Do Lions or Cowboys need the win more, time to fear Joe Flacco and Browns? | NFL | SPEAK

Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, James Jones and Will Blackmon discuss whether the Detroit Lions or Dallas Cowboys need the Week 17 win more. They then reflect and decide whether teams should fear the Joe Flacco-led Cleveland Browns in the playoffs.

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Family it is the last Friday show of the year it’s the last Fe show of the year thanks for rocking with us thus far we got another Banger for you but the biggest game is 25 hours from now you got the Cowboys you got the Lions this

Game could decide who will be the number one seed yes I said it in the NFC if the Niners happen to drop a game the Detroit Lions could end up as the one seed if they can take care of business against the boys let me break down who has the

Edge on today why Sports television is made starting with the head coach Mike McCarthy Dan Campbell both of these coaches have done phenomenal jobs with these two organizations but only one of these coaches has a Super Bowl Edge for me goes to Mike McCarthy I love what Dan

Campbell has done I love what he’s done but Mike McCarthy has made sure the cowboy stay at an elite level and most importantly this is the water cooler stat for you at home 15-0 the Cowboys last 15 home games they have handled business okay let’s move on to the

Quarterbacks Jared gof Dak Prescott interest interestingly enough they were both drafted in that 2016 draft class one was number one overall Dak Prescott was the fourth round pick give the edge for me to Dak Prescott see Dak Prescott he has found a way to continue to Traverse Beyond The Fray he’s lived

Above the noise and this year he has played at an MVP caliber level more often than he has not now let’s talk from the micro to the macro let’s talk about the offense offensively in totality give the edge to the D trit lions in large part because of their offensive mind their offensive

Coordinator along with what they have with the running back room you got David Montgomery you got Gibbs you got Aman Ros brown with wide receiver you got leap Porter at tight end they from top to bottom along with the Brilliance at the mind they dominate the offense defensively Dallas Cowboys Michael

Parsons Gilmore l Wilson the names are endless and I didn’t even mention Demarcus Lawrence shame on me Cowboys get the edge on defense but the X Factor this is the one name that you need to know going into the game tomorrow at 5:00 for me it is this man David

Mcgomery see the Cowboys struggle with people who will run right at them David Montgomery he’s not the feedback he’s the PowerBack Cowboys they are very thin in the linebacker room we will talk more about that later this show so in the biggest NFC Game of the Year these are

The names the faces the people that you need to know but at the desk these are the names the faces the people that you all need to know James Jones Super Bowl champ what’s the word big dog man my brother what’s going on it’s all good

It’s all good good to see you will it’s good to see you it’s great we’ll get to him in a moment Joy Taylor the brilliant the always dressed the stunning The Elegant Joy Taylor how are we Joy I’m good I thought we were going for like

New Year’s theme it’s the last show of the Year ain’t that something though I’ve been planning this fit for month me first James Jones what’s up didn’t he said the always dress he don’t see me he he did I know he sees you I am building

And Now ladies and gentlemen uh to my right is a Super Bowl champ will Blackman he wased by the green B Packers he played 12 years in the National Football League a friend of the show a friend of my own however he is not a

Friend of Suits he is not a friend of button-downs he is not a friend of dress shoes he’s not a friend of slacks he’s not a friend of khakis he is a friend of P well see he didn’t get the memo I didn’t get the memo you thought this was

A herd see on the herd you were dressed in the exact this show on this show will you know sometimes we like to get dressed up you know we don’t go straight to work out at we work out before the show so anyway Super Bowl champ will Blackman how you feeling besides

Comfortable well clearly I feel like one of your uncomfortable guest one uncomfortable conversation but what so what when I come to this show what I do is I actually go into ao’s wardrobe and I like okay what does he have I’m like there’s no suit today there you go so I

Ain’t wearing a suit today this is this is the this is the dress down desk I love it well the Cowboys they will be dressed up for their Performance Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions it’s a must-win game really for both of these teams Joy Taylor but who in the world needs to win

More Cowboys or lions I think the Cowboys do mostly because they’re coming off of two straight losses you don’t want to go into the postseason with that kind of momentum three straight losses yeah two straight losses sounds bad yeah three sounds a whole lot worse especially when you’re talking about

Losing to the Lions who are really really good team in the NFC this year now look overall the Cowboys have had a really season they’re going to be in the postseason you mentioned all the talent that they have all the great wins that they’ve accumulated they’ve beat down on

A lot of people this year they’ve had a lot to they put a lot on paper to be proud of yeah but we’re now at crunch time we’re in December almost in January and this is the time where you want to be playing your best football no doubt

You had a really really bad loss to the bills okay it happens MH but it’s compounding sometimes it happens start compounding things then he took an L to the Dolphins on the road this is an opportunity to get back right it would be a really nice win because the lions

Are a good team so this isn’t a team that we just expect you to smack around you’re going to have to bring your best effort and I think that it means more for the Cowboys this weekend absolutely I mean this ain’t even close right here you’re talking about a Detroit Lions

Team who is riding with a lot of confidence 30 years they ain’t won a division in 30 years they just sold that up last weekend so they are really coming into this game with zero pressure you are talking about a Cowboys team who really needs this win they still have

Only beat one winning team they still strugg on the road winning football games so for me this game is at home to where you dominate at home but not only that this game is for confidence you are going to be playing these type football teams in the playoffs might be on the

Road so you have to find a way to dominate a football game against a really good football team and win this game cuz I’m telling you now the commanders mean nothing next week confidence-wise you may go on the road and win but you are going into the

Playoffs in your mind knowing you lost to the bills the Dolphins and the Lions Back to back to back and you’re getting ready for the playoffs with no bye so this means a lot to the Dallas Cowboys they have to play the right way and win this football game against a really good

Football team now will you can offer us invaluable Insight because you were with the Cowboys coaching staff during training camp I remember calling you while you were there at the practice field and whatnot so you know this team better than anybody else I wasn’t giving

Up no secrets by the way he called me but that was it I just want to let y’all know that was it give us give us the secrets right here right now though this Cowboys team how bad do they need this win you know that team well you know

That roster well well well this is huge and you and I talked previously you know about the fact that like Personnel wise which is why they’re struggling rug game loing to losing two linebackers so I think especially this time of year it’s going to be important to like fix the

Things like most teams maybe they need to get healthy going into the postseason right uh in this case they really need to find a way to correct things in the Run game and this is going to be a great opportunity you have a really extremely physical team that has two straight up

Two legit number one running in the backi so it’s going to be huge for them to fix those things because right now that’s the glaring thing when you play against teams that are punishing running the football they have shows they have shown they able to expose that weakness

In the Cowboys defense so this weekend for them to get the win and to also fix those things on defense I think is going to be massive very well said Joe Flaco the ancient Joe Flaco if I may in justest he threw for over 300 yards once

Again here is my thought this Cleveland Browns team very much so reminds me of the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl team and here is why this Cleveland Browns team has dealt with so many injuries delpit Conlin chub uh amongst others Rodney McLoud that Eagles team dealt with so many injuries and I

Haven’t even mentioned the quarterback obviously and deshun Watson Eagles team Chris maros All Pro special teams player Jordan Hicks Jason Peters Darren sprouls Donell prey amongst others both of these teams were decimated by injuries and they lost their starting quarterbacks they both currently have elderly backup quarterbacks who are great in clutch

Moments they not might not be great in careers Nick FES phenomenal in clutch moment Joe Flaco phenomenal in clutch moment Super Bowl MVP Super Bowl MVP both of these teams have found a way to win despite the immense injuries Jim Schwarz defensive coordinator of that Super Bowl Eagles team Jim Schwarz

Defensive coordinator of this current Cleveland Browns team so you got a quarterback who’s won a Super Bowl and a defensive coordinator that’s won a Super Bowl you got a great defense you’ve been decimated by injuries but you still found ways to win this Cleveland Brown is team is early similar to that Eagles

Roster which I knew all too well as someone who’s drafted by the Eagles Joy I believe that teams should fear this Cleveland Browns team they should fear this Cleveland Browns team not because this Cleveland Browns team is the most lethal but because this Cleveland Browns team is the most sneaky everybody knows

Keeps their distance from a shark they’re sharks people don’t think keep your distance from a hippo but hippo kill more people annually than shorts this Cleveland Browns team might not be the most lethal but joy they’re the most sneaky you like that one will Blackman uh Joy Taylor should

Should should teams fear the Cleveland BR yeah like people should be more aware of hippos I good last you don’t be like hey nowhere near the hippo M of fact if you that close it’s probably rap for you anyway yeah they should fear the Browns and it’s really it’s just weird to say

It like it’s crazy yeah but they keep doing it and a big reason why they’re doing it and a big reason why teams should fear the Browns is that defense since week 14 they’re allowing 4.1 yards per play that’s the best in the NFL 11 takeaways leads the NFL and they’re

Allowing a passer rating of 64.5 that’s the best in the NFL their defense is the key to this Browns situation that and great coaching that and great coaching and lots of talent but to me it’s starts right there if you can give your offense an opportunity and you take advantage of

It that’s a scary team and they’re they’re playing with house money nobody expected them to be here nobody has expectations of the Browns correct I me he’s he’s loving it this is uh this is great just five kids come watch come watch Dad play this is amazing for him

So yeah I think they should fear the Browns but I do have a sneaky suspicion that they will fear the Browns the way that they are playing and the way that the defense is playing specifically I don’t think any team at this point they would be silly honestly to overlook what

The Browns are doing and what they’ve done for the past few games they’re 4-0 since week 14 they’re on the same streak longest current win streaks is the Ravens the Browns and the bucks so they’re playing really really good football they’re well coached and they lead with their defense that is playing

At a super super high level let me get to this point before will can’t wait to hear from you James can’t wait to hear from you after hearing from Joy the best part about doing this show with people who played for a long time is Once you

Play for a long time your mindset starts to change when you’re an older player in the league when you young in a league you’re just trying to make it figure it out you got a ball every single time once guys like y’all and y’ you get married you start

Having kids it puts in perspective where the NFL Falls in your life will you said something brilliant Joe Flo’s playing with house money Joe flacko plays free every time he’s on the field he’s already won a Super Bowl been the MVP he’s already got an a100 million contract he’s literally playing with

House money if I lose cool that’s it I got about five kids at the crib I’m good I think he is so free and James I think that is so lethal for other quarterbacks like Lamar who’s got to prove himself Allen who’s got to prove himself Flo’s

Done it talk spe of brown and that that’s a very true statement right there because if Joe flacko goes out here and loses to two in the playoffs or Lamar in the playoffs or Pat in the playoffs we’re going to be like dang the Browns did

Well 11 wins got playoff Jo yeah Joe flacko 300 yard passing game well done off the couch well done Joe so they playing with house money and that is why you should fear them because they have 11 wins and we can all sit up here and

Say at least six of them came from the defense saying y’all ain’t getting nothing we going to win this game 73 10 107 whatever it may be be this defense has been balling and now Joe flacko is under Center I mean you talking about full 300 yard passing games JoJo ain’t

Done that in his career you know what I’m saying and you are doing it fresh off the couch so for me coach of the year is a rap you done got this record and got Joe Flo playing at this level in your system passing the ball the way he

Passing the ball offense moving the ball the way they moving and we know they play defense you should absolutely fear him because as I’m looking at this playoff picture Trevor Lawrence should be scared no doubt uh Patty should be scared with his offense uh Josh Allen we

Know he can go like that right you got the Colts in there with Gardner muu um the only one that really could be a little relaxed right now is probably Lamar you know but then again this is a division game Browns already beat but and it’s a and it’s a division game so

That’s going to even be a tougher cuz it ain’t no surprises so it’s everybody in this playoff pitcher in the AFC should definitely fear the Browns from what they putting on tape right now yeah it’s it’s it’s funny as I look at these stats like as a defense you have all these

Goals you know in terms of like you know you want to be really good on third down they’re number one you want to you know get certain amount of takeovers they’re number one stop the run they’re top 10 I mean anything you want defensively they’re getting it done and offensively

They’ve been ranked one as we see here you me pretty much since he’s been there right so overall just as as a team they doing great things like I became I started feeling the Browns when I see them come out the locker room playing 50 Cent I whoop when they start playing

Whoop your head boy I was like oh man is ready to go and I and I do love the fact what’s stansky being coach of the year because as you know once the quarterback room falls apart it is really really hard to keep that together I mean you

You see it in New York right now the jet soon as that went down I mean they’re dealing with everything so I just overall man the the Browns is the Browns the Browns is the Browns and I I totally would fear them just because they are so comfortable and that is the hardest

Thing to do is to like you said play free be comfortable and this entire team is doing that no doubt let me take it a step further and this now I might get disagreement I apologize in advance sorry sorry sorry I’m getting excited as though I played for the Eagles the

Cleveland Browns drafted me and so I do have to do my pay my homage to them pull up the full screen please of the playoff picture in the AFC cuz I have a question for y’all on the desk where would you draft Joe flacko as it pertains to quarterbacks in the playoffs because

When I think about the quarterbacks in the playoff picture Gardner muu he’s starting for the Colts Trevor Lawrence he has one playoff win he’s starting for the Jags Patrick Mahomes he needs no explanation Tu Tong of ioa has no playoff win starting for the Dolphins Lamar Jackson one and three Playoff

Records starting for the Ravens Josh Allen I believe a four and four playoff record starting for the bills apology I am doing this off the top of my head if I missed any of these statistics Joe flacko has 15 Playoff starts I believe he may have 10 playoff wins 10 playoff

Wins if I am not mistaken where are y’all drafting Joe Flaco because I will not name names but I’m taking them third you mean we like dra like you took all the quarterbacks and drafted them for the AFC playoff picture I’m not naming names cuz I don’t want

But I would say that I would take him third remember Joe FL rout to winning a Super Bowl 11 touchdowns no interceptions go viral man this out okay but so let’s just assume you’re putting Pat above that right I’m GNA give you that Grace look at no no no CU he’s not

Gonna say it but I’m give him that Grace so that so that means that uh either Tua or Lamar know or Josh Allen either t or Lamar or Josh Allen oh cuz I’m not going to make an argument for any of the rest of them are outside

Of that top three yeah yeah like where would you put okay so this is where um so I said a lot of nice things about the Browns remember a couple minutes ago remember when I did that I meant every word but this is why we get crazy okay

Let’s just let’s just relax a little bit okay they they are playing great football right now let’s just let’s just wait can we you can do what you want to do I’m going to wait and see what happens in the postseason I think I need

To make sure that this is not a nice story right right now it is a it is a great story Kevin Sans he’s going to win coach of the year he deserves it he’s done an incredible job Joe Flo has done an incredible job there’s a reason

Though why Joe fla was coming off the couch there there was a reason this is like there was a reason he’s having a great moment and we and we love it we absolutely love it we don’t have to throw shade and if if it’s sounding like shade blame Emanuel he started this okay

I’m just saying maybe let’s just see if it’s a good story let me let me pump to the right real quick James because you played with a quarterback and against a quarterback that will go into the Hall of Fame in my mind because of Great Moments Eli Manning Eli Manning I do not

Believe Eli Manning was an elite quarterback with all due respect I don’t but in the playoffs he was Elite Nick FES my former roommate when I moved to Philly AO come sleep in my guest room you can had a couch I didn’t have anywhere to stay shout out to my dog

Nick is my dog I don’t think he was Elite but Nick had Great Moments Super Bowl MVP moments I don’t think Joe flacko was Elite but Joe flacko was proven to have great moments four game stretch moments four consecutive games with over 300 passing yards Willam

Coming to you first cuz you won a Super Bowl on the back of Eli Manning and his Great Moments Joe flacko where does he stack up in these playoff picture with the quarterbacks yeah it’s funny you you said that cuz when you mentioned uh the 17 Eagles I thought of my 11 Giants

Because we we finished the year 9 and seven and we were the team we were just like don’t let these guys get in don’t let these guys get in and we we struggled we were up and down we lost some major games we finally won uh the

Last game versus the Cowboys to get into the playoffs and then once we got into the the postseason I remember we played Atlanta like we were just so turned up and we had the personality across the board we had like a nin man rotation on

The D line we had studs in the secondary we could run the football the guys we had three running backs that were aggressive and like you said Eli we had Cruz and and nicks like we just had the guys where we were able to get in the

Postseason so in terms of this I don’t I can say this I don’t know why I would rank him but I feel like this Joe flacko I think he could help a lot of the teams that are there like if you if you took out the quarterbacks from let’s say even

Miami or Baltimore or whoever I think Joe flco could go in there and help those teams subscribe here to get the latest from speak and go watch a few segments from our other shows on FS1