1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Is up track Firefam, 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 2: It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire. Or Thursday, September seventh, 4 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: the start of the NFL season, finally finally here. Well 5 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: we have six seven months without football and now it's 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 2: back with Lions Chiefs in what I think could be 7 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: an offensive orgy? Can I say orgy this early in 8 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: the show? On Thursday night football should be a great 9 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: game from Kansas City Detroit Lions taking money all week 10 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: because of the Kelsey situation, because of the Chris Jones situation. 11 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 2: We probably won't know until about two hours away from 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: kickoff if Kelsey's gonna play. But I'm just very excited 13 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: to see what this Detroit Lions revamped team can do. 14 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: The secondary is revamped, we know the offense is capable. 15 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: They did play from behind a lot last year. One 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: of our guests, Adam Chernoff, had a great stat on that. 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 2: And by the way, if you've missed any of our 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 2: guests in the last oh, I don't know, six eight 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: weeks on the NFL, you got to go back and listen. 20 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: Pearls of Wisdom Galore, NFL picks Galore today Rob and 21 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 2: I will have our playoff predictions for the season. Well, 22 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: I'll pick my MVP. I don't feel great about it, 23 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: and obviously we'll do a best bet at the end 24 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: of the pod. But we have to start with the 25 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: big news that broke like late Wednesday afternoon on Nick 26 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: Bosa becoming the highest paid player in NFL history, a 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: five year, one hundred and seventy million dollar extension, one 28 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty two and a half million dollars guaranteed. 29 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: It's tough. It's tough to disagree with getting the contract. 30 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: I mean, this is what you can do. There's a 31 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: luxury you have. You could pay him NBD as the 32 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: kids like to say, you know, my seventh grader, NBD, Dad, 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: No big deal that you're shelling out this kind of 34 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: money to Bosa. Now he's a game changer again, game 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: wrecker off the edge. But when you're not paying a 36 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: quarterback forty to fifty million dollars, you can do this. 37 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: You can spend lavishly and Bosa obviously one of the 38 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 2: top edge rushers in the league. It's it's both the 39 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 2: Bosa brothers w Garrett. Those are pretty much maybe I 40 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: left someone out, but those are pretty much the elite 41 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: for I mean, there's a lot of guys who can 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: get after the quarterback. Von Miller's aging a little bit, 43 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: but like, I got no problem giving Bosa this money. Now, 44 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 2: what I do have an issue with is all this 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: talk this week maybe they'll trade Bosa. I'm like, why 46 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: on earth were they trade Bosa? What was that all about? 47 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: Was that Bosa's camp say, hey, listen, he's gonna want 48 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: out feeding reporter stuff. He's not going anywhere. Of course, 49 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: the Niners can afford him. Their core is win now. 50 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: They've been winning now since Jimmy Garoppolo had them within 51 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: eight minutes of beating the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Right, Bosa? 52 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: That core Bosa? The linebackers, you at Deba, Samuel Brandon, Ayuk, 53 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: Now you've got Christian McCaffrey. Like, this team has a 54 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: top five roster. They're gonna be super competitive if brock 55 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 2: Perty's as good as he was last year. So I 56 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: have no issue paying mister Bosa. Now, Rob g is 57 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: a contrarian. If he if you've ever met one, I 58 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: don't know. Maybe he has an issue with this Bosa contract. 59 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 2: Rob what say you look? 60 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 3: I love to see guys get paid, I mean first 61 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: and foremost before anything else. As long as these guys 62 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: are getting their bag, I'd like to see more fully 63 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 3: guaranteed deals. Always didn't happened. He got a fat amount 64 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 3: of a guaranteed almost quarterback eel to quote the guy 65 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: Colin Cowherd quarterback e ol level of guarantee. He's got 66 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: to think one hundred and twenty two and a half million. 67 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 3: I guess if you want me to have a contrarian 68 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: take this is something I thought about, but not until 69 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 3: you know several hours later is shout out to h 70 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 3: the Las Vegas Raiders' front office, Because if Joey Bosa 71 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: or EU mean Nick Bosa is getting one hundred and 72 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 3: twenty two and a half million guaranteed, and I believe 73 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 3: Max Crosby his average salary is twenty three and a 74 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: half million a year, and I think he only got 75 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 3: maybe half of the guarantee that that Nick Bosa got. 76 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 3: So I'll definitely take Max Crosby at that price point 77 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: versus Nick bos said. 78 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 2: His Well, wait a minute, you don't think Crosby's in 79 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: the same stratosphere. 80 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: Do you. 81 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 3: It's not as far as part as people might think. 82 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 3: Total pressures last season, they would think they were only 83 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 3: like one apart was eighty six to eighty five. 84 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: So it's it's very close. 85 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: Wow, Max Crosby very I don't know, man. I mean, 86 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 2: he's a great story and he's an excellent You're right, 87 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 2: she's got. 88 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 3: Correct eighty five to seventy nine. I'm sorry, I was 89 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 3: looking at the herm eighty five. So still it's not 90 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: as close, very close. 91 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: Crosby's nice, but I mean, I'm sure he's facing more 92 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 2: double teams. By the way, what's going on with you 93 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: got Chandler Jones? Did you see that? 94 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: Yeah? I did. 95 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: They lock him out of the facility. 96 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: It's not a good look. 97 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: So everything I just said positive about the Raiders for 98 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 3: an office take it all back a few minutes later 99 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: about the Challenger Jones situation. 100 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: It's not like. 101 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: We you know, I didn't have this slated Rob as 102 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: a topic. But if we were to guess whether the 103 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: Raiders are drafting next year in the top ten, see 104 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: what I did there? What are you thinking like five seven? 105 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't know. We'll see if this goes 106 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: off the rails and they say, you know what, let's 107 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: get Devonte Adams out of here. You know, they could 108 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: be in the mix for a franchise quarterback at the 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: tip of the top of the draft. 110 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: Don't Yeah. 111 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 3: I mean, we'll know in the first month of the 112 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: season whether or not they'll be in contention for a 113 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 3: top five pick. But I don't know, if you recall, 114 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 3: I don't know if we need a quarterback. I mean 115 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: we have AOC eight and O'Connell sitting there. Oh, franchise quarterback, 116 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 3: I mean, who needs not yet? 117 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: Not yet? 118 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: That's so their schedule. Oh wow, this is rough. Damn. 119 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: So if they lose the opener at Denver, which they will, 120 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 2: then they'll have to travel to Buffalo. That's an l 121 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: It will be at least a touchdown underdog. Then they 122 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: host Pittsburgh Sunday Night football, Then they visit the Chargers, 123 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 2: which will be a home game for them in LA, 124 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: and then they host Green Bay New England week seven 125 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: in Chicago. If they're one in six heading into Halloween weekend, 126 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 2: are we going to see Devonte Adams on the trade block? 127 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Oh? 128 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 3: I don't know what his cap situation is, but if 129 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: they're smart, yes, absolutely. If there's like an obscene day. 130 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: After Chicago Detroit Giants Jets if they start out Jets 131 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 2: in November. 132 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: If they start out one and six, I want to 133 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 3: just lose the rest of the games. Like, to me, 134 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 3: there's no difference between being five and twelve and being 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 3: one in sixteen. 136 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: I don't care. 137 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 2: Well, from McDaniel's point of view, there's no way he 138 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: wants him to be two and fifteen or he's gone, Like, 139 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 2: you can't justify bringing him back if he goes two 140 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: and fifteen. Now, if he's able to squeak out because 141 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: of like five late wins look at to save his jobs. 142 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: Let's say they get to seven and ten. That's good 143 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 2: for him maybe, but it's terrible for the franchise, right Yeah. 144 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 3: I mean, i'd also think that they would fire him anyways, 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 3: because he and the GM came in to get there 146 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 3: from New England. So I feel like they're a package 147 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 3: deal either way, And either way, I'm very glad that 148 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: we were able to boguard a Nick Bosa segment into 149 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 3: conversation about the Raiders. 150 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: My plan is I had to do that. 151 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: Well, listen, Rob, we're not We're not gonna talk about 152 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: the Raiders all season, because so I figured we just 153 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: get that out of the way early and without further ado. 154 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: Let's get to our picks for the playoffs. You know, 155 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: there's no need to go through every team. And I 156 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: didn't make a ton of future bets. I did go 157 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: to Vegas and make a couple. I think we talked 158 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: about them in the past. If you missed them, sorry, 159 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: guys that you gotta listen to every podcast. But we'll 160 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 2: start in the NFC for me division winners. I don't 161 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: find it incredibly difficult. I'm gonna go Eagles repeating as 162 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: division champions. I know nobody repeats as division champions in 163 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 2: the NFC East. It's been like over twenty years. I 164 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 2: think I'm gonna go Eagles. I'm gonna go with a 165 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 2: bit of a surprise, and I'm gonna go Green Bay 166 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 2: Packers winning the division, maybe with a losing record nine 167 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 2: eight and nine. I will go with the Saints winning 168 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: the NFC South, a horrible division. Saints could be in 169 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 2: the mix for the number one seed. And I'm gonna 170 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: go with San Francisco winning the NFC West. So not 171 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: a ton of changes my three wildcard teams. I will 172 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: go with the Dallas Cowboys, who TA was on here 173 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 2: was it this weekend, this week hyping the Cowboys as 174 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: maybe his super Bowl team. I'll get the Cowboys as 175 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: one wildcard team. I'll go to the Atlanta Falcons as 176 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: another wildcard team, and then yes, I'm going with the 177 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 2: Chicago beaz as a another wildcard team. In a crazy NFC. So, 178 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 2: if you're keeping track at home, new playoff teams, Saints, Falcons, Bears, Vikings, 179 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 2: I'm going Giants fallout, Seahawks fallout, and I hope people 180 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: will be like, dude, you're crazy. There's no way that's happening. Guys, 181 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 2: just go look Historically, every year there's three or four 182 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: new playoff teams in each conference. And it's not like, oh, 183 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: well three years ago there weren't any No, that's not 184 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 2: how it works. Every single year there's new playoff teams, 185 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 2: three or four of them. Things happen. This is the NFL. 186 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: So put me down. I got the Packers and Bears 187 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: sneaking in. I have the Falcons sneaking in. I've got 188 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 2: Seattle dropping, which could come back to haunt me. And 189 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: I got the Giants dropping, which I have full confidence in. 190 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: Who you got in the NFC? 191 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: Rob Well wearing locks that most of the way. 192 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 3: I also have Niners, Saints, Packers were in the division 193 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 3: where we differ. I'm in with TA and I had 194 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 3: this feeling even before he came on, so I kind 195 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 3: of feel a little emboldened by it. But I have 196 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 3: the Cowboys winning the NFC East for one reason you 197 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 3: mentioned it. No one, for whatever reason, repeats as NFC 198 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 3: is champion. That's just it is what it is. 199 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: I can't explain it. It just doesn't happen. 200 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 3: The other reason, and this is probably my biggest reason, 201 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 3: is the Eagles lost both of their coordinators offensive end 202 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 3: defensive in the offseas, the most I head coaching gigs, 203 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: so I'm expecting them to start off a little slower 204 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: than you would think that their talent level would suggest. 205 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 3: I think that the Cowboys probably come out red hot 206 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 3: and stave the Eagles off just long enough to end 207 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 3: up securing that NFC East championship. The wildcard teams got 208 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 3: the Eagles and just mentioned them. And I do have 209 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 3: the Seahawks in the postseason once again, not because I 210 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 3: think they're that great of a team, but because I 211 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 3: think the NFC. 212 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: West is absolutely terrible. 213 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 3: The Arizona Cardinals are actively trying to tank, and we 214 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,719 Speaker 3: just saw on Wednesday that Cooper Cup might go on 215 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 3: ir and if they're already in a situation where you know, 216 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 3: they don't have much incentive to try to bring him back, 217 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 3: I could see them getting to a point, you know, hey, 218 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 3: you know, just rest the hammy. 219 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: We don't need to come back, and. 220 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: We'll take these ls and build for twenty twenty four. 221 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 3: So I think the Seahawks get in, and then my 222 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 3: last wildcard team, the shocker of the century, Ron Rivera's 223 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 3: Washington Commanders. I like their defense. I like their defense. 224 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 3: I think Eric b Enemy is very creative. 225 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: And I'm a. 226 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 3: Little high on Sam Howe. I know it's only the preseason, 227 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 3: but what I've seen for him I really like. I 228 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 3: like the weapons that they have on the outside with 229 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 3: Clarion and John Dotson. So give me the Washington Commanders 230 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 3: sneaking into that final wildcard spot in the NFC. 231 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like the Washington called. I think that's bold. 232 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 2: If you look at their early schedule, it's manageable and 233 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 2: getting to an early start. Bill's confidence, you never know. 234 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 2: I don't hate that NFC is easier than the AFC. 235 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 2: The problem in the AFC Rob is, there's so many 236 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: good teams. I have three divisions where three teams could 237 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: make the playoffs. Honestly, AFC East, we know three teams 238 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: could make the playoffs. Two did last year. Jets were close, 239 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 2: Patriots are close. To AFC North, three teams could easily 240 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 2: make the playoffs. AFC South, that's the weakest division in 241 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 2: the AFC West. I like everybody except Rob's Raiders. In 242 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 2: the AFC, I'm gonna go bold or I'm gonna go home. 243 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: Your division winners in the AFC Buffalo Bills I hate. 244 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, guys. I have to sorry. Jets Nation. I 245 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 2: got the Bills. We'll safe on my end. Jets win 246 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 2: the opener, mark my words. But the Buffalo Bills win 247 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 2: the AFC East. In the AFC North, mild upset. Give 248 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: me the Pittsburgh Steelers capturing the division over man. Cleveland's 249 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 2: gonna be good, Cincinnati's gonna be good. I don't want 250 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: to doubt Baltimore. I just don't like their defense at all. 251 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: In the UH in the South, listen, this is a 252 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: tough one. I I have a feeling Tennessee, and I 253 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: always don't like Tennessee. I always bashed them. I don't 254 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 2: think anything of them. I think this is a year 255 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 2: they could surprise. I love the backup running back. I'm 256 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 2: gonna be pouncing on him either right before Week one 257 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: starts in Fantasy, just to stash him the kid out 258 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 2: of two lane spears. Remember he carved up USC. Anybody 259 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 2: who watched that games like that, guy's got some juice. 260 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: And Derek Henry, if you look at his carries last year, 261 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 2: he had so many carries, I don't think he comes 262 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: back healthy. So I will go Jacksonville narrowly over Tennessee, 263 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 2: and then in the West. Part of me really wants 264 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 2: to get bold and pick against Kansas City because their 265 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: schedule is tough. We'll see what this Kelsey situation. We'll 266 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: see with Chris Jones, Let's go with the Chargers. Let's 267 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 2: go with the Los Angeles homosaid San Diego. Let's go 268 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 2: with the Los Angeles Chargers to shock the world and 269 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 2: win the AFC West bold. I'm sure I'll regret it 270 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 2: when Mahomes drops fifty on the Lions. I'm sure I'll 271 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: look like an imbecile. It doesn't matter who they plug in, 272 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 2: it's read it's Mahomes. But I'm gonna go with an 273 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 2: upset Kellen Moore and Justin Herbert to the Moon Chargers 274 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 2: stun the AFC West wildcard teams. Obviously, the Jets are 275 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: getting in, no question, the Jets are a playoff team. 276 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: After that, it's murky. I've got the Bengals sneaking in 277 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 2: as a wildcard team, and I have to have the 278 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 2: Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. They're not short of 279 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 2: a Mahomes injury, They're not missing the playoffs. So those 280 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 2: are my seven in the AFC, Bills and Jets, Steelers 281 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: and Bengals, jag Chargers, and Chiefs. Now, I do want 282 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: to say Rob, I did go to Vegas and placed 283 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 2: an alt win total bet on the Dolphins. I think 284 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 2: it's over ten and a half wins, because I do 285 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 2: think there's a world now. Their schedule is the toughest 286 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: in the league, but I wanted a little hedge against it. 287 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 2: You know, I love to bash the Dolphins. I'm a 288 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 2: Jets guy. There's a world where the Dolphins are healthy, 289 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: the offense is on fire, Jalen Ramsey comes back, Vic 290 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: Fangio turns up the d and the Dolphins are really, 291 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 2: really good. That could happen. Remember they got to the 292 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: playoffs last season with Skyler Thompson and Teddy Bridgewater. Okay, 293 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: so the Dolphins have a chance. I just for the 294 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: purposes here, I can't pick them. I like the Denver Broncos. 295 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: I think they're gonna win a lot of games. I 296 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: would not be shocked if they won ten games. And 297 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: I like the Cleveland Browns. A lot of people like 298 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: the Browns. AFC is real tough, Rob, but those are 299 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: my seven. I'm sure people are gonna be upset. But 300 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 2: it's just a preseason pick, folks. Week to week matters. 301 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: Way more. Go ahead, Rob, Yeah, this AFC is a monster. 302 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: It's you can make a legitimate case that outside of 303 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 3: like three teams, everybody thinks they can make the postseason. 304 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: We talked to us on the pot before, like. 305 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 3: This is the deepest conference I can recall in my 306 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 3: whatever twenty plus years of legitimately watching football on a. 307 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: Week to week basis. 308 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 3: This is obscenely deep and in full disclosure, I made 309 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 3: these picks documented a week ago before the Travis Kelsey injury, 310 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 3: assuming that Chris Jones will be back. But I'm not 311 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 3: going to go back on it. It's already out there. 312 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 3: I think I will maybe look bad to flip flop now. 313 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 3: So I have the Chiefs winning the AFC and I 314 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 3: gotta stick with it. It is what it is. We're 315 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 3: already this far. 316 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Down the road. 317 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 3: I have New y Yeah, I have your New York 318 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 3: Jets winning the East. 319 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: I like hell yeah. 320 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: I love their defense. 321 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 3: I think their defense, their front their front eight actually, 322 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 3: because they bring at you in waves with their front line. 323 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: Their defense is incredible. I think they're going to be 324 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 3: able to I think it's gonna be a growing pain 325 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 3: for Aaron Rodgers in the offense early. I don't expect 326 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 3: them to come out like gang Bus shot. I do 327 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 3: think they're going to be Buffalo in week one, but 328 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 3: I don't think they're going to look super impressive offensively 329 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 3: while they do it. They're to lean on the defense early. 330 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 3: That defense is great. I think they're gonna do it 331 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 3: enough just to win that division. I like Baltimore in 332 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 3: the North. I think the Baltimore ravens Lamar Jackson is 333 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 3: really hard to bet against, and even last season in 334 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 3: a down season, they made the postseason without their best 335 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 3: player and with not even half as good of an 336 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 3: offensive you know, weapons on the outside as they have 337 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 3: this season. So like Baltimore to win the North. And 338 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 3: I said on yesterday's pod, the team I have at 339 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: the top of the AFC getting the one seed, not 340 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 3: because I think they're the best team in that conference, 341 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 3: but because they play in a bad division they have 342 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 3: an easy schedule. I think the Jacksonville Jaguars will be 343 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: the number one seed and get the bye week in 344 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 3: the AFC. 345 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 2: I don't hate that. 346 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 3: I love Trevor Lawrence and Doug Peterson. I love their 347 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 3: wide receivers. I think they're gonna be explosive offensively. Defense 348 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: is just enough for them to keep winning games, and 349 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 3: I think they're gonna be number one seed. 350 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: The wild card. 351 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: I have the Bengals, of course Joe Burrow, even though 352 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 3: I expect him to start slow as well because of 353 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 3: him miss basically all of training camp for the third 354 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: straight season. I have the Steelers, which is something that 355 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 3: I'm a little bit concerned about cause I think about 356 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 3: I have three teams from the North in the AFC 357 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 3: and three teams from the East in the NFC, so 358 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 3: that's something maybe maybe dipping my toe too deep in 359 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 3: the water. But I have the Steelers and love their defense. 360 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: I think Kenny Pickett's gonna take a step forward here 361 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 3: in year two. And I was really torn for the 362 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 3: last wildcard spot Between you mentioned the Miami Dolphins. I 363 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 3: really love them and the Buffalo Bills. 364 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: Wow. 365 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 3: Ultimately went with Buffalo only because I trust Josh Allen 366 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 3: more than I trust Toua. Other than that, there's I 367 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 3: think that the Buffalo Bills are the one team that 368 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 3: is most likely to disappoint here in twenty twenty three. 369 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 3: They lose Von Miller for the first couple of games. 370 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 3: They lost their middle linebacker Stefan Diggs. There's obviously something 371 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 3: going on. It's not nothing, you know, as much as 372 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 3: they want to downplay it. His frustrations, there's too much 373 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 3: smoke for there not to be any kind of fire. 374 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 3: Leslie Fraser's gone at the defensive coordinator. Everybody else in 375 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 3: that division got better. I could see them missing the playoffs. 376 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 3: But because I'm really down to two teams between Buffalo 377 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 3: and Miami, it comes down a quarterback play, and I 378 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 3: got Josh Allen getting that last wildcard spot in the AFC. 379 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 2: I confess as a hot take artist, it's win win 380 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 2: for me with these right, rob because I have the 381 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 2: Chargers winning the AFC West. But a couple weeks ago 382 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 2: I had to take on this podcast that the Chargers 383 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 2: could miss the playoffs. And then Brandon Staley has fired 384 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 2: and Jim Harbaugh takes the job. So it's like win win, right, 385 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 2: you got all these takes. One's gonna be right, one's 386 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 2: gonna be wrong. I can't. I just can't see the 387 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 2: Chargers being a middle ground team. So when it comes 388 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 2: to picking the Super Bowl teams, oddly, I have the 389 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: Eagles getting back to the Super Bowl. 390 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 3: Now. 391 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 2: The schedule is tougher, so they're not winning like fourteen 392 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 2: games or whatever they won last year. I'm not worried 393 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: about them going outdoors or on the road to whether 394 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: it's New Orleans, Dallas, any of these places, because their 395 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 2: game travels with the run game and the aerial attack. 396 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 2: I just think the Eagles. I think the three best 397 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 2: teams are Eagles, Cowboys, forty nine Ers, and I think 398 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 2: the Eagles are the most well rounded of those three teams. 399 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 2: So I'll go Eagles in the Super Bowl. From the 400 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 2: NFC and the AFC is tough, it is brutal. I 401 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 2: would love to pick my Jets in the Super Bowl. 402 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 2: I would love it. I haven't fully thought this through, 403 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 2: but I do think the Bengals get off to a 404 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 2: slow start. As you're here on tomorrow's pod with mister Baker, 405 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 2: I will be picking the Browns to beat the Bengals 406 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 2: in Week one. Remember Bengals got off to a slow 407 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 2: start last year. It was either on one or zero two. 408 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 2: And I think the Bengals get to the super Bowl, 409 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 2: so I will go Bengals Eagles Super Bowl, and I'm 410 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 2: gonna go ahead and take the Eagles to win the 411 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 2: Super Bowl. I think I have a second Super Bowl 412 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 2: pick a backup, rob if that's allowed, it's my podcast, 413 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 2: Canna do whatever the hell I want. My backup would 414 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 2: be Eagles again. And then the other time I'm gonna 415 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 2: go all my tips in the middle on the LA Chargers, 416 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 2: which is just as nine given the history of aneneuptitude 417 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 2: with this franchise, people get hurt unlucky. I will never 418 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 2: forget some of those Ladanian Tomlinson teams were so good 419 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 2: and I was kind of rooting for them and they 420 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 2: just ended up flopping in the postseason. I don't even 421 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 2: trust the coach. This is strictly about Kellen Moore opening 422 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 2: up the offense, playing to Justin Herbert's skill set. So 423 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 2: give me the Chargers in my second my backup super 424 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 2: Bowl Chargers Eagles super Bowl, and I might as well, 425 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 2: just you know, put my house on the line, put 426 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 2: everything in the middle of my shoes, my car. I'll 427 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: take the Chargers to beat the Eagles and my backup 428 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 2: Super Bowl option and yours. Rob. 429 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 3: There's nothing better than a backup Super Bowl. I have 430 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 3: a pick, But if that doesn't go well, here's my 431 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 3: second pick, which is totally different. 432 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: I like that very embarrassing. 433 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 3: In the NFC, I have the Fantanisco forty nine Ers 434 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 3: going to the Super Bowl, and then the only reason 435 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 3: why I feel that way is because I believe that 436 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 3: because their division is so weak, they're going to be 437 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 3: the team of the Big three San Francisco, Philly and 438 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 3: Dallas to end up getting the number one seed. So 439 00:20:58,400 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 3: I think they're gonna be able to ride that home 440 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: few advantage into an NFC championship game against what I 441 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 3: believe will be the Philadelphia Eagles, and the difference will 442 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 3: be as opposed to last season. Number one, there won't 443 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 3: be a fourth string quarterback out there for San Francisco 444 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: and number two, I think the home field will carry 445 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 3: them into the Super Bowl. In the AFC, I already 446 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 3: mentioned all roads lead through Jacksonville. That's going to be 447 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 3: by far the biggest advantage of any of these teams 448 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 3: in the AFC is having the home field advantage and 449 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 3: having that buy especially. 450 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: However, I got. 451 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 3: To stick with my pick, even if you know things 452 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 3: have changed about a week ago. I think ultimately you 453 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 3: get to the AFC Championship Trevor Lawrence versus Patrick Mahomes 454 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 3: and Jacksonville, and Patrick Mahomes does what patri Mackhome does, 455 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 3: goes on the road, throws for three hundred and seventy 456 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 3: five yards and four touchdowns, you know, to Sky Moore 457 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 3: and Godarius Tony and all these guys. And hopefully I'm 458 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 3: sure Travis Kels will be fine by then. But yes, 459 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 3: I have Patrick Mahomes getting back to the Super Bowl 460 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 3: once again. Then start calling it the Kansas City Chiefs 461 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 3: Invitational and in the Super Bowl the rematch Niners Chiefs. 462 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 1: I gotta go with Mahomes again. Oh my, I can't. 463 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 2: Well, it is Mahome's ever not gonna win the Super Bowl. 464 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: What the heck? 465 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 3: As long as he has a healthy and available Travis 466 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:23,959 Speaker 3: Kelcey and Chris Jones, I can't bet against them. 467 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 2: Interesting. 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I have three 503 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 2: fantasy leagues, my son is in two and we're like 504 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 2: working in lockstep. I'm in multiple survivor pools. I'm in 505 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 2: this draft a pool where you draft teams and you're 506 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 2: drafting the most wins and then you win that pool. 507 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 2: I'm in a league where you have to it's the 508 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 2: most pick them every week. You have to pick every 509 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 2: game on this with the spread, and there's payouts every week. 510 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 2: I'm in one of those. I just like, oh, hey, 511 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 2: just two hundred bucks, all right, final sign up? 512 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: Sure? 513 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 2: And then I've got the big Vegas contest. We'll talk 514 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 2: more about that tomorrow. And it's just like I'm kind 515 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,360 Speaker 2: of like I spread myself little thin. So for Week one, 516 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 2: I have many bets we'll talk about on tomorrow, but 517 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 2: I'm not going heavy. I'm sorry. I'm not going five 518 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 2: hundred dollars on on Chiefs Lions not knowing anything. So 519 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 2: this will be like a smaller bet for me. But 520 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 2: I did take a chunk of Lions money line plus 521 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 2: two forty three after the Kelsey news. I'm sure I 522 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 2: look like a jackass. If they say Kelsey game time decision. 523 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 2: He's gonna give it a go, which I would actually 524 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 2: hate because he's on my fantasy team and if he gets, 525 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 2: you know further injures a leg. You know, think about 526 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 2: this Rob Thursday game. They have extra time off, why 527 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 2: not just say, Travis hel Up, you got ten days, 528 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 2: let's be ready for Jacksonville. It's one game. So my 529 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 2: guess is Kelsey sits. I think that'd be this smart 530 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 2: thing to do, and I think the Lions pulled the upset. 531 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,959 Speaker 2: I'll go thirty one thirty. I will probably do some 532 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 2: live betting on the over. My guess is Detroit opts 533 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 2: to run the football early and try to control a 534 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 2: clock and be like, oh well, we'll just you know, no, 535 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 2: Chris Jones, Let's go Montgomery. Let's go dump offs to Gibbs, 536 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 2: goes slow and keep Mahomes off the field, and then 537 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 2: of course Mahomes gets the ball and goes big bang boom. 538 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 2: My problem rob the other thing, like I have Sky 539 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 2: Moran fantasy. Do I start him? Because I don't know. 540 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 2: This could be a Jerk McKinnon game, or it's MVS 541 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: or it's Kadarius Tony, like they have too many weapons 542 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 2: and not great ones like Pacheco could go nuts. This 543 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 2: is a Detroit defense. It's stunk against the run and 544 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 2: the pass last year, so I don't I really am 545 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 2: a bit torn, but I would just go with an upset, 546 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 2: not a ton of money here invested. I will Lions 547 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 2: thirty one, Chiefs thirty, and I'll be betting the over 548 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 2: as well, and I'm probably gonna be live betting the 549 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 2: Lions during the game. 550 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 3: That sounds totally plausible, and I'm actually right there with 551 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 3: you again. This situation I expect with no Chris Jones. Obviously, 552 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 3: I'm assuming Kelsey doesn't play, but as far as the 553 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 3: defensive aspect of it, that Detroit Lions offense is for real. 554 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 3: Say what you want to whether I have them missing 555 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 3: the playoffs, but I think that they're gonna have one 556 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 3: of the better offenses in football. I think they're going 557 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 3: to be able to score pretty easily against this Kansas 558 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: City defense minus Chris Jones. On the flip side, though, 559 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 3: even without Travis Kelcey, I think Patrick Mahomes is gonna 560 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 3: be able to be putting up stats right there with 561 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 3: him in his career. In Week one, It's coming in 562 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 3: to Thursday, NaNs game five starts three hundred and eight 563 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 3: yards passing per game, eighteen total touchdowns, zero interceptions, passer 564 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 3: rating of one thirty six point nine. So I'm expecting 565 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 3: a shootout. So I'm definitely pounding the over in this one. 566 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 3: That's number one and number two. I do like the 567 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 3: Detroit Lions in a mild upset, but if you're gonna 568 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,239 Speaker 3: give me the four and a half point, I'll take 569 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 3: the four and a half as well. 570 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 2: Smart I like it all right, Everybody, enjoy game one 571 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 2: of the long season. Pace yourself. Even Buddy's excited, Lesten 572 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 2: fired up. Let's go Lions, all right. We'll talk to 573 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 2: you tomorrow.