Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks.
Speaker 1: What's up everybody? Welcome to move the sticks, DJ, Bucky
Speaker 1: with you? Buck? What is going on? How do man?
Speaker 2: No man look? Great week? Great football week? I mean,
Speaker 2: how can you get it? We're in the midst of
Speaker 2: the dead period when it comes to the NFL, but
Speaker 2: we get a chance to kind of preview and talk
Speaker 2: about what is about to happen in the season to
Speaker 2: come by looking at all these position groups.
Speaker 1: Yep, we've been rolling through it. If you've missed the
Speaker 1: previous episodes, we went through the quarterbacks by division and
Speaker 1: ranked them. We also went through the running backs by division,
Speaker 1: ranked those as well. Today we're going to do the whiteouts.
Speaker 1: So we're going to go one through for each division.
Speaker 1: See if we get a little lay of the land here,
Speaker 1: and then hopefully in nebil I believe has been tabulating
Speaker 1: these as we go along, so he can tell us
Speaker 1: what it looks like in terms of who has the
Speaker 1: I guess the bill when you calculate these, it would
Speaker 1: be low score wins like golf by division for those
Speaker 1: three positions combined. We'll be interesting to see how that
Speaker 1: comes out. So let's get rolling here. Back. Let's start
Speaker 1: on the AFC with these wideouts one, two, three, four,
Speaker 1: how do you go?
Speaker 2: Okay, So when we go to the AFC, and we
Speaker 2: go to the AFC, some go with the Miami Dolphins,
Speaker 2: New York just Buffalo Bills and New England Pagots. To me,
Speaker 2: it's pretty obvious when you talk about the Miami Dolphins,
Speaker 2: the best duo in football in terms of Tyger Kill
Speaker 2: and Jalen Waller, most explosive tandem. Both guys have gone
Speaker 2: well over one thousand yards in each of the past
Speaker 2: two years. Last year they combined for like eighty seven
Speaker 2: catches of twenty yards and more. They scare you from
Speaker 2: the time you step onto the field because their speed
Speaker 2: is real, and Mike m donald does a great job
Speaker 2: of putting them in situation. Mike McDaniels does a great
Speaker 2: job for them in situations where they can really take
Speaker 2: advantage of one on one opportunity.
Speaker 1: All right, I had just a slight difference from you
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. One you mentioned it.
Speaker 3: That was easy.
Speaker 1: You look at the collection they have. There are so
Speaker 1: much speed. They put so much pressure on you with
Speaker 1: that speed. And then I went with the Jets at two. Look, yeah,
Speaker 1: I think you can make a case Garrett Wilson. I
Speaker 1: can make an argument that you take Tyreek Hill in
Speaker 1: his own category, and then you know, if we have
Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson versus Waddle, who would you pick there? I mean,
Speaker 1: I can make a case for Garrett Wilson provided he
Speaker 1: as a solid quarterback play.
Speaker 2: Well, I can agree with you because I think Garrett
Speaker 2: Wilson is a number one. I don't know if I
Speaker 2: would categorize Jalen Wattle as a number one.
Speaker 1: Yeah. So I mean, look, it's that they've got the
Speaker 1: dude there with Garrett Wilson, no doubt. Now, can Mike
Speaker 1: Williams stay healthy and that can they run him out there?
Speaker 1: If they do, that's a nice one two punch, Mike
Speaker 1: compliments him. Micha will get a lot of one on
Speaker 1: one with Garrett Wilson out there. And Mike has shown
Speaker 1: fifty to fifty balls are they're much better odds than
Speaker 1: that for him when he's healthy working vertically down the field.
Speaker 1: Just got to keep him healthy as he recovers from
Speaker 1: that ACL coming over from the charger. So I have
Speaker 1: the Jets too. I actually had the Patriots at three,
Speaker 1: and one of the reasons there. You know, look, Kendrick Bourne,
Speaker 1: solid all around player, Tomorrio Douglas, young speedster. He'll be
Speaker 1: going into what his second year or third year, I
Speaker 1: guess there for the I can't see the fun I
Speaker 1: think it's his second year. Obviously, it was a rookie
Speaker 1: last year, so at a liberty, big time speed, undersized player.
Speaker 1: He's a fun player. And everything I've heard the reports
Speaker 1: out of Patriots camp and talking to people that are
Speaker 1: tied in there, is that they might have hit one
Speaker 1: on Jalen Polk. There is a lot of love for
Speaker 1: him and he's got a chance. They feel like to
Speaker 1: be one of the real bargains and steals in the
Speaker 1: draft based off what they've seen from him early on
Speaker 1: in the process. There their second round pick out of Washington.
Speaker 1: So I had them at three. I had the Buffalo
Speaker 1: Bills at four. Keon Coleman, fun character, excited to see
Speaker 1: you know what he looks like as he continues, you know,
Speaker 1: to just he's going to keep getting better as a
Speaker 1: as a rookie. We'll see what he does. I think
Speaker 1: you'll see a better version of him later in the
Speaker 1: year than you will earlier. In the year. But I
Speaker 1: feel like with Curtis Samuel Khalil Shakir, they've got you know,
Speaker 1: they've got kind of those role dudes. I don't know
Speaker 1: if there's any anybody that on you know, third and six.
Speaker 1: I mean to me, I think that ball is going
Speaker 1: to the tight end. I don't necessarily want we're talking
Speaker 1: about their whiteouts. I don't. I don't love where they
Speaker 1: are right now in Buffalo.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I think when you're you're talking about the
Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills, it's a bigger loss then I think will
Speaker 2: anticipate when they rolled out the balls in the fall
Speaker 2: and they don't have Stephan Diggs. Like Ken Coleman, love
Speaker 2: his athleticism and his ball skills and what he can bring,
Speaker 2: but he certainly not Stephan Diggs, an established wide receiver,
Speaker 2: a number one receiver, guy who played at the top
Speaker 2: of his game. How Josh Allen, I would say, it
Speaker 2: kind of acclimates to not having that. Can he make
Speaker 2: the core better? That's really the number one question that
Speaker 2: you have in Buffalo. Can Josh Allen elevate the playmakers
Speaker 2: around him?
Speaker 1: There you go, all right, let's get to the AFC north.
Speaker 3: Man Good Division.
Speaker 2: But I'm gonna go Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Bengals.
Speaker 2: Man just a combination of Jamar Chase and T Higgins.
Speaker 2: I mean, that's that's enough right there. It's about two
Speaker 2: dynamic plays. There's two guys that can get it done
Speaker 2: in a variety of ways. You talk about T Higgins
Speaker 2: being able to be the vertical stretch guy, a guy
Speaker 2: who I would say is kind of like a hybrid
Speaker 2: number one receiver on most teams of the way he's
Speaker 2: viewed throughout the league. And then Jamar Chase just an
Speaker 2: alpha dog on the perimeter. He can catch short, he
Speaker 2: can go over the middle, he can do all of
Speaker 2: those things that you want to see as a catcher,
Speaker 2: run specialist and winning the fifty to fifty balls. Joe
Speaker 2: Burrow has two of the best bar receivers that you
Speaker 2: can find in the league at his disposes.
Speaker 3: One of the reasons about it Bengals right first.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I have it the same. I have the Bengals,
Speaker 1: the Browns, the Ravens, the Steelers. Quickly on the Ravens
Speaker 1: and Steelers the Ravens. Look, I think Zay Flowers is
Speaker 1: on his way to being a one I think he
Speaker 1: has that type of ability. He saw it last year.
Speaker 1: Obviously the playoff game, the finisher wasn't the game that
Speaker 1: he wanted there with the way that went down. But
Speaker 1: to me, I think he's got legit number one ability.
Speaker 1: And then they've got some interesting names, some interesting guys
Speaker 1: in the room along with him, and then the Steelers.
Speaker 1: I said this the other day, I don't know if
Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuk's going to get traded. Probably won't, That would
Speaker 1: be my guess. It doesn't make a lot of sense
Speaker 1: to me for the Niners to do that, considering they're
Speaker 1: not going to get anybody that's going to help replace
Speaker 1: him value wise for a team that's ready to win
Speaker 1: a Super Bowl. But let's just, you know, just say generically,
Speaker 1: if there was a receiver that was going to be traded,
Speaker 1: if it's if it's Courtland Sutton, if it's Ayuk, if
Speaker 1: it's one of these guys somehow T Higgins, I don't
Speaker 1: see that happening. But I could make a case to
Speaker 1: Steelers based off of cap room. First of all, they
Speaker 1: have tons of room. They can absorb the player, give
Speaker 1: him a new contract, make him highly paid, hopefully to
Speaker 1: be a one Because I think when you look at
Speaker 1: George Pickens, I think he best compliments as a number
Speaker 1: two who's going to give you, you know, the big explosives.
Speaker 1: But I think it's going to be a little bit inconsistent,
Speaker 1: a little bit up and down. I think he profiles
Speaker 1: perfectly as a number two receiver there. And then they
Speaker 1: had some role players, you know, Van Jefferson role player.
Speaker 1: I think Roman Wilson kind of uses a gadget, guy
Speaker 1: jets weeps, things like that. I think they'll know how
Speaker 1: to use him. But I do think that of these teams,
Speaker 1: man the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have the room for it,
Speaker 1: both money wise and position wise. There for a number
Speaker 1: one to bring in the room.
Speaker 2: They do have it, and they've been really really good
Speaker 2: at developing their own. But having that one guy, an
Speaker 2: established veteran that can come in and maybe slide into
Speaker 2: the number one role while Pickens is kind of serving
Speaker 2: that apprenticeship might be something that Pittsburgh Stealers want to do,
Speaker 2: because remember they want to run the football and they're
Speaker 2: trying to revive Russell Wilson and Justin Field's career. At
Speaker 2: some point, you still want playmakers on the preier that
Speaker 2: can help all of those things be accomplished. Let's get
Speaker 2: to the AFC south Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars
Speaker 2: in the Indianapolis Colts. And this is a tough one
Speaker 2: for me, not at number one, because I think the
Speaker 2: Texans are head and shows as above everybody when we
Speaker 2: think about Nico Collins, Stefan Diggs, Tankdale, what they can
Speaker 2: bring to the table. The conversation to me is about
Speaker 2: the Tennessee Titans versus the jackson With Jaguars.
Speaker 3: Did you go the old guard.
Speaker 2: That is established in DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley, or
Speaker 2: do you go with I would say the more balanced unit,
Speaker 2: which is Christian Kirk dealing with Bryan Thomas Junior and
Speaker 2: Gabe Davis coming on board. Because we're not including the
Speaker 2: tight end with Evan Ingram. The nod goes to Tennessee Titans.
Speaker 2: But if you know Evan Ingram in that conversation as
Speaker 2: a tight end, then it becomes a very very interesting discussion.
Speaker 1: All right, interesting, this is one where we're a little
Speaker 1: bit we're a little bit different order here, but I
Speaker 1: have I have the Houston Texans one. I'm with you
Speaker 1: on that one. I am bullish and maybe it's maybe
Speaker 1: it's our old buddy Reggie Wayne's influence here, but I
Speaker 1: actually have Danianapolis Colts two. I have the Tennessee Titans
Speaker 1: with Calvin Ridley joining their group at three, and I
Speaker 1: have the Jags at four. Yes, I have last last.
Speaker 1: Here's the thing, Buck, you lose inside the division, no
Speaker 1: less you lose Ridley, which is a big loss. So
Speaker 1: when I look at them, he Gabe Davis, I like
Speaker 1: Brian Thomas Junior, but don't know exactly what we've got there.
Speaker 1: Christian Kirk's a good player, but I look at like
Speaker 1: like this complay to them, to the Colts. When I
Speaker 1: look at the Colts, I see the combination of guys
Speaker 1: that they have there with Pittman and Pierce is kind
Speaker 1: of the power forwards. They just paid Pittman Adam II Mitchell.
Speaker 1: Talent wise, I could make an argument just pure ability.
Speaker 1: He might be the most talented receiver in the entire division.
Speaker 1: Now they got to get it out of him down
Speaker 1: and down out, be consistent. But you're talking about elite, elite,
Speaker 1: and that's that's comparable. Him and Brian Thomas will be
Speaker 1: fascinating to watch those two careers. How those guys progress.
Speaker 1: I actually had Brian Thomas ahead of him in the draft,
Speaker 1: but two very gifted players. Josh Downs. You know, Josh
Speaker 1: Downs is a good player, instinctive young. I think he's
Speaker 1: on the come up. I think you're going to see
Speaker 1: a better version of him this year than you saw
Speaker 1: last year during his rookie campaign. So I think they
Speaker 1: have a good mix of guys with different skill sets.
Speaker 1: You've got your power forwards, you've got your you've got
Speaker 1: your freak athlete and ad and I Mitchell, and you've
Speaker 1: got your point guard there and Josh Down. So I'm
Speaker 1: bullish on the culture, but I can see it. I
Speaker 1: don't I don't think there's a I don't think there's
Speaker 1: anything crazy about two three four. I think that one
Speaker 1: being Houston is not really a debate. And then I
Speaker 1: think two three four, Okay, check those up a little bit.
Speaker 2: Look, and I think that's kind of how the division
Speaker 2: could play out, Like it's gonna be determined by how
Speaker 2: those guys around the quarterback perform. And it won't only
Speaker 2: be the offensive line, but it'd be the pass catches.
Speaker 2: And look, everyone is high on the Houston Texans and rightfully.
Speaker 2: So they made a remarkable turnaround last year. It appears
Speaker 2: that they've added to a roster that was already good
Speaker 2: enough to win the division a season ago. For everyone else,
Speaker 2: they're chasing cj s throughout in company. And the only
Speaker 2: way that you're going to close the gap on that
Speaker 2: crew is your playmakers on the apps that I have
Speaker 2: to dominate.
Speaker 3: And so which group of these.
Speaker 2: Pass catches plays at the highest level, We'll determine which
Speaker 2: team is going neck neck and neck with the Texans
Speaker 2: coming down the stretch to win the division.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be an interesting division to follow for sure.
Speaker 1: AFC WESTFC West.
Speaker 2: Like DJ, this is probably one of the more disappointing
Speaker 2: divisions to me when it comes to the wide receivers.
Speaker 2: Let's go with the Raiders, the Chiefs, the Broncos, and
Speaker 2: the Chargers. The Raiders DeVante Adams still kind of carries
Speaker 2: in kind of tips to scales of balance towards the Raiders.
Speaker 3: You have to come from Myers and that, but look,
Speaker 3: it's a really good group.
Speaker 2: I can't say that I'm wowed by anybody in this division.
Speaker 2: I go with the Raiders because DeVante Adams is the
Speaker 2: best receiver in this division.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I want with the exact same order. So I mean,
Speaker 1: I I'm with you. It doesn't get me super excited,
Speaker 1: but I do get excited about the rookies in this
Speaker 1: division when you look at some of them. Let's just
Speaker 1: go through some of those teams that have rookies that
Speaker 1: they're going to throw out there. The Chiefs with Xavier Worthy,
Speaker 1: what does he look like with that elite, elite speed,
Speaker 1: the fastest guy we've ever had, the combine, how does
Speaker 1: he matt fit in with this group? That Rashid Rice.
Speaker 1: The uncertainty there with him, that's that's you know, that
Speaker 1: changes what that group looks like depending on what happens
Speaker 1: with him, if there's a suspension or whatnot. You look
Speaker 1: at the Denver Broncos, Troy Franklin being a rookie to
Speaker 1: add to their mix. They've got some other players there.
Speaker 1: Marvin Mems did some nice things last year. Courtland Sutton
Speaker 1: is is very gifted. Tim Patrick comes back, But to me,
Speaker 1: Troy Franklin, a rookie flyer from Oregon, big time speed,
Speaker 1: will be fun to watch. And then the Chargers have
Speaker 1: a couple Lad mcconckiey there in the second round. I
Speaker 1: think he's a great fit there. It sounds like they're
Speaker 1: using him a lot in the slot. He can play
Speaker 1: outside if you'd like him to. Excellent route runner, excellent
Speaker 1: after the catch. Durability is to concern with him. But
Speaker 1: then you've got two more that they drafted in the
Speaker 1: seventh round, with Brendan Rice and Cornelius Johnson. Brennan Rice
Speaker 1: obviously Jerry Rice's son. I think there's it sounds weird
Speaker 1: to think of a son of a Hall of famer
Speaker 1: who's still like developing player, a sorting player. He's He's
Speaker 1: someone I think you're going to see continue to get
Speaker 1: better and better. So I had the same exact order
Speaker 1: as you did, But I think the rookies will be
Speaker 1: fun to watch in that diviye.
Speaker 3: Had a Rickie should be fun to watch.
Speaker 2: So some of these guys gonna have opportunities right away
Speaker 2: to make their mark.
Speaker 3: The division is a really.
Speaker 2: Interesting one when we look at it just doesn't have
Speaker 2: that star power that we used to see.
Speaker 1: All right, Buck, that wraps up the AFC. Let's let's
Speaker 1: take a quick pause and we'll come back. We'll wrap
Speaker 1: up the NFC with the whiteouts and the Bio has
Speaker 1: been hard at work. He's been tabulating some numbers for us.
Speaker 1: So we'll look and see by division who we think
Speaker 1: has the best collection. Combining our two scores on these
Speaker 1: guys for quarterbacks, receivers, running backs. We'll get to all
Speaker 1: that right after this. Okay, we're in the NFC, buck,
Speaker 1: Let's get to the NFC East.
Speaker 2: Well, NFC East, to me, this is another one that
Speaker 2: is clear and apparent. Let's go to the Philadelphia Eagles,
Speaker 2: to Dallas Cowboys, to Washington Commanders, and the New York Giants. Philipie, Eagles,
Speaker 2: AJ Brown, Bonsei Smith. How can you be that combination?
Speaker 2: Two guys that really share the mar quy as number
Speaker 2: one receivers, one Rex, the other destroyers.
Speaker 3: The physicality and toughness.
Speaker 2: Of Aj around, the smooth polish that DeVante Smith displays
Speaker 2: on the They're just too good, too talented.
Speaker 3: That's why the number one of my books.
Speaker 1: Yep I had the same order. Eagles commander or sorry, Eagles, Cowboys, Commanders, Giants.
Speaker 1: I am really fascinated to see what the Giants, what
Speaker 1: Malik neighbors looks like, because look, electric there was top
Speaker 1: five player in this draft class. I think he's an elite,
Speaker 1: elite talent. So I'm curious to see, are we looking
Speaker 1: at the Giants a little different, looking at that receiving group,
Speaker 1: that collection of guys a little different after we get
Speaker 1: a chance to see what Melik neighbors looks like once
Speaker 1: we get to the regular season. But the Dallas Cowboys,
Speaker 1: I think that one two punch with Ceedee Lamb, Brandon
Speaker 1: Cooks pretty darn good, excited about excited about that combination.
Speaker 1: Ryan Flornoy, interesting rookie. A little bit later, pick who's
Speaker 1: got some ability, So we'll see how that group comes together.
Speaker 1: And no arguments there on the rest of this list.
Speaker 1: I do think the Commanders have a group that fit.
Speaker 1: It's really well when you look at McLaurin, Johan Dotson,
Speaker 1: excellent hands with Dotson, McLaurin and all around wide out.
Speaker 1: And I think McCaffrey, again, someone who hasn't played this
Speaker 1: position a long time, but someone who just got better
Speaker 1: throughout the process from the regular season to the bowl
Speaker 1: games to the workouts. I think you're seeing somebody that's
Speaker 1: getting more comfortable at that position. I think Luke McCaffrey
Speaker 1: is going to be a good player there for the
Speaker 1: Washington Commanders. All right, how about the NFC North.
Speaker 2: Most competitive division that we've talked about In all these
Speaker 2: personnel groupings, really difficult to kind of separate them, but
Speaker 2: I'm gonna go with the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears,
Speaker 2: Detroit Lions, and then the Green Bay Packers. The difference
Speaker 2: to me between the two teams at the top of
Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears, I say Justin
Speaker 2: Jefferson and Jordan Addison. Justin Jefferson's ability to rank as
Speaker 2: a top five, a number one maybe wide receiver one
Speaker 2: throughout the league gives him advantage. Jordan Addison has already
Speaker 2: shown that he can be a capable feeling if he
Speaker 2: has to occupy by their role when Justin Jefferson was out.
Speaker 2: They're talented. They may not have the thrower that allows
Speaker 2: them to fully showcase their skills, but from a talent standpoint,
Speaker 2: to me, this superior then. But everyone else in the
Speaker 2: division can print roll out.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a big time one two punch. I would
Speaker 1: take Justin Jefferson as the top guy. Him and Tyreek
Speaker 1: hill t They're different players, but those are to me,
Speaker 1: those are the two guys I went with them at one.
Speaker 1: I went with the Bears at two. Love that collection.
Speaker 1: I love Roma Dounzi was my favorite player in the draft.
Speaker 1: I'm excited to see how they use him and deploy him.
Speaker 1: Somebody with the ability to play any of these positions.
Speaker 1: They were two for me. I had the Packers at three,
Speaker 1: which is a volume thing. Obviously, I'm under as Saint Brown.
Speaker 1: You know what he got paid and what he's done
Speaker 1: consistently since he's coming to the league as a great player,
Speaker 1: and it sounds like Jamison Williams has really taking some strides,
Speaker 1: taking that next step there in the offseason, which gets
Speaker 1: me excited about the Lions. But the Packers I put
Speaker 1: over them just because the volume of guys. There's so
Speaker 1: many different weapons that they can throw at you. You
Speaker 1: look at Christian Watts, and you look at Dobbs, you
Speaker 1: look at Jayden Reid, you look at what they got
Speaker 1: at a Dontavian Wicks, bo Melton who's got big time speed.
Speaker 1: That is a collection. They're gonna beat you with depth,
Speaker 1: like the Boston Celtics of the receiver group there for
Speaker 1: the for the Green Bay Packers, yeah.
Speaker 3: They can beat you with depth and they've been able
Speaker 3: to do it.
Speaker 2: They did it last year, and I believe that one
Speaker 2: of these guys is gonna emerge as a star. Whether
Speaker 2: it's Christian Watson and one of the other guys in
Speaker 2: the group, somebody's gonna end up being a star, and
Speaker 2: it's gonna be a parent that they are deserving it
Speaker 2: being the number one receiver. It's amazing that we could
Speaker 2: talk about the collection of guys and Jordan Love went
Speaker 2: on record and say, I don't know if we need
Speaker 2: a number one. It causes more problems to teams to
Speaker 2: know that we don't have a true number one, that
Speaker 2: the ball goes to the open guy.
Speaker 3: And he's right.
Speaker 2: But after this year, after they performed well, particularly if
Speaker 2: he plays well, someone is going to be recognized at
Speaker 2: the number one and to change the pecking order for
Speaker 2: the Packers going forward. NFC South Buck Tambay Buccaneers, the
Speaker 2: Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints in the Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 2: I still can't get over this big boy comedy nation
Speaker 2: of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. I mean, they're just
Speaker 2: too big. They're still talented. Godwin has not been the
Speaker 2: player that he's been in the past, but he's kind
Speaker 2: of showing signs of getting back there. And then Mike
Speaker 2: Evans is just a lot of consistently on the perimeter.
Speaker 2: Every year he shows up, every year, finishes with a
Speaker 2: thousand year old seasons. You just don't see that like.
Speaker 2: That level of consistency, regardless who the quarterback is, speaks
Speaker 2: to how dominant he is outside and those two big
Speaker 2: bodies making plays all over the field.
Speaker 3: One of the reasons why Baker mayfield.
Speaker 2: They performed well and really one of the reasons why
Speaker 2: this team may swipe.
Speaker 3: The division again.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I want with the same order. Tampa won, Atlanta two,
Speaker 1: Saints three, Panthers four. But let's just pull out some
Speaker 1: of the rookies to keep an eye on. You mentioned
Speaker 1: the big duo there that they have with with Evans
Speaker 1: and Godwin. They're in Tampa. I'm excited to see how
Speaker 1: these Jalen McMillan, a true slot receiver, what he looks
Speaker 1: like there in that offense, how they sprinkle him in,
Speaker 1: what they get out of him. You look at the
Speaker 1: you look at the Carolina Panthers. You know the big
Speaker 1: move made to get up to the last pick in
Speaker 1: the first round because they didn't want to wait one
Speaker 1: spot for Laget. They're out of South Carolina, who was
Speaker 1: big and strong and physical, run after catch excellent. He
Speaker 1: can play over the top. The hands a little bit inconsistent,
Speaker 1: a little bit tight, So he's an intriguing one to
Speaker 1: see how he transitions, how he develops there. So we'll
Speaker 1: be keeping an eye on that there with the Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 1: But man, if the Falcons can get good quarterback play.
Speaker 1: You know what we think of Drake London and his ability,
Speaker 1: it goes to another level. If you get the quarterback
Speaker 1: position dialed in, we'll get a chance to see him
Speaker 1: at his absolute best. I'm looking forward to that being
Speaker 1: the case there with Kirk Cousins. Okay, NFC West.
Speaker 2: Another tightly contested one because you have really good pass
Speaker 2: catches throughout this division. I'm gonna go with Seattle one,
Speaker 2: San Francisco two, La Rams three, and then the Arizona
Speaker 2: Cardinals and four is DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and JSN
Speaker 2: Just the individual and the collective abilities of these guys
Speaker 2: sets them apart from the rest of the group. DK
Speaker 2: Metcalf is still a big play specialist. Tyler Lockett continues
Speaker 2: to be a guy that is a reliable chain mover,
Speaker 2: and then DSN kind of growing and being groomed to
Speaker 2: be the number one receiver on the perimeter. In time,
Speaker 2: he's going to take the take the baton from Tyler
Speaker 2: Lockett and kind of become a bigger contributor, a.
Speaker 3: Bigger force on this offense. That's why I'm gonna go
Speaker 3: with the Seattle Seahawks as the number one unit.
Speaker 1: Okay, I can't argue that too much. I will just
Speaker 1: say this, if you think about it from a wrestling standpoint,
Speaker 1: you got a three on three match Metcalf, Lockett, Smith
Speaker 1: and Jigba. It's a great trio you just referenced, I UK,
Speaker 1: Deebo and Ricky Piersall the rookie. That's a really good
Speaker 1: trio there. The reason why I went with the Niners
Speaker 1: one and the Seahawks two is because the fourth man
Speaker 1: into the ring was Jowon Jennings, and I don't think
Speaker 1: that Seattle has him. So I'm gonna say that four
Speaker 1: is better than Seattle's three. But it's look, that's a
Speaker 1: good discussion. I think they're both excellent groups. I have
Speaker 1: at San Francisco one, I have Seattle two. I have
Speaker 1: the Rams three as you did, with a great combination
Speaker 1: there with Puka Nakua and hopefully Cooper Cup stays healthy
Speaker 1: and we get to see what he can do and
Speaker 1: some other interesting pieces there in that room. And then
Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals at four. I was tempted, man, it
Speaker 1: was I couldn't do it, just because of what Pooka's
Speaker 1: done and what Cooper Cup production wise has done through
Speaker 1: his career. I'm bullish though. On the Cardinals receiver group.
Speaker 1: I like that room that they've built there. I think
Speaker 1: Michael Wilson's got a chance to be a really good player.
Speaker 1: And then you add Marvin Harrison there. That is a
Speaker 1: nice one to two punch. It's a great combination with
Speaker 1: those two young guys.
Speaker 2: Great combination with those young guys. It's just a matter
Speaker 2: of what they do when they have their opportunity to play.
Speaker 2: We can speculate, we can project out what they were
Speaker 2: doing too. We see it between the lines. It's hard
Speaker 2: to go all land on them, but certainly confident that
Speaker 2: you can get a lot out of there. This is
Speaker 2: a really good division and it's one where airs on
Speaker 2: the corners talked about Marvin Harrison junior, kind of giving
Speaker 2: them what they've been lacking since le Fitzgerald departed, a true,
Speaker 2: big body.
Speaker 3: Number one receiver that can dominate all areas of the field.
Speaker 1: All Right, it's time to see if No Bill does homework.
Speaker 1: We've done it. We are done with the quarterbacks, We're
Speaker 1: done with the running backs, We're done with the wide receivers.
Speaker 1: No Bill's homework assignment was to tabulate that. Take Buckies' rankings,
Speaker 1: my rankings, combine them, and we'll look at it division
Speaker 1: by division. So, Nebil, you got to jump in here.
Speaker 1: Let's start in the AFC. Let's start where we started,
Speaker 1: the AFC East, and we'll just go through all the
Speaker 1: different divisions here and No Bill jump in here. Go ahead,
Speaker 1: and Bill what we got? Who's the winner in the
Speaker 1: AFC East.
Speaker 4: So the winner in the AFC East is the Dolphins.
Speaker 1: Okay, so we like the Dolphins is the best team
Speaker 1: there in terms of offensively, shouldn't be surprised all the
Speaker 1: production they have there. Alright, keep me wrong.
Speaker 4: We got next for the AFC North, we have the Ravens.
Speaker 1: Okay, offensively, it's a good division with some of those offenses. Nice.
Speaker 1: We'll we got next for.
Speaker 4: The AFC South, we have the Texans.
Speaker 1: All chalk right now, bos, there's nothing that's surprised to
Speaker 1: keep it going.
Speaker 4: Now, for the AFC West, we have the Chiefs.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's why we go deeper on this than bio.
Speaker 1: We might get some takeaways, but right now, what the
Speaker 1: favorites are? The favorites? Keep rolling here? What we got?
Speaker 3: What's next?
Speaker 4: For the NFC East, we have the.
Speaker 1: Eagles, Okay, yeah, all right.
Speaker 4: So with the NFC North we have the Lions. With
Speaker 4: the NFC South we have the Falcons, and the NFC
Speaker 4: West we have the forty nine ers.
Speaker 1: All right, Well, there you go, bucket. Very productive exercise
Speaker 1: that produced no surprising results result. We've had some good
Speaker 1: discussions there. We did have some good discussions.
Speaker 2: But the look, the favorites are the favorites, and the
Speaker 2: guys that the teams that we've consistently talked about and
Speaker 2: the teams that we anticipate being in the tournament, teams.
Speaker 3: Buying for the Super Bowl, are the ones they have
Speaker 3: the most talent. We talked about.
Speaker 2: Look, it's it's now the x's and o's is Jimmy
Speaker 2: and Joe's and the teams that as seemingly are quite
Speaker 2: the best talent. They have an opportunity to be the
Speaker 2: last team standard end of the season.
Speaker 1: All right, that's gonna do it for us this week.
Speaker 1: I hope you guys have enjoyed the multitude of episodes
Speaker 1: here as we have a fun little off season assignment.
Speaker 1: I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend. We'll see
Speaker 1: you next week right here on movie sticks.