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25:58But there was some lyrics. I'm going to read them. from a Rilo Kylie song. I'm not going to sing it, but I thought it was germane to what the 49ers are right now. And the lyrics are, sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on, and your friends, they sing along, and they love you. And that's like the 49ers when everything is just going crazy for Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers, but the lows are so extreme that the good seems cheap and it teases you for weeks in its absence whoa but you'll fight you'll make it through and you'll fake it if you have to and you'll show up for work with a smile and you'll be better and you'll be smarter and more grown up and it goes it goes on from there and to me to me that i like this song it is an amazing song shout out to a better son daughter by rila kylie but like to me that was a little bit of uh it was a little bit of the 49ers like I think the absence of like, the lows are so low for this team.

27:06Yeah. That you're like, sometimes I watch Kyle Shanahan. It's almost like he thinks like, is it even worth it chasing this? You know what I mean? No. He's like, he's given up a bit. But he's in that place. Like, it teases you for weeks. Right now, I think they're on. You know what I mean? I think this coaching staff and everything about them is that they're on. And when they're on, like, they're really f***ing on. Yeah. I mean, that's a lot of F-bombs. I know. On Tuesday. I was going to warn the producers, but... Well, they've been warned. Right there in the lyrics. They know. Let's take a quick break.

27:42We'll be back with more Vibe Tech.

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32:11Back at NFL Daily, where Colleen was struggling to remember the difference between NDA and DNA. Not the difference between. It's just my dyslexic brain was only giving me DNA when I was searching for NDA. Happens. DNA, a classic Kendrick song. Right. NDA, an underrated Billie Eilish song. Wow, look at you. I also love the Kendrick Drake World Series that's going on. This is... Team Kendrick. Oh, wow, you're right. The Dodgers, yeah. You're really plugged in to the music world, Delaware's own. Yeah. How are you doing, fellow kids? Let's go with another vibe check for you. Okay. For me, this is actually for you, Greg.

33:01It's for the Patriots. And I would call the vibes there broptimistic, which is bro-optimistic. And I just feel that Mike Rabel brings this bro energy in the best way possible. And his leadership and his presence has completely changed everything, the mood around this organization. And then Drake May, what he's been able to do, his growth, and the fact that the team is on a four-game winning streak, they're at the top of the division, that it feels like this turnaround has happened sooner than at least I expected it. And players like Ramondre Stevenson are looking better because the blocking is better.

33:45And Stefan Diggs, another good performance from him. And Keyshawn Booty. Okay. Okay, Booty, we see you. So I just, I'm feeling, I feel good that I will have a happy Rosenthal in my life. The vibes around this team are incredible right now. Let's actually listen to some of them. This is Mike Vrabel and Drake May in the locker room after beating Vrabel's old Titans. Get a breakdown. One sec, one sec.

34:19Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Coach and all Tennessee coaches. Coach Rabel, we love playing for you. Appreciate it. Glad you're our head coach, and we love you, Coach. Bring it down. Bring it down. I got it. Bring it up. Hey, team on three. One, two, three. Okay, I do love that. It's so weird for me to be talking positive about the Patriots, but this is a different Patriots team. And Mike Rabel, anytime you have a team that is so genuinely excited, And you know how much I love anything that's petty. And we're able to go and to beat the team that he was fired from right after they fired his replacement and do it the way they did.

35:12Yes. Sign me up. I'm all in on that. The biggest takeaway for me whenever I see moments like that with Drake May is he looks like he's 14 years old. Well, he does. And he really is young. He's 23 years old. Like he's a couple. He just turned 23. He's a couple years younger than Bo Nix and Michael Penix. And hell, he's younger than Cam Ward, who he just beat. He's all that matters. I've been saying that on this show for a while. The only thing that matters about this team is Drake May. And the fact that he is this level is next level. That he is showing he's got a chance to be a top five quarterback long term.

35:54Now, I do want to point out, and I've been trying to tell this to my Patriots. Schedule. Fans, friends. It really does matter. Like a ton. Like if they had played, let's say the Seahawks, like some of the AFC South has been stuck playing the NFC West, like all in a row, like the Jaguars and everything. They'd play the Rams, the Seahawks and the 49ers. Like they'd have a couple else. And Drake May would probably have a game where he didn't look so great. He certainly wouldn't be like setting all these records. That's just how it is. Aaron Schatz runs, you know, the FDN sites used to be Football Outsiders.

36:27Their numbers say that the New England Patriots have the easiest schedule that they've ever recorded going back to 1979. Not just the schedule that they've played so far, which has been cake, but taking the teams and how they've done so far this year moving forward. It is the single easiest schedule any team has had in 40 something years. Thank God they finally caught a break. The Patriots. I'm so happy. So I think that's part of it. It's part of it. But what can you do? And it is wild when you look at the wins they beat. Well, they actually when they lost to the Raiders, which that should have been a win.

37:07But the Dolphins, I mean, what? The Panthers beat the Bills. But Saints, Titans, Browns are coming up. Like they just don't have a lot of tough spots on their schedule. But it does get a little harder. Playing the Jets and Dolphins four times is a gift to both the Bills and the Patriots. But yeah, that clip was amazing. I suggest people watch it because there's a moment when Stefan Diggs kind of shakes Rabel from behind where for like one second, it looks like Rabel wants to turn around and swing. And everyone clocked this too that watched it. And then he's like, fine. But like whoever, like Diggs hit him too hard.

37:45and he just had that masculine energy that was like, whoop. And then he was like, oh. I mean, imagine the adrenaline. The fight or flight that is happening and it's all fight for all of those players in there. I would imagine stuff like that happens quite a bit. Okay, the vibes have been too good in this segment. Let's take it. Let's bring it down a notch. Bring it down. Okay. Let's talk about the commies. Okay. The Washington Commanders, their vibe right now is very betrayed. Betrayed boyfriend. They seem so shocked that this is happening to them. I heard Dan Quinn after the game and they asked if he was surprised about how things are going.

38:28He was just like, yes, very. And the week before was a very similar vibe. And I was thinking about the Bears-Washington matchup from a year ago and how that was just a moment in time where the two organizations went their separate ways. Yeah. And now I do wonder if like for this season, it's going to be similar because the Bears who probably, you know, feel like they stole that game a little bit. Everything's great there. And Washington seems a little bit of a mess. He said he was, you know, Dan Quinn, who's usually so happy, was like he said he was hot at the end of that first half when they gave up that really quick drive to the Cowboys last week.

39:07Some of the defenders were, you know, were saying that they were pissed and that they were embarrassed. I remember Jaden Daniels. It was a big thing this week, you know, told Dan Quinn about his interception against the Bears and the mistakes. He's like, he told Dan Quinn, he called him. He said that will never happen again. And I'm thinking like, what? Well, it will happen. Yeah, of course it will. Sorry. But it's almost like last year was such a magical ride for them. And they really believe coming into this season, despite some signs from the outside that it might be tough to stay at that level.

39:39They didn't believe that. And so they just feel a little thrown back right now. And the vibes are not good. It's like they've been betrayed by their own expectations. So in my head, I'm thinking about how it feels sort of like a person who came from nothing, no money. And then they win the lottery. And then they find out that their identity has been stolen and now they're bankrupt. this was a team that suffered through so many years of dysfunction and just no hope whatsoever and then they hit on the quarterback everything's going right they end up in the nfc championship game one game away from the super bowl with this new ownership and leadership and you would have to imagine as a commanders fan you're thinking oh my god finally finally we're just like out of whatever that was.

40:32And now it feels like just everything is falling apart again. Now, not to that level. But I would imagine if you lived in that space for so long that you would feel like that's exactly where you're back to. This is good. This is why Colleen gets the big bucks. She's using her astute psychological... Yes, it's all psychological. like investment and just interpretation here that you're right. I think it is the past trauma because that's kind of been my reaction from the outside is like, calm down, guys. You've had a million injuries and that that sucks. But you've had a million injuries. Terry McLaurin's not out there.

41:11Debo Samuel's not out there. Jaden Daniels is hurt like in your three and four. And one of those losses was extremely fluky to the Bears. It's like you probably should be four and three. These are the things that happened, but it's the generational trauma, not just from Dan Snyder, but from Robert Griffin III. Did you see that Jaden Daniels' mom asked everyone to kind of keep RG3's name out of their mouth? Oh, no, that's just going to lead to more RG3s. Well, that's what she was saying. She said, I wish you would stop manifesting RG3 on my son. words are powerful and that's all that's talked about now i'm not locked into commander's twitter so i didn't know that i didn't know anyone was talking about that that stupid to talk about well but but then she puts it out there now and um because they they went to the title game right there are similarities but i think jayden daniels is made of different stuff as just as in terms of his nfl skill set that it's more stable and long term i'm not talking about the person i'm just talking about you know and he's had a couple injuries this year i don't necessarily think that means he's gonna have a lot of injuries long term no i just this i think the fans should be able to like they should be able to do whatever they want obviously but it just feels like it's not as bad as it is seeming with all of the injuries and the results like the this is still a good team and they proved that last year.

42:48I don't think that it was a fluke. I think that they have a lot of good foundational pieces. I do too. And it's an older team. They on defense, they haven't been tackling well. There's been a lot of injuries. They haven't been getting takeaways. And yeah, they have a tough game this week at Kansas city. So they're going to be in the spotlight and Jaden Daniels might not be playing. We didn't mention as part of the news, he is uncertain for week eight after that hamstring injury. And they did lose who's probably been their best passer, her Doran Armstrong for the season. So that, that was bad news for the, for the commanders, but just calm down.

43:20Like this is not the old commanders. And even if they, even if they go eight and nine or nine and eight, it's like, that's a totally normal thing to happen after your first big season. I'm already thinking I'm a terrible fan. I'm already thinking as a Patriots fan, I'm not living in the moment of like, well, next year there will be like a major schedule correction. And it'll be much harder to rack up however many wins they wind up racking. That's just, just how the NFL works. All right. You're a realist Give me one more Okay Oh We're gonna go Down south To Miami Ooh The vibes With the dolphins I'm not even sure Where to start It's almost like They are Too numb But To care But also still mad About what's happening Or It's like Apoplectic Just completely furious And the rage is just boiling because nothing seems to be functioning correctly in Miami.

44:18And there's got to be disappointment, obviously, with the way that this anger has kind of manifested and with the team and all of the dysfunction and dissension. But Mike McDaniels, the press conferences have been so weird with him. I don't know what is going on. It seems like there's a bigger issue behind the scenes. I have a theory, at least a little bit with there, is like his press conference has always been weird and rambling. Don't they seem weirder? And now people are just, they do seem weirder. Something seems up between him and Tua. I don't think that's reading into it too much. Okay, yeah.

44:56And they are clearly this poor start. Nothing is getting better. I felt like Tua calling out his teammates was a cry for help. but it's I don't know what they do at this point. It felt like Tyreek Hill was not that upset about not being able to play like on a team that is now that's brutal one in six. So and you have Darren Waller who's hurt. It's just it's a mess and I don't know how they fix it but there should be I don't want to call for someone's job But there needs to be some type of changes here. Ian Rappaport said, you know, no changes are expected. He was talking about this week with Mike McDaniel.

45:42And yeah, they'll make that change at some point. So why wait? But it's not going to solve anything. No. Right. Like, I do hate it for Dolphins fans. And there's so many. It's a great fan base down there. They have maybe the biggest international. And when I say that, I really mean London. And like they might be the most popular team in London. Maybe the Patriots got there because they won so much over the years, but there's so many Dolphins fans over there. I did the game over there in London with Simon Clancy, who's a big fan and our friend Henry Hodgson and everything. And the vibe I get is the most dangerous for any organization that it's teetering from disappointment and anger to, apathy.

46:32Apathy. Apathy is the worst. Ambivalence and acceptance of like, yeah, that's what we are. We're the worst. It's depression. And that's a good point. And that means you're going to start seeing empty seats there. It's tough. Here's one of the craziest Mike McDaniel quotes from this week. Oh, God. This is going to be good. There's a question about the games. I can't believe. Actually, Moore wasn't made of this one in particular. He said, I don't have an opinion on the two teams in the game because we didn't participate in the game, in my opinion. Oh, my God. And then he went on to say it typically like it's never a clean soundbite with him.

47:12It goes on. He sort of rambled and he said, well, he did think their want to was there. But their desire to execute the actual assignment slash game plan was not. I mean, if you're talking about a cry for help. Oh, he just said, he said, hello. Steven Ross, my boss. Yeah, my players are trying, but they're actually not trying to do what we're saying. That's what you have as a coaching staff. Correct. That's crazy. I between that and what Woody Johnson said, the AFC East has two teams that have serious problems here that need to like make changes and figure it out. Everyone loves to point that out About the Patriots dynasty Just how bad that division was Throughout And The Bills have Been beating up on some Pretty weak opponents For the last four or five years Now the Patriots are in the mix But man Yeah it is rough They're in the AFC Alright let's Miami Let's wrap up Poor Miami Alright should I go Colts Your team Let's do it Or should I go Falcons Well I feel like we only have room for one Okay Alright Falcons quickly Okay I'm not gonna do them they're just confused.

48:27Like they're the most confusing team. Like they are the picture of what the NFL is right now, which is like, what even are you? You're always in prime time. Your defense is great. What? Like. You have a pass rush? I'm so confused. But you have like Bajon Robinson playing great and Drake London playing great and Michael Penix. Like I have a lot of hope for it. And yet the offense is confusing. It's not great. Like win loss, win loss. Like they're just confusing. Let's talk Colts. Because the fact that you didn't bring them up to me was disappointing. I would describe their vibe as exultant. Ooh, jubilant.

49:01Incredibly confident. This has been your team forever. I know, I know. I wanted to give it a break. I wanted to give it a break. I didn't want people to be like, oh my God, she's talking about the Colts again. Like, no, I don't want to jinx them either because it seems like every time I get behind this team, they don't take that next step. Now they are. Now I just want to sit back and watch. I don't have to be part of it, even though in my heart of hearts, I am. It feels like my adopted AFC team. But Daniel Jones is playing so well. You have Jonathan Taylor doing his thing again. I can't believe that they are six and one.

49:35And we talked about this yesterday on the Rich Eisen show that Daniel Jones, I just am not sure that he has gotten the Giants stink off of him yet, even though he's playing at the level he is. And he's protecting the football. He's making good decisions. This offense is running so well. The offense is running how they've always wanted this offense to run. And he still, I don't think, gets that love at all. No, because people think they haven't really watched them. Even that Chargers game, which was for the number one seed in the AFC, was at 4.05 Eastern, buried behind the actual national games that week.

50:15It is a good case study in market size. and I think the coach, Shane Steichen, not being particularly media friendly. Like if Sean McVay had a team that was as historically good as this Colts team in Los Angeles or God forbid like a New York team was this good on offense with like, you know, a Parcells type, a media friendly type running the show. It's all we'd ever hear about. They'd be the number one story because they are playing. and I said exultant, not really in terms of their press conferences, although those have been great too, but just the way that they're playing football. They're like playing football with joy, with no fear.

51:02They're like a quiet machine though in terms of the media. So they're just lurking and everybody sees the standings and everyone sees the results. Lincoln's always been kind of a crank. I kind of think he pushes the media away consistently. Not in a... That's who he is. Like, so that that might be a little part of it. So he doesn't have those like maybe he doesn't have the insiders in his pocket. You know what I mean? Like, like different coaches have, you know, they're like, oh, can I put Tom Pellicero here? And maybe I'll put Ian Rapport in my back pocket. And we got Deanna Rossini over here.

51:33And it's like, they're all buddies. And I don't I don't get that sense from Steichen. He doesn't give you anything. What if Shane Steichen had the personality of Rex Ryan? Right. Like that would be a supernova. Right. you know who's been showing though a little bit more personality I loved this post game interview on the field Daniel Jones and Evan Washburn from CBS not that you care but those of us on the outside I think are a little surprised just how well this team is playing to start the season what do we need to know about this group that maybe we didn't know going into the year I mean I don't know sounds like y 'all didn't know much but we're just going to keep going keep working and we have a lot of confidence.

52:16I think we got a lot of good players, guys who work hard and do the right things. I love this version of Daniel Jones. It's disarming and he had such a big smile there and I saw it in this interview he did with the Mannings too. Was it for the Manning cast? I can't remember but he had this huge smile and I was thinking like you know what I don't think I've ever seen Daniel Jones smile. He looks different. He looks physically different because he's happy. He's got the weight of New York official. Just a couple little examples and then we'll wrap up this. There was a play last week and it just felt like a miracle any time the Colts would even be in a difficult down and distance situation in that game.

52:59It was one of the best offensive performances of the year. Maybe the best against the Chargers. And they were in a third and 17. You're like, alright, maybe finally the Chargers get off the field. And then they they run this beautiful route where Alec Pierce goes to the inside. Daniel Jones is protected well. And he just like lets it go like a total bomb on third and 17 hits it down the field. There was another throw that he didn't hit in the second half. I think it was on a second down to where he threw the ball. Daniel Jones, you don't think of him. 63 air yards. Oh my God. He threw it from like the 25 down to like inside the other 20.

53:35And it was well covered. he put that thing like what would have been on the hands man I forget who the receiver was on the play might have been Pittman there and and it was broken up because he really wasn't open it was it was double team but it was exactly where it needed to be like on a time just a total like I'm so much confident I'm so confident right now they are great running the ball at the end of games this has happened the last two weeks you know that situation where it's like the other team knows you're going to run. You just need one more first down to finish. So they just put eight in the box and they just get it anyways.

54:09Like they're better running the ball when the other team knows they're going to run the ball than almost any team is in a normal situation. Of Saquon last year. Yes. Like he was, everyone knew that Saquon was going to run and he was still able to break free no matter what. Also the throw to Michael Pittman in the first half, that touchdown. I mean, he, Daniel Jones is doing things that I didn't think I'd ever see Daniel Jones do. You know what he is, which is a word that we should bring back. I think it's been unfairly maligned over the years. He's cocksure, you know. What is it? Cocksure. You know, that is just a word I feel like doesn't get thrown out as much anymore.

54:51I'm going to need the spelling on that. It's spelled exactly how you would think it would. But it just means, you know, extremely confident. And, you know, it's a real word It sounds like a town in England Exactly, it seems very British, and then it sounds Phallic And unfortunate, and so then People don't really say it anymore, but if you, like, read old Like a Jane Austen book, like You'll see some cocksure I would like for the word bum to be brought back Like calling people bums Oh, I think that's, yeah, more Like, my grandfather called everyone A bum, and I I miss it. It's nostalgic for me.

55:29Yeah. So, yeah, I mean. And you're not calling. It's not a personal attack. Yeah, you're not calling unhoused or homeless people. No. You're saying it to like. He's a bum. He gave up on the play. Your friend or an athlete or something like that. You're using it in that sort of way. Yeah. Bring bum back. There was this moment. This will wrap up vibes. Last week, watching the Colts. They had a kick return right after a Chargers score actually made it a one score game. was the only moment where there was like a little bit of uncertainty and they had a long kick return. Amir Abdullah, by the way, who's still in the NFL.

56:04And they showed this shot on CBS of all the offensive linemen like getting ready to go on the field all together with Daniel Jones. And they were all so excited to like get back on the field and so excited that the kick return was so good. And like one of them like shakes Daniel Jones. It was almost like, can you believe it? It got to the 30 and we get to play football. again. They're just like, so... It was like an 81-yard return. Yeah, but they were just so in it. I love it. Your team, the team of the year right now. The Colts. Top power rankings. Okay, let's take one more break, and we'll wrap it up on the other side.

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1:01:08You know who's not the team of the year? Who? The Los Angeles Chargers. You know who else is? The Minnesota Vikings. The vibes here aren't great, even though the Chargers are 4-3. You know, they're 1-3 in their last four games. Their defensive numbers over that stretch are among the worst in the NFL. The Vikings, kind of the other way around. The defense has been good, but not great. I think they've been part of the problem. but man their fans are just furious at the entire Carson Wentz experience both of these teams and their fans are angry for different reasons I think the Chargers are for whatever reason they're like their fan base and I listen to this great podcast guilty as charged like they expect this more because it's the Chargers the Vikings had a lot of optimism this year like new franchise quarterback they thought they were really going to build and be a fun team this year And so they're angrier.

1:02:03The Chargers are favored by three points in this game. Give me your favorite talking point. Well, I'm kind of upset that my favorite talking point is not going to be a talking point because we don't get the J.J. McCarthy-Jim Harbaugh reunion here. That would have been really nice. They can say hi, but Carson Wentz was announced as the starter on Tuesday. and it's going to be another week with Max Brosmer as the backup. They're saying J.J. McCarthy is getting close. If the game was Sunday, even, he would have a chance. I saw that. It just feels like they feel like the time is right for him to start in week nine, that they're trying to get him ready.

1:02:46Who do they have week nine? They have the Lions, which is a very difficult game. But I think it's more mentally, physically, he's coming off that injury, that they think that's the right time for him. So it will be Carson Wentz for another week. Okay, so Carson Wentz, who had a very inconsistent game against the Eagles, first half was awful. Then he got a little bit better in the second half. But I think for the Chargers, I look at this team that started so hot right out the gate. They beat the Chiefs. They go three straight against division rivals. And then the wheels sort of fall off. And with the historic comeback from the Broncos this past week, now the Broncos are at the top of the division.

1:03:31And that momentum, I know Claybon doesn't believe in it, but I feel like everyone else sort of does. He's in everyone's head because anytime any... He really lives in there. He lives there now. It's good. It's a good place to be. But I totally believe in it. You know, I will frequently ask athletes about it too. I'm like, do you believe in momentum? And yeah, they all do. but I think the pressure is just mounting now on the chargers to bounce back and to get back on track and I'm not sure with the offensive line issues that they've had and those injuries and you have obviously Rashawn Slater out for the season Joe Alt like what is his status for this game he might play okay he might play this might be the return that would be great that would be absolutely massive.

1:04:21I think that would actually, that could swing things a bit. I know. I was a little surprised their favorite. I think you hit on, like, the biggest matchup right there is that the pass rush of Minnesota, which last week, your Eagles handled that. Jalen Hurts was perfect against the Blitz. And when they were in situations where they just let their guys pass rush, whether it was Van Ginkle or Jonathan Grenard, Dallas Turner, your guys reminded everyone why you got a future Hall of Famer at right tackle and you got an all pro at left tackle and they stonewalled them. I don't think they had like, forget a pressure.

1:04:55I don't know if they had any wins. And now they get to play one of the worst offensive lines in the league. But if all is back and we'll see about Trey Pipkins, it's crazy to me. The Chargers are like hoping Trey Pipkins gets back, but they were down to their fifth, their sixth tackle at one point last week. And the problem is the interior line of the line too. There was a play last week in that Colts game where they get Naheem Hines in motion behind the play. He's kind of like a returner running back type, but it was clearly like a gadgety design play of like, we need to create some offense. They got exactly the matchup they wanted.

1:05:34One-on-one in man coverage of him sprinting with a head start against a defensive lineman, Samson Ebicon, on the other team. Like, that's a touchdown, like on a wheel route. and Herbert is looking there at first and before he can even really look there, immediate win by DeForest Buckner and the Colts and is just in his face and he's running for his life. And that to me has been the Chargers offense. The best plays they have is just Justin Herbert doing stuff because like they can't really run a normal offense right now. It's not good. I actually think Herbert's been playing great. His MVP level that people were like, oh, he's been the MVP through three weeks.

1:06:12Like I think he is still playing at that level. but it is rough in front of him. Yeah. I mean, imagine if he had a competent offensive line, then he would be in that conversation. He would be maybe leading it. Who knows? Also Khalil Mack going up against the Vikings offensive line. That's another one to just watch now that he returned to the game last week. He's back. They traded for a Dafa away. You know, they got Tully, Tully below two, but the struggles, I think come from a couple of guys that we've been giving a lot of credit for on the show. Deion Henley, who we thought was kind of a breakout player, started the season well.

1:06:47They've just seemed a little lost in coverage. Both him, Derwin James, like the middle of that defense. Yeah. Teams are taking advantage of their aggressiveness. They're very aggressive. And so this is a game where KOC is looking at. It's like, man, I can scheme up some open receivers. And we know he can. He did it against the Eagles. Can Carson Wentz deliver? Can KOC figure out the right balance? Because here's a stat for you. Last week in the red zone, the Vikings called 15 passes in six runs. What? 15 Carson Wentz passes. No. And so many of those were like inside the five, too. You were watching that game.

1:07:22Oh, my God. I mean. It's like they're counting on. Like, you can't count on Carson Wentz that much. It's too much. I loved it when I was watching it. Like, yes, more Carson Wentz passes. Let's go. I've seen this before. And I hated it before, but I love it now. Really big game, I think, for both of these teams in this season. It feels like a stop the bleeding type of game for either to either stay over 500 if you're the Chargers to stay. You know, same thing with the Vikings. They could fall under and be last place in that division. And the Vikings, by the way, the window opened on Aaron Jones.

1:07:55So he could potentially play. It sounds like you're right to point that out. Good job. Hey, thank you. I think he is going to play in this game based on how Kevin O 'Connell talked about it, that he wouldn't need much ramp up time. So it'll be fun. Thursday night, we'll be watching. And we'll also be saying goodbye on the show. But before we do, we just got some fun little news that's like, why not throw this in? Okay. Russell Wilson on Twitter on Tuesday responded to a comment that Sean Payton had made at the podium. I believe it was on Monday. And this was Sean Payton's comment for context. They found a little spark with that quarterback.

1:08:42I was talking to John Mara, the owner of the Giants, not too long ago. And I said, we were hoping that change happened long after our game. Russell Wilson understandably I think taking it as a shot considering their history together said classless but not surprised didn't realize you're still bounty hunting 15 plus years later through the media sunglass emoji crying laughing emoji let's ride diagonal laughing crying emoji I would have liked no emojis and no hashtag. And then I was like, oh, are we getting like a little actual window into Russell Wilson? Like, is he starting to take the guard down a little bit?

1:09:32I like that. Is he showing like now he's been through so much adversity that he's like, screw it. But then the emojis, he tempered it still. He tried to soften it with the laughing. I think you're showing your elder millennial bona fides. Like, I'm with you. I agree. Whenever someone does that, when you're saying something real and then they add it, it just undercuts it a little bit. Yeah. Okay. Why don't you just stand on it? Stand by that. Right. But I think it's just more comfortable. You know, I think it might be a generational thing. Although he is part of your generation. Our generation.

1:10:06We are in the same generation. You and Russ. You and Russ. I'm more of like cusp Jenna. You know, I'm. You're on the cusp. I'm like significantly older than you, Colleen. That's just a fact. I don't really. Closer to death. I knew it would come off at some point during the show. That's like our thing. Well, we all are, Greg, from at least when we started this show today. I love that from Russ, by the way, because game recognizes game. One of my favorite quotes ever that I literally think about multiple times a week. It's from a novel by Rachel Cuss. and she writes the character says like how she she thought how often people betray themselves by what they notice in others and i and i think that is so true yeah russell wilson knows how to play that media game you know russell wilson in some ways is the player version of media manipulation that sean payton has been through the years so he like he sees it wow this is next level The things that you dislike about yourself, like you see in others and attack it.

1:11:17Exactly. Because you know it. Yeah. Like when you when you it's close to the, you know, this is the sports psychology podcast. Welcome. It's close to the idea that every accusation is an admission a little bit because. It's something you're expert in. You understand that. So you really can recognize those qualities in others, even if it's the worst sometimes quality in yourself. Those are the ones you know the best. Take that as a lesson, everyone. We did it. So great to have Colleen back. Great to be here. See you next Tuesday. We will see you on Wednesday. Steve Weiss in the house. Patrick Claiborne in the house.

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