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Watch Unstoppable now exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. 9 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: Welcome in What's Right with Nick Wright Episode two eighty nine. 10 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: Pologies for the slightly late start today a ton to 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: Do Week eighteen gambling show in Demons. We head into 12 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: week eighteen with guaranteed profitability for the regular season. We 13 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: will also next week on Tuesday, we'll recap our preseason 14 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: gambling show where all the results are in as far 15 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: as division winners, losers make miss playoffs over unders. To 16 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: my recollection, we did great on preseason over unders. We 17 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: did okay on division winners, assuming not assuming they already 18 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: did because the Rams won their division and that was 19 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 2: like plus three point thirty or something, so that's gonna 20 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: save us there. And we did very poorly on the 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: make miss playoffs because we tied a lot to the 22 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: Steelers missing and the Steelers of course started ten and three. 23 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: But we're forty seven thirty seven and one on the year. 24 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: We'll get more to that shortly. I also am gonna 25 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: have a pitch to all gambling companies in America. By 26 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: the way, this show you and me, buddy, we're gambling 27 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: free agents. So maybe the in theory the you know, 28 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: we'll team up with whichever company, well, let'll just be 29 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: honest pays us the most money. But maybe what we'll 30 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: do instead is whichever gambling company agrees to embrace my 31 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: long held belief, which is, if you bet an underdog 32 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 2: in the NFL of more than a field goal and 33 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: they lose in overtime and don't cover, you get your 34 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: bet back. I'm not saying you win, and it's a 35 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: very niche circumstance where this would apply. But if you 36 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: bet an underdog of three and a half, four, four 37 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: and a half, five, five and a half and you 38 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: lose in overtime by six, just give us the betback. 39 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: That's all we're saying. We'll get more to that in 40 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: a bit, but first, before we get to any of that, 41 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: here's what's not on today's show. Bryce James, Lebron's younger 42 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: son commits to Arizona. Aaron Rodgers almost assuredly done with 43 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 2: the Jets. And we're not gonna do much college football 44 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 2: playoff reaction here because we have no much college football 45 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: on the show. And also I'm mad, Well I'm not mad, 46 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: it's actually quite the opposite. But I liked. I did 47 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 2: like that a losing player got MVP of a game, 48 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: because obviously that can happen, that a guy in a 49 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: series or a game can be the best player on 50 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: the field or on the court or in the NBA Finals, 51 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: not naming names, and be on the losing team but 52 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: still deserve the MVP. But demon's a speaking of deserving 53 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: MVPs in playoff games. Patrick Mahomes last two Super Bowls 54 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: won Super Bowl MVP. Today the Pro Bowl roster came out. 55 00:03:58,640 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: I'll let you take it from here. 56 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 3: Go ahead. Today the Pro Bowl roster came out and 57 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 3: Mahomes is left off. Uh yeah, this as you suspected. 58 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 3: Alan Burrow lamar the top three quarterbacks. Bow Nick's got 59 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: a little bit more love than Mahomes did. Did you 60 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: have asked for any more motivation going into the playoffs? 61 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: Yeah? So this is simultaneously outrageous, ridiculous and incredibly dumb 62 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: and all so perfect, like I. 63 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: Saw a lot more. 64 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: Okay, it's just well and listen both the fan votes 65 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: doesn't really I don't really care. Fact of the matter 66 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: is Pro Bowl rosters were named and Patrick Mahomes, for 67 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: the first time in his career, is not not a 68 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: Pro Bowler. And this is very similar to people are 69 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 2: going to fill out MVP ballots and they are going 70 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: to justifiably leave Patrick Mahomes off of them, even though 71 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: everyone on understands he is the most valuable player in football. 72 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: And again people like, oh, the best player doesn't always win. 73 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 3: I didn't. 74 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: He is the best, But that's what I'm saying. He 75 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: is the most valuable player in football. Teams fifteen to one, 76 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: what would they be with any other quarterback in the league. 77 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 2: Just tell me, I mean not fifteen to one. Tell 78 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 2: you that much right now. But that's the MVP. The 79 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl stuff. You saw it coming a mile away. 80 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: So even though his passing numbers compare it, they're at 81 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 2: least in line with Josh Allens. Obviously, Burrow and Lamar 82 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: are having the best statistical seasons of any two quarterbacks 83 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 2: in the AFC. Burrow's team, by the way, this week 84 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: needs to win, needs help from the Chiefs, needs help 85 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: from the Jets. Patrick, on the other hand, is going 86 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 2: to be on like day ten of his twenty five 87 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: day mid season vacation because they locked it all up 88 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 2: or earlier, despite being in one of the toughest divisions 89 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: in football, despite sweeping the AFC North, despite sweeping the 90 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 2: AFC West, set all that aside. Mahome's not a pro bowler, 91 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 2: and of course it's ridiculous freaking Jim McMahon was a 92 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: pro bowler when his team was fifteen to one. There 93 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: is no precedent for a quarterback of a fifteen win 94 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: team who started the whole year being left off the 95 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl. And the fact that it's happening to a 96 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: guy who is going to go down as the greatest 97 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 2: player ever and is in the midst of the greatest 98 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 2: start to a career in the history of the league 99 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: only makes it all the more outrageous. And folks today 100 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: are going. Here's what folks are going to say today. Listen, 101 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 2: nobody's denying how good Patrick Mahomes is. But here's why. 102 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: It's just fight. He's not a pro bowler, and I'm 103 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: here to tell you, folks are denying how good Patrick 104 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 2: Mahomes is because they just held a vote and made 105 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: a ruling and said not one of the three best 106 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: quarterbacks in the AFC. That's what happened. Forget the fact 107 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 2: entirely that because he's so brilliant and because he is 108 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 2: the leader of such a great team that the Chiefs 109 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 2: can overcome by week four being without wide receiver, one 110 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: wide receiver, two wide receiver, four wide receiver, five running back, one, 111 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: never having a left tackle all year, any one of 112 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: those things. So go ahead, demonsey, who would you put. 113 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 3: Mahomes in there for? Then who would you take out? 114 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: Well, Mahomes got to be the first in there, like 115 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: the for the record, when you're a two time defending 116 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: Super Bowl champion, whose team is fifteen to one, who 117 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: has as good of fourth quarter and third down and 118 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: fourth down numbers as anybody in the league, and who 119 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 2: over the last nine weeks has eighteen touchdowns and two 120 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: picks he's the first guy in, and then Lamar's got 121 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 2: to be in there. And then it's a debate of 122 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: what do you care about more the raw numbers which 123 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 2: favor Joe Burrow, or the impact on winning, which favors 124 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: Josh Allen. For MVP, I value impact on winning. For 125 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl, I value the raw numbers when it comes 126 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: down to those two guys. So because of that, I 127 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: would go Mahomes, Lamar Burrow, and Josh Allen would have 128 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 2: the very odd year of having right now my league 129 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 2: MVP vote but not being a Pro Bowler. But there 130 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 2: is not another quarterback in the league, maybe in league history, 131 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: that would have this Chiefs team in this position, given 132 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 2: the injuries, given the absolute debacle the left tackle position 133 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 2: was most of the year before they slid Joe Toney 134 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 2: out there. And it's another instance of folks taking for 135 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 2: granted what we're seeing. We are in the midst of 136 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 2: the greatest what will go down as the greatest dynasty 137 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 2: in the history of the NFL, at the peak of 138 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 2: their powers, and this team and it wasn't just mymes. 139 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 2: Trent McDuffie didn't make it. The Chiefs had half the 140 00:09:55,000 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 2: Pro Bowlers, the Ravens did half fewer Pro bowlers the Lions. 141 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 2: So that's it's the amazing thing about Kansas City. They 142 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 2: the quarterbacks evidently not playing that well. They don't have 143 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 2: that many talented players. Andy Reid's basically ineligible for Coach 144 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 2: of the Year. How do they win all these games? 145 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 2: The players aren't that good, quarterbacks not that good. Coach 146 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 2: didn't have that good of a year. They got that. 147 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: They've played as many playoff teams as anybody in the league. 148 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 2: They have the best record against playoff teams. They the 149 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: three toughest divisions in football are the NFC North, AFC West, 150 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 2: and AFC North. They didn't play the NFC North. They 151 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 2: did play nine of their sixteen games thus far against 152 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 2: the AFC North and the AFC West. They're nine to 153 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 2: zero in them, and so I just it' it's it's 154 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 2: a damn miracle they win all these games, considering the 155 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 2: team must not be that good and it's not. Oh well, 156 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: thequarterbacks carrying them like square the circle with me either. 157 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 2: The Kansas City Chiefs should have had a dozen Pro 158 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 2: Bowlers and that's why Mahomes didn't make it. Well, I mean, 159 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 2: the team is just so stacked, so even though they're 160 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: fifteen to one, they were able to do it despite 161 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: their quarterback, or the team has five Pro bowlers, as 162 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: it does, and Mahomes does make it because he carried 163 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 2: evidently just a good but not great roster. Instead, it's neither. 164 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 2: And so here's what I know. If the Chiefs prior 165 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 2: to this demanse were the slight favorite to win the 166 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 2: Super Bowl, they're now the massive favorite. Patrick is gonna 167 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: get sixteen days to sit on the fact that the 168 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: guys he's gonna have to go through, whomever he faces 169 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 2: in the AFC Championship Game, that quarterback is gonna be 170 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 2: a Pro Bowler and he wasn't. And you can say, oh, 171 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 2: he doesn't care. This is a guy who counted off 172 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: his NFL one hundred ranking after a touchdown a few 173 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: years ago. This is a guy who we saw it on. 174 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 2: Quarterback was asked who do you want to play in 175 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: the next round when he had just sprained his ankle. 176 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: The Bills are the Bengals, and he was like, well, 177 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 2: the Bills would probably be easier, but I'd rather play 178 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 2: the Bengals because they've been talking so much. So this 179 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 2: is great for the Chiefs. But it's idiotic. And if 180 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 2: people care about Pro Bowls, they're gonna look back historically 181 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: and be like, wait what, They're gonna look at Patrick 182 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: mahons football reference page and right now at read like 183 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: this twenty eighteen, Pro Bowl, twenty nineteen, Pro BOL twenty twenty, 184 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl twenty twenty one, Pro Bowl twenty twenty two, 185 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 2: Pro Bowl twenty twenty three, Pro Bowl twenty twenty four. 186 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: Not people will be like, oh man, was that a 187 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 2: bad year for Him'd be like, no, it was actually 188 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 2: the three p year and they were fifty Homes. 189 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 3: As far as wrong numbers, though with those three quarterbacks, 190 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 3: they all have better numbers than he does. 191 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 2: So listen, Josh doesn't have Josh doesn't have much better 192 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 2: passing numbers. Now, he's way better at touchdowns. No, there's 193 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 2: no doubt about that. But again, if someone explain why 194 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 2: are the Chiefs fifteen and one, tell me if it's 195 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 2: because they just have a ton of awesome players, then 196 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: why are they six then Pro bowlers? And if it's 197 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 2: because they have Patrick Mahomes, then why is he not 198 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 2: a Pro Bowler? 199 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 3: What? 200 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 2: Those two things can't happen, You can't. Here's what can't 201 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 2: happen the Ravens. The Ravens are eleven and five, eleven 202 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: and five, And the argument is Lamar might be League MVP. 203 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 2: And by the way, per the Pro Bowl, they have 204 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 2: the most talented roster in football, Then why do they 205 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: lose so much? So the quarterbacks playing better than Patrick? 206 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 2: They have double the Pro bowlers, they have five times 207 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 2: as many losses and lost to the Chiefs. So you 208 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 2: just the there needed to be a laying pick either 209 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 2: Chiefs galore on the Pro Bowl or oh okay, yeah, 210 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: Patrick kind of did do more with less and his 211 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: real impact is not reflected fully in the numbers. So 212 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 2: Patrick's there. This makes no sense. But whatever I mean, 213 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 2: I don't it Actually what go ahead? Well, there's you 214 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 2: want to say something. 215 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 3: There's a I don't know this, but if a Chiefs 216 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 3: player opted out, would Mahomes be the next step? By default? 217 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 3: I could? 218 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: Oh, you mean no, if a quarterback opted out, yeah, 219 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: because uh, I mean he is the first alternate. But 220 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 2: that's but he'll be too busy getting ready for the 221 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 2: Super Bowl. So like and and and then they're they're 222 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: also asking how much does this really matter? It's all 223 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: part of your resume it all matters. You know, a 224 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 2: guy Lebron James, the greatest athlete I've ever seen, the 225 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: fact that he has been an All NBA guy for 226 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 2: twenty consecutive years is important. No gaps. There's now a 227 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 2: gap for Mahomes. And it's both this stuff matters and 228 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: so we and like even if it's not the bigger 229 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: picture stuff. And it's also just illogical, and it's further 230 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 2: evidence that folks are already just so thirsty for the 231 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 2: next thing in the NFL. They don't want to acknowledge 232 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 2: the thing that's happening right now, and so there's no 233 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: rationale too. But the it and again I don't I 234 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: don't know who's in the dock making these idiotic arguments, 235 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: but the yet the writing Tyler Huntley's a pro bowler, 236 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 2: Mac Jones is a pro bowler. Oh yeah, this matters. 237 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: That's the flip side to it. Yes, it is true 238 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 2: bad players sometimes make the Pro Bowl. That is not 239 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 2: in conflict with the idea that great players at this position. 240 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 2: It because the point that's being made in the dock 241 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 2: is actually further evidence that what I'm saying is true. 242 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 2: Because a guy like Tyler Huntley and Mac Jones have 243 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 2: been Pro Bowl quote unquote on their resume. It looks 244 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: even worse when a great player doesn't have one on 245 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 2: his for that year. Next. 246 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, you said on your show that the Vikings Lions 247 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,479 Speaker 3: game might be one of the most important history. Darnald 248 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,239 Speaker 3: and Golf have obviously had some great revivals of their 249 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 3: career this year, but with revivals comes a low point. 250 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 3: You had these guys on Pumpkin Watch, and you know 251 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 3: with the Pumpkin Watch thing, there's always a possibility you 252 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 3: can go back to that. Which quarterback do you trust 253 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 3: more in this game? And going into the playoffs? 254 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 2: I want to talk listen for the we'll get into 255 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 2: this in this We'll get into this game in the picks, 256 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 2: but I want to talk for the playoffs. You have 257 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: to trust golf more in the playoffs. The guy's been 258 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 2: to multiple conference championship games, has been to a Super Bowl, 259 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 2: has been to the playoffs, has played poorly in the 260 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: playoffs with the Rams, and played well in the playoffs 261 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: with the Lions. Donald's never played in a playoff game, 262 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 2: and so you know they're like that. That's not even 263 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: as far as the individual player. There's no doubt that 264 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 2: Golf has earned way way more trust, and I think 265 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 2: Golf is god like the five interception game. Notwithstanding, Golf 266 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 2: is in a different spot than Donald when it comes 267 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 2: to Pumpkin Watch. Like we talked about him. First things first, 268 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 2: which is he has done this for long enough and 269 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 2: in now two different places that it does feel like 270 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 2: if he's in the right situation, you can expect a 271 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 2: pretty high baseline level of performance from him. Like so 272 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 2: that to me is very different than Donald, which is 273 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 2: he's having this MVP caliber season and it is so 274 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 2: unlike anything we've ever seen from him in his entire 275 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 2: career that it does make you nervous that the clock's 276 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: gonna strike midnight. But I mean they're fourteen and two 277 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: and a game from the one seed, and so go ahead. 278 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 3: Give golf the higher floor. I think, yes, just saying there, yes, 279 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 3: I see. 280 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: And Golf has the higher floor. And right now you've 281 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 2: got to say Donald has the higher ceiling. Donald's been 282 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 2: making some big boy throws, high level stuff they're asking 283 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 2: him to do. What sucks for the Lions is they 284 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 2: now right now have only one way to win. They 285 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 2: just have to outscore you. We saw it Monday night 286 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: in that game. They shouldn't have been playing their guys, 287 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 2: but they did for reasons that still make no sense, 288 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 2: which is that the second string Niners move the ball 289 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 2: up and down the field on him before perty you know, 290 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: started throwing those picks all right. 291 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 3: Next, Oh yeah, so the AFC North title stuff for grabs. 292 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 3: All four teams are gonna play on Sunday. The Ravens 293 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 3: can lock it up with a win, but Pittsburgh could 294 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 3: screw over Cincinnati. How do you see this division battle 295 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 3: playing out? 296 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 2: So listen, I mean, obviously the Ravens are gonna win 297 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 2: the division. Now, I mean, have you, I assume you 298 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 2: have Demanse seen the line for Ravens Browns. I mean 299 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 2: it's seventeen and a half points and dtr is not 300 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 2: an NFL quarterback, And I don't understand how you can 301 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 2: in good faith start him in games. It seems like 302 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 2: a nice enough guy. 303 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 3: But they're playing him to take maybe the situation. 304 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 2: I mean, he's he's now in the almost never before 305 00:20:55,640 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 2: seen club of one touchdown ten picks for career. I 306 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 2: mean that's the Tim Boyle college club, like the I 307 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: mean he has a his passer rating this year. Yeah, No, 308 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 2: it's really really bad man. H his his passer rating 309 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 2: this year is worse than what you get if you 310 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 2: spike the football every play, And so I just don't 311 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 2: the So the Ravens obviously are gonna win the division. Uh, 312 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 2: what I will say is this I and this is 313 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 2: where the Bengals conversation gets so odd. Everyone talks about 314 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 2: how scary the Bengals are and how Pittsburgh is not scary, 315 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 2: and at surface level you understand what they mean. They're like, oh, well, 316 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 2: the Bengals Chase and Burrow and t Higgins and then 317 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 2: score those points in Pittsburgh, you know, is kind of boring, 318 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 2: and you know, we know what we're gonna get. But 319 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 2: they play each other this weekend with the Bengals season 320 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 2: on the line, and I think Pittsburgh probably beats them. 321 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 2: Like so, it's a weird thing where people can when 322 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 2: people say scary, what they really mean is awesome offense. 323 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 2: But that doesn't always translate to good football team. The 324 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: Bengals are. You know, the were in a dogfight with 325 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: They have two wins. The Bengals do this year two 326 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 2: wins over teams that have more than four wins, right, 327 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 2: so they have eight wins six of them came against 328 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 2: teams that are drafting in the top ten right now, 329 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 2: teams that have three or four victories on the season. 330 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 2: The two wins they have against non total bottom feeders 331 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 2: was the Cowboys game that the Cowboys blocked a punt 332 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 2: to essentially win that game and then screwed it up 333 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 2: by trying to recover it and the Bengals pulled it 334 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 2: out of the fire, and the Broncos game, which the 335 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 2: Broncos had the ball twice in overtime to win. So 336 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 2: they have two wins this year over non awful teams 337 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 2: and both of those were skin of their teeth wins. 338 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 2: So listen, I think that the AFC playoff seating is 339 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: I'll just do this right now. We'll see if I 340 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 2: you know what, Yeah, I'll just do the AFC playoff 341 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 2: seating real quick, because this is I think the way 342 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: it is sitting right now is the way it is 343 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 2: going to land, with one possible exception. So I think 344 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 2: it's going to be Kansas City one, they're locked, Buffalo two, 345 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 2: they're locked. Baltimore stays at three, they're locked with a win, 346 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 2: Houston stays at four. They are there, Pittsburgh stays at 347 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 2: five because I think they beat the Bengals this weekend. 348 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 2: The Chargers stay at six because Harball's taking that game 349 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 2: seriously and he wants to win. Oh well, that's a 350 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,959 Speaker 2: something just occurred to me on that Gosh darn it 351 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 2: that if they see the Steelers win on Saturday. Oh 352 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 2: this could impact my picks. I forgot those games aren't simultaneous, 353 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 2: because if they see the Steelers win on Saturday, then 354 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 2: they are then locked into the six line, right they 355 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 2: can't move up? Oh boy, So I wonder what Harball 356 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 2: would do with that is that is a tricky element. Luckily, though, 357 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 2: they're playing the Raiders, so it might not matter, but 358 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 2: the Chargers will be six. And then I would like 359 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,959 Speaker 2: for Miami to find a way to get into the playoffs. 360 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 2: And I would like for the Chiefs to beat the 361 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 2: Broncos because I just want to have a chance at 362 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 2: the first ever nineteen win regular season or nineteen win season. 363 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 2: Pardon me, no one's ever done it. But I don't 364 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 2: think the Chiefs' backups are gonna beat the Broncos. I 365 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 2: don't know that. I think it's gonna be a blowout 366 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 2: the way Vegas does. But so I think The way 367 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 2: the AFC playoff picture looks right now is the way 368 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 2: the AFC playoff picture is going to look one through seven. 369 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 2: I think the way it is going into this weekend 370 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 2: is what it is actually going to be going into 371 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 2: the actual postseason. All right, let's the hold on so 372 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 2: saying the Chargers can only climb if Cincinnati wins. That's right, Yeah, 373 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: because they need the Steelers to lose. That's and that 374 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 2: game's on Saturday, which is a weird spot. All right, 375 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 2: let's go to tanking demonte. 376 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Week eighteen isn't just important for the playoff seeding, 377 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 3: but the top draft also, the top draft picks will 378 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 3: also be decided. New England. Who's currently at the number 379 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 3: one pick? It started Drake May. It doesn't really seem 380 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 3: like they plan on tanking. The Titans are next in line, 381 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 3: but they play the Texans and they're already locked into 382 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 3: their seating. Who do you think ends up with that 383 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 3: number one pick? 384 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 2: So I gotta go to I mean, right now, I 385 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 2: think the money would have to be on Cleveland because 386 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 2: the Patriots, Like, here's why, Cleveland has no shot at winning, 387 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: none whatsoever? Right, everyone else that has three wins has 388 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 2: a real chance to win. The Patriots are playing the 389 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 2: Bills backups and are gonna play their guys. Tennessee is 390 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 2: gonna be playing the Texans backups, and I think that 391 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 2: Brian Callahan, I'm not saying Year one hot seat, but 392 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 2: they're gonna be trying to win. And the Giants are 393 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 2: gonna be playing the Eagles backups, and they you know, 394 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 2: they're only two and a half point dogs, and they 395 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 2: just gotta win. And so Cleveland, to me, would be 396 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 2: the safest bet because now, listen, the only way Cleveland 397 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 2: can do it is if Tennessee and New England win. 398 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 2: If Tennessee or New England lose, they stay ahead of them. 399 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 2: But Cleveland's drawing dead to win the game. And so 400 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 2: I think right now, even though you know the math 401 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 2: would say New England would be the pick because that's 402 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 2: where they are right now, I think Cleveland's gonna has 403 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 2: a sneaky chance at ending up with the number one pick. 404 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 2: That's a bet I might make. I guess the way 405 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 2: you bet that is very simple is I just would 406 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 2: be If I think that, then I I would just 407 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 2: be saying I'm betting on the Patriots, uh and Titans 408 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 2: to win the game. So a Patriots Titans moneyline parlay 409 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 2: this week. Let me just do it real quick and 410 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 2: not actually bet it, but look at it real quick. 411 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 2: A Patriots. So Patriots are plus one ten and the 412 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: Titans are minus one twenty six. So yeah, plus two 413 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 2: seventy five. So that's an implied, like twenty five percent chance. 414 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: That's a yeah, I think, And I guess technically I 415 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 2: have to include Baltimore on the money line, which makes 416 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 2: it plus two cause you need Cleveland to lose. But 417 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 2: that's an obvious piece of it. Yeah, I think. I 418 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: think that's a bet I might make. That's a little 419 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 2: I'm throwing out to the audience. A Titans Patriots Ravens 420 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 2: moneyline parlay for the Browns to get the number one 421 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 2: overall pick that pays plus two ninety. I don't mind 422 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 2: that one. I actually like that one a lot. Quit 423 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 2: all right, So we've got our gambling show and we'll 424 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 2: do our picks. Six straight winning weeks and a plead 425 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 2: of sports books out there to do what's right for 426 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 2: their customers. We'll do that next as well. What's Right? 427 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 2: All right? Welcome back in What's Right with Nick Wright, 428 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 2: and so listen I said it before the I don't 429 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 2: want to get into it too much right now because 430 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 2: it's not really I don't know how much the audience 431 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 2: right now this moment cares. But part of the new 432 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 2: year is there will be some you know, potential nothing seismic, 433 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 2: but changes to the podcast. And one of them is 434 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 2: that we are gambling sponsor free agents. So well, you know, 435 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: if you're an American sports book and you know you're 436 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 2: looking for well, let's just be honest. The most accurate 437 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 2: Picks podcast YouTube show out there some pretty damn good 438 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 2: teasers as well, nice little father Son combo. You know, 439 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 2: have your people talk to my people and see if 440 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 2: some work out. I would imagine phones are already ringing 441 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 2: off the hook, and so you know, I'll be able 442 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: to be choosy with this. And yeah, money's always nice, 443 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: but you know, I want to be in business with 444 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 2: someone that shares my values. And while election season may 445 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 2: be over, there's one issue that hasn't been talked to 446 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 2: nearly enough, and that is the scourge of being on 447 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 2: the right side of an NFL game, picking an underdog 448 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 2: of more than a field goal but less than a touchdown, 449 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 2: watching that game go to overtime, only to then see 450 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 2: a crushing overtime touchdown unjustly costs you your wager. So 451 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 2: I am here on January TEWOD twenty twenty five calling 452 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 2: on all sportsbooks to do the right thing and just 453 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 2: have part of your house rules be if you bet 454 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 2: an underdog against the spread of three and a half, four, 455 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 2: four and a half, five or five and a half points, 456 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 2: and that team loses by six in overtime, we'll refund 457 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 2: your wager, not call it a win. I'm not saying 458 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 2: not getting crazy here, We'll refund the wager. And you 459 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 2: notice I'm not saying an underdog of any amount. I'm 460 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 2: not saying it a y'all. Well, it was tied at the 461 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 2: end of regulation. I had a team plus one and 462 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 2: a half, that'd be ridiculous. I'm not even saying if 463 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 2: you have them plus three, you deserve to have your money. 464 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 3: Beck. 465 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 2: Nope, not that. But what happened to me on Saturday 466 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 2: evening with the Denver Broncos getting three and a half 467 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 2: and watching every possible way for that bet to win 468 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 2: happen and then still lose. And I you know, we 469 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 2: don't have to rehash it, but I will quickly ways. 470 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 2: Denver plus three and a half would have won if 471 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 2: after they score the touchdown at the end. Well, no, 472 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 2: let me back up even further. At the end of regulation, 473 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 2: the Bengals are trying to run out the clock to 474 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 2: kick a field goal. The guy goes down instead of scoring, 475 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 2: Chase Brown. He gets hurt doing that, so they have 476 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 2: to use a timeout. Denver gets to keep theirs, and 477 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 2: now they can't run out the clock if he just 478 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 2: doesn't get hurt. They're kicking a field goal with eight 479 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 2: seconds left, so that happens. Denver then scores a touchdown. 480 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 2: They could go for two. They don't. It was actually 481 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: smart because the tie would have been good for them. 482 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 2: In overtime, the Bengals go three and out. Okay, now 483 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 2: touchdowns really off the board because field goal wins it. 484 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 2: Denver can't score. The Bengals then have a thirty yarder 485 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 2: once again for me to win my bet. He shanks 486 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 2: it off the upright Denver. Then again, a tie is 487 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 2: as good as a win. Needs one first down to 488 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 2: be able to run out the clock. They don't get it. Cincinnati. 489 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,439 Speaker 2: Then every team in that spot they get the ball 490 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 2: down to the four. You send out the kicker. But 491 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 2: because they're Juice and Burrows stats and the kicker has 492 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 2: missed one, they just throw another pass touchdown. Bet should 493 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 2: have been refunded. It's all I'm saying. I'm just saying, yeah, 494 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 2: I don't win. Bet should have been refunded. Some sportsbook 495 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 2: is gonna agree with me on that, and listen, they 496 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 2: might be the What's Right with Nick Wright and Demonse 497 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 2: podcast partner for twenty twenty five. Lines are open. You know, 498 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 2: I'm represented by the good people at UTA. Some of 499 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 2: the clutch folks help out a bit. You guys know 500 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,919 Speaker 2: what to do, all right, Demonse, Let's do a pis 501 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 2: recap please. 502 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 3: That was excellent? 503 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,279 Speaker 2: Thank you. 504 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 3: Uh. First off, you had a Chicago plus four and 505 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 3: a half versus Seattle. That was a winner. 506 00:34:55,600 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, uh easy winner six to three. What a 507 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 2: horrific Thursday night game, but still an easy winner. It's 508 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 2: tough when your bet on it. It's very rare that 509 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 2: your team is laying or getting less than a touchdown. 510 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 2: They score less than a touchdown and to win, but 511 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 2: it happened. The Bills minus eight and a half against 512 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 2: the Jets maybe the easiest bet of the year. Minnesota 513 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 2: plus one against green Bay felt easy and then got 514 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,360 Speaker 2: a little nerve racking late. We just went over Denver 515 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 2: plus three and a half at Cincinnati. I was obviously 516 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 2: all over that one. And then the Rams minus six 517 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 2: and a half first Arizona. Bad bet they you know, 518 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 2: they weren't really covering the whole game, but that was 519 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 2: a seventh straight winning week, forty seven to thirty seven 520 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 2: and one overall three and two on the week. Now 521 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 2: my five picks this week, demonse. 522 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 3: Uh, First off, you've got Pittsburgh plus two versus Cincinnati. 523 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, I know it's week eighteen, but it's still 524 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:02,959 Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin as a home dog in a divisional game, 525 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 2: thank you very much. And that fight. Now, they are 526 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 2: going to see earlier on Saturday that the Ravens locked 527 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 2: up the division. So you might be like, oh, so 528 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 2: they're not going to be that motivated. Here's why they 529 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 2: will be motivated. The five The difference between having the 530 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 2: five seed and the sixth seed in the AFC is enormous. 531 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 2: Assuming the Ravens beat the Browns, the five seed means 532 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 2: you go to Houston. The sixth seed means you go 533 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 2: to Baltimore. So you know, Lamar's playoff foibles be damned. 534 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 2: You'd rather be going to Houston than going to Baltimore, 535 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 2: so that to me is a no doubter. Also, the 536 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 2: Steelers three and oh straight up and against the spread 537 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:58,240 Speaker 2: when they're on extended rest this year, the public loves 538 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 2: the Bengals and again and I Tomlin home divisional dog, 539 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 2: will take it. Pittsburgh plus two next. 540 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 3: Of have you got Kansas City plus ten and a 541 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:10,880 Speaker 3: half at Denver. 542 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 2: It's just too many points. It's just the the The 543 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:19,839 Speaker 2: Chiefs are going to make this a low possession game. 544 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 2: They just want to get out. They want this game 545 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 2: to go as fast as possible. As my point, so 546 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 2: a lot of running the ball. So it's hard to 547 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 2: cover big spreads in games that have you know, six 548 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:36,680 Speaker 2: or seven possessions per team rather than eight or nine, 549 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 2: So that works in their favor. Carson Wentz, I'm sure 550 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 2: is looking at this game as the chance to be 551 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 2: next year's Sam Darnold, go to a good spot for 552 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 2: ten million bucks, try to reclaim my career, so you know, 553 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 2: so he's hyper motivated in this game. I just I 554 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 2: Denver right now is going in the wrong direction. And 555 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 2: the you know, after Sorry, I just pulled up the 556 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 2: Denver Nuggets because I was and I was gonna talk 557 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 2: about Daniel's team for a moment. After the great start, 558 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,399 Speaker 2: the defense has worn down a bit, allowing thirty four 559 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 2: to the Chargers and then obviously last week thirty to 560 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 2: the Bengals. I would expect Denver to win this game, 561 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:32,239 Speaker 2: but I actually think this is like an ugly seventeen 562 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 2: to thirteen type of game. And because of that, the 563 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 2: Chiefs plus the ten and a half. And evidently since 564 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 2: two thousand and seven, Andy Reid has been a double 565 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 2: digit underdog five times. And while those teams are one 566 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 2: and four straight up, they're five and zero against the spread. 567 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 2: I wonder how many of those games are games like this, 568 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 2: these Week eighteen matchups, because Andy maybe his last year, 569 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 2: and but Andy historically is only you know, all his 570 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 2: seams have been good. So being a double digit dog 571 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 2: makes me think it's a lot of Week eighteen matchups. 572 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,879 Speaker 2: All right, next one, Demonse. 573 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 3: You've got Miami minus one at the Jets. 574 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:19,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, So listen, First of all, what you've got to 575 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 2: do every time you're talking about the Miami Dolphins this 576 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:31,720 Speaker 2: time of year, you have to check out the weather 577 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:37,360 Speaker 2: report in the city they're playing, So that is a 578 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:42,280 Speaker 2: very important say it again, Well, it's gorgeous here right now, 579 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 2: But what will it be on Sunday is the question 580 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 2: people are gonna have. And it's not let me make 581 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 2: sure it hasn't changed. It's not freezing by NFL standards, 582 00:39:56,560 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 2: it's pretty called by Miami Dolphins standards. High of thirty eight, 583 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 2: low of twenty nine on Sunday in the Greater New 584 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:08,320 Speaker 2: York area. However, TWOA is not playing. Tyler Huntley's playing, 585 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,440 Speaker 2: and I thought he actually played decent this past week. 586 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 2: And the Jets. This is really less about the Dolphins 587 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 2: and more about the Jets just being done with all 588 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 2: of it. And so the Dolphins are gonna be playing hoping, 589 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 2: thinking they could make the playoffs. The Jets are gonna 590 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,800 Speaker 2: be playing hoping this season. From hell ens, I only 591 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 2: have to lay one point. It's a tough one and 592 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 2: a weird one. And I don't love the fact that 593 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 2: as I'm talking through this, I am laying a point 594 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 2: with Snoop Huntley. However, Mike McDaniel, you gotta find a 595 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 2: way to win the game. The oh yeah, yea once 596 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:57,600 Speaker 2: on a time, yeah. In the past, and so I 597 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:00,279 Speaker 2: I think Miami's gonna win. I don't think they're gonna 598 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:03,160 Speaker 2: make the playoffs because I don't think the Chiefs are 599 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 2: gonna beat the Broncos, but Miami won't know that. Of 600 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 2: course they'll be playing simultaneous. I'll do Miami minus one. 601 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 3: Next, you've got the Charges minus four and a half 602 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 3: at the Raiders. 603 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. So I don't like. Once I talked through this 604 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 2: and I and I, you know what occurred to me. 605 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 2: I should have thought of this before. I was, for 606 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 2: some reason, thinking all of the AFC playoff Picture games 607 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 2: were gonna be played simultaneously. But the AFC North games 608 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 2: are played on Saturday, which oddly means the Chargers will 609 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 2: know before kickoff whether or not they're locked into their seat. 610 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:44,680 Speaker 2: Despite that, I don't mind. I don't mind laying these 611 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:48,480 Speaker 2: points for the picks portion of this. As far as 612 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:52,440 Speaker 2: an actual bet goes, I will just tell the audience 613 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 2: right now, I would wait. If you like the Chargers, 614 00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:01,800 Speaker 2: I would wait to make this bet because after the Steelers, well, 615 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 2: let me rephrase it. If you like the Chargers and 616 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,879 Speaker 2: you think the Steelers are gonna win, you should wait 617 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 2: to make this bet because here's the deal. If the 618 00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:21,080 Speaker 2: Steelers win, this line is gonna go down to like 619 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 2: two and a half. If the Steelers lose and the 620 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:28,799 Speaker 2: Chargers then know, oh, if we win, we get the 621 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 2: five seed, this line will go up to probably seven 622 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:35,560 Speaker 2: and a half. So really, whether or not you want 623 00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:38,640 Speaker 2: to bet this game right now has to do with 624 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:40,759 Speaker 2: what you think is gonna happen in the Pittsburgh game. 625 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,520 Speaker 2: But the other piece of it is, I just don't 626 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:45,839 Speaker 2: think the Raiders and Antonio Pierce are gonna win three 627 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:50,719 Speaker 2: straight games. And even if the Chargers don't have peak motivation, 628 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:57,840 Speaker 2: the Chargers aren't there. They're just such a better coached 629 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,239 Speaker 2: team that it's very hard for me to see them 630 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:05,200 Speaker 2: preparing all week and then losing to this Raiders team. 631 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,919 Speaker 2: And this is a Raiders team they played in Week 632 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,879 Speaker 2: one and beat by twelve. So it's a weird one 633 00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:15,359 Speaker 2: that the line is gonna move. If the Steelers win, 634 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:18,680 Speaker 2: this line will get a lot smaller. If the Steelers lose, 635 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 2: this line will get a lot bigger. All just go 636 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:23,600 Speaker 2: ahead and take Chargers minus four and a half for 637 00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:26,480 Speaker 2: you know, for the podcast. But because I think the 638 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,520 Speaker 2: Steelers are gonna win, I'm gonna wait to actually bet 639 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:31,440 Speaker 2: this in real life and then the game of the 640 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:33,080 Speaker 2: year demonse, you. 641 00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:35,440 Speaker 3: Got Minnesota plus two and a half at Detroit. 642 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:40,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. I just think that Detroit's defense is past the 643 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:45,440 Speaker 2: point of no return. And I think that Dan Campbell's 644 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 2: decision to instead of giving some of his key guys 645 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:54,640 Speaker 2: a bye, having his whole team be on short rest 646 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:59,720 Speaker 2: was a colossal mistake. And I think having just further 647 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 2: evidence for his own players that the team can't defend 648 00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:06,680 Speaker 2: by letting the Niners score thirty four was not good 649 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:10,160 Speaker 2: for their confidence going into this game. And I sadly 650 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:15,520 Speaker 2: think for the Lions this magical season could end in 651 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:20,040 Speaker 2: nine days. I think they're gonna lose Sunday Night and 652 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:24,759 Speaker 2: then be on the road in Round one against I 653 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,520 Speaker 2: think the four to five is gonna be Rams Lions, 654 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 2: and I will be in so far and I'll be 655 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:35,719 Speaker 2: picking the Rams in that game, and so. 656 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:37,560 Speaker 3: It is. 657 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 2: It's now. If they win this game, they can make 658 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl, they being Detroit, but I don't think 659 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:49,200 Speaker 2: they're going to. I think the Vikings are playing too well, 660 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:52,120 Speaker 2: and the Vikings don't have a gaping hole in the 661 00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:54,560 Speaker 2: defensive side of the ball. The way Detroit does, so 662 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:58,560 Speaker 2: I'll actually do that as well, real quick. So my 663 00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:04,600 Speaker 2: projected AFC playoff field one through seven, some of these 664 00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:11,360 Speaker 2: are not projections, they're locks, but Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Texans, Steelers, Chargers, Broncos. 665 00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 2: The exact one through seven right now is what I 666 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 2: think it will remain after this weekend. In order, my 667 00:45:18,239 --> 00:45:23,360 Speaker 2: projected NFC playoff field will go like this. The Minnesota 668 00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:27,920 Speaker 2: Vikings are your one seed, Eagles are your two. The 669 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,480 Speaker 2: Bucks win this weekend, and the Rams lose because they're 670 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:36,240 Speaker 2: resting their guys, so they flip flop. Tampa goes to three, 671 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 2: the Rams go to four, the Lions slide all the 672 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:46,839 Speaker 2: way to five, and then it's then is it? And 673 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:50,040 Speaker 2: then the Commanders stay at six and the Packers stay 674 00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:53,240 Speaker 2: at seven. That's how I see this thing playing out, 675 00:45:54,160 --> 00:46:00,839 Speaker 2: and if that happens, I will like the Rams a 676 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:04,200 Speaker 2: lot as a home dog in Round one against Detroit. 677 00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 2: So my five picks for this week are as follows. 678 00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:12,560 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh getting two at home against Cincinnati, Kent City getting 679 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:15,520 Speaker 2: ten and a half at Denver, Miami laying one at 680 00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:18,399 Speaker 2: the Jets, the Chargers laying four and a half at 681 00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:22,480 Speaker 2: the Raiders and Minnesota plus two and a half at Detroit. 682 00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:27,600 Speaker 2: I am a half game behind Danny Parkins in our 683 00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:30,680 Speaker 2: picks contest. Had I demons, I gotta tell you one 684 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:33,520 Speaker 2: other thing. Had I gone three and oh this weekend, 685 00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:36,239 Speaker 2: I would have been a half game ahead of him 686 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:40,000 Speaker 2: if the Denver game had gone my way. And you 687 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:43,320 Speaker 2: know what I was really considering doing. If I had gone, 688 00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:46,000 Speaker 2: If I was a half game ahead of him, what 689 00:46:46,239 --> 00:46:50,719 Speaker 2: you would You would probably lose respect for me. But 690 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,640 Speaker 2: it would have been so funny because Danny has taken 691 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 2: this picks thing so seriously, I have two, but he's 692 00:46:55,640 --> 00:47:01,000 Speaker 2: coming out on a thrown. He has to make his 693 00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:04,720 Speaker 2: TV picks before me. So if I had a half 694 00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,959 Speaker 2: game lead, I was just going to make the same 695 00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:11,879 Speaker 2: three exact picks he did to just guarantee I won 696 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:16,200 Speaker 2: the year, to just lock it in, even I didn't 697 00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:21,840 Speaker 2: like the games, just to absolutely guarantee that he couldn't 698 00:47:21,880 --> 00:47:24,560 Speaker 2: beat me. And just I mean, it would have been 699 00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:29,440 Speaker 2: it would have been dirty, very low. It would have been. 700 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:33,280 Speaker 3: I mean, it's I'm not I wouldn't. It's a smart strategy. 701 00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:35,480 Speaker 3: It makes you guys are watching. 702 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:39,040 Speaker 2: That yeah, oh yeah, that's right. You know what's not 703 00:47:39,080 --> 00:47:42,160 Speaker 2: a smart strategy demonse, including the Jets and the teas. 704 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:43,720 Speaker 2: How'd your teaser go last week? 705 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:46,239 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, it was a two team seven and a 706 00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:49,160 Speaker 3: half way teaser. Yeah, Jets screwed me over. I mean 707 00:47:49,239 --> 00:47:53,319 Speaker 3: they were down forty year old one. Uh yeah. Then 708 00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:56,480 Speaker 3: I had green Bay plus nine at Minnesota that hit. 709 00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:01,160 Speaker 3: But this is to finish five on. I mean, this 710 00:48:01,320 --> 00:48:02,879 Speaker 3: is all I could ask for. I don't know. Last 711 00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:04,759 Speaker 3: year was bad year before that. 712 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:10,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, a five hundred year. It's not profitable, but 713 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:13,400 Speaker 2: it's not a debacle like last year. And so what 714 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:14,480 Speaker 2: are we doing this week? 715 00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:17,040 Speaker 3: Uh? This week is a two team seven and a 716 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:20,480 Speaker 3: half point teaser. It's at minus one sixty three. I've 717 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:24,200 Speaker 3: got Pittsburgh. I teased them up to plus nine and 718 00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:27,320 Speaker 3: obviously they're playing Cincinnati, and then I teased up Chicago 719 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:32,000 Speaker 3: to plus eighteen at Green Bay. I love it. 720 00:48:32,640 --> 00:48:36,040 Speaker 2: I don't hate it. I don't hate it. And by 721 00:48:36,080 --> 00:48:38,880 Speaker 2: the way, if yours, you get Pittsburgh plus nine and 722 00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:41,239 Speaker 2: a half, because that line's two now it was one 723 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:43,640 Speaker 2: and the half. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, so you get 724 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:46,040 Speaker 2: you get them plus nine and a half. Uh, I 725 00:48:46,080 --> 00:48:48,160 Speaker 2: don't hate it. I'll give you an ad in the year, 726 00:48:49,120 --> 00:48:50,759 Speaker 2: and then what's the offer this week? 727 00:48:51,239 --> 00:48:53,919 Speaker 3: Uh So the producers are calling this one a one 728 00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:57,760 Speaker 3: last FU. So it seems like Aaron Rodgers is probably 729 00:48:57,840 --> 00:49:00,160 Speaker 3: not gonna be playing with the Jets next year. You know, 730 00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:02,480 Speaker 3: Aaron Rodgers's a little could be a little spiteful, so 731 00:49:03,239 --> 00:49:05,440 Speaker 3: you might want to win this game to squander their 732 00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:09,080 Speaker 3: draft pick. So the Jets money line and Jets over 733 00:49:09,239 --> 00:49:12,680 Speaker 3: twenty three and a half and Jets race to ten 734 00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:16,160 Speaker 3: is I don't know that plus ten team to score ten? 735 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:20,080 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, yeah, So first of all, I don't do 736 00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 2: any race two bets ever in the NFL or the NBA. 737 00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:31,560 Speaker 2: That sounds ridiculous. But second of all, whatever Rogers wants 738 00:49:31,600 --> 00:49:36,279 Speaker 2: to do doesn't matter. He's not capable anymore. So no, 739 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:40,480 Speaker 2: I won't be taking this offer. I and so I 740 00:49:40,719 --> 00:49:46,480 Speaker 2: just I am very I have the Dolphins in my picks, 741 00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:49,480 Speaker 2: so I'm not including the Jets money line in the 742 00:49:49,560 --> 00:49:52,719 Speaker 2: offer like that would act in conflict. But I also 743 00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:56,480 Speaker 2: think that Rogers just doesn't have the ability anymore, and 744 00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:58,960 Speaker 2: there is a chance he is stuck at four ninety 745 00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:02,400 Speaker 2: nine touchdo down forever because there is a chance that 746 00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:05,359 Speaker 2: this Sunday is the last game of his career. It's 747 00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:07,320 Speaker 2: certainly going to be his last game with the Jets. 748 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:10,399 Speaker 2: If we hadn't spent we've spent too much time talking 749 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:12,440 Speaker 2: here Rodgers this year, maybe we should have spent more 750 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:14,600 Speaker 2: time talking about the fact that this could be the 751 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:16,520 Speaker 2: last game of his career. But I'm sure we'll have 752 00:50:16,600 --> 00:50:18,120 Speaker 2: plenty of time in the office. He's talking about is 753 00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:20,520 Speaker 2: he coming back? Is he not coming back? All that nonsense. 754 00:50:20,760 --> 00:50:28,759 Speaker 2: Answer a few listener questions. Next, What's right? All right? 755 00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:30,399 Speaker 2: Welcome back in What's right with Nick? 756 00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:30,600 Speaker 3: Right? 757 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:33,000 Speaker 2: All right? Demanse? What are some of the listener questions? 758 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:35,920 Speaker 3: Scott asked, If the forty nine ers are going to 759 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,520 Speaker 3: resign party, shouldn't they just do it now before the 760 00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:39,600 Speaker 3: market spikes further. 761 00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:43,200 Speaker 2: Well, they can't resign him until a few days from now. 762 00:50:43,239 --> 00:50:45,720 Speaker 2: I think it's like January sixth, when you can start 763 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:50,560 Speaker 2: resigning the people who have just finished year three. But 764 00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:54,080 Speaker 2: your point is valid all the same. Yeah, But I 765 00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:57,040 Speaker 2: just think that they You're right that if they know 766 00:50:57,120 --> 00:51:00,400 Speaker 2: they're going to resign him the earlier the chief I 767 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:03,160 Speaker 2: don't know they're gonna resign him. Doesn't mean they're gonna 768 00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:05,120 Speaker 2: move off him, but it means they might make him 769 00:51:05,160 --> 00:51:07,680 Speaker 2: play next year at his current salary, which, by the way, 770 00:51:08,239 --> 00:51:11,839 Speaker 2: I found this out today, I forgot it. Even though 771 00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:14,120 Speaker 2: his salary is supposed to be a million bucks because 772 00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:17,400 Speaker 2: he was a pro bowler last year, his final year 773 00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:20,239 Speaker 2: of his rookie contract salary becomes like a second round 774 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:24,680 Speaker 2: RFA tender salary. Regardless, it's five million instead of one 775 00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:26,839 Speaker 2: million next year for Purty if they don't resign him. 776 00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:29,080 Speaker 2: So that's nice. So he's got that going for him, 777 00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:29,480 Speaker 2: all right. 778 00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:33,440 Speaker 3: Next, Joshua ass should Baker have made the Pro Bowl. 779 00:51:35,320 --> 00:51:38,600 Speaker 2: One n I think that he should have made it 780 00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:41,360 Speaker 2: over Jaden. I think the NFC Pro Bowler should have 781 00:51:41,400 --> 00:51:45,920 Speaker 2: been Darnald Goff Baker. Jaden's having an unbelievable year given 782 00:51:45,960 --> 00:51:48,440 Speaker 2: that he's a rookie, but I don't think Pro Bowls 783 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:51,800 Speaker 2: should get a rookie bounce. And so I think Jayden's 784 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:54,160 Speaker 2: been excellent, but I think Baker's having the better season. 785 00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:58,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, that that to me was the biggest non 786 00:51:58,200 --> 00:51:59,480 Speaker 2: Chiefs related snub. 787 00:51:59,640 --> 00:52:03,240 Speaker 3: Next, Hervey asked Nick what is the biggest difference between 788 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:06,399 Speaker 3: regular season and postseason and NFL Betty, do you put 789 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:10,520 Speaker 3: more value on coaching or a player player playoff experience? 790 00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:14,800 Speaker 2: Well, listen, yeah, I mean coaching in the quarterback coaching 791 00:52:14,840 --> 00:52:17,879 Speaker 2: and quarterback coaching and quarterback coaching and quarterback every time, 792 00:52:18,120 --> 00:52:23,279 Speaker 2: like that is really you. Simmons used to always say, 793 00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:25,719 Speaker 2: don't bet an underdog unless you think they can win. 794 00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:28,560 Speaker 2: Out right, I think that's like in the playoffs. I 795 00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:34,200 Speaker 2: think that's pretty smart at times. But I yes, I 796 00:52:34,360 --> 00:52:39,560 Speaker 2: put massive value on the coach in the quarterback and listen, 797 00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:42,680 Speaker 2: we'll do We will be picking every single playoff game. 798 00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:49,800 Speaker 2: The dream of an undefeated postseason stays alive. Thirteen and 799 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,719 Speaker 2: zero is what it would be for an undefeated postseason. 800 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:55,600 Speaker 2: It's of course I've never done it. In the past. 801 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:58,440 Speaker 2: It was eleven and zero is what you would have 802 00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:00,919 Speaker 2: to do. But now there's two extra games. But we'll 803 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:02,520 Speaker 2: get more into that this coming week. 804 00:53:03,640 --> 00:53:07,080 Speaker 3: All right, Last one, Gabe, if you're up the point 805 00:53:07,160 --> 00:53:09,399 Speaker 3: five at the half point on Danny and he picks 806 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:12,320 Speaker 3: the Jets, can your principles allow you to pick the Jets? 807 00:53:12,680 --> 00:53:15,080 Speaker 3: Or should you risk losing to avoid batting on Rogers? 808 00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:19,880 Speaker 2: Well, I to be clear, I'm not certain if I 809 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:24,960 Speaker 2: would have done Danny that dirty by just mirroring his picks, 810 00:53:25,480 --> 00:53:28,279 Speaker 2: But man, it would have been hilarious. I gotten a 811 00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:33,440 Speaker 2: huge argument once. I don't play fantasy football because I gambled, 812 00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:36,960 Speaker 2: because I'm an adult. But back when I used to 813 00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:41,759 Speaker 2: play fantasy football, my producer of my radio show, he 814 00:53:41,880 --> 00:53:45,480 Speaker 2: and I were playing each other in the playoffs and 815 00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:53,320 Speaker 2: going into Monday night, his team was done and I 816 00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:59,040 Speaker 2: just had The only person I had left was my kicker, 817 00:53:59,719 --> 00:54:03,239 Speaker 2: and I was up by like zero point seven, And 818 00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:07,280 Speaker 2: instead I just benched the kicker for a vacant spot 819 00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:11,000 Speaker 2: so I couldn't get negative points if he missed kicks. 820 00:54:11,560 --> 00:54:16,160 Speaker 2: And he thought that was like a legit argument. He 821 00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:19,560 Speaker 2: was like, basically it was immoral, like unethical what I 822 00:54:19,719 --> 00:54:22,800 Speaker 2: was doing. I'm like, listen, man, this as the breaks 823 00:54:22,880 --> 00:54:25,080 Speaker 2: I can lock in a victory. Here, I'm locking it in. 824 00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:29,400 Speaker 2: This would have been Yeah, I think it's totally fair strategy. 825 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,359 Speaker 2: This would have been about one hundred times worse than 826 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:36,240 Speaker 2: that if I did this that to Danny. But instead 827 00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:39,600 Speaker 2: it's just listen, if Danny ties me or beats me 828 00:54:39,760 --> 00:54:44,799 Speaker 2: this week, he wins. If I beat him by one game, 829 00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:50,360 Speaker 2: I win. So he listen all he has to do 830 00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:55,799 Speaker 2: is go three and zero to guarantee he wins. Now, 831 00:54:55,920 --> 00:54:59,200 Speaker 2: maybe he could theoretically win by going oh and three 832 00:54:59,239 --> 00:55:01,680 Speaker 2: if I also do. But the only way he can 833 00:55:01,800 --> 00:55:06,560 Speaker 2: control it and no pressure Danny, is if he nails 834 00:55:06,560 --> 00:55:09,960 Speaker 2: all three picks in week eighteen. And so we'll see. 835 00:55:10,520 --> 00:55:13,879 Speaker 2: I've been coming on quite strong lately, so we'll see. 836 00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:15,400 Speaker 2: All right, I'll see you guys on TV in a 837 00:55:15,480 --> 00:55:17,719 Speaker 2: few hours. Great job, demands eight Great job, and my 838 00:55:17,800 --> 00:55:20,879 Speaker 2: friends at blue dot talk to you guys later. What's right? Hey, 839 00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:23,920 Speaker 2: thanks for watching. If you're still here, do me a favor. 840 00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:26,880 Speaker 2: Hit the subscribe button, then hit the bell so you 841 00:55:26,960 --> 00:55:30,359 Speaker 2: can be notified when we have new episodes. 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