With Steven still battling the flu, the guys almost called off the show, but as Steven watched Michael Vick destroy the Redskins, he just had to give it a go. Yes, that is Steven doing the show, you just might not recognize his voice. The guys talk NFL News with Donovan McNabb getting a contract extension prior to the game starting. The guys came up with PTHHDD (Play the hot hand, dumb dumb) as Mike Singletary names Troy Smith the starter for 49ers and Tom Cable names Jason Campbell the starter for Oakland.
The guys talk about the crazy season continuing in the NFL as Jeff suffers his worse week yet managing 5 wins. Steven switched to Cleveland and Dallas and went 50/50 while Jeff’s only change to Houston backfired because of a 50 yard Hail Mary pass that got answered for a TD in Jacksonville. Steven and Jeff discuss all the races in the NFL’s eight divisions and they are all still up for grabs with 25 out of the 32 teams still having shot of winning the division.
The show ends as Steven is the Smartest Man Alive with his pick over of the 49ers over the Rams and just as his voice goes out the show comes to a close.
Hats off to Steven for playing hurt. It is week 10 of the season and we all must get tapped up and get on the field. Hope everyone has fun listening.
Peter King is a great writer but that article about roddy white where he quoted roddy white saying he pushed him. Roddy did say he pushed the defender but that was after he said the defender tried to grab him. I sure hope mr king didn’t leave that part out purposely just for the story
Great effort playing hurt Steven! souned like u were struggling, u are the Antonio Gates of Podcasting!
Jeff I love you man but say it with me, Ars-Zen Ven-Ger although I have started calling him Arsney Vagner cos its fun to say!
Hi guys,
Just listening to the show and listening to your views on running up the score.
I find the concept of backing off when you are involved in a blow out a strange one. I can understand it from a trying to limit injuries point of view but I always think it shows a huge amount of disrespect to your opponents that you are basically saying “we don’t even need to try to beat you guys”.
Also, as a paying fan I’d feel incredibly cheated if my team basically gave up trying to score any points just because they didn’t want to rub the oppositions noses in it!
You can also look at it from a stats / ranking point of view. I know it’s highly unlikely but I’m fairly sure that in cases of tied records a playoff spot could potentially be decided on points scored and conceeded. How stupid would you look if you missed out by 5 points or something and you look back over the season and see that you backed off in the 4th quarter of a game you were comfortably winning and threw away the chance to get the 5 points needed?
Didn’t Marino miss out on breaking one of Marino’s records by 15 yards? I don’t know if they did or not but if the Saints were involved in any blow outs that year and told Brees to tone it down a notch they’ve pretty much cost him a place in the record books!
Personally I think all teams should be trying their hardest to score during every second of every game regardless of the score. Would love to know your guys take on this.
Just realised I put Marino when I meant Brees above!
Great show again guys, thanks.
As Dave says above Ars-en-ven-ga. Made me laugh too. Only just found this feed and comments page and as Steven wants, I will post comments on here. Keep up the good work.
I listened to the ESPN football podcast and one listener commented on running up the score. He said that when a team “runs up the score”, you don’t see the other team kneeling to end the game early. Why should one team quit because they were not good enough to stop them in the first place? We are talking about professional football players that get paid to play football.
OK, here is your comment. Thanks for persevering through scratchy voice to get us a review show. You guys Tweeting to Rich Eisen was priceless. As of my comment, I have not completed listening to the show so I do not know if Rich responded to you.
Looking forward to the preview show.
As for running up the score. It is impossible for NFL players or any football to go at half speed. That is how injury happens. If a team is up big then no need to throw the ball unless its 3rd and 10 or more. Just run the ball a lot especially if its in the fourth quarter, there is no need to throw bombs or do onside kicks.
I think this show is FANTASTIC!!! I noticed Steven showing a little love towards Troy Smith, and I was wondering Steven’s thoughts on the 49ers offensive line now that Joe Staley is out with a injury, and the effects it might have on the play of Troy Smith?
What was the deal with Albert hanesworth-less? I believe it would be a good move to keep him on the bench
Could you guys call Albert hanesworth “The stay puff marshmallow guy #2. I hope you guys would agree with me in saying he in Jamarcus russel territory?
definitely not as many What’s as I thought there would be
“Eight bucks for two….”
I wouldn’t like to say that in a hurry!
Now who is saying I told you so? !
The Jedi mind tricks are starting to work on Steven and Jeff as they show the patriots some love!
@Katy, OK you got us with the Jedi mind trick. Can you please stop now, you know how much Jeff and I hate to give the Patriots any love!
Its not me with jedi powers, it’s the hooded figure of Master Belichick.
I know you prefer to think of it as smoke and mirrors but just keep watching.
Excellent show as always and Jeff it Arsene (ARSE-EN) Wenger (VENGER) you were attempting to refer to on the show!
This show shall forever be known as the “Mispronouncement show”. Keep up the good work though guys, playing hurt is tough!
BTW guys. Saber is an irregular verb and so in the “yo” form it is “sé”