1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast doesn't trust men in fedoras. 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition or the Around the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansis and I am joined by 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: a room full of heroes, Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Greg Rosenthal. What up boys? Hey Dan, what's up with you? 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: How are you feeling today? Well? I think you're referring 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: to the New York Jets thirteen to ten loss. I 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: believe it was yesterday. That was tough, That was not 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: fun at all. I like that You're not hanging your 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: head in any shame whatsoever. Dan walked into the office 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: a few minutes ago. This is his off day. He 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: came in just for you guys to do the podcast. 13 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: He walked in with his Jets hat, and Lindsay Rhodes 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: immediately said, is somebody making you wear that? Yeah? And 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: she didn't say it with a smirk or anything like 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: it was an actual question, dude, Like I lost a bet. 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: It's clear that she has never read a word of 18 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: your writing or listen to this show ever, because she 19 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: would clearly know that you are a life long Jets 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: fan for better or worse. That was a bit of 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: a giveaway for Lenz, but I explained to her that 22 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: my father gave me this curse of being a Jets fan, 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: and that's something I deal with. Can't be that disappointed 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: lose by three points in Foxboro, this you know, season 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: where you're supposed to be rebuilding your one and one 26 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: not bad, not bad, And I do. I do take 27 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: some umbrage and the fact that I have a lot 28 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: of friends because I went to school in Boston that 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: we're texting me. They were at Foxborough and they were like, 30 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: you know, talking trash about how it was gonna be 31 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: a wipe out, and I just knew. I knew they 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: were not gonna I was not gonna be how it 33 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: played out. I thought it was gonna be a close game. 34 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: It was. We will get into that more Thursday Night Football, 35 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: but uh, we have we have a lot to get 36 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: to today. This is our super show, right, super has 37 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: not taken Supersize show. Supersized has been used in America. Okay, 38 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: but we're gonna do a little We're gonna go hopefully, 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: you know, forty minutes or so. We're gonna talk about 40 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: a week two obviously some headlines, but yeah, we should 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: start with Thursday night Football. We we were talking about 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: the jet just now, Greg, I want to talk to 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: you as the Patriots man. Are you nervous about this 44 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: Patriots offense? No, I wouldn't say I'm nervous. It's week two. Uh, 45 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: it's a different team. I even said going into the season, 46 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 1: I thought I was gonna have to be a more 47 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: defensive team. I think what you saw last night was 48 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: a short week, and you went into the season with 49 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: so many questions on offense, all these new guys, and 50 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: then on top of those questions, you lose Verene, you 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: lose Sudfeld. Dobson missed the first week and then he's back. 52 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: Uh for this week, you miss a Mondola and you 53 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: only had three players to throw to. I mean literally 54 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: only three players had more than one target last night, 55 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: Ken Brel, Tompkins, Dobson, and Julian Edelman. And it doesn't 56 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: shock me that a good defense that has always played 57 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots well slowed them down. I think if you 58 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: take any team and say we're gonna we're gonna remove 59 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: of your passing game, but you're gonna start the season 60 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: two and now be in control of your division, and 61 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: you get the best tight end in history coming back 62 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: the next week. You have to take that. How lucky 63 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: are the Patriots though? You you have all these issues 64 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: you're dealing with, and you get the gift of two 65 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: division games against teams that may not be good, against 66 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: two rookies. I mean, if they had a tougher schedule, 67 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: they could easily be owing two right now. And and 68 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: they have another Tomato can next week with Josh Freeman. 69 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like they just line them up. You know, 70 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: who are they playing the week after that? Might as 71 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: well be Kristen Ponder, maybe Achilles Smith will come out 72 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: of retirement for Week four. I mean, it's been ridiculous 73 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: their schedule. You're right, but the defense has played well well. 74 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: On the flip side, though, the Jets possibly got New 75 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: England at the at the best time they could right, 76 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: I mean, rugged weather, bizarre game, New England completely still 77 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: figuring out who they are on offense. The Jets aren't 78 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: going to see the same Patriots team later on the scene. 79 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: This was their chance to beat them. But you know, 80 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: one more thing I want to say about the Patriots 81 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: and Julian Edelman. I know he was making the candidate 82 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: for US, and he's pretty decent player, but eighteen targets. 83 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: He thirteen catches for what was it, seventy eight yards, 84 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: six yards and six yards a catch. They're not gonna 85 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: win a lot of I know when gron comes back 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: that should be different. But it's terrifying that Julian Edelman 87 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: was targeted eighteen times in a game that counted. They 88 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: didn't have a tight end catch up pass for the 89 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: first time in four years. They had more punts than 90 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: first downs for the first time in the Bill Belichick era. 91 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: They had the fewest first downs of any game in 92 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: the Bill Belichick era. So this wasn't just a bad performance, 93 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: it was the worst performance of Tom Brady's career. That's 94 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: your question as a Patriots fan, because you're in a 95 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: room with Wes, who holds no allegiances, but you're alleged 96 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: a Jets fan and a Browns fan who that game 97 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: would have meant the world to Dan to win last night. Yeah, 98 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: for you, as a Patriots fan watching essentially nothing but 99 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: success for ten years, do you feel anything when they 100 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: win a game like that? Yeah, you're happier than than 101 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: if they lost. But if they lost, your not that worried. 102 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: You're thing it really is that you only get juiced 103 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: up for the big games and for the rest of 104 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: the season, and you have such faith that they're going 105 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: to be a different team in December than they are 106 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: in September. And that's the same every year that you're 107 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: not really freaking it out. I mean, christ will tell 108 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: you I was kind of rooting on This is where 109 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: I've changed a little bit over there. I was kind 110 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: of rooting on the Jets at certain points in terms 111 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: of I wanted a close game. I kind of wanted 112 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: them to take the lead just to make it more interesting, 113 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: spice it up. Yeah, I think if you are a 114 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: fan of football, you want to see a good game, 115 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: and that game set football back about Yeah, but it 116 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: was good to see it actually competitive for ones between that. 117 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: It's been a couple of years since that happened. I 118 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: thought for Rex Ryan, this early season has gone rather 119 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: well for him compared to what many designed it to 120 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: be for him before it started. It could have been 121 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: an under disaster. A lot of question marks. But and 122 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: Dan Dino, why Julian Edelman had eighteen targets that Tom 123 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: Brady completed over seventy of his passes to Julian Edelman 124 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: and under thirty of his passes to all the other 125 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: targets combined. Oh my god, can anyone on that field 126 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: catch the Patriots sky struggled Clyde Gates for the Jets 127 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: is just cut him down. Absolute abject tire fire and 128 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: Steven tannin Bomb's folly. When Ramiro Mendoza went from the 129 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: Yankees to the Red Sox, I know this is a 130 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: baseball reference here. He was the embedded Yankee that was 131 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: sent sent to Boston to ruin their team. I think 132 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: Clyde Gates is doing the same thing. Sent from Miami 133 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: to Tony Sperano and the Jets. He's still there and 134 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: he's just taking them down and speaking to your point, Uh, Cessler, 135 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: I really I think that Rex is still It's curtains 136 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: for Rex, because one thing you see there is Gino 137 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: is not ready. He's not I know, he made some 138 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: plays early on, and all the same guys on Twitter 139 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: that we're praising Sanchez too and a half years ago, 140 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, we're tweeting things like, oh, this 141 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: Geno is the real deal, you know, but let's watch 142 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: the whole game and see what happens. He had three 143 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: interceptions and three completions in the fourth quarter. He he 144 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: doesn't He has no awareness in the pocket. And this 145 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: doesn't mean he'll never be good, but he's simply he's 146 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: undercooked right now, and they have to go through a 147 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: whole season of this with Sanchez. Who knows what's going 148 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: on with Sanchez, but I got a feeling that he's 149 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: going to go through some serious, almost Jimmy Clausen like 150 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: struggles this year, and that's gonna lead to double digit 151 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: losses and goodbye Rex Ryan. I think he's being damaged 152 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: because he was put into this lineup before he should 153 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: have been, and I think that's gonna They're gonna live 154 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: to regret this decision. I agree that he's the kind 155 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: of quarterback who needs a really good supporting cast to 156 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: do well, and the Jets are the opposite of that, 157 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: right and they were able to do it with Sanchez 158 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: in two thousand nine because they had a great defense 159 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: and a great running game. They don't have. The defense 160 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: is pretty good, the running game is suspect. Although Chris 161 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: Iby looked better. This is this is not a good 162 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: spot for Gino, and I think it could set him back. 163 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: It bothered me most on Twitter to see all these 164 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: people asking Gino Smith to take off with the ball 165 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: as if he's a running quarterback. He averaged one point 166 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: four yards to carry at West Virginia. Yeah, but basic 167 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: pocket awareness is what it was. That's not what I'm 168 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: talking about. But people seem to think this guy is 169 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: some sort of scampering passer. No he isn't. That's just 170 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: not the off. But you have to know when to 171 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: run as a quarterback, and he did a great job 172 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: of that in Week one. I think he picked up 173 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: five first downs running. Uh. And he's fast enough to 174 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: do it. There were just sometimes where he stands back 175 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: there and kind of and just looks forever, and he's 176 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: got to have that internal clock. And then one other 177 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: thing about the Pats, Greg and I tweeted this that 178 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: I had never seen Brady more frustrated in the game, 179 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 1: and I thought, in some level was him realizing, oh 180 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: my god, I'm in trouble until Granket's back. And then 181 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: I got a bunch of Pats fans that tweeted me back, 182 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: including Greg, that they had seen him worse. Uh. Is 183 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: that fair to say that he's been more frustrated in 184 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: the game than Thursday night. I think he's known for 185 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: getting fired up and angry at receivers during the game. 186 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: He did it to his offensive coordinator. He's done it 187 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: um to some of his players in the past. I mean, 188 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: that's kind of his m O. Now it's young players, though, 189 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: and he even said after the game, you know, he 190 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: has to be more patient with them. If they get Sudfeld, Gronkowski, 191 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: a Mandola back, you know, and Vereen, eventually, I think 192 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: they'll look better. I got a big kick out of 193 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: all the sports writers on Twitter last night trying to 194 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: start some great debate why there's a double standard that 195 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: Brady is allowed to brate his receivers but Jake Cutler isn't, 196 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: or Genius Smith isn't. And I'm thinking, come on, are 197 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: you are we really going to go down this road 198 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: and act like Brady's not one of the best quarterbacks 199 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: in NFL history and hasn't earned that right. He could 200 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: do whatever you want. Absolutely, It's like Dan Marino at 201 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: the end of his career was always salty and if 202 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: he and if you ever played any sport, you know 203 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: that some of your teammates are natural leaders who can 204 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: get away with that, and some of your teammates you're 205 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: nobody's ever going to listen to him because they haven't 206 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: earned that. Yeah. And I guess one more point I 207 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: had was, you know, all the fans in Foxboro calm 208 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: down a little bit booing when the Jets had some 209 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: injuries at the end of the game, as if the 210 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: Patriots had such a dangerous high hockey in offense roll 211 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: in that the Jets needed to slow things down. The 212 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: Pats were little league on offense. These were genuine injuries, 213 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure because the Jets could not have been guessed. 214 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: In fact, the Patriots lost time of possession thirty twenty six. 215 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: So calm down, fox Borrow that took it could be 216 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: a big loss for them. Mohammed Wilkers and ankle injury, 217 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: huge player for them. Yeah. Um, okay, unless we have 218 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: anything else to say about this game, I think it's 219 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: time to check in with the great ky riche who 220 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: looks healthier. It's up, boys, I'm feeling a lot better today. 221 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: You sound better. I think it's because of my theme music. 222 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: It's a big fan of the theme music. You know, 223 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: we love the theme music. We haven't heard the whole 224 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: thing yet, and we decided next week we're gonna tease 225 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: us a little bit. We're gonna hear hear the full version. 226 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: It's going to be a around the League podcast listening party, 227 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: k Rich's theme song, and we're gonna offer not maybe 228 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: not a critique, but it's more just the celebration. I 229 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: love the backup singers the most. Our budget was so 230 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: much bigger than I expected to hear the Little chan 231 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: Chancing My Name and Chris loved that Sacks. I did. 232 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: I was a big fan of the Sack. I love it. 233 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: I love the Sacks to West compared to to uh 234 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: the Sax solo and jungle Land by Springsteen, I think 235 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: is it Avenue Freeze Out? Maybe? Yeah. We had Van Morrison, 236 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: Did You Get Healed? And Jerry Rafford's Baker Street some 237 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: some other great second some other that was huge on Twitter. Yeah, 238 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: and when the when the Sacks kicks in, it goes bonkers. 239 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: So let's let's next week. We're gonna we want to 240 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: build up to that because it's almost like we have 241 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: too much going on today. We want to give that 242 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: the proper time. Alright, alright, So now we're gonna head 243 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: up with the headlines and we have something so significant 244 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: today that that's the only thing that we're going to 245 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: concentrate on that's the only thing that but we do 246 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: have coming up. No, I think she's speaking of the 247 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: amount of news content today. Yes, so starting up Indianapolis cult, 248 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: Vick Ballard suffers a freak knee injury and will miss 249 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: the rest of the Colts season. Have we oversold this 250 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: item of news as the most important thing? I mean 251 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: it is, though a key player for that offense because 252 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: Brad shot was not given complete full time last year. 253 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: That are easing him into the schedule in week one, 254 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: and he's the best pass protector out of the backfield. 255 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,839 Speaker 1: But Ballard played a balanced role in that offense. Brad 256 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: Shaw has a built in a reminder for coaches. Every 257 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: time you settle him up for twenty carries, he's on 258 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: the injury report for the next six weeks. Uh so 259 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: that's a problem. The guys had at least a half 260 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: a dozen surgeries on his feet and angles. Ballard's a 261 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: good player, right, I mean he Isn't he a pretty 262 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: good player? He is? I would say he's he's about 263 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: a league average running back, but he's more versatile. I mean, 264 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: he can play every down he gets, he gets what's blocked. 265 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: He he doesn't make mistakes. I think he might be 266 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: even a little better than that. And he ran well 267 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: last week. And you always talk about Gregg Cosell is 268 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: a good saying that you know, you talk about you. 269 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: You know, running backs aren't that important until you need one. 270 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: And now you have a mod Bradshaw and Donald Brown 271 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: as the only two guys on the roster. They call 272 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: up a guy Crew and Williams from the practice squad. 273 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: So suddenly Donald Brown is playing a big role for 274 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: your team. You know that's a problem. How about the 275 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Colts call up the Giants, you know, give up a 276 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: conditional draft pick, get Brandon Jacobs, and then we have 277 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: the Jacobs Bradshaw you know where they had their Super 278 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: Bowl glory only two years earlier. I like, what would 279 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: happen in New York The front office signs Jacobs and 280 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: then basically gets a draft pick for them two days later. 281 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: Masterful will never happen. I think they would take like 282 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: a blimpy sub for Brandon Jacobs. They would be happy 283 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: to anything. I think. I know Greg touting like the 284 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: fourth largest subway so dealership in the country. Speaking of Jacobs, 285 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: I love the fact that he was like three d 286 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: pounds a month ago, and then he's like, I decided 287 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: don't want to play football a game. He lost thirty 288 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: five pounds. His body must be in complete chaos right now. Yeah, 289 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: he's gonna run for a hundred yards and that sound 290 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: healthy losing thirty five pounds in a month. I think 291 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: the issue here isn't that Bradshaw and Donald Brown can't 292 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: get it done. The issue is that they are two 293 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: of the most injury prone running backs in the NFL. 294 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: So even if even if they play well for a month, 295 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: they could go down at any point and then you're 296 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: left with Kerwin Williams and nothing behind. Well, maybe this 297 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: will disabuse Pep Hamilton, their offensive coordinator, from going with 298 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: a more run heavy, conservative offense and just play to 299 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: your strength and throw the ball around. Well said. I'm 300 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: officially nervous though about my eleven and five prediction, because 301 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: if these guys, if and when they go down, and 302 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: then they don't have that option. And brad Shaw when 303 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: he gets hurt, when he gets moved too much, get 304 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: used too much, he was a great blocker. I worry. 305 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: And we didn't see a lot mark. You know, you 306 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: notice the offensive line for the Colts. Well, I think 307 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: Jim Mercy was right to tweet what he did. Maybe 308 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: that's not the best channel to air. You're gripe, but 309 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: leave the mad tweeter alone. Yeah, when you watch that team, 310 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: luck is under duress constantly, and if you weren't, if 311 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: you had a quarterback there, they couldn't just stand make 312 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: the throw under pressure. They would be a disaster. And 313 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: that that left side of the line left him in 314 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: chaos more than more than once in that game against 315 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Kay, Rich, thank you for the headlines. And 316 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: we're getting ready. We're getting ready for that theme song, 317 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: ready for next week Bonker's sacks hashtag um alright, so 318 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: we said, all right, so let's do let's get into 319 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: week two. This is Greg. Why don't you set this 320 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: up because this could be one of the best weeks 321 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: of the year. I think so. I mean, on paper, 322 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: we already had a nice Thursday night. On paper didn't 323 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: play out that way, but it was close. Uh Seriously, though, 324 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: how many weeks do you have? Forty nine or Seahawks? 325 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: I think? Am I? Am I wrong to say that's 326 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: the game that we like the most in the NFL? 327 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: Right now? Yes, you're not wrong. You're wrong. So we've 328 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: got that on Sunday night. We've got Eli versus Peyton, 329 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: which you've done a few times before, but it's still 330 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: pretty cool when you think about it. We have the Packers, 331 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers against r G three and the Redskins. You know, 332 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: that's a nice little one to three punch for a 333 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: week to set up. So why don't we go around 334 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: the room, because why don't each of us take ownership 335 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: of one of these top games this week? Um? Greg, 336 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: why don't you start with the game that you opened 337 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: with their Seahawks and forty Niners. To me, this is 338 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: a referendum a little bit on what where their defenses 339 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: are at right now, and do we think that San 340 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: Francisco has enough to go up there in Seattle and 341 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: get a win in the toughest home field advantage in football. 342 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: I think, as as confident as I am in Kaepernick 343 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: and the coaching staff, I think the Seahawks are literally 344 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: unbeatable at home. They didn't get beat all of last year, 345 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: and they're too good to get beat at home this year. 346 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: They play like they play like they're breaking out of 347 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: jail when they're up there. By the way, the Packers 348 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: would disagree. Last season, they probably think they won in 349 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: that building, but they didn't. They didn't, And that was 350 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: kind of a four the Seahawks where the Seahawks Russell 351 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: Wilson was Russell Wilson, And how lucky are we? Just 352 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: I love the Wilson Kaepernick thing because it's just starting, 353 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: and you know that there's gonna be eight to ten 354 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: more years of this, and yet they both seem to 355 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: be playing at such a high level. If one of 356 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: those two guys is going to have a huge game 357 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday, do you think it's Wilson or Kaepernick. I 358 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: think it's Wilson, And I've got a mind blowing step 359 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: for you. In the game last year at Seattle, Seahawks 360 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: win thirteen and a blowout while facing pressure, Russell Wilson's 361 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: quarterback rating was one point three. Colin Kaepernick's was a 362 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: big fat zero. Really. Yes, that was a game though, 363 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: where Old Smith did not have Justin Smith pair next 364 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: to him. He will this time. I think that that 365 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: forty Niners bring more pressure than they did that game. 366 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: I watched that in a tavern not far from our workplace, 367 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: and well, I'll never forget that night because ers usually 368 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: when I watch the game in Tver, and not forget 369 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: the whole nights, you know, but the forty Niners fans 370 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 1: in there, and there were a number of them who 371 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 1: just I don't think they were quite on board with 372 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: where Seattle was at that point in the season. They 373 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: had not even watched A couple of these guys watched 374 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson play the way he was being used. They 375 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: were stunned and they were angry, and I remember them 376 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: just like raising arms saying, who is this Russell Wilson guy? 377 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: That game was as dominant a performance as I saw 378 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: last season, and I don't think the forty Niners could 379 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: possibly play that bad. But I would not bet against 380 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: Seattle at home. The one thing I'm a little worried 381 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: about we all picked the Seahawks in this room. Kevin 382 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: patra Our fifth eighth TL member, actually picked the forty 383 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: Niners to win on the road. Is the pass rush. 384 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: Comparing the two Seattle's offensive line I think has questions, 385 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: and they got to Russell Wilson last week. I think 386 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: forty and I can get some pressure. We're on the 387 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 1: flip side. Seattle, you know, stopped Carolina, but they had 388 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: no pressure on the passer last week, and if you 389 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: give Kaepernick time, I'm I'm afraid I wake up in 390 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: the middle of the night worried about what Colin Kaepernick 391 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: is gonna do to me Like this guy. I mean, 392 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: I'm just saying this guy. Guy is a frightening quarterback, 393 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: is what I'm trying to say that. I just think 394 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: at this point his ceiling and I just don't know 395 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 1: where it is with Colin Kaepernick. And if you don't 396 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: get any pressure on him, well, the Seahawks offensive line, 397 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: aren't they the exact same as they were last year? 398 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: They have continuity? Yeah, and that wasn't an issue last year. 399 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: Maybe that was just all about how good the Panthers 400 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: pass rushes. They don't have John Moffatt around anymore. I mean, 401 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: we have John Moffat to kick around anymore. With As 402 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: an aside, with this causing you sleeplessness, are you kind 403 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 1: of on board with Jaws saying this could we could 404 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: be watching the greatest quarterback of all time. I know 405 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: what he was, what he meant in that way, and 406 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: that if you're just if you just think about everything 407 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: he does at the best level, his accuracy, his arm, strength, 408 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: his speed, his intelligent, his running bit. He is just 409 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: kind of like this robo quarterback. And I think his ceiling, 410 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: if you want to put it that way, is as 411 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: high as anyone. I agree with that. Alright, let's move on. 412 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: I will. I'll take the next game Denver Broncos and 413 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: New York Giants. The manning ball as we alluded to earlier, 414 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember have these games? How many are that? 415 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: Have there been? Now? Were the first? I know? One 416 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: of them was a blow out? Was the other one close? 417 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: I don't remember. I think it was fairly close. It 418 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: was Sunday Night football. I remember covering it from my 419 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: old employer. But yeah, um, that's beside the point. My 420 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: my feeling on this is and this was one of 421 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: my hero picks actually, and uh, everyone's counting out the 422 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: Giants here in this room anyway. And then there was 423 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: plenty of not to be excited about, especially with David Wilson, 424 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: who is supposed to be a lynch pin in this offense, 425 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: and he imploded. But just when you know this is 426 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: a Coughlin trap game where you think the Giants are 427 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: gonna get beat and then they have a big win. 428 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: And I think that happens. I think Manning after seven touchdowns, 429 00:20:58,520 --> 00:20:59,959 Speaker 1: he has to come down to earth a little bit. 430 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: And I think the Giants are in a good spot, 431 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: even though people don't think that. I look at the 432 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: Giants defense and I cannot agree with you, Dan, I 433 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: just stopped. Unless the Broncos really really dissemble from what 434 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: we saw last week, I'm not sure where you're seeing 435 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 1: the lack of production or what's what the Giants are 436 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: gonna be able to do to turn it around. I 437 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: don't New York. New York is a type of team 438 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: that when their backs are against the wall, that's when 439 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: they surprise you. You're right, I don't see it happening 440 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: this week. Giants have a lot more holes on their 441 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: defense and the ravens they have on theirs. I think 442 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: it's problematic for for them. And I just want to 443 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: say how much I'm looking forward to the absurd arguments 444 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear all week that Eli is a better 445 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: quarterback or is even in the same discussion with Peyton. 446 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: This will be great for everybody who likes to make 447 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: up storylines this week who is saying that Eli is 448 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: a better quarterback than Peyton. People said it in the offseason. 449 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: They're going to say it this week. You know they're 450 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: going to say that second ring is what did it? 451 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: People try as a platform to say that Eli is better, 452 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: which is just it's postures. They always make the argument, well, 453 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: if you could have a guy for the whole game, 454 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: it's Peyton Manning, but in the fourth quarter it's well 455 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: Peyton mann you don't need the fourth quarter comeback because 456 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: he's Peyton Manning the rest of the game. I think 457 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: that's ridiculous. So you guys don't think that you think 458 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: this will be a blowout. It sounds like we all 459 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: pick the Broncos except for you. Correct. Yeah, but the 460 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: Giants even gonna be competitive against the mighty Broncos. I 461 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: think the case for them is that they move the 462 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: ball really well on Dallas. They can throw for a 463 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: lot of yards. They have a good third receiver in 464 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: Reuben Randall. At home, they're at home. They have a 465 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: good running back too, right, David Wilson. He is a 466 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: good running back. He's gonna play. He's not gonna be 467 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of overreaction to Wilson in general. He's 468 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. I think the Giant secondary is hard 469 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: to overcome. Not only were they bad going in this season, 470 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: they're going to be without Prince and Mukamara in this game, 471 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: so that's another starter. I think the only way the 472 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: Giants win is if it's forty to thirty seven, and 473 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: I think there's enough questions about the Broncos d means 474 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: that that could happen. Alright, West, you want to give 475 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: us your game. I have the Bengals Steelers, and I 476 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: actually picked the Steelers to win this game for the 477 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: for two reasons. One, when the whole country is jumping 478 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: on how bad they are, that's usually as signed that 479 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: the whole country is wrong that they're overreacting to one week, 480 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: and there's this still this little uh. There's kind of 481 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: a big brother a little brother uh feature, but in 482 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: this rivalry, the little brother can't beat the big brother. 483 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: And maybe we're gonna see that turn and the Bengals 484 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: are gonna grow up and finally put the smack down 485 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: on the Steelers. But there's a psychological thing there where 486 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: For years, the Bengals did not believe they could beat 487 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: the Steelers, but they did beat them to essentially make 488 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year. If not because of anything, the 489 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: Bengals did except for Geno Atkins. The Steelers lost that 490 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: game more than the Bengals one. When you take out 491 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: that win and the Bengals against the Ravens, and the 492 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: Steelers have done nothing in the a f C North 493 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: to prove that, as people said, did the most talented 494 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: team in the a f C. If they don't take 495 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: care of business, the Bengals are oh in two after 496 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: two weeks, which has to be one of the bigger surprises. 497 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: I and I know, Greg, you took Roethlisberger's your m 498 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: VP pick. I know it's only week two, but if 499 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: he is an envy m v P type player, he 500 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: needs to come up big and basically carry this team. Yeah, 501 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: I totally agree with you. And on paper it doesn't 502 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: look great like Westley and I picked the Steelers kind 503 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: of going against the stream because of that, the offensive 504 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: lines already injured. They need him to be that type 505 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: of player that just carries them. And I'll take my 506 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: chances with him versus Andy Dalton. And this is a 507 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: big early game in the division. I think this division 508 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: is going to be close when it comes down to it, 509 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: and you don't want to start owing two. There's that 510 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: stat eleven only eleven percent of teams that start oh, 511 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: and to make the playoffs, it's a tough hole to 512 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: climb out, especially if you're going for a wild card. 513 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: I think we see the real Steelers defense come out 514 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: and and it's a defensive type of game. That game 515 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: against the Titans. Though I've watched a lot of Steelers 516 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: games in the a f C North, I have never 517 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: seen look as lifeless as they did against Tennessee. It's 518 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: like when that first drive ended in a fumble, it's 519 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: like they never came back from that. And the penalty injury. 520 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: I think that deflated them to Yeah, but the one 521 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: troubling sign I saw for the Bengals, as great as A. J. 522 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: Green was last week, their offense doesn't move unless he's involved. 523 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: He had both touchdowns and had a long passing or 524 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 1: feeling fearance penalty to get the ball to one yard line. 525 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: It led to the other touchdown. They need more Geo Bernard, 526 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: more Tyler effort. Yeah. They went into the off season 527 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: thinking we need some big time playmakers. Maybe these rookies 528 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: solve it. It didn't happen in Week one, and during 529 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: this segment when we were talking about this game. I 530 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: actually accidentally reached my foot and stretched my foot and 531 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: touched Greg's foot tenderly. He didn't even break stride. It 532 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: just shows what a pro he is. I didn't even notice. 533 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: I'm just he he has no feeling throughout his body. 534 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: This is when we found out that Greg has a 535 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 1: wooden foot. Um all right, um, Mark, give us a game. 536 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: I have green Bay Washington and for me, I guess 537 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: the question I have and I and I was the 538 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: guy that picked green Bay to not win this division 539 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: and not go on to the super Bowl, like a 540 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: couple of people around here did. I don't like at 541 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 1: all what they did. Well, now they're they're a popular 542 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: pick to go to the playoffs. I think that was 543 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: a bit of an upset sit down, Greg. Greg's standing 544 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: up like he's trying to front me. That's not gonna 545 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: end well, sit back down in that chair. But so 546 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, we talked about this last week. Green Bay 547 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: spends months and months preparing for the read option. Greg Roman, 548 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: like we knew he would, counters by doing nothing. Go 549 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: spend as many hours as you want. I'm gonna unleash Kaepernick. 550 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: He fries green Bay for four hundred plus yards passing 551 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: now with Washington, you're not gonna see you read option there. 552 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: I don't think either. Because r G three looked rustier 553 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: than many thought he would. He's gonna have to throw 554 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: the ball against the Packers and they know that. I 555 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: want to see how they respond to the red Sessler sizzle. 556 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: I know he's fired up. Who are you picking again? 557 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: I am picking. I believe I picked for the Packers, 558 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: So you know what, listen, I really do not see 559 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 1: green Bay being the team people think they're an incomplete 560 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: football team. I think so. I think so too well. 561 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: I think Green Bay is gonna be fine this year, 562 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: and I and I kind of feel bad for the 563 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: Redskins because this is a tough way to start the season. 564 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: You know, if they if they got out of the 565 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: first two weeks one and one and let r G 566 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: three start to get healthy, everything's fine. But uh, I 567 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: don't think they're gonna win this game. I think they're 568 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: going into a buzz saw and they're gonna give up 569 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 1: thirty five and they're gonna be owing to going into 570 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: week three. I just want to say, I always enjoy 571 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: a great rant, and that was how Howard beal X. 572 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: It's not quite as effective when you go ahead and 573 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: then pick the Packers. You're right that you shouldn't have 574 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: asked me that question, Dan, because it's it's sent that 575 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: whole thing off the rail. I got to google Howard 576 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: deal in Mark's defense, the Washington Redskins are counting on 577 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: the return of Brandon Merryweather at some point to make 578 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: a difference in their defense. I kept hearing this narrative 579 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: and I don't get it. I'm hearing this from Redskins 580 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: fans in the news. I heard it from Greg Colla. 581 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 1: Think wait until they get Merry Weather back. I mean 582 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: he's played six games in the last three years, all ineffectively. 583 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: I mean, this is not a good defense, and top 584 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: to bottom. You know, they have a couple of pass rushers, 585 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 1: but I think the secondary is one of the worst 586 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: in football. And I think on offense, you're seeing what 587 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: r G three's injury, what kind of effect that could 588 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: have on the team's running game. No one really talked 589 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: about Alfred Morris and the holes he wasn't getting and 590 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: the fact that when they do the play action to 591 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: Alfred Morris and the read option defense is freeze and 592 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: that wasn't there last week and I think the Packers 593 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: defense gonna be good this year. It's not a good 594 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: matchup the Packers. The Packers front seven played great against 595 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: the run last week, and I think that you're right. 596 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: The Redskins do one of stablish Albert Alfred Morris this week. 597 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: I don't think it's quite as easy as that. Like 598 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: you said, without the threat of RG three, those lanes 599 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: aren't as big. And for our younger listeners, Howard Beale 600 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: is a fictional character from the nineteen six film Network, 601 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: played by the late Peter Finch famous line on mad 602 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: As Helen Epically, that's a film that basically is the 603 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: number one broadcast journalism rant film of all times. So 604 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: he's one of the best rants and entertainment history. Boom. 605 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: You know. That's why Wes is he's the Cliff Claven. 606 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: He's just he's the mailman um alright, So those are 607 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: those are the maybe the four marquee games on Sunday. 608 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: But let's go through our hero picks. Uh what are 609 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: we calling this segment? We decided to I think it's 610 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: defend your hero, defend defend your hero like hero picks segments. 611 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: So hero picks are when one of us chooses a 612 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: game and the rest of the group goes against them. 613 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: A chance. It's really the chance for all of us 614 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: to take some some you know, lead in the picks competition, 615 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: which unfortunately has Dan in the basement again. I suffered. 616 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: I won eight and eight in week one, and I 617 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: suffered one of the worst hero defeats ever. On Monday night, 618 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: I took the Chargers. They were up seven. I was 619 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: feeling good. I texted everybody gloating, and of course what 620 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: happens the Charges below it? And and just amazing, almost impressive, 621 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: how how amazingly badly they played down that stretch. And uh, 622 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: I wrote in our by the way you could see 623 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: all our picks on the Around the League blog? Um 624 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: where we uh And and by the way you could 625 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: see all our picks on the Around the League blog, 626 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: we we post them every Wednesday. Uh So check that out. 627 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, I wrote, because the loser of the 628 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: picks for the week has to write the intro. I 629 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: wrote that I will never pick the Chargers again this season. 630 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: That is their penalty, and I'm sure they're really torn 631 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: up about it. It's week two and Dan's already on 632 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: tilt mode. Um so why don't we, Yeah, why don't we, 633 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: like we did last week, go through uh the hero 634 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: picks of the week? Wes, you had two of them, 635 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 1: so why don't you start out um going through them. 636 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: I was shocked that I was the only person who 637 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: picked the Lions to beat the Cardinals. Not because I 638 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: don't think the Cardinals are a decent five football team 639 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: and maybe the Lions are too, but from what I 640 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,479 Speaker 1: saw on tape in week one, I think the Lions 641 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: are a good team. They're not just an average team. 642 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: And I fear for Carson Palmer's life this week. I 643 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: do at that front four from Detroit is just so ferocious. 644 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: And then we saw what Quinn did to Levi Brown. 645 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: This is gonna be ugly. Shouldn't be defend your hero pick. 646 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: It should be we should be defending the fact that 647 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: no one else took the Lions. It's true, By the way, 648 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: to to use a Bill Simmons theory is sue now 649 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: and DOMI con su is he in the Tyson zone 650 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: where anything he did on the field would not be surprising, 651 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: Like you come up with any scenario and it wouldn't 652 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: surprise you. That's a good call. What else you got 653 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: was I also have. This is another one that surprised me. 654 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: After one week, everybody has forgotten that the Raiders have 655 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: the least talent of any team in the NFL. Everybody 656 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: kind of agreed in the preseason the Jaguars have a 657 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: better roster than the Raiders. After one week, because the 658 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: Raiders showed a little bit better than we expected, they 659 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: are now favored to beat the Jaguars. I think the 660 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 1: issue there is because they're playing in Jacksonville. You line 661 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: up the Raiders against anyone else, you wouldn't have gotten 662 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: four guys picking Oaklands. I think, um, Jacksonville looked really bad, 663 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: and the two reasons for that. Gabbett was awful. Now 664 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: we have Handy starting. He's not much better, but I 665 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: think he can move the offense better. And people are 666 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: underselling how great the Chiefs played in Week one. Yeah, 667 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: this might be the only time I picked the Raiders 668 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: all season. They are at home against the bad Jacksonville 669 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: team that just lost two, which is one of the 670 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: more humiliating final scores you could lose by. Um, so 671 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: I took Oakland, but I don't know. I mean the 672 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: Jaguars are they are they the worst team in the league. Well, 673 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 1: we'll find out this week. This is a for endom. 674 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: Well this decide who gets their defense is not the 675 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 1: worst defense in football. This this game could change football 676 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: history if if Teddy Bridgewater changes the NFL or whatever 677 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: this is. This is a big game for that pick. 678 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,719 Speaker 1: But but I think we might be underselling how well 679 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: the Raiders played last week. I think they played well defensively, 680 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: and I think Terrell Prior was better. Maybe even then, 681 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: you guys gave him credit for saying they couldn't repeat it. 682 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: Thought he made some nice third down throws. He made 683 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: some nice throws in rhythm. I'll take my chances. But 684 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: West is playing the game very well. Because if you 685 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: can get a hero pick against the Raiders or a 686 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: hero pick against the Cardinals, you know that's that's how 687 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: you want to play the game. And you know we 688 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: want to call West great strategist. But he's also taking 689 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: the Jaguars two weeks in a row. This could looks 690 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: very bad in a couple of days. Um, okay, I'll 691 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: throw out my hero pick. I picked the Bills to 692 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: beat the Panthers. Um this, I thought E J. Manuel 693 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 1: did some things that look good. I think the Bills 694 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: in Orchard Park. That's gonna that's that helps them obviously, 695 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: And until I see the Panthers prove that they know 696 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: how to, you know, go on the road or win 697 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: a close game, especially in the front end of the season, 698 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm always going to assume they find a way to lose. 699 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 1: So I feel pretty good about the Bills this week. 700 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: This is my game. Where what we thought about d 701 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: J Manual in the praise that we heaped on him, 702 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 1: which was not out of place last week, I thought, well, 703 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, we're gonna be singing a different tune 704 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: after Carolina's defense utterly erupts in Buffalo. I think that 705 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 1: is and you know West has talked about this too. 706 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: The Jets have an nice front seven, the Lions have 707 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: a beautiful one. Carolina is gonna damage some quarterbacks. And 708 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: when the Bill's offensive Lions struggled last week, it was 709 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: on the interior line. I think they're pretty good. They 710 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: played well against the Patriots, but chance Corty Glenn had 711 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: a really good game at left tackle. But now the 712 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: Panthers can't just get you on the outside with Hardy 713 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: and Johnson, but then get you on the inside with 714 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 1: their two rookies, and we both look good again in 715 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: the regular season opener. And they they just stuffed Marshaw 716 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: Lynne last week. And if they can stop the Bills 717 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: running game, I think they win that game going away. 718 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,800 Speaker 1: And let's not forget about the Panthers struggles on offense 719 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: in Week one. UM so I'm not completely convinced that 720 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: they're gonna be able to put up enough points to 721 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: put distance. But perhaps I'm underestimating how good Caroline is 722 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:19,919 Speaker 1: front seven. It bothers me that Ron Rivera says, Hey, 723 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't really get this whole thing 724 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: with fast paced offenses, up tempo, creative offenses. I don't 725 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: see why we need to change what we're doing. You 726 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: better change what you're doing because you have one of 727 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: the more talented quarterbacks in football. You've got them hemmed in. 728 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,919 Speaker 1: I don't think Cam through a pass or he threw 729 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: three passes over ten yards last week. That's not how 730 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: you went in today's NFL. This is not meant to 731 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: be condescending in the least, but it doesn't surprise me 732 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: that Ron Rivera doesn't get that well. He sees it 733 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 1: from the defensive side. That's what he's seeing. That's the 734 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: kind of philosophy he has. And I don't think that 735 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 1: it works in three NFL. It doesn't work in two thousand. 736 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: It works when you're a member of the Bears, like 737 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera is, but they're not. The Panthers aren't going 738 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: to be that team. Um Wes and I are in 739 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: a great spot to pick up some ground with our 740 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: hero picks. For shame, Cessler and Greg so much chalk 741 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: that they didn't have a hero pick. So how about 742 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:20,839 Speaker 1: the fact that we both had hero picks last year? 743 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: Last week we're also the co hero pick champions last year. 744 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:29,120 Speaker 1: You don't get anything, Dan, But I'm gonna let do you. 745 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 1: Let you know here're losing a hero pick doesn't get 746 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: you anything. If losing to hero pick was a category, 747 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: you know, Dan would be the twenties seven Yankees mighty defensive. 748 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: They sound a little complacent, still coasting on their hero 749 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,720 Speaker 1: last week. This is what I will throw to you, guys. 750 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: I will give you Patra's hero pick. Well, you have 751 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: the Niner Seahawks. We talked about that. I will toss 752 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: to you guys that he took the Rams over the 753 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: Falcons and you could fight it off Who gets to 754 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,760 Speaker 1: talk about that. I don't think that's hard to defend 755 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,280 Speaker 1: at all. The AM's pass rush on turf and Atlanta 756 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 1: it's a tough place to win, But I think that's 757 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:04,399 Speaker 1: as smart as hero picks go. I could definitely see 758 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: the Rams being a big problem for Atlanta. Robert Quinn 759 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,600 Speaker 1: three sacks last week, Chris Long against you know, the 760 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: on the other side against the Falcons line that we've 761 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: talked about is a mess on some level. It's not 762 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 1: a crazy upset on on any level of what were 763 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: you gonna say. I've picked the Falcons to win, and 764 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: I don't feel good about it at all. Um, the 765 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 1: Rams are really fast on turf offensively, defensively, Quinn is 766 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: going to match up against Sam Baker, who hasn't even 767 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: practiced this week and was one of the worst left 768 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: tackles in the week last week. Roddy White is not 769 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 1: the same. Jonathan Babineau hasn't practiced this week. That's three 770 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: of the falcons most important players. The Rams offense is 771 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:44,800 Speaker 1: one of the groups I haven't gone back to watch. 772 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 1: What what did Sam Bradford look like last week? Do 773 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:49,360 Speaker 1: you guys that took a closer look, he looked like 774 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: Sam Bradford. He still makes throws that you say, Wow, 775 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:53,439 Speaker 1: he's got one of the best arms in the league. 776 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: Jared Cook looks extremely fast, and it's just gonna be 777 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: a matchup problem with everybody. I heard Greg Cosell say 778 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: that he is absolutely used the word gushing over Jared 779 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: and Tavon Austin not yet. Didn't make a huge impact 780 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 1: in Week one, but I guess it's just a matter 781 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:10,720 Speaker 1: of time before that guy goes off from him. Everything 782 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,720 Speaker 1: with Patrick Peterson took Chris Gibbons out of the game. Sneaky, 783 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 1: great game here, I could see this being a really 784 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,360 Speaker 1: fun one to watch. Okay, so let's go over the orphans. 785 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: These are the rest of the games that either were 786 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: not highlighted by us and there were no Hero picks involved. Um, 787 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,439 Speaker 1: so we'll go down the list. Why don't we start 788 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: with Cleveland and Baltimore. We got it. We always got 789 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: to go to Mark Sessler to get his Cleveland thoughts 790 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: coming off a disastrous opener at home. Any chance in 791 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: Baltimore this game really can This is a perfect Storm 792 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: Brown's game that I've seen play out probably twenty seven 793 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: other times following this team where the Ravens are agitated. 794 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 1: They didn't get that home opener like every other defending 795 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,560 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion. They now get their home opener. It's 796 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: against the Browns team that right side of that offensive line. 797 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,919 Speaker 1: Let Cameron Wake just walk through a barnyard door last week. 798 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:03,280 Speaker 1: Now you got Elvin Stumerville. I don't like what Cleveland 799 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: did on offense at all last week, and I have 800 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: a bad feeling this could be one of these forty 801 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:13,919 Speaker 1: three to ten type situations. Mars lost all confidence. Ville 802 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: is no Cameron Wake. It's it's not even close. Cameron 803 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: Wake is one of the Mitchell Swarts. Is still Mitchell Sworts. 804 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 1: That's true. It doesn't set up well because the Broncos 805 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:27,400 Speaker 1: couldn't run on the Ravens last week. The Browns, as 806 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 1: much as they want to get Trent Richardson involved, are 807 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,839 Speaker 1: going to go against the raven strength run defense, and 808 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 1: then they're gonna have to pass with Weed and and 809 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 1: then the wheels fall off. I think the Ravens offense 810 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 1: could be really bad though this year. I mean, we 811 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,919 Speaker 1: might find out last week that that was a good 812 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:42,799 Speaker 1: performance for them. So I think it could be a nice, 813 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: low close game that filled. Oh wait, Phil Dawson isn't 814 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. By the way, I desperately need. Maybe asking 815 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: for a win is a little much, But for my 816 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,440 Speaker 1: nine and seven Browns, number six seed pick and my 817 00:39:57,560 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 1: brand and weed in four thousand yards thirty touched now 818 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,680 Speaker 1: need this to happen. I need something positive to come 819 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: out of this game, Mark, can you give it to me? 820 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: Maybe Jason Campbell can throw for four thousand yards. I'm 821 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 1: reversed so that when it happens, I'm not going to 822 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: call a win here. And I don't see a win 823 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 1: because I haven't. I've never I've known you now for 824 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: I guess three and a half years. I've never seen 825 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: you so down on this franchise. And just a month 826 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:23,000 Speaker 1: ago you were reading a written statement changing your pick 827 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:24,960 Speaker 1: from them going four and twelve to seven and nine. 828 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,640 Speaker 1: You realize I've been in, I've been in essentially an 829 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:36,760 Speaker 1: abusive relationship since. Keep coming back. Okay, um Minnesota Chicago. 830 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:38,799 Speaker 1: Who wants to jump in with some thoughts on that 831 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:43,320 Speaker 1: Greg does well, it's the Christian Ponder Special. Uh No. 832 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 1: I think I think this is a good test of 833 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 1: where these two teams are at early in the season 834 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,320 Speaker 1: because I don't know what I took away from their 835 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,960 Speaker 1: first two games, whether we really think that the Vikings 836 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 1: are gonna fall right back down to the end of 837 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 1: that division. If you're asking Christian Ponder to win games 838 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,600 Speaker 1: for you, you're gonna be in trouble. He's going to 839 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:02,439 Speaker 1: have to win it. I mean, this is a good 840 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 1: Bears team. He didn't last year and they won ten 841 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:08,640 Speaker 1: at six. He had started the he started the season well, 842 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: won some games, and finished the season won some games. 843 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:13,319 Speaker 1: It's in the middle. He was an abyss. If he 844 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:15,239 Speaker 1: plays terribly, you're gonna that will be one of the 845 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: big storylines heading into Week three. Is is Ponder the answer? 846 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: So we'll see. Uh, Tennessee Houston, Mark, I think Tennessee Houston. 847 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: I went back and watched that game, and you know, 848 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:29,719 Speaker 1: Jake Locker through twenty passes, fewer than any other quarterback. 849 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:33,800 Speaker 1: And I understand they want to establish a run heavy offense. 850 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 1: But my takeaway, and you guys can tell me if 851 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:39,440 Speaker 1: you think differently, I think that they realized Jake Locker 852 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: is not gonna beat you any other way, and we're 853 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 1: gonna hide him in an offense that Frank, honestly, I'm 854 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:47,360 Speaker 1: not sure it works over the course of the season. 855 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:49,919 Speaker 1: I could see this team going eight and eight. Their 856 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:52,359 Speaker 1: defense impressed me, but you cannot just do what they 857 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:56,440 Speaker 1: tried to do against Pittsburgh fifteen more games. My takeaway 858 00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 1: was that the Titans went out of their way to 859 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,400 Speaker 1: say that Jerry greg called that game on defense, and 860 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:06,320 Speaker 1: if you watch it, it was clearly Greg Williams. And 861 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:09,880 Speaker 1: they're much better than last year. Are making elite candidate. 862 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:13,520 Speaker 1: Zach Brown was great. Jurrell Casey, who was the best 863 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: defensive player on the field for them during the preseason, 864 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 1: had a great game against the Steelers, tore up the 865 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:22,240 Speaker 1: interior of their line. Having said all that, the Texans 866 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,839 Speaker 1: are a better team. Uh, here's a sneaky potential game 867 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,920 Speaker 1: of the week from a competition standpoint. Miami goes into Indianapolis. 868 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 1: That was such a great game last year. I mean 869 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:37,799 Speaker 1: Tannehill quietly had one of the best games of his season. Uh. 870 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,240 Speaker 1: It was kind of a gun slinger, you know, rookie 871 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 1: type of game where they're just throwing it all over 872 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: the field. I don't know if these two teams are 873 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,080 Speaker 1: set up to do that right now, though, I think 874 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,279 Speaker 1: it's more of a defensive type of game. Well, one 875 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:52,680 Speaker 1: of those teams has a defense, a very good one, 876 00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:55,279 Speaker 1: the other one doesn't. So do we think Tannehill goes 877 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 1: goes on the road and win. I took the Dolphins 878 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,279 Speaker 1: to win this game. I took the Colts, and I 879 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: think this might be the referendum on Pep Hamilton's will 880 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: they open it up and let and let Andrew Luck 881 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:07,920 Speaker 1: win the game instead of trying to control the tempo 882 00:43:08,080 --> 00:43:10,799 Speaker 1: with uh this running game that probably isn't good enough 883 00:43:10,840 --> 00:43:13,279 Speaker 1: to do it. I think Luck through for four something 884 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:16,080 Speaker 1: yards against Miami last year. I'm not sure that's going 885 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 1: to happen again this time around. I picked the Cults too, 886 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:22,920 Speaker 1: I'm sticking with it. Defense could be really good this year. 887 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:26,399 Speaker 1: And I also think, like last year, the Cults playing 888 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:28,560 Speaker 1: a lot of close games that go down to the wire. 889 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:30,080 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see that again. But I don't 890 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:31,880 Speaker 1: know if it's gonna work out for them as often 891 00:43:32,239 --> 00:43:35,120 Speaker 1: if they play that way again. All right, here's another 892 00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:39,000 Speaker 1: good game. This is a really good week. Dallas Cowboys, 893 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:42,360 Speaker 1: coming off a very nice opening win against the Giants 894 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:45,319 Speaker 1: at home, head to Kansas City to play Andy Reid 895 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:49,799 Speaker 1: in the Chiefs Mark Sessler. This feels like a trap 896 00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:52,239 Speaker 1: game potentially for me, for the Cowboys when they when 897 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:54,520 Speaker 1: we look back at an eight and eight Cowboys team, 898 00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:56,480 Speaker 1: If that's what happens, this will be one of the 899 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,799 Speaker 1: games where you say, you know, listen, they they are 900 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:03,000 Speaker 1: more talented football team. And I agree with West Kansas 901 00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:05,439 Speaker 1: City did. I watched that game on Sunday last week. 902 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 1: Did a really, really nice job. That's masked by the 903 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:12,080 Speaker 1: fact that everyone just says it's the Jaguars. I think 904 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: that Alex Smith, in the positive way, was exactly what 905 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,000 Speaker 1: Alex Smith wanted Andy, what Andy Reid wanted him to be, 906 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,440 Speaker 1: and he can he can operate that offense, and if 907 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:23,400 Speaker 1: they're efficient, I think Dallas could see, uh a stumble 908 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:25,400 Speaker 1: here trap game. They're not good enough to have a 909 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:28,439 Speaker 1: trap game, I mean their version of a trap game. 910 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: I think that Chiefs were more impressive in Week one, 911 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,880 Speaker 1: but this is not a great matchup for them. The 912 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:38,080 Speaker 1: weakness of the Cowboys is in the secondary, and Alex 913 00:44:38,080 --> 00:44:41,719 Speaker 1: Smith isn't testing defenses down the field. He's dinking and 914 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,000 Speaker 1: dunking over the middle, which I think the Cowboys is 915 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:47,120 Speaker 1: the wrong defense to do that against. And then on 916 00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball. As great as the 917 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs were on defense last week, the Cowboys have so 918 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:53,520 Speaker 1: many weapons, it's gonna it's not gonna be like playing 919 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:56,279 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars. Up next, let's go to Philadelphia the 920 00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:01,839 Speaker 1: Chargers and Eagles. Greg Rosenthal, I mean, just Chip's Chip 921 00:45:01,880 --> 00:45:03,799 Speaker 1: Kelly's world where I'll just living in it. I mean, 922 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:06,640 Speaker 1: this is this is must see TV every week now, 923 00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:10,759 Speaker 1: and we see if the first half Chargers were a 924 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,560 Speaker 1: sign that this team is going to be a little 925 00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:15,279 Speaker 1: better this year or whether they're just kind of gonna 926 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 1: be a disaster. Can I tend to take out of 927 00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:20,200 Speaker 1: that money night game that maybe the Texans and Chargers 928 00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:22,000 Speaker 1: are a little closer than people think. It was a 929 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,880 Speaker 1: little flukey what happened. Uh, And I mean, I'm just 930 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,319 Speaker 1: I can't wait to watch it. I think as much 931 00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:29,520 Speaker 1: as we talked about tempo with the Eagles, the most 932 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:32,280 Speaker 1: important thing was that they were picking up huge chunks 933 00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:37,360 Speaker 1: of yardage in the first half. And Uh, the Chargers linebackers, 934 00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:41,880 Speaker 1: especially Bird filling in for man Tito, was taking advantage 935 00:45:41,880 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: of last week. And I think that's going to be 936 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:44,920 Speaker 1: a hole in the middle of the field for the 937 00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:47,600 Speaker 1: Eagles to exploit such a big game for Philip Rivers 938 00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:51,160 Speaker 1: because this is a tough matchup for him, but this 939 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,359 Speaker 1: could be his final season in San Diego. I think 940 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:56,440 Speaker 1: if he doesn't show the coaching staff that he's got anything, 941 00:45:56,440 --> 00:45:57,960 Speaker 1: they can hang their hats on. Well, there is this 942 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:02,319 Speaker 1: crazy statu the team that plays the Eagles and the 943 00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,960 Speaker 1: home opener, Philly's home opener has won the Super Bowl 944 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:07,520 Speaker 1: four straight years. So that would mean that the Chargers 945 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:10,040 Speaker 1: would have to win the Super Bowl this year to 946 00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:12,400 Speaker 1: keep that's that going. But that's a that's a pretty wacky. 947 00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:15,359 Speaker 1: If I had to make one pick for a game 948 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:17,759 Speaker 1: on this this slate, that will be a blowout this week. 949 00:46:17,880 --> 00:46:21,560 Speaker 1: I think this is it. I think we're talking Eagles, 950 00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:24,319 Speaker 1: have people all excited again, and the Charges that in 951 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:28,400 Speaker 1: a tank after costing me on Monday night. All right, 952 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:31,160 Speaker 1: let's you wrap it up for US West while I 953 00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:35,080 Speaker 1: get some water Weekly impersonation of Mike mad that's a 954 00:46:35,080 --> 00:46:39,520 Speaker 1: bad job by you, Charges, bad job by you, good one, 955 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:44,640 Speaker 1: mikey Um New Orleans at Tampa Bay. What's the story 956 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:46,879 Speaker 1: of the game here? To me is Josh Freeman. He's 957 00:46:46,920 --> 00:46:50,280 Speaker 1: under fire. They ripped the Sea office Jersey. He played 958 00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:54,400 Speaker 1: terribly in the first game. Siano is basically setting him 959 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,680 Speaker 1: up for failure right now. Uh, he's he has to 960 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:00,480 Speaker 1: play well or he's gonna be even more under the gun. 961 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:02,239 Speaker 1: In Christian ponder, I like that you said rip the 962 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:05,120 Speaker 1: Sea office Jersey run through like a wrestling move. Yes, 963 00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:09,600 Speaker 1: it happened symbolically, they ripped the Sea off figuratively. It 964 00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:14,120 Speaker 1: is a terrible sign that the moment that this players 965 00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:17,560 Speaker 1: only meeting leaks out into the media, that then there's 966 00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:21,600 Speaker 1: another report right after that saying how Josh Freeman missed 967 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:24,400 Speaker 1: the team meetings. That leaks out to the media like 968 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:27,720 Speaker 1: as a response, and then Siano comes out and talks 969 00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:30,839 Speaker 1: about it publicly. I mean, that's throwing Your players don't 970 00:47:30,840 --> 00:47:32,560 Speaker 1: like that when you when you put them on blast 971 00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:35,000 Speaker 1: like that, and it just shows there's a schism right 972 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: now between the players and Siana. And how about Siano 973 00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:42,320 Speaker 1: volunteering the information that yes, he overslept through that team photo, 974 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,359 Speaker 1: but this is not the first time he's been laid either. 975 00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:46,200 Speaker 1: That you don't even need to say that. It's just 976 00:47:46,320 --> 00:47:49,520 Speaker 1: it's almost transparent what's going on here. He's building his case. 977 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:53,640 Speaker 1: I wrote this long overly long, overly winding report on 978 00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:55,880 Speaker 1: why I thought the Bucks would make the playoffs this season, 979 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:59,400 Speaker 1: and possibly a good fodder for why I should be 980 00:47:59,400 --> 00:48:01,839 Speaker 1: at Whole Food about a month from now stocking fruits 981 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:05,160 Speaker 1: and vegetables. Are we saying that Greg Siano took a 982 00:48:05,200 --> 00:48:08,960 Speaker 1: metal folding chair to Josh Freeman's knee. That's h that's 983 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:11,480 Speaker 1: kind of accurate, I think. Um, all right, that's a 984 00:48:11,480 --> 00:48:14,319 Speaker 1: week two we did it. This is our longest podcast ever. 985 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:16,960 Speaker 1: I think steam is coming out of care Rich's ears, 986 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:18,960 Speaker 1: but I feel like it was fun. I thought everybody 987 00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:22,520 Speaker 1: got made some great points. So as as you know, 988 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:26,319 Speaker 1: we now do a Sunday podcast, So make sure you 989 00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:29,840 Speaker 1: check out whatever device you use to listen to this show. 990 00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:33,359 Speaker 1: You'll have something ready to go on Sunday night. UM 991 00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:36,600 Speaker 1: next week, besides listening to k Rich's theme song, the 992 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:42,480 Speaker 1: Listening Party UM hashtag Bonker Sacks, We're also going to 993 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:45,759 Speaker 1: play when West's Toaster next week and the people are 994 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:48,279 Speaker 1: talking about it. People are excited. Wednesday is a big 995 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:50,319 Speaker 1: show because you're gonna have both of those things. But 996 00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:54,040 Speaker 1: we should probably get out of here. UM. Signing off, 997 00:48:54,239 --> 00:48:58,920 Speaker 1: The Mailman, the Sizzler, and the boss and Lyle the intern. 998 00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,480 Speaker 1: Let's go up in the of love. We'll see you 999 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:21,920 Speaker 1: on senday M