Lions-49ers Reaction: Brock Purdy shines late, Campbell's calls, SB vs. Chiefs | Colin Cowherd NFL
Summary
TLDRFormer NFL scout John Middlekauff breaks down the AFC and NFC championship games, praising the game plans and execution of coaches Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan. He discusses the performances of quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson and others, noting Mahomes' poise under pressure. Middlekauff predicts a close Super Bowl matchup given the Chiefs' experience versus the 49ers' talented roster and emerging Purdy.
Takeaways
- 😀Prye has a limited arm but moves well and makes plays. He's a solid quarterback.
- 👍Shanahan and Reid are two of the best offensive coaches and game planners.
- 🏈Chiefs have great coaching continuity with Reid and Spagnuolo.
- 💪49ers have a strong core group of veteran players.
- 🤔Harbaugh's game plan for Ravens was puzzling and led to the loss.
- 😡Mahomes elevates his play even more in big games - he's the best ever.
- ⚽Kelce showed he still has it with a standout first half for the Chiefs.
- 😮Niners overcame early struggles with strong second half adjustments.
- 🏆Experience and poise matter - Chiefs proved too much for Ravens.
- 📈NFL continues to gain popularity, especially among female fans.
Q & A
What was the main takeaway from the Niners vs Lions game?
-The Niners overcame a 17-point deficit to win 34-31. Their physicality and playmaking ability took over in the second half while the Lions melted down a bit in the big moment.
How did Dan Campbell's decision to go for it on 4th down rather than kick a field goal affect the game?
-It gave the Niners life and swung momentum in their favor after they had been dominated. However, it was situational given the score, and going for it is part of Campbell's identity.
What are the strengths of the Lions and Niners teams?
-The Lions' strength is their roster and GM Brad Holmes. The Niners' strength is not their QB or coach, but also their talented players.
How do Mahomes and Pry compare as playoff performers?
-Mahomes elevates his game even further in the playoffs, putting up stats that don't make sense compared to the regular season. Pry is very even-keeled win or lose.
Why did the Chiefs dominate the Ravens?
-The Chiefs had a great game plan focusing on their strengths, while the Ravens abandoned their identity and struggled with nerves and mental mistakes.
How important is coaching and preparation in the playoffs?
-Very. Andy Reid and the Chiefs staff have tremendous experience to draw from, while younger coaches like Harbaugh can make strategic mistakes.
What edge do the Chiefs have over the Niners heading into the Super Bowl?
-The Chiefs have continuity at the coaching staff and QB positions. They also have tremendous institutional knowledge of how to prepare and win playoff games.
What is Kansas City's potential weakness on offense?
-Their wide receiving corps lacks a dominant player after trading Tyreek Hill. However, they can likely address this in the next draft or free agency.
What is the key to the Niners' chances in the Super Bowl?
-Their defensive line needs to regain its elite form from recent years. If their pass rush falters, they could struggle to slow Kansas City.
How has the rise of mobile QBs benefited coaches like Reid and Shanahan?
-It allows their genius play design and scheme skills shine compared to more old-school, defensive-minded coaches.
Outlines
😀 Introductory pleasantries and outline of podcast topic
The host Colin Cowherd greets his guest John Middlekauff, former NFL scout and host of the podcast Three and Out. They briefly exchange pleasantries and Colin outlines that they will be discussing the NFL conference championship games that occurred over the weekend between the 49ers-Lions and Chiefs-Ravens.
😕 Detailed analysis of Lions vs 49ers game
Colin and John provide an in-depth breakdown of the Lions vs 49ers NFC championship game. They analyze the coaching decisions, key plays, and individual performances that impacted the game. Colin notes how the Lions took an early lead but eventually the 49ers overcame a deficit to win.
😃 Assessment of 49ers QB Brock Purdy's performance
Colin and John discuss 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy's play. They note that he started poorly but seemed more composed running the ball in the 2nd half. They compare him to Kirk Cousins and feel he is a good but not great QB.
🤔 Critique of the Ravens' offensive game plan
Switching focus to the AFC game, Colin heavily critiques the Ravens' offensive game plan and laments their abandonment of the run game. He asserts they made Lamar Jackson one dimensional as a passer which allowed the Chiefs defense to rattle him.
😲 Awe of Patrick Mahomes' ability and poise
Colin and John heap praise on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, claiming he is the best QB they have ever seen. They marvel at his consistency and poise in high-pressure playoff situations compared to others like Lamar Jackson.
😤 Frustration with Ravens coaching decisions
Colin expresses disappointment with Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman's game planning and in-game adjustments. He argues they did not play to the Ravens' strengths like the Chiefs did.
😕 Lamar Jackson's playoff struggles analyzed
Colin and John have a nuanced discussion about Lamar Jackson's postseason struggles. They acknowledge he is a great player but admit he hasn't performed as well in the playoffs and can get rattled at times.
🥳 Excitement about Chiefs' coaching stability
They highlight the Chiefs' coaching continuity, spearheaded by Andy Reid, as a major advantage. Specifically, they note defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is unlikely to be hired away, giving the Chiefs defensive staff consistency.
👍🏽 Praise for offensive-minded coaches Reid and Shanahan
Colin and John commend Chiefs coach Andy Reid and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan for being great offensive schemers. They argue offensive innovation is critical in today's NFL.
😕 Concern about decreasing NBA popularity
They have a sidebar lamenting the decreasing popularity of the NBA in comparison to the NFL. Colin notes fewer star players, load management, less physical play, and lack of parity as problematic issues hurting the league's viewership.
🤯 Shock at NFL's growing female viewership
John remarks he has noticed a significant increase in female NFL viewership based on anecdotes of women in his life who love football. Colin verifies this with supporting data that nearly 50% of NFL viewers are female.
🥳 Enthusiasm for Super Bowl matchup
They end by looking ahead enthusiastically to the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl matchup. Both expect it will likely break viewership records and be an exciting game between the AFC and NFC's best teams and coaches.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Chiefs
💡49ers
💡coaching
💡quarterbacks
💡defense
💡playoffs
💡rivalry
💡women fans
💡ratings
💡Super Bowl matchup
Highlights
Lamar Jackson tends to melt down a bit in playoffs; not as good from behind as most QBs
Patrick Mahomes plays even better in playoffs than regular season; makes throws others can't
Steady coaches like Reid help teams stay loose in big moments instead of getting tight
Kelce showed focus and engagement despite off-field narratives; set tone for Chiefs
Shanahan and Reid are best current offensive schemers; focus on both sides of ball
Institutional continuity with coaches/players creates real edge for teams like Chiefs
Strong runner at QB takes pressure off entire offense to execute perfectly
49ers leaned on run game and shorter passes to settle down offense after rocky start
Talented young players like Gibbs still prone to critical mistakes in big moments
Winning coaches often start building physicality and toughness way back in training camp
Surge of female NFL fans gives games broader, more family-friendly appeal
Mahomes on track to become NFL's most talented QB ever; handles pressure incredibly
Star power of LeBron/Steph carried NBA for years; league struggling without it
Short careers and family stability help NFL players tune out media noise
NFC has collection of iconic franchises/rivalries that transcend typical fandom
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and out knows the ners back and forth
you've already heard my Preamble on that
mess that was the Baltimore Ravens all
right 3431 Niners second Super Bowl in
Five Seasons overcame a 17-point lead so
Dan campell's going to get you know
barbecued because of his uh play calling
he's not my favorite coach he never has
been he's much more of a player uh
sensibility than than like a coach than
like a McVey who's young but is a coach
uh Campbell um to me this is who he is
he's built the culture on it I get it um
um you know here's my take Josh Reynolds
drops fumbles blown coverages how much
heat does Dan Campbell
deserves Colin I listen going for to me
is situational and I understand a lot of
times throughout the year tie game up
one score week six week
10 it's 24- 10 and you have the the
Niners weren't on the ropes they were
falling out of the ring I mean they were
getting their ass kicked you kick a
field goal you make it a three-score
game so yeah you could say it hit him in
the hands but this is you know we see
guys drop balls all the time you have a
chance to kick a field goal they have to
score three times I would understand if
it's like hey it only makes 16 points
it's still a two-score game it would
have made it a three-score game which at
that point the Niners defense wasn't
playing well their offense it would have
it gave the Niners life and let's face
it the ners had no life because pry was
up and down in the first half mainly
down defense was atrocious he didn't
have to go for on fourth down in the
first half because he was getting first
downs on like second down every single
Series right I they were like five of
seven on third down he was kill said
this to you and on FS1 10 times this
year the star of the Lions is Brad
Holmes the GM it's not the quarterback
it's not Dan Campbell he's not McVey or
Shanahan and Goff isn't Patrick Mahomes
or even Herbert he's one of the last
true pocket guys in the league I mean
Pie looked like Lamar Jackson in the
second half compared to GF so my
takeaway is I still think the strength
of this team is not the coach or the
quarterback though I really do like golf
it's the players they remind me of a
younger version of the ners but um you
know I think if if you'd have said all
year long what worried you about Detroit
it never would have been the talent
everybody's secondary gets gashed I mean
the Chiefs are one of the few teams you
would have said oh Dan Campbell's
coaching or Goff doesn't come through
wasn't that sort of what happened
I I will say this though Colin it does
come down to your coordinators you know
in the playoffs we saw it in Baltimore
and Kansas City right this game Ben
Johnson the offensive coordinator was by
far the star of the game through two and
a half quarters he he was Unstoppable
and you have a chance to to me the two
making it 17 points I now listen Kyle
said at the beginning of the week this
is part of playing Dan Campbell he gets
it on you it can be crushing but if your
defense gets it and you're in a position
where you're down it swings it and it it
swung it and I'm with you like listen
Dan Campbell's not calling the place
right Dan Campbell is there to give the
thumbs up or thumbs down on that and I
I'm a huge believer and like oh it's he
did the right thing it's not about the
end result [ __ ] this is an end
result Sport and when you don't get it
in in a win or go home situation I have
no problem during the season I do think
situationally second half NFC
Championship when you're beating the
crap out of a team team and you're the
underdog seven-point lead I I would kind
of understand it like really try you're
up 14 points Colin I mean the 17 points
it would have deflated the 49ers but
that swing gave him life but like you
said Dan Campbell lives by the sword and
sometimes the sword gets stuck right
into his belly so I thought it was
interesting because um you know Brock
pie I think is is he's a fairly limited
thrower he's okay the pocket collapsed
he threw a really ugly pick
uh at one point in the game I have it
written down some here um yeah was Brock
pretty in the second quarter pocket
collapsed and he's just not the kind of
guy that can sit in there stand over it
small without a huge arm but I did think
in the second half and it felt like he
was told by Shanahan they do some manto
man here run because it looked very
intentional to me by Brock pry in the
second half like it wasn't just hey I'm
gonna I'm gonna go he played with a
script in the first half wasn't working
second half it almost looks like
Shanahan said listen don't don't be
afraid to move okay don't be afraid to
move it'll soften up the defense that's
what it looked like to me do you think
it was just him going or had there was
some intention to
it I I I think he's a pretty instinctive
player right because he has to overcome
height limitations and arm limitations
so one thing he's done all season long
and listen through two quarters in this
game and through the majority of the
Packer game I I think everyone was
thinking is this guy long-term
quarterback you can't play with this guy
in big games but this is why they
believe in him I mean part of evaluating
quarterbacks I'm sure we'll talk about
it coming up for the draft is the
intangible stuff the kid's got some oxy
and he's got some toughness and mental
toughness he doesn't Wilt because it
would have been easy to go into the tank
I thought the first half he was playing
like [ __ ] I mean he looked overwhelmed
in the pocket he looked bad some of the
passes I mean he was letting rip were
flying over guys heads this is not
raining today it was 75 degrees in Levi
Stadium so I I thought more that he's
just an instinctive player and he just
had to find a way almost like I have to
will myself to make some plays and he's
a pretty good athlete I know a lot of
people don't think you know part of the
reason they moved off Tre Lance so
quickly is because pie was the better
athlete right he you know he moves a lot
better honestly his movement is really
an NFL it's an underrated skill in the
league because how many plays do the
Niners make outside the script of the
given play avoid some sacks he's small
so he can kind of dip and run around
obviously he can run relatively quick in
a straight angle but he can move quick
laterally keep some play that one play
that he the little lob to Jennings but
that can also get him in trouble right I
mean you kind of you kind of live with
the aggressive he could kind of turn
into a gunslinger one reason everyone
had him red flag coming out of Iowa
State now looking back they were an
underman team he threw a lot of
interceptions because he he is willing
to take some chances for a guy that
doesn't exactly have Brett forer Josh
Allen you one of the things though they
were a favorite I thought clearly
Baltimore melted down late in the game
and I thought Detroit starting with Josh
Reynolds drops melted down and this is
something that it really matters San
Francisco's got a veteran team Kansas
City Andy Travis spags momes Mahomes is
now a veteran player right there is
something to be said John been there
done that because I thought I I mean you
could see I mean when Lamar with that
terrible throw in the end zone Z flowers
what in the hell is that roquan Smith
with a personal foul and then I watched
this game and I'm like oh this is this
is nerves I I felt San Francisco melted
a bit listen there is this historic
pressure they've never made a Super Bowl
there's Jags Houston Browns lions and
not many of them left I kind of felt
like they
melted well I think you saw in the
second half with the 49ers defense that
they started playing with a different
pace they started flying to the ball
they definitely were more fun mentally
sound they weren't out of place
constantly that was happening in the
first half and obviously the Chiefs who
have won Super Bowls this Niner team
hasn't won one but this was they've been
in this game four or five years right it
was a huge deal for the Lions to be here
for the first time in 30 years and you
just see a championship level character
and part of that like you said is just
keeping your head not attacking back not
swinging back when you get swung on not
you know hang in your head when you miss
a tackle cuz the ners easily could have
gone into the tank I I would say about
50% through this game and I think they
proved a lot like the Chiefs showed up
to win that they had that Championship
character that Championship blood they
showed up ready to kick ass and they did
throughout the whole game the Niners got
hit in the teeth immediately and they
were hanging on for your life and they
just won't fold and and it gets back to
a lot of the character of the guys from
Debo Samuel how many plays did he make
in the second half George KD Fred Warner
and Drake greenw making open field
tackles all their DBS who had given up
huge plays and big runs early in the
game flying to the ball so to me there's
a level of like coaches say this non
non-stop don't quit don't you know play
the next play these games come down to
small even the Chiefs Ravens game the
score was it wasn't big right 177 you're
a fumble and a touchdown away from being
right in it so you can't get down on
yourself you can't mail in plays and I
listen I mailed in the Niners I thought
listen this game's they're in major
trouble and they flipped a switch
starting with a Dan Campbell uh Miss
field or Miss fourth down yeah I mean it
was um listen the first part of this
game looked like a brilliant young OC
working a defensive coordinator who
replaced a great defensive coordinator
in demo Ryan I had a couple GMS uh
couple execs in the league one of them a
GM text me and they're like boy they
missed to O Ryan who was just you know
and he's a brilliant young head coach
and and I I thought what I when I
watched them I mean Detroit and Green
Bay offensive coaches sort of off
offensive leaning cultures right now are
both very good first quarter teams the
quarterbacks Goff and Jordan love stay
on script where Jordan love can get in a
little trouble is Off Script little
little radic where where gof can get in
trouble is sometimes playing from behind
or if you can get pressure on him I did
think the ners got better pressure on
him but if you go back to the first half
of that game that was a lot of Ben
Johnson first of all golf head all day
they were running so the Niners couldn't
pin their ears back it is interesting I
mean I think my takeaway in both games
today the the one thing I'll say is for
a seventh round last pick and for an
undersized guy uh prie has been in so
many games high school college and now
Pro he's just had so many snaps that
he's just kind of
situationally he I I see no higher low
with him I mean if he goes to the podium
Johnny's unemotional I've never seen him
smile he smiles less than kawhai Leonard
like there's he's just like he's just
kind of static that's not a terrible
quality he's not very
emotional very mature guy I mean he's
engaged at 23 24 years old I mean I
would say that's not typical for NFL
quarterbacks in 2024 in the modern day
culture uh one thing you know speaking
of the two quarterbacks in the second
game if you just put them in a pocket
untouched G throws a better ball you can
see much easier he's 6' five but the
game as games get uglier and as you can
generate some pressure and things just
it's football things don't go as planned
you need to be able to make some plays
with your legs Jared gof just cannot her
cousins cannot and that is one element
that Kyle who likes Kyle would like
Jared gof but there is an element of
having just an athletic quarterback you
don't need to be Lamar Jackson you just
need to be able to move drafted Tre
Lance they wanted it 100% gives them
that element and and it's funny when
they got Tre Lance what I had heard in
the building was he's not as athletic as
we thought no he's slow and that's the
you know there are always a thing in
scouting about time speed or athletic
ability if you went to watch a guy play
basketball or a guy at the combine you
know the combine's in a month or
whatever all these guys run fast 40
times and then there are guys like St
Brown who I don't know what his 40 time
is but he plays really fast Debo runs a
4 five5 well put the ball in his hands
no one catches him right so I don't know
what Brock py runs but I know when he
scrambles or when he moves behind the
pocket he moves fast enough to get away
from some guys now he can't run away
from everybody but his play speed is
really good and this gets back to
instincts and to me instinctive football
players the Lions have a lot of them you
know I mean they really do they have a
fast team so do the 49ers Fred Warner
plays really fast and Dre green law play
really fast because they're instinctive
players I mean they're good athletes but
when you can read and you know what's
coming I mean these players in the NFL
have been talking about this the history
since I've been alive about knowing
what's coming preparing it helps you
play faster and then there's the upper
level of like the true truly great
instinctive players and obviously the
49ers are full of them right I mean they
just are from KD to Debo to I think
their coach you know when he gets in a
rhythm K Kyle's weird right Ben Johnson
has just been red hot all season long
Kyle could have games where you feel
like God what what's he doing and then
today it just kind of flipped and then
he got his Mojo in the wrestle system he
tends to get a little tied to a script
and I think what happened today John is
uh he did against Green Bay he kind of
gets stuck to a script because you know
he's a smart guy and thinks my script's
better than your script we're staying
with it today he didn't have a choice
and they had to make Chang he's down a
couple they so they got a little lucky
with with Dan Campbell's recklessness so
my guess is Kansas City would be favored
by about two um I think n Niners Line's
already out it's the other way Niners
are favored by two which is two two and
a half I would I would take Kanas City
wouldn't you I mean you can't bet two
weeks for Andy Reid to prepare look at
the numbers
I don't know about you I I was kicking
myself I put money on the Ravens and
obviously I mean [ __ ] Andy Reid had me
to his house for Thanksgiving I've seen
the guy up close and I can't believe I
did it and you knew right away you're
like how did anyone even think that the
Chiefs didn't have a chance I didn't
think they didn't have a chance but I
the way that game went was just classic
like this is belich and Brady but the
2020s version and it was just I would
never bet against this team now I do
think the 49ers you know in theory
should be much more mentally capable the
Ravens melted down neutral site they're
better in a dome but Mahomes I don't
know if you saw the stat he has as many
playoff wins now as lway and John and uh
Peyton Manning he has as many playoff
wins at 28 years old as pton Manning and
John Elway's career he's two away from
Joe Montana here what's
remarkable so let's go and talk Kansas
City Baltimore so what you saw with an
offensive coach and you saw this with
McVey this year and Matt
laflor that you had a flaw odd team and
there was a unit or a part of the team
with mcve was the offensive line with
lefl was the quarterback and with Andy
it was the wide receivers you watched
real coaching over three months that mvs
Rashi rice is a one all three the Rams o
line was a train wreck early McVey
offensive coach solved the
riddle laflure over eight weeks Jordan
love was a bust to a star and I thought
this receiving this is what they can do
this is what McDermot drives us crazy is
that basically what you saw with the
Rams Packers and Chiefs was a their very
best football by the end of the year
offensively yet John Harbaugh signed off
on that game plan all Gus Edwards does
is make plays they ignored him uh uh
Isaiah Lively they ignored him and it
was like to me it's the the
opposite that what Baltimore their basic
DNA all season and then you got into the
game and Harbaugh signed off in this
game plan and by the way halftime no
changes they abandoned the Run totally
so they went this is what drives me nuts
is that offensive coaches o lines young
quarterbacks backup quarterbacks
receiving course they can fix [ __ ] over
the course of a
season I watched I watched that Todd
monan Hard Ball performance today that R
and again I'm not saying Kansas City
spags doesn't deserve
credit but the game plan and the play
calling it they basically said like
Buffalo does hey Lamar go make great
plays in throwing the ball in the pocket
right to me last week Josh Allen ran all
over the place especially outside the
numbers you know or outside the tackle
box so I thought well if he's going to
do that could Lamar run for 20 yards
Willie gays out today that they they did
the opposite they just tried to force
feed the pass against a team that
actually can hand like they have a lot
of very talented defensive backs their
linebackers were struggling to catch
Josh Allen last week Lamar's faster so
why wouldn't you have designed power
runs outside boat they just never did it
I I thought the first half part of that
game plan and let's face it the game
felt over at halftime was one of the
most embarrassing in recent memory they
they just had somewhat of you know the
blueprint last week with Buffalo about
how to use a running quarterback against
these guys and be very successful and
they did the opposite the other thing
that really hit me do you know who might
be the best coordinator in all of
football if you factor in you're never
going to lose him no one is ever gonna
hire Steve Spagnola to be their head
coach it's never gonna happen so Andy
Reid has a defensive coordinator who's
clearly one of the best in the league
that he never ever has to worry about
being hired to be a head coach this
isn't College not like someone else can
poach him he basically just just gets to
have his defensive coordinator if he
wants to coach another five years this
guy gets to just stay with him think of
what a luxury that is the the what spags
is doing these last five years
especially the last couple since their
defense has gotten good if he was a 41y
old named John Smith he would have
interviewed for four jobs all even as a
defensive coach all around the league no
one's TCH no one's even pick up the
phone no one will so Andy doesn't even
have to worry about that and like you
said the offense is always going to be
taken care of and I'll promise you this
I I still think the Niners might win the
Super Bowl but this Chiefs team will
never be as bad as they are offensively
again because they're going to get
better but defensively you know you're
in good hands because your defensive
coordinator is Elite he's taking out
bich at multiple Super Bowls I mean he's
just he's won Super Bowls now with Andy
he changed their culture defensively and
he's not gonna leave this is New England
scaria after Josh McDaniels bombed as a
head coach part of what made them great
was this institutional cohesion this
institutional cohesion and knowledge
Brady Dante Scara Bill bich Josh
McDaniels Matthew Slater on special
teams Jesus it was these like six
seminal guys that were the best in the
world at what they did and I think to
your point I think you know I monan may
lose his job after that but I think what
we forget about this um because I don't
think Green Bay wanted to get rid of Joe
Barry I think they had to there's such
an outcry but Green Bay's been one of
those places historically that you know
players don't get in a ton of trouble
you know you're not going to overspend
on free agents no crazy owner you got to
draft and develop Green Bay had a
30-year continuity of offensive coaches
Drafting and develop no chaos at
quarterback I mean now it looks like
they're going to get another 12 with
Jordan love they're gonna go almost 50
years with no quarterback chaos Marino
left Miami they've still never replaced
him the cohesion in the NFL is not
normal look at KY Shanahan he's on his
third defensive coordinator in what
three years right solah got a job Deo
there too now he's on wils who at
halftime looked like he he might have
been on his fourth but I think Andy look
at their core right obviously spags now
has been there over this four five year
run since they've been really good under
Mahomes and they you ultimately have to
choose a couple players around your
quarterback and you got to get it right
and for 20 plus years belich always got
it right well they made a decision right
they got rid of Tyreek but they just
stuck with Travis who was easy too
because he doesn't make that much money
he's a great player and Chris Jones so
their core was basically the one of the
greatest quarterbacks of all time one of
the greatest tight ends of all time and
one of the greatest interior pass
rushers we've ever seen and then they've
just built it around there with great
cohesion at coaching n Matt naggie
leaves he gets fired immediately comes
back right so a lot like the Josh
McDaniels thing you know this guy who
the co the quarterback knows cohesion is
an underrated part and now Andy Reid
historically has been used to losing a
lot of coaches right and he's he's
comfortable doing it but right now I
think they got something special with
the players and the coaches of
everyone's on the same the Niners have a
lot of that going for him with the
players right Kyle and this group of
players have all been together now for
four or five plus years that matters you
saw in the second half of course it
matters you saw it so it's interesting
with momes G look at Gibbs rookie who's
fantastic fumbled the ball Christian
mcaffry ain't fumbling a ball great
rookie ballhead plays like it matters
all this stuff I mean in fact G You
could argue Gibbs and Z flowers made the
big mistakes of the game great young
players so it's um in Detroit it's
interesting because they could take a
step back when Ben Johnson leaves he's
that good where everything could come
back down to earth if you hire the wrong
coordinator Nick serani and Philly is a
great example you miss replacing a
brilliant OC it's a different everybody
comes back down to earth it I was
thinking about Mahomes today though when
he started the game he didn't have an
incompletion to the second
quarter is that I don't think we've ever
seen anything like this Payton Manning
as good as he was was a teeth clencher
Elway had some really bad big games um
Brady was mostly an early game manager I
can say it now Mahomes is the greatest
quarterback I've ever seen I can say it
and I've watched Marino and Elway you
know I love Brady now Brady's more
productive but what we're watching here
is a player that against the best
defenses in the highest leverage moments
the biggest audience the most pressure
best defenses is significantly better
not better significantly better than he
is in the regular season his playoff
numbers they don't make sense it would
be like Derek Jeter was a 300 hitter
hitting 370 in the postseason it's like
wait time out well yeah what are we
doing here I when I watch Mahomes I'm
like okay this is he made a throw today
and it was um Travis Kelsey made a great
catch but he was running it was a muddy
pocket he moved forward and he just sent
a little floater up and it was like
Thanksgiving backyard football and it
was completed and I thought nobody cares
about that
play I I honestly today in that
environment ju toose watching Lamar and
him and I'm like if Lamar's number two
in the league the gap between those two
is the Grand
Canyon Lamar's not number two in the
league Josh Allen is and I you listen
they're never going to go on record and
say this but I'll promise you JH and
spags have more fear facing Josh Allen
than they do Lamar Jackson like that's
that's not crushing the guy he had a
great season but he's he's not as good
as those two guys you saw it was on full
display today it was on display the
first half a week ago against the
Houston Texans like he can be rattled
really easy uh and to me
momes to me I'm with you the Brady thing
it's gonna be hard even if he wins a
couple more to ever LeBron and MJ
because it's just there's so much
production and titles and trophies from
MJ but LeBron does significantly more
things better than
MJ I mean last night he was he had like
20 rebounds against the Warriors that
was incredible he's got gray hair all
over his face he's got 20 rebounds
beating the Warriors the thing that
momes does that parallels Brady to a T
is in these big moments now he can do a
sexier play because he can move around
in the pocket Tom could not they never
[ __ ] up they they just refuse and in the
second half and Romo kind of mentioned
this is It's unsexy to say this word but
when you get a lead in a big spot the
game manager aspect or maybe Bill coward
did he's like he game managed like a
Hall of Fame player I'm not no one on
the other team is touching the ball
anyone around me I'm either getting rid
of the ball throwing out of bounds
you're gonna have to beat us but you're
not going to beat us because I give you
something and Tom and the Patriots were
a leite at that pyton would screw up he
would throw the ball to the other team
sometime had some awful interceptions in
in some big games right the teeth get
tight he gets loose but he's very under
control a lot like Tom it's like they're
super focused but they're very calm and
loose it's I mean how many guys in the
history of sports have had that like
tiger Michael Tom I mean it's it's a
tiny tiny list Derek Jeter in the
playoffs maybe Big poppy most guys just
naturally get a little tight you saw
Jared gof like got he just kind of got
felt a little tighter Lamar the pressure
you can feel it you don't even need to
be at the game you can feel it on the TV
you're like God this drive is huge and
then if you don't get a second and eight
all of a sudden you're like third and
eight you're like H the coaches clench
up everyone clenches up and this is
where the championship blood and the
championship medal I saw it when I lived
in the Bay Area with the San Francisco
Giants that it all starts at the top and
I'm telling you Andy Reid if you talk to
anyone that plays for him they're like
his team meetings after losses wins they
all feel the same he's not a yeller and
a screamer he does not invoke tightness
anytime you're around him he's naturally
kind of loose he's not a big screamer
but you know enjoy but he's not a big
Downer in the negative times so I think
it all starts with him and he has the
perfect quarterback for him but to me
Patrick the maturity today to be in full
control on the road against a great
defense like you said early in that game
that that dot he threw to Kelsey down
the scene was like oh these it was like
it would have been like watching Michael
Jordan 97 or 98 like good luck guys
you're in for one the throw to Kelsey
when Kyle Hamilton he was on a single
Side by himself and it was a Kelsey made
a hell of a play first time all year a
tight end beat Kyle Hamilton for a
touchdown and after that throw I'm like
he's on one okay this isn't isn't Kelsey
also a good we talk a lot about Mahomes
and Andy but think about Kelsey all year
long you're like uh is this gonna be his
last year on the Chiefs are they gonna
ask him to take a pay cut like he's kind
of getting old what happens when the
playoffs start looks like the Hall of
Fame a minus guy now he's not may not be
as dominant as he once was 32 33 years
old but he's still it's like a throwback
like Scotty Pippen like Michael I
Michael looking at him like I need you
and Travis like I'm ready and he said it
all week he's like I've never wanted a
game more than this game like these guys
their level of focus and obviously their
talent is second to none but today
they're it was watching greatness like
that that game was were you shocked you
didn't think they would dominate like
that did you like the
chief the Niners Lions looked exactly
like I thought I said on Friday I said
Detroit will probably take the lead
they're a great first half team Ben
Johnson I said pry will play from behind
it'll be go it'll be CL if Debo plays I
said he'll make two or three big plays
and they'll win I think I predicted the
score would be 3428 or 3427 so that game
now I didn't expect the Meltdown in the
huge lead but the the final result was
San Francisco just made more big plays
their physicality took over Detroit was
not quite ready in the moment that's
what I thought I would see it just how
we got there was different I do not
remember ever a playoff game with what I
perceive to be a great team
being more wrong that game first of all
my entire belief on the game was oh
they're going to Pound The Rock make
momes sit on the sideline and it was
Kansas City that had a nine minute drive
it the game looked the opposite of what
I look like I thought Bal the time of
possession I remember they put it on the
screen one time you're like this is
insane and they abandoned the run like I
thought it was going to be uh Baltimore
lead um Kansas City can't quite keep up
in the end Baltimore couldn't score they
they abandoned they if they didn't
abandon the Run they never ran they
never attempted to run yeah so that game
that game okay so let's talk about
this how do you match the experience
with the coaches on Kansas City when you
think about Andy's now been in the
league for 30 plus years and all the
spag Spagnola can can lean back on the
games against belich and his experience
I mean it's big defender of Lamar I love
how much he cares every year he gets
bigger he gets better and we cannot deny
he's a better pocket quarterback today
than he used to be no question fantastic
player I did think today it is now fair
to say it's not quite the same in the
playoffs I defended him forever I used
to say pton Manning wasn't the same in
the playoffs it's it's hard to win in
the playoffs today and again I'm not
blaming him he had no run support I
hated the game
plan but he melted a little late and I
think it's fair to say he had a couple
of bad throws I do think it's fair to
say that is he tends to be run Centric
he can melt a little he's not as good
from behind most aren't but when you
watch him and Mahomes I'm like some of
the criticism is just now I defended it
but it's
just well from a specific football
standpoint he got fidgety today he got
rushed he looked like the younger Lamar
where in the playoffs when it wasn't
going Baltimore's way he would one read
and then kind of scramble around and
kind of scramble within the pocket and
it just throws everything off instead of
all season long now granted they were
beating the crap out of most teams right
he was very under control it's like well
if this is the version of the player I'm
all in because he's calm you know kind
of moving around today he got very
fidgety he got very felt very uneasy
about two seconds into the plays and
part of that I think gets back to the
immense amount of pressure in a spot
like that against that opponent and you
start going we down you just naturally
kind of freak out now maybe we look back
in a couple years and he wins a game
like this and he says going through that
experience helped me out but today he
resorted back to the guy like I I I said
this last week everyone [ __ ] on Josh
Allen was he perfect no but I never
watched for a moment and thought I
wouldn't want that guy on my team if you
put that guy on a team that's stacked
you're winning with that guy it was not
his fault he did not look overwhelmed
I'm not saying Lamar looked overwhelmed
but I need you to be in complete compl
control the moment you get fidgety it's
the pton Manning thing in the playoffs
you're playing the best of the best he
used to lose the Patriots you're playing
Andy and Mahomes here they're not going
to screw up and this defense is solid
like just live to fight some other you
know get a seven yard gain right
complete some balls the balls were
flying on him the rain started coming
but to me he was very very uneasy in the
pocket and that to me you kind of knew
it right away like you you could feel it
and it happened against the Houston
Texans then he came out a different guy
why they started running the ball calmed
everything down he never calmed down
their offense never calm down monan
didn't do him any favors the way to
settle a quarterback down is get him a
run game by the way second half ners
Christian mcaffrey peeled off a couple
big runs everybody comes down the
temperature in the room comes down
little swing past the Debo Debo breaks
tackles the sideline play to KD it just
brings the temperature down it gets the
crowd into it so San Francisco after a
rocky first half by pie what are we
going to do let's get him some yards
let's not put the pressure on him they
never did that with Baltimore they just
kept dropping him back by the way and
spags is bringing extra people Baltimore
can't block them so at no point did
Baltimore say listen because they saw
what you saw God Lamar's frenetic here
let's get him help nope they just
dropped him again with six rushing and
five
blocking if I told you this morning that
before the game kicked off the Chiefs
are only going to have 17 points you you
would probably assume they're going to
lose right
like I didn't Envision a spot where they
could win 17 to 16 or 17 to 13 or 17
to10 but what happened today awful pick
in the end zone in a triple coverage
carlosz gets a big strip sack against
him obviously the Chiefs came through
with turnovers you can't afford to have
the 49ers overcame the pick party it was
early would they would not have been
over able to come overcome a pick in the
second half and let alone countless
turnovers stay flowers Lamar Jackson the
fumble strip sack I mean that's
you're not overcoming that against you
know the new Dynasty it's not possible
but it starts with him I mean I the
whole building I I would imagine every
guy and and and female that bought a
ticket felt it early like oh we're in
trouble this quarterback looks a little
off-kilter and let's face it he was
yeah I think the Super Bowl is going to
be interesting for a lot of
reasons um San Francisco as you noted
comes out a favorite I would bet Kansas
City um I think line will come storming
down don't you yeah I mean listen um
this
institutional coaching the Chiefs just
won the Super Bowl last
season they won the Super Bowl they're
back in it how are they not we played
them before Mahomes wasn't making the
money the roster was a little deeper on
the defensive side more experienced uh
PR's a better Runner than Garoppolo I
think he's I think he I I always thought
Jimmy threw a great ball between the
hash marks could didn't move much pretty
gives you a new new element uh mcaffrey
wasn't on that team so this team has got
some elements Niners offense is way
better now their def their defense is
not as good as that team that defensive
line was at Buckner that defensive line
was good I I would take Kansas City in
the points um you know because I've
watched San Francisco play crappy
football for three quarters against the
Packers and two and a half quarters
against the Lions so my takeaway is
where I I haven't seen Kansas City have
a bad quarter they've had 12 excellent
quarters with with San Francisco Isco
they've overcome I mean let's let's not
kid ourselves that green go back to the
Baltimore game they've had some bad
games over the past month it's not even
just the playoffs they've been off so um
I just I gotta tell you I find
uh I don't know why I bet against Kansas
City there's just so much institutional
intelligence um you know and it was so
clear today early on I mean Kelce had
one of his best halves ever and not even
just touchdowns just making diving catch
after diving catch Fant there's been
this sort of narrative he's not focused
there's Taylor Swift and I'm like well
he's showing off for today because that
[ __ ] what I'm
watching that maybe he has a ring in his
pocket he's delivering tonight because
that was like one of the he was engaged
I I I thought Travis Kelce really set
the tone and you know what else I liked
in big
games Baltimore didn't give it to Gus
Edwards it's like what are you doing
didn't um they didn't go with their
strength what did Kansas City do Travis
Kelce Travis Kelce Travis Kelce Peko
rice who's become I love their game plan
which is What's
spags um rep pressure what did they do
played right into his strengths go look
at everything Kansas City did today it
was all the best version of what they
did and I and I think San Francisco's
second half by the way way looked
exactly okay here guys at half this is
who we are let's go do what we do now
Detroit did the same thing which is
reckless but I Baltimore's the only team
this weekend I thought what what was
that I don't get that I thought I
thought Kansas City and San Francisco
nine or second half really that's who
they
are you know one thing that Andy has
changed definitely the last couple years
a part of his Tyreek gone is the knock
on him was always pass pass pass he has
no problem given to Isaiah who against
the 49 I mean look at them they can't
stop the run right now so I would expect
for this Super Bowl a lot of poo because
stopping the run is not and let's face
it their outside passing game with the
Kansas City Chiefs is not as good as
Detroit's so the 49ers are going to have
to find a way to slow down this game
because that that if you're just giving
up five six yards a carry you're just G
to be up against the ropes it's
impossible not to be because it keeps
your offense off the field you know
obviously this guy on if it's third and
three they're talented enough to get
those and they have the greatest
quarterback of all time time but you
have to stop you cannot stop the run
like they would have lost this game the
version of the way their defense was
playing to the Kansas City Chiefs and
now it's inside fast now that benefits
the 49ers too but the other kind of
Swing is think about Mahomes these last
two weeks just perfect he's just been A+
A+ H's you know been been a little bit
of a roller coaster I I don't think you
can afford roller coaster pry throwing a
pick six or something against Kansas
City and being down 10 nothing to the
level of coaching staff you're going to
go to now maybe the Niners can figure
out some defensive stuff but here's one
problem Colin when you invest a lot into
a certain position like ultimately like
why are the Chiefs struggling with the
wide receivers well they they don't have
a great player like it's not like
they've bought one guy who's not living
up they drafted a guy in the second
round Sky Moore didn't work out whatever
rice is whatever a third round pick like
they'll be fine they will invest more
into that the 49ers have invested a ton
into the defensive line right now Bosa
made some plays today but Chase young
they trade a third round pick for he's
no way where uh Armstead and hardgrave
today were many places to be found by
the second half at least Fred Warner and
Drey Greenlaw started making some plays
but when you invest in an area this was
the downfall of the Philadelphia Eagles
when you put all that money in the
defensive line well if the defensive
line doesn't play at like an A minus
level and if you put them at like a c
plus B minus you're going to be screwed
because you're going to have major
liabilities other spot this is a
business that you build the pie chart
over and the Niners are very dependent
on this defensive line and right now it
is not good beside Bosa none of them are
making play cons and they definitely
against the Run they're all getting
turned around in these gaping holes so
Andy Reid might have been a passing
coach but I would imagine that you're
going to get a big dose of running game
uh come the Super Bowl yeah I I don't
have a strong feel because I I will say
this I think Kansas
city has the best quarterback I've the
best player I've ever seen so that is my
Edge and I think Andy Reid you know I
yeah I think I've told you this before
that if the NFL would have written that
CTE check to the players Union 10 years
earlier and the league would have
pivoted to offense andy'd be the best
coach in belich probably wouldn't have
two or three of his Super Bowls but it
was late so Andy was working against the
league and these offensive coaches
defensive coaches reign supreme for
years and decades in this league well I
mean now you you you watch John
Harbaugh's game plan today you look at
McDermot Mike Tomlin how these teams
struggle on the o line Run games it's I
mean is it a surprise that Kyle Shanahan
and Andy Reid yeah are in the
championship game only McVey to Me Maybe
Payton but that's kind of the highest
cut of the cloth in this league
offensively is it not is it not
Shanahan's the best scheme guy in the
league Andy's the best play designer and
pl Play caller mcvey's the best
offensive culture Builder and then I
think you could I think pton and leflour
deserve a lot of props Ben Johnson's
probably the best young coordinator
Shane styken I think is getting really
close to put into that yeah he's damn
good
it's not a surprise this is the coaching
sport NBA is a players League Baseball's
a pitcher sport football quarterback in
a coaches League we have the two best
offensive
coaches yeah for sure I mean I and I
think both of them and this is what my
issue we talked during about college
football during the season with Lincoln
Riley and some college coaches is they
don't even look the defensive side of
the ball that they don't they don't
attack it till it's too late is Andy
Reid and Kyle Shanahan are huge
Believers now it doesn't always work
work but doubling down on defensive
lines getting aggressive players paying
for Corners drafting guys high at on
defense cuz part of my ability right is
going to be I can help the guys out on
this side now it helps when you hit star
players like Kelsey or Tyreek Hill or
trade for Christian mcaffrey but that
Jawan Jennings no one heard of the guy
three years ago and now he's making big
plays every single game right that they
can they can create that with no names
and defensively they've always you know
allocated a lot of resources over there
there and sometimes offensive coaches
you know are either two hands off I give
Shawn McVey a lot of credit look how the
defensive coordinators he's always
invested in how much uh emphasis they
put when they do have draft picks on
that side of the ball right because you
you cannot win in these big spots
obviously the Niners were getting
shredded but their defense came through
in big spots that are highly paid right
obviously Kansas City has a fantastic
def the Baltimore was there because they
had the number one defense so offense is
huge and the offensive you know head
coaches are
the uh ultimately like the swing part of
it but you got to emphasize defense as
an offensive coach because you're going
to need that side of the ball and the
Chiefs have really benefited from that
this year because their offensive
Personnel is not as great but they keep
getting better right and obviously Kyle
since he's been since they've been good
they've always had very physical defense
I also think practicing physically is a
really really big thing and Andy Reid is
still known for running the hardest
training camp Kyle Shanahan talk to
their players Monday through Friday is
not that that fun it's a very very
intense environment it's not negative
like belich but in terms of
football-wise you better know your [ __ ]
or people are on you and practice is not
just Lolly gagging around in sandals
what was the knock on the Eagles this
year I like ah they weren't really
practicing they were an older team well
that's I get it but if you do not
practice in football you practice four
or five times more than you play every
week so you the practice these coaches
are addicted to practice Andy Reid and K
they like practice as much as they like
the games their excitement getting ready
because it's the preparation for but
it's also getting setting the team's
tone it's why Harbaugh is such a great
coach his practices are physical like
his team doesn't just show up and shove
people around it starts in the offseason
it starts in training camp and then it's
through the weeks during the season it
was always something famous bellich did
when they were always the number one or
two seed and they got the bye I heard
Joe and Edelman is like we used to
scrimmage and full Pats like it was to
set the tone for physicality we didn't
want to lose that because that is the
separating Factor offensively and
defensively and when you practice
practice hard everyone gets better what
do you watch when you watch the Chiefs
and the ners I mean people are getting
hit hard offensively defensively and it
starts with the head coach you can't
fake that listen most people in in life
aren't tough like Dan Campbell's a tough
guy you know Jim hara's a tough guy you
go is Kyle a tough guy well the way he
views football philosophically 100% Andy
Reid's always smiling and hugging people
I promise you and he loves throwing
bombs loves toughness in football and
and it shows in the biggest moments
because that's where he needed to come
through John middleof former NFL scout
three and out um podcast for the volume
this is always great um so I think we'll
we'll meet again next
week um listen we have the best coach
and
quarterback against maybe the second
best coach and best roster and so uh the
conspiracy theorists can say the league
wanted um Taylor Swift in but it looked
like Todd monan wanted the Chiefs in not
Roger gell with that goofy game plan um
it's been a hell of a year you know I I
look at this year and these ticket these
ticket prices to get in I I might need
to get in that building call and I might
need you just to call some people to
call some people because this this
ticket price the get in price could be I
bet it's going to shatter records I mean
in Vegas right in Taylor what do you
think that Lions ners rating is today
fox has been on a roll Jesus fox has
been on it 40 48 million people you
think but listen I like the NBA I
watched both the Celtics Clippers game
Saturday night first half second half of
the Lakers Warriors I love the NBA NBA
is dying to get like 1.9 million for a
game I know the NFL and I think
legalized gambling is jet fuel is
completely pulling away
I three or four things are happening to
the NBA one the NFL took Christmas back
which was a huge marketing day for the
league NBA NFL said yeah we're done with
that we're going to own it hurts that
was a real launching Point secondly the
league is getting highly European most
of the best players Luca Giannis yokich
doesn't bother me I love it but it is
getting our domestic players have very
little imprint these guys come you know
wem's the next great player SGA is from
Canada it's it's and I'm I'm not opposed
to it I like stylistically I love
watching yic play but you know fans
often they kind of root for their own
they want to see their Kansas guy and
their Ohio State guy so that's second
thing the third thing um with the NBA is
that Stephan LeBron carried the league
for 15 years and that was so much fun as
I watched it this weekend and as I
watched it I thought is this the last
meaningful game between those two I
literally was getting romantic I'm like
we're not getting any Steph I mean Steph
LeBron this could be one of the last
times they really light the world
up where is like five games under 500
they're not going to be in the playoffs
I thought can the NBA you know how golf
gives sponsors exemptions like could you
give a sponsor exemption to get Steph
Curry into the playoffs because that's
got to be the highest rated NBA game of
the year do you know one thing I think
in the NFL and I'm sure you've talked
about this but I really noticed it in my
life whether it's my girlfriend or her
friends whether it's just other ladies
in my life my mother and her friends a
lot of women watch the NFL you know my
my mom watched every snap today and she
W she because I worked for Coach Reed
and he was so good to me she she doesn't
miss a Chiefs game she's a DieHard
Chiefs fan
you know and I know so many moms that
you know I'm from Northern California
they don't miss a snap of the Niners and
I think that's probably the same moms in
Philly women in Philly Dallas I think
you go around the country no way
basketball has that I mean I think the
under and this is not has anything to do
this is well before Taylor Swift ever
showed up Dayton Travis I'm telling you
I I think the the audience uptick in
women watching football specifically the
NFL has got to be alltime high wife
doesn't like sports glued to the game
today with her sister my sister doesn't
like sports became a Seahawk fan with
Russell Wilson my sister and my wife do
not watch sports anything ever I mean
they they the idea of taking my wife to
a baseball game it it it would be like
taking her to a bingo game in an old
folks home yeah she just wouldn't do it
no I think you're right in fact I saw a
number was six or I just got to Fox
about 7even years ago and they were
showing um I got some research from the
people upstairs Mike mulva Hill and I
stopped by I used to see him like once
every few months and I see him a couple
times a year very bright guy all the
numbers and I was shocked I follow on
Twitter like it was like 50% of the fans
were women or close to it I was like no
that can't be true it
was like people up in Seattle and your
sister's friends and just random females
over the last 10 years when Russell
Wilson came onto the scene how many of
them do you think followed the Seahawks
really closely I bet it was pretty high
yep and I and I also think there's
something about football it's once a
week so you don't feel I mean women have
big broad lives careers kids yeah one
game a week by the way it's Sunday and
so husbands are around family's around
it's a it's kind of like lunch dinner
beer it's a real it's real family
feeling football it's once a week it's
also to be honest with you um I mean I
do think there's something to be said
you have to be a real baseball fan to
get baseball there's literally 162 games
spring training postseason there's over
200 it's a maze of games I'm a sports
caster I get lost with it NBA so many
meaningless games load management NFL
players once a week they play hurt and
you know for most of your stars the
careers are 10 years so you just get
used to seeing people and by the way
many of those players that are great in
the NFL they were great in college so I
just followed you can go follow Caleb
Williams at USC to the Bears so you have
some connection to him
I I also think one thing you know most
of my friends either from college or
high school if I went on Instagram the
day I I swear to God 80% of them were at
the Niners game and I think if you grew
up in an NFL City like Philly or Dallas
or wherever or the big college cities
it's such an event right it's fun to go
tailgate it's it's getting out of the
house going to hang out it's it's really
just all day it's a positive thing now
the game might not turn it it was going
to be a negative thing if they lost but
it it is something fun to do and like
you said it's not one of those it's once
during the season right it's every other
week if you're a season ticket holder I
mean I know countless season ticket hole
it's very easy thing to follow it's
always easy to get rid of your tickets
and I don't know many people that are
associated with a team as a season
ticket holder or go to games that
complain about it and I think it's the
opposite in the other sports where uh I
know so many people over the last five
years that have taken their kids to see
Steph Curry and just for whatever he
didn't play right and and that's
dramatically hurt the game you know when
you're going to a Kansas City Chiefs
game or a 49er game that if I'm wearing
a Debo Jersey or I'm wearing a kelse or
Mahomes Jersey that guy's gonna have to
have a broken leg or broken shoulder or
else he's playing and if he's playing
he's going to give me everything he has
it's totally relatable I mean MB doesn't
play against joish and we're both I'm
we're both NBA fans I watch a I watched
I watched again I watched Clippers
Celtics I'm dipping I I I I I've gone
the it's just I I found it with the with
the the load management and the effort
I could last night was pretty remarkable
but that felt like a game from 15 20
years ago right the Lakers and Warriors
that that's not what the NBA is anymore
they they've lost the guy's making so
much money the urgency of the sport has
been lost that's what's amazing about
football is the money has like Patrick
Mahomes signed a $450 million contract
and if I told you that guy was playing
for his career you would have thought
today like his you know his contract was
on the line so the the money hasn't
phased any of these guys you might not
play well but you never feel like
anyone's mailing it in everyone's always
trying and I I do think it's a culture
of football from from peew to high
school to to college to the pros guys
are coaches yell at you right you're
just getting yelled you're getting
humbled you go look at the NBA media
coverage it's like sick of fan oh it's
too POS it's just it's just basically
they're all PR people because nobody
even the ones I respect they don't want
to lose access to the top four agents in
the top 12 players in the NFL there's
there's just I mean Kansas City I mean
take Kansas City Travis Kelce gets
pissed off at you I'll go talk to
Mahomes I'll talk to Reed [ __ ] they two
corners there's just guys to talk to in
the NBA there's like a player a team
that you have to have the access to I
used to have a buddy that covered the
San Francisco Giants and he's like man
those guys will turn on you like those
guys will turn up well if you you had to
be nice to Barry or else he'd throw a
bat at your face so it's like in the NFL
it's just the the media is hard but
supportive I mean we're not here taking
I mean I used to be brutal on Baker I've
I think he's great I love his Redemption
story so don't you think most guys most
players are are unfazed by it like in
the NBA they they go into the tank and
they get mad and they start lashing out
and the NFL it's like whatever I'll see
you next week NFL players because they
have shorter careers and they stay in
college longer a lot of them marry their
sweethearts in college and because of
the sport families families and kids
sooner and so they're not on their phone
all day I mean if you're if you're some
of these NBA guys you're 27 never
married no kids you're doing your thing
you're on your phone all day at your
hotel I I tell people this all the time
that people I've had not in a long time
but I pretty much have my staff except
for games like today when they're big
games but I have my staff pretty much
run my social and and I tell people all
the time you there's no value in reading
it but NBA again but I'm married kids
business podcast if I was a 28-year-old
sports caster and I didn't have any of
that I'd probably be on the phone all
day
so I I think I think NFL players tend to
come into the league more mature they
see the they also know one injury and
they're done so they put their money
away you don't hear a lot of NFL stories
of guys going bro most of the guys put
their money away because they know
they're just the one hit from being
done you know yeah so what's your what's
your guess on the numbers today we
talking over 50
million I'll say 40 that Niner game got
pretty good in the second half say 46
and a half
million um
Super Bowl get over 50 I mean you know
it's so funny when the season started I
think we were a little concerned at Fox
I'm not going to speak for our upper
management but the AFC quarterbacks
Aaron had left the AFC and Russell
Wilson the year before had left the AFC
and we're like I Jared Goff how long
Stafford playing I mean it was I me it
was like
no but what's been great is the NFC has
these great rivalries Dallas against
Green Bay Green Bay San Francisco just
going and then Detroit such a
heartwarming story is the nfc's got
these the afc's got a lot of like Philly
Philly's just interesting even but in
the if you go to look at the AFC it's
tennesses and Jacksonville's and the
Houston Texans yeah Kansas City's
obviously a a profoundly popular uh
franchise but in the NFC you've just got
these built-in 60 set even the bad teams
the Bears were kind of fascinating this
year is Justin Fields going to work um
and Washington's going to get Ben
Johnson richest owner most cap space
that'd be kind of interesting the NFC
has these big
foundational uh people don't understand
John out east they have no idea how
popular the ners are out west they have
it well wouldn't you say that the NFC
East if we were going to compare it to
college football would be like the power
of the SEC and then if you took like the
Packers and the 49ers that's like
Michigan Ohio State I I'm not obviously
I'm the AFC is really good I'm just
talking the power of the brands I mean I
don't think people understand like when
the 49ers and Green Bay play each other
how many people are watching that game I
mean you're talking about my entire life
that's a rivalry Going on 30 plus years
these two teams have been in the biggest
games in the biggest sport now for
decades the great late John Madden used
to um have a line and he used it at Fox
and and management often um kind of
hearkens back to it does the game sound
big San
Francisco miners sounds gigantic Dallas
Packers
sounds Cleveland Browns Houston Texans
it just doesn't sound that big couple
years ago Jacksonville Chargers it just
doesn't sound that big well you could
argue this is the best Super Bowl Ma I
mean obviously the Cowboys being in it
given the quantity of people but the
second best matchup would be the 49ers
against Mahomes no no I think it's
listen it's
it's again people I would say the ners
of Dallas got to get get to the NFC
championship for that ever to happen but
you just know what I mean the brand the
winers are the Yankees of the West the
Lakers are popular but it's the
NBA I think the Niners are even bigger
than the
Dodgers how many Niner fans live in Los
Angeles did you see this year was it
this year the Niners play the Raiders
well it's been the last three years
Colin they sell that place out they call
it niner South crazy I mean I went to
Starbucks this morning so I got a great
workout in I went to Starbucks there are
three guys in ners full Niners gear it
was like 850 and I'm like and then where
else did I go oh I had to go to a
pharmacy and there were two more Niner
hats in there and I'm like people just
when you're in Los Angeles it is Dodger
hats Lakers shirts and niner
hats you know Kyle always had said
before he took the Niners job that he
was only going to go to a job that he
felt had a good quarterback situation
because he had seen so many people fail
and then the Niners offer him the job
well he he had been there with his Dad
when Steve Young and they were winning
Super Bowl so it's hard to say no and he
went because of the power of His
experience there and when you win with
the 49ers
like to me they're one of the biggest
brands of my lifetime any sport they've
just been consistently good and now I
mean they are just rattl like they're a
bigger brand than Kansas City obviously
Kansas City could win back-to-back Super
Bowls but it's not even close in terms
ofans how many interesting quarterbacks
John Brody uh into Montana into Steve
Young even like into Kaepernick Alex
Smith was capable with J Garcia was
going to Pro bowls going toe-to-toe with
far and then now then they had garoo got
him to a Super Bowl now it's Brock pry
they haven't all been great Montana
young were but they've always had
interesting even Kaepernick they've had
interesting quarterback stories and good
enough to win a bunch of games I mean
God they got to a Super Bowl with
Kaepernick garoo and now pie how many
organizations could do that do you think
the reason Brock is such a polarizing
story is just simply his draft spot or
simply because of his draft spot and
he's the 49ers quarterback you know I
don't here's what I think I don't think
he's polarizing I think it's a we live
in a debate culture and I fall into the
I think he's good I don't think he's
great I think he's good I don't think
he's big enough his arm but he's good
and I thought his second half today
running around he was really good and
then there's those that say you know my
my buddy Jason McIntyre he's great and
I'm like no that Scouts know what
they're doing I mean there are these
occasional CT Warner stories or Antonio
Gates where GM's and both of those by
the way there were circumstances why
they didn't get drafted but I think
there is this he's great he's this I
think Brock pry is a good quarterback um
if if I argued he's kurk cousins with
Mobility that's a pretty good
quarterback CJ strout is Jared G with
Mobility that's a pretty good
quarterback so if I said to you he's
kind of kurk cousins you can win a lot
of games with Jared G you win a lot of
games with Kirk Cousins imagine if he
could move oh you can it's called Brock
pretty that's what he is when when CJ
Stout came out all the scouts were like
he's Jared gof well is really except he
moves better well [ __ ] Jared's good
without moving so what's he like when he
moves so I think I think the comp is is
like CJ Stroud to me is I mean Jared
throws a beautiful ball Stroud throws a
beautiful ball he just moves better so I
think I think Brock pretty feels like to
me kind of a pedestrian arm uh
pedestrian oh AR arms average body but
he moves and that's a good player he
makes plays in big spots
yeah budy
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