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Can you imagine Deion going to the Raiders? That's would be so Raiders. What a disaster. The Raiders play The Browns. What if his son is starting for the Browns that game? Oh, never mind, he'll talk the Raiders into trading for him and then they can have another well below average QB.

What the hell does a power ranking from some random media source have to do with anything?

$32 million is high, but you can't argue the ask. Back To Back Cy.

Not ready to move on just yet. But another one of those game in the big moment and it's a real trend. It's evidence.

In that game he was. that's the problem. He's fine until the big game, the must-win. You get one more shot at that with me - then I'm moving on. then it's Next Up because you'll be wasting ASB and Gibbs and Jamo and LaPorta on someone who wilts under the bright lights. It's on hiim. Even if the O-Line isn't good - the greats rise above.

But he's now had a few of those games. Everything's going great and then he becomes a turnover machine. Yes, the O-Line was bad in the second Washington game (sorry but if Goff was on his game they could have put 50 on the Commanders). But Goff looked like David Blough out there in Minnesota. He was out of synch from the first snap and it looked just like the Minnesota game. The defense played their asses off, they should have won that game and should be in Chicago this weekend. The evidence is becoming clear that Jared is a good QB, but his O-Line has to be near-perfect for him to really shine. So make sure you build one this offseason or we'll end up the same way again. We can win it all with Goff, but the O-Line has to be absolutely it's best. It seems like they need four new pieces there, but it's really only 2. They need a real ACTUAL Center and not someone moved over from another position and they need to Frankenstein the hell out of Decker, which may not be possible anymore. But a C and LT between the draft and Free Agency and even a trade is absolutely possible. Then you hope for health.

I didn't say everything broke their way. I said ALMOST. The injury thing was the one thing that finally bit them, even though they did a nearly miraculous job at surviving it. And that might not be what killed them. We've had Goff wilt in a few MUST win games and that Washington game was one of them. He gets one more of those and then I'm done. No more empty stats. Play great when it counts. Ryan Raburn always looked great in the last two months of the season when the race was over. We throught, "Hey, maybe this guy's good." Nope, he's only good when it doesn't matter, when there is no pressure. Goff is a lot better than Raburn was, but you can't collapse like that in a big moment again and expect people to believe You are the guy.

Stephen A Smith wants to run for President in 2028. Makes sense. There are no longer standards and he may be almost as dumb and the current resident. Almost.

I am getting pretty annoyed at all the heat on Holmes. He built something amazing very quickly here. Had a step-back year. It happens. You don't throw out a GM like that because of a mulligan. The 15-2 season almost everything broke their way. The 9-8 season almost everything different. It really came down to the O-Line losing it's anchor in the middle and having an LT put together with duct tape and a bunch of guys who were pretty green. It's fixable. A 4th place schedule won't hurt either. Everyone need to chill the **** out.

Speaking of coaches With the very quick turnaround of the Broncos under Sean Payton, does it put him on the Mt. Rushmore of coaches in the Super Bowl era? If I was picking that it would probably be Andy Reid - Chuck Noll - Bill Belichick - Bill Walsh I think they are all better coaches than Vince Lombardi. And if I was gonna knock off one of those four to make room for Payton it might be Belichick. Yeah, it might be. Never won without Brady. Brady won the first year away from him and made a serious bid the next. Belichick went nowhere. Had plenty of time to rebuild it too.

If they hire Schwartz they need to absolutely nail it when it comes to OC. I think the Cardinals are going into an absolute "strip it down to it's skeleton" rebuild. There are teams that will want to trade for Kyler Murray and the Browns are one of them. Sanders is a backup. List of teams that may be interested in Kyler Murray - Vikings (they would have to send JJ McCarthy to the Cardinals as part of it, but did he show enough this year for Minnesota to believe in him?) - Browns (where QB's go to die, the list is impressive) - Raiders (they'll want a splashy name for coach and QB. I could see Kliff Kingsbury being hired and a trade for Kyler so they can be reunited, and it feels so good, only it would be bad because it's the Raiders and Mark Davis is a nepo baby failure) - Jets (all of a sudden the Pats got really good again, but the Jets first year under Aaron Glenn looked like the Lions first year under Campbell..........do you have faith they can nail their draft picks or acquire a good QB. They were close in a lot of their losses until the last month, they could turn things around with just 3 or 4 shrewd moves.) - Steelers They squeaked into the playoffs with an old man at QB, but they've been looking for their next QB since Rapelisberger retired. Murray is entering mid-career now, with some fun and flashy highlights and not much more. You can add Atlanta and Tampa to the list as well. The Cardinals could get a pretty good deal to start their rebuild with a Kyler Murray trade, but, I'm forgetting myself, they're the Cardinals. One of the biggest Afterthoughts in the NFL.

Three years ago when sports gambling was first legal, I used to bet OVER on NHL games that were 5.5 on goal totals. I did very well doing that actually, but only bet $10 at a time and would always cash out when it went over $50 and start over again. I probably won about $400 during that season, but I must have not been the only one doing that because 5.5 was a pretty rare number after that. I bet $50 on an NFL playoff 5-leg parlay and won and I think I won about $200 or so on that one, but that's the end of it for me. It takes enjoyment out of the game. I am trying to unwind while I watch, not get MORE stressed out.

Instead of Ghost Runners and Golden At Bats and Outfield Play Lines, maybe you should focus on how your fans will actually see their teams, Rob.

Not having Deshawn Watson around his neck like a concrete block would be nice, but he's the one that lobbied to get him to Cleveland. But Stefanski would be a great choice. Might be good to step away from Head Coaching for a year or two. Dolphins - Middle of the Pack job right now. Not clear on Tua's future. Good job - you get paid millions to live in Miami during the Winter. Arizona - Total rebuild. Crap job. This is one for a re-tread or really young coach. Kyler Murray is a flashy bust. He's not a winner. He'll go to someplace like the Vikings or Jets and wow everyone with some great looking plays, but he won't win anything big. Cleveland - Sort of a **** Show. They might as well make Deion their Head Coach because they took a really good coach like Stefanski and wasted him, so they might as well go for the sizzle. If this team could ever figure out their QB mess they might be contenders. The division winner was 9-8, the bar is not high Atlanta - Other than Baltimore, I think this is just about the best job a Head Coaching candidate would want right now. There is a lot of talent on this team, but they may need to upgrade at QB, but I think you can win that division with MPJ, but probably not much more. Tennessee - Second year of a long rebuild. You can really start to see some improvement if Ward is for real. Problem is, it's become a pretty tough division. This needs to be a long-game hire. If ownership can fairly give a coach a 4-year plan, then it's an attractive job. But quick turnaround is not likely. New York Giants - There is plenty of talent on the team. They've just been kind of directionless. Is Jaxon Dart for real? Don't know. It's a pretty good job to go for because the bar is low. Daboll's first year they thought they had their guy. As bland as Mike McCarthy is, maybe he is the stable kind of coach they need right now. Las Vegas Raiders - Absolute dumpster fire. I mean, there are only 32 Head Coaching jobs in the NFL, so they are all coveted, but if you have any self respect, do you really want this? Because this owner is a stupid nepo baby with a bad haircut that couldn't land a real job at a Dairy Queen if he wasn't Al Davis's son and he has proven that he will stab you in the back the second it doesn't click. Yeah, you can throw the window dressing of Tom Brady into the equation, but this team is a disaster. Brady might end up being the damn coach. Baltimore Raves - It's the best of the jobs. A bad start and a ton of injuries and missed field goal cost Harbaugh his job (face it, he and Lamar weren't getting along anymore). Lamar's got about two really good years left. So this is a very attractive short-term gig. I could see Belichick here, actually. Stefanski would probably do very well with Atlanta, New York or Baltimore, so maybe he doesn't want to wait for another chance. But if he wants to wait for the perfect job for a while, he'd be a great OC choice. It's really all about where John Harbaugh does first, then the dominos start falling into place. If the Dolphins haven't hired Harbaugh already, I think the Packers could be in play if they lay an egg on Saturday.

Years ago I would agree with the "worse than vanilla ice cream" being an insult. But then I had high quality vanilla ice cream and my attitude has changed. Do vanilla right and it's great. Vanilla gelato at Zingerman's in Ann Arbor blows the chocolate away. Sometimes vanilla is good and when you have been casting about in a sea of mediocrity as long as the Giants had, maybe you need the stabilizing effect of a Mike McCarthy to correct things before you go and get the exciting guy. I mean, like Jeff Fisher, you're always probably going to be in the 7-10 win range, hoping for a couple lucky breaks or a perfectly-timed hot streak like they did when they denied the Patriots an undefeated season. I think Mike McDaniel was fired because they have already hired John Harbaugh. Stephen Ross - Michigan connection. Maybe the belief is Harbaugh and Monken can resurrect Tua's career. But if that's the case, you better have a really good back up because that one bad hit is always looming. If he gets another obvious concussion, they can't let him play again.

Plus Gene and Paul are scum and they will do something to screw EVERYONE over.

The Giants interviewing Mike McCarthy. Isn't he kind of like Jeff Fisher? He's just there. The very definition of a re-tread? I mean, he wouldn't be bad, but does he inspire any excitement?

Beef Stew night at LCA. No Cade. No Duren. This team is for real. 28-9. 7.5 game lead.

Trae Young wants to go to the Wizards. What a loser. What kind of veteran player WANTS to go to a 10-25 dumpser fire? Why, so he can be the undisputed star? Can't stand him anyway. His position is Starting Foul Drawer.

And he wants to run for President. Not even joking. But I guess there are no qualifiers anymore.

Wild Card (5) Rams 38, (4) Panthers 13 (6) 49ers 24, (3) Eagles 20 (2) Bears 20, (7) Packers 16 (2) Patriots 24 (7) Chargers 16 (6) Bills 31 (3) Jaguars 28 (5) Texans 31 (4) Steelers 13 Divisionals (1) Seahawks 20, (6) 49ers 9 (5) Rams 34 (2) Bears 13 (6) Bills 28, (1) Broncos 20 (5) Texans 23 (2) Patriots 21 Championships (1) Seahawks 27 (5) Rams 16 (6) Bills 38 (5) Texans 16 SUPER BOWL (6A) Bills 26 (1) Seahawks 24 I think they finally do it. No more Chiefs to block them. Being a road team totally works in their favor because of the weather.

I guess they were absolutely surprised at how cheap it was to get the rights to those two songs. And the whole idea of how to use an album side (I won't spoil) it was unique. To have an uptempo song at the start and a very emotional closer at the end. They went through a bunch of albums and there were only 2 or 3 and Purple Rain was choice #1 (doesn't hurt that the first time they saw El was in the rain). It just all came together. I think labels/managers recognize the power of that show and how it can increase streams. I don't know how much money that's worth (I know Prince has a higher royalty on Spotify than most artists). Kate Bush is alive and was a fan of the show before they asked her so she was alright with it. Hard to tell if Prince was still alive. I think he might have said yes because of how it was used. Every Friday between 5pm an 5:30 I do the Friday Getaway on 107one, where we play uptempo songs for the start of the weekend. This Friday we're doing the Spoiler-Free Stranger Things Friday Getaway, playing a bunch of music from the finale (plus Kate Bush, which was in every other episode). Prince, The Pixies, Lansldie, Sweet Jane, not gonna play The Trooper, however. That one doesn't quite fit our station. I can still only hear out of one ear, but I am still on the air. This might be permanent or take a very long time to recover from. Whatever the hell it is. At least the Vertigo is fading a bit. But I have to work from home all week. I tried going in Monday and in the middle of the day I hit a wall. I had to run my arm along the wall to not fall down. Infection of some kind, right? All will be well in the end, right? Working at home sounds great when there is a snowstorm, or maybe for a day, but man it gets old in a hurry. It's boring. I want to be out there in the world.

SPOILERS BELOW...........YOU'VE GOT TIL JANUAR 15TH TIL I STOP WHITING THEM OUT. They could easily produce some sort of graphic novel or animated epilogue to describe some of the plot holes. Like how the Military just forgave Hopper for killing so many members. My thought is that someone like Murray had all the verifiable info on what happened during the run of the show and in exchange for silence, made deals..........something like that. I guess they didn't want to film the Eleven in Iceland part but Netflix demanded it. I think it cost several million dollars to shoot it. I didn't believe she died from the start - as things were flying by at 100mph but she was completely unaffected by it. Her hair or clothes not moving. But whatever. I don't need everything to be perfect. I do wonder why Argyle was not shown in the graphic novel credits at the end. Seems like everyone from the show but Argyle and Dr. Owens were shown. I know the guy that plays Argyle, Eduardo Franco looks nothing like him anymore, as he's lost a ton of weight and is a bodybuilder now, but they showed several other long-gone cast members. I know way way back that Franco said the Duffers never contacted him about a Season 5 cameo and maybe that pissed them off for leaking that info, but did Paul Reiser want money to be drawn or something. He was pretty key for a season.

I am not saying he'll take it, but they're going to try. And, from I have been led to believe, Mark Davis is not the wealthiest owner in the NFL (which is a silly statement on my part), at some point paying 3 coaches at the same time has to make a difference, right? Aren't they going to be paying McDaniels, Carroll, Pierce and the new coach next year? What a disaster. Geno Smith is only good when he has NO expectations. Expect something out of him and he crumbles.

Yep. I wouldn't want someone with that name at Michigan.....they need to completely break away from that whole thing. The Falcons job would be perfect for him. But if the Packers lay an egg this weekend, I could see him landing there too. But yeah, the Raiders like names. The Raiders like headlines. Tom Brady with the Michigan connection. Two brothers in the same division. Resist, John, Resist - the Raiders are a disaster. If you go the Falcons and just be your average self, you're taking that division next year. Seeing online - a few sources as saying Kliff Kingsbury is a top guy for Baltimore and a few other places. What has this guy ever done? He coached Mahomes in college. But maybe Mahomes is good because of himself, not the coach.