00:00It's Kyle Whittingham, 2485-3997-97, meeting with the media right now and talking about
00:08their next step, but Jason Beck got fired yesterday, the offensive coordinator, champion
00:14jump boats get him in, and as you heard during the update there, yes, we will get to NFL trade
00:18deadline stuff, and if you want to go that direction, of course, 2485-3997-97, the Lions
00:23did win yesterday, and we're planning on circling back to that later in the show, but dedicating
00:28obviously the beginning of the show to Michigan, Michigan State, but like we said, it's always
00:32open lines, 2485-3997-97, there was one trade made today already, and obviously it did not
00:41involve the Lions, and that was Jesse Bates, the safety from Atlanta, goes to Jacksonville,
00:50and in return, Atlanta gets two draft picks, they get a second to this coming draft and
00:56a fifth the following draft.
00:58So the Falcons are calling it quits, and they're a half game out of first.
01:03The NFC South Division, at the bottom of the division are the Atlanta Falcons at 3-6, tied
01:10with Tampa at 3-6.
01:12The Saints and Carolina Panthers lead the division at 3-5.
01:18So does this mean that the Bucs are going to follow suit, because Tampa, you know, mailed
01:22it in, they're like, we're done, we're out at 3-6, and Tampa's 3-6?
01:26I was going to save this for later, but since you brought it up, I found myself in a weird
01:30place last night watching the Bears in Tampa.
01:33I want Zion McCollum, who had two interceptions in that game, and had a great open field tackle,
01:39and is a player that there has been some reporting might be available, and might be the best, if
01:46he is available, might be the best available cornerback on the market, and I would encourage
01:50Brad Holmes to deeply, deeply pursue Zion McCollum.
01:57But I wanted the Bears to lose, and if Tampa wins, it gives them hope, and that got off
02:03of the division, and if they lose, I mean, they might want to just be, you want to be
02:08realistic, you're not going to do anything, even if you make the postseason, right?
02:13I mean, Baker Mayfield's had a bad season, threw a couple more interceptions last night,
02:19no touchdowns, and yeah, Tampa should just hang it up.
02:24Yep, that's what they should do.
02:26They should just start selling without question, Doug.
02:30Anyway, that's part of the calculus in trying to figure out who I was rooting for last night,
02:35and what turned into a highly entertaining game, but Tom is next.
02:40Hello, Tom.
02:43Tom.
02:43Tom, are you there?
02:45Tommy.
02:46Tom?
02:47T-Bone.
02:48Tommy.
02:49No good.
02:50We'll check back with Tom, Bills, and Sterling Heights in next on 97.1.
02:53Hello, Bill.
02:55Hello, guys.
02:56What's up?
02:57Well, champ, real quick, champ.
03:01Gerald Burrow having a great year.
03:03I heard a crazy stat.
03:04As of right now, he leads all quarterbacks in NFL history in touchdown passes per game.
03:14I heard that on Get Up this morning, and I thought that was pretty wild.
03:19Well, chump, obviously, Michigan football.
03:23Well, I just, you know, I have never seen a worse offense ever in my life on a Michigan
03:32football team.
03:35I think Whittingham, I don't know what the inside, but they may have said, you know, you get rid of
03:42back or we get rid of you.
03:46Who would have said that to him?
03:49I don't know.
03:50I don't know.
03:51He actually, to me, he just answered that question at the podium I saw.
03:55It's being reported that he was asked if there were any other influences, and he said, no, it was my
04:00decision.
04:01Okay.
04:02Well, yeah.
04:04Well, okay.
04:05Well, then they, well, maybe it was.
04:07I don't know.
04:08But it was, it's been obvious this whole year.
04:11I always looked at Whittingham as an interim coach anyway, like a transitional coach.
04:18I didn't even know until yesterday that the guy had a five-year contract.
04:22That doesn't sound like they looked, that doesn't, that tells me Michigan wasn't looking at him as a transitional coach.
04:30Well, no, because he has his track record of, at Utah, being a really good head coach.
04:35So when he became available, yeah, you wanted to lock him up.
04:39Yeah, but, you know, I just didn't, I always, I knew he was a good coach.
04:46I, you know, I know he's a good coach.
04:48He's older.
04:49But he's older, and I just, I, you know, there's been a disconnect the whole year.
04:55You can see it with the team and the coaching staff.
04:59And, you know, you know, if it's just a matter of money, I mean, I don't think, you know, you
05:06know, they probably weren't, you're right, though.
05:09They probably weren't going to get rid of, just out of pure respect for what he's accomplished in his career,
05:15they weren't going to get rid of Kyle Whittingham in the middle of a season.
05:19But after the year, I mean, we'll see how these next games play out.
05:22I don't, I don't, I don't expect them to win another game.
05:26So it's just going to be, you know.
05:29Well, Bill, to be clear, I didn't say that.
05:31But, you know, I mean, he built up a great resume and was highly respected.
05:38He did, and also might, they weren't exactly shedding a tear when he left Utah.
05:44He has made changes at offensive coordinator in the past, and so this isn't a huge surprise that he moved
05:50on from Jason Beck.
05:52But, you know, what we're seeing is not the product that was on the field in Utah.
05:59Like, they could, Utah could run the ball.
06:01They weren't always a great passing team, but they were usually, if they weren't on the first page in rushing
06:06offense, you didn't have to scroll far.
06:08Typically, to find them.
06:09They play good defense, which this team is doing, and Jay Hill and his defensive staff is, I would still
06:15argue, doing a very good job.
06:16They're not perfect, and obviously that 10-minute drive was not their best work.
06:24And they played good special teams, and this team is consistently losing the special teams battle.
06:29This is not how the Kyle Whittingham owner's manual reads, what it's supposed to look like.
06:36It hasn't translated.
06:39248-539-9797.
06:41Let's go to Bryce in Utica.
06:44You're next.
06:44Hello, Bryce.
06:46Hey, good afternoon, guys.
06:47What's up?
06:49I just wanted to ask, kind of, you know, I haven't been on a topic today, at least yet, but
06:54about the Pistons, and what are your guys' thoughts?
06:57You know, obviously early in the season still, but kind of Cade, you know, I feel kind of having a
07:04down year to start, more of like a hangover from the playoffs last year.
07:08Are you sure you're not just judging it all on last night's game?
07:11Oh, you know, I think it's kind of the last two games, and, you know, the bad loss before that
07:17was kind of the free throw percentage that's being posted, you know, not even by just Cade, but the team.
07:23It's kind of, you know, a little worrying.
07:27Obviously, it's early in the season, but I wanted to get your guys' thoughts on all that.
07:31Not worried yet.
07:32Not worried yet.
07:33I mean, what we're talking about here is a guy whose shot hasn't fallen from beyond the arc the last
07:38two games.
07:39I don't know what the stats are, but in watching in the last couple games.
07:42It's two for 15 in the last 15 games from beyond.
07:44From three.
07:45Yeah.
07:45Okay.
07:46And that'll happen in the course of a season, Bryce.
07:51So, you know, I'm not particularly concerned yet.
07:54Are you?
07:56A little bit with, you know, how things are going, especially with, you know, we have an early injury bug,
08:02which, you know, kind of eases the concern.
08:04It's just, you know, a bad game seven last year kind of transitioning, you know, into this year with, you
08:11know, kind of his field goal percentage and everything, which, you know, I want to give more props to Duncan
08:17Robinson, kind of the breakout year he's having at the age of 33 now or whatnot.
08:22So, you know, it's a little, it's a little concern and looking, looking at it, I would say from, from
08:27a fan standpoint.
08:30Bryce, I think you should grow a pair.
08:32I think that this, uh, I think I know, I'm just trying to be funny here, but honestly, it's, it's,
08:39we're what, 10 games into the season or whatever it is, nine games into the season.
08:42Uh, this team will be fine.
08:44You know, they, they got up to a great start.
08:46Yeah.
08:46They've had a couple of injuries and they're going to get these guys back.
08:49Isaiah Joe should come back real soon.
08:50You got Jalen Dern, who's back at practice now.
08:52They're going to take it slow with him before, you know, he gets in a full swing of things.
08:56Correct.
08:57The last two games, Cade has not shot all that well, but he still had 26 points and 11 assists
09:02against Philadelphia, you know, two games ago, even though he was one for nine from three point land.
09:07He's put up, uh, you know, a couple of 30 point games already this year.
09:12He's fine.
09:13Don't let what you saw yesterday fool you or the bad shooting against Philly fool you.
09:17He's going to be just fine.
09:18And this team is, um, I think they're actually really well balanced.
09:23No, they don't have that number two guy, but they've got a ton of balance on this team now because
09:29they've added the shooters.
09:30And we should really see that over the next 20 games.
09:32When, when Isaiah Joe gets back into the swing of things.
09:36Yeah.
09:36A hundred percent.
09:37You know, and I think more of the standpoint I'm coming on, you know, you want to see, you know,
09:41Kate, you know, my prediction is he'll win MVP in the next three years.
09:45You know, kind of a bold prediction, but you know, he was almost the face of the league last year
09:49with everything.
09:49And that's where, you know, it's a little worrisome, you know, with the slow, but you just, you just went
09:55from zooming in really, really tight.
09:58And then you pulled out and took a 30,000 foot view.
10:02You're worried about Cade.
10:03And then you predict that he'll win an MVP in the next three years.
10:08So I'm going to assume that your worries, your frustrations.
10:11It's basically frustration over the last couple of games.
10:15But yeah, if you aren't, if you think he's going to win MVP over the next few years, are you
10:19really?
10:19Is that a concern?
10:21But hey, he hasn't shot the ball well of late.
10:26More of your phone calls and feedback coming up.
10:27Champion Chumbo, it's 248-539-9797.
