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And so that way, otherwise a stupid thing would be going off all the damn time. Anyway, ask your smart speaker to play CBS Sports Radio. Thank you so much, Last Hour, for joining us. Ryan Wood. Ryan Wood came through, covers all things Packers for USA Today. We had an opportunity to listen to the press conference, a little bit of Mike McCarthy. We just heard some words from Mike Tomlin as we continue on with the show in a few minutes. I do want to talk to you about Brock Purdy, since we took some time to talk about Jordan Love. I do want to I want to allow you to hear just a ridiculous question, one of the most ridiculous questions asked at an NFL press conference.

I want to think about taunting in the world of sports. Last night, Texas and Central Florida played. And let's just say the head coach of Texas, Rodney Terry, wasn't happy with UCF and some of their hand gestures. We're going to get into a lot. OK, we got the Lions coming up. We found out some of the other musicians who are going to play at the Super Bowl.

So a lot, a lot to do. Let's take a quick recap from the coaches who spoke today. Mike McCarthy, who ultimately kept his job, and Mike Tomlin, who revealed today that he expects to receive a contract extension at some point here in the offseason. But the striking differences between two coaches drive me insane, at least if you're a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. I'm going to play for you two clips, one from Mike Tomlin and then one from Mike McCarthy.

And I want to know if you can tell maybe the difference in their thought process or philosophy. Let's start with Mike McCarthy, who, when asked about the future and the Dallas Cowboys and how they operate as an organization, he basically said, you know, that there might be levels to being a championship team. Listen to this.

My message would be this. We have established, you know, a championship program. It's just not the world championship yet. We know how to win. We know how to train to win. We have the right people. But we have not crossed the threshold winning playoff games.

And it's extremely disappointing to be sitting here talking about it. But, you know, I know how to win. And we will get over that threshold. And I have total confidence in it.

And that's why I'm standing here today. Oh, they know how to win. There's levels to this winning. OK, they're a championship team.

They just haven't won a championship yet. I get it. Sounds stupid to me. I can't describe it in any other way.

And then I want you to listen to Mike Tomlin, who in a lot of cases can be kind of curt short and to the point he's the opposite. There are no levels to this, especially when you suck after you lose. It all sucks. It does. It's not degrees of suck.

It all sucks. They need to play that for Mike McCarthy. They should play that for him. Maybe Mike McCarthy will learn something. Anyway, those teams suck. The Steelers got to think about their quarterback. The Dallas Cowboys got to think about everything.

I think they screwed up by keeping Mike McCarthy. But let's talk about a team. That's actually in the postseason. Let's talk about a team that did not play in the wildcard round because they secured themselves by by being the number one overall seed in the NFC. That's the San Francisco 49ers, one of the highest scoring teams in the NFL, led by some dude named Christian McCaffrey bandied about throughout the course of the year as someone who would be eligible, not even eligible, someone who who would be favored to go out there. And what an MVP. You have a Deebo Samuel on the team. You have a a Kittle on the team.

They got weapons, man. And then you got this Brock Purdy do. Is he still Mr. Irrelevant? I don't think so.

Not after you come back in your your second year or your first full year. You throw for 4300 yards, 31 touchdowns, 11 interceptions. Brock Purdy's name was thrown about as an MVP candidate. Brock Purdy is only 24 years old. Brock Purdy is younger than Jordan Love.

And now he's going to have an opportunity to oppose Jordan Love on Saturday night. The 49ers playing their first playoff game this season. 49ers playing their their first chance, at least for Brock Purdy, his first playoff game since he tore that ligament in his elbow in the NFC championship game. That was an ugly watch for three hours. 49ers losing 31 seven to the Eagles as the 49ers had to start pulling quarterbacks out of the stands.

This is very important. Brock Purdy, knowing how last year ended and what this year means. He says he feels so much better about himself heading into this game. I feel like it's a little different. You know, just last year, you know, still trying to find my way in a sense. You know, I got thrown in towards the end of the year and and so every single week I was, you know, still trying to play good and learn, you know, who I was as a quarterback and obviously get more familiar with playing within the system. So those are all things that were stored on my plate last year and then obviously trying to win every single week and get this team to the to the end. And so now I guess this year just being more familiar with the offense, who I am and all that. So it's a little different. But it's good to sort of, you know, watch the games from last year and sort of remember, you know, just the feeling and the emotions of, you know, playing in a playoff game. It's good. It's, you know, huge for me as a quarterback to, you know, go back to those moments and sort of remember what it feels like.

So those are things I'm sort of banking on. Man, we were robbed last offseason, not last offseason, excuse me. We were robbed last playoffs to have to sit through that NFC Championship game. It's like, wait a minute, Brock Purdy can't even grip the ball. He can't throw the ball. And then he he went out there. They got him flipping the ball and trying to throw it with the other hand.

The man could not play. That was three hours of me going, when is this going to be over? Let's just let's just put the damn Eagles in the Super Bowl and let's keep it rolling. And we never know what will be. And so the 49ers, I believe that they'll beat the Packers.

I got no shame in saying it. Let's see if they get that that second chance in that second opportunity. You know, Brock Purdy, yeah, he was discussed as an NFL MVP throughout the course of the year. And the only time that I would really say that that he or the team faced adversity was when they went on that three game losing streak around Halloween. Losing to the Cleveland Browns, one of the best defenses in the NFL, losing to the Minnesota Vikings. This is pre-Cousins going down and then losing to the Cincinnati Bengals. People looked at Brock Purdy and said, oh, this man is starting to throw interceptions and bunches. The man finished with 31 touchdowns to 11 interceptions following that three game losing streak. They went on to go on a six game winning streak.

Forty nine is a bad ass. If I got to look at the Super Bowl, I got a full expectation. If I got to look at the odds, it would favor the number one seeds that favor the 49ers and the Ravens. We got plenty of time to talk about the Ravens today and tomorrow. I'll tell you this, though. People are kind of quiet on Brock Purdy. I guess there's an expectation that he just falls apart. I mean, there's a dude who just got traded to the team back in November who already thinks highly of Brock Purdy. And this man makes a living by chasing down quarterbacks.

This is Chase Young. Listen to what he had to say about Brock. Brock, that dude. Probably the nicest guy in the locker room. A confident guy. You know, I feel like most confidence guys know how to keep their composure. So I feel like that just comes naturally for him. You know, I feel like, you know, being a quarterback, growing up your whole life, it's just a composure gets better.

You know, as you as you wrap out of the position. So I mean, best quarterback in the league. Happy he's on my team. Yeah, well, I know where he's happy he is. I know he's happy he's no longer on the commanders.

I know that much. What's it going to take for Brock Purdy to get some love? Does Brock Purdy ultimately have to just flat win the Super Bowl? Does Brock Purdy have to go to the Super Bowl? I mean, this dude is still playing on a contract right now. That is only worth three million dollars. That's it.

Three million dollars. If I got to think about the 49ers, let's remember why Brock Purdy is playing right now. Jimmy Garoppolo.

Well, what else is new? Jimmy Garoppolo. He gone. Jimmy Garoppolo was hurt. He didn't even really play this year because they didn't want him. He got hurt again.

The Raiders with the Raiders, I should say. Trey Lance is gone. Trey Lance got hurt, blew out his ankle, had his ankle torn to shreds to start the season early on. And he's on the Dallas Cowboys right now. So now Brock Purdy is the last dude standing. Twenty four years old and he's better than both of them. And he was the last dude selected in the 2022 draft.

He's basically still fresh out of the NFL womb. And there's a lot of folks who look at Brock Purdy and say it's very simple. Look at all the talent that Brock Purdy plays with.

Look at everybody that helps him out. The Christian McCaffrey, who's one of the few wide receivers slash running backs, running backs slash wide receivers. I think we've only had four in NFL history to walk away with a thousand yards receiving and a thousand yards rushing. Look at that giant wide receiver and blocker and George Kittle. Look at that big bully over there.

And Brandon, I you look at the Swiss Army knife also of Adebo Samuel. Look at Trent Williams, the body slammer. Should be easy for Brock Purdy, right?

Should be. But have you seen some of these other quarterbacks in the NFL play? You know, sometimes you've got to you've got to use a little common sense.

You've got to be smart sometimes. You have to look at the quarterback and what he does individually. You have to look at the quarterback and the throws that he makes. You've got to look at the quarterback and how he carries himself. It's not always about the talent surrounding you. The talent surrounding you doesn't always or just inherently make you better. Brock Purdy is good.

Yes. If we dropped Brock Purdy. Once of the Steelers or we took Brock Purdy and said, hey, play for the Panthers. He'd suck.

Correct. He would. Wouldn't stand a chance if we put him on the Jets.

He'd also be ass. And so, yes, he plays with a great team that's allowed him to be better. But you can't take away from his own talent and what he's done.

This is not plug and play. I don't think you would take Kenny Pickett and drop him in. I don't think the 49ers would be as good. I don't think you would take a Bryce Young from the Panthers and drop him in.

I don't think the 49ers would be as good. And that's a testament to Brock Purdy's own talent. Jordan Love. I think we got an answer on him playing with young players, young team.

We talked about this last hour. It's impressive when you do it with the youngsters. Brock Purdy doesn't get the love because he's doing it with established veteran offensive weapons and pro bowlers and freaks. You got to give this dude is just do because everybody in his position wouldn't be able to put up the numbers he's putting up.

I'm very interested to see how far he goes, how far he can take the 49ers. Because if you look at him, he ain't just no no game manager out there. Just throw in the rock. He got a lot of responsibility and he got a lot of pressure from a veteran group to lead them to the promised land. Because this goes without saying.

But I must say it anyway. The quarterback is the most important dude on the team. We are so far gone from the running back being the centerpiece, run the ball, run it down somebody's throat.

I know. You got to have a quarterback who can throw the rock. Let's see how much he's tested. I think by the time we get to an NFC championship game, I believe we'll be looking at the Detroit Lions taking on the San Francisco 49ers and let's see if Brock Purdy's elbow can hold up in that game. It's the J.R. sport re show here with you on CBS Sports Radio 8 5 5 2 1 2 4 CBS. That's 8 5 5 2 1 2 4 CBS. In order for Brock Purdy to move on, he has to get past these Green Bay Packers. And in order for the Lions to move on, they have to get past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who, if you haven't noticed, they have to travel to Detroit to play this game.

If you know anything about geography or weather, Detroit can be cold. How are the warm weather Tampa Bay Buccaneers going to conquer the cold weather Detroit Lions? That's also a question that was posed to Todd Bowles. Todd Bowles had a very interesting answer and response.

I'm going to share that with you on the other side of the break. Unfortunately, we have to share with you news that has affected the NBA community regarding a coach. We're going to talk about taunting and what is the line between taunting and being classless. We're going to take a look at those Detroit Lions who will be hosting the warm weather Buccaneers.

We've got a lot to do. It's the J.R. Sportbreef Show on CBS Sports Radio. You're listening to the J.R. Sportbreef on CBS Sports Radio. Yeah, there's somebody who knows a thing or two about a championship.

That's what everybody is going for right now, right? Niners trying to win a championship. Lions trying to win a championship.

I'd say those are your favorites out of the NFC. Good luck to the Packers if they could keep on rolling, if they could keep on moving. And then, you know, this is a team that who would have expected them to win a championship? Who expected them to be in this spot? It's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, right? They just beat the hell out of the Eagles 32 to 9. Embarrassing them. Embarrassing.

And now they got the Lions coming up next. And I told you this last break, I think as most of us know, you go up into the Midwest, it does a thing. It snows. It gets cold. Bone-chilling cold. Detroit, one of the coldest damn places in this country on any given day, especially, yes, of course, in the winter.

And so when you think about this matchup in this game, how about this? Right now in Detroit, it says that it's 26 degrees tonight with a low of 18. Friday, 21 degrees with a low of 5. It's going to snow on Friday. Saturday is 18 degrees with a low of 5. Sunday is 23 degrees. It's cold in Detroit, if you haven't noticed. And so by the time we pull up to Sunday, the high temperature will be 23 with a low of 11. Thank God the sun will be out, right?

It's nice. And so how will weather affect the game at Ford Field? Well, Todd Bowles, never someone to show his emotions or, you know, put his heart on his sleeve.

Todd Bowles was asked that same question by a reporter. You know, you play in Tampa. You're going up to Michigan. How are you getting ready?

This is the whole interaction. Pay attention. Looking forward towards Detroit. The weather has been a factor in some of the playoff games, even for the most prepared teams today. It's 13 in Detroit, which doesn't compare to some of the temperature teams we've talked to. Any special plans to acclimate the team to not only endure, but perform in those kind of frigid temperatures, should you face them in Detroit? You do know we play indoors, right? In the other dome.

I don't – no, nothing planned. We're indoors and we only have to be outside for 20 seconds getting off the bus going under the thing, so we'll be okay. Oh, man. Ouch. Ouch, ouch, ouch. There's no other way to, like, answer that question.

I mean, he could have been a complete you-know-what and go, why are you asking me? Damn. That's a tough one.

How are you going to prepare for the weather inside? Man, ouch. And by all reports, the woman who asked this question, her name has not been widely distributed. She's not a sports reporter. The station that she works for, the television station that she works for, as an on-air host, apparently they have cut down on the sports reporters. They don't have one, so they sent her.

And this is the type of crap that we get. I mean, she could have did a little bit more research. Well, where do they play? Yeah, they play in Detroit, but has she – you know, there's domes?

I mean, does she know that? Ford Field may not necessarily be a dome, but they got a roof. Used to play in a Pontiac Silver Dome.

That was a dome. Not hurt for that lady. Embarrassed. People are saying that she was a diversity hire, and it's like, okay, y'all are taking it too far now. That's saying a little too much. She wasn't a token hire.

I mean, come on now. Give the lady some credit for having her gig and her job. If you want to crap on anybody, crap on the organization that sent her. You can give her some crap, but now you got to call her a DEI hire? That's doing too much.

It's terrible. I heard that, though, and I just – I hurt for her a little bit, but she could have done better, and so could the people who employ her. Todd Bowles, you got to give credit to him for not just being a complete fill in the blank. If that were someone like, I don't know, Bill Belichick? Ryan, what would he – next question. He probably would have said the same thing, right? You know, it's funny.

I was thinking that same thing. If Bill was there and not Todd Bowles, I think the same exact answer would have been given. You play in the dome, so we got to worry about that 20 feet from the bus to inside.

We'll be fine. Mike McDaniel might have given more of a tongue-in-cheek answer. I'm trying to think. Even if Bill Belichick would have been as polite in answering, I don't think we would have had a coach that would have been a jerk. No, like everybody would have had a little bit of a heart, right?

I'm trying to think. Who would be a real jerk there? Not that he's a jerk per se, but he's a tough guy. I feel like Mike Vrabel would maybe get pissed if you get him on the wrong day. You think Mike Vrabel would have hit a what-are-you-talking-about-that-is-a-stupid question?

Well, you play in the dome. Get your facts right. Something like that.

Yeah, maybe. You know who would have said this in the wrong way? You know who would have been a jerk about this? He used to coach in the NFL. Now he's retired from college. Nick Saban. He would have been a jerk. Nick Saban would have been a jerk about it.

I know it's a different sport. Jim Boeheim would have been a jerk. Yeah. Jim Boeheim used to crap on his student reporters.

It's like, this is somebody getting a degree. Relax. I don't know. I don't know if that is. Is that the dumbest question I've ever heard asked?

I don't think so, no. I got to think hard about it. It's up there. It is.

It is. It's up there, one of the dumbest questions asked. I'm trying to think of cases where, you know, coaches have wanted to punch reporters. Well, LeBron James got at. What was that image? Was that 2015-16? Somebody asked LeBron James something.

I think it was the NBA Finals. And he put on his sunglasses, took his suitcase, and walked off of the stage in his suit shorts. The shorts. Infamous shorts. That's what the question was exactly. But that certainly was one of them up there. Hey, Ack, let me ask you, man. When you think about some of the dumbest questions that I've ever been asked, would you rank this one up there as one of the highest? It's like, hey, we play in a dome.

Why are you asking me about the weather? I have to have a disclaimer. Is it non-Super Bowl week?

Or can we divide them up or no? Just throw Super Bowl media week out the window. It's up there. You know what? I really feel for the person because, obviously, you went through it before.

You don't know how much. Like, did they just tell her, we need somebody on the spot. Go out there. And it's really tough.

Todd Ball's probably handled that as well as he possibly could have. But, man, I just keep hearing that and I cringe. You just cringe. This is where we are now in this business, unfortunately.

Yeah. Well, it's lack of resources from whoever sent her out there because she's obviously not a sports reporter. And this is something that will follow her. And just surprisingly, I gotta be honest, her name has not been attached to this everywhere.

People are just calling her the reporter. But you know from her perspective, she is going to remember and feel this for a long time. You don't know how thick her skin is or is not. That she was put in this position. She could have looked it up a little bit deeper. It sucks that she's gonna remember this and I'm sure she ain't feeling too good. That part sucks too. Yeah.

I will say on the flip side, maybe not the flip side. Maybe that's the wrong term. I remember a couple of years ago when Herman Edwards was with the Jets. A friend of mine was a one-man band. And he was one of those guys. He did the camera, he did the audio, and he did the questions. And he knew stuff. He knew sports. That was his job. But Herman Edwards just could see how tough it was handling the camera and the mic at the same time with everything. And he went on and on about, can we get somebody to help this guy out?

Can we get another person to come out with him? So it's the way coaches handle all these things. Again, hats off to Todd Boles. I don't know how I would have answered that question.

Because you're sitting there, you're trying, you're thinking to yourself, okay I gotta give an answer because there are cameras on me. But I don't want to embarrass this person. How do I politely tell them that it's an indoor game? Yeah, I think he did as good of a job that you can.

We don't have any weather concerns as we'll be playing inside. He could have just said it right there. He gave a little bit more than that. But luckily it was Todd Boles who has the emotions of a...

I don't know. I will say this. I covered Todd Boles as a player, which dates me obviously, and his personality has not changed one bit. Todd was like that when he was out there playing corner? Damn. Some rough going. And I just chalked it up to a bad season for the Washington Redskins in 1993, but his personality is the same.

So God bless him. It's pretty wild. You know, I'd be real interested, and I don't think we've gotten that hard knocks and that behind the scenes with Todd Boles.

And maybe we have. Maybe I don't remember he was so boring. He's like a white bread or mayonnaise. I just, I want to know what he's like in the background. Like he gotta have some type of emotion. You could look at him during a game.

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That's BetterHelpHELP.com slash grow. I met Todd Boles one time on a red carpet. He's the same damn way. It's like do you have a pulse?

Like what? He's a nice guy, very nice guy. You just, he's the ultimate poker face.

He is the poker face, might as well be. Good on Todd Boles for not embarrassing that lady. It's the JR Sport Reshow here with you on CBS Sports Radio. Shout out to Todd Boles for showcasing a little bit of humanity. When we come back on the other side of the break, unfortunately I have to share with you something that is a human experience and unfortunately that is a death. There's no other way to say it. We're going to talk about an unfortunate passing in the NBA of the Golden State Warriors dealing with the passing of one of their assistant head coaches who's beloved not just in the Bay Area, not just in the NBA, but internationally as well.

I'll give you an update on that. You're listening to the JR Sport Brief on CBS Sports Radio. It's the JR Sport Reshow here with you on CBS Sports Radio. Talked a lot about coaches tonight. Mike McCarthy. Talked about Mike Tomlin.

You just heard from Todd Boles, just unintentionally hilarious, and he showed a whole lot of grace in responding to that reporter who asked him about the weather conditions in Detroit, which most of us know, the Lions, as long as I know, as long as I've watched, they've played indoors, whether it's from the Superdome in my time or the Pontiac Silverdome, excuse me, or we go down to Ford Field, which is downtown across the street from Comerica or whatever the hell they call that thing now. And unfortunately, I had to, just like a lot of folks, you know, take in the news that the NBA lost one of its assistants in a just out of the blue way. The Golden State Warriors lost assistant coach Dayon Milojevic. OK, he passed away at the age of 46 years old. He just joined the Golden State Warriors coaching staff in 2021. He apparently had a heart attack during one of their team dinners.

He was only 46 years old. He was a part of that Warriors squad that won the championship in 2022. He was a big man, a power forward slash center. He played in Serbia, Spain, Montenegro, Turkey, played 14 years basketball professionally, and then he was a coach. He coached in Serbia. He coached someone that you might be familiar with, Nikola Jokic.

He won a Montenegro championship. This is someone who is well traveled, well known and well liked. He isn't someone that I was familiar with. But when you listen to some of the players that he has impacted, it all starts to make sense. I mean, a lot of what we've heard to Nikola Jokic, who he helped coach him into the player that he was before he got into the NBA. He's passed through a lot of folks, players and coaches.

Someone here that I'm familiar with, Bogdan Bogdanovic, a shooting guard for the Atlanta Hawks. He had to think about whether or not he even wanted to play last night following his passing. And he was at a relationship postgame and he talked about how Miljevic just really affected his life. It's a sad thing to see how much impact he has on a lot of players, people around the world. One thing that I will never forget, he never chased his career. He's a great player but he never chased his career and he always wanted to live a family lifestyle with his kids in good cities.

He never chased money. I feel that's a great example for everyone to live the life. Family, right? I mean, we hear a lot of that from Nikola Jokic as well. It's one of the first things like, hey, you won a championship. He's like, man, I got to do a parade. I want to go home.

I want to go home. And maybe that's one of the reasons that unfortunately a lot of what we're hearing about Dejan Miljevic is after his untimely death, it's probably because he didn't chase the spotlight. As Bogdanovich just said, he chased home. He wanted to be with his family. He didn't chase money in accolades.

He wanted to be a family man first. Someone else with a relationship is the head coach of the Toronto Raptors. Darko Rajovic, excuse me, Rajakovic.

It's a lot. Last night, his team, the Raptors, just beat Miami 121 to 97. It was an ass-whooping. He decided to, you know, say the game was in honor of Dejan. And then he also said the first play of the game was one that he drew up.

I told my guys that I loved him. And the opening play in the game was an ATO that Deke, my friend, I learned that play from him. And that's what he brought to NBA.

That's what he brought to Golden State. I stole that play from him. And that was our opening play tonight. And we were able to score on that one.

So, you know, I dedicated this team win to our team and to Deke. Now, 46 years old, had a heart attack at lunch. And so their game yesterday, the Golden State Warriors, their game against the Utah Jazz yesterday, that game was postponed. The Golden State Warriors were to play their next game on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks. That game has been postponed. And this news came down the pipe yesterday. And one of the first things I said was, okay, he suffered a medical emergency. Typically, you would lead that to think that he might have had a heart attack, a cardiac arrest, a stroke. And then, you know, they said they were postponing the game. And it kind of stood out to me to just go, why are they postponing the game?

I get it. He's sick. Am I heartless?

Am I soulless? And then not too long after, we learned that he had passed away, which is something that the NBA was obviously well aware of and that it was not a good look. Condolences to his family passing away at 46 years old. And it really is a reminder of you don't know anybody's condition. You don't know what anybody's going through. You don't know anybody's health status.

And just a reminder to get checked out if you can, you know, to even if you can't just, you know, try to be mindful of your own health and fitness and what you're putting in your body, what you're not putting in your body, how often you're doing anything just to be around as everyone that you've ever heard from. He talked about his family. So condolences to him. I know the Golden State Warriors not having the best of seasons, absolutely having a terrible year, a terrible season, not going to get any better with this news. But we do know there are more important things than sports.

And from everything that everybody says, Dejan certainly understood it. And it was it was family. So condolences to his family and the Golden State Warriors, as this is something that they're going to have to carry throughout the course of the season. It's the JR Sport Reshow here with you on CBS Sports Radio. Speaking of coaches, this is some NFL news that has come down the pipe.

I am not all that shocked and surprised. The Chargers have interviewed Mike Vrabel for their open head coaching vacancy. If I were the Spanos family, who unfortunately the family cannot make a mutual decision to save their lives, they're suing each other over who controls the franchise and who doesn't get a say so. You hire Mike Vrabel.

You give him whatever the hell that he wants. I've said for a long time, a couple of months now, a month, a couple of weeks, a couple of days, that if you're the Chargers and you're Bill Belichick, that Bill Belichick is probably the best option to bring them in. Well, apparently Bill Belichick has another interview scheduled with the Atlanta Falcons. It's been reported that he sat down with owner Arthur Blank, and now they're moving on to the next step to consummate their marriage by having Bill Belichick sit down and meet with President Rich McKay, as well as general manager of the Falcons, Terry Fontenot.

So a few more dates, if I can call it such. But the Chargers, moving on from Brandon Staley, someone who didn't know what a clock was, to just interviewing Mike Vrabel, I don't see what could go wrong. I think Mike Vrabel, between he and Belichick, and then you can also throw Harbaugh out there, they're the best candidates that are probably currently available here that are brand names with success in the NFL.

I think it's as simple as that. If I were to plug in some of the more prominent spots and positions right now for a head coach, and I know I gave you my top six list last night, it appears that Bill Belichick is going to end up here in Atlanta. I don't think it's the best of moves, but it looks like it's going to happen. I would go ahead and place Jim Harbaugh, throw him right to hell with the Raiders.

Misery loves company. I think he'd have a good old time running things for Mr. Mark Davis. And I think Vrabel would be in a prime position with a quarterback, someone that we know can throw the football in Justin Herbert. And the way that we've seen a lot of their games end over the past, I don't know, four, five, six years, whether it be Anthony Lynn or whether it be Brandon Staley who just got the boot, I don't think we're going to have any concerns with Mike Vrabel when it comes down to preparation and certainly clock management. This man has manipulated the clock in ways that I've never seen before utilizing penalties and such just to go out there and win football games. Mike Vrabel having an interview with the Los Angeles Chargers. It's the J.R. sport ratio here with you on CBS Sports Radio. We're going to talk more about Mike Vrabel, more about these coaching opportunities. I told you about Bill Belichick getting another chance and another opportunity to sit down with the Falcons. And one thing about coaches, they want to dictate and run everything, right? Sometimes they want to dictate things to the other team and their players. I'm going to explain something that went down last night between Texas and central Florida. You decide if what took place is classless. I'll explain here on CBS Sports Radio.