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This man is facing three charges that could put him in prison for six years. Home invasion, stalking, breaking and entering apparently Following his firing, he went over to his mistress's house and Oh, he broke and entered, obviously, allegedly. And then he uh allegedly said that he was uh gonna kill himself and that it was her fault. And then he left when she said I'm calling the police and now he's arrested. Damn.
Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn. Anyway. We talked about last night's disaster for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Blowing a 28-14 lead in the fourth quarter.
So the Atlanta Falcons are all teams.
Well, that really stinks. Good things for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They take on the Panthers twice to conclude the season, as well as the Miami Dolphins. They could turn things around. The Falcons, they're playing for nothing.
They still suck, okay? How about this? In about 40 minutes, we're going to have a conversation about all things NFL with Ryan Dunlevy. From the New York Post. Looking forward to that conversation.
That should be a fun one. And then later on in the show. We'll have a conversation next hour with Mike Chappell. Who covers all things Indianapolis Colts? As we await To see whether or not Philip Rivers, is going to make a start as a forty four year old.
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I'm just thinking about the Michigan situation. I cannot get over that. Every time you open up a newspaper, you read anything, it's just Sharon Moore, this, Sharon Moore. Maybe it'll slow down now that he's been arraigned and. He knows the charges that they're holding against him, but damn, what a rough week Woof.
Now speaking of rough weeks, I I just mentioned this before we went to the break. Imagine going to the doctor Knowing that you're gonna get a needle, But then you get a needle that punctures your damn lung And they got to have a surgery. They have to have a surgical procedure, even though everything now is minimally evasive. Listen. I don't give a damn how minimal the evasion is.
I don't care how small the cut is. I don't want to be cut open. People tell me all the time, like my knees, I run, but they'd be like, oh, hey, JR, you know, your knees, years ago, years, years ago, we got to cut your knees open. I bet you won't. One of my friends, he had a hip replacement.
I got a bunch of people who had hip replacements. Oh, it's so easy.
Okay, good for you. I don't need a ball and socket replaced to my body, no thanks. I don't care if I got a screwdriver incision. No thanks.
Okay, I don't need no holes in my body.
Okay, I got no problem with needles. Not to sound like I'm over here, you know, I'm a crackhead or anything doing that, but I don't got a problem with needles. But I don't even want that. Bach, you said you don't like needles, right? You hate them?
No, I I'm okay. I'm okay. If I get a shot. Or if I'm like drawing blood just for a regular physical, but I can't donate blood. I can't look at it happen.
Oh, see, I will donate blood. I got no problem. I will donate blood. This stage of my life, I've had to take enough insurance examinations, insurance for this, insurance for that. Come here, give us some blood.
Make sure that you're not going to die tomorrow. I'm like, sure, fine, whatever. I mean all this damn blood that you're taking, I might as well die right here on the spot. I got I got no problem with the needles. But imagine going to work and it is your job.
to try to be in the best physical health possible. And you get a needle, They'll send you into surgery. The TJ Watt. Pittsburgh Steelers star. TJ Watt, future Hall of Famer.
Man, he's going to be just like his brother. Both of these guys are going to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't know what the hell these family or the Watt family was feeding these kids up in Wisconsin, but damn it, they were feeding em good. He got seven sacks this year. I mean, for one week, people aren't yelling about Mike Tomlin being fired as they went out there and beat the Ravens this week.
They got the Dolphins up next on Monday. And then we get the news yesterday that, oh, yeah, TJ Watt has a lung issue. And it took place at the practice facility during a treatment session. And I'm just like, what? Like, was somebody standing on his back with a high heel?
I doubt it. Was he getting one of those massages? I doubt it. It's just it was natural to just go, he got stabbed. in the lung, With a needle.
And if we didn't have this damn Tyrod Taylor situation a few years ago when he was playing for the Chargers. They were trying to give him pain medication via a needle in his ribs. And oops, oops, my bad. Hit your lung. Katrua, I don't even want to imagine.
Like, here's a needle for you. We've accidentally hit you. What is the doctor, whoever's doing it has to feel like hot crap? And then whoever's getting a needle has to feel like garbage. Like, did you just.
You just stabbed my lung. I'm having trouble breathing. And apparently this is what took place with TJ Watt. His brother went on social media. and said that He was hospitalized.
He had surgery. It was a dried needling procedure. Apparently, they're trying to. you know, relieve some pain and tension in his his chest or his back and The needle went a little too far. Oopsie daisy.
Ouch.
Now he's had surgery. He had a collapsed lung, We have no idea when TJ Watt is gonna be back. Look. It took to Rod Taylor. A month.
before we saw him. All right, the NFL Players Association got involved. To Rod Taylor, I believe he actually won some money. He filed a lawsuit against the individual or the organization in charge of doing that. He got some cash out of that.
I don't know if TJ Watt is going to sue. Botcher. If I went to the doctor's office And they gave me a needle, That went somewhere it wasn't supposed to go. and it punctured my lung. And And I had to wake up.
and have surgery. Bacher? I'd look like Bobby Petrino, okay? I would never work a day again in my life. Yeah, they're getting sued.
If I have something that's not supposed to happen to me happen. It's gonna be a end in a lawsuit. Like especially if I can't breathe, one. Like it's okay if like okay you accidentally cut me and you have to you kill it. I can't breathe.
I'm going to potentially die if this doesn't get fixed. And I need to get surgery for it. Yeah, that's pushing it. Look. I am.
I'm catching that needle in my lung. I'm stumbling out that you know what? I'm going outside. I falling on the curb, Jumping in front of a car. You've seen those videos where the guys jump in front of cars and just end up on the ground.
I'm doing all that, botcher. I'm jumping in front of a bus.
Okay, I'm going to fall two feet. I'm going down. I'm. It's all the doctor's fault, okay? And what a world.
Yesterday we heard from Mike Tomlin. He's just like, I don't know nothing. I didn't hear nothing. I just found out nothing. I don't know a damn thing.
And today, Mike Tomlin gave an update on TJ Watt. And it's like, bro, we know the guy took a needle to his lung by accident. How much of an update do you have for me, Mike? He had a medical procedure today or yesterday. He's been released from the hospital.
He's at home resting comfortably. And so that's good news from a medical standpoint. But from a participation standpoint, he'll be described as out this week for Monday night. Uh Mike, do you know how long he might be out this week? I do not.
I hadn't looked beyond Monday night. I'm kind of one week at a time. I know he's not participating this week. Oh. not participating this week.
Amen. Yeah, we know he may be gone, man. Oh, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch. And we know James Harrison, he always got something to say. He's trying to, he's like, Mike Toblin has to go.
Well, now James Harrison is just like all this dry needling. It needs to be done by professionals. And we don't, I assume, a professional is doing this. I don't think the Steelers. Found a guy off the street that just said, hey, I can fix him.
But listen to what James Harrison had to say. Here's the issue. You I know in PA. you can get Your license to dry needle as long as you're a licensed physical therapist, and it only takes like 50 hours.
So You go and do 50 hours over a couple months, and now you're licensed to dry needle. People don't understand is just because you licensed don't mean you know what the hell you're doing. Like, I'm not letting anybody, just anybody dry needle me. If you ain't done went and put in 15, 20 years, I'm not letting you dry needle me. And I'm talking about somebody that they do that on a weekly in and out basis, 10, 15, 20 years of work, because everybody's anatomy is not the same.
You can go and stick a needle in a dude that got a lot of fat on him in his back and not touch a lung. A guy that got less fat, you can't take that same needle and put it there. You can mess around and go into somebody's trap here and puncture their lung depending on how much little fat you got there too.
So With that being the case, like it needs to be more. being just You're a physical therapist. Oh Oh, more than just a Physical therapist. Ooh. Yeah.
Bach, I learned a whole lot just in that span right there, man. I think I can give somebody a needle. Hey, all I know is 50 hours on top of a degree? To be a dry needler, I don't even know what it is still. But yeah, that doesn't sound terrible.
Well, I think based on what I just heard, I can do it right now. How much work is it to just put a needle in somebody? How difficult is that? Is it just like dry needling itself? Is it like to remove fluid?
Or is it like just to like acupuncture? It's similar. It's to basically get the blood flowing and and try to stimulate you know, some movement and some blood to to release some some pain and and soreness and what have you. Yes. Yeah, so I Okay.
To be fair, there's a lot of people that do acupuncture, and dry kneeling can't be that far off. Yeah, it's it's not. It's it's not at all. Damn. Are you gonna do it?
You're gonna try? I'm thinking about it. Like, how long does it take to get a PT degree? Is it like four years? You wanna do it?
You wanna jab people with needles? No, of course not. I hate needles. But I'm just thinking about it. as an option.
Oh, okay, I was Might as well go for it. Took a side job. Just the Steelers need me. I come in. The Steelers?
And this is not a good look for the Steelers either. I mean, so Tyrod Taylor. He sued the doctor. That jabbed him back in 2020. I mean, he had a punctured lung.
His case is still ongoing. He is suing the doctor. He is not suing the charges. He is suing the doctor for malpractice. For about five million dollars.
That has not been settled, it's not gone away. It's still rolling.
Meanwhile, Tyrod Taylor can't currently play for the New York Jets.
So who knows? Maybe he'll retire. Every year that Tyrod Taylor plays might be his last, or he just might be one of these dudes who's just the backup. Ah, forever. But he might have $5 million coming his way whenever this concludes.
I just. It's horrific. This is not a good look for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not that it would be a good look for any team. The Steelers are certainly looked at upon or looked upon by their fan base right now as being a joke.
They're like, oh, we still got Mike Tomlin out here. What does he do? He just is good enough every year to go to the postseason. He's not good enough to win. And now we have reached a point where uh Yeah.
He stinks.
Well, he doesn't stink. The team now got their star player, their star defensive player. who they just gave $123 million to. He's cooked. He's done.
Now, I think he's out for the season. Bacha, I don't know. Is he got superhuman lungs? Is he coming back? Yeah, maybe if they make the playoffs.
But still, how long has it got to take at least a couple of weeks to heal? Then you got to get into game shape. It took Tyrod Taylor, we didn't see him for a month. after he got a a needle to he got a needle to his lung. I don't know if a needle versus a dry needle makes a difference, but it took Tyrod Taylor a month until we saw him.
Yeah, so it's very unlikely. that he plays at all. And that sucks because The Steelers You've seen Mike Tomlin. You think Mike Tomlin's like, oh, I'm going to lose my job now because a doctor or a PT? Just.
Well, we know he ain't, I don't think he's getting fired. I don't think so. Steelers are seven and six. They just beat the Ravens. They got the Dolphins next on Monday night football.
I think the Steelers will be okay. We will see him for one playoff game that the Steelers will traditionally be eliminated from. And uh I'm not going to say this as an afterthought, but We're going to find out more. Is TJ Watt going to wake up? Do you think he's going to sue a doctor?
You think he's going to sue him? I would. I professionally, not even professionally, it's just You should. You just lost how many games. You don't lose the salary because you're hurt, but at the same time, there's like incentives you lose.
Because of this. Yeah, the union is gonna wake up and tell him, uh Bruh. You you can't do this. The union is going to make him do this. The union is going to say, bro, you got to sue for the other guys, too.
What a world A good luck too hot. To TJ Watt got stabbed in the lung at work. If you got stabbed in the lung at work, somebody did it on purpose. Not this doctor. He tried to help the guy and he stabbed him.
and the long. sent him to surgery. Damn. Hey, good luck to TJ Watt. And let's be real, at the same time.
Even if the Steelers go to the postseason with or without TJ Watt, we know the Steelers ain't doing nothing. Ain't no Super Bowl team. The Steelers are not a team that's getting ready to go on a run. You can throw all of that out of The window. All of it.
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It's seven to ten. Four. I S N. There's a lot of people that are injured. I mean, it's just the NFL.
Most guys get hurt on the football field. They don't get stabbed in the lung by the uh People in the uh what do you call these folks? Hm. Bach, what do you call these people that help people out? Athletic staff?
Turn health? Who? The athletic team. Athletic trainers. Athletic trainers.
Well, the trainers train you. Hey, pick that up, put that down. They're not, you know.
Well, it's both. Treatment staff. Physical therapists technically do treatment. They do the cupping and all that stuff. A physical therapist will stab you with a needle?
I don't know about needles. But you need a certification, I guess. James Harrison just said that. But PT people can. They do cupping.
They do the heat pads. They do. The other stuff bracing. It's so easy, a caveman can do it. Bracing, what the hell?
Bracing is what? What's that? Like redoing braces and like. Oh, a rap? Rap rap?
Yeah, rap. Your elbows, your feet, your ankles? Yeah, stuff like that. Oh, okay. Yeah, athletic trainer, right?
Yeah. Yeah, they they do a lot. Yeah. Or tape is safer than stabbing somebody with a needle. But here's a bunch of players who are.
Who have been injured. And these are injuries that you do not want. I don't care. But who wants an injury? Nobody, unless you're some type of masochist out there.
Uh how about this? We got a big Sunday night football game. Not for the Minnesota Vikings, but for the Dallas Cowboys. They are trying to take advantage of the faltering Philadelphia Eagles. The last time we saw CeeDee Lamb out on the football field, he was concussed.
Okay, this man got knocked the hell out. We saw him against the lines. The Cowboys still went out there and beat him. Uh but Cee De Lamb coming off of that concussion coming out of concussion protocol. He is medically clear.
He is good to go Sunday night football.
Now look. For everything that the Cowboys have been able to do, they should. Go out there and beat the Vikings. They should. I don't know.
The Vikings just picked up a victory. They look nice, but no, the Cowboys should. beat them. Listen to what CeeDee Lamb had to say about being out. of concussion protocol.
Uh maybe he enjoyed it. I don't know. Process has been cool. Obviously there's been a lot of like our work and eye discipline and trying to, I guess, frustrate. myself essentially to to see like If I have any more like, you know, residuals of the concussion and like if I have like.
any type of symptoms. But uh as for me now, it's just been Heavy on rest, to be honest. doing everything, meeting all my requirements, kind of getting ahead of everything, especially with the extra two to three days that we had off. I felt like that was me. That's good, good for him.
Why not make things interesting? Please make things interesting in the NFC. Make things interesting in the NFC East. Let's get the Dallas Cowboys every victory that they can get. I I love I love I love controversy, not even controversy.
Let's get some excitement going. And so, CeeDee Lamb will be in action. Go ahead, get your fantasy team together. You know, Dallas Cowboys like to go out there and score points. You don't have to just rely on George Pickens from a passing perspective.
C D Lamb is in. Let's see if the Dallas Cowboys can get into the postseason. Speaking of in the postseason, we know the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night football just lost to the Houston Texans 20. to ten. Not looking good.
Chiefs currently have a record of six and seven. They look like complete trash right now. They got all these injuries now to their offensive line. You got Kelsey dropping passes. It's ugly all over the place.
And the Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready to take on those charges. I know that Jim Harbaugh looking for a distraction from Sharon Moore. But I'll tell you this. Andy Reid, he wishes his players would just show up. Listen to this laundry list of injuries.
The guys that didn't practice Today we're brown Wanye Morris. Um Trey, and then Jawan. Uh And then everybody else went out and did their thing. McDuffie was out there proxening.
So look for the challenge of playing. The Chargers, you know, good football team, we know that. Again, we look forward to playing. Right here at GH Field Arrowhead Stadium. Damn, is Botch, is Andy Reed injured?
I'd be injured too if my team was that bad. I'm just saying, there's some big breaths that he's taking before every word. It's stress. Maybe he's just going. He's just deep breathing.
You're so kind, Bacha. You're so kind. Are you sure it's stressed? Uh No, not at all. I'm just giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Ah, okay. I think I know what it might be. Didn't they gift this man a cheeseburger after a victory a couple of times? They gave him a cheeseburger? And why don't they give him a salad after a victory, huh?
Yeah. That's why he's losing. They try to switch it up. Oh, they gave him a solid.
Now they're losing?
Okay. Yeah. Listen, Andy Reid, all the best to you. That just. He didn't sound good.
I know we're talking about all these injuries. Andy Reid, we hear him quite frequently. Unfortunately, now it's because they're losing, but. That did not sound Good. At all.
Now, let's talk about some losers. I mean, these teams are worse than the Chiefs. Let's go. Let's see. All the Raider fans out there.
Brace yourselves. We know the raiders stink. Geno Smith stinks he won't be around to throw interceptions for this 2-11 Raiders team. It's Gino Smith is out with a shoulder injury. As they get ready to take on the Eagles on Sunday.
This is a prime opportunity for the Eagles to turn things around. We just talked about the Kansas City Chiefs. You know, the Philadelphia Eagles were the other team in the Super Bowl. Damn it, they're the team that won, and they should be able to beat the living hell. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Pick it. They should. Unless Kenny Pickett looks at the Philadelphia Eagles and just goes, Ah, you know, I want some revenge here. I don't know. He sucks anyway.
Uh, listen to what Pete Carroll had to say about Kenny Pickett. He has no choice but to big him up and instill some confidence in him. Kenny's gonna play. Uh Gina won't make it back. Tried, couldn't get it done uh in this amount of time, but it um you know, have a really good chance to be back next week.
So, um, Kenny's gonna take the take the lead. What have you seen out of Kenny that gives you confidence in him?
Well, like the expectations that I've held for the backup quarterbacks in the past, that they've got to be on it every day, they've got to work every day, their mind has to stay on play to play because they need the mentality that the very next play they may be in. Kenny's done that well. We talked about it way back when, and he's done everything we could ask of him. And he had an excellent week. He's in command of what we're doing.
Communications are good and all that. Got a little east coast in him, so that won't hurt. And so we'll support him in every way that we can to have a good game. Man, y'all better hope to lose. I mean, you might as well, you're putting Kenny Pickett out there, just lose on purpose.
I mean, it might as well. What what is there for the Raiders to play for this year? Nothing. Let Kenny Pickett play out the rest of the way. Let Geno Smith rest his shoulder.
I don't know. Bring back Tom Brady to play a couple of games.
Well, he can't. That's right. He can't. He can't play. Wow.
Damn, damn, damn. Matter of fact, it's kind of crazy. Tom Brady actually sat down with Colin Cowherd. Tom Brady said, I can't play because I'm an owner, but if I needed to play, I could play. Listen to what Tom Brady said.
Tomorrow. Ring ring Tom. Can you play? Sunday. If you kind of knew the offense.
Could you generate drives? Yes, I I certainly could. But first of all, who retires and then unretires and then is ultimately going to retire? Who does that? Is that even it's ridiculous.
I mean, Philip, to do that, it's But good for him. I'm happy he's doing it. I think the answer for me would be yes. I'm not allowed to anymore because I'm an owner of a minority owner in the Raiders, so I can't unretire. But I'm very excited to watch Phillip play.
Okay, yeah, thank God. Tom Brady's forty-eight years old. Stay home.
Well, stay on Fox or whatever the Ellie's doing now. We don't need to see you. I guess we can hear you. But not me. I have the TV on mute.
I'm not really listening to anybody. Anyway, there were some updates on some of the injuries. The teams that are good, the teams that are bad, and even Tom Brady's team, where. He'd probably be the best quarterback in the locker room. If you were eligible to play.
It sucks for the raiders now, doesn't it? Shame. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. We're going to take a break when we come back. We'll talk about some other NFL games.
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You're listening to the JR Sport Brief. It is the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. Week 15 of the NFL season, it's already underway. Thank you so much to the Falcons and Buccaneers for getting us kicked off last night to talk about what we can expect this weekend, what we might expect over the next month as the regular season comes to a close. Joining us right now is someone who covers all things NFL for the New York Post.
Welcome back to the show, Ryan Dunlevy. Ryan, welcome back, man. What's up, dude? How you doing? I'm very well.
I mean, based on what we saw last night, the Falcons with that comeback victory against the Buccaneers, things aren't great in the NFC South, but we know that the Buccaneers are going to have two chances against the Carolina Panthers. Do you think they're ultimately going to emerge or are the Panthers going to hold on to this one? I don't know. I mean, the Bucks are so clearly the better team. But sometimes the better team doesn't win these things.
Like the the Panthers have the the Panthers have the mojo, they're the overachieving team, the Bucks are the underachieving team. I do power rankings every week, JR, and like it's hard to believe, but I had the Bucks number one at one point in the power rankings. They were like Four and O or something like that, or four and five and one. And they've just fallen apart. I think they lost six of the last eight.
If you're asking me who wins, I'm going to go with the Panthers because I just think they're a team that has a little mojo right now and has a little bit of they're overachieving. They're ha they look like they're having fun on the field and the Panthers and the Bucks look like they're miserable.
Well, you talk about overachieving. I mean, we see a lot of these young teams who are making some moves in the NFL. This is a game that I'm really looking forward to seeing at the 1 p.m. slot. It's probably going to be cold.
Maybe it's snowing. We got Buffalo taking on New England, 1 p.m. Eastern Time. We know New England is sitting at the top of the AFC East. We've had people saying that Drake May is an MVP favorite over a guy like Stafford.
What are your thoughts on New England? Can they realistically win a championship this year? Are they the best in the AFC? No, I don't think they're the best. I think they're going to see the best in the AFC this weekend.
I think it's the Bills, and I think the Bills need to send that message this weekend. I think this is my Sunday column in the Post. It's online right now. This is the Bills' best chance. Like, it's not their best team, but you don't always have to have your best team.
I talked to Jeff Saturday, who was with those. Colts that were knocking on the door forever in the early 2000s and he like their best team wasn't the 2007 team that won the Super Bowl or the 2010 team that lost the Super Bowl. It was the 2005 team that didn't win a playoff game because Mike Vanderjat missed a field goal against the Steelers.
So your team best team doesn't always win.
Sometimes it's the team that's playing hot at the right moment. This is the Bills' chance to show that that's them. And sometimes it's your playoff draw. And Look, if you told me before the season the Bills were going to get a playoff bracket that didn't have the Chiefs, Ravens, or. Bengals in it, I would have said they're going to walk to the number one seed.
And there might be five or six in the AFC. I can't remember the last time a five or six seed in a conference was going to be, you know, the majority pick to go to the Super Bowl. But I think that's what it's going to be as long as the Bills finish out strong here.
Well, Ryan, let me ask you this. I mean, historically speaking, over the past half decade or so, you could look at the Buffalo Bills, the. The Kansas City Chiefs, of course, and the Ravens to be there competing for the title. We know the Chiefs have come out on top. Are the Chiefs and Ravens completely cooked?
Of course, Baltimore has a little bit more life, but what are your thoughts on Kansas City and Baltimore for the rest of the season? Yeah, I mean, I think the cheese are cooked. Yes, I don't think it reminds me a little bit, a little bit. Of, like, the warriors in hoops. Like, it doesn't mean the dynasty is over, right?
Like, they went to those four. I think it was four NBA finals in a row, and I think they won three of them. And then they didn't even make the playoffs for two years. And then they came back and won another championship. And like, it doesn't mean to me that the.
Chiefs are done. Like, maybe Travis Kelsey retires and they signed to Kyle Pitt. And we saw what Kyle Cap Pitts could be last night. Like It du as long as Mahomes is there, as long as Reid is there, it doesn't mean it's done. But for this year, I think the Chiefs are cooked.
The odds are just too far against them. They can't win their division. They're fighting an uphill battle for a wildcard. They could lose again this week. I mean, they've never they haven't been this far under 500 in the Andy Reid era.
I think they're done. The Ravens? No. I mean, I think. They're a game back of the Steelers.
They still play the Steelers once. They obviously have the better team. It's just a matter of how healthy is Lamar Jackson? He doesn't look healthy. He doesn't look like he's willing to run that much.
The defense is starting to get back Into shape. That was a touchdown to Isaiah, likely. I don't understand how it wasn't. That would change the whole outcome of that game, the whole outcome of the playoff picture. If you're asking me, I'll pick the Steelers, but no, the Ravens are the Ravens are far from done.
I mean, if I'm picking the Steelers, it's 60-40. I think that could still be a coin flip. And if I'm not mistaken, JR, I think they play in week 18, like Or they play week 17, like whatever game that is, that's a pl that's an early playoff game for all of us. Ryan Dunlevy is here with us, covers all things NFL for the New York Post. You talk about the Steelers.
Of course, the big news, unfortunately, for them right now Is at their future Hall of Fame end, uh got a needle in the lung. Are they just cursed this year? Like, is it a bad season for the squad? They're winning, but they're just, it sucks. You know how many fan bases are listening right now, JR, who said, wait a minute, a cursed season is being seven and six and in first place in the First place in our division.
Try telling the Bengals or the Jets that's a cursed season, you know? It's crazy that it's crazy that happened. It reminds me. I don't know if the details are exactly the same, but do you remember Tyrod Taylor? We talked about it.
He was getting medicine, and you got this guy, TJ Watt. He's getting a dry needle in his. Oh, wow. Yeah. Yeah, I don't know how that happens.
I'm not a medical expert. The coaches always get to plead the fifth on that. When we ask them about injuries, they always say, I'm not a doctor.
So I'm going to. Plead the fifth and say I'm not a doctor. I don't know how that happens, but but yeah, I mean, look, uh. It has been a crazy season for the Steelers, but I think it's a little bit of the Mike Tomlin magic that we're still sitting up here talking about a seven and six first place team. Not a Super Bowl team.
probably not even a team that wins wins in the playoffs. Yeah. I wouldn't hate being the five seed If I'm, you know, who's going to be the if I'm the Bills and I have to go to the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs, that doesn't scare me at all. Let me ask you this. Speaking of being scared, Houston is on a five-game winning streak right now.
We saw them knock off the Chiefs. We know Phil Rivers, maybe, maybe not. I don't know why the hell you bring him in if you're not going to start him, but he's back for the Indianapolis Colts. Are the Houston Texans being overlooked?
Okay. Yes, because everybody's looking at them as Oh, these are the same old Texans to win the crappy AFC South every year and then play the four thirty Saturday playoff game at Maybe sometimes they win, maybe sometimes they lose, but that's it. That's the end of their season. And I think this is a better team than that. This is a team that won three games with Davis Webb at Davis Mills at quarterback.
This is a team. That has the best defense the Texans maybe have ever had. This is a team that can. that can run the ball. I think this is a team that is In competition in a good AFC South.
We're used to chalking up the AFC South as the AFC South thinks.
Well, the AFC South. Hey, I Their numbers compared to the AFC North over the last eight years, they pale in comparison.
Well, this year they're the better division. Third place in the AFC South would be winning the AFC North. It's totally on its head this year.
So this is a team if they get in the playoffs at all three of those AFC South teams. I wouldn't discount the Jaguars too. I think either one of those teams either one of those teams could get hot and win a playoff game here. I would not discount I say yes, we are Overlooking the Texans if we dismiss them. Look, the whole AFC is crazy, JR.
If we're taking out the Bengals-Ravens, if we're taking out the Bengals-Ravens. And Chiefs than any of these teams. Like we're what we're gonna we're gonna look at it and say like, oh, wow, how could the Jaguars get to the AFC Championship? How could the Texans get to the AFC Championship? Anybody's gonna be new, basically.
Anybody but the Bills is gonna be fresh blood.
Well, let me ask you this. You talk about playoff caliber teams. We got a playoff caliber matchup between Green Bay. In Denver, we know that the Green Bay Packers have now jumped in front of the Chicago Bears. They're not getting a lot of attention.
I mean, the They've been able to pick up Micah. He's been an amazing addition to them. Love is certainly on a heater right now. They've had to deal with injuries to the wide receiver room. How do you feel about these Packers as they get ready to take on this great defense of Denver?
Yes, I thought the Packers were the best team in the NFC before last week. I doubled down on it after they beat the Bears. Actually, the Bears showed me a lot in that loss. I was I kind of thought they were a paper tiger and they hung in with the Packers. I thought the Packers were my preseason NFC pick to go to the Super Bowl even before the Parsons trade, doubled down on it after the Parsons trade, tripled down on it now.
I think they're the most complete team. They have depth even at a time they're starting to get healthy again at receiver. I obviously craft is down. But I like it. I think the Packers can beat you a bunch of different ways.
Really, their only losses are games they fell asleep, like the Browns. And um they have another terrible loss. And they, those are really whenever they play a good team, they rise to the occasion.
So they're only going to face good teams in the playoffs. I like the Packers. I think. They're the best team in the NFC. And you're right.
This is a playoff game, Broncos, Packers. The Broncos tend to win all these close games. It'll be really interesting to see if they're able to do it against the Packers. I pick the Packers. Yeah, Green Bay is rolling.
Let me get your thoughts on the Los Angeles Rams. I think they may have the MVP, Matthew Stafford, on their team. What are your thoughts on the Rams? Yeah, I thought I mean Stafford would probably get my vote if it was in if it was due today. He is having a Devontae Adams, I had a conversation with somebody before this season.
And just feeling out, like, what do you like? What did you think of this offseason? What were the big highlights?
Somebody said to me, you didn't give. Devontae Adams signing with the Rams enough credit. And I was like, really? He was okay with the Jets. And they're like, no, you're just thinking of Devontae Adams.
Player. I'm thinking of Devontae Adams. At from a schematic standpoint, and they're like, if you put P.M. on the edge of a Sean McVay Matthews Stafford offense. And you get to basically have him either be singled up or he's doubled and it opens up everything, the Rams are going to score a million points.
And like I texted that person like last week or the week before that, and I was like, you know what, you nailed this. Like, Devontae Adams looks. Uh, like a you know, prime weapon right now. Uh, the uh Stafford, the way he takes care of the ball, it's not just a It's not just the touchdowns. It's, you know, other than that one hiccup against the Panthers, I think he has no interceptions in the seven or eight games.
Um Just that young defensive line. Everybody was wondering how they were going to do it without Aaron Donald, and they picked those. Guy, the first round picks a little first and second round pick from Florida State along the defensive line and now their defensive line looks back to where it was. Like it's just a team that I think could beat a lot of ways. And I think Sean McVeigh, I will he's going to give you an advantage on the sideline pretty much every game.
Well, we got a lot to get into, a lot to pay attention to. I know we got Detroit and Los Angeles, and we talked about Green Bay. I want to thank you, Ron, for coming through and dropping some knowledge about the upcoming schedule and what we may see following this week. The NFL season is slowly but surely coming to a conclusion as we race towards the postseason. Please tell everybody where they can follow you and all of your work with the New York Post.
Yeah, thanks. Me on X or Twitter at RY, the first two letters of Ryan. Dunlevy, whole last name, like the basketball family, R. Y. Dunlevy.
And n white post dot com n white post dot com. The sports section has all our NFL coverage. If you're a masochist and want to read about the Giants and Jets, or if you just want to read, like I said, league wide coverage, I have Something on the bills this week. I do a weekly NFL column on Sundays.
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Next week, it'll be on the Chargers. And we just on we go towards the playoffs. Yeah, we're getting closer. Yeah, if you want some real pain, follow the teams closer to New York City. That'll do the trick.
Hey, Ryan, we'll catch you soon, okay? Thank you. No doubt about it. Thank you so much to Ryan Dunleav, who covers all things NFL for the New York Post. Yeah, if you like paying.
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