Chapter 1: Which teams are in the Super Bowl and why is it significant?
You got the Seahawks and the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Everybody wants that new offensive mind, right? That young offensive mind. Well, you got two defensive coaches in the Super Bowl with Mike McDonald of the Seahawks and Mike Vrabel with the New England Patriots.
And this is the first Super Bowl matchup since 1981. And that was the 49ers and the Bengals the first time around when Kenny Anderson was the quarterback?
Yeah.
Chapter 2: What makes defensive coaches unique in the Super Bowl context?
Between two teams who had preseason Super Bowl odds of 50-1 or longer. Ah! So not a lot of people thought that these two teams would be in the Super Bowl when the season started. Yeah. I mean, I thought that the Patriots would make the playoffs just simply because of the strength of their schedule. And it turned out to be the weakest in the NFL.
And then, of course, they caught some breaks here playing Stidham in the AFC Championship game, and that turned out to hurt Denver. If we would be sitting here this morning with a Denver helmet in front of us, if Bo Nix was playing, I wouldn't be shocked. That's how close that game was yesterday.
No, of course. And I mean, it was just a huge mistake there, obviously, with the backwards pass. It changed everything because the Broncos had all the momentum in that game and obviously could have had that 10 point lead, which would have changed the outcome, too. But instead, they end up going for it on fourth down and not getting it. And that's really when the Patriots became alive.
After as live as they could, they only scored three points on offense. But you think about a blocked field goal that would have went through, that would have tied the game at 10. You're talking about another missed field goal at the end of the first half by both teams. This kicking was impossible in this game.
Chapter 3: How did preseason odds affect expectations for the Super Bowl teams?
And then, you know, the Patriots basically said in the third quarter, we're not even going to attempt to throw any more passes. We're just going to run it the rest of the way. Ended up being the right thing to do. Yeah, because I think the coaching staff, I bet you Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniel said, look, you know, as long as we don't turn it over, we're not going to lose this game.
It's going to be tight, but we're not going to lose the game.
Yeah, couldn't kick, couldn't throw, couldn't do anything.
I mean, it was, you know, Sean Payton's got to be kicking himself in the ass for not kicking that field goal at the beginning of that game to get up 10-0. I mean, that game was going to be tight. You're playing with a backup quarterback. These coaches, they tend to be more aggressive now than ever before. The last five years, we've seen a lot of this.
It's amazing how many of the older football fan will say, you know, can we just take a field goal? It's okay to take a field goal, especially when you're sitting there with a backup quarterback. You're at home, and your defense is playing their ass off.
Yeah, and that's why I really loved the Broncos in this game was the home field, the fact that Drake May had not had a situation like this in his pro career, well, even anywhere in his career. And I really thought that they were going to be able to run the ball a little bit better than they did Denver. But once that snow started, it was over.
I mean, it was a tough enough task for Jared Stidham to begin with and then to have those conditions. He couldn't do a damn thing, couldn't get the ball down the field.
At all? Remember, I asked you this this morning. I want to see if you remembered. Sam Darnold is one of three quarterbacks to have played for either five or more teams to make it to the Super Bowl. One of three quarterbacks to play for at least five teams. What years were the other ones? All right, so the other ones, if you remember, 1968. And then 1998.
I do remember. I remember who they were. Let's see if Eddie can get it. So the two other quarterbacks to make it to the Super Bowl having played for five teams or more other than Sam Darnold. Earl Murrell. Yeah. That's 1968. 1968.
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Chapter 4: What critical moments changed the momentum in the playoff games?
Do you know? I don't. It had to do with this guy's run to the Super Bowl. Was it 44? No. No, it couldn't have been. It had to be way earlier than that. I mean, 34. It could have been. 33, 34, somewhere around there. One of the worst loss of my lifetime had to do with this guy. He was on the other team. Made it to the Super Bowl. Kicker missed a field goal. Hadn't missed a kick all year.
Chris Chandler of the Atlanta Falcons is the answer to the 1998 one. I was not getting that. Yep. Won't forget that. I thought the worst loss was the 39-whatever. 41-nothing, no. Worst one was the 98 teams. They were 15-1. They were double-digit favorites at home in the championship game. And the Dirty Bird.
And the Dirty Bird and a 37-yard field goal to kick them into the Super Bowl with a kicker who had never missed. He didn't miss a kick in the regular season. The first kicker to ever do that in the history of the game. Yeah, that team. Yeah. It was the Dan Reeves, Jamal Anderson.
And that was in a dome. Yeah, a dome. Exactly. A home dome. It wasn't like you were kicking in a blizzard yesterday. God.
Yeah. Let's go to Scott in Amityville. What's going on, Scott? Hey, what's going on, guys?
Good morning. Hey, man. What's happening, Scotty?
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Chapter 5: How do coaching strategies evolve in tight games?
Nothing. I hope you guys did okay. And it's still fun games yesterday. I think Sean Payton's an idiot for not kicking a field goal there. But quick, fun point about Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold has now made the Super Bowl before Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, or even Josh Rosen out of that whole draft class.
And he's now the second number one pick from a New York team in that draft to go to a Super Bowl with another team and could actually be the second person to win one. Unbelievable.
It is crazy. You think Saquon Barkley, drafted second in that draft to the Giants, wins a Super Bowl with the Eagles. Sam Darnold, drafted third in that draft to the Jets, is going to the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and is the favorite in the Super
And by the way, the thing is that Sam and Saquon, well, Sam played great last year for the Vikings. I mean, he had a couple bad games at the end, but he played great for the Vikings, got them the 14 wins, gets the Seahawks the 14 wins. I mean, he's had an incredible two-year run, even though the offseason was probably not great for him because of the way last year ended. But he has bounced back.
And I've got to give John Schneider a lot of credit. He's the architect out there in Seattle and has been running that franchise ever since Pete Carroll got there. And he's got the Midas touch. He's got him back in the Super Bowl, much like Rob Kraft has the Patriots back in the Super Bowl. Let's go to Doc in Philly.
What's going on, Doc?
Yeah, I have a question for you guys. I was just curious, how come the Rams didn't go for two? Twice. Could have done it twice. Yeah, especially with like eight minutes left when you knew they weren't going to kick a field goal later on.
Yeah, they could have gone to two, and if they would have made it, then it would have been 31-28 as opposed to 31-27. If they didn't make it, then they're down by five, so it didn't really matter.
Yeah, but it was the third quarter, you know? Yeah, I know. And the teams, I mean, it was 31-27. After three, you would think that there would be more scoring going on. Yep. And you always say don't go for two until you have to.
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Chapter 6: What role does weather play in a team's performance during the Super Bowl?
Because the Seahawks offense, you could say, and I think Tom Brady was saying yesterday, and it was pretty good, it was pretty good insight, that they're not known for the dink and dunk high percentage passes, but they are known for the big plays. and Sam Darnold does create big plays. So if you're Mike Vrabel, you've got to be thinking about that going into Super Bowl 60.
Yeah, I mean, and this offense, too, I think has been underrated for the Seahawks offense. It's been underrated for whatever reason, maybe because the Rams are in the division and everybody looks at their offense as better, maybe because people weren't taking Sam Darnold as seriously as they should have. Well, yeah, but...
I mean, Sam Darnall, I know that... No, yeah, I agree that the Rams' offense is great and on paper, but people don't... I think the Seahawks' offense gets underrated.
I'm telling you right now that Clint Kubiak's getting a job. He is getting a job, man. He is. This is like... reincarnation of his dad who learned under Mike Shanahan. And, you know, those guys didn't win a Super Bowl until they got Terrell Davis. And they started running the ball. The zone read, you know, running plays and the way that they block.
You know, they used to do all those cut blocks from behind. You can't do that anymore. But it's all the same stuff that Mike Shanahan was running back in the day in Denver. And Kyle Shanahan is still running it to this day. Why do you think the San Francisco 49ers have a fullback? Yeah.
Because they know it's important to be able to run the football, and more so yesterday than ever before, especially when you're watching that Denver game. And Denver couldn't run it for a lick, and New England said, screw it. We're just coming right at you straight ahead downhill with Stevenson, and they did.
And tight game, no turnovers by the New England Patriots, two turnovers by the Denver Broncos, and you end up winning, and you're going to the Super Bowl.
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