1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcast, Can rock a Pocket Square? 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Around the NFL Podcast, 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: presented by the United States Marine Corps. My name is 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: Damned hangs Us and I'm joined in a room full 5 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: of zombie heroes, Dark Cess, Layer, Crypt whistling, No Wessel 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: Thing and Greg Rise and Google. What's up Demons? Hey, Dan, 7 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Crypt Wessel Thing. I like this kind of you know, 8 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: halfway there Halloween theme here. None of us actually dress up, 9 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: but Ricky's dressed come up with a little names. Ryan 10 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Bartlett's dressed up behind the glass, and obviously the studio 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: we've done a really nice job getting with the season here. 12 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: Look at that we are moving to what will be 13 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: named or is named Sophie Adium. It's on the complex 14 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: where the Rams and Chargers will call home. That's happening 15 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: in a little while. You get the sense that there's 16 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: a bit of a give up going on around here, 17 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: because everyone's like, I wouldn't want to put too much 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: work into this building at this point, and and the 19 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: product when we got a shiny new facility that we're 20 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: heading towards, as you know, as the fetuses that might 21 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: seem well, I've certainly noticed that to be true, and 22 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: I don't go as often to the huddle our commissarias 23 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: in days past. But what they've the trend that they've 24 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,279 Speaker 1: taken with the salad bar, which I've had issues with before, 25 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: they have totally given up. We don't even They got 26 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Gronk off the wall pretty quickly. Outside they put they 27 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: put up Jamal atoms. Yeah, that might not work out 28 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: too much longer. I mean they put up Baker Mayfield 29 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: and he went into a epic slump. So let's check 30 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: in with Ricky behind the glass. What's up, Erica? How 31 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: are you guys? I had to take off my mask 32 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: because I can show the people that watch our show 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: and this is live on YouTube and on NFL dot com. 34 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: I look at that and Starlett Ryan Bartlett almost looks hot, like, 35 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, like a sneaky look at me. I might 36 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: have been hot to be good. Look. Yeah, and then 37 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: we have as Christie over there, she's a mini mouse. 38 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: We got we got a nice team behind the glass. Um. 39 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: So happy Halloween everybody, And this is the week nine 40 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: preview at Mark. You're feeling better? I I am. I was. 41 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: I had one of those human days where I didn't 42 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: really move until about three pm. It was a very 43 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: odd setback physically. And if I recall from last year Halloween, 44 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: you hate Halloween, so I don't have a tough day 45 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: for you. Well, wait, where are we kids happy getting 46 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: dressed up? I'm totally on boarded it. I think I 47 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: think people go a little bit overboard on Halloween, especially adults. 48 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: But I mean the kid aspect I'm saying. You're saying 49 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: the dad that showed up to the eight thirty am 50 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: Halloween party at my daughter's elementary school in full hull 51 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: Comania gear with very little clothes on was like going 52 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: too far? You see? To me, that's fun. It was 53 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: kind of fun. But I mean he had the tight 54 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: you know, he had the whole outfit, the whole thing 55 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: at eight thirty in the morning, and our whole state 56 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: is on fire and that's a bummer. Um. But the 57 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: one thing, one of the things I do love about 58 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: Californians is that like have fun. You like to have fun. 59 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: They enjoy the lighter things in life, and Halloween qualifies. Alright, 60 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: So what do we gotta get into? Greg? Thank you 61 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: for joining us. So are you're doing a hit on 62 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: NFL Network gloating about your fifteen and o record, like 63 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: I didn't say anything about it, that money Smith brought 64 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: it up, and then you're the only one the reason 65 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: it got brought up on this show. And by the way, 66 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: that's impressively what a disgrace. And this is such a 67 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: Patriots fan thing. Greg picks against the Patriots this week. 68 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: He has the Ravens winning by a field goal, I believe, 69 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: or a touchdown. It's a reverse jinx obviously, first of all, 70 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: the second of all, like, where do you get off? 71 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: You know what's going to happen here? I am allowed 72 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: to pick with my my head, which I think they're 73 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: They're not a sixty no team, and uh, we'll get 74 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: to that game. But I think the Ravens are a 75 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: great matchup for them, and I think the Ravens can win. Well, 76 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: West is pounding the table. Nothing's gonna happen to you. Well, 77 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: we are working on a back to back lock sweep. 78 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: We all picked the Niners last week and got the win. 79 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: We picked our own teams the week before, So who 80 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: knows how this will happen, whether organically we go across 81 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: the board again or with separate tea. You've had some discussions, 82 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: have you Okay, good, all right, Now let's get into it. 83 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Week nine. We have four teams on by the Bengals, 84 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: so they sit with that, oh and eight for another week. 85 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: By the way, everybody's like, oh so savage, Oh so 86 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: savage to bench Andy Dalton on his thirty second birthday, 87 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: but you know you benched him when A. J. Green 88 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: is back. Now that's savage. I mean I would have 89 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: benched him on his birthday. But that's so. I feel 90 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: like they've been quite kind. Um okay. Also the Falcons, 91 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: the Rams, and the Saints all on buy. So let's 92 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: get into a draft style West again. This is all 93 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: a process that is thought through and it's just about 94 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: you know, realizing where you should be picking. And sometimes 95 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: you get more games, sometimes you get less. Greg just 96 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: pure luck. We're gonna draft eleven games. You have only 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: two to pick. It's gonna it's gonna snake to you 98 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: and then you're done. Nice for you. The rest of 99 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: us have three games West, get us gone. I am 100 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: going with uh the Tony Romo Aaron Jones matchup here 101 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: Packers and Chargers. Wow, those are the two key figures 102 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: in this til A bit of a reach, but okay, 103 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: a little bit in the Packers first any time I 104 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: get a chance, probably could have gotten on the way 105 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: back maybe though probably have been gone, probably not, probably not, 106 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: probably would be gone. Let's talk about the game. This 107 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: to me, I know it's at San Diego or at 108 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: l A, but that's not a home field. I don't. 109 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: I don't trust the Charges at all, and the Packers 110 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: fans will travel well, Oh my god, that place is 111 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: gonna be eight not an exaggeration. So we get the 112 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: first game of Shane Steikins career as a play caller. 113 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: I don't there's nothing about this Chargers team that's fun 114 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: or exciting to me. They won last week by default, 115 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: and I don't think they haven't played well all year. Yeah. 116 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: The word that I put down watching that Bears Chargers 117 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: scheme from week ago, it was lifeless. I just don't 118 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: see a lot of what's the stamp of this Chargers team. 119 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: They do some things pretty well, but they feel like 120 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: to me a seven win operation that should be an 121 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: eleven win team. They've underachieved. They they have some great players, 122 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: and I know they've had a lot of injuries, but 123 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: I mean they have Joey Bosa, who's up there. I 124 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: think in terms of defensive players this year, you have 125 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers playing pretty back, or you have Key up 126 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: now and you have Damien Square showing up last week 127 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: and playing like I don't think this is an unwinnable 128 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: game for them, But that's why the firing of Ken 129 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: Wizzenant was so strange. It's the defense that I'm much 130 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: more worried about, and their secondary that I don't have 131 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: any faith. I think Rivers can put up some points 132 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: against the Packers defense that has been rather beatable. Yeah, 133 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,239 Speaker 1: I mean I feel like the Packers because they surged 134 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: out of the gate with a pass rush that was 135 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: that looked dominant early on. That's kind of flittered away 136 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: in recent weeks. They're not that defense right now. Yeah, 137 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: it's about first impression. Over the last month, they've been 138 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: a below average defense basically. When and we talked about 139 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: this early in the season, a lot of offenses were 140 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: trying to figure out how to play a functional football 141 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,119 Speaker 1: and I think that may have played into some people 142 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: thinking certain defenses were better than they really were. They 143 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: have They have enough talent though that I'm not worried 144 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: about their defense. They'll be fine. I think defense, for 145 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: the most part, there's a couple of difference making. Deference 146 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: is good and bad, and they're not. They're certainly not 147 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: in the bad category, and they're playing the right offensive 148 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: line this week too. Arder's offensive line has been terrible 149 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: all year. The Packers, on the other hand, I really 150 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: think that the protection and you know, Aaron Rodgers mentioned 151 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: in every press conference to make points with his buddies, 152 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: but to a ridiculous extent at this point. But but 153 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,559 Speaker 1: it's actually true though. I think the protection he has 154 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: has set up everything. I mean, his mobility and his 155 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: ability to move outside the pocket has set up everything 156 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: he has this year. He has one of the best 157 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: tackle duos in the league. He's got a good center, 158 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: and they love this rookie guard uh Jenkins, who's coming 159 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: off maybe his best game. It's one of the best 160 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 1: offensive lines. And if if that's why the wide receivers 161 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: are overrated, ultimately they're replaceable. If you have a great 162 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: line and a great quarterback, you're gonna have a good 163 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: passing game. Speaking of wide receivers, Davante Adams practiced in 164 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: pads on Thursday, first time in about four weeks since 165 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: that turf toe injury. UM and Aaron Rodgers. One thing, 166 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: because there was a lot of offseason talk is had 167 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: we already seen the best of Aaron Rodgers? And then 168 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: you now you look back gun you see how well 169 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: he's moving in the pocket. He moves like a thirty 170 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: year old, not a thirty six year older or whatever 171 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: he is. He suffered ligament damage in his knee in 172 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 1: Week one last season and was never the same. What's 173 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: so funny? I just thought you, I appreciate how dismissive 174 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: you were about his age. He's thirty six or whatever, 175 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: and I like that, Well, he could be thirty five 176 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: or thirty seven. I meant, I think he's thirty five. 177 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: He is okay. So that's why whatever you will, because 178 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: if I just said thirty six, then there there's a 179 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: statement being made. Whatever opens the door up for thirty 180 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: five and thirty understood. You did a nice job with that. Anyway, 181 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: So he's moving great, and and we we did never 182 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: We never see saw him move like this last season. 183 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: This is the week I think if the Chargers lose 184 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: and they're going into Thursday night football that the Philip 185 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: Rivers is he leaving what's going on with the Chargers 186 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: conversation takes a little you know, bigger national stage. I 187 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: feel like, if you this is a future Hall of 188 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: Famer in my mind, who they just fired his offensive coordinator, 189 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: who's only played with one team his whole career, who's 190 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: unsigned going in to next year. If this was Eli 191 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: Manning or some other team people, this would be a 192 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: bigger story. There were strange whispers about Tom Brady becoming 193 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: an l A Charger next year. Did you see that. 194 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: I'm following the Tom Brady is leaving New England thing 195 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: very closely. I'd imagine that would be something you'd be 196 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: I haven't dismissed that out of hand because I think 197 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: there's uh, I think your exact quote when I brought 198 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: it up, like a week goes stop, the all the 199 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: all the house stuff and all this. The thing that 200 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: people uh never mentioned though, is he would cost seventeen million, 201 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: Like there are huge financial reasons why that are discouraging 202 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 1: him the Patriots from letting him go. They would have 203 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: to eat a massive cap hit for him to go 204 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: somewhere next year. So it's like it's it's not like 205 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna cut him. Why are we talking like this 206 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: conspiracy theory is a real thing. You know, we'll see 207 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: what happened like house people are into the houses retire. Also, 208 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: you know that Paul Red vehicle of the cameo that 209 00:10:56,520 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: was a little alright, pick number two. This is an 210 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: easy one for me. Um. I know Patrick Mahomes is 211 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: probably not playing this weekend, but the Chiefs at Arrowhead 212 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: with three losses at Arrowhead before Halloween. Who would have 213 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: predicted that kind of need to win here? So I 214 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: and I like the way Matt Moore played. I like 215 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: kind of like watching Matt more play a little bit. 216 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: Is that weird? Um? So you have the Chiefs, But 217 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: that's not the main reason I'm picking this team this game. 218 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: I'm picking him because the Vikings. This is it West 219 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: Now we're starting to get into it. Kirk Cousins now 220 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: with a five, six and two Vikings team, everyone is 221 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: now forgotten about him being the problem, and the Vikings 222 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: have reaffirmed themselves as an NFC power against a top 223 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: opponent on the road in a game people are paying 224 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: attention to. This is the setting where Kirk Cousins folds 225 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: up like a suitcase throughout his career and does it 226 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: happen again or is this the year where he put 227 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: that narrative to rest. Well, here's the first test right here, 228 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: and I can't wait to see how he plays in 229 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: this game. Well, I know everyone wants to talk about 230 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, but this offensive line that was so maligned 231 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: for the past, you know, eighteen months, is playing really well. 232 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: And they have one of the best ground attacks in 233 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: the NFL. Find a better toosome than Delvin Cook and 234 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: Alexander Madison. That one to punch I believe is leading 235 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: all running back duos in yards and touchdowns um. And 236 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: then Garrett Bradberry, the rookie center who we killed early 237 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: in the season, is playing pretty well now that this 238 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: is really throwing the rookie class. Without this rookie class, 239 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: where would they be on offense? B C. Johnson, if 240 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: Smith uh, and then brad Berry too. I think this 241 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: is the rookies are really driving this offense in a 242 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: way that they didn't they weren't able to do last year. 243 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: Offensive line point, and you could say it for any 244 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 1: position group. These things change. Sometimes sometimes you write off 245 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: an entire team their offensive line is so bad they'll 246 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: never figure it out. But sometimes with good coaching and 247 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: players getting more comfortable or some play is getting healthy, 248 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: these things do correct themselves, and maybe that's what's happened 249 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: here in Minnesota. I think they're the perfect team to 250 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 1: look at September as figuring things out, not that it 251 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: was their preseason, but what they do well and what 252 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: they don't do well and change what they do. Offensively, 253 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: they're really good on screens. You know, Dalvin Cook's great 254 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: on screens. They have an athletic offensive line and that's 255 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: what that's why they drafted Brad Berry. That's kind of 256 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: Kubiak system. You're learning a new system. You have Kirk 257 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: Cousins on the move. That's what I've really noticed is 258 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: him throwing running to his left. He's got to be 259 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: one of the best quarterbacks in the league doing that. 260 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: That is a tough throw and usually you think only 261 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: guys with a big arm can pull that off. And 262 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: yet he's rolling out and defenses haven't been able to 263 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: stop it too well. You're not getting that Cousins rolling 264 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: to the left analysis anywhere else. I mean, that's where 265 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: you're getting a lot of those big plays. Nine point 266 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: three yards per attempt for Kirk Cousins and it is 267 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: a lesson that, you know, we can cling to certain 268 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: narratives earlier in the year, and the Cousins thing took 269 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: on a life of its own. But a month later 270 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: or he is, his numbers right now are comparable to 271 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: where Patrick Mahomes was a year ago on his m 272 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: v P journey. I mean it. I do think there 273 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: was a power struggle at some point or a come 274 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: to Jesus moment inside that building where they decided to 275 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: change the way they play offense. It's something decide decisively 276 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: coach about a month ago. Flexible, though you need to 277 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: be flexible. That wasn't Zimmer a year ago. So much 278 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: of it's coming off a play action they This isn't 279 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: a game that is gonna tell me much though these 280 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: going I don't think it's a big spot for them. 281 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: It's not an easy I'm not saying, you know, lock 282 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: it up. Although actually this wouldn't this wouldn't be a 283 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: bad one. Uh, But they're playing a team that's lost 284 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: three straight at home, that's a below average defense, and 285 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: it's starting Matt Moore. You should beat the Chiefs. I 286 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: mean the Chiefs are a testament to Andy Reid's coaching 287 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: that they can put up a lot of points, you 288 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: know with Matt More, but it's still a bad defense 289 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: that's banged up. I expect, I expect. I think I 290 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: agree at home the NFL Mrs Mahomes. That's I really 291 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: started thinking about how how much work, like, because these 292 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: last two weeks have had kind of you got the 293 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: Ravens Patriots this week, but in the early slates you're 294 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: kind of missing those defining games like and Vikings Chiefs. 295 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: To me with Mahomes would be the defining game of 296 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: this week before Sunday Night. Yes, the Vikings, even with 297 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: that slump, they have their third and total offense right 298 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: now and fifth in total defense. So this is team 299 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: playing very well in West. I know you hate, you 300 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: hate when there's too much focus on Kirk Cousins, But 301 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: to me, he's just one of those guys that's fun 302 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: to track his career. He just got like a fun, 303 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: soapy career. Well, quarterbacks always get too much blame and 304 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: too much credit, but Kirk Cousins is like the quintessential 305 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: blame versus credit quarterback. Right, all right, let's move on 306 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: to the third pick. It is what's his name? Dark Sesslaer. Okay, 307 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: thank you for that struggle with that one a little bit, 308 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: because the dark with a sea is a no brainer. 309 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: Love it? Uh, Cessler, was there somewhere else you could 310 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: have gone there? But that I like is then he 311 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: got dark layer and I feel like it kind of 312 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: came in. Layer is like like scary things live in layers, 313 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: so it's dark that works. I think, you know, again, 314 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: another nice job by you if that's if you came 315 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: up with me. Did a nice job there. So it's 316 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: my pick, and I you know, I I like to 317 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: get the late I don't want to come have this 318 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: thing circle back around and I'm stuck with no late 319 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: game because you got four of them this week. And 320 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,479 Speaker 1: it also is the Cleveland Browns playing the Denver Broncos. 321 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: A couple of things happen. I think Cleveland, I think 322 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: this is a game. Everyone just thinks Cleveland's gonna get 323 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: right here and whip up on a Broncos team that 324 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: has Brandon Allen who's twenties seven years old and has 325 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: never taken a snap in a real NFL game. Why 326 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: not just runaway with the thirties six victory. I don't 327 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: think it's that easy. I just don't see Cleveland to me, 328 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: when you talk about what is the stamp of this team, 329 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: the most undisciplined club in all of football. They they 330 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: completely what happened against New England. I think when I 331 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: was watching in real time, it was just like, Okay, 332 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: this game is happening and it's all tumbling down watching 333 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: in a second time. They had a chance to win 334 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: that thing had they not made those mistakes. They ran 335 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: the ball really well against New England. That's the one 336 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: thing they can do week after week with Nick Chubb, 337 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: who I thought Tony Romo made the right comparison of 338 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: calling him a Jamal Lewis type runner, but I see 339 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: little miniature shades of Jim Brown at times. Two. He 340 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: is just such a tough, physical back and he's absolutely 341 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: what they need and what they should ride. I don't 342 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: know if you need Kareem Hunt. I don't have a 343 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: problem with him coming back on the rosters game in 344 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: the past game. I just I wouldn't take any workload 345 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: away from Cleveland at this point. He's He's all they have. 346 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: I I the storyline coming out of that game should 347 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: have been against that defense. Baker Mayfield at one point 348 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: completed ten straight passes and Nick Chubb was well over 349 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: a hundred yards on the ground, and instead it was 350 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: look at all the penalties and turnovers because they're a 351 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: poorly coach team, right that both both the Patriots can 352 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: give up yards and then they let They're they're great 353 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: at letting teams lose games. Belichick says that all the 354 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: time that more and NFL games are lost than one, 355 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: and the Browns are a great example of that. This 356 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: year they're minus nine and turnovers and their minus two 357 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: fifty three and penalty yardage differential, which I didn't even 358 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: know as a stat but that's last place by a 359 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: long shot in the NFL. So those are the two 360 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: things that's just killing them week after week. I just 361 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: don't believe that it's it's gonna be, you know, magically fixable. 362 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: There is a coaching issue in Cleveland, and it's a 363 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: it's a it's hard for us to know why this 364 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: happens to a team. But they weren't this undisciplined a 365 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 1: year ago. They've had penalty issues, you know, dating back 366 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: for a thousand years, it seems like, but this is extraordinary. 367 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: Then you do, but the Broncos defense I could see 368 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: them giving Cleveland a ton of issues. The Broncos def. Yes, 369 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: it's a top five defense. And to the credit of 370 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: Broncos fans and shout out to the listeners who support 371 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: that team. It's a great fan base that is going 372 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: to fill up that building. And whether they're six and 373 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: two or two and six, they will be cheering and 374 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: cheering loudly. It's not an easy place to go and win. 375 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 1: Now you're against a quarterback that you know you might 376 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: have another Luke Falk on your hands here, a guy 377 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: that maybe doesn't even deserve to be in the NFL, 378 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: and he ends up getting the start because of and 379 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: that could work out to your favorite with a turnovers. 380 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 1: But yeah, win the turnover battle on this game with 381 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: the quarterback with no experience, and go win a ballgame. 382 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: Because this is a dirt net game for the Browns, 383 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: it is. They don't get this done and they fall 384 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: to two and six, they're not coming back from that, No, 385 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 1: they're not at all. And at this point, like the 386 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: concept of them making a push for the playoffs and 387 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: all this stuff is is absurd. Just actually put stringly 388 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: some games together where you look at all like what 389 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: we thought we'd see this season. But I'll tell you 390 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: what they are going to win this week, and I'm 391 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: gonna lock it up me too. All Right. We don't 392 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: even get a sound effect for that. There we go. Well, 393 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: West and I discussed this previously and we decided that 394 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 1: we're going to ride on the similar train either into nervous. Well, 395 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: they're nervous. I'm nervous about the Sunday night show off 396 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: the Browns. I'll win. I love the matchup. You know, 397 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 1: John James, the Broncos right tackle, came back last week 398 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: and immediately reinjured his knee. This tackle combination of Garrett 399 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: Bowls and Eli Elijah Wilkinson going up against Olivier Vernon 400 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: and Myles Garrett who destroyed the Patriots offensive line last week. 401 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: This is a great matchup. And Dan, who is Fred Brown? 402 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: I don't know the Broncos number two receiver now, Jesus, 403 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: some guy named Fred Brown. Not the It's not the 404 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: guy who played on the eighty two Georgetown team and 405 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: through the pass away and we've kind of skipped over 406 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: the fact that Brandon Allen is their starting quarterback in 407 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: Week nine. Brandon Allen, who was I believe a sixth 408 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: round pick of the Jags, and then he was with 409 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: the Rams last year. I did ask they thought, though, 410 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: you know, the Rams had him as their backup last 411 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: year and he chose Bortles over him, that that he 412 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 1: could be a little feisty. He's done some things in 413 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: the preseason. I don't think it's a Luke Fox situation. 414 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: I think they're hopeful that he might, you know, have 415 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: a little spark and give him a little something. But 416 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: the matchup is tough in this surrounding. What's the desert 417 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: saying here? Um, the Broncos are underdogs at home, but 418 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: not by myth that crazy amount. Cortland Sutton scares me, 419 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: but Denzel Awards back, Greedy Williams is back. Sutton's done 420 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: something every week. I think rightly looks at the Browns 421 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: as a team that can't be huge favorites against any 422 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: good defense on the road, no matter what's going on 423 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: with Brandon out. I do like that Joe Flacco unfurled 424 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: that emotional speech about the offense and needing to be 425 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: guts here and more daring dow shown on the field, 426 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: and then he's gone. He's out for That's a great 427 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: way to go give it nice to six, fire everyone up, 428 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: then you're out. He's going to five to six weeks. 429 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: He'll be out with that neck issue. In Baker, Mayfield 430 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: had that a testy exchange with Tony Grossy, the long 431 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: time Brown's um beat reporter. You have that, Ricky, it 432 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,880 Speaker 1: seems like there was lack. There's a penalty, so we're 433 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: a negative yartist. There was a lot of time between well, 434 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: when the penalty happened, then we're behind the chance. No, 435 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: no, no no, stop saying, but I just told you the 436 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: clock was running and we had a penalty. Do you 437 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: want to give them the ball back? No, you don't play. 438 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: You don't know it. That's just plain and simple. Was 439 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: I happy with the drive? Note we didn't score points. 440 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: That's the dumbest question you could ask. What Jesus that? 441 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's pressure. He's there. They're under a lot 442 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: of pressure to win this game, and I think Mayfield 443 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: will be a guy that will play really well in 444 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: this game. I love the Browns in this game, but 445 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: I also they've they've been so disappointing that I can't 446 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: lock them up. But I do. I'm with you, guys. 447 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna take Mayfield right now is passer 448 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: rating his twenty four point six points lower than Eli 449 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: Mannings was a year ago. And I think that. I 450 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,479 Speaker 1: think you're right, he's feeling the pressure because of the 451 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: expectations and everything else. I have no problem with him 452 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: going off occasionally in a press conference. And I'm not 453 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: just saying that because he's far to his relationship with 454 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Tony gra that's been bubbling for a while back and forth. 455 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's also a very big deal. Uh, 456 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: you have these reporters that you sort of it seems 457 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: like it's a it's like a bro it's like a 458 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 1: friend of me type of situation. Hey, can I get 459 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty yard game with a touchdown or 460 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: two from Dell Beckham at some point? I'm not sure that. 461 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,959 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. Question not on command? 462 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: You can't all right up next? Oh yeah, I got 463 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: two picks right, snake action because that you know that 464 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: that impacts the strategy. But I'll take the Bears Eagles 465 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: off the board. It does because I know one of 466 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: Greg's teams, right, I'm just saying, you know, I want 467 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: one at each time. So the Bears in the Eagles. 468 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: I don't know why I'm picking the Bears to watch 469 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: two straight weeks at at ten am, but I think 470 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: the Eagles are your team. They are a team I'm 471 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm fascinated by, I'm interested in, and you do wonder 472 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: if they can rely on what they found in the 473 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: second half against the Bills, which was a lot of 474 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: running behind the right side of the offensive line. Brandon Brooks. 475 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: Throw him in your comeback player of the Year conversation tours. 476 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: Achilles might be the best guard in the league. You 477 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: have Lane Johnson the Eagles, and Sheio Capatti on The 478 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: Athletic wrote about this this week. Are one of the 479 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 1: run heaviest teams in the league in neutral situations. They 480 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: have been all season. It's surprising because they're not great 481 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: at it. And this is a franchise, you know that 482 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: has a lot of analytical background and there they should 483 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 1: be good at throwing the ball with Carson Wentz. You 484 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: do get DeShawn backs DeShawn Jackson back this week. But 485 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: I think this is what Doug Peterson wants to be, 486 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: is kind of a ground and pound team. We'll see 487 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: if that keeps working. This is the last time, the 488 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: last time I get all in on the Eagles because 489 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: I've been pumping since August, and then every time they 490 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: have a big win and my stupid power rankings, I 491 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: get over excited and I put them back in the 492 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 1: top ten, and then they lay a total egg and 493 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,479 Speaker 1: I have to drop them back down to purgatory, and 494 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: I get angry with them, and yet I still believe 495 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: that the Eagles are going to go on a run 496 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: and not only be a playoff team, but really, actually, 497 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: why do you think? Because I just think it's all 498 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 1: still there, and I I do like I like the 499 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: Eagles so much that I will be locking them up 500 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,719 Speaker 1: in this game, uh, even against a Bears team that 501 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: is the classic uh cornerdown. I mean, this is a 502 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: this is a potential dirt knap situation because the Bears, 503 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: in addition to being in last place, are also in 504 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: the NFC North. They're in twelfth place in their conference. 505 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: So to even think about getting back into the playoff race, 506 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: they need. They need to win now, as in Sunday. 507 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: Then they need to win next week against the Lines, 508 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: another wild card helpful hopeful, and then they need to 509 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: go to l A and beat the Rams, another wild 510 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: card hopeful the next week, and I don't see it 511 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: happening all those things. So yeah, So the Eagles, uh, 512 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: to me, are a team that's feeling good about themselves 513 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: now that I think they're going to um, they're going 514 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: to score points. I think the Bears defense hasn't been 515 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: as good as it was last year, and we know 516 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: what's going on with Mr Drobiski in the Bears offense. 517 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: I think this is an offense that's more likely to 518 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,239 Speaker 1: crack and then complete collapse rather than pulled together at 519 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: this point. So that's why I'm banking on the Eagles. 520 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: Do not let me down. Eiggles Fly, Eiggles Fly. Roster 521 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: is stronger. They got their number one and number two 522 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: cornerbacks back in the last two weeks, and it showed 523 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: in the Bills game. Their their secondary is not nearly 524 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: as leaky as it was a few weeks ago. Where 525 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: to Sean Jackson, is he getting good sounds like sounds 526 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: like ll play? Although I said that last week and 527 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: it couldn't have been more wrong. So alson Jeffrey made 528 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: a couple of plays last week. You know Carson Wentz 529 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: under center. I am also locking them up? How about that? 530 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: So we got the Browns, over the kissing cousins and 531 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: over on this side of the table. It doesn't have 532 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 1: a name. Greg and I both have the all right 533 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: with us? Hey guys, yeahs, yes, good, good call. Because 534 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: I'm right now and in the YouTube and I'm answering 535 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: some of the comments and we're getting a lot of 536 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: people like, no, that does not pass the mirror test. 537 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: It's four versus three and four. They are two locks. 538 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: Greg and Dance. You're you're locking up against the broken quarterback. 539 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: You're locking up against the guy shouldn't be. I have 540 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: no issues the Eagles versus the four three. I just 541 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 1: go by the by the Vegas thing and this it 542 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: started as a three point just letting you know what. 543 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: I never believe in the pipe down there, but it 544 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 1: is for me. It is less about picking for the 545 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: Eagles than it really is picking against against the Bears. 546 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: It's and it's not just Drabinsky, but it's mostly Drabinsky. 547 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: It's that the defense is good, but it's not. It's 548 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 1: not going to change the world defense. It's not gonna 549 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: get six turnovers every week. It's there and it's okay, 550 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: and I think the Eagles offensive line could win the 551 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: battle upfront against the Bears defense. So if you're just 552 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: a good but not great defense, what are you really 553 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: If you're the Bears, you're counting on Mitchell Drabinsky too much. Yeah, 554 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 1: I feel like the Bears need a gigantic special teams 555 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: play and typically a bunch of turnovers or defensive touchdown 556 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: to win games, like we saw that from Cordarrel Patterson 557 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: against the Saints, where that was one of the only 558 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,919 Speaker 1: reasons they were even in that game. One thing I 559 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: thought that they schemed pretty well last week against the 560 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: Chargers was getting guys open down the field easy throws 561 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: for Trabisky to make. And there were some bigger games 562 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: for quarters. Didn't play terribly, but the coach doesn't trust 563 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: him in If you're gonna keep playing him, you gotta 564 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: show some trust. I thought they crumbled in the red 565 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: zone over and over. That's the thing is like Ferris 566 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: fans were like, I don't think he played that bad, 567 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: and he had two killer turnovers in the fourth quarter 568 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: and they had the ball inside the ten for twelve places. 569 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: The bar is low. Okay, let's move on Greg Snake 570 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: a Ricky we're snaking like that. I'm taking two of 571 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: the most dynamic and surprising passing games in the league, 572 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: the Lions and the Raiders at four oh five. They 573 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: do it in different ways, but this is the number 574 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: five and six most efficient passing games in the league. 575 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: According to Football Outsiders. The Lions kind of look like 576 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: an old sixties AFL team these days. They're just throwing 577 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: up bombs to Marvin hall And and Marvin Jones, whereas 578 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders are like an early eighties West Coast team 579 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: with tight ends and fullbacks and endless seven yard throws. 580 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: I can't say it's my favorite style, but you've got 581 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: a good running back and it's been really working that 582 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: they moved the ball up and down the field. And 583 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: I don't blame John Gordon if he's trying to keep 584 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: his defense off the field, because this is a matchup 585 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: of two pretty bad defenses, and the Raiders are worse. 586 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: The Raiders defense is slow and they don't get after 587 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback. Cleveland Farrel has not sacked, hit or pressure 588 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: a quarterback since Week one. Like Max Crosby, their fourth 589 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: round pick is playing more than him. Benton Maoia, My 590 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: I never know how to say his name. He's better 591 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: than Farrel. He's playing a little less. It's a little 592 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: under the radar. The defensive players never get picked that. 593 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: It's like Quentin Williams is not doing anything this year. 594 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: He doesn't get picked on. No, he's fine. Now he's 595 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: been banged up. You gotta give him a pass. And 596 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: the Jets that there's anything. Oh, I can always count 597 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: on you to go off topic on a Jets burn, 598 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: but wow, uh, let him get right, let him get 599 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: healthy with the new coaching staff, and it will see 600 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: what happens. Save that for the Jets. Dolphins banger. I 601 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: think Josh Jacobs is one of the most enjoyable backs 602 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,719 Speaker 1: to watch in the league right now. And the Darren 603 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: Waller experience, to me, is a sign of good coaching 604 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: because you know, Gruden picked him out because of his 605 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: physique across the way. That's how they unearthed them on 606 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: another team. And he's been he's been an awesome story. 607 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: They are they do you look at their weapons. I 608 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: thought Tyrolle Williams showed up last week and played a 609 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: good game for them, and they need that. They need 610 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: some more wide receivers. Your boy Hunter Renfrew, nice touchdown. Greg. 611 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys cover that. I thought he's coming around. 612 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: I thought that was one of Derek Carr's best passing 613 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: performances in years. Absolutely, and I've been killing him and 614 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: I and he's starting to make those comments look utterly foolish. 615 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: It's the hit on the deep balls though, I agree, 616 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: But that was that game was kind of Carr in 617 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: a nutshell. He was twenty two I think it was 618 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: twenty two, ten yards and in one of six twenty 619 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,479 Speaker 1: and up and so he hit one. But they still 620 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: and I think it's more about the receivers that he 621 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: has car They're not going deep. Almost three quarters of 622 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: his passes. I he's either he's either on pace to 623 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: break the Drew Brees record will be right there. They're 624 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: easy passes. Yeah, which I understand that, but still there. 625 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: Their offense has been functionally high, highly functional this year, 626 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: and he's been a part of it. The offensive minds 627 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: the biggest reason why. But Rodney Hudson is their center, 628 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: their leader, and he's out for a while, so was 629 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: the and yeah, and they might be starting Richie Incognito 630 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: at center. He's never played the position before, so that's 631 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: been their number one strength as a team, and that 632 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: you know, might not be the same as it used 633 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: to be this week. Alright, Mark, you're up now. I 634 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: know I will be laughed at for this pick. But 635 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: if you know anything about me, you know why this 636 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: game is one of the most potentially enjoyable uh games 637 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: I've seen. It is not a Dolphins, It is the 638 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: Redskins at the Bills. Because I'm telling you why not 639 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: unlike the Niners. Not unlike the Niners Redskins games of 640 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. I got to watch two 641 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: quarters and then I could move my mind to something else. 642 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: I think it may be over before some games get 643 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: through two quarters. That's what I love about it. I 644 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: want to see just how quickly this goes. I will 645 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: say one thing about the Bills, and you're you're not 646 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: gonna get it this week because they're just gonna They're 647 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: gonna deal with Dwayne Haskins and probably it's in Buffalo, 648 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: just beat up on Washington from wire to wire. Fifty 649 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,479 Speaker 1: two points given up in the last two weeks by 650 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: the Bills. Their defense has not been. It kind of 651 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,239 Speaker 1: reminds me a little bit of Chicago. They are they 652 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: have not been the defense we thought over the past 653 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, and that team scares me if they 654 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: don't get that kind of performance from their defense because 655 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and I know that we were rough on him. 656 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: He just he had a terrible fumble that turned that 657 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: game around last week for Philadelphia, and I thought maybe 658 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: was the turning point of the game. Every game you 659 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: can count on two killer turnovers by Josh Allen, and 660 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: it's typically when he's running the ball and loses it. 661 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: If he's gonna run the ball as much as he does, 662 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: we need better security. I don't even have faith that 663 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna run away with this game because they haven't 664 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: done it before. I mean, they played the Bengals and 665 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: they played the Dolphins another episode of Greg Hates Josh Allen. No, 666 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm saying, I'm basing it that they've struggled at home. 667 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: They struggled to beat the Bengals, they struggled to beat 668 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. They got wiped out by the Eagles who 669 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 1: were struggling. They haven't had that home to home field advantage, 670 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: uh that you would expect. And yes, it is partly 671 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: because of Allen. Jim Schwartz pointed out a play last 672 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 1: week where his coverage completely busted, and he was making 673 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: the point, Yeah, we were better, but we made a 674 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: couple of mistakes. And I went back I watched that play. 675 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: Alan has a receiver wide open, no one's there, and 676 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: he's got perfect protection on the play too, and he's 677 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: back there, but at one point he just starts and 678 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: starts running and he misses it could have You know, 679 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: that's the type of play I think that you don't 680 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: see necessary. And it happens a lot with Alan. This 681 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: team needs to run the ball more. They need more 682 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary going on. You can probably get away with 683 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: suspect decision making and no touch, but probably not both 684 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: and and Josh Allen has both right now. There is 685 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: a sense, especially how poorly the Bills played at home 686 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 1: against the Eagles last week, an Eagles team was struggling 687 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: mightily at the time, that the Bills now we're going 688 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 1: to go into a tail spin or they have been 689 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: found out. And I don't know if that's true. And 690 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: I still think their schedule is so soft over across 691 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: November for the most part, that they're going to be 692 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: in very good position to be a playoff team. But 693 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: at the same time, Bills fans who get angry, who 694 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: think that, you know, we or certain people should be 695 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: viewing them as like a real a f C contender. 696 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: We you just need to see more from them, you like, 697 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: we've been nice to the Bills. Yeah, but they want 698 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: to be seen as a team that could take out 699 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and they'll point to the Patriots game where 700 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: they gave him a real uh contest for four quarters, 701 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 1: but went to the Dolphins game. But how about this. 702 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 1: They've trailed in six of the seven games they played 703 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: in this year, and to their credit, they still have 704 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: five wins. This is a perfect game. Just destroy the Redskins. 705 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean, kill the Redskins. And it doesn't mean everyone's 706 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,279 Speaker 1: going to then say, oh, the Bills are fine, but 707 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: it will get it will pump some energy and confidence 708 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 1: into that offense. You know, light them up, Josh Allen 709 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: have four total touchdowns. Give us that type of game, 710 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: and then the least make it, make it feel like 711 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: this is an offense that's going to improve. In the 712 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 1: section mention Adrian Peterson, which is about the only thing 713 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: the Redskins seemed to want to involve on offense, uh 714 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: did not practice Thursday. Well, we should also mention, we 715 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: don't know whose quarterbacking for the Redskins. Well, Haskins has 716 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: been taking first team reps two days in a row, 717 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: so I would be surprised at Keenam as the starter 718 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: if healthy. But he's still in the concussion protocols, so 719 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: it sounds like it's Haskins time with Callahan said Thursday, 720 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: Keenum could still play if he feels better on Friday. 721 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,120 Speaker 1: They'll just need a little more out of Ed Oliver, 722 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: another top ten pick who has really not been making 723 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: much of an impact for them. Um and made a 724 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: nice nice pick there, actually ominous that welcome. Dwayne Haskins 725 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: was allowed to throw the ball five times in the 726 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:09,840 Speaker 1: second half last week. Ominous. Well, you know, the Washington 727 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: Post came out with a story this week quoting several 728 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 1: sources that he doesn't know the playbook. Oh my god, 729 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: they should, you know what they should do? The the 730 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: old JaMarcus Russell trick that the rating the DVD given 731 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: the DVD make it blank. And then three days later 732 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: it's like, hey, how was it, And JaMarcus Russo was like, 733 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: oh it was great, and every play like okay, we 734 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: know you're not doing any work at all. I think 735 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 1: gil Brandt pulled that one in gil brand from the 736 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: Future with the DVD. Alright, let's move on it is 737 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: it's my pick, all right? Uh this you would think 738 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: this is me stepping in a bear trap, but no, listen, 739 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: I got two young sons. They're gonna be hopped up 740 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: on sugar all weekend because the Halloween. Uh so I'll 741 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: be up. I'll be up close to sixty am. I 742 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 1: probably be up at seven. I'll DVR the game and 743 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:05,359 Speaker 1: catch up. So I'll take Texans against the Jaguars from 744 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 1: Wembley Stadium. Interested in the final, Um, the final game 745 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: of this year's London series. And um, we were of 746 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:18,800 Speaker 1: course at the final game at Tottenham Stadium, Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, 747 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: excuse me, Spurs Stadium, the big tot hot Totty Toddy House, 748 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: Totti House. So they've done an incredible job over there 749 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 1: with these games and they close it out at Wembley 750 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: with a nice one. Here are the Texans who we 751 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,839 Speaker 1: talked about this, and I talked about this all week 752 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:40,000 Speaker 1: in various like NFL programming that they pushed all the 753 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: chips into the twenty nineteen center of the table for 754 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,839 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. Now J J. Watt's gone. What does that 755 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: mean Are the Texans a team we should still see 756 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: as a contender in the a f C. I don't know, 757 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,399 Speaker 1: But what I do know is they're in a dog 758 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,719 Speaker 1: fight just to win this division and get in the playoffs. 759 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: Because the Colts, whether you like them or not, UM 760 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 1: are five and two and they in first place. So 761 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 1: the Texans need to keep pace. And now they get 762 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 1: a Jaguars team. And this is kind of like a 763 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: home game because although there's a ton of fans from 764 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:11,080 Speaker 1: all different UM for all different teams in the UK 765 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 1: that flocked to these games, as as we recall, you 766 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: saw all sorts of jerseys at the at those games, 767 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: the Jaguars have the biggest fan base UH in England. 768 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be a nice It's gonna be a 769 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,759 Speaker 1: nice home game for the Jaguars and the Jaguars team 770 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,839 Speaker 1: that played very well last week against the bad Jets team. 771 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:31,279 Speaker 1: But still Gardner means Chew the second uh playing with 772 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence. I did, Mark, You'll be happy 773 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,279 Speaker 1: to know that I did put some thought. We had 774 00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:39,360 Speaker 1: to do our NFL dot Com mid season picks about 775 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 1: making him the offensive Rookie of the Year choice. I 776 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 1: didn't go with it, but if he kept if he 777 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,799 Speaker 1: keeps playing like this, yeah, he's gonna be hard to play. 778 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray was, well, it's a prediction for the end 779 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,360 Speaker 1: of the season. I think so far. To me he 780 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: would be the runaway winner with Jacobs as as kind 781 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,360 Speaker 1: of distance. Kyler Murray's improvement over the last few inches 782 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: played stay far far better. People love the head band 783 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: and the mustache, and not enough people are watching this 784 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:10,120 Speaker 1: guy actually play football. He was a third down conversion 785 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: machine last week and this. There are only three quarterbacks 786 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL with a better touchdown to interception ratio, 787 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: and they're all either Super Bowl winners or former m 788 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 1: v p s Mahomes, Russell Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers. They 789 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,919 Speaker 1: are the worst team in the NFL in the red zone. 790 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,400 Speaker 1: So I don't know if that's been their story. Like, 791 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: I don't think total blame for that. I do think 792 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: sometimes I put a little too much on touchdown to interception. 793 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 1: But he's done everything else well. He he does avoid mistakes, 794 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: he does throw down the field all he does make 795 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: good decisions. This is one of the biggest Jaguars games 796 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,480 Speaker 1: they've had in London. I mean, the Jaguars are sneaky 797 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:46,480 Speaker 1: up there in terms of the losing this franchise, not 798 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: to their fans. They have one winning season in the 799 00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:52,719 Speaker 1: last twelve one and they have a chance here. And 800 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: this is the week because they have to buy and 801 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: Folds is eligible to come back after the bye. Minshew 802 00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: wins this week, there's no chance that they're gonna bench him. Yep. 803 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: I think they've got to find a way to get 804 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:06,360 Speaker 1: to Deshaun Watson, who I went going back and watching 805 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: that game. I just and it's it's redundant at this point, 806 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: but he does stuff every week that is just unbelievable 807 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: to the eyes. And they the Texans. I don't think 808 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 1: that they're the kind of team that can go and 809 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 1: beat New England. I just don't. But I think they 810 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: can go and beat almost any team in the league 811 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:24,200 Speaker 1: because of their quarterback and he I I you're gonna 812 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: have to find a way to punish him early and 813 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 1: often for the Jaguars not to get in a hold, 814 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: because I don't think Jacksonville is the kind of team 815 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:32,480 Speaker 1: that can really if they they're good when they have 816 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 1: the lead and they can start to pound you with 817 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: the run. And I don't love Leonard four Nette, but 818 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 1: he's had a good season for them. Overall. They're not 819 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,320 Speaker 1: a team that, if they get down by seventeen points, 820 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,080 Speaker 1: has a shot in this game. Houston, we've talked about 821 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: as top heavy all season, and it doesn't get more 822 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,880 Speaker 1: top heavy than that defense losing why he's been double 823 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,960 Speaker 1: teams more. According to it was a CBS broadcast last 824 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,240 Speaker 1: week than anyone in the league by a massive amount. 825 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:04,120 Speaker 1: Second place in that standings was Jadevan Clowney, a guy 826 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:06,399 Speaker 1: that could use right about now because they just don't 827 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: have a lot and it was a defense that was struggling. 828 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: I like the Jaguars in this game, if you know, 829 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 1: if I have to pick one, I like it. I 830 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,480 Speaker 1: think it's a field goal game. I think it's gonna 831 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 1: be a very good game. That's why I picked it, 832 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,399 Speaker 1: and I'm feeling great about it. I thought that would 833 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:22,440 Speaker 1: be kind of like one of those prime time things, 834 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,160 Speaker 1: but you took it. I like it West. It's snakes 835 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,919 Speaker 1: to you, baby, Well. I got a grass field game here, 836 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:30,920 Speaker 1: and this is gonna be a rock fight. The Colts 837 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 1: at the Steelers. I'm not sure boring Colts got fifteen 838 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,160 Speaker 1: points out of their offense last week, and the Steelers 839 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: don't have a quarterback. You have the Colts a lot 840 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: for someone who doesn't think the first time I had him? All, yeah, 841 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: I thought you had him last week. No, I don't 842 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:50,280 Speaker 1: think I ever. Colts brocas Ricky reports that James Conner 843 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 1: is not playing as of now, as now that he 844 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,280 Speaker 1: has not been ruled out, though he's not been officially 845 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 1: ruled up, but he didn't show up again. And but 846 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 1: breaking news Patriot to release a wide receiver Josh gordon Off, 847 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 1: I r thank you for that, but that that is 848 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: just a matter of bookkeeping. We were aware of that, right. 849 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:12,279 Speaker 1: But I'm just letting you know you're going to break 850 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:14,959 Speaker 1: do breaking news. You know here, I think you'd say. 851 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,359 Speaker 1: Trent Williams just said he had cancer and he's had 852 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:20,279 Speaker 1: it for six years and the Redskins misdiagnosed. Why are 853 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:26,520 Speaker 1: you like pull like saying you gotta like the wow? Okay, Greg, 854 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:28,440 Speaker 1: do you want to which is well that let's talk 855 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:32,280 Speaker 1: about that. Wait, what what's going on? Is he okay? 856 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,240 Speaker 1: Fred Williams told reporters that he was diagnosed with cancer 857 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:38,319 Speaker 1: over the summer and that he had had it for 858 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: six years, and that's part of the reason why he's 859 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:43,399 Speaker 1: been up so upset with the Redskins training staff. He's 860 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,919 Speaker 1: also making it clear um that he's it doesn't look 861 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:48,759 Speaker 1: like he's going to play for the Redskins, even though 862 00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:51,600 Speaker 1: he did pascific he said, quote, I almost lost my life. 863 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: He had cancer in his body for six years before 864 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:58,040 Speaker 1: it was diagnosed. Didn't we know that he had a 865 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,640 Speaker 1: tumor removed in the offseason, Yes, but but we didn't 866 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:02,719 Speaker 1: know it was year. It was a growth on his head, 867 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,680 Speaker 1: which also connects with the that the helmet was giving 868 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 1: him discomfort. That wasn't good. Totally out of it. It 869 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:12,000 Speaker 1: feels like a good excuse not to play. Yeah, I 870 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:14,400 Speaker 1: would say so this is not a Jalen Ramsey situation. 871 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:19,319 Speaker 1: Sorry to bring the you know, it's it's fine, just 872 00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,200 Speaker 1: you know, kind of help you guys when I can, Um, 873 00:43:22,239 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 1: I let you know that James Conner has it's going 874 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,080 Speaker 1: to be it's big. He's miss practice. Coach Domin did 875 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,640 Speaker 1: say earlier in the week that he could practice Friday. 876 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:32,120 Speaker 1: That's kind of the key day for him. But it's 877 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:36,520 Speaker 1: trending towards him being sel that is huge. Uh. If 878 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:39,359 Speaker 1: they don't have Connor, I don't think you know, they're 879 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:42,319 Speaker 1: pretty mediocre team to begin with. Then he snails out 880 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,880 Speaker 1: for two to three weeks. This whole. Like the Steelers 881 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,560 Speaker 1: fan and beat writer, confidence that this team is gonna 882 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: win nine or ten games is really on my radar. 883 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:54,280 Speaker 1: I don't understand it. They're a good not great defense, 884 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:56,760 Speaker 1: similar to they have every year. I think their defense 885 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:59,319 Speaker 1: is better than that, and they've improved throughout the end. 886 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:01,719 Speaker 1: The quarterback has a problem, that's the bigger quarterbacks a 887 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:07,960 Speaker 1: huge problem. Game manager. Hey, if the Ravens lose against 888 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:11,160 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, which is highly possible, and the 889 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 1: Steelers win, there one game out for his place in 890 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:17,520 Speaker 1: the North. Now with you. I'm with you. I don't 891 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,719 Speaker 1: think the Steelers are a real deal team, but I 892 00:44:20,719 --> 00:44:22,719 Speaker 1: I understand why there would be some excitement that the 893 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:25,719 Speaker 1: season is not over and when you start three, Uh, 894 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:27,360 Speaker 1: that that's a great thing to feel like you have 895 00:44:27,400 --> 00:44:30,120 Speaker 1: some hope. Greg has suggested the Ravens will beat the Patriots, 896 00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: and his picks columns the cot the cults. Uh. The 897 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,319 Speaker 1: problem is they have played seven games. All seven have 898 00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:38,799 Speaker 1: come down to one score, almost every all seven have 899 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: come down to the last possessions. They're sixteenth in passing, 900 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:45,759 Speaker 1: fourteen and defense there's between fourteen and sixteen and every 901 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,200 Speaker 1: possible stat that's just kind of all their wins have 902 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,279 Speaker 1: been seven points or less. Three of them have been 903 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,200 Speaker 1: by three points or less. They're the only team in 904 00:44:52,239 --> 00:44:56,719 Speaker 1: the league that has not had an offensive lineman miss 905 00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:59,560 Speaker 1: and in a single snap. And that's the recipe for that. 906 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:01,279 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what they are. And we talked about 907 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:03,120 Speaker 1: the teams with the good offensive lines like the culture 908 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:04,640 Speaker 1: going to hang aroun until the end because of it. 909 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:07,319 Speaker 1: Two things happened last week that provide hope that they 910 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,920 Speaker 1: might get a little more exciting. Paris Campbell finally came 911 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,520 Speaker 1: back from his hamstring injury. Didn't do much, but they 912 00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:15,680 Speaker 1: really need to start featuring him. And Niah Hines was 913 00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:17,960 Speaker 1: used more in the passing game. He's one of the 914 00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:20,160 Speaker 1: few running backs in the league who actually runs routes. 915 00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 1: They need to use him. Alright, West's give me. I'll 916 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,239 Speaker 1: take my Titans if you're gonna just give them to 917 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:27,400 Speaker 1: h me, you know, I mean we are going to 918 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,799 Speaker 1: just I mean, that's the best, best team, best game 919 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:33,439 Speaker 1: left on the board here Titans at Panthers. Uh Mark 920 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:35,320 Speaker 1: and I talked about this a little bit. I have 921 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,800 Speaker 1: lost all trust in Kyle Allen. I think he's broken 922 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:41,000 Speaker 1: and they need to play Cam Newton as what I think. 923 00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:44,200 Speaker 1: It sounds like he's legitimately just not ready though, and 924 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:46,759 Speaker 1: that they think next week would be the first week 925 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:49,279 Speaker 1: that he's healthy. Because I'm with you, I really don't. 926 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:51,719 Speaker 1: I know there's been weird stuff around Cam Newton, and 927 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:54,120 Speaker 1: I still think there is. But I do believe that 928 00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:56,680 Speaker 1: they just don't think he's ready to play. I I 929 00:45:56,840 --> 00:45:59,680 Speaker 1: think they would want him in this lineup for this game. 930 00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:04,080 Speaker 1: Their their favorite pretty significantly they are. I'm surprised. Yeah, 931 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 1: who do you think is the better team in this game? 932 00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:11,120 Speaker 1: I don't know. The one thing watching that Niners game, 933 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:15,680 Speaker 1: they were eaten up by for the Panthers like just 934 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:18,960 Speaker 1: make it forget about it. But I understand why you 935 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:21,200 Speaker 1: watch and you're like, well, the Niners have done that 936 00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:24,840 Speaker 1: to every team basically anybody. Like the Panthers offense against 937 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:28,759 Speaker 1: the Bucks in London. Now their offense is worse. It's 938 00:46:28,840 --> 00:46:31,839 Speaker 1: mostly that I just like their players better. That they 939 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 1: just have more players that can make a difference. As 940 00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, the Titans are on a two game winning 941 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:39,520 Speaker 1: streak where they've you know, Tannehills look good, but he's 942 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:42,279 Speaker 1: played two of the worst defensive backfields in the league. 943 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:44,880 Speaker 1: They've won both of those games essentially because they stopped 944 00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:46,960 Speaker 1: the other team on like a fourth and short comes 945 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:49,359 Speaker 1: down to one play. I mean, these are coin flip games, 946 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:51,440 Speaker 1: and this is kind of what the Titans are. This 947 00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:54,080 Speaker 1: is the John Robinson experience. He's put this team together 948 00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:55,840 Speaker 1: and I think it kind of looks good on paper, 949 00:46:56,160 --> 00:46:58,120 Speaker 1: but when you roll it out there, I mean, there's 950 00:46:58,120 --> 00:47:00,480 Speaker 1: no reason to think this is anything about an eight 951 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:03,440 Speaker 1: or nine win teams. When we saw the Panthers in London, 952 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 1: the Bucks shutdown Christian McCaffrey for the most point up apart. 953 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:10,360 Speaker 1: And when you do that, I mean, Kyle made a 954 00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:11,960 Speaker 1: couple of plays in that game, but they really won 955 00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:14,400 Speaker 1: the game with their defense and their ability to create turnovers. 956 00:47:14,840 --> 00:47:17,600 Speaker 1: Last week obviously was a total wipeout. So yeah, I'll 957 00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:19,680 Speaker 1: be interested to see I mean, even even last week, 958 00:47:19,719 --> 00:47:22,000 Speaker 1: somehow McCaffrey ended up with a hundred fifty yards a 959 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:26,080 Speaker 1: touchdown or but I gotta ruin my sandwich prop. I 960 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:29,120 Speaker 1: had Dalvin Cook, you know, beating everyone in yards from 961 00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:32,200 Speaker 1: scrimmage right now, Cook is up by about forty yards, 962 00:47:32,239 --> 00:47:35,759 Speaker 1: but he's played one extra game. McCaffrey is just he's 963 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:37,879 Speaker 1: got to carry him. Were two of them are way 964 00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:39,800 Speaker 1: ahead of the entire league. Though. It's a good matchup 965 00:47:39,840 --> 00:47:43,040 Speaker 1: because the Titans young inside linebackers are really good. Jayon 966 00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:45,160 Speaker 1: Brown is one of the best players in the league 967 00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:47,399 Speaker 1: that nobody knows about in Rashaun Evans is playing pretty 968 00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:50,920 Speaker 1: well too. Tannehill, this is a week where I think, well, 969 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:53,840 Speaker 1: we'll see if he's always a beat late on throws. 970 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:56,319 Speaker 1: You you talked on Tuesday's show about quarterbacks that need 971 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:58,160 Speaker 1: to see it or the ones that he is definitely 972 00:47:58,200 --> 00:47:59,640 Speaker 1: someone that needs to see it, and you saw it 973 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:02,160 Speaker 1: last sweet he's just a beat late a few times. 974 00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:04,480 Speaker 1: And the Panthers playing the zone that they do, maybe 975 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:07,560 Speaker 1: they make them pay. Um, all right, I will take 976 00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:11,600 Speaker 1: the Gaze Bowl, the toilet Bowl, the Jets at the Dolphins. Um, 977 00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:16,319 Speaker 1: is this game being televised? Are we certain? I don't 978 00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:19,680 Speaker 1: know if I not gonna be like the CBS sent 979 00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:22,440 Speaker 1: a crew there or believe I believe that's in the works. 980 00:48:22,480 --> 00:48:24,840 Speaker 1: But you're it's a fair. I'm just because I'm getting 981 00:48:24,840 --> 00:48:29,480 Speaker 1: a third game here because Dan uh took the London 982 00:48:29,600 --> 00:48:31,279 Speaker 1: game and messed the whole thing up. I want to 983 00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:34,240 Speaker 1: see which announcers that's supposed to be. You know, we're 984 00:48:34,280 --> 00:48:37,360 Speaker 1: all gonna watch that. We're all gonna watch that. That's cheating. 985 00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:40,480 Speaker 1: It's certainly not cheating. I just I thought that that 986 00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: should be uh open seasons and some people might want 987 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:45,480 Speaker 1: to sleep in. Well, you just got me all excited 988 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:47,759 Speaker 1: about that. This is we only have two games now 989 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:51,520 Speaker 1: we have to later. It ruined the whole strategy. Spirodidas 990 00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:56,480 Speaker 1: and Adam Archoletta drew this one. I Um, I've been 991 00:48:56,480 --> 00:48:59,120 Speaker 1: talking to some Sparrows about the Jets because people take 992 00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:01,040 Speaker 1: pity on me, so people that have connections to the 993 00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,160 Speaker 1: organization they're telling me things, which is good, it's fun, um, 994 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:07,160 Speaker 1: but I'm hearing some very bad things behind the scenes. 995 00:49:07,719 --> 00:49:10,840 Speaker 1: We know what's going on with the Jets above ground, 996 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:12,960 Speaker 1: but underground it doesn't sound a lot better. Right now, 997 00:49:13,080 --> 00:49:16,279 Speaker 1: I think this is a team that's really um in 998 00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:20,400 Speaker 1: a bit of a tail spin. And if they do 999 00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:23,839 Speaker 1: not win in Miami, and maybe this is a good 1000 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:26,080 Speaker 1: thing for the for the team long term. Because not 1001 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 1: only is to put them in the running for the 1002 00:49:27,880 --> 00:49:32,960 Speaker 1: number one pick overall, but also the firestorm will build 1003 00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:36,320 Speaker 1: about Adam Gates being a one and done guy in 1004 00:49:36,400 --> 00:49:40,640 Speaker 1: New York if if they lose so Um, if you're 1005 00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:43,120 Speaker 1: a Jet fan, that's and you hate being this type 1006 00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: of Jet fan because it seems to happen too often 1007 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:48,760 Speaker 1: where you're basically looking ahead to next year and okay 1008 00:49:48,840 --> 00:49:51,880 Speaker 1: with them being just absolutely dreadful. I hope that's not 1009 00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:53,759 Speaker 1: the case. I'm still rooting for the Jets because I 1010 00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:56,520 Speaker 1: do think at the end of the day, Um, Sam 1011 00:49:56,640 --> 00:49:58,560 Speaker 1: Donald is a guy that I want to see progress 1012 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:01,319 Speaker 1: from this year. And if if you do go down 1013 00:50:01,360 --> 00:50:03,720 Speaker 1: that road of I hope they go one in fifteen, 1014 00:50:04,120 --> 00:50:06,480 Speaker 1: well that means that Donald probably struggles for the rest 1015 00:50:06,520 --> 00:50:09,120 Speaker 1: of the season or gets hurt or something terrible. So 1016 00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:13,120 Speaker 1: I want to see Donald um put this little turnover 1017 00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:16,200 Speaker 1: binge behind him, because as good as he was on 1018 00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:20,080 Speaker 1: a first drive against the Jaguars, they did nothing as 1019 00:50:20,120 --> 00:50:23,719 Speaker 1: an offensive chance and he was getting absolutely snowed under 1020 00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,960 Speaker 1: by the offensive. I like how other teams are being 1021 00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: able to fix things as the season go go along. 1022 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:31,160 Speaker 1: It seems like the Jets offensive line is somehow getting worse. 1023 00:50:31,280 --> 00:50:33,560 Speaker 1: That was a jail break situation for three quarters and 1024 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:48,520 Speaker 1: so yes, m don't get this kid hurt. I swear 1025 00:50:48,560 --> 00:50:51,480 Speaker 1: to guy, I will bail on this team. I will 1026 00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:53,880 Speaker 1: get out and I will take my two sons and 1027 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:56,759 Speaker 1: all the money that they'll pump into your organization with me. 1028 00:50:57,600 --> 00:50:59,960 Speaker 1: If you get this kid hurt because you can't get 1029 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line figured out. This is new ground for you. 1030 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,719 Speaker 1: You've never threatened to bail on the jump. I've never 1031 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:07,640 Speaker 1: been this disillusioned as I am in the Adam Gates era. 1032 00:51:08,080 --> 00:51:11,160 Speaker 1: And I just need them to not get Donald hurt 1033 00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:15,600 Speaker 1: or mess him up emotionally or physically, get through the 1034 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:17,840 Speaker 1: season and see some growth. I'm obviously not going to 1035 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:21,560 Speaker 1: get an exciting December and January even or November, but 1036 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:23,959 Speaker 1: let me see Donald have a chance out there, because 1037 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,959 Speaker 1: he certainly didn't the last couple of weeks. I wonder 1038 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:29,360 Speaker 1: if this has ever happened in the history of the NFL. 1039 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:32,680 Speaker 1: But let's say, let's say they lost to the Dolphins 1040 00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:36,120 Speaker 1: and Gaze is out, uh, sooner than we think. And 1041 00:51:36,200 --> 00:51:39,160 Speaker 1: Greg Williams has made interim head coach for two different 1042 00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:41,680 Speaker 1: teams over the course of two seasons that did fix 1043 00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:44,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland's offensive line last year somehow down the stretch with 1044 00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,319 Speaker 1: the same cast of characters. Not saying that that's going 1045 00:51:47,360 --> 00:51:50,680 Speaker 1: to happen to the Jets, but it's more likely from 1046 00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:54,200 Speaker 1: what's been heard. We don't need to hear. I'm not 1047 00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:57,600 Speaker 1: preparing a speech similar to Jove. It was an interim. 1048 00:51:57,840 --> 00:52:00,279 Speaker 1: It might be more years. It might be more likely 1049 00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:04,320 Speaker 1: that Greg Williams gets fired in season. I'll leave it 1050 00:52:04,360 --> 00:52:06,760 Speaker 1: at that. I think, yeah, a lot of times his coaches, 1051 00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:10,960 Speaker 1: his head coaches, don't seem to love whatever he's doing, 1052 00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:14,640 Speaker 1: either behind the scenes or talking to media. Good job, 1053 00:52:16,920 --> 00:52:21,000 Speaker 1: all right, we don't need to talk about thoughts. Have 1054 00:52:21,080 --> 00:52:24,719 Speaker 1: no pass. I don't know. I hope this week, well, yeah, 1055 00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:26,360 Speaker 1: he's out for the year. I believe right he's an 1056 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:29,920 Speaker 1: I r um. But this game doesn't need anymore analysis. 1057 00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:33,080 Speaker 1: But I will say that the Dolphins have steadily improved, 1058 00:52:33,360 --> 00:52:35,200 Speaker 1: and they even had a fourteen nothing lead, of course 1059 00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:38,840 Speaker 1: last week before that awful play call by Brian Floores 1060 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:41,239 Speaker 1: at the end of the second quarter. Um, this is 1061 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,239 Speaker 1: a field goal or touchdown game. This is there's no 1062 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:46,400 Speaker 1: blowout happening here. This team shout out to Ryan Fitzpatrick 1063 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:49,280 Speaker 1: for playing with joy in what should be terrible situation. 1064 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:51,319 Speaker 1: He really is the right man for this job, because 1065 00:52:51,360 --> 00:52:53,759 Speaker 1: I think I think they'd be the worst team in NFL. Hell, 1066 00:52:53,800 --> 00:52:55,839 Speaker 1: he's gonna We're gonna beat someone. They're gonna beat someone 1067 00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:57,719 Speaker 1: one of these weeks. You know, me and she was 1068 00:52:57,800 --> 00:53:00,520 Speaker 1: killing the shots on third down. Everyone's on this jet 1069 00:53:00,600 --> 00:53:03,920 Speaker 1: defense on third down this year, and watch fits Magic 1070 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:09,040 Speaker 1: do the same thing all right up next, Mark Seiler, Well, 1071 00:53:09,080 --> 00:53:11,040 Speaker 1: I don't like this at all because now I'm stuck 1072 00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:14,120 Speaker 1: with this four pm game right across from the Browns, 1073 00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:19,640 Speaker 1: Broncos Bucks at Seattle. I will say this that I 1074 00:53:19,719 --> 00:53:23,680 Speaker 1: filed we filed our revised Super Bowl picks this year, 1075 00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:26,480 Speaker 1: and I know everyone just picked the page in the Packers. 1076 00:53:26,560 --> 00:53:27,840 Speaker 1: I know, why are we allowed to do that at 1077 00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:30,879 Speaker 1: the midway point? But I picked Seattle just to win 1078 00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:34,000 Speaker 1: the whole thing because there's something about this team. I 1079 00:53:34,200 --> 00:53:36,520 Speaker 1: enjoy watching them week to week. They are not the 1080 00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:39,960 Speaker 1: best team in the NFL. They have some issues, and 1081 00:53:40,560 --> 00:53:46,239 Speaker 1: for me, this is a game where the Seahawks are 1082 00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:50,080 Speaker 1: a team that I dramatic. I don't know. I don't 1083 00:53:50,120 --> 00:53:52,840 Speaker 1: know because what I'm looking at on papers. It is 1084 00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:56,120 Speaker 1: as much as I enjoy watching Seattle on both sides 1085 00:53:56,160 --> 00:53:59,520 Speaker 1: of the ball, I do not enjoy watching Jamis Winston 1086 00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:02,160 Speaker 1: in the Bucks on offense outside of Mike Evans, and 1087 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:04,920 Speaker 1: I just I think if you're Seattle, you have no 1088 00:54:05,080 --> 00:54:08,120 Speaker 1: excuses losing this thing, no excuses. What do the Bucks 1089 00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:12,080 Speaker 1: do better than the Seahawks right now? This has rushed 1090 00:54:12,080 --> 00:54:15,440 Speaker 1: the seventeen. I like the fuel of this one, although 1091 00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:18,080 Speaker 1: they're not too different to me. The difference is one 1092 00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:20,680 Speaker 1: it has an m v P candidate and Russell Wilson, 1093 00:54:20,719 --> 00:54:22,440 Speaker 1: the other as Jameis wins Well, that's a big difference 1094 00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,600 Speaker 1: saying the rest of the Seahawks aren't very good. I mean, 1095 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:30,160 Speaker 1: Lockett and Carson are good, but they don't really do 1096 00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:32,800 Speaker 1: much well as a team other than throw that questions 1097 00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:35,839 Speaker 1: getting you a hundred twenty carries every week these days. 1098 00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:38,680 Speaker 1: You mentioned on Sunday Show, Greg, so I'm not breaking 1099 00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:41,120 Speaker 1: news here, but I didn't I didn't love the look 1100 00:54:41,160 --> 00:54:42,719 Speaker 1: at that second half. I know they were up twenty 1101 00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:46,560 Speaker 1: four nothing over the Falcons. Uh And you mentioned also 1102 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:49,120 Speaker 1: that there was a goal line turnover, so that was 1103 00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:51,560 Speaker 1: garbage time A lot of time, A lot of times 1104 00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:53,920 Speaker 1: I just don't like, go kill a team, go put 1105 00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:56,320 Speaker 1: them to bed instead of just letting them hang around. 1106 00:54:56,880 --> 00:54:59,160 Speaker 1: And maybe that's what's gonna happen in this game too. 1107 00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:02,080 Speaker 1: But I do like the idea of of Seattle at 1108 00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:04,600 Speaker 1: home against the team that's, you know, so up and 1109 00:55:04,680 --> 00:55:08,680 Speaker 1: down with the Bucks. This feels like a I don't 1110 00:55:08,719 --> 00:55:11,440 Speaker 1: think so. I actually think these two teams are pretty similar. 1111 00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:13,120 Speaker 1: I think the Bucks, if you are a Bucks homer, 1112 00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:15,520 Speaker 1: which maybe I still got that in me a little bit, 1113 00:55:15,560 --> 00:55:17,600 Speaker 1: had some things go well for them last week where 1114 00:55:17,680 --> 00:55:19,640 Speaker 1: they can feel good. It's two straight teams. I think 1115 00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:23,600 Speaker 1: they've held under three hundred yards. Lavanti David's playing really 1116 00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:27,319 Speaker 1: well for them. Jamis Winston had It's funny that one 1117 00:55:27,360 --> 00:55:29,399 Speaker 1: of his best game, probably his best game of the year, 1118 00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:31,359 Speaker 1: came out of game where he turned the ball over 1119 00:55:31,560 --> 00:55:34,600 Speaker 1: whatever three times, but he threw the ball really well. 1120 00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:37,960 Speaker 1: And these two teams have the same amount of two 1121 00:55:38,040 --> 00:55:41,240 Speaker 1: score wins on the season. One. I mean, the Seahawks 1122 00:55:41,239 --> 00:55:44,239 Speaker 1: don't beat anyone easily. The difference is the Seahawks win 1123 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:46,320 Speaker 1: close games and the Bucks lose him. I think the 1124 00:55:46,360 --> 00:55:49,040 Speaker 1: Bucks front seven is way better than Pierre Paul. That's 1125 00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:51,160 Speaker 1: sort of what I he adds to that he had 1126 00:55:51,920 --> 00:55:54,399 Speaker 1: is having a pro Bowl year. I just I can't 1127 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:57,080 Speaker 1: trust the quarterback to note completely sink the ship week 1128 00:55:57,080 --> 00:55:58,600 Speaker 1: got the week. I mean, you say they're very similar, 1129 00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:01,359 Speaker 1: but that is that's the finding trait of Tampa Bay 1130 00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:03,279 Speaker 1: right now, right, I just don't see that they are 1131 00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:07,319 Speaker 1: huge favorites in this game. And uh taking it rain. 1132 00:56:07,480 --> 00:56:09,359 Speaker 1: It's like I like the Bucks to keep it close, 1133 00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:11,680 Speaker 1: you know, I take Peek Carroll over Bruce Arians please, 1134 00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:15,200 Speaker 1: I said, if we were, I thought he was forced 1135 00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:18,800 Speaker 1: into retirement from now practice. And by the way, I 1136 00:56:18,840 --> 00:56:21,719 Speaker 1: don't know because not many people. Um. Oh no, this 1137 00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:24,919 Speaker 1: is a prior Thursday night. It wasn't the train wreck 1138 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:26,440 Speaker 1: we had to deal with last week. This is two 1139 00:56:26,440 --> 00:56:30,000 Speaker 1: weeks ago. Um Mark and I Mark officially took your 1140 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,439 Speaker 1: place on Seahawks Corner. He moved right into your old room. 1141 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,839 Speaker 1: And remember you left a voicemail I did, I did. 1142 00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:37,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk to you about it, but you 1143 00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:41,040 Speaker 1: didn't pick up. Um screening, it's very clear that you 1144 00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:44,719 Speaker 1: obviously have regrets about leaving the corner. So now you're 1145 00:56:44,719 --> 00:56:47,400 Speaker 1: trying to convince yourself that Seattle is only a little 1146 00:56:47,400 --> 00:56:50,359 Speaker 1: bit better than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and all these things. 1147 00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:52,520 Speaker 1: It's because there's some regret here. That's what I I 1148 00:56:53,800 --> 00:56:58,440 Speaker 1: I you know, I contain multitudes. I can enjoy many teams. 1149 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm not on the owner claims he has multitude. You're 1150 00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:05,839 Speaker 1: not gonna stop me from enjoying the things I enjoy 1151 00:57:05,880 --> 00:57:08,359 Speaker 1: about the Seahawks, But I'm not. I'm not convinced they're 1152 00:57:08,360 --> 00:57:12,239 Speaker 1: gonna be I've told you on NFL dot com that 1153 00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:15,880 Speaker 1: Seattle's going to the Super Bowl, all right, might be 1154 00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:18,120 Speaker 1: an opportunitey time to jump back on the bandwagon. So 1155 00:57:18,240 --> 00:57:21,000 Speaker 1: that is the draft. And Greg, if you want to 1156 00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:24,360 Speaker 1: kind of tag team Texans Jaguars together, why don't you 1157 00:57:24,640 --> 00:57:27,560 Speaker 1: know Bucks Seattle? Because I have no interest to watch 1158 00:57:27,600 --> 00:57:31,480 Speaker 1: it happening and wasted our listeners time twenty minutes ago. 1159 00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:34,880 Speaker 1: So let's talk about some prime time alright, prime time football. 1160 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:38,040 Speaker 1: In fact, it's time for a little road to victory talk. 1161 00:57:39,320 --> 00:57:41,400 Speaker 1: I have a Road to Victory presented by the United 1162 00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:45,840 Speaker 1: States Marine Corps. Yes, this is the game of the week. Uh, 1163 00:57:46,120 --> 00:57:49,840 Speaker 1: it is the New England Patriots eight and oh at 1164 00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:52,920 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens who are five and two. So the 1165 00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:55,880 Speaker 1: game's in Baltimore, We've gotten I mean, how many times, 1166 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:59,000 Speaker 1: mark have we had an otherwise great prime time matchup, 1167 00:57:59,040 --> 00:58:01,000 Speaker 1: but they just stick it up in Foxborough and take 1168 00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:04,240 Speaker 1: all the edge out In this case they I don't 1169 00:58:04,240 --> 00:58:06,760 Speaker 1: think New England's ever played a game away from New 1170 00:58:06,800 --> 00:58:08,440 Speaker 1: England at night, so I think this is the first 1171 00:58:08,520 --> 00:58:10,960 Speaker 1: time this has ever happened. Um. So, now we have 1172 00:58:11,080 --> 00:58:15,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens, who are feeling real good about themselves obviously, 1173 00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:17,720 Speaker 1: and the Patriots. And this stat jumped out to me, 1174 00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:21,800 Speaker 1: um that the Patriots leave the NFL and scoring This 1175 00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:25,680 Speaker 1: is the highest scoring average, uh than any of the 1176 00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:29,160 Speaker 1: other six Super Bowl winners in the bellcheck era. And 1177 00:58:29,240 --> 00:58:33,000 Speaker 1: the points allowed the fewest points they've allowed that beats 1178 00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:35,680 Speaker 1: any other the six Super Bowl winners. So this is 1179 00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:40,800 Speaker 1: statistically the best Patriots team ever. From that one metric, 1180 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:45,120 Speaker 1: can I put a huge asterisks on the offense. Their 1181 00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:48,720 Speaker 1: offense ranks the league in yards per play and in 1182 00:58:48,840 --> 00:58:52,240 Speaker 1: big plays. Yes, well, they're getting points from defense, stating 1183 00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,840 Speaker 1: points from defense and special teams in short fields and 1184 00:58:56,800 --> 00:58:59,120 Speaker 1: you score points. But there was a stat showing that 1185 00:58:59,200 --> 00:59:01,880 Speaker 1: they like their opponent, could have scored. They could have 1186 00:59:01,880 --> 00:59:04,040 Speaker 1: scored no points on offense and still won a couple 1187 00:59:04,120 --> 00:59:08,120 Speaker 1: of their games with defensive special teams. I think it's 1188 00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:11,120 Speaker 1: like both things can be true. Their's schedule can have 1189 00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:14,520 Speaker 1: been the one of, if not the primary, reason for 1190 00:59:14,560 --> 00:59:17,080 Speaker 1: these outrageous stats, especially the one that they've out their 1191 00:59:17,120 --> 00:59:19,920 Speaker 1: defense has scored more they've given up. That's that wouldn't 1192 00:59:19,960 --> 00:59:22,560 Speaker 1: happen without the schedule, and they can be the best 1193 00:59:22,800 --> 00:59:24,960 Speaker 1: or the second best defense in the league. I don't 1194 00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:26,640 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be at an historic level. And I 1195 00:59:26,720 --> 00:59:29,560 Speaker 1: do think Lamar Jackson presents a unique challenge because they 1196 00:59:29,560 --> 00:59:31,520 Speaker 1: play a lot of man coverage, more than any team 1197 00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:34,520 Speaker 1: in the league. It's what they do well, and Lamar 1198 00:59:34,640 --> 00:59:37,880 Speaker 1: Jackson eats up man coverage because when you play man coverage, 1199 00:59:38,040 --> 00:59:39,840 Speaker 1: you have your back to the quarterback and the guys 1200 00:59:39,840 --> 00:59:42,680 Speaker 1: scrambling all over and they're slow. If they if they 1201 00:59:42,760 --> 00:59:45,560 Speaker 1: have any weakness, it's that they don't have great team speed. 1202 00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:48,840 Speaker 1: That's very often the Patriots is, you know, defensive weakness 1203 00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:51,120 Speaker 1: and Lamar I don't think that's gonna be a high 1204 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:53,320 Speaker 1: scoring game. I don't think the Ravens defense will get 1205 00:59:53,360 --> 00:59:55,440 Speaker 1: off or anything, but I do think he presents a 1206 00:59:55,480 --> 00:59:58,280 Speaker 1: pretty unique challenge for them. You picked, as we said 1207 00:59:58,280 --> 00:59:59,919 Speaker 1: at the top of the show, you picked the raven 1208 01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:03,520 Speaker 1: to hand the Pats their first loss. Yeah, how does 1209 01:00:03,560 --> 01:00:06,080 Speaker 1: it happen? I think it's a defensive game. I think 1210 01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:10,200 Speaker 1: that's two groups where the Patriots offense. I think we'll 1211 01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:12,520 Speaker 1: have their stuff together by the end of the year. 1212 01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:15,400 Speaker 1: Isaiah win win returns check Mason. You get some new 1213 01:00:15,640 --> 01:00:17,480 Speaker 1: they figure out their problems, the running game gets a 1214 01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:19,200 Speaker 1: little bit. The running game is so bad, it's the 1215 01:00:19,240 --> 01:00:24,240 Speaker 1: worst running game they've had in again since since two 1216 01:00:24,280 --> 01:00:26,480 Speaker 1: thousand one probably, and he got it going at the end. 1217 01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:30,920 Speaker 1: And the Ravens defense similarly started poorly. But I think 1218 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:33,040 Speaker 1: they're really coming together. And so I think the Ravens 1219 01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:36,720 Speaker 1: defense is a little ahead of where the Patriots offense is. 1220 01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:38,800 Speaker 1: And it's a low scoring game that the Ravens find 1221 01:00:38,840 --> 01:00:41,120 Speaker 1: a way to win. A much better special teams uh 1222 01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:43,960 Speaker 1: in Baltimore two ranked number one by Football Outsiders, and 1223 01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:46,880 Speaker 1: it's the worst Patriots special teams in fifteen years. And 1224 01:00:46,960 --> 01:00:49,360 Speaker 1: if the Browns can run on your defense, then surely 1225 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:51,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens can run on your defense. I mean, don't 1226 01:00:51,400 --> 01:00:53,600 Speaker 1: get carried away. I think it's it should be a 1227 01:00:53,640 --> 01:00:55,280 Speaker 1: good game, But I don't see them as a sixteen 1228 01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:57,520 Speaker 1: and old team. So where are these losses going to 1229 01:00:57,600 --> 01:01:00,040 Speaker 1: come from? A tough opponent on I was surprised with 1230 01:01:00,120 --> 01:01:02,439 Speaker 1: how well Cleveland ran on New England last week because 1231 01:01:02,440 --> 01:01:04,440 Speaker 1: that's not been the case with them at all. I 1232 01:01:04,520 --> 01:01:07,520 Speaker 1: think this is a Belichick fever dream. The chance and 1233 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:10,400 Speaker 1: the challenge of going up against Lamar Jackson. I'm sure 1234 01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:12,880 Speaker 1: he's put in in the extra homework. I just trust 1235 01:01:12,920 --> 01:01:15,760 Speaker 1: if if they if it's if man coverage is gonna 1236 01:01:15,800 --> 01:01:17,680 Speaker 1: get them fried, then they're gonna shift out of that 1237 01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:21,480 Speaker 1: and do different things. He's he's spyproof because there's no 1238 01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:24,760 Speaker 1: linebacker out there fast enough where it even matters. Look 1239 01:01:24,800 --> 01:01:27,400 Speaker 1: what he did to Bobby Wagner. Yeah he made that's 1240 01:01:27,480 --> 01:01:29,960 Speaker 1: that's he made Bobby Wagner look insane on some of 1241 01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:32,040 Speaker 1: those plays where he was, you know, three steps behind. 1242 01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:34,040 Speaker 1: They don't have the guy maybe to do that. They 1243 01:01:34,080 --> 01:01:38,000 Speaker 1: also get Hollywood Brown back, which is they really missed him, 1244 01:01:38,360 --> 01:01:40,840 Speaker 1: and they get Jimmy Smith backs And now I don't 1245 01:01:40,840 --> 01:01:42,680 Speaker 1: know how big of a role he's gonna play, but 1246 01:01:42,800 --> 01:01:45,080 Speaker 1: he's not even one of your top two cornerbacks anymore. 1247 01:01:45,360 --> 01:01:47,360 Speaker 1: I just think these are two of the best teams. 1248 01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:52,920 Speaker 1: And all I can pictures Chris Collinsworth crowing about how 1249 01:01:53,080 --> 01:01:56,479 Speaker 1: incredible the game plan was by the Patriots, how they've 1250 01:01:56,560 --> 01:02:01,240 Speaker 1: confused Lamar Jackson and they they have taken away what 1251 01:02:01,440 --> 01:02:05,439 Speaker 1: he does best. Because there's one every bill bill check 1252 01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:08,320 Speaker 1: the team can do is they find who your best 1253 01:02:08,360 --> 01:02:10,880 Speaker 1: player is and they neutralize them. Can we get tight 1254 01:02:10,920 --> 01:02:12,760 Speaker 1: on this is my analysis of the game. Can you 1255 01:02:12,840 --> 01:02:16,000 Speaker 1: see that? Can you see that camera three? Maybe? Can 1256 01:02:16,040 --> 01:02:17,800 Speaker 1: you get in on that? That's the score of their 1257 01:02:17,840 --> 01:02:21,680 Speaker 1: final record audio that's gonna say that that feels like 1258 01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:25,360 Speaker 1: New England's and uh and I think it's this will 1259 01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:29,480 Speaker 1: just be another uh skip Merry skip through the forest 1260 01:02:29,560 --> 01:02:31,800 Speaker 1: of glory. As I don't think this offense is good 1261 01:02:31,920 --> 01:02:34,160 Speaker 1: enough to go sixteen. I don't either with the next 1262 01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:35,960 Speaker 1: five weeks, and I don't find I don't think they 1263 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:37,840 Speaker 1: want to. I mean, of course they would want to, 1264 01:02:38,040 --> 01:02:41,000 Speaker 1: but I think of course they would want to. But 1265 01:02:41,080 --> 01:02:43,240 Speaker 1: I think as a Patriots fan, a loss is good. 1266 01:02:43,320 --> 01:02:46,720 Speaker 1: The weight of trying to get there, that's that's you know, 1267 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:50,040 Speaker 1: I think you as a fan, though Patriots fan, not 1268 01:02:50,120 --> 01:02:51,680 Speaker 1: wanting them to go six I just think that it 1269 01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:54,200 Speaker 1: might be better off for them, and that's what the too. 1270 01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:56,520 Speaker 1: Maybe they were, I mean that is, but they all 1271 01:02:56,600 --> 01:02:59,160 Speaker 1: say I talk about first world issues. I mean like that, 1272 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:01,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's better if the team goes fifteen and one. 1273 01:03:01,840 --> 01:03:04,120 Speaker 1: He's saying, he can imagine the scenario of concerts. I 1274 01:03:04,200 --> 01:03:08,320 Speaker 1: can more imagine the scenario of Belichick going have these 1275 01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:12,200 Speaker 1: these bye week You know, articles from all the Patriots 1276 01:03:12,280 --> 01:03:15,440 Speaker 1: beat writers just about how Belichick is putting them back 1277 01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:18,160 Speaker 1: in pads and saying how miserable they are because they 1278 01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:20,520 Speaker 1: just had their loss and this is their perfect Like 1279 01:03:20,560 --> 01:03:23,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Belichick's dream to have a loss before 1280 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:25,120 Speaker 1: a bye week in the middle of the season. This 1281 01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:27,800 Speaker 1: is great. We've been doing this. We've been watching these 1282 01:03:27,840 --> 01:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Patriots for twenty years, and all the narratives just keep 1283 01:03:30,520 --> 01:03:32,760 Speaker 1: coming up over and over and over. There's only one 1284 01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:35,840 Speaker 1: There's only one thing left for this team to do this, 1285 01:03:36,360 --> 01:03:39,280 Speaker 1: this era, this Belichick Brady era, is to go nineteen 1286 01:03:39,360 --> 01:03:42,760 Speaker 1: or no. So I think it's incredibly important to this team. 1287 01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:45,240 Speaker 1: And they don't want a little loss to like take 1288 01:03:45,320 --> 01:03:47,880 Speaker 1: off the pressure or whatever you're saying. Well, they want it. 1289 01:03:48,160 --> 01:03:51,080 Speaker 1: They want they see theory. I guess that would be Belichick. 1290 01:03:51,200 --> 01:03:53,760 Speaker 1: Every man on that roster, and especially the big man 1291 01:03:54,760 --> 01:03:57,040 Speaker 1: with the hoodie. I do think he and he has 1292 01:03:57,120 --> 01:04:01,040 Speaker 1: to be in the QB. The turned back the clock 1293 01:04:01,320 --> 01:04:04,520 Speaker 1: element to this season. Not only that the defense is 1294 01:04:04,560 --> 01:04:07,840 Speaker 1: the dominant one, but they're very similar like a veteran 1295 01:04:07,960 --> 01:04:12,040 Speaker 1: linebacker group. Uh. You got the star player at cornerback 1296 01:04:12,120 --> 01:04:16,520 Speaker 1: in Gilmore. Uh, and I don't know, you've got a 1297 01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:18,720 Speaker 1: team that just figures out, like wayte of what he 1298 01:04:18,840 --> 01:04:20,880 Speaker 1: loves that they're not losing. This guy. Let's pick the 1299 01:04:20,960 --> 01:04:28,400 Speaker 1: game Mark Patriots nine, Ravens fourteen and Ravens twenty three, 1300 01:04:28,560 --> 01:04:36,600 Speaker 1: Patriots seventeen, Patriots sixteen, raven zero. Oh, that's the score 1301 01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:39,960 Speaker 1: of the games. And it's an and scenario. I have 1302 01:04:40,040 --> 01:04:45,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens winning by a field. All right, that was 1303 01:04:45,840 --> 01:04:50,800 Speaker 1: the road to victory presented by the United States Marine. 1304 01:04:51,440 --> 01:04:55,200 Speaker 1: All Right. Monday Night Football and old NFC East clash 1305 01:04:55,320 --> 01:04:57,760 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and Giants. It's been a while since we 1306 01:04:57,880 --> 01:05:00,200 Speaker 1: have Cowboys and Giants in prime time. He here it 1307 01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:03,240 Speaker 1: is again and uh, the Cowboys coming off the bye week. 1308 01:05:03,320 --> 01:05:05,920 Speaker 1: The last time we saw them also in primetime Sunday Night. 1309 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:09,280 Speaker 1: They absolutely hammered the Eagles, and now they go to 1310 01:05:09,400 --> 01:05:13,720 Speaker 1: the meadow Lands to face the Giants. Mark Sessler, you 1311 01:05:14,560 --> 01:05:18,920 Speaker 1: tracked our last Giants contest and Daniel Jones uh lit 1312 01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:21,960 Speaker 1: it up statistically. Uh So, I guess the hope here 1313 01:05:22,080 --> 01:05:25,440 Speaker 1: for the gimon There's two things that Jones continues to 1314 01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:28,520 Speaker 1: trend in the right direction, and now with another week off, 1315 01:05:29,320 --> 01:05:31,800 Speaker 1: that se Kwan Barkley is all the way back from 1316 01:05:31,840 --> 01:05:33,960 Speaker 1: that ankle spring. Yeah. I mean, Jones also made a 1317 01:05:34,040 --> 01:05:36,280 Speaker 1: few killer errors in that game, which he's done week 1318 01:05:36,360 --> 01:05:39,400 Speaker 1: after week. But you know, I think it's funny. There's 1319 01:05:39,520 --> 01:05:42,520 Speaker 1: polls popped up on the on Twitter this week about 1320 01:05:42,560 --> 01:05:45,640 Speaker 1: which team would you rather which quarterback would you rather have? 1321 01:05:45,720 --> 01:05:49,280 Speaker 1: Sam Donald or Daniel Jones? And I can't believe anyone 1322 01:05:49,320 --> 01:05:51,360 Speaker 1: would pick Daniel Jones at this point, just based on 1323 01:05:51,720 --> 01:05:55,600 Speaker 1: what I believe one of my least favorite like Twitter sports, 1324 01:05:55,720 --> 01:05:58,200 Speaker 1: it's predictable, whoever is I When you're at the absolute 1325 01:05:58,240 --> 01:06:00,680 Speaker 1: lowest point the guy that would usually you win the poll, 1326 01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:02,920 Speaker 1: you just throw the pole out there and then well, 1327 01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:05,680 Speaker 1: I mean this is a fair question, all right, Look, 1328 01:06:05,720 --> 01:06:10,240 Speaker 1: what's one of the worst quarterbacks in the league on 1329 01:06:10,880 --> 01:06:14,480 Speaker 1: the so called potential of Sam I think, yeah, Donald 1330 01:06:15,280 --> 01:06:17,440 Speaker 1: in theory has more potential. But if you flip his 1331 01:06:17,680 --> 01:06:20,360 Speaker 1: rookie season with the second season. Same thing with Mayfield. 1332 01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:23,960 Speaker 1: People would be gotten crazy about uh their starts to 1333 01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:26,320 Speaker 1: their career, but they look they've shown so much as 1334 01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:28,640 Speaker 1: rookies that you're not as worried. I think Dania Jones 1335 01:06:28,640 --> 01:06:31,280 Speaker 1: has shown a lot. I am not. If I was 1336 01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:32,880 Speaker 1: a Giants fan, I would not be worried at all 1337 01:06:32,920 --> 01:06:35,240 Speaker 1: about him. I like what I've seen out of him. 1338 01:06:35,720 --> 01:06:39,520 Speaker 1: How about your boy? Your boy Darius Slayton. Greg beat 1339 01:06:39,640 --> 01:06:43,160 Speaker 1: Rashaan Melvin twice for touchdowns last week. They have playmakers 1340 01:06:43,200 --> 01:06:46,320 Speaker 1: and they're getting Sterling Shepard back. This is not an 1341 01:06:46,360 --> 01:06:49,000 Speaker 1: easy matchup for the Cowboys, and yet the Cowboys came. 1342 01:06:49,520 --> 01:06:51,840 Speaker 1: I mean that Eagles game. We kind of didn't spend 1343 01:06:51,920 --> 01:06:53,960 Speaker 1: too much time on it, but that's one of the 1344 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:56,240 Speaker 1: best games any teams had all year because you had 1345 01:06:56,320 --> 01:07:00,160 Speaker 1: your star players like Lawrence and vander Ess really show 1346 01:07:00,240 --> 01:07:02,000 Speaker 1: up at that. Zeke at his best game of the year, 1347 01:07:02,080 --> 01:07:03,840 Speaker 1: and then you all of a sudden get healthy in 1348 01:07:03,920 --> 01:07:05,760 Speaker 1: the bye where the tackles are back in Cobb and 1349 01:07:05,840 --> 01:07:08,080 Speaker 1: Cooper are back. It's like this team should be ready 1350 01:07:08,120 --> 01:07:11,360 Speaker 1: to go roll. Look what this team has. Check all 1351 01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:14,760 Speaker 1: the boxes. Franchise quarterback, all pro running back, top five 1352 01:07:14,840 --> 01:07:18,640 Speaker 1: auto offensive line, legit, number one receiver, promising number two receiver, 1353 01:07:18,800 --> 01:07:21,920 Speaker 1: reliable slot guy. You got a gadget guy in Tavon Austin. 1354 01:07:22,240 --> 01:07:24,800 Speaker 1: Change a pace back and Pollard. Go over to the defense. 1355 01:07:24,840 --> 01:07:27,680 Speaker 1: They've got bookended edge rushers with Lawrence and Robert Quinn, 1356 01:07:28,280 --> 01:07:31,960 Speaker 1: deep interior linebacker, crew, veterans, secondary, and then you throw 1357 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:34,320 Speaker 1: in a kicker with a sixty yard leg. This team's 1358 01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:38,560 Speaker 1: got everything. And you know coaching, okay, maybe the head 1359 01:07:38,560 --> 01:07:41,000 Speaker 1: coach you're not excited about. And they did have a 1360 01:07:41,080 --> 01:07:44,320 Speaker 1: three game losing streak. However, I'm sure you'll point to 1361 01:07:44,360 --> 01:07:46,320 Speaker 1: the injuries that they were beat up and that explains 1362 01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:48,520 Speaker 1: most of that slump. Well, the injuries, and they played 1363 01:07:48,560 --> 01:07:51,320 Speaker 1: close games. This team isn't getting blown out. They weren't. 1364 01:07:51,400 --> 01:07:53,640 Speaker 1: They weren't playing up to their catalibar on defense. No, 1365 01:07:53,800 --> 01:07:56,760 Speaker 1: that's true, but this team is still number four in 1366 01:07:57,120 --> 01:07:59,200 Speaker 1: in d v O A total d v A. They're 1367 01:07:59,240 --> 01:08:01,160 Speaker 1: one of the top five teams in the NFL. Michael 1368 01:08:01,200 --> 01:08:03,520 Speaker 1: Bennett could be a huge addition. We didn't hit that 1369 01:08:03,640 --> 01:08:06,280 Speaker 1: trade really just because it was a strange timing. He 1370 01:08:06,440 --> 01:08:08,800 Speaker 1: can still play, I mean he did last year, and 1371 01:08:08,880 --> 01:08:10,959 Speaker 1: he didn't fit with what Belichick wanted to do because 1372 01:08:11,000 --> 01:08:13,160 Speaker 1: they suddenly changed to a three four. That's another thing 1373 01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,040 Speaker 1: where they're turning back the clock. They wanted him to 1374 01:08:15,080 --> 01:08:18,559 Speaker 1: occupy blockers. He wasn't having that. The few snaps he played, 1375 01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:21,160 Speaker 1: he had some quarterback hits, he had a sack. Like 1376 01:08:21,280 --> 01:08:22,920 Speaker 1: he played great last year. I think he could be 1377 01:08:22,920 --> 01:08:25,280 Speaker 1: a pretty big addition. Fits he fits on the Cowboys. 1378 01:08:25,360 --> 01:08:28,479 Speaker 1: I that Jets loss for Dallas, to me was all 1379 01:08:28,520 --> 01:08:31,000 Speaker 1: about injuries. I mean they were as banged up as 1380 01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:33,200 Speaker 1: any team in the NFC for a couple of weeks there, 1381 01:08:33,600 --> 01:08:36,280 Speaker 1: and then you get your you have no offensive line, 1382 01:08:36,360 --> 01:08:38,800 Speaker 1: you get that back, and I just think Dallas still 1383 01:08:39,040 --> 01:08:42,360 Speaker 1: leads the league in weekly yardage. I know yardage just 1384 01:08:42,520 --> 01:08:45,240 Speaker 1: gets we don't care about yards, and it's relatively means, 1385 01:08:45,280 --> 01:08:47,360 Speaker 1: but it's four hundred and thirty nine yards a week. 1386 01:08:47,640 --> 01:08:51,080 Speaker 1: They are a productive offense. And Kellen Moore's name vanished 1387 01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:54,040 Speaker 1: off the buzzy radar because of that losing streak, but 1388 01:08:54,720 --> 01:08:57,599 Speaker 1: wealthy again. They look phenomenal against Philadelphia. Not just total 1389 01:08:57,720 --> 01:08:59,479 Speaker 1: yards and number one in offensive d v o A. 1390 01:08:59,680 --> 01:09:01,840 Speaker 1: Give us a good game, Danny Dimes, give us some 1391 01:09:02,479 --> 01:09:05,080 Speaker 1: some pop, some fun on Monday night football. You don't 1392 01:09:05,080 --> 01:09:08,599 Speaker 1: have to win, but let's keep this interesting. Robert Quinn 1393 01:09:08,640 --> 01:09:12,559 Speaker 1: and DeMarcus Lawrence have been among the most double team 1394 01:09:12,600 --> 01:09:14,840 Speaker 1: players in the league. So have Bennett. You know, keeps 1395 01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:16,960 Speaker 1: his head on straight and gets a lot of snuffs. 1396 01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:19,960 Speaker 1: Maybe he can. I like the double team statue bringing 1397 01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:21,960 Speaker 1: to the table. Got some numbers for You've got some figures, 1398 01:09:22,040 --> 01:09:24,360 Speaker 1: got some data thanks to Jeff Greenholds in his team. 1399 01:09:24,479 --> 01:09:26,839 Speaker 1: He does a great job. Jeff Greenholtz and the NFL 1400 01:09:27,080 --> 01:09:31,840 Speaker 1: research team. Not only do they unexpected late show shout out, 1401 01:09:32,040 --> 01:09:35,720 Speaker 1: not only does the Greenholders Bang do great work, and 1402 01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:38,680 Speaker 1: week after week they do it some fun. There's a 1403 01:09:38,720 --> 01:09:41,720 Speaker 1: little bit of mirth in there the research analysis, which 1404 01:09:41,800 --> 01:09:43,760 Speaker 1: sinks up nicely with our program. I think they hired 1405 01:09:43,800 --> 01:09:45,800 Speaker 1: some funny men along the way, because that wasn't the case, 1406 01:09:45,960 --> 01:09:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, a couple of seasons back. I mean, most importantly, 1407 01:09:48,560 --> 01:09:51,759 Speaker 1: Jeff Greenholtz has listened to our podcast from the beginning, 1408 01:09:52,439 --> 01:09:56,479 Speaker 1: and that's why we're butter. Also, NFL Media is arguably 1409 01:09:56,880 --> 01:10:01,240 Speaker 1: most eligible bachelor that just was. It wasn't aware of 1410 01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:06,360 Speaker 1: that handsome man mats to go skiing, athletic type. All right, 1411 01:10:06,400 --> 01:10:10,120 Speaker 1: where are we going? I don't know. We'll be back 1412 01:10:10,360 --> 01:10:15,960 Speaker 1: uh tonight, Westling, Westling, Jam, Lakisha and Chris will handle 1413 01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:19,400 Speaker 1: Thursday night football recap Niners Cardinals, and then we'll all 1414 01:10:19,439 --> 01:10:22,839 Speaker 1: be back on Sunday Night and God willing to recap 1415 01:10:22,920 --> 01:10:25,439 Speaker 1: all the games we just previewed, so there might be 1416 01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:28,599 Speaker 1: as much analysis of us handing out candy as there 1417 01:10:28,680 --> 01:10:30,439 Speaker 1: is of the game. Do I like that? Well, that's 1418 01:10:30,439 --> 01:10:33,160 Speaker 1: something to look forward to. All right, Ricky, let's get 1419 01:10:33,160 --> 01:10:37,200 Speaker 1: out of here. Stand hands a signing off four quiet storm, 1420 01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:42,240 Speaker 1: the mailman, the old Boss, Ricky Hollywood. Is Greenholts available? 1421 01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:43,639 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm gonna check in with him. Maybe 1422 01:10:43,680 --> 01:10:46,960 Speaker 1: he's off the mark. You've announced it already, Phil, Sunday 1423 01:10:47,040 --> 01:11:00,400 Speaker 1: Night s