1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: What is up. It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 2: July the eighteenth, Coming off a pretty busy night on 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: the sports front, folks, he had Bronnie in Vegas lighting 5 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: it up. He made a three, he made shots, he 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: scored points. How a Bronnie? 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Yay? 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: You had Nick Coxa. Oh we took a tough loss, folks. 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. It was against Monterey, one of the 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 2: usually stronger teams. We were coming off a four to 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: one win. They were coming off an oz four defeat, 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 2: so you knew they would bounce back and we would 13 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: be feeling ourselves and you know, midweek game. It's just disappointing. 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: We scored to tie it, we thought, and then they 15 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: called one of our guys off sides. It just got 16 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: a red card. It was a disaster at the end. 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 2: But anyways, the biggest story was Caitlin Clark dropping a 18 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: WNBA record nineteen assists shit twenty four points, nineteen assists, 19 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: a tremendous game heading into the All Star break. Of course, 20 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 2: they ended up losing the game to one of the 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: lower teams in the league. They're called the Wings. 22 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 3: I don't know. 23 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 2: I didn't really watch a ton of it because I 24 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: was locked in on Nikaksa. But bigger than all that is, 25 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: we are less than two months away from the start 26 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: of the NFL season. We're probably at about, you know, 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: four weeks, three weeks to the preseason, like seven weeks 28 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: to the start of the NFL season, maybe eight. And 29 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: my guy Ta You guys know him if you've been 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 2: listening way back when when I had the Fox Sports 31 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: Radio weekend show, he would come on and drop some 32 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: NFL nuggets, big on the gambling. He has released his 33 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: NFL preview, Yes, in the middle of July. This guy's 34 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: got so much information. Eagles fans are gonna love this, 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: Jets fans will like it. But a lot of actionable info. 36 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: So I won't waste any more of your time. I 37 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: will just say, you know, it's one thing to start 38 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: diving into the NFL, like it's about that time. I'm 39 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: getting ready to start to get my work done after 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 2: summer travels and fun stuff. But to know that he's 41 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: already done all the work, folks, I mean, honestly, you 42 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: got to dive into this. He's all over you know, 43 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 2: we remember all the player movement and coach changes and everything. 44 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: He's got just so many good numbers in here that 45 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 2: you will lap up. And you know, a great guest, 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: great content, So enjoy my guy. Clev Ta. 47 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: You know a guy Jason likes to think he knows 48 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: everything when it comes to sports. I know what sports 49 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: fans want, but for everything he doesn't, he knows a 50 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: guy who does. Let's just say I. 51 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 3: Know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy. 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 2: All right, let's welcome into straight fire. I guess you 53 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: know well easier every year, sometimes multiple times because he's 54 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: just so damn good on the NFL and gambling. Ta 55 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: my guy. I don't know if I'm allowed to say 56 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 2: where're from? T A. 57 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. 58 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: The audience has probably put together a couple of the 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: Breadcrombes man. How you doing, I'm good. 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm in the US. How about that? No, I'm 61 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: I'm no. I'm in Cleveland, so it's it's in the 62 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 3: Twitter handle, so it's no problem. But yeah, things are 63 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 3: going well and just living living up in the summer. 64 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 3: I got my big golf guest member tournament this weekend, 65 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: so I'm revving up for that. 66 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: Oh I don't know you're a big golfer. 67 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I actually live live on a golf course and 68 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 3: just you know, played a little bit back of the day. 69 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 3: Started to pick up the game a couple of years ago. 70 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 3: I'm in a league and really tried to play more 71 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 3: and more every summer. And to me, it's like the 72 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 3: unofficial kind of once we're done with that, and it's 73 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: kind of football season. Training camps are opening and that's 74 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: kind of the start of football season. So this is 75 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: like my last fun weekend I think until until the 76 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 3: last Hurrah. 77 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: Well, it's funny because you put your NFL preview out. 78 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: Obviously if you follow them on Twitter, clev ta, you 79 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: saw the preview. I mean, I gotta be honest, like, listen, 80 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: I like to think I'm all over the NFL and 81 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 2: following everything. I don't know how the hell you put 82 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: this out on July second. I mean, Ta, this is 83 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 2: unbelievable depth. And uh, listen, I don't want to give 84 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 2: away everything. People should go download it's free, but I 85 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: gotta let's just start here. So a lot of people 86 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 2: are you know, the sexy teams this year awful last 87 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: season are the Detroit Lions obviously, right, they go to 88 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: the conference championships, could have been in the super Bowl 89 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 2: if not for a great rally by Brock Perdy. Everybody 90 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 2: likes the Texans, and a lot of people seem to 91 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: like the Packers because they finished strong last year. But 92 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: your like surprise teams are totally, in my opinion, off 93 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: the radar. I don't hear anybody talking about Minnesota and Seattle. 94 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 2: Please say more. 95 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: Well, it's funny you mentioned green Bay when I did 96 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: this show last year, right, did this podcast last year 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 3: in green Bay was my surprise team in the NFC. 98 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: So these things happen every year, especially these teams and 99 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 3: kind of the I don't know what you call them, 100 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: kind of the middle, the ugly middle, the expected to 101 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 3: win seven eight games, like no one really sees them 102 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 3: as threats, and they always there's always seems to be 103 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 3: at least one every year, and the NFC is so 104 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 3: wide open, you know, after essentially San Francisco that I think, 105 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 3: you know teams like Minnesota and Seattle who have a 106 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 3: very they both have very talented rosters, I think, really 107 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: good coaching staffs. And when I say sleeper and you 108 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 3: mentioned sleeper, I don't necessarily mean they're they're gonna make 109 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl. Like, I think both are just better 110 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: than expect you know, better than market expectations. They can 111 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 3: both sneak into the playoffs. You never now both can 112 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: you know, compete for the division, especially Minnesota. So I 113 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 3: just think that with the Vikings, you know, we only 114 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 3: look at the quarterback and obviously not knowing if Sam 115 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 3: Darnold can resurrect his career, not knowing much about a 116 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 3: guy liked JJ McCarthy at quarterback and the first round, 117 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 3: you know, that does leave things open for question. But 118 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 3: you've got a really good coaching staff. We saw what 119 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: Brian Flores has done with poor to average level rosters 120 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: on defense, Like he just always exceeds expectations. They were 121 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 3: on a top with twelve fifteen defense last year and 122 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 3: it wasn't very talented and they played a very tough schedule. 123 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 3: So I know, personally, I feel a lot of confidence 124 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: that the defense will be fine, will be good enough. 125 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 3: And then it's offensively, but look at what they've got. 126 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 3: They've got the best receiver in the game in Justin Jefferson. 127 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: You've got a good offensive line, you've got a very 128 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 3: good tight end in TJ. Hockinson. You've got a great pickup, 129 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 3: in my opinion, Aaron Jones off the rival Packers. You've got, 130 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: you know, a guy who's very versatile, who he ran 131 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: for over one hundred yards at the final five to 132 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 3: six games last year. He was a big part of 133 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 3: that playoff run. So you've got all the weapons around 134 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: the quarterback. It's a matter of can you find a 135 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: quarterback who's just good enough? And you know, say what 136 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 3: you about Sam Darnold. I know you're a Jets guy, 137 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: and so you probably have ugly memories of him. But 138 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 3: the last time we saw him actually start games was 139 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 3: two years ago in Carolina. The last was seven eight 140 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 3: games of the year. After Smaker Mayfield experiment failed, they 141 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: trained Christian McCaffrey away. You know, he quietly was a 142 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: top five quarterback by the advanced metrics in the in 143 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: the back half of that season, if you could believe that. So, 144 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 3: you know, he didn't turn the ball over a lot. 145 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 3: They weren't asking him to do a ton. But he's 146 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: never really had weapons like this meant, you know, like 147 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 3: he hasn't Minnesota and never had a good offensive line, 148 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 3: never had a you know, kind of the full package 149 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 3: and I think Kevin O'Connell has really done a great 150 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: job of you know, exceeding expectations from his quarterbacks as well. 151 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: I mean he was already did with Josh Dobbs last 152 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 3: year and Nick Allens, et cetera. So I think all 153 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: of that being said, you know, they are a team 154 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: that's talented enough if they could just you know, just 155 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: get that quarterback situation to be average, I think they 156 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: can win you know, eight to nine, maybe even ten 157 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 3: games and compete in you know, in the NFC NFC North. 158 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: So I think, yeah, that's a team that I think 159 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 3: could could definitely surprise them. 160 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: I like O'Connell a lot, but I think a lot 161 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: of the pushback comes from people who are like, well, 162 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 2: wait a minute, the Lions could be a thirteen win team. 163 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: They are stacked. They bring just about everybody back, including 164 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 2: Ben Johnson and the OC. The Bears add Adunze, Keenan Allen, 165 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: Caleb Williams, like, Bears could be as one seven games 166 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 2: with Justin Fields, couldn't they win eight or maybe nine? 167 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,559 Speaker 2: And then the Packers, who are a lot of people 168 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 2: love so that division is perceived to be very good, 169 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 2: and I'm just curious, who do you have last place 170 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 2: in that division. 171 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 3: I believe I have the Bears, And again I do 172 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: think it's a good division, and you know you can win. 173 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 3: The Bears could win eight games and be a successful 174 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 3: season and in still Minnesota can exceed expectations. I actually 175 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 3: think that Green Bay I mentioned earlier that was my 176 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 3: surprise team in the NFC last year and a lot 177 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 3: of futures on them, and they hit pretty much everything 178 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 3: for me. So I liked what they had to offer 179 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 3: last year. I think we're getting a little bit ahead 180 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 3: of ourselves with the Jordan Love infatuation. Like he was 181 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: awesome at the end of the year, but he was 182 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: pretty bad if you'll get the first half of the season, 183 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 3: and like there were talks that that that he was 184 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 3: going to be benched, like he was pretty bad, and 185 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 3: then he turned things on and some of that had 186 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 3: to do I think with Aaron Jones in that running 187 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: game by the way. So I think they'll be fine, 188 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 3: but I just I'm not going to just pencil them 189 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 3: into to, you know, be a playoff team just yet. 190 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 3: I think they'll be good, but I'm not sure they're 191 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 3: they're at that level. I didn't like you know, swapping 192 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 3: out Jones for Jacobs for example, and you know there 193 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 3: are some holes on that you know, offensive line, and 194 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 3: that defense isn't great. So it's not like they're an 195 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 3: automatic playoff team. And the Lions, as great as they've been, 196 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 3: like this is the first time that they're going to 197 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: be the hunted. Like they spent the last couple of 198 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 3: years kind of sneaking up on teams, and you know, 199 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 3: teams get finally gonna get another offseason to really study 200 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 3: Ben joffon Johnson's offense. And you know, at some point 201 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 3: like these all these good offensive coordinated coordinators have to 202 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 3: adjust because the defense has figured you out a little bit. 203 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: Not saying they're completely figure them out, but I just 204 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 3: don't assume that they're gonna, you know, score thirty plus 205 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 3: every game. And it's still Jared Goff. He hasn't turned 206 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 3: into a pumpkin just yet, but he's got his he's 207 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 3: he's had his moments. And look, they lost Josh Reynolds 208 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: at receiver. We have no idea if Jamison Williams can 209 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 3: even you know, be a full time starter in the NFL. 210 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 3: Doesn't approve in anything, and so it's really just I'm 211 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 3: on Ross Saint Brown at wide receiver, Like they're pretty 212 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 3: thin there, and defensively they still have holes. They have 213 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 3: a lot of young players in the secondary. It wasn't 214 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 3: a good defense. Last year. They won a bunch of 215 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 3: close games. You know, they were one of the teams 216 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 3: that you know, won more games and essentially expected based 217 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 3: on you know, some of the point differential and whatnot. 218 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 3: So you know, like, I think they're fine. I think 219 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 3: they'll be good. But you know, let's not just again, 220 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 3: let's not assume that Jared Goff is going to automatically 221 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 3: take a team to the playoffs every year. So I 222 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 3: think you can get a little bit if Green Bay 223 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: and Detroit are just a little bit worse than expected, 224 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 3: you know, that can flow into Minnesota being just a 225 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 3: little bit better and winning nine or ten games is 226 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: staking the playoffs. 227 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 228 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: the nation yet. Catch all of ours at Foxsports Radio 229 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 230 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: listen live. 231 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: All right, let's go to a team that I see 232 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: you have as a four and thirteen, one of the 233 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 2: worst in the NFC. That's the Carolina Panthers. And I 234 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 2: bring them up because Adam Turnoff, who you know, obviously 235 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: his group at Right Angle Sports moved the line on 236 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: the season win totals from the Panthers, I think from 237 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: four and a half to five and a half. He's 238 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: bullish on the Panthers. They steal Dave Canalis from Tampa, 239 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: who has been known as like the quarterback resurrector if 240 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 2: you will. Baker Mayfield credits him. They got Deontay Johnson. 241 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: Do you see Panthers buy? Are they a buy a 242 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 2: sell a team you'll be looking to bet on? 243 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 3: So I bet on them a lot last year and 244 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 3: I actually did okay with them. That's probably five hundred 245 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 3: when it was all said and done. And you know, 246 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 3: they played a bunch of close games. They just in 247 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 3: the offense was so pathetic and look, I think, you know, 248 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 3: you know Young could only go up right like he 249 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 3: can't do worse than what he did last year. It 250 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 3: was probably the I think the second or third worst 251 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 3: rookie quarterback season in recent memory. And Jared Golf is 252 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: probably worse if you remember his rookie year with the Rams. 253 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 3: So you know, there's a little precedent for a guy 254 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 3: to turn around but so I expect them to be 255 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 3: a little bit better. And the offense. They did invest 256 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 3: the offensive line, which I like, especially the interior, which 257 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: you know, he's not gonna like pressure up the middle 258 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 3: of the guy who's it's tough for him to see. 259 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 3: So you know that's gonna help. Deontay Johnson's gonna help 260 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 3: who knows, you know, Xavier Legett is actually you know, 261 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 3: legitimate receiver, you know. So I think they'll be improved. 262 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 3: But defensively they're worse. They lose Brian Burns, They're they're 263 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 3: they're only big edge rusher. They lose Frankie Luvu, who 264 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 3: no one's going to talk about, but that guy was 265 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 3: a playmaking machine at linebackery but Washington, you know, j C. 266 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: Horne is a really good quarter he's always hurt. So 267 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 3: they just they didn't really They replaced the edge rusher 268 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 3: with Jadavian Clowney, who, look, we I know Jadeveon Clowney 269 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 3: from the time with the Browns. You know, obviously talented, 270 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 3: had a good year with Baltimore last year. But he's 271 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 3: the type of guy that if you're not in a 272 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: playoff and he's just gonna he's just gonna sit it 273 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: out right like he's he's he's really going to be 274 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: you know, this team is two and six, you know, 275 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 3: midway through the years, he's really gonna be putting out 276 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 3: that effort. He wants another contract. So you know, I 277 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 3: just I'm just not sure the defense is talented enough 278 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: to stay, you know, to keep up and essentially make 279 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 3: up for an offense that, you know, even though they'll 280 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 3: be improved, will still be bottom ten likely in the NFL. 281 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 3: And you know Dave Canalis, you know, I like what 282 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 3: he did with the quarterback to you know, in Seattle 283 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 3: with Gino Smith and obviously last year with Baker Mayfield. 284 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 3: But if you recalled like Tampa and I talk about 285 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 3: my preview, they ran the ball way too much on 286 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,839 Speaker 3: first and second downs, like just a lot of run, 287 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 3: run pass, and they got bailed out by Baker, you know, 288 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 3: frankly making plays on third downs way higher than expected. 289 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: And so you know, if he's gonna and it sounds 290 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 3: like some of his quotes he's gonna run the ball 291 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 3: a lot. That's not something I want to hear. If 292 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: I'm a Panthers fan, Like, yeah, run first with with 293 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: kind of a medium group a bad defense is just 294 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 3: not really the equation here. So I don't know. I 295 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 3: think they'll be better. I think five six wins maybe, 296 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: But that's probably the upside for me. 297 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 2: You have in your Super Bowl the Philadelphia Eagles beating 298 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 2: the Chiefs. Now, I gotta say, t A. If you 299 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 2: had asked me, Jake, give me your top three, I 300 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 2: would have gone Niners, Chiefs because you can't bet against him, 301 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: and probably Lions. I would not have had Eagles. I 302 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 2: don't know if they would have made top five. I 303 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: would have think leaned Bengals. You know, I don't want 304 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 2: to go too overboard in the AFC because it's so tough, 305 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 2: but it talk us through this Eagles thing. This is 306 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 2: you love Saquon Barkley. I didn't know you liked running backs, bro. 307 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 3: I don't. That's why it's such a shocker. But I 308 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 3: do like running backs who offer versatility, who are explosive 309 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 3: and you can catch the ball, like that's like that's 310 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 3: Christian McCaffrey, right, Like that's the type of guy that 311 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: you need that can kind of do everything. And that's 312 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 3: the ones that are the most valuable. And I've been 313 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 3: putting out you know, some stat I don't know if 314 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 3: you've seen that on Twitter, just because I'm so blown 315 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 3: away by just how much of a difference he is 316 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 3: going to see with this Philly team versus what he 317 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 3: saw in New York. I mean little things like, I mean, 318 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 3: he's only had nineteen rush attempts in the fourth quarter 319 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 3: of games in his entire career six years where the 320 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 3: Giants were up by more than one score, right, Like, 321 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 3: he hasn't even had a chance to ice to ice games, which, 322 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 3: by the way, is why I like him to lead 323 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 3: the league in rushing and get sixteen to one, by 324 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 3: the way, to lead the league in rushing, because he's 325 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: gonna get all these extra carriers that he never got 326 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 3: with such a bad, you know, bad team in New York, 327 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 3: and he's going to get a top five offensive line. 328 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 3: He's never had an offensive line even close even close 329 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 3: to what Philly is going to offer. I mean, just 330 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: to put that in perspective, One stat that I'd like 331 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 3: to look at is yards before contact for running backs. 332 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: That pretty much shows you how quickly the defenders are 333 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 3: in your face, right, And some of it is maybe 334 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 3: if he dances too much, you know, he gets gets 335 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 3: some negative losses, but he kind of had to create place. 336 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 3: It's not going to need that in Philly. Philly is 337 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 3: all their lead running backs. DeAndre Swift last year, Miles 338 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 3: Sanders two years ago were top five in most yards 339 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 3: before contact, whereas Barkley was like fortieth last year. He's 340 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 3: never been above twentieth because it's just the blocking schemes 341 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: are so poor and no one really respects the passing 342 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 3: game of the Giants. So he's gonna get all these 343 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 3: run lanes that he's never seen before. He's gonna be 344 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 3: on a good team. He's gonna just have wide open 345 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 3: lanes again. Even without Jason Kelce, I think it's still 346 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 3: a top five offensive line. So I do like that. 347 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 3: You know, he's gonna offer explosiveness. I mean, Deandra Siff 348 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 3: was okay last year just by the raw numbers, but 349 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 3: if you look at some of the advanced metrics, didn't 350 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: create a bunch of big plays, didn't break any tackles 351 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 3: at all. He's one of the lowest rates of broken 352 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 3: tackles in the league. So those big plays that could 353 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 3: have been made by a guy like Barkley, you know, 354 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 3: Swift was just getting you know, his six seven yards 355 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: and it could have been a lot bigger, so I 356 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 3: think that that's gonna help. But in general, the reason 357 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 3: I like Philly more than anything is not necessarily to 358 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 3: do with Barkley. That's kind of a cherry on top. 359 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 3: I just think that the coordinator situation was so bad 360 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 3: last year. Obviously, both coordinators left before the season started. 361 00:16:55,960 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 3: Brian Johnson and Seawan Decaiah are not NFL coordinator if 362 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 3: you want me to be honest. They had to bring 363 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 3: Matt Patricia in towards the end of the year. The 364 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 3: second worst injury luck in the secondary, just a completely 365 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 3: broken secondary. As Tante or sorry, Avante Maddox, one of 366 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 3: the best slot corners in the league, only played four games. 367 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 3: Bradberry and Slave were hurt. Bradberry, so if you fell 368 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 3: off the cliff when I liked that they did this offseason, 369 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 3: they really attacked the secondary. They the first round pick 370 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 3: was Quinton Mitchell from Toledo, second round pick Cooper de 371 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 3: john from Iowa, who could play both safety corner. They 372 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 3: brought back CJ. Gardner Johnson, who's a good kind of 373 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 3: highbrid corner safety, and then they also picked up Isaiah Rodgers. 374 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 3: No one will talk about this, so that guy was 375 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 3: suspended for gambling last year. He was one of PFF's 376 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 3: top six or seven highest graded cornerbacks in twenty twenty two. 377 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 3: With the Colts, he's an underrated quarterback and he's going 378 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 3: to be like their number four or five. Like that 379 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 3: is some really good depth. So they fixed. I think 380 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 3: they fixed the secondary through a lot of bodies there 381 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: at it. I think you know, you're hoping obviously that 382 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 3: that Barkley could create some more explosiveness and help Hurts 383 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 3: in the passing game. Hurts hopefully is healthy this year. 384 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 3: I just think that. And they've got a pretty easy schedule. 385 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 3: Based on my numbers, they've got the either the six 386 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 3: or seventh easiest schedule in the NFL. And last year 387 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 3: they were they were like ten and one, winning a 388 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 3: bunch of close games. But then they they faced a gauntlet, 389 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 3: uh about three quarters away through the season. And I 390 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 3: talked about it last year in my preview going into 391 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 3: the year about how difficult that was. I mean, if 392 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 3: you remember, they played like Kansas City and Buffalo and 393 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 3: San Francisco and Dallas and then had to travel to 394 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 3: Seattle like all in a row, and I think that 395 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 3: really drained them. They got a bunch of injuries at 396 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 3: that time, and so that was that was really what 397 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: derailed them at the end of the day. So you 398 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 3: just hope for a little bit of positive injury regression. 399 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 3: You've got the Barkley situation, I think, adding some u 400 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 3: some versatility on offense, and then all of those you know, 401 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 3: that improvement on defense with the secondary, and you had 402 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 3: Fangio as DC. I just think that, you know, you 403 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 3: kind of improved all the places that you needed to. 404 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 3: And this was the team that won double digits last 405 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 3: year with all that went wrong. So and I don't 406 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 3: think Dallas is nearly as good this year. So I 407 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 3: think they're gonna win the NFC East, and I think 408 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 3: for me, I have them making the Super Bowl. I 409 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 3: think it's a good long shot. 410 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 2: It seems like if you're gonna pick a long shot, 411 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 2: go from the NFC where it's a little weaker at 412 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 2: the top. In the AFC, you have two new playoff teams. 413 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 2: The Bengals, who obviously no No Burrow last year would 414 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 2: doue to the injury, and then the Jets, who you know, 415 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 2: get Aaron Rodgers back hopefully. I am just curious all 416 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 2: this Jets Hubbub, Breze Hall, Garret Wilson. They got a 417 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 2: lot of talent. The biggest questions are Rogers health, can 418 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 2: the offensive line hold up? PFF had him fifth. I 419 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 2: don't know if you saw that fifth going into the season. 420 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 2: And then the big question is, you know, Robert Sala's 421 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 2: job that they get smoked by the Niners in Week 422 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 2: one schedule softens up their favorite in their next I 423 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 2: believe eleven games after Week one, but I think we 424 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 2: would agree there is a playoff team, right for sure. 425 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I personally don't think that their upside a 426 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 3: super Bowl. I'm not one who just assumes that you 427 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 3: stick Aaron Rodgers in there at his age coming off 428 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 3: the achilles, and he's just going to go back to 429 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 3: being MVP. Aaron Rodgers, Like he wasn't that great well 430 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 3: in his final season a Green Bay anyway. I mean, 431 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 3: he was, like I said, he was more like a 432 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 3: league average quarterback. We look at dig into some of 433 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 3: the numbers, and then you add in the fact that 434 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 3: you know he tore his achilles. It's a new team, 435 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 3: new new teammates. He didn't, you know, have any sort 436 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 3: of semblance of a cohesion last year, so I think 437 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 3: there is some risks there. The good news is, like 438 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 3: you said, after San Francisco, they played Tennessee and New 439 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 3: England and Denver and Minnesota all in a row, So 440 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 3: you know they should be able to win those games 441 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 3: and kind of acclimate to Rogers and some of the 442 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 3: new teammates. The defense is still very good. I think 443 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 3: they've got the pieces. I just don't know if Rogers 444 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 3: is good enough. That's crazy to say it. I just 445 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 3: don't know if they're Super Bowl good enough. I think 446 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 3: that their floor is pretty high. I mean, we've seen 447 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 3: that they won seven games with no quarterback play at 448 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 3: all next year, and even you know, even the backup 449 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 3: is Tyron Taylor, I tweeted out earlier. You tell me, like, 450 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 3: how many quarterbacks in the last fifteen years are actually 451 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 3: better than Teyrod Tyron Taylor with the Jets, Like there 452 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 3: hasn't been many. You know, you got Mark said, Jets. 453 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 3: You've got Ryan Fitzpatrick, Like he's actually a pretty good 454 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 3: safety net in case Rogers gets hurt. So I think 455 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: they can win their eight or nine or ten games 456 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 3: one way or another. You know, they got shot to 457 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 3: win eleven or twelve for sure, except I'm not sure 458 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 3: if they are super Bowl winning caliber team because I 459 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 3: think there's just too many question marks. But I do 460 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 3: think this is a This is a really good team obviously, 461 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 3: you know, with the improvements on the offensive line with 462 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 3: Tyron Smith. I like the first round pick. You know, 463 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 3: I think it made a lot of sense to continue 464 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 3: to attack the offensive line because it's so fragile, and 465 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 3: so we'll see, Like if they get Devine Adams, you know, 466 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 3: maybe that's a different story, maybe things really open up 467 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 3: for them. But I think this is a playoff team. 468 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 3: I'm just not sure I would invest in a super 469 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: Bowl ticket just yet. 470 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 2: You know, I know you're not a hot take guy. 471 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: You're most of them, mostly the number of guys you 472 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 2: have the Giants at five and twelve. So far for them, 473 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 2: Hard Knocks has been embarrassing. The owner very upset they 474 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 2: lost Saquon Barkley. The GM, I don't he's almost acting 475 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 2: clownish Joe Shane. I don't know some of the comments 476 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 2: that he's made. I don't know if he's hamming it 477 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: up with the cameras. I'm just curious what percentage chance 478 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 2: would you give that day Boll and Shane are blown 479 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 2: out after the season if they win, say four or 480 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 2: five games, yeah, I would. 481 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 3: Say if there are four five games, I think you 482 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: have to blow them both out. I love day Ball. 483 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 3: I think DA Ball's all yeah, coach, But did you 484 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 3: know how this goes? You hire a new GM that 485 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 3: he's going to hire his own coach and just get 486 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 3: a fresh start. I just think you're right. I first all, 487 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 3: I love the New Hard Knocks as a as a 488 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 3: football nerd, I think that that's what I care about 489 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 3: more than the actual Like you know, I don't care 490 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 3: about practice squad guys or guys getting cut or whatnot 491 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 3: in training camp. I'll watch it, but that's not really 492 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 3: that interesting. This is brand new. This is really fascinating 493 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 3: to me to get all this insight into how they 494 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 3: look at players free agency, the draft. I'm actually again 495 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 3: it has to be a thing with the cameras where 496 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 3: they're just not giving out all the pertinent details because 497 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 3: the way they evaluate players is very generic to me. 498 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 3: It's not like it's not really anything sophisticated. They're not 499 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 3: using any sort of advanced stats when they talk about 500 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 3: coaches or players or anything like that. It's very very 501 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 3: high level. I'm just kind of blown away, just the 502 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 3: lack of sophistication. But you know, Shane didn't. I don't. 503 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 3: I actually agree with letting Barkley go. You can't pay 504 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 3: a guy like that that much money when you're not 505 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 3: even a contender. Really, it's just it's a totally different 506 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 3: situation than going to Philly, where I think it made 507 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 3: perfect sense with who's around him, and it's a super 508 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 3: Bowl caliber team. The Giants are not going to compete, 509 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 3: so why would you overpay for running back? So I 510 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 3: had no problems with that. I think the way you 511 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 3: handled it was clearly, you know, just just let them 512 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 3: move on. You didn't have to do the whole song 513 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 3: and dance with you know, hey, come back to me 514 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 3: and we'll match Like that was never that was never 515 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 3: gonna happen. So yeah, I'm not very impressed. I still 516 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 3: think I think Dave Ball comes off really good in 517 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 3: this series. By the way, I think the way he 518 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 3: was talking to the quarterbacks in the in the in 519 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 3: the draft process at the combine I thought was excellent. 520 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 3: I just think the way he interacts with the coaches 521 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 3: and you know, the rest of the staff, I think 522 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 3: is really really good. So I think it would be 523 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 3: a hot quarterback or a hot head coaching candidate if 524 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 3: you didn't get let go. But yeah, if you win 525 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 3: four or five games, you just kind of have to 526 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 3: clean house and and and start over, and I mean 527 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 3: really got to start over a quarterback like that's that's 528 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: it's gonna be interesting if they halfway through the year, 529 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 3: if they're really struggling and Jones is struggling, they'll probably 530 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 3: go to Drew Locke, and it's just going to be 531 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 3: kind of a tank for tank for a top pick 532 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 3: at that At that point. 533 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 534 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 535 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 536 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: listen live. 537 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 2: I see you have the Ravens regressing, and you you've 538 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 2: put out some stats on how much they actually lost 539 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 2: from a starter perspective is mind blowing. But everybody just says, oh, 540 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 2: John harbal Lamar Jackson pencil in double digit wins, They're fine. 541 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 2: It seems like you have kind of a different tune, 542 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 2: and I agree with you. 543 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 3: I think, yeah, So, I mean I like to look 544 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 3: at PFF grades. It's kind of a barometer of talent, 545 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 3: like just just to get an idea of you know 546 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 3: who left who teams signed. Obviously we know by name, 547 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 3: but I think just putting a putting a number to it, 548 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 3: at least from from a PFF standpoint, makes some sense. 549 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 3: And they lost by far the most players and free 550 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 3: agency with a PFF grade of seventy plus and seventy 551 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 3: is where you start to get into like good starter territory. 552 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 3: They lost six guys. They only added Derrick Henry. He's 553 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 3: the only addition on this team. And that's what happens 554 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 3: when you're paying a guy like Lamar Jackson so much money. 555 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 3: You know it's not their fault. You kind of have 556 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 3: to do it. But you know they re signed Matt 557 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 3: and Buk. But they let Clowney go, They let you know, 558 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 3: Stone go at safety. You know Patrick Queen linebacker. You 559 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 3: know this is a they let I mean Mike McDonald, 560 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 3: who might have been the most important part of that 561 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,239 Speaker 3: defense at DC. He's gone. And he was you know, 562 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 3: all the players praised him for his schemes and his 563 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 3: simulated pressures and all that. I mean, to lead the 564 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 3: league in sacks when j Davin Clowney and Kyle van 565 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 3: Ney are your only edge rushers, is a real, real gift. 566 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 3: So he did some creative things on defense, and him 567 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 3: being gone, I think is a big deal. And I 568 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 3: just think that you know, offensively, they we saw in 569 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 3: the playoffs they still couldn't really throw the ball down 570 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 3: the field. I know they they tried, but they couldn't 571 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 3: do it. And they they lost to OBJ. Didn't add 572 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 3: anybody at wide receivers, so I'm not really sure. And 573 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 3: they lost three offensive linemen, you know, and you got 574 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 3: Ronnie Stanley who continues to be you know, he's aging 575 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 3: in his thirties, always hurt on defense. Marlin Humphrey at 576 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 3: quarterback is they're only legit, you know, the top corner, 577 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 3: and he's always hurt, and he's regressing. He's getting kind 578 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 3: of up there in age. So I just think it's 579 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 3: a lot of Last year was great. Last year, I 580 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 3: have predicted them to make the to win or have 581 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 3: the most wins in the AFC, which they did, so 582 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 3: I thought they'd have a good year and that was 583 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 3: their shot, that was their chance to win win the 584 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 3: Super Bowl. And I think there is a small chance 585 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 3: that they can miss the playoffs this year. Obviously, the 586 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 3: Lamar Jackson is always, you know, a chance to get hurt, 587 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 3: and so I think they're a candidate to kind of 588 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 3: regress and potentially miss the playoffs. I still think they'll 589 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 3: make it. I'll give them, you know, their ten wins, 590 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 3: but it wouldn't shock me at all if they wont 591 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 3: eight games and missed the playoffs this year. 592 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,479 Speaker 2: So you have a standing breakdown with the projection for 593 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 2: every team and ta I don't think I've ever seen this. 594 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 2: You have three teams that go nine to eight and 595 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 2: miss the playoffs. The Dolphins, which is yeah, we'll get 596 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 2: into them in a sec. The Colts, who I like, 597 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 2: but I don't know if. I don't know if they're 598 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 2: a nine win team yet, and then the how Boys, 599 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 2: which I think is kind of a shocker. I'm just curious. Dolphins. 600 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 2: They lost a lot as well in free agency, and 601 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 2: I just I do have questions about this to a thing. 602 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 2: I'm just curious, where do you fall in his contract? 603 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 2: Kyler is at like forty six a year, Trevor Lawrence 604 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: is like fifty five a year. What do you think 605 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 2: they do with Tua? 606 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 3: It's hard. Yeah, I think that you know, Shanahan has 607 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 3: proven and obviously Mike McDaniels come from that Shanahan system 608 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 3: that you know, you can find quarterbacks to run your 609 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 3: system well and cheaply. Obviously brought party seventh round pick. 610 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 3: But I'm not saying that can happen here. But if 611 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 3: you're an offensive guy like McDaniel, you probably when it's 612 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 3: when it all, you know, the push comes to shove, 613 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 3: you probably just let him walk for the you know, 614 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,479 Speaker 3: depending on his asking price. So you just can't make 615 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 3: him a top five paid quarterback in my opinion, you 616 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 3: just can't do it. There's Tyreek Hill is making a 617 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 3: ton of money. You might have to let him go 618 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 3: in that case. You know, Jalen Waddell just signed a big, 619 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 3: big deal, Like what, I don't understand how you're going 620 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,959 Speaker 3: to build this offense if you give him all that money. 621 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 3: So it's really hard and you're not going to I mean, 622 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 3: I'd rather have you know, name any average quarterback stick 623 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 3: him in there over over to with with the rest 624 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 3: of the that those receivers, rather than just have Tua 625 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 3: and you know, only Jalen Waddel, right like you just 626 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 3: and you still have to build up the offensive line eventually, 627 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 3: So I don't I don't know if they'll pay it 628 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 3: or not. I wouldn't personally. I think you can find 629 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 3: a quarterback for much cheaper that can do at least 630 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 3: similar things to him. But Miami is a tough team, 631 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 3: like they've got pieces there that there are are upside 632 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 3: scenarios where you know they can they can win the 633 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 3: AFC East, they can you know, make a run to 634 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 3: the super Bowl. But you know, I just think with 635 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 3: with the way the playoffs are and how they're structured, 636 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 3: they're built to play in warm weather and dome weather, 637 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 3: like they're not going to do well. They're not gonna 638 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 3: travel well like we saw last year, and cold there 639 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 3: are freezing temperatures and you're gonna run into that, you 640 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 3: know when you play Kansas City and Buffalo and you 641 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 3: know the AFC North teams, and so I just think 642 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 3: that it's hard for me to envision that that team 643 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 3: getting to the super Bowl with Tua and you know, 644 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 3: with the holes that offensive line and the holes of 645 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 3: defensive line, losing Christian Wilkins Uh and aging Jalen Ramsey, 646 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 3: I don't know, it's still you know, Chubb and Jalen Phillips. 647 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 3: We don't even know if they'll play this year or 648 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 3: when they'll play, So there's a lot of questions here, 649 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 3: but they obviously have the talent and you know they could, 650 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: you know early on their schedules very easy there, you 651 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 3: know they I think I have them favored in the 652 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 3: first eight weeks, each of the first eight weeks, so 653 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 3: you know, they have a really good shot to start 654 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 3: hot like they did last year, and it's just a 655 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 3: matter of can they survive at the end of the year. 656 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 3: They play at Green Bay, at Cleveland, and at the 657 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 3: Jets in the last six weeks of the year, all 658 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 3: the night, which could be really really cold, except for 659 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 3: the week eighteen. The Jets, the Browns, and the Packers 660 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 3: are night games in December and November, Like that's brutal 661 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 3: for a team like Miami. So you like to rail 662 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 3: them to in terms of winning the FDAs. But you 663 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 3: know they're one of those team that's going to be 664 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 3: in the mix. But I'm not sure if they're a 665 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 3: Super Bowl quality. 666 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 2: Are you surprised they didn't draft a quarterback. 667 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 3: No, I don't think they needed to draft a quarterback 668 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 3: just yet. I'm trying to remember where they were picking. 669 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 3: They were late in the first round. 670 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 2: Or twenty two. I wanted him to go Pennix, but 671 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 2: shockingly he went off the board to Atlanta. Yeah, there 672 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 2: would have made sense, right, lefty quarterback. But anyways, all right, 673 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 2: we could wrap up with the Dallas Cowboys, who have 674 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 2: gone twelve and five yeas of the last three years, 675 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 2: and now lo and behold you have them at nine 676 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 2: and eight. There's the Dak the Lamb issues fire away. 677 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, look, it's it's the question marks with 678 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 3: the contracts with Lamb in in Dak. It's the offensive 679 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 3: line is it's always been a strength. You lose Tyron Smith, 680 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 3: you lose your center. You're you're bringing in a young 681 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 3: rookie from Oklahoma to play left tackle. You're bringing in 682 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 3: an undrafted free agent from a couple of years ago, 683 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 3: brought Hoffman to be your starting center. Like that takes 684 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 3: a huge hit. They you know, you lose Pollard, you 685 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 3: bring it Zeke back. Like I'm not really sure what 686 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 3: they're doing at running back, Like who's starting for them 687 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 3: at running back? Zeke? They've got no explosiveness there. You 688 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 3: have nothing outside of Ceedee Lamb. At receiver, you've got 689 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 3: an aging Brandon Cooks who hasn't had eight hundred yards 690 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 3: in multiple years now, like he's not really a number 691 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 3: two anymore. The offensive line, like I said, it is struggling. 692 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 3: The defense will be fine, but you know, you lose 693 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 3: Dan Quinn, who you know, his schemes let to a 694 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 3: lot of turnovers, which has helped them. I mean they 695 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 3: were sneakily not nearly as good defensively last year as 696 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 3: their numbers indicate, because a lot of that was masked 697 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 3: by turnovers. And so if you're not getting those turnovers, 698 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 3: you know, you could really move it on this team. 699 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 3: And they beat up. They were bullies last year, for recall, 700 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 3: beating up on all the bad teams. If you look 701 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 3: at the teams that are scheduled, and I run through 702 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 3: it in there in the preview, I mean every bad 703 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 3: team last year, name them the Jets and the Patriots, 704 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 3: you know, the Giants twice, the Washington twice. Like, they 705 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 3: just beat up on all those teams. And they struggled 706 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 3: badly against playoff teams. Three and five against playoff teams. 707 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 3: So a little tougher schedule. I just think that they'll 708 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 3: be fine, but they're I think if they missed the playoffs, 709 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 3: that's not a surprise either. 710 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, we've been having TA on for geez. 711 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 2: I don't know. You go back like at least seven 712 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 2: eight years maybe, and now he's just a cottage industry 713 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 2: unto himself, churning out great content. Follow him on social Ta. 714 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 2: We'll probably have you back during the season when you're 715 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 2: you know, in the top ten and the one of 716 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 2: those Vegas contests. So well, talk to you then, buddy. Thanks. 717 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 3: I appreciate you. Gotta sign up for the contest soon. 718 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 2: It's coming up, right, I gotta fly fly into Vegas, 719 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 2: parachute in for a day. Yeah, it's happening soon. 720 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 3: All right, Thanks Jaye, I appreciate it.