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NFL 2023 - Making Waves Awards
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We've got a one-week bye between the Championship round and the big dance! What better way to celebrate than to give out some awards. Join Mack and Bob as they hand out the goods to the most deserving NFL names from the 2023 NFL season.
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Transcript
Introduction to the Award Show Episode
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Is it the Grammys?
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Nope.
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Better.
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Award show, baby.
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Let's dive right in.
Tradition of Awards Episode Before Super Bowl
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It's award show time and this is Making Waves, a confidence pool podcast.
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I'm your host, Mac.
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And I'm your host, Bob.
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If you have not joined us in the past two seasons, you are in for a treat because every year, Bob and I do a special episode in between the last playoff round
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There's a break in terms of games before the Super Bowl.
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Both of the Super Bowl teams have a little bye while they do the Pro Bowl and all these different NFL honors ceremonies and all these things.
The Making Waves Awards Introduction
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But what's better than that?
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Making waves gives out awards.
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Bob and I come up with some awards that we'd like to give out to some players, some honorable mentions that we make.
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And yeah, I just like to say you're in for a treat.
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This is usually a pretty darn good episode if I do say so myself.
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I could not agree more.
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It's definitely short but sweet, which is probably exactly what the doctor ordered after all these long episodes.
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But yeah, this is just a really good time for me and Mac to come together, just kind of honor some of the best in the NFL, some of the surprises, of course, some honorable mentions, and just get us all prepared for the Super Bowl next weekend.
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So it's a fun one.
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Exactly.
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Yes.
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I really enjoy this episode personally.
Prestige of Podcast's Awards
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I love being able to shout some guys out that maybe don't always get recognition or maybe they got snubbed from the Pro Bowl themselves or their own awards throughout the season.
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So we get to give a little recognition to some guys and some of them, a lot of them are already getting awards anyway, but they're getting a Making Waves award on top of it.
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So it's even better.
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And it's literally the best award you can get.
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You're getting swag.
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You're getting recognition on a massive podcast.
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And I mean, I'm sure some of these guys would much rather have this than a Pro Bowl or an MVP.
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Totally agree.
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Some other honor.
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So yeah.
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That other stuff is just chump change compared to the Making Waves Awards.
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Oh my gosh.
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These are about as good as it gets.
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So this is a big episode.
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We are pumped.
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And I know the Wave Riders are as well.
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It is.
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Absolutely.
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I agree.
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It's a big episode.
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It's exciting stuff.
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And we've got a lot that we can, you know, talk about with all of these different guys.
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But without spoiling too much for the preview for the Super Bowl episode next week, we can give you a couple updates of some things that have occurred in the past week before we dive into all these awards.
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And before we switch to fun, let's maybe talk about some stuff that's not so fun.
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Insert somber music.
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Mac, take it away.
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I'm playing the world's tiniest violin between my two fingers.
Recap of AFC Championship: Ravens vs. Chiefs
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So if you'll remember from last week,
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Bob joined me here in North Carolina for the championship weekend.
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It was the AFC-NFC championship weekend.
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And it's big.
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It's a big weekend.
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Four teams left.
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Cuts it down to two.
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And it is very high stakes, one would say.
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So, start it off with the AFC.
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Why don't you just fill us in a little bit on what happened with the AFC.
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And I will fill everybody on the NFC.
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Yes.
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If anybody is a mind reader, I'm sure people have noticed from the somber tone, what is going on here, but yes, I will do a quick synopsis of the first game.
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I think most of us were expecting the Ravens who have been the best team in football all season to continue to
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to be just that.
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They had not been in a Super Bowl since they won it back in the college years of 2013.
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So it's been more than 10 years.
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Lamar Jackson has been scrutinized for not being able to win the big game.
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It seemed like this was a different team.
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They had the best defense all year.
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They had one of the best and most electric offenses, and it was in Edgar Allen Poe's ex-home of Baltimore.
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But as we found out time and time and time again, you just can never bet against
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Frickin' Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey.
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Patrick freaking Mahomes.
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You just can't bet against those guys and Andy Reid in the playoffs.
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And once again, all the naysayers are saying Travis and Patrick and those guys have never won on the road in the playoffs.
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And two weeks in a row, they won in Buffalo.
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And spoiler alert, they won in Buffalo.
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Baltimore, they want to close games.
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There's a couple, a couple of bad bounces by the Ravens are really tough fumble into the end zone at a crucial moment by Zay flowers at the end of the game.
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And yeah, a really clutch catch at the end, which is unlike chief receivers this season, but the, the chiefs and, and T Swift got it done.
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The chiefs are going back to the super bowl.
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What else is new groundhog day.
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And yeah, that was a shocker in game number one.
NFC Championship: Lions' Heartbreak and Turnaround
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Then we were all excited.
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We were making food.
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We were all hunkered in for game number two, cheering on the Lions, hoping they were going to make it to their first Super Bowl.
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And, Mac, take it away.
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We were, and it was exciting for the first half of that game.
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The Lions were in fuego.
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We were on fire.
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There may or may not have been some jinxing coming around from –
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Not only my co-host, but honestly, I kind of believed it myself.
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I was getting texts from people saying this game is over.
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The Lions head into halftime up 17-0.
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Not up 17-0, up 17 points total.
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So huge, huge lead at halftime in an incredibly difficult game that a lot of people anticipated to be a neck and neck situation.
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We go into halftime feeling good.
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We come out a brand new team.
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They come out a brand new team.
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And everything that could have gone wrong in the second half went wrong.
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There was a deep shot downfield.
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It bounced off our guy's helmet.
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Brandon Ayuk made a catch.
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It was absurd.
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It turned the tide.
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The momentum completely shifted into San Fran's favor.
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And they accomplished, I've got to give them credit.
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They accomplished the biggest comeback in NFC championship history by overcoming a 17 point deficit and winning the game.
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So really unfortunate heartbreak.
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If I'm honest, I would have rather have lost, I think in like heart or I don't know if there's a worse way to lose in like heartbreaking fashion.
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I would have rather have lost of just like gotten blown out, I think by San Francisco.
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To have the lead 17 by 17 points at halftime and then to blow it, it was rough.
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It was rough.
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And I hope
Optimism for Lions' Future
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it's something we can learn from.
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And I hope we get another chance at the big stage.
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But I was really trying my best to be supportive at the end.
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Obviously, Nick was there for you.
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And I was just kind of sitting there.
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And I'm not speechless many times in this life, but...
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vibes were not immaculate obviously mac was really bummed vibes were great vibes were amazing the first two quarters we were jumping around um we thought there was maybe gonna be a snow day for nick we thought the lines were going to the super bowl things were just looking up and up and then uh the snow didn't turn into snow another storm came and it was the niners in the second half and just everything like max said it could have gone wrong went wrong and that's what it took to beat the lion so i was trying to be
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optimistic for Mac after the game and let her know that it was just such a good accomplishment to get there.
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But she probably didn't want to hear any of it at that point and just wanted me out of her face.
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So what a year for the Lions though, making the NFC championship game.
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You retained Ben Johnson, which is huge.
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We did.
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That is a huge, huge keep for the Lions.
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And you're really bringing everybody back as far as I know, if I'm not mistaken.
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Yeah, it's true.
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So, I mean, as far as things go in terms of us,
Lions' Offseason Focus
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huge, huge move.
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Ben Johnson has decided he will not be taking a head coaching job.
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He's going to stick with the Lions.
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He believes that he is not done yet there.
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There's more to be done.
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There's a story to be written, and he wants to be a part of it.
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So he is sticking around, which is exciting for us.
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And then beyond that, yeah, we've got a couple of the offseason guys we signed, like C.J.
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Gardner-Johnson and some of those guys, Cam Stulton.
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There's a potential that we lose them in free agency.
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Not entirely sure.
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But our core, especially our core rookies, I mean, they're all under still rookie contract.
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I think we've got still a decent core unit.
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Obviously, Mon Ross, a proud sticking around.
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I think Jared Goff sticking around.
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Um, so, so we've got most of the guys coming back.
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And I foresee us picking your boys many weeks next, next year.
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And it's been fun.
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Fun being a supportive best pal.
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And it's been, been fun cheering for your squad and being on that, that's a lions lions train with you, but you know, it's,
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It's not the worst thing in the world that me and you are back to our separate teams.
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And it just feels, feels right.
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Obviously I would have supported you in the super bowl, but we're going to be right back to be in the, uh,
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interdivisional rivals next year.
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So WaveRiders don't get comfortable with me cheering for Mac and cheering for the Lions.
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Obviously, I want her to be happy and I want her team to do well, but I want my team to win the division and I want my boys to be in the NFC Championship game in 2025.
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And I think they will be.
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So it's been fun.
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What a run.
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And we got a lot to look forward to next season.
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We do indeed.
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Yes.
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So it's, it's exciting.
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Obviously it was a tough loss end of the season, but I think we are here to stay.
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I don't think it's flash in the pan, hopefully for the lions.
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So I'm hoping we just spark some more interest, bring in some more key pieces and just keep building.
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Just keep building and maybe not build too, too much.
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Cause there's a team that I want to build a little bit more, but hey, nah.
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Yeah, you've had your playoff fun.
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Now it's my turn.
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We've never been to a Super Bowl, Mr. Super Bowl, over there.
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Now it's my turn.
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No, it's not.
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Not yet.
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Not yet.
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My turn.
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Not yet.
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We might be checking out the draft.
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The draft's going to be a big, big, big night and weekend.
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So we were talking about maybe trying to make it to D2 for that.
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So...
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Yeah, might be in Detroit.
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We'll see.
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We might be there when we find out that the Chicago Bears have traded away Justin Fields.
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Okay, now all bets are off.
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No more white flag.
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Now it's right back to rivals on this podcast, baby.
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Shots fired.
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Shots fired.
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I drew first blood, so we're back to classic Mac and Bob.
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Classic Mac and Bob.
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Classic Mac and Bob.
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And speaking of the Bears and Lions, I'm really excited to see if either of our boys have any recipients of awards tonight.
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Should we dive in and find out?
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I think we should dive in.
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Let's jump into the first award.
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I know you are going to be giving this one away, Bob, but why don't you tell us what this first award is going to be and who's going to receive this incredible first nomination here?
Rookie of the Year: CJ Stroud
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Okay, so the first award that we are doing here is a really special one.
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And obviously, I have the list of awards that we're doing.
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So I know which one we are doing.
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I'm trying to get Matt's attention here.
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She is not looking at me.
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But yeah, the first one obviously is rookie, correct?
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We talked about that.
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Correct.
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Yes.
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Sorry, I didn't realize you were waving.
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Yes.
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No, you're good.
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Right before the podcast, you said, can the first one be rookie of the year?
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So I'm sticking with that.
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Perfect.
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I think I got a little bit of a head cold, so my brain's all over the place.
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Oh, no.
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I know classic me.
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I'm going to be down and out for about three weeks now, but yes, rookie of the year.
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There's a lot of good ones to choose from.
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So I'm excited for Mac to talk about some of our honorable mentions, but honestly me and Mac both agreed.
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It was a unanimous vote for making waves.
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And we actually did a poll with all the NFL current players.
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And it was also, it was not quite unanimous, but we put out a poll to all of our favorite NFL stars.
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And this guy won the award.
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He's from the Ohio state university.
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He was drafted number two in the draft, which some may say is a steal now because, oh boy, he should have been number one.
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That's for dang sure.
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But he was just hemming and hawing all year.
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He took a team that went from the bottom of the AFC South.
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They were a last place squad.
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And he came in and it was just immediate
Honorable Mentions for Lions' Rookies
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up and up.
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Pulling up his stats right now.
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So I'm sure a lot of you have been able to figure out that the winner of our award is C.J.
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Strout.
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6'3", 218 pounds, size 10 hands, whatever that means.
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And he, yeah, had an incredible, incredible year.
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He ended the season with 4,108 yards, which is astounding for a rookie.
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He threw 23 touchdown passes to just five interceptions, an unbelievable touchdown to interception ratio.
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He ended the year with a 100.8 QBR, which is magnificent for an entire season.
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And not only that,
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He led his team to an AFC South division title and they won a playoff game beating the Browns in round one, a very, very, very deserving first recipient swag coming your way, CJ and Mac take it away with the, uh, a little montage here.
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All right, here we go.
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Here are some of CJ Stroud's highlights.
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It looks like you lost another one.
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Wow.
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Very chill vibes.
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I like that.
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Chill vibes.
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Yeah, that was like low, what is it?
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Lo-fi beats or whatever?
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That was exactly like lo-fi beats.
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Just kind of chilling in the club.
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Just chilling.
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Just absolutely chilling.
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Just vibing.
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Just like CJ Straub.
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He's just back there.
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He's vibing.
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He's chilling.
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He's calm, cool, and collected.
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And he's getting the job done.
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Incredible.
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Incredible job by CJ.
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Incredible job by my co-host Bob in predicting that he would be
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a fire for that team and did a phenomenal job.
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Truly.
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I appreciate that.
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And speaking of rookies, I think we have at least one honorable mention.
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We'd love to hear who just missed out on the huge prize and all the swag.
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We do.
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We do.
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It was hard.
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I have maybe more than one.
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But definitely got to give a shout.
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I know.
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Very interesting.
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Definitely got to give a shout out to my boys in Detroit.
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Jameer Gibbs, phenomenal season.
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I honestly considered putting him and...
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David Montgomery up for the dynamic duo.
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They're the first rushing duo in NFL history to both get over 1,000 rushing yards.
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So in my opinion, pretty incredible.
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Yeah, nom, nom, nom.
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Hope you're hungry.
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I know I am because I've been editing these freaking video clips and I haven't eaten dinner.
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Oh, no, she actually is hungry.
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Oh, no, no, no, no.
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So I consider that.
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But another honorable mention that I got to throw in here would just be Sam Laporta, Sammy football, Sammy ball game.
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That's what they call him, I guess.
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I don't know.
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I've seen that like once or twice.
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I was going to say, did you just make toes up on the spot?
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What the heck?
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The Detroit Lions tight end.
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Incredible, incredible season.
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Record breaking again.
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The Lions had a lot of record breaking rookies this year.
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And after 12 games, I saw this nugget and I've been hanging on to it since I knew we were going to do this award show since week 12.
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And Sam Laporta is the first tight end in NFL history to produce at least 60 receptions, 600 receiving yards, and six receiving TDs through the first 12 games of a player's career.
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Incredible season.
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He only went on from there to like do a bunch more.
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I think he tied the overall record for receptions and yards for tight end.
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Just incredible job.
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Incredible.
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Dang.
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That was, that was a pretty juicy nugget.
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I'm, I'm hungry too, but that was nice.
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Also shocking that you, that you shout, shout sit out two lions for honorable mention.
Puka Nakua's Record-Breaking Rookie Season
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That was not that surprising.
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Oh, and I also, let's see, I actually saved another one here too.
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He's the only player.
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Oh, wait.
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He is tied.
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No, never mind.
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Sorry, folks.
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I swear this is a professional podcast.
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Oh, okay.
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Okay.
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I see.
00:17:46
Speaker
I see.
00:17:46
Speaker
So he's the only tight end to do that.
00:17:48
Speaker
And he's tied in that category with Justin Jefferson, Michael Thomas, Odell Buckham Jr., Anquan Bolden, and Marquez Colston.
00:17:57
Speaker
So...
00:17:59
Speaker
Yeah.
00:17:59
Speaker
Some big names, some big names.
00:18:01
Speaker
So he's the only tight end to ever do it and tied with some pretty big wide receiver names.
00:18:04
Speaker
Good for you, Sammy.
00:18:06
Speaker
Good job, Sammy, Sammy ball game, Sammy football.
00:18:09
Speaker
Those are a ball game.
00:18:11
Speaker
Good for you, man.
00:18:12
Speaker
Those are cool nicknames and cool nugs.
00:18:14
Speaker
Um, I got to give one more honorable mention because this guy easily, easily could have won the award.
00:18:21
Speaker
And I'm shocked my co-host didn't bring him up.
00:18:23
Speaker
So I got to give him a shout out.
00:18:24
Speaker
He's got one of the coolest names in football.
00:18:26
Speaker
He had one of the best.
00:18:28
Speaker
He actually did have the best rookie wide receiver season of all time.
00:18:32
Speaker
Oh, incredible.
00:18:33
Speaker
Yeah.
00:18:34
Speaker
Puka Nakua.
00:18:35
Speaker
He almost broke Lions fans hearts about three weeks ago in Ford Field.
00:18:39
Speaker
Thankfully, the Lions did end up winning that game.
00:18:41
Speaker
But Puka, what a season.
00:18:43
Speaker
What a season.
00:18:44
Speaker
He set the record for receptions and yards as a rookie wide receiver.
00:18:48
Speaker
He came out of literally nowhere, kind of took over for Cooper Cup.
00:18:50
Speaker
So Puka, I know we're not sending honorable mention swag.
00:18:54
Speaker
So sorry, Sammy.
00:18:55
Speaker
Sorry.
00:18:57
Speaker
Sorry, Jameer, but I did send some swag to Puka.
00:19:00
Speaker
So Puka, that little bag of goodies, got your name on it coming your way.
00:19:04
Speaker
And all rookies tonight that have been discussed, what a season.
00:19:09
Speaker
And we're excited to see what you do moving forward.
00:19:11
Speaker
Absolutely.
00:19:12
Speaker
Love it.
00:19:13
Speaker
Love to hear it.
00:19:15
Speaker
Love it.
00:19:16
Speaker
All right.
00:19:16
Speaker
Well, without further ado, thanks, rookies.
00:19:18
Speaker
We'll be having some good further rookies tonight.
00:19:21
Speaker
Coming down the line, I'm sure, at this NFL draft.
00:19:23
Speaker
But let's move on to someone who is not a rookie, but someone who certainly still surprised us throughout this year.
00:19:32
Speaker
So we have somebody that, or we do this award every year.
00:19:38
Speaker
It's called the Dark Horse Award.
00:19:40
Speaker
And this is an award where somebody just kind of comes out of left field.
00:19:45
Speaker
We're expecting some of these teams to be incredible as they enter.
00:19:49
Speaker
You know, the Chiefs, always a great team.
00:19:51
Speaker
The Ravens, great team.
00:19:52
Speaker
They've got Lamar Jackson, going to be good.
00:19:55
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All these teams that they have a lot of hype preseason and things are looking good for them.
00:20:01
Speaker
There's somebody, though, and there's one team that I think the hype was very much so not their preseason.
00:20:08
Speaker
They had lost their quarterback, MVP quarterback, record-holding,
00:20:15
Speaker
quarterback Tom Brady, and they were just looking for an answer.
00:20:20
Speaker
They were just looking for somebody to plug in the backfield under center to just get the job
Baker Mayfield's Unexpected Strong Season
00:20:25
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done.
00:20:25
Speaker
Nobody's going to do it like Tom Brady, but you know what?
00:20:27
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We're just going to put anybody we can back there.
00:20:31
Speaker
And so they brought in a guy that was looking for his fourth team in three years.
00:20:39
Speaker
He was looking for his fourth team somewhere he could settle since 2021 and
00:20:43
Speaker
He left the Browns.
00:20:44
Speaker
He went on to play for the Carolina Panthers, and it was just a dismal performance.
00:20:49
Speaker
He went on then to assist the L.A.
00:20:51
Speaker
Rams and back up an injured Matthew Stafford in play and lose in regular season, unfortunately due to his interceptions.
00:21:00
Speaker
So we're all thinking, this guy's not the answer, but he's just a plug-and-play in Tampa Bay.
00:21:05
Speaker
Hold the phone, says Baker Mayfield.
00:21:10
Speaker
Oh!
00:21:10
Speaker
Wow!
00:21:11
Speaker
They plug him into Tampa Bay, and he actually had quite the season.
00:21:17
Speaker
He played all 17 games.
00:21:19
Speaker
A couple of his stats here, he had a completion percentage of 64.3.
00:21:22
Speaker
He threw for over 4,000 yards, 28 touchdowns.
00:21:29
Speaker
Incredible job by Baker Mayfield.
00:21:32
Speaker
And he brought him all the way to the second round of the playoffs, the divisional round.
00:21:37
Speaker
where then, unfortunately, they did lose to my Detroit Lions.
00:21:42
Speaker
But still, I don't think anybody anticipated the Bucs would be back in the playoffs.
00:21:46
Speaker
I don't think anybody anticipated the Bucs with Baker Mayfield would be anywhere sniffing the playoffs.
00:21:52
Speaker
And here they are.
00:21:53
Speaker
They made it to the divisional round.
00:21:55
Speaker
And I think Baker's found a bit of a home in Tampa Bay.
00:21:58
Speaker
So we're going to show you a quick little highlight reel of Baker Mayfield.
00:22:02
Speaker
Can't wait.
00:22:03
Speaker
I believe in Baker Mayfield.
00:22:05
Speaker
Love this move for the Bucs.
00:22:07
Speaker
Everything happens for a reason.
00:22:08
Speaker
So I'm here now and I'm ready to go.
00:22:18
Speaker
He's the number one difference maker in the NFL.
00:22:20
Speaker
I think it seems like he's going to be like a very fiery competitor.
00:22:36
Speaker
What's he gonna do with this opportunity?
00:22:38
Speaker
I can't wait to see.
00:22:40
Speaker
I'll always have a chip on my shoulder.
00:22:41
Speaker
That's how I approach every day.
00:22:43
Speaker
Right now I want to compete and I want to win.
00:22:45
Speaker
Baker freaking Mayfield.
00:22:50
Speaker
Yes.
00:22:53
Speaker
That sounded like a movie promo.
00:22:55
Speaker
Baker frickin' Mayfield.
00:22:58
Speaker
That was like a little teaser.
00:23:00
Speaker
Like, I want to see that movie.
00:23:01
Speaker
That trailer was electric.
00:23:03
Speaker
It was.
00:23:03
Speaker
It was a bit of trailer.
00:23:05
Speaker
If I'm honest, the video that I found, it was like a welcome to Tampa Baker Mayfield.
00:23:09
Speaker
So this was still pretty early on in the season.
00:23:11
Speaker
Not a lot of highlights there, but that's okay.
00:23:15
Speaker
It was still pretty hype.
00:23:16
Speaker
I'd say that was pretty hype.
00:23:17
Speaker
I got some chills.
00:23:18
Speaker
I got some mountains on my skin and Baker freaking Mayfield.
00:23:21
Speaker
Shouts out to you.
00:23:22
Speaker
What a season.
00:23:23
Speaker
And yeah, as Mac said, Dark Horse is a great award.
00:23:27
Speaker
Everyone loves a good Dark Horse coming out of nowhere.
00:23:29
Speaker
Kind of like me with the winning the head to head this year.
00:23:32
Speaker
Just you don't expect it, but you'll love to see it.
00:23:34
Speaker
So congrats to Baker.
00:23:37
Speaker
Congrats to Baker.
00:23:37
Speaker
Swag coming your way.
00:23:38
Speaker
And then Mac, I believe there's an honorable mention.
00:23:40
Speaker
I didn't really want to talk about this guy.
00:23:42
Speaker
So I'll leave this one to you.
00:23:43
Speaker
There is.
00:23:43
Speaker
I was leaving it for you, but it sounds like you don't want it.
00:23:47
Speaker
So yeah, honorable mention here.
00:23:49
Speaker
We do have to give a shout out to Jordan Love.
Jordan Love Exceeds Expectations
00:23:53
Speaker
That is one...
00:23:56
Speaker
But that is one that, again, similar story.
00:24:00
Speaker
The quarterback, this franchise quarterback that everybody loved, and I know Tom Brady's not necessarily like franchise for the Bucs, but the past few years.
00:24:08
Speaker
But especially in Green Bay, this franchise quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, who has done so much for them, has been the face of their team for so long, leaves.
00:24:18
Speaker
Jordan Love comes in.
00:24:20
Speaker
People aren't expecting much from him.
00:24:21
Speaker
We saw a little bit from him last year.
00:24:24
Speaker
Things didn't look like they were going to be good.
00:24:25
Speaker
We were excited in the NFC North to have a reign without the Packers included.
00:24:32
Speaker
Unfortunately, Jordan Love put that to rest quite quickly because he really did have a good season.
00:24:39
Speaker
Again,
00:24:40
Speaker
Getting to the divisional round, just barely lost in that divisional round.
00:24:44
Speaker
I really wish they did now.
00:24:46
Speaker
No kidding.
00:24:47
Speaker
And yeah, great job by Jordan Love.
00:24:50
Speaker
And I think we've got a little bit to worry about in the NFC North, unfortunately.
00:24:55
Speaker
I think we both have a lot to worry about.
00:24:58
Speaker
That was really big, UMAC.
00:25:00
Speaker
We've grown with that.
00:25:01
Speaker
We're shoutsing out Packers.
00:25:02
Speaker
But this is a show that we love to give the honest opinions.
00:25:06
Speaker
And he got a lot of votes for Dark Horse of the Year.
00:25:08
Speaker
So shouts out.
00:25:09
Speaker
You had a good year.
00:25:10
Speaker
Don't get too comfy.
00:25:11
Speaker
You're not going to have a great year next year.
00:25:13
Speaker
And Packers are still bitches.
00:25:16
Speaker
They are bitches.
00:25:18
Speaker
Explicit.
00:25:18
Speaker
Explicit.
00:25:20
Speaker
Oh, explicit.
00:25:20
Speaker
Sorry.
00:25:21
Speaker
X-rated.
00:25:22
Speaker
But yeah.
00:25:22
Speaker
X-rated.
00:25:23
Speaker
Baker, congrats once again.
00:25:24
Speaker
And let's move right on.
00:25:25
Speaker
Yes.
00:25:26
Speaker
Congrats, Baker.
00:25:27
Speaker
Moving on to the next award.
00:25:29
Speaker
This is one of my favorite awards.
Dynamic Duo: Dak Prescott and C.D. Lamb
00:25:31
Speaker
The Dynamic Duo Award.
00:25:34
Speaker
What you got, Bob?
00:25:36
Speaker
Dynamic Duo Award.
00:25:38
Speaker
This was tough.
00:25:39
Speaker
And it was between two duos.
00:25:41
Speaker
And Mac obviously said apparently it was between three.
00:25:43
Speaker
Between three duos.
00:25:46
Speaker
and actually, little did I know there was a couple of lions that were on the radar as well.
00:25:51
Speaker
And little does Mac know that, uh, Justin Fields and DJ Moore actually were super high up on the list.
00:25:56
Speaker
They got a lot of votes.
00:25:58
Speaker
They got a lot of votes, but Mac had to do a lot of editing and work today.
00:26:01
Speaker
So I don't think a joke like that would have gone over too, too smoothly today, but yes, DJ Moore and Justin shouts out that, uh,
00:26:10
Speaker
That is definitely a duo that's pretty dynamic.
00:26:12
Speaker
But yes, all that to say, the duo that ended up taking the cake, and like I said, it was a very tight race, but this is a very good regular season duo.
00:26:24
Speaker
We'll put that right out there.
00:26:25
Speaker
They had a record-breaking season, and both of these players in the duo had the best statistical season of their career,
00:26:34
Speaker
I'm just going to go ahead and tell you right now, it's Dak Prescott, my fantasy quarterback, and C.D.
00:26:39
Speaker
Lamb, who has quickly become one of the top three fantasy wide receivers in the game.
00:26:45
Speaker
And yeah, I'll quick go through the stats.
00:26:48
Speaker
This year, C.D.
00:26:49
Speaker
Lamb had 135 receptions, which is absurd.
00:26:54
Speaker
Almost 1,800 yards, 12 touchdowns between the two of them, Dak and C.D.,
00:27:00
Speaker
And their long was a 96-yard touchdown.
00:27:03
Speaker
So between them, they compiled a lot of Ws.
00:27:07
Speaker
They compiled a NFC East championship.
00:27:10
Speaker
And unfortunately, they couldn't compile a playoff win together.
00:27:13
Speaker
But Dak, Seedy, what an incredible season.
00:27:17
Speaker
So many electric plays, tons of touchdowns.
00:27:19
Speaker
And yeah, let's take a quick listen into some of their highlights of the season.
00:27:24
Speaker
All right.
00:27:25
Speaker
And I appreciate you said listen.
00:27:26
Speaker
I realized I said, let's take a look at Baker's highlights.
00:27:29
Speaker
We're not taking a look.
00:27:30
Speaker
We're taking a listen.
00:27:31
Speaker
Let's listen in.
00:27:31
Speaker
Hey, you know what?
00:27:32
Speaker
Let's take a listen.
00:27:34
Speaker
Or a look.
00:27:35
Speaker
Let's take a listen.
00:27:38
Speaker
Over the middle.
00:27:39
Speaker
Fire.
00:27:39
Speaker
Caught.
00:27:39
Speaker
CD Lamb.
00:27:40
Speaker
Touchdown, Dallas.
00:27:42
Speaker
And considering, here's Prescott back to the throw.
00:27:44
Speaker
Quick hitter over the middle.
00:27:46
Speaker
Lamb.
00:27:54
Speaker
Prescott escapes.
00:27:55
Speaker
Rolling, lifting, throwing.
00:27:56
Speaker
Caught for the touchdown.
00:27:59
Speaker
Guess who?
00:28:01
Speaker
CD Lamb.
00:28:06
Speaker
Here we go.
00:28:08
Speaker
Who do I sound like?
00:28:10
Speaker
Here we go.
00:28:12
Speaker
That sounds a lot like Mr. Dak Prescott.
00:28:14
Speaker
Here we go.
00:28:15
Speaker
Every time his cadence under center is, okay, here we go.
00:28:21
Speaker
And then he likes it.
00:28:23
Speaker
I bet his offensive line got so sick of that after one game.
00:28:26
Speaker
Okay, here we go.
00:28:29
Speaker
So classic.
00:28:30
Speaker
So just heartwarming.
00:28:31
Speaker
You can hear it once.
00:28:33
Speaker
You can hear it once in that little clip.
00:28:34
Speaker
Here we go.
00:28:35
Speaker
Oh, I missed it.
00:28:36
Speaker
I was too busy just dancing around, vibing to that.
00:28:39
Speaker
Once again, very chill.
00:28:40
Speaker
Some more lo-fi beats right there.
00:28:41
Speaker
It's just kind of, you know, some strings.
00:28:43
Speaker
There were some strings in there.
00:28:45
Speaker
Just kind of vibing.
00:28:46
Speaker
So very good music.
00:28:47
Speaker
That was one of the ones that Mac put together.
00:28:49
Speaker
So great choice of the music.
00:28:51
Speaker
I loved it.
00:28:51
Speaker
10 out of 10.
00:28:52
Speaker
Hey, thanks.
00:28:53
Speaker
Yeah.
00:28:54
Speaker
Put together in a pretty quick fashion.
00:28:55
Speaker
So not my best work, but we'll take it.
00:28:57
Speaker
I thought that was great.
00:28:59
Speaker
Hey, gets the people moving, moving and grooving, gets the feet kind of bumping a little bit.
00:29:03
Speaker
So I'd say that's, that's a
Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill's Strong Partnership
00:29:05
Speaker
win.
00:29:05
Speaker
That's all we need.
00:29:06
Speaker
All right.
00:29:07
Speaker
Well, congrats.
00:29:08
Speaker
I'm sorry.
00:29:08
Speaker
Congrats to, uh, to Dak and CD.
00:29:11
Speaker
Congrats to Dak and CD.
00:29:12
Speaker
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
00:29:13
Speaker
I know I never do that on this podcast.
00:29:15
Speaker
It was so much easier when we were in the same room.
00:29:17
Speaker
I know.
00:29:19
Speaker
What I was going to ask is, I know there was a duo that was very close, and I believe they won it last year, so that's why we kind of opted for the eventual winners.
00:29:27
Speaker
You want to tell the peeps about who barely missed out on this prestigious award?
00:29:32
Speaker
Oh, sure thing.
00:29:33
Speaker
Yes.
00:29:33
Speaker
So Bob texted me earlier about, you know, just the different thoughts that he had on who should win these awards.
00:29:40
Speaker
And one that was very, very close was Tua, talking about Loa, and Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins.
00:29:48
Speaker
Shouts out Noah.
00:29:49
Speaker
Because, again, they had an incredible season, the two of them together, just elite.
00:29:56
Speaker
It seems like Hill is always available for Tua.
00:29:59
Speaker
He's an option downfield.
00:30:01
Speaker
He's so fast.
00:30:02
Speaker
It's crazy.
00:30:03
Speaker
I feel like nobody can guard him except for when they lose, which happened a couple times.
00:30:09
Speaker
But besides the point, Tua, Tyreek, great connection there.
00:30:14
Speaker
And I don't think they're going anywhere.
00:30:15
Speaker
So I think that's a connection that we get to watch.
00:30:18
Speaker
And it's a fun one.
00:30:19
Speaker
for quite some time.
00:30:21
Speaker
I have a sneaky suspicion that they're going to be up for this award and an honorable mention, if not winner, many years.
00:30:27
Speaker
And did you say just the Tua of us?
00:30:31
Speaker
Just the Tua of us.
00:30:34
Speaker
Some would say that Cheetah is freaky fast.
00:30:37
Speaker
They call them Jimmy Johns out there.
00:30:38
Speaker
Okay, let's move on.
00:30:40
Speaker
One more quick honorable mention, obviously, Dynamic Duo.
00:30:44
Speaker
Bob, you and I, we just crushed this podcast time and time again.
00:30:49
Speaker
I know I surprised you with a little highlight reel last year of yourself.
00:30:53
Speaker
Unfortunately, I didn't have time to do it this year, but just a little honorable mention.
00:30:57
Speaker
I think we do a great job.
00:30:59
Speaker
I think we're more than an honorable mention.
00:31:01
Speaker
I think if there was a podcaster dynamic duo, it would be us year after year after year.
00:31:07
Speaker
So yeah, I thought that kind of went without saying, but I'm glad that you said it.
00:31:10
Speaker
And we are quite the dynamic duo, McKen.
00:31:12
Speaker
So we, we really got it going on.
00:31:16
Speaker
Love it.
00:31:17
Speaker
Love this podcast.
00:31:18
Speaker
And with that.
00:31:20
Speaker
Let's head on to award number four.
00:31:22
Speaker
All right.
00:31:22
Speaker
Next award we have, this is a fun one.
Joe Flacco's Comeback to NFL
00:31:26
Speaker
This is the comeback player of the year.
00:31:31
Speaker
And kind of thinking through, this would be an award that would go to somebody who, you know, maybe...
00:31:38
Speaker
Maybe they were quiet the past year.
00:31:40
Speaker
Maybe they were quiet the past couple years.
00:31:43
Speaker
Maybe we haven't seen much of them.
00:31:45
Speaker
And, you know, we just thought, eh, their career, is it going downhill?
00:31:50
Speaker
Or is there still a chance for revival again?
00:31:53
Speaker
If you had told me this gentleman's name ahead of the season that he would be playing in a playoff game, that he would close out a season for a team, let alone the team he ended on, and if you just mentioned his name in general, I think I would tell you that I thought he was retired.
00:32:13
Speaker
Turns out he wasn't.
00:32:14
Speaker
That would have been my guess, though, if you had asked me, because I honestly was not too sure.
00:32:20
Speaker
But there was a certain somebody who...
00:32:23
Speaker
ended the 2022-2023 season as a backup for the New York Jets.
00:32:30
Speaker
He played a couple games, and things were going okay, I guess, for the Jets.
00:32:35
Speaker
He helped out when Zach Wilson was struggling.
00:32:38
Speaker
He helped out when Mike White was struggling.
00:32:40
Speaker
He just kind of had a backup for a little bit.
00:32:43
Speaker
He hasn't really been in his prime since 2017.
00:32:47
Speaker
Since then, he really has just been a plug-and-play.
00:32:50
Speaker
They use him when they need him.
00:32:52
Speaker
They're using his experience and they're just getting a game manager under center.
00:32:57
Speaker
Since that 2022-2023 last game ended, he has been, as many people have been liking to point out, sitting on his couch just waiting around.
00:33:06
Speaker
He hasn't been signed with any particular team.
00:33:09
Speaker
He didn't necessarily retire, but he just kind of was hanging out.
00:33:13
Speaker
He was a free agent, hoping somebody would give him a chance.
00:33:17
Speaker
And here comes the darling Cleveland Browns with a smile on their face saying, hey,
00:33:24
Speaker
We want to give you a chance because our quarterback, who we do not name on this podcast, ended up getting hurt.
00:33:30
Speaker
We need somebody, and you are the man, Joe Vincent Falacco.
00:33:37
Speaker
Coming out of left field, joining the Cleveland Browns in week 11 of the 2023 NFL regular season, did an incredible job throughout the last couple games of the season,
00:33:53
Speaker
Like we said, ended up joining the team on a little playoff or during a playoff game, trying to make a playoff run.
00:34:01
Speaker
Didn't work out for them, didn't pan out.
00:34:03
Speaker
They ended up losing to the Texans in week one.
00:34:07
Speaker
Likely a big part of that is due to the fact that this guy, he's an older man.
00:34:12
Speaker
He's throwing some...
00:34:14
Speaker
picks he can't necessarily keep up as much and it's unfortunate but still just an incredible thing to see a quarterback who was once playing all season long in the prime of his life uh kind of come back out and make a little another go at it just kind of cool to see so without further ado let's listen to a couple highlights from mr joe flacco
00:34:38
Speaker
Play action, Flacco to the air on first down.
00:34:40
Speaker
There's a toss into traffic, caught by Harrison Bryant.
00:34:44
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Second of 10 at the 33.
00:34:46
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Flacco to the sideline, wide open Elijah Moore.
00:34:50
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Second and 16, Flacco to throw over the middle two.
00:34:53
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The lo-fi beats continue.
00:34:55
Speaker
Apparently I was into that today.
00:35:21
Speaker
Hey, that's the vibe.
00:35:22
Speaker
I love it.
00:35:23
Speaker
After a long day at work, I just needed something to calm me down and it was the lo-fi beat.
00:35:28
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, hey, just knowing that he came off the couch and took the Browns to the playoffs, it'll make you run through a wall as is.
00:35:36
Speaker
So you don't need the pump-up hype music.
00:35:39
Speaker
Without a doubt.
00:35:40
Speaker
I mean, what a story.
00:35:41
Speaker
And yeah, congrats to Joe.
00:35:43
Speaker
He went from Super Bowl MVP with the Ravens to sitting on a couch eating potato chips.
00:35:47
Speaker
And now he's just making waves again in the NFL.
00:35:50
Speaker
Very well-deserved.
00:35:51
Speaker
I don't know if we had any honorable mentions.
00:35:53
Speaker
I know DeMar Hamlin was a huge vote-getter.
00:35:56
Speaker
Yeah, yeah.
00:35:57
Speaker
in the NFL's comeback player.
00:35:59
Speaker
Yeah.
00:36:00
Speaker
Demar Halen.
00:36:01
Speaker
Another one that I saw, which I, which I kind of agreed with was Matthew Stafford.
00:36:06
Speaker
And I don't think that you could necessarily say too much against him because he really was injured last year.
00:36:11
Speaker
Yeah.
00:36:12
Speaker
But there was a lot of talk after they won the Super Bowl.
00:36:15
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And then that last season, he was very injured and was kind of out of it for a bit.
00:36:21
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So there was a lot of talk that it was a flash in the pan for the Rams, that they weren't going to be able to make much, and that for Stafford, those injuries were just going to pile up.
00:36:30
Speaker
And for him to come back, he had a couple injuries this year again, but he is just one tough cookie.
00:36:35
Speaker
And again, going to the playoffs, an incredible job, honestly put up such a good fight against the Lions.
00:36:42
Speaker
I could absolutely see them back in the playoffs next year.
00:36:45
Speaker
So good on Danny Steph.
00:36:47
Speaker
Absolutely.
00:36:48
Speaker
Good shouts out.
00:36:48
Speaker
I think he's definitely earned
Debate on Justin Fields' Improvement as Comeback
00:36:52
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honorable mention.
00:36:52
Speaker
I think one more that we got to shout out that I just thought of is the guy in Chicago, Justin Fields, all the hate that he's gotten.
00:36:59
Speaker
Comeback player, huh?
00:37:03
Speaker
Yeah, he just, he had a down and out 2022.
00:37:06
Speaker
So 2023, he really took this team from two wins to seven, and that's got to be something that people celebrate.
00:37:11
Speaker
So shouts out, Justin.
00:37:12
Speaker
Can you come back if you've never been up to start?
00:37:17
Speaker
Well, he played for a national championship in college at Ohio State.
00:37:22
Speaker
But not in the NFL.
00:37:24
Speaker
Not in the NFL.
00:37:25
Speaker
I think a comeback is like, you're high, you're high, you crash and burn, and then you're coming back.
00:37:30
Speaker
Oh, yeah.
00:37:31
Speaker
You don't start low and like sort of start ramping up.
00:37:35
Speaker
Like that's not a comeback.
00:37:37
Speaker
She thinks she is so funny.
00:37:39
Speaker
I do think I'm funny, but I also think I'm right.
00:37:42
Speaker
That's not a comeback.
00:37:43
Speaker
Oh my, are we still talking about comeback player of the year?
00:37:45
Speaker
Oh my gosh.
00:37:45
Speaker
We should probably move on to the next award.
00:37:47
Speaker
We have three more, don't we?
00:37:49
Speaker
Oh my gosh.
00:37:49
Speaker
I can't believe we're talking about Justin Fields right now.
00:37:52
Speaker
Oh my gosh.
00:37:53
Speaker
He never had the crash and burn.
00:37:54
Speaker
So he can't, he can't be a comeback player.
00:37:56
Speaker
Right.
00:37:56
Speaker
He's just never been good enough to crash and burn yet.
00:37:59
Speaker
And the next award, folks, this is going to be a good one.
00:38:02
Speaker
And the next award for you to present is, wow, it's another Browns player.
00:38:07
Speaker
Who would have thunk it?
00:38:09
Speaker
Bob, why don't you talk to us about the defensive player
Myles Garrett as Defensive Player of the Year
00:38:12
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of the year?
00:38:12
Speaker
Maybe we need to diversify our portfolio next time and not do so much for the Browns.
00:38:18
Speaker
No kidding.
00:38:19
Speaker
We also don't like the Browns.
00:38:20
Speaker
What are we doing?
00:38:21
Speaker
We do not like the Browns.
00:38:23
Speaker
And also, spoileralert.com, now everyone knows that it's a quarterback on the Browns that won the Defensive Player of the Year.
00:38:30
Speaker
Psych!
00:38:32
Speaker
This is a player that I believe that we came to the conclusion that he won last year, right?
00:38:38
Speaker
I believe he did.
00:38:38
Speaker
And I have some thoughts on that.
00:38:40
Speaker
I didn't want to rock the boat too much, but...
00:38:43
Speaker
There are some other defenders that I'm like, I'm interested about the choice here.
00:38:48
Speaker
This year we did decide, obviously I didn't preface this, if you can't tell, we decided to do our awards together.
00:38:54
Speaker
Yes.
00:38:55
Speaker
So in last year or in years past, we've done separate ones.
00:38:59
Speaker
So I'm curious to hear your choice on this gentleman.
00:39:04
Speaker
Absolutely.
00:39:05
Speaker
And I'm also a little curious to hear that we weren't on the same boat here because I thought this was a 50-50 partnership here.
00:39:10
Speaker
I wish I would have heard about this.
00:39:11
Speaker
You know, I should have spoken up more for myself.
00:39:14
Speaker
I wish you would have.
00:39:15
Speaker
And now I'm just stuck with egg on my face, pants on my ankles.
00:39:17
Speaker
Oh, bless you.
00:39:18
Speaker
Thank you.
00:39:19
Speaker
But yes, I'd love to explain his stats and I'd love to also hear who you were thinking that, that is not named miles Garrett, but yeah, miles Garrett back to back defensive player of the year in the making waves end of the season award.
00:39:32
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Shouts out to you.
00:39:33
Speaker
I mean, you already got all this way you could possibly want for making waves.
00:39:36
Speaker
I know I sent you a ton more and I know I gave you a little, a little check for making waves.
00:39:39
Speaker
Sorry.
00:39:39
Speaker
That was, that was a secret.
00:39:40
Speaker
I wasn't supposed to say that, but I cut him a pretty, a pretty hefty check.
00:39:44
Speaker
So we'll, we'll talk about that off air, but yeah.
00:39:47
Speaker
What?
00:39:47
Speaker
He deserved it.
00:39:48
Speaker
I mean, that's what you get if you win two Making Waves awards in a row.
00:39:53
Speaker
You get some ownership in Making Waves.
00:39:55
Speaker
So we'll discuss.
00:39:56
Speaker
But yeah, he had an unbelievable year.
00:39:59
Speaker
He started every game.
00:40:01
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He ended with 14 sacks, two less than last year.
00:40:05
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He had 26 solo tackles, 42 combined tackles.
00:40:10
Speaker
Nine assisted tackles and four forced fumbles.
00:40:14
Speaker
But most importantly, he was the driving force on the defense that was one of the strongest in the NFL all season long.
00:40:21
Speaker
He was a integral.
Beyond Sack Stats: Defensive Awards Discussion
00:40:22
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Wow.
00:40:22
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Amazing word.
00:40:23
Speaker
Thank you.
00:40:24
Speaker
An integral part of this defense that got them back to the playoffs.
00:40:29
Speaker
And he's going to be an integral part of this defense if they're going to continue to.
00:40:33
Speaker
knocking at the door of the playoffs, and for an NFC North crown.
00:40:37
Speaker
So before we hear about who you think maybe should have won the award, a little bit of drama on this award night, I'd love to hear or see some highlights from Miles Garrett's record-breaking year....of the football that I've seen.
00:40:50
Speaker
The fact that he can stop and go in a millisecond.
00:40:53
Speaker
I don't think anybody on the planet can bend like him.
00:40:58
Speaker
Are you the best pass rusher in the league?
00:40:59
Speaker
Absolutely.
00:40:59
Speaker
Absolutely.
00:41:01
Speaker
No hesitation.
00:41:02
Speaker
No.
00:41:02
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And he cares to be the best.
00:41:04
Speaker
He will be the best.
00:41:06
Speaker
He lost Ronnie Stanley, a great offensive lineman, week one.
00:41:09
Speaker
Here's Jackson on first down.
00:41:11
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He's covered, and he's brought down.
00:41:13
Speaker
He's sacked by the league leader, Miles Garrett.
00:41:16
Speaker
Three guys to block him.
00:41:17
Speaker
I'm not kidding you.
00:41:18
Speaker
Three different guys could not block Miles Garrett.
00:41:23
Speaker
One, two, three.
00:41:25
Speaker
Big guys on the field.
00:41:27
Speaker
Miles Garrett's going to get him, and he knocks the ball away.
00:41:29
Speaker
It's another strip sack.
00:41:33
Speaker
Man, that makes me ready to run through a brick wall.
00:41:37
Speaker
Man, that was a good one for sure.
00:41:40
Speaker
For sure.
00:41:42
Speaker
Good job, Miles.
00:41:43
Speaker
Man, three guys can't block you.
00:41:44
Speaker
That's impressive.
00:41:46
Speaker
But yeah, Mac, who are you thinking also might have been deserving of this award?
00:41:51
Speaker
Well, I mean, a couple, honestly.
00:41:53
Speaker
And nothing against Miles Garrett.
00:41:55
Speaker
I appreciated those stats because I didn't realize that he was the lead leader in sacks and all those things.
00:42:00
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Thank you.
00:42:00
Speaker
Which is an incredible, incredible job, and that's great.
00:42:03
Speaker
But I don't know.
00:42:04
Speaker
I'm just thinking about defense as a whole.
00:42:06
Speaker
I know we a lot of times focus on sacks, but I think there's a lot more to defense, right?
00:42:11
Speaker
There's the passing and breaking up and the running, and you've got something to say.
00:42:15
Speaker
Go ahead.
00:42:17
Speaker
Oh, sorry.
00:42:17
Speaker
I didn't mean to interrupt.
00:42:19
Speaker
I just want to say, I just want to say, if you say Aiden Hutchinson here, I will find you and I will destroy you, but continue.
00:42:26
Speaker
I actually wasn't going to say him.
00:42:28
Speaker
You'll be surprised.
00:42:29
Speaker
Okay.
00:42:30
Speaker
Sorry.
00:42:30
Speaker
Continue.
00:42:31
Speaker
I'm just trying to say, like, I fully agree.
00:42:35
Speaker
Like sacks are a huge stat.
00:42:36
Speaker
And I think that's one that we focus on a lot, but I think there are a lot more that we can look at and run defense wise.
00:42:43
Speaker
Yeah.
00:42:43
Speaker
Yeah.
00:42:44
Speaker
I don't know if you realize this, but our boys have the number one and number two defense against the run in the 2023-2024 season.
00:42:54
Speaker
In my head, I'm like, why are we looking at some of our linebackers?
00:42:57
Speaker
Why are we looking at the Chicago Bears?
00:42:59
Speaker
Why are we looking at some of the Detroit Lions?
00:43:01
Speaker
Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell.
00:43:04
Speaker
I don't know who your linebackers are, but...
00:43:06
Speaker
But that's pretty incredible that the two of us have some really strong defenders on our team.
00:43:11
Speaker
That was also a nice little subtle dig that you just didn't name either of ours, but name both ears.
00:43:14
Speaker
But sorry, continue.
00:43:15
Speaker
Who are yours?
00:43:16
Speaker
I'm curious.
00:43:17
Speaker
TJ Edmonds and, oh my God.
00:43:21
Speaker
Continue.
00:43:22
Speaker
Wow.
00:43:23
Speaker
Wow.
00:43:25
Speaker
Continue.
00:43:26
Speaker
But all that to say, I think there are a lot more.
00:43:28
Speaker
Another one that comes to mind on defense is the Ravens.
00:43:32
Speaker
I feel like their defense was just elite throughout.
00:43:34
Speaker
So thinking of Roquan Smith, just thinking of some other names.
00:43:37
Speaker
I'm not saying they should have won.
00:43:39
Speaker
I'm just thinking honorable mentions.
00:43:42
Speaker
And in my head, I'm just like, wow, there are some really good defenses out there.
00:43:45
Speaker
And I agree that the Browns were arguably the best defense.
00:43:49
Speaker
So I think it's a well-earned award, but I'm trying to spread the wealth here.
00:43:53
Speaker
And Miles Garrett, he just keeps winning.
00:43:56
Speaker
And maybe somebody just needs to stop him.
00:43:58
Speaker
But I think our boys actually, some of our linebackers and some of our defenders actually could be up there in the running because we both had strong run defenses.
00:44:09
Speaker
That's a great point.
00:44:10
Speaker
We got to spread the wealth.
00:44:10
Speaker
We got to sprinkle the, the words a little better.
00:44:13
Speaker
So unfortunately miles, unless you have about 50 sacks next year, you might not three Pete.
00:44:17
Speaker
And also it's Tremaine Edmonds and TJ Edwards.
00:44:20
Speaker
I'm so sorry.
00:44:21
Speaker
Yes.
00:44:21
Speaker
No head cold, but I thought you were going to say Montez sweat when you were talking about my boys.
00:44:26
Speaker
And that's why I got really excited.
00:44:27
Speaker
But Oh yeah, no, it wasn't, wasn't thinking about him, but I'm not necessarily only thinking of like edge rushers.
00:44:33
Speaker
I'm thinking we need to think of defense more holistic.
00:44:36
Speaker
Yeah, some linebackers, some gritty guys just getting in there and just popping you.
00:44:40
Speaker
Exactly.
00:44:41
Speaker
You know?
00:44:41
Speaker
Thinking of more of a defense than just the guys that get the sacks and get the glory.
00:44:49
Speaker
But it's exactly what we do on offense.
00:44:51
Speaker
We think of the quarterbacks.
00:44:52
Speaker
We think of the whitebacks, the guys that get the glory.
00:44:55
Speaker
You know who doesn't get the glory?
00:44:56
Speaker
Offensive linemen.
00:44:57
Speaker
Offensive linemen.
00:44:58
Speaker
Out there doing the work in the trenches.
00:45:01
Speaker
Good on them.
00:45:02
Speaker
Jason Kelsey.
00:45:03
Speaker
Cody Whitehair.
00:45:04
Speaker
Panay Sewell.
00:45:06
Speaker
I knew that was coming.
00:45:07
Speaker
Just the guys that are just.
00:45:08
Speaker
Jonah Jackson.
00:45:09
Speaker
Frank Bragno.
00:45:10
Speaker
An elite offensive line for the Detroit Lions.
00:45:13
Speaker
And they just don't get mentioned.
00:45:14
Speaker
So I'm mentioning them.
00:45:15
Speaker
Olin Krutz, Bears legend, just in the trenches for so many years.
00:45:21
Speaker
Let's give some shouts out to the offensive linemen, not just the defensive linemen.
00:45:24
Speaker
Stats are cool, but helping your team in other ways is also cool.
00:45:27
Speaker
So great.
00:45:28
Speaker
It's also very cool.
00:45:29
Speaker
Great reminder, McKenz.
00:45:30
Speaker
Great reminder.
00:45:31
Speaker
Just like the one who edits these videos, it's cool.
00:45:33
Speaker
It's important.
00:45:34
Speaker
But the one that goes through YouTube until his fingers are bleeding, trying to find the perfect videos, that's also cool.
00:45:40
Speaker
Also cool and important.
00:45:41
Speaker
And he doesn't get the recognition.
00:45:43
Speaker
So thanks.
00:45:43
Speaker
Thank you.
00:45:44
Speaker
Thank you.
00:45:44
Speaker
Thank you.
00:45:45
Speaker
I appreciate that.
00:45:45
Speaker
And, and speaking of recognition, speaking of recognition, we've had some great ads this year and this is a cool episode because we're just talking about some of the greatest players in the NFL.
00:45:56
Speaker
And I know it's been a long afternoon.
00:45:58
Speaker
You've been working hard.
00:45:59
Speaker
You've been editing hard, but the folks would love to hear a legendary, just really spot on ad.
00:46:07
Speaker
Please don't disappoint us.
00:46:09
Speaker
Hit us with an ad, baby.
00:46:11
Speaker
I keep on making me do this after, after the sheer frustration I have expressed to you from a, from a long, hard day's work.
00:46:22
Speaker
But you know, what better to, to bring up the spirits than to sing a little bit.
00:46:28
Speaker
So without further ado,
00:46:32
Speaker
Not happy about it, but... You just gave me a death stare, folks.
00:46:35
Speaker
Without further ado, this Making Waves NFL Awards show is brought to you by the one and only YouTube TV.
00:46:47
Speaker
NFL Sunday ticket is available for you at half the price, even though there's only one game left.
00:46:53
Speaker
Okay.
00:46:54
Speaker
YouTube TV.
00:46:58
Speaker
If you want to watch some football or maybe something else, YouTube TV.
00:47:06
Speaker
It's live Sunday ticket or something else.
00:47:12
Speaker
Why can't I think of any rhymes?
00:47:14
Speaker
Or something else.
00:47:15
Speaker
Oh, sorry.
00:47:19
Speaker
YouTube.
00:47:21
Speaker
Why can I not think of any rhymes?
00:47:22
Speaker
My brain isn't working.
00:47:24
Speaker
YouTube TV.
00:47:27
Speaker
If you want a Sunday ticket or something else, YouTube TV.
00:47:35
Speaker
If you want to watch The Office,
00:47:38
Speaker
Or something else.
00:47:39
Speaker
Oh, man.
00:47:40
Speaker
That has got to be one of the best.
00:47:42
Speaker
Rhyme something with something else.
00:47:44
Speaker
Help me.
00:47:46
Speaker
I don't think that's a good thing to say to try to rhyme something is something else.
00:47:49
Speaker
I think you could have just said like,
00:47:52
Speaker
Reality TV.
00:47:53
Speaker
See, I mean, I'm not a good person to ask.
00:47:58
Speaker
The second time I was doing it, I was trying to redo it and rhyme with something else.
00:48:02
Speaker
Oh, believe me.
00:48:03
Speaker
I'm aware that you tried to do it again and it ended up in the exact same spot, baby.
00:48:07
Speaker
That was good.
00:48:08
Speaker
Help me out.
00:48:09
Speaker
How do you rhyme something else?
00:48:11
Speaker
Send us a DM, folks.
00:48:13
Speaker
Send us a DM.
00:48:14
Speaker
If you can rhyme something else.
00:48:17
Speaker
Paige, Maddie, and Vince, any of our other five to seven listeners, please.
00:48:22
Speaker
Send us a DM.
00:48:23
Speaker
What rhymes with something or else?
00:48:26
Speaker
Something else.
00:48:28
Speaker
Kels.
00:48:30
Speaker
Kels.
00:48:31
Speaker
If you want to see Travis Kels, because his real last name is Kels, not Kelsey.
00:48:36
Speaker
Oh, okay.
00:48:37
Speaker
Catching Kels.
00:48:38
Speaker
That was his original dating show, right?
00:48:40
Speaker
Yes.
00:48:40
Speaker
Good one.
00:48:42
Speaker
Oh.
00:48:45
Speaker
commercials about gels, something else, or just commercials about gels.
00:48:50
Speaker
Also, you were literally guitaring there at the end.
00:48:53
Speaker
I don't know if you noticed that.
00:48:54
Speaker
Was I really?
00:48:55
Speaker
But you were literally going like this, and you always do the same little dance.
00:48:58
Speaker
When you start your jiggle, you always go like this, like a little mini dance.
00:49:01
Speaker
And I just, I love it.
00:49:03
Speaker
And that just goes to show folks, not everything in life has to be prim and proper.
00:49:07
Speaker
Max ads are usually just, she has, you know, something to rhyme, something else.
00:49:10
Speaker
And that was one of my favorite ones.
00:49:12
Speaker
And I'm not being sarcastic.
00:49:13
Speaker
YouTube TV.
00:49:14
Speaker
Shout out to you.
00:49:15
Speaker
You can watch.
00:49:16
Speaker
I even just Googled it.
00:49:19
Speaker
It's mostly slant rhymes.
00:49:21
Speaker
Myself, self, smells, fouls.
00:49:26
Speaker
Wow.
00:49:26
Speaker
Wow.
00:49:27
Speaker
I wouldn't necessarily say those rhyme.
00:49:28
Speaker
So anyway, that was a rough, that was a rough choice by me, but it's all right.
00:49:34
Speaker
It's all right.
00:49:35
Speaker
And I'm sticking to that.
00:49:36
Speaker
YouTube TV.
00:49:37
Speaker
If you want to watch football or something else, that's actually true.
00:49:40
Speaker
You can watch YouTube TV.
00:49:41
Speaker
A hundred percent.
00:49:42
Speaker
And after next Sunday, there's going to be a lot of something else to watch on YouTube, YouTube TV.
00:49:47
Speaker
Sorry for putting you on the spot.
00:49:48
Speaker
I don't think I would have had the kahunas to do that if I was still in North Carolina.
00:49:50
Speaker
So thank goodness for a little bit of distance here, this episode, huh?
00:49:55
Speaker
Yeah, you wouldn't have had the kahunas, would you?
00:49:57
Speaker
I don't think I would have.
00:49:59
Speaker
With that, now that Mac is so thrilled with me, let's just move on.
00:50:02
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I'm thinking of kahunas.
00:50:04
Speaker
I can think of somebody who's got some big kahunas.
00:50:06
Speaker
Excuse me.
00:50:09
Speaker
I know where this is going.
00:50:10
Speaker
I don't know where this is going in a minute.
00:50:12
Speaker
I already do.
00:50:13
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Stick with me, listeners.
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This...
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guy has got some big, who knows.
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He's got maybe the biggest.
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A lot of people would agree with that based on his just outright disregard for general rules of following games.
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I truly believe that he has helped to shift
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the world of NFL into one that is less conservative and one that is more aggressive in terms of going for the first down when it is fourth down.
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And I'm talking about a coach here.
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So we try to give out an award and recognize a coach every year.
Dan Campbell: Coach of the Year
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And it's hard to do highlights, but, but you'll see, you'll see what I did here shortly, but
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We try to recognize a guy that has taken a team and has taken it from somewhere that it was, which is not good, and has turned them into a good team, a good, solid team.
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And there were a couple honorable mentions here.
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There's a lot of incredible coaches out there.
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We got to give a shout out to everybody.
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Obviously, if you know me and if you know that I have any say in any of these awards, which I do, putting up my boy Dan Campbell for this award.
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He's actually in the running for the actual NFL award.
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I saw today he won one of them already.
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Him and Brad Holmes won Executive of the Year.
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Dan Campbell won Executive of the Year.
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So already winning awards, but obviously, as we've already said, making waves is the biggest award you can win.
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Of course.
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And Dan Campbell, let me just tell you a little bit about the story of this man.
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He joined the Detroit Lions three years ago in the 2021 NFL season.
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He played for the Lions throughout his career at some point.
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Obviously, he wasn't this staple household name.
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But he comes back 2021.
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He gets hired.
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His first interview, just buck wild.
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This man is just wild.
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Like we said, he's got kahunas.
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And his first interview, he's talking all this stuff about the team and who the team is going to be.
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They go out.
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They only win three games in his first season.
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Since then, in 2022, they won nine games.
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In 2023, we won 12 regular season games.
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So the first year, he wins only three.
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Since then, he's won 21 regular season games.
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He comes out, he's changing just the shape and the structure of the Detroit Lions.
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Him, Brad Holm, Sheila Ford, all of the management in Detroit, they're changing the structure of the team.
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And they're taking a team
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That honestly, and I can say this and you can say this too.
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Honestly, a team that is known for being one of the worst in the NFL in my lifetime.
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I don't think I can say that.
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I don't think you'd allow me to say that.
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You can't because I would come there despite the distance.
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Oh, you'll come here if I say it?
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Oh my gosh.
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Well, in that case.
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No, I mean, let's be honest, though.
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They've been one of the worst, and he's taken a team, and he's trying to make something out of them.
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So I'm impressed by that, let alone the record last year.
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A couple other things.
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Obviously, this year was record-breaking for so many reasons.
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We won our first playoff game since 1991.
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We tied our season franchise record of the most games that we've won in a season by winning 12 regular season games.
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He's just doing a lot with the culture there in Detroit.
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I'm excited about it.
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Not always excited about his fork down calls, but that's his identity and he's not changing for anybody.
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So let's listen in to some Dan Campbell highlights.
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This ought to be good.
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Welcome to Detroit.
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Wanted this job bad.
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because I felt like I knew this community, I played here.
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This team is gonna take on the idea of this city.
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We're gonna kick you in the tee, all right?
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And when you punch us back, we're gonna smile at you.
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And when you knock us down, we're gonna get up.
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And on the way up, we're gonna bite a kneecap off, all right?
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And we're gonna stand up, and then it's gonna take two more shots to knock us down, all right?
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And on the way up, we're gonna take your other kneecap, and we're gonna get up, and then it's gonna take three shots to get us down.
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And when we do, we're gonna take another hunk out of you.
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Before long, where's it gonna be the last one standing?
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Jeez, that's a little intimidating.
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My gosh.
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So if you recognize that, that's his very first interview he did in the announcement that he was going to be the head coach.
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It's this whole thing in Detroit about how he says they're going to knock us down.
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We're going to take a kneecap off.
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They're going to knock us back down.
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We're going to take a hunk out of you.
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He's just talking about biting players.
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Obviously, this past weekend, we got knocked down.
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But you know what?
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We're going to come back up, and you're not going to have any kneecaps left.
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So get ready.
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Rest of the NFL, you've got put on notice.
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I'm sticking with Dan Campbell, and he's my coach of the year.
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Wow.
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Question.
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If all the Bears players are just wearing knee pads, is that fine?
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It doesn't matter.
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They're going to rip them off with their teeth, and then they're going to bite the kneecaps with it.
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Blonde everywhere.
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We don't condone violence on this podcast.
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We do.
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That was a scary face when she said that too.
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This whole Lions culture is really taking on an identity of its own.
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Geez, oh man.
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Yeah, he said we're going to take on the identity of the city.
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And you know what the city is?
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His favorite word?
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Grit.
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We provide grit.
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And we're down and out right now, but we're coming back up and we're going to smile at you through bloody teeth because your kneecap is in our mouth.
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Jeez.
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Oh my gosh.
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Through bloody teeth.
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That sounds like a horror film.
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I mean, I'd rather watch a drift every day of the week for the next month.
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Holy smokes.
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We're going to smile at you through bloody teeth.
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Yeah.
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Then I'm going to sprint away and I'm going to get the heck out of Detroit.
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Oh, we know what?
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Shout out to Dan Campbell.
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I will be sending you all the swag we have because I don't want my kneecap to be bitten off.
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And if you need any money or anything else, let us know.
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We are at your beck and call.
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So congrats, Dan.
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Congrats, Dan.
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Love you, man.
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Let's go get a Super Bowl next year.
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All right.
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Or not.
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Don't say anything.
00:56:30
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Without further ado, we have our second advertisement of the episode before our
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Number one award is to be given out.
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So take it away, Bob.
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Dang it.
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I was so close.
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it was going.
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I liked where it was going.
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Honestly, it wasn't bad.
00:57:42
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It was pretty good advertisement.
00:57:44
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I also love to watch you because you get so serious and your eyes just like, I don't know what you focus on in the distance, but you just lock in on something while you're like thinking of.
00:57:54
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Do I actually?
00:57:55
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Yeah, your eyes just, I don't think you blink.
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You just lock in somewhere in the distance and you're just going for it.
00:58:02
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Oh man, just locking into the kitchen tile wall.
00:58:05
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And unfortunately it didn't help me as you can tell, because came up with appendages rather than something that rhymed.
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But you know what?
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Yeah.
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Ace bandages.
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Get them if your kneecaps are bloody.
00:58:22
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Yeah.
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I mean, hey, if you're around any Lions fans, get some ace bandages.
00:58:28
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Awesome.
00:58:28
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Well, with two advertisements in the rear view mirror, we have one award left.
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It is the biggest award of the season.
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Let's take it away, Bob.
00:58:39
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Tell us who's going to win Wavemaker of the Year.
Lamar Jackson: Wavemaker of the Year
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Splash.
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Drum roll, please.
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Thank you.
00:58:53
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Oh, that's an amazing drum roll.
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So wave maker of the year.
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This embodies who me and Mac, I still can't get over that drum roll.
00:59:03
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That was unbelievable.
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You're going to love listening back to that.
00:59:05
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That was incredible.
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I'll give you another one if you want.
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Yeah.
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Can you please?
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Yeah.
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Once you are about to announce it.
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Okay.
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This individual was not only the MVP of his team.
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He was not only the MVP of his division.
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We believe that he was the MVP of the entire NFL without him.
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His team would have been nothing without his dynamic running and passing.
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Oh, gasp.
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It's a quarterback abilities.
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His team would be nothing.
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And unfortunately,
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He didn't get it done last weekend when it mattered the most.
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But this player is electric.
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He completely redefined the quarterback position.
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He ended the year with a 102.7 quarterback rating.
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He threw for 3,678 yards.
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He threw for 24 touchdowns, only seven interceptions.
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And once again, he almost ran for 1,000 yards.
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Helped his team compile the best regular season record in
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in the entire NFL beating teams like the Niners and the Dolphins and the Lions and everybody else that was in their way.
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Drum roll, please.
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That's unbelievable.
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She's actually drumming as well.
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The wave maker of the 2023-2024 season is, I'm sorry, Mr. Jackson.
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Ooh, I am for real.
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Lamar Jackson.
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Splash.
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Jackson with pressure coming.
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Keeps the play alive.
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Jumps over a defender and still going.
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Does he have any room?
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And he comes close to a first down.
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Lamar winding up.
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Going deep for Bateman.
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He's got him.
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Touchdown.
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Touchdown to Jackson on first and 10.
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Oh, and he's got Bateman.
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Off to the races.
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Chased by Holland.
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Chased on the play by Howard.
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And there he goes.
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Touchdown.
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Third down two.
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It's Jackson.
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Oh my gosh.
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Here he goes.
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He'll sprint.
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He's being chased by Howard.
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Looking behind.
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You can kiss him goodbye.
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Touchdown.
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I mean, we brag on Lamar Jackson as a runner.
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With a guy I can sit in the pocket and throw with the best of him.
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Oh, saving the best for last.
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Me and Mac were just vibing there.
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Lamar, what a season.
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Talk about some hype music.
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Mac, what do you have to add?
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I just agree with what that last announcer said.
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I think we hype a lot about how Lamar Jackson can run, but I feel like this year we really saw his development as a pocket presence and somebody who can also throw deep bombs.
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Obviously, he's getting paid for a reason.
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He's the highest paid quarterback in the NFL.
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Or no, he was temporarily, right?
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He definitely was.
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I think Joe Burrow maybe –
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took the lead for them to be out.
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I don't know.
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Either way, he's one of the highest paid.
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He's getting that money.
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He deserves it.
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He proved it this year.
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And the Ravens, they're going to have their shot.
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They're going to have their shot with Lamar.
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They are, they're going to get there.
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It's just a matter of when it's kind of hard.
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Cause it's like, ah, not this year, then when, but if he can keep doing what he's doing, incredible job, MVP caliber, clearly, obviously shoe in to win the MVP of the actual NFL season.
01:02:29
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awards this is more important but yeah great job with mar honestly all the way around great season great job great season and yeah great little synopsis there i also think they're gonna have their chance and as long as he's healthy i think they're really gonna uh be a force to be reckoned with so what an episode all those awards obviously the hardware is gonna be sent out but uh yeah we're gonna have to have to
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Oh, it looks like we lost our co-host Bob there, but that's all right because we were wrapping up anyway.
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So without further ado, please just join us in our outro.
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Thank you all for joining and we'll see you next week for the Super Bowl predictions.