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FOX NFL analyst Michael Strahan joined the Dan Patrick show to talk about the divisional round. Listen to this segment

Dan asked Strahan who he would take if he could have one defensive player in the playoffs: Julius Peppers, Clay Matthews, Troy Polamalu or Darrelle Revis.

Strahan went with this order: 1) Peppers, 2) Polamalu, 3) Matthews, 4) Revis.

"The most important guy other than the quarterback is the guy who can disrupt him," Strahan said.

Strahan had some interesting comments on motivation. He said playing angry only goes so far. You use it, but you can't rely solely on it.

Strahan likes the Packers and Jets in the next round. Strahan said the Jets aren't just hype ... they have big linemen that are hard to handle.

Strahan also weighed in on the poll. He said it's not even close -- FOX has the toughest pregame show.

He said that his crew has a combination of size and grittiness. "If Jay Glazer just punches you straight out, you know he's hitting you in the groin, because he's so short," Strahan said.

Dan asked if he was afraid of CBS. "We just go over there and go boo, and they would run," Strahan said.

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I lol'd...I mean there's a reason why he hasnt fixed that gap.

Matthews, Revis, Peppers, Troy P...IMO.

Well when he was going through his nasty divorce his wife cited he liked to indulge in "alternative lifestyle" with men. :unsure:

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Same here, Matthews is a beast against the run and pass.

Id go

Matthews, Revis, Troy and Peppers.

As someone said earlier, it depends on the opponent. Against a team with one dominant WR (Adnre Johnson, Steve Smith, Calvin Johnson) Revis is worth his weight in gold. But against a spread offense like the Colts or Pats (or Packers), you need a lot more than one dominant CB to stop them. On the other hand, a dominant pass-rusher is always effective. So yeah, for a 3 or 4-game playoff run, I'd go with Peppers or Matthews over Revis too as the most important guy.

BUT...

If you're drafting a full defense, then you look at value over the next guy and Revis might be the guy. There are other pass rushers who can do what Peppers does, but almost nobody who can do what Revis does as consistently.

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