9. Everyone’s Good & Everyone’s Bad: Yapping & Recapping Week 6 in the NFL

29:27Like, I feel like it's cute. I like watching two QBs who are the same age going through a lot of the same things going against you. That's such a fun storyline. Speaking of quarterbacks, so you could have said this earlier, but I have a note in here that says, are good quarterbacks band-aids for bad teams? Because you were talking about Baker Mayfield. Yeah. Which I feel like kind of pushes into that. But Joe Burrow, the Bengals suck now.

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31:10Well, okay. The Joe Burrow thing is like, I don't know if I can put that in the same category because Joe Burrow has a trash offensive line. They do not protect the quarterback how they should. And I think that plays into why the Bengals are in this position that they are. They have talented receivers. I talked about this last week. They have a talented receiver core. Chase Brown, he's had a down year, but I'm not giving out hope on him yet. Running back for the Bengals, I think he's also talented. So Joe Burrow thing and the Bengals, I don't know if I can put that into the category. I would put the Ravens and Lamar Jackson into that category.

31:47because they haven't figured it out. Yeah, but I feel like it's still kind of the same thing because you're saying they have a bad offensive line and Joe Burrow is a band-aid for the bad offensive line. Okay, fair. Yeah. So I feel like we're on the same page. The Bengals, yes, but the Bengals and the Ravens team. Well, like, it's this night and day. Like, the Ravens, oh my, it's night and day. I would rather have the Bengals trash a line and the talent that they have then go to the Ravens and play. Like, no wonder Lamar Jackson's won MVP twice, maybe, like, even three times, because he's like, what can you do?

32:26And that's for real. And, like, Derek Henry can only do so much as one other guy on that team. You see how Saquon is doing with Jalen Hurts right now? Like, it can't just be the quarterback or running back duo. Like, your team, it's truly a team sport. Everyone has to do their job. You're right. Everyone has to do their job. I just feel like sometimes teams slap a quarterback on. And then like we were talking about before, wow, everything's coming really full circle today. Like we were talking about before, if you don't have somebody good in the backup, but also if your team isn't ready to receive from a backup, you're toast.

33:01Yeah. You're toast. Yeah. Yeah. So I think the conversation will be sparked kind of next season. We'll hear a lot of this conversation of who is on the bench, who is the backup, where are they coming from? How are we training up backups? Because isn't it like there's been multiple situations where like number one picks have been on the bench for multiple years, right? But it's similar to like Anthony Richardson. Like Anthony Richardson plays on the Colts. He's actually funny because he got injured in warmups before the game. But Anthony Richardson was the future of the Colts. But they bring in, they had Joe Flacco last year, and then they bring in Daniel Jones from the Giants, who had a trash season with the Giants, and Anthony Richardson still isn't playing.

33:41But he's like their future. He's the younger guy on the block. Like, they drafted him to be their future, and he's just not. He's just not. I have a new football ick. Uh-oh. Okay. Tell me. If you get a turnover, like if you get an interception or someone fumbles and your team doesn't score on that turnover, ick. What's the point of getting the ball if you can't fucking score? What if it's like a 300-pound guy and, like, if he knows about me, like, I love seeing this. But, like, what if they just can't run? No, you don't have to score right away. It doesn't have to be a pick six every time. Oh, oh, oh, oh, okay, okay.

34:15Yeah. If it is a pick six, hot. But, like, if you turn over and go three and out, embarrassing for you. Yeah. Yeah, I would agree on that. Who did that? Somebody, the team did that this weekend. Yeah, I was watching recaps and it's like picked off and then nothing happens. The team still loses. I'm like, if you have more than three picks in a game and you don't win, you suck. Like it's when Jared Goff last year got picked off five times in one game and the Lions still won. They should not have won that game. Yeah, I would agree with that. The boy band loses. Jared Goff, Lions quarterback, loses to the Chiefs.

35:00Josh Allen, quarterback for the Bills, loses to the New York Giants, Jackson Dart. That game was crazy. Jackson Dart goes out with possible concussion, goes into the blue tent, and there are people trying to go into the tent. Like multiple players, a coach tries to go into the freaking blue tent, and then the announcers are saying like, Jackson Dart is looking out the little thing. Everyone's booing. oh my god who's absolute chaos yeah yeah russell wilson goes in for a play throws a terrible ball and then everyone's like booing russell and i'm like russell can't get a break i know poor russell no i feel so bad for him like he got benched after like one of his best games in his career and he goes in for one one play throws it was a bad ball i will say there was a bad ball gets booed the nfl is actually reviewing this i don't know if you know this uh they are saying they're going to review the concussion protocol by the giants because jackson dart did not spend well it's like a suspect like it's success right now of if they actually went through the the concussion protocol because you know the nfl has a very serious stance on this brian dayball head coach of the giants went in the tent and was like we got to get jacks back on the field after russell threw the ball because jackson you gotta go you gotta you gotta go back out there big boy and so that's like why that whole situation went down but man man oh man oh man big blue 44 cam scatavoo i'm a fan that's like my new favorite like this guy is unhinged like that's honestly that's an understatement he's unhinged and i freaking love it i love it love it so much Also found out, found his girlfriend on Instagram, and she's so cute.

36:53And so I pray for her every day. Oh, that's cute. I'm sure she's having a time right now because he got famous in one day. Well, if you watch college, you know who Cam is because Cam had his final game of a season, had like a really, really, he carried his team. He went to Arizona State to carry that team. but he's gone viral before for like hitting his head against the wall before practice just he screams all the time i freaking i love it i love it i need a jersey it's just it's hilarious he's crazy i think we're in the best way possible like i'm like tim patrick such a sweetie guy i love him you're like Cam Scadaboo hitting us out against the wall.

37:40I'm upset. It is pure cinema. You're telling me this man's like, he's amazing. I would watch. It's so funny. Oh, love it. Cam Scadaboo is on a four-year$5.27 million rookie contract after being drafted 105th overall in the fourth round of the 2025 draft, a$1.1 million signing bonus and guarantees$1.07 million. His salary apparently will increase each year, starting at$840K and rising to$1.2 million. So Cam Scadaboo, he's got some money in his pocket and some fire, I guess, going on. He's an interesting watch. I'm excited. Something going on. I like the Jackson Dart, Cam Scadaboo storyline coupling.

38:36Like we've seen this before with other quarterback running backs or quarterback wide receivers. And I like a coupling. I think it's really fun to cheer on not just like one guy, but like two guys. It's similar like Sonic and Knuckles on the Lions, David Montgomery and Jameer Gibbs. So I think it's so fun. And I can't wait to like watch more and see how they go and watch them on social media. And yeah, the chaos. I think it's like the fact that they're like both rookies and like they're coming in like they were both not really the main guy coming into the season. And now they're both kind of the main guy.

39:14It's just like a beautiful storyline. Now, like, am I still suspect on the Giants? Yes. Do I think this is going to last long? Unfortunately, no. But when you think about the Giants going against the Lions, like, who's the clear winner? I think the Giants can put up a good fight. Beat the Eagles. Okay, but the Eagles are trash right now. Like, I don't think that's a really good, like, measuring stick. It's not a good barometer. No, it's not. Like, until they play, like, the Bucks or until they play the Lions, then I'll be like, okay, we'll see. But I love them. Don't get me wrong. I love them.

39:52Yeah, we'll be watching them. Even if they lose, we'll be watching. Our eyes will be there. We'll be seeing what's up. We're clocking it. The Giants have, oh my gosh, interesting. They have Broncos, then Eagles again, then 49ers, then Bears, then Packers, then Lions, then Patriots, then Commanders. Whoa! They got some stuff coming. Yeah, we talked about this during the preseason. they have one of the hardest schedules in the NFL. And, I mean, obviously the Eagles matchup is like a divisional rivalry for them. So, like, yes, they're going to play them twice as well as the Commanders. But Broncos, I know they had kind of an off game this past week, but the Broncos have a decent defense.

40:43The Packers have a really good defense. Like, all those teams have – it's going to be hard. It's going to be really hard. But I could also see it like being another, like you said, like Cinderella story. Like, this is something that could go down in history because our other team is going to say, like, we're not worried about them. They're young. This is a fluke. And then lose to them. Because nobody saw the Colts coming and no one saw these two people who are not the main guy. And all I'm hearing in my head right now is, let's keep the main thing the main thing. What's that from? Like The Bachelor or something?

41:18No, I think so. But yeah, no, I agree. I agree with everything you said, because how do you game plan against Jackson Dart and Cam Scadaboo when they're rookies and you've never seen them play? Right. Like you don't have enough information, which is so exciting. I love it. Which is working. It's yeah, it's working in the Giants favor. Shout out to Brian Dable. Your job might have just got saved because you were going to be on the chopping block next. Yeah, literally. And I think that if the Giants beat the Eagles again, that confidence boost and just like affirmation of belief in themselves will be, if they beat the Eagles again, which it's crazy that it's two weeks apart, that I will be in for that game.

42:04Like I will be locked in for Giants-Eagles Sunday, October 26th at 10 a.m. Is it in Philly? Should I go to that game? No, I was going to, where is it? Is it in Philly or is it in New York? In Philly. You know, I can get down with it. I mean, like, I could buy a flight. I mean, like, American, like, airlines right now? Sponsor us, please. Yeah, literally. That's my dream. Okay, we'll work on that. Anyway, speaking of coaches getting fired because, you know, yeah, Giants were on the chopping block probably in the head coach department. So Titans coach Brian Callahan fired. Titans are 1-5. Really no shock there.

42:48Brian Callahan started at UCLA, went to a couple teams, was a quarterback coach, then went to the Bengals from 2019 to 2023 as the offensive coordinator and was brought in to work with Joe Burrow. And I do think that it's kind of ironic that Joe Burrow stopped playing on the Bengals and the Bengals are struggling. So was it Brian Callahan being a great coach or is it Joe Burrow being a star? And I think it's the latter. It does seem sad, though, because I think Brian Callahan is going to have a very hard time finding another job. Last year, Titans went 3-14, and then he was fired after their 1-5 start.

43:33So he's out. No one's surprised. Interim coach Mike McCoy. We'll see how long it takes them to hire someone and who the heck they're going to hire. I don't know. Unless Mike McCoy is like a Hail Mary for them and he starts coaching some great football, I expect them to have a new head coach within a couple of weeks. I don't foresee them going too long without one. But they needed a change. I'm glad they did it. Like in-season head coach firings are like the best thing ever. It's literally the best thing ever. It's like when you're watching your favorite reality TV show or your soap opera, and it hits the pinnacle of drama.

44:13Yeah. I'm still—you want to talk about the Bengals—I'm still looking at Zach Taylor. I think his job is in jeopardy. Maybe Dave Canales. We talked about this offline a little bit. The Panthers, they're turning it around, though, so we'll see. The Panthers are turning it around. But my main head coach that I'm looking at to get fired, Mike McDaniel, Donald, Daniel. I've already figured his last name. But Miami's head coach, it's time for you to go, buddy. Pack your bags. Tua doesn't believe in you. Tyra Keel doesn't believe in you. Jalen Waddle can't catch a ball for the day of his life. So, yeah, Mike, it's time to go.

44:52I saw a TikTok or an Instagram of him and his feet are like one of his feet is like up on his other feet wearing like night white Nikes and his foot is like popped up. And it's like something like referring to him like being a girly pop or like a twinkle toes or a ballerina or something. And I thought that was so funny. I do think that. Yeah, I mean, he's a great he has a great mind for football because he was an offensive coordinator. before I think got his head coaching job. I don't remember what team, but he was a really good offensive coordinator, which is why he got the head coaching job.

45:30I just think it's a culture thing over there. I don't think, like I said, I don't think guys respect him enough to be a head coach. And like that comes with the territory of the job. So it's not like it. Yeah, and I think it's like a compatibility thing. Like you said, like a culture thing or like a compatibility fit. Like sometimes there are great people that just don't work together. It's like why breakups happen all the time. it's why people who love each other very much like don't work out like sometimes it just like the communication or the respect where it needs to be or the expectations can't match up and sometimes that's just the way it goes and I feel like that's what we're seeing over there is like something is just not matching up and like we don't know what it is specifically but it seems like a change would be a change should be in order yeah so i agree here's a interesting stat for you though so i might have to start doing like a stat of the day but the last four quarterbacks that i've been taking at the number one overall pick they've seen a head coach fired in their rookie campaign season so obviously with the titans firing this head coach brian callahan cam ward in his rookie season.

46:42In 2021, Trevor Lawrence, he was a rookie. His head coach got fired. 2023, Bryce Young, when he gets drafted to the Panthers, head coach gets fired. And then obviously last year, we'll talk about a little bit before, Caleb Williams, he had his head coach get fired, which is why Ben Johnson, previously on the Alliance, the head coach of the Bears. So kind of a spooky stat line when you think for these rookie quarterbacks coming into their first season and in six weeks, your whole life gets turned upside down because you don't have your head coach anymore. Well, it's I think it begs the same question that I asked earlier, which is do teams use quarterbacks as band-aids for other issues on the team?

47:26And this kind of points to yes, that teams think that one guy can do, can fix a franchise. And it's just not. Unfortunately, it's not how it works. Like Brooklyn was saying, you have to be good on your own before you bring someone else in if you want to be really good together. Yeah. Yeah. So I think, yeah, teams think that the quarterback is, I mean, he is the guy, but he can't be the only guy. So really interesting. I think it's crazy for those quarterbacks who come in as rookies and everything changes I mean I think it builds resilience in some capacity but just like not knowing who you're gonna get is stressful so you gotta learn a whole new system now like the playbook's different the coaching's different practices look workouts look different like and you're a rookie like you're trying to figure out how to play in the NFL like that that's why I always get your first big hit on the field and you're all like you're getting sacked for the first time and your entire organization is up in the air.

48:36In shambles. Like, that's why I would give those guys so much credit because the things that they have to mentally go through, it's insane. Yeah. Yeah. It's wild. I love that stat. So thanks for bringing it to the party. Okay. We have a couple minutes left. I want to do top five stories on and off the field, but let's go speed round. So I'll read them. And then Giovanna, you want to chime in whenever you feel like it. So first one that I have is Titans coach fired. We just talked about that. Brian Callahan gone. Brian Branch, Lions safety is suspended. He got a cheap shot from a Chiefs player in the game.

49:23Then after the game, he didn't shake Patrick Mahomes' hand and went and punched James Smith-Schuster. Why do I always mention that? Yeah. Oh, Juju Smith-Schuster. Yeah. Yeah. Juju Smith-Schuster. Like, literally just punches him in the face. He's wearing his helmet. But it was a straight punch. Gets into a brawl. He is now suspended. He is appealing the suspension, which is honestly ridiculous. The Lions play the Bucs on my birthday, October 20th. They definitely need Brian Branch in for that, but Brian Branch has been known to get in some scuffles. Dan Campbell was disappointed. Jared Goff, disappointed.

50:02Like, everyone is disappointed. He gets suspended, which he deserves. However, this fired me the hell up because why is the entire world talking about Brian Branch and how this suspension is so necessary, but when we see a coach hitting a player, there is no suspension? He got fined, though. Not enough for me. Not enough for me. If we're going to keep players accountable, we need to keep coaches accountable, and I'm going to die on that hill. Okay, so he's appealing. He's not going to get it. No freaking way. The Chiefs waive Jason Brownlee because Rashi Rice is back. Rashi Rice, wide receiver.

50:49We talked about him a bunch on this show. If you're new to our show, Rashi Rice got suspended for the first games of the season because he had a charge where he crashed a car, fled the scene. It's a whole situation. He also has to serve jail time, but his suspension for the league is up. Number four, the NFC West is super hot in competition. So 49ers, Seahawks and Rams all four and two. So the fight for that division is a fight. So super exciting to watch all of those teams and kind of see what happens. Honestly, it could go any way in my eyes. I think the 49ers are playing a little bit better than the Seahawks and Rams, but that might be a hot take.

51:34What do you think? I don't know. The Rams are good. And they're primarily good because they have Puka Nakua, who is probably the best receiver that we've seen this season. He has been going crazy. He's a really good player. So I don't know. The Rams are like my team out of that division if I had to pick one. Okay. Yeah. And Matt Stafford, the quarterback for the Rams, has the most passing yards of anybody throughout the season. So he's at over 1 ,600 passing yards, top passing yards in the league. Mind you, half of those passing yards are because he's throwing to the best receiver in the league too.

52:16Yes. Didn't Puka Nakua get hurt this weekend? He did get hurt, yes. Yeah. So I think the jury's still out on what that injury looks like and if he's coming back next week. Yeah, yeah. I read a headline this morning that's like, Dodge's season-ending injury, so. It's always good to hear, but it's still tough. For Rams fans, at least. Yeah. Really tough. Really tough. Because he's also such a fun watch. You know, it's not only that he's good, he's a fun watch. He's kind of spunky. Yeah, Spunky. Yeah, she seems like a character, like a great guy. And then my final story is Kristen Juszczyk. Her plus one is Kyle Juszczyk on the 49ers, speaking of.

53:00She has a clothing line with the NFL called Offseason. I've worn a bunch of her stuff. If you look at my Instagram, like, I'm wearing her stuff all the time. She just launched a collection with the NBA. So congrats to Kristen. She's built an empire on creating cute clothes for women in the NFL. She's dressed Taylor. She's dressed Simone. She's dressed tons of the WAGs. And now she's with the NBA as well, which is super exciting. So congrats to her on expanding female business. Her business partner is also one of the on the team for Skims and other super large brands. So really cool to watch them expand and see women in business growing and getting more into the sports world, which is exactly what we're trying to do.

53:48So I think that's all we have. Anything else that you have? No, I don't think so. Top fives are always fun top fives. I will say, I did see that Brian Branch thing live. And we initially thought it was two Chiefs fans. We thought it was two Chiefs fighting. Because from our angle, it looked like, because Brian Branch hit Juju. And then I think Isaiah Pacheco was holding Brian Branch. and it looked like from our angle it was like pacheco and juju but it was not the case obviously it was kind of like a it was chilling almost because it was the game no nobody could do anything it wasn't a flag because the game was over so yeah but i also think brian branch realized because as soon as he hit juju red jersey red jersey he was in a sea of red jerseys yeah there There was not one Lions teammate over to help the guy out.

54:43It was just red. You're like, this is 53 on one. And the Lions players are like, oh my. It's like when your friend gets in too many bar fights. I don't have friends that get in bar fights. But like, I have seen friend groups where there's that guy. And sometimes the friends are like, we're just over it. And I feel like that's how the Lions were. They're like, we're just, we're not doing this. Well, that's why I was surprised what Dan Campbell said. Because I was like, wow. Like, it wasn't harsh. But when Dan Campbell was like, yeah, that's unacceptable. I don't, I'm disappointed. Like, that's like your mom saying, I'm not mad.

55:20I'm disappointed. And you're like, oh, dang. Like, you know, you kind of missed. Like, it was bad. That is bad. Yeah, like someone that you care about being disappointed in you, like, pain. Straight pain. Yeah. I can't believe you saw that in real life. It's wild. Absolutely wild. I know. It was a good game and I got to fight. Okay, but the Chiefs had zero penalties. Okay, honestly, I'm actually kind of glad we're talking about this. Honestly, as a person that's not a Chiefs fan, so I'm not biased, and I saw the game live. That game particularly, I did not see anything wrong with the penalties.

56:04Have there been games in the past where I do agree with the majority of like, yes, sometimes things go in the Chiefs direction? Yes. But this game specifically, I didn't see anything wrong with it. It looked pretty clean to me. The Lions, I only think, had like four penalties for like 35 yards, if I'm not mistaken. So I think it was a pretty clean game. Okay. Okay. I mean, you watched it live. I. OK, I just looked it up, though. How many NFL games have zero penalties? And this is chat GPT. And remember, chat GPT can have errors. And honestly, every time that I've used chat GPT for NFL stats, I have to fact check them like very heavily because for whatever reason, chat GPT and the NFL are not friends, both made by men, though.

56:54So I'm very confused. But no game has ever been played with zero penalties on either team. 40 games since 2000. So 40 games in the last 25 years where a single team finished with zero accepted penalties. The last one, Seattle Seahawks and Las Vegas Raiders. There's an example. I don't know if it's the most recent one, but January 7th, 2024, zero penalties on either team. Super interesting. It is very interesting. Yeah, the Lions had four penalties for 38 yards, which is not that much in the grand scheme of things. Yeah, so a clean game overall, and I think that's probably by the coaches. I think both of the coaches said, listen, this game is going to be a good game.

57:40This matters for both of us. We have to make it clean. Like, I'm sure that it came from the top that said, do not pull anything because it's not going to go well for you. And then we had the biggest pull of all time with Brian Brent just straight socking. Yeah, he held that one in until the end of the whistle, so he knew you wouldn't get a penalty for it. But when you think about it, you also have just like really good players on each team that know how to play football, know how to not get caught, know how to, you know, not have the holding calls, not have the lining up offsides, like the stupid things.

58:11So there's that too. Yeah, like are the Chiefs on penalties, the Eagles with the tush push, they just know how to make it happen without getting called on? Yes. Yeah, realistically, yes. Are they just better at towing the line? Maybe. People say it's cheating. I think it is kind of cheating. But when you're getting there with it, don't hate the player, hate the game. Yeah. What's the line if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying? I don't believe in that, but. I don't personally abide by that type of life policy. yeah that's not for me if you are cheating you are a cheater and we can't be together on that note on that note thanks thanks for watching thanks for listening that's my life thanks for watching not speaking from experience oh my gosh well watch out for our social media this weekend when I'm interviewing girls at the Chargers.

59:08Colts game. So check out our social media, The Game, The Podcast. Also, Hey Victoria Henderson, at Giovanna Scroggins, thegamethepodcast.substack.com, and thegamethepodcast.com is where our Living in a Fantasy leaderboard is. That's it. That's it. Great. Well, have a great week, everybody. Thanks for listening i feel like we were a real gabby today and less statty so giovanna thanks for bringing the stats we needed and we love you bye bye

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