1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is a 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: straight Fire fan. It's me Jason McIntyre Street Fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: August twenty three. Yes, yes, a lot of new Seattle 4 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: Seahawks fans checking into the podcast today after what I 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: said about the One Cowhard Show yesterday. Hello Seattle. I 6 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: always loved the TV show Frasier. I didn't love it. 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: It was good. Um, Fraser Crane took place in Seattle. 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: Not a bad shoe. Really enjoyed it. But yeah, I 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: don't like the Seahawks this year. Newsflash should not surprise anybody. 10 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: They stink Drew Drew Lock stinks, Gino Smith is terrible. 11 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm not a believer. That being said, I think the 12 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: future could be decent if they crushed the draft and 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: at the same time find a quarterback because they got 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: a lot of holes to fill on that Seattle team. 15 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: Um it's I'll say this about being and hurt a 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: lot lately. It is weird how any little thing you 17 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: say is picked up instantly, I mean like instantly, and 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: people get so outrage. I forget how many like fans 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: of teams just gets so riled up, Like I made 20 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: some flippant comment about how the Atlanta Falcons are gonna 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: stink and listen, I was a Marcus Mariota guy coming 22 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: out of Oregon. The Falcons probably have the least amount 23 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: of talent in the entire NFC. Go look at their roster. 24 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 1: The ride receivers are a joke. I like Kyle Pitts. 25 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: The offensive line is the exact same garbage offensive line 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: they had last year. The defense is abysmal other than 27 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: the secondary. Like the front seven is not gonna stop anybody, 28 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: but the secondary is is good. And like they just 29 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: don't have any talent, Like the Jets literally have more 30 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: talent than the Falcons. And you make a flippant comment, 31 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: and these Falcons fans are so defensive, Well the Jet stink. 32 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: I'm like, you just forget sometimes how passionate these um 33 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: these NFL fans are. But I'm so excited the season 34 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: is coming back. Big actual NFL news on Monday and 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: that Tom Brady returned to practice after eleven day hiatus, 36 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: a break, a respite if you will. Um he returned 37 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: to Tampa. Now, I guess probably when he cut a 38 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: deal to come back. You know, his wife was probably 39 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: not thrilled, and she said listen, since you're gonna be 40 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: out of the mix September through February. If you're lucky, 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna need like a mid August right before the 42 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: kids go back to school. We're gonna need like a 43 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: family deal. And you know, they got away for eleven 44 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: days in the middle of the preseason, and you know, Presto, 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: the wife is happy, and Tom Brady comes back to 46 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: a depleted offensive line and there's not a lot to 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: be excited about. Um, if you're Tampa early in the season. 48 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: I did write a piece this week for Fox Sports, 49 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: actually came out Friday about how you will not be 50 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: betting on Tampa early. They'll be okay in the long 51 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: run because they have Brady. UM and Chris Godwin is 52 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: actually taking part in eleven on eleven drills for the 53 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: first time. UM since geez, I think he played last 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: in week fIF teen. Um, they don't expect him there 55 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: the first four weeks. There's no reason to rush him 56 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: back early in the season. Um. But they're gonna be 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: some struggles earlier for them, no doubt about it. But 58 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: it's good to have Brady back. I probably should have 59 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: talked about Brady and the Raiders yesterday. I know Rob 60 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: g was hot to talk about it. I mentioned it, 61 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: but we didn't really dive into it. You know, when 62 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: he was leaving the Patriots, I thought Brady's landing spot 63 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: had to be the Chargers. You get to move back 64 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: to California. The Chargers had a damn good team. Oh 65 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: my gosh, they were loaded and Brady would have fit 66 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: right in. They could have got right to the playoffs. 67 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: And I guess the Raiders were had a better chance 68 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: of getting him briefly than the Bucks or the Chargers. Um, 69 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: except apparently John Gruden said no, which shouldn't wouldn't surprise 70 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: that Derek Carr younger Brady late in his career. But 71 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: the Brady grunt combo? Hello where turned that down? Um? 72 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: Gruten's all not talking. He's got that lawsuit coming up, 73 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: so we won't hear anything out of him. But other 74 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: than Tom Brady returning to practice that, there wasn't really 75 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: a whole hell of a lot that happened yesterday. Um. 76 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: It stays like these and I will be on Cowhard 77 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: Show again today. I just I wonder, man, how do 78 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: you find a three hour radio show out of the 79 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: little news that's actually out there, and some days you 80 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: gotta kind of manufacture it and have fun with it. Um. 81 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: And given that there's not a lot of news today, 82 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: we have a really good guest book for the borrow. 83 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: You're gonna love it. Um. We We've been looking at 84 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: the info that comes in based on the podcast, and 85 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: clearly when I talk gambling centric podcasts, the fans tend 86 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: to tune in. So what we're gonna do today, I'm 87 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: gonna buzz through the divisions and give you my division winners. 88 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: The only the only hook here is you can't bet 89 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: the favorite in each division. So for instance, a f 90 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: C eat the Buffalo Bells are minus two thirty. Do 91 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna win the division? Yeah? But am 92 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: I laying two thirty bucks to one hundred? Of course 93 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: not so. If I had to choose Dolphins Patriots yet, 94 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: I can't believe I'm reluctantly saying this, I would go 95 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: with the Miami Dolphins. Now I don't like the Dolphins. 96 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: Mild surprise here. Dolphins are plus four fifty in the 97 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: a f C East, better than the Patriots, which are 98 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: plus five hundred. Now Miami is a team I don't 99 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: love because of the schedule, but there is a case 100 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: to be made that they could be pretty damn good. 101 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: I saw the stat with two of last year, and 102 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: I'm not a too a guy, and Miami fans love 103 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: to get on my case about that. They were seven 104 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: and four plus thirty four point to French. Remember they 105 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: had some backup quarterback issues too. It didn't was not 106 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: able to play the entire season, but within they were 107 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: seven and four. Now, if you drill a little deeper, well, 108 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: who did you beat in those seven games? Will you 109 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: beat rookie Matt Jones twice? One of them? Uh? Not 110 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: very impressive. And they did beat Lamar Jackson, but it 111 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: was on a Thursday night football short week for him. 112 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: It was a big, big upset. And they really beat 113 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: add quarterbacks outside of Lamar Jackson, and a lot of 114 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: them came in close games. Um, so it's like, huh, well, 115 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: what happened when they stepped up in class? Well, they 116 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: lost by an average of twenty seven points per game 117 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: against Tennessee, Buffalo, and Tampa. I don't even think Tennessee 118 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: is that good. So when they had to play good 119 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: teams last year, they got drilled. What does the schedule 120 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: hold this season? Oh my gosh, it is one of 121 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: the toughest schedules in the NFL. UM, And I just 122 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: I don't see how there's a case to be made 123 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: that against one of the toughest schedules, Miami is somehow 124 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: gonna win the division. So that's why I'm not betting them. Uh. 125 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: By one track, there the eighth toughest schedule in the league. 126 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: Last year. Apparently they were the fourth easiest schedule in 127 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: the league. Um, they are gonna they have a rough 128 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: start early to the season. And even though they have 129 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: added Tyreek Hill Um Cedric Wilson, who was good in Dallas, 130 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: they have talent on the outside. I have questions about 131 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: the offensive line. We will see what happens. They spend 132 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,679 Speaker 1: a lot on Armstead. Um, they spent on Connor Williams 133 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: out of Dallas. UM. So you know, one of the 134 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: notes I have here is um, Connor Williams lad all 135 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: offensive linemen and penalties last year. So like, what are 136 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: you getting a good player from Dallas or a uh 137 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: penalty um issue guy from from Dallas. You know Armstead 138 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: is good from the Saints. Uh. He is thirty one 139 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: years old. Is he passed his prime? I don't know. 140 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're they're getting upgrades on the offensive line, 141 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: but really, is this that good of a team to 142 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: be betting plus four fifty to win the division? So 143 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: I'm staying away, and since I camp bet favorites, I'm 144 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: not taking the bills. Fox Sports Radio has the best 145 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 146 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 147 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,119 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 148 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: So now we go to the a f C North 149 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: and you know, the Bengals are plus one seventy. The Browns, 150 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: who you can't touch now with Jacoby Brissette starting for 151 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: the first eleven games, plus three seventy. Pittsburgh a long 152 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: shot at plus nine fifty. Baltimore plus one. I am 153 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: extremely bullish on the Ravens this year. UM we talked 154 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: about that on Cowherd Show. To make the playoffs, they're 155 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: only minus one sixty to make the playoffs, minus one 156 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: sixty to win the division plus one forty. So I 157 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: actually think plus one forty five much better bet to 158 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: win the division. Even if say Lamar were to go down, 159 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: they can be competitive as long as the offensive line 160 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: and UM the running back situation is okay, because we 161 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: saw last year with backup quarterbacks they were competitive. I 162 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: don't think Pittsburgh carries much value. Can you pick at 163 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: everybody's excited? I just that offensive line. I I just 164 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: can't with them. Um. I do like Baltimore, if you're 165 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: into the bet on a player because he's playing for 166 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: a contract narrative. And again, I don't know that there's 167 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: any concrete evidence that they're They do deliver better if 168 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: they're playing for a contract. But Lamar jacksonsus like his 169 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: deal is not gonna get done. And I just think 170 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: he's primed for a big bounce back here because you 171 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: remember two years ago they were one of the best 172 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: teams in the league, one of the Super Bowl favorites, 173 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: trucking teams, UM and at a great season, and then 174 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Lamar's hurt last year, the offensive line, UM, the secondary crippled, UM, 175 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: the running backs. Obviously, it was just it was a 176 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: blood bath for the Ravens and they almost made the playoffs. 177 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: They were leading division until you know, Lamar goes down. 178 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: The Bengals have if you guys like to look at schedules, 179 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals have without question, the toughest end of 180 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: the schedule of anybody in the league. It is absolutely bonkers, 181 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: how tough they have to face it down the stretch. 182 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: So they could start, say let's say they start seven 183 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: and three, and everybody's all excited. This is who they 184 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: play starting December four verse the Chiefs verse Deshaun Watson 185 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: and the Browns at Tom Brady at New England versus 186 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and Buffalo versus Baltimore. That is absolutely brutal. 187 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: They come out of the bye week and have to 188 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: travel to Pittsburgh and then Tennessee. But early on they 189 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: should do fairly well. These are the quarterbacks. The Bengals 190 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: defense is gonna face Kenny pick It, Dak Prescott, maybe 191 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: Zack Wilson two or Tongue Baloa. So if they can 192 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: start three and one, don't be in good shape. The 193 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: first half of the schedule is favorable. I just the 194 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: back half is gonna be a nightmare. And that's the 195 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: only reason I would not take them to win the 196 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: a f C North. So again, Baltimore or pass for me. 197 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: This is the one a f C South where it 198 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: gets spicy. Texans are don't waste your money, but the 199 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: Jags a plus seven fifty. Now, I need to start 200 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: out by saying last year I picked the Jags thinking 201 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: urban Meyer would would you know, have a great You'd 202 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: be phenomenal as a coach. My worst call of the year, 203 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: by the by far was Jacksonville and Urban Meyer. They 204 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: are plus seven fifty with Doug Peterson, and they spent 205 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 1: a lot in the off season. I know that that 206 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: you you think that doesn't always translate to wins. That 207 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: being said someone I think it's our guest that's coming 208 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: up later this week, had dug in and said, in 209 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: the last five years, the team that has spent the 210 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: most in free agency has increased their win total by 211 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: about three wins. So Jacksonville is gonna win three or 212 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: more games this year. And oh, by the way, Tennessee 213 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: is dropping way back to the back. Their offensive line 214 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: is way worse than it was last year. Obviously, they 215 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: lose a j Brown. Ryan Tannehill is looking over his 216 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: shoulder with no guaranteed money after this season. Yes, I 217 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: think everybody's chasing the Colts, but for the second year 218 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: in a row, I'm going to advocate the Jacksonville Jaguars 219 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: will be plucky spicy, all that, all those fun adjectives 220 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: you want to use. I really do think there could 221 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: be something brewing in Jacksonville. I don't think it's eleven 222 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: twelve win team, but we know this division historically, if 223 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: you can get to nine or ten, you're in good shape. Now, 224 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: last year, the Titans, every break fell their way, with 225 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: the exception of the Derrick Henry injury, and they were 226 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: able to win the division. Nothing went the way of 227 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: the Cold to upgrade their quarterback to Matt Ryan from 228 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, and the Colts lost the lost out on 229 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,319 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year with the season ending loss to 230 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: Lowley Jacksonville. UM, but look at the quarterbacks in the division, 231 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: Davis Mills, Ryan, Tannehill, Trevor Lawrence, Matt Ryan. If you 232 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: told me the best quarterback right now in that division 233 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: was Matt Ryan, I mean, would that surprise you. I'm 234 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 1: not a Tannehill believer. I like Trevor Lawrence a lot. 235 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: I loved him coming out. I was not happy with 236 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: what I saw from him with Urban Meyer. But do 237 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: we give him a mulligan given all the crap he 238 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: went through as a rookie. I think he kind of 239 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: have to he was just too good at Clemson to 240 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: totally fall apart and be a nightmare. And Peterson obviously 241 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: an offensive guy. I like what they're doing in Jacksonville. 242 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: I listen. Do I like overpaying for Christian Kirk? Absolutely not, 243 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: But I do think it's seven fifty Jacksonville. Remember every year, 244 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 1: almost every year somebody goes worse to first, Jacksonville will 245 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: be a candidate, absolutely no doubt in my mind in 246 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: the a f C West, the best division in football. 247 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: Look at it, this is crazy. Raiders are plus seven hundred. 248 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: I don't have them as a playoff team. Chiefs are 249 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: still the favorite at plus one, Chargers plus two forty, 250 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: Broncos plus two sixty. How do you not take a 251 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: flyer on the Broncos or Chargers? How can you not 252 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: do that? I the Broncos are gonna be very good 253 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: this year, and I think, without question the Chargers. You 254 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: guys heard me and pick them already. Um, I think Chargers, Vikings. 255 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,239 Speaker 1: If you're looking at my teams that didn't make the playoffs, 256 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: best chance to get to the super Bowl, give me 257 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: a Vikings Chargers super Bowl next next year. I I 258 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: like the Vikings a lot. I like the new coach 259 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: and I like the Uh. I like the Chargers obviously. 260 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: I like them last year too. Um, I think the 261 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs fall back to the pack a little bit. My 262 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: big thing with ends the City is when you look 263 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: at that offense, they'll be fine in the regular season. 264 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: I just worry about come January and you need Tyreek 265 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: Hill to make a couple of game breaking plays and 266 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: playoff games from the cornerbacks are better, the marginary of 267 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: errors smaller. Can you really count on Juju Smith, Schuster, 268 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: me Cole Harden. I just don't see them getting the 269 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: separation necessary and dominating and winning the way that Tyreek 270 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: Hill has historically done. You want to go watch that 271 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: Bill's game. And Tyreek Hill just made probably the most 272 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: jaw dropping play of the season for me, um when 273 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: he took it to the house against Buffalo in the 274 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. I thought that was the play of the season. 275 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: That was just I mean, he threw up the deuces 276 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: at like the ten yard line. Uh, the stadium was rocket. 277 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: I was watching with my with my kids just screaming like, 278 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: oh my and I had the Chiefs and that one. 279 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: So it felt good. But I think the bet there 280 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: has to be Denver. Why not the Chargers, you ask, 281 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: I feel like everybody's taking the Chargers, and I feel 282 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: like there's a people are sleeping on Denver just a 283 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, so I have questions about Nathaniel Hackett, 284 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: but I also have questions about Stately and if you 285 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: look over all the schedule, I think Denver has it 286 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: slightly easier than the Chargers. Let me see who Denver 287 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: wraps up with down the stretch, if there if if 288 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: you know Russell Wilson needs it. Um a couple of 289 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: clutch wins late. Yeah, here it is. They close. Wha 290 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: geez Denver schedule. Oh my gosh. December at Baltimore verse 291 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: k C versus Arizona. We don't know where Arizona will 292 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: be at. The defending Super Bowl champion Rams at the 293 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs again. So they have the Chiefs twice from weeks 294 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: at weeks fourteen and seventeen, and then verse the Chargers. 295 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: So they get a home game against the Chargers maybe 296 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: to determine the division. Gosh, that division. I'm this is 297 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: one of the times between the NBA playoffs and NFL season. 298 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: It's so so good to live out West. There's gonna 299 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: be so many good games, unbelievable late in the season 300 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: that are going to be prime time games. Now I'm 301 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: looking at the Chargers roster. They are their December schedule 302 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: at Vegas, home to Miami, home to Tennessee, at the Colts, 303 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: versus versus the Rams, so basically they don't have to um, 304 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, leave the area or anything. That's and then 305 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: at Denver in week eighteen. So they played primetime game 306 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: on the day after Christmas against the Colts, they played 307 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: primetime game on New Year's Day against the Rams, and 308 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: then at That's that's tough. Gosh, that division is going 309 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: to be a blood bath. So I'm going Denver there. 310 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 311 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 312 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 313 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live for the betters 314 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: at home. I will be head at the Vegas next 315 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: week to sign up for the gambling contest and play 316 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: some futures action NFC s. This is my this will 317 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: be my one long shot. I really do like Cowboys 318 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: are plus one thirty five. I think they fall back 319 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: Eagles plus one seventy. A lot of people like them 320 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: Commanders plus five hundred and the New York Giants, who, 321 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: by the way, dodged a bullet when cavon Thibodeau. He 322 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: went down on what looked like a dirty block from 323 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: Randy Moss's son. Amazingly, Randy Moss has a son in 324 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: the NFL already. He went low on the Giants top 325 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: ten pick Thibodeau, and it looks like an mcl sprain. 326 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: So he's gonna be out three to four weeks, so 327 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: he'll clearly miss the opener. He's going to be a 328 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: factor this year. Thibodeau is too good not to be. 329 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: But the Giants at plus seven hundred, and I've talked 330 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: about them a couple of times on the pod. If 331 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: you want to bet on coaching and potential, I think 332 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: the Giants have to be the team you're looking at. 333 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: Brian Dable. There's no bigger upgrade going from Joe Judge 334 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: to Briandable. There just isn't in the league anywhere. Wink 335 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: Martin Dale takes over the defense. We know what he 336 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: likes to do. Blitz, blitz, blitz. They've got some good 337 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: pass rushers. Secondary very shaky, and I've never been a 338 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,239 Speaker 1: Danny Dimes fan. I've called him Daniel loose change on 339 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: this on this podcast very frequently. That being said, they 340 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: had the most expensive wide receiver room in the league. 341 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: They were injured last year. I saw a stat that 342 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones never once had a healthy fleet of his 343 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: top receivers and Sae Kwon Barkley for one game never 344 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: every week somebody was down or see Kwon was down. 345 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: And when you have those situations, it's it's tough to thrive. Now, Listen, 346 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: they did not pick up his fifth year options, so 347 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: they don't have a ton of confidence in him. But 348 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: you know, I know they were four and thirteen. Well, 349 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: you know, Danny Dimes didn't start every game. They had 350 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: Mike Glennon, they had Jake from they were beat up 351 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 1: a quarterback, they were injured everywhere. They have this and 352 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: one of the easiest schedules in the league. I think 353 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: it's graded out as like the fourth or fifth easiest schedule. 354 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: I'm a jet Skuy through and through. But the New 355 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: York Giants are gonna be a good bet this year. 356 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: I think you've got to really look at them hard 357 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: and let's see what happens if we one they do 358 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: they played at Tennessee or or are they home? Let 359 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: me check that out because I remember last year when 360 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: I went to Vegas. One of the single game bets 361 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: I made was I love Arizona. In Week one, everybody's 362 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: like Arizona. No way. Arizona went to Tennessee and crushed them. 363 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: They wanted by like thirty. And this year Tennessee host 364 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: the New York Giants. Brian Dable from Buffalo has familiarity 365 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: with Tennessee. He should have his way with the Titans. 366 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: I will be taking the Giants. I think they're getting six, 367 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: six and a half. I don't know how Tennessee is 368 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: favored by that much at home. If you look at 369 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: the numbers, if you listen to Thursday's podcast Bernie Frado, 370 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: the numbers say in week one you definitely I'm not sorry, 371 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: not in week one, but the Tennessee Titans as favorites 372 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: are terrible. In the last two seasons as favorites eight 373 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: and thirteen against Sprint as underdogs are great, fantastic team 374 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 1: as dogs. As favorites, they don't deliver. I'll be I'll 375 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: be betting on the Giants in Week one end plus 376 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: seven to win the NFC East, NFC North. This one's 377 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: obviously it's not the Bears, it's not the Detroit Lions. Obviously, 378 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm not taking the Packers. It's going to be the 379 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings A plus two forty. Listen, I know they've 380 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: let you down. I know that everybody can't stand Kirk Cousins. 381 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: I just I look at this team going from conservative, 382 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: defensive oriented. Let's run the football and not throw the 383 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: ball down the field. That's what Zimmer did because he's 384 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: a defensive guy. Will win with defense. I think O'Connell 385 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: comes in the McVeigh and instantly goes, let's scrap this 386 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: three yards in a cloud or dust thing. We're not 387 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: scrapping Dalvin Cook. He's good, but we're gonna go three 388 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: wide from the jump. We're gonna make people defend Justin 389 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: Jefferson in space, dealing in space. The kid Osborne, he's 390 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: would be one of my fantasy guys I'm targeting, and 391 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: we're gonna say, you can try to stop Dalvin, or 392 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: you can try to man up our receivers, but Kirk 393 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: Cousins an accurate quarterback. He's gonna be good, folks. I 394 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: really do like the Minnesota Vikings plus two forty to 395 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 1: win the division. It'll be telling in that Week one game. 396 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: Their defense has a lot to be desired, but the 397 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: offense should be able to keep up with anyone. Similar 398 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,679 Speaker 1: to the Bengals last year. Packers offensively, we'll see what happens. 399 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: Um there will be they will not be as explosive 400 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: as last year. That being said, their defense, I believe 401 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: will be the number one unit in the NFC. They're 402 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: loaded in the front seven. I think JayR Alexander like 403 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: barely played last year. He was the best cornerback in 404 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: the league two years ago. So that Packers defense could 405 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: be great, but I don't know if the offense will 406 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: keep up. So give me the Vikings plus two forty 407 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: NFC North. In the NFC South, you can't touch the Rams. 408 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: I wouldn't touch him with your money for plus three thousand. 409 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: I think the you know, you look at Tampa, You're like, oh, 410 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 1: they got this. These offensive line injuries, guys, it's gonna 411 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: be tough. We talked about them a little bit at 412 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: the outside of the podcast. I think the Panthers are 413 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: interesting A plus. I think you have to really look 414 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: at the New Orleans Saints at plus three. I know 415 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:17,959 Speaker 1: that Peyton is gone, but they still do have uh 416 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: the o c stuck around, the quarterback stuck around. They 417 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: upgraded the receiver room. Their top three receivers this year. 418 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: We're all not there last year. Now. The big question 419 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: mark is the Alvin Kamara situation. Will he be suspended 420 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: or not. It sounds like they may kick it to 421 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: next season. It may not be adjudicated in time. But 422 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: if you don't lose Kamara and James can stay healthy, 423 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: and you added Jarvis Landry and free agency Cristo lave 424 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: in the draft, Michael Thomas healthy again, you go from 425 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: no receivers to three. You're like, wait a minute, what 426 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: do we have here? And the defense, which was supposed 427 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: to be damaged badly by the loss by the salary cap, 428 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: they were able to dodge everything. And oh, by the way, 429 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: they added Honey bad during Marcus May Marcus May former 430 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: Jet So this defense is gonna be good and if 431 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: they could get ten wins, that could win the division. 432 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: I think you've got to take the Saints of plus 433 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: three and then wrapping up NFC West. This is a 434 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: tough one for me because obviously we're just just counting 435 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 1: Seattle a plus. As much as I like and root 436 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 1: for Arizona, I don't know that this is the year 437 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: for them. The schedule is, I believe, the toughest in 438 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: the division, and they do have to play the a 439 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: f C West, as does everyone in the division. I 440 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: can't buy the trade Lance hype with the Niners. It's 441 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: probably gonna bite me in the in the button and 442 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: I'll miss an opportunity. And the Rams, I like them 443 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: a lot, but you know, we've seen some teams win 444 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl and then fall back a little bit. 445 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: So I've got no play in the NFC West. I 446 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: root a little bit for the Rams being out here. 447 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 1: I root for the Cardinals. I mean, it's fun to 448 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: like watch Deebo Samuel carry my fantasy team every year, 449 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: but I just I'm not a Trade Lance guy. I've 450 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: got to see it. I have not seen it from him. 451 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: He's not thrown of passes for me. He's the biggest 452 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: X factor of this season. When you look at gambling 453 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: and fantasy and everything Trey Lance could be could come 454 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: out like the world on fire and everybody's like off 455 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: boy Tray Lance winning everybody fantasy titles gambling slips and 456 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: the Niners the division, or it could go incredibly badly 457 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: sideways and they end up not trade trading Jimmy G 458 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: and Jimmy G like takes over, and now you've got 459 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: a quarterback controversy. Like the level of variance with Trey 460 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: Lance is so massive that it's just not actionable for me. 461 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: I might have to wait and see what they do. Um, 462 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: what are they gonna look like? I just don't know. 463 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: And you can't take any of the few snaps he 464 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: took last year and apply that to what they might 465 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: do this year given a full off season with Shanahan 466 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: knowing Lances the guy. So those are my divisional picks 467 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: for the upcoming season. We'll dive deeper into individual teams 468 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: that I like in the coming week and a half 469 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: before the season started. We got two weeks before the 470 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: season starts. But that's it for today. Talk to you tomorrow.