1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Good morning, everybody, 2 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: and welcome to Straight Fire. It's me Jason McEntire. Monday morning, September, 3 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: nearly into the month of October. By the way, fun fact, 4 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: I decided over the weekend. I know some people do 5 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: sober October. I am gonna go Starbucks free in the 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: month of October. I don't know how I'm gonna do it. 7 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: Loving this podcast. Putting so much time and energy into 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: NFL studies. The NBA Finals is coming up. Major League 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: Baseball postseason is nearly here, but that's my game plan 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: at least for October. But September still here. We have 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: a great Monday night football match up tonight. I personally 12 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: am not waking up on the right side of the 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: bed today. We'll get to why later on. The football 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: was fantastic, just tremendous Sunday Um Unfortunately your boy overthought 15 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: some games. Hurt myself in the big money gambling contest. 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: But I actually won money Sunday because I was nailing 17 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: a lot of the picks that I should have kept. 18 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: But we'll get to those later. We've got to start here. 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: The NFC West is by far the best division in football. 20 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: And right now, folks, if you look at the makeup 21 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: of the NFC, Remember we thought in August, oh, NFC 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: so loaded. I mean, you've got the Eagles of Vikings, Um, 23 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: the Bears could be decent. You know, the Packers are 24 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 1: gonna be good, the Saints, Tom Brady's here. Oh my gosh, 25 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: this conference is so loaded and lo and behold, three 26 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: weeks into the season, the NFC West is on paced 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: to have four teams, all four teams from the division 28 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Now, I predicted that three would make 29 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: it back in August, and of course, silly me, the 30 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: one team I thought would not make it was the 31 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. They are now undefeated and they've got the 32 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: m v P of the league. I know you're laughing, 33 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: ha ha, Jason, what an it? Well, you know what, 34 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: I let my heart get in the way and think 35 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: above the head. When it came to the Seahawks, why 36 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: is that the Jets traded Jamal Adams to Seattle. The 37 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: Jets now have Seattle's first round pick. In Oh, Seattle, 38 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: they could stink. The right side of the offensive line 39 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: is new. Russ can't save the day. The offensive coordinator stinks. 40 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 1: Seattle is gonna struggle. The Jets get their pick ooo yah. 41 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: And of course Russ is cooking setting I believe a 42 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: new NFL record fourteen touchdown passes through three weeks. He's 43 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: clearly the MVP of the league at this point. Russell 44 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Wilson is phenomenal. And you know, if you want to 45 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: start with the NFC West, like start with Russ. He 46 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: is cooking. As they say, I know, it's almost become 47 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 1: cliche at this point. He's been phenomenal. And the rest 48 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: of the division, though, is unbelievable as well. The Arizona Cardinals, 49 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: who lost to the Lions on a last second field goal, 50 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: there's still a really good team. Kyler Murray throws three 51 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: interceptions and listen, he's his second year quarterback and he 52 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: had a he had a rough, rough game at times, 53 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: but still tie game. You know, a few minutes left, 54 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: they just were unable to stop Matt Stafford. You know 55 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford, folks Mr Backdoor, Matt st African play. You 56 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: put up the stats. He got a nice win. And 57 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Arizona Cardinals are are really a strong 58 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: team that I believe defensively and offensively, he's gonna sneak 59 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: up on some people the rest of the season. Just listen, 60 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: when you lose the turnover battle three zero, Um, you 61 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: know you're gonna lose the game, I did, you know? 62 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: Thank goodness, have the Detroit Lions and the Big Mouney contest. 63 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: They easily covered. Now, the forty Niners went to the 64 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl last year. A lot of people thought, maybe 65 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: there's a Super Bowl hangover, and Jimmy G's had that 66 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: good and low and behold the forty Niners j V squad, folks, 67 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: the forty Niners JV team. Because everybody's hurt, they lay 68 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: waste to the flaming dumpster fire that is the New 69 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: York Giants and your boy in an idiotic move. I thought, 70 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, whats got backups everywhere? You know who's Nick 71 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: Mullin is gonna throw too. Danny Dimes won't be forced 72 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: to hand off to see Kwon. They'll just open up 73 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: the offense. And I was just so wrong on this game. 74 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: I'm kicking myself. That's one of those games where in 75 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: the second quarter when Danny Dimes that turnover machine and 76 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: I will get to Danny Dimes in the NFC least 77 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: in a minute. But he was terrible and the forty 78 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: Niners roll in that game. I mean, it was never 79 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: competitive in the second half for a moment. And listen 80 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: if San Francisco and I know they lost the opener 81 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: to the Cardinals, and San Francisco has two wins over 82 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: the New York teams who both stink. So technically, somebody's 83 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: gonna come at me with do we think the forty 84 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 1: Niners are that good? They I mean they beat the 85 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: two winless New York teams, and yeah, you can argue that, 86 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: but remember the forty Niners are so banged up right 87 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: now just getting a victory. You know, you gotta give 88 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: a lot of credit to Kyle Shanahan. I'm telling you 89 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 1: right now, Nick Mullins, if he's not the best backup 90 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: in the league, he's certainly in contention. I guess the 91 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: best backup has to be Nick Foles for saving the 92 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: day in Chicago. But Nick mullan is a very competent quarterback. 93 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: I'm a fan of his work. And the forty nine 94 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Ers they only have one loss, and the other team 95 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: in the division is the l A Rams And I'm 96 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: telling you, folks, if anybody got jobbed on Sunday. It 97 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: was the Rams. I mean, what a performance they had. 98 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: They were down twenty eight to three, getting smoked in Buffalo, 99 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: and at that point all the narratives, Oh, it was 100 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: just a difficult travel spot for the Rams. They had 101 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: to fly across the country, play the Eagles that fly 102 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: home because of COVID, then fly back. That's just too much. 103 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: And they looked kind of road weary down three, and 104 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: the game's kind of flipped on a controversial interception. And 105 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: then Aaron Donald took over the game. And folks, I know, 106 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: people gush about Aaron Donald, and there's a lot to love. 107 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: He was an animal in the second half. He was 108 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: rag dalling Josh Allen, who is a six ft five 109 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: two pound quarterback, just throwing him all over the field. 110 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it was like he was treating him like 111 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: a sack of potatoes. You know, like you get the 112 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: sack of potatoes at Costco and you just toss it 113 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: in your cart. He was doing that. Aaron Donald with 114 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: a six five forty pound quarterback. You remember last week 115 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: against the Dolphins, Josh Allen like ran over three guys 116 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: and they're like, oh, Josh Allen's a beast. Go watch 117 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: the highlights of what Aaron Donald did to him, and 118 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: it flipped the game in the Rams scored twenty nine 119 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: in a row and they are all set to beat 120 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: the Bills. They're up thirty. Josh Allen was fighting off 121 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald like face masked him or someone on the Rams, 122 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: trying to save his loan life. And they got third 123 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: and twenty two with like a minute left, and they 124 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: got like fifteen yards is fourth and ball game and 125 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: you know it's a hometown call that that's the only 126 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: way to describe it. It was clear that Josh Allen 127 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: missed the past. There was no chance of it being caught. 128 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: There was some contact, but it wasn't initiated by the 129 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: Rams defender and the reft through a flag. It was 130 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: total bullshit. I was pissed and I didn't even I 131 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: didn't even take the Rams and the contest and on 132 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: the next play they they give him the first down. 133 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: On the next play, Alan throws the touchdown pass and 134 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: the Rams taken. L But that's not a bad l Okay. 135 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: This Rams team is good. So think about what I 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: just said. The entire NFC West is going to the playoffs. 137 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:20,559 Speaker 1: They are now collectively three, five, sevent nine, nine, and three. 138 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: And the three losses Okay, the forty Niners lost by four, 139 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: the Rams lost by four, and the Cardinals lost by three. 140 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: Their three losses are by eleven points. That division is awesome, 141 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: and I really do believe they're all Super Bowl contenders, yes, 142 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: even the Cardinals. Now the forty Niners have to get 143 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: healthy for that to happen. But now let me go 144 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: from the awesome the NFC West two the disaster that 145 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: is the worst division in football, the NFC East. And listen, folks, 146 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: this division has been trending poorly for a while and 147 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: I think what jumps out is the lack of quarterback play. 148 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: I said, all were teams in the NFC West have 149 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,559 Speaker 1: a positive point differential. By the way, that's the only 150 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: division in football with that. All four teams in the 151 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: NFC East negative point differential. We could start with the 152 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: Giants and just toss them out. They are total trash. 153 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: And there is a reckoning coming to the New York 154 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: Giants at some point soon, maybe by Halloween. So the GM, 155 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: here's what's gonna happen. The g M, Dave Gettleman is 156 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: gonna get fired but he just hired a coach, Joe Judge, 157 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: the guy from the Special Teams coach from New England. 158 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: And it's funny because you know, all these assistants from 159 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: Belichick leave and go to another job, and we know 160 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: what the track record is. It's not good. They very 161 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: rarely do they have success. Matt Patrician Detroit is struggling. 162 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go on down the list. Uh got 163 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: buddy of mine, he comes through FS one all the time. 164 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: I've talked with him about this. Eric Mangini, super nice guy. 165 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: And for whatever reason, everybody who leaves the nest goes 166 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: and struggles. And Joe Judge is off to a rough 167 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: start in New York. And the next question is gotta 168 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: be Danny Dimes. What do you do with him? I 169 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: heard somebody call Danny Dimes Daniel Jones, the quarterback of 170 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: the Giants, Danny loose changed last year. I thought it 171 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: was hilarious. So now that's what I call him and 172 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: the guys a turnover machine. They showed the stat on 173 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: the telecast. He's now played sixteen games. Eleven of those 174 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: games he has two or more turnovers. Listen, he was 175 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: overdrafted out of Duke. He could one day be a 176 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: decent quarterback, but at this juncture right now, he's not 177 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: starting material in the NFL. He's just not He's not ready. 178 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: He can't handle it. And the Giants they got a 179 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: lot of problems on that team, and they're not the 180 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: only one of the division. The Washington Football Club, they 181 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: beat the Eagles in the openers. That's the only way 182 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: they have a win. Um. They were plucky for three 183 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: quarters against the Browns. They actually led twenty to seventeen 184 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: early in the fourth quarter, and then Dwayne Haskins just, 185 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, um three interceptions. There was you know, 186 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: you could tell there was some chatter like, man in 187 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: is Alex Smith healthy? Can Alex Smith go? And eventually 188 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: Alex Smith may re enter the picture. Um, coming back 189 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: from that gruesome injury. Haskins three bad interceptions to Um, 190 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: we're talking about Brown's defense that got shredded by Joe Burrow. 191 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: Haskins three picks, they had two fumbles, led to twenty 192 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: four points for the Brown's Brown score. Um, you know 193 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: it was twenty and seventeen early fourth and the Browns 194 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: win thirty four to twenty. UM, so they owned the 195 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: fourth quarter and Washington falls to one and two. But 196 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: not much was expected from them this year. Um, let's 197 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: go to the Eagles quickly before I get to buy 198 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: big take on the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles end up 199 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: tying tying the Cincinnati Bengals. Now this is one that 200 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have trouble sleeping tonight. Okay, I don't mind 201 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: keeping it real with you guys. Okay, I am for 202 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: whatever reason since I moved to l A and you know, 203 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: got this job at FS one and started to raise 204 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: the profile and get more jobs. And um, I didn't 205 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: sleep well last night because of the idiotic decision to 206 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: gamble on the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a horrendous decision. 207 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: I was kicking myself throughout the fourth quarter and especially 208 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: in overtime. Listen, this was the spot to get right. Okay, 209 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Let Baker Mayfield just throw all over the 210 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: field and own them and Carson Wentz. Like at this point, 211 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: you got a question, like, I mean, is Carson Wentz 212 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: definitely a franchise quarterback? That question has to be out there. 213 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: He struggled again too, terrible interceptions. The decision making is off, 214 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: and I know that since Frank Reich was on that 215 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: staff and they went to the Super Bowl and wanted 216 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: and Peterson looked like a genius, and you start to 217 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: everybody starts to pluck from your tree. Once you win 218 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: Super bowls, Belichick loses all his assistance, Doug Peterson's lost 219 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: lost a lot of guys since they lost Frank Wright. 220 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: That offense has not been right. It just has not right. 221 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: Of course, having success with the Indianapolis Cold and in 222 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: my eyes, I think the Eagles have major major questions, 223 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: like what are you doing defensively that you can't stop 224 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow? What's with the penalties? I mean the Eagles? 225 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: And then this one was what killed me. Folks even 226 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: though they led sixteen ten in the fourth quarter, had 227 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: a chance to cover, they didn't. They go to overtime 228 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: and they need you get a touchdown, you get the cover, 229 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: and with like a minute left, Peterson makes the decision 230 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:29,839 Speaker 1: to you know what, when she's struggling, let's just play 231 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: for the fifty nine yard field goal. I'm not making 232 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: this up. They run like running back dives into the 233 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: line and they're like, all right, we'll settle for the 234 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: fifty nine yard field goal to try to win it, 235 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: and of course you know what happens. False start on 236 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: the offense. Do you kick from sixty four? Now we're 237 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: just gonna punt with twenty seconds left in overtime and 238 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna settle for the tie Like that is a 239 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: complete lack of confidence in your quarterback. If you're punting 240 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: for a tie at home against the Bengals in overtime. 241 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: I was just crestfallen. I was angry. Um. The Eagles 242 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: are a tire fire right now, they're oh two and one. 243 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: But at least they're not the Cowboys, right the Dallas 244 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys lose a tough one to Seattle. Now, I know 245 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: there's some Dallas Cowboys fans are gonna look for somebody 246 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: to blame, and you can blame the offensive line. They 247 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: did not have Tyron Smith. That's a big loss. The defense, 248 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: I mean, other than the kid Digs who played pretty well, 249 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: the defense it was just torn apart. They couldn't stop 250 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. I mean not many people can stop Russell Wilson. 251 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: Although Alden Smith was out of his mind. What a 252 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: game from the the guy who was out of the 253 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: league because of substance abuse. I think he had three sacks. 254 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: Aldon Smith was everywhere living in the Seattle backfield. But 255 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: ultimately Dak Prescott did not get the job done. And 256 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: I was talking with Rob g about Dak Prescott and 257 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and we came to this conclusion. Dak Prescott 258 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: is Matt Stafford, a great stat guy who stat pads 259 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: and puts up huge numbers and never can win the 260 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: games that matter. When it comes down to beating the 261 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: good teams. Matt Stafford has not been able to do 262 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: it in Detroit. Dak Prescott has not been able to 263 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: do it in Dallas. Here's the stat you need to know. 264 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: After his rookie season, Dak Prescott has gone six and 265 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: eighteen against teams with winning records. He was six and 266 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: seventeen coming into the season, and now with this loss 267 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: to Seattle, he's six and eighteen. Everybody wants to blame 268 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: somebody in Dallas. Let's blame McCarthy offensive line. Oh, this 269 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: defense has beat up. Ultimately, Dak Prescott has got to 270 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: win some of these games and he's not doing it. 271 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: And Dallas now drops to one and two. They have 272 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: a win over a winless, hopeless Atlanta Falcons team where 273 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: they needed a historic comeback to win by one and 274 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: a mirror miraculous on sidekick. And they have a loss 275 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: to the Rams where Dad could not get the job 276 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: done on the final drop Michael Gallup with the past interference. 277 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: And now they have a loss to Seattle where Dad 278 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: could not get the job done on the final drive. 279 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: And again, I know what you're gonna say, Well, Jason, 280 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: you just hyped up the Rams at Seattle. I sure did, 281 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: and Dallas lost to them because Dak Prescott on the 282 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: final drive could not get over the hump. I'm not 283 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: killing Dak. He's a good quarterback stat padding. Matt Stafford 284 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: good quarterback stat padding. You gotta win the big games, 285 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: and Matt Stafford delivered. As I said earlier, Matt Stafford delivered, 286 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: got him down the field and the final drive against 287 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: Arizona and they got the game winning field goal. Dak Prescott, 288 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: he hasn't been able to do that this year. So 289 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: those are the big picture takeaways from the NFL on Sunday. 290 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,239 Speaker 1: The NFC West is sending four teams to the playoffs. 291 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: The NFC East is an absolute dumpster fire, all right. 292 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: So remember folks, subscribe raped and review straight fire with 293 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: thank you for all the listening support, big numbers last week. 294 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: You guys really delivered and you're spreading the word, which 295 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: we love. We will get to the SPET and Monday 296 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: Night football later in the podcast, but and we will 297 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: get to NBA as well. Obviously we've got to talk 298 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: about Lebron for a couple of minutes. Um. But I 299 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: quickly want to look we didn't do this last weekend. 300 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: I regretted it. I want to look ahead to Week 301 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: four in the NFL and the lines that are coming 302 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: out for some of these games, and a couple of 303 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: things that jump out of me right off the top. 304 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: And I don't want to be too emotional. Okay, the 305 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints do not look like a super Bowl 306 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: caliber team. Okay, if not for a Tom Brady Gift 307 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: pick six in the opener, this Saints defense has basically 308 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: gotten rolled up in three games. The Raiders. Rob G's 309 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: Raiders moved the football really strong in the second half. 310 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: We just saw Aaron Rodgers without Davonte Adams and not 311 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: getting a huge game from Aaron Jones really hang thirty 312 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: seven on the Saints in New Orleans. Now, I gotta say, 313 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Rob G I don't know if you noticed this, but 314 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: for the first time really in this season, there was 315 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: a moment where, man, a home crowd would have made 316 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: a huge difference. When Alvin Kamara had that beast modish touchdown. 317 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: I think he went like fifty five yards on our screen, 318 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: pass broke like six tackles. The Superdome would have been 319 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: going berserk. People would have been screaming. It would have 320 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: been crazy. Okay, the Packers get the ball back, Aaron 321 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: Rodgers might have to go to the silent count, Aaron 322 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: Rodgers might have to call a time out, or that 323 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: somebody false starts. It would have been a huge advantage 324 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: for the Saints, and there was no advantage. And what happened. 325 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: Packers got the ball back and it was like, oh, 326 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: we're rolling, and of course you know the Saints stopped 327 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: them on fourth down and you're like, oh, say it's 328 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: got it and then taste them hell fumbles. Bottom line, 329 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: rob g I'm not I'm kind of pulling back on 330 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: the Saints a little bit. And I'm gonna tell you 331 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: right now, they now have to go to a Detroit 332 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: team and we've seen tight ends in the last two weeks. 333 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: Eat up Malcolm Jenkins and that Saints secondary. Okay, keep 334 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: an eye on Hockinson if you can grab him in 335 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: fantasy and Detroit. This Detroit offense will be able to 336 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: move the football against the Saint that I'm telling you 337 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: right now. I'm gonna look hard at Detroit at home 338 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: against New Orleans. Any thoughts Rob g On on Saints Lions, 339 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: anything jump out either, well real quick. The thing that 340 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: sounded out to me is the New Orleans Saints, who 341 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: a lot of team people had going to the Super Bowl. 342 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: They look like the most complete team in the NFC. 343 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: I got a fun staff for you know, your big 344 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: stat guys. I think you'll appreciate this. In the last 345 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: seventeen drives for the Saints defense, they've forced exactly one punt. Now, 346 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: to be fair, only thirteen of those were scoring drives, 347 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: so you know they did stiffen up a little bit. 348 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: I guess one was on downs, one was an end 349 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 1: of half which probably shouldn't count. One was a fumble. 350 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: So that defense, led by former Raiders head coach Dennis Allen, 351 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: has just fallen off a cliff and it's glorious to watch. 352 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: They are struggling. Um, I'm not going to talk about 353 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: Denver and the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. 354 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: I'll probably dedicate Thursday's show to my Jets, um, who 355 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: are really going down in a blaze of glory. Um. 356 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: The Dallas Cowboys. Now, I know I just went after 357 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott heavily. The Dallas Cowboys are hosting Cleveland and 358 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: Dallas is a five point favorite. Now, I know Cleveland 359 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: is not a world beating team, and I didn't think 360 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: they should have been favored by seven against Washington. I 361 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: didn't take that, but I'm telling you right now, Rob 362 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: g this Dallas defense is going to get trucked by 363 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. Okay, they are gonna run 364 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: all over Dallas. Now, I don't know that they'll be 365 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: able to stop uh Dallas, but really watch if Tyron 366 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: Smith is out again, Miles Garrett is gonna feast on 367 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: that defensive line. Miles Garrett is playing really well to 368 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: start the season. I'm telling you right now, I will 369 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: be looking to back the Browns getting points in that 370 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: spot on the road. Any thoughts on that one. Well, 371 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to be able to run the ball 372 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: because Baker Mayfield is shown at least through the last 373 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: season and a half that he cannot throw the football 374 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: with a kind of consistency. So if the Browns are 375 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: going to be able to cover the spread, and I 376 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: think they'll be able to cover at maybe Apicum to 377 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: win it out right, I'm kind of marinating on that 378 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: right now, house a little early. But um, the Cowboys 379 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: defense is not good. So if you're gonna if you're 380 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: gonna run on anybody, that they'd be the ones to 381 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: run on. But let me tell you real quick, one 382 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: that kind of stands up to me looking out early 383 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: to week four and uh we speak to Lamar Mitchell, 384 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: the head of the MGM Grand Racing Sports Book every 385 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: weekend on the radio shop to produced for odd couple 386 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: of Fox Sports Radio weeknights seven at temp M Start Company. 387 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: Man Um, the game that we were worried about coming 388 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: into this past week week three was the Jets game 389 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: because the Colts, I believe closed at twelve point favorite 390 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: something around there. And I've always been taught, you know 391 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 1: what little gambling I do is when you see a 392 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: double digit underdog in the NFL, you take the underdog. 393 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: Because in the NFL it's almost always decide, you know, 394 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: the final drive, last two drives. I'm like that. Already 395 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 1: Week four, looking ahead on this Monday morning, the Rams 396 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: are twelve point home favorites against the Giants. Now again, 397 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: everything I've I've heard is you always bet the enderdog, 398 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: But I'm willing to bet heavy on the Rams coverever. Yeah, 399 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean I I've almost sworn off double digit favorites. Um, 400 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: but I'm I'm with you that the Giants are really 401 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: bad at football, Like they could not move the ball 402 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: against the forty Niners backups, and the Rams defense is 403 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: pretty capable, like Josh Allen had a pretty solid day. 404 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: But yeah, no, I would look at the Rams there. Um, 405 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: I think this this one is really really interesting and 406 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: I again one of my worst misses of the weekend. 407 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: I hyped it on by the be best bet NFL 408 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: picks two and one. Okay, I gave out Tampa. I 409 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: love Tampa right now. I think there's value on them 410 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: going forward. They are opening as a seven point favorite 411 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:55,959 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. I already bet that I bet on Tampa. Okay, 412 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: I like Justin Herbert. He looked good against the Chiefs. 413 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: They were ready for him. There's no tape on him. 414 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: He got bottled up by the Carolina defense, which came 415 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: in doing absolutely nothing. They had zero sacks on the season. 416 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: Three quarterback pressures. They sacked Justin Herbert twice. Okay, now, 417 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: I know the Chargers could have won that with the 418 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: hook and ladder, but the Carolina defense was able to 419 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: slow Herbert. This Tampa defense is nasty. Go look what 420 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: they did to Denver and Jeff Driscol. He never had 421 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: a chance. I'm telling you, folks, Tampa is there's still 422 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: some value because people are like, oh, I don't know. 423 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: At seven points, they're gonna beat the Chargers, and they're 424 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 1: gonna beat the Chargers badly. So that's definitely another game. 425 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: I look at any others, Rob g that you how 426 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: about your Raiders two and a half point dogs at 427 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: home against Josh Allen. But all that I mean not 428 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen is, you know, some world leader. I 429 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: know that his stats say that he's having a great season. 430 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: He's kind of evolved as a quarterback. But I watched 431 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: a little bit of that game yesterday, and he misses 432 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: so many passes that a good quarterback should not miss. 433 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,239 Speaker 1: So I'm I think I may take there. I think 434 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: I might let the the betters kind of push the 435 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: number higher and higher before I jump in numb Raiders. 436 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: If you see a three, I'm all over the Raiders. 437 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 1: By the way, the Buffalo Bills can't stop the run. 438 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: Go look at what Henderson did gaping holes that I 439 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: could have run through. Uh. In that one, I think 440 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs, granted the offensive line is healthy again, I 441 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: think Josh Jacobs has a big day against Buffalo. I 442 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: think the Bills are a little bit overvalued after that one. 443 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 1: So we'll dive more obviously throughout the week into Week 444 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: four games. But now it's time to turn our attention 445 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: to the NBA because we have the NBA Finals matchup. 446 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: It's set Lakers heat, fascinating matchup that tips off Wednesday night, 447 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: game one. It looks like the Lakers are pretty considerable 448 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: favorites according to Las Vegas, the guys in the Desert. Um, 449 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: you know they they've made the Lakers favorites here and um, 450 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: it's tough to argue. I see Rob G's already pushing 451 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: his uh, his hashtag that's trending worldwide like almost every 452 00:23:56,520 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: day now. Um, hashtag Lakers in five that's his that's 453 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: his baby, and um, this will be longer than a 454 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: five game series. It will not be that easy. But 455 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: rob g the thing that jumps out at me is 456 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis has not had anyone who could come close 457 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: to containing him or slowing him in the postseason. Nurkic 458 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: I thought would be good. Nurkis had no chance. How 459 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: Sound White Side too slow, The Rockets had nobody, and 460 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: your kids doesn't play a liquet defense. And whichever Plumbly 461 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: brother it was on Denver had no chance. Anthony Davis 462 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: has been a monster in the postseason. He will run 463 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: up finally into some opposition and Bam at a bio 464 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis is a terrific player. He's experienced. Um, 465 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: he's obviously more skilled than Bam. But Bam ain't no pump, 466 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: and BAM's gonna make him work defensively. I don't know 467 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: that they would try out a lot of Javal McGee 468 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: against Bam because Bam could. Bam has some dribble. He 469 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: could take you off the balance. We saw him do 470 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: that he took over Game six against Boston. This kid 471 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: is a really talented player. I think he had thirty 472 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: two and fourteen obscene umbers. Now Boston has no big 473 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: so Bam was able to eat. But I think Bam 474 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: will be able to at least cut into Anthony Davis 475 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: and the Lakers are gonna have to find a third score. 476 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: My gut tells me Lakers in six. But because of 477 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: the Anthony Davis Bam factor, I actually will be betting 478 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: on Lebron to win finals MVP. I know Anthony Davis 479 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: has been this postseason their best player. Rob g we 480 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: would agree with that, but I think this series sets 481 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: up for Lebron. I know they have Jimmy Butler to 482 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: throw at him. Um. I just I'm not so sure 483 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: that Anthony Davis will be able to dominate to the 484 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: lovely has and Lebron will be the guy who steps 485 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: up and takes over. I could not disagree with you more. 486 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: Hashtag Lakers in five. It's training worldwide. It's kind of 487 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: weird that I had that every single round, but it 488 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: hasn't failed me yet, so I'll stick with it now. 489 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: I really like Bam at a bio, and I've told 490 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: you this. We were texting off the air last night. 491 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: I really like I'm atter bio, but he is quite frankly, 492 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: he just not big enough to handle Anthony Davis or 493 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: Lebron James anywhere near the basket. Now he's listed on 494 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: ESPN dot com, and again the listing stats are never 495 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: actually what they really are. He's listed generously at six 496 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: nine to fifty. That's crazy. So if you believe that that, 497 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: that would tell you that he's as big as Lebron James, 498 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: which I'm sure if you saw them next to each other, 499 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: he maybe he's just the length. But he does not 500 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: look six nine or maybe it was just the Smurfs 501 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: on the Celtics that he was going up against, because 502 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: he looks like a six eleven to me. No, he 503 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: And then you brought up Anthony Davis and like I said, 504 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: I think Bam is a very good player, but he 505 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: is just not at this point in his career any 506 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: kind of real threat for a guy like Anthony Davis. 507 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: Where Anthony Davis has issues with is guys who are 508 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: anywhere between six five and six eight and like to 509 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: forty and they just get inside his chest and he 510 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: j Tucker exactly guys like that. Maybe when a Draymond 511 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,719 Speaker 1: Green size kind of guy like that, he doesn't like 512 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: that kind of build around him. Bad Bamat of Bio 513 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: is built almost exactly like Anthony Davis, just smaller and 514 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: he doesn't play that same in your chest kind of defense. 515 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: He plays like Anthony Davis, where he uses athleticism, his 516 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: his reaction time, his speed to cover ground and defend 517 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: that way. So if and when Anthony Davis and Lebron 518 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: James decided to go to the basket, they're gonna be 519 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: going against the guy who's smaller than them. So I 520 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 1: expect the Lakers to eat in the paint over and 521 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: over and over and over. I expect him to win 522 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: the rebounding battle big. And the one thing I do 523 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,640 Speaker 1: agree with you, though I'll give you props on this one, 524 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: is I think Lebron James is set up to be 525 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 1: the Finals MVP, and I think he's gonna win in 526 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,919 Speaker 1: a runaway because even with Jimmy Butler, we saw Lebron 527 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: James do this against Denver, we saw him do it 528 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: against Portland's not so much against Houston because they switch everything, 529 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: but he is gonna match up Hunt the entire series. 530 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: So those ree white guys in the rotation in Miami, Goring, Dragon, 531 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: Dugan Robinson Tyler hero be prepared to get hey screen 532 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: and roll. Bring him out here, KCP, you go to 533 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: the corner, I'm gonna go isolate against Duncan. Interesting and 534 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: that that's a great point. I do wonder if maybe 535 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: Duncan Robinson's minutes are limited to when Lebron's off the court, 536 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, because that's definitely coming. I also forgot another guy, um, 537 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: Jake Crowder. Now, he really fell off a cliff offensively 538 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: in this series. He was like unstoppable against Milwaukee, Like 539 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: on threes, he was a huge difference maker struggled against Boston. 540 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: Jake Crowder is another guy that will body up Lebron. 541 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: He's one of those squatty p J. Tucker type, fire 542 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: hydrated dudes. UM. I did look at the priors these 543 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: two the two matchups between the two teams this year, 544 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: they actually have not played in the calendar year. Uh. 545 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: They played really early in the season, the Lakers won handily. UM, 546 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: and they played in December and the Lakers won that 547 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,239 Speaker 1: one as well. But you can't read anything into it. 548 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: Like Kendrick Nunne started, Uh, gore On Dragic didn't even 549 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: play in one of the games, came off the bench 550 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: in the other like Myers Leonard was starting. So there's 551 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: really you can't look at the priors and say, well, 552 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: this happened. By the way, Anthony Davis did as you 553 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: said he would dominate. Um he had thirty three and 554 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: ten in one meeting. Uh, just you know, no matchup 555 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: at all for Bam. I think Obama is a totally 556 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: different player now than he was back in November and December. Um, yeah, 557 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: I think the Heat are gonna be live dogs here. 558 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: I just I mean rob g when you look at 559 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: the bat, like, who's gonna guard gore On Dragic? And 560 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: I don't scoff at that dude. He is such a 561 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: crafty European that dude gets into the lane and he 562 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: was able to eat up Marcus Smart at times. Kemba 563 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: Walker had no chance, Like, I mean, go on, it's 564 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: either gonna be gore On getting his one game, Tyler 565 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: hero is gonna have a thirty point game, Duncan Robinson 566 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: hit six threes? Bam, Jimmy Butler. That's the thing that 567 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: they don't They don't really have a true star and 568 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: the Lakers obviously have to first team all NBA guys. 569 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: This will be the battle of can you win in 570 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: the NBA without a true star, because you could argue, 571 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: like Jimmy Butler's is he top fifteen player? Rob, No, 572 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: he's not. I mean I think he's in there. But 573 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: when you think star, like Jimmy Butler is a good player, 574 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: he really is an all star, But is he a star, 575 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,719 Speaker 1: I would say he's not. I think he's a very 576 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: good player. I don't think he's a star. And the 577 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: one thing that would have been there saving Grace had 578 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: this played its way out through the playoffs is if 579 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: Miami still had that depth that they had throughout the 580 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: regular season and even coming into the bubble. But you 581 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: saw during that series against Boston they're really only like 582 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: seven deep. I mean because Kelly olynnock Is minutes have 583 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: been completely just slashed. He was getting like ten minutes 584 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: a game if that during the during that series. So 585 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: if they're going to try to run seven guys against 586 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers because you know that Lebron and a d 587 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: are gonna get them in foul trouble, I mean they're 588 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: only saving grace to even make it a long series 589 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: is if they get hot from three. I mean, Rob, g, 590 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: I don't think you're giving Andre Goodala enough credit. There 591 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: is a finals MVP was guarded Lebron uh in the 592 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: finals capably. I know Lebron still got the better of him. 593 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: But the Warriors one of the series, I mean, when 594 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: you could rotate Igu Dolla, Butler, Crowder Bam on the 595 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: back line, I don't think this is gonna be as 596 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: easy as you think it is. I mean, that's not 597 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, that's not what's gonna happen. You know 598 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: that Lebron James is not gonna go against your your 599 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: best defender. He doesn't write that, he just no, no, 600 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: but the entire series. So let's say you're the Heat 601 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: and you say, you know what are closing lineup? It's 602 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: gonna be Tyler Hero, Jimmy Butler Bam, Igu Dolla and 603 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: Jake Crowder. You're just gonna try to match up on 604 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Hero. And that's fine. But we've seen other teams 605 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: do the switch before the screen can come. Two guys 606 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: switch on the back and you know he could go 607 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: with Tyler Heron Neil against Tyler Hero. Um is that? 608 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: Can you do that for an entire game? Though? At 609 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: thirty five years old, I don't know. If Lebron can 610 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: do that for an entire game, well, the thing is 611 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: he's not going to really have to because you still 612 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: have Anthony Davis, who has been the best player in 613 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: the postseason. Like I know that. It's it's because we're 614 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: picking Lebron games to win finals MVPN because he is 615 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: the biggest mismatch that you kind of forget that. Anthony 616 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: Davis has been the best player for the Lakers throughout 617 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: the entire postseason, arguably the best player overall in the 618 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: entire postseason. So the odds are heavily in the Lakers favorite. 619 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: I mean when I was this morning at the odds, 620 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: the early morning odds for the series, I think the 621 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: Lakers for minus four hundred to start off with the open. 622 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a pretty big favorite. My man. 623 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: It is playoff Rondo Kuzmo. Yeah, we'll get to plenty 624 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: of Lakers stuff later in the week. We just wanted 625 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: to quickly touch on that. Um I had this theory, 626 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: rob G. I'll just toss this out there into the ether. 627 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: The cell Ticks and the Clippers built their teams to 628 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: battle what the Warriors had basically five guys on the perimeter, 629 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: switch everything three and D. Clippers and the Celtics were 630 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 1: ready for that. In the playoffs, each of them ran 631 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: into a team with a big guy that they could 632 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: not contain. Bam out of Bio absolutely dominated the Celtics 633 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: in this series. And Yokich. I mean, obviously Jamal Murray 634 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: was a superstar, but they couldn't contain Yokich like he 635 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: played mantrase Harold off the floor. So I don't know. 636 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 1: It feels like there is still value in Biggs, and 637 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is also proving that that he that there 638 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: is value in Biggs and he's dominating the Priests the postseason. 639 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: So I don't know where the Celtics. I don't know 640 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: where the Clippers go from here? Do they have to 641 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: now go and find a big You can't just find 642 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: a Bam out of Bio. They don't grow on trees. 643 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what the movie is, but something has 644 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: to be done because those two teams are great teams. 645 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: They just couldn't contain a big guy and lost. The 646 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: only thing better than sitting on your couch watching the game. 647 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,439 Speaker 1: He is making money while you do it. Here's your 648 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: best bet. All right, it's time for the best bet 649 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: had a good weekend in the NFL with the best 650 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: bet two and one, so the best bet is now 651 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 1: twenty two and two, and we're gonna try to deliver 652 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: a winner here on Monday night. Football really shapes up 653 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: as the game of the year, and I hope people 654 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 1: don't take this the wrong way. I personally have issues 655 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: betting against star quarterbacks. I don't like betting against Russell Wilson. 656 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:49,720 Speaker 1: I regret betting against Aaron Rodgers on Sunday Night football. 657 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: I know that you're supposed to bet the numbers and 658 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: not the quarterbacks, and not care about the coaches and 659 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: not care too much about the spot, but this is 660 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback driven league. There's gonna be no fans in 661 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Baltimore tonight. And I just keep looking back at the 662 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: super Dome and the Saints and unable to really have 663 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: an impact on Aaron Rodgers, And how is there going 664 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: to be an impact on Pat Mahomes? And if you're 665 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: giving me the hook, I'm seeing three and a half 666 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 1: right now. I'm taking Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs getting 667 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: three and a half. I will, I mean, I'll agree 668 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: with you guys. The Ravens are the best regular season 669 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: team in the NFL. I believe they probably will have 670 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:41,360 Speaker 1: the best record this season. They're built for games like this. Obviously, 671 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:44,360 Speaker 1: the postseason has been a different story. Lamar Jackson struggled 672 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 1: against the Chargers and then they had two big, big 673 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: fourth downs that they just flunked against the Titans fell behind. 674 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 1: Lamar put up big stats, but they were empty stats 675 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: and they lost. I know what I'm getting with Pat Mahomes, 676 00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: I do. I mean, I don't know if the Chiefs 677 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,760 Speaker 1: could out the run. I think Andy Reid and hardball 678 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: is kind of a wash. But if you're giving me 679 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 1: the hook and I get the who I think is 680 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: the best quarterback in the league, Patrick Mahomes, I gotta 681 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: take it. So the best bet is the Kansas City 682 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 1: Chiefs getting three and a half. This feels like last 683 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: team that has the football wins and somebody probably wins 684 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: by three. So I'm sorry, I'm not gonna bet against 685 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes. I didn't did it in the Super Bowl 686 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: and I lost, and I'm not doing it again today. 687 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:33,879 Speaker 1: And you know what, I may have a new rule 688 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: going forward that I'm just not allowed to bet against 689 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. Pat Mahomes and who else should be in there. 690 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: Let's see. Maybe I think Aaron Rodgers probably has to 691 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: be in there because it's just so weird with no fans. 692 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 1: I don't think if you guys didn't watch that Saints 693 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:55,760 Speaker 1: game Sunday night, like it's just an antiseptic atmosphere and like, Okay, 694 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 1: the other team scores, no big deal, Let's go on 695 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: the field and make plays happen. Like it's almost similar 696 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: to the NBA bubble where a team gets on a 697 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:05,359 Speaker 1: run and they're hot and it's like, okay, we'll call 698 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: time out. It's not like the crowds. We're not rattled 699 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,359 Speaker 1: by the crowd. The crowd noise during free throws, none 700 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: of that exists. So if you give me no crowd 701 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 1: impacting a superstar like Patrick Mahomes, yeah I'm taking him. 702 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: I know they didn't look good last week against the Chargers, 703 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: and now the Chargers go out and lay an egg. 704 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: So I'm sure everybody and their mom is taking the 705 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens. Give me the Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs 706 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 1: getting three and a half for the best bet. Hey, 707 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: thanks guys for listening. Big week of shows ahead, obviously, 708 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 1: the NBA Final start, we will do some Major League 709 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: baseball postseason stuff, first pitch Tuesday night. Very excited for that. 710 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: We'll have some probably some wagers on baseball as well, 711 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: and we'll see you tomorrow