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Boomer & Gio

Rob Saleh Takes A Hit, Rams "Thick" Kicker Wins The Day

19 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What impact did the blowout have on Robert Saleh's coaching prospects?

0.031 - 10.807 Gio

Do you think that because this was such a blowout and things came down to a crashing thud with the 49ers that Rob Sala's head coaching interest will be drained because of that?

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10.827 - 28.556 Boomer Esiason

No, I could see him. We were talking about Kevin Stefanski going to Atlanta, which obviously is happening. I could still see Rob Sala at Tennessee. I could see him in Miami. I don't think Vegas. I think Vegas is going to be. I think it's going to be Brian Flores.

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28.837 - 41.081 Gio

Okay. I don't think he's going to go to Miami, though, because of his relationship with Mike McDaniel. I think that if he has only one other option or only an option, he'll go to Miami. But if he has other options and other offers, he's going to go somewhere else.

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41.101 - 43.546 Boomer Esiason

Could he go to Tennessee and take Mike McDaniel with him?

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43.646 - 46.23 Gio

That would be the thing. Yes, that's what you'd want to do.

Chapter 2: Which teams are potential landing spots for Robert Saleh?

46.27 - 64.255 Boomer Esiason

I mean, you know, there's the Arizona job is open, too. And why that is would be interesting for Arizona is because obviously they're taking a coach away from one of their big rivals. That is right. And that would be big for Arizona. But Arizona's covered is pretty bare, I would say right now. And I don't know.

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64.275 - 71.464 Boomer Esiason

I think he wants to make sure that if he can go somewhere, it's got to be a quarterback's got to be there. All right, Peter Schwartz back with us.

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71.524 - 74.648 Peter Schwartz

Another update. What's going on, Pete? What if the Buffalo job opens up?

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76.57 - 77.431 Boomer Esiason

No, I don't see that.

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77.611 - 78.252 Peter Schwartz

You don't think so?

79.093 - 79.533 Boomer Esiason

No, I don't see that.

79.554 - 81.776 Peter Schwartz

Some people think they've gone as far as they can go with him.

Chapter 3: What happened in the Rams vs. Bears overtime thriller?

83.078 - 93.51 Peter Schwartz

What do you say? I think they need a little bit of a shakeup. They need a little bit of a shakeup. I think the Bills need a little shakeup there. And who's going to be their coach? You can send Robert Sala there.

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94.711 - 97.535 Boomer Esiason

I don't see him. Got a quarterback. I really don't see him going to Buffalo.

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97.875 - 98.656 Peter Schwartz

I really don't. No.

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99.965 - 104.811 Peter Schwartz

You don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that the Bills make a coaching change? It's not out of the realm of possibility.

104.991 - 108.115 Boomer Esiason

Josh Allen just had another great year.

Chapter 4: What was the turning point in the Rams' victory?

108.135 - 128.2 Boomer Esiason

I mean, this is five years in a row where they've won at least 11 games. I mean, I think things are pretty good up there. I know that they've had some bad luck in these playoff games. And by the way, the amount of injuries that they've had to deal with this year, everybody just puts aside the injuries. The fact that they scored 30 points and still had, what, five turnovers?

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128.18 - 140.08 Gio

That's pretty amazing. Incredible. And I know it's not completely apples to apples, but to fire Sean McDermott, to bring in a guy in Rob Salah that Sean McDermott beat the brakes off of for how many years would feel weird if you're a Buffalo Bills fan, right?

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140.46 - 145.268 Peter Schwartz

Yeah. I'm just thinking, you know, if they keep losing in the playoffs at some point, doesn't the coach have to take the blame?

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145.629 - 160.911 Boomer Esiason

I understand what you're saying. It really comes up to the owner, or down to the owner, I should say. If the owner feels like Steve Bishotti felt down in Baltimore or... the way some of these other owners feel, and they feel like they have to make a change just simply because they've gone as far as they could go.

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160.951 - 166.678 Boomer Esiason

You know, that's his prerogative, and that would be the one thing that I would always say is the wild card.

Chapter 5: How did the 'thick' kicker perform under pressure?

166.698 - 175.568 Boomer Esiason

You just never know how the owner handles it or how well the owner understands the inner workings of what is happening while the coach has kept them relevant.

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176.229 - 193.376 Peter Schwartz

All right, let's hear it, Pete. What do you got? This report brought to you by Chef IQ, precision cooking, effortless results, chefiq.com. We start, of course, with the NFL. Overtime in Chicago yesterday. Rams and Bears tied at 17. After an interception, the Rams with a chance to win the game.

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193.536 - 209.146 Unknown

To send the Rams to the championship game. Davis at 42. Online. And it's good. And the Los Angeles Rams win. Go to the championship game with an overtime win in Chicago.

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209.166 - 210.848 Boomer Esiason

Whose fault was that interception, do you think, Boomer?

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Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Patriots' win over the Texans?

211.549 - 234.158 Boomer Esiason

Well, they said there was a miscommunication between Cale Williams and DJ Moore. It looked to me like DJ Moore stopped running. Yeah, well, look, he saw a guy out in front of him. I don't know. There are certain reads within patterns. Since I don't know the offense inside and out and what the rules and things are. But again, it's a young quarterback.

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234.34 - 252.501 Boomer Esiason

He played great, did some amazing things this year. This is the growth pattern. And the Bears should feel really good about who their quarterback is moving forward. And they have to fix their defense. They've got to get their defense better. Their offense is good enough to play with anybody. So they're going to be right back in the mix next year.

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252.481 - 253.663 Peter Schwartz

No question about it.

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Chapter 7: What concerns exist about C.J. Stroud's performance?

253.683 - 270.148 Peter Schwartz

Mike Tirico had the call on NBC. Rams over the Bears in overtime, 20-17. They advance to meet the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game. Harrison Mevis, you heard the game-winning 42-yard field goal. What was his mindset getting ready for the catch? My mind just goes simple. Keep it simple.

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270.168 - 279.57 Gio

I kind of obviously blackout when I go out on the field, but my last thoughts are just keep it simple. All I got to do is put the ball through the uprights and everyone else is out here running. I have the easiest job in the world.

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279.59 - 288.816 Boomer Esiason

So just keep my head down and keep something. Okay, okay. You know, Peter, you have this thing about this thicker the kicker. You just keep bringing him up like there's nobody else that played in this game last night.

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288.796 - 289.156 Gio

Yeah, I know.

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Chapter 8: What are the predictions for the upcoming championship games?

289.177 - 291.74 Gio

You are obsessed with it. You are obsessed with him, man.

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291.78 - 298.77 Peter Schwartz

I'm thinking about all the other things that happened in the football game. That's a good story, though. The guy played in Spring League, and now he's in the NFL.

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298.79 - 300.272 Boomer Esiason

He's a kicker. It's okay.

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300.292 - 308.583 Peter Schwartz

Is there something else going on here? Kickers are people, too. Do you know him in some way, shape, or form? I don't know. I have zero, zero. He's a big guy. So you're like that.

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308.643 - 310.787 Boomer Esiason

That's what I'm saying. Yeah, there you go. They like the big guys.

310.807 - 318.967 Peter Schwartz

I think there is something tangible about his story. What size is that jersey? This is a 5XL. Holy God.

319.869 - 321.553 Boomer Esiason

Eddie, you'd be swimming in that.

323.255 - 327.601 Peter Schwartz

Yes, I would. I think this is bigger than my Freeman McNeil jet jersey that Al put on that time.

328.222 - 332.327 Boomer Esiason

Al, you're going to have to put this jersey on just once.

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