Hour 2: What’s More Likely, Jayden Injury Update, plus Packers Insider Matt Schneidman

22:56Rich, what's going on, man? Hope all is well.

22:58Rich Eisen:How are you? You know, I can't forget the Packer collapse. You know, just long story short, I had a five-legger last year, 10 to win 600 Packers over nine and a half. and I legitimately got half-pointed. If you remember the tie week three, the 40-40, got legitimately found a way to get half-pointed on a season win total. But, you know, you brought it up before with that insider, man. I think they don't get enough crap for being in that same tier of the Yankees. I'll even throw the Steelers in there. Like being that, and he used the word apathetic, you know, eight, nine wins, nothing more, nothing less, and kind of drawing it to the weight of the pinstripes because of what they've been in the past and not so much in the present.

23:35It just feels like the same song and dance every year that I think best case scenario if you're a Packer fan is they almost bottomed out so it forces the change and you don't just run it back every year like they've done for the past 10 plus.

23:48Rich Eisen:Listen, you know how I feel about the Yankees if you listen to this show. I talk about them all the time, Ross. It's basically going to be pitching for them going into these playoffs right now. That's it. And they spent the money on Cole. They spent the money on Freed. They spent the money on Rodon, and then they found themselves lightening a bottle in Cam Schlittler, who's going to be the American League Cy Young in his first full year as a starter in the NFL. They paid the money to judge. For whatever reason, Stanton can't stay healthy, and if they all pull it together, they could make the World Series just fine.

24:22Rich Eisen:The Packers are a different story, man.

24:27Rich Eisen:And thanks for the call, Ross. It's an interesting analogy. I kind of made it with the Yankees and Matt Schneidman because he's a Yankee fan. He had the Yankee hat with him.

24:41Rich Eisen:George would have fired Aaron Boone 15 times over. But George also kept churning front office people and kept churning the roster. I mean, what do you want the Packers to do? Just fire everybody right now, even though they have clearly extended them for a considerable amount of time. It's just week three. it just has not looked good. And the way last year ended on top of it, just didn't work out, man. You'll get a team in a similar boat, right? Buffalo is in a very similar situation as green Bay has been. Maybe the coach didn't deserve to go after last year. Maybe he should have went earlier, but they made the move and fired Sean McDermott.

25:23And now they're the number one team in everyone's power rankings for two weeks. And you know, did Matt LaFleur deserve to be fired after last year? I don't know, maybe not. He got an extension. But sometimes change is good just for the sake of change. Doing the same thing over and over again and getting the same results, that's the definition of insanity. And Packers fans are going insane right now because that's what they're seeing.

25:47Rich Eisen:844-204-RICH, as I mentioned, the number to dial, phone lines keep lightened. We love that here on Disney Plus or ESPN Radio, however you're taking in this show. It's a Friday. It's time for What's More Likely, presented by Pella Windows and Doors, everybody.

26:04Rich Eisen:what's more likely never say never but never what's more likely everybody presented by Pella Windows and Doors what do you have over there Christopher I got a lot so let's rip through it uh I want to start with last night because what Bijan Robinson and Drake London did last night was awesome and more guys more likely to be the higher number Blake and I combined them B. John and Drake total yards from last night, 4.07, or any three players total yards in any game this week?

26:36Rich Eisen:I'll just go any three players in more total yards. I'll do that. Just because you're giving me that. And will you be the one to tally this up on Monday to revisit? So any three players in any game are going to combine for more than 407 yards? Right. And, you know, I'm just looking at the weather, by the way. I don't know. You know, the Giants with Jameis, and we're like, what's he going to look like? It's going to be pouring rain still from whatever is blowing all the sports on Saturday. Oh, baby. Yeah, there's even rain in western New York for Bills and Chargers. It's a good thing New England's not at home.

27:16Rich Eisen:The same thing with the Jets. I know. Because it's going to be a washout in the Northeast this weekend. Interesting. Even with all that, even with all that, right? Looking at Pittsburgh, what's the weather in Pittsburgh going to be as well? Even with all of that, I'm still going to take three over two. Okay. You know, I'll still do that. Yeah, no rain in Pittsburgh. No rain in Cleveland. Thank you. Okay. What else you got, Chris? All right. Speaking of New England, one in one, more likely one in one, wannabe AFC contender who most needs a win on Sunday, Patriots or Jackwars. What are you talking about?

27:56Rich Eisen:Who needs a win? They're both, by the way, on the road in tough spots. Jacksonville's in Cincinnati week four, and New England goes to Buffalo. Boy, they would just love to have New England at one and two and just stick it to them and make you eat Del Tufo's hat, you swear. You wouldn't want... Yeah, I'm a grown man. I'm done eating stuff. You're done? Even though you said that? That's fine. I can say a lot of things. Prior to that? season opening loss word is not your bond actually I think it was on that I think that was on I think it was two weeks ago today it was two weeks ago today you said you would eat the hat if the Patriots started wondering he said it very confident in this segment I think you said it whatever make a choice I'll go Jacksonville because they're at home you want to win your home games against an opponent that's in your conference.

28:46Rich Eisen:Wasn't that hard. What else, Chris? A couple of really good matchups this week. I'm just not into the who needs it more. When both teams need it, who needs it more? What does that mean? One team's in a division where the two best teams are 0-2. Okay. More likely, Super Bowl 61 matchup. Rams-Broncos, Ravens-Cowboys. I'll go Rams-Broncos. I almost had that as my matchup, and I'm like, this might be the Bills here to finally make it. I was toying with Rams-Broncos prior to the season preview show the Tuesday after Labor Day on NFL Network and this show together. Yeah, man. Rams-Broncos, far more of a Super Bowl matchup possibility right now than Ravens-Cowboys.

29:33Rich Eisen:All due respect, sir. Well, it doesn't feel like you're giving me a shot. What else, Chris? Sneaky, fun game in Cleveland, Ohio. Yeah. On Sunday. Guys, is it more likely Deshaun Watson gets cheered by Browns fans in the fourth quarter or Bryce Young comes back down to earth? I'll go Bryce Young comes back down to earth.

29:55Rich Eisen:Deshaun's been complaining about that. Well, you do realize if Bryce Young comes back down to earth, there will be cheers for the Browns in the fourth quarter, right? Will they be for Deshaun or just for the... Well, I think they'll just be so happy to be potentially 2-1 and Todd Munkin wins his first home game as a Browns head coach. Yeah, winning changes everything. So I guess for me to say Bryce Young comes back down to earth, you know. I mean, he could still be playing bad if Bryce Young comes back down to earth. I get it. I get it. I feel like Bryce Young is unlocked. I don't know. I mean, and I feel the same way, too.

30:28Rich Eisen:I'm just saying it's going to take a lot for Browns fans to be cheering Deshaun, I think, in the fourth quarter. Okay. What else, Chris? Guys, more likely 0-2 team you'll feel better about on Monday. Texans or Chargers? Oof. Man, oh man, oh man.

30:54I don't know.

30:56Rich Eisen:I've got this sneaky suspicion the Colts are winning. Really? And the Chargers are showing up, like, showing their medal, their Harbaugh medal. I don't know if they're going to win. I don't know if they're going to win, but it's just like, okay, there it is. There it was. That's what we're talking about offensively. It's clicking. Gives me a little bit better sense of who they can be, although 0-3 is brutal. You know what I'm saying? Dude, the Colts played really well on Monday Night Football. They did, man. They scored a lot of points. Really well. Their defense has given up a lot of points. Oh, man.

31:32Rich Eisen:I'll go Texans just because it's such a tough assignment in Western New York. What else? Guys more likely to be the bigger total. Josh Allen combined touchdowns or Jameis Winston touchdown and interceptions combined. Again, it's supposed to rain almost two inches on Sunday in New Jersey. Jeez. So I don't know.

32:01Rich Eisen:I'll just say the higher total is going to be Josh Allen's total touchdowns because that's just the role that he's on. He must be butter. So I'll go Josh Allen total touchdowns. That'll be the higher total. That could be fun. Because I don't know how many touchdowns Jameis is going to throw it. That might be a Scadaboo, Najee Harris, Tyrone Tracy, the law firm of what? Tracy Scadaboo. Let me get this right. Like Tracy, Singletary, Harris, and Scadaboo. Yeah. You know? And we're in your corner. They're in your corner, right? Better call Scat. Better call Scat. They're expensive, but I like them.

32:39Rich Eisen:I think that's going to be the Giants' way through on Sunday. Hey, how's the weather out there? I know. It's not great. Could be a slip and fall at work. What else? Could be ugly in Miami, but a couple good backs in this game. Dynamic running back with more total yards and touchdowns. Kenneth Walker or Devin H. I'll go to Kenneth Walker. That's what I shall do. That's what I shall do. They are giving it to him, man. That question of like, okay, great hire, interesting choice, but are they really going to use him? Yep. Oh, yeah. Yeah. They sure as heck are. I'm so mad at Jeff Halfley. So mad. Why?

33:19Rich Eisen:Because he's not giving it to him 30 times. That was hyperbole when he came on this show. Well, you can't do hyperbole when fantasy football is at stake. He promised me 40 carries a game. He promised me he'd be getting carried off the field. So I spent all my fantasy money on him, Rich, and I've not gotten a good ROI. So I'm angry right now. Okay. I get it. All right, so. Got it. Next time he zooms in, me and him need to have a chat. Okay. I'll reserve some time. Thank you. For you. Could be a good one in Detroit. Jets are sneaky tough. But is it more likely the Lions score 31 points or give up 31 points on Sunday?

33:59Rich Eisen:Oh, score 31 points. 32-31. Score 31. What? Don't forget the last time one of his former assistants came in this building, he dropped 50 on him. No faith. Okay. He had nothing but flowers to throw at Aaron Glenn. Called him one of his best friends. said it was a great day for him and also a terrible day for him when Aaron left because a piece of him left. So that said, though, they got to win this game coming off of their last game against the AFC East. It didn't work out.

34:37Rich Eisen:So, you know, listen, Brees Hall and Garrett Wilson and Geno Smith have been flowing. Playing pretty good. They've been flowing. I get it. I'll just say the roar shall be restored on Sunday. Okay. Are you sad you gave up your Jets fandom? I didn't give up my Jets fandom. I don't know what you're talking about. Passionate Jets fandom. I don't know what you're talking about. Passionate Jets fandom. I have my eye on them. That's the same thing. You're supposed to have your heart in there, not just your eye. I have my eye on them. Be like me. Dude, after having your heart ripped out and shown to you pumping for half a century, this whole conversation is like sometimes change is good.

35:11Rich Eisen:Sometimes you got to change it up. Sometimes just run it back, same old thing. Who says that? Okay. I do. What else? Sign the contract. What is that? This is your transfer fandom. From Jets to Rams? Look, I did it, man. I had to step up and be the first one to keep me busy. It's just waiting for you. You know what I'm saying, Chris? I had to be the first one to put pen to paper. All I know is this. You got options. The man with 19 pennants behind him. You know? Look, man. Including a new one because a coach gave him free shoes. It's not even the shoes we could take. And he also roots for Florida State.

35:47Rich Eisen:We had a connection. I mean, he missed the free shoes university over there. More likely running back to match Bajon's numbers this week. 213 total yards, two touchdowns. Derrick Henry or Christian McCaffrey? Oh, I can give you that one easy. I'll go Derrick Henry on that one. It's my greatest nightmare. Yeah, I'll do that. I mean, they're not, and wisely so, you know, bell cowing Christian McCaffrey in September. They're just not doing that. It makes complete sense to not do that. Derek Henry is getting the ball in Rio, and it is going to be De Janeiro for him. Potentially. Man. I thought I would choose James Cook.

36:31Rich Eisen:Again, it might be raining, and I understand they throw it around a lot, but I'd say James Cook is potentially on that clock, too. What else, Chris? Do you think we need one more? Oh, sure. All right, we'll get one more. Isn't that great? It's National One-Hit Wonder Day. Oh, is it really? You know that? One-Hit Wonder Day. That thing you do? The Oneidas. The Oneidas. Timmy Smith. More likely to be the bigger Super Bowl one-hit wonder. Timmy Smith, Larry Brown, David Tyree. What does this mean? What do you mean? What do you think is the bigger Super Bowl one-hit wonder? Oh, I'm just looking back?

37:08Rich Eisen:Out of these three. Yeah, out of these three. You said gonna be. I'm like, wait a minute. I thought you were going to go Sam Darnold because he's never getting back. I thought you were going to go there. I can. Do you want me to? That's normally your default. I can do that. I thought that's where you were going. No, I wasn't. I meant it. What does this mean? So who do I care? Why do I care to you? What does this mean? Thanks for playing around with the bit. Really appreciate it. This is history. We like history. This is Super Bowl history. Who was the biggest one-hit wonder? It's got to be Timmy Smith.

37:36Rich Eisen:I mean, there's only one guy because he pinned the ball against the side of his helmet. I mean, we've seen guys intercept passes. We've seen guys run footballs. We've never seen somebody pin a football against a helmet to make you miserable. So I'll do that. These specific people never did anything again in their NFL career. I know that, but one thing is more of a unicorn. Again, we will see guys that we've never seen play that much. Set the rushing record? Maybe we'll see that. Because we've seen people run a lot. We've seen people intercept footballs. have you ever seen somebody pin a football atop his helmet in a crucial moment in the history of the super bowl i will proffer to say no i've seen people not knock the ball loose okay plus it pisses you off to give you this answer so i'll give it to you no it pisses me off when you know exactly what i'm doing but you don't play along with the bit i'm a bit extender and a bit man.

38:33Rich Eisen:Okay? Just sign these things. We got chargers. We got Rams. Just come home. Stop it. This was Tulo, not me. What's more likely is brought to you by Pella Windows and Doors. When it comes to your home, Pella Windows and Doors always have the winning game plan. That's why your neighbors trust them. Visit Pella.com slash Eisen. You mean Tulo the mush that went to the game and watched his game fall apart on Monday night? That Tulo? That guy? Oh boy. You know, Papa Tools goes to the game and watches team completely fall apart. Odell, can we get Odell on the field? That would be great. How does he not play in a game like that?

39:10Rich Eisen:That would be great. Come on, right? All right, when we come back, the aforementioned update on Jaden Daniels. And look out, people.

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41:21Rich Eisen:by miles and miles of separation. So if you want to stay closer to your team, check in for game day with Marriott Bonvoy, the official sponsor of the NFL. Let's have a nice chat with Malcolm McDowell sitting in our green room. This is going to be awesome. I got a great celebrity true or false for a legendary actor that's sitting, he's sitting in our green room and that's coming up in hour number three of the show. okay so jaden daniels apparently does not need surgery and will not go on injured reserve so says adam peters the gm of the commanders yeah i mean i think you know we're still he just got back late last night and the guys are meeting with him this morning and we met with with doctors like we said all over the country and he was very thorough and and we really got a lot of good opinions.

42:16Rich Eisen:And now it's just a matter of, you know, sitting down and thinking about what the best course of action is. But as of right now, surgery is not on the table and we haven't discussed IR. So it's just a matter of how we're going to get him back on the field. And, you know, that's, that's still, you know, to be determined. Courtesy of 106.7, the fan. All right. Dan Quinn had this to say at his press conference moments ago. Jaden won't be placed on IR in his week-to-week, and that is great news. Like most things, when you want to wait it out, you go through the what-ifs in your head, and sometimes those are worse than the actual news.

42:57But you just wait to get all the information you can, and then spoke to him on the phone, and again, we had a chance to visit this morning. So I thought, like, what a great bit of news for him and for us.

43:09Rich Eisen:That is great news. so if he's not going to be missing four games because that's why like if you're if you're not going to ir him that means you think he can come back within a month exactly right yep so let's take a look at the commander's schedule home for seattle good lord um then he won't be making the trip to uh london that's the first of three straight weeks of london games on nfl network so it will be Mariota versus Daniel Jones in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and then maybe does he come back against the Giants or at San Francisco on a Monday night because you think he's going to come back in the next four then there's a bye so you're going to rush him or it's not rushing he's going to be fine he doesn't need surgery Of course, there's also that thorny issue of why does his non-throwing arm collapse like an accordion under his body weight, which isn't as significant as other quarterbacks.

44:23Rich Eisen:I mean, that was just a freak injury, man. Listed at 210.

44:30So, but no surgery.

44:33Rich Eisen:That's great. That is great news. Because when that happened, Brady dropped an S-bomb for a reason. I would guess week eight after the bye. Right. Seems most logical. Okay.

44:51Rich Eisen:So 0-2, though, with the defending Super Bowl champions coming to town. And did we hear, by the way, did Jackson, Smith, and Jigba basically say Sam Donald's going to go? I think he kind of broke that news, but didn't mean to. Donald's looking good, saying he's feeling good. And what the Seattle Seahawks do is they come to your house on the East Coast and win football games. That's what they do. Certainly, that's what they've done with Mike McDonald, their head coach. That is for sure. For sure. Let's go to Eric in San Antonio, Texas. What's up, Eric? Eric. Hey, Rich. How are you doing? What's going on, bud?

45:31uh not so much so i want to preface it preference this is uh you know i am a long time bill's fan but today i come to i present to you as the salvation and the answer for the green bay packers okay i'll bite on that what's up i you know first and foremost i'm a i'm a fan of professional football in the NFL. And watching last night's game, a lot of teams are dealing with injuries and loss that are affecting them. And it's just the nature of the business. You kind of have to find ways to work through that. And for the Packers, they have a number of key players on the offensive line that are out.

46:26Rich Eisen:No doubt, Eric. Eric, I've got about a minute to go before we're at the end of the hour, and Packers fans are wanting to know how you have their solve. What's the solve? So here's the thing. Watching the game last night, it was very obvious that whenever the Packers went to a no-huddle offense, an upbeat offense, all of a sudden, love looked like the quarterback we've come to know and love. And they would move the ball with relative ease, and then suddenly abandon that tempo, huddle up, and then stall out. And so I feel that, and I know this may be an overreaction Friday, but I feel that the answer is to embrace that old K-Gun style mentality of the Bills of the 80s and go to that no huddle offense because they were moving it.

47:26And they were, like I said, they were doing it with relative ease whenever they went to that, and then they would abandon it. I actually think it was the coaching, more than any other aspect of the game last night, that ruined their chances.

47:41Rich Eisen:Thank you for the call, Eric, in San Antonio. Perfect to stick the landing just seconds before we're heading to break. Hour number three with Malcolm McDowell. More of your phone calls and this insane new fine schedule the NFL has for celebrations.