Stephen I Well, listen, I mean, if he doesn't play because of injury, nothing.

But if he plays and he doesn't play well, then all the hoopla and Max Kellerman and everybody else has been giving him, we just might need to modify it.

Just a touch.

There is nothing to take away from the reality that Patrick Mahomes is great and phenomenal and the Super Bowl champion in the league.

M v p by the Tommies 25.

We got all of that.

But for me at this particular moment in time, when I look at a football world that walked around like they forgot about the greatness of Aaron Rodgers, who's about toe win now he's showing up again.

He's about to win league MVP.

He's 37 years of age in his 13th season.

Okay, this brother through for 48 touchdowns, just five interceptions.

He's in the NFC championship game.

He might be in the Super Bowl come Monday.

Okay, and, Oh, by the way, if he ends up going against Patrick Mahomes and he beats Patrick Mahomes, what are we going to say then?

Eso mom, point is is that that's the only the issue.

That's the only debate here.

I don't want anybody.

Let's let's make sure we understand exactly where I'm coming from.

Patrick Mahomes, this phenomenal and great.

He's a champion, the league, everybody, all of those things.

But this notion that guess what?

There's no need to discuss who's the best in the world.

It is an insult to Aaron Rodgers to think that that argument is closed.

It is not close.

That's a straw man argument, because I always said that the in other words, like, it's a fake argument like I never dismissed Aaron.

Aaron Rodgers was the best I've ever seen until Patrick Mahomes.

I still take Patrick Mahomes, but it's by a hair.

Look, let me say this is what's on the line from the homes.

If if he doesn't play, you know.

And Aaron Rodgers goes on to win the Super Bowl, Stephen A will crown Aaron Rodgers, the best player in the world play this week.

He's definitely gonna play by the Super Bowl.

Well, if he doesn't play this week, I'm telling you right now, he ain't gonna be playing by the Super Bowl because they ain't gonna win without back hair just coming in to trick play for Chad Henny at the last second by Andy Reid.

A fake of a fake.

That's not gonna happen.

They won't be in a position to win.

I think that no one in the history of the NFL, at least in my lifetime, has ever started their career like Patrick Mahomes.

The first time he was a starter, he threw 50 touchdowns to 12 interceptions.

One M v p of the league was one pre snap penalty away from going to the Super Bowl, which I believe they would have won the next season.

He improved his touchdown interception ratio and one Super Bowl M v P by calling his own number, dropping like 15 steps and throwing a 60 yard bomb the next year.

This season, he was the leader for M V P.

Through a lot of the season to Mississippi.

Three Mississippi, please him.

He was the front runner for everybody.

Rogers is gonna win it.

He deserved it.

I just point out Patrick Mahomes was 14 and one as a starter this year, again improved his touchdown interception ratio.

And here's the big thing for me, Jeff Saturday.

It's the only time I've experienced.

This is a football fan.

If he's healthy, I like his team to win the Super Bowl every year before the season starts.

Patrick Mahomes, the Onley player I've ever seen, including Aaron Rodgers, who makes me feel that way.

If Mahomes is healthy, I like the Chiefs.

So like if he doesn't play, they lose.

If he plays, I'm very confident they win.

You know the greatest part about listening to you and just hearing the whole thing?

E think we have Tom Brady still playing in the NFC championship game for his for Is it 14 14 championship games coming up this Sunday?

So when we start talking about best in the world, all the different things, the man has rings on two different hands.

I got Stephen a yapping about Aaron Rodgers, who is.

I think he's one in three in championship games.

I'm hearing you tell me how all of a sudden Patrick Mahomes, who, by the way, was one completion from Jimmy Garoppolo away from maybe not having all the context that we talk about and where he is.

Of course, the kid is a baller like the way that we have to crown him as the greatest of whatever is ridiculous when you have a guy who is playing for his 14 14th championship game Man 14th and by the way, he left, where he did it for almost 20 years and he went to the first team and everybody, including YouTube, wrote him off about a month ago, said they know where they're getting back.

You know, they were good to be 10.

And whatever you, this is what's expected.

I'm not camera.

I can't even remember having tell you this is what's expected.

No, no, listen.

He has continued to ascend as the season has progressed, and you're talking about the 14th time he's taken his team and delivered.

I don't care what numbers, How many touchdowns, how Maney interceptions, How Maney, all those things.

The bottom line is the guy who wins the most is still still playing Sunday, and this is the talk we're having.

Like, how about how about we don't move on until because I know you want to move on.

For many years, Max, you've been talking about the cliff for Dang near 10 years, so I don't know where that Cliff just keeps on going out right in the yonder.

I'm not sure when it hits, but if there's no cliff right now because you've got a team banking up to the championship again Uh huh.

Uh, here's the S O S.

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He didn't play.

Listen, hold on.

You don't think Tom Brady played fantastic this season?

Yes, especially considering his age.

I wouldn't say he was a top three M v P candidate, but I did think he played very well.

He's on a stacked team, both sides of the ball, but he still played very well.

Especially first year with a new team.

Different philosophy.

Cove.

It can't practice.

He deserves all the credit in the world.

Bottom line is in the NFC Championship game.

Hats off to him.

But let's be honest.

Tom Brady, early in his career, though he won a lot right away, was not considered right away.

That's the best player in football.

Patrick Mahomes had, like Aaron Rodgers and Brett Farve, had a baby, the gun slinger stuff of far with the precision and mistake's three football of Rodgers, and he's winning.

Like Brady, he's planning the years his third year.

He's already been almost spent 22 Super Bowls and won one.

You know why?

You know why he wasn't looked upon like Patrick Mahomes, because he's 1/6 round pick that had that.

That that that the starter gets hurt that he comes in.

He wasn't already had that guy gotten drafted as the heir apparent to Drew Bledsoe.

It would have been a whole different context off for New England.

Just Waas.

I agree with you.

New England won a bunch of games, but don't ever don't ever bypass were guys start in the game.

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