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#119 - 49ers & Chiefs weaknesses, the unprecedented Patrick Mahomes, and Super Bowl stories with the Big Effer Jan 22, 2020

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Chris & Phil recap the Championship games and take a first look at Super Bowl LIV between the 49ers & Chiefs, & the Big Effer tells some Super Bowl week stories.

(2:45) Phil talks about the Arrowhead Stadium atmosphere at the AFC Championship

(6:20) How did the Chiefs stop Derrick Henry?

(11:30) Have we ever seen anyone like Patrick Mahomes?

(21:15) How much can you blame Aaron Rodgers for the NFC Championship loss?

(29:00) What is the biggest weakness for the 49ers and Chiefs?

(32:10) Phil tells Super Bowl stories: "We had fights"

(39:40) Thoughts on Jason Garrett to the Giants & Jay Gruden to the Jaguars

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#118 - Mahomes' epic run, 49ers roll the Packers & Super Bowl LIV first glance Jan 20, 2020

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Chris & Ahmed recap a Conference Championship weekend where Simms favorites Patrick Mahomes and Kyle Shanahan both came through, and they take an early look at Super Bowl LIV.

(1:30) Chris has a big announcement about tickets to our first live podcast in Miami

(3:50) Chiefs 35-Titans 24 The turning point for the KC defense against Derrick Henry

(11:05) WTF Happened on Patrick Mahomes' epic TD run?

(20:20) Damn! Okay for a Chiefs skill player who is finally earning his contract

(23:55) 49ers 37-Packers 20 How San Francisco dominated Green Bay again

(26:55) WTF Happened on Raheem Mostert's untouched TD on 3rd & 8?

(36:00) What went wrong for the Packers?

(39:10) Chris has praise for how far Kyle Shanahan has come

(45:55) Requiem For a Team: What lies ahead for Ryan Tannehill & Derrick Henry?

(55:10) What does Aaron Rodgers need before his window closes?

(58:45) The 2 Robbies have a bone to pick with Simms

(1:01:00) Super Bowl LIV First Glance 49er throwbacks, best bet for MVP and "he's the best D-lineman in this game"

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#117 - Conference Championship Picks: Stopping Henry & Mahomes, Rodgers for the upset, & Simms defends butts Jan 16, 2020

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Florio relishes his Best Bets title before the guys go deep on the Championship Sunday matchups, with questions from the homies.

(3:05) Storytime: When Evil Roger Goodell met Real Roger Goodell

(5:45) #6 Titans at #2 Chiefs: Can the Chiefs stop Derrick Henry? Can the Titans stop Patrick Mahomes?

(14:35) Ring Ding Dong has a Mahomes question

(23:05) #2 Packers at #1 49ers: Why the Week 12 SF blowout was closer than it appeared

(32:10) International Touch has an idea for how Aaron Rodgers can avoid the 49ers pass rush

(39:20) Florio has a rant about a Packers play call

(49:25) Player prop bets - Travis Kelce or Tyreek Hill? Davante Adams or George Kittle?

(58:40) Lemons and Cocunuts has Chris getting defensive about butts

(1:00:20) Best Bet - Mike takes a favorite and Chris goes with an over/under

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#116 - Luke Kuechly retires, Joe Burrow vs Trevor Lawrence & previewing Conference Championships Jan 15, 2020

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Chris & Big Phil chat about the latest NFL news and take an early look at the Conference Championship matchups.

(4:55) Luke Kuechly retires: Is he a Hall of Famer?

(9:15) George Young makes the Hall of Fame: Phil tells some stories about his former GM

(15:25) Early draft talk on Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence & Justin Herbert

(24:20) Previewing Titans-Chiefs: Can the Chiefs stop Derrick Henry?

(36:00) Previewing Packers-49ers: Will this a repeat of the Week 12 blowout?

(44:30) Phil talks about the playoff rematch he was most scared for

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#115 - Divisional recap: Chiefs crazy comeback, 49ers crazy crowd & Would You Rather tackle Derrick Henry Jan 13, 2020

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Chris & Ahmed recap the Divisional Round by second-guessing some coach decisions and Chris finishes with an epic rant against the Browns.

(2:45) Chiefs 51-Texans 31 Why Chris never thought the Chiefs were out of it

(5:45) Mulligan Monday: should Bill O'Brien have gone for it on 4th-and-1 early?

(8:55) Chris calls O'Brien hot seat talk "insane"

(14:05) Why couldn't the Texans cover Travis Kelce?

(19:10) Bad tweets & how "Big Buck Chuck" launched the Chiefs comeback

(22:50) Ahmed makes a case for taking Andy Reid over any other coach

(26:05) Titans 28-Ravens 12 Tajae Sharpe trolls Mark Ingram

(27:40) Would You Rather tackle Derrick Henry or...

(33:50) Earl Thomas' ill-fated trash talk

(34:45) Mulligan Monday: was John Harbaugh too aggressive on 4th down?

(39:45) Did the Ravens make a mistake by resting in Week 17?

(47:55) Packers 28-Seahawks 23 Ahmed questions Seattle's early-game strategy with Russell Wilson

(53:20) Chris apologizes for calling the Packers the worst #2 seed he's ever seen

(56:30) Damn! Okay Davante Adams

(59:15) Mulligan Monday: Pete Carroll's punt on 4th-and-11

(1:04:15) 49ers 27-Vikings 10 Simms raves about the playoff atmosphere at Levi's Stadium

(1:06:30) "The 49ers running game is as exciting as some teams' passing games."

(1:13:45) Browns hire Kevin Stefanski "Cleveland is back to the mistake on the lake"

(1:21:30) Requiem for a Team: Ahmed eulogizes the Texans, Vikings, Ravens & Seahawks

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#114 - Divisional Picks: Deshaun vs Mahomes, Russell Wilson vs ooooh Aaron Rodgers & Florio goes with his heart Jan 09, 2020

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With Florio on the verge of clinching the Best Bets title, he and Simms give their Divisional picks.

(2:55) #6 Vikings at #1 49ers: Florio predicts overtime

(11:00) #6 Titans at #1 Ravens - "I'm curious how much Bill Belichick helped Mike Vrabel this week"

(17:20) #4 Texans at #2 Chiefs - Deshaun Watson vs Patrick Mahomes in a shootout?

(22:45) #5 Seahawks at #2 Packers - "This is the most 50/50 matchup of the weekend"

(30:00) Prop bets - Lamar Jackson & Derrick Henry rush yards? More passing yards: Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers?

(44:25) Best Bets - Mike goes with over/unders while Chris likes an upset.

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#113 - Coaching Hires for Cowboys, Giants & Panthers Jan 08, 2020

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It's a shorter pod with Big Phil to talk about the 3 coaching hires of the week: Mike McCarthy to the Cowboys, Matt Rhule to the Panthers and Joe Judge to the Giants.

(1:20) Chris touts Big Phil's legendary dad strength

(5:20) Cowboys hire Mike McCarthy: "He is truly buttoned-up"

(9:07) Why McCarthy might work better with Dak Prescott than he did with Aaron Rodgers

(12:00) How did McCarthy's offense run stale in Green Bay?

(17:06) Panthers hire Matt Rhule: How Rhule reminds Big Phil of Bill Parcells

(21:45) Giants hire Joe Judge: "I didn't expect the Giants to go this route"

(23:50) Praise for Wink Martindale & Eric Bieniemy

(27:55) Do the bad Patriots receivers reflect poorly on Judge?

(31:50) Chris gives some insider info he got during the Giants coaching search

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#112 - Wild Card recap, Cowboys hire McCarthy & the end for Brady and Brees? Jan 06, 2020

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Chris & Ahmed react to the Cowboys coaching hire, recap the Wild Card games and give a first look towards the Divisional Round.

(3:00) Cowboys hire Mike McCarthy "This made the most sense"

(8:20) What does this mean for Dak Prescott?

(9:35) Playoff parity is back!

(11:40) Vikings 26-Saints 20 (OT) How did Minnesota's D slow down the Saints?

(15:10) Is Michael Thomas to blame for Drew Brees' fumble?

(18:30) Is Sean Payton ready to turn from Drew Brees to Taysom Hill?

(21:55) Did we see the death of Primetime Kirk Cousins?

(24:30) Was Kyle Rudolph's TD pass interference?

(26:45) "Has Drew Brees played his last game in New Orleans?"

(27:40) Titans 20-Patriots 13 "Has Tom Brady played his last game in New England?"

(29:00) Ahmed has Chris rank possible Brady 2020 destinations

(32:55) "The Titans exposed New England's flaw"

(37:15) Breaking down the Titans game-changing goal-line stand

(41:30) Mike Vrabel's time shenanigans: "he had a great feel for the game"

(43:50) "Brady doesn't make any plays. That needs to be talked about."

(47:50) Texans 22-Bills 19 (OT) "It starts with the Deshaun Watson greatness factor"

(51:10) The downside of Deshaun's game-winning play

(52:30) Defending Josh Allen

(57:50) Explaining the illegal blindside block on Cody Ford

(59:55) Which Bill is to blame for Duke Johnson's 3rd-&-18 conversion on the game-winning drive?

(1:04:05) Seahawks 17-Eagles 9 Was Jadeveon Clowney's hit on Carson Wentz dirty?

(1:08:50) Jim Schwartz's gameplan: "I don't get it"

(1:15:05) Chris takes a DK Metcalf victory lap

(1:17:50) Speed Round: Divisional Round Preview

(1:22:15) Requiem For a Team: Ahmed says goodbye to the 4 Wild losers

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#111 - Wild Card Picks: Tannehill vs The Terminators, Kirk Cousins vs "salty" Saints & Birds vs Birds Jan 02, 2020

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Simms rejects Florio's regular season championship and the guys give their Wild Card picks.

(2:40) Bills-Texans: Is Josh Allen playoff-ready?

(9:15) Can the Texans move the ball without Will Fuller?

(12:40) Can Tre'Davious White handle DeAndre Hopkins?

(16:30) Titans-Patriots: "If I'm going to be wrong, I'm going to be wrong because I believe in the Terminator."

(20:15) Does Tom Brady have anyone to attack the Titans secondary?

(22:30) "Ryan Tannehill to AJ Brown is the hottest combo in the sport"

(27:55) How did Chris feel in his first career playoff game?

(31:35) Vikings-Saints: "This could be the kind of loss that makes the Vikings reevaluate their organization."

(36:15) Can Kirk Cousins beat the Saints without a running game?

(42:00) Seahawks-Eagles: "The Eagles have won 4 straight, but who have they beaten?"

(46:00) How the Eagles defense can stop Russell Wilson from beating them.

(50:00) "In all 4 games, I've selected the QB with more playoff experience."

(52:15) Best Bets: "The Bills under is an automatic"

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#110 - What was Belichick thinking, the worst 2-seed ever, and will Cowboys go celebrity coach hunting? Dec 30, 2019

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Chris Simms & Ahmed Fareed recap an eventful Week 17, take a first look at the Wild Card round, and react to the early happenings on Black Monday

(3:30) 49ers-Seahawks: What happened during the final chaotic sequence? And how the Seahawks could have schemed up a better play against the 49ers coverage.

(21:00) Aaron Rodgers leads a comeback in one of his worst games ever, and the Packers "might be one of the worst 2-seeds I've ever seen"

(25:45) Why Green Bay could ruin the Super Bowl

(27:00) "Yesterday was another perfect example of the greatness of Carson Wentz"

(31:15) Could the Eagles shock the world and win more than 1 playoff game

(32:30) It was not the best day for Stephon Gilmore, but it's time the Patriots give him a break

(36:40) What the **** was Bill Belichick thinking at the end of the half - could he have been sending a message to Tom Brady?

(43:20) Wild Card Speed Round: best QB matchup, underrated & overrated players, and kicker most likely to pull a Parkey

(50:05) Which game is most likely to have some crazy shit happen?

(51:40) It doesn't matter that the Cowboys hire a big name; but they need a "true NFL guy"

(57:20) "My #1 guy for the Giants would be Josh McDaniels"

(1:00:45) The biggest appeal for Ron Rivera taking the Redskins job

(1:03:30) Freddie Kitchens: "Why give him the job a year ago?"

(1:07:40) Pop Quiz! Multiple 1,000-yard receivers, Le'Veon's rough season, and 30-30 guys

(1:18:10) Bruce Arians throws serious shade at Jameis Winston

(1:21:00)Potential landing spots for Jameis if he's done with the Bucs

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