Playoff Scenarios and CFB Weekend Picks With Stanford Steve and The Bear. Plus: Rams Paying the Price, and Life Advice.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Russillo shares his thoughts on the Rams' 3-8 season after winning the Super Bowl in February, their grim cap-space situation, and lack of draft picks (0:37). Then Ryen is joined by “Stanford” Steve Coughlin and Chris “The Bear” Fallica to discuss how many teams are realistically still alive in the College Football Playoff, CFP expansion thoughts, and picks for conference championship weekend (10:18). Finally, Ryen and Kyle give out their favorite bets for NFL Week 13 (56:26) before answering some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:00:39). Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Steve Coughlin and Chris Fallica Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to today's podcast.
0:12.5	I'm very excited about hanging out with Stanford Steve in the Bear Chris Valica.
0:16.7	We're going to talk college football, playoff scenarios, the future of the playoffs, and
0:21.2	all of our picks against the spread of little dinner contest for us with the conference
0:24.5	championship games in the open.
0:26.5	The Rams was the price worth it because it's a heavy price for a Super Bowl last year.
0:31.6	Life advice, our fan dual picks for our contest as well, so enjoy.
0:36.1	I want to start today's show talking about the LA Rams.
0:40.0	Now we know that they're defending Super Bowl champs.
0:42.9	They're also on track to have the worst winning percentage of any Super Bowl winner.
0:47.3	They would have to surpass the four and 12 Raiders.
0:51.2	They have the third worst record in the NFL at 3 and 8, only Houston at 1 and 9 in Chicago
0:55.1	at 3 and 9 are worse.
0:56.1	They have the second worst point differential, minus 75, which would, if they stayed at minus
1:00.7	75 or worse, would be the worst ever of a Super Bowl defending champ.
1:05.1	Let's look at the offense.
1:06.1	Their last in yards per play, they could end up being the worst in five seasons.
1:11.2	Their O-Line ranks 23rd and 27th in pass run win rate according to ESPN.com.
1:17.7	They have won O-Line into their projected starters that was a member of the group that protected
1:21.7	Stafford with a Super Bowl winning team.
1:24.0	Stafford is 20th in QBR.
1:25.7	He was 4th last season.
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