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Speaker 1: Action Network, and this episode is your a FC Betting

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Speaker 1: Preview Part two, where we're gonna cover the a f

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Speaker 1: C East and the a f C South. Uh For

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Speaker 1: this episode, as all of them, we're gonna break go

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Speaker 1: team by team, break it down the outlooks of each one,

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Speaker 1: discuss their win totals heavily, and here to help me

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Speaker 1: do it once again, the Prime Minister of Degenerate Nation stucky, stuck?

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Speaker 1: What's going on?

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Speaker 2: What excited to ramble more? These teams super hyped, talk

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Speaker 2: about every team good, bad, ugly. So let's dive in.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and like like you to focus on the ugly,

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Speaker 1: especially because a lot of times this time of year,

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Speaker 1: you know, people were reading beat reports, were reading a

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Speaker 1: lot of positive things, and you know, we get kind

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Speaker 1: of a skewed perception of all the teams and that

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Speaker 1: that's kind of translates to the market where, uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: a lot of times there's a more optimistic projection, and

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Speaker 1: I think there's more money to be made kind of

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Speaker 1: fading teams and betting unders and things like that. So

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Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills ten and a half is the win

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Speaker 1: total at bet MGM plus one twenty five to the over,

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Speaker 1: so and that kind of reflects that this is a

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Speaker 1: tough division, at least with the top three they are

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Speaker 1: plus one sixty five at but MGM to win the

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Speaker 1: AFC East slightly better than the Jets and Miami. It

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Speaker 1: just builds I think a couple of things stuff that

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Speaker 1: stand out. Number one, how sustainable is this Joe Brady

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Speaker 1: offense where they got a lot more run heavy over

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Speaker 1: the second half of the season, But now you lose

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Speaker 1: to Fon Diggs, you lose Gabe Davis. And number two,

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Speaker 1: the McDermott defense with safeties who really aren't the same

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Speaker 1: safeties that you know they've they've they've been accustomed to

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Speaker 1: having on the back end. It looks like Hamlin might

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Speaker 1: start Taylor rap rap, Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Have them probably maybe starting Week one with Bishop and

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Speaker 1: That's scary, right, So yeah, talking to me about Buffalo

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Speaker 1: given given those two things, I think the questions on

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Speaker 1: at safety on the defense.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So Sean McDermott's defense, he's a Jim Johnson disciple,

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Speaker 2: good at figuring out ways to get pressure, more zone

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Speaker 2: based Cover three a lot on the back end. All

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Speaker 2: these defense I talk about, that's just like where they slant.

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Speaker 2: Like I think the Bills ran Cover three thirty percent

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Speaker 2: He puts only thirty percent of the time. And I

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Speaker 2: think Cover three, which is around thirty six percent on

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Speaker 2: I say that, like it's just their biggest tendency. But

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Speaker 2: all these teams run a myriad of defensive looks, but

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Speaker 2: more zone heavy defense which really fits the corner as well.

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Speaker 2: The Bedford, who I think is Benford, who I think

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Speaker 2: But Douglas great. I mean, he was a great addition

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Speaker 2: last year. He is a great zone defense corner and

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Speaker 2: which is a good starting point. And your defensive ends

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Speaker 2: it's now the Epineza and Russo show because they lost

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Speaker 2: a lot. Because you gotta pay Allen. There's a lot

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Speaker 2: In the offensive end, you lose Morse at center. McGovern's

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Speaker 2: They'll change their coverage looks a lot similar to Cincinnati.

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Speaker 2: I think it's going to happen again. Here. You still

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Speaker 2: think you could see a lot more busts and explosive

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Speaker 2: I mean, maybe von Miller can give him something more,

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Speaker 2: but I'll have to see it before I believe it.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, just Nickel, heavy d always just you know,

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Speaker 2: I think the defense is going to take a step back.

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Speaker 2: And by the way, it's one of the hardest schedules

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Speaker 2: mean take a look at some of these stretches. At Baltimore,

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Speaker 2: at the Jets. That's three game stretch against three of

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Speaker 2: the main contenders in the AFC. And now with this

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Speaker 1: The bubble, then the Niners coming out I just.

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Speaker 2: Coming out of the by Then you're going across the

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Speaker 2: least you got to break late in the year. But

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Speaker 2: you don't really play any like you also don't get

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Speaker 2: be high early on. So yeah, it's a tough schedule.

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Speaker 2: And this team, because of some of the casualties that

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Speaker 1: Might not make a team at this point. Yeah, he's

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Speaker 1: Colman seems like they're playing him outside at least.

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Speaker 2: like woman outside with uh Samuel and Samuel, there's no

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Speaker 2: lot more on his plate. Now. So yes, schedule is

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Speaker 2: just so tough. I'm leaning under. I project like under ten,

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Speaker 2: there's not a ton of value. Now this has come

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Speaker 2: A lot of respect for McDermott, but yeah, I think

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Speaker 2: last couple of years, it's been there. It was there,

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Speaker 2: and I think that window might just be open, maybe

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Speaker 2: see how it all works out. But lean under on

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. I just think this is a very

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Speaker 1: You know, the Jets you're going to factor in a

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Speaker 1: So yeah, I think it's gonna be tough for Buffalo.

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Speaker 1: The Jets at ten and a half plus one twenty

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Speaker 1: AFC East. This is a team I think the schedule

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Speaker 1: they didn't end up doing as well last season. I

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Speaker 2: That's a good point with I mean, last year, you're

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Speaker 2: half the teams in the league needed to use a

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Speaker 2: look in the history of the NFL, lowest interception rates

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Speaker 2: Taylor number three, Herbert four, Mahomes five Brady six. Mahomes

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Speaker 2: why why has Brissette and Taylor been so good as

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Speaker 2: backups for so long? One of the main reasons is

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Speaker 2: they come in and they don't make mistakes. You see

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Speaker 2: take care of the ball. They're professionals. So yeah, it

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Speaker 2: definitely raises the floor on the Jets. The you know

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Speaker 2: this this winter has come way up. The reason I'm

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Speaker 2: hesitant to best the Bill's under and a lot of

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Speaker 2: teams is division. I don't know what to do with

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Speaker 2: the Jets, so kind of muddies everything. Every team's divisi

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Speaker 2: and obviously because you play them each other twice each.

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Speaker 2: At Rogers last year, the defense was elite and the

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Speaker 2: defensive front has what seven former first round picks on

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Speaker 2: the defensive front, You're mainly gonna be playing with just

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Speaker 2: two linebackers, Williams and Mosley early, you know, four two

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Speaker 2: five cover, three quarters, heavy defense, just in a super

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Speaker 2: aggressive defensive line, which you can be when you have

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Speaker 2: Sauce Gardner on the back end, you have Reid at

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Speaker 2: one corner spot who's super underrated, and Carter in the

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Speaker 2: safeties Matt, but when you're getting pressure and you have

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Speaker 2: are the two keys to unlocking the ceiling of this team,

429
00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,480
Speaker 2: but very high floor because of the offense. I project

430
00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:21,119
Speaker 2: them nine and a half wins right at the win total.

431
00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,680
Speaker 2: Schedule does get much tougher this year. I could see

432
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:28,880
Speaker 2: the case for the upside, just like if the defense

433
00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,320
Speaker 2: there's pieces there, and if Chubb and Phillips are healthy

434
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,399
Speaker 2: and the offensive line comes together. But I'm just not

435
00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,760
Speaker 2: a two of a leever. I don't think two can

436
00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,280
Speaker 2: win a Super Bowl. It's good enough to get to

437
00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,719
Speaker 2: the playoffs, maybe win a game or two, but against

438
00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,960
Speaker 2: the elite defenses that are going to generate pressure and

439
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,679
Speaker 2: going up against the elite quarterbacks in the AFC, I

440
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,320
Speaker 2: don't see it enough at their current price to invest.

441
00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,119
Speaker 2: So love McDaniel, but I'm curious to how this d

442
00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,680
Speaker 2: comes together. But passed for me in the Dolphins.

443
00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,680
Speaker 1: Have to really do anything with them For me too,

444
00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,359
Speaker 1: because I am right on there the win total. I

445
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,879
Speaker 1: think the Jets are better in a better position to

446
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,920
Speaker 1: win the division because of the schedule. And then I

447
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,199
Speaker 1: don't want to bet high upside bets on Miami because

448
00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:13,840
Speaker 1: unless they get the number one seed in home field

449
00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,200
Speaker 1: throughout the playoffs, I think they're going to run into

450
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,439
Speaker 1: a spot that's just going to be too difficult to

451
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,159
Speaker 1: overcome in terms of, you know, maybe having to go

452
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:22,880
Speaker 1: on the road in the ads weather too.

453
00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,720
Speaker 2: They don't get it's hard to get the one seed

454
00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,080
Speaker 2: playing in that division. Yeah, we probably going to like Baltimore,

455
00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:33,240
Speaker 2: Kansas City, all these cold weather outdoor games. So yeah

456
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,840
Speaker 2: pass for me. On the Dolphins Patriots.

457
00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,439
Speaker 1: Four and a half is the win total minus won

458
00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,840
Speaker 1: twenty five to the over. This team. I think this

459
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,040
Speaker 1: team is going to be bad. You know, the one

460
00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,080
Speaker 1: thing they have is Drake May with the uncertainty there.

461
00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,359
Speaker 1: But unlike a team like the Texans where you had CJ.

462
00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,920
Speaker 1: Stroud and that uncertainty, this is a tough division. I

463
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,119
Speaker 1: mean you're talking about the top three teams in this

464
00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,840
Speaker 1: division could each win double digit games. So I don't

465
00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,760
Speaker 1: really see it for the Patriots. This is a team

466
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,320
Speaker 1: where where even though they have a very low win total,

467
00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,400
Speaker 1: still tempted to bet the under. I mean, their schedules

468
00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,720
Speaker 1: is brutal. San Francisco, Cincinnati obviously, the Bills, Jets, and

469
00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:13,560
Speaker 1: Dolphins twice, Houston, he still played Jacksonville, Chicago, the Rams,

470
00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,119
Speaker 1: you know, teams on that kind of you know, probably

471
00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,640
Speaker 1: a little better average or better than average. The offensive

472
00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,840
Speaker 1: line could be the worst in the league. Receiver room

473
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,720
Speaker 1: probably the worst in the league. The quarterback room could

474
00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,880
Speaker 1: could be the worst in the league. I mean, there's

475
00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,000
Speaker 1: just a lot of a lot of downsides for this team,

476
00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,800
Speaker 1: and I don't see too much upside given the division

477
00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,520
Speaker 1: or in What do you think about the Pats.

478
00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,200
Speaker 2: I talked about it on our pre season general Overview

479
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:42,359
Speaker 2: that the Pats were taking under money at like five

480
00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,480
Speaker 2: and a half, and I said, I might bet the

481
00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,480
Speaker 2: over if it coulds down to like four and a half. Four.

482
00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,880
Speaker 2: I don't think it'll get to four, But now I'm

483
00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,800
Speaker 2: in line with the market because of what's transpired over

484
00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:57,200
Speaker 2: the past month. The defense had the potential to be

485
00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,400
Speaker 2: pretty damn good. I do think losing Belichick is hurt.

486
00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:04,399
Speaker 2: Like number one, he can't he couldn't draft anymore, he

487
00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:09,119
Speaker 2: couldn't coach special teams. His in game management, you know,

488
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,960
Speaker 2: running the team had deteriorated. But he still could scheme

489
00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,160
Speaker 2: up a defense and make adjustments as well as any

490
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,760
Speaker 2: coach in the NFL. So you have to account for that.

491
00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,159
Speaker 2: But the defense still had a lot of pieces and

492
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,480
Speaker 2: they were gonna, you know, get two of the top

493
00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,040
Speaker 2: three corners back from last year. You know, you have Gonzalez,

494
00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,639
Speaker 2: who really flashed before he got hurt. The two Jones is.

495
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,680
Speaker 2: You know, you have Duggar and Pepper's at safety. That's

496
00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,760
Speaker 2: a really good secondary to build around. And then you

497
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,920
Speaker 2: know a defensive lineman, a stud one of the most

498
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,720
Speaker 2: underrated in the NFL, Barmore, and then you get Jude

499
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,720
Speaker 2: On back. But guess what Judon got traded. Barmore probably

500
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:48,400
Speaker 2: not gonna play this year dealing with blood cloths. Two

501
00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:54,159
Speaker 2: huge losses, just massive losses. So still a decent secondary,

502
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,440
Speaker 2: and they got some guys that are positionless with some talent,

503
00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,920
Speaker 2: but just losing those two really hurts and really lowers

504
00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:07,280
Speaker 2: the ceiling of this defense. And you know, on the

505
00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,359
Speaker 2: offensive side of the ball, you know, the off I

506
00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,040
Speaker 2: like Drake may. I think he's going to be a

507
00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:17,000
Speaker 2: good quarterback in the NFL. But I mean, look at

508
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,400
Speaker 2: the situation you're putting me. Like you said, the offensive line,

509
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,840
Speaker 2: I mean the offensive line as of now, I think

510
00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,600
Speaker 2: Verdarian Lowe is starting a left tackle, city Sell at

511
00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,200
Speaker 2: left guard, Andrews at center, on Winno at right guard,

512
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,840
Speaker 2: Oker Offer, who they got from the Steelers at right tackle.

513
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,920
Speaker 2: That's horrendous because Cole Strange might miss the entire year

514
00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,400
Speaker 2: with a potell or tendon injury, which is he might

515
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,480
Speaker 2: not ever come back from. Those are brutal. I think

516
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,400
Speaker 2: that at girod Mao, the new Patriots coach, I think

517
00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,440
Speaker 2: that he never was able to recover and beat the

518
00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,520
Speaker 2: same player after he had that same injury. With that

519
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,640
Speaker 2: offense line, which looks really bad on paper, you would say, Okay,

520
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:51,840
Speaker 2: it was bad last year with a lot of those

521
00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,320
Speaker 2: same guys, but at least they're getting better in camp. Well,

522
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,080
Speaker 2: the last few days they've just been trying. They're like,

523
00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,120
Speaker 2: we got to try a bunch of different combos. I mean,

524
00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:02,480
Speaker 2: Jordan Wallace, Michael Jordan Willas and not the good Michael

525
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,080
Speaker 2: Jordan's Robinson. They're all getting first team reps in the past

526
00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:09,120
Speaker 2: few days. They're moving on when to right tackle. It's

527
00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,600
Speaker 2: a mess. Born mccover mcmentry. Still not practicing wide receivers,

528
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,600
Speaker 2: very underwhelming. Javon Baker has been bad lately in camp.

529
00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,560
Speaker 1: Yeah, can't stay and bounds on the route. Yeah.

530
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,399
Speaker 2: Yeah, So it's uh. And by the way, this is

531
00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,639
Speaker 2: also applies to the Dolphins Jet special things good Las

532
00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,640
Speaker 2: year Dolphins special things the last couple of years. Clean

533
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,199
Speaker 2: you gotta figure out clean that out McDaniel and the

534
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,720
Speaker 2: Patriots special teams are a mess. They're kicking competition. It's

535
00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,640
Speaker 2: a mess. Belichick really lost his script there. They were

536
00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:38,480
Speaker 2: I wanted to buy the Patriots because I'm like, the

537
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,880
Speaker 2: defense gonna be decent. I like Drake May Brissette is

538
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,480
Speaker 2: a good backup. We'll keep you in games. This schedule

539
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,080
Speaker 2: is just fish. They could be dogged in every game.

540
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,280
Speaker 2: The easiest games are like Seattle at home, at Tennessee,

541
00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,400
Speaker 2: Indy at home, and at Arizona and the rest of

542
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,280
Speaker 2: the schedules. You know, you don't really feel kind of

543
00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,120
Speaker 2: being like, I thinkuld win that game. So I just

544
00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,520
Speaker 2: can't get there. But the metrics, in my gut says

545
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,200
Speaker 2: they do bounce back, probably get lucky in a couple

546
00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,479
Speaker 2: of games, And I like, May, just how much can

547
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:06,880
Speaker 2: you do with that offensive line and wide receiver. But

548
00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,360
Speaker 2: less year, they were unlucky across the board and everything.

549
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:14,239
Speaker 2: They were bad but fumbles, field goals, injuries, penalties, you

550
00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,000
Speaker 2: name it. They were one of the most unluckiest teams

551
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,040
Speaker 2: out there. Are still a bad team, but a lot

552
00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,960
Speaker 2: of that stuff usually bounces back, So I would imagine

553
00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:26,720
Speaker 2: Brissette probably starts They're like one in four, zero and five,

554
00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,840
Speaker 2: then you could see may so I think Brissett's a good,

555
00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,760
Speaker 2: good guy to have there. But just the schedules so tough.

556
00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,880
Speaker 2: The two star defenders, losing them in the offensive line

557
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,920
Speaker 2: and wide receiver room. It's just in this division it's

558
00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,560
Speaker 2: hard to bet the over and now after adjustment some

559
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:46,400
Speaker 2: pretty close to market.

560
00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't, it's either under nothing for me on

561
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,520
Speaker 1: a Patriot, I think this. If you're looking for more upside,

562
00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,800
Speaker 1: bet this team to be the worst team in the league,

563
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,200
Speaker 1: you know, maybe even the last team to get a win.

564
00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,520
Speaker 1: But I want to fade this team somehow, and I

565
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,880
Speaker 1: just think disaster waiting to happen, or probably I mean

566
00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:06,720
Speaker 1: disaster last year. I think that disasters continues. Let's go

567
00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:11,000
Speaker 1: to the the AFC South. The Texans are the top

568
00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,840
Speaker 1: team in the division by odds with the win total

569
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,920
Speaker 1: of nine and a half at bet MGM minus one

570
00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,840
Speaker 1: forty five to the over even money to win the division. Now,

571
00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,280
Speaker 1: Houston is, you know, a very high upside team because

572
00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,800
Speaker 1: of Stroud, they had Daniel Hunter, they got Digs. So

573
00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,880
Speaker 1: the issue with Houston, I think is just the schedule

574
00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,200
Speaker 1: is gonna be a lot harder. You know, last year

575
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,800
Speaker 1: they kind of took advantage of playing an easier schedule.

576
00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 1: But you know, with see Day Stroud, I think anything

577
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,160
Speaker 1: is possible. So Houston's a little tough just because I

578
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,000
Speaker 1: want to be super bullish on them. And win total

579
00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:43,680
Speaker 1: is kind of low hanging through to at only nine

580
00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,280
Speaker 1: and a half, but there's still going to be a

581
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,560
Speaker 1: gauntlet of a schedule and and there are games that

582
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,080
Speaker 1: you know, even with with this explosive offense, I can

583
00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,920
Speaker 1: see this team losing. So where are you on on

584
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:53,680
Speaker 1: the Texans?

585
00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:58,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, like how I usually handicap and look

586
00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,480
Speaker 2: at things up. This is a team that I would

587
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,400
Speaker 2: want to fade right there. With the win total last

588
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,479
Speaker 2: year was what six six and a half and they

589
00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,440
Speaker 2: went ten and seven with an easy schedule. But I

590
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,160
Speaker 2: don't want to fade them. Yeah, I don't want to

591
00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,880
Speaker 2: fade c J. Stroud. I want to buy into c J.

592
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,720
Speaker 2: Stroud like markets might not be adjusting enough to have

593
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,080
Speaker 2: good c J. Stroud is. Yeah, and they were the

594
00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,040
Speaker 2: most injured team on offense last year and also one

595
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:27,000
Speaker 2: of the five most injured teams on defense, so I

596
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,320
Speaker 2: know they were plus ten and turn it was an

597
00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:32,040
Speaker 2: easy schedule, But I mean the offensive line was damaged

598
00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,280
Speaker 2: all year, right from the Week one when they played

599
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,760
Speaker 2: Baltimore with a bunch of backups, no continuity, dealt with

600
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,280
Speaker 2: injuries all year. You know, I want to see how

601
00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,680
Speaker 2: the offensive line chase out. Can they stay healthy? If

602
00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,160
Speaker 2: they just stay healthy, they're gonna be better than they

603
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,440
Speaker 2: were last year. But can they can they find a

604
00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,360
Speaker 2: run game? You know, they bring in mixing, but they

605
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,520
Speaker 2: just haven't been They haven't had a run game to

606
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:58,600
Speaker 2: compliment what Stroud can do. Pretty good pass protection this group,

607
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:03,040
Speaker 2: but they just don't really get that big of a pushman.

608
00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:06,480
Speaker 2: Tunsil is like he's kind of the leader of that.

609
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 2: He's great in past protection, but not the best run

610
00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:13,719
Speaker 2: blocking left tackle. So they were mentioning like switching up

611
00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,800
Speaker 2: like tight Titus Howard going to guard. I wouldn't do that.

612
00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,360
Speaker 2: Just keep Shaq Mason Kenny Green so as at center,

613
00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,360
Speaker 2: kee Titus Howard right tackle. You also brought in Blake

614
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,080
Speaker 2: Fisher's could be a decent like depth piece if needed.

615
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,040
Speaker 2: But yeah, this team is loaded at wide receiver. Look

616
00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,360
Speaker 2: what Straub was doing last year after the injuries like

617
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,640
Speaker 2: Tank Dell went down. Now you get Tank Dell back,

618
00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:39,880
Speaker 2: you add Stefan Diggs, Nicocollins. I mean, Noah Brown was

619
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:43,440
Speaker 2: bawling last year that they're they're just loaded at wide receiver.

620
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,480
Speaker 2: The defense. I mean, I just love what this team

621
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,680
Speaker 2: is doing. They said, we got Stroud, rookie deal, let's

622
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,600
Speaker 2: go for it. It's why they brought in Diggs, why

623
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,400
Speaker 2: they went out. And I mean, yes, you lose rankings,

624
00:32:55,400 --> 00:33:00,360
Speaker 2: you lose Grenard Cashman, who cares. He had to have

625
00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:04,480
Speaker 2: a really good year last year. But they're linebackers on paper.

626
00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,280
Speaker 2: You bring an Alice here from Tennessee's good player. Linebackers

627
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 2: in general aren't great. They usually play with two linebackers.

628
00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:15,120
Speaker 2: But about a four two five four man rush cover

629
00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:20,360
Speaker 2: three quarters team under Digmico Ryans he you know, played

630
00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,160
Speaker 2: Cashman a resurgent year under Demiko Rights. He knows how

631
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,000
Speaker 2: to coach linebackers. He knows how to get them back

632
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,960
Speaker 2: in those hook zones of their cover three. So I'm

633
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:33,360
Speaker 2: not I'm not worried about the Texans linebackers. Then the

634
00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,640
Speaker 2: defensive line. You know you have Will Anderson there. I

635
00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:41,640
Speaker 2: like the additions Edwards is flashing of late Batokasi defensive tackle.

636
00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,120
Speaker 2: I still have some questions, but you know, you bring

637
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,080
Speaker 2: in Daniel Hunter, Denico Austry suspended, Derek Barnett still there,

638
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,880
Speaker 2: Jerry Hughes who can still do some things in some

639
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,160
Speaker 2: packages defense, so they're gonna be able to get pressure.

640
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:58,920
Speaker 2: And then really this comes down to I think the

641
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,959
Speaker 2: secondary it really shakes out. Derek Stingley, it's gonna be good.

642
00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:06,720
Speaker 2: It's gonna be a great corner in this league. I'm

643
00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,560
Speaker 2: confident in saying that. So the question is how does

644
00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,960
Speaker 2: the rest of the secondary stan out? The way that

645
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:17,279
Speaker 2: I'm hearing and seeing is And I actually like this

646
00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,759
Speaker 2: because I love Jalen Petrie. I always have a love

647
00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,440
Speaker 2: them coming out of college at Baylor. At Baylor, he

648
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:28,680
Speaker 2: played like their joker nickel position, who's like a slot safety.

649
00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,480
Speaker 2: I'm I think he's gonna be their their starting nickel

650
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,320
Speaker 2: and it's where we've seen him some slot some snaps

651
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:44,120
Speaker 2: there at practice and in the preseason. Bryan's has talked about,

652
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:49,440
Speaker 2: you know, his versatility there. So I think the best

653
00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:54,319
Speaker 2: way that this all works out is but I don't know.

654
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,040
Speaker 2: Last of her kind of profiles is more of a

655
00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,759
Speaker 2: of a slot too. But if it's I think it's

656
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:04,080
Speaker 2: gonna be to start maybe Lasser on the outside, Teacher

657
00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:08,200
Speaker 2: in the slot, Bullock at strong safety, and then Jimmy

658
00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,600
Speaker 2: Ward at free safety. The good news is is that

659
00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:16,400
Speaker 2: you know you have you brought in Okuda and Henderson,

660
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,759
Speaker 2: former first round draft picks who have disappointed and in

661
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,759
Speaker 2: the careers one year deals. Can one of them step up?

662
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,440
Speaker 2: So there's a lot of pieces to work with. Can

663
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:28,799
Speaker 2: they find the right once as their past d last

664
00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,839
Speaker 2: year was bound and you could throw in them trustingly.

665
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,200
Speaker 2: I like the idea of Peacher in the slot, but

666
00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,440
Speaker 2: what does that do for the rest for the safety

667
00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:42,560
Speaker 2: other safety position for CB two, that's gonna that's gonna

668
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,799
Speaker 2: be the difference between this team, you know, achieving their

669
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:50,080
Speaker 2: full ceiling and not so super curious That's what I'm

670
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:53,799
Speaker 2: watching very closely with the Texans. But this team is

671
00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,080
Speaker 2: is loaded, and I want to buy in on them

672
00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,279
Speaker 2: just on the upside. I just want a piece of it.

673
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:03,279
Speaker 2: So I don't know if it's going to be a

674
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:09,759
Speaker 2: future not the division but super upside, super Bowl or

675
00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:13,359
Speaker 2: like Stroud MVP. I think Stroud is like Stroud's also

676
00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,320
Speaker 2: because it's a narrative award kind of two and Stroud's

677
00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,640
Speaker 2: like out in the media a ton like so like

678
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:22,520
Speaker 2: I think that helps his case. Very personal guy, he's

679
00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,719
Speaker 2: like he does all those he does, like a podcast

680
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,960
Speaker 2: and really sharp and he's always out there. I think

681
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:33,440
Speaker 2: that helps him really likable. So yeah, and the secondary

682
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:37,520
Speaker 2: is still my main question. And they play in a

683
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:41,120
Speaker 2: division where like the Colts and the Jags, major questions

684
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,920
Speaker 2: the secondary there. And they do have a harder schedule.

685
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,000
Speaker 2: What does that mean though, more competitive games, potential for

686
00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:52,919
Speaker 2: more numbers, winning team. So yeah, I think Stroud could

687
00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:57,480
Speaker 2: put up huge numbers this year. I project them just

688
00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:02,239
Speaker 2: under ten wins. So yeah, No, I don't see any

689
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,440
Speaker 2: value in their division futures or win total. But I

690
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,160
Speaker 2: just want to piece the upside of Stroud before. I

691
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:10,839
Speaker 2: just think he's that guy and we might look back

692
00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,080
Speaker 2: and say fifteen to one that was done. They should

693
00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,800
Speaker 2: have been ten to one, yeah, you know Week seven.

694
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:17,759
Speaker 1: Yeah, I like them too, And the more I look

695
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,399
Speaker 1: at it, I don't even mind their win total over

696
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,600
Speaker 1: in their division because at the same time, like the

697
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:25,680
Speaker 1: true gaunt, which is going to come once you get

698
00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,920
Speaker 1: to the playoffs, right, So yes, you want to bet

699
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,560
Speaker 1: on their upside. But I mean if they're as good

700
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 1: as we if we want to bet on their upside.

701
00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,000
Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're clearly the best team in the

702
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,680
Speaker 1: division and they're so you know, it's a little overpriced,

703
00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,399
Speaker 1: but I still would rather do it than not, because

704
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,480
Speaker 1: I mean, nine and a half wins, they could blow

705
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,960
Speaker 1: past that and it shouldn't be close in the division

706
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,520
Speaker 1: if they're as good as we think they are. So

707
00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,160
Speaker 1: I don't have as much of a problem with I agree.

708
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:51,640
Speaker 1: I think you want to invest in this texta team,

709
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,680
Speaker 1: and I do like that Stroud MVP for call for

710
00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:57,520
Speaker 1: the same reasons. I looked at their schedule and they're

711
00:37:57,520 --> 00:37:58,920
Speaker 1: going to be in a ton of high scoring games,

712
00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:03,040
Speaker 1: So like that. The Jaguars, you know, one of those

713
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,759
Speaker 1: teams that are kind of middle of the pack here.

714
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,400
Speaker 1: Eight and a half is the win total minus one

715
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,160
Speaker 1: fifteen to the over at bet MGM plus two seventy

716
00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:15,120
Speaker 1: five to win the South. I have questions about their cornerbacks,

717
00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,080
Speaker 1: and I have questions about their offensive line. I have

718
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,279
Speaker 1: questions about the path rush. What about you.

719
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, interesting tea, But for what it's worth, the two

720
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,920
Speaker 2: MVP bets that I like this year, both in this

721
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,440
Speaker 2: division more of a longer shot would be Trevor. Lawrence

722
00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,919
Speaker 2: could be in a bunch of shootouts. He has the pedigree.

723
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:32,440
Speaker 2: I don't know if he puts it all together.

724
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:36,080
Speaker 1: He wasn't lucky last the last few years, like he especially,

725
00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,240
Speaker 1: I think he had the most rocks over the last years,

726
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,080
Speaker 1: and last year it was just he played better than

727
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,239
Speaker 1: his numbers. But see, I see what you're saying. But

728
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,520
Speaker 1: he might just be like a little above average. He

729
00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,000
Speaker 1: might just not be that generational talent that we thought

730
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,560
Speaker 1: he was going to be when he was selected.

731
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:50,480
Speaker 2: But that's why it's just like a flyer, all right.

732
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,680
Speaker 2: So yeah, I got the MVP odds up here at BETMGM.

733
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:56,200
Speaker 2: He's thirty to one and Shrouds down to ten to one.

734
00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:58,719
Speaker 2: I think this might be a fifteen to one out there.

735
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:02,400
Speaker 2: Maybe that's not out there anymore. But like Lamar, no

736
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,919
Speaker 2: matter what he does this year, I don't think it's

737
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,400
Speaker 2: just gonna be hard from the winning again, I would

738
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:12,680
Speaker 2: cross him right off. But yeah, Lawrence forty to one.

739
00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:14,200
Speaker 2: I liked it a little bit more, but he would

740
00:39:14,239 --> 00:39:19,800
Speaker 2: be my longer shot and Stroud would be the bigger position.

741
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:24,520
Speaker 2: But Jaguars this year, interestingly enough, they made a defensive coordinator.

742
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:29,680
Speaker 2: Change Caldwell out comes from he was from the Bowls

743
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,160
Speaker 2: Tree and they bring in Ryan Nielsen. But their defense

744
00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:36,920
Speaker 2: was actually like decent last year metrically at least, you know,

745
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:43,400
Speaker 2: above average adjusted for schedule. They are going to be

746
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:47,360
Speaker 2: moving to a four to three heavy nickels like a

747
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:50,880
Speaker 2: that Ryan Nielsen. He comes from Atlanta. He's a Dennis

748
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,160
Speaker 2: Allen Tree guy, so cover. He wants to uncover one

749
00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:59,759
Speaker 2: press and although you know two E shell. That's like

750
00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:01,960
Speaker 2: the Dennis Allen Saints. They play a ton of man

751
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:05,040
Speaker 2: and press, but they also play two high safeties, play

752
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,720
Speaker 2: a lot of quarters too. So I'm curious to see

753
00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,839
Speaker 2: how this defense plays out because he wants to play

754
00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:14,800
Speaker 2: a ton of man and the d was awful in

755
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,200
Speaker 2: man last year, and they were good in zone. You know,

756
00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,080
Speaker 2: you signed Tyson Campbell to a big contract. He was

757
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,440
Speaker 2: horrendous in man last year, but he was hurt and

758
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,879
Speaker 2: he was pretty good at man a couple of years ago.

759
00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:31,600
Speaker 2: Ronald Darby has been ken plain man. You bring him

760
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,480
Speaker 2: in at the second corner spot, but he's thirty. We

761
00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:36,760
Speaker 2: all know what that means for a heavy man corner

762
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:41,560
Speaker 2: and Darby it's made of glass. So will this actually work?

763
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,160
Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean there's some pieces to like.

764
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:48,040
Speaker 2: I think Robertson Harris better suited for a four to three. Also,

765
00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:50,680
Speaker 2: you have some good pass rushers to work with in

766
00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:52,840
Speaker 2: a four to three. I just don't know if this

767
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:57,680
Speaker 2: scheme is going to work with this defense. The offensive

768
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:02,640
Speaker 2: line should be better though. That's that's that's something that

769
00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:06,000
Speaker 2: will definitely help Trevor Lawrence. I mean, you bring in

770
00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,320
Speaker 2: Morse at center, that's an upgrade. You have a healthy

771
00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:12,280
Speaker 2: cam Robinson Harrison right tackle. Year two. Can they finally

772
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:16,000
Speaker 2: learn how to run block and get some similar to

773
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,040
Speaker 2: a running game to help Lawrence? Yeah, there's some piece

774
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:22,080
Speaker 2: like I really like the linebackers. O Lukun's probably the

775
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,800
Speaker 2: well underrat to play in the NFL. Lloyd Lloyd is

776
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:27,440
Speaker 2: a decent linebacker. Two struggles and coverage a bit, but

777
00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:30,000
Speaker 2: it's all gonna come out of the secondary, which has

778
00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,840
Speaker 2: been a problem for Jacksonville for a couple of years.

779
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:37,240
Speaker 2: They were better in zone last year Darby and Campbell.

780
00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,440
Speaker 2: Can they run this man heavy d if they can that.

781
00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:43,560
Speaker 2: There's some pieces up front that Nielsen has to work with,

782
00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:50,440
Speaker 2: but definitely uncertainty They only have six home games because

783
00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:53,319
Speaker 2: they're playing in the UK twice against the Bears and

784
00:41:53,760 --> 00:42:00,120
Speaker 2: New England. Overall, I have the Jags projected for a

785
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:04,520
Speaker 2: point six eight point six, eight point seven wins, something

786
00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:08,120
Speaker 2: the slightest of leans to the over have a league

787
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:11,840
Speaker 2: average schedule. If I had to take a position on

788
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:16,880
Speaker 2: the Jags, be some upside with Lawrence or maybe maybe

789
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:19,040
Speaker 2: to make the playoffs. You can get a good plus

790
00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,399
Speaker 2: money record, but it's a tough team to crack. The Jacks.

791
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:23,560
Speaker 2: So kisky your thoughts?

792
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, to me, they're they're an eight and a half

793
00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,200
Speaker 1: win team, like they're an average team. Uh. I guess

794
00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:31,000
Speaker 1: there's an outside shot for them to win the division

795
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,879
Speaker 1: if if you know, Stroud goes down earlier or something

796
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,320
Speaker 1: like that, But I Houston still has pretty good backups

797
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,719
Speaker 1: and uh, and I don't want to fade Houston. So

798
00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:41,920
Speaker 1: that's why I'm not really in bullish on anything Jacksonville wise.

799
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:43,920
Speaker 1: And I agree with you. I think the scheme defensively

800
00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:48,560
Speaker 1: could take some time, and offensively, yes, Lawrence was unlucky,

801
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:52,120
Speaker 1: but still could be just a very average kind of team.

802
00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:54,600
Speaker 1: So I don't I don't love the upside for this team,

803
00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:56,400
Speaker 1: and I don't want to, you know, really bet on

804
00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:59,239
Speaker 1: them floor wise because I like the Textans so much

805
00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:01,040
Speaker 1: in this division. I think the Colts are dangerous too,

806
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:05,040
Speaker 1: you know. So yeah, nothing for me on Jacksonville. But

807
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:07,400
Speaker 1: Indianapolis is eight and a half with their win total

808
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,640
Speaker 1: minus one oh five plus three twenty five to win

809
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,520
Speaker 1: the division. This is a team that especially early enough

810
00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,440
Speaker 1: because I definitely wanted to fade. I still have a

811
00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:19,560
Speaker 1: lot of questions about their cornerback group and you know,

812
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:23,800
Speaker 1: richardson Kenny stay healthy. Do like the offensive line though,

813
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:26,040
Speaker 1: I think the receiving core could be shaping up quite

814
00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:29,520
Speaker 1: well as well. If downs can you know, make it

815
00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:33,239
Speaker 1: back from injuries. So Indianapolis don't really know what to

816
00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:34,920
Speaker 1: do with them either. They're kind of in this purgatory.

817
00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:36,960
Speaker 1: But I just like Houston, so I'm not really doing

818
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:40,480
Speaker 1: anything hot like bullish on the Coats. But where are you?

819
00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,239
Speaker 2: One of my favorite runners in the NFC, along with

820
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:48,600
Speaker 2: the Chargers Project seven eight. Not a fan of this team.

821
00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:51,239
Speaker 2: I mean, why, I don't know what Chris Bowart's smart, God,

822
00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:53,239
Speaker 2: but I don't know what he's doing. Why didn't they

823
00:43:53,239 --> 00:43:57,640
Speaker 2: get Sneed or Simmons or Digs like I don't know

824
00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:00,319
Speaker 2: what he's doing. Is his salary tied to caps face?

825
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:04,120
Speaker 2: I don't know, but they had caps face to work

826
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:07,239
Speaker 2: with and they didn't address the secondary. So and he's

827
00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:08,759
Speaker 2: had a lot of quotes about it, like, yeah they

828
00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:12,160
Speaker 2: were young last year. You you guys said the offensive

829
00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:14,040
Speaker 2: line was bad. But look, Gus, and I'm not a

830
00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:18,040
Speaker 2: Gus Bradley guy, he's still running. I talked about this

831
00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:22,200
Speaker 2: last podcast, the Cover three Carol Sant fran Pten, the

832
00:44:22,239 --> 00:44:28,719
Speaker 2: Seahawks tree, Ryan's he's adjusted, Salah He's adjusted three. Morse suggested,

833
00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:33,239
Speaker 2: Dan Quinn is adjusted. You know asn't is your boy,

834
00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:37,359
Speaker 2: Gus Bradley, He's still running his four two five four

835
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:39,560
Speaker 2: man front Cover three. Every once in a while. It

836
00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:41,600
Speaker 2: is just an a opoletz that's basically it. But usually

837
00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:45,759
Speaker 2: really static defense. What made that Seahawks defense really good,

838
00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,480
Speaker 2: that cover three, you know they would play they all

839
00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:51,480
Speaker 2: coverage is if you had to ask a lot from

840
00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:55,960
Speaker 2: your secondary, you had guys like Earl Thomas on the

841
00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:00,920
Speaker 2: back end cleaning everything up, Richard Sherman, h Cam Chancer,

842
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:04,200
Speaker 2: the lead Jo Boom. You need to run this scheme,

843
00:45:04,239 --> 00:45:08,560
Speaker 2: you need excellent defensive backs. They don't have it. I

844
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:13,960
Speaker 2: mean the cornerbacks Juju Brents, Jalen Jones or Dallas Flowers

845
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:17,560
Speaker 2: off of an injury. Ugh, and then you know Franklin

846
00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:20,000
Speaker 2: Speed at linebacker, Matt they're okay, they'll do their job,

847
00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:24,000
Speaker 2: but nothing special. Heavy CON's out for the year. That hurts.

848
00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,680
Speaker 2: I do love Latto, but he's a rookie. The defensive

849
00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:30,239
Speaker 2: tackle room is strong with Buckner and Stewart, and I

850
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:32,680
Speaker 2: actually like Davis in the fit for this defense. They

851
00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:36,880
Speaker 2: got him from Miami. But the secondary is just the corners,

852
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:40,279
Speaker 2: and I mean I get that they have anymore as

853
00:45:40,320 --> 00:45:44,719
Speaker 2: an outstanding slot great tackler does it all for them.

854
00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:48,640
Speaker 2: But even at safety, like Julian Blackman, I had a

855
00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:52,720
Speaker 2: better year last year playing more in the box. Still

856
00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:56,319
Speaker 2: not someone you're just like, Wow, he's really good. Nick

857
00:45:56,400 --> 00:45:59,600
Speaker 2: Cross likely starting at free safety, Matt, but maybe it's

858
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:05,040
Speaker 2: Tom was not good. Now they're talking about Harrison playing

859
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:09,799
Speaker 2: free safety. That won't work. No, and so now they're

860
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,799
Speaker 2: saying maybe black Men will move back to free safety. No,

861
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:14,719
Speaker 2: he's better in the box. And then you're gonna have

862
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:18,840
Speaker 2: this is the mess. No one's won the free safety

863
00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:22,960
Speaker 2: job yet. This secondary is bad. And last year they

864
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:25,680
Speaker 2: were twenty seventh in pressure rate, so it's not like

865
00:46:25,719 --> 00:46:27,520
Speaker 2: they were getting a ton of pressure. I don't like

866
00:46:27,560 --> 00:46:29,440
Speaker 2: the static defense. They don't have the playmakers and the

867
00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:32,880
Speaker 2: secondary to run it, and it's already outdated. Teams not

868
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:36,120
Speaker 2: to beat it, and then an offense, you know, if

869
00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:38,920
Speaker 2: you're a Richardson guy, I just don't. I don't think

870
00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:40,960
Speaker 2: the defense is the chops. But maybe you bet him

871
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:46,680
Speaker 2: for MVP, but I don't think he has the accuracy

872
00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:53,520
Speaker 2: or the ability to process defenses yet. So his injury

873
00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:55,560
Speaker 2: last year heard, I didn't get a ton of basically

874
00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:58,640
Speaker 2: a rookie again, a little more expense in a rookie,

875
00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:02,319
Speaker 2: but you get my drift and the weapons, like are

876
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:06,640
Speaker 2: they really that great? Especially Josh Dowen's high ankle sprain

877
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:09,760
Speaker 2: that hurts. So the running game will be good. Shane Steichen,

878
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:14,719
Speaker 2: I like, will put him in good positions to make plays,

879
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:17,080
Speaker 2: and his legs give him a high upside to why

880
00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:19,319
Speaker 2: fantasy players love him. He's gonna be running all over,

881
00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:22,640
Speaker 2: but he has a rocket arm. But like they're just

882
00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:26,239
Speaker 2: teams are gonna stack the box against this team. Take

883
00:47:26,239 --> 00:47:31,160
Speaker 2: away the run, take away Pittman and dare Richard the

884
00:47:31,160 --> 00:47:32,719
Speaker 2: beenap with his arm and I just don't think he

885
00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:36,359
Speaker 2: can consistently enough. I will say everything that I've heard

886
00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:41,239
Speaker 2: from Stiking is just fast, fast, fast, And they say

887
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:43,480
Speaker 2: richards And is at his best, And he showed this

888
00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,120
Speaker 2: in the preseason and camp when he's just not thinking

889
00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:49,080
Speaker 2: and he's just processing one read is quick and then

890
00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:51,319
Speaker 2: he's getting on the ball no huddle. That's when he's

891
00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:55,680
Speaker 2: like at his most comfortable. Well, this fast all offense

892
00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:57,960
Speaker 2: and this questionable defense.

893
00:47:58,640 --> 00:47:59,839
Speaker 1: Yeah, great fantasy first.

894
00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:05,279
Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'm looking for some overs. Oh, Indianapolis Indianapolis

895
00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:09,000
Speaker 2: Houston Week one. I hate that in early divisional game overs,

896
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:12,120
Speaker 2: but that one jumps out to me. But I like

897
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:15,799
Speaker 2: the under the Colts. I project some point eight. Not

898
00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:19,840
Speaker 2: a fan of this defense. Special teams also very questionable,

899
00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:25,640
Speaker 2: and I don't think Richardson is quite ready yet. So yeah,

900
00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:26,800
Speaker 2: I'm going under in the Colts.

901
00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:28,880
Speaker 1: That was like my favorite under early in the offseason.

902
00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:29,960
Speaker 1: Then I was like, all right, you know what, I'm

903
00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:32,480
Speaker 1: always feel like I'm always biased against the coach too hard,

904
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:34,960
Speaker 1: so kind of eased up a little bit. But now

905
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:36,640
Speaker 1: you kind of tucked me right back into it because

906
00:48:36,719 --> 00:48:38,840
Speaker 1: you make a lot of good points. You know, the

907
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:41,040
Speaker 1: offense is still still green, and that's kind of the

908
00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:44,279
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921
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:31,279
Speaker 1: the episode's description. Tennessee six and a half is the

922
00:49:31,320 --> 00:49:32,879
Speaker 1: winter to on a plus one fifteen to the over

923
00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:35,400
Speaker 1: nine to one to win the division. Callahan comes over

924
00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:38,359
Speaker 1: from Indianapolis. I think the offense, you know, they gave

925
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:42,080
Speaker 1: Levis some pieces, you know, to throw to the run.

926
00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:44,279
Speaker 1: Game should be decent or at least the running backs

927
00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:46,640
Speaker 1: are decent with spears and powered, but the offensive line

928
00:49:46,719 --> 00:49:50,160
Speaker 1: is still a question, could still be bad. And the defense,

929
00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:53,319
Speaker 1: I'm curious to what you think about the defense. You know,

930
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:55,839
Speaker 1: I think it has a chance to be better than

931
00:49:55,920 --> 00:49:58,520
Speaker 1: last year. But you know, your Digs and Adams on

932
00:49:58,560 --> 00:50:02,160
Speaker 1: the back end. You know, Woozy a is uh, you know,

933
00:50:02,239 --> 00:50:04,799
Speaker 1: he's getting up there in age a little bit. So,

934
00:50:05,360 --> 00:50:07,920
Speaker 1: I mean, Steve was a nice addition. He still got Stimmons,

935
00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:12,279
Speaker 1: who I love the interior, But you know, I don't

936
00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:15,000
Speaker 1: know what is this team kind of six and a half?

937
00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:16,720
Speaker 1: Is that? You know, where are you on that? Because

938
00:50:16,719 --> 00:50:18,680
Speaker 1: sometimes I feel like it's this team could be a

939
00:50:18,719 --> 00:50:23,400
Speaker 1: little underrated. But I worry with the offensive line, the

940
00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:25,960
Speaker 1: fact that Levis I don't think, you know, even with

941
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:28,799
Speaker 1: a with good pass catchers, I think he still needs

942
00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:30,360
Speaker 1: that offensive line because I don't think he's you know,

943
00:50:30,600 --> 00:50:32,920
Speaker 1: a plus quarterback in this league. And then the defense

944
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:35,600
Speaker 1: could go, you know, any which way. So I don't

945
00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:38,000
Speaker 1: really know what to do with Tennessee. What are you thinking?

946
00:50:38,360 --> 00:50:42,719
Speaker 2: Yeah, interesting team, you know you brought in There were

947
00:50:42,760 --> 00:50:46,080
Speaker 2: seven and eighteen over the last twenty five games. Bringing

948
00:50:46,160 --> 00:50:49,480
Speaker 2: Calahan definitely an upgrade. I mean he didn't call plays

949
00:50:49,480 --> 00:50:53,040
Speaker 2: in Sincy, but definitely an upgrade of what they had

950
00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:56,000
Speaker 2: last year. That offensive coordinator there gonna be more pass

951
00:50:56,040 --> 00:51:03,160
Speaker 2: heavy this year, less predictable. And you know, I still

952
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:07,960
Speaker 2: struggle to properly gauged Levis because I don't trust his

953
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:12,000
Speaker 2: accuracy yet didn't coming into the league. But he actually

954
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:16,120
Speaker 2: like showed me some things last year when you look

955
00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:18,319
Speaker 2: at the situation he was put in right, Like we

956
00:51:18,320 --> 00:51:20,799
Speaker 2: were just talking about the situation Drake mayil be put in.

957
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:24,960
Speaker 2: It will be understandable if he just struggles immensely. But

958
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:30,120
Speaker 2: Levis had a disastrous offensive line, disastrous the weapons were

959
00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:34,640
Speaker 2: Hopkins and who else and bad play calling, and he

960
00:51:34,680 --> 00:51:38,040
Speaker 2: actually showed some things, so you know now he will

961
00:51:38,160 --> 00:51:41,600
Speaker 2: should have a better offensive line. Bring in Callahan brings

962
00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:43,280
Speaker 2: in his dad, one of the best offensive line coaches

963
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:48,400
Speaker 2: in the NFL. You add Cushion Barry at center, upgrade,

964
00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:50,520
Speaker 2: you draft J. C. Latham still has some issues with

965
00:51:50,560 --> 00:51:53,640
Speaker 2: his hands, but their left tackles last year allowed a

966
00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:58,600
Speaker 2: sixteen percent pressure rate and it is astounding. Can't be

967
00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:01,360
Speaker 2: any worse. Can Petite for a make a leap the

968
00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:03,520
Speaker 2: right tackle. Callian will get them the best out of

969
00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:05,160
Speaker 2: this group. They won't be worse than last year. They

970
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:08,799
Speaker 2: upgraded a couple positions. You add Calvin Ridley and Tyler Board.

971
00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:12,759
Speaker 2: I mean Tyler Board's washed but knows the offense. It's like,

972
00:52:12,840 --> 00:52:15,200
Speaker 2: why is Calvin Ridley not better? I don't understand.

973
00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:17,120
Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think he could. I don't think

974
00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:19,279
Speaker 1: he's been used as as great as he should be,

975
00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:21,759
Speaker 1: like in the right ways that some spots like especially.

976
00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:24,680
Speaker 2: Jack, because you got to you might.

977
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:28,160
Speaker 1: I mean I think so. I think Trayland Burke's actually

978
00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:31,120
Speaker 1: under this under Callahan could take a step forward. I'm

979
00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:33,520
Speaker 1: not saying he'll be amazing, but you know he is

980
00:52:33,719 --> 00:52:37,000
Speaker 1: put him on the outside, yeah yeah, And or kind

981
00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:38,560
Speaker 1: of flipped off it because I think I think the

982
00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:40,440
Speaker 1: issue with Ridley was he was playing too much X

983
00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:42,000
Speaker 1: last year. I think you know he can't. He's not

984
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,040
Speaker 1: going to beat press covered. He's not fast enough to

985
00:52:44,120 --> 00:52:48,040
Speaker 1: just outrun guys either. So the middle of the field, yeah,

986
00:52:48,040 --> 00:52:49,600
Speaker 1: more more you can use him at Z I think,

987
00:52:49,640 --> 00:52:52,200
Speaker 1: and in the spot I would say the better for Ridley.

988
00:52:52,239 --> 00:52:56,200
Speaker 1: So I think he'll be probably more intelligently used in

989
00:52:56,320 --> 00:53:00,440
Speaker 1: last year. But he's still you know, he to like

990
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:02,440
Speaker 1: there was a lot. There's things mentally I think that

991
00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:05,680
Speaker 1: we don't necessarily know about. And he's getting up there

992
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:07,920
Speaker 1: in age now, he's not as young and as he

993
00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:10,120
Speaker 1: once was, and his best years have come you know,

994
00:53:10,200 --> 00:53:13,799
Speaker 1: indoors with the Falcons. So yeah, probably just probably just

995
00:53:13,800 --> 00:53:16,200
Speaker 1: a little over age he started his career, That's that's all.

996
00:53:16,280 --> 00:53:18,560
Speaker 1: But still an upgrade over what they had last year

997
00:53:18,600 --> 00:53:19,960
Speaker 1: all things considered.

998
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:21,759
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so. I think the offense will be

999
00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:25,120
Speaker 2: better for Lewis mister mayonnaise cologne. I don't know if

1000
00:53:25,120 --> 00:53:29,000
Speaker 2: anyone right, Yeah, I heard that. So the offense Offen's

1001
00:53:29,080 --> 00:53:31,759
Speaker 2: lunchuld be better. The weapons are better, I don't mind.

1002
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:33,880
Speaker 2: I could do was dark Henry, but Poward and Spears.

1003
00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:36,879
Speaker 2: I've been in spears guy since Tulane. You're okay there.

1004
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:38,600
Speaker 2: You can throw to them too. So I think the

1005
00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:41,719
Speaker 2: offense will be better than people think. The defense. You

1006
00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:45,160
Speaker 2: lose a here, you lose Autry, which does hurt, but

1007
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:48,960
Speaker 2: you added Snead and a Woozia so and their defensive

1008
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,719
Speaker 2: backfield that year was a disaster. Could not stup Oh

1009
00:53:51,800 --> 00:53:54,200
Speaker 2: nosle in the past game. So you had Steed and

1010
00:53:54,320 --> 00:53:59,080
Speaker 2: a Woozier. Can they stay healthy that and are they

1011
00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:01,759
Speaker 2: you know they're because they're Olizia wasn't the same player

1012
00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:04,200
Speaker 2: last year coming off an injury. Sneaed has like this

1013
00:54:04,320 --> 00:54:07,120
Speaker 2: knee thing never seems to impact him. But that's why

1014
00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:10,759
Speaker 2: some teams weren't interested in them. Apparently that like keeps

1015
00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:13,680
Speaker 2: them out of practices and camp last year. But if

1016
00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:16,120
Speaker 2: they can stay healthy and they, you know, woozy A

1017
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:20,760
Speaker 2: regains his form, then all of a sudden, this defense

1018
00:54:21,719 --> 00:54:27,479
Speaker 2: has a much higher floor and ceiling because and there's

1019
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:29,600
Speaker 2: just no depth of corners, so like they need them

1020
00:54:29,680 --> 00:54:33,440
Speaker 2: to hit. Because Dinnar Wilson comes in from the Ravens,

1021
00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:40,360
Speaker 2: another Ravens Tree coordinator, you're gonna have them in the Chargers, Titans, Dolphins,

1022
00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:46,880
Speaker 2: and Ravens obviously now in Seahawks, but he Donar Wilson

1023
00:54:47,239 --> 00:54:50,680
Speaker 2: is not. I don't consider him pure Ravens Tree because

1024
00:54:50,680 --> 00:54:54,680
Speaker 2: he also worked under Greg Williams, Todd Bowles, Jonathan Gannon,

1025
00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:58,920
Speaker 2: and McDonald in Baltimore. And I think based on everything

1026
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:01,920
Speaker 2: that I heard, he's he's gonna be more of a

1027
00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:08,200
Speaker 2: Bowls Williams d very aggressive, more way more blitzing. So

1028
00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:09,680
Speaker 2: I don't think this is going to be just like

1029
00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:15,040
Speaker 2: a Raven's translated defense, much more aggressive. So Stead and

1030
00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:18,719
Speaker 2: Woozier having them man out on the outside and having

1031
00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:23,440
Speaker 2: them healthy, I think is paramount and could raise the

1032
00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:28,520
Speaker 2: production of this defense. Linebacker very suspect with Murray and Gibbons.

1033
00:55:28,520 --> 00:55:32,040
Speaker 2: Cedric Gray a draft and maybe he can flash there.

1034
00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:35,600
Speaker 2: You still have Simmons on the defensive line, Lander and

1035
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:37,640
Speaker 2: Key on the outside or pieces to work with Key

1036
00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:41,800
Speaker 2: as a suspension revoked, which was good. You added Sebastian

1037
00:55:41,880 --> 00:55:44,400
Speaker 2: Day and you drafted Sweat, who I think really fits

1038
00:55:44,640 --> 00:55:48,200
Speaker 2: what Weaver wants to do and excuse me, what Wilson

1039
00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:51,920
Speaker 2: wants to do on defense. So yeah, I like some

1040
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,799
Speaker 2: of the pieces here. Then that's safety. Like you just

1041
00:55:54,920 --> 00:56:00,440
Speaker 2: have a ton of pieces, Like I don't know how

1042
00:56:00,440 --> 00:56:03,120
Speaker 2: they're all going to come together. Like, yeah, McCreery is

1043
00:56:03,120 --> 00:56:05,920
Speaker 2: pretty good in the slot, but you bring in Tamal

1044
00:56:05,960 --> 00:56:08,000
Speaker 2: Adams who is kind of like a blitzing linebacker. Maybe

1045
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:11,800
Speaker 2: you use him there. Hooker is a best that is

1046
00:56:11,840 --> 00:56:14,759
Speaker 2: a box safety. Do you put digs deep? I'm not

1047
00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:16,720
Speaker 2: really sure how it all works out, but there's definitely

1048
00:56:16,719 --> 00:56:18,719
Speaker 2: a lot of pieces there to at least work with

1049
00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:21,600
Speaker 2: you Molden who can't really cover, but he's still there

1050
00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:24,120
Speaker 2: as well. So you brought in a lot of vets

1051
00:56:24,640 --> 00:56:26,880
Speaker 2: and so you'll you'll get to see. I think it's

1052
00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:29,120
Speaker 2: smart because you'll get see if Levis is the guy, right,

1053
00:56:29,200 --> 00:56:31,080
Speaker 2: you'll you have a better offensive line. You brought in

1054
00:56:31,120 --> 00:56:33,360
Speaker 2: some vets to throw, You brought in some reinforcements on

1055
00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:35,640
Speaker 2: the defense, and the offensive line has been a disaster.

1056
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:37,680
Speaker 2: I think it'll be better. It's been bottom three the

1057
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:41,040
Speaker 2: last two years in pass protection, bottom three yards before

1058
00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:43,120
Speaker 2: contact the last two years as well. They can run, block,

1059
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:46,000
Speaker 2: couldn't pass back, can't be any worse. So while they

1060
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Speaker 2: brought in a lot of vets, and while I do

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Speaker 2: think the season will come down to this, levis the guy,

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Speaker 2: I think the kind of the underlying X factor of

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00:56:52,760 --> 00:56:55,040
Speaker 2: the wild card. Can the rookies hit. So if the

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Speaker 2: rookies hit Latham at left tackle, Bray at linebacker, really

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Speaker 2: use someone emerged there and then sweat at nose, which

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Speaker 2: is just I think a really important piece to what

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Speaker 2: Wilson I think wants to do. Based on the bowls.

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Speaker 2: Williams defensive scheme is a tough schedule, but I have

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Speaker 2: them top five schedule, which sucks because they went six

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Speaker 2: and eleven last year. It just comes down to six.

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Speaker 2: I think I'm gonna go over. I project six point nine.

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Speaker 2: I think this ross was better than the market thinks.

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Speaker 2: I know a lot of it's going to come down eleves,

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Speaker 2: but I like the Hires and yeah, I think this

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Speaker 2: team is a little better than people think. One question

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Speaker 2: for before we go to the NFCI with up AFC playoffs,

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Speaker 2: we're saying, let's just hypothetical Chiefs only team from that division. Yes, Oka,

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Speaker 2: AFC North, I only say two.

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Speaker 1: This year, Bengals, Ravens.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Okay, AFC South. Let's put the Texans in AFC East.

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Speaker 2: Do you want to put the Bills and Jets in?

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Speaker 1: Definitely the Jets, Bills, Bill, Bill, Dolphins are battling. For me,

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Speaker 1: I think the Jets.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. So for seven spots we have Chiefs, Texans, Jets, Ravens, Bengals.

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Speaker 2: Two more you have the Bills Dolphins. The obvious choices.

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Speaker 2: Both are chalk to get to the playoffs, Browns, Steelers.

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Speaker 2: But if any of them fall off, you know, could

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Speaker 2: it be a second team from the NFC South. A

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Speaker 2: lot of people aren't thinking that it could. I don't

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Speaker 2: know Titans to make the division, I mean to make

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Speaker 2: the playoffs. Maybe I think there is some upside with

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Speaker 2: this team.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, I think they're more underrated than the Jags

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Speaker 1: in the Colts, like the market is underrating them as

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Speaker 1: that you know in the South outside of the Texans.

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Speaker 2: Yeah and favorite just the recap favorite win total Colts

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Speaker 2: under and uh by the upside on Stroud.

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Speaker 1: Yeah for me, it's Patriots under like the Texans division

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Speaker 1: and over and yeah, that's gonna do it for the

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