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It’s a “Would You Rather” Friday on ITL — Davis Mills or Woody Marks? Nico Collins or Jaylin Noel?
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00:00John Lopez.
00:00I got you.
00:01I like to do this occasionally, just kind of the would you rather.
00:04Not just because it can be fun, but I think it can be revealing.
00:08Maybe on how you feel things you hope they go
00:12or what would help this team the most or what would it mean or whatever.
00:16And I think this first one can be revealing and something fun.
00:20Would you rather, and we're talking about Sunday's game,
00:23would you rather Davis Mills throw for 300 yards
00:26or Woody Marks rush for 100?
00:28This isn't even a question for me.
00:30Easy?
00:31This is so easy.
00:32It's Woody Marks run for 100 yards.
00:34Yeah, I'm there too.
00:34Without question.
00:35I don't need Davis Mills to throw.
00:39Davis Mills for 300, you win that football game.
00:41I think that that's evident.
00:43I don't know about that.
00:44You think Davis Mills can't war again in a shootout?
00:46No, I'm talking about a general, not this game specifically,
00:50but it's a bunch of games where you look at the stat sheet
00:53and Davis Mills like, oh, he had a good game, but they lost by a lot.
00:57So I don't need him to throw for 300 yards.
01:00Fair enough.
01:01But in this game, if Davis Mills throws for 300, you win that football game.
01:05However, I don't know.
01:07Now, I guess you can make the argument.
01:09I've got an argument.
01:10Okay, I'll let you make that argument.
01:11I've got an argument.
01:12I think the Woody Marks one, though, is the biggest one for me
01:14because I'm looking at this defensive line that you're facing off against
01:18with the return of Jeffrey Simmons, with the return of Arden Key.
01:21Obviously, you've got Tafondre Sweat, big trash can full of dirt right there.
01:24If this offensive line, whichever iteration they run out there,
01:27can move them boys like that,
01:30and you have another sustained successful running game,
01:34I think that, one, it means that they lean further
01:36into the Woody Marks experiment, which is good.
01:39And then, two, it means that this offensive line is moving guys off the ball
01:42in a consistent manner, and that's something I feel like can carry on.
01:46Davis Mills throwing for 300 is all fine and good,
01:48but I don't anticipate him being the starting quarterback
01:50beyond hopefully this week considering recent news.
01:53But, like, that's cool.
01:56There might be some other ramifications.
01:57Running the football and making sure that the thing that they want to do well
02:00as an organization, run the football that they're doing,
02:03that would be huge for me.
02:04All right, so, short answer is I agree with both of you
02:07that I would choose Woody Marks.
02:09However, I think there's a strong argument to be made in this regard
02:13for Davis Mills to be the, I'd rather have him throw 300 yards.
02:19Davis Mills is not going to be the starting quarterback long term,
02:21but if you have a quarterback throwing for 300 yards,
02:24Nick Caley is all of a sudden doing things right.
02:28Sure.
02:28Nick Caley is second game in a row where you're like,
02:32he might be on to something or he is on to something,
02:35and your offensive line is protecting.
02:38Your offensive line is protecting the quarterback.
02:40Sure.
02:41So, I would fall with Woody Marks for all the reasons that you talked about,
02:45not the least of which is, you know, the bulk of the load.
02:48I think there might be something there, you know, with him just on a personal.
02:51But I think you can make an argument.
02:52If Davis Mills throws for 300 yards, that says a lot about the line and Nick Caley.
02:57More likely to happen.
03:00Ooh.
03:01More likely?
03:02I actually think I have the answer here as well.
03:04I'm going to have to say Woody Marks.
03:05I think it's Davis Mills.
03:06Really?
03:07He threw for 292 last year.
03:09Yeah, I was kind of thinking the same thing because I'm not sure about the –
03:13we still got questions about this offensive line and how they –
03:17if they even going to use Woody Marks the way they did before.
03:20I think they're committed.
03:21They're on the record even more publicly.
03:23They said it again this week.
03:23I think D'Amico said so.
03:24Yeah.
03:25Yeah.
03:25I mean, I'm not willing to bet my money on that.
03:28And I elevated him, and I elevated him on my fantasy football team.
03:31Yeah, they said a lot of things.
03:32What's that supposed to mean?
03:33He said that like that was –
03:35I have confidence.
03:35I put him in a starting hole, which means he's going to get the –
03:38You heard it from the OG first.
03:40Bet your house on it.
03:41We all know that how you set your personal fantasy football lineup
03:44is how those teams handle it.
03:46Empty out your savings account, guys.
03:48You heard it from the OG first.
03:49Not only that, I got him on underdog two.
03:51Oh, wow.
03:53So we know exactly who to turn to if he doesn't get snaps.
03:56It'll be a big –
03:57Hey, for Woody.
03:59See you –
04:00I would be so mad.
04:04Do you understand?
04:04I would be so mad.
04:06From the 7-1-3, I'm greedy and I want both to have –
04:08That's not how this game is played.
04:09That's not how it works.
04:10That's not how the game is played.
04:11That's not how it's played.
04:12But, again, it can be revealing, like I said, with the Davis Mills.
04:15So this one might be revealing, too.
04:17Would you rather Nico Collins have a 100-yard receiving game
04:20or Jalen Knoll?
04:22Ah.
04:23Ah.
04:26This is –
04:27Ah.
04:27That's a tough one.
04:29That's a tough one.
04:31This one's actually a tough one.
04:32If Nico gets 100, he's rolling.
04:34Right, and I think he's rolling.
04:36The thing that I want to lean towards Nico on is if he does have 100,
04:39I think that that means that teams are going to be forced to have some of those guys be open.
04:44Or I could just say Jalen Knoll gets 100 because Nico was going to get his.
04:47So I'm just going to go –
04:47No, it's one or the other.
04:48Give me Jalen Knoll.
04:49Also, because on top of that, it's also another instance of seeing the coaching staff
04:57and the decision makers make a decision that it feels like they haven't –
05:00I'm not certain that they'll make, which is utilizing Jalen Knoll in an appropriate way.
05:03I'm right there with you.
05:04I'm interested in your answer, Figgy, because I'd rather – sounds weird.
05:08I'd rather see Jalen Knoll because of not just him.
05:10That means he's getting more reps.
05:12He's getting more targets.
05:14Again, goes back to the Nick Haley thing as well.
05:17You know, all of a sudden they're creating some opportunities for him.
05:20But it sounds weird saying not Nico Collins.
05:22Yeah.
05:23I think – I kind of look at it like this.
05:25We know what Nico can do.
05:26We know what he can do.
05:28I want to see if – Jalen Knoll, unless he get like a crazy-ass two catches for over 100 yards
05:35or something like that.
05:36I'll take that, too.
05:36But I think yards means we're seeing more Jalen Knoll.
05:42And that's a good thing.
05:43On top of that, you said that we know what Nico can do.
05:45I think more importantly for me, other teams, opponents know what Nico can do.
05:49And as it's currently situated, if I'm a defense and I'm game-planning to play against the Houston Texans,
05:54the only number I'm circling on offense, at least in the passing game, is number 12.
05:58Give them another number to circle, right?
06:00And I think that if Jalen Knoll puts up a type of performance like that,
06:03teams have to begin at least to some degree considering, what does this kid do?
06:08Especially with this explosion that he has, the amount of separation that he can create.
06:11You've got to divert your attention a little bit.
06:13Exactly.
06:13And I think that's always something that's important, making defensive coordinators have to think.
06:17All right.
06:17This is an interesting one for me.
06:18Would you rather Titus Howard go back to tackle or play guard with Trent Brown at tackle?
06:25I've been examining my feelings on this all week long.
06:28That's a tough one, too.
06:28I haven't settled anywhere.
06:30Like, I legitimately have not settled anywhere with this.
06:34Ah, I think, weirdly enough, right at this moment, because this is just a snapshot of my feelings,
06:41I've been going back and forth.
06:42I might be Titus back at tackle.
06:44It might have him be comfortable.
06:48Oh, and actually, you know what?
06:50Bump that.
06:50We have changed again.
06:51You are in the moment seeing Reggie flip-flop back to the other way.
06:54Actually, I'd like to see him at guard, particularly because of this game.
06:57With all the big boys that you have on the other side, I would like to have a big boy on our side.
07:02And then maybe go back next game?
07:03Look, I told you this is probably going to be the least logical answer I give you of this game, of this would-you-rather.
07:10This one is just pure feeling, and right now the feeling is put the big boy next to the other big boy.
07:14I think I'd rather see Titus get back.
07:20And this is nothing against Titus or anything like that.
07:23I just don't know what to expect from Trent Brown.
07:25Yes, he had a good game, especially in the second half and all that stuff, but health-wise, I'm just not sure if you could get a full game of Trent Brown for the next couple games and be good.
07:38This one was my easy answer.
07:39Okay.
07:40Easy answer.
07:41Titus at guard, Trent Brown at tackle.
07:43I don't know about his health.
07:44We'll worry about that if it changes, right?
07:46Yeah.
07:47And all we've heard, it's a sticking point for me, best five.
07:51Let's put our best five out there.
07:52Let's get our best five out there.
07:53Let's get them.
07:54That's fair, especially looking at the game last.
07:57That's all we've heard.
07:57Let's put our best five out there.
07:58Looking at the last game, that's fair.
07:59Yeah, and that's the best five.
08:01This is easy for me.
08:03Maybe.
08:04I'm trying to make sure that I'm not forgetting Trent Brown had some rough reps as well on Sunday.
08:09Sure.
08:09But I guess that's the tough thing about this offensive line.
08:12There's going to be some rough reps here and there for a lot of them.
08:15Yeah, I'm just leaning on the big boy next to big boys.
08:18All right.
08:20I think they were both limited in practice yesterday.
08:24We'll see about their designation today.
08:26Should be coming out here pretty soon.
08:28But one of these guys may or may not play.
08:31Would you rather Ed Ingram play or Cade Stover?
08:33Ed Ingram.
08:34Ed Ingram play.
08:36Again, I'm going to default to the game.
08:38It says it's about blocking and tackling.
08:40That offensive line needs to come together.
08:41And Ed Ingram has been the most aggressive offensive lineman to this point.
08:45Can I give you something to think about?
08:46Please.
08:47If Ed Ingram doesn't play, Blake Fisher is going to be the jumbo package tied in.
08:52So that speaks to what you're talking about.
08:55That's the first thing I thought about.
09:00I would probably Ed Ingram because he's probably the most consistent.
09:05I'm at Cade Stover.
09:06He's probably the most consistent O-lineman on the Texans so far, man.
09:12And if we could get him back, I'm fine with it.
09:15I want to see Cade Stover.
09:16I would like to see Cade Stover.
09:17I want to see Cade Stover.
09:18The thing about it is I think we might still be in hypothetical mode with what we were hoping for with Cade Stover.
09:25I remember vividly Johnny Harris talking about how he believed that this could be the year for Cade Stover.
09:32And it's still a possibility, but the injury kind of has put that on hold, and we have not seen that yet.
09:38So the idea that Cade Stover comes back off of an injury and is instantly that, I can't get there.
09:42I know what Ed Ingram has been this year for this team, and it's much different than what I anticipated him being, but I'm grateful for it.
09:48And I think I need it, especially at a position of great need.
09:51All right.
09:52One more for you guys.
09:53And this kind of feels at first that it has to do with Davis Mills 300 and Woody Marks 100, but I'm talking about would you rather see the run game thrive just in general or the pass game thrive just in general?
10:07Not just Davis Mills, but like receivers, what they have, how many different guys catching the ball and Dalton Schultz and all that.
10:16Would you rather see the passing game thrive or the run game thrive?
10:18It's funny because it feels incongruent with my previous answer, but I think it actually might be the pass game, funny enough.
10:24And that is more on just the general philosophy and makeup of the way that this team wants to play.
10:30This defense is capable of being the lockdown and the being the, you know, the, the, the, the you're doing here.
10:40However, I like the idea of a passing offense that can go and put up points and put pressure on the other team and or a team, an offense that can maybe get yourself, dig yourself out of something if you need to.
10:51Being able to run the football would be very useful. And I think obviously this is very much the biggest answer of the five or that you've had posited where both would be the thing that I'd absolutely love.
11:02But oddly enough, I think it might be the passing game because I think that there's been enough circumstances where being perfect on down and distance is what's necessary.
11:11I think if your passing game is flourishing, you can afford to maybe fall behind the sticks every once in a while if you do, or at least dig yourself out of that hole.
11:18If you end up there, I'm going to say the running game. I think if they got the running, running game going on, that that's going to make everything a lot easier.
11:25A lot of, uh, second and shorts and stuff like that. So I'm, I'm a roll with the running game.
11:31I'm with Reggie on this. Uh, I think I want to see the passing game thrive with multiple players getting targets and receptions, uh, the pass blocking, you know, that does speak directly to Davis Mills getting 300, uh, the pass blocking being, being tough.
11:44And it also speaks to Nick Caley again. Like we talked, we opened the show today with, is this a pivotal game? And I just kept saying for Nick Caley, yes, it is. Uh, so I I'd love to see the passing game thrive.
11:55They're not going to stop running the ball, whether it's a two yard average per carry average or a five yard per carry average. They're just going to, you know, just keep doing that just because they want to be able to, to not gain negative yards, but they need to show a lot more consistency, you know, with multiple people having good games in the passing game.
12:13I think that this is the one where there's not a, there's not a bad answer. Yeah. Even more so than any offense thrives at period. Well, right. If you give me something that they thrive at, I'm happy.
12:25And I think that Fig, you make a great point on the idea that, Hey, you know what every offense wants, no matter how up and down it is, or no matter how much 11 personnel, whatever they do empty, they want to be able to run the football, right?
12:37Every offense coordinator would love if they just hand the ball off and just run it down to other teams, throw five, six, seven yards at a time. Just boom, boom, boom. That's what every team would prefer. Um, you don't put the ball in harm's way. You really wear down the defense time of possession. All those things would be great. So I think that there that's, that's still a very good. Yeah. And I feel confident because I mean, you only got Justin Fields back there. So you, you know, you, I feel like you can run the ball down their throats and eventually make a great pass.
13:07Um, I feel like that could help you unless you Justin Fields and Jets in, in the same vein as the first question I asked more likely to happen in this game, thrive and run a game or five and pass. Uh, I'm going to have to say passing game. I think so as well. Yeah. I think so as well. Cause last time, you remember the last time that you played the Titans and I was like, Hey, don't run the ball inside, run it outside. Yeah. Where did they run the football? Cause there's a lot of inside. I'm very intrigued to see if Nick Haley actually, he, and, and the entirety of the brain trust. Cause again, I think he's made it clear.
13:37That he's, he's heeding the advice of those folks that are around him in a way that I imagine is useful for him. I think that hopefully they looked at, you know, what was that week? Was that week three? Am I remembering? Oh no, that's a week four rather. Uh, Titans game. Yeah. Week four versus the Titans. And they go, Hey, we should probably run away from Jeffrey Simmons.
13:57They do take heed of that. And you're able to see that run game come together, but it speaks to Kaylee. I'm not, I'm not certain about that, especially because this team likes running inside zone. And sometimes they can, you know, run into a wall, just trying to do things that they feel like they, they, they should, they should do. And they are supposed to.
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