S3 E 15: Super Bowl 60 Recap, Key Observations Leading into the Off-Season

Segment 1: 4 Observations from SB 60 and the playoffs (0:45) Defenses win championships (4 down lineman to hit/sack QB winning formula) More head coaches to call defensive plays after Mike Macdonald's SB success in Seattle? Running backs matter! Seattle WR Kenneth Walker III best offensive player on the field, won the MVP without scoring a TD, credit offensive line, owned the edge 10 New NFL Head Coaches Hired: Which ones are best set up for early success? Segment 2: SB 60 Recap: Seahawks 29, Patriots 13 (13:40) Seahawks dominant D the top story; offense: 5 FGs, 1 TD Pats O Line challenges protecting QB Drake Maye continued; surprising coaching staff did not add extra help (TEs, additional O line) to stop the Hawks pass rush Sam Darnold first QB from 2018 draft class to get to and win a SB (not Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson); very happy for him given his challenging climb to get there; key: no major mistakes, leveraged a great D and strong running game; he did put on the cape vs. Rams in the NFC Title Game vs. NFL MVP Matthew Stafford (4,700 yards passing, 46 TDs) and in the 38-37 thrilling OT win in Week 6, after trailing by 14 in the 4th quarter Drake Maye on his back the entire game Defensive struggle through 3 quarters, then 30 points scored in the 4th Overall yards even, but Seattle had 2x the rushing yards and wore down very good Pats D Huge loss for Seattle: offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is now the Raiders head coach Do we still (unfortunately) need the Rooney rule? Spirit of the law vs. letter Segment 3: Hope Springs Eternal: Pitchers and Catchers Report to Spring Training (27:46) How to compete with the Dodgers' talent and bottomless budget? $700M for Dodgers star DH/P Shohei Ohtani Plus...$765M for Juan Soto, 36 players with at least $200M guaranteed contracts  Lockout a definite possibility -- no surprise given such a huge revenue disparity between big market teams and small. Are we finally looking at a salary cap in major league baseball? lockout never good for a pro sport It's owners vs. owners in addition to vs. players...salary cap could be fairest move, could need a salary floor to wwork Interesting question: why is the NFL so much more popular vs. MLB? Top 5 questions for the Yankees and Mets leading into the season