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Speaker 1: whole team, per fact, they have a run game of

431
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Speaker 1: defense as well. Um, so we'll see can they take

432
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Speaker 1: their game to the next level. I think I'm with you.

433
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Speaker 1: I think I'll say, you know you said push. I

434
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Speaker 1: think I'll lean towards being a little bit better personnel wise.

435
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Speaker 1: I think a lot of it. They're gonna come down

436
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Speaker 1: to coaching and what they get there with flips. So

437
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Speaker 1: let's we'll put them as pushed. So we've got Eagles up,

438
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Speaker 1: We've got the Vikings as a push. Now let's get

439
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Speaker 1: to the Saints. And this is a team not a

440
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Speaker 1: lot of changes. When you look at this offseason for

441
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Speaker 1: the Saints. You bring over tomorrow Davis, I think the

442
00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,960
Speaker 1: underrated linebacker. They trade up, much talked about trade in

443
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Speaker 1: the draft to get up to get Marcus Davenport. And

444
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Speaker 1: when you look at their losses, you know, I don't

445
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Speaker 1: see a lot of losses on this football team that

446
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Speaker 1: they're gonna be a struggling to replace here, I think

447
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Speaker 1: this is pretty much a status quo. You got Drew

448
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Speaker 1: Brees another year older, but for the most part, this

449
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Speaker 1: is gonna be the same team we saw last year. Buck. Yeah,

450
00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:50,879
Speaker 1: pretty much the same team. But you would think they

451
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Speaker 1: would get better because another year to mature. They were

452
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Speaker 1: able to do it with so many rookies playing in

453
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Speaker 1: key spots, type about one of the historic all time

454
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Speaker 1: draft classes. With the production they were able to get

455
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Speaker 1: the first year players, Um, you would think that they

456
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Speaker 1: would be better. So yeah, I'm gonna say this should

457
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Speaker 1: be a better team with Damaro Davis and Marcus Davenport

458
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Speaker 1: coming over because it gives them a complimentary pass rushing

459
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Speaker 1: to go opposite Cam Jordan's Uh, Davis gives him a solid,

460
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Speaker 1: rough inside linebacker. I mean, this should be a better

461
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Speaker 1: saying squad. I'm really the bank on those guys continue

462
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Speaker 1: to make progress and continue to play at dominant levels,

463
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Speaker 1: Marshawn Lattimore and Alvin Kamara in particular. Yeah, I mean,

464
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Speaker 1: to me, the only question would be can Drew continue

465
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Speaker 1: to play at the level he's played out. I mean,

466
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Speaker 1: the age doesn't seem to bother him. He's been very consistent.

467
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Speaker 1: Uh So, as long as Drew continues to keep rolling

468
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Speaker 1: like he has throughout his entire career, I think this

469
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Speaker 1: will be a better football team. You mentioned that that youth,

470
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Speaker 1: especially on the defensive side of the ball. When you

471
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Speaker 1: look at all the guys, the rookies they had in

472
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Speaker 1: their uh we look at Marshawn Latimore being a Rookie

473
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Speaker 1: of the Year, he can still take his play to

474
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Speaker 1: another level. Marcus Williams obviously didn't end the season the

475
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Speaker 1: way he wanted to back there at safety, but had

476
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Speaker 1: a great year. Um, get healthy at the linebacker position. Uh,

477
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Speaker 1: we had some injuries last your inn Sloni, can he

478
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Speaker 1: stay healthy? And other young emerging players. So a lot

479
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Speaker 1: of good young pieces there as well as a real

480
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Speaker 1: superstar upfront Camp Jordan's. So I think this team does

481
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Speaker 1: get I would say just just a tiny bit better.

482
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Speaker 1: But really, when you look at where they finished up

483
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Speaker 1: the season, that's all they need. That is all they needed.

484
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Speaker 1: I mean, should you you really should say this is

485
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Speaker 1: a team They made it to an NFC championship game

486
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Speaker 1: if not for a bad play on a weird play

487
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Speaker 1: at the end of the game. Um, the Saints were

488
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Speaker 1: right there. So I think this team is better. I

489
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Speaker 1: think their position better. But also, as we talked about,

490
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Speaker 1: with the other teams playing a tough for schedule in

491
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Speaker 1: a division that should be much tougher, we'll see if

492
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Speaker 1: they're able to stave it off even though we spent

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Speaker 1: better play and performance from the young guys. All right,

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Speaker 1: A lot of people have labeled this next team the

495
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Speaker 1: king of the off season, especially the pre draft portion

496
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Speaker 1: of the off season. Buck the Rams. What did you

497
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Speaker 1: see from the Rams in terms of what they added,

498
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Speaker 1: what they lost? And is this team better or worse. Well,

499
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Speaker 1: I think they're better. I think this is like a

500
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Speaker 1: mad and All Star team. All the guys that they

501
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Speaker 1: brought over in the All season and Dominican Sue More,

502
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Speaker 1: Arcus Peters that keep to leave Brandon Cooks. You talk

503
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Speaker 1: about four guys who have legitimate Pro Bowl potential. Uh,

504
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Speaker 1: the only one of those guys who hasn't earned Pro

505
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Speaker 1: Bowl honors has been Brandon Cooks, and I think in

506
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Speaker 1: this offense, he certainly can make it. The thing about

507
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Speaker 1: the Rams, it seems like they're all in. This is

508
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Speaker 1: a one year run. But I like the way that

509
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Speaker 1: they assembled the squad. Peterson to leave give them a

510
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Speaker 1: one two punch at cornerback. Those guys can lock up,

511
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Speaker 1: they can press, they can play off, they can make

512
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Speaker 1: plays on the ball. Sue beside Donald. Look, I know

513
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Speaker 1: people are gonna beat Sue up because he made a

514
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Speaker 1: lot of money in Miami and he didn't appear to

515
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Speaker 1: give them production. When you watch the tape, he's still

516
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Speaker 1: a force on the inside. You put him with a

517
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Speaker 1: guy that's going to command a double team in Aaron Donald,

518
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Speaker 1: he could go back to being the force that we

519
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Speaker 1: saw when he was in Detroit. And then Brandon Cooks

520
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Speaker 1: maybe miscasting that Patriots offense. I say that even knowing

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Speaker 1: that he had a thousand yards in this offense, Sean

522
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Speaker 1: McVeigh wouldallup some winners. If he can create some winning

523
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Speaker 1: opportunities for Sammy Watkins. I know he can do the

524
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Speaker 1: same for Brandon Cooks. I like all the upgrades. I

525
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Speaker 1: think it really comes down to how are they able

526
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Speaker 1: to manage and build the chemistry in the locker room.

527
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Speaker 1: A lot of volatile personalities, but all these guys are

528
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Speaker 1: going in the right direction. You can't dispute the town

529
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Speaker 1: that they have on their roster. Well, here's here's my question.

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Speaker 1: We talked about all the players. Uh, you mentioned all

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Speaker 1: those guys coming in. You you mentioned there's a lot

532
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Speaker 1: of guys leaving to a lot of change over there.

533
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Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins, Robert quinch, Ormain Johnson, they're all gone. I

534
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Speaker 1: think alec Ogletree could be kind of the one that

535
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Speaker 1: people don't talk about that they could end up missing there.

536
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Speaker 1: But we can talk all about these players coming and going.

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Speaker 1: I want to ask you this, so Buck, if you

538
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Speaker 1: look at around the league with the man who calls

539
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Speaker 1: the plays on both sides of the ball. So it's

540
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Speaker 1: a it's a tag team match between all thirty two

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Speaker 1: teams with your offensive coordinator, your defensive coordinator. Are you

542
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Speaker 1: gonna take anybody over the rams In terms of Wade

543
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Speaker 1: Phillips and Sean McVeigh in terms of what they have

544
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Speaker 1: play calling on both sides the ball. Combination of the two, Wow,

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Speaker 1: that's interesting. That's fascinating. I mean, Josh McDaniels and you

546
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Speaker 1: know you got if you want to say, Bill Belichick

547
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Speaker 1: still kind of technically run that defense. Defense that's up there. Man,

548
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Speaker 1: That's that's a great one. I don't know if you

549
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Speaker 1: can find a better I don't know if you can

550
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Speaker 1: find a better combination in terms of play caller. Gosh,

551
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Speaker 1: McVeigh and Phillips maybe the best too. I'm really racking

552
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Speaker 1: my braind I'm trying to think, um, because it's hard

553
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Speaker 1: to find an elite got both spots. Um Like what

554
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Speaker 1: I'm saying, man like Sean Payton is elite offensive play called.

555
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Speaker 1: But I don't know if Dennis Allen necessarily fits that.

556
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Speaker 1: Who you might be right on that one. That's why

557
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Speaker 1: I think we can talk about we can talk about

558
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Speaker 1: the players that were blue in the face I think

559
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Speaker 1: they have. It was it was a Charlie Weiss. Remember

560
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Speaker 1: when he said when he went when he went to

561
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Speaker 1: when he went to Florida, when he said, we'll have

562
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Speaker 1: a schematic advantage over every team we played, and everybody

563
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Speaker 1: mocked him and made fun of him. I really think

564
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Speaker 1: you can make a case they kind of do have

565
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Speaker 1: a schematic advantage over everything they play there with the Rams. Oh,

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Speaker 1: I think you absolutely can make that case. Um, whether

567
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Speaker 1: Rams have is really really special because in Way Phillips,

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Speaker 1: you have a guy that's really like a head coach

569
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Speaker 1: who was a terrific play called terrific play designer, does

570
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Speaker 1: a great job of creating opportunities for his guys to

571
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Speaker 1: get home on pass rush and so Dad leaves to turnovers.

572
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Speaker 1: And then in Sean McVeigh, I don't know if you

573
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Speaker 1: can find a better guy at taking a young quarterback

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Speaker 1: and put him in a position to succeed while also

575
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Speaker 1: putting his best players and favorable matchups on the perimeter,

576
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Speaker 1: you might be right, Sean McVey. Wade Phelips, I don't

577
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Speaker 1: know if you have a better play calling combination at

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Speaker 1: offensive coordinator and d C. All right, let's get to

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Speaker 1: the Patriots. Here we flip over to the a f C.

580
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Speaker 1: A lot of changes. As we mentioned at the top

581
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Speaker 1: of the show, Danny Shelton comes in. Uh, Jeremy Hill

582
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Speaker 1: will kind of under the radar edition there. Uh. You

583
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Speaker 1: look at Matthews coming over to be kind of that

584
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Speaker 1: big slot receiver for him, it's gonna be a different

585
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Speaker 1: looking slot receiver after they losing Amundola. Obviously get Edelman

586
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Speaker 1: back healthy, that'll be huge. Um. But and then you

587
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Speaker 1: look at what they lost. You lose Adon Lewis. He

588
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Speaker 1: was a Brandon cook said Danny Amondola. Uh, they lose

589
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Speaker 1: a Malcolm Butler. A lot of pieces left, a lot

590
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Speaker 1: of new additions here, a lot of change here with

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Speaker 1: the Patriots. So when you look at it, your thoughts

592
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Speaker 1: on the changes that were made and whether you're not

593
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Speaker 1: that that you think this team is better or worse here. Man,

594
00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,760
Speaker 1: this is a tough one. It's a tough because they

595
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Speaker 1: do such a great job of deploying their players. I

596
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Speaker 1: am going to say that maybe they take a little

597
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Speaker 1: bit of a step back. And the reason I would

598
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Speaker 1: say they take a step back, Look, Brandon Cooks was

599
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Speaker 1: a good player for him. Danny Amndola was playoff clutch

600
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Speaker 1: for them whenever he showed up. Dion Lewis was a

601
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Speaker 1: terrific fine for them. I like what they're bringing over.

602
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Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of Sonny Michelle. Uh. Some of

603
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Speaker 1: the other guys are okay. They do a great job

604
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Speaker 1: of finding way to enhance it. But man, you're talking

605
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Speaker 1: about losing some core gays, some guys that contributed for

606
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Speaker 1: Solder right soldier, you know, like like you have that,

607
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Speaker 1: you have Malcolm Butler. Man, I I don't know. I

608
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Speaker 1: think they take a step back. I think they still

609
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Speaker 1: win and do what they normally do in the ANFC East,

610
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Speaker 1: but I don't think this is the same team. Um.

611
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Speaker 1: I know they have maybe uh six or seven first

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Speaker 1: rounders former first rounders that have come over. I think

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Speaker 1: they stepped back a little bit. I think they take

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Speaker 1: a bit of a step back. This is gonna win

615
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Speaker 1: because TV twelve is in the building, but I don't

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Speaker 1: think this is still nearly as talented a team as

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Speaker 1: the one that we just on the Super Bowl. Alright,

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Speaker 1: no money on the line here, but if I was

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Speaker 1: going to put it at eleven and a half for

620
00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,480
Speaker 1: wins for this team, you're gonna go higher or lower.

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Speaker 1: I go higher because they have tom Brady. Tom Brady.

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Speaker 1: Tom Brady gives them a chance. As long as tom

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Speaker 1: Brady's there, it doesn't matter. I don't just just tom

624
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Speaker 1: Brady and all of us. I think we win twel games.

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Speaker 1: So um, that's the thing. When you have an elite

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Speaker 1: quarterback like Tom Brady, I think it affords you the

627
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Speaker 1: opportunity to maybe miss and gambled in terms of your

628
00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,320
Speaker 1: roster building, the way you compose your roster. But yeah,

629
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Speaker 1: he makes it right. All right. Let's get to the

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Speaker 1: what I think is the a f C version of

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Speaker 1: of what we talked about. The Saints with very little

632
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Speaker 1: turnover in the roster, and that to me is the Steelers.

633
00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,960
Speaker 1: You bring over John Bostick, you draft a trail Edmonds

634
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Speaker 1: in the first round, you lose a tackle and Hubbard,

635
00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:58,080
Speaker 1: you know, some secondary pieces Mike Mitchell. But overall, I

636
00:27:58,119 --> 00:27:59,920
Speaker 1: think for the most part, this Steelers team that we

637
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Speaker 1: saw last year comes back this year buck very little

638
00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,119
Speaker 1: change here in the off season with this team. To me,

639
00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,439
Speaker 1: this is that line with just flat I think you

640
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,040
Speaker 1: what you saw last year is what you're gonna get

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Speaker 1: this year. I agree, I don't think it changes uh

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Speaker 1: much at all. I know they bringing over biastic. They

643
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,680
Speaker 1: signed Edmonds or drafted Emonds, Um, those guys would appear

644
00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,399
Speaker 1: to be upgrades, um based on who played at the

645
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,480
Speaker 1: very end of the season. But the Stealings are talented.

646
00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,560
Speaker 1: They're always gonna be talented. They have, uh, three offensive

647
00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:30,359
Speaker 1: guys that you can hang your head on, Big Band,

648
00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,680
Speaker 1: Levan Bill and Antonio Bryant. So for me, they can

649
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:36,919
Speaker 1: always scores about their defense being better, and I think

650
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,520
Speaker 1: they still have enough pieces to be solid on defense.

651
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,080
Speaker 1: I think the Pittsburgh Steelers are just a little little

652
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,760
Speaker 1: bit better now much. Okay, I'm going flat line. You're

653
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,840
Speaker 1: giving them the smallest uptick, just a little uptick, just

654
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 1: a little uptick. You're like a size six font on

655
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:55,840
Speaker 1: on that arrow pointing up. How about the Jags. This

656
00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,479
Speaker 1: is a team when we look at what they did

657
00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,280
Speaker 1: in the off season, very busy again, a lot of

658
00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,040
Speaker 1: the guys coming to guys going, oh man, you talk

659
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,800
Speaker 1: about Noel coming over a s J Austin Savonian Jenkins, Uh,

660
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,800
Speaker 1: doctor mine creeve. I think this is a team. They

661
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,520
Speaker 1: got better, even though you lose Alan Robson, who was

662
00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,080
Speaker 1: a pro Bowl player guy coming off an injury. Alan

663
00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,960
Speaker 1: Huns hadn't played at the same level that he played

664
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Speaker 1: a very early in his career, and then Paul puzz

665
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:22,040
Speaker 1: Lessnie he retires, I think this is still a better

666
00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,080
Speaker 1: team because not only on defense, like with pau Is

667
00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,320
Speaker 1: going out, I think they get to put some of

668
00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:29,880
Speaker 1: their guys more into natural position. But no Will Jenkins

669
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 1: and even Moncrief, I think they helped this team. This

670
00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,320
Speaker 1: is a team that won without a true number one receiver,

671
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,360
Speaker 1: but their ability to run the ball. Noel helps it,

672
00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,600
Speaker 1: he is Jay helps it. I think they still fortify

673
00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,640
Speaker 1: the strength. I believe that Jacks are better, which is

674
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,800
Speaker 1: scared for the rest of the league. I think I

675
00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,640
Speaker 1: think they're much better. I mean, when you look at

676
00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,600
Speaker 1: how good they were last year, and some of that's

677
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,160
Speaker 1: playing the lower, lower tier schedule. That's gonna step up

678
00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,400
Speaker 1: in competition this year. But man, we look at the

679
00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,760
Speaker 1: offensive line another year together a lot of young players there.

680
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,680
Speaker 1: Now you're bringing in Norwell, a good interior offensive linement.

681
00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,600
Speaker 1: Add him to the mix. Austin Safarian Jenkins, who we

682
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,880
Speaker 1: saw a still a young guy. Buck played great for

683
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,720
Speaker 1: the Jets last year, and I think at the receiver position.

684
00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,720
Speaker 1: You have all these guys emerging. You resign the Marquisley.

685
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,480
Speaker 1: You've got a lot of young players that you like.

686
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,400
Speaker 1: Their Didie Westbrook, friend of the program, uh being in

687
00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,080
Speaker 1: that mix as well. Adam mont Creef is kind of

688
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,680
Speaker 1: a high ceiling player. We'll see what they get out

689
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,880
Speaker 1: of that. But don't I don't look at what they

690
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,960
Speaker 1: look at what they lost. I don't think that they're uh,

691
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,600
Speaker 1: they're really down at any position. I think you can

692
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,360
Speaker 1: make a case this team is much better position than

693
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,520
Speaker 1: even they were last year. Again, maybe the maybe the

694
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,960
Speaker 1: win loss record doesn't reflect that at the end of

695
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,560
Speaker 1: the year because a schedule at more challenging. But man,

696
00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,600
Speaker 1: I think this is a This is a good football

697
00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,200
Speaker 1: team that got better in the off season. Absolutely got better.

698
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,560
Speaker 1: You got to commend them. The Jaguars are always looking

699
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,200
Speaker 1: to take it to the next level. They certainly have

700
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:50,840
Speaker 1: the pieces. And what I like about it when they

701
00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,920
Speaker 1: made the commitment to keep Blake Borders and they decided

702
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,080
Speaker 1: to pay them, they're trying to make sure that everything

703
00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:59,240
Speaker 1: around him is solid. Big body tied in, solid offensive line.

704
00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,560
Speaker 1: They have the running game taken care of with Leonard

705
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,120
Speaker 1: for Nette and others um this team is a lights

706
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,560
Speaker 1: out team. This team is a title contender. They have

707
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,080
Speaker 1: to see if they can put it together in a

708
00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,560
Speaker 1: division that will be increasingly tougher next season with Deshauna

709
00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:16,840
Speaker 1: Watson and Andrew Luck coming back. All right, let's get

710
00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,560
Speaker 1: to the last team here, that is the a f

711
00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:22,280
Speaker 1: C West Kansas City Chiefs have owned this division. You

712
00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,960
Speaker 1: bring over a Sammy Watkins, you bring over a Hitchens,

713
00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,880
Speaker 1: very talented linebacker there from the Cowboys. You bring over Fuller,

714
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,440
Speaker 1: one of the best nickel corners in the league. But

715
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:33,280
Speaker 1: then you look at what they lost, You louse Alex Smith,

716
00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,960
Speaker 1: You're you're stabilizing force at quarterback, Marcus Peters argue, the

717
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,120
Speaker 1: best cornerback in the league and a leader there for

718
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,040
Speaker 1: this defense. And Derrick Johnson. So a lot of changes.

719
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Speaker 1: They're the biggest one, I think we've talked about it before,

720
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,680
Speaker 1: is the first ballot Hall of Famer Patrick Mahomes taking

721
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:53,040
Speaker 1: over Alex smith. Man. I don't think this team is

722
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,240
Speaker 1: necessarily better because I think it hinges on the quarterback.

723
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Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that Pat Mahomes may be more talented

724
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Speaker 1: and Alex Smith. Alex Smith is a better quarterback, and

725
00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,520
Speaker 1: I think some of these growing pains that Mahomes will

726
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,760
Speaker 1: ultimately go through will lead to some turnovers that ultimately

727
00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:11,000
Speaker 1: cost the kan City Chiefs games. Uh, Sammy Watkins is

728
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,320
Speaker 1: is a nice fine he gives them an explosive playmaker.

729
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:19,640
Speaker 1: Um kinniful of coming over is nice, But it comes

730
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,480
Speaker 1: down to Pat Mahomes. And right now, I believe they

731
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Speaker 1: let a great quarterback, a really really good quarterback, and

732
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Speaker 1: Alexman have walk out the building for Pat ma Holomes.

733
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Speaker 1: We'll see if Pat Mahomes can do half to stuff

734
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Speaker 1: to Alexman has been able to do his five season

735
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Speaker 1: in Kna City. So I'm I'm going to arrow down.

736
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Speaker 1: You're with me then on that? Then yeah, i'ma go

737
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Speaker 1: I'm gonna go arrow Now I agree, all right, So

738
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,840
Speaker 1: now we can kind of summarize this thing based off

739
00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:46,760
Speaker 1: of teams we felt that either stayed the same or

740
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,520
Speaker 1: teams that aren't gonna be as good as they were

741
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,640
Speaker 1: last year. So this will help us kind of identify

742
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,640
Speaker 1: who we think the vulnerable teams are in this division.

743
00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:55,800
Speaker 1: So they taking this to the next level. Buck as

744
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,880
Speaker 1: I give you the teams we think are vulnerable and

745
00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,400
Speaker 1: all it is is one, uh two, three, four, So

746
00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,960
Speaker 1: we've got four teams four of the eight divisions. We

747
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,280
Speaker 1: feel like they're vulnerable because the team at the top

748
00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:08,600
Speaker 1: either stayed the same or got worse. So now I

749
00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:11,240
Speaker 1: need to give me the team that's the biggest threat

750
00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,600
Speaker 1: to them to overtake them in the division. You're ready

751
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,120
Speaker 1: for this challenge? All right? Here we go. All right?

752
00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,239
Speaker 1: The Vikings, we said is a flat line from what

753
00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,719
Speaker 1: they were last year, is a thirteen win team. Uh

754
00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,200
Speaker 1: so the bar set very high. We don't feel like

755
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,000
Speaker 1: they got better. We don't feel like they got worse.

756
00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,840
Speaker 1: We feel like this is kind of a plateau here.

757
00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,840
Speaker 1: So who who could conceivably catch them in that division? There?

758
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,440
Speaker 1: In the NFC North, it's only one team is Aaron

759
00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,880
Speaker 1: Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. And Rogers can single

760
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:41,080
Speaker 1: handedly lift his team to higher heights. They have completely

761
00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,120
Speaker 1: blown up the coaches. They have to bring Joe Filming

762
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,960
Speaker 1: back to be the offensive coordinator. They're trying to streamline

763
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,360
Speaker 1: and get back to what the original foundation of the

764
00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,240
Speaker 1: offense was. I believe you can see Aaron Rodgers play

765
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,560
Speaker 1: at an m v P level and that defense. We'll

766
00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,200
Speaker 1: see if Mike Pnton is able to do all the

767
00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:57,800
Speaker 1: things that he wants to do, but I think he

768
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,120
Speaker 1: is going to be a little more aggressive, and with

769
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,200
Speaker 1: that aggression could mean more turnovers. More turnovers me more

770
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,880
Speaker 1: opportunities for Aaron Rodgers to put the ball in the paint.

771
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,359
Speaker 1: The Green Bay Packers are the team that will challenge

772
00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:12,400
Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings young secondary. All those draft picks that

773
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,399
Speaker 1: they devoted here over the last couple year, especially this year.

774
00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,359
Speaker 1: You think they can get up to speed or early

775
00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,600
Speaker 1: enough for them to uh to win this division. Well,

776
00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 1: I think they can get up to speed because they're

777
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,759
Speaker 1: gonna be playing with the lead. The one thing, that

778
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,480
Speaker 1: one advantage that you had when you play with an

779
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,319
Speaker 1: m VP level quarterback, you know that you're gonna put

780
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,080
Speaker 1: up twenty eight points a game. Aaron Rodgers gonna come out.

781
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:31,719
Speaker 1: You can put twenty eight points on the board. So

782
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,720
Speaker 1: now defensively, you're playing for a couple of stops and turnovers,

783
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,600
Speaker 1: and I think the young secondary will learn how to

784
00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,920
Speaker 1: create those turnover opportunities. I think they take advantage of it. Yeah,

785
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,359
Speaker 1: I like the Green Bay Packers bouncing back off the mat.

786
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,560
Speaker 1: All right, Next one, I'll ask you to answer a

787
00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,080
Speaker 1: question that you're not gonna believe in because we've said,

788
00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,440
Speaker 1: even though the team's taken a step back, they've how

789
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,680
Speaker 1: do you pick against the Patriots? But if you had

790
00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:57,320
Speaker 1: to identify one team that can give him a run

791
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,120
Speaker 1: here in this a f C East two, is it

792
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,080
Speaker 1: one team that can give them a run? You know,

793
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,120
Speaker 1: call me crazy, Call me crazy because they're not a

794
00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,400
Speaker 1: lot of offensive weapons on this team. But this team

795
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,520
Speaker 1: has played better, they played hard. I'm gonna going to

796
00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:14,080
Speaker 1: New York Jets. I think the New York Jets. I

797
00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,400
Speaker 1: think the New York Jets would give them an opportunity

798
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,600
Speaker 1: to close the gap. Defensively, I am all in Jamal

799
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,239
Speaker 1: Adams and company. They're beginning to play lights out. I

800
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:27,239
Speaker 1: see Tyde bowls Um, I see his imprint on that defense. Offensively,

801
00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:31,040
Speaker 1: it's about how can they manage and manufacture points. Don't

802
00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,160
Speaker 1: see a lot of weapons, but look, this is the

803
00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,279
Speaker 1: team that kind of snuck up on people. I think

804
00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,600
Speaker 1: this defense has a chance to be a top five

805
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,200
Speaker 1: ish defense when they get it together. I believe that

806
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,400
Speaker 1: defense is going to give them a chance. I'm not

807
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,279
Speaker 1: believing in Miami. I don't think Buffalo can do it.

808
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,399
Speaker 1: I think Buffalo takes a step back the New York

809
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,040
Speaker 1: jests of the team that will be the surprise number

810
00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:54,080
Speaker 1: two team in this division. A couple of things I've heard, uh,

811
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,120
Speaker 1: you know, just out there about the Jets and how

812
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:59,600
Speaker 1: they've looked so far. Uh. First of all, Teddy Bridgewater

813
00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,839
Speaker 1: been awesome. So I mean Teddy Bridge, why we think

814
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,279
Speaker 1: about I've been on record saying I thought Sam Donald

815
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,080
Speaker 1: would come out there and start Week one, just because

816
00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,440
Speaker 1: you know, with Josh McCown. I know Josh played great,

817
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,520
Speaker 1: but you know exactly what you have there. He's not

818
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,080
Speaker 1: the future. Uh, Sam Donald is the future. So I thought, okay,

819
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,239
Speaker 1: that makes sense. Just throw Sam Donald out there. But

820
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,880
Speaker 1: I didn't take into account the Teddy factor and Teddy

821
00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,080
Speaker 1: when I look at the grades, but coming out very

822
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,120
Speaker 1: similar to me with Donald, So I don't think there's

823
00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,640
Speaker 1: a huge talent gap between the two of them. And

824
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,680
Speaker 1: if Teddy can stay healthy, We've seen when he stays

825
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,480
Speaker 1: healthy to things, He's accurate, he makes good decisions, and

826
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,239
Speaker 1: you've got a good young defense now with some nice

827
00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,239
Speaker 1: pieces in place, and Sam Donald's twenty years old, means

828
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:39,520
Speaker 1: ted Teddy could take the reins here for the next year,

829
00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:43,200
Speaker 1: two years and Sam Donald starting as a year old

830
00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,440
Speaker 1: with you know, a chance to have fourteen fifteen year career.

831
00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,560
Speaker 1: Uh So, don't rush it with Sam Donald. If Teddy

832
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,040
Speaker 1: can can take this thing over, I think this team

833
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:53,279
Speaker 1: could be sneaky competitive. And the other things I've heard

834
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,800
Speaker 1: about coming out of their camp is this team's faster,

835
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,200
Speaker 1: and this team's got a lot of energy. It's kind

836
00:36:58,200 --> 00:36:59,759
Speaker 1: of getting a little bit of an identity here with

837
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,600
Speaker 1: some of those young pieces on defense especially. No, don't

838
00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,319
Speaker 1: on estimate the fact that they have a bunch of

839
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,080
Speaker 1: winners that they've drafted of Let you think about Jamal Adams,

840
00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,920
Speaker 1: uh Marcus may coming from winning programs. Do you think

841
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:12,920
Speaker 1: about Teddy bridge Water being a winner throughout this time

842
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,359
Speaker 1: at Louisville, even Sam Donald being a winner at SC.

843
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,000
Speaker 1: I think that attitude that winning is contagious, and as

844
00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,640
Speaker 1: you're trying to rebuild the culture in the locker room,

845
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,759
Speaker 1: it helps to have guys who have had success. I

846
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,880
Speaker 1: believe this is a team that it's going to be okay.

847
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 1: Even though I can't name any of the stars on offense,

848
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,160
Speaker 1: I just believe the collective unit is going to be

849
00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:33,680
Speaker 1: much better. And I think that's gonna put them in

850
00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:36,479
Speaker 1: a position to win nine games this year. I'm gonna

851
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,400
Speaker 1: give you the name to remember here for your fantasy

852
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,239
Speaker 1: football drafts. Early just just logged this one down. Write

853
00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,480
Speaker 1: it down here. Chad Handsome, second year receiver out of

854
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:49,160
Speaker 1: cow We have a big time athlete year two. Keep

855
00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:50,640
Speaker 1: an eye on some of these year two wide receiver.

856
00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:52,440
Speaker 1: It's kind of a theme for me in this offseason,

857
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,440
Speaker 1: but he's one I keep an eye on there with

858
00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:57,240
Speaker 1: the Jets. Now we get to the a f C North,

859
00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,160
Speaker 1: we have the Steelers, this kind of flat line. We

860
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:00,719
Speaker 1: don't think they got better or worse. They're gonna be

861
00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:02,360
Speaker 1: the same as last year. So who's the challenge to

862
00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:06,920
Speaker 1: them in this division? M M. This is tough. This

863
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,319
Speaker 1: is tough because they have have two and I think

864
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:13,359
Speaker 1: the usual suspects Cincinnati Bengals are always in the mix.

865
00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,400
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the Cincinnati Bengals in this and

866
00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,040
Speaker 1: the reason I'm going with the Cincinnati Bengals I believe. Look,

867
00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:19,920
Speaker 1: they took a step back last year, but at the

868
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,120
Speaker 1: end of the year, they're playing very hard for Marvin Lewis.

869
00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:25,360
Speaker 1: Marvin Lewis has decided to retain his offensive coordinator. That

870
00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:27,680
Speaker 1: was the interim and build Laser. I think Laser is

871
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,960
Speaker 1: gonna skinny up that offense, make it more Andy Dalton friendly.

872
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,879
Speaker 1: I think we see Andy Dalton play maybe his best

873
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:37,239
Speaker 1: football that we've seen since Hugh Jackson departed. Also, the

874
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,840
Speaker 1: weapons that they have in terms of the playmakers, I

875
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,200
Speaker 1: think back to back years, they've got some blue collar guys,

876
00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,920
Speaker 1: some blue chip players. Outside of the first round, I

877
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: think the Cincinnati Bengals will make a play, make a

878
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,560
Speaker 1: run at the f C North title. Yeah, you hinted

879
00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,040
Speaker 1: at the other team that they're with, the Ravens. I'll

880
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:55,719
Speaker 1: go with the Ravens over the Bengals and this one.

881
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 1: The Ravens with what they have and especially in their secondary,

882
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,680
Speaker 1: if they stay healthy in the back, and they're gonna

883
00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,440
Speaker 1: be able to be ultra aggressive with their front and

884
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,440
Speaker 1: attack and blitz and get after people. About your quarterback,

885
00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,719
Speaker 1: what about the quarterback? Quarterback, Well, we'll see. I mean,

886
00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:11,520
Speaker 1: I look, I'm out there. I've said I think this

887
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,960
Speaker 1: is a competition. I don't think it's a foregone conclusion.

888
00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,680
Speaker 1: This is Joe Flacco's year. Everybody's kind of labeled this

889
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,920
Speaker 1: is the red shirt year. For Lamar Jackson. I think

890
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,840
Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on Joe Flacco in this preseason,

891
00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:24,320
Speaker 1: which sounds crazy for a guy who's who's won a

892
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,319
Speaker 1: Super Bowl to have that much pressure autumn in the preseason.

893
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,839
Speaker 1: But if Lamar Jackson lights it up and you can

894
00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:32,239
Speaker 1: add his legs to the mix on offense, be able

895
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,040
Speaker 1: to run the ball, play great defense, that's the formula

896
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,719
Speaker 1: that worked for the Ravens when they won their first

897
00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,080
Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Uh, not the second one where Joe Flacco

898
00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:41,120
Speaker 1: got hot, But I think they go back in time here.

899
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,439
Speaker 1: I think we will see Lamar Jackson before it's said

900
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,800
Speaker 1: and done this season, and I think they're a legitimate

901
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,080
Speaker 1: threat there to the Steelers. Always going to be a

902
00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:51,799
Speaker 1: real competitive division and competitive games, especially between those two franchises.

903
00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:55,000
Speaker 1: Buck last one here the Chiefs, we have them with

904
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:57,600
Speaker 1: the erroo pointing down a little bit, primarily because there's

905
00:39:57,840 --> 00:40:00,440
Speaker 1: an adjustment period there when you go from an experience

906
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,640
Speaker 1: of veteran and Alex Smith to a young quarterback in

907
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,799
Speaker 1: Patrick mahomes Um. I think I know where you're gonna

908
00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,520
Speaker 1: go on this because it's a team we've been kind

909
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,000
Speaker 1: of beating the drum for for a while now. But

910
00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:11,480
Speaker 1: who do you see as a threat to the Chiefs.

911
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,399
Speaker 1: I think this is gonna paying you terribly. It's gonna

912
00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,319
Speaker 1: pain you terribly. But that you're going to see your

913
00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:18,440
Speaker 1: hometown team win a division title up in l A.

914
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:20,760
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna drive you crazy that the former

915
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: San Diego Chargers are going to win the a f

916
00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:26,160
Speaker 1: C West as the LA Charges and all of l

917
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:28,000
Speaker 1: A is going to adopt it. You can see the

918
00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,000
Speaker 1: little bolts and all of that running all over time.

919
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,719
Speaker 1: It's gonna drive you crazy when you come into work.

920
00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:35,960
Speaker 1: But yeah, the Chargers the Charges are the team to be.

921
00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:38,480
Speaker 1: The Charges are gonna be legitimate title contenders. And even

922
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,600
Speaker 1: though they lose Hunter Henry and o t As very

923
00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:42,799
Speaker 1: very early. I think this is the year that we

924
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,400
Speaker 1: have a great appreciation for Philip Rivers and all that

925
00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:47,760
Speaker 1: he's done. I think this is a team that allows

926
00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:49,520
Speaker 1: them to play the way that we've expected him to

927
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:53,400
Speaker 1: play for the last few years. Yeah. Look, it's not

928
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:56,120
Speaker 1: gonna hurt my feelings anybody. I grew up in San Diego,

929
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,560
Speaker 1: I work in Los Angeles. I live on Riverside, so

930
00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,239
Speaker 1: I've got a I've got a white area here. Uh,

931
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:04,200
Speaker 1: to claim a home team. But look, I think the Chargers,

932
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,479
Speaker 1: We've been talking about it. When you look at their roster,

933
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,160
Speaker 1: how loaded they are. I hate the injury to Hunter Henry,

934
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,920
Speaker 1: but the pieces in the secondary. I talked about the secondary,

935
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,920
Speaker 1: about the Ravens. How about this secondary with the Charges.

936
00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:18,200
Speaker 1: If Jason Varette can stay healthy, Casey Hayward, with what

937
00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:20,719
Speaker 1: he's done, you bring in a Derwin James, add him

938
00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,200
Speaker 1: to the mix. Uh, this is a really really good

939
00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:26,600
Speaker 1: looking group back there. Behind the ferocious pass rush, you've

940
00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:29,520
Speaker 1: got an elite quarterback. Uh, there's a lot to like.

941
00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:32,080
Speaker 1: I think this is the best receiving cords that Philip

942
00:41:32,120 --> 00:41:34,799
Speaker 1: Rivers has had around him in quite some time. I

943
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,319
Speaker 1: think there I think not only the a legitimate threat buck,

944
00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,719
Speaker 1: I think they're the favorite. You know, l Way put

945
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,360
Speaker 1: it out there. I agree with him. I think the

946
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,239
Speaker 1: Chargers are the favorite in this division as we head

947
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:46,040
Speaker 1: towards camp. Yeah, I absolutely believe it. I believe they

948
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:48,399
Speaker 1: feel like they're ready to be there. I think the

949
00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:51,800
Speaker 1: infusion of attitude and aggressive is that they've added the

950
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,480
Speaker 1: last couple of years. I think Joey Bosa obviously has

951
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,799
Speaker 1: helped him. He's a dominant player during James is going

952
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,600
Speaker 1: to add a little more mike to that defense that

953
00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:02,440
Speaker 1: deep and says loaded. We rarely talk about their defense.

954
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:05,560
Speaker 1: And then offensively healthy Keenan Allen to go with Philip

955
00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,080
Speaker 1: Rivers and if Melvin Gord can continue to play at

956
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,040
Speaker 1: a high level, I think that offense is gonna be

957
00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:12,160
Speaker 1: ready to go. This is a team to found their

958
00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,400
Speaker 1: way on the Anthony Lynk, I think they continue to

959
00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,160
Speaker 1: build upon the momentum they created at end of the season.

960
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:20,600
Speaker 1: I'm with you, Well, there you go. That's our looking

961
00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:24,080
Speaker 1: at the top of the division. Uh little sequence there

962
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:25,960
Speaker 1: before we get out of here, Buck, I want to

963
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,719
Speaker 1: go back to we started the NBA at the top

964
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:31,000
Speaker 1: talking about that crazy mess with the seventies sixers. I

965
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,480
Speaker 1: want to finish up with kind of an NBA thought here,

966
00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:36,160
Speaker 1: and that is, you need star players to win championships

967
00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:37,759
Speaker 1: in the NBA, but you also gotta have some key

968
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:40,880
Speaker 1: role players. So let's look at the NFL and just

969
00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:42,880
Speaker 1: give me one name. I only need one name from you,

970
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,120
Speaker 1: just maybe your favorite role player, someone that serves a

971
00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:48,839
Speaker 1: very specific role for a football team that can help

972
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,319
Speaker 1: you win a championship. Who you got, Lagart Blunt for

973
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,080
Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. Lagary Blunt is gonna play a critical

974
00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:56,359
Speaker 1: role for the Detroit lines because he gives them something

975
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,400
Speaker 1: that they haven't had, a legitimate ground presence. You talk

976
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,880
Speaker 1: about a team and that has really struggled finding guys

977
00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:05,680
Speaker 1: behind Matthew Stafford that can legitimately grind it out. And

978
00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:07,360
Speaker 1: I'm not saying that he's going to be a thousand

979
00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,000
Speaker 1: yard rusher, but in these games where we've seen Detroit

980
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,440
Speaker 1: need to salt it away, need to be able to

981
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:15,160
Speaker 1: get into a four minuted offense, they've been unable to

982
00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:17,960
Speaker 1: do so. Well. The Garret Blunt is the ultimate hammer,

983
00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:21,640
Speaker 1: big physical whammer between the tackles. He is going to

984
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,920
Speaker 1: give them the opportunity to grind out these closed games

985
00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:27,160
Speaker 1: at the end of games. I think he's going to

986
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:28,600
Speaker 1: do it. I think he's gonna play a key role.

987
00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:31,560
Speaker 1: Look for the Detroit lines to win a number of

988
00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: games because the Garrett Blunt is able to salt games

989
00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:37,319
Speaker 1: away as the four as the four minute back, well,

990
00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,680
Speaker 1: I like the fact that you went running back and

991
00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:41,400
Speaker 1: I like the fact you went with somebody that was

992
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:43,839
Speaker 1: on the Eagles last year because I'm gonna do both here,

993
00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:45,680
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with somebody that was on the Eagles

994
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:47,560
Speaker 1: last year plays a running back position, but he's coming

995
00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,560
Speaker 1: back this year and that's Darren Sproles coming off of injury.

996
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:52,640
Speaker 1: Darren Sproles, I think it's been one of the best

997
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,479
Speaker 1: role players in the NFL for a long period of time.

998
00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,440
Speaker 1: Here he is in the middle of his thirties and

999
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,719
Speaker 1: still when he's out there in healthy getting it done.

1000
00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:02,719
Speaker 1: And like I I saw him working out the other

1001
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:04,959
Speaker 1: day the still that I was at and watched him train,

1002
00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:07,520
Speaker 1: he is in phenomenal shape. I think he's gonna come

1003
00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:10,680
Speaker 1: back and have a big role here for this Eagles team.

1004
00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:12,920
Speaker 1: Not only can get you on third down screens, draws,

1005
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:14,960
Speaker 1: get him out in space, but what he gives you

1006
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,319
Speaker 1: in the part return game as well, UH is such

1007
00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:20,319
Speaker 1: an added bonus. That's a valuable role for a football team.

1008
00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,960
Speaker 1: So the Eagles are gonna miss the Garrett Blunt, no question,

1009
00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:25,560
Speaker 1: They've still got some power there. When we look at

1010
00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:27,640
Speaker 1: j G. I, you still got Corey Clement who can

1011
00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:30,520
Speaker 1: run and catch the ball of backfield, do some different things.

1012
00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:33,719
Speaker 1: But Darren Sproles kind of forgotten man for this Eagles team.

1013
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:35,480
Speaker 1: Keep an eye on him. One of my favorite FULE

1014
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:38,399
Speaker 1: players in the entire league. I mean, he's a terrific player.

1015
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:40,400
Speaker 1: You have people that are out there hunting for the

1016
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:43,320
Speaker 1: next Darren Sproles to add to their team. Darren Sproles

1017
00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:45,680
Speaker 1: is such a unique playmaker, a guy that can do

1018
00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:48,160
Speaker 1: it not only in the return game, but also as

1019
00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:50,760
Speaker 1: the specialist coming out of the backfield, whether it's catching

1020
00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:53,880
Speaker 1: the ball out of the backfield, doing it on screens, draws, delays,

1021
00:44:54,080 --> 00:44:57,840
Speaker 1: misdirection plays. Um, He's a handful. He is someone that

1022
00:44:57,840 --> 00:44:59,880
Speaker 1: you have to account for in every dawn. Whenever he

1023
00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:02,680
Speaker 1: in the game, you have to pay attention. And so yeah,

1024
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:04,520
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a situation where he is

1025
00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,160
Speaker 1: going to impact that offense. And in the offense that

1026
00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:11,239
Speaker 1: found his way down the playoffs, Dann Sprows is another

1027
00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:14,480
Speaker 1: weapon that you have to worry about, no question. Hey

1028
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,120
Speaker 1: that's ah, let's bring Jam back show for us today.

1029
00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:18,799
Speaker 1: Anything else you want to add, what you're working on,

1030
00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:20,520
Speaker 1: anything you want to promote here. You know, the one

1031
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,839
Speaker 1: thing that I'm working on is Dak Prescott. Last week

1032
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:24,640
Speaker 1: kind of flew into the radar. He said that, look,

1033
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:26,640
Speaker 1: he felt like he can get away that teams don't

1034
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,239
Speaker 1: need a number one receiver, and so I just had

1035
00:45:29,320 --> 00:45:31,160
Speaker 1: to call around, dig around, look a little tape and

1036
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:33,640
Speaker 1: see do you need a number one receiver to really

1037
00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:37,080
Speaker 1: be a championship caliber offense. We'll see what I can

1038
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:40,040
Speaker 1: turn up with, all right, what we can keep an

1039
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:43,719
Speaker 1: eye on that NFL dot com slash NFL dot com. Yeah,

1040
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:46,680
Speaker 1: it's coming on Thursday night Friday, so the post Friday.

1041
00:45:46,719 --> 00:45:48,759
Speaker 1: But yeah, we're looking to see do you really need

1042
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:52,400
Speaker 1: a legitimate number one receiver to have a championship caliber offense.

1043
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:55,520
Speaker 1: I believe the better the quarterback, the lesser to need.

1044
00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:58,319
Speaker 1: You have a Brady, your Breeze or Rogers, you don't

1045
00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:00,520
Speaker 1: necessarily need a number one because they elevate the play

1046
00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:04,000
Speaker 1: of the goals, big guys around them. That's my question.

1047
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,560
Speaker 1: Just kind of listen to you talk about here. Okay, yeah,

1048
00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:08,319
Speaker 1: you don't if you're one of those big time, big

1049
00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:10,719
Speaker 1: time guys. Now the question is is Dac Is Dac

1050
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:13,560
Speaker 1: in that really really good emerging group or is he

1051
00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:15,719
Speaker 1: in that big time group? Because we're gonna find out

1052
00:46:15,880 --> 00:46:17,799
Speaker 1: if I'm kind of in that middle ground. I think

1053
00:46:17,840 --> 00:46:19,440
Speaker 1: I kind of want to have a big time receiver.

1054
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:21,359
Speaker 1: To throw too. Yeah, I think we're gonna find out.

1055
00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:25,200
Speaker 1: We're gonna find out really quickly if he's a legitimate dude. Um.

1056
00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:27,279
Speaker 1: I know he's had a ton of like fifty percent

1057
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:29,520
Speaker 1: of his games, he's had a passer rating over a hundred.

1058
00:46:29,719 --> 00:46:32,120
Speaker 1: But now you removed with and you removed as Briant.

1059
00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:35,399
Speaker 1: You don't have a marquee name. Kenny sustained at Kenny

1060
00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:37,800
Speaker 1: sustained at level to play. I think he will benefit

1061
00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:40,680
Speaker 1: from the fact that Ezekiel Elliott is always in the backfield.

1062
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:43,759
Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott would change the numbers and coverage and that

1063
00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:45,800
Speaker 1: could allow him to maybe get away with some pedestrian

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Speaker 1: guys on the outside. I hear you. Well, I'm looking

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Speaker 1: forward to reading that again. NFL dot com slash Bucky

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Speaker 1: Brooks you can check that out. If you haven't already,

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Speaker 1: be sure to subscribe to the podcast here. Don't just

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Speaker 1: you each and every time we have one release, so

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Speaker 1: it will be waiting for you when you get in

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Speaker 1: your car and you go to work out wherever you uh.

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Speaker 1: You listen to your podcasts and and if you haven't already,

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Speaker 1: we've had a bunch of reviews. I think we're closing

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Speaker 1: in on a big number. I think we're closing on

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Speaker 1: a thousand, maybe on a thousand of those reviews on

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Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts. So if you haven't done that already, do

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Speaker 1: us a solid there, leave us a review. You can

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Speaker 1: write a little right up on there as well. We're

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Speaker 1: closing in on episode number three hundred Boys three hundred

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Speaker 1: for the Movie Sticks podcast, How Fascinators a Curious Crazy.

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Speaker 1: Oh it's it's ridiculous. But we've got another one coming

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Speaker 1: up here. I'll be on the lookout. We're gonna hit

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Speaker 1: you a little back to back podcast here, so as

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Speaker 1: you're finishing this one, there'll be another one come on

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Speaker 1: your day within twenty four hours, so I'll be on

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Speaker 1: the lookout for that. Silly Thank you for the for

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Speaker 1: the producing today, busting to see it, and uh, we'll

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Speaker 1: get back together and get some college in the mix.

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Speaker 1: We'll get our little truth or troll going, and we're

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Speaker 1: gonna talk some virtual reality and scouting how that all

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Speaker 1: could work together. I'm gonna have some fun here on

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Speaker 1: the next podcast. So thank you so much for listening

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Speaker 1: to and move the sticks. Pease Buggy Brooks out in

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Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah, and we'll catch you next time. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: downloading Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks.

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