-Reaction to 49ers-Panthers, Cowboys-Rams, Seahawks-Saints, Steelers-Bills _ Richard Sherman Podcast

Welcome to the Richard Sherman podcast. Make sure you like and subscribe to the volumes YouTube channel to get more content. We coming at you two times a week. Subscribe now. Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast. It's week five and I'm going to start it off by saying this Gino Gino 139.7 passer rating 16 for 25 to 68, three touchdowns, no interception. So efficient. Your boy, Kenneth Walker, Jr. Eight carries 88 yards after a serious injury to Rashad Penny. So we're praying for him and his health, but they weren't able to pull it out. You know, Mitchell, I got to go talk to Pete because this defense, uh, they gotta, they gotta go back to what they know. Like we're trying, they're trying this quarters too high scheme. And it's just like, you gotta go back to what we know, bread and butter. Who would have thunk coming into this season, you lose the franchise quarterback, it's rebuilding year. You know, you got Gino Smith and drew lock battling and out and training camp. This Seahawk offense is looking like a legitimate top 10 offense in this league right now. Gino Smith looks like he's going to be playing in the NFL for the next five to 10 years. I mean, my goodness. And then we're seeing Kenneth Walker give the opportunity. The Seahawks are a competitive team. You talked about it from the jump week one, you said they were going to be competitive all year. They should have won this game. They let it get away from them down the stretch, but you're right. Rich, this defense is, Oh my goodness. Terrible. But you know what defense isn't that Niners defense Mitchell that Niners defense is as good as they get. And they just beat up right now, man. That's Oh my God. That the injury to eat, man. Like, Oh, like I'm praying that name of the game is availability. I mean, Nick Bosa is out. He man's out your boy, Jimmy Ward's broken hand. I mean, Robbie gold got fricking smoke twice. I mean, at what point are injuries too much, man? Well, I mean, at the end of the season, Mitchell, in the playoffs they're too much because you think about this, you think about the 49ers kind of weather in the storm. They're three and two right now. They're rolling. They got a schedule that's favorable. They got to play the Atlanta Falcon. So they're going right back to the green briar Mitchell. I know time, the green briar had me a good time at the green briar. Um, but they usually have success when they stay East coast on these East coast trips. And I'm expecting that to continue. Jimmy G's starting, finally starting to look like himself. He's finding his rhythm. When you don't have a training camp, it takes a while to knock the rust off. I know people think you just get back on the bike and start riding. That's not how it works. Like you got to rebuild it. You got to get back used to the speed of the game. You got to see the defenses. You got to see things happening over and over and over. You got to get reps and that's what he's doing. Uh, but before he went out, he man had a pick six. He's from North Carolina. He did it in North Carolina, man. That was big time. My boy, half a Jeff Wilson, Jr. 17 carries one, 20 and Jimmy G efficient 18 to 30 to 53, two touchdowns and Baker Baker, no touchdowns, 20, 20 for 36 to 15. I mean, not an awful game, but just not enough. You know what they're, what they're expecting from Baker. They're not going to get, I don't think not anytime soon. Oh, Rich, the Panthers are ridiculous. The stat of the week one in 27 under Matt rule when allowing 17 plus points in a game. I that rule going to have to go back and he wanted to go back to college. Well, Rich, I mean, back to the 49ers, as we talked about it last week, they were missing an identity. They're there. Their biggest strength on offense became their biggest weakness, you know, and it seems that, and you said it, Kyle Shanahan, this is going to be the biggest test of his career with Trent Williams going down, banged up on the running back, core, et cetera, et cetera, injuries mounting. And here we see it. You know, they, they established a running game. They controlled this game from the beginning. It was an easy win for him. I know Carolina is not the best team in the league. You know, they're not even remotely close to it, but they do have a solid defense. And at the end of the day, the Niners put up 37, their offense carried the load today. Defense does what it always does. But if this Niners offense can get rolling, look out. And we got to talk about char various more. We got to talk ward char various ward. We got to keep talking about him because my goodness, he's not getting the interceptions, but he's having impact weekend and week out saving touchdowns. I mean, he got two PBUs in the end zone. This game alone had one last week against Alan Robinson. I mean, he's strapping, he is strapping. They paid him all that money and people are like, who's star various ward. This is who he is. Mooney is out there doing his thing, but Mitchell, I got to clear my throat because those ramps like it got rough Mitchell. They are going against the Dallas Cowboys. Now you're thinking Dallas Cowboys got back pressed, got really talented roster. They had a, they had a good team last year. You got to expect them to have some set success, but no, they're going against Cooper rush. No offense to Cooper rush, but Cooper rush has been having a solid season. He's doing his thing. He completed 10 passes in the game. Mitchell, 10, 10, 10 passes in the game. He threw for 102 yards. Matt Stafford threw for 308. Mitchell, they didn't score more than 10 points. They scored 10 points. Mitchell, in the fourth quarter, this season, Matt Stafford, zero touchdowns, four interceptions. And now everybody's like, well, he has a patchwork offensive line. So does everybody else. So does everybody. Everybody got a patchwork offensive line right now. Nobody was giving Matt Ryan. They moved a left tackle to right tackle center, went out the game, move their rookie left tackle, like with two days of preparation. And nobody was like Matt Ryan's behind a patchwork offensive line. This Rams team is looking a heck of a lot like the Denver Broncos right now, man. I mean, what is the problem with them offensively? They got, you know, they got Stafford. I know you're not the biggest, biggest fan, but I mean, they still got, they still got a lot of pieces and they got the mastermind head coach, the offensive guru that this team just looks pedestrian right now. What is the biggest problem with the LA Rams? Well, they going against a Dan Quinn defense. That's the first part. Like Dan Quinn is legitimate. Dan Quinn, we went to two Superbowls with Dan Quinn and guess what? He went to the next Superbowl after that with the Atlanta Falcons. He knows how to call the defense, especially knows how to call the front. And he has Micah Parsons going crazy at two sacks in the game. Tony Pollard is finally getting some run. You got to think about this. Think about this Mitchell, because, because people keep saying what I said about Dak Prescott was crazy. Like Dak Prescott shouldn't just cause you're making a lot of money. Doesn't mean that that he should be starting over guys. The other guys playing better. Guess what? Zeke got 22 carries today. Tony Pollard got eight. Tony Pollard had 86 yards. Zeke had 78. You know why Zeke is getting more carries? Mitchell, answer it for me, please. He's being paid more Richard and the GM paid more. The GM and the head coach feel obligated to give him a little bit more run. And Richard, you called it from the beginning of the year. We have the audio recording. You said Tony Pollard was going to be your breakout player of the year. Am I right or no? You're right. You're right. Because we played against him. He's explosive. He's a heck of a runner. Wait, I called that Rich. I said Tony Pollard was going to be the breakout player this year and he is proving me right. Rich. Week in, week out. He's given this offense another piece and I think I think they got to put the money aside. They got to take the Pete Carroll approach. Let Tony Pollard carry the load. This team is on to something, Rich. Yeah, they're definitely on to something. I mean, Cooper Rush is 4-0 this year. I mean, they got decisions to make because Dak may come back next week. They got the Philadelphia Eagles. Are they going to play Dak Prescott? Like fresh off the bench? Or are they going to stay with the hot hand in Cooper Rush? He didn't have the greatest game, but he didn't throw any interceptions. He was 10 for 16 for 102. He ran the offense. They need to give Tony Pollard more carries. I mean, you got 30 carries between both of them and Tony Pollard only had eight of them, but he had 88 yards, 86 yards, and you need to get him more yards. That defense is humming though. I mean, Dan Quinn Diggs gave up a little, a little pass in the slot. Obviously Cooper Cup took it the distance, but things like that happen. It's man to man coverage. He ran through the defense. Sometimes stuff happens. That was her only touchdown of the day. Like if your only touchdown of the day comes on a 77 yard explosive, like from, from over route, like, yeah, you got to fix some things. Richard, we talked about it at the beginning of the year, and this is the problem with having historical audio that can be dug up from the depths. We said the NFC East was a dumpster fire. How wrong were you? And I agreed with you. How wrong were we? I mean, right now, Mitchell, we're looking like the backside of a donkey Mitchell. We're looking very bad. It's very rough. The Giants went out to London town and dismantled the Green Bay Packers in a rod. If you would have told me that Saquon will be doing what he's doing right now, Daniel Jones will go out there and outdo a rod in London. Like they'd be foreign. One day bowl will be the front runner for coach of the year. Like I would have, I would have flew to Detroit on the first thing smoking Mitchell and gave you one of the quick, no, stop it. Stop it. I would have expected it as well. Rich. I mean, this Giants team looks like they might be for real this year. I mean, it's hard to believe you said Daniel Jones, but Saquon Barkley, Barkley might be the MVP offensively right now. I know you're high on, on Josh Allen, but non quarterback offensive MVP Saquon is back rich and he's, he's providing this offense with a, with a game breaker every play, but to see what they did to the Packers and a rod, I mean, Richard, what, what is the ceiling for these New York football Giants? I mean, I don't know. I mean, I'm so blown away right now. I'm shocked. I'm in shock. I'm in shock and awe mode because this is crazy. This is unexpected. I mean, you're doing all this and you still aren't the leader in your division because the Philadelphia Eagles are five and O and Jalen hurts is playing out of his mind, his receivers, but that defense, that offensive line and that defensive line, give them a chance every week because they are going to be tough to deal with. That's one thing like no matter what, if you've got a good offensive line and good defensive line, it gives your quarterback time. It gives your playmakers time. It gives your DBS time to react and make plays my goodness. But I would have never had Daniel Jones beating a ride. I'm sorry. A rod needs more weapons. Like they're going to have to make a trade. They're going to have to make a trade. Watson got hurt early in the game. Like they're going to have to make a trade. They tried to go in and make it happen with these young guys. I mean, you got to look at it. Randall Cobb had seven catches for, for 99 yards. Like they're, they're depending on the old guard. I mean, if he had anybody, they're probably calling Odell every second of the day. You know what I mean? I'm sure a rider sending them that, Hey stranger, you up text every day. Like I know he has to be because he needs him. He needs Odell would make a huge difference to this green Bay Packers team, but Odell's just, you know, he's not ready yet. First off, he got to wait till November. And then he's taking his time. This is like college recruiting for OBJ. Like he gets to flirt with everybody. Hey, what's your offer me? That's nice. Okay. Well, what you offer me? Cool. Oh, that I hear you. I hear you. What you said? You said, Oh, that's nice. Well, I'm going to tell y'all something. Whoever offering the best deal is who going to get OBJ and he going to want some future promises. Richard, if you are OBJ, the hot ticket name on the free agent market right now, where would you go? I mean, right now, I don't know. I don't know. I'd know in November. Right now I'm taking my time. I'm going to the place that has the best future at quarterback because I don't want it to just be a one year deal. And who knows if Aaron or Tom is are going to play pass this year. Like I don't want to deal with that again. I want future. I want, because last year that's what he did. He was freaking balling for the Rams. They had no connection to him past one year, you know, they, and he got hurt in the Superbowl and had no security going forward in the future. And that's what happened, man. It was unfortunate that, that he got injured and I would not go unless I got security for the future. Like he signed a multi-year deal and most teams aren't going to do that, but the team is going to be desperate enough for his talents like green Bay. And I think they're going to give him what he's looking for. Now, Richard, we talked about it briefly. I mean, this NFC is turning into a juggernaut. The Philadelphia Eagles go to Arizona, a closer game than a lot expected, but it shows the grittiness of this team. Walk me through what you liked about this game from the Eagle standpoint. Well, I mean, it's gritty, it's grimy. It's, it's, it's one of those games where everybody's sitting there. It's a trap game. You know, they're like, Oh my God. So yeah, I told you guys the Eagles weren't for real. No, that's the game you battled through. Kyler Murray had a solid game. You know, he had a 28 for 42, two 50, a touchdown was running the ball. He's a tough quarterback to deal with. You know, he's one of those one-offs. And then Jalen hurts had a bit of an off day, 26 or 36 to 39, no touchdowns, no interceptions, 15 rushes for the 61 yards. And the two touchdowns that he had like Devante Smith had eight catches, but it was a gritty grimy. Like you had to earn everything. You got play in and play out, play in and play out. And that's how a championship mentality is built. We can win it anyway. We can win it in a blowout. We can win it where the quarterback doesn't throw a touchdown. We can win it where the quarterback throws four touchdowns. We can throw for 500. We can run for, for, for 150. Like whatever you want to do, it can be a defensive game. And that's when you start believing. And I think in Philadelphia right now, they're really believing. No question about it. I mean, Rich this kind of reminds me a little bit when Lamar Jackson entered the league of Baltimore out of nowhere, just became the hot team, right? I mean, they were different, but I mean, Jalen Hurts is a little bit better arm to him. He's, he's great out of the backfield if the play breaks down as well. And let's be honest in Philly, they're inevitably going to be playing in the snow. They're probably going to have home field advantage when it comes to the playoff. If they keep playing like this, can they weather those elements? I mean, this is a team that has, has a better running game now than they had last last year. And they got a quarterback that can, you know, make things happen if the play breaks down. I don't want to overhype them Rich, but they look like they might be a favorite out of the NFC right now. I mean, you can't overhype them. They haven't lost a game. You know what I mean? They're calling it how you see it. They they beaten everybody who's been in front of them so far. I'm excited because the NFC East is eventually going to feast on itself. And so they, they're going to have to play the Giants. They're going to have to play the Dallas Cowboys twice, both teams. See that next week, Rich. I mean, they're playing the Cowboys next week, you know, and the Giants are playing the Ravens next week. So this NFC East is about to get tested. We're going to see the who's who. But the reason I talk about overhype is because we saw a team that was a little bit overhyped. Now the Miami Dolphins. I mean, they, they, they rose way up in your power rankings, Rich, way up. And my guess is they probably wouldn't even be in your top 15 right now. These last two weeks. I mean, they got smacked by the New York Jets. It was the battle of former 49ers coaches, Mike McDaniels and Robert Sala. And your boy Sala got the best by far. I mean, and that's what happens when you lose your starting quarterback. That's every team is a starting quarterback away from getting, getting their brakes beat off of them. And Tua was a huge part of what they did offensively, but Teddy could have got it done. Teddy could have won that game. He could have, he could have got did things, but they lost Teddy too. And nobody is equipped to walk out there with a third string quarterback against a team in the national football league and pull out a win. I mean, I don't know anybody equipped like that. Raheem Mostert had him a really good game. It was great to see him back 18 carries for one 13 and a tug. He was looking like him, his old self. I mean, Skylar Thompson, look, tried his best. You know, one thing I got to tell you, Mitchell, you might not know about this. Hey, if you, if you got a boss, he going to tell you not to throw on sauce. If you, if you look, look, look Mitchell, if you're brushing your teeth and you starting to floss, you better not throw on sauce. Like Mitchell, you better have Randy Moss if you want to throw on sauce. But if you don't got that, he going to get a book. That kid looks legitimate. I'm so excited for him. The New York Jets. I mean, you got to think Zach Wilson was having a day. I mean, he had a pretty efficient day 14 to 21 to 10 and kind of started in the fourth quarter of the last game where he started to kind of move the ball and started to trust. But Breeze Hall, my goodness, he did it all. He had a hundred receiving yards, almost a hundred rushing yards. Like he looks like a guy. And he's doing it in the fall, Rich. I mean, you're rhyming like crazy up here. Richard, this is where being a GM and being a scout, I got to sit back and scratch my head. You were on the, uh, the draft breakdown, right? With Bleacher Report. You, you, you dove in and you, you evaluated a lot of these rookies and you were surprised when Derek Stingley went above Sauce Gardner. And, and now we're seeing it firsthand. Derek Stingley got a pick today. Great. But Sauce looks like the real deal, Rich. I mean, Stingley looks like the real deal too. I'm not discrediting Stingley, but Sauce just looked different, different, rich, like different, different. I mean, he is locking down grown ass men in his rookie year and that Jets team, like this, this might be a team that sneaks up on people the rest of the year. They got weapons, offensive weapons. If Zach Wilson can, can elevate his game. I mean, you got Garrett Wilson, you got Elijah Moore, you got Brees Hall, you got Michael Carter. These guys are only going to grow and get better and better and better. And then you got your former DC and Robert Sala leading the way. I mean, I know it's early, Rich, but tell me, tell me the Jets. Come on. Talk to me about the Jets. Is there a chance? I'm loving the Jets because they simplified their scheme. The things that they talked about earlier on in the season, they were like, Hey, we had communications breakdown. Hey, it was a little too complicated. Even brick their D coordinator said, maybe I put a little bit too much on them. I mean, you got a rookie corner. You got guys, this is their first year playing together. It's hard for you to put that much communication on them in their first year. So they simplify it and you can see the results. They're playing faster. They're moving faster. They look great. They, they inserted Kwon Alexander, my guy, Rich, like they, they inserted him into the lineup and he's everywhere like project roaches. He's hitting, he's firing up this team. DJ Reed catching one, one hand interceptions, but stepping out of bounds, staying in bounds. My boy, Jay White coming downhill, LaMarcus Joyner making big plays. Like you can see the energy from that team. Quentin Williams, you know, they had that big, big, you know, Tyrae Quentin Williams is doing this and doing that. They're sending four man rushes. Like he acts, they're sending four man rushes and he's rewarding them. And he's getting rewarded by making huge plays. Got him, got himself the football today and stiff on Tyree to the ground. Tyree, to the ground. And like it, they look like they're having fun now. And that's great to see. I mean, the Jets, the Jets had won a game in AFC in 12 games. I mean, that's tough. They, they finally got their first double digit win in four years. I mean, Salah is making a difference. He sure is. It's the best start since 2017 for the Jets. Rich, look out there's two powerhouses in New York. Who would have thought, right? And then we look to a team that has sunk. I, this, they're sinking to the depths at a rapid pace. Newsflash, Pittsburgh Steelers are in some trouble right now, Rich. They got smacked by the Buffalo Bills and it was nasty right out of the gates. You know, 98 yard pass, the Gabe Davis, you know, defensive breakdown, you know, and then fumble on the kickoff return right after that. How do you put a rookie quarterback in that position, making his first professional start? They got lucky. They avoided getting the second score put on them, but just had to be so mentally rattling to a rookie to be put into that position right out the gates. I mean, it's hard. It's hard. The game is hard, but you have to put them out there eventually. And I mean, he still threw for 327, threw for, he had an interception, but when you're going against a juggernaut like that, it didn't matter who you put out there. The Bills are going to get a walk away with win in this game. Their defense is playing too well. Their offense is playing too well. Gabe Davis, like when you think, oh man, we got Stephon Diggs under ref, got him under control. You forget Gabe Davis is a freaking monster. He's 6'4", he's 220. He's fast. He's strong. He's great at the, at the point of attack making huge catches. And he made huge catches all throughout the playoffs. That was like his coming out party. And he's looking like he's just continuing where he left off, but you got to give all the credit in the world to their team. I mean, it's unfortunate because it's been, Tomlin has never had a losing season. And I mean, I just can't see a way for him getting out of this one and having a winning season. They just don't have the talent. And you see TJ Watt was like, Hey, I see what's going on. Um, let me go ahead and get all this work done while I'm, while I can. I'm not going to rush back, um, to walk into this disaster. And, uh, that, that happens. Josh Allen, 150 touchdowns and 66 games, third fastest to 150. Of course my homes was the best. And they're going to be facing off each other next week, Rich. And it doesn't get any easier for the Steelers hosting the Buccaneers. So, I mean, Rich, this is the worst start for the Steelers in 33 years. Um, do you keep riding with Kenny Pickett or is he going to be on a short lease for you? If you're a Mike Thomas Mitchell, you keep riding with him. What are you going to throw Trubisky back in there Mitchell and have, and, and, and 10 for 19 for 166 yards and a touchdown. Like no, that's my namesake, Rich. I tossed Mitch back in there. See what he does. You know, he's got to represent the name. Well, at some point, give him another opportunity here. He got one more than he should have. I mean, the fact that Kenny Pickett is getting his receivers more involved. I think there's more upside with him there, but if they went over four games this year, I'd be shocked. I'll be honest with you there. There's one thing I do want to bring up before we sign off, because there's, there's one play call that just had me scratching my head. And this was the ending of the Chargers and the Browns game. I know you're a huge fan of the head coach at the Chargers, but you know, they're up two points and it's like a Dan Campbell-esque scenario last week. They're at their 45 yard line, 40 yard line with a minute, 15 seconds left and no timeouts for the Browns. And they elect to go for it on fourth and two. And they of course do not convert putting the Browns in a position where they could easily win. They end up inevitably missing the field goal because kickers are absolutely atrocious this year and forgot how to kick, especially in clutch situations. But you as a head coach, why do you put your team in that situation? I mean, what does that do for you as a, as a defense? Is that not the biggest, you know, knock on your confidence? No, it's analytics Mitchell analytics for all the, the, the positive press that analytics gets. That's when you listen to analytics that I'm sure I forget what I read, but it was like the analytics gave them a 50, 56% chance to win if they converted that fourth and two in the game would have obviously been over. They don't have any timeouts, but right. And the chances drop substantially if they punt at the ball, which is of course analytics and not football football. It's hard to analyze. It's hard to put analytics into football and situations like that. Thankfully they were able to come out with the win because that would have been disastrous. That would have been, Oh my God, that would have been, that would have been a lot to explain the next day to your players. You'd lose that game. I think the analytics director would have been promptly escorted out of LA on the next flight. They had lost that game. He may still be escorted out. Yeah, probably should be for sure. Richard, it's been another, you know, great Sunday night. We've got a heck of a guest and I'm going to let you announce them because this is a big time name and I know a good friend of yours. Yeah. This week we got my boy beast mode, Marshawn Lynch, man. It's going to be a big time episode. I can't wait to have my boy Sean on. Y'all got to check us out on Wednesday. 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