1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Be Around with the NFL podcast will also answer to 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Mr Name. Welcome do another edition of the Around the 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: hat Abel podcast, presented by the United States and Marine Corps. 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Tansas, coming to you from a 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: virtual room filled with heroes. Mark Sessler, Greg Rosenthal. Week 6 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: three previoud time, Boys, what's happening. I feel like we're 7 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: settling in. You know this. It was a shock to 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: the system initially, and now we're settling in. Three weeks in. 9 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: You know, you can already can look at a couple 10 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: of teams and say, I am not m scheduling you 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: for a postseason birth. I'd like to get rid of 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: some teams early, and they already have a few fork 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: some teams. You hear every year the stat if you 14 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: start oh and three, you're pretty much cooked. Now, that 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: is not across the board, but that is certainly something 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: that portends to doom if you can't get that first 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: w within the first three games. We have a bunch 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: of oh and two teams. So this is I wish 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: Chris Westling was here, But this is what we often 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: talk about as the caged animal game or the cornered 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: animal game. And they're going to a bunch of them, 22 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: because there are teams that no full well the pressure 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: and what they'll put themselves, the position they'll put themselves 24 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: in if they can't figure out a way to get 25 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: to one and two through three weeks. So we're gonna 26 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: break down all those games. Uh, and it's gonna be fun. 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 1: And by the way, mark this time, about ten days 28 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: from now, a quarter of the regular season will be over, 29 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: so think about that already. Honestly, I think part of 30 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: this thing about being home, the way that we are NonStop. 31 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: It just feels like it's suddenly always um, We're suddenly 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: doing the show, and then the rest of the week 33 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: races by. Maybe this is the only thing of importance 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: that I have in my life. Maybe that's what I'm learning. 35 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: But we're here. I get your kids, don't it's the 36 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: door closed listening to this. They they're not listening to 37 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: any thing I'm saying. So the theme there is consistent. 38 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: All right, So you know the theme of our Thursday shows. 39 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: We have a draft where we pick each of the games, 40 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: and it just so happens that the old Zeuser is 41 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: picking first. And it is the no brainer of no 42 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: brainers to get us going here it is Monday Night Football, 43 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: it is the Ravens, it is the Chiefs, and my goodness, 44 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: this feels like and it doesn't take a football genius 45 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: and I'm not one to guess that this could be 46 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: an a f C game championship game preview. And how 47 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,399 Speaker 1: exciting it must be for the Monday Night football booth. Wow, 48 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: Bob Greasy in a big spot there, Riddick. I mean, 49 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: everyone has got to be on their top game because 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: this is excellent. And you know, you look at what 51 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens have done the first two weeks. They've been dominant. 52 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: I had to bump them up to number one of 53 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: my power rankings a week because they're clicking in all cylinders. 54 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: And the last thing that we were waiting for them 55 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: to do is look like the Ravens of last year 56 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: on the ground. And then what do they do against Houston? 57 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: They run for a hundred and fifty three yards in 58 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter to go well over two hundreds. So 59 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: you've got Lamar Jackson passing better than ever, you have 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: the running game just as dangerous. You have the defense 61 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: making life hell for the opposition. I just think the 62 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: Ravens are the best team in football right now. But 63 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, of course, greg are the defending Super Bowl 64 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: champions and they're also off to a two and oh start. 65 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: So uh, make the case why the Chiefs can win 66 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: this game? Well, because it's Patrick mahomes Because it feels 67 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: so wrong that everyone is picking the Ravens here, that 68 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens are a significant favorite and that Patrick Mahomess 69 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: has a significant underdog in any game seems wild. But 70 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm doing it too because I don't. You have to 71 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: judge it based on what you've seen, and the Ravens 72 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: are better right now then the Chiefs. You look at 73 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: the matchup when the Ravens are on offense and the 74 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: young players that they had, they and just come back 75 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: and be the same. They're better, they're younger, they're faster. 76 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: Guys like Devin du Varney is faster. J K. Dobbins 77 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: is faster. Myles Boykin is back and he just looks 78 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: faster to me. And you think of those guys matching 79 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: up against the Kansas City Chiefs linebackers who so far 80 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: has have really struggled. I mean, you can't name them. 81 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: It's it's Nieman, it's Wilson, it's mismatches against the tight 82 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: ends and the running backs of the Ravens, and I 83 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: think that this Chief's defense is gonna have a hard 84 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: time getting stops. You know, I would look at Baltimore's 85 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: defense to which you know it's gonna get overlooked because 86 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: of all the all the weapons and Lamar Jackson. But 87 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: two weeks in a row. I mean, you you watch 88 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: what the Browns did against the Bengals, and you go 89 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: back to the way that Cleveland looked against Baltimore and 90 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: the way that Houston looked against Baltimore. Baltimore's defense turns 91 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: the opponent into an identity free offense. The Houston Texans, 92 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: to me, did not look like themselves at all, because 93 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: you've got guys like Patrick Queen, the rookie linebacker making plays. 94 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: Klaias Campbell has been an awesome signing for Baltimore, and 95 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters seems to pick the ball off in a 96 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: big spot week after week. I just think this is 97 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: a fascinating matchup to see if the Chiefs can look 98 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs against this defense. And you know, boys, 99 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: that I am the owner of the Kicker Club, which 100 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: is a place where all kickers could come in and 101 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: gather and dance to some hot club music and get 102 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: bottle service. And not only is this the matchup of 103 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: arguably the two best teams in football, it's the two 104 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 1: best kickers in football. Justin Tucker is off to another 105 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: indestructible start for the Ravens. He might go down as 106 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: great as kicker of all time. But what Harrison Bucker 107 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: did on Sunday put the whole league on notice that 108 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: he is right there in that conversation and and and 109 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, I kid about the kickers, but it is 110 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: a reminder how great these teams are at all three 111 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: levels and how they and the Chiefs. You know, they 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: didn't play great against the Chargers, but it was interesting 113 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: to me to see how the defense and special teams 114 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: was able to pick up Patrick Mahomes. It's not just 115 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: a bunch of saddle. It's around Mahomes. And I know 116 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: their defense might not be an all time defense, but 117 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: it is a reminder that they can really win a 118 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: lot of different ways. They just it's not just Mahomes 119 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: and pray not against the Ravens. Though you gotta score points. 120 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: They're they're relying a little too much on Bucker. They 121 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: are not the same Chiefs offense. So far, it's two weeks. 122 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: It is nothing to worry about. But Patrick Mahomes has 123 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: completed one pass that went over twenty yards in the 124 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: air the entire season. I mean that is not Patrick Mahomes. 125 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: He he has less twenty yard completions this season. That 126 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: includes runs after catch, then Dreff Jeff driscoll. So I'm 127 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: not that worried about them. But early in the season, 128 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: and this was similar to when they played last the 129 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs started out and they looked like the better team, 130 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: and the Ravens were very lucky to hang with Kansas 131 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: City last year, also in Week three. Why why are 132 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: we playing in this in Week three? By the way, 133 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: later in the season, And I don't think the Chiefs 134 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: are ready right now, just like the Ravens weren't quite 135 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: ready for the Chiefs early last year. I mean, Chief's 136 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: hat a couple games last year where they were a 137 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: little slow out of the gates. Mahomes had sixty yards 138 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: passing at the half last week. So the idea that 139 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: they're this invincible spaceship ready to just rip through sixteen 140 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: opponents is not the case. They have to work through 141 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: a few things themselves. But I kind of. I mean, 142 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: I would rather this be late in the year maybe, 143 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: but I like seeing this right now, just to get 144 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: a measuring stick for where we are with the a 145 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: f C. Because everyone clumps Baltimore in Kansas City together 146 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: at the top, and they should, I mean, then the 147 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: fall off is steep after that. But I'd like to 148 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: know right away who who's going to take this thing. 149 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: And I think it's an interesting test for mahomes. I 150 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: really do. And I I mean, I'm just gonna sit 151 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: down on my couch and watch this thing. Shut the 152 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: doors no one's allowed in and correct me if I'm wrong. 153 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: There's a different structure now at the playoffs, where only 154 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: the number one seed has a buy. So think about 155 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: what this could mean. The winner of this team, winner 156 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: of this game has the tiebreaker head to head, which 157 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: means whoever loses not only has to finish UH with 158 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: an equal record, No, they have to finish one game 159 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: better if they hope to have that number one seed. 160 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: If it does indeed come down to the two teams, 161 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: do we all have the Ravens because that would feel 162 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: like the kiss of death. Yes we do, alright, Congratulations 163 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs on a three and oh, start al right. Up 164 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: next in the draft, Gregenthal, Okay, surprise pick here. I 165 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: am going with the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles 166 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: Rams in Buffalo. I'm excited about this game. Two undefeated teams. 167 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Farrell fourth overall reach. Well, you know what, Farrell made 168 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: a game winning play last weekend. I love the I 169 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: love this matchup early because I know that Josh Alan 170 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: believers are gonna be out in force. It's a great 171 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: litmus test. I've been seeing them come after me because 172 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: I'm kind of I've been a bit of a doubter 173 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: over the last few years. Even Mark Sessler is coming 174 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: after me. I mean he he puts a tweet out 175 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: he says it was an ugly Sunday for Josh Allen 176 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: Hayter types he and then talking about Alan he floats 177 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: today as a godlike figure from the wilderness. And all 178 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: I want to say to you, Mark is like, why 179 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: don't you just at me? I mean, if you're saying 180 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: put my name in the tweet, just say what I mean. 181 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: Like this says a lot more about Greg than it 182 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: does Mark. I'm clearly in your head. I mean, there 183 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: are people all over the place on Josh Allen. That 184 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: was not specifically a Greg's centric missive from me. Well, 185 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: maybe maybe it should have been, because I I've I've 186 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: killed this guy, and uh, he might be a system QB. 187 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: But you know what, that's okay, Jared Goff's system QB 188 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: to like, that's what quarterbacks are there in a system 189 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: and the way they've built this system around Josh Allen's 190 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: legs in short passing, which he's undeniably improved. I mean, 191 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: he's been more accurate, his touch passes have been better, 192 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: and the players around him are awesome. They're they're fun 193 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: to watch. But I do have some doubts too that 194 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: when he plays a better defense in this RAMS defense 195 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: I think counts. Um let's see how they do. Because 196 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: he has played the Dolphins and the Jets and some 197 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: dropped interceptions last week. You know, I'm until a little doubt. Yeah, 198 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: let me tee you up on this mark, because Alan 199 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: is still a bit confounding to me. And I'm not 200 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: saying I'm I'm holding out and all this, but you 201 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: watch the two games. The numbers are through the roof 202 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: compared to last year, and you can't take that away 203 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: from he's really producing at a high level. But if 204 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: you watch these games, he's still doing the things that 205 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: killed the team in January that have had doubters like 206 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: Greg and to a lesser extent myself, sitting back a 207 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: little bit, putting the ball on the ground, throwing balls 208 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: up for grabs and he's not been getting busted for 209 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: it yet. Will that happen as the competition gets better 210 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: and it is better this week? The Rams have come 211 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 1: out of the gate very good on defense. I'm I 212 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: kid Greg. I think it is a good pick because 213 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: I think it's a great game mark. Have you seen 214 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: that from Alan? Some of these mistakes that are hit 215 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: in a little bit by the stats, I think that's 216 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: fair because I could I could look at a past 217 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: last week where he clearly could have had Steffon Digs 218 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: for a touchdown and it was overthrown and you get 219 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: some of that malarkey down field a little bit. I 220 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: would also say that was maybe one of only two 221 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: or three ill passes he threw. All I just think 222 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: that the overall Josh Allen experience, it has been improved, 223 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: and it's markedly improved over these two weeks. The productions there. 224 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: I think that Brian Dable is someone whose name is 225 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: going to continue to get magnified as the season goes along. 226 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: He works really well with Josh Allen, and he works 227 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: really well, and Stephan Diggs is fitting. I mean, there's 228 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: another world we live in where Stephan Diggs is upset 229 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: right now and you know, not making plays. He has 230 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: fit right into that offensive think called easily John Brown. 231 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: They've got a good group of wide receivers, a good backfield, 232 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: so it doesn't have to be all on Josh Allen alone. 233 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: And on the Rams side of things, here's a great 234 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: stet we've we'd speculated as Sean McVeigh feeling more free, 235 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: uh now now that he doesn't have to worry about 236 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 1: feeding Todd Gurley. Uh. Seven players had rushing attempts and 237 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: Sundays win, so six different players had at least two catches. 238 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: Are more so, the Rams are spreading things out on offense. 239 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: McVeigh looks like he's having the time of his life. 240 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: Jared Goff looks comfortable again. How much of this greg 241 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: goes back to the offensive lines seeming to be getting 242 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: back on track. Rob Havingstein, the right tackle, has gone 243 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: from one of the best in the league to a 244 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: disaster last year. Because he was banged up to now 245 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: he looks great again, and that makes a huge difference. 246 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: And they have a system where they rely on guys 247 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: to make plays after the catch, you can get rid 248 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: of the ball quickly. Cup is playing awesome. Woods is 249 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: playing awesome. Higbie is playing awesome. And that's why I 250 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: picked the Rams this week because I think the Bills 251 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: defense has had some concerning elements over the first two weeks. 252 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: Levi Wallace at cornerbacks really struggling. Their linebackers are a 253 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: little banged up. They haven't quite been the Bills defense 254 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: that we expect. So I expect this game to come 255 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: down to the end. But I kind of like the 256 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: Rams offense putting up a lot of points. I'm with you, Greg, 257 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: I think the Rams, like watching their game last week 258 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: and reflecting on the Cowboys game two, are playing really 259 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: um like top seven in the league football right now. 260 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: And I mean, you're a little banged up at running back, 261 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: Darryl Henderson probably will get a lot of work. But 262 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: to your point, Dan, I mean Higbie, who really was 263 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: not at part of the equation a couple of years 264 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: back when they were so centered and funneled around Girley 265 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 1: is a huge part of the offense. Now. I think 266 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: that this is like Rams two point oh and McVeigh 267 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: probably was driven he heard everyone saying he's not the 268 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: little boy genius anymore. We'll look at he's reorganized the 269 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: entire attack. They're fun to watch, and I mean they 270 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: put it on the Eagles, and I know the Eagles 271 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: are having the issues, but the Rams are for real. 272 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: We saw Sean McVeigh. He made it be known that 273 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: he's been working hard in the gym and that hard 274 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: knocks premier. He doesn't want to be seen as a 275 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: boy anymore. He's a man, He's not a boy. All right, Mark, 276 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: you're up next. I'm up next. And I love what's 277 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: happened here in the draft so far. You guys took 278 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: the obvious picks. There, at least Dan did. I'm going 279 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: one out of the blue Las Vegas Raiders at New 280 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: England Patriots. This game to me, you know, you look 281 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: at you look at the slate every once in a 282 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: while you say, this sticks out to me. The Raiders 283 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: were fascinating on Monday Night football. And you know John Gruden, 284 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: who I basically dismissed a couple of years ago is 285 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: doing a good job. Can you imagine if you're John 286 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: Gruden and in the course of a week you knock 287 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: out Sean Payton and now have a chance to take 288 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: out Bill Belichick. That's telling everyone put me back up 289 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: there on top of that mountain. I'm not a has 290 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: been hanging out in the desert. The Raiders are built 291 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: around some really interesting star players and Darren Waller, who 292 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: was incredible on Monday Night, and Josh Jacobs, who I 293 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: think is as fun to watch right now as any 294 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: running back in the league. He has completely grown as 295 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: a running back in terms of his ability to catch 296 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: the ball out of the backfield. I think this Raiders 297 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: offensive line, which is a little banged up incognito out 298 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: of the mix now too. That's a little bit of 299 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: a concern against the Patriots team that is well coached 300 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: as any sports team in all of sports right now. 301 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you the idea of seeing Cam Newton 302 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: go up against the Raiders. I like this game. Guys. Wow. 303 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: Giving Belichick love even over the Tampa Bay Lightning coaching 304 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: staff right now is a big I'm fascinated by this. 305 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: Belichick and Gruden have always had a mutual appreciation society, 306 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: and I think the way they're running their offenses says 307 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: a lot about where the NFL is in. I think 308 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: the Raiders and the Patriots offenses are built specifically to 309 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: go up against these dime defenses like the Patriots have. 310 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: I think the Raiders are perfectly positioned to grind defenses 311 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: which count on these cornerbacks into dust. You mentioned Josh Jacobs. Uh. 312 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: They also have a great group of tight ends including 313 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, Fabian Moreau and Jason Witten's and they're blocking 314 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: and they are a power team. And I think the 315 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: Patriots built their offense in a way to go up 316 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: against these nickel and dime lightweight defenses and grind them down. 317 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: So I think it's a mismatch this week when when 318 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: both offenses have the ball, they're bigger, they're stronger, and 319 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna have successful long drives. It's one 320 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: of those games. I don't expect a lot of possessions 321 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: and I don't expect a lot of stops by either defense. 322 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: You know, I thought it was maybe the kiss of 323 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: death for your fantasy team if you're uh, if you 324 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: owned Darren Waller in your leagues when Bill Belichick started 325 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: this week off by saying, you know, it's been a 326 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: long time since there's been a guy in the league 327 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: like Darren Waller. So now you think about it. Okay, 328 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: So it's definitely on Belichick's radar that the Raiders offenses 329 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: running through Waller, and you get a feeling that he's 330 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: gonna go out of his way to try to shut 331 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: down Waller and see if Derek Carrent company can make 332 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: things happen without that dynamic tight end because Waller was 333 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: so important. And I know he's a little banged up 334 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: this week too. He's on the injury report with the knee, 335 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: so you wonder how that factor in factors in, but 336 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: you know he is. He was so important. Every time 337 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: Derek Carr needed some needed somebody you need to pick up, 338 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: whether it was ten yards or three yards or fifteen yards, 339 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: Waller was the guy. And that's why he only had 340 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: a hundred and three receiving yards on twelve catches, but 341 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: it felt like he had three hundred yards because every 342 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: time they needed a plane and to move the sticks there, 343 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: he was. Yeah. I mean the Saints had no answer 344 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: for him. I would also want I think Brian Edwards 345 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: is an interesting rookie and wide receiver too, and I 346 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: mean they need some of their young white else to 347 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: make a contribution. For Derek Carr, who I think. You know, 348 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: they had three sacks in the first quarter and somewhat 349 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 1: one of those was definitely on car just holding onto 350 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: the ball too long too. I I to me, I 351 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: I cannot wait to see what Josh McDaniels does. Though. 352 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: I think Josh McDaniels because he's been in New England 353 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: forever and had Tom Brady, you know, it's like, yeah, 354 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: we get that he's good, But I mean to come 355 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: and create this entire offense around Cam Newton and and 356 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: trust Cam Newton on the ground, but also to throw 357 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: the ball the way he has been and now Julian 358 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: Edelman play the way he has last week, Julian Edelman 359 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: that was the best game of his entire career and 360 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: it looked like it. I just I to me, this 361 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: Patriots team, you can point it to all the weaknesses, 362 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: but I don't really care about that. With New England, 363 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: they find a way to get it done no matter 364 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: who's on the fields. McDaniels with Cam Newton, but just 365 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: don't trust him with a handshake. That's all. That's a 366 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: fair point. I mean, McDaniels, let's let's give him some credit. 367 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: And you know they're they I know what it means. 368 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: They're steaming up some plays, I think because they don't 369 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: really have a ton of athleticism. But let's give most 370 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: of the credit to Cam Newton. I mean, give me 371 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: a break, this guy. It's not like it's the old 372 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: Cam Newton. This is better. I mean, he's throwing the 373 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: ball better. And it was one performance in terms of 374 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: how he was throwing it, but that was as accurate 375 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: down the field consistently as he's ever been in his 376 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: entire career. So whatever the reason for that is. And 377 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: the past protection has been awesome, and so that's part 378 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: of it. If he throws like this, I mean, it 379 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: is outrageous that he's on the Patriots right now. They 380 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: didn't want him, No one wanted him. I mean they 381 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: they're paying him less than Brian Hoyer. He was a 382 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: free agent for three months and he's out playing and 383 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: throwing the ball like he's never done it, and with 384 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: the threat of the run, that's going to change defenses. 385 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 1: I'm so impressed. I think it's one of the biggest 386 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 1: developments of this young season. How how good Cam Newton looks. 387 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: It's outrageous. You're you're mad, Dan, because you said the 388 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,239 Speaker 1: Patriots weren't special anymore. Cam Newton's special he can make 389 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: he does look special. I mean one and one is 390 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: not that specialist. Let's calm down. But you know what, 391 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots have been blessed with more than their share 392 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: of luck over the last twenty years, and this is 393 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: more of it. I mean, there's no reason. You're right, 394 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: there's no reason he should be on the Patriots playing 395 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: for one million dollars. But when a little bit of 396 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: like excellent preparation, though, Dan, it's not when you've been 397 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: by the hand of God, but luck when you're touched 398 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: by the hand of God the way the Patriots have been. 399 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: I don't know what they did to deserve this, but 400 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: good for them. Uh. And Cam Newton, who does look 401 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: truly excellent. All right, Mark, it snakes to you. I'm 402 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: gonna go somewhere a little weird here. Um. I don't 403 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: think maybe this is where you guys would go with 404 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: this pick, but I'm gonna go Bengals at Eagles. Uh. 405 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: And it really starts for me for one reason. Joe Burrow. Well, 406 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: there's two things. Number one, Joe Burrow, I really cannot. 407 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: I want to track every one of his games. I 408 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: think this is one of them. You talk about Cam 409 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 1: Newton being a big story in New England, and it is, 410 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: but Joe Burrow raising the Bengals out of you know, 411 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: they were basically glee sleeping uh six ft under the 412 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: past couple of years, past couple of decades, and Joe 413 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: Burrow comes in and he's sort of a transformative guy 414 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: under center that can make you think entirely different about 415 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: this team, about Zack Jackson at Jack Taylor at head coach. 416 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: So I like the situation. But the flip side of 417 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: it is the Eagles um in a place of immense chaos, 418 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: your oh in two, your sound operators are unfurling booze 419 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: at Carson Wentz is interception in the end zone in 420 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: your home stadium. No other team is thinking that way 421 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: right now, no one's dealing with that. So I think 422 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: this is an interesting situation where if you're an Eagles fan, 423 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: you're thinking the way that I was as a Browns 424 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,479 Speaker 1: fan of we could go, but Joe Burrow could come 425 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: in and completely cause and spend total madness inside your organization. 426 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: Can the Eagles hold off Cincinnati? The Eagles offense, to me, 427 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: has looked formless identity lists. I cannot figure out what 428 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: they're trying to do at this point. Carson Wentz looks 429 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: a little bit lost. I think he has a reason 430 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: to feel lost with what they put on paper so far. 431 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: Twenty nine yards per play their their thirty second and 432 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: t and over is their thirty one and in yards 433 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: per tect. I mean they're they're a disaster and they're 434 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: losing Jalen Reagor, who looked pretty good in the first 435 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: few weeks. And Peterson, Uh, Doug Peterson, their coach. You know, 436 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: got mad at a reporter a little bit this week, 437 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: who said, have you ever played quarterback? On these? These 438 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: throws he's missing aren't lamps? Well, I mean he some 439 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: of them are over the middle of the field. This 440 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: was a great interception by the Rams last week that 441 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: turned the game around. Um, but he also Carson Wentz 442 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: missed the third and five early in the game where 443 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: zach Ertz is wide open and it goes fifteen feet 444 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: over his head. And those are the type of throws 445 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: that you're just like, what what is happening here? Uh? 446 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: And the drive stop stops because of that, And this 447 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: is a great matchup for him to turn it around, 448 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: but he's feeling it. There are reports in Philadelphia how 449 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: his teammates aren't really trying to console him. I mean, 450 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: it's getting ugly early. But the Bengals are slump busters. 451 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: They were slump a slumpbuster for Baker Mayfield. I think 452 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: they can be for Carson Wentz. I'm hoping that that 453 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: reporter shot back at Doug Peterson. Have you ever filed 454 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: a gamer on deadline for early edition? Because it is 455 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 1: actually pretty scary. Uh. Yeah, Whence was a mess last week, 456 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: and I was so surprised by and by and you 457 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: look at this game and it does feel like a 458 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: perfect get right game. But I was shaken by that 459 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: week two performance and and the Rams obviously are a 460 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: good team, but his inability went to get things going 461 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: and get in a groove. He's been when he's been healthy, 462 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: he's been just such a consistent player. The fact that 463 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: he has not been that guy for them when they 464 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: need it, Uh, that's that's a problem. And I think 465 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: everyone's excited to see Joe Burrow back on the field. 466 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: He's quickly becoming appointment television for football fans, and it 467 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: will be ten days between games, so we see what 468 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: what he does. I mean, can you imagine what happens? 469 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: And I don't think the players can hear those piped 470 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: and booze on TV, but can you imagine what would 471 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: happen if Cincinnati went into Philly and dropped the Eagles 472 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: to own three. I almost want to lock up the Eagles, 473 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: but again, you just can't trust them based on what 474 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: I've seen with you. I I try. The one thing 475 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: that to me is another X factor is you know, 476 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: we all watched a J. Green look like a J. 477 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: Green fourteen years from now on Thursday, last Thursday night. 478 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: So this is a key centerpiece of their passing game. 479 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: If he's not going to be who we expected him 480 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: to be, that is a ugly development for the Bengals. 481 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: Well for a J. Green. He has basically missed a 482 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: year and a half. He missed all of training camp. 483 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: He's someone who's hurt throughout August. So I'm gonna give 484 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: him a little, you know, a wider berth to get 485 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: into form. But I do think we need to calm 486 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: down a little on Burrow because he's very exciting and 487 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: I think he's playing really well and he's promising, but 488 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: they're passing attacks bad. I mean, the Bengals offense is bad. 489 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: He's he's lasting the league in yards per attempt by 490 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: a lot. I mean, he's deep into the Gabbard zone there. 491 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: There's no one even close to him to his five 492 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: point two yards protempted. So they're very condensed. They're limited. 493 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: They have a bad offensive line. He can look good 494 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: despite the surrounding, but they are not an effective offense. Right. 495 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: But I just like people watching you can see some 496 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: flaws in the overall scheme, but you're not looking at 497 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: Burrow and saying he doesn't see the field or he's 498 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: not making the throws. You can see everything there that 499 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: you see in other quarterbacks that bloom into something great. 500 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: Excitement is complete legit. You don't want to be that 501 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: guy and be like, oh, get your head out of 502 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: the numbers, nerd. He passes the eye test, but he does. 503 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're watching the games, you see the 504 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: plays that it's all there for him, uh, and you 505 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: know it's one of the craziest stats. And Greg that 506 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: wasn't a shot across your bow. Don't worry, I know 507 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: you watch it. Greg's getting a lot of subtweet action here. 508 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: Show he had sixty one attempts Burrow against the Browns 509 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: and didn't throw an interception for a rookie making a 510 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: second start, That is remarkable. Anyway, I might say more 511 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: about the Browns Mark, Well, it might. There's something else 512 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: to look out there, but I like Burrow, Greg Europe. 513 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: All right, I will take the primetime game Saints and 514 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: Packers on Sunday night. Good one for Alex Oh yes, 515 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: and it is time now for a Road to Victory 516 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: presented by the United States Marine Corps. Oh, what a 517 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: perfect game. Makes me even more excited. You're going to 518 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 1: New Orleans. You can't have the fund that you normally have. 519 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: It's all business, and you can put a big time 520 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: NFC rival, the Saints UH into into a big hurt. 521 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: I know they're not owing to the Saints, but it 522 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: feels like it feels like this is almost a cornered 523 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: animal game for the Saints because you look at the 524 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,959 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks and Breeze is trying to figure out what 525 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: plays work. Sean Payton's trying to figure out what plays 526 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: work for him. Meanwhile, on the other side, you have 527 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur and Aaron Rodgers in as good a sink 528 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: as we've seen. I think of an image at the 529 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 1: end of last week's game where you just saw Rogers 530 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: and La Fleur, and Rogers puts his arm around La Fleur, 531 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: kind of like La Fleur is the little brother, and 532 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: he's like, you know what, buddy, you're doing pretty well now. 533 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: I do respect you was learning your light and guys 534 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: open you're having uh, you're having the running backs in 535 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: the past, you know, in the passing game. It's really good. 536 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: I love I love the sink that they have. It's 537 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: so different than the storyline we came into a year ago. 538 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: A lot of detail that you pick up on the 539 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: condensed game watch. That's a guy that watched, you know, 540 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 1: the entire broadcast. I'm definitely one of the people that 541 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 1: put Green Bay into the soft thirteen and three category 542 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: that I'm so annoyed not only Dan our Host, I believe, 543 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 1: but um, Aaron Rodgers and others, And maybe it was 544 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: a little disrespectful. This team, though, is what I think 545 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: of when I think of a thirteen and three team. 546 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: This is a much better Packers team than a year 547 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: ago on offense. And I think when you're getting this 548 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: m v P level version of Aaron Rodgers, it makes 549 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones in the running games so much more dangerous. 550 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: And we saw you had two hundred total plus total 551 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: yards last week, Aaron Jones, And it's a whole another dimension. 552 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: And I can't believe there was a month ago that 553 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: we were basically writing Aaron Rodgers's ull G and now 554 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: it's being written for Drew Brees. And the idea that 555 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: we're watching this Saints team potentially fade in two straight, 556 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: two straight primetime games. I'm just not ready to write 557 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: off Breeze yet. I see what you're seeing. I see 558 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: the arm strength and not, you know, diminishing to some degree. 559 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: But you don't think Sean Payton is in the lab 560 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: cooking up a little surprise here saying I'm not going 561 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: to go out like this yet. I'm with you, Mark. 562 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: And interesting stat that popped up this week that and 563 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: West has been beating the drum on this that Drew Brees. 564 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: Drew Brees can't beat teams downfield. His arm has become 565 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: a liability to the point where the offense is being 566 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,159 Speaker 1: heard by it. But if you look back over the 567 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 1: last three or four years, when Brees was still manning 568 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: an elite offense and they were scoring a ton of points, 569 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: he was near the bottom of the league every year 570 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: in the average air yards per attempt stat that I 571 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: like to throw around for Teddy Bridgewater, so they he doesn't. 572 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: He's he hasn't been a mad bomber for years now 573 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: and it's worked. So I'd be more concerned by what 574 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: we saw on Monday night with his loss of accuracy, 575 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: which could be a simple mechanical flower just a bad night, 576 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,479 Speaker 1: uh to to start to pick up whether or not 577 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 1: he's truly in a deep decline, because saying he doesn't 578 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: beat teams downfield with throws, he hasn't been doing that 579 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. It was his un breezed an 580 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: interception that you've seen that was just one of the 581 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: worst picks he's thrown in years. If he's not accurate, 582 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: who is he? I mean that he needs these brings 583 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: to you. He needs it, and but he needs a 584 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 1: good running game, and I think he's gonna get it 585 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: this week. I mean, that's the thing. I think you 586 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: can minimize the pain of Drew Brees by just handing 587 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: the ball off to Alvin Camara. It is a perfect 588 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: match of Mike Petton's defenses are allergic to stopping the run. 589 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: I mean they they've never done it. They love giving 590 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: up big even this year, Like they got six defensive 591 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: backs on the field. They're just inviting you to run 592 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: all over them. And Camara looks back to his like 593 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: little Wayne, I'm a freak. There's no running back like 594 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: me in the entire NFL mode that he was in 595 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: for the first two years of the league. So I 596 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: think he has a big night. Yeah, I'm with you 597 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,239 Speaker 1: on that. And and keep an eye on what's going 598 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: on Davante Adams and his healthy exited um week two 599 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: with the hamstring. I saw it again in the week 600 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: to win for the Packers. There are yards being left 601 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: on the field by these non Davante Adams pass catchers. 602 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: As much as we want to pump up the Alan 603 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: Lizards and the mbs is of the world, they're gonna 604 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: need to be better. If Adams is compromised or not 605 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: around for the Packers, I'm up snake into me in 606 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: a big spot. All right, let's start here. Speaking of 607 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: Cornered Animal game. The Houston Texans have to go up 608 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: to hein s Field now to face the Steelers, and 609 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 1: this has been the unholy terri Trio of the NFL 610 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: to start the season for the Texans. Oh my good, 611 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs Ravens Steelers on the road one to three, and 612 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: you gotta win one of these games to really be 613 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: a player. And I listen, this Bill O'Brien Texans team 614 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: doesn't have a good vibe around it right now. But 615 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: this is also right around the time when you write 616 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: off a Texans team and then they deliver a big 617 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: performance and they get themselves back upright, and then they 618 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: win a few games in a row and then all 619 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden, like you forgot. Oh, I remember when 620 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: they were on the brink. So I feel actually good 621 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: despite what we've seen on the field, that Bill O'Brien 622 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: and Deshaun Watson are going to come to play up 623 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh. But that I don't know if that's gonna 624 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: be enough, Mark, because the Steelers look as good as 625 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: anybody in the league just about through two weeks, and 626 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: they're in their building and a defense that's been given 627 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 1: everyone fits is gonna probably do a good job, you 628 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: would think against the Texas offense that has not figured 629 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 1: out where they are post DeAndre Hopkins yet. Yeah, I mean, 630 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: I guess you could. You could make a case and 631 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: say we don't know who Houston is right now because 632 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: they've played the Kansas City Chiefs in the Baltimore Ravens. 633 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: What it tells me is this is a playoff team 634 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: of old um potentially still, but one that is not 635 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,959 Speaker 1: at the upperschelans of a f C. And if I 636 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: count on one thing in this game, it's Pittsburgh's pass rush, 637 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: It's t J. Watt and I I don't know if 638 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: you're Houston, how you counteract that? When I look at 639 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: this offensive roster, who is extremely special outside of Deshaun Watson, 640 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: what does he have around him? That if you're if 641 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,719 Speaker 1: you're Pittsburgh's defensive coordinator, you are absolutely being kept up 642 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: at night. I'm not trying to harp on DeAndre Hopkins 643 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: being sent away, but the but the wide receivers who 644 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: are adequate um are not making a difference, not in 645 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: these two games. This is another team that I thought 646 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: was rendered rather uh, you know, formless over the last 647 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: two weeks. I'm trying to figure out who the Texans 648 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: are right now, right they're they're searching because you know 649 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: what they don't have is Deshaun Watson running the ball. 650 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: Either his rushing yards have gone down each year, remember 651 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: his rookie year where the offense is kind of built 652 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: around his athleticism. That's not there right now. I think 653 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: they're offensive talents fine, except for the line. But we 654 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: just saw it. You just warmed up against a Chiefs 655 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: defense that loves the blitz and you didn't really protect him. 656 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: Then you play the Ravens who love to blitz. How 657 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: about we play the US pass rushing team in the league. 658 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: On the right side, it's t J Watt. He is 659 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: the best pass rusher in the NFL right now, and 660 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: he's mostly gonna be lining up against Titus Howard, one 661 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: of those draft picks for the Texans who it looks 662 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: like they've missed on and they need to hit their 663 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: draft picks because they don't have any draft picks, so 664 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 1: when they miss it, it really hurts double And on 665 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers side of things, you know their offense is 666 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: very turned into a pick your poison situation with Chase 667 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: Claypool at the four yard touchdown a week two. He's 668 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: made himself an instant difference maker on this offense. And 669 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: when you add him with Deante Johnson and Juju Smith 670 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: Schuster and James Conner and Ben Roethlisberger who has not 671 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: missed the beat and his return to action, this offense 672 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: is extremely difficult to deal with. So the Houston Texas defense, 673 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: which is also not being doing the job to start 674 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: it just as much as again to circle back, not 675 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: to be labor the point. This feels like such a 676 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: spot where Bill O'Brien team gets right, but nothing feels 677 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: right about the Texas in this matchup. And that's why 678 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: I still think the Steelers are gonna win and the 679 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: Texans will be three. Yeah, I mean, I do think 680 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien has um probably some concerns about what is 681 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: exactly happening in the NFL schedule making office. Who did 682 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: he offend to get this scenario out of the gate. 683 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: But still, I mean, if you are the team that 684 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: people thought you were, you need to take one of 685 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: these three games. And I for me, Pittsburgh they're just 686 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: getting they seem to be growing each week, and you 687 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: look at like you mentioned Chase Claypool and to me, 688 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: Big Ben like when his If you have got Big 689 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: Ben with of the arm, big problems, that's not happening. 690 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: This team is kind of stacked on both sides of 691 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: the ball right now. They are they still struggle to 692 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: beat Jeff Driscoll. It should be pointing out that Driscoll 693 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: had the Broncos in the red zone with a chance 694 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: to win the game right at the end, and they 695 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: came up short. So they haven't been perfect, but it's 696 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: great to win games if you're the Steelers with a 697 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: chance to get better. Their offensive line looks like it 698 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: will be a little healthier this week, and I feel 699 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 1: fine about it. And that's why I am locking. Okay, 700 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: I feel very confident. You know, sometimes when a team 701 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 1: shows you they're bad like the text, and you just 702 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,280 Speaker 1: gotta believe them. After a couple of weeks, I believe them, 703 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 1: all right. That's fair. Alright, it's snakes to the old 704 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: Zuser and that's why I will move to the four 705 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: pm slate and check in on the Cowboys at the Seahawks. Okay, 706 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 1: first of all, what a great value add in the 707 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: draft here this late in the draft, the Cowboys coming 708 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,959 Speaker 1: off that win where still you come out of that game. 709 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: These guys got a ton of problems but also flukey. Ultimately, 710 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: the four fumbles in the first quarter, I believe it 711 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:46,440 Speaker 1: was against the Falcons. That's not typically typically gonna happen. 712 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 1: So even though there are blemishes with the Cowboys overall, 713 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: and you worry about their defense, especially going on the 714 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: road against Russell Wilson and God Mode right now Mr 715 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: Unlimited truly has been that so far the season. Um, 716 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: you also wonder that a forty nine kind of like 717 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: all time Cowboys regular season win, if that inspires, gets 718 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: the juices flown and they go to Seattle and really 719 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 1: put up a big fight. So if you that's what 720 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 1: this game comes down to. For me, there are a 721 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: lot of people and I was a little bit on 722 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: the fence, but probably more on the side of the 723 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 1: fence of the Cowboys are good this year. The Cowboys 724 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 1: are at ten eleven maybe twelve win team. Uh, then 725 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: you think there's no reason they shouldn't be able to 726 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: go up to Seattle and hang with the Seahawks. For 727 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 1: all their greatness at quarterback, in their ability to score 728 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 1: points themselves and what they did against New England at 729 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: the big goal line stop at the end. This is 730 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: an unbeatable team. So I think the Cowboys are hanging 731 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 1: in this game. But the Seattle I understand that they're 732 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 1: the favorite. I just have concerns about the fact that, 733 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, if you're the Cowboys, you were flamed by 734 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 1: Jared Goff, you were flamed by Matt Ryan. I mean, 735 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,879 Speaker 1: and now you've got a The Cowboys are a good team. 736 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: We agree, we did Dan. The Seahawks are a special team. 737 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: There's something going on there that just, um, it has 738 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: me feeling something that I'm gonna be locking up Seattle 739 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,280 Speaker 1: in this game, all right, because I'm two in the locks. 740 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: It's about to get to three. And oh the special 741 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: sauce in Seattle is Jamal Adams on defense two games 742 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: in a row, all over the place. They don't have 743 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: pass rush. He created against Cam Nember him dragging Cam down. 744 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: He was all over Newton in various ways, and I 745 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:29,120 Speaker 1: cannot wait to see. But I'm just saying he could 746 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: do a lot of things I don't want to hear about. 747 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: You know, safeties don't matter anymore. He matters, and you've 748 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,359 Speaker 1: got to deal with him all game long. And you know, 749 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott coming off maybe one of the best games 750 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: he's ever had. This matchup of Jamal Adams and Dak 751 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,800 Speaker 1: Prescott signed me up. Well, I mean that the Seahawks 752 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: defense can't stop anyone. Though. I love this matchup because 753 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm with Dan that I think it's gonna be in 754 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: the mid thirties. I think it's gonna look like Falcons 755 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: Cowboys a week ago, a week ago, where it comes 756 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: down to the end because both teams are great offensively 757 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: and the Seahawks have no pass rest. The Seahawks have 758 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: really nothing that can stop you on defense. If if 759 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: you look at what Dk metcalf has done though the 760 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: first couple of weeks. To me, that's a big time development. 761 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: The route he ran against Stefan Gilmore, the fact that 762 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: he really won that matchup against Gilmore. I believe Tyler 763 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:20,399 Speaker 1: Lockett's a true number one in Metcalf is a true 764 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: number one in a in a much different sort of way. 765 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 1: And so they're unstoppable right now. And the Cowboys are 766 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: so banged up. They're banged up in the secondary. They 767 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: have as many starters injured really as any team in 768 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,960 Speaker 1: the league. I believe in the Cowboys to put up 769 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,760 Speaker 1: thirty five and doc to look great and to entertain us. 770 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: But I think the Seahawks weirdly are better position right 771 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,440 Speaker 1: now to win a shootout. Yeah, and I think to 772 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: your point the DK Metcalf performance, I think, and sometimes 773 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 1: it works out this way that it happens in primetime 774 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,759 Speaker 1: where you know there's millions and millions of people watching it. 775 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: I think he announced himself as a star in that game. 776 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: We knew he was a promising rookie last year who 777 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: got better as the year went along. But once you 778 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,959 Speaker 1: start giving Stephan Gilmore the business in primetime, your based 779 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: be putting it on notticed that you are going to 780 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: be one of the top guys and you could be 781 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:08,320 Speaker 1: an all pro level talent. So they are right. The ROLESO. 782 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Chris Carson has been helpful in the past 783 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: game too. I mean Russell Wilson had seven touchdowns before 784 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,919 Speaker 1: he had seven in completions. I don't know how else 785 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,720 Speaker 1: to describe a quarterback can sink at the moment, Greg, 786 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: you're next, All right, let's go down to Atlanta. This 787 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: is absolutely a cornered animal game. The O and two 788 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,799 Speaker 1: Falcons against the two and O Bears that the two 789 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that the Falcons have faced on defense have turned 790 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 1: out to be the offensive player of the week in 791 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,480 Speaker 1: the NFC. So if that happens a third time and 792 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:43,279 Speaker 1: Mitchell Robinsky is the offensive player the way, I don't 793 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 1: know if Dan Quinn gets a fourth crack at it, 794 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: and uh, for his sake, I hope it doesn't happen. 795 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,319 Speaker 1: In his best route to win is just to ride 796 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 1: the arm of Mattie Ice. Matt Ryan is playing about 797 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 1: as well as you possibly can for an O and 798 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,400 Speaker 1: two teams, and the offensive line in Atlanta has also 799 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:00,800 Speaker 1: played really well. I think that's been a big change 800 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 1: for them. They put a lot of resources into it, 801 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: and for the most part they've protected him well. Now 802 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: they've got to go up against Khalil mac Robert Quinn 803 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 1: looked really good, Akeem Hicks. When those three guys are 804 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: together for Chicago, you know they're they're cooking with gas. 805 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: So this is a big time matchup for the Falcons 806 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:18,520 Speaker 1: offensive line. But I trust Mattie Ice right now really 807 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: against anyone. Yeah, well, if Ridley is plane, Yeah. We 808 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: write all these columns and over the summer in our 809 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: writing duties for The Dot com One of them was 810 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,480 Speaker 1: the Superstar Club. I had Calvin Ridley in there, and 811 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: I'm feeling really good about that through two weeks. He 812 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 1: was he was very good for them the last couple 813 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: of years. But there's something different than what's going on 814 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: with him right now where you get the feeling this 815 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 1: could be one of those double digit touchdown seasons that 816 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,360 Speaker 1: is shaping up right now. I just gotta wonder. You 817 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,440 Speaker 1: gotta wonder when some of these NFL teams, what is 818 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,399 Speaker 1: happening inside the locker room, because the Cowboys last week, 819 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:52,880 Speaker 1: you got the Falcons offense plane as well as it 820 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: ever has. The Cowboys had a two percent chance to 821 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:58,600 Speaker 1: win the game at one point last week, and the 822 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: Falcons defense allow Dak Prescott in Dallas to score on 823 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:05,840 Speaker 1: seven of their last eight drives. I mean, how I 824 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: don't I'm not saying Chicago can do that, and I'm 825 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:09,920 Speaker 1: not sure they have the guys, but I would just 826 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,400 Speaker 1: go three wide all day long and forget about the 827 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: fact that Trabinsky had about thirty yards passing in the 828 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: second half last week and two interceptions wipe it out. 829 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,759 Speaker 1: You're playing a team that just invites you into the 830 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: end zone. March after March. Alright, so here here's my 831 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: thought on this game. I think the Bears are very 832 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,879 Speaker 1: bad too, and O team, I think they've been. They 833 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 1: stole Week one from the Lions with one good quarter 834 00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: of offensive football. They got off to a nice start 835 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:41,319 Speaker 1: against the Giants, but the Giants were essentially, you know, 836 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:45,400 Speaker 1: just mortified after se Kwon Barkley went down. So I 837 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: can't put a team in shock beating that Giants team. 838 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:50,480 Speaker 1: I can't come too much credit for that either, So 839 00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: I think the Bears are well overdue for a loss. 840 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,799 Speaker 1: I also think, even though it's a couple of weeks 841 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: later than we expected, you're gonna start hearing about Nick 842 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,400 Speaker 1: Foles soon as they that needs centered the picture at 843 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: quarterback and uh with cornered animal game factored in for 844 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:09,400 Speaker 1: the Falcons, Yeah, it's a cornered falcon. Order a falcon. 845 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:12,440 Speaker 1: See what happens. I'm locking it up for the Atlanta 846 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: Falcons to get a W and bring the Bears down 847 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: to earth, because that is not an undefeated team, and 848 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,399 Speaker 1: I don't imagine it will last much longer. We keep 849 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:27,360 Speaker 1: roland Mark Sessler. Alright, another game. I don't peg you 850 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:30,359 Speaker 1: guys as um you know, heat seeking, uh, in terms 851 00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:32,359 Speaker 1: of your draft picks. So I'm gonna I'm gonna take 852 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:37,359 Speaker 1: this one. Cleveland Washington, UM, not a big surprise. Uh, 853 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 1: I want to There's some things I want to see though, 854 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,640 Speaker 1: and I really uh, you know, for the for the 855 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:47,000 Speaker 1: positive aspects that the offense produced in Cleveland last Thursday night. UM, 856 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: I thought Baker Mayfield probably played with more confidence, um, 857 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: and more organization than we've seen in a long long time, 858 00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:55,840 Speaker 1: probably all of last season. Can you continue with that? 859 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:58,560 Speaker 1: Can the running game where you know, Nick Chubb and 860 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:01,279 Speaker 1: Cream Hunt are both have major roles. That was not 861 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:03,960 Speaker 1: the case last year. Hunt was you know, dabbled in 862 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 1: towards the end of the season after his suspension. These 863 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,000 Speaker 1: guys both are accounting for a hunter plus yards a 864 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:11,080 Speaker 1: game if you set them up for that. Can Washington 865 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:15,360 Speaker 1: stop the run? Cleveland's defense, Uh, Myles Garrett has a 866 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: great chance here to have an impact game. Washington's line 867 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 1: Garren Christian at left tackle, West Martin and left guard 868 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:24,279 Speaker 1: have been a disaster. Brandon Schurf, your rock at right 869 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,880 Speaker 1: guard is out of the lineup. So Haskins, who has 870 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,920 Speaker 1: seven sacks in the first two weeks, and a lot 871 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: of pressure. This is an offense that put up one 872 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:35,319 Speaker 1: drive last week of more than twenty yards, and you know, 873 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:38,239 Speaker 1: you get minutes into the game, they only had one 874 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:41,600 Speaker 1: drive over fifties. So the offense has issues. Cleveland really, 875 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:43,480 Speaker 1: uh you know, I know, I understand they're still figuring 876 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 1: themselves out a little bit on defense. Um, they're getting healthier, 877 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:48,839 Speaker 1: They've got some guys back in the secondary. There's really 878 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,200 Speaker 1: no excuse to lose this one. I mean, Cleveland, you'd 879 00:42:51,239 --> 00:42:53,479 Speaker 1: like to see them um pick up where they left 880 00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:58,080 Speaker 1: off and control both sides. Right. This is such a 881 00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:00,160 Speaker 1: perfect too for the Browns. I mean, they get the 882 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:03,640 Speaker 1: Bengals and the football team, uh back to back weeks. 883 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 1: For Brown's defense, it's kind of been a mess so far. 884 00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 1: They're a little healthier now in the secondary, so so 885 00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:11,239 Speaker 1: that should help them out. But they're they're playing a 886 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,960 Speaker 1: team that's in the third week of their preseason, that's Washington. 887 00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're they're not ready. They're sort of remedial, 888 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:20,920 Speaker 1: and they're playing a defense that's good rushing the pastor. 889 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:22,760 Speaker 1: But I don't think the Browns need to rush the pastor. 890 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:24,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you should just hand the ball off to 891 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:27,480 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb and Hunt the whole game. Washington has not 892 00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,319 Speaker 1: been very good stopping the run so far, and that's 893 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:32,239 Speaker 1: kind of what you would hope if you're a Brown 894 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 1: span that Kevin Stefanski brings just sort of let's not 895 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,359 Speaker 1: beat ourselves. And to me, that's the only way you're 896 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:41,880 Speaker 1: gonna lose to Washington is if you beat yourself. I 897 00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:44,920 Speaker 1: think we all got excited week one when Washington had 898 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 1: the eight sacks of Carson Wentz and you said, oh, 899 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,319 Speaker 1: there's a path here to winning some games and hanging 900 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:52,640 Speaker 1: around in the NFC's Maybe that's still the case. And 901 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: I think it's a good test of the Cleveland offensive 902 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: line and Baker to make the right decisions when he 903 00:43:57,719 --> 00:43:59,760 Speaker 1: is dropping back to pass. But yeah, like it seems 904 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 1: like a perfectly set up that if Stefanski UH does 905 00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:05,480 Speaker 1: the right thing, that you don't put this on Baker 906 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:07,719 Speaker 1: Mayfield and you you lean on this running game that 907 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:11,799 Speaker 1: was so dominant UH in week two. I just you know, 908 00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:15,480 Speaker 1: Washington comes off that performance in Week one and then 909 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:18,440 Speaker 1: they're down twenty to nothing at halftime and it almost 910 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, this is really might be closer to 911 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:24,480 Speaker 1: who they are than the team that scared people in 912 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:27,520 Speaker 1: Week one, I think, so, I mean, you know, this 913 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:29,560 Speaker 1: is this is a classic what could go wrong after 914 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,680 Speaker 1: everything we've just said? I you know, I'm you have 915 00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:36,720 Speaker 1: me slightly concerned, but the script um is positive. Alright, 916 00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:40,000 Speaker 1: let's keep moving, Mark, you are up again on the Snakes. 917 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,440 Speaker 1: All Right, I'm gonna I'm gonna go Tampa Bay Denver. 918 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:47,400 Speaker 1: And I get that the wattage just low on the 919 00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: Broncos side right now. But watching that Bucks game during 920 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:54,720 Speaker 1: the week, I'm just seeing a team that I understand 921 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:56,840 Speaker 1: that there have been some chemistry issues early on, and 922 00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:00,160 Speaker 1: Tom Brady dropping some f bombs on the side line 923 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:03,799 Speaker 1: last week after humble by Ronald Jones and well, you 924 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:05,759 Speaker 1: don't you know he's not someone that dips into blue 925 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:08,600 Speaker 1: language too often, I don't imagine. Seems like a pretty 926 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:12,239 Speaker 1: well and go. Isn't that like the whole thing you 927 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:16,080 Speaker 1: screamed the people? Well? I think so. During these games, 928 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 1: it just showed me that if he's been doing that before, 929 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:20,760 Speaker 1: we're not getting a less fired up version of Brady. 930 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 1: He was animated. He was animated, and he cleaned up something. 931 00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:27,480 Speaker 1: The chemistry with Mike Evans in that last game was 932 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:30,160 Speaker 1: they were on point. I just see an offense that's 933 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,239 Speaker 1: gonna drop forty on the reg like over and over 934 00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:36,280 Speaker 1: down the stretch. This team, to me, is just beginning 935 00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 1: on the leg right there, just to show what they are. 936 00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:42,200 Speaker 1: I don't like their backfield situation at all, but I 937 00:45:42,239 --> 00:45:45,839 Speaker 1: mean to me, the Bucks are going to be the 938 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:49,160 Speaker 1: story of November and December said, you think that is 939 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:53,200 Speaker 1: gonna be dropping on the reg forty points on offense? 940 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm not seeing that their two weeks. Look at the 941 00:45:57,560 --> 00:46:00,239 Speaker 1: points they left on the table last week and they well, 942 00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:04,640 Speaker 1: Arians was fired up. Yes, I think Arians went out 943 00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,760 Speaker 1: of his way to say that the they had seven 944 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,880 Speaker 1: drops worth a hundred and twenty five yards, which is 945 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,360 Speaker 1: a weird stat to like roll out to the press. 946 00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:15,600 Speaker 1: But Arians is a different type of dude, so he's 947 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:18,839 Speaker 1: in his mind, and I guess Mark Sessler's mind. Tom 948 00:46:18,840 --> 00:46:21,000 Speaker 1: Brady should be coming off a four yard game with 949 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,480 Speaker 1: four touchdowns. Maybe that is the case, it is right, 950 00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:27,600 Speaker 1: but he was playing the Panthers. He had absolutely literally 951 00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:30,759 Speaker 1: zero pass rush against him the entire game. So you 952 00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:33,680 Speaker 1: better deliver in that game. Uh, this will be different 953 00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:36,960 Speaker 1: because the fighting fo Gio's you know what they do 954 00:46:37,080 --> 00:46:40,120 Speaker 1: is they lose close games. They lose close games against 955 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:43,080 Speaker 1: good teams, and their defense plays better than you think. 956 00:46:43,080 --> 00:46:45,040 Speaker 1: For for all the love we gave the Steelers, that 957 00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:48,239 Speaker 1: game was imminently winnable for Denver. And I tell you what, 958 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:49,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if he could do a two straight 959 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:53,160 Speaker 1: weeks and the Todd Bowls defense will send a lot 960 00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:55,719 Speaker 1: of crazy blitzes at him. And that worked somewhat last week. 961 00:46:55,719 --> 00:47:00,360 Speaker 1: And Pitts Driscoll played great there. Driscoll, he made plays. 962 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:03,359 Speaker 1: I'm just if they did. Watched that game and you 963 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:06,560 Speaker 1: said luck was gonna give you that Drew Drew lock 964 00:47:06,719 --> 00:47:09,400 Speaker 1: rather you would have taken it. I mean, Jeff Driscoll 965 00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:11,319 Speaker 1: made a lot of big time plays in that game 966 00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:14,359 Speaker 1: because he's got big time players. kJ Hamdler out there 967 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:18,880 Speaker 1: for his first game and Jerry Judy together those two guys, 968 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,600 Speaker 1: what a combination of route runners. And Bruce Arians said 969 00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:23,200 Speaker 1: no a fan maybe the best tight end in the 970 00:47:23,239 --> 00:47:27,480 Speaker 1: league right now, I'm buying. I'm buying uh that in 971 00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 1: terms of best the I mean, I'm not gonna put 972 00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:32,680 Speaker 1: him ahead of Kittle and Kelsey, so that's too far. 973 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:36,160 Speaker 1: But in terms of a receiving threat, he's right there. 974 00:47:36,600 --> 00:47:39,879 Speaker 1: That's a big league right here with those guys. Fan 975 00:47:40,080 --> 00:47:43,000 Speaker 1: was like a drop machine during parts of last year, 976 00:47:43,040 --> 00:47:45,120 Speaker 1: so that he's made a big leap into year two. 977 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,520 Speaker 1: I think Jerry Judy I love to see that. You know, 978 00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:49,160 Speaker 1: it's not the way they wanted to happen, but with 979 00:47:49,239 --> 00:47:51,920 Speaker 1: Courtland Sutton out of the picture, Judy is going to 980 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:54,839 Speaker 1: be a primary part of this offense. We've all talked 981 00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:57,239 Speaker 1: about it. The dude looks like a star, so I mean, 982 00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,239 Speaker 1: you know, it's not lights out on Denver entirely, you know, 983 00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:03,600 Speaker 1: especially with Greg falling in love with their backup quarterback. 984 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:05,960 Speaker 1: I'm not falling in love. I'm just basing it on 985 00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:08,920 Speaker 1: that one game that that the history tells us. Drisk 986 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:12,120 Speaker 1: will not keep it up. He is somewhat entertaining to watch, 987 00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:14,480 Speaker 1: but he played a pretty good game against Pittsburgh. I mean, 988 00:48:14,600 --> 00:48:16,720 Speaker 1: if we're gonna give if we're gonna give Daniel Jones 989 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:18,520 Speaker 1: credit for moving the ball up and down the field, 990 00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:21,719 Speaker 1: coming pretty close, drist call did even more. He really 991 00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:24,400 Speaker 1: did know. The Broncos are in a lot of trouble. 992 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:30,279 Speaker 1: A lot said Courtland Sutton is a killer, but they 993 00:48:30,320 --> 00:48:32,560 Speaker 1: do a lot of guys, Melvin Gordon looks pretty good. 994 00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:34,279 Speaker 1: This is a tough to matchic. I think the Bucks 995 00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:36,239 Speaker 1: are gonna win games because of their defense. I'm not 996 00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:40,319 Speaker 1: with Mark. I'm not convinced their offense um is ready yet. 997 00:48:40,360 --> 00:48:42,600 Speaker 1: Eventually they will be. They should get Chris Godwin back, 998 00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:44,439 Speaker 1: which helps a lot. Would you say that they would 999 00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:50,560 Speaker 1: score twenty five on the regg on the reg the 1000 00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:54,600 Speaker 1: re the rega, They're gonna get worse. They're gonna get 1001 00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:58,320 Speaker 1: Chris Godwin back and get worse. Okay, they're not playing 1002 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: the Panthers every week. That's the worst defensively, I'm I'm 1003 00:49:01,719 --> 00:49:03,560 Speaker 1: telling you, And I didn't say it was right now. 1004 00:49:03,640 --> 00:49:05,600 Speaker 1: I said in November they would be the story of 1005 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:10,080 Speaker 1: November and December. Check back with me in two months, gentlemen. Alright, 1006 00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:14,520 Speaker 1: greg by Europe, I believe, all right, and I need 1007 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:17,640 Speaker 1: a late afternoon game and I'm gonna take one. I'm 1008 00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:22,640 Speaker 1: I'm truly intrigued by the Lions heading to Eras Zona. 1009 00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:26,600 Speaker 1: Clions need this one bad there. Oh and two, I 1010 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:29,440 Speaker 1: said last week was a huge game for Matt Patricia. 1011 00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:31,400 Speaker 1: I mean, now you're at the point if if you 1012 00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:33,759 Speaker 1: lose this game in your own three, and and you 1013 00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:35,520 Speaker 1: head into the bye week, which is only in a 1014 00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:37,680 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, and they haven't won a game. He 1015 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:39,680 Speaker 1: he might not get to close out the season. Matt 1016 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:42,360 Speaker 1: Patricia and and I'm not that surprised that his defense 1017 00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:45,399 Speaker 1: is not playing well. They're banged up and they never 1018 00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:48,480 Speaker 1: play well. I am a little surprised that Matthew Stafford 1019 00:49:48,520 --> 00:49:51,399 Speaker 1: and the Lions offense has been very met I think 1020 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:53,759 Speaker 1: Stafford has been a little worse even than his conventional 1021 00:49:53,840 --> 00:49:57,319 Speaker 1: stats say. They get Kenny Golladay back this week, I'm 1022 00:49:57,320 --> 00:49:59,719 Speaker 1: not ready to crown this Cardinals defense just because they 1023 00:49:59,719 --> 00:50:03,359 Speaker 1: slow down Washington. So I this should be an opportunity 1024 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:06,239 Speaker 1: for Matthew Stafford and Golladay in that backfield to put 1025 00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:08,279 Speaker 1: up some more points. Because we expected a lot out 1026 00:50:08,280 --> 00:50:10,520 Speaker 1: of this offense. They've they've been pretty average so far 1027 00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:12,480 Speaker 1: through two weeks, they have been I mean, I just 1028 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:14,319 Speaker 1: I feel like we just haven't really had a chance 1029 00:50:14,360 --> 00:50:17,799 Speaker 1: to see what Darryl Beverl and the Lions wanted to 1030 00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:19,960 Speaker 1: do with this offense yet. I mean, you know, three 1031 00:50:20,040 --> 00:50:21,640 Speaker 1: or three or four weeks ago, no one was saying 1032 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:24,680 Speaker 1: Adrian mash And would be in the backfield well, because 1033 00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:26,840 Speaker 1: Goladay has not been on the field. I mean, Adrian 1034 00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:29,040 Speaker 1: Peterson has had to come in for what has been 1035 00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:32,920 Speaker 1: a really disappointing performance so far. Far from DeAndre Swift, 1036 00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:35,360 Speaker 1: I mean, forget just the Week one stuff. He just 1037 00:50:35,400 --> 00:50:37,239 Speaker 1: hasn't been the guy on the ground they thought either 1038 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:40,080 Speaker 1: so either that happens or it doesn't. But it's I'm 1039 00:50:40,120 --> 00:50:42,759 Speaker 1: with you that it's been a very disappointing start for 1040 00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:44,680 Speaker 1: an offense that a lot of people talked about as 1041 00:50:44,719 --> 00:50:49,000 Speaker 1: being potentially high powered a month ago. The Cardinals are 1042 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:52,080 Speaker 1: a tough matchup for them as well, especially with Kyler 1043 00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:54,560 Speaker 1: Murray has never been playing with more confidence at the 1044 00:50:54,640 --> 00:50:58,319 Speaker 1: NFL level than he's right now. And he's you know, 1045 00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:01,759 Speaker 1: he had two great rushing touch downs in Week two 1046 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:05,000 Speaker 1: against Washington. Again to bring up Washington, the team everybody 1047 00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:07,400 Speaker 1: was talking about, Uh, coming out of Week one, the 1048 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:10,240 Speaker 1: damage that they did to Carson Wentz in that Eagles line. Well, 1049 00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:13,560 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray seemed pretty okay back there, and DeAndre Hopkins 1050 00:51:13,560 --> 00:51:17,759 Speaker 1: again led the team and targets catches yards. Uh. This 1051 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,440 Speaker 1: feels like a great spot for the Cardinals to be 1052 00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:23,200 Speaker 1: three and oh and everyone in the league talking about 1053 00:51:23,239 --> 00:51:26,120 Speaker 1: them coming out of Sunday. I don't think these two 1054 00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:28,879 Speaker 1: teams are so far apart. I really don't. I guess 1055 00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:30,880 Speaker 1: I gotta see a little bit more out of Arizona 1056 00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:34,959 Speaker 1: there there there two games. In terms of their opponents, UM, 1057 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,919 Speaker 1: I do think Jeff o'cuda, the number three overall draft 1058 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:39,840 Speaker 1: pick for the Lions, is a guy that they'll probably 1059 00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:42,920 Speaker 1: look to attack. I mean, what what Aaron Rodgers did 1060 00:51:42,920 --> 00:51:45,560 Speaker 1: to him was unfair. I mean, he just went after 1061 00:51:45,640 --> 00:51:47,200 Speaker 1: him the whole time, and if it wasn't for a 1062 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:49,480 Speaker 1: couple of mistakes by the Packers receivers, it would have 1063 00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:51,359 Speaker 1: been about a hundred and eighty yards on this one guy. 1064 00:51:51,560 --> 00:51:53,680 Speaker 1: And this is where like the lack of a preseason, 1065 00:51:53,719 --> 00:51:56,880 Speaker 1: he reportedly struggled in camp. I think it hurts a 1066 00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:59,360 Speaker 1: guy like that. They have injuries so they have to 1067 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:02,120 Speaker 1: play him. Um, and it looks like he's just started, 1068 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:04,239 Speaker 1: does not have the confidence right now to stick with 1069 00:52:04,239 --> 00:52:07,080 Speaker 1: a guy like DeAndre Hopkins or whoever it is that 1070 00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:09,319 Speaker 1: he's matching up against. I don't I don't see how 1071 00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:11,200 Speaker 1: you say that there. The teams are similar in the 1072 00:52:11,239 --> 00:52:14,120 Speaker 1: sense that for me, if if I'm like a Cardinals fan, 1073 00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:16,920 Speaker 1: you know a year ago, you're wondering, can Cliff Kingsbury 1074 00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,279 Speaker 1: can this thing work? We get that he what he 1075 00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:22,080 Speaker 1: did in college. Well, it's working, and it's one of 1076 00:52:22,080 --> 00:52:24,439 Speaker 1: the more exciting developments on that side of the ball 1077 00:52:24,480 --> 00:52:27,480 Speaker 1: in the entire league. Where the Lions feel somewhat lost 1078 00:52:27,480 --> 00:52:29,680 Speaker 1: to me, and they have a banged up secondary, it's 1079 00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:31,479 Speaker 1: it's not a very good secondary. And now you're gonna 1080 00:52:31,480 --> 00:52:34,840 Speaker 1: go against a four wide receiver offense that is completely 1081 00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:37,279 Speaker 1: on fire. I don't know. I mean last year these 1082 00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:40,160 Speaker 1: two teams tied. That was a long time ago Week 1083 00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:43,719 Speaker 1: one for a Kyler Murray offense. And I don't want 1084 00:52:43,719 --> 00:52:46,520 Speaker 1: to belabor the point because I feel like everyone's kind 1085 00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:48,200 Speaker 1: of on the same page about what's going on at 1086 00:52:48,239 --> 00:52:52,280 Speaker 1: head coach in Detroit. But they've now dropped four straight 1087 00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:54,839 Speaker 1: games where they've had a double digit lead. That has 1088 00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:58,200 Speaker 1: never happened in the history of football. And they have 1089 00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:04,200 Speaker 1: blown seven seven double digit leads in eventual losses since 1090 00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:07,880 Speaker 1: last season. If that does, defensive coach, If that is 1091 00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:11,000 Speaker 1: not an indictment of coaching, I don't know what it is. 1092 00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:13,120 Speaker 1: Because you look and I'll use the Rams as an example. 1093 00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:16,279 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh and the Rams are now twenty seven and 1094 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:18,960 Speaker 1: oh in games in which they've had the lead at halftime. 1095 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,920 Speaker 1: Coaching matters when it comes to closing out games, and 1096 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:26,880 Speaker 1: you see it when a bad coaches involved. I don't know. 1097 00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:29,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to payle on, but it just seems 1098 00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:31,920 Speaker 1: like you're getting close to time right And to your point, Dan, 1099 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:34,920 Speaker 1: when I got on my little August Um Detroit Lions 1100 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:38,520 Speaker 1: bandwagon thing with a few other media types already had 1101 00:53:38,560 --> 00:53:41,600 Speaker 1: you're not sticking with it. You're not sticking with it. No, 1102 00:53:41,880 --> 00:53:44,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just saying the bandwagon is like basically 1103 00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:46,480 Speaker 1: hit a wall. I'm still sitting in the bandwagon. It's 1104 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:48,960 Speaker 1: not going anywhere. But I immediately had someone text me 1105 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,400 Speaker 1: and say, bad idea. You don't know what's going on 1106 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: in that locker room in the way they feel about 1107 00:53:53,080 --> 00:53:55,680 Speaker 1: their coach. So e I was like, well, you might 1108 00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:58,160 Speaker 1: be wrong about that, and he might have been right. 1109 00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:01,359 Speaker 1: So if you're on the SPA, didn't let's pick this 1110 00:54:01,400 --> 00:54:04,760 Speaker 1: game then? So I have the Cardinals. Gregg has the Cardinals. Mark. 1111 00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:07,400 Speaker 1: If you are still in the bandwagon, obviously they're not 1112 00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 1: starting going three right, Well, I'm on it because like 1113 00:54:11,840 --> 00:54:14,960 Speaker 1: it's seems it's lacks nobility to jump off it. The bandwagon, 1114 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:17,279 Speaker 1: I said, is crashed into a wall. I'm not gonna like. 1115 00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:20,400 Speaker 1: I've not didn't like take my and these teams weren't 1116 00:54:20,440 --> 00:54:23,120 Speaker 1: even close. I'm saying, I think the Lions. You know, 1117 00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:25,560 Speaker 1: I'm not buying the Cardinals as a heavy favorite out 1118 00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:28,040 Speaker 1: there in the desert. You know, here's what I'm saying. 1119 00:54:28,040 --> 00:54:31,279 Speaker 1: To be a nice close game. I am taking the 1120 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:36,120 Speaker 1: Cardinals um with eyes open and no concerns that the 1121 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:40,320 Speaker 1: Detroit Yeah, then you're off the bandwagon. You're not, Then 1122 00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:43,439 Speaker 1: you're not allowed. I guess I'm the first person that 1123 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:45,960 Speaker 1: you know, made some sort of offseason, you know, got 1124 00:54:45,960 --> 00:54:48,280 Speaker 1: excited about something in the off season in the NFL 1125 00:54:48,680 --> 00:54:50,759 Speaker 1: that three or four weeks in doesn't look so hot. 1126 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,040 Speaker 1: I being the only person I'm gonna have to feel 1127 00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:56,839 Speaker 1: that situation in the way that I do. All right, 1128 00:54:57,480 --> 00:55:00,680 Speaker 1: let's move on. It's my pick. I will take Titans Vikings, 1129 00:55:00,719 --> 00:55:04,919 Speaker 1: another wounded cornered animal and the Vikings and a team 1130 00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:08,400 Speaker 1: that is very hard to get behind right now, because 1131 00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:10,600 Speaker 1: what have they showed you in the first two weeks 1132 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:13,680 Speaker 1: that makes you think they're gonna turn it around? And 1133 00:55:13,719 --> 00:55:15,960 Speaker 1: you can't even say, well, they're up in there in 1134 00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:19,240 Speaker 1: their building up there in Minneapolis, because there's not seventy 1135 00:55:20,280 --> 00:55:24,359 Speaker 1: thousands screaming Midwesterners, and and and everything is so weird. 1136 00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:26,239 Speaker 1: We've already seen them get lit up at home in 1137 00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:30,440 Speaker 1: week one against Darreon Rodgers. So I feel I still, 1138 00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, speaking of bandwagons, Mark, I was on the 1139 00:55:33,040 --> 00:55:35,719 Speaker 1: bandwagon of the Vikings this summer, and I said this 1140 00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:38,200 Speaker 1: team had the highest floor of any team in the NFC. 1141 00:55:38,320 --> 00:55:41,640 Speaker 1: I thought, and I can't get off the bandwagon. But 1142 00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:43,719 Speaker 1: if you you can't be on the bandwagon, Mark, I 1143 00:55:43,719 --> 00:55:46,000 Speaker 1: guess this is my point. But then also not be 1144 00:55:46,080 --> 00:55:49,360 Speaker 1: on the bandwagon. So that's why I still think the Vikings, 1145 00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:52,799 Speaker 1: in spite of all their problems, have enough to get 1146 00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:55,160 Speaker 1: this thing, the ship righted. But the ship doesn't get 1147 00:55:55,239 --> 00:55:58,160 Speaker 1: righted if you get bombed out again in week three 1148 00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:00,640 Speaker 1: in your building and you head into the quarter pole 1149 00:56:00,680 --> 00:56:05,239 Speaker 1: of the season at a windless Mark. So I think 1150 00:56:05,239 --> 00:56:08,480 Speaker 1: the Vikings get right. I'm putting this one on Mike Zimmer. 1151 00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm putting it on Big Mike's shoulders and saying, hey, 1152 00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:13,520 Speaker 1: get this team coached up, and get this team ready 1153 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,160 Speaker 1: to beat the Titans because it's not gonna be an 1154 00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:18,640 Speaker 1: easy one either. This is a tough game, Greg and 1155 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:22,080 Speaker 1: once again, Ryan Tannehill, a lot of a lot of 1156 00:56:22,120 --> 00:56:28,640 Speaker 1: people in the football Cognus sent date mm hmm, yeah, 1157 00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:32,400 Speaker 1: said Tannehill was one and done. It was not going 1158 00:56:32,440 --> 00:56:34,200 Speaker 1: to be the same guy. But he looked just like 1159 00:56:34,239 --> 00:56:39,520 Speaker 1: the Tannehill of two thousand nineteen of this past Sunday. Yeah, 1160 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:42,320 Speaker 1: against the Jags. And and this is another favorable matchup 1161 00:56:42,320 --> 00:56:44,960 Speaker 1: where I think he'll be protected. Well, um, they're a 1162 00:56:44,960 --> 00:56:48,440 Speaker 1: little healthier up front. This was the game that I 1163 00:56:48,480 --> 00:56:51,840 Speaker 1: had the hardest time picking for um in my column 1164 00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:54,439 Speaker 1: this week. Also, it's gonna be on game debut check 1165 00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:59,440 Speaker 1: that out on NFL Network Friday, eight pm DVR. Uh. 1166 00:56:59,480 --> 00:57:01,480 Speaker 1: And I was thinking the same way as you were, Dan, 1167 00:57:01,560 --> 00:57:03,120 Speaker 1: That's just like, well, this is one of those games 1168 00:57:03,120 --> 00:57:07,000 Speaker 1: that a decent enough team, a good coach that has 1169 00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:09,000 Speaker 1: some talent finds a way to win. And I think 1170 00:57:09,040 --> 00:57:11,600 Speaker 1: the Titans have been a pretty soft to know. I 1171 00:57:11,640 --> 00:57:14,719 Speaker 1: think they've played two so so teams and and they've 1172 00:57:14,760 --> 00:57:17,560 Speaker 1: had a little bit of luck in both of those games. 1173 00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:20,000 Speaker 1: But you know, I just couldn't do it because I 1174 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:22,160 Speaker 1: don't know that. I just have to trust that the 1175 00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:26,880 Speaker 1: Vikings problems that they've shown are potentially going to continue 1176 00:57:26,920 --> 00:57:31,000 Speaker 1: because they seem uh just personnel related their defensive line 1177 00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:33,320 Speaker 1: other than in gok Way last week again for a 1178 00:57:33,400 --> 00:57:36,480 Speaker 1: second straight week, was was miserable. I don't expect Kirk 1179 00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:40,400 Speaker 1: Cousins to be that bad, but the receiver groups pretty rough, 1180 00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:43,360 Speaker 1: and then you have the cornerbacks are struggling. You're having 1181 00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:45,880 Speaker 1: to have the safeties help out the young cornerback, so 1182 00:57:45,920 --> 00:57:48,280 Speaker 1: that hurts them in the running game, and you just 1183 00:57:48,280 --> 00:57:51,960 Speaker 1: start like adding up all these different problems and uh, 1184 00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:53,760 Speaker 1: by the end of the week, and maybe it's because 1185 00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:57,440 Speaker 1: I watched that Vikings Cults game last and and seeing 1186 00:57:57,560 --> 00:58:02,200 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins six for fifty nine yards and three interceptions 1187 00:58:02,200 --> 00:58:03,960 Speaker 1: in the middle of the fourth, I just couldn't pick them. 1188 00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:07,600 Speaker 1: I couldn't do it. That the Titans are too professional. 1189 00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:09,800 Speaker 1: What they do is they beat bad teams lately, and 1190 00:58:10,080 --> 00:58:13,520 Speaker 1: they deserve their respect um of my pick. And that's 1191 00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:15,840 Speaker 1: the nice respect you can really have. I mean, Greg 1192 00:58:15,840 --> 00:58:18,200 Speaker 1: going through a personal crisis over whether or not to 1193 00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:21,000 Speaker 1: pick the Vikings. I see a team in crisis, and 1194 00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:23,360 Speaker 1: I mean they to your point, Greg, they have four 1195 00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:27,240 Speaker 1: quarterback hits and two sacks over two games. The defensive 1196 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:30,320 Speaker 1: line is providing no pressure. I mean, the secondary is 1197 00:58:30,320 --> 00:58:34,080 Speaker 1: getting swallowed up. There's nothing here that Mike Zimmer does 1198 00:58:34,120 --> 00:58:36,280 Speaker 1: well that the Vikings are doing well. It's just not 1199 00:58:36,360 --> 00:58:39,120 Speaker 1: matching up. I don't I don't think this is a 1200 00:58:39,120 --> 00:58:41,680 Speaker 1: team that finds its way necessarily. I think they're just 1201 00:58:42,200 --> 00:58:45,400 Speaker 1: probably a six and ten type of team, uh that 1202 00:58:45,560 --> 00:58:50,600 Speaker 1: got a really bad start and at some point games 1203 00:58:50,640 --> 00:58:53,960 Speaker 1: at some point, sure, that's what six and ten would indicate. 1204 00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:57,000 Speaker 1: They would have to at some point win six games. 1205 00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:58,640 Speaker 1: I hear you, But the Titans. I don't have a 1206 00:58:58,680 --> 00:59:01,120 Speaker 1: problem with the Titans starting a little bit soft and slow, 1207 00:59:01,280 --> 00:59:03,800 Speaker 1: because I think they've been They've been figuring themselves out. 1208 00:59:04,080 --> 00:59:06,880 Speaker 1: But they've come out of these games. And I like Tannehill. 1209 00:59:06,920 --> 00:59:09,800 Speaker 1: To me, the one thing that he has is this 1210 00:59:09,960 --> 00:59:14,040 Speaker 1: like to He completely invites guys right into the pocket 1211 00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:16,600 Speaker 1: to destroy him as he's unfurling like a perfect pass 1212 00:59:16,680 --> 00:59:20,080 Speaker 1: down field. Four touchdowns last week, one of the prettiest 1213 00:59:20,080 --> 00:59:22,479 Speaker 1: games we've seen from a quarterback. And I think people 1214 00:59:22,520 --> 00:59:25,160 Speaker 1: were saying, you're not going to get the same statistical 1215 00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:29,000 Speaker 1: outlier version of Ryan Tannehill, but he did it last week. 1216 00:59:29,160 --> 00:59:31,000 Speaker 1: So I don't know if this is like Arthur Smith 1217 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:33,560 Speaker 1: is like the perfect play caller for this team and 1218 00:59:33,640 --> 00:59:36,080 Speaker 1: understands Tannehill, or if it says a lot about the 1219 00:59:36,080 --> 00:59:38,360 Speaker 1: Dolphins where he was before, or a little bit of 1220 00:59:38,360 --> 00:59:40,880 Speaker 1: all of it together. I think that Tannehill is the 1221 00:59:40,920 --> 00:59:44,280 Speaker 1: tougher dude than perhaps we give him credit for. But 1222 00:59:44,360 --> 00:59:47,920 Speaker 1: also you take a few more shots like Josh Allen 1223 00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:51,200 Speaker 1: gave him on that beautiful touchdown throw to Adam Hunt Humphreys. 1224 00:59:51,240 --> 00:59:55,000 Speaker 1: He's gonna be visiting the clavical surgery doctor soon. I 1225 00:59:55,080 --> 00:59:59,240 Speaker 1: mean he's getting walamp in the pocket the first two weeks. 1226 00:59:59,240 --> 01:00:01,840 Speaker 1: And that is the rest to pe for disaster for 1227 01:00:02,000 --> 01:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Mr Tannehill, no matter how tough he is. Um okay 1228 01:00:05,840 --> 01:00:09,040 Speaker 1: snakes to me, all right, I'm gonna give you guys 1229 01:00:09,040 --> 01:00:13,120 Speaker 1: a break here. Speaking of bandwagons that are doomed, the 1230 01:00:13,120 --> 01:00:16,520 Speaker 1: New York Jets hopped on that bandwagon in about seven 1231 01:00:17,560 --> 01:00:21,720 Speaker 1: and I would say it's not going that well. It's 1232 01:00:21,800 --> 01:00:26,560 Speaker 1: it's a it's a trail of tears. Um Jets at Cults. Uh, 1233 01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:30,320 Speaker 1: beautiful game for the Colts, awesome set up for them 1234 01:00:30,360 --> 01:00:32,880 Speaker 1: at home against what's been the worst team in football 1235 01:00:33,640 --> 01:00:35,600 Speaker 1: for the first two weeks of the season, and a 1236 01:00:35,680 --> 01:00:39,280 Speaker 1: team in the Jets, that, on top of all their 1237 01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:42,040 Speaker 1: other issues, can't stay healthy. So you take a team 1238 01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:45,440 Speaker 1: that had a suspect roster entering week one and then 1239 01:00:45,480 --> 01:00:49,320 Speaker 1: you strip away multiple players from it, whether it be 1240 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:52,760 Speaker 1: due to injury or even COVID nineteen opt outs with 1241 01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:55,560 Speaker 1: c J. Mosley, and what you have is a total 1242 01:00:55,640 --> 01:00:59,480 Speaker 1: disaster at the Hindenburg level. So brush out Perryman is 1243 01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:05,920 Speaker 1: doubtful to play. Um, excuse me, Bashad Perriman is. I 1244 01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:07,680 Speaker 1: don't know what his status is, but he's got an 1245 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:11,880 Speaker 1: ankle issue, likely not to likely not playing. Uh Crowder 1246 01:01:12,280 --> 01:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Uh he is their best wide receiver. He's doubtful to 1247 01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:19,200 Speaker 1: play with an ankle. Denzel Mims parts unknown with a 1248 01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:22,480 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. Here are the three wide receivers scheduled to 1249 01:01:22,520 --> 01:01:27,120 Speaker 1: line up for Sam Donald on Sunday, Chris Hogan, Braxton Barrios, 1250 01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:29,760 Speaker 1: Josh Malone, who's been on the practice cloud the last 1251 01:01:29,760 --> 01:01:32,880 Speaker 1: three weeks. No chance. Look, I mean the Cults should 1252 01:01:33,280 --> 01:01:37,200 Speaker 1: walk to win. This game, should be uh done by halftime, 1253 01:01:37,480 --> 01:01:40,800 Speaker 1: and if it's not the Cults have done something very wrong. Greg, 1254 01:01:40,840 --> 01:01:44,400 Speaker 1: you watched the Vikings Cults game, I mean Indianapolis controlling 1255 01:01:44,440 --> 01:01:47,360 Speaker 1: the ball for like thirty eight minutes. Uh, that was 1256 01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:49,400 Speaker 1: a statement game to me. And you don't hear you know, 1257 01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:52,440 Speaker 1: good times are bad. The players seem to line up 1258 01:01:52,440 --> 01:01:54,560 Speaker 1: for Frank Reich and I one thing that concerns me 1259 01:01:54,600 --> 01:01:56,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. I mean a lot of things concern 1260 01:01:56,120 --> 01:01:58,520 Speaker 1: me about the Jets. I mean, yes, you got it, 1261 01:01:58,600 --> 01:02:01,360 Speaker 1: you did a great job. Macky Beckton has been awesome 1262 01:02:01,720 --> 01:02:03,640 Speaker 1: at tackle. I mean that's been a bright spot for them. 1263 01:02:03,640 --> 01:02:06,080 Speaker 1: But then you've got guys you brought he's been he 1264 01:02:06,720 --> 01:02:13,240 Speaker 1: like they needed that to talk about, Like no McKay Beckton, 1265 01:02:13,320 --> 01:02:16,040 Speaker 1: Well you know, there we go first name uh not 1266 01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:18,960 Speaker 1: first name basis with him at this point. But this 1267 01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:21,680 Speaker 1: this story that came out with like Bradley Bradley McDougald 1268 01:02:21,680 --> 01:02:25,080 Speaker 1: and Avery Williamson saying that, um, you know, coming from 1269 01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:29,040 Speaker 1: other teams that practice Jets practice has been, um, such 1270 01:02:29,080 --> 01:02:31,560 Speaker 1: such a telling indicator of why they've not shown up 1271 01:02:31,560 --> 01:02:34,680 Speaker 1: on game day and saying that after two games to 1272 01:02:34,800 --> 01:02:38,120 Speaker 1: the press, I just think that, you know, come on, guys, 1273 01:02:38,280 --> 01:02:40,320 Speaker 1: you've got to give yourself the best shot here, and 1274 01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:44,080 Speaker 1: they just seemed disorganized, disorganized as possible on top of 1275 01:02:44,120 --> 01:02:49,040 Speaker 1: the injuries. Yeah, the other problem coaches, Go ahead, No, 1276 01:02:49,320 --> 01:02:51,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna say that. Adam Gates comes out on 1277 01:02:51,640 --> 01:02:55,160 Speaker 1: Thursday and says the media, Uh, we're just looking for 1278 01:02:55,200 --> 01:02:58,080 Speaker 1: warm bodies for wide receiver. I don't want my head 1279 01:02:58,080 --> 01:03:01,200 Speaker 1: coach saying that. I mean that you just sounded defeated. 1280 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:03,760 Speaker 1: You sound like a guy that's making excuses. And this 1281 01:03:03,840 --> 01:03:06,280 Speaker 1: comes off a Week two performance by Gates where he 1282 01:03:06,360 --> 01:03:09,880 Speaker 1: just played scared and he coached scared, like he had 1283 01:03:09,920 --> 01:03:12,320 Speaker 1: no interest in really being aggressive and trying to win 1284 01:03:12,360 --> 01:03:16,080 Speaker 1: that game. I don't think. Yeah, everything's pointing to the 1285 01:03:16,120 --> 01:03:18,520 Speaker 1: same direction, which is the Gates with the Jets have 1286 01:03:18,560 --> 01:03:21,640 Speaker 1: not fired a head coach in season since Lou Holtz, 1287 01:03:21,680 --> 01:03:25,480 Speaker 1: I believe in nineteen seventy six. I would not be 1288 01:03:25,520 --> 01:03:29,840 Speaker 1: surprised if that streak ends in because you're gonna continue 1289 01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:32,360 Speaker 1: to hear chatter and you're gonna continue to see the 1290 01:03:32,360 --> 01:03:35,200 Speaker 1: losses pile up. And the whole thing with Donald with 1291 01:03:35,320 --> 01:03:38,600 Speaker 1: Adam Gaze was they're tied at the hip. He's supposed 1292 01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:41,440 Speaker 1: to make him better. If Donald's showing progress, through this season. 1293 01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:43,919 Speaker 1: There's zero reason to keep gays in the building, even 1294 01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:48,440 Speaker 1: through sixteen games. Gays coaches like he thinks his players 1295 01:03:48,560 --> 01:03:50,840 Speaker 1: stink and you know what you know, and he in 1296 01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:53,240 Speaker 1: that that con that press conference kind of said it, 1297 01:03:53,640 --> 01:03:55,920 Speaker 1: and like I get it. Yeah, you've got the Patriots 1298 01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:59,120 Speaker 1: leftovers at receiver with Hogan and Baryt. Like that's rough. 1299 01:03:59,400 --> 01:04:01,840 Speaker 1: But you can't go show your team knows you're coaching 1300 01:04:01,880 --> 01:04:04,200 Speaker 1: that way is so many throws short of the sticks 1301 01:04:04,840 --> 01:04:07,560 Speaker 1: on third down. He's trying to win with five yard throws. 1302 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,400 Speaker 1: I actually thought Donald played a solid game last week. 1303 01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:14,760 Speaker 1: The whole question is how do you evaluate Donald um 1304 01:04:14,920 --> 01:04:17,800 Speaker 1: stack games like this. If if Donald keeps playing games 1305 01:04:17,840 --> 01:04:20,320 Speaker 1: like this where you can tell he's better than his surroundings, 1306 01:04:20,320 --> 01:04:23,040 Speaker 1: then okay, that's a positive. You know, you're making good 1307 01:04:23,040 --> 01:04:26,320 Speaker 1: decisions and you're making the right throws and reads and 1308 01:04:26,320 --> 01:04:28,919 Speaker 1: and your team is terrible. I thought he played pretty well. 1309 01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:31,439 Speaker 1: You know, Quentin Williams played well. Mackay Beckton, they found 1310 01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:33,400 Speaker 1: a left tackle. There's a couple of little things here, 1311 01:04:33,400 --> 01:04:36,480 Speaker 1: but otherwise, man, in both of these games, the eight 1312 01:04:36,600 --> 01:04:38,440 Speaker 1: yard run by Mostard on the first play and then 1313 01:04:38,440 --> 01:04:40,560 Speaker 1: the way the Bills games started, it felt like those 1314 01:04:40,600 --> 01:04:43,479 Speaker 1: games are over in five minutes, so just hang around 1315 01:04:43,560 --> 01:04:46,080 Speaker 1: for a quarter, for a quarter, and I think they 1316 01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:48,600 Speaker 1: maybe can. The Colts offense was not impressive to me 1317 01:04:48,920 --> 01:04:52,280 Speaker 1: um a week ago. They weren't really not in sync. 1318 01:04:52,440 --> 01:04:55,600 Speaker 1: Their defense played outstanding, and I don't know if they're 1319 01:04:55,600 --> 01:04:58,000 Speaker 1: just gonna blow out teams the way they play. And 1320 01:04:58,120 --> 01:05:01,480 Speaker 1: two plus seasons, Sam Donalds played with seventeen different wide 1321 01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:05,240 Speaker 1: receivers that have caught at least one past, eighteen different 1322 01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:08,520 Speaker 1: starting offensive lineman and not a running back who has 1323 01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:13,080 Speaker 1: gained more than eight hundred yards or nineteen. It's it's 1324 01:05:13,120 --> 01:05:15,040 Speaker 1: good to get Gore in there. They're kind of building 1325 01:05:15,080 --> 01:05:17,240 Speaker 1: the offense around Gore. I thought Levy on Bell was 1326 01:05:17,640 --> 01:05:21,400 Speaker 1: don't get me started on that getting a lot of 1327 01:05:21,520 --> 01:05:24,160 Speaker 1: runs all you, Frank Gore. People get so quiet once 1328 01:05:24,200 --> 01:05:31,040 Speaker 1: the season starts. Once he delivers one of his three games, 1329 01:05:31,400 --> 01:05:34,360 Speaker 1: I mean, Michael p. Ryan in there, I get the 1330 01:05:34,440 --> 01:05:37,320 Speaker 1: kid in there, Frank Gore, I don't, with all due respect, 1331 01:05:37,320 --> 01:05:40,200 Speaker 1: Greg progress stopper, that's what he is at the stage. 1332 01:05:42,280 --> 01:05:44,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he's he's he's the only one, uh in 1333 01:05:44,920 --> 01:05:47,320 Speaker 1: the Jets uniform that's going to be going to Canton someday. 1334 01:05:47,360 --> 01:05:51,800 Speaker 1: You should appreciate him. Greg, you're up. You can't hurt me, am, 1335 01:05:51,800 --> 01:05:55,720 Speaker 1: I now all right, Um let's uh, let's go for 1336 01:05:57,000 --> 01:06:00,439 Speaker 1: what early games are left here on the schedule. Oh, 1337 01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:07,400 Speaker 1: there are there's one. It's forty Niners and Giants. All right. Um, 1338 01:06:07,440 --> 01:06:10,120 Speaker 1: I'm curious how the Giants come in into this game. 1339 01:06:11,360 --> 01:06:16,040 Speaker 1: You lose se Quon Barkley and Sterling Shepherd, I think 1340 01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:18,160 Speaker 1: is a bigger loss than people realize. But you are 1341 01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:20,480 Speaker 1: really playing the forty nine years B team, and I 1342 01:06:20,560 --> 01:06:23,760 Speaker 1: think you almost take for granted Kyle Shanahan, that that 1343 01:06:23,880 --> 01:06:26,600 Speaker 1: he's such a good coach that his backups, you know, 1344 01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:29,480 Speaker 1: blew out another NFL team, And I know is the Jets. 1345 01:06:29,960 --> 01:06:31,880 Speaker 1: This will be a tougher matchup. I think for the 1346 01:06:31,920 --> 01:06:34,720 Speaker 1: forty Niners. Uh, you're not gonna have Jimmy g to 1347 01:06:34,840 --> 01:06:37,400 Speaker 1: start the game. Jimmy G played well last week. Jerick 1348 01:06:37,480 --> 01:06:40,320 Speaker 1: McKinnon started a running back. He's looked good, but that's 1349 01:06:40,440 --> 01:06:43,040 Speaker 1: relying a lot on him. George kill might be back, 1350 01:06:43,120 --> 01:06:47,000 Speaker 1: but their defensive line in San Francisco, um man, if 1351 01:06:47,040 --> 01:06:50,040 Speaker 1: you think about the players they lost, Buck DeForrest Buckner 1352 01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:53,560 Speaker 1: is gone. De Ford is gone now you know, maybe 1353 01:06:53,560 --> 01:06:55,480 Speaker 1: for a while, and nick Bos has gone for the season. 1354 01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:58,000 Speaker 1: They are they don't have the same identity, and I 1355 01:06:58,040 --> 01:07:00,040 Speaker 1: think this is a winnable game for the Giants. I 1356 01:07:00,320 --> 01:07:04,440 Speaker 1: do not see the forty niners, with so many players 1357 01:07:04,520 --> 01:07:08,600 Speaker 1: out um, winning games easily against a competitive NFL team. 1358 01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:10,520 Speaker 1: I think the Giants can be competitive. I really do 1359 01:07:10,880 --> 01:07:13,040 Speaker 1: think they're a little better this year that than we thought. 1360 01:07:13,720 --> 01:07:16,440 Speaker 1: There are people as there are people asking that the 1361 01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:20,400 Speaker 1: Giants might find their way on offense um a little 1362 01:07:20,400 --> 01:07:24,919 Speaker 1: bit of a Ewing theory scenario without without Barkley in there. 1363 01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:29,960 Speaker 1: Is that just completely absurd? Yes, when Dion Lewis is 1364 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:32,600 Speaker 1: your backup and now it's Devanta, it's Freeman, I mean 1365 01:07:32,600 --> 01:07:34,640 Speaker 1: we have to see what DeVonta Freeman is. I'm not like, 1366 01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:37,040 Speaker 1: I I find it absurd because he's a he's a 1367 01:07:37,080 --> 01:07:40,520 Speaker 1: complete star. But who's actually saying that that is that's 1368 01:07:40,560 --> 01:07:43,000 Speaker 1: a stupid thing to say. I'm just like, it's seen 1369 01:07:43,040 --> 01:07:45,200 Speaker 1: tweets about it, and I'm not saying that. You know, like, 1370 01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:47,760 Speaker 1: if you're one of those people that set out the tweet, 1371 01:07:47,760 --> 01:07:50,600 Speaker 1: you're a fool. Barkley is the most talented guy on 1372 01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:55,880 Speaker 1: that team. Give me that ewing theory stuff. Marc, go ahead. Sorry, no, 1373 01:07:56,040 --> 01:07:58,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm with you. I don't agree with it either, 1374 01:07:58,080 --> 01:08:00,680 Speaker 1: but it does put like extreme press. You're on Daniel 1375 01:08:00,760 --> 01:08:04,320 Speaker 1: Jones to uh step in and remove some of the 1376 01:08:04,800 --> 01:08:07,160 Speaker 1: fumbles and the gaffs and the turnovers, because if you're 1377 01:08:07,160 --> 01:08:10,080 Speaker 1: gonna grow into what I mean I think Daniel Jones 1378 01:08:10,120 --> 01:08:12,400 Speaker 1: can be, you've gotta you've gotta kill the mistakes. But 1379 01:08:12,840 --> 01:08:14,480 Speaker 1: I don't know that for me the Niners, this has 1380 01:08:14,520 --> 01:08:18,880 Speaker 1: got to be the most depressing season around um based 1381 01:08:18,920 --> 01:08:20,599 Speaker 1: on the injuries. I mean, it was with them all 1382 01:08:20,600 --> 01:08:23,000 Speaker 1: through camp. It's now reared its head in terrible ways 1383 01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:25,880 Speaker 1: in the regular season. And you know, before the last 1384 01:08:25,920 --> 01:08:29,480 Speaker 1: year's Super Bowl run, we were asking if Kyle Shanahan 1385 01:08:29,840 --> 01:08:32,240 Speaker 1: on our pod was on the hot seat and if 1386 01:08:32,360 --> 01:08:35,000 Speaker 1: John Lynch was on the hot seat. It was basically 1387 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:38,080 Speaker 1: because two for two straight years prior, they had dealt 1388 01:08:38,120 --> 01:08:41,280 Speaker 1: with nothing but injuries. And you know, they're right back 1389 01:08:41,320 --> 01:08:43,519 Speaker 1: there and there and you and you can't ask a 1390 01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:50,479 Speaker 1: team to just overcome this. This is the equalizer. Yah 1391 01:08:50,520 --> 01:08:53,559 Speaker 1: Simon is a big, big your wife. I mean, you 1392 01:08:53,560 --> 01:08:58,000 Speaker 1: could imagine that on the list of you know, stressful 1393 01:08:58,080 --> 01:09:02,040 Speaker 1: scenarios here in with kids home all day long. Um, 1394 01:09:02,840 --> 01:09:06,000 Speaker 1: the Niners are not something that Simona is overly concerned about. 1395 01:09:06,080 --> 01:09:08,639 Speaker 1: I don't hear a lot of like, you know, frantic 1396 01:09:08,760 --> 01:09:11,320 Speaker 1: Niners commentary in our kitchens. Can I give her a 1397 01:09:11,360 --> 01:09:13,600 Speaker 1: pep talk? Can I give her a pep talk? We 1398 01:09:13,720 --> 01:09:16,080 Speaker 1: did the pep talks on Tuesday. I've got one for 1399 01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:20,839 Speaker 1: the forty Niners. Uh, your schedule the next three weeks, 1400 01:09:21,600 --> 01:09:28,559 Speaker 1: three weeks Giants, Eagles, Dolphins. Just beat the Jets. You 1401 01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:31,719 Speaker 1: can eat, you can even lose one of those games. 1402 01:09:31,840 --> 01:09:33,880 Speaker 1: And you get to three and two when when the 1403 01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:36,160 Speaker 1: tough part of your schedule starts. And listen to all 1404 01:09:36,200 --> 01:09:38,479 Speaker 1: the players that should be coming back. I mean, Deebo 1405 01:09:38,560 --> 01:09:42,320 Speaker 1: Samuel is coming back, Richard Sherman is coming back. Your 1406 01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:45,120 Speaker 1: two best running backs, Tevin Coleman and Raheem Moster is 1407 01:09:45,200 --> 01:09:48,040 Speaker 1: coming back. De Ford. You know, we're not really sure. 1408 01:09:48,080 --> 01:09:49,920 Speaker 1: He hasn't helped you out that much, but at this 1409 01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:53,280 Speaker 1: point they're expecting him to come back. So Jimmy Garoppolo, 1410 01:09:53,360 --> 01:09:57,320 Speaker 1: he's coming back. Get get your guys healthy, get the 1411 01:09:57,400 --> 01:10:01,360 Speaker 1: three and two, and um you're fine. I think are 1412 01:10:01,400 --> 01:10:03,400 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. This is a crisis moment for the 1413 01:10:03,439 --> 01:10:06,960 Speaker 1: forty Niners, no doubt. But to get the Jets and 1414 01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:09,599 Speaker 1: the Giants arguably the two worst teams in the league 1415 01:10:09,640 --> 01:10:12,280 Speaker 1: back to back, and then the Dolphins after that, who 1416 01:10:12,280 --> 01:10:15,200 Speaker 1: aren't that far behind, Yeah, you're right. They could definitely 1417 01:10:15,200 --> 01:10:17,200 Speaker 1: come out of this and kind of get their feedback 1418 01:10:17,280 --> 01:10:20,240 Speaker 1: under them and real quick. On the Giants, Yeah, losing 1419 01:10:20,240 --> 01:10:24,400 Speaker 1: se Kwon Barkley is nothing short of an organizational disaster 1420 01:10:24,520 --> 01:10:27,120 Speaker 1: for that team. So it kind of takes them out 1421 01:10:27,160 --> 01:10:30,040 Speaker 1: of the mix to be even a compelling, buzzy wild 1422 01:10:30,120 --> 01:10:32,160 Speaker 1: card team that scores a lot of points and maybe 1423 01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:34,840 Speaker 1: hangs around in a socio division. I think that's all 1424 01:10:34,880 --> 01:10:37,320 Speaker 1: out the window. That's the level of loss that is. 1425 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:39,879 Speaker 1: But you could still use this as an important development 1426 01:10:39,920 --> 01:10:42,800 Speaker 1: season for Jones and he still has weapons out there 1427 01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:45,080 Speaker 1: to put up some points. He's not like you look 1428 01:10:45,080 --> 01:10:48,200 Speaker 1: at his situation compared to Sam Donald him earlier. At 1429 01:10:48,240 --> 01:10:50,439 Speaker 1: least he has some pieces and you could see whether 1430 01:10:50,479 --> 01:10:53,160 Speaker 1: he's developing in year two, and that's so important for 1431 01:10:53,160 --> 01:10:58,120 Speaker 1: this Giants team. I like Greg suddenly, you know, offering 1432 01:10:58,200 --> 01:11:01,320 Speaker 1: inspiring speeches about the nine is after he's been burying 1433 01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:04,760 Speaker 1: them and pronouncing them as dead after the last eight 1434 01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:08,880 Speaker 1: or nine opportunity to survive this. I was impressed. Kyle 1435 01:11:08,960 --> 01:11:11,439 Speaker 1: Shanahan can blow any team out with what he's got 1436 01:11:11,479 --> 01:11:13,599 Speaker 1: going on. And if you can win a couple of games, 1437 01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:17,679 Speaker 1: at least you can survive season. So we'll see that 1438 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:20,200 Speaker 1: we got one more game on the schedule if I'm 1439 01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:25,720 Speaker 1: not mistaken Mark Sessler, and that is I believe Carolina 1440 01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:30,760 Speaker 1: at the Chargers. Well, where are we right now with 1441 01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:34,240 Speaker 1: the quarterback situation? Because it's held on. I gotta gotta 1442 01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:36,200 Speaker 1: get my act together. Well, yeah, let's touch on that 1443 01:11:36,240 --> 01:11:39,679 Speaker 1: we have. Let's start here what happened with Tyrod Taylor. 1444 01:11:39,680 --> 01:11:42,600 Speaker 1: It was a big mystery last week. Uh, he was 1445 01:11:43,120 --> 01:11:46,040 Speaker 1: slated to start. He has some type of medical issue 1446 01:11:46,040 --> 01:11:49,160 Speaker 1: involving his chest. He goes to the hospital justin Herbert 1447 01:11:49,200 --> 01:11:51,920 Speaker 1: gets his first start, plays well in a loss to 1448 01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:54,840 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and then it came out was reported, uh 1449 01:11:54,880 --> 01:11:59,879 Speaker 1: this week that there was some medical uh failures involved 1450 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:03,519 Speaker 1: an injection that led to a collapsed lung, which is 1451 01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:06,360 Speaker 1: just how can that happen? And and it gives a 1452 01:12:06,400 --> 01:12:10,040 Speaker 1: little bit more Uh, Mark, greg you were talking about 1453 01:12:10,080 --> 01:12:12,400 Speaker 1: it earlier this week on the podcast, trying to piece 1454 01:12:12,439 --> 01:12:15,479 Speaker 1: together what what is actually going on with this team 1455 01:12:15,479 --> 01:12:19,200 Speaker 1: and Anthony Lynn's thought process about saying Tyrod's our starter 1456 01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:21,759 Speaker 1: when he's healthy, it makes a little more sense. Leafly 1457 01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:24,200 Speaker 1: changes that. It completely changes that, and like and I 1458 01:12:24,240 --> 01:12:26,680 Speaker 1: and I gave the pep talk that Anthony Lynn need 1459 01:12:26,760 --> 01:12:30,160 Speaker 1: to be forward thinking and start Herbert, but we found 1460 01:12:30,160 --> 01:12:31,960 Speaker 1: all this out after and I think that it just 1461 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:34,800 Speaker 1: shows that Anthony Lynn is probably someone that's going to 1462 01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:36,880 Speaker 1: protect and care about his players as much as anyone 1463 01:12:36,880 --> 01:12:38,840 Speaker 1: in the league. I would not have wanted to be 1464 01:12:39,160 --> 01:12:41,920 Speaker 1: the team doctor. Uh that's already dealt with a lot 1465 01:12:42,160 --> 01:12:44,200 Speaker 1: um with this team to begin with. Had to walk 1466 01:12:44,320 --> 01:12:47,240 Speaker 1: up to Anthony Lynn, you know, five minutes before kickoff 1467 01:12:47,240 --> 01:12:49,360 Speaker 1: and say, I just want to let you know, not 1468 01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:52,680 Speaker 1: quite easy to describe this, but I've just punctured the 1469 01:12:52,760 --> 01:12:56,160 Speaker 1: lung of our starting quarterback with an ill advised needle 1470 01:12:56,400 --> 01:13:01,639 Speaker 1: um entry for hiring. So you get for hiring Dr 1471 01:13:01,760 --> 01:13:05,400 Speaker 1: Leo Spaemen as your team doctor. I mean he's got 1472 01:13:05,400 --> 01:13:07,720 Speaker 1: to show up to work to you know every day too. 1473 01:13:07,760 --> 01:13:11,240 Speaker 1: He's still there at where I I appreciated Lynn actually saying, 1474 01:13:11,320 --> 01:13:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, you know, he didn't appreciate all the piling 1475 01:13:14,200 --> 01:13:16,040 Speaker 1: on on the doctor too, because this gout. You know, 1476 01:13:16,200 --> 01:13:17,840 Speaker 1: that's the last thing he wants to do. It was 1477 01:13:17,880 --> 01:13:21,479 Speaker 1: a mistake that happened. That is almost unprecedented. Someone found 1478 01:13:21,800 --> 01:13:25,320 Speaker 1: a similar situation with Jerome Bettis about a decade ago 1479 01:13:25,439 --> 01:13:29,120 Speaker 1: for a playoff game. Um, but it's gonna change Tyrode's 1480 01:13:29,160 --> 01:13:32,240 Speaker 1: career and they might get sued the Chargers for it, 1481 01:13:32,360 --> 01:13:36,160 Speaker 1: and you know the money could be involved. But for now, 1482 01:13:36,280 --> 01:13:40,439 Speaker 1: justin Herbert steps into an unbelievable matchup for for his 1483 01:13:40,520 --> 01:13:43,960 Speaker 1: first start that he knows about going into the whole 1484 01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:46,880 Speaker 1: week because the Panthers I have. The craziest that I've 1485 01:13:46,920 --> 01:13:51,080 Speaker 1: seen in this entire NFL season is that the Panthers 1486 01:13:51,720 --> 01:13:55,200 Speaker 1: almost have a Gholston through two weeks. That's that's our 1487 01:13:55,240 --> 01:13:57,439 Speaker 1: old word for not having a QB hit or a 1488 01:13:57,520 --> 01:13:59,680 Speaker 1: sack in a game. They have one QB hit. But 1489 01:13:59,680 --> 01:14:01,920 Speaker 1: the that's not even the craziest That the craziest stat 1490 01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:05,240 Speaker 1: is according to Pro Football Reference, they have a total 1491 01:14:05,280 --> 01:14:09,479 Speaker 1: of three pressures in two games this season. I mean, 1492 01:14:09,479 --> 01:14:11,920 Speaker 1: that's on, but that is unbelievable. To put it in 1493 01:14:12,000 --> 01:14:18,200 Speaker 1: perspective that the Steelers have over seventy. Wow, so it's 1494 01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:20,920 Speaker 1: like this is a great matchup to just run the 1495 01:14:20,960 --> 01:14:23,200 Speaker 1: ball and do whatever you want and be hanging out 1496 01:14:23,240 --> 01:14:26,120 Speaker 1: back there and throwing passes. The Panthers defense is rough 1497 01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:29,640 Speaker 1: right goodness, And now no Christian McCaffrey. He's got a 1498 01:14:29,720 --> 01:14:33,320 Speaker 1: high ankle sprain and it's a four to six week timetable. 1499 01:14:33,400 --> 01:14:37,000 Speaker 1: He says he can accelerate that timetable, but we'll see, 1500 01:14:37,160 --> 01:14:39,840 Speaker 1: certainly not going to play in this game. I mean this, 1501 01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:42,920 Speaker 1: Matt Rules in a very, very tough spot to start 1502 01:14:42,960 --> 01:14:45,680 Speaker 1: his career. He is I would say the couple of 1503 01:14:45,680 --> 01:14:47,639 Speaker 1: positives for the Panthers though I thought that I think 1504 01:14:47,680 --> 01:14:50,479 Speaker 1: that Robby Anderson has fit in really well with them. 1505 01:14:50,720 --> 01:14:53,800 Speaker 1: Um d J. Moore is they didn't you know that 1506 01:14:53,840 --> 01:14:57,240 Speaker 1: you're losing Christian McCaffrey. That is an absolute killer. Uh. 1507 01:14:57,840 --> 01:14:59,519 Speaker 1: You know they talked about the Panthers as a one 1508 01:14:59,520 --> 01:15:01,439 Speaker 1: in fifteen team. I don't think that's who they are, 1509 01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:04,439 Speaker 1: but it is. It is a problem when your first 1510 01:15:04,479 --> 01:15:07,599 Speaker 1: round pick on defense, Um has not played well. Kan 1511 01:15:07,680 --> 01:15:10,479 Speaker 1: Short has not been himself. I mean, their whole crew. 1512 01:15:11,280 --> 01:15:14,840 Speaker 1: They need to start back the right. He's still iffy 1513 01:15:14,920 --> 01:15:17,880 Speaker 1: and it's like, you their their whole defense is essentially 1514 01:15:18,360 --> 01:15:20,680 Speaker 1: dudes that were in college a year ago. And sometimes 1515 01:15:20,720 --> 01:15:23,320 Speaker 1: that can create these wonderful stories where it's like, wow, 1516 01:15:23,360 --> 01:15:25,080 Speaker 1: it works and we should all do that. It's like, 1517 01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:27,639 Speaker 1: or you get this and they're getting this and that's 1518 01:15:28,160 --> 01:15:30,720 Speaker 1: why they're giving up thirty points a week. Yeah, this 1519 01:15:30,800 --> 01:15:33,320 Speaker 1: always felt like when Rule took the job, with everything 1520 01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:37,040 Speaker 1: that was going on to developmental year for them, and uh, 1521 01:15:37,200 --> 01:15:41,360 Speaker 1: so far it's heading down that road. All right. That's 1522 01:15:41,400 --> 01:15:48,120 Speaker 1: every game that will be played Sunday and Monday, including 1523 01:15:48,160 --> 01:15:54,439 Speaker 1: that Monday Night football Ravens Chiefs My goodness, Brian Greasy 1524 01:15:54,560 --> 01:15:58,960 Speaker 1: be ready, all right? Dan has a signing up or 1525 01:15:59,360 --> 01:16:05,040 Speaker 1: Quide still him the old boss Ricky Hollywood in West 1526 01:16:05,040 --> 01:16:42,599 Speaker 1: Hollywood until Sunday