00:00One other thing I want to hop into with you, with everybody, 888-957-9570.
00:06Look, we told you yesterday, our friend, air quotes, Softie Mahler, from KJR in Seattle,
00:14he's really just coming on to talk bleep, and we were going to talk bleep back at him,
00:18and he did, and we did, and then we moved on with our day.
00:21There's a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek nature, obviously, to the entire conversation,
00:25but he did make one point that I wanted to circle back and talk about today.
00:31Take a listen. Softie Mahler, KJR professional, Seattle bleep talker.
00:37Over Shanahan, because I always want the defense. Always, always, always, always.
00:42I wanted the defense, not to make a college analogy, but I'll do it anyway.
00:45I wanted the Michigan defense against Washington with Pennix and those guys at Dunes A in 2023,
00:52but I couldn't have it because I had the offense, and the offense got shut down.
00:572013 NFC Championship game. Guys, I swear to God, one of the greatest throws I've ever seen a quarterback make
01:03was Colin Kaepernick rolling to his right, jumping up in the air, both feet off the ground,
01:08and hits Anquan Bolden for that touchdown. You guys remember that play?
01:11Of course.
01:11Against the Seahawks? Phenomenal. Phenomenal.
01:14But it was the defense that won the day as well in that game.
01:17I will always, always want the great defense of mine over the great offense of mine.
01:23Okay. Raises hand and fully, passionately disagrees.
01:30Now, let me think about this. I know in professional sports, college sports too,
01:36historically, when there's a great defense that plays a great offense, what happens?
01:40The defense tends to more often than not, not always, the defense tends to more often than not win.
01:47But that wasn't the question, nor was it the answer.
01:51He said he wanted Mike McDonald over Kyle Shanahan because he wanted the defensive mind over the offensive mind.
01:58No, no, no, no, no. Disagree.
02:01So, Seattle might have the best defense in the league again.
02:04I think that's still developing.
02:06They may win this football game on Sunday.
02:08But if you look around the league and, in general, ask yourself,
02:13would you rather have an offensive-minded head coach or a defensive-minded head coach,
02:20to me, there's no question about it.
02:23Who do we love around the league?
02:24We love McVay.
02:26We love...
02:29Andy Reid.
02:30Andy Reid.
02:31Why Ben...
02:32Ben Johnson.
02:33I don't know why the hell I...
02:34It's a Friday, yeah.
02:36So, we love Kevin O'Connell.
02:39Or O'Connell.
02:40Or Ben Johnson.
02:40Or whatever.
02:42We love Sean Payton.
02:43We love Liam Cohen.
02:45What do all of them have in common?
02:47These are offensive dudes.
02:49Now, what do we got on the defensive side of the ball?
02:52Sure, there's Mike McDonald.
02:54He heads up the group.
02:55We got Mike Vrabel.
02:56He won coach of the year.
02:58That was a joke.
02:59And then in the offseason...
03:00He's won it twice.
03:01Took his team on a ride.
03:02He's got Spagnuolo with Andy Reid.
03:04Right, but Spagnuolo is not a head coach.
03:07Right.
03:07Again, I'm talking head coaches.
03:09I get what you're saying.
03:09How's Robert Sala doing?
03:11Maybe that's not fair.
03:12Maybe he's...
03:13D'Amico Ryans.
03:13D'Amico Ryans.
03:14Look, these are good coaches.
03:15I'm not saying you can't be a good coach.
03:17Aaron Glenn.
03:18But if you look around the league at what tends to succeed from the head position,
03:24have a great defensive coordinator,
03:27but have a great offensive mind that runs your team,
03:32and the re...
03:33Like, that is clear to me around the league that it leans offense.
03:37And for McDonald and the Seahawks,
03:39it is my concern for them in this game.
03:42It has nothing to do with the fact that your defense is awesome.
03:46I don't think your offense is very good.
03:48I think the Niners have a huge advantage when their defense is on the field in this game.
03:53I don't like their offensive line.
03:55I hate their run game.
03:56And their quarterback is solid, but more circumstantial than Brock, in my opinion.
04:03And that's how I see this one.
04:05Do the Seahawks have an advantage on the Niner offense?
04:08Maybe.
04:08Maybe.
04:09But I think the Niner defense has a massive advantage on the Seahawks offense.
04:12And I think that when we look at this topic and we start to pick our way through,
04:16I do think that it becomes more of a complimentary football conversation
04:20because Spagnuolo and Andy Reid's a great example where Spag's defense has been awesome,
04:26and Andy Reid's offense has been usually good.
04:29It's been mostly good.
04:30And at times, the defense is better, and you get to the big games.
04:34And Spagnuolo is a coach who's had Shanahan's number in the Super Bowl
04:37to the extent that they've held him under 30,
04:40and that's been the McDonald blueprint.
04:42And now you turn to Brian Fleury, who is their new offensive coordinator
04:46because Kubiak got the Raider job.
04:47And so is he learning on the fly?
04:50And are they, as an offense, still trying to find their way?
04:53I think that's fair.
04:54But also, you lost your top one, two, three running backs.
04:58Walker left for free agency.
05:00Charbonnet has been hurt.
05:02And your highly drafted kid out of Notre Dame is now hurt as well.
05:05And so they're hamstrung in ways that kind of mirror what the 49ers have gone through.
05:10And so when we have these conversations about offensive-minded this or defensive-minded that,
05:16I think about the Detroit Lions where Dan Campbell's a defensive guy primarily,
05:21and he's out there biting kneecaps.
05:23And when he had a great offensive coordinator, then they were a phenomenal team.
05:27But now that they don't have that, they're not nearly as good.
05:30And so I think about this in terms of complimentary football.
05:34And for the Niners right now, you've got a former head coach in Raheem Morris whose scheme,
05:40Raskeem Morris, it's been phenomenal.
05:42And I think that they're in a great spot because of that.
05:45Yeah, not saying a defensive mind can't be a good head coach.
05:48I'd lean offense, though, for my head coach.
05:50I would lean offense when picking a head coach.
05:53I think you look around today's NFL, and you can see that.
05:57Let's go to Skills in Vallejo.
05:59Skills, thanks for calling in.
06:00What do you have?
06:03Hello, Willard, and hello, Dibs.
06:05I had a song I wanted to perform for you guys about the Niners and the Seahawks coming up this
06:10weekend.
06:10Oh, my, please do.
06:14I sent the beat to the producers, and I guess whenever they're ready, I'm ready.
06:18This is incredibly coordinated.
06:20Okay, Grandy, do we have something?
06:23Here it is.
06:24Skills, take it away.
06:3149ers is dope.
06:33No, the North, no.
06:35It's time to see hospital cleaning their cloths.
06:37Don't even need no soap.
06:4026 started weird.
06:41Coach wasn't watching where he steered.
06:44Then the guy who signs checks, tried to buy some sex.
06:46Now the bench disappeared.
06:48Oh, boy.
06:48Nearby substation.
06:50Doesn't give surgeons patience.
06:53As our 53-man got more cuts than to push administration.
06:57That's your Seattle one.
06:59Super Bowl champion.
07:22The 49ers ain't scared to be fully prepared.
07:27Go into a room and shut up any human.
07:30That's Seahawks paired.
07:32And the great Mike Evans.
07:34Been a gift from heaven.
07:36I like how we all know.
07:37He's the true pro's pro.
07:39Screw you, 11.
07:40We got TMC.
07:43Tanks never empty.
07:45If you run over them birds, they'll be wandering around church and loose by 20.
07:49We're getting back Mike Kell.
07:51If Seattle more hell.
07:54You knock the O-line flat.
07:55That big thorn will go splat like an egg that fell.
07:58I'll close the prediction.
08:00Spoken with conviction.
08:0249ers will win 31-2-10.
08:04The true pain infliction.
08:06Word.
08:07Word.
08:08Yeah, Skills.
08:09Come on, Skills.
08:11Skills.
08:12Skills.
08:13Pay the bill.
08:14Now I know where you got your name.
08:16Hey, Skills.
08:20Okay.
08:21Peace out.
08:22He had me at the backfield needs fixing.
08:25So the Sanjo mix.
08:26It's just great.
08:27He had me at, I said in the beat to your producers.
08:31I mean.
08:33That was awesome.
