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Happy Friday! We got playoff football all over the place. NFL playoff football over the weekend starting tomorrow. We had Notre Dame advancing into the national championship yesterday on the college side. And the Ohio State University seconds ago, they're trying to move their own path towards a national championship. The Ohio State just scored on a nine-yard touchdown run. Quinshaun Judkins just ran in for a touchdown. Ohio State leads Texas 7-0. I just told Hickey, I'm like, man, that transfer portal, it sure pays off. This man used to be SEC all the way, Ole Miss, and he's hoping the Ohio State get closer to a national championship.
Helping his own cause as well. So, Ohio State leading Texas 7-0. About seven and a half minutes to go in the first quarter. This, you can consider this to be the third quarter of this show. It gets started every weekday, 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 Pacific.
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And if you want to watch the show, very simple as well, just go ahead to the Infinity Sports Network YouTube channel and the JR Sport Brief Show will pop right on up. We've had a busy show talking about all things football. And then we mentioned Fat Zion. Fat Zion Williamson, who was suspended for one game, not for being fat. He was late for a team playing. He reportedly has been late for multiple practices. He just wants to leave. Where does he want to play? Who wants to pay him?
Anybody? I don't know. Is it a wanting out of New Orleans thing or is it just this overall that's how he is? He just doesn't care in general?
I think it's a combination. And of course, if he ends up in a new place, he'll be on his best behavior. I just, I don't think he's committed that much. I don't think he cares. You know, he got his money and. You know, maybe a change of scenery will do him well, but it's it's beyond repair there, so.
Nothing to do but be fat and be late. He's still getting paid, right? He is. If you were the GM of the contending team, would you want him? You know, everybody thinks that maybe if the guy was here with me, I could change things, right? Right now, people look at that in life.
Well, if I had it, if I did this, then I'd be able to do this. So, yeah, technically, I think somebody would give him a chance and an opportunity, no? I think somebody would.
Would you? Depends on the team. Name a team.
I'll tell you. Um, Phoenix Suns are throwing everything up against the wall right now, right? Yeah, they're trying everything right now.
Nothing is sticking. Um, well, trying to think. I mean, I think the Lakers or the Warriors are an easy one.
You know, people always throw out like if you're the Mavericks. Hmm. Yeah, I guess right. Who's I mean, Luca has the biggest contract. Kyrie is getting older. I mean, why not?
Right. I mean, what's he going to do in Dallas besides eat some more? I don't know. He could eat anywhere. What's the what's the city we should send him that has terrible food? Oklahoma City.
They don't need him now, doesn't isn't what the least favorite NBA city, Utah, right? Salt Lake City. Oh, I don't know. What do they eat in Utah? One place I haven't been. What's in Salt Lake City? No idea.
I don't think there's a lot of clubs or like places to go out and have a good time. I think and this might be wrong. And if it's wrong, then I'm and I don't care.
I welcome it. I will be corrected and chastised. There used to be a point in time where they had to make you a drink behind a you know, around the corner.
It couldn't make the drink in front of you. And Utah? Yeah.
Salt Lake City. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. So if you sat at the bar, Hickey, the person disappeared behind some glass and came back with your drink. Cannot make that drink in front of you.
That's crazy. Love to know that. So, you know, I don't know you.
I don't know. You don't want to encourage pouring of drinks. Hey, I'll make this drink for you. But I don't need you to know how to make it at home.
That way you don't go home and become a drunk. Interesting. I mean, I guess this is this. I'm assuming it's a law, right? I'm guessing that was created before the invention of the Internet.
When you can look up and find out how to do anything. You want me to tell you some other things that happen and don't happen in Salt Lake City? I have to. OK.
I'll tell you off the air. OK. OK. I've heard some terms that are thrown around. Terms. Terms. Terms. I got to think of it, though. OK.
I don't know. Anyway, I know I got it. Soaking.
Ever heard of the term soaking? Excuse me? No, I'll take that off the air. OK. OK. All right. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven.
That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Hey, let me get this out the way, too, before we get into some more NFL actions. Speaking of soaking, Hickey, you ready for this? You ready?
Oh, I'm ready. There's a there's an athlete, college football athlete. He's ready to be soaking, too. Soaking in some sun because Carson Beck is leaving Georgia. He's leaving Athens. He's leaving here to go to Miami.
This guy jumped into the transfer portal yesterday. Everybody here in Georgia is like, huh, what? The guy said he wanted to go to the league. Obviously, he doesn't got good news on where he might get drafted. And now he's going to Miami where his girlfriend played for Miami, the Hurricanes. She played. Yeah, she played basketball. Hickey, is she still playing or she cooked?
What's her deal? That I don't know. They played and they retire. But then they said they're coming back.
I don't know. The latest, to be honest, I can't keep up the Cavender twins that I know them. That's who they are. Right. That's that is them. That is them.
I know who they are. And one plays basketball. The other one doesn't want to play.
But then I guess, oh, if we're not twins, we don't make as much money. So they're just chasing the money. And apparently, Carson Beck is chasing her, his girlfriend, and then the opportunity to replace Cam Ward and improve his draft stock. Listen to the news as it broke on CBS. We've got breaking news from college football. Former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has committed to Miami. It did not take long for Beck to pick the Hurricanes.
He entered the transfer portal only yesterday. He'll replace Cam Ward and Coral Gables with Ward, a likely top 10 pick in the NFL draft. Beck has spent the last five years in Athens, starting in each of the last two seasons.
He led Georgia to the SEC Championship, but suffered a season-ending elbow injury in that game and missed the college football playoff loss to Notre Dame. You see, that's soaking, right? He's going to soak in the sun in Miami, right?
That's soaking. Is that what you meant? Not necessarily. No. All right.
OK. But you're down the right path, sort of. OK. Well, good for him. I'm not mad at him for this move, by the way. He's going to go to Miami and hope that he can just you know, loosen up a little. I mean, we got Brock Bowers is not coming back, you know, and these guys are not coming back to help him throw for 30 to 40 touchdowns.
Might as well go to Miami, hang out with your girlfriend. Hickey, by the way, make some more money on the college level and then just, you know, chips may fall where they will, where they may when it comes to the NFL. Carson, this is what kills me about the Georgia QBs. Most Hickey everybody and I get it, especially if you're local, you root for your guy. Hickey, if I say something about Stetson Bennett just being a third string guy, I've been saying he's a backup. I've been saying it for years. Hickey, people here in Georgia tell me, oh, J.R., you're just a hater.
I go, man, I don't care. But he's not good. He's whatever. Carson Beck is in the same place. He's a backup.
He's not a starter. And so when people in the guy plays for your team, everybody loves him. And then, you know, you say something. I just I try to be objective. I try to just tell the truth and be honest. When you see Carson Beck, do you see a starting QB in the NFL?
Oh, no, no, no, not at all. And that's part of the reason why he's coming back. And that's why even to like for Miami, it's exciting. It's on paper.
It sounds good. But like this is a guy that struggles at everything a good quarterback needs to do. Pocket awareness, decision making, accuracy, like you saw it in the biggest games and sometimes even against some bad opponents. He's just throwing the ball away. Right. And it's he hasn't improved from day one as a starter last year to where you finish off this year.
It's kind of the same. And even this year, Georgia, like in the first time that they played against Texas, got through three picks. They're winning sometimes in spite of him. Yeah, that's what I'm with you. He's got a lot of talent, but he's not put it together at all.
At least he gets to hang out with his girlfriend to make money. Not bad. Right. How old is he? Is he 30 yet? No, no, no. I'm joking. I'm joking. It's got to be like 24, 25.
Oh, OK. He just turned 23. Oh, my God.
The guy's been what is this, his fifth year. Got to be. Oh, my God. He is hickey. He is. He is living the life. OK, he is living the life.
I started the J.R. Sportbrief in my bedroom at 23. This guy is making millions of dollars. He's living in Miami.
He's following his girlfriend. He can play a year in college just because he can get drafted to a team and then make a minimum salary and say, oh, yeah, yeah, I'll make a half mil. Why not? It's not too bad for a guy who's 23 years old. Yeah, you know, I'm actually jealous. We should switch me and him.
Oh, I think I think there are very few people right now that wouldn't switch to be in Carson Beck shoes. Did you see the reported deal he's getting from Miami and allies? Oh, boy. Here we go.
What is it? Rumor, right? Not not I think. Is it five?
I saw four. OK, yeah, four million. That's going to go. I know you're in Miami, so it's going to be, you know, not exactly college pricing, but for one year, Miami with four million dollars in your pocket, J.R., he'll have a good time. He may want to have to be fraud.
Where are you going to go? No, I'm just saying he may want to take a dive for another year. You know, I don't know. Oh, my knee hurts, Coach.
He might be damaged goods. I need another year of eligibility. I need a medical redshirt. Yeah. Yeah. Come back 2026.
Oh, man. Then what do we we had two guys that were around for eight years. When that one guy was in Arizona, he was playing college ball for nine years.
Ironic. He's out of Miami. Oh, the tight end, right?
It was a tight end. Oh, there's eight years of eligibility. Oh, you should be a doctor by now.
Right. What do you what did you get your degree in in Miami? What do you do? You just show up and play football?
Do you even go to class at that point? Like, what do you have to do? I don't know. This is wild, wild stuff. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Hey, Hickey, I feel like since Quinn, Sean Judkins scored that touchdown, only three minutes have gone off of the clock. What the hell is taking place?
What are they doing out there? Well, part of it is when you are throwing in completions, which stops the clock, the clock. Oh, boy. And yeah, get some little rattled.
Yeah, that helps. You know, Arch Manning, Tom, let's go ahead and get Arch in there as soon as possible. I told I told you all that Ryan Harris joined us in the last break. And one of the things that we discussed were quarterbacks at the college level, at the professional level. And he actually took a look at a quarterback who played last year. In the playoff is back in the playoffs this year at the professional level. And that's Bo Nix. Bo Nix is a rookie quarterback in the playoffs right now for the Denver Broncos.
Oh, what a year can do for people, right? Sean Payton couldn't get ready. He couldn't get rid of Russell Wilson fast enough. And now he has a rookie quarterback leading the way for his team. Denver Broncos are 10 and seven. Their defense is one of the best in the league. You think about Bo Nix as a rookie, almost 30 touchdowns, 29 to 12 interceptions. I know he threw four of them in the final game of the season, and he can actually move around. He's not running around scrambling, trying to make something out of nothing like Russell Wilson and just bombs away. Sean Payton isn't pulling his hair out. And Ryan Harris is one of the individuals like, correct me if I'm wrong, you hickey. You're selecting the Broncos to upset the Buffalo Bills? That's right. Veteran Bo Nix goes into Buffalo and I think wins.
See, that sounds good. It helps people who make that prediction. It helps them sound smart if it comes to fruition because it's a possibility. It's a higher possibility. I'm still picking the Buffalo Bills.
I'm sorry. And there's so many different storylines here. Von Miller, now Buffalo Bill, getting ready to take on his old team, which he won a Super Bowl with, you know, and we talked about this earlier on in the show with Sean McDermott. If he should lose this game, there's a possibility that he gets the boot. I got to go with old reliable, and I know the Buffalo Bills have had a rough going over the past few years in the postseason. Three out of the past four years, they have been eliminated by the Kansas City Chiefs. One of those years is the conference championship game. The past three years, they can't get past the divisional round. The last time they lost in the wild card round, Josh Allen was a rookie. Things have not gone well for a Buffalo Bills team that historically is getting you 10 wins, 11 wins, 13 wins. I mean, damn it, this year they finished 13 and 4. There's a big expectation that at minimum, go to the AFC championship game. Do that. Can you do that? Go see the Chiefs again.
Sean McDermott, the man whose ass might be on a hot seat. He says things are different. We learn from the past.
You better hope. Learned as you go through things and dealing with some adversity. So no different for us in that way. We learn from it. We embrace it.
And, you know, we try to your point to keep things as consistent as possible, especially this time of year. There's nothing that you could say that changes anything. There's not a damn thing you could say that changes anything.
Anything. You said nothing. Y'all just have to go out there and you got to play like the Buffalo Bills. I'm not going to put this in the same category of going to the Super Bowl a million times and losing every single time. I'm not going to do that.
Sorry. But you'll actually have to win. There's nothing that you could say that's going to change anything. How about this Bo Nix? He doesn't know what the hell he's in for. He may get rocked crazy.
That's why I'm going with the old reliable. And if they lose, then I laugh. The Buffalo Bills, if they lose to these these Broncos and a rookie quarterback, that would be extra embarrassing. Bo Nix. He says, listen, man, our defense is good. We're rolling their 10th and scoring offense in the NFL.
I don't know if many people knew that. Bo Nix says, man, we've been in playoff mode. We've been playing competitive games, you know, trying to get to the playoffs for a few weeks now. So it's been, you know, playoff time. So we just got to go out there and, you know, do what we've been doing. OK, do what we've been.
He's not he's not prepared. The defense will keep them in the game. We're going to find out whether or not Bo Nix can deliver the W. And I think going into Buffalo, a different atmosphere, I get it. This is the pros.
This is not college. I'm going to give Buffalo the edge. You're just you're just ready to see a bleep show, aren't you? That's what you want. No, I mean, well, that would be fun. Number one.
Yes. But also, like, I think I like this matchup where I think the Denver defense can do a good job of slowing down Buffalo's offense. And I do have concerns about the Bills defense.
I was really impressed a few weeks ago. Bangles Broncos on that, like that standalone Saturday. They lost the game. The Broncos did. But I like the fact that Bo Nix on the road going as one of the best quarterbacks in the league and Joe Burrow went throw for throw with him, you know, answered a lot of the touchdown drives at Cincinnati.
I would touch on drives of his own. He showed some mental toughness. I think that can translate to going into Buffalo as a rookie.
Think, OK, no shot of trying to win a playoff road game. He's experienced played a lot of big games at Oregon. I don't think he's going to be intimidated by the road atmosphere, the magnitude of the cold, the cold. They're going to be cold.
He played in Oregon. You know, he's played games in Washington. He's been in the cold before. Let's see this Buffalo weather.
No, it's different type of cold. I would agree. Oh, my God. And I've not checked. So it could be like negative Sunday, Sunday at one p.m., 33 degrees and snowing. Oh, that's that's come on.
Walk in the park. He's not Tua. Oh, ouch. Tua just minding his business in Hawaii somewhere right now.
Just he's like, everybody talking about Tyree Hill. I get a break and here comes Ryan Hickey just saying Tua could work at the as a hotel manager earlier on the show. Hospitality's a compliment.
Needs to work hospitality at a warm hotel in Hawaii. I get it. I get it.
He would do a great job at it. Well, we'll find out on Sunday. I got the Buffalo Bills at home as much as I love a good story and disaster.
I'm going to I'm going to pick them to win in Denver. Not your year. Sorry.
Not not yet. And Josh Allen, apologies to you. You got to watch Patrick Mahomes. You got to.
Well, anyway, I expect them to win. So let me relax. Hickey is poisoning my brain. It's the JR Sport re-show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Speaking of rookie QBs, we have another rookie quarterback getting ready to make a start. His name is Jayden Daniels.
Does Washington stand a chance against Tampa and their offense? We'll talk about it on the other side. It's the JR Sport re-show coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. You're listening to the JR Sport Brief. It's the JR Sport re-show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. I need you to think O'Reilly Auto Parts for all of your car care needs.
Get guaranteed low prices and excellent customer service from the professional parts people at O'Reilly Auto Parts. It's still seven to nothing. Ohio State. Out here leading against Texas, we'll let you know when Texas gets on the board in about five minutes.
We're going to have another newsflash. We'll find out everything going on in the world of sports. Before we went to break, we talked about rookie quarterbacks or specifically one rookie quarterback in Bo Nix, who is on his way to his first NFL playoff game as the Buffalo Bills will be hosting his Denver Broncos. Hickey believes that the Broncos will go out there and upset the Buffalo Bills.
I have the Buffalo Bills winning at home. Now, I will admit, if Buffalo loses, that's embarrassing. That's more than it.
Hickey, you're right. If Sean McDermott loses this one, they may fire him. If they feel they have a better coach. I agree with you on that one.
So that's why I think they're going to win. Not that they got to win one for him, but. Oh, man, that would suck. Can't happen. Too easy, too easy.
You got to beat him. Well, it's not easy, but the Buffalo Bills will win. Hickey, you want to have a friendly wager on this? Sure, especially since I'll see you next week. Sure. What do you want to wager, JR? I don't know. I don't know. You want to wager lunch or something like that? Yeah, sure.
What do you want to eat? You tell me you're the expert of Atlanta. Not the expert. I don't know. Hickey, we can get Magic City Wings if you want.
Oh, I mean, some people would break rules to get those, so they must be good. Oh, it was Lou Williams, right? Was it him?
But yeah, he's got his own wing. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What the heck is this commercial? Oh, my God. Modern medicine. That's what we call it.
Oh, I'm not even going to say the name. A fast acting gel? The treatment gel? Hickey, it used to be you couldn't have this stuff on television until, I don't know, 3 o'clock in the morning. They got this on during a college football playoff game at 5 p.m. in the afternoon on the West Coast. What is this? And that's not the only commercial you'll see of that variety as well.
A lot of different brands now throwing it all in your face about issues that people, issues, specifically men, they face in their life. It said Ed Gel. Ed, right? Ed Gel? Yes.
Okay. Ed needs some help. Anyone named Ed out there, this is for you. Yeah, yeah. If you know Ed or if you've had a close encounter with Ed, you need help. You need help.
Yeah, well, they're selling that help during the commercial breaks. Oh, man. Hickey, I used to feel weird when I was a kid when two people would be kissing on TV in front of my family.
I'd be like, oh, oh, this is interesting. What the heck? Like a kid is what does a kid like eight year olds watch college football, right? Right.
Definitely. Oh, yeah. Ohio State, Texas fans. Oh, yeah.
They're watching this game. What is an eight? There's an eight year old doesn't know what Ed Gel is. I'm trying to think that's like what third grade, fourth grade. That's about the time if you have an older brother or sister, maybe you learn even before that.
That's probably around the time that you at least start learning some things in that area. Is there a kid watching this game in America who looked at mom or dad and said, what is Ed Gel? Somebody had to ask that, right? As I say, kids always ask the darndest questions. Oh, my God.
Definitely. And then what do you say if you're a mom or dad? Don't worry about it.
What is Ed Gel? I don't know. You can't even say that because now everyone's a phone. Okay. Just look at myself.
No, don't do that. You just be like, you know, there's so many there's so much medicine out here. Everybody's selling medicine.
It's just it's a medicine to make you happy. That's it. Right. Am I wrong? Right.
Then they'll say, oh, it makes you happy. Can I have some? No, I have some fruity pebbles.
I don't know. Go in the pantry and pull out some I don't know what makes a kid happy. Let's go to McDonald's. Okay.
Let's get in the car. I don't even know. I don't even know if McDonald's will help a kid be happy. Do they still have happy meals in that place?
I hope so. I've not. I mean, now I actually went to McDonald's a few weeks ago. It's all like, you know, there's no like menus anymore. It's all like, you know, self-checkout. There's no human beings in McDonald's?
There is one person to call it the number. But now everything else you pay, you order through the menu. Oh, wow. Yeah.
So I hope there's a menu option for happy meal. But I didn't exactly look. What happened? Oh, my God. What happened to Howard? He got he got the Pillsbury Doughboy. He got hit in that hand. It almost looks like his like middle finger knuckle is like dislocated with how swollen it is, right? It looks like he has the top of a baseball on his hand. Will Howard is throwing the is that is not not his throwing hand, right? That is his left hand.
Okay. God bless him because I don't know how he would be able to throw the ball. Will Howard has a not the size of a baseball on the side of his left hand. Either way, Ohio State still leading Texas seven and nothing. As I mentioned, Will Howard is on the field. Ohio State is still out here threatening.
Yeah. Good to be a young quarterback. Everybody just making money. Young guys, quarterbacks, everybody is just making the cash. We talked about Bo Nix.
Let's let's talk about Jayden Daniels real fast. And this is going to be interesting. And a lot of people are going to watch it because it's Sunday Night Football. We have Washington taking on Tampa. Now, Washington is on a five game winning streak. Tampa Bay has won six out of their last seven to finish up the year.
They're throwing the ball all over the place. Mike Evans is picking up another season where he brings in more than a thousand yards. Marshawn Lattimore is going to be back for Washington. This guy's been dealing with a knee issue.
They traded for the guy and he was hamstring and he was never healthy. Now he can act like he's back with the Saints. It's going to be a fun matchup, but I'm going with Tampa Bay.
Baker Mayfield, 41 touchdowns on the season for Tampa. They're going to throw that rock all over the place. And I know Godwin is not there. He's not healthy. I just I find it difficult for Washington with a rookie QB and Dan Quinn, by the way, who I like, but I don't like him that much to go out on the road and win a playoff game. I am not all that not all that confident they'll get the job done.
Baker Mayfield, knowing that it took him a long time to get to this spot, lost to the Falcons twice, by the way. Baker Mayfield says we all need to step up to beat this young team mentality for us. Find any way to win, whether the game's a shootout, whether it's low scoring, make the plays that matter when it counts. So it's going to be a full game.
Got to be locked in. It's just playoff mode. Playoff. OK, playoff.
Man, I know everybody in Cleveland is like Baker Mayfield's in the playoffs and we not in the playoffs. Yeah, you got Deshaun Watson. That's a lesson for everybody. Don't be greedy. Sometimes you better stick with what you got.
Worried about what you don't have. He ended up with Deshaun Watson. It's terrible. I know everybody in Washington, they're thrilled with their future. Dan Snyder is gone. You got Josh Harris and then Magic Johnson coming in. You got Mr. Positivity and head coach Dan Quinn even got Jayden Daniels, who's going to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. Jayden Daniels said, man, I'm just ready to play playoff football.
This is amazing. It's exciting, but I mean, you got to, you know, kind of deal with those emotions. But I know I'm at the end of the day, still, you got to go out there and play ball. You know, a lot of people going to put a lot of emphasis on it because at this point it's really winter going home. And from there, it's like, OK, you got to go out there.
Like the focus level might be a little bit more, but you got to stay who you are throughout the week. We've been for these 17, 18 weeks and go out there and just play ball. Listen, Tampa Bay has the fourth best fourth best rushing defense in the entire NFL. Washington, their leading rusher is the guy you just heard, the quarterback, Jayden Daniels.
I'm going with Tampa Bay to win this one. And it really doesn't matter how optimistic, how positive Dan Quinn sounds like this. This is our time to go play like we are capable of. We're going to play well this weekend. And that's something we've been digging in to go for.
You know, the preparation, the mindset, like we're ready to go fight. And this is an excellent team that we're going against. Now, whatever. Hey, I think we agree on this one.
Does Tampa Bay beat Washington Sunday night in the playoffs? We are in agreement, like the home team here, like Baker Mayfield to keep on rolling. Baker Mayfield, you think he sees these stories about everything going on in Cleveland with Watson re-tearing his Achilles? Yeah, he's not laughing at the guy.
He just shakes his head at this point in time, right? Go ahead. This is what y'all deserve.
You didn't want me. This is what you deserve. Absolutely. He's a guy who always kind of loves that chip on the shoulder revenge sort of aspect. He's definitely taking some shot in Freud in that.
Oh, yeah. This is the type of guy who sued his dad, of course. I mean, if you're going to sue your dad, you got a lot of get back in you.
Maybe his dad deserved to be sued. I don't know. None of my business. It's just public business. It's the J.R. Sportbree show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network 855-212-4227.
That's 855-212-4227. We're going to take a break. When we come back, man, this is rather interesting. We talked about all these teams that could win and could lose. Buffalo Bills hope that they don't lose.
It'd be quite embarrassing. It looks like Josh Allen might be a loser again. I'll explain. You're listening to the J.R. Sportbree. It is the J.R. Sportbree show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network 855-212-4227 is the number.
That's 855-212-4227. We've been talking. NFL playoffs, even talking college football playoffs. I hope this game is like the game from last night. Right now, Ohio State, as you just heard from Rich Ackerman, Ohio State leads seven to nothing here in the second quarter against Texas. I don't want to call it boring, but, you know, we want some offense. But when you got you got two of the best teams out here going against each other, there's not going to be no runaways.
And so we'll keep you up to date on this game as things continue on. As we've been talking about the NFL playoffs, I got to tell you this. Today was a big day in the NFL because the Associated Press shared with everyone today some of the All-Pro selections and well, not some of them, all of the All-Pro selections.
You think about All-Pro? These are the best players in the entire NFL. This is not Pro Bowl. This is like, hey, I'm starting a team.
How am I going to fill out my 11 here on this side of the ball, my other 11? And then we even have the special teamers and then his second team All-Pro. When you think about the first team, Lamar Jackson beat out Josh Allen, first team All-Pro. Yeah, Josh Allen is on second team.
Not a shock. Saquon Barkley, number one running back. Derrick Henry, number two.
You think about the wide receivers, Jamar Chase, who won the Triple Crown, won everything, top receiver and more receptions and yards and touchdowns. He's on the list in addition to Justin Jefferson of the Vikings and even Justin Jefferson getting ready to play in a playoff matchup on Monday night in Arizona. As the Vikings take on the Rams, Justin Jefferson spoke to the media today and this is what he had to say about learning that he was a unanimous All-Pro selection. So I just want to tell you, you are first team All-Pro and not only that, you're unanimous.
You got all 50 first place votes. Wow, that's crazy. That's respect right there. That's what I call respect. That's love. Thank you.
I appreciate that. Yeah, just at that point, just run me my money, even though he's making already $35 million a year, highest paid wide receiver in the entire game. I can't wait to see what Jamar Chase gets.
I think it's going to be north of $35 million. Just a hunch. Justin Jefferson finished this year, 1,500 yards receiving to go along with 10 touchdowns. And that for the most part, it seems like a down year for him. That's a down year. But I think with these, these All-Pro selections, one thing that it says to me, Lamar Jackson's probably going to be in or have the edge now and winning his third MVP over Josh Allen.
That's what it's indicative of. And I know you can look at Lamar Jackson and finally go, oh, well, now he has help. He has Derrick Henry, realistically, 2,000 yard rusher.
This guy can be an MVP candidate in his own right. Josh Allen is putting a team on his back. I just think the efficiency from top to bottom from Lamar Jackson, I'd give him the edge. There was a point in time where it looked like the Ravens were going to falter. They have one less win than the Buffalo Bills do 13 to 12.
I would give it to Lamar. And to be honest, these are two second ass, two second place quarterbacks trying to get past Patrick Mahomes. And so, yeah, MVPs are nice. They're nice for the next contract. Both of them are currently in contracts. It's good for bragging rights when you sit around at the end of your career. But all things considered, man, if you're a Buffalo Bills fan or you're a Ravens fan, why would you care? Like, I want a Super Bowl. I'm not arguing over Josh Allen or Lamar.
Y'all, neither one of y'all have beat Patrick Mahomes yet. Let me know when you actually do that. That might be something worth a damn. 855-212-4227. That's 855-212-4227. Greg is calling from Idaho. You're on the JR Sportbreeze.
Show us up, Greg. Hey, JR. Don't get much chance to listen to your program anymore because our local sports talk takes over the three to six time frame here. Anyway, about a year ago, a little over, or not a year, last summer, I called and suggested that the Atlantic Coast Conference needs to change their initials from ACC. Atlantic Coast Conference? Atlantic?
You don't like that because now they stretch to the west? Yeah, now it just should be the CCC. It's the Coast to Coast Conference.
Coast to Coast. Did you did you write an email to the commissioner? No, I'm still... Yeah, go ahead. I thought you might take the ball on that.
I actually thought about registering that CCC just in case somebody was using it on the radio so I could make some money while they were doing it. What do you want to do? You want to sue people? Is that what you want to do? Not sue.
It's like with 3-Pete, you know, that Pat Riley made a trademark or registered that and every time anybody says 3-Pete, he gets paid. So that's what... you want to find an easy way out, huh? That's what you want to do? Well, always, but no, I just wanted to touch base with you again.
This is the first time I've really had an opportunity to get back with you. I really enjoyed your show so much, but it's when they switch the time zones for you, it kind of messed me up too. But at least I'll know if they're not having a hockey game on at six o'clock our time, I'll be able to get through. What you can always do is listen on the free Odyssey app. You can now watch the show on YouTube.
Just go to the Infinity Sports Network YouTube channel. So we got a lot of ways and yeah, screw them time zones, right? Who needs time zones, Greg?
What time... where you in? Boise or some other city I never heard of? Well, it's in Napa. It's about 15 miles from Boise. Oh yeah.
And we're in the mountain time zone. Yeah. I've been to... listen, I've been to Idaho. I've been to Boise. I know. I love... best steak I've ever had in my life.
Boise. Okay. All right. All right.
Take it easy, Greg. Okay. Thanks, man. Bye-bye.
Thank you so much. No doubt about it. Hickey, that wasn't a part of the Friday Funny.
That'll be back when we finish up all this playoff action, by the way. That wasn't supposed to be funny? If it was, it was a swing and a miss. The CCC? Coast to Coast Conference.
Triple C. Triple C. Not bad, right? Maybe one day they changed the name, right? No, never. Maybe.
I like your idea. Write a letter to the commissioner. Yeah. You think he'll get a response if he does? No. Oh, you can't say that.
You think the commissioner is going to respond? You've never seen sitting presidents send happy birthday notes to children? You've never seen that before?
I have not. Is that a thing? Yeah. You can get a birthday wish from the president.
That is very cool and very nice. That's also kids. I think if it's an adult writing you a letter, easier to ignore. Wait a minute. You think if I don't... You want to bet that I can't get a happy birthday note from the president? Hickey, you want to bet? No, because I'm unaware of this in general.
It sounds like you know more about it than I do, but I would just assume is it more geared towards like kids' birthdays or is it like anybody's birthday? I think anybody. Can I get a birthday note from the president? Here we go. Let's see.
How do I do this? Well, Joe's almost out of time, so you better hurry up with him. Oh, well, my birthday is coming up soon. Birthday greetings are available for civilians celebrating their 100th birthday. So there's a select group of five people around. Yeah, I got a long time to go here.
They want to do it for kids? Wait, wait. Weddings must occur before January 19th for a greeting to be sent from the Obamas. Okay, this is old. An anniversary card can be sent to couples who are celebrating their 50th, 60th or 70th anniversary.
Okay. How do I request a birthday card from the president? Here we go. Ah, greetings are available for select birthdays and anniversary celebrations. If you would like to self request a presidential greeting, submit your request on the White House's website here.
The inbox is checked daily for greeting requests. Here we go. Hey, you have to do it for me. They're not going to take it from me. Hey, this is JR. I want a birthday from President Trump.
They're not going to answer me. But if someone else asks on your behalf, you think that has a better chance? I think that's better than self-serving, right?
Hey, I need birthday acknowledgments. Do it. I would agree with that.
I would agree. Right. You want one? You just had a birthday, right? A couple of months ago? June.
So I'm like halfway there. You know, technically a couple of months ago. Sure. Oh my God. Time flies June.
Oh man. Well, I can get to work on it now. You want a birthday greeting? I don't want to be cynical. And I hate that this is where my brain goes, but I don't want a birthday card from the president's secretary or one of the aides. No, he signs it himself. He signs it. But like he quote or air quote, quote, unquote signs it. Do you think he actually signs it? He signs it and leaves a lipstick mark on it. Well, if you're maybe Bill Clinton, some of his. Oh, I don't know.
He leaves something else. I don't know if you want a birthday. Anyway, it's the JR sport. Coast to coast on the infinity sports network. We must go to break 855-212-4227.
If it's your birthday, happy birthday. That's the most you get from us. We're going to come back and talk some football. I give you an update on Ohio state and Texas, the JR sport. We show don't move.
