 But I do want to get to some x-factors and things that I'm looking for here And I want to start with the cowboys and put on the Bengal Salmit, too. Oh, I heard him Hamilton put his mic down Gosh Kyle Shanahan Kyle Shanahan has it all going on right now, right? His team is red hot winners of 11 straight Loaded of a roster that exists in the league and I think even historically good I'm not even kidding his play calling has been creative Brilliant, of course, and these guys are all bought in look at the effort level on blocks that Hamilton showed us a little bit of this Yesterday, so I wanted to sort of detail this kiddle. I yoke on this debo touchdown. This is just last weekend So these stars for the Niners. They're not just talented. They are all in they're putting the team first They're working their butts off on every play and there's an unselfishness and remember that word There's an unselfishness with these players and who's doing what and when and how That needs to be recognized and could be a big reason that they go all the way now But even with all of those things going for them I love how Shanahan isn't allowing anyone to get complacent and he knows what time it is so listen to him from Wednesday and a lot of games in a row and done some good things and I think it's easy to look over things But it's that's your goals and just to win those games Your goal is to be the last team standing and you've got to get better each week at that and Sometimes human nature when you've won so many games in a row people stop looking at how to get better They think they've they've arrived and you just you need to show them on the tape And you need to speak it because players aren't always seen it that way They watch their assignment what they're doing, but they don't always see the big picture and it's our job to show them that What what they need to do to carry out their job at the highest level I like this a lot Kyle's been so close to the top of that mountain He knows better than anyone how quickly it can get taken away from you or carried off in the backpack Which is a joke I like to make here on the show so people don't forget that that happened But it's a bit of a long sound bite. It's meaningful because he doesn't take any of this for granted There's so much pressure on him this year because the team is so stacked while he does Still have you know the escape lever of being forced to start a rookie seventh round or a quarterback if things do go south You know, it's not going to be like oh you had the best team ever and you had Jimmy Garoppolo even or a better quarterback like you do have a seventh rounder who wasn't supposed to even be out there I think Shanahan realizes what he can do for his legacy to win a Super Bowl with a Brock Purdy at Quarterback no rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl. That's dad. I've said it a million times It still exists let alone a mister irrelevant type guy So the Niners they got to take care of business this weekend before we get to sniff any of that And I want to see how Kyle is in this game. He's got the weapons. He's got the game plan But he's got a lot to cement his legacy Is he gonna stay loose if things get tight is he gonna stick to his identity and not let some of the things that have happened in The past creep in this team is at this point because of who he is and how he coaches this team This guy's on a roll and he's probably and hopefully going to stay aggressive now the other side Over the matchup as I thought Let's talk about the cowboys Oh That guy all right, they have plenty of big names right they got plenty of established stars wearing stars It's all inception wise we get it But it is a rookie o-lineman that might be the X factor in deciding this one I submit the versatile Tyler Smith, okay? He starts off working at guard and camp but when Tyron Smith a legend goes down He moves into the left tackle spot and thrives It was like he was born to be there He started 16 games there then for the cowboys wild card game for the bugs. He slid back inside to guard So while future Hall of Fame where Jason Peters got the start at left tackle only for Smith to move back Let me get this straight back to tackle once Peters got her to get that does any of that make sense to you They've been shuffling this thing around all year in its work and Peters still has not practiced That's the latest he's got a hip injury and that means there's a pretty good chance that we see Tyler Smith get the start at left tackle and the task of Containing NFL Sack Leader Nick Bosa, so if there's one rookie who I'm not worried about shying away from the task It happens to be this X factor for starters He's not going to get rattled by the pressure the media might be putting on him as reminded By this clip of him on draft it. We're gonna go back into the file. Take a look Well, I try to stay away from the media. Definitely. I feel like you know, everybody has an opinion. It's like, you know, like buttholes Mike McCarthy like knows he's on camera. He's like, oh, what did you just say? What is going on here? I've talked to Tyler. He's very thoughtful I would characterize him as funny as you just saw and he's a you know, a nice guy with good vibes off the field Make no mistake. This is a monster. This is a sledgehammer ready to go In this weekend's game against the number one defense. I mean when he steps between those lines Are you joking with his pancake? This is a is that Devon white? Is that all pro Devon white that he lands at? Are you kidding me? He's already built a reputation for delivering what you just saw there Devastating blocks and you know, he's gonna try and add Nick Bosa to that list on Sunday and I've not confirmed Think that I'm not gonna make the joke. I'm not gonna make the butthole joke. No, I'm making it. Okay I talked earlier in the week about a sauce of the the issues for the Niners Are in coverage, right? They've allowed the most touchdowns in the NFL through the air over the last month at secondary So Tyler's been able to keep us away from the deck. They are going to be in a good spot here There's going to be tons of opportunities for the Cowboys to hit big plays downfield But if the all-in struggles and this not seem as good as it is and they show up the way that they should and will It's gonna be long day for Dallas So I know my eyes are gonna be glued on an epic upfront Battle all right, let's go to the other side of the NFC. I'm gonna get an arm workout and this is like legit heavy It's not like a toy one just everyone knows like You're taking your picture. Oh, I get a daily photo taken of me and I don't know why All right, we're gonna go to the other side of the NFC the Giants Travel to Philly take on the Eagles. Is this game tomorrow night already? We had Eric Weddle on yesterday or what a lot of grief about this But we asked him about wink right and I can't help but think that the X factor in the game for New York is the defensive Coordinator all right Don, let's do this He's long been regarded as one of the league's top defensive minds from his days back with Eric Weddle in Baltimore Eric Weddle who lights up at the thought of his name and then we'll like glows about him from way back then to this complete Transformation of the Giants defense this season the Giants rank 25th as you see in total D Look at how they rank in top key areas like the most of the most important ones top five in third down D top five in Red zone and sixth when it comes to generating pressure. They ranked just 29th in that category a year ago That's an improvement. That is a wing come ogee improvement They went from a sort of punching bag in 2021 to bend but don't break this season and that's a huge step in the right direction in Just a year. It's very impressive But even with those big improvements this guy knows his works cut out for him this weekend against Jalen Hart's take a listen to this Everybody's saying he's having an MVP season and I agree because he can beat you with his legs He can beat you just being a drop-back quarterback He can beat you with a sore shoulder You know, I mean he can beat you a lot of different ways and and that's a great challenge because you know, there's there's a few you know just a few quarterbacks that can do it that way and You know, you can have him dead rights back here in a pocket and he's a magician He'll get out of it and I just really you know I'm not happy for the guy right now because I'm preparing for him But you can see the work that he put in the past offseason and where he's at today is to me is two completely different quarterbacks Yeah, kind of like the Giants defense from last year to this year Don That is ultimate respect high praise from a guy who's been around the game for a long time And even with as well as Daniel Jones and this offense played last week I think wink is going to have to come up with Literally the game plan of his life if the Giants have a chance at pulling off what would be a massive upset at the link Marisa, you can start drinking now. Are you just drinking this game being at night is ridiculous What are we thinking NFL? Well, they're asking for the links gonna be co-ray the But you know what else is crazy the Giants Dexter Lawrence cave on tibodeaux Leonard Williams They've been turning up of late. So New York's gonna have a real chance at making something happen I'm very excited to hear what Brandon Marshall has to say about this now We saw wink pretty much erased Justin Jefferson a week ago He limited the league's leading receiver to just 47 yards in the Giants wild card win And that leads me to the x-factor that let's slip over to the eagle side of this thing because if wink is able to have That kind of effect on AJ Brown. It's game over. I mean It's going to create an opportunity for mr. Heisman Trophy Devonta Smith to have a big night and AJ Obviously stole all the headlines. We talked about a massive impact He's had on the eagle offense But do not sleep on how dangerous the old slim reaper has been this year as well He I mean Devonta ranked ninth among receivers 98 catches 90 sorry 95 catches 8th in yards and catch it and you know, okay, sorry yards and yak Tied for 12th with seven touchdown catches on the year and just a second year guys And he's already established himself as one of the elite receivers in the league And I just loved the NFL films video where he hits raining and he puts the towel on his head because he doesn't want to Catch cold and he doesn't like to cold neither do I and so I feel like we have a bond I have not won a Heisman Trophy as like he has but that's okay It's not just AJ He's made an impact and it's been felt heavily and in its rivalry in the Eagles first win over the Giants remember this touchdown If I remember correctly this was on a fourth down this completely broke the game open for Philly This was the 48 to 22 blowout win everybody So I would expect him to play a huge role again because the Giants they have shown I'm sorry to say Marissa they have shown that they have the ability to take the opposition's number one target So Devonta's presence is gonna make this week's game plan a whole lot more complicated. All right. That's it. Are we done? Brandon Marshall is ready I'm taking a sledgehammer ruining the studio today. Can I make it through and I can't believe seven swings? What do you think? I think literally seconds No problem