchdown against the worst team In the nfl you're playing in the worst division. You can't score a touchdown against the panthers The game was terrible. You had three field worlds. You barely won your division The Saints were knocking on your door. They were scoring touchdowns at the end of the game Just in case they needed it if you guys would lose and now Baker Mayfield is going to lose two Jaylen Hertz And the eagles then the eagles are probably gonna go on and suck after that, but that's okay As long as we get the win there All right Whatever we'll allow it. We have to allow it. I mean that's the girls are rules Technicalities and whatnot. All right So then Let's go box that Um, okay, so whatever we all we both have made our picks for the week I think We just differ on the first game and the last game. So everything else in the middle. We are aligned with um And we'll We'll see how that all goes but to wrap up this week's right. We don't have anything else to talk about No, no, I don't think so. Okay To wrap up this week's show We are going to do a little hockey trivia game hockey vocab trivia with gab because she has something coming up to where She's going to be asking other people these things So I need to learn that before I start asking them We have to make sure she knows what the hell she's even saying before she's asking anybody else. So we have this quiz and it's I literally like our producer sent this to us and like this is our thing So it's how much hockey slang do you know? So, you know that johnny manzell netflix meme zero To me I think I think you'll be I just like combed through These I think you're gonna be fine. Sure the most part some of them are like trivia e type but like I think Brie, you know, I you know, I know nothing you're gonna be good. Don't worry about it. All right question one Who does zebra refer to? Uh, the refs Officials, what are what's our what's our title officials refs refs got it. There's linesmen and referees What you can just collectively call them refs refs. You're good. All right um Okay, so we actually In games past We went over this one. Let's see if you remember. I'm not gonna do much When we talk about the great one being like the person the great one Wayne Gretzky name. Thank you. See you do remember There you go. I know that one. That's all I got. I think Okay, um This one. I don't even know if I know I think I do What's a mucker good at and here's here's it's like multiple choice. So a mucker m u c k e r Board checking and working the board. It does sounds not nice It's either for checking and working the boards setting up their teammates scoring goals Taking face offs. I don't know if I've ever heard this one before Hey, okay. I think that's what I'm gonna go. Yeah Well, I just because I didn't remember anything that you said That's what was it Um for checking and working the board. So like basically like hitting people against the boards and stuff got it um The mucker on the team is by no means the most skilled player that usually make up for the lack of finesse by working hard and grinding Oh, okay. So you like a fourth line grinder like okay I've never heard mucker before ever in my life Um, what do you call it when a goal is scored between the goalie's legs? Either going five hole starting a gong show Pinching the pipes finding the slot I have no idea I don't know those are all insane You want to dig any any guess? I don't even I don't even remember any of the words that you said something about slots Going five hole Starting a gong show. No, not that one pipes Not that either finding the slot I I can't I can't pick one. They're making me. I I don't know last one no So this one is going five hole if it goes between the goalie's legs, that's what I mean That's through the five hole. I know it's like the corners are one two three Oh, because I was like wondering what are the other holes? I didn't know where the other holes were coming from I I honestly don't know. Let's see what the explanation is five hole Oh, yeah, okay So if between the legs is five hole where the other four the upper left and the upper right lower left lower right See, I was just confused. Yeah, I didn't know where the other four holes were coming from so I was a little concerned Wasn't even fully confident on that one either. So On like the explanation part of it. Um, all right, which one of these does not mean to score a goal Oh, you should know this one. Um multiple choice a to put the biscuit in the basket That sounds like a goal. Yep B to dump and chase Mmm, don't know see to light the lamp That one sounds a little bad to go top shelf. I don't like see Okay, is this what it is or isn't What does what means to not like what doesn't mean score a goal out of the four? I just told you Which one of them is not a goal, but it's not gonna be Is it see? No What is it see is a goal reference because when you score a goal the little red light on top of the goal goes Oh Gotcha, you know Yeah, I wasn't thinking that So this one is dump and chase dump and chase So that's like when you just like Toss the puck down the ice and you have a guy just chase after it dump and chase Um Let's see Oh, this I'm not even gonna bother with this one. This this one's About goal tending styles. You don't need to worry about that one. Okay, that's a lot Um, they do that a mask ball Okay, which of these means spending the entire game on the bench A burning the barn B cherry picking C riding the pine D back checking C universal term This Okay, what is slapping some elfredo on it referring to A saucer pass a B hip checking somebody C deaking D scoring. Well, I don't even know what C is so I'm gonna go a Because you say it's correct A is correct. Well, I mean, why would it not be something with some sauce? Yeah, I mean that makes sense Um Like some of these are just awfully dumb. Okay, when a goalie stands on his head, what is he doing? A letting in almost every shot B playing so well that it's impossible to score on him C getting into a fight D playing the puck out of the crease Can't can I run those um back? Okay. Yep. So when a goalie stands on his head, what is he doing? A letting in almost every shot. I'm just gonna go with a Wait, you gotta hear the rest of them be playing so well that it's almost impossible to score C getting into a fight D playing the puck out of the crease A No What what are you? What does it mean on his head? That means so when a goalie stands on his head, that's what you say when like This guy is playing out of his mind Nobody can score on him. Even if you think you have a chance you don't have a chance So it's like do you use that phrase? Yeah. Oh, okay. Actually I have before Um got it. It's a good one term of endearment Okay, this one is really bad. I'm gonna do Okay, let's do like one more Let's do two more these last two are good. Um, which of these players is mr. Hockey this one. I think you should know It's a relatively familiar name Mr. Hockey is it mario lemieux, sydney crossby bobby ore or gordie howe Can I go the first one? No, is sydney crossby No, what those are the only two I know It's gordie howe. I have no idea who that is. So okay gordie how played for someone that I would know So I will the only I thought I don't know I thought He played for the redwings retired when he was like 50 something played for the whalers to ripc twill Um, really good and he like just passed away a couple years ago. So rip. Oh my god. Really good. Really really good. Um, and then last one If you get a penalty, where do you go? The cinnamon box the cinnamon the wheelhouse coast-to-coast or the fishbowl Uh, I think that cinnamon sounds fun. So I hope it's that that's it. Okay. Nice Um, we didn't keep track. No, and I don't even know because I was they were that was chaotic I think you got most of them right though Um, yeah, there was there was a lot. Yeah, that's all right There was a lot on there Um, again, some of those I I skipped a lot of them because they're just absolutely ridiculous I don't think I've ever even used those phrases before and I've been watching hockey my entire life. So Yeah, then I definitely wouldn't know them but I'm excited to see how this little adventure goes because Just definitely I'll learn a lot. I will I will I will learn a lot And that's it. We're done for the day. We are 15 minutes 16 minutes over So, sorry about that y'all keeping you guys forever. We had a lot to talk about What going on? Um, we uh, we'll be back next week And I mean if we had a lot to talk about this week, I can only imagine what next week is going to be like so Um, get your get your ass to make sure you guys are hydrating get your joe flacco jerseys ready Flackery joe begins. It's time January joe is back And uh, we'll see you next week