Can Ben Johnson Replicate His Success as a HC? + Game of the Week & CFP Semifinals Preview
NFL: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah & Bucky Brooks
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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Move the Sticks, Bucky Brooks is joined by special guest Lance Zierlein. The duo dives into what makes Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson such a coveted head coaching candidate in the NFL. They explore the challenges that come with transitioning from a successful coordinator to a head coach and whether Johnson can replicate his success with a new roster.
Next, they break down the Game of the Week: Packers vs. Eagles, predicting who will move on to the divisional round. Finally, they preview the College Football Playoff semifinals, highlighting key things to watch.
Tune in for all this and more on the latest episode of Move the Sticks!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new |
| 0:05.3 | podcast, lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, |
| 0:12.1 | multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with a Star. So where else |
| 0:16.6 | you can find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to lots to say with |
| 0:24.9 | Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 0:29.1 | podcast. We're all heartbroken by the devastation and destruction from the raging wildfires |
| 0:33.9 | across the greater Los Angeles region. Families affected by these fires urgently need support. |
| 0:39.8 | Help the American Red Cross respond to and help people recover from these disasters. |
| 0:43.9 | You can donate today to support relief efforts by going to red cross.org backslash NFL. Welcome to Move the Sticks. I'm Bucky Brooks, and I am here with my man, |
| 1:01.5 | L.Z. Lance is Erlion is stepping in for Daniel Jeremiah. And we're going to talk all things |
| 1:07.2 | football today. But before we do it, I got to give a shout out to my guy, H-Town. Putting |
| 1:11.5 | it down. What up, Lance? I'm just sub-package rushers, just trying to come in and create havoc |
| 1:16.1 | and disrupt the pocket. That's all I'm trying to do. Well, I love that we can call you anytime, |
| 1:20.6 | just like Mike Jones. I can't pay you 100K to come and fill up the show, but I appreciate that in H-Town. You all still respect Mike Jones like that. |
| 1:30.9 | And I look, I respect the fact that I'm able to bring you on and we can talk all of these |
| 1:34.9 | things. |
| 1:35.2 | And so what we want to talk today, we want to talk about how hot Ben Johnson is. |
| 1:38.5 | He is the flavor of the month when it comes to the head coaching search. |
| 1:41.7 | We're going to talk about game of the week. |
| 1:43.3 | The Green Bay Packers taking on the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| 1:46.8 | I think we'll talk about a little bit about this college football playoff, |
| 1:49.8 | the semifinals and who you expect to move on after the weekend is over. |
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