00:00We did just get a little bit of NFL breaking news
00:03that Puka Nakua is officially going to be placed on injured reserve.
00:08I don't know what that means timeline-wise for Puka Nakua.
00:13It is just labeled extended time.
00:16There was some thought that they weren't going to place Puka on IR
00:23because, like, they weren't going to be able to bring him back or something.
00:26I don't know what happened.
00:27So I don't know if this means Puka's done for the season.
00:31I don't know if this means Puka's not back unless they make the playoffs.
00:36I don't know if this means Puka Nakua's playing Week 15.
00:39I don't know is my honest assessment, Gabe.
00:42I'm wondering if you have a read on this Puka Nakua situation.
00:44I think they're hoping, best-case scenario,
00:47that he comes back Week 14-15-16 type thing.
00:52So he's going to be out for the foreseeable future.
00:54Let's just call it off what it is.
00:56I said, I'm going to pat myself on the back here.
00:58It's one of the smartest things that I did this year in fantasy football.
01:03I passed on Nakua twice.
01:05It wasn't easy.
01:07It wasn't easy.
01:08Like, I had the second pick, third pick type thing, and he was right there.
01:12And I was like, you know what?
01:14There's something about him that I do not trust this year.
01:18Between injuries, him biting people, and his personal stuff going on,
01:24I can just throw you in a listen.
01:25He was unraveling in the offseason.
01:26Let's just call it off what it is.
01:28Very strange for a kid that went to BYU as well.
01:31You don't expect that.
01:33It's the last thing you expect when you dropped a kid from BYU.
01:37Well, he's out partying all night?
01:38You've got to be kidding me, right?
01:40So, you know, he reigned it in.
01:44But, you know, you could say it caught up a little bit, right?
01:47You know what I mean?
01:47Like, when you party more, you get injured more, et cetera.
01:50Like, I just sort of knew that this was going to be a weird year for him,
01:52and I was right about it.
01:54And I guarantee there's a lot of people.
01:56It's going to cost them fantasy football championships
01:58because he was such a high pick.
01:59But it's also a situation, Gabe, where we talked about this team
02:02having a bunch of guys coming up the best seasons of their life.
02:06And it's very difficult to repeat those things.
02:08Stafford's a million years old.
02:09Nakua has, like, yeah,
02:10Nakua's not catching 150 balls every year, guys.
02:12Like, you just can't.
02:15Reality kicks in.
02:17Injuries kick in.
02:19Fame kicks in.
02:20Everything else kicks in.
02:21He catches 15 balls a game.
02:23Like, you saw the play he got injured on.
02:26They're trying to run out the clock.
02:27They run an end around to Puka.
02:30It's absurd.
02:30That was stupid.
02:31That was stupid.
02:32Like, there's something about McVay and Shanahan
02:34where their genius can't comprehend.
02:36I am putting my best player at risk by giving them the ball
02:39every single play.
02:42You just can't figure it out.
02:44You also have to wonder about their genius as well.
02:46It's like, wow, you're not really a genius
02:47if you just threw the ball at Cooper Cupp 17 times when he was here.
02:51And now you do.
02:52A Puka and a Cooper.
02:53Like, Gabe, if John McVay coached the Buffalo Bills,
02:56he'd run quarterback power the whole game.
02:59And Josh would make it to week six.
03:01Unless you're Devontae Adams and somehow you don't get the ball.
03:05You have to wait for Puka to get hurt to get the ball.
03:07They have a weird dynamic.
03:09Puka?
03:09He caught 20 balls?
03:11They have a weird dynamic there.
03:12Like, they really do.
03:14But it's also a problem when you build your team.
03:16Like, we talked about that with, you know,
03:18I forget which team it was.
03:21I was talking about this the other day.
03:22Like, when you build your team and you only run certain plays
03:25for a few guys all the time and they're out, you're screwed.
03:28Right?
03:29You kind of aren't.
03:29You know, we both felt the same way about the Rams.
03:32They were overhyped coming into this year.
03:34You know what's funny, Gabe?
03:35They're still overpriced.
03:37I was telling this to someone yesterday or so,
03:41that maybe we can buy low on the Rams now.
03:44We can't.
03:46They just had a segment buying or selling teams to win a playoff game
03:51on the pregame show tonight.
03:53Yeah.
03:54And, of course, Whitworth.
03:55And he admitted.
03:56He goes, listen, I'm never going to sell out Sean McVay.
04:01The guy won two Super Bowls there or whatever.
04:03Like, you know what I mean?
04:04Like, whatever.
04:04He won a Super Bowl with him.
04:06So, obviously.
04:07But he said, yeah, yeah, they'll win a playoff game.
04:10And I'm thinking, I love you, Whit, because he's really good at what he does.
04:13I like his takes, but I'm like, I don't think you're going to make the playoffs, bro.
04:17Let alone win a playoff game.
04:18You're not going to make the playoffs.
04:19It is very funny.
04:21Seattle are better than you are.
04:22Seattle are better than the Rams, in my opinion.
04:24Seattle have had these little weird things, Super Bowl hangover and stuff.
04:28I'm worried about both of them.
04:29But it'll sort of, and I don't disagree.
04:31I don't think Seattle will go to the Super Bowl.
04:34I'm not sure Seattle makes the playoffs just with how good the North is right now, Gabe.
04:39It's a problem.
04:40They keep getting to start Drew Locke against some of the worst teams in football.
04:44And that's made life a lot easier on them.
