HOUR 4: Discussing Whether Banged-Up Lions Players Should Play Against Vikings
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 5 January 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Mike and Rico agree on one thing in the start/sit Lions week 18 debate: any player who is slightly banged up shouldn't play so they can rest up for the Wild Card round. Do the callers agree as well?
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| 0:00.0 | Never gets old not to me at least. Let's get into the lines a little bit. It's simple |
| 0:07.1 | I think there's value in this weekend's game. Rico doesn't. I don't know that there's a right or wrong, it's just difference of opinion. |
| 0:14.3 | But I'll give you my side briefly. Rico, give you his. I want to know what you guys care about. |
| 0:19.2 | Because, for me, after the way that Dallas game played out and the way Dan Campbell reacted |
| 0:27.5 | and the fact you do not have an experienced team, you don't have a veteran team, |
| 0:31.6 | I don't think you've earned the right to just sit everybody. |
| 0:34.4 | I don't think you've earned the right to just do what San Francisco's doing. No jokes. |
| 0:40.1 | Do what the Ravens are doing. Your culture is still in its formative stages. |
| 0:45.0 | The fact that you're playing a divisional opponent, |
| 0:47.0 | TJ Lang who joined us earlier agreed with this aspect of what I'm saying. |
| 0:51.0 | Look, I know the Vikings have a small chance to make the playoffs. I want to make it zero. |
| 0:57.0 | I want to be the last thing that they see when they take their last breath. I want to put them out. |
| 1:02.0 | I also believe it's imperative win your game and force the |
| 1:07.4 | Eagles at four and the Cowboys at four to have to do their jobs, to have to earn the seating. |
| 1:14.0 | That, hey, the two is still out there, albeit minute, |
| 1:18.0 | very small chance. |
| 1:20.0 | I just would like the lions to bounce back from what took place play really well obviously |
| 1:26.7 | RICO you and I are an agreement a guy like Ragnow who's banged up or maybe a La Porta. |
| 1:31.9 | No I'm not pushing the limits here. But if you're healthy, |
| 1:35.3 | you're playing. And if you do your job, I'll put a carrot out there. You could be seated at halftime. You could |
| 1:41.7 | be seated whenever you want. But you guys got to go out and play and you got to play well. |
| 1:47.0 | So I want to know if anyone vibes with that or am I just on crack. RICO is going to present you with the far more probably sensible opinion. |
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