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So we're tied to Market. Scott Van Pelt is on the show, and so is Jim Kelly. Oh, nice. All right. You talk to him about didn't Steve Tasker tell a story about how he used to have a bar in his house or something like that?
His basement was like a show. I took the pictures, and it was pretty massive. What do you think? You think he remembers doing the bartender thing for us for us at the Hall of Fame? Hall of Fame?
How would he not? That was so awesome. I mean, the only way you wouldn't remember it is that if it's a regular occurrence.
Well, he was a little too deep when he was doing it. We were all too deep that night. Because he was serving it. Anyway, Jim Kelly's on Tuesday's show. Wasn't measuring the drinks out, Richard.
He does with my fingers. What do they call those little cylinder cups? What's the official word for that? There must be some bartenders out there who want to call 844204 Richards. I think Jim was eyeing it.
He was using the eyeball test. I was like, that's not enough. Hey. That's enough. It was actually Giving Friday, I believe, at point of the weekend.
So fun. Just a different giving? Is that what they call? 844-204 Rich is the number to dial here on the program. Start number two for Shador didn't go as well as start number one.
A different opponent, I believe, San Francisco in your house. The 49ers had not won in Cleveland since 1984. We talked about that on the program last week. Um and uh the Niners man. Bang Bang Niners Gang.
Nine and four. They're nine and four. And this could be Mike Shanahan's Tour de Force as well, right? I mean, pardon me, Kyle Shanahan's Tour de Force right now. He's coaching his ass off, man.
He really is. And I know that's like manhole covers for you. Yeah, for sure. I mean, Mac Jones keeping it afloat, Brock Purdy doing his dancing in the end zone. Um using his legs.
And Christian McCaffrey, how many times do I got to tell you he's a Hall of Famer? He's going to wind up in Ohio at the end of the day. He really is. He now has over 500 Hold on a minute. Let me get this.
Fact correct here. 'Cause he just he just did another thing that uh only Marshall Falk has done.
So let me get this fact correct because I like being factual. Here we go. Marshall Falk has only done this. Christian McCaffrey. Has his third season in his career with 800 or more rushing yards and 800 or more receiving yards.
That ties Marshall Falk for the most. Rich, that's new Southern University head coach Marshall Falk. That's right, too, Ace. We see you. Let's say that the right way.
Congratulations. Love it.
So cool. I couldn't be happier for him. He's being introduced today at 145. Outstanding. Love it.
We need to. I don't know. Should should we do like a like an NIL deal for him or something like that? Offer up an RE, an RE consulting NIL deal for him? I think that's mandatory.
Yeah. I'll tell him, we'll give you a Manashevitz NIL. That's something I think he would find funny. At any rate. Congratulations to him.
And Christian McCaffrey, bro. And and they came out with some sacks and Obviously, they got some big breaks, like Harold Fannin cutting under center for a tush push that he fumbled inside the 30-yard line of Cleveland in a one-score game that made a big difference.
So, Shador, of course, was asked about his coach's decision making. This guy is. Why are we doing that to him? Because I'm trying to set my man up. Excuse me.
Aaron Rodgers was asked a similar question about practicing Shador. Like, come on. I'm just saying it's not something the media doesn't do to other people. Just saying. Yeah, but.
And earlier this week, he was asked about his relationship. Right? And uh with Stefanski and didn't he did didn't he tell the guy like Or he's asked about the sabotage and he's like, You're trying to stir stuff up, huh? All right, so Shador, what'd you think about your coach's decision-making? Get out of here.
Hit it. It's two fourths and once it didn't work. And did you like Kevin having. The aggressiveness there even backed up in your territory? I mean First, that's a rude question to ask.
If I think, you know, it was a great call by my coach, you know. You like the aggression. Do you like the call? Like, do you like the call? I like being out there playing.
So, whatever that comes with, it comes with, you know, like, you know, we're not going to be here and ever point finger at no coach or do anything like that. You know, that's extremely disrespectful, and that's not even in my place.
So, I'm thankful for being out there, honestly, and I'm thankful that he trusts us as an offense to be able to go out there and be able to execute. Did we execute? No, we didn't. But, you know, I'm just thankful that we have that trust. I mean, could you imagine if he had said something along like, yeah, I was wondering why was Coach doing that?
I don't like being aggressive. I like being smart. Punt there and give it another chance. Our defense is much better than the offense right now with me as quarterback. Honestly.
I mean, I don't know what his dad is. He knows how to handle that. But in all fairness, Aaron Rodgers was asked about the practicing in the week. leading up to a loss. Rogers did the he didn't call it a rude question.
But he did say, I know where you're going. You want me to rag on Mike Tomlin? I'm not going to do that. Right. You know?
Even though both guys probably would have been fair to you know actually Speak the truth, so to speak. Miles Garrett got a sack. One He's got 19 My 30 call. We'll see how many Brian Burns gets tonight. Brian Burns needs two more to overtake for second place.
Or at least three more, let's put it this way, to overtake second place in the Saks race from Miles Garrett over the last. Six weeks. I think Drake May is the second most sacked quarterback. Let's see what Brian Burns does tonight. And we'll see what Cleveland does the rest of the way here.
Personally, You know, I don't know. Fourth most. You got to take the pulse check of the locker room. They want Dylan, they want Sejor Sanders. What do you want to do, Kevin?
Or does Kevin just want to go coach the Giants? I'm gonna be honest with you. Um, yeah. I think a lot of people are going to want that giant. I kind of think so too.
844-204-RICH is the number to dial. I shouldn't be so flippant. Let's, on the subject matter, I think we made this. Internet auntie, Instagram famous, after she called in saying she only wants to watch the Browns when Shador Sanders starts. Jackie and Virginia's back in the program.
How are you, Jackie? You there, Jackie? Yes, I'm here. Hi, Jackie. I don't know if you're watching on TV or whatever.
If you are, turn the sound down so we can have a conversation. Let me turn the phone down. You got it. We're going to be very patient. With our internet auntie.
What's going on, Jackie?
Well, let me tell you. I wasn't happy. Wish you do a performance. And he gotta get that ball out It pays quicker. And this guy, Jerry.
Jupiter or whoever he is, had the nerve But like You know, go over and get in your door face or whatever. He knew the camera was going to be on him. But I'm like, dude, you couldn't catch a ball if I super glued it to your hand.
So, why are you in the quarterback phase? You could have waited till you got to the locker room. Just have some tags about yourself. That's all I love saying.
Well, let me just say this before you continue on, and then I'll let you continue on. Over the years that I've been covering. This league, Jackie, sometimes when you see a receiver being demonstrative like that. I don't know if it's to berate him. It did look like that.
There's been many times where it looks like a receiver is creating a problem, and all he was doing was just trying to be supportive. But uh I may be giving him the benefit of the doubt. And the Browns may be calling you for your super glue there in Virginia, you know, at the end of the day. But please go on. Rich, you're Rich, you're being very nice.
Okay. You've been very, very nice. Let's just call it like we see it.
Okay. He cannot hold on to a ball. And he was getting in Shadow face. Yeah. And Auntie Jackie just didn't like it.
Okay. What other observations do you have? Then that O line Oh my goodness. Lord help them. I tell you, I almost had a heart attack.
Oh, come on now. I cannot watch this game and like. you know, sit down and be peaceful. That's why I have to watch the game at my house 'cause I'm up screaming and stuff.
So I can't go to other people's house and watch a football game 'cause I don't know how to be calm. But I tell you, I almost lost my turkey over this game. I know, and that's the issue here. And, Jackie, thanks for the call. Call back again.
I mean, let's hope for your sake and for obviously Shador's sake. that he does get the next start for Cleveland. Which is um Going to be home against Tennessee, a one-win team. Shador versus Cam Ward, as you know. There's a very famous uh moment during the evaluation process.
where Shadur wanted to rap with Cam and Cam basically said, You know, I'm a professional. I don't do that sort of stuff. I'm here for football. Right. Yeah.
I would be fun if it's Shadora and Cam Ward going for that one win that both of them could use for their second. When of the season? Shadur going for his second in three games. I just don't know. If he's going to want to see more from Dylan Gabriel in the rest of the way, or what the Browns are thinking.
I don't have an answer for you on that. All I know is that going into this game, after the Bengals beat the Ravens. On uh Sunday on Thursday night to wrap up Thanksgiving. I do know this. That Going into the weekend, after the Bengals beat the Ravens and the Steelers were getting set to take on the Bills, who did, in fact.
Knocked the Steelers back to six and six. We did see the Browns for a brief bit on the. In the Hunt columns, Another Playoff picture graphics. Put together by our colleagues, Around the league. As you know, around the Rich Eisenhower, it's called Sniffin' It.
Do you sniff the playoffs? Because you're in the area. It's the aroma of the playoffs in your nasal vicinity. That's why we say sniffing it. And now the Browns aren't there.
But There is a team from Ohio. That is in fact at 4 and 8.
Somehow, some way Sniffing it.
Now a lot of people thought I've been the one sniffing.
Something. And I picked the wrong week to stop when I was saying, when Burrow went down, here comes Jake Browning. Season's not over. Because in the previous Season where Burrow went out. Jake Browning came in and actually performed well.
He won games, and I thought he would be the guy to do it again. Especially since I do listen to our friend Jordan Palmer when he comes on this program. It makes a lot of sense. And he was saying. Browning's got the experience in college and He could do it again, I thought.
I was wrong. Then Flacco gets acquired. In October, I said again what I said in September: the season's not over. For the Cincinnati Bengals.
Well, yada yada yada. Flacco won only once. In his place of Joe Burrow, My uh take of the season's not over looked pretty silly. And I said in November, Hey, listen. Nobody's running away with it.
You could say that's higher register. That the season still isn't over.
So now that it's December. You take a look at the standings in the National Football League's American Football Conference. North Division. Who's just two games back? Uh Okay.
Who's just two games back with the Ravens and the Steelers playing each other this week? And Joe Burrow Back for the Bengals. Going into the spot. For he once upon a time End of the bills season. And reportedly, allegedly.
A bromance between Josh Allen and Stephon Diggs.
Okay. That'd be Western New York Ugh. The Bengals And you know. It's not just burrow on offense either. It's amazing what a.
Franchise quarterbacks return can just Do for everyone. We call it a halo effect. But Cincinnati Against the Ravens team. Yes. As a quarterback, has now three straight games with no touchdowns.
But that said, this Ravens. offense, no matter how much they've struggled. was going against the Bengals defense that couldn't stop a cold.
Okay. A season low, 14 points. The Bengals defense gave up, and a season high, five takeaways. Their plus four turnover margin was the best. In a single game.
By the Bengals. Since week eight, 2018. We haven't seen what we saw defensively on that Thanksgiving night in seven years. Way back when Joe Burrow was just a kid, putting on a LeBron jersey and taking selfies in the mirror.
Okay. Way before he went to the Ohio State, before they told him to beat it. Listen. There you go. These bangles Are two games out?
I don't care about the circumstances. That caused me to say the season's not over. Might have been highly inaccurate about why I felt that way, but at the end of the day, TJ Jefferson, I ask you. Is the season over for the Cincinnati Bengals? As of right now, December 1st, 2025, two games out.
Joe Burrow's back. Is the season over for the Bengals? I mean, technically, no. Thank you. I mean.
Be technical about it. Mm. Chris Brockman. Hey. Is the season over for the Cincinnati Bengals?
You know, it probably speaks to more about the teams ahead of them. Excuse me. No, it's not. It is not! No.
Joe Burrows, speak! I don't even care what the setup to the sound bite is. I want to hear his voice. Hit it. Yeah, folk great.
You know, obviously, had to knock some rust off there in the first half. You know, I thought second half I started to put it more where I wanted it and settled in a little bit. Uh certainly missed some throws early that I typically make. Uh But you know after that I felt Felt pretty comfortable back there. I thought the on-line did great.
We ran it well. Obviously, defense played great.
So I'm just going to keep getting better. That's right. He's throwing. You know, he's throwing it through Hudson and Yoshi Vos, which sounds like the Tango and Cash sequel or the. But the the uh Brazilian Isles.
What do you think? I couldn't concentrate on what he said because I wanted to get a jacket. Look at his jacket. You bet, man. You bet.
Look at that. That jacket season is just something. I need that jacket. That's right with the hair. Joe Burb.
Work your hand through the hair. Wow. I mean, yeah, man. Burrows back. Zoom Ender Three.
He is back. They bangled. Feeling it? Hudson and Yoshivas, I think you call them if you're getting into an accident. Following Rizzolian out.
Guess what? They're on the bus. They have billboards on sunset. The bus is fine. Season is not over.
Oh, if I'm ultimately correct. At the end of the day. Ah, my God. I mean name me another redemption story. Hooray!
It's the same. Carol from The Walking Dead. Name it. I don't gotta get that. Name it.
Name it. You gotta see walking. It would be on par of Lane Kiffen winning at LSU. Name me another redemption story from the ashes.
Okay. Right? It is not over. Ben Affleck finding love with someone named Jennifer. He beats the Bills.
Okay, and the st and the uh Ravens beat the Steelers. Possible? Possible. The Steelers handle business at the moment. No, what I'm saying is that if the because the Steelers, the Steelers, they've already played them.
They've already played them. All they would have to do.
Okay, so they'd still be two back. is keep winning, beat the Ravens one other time. and have the Ravens lose to, say, New England. That's possible. I know you think that's possible.
It's better at it. Right. Or the Ravens losing to Philadelphia at home. Right? All they got to do.
is sweep the ravens Right. That's it? Sweep the Ravens, and then have the Ravens slip up when they don't. That's all. And they're at Miami, home for Arizona, home for Cleveland the rest of the way.
Get out of here. How big is this game in Western New York? Not for the Bills. For the Bengals chances, but most importantly. From our redemption store.
The worst take I've had since coming back to the ESPN. The most grief I've gotten for it could eventually be proven correct that the season was, in fact, not over. Because you kept dabbling down on it. That's why you kept getting old, tripped on, clutching. On Thanksgiving Day, game day morning, we have the.
Jive Turkey segment.
Okay, where we either gobble, gobble a take that we've had. Gobble gobble gobble. By saying we're going to still double down on the take, or say we're a jive turkey for having that. Take. For instance, I think they had Gerald taking the Chargers out of the playoffs and putting the Raiders in in our pregame preseason show.
Like that, just to give you an example of the takes that our producers will try to clown us with. Sure, sure. They had. A montage. Of me saying the season's not over from this chair on this show from September.
No. November Want to talk about quadrupling down? This is now the fourth straight month I've said this. And by January. I could be proven correct.
Oh, my goodness gracious, redemption. Or they could lose to the bill. Just like I might get over. I might spend the money. to get the rights to that Bob Marley song.
Send those refunds to the bank. I'm not sure we can afford that, Rich. I know that. That's Robert, that's the market. I need to get together and start.
TJ Plusen. We could do that. Listen. Oh, how great would that be? For you.
At us, and the halo effect, I told you. For you too, I've said this a few times. We've been robbed of Joe Burrow not being out there this season, so it was great to see him back. I'm in Buffalo with the Bills coming in eight and four. Is that a Hello Jim game?
Might be. I don't know. I have no idea. There's so many big games. There's a lot of Hello James possibilities, but the Patriots aren't a buy.
You know Uh This is the one game the Bills are playing while the Patriots are off? Oh, wait, here we go. Oh, broadcast out, right? It's gotta be. I think it's gotta be, right?
I mean, talk about exciting, or as Romo said yesterday. A fresh breath of air. No, Romo's in Baltimore with Nance. Sewards, Ravens.
Okay. All right, maybe I and JJ Watt get that assignment, huh? That's a plum, plum assignment. Is it Fox? Is it Brady?
It's Fox. It's Joe Davis and Greg Olson.
Okay. All right. Fun. Oh, that's right. They give games.
They don't do it. I think the Packers and the Bears are going to be the same. Packers, Bears, Brassers, Burkhart, and Brady. Brady Andrews. I'm telling you, week 14 is deep and playable.
Take a break. 844-204-H-NOMEDAL. Phone calls when we come back. Oh, my God. I wish I could do this again.
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Line for Mikey. Noah. Thank you. Noah, what's up? Top.
Hey, guys, how you doing? What's going on, man? Hey, before we get into my Panthers, um, which I won't be insufferable by any means, um, after. I've heard Mariota's name so many times that I've never heard it in my life pronounced like that. And I feel like they were just doing a goof.
No, it's not a goof. As soon as I heard it and I heard them repeat it over and over again, I'm like, that sounds like something that they asked him, how is your name pronounced? And he said it. And when you heard him introduce himself in the offense, Mariota. Mariota.
So I must have missed that then.
Well, what's on your mind, Noel? the Panthers, man. And again, I'm not going to go crazy. I'm not going to be like, oh, we're going to the Super Bowl. We're doing all this.
But there's been such a a drastic change in in in that atmosphere. Caleb Williams is just, everybody's looking like they're just having fun right now. And I feel like at this point, The whole, oh, you got beat by the Panthers. Oh, you let the Panthers do you this way? I feel like that's over because if you can get got, I think we're gonna get you.
Well, they've gotten some this year, that's for sure, and they've gotten more than they've been gotten. They're above 500 right now. Um and the last time they were above 500 through 13 games was 2017 when they started 9-4, finished 11-5, and uh they got one and done at New Orleans in 2017, but they made the playoffs, which is something they could possibly do here. And at the end of the day, Noah, they've got two of three. Against Tampa to finish the season.
And it's interesting, thanks for the call, Noah. But you said that it looks like they're having fun. Because when Kurt Warner, yours truly, NFL Network crew. Did panthers and giants in Uh Munich. last year.
Right. That wound up being Daniel Jones' final start as a giant. And we were talking to both Bryce Young And Dave Canalis. prior to the game. I remember we we uh we went to their hotel there in Munich.
We did it face to face. And I talked about Bryce Young and his sabbatical. I said, when you went on your sabbatical, and he smiled and he looks at me, he goes, I like that word. And I'm like, well, it's kind of what you did, right? I mean, you got benched.
And the Panthers really didn't want us to linger on him being benched because. If you recall at the time, We were all, and I thought at the time, rightfully saying he should ask out. New coach there has never done it before. You know, an owner who's got a reputation for being impetuous. And How's it going to work?
And sure enough What's happened there with Canalis? And the team Is working and for NOAA and Portland to say, you know what, it looks like they're having fun. Dave Canalis said. That he's said the sign when it's going to turn. The sign that he's looking for Is that when the team's personality The player's personality comes out on the field in their play.
is what he said.
So for A Panthers fan to call in and say it looks like they're having fun. It looks like. Canalis is Analysis is happening. and is working. And I don't know if they're going to make the playoffs.
I just know that they are 7-6. And they now head off on their bye week. While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a home game against New Orleans. And then a home game against Atlanta on a short week to kick off week 15. And that's when The Buccaneers will host Tampa in week 16.
Before hosting Seattle in week seventeen and finishing up at Tampa. The Falcons are out. Unfortunately for Atlanta. It's now a division that could be won by Carolina 100% off thereby, they visit New Orleans. Then they've got two against Tampa around a huge game.
With Seattle coming in. Because Seattle's going to win that. I mean, I mean, going to need to win that, I mean. And um Bryce Young is 100%. Playing well at home.
Look at the games. They lost their first three on the road. But for winning at the Jets. While they were getting Atlanta, Miami, and Dallas at home. Then they go to Green Bay and surprise everybody.
That's when the fire LaFleur chants were beginning to be heard, right? That's right. They win in Atlanta in a game where they forced overtime. They were down. And then they just beat the Rams, man.
In that's They just beat the Los Angeles Rams, and they picked off Matthew Stafford two. Possessions in a row, but not before Stafford. Broke the record for most consecutive touchdown passes without an interception. A record He entered this game tied. with Tom Brady for a 27.
He threw his 28th Touchdown pass in a row without an interception. Surprisingly, hit Devontae Adams for the first of two times in this game. And then he threw two picks, and that's when you knew things were maybe not going to be as easy for the Rams as potentially we thought with the Rams coming into this game as The, I think, widely believed best team in football. Yeah, one of those picks was in the end zone. Yeah.
And so give it up to Carolina because they didn't have horn. And they didn't have Trevon. Merrig. Because you know, he hit the forbidden speed bag. And um of Juwan Jennings, who we'll get to in a second, before we're done here today.
They got the third turnover of Stafford was the was the was the game ender because it looked like the Rams in a seesaw back and forth battle were going to score again, forcing Carolina to go down the field to try and win it. And instead they turned Stafford over and Wrap the game up on a fumble. And um Give it up? Carolina now hits the buy 7-6 above 500. and can absolutely win this division.
I called him my sleeper team in the NFC coming in. Didn't look good. I thought it was, you know, Rico Dattle was the guy, Chuba Hubbard. Huge game yesterday. Indeed.
So they got the running game, and Tech McMillan is now currently the odds-on-favorite for Tedoroa McMillan for offensive rookie of the year. He's back. Yeah, he is.
Okay. Scoring touchdowns. That was his only catch, right? A 40-yard bomb. Bryce Young, with his second three-touchdown, no interception game of the year.
He had only one such game. In his first two years in the league. And he's got seven wins this year. He had only six wins. The first two years in the league.
So his sabbatical is now turning into a potential playoff season. for the first overall selection. Not too shabby. As for the Rams. I'm not giving up on him.
These things happen. You go west to east, early window. Seattle's been able to nail that. They win a lot of these games. I think they've won a bunch in a row.
As a matter of fact, in the Eastern time zone, And the Rams You know, I guess that going west to east, it works for them going from. Los Angeles to Baltimore and then Baltimore to London. But from LA to Carolina, with Carolina, by the way, on a short week, they were in San Francisco. They probably landed from there. Monday night loss in San Francisco.
Tuesday morning, Rams get there. And Two interceptions in a row, things began to get sideways, then it started to rain. And they couldn't stop the run. And then they couldn't stop Macmillan. who came out with a massive touchdown.
You know, a difficult day for Emmanuel Forbes, but um. I'm just going to place this in the these things happen category. And if the Rams don't miss kicks and if they don't turn it over, on the road. You know. They're going to win.
A large percentage of the time. And They are still in first place in the NFC West because they have that win on Seattle. They visit Arizona, which has lost a bunch in a row before welcoming in Detroit. The Thursday kickoff to week 16, I mean prime video. They are f fired up.
They've got Rams at Seattle, and then they've got A Christmas game. Chiefs Hosting Denver and back-to-back weeks in week 16 and 17. But LA has a Monday nighter at Atlanta, which should have the U-Haul backed up at that point in time. And Kirk Cousins. I mean is potentially um Going to have a long night with that pass rush coming at him.
And then home for Arizona. I'm not nervous. I'm not concerned. I still think they're one of the best teams in the league. Will they leave my power rankings?
Probably not. They lost on the road, but You know, the one thing I'm concerned about is Sean McVay sounded subdued and pessimistic after. I'm told it's the exact opposite. This is football. This is, you know, you got to be able to handle some tough moments.
And our team and the people in that locker room are made of the right kind of stuff. We've dealt with adversity before. We'll deal with it again and we'll handle it the right way. And I can't wait to lean in.
Sometimes when things go well, these can be blessings in disguise if you use them the right way. You didn't want it to happen. We came out here with the expectation to win the football game. It didn't go down like that for us. And now we get a chance to be able to move forward and see how we handle a little bit of a challenge.
And it's been a while since we felt this way. And by the way, he's being consistent. He told us this pre-broadcast meeting between Rams and Jaguars when Puka was out saying, Do we want this to happen? No, but these. Negatives can be blessings in disguise.
He's like, maybe we need to. We've been too puka dependent. Let's see what we can do. Would you do me a favor, Chris? Would you call up the game log of Devontae Adams?
From that London game on. Do me that favor. While Matthew Stafford went on that role of 28 consecutive touchdowns. Um Without an interception. As a matter of fact, when they trailed in this game, They had trailed for the first time since that game in which Puka got hurt, but they wound up winning in Baltimore.
He said, Let's see what we can do offensively without leaning on Puka so much. Would you mind that? Since that game, including the London game, Devontae Adams has 11 touchdowns. And then there's a bunch of tight ends you've never heard of. Or you're beginning to hurt here.
Corum scored a touchdown. Kyron, five catches in every game except Seattle. Stay healthy, my friends. That's all. Rams also still the favorite to win the Super Bowl by a wide margin.
These things happen. These things happen. I'll just say this too: screw it. Because I did on my Thanksgiving Mulligan. got off the Lions, got on the Rams to beat the Chiefs.
I do have one more mulligan. Uh-oh. I mean, I don't know why you're sticking with the Chiefs. I understand. This was before they lost in Dallas.
Those uh you know, NFL films America's Game, documentaries they still make every year on the champions of the Super Bowl. Every single one of those has a moment of adversity when Long flights home. Games they lost, they shouldn't have. And at the end of the day, maybe losing in Carolina as our caller. as a Panthers fan just said is no shame.
All right. When we come back, some more phone calls. And then Jawan Jennings being called a garden tool. Mm. Ha ha ha.
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Terzo and I have been hanging on since we came on the air. What's up, Terzo? Mm-hmm. Yo, what up, fellas? Hey, Rich, before I talk about the Niners, I do want to kind of mention something about Lane Kiffitt.
I just hated how this situation played out, and they got to change the rules where these coaches aren't leaving at the end of the season. It's just not fair to the fans. Of those universities into them kids, man. They could leave at the end of the season. Leave at the end of the season if you want, but like to basically make the situation here and now, and Ole Miss had to be forced.
What are they going to let Lane sit around with a transfer portal open on January 2nd? And he uses Ole Miss to get LSU players better? Get out of here. And that's just that's absurd. It is absurd to do that.
Yeah, it really is. And it just it just puts a black eye on the on the entire sport. Certainly, since you took a look at the last program that Brian Kelly left, Notre Dame has been hunky-dory.
So why not can't why can't that happen to them? You know? What I'm sorry, what what's on your mind, Terzo? No. I got stuck on that.
No, so I just wanted to mention it was kinda nice that the Niners finally broke the streak and were able to win in Cleveland. It was a good game. Just happy to see them continuing to chug along and happy that we finally got to our bye week to maybe see if we can get healthy.
Somewhat.
Well, I mean, if you could only get half the players that are on IR back with this bye week, but at least. You hit the bye week. Thanks for the call, Terrazone. 9-4. Nine and four.
hitting that bye week, hoping that everybody else gets banged up. Or beaten up in the standings. And then when you come back, you got Tennessee at home. And then you're at Indianapolis, which is reeling a little bit. Remember, they were my top team that I'm most concerned about how they're going to finish.
Well, they're, you know, Daniel Jones dealing with a hairline fracture. Who knows, man? That Chicago home date on a Sunday night, the penultimate Sunday night of the season. That's called it's second to last for you. Thank you, Rich.
I did not know that. 844-204, Rich is the number of time. We finish up with a new segment. What? Defensive tackle's gone wild.
We need to drop this. Man, Jawan Jennings apparently pissed off most of the Cleveland Browns. Right? And. Let's hear from Miles Garrett first up.
You know, he plays wherever he wants. He's mostly on the end, but sometimes we've seen him crossover, dribbling over the center. He had this to say about Juwan Jennings and what's What he was saying, I guess, to enrage these Browns defenders hit it. I will. I can.
speak for how he was raised, but If you have nothing good to say, don't say something to somebody.
So. No. He had uh he had a lot to say, uh, that was uh demeaning and disparaging towards, you know, some of our players and I was just trying to separate everybody. And, you know, I tried to go up and you know, ask what you know, what the problem was and then he started coming at me. And uh I mean, some guys just roll like that.
No, I don't feel like. Oh, that's that belongs in the game, but hey, if if that works for him, then Bemton. More power to him, but I'm just trying to keep my guys focused on the game and not worried about no stuff outside of it because we're focused on what's on the field. I mean, if you're wondering what his major malfunction is, going at Miles Garrett is definitely a malfunction. That's a choice right there.
The soundbite, by the way, is talking about a Shelby Harris' reaction. He's a f And I want that known. Like, I see why he got punched in the nuts because that's some like he says, some things that you should not say to another man ever, but like, I don't respect it because you say that didn't run behind your O-line. That's some real soft. And I want that known.
I see exactly why they punched their nuts. I'm surprised nobody punched them in the jaw yet. Wow, oh, yeah. What's he saying? I don't know, man.
I'm going to make some phone calls. Hey, get the NFL films mic'd up.
Somebody's got it. I'm going to text Nate Zagura. You know, he knows. Man, man, that's right. Yeah.
I'm surprised they already pushed him in the jar. Did you see that moment where Walter Payton Man of the Year Cam Hayward is going at another Walter Payton Man of the Year type individual and Josh Allen? Did you see that?
Okay. You know, you said it earlier today on the pod. Tensions are hot right now.
Well, I guess December, we're getting down the stretch here. Josh Allen, according to Cam Hayward, is not above Telling someone to get off him using uh a knee. Hit it. Kim, what happened with you about challenges you were the frustration early on in this Okay. Can you talk about it or Uh being meat in my stomach.
And then you are He's drawing back and forth and then Yeah. kicked off the entire game because As a quarterback they protected, but I'm not. Just pisses me off. Saying he needs you or something else. That's exactly what I'm saying.
Did he cross the line throughout the game or was that at one incident? That was at one incident. Is that on purpose by him? Yes. You can set after You know, I had to do something to get you off me.
Whoa. Another man who going after him is a choice. Yeah. Okay. And not a good idea.
Well, I mean, Alan, at least, like, I had to get you off me. And Juwan Jennings, according to Shelby Harris. Is running behind his offensive line. I don't blame him for that. And causing Shelby to call him a garden tool.
You know? Yeah. It is that time of year. It's December 10th. Pensions are running up.
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