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This is the Root Dog Show. Now, here's your host, Rudy Reyes. Welcome to the Rude Dog Show. This is Rudy Reyes joined by Alan Alfred of Alan Alfred Sports Talk Show. That's that's a lot to say. Allan, how are you? Thanks for coming on again. I appreciate you. >> Oh, thank you so much for having me. It's an honor and a pleasure to be here on this awesome show, Rudy. Definitely looking forward to another great time. >> Yeah, no doubt about it. You know what? Who's not having a great time? New York Jets fans. We're going to dive into that and see what that looks like. And of course, breaking news or is it breaking news, Allan? We look at Fields who is benched by the Jets in favor of Tyrod Taylor. I don't know if that's a a fan favorite, but it's a well, it's a better move for the franchise. And that was all leading into the second half between them and the Panthers. Um, was this overdue, overdone, people going to be crucified tomorrow morning and maybe bring their kerosene and gasoline to the fire? I mean, you tell me what your thoughts were about his first half performance before they inserted Taylor. Yeah, unfortunately Justin Fields was having a tough go at it and I'm not really surprised. They were rumblings about it the game before. You know what ends up happening is coach need to make a a move. You know, the team hasn't won a game. He saw the team needed a spark and I think I agree with this move. I I definitely do think the Jets need a spark. They need to get a win and need to get something going. And unfortunately for Justin Fields, he just hasn't gotten a lot of offense going. >> No, he hasn't got a whole lot of anything going. I guess when you could say the good gets going and the going gets good. I think it's about the going that's going to get better once we're looking into the 2026 season because that's kind of where it's looking at right now for New York Jets and their fans. Clearly, he was benched because of his inability to read defenses and holding on to the ball way too long. Now, we've talked about this before. or I've spoken about this on the show many many times and one of the things that he kind of regresses into is to his Chicago Bears days. He didn't have a backup quality quarterback. He had nobody to learn from systemically is absolutely horrible with Ebloo as their head coach. Does a lot better with another team named the Dallas Cowboys, but that's another, you know, another time. We'll talk about that as we get into the further into the show. But when I look at where Justin Fields is and kind of taking him out, look, he's a good guy, good teammate, everybody says it. He played with the Steelers for a season. He was likable, good guy, good talker, but just not an NFL starter. And it goes back to when you look at his holding on the ball too long at Ohio State. Look, dude, this is not the NCAA. This is the NFL. That means if you don't perform to your standard, Allan, it's not for long for you under center. Are you to see Tyrod Taylor moving forward in the remainder of the season or are they going to look at the wire and say, "Well, I guess we can't do too bad with someone else because I don't think Justin Fields is a yet and he's more of the out at this point." >> No, I think for the now you're going to see Tyron Taylor for at least the next few games. They're going to give him a a good shot at this going forward. I really like Justin Fields. I'm with you. I really do think Rudy, that he had a lot of potential, especially when things started out for him with the Bears. He can run, he can throw. It just seemed like he's just regressing and it gets worse and worse every to your point, just holding on to the ball too long, not getting rid of the ball, you know, getting rid of the ball without taking sacks. just those fundamentals really hurt him and it's been like this for a while for him. I definitely agree with the move. I just hope that down the road he does get another opportunity, Justin Fields, and he gets a chance to play because I do think he's a very good player. They call it the NFL, the not for long league for a reason. And here's a perfect example of it. >> Yeah, no doubt about that. Or a not free lunches. No free lunch for him. I can tell you that much. especially when you go six for 12, you have only 46 yards and sacked three times because of his escapability leaves him vulnerable. Not that his offensive line is protecting him because as far as I'm concerned, they're basically laying him out to dry, but that's just my thought process. I'm not a Jets fan, but I I I can see that the frustration along the offensive line. And look, if you don't have your your guys' backs and you don't get stuff done on the field, they're working for nothing. I mean, yeah, they're getting paid individually, but what are they going to win collectively? Absolutely nothing, including not winning a game yet this season. We don't know if that's going to change moving forward. On to coaching for the New York Jets. I'm not Look, whenever I talk about the Jets, I'm not bashing them. I'm just merely stating that they need to get a fire extinguisher to put out the dumpster that continually is on fire. And it's the same dumpster every year in back of the Jets building. Maybe it's at the Melands. I don't know, but Aaron Glenn just seems to be over his head in this situation. Um, especially being being a coach. Again, coordinator doesn't necessarily interpret into being a good coach. But more importantly, it's not it's not like he can claim, oh, well, I didn't know. I wasn't sure how this was going to work. I mean, you do your due diligence before you apply for a head coaching position, saying, you know what, this is a team who I thought they were, and I don't think I want this job. I'm better off as a coordinator. He did a great job where he was and now moving forward. It's hard to fathom and I I I I can't give him a a pass. I can give him a hard pass because I'm hard passing on his coaching ability at least at this point until they can maybe get somewhere back to 500. I don't know that for certain. I can't say they're not going to win a game all season long, but if you're a Jets fan, you may as well put out the fire with the fire extinguisher that's designed to put out that kind of fire. With that being said, um Allan, I I I think the the amount of quarterbacks that the Jets have gone through, I can name a laundry list. Zack Wilson out of BYU in 2015, Sam Darnold from USC in 2018, who went on to have formidable success um in three other places and now he finds himself in Seattle. Uh Christian Hackenberg in 2016 for the New York Jets. And Bryce Petty, isn't that a race car driver? I'm just kidding. They drafted him out of Baylor in 2015. Um, do the Jets I mean, do they need to go and recreate uh their quarterback situation? I mean, is there this is more of a systemic problem? What are your thoughts about these this quarterback conundrum only by and I say this with complete preface, not like the Cleveland Browns and not like the Chicago Bears. What do the Jets need to do in order to write this ship before this season is forever lost? >> That's a great question. I definitely do think what they need to do first and foremost is win a game. I think they need to look at the present. You know, get the horses back in. Settle them back in. Tyron Taylor is your guy for now. Go ahead and get a win. You're right. The offensive line doesn't block really well at all. So, it makes it very tough on quarterbacks. And for Aaron Glenn, you know, he's he's a former player. He's a guy that, you know, wanted to take this job because he felt like, you know what, I can do it. Former player. I just think and I love his spirit. I love what he's doing. It's just that I just think the Jets job is just a tough place to play. You know, you don't have you don't have enough talent in the right places, especially the offensive line. But I just think for now they just need to win a game. Once you get that, I think the wheels will start turning in the right direction. I think they're just a a game or two away from at least getting back into this and just go from there. They got to get their first win, though. That's first and foremost. >> Yeah, I think if they get the win, it it's a monkey off their back. But again, looking at offensive line play, looking at quarterback play, looking at everything that otherwise would look like they're actually doing what they're supposed to be doing, getting paid millions and millions of dollars. The payroll is relatively high for the New York Jets. Uh we watched the the game between the Broncos and the New York Giants. U that was a nailbiter down to the crunch. Denver comes out with a win at home to go five and two. and the Giants, which is in the other side of New York, and the I guess they say a cushy side in Manhattan. I don't know if there's a cushy side in New York at all, but when you look at the Giants themselves, you know, it was just an absolute dog fight down to the very end. And the Broncos got the dub at home, they were down 19 plus points heading into the fourth quarter. So unanswered points that the Giants just could not answer, but they find a way to lose. The New York Jets seem to be losing every single time they touch the football field before the ball's ever snapped. Why? Because we already know what to expect, Allan. Um, the only other team that I really wanted to jump into, again, this is not a bash a quarterback. This is not a bash a team mode. This is about systemic issues that continually become a problem as a season goes on. and the Miami Dolphers. Certainly that team that seems to find themselves in a in a conundrum of trying to win, but just coming up short. The New York Giants, as I previously mentioned, had only lost by field goals in their losses. So, it's not as if they got blown out. It wasn't a, you know, 34 to or the Dallas Cowboys score, right? We've seen that game um against Washington Commanders that was 44 to22. I mean, get out of here with that. But when you look at Miami, when you look at Tua Tyovva, you think to yourself, okay, guys drafted from Alabama, it's a great system. Nick Sabin, head coach, you know, drafted in 2020. He seems to know how to rack up the numbers. I give him credit for that. Where I don't give him credit for is obviously you can't expect concussions to play a part of your game, but they are. They're part of the NFL game itself. Those concussions have been nothing but horrible against him. uh they've they've they've hampered him. They've caused him issues. Um and then his head coach who doesn't seem to know when to make corrections. Am I wrong or should I be corrected about McDaniels not doing his job as the head coach? Because his statement uh was, "Well, we're we're messy right now. We need to clean up, you know, things for the second half." What kind of response is that? What is your takeaway from this this and be honest with you, if I was uh the owner of Ross, I would have fired McDaniels at halftime, but that's just me. Um is is McDaniels doing this team a great disservice by staying honest head coach? Granted, he doesn't get fired by tomorrow. >> Yeah, McDaniel just is really having a rough go at it. You know what it ends up happening is is he's been kind of struggling for a while with the Dolphins, not just this season, but last season, and it's really coming to a halt. You know, what ended up happening with Tyreek Hill was unfortunate. Tua has been, you know, definitely having an off year this year, the concussions. I said it before he came back that I think it was time for him to move on. It's not anything personal. just that I still feel as if Tua is one really bad concussion away from something serious happening. I give the fact that he's a warrior. He wants to go out there and play and compete. Give him credit for all of that. But at the end of the day, the NFL season, the NFL career is a short period in your life. That's more important as far as I'm concerned. If you have serious brain injury, you know, and you have a lot of money, that's really not going to equate. You know, you your health is your wealth. But I do think McDaniel's in trouble. He is probably the only person who's in the hot seat, probably even hotter than Aaron Glenn because the Jets did say Aaron Glenn is going to be the the quart he's going to be the coach for at least the rest of this season. So McDaniels is in a hot seat. He's got to get some wins going. I think the change of quarterback hopefully helps out and gives him a spark. >> Well, hopefully so. But the problem that I have when you look at at the New York Jets, I look at Aaron Glenn, as I as I previously mentioned, this is not a free pass for Aaron Glenn at all. He already knew what he was getting himself into. Mike been Mike McDaniels, on the other hand, has been there for four seasons with the Dolphins. His his record is not very good. Um, yeah. So, you know, he came over in in 2022 from the 49ers as a run game maestro. Yeah, that's been somewhat effective. But would you leave with less than a goose egg or you put six points and the Cleveland Browns who are two and five on the season? I it just it just doesn't sit well and I think things have bottom out so much inside of the water tank in in in Miami for McDaniels and his time there. As a matter of fact, uh Kim Bo, uh Boampamper stated that uh uh she saw the brain brain trust Steven Ross and Tom Garfinkle walking down the hall and they did not look very happy. So I don't know where that's going to go. So that right there should obviously tell you and you mentioned Tyreek Hill, they don't have all those pieces. Yeah, injuries happen. It's a horrible thing, but it's part of the game and that's what happens. And sadly enough, when you look at this organization as has been written, you know, this this team can basically kiss their season goodbye at this point and they're just like the Jets. They can find themselves in a very poor situation having only won one game this year. Okay, fine. So, you win one game. Wow. Okay. Uh, you know, this is a multi-million dollar franchise. is when you look at the Miami Dolphins with the Hard Rock Stadium and you look at the medal lines I share with the New York Giants and Giants find a way to win and then they find ways well to lose. Neither one of these teams have been great. The only time this Dior Jets team and you could hang the hat on where the Chicago Bears were in 85 and say, "Well, they were great in ' 85." Look, man, that ship has sailed. Uh you could look at, you know, a Super Bowl with with Joe Nameoth. Well, that was one and that was then and this is now. So, you got to know when you got to know when to hold them and you got to know when to fold them. Hate to quote Kenny Rogers on it. Uh but at the same token, that's exactly what's going on right now. Again, if you're going to be ownership and take ownership in your team, in your well-being of your organization, you you basically you may as well just strip ownership uh uh other pieces of ownership, coaches, including Aaron Glenn, and move, wash, and hopefully not rinse and repeat heading into 2026 because we know come Black Monday, just like we see in the NCAA football season, coaches been fired left and right? Former NFL star, you know, uh, quarterbacks to guys who have been there a very long time. We've seen it happen, um, in Oklahoma. Um, but look, the bottom line is Aaron Glenn should be packing up his things very, very slowly if they cannot get this team, and I just don't mean one win. I don't mean just two wins. I mean get three wins, four wins, you know, do something formidable and be consistent. Show consistency. even though Aaron Rogers was there last year and of course they had you know their the aforementioned quarterback Zack Taylor doesn't necessarily mean that they're going to win and the Jets decided to start playing and start winning at the end of the season just like they did. So, you know, something to look forward to if you're a Jets fan. Again, I am not a Jets fan. I'm just a realist and uh and and I see both the Miami Dolphins and the Jets looking for different head coaches. uh McDaniels will get a a coaching spot somewhere if but if he doesn't he'll become a better coordinator because again not all head coaches are created equal and if you're an offensive coordinator or defensive coordinator and you don't make it as a head coach depending on how good you are at least as a head coach you can go back into those ranks. Allan let's talk about what happened throughout the NFL. Um there are a lot of interesting games that were played today. Saints uh played against the Bears. That was a Bears win. 4-2. That's the record. Four and two for the Bears. Four and two. I can't believe I'm saying it. Four-2. 26 to4 against the Saints. I knew coming into the season. And there were questions about the quarterback between Slow and Rattler for the New Orleans Saints that were going to rattle your mind. And they're one and six. They're 0 and3 away. This is not a good football team. But the Bears seem to find a way to win. I mean, look, when you look at uh DeAndre Swift, 19 carries, 124 yards, one touchdown. Uh but then that was kind of all you really needed because you have Caleb Williams. He's getting a better protection than he did last year. Um and then you look at obviously the Browns, the aforementioned uh beatdown of the Dolphins 31-6. That was a very ugly game um because Judkins just destroyed them. I mean, he had 24 carries, 84 yards. He had three touchdowns. Hello, fantasy. You don't have him in your fantasy, you're losing out to reality. Um, in the Patriots, a first place New England Patriots under Mike Rabel. Does this team surprise you coming out of the the AFC East being 5-2 for New England without Tom Brady, without Bill Bich? Does that surprise you? >> It actually does not surprise me. You know, Vabbril is an outstanding coach and Mike Vil and he knows what he's doing. He knows how to get players that will buy in. Not only that, he's a genius as far as offensive mind. He knows how to get the players the most out of them and get them to buy in. I'm not really surprised. He's a fantastic coach. They're clicking on all cylinders. They're doing the right thing, the Patriots, that is. And without Tom Brady, I'm I'm I'm really not. You know, that's one of the great things about the goat Tom Brady is that he is the GOAT, but he also did have some great coaching throughout his career, and that's where it shows, especially in New England. They have a history of having great coaches. Mike Velro coming back there. I'm not surprised at all. What's really surprising is that the Titans and when we talked about this uh last week in regards to, you know, firing their head coach and Scott's going to take over as the interimm head coach. It it was because of Mike Vrabel that that organization lasted as long as it did with the record that they had. Meaning that the record would indicate what your organization is actually doing. Sadly enough, the organization is not structured around being a player's coach. They have a system. They have a formula and that's what they want you to do. Despite what you want to do, despite your football knowledge and your awareness, he's a players coach and players coaches in the in this lee in the NFL, in today's landscape, it's going to go a long way. Even still, I think fundamentally, Mike Varel is one of those guys that are able to turn teams around. He tried it in Tennessee, it didn't work because of an organizational failure. And now he comes back home where he has played and has multiple championship rings to verify his coaching authenticity. Uh now five and two, first place in the AFC East at 31 over the Tennessee Titans with 13. Um there's a lot to go in on that one. Speaking of a lot to go in on, and I can't I can't almost swallow this one. And I know that Al Davis is probably rolling in his grave right about now, but when you look at the Raiders and the Chiefs, I mean, you could not get more of a blowout after one quarter, two quarters, three quarters, four quarters, right? Four quarters is a dollar. Uh, in this case, the Raiders couldn't even put up one point, much less two. They got blown out, and I mean blown out early and often by a a heavy dose of Rasheed Rice, who came back from a multiple game suspension. Uh Travis Kelce, you know, three receptions, minutes goal, 54 yards. Isaiah Pacheco, one touchdown, 57 yards, 15 carries. And then Patrick Mahomes, I mean MVP, I don't know. Too early to tell. 26 for 35, 286 yards, three touchdowns. Somehow this offense is clicking. Do you like what you're looking at from the Chiefs right now who are now four and three, somehow battled back being down 02 this season? Yeah, they're really coming around. They've got their footing down. I think they were getting hit with a lot of emotions from last year. Then this year the it didn't start off well. I think they kind of were scratching ahead. They were losing some confidence, I think, which is not something you're used to with the Chiefs. I think slowly but surely they got a win. They won a couple of close games. Now they're the Chiefs are old and it is it's really really nice to see to see Mahomes back to his old self again with the swagger. I I really like what the Chiefs are doing. It doesn't feel the same in the NFL when the Chiefs not in the picture. So I'm glad they're back in it. And also to your point, I just think bad culture isn't just something that people say is a cliche. It's a real thing. I think with the Raiders, they're starting to get, you know, they're starting to feel the losses and starting to kind of tank it a little bit as a team. There's no reason why a team as good as the Raiders should be shut out against the Chiefs. You should put something on the board. They have enough weapons on there. You got the, you know, a high draft pick in there. They're running back. Definitely, there's something going on with the Raiders. I think they may have to look into doing checking into the culture because there's no reason for you to get shut out. As great as the Chiefs are, they're not that, you know, shut you out type great. Something's going on with the Raiders. >> Well, D the AFC West knows each other just like every other division of football. You play your opponent twice, you know, every single year, inner division. This is a must-win for the Raiders to say the very least to keep their season at least, you know, with a wooden plank in the ocean hanging on to it for dear life. Uh but I mean at two and five, are you kidding me? They're one and three away from home and Kansas City crawls in it. They're three and one at home at Gua. Uh this just says a lot more about how bad the Raiders are than how good the Chiefs actually are. Um that Eagles game was quite interesting against the Vikings despite the surge from the Vikings nearing the end of the fourth quarter. It was almost as if the Vikings shot themselves in the foot. Of course, they lost 28-22, but that was the closest game that I seen and then you get into the one:00 window where you seen, you know, the aforementioned, you know, Dallas uh Dallas Cowboys game which looked like it was closed for a minute and then Dallas the doors open. They're at home in Arlington, the house that Jerry built. Uh but the Eagles themselves five and two, the defending champions three and one away from home. They creeped out with a victory of Minnesota. Uh Jaylen Herz 19 for 23, 326 yards and three touchdowns. So a lot to like about this revived um uh wide receiving core between Devonte and um Brown. So, it's almost as if they've kind of rekindled the bromance, if you will, in regards to the receiving core in the room and getting everybody on the same page. I think I guess those outside meetings really helped the Eagles as they go on 28-22. What did you think about this game and did you believe that the Eagles could actually pull this out not only on the road, but against a very formidable uh Minnesota Vikings team? >> Yeah, Rudy, I I'm actually not surprised on this at all. I knew the Eagles were gonna go ahead and start clicking when it comes to the fasting game. You know what ended up happening is Shaquin Barkley got off to a little bit of a slow start. I hope he turns it around cuz he was on the Madam cover. He's starting to fall into place with that Madden curse. Unfortunately, I pray that he turns it around quickly. But yes, it's been a slow start for a season for Saquon Barkley. I predicted this game that they were gonna start passing the ball more and lo and behold they did. AJ Brown got hot, Donvonte Smith got hot. You know, Jaylen Herz, he is playing insane. And not only that, what I loved about it, he has a perfect passer rating too today, which has not been done. And he was just on fire. That deep ball, he had it. Devonte Smith, you know, those are teammates, too. That's a Heisman winner. I know it's been a while, but >> yes, it was great to see the Eagles. I did was not surprised at all on that game. In fact, in fantasy, I put in AJ AJ Brown today and he had a huge day. So, I picked the right thing today. >> Well, there you go. And and and and for everybody out there picking the fantasy, if you didn't pick Devonte Smith to to get it done or Jaylen Herz to go over, you know, 300 yards, uh well, you lost out on that one. must had somebody in your slot like maybe Justin Fields. Uh so look at another game here between the Panthers and the Jets. Now this is quite interesting because um and we talked about how bad the Jets are. They're 0 and seven. They're 0 and5 at home. A lot of goose eggs. I don't like goose eggs. I I do like eggs but not goose eggs especially when you're an NFL team. Panthers are four and three. Unbelievable. Bryce Young exited this game appeared to be a high ankle injury. uh he he did not return. 15 for 25, 138 yards, and one touchdown. So, that speaks to his credit. I believe based on what I've watched of Bryce Young, he's maturing before our eyes. Is he is he going to be that star quarterback, the one that's just going to blow up the screen every every time you watch him play with every time he touches a ball? No, probably not. And I don't say that to discredit him. I say that because he still has a lot to learn. And the fact alone that he is shorter in today's NFL, guys are taller. Defensive linemen are like giants. You see Darnell Washington for the Steelers who's like I don't know, I think he's 6 foot8 or 71 or some nonsensical number like that. Just a big dude could easily play on the offensive line without without fail and would push people around just like Brick Jones does for Pittsburgh on the other side of that line. But when I look at this game, I think to myself, my gosh, doubt, you know, 17 carries, 79 yards, legged, nine receptions, 92 yards, one touchdown. I mean, this number didn't blow me away. What blew me away was the fact alone that Justin Fields was pressure as much as he was, sacked a couple of times, um, and just absolutely obliterated. I don't want to go into this one a whole lot because the Panthers just seem to be, you know, on the right track. They're definitely keeping pace in the NFC overall. Um, and there's still tons of football to be played, so I'm not going to take a whole lot of time on that one. What really surprised me was this London game uh between the Rams and the Jaguars. And funny funny thing about this, this was as good as Trevor Lawrence had of a game at 296 yards, one touchdown, 23 for 48. The Jaguars just did not get off on the right foot. And I know Travis Hunter was designed to be this dual spot, you know, guy on the wide receiving core, maybe a quarterback, and yeah, he could probably still do both, I imagine. Um, but when I look at this game, this is all Rams. I mean, all Rams, uh, 12 carries, 54 yards for Kyan Williams without coughing it up, uh, which he's been prone to do. Uh, Hunter, he had that one that eight receptions, 101 yards, and that single touchdown, which is his first touchdown as a wide receiver. So, um, Matthew Stafford, I mean, even without Puka Nakua, these guys are just on fire. You know, they're not the defending Super Bowl champions, but they're they have that pedigree. They've they've done this for a minute. Uh, 14 points in the first, second, uh, two points, none in the third, and then 14. So, just laid it on and poured it all over the Jaguars. And um I think Jaguars are relatively I don't know overrated perhaps. Um they they do look better than they have in in years past. Lots of conversation about Trevor Lawrence, how he's going to come back, how he's going to be this better quarterback. What surprised you most, the the Rams win or the way that the Jaguars lost this game despite all the great numbers that were put up uh by by Trevor Lawrence? Yeah, it was really disappointing to see the Jags go all the way to London and really not bring their game with them overseas, so to speak. That's the thing. It was disappointing because the Rams, they were clicking on all cylinders. I watched this game. It was just anemic on the Jacksonville Jaguars to get anything going. And I really wanted this game to at least be a a really nice competitive two-sided affair just because you are going overseas. You are in a showcase game. Props to the Rams doing everything they could. He's blowing out the Jags. And it's disappointing for Trevor Lawrence and I would say the Jags because they have a lot of weapons. They they got Liam Comb from the Bucks. I be it controversial ways, but you know what it is. props to to to you know that he did finally get his first catch, his first touchdown that is I would say, you know, but it's one of those things that they just I I just feel as if the team is starting you're starting to see dissension between players. I I do think there is something between Liam Con and Trevor Lawrence. I do think there's I know they played it off the first time, but I don't think it's something that they played off completely. I do think there's some underlying issue. I don't know if there's a respect thing or play calling, but I do feel as if something's going on there. >> And I unfortunately do feel as if it's going to get worse. Props to Travis Hunter for getting his first touchdown, albeit game seven, right? Yeah. No, it it looks as though things are kind of trending in the right direction. And I guess the replacement players is who flew to London and not the real players for the uh Jacksonville Jaguars. Um this this late 1:00 game again, as I mentioned earlier, was a nailbiter. It went down to the wire. 32 points scored by New York. Uh 33 by the Broncos. I tweeted out the Giants had won. At least I thought they had won before that field goal was kicked by the Broncos to win the game. So obviously I'll make that correction. Uh but Jackson Dart 15 for 33, 283 yards, three touchdowns. The interception was ill-fated. He should have never thrown that ball at all. He should have either taken the sack or thrown it sideways out of bounds. You know, something would have been better than throwing an interception. JK Domins uh for the Denver Broncos, 14 carries, 81 yards. Good for him. And then Robinson, six receptions, 95 yards. So, the the Broncos bone neck scoring that touchdown uh and putting them in in position to win. Uh this came down to the to the last like two seconds of the game to kick your game winner uh at home. And now the Broncos are 5-2. They're 3-0 at home, which is very interesting. Uh because I didn't see them going three and 0 at home. maybe 2-1, maybe 1 and two, but to go at home 3 and 0, there's definitely something at that 5280 error. Believe me, I lived there, so I I know that all too well. Um, was it more surprising that the Giants lost by one point, or was it more surprising the Broncos were able to continue their win streak at home? I think it's more surprising with Jackson Dark throwing that that interception. I know he's been playing great, but I'm not surprised with the Broncos. The Broncos actually have a very very good team. Well coached. You know they, you know, Payton, you know, Sean Payton, he knows what he's doing. He's a great coach. And the great thing about them is their defense. Their defense is phenomenal. It always keeps them in the game. And with um, you know, with Jackson Dart, these are the things that happens when you're young rookie. You try to sometimes make things happen. He had a great game the last game. I can understand the feeling of trying to just push that, you know, take that towel and ring it dry just a little bit more and he threw an inadvised pass. So, these things do happen. >> So, you know, there's no reason to panic if you're a Giants fan. They'll be fine. But, yes, the Broncos, props to them. They're doing great things. I love their team. They don't get They don't have a big offense, but you always notice they're always in every game because that defense is stellar. >> Exactly. defense wins championships, but you have to have a little smidgen or slice of offense in order to help kind of keep pace with what the defense is doing. And when the defense does their job and puts you in the right position to score that, you know, score that win, that's all you can ask for. So, kudos to the Broncos for getting that done. And then there was a blowout, which I did not expect to happen for a couple of reasons. First of all, Jane Daniels comes back, plays under center, then he goes out with an injury, does not return. Marcus Mariota, we know we're getting from him, just like we know we're getting from Gino Smith, just like we know we're getting from Jacobe Brassette, you know, all these guys are a a poor man's uh Jay Cutler from the Bears, you know, always an injury, always sitting on the sidelines, oh my elbow, oh my my knee, my this, my that. The guy got paid more money than any quarterback that the Bears have ever had. And I'm sure coach Mike Ditka is probably fuming right about now over that one because for him it's all about defense. U Commanders just got, you know, blown out by double digit. 22 points in fact. Three and four. One and three away. 33 and one are the Cowboys. The one is the tie. Obviously we know what >> Yeah. props to Dak at home. Dak Prescott had a game and he gets the game ball. >> He did. He He was playing like >> 21 for 30. >> Yeah, he definitely deserved that. >> No doubt. About 264 yards and three touchdowns. >> Yeah, no doubt about it. I I will give that I'll even autograph it for him if you'd like. Uh I don't know how that will work out. Um and then Falcons playing right now against the 49ers. Um we can do it. We could pull a prediction out of this one. I like where the Falcons are at right now. Yes, the C 49ers lost their last game with M. Jones under center, but I'm impressed with M. Jones. I'll be honest with you, I did not see M. Jones just being inserted into this offense like pepper on eggs and expect for him to do anything other than maybe manage the game. But he has taken this this team on his shoulders, on his back, playing like no other. Uh they're 4-2, they're one-one at home. This is being this this game is being played at home. Um, I'm gonna have to go, even though the Falcons won a great game last weekend, I'm going with the home team. I'm picking the 49ers. Uh, I'd say 2721 would be my final. You have a prediction for this one? >> Yeah, I I do think the 49ers going to pull this one out. They definitely do need to win this game, the 49ers. M. Jones has been playing fantastic, filling in really nicely for Brock Perie. I just think that with the Falcons, they got something really going, but if the 49ers want to win this game, there's two words. Be John Robinson. They got to contain him. He is sensational. He's he's a he's a fantastic player. If the 49ers have a chance, they got to stop him. And if you're the on the flip side, you got to stop Christian McCaffrey. >> Christian McCaffrey had a game. He came he comes into this game with 444 yards, three touchdowns on 46 receptions. So, if that doesn't tell you to double this guy or to make sure that this is not just a bump and run situation, if you're in if you're in uh if you're a man or if you're in cover two, you better make sure you knock this guy out early and often because he will tear you apart. He's a machine. Uh we've seen it on display last weekend. Um let's switch over to a different sport. Of course, we know what's going on in Major League Baseball as the Mariners take on uh in game six between them and the Seattle Mariners um at Rogers in um in Canada. So quite interesting of a game. Uh and tonight is basically game six. We looked at what the Dodgers did to the Brewers. This is a quite this was a quite interesting matchup. Brewers came into this game thinking, "Well, we're the underdogs and we have we don't have anything to lose and trying to play the card of," well, you know, we'll probably get a win or what have you. Um, no, they didn't get a win. They didn't basically score anything and were shut out in game four of the NLCS where the Dodgers Okay, fine. So they have what the biggest payroll in Major League Baseball, but the Brewers had won more games than any team in baseball. And so they come into this game at home or excuse me, they were uh in in LA. Um and they just I don't know, they they they came into this during the regular season having 80 games won against the Dodgers. Uh the the Brewers held the Dodgers to an eightgame winning streak that ended with Show Otani. Oh, and let's not let's not get into Show Otani. No, let's actually get into Show Otani because when he came into this game, he's like he's like the Babe. If you took Babe Ruth, you took a handful of other allstar player, maybe a pinch of Pete Rose, maybe a little bit of, you know, Randy Johnson on the mound. You take a little bit from this player, this player, that player. The guy is a phenom. He's the first player in Major League Baseball history ever. um goes out with a bang, 446 feet, becomes the first Major League Baseball pitcher ever to lead off homer either regular or postseason game. Now that is special what he did another and then he followed it up with another 469 moonshot and then if that wasn't good enough a 427 solo shot that looked like it was going to hit one of the satellites in outer space for for a home run. Otani dominant both sides on the mound at the plate. The guy is a phenom. He is he is who Travis Hunter is to the Jacksonville Jaguars at least in the equivalent because he can do a variety of things. Will the J will the Jaguars give him as much room as the Dodgers or have given Otani? Probably not. Why? because the Dodgers are going to the World Series, but they're waiting on the Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners and the winners of those two games to find out who they're going to be paired up against. What are your thoughts about the Dodgers? Was this like the most monumental win for the Dodgers in baseball history? Or is this just another segue into getting into the World Series to give it that much more glamour when they play in LA against either the Jays or uh the Mariners? >> Yeah, that's a great question, Rudy. Yeah, I just think the Dodgers are the team to beat. I said it several times, you know, throughout the season that I just feel as if the Dodgers have everything they need to win. They can beat you with a show Atani doing his thing, hitting home runs out of the ballpark or they can beat you small ball. The team is just they have the experience. They know what they're doing. They have outstanding players. So, it's it's really the Dodgers and the only people who really can beat the Dodgers themselves, I feel, in a series. Long as they do their thing, they're going to go ahead and and win this World Series. As far as Shi Atani, this guy is the modern-day Babe Rof, but I would even say he's even, in my view, better than Babe Rof because if you look at it, the competition is a lot stiffer. You have guys that can throw a lot harder now than they did versus Babe Roof. You have se, you know, it's segregated now. He is just a a phenom. He's outstanding player and three home runs in the NLCS is just fantastic. I I just think he is he's something special and he's going to continue on. I do hope on the ALCS side that the Mariners do close it out and they do get it because it would be the first time they would go ahead and be in the World Series. I don't see either one of those two teams though beating the Dodgers. >> No, neither one have a recipe uh to really beat beat the Dodgers because of the amount of talent that LA has on their side. But to give you some insights into this game between them and the Blue Jays, Cal Raleigh's pacing the uh the Mariners right now with 60 long balls and runs batted in driving in 125. That's 125 ribbies. That's that's not an easy task. And he's and he's a catcher. So look at that. Maybe an MVP caliber kind of guy, I would say. So even if they don't win at all, at least you know that you got a guy by the name of Cal Raleigh that can get it done for years to come for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez batting 267, 31 doubles for triples, 32 home runs, and 44 walks. The guy draws more walks than my grandmother uh across the street. Uh but he's also 17th amongst batters in the big leagues in home runs and 20th in RBI. So certainly something to look out for. Josh Naylor, obviously the guy is an absolute beast. Do whatever you need to. Not the most fleet of foot guy, but he'll get you the bases if you need them. He'll steal them. I mean, he'll put them back, but I mean, he'll steal them initially. Uh he has a 0.295 batting average. And then Suarez batting 228 with 28 doubles, 49 home runs, and 46 walks. He probably following Julio Rodriguez in another walker across the opposite street. Um and then you look at the blue chase. Um Vladimir Guerrero. I mean, you can say a lot of things about Vladimir Guerrero. Could he take a page out of his dad his dad's book? Perhaps. He's hitting 292 with 34 doubles, 23 home runs, and 81 walks. He's probably in first uh place as far as a Walker contest across the street. Um Guerrero 62nd in home runs, 43rd in RBI's. He's collected hit in three games in a row, and his last five outings, he's hitting .639. Um he's just an absolute beast. George Springer 32 home runs. He's 17th in homers, 43 on RBI's this season. Uh despite getting that knee nicked uh uh earlier in this series against the Mariners, uh he's he's basically in 10 games he's batting .0302 with five doubles, four home runs. Uh and then Ernie Clement batting 277, 35 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, and 27 walks. So he's in last place in that Grandma Walking Across the Street gig. But nevertheless, the Blue Jays and the Mariners have matched up so well. This is why we're having a game six. And to your point, I think that the Dodgers have way too much power, way too many solid players, way too consistent. Um, yeah, we look at the early part of the season, say, well, you know, they lost some, they went on a losing, you know, skid or whatnot, but it happens. It happens to all teams and not just the ones that are in LA. Uh Lakers, obviously one of those teams which I'll be turning my attention to as soon as regular season kicks off for the NBA. Um but overall, um Allan, good stuff. I love your I love your time. I love your swag. Um you got a lot of great stuff going on. Where can everybody find you, contact you, reach out to you, and connect with you on? >> Always a pleasure to be here. Thank you for that. You can always reach me at there you go Allan Alfred just type in Allan Alfred Alan A L F D on all social media platforms and I'll be there you know YouTube Alan Alfred IG Allen Alfred and it's definitely great to have new fans come aboard and always great to to see to be on this show. This is outstanding. Rudy, you have something fantastic going on. It's always an honor and pleasure to be here. >> Thanks Helen. I appreciate you and uh good good luck with everything you have going on. I want to mention my sponsor and I'm going to give them massive props. These guys have been in the business a very long time. And if you want smart betting, you want smart, you know, smart sports, if you want to know exactly who these guys are, they're bankroll you. They are my proud uh welcomed and added sponsor to the roodogshow.com. Go to first of all, go to their website. You'll understand their smart betting logorithm. 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