1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight fire for For 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 2: Friday September fifteenth, we had a I don't know what 5 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: the heck that was on Thursday Night football, I really don't. 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: The Minnesota Vikings fall behind twenty seven seven, A, have 7 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: four turnovers and then Captain Kirk Cousins comes in the 8 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: back door. I had six and the Eagles, so I 9 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: got to push. I did. If you went on my Instagram, 10 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: you saw I had a Jordan Addison prop that hit 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: on his touchdown alone. I think his receiving total was 12 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: forty three and a half. That prop cashed easily on 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: his long TD. But I've had some big thoughts here 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: on Kirk Cousins is the bigger story. I want to 15 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: quickly start with the Eagles. I don't know what it is, 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: but this is two straight for the defending NFC champs, 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: and they've just looked sluggish. Jalen Hurts looks a step 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: slow for whatever reason. I don't see the same dynamic 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: Philly offense that captured the hearts and imaginations of fans everywhere. 20 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: I mean, this team last year was destroying people. They 21 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: were boat racing teams. And I know they jumped out 22 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: to a sixteen nothing lead over the Patriots and kind 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: of coasted and barely won. And they jumped out to 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: a twenty seven to seven lead against the Vikings and 25 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: kind of held on there at the end. The Eagles 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: just don't look nearly as dominant as they did last year. 27 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: And I know I'm saying that when DeAndre Swift rushed 28 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: for a buck seventy five and what's DeVante Smith had 29 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 2: a monster game, Sorry to aj Brown fantasy owners that 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: touchdown call back, but overall, they just don't look as explosive. 31 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: And let's be real, I know everybody loves the Eagles defense. 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: What's going on? Those injuries are catching up. Justin Jefferson 33 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: just eating all night long. They couldn't stop them. Jordan 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: Adison with a nice touchdown. If the Vikings don't vomit 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: all over themselves, Justin Jefferson reaching out the ball to 36 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: score touchdown goes out of the end zone, this Viking 37 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: team could have easily hung forty points. So overall, I 38 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: don't want to say the Eagles got lucky two weeks 39 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: in a row, but Let's be real, they should have 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: lost that game to the Patriots. And let's be real, 41 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: if the Vikings play, you know, one or two turnovers. 42 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: Is Philadelphia cruising in this one? I don't think so. 43 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: So if you're an Eagles fan, yes you're two and zero, 44 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: but it's not a thump out your chest. We're the 45 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: beasts of the NFC. It's not like last year. The 46 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: Eagles don't feel as dominant. But I actually think the 47 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: bigger story here, because we love dumpster fires, is the 48 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings, who are now zero to two. They have 49 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: I believe, seven turnovers in two games. They have lost 50 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: to Baker Mayfield at home and now listen, it's nothing 51 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: embarrassing losing to Philly. They're very good, but it was 52 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: like a subdued crowd on Thursday night. As an aside, 53 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 2: and Rob, I don't know if you know the answer 54 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: to this, but it feels like the Amazon games are quieter. 55 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: Some jabbroni's on social media tried to tell me Amazon 56 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: turns down the volume of the crowd so you can 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 2: pump and they pump up the announcers. Listen. Al Michaels 58 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: is a legend, you know, one of the all time greats. 59 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: He doesn't have the pop. He's not excited, like you 60 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: got crazy plays happening, and al Michaels is just, I 61 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: don't want to say, sleepwalking through it. But Kirk Cousins, 62 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: you know, Kirk Cousins having a big plays coming back late, 63 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: and al Michaels did not seem that into it. I 64 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: like Kirk Kirk Street, he doesn't seem as excited to 65 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: call some of these college games. Uh maybe because he's 66 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: boys with Vowler and he's been with it for a while, 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: but I don't know. It just the game did not 68 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 2: feel like a big game. I don't want to say 69 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: it felt like a glorified preseason game, but it just 70 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: it didn't. It didn't pop off the screen like Dolphins 71 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: Chargers popped off the screen last week. Right, I'm trying 72 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: to think what other games were forty nine Ers popped 73 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: off the screen. They looked dominant. It was like, jeezus, 74 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: this team looks amazing. Egles just didn't look at it, 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: and the game did not feel like it had the 76 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: gravitas of two playoff teams from a year ago squaring off. 77 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 2: So I'll just get that out there now. But Kirk 78 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: Cousins is in the final year of his deal in Minnesota. 79 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins is pretty clearly not going to go on 80 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: the tear that he went on last year where he 81 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 2: had a bazillion game when he comebacks and they went 82 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: eleven to zero in one score games in the regular season. 83 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: That's not happening this year. They are now zero and 84 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: two in one score games. It's funny how regression works, right, 85 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 2: We talk about that all the time. If one team 86 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: wins a lot of one score games one year, usually 87 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 2: the luck flips and they don't win as many the 88 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 2: following year. And you know, if you're justin Jefferson, remember 89 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: that image of him at the end of the Tampa 90 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: game sitting on the bench despondent, like how do we 91 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: lose to these jokers? And then to see him frustrated 92 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: late in the game Kirk could not get the ball 93 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: to him. He had a monster game, I think eleven 94 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: for what one p fifty one hundred and fifty nine yards. 95 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: It's thirteen targets and the guy was a beast. But 96 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: the reality is he doesn't seem happy. And I think 97 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 2: Minnesota is in this tricky spot where hm we got 98 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins, We're not really going anywhere. Yeah, sure they 99 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: could turn it around, but just oh, by the way, 100 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: Chargers next week. Give me, give me what's his path? 101 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: Give me justin Herbert taking down Kirk Cousins and sending 102 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 2: them to zero to three. And I do believe Minnesota's 103 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 2: gonna have some discussion soon what do we do with Kirk? 104 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 2: And this is more of an NBA thing than an 105 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: NFL thing, but given it's his last year, it seems 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: like the new regime which took over last year enjoyed 107 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 2: the Kirk Cousins ride, but they kind of want to 108 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 2: get their own guys in there. It feels like maybe 109 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: we can, I don't know, sell Kirk around the deadline 110 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: to a team that I don't know wants to rent 111 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 2: a potential star quarterback. 112 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: Is he a star? 113 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: He's the top fifteen quarterback in the league. I think 114 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: he's top top ten ish, but does any but he 115 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 2: want to rent Kirk Cousins for a playoff run. And 116 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: I decided to come up with a list, and I'm 117 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: sure Rob's gonna hate these, but I came up with 118 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: a list of teams that I think could be in 119 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 2: the market to rent kirk Cousins. Now, obviously the salary 120 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: cap is the big hurdle here, and maybe we'll get 121 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 2: a capologist on next week to discuss the reality of this. 122 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: The longer he stays in Minnesota, the more of his 123 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: contract the Vikings have to pay out. Obviously, But if 124 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 2: Minnesota says, oh, we'll eat the contract, just you know, 125 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 2: flip us a first round pick, what is kirk Cousins worth. Well, 126 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 2: let me ask you Atlanta Falcons, right, Desmond Ridder appears 127 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: to be their guy. But let's be real here. Desmonder 128 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: looks shaky in the opener, barely at one hundred yards 129 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 2: passing with like five minutes left in the game. I 130 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 2: don't know if Desmond Ridder again, it's one game you 131 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: don't want to overreact. I don't know if he has 132 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: the juice to get this team on a playoff run. 133 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 2: They should be in the playoffs given a schedule and 134 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 2: the talent, but they don't have a quarterback right now. 135 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: So maybe Atlanta is willing to part. We'll see where 136 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 2: they are. Desmond can't get us maybe to the super 137 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: Bowl in a down year in the NFC, could kirk 138 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 2: Cousins and I think that's a question Atlanta has to entertain. 139 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: I'll give you another team, Washington Commanders pick up a 140 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 2: victory over at the Arizona did not look particularly good, 141 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: especially at quarterback. Washington goes into Denver this weekend. Now 142 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 2: we'll talk about this briefly in picks for the weekend. 143 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: I'm torn on this one. You like to think Sean 144 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: Payton should get it done here, but I don't know. 145 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: Is there a world where Washington comes out of this 146 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 2: two and zero and then it's like, oh, what do 147 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: we have here? Could we make a run but we 148 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: have Sam Howell holding us back, We get a healthy McLaurin, 149 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: We like Dotson good running back. Could we level up 150 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: with Kirk Cousins coming back to DC. I don't know 151 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: if he'd want to go back there, But do we 152 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 2: make a run at him and rent Kirk Cousins for 153 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 2: a shot at a playoff run? I don't think that's 154 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: worth the first round pick, though, Is it is? The questions? 155 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 2: I don't know. Washington would have to entertain those sense. 156 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 2: The Tennessee Titans did pick up an l in their 157 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: first game. If you heard Mike Vrabel's comments this week 158 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: about Ryan Tannehill is like, we need to hit open receivers, 159 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: and then he looks at the media and is like 160 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: silent for like a second and a half, and you're like, oh, 161 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 2: he's he's calling out a veteran quarterback. This saint calling 162 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: out Zach Wilson after he gets embarrassed by Bill Belichick. 163 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 2: This is a thirty five year old Ryan Tannehill playing 164 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: horribly with three picks, and you're wondering, geez, if things 165 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: go south this weekend against the Chargers, that's a pick. 166 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 2: I don't know, Malik Willis ain't taking you anywhere. I 167 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: don't think will Levis is ready. We're in a winnable division, 168 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 2: although we'll be looking up at Jacksonville. Do we make 169 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 2: a run at Kirk Cousins. I don't know that they 170 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: have the receivers for it to matter. But Tennessee's in 171 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 2: the mix. And the final team is a team I 172 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 2: talked about on The Herd on Wednesday, and that's my 173 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: New York Jets. The defense looks like it's ready for primetime. 174 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 2: The defense looks top three unit in the league. I 175 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: don't know if they're forcing turnovers. They're in the mix. 176 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: Folks question his offense. The problem with the Jets and 177 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins is Week three, the Jets are at the Patriots. 178 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 2: If you lose to Dallas and then Zack Wilson goes 179 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 2: to Washington, I'm sorry, he goes to New England. No, 180 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. The game's in New York and Zach Wilson 181 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: at home can't beat the Patriots. And I'll just quickly 182 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 2: remind you. If you want a good laugh, go look 183 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 2: up YouTube and Zach Wilson versus the Patriots last year. 184 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 2: Both games were an abomination. He flat out lost both 185 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 2: games for the Jets against Belichick. Belichick famously made Sam 186 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 2: Darnold cy ghosts in the pocket. He is what he 187 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 2: does to young quarterbacks. So if you, you know, play 188 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 2: that out. Jets lose to Dallas, death loose to the Patriots. 189 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 2: Week fours against the Chiefs, we'll take that as an 190 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 2: l You're now one in three. You are now desperate. 191 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: If you make a run at Kirk Cousins, like you're 192 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: definitely gonna have to part with the first round pick. 193 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 2: And that's where it gets a little dicey. They don't 194 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 2: have the leverage to make a run at him. But 195 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 2: I sure as hell would love to see what he 196 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: could do with Garrett Wilson, Brice Hall, Dalvin Cook. Like, 197 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: remember Kirk Cousins played with Dalvin Cook in Minnesota. Maybe 198 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 2: Cook talked to the front office and hey, Kirk, Kirk's 199 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 2: gonna work in this offense. I don't know. I just 200 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: think when you look at how Cousins is playing at 201 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 2: a high level, the turnovers they're gonna happen, you know, 202 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 2: they weren't all on him. He had four touchdowns. My buddy, 203 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 2: regular listener of the podcast sent a text to me, I, 204 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 2: me and another guy saying Kirk Cousins scored fifty eight 205 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 2: Fantasy points for him in some league. Apparently the scoring 206 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 2: is juiced. But I had him on my bench he 207 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: had like twenty eight points. Like, Kirk Cousins can play, 208 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 2: he can sling it. And I think we all agree 209 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: Minnesota's not going anywhere. The big tell was when they 210 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: dump Dalvin Cook. They were like, we're not gonna pay him. 211 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: We're starting over there rebooting. So in Minnesota, you get 212 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: rid of Kirk Cousins, rob all of a sudden, you're 213 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 2: like you're going down. You're maybe in the mix for 214 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: a I don't know one of the top quarterbacks. The 215 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: schedule's tough. If you lose to the charges your own three, 216 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: you gotta really entertain this. So not only would you 217 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 2: pick up an extra first, maybe a second, maybe a 218 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: second and a third. I don't know what you could get. 219 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 2: It depends how desperate the other team is. But all 220 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 2: of a sudden you got a quick reboot in Minnesota. 221 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: The defense is getting rebooted anyway. They can't stop anybody. 222 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 2: I don't know they could stop Kaya Williams joke. I 223 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 2: know college. NFL just had to throw that in there. 224 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: I don't know, Rob, the idea of Kirk Cousins being 225 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 2: sold and then rented by another team to make a 226 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: playoff run. Does that excite you? It kind of excites me. 227 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: We don't get that a lot. 228 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: In the NFL. Oh, I'm razzle dazzles you thinking about it. 229 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: I think this would be something that the NFL could 230 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: really use, you know, not that they need any eyeballs, 231 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: but when you have a quarterback change teams. And I 232 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: know this as a Raiders fan, when they traded for 233 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer, who had said I'm rather retired than play 234 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: for the Bengals, and then they traded for him because 235 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: they thought they had a team that could make a 236 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: run in the post. He was terrible in his first 237 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: game with three. I think he threw four interceptions in 238 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: one half Carson Palmer. But the excitement of getting a 239 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 1: legitimate upper echelon top ten quarterback, top ten caliber quarterback 240 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: will rejuvenate a fan base and rejuvenate the conversation around 241 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 1: the league that I don't think people like casual fans 242 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: would really appreciate. If you mentioned the Vikings schedule this week, 243 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: they're home against the Chargers, I think you and I, 244 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: no matter what happens this weekend with Los Angeles, I 245 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: think we both would probably pick the Chargers in that 246 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: one because the Vikings defensn't any good. Two weeks later 247 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: that home against Kansas City. Two weeks after that going 248 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: into the trade deadline, home against San Francisco and Sandwich them. 249 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: Between there, they have road games in Carolina and Chicago. 250 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: Now you expect them to beat those two teams, but 251 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: they're on the road, so it's completely on the table 252 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: that they could be heading into the trade deadline at 253 00:12:56,280 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: one in five or two and four. Okay, if you 254 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: are Minnesota, you just paid TJ. Hockinson. You're going to 255 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: have to pay Justin Jefferson. And lest we forget, this 256 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: is probably the best quarterback draft class that we've had 257 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: in a decade. Caleb Williams of course at the headliner, 258 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: but then you got Drake May, you got your Der Sanders, 259 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: Michael Pennix, Junior Bo Nicks. This is the deepest and 260 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: best it's been in a long long time. So if 261 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: there was ever a time for you to need a 262 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: quarterback and for you to want to bottom out, this 263 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: would be the time to do it. I did a 264 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: quick look at the Kirk Cousins contract he restructured this 265 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: past offseason to lower his cap number to help Minnesota. Obviously, 266 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: they wanted to make that Howkinson deal and woul make 267 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: some things happen. If they trade him this season, the 268 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: new team would be responsible for only ten million dollars 269 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: in guaranteed salary for this season. The Vikings would then 270 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: have to eat about twenty eight and a half million 271 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: on the cap next season. But if you have a 272 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback, that's not to make of a deal, right 273 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins. I know he's not sexy, you know he's terrible. 274 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: In primetime. We know all that. But you and I 275 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: talked on this podcast before the Jets got Aaron Rodgers, 276 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: and you and I believe agreed that just last season, 277 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: if you're just counting last season coming into this season, 278 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins was a better quarterback than Aaron Rodgers any 279 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: just last season, just last season coming into this season, right, 280 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: That's why you were kind of down on getting Aaron 281 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers coming off his. 282 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 2: Worse I wanted Lamar remember, yes, yes, you. 283 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: Wanted Lamar Jackson. And it's like, if you just looked 284 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: at the numbers, Kirk Cousins was better last year than 285 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers across the board, right. Aaron Rodgers of course, 286 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: stronger pedigree. You would think his ceiling is higher. So 287 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: I understand why you prefer Aaron Rodgers, But just statistically, 288 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: it was Kirk Cousins last night, three hundred and fifty 289 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: plus pass yards, four plus pass touchdowns, zero interceptions and 290 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: losing a game. First quarterback to do that in over 291 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: two years, like Kirk Cousins is, it's a very good quarterback, 292 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: top ten twelve ish quarterback. And if you're a team 293 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: that is in position or to either make the playoffs, 294 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: or if you're the New York Jets, I think if 295 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: you have the right quarterback, go deep into the playoffs. 296 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't understand why you wouldn't be willing to take 297 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: that risk and put yourself on that position as it 298 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: relates to your Jets specifically, you don't want to part 299 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: with the first round pick. I get it, you know 300 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: it's kind of a big deal, right, But if you 301 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: look at it this way, they were going to give 302 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: up that first round pick anyway. In the Aaron Rodgers deal. 303 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 2: They would have kept their second. 304 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: They would have kept their second. So if if you're 305 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: that concerned about it, you'd think of it as a 306 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: sun cost. We were already going to lose that first 307 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: round pick. Maybe we'd throw in the first to get 308 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins. We get a third round or back, and 309 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: it feels like we kept our second. Right, If you 310 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: are the Jets and that defense is nasty, you have 311 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: weapons galore on the skill positions, you gotta take the risk. Man. 312 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: Okay, well I just thought of a counter because Okay, 313 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 2: let's pretend we're doing the negotiation. You're the Vikings on 314 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 2: the Jets, and you say I want to first, right, right, Rob, Yeah, yeah, listening. 315 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 2: So you want to first, My counter would be, so 316 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 2: the market for Kirk is dried up. It's basically us 317 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,239 Speaker 2: the Jets, and maybe you can try to convince Atlanta 318 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 2: or Tennessee or someone else to get in the mix. 319 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 2: But you want to tank. You if you're trading Kirk, 320 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 2: you want to tank. This defense isn't stopping anybody. So 321 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 2: why don't I give you a third this year and 322 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 2: a second in twenty twenty five for cousins? Will that 323 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 2: do the trick? Absolutely? 324 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: Oh? 325 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 2: Okay, dud deal, okay, because. 326 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: Just as you mentioned, I mean, he had terrible negotiation, 327 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: right nobody. 328 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: As you mentioned, the. 329 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: Vikings want to be bad, right, so. 330 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 2: They're incentivized to stink. 331 00:16:55,560 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: Yes, exactly. And the thing is they already have their 332 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: cornerstone guys, which would be around the quarterback Hawkinson and Jefferson. 333 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: Those two alone are guys that you can say are 334 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: foundational pieces on any offense. If you can get the 335 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: quarterback right and he's more online with their timeline, they 336 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: can keep those two high priced weapons like we've seen 337 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: other teams do, like we've seen Miami's doing right now 338 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: with Tua and his deal and getting Tyreek Hill and 339 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: adding all those defensive players. Justin Herbert was doing that 340 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: with the Chargers. Joe Burrow is the best example of 341 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: how low to that roster is. When you get a 342 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: quarterback on the rookie deal, you can build it out 343 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: pretty quickly. And I think it makes a lot of 344 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: sense with Minnesota, especially if they lose in Week three 345 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: to the Chargers, that they got to explore dealing Kirk 346 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: Cousins and the New York Jets. If they managed to 347 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: keep it close this weekend against the Cowboys and they 348 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: know if we had a quarterback we win this game, 349 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: you got to gottally consider it. 350 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 2: I think they got to win it, Rob because that 351 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 2: Patriots game is not exciting to me. However, you said 352 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 2: Shador Sanders from Colorado. Okay, so two things about this 353 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 2: A do you think he's that good? B? Do do 354 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: we just not know yet? And see do you think 355 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 2: he comes out? Because his dad is the coach at Colorado, 356 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 2: they have the kid, a Hunter who's not draft eligible. 357 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 2: I'm assuming Dion's gonna wrangle a sick class. Are you 358 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 2: are we certain Shadure comes out. 359 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: If he has a first round grade? I think he 360 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: comes out. 361 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 2: I'm curious how much nil money he can clean up 362 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 2: in Colorado and does that number go up if he stays? 363 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: And are we like first round grade? Like, I don't know, 364 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 2: he's not gonna top Drake Man Caleb. 365 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: We would agree on that, right, I would agree with 366 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: that too. 367 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 2: We'll see on Pennix, I don't know. I'm not sold 368 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 2: on bow Nicks, the kid Riley Leonard from Duke. It 369 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 2: looks like the next Vanilla Vick is quick, big arm. 370 00:18:55,640 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 2: We'll see if he's as good as a shouldure. It's 371 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 2: interesting because. 372 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: There's a lot of quarterbacks. There's a different flavor for 373 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: whatever it is that you like. Like I mean, I again, 374 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams. Everyone thinks it's a kylab Williams only draft 375 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: because he's so great, and he because he's the best 376 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 1: quarterback prospect probably since Andrew Luck. But yes, put him aside, 377 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: and any number of one of these guys would have 378 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: been top ten picks last year. Yeah, this is a 379 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: loaded draft class for quurse. 380 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: Even DJ from Oregon, the kid who transferred from Clemson. 381 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 2: I know everybody's down on him. He's looking good early 382 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 2: in the season. It's I think he's I've never bailed completely. 383 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 2: Sam Hartman at Notre Dame, Like, I don't know if 384 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 2: he's a first round pick, but he looks good. It 385 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 2: is interesting, and you just wonder it's too early to 386 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 2: talk about tanking. But I think once we start see 387 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 2: Rob who's oh and two, who goes oh in three? 388 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 2: At that point, I think your chances of making the 389 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: playoffs just just swoon completely. Yeah, I don't know. Minnesota 390 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 2: to me doesn't feel like a team that's gonna They 391 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 2: had their amazing year last year, everything broke right. This 392 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,679 Speaker 2: year nothing's breaking right. Justin Jefferson lunges to get into 393 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 2: the end zone, it loses it out of bounce the 394 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 2: putt return. Kid, I don't know what the hell just 395 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 2: happened there. I have no idea. But Rob, you didn't 396 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 2: get to chime in on the Eagles. I am just curious. 397 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 2: What is it about them that seems off? Or did 398 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 2: they raise expectations to such a level last year that 399 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 2: we just expect greatness and it's like, oh, I'm assuming 400 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 2: teams around the league they're coming up with ideas to 401 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 2: slow Philly down. They just don't look as explosive in dynamic. 402 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 2: But maybe that's just me. 403 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: No, I would agree with you. And this is something 404 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: that I mentioned to you on the pod during the 405 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: offseason that I was expecting a slower start for Philadelphia 406 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: And that's why I picked the Cowboys to win the 407 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: NFC East was because them losing their defensive and offensive 408 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: coordinators is not nothing. And I don't care how talented 409 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: your roster is. I don't care who you replace them with. 410 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: You can't lose your two play callers on either side 411 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: of the ball and the train that just keep going 412 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: right on time. It's gonna be an adjustment period. And 413 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: this offense right now, they can run the ball great, 414 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: obviously because they got a probably the best offensive line 415 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: in football. The passing game, though, looks shaky. Outside of 416 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: those two deep balls to DeVante Smith two catches one 417 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: hundred and seventeen yards. Jalen Hurts completed sixteen passes for 418 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: seventy six yards outside of those two. That's Russell Wilson 419 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: esk right like that is captain checked down. I believe 420 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: someone said that Dallas Goddard going six for twenty two 421 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: is the reason why he should get rid of PPR 422 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: scoring in fantasy because he was doing absolutely nothing, but 423 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: because he had six catches. It was a serviceable day. 424 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: Like right now, the passing offense is not in sync. 425 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: Eventually it's gonna get on track, but I think a 426 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: lot of people will, at least myself, expected a slower 427 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: start for them offensively. 428 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 2: Now, I was at my daughter's volleyball clinics, so I 429 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 2: was watching it on my phone, and I you know, 430 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 2: I wasn't as locked in as I would be at 431 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 2: home in terms of looking at replay. It's like I 432 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 2: was fast forwarding, you know, because I was behind on 433 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 2: the Amazon. But Rob did it appear as if the 434 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: Vikings were taking away the deep ball and saying, we 435 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: will concede everything you want underneath. And Philly said, hmm, 436 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 2: instead of the short stuff, we're just gonna run the 437 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: ball down your throat. And then they rushed. What it 438 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 2: was sixty carries or whatever the number was just in 439 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 2: an insane number of plays that were running. And so 440 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: they're taking away the deep stuff from Hurtz and I 441 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 2: don't think he hit any deep balls against the Patriots. 442 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 2: This is almost like what teams were doing to Mahomes. 443 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 2: Remember they took away the deep ball and he kind 444 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 2: of struggled. I think it was like six seven weeks 445 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: solving the underneath stuff. The too high has fluck summoned. 446 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 2: I think that's that's the right word. Russell Wilson as well, so, 447 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 2: and it slows the game down and kind of takes 448 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 2: the fun out of it. You know. I don't know, 449 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 2: Maybe I'm wrong. I need to watch a game closer, 450 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: but that was my takeaway watching watching Philly struggle. 451 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: Well, Kirk Kurbs, you mentioned on the broadcast a handful 452 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: of times that when they were throwing the ball, at 453 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: least Minnesota was only bringing three and dropping eight a lot, 454 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: so there was not a lot of space for these 455 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: guys to throw deep. One thing about Philadelphia's offense is 456 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: because they run the ball so well. A lot of 457 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: their passing concepts similar to the Chiefs, a lot of crossers, 458 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: a lot of things over the middle, things like that. 459 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: It's just a good foundation for a play action offense. 460 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: And when you're dropping eight guys in the coverage, it's 461 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: just really tough to get chunk plays. And so Jalen 462 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: Hurts was more than comfortable taking these two yard three 463 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: yard little passes, and it really tests your patience. So 464 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: I guess one thing you can say that's good for him. 465 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: Is he took what they gave him. He didn't he 466 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: didn't let himself get you know. I think it's flummixed 467 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: was the word, not fl Yeah, So I think that, 468 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 1: you know, credit to him for being patient and sticking 469 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: with the running game and not aj Brown looked upset 470 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: on the sideline that they weren't throwing the ball yet. 471 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: But you saw, you know, Hurt was like, hey, we're 472 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: running the ball for two two hundred plus yards, you know, 473 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: so don't worry about it. Go with it exactly. 474 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 2: So I saw two stats this week before we get 475 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 2: to picks for Week two ROB. So the youngest quarterback 476 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 2: age ever for week one I think since the merger 477 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,239 Speaker 2: was in week one, twenty seven years old. A lot 478 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 2: of veteran quarterbacks are moving up, moving out, and you're 479 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 2: starting all these young guys. Well, what's the result? Play 480 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: does not look as crisp right, You got younger guys, 481 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 2: not veterans. And the next thing I have look at 482 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 2: Week two ROB six totals under forty. That's super low. 483 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 2: You don't see you maybe see that with weather in 484 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 2: November or something across the league. You don't see that 485 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 2: in September. The totals are low because the offense ain't great. Like, 486 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 2: you've got a lot of quarterbacks who just aren't really 487 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 2: ready for this moment. I mean, and you trade Zach 488 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 2: Wilson for Aaron Rodgers, that's you know, Zach Wilson ain't ready, 489 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 2: and you just look around the league and you're like 490 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 2: the quarterback play. We thought this would happen when Brady 491 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 2: and Manning were tied, and it didn't totally happen. I'm 492 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 2: trying to remember who took the Well, Brady never really left, 493 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 2: he just stuck around, but like we all thought, oh, 494 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning gone. Oh, and then Patrick Mahomes showed up, 495 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 2: so then it was like Brady versus Mahomes. And then 496 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 2: you had Aaron Rodgers resurgence with the two MVPs, and 497 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 2: now it's like, okay, Rogers out, Brady out Mahomes. Last 498 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 2: week one is Jalen Hurts. Remember he was like MVP 499 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 2: runner up last year. Rob Do we know if Jalen 500 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 2: Hurts is that good? Two years ago he couldn't read 501 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 2: a defense. It was all running. Last year makes the 502 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: jump with aj Brown and now this year so far, 503 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 2: slow start. I'm not writing him off, saying, do we 504 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 2: know if he's great? Burrow second straight year, he's had 505 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 2: a slow start. You know, he does have the calf issue, 506 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 2: justin Herbert. You love to knock him. He can't win 507 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 2: the big game, so I don't. Maybe maybe we're gonna 508 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 2: go through a little downcycle here with the quarterbacks having 509 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: to mature and grow up as we funnel out the 510 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 2: old guys and in with the new young guys. I'll 511 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 2: tell you right now, Anthony Richards's fun to watch, but CJ. 512 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 2: Strad was a tough tough watch. Anyways, now we're in 513 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 2: the weeds. Let's get to week two NFL picks. It 514 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: was a good week last week. Let's try to level 515 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 2: up and crush it even more. The only thing better 516 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 2: than sitting on your couch watching the games, he's making 517 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 2: money while you do it. Here's your best bet. All right, 518 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 2: let's get to picks for week two. Week two is 519 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 2: supposed to be the easier week than week one because 520 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 2: everybody overreacts to what happened in week one, and you 521 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 2: fade the overreaction. We saw that with for instance, Chicago 522 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 2: Bears Tampa Bay Bucks. You know they put lines out 523 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 2: two weeks in advance. So Week two bears Bucks was 524 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 2: to pick them Chicago going to Tampa. Well, Chicago looks 525 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 2: bad and losing to the Packers. I said it was 526 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 2: an overreaction. I didn't. I mean, they weren't great, but 527 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 2: it wasn't the end of the world. Tampa beats Minnesota 528 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 2: as what a four or five point dog a game 529 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 2: we gave out here I had in the contest, and 530 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 2: now all of a sudden, Tampa's favored by three. So 531 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 2: what did I tell you? I mean, earlier in the 532 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: week fired off some wagers. One of them is, yes, 533 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 2: I have Chicago at three. Now it did come back 534 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 2: to two and a half Thursday in the contest. I 535 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 2: got to see what it is in the contest. Yeah, 536 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 2: it's two and a half in the contest, which is 537 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 2: not as great as three obviously, so a little disappointing there. 538 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 2: But my bets in the in the account games that 539 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 2: I took earlier in the week, if you missed the 540 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 2: number I gave it out at the time, this is 541 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: what it was. Cleveland pitt on Monday under forty one, 542 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 2: Sanfran at seven, it went up to eight and a half. 543 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 2: I think I'm gonna take the forty nine ers in 544 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 2: in the contest. I think I'm not one hundred percent sure. 545 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 2: You know, eight and a half is a big number 546 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 2: divisional matchup. That being said, absolutely love the Shanahan McVay matchup. 547 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 2: Ten and three ats. Shanahan just owns them. Defensively, they're good, 548 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 2: They're gonna You saw what they did to pick it 549 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 2: and the Pittsburgh offense, they'll do much the same to 550 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 2: the Rams. I know the Rams offense was great. Well, 551 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 2: Seattle has no pass rush and San fran has a 552 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 2: pass rush. So San fran By universally is considered the 553 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,239 Speaker 2: best team in football after one week. But they were 554 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 2: already top three or four, and so I think I 555 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 2: kind of got to play Niners. It will be at 556 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 2: the top of list. I did bet them Cincinnati minus 557 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 2: three against Baltimore. Now, this was gonna be a little 558 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 2: tougher because a lot of people seem to be on 559 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 2: the Bengals because of these Ravens injuries. Now Lamar Jackson 560 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 2: ten and one against the spread as an underdog. I'm 561 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 2: sure you guys see all these trends, and all these 562 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 2: people rattle off trends and put them on social media 563 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 2: like they're everything. 564 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: They're not. 565 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 2: They're one data point. Yes, Lamar is great as an 566 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 2: underdog ten and one against his bread, but how is 567 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: he when he's down maybe six starters? Like I just 568 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 2: think this is you know, a game where yes, Lamar 569 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: could thrive running the football because he's running for his 570 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: damn life with his center and likely his left tack 571 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 2: out Bengals coming home after a loss. Now, historically these 572 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 2: two teams have played close games. Ravens actually showed really 573 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 2: well last year in the playoffs without Lamar. It was 574 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: a bit of a surprise. But I'm on the Bengals 575 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 2: with three. I don't love it as much at three 576 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 2: and a half, and in the contest is three and 577 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,719 Speaker 2: a half, so I gotta give that more thought. Interesting 578 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 2: when New York Giants, you guys remember the Adam Churnoff 579 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 2: podcast and at Right Angle Sports he works for them. 580 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 2: They gave out Giants. They do this thing where they 581 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 2: announced it on their website. You got to be a 582 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 2: subscriber and as soon as they say Giants minus four, boom, 583 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 2: you hit it in the line. Within four minutes, it's 584 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:39,479 Speaker 2: up to five and a half. So it's sit there 585 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 2: all week and then all of a sudden late Thursday, 586 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 2: money came in on Arizona. I don't know what people 587 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 2: are seeing. I mentioned this on the Herd, but the 588 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 2: head coach of the Cardinals is Jonathan Gannon, and we 589 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 2: talked about this with Eric yesterday. Jonathan Gannon has done 590 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 2: a hell of a job bottling up the Giants during 591 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 2: his time in Philadelphia. Giants couldn't move the ball. How 592 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 2: much of that is Gannon? And how much of that 593 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 2: is the ridiculous personnel that the Eagles had. You know, 594 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 2: if you I don't know how you separate those two, 595 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 2: because it's very clear Arizona does not have a ton 596 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 2: of guys. And I love a team coming off an 597 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 2: embarrassing primetime loss, So the Giants are one of my 598 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 2: favorite picks. I don't understand. I even texted Turnoff on Thursday. 599 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 2: I was like, dude, what is this? Who's betting against 600 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 2: a you guys and sending it from five and a 601 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 2: half to four? What's that all about? And he's just 602 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 2: said some guy bet it very quietly. I guess he's investigating. 603 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: You know. 604 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 2: Listen, I do text a lot of these gambling people. 605 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 2: I want to hear what people I respect think. I 606 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 2: think I'm gonna be on the Giants in the contest 607 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 2: Cincinnati Baltimore. I have over forty five and a half. 608 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 2: We talked about that game briefly. I think Cincinnati's offense 609 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,479 Speaker 2: will look good, and I think Baltimore playing catch up 610 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 2: Lamar is gonna be chucking and ducking another. Actually, there's 611 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 2: another Monday game, Saints Carolina. I have over thirty nine 612 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 2: and a half. I thought Sayings look pretty good offensively, 613 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 2: just couldn't finish drives. And let's be real, Tennessee has 614 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 2: a better coach, a better defensive line. What are we 615 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 2: doing here? They're gonna roll over Carolina. I think, even 616 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 2: though it is outdoors, primetime game, Bryce Young tough spot, 617 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 2: so give me the over in that one. This is 618 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 2: a tougher one. Kansas City favor by three against the Jags. 619 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 2: I don't know how you don't take the Chiefs in 620 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 2: this spot for me, or one of my three favorite 621 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 2: games of the of the weekend. I'll give you my 622 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 2: two favorite ones soon. But I saw this again just 623 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 2: to trend Mahomes nineteen six and one against the spread 624 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 2: as a favorite of three or less. So in these 625 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 2: games where the line's inflated. It's tough for Mahomes to cover, 626 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 2: and you got to pay the Kansas City tax because 627 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 2: Mahomes is won MVPs and Super Bowls. But when he's 628 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 2: a small favorite, that's when he's shining. You know, think 629 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 2: about this, Andy Reid hasn't started to oz and two 630 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 2: I believe in like nine years. And I know you're well, 631 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 2: it doesn't mean because it hasn't happened, it can't. Okay, 632 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 2: Well tell me what scares you if you're Andy Reid 633 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 2: on that Jacksonville defense, like absolutely nothing. Anthony Richardson played 634 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 2: well in its first start as a twenty one year old, 635 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 2: moved the ball easily. Now, I know it's gonna be 636 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: hot and it's in Jacksonville, But this idea of that, 637 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 2: like the Jacks are gonna be able to slow down Casey, 638 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 2: I'll be stunned if the Chiefs don't drop thirty. Oh. 639 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 2: By the way, Travis Kelsey kind of matters in the 640 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 2: playoff game against Jacksonville last year, seventeen targets of I 641 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 2: think he had fourteen catches. So like, you guys can 642 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 2: play the too high and take away the bomb. That's fine, 643 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 2: Travis Kelsey's gonna eat underneath Tony kaderas Tony will be fine. 644 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:45,959 Speaker 2: Sky Moore my son and I did drop him from 645 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 2: our fantasy team. We had to, you know, you just 646 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:50,959 Speaker 2: it's almost like I got to get this guy off 647 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 2: my roster. He's so frustrating. But yeah, I do like 648 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 2: the Chiefs in this one. I think they're almost a 649 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 2: lock to be in the contest. There are at three. 650 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 2: I think my biggest lock. Oh and this is gonna 651 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 2: sound kind of gross. It's a big favorite. It's the 652 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills. Weirdly, somebody came in with money on the Raiders. 653 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 2: So just consider a couple of things. Number one Raiders 654 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 2: coming in to their second straight road games open the season. 655 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 2: They go to altitude in Denver. I don't know that 656 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 2: they outplayed Denver. They were good, but Denver's offense can't 657 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 2: do anything. And you know who can is the Buffalo Bills. 658 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 2: Now everybody's like, saw the Bills Monday Night Island game. Oh, 659 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 2: Josh Allen's regressing. Look at these dumb turnovers. What Josh 660 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 2: Allen's not that good anymore? That's the whole narrative Tuesday, 661 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 2: What's wrong with Josh Allen? Well, the Jets historically have 662 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 2: done great against him. And I looked this up last year. 663 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 2: Are you ready? The Buffalo Bills played eleven games against 664 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 2: teams that missed the playoffs. Okay, we'll take the two 665 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: Jets games out because the Jets played them very tough. 666 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 2: But the Jets have an elite defense, by the way 667 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 2: Raiders do not. So you're left with nine games that 668 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 2: the Bill played against teams that didn't make the playoffs, 669 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 2: teams that aren't very good. They won those games by 670 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 2: twenty one, thirty four, thirty five, seventeen, fourteen, twenty two, 671 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 2: and twelve. They blow people out. If you're not good 672 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 2: or don't have a good defense, say good night. Now 673 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 2: there's two games that they didn't blow out, so I'm like, huh, 674 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 2: what happened in those two? They won by eight? And 675 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 2: they won by three. And then if you look on 676 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 2: the Bill's Wikipedia is the easiest place to find this. Oh, 677 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 2: that's right. That was that snowstorm in Buffalo where like 678 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 2: the local people in town had to shovel the Bills 679 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 2: players out so they could fly to Detroit to play 680 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 2: a game against I think it was Cleveland maybe, and 681 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 2: then they stayed in Detroit Thanksgiving week and they played 682 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 2: another game at Ford Field, So two wacky ass travel spots, 683 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,439 Speaker 2: and those are the two games they did not blow 684 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,799 Speaker 2: out inferior teams. Now, if you think the Raiders are 685 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,839 Speaker 2: a good defensive team, well, hey bye, by all means, 686 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 2: take the Raiders here. Somebody has an appetite for the Raiders. 687 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 2: If you think the Bills are going to be fine 688 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 2: and the defensive stuff was overblown by the way, the 689 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 2: Bill defense not bad. You know, Breese Hall had an 690 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 2: eighty three yard run. Other than that, I mean, Zack 691 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 2: Wilson couldn't do much. Is Garoppolo that much better than 692 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 2: Zach Wilson. Yes, he's better, obviously, but is he that 693 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 2: much better? So I think the Buffalo Bill's a race 694 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 2: slam dunk play here. I'm on him, I'm in the contest. 695 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 2: I love him. I want to take Denver against Washington 696 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 2: and Sam Howell. So Sam Howell did not look good 697 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 2: against Arizona at all. The coach did not trust him. Okay, 698 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 2: I think the number was final twelve minutes of a 699 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 2: close game. Sam Howell attempted one pass and they were 700 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 2: losing for several of those minutes. You know, Basically, they're 701 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 2: just we're handing off. We don't trust Howell. Well, now 702 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 2: you got to go to Denver. Face to date, defense 703 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,240 Speaker 2: is gonna be angry after the loss to the Raiders. 704 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 2: Can't start owing too. If you're Russell Wilson Sean Payton, 705 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 2: you can't start owing too. Peyton has a good history 706 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 2: against del Rio defenses back dating back to his time 707 00:35:56,239 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 2: in New Orleans. Just carved him up. I like, like Washington, 708 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 2: last week, they didn't cover, they won, and now they 709 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 2: go to altitude in Denver, and I do wonder if 710 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:10,160 Speaker 2: the Broncos here, who are a tough bet for me, man, 711 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 2: They're tough to back because they just look like at 712 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 2: they're not good. We'll see what happens with Judy. I 713 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 2: don't know if they'll they'll find the card, but I 714 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 2: I gotta think I gotta consider them Broncos at home. 715 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,000 Speaker 2: A couple other numbers. Oh oh, this goes back to 716 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 2: the Bills game. I just jot down notes when I'm 717 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:32,280 Speaker 2: reading stuff. McDermott of the Bills just a data point 718 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 2: ten and three and ten three and one against the 719 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 2: spread off of a loss. Not mad. There's my dog Buddy, 720 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:42,399 Speaker 2: very excited about the Bills bet that I've made and 721 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 2: as a favorite of five and oh sorry, is a 722 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 2: favorite of seven or more. He's five and oh against 723 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 2: the spread after a loss. Bottom line, McDermott and the 724 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 2: Bills rebound strong again. I think that's that's my strongest 725 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 2: play of the weekend. Chicago Bears were at the top 726 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 2: of my list. I think I talked about them earlier. 727 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,280 Speaker 2: Another good number I have So Baker Mayfield, Hey underdog, 728 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 2: Baker Mayfield career underdog? Right, Texas Tech, all the you 729 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 2: know what was the other place? Oklahoma? You know, Cleveland. 730 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 2: He's always been an underdog, even though he was a 731 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 2: number one overall pick. He's been an underdog. But what 732 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 2: about Baker Mayfield as a favorite? Oh, wouldn't you know? 733 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 2: He doesn't play as great eleven and twenty three against 734 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:27,359 Speaker 2: the spread as a favorite, including eight straight losses as 735 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 2: a favorite. So now he's at home, he's got to 736 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 2: win by margin again. I think the Bears are the side. 737 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 2: I think Fields is in line for a big game. 738 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 2: I don't think I'm touching Seahawks, Lions just too much 739 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:43,840 Speaker 2: unknown there? What else here? What do we have? So 740 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 2: we cover Giants? Chiefs? Oh, I forgot to talk about 741 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 2: two other games now this one. I'm torn on Chargers Titans. 742 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 2: I talked about it like I've bet the Chargers, But 743 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 2: am I going to take him in the contest? Here's 744 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:59,400 Speaker 2: the issue. How are they gonna look without Eckler? And 745 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 2: is very going to be able to scheme some stuff 746 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 2: up to slow the Chargers. Last year, Chargers with three 747 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 2: point favorites and only one by three at home. Now 748 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 2: there three point favorites on the road. I like what 749 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 2: I saw from the Chargers offensively, I think they're fine. 750 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 2: They didn't really open it up through the air, but 751 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 2: my gut tells me that had more to do with 752 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 2: keeping Miami off the field, because Miami was just destroying 753 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:27,879 Speaker 2: the Chargers this week. The weakness of Tennessee is their 754 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 2: past defense. The run defense is very good, So I 755 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,720 Speaker 2: don't know. I think I'll have heavy interest in the Chargers. 756 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:40,360 Speaker 2: And finally, I'm not gonna do Dolphins Patriots. It's just 757 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 2: it's too tough. But the Jets, Cowboys. I really really 758 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 2: want to take the Jets. I just don't know if 759 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 2: I'll be able to pull the trigger. I took a 760 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 2: nibble of nine. It's down eight and a half. But 761 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 2: that's it for week two. Hit me up on social 762 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:57,720 Speaker 2: media if you need me. Hopefully it's another profitable weekend. 763 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 2: No college plays because I haven't looked at the card 764 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:03,240 Speaker 2: and the games are awful. We'll talk to you Monday.