1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is a 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: straight fire fan? It's mean Jason McIntyre. Straight fire for Monday, 3 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: September and incredible Sunday of football. I know you watched it. 4 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Rob g got off his trip from Hawaii just in 5 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: time to see his Raiders fall to oh and three, 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: the only winless team in the league. But it was 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: a It was a hell of a Sunday Saturday. College 8 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: football was actually kind of good. Not good for the 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: bank roll, they're rough picks, but Sunday was awesome in 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. I just an outstanding day. I don't know 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: about you guys, but you know, when you sit around 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: and watch football for going on about eight or nine 13 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: hours on Sundays, it's good to get out of the 14 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: house and do something in the morning, something active. So 15 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: I would and go went and played volleyball with some buddies. 16 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: Great workout, get home, shower at the computer, just in 17 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: time to lock in for the Jets to get their 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: butts kicked. Um, no surprise there. Looks like the Joe 19 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: Flacco return is over. Zach Wilson slated to return next 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: week against Pittsburgh, but I think we gotta start the 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 1: podcast not bashing the Raiders. I thought about bashing Russell 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: Wilson and the unwatchable Denver Broncos, but I think we'll 23 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: get to the a f C West shortly. I I 24 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 1: cannot recall a time a Sunday in the last three 25 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: years where we saw Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs loose, 26 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and the Bills lose, and Tom Brady in 27 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: the books go down. Now, Tom Brady went down at home, 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: the Bills lost in Miami. We'll get to that. The 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: Chief's loss really stuck in me because I had in survivor, 30 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, the big survivor pool that I'm in. I 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: had Vikings and Chiefs, and there was like an eight 32 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: minute span where I was like, well, I'm losing both 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: of them. It was a late switch for me. Cincinnati 34 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: to kse foolish maneuver, Bengals rolled by Jets, but Kansas 35 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: City should have won that game. And I don't know 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: if you guys saw it. Patrick Mahomes got into a 37 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: little tiff, uh disagreement, shall we say, with Eric b 38 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: Enemy at the end of the first half, and then 39 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs kind of looked inept in the second half. 40 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: It was just a weird showing. Indianapolis had no business 41 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: winning that game. Kansas City was awful on special teams. 42 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: They called one of the worst fake field goals I've 43 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: seen in a couple of years, when it's like, why 44 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: are you doing a fake field goal when you could just, 45 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: I don't know, have Pat Mahomes running play. And then 46 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: they missed a field goal. You know, they lost their 47 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: kicker to injury, and the Colts averaged three point eight 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: yards per play. They could not move the football. Casey 49 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: drove into the red zone three times and got three points. Like, 50 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 1: that's just unacceptable and what kills me about this game? 51 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: And I'm opening with the Chiefs also because it was 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: it was my only loss in the UH four million 53 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: dollar gambling contest. To four and one, up to ten 54 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: and five, very excited, but the awful whistle on Chris Jones. 55 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: So Matt Ryan drops back to pass Chris Jones saxon. 56 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: It was third and seven. It's like a minus ten yards. 57 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: As they're getting up, Chris Jones and Matt Ryan are 58 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: talking trash, you see there right in each other's face, 59 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: is saying stuff. Rev throws the whistle, Uh throws the 60 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: flag blows the whistle unsportsmen like on Chris Jones fifteen 61 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: yards and it's just like, are you kidding me? No pushing, 62 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: no touching Andy Andy Reeve was not happy. Ah. He said, 63 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: it looked like two guys talking to each other. I 64 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: guess my best advice is don't talk. And he was stern. 65 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: He was not happy. And of course the Colts go 66 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: down score the game when he touched down like eight 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: plays later, and it was like they did not deserve that. 68 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are still good, but you could see, like, 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean, really, seventeen points against the Colts defense. It's 70 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: not good. That got run over by Jacksonville. And we 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: will talk about Jacksonville. But when you watch that, the 72 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs lose. And then at the same time, the Buffalo Bills, 73 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: who are an offensive jugger not and love to blow 74 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: teams out any time they get in a close game. 75 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: It's like McDermott is rattled and doesn't know what to do. Rob. 76 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw this. Buffalo ran ninety 77 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: plays in the heat. Miami ran thirty nine. Buffalo at 78 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: four seven yards. They moved up and down the field 79 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: and they just could not convert Josh Allen through sixty 80 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: three passes, most of anybody this season. The Bills can't 81 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: run the football. Josh Allen's doing everything. He took so 82 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: many hits in that Miami game. At the end of 83 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: the game. I don't know if you guys saw this, 84 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: but him and two a kind of hugged, and you know, 85 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: too is looking fresh. You know, he did take a 86 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: knock and it looked like a concussion that he came back, 87 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: which was a little puzzling, but Josh Allen looked straight 88 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: up gassed. He was like leaning onto and of course 89 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,559 Speaker 1: he's like six five and towers over him. But Josh 90 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: Allen looked as spent as I've seen a quarterback this season. 91 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 1: He was exhausted. And you know what, Miami basically did nothing. 92 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: They had two drives in the entire game that were 93 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: more than twenty five yards and Miami still got the win. 94 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: It was a weird Sunday one that you can't draw 95 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: all these sweeping conclusions. I know we love overreaction Monday, 96 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: but there will be no sweep of conclusions here. It's 97 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: obvious the Buffalo Bills close games. It was their kryptonite 98 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: last year, and here they are in one close game 99 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: this year. They can't execute in the red zone. Josh 100 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: Allen misses the fourth down pass, they get that gift 101 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: butt punt where Miami, pointing out of its own end zone, 102 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: punts it off there snappers or blockers, but and it's 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: a safety crazy play. Mark Sanchez had a funny tweet 104 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: about it. Um and they still can't deliver. On the 105 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: final drive, Mackenzie Um gets tackled and they couldn't get 106 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: the playoff. I have a rant about that, but I 107 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: don't think Rob will let me fire it because I 108 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: think there was a third big story with the Bills 109 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: going down and the Chiefs going down, and I think 110 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and Tampa losing. We're starting to understand some 111 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: things about teams, guys, and I think I know Rob 112 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: has a big hot take on the Tampa Bay Bucks, 113 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: but right now they are so injured that they just 114 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: can't play offensive football. They cannot move the football. They 115 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: are beyond and that they have three offensive touchdowns in 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: three games. That's it now. The Packers defense is real 117 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: good and the Bucks defense is excellent, and this was 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: an unwatchable game, like two of the best games of 119 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: the day. Should have been classics Packers, Bucks, Niners, Broncos, 120 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: and they were borderline unwatchable. Like Falcon Seahawks was way 121 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: better than both those games. Now, I as you guys 122 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: told you guys on cow he Joy had my biggest 123 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: bet of the season so far. I said it on 124 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: the podcast Friday on the Falcons they get the dub 125 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 1: on the road. Thank you Marcus Mariota. That game was fun, 126 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: But in terms of like narrative and discussion at what 127 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: people care about, I don't think people care that much 128 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: about that. I think Tom Brady throwing to a guy 129 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: they got off the street literally five days ago, in 130 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, and he didn't just target him once like 131 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: for four targets for cold Beasley. I mean the guy 132 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: was on his sofa ten days ago, you know, and 133 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: now he's catching passes from Tom Brady uh in a 134 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: loss to the Packers. And I don't want to like 135 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: go overboard on Tampa. I still think they're good. But 136 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: my takeaway, and again it's just three weeks at this juncture, 137 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: and you're gonna laugh because you're gonna say, oh, Jason, 138 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: come on the playoff game last year. I think the 139 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: Eagles are the number one team in the NFC right now. 140 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: Every game that's been a challenge for them. I know 141 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: they didn't put away Detroit in the opener, but game 142 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: two Minnesota, Minnesota was supposed to be good. Minnesota looked good, 143 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: taken down Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in the opener, 144 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: and they throttle Kirk Cousins. So then they come out, oh, well, 145 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: it's a short week, it's a rivalry game against Washington. 146 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: It's Carson went through a re return game in Washington 147 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: can score and Washington did nothing. It was two to 148 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: two late into the fourth quarter. Philadelphia is very real, guys. 149 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: This team looks super good. I did hype them up. 150 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: I said there's potential for them to be the number 151 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: one seed. They had nine sacks of Carson Wentz and 152 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: a crazy stat I saw somewhere seven of them. We're 153 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: just rushing for no blitz at all. I think that 154 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: tells you that why she did offensive line. It's got 155 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: it bad. But I mean Washington can't do anything right. 156 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: Um McLaurin had a good game, but John Dotson totally 157 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: locked down. And and again we've seen a J. Smith. 158 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm sorry night, a J. Smith, A J. Brown go off. 159 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: We've seen Jalen Hurts go off. This was a DeVante 160 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: Smith game. Eight catches, buck sixty nine and a touchdown, 161 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: twelve targets. They can beat you so many ways, and 162 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: I know Hurt. It's gonna come down to Hurts. Can 163 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: he make plays against a good defense? When? When when 164 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: it gets to the playoffs. And actually, this week, Rob 165 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: g is gonna be a very tough one for the 166 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: Eagles as they will be playing the Jacksonville Jaguars, the 167 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: upstart Jacks who we love now. I did love them 168 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: more last year and Urban Meyers screwed me. I liked 169 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: him this year. I didn't know they would be able 170 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: going to go into so far and beat the hell 171 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: out of the Chargers. But my big takeaway three weeks in, 172 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: I think the Eagles real deal number one team in 173 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: the NFC, not just because of their record, but the 174 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: defense is incredible, the offensive line is healthy. They can 175 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: beat you so many ways, and right now a f 176 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: C I've got some questions, guys, Rob, starting with your Raiders, 177 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: who are the only winless team in the league. And 178 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: I think I've said that now three times. Right, Yeah, 179 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: it's kind of a dick move. By you, Jason, to 180 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: keep bringing that up. Yeah, man, I mean as look, 181 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: I will take some solace in saying that once the 182 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels hire was made, I was vehemently against it. 183 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: I said that I did not like the higher I 184 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: We talked many times on this podcast about the Belichick 185 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: coaching tree producing nothing but poisonous apples. And not only 186 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: did they go to that tree again, they went to 187 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: the guy who was fired from his previous job for cheating, 188 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: so he couldn't even do that, right, I mean, are 189 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: you gonna are you gonna reference the owner calling Josh 190 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: McDaniels into a glass office after the game and chewing 191 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 1: him out, allegedly chewing I mean, it's kind of a 192 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 1: power move, you think about it, because it's a glass 193 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: office where people can see inside, and you know that 194 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: it's a private meeting, so you know, it wasn't even 195 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: in a side office. It was one that people could 196 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: see that it was a private meeting. So let's kind 197 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: of it. McDaniels came to the press conference and he 198 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: looked a little like he got chewed out. You know, 199 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: he looked like a kid who got reamed out by 200 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: a teacher, and was a little a little embarrassed. I mean, 201 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: listen that defense. Rob Ryan Tannehill could not move the 202 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: football the first two weeks, could not. They shredded the defense. 203 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: There was guys running wide open all over the place, 204 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: guys have never heard of because I don't really pay 205 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: attention much to Tennessee. But you had to be pulling 206 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: your hair out watching them just give up these chunk plays. 207 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it wasn't just the kid Burks, the rookie. 208 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: They've got these receivers who, Honestly, I don't know these dudes. 209 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: I'm looking, I'm looking at the box score. Uh, Jeff Swain, Uh, 210 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry had a couple of big plays. Robert Woods, 211 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: nice to see him. Uh, Nick Westbrook, Ikaheeny, I don't 212 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 1: even know who that is. Rob. It was just you 213 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: gotta be kind of crushed right now. Yeah. I mean, 214 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: I will say this about the defense. The defense was 215 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: horrible in the first half on Sunday. But what they 216 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: have done in each of the last three games, even 217 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: though they've all been losses, is they've had one absolutely 218 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 1: dominant defensive half in each game. It was the second 219 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: half against the Chargers, the first half against the Cardinals 220 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: and the second half here against the Titans. The problem 221 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: is those other opposite halves in each game, they got 222 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: shredded in each one, and that to me points to coaching. 223 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: One thing is clear with Josh McDaniels. You just watched 224 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: by the body language of the players, he does not 225 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: inspire any kind of confidence whatsoever on that roster. Darren 226 00:11:55,040 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: Waller dropped two touchdowns on site, just flat out dropped him, 227 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: and he didn't look like he was playing hard, to 228 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: be honest with you, for most of the game. Davante Adams, 229 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: who is a quiet guy. You know generally he's a 230 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: he's a quiet guy. You don't He didn't talk a lot, 231 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: doesn't kind of listen his game do the talking. I 232 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: don't know how many times that they showed him on 233 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: the Fox broadcast where he just looked visibly frustrate. He's 234 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: yanking at his his chinche trap because their game plan, 235 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: despite having the best wide receiver in the game, one 236 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: of the most athletic tight ends a massive size mismatch 237 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: on the opposite with Mac Collins, who had a big game. 238 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: They were refusing two stretch the field in any kind 239 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: of way. It was nothing but short passes and the 240 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: running game was working, and they would decide not to 241 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: go to it. They and then and then the other 242 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: thing that people don't even talk about. I didn't talk 243 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:49,599 Speaker 1: about it last because I wasn't here, you know, I 244 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: was on vacation. Derek Carr said in a media availability 245 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: about a week ago that Josh McDaniels not want him 246 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: audibling out of plays. He said, Hey, I draw the 247 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: play up. It's up to you to read it the 248 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: way it's supposed to be done. Here's your first read, 249 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: secondary third read. Run it that way. And after the 250 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: first game, when you know the offensive line which got 251 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: blown up by Boast then Magnumber. That week one, they 252 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: asked Derek Carver, here, are you're gonna start scrabbling a 253 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: little bit more, you know, get out of traffic, get 254 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: you know, what can you do to avoid the pass rush? 255 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: And he says, and Josh McDaniel confirms in his own availability, Well, 256 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: Josh doesn't really want me to escape the pocket. He 257 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: wants me to win from the pocket. So it's not 258 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: so much that number one, he is an inspired confidence, 259 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: but number two, he has this thing about him where 260 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't just want to win Josh McDaniels. He wants 261 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: to win his way, and that is so frustrating to 262 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: watch because there's so many things that you can see, 263 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: even though we're not former NFL players or coaches, gams, whatever, 264 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: But you and I watched enough football talk to the 265 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: people who were kind of we know went a little 266 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: bit and it's like, Hey, when you run the ball, 267 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: you're getting fouror five years to carry, why do you 268 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: do that more often? Hey, you have the best wide 269 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: receiver in football. Why don't you scheme something to get 270 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: him the ball? No, I want to do it this way. 271 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: And it's just by the way. Did you notice, like 272 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: the end of the game, they didn't even he wasn't 273 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: even looking Davante Adams way. It was all mc collins, 274 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: who I'm not that familiar with. I bet he's rostered 275 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: in like one percent of league's in fantasy. Um. I 276 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: mean he did catch a fourth and fifteen bomb to 277 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: extend the game and then caught the touchdown pass. I mean, 278 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: he looked like Randy Moss on the on the touchdown reception, 279 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: but then they couldn't get the two pointer. Fox Sports 280 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 281 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 282 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 283 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. I'll say this, they've lost 284 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: three games by a combined five, then six and two. Okay, 285 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: eventually they're gonna win some of these close games. UM, 286 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: And the better news Rob is despite the loss, the 287 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: Chiefs go down, the Chargers get smacked, and Denver looks 288 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: totally unimpressive, So they haven't totally lost. It's not like 289 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: the season's over at oh and three and we know 290 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: wild Card eventually, you know the tables will turn. But 291 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, Rob up next Denver followed by the Chiefs, 292 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs game is in Kansas City at night, 293 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: which Mahomes is basically indestructible. I would say in terms 294 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: of must win, they have to beat Denver at home 295 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And I think you and I have pretty 296 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: much closely watched Denver's first three games. I loved Russell Wilson, 297 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: I love the move, but with as bad as the 298 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: Chargers have been, and I think Brandon Staley is probably 299 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: closer to the hot seat than he even thinks he is. 300 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: I mean, he's throwing out his quarterback on broken cartilage 301 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: in his ribs and the guy through like forty five 302 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: passes and was still in the game, down like twenty 303 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: eight points with like eight minutes left and throwing and 304 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: taking it like the Staley want to fired because honestly, 305 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: if they missed the playoffs, he's gone. There's no way 306 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: they're keeping him for a third year, not with this 307 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: quarterback and now with this roster. So a f C West, 308 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: which was supposed to be the greatest division basically ever 309 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: when you got Mahomes Hall of Famer, Russell Wilson Hall 310 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: of Famer, Yes he is, don't deny it. Justin Herbert incredible, 311 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: Derek Carr very very good. Like three of the four 312 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: lost and the Raiders are owing three. But they're not 313 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: by any stretch out of it. They just have to 314 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: absolutely beat the Broncos next week. Now the division next week. Also, 315 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs played Tom Brady in what obviously will be 316 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: one of the best games of the week. Um, Chief's 317 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: should have success against that defense if their offense is 318 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: any good, right, Andy Reid, this is gonna be the matchup, right. 319 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: I mean that Tampa front is has been dominant. I 320 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: can't Green Bay could not run the football. And next 321 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: thing I look up in Aaron Rodgers shredding the secondary, 322 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: Alan Lazard at a nice game Hen Mahomes with Juju 323 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster and Mikole Hardman and these guys can they 324 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: if they beat Brady and go three and one and 325 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: say the Raiders win and you know Broncos losing. The 326 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: Chargers don't have an easy one. This ANFC West was 327 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: they were supposed to be like, oh, three teams over 328 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: Chargers go to Houston. There's six and a half point favorites. 329 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: I tweeted this out. I've already bet two games this week. 330 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: Jacksonville getting six and I'm sorry not Jacksonville Houston getting 331 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: six and a half against the Chargers is one of them. Okay, 332 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: the Chargers injuries, now this is more good news if 333 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: you're not a Chargers fan. So I made a list 334 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: of the guys that are injured for the Chargers. First 335 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: of all, they did not have their top receiver Keenan Allen. 336 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: They did not have their starting center, Corey Linsley, and 337 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: they did not have their expensive cornerback J C. Jackson, 338 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: who's one of the top guys in the league at 339 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: his position. Then they lose Bosa in the first half. 340 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: They lose Slater to injury, and then their best runs 341 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: to upping linebacker Kenneth Murray. He also got hurt. And oh, 342 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: by the way, your quarterback has broken rib cartilage. You're 343 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: telling me if they go to Houston with all some 344 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: of are all of these guys out, I don't care 345 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: how good Justin Herbert is. He ain't beaten in the Texans. 346 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: And by the way, Davis Mills bad on the road, 347 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: as we saw, thank you losing to Chicago. Thank you 348 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: for that bad interception with like a minute left in 349 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: a tie game and deep in your own ending. It 350 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: was tipped, but ro Kuan Samith came up with a 351 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: pick and the Bears beat the Texas. Davis Mills historically 352 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: has been awful on the road and good at home. 353 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: And I will never forget. I'll be on my deathbed 354 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: and you can ask me NFL questions and I'll be like, oh, yeah, 355 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: I was almost a winner in that survivor pool. And 356 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: I had the Chargers in two thousand and twenty one 357 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: and they lost to the Texans. They got embarrassed by 358 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: the Texans and lost by twenty And I can see 359 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: the Texans being a problem in this game. And Brandon Staley, Dude, 360 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: this is a huge I I think you look around 361 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: the league, listen, there's a lot of pressure on some teams. 362 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody has more pressure Rob than 363 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: Brandon's dalley this week for the Chargers, you cannot lose 364 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: this game to Houston and fall to one in three. 365 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 1: You just can't. Absolutely And and you know, I know 366 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: a few people around the Chargers because they're based in 367 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, so it just happens that way. I've heard 368 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: from multiple people around the team who have said, if 369 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: they don't make the playoffs to your point this season, 370 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: he's gone immediately. Because this is supposed to be the 371 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,479 Speaker 1: best team that they're going to have for the foreseeable future. 372 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: It's a perfect storm where you have the quarterback on 373 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 1: the rookie deal where you can afford to pay everybody 374 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: else because eventually Herbert's extension is gonna have to come in. 375 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: It's gonna bit an obscene amount of money. I'm assuming 376 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a fully guaranteed type deal. Whenever it's 377 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: it turned to get paid, you're not gonna be able 378 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: to have a Keenan allen An Mike Williams level wide receivers. 379 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: You're not gonna be able to have a Khalil Mack 380 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: and a Joey Boast. It's gonna be like one or 381 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,199 Speaker 1: the other on each side of the ball. So to 382 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: your point, absolutely, this is definitely a must win for 383 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: the Chargers and the Chargers for whatever reason. And this 384 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: isn't even a Brandon Staley thing. It's kind of just 385 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: the Chargers thing. They can look like the best team 386 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: in football, are one of the best teams in football 387 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: one week, and look like one of the worst the 388 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: next week. And I don't understand how that's possible when 389 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: you have a roster that loaded with talent. Maybe it's 390 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: the injuries, maybe it's bad luck, whatever it is, but 391 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: I don't understand that team. Like that's just what I 392 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: don't get. You know that there there's good teams and 393 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 1: there's bad teams, and you're okay, I can tell you 394 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: why this team is bad. I have the Raiders. Offensive 395 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 1: line is not great, the coach is not good. You know, 396 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo has got an office, an awesome quarterback, and there 397 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: the defense is really solid. So I understand where they're good. 398 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: I don't understand the Chargers. I don't know what other 399 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: than Justin Herbert, I don't I don't know what. I 400 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: don't know what they are. That's that's the thing that 401 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: I've tried to drill home to my kids. You're not 402 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: good until you're consistent. And I would, I mean, same 403 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: thing applies to me in this podcast. I wasn't good 404 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,479 Speaker 1: at the Daily podcast when we started this what three 405 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: years ago? And I got into a consistent is it 406 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 1: three years? Year? Yeah? Third year? Yeah. Once you get 407 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 1: into a groove and a rhythm and start to understanding 408 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: what works and what doesn't find in your voice, it 409 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: just takes a while. And I think this applies to 410 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: not only Brandon's Daily and the Chargers, but Russell Wilson 411 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: and the Broncos. Like they got no preseason action. They 412 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: had a new head coach, new defensive coordinator, new offensive coordinator, 413 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: new quarterback, nobody else was dealing with all that, and 414 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: then and they just they can't do anything offensively. They're unwatchable. 415 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. You know, they were missing um Donovan Smith. 416 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: They were down I think three receivers and still Tom 417 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: Brady's got them in the mix, like they're gonna be 418 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: super dangerous down the road once everybody's healthy. Now, if 419 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: they were able to somehow convinced Gronk to come back, 420 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,959 Speaker 1: then it's like, okay, I can see, you know, Tampa 421 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: best in the NFC. But um, I'm still for now 422 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: sticking with Eagles a top. Now, two other teams that 423 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,679 Speaker 1: we need to drill down on briefly robed is this 424 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: Mac Jones high ankle sprain. Um for the Patriots. It 425 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: sounds like that can be a two to four week injury, 426 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: maybe longer. Brian Hoyer is the backup. Again, this is 427 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: all fresh. It just happened yesterday. You you look at 428 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: stuff like the Patriots in the first two three weeks, 429 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: the defense un characteristically getting torched. Um like Lamar Jackson 430 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: was incredible. Now, Lamar Jackson looks like an m VP candidate, 431 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: but I saw a stat that they blitzed him on 432 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: his dropbacks last year. The kryptonite on Lamar was how 433 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: you gotta go with zero blitz Remember Miami put the 434 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: blueprint out there. He can't read defenses. One of the 435 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: knocks on him coming up in the draft. Oh he kid, 436 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: he's not good at the white board. You know, you 437 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: know all that nonsense. So they tried to blitz Lamar Jackson. 438 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: The Patriots did, and he threw three touchdowns against the Blitz. 439 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: Remember last week, the Miami Dolphins tried the exact same 440 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: thing against Lamar and he threw four touchdowns against the Blitz. 441 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: According to one of these advanced stats websites, Lamar Jackson 442 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: is the best quarterback against the Blitz through three weeks 443 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: this season. So Rob, I know the Ravens are only 444 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: two in one, but Lamar looks like an MVP candidate. 445 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: The Ravens has scored the most points in the NFL, 446 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson's what's the line from the wire? The 447 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: price today? Is it what it was yesterday? Is that 448 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: what it was? Yeah? Something like today's yesterday's price is 449 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: not today's price something. Yes, yes, yes, Lamar's price is 450 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: going up, But I don't care what the Ravens say. 451 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: Like he looks in he's winning from the pocket. Oh, 452 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 1: by the way, also had a hundred yards rushing again. 453 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: You know he's just like, Okay, I'm gonna drop back 454 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 1: and carve you up. And and we can knock Rashad 455 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: Bateman for dropping a touchdown. I know, I know you 456 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: guys saw that. Um he's throwing a Rashad Bateman. I 457 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: know Mark Andrews is a really, really good tight end, 458 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: but imagine if the Ravens got him a weapon the 459 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: way Jalen Hurts got Brown or two got Tyreek Hill. 460 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: You know, can you imagine Lamoire's right now? I don't know. 461 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: I mean again, it's early three weeks. We're not even 462 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: at the quarter mark. Can you have a quarter mark 463 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: in a seventeen game season? I guess technically not. But 464 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: Lamar to me looks like an m VP candidate And 465 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: next week Lamar Josh Allen. I think that's one of 466 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 1: the best games of the week. Week four is incredible. 467 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: There is a game in London. I believe it is 468 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: involved as Saints, who had a couple of injuries of 469 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: their own in what was a bad loss. Do you 470 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: lose it for good Baker Mayfield and the Panthers? But 471 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: um so, Rob, I know we don't need to go 472 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 1: through every game, but is there any others that you 473 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: think we need to talk about any other massive storylines? 474 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: I think this Mac Jones injury. Ultimately, I think we 475 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 1: start to talk about you know, what does Bill Belichick 476 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: want to do with the rest of his with the 477 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: rest of his career. Seriously, Uh, they made the playoffs 478 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: last year and lost by a million in the first round. 479 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: They're not a playoff team this year. They do not 480 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: have the defense. I mean they they squeaked by Pittsburgh, 481 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: they lose to Miami, they lose to Baltimore. Now they 482 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 1: lose their quarterback, Brian Hoyer and getting you guys home, 483 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, And now you start looking at Belichick going on, 484 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: what what year is this without Brady? He had Cam 485 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: Newton for a year, he had three Jones and now 486 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: he's got Mac Jones again. And now I believe he's 487 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: eighteen and twenty or nineteen and twenty in the games 488 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: without Tom Brady. And I think I asked the question 489 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Clark talked to about it here on the podcast 490 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: over under playoff wins for Belichick the rest of his career, 491 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: and I said one and a half. I think you 492 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: gotta smash the under honestly, Like, this is not a 493 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: playoff team in the a f C. He's lost his quarterback. 494 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 1: What's Belichick hanging around for I just don't get it, Robbed, 495 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: I don't understand what Belichick is doing. It just doesn't 496 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: make sense to me, just sticking around here for a 497 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: bad team. Just go enjoy retirement, man um any other 498 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: big storylines. Underdogs were barking again, rob nine four and 499 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: one against spread. Last week they were nine three and one. Well, 500 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to, you know, step all 501 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 1: over the rest of the week's podcast, but one underdog. 502 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: I'm already looking ahead to week four. And this goes 503 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,239 Speaker 1: to my bigger takeaway overall from week three here the 504 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: Buccaneers plus two and a half on Sunday Sunday Night 505 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: Football against Patrick when I was in the Chiefs. I 506 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: like the Bucks in that one outright. And this goes 507 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: to my bigger point. I think you mentioned it briefly. 508 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: These Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I know that they are inept offensively, 509 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 1: they look terrible. They to me, are going to win 510 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 1: the NFC. I'm going out on a limb right now. 511 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: Even though my Super Bowl pick was my Super Bowl 512 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: pick was Chiefs package for the scenes started, I'm pivoting 513 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: week three, you know, heading into week four, Tom Brady's 514 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: gonna be back there again because that defense is elite 515 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: against Say what you want about the offense, it's been bad, 516 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: only seventeen points a game. The defense is giving up 517 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: nine points a game through three weeks. Well, they fold 518 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: on who they face. Jamis Winston in week two, Dak 519 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: Prescots in Week three, and Dak Prescott. Yeah, so, I mean, 520 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: I don't think those are three great offenses this season. 521 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: But that's fine. Look, they've given up three touched hounds 522 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: in three games and they've scored one of their own. Okay, 523 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: they've forced eight turnovers. They're they're giving up about thirty 524 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: conversion rate on third down. This defense is elite. Okay, 525 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: they're They're going to be in a lot of low 526 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: scoring games, which is why I think, you know, even 527 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: this Sunday, everyone's gonna be so excited about the cheese 528 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: because they love Pat Mahomes and he's great, but they 529 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: have not been good great offensively, They've been good, They've 530 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: not been great offensively since Week one against the Cardinals. 531 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: The Chargers slowed them down. The Colts slowed them down. 532 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: This Tampa Bay defense will slow them down again, and 533 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: they I think they will well relative to what you 534 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: consider slowing down. Pat Mahomes. Right, But again, I think 535 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: this defense is legit. It's going to carry the day 536 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: for at least the first half of the season. Mike 537 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: Evans away back next week from the suspension, Chris god 538 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: who will eventually be back in a couple of weeks. 539 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: I think the offensive line will gael because it is 540 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: a lot of replacement parts. And we saw Russell Gage 541 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: step up, we saw Paramount step up in the last 542 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: few weeks. Someone is gonna step up as that third 543 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: receiving option. And you're gonna find yourself in December saying, 544 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: holy sh it, I don't want to play the Tampaway 545 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: Buccaneers in the playoffs because that defense is gonna it's 546 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: gonna be really stifling, and Tom Brady is gonna have 547 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: his full arsenal of weapons. The offense is gonna be 548 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: clicking just enough to where I think they're going to 549 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: be the most dangerous out in the postseason in either conference. 550 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: That's why I'm picking them to be back in the 551 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. So next week ten am, before we get 552 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: to the best bet for Bundon and football, next week 553 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: ten am, Jacksonville, UH Philly, ten am, uh West Coast Time. 554 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: That's a really good game, right um. Then you've got 555 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo Baltimore also at ten AM, so Red Zone is 556 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: gonna be popping in the afternoon. Only three games. One 557 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,479 Speaker 1: of them is your Raiders, the other is Aaron Rodgers 558 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: versus Brian Hoyer. That game suddenly becomes crap, and then 559 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: Arizona at Carolina. Not exactly incredible football. All right, Let's 560 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: get to the best bet. 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Given the Chargers injuries, I 571 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: don't think any they're in shape to be six and 572 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,959 Speaker 1: a half win favorites over anybody. The other one is 573 00:30:53,160 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: the Thursday night football game. It is Miami traveling to Cincinnati, 574 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: need to play the Bengals. The Bengals were two and 575 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: a half last night, and I took them. And it's 576 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: pretty basic here. When you looked at that Bill's Dolphins game, 577 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: the Bills offense ran ninety plays. Miami's defense was exhausted 578 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: from being on the field. They were drained. Let's be real, 579 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: they got dragged up down the field by Josh Allen. 580 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: They were on the field for nine d plays. They 581 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: got basically shredded. And now they have to face the 582 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: Bengals offense, which I don't want to say the Bengals 583 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: figured things out against the Jets, but the Bengals very 584 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: clearly said we're not going to try to force this 585 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: run stuff. We're gonna play to our strengths. And it 586 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: was the Joe Burrow Show. And Tee Higgins had a 587 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: big game. I know he got a concussion. I think 588 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: it's his second of the season already. He did recover. 589 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: Um Tyler Boyd had a nice game, but again the 590 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: Jet safety stink. Miami does have some injuries that are 591 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: worth monitoring. And I think Trey Hendrickson can can have 592 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: some a strong him against what I think is a 593 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: overrated Miami offensive line too. It did get dinged up 594 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: a bit, so the Thursday night game already taken Um 595 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: Bengals and laid the two and a half. But for 596 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: Monday Night football, you gotta keep going with the primetime unders, right, 597 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean you kind of you kind of have to do. 598 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: You see that Sunday Night football, king, I mean, come on, 599 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, primetime unders this season seven and two, 600 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: seven or two against the spread, and some of them 601 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: are like automatic easy, like go to bed at like 602 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: third quarter because it's it's that much of a layup. 603 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: I just don't see where the points come from. And 604 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: the Cooper rush Daniel Jones, that immortal showdown between those two. Um, 605 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: the total open at forty and a half, it's down 606 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: to thirty nine. I mean, tell me this doesn't scream seventeen. 607 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: But I think I said that about Brown's uh Steelers 608 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: on Thursday night and that did not quite materialize. Um, 609 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: you can see Micah Parsons wrecking this game with under 610 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: the primetime lights. Giants defense is not bad. Um, I 611 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: think I think Brian Dable has has We'll be able 612 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: to scheme up enough for the Giants to have some success. 613 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: Obviously not early, as we've seen the Giants come out 614 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: of the gate struggling offensively. I just wonder if Cooper 615 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: Rush can do it again. Remember last year he carved 616 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: up Minnesota on Halloween and then Dak was back right, 617 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: so he didn't play that much. Now that there's a 618 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: game of Cooper here a game of Cooper last year 619 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: on tape, I think the John's will be a little 620 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: more ready for what he's got. I'm hoping for a 621 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: big game fantasy wise from Tony Pollard, so hopefully he's 622 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: lined up in the slot and in the backfield and 623 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: getting touches and my son needs him as well to 624 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: overcome a twenty three point deficit. And he's clinging to 625 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: a lead and has Pollard, but the other guy has three. 626 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: I think Seedee Lamb, Zeke Elliott, and Dalton Schultz. Listen, 627 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: when you're playing eleven year olds in fantasy, guys draft 628 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: their favorite teams players that this guy has three Cowboys 629 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: at any rate, I'm just going with the under thirty nine. 630 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: You're not getting the best number her. But I see 631 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: this being one of these slobber knocker primetime unders. If 632 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: you asked me for a side, I would take the 633 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Um, I just don't know how the I 634 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: don't think the Giants at this stage are capable of 635 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 1: being favorite over anybody. They were lucky to take down 636 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: Carolina and it really held on there and then the 637 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,919 Speaker 1: ineptitude of Tennessee and the two point conversion. Tennessee missed 638 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: the field goal like Derri Fugazi to a Oh, So, 639 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: I'll take the Cowboys and the under You guys, have 640 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,320 Speaker 1: a great night. Talk to you tomorrow.