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0:12Welcome back to the Mina Kimes show featuring Lenny. Monday Night Football Recap Edition here with Dominique Foxworth to talk about the Patriots, the Giants moving forward. We're also going to do an exercise that I hit you with, Dominique, last week. And as the playoff fields narrow, they're still pretty large. I wanted to go through all of the contenders and identify what their weaknesses are, because it does feel like more than any year in recent memory, every team is flawed. And so this week we're going to do the AFC teams. It's a lot. So we're going to get through those. And then next week, we're going to do the NFC teams.

0:55It's actually like 10 teams, I think, in the NFC are in playoff contention right now. I mean, even the Browns, we're not going to do the Browns, but technically the Browns are, I saw them on an in the hunt graphic. Yeah, they are. Yeah, maybe. I mean, if the Bengals are in the hunt, everybody's in the hunt, I guess. All right. Well, let's start with Monday Night Football because I do want to talk about the page. I want to talk about both these teams. We can take this kind of opportunity to talk about the Giants and spin it forward a little bit as their season is obviously over. But the Patriots are not only in the hunt.

1:25They are like maybe the best team in the AFC. The best team that hasn't played anywhere. It's kind of there are some reasonable questions and criticisms that you can apply to this team given the competition. But my overall takeaway here and my overarching kind of thought is just that Drake May is so clearly separated from those concerns, if that makes sense. Like, I do not watch him and think, wow, he's feasting on easy competition or wow, he's benefiting from wide. Like, to me, maybe more so than any of the quarterback. This is why I believe he is correctly the MVP favorite at this point. he Dominique is so obviously the engine of this offense in this team yeah I think it would look a lot different if we feel good about what Stephon Diggs is contributing right now but I think it would look a lot different if there was a different quarterback there they obviously they're there which I don't want to spoil anything because the Patriots are in our conversation later but to be honest about this conversation he's not getting a lot of help but this offense looks really productive and efficient.

2:34And again, yeah, the weaker competition is a point that's going to be made about them. But I know you also appreciate that they stumped this weaker competition. They aren't messing around. There's so many games like the Rams, the other team that we thought had started to separate themselves, but they lost this weekend. And it feels like no team has really separated themselves. So if you can use the weaker competition thing to knock them, but then you're like, who's the big dog that they're not ready for? Like the Ravens and the Chiefs don't seem as good as they once were. And obviously they have shown that they can beat the Bills and they get another matchup after this bye week against the Bills.

3:12Yeah, I, you know, the team itself is not perfect. And I think this in this game, too, you saw defensively some of the issues that have started to crop up. but um you know like just I probably believe in this quarterback right now more than almost every quarterback in the NFL when I watch him play and I mean go you go into this game down your left tackle your left guard your center's like ill and as bad as the Giants defense is defenses we know that they have really good pass rushers and Dominique it never at one point at all felt to me in this game that he was overwhelmed by pressure. And I want to give some credit to the, I thought the backup offensive lineman actually played really well.

3:57Viderian Lowe, whose name I was constantly, you know, cursing last year. I thought he had a good game, man. And, you know, Josh McDaniels did some things to help him out, like on some of the shots, they had guys staying in to pass protect, and they did some, you know, they kept Westover in the tight end. But again, time and time again, and I'm just watching them thinking, man, Drake May makes everyone else's life easier. Drake May stepping up in the pocket and letting rushers go by. Drake May is holding onto the football in the face of pressure. Drake May is making difficult throws. Drake May, I mean, he ranks top five and like top three in every metric possible.

4:29But the one that I think really, if you want to point to like, this is him. He is first in the NFL in tight window completion rate, 52%. No other quarterback is above 50%, only like three or four, even above 40%. His accuracy on some of these throws. I mean, it's just at this point, I expect the ball to be even the most difficult throws to be perfect. And almost always it is. Yeah, that was the it's it's I mean, the game really revolves around the quarterback. And we've made the game such all the rules and those moved it in that direction. And I think the point that I was going to make what you beat me to it, I didn't realize the tight window throw stat.

5:11But what you can do to help some of these linemen is leave more people in to protect. But that puts a little bit more stress on the receivers to get open and more stress on the quarterback to be able to fit the ball into tight windows. So, like, you can't help your O-line if you need all your receivers out there to stretch this defense. And you can't do that if your quarterback doesn't have the accuracy and touch. Like there are a few throws this season that just seem like incredible touch. Thinking back to the Buccaneers game where he dropped that one just over the DB while he was getting hit with pressure that turned out to be a big touchdown play.

5:49Like being able to consistently do that, the touchdowns that he threw in this game, there were great concentration catches, but those people weren't like, I mean, wide open. They had a little bit of separation and some distance, but both of those throws, Booty in particular was like really tight coverage. Yeah. It's a ridiculous throw, and it's tough. It's not an easy catch. It's over his head, but that throw is just incredible. Yeah. I mean, the throw to Kyle Williams, the go ball, just perfect. Yeah, it was a great throw. Kyle Williams, again, made a great catch, and he got open off the line of scrimmage, but it's just a really tough throw, and it's a deep ball accuracy.

6:27I think more and more we talk about this. That seems to be one of the more defining, I mean, more important characteristics for quarterbacks to have success in this league early on is deep ball accuracy. Yeah. And it's probably if I had to pick like one trade of his that's been truly special this year, it's that. Right. And it doesn't matter who whether it's Kyle Williams, who's super fast and did a great that was a great cash and he did a good job winning at the line of scrimmage as well. Hunter Henry downfield on the corner route. you know I mean you talked about like how when you keep guys into chip um you got fewer guys running routes that was a play where I think they had two backs in May fakes it to I can't remember which of the backs I think it was Stevenson or maybe it was Henderson who leaks out into the flat holds the corner and then boom just laser right pinpoint throw uh to Hunter Henry um I think it is a good it is an interesting game though to again show his progression I was thinking about it like with Vidarian Lowe in there because it was you know so bad the passing protection was so bad last year and but you're watching now it's like oh actually these couple of these same players are in there last year if there was one criticism I had of May who was playing in horrible circumstances is you did feel him bailing sometimes on the pocket and understandably so I don't think there was a single play in this one where I was watching and thinking you know even with again that talent discrepancy he he's just so he has so much pocket discipline right now and he steps Aikman pointed out numerous times how he was stepping up.

7:58Yeah, I don't know. Sorry if you hate the Patriots. This has probably been unlistenable because all we're doing is – I just don't know how you – there's not any fat in his game at the moment. Yeah, I think another skill that Drake May has and has demonstrated and it's really evident when you're looking at Jackson Dart is Drake May last year the criticism was would he protect himself? Would Drake May be able to protect himself? And he seems to have found that in his game this year. And obviously the story of the week right now, or at least of the day is Jackson dark refuses to. Yeah. We'll talk about that when we get to the giants portion of this discussion, but yeah, I did notice that as well.

8:36It was the contrast was pretty glaring. Like at the moments where Drake may decided to take off or he slid and, and you definitely saw that difference. I will say like, you know, again, so Patriots are on a perfect team. Well, one, one more thing on May though, you know, the, the, giants played a ton of single high and they play a lot of single there i think they play single high amongst the highest rates in the nfl and he went 12 for 13 for 174 yards against single high coverage so moving forward you know this team you cannot play that's the highest compliment i can give drake may is it's year two and there are already things you can't do he's you know like you have to be very nervous blitzing he annihilated the blitz single high coverage like he's already in that like let's just put a roof on this and dare them to run the ball category of quarterback right which is like rarefied air Matt Stafford you know what I mean Dak Prescott like the maze already there um they ran it okay you would have I think I the Patriots run game has been there's been moments where Henderson looks really good out there, but you would have thought, I would have thought it would look a little bit better against this Giants team, which has just been abysmal against the run.

9:52I just don't think they have a good run game yet. It's not a big problem. And then I would say actually on the other side, Dominique, Patriots run defense has gotten kind of leaky over the last few weeks. Did you notice that as well against the Giants? Yeah, I did notice that. And I mean, that's, so when you, It's funny because we're going to get into this exercise about weaknesses. And so I kind of made a list before I started looking for weaknesses. I made a list of things that kill teams in the playoffs. And because I wanted to find weaknesses for teams, but not the weaknesses that don't matter to me.

10:26So it's less specific and more like broad. But like these are the weaknesses that I think can kill teams in the playoffs and ability to stop the run. It's like football 101. one so like I I have some confidence in them figuring it out because they haven't been bad all together but I mean the Milton Williams situation like yeah Notanga in this too as well who's their stalwart nose tackle yeah just something because because the defense like my read on them the whole year was with a really stout against the run they kind of sell out to stop the run but they can be had through the air I said the past defense was very good in this one but the run defense was a little bit lackluster, but the injuries definitely factor into that.

11:08The other thing I'll say about the defense, they were hitting, man. Like, I don't know what Mike Rabel said to those boys before this game, and one of them was a bad, ugly hit. But, I mean, no, I'm not talking about that one. I'm talking about the – there was one that was helmet-to-helmet that I'm thinking of. I can't remember which player it was now. That was like, oh, that's too far. No, the Ellis Tick hit. Yeah, I'm sorry. If you have a problem with that, that's – take it up with your quarterback. I don't blame the Giants' offensive line because whatever, you know, they got to do their thing.

11:40But, like, that was about as perfect a textbook as it gets. And, boy, he got – I guess this is a good transition point to talk about the Giants. I gasped. That was one of the hardest hits on a quarterback I've seen in a minute, Dominique. Yeah, and it's completely unnecessary. necessary like the quarterback yeah right yeah I mean the hit was was great it's what you're supposed to do in that situation if the quarterback's gonna try to use the sideline then you have to hit them unless they're gonna go out but it was the first quarter you're on a team that does not have Super Bowl aspirations it's second down and what you gained in that situation was a foot maybe a yard more like it's just i don't know like i understand toughness and mentality and all that stuff but like that's just dumb and no one thinks that it's a worthwhile risk to take yeah and it kind of shows you how only how far coaching can because you know we all gave brian dable a ton of grief for all the design runs with dart and going to this one on the yet a single design they were like we're not doing that anymore great but the coordinator scrambles also happen and that But the quarterback, someone's got to figure that out.

13:01I don't know what to say. Like, it's just, it's very glaring. I also think defenses will go into games against him with, like, we're going to hit him if he exposes himself mentality. It was very obvious, right, with New England. And I don't think it's dirty at all. I think it's just quarterbacks are protected by the rules, and they have to play within those confines. I mean, it's funny, too, because I think as we protect them more, they take more leeway and still end up probably getting injured just as much or more. It's like a funny situation where it doesn't seem like the quarterbacks are healthier, despite the fact that we continue to protect them and they don't necessarily want to protect themselves.

13:48But the big point that I've been making on Jackson Dart and I made it on TV and I'll probably end up making it on my show later is that you have to understand that it's not about you at this point. Yeah. Yeah. Like you, everyone's career is tied to how healthy you can be when you become a franchise quarterback. It's not just about how tough you can be or how you're comfortable playing. Like if you get hurt, we all are unemployed. The other thing I'll say about him and I guess like to him, you know, in this kind of exercise, you don't have to do this, man. Like you're, I want to like Jackson Dart has from watching him in college.

14:24The thing I like best about him in college was actually the scrambling, to be honest. But he has dramatically exceeded my expectations as a pocket passer. And you saw it in this game. Like he is, he's a good quick game quarterback, right? Like when the ball comes out quick, it's usually, he's pretty accurate. He's accurate. He's accurate. he can win from inside the pocket. Yes, his legs are going to be part of the game, but he's not a quarterback. You look at him and say, if he doesn't run, what are they going to do? I think the lack of skill players around him obviously makes it challenging at the moment, although they seem to have found some.

14:59I mean, the tight end, Theo Johnson, I think, is becoming a real player for them. Obviously, he had the touchdown. He could have had the other deep catch. But, you know, and they're down neighbors, of course. Robinson's been okay it's still like a pretty weak group I understand that but moving forward if they continue to improve the pieces around him he has to recognize like it's kind of like how do I put this like you have a friend who thinks that they have to dress wacky to get attention but they're actually just like good looking on their own or something I don't know it's not a good analogy you understand what I'm saying it's like somebody who's like this is my thing and it's like it doesn't have to be your thinking thing yeah you don't have to do that don't take off the silly hat you know show us your face you don't have to be moxie guy like i like the that try hard guy is for the the or that try hard is like you don't have the physical tools like i get get your point yeah yeah anyways um i do think the job has some appeal i mean this is the other conversation there's two conversations now being had about the giants one is should joe Shane keep his job.

16:09I see no reason why personally. Yeah. Sorry. Like I just have stuck in my head now, which is kind of related how, um, guys always tell their girlfriend that she looks better with no makeup on because guys don't actually know what no makeup is. It's like, no, you just, you just don't know what makeup looks like. It's so true. It's so true. It's like how they're always like what a natural beauty and like so people say that not to make it about me but people be like wow you look so natural and i'm like i'm i'm wearing so much makeup right now you've i literally was just working all right no not that anyone's calling okay now that now that i sound weird um uh oh joe shane get him out of here i mean even i don't what's going on with abdul carter by the way you saw that a fake news about him went viral a fake news item but he has actually been punished now a couple times for being apparently one was sleeping and one was being tardy or something I don't know um okay so but so that's the conversation and the head coach thing is the conversation which is what kind of coach they want I mean I heard people are watching this game and they're saying we need a Mike Rabel like a you know a proven I'm like Mike who where who where is another Mike Rabel out there that I don't know about because that was like a once in a very rare occurrence and of course he went back to the team he played for like there's no Mike Rabel's growing on trees at the moment so I don't the whole like proven they want another Tom Coughlin type just you know how I feel about coaching head coaches which is it's very hard to predict who's going to be good but I think the number one thing they would do that is a mistake is going for a specific archetype rather than trying to find the person who's actually best for the job at this moment in time yeah i mean i think you uh you convince yourself of the archetype once you find the guy yeah right we always wanted a defensive minded right when you find out like your mentor or whatever find out what's available you figure it out and the thing to your point like i think we could say the same thing about shoddy and Dallas is like no one thought he was going to be great like it doesn't have to be this big name guy who's proven because those guys are going to be hard to find and yeah I don't suspect that even if Mike Tomlin becomes available he doesn't seem like the type of guy that would excite a fan base although I think that he would be really good I think that bringing him he'd be really good but it may not be the right mix like I it's just you never know what's going to happen in what situation my concern with tom would be the coordinator hires because you're gonna make two coordinator hires and he his track record over the last not great years not being yeah it's not been great i don't think arthur miller is to blame arthur arthur arthur smith thinking about the playwright uh is to blame for necessarily for what's going on with the offense i don't think he's to blame at all but it's that would be my issue is like we want to bring in some fresh offensive and defensive thinking and i don't know if you're getting that with him per se um it is the other thing that's weird i i thought so mike kafka is the interim coach and he's a guy who you know i was looking at him during the game and thinking if he had hair would he look less evil because he really looks like lex luther because it's his eyebrows sorry this is going off the rails um or like i feel like you had to be more effective to be to feel evil yeah it's not effective well the weird thing was okay so when they punted down like 20 points force and inches and i think that was just like a everybody go to bed signal i was surprised because like i was like kafka this is your chance man like and he was so bold with james winston it almost felt like he had a mandate to play it safe in this game.

20:09Yeah. I know that people think that this is the best, like, the best interview is actually being on the job, which I get it. I understand that idea. But also, you're putting people in a real bad situation and then assessing them. Like, you didn't install anything. You didn't prep this team. You are just taking over a team that's not winning. and then like, hey, you ain't winning enough games. You're out of there. I don't know. It just doesn't feel completely fair. But I guess you are getting a better look at them than you would get if you're just asking somebody some questions in the interview room.

20:48Yeah. I'm trying to think of like interim guys who have worked out. It's a pretty small number. It usually, yeah. Okay. Before we move on to the weaknesses of every AFC contender, it's time for the ones who get it done brought to you by Granger for the ones who get it done Granger offers the professional grade products you need delivered when and where you need them call click Granger.com or just stop by so I'm highlighting a specific player who got it done in this game it's not Drake May it's a man on the Patriots who this is from Patriots.com has the highest yards per punt return average in NFL history.

21:34That's Marcus Jones, who returned a 94-yard punt return touchdown, his second punt return score of the season. The Patriots are now first in punt return DVOA, unsurprisingly. This is a big deal in the playoffs. We never talk about this stuff, but when we're thinking about these teams and like the little edges that could make a difference. This, like, I was shocked. Gilliam, he's been their punter forever in New York. I was shocked when he punted it to him, like straight up the middle on that short field. Like he did a really bad job of this game, but that was, I was like, oh no. And touchdowns are nice from punt returns, but also just to your point, field position in these playoff games is these hidden yards where you can shift field position.

22:21Like at the beginning of this game, they kicked off and and they had a good return and it was like oh there goes your deferred advantage like the advantage you get from deferring not only get the ball at halftime but you hope that you can pin and will winfield position they're midfield right away because they can return the ball we're not going to talk about what happened to my guy i've been wondering if that was okay to bring up or not I can't bring it up. It's brutal. I feel bad for him. Yeah, it's tough. I don't know. I mean, it's not every day you see something you've never seen before in NFL field.

22:55I'll say that. History. Okay. That's it for the Patriots. Well, not it because we're actually going to talk about the Patriots again after the break because we're going to do all of the AFC contenders flaws. I'm going to go first when we get back. The Mean and Time Show featuring Lenny is brought to you by Granger. As you know, managing maintenance, repair, and operations is never easy. But for the ones who always rise to the challenge, Grainger has your back. From professional-grade products you can count on to fast, dependable delivery, they're there to help you keep things running smoothly.

23:23Plus, their technical product specialists are here to help answer your toughest questions. And because Grainger knows safety is always a priority, they're committed to being your partner in protecting both your people and your facilities. Call 1-800-GRAINGER, click grainger.com, or just stop by. welcome back to a special edition of the media com show featuring lenny presented by granger dominique i'm gonna go first i've got the denver broncos spoiler and i ain't defense with this team um okay so look i could say offensive consistency from the quarterback is it's just like up and down and up even against the commanders it was like some honestly he made some awesome plays in that game and then he also threw it right to bobby Wagner so much I like I you know it's just it's I think that's just kind of what it's going to be it's a little bit of a roller coaster I think if you're a Broncos fan at least you have a quarterback who can make the you know what I mean like at least it's on the table that if you need that you will get enough out of him so I've come you know I don't know exactly how I feel about him as quarterback at this point but I do know that he's capable of scoring drives in big moments I'm going to do something else here though the run game without J.K.

24:36Dobbins is a concern of mine so since the last three weeks they had a bye in week 12 so it's been two weeks for them but they've been 31st in success rate R.J. Harvey against Washington which is a brutally bad run defense 13 carries for 35 yards against Kansas City he only had 11 carries for 30 yards I think Ben pointed this out to me weeks ago and I probably should have realized it was a bigger issue. Dobbins was like awesome in rushing yards over expected Kirk Carey. He averaged over 1.1 which is fourth. Harvey is not awesome. Way below average. Negative 0.05. And I think this matters Dominique because when I look at the AFC and I look at the teams that they could play in the playoffs, the Bills, the Chiefs again if that happens, the Steelers, the Colts, the Chargers, these are all teams you should run on you you have to run on like a team like the bills and if they can't improve that uh it gives me concern about the them from a matchup perspective and then the ability to control games yeah i i think that you what you said is obviously right on but i think you tried to separate that from the quarterback conversation and i think that it's also connected it's like one of the ways that I think about playoff teams and championship teams is like how many different ways can you win and how many different paths do you have to success so like defensive dominance is a path for them and you think that you pair that with like a running attack and a play action pass attack I think that's like the ideal way that they can win your point about Bo Nix is fair It's like he has that ability.

26:21So like to perform well through the air without relying on the passing game. But it's not consistent enough. So like if you don't have – and I thought that their O-line was really the engine. It's interesting that you pointed this out because it wasn't something that was on my radar. I thought their O-line was the engine to their running attack. I didn't realize it was so J.K. Dobbins dependent. So we'll see what happens going forward. But all this stuff is interconnected. yeah i think but then it's also interconnected to the defense right because same with the texans you don't need that much out of the quarterback you know i mean like i think that's the thing is like just get 20 points you know these playoffs you know um okay you have the pats who we just talked about but i'm interested in what you're saying because i think it's going to be on offense yeah I mean I think so I actually had a few things and the offensive line injuries is an issue their inability to run the ball is also an issue but I think they can't get stops on defense just can't get stops and I think it's um it's in part because the style of defense that they play and the their inability sudden inability or not inability their leakiness in the run game, I think is the word that you use, which is a good word because it puts them in tough situations.

27:41So this team, it's the same problem for a few other teams on this list, but you're going to have to be able to bow up and get some stops every now and then, and they can't do it, especially through the air. They had a problem with giving up these explosive plays, which is a different conversation, but this defense isn't bad. I'm not sure how to define them because they are, yeah, they're like above average, I would say, on defense, but they have some issues on defense that will pop up in the playoffs that you can't trust them to just lock somebody down. Yeah, I mean, they're not a great pass rush, and that was even with Williams, you know, and the run defense was a strength, but over the last few weeks it hasn't looked like strength to the same degree.

28:24So I think that's where you start to get worried. It's like, okay, you're pretty average and you've got good players, but, you know, I don't, yeah, I don't think it's special. Where have all the pass rushers go? I felt like that was this exercise to, well, I guess the Steelers have them, but of the teams that you assigned to me, I was like, eh. You actually, so funny because it just shook out this way. I think you got way more, well, anyways, we'll get through them. But, yeah, your team, you have more defensive issues on your side than my side, I think, for some reason. I have one team where defense is very much a glaring issue.

28:58That's not the Colts. The Colts, I actually didn't go, I think the, I thought the defense actually played really well against Houston, even despite losing Sauce Gardner, although you could feel that affect the game because Nico Collins just baptized them in man coverage multiple times. Nico Collins, by the way. Oh, he's back. Houston, well, you have Houston. I'm very interested in hearing what you have to say because Houston is a really fascinating team. It's not that hard. It's not that hard. Okay, we'll put a pin in that. Let's stick with the Colts, though. I went with Daniel Jones under pressure and I want to add a caveat which I actually don't think he was that bad against first of all every quarterback gets used in Texans has to be graded on a curve they are killing people holy shit I thought the same thing these are some awesome pros also Alec Pierce Alec Pierce is going to make so much money he was good man he's a good player yeah I'm sorry that defense got after him of course but I was impressed with some of the plays yes so I'm trying to make a take a wider view here because but I do want to make because I don't think he was good against Kansas City and I so so I do but I want to take a wider view but I wanted to quickly per se I don't think he's like why they lost that game per se um however Daniel Jones under pressure weeks one through seven first in QBR league-wide 90 since week eight so that's now six weeks 28th in qbr 5.8 qbr 5.8 under pressure again this isn't just a houston problem um it's been an issue now for a few weeks pittsburgh granted good pass rush chiefs and i think where it gets concerning is if they're not able to dominate on the ground and that's been In the case, as of late, you're starting to see him in more third downs, and that was an issue for them.

31:01I think when they were just destroying teams, they were so rarely in third and long, it just didn't come up. And now it's starting to come up. And I think the skill players are good enough. Offensive line, I think, is much better. Run blocking, pass protecting, that's starting to get exposed a bit as well. But the quarterback is the one I've got my eye on. And people would say, well, you know, how much of that is the bulk of his career? And I'd say a lot because he's the same person, even if he's been better this year. So that's my concern about the Colts. Yeah, the Colts are another team that fits into that category.

31:37I think they are probably the poster child of like one way to win teams where they don't have a dominant defense. They're not going to win that way. They don't have impressive passing attack independent of the play action. They are a team that's like, we run the ball, and everything else comes off of that. If we can't do that, I have yet to see them, of the wins that they have this year, yet to see them have a game that was like, oh, we did it without Jonathan Taylor. I don't see that happening. And play better defense. That's just something that's not going to be consistent. Like, the threat to run is one thing, But you can't always consistently, and we've seen it, consistently produce an effective running attack.

32:21I think the other thing you saw in this game was how much it hurts when Jones is limited physically as a runner. Because Houston, a team that is basically perfect on defense, but a quarterback can run on because of the style that they play. It's really important to have that escapability. And he was obviously, I mean, he's horribly injured. That's crazy. That's why I feel bad. Yeah, sorry. This is why quarterback is so important because the question that I'm ultimately asking when I do this silly exercise about like ways to win, I think what it comes down to is do you have a third and long quarterback?

32:57Yeah. Do you have a quarterback that at third and long can get the job done? And that's like Drake May, all the problems that that offense have, you got Drake May. You got a quarterback that can get it done consistently on third and eight. if you don't got a guy that on third and eight you feel good about things then i'm i'm gonna have some questions about you in the playoffs how many quarterbacks in the nfl do you feel good about on third and eight right now yeah right now we're just about to pull up alone yes uh yeah i i don't know who it is on this season alone it's like drake may what are the numbers are you pulling up to yeah i am distance long we'll do five or long five yards or longer how about five to ten I think they have it broken up in here somewhere.

33:39But anyway, go ahead. Yeah, you can do it. I just have it on third down. Okay, best quarterback, five yards or more on third down. Can you guess the number one quarterback in the NFL? Would it be Jordan Love? Yeah, it's Jordan Love. Nailed it. Number two, Marcus Mariota. What was he doing? Marcus Mariota has quietly been awesome since coming in. Free agent, about to get paid. About to get paid. Minnesota? Dak Prescott is number three. Oh, geez. Yeah, I'm not surprised by that. But, I mean, Marcus is, I mean, it's not a full season, so. Yeah, yeah, it's a smaller sample size. Hey, there's Kayla Williams in the mix.

34:20All right. Where's Drake? Where's Drake? Five. That counts Mariota, though. Okay. Yeah, Drake's awesome. All right. I was watching a lot of Packers this weekend, and I just, I know this is unrelated. Is that coming through? That's my computer, sorry. No problem. Never mind. I was going off course anyway. It didn't matter just how I love watching the Packers offense because they have no regard for the first down marker. It's like every play, big chunks. Now it wasn't for like a very unpleasant to watch part of the season. But yeah, Hooper Jordan loves back on the menu. you Christian Watson was the honestly is so important to that offense they protect like hey let it rip poop exactly uh I love watching it too okay um we're not talking about the backers today we're on the AFC you have the Steelers I mean you could pick there's multiple things I mean their defense can't get off the field that's they're bad in against the run they play a lot of man coverage and still blow assignments they actually have great pass rushers that win a lot but still don't disrupt the game in a way that I think they're they might be number one in pass rush win rate they're up there but it doesn't translate to effective impactful plays and then that's just the defense the offensive side of the ball is even more concerning if you ask me at least they I mean it's harder to find something that they do well but they also they have no reliable pass game despite the fact that they have a future hall of famer at quarterback and it's just a mess I don't know it was easy to find issues with this team yeah it's hard to no big plays like right that jumped out to me too where it's like if you guys aren't going to be like consistently good we gotta break off some big chunks they can't do that yeah uh quarterback doesn't want to hold the ball for more than two and a half seconds that's kind of the offense there in a nutshell the defense i wanted to ask you a question i was thinking about this watching the bills when a team is just beating you over and over with one play just a couple plays in buffalo they were running duo and then uh mid-zone week as a coaching staff at a certain point how much is that on you to come up with solutions when it's very clear that the players you have are getting dominated right so it's like i wasn't watching thinking like they should sub him out put him in or they should switch from you know like is there anything to be because i i think Like, as a fan, it's the most frustrating thing to watch in football.

37:20It's not only to lose to the same play over and over, but it'd be a running play. Yeah. And it's just horrendous to watch. So there were a couple of things that jumped out to me. When their corners don't crack replace well, which is a bad situation where, like, what I mean is, and it's not always a crack replace, but it's just playing the end man on the line of scrimmages. They don't do that well, which is a problem. I think also there's no answer for getting just physically dominated. However, try something. Give them different looks. Move different fronts. Completely sell out. Like, I think that is concerning because it didn't feel like they were trying new things in order to stop this.