WEBVTT - Nick Wright's NFC Predictions: Is this the Cowboys year? Caleb & Bears for real? Rams unbeatable?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, welcome in. We'll drive in the right episode

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<v Speaker 1>four eighty five. If you listened on Tuesday, we did

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen minutes sixteen AFC teams. We are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>As always, we can go ahead and start the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll go to the NFC. We will start in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC East with the Dallas Cowboys. The only question for

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys, the biggest question for the Cowboys is this,

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<v Speaker 1>can the defense be average. If the defense can be average,

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<v Speaker 1>they not only can win the division, this can be

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<v Speaker 1>the best Cowboys team of Dak's career. George Pickens, to

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<v Speaker 1>his credit, accepted the franchise tag, decided he's gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>try to prove it. I thought last year he was

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal until the very end of the year when he

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to kind of, you know, quit on some games,

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<v Speaker 1>but he had nearly fifteen hundred yards. He was great

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<v Speaker 1>Ceedee Lamb is one of the most talented players in

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<v Speaker 1>the entire league. Last year, the defense did not give

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<v Speaker 1>them a chance to compete, but they drafted one of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite players in Caleb Downs. They took Malachi Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>They traded for d Winders and Rashaun Gary. They remade

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<v Speaker 1>the secondary. If that defense, if they can have the

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<v Speaker 1>fifteenth ranks scoring defense in football next year, they can

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<v Speaker 1>win twelve games. Giants all right? Concern for the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>did Malik is maliite neighbors going to be all right?

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<v Speaker 1>I he suffered a bad knee injury, but his having

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<v Speaker 1>one of the rare ACL recoveries where it does not

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<v Speaker 1>seem like he's not only is he not ahead of schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>he seems like he's behind schedule. He was so dynamic

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<v Speaker 1>and so special when we've seen him healthy. That's terrifying

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a Giants fan. On top of that, you're

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<v Speaker 1>you know, your running backs has got a blown up

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<v Speaker 1>ankles to him backflips at fanatics Fest. And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if Jackson Dart is the you know, the mature

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<v Speaker 1>force in the room that a lot on John Harbaugh's plate.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to read too much into the embarrassing

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<v Speaker 1>viral video from last week of him trying to fire

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<v Speaker 1>up the team, but John Harbaugh is going to really

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<v Speaker 1>have to prove his coaching medal this year with this

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<v Speaker 1>Giants team. That's going to be a trendy pick for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people. Eagles, I've said it before, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>say it again, and this might seem like a cop

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<v Speaker 1>out of a take, but I believe it. The Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>are the only team in the league that them being

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<v Speaker 1>the number one seed would not surprise and also them

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<v Speaker 1>firing their coach during the season would not surprise me.

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<v Speaker 1>I think their spread of potential outcomes is the widest

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<v Speaker 1>of any team in football. I think that them going

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<v Speaker 1>seven and ten and fourteen and three both are possible.

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<v Speaker 1>And not surprisingly, Hurts once again with a new offensive coordinator,

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<v Speaker 1>this one Sean Manyon. Unlike you know the last few

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<v Speaker 1>offensive coordinator changes, He's not gonna have Aj Brown for

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<v Speaker 1>good or for bad, to rely on. Uh. With man

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<v Speaker 1>and Mannon, they made it very clear they want to

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<v Speaker 1>change the offense. We will see how much Hurts accepts

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<v Speaker 1>that and then finally the Washington Commanders. I can't remember

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<v Speaker 1>a team being more almost popular and in the zeitgeist

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<v Speaker 1>to just totally out of the conversation like the Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>from two years ago to last year. Jaden had one

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<v Speaker 1>of the greatest rookie seasons, and the Commanders are in

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<v Speaker 1>the conference championship game and then an injury plague year,

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<v Speaker 1>a year where you saw a lot of the holes

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<v Speaker 1>on that team, from its offensive line, to its weapons,

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<v Speaker 1>to its older kind of you know, sloppily if I

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<v Speaker 1>may say, put together defense. All those wards were in

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<v Speaker 1>full display. I'm not a big believer in the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>If the Giants are as good as a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>you think they will be, the Commanders feel to me

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<v Speaker 1>like the worst team in this division. And I think that,

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<v Speaker 1>barring the Philly being on the downside of what I

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<v Speaker 1>said that span was their best case scenario was third

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<v Speaker 1>place in this division. I'm not a big believer in

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<v Speaker 1>the Commanders. NFC North start with the Bears. They won

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most competitive divisions in football last year,

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<v Speaker 1>even though none of the teams except for them won

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<v Speaker 1>double digit games. They I am buying, maybe not as

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<v Speaker 1>much as Colin, but a lot of the Caleb Williams

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<v Speaker 1>stock again. I think the leaps you saw him make

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<v Speaker 1>in his first year with Ben Johnson, now that the

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<v Speaker 1>pre snap operation, that some of the terrible sacks, those

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<v Speaker 1>things got cleaned up. Now I think he can work

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<v Speaker 1>on fully mastering the offense and something he was not

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<v Speaker 1>so sneakily really bad at last year, which is just

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<v Speaker 1>hitting the easy passes. The magical stuff will always be there,

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<v Speaker 1>the escapability, the clutch stuff that's not going anywhere. If

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<v Speaker 1>the easy stuff gets cleaned up, they can win twelve games.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. The Lions first year without Ben Johnson last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and it looked like they were missing Ben Johnson, the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary all of a sudden big hole thanks to Terrian

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<v Speaker 1>Arnold's let's call him escapades another year where you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Aiden Hutchinson's great, but what about everybody else?

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<v Speaker 2>With that?

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<v Speaker 1>Said Jamier Gibbs, Sam Laporter, Amont Laporta, Aman Ross Saint Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>Jared Goff. When he has time, that offense, even without

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Johnson, should still be one of the scarier ones

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. But this is the season where we

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<v Speaker 1>find out how prophetic Dan Campbell was when he told

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<v Speaker 1>the team a couple of years ago after they blew

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC Championship game. Guys, this might be the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>our best chance. We might never get closer than this.

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<v Speaker 1>Lions fans obviously hoping that's not the case, but we'll

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<v Speaker 1>find out this season. Packers, you could argue their best

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<v Speaker 1>players on both sides of the ball toward their acls

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Mike is unquestionably the best defensive player. Tucker

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<v Speaker 1>Craft might be their best offensive player. Obviously Jordan Loved

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<v Speaker 1>the most important They were I think nine to four

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<v Speaker 1>and one when Mike h nine three in one, actually

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<v Speaker 1>when Micah tore his ACL. They then lost five consecutive

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<v Speaker 1>games to end the season, including the playoff game. Micah

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<v Speaker 1>I do not expect back right to start the season.

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<v Speaker 1>He got his ACL surgery. While after mahomes he also

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<v Speaker 1>plays a different position. How will the defense looked without

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<v Speaker 1>look without Micah when he seemed to totally transform it

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<v Speaker 1>last year when he was on the field, Tucker Craft,

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<v Speaker 1>you expect to, at least by midway point in the season,

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<v Speaker 1>be back to being Tucker Craft. Jordan Love. The stats

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<v Speaker 1>to me tell a better story for Jordan Love than

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<v Speaker 1>actually watching him does. Packers feel like the third best

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<v Speaker 1>team in the division. And then there's the Vikings, such

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<v Speaker 1>an intriguing spot for Kevin O'Connell. Kevin O'Connell I think

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<v Speaker 1>knows and wants and plays for Kyler Murray to be

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<v Speaker 1>his starting quarterback. To give them the best chance to succeed,

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<v Speaker 1>they should give Kyler Murray every single first team rep

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<v Speaker 1>possible so we can learn the offense, so we can

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<v Speaker 1>get up to speed, so we can do everything that

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<v Speaker 1>one needs to do to be ready to be the

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<v Speaker 1>starting quarterback. However, if you do that, you are officially

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<v Speaker 1>saying JJ McCarthy, who we took with the I think

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<v Speaker 1>the tenth overall pick, we're giving up on you after

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<v Speaker 1>how many career starts, ten career games played. That seems

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<v Speaker 1>like it would be organizational malpractice. But splitting the reps

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<v Speaker 1>gives you doesn't give you the best chance to succeed

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<v Speaker 1>this year. It's a really tough spot. Very interested in

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. NFC South maybe the most uninteresting division in football. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>NFC South fans, The Falcons, Stefanski. Everybody loves Stefanski except

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I didn't think Stefanski handled the quarterback situation

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<v Speaker 1>great last year. I understand that. I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>during our AFC side, that's a tough job because of

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<v Speaker 1>the meddling of the owner. So maybe I should come

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<v Speaker 1>some slack there. I Kevin Stefanski, to me, has a

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<v Speaker 1>far greater approval rating than his win loss record would demand.

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<v Speaker 1>I also don't think Tua all of a sudden is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stop being Tua. And if you're a Falcons fan,

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<v Speaker 1>man oh man, you're hoping too is the backup? And

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<v Speaker 1>that Michael Pennix your surprising first round pick, right ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of the Vikings surprising first round picking JJ McCarthy that

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<v Speaker 1>he is able to validate that selection. Carolina Panthers and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, freshly minted NFL Top one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>player Bryce Young who came in ninety eight on that list,

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<v Speaker 1>which ultimately is gonna end up being the eighteenth best

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback in football. That still feels a little rich to

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<v Speaker 1>me about where Bryce is. Can they build on last

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<v Speaker 1>year's success? They finally make the playoffs in part because

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<v Speaker 1>of the not in part in large part because of

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks epic collapse, but it wasn't because Bryce all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden took a leap. Bryce the previous year

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<v Speaker 1>was six point three yards per attempt, Last year six

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<v Speaker 1>point three yards per attempt. Bryce, you know, for his

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<v Speaker 1>career is still well under two hundred yards per game passing.

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<v Speaker 1>That is every single year, that's his rookie ear second

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<v Speaker 1>year and last year when he was under two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game passing. I don't see it with him,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't see enough talent outside of him for

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<v Speaker 1>them to be able to repeat what they did last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Saints an interesting one. Tyler Shuck, second year quarterback. Could

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<v Speaker 1>he be the best quarterback from that draft class. I

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<v Speaker 1>guess it's possible. It also Warren's mentioning that before we

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<v Speaker 1>get to week four, second year quarterback Tyler Shuck will

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<v Speaker 1>be twenty seven years old. Man, that's almost the rarefied

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Whedon territory. They also brought back again Alvin Kamara,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a bummer for me. I kind of wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to see him on an actual contender. Now. The Saints,

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<v Speaker 1>to their credit, refuse to bottom out like you expect

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<v Speaker 1>them to. I go into every year saying this is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be, you know, one of the worst teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, and instead they're just a cut above that.

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<v Speaker 1>Each year they win six games, they win five games.

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<v Speaker 1>Not bad enough to be in contention for the number

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<v Speaker 1>one pick, but not good enough to really be snipping

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff spot. I don't know. Like I said, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not really the most interesting division. And last, but not least,

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<v Speaker 1>the only team I'm really that interested in this division

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa Bay Bucks. By the time you hear this, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>Baker of a new contract. Now. Baker has said when

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<v Speaker 1>training camp starts, we're shutting that contract discussion down. Baker

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<v Speaker 1>is on a huge bargain contract. There are right now

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<v Speaker 1>a dozen quarterbacks making fifty plus million a year. The

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback franchise tag number is fifty five million a year.

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<v Speaker 1>Baker is going to want around three years, around one

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<v Speaker 1>sixty at least at around one hundred guaranteed. That is

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<v Speaker 1>the market rate. Not for the best quarterback in football,

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<v Speaker 1>which he is not, but for a quarterback of his caliber.

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<v Speaker 1>Are the Bucks will to pay him that? And will

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<v Speaker 1>we actually see the best out of Baker? What is

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<v Speaker 1>histery tells us? If they don't pay him that and

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<v Speaker 1>he goes chip on his shoulder, maybe they should be

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<v Speaker 1>the best team in the division this year. NFC West

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona Cardinals new head coach and Mike Lafloor, they are.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's not the Browns with the most underwhelming quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>situation in the league, it's Arizona. Jacoby resets their starter,

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<v Speaker 1>but they don't want to pay him as such. They

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<v Speaker 1>have third round pick Carson Beck. Gardner Minshew, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>I think if I'm Mike laflor and I have real

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<v Speaker 1>job security and I just got hired, so I hope

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<v Speaker 1>I have some I am hoping against hope that Carson

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<v Speaker 1>Beck looks good in training camp and gives me a

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<v Speaker 1>reason to give him the starting job over Jacoby. Credit

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<v Speaker 1>to Jacoby, the Cardinals were actually better last year with

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<v Speaker 1>him than Kyler. That's why when Kyler was healthy they

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<v Speaker 1>went to him. But Jacoby Brissett is definitionally a great

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<v Speaker 1>backup and a bad starter, similar Gardner Minshew's a tier

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<v Speaker 1>beneath that you hope that could be better. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the worst team in that division by a mile. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the toughest division. Probably shouldn't have started them the Rams.

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<v Speaker 1>They were gonna be the favorites to win the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl before they traded for Miles Garrett. Then they traded

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<v Speaker 1>for Miles Garrett. Now they might add Aaron Donald. That

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<v Speaker 1>all sounds good. I can't explain why adding Aaron Donald

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<v Speaker 1>feels like a bridge too far. I think I'd run

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<v Speaker 1>it as we currently have it. Here's the one thing

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<v Speaker 1>no one is talking about with the Rams, and you

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<v Speaker 1>guys know how much I like the Rams. Second oldest

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback in the league, and the only question mark on

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<v Speaker 1>the team is offensive line, particularly left tackle. That is

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<v Speaker 1>the only way this range season is not somewhere between

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<v Speaker 1>wildly successful or just success. But don't win the super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl is if something happens to Stafford and that left

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<v Speaker 1>tackle spot makes me a little nervous there, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>the Niners. I feel like now that they've luckily put

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that that that electromagnetic field or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the hell is, they put it to bed. Guys, Our

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<v Speaker 1>players are not hurt because of some weird you know

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<v Speaker 1>where our stadium is. Our players are hurt. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>our fault. It's either because of how we run the team,

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<v Speaker 1>how we run practices, our trainings have made let's make

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<v Speaker 1>it clear time because of that. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>that's good or bad. I also think they all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden look pretty light in the weapons area. Unless

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<v Speaker 1>McCaffrey has a bounce back massive season. Kittle coming off

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<v Speaker 1>the injury, Ayuk sadly seems to be out of the

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<v Speaker 1>league and certainly done with the Niners. Now they have

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<v Speaker 1>a floor with Shanahan. We saw it when Mac Jones

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<v Speaker 1>put up rock Birdie numbers. But do they have enough

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<v Speaker 1>weapons offensively to compensate for the very young defense and

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<v Speaker 1>the loss of Robert Sala And, last but not least,

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<v Speaker 1>the defending champion Seattle Seahawks, who, aside from Kenneth Walker

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<v Speaker 1>and a couple front seven defensive losses are simply running

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<v Speaker 1>it back without Clint Kubiak. Now, Donald's a veteran enough

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<v Speaker 1>that I think he'll be fine, and Donald obviously coming

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<v Speaker 1>off the best year of his career by a mile.

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<v Speaker 1>And they don't have to have a great offense. Their

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<v Speaker 1>defense is so good that as long as the offense

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<v Speaker 1>and with JSN, they should be fine, can be good,

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<v Speaker 1>they will be very good. If the offense without Clint

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<v Speaker 1>Kubiak is very good, again, there's no reason they can't

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<v Speaker 1>get back to the super Bowl other than it's very

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<v Speaker 1>difficult to get back to the super Bowl. The most

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<v Speaker 1>interesting story in the NFC this year is who wins

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<v Speaker 1>this division. If the Rams win that division, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they will go to the super Bowl. If Seattle can

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<v Speaker 1>prevent them from winning that division and force that Rams

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<v Speaker 1>seem to go on the road in the playoffs, then

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<v Speaker 1>I think for all the talent the Rams have, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think they're going to quite reach their ultimate goals.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, there was the NFC. I'm on vacation. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you guys enjoyed these quick little shows. Thank you

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