Philly’s Dominant D, Shaky Mahomes, Shakier Darnold, Shakiest Goff, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
The Bill Simmons Podcast is brought to you by The Ringer Podcast Network. I have new rewatchables coming for you on Monday night. We did Weird Science. It is a John Hughes movie from 1985, 40 years ago. 1985, not the best year ever, but maybe the weirdest year ever. And Weird Science, one of the many weird things that came out in 1985. Me and Kyle Brandt did this one. This is a movie that has aged spectacularly and terribly. It's hard to believe it happened, but it's also a delight that it happened. And we broke down basically all of it and every single thing you'd ever wanna know about it. So Weird Science is coming on Monday night. Coming up on this podcast, Cousin Sal and I are gonna talk about a pretty fascinating week 11.
The playoff picture's starting to get into shape. Some teams are starting to separate themselves. Some teams are starting to sprout holes. The Patriots are somehow looking good. I'm going to try not to talk about that too much since the game is on Thursday, but we're going to hit all of the football stuff and do a little special parent corner at the end. So it's all coming up. We'll take a break, Pearl Jam, and then Cousin Sal. This episode of the Bill Simmons podcast is presented by State Farm. Having insurance isn't the same as having State Farm. It's like needing the protection of an offensive guard on the football field, but getting an elementary school crossing guard. Sure, they're both guards, but you can only trust one to keep your quarterback safe when the game is on the line.
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All right, we are live on YouTube here. It's the Bill Simmons Podcast. Sunday night, Cousin Sal is here. Mike, why can't we get a good Sunday night game? Adam, what do we have to do? Do we have to kill a chicken and spit the blood all over us? we have to do, Mike? We finally get a closed game and the refs blow it.
We can't end like that. Start it over.
I wanted to see Jared Goff get redeemed and throw five more incompletions, Mike. Even if he only had four downs.
What insights are shared about the playoff picture?
The worst. QBs on good teams where you know right away they might not have it. Is Goff number one? Oh, wow. I'll offer you Goff, Darnold, Daniel Jones, and Lamar Jackson.
Are they all in the NFC North?
Yeah. Two of them are.
Yeah. Boy, it's tough because I'm looking at stats and everything, like Goff in cold weather or Goff outdoors. And Goff, he has a number, like 39 degrees, and it was 44 degrees. So I couldn't even blame it on that. But yeah, he really does look like, I mean, he was two for 18. Forget about that call at the last stupid pass interference call, whatever. It's two for 18 down the stretch. It's miserable to watch. And the Eagles are miserable to watch too, but they're the Eagles and they play great defense and that's why they're there. But yeah, he is Jekyll and Hyde, boy.
When you say two for 18, just to clarify for the people listening tomorrow who missed the game, Sal means two completions out of 18 attempts.
Two for 18.
Literally the John Starks number. Yeah, sometimes you just know. And it was weird because we just watched it happen with Darnold and the in the game right before against the Rams where just something tilts these guys that can look like superheroes one day. And then the next day Jones is the obvious one. And then Lamar is kind of the wild card. Like our friend Hench was making January Lamar jokes on our text thread during that Cleveland game where sometimes it just doesn't look right. But, uh,
I thought about, for a second, giving the defenses credit today. Because watching that Browns defense, like, man, they are tough. And Miles Garrett, that poor bastard, stuck on that team forever. That sucks. Well, he did sign up for it. Yeah, he did. They're probably paying him for it. And the same with Philly. Like, every day, they would clog in the middle. Everything was getting batted down. Every pass was covered. Like, you know, the cornerbacks were great. This was not... I feel like... Dan Campbell made the call like two weeks too early.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:23
2
What insights are shared about the playoff picture?
2:23–6:59
3
How do the hosts analyze Jared Goff's performance?
6:59–14:23
4
What are the implications of the Eagles' defense?
14:23–44:10
5
What injuries are affecting key NFL quarterbacks?
44:10–44:48
6
How do injuries impact quarterback performance in the NFL?
44:48–46:17
7
What are the implications of Tampa's performance against Buffalo?
46:17–50:43
8
What is the significance of Cleto Escobedo III's memorial?
50:43–1:26:56
Speakers
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