WEBVTT - Nick Wright's AFC Predictions: Chiefs RETURN? Ravens back to NFL playoffs? Bills OVERTAKE Patriots?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in What's Driving the Great Episode four eighty four.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode of What Driving the Grid is presented to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty third. You guys will be hearing this sometime around July,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, twenty fifth, twenty six, twenty seven, eight,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty ninth, something like that. This is what we're gonna do.

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<v Speaker 1>These are very quick episodes, and I say that very often,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we do a regular forty five minutes. This

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<v Speaker 1>one is the AFC one minute per team. There will

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<v Speaker 1>I will be forced to move on. They will play

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<v Speaker 1>a whistle once we do one minute on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>This is something I used to do when I did

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<v Speaker 1>radio in Kansas City. I first started doing this. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>we did thirty two teams in thirty two minutes NonStop

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<v Speaker 1>as an a block I think once a quarter during

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL season every month. This will be a nice

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<v Speaker 1>little preamble. We're doing the AFC today. We'll do the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC in a couple so you guys have something in

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<v Speaker 1>your feeds during the week while I'm off and we're

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<v Speaker 1>back with our live shows first week of August. We

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<v Speaker 1>will get started right now in you can start the

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<v Speaker 1>clock on me. Now, the AFC East, the Buffalo Bills. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>the story with the Bills is Sean McDermott out Josh Allen,

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<v Speaker 1>our Josh Allen and Joe Brady and and how will

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<v Speaker 1>that impact the offense? How will that impact Josh Allen?

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<v Speaker 1>And is Dj Moore enough of an upgrade to give

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen a legitimate top flight receiving threat which he

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<v Speaker 1>has not had, not even since the final year of

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<v Speaker 1>Stefan Diggs, but the second last year of Stefan Diggs.

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<v Speaker 1>I know some people believe this is no longer their

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<v Speaker 1>division to win, and the reason you would believe that

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<v Speaker 1>is because they didn't win it last year. I still

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<v Speaker 1>think it is their division to win. I think Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen what he has now, the one thing he has

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<v Speaker 1>over Patricks and Patrick's coming off the tourny is availability.

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<v Speaker 1>He's never missed a game, He's always been there, So

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<v Speaker 1>I think they are almost a lock for ten wins.

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<v Speaker 1>I also think they probably got worse at head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>and their Super Bowl chances did take a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a hit. Next Miami Dolphins knew everything new head coach

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Hafley not over the moon about that new quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>Malik Willis. I do like the the gamble on Malik Willis.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel bad and the low price on Malik Willis.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel badly that Malik Willis is being asked to

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<v Speaker 1>do it with a team that wants a sense that

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<v Speaker 1>the only investment they had was in him and everything else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's trade away. Their best players get off bad contracts.

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<v Speaker 1>It is smart for them to be turning this page.

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<v Speaker 1>It puts Malik in a brutal spot. But the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins are cleaning their books, moving on from Tyreek, moving

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<v Speaker 1>on from to a This is the closest we will

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<v Speaker 1>see to a team tank in the NFL since the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins last tried to do it. Brian Flores wouldn't let

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<v Speaker 1>him do it, and that's part of the reason he

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<v Speaker 1>got fired. But this should be the worst team in

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<v Speaker 1>football next year. Patriots. They won fourteen games. They had

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<v Speaker 1>the softest schedule this century in the NFL, not amongst

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<v Speaker 1>playoff teams, not among Super Bowl teams, the softest schedule

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<v Speaker 1>of any team since the ninety nine Rams. They also had,

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<v Speaker 1>let's call it an interesting offseason with the Mike Vrabel,

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<v Speaker 1>Diana Russini story that seems to be over. But that

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<v Speaker 1>story is over until it is not. And I say

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<v Speaker 1>that only because is there a chance that there is

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<v Speaker 1>a massive shoe to drop on that story that the

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<v Speaker 1>person holding has been waiting until it would cause peak damage.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there is a chance. So that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be just simmering in the background, if you will. The

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<v Speaker 1>other story is how Drake may looked in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that just young quarterback first playoff run? Or was

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<v Speaker 1>that quarterback finally facing real defenses, real teams and showed

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<v Speaker 1>some holes also worried about will came on the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the Jets, I mean they brought Geno back.

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<v Speaker 1>They inexplicably also brought back their head coach. I like Gino.

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<v Speaker 1>I believed in Gino last year. I think Gino probably

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<v Speaker 1>is now on the downtick, so I don't think that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to work. I also think they might and Aaron Glenn,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to be rude. They might have the

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<v Speaker 1>worst coach in the NFL, and that is rude. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no way not to be rude. What the most interesting

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<v Speaker 1>part about the AFC East is you have two teams

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<v Speaker 1>that are legitimate to contenders in the Bills and Patriots,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the other two teams should be the two

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<v Speaker 1>worst teams in the NFL in my eyes, in the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins and the Jets. I don't have much say about

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets. Now to the AFC North, Listen, John Harbaugh,

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<v Speaker 1>it ran its course. I suppose there is a version

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<v Speaker 1>of be careful what you wish for here now, I andreed,

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<v Speaker 1>just like even though I didn't. I I like Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott enough, but I also like John Harbaugh enough. But

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens, I really like the guy they hired in

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<v Speaker 1>jesse Mentter. I'm not as high on Joe Brady, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little more optimistic about that. The Ravens got

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach right there, and both listen, we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it. For every coach quarterback combo that ever won

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<v Speaker 1>a Super Bowl together won their first one within their

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<v Speaker 1>first five years. For Lamar and for Josh Allen, they

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about we were into year eight, so moving

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<v Speaker 1>on makes sense. But why should the Ravens be dramatically

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<v Speaker 1>better than they were next last year? The answer is, well,

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar will be better and will be healthier. Probably, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think the Trey Hendrickson addition is enough. I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to spend a little extra time here, sorry, enough of

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<v Speaker 1>a massive upgrade for me to believe that defense is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be dominant, which means Lamar is going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to be Lamar and which means Dereck Henry can't

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<v Speaker 1>fall off. It's asking a lot. I think they'll be good,

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<v Speaker 1>not great. Sorry, sin Downy, Bengals, We took twenty seconds

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<v Speaker 1>of your time. The Bengals don't like firing coaches because

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<v Speaker 1>they don't like paying people not to work for them.

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<v Speaker 1>But if they missed the playoffs again, obviously Zach Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>is getting fired. And I just want someone to explain

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<v Speaker 1>to me why this team is going to be different

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<v Speaker 1>than it's been the last three years, which is an

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<v Speaker 1>elite offense when Burrow is there, a defense that can

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<v Speaker 1>stop no One, an offensive line that is shaky that

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<v Speaker 1>Burrow tries to bail out, a running game that's shaky,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of great receivers, and if another nine win

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<v Speaker 1>seasons what I see. Speaking of the worst teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, the Browns were like, hey, you left us out.

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Munkin with the saddest quarterback battle I've ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>Deshaun Watson and Shoudoor Sanders and for Todd Munkin Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand there's only thirty two head coaching jobs, and

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<v Speaker 1>I understand in Baltimore the head coach got fired. You

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<v Speaker 1>weren't coming off a great year. So you get ahead

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<v Speaker 1>coaching job, you gotta grab it. But you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to What head coach in the league wants to be

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<v Speaker 1>in a spot where he's not even the one who

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<v Speaker 1>gets to pick his starting quarterback, because I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he does. I think the owner there, Jimmy Haslam, is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put his finger on the scale. It seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>the owner was out on DeShawn now might be back

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<v Speaker 1>in on Toshaun. I think I think Deshaun Watson's career

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<v Speaker 1>as an NFL quarterback is over. Don't if Shreorge Standers

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<v Speaker 1>is ever gonna have a career as a NFL starting quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>So they probably not Probably definitely have the worst quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>situation in the league, which is a shame because even

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<v Speaker 1>without Miles Garrett, that defense should be excellent again. But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how they're gonna move the ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>then to me, one of the least interesting teams in

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<v Speaker 1>NFL history that has a Super Bowl champion quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>a Super Bowl champion coach together in Rogers and McCarthy,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers I thought were moving on

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<v Speaker 1>from Mike Tomlin because they needed to finally turn the page,

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<v Speaker 1>get younger, try to win games, not tank, but doing

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<v Speaker 1>on the fly, rebuild if you will. Instead, they hire

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<v Speaker 1>one of the older coaches in the league, a guy

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<v Speaker 1>on his third team, who, again, Mike McCarthy's a good coach,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's not gonna be there for ten years. And

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<v Speaker 1>you bring back the oldest player in the NFL and

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers. It simply doesn't make any sense to me

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<v Speaker 1>why they won't take their medicine and try to build

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<v Speaker 1>the next Super Bowl champion rather than trying to build

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<v Speaker 1>South Houston, Texans. The only question, the only question for

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<v Speaker 1>the Texans is this, who is the real CJ. Stroud? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>In his defense, he has never had an elite running attack.

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<v Speaker 1>He has never had even a good forget great offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>And despite that, they have not only made the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>they have won a playoff game every year he's been there.

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<v Speaker 1>With that said, all you need in Houston is league

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<v Speaker 1>average quarterback play and you're a terrifying team. Dimiko Ryans

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<v Speaker 1>plus that defense makes you a legitimate Super Bowl contender

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<v Speaker 1>if you have the sixteenth highest scoring offense and your

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback can stay upright not turn the ball over. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what's happened to CJ. Strod over the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years. This year, all of a sudden, becomes

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<v Speaker 1>the proven year for his career. Also, so no contract

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<v Speaker 1>extension Colts. Has anybody checked on Daniel Jones Achilles the Colts.

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<v Speaker 1>We said it at the time when they traded multiple

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks for Sauce Gardner, they were going all

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<v Speaker 1>in on Daniel Jones, and Daniel Jones sadly right after

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<v Speaker 1>that popped his achilles, and now they're in flux. To me,

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<v Speaker 1>they are understandably out on Anthony Richardson and they are

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<v Speaker 1>just in something of limbo when it comes to is

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Jones going to be able to recapture anything of

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<v Speaker 1>what we saw from him the first half of last year,

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<v Speaker 1>where the numbers were amazing, where the team was playing great,

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<v Speaker 1>and where they felt like they were in win now

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<v Speaker 1>mode enough they traded multiple first round picks for a

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<v Speaker 1>corner Sauce will help the defense obviously should be healthy

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<v Speaker 1>coming into this year, but it is you know, Sauce

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<v Speaker 1>also is a guy I said should be healthy coming

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<v Speaker 1>into this year. I guess that's a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>question mark there. They are one of the more it

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<v Speaker 1>feels like snake bit. Snake Bitten maybe is too strong,

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<v Speaker 1>but it feels like they don't really have a great

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<v Speaker 1>path all right. Coming finally, sorry into my Jags time,

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<v Speaker 1>the Jags question. Listen, Trevor just finished fifth in MVP voting.

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<v Speaker 1>They won thirteen games. I think Liam Cohn is a

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<v Speaker 1>good coach. You guys know how I feel about Trevor.

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<v Speaker 1>The Travis Hunter reporting this offseason was poorly done. He

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<v Speaker 1>still wants to play both sides of the ball. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he is going to have a bigger focus on

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive side of the ball. But they did not

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<v Speaker 1>trade those picks and draft him at number two for

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<v Speaker 1>him to just be a corner. He's the most intriguing

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<v Speaker 1>guy on the team. You know what, It's okay, we

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<v Speaker 1>went a little short on the Jags because I've spent

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<v Speaker 1>so much time on the Jags historically. Titans. Bob Sala

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<v Speaker 1>gets a new job, we know that he will coach

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<v Speaker 1>up the defense. Now personnel wise, do they have almost

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<v Speaker 1>about as lot about as little talent defensively as any

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<v Speaker 1>team in the league. Maybe, well, But we saw Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Salad take teams with average talent defensively in San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>and make them look like a top five defense. So

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<v Speaker 1>I believe in that side of it. And I actually

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<v Speaker 1>think Robert Sala outside of the Jets might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to prove he's a good NFL head coach. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do all with the Jets I'll give him a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to prove it. Of course, the question is does cam

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<v Speaker 1>Ward take a leap he you know, he was very

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<v Speaker 1>open and honest about how bad they were last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a big part of that. If cam Ward

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<v Speaker 1>takes the year two quarterback leap, the little hope in

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee now to the AFC West. Oh my god, this

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<v Speaker 1>hurts my heart. They put the Denver Broncos first on

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<v Speaker 1>the running on the AFC West, So Davis Webb is

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<v Speaker 1>now the play caller. Maybe I know that they're saying that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I Sean Payton. I feel like it's gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>the laminated paper in front of him. But the real

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<v Speaker 1>question is Bo Nicks the little bit of tet tet

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<v Speaker 1>with Sean Payton about his ankle, but the legitimate concern

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<v Speaker 1>about the ankle injury. This Broncos team is the defending

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<v Speaker 1>number one seed. They beat the Bills. They didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>their real shot in the AFC Championship game because of

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<v Speaker 1>Bow's injury. And I didn't believe in them last year.

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<v Speaker 1>I was proven wrong. Bo Knicks one of the worst

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks in the league until he's trailing and then instantly

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<v Speaker 1>transforms into one of the better quarterbacks in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't quite explain it. The relationship between he and

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<v Speaker 1>Sean Payton's the most interesting part of their season. I

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<v Speaker 1>also think they take a bit of a step back

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<v Speaker 1>from fourteen wins the Chiefs. Here's what everyone's gotten wrong

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<v Speaker 1>about the Chiefs. I've told you guys all along. Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>Mauls are going to be dancing in Travis Kelsey's wedding.

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<v Speaker 1>Is gonna be starting Week one, That is correct. I

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<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs obviously remade their secondary in this offseason, including

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<v Speaker 1>trading up in the draft for mansword delayed. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be fine there. I think Spags will coach that

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<v Speaker 1>unit up. The biggest reason the Chiefs will bounce back

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<v Speaker 1>this year, aside from finally got some rest, the three

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<v Speaker 1>straight Super Bowl appearances war on them all of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Mahomes will be better is because for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>in five years, people are gonna have to respect the

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<v Speaker 1>running game. Kenneth Walker does not have to be great.

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<v Speaker 1>Kenneth Walker just has to be competent, and it's the

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<v Speaker 1>best running attack the Chiefs will have had in at

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<v Speaker 1>least three seasons. The addition of Kenneth Walker will prove

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<v Speaker 1>to be one of the biggest additions any team made

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. This year. Raiders knew everything new head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Clint Kubiak, new quarterback Kirk Cousins, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>number one pick Fernando Mendoza, one of my favorite I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not actually saying you should bet this, but one of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite kind of you know, bets with friends. When

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<v Speaker 1>do we see Fernando Mendoza. I am going to give

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<v Speaker 1>you two dates that are disparate dates. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>either see Fernando Mendoza in week three at New Orleans,

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<v Speaker 1>and if we don't, we're not gonna see him. I

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<v Speaker 1>do not believe he's gonna start week one. And if

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<v Speaker 1>we do not see him week three at New Orleans,

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<v Speaker 1>I do not think we will see him until week

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<v Speaker 1>eight at the Jets. They don't have their bye until

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<v Speaker 1>week thirteen. I don't think they're gonna wait that long.

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<v Speaker 1>I also don't think in between those week three and

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<v Speaker 1>week eight games it's Kansas City, New England, Buffalo, Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they're gonna start him there. So week

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<v Speaker 1>three at New Orleans or week eight at the Jets.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually like the idea of him not having his

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<v Speaker 1>first start at home and last, but not least, Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles Chargers. They finally got there. You know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>the year for the Charger guys. Their offensive line is back,

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<v Speaker 1>justin Herbert, Well, their tackles are back. The interior of

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line is going to be the excuse this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I would imagine Mike McDaniel will help, but Mike McDaniel

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<v Speaker 1>is good. I am surprised they did not prioritize getting

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<v Speaker 1>Herbert more receiving weapons. They are still holding on to

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<v Speaker 1>hope that Quinton Johnston can validate his draft selection. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think he's going to validate his draft selection. I

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<v Speaker 1>like Ladd McConkie, but I don't think Herbert has a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of great options deep down the field. I also

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<v Speaker 1>think this year we might say, Jim Harbaugh, maybe some

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<v Speaker 1>of the NFL magic has gone a bit. But we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to figure something out because what we do

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<v Speaker 1>know about the Chargers is it won't be Herbert's fault.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, sixteen minutes, sixteen teams. I thought we did

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well except for the Colts when I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>butchered that one. We'll do the NF on Thursday. Talk

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