H20man & Friends Sports Podcast

Record Setting Jets Win vs. Cleveland, Pats game preview, NFL observations through Week 10, Preview Weeks 11 and 12


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Segment 1: A short tribute to veterans on Veteran's Day, and the late Steven Waterman

Segment 2: Jets, 27, Browns 20 Recap and Analysis (1:57)

Historic game:

  • Browns lost a game for first time since 1950 with no turnovers and holding an opponent to 175 yards or less on offense; NFL teams had been 225-0 in that scenario
  • First time Jets have scored on both a kickoff return AND a punt return in the same game (great special teams play continues)
  • Browns did the unthinkable (special teams debacle) and unforgivable: two defensive penalties on last drive (defensive holding away from the play and getting drawn offside on fourth down)

Stats:

  • QB play: 6 for 11, 54 passing yards, most on one play: Breece Hall's 42-yard TD on a screen (Rams QB Matthew Stafford had over 200 yards passing in first half)
  • 6 sacks, including Will McDonald IV's 4 sacks, season total now 7
  • Rookie TE Mason Taylor: 1 catch, 4 yards
  • New WR John Metchie III (acquired via trade from Eagles), 1 catch, 3 yards
  • WR Garrett Wilson reinjured his knee, placed on injury reserve (out at least 4 games, why have him come back and potentially get injured again in lost season

Segment 3: Jets/Patriots Thursday Night Preview: Tough Challenge for NYJ (11:45)

  • Jets to win 3 in a row (a boy can dream); two touchdown underdog
  • Patriots 8-2, leading the AFC East, winners of 7 straight, tied for best conference record
  • QB Drake Maye playing very well, in MVP conversations; offense averaging almost 27 points per game, second in AFC, best rushing defense in league
  • Only weakness: poor recent defense inside the red zone

Segment 4: NFL Week 11 and Week 12 Game Analysis (15:55)

Week 11

  • Tampa Bay at Buffalo (both teams coming off a loss, Bucs vs. Pats, Dolphins beat the Bills)
  • Seattle at LA Rams, tied for first place in NFC West, best record in NFC, both have 4 game winning streaks, could go a long way to winning the division and/or best NFC record
    • Seahawks added WR Rashid Shaheed from the Saints, adding another weapon for QB Sam Darnold; Rams WR Davante Adams hurt?
  • Detroit at Philly (playoff seeding implications)
  • Chicago at Minnesota (Bears surprisingly tied for divisional
  • KC at Denver (Broncos a home dog; great coaching on both sidelines, Mahomes vs. Bo Nix favors KC, no CB Patrick Surtain for Denver)

Week 12

  • Minnesota at Green Bay (have lost two in a row)
  • Indy at KC
  • Tampa Bay at LA Rams (Bucs at risk of losing 3 games in a row, Pats, Bills, Rams)
    • Rams solid all season, offense plays fast and elite D, fun team to watch (Colts too)
  • Colts RB Jonathan Taylor, can one be an MVP candidate and underrated at the same time?

Segment 5: NFL Division Showdown Insights (27:40)

  • Discussion around Niners QB Mac Jones good play, another example of QBs playing well under SF Head Coach Kyle Shanahan; Sam Darnold spent time in Niners system, played very well in Minny and now in Seattle; turn around Jets QB Justin Fields???
  • NFC South: Carolina a surprise at 5-5, just a game and a half behind Tampa Bay
  • The importance of backup QB play
  • AFC North: Ravens on 3-game winning streak, just one game behind the Steelers

Segment 6: Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll Replacement Discussion (33:00)

  • No surprise given team starting 2-8 for the third consecutive season
  • Final straws, losing in Chicago after having a lead, one of several games they lost after having a lead (Case in point: losing in Denver, allowing 33 4th quarter points after having a shutdown after 3Q), and exciting rookie QB Jaxson Dart's concussion against the Bears, and how it happened
  • Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka now interim head coach, has a chance to impress as Daboll's replacement?
  • Intrigue around Minnesota Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores as an option; complication: Flores' continuing lawsuit against the Giants and NFL (has previous head coaching experience in Miami, did not end well, apparently wanted Justin Herbert not Tua); great work with Vikings D, deserves another head coaching shot
  • Bill Belichick?
  • Browns Coach Mike Stefanski if he becomes available?
  • John Gruden (having too much fun without having to work 20 hour NFL coaching work day)
  • Last good head coach goes back to Tom Coughlin; Giants management has poor record of head coaching hires

Segment 7: Jameis Winston gets the start for the Giants in Week 11 (43:25)

  • Winston is fun to watch, perceived as an interception machine
  • Last year as F/T starter in TB: 5,100 yards (!), 33 TDs, 30 INTs
  • Comparison: Jets have only ONE QB in their history that's thrown for 4,000 yards or more; Aaron Rodgers came close last season

Segment 8: Final Thoughts (46:55)

  • Rumor carousel on potential Giants head coach candidates
  • KC D Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo? 5 Super Bowl rings with Giants (2) and KC (3)...64 years old, multimillion dollar salary...go through head coaching fun again? Very likely Hall of Famer...stay pat, wait for Chiefs Coach Andy Reid to retire?
  • Discussion around how it helps coordinators to be mentored by great head coaches...example, former Jets Head Coach and now TB Leader Todd Bowles under Super Bowl winning Coach Bruch Arians

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H20man & Friends Sports PodcastBy Howard Waterman