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Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up

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Speaker 1: straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Thursday,

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Speaker 1: September eighth. The NFL season begins tonight. How geeked are you?

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Speaker 1: What are your plans? I cannot wait? Very stoke. Sofi

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Speaker 1: Stadium will host the Rams and the Bills. I have

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Speaker 1: two wagers on this game. We'll talk about them at

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Speaker 1: the end for best bet. Very excited for football to

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Speaker 1: be back Thursday, NFL Friday, we have a event with

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Speaker 1: a couple of other couples that should be fun. Saturday

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Speaker 1: Kids sports starts in Earnest, Oh. By the way, a

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Speaker 1: couple of decent college football games. Alabama's gonna smoke Texas.

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Speaker 1: I'll be betting on that. Well, I've already bet on it,

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Speaker 1: but i'll tell you about it tomorrow. And Sunday is NFL.

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Speaker 1: It's gonna be a wacky weekend. I'm gonna try to

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Speaker 1: squeeze in a game of volleyball. We'll see, we'll see

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Speaker 1: if there's time. I don't know. I don't know if

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Speaker 1: I'll have time. Today. We have a great guest. He's

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Speaker 1: He actually wanted a Super Bowl with Kurt Warner back

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Speaker 1: in the day. Was the last Rams Super Bowl champ

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Speaker 1: pulled it off a few months back. And so we

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Speaker 1: preview the Rams Rams bills the season with Mr Farr

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Speaker 1: in a minute the only topic. And I know this

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Speaker 1: is just NFL, NFL, NFL. Nobody cares. I'm not talking

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Speaker 1: about the Steph Curry, Kevin Durant ring nonsense. I don't

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Speaker 1: care about Pat Bev. It's football time, right. That being said,

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Speaker 1: I did notice that the forty Niners quietly on social

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Speaker 1: media released the list the image of their captains, George

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Speaker 1: Kittle and company. And I'm looking. I'm looking him, like,

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Speaker 1: where's Trey Lance. I don't see him. I see a

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Speaker 1: And of course, as soon as I posted on social media, everybody, oh,

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Speaker 1: last year, and you're telling me he's not a captain?

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Speaker 1: What is what? What does that mean? Is he not

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Speaker 1: badly it seems like a train wreck. I'm sure Lance

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Speaker 1: is gonna be fine this weekend. I'm sure he's gonna

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Speaker 1: be fine against Seattle. And now if he's not in

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Speaker 1: those two games, then they got problems. But the pressure

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Speaker 1: confidence in him. And yes, Jason, I totally here. You guys,

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Speaker 1: it takes some time. Does not make this a big deal.

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Speaker 1: Last year, Tour was not named to captain by Flores.

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Speaker 1: Now Flora's got blown out himself. But this year, too

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Speaker 1: Is to a new guy because Deshaun Watson no longer

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Speaker 1: just it's inexplicable. The quarterback is the highest paid position

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Speaker 1: And the Four Nights have been telling you they've got

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Speaker 1: our guest, De Marco Far. Guy Jason likes to think

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Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into straight fire. On the first

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Speaker 1: De Marco Far he covers the Rams on the radio side.

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Speaker 1: He will be in so far tonight. DeMarco, how you

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Speaker 1: and I repeat, cannot replace and Andrew Utworth. You can't.

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Speaker 1: it's like, there's really nothing different except you've won, and

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Speaker 1: maybe the hunger is a little less, and nobody would

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Speaker 1: ever admit it's less, right, Well, Okay, for US ninety

426
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Speaker 1: nine my squad, it was different because we changed head coaches.

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Speaker 1: Remember Dick brivni Will retired and we were going into

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Speaker 1: the Mike Marts era, so that's going to create some friction.

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Speaker 1: And we were beat up from the year before, so

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Speaker 1: that that was rough. That's what happened on that ten

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Speaker 1: and sex. There's more to it, but you know they

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Speaker 1: made a movie about it. We'll just leave it there.

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Speaker 1: But UM to be honest, I remember playing the Denver

434
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Speaker 1: Broncos when they went back to back. I think I

435
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Speaker 1: caught them twice or at least twice in the three

436
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Speaker 1: year span. So the one thing that caught me about

437
00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:03,760
Speaker 1: them is they never let their energy down. They seem

438
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Speaker 1: like the same team like last year didn't matter. You

439
00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,320
Speaker 1: can tell by how they played. So I've heard. I

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Speaker 1: talked to Bobby Wagner about this. H So he's new,

441
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Speaker 1: but he's a super Bowl champion, and he said, you

442
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Speaker 1: have to approach it like you're not trying to repeat,

443
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Speaker 1: You're just trying to get to a super Bowl, you

444
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Speaker 1: know what I mean. Keep it fresh, like you're forget

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Speaker 1: about defending. Call it raining chap, and you're just trying

446
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Speaker 1: to get to another one, So you have to play

447
00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:30,920
Speaker 1: those sort of mind games. But it is rough. You

448
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,200
Speaker 1: played a lot, a lot more football than everyone else

449
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Speaker 1: in the league, so there's gonna be a physical toll.

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Speaker 1: But it is possible to go back to back if

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Speaker 1: you keep that energy. And now you just brought up

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Speaker 1: something that's interesting. You played a lot more football. And

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Speaker 1: the Rams are a unique team in that they're very

454
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Speaker 1: top heavy, right, Jalen Ramsey, Cooper cup Stafford Donald, these

455
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Speaker 1: guys are at the top of their position. But then

456
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Speaker 1: you look down the depth chart and there's not as much.

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Speaker 1: I mean, any team loses the number one player like

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Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins is out for six games that the suspension,

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Speaker 1: like Cardinals are gonna struggle. It's gonna be rough. There

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Speaker 1: isn't a lot of room for error if anything happens

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Speaker 1: to one of the Big four with the Rams, Oh yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean if you lose the Jalen Ramsey, Uh, God forbid.

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's gonna be tough to replace. You can't

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Speaker 1: He's special. If you lose an Arran Donald, even when

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Speaker 1: he was talking about retirement, I mean, how does this

466
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Speaker 1: defense look without him? Uh? You just can't replace him.

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Speaker 1: So Yeah, you can say that about a lot of teams.

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Speaker 1: But I will say this, a lot of the guys

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Speaker 1: who are starting this year, like Coleman Shelton, who's gonna

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Speaker 1: be a first time starter at right guard, actually got

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Speaker 1: some game reps and he worked into the lineups. I

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Speaker 1: think he had a few starts to where he was

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Speaker 1: a huge contributor to the offense mid season when they

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Speaker 1: got things going running the football. Joseph note Boom is

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Speaker 1: starting and left tackle. He was the starting left guard

476
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Speaker 1: before he got hurt, so he's always repped in there.

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Speaker 1: Uh So there are positions to where guys you don't

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Speaker 1: know the names, but they actually have reps and they

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Speaker 1: have a lot of confidence. But like outside linebacker, I'll

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Speaker 1: give you that. Outside of Leonard Floyd, Okay, who's your

481
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Speaker 1: best edge rusher? Justin Hollins is coming back, but rushing

482
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Speaker 1: the passer or his numbers don't say he is a

483
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Speaker 1: pass rusher. Maybe he has a breakout season, but we'll see.

484
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Speaker 1: But behind that, we're still trying to figure that out.

485
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Speaker 1: But I'll say this, that's the exact mindset we went

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Speaker 1: into last season with. I think that's why they went

487
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Speaker 1: out and got a von nore and then you wind

488
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Speaker 1: up in the super Bowl. So they've had these issues before,

489
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Speaker 1: but they've overcome. So if anybody can with this McVay

490
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Speaker 1: staff and this era the Rams are in, the culture

491
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Speaker 1: they're in, I think they can overcome and coach guys up.

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Speaker 1: All right, you want to give me a season prediction

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Speaker 1: on the Rams at all? Record? No? Yeah, absolutely have

494
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Speaker 1: to record? And then do they get the number one

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Speaker 1: seed in in the in the NFC, We'll see. Let's

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Speaker 1: let's get through Buffalo. I love the the mindset of

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Speaker 1: a former place. We're just focused on Buffalo. I will

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Speaker 1: ask you this if since it's an other conference, a

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Speaker 1: f C, who do who do you got? Oh? Man?

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Speaker 1: Uh look, I'd be shocked if it wasn't Buffalo. I

501
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Speaker 1: was shocked, lass you. Um. That's why I think the

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Speaker 1: Bills our favorite in this game because think about how

503
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,400
Speaker 1: their season ended. Mahomes your heart out with thirteen sex

504
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,439
Speaker 1: is to go, oh my god and over time. So

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Speaker 1: they've been sitting on that for a while. Looking at

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Speaker 1: the Rams with rings and dropping banners, They're gonna be

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Speaker 1: fired up and the rosters are similar. So I'd be

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Speaker 1: shocked if not them. Kansas City would be next. Don't

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Speaker 1: sleep on Joe Burrow. How do you feel about the

510
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Speaker 1: other team in l A, the Chargers. A lot of

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Speaker 1: people are irrationally excited, Yeah, rationally in some rationally yes, yes.

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Speaker 1: I mean, listen, dude, if you ranked the best rosters

513
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Speaker 1: in the league, I would put Theirs against anyone. I

514
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Speaker 1: think they're probably number one above, Like the forty nine

515
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Speaker 1: is probably above the Ravens. I mean, their depth is ridiculous.

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Speaker 1: You know, me and J B. Long, the play by

517
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Speaker 1: play guys in the Rams, we we have been talking

518
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Speaker 1: about this for a while, and he's been saying, don't

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Speaker 1: sleep on the Saints. I like them. Yeah, Like if

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Speaker 1: Jamison actually I bet him to win the division. Yeah, yeah,

521
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Speaker 1: there is a concerned Listen, Jamis Winston off the injury,

522
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Speaker 1: Dennis lan is your new head coach, Like, there there's

523
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Speaker 1: some concern there obviously. But I'm a little down on

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Speaker 1: the Bucks with the offensive line woes. Um, I don't

525
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Speaker 1: think their defense is gonna be as good as it

526
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Speaker 1: was last year. Schedule is a lot tougher, so I'm

527
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Speaker 1: not I mean, I think Bucks gonna playoff team nine

528
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Speaker 1: or ten wins. But I think the Saints could could

529
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Speaker 1: get to eleven wins. I was gonna say you mentioned

530
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Speaker 1: the Bucks earlier. I was gonna say this, give the

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Speaker 1: ranch credit. They'd beat Brady twice in one year, including

532
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Speaker 1: the postseason. That doesn't happen a lot, you know, so,

533
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Speaker 1: and I think the Bucks are fantastic if if Tom

534
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:34,160
Speaker 1: Brady keeps it together, keeps his focus mentally, they're gonna

535
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Speaker 1: be in the thick of things they always will be.

536
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Speaker 1: And Green Bay is gonna be there for UH at

537
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Speaker 1: the top of the NFC, so it'll be tough. But

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Speaker 1: out of the a f C, I'm picking the box.

539
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Speaker 1: I really am, regardless of what happens tomorrow. I think

540
00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,040
Speaker 1: this team is loaded. I think they're explosive, I think

541
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Speaker 1: they're fantastic, and I think they learned from last season.

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Speaker 1: So I'm picking Buffalo out of the FC. So Buffalo,

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Speaker 1: UH and Tampa. Right? Is that what you said? Well,

544
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Speaker 1: I had to I had to put right. Anyways, DeMarco,

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Speaker 1: far Super Bowl champ covers the Super Bowl Champs and listen,

546
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Speaker 1: enjoy the game. Should be a blast, and we'll look

547
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Speaker 1: for you on the sidelines and enjoy the updates. Bro

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Speaker 1: best bat good good stuff from DeMarco far former Rams

555
00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,439
Speaker 1: defensive tackle. He's optimistic about l A. I tried to

556
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Speaker 1: throw some curveballs at him about the Rams, potentially stinking

557
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,119
Speaker 1: he wasn't biting listen. He's on the radio team for

558
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Speaker 1: the RAND. He's obviously he's obviously not going to be

559
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,760
Speaker 1: uh negative about their outlook. And I think they'll be good.

560
00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,800
Speaker 1: But there is a scenario where this team falls to

561
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Speaker 1: like nine and eight guys, and you know, one of

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Speaker 1: my bets is kind of based on that idea that

563
00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,840
Speaker 1: the Rams are not gonna be amazing, and that's the defense.

564
00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:08,600
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna give up some points. This is

565
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,640
Speaker 1: a defense that gave up thirty seven to Kyler Murray

566
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Speaker 1: last year as my dog Buddy freaks out twenty four

567
00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:21,960
Speaker 1: to one Tom Brady. They gave up thirty one to

568
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Speaker 1: Stand France, twenty seven to San France, thirty six to

569
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Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, So I think the Bills are gonna score.

570
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Speaker 1: This strikes me as like a thirty one thirty type shootout.

571
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Speaker 1: I'm rooting Rams, I can. I think the Bills ultimately

572
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:34,800
Speaker 1: probably hold on to win, but I'm not betting a side,

573
00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,320
Speaker 1: So I bet the over fifty two because I do

574
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,480
Speaker 1: believe the Bills will move the ball, and I know

575
00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,520
Speaker 1: Stafford's gonna move the ball against these cornerbacks. These backup

576
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,640
Speaker 1: cornerbacks and the Bill safeties are excellent. But I definitely

577
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,880
Speaker 1: think Allen will have success as well Stafford. I am

578
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,000
Speaker 1: starting Allen Robinson in a couple of fantasy leagues, and

579
00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,200
Speaker 1: based on Connor Allen, our guest earlier this week, I

580
00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:59,120
Speaker 1: am on the Allen Robinson over receiving yards total. And

581
00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:02,040
Speaker 1: now my dog is begging me, You're gonna stop paying

582
00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,240
Speaker 1: attention to me during football season, Dad, So you gotta

583
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Speaker 1: pay attention to me now. So with that, I bid

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Speaker 1: you Ado, I will be on the herd today, I

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00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,120
Speaker 1: will be watching Rams Bills tonight, and I'll talk to

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Speaker 1: you tomorrow