#496: 2024 NFL Divisional Round Preview (with Hal Bent)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. Wild Card Weekend Takeaways

-DKrom: Jayden Daniels is having THE best season ever for a rookie QB

-Hal: Coaching matters ESPECIALLY in the playoffs...and Sean McVay proved it

2. Wild Card Weekend Honors

-GOAT of the Week (DKrom: Chris Shula, Hal: Dan Quinn)

-Dunce of the Week (DKrom: Mike Tomlin, Hal: Kevin O'Connell/Wes Phillips)

3. If you were the Steelers, would you be willing to blow up the roster and rebuild?

4. Do you think the Vikings have even more reasons to let Sam Darnold hit the market as opposed to tagging him and/or extending him?

5. Coaching Carousel Latest

-Grading the Patriots hire of Mike Vrabel as head coach (DKrom: A-, Hal: B+)

-If you were Ben Johnson, would you explicitly tell the Bears and Jaguars that you're going to Vegas unless significant organizational changes are made in Jacksonville and/or Chicago?

-If you were Aaron Glenn, and your choices came down to either the Jets or Saints, which of those jobs would you choose and why?

-On a scale of 1-10, how shocked would you be if one of Broncos QB coach Davis Webb or DB coach Jim Leonhard don't get coordinator jobs this cycle?

-If you were the Bears and your final choice came down to Brian Flores, Todd Monken, or Joe Brady, who would you choose as your next head coach?

6. Commanders at Lions Preview

7. Ravens at Bills Preview

8. Divisional Round Picks

-Texans at Chiefs

-Rams at Eagles

9. Divisional Round Bold Predictions

-DKrom: Justin Tucker misses a 35-yard FG with 90 seconds left...and the Bills drive it all the way down to the Ravens 22 with 3 seconds left...but Tyler Bass double doinks it off the uprights leading to yet another heartbreaking playoff loss in Buffalo

-Hal: Damar Hamlin puts a hard hit on Lamar Jackson or Derrick Henry to force a fumble late with the Bills down four...and Josh Allen capitalizes with a game-winning TD pass to Khalil Shakir

10. Challenge Flags

-DKrom: Houston Texans...shock the world by slaying the dragon that is the Chiefs!!!!

-Hal: All Divisional Round underdogs...make these games close and competitive!