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Speaker 1: It's Around the NFL. I'm Dan Hansas Heroes with me,

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Speaker 1: Greg Rosenthal, Mark Sessler. It is time to do the

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Speaker 1: dive that we do. Week five preview show is upon us. Man,

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Speaker 1: it does fly, It really does. I don't want to

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Speaker 1: be that guy here you're out like it was just

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Speaker 1: it was just the summer, and now here we are

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Speaker 1: heading into mid October, almost in the season. It is

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Speaker 1: almost at the quarter pole. Oh those quarter poles actually

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Speaker 1: three cards. Shut up. I mean it as one fourth through,

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Speaker 1: We're almost there. Well, we're kind of passed it right

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Speaker 1: And as we speak, Uh, I feel bad to for

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Speaker 1: Theology Podcast as a potential upcoming show. And before the show,

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Speaker 1: I gotta say, we had a great Theology podcast going,

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Speaker 1: point in the future. And I Dan, I think you

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Speaker 1: But but you verbalize what you mean. You're not sure

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Speaker 1: with some other comment. That's that was a cruel cutdown

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Speaker 1: that you just had. I am not trying to remember it.

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Speaker 1: Will stick to the ribs. I will Adam and Eve,

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Speaker 1: not it. I spoke it to you, Judas situation going

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Speaker 1: coming week five. Remember there is one game being played tonight.

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Speaker 1: It's Colts at Broncos. Al Kirk and Kaylee hard Tongue. Um,

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Speaker 1: If Watson doesn't drop the ball Week one, Dobbs, you

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00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,520
Speaker 1: know that was a drop. Some people are getting hot

429
00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,400
Speaker 1: in the pants about it should accounted as a touchdown,

430
00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,200
Speaker 1: But you gotta survive contact. Just make a couple of

431
00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,600
Speaker 1: those plays. But he's been He has his drops, but

432
00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,840
Speaker 1: he also has his plays where it's like, oh, yes,

433
00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,199
Speaker 1: this is an NFL receiver. All right, let's take a

434
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:57,119
Speaker 1: break and when we return draft time. All right, here,

435
00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,200
Speaker 1: we go. I got the primetime games out of the way,

436
00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,159
Speaker 1: we got the London game out of the way. So

437
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:08,520
Speaker 1: let's now start the draft and picking firsts. What Oh,

438
00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,199
Speaker 1: you don't like the way that the cards fell for

439
00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,840
Speaker 1: you here, Rosie? Why is it BS that I got

440
00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,840
Speaker 1: the first pick in this week of all weeks? Yeah,

441
00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,000
Speaker 1: but why is it bs? It's not like we changed

442
00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:21,840
Speaker 1: the order to the orders all over again. This is

443
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,840
Speaker 1: I got Eric Fisher and I got Luke Joko, and

444
00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,040
Speaker 1: I'm looking, oh, maybe I'll take the upside pick. Barkivous Mingo,

445
00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,520
Speaker 1: there's no Greg you totally you're telling on yourself. That

446
00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,320
Speaker 1: was Gino Smith's draft. Oh well, he was a great

447
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,880
Speaker 1: value and values in these drafts. I mean you can't

448
00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,800
Speaker 1: just you know, point for that amazing compliment of the Jets.

449
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,560
Speaker 1: Great value of day two. Gino Smith would not would

450
00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,560
Speaker 1: not change anything. Who did they take they took? Uh?

451
00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,320
Speaker 1: I think we got Sheldon Richards in that year. I

452
00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,280
Speaker 1: think he was defensive rookie of the year. So that

453
00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,320
Speaker 1: was a good pick draft of the Jets, as you

454
00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:00,879
Speaker 1: can see, and paid huge dividends from reference. It shows

455
00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,560
Speaker 1: who's still they took someone before that who did not

456
00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,040
Speaker 1: do out D Milner. Oh D, Yeah, he was not

457
00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,600
Speaker 1: a good corner. There's like eight people still active in

458
00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,359
Speaker 1: the first two rounds on that draft, all right, but

459
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,320
Speaker 1: that is that. This is the two draft, and Greg,

460
00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,680
Speaker 1: you have to choose between Jocal and Fisher. What's it

461
00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,320
Speaker 1: going to be. I'm taking the Rams and the Cowboys

462
00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:23,120
Speaker 1: as my first overall pick. Now, there's a few reasons

463
00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,880
Speaker 1: for this strategy wise. The number one goal I had

464
00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,159
Speaker 1: once I looked at this draft for it was not

465
00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,800
Speaker 1: end up with forty Niners Panthers in the late window.

466
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,560
Speaker 1: There's only three games in the late window, and all

467
00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,320
Speaker 1: I want is to not have forty Niners Panthers. I'm

468
00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,840
Speaker 1: picking first. There's a pretty good chance you guys are

469
00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,000
Speaker 1: gonna take your late window games before I get it back.

470
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,439
Speaker 1: So my number one goal is avoid forty Niners Panthers.

471
00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,520
Speaker 1: And then among the other two late games, I gotta

472
00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,200
Speaker 1: say Rams Cowboys. I think is a very meaningful game

473
00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,320
Speaker 1: for Week five. Neither one of these teams would be

474
00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,560
Speaker 1: in my top ten if I had a power rankings

475
00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,280
Speaker 1: like Dan, but I think it's meaningful. I think the

476
00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,520
Speaker 1: Rams are heavy and I was felled to a I

477
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,919
Speaker 1: think the Rams are heavy favorites in this game in Vegas,

478
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,400
Speaker 1: and that seems crazy to me. I'm picking the Cowboys

479
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,160
Speaker 1: to win this game on NFL dot com Slash game

480
00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:13,240
Speaker 1: Picks because I think this Cowboys defense is legit and

481
00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,200
Speaker 1: I think it's a terrible matchup for the Rams right now.

482
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,320
Speaker 1: And that's why I want to see what happens in

483
00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,320
Speaker 1: this game. If the Cowboys can get to four and

484
00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,000
Speaker 1: one and this with Cooper Rush winning four straight, and

485
00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,000
Speaker 1: if the Rams are falling the two and three and

486
00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,560
Speaker 1: really have big problems. To me, this is a meaningful

487
00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,399
Speaker 1: Week five game, even if they're not two of the

488
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,280
Speaker 1: best teams. I mean, the Rams to me, feel like

489
00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,880
Speaker 1: they're in chaos, and it starts with their offensive line.

490
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,240
Speaker 1: The minute that Jeremiah Cologne came in for Coleman Shelton

491
00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,280
Speaker 1: last week against the Niners, you had Matt Stafford, who

492
00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,520
Speaker 1: has never they've never even taken a snap together centering quarterback,

493
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,199
Speaker 1: having to basically call the protections at the line to

494
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,199
Speaker 1: help his center out, and then getting destroyed physically the

495
00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,040
Speaker 1: minute the snap happened, like it just there. The Rams

496
00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,800
Speaker 1: issues start right up front, and we all know about

497
00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:59,960
Speaker 1: the fact that if Matthew Stafford is gonna be on

498
00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,720
Speaker 1: a dress. It's not through blitzing them, it's through with

499
00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,199
Speaker 1: their line the way it is. That's true too, and

500
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,760
Speaker 1: that's still the situation. But the Cowboys are essentially second

501
00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,879
Speaker 1: and pressure rate when they and I think Dan Quinn

502
00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,359
Speaker 1: deserves a lot of Remember everyone used to kind of

503
00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,360
Speaker 1: make fun of him. He runs out this cover three

504
00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,320
Speaker 1: and that's all he does. Man, they change up what

505
00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:22,760
Speaker 1: they are doing week to week, and they have a

506
00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,399
Speaker 1: veteran group that can handle that in the secondary, in

507
00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,240
Speaker 1: the front end like they're very creative. They change it

508
00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,360
Speaker 1: up about as much as anyone. And I think they'll

509
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,399
Speaker 1: do it this week too. And yes, the defensive coordinator

510
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,240
Speaker 1: deserves a lot of credit in the backup quarterback in

511
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:41,240
Speaker 1: the defense itself, but sometimes people don't want to give

512
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,720
Speaker 1: credit to the guy in the big chair. Oh yeah,

513
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:48,399
Speaker 1: some Zaddi energy from Mike McCarthy all season long has

514
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,960
Speaker 1: helped right this ship. And when a reporter this week

515
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:58,240
Speaker 1: said you guys are underdogs, listen to this zady heat.

516
00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,200
Speaker 1: I call this how often you use the point spread

517
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,240
Speaker 1: to motivate the team? Oh? If I ever half? Uh no,

518
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:10,400
Speaker 1: you know I have what is it this week? We're

519
00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:18,080
Speaker 1: we're under dog, We're good, right, just from my Saturday

520
00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:22,159
Speaker 1: Nite speech, I'm good. No, no, I'll never use it,

521
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:27,440
Speaker 1: but I'll just say this, where nobody's underdog. I'll take

522
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:33,200
Speaker 1: the quote where nobody's underdog. That's some big Zaddi energy,

523
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,919
Speaker 1: because the Zaddi, a true Zaddi, is someone who doesn't

524
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:41,480
Speaker 1: care what conventional wisdom is. Just I'm Zaddy. Follow me.

525
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,919
Speaker 1: I'll lead you to safety. I will give you safe

526
00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,040
Speaker 1: uh from enemies. I'll keep you safe from enemies, and

527
00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,439
Speaker 1: i will take you to the Promised Land. That's what

528
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,440
Speaker 1: Zaddi's bringing. And he does it with just a little

529
00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,760
Speaker 1: bit of I agree with you I think they're doing.

530
00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,320
Speaker 1: There are different versions of Zaddi's. He certainly falls into

531
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:05,119
Speaker 1: one of his own categories. Right, that little definition of

532
00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,600
Speaker 1: what a Zaddi is, just like I can imagine Dan

533
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 1: just like asking his his lovely wife Emily to just

534
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,000
Speaker 1: like repeat that to him. This is what I think.

535
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,200
Speaker 1: I think everybody gave their own Zaddy definition. But think

536
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,159
Speaker 1: about a big old bear, and I think that's what

537
00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,720
Speaker 1: I think about Mike, Mike McCarthy, And there's a big

538
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 1: bear cave and there's all this danger outside the cave

539
00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,600
Speaker 1: and everyone's saying, oh, we should run, and then Zaddy

540
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,080
Speaker 1: goes No, everybody getting the cave and be eating alive.

541
00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,600
Speaker 1: Not with Zaddi there, you don't have to buy into

542
00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,879
Speaker 1: the Zaddie energy. And Mike McCarthy, I'm saying that the

543
00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,560
Speaker 1: proof is in the subcategories of Zaddi, and he absolutely is.

544
00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,359
Speaker 1: You know who who the Rams could use getting a

545
00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:49,120
Speaker 1: little more Zaddi energy from Raheem coming after Raheem. I'm

546
00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,399
Speaker 1: not coming after him. I'm just saying the Rams are

547
00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,040
Speaker 1: at the point in the season where we know the

548
00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:58,040
Speaker 1: offenses weeks away from being uh functional or at least

549
00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,920
Speaker 1: uh carrying the team. Let's let's go defense. The defense

550
00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,880
Speaker 1: for the Rams always cranks it up around December, which

551
00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,840
Speaker 1: you know, to be fair, is when it kind of mass.

552
00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,840
Speaker 1: This feels like a good time, like, let's dominate a game.

553
00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,480
Speaker 1: Rams defense. They've been fine. They haven't been bad, but

554
00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,520
Speaker 1: they've just been fine. They have not been where they

555
00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,840
Speaker 1: were carrying the team to that Super Bowl, and they

556
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,240
Speaker 1: could really use a game where they make the big plays,

557
00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,199
Speaker 1: where they make Cooper Rush make the mistakes. Otherwise I

558
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,359
Speaker 1: don't know how they win this game. Some swagger on

559
00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:29,680
Speaker 1: the ramp side. Bobby Wagner Uh, speaking on Cooper Rush

560
00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:34,119
Speaker 1: and his ability to play well with pressure, said, just

561
00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,199
Speaker 1: because a guy has been good against the Blitz so

562
00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,960
Speaker 1: far doesn't mean he'll be good Sunday. So the Rams

563
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,680
Speaker 1: feel like they can get to Cooper Rush. And I

564
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,440
Speaker 1: mentioned on the Tuesday Show when you watch that game, yes,

565
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,160
Speaker 1: the stat line looks amazing again for Cooper Rush, but

566
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,920
Speaker 1: he had two interceptions that were wiped away by penalty.

567
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,240
Speaker 1: I think he can make mistakes and perhaps will in

568
00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,760
Speaker 1: this game, because I don't think Los Angeles is feeling

569
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,640
Speaker 1: in a good mood after getting embarrassed on Monday night.

570
00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,640
Speaker 1: We have a lock of this game. Wow, it's outside

571
00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:06,440
Speaker 1: this room. Okay, hey, heroes. I'm here at the Cincinnati

572
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:11,640
Speaker 1: International Airport. The wife and I celebrating our wedding anniversary today.

573
00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,200
Speaker 1: And she's a pretty cool wife because she said, let's

574
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:20,000
Speaker 1: go watch FC Cincinnati take care of business against CC

575
00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,880
Speaker 1: United Sunday afternoon, and for a nightcap, we'll go watch

576
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:27,120
Speaker 1: the Bengals take care of business against the Ravens. Tim

577
00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,800
Speaker 1: really wanted to lock the Bengals up here. I don't

578
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,880
Speaker 1: see it though. I could see him winning, but I

579
00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,719
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a tight game and I'm not

580
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:40,080
Speaker 1: confident enough to lock it. However, Mike wanted to go

581
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,360
Speaker 1: with the Jets because he loves Dan so much. I

582
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,360
Speaker 1: can't see that one either. Phil wanted to go with

583
00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,120
Speaker 1: the Chargers, and I could see that one. We're kind

584
00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:51,600
Speaker 1: of on the fence. And then Eddie said, hey, let's

585
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:56,440
Speaker 1: go all out take the Cowboys. Cowboys on the road

586
00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:01,160
Speaker 1: against the Rams. Interesting, but I can't see it happening.

587
00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,440
Speaker 1: Come on, ed there's two things we know about you.

588
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,320
Speaker 1: You're a confident guy, and you're wrong most of the time.

589
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:12,480
Speaker 1: The Rams take care of business. So that anniversary baby

590
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:18,800
Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Zoo and happy anniversary, uh to Nick Um

591
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,200
Speaker 1: And it's a great wife of a good job of Stephanie. Yeah,

592
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,000
Speaker 1: Nick and Stephanie the anniversary. Uh. So they're not even

593
00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,880
Speaker 1: these are at this point. They don't even like figure

594
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,360
Speaker 1: it out together. It's it's run by Nick and then Nick.

595
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,400
Speaker 1: If Nick doesn't like it, he'll go the opposite way.

596
00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,360
Speaker 1: I mean, he's taking clear charge. This is his third

597
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,000
Speaker 1: straight message. So that was rambling. And then I didn't

598
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,520
Speaker 1: understand he just totally flipped Eddie's pick just to get

599
00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,520
Speaker 1: back at Eddie again. That's why it's the zoo um.

600
00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,920
Speaker 1: All right, Let's now move to the second pick. It

601
00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:50,720
Speaker 1: is Mark Sessler's choice. Greg. I agree with your strategy

602
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,440
Speaker 1: number one about getting this late game window out of there,

603
00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,960
Speaker 1: but I like this game a lot, and I'm taking

604
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,320
Speaker 1: Eagles at Cardinals PM on the East Coast if that's

605
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,080
Speaker 1: where you live, different times elsewhere. I want to see

606
00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,400
Speaker 1: if Kyler Murray what they did in the second half

607
00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,560
Speaker 1: last week against the bad Carolina team, can it translate

608
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,239
Speaker 1: all seven of his pass and rushing touchdowns that come

609
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:15,680
Speaker 1: in the second half. They have been taking this because

610
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,600
Speaker 1: of the Eagles, because I actually haven't had a chance

611
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,440
Speaker 1: to watch the Eagles on Sunday as a game I covered,

612
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,200
Speaker 1: and I find them to be There's just a lack

613
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,240
Speaker 1: of dominant teams out there. Are they one of them?

614
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,280
Speaker 1: I don't know. They've been that team so far. There

615
00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,840
Speaker 1: really isn't a weakness. Their defense number one is caused

616
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,360
Speaker 1: total havoc. And I'd look at Jalen Hurts and just

617
00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,600
Speaker 1: see the way that there was a touchdown he had

618
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,400
Speaker 1: last week where barreled into the end zone through two defenders.

619
00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:40,880
Speaker 1: I love the tour. I love this quarterback. His teammates

620
00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,600
Speaker 1: love him. I think their offense is super very varied

621
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,800
Speaker 1: because of what he brings to it. And to me

622
00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:49,000
Speaker 1: Arizona's defense, we saw what happened against Kansas City. They

623
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,040
Speaker 1: have not figured out that side of the ball. This

624
00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,640
Speaker 1: could be a wipeout on the road. And that is

625
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,360
Speaker 1: why I am so confident that I will be locking

626
00:31:56,480 --> 00:32:02,160
Speaker 1: up the Philadelphia Eagles. And I've switched my lock about

627
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,720
Speaker 1: seven times, so we'll see how this goes. All right,

628
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,840
Speaker 1: can you switch it again? Because this was my lock too.

629
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,160
Speaker 1: I don't like us being on the same lock. You

630
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:14,880
Speaker 1: guys don't have good luck. Now you can switch, you

631
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,680
Speaker 1: can switch up. It's it's good when when Greg it's

632
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:22,120
Speaker 1: all on vinegar, when it's rosy and cessy, Yeah, that's

633
00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:23,880
Speaker 1: not gonna go well for you guys. Well, my whole

634
00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,040
Speaker 1: thing is I just try to lock against the Cardinals

635
00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,760
Speaker 1: whenever possible. I think I have almost every week this year,

636
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 1: not last week. But they're just to me, one of

637
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:34,640
Speaker 1: the worst teams in the league. That's why all these

638
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,720
Speaker 1: two like they have the same record as the Ravens,

639
00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:40,400
Speaker 1: and it just I mean, they found a way to

640
00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:45,520
Speaker 1: beat Carolina. I respect that, but to me, like we

641
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,120
Speaker 1: need to respect that too much though. They're just so

642
00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:54,440
Speaker 1: up front. They are a team that knows seems right

643
00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,920
Speaker 1: that they don't have the personnel defensively to just play

644
00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,320
Speaker 1: straight up, so they're basically gonna blit almost every snap,

645
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,280
Speaker 1: I mean every other snap. I think their second in

646
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,120
Speaker 1: the league in blitz percentage. And that was the idea.

647
00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:11,000
Speaker 1: You saw Tampa Uh do it well against Jalen Hurts

648
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,240
Speaker 1: a year ago, certainly in the playoffs, and I thought

649
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,240
Speaker 1: it was really interesting last week that the Jaguars defensive

650
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,360
Speaker 1: coordinator might called Wall came from Tampa, and I thought

651
00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,640
Speaker 1: they did a lot of the same things that Tampa

652
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,680
Speaker 1: did in the playoff game and it did not bother

653
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:28,240
Speaker 1: Uh the Eagles whatsoever. This will be a cleaner game

654
00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:29,880
Speaker 1: in terms of the weather is not going to be

655
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,040
Speaker 1: a problem. But I just don't think you can blitz

656
00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,320
Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts like crazy anymore with those two guys winning

657
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,400
Speaker 1: man to man. On the other they've also been they've

658
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,760
Speaker 1: been dominant on the ground, like two performances a two

659
00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,640
Speaker 1: plus yards. They have ten touchdowns on the ground. They

660
00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:43,880
Speaker 1: can do it all. And I mean, I try to

661
00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:47,360
Speaker 1: think that Bucks Eagles playoff game feels from another universe

662
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,120
Speaker 1: right now, because I can't think of a team or

663
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,320
Speaker 1: a quarterback that have evolved more between now and then.

664
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,760
Speaker 1: I think Kyler Murray had some things to feel good

665
00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,840
Speaker 1: about in that game. That was a real defense. I

666
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,160
Speaker 1: like that the comeback not come from like, hey, Kyler,

667
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,800
Speaker 1: go make some crazy plays. It was Kyler Murray making

668
00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,680
Speaker 1: a comeback from the pocket with a lot of beautiful

669
00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:12,759
Speaker 1: throws and Marquis Brown, who people got on for, you know,

670
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,960
Speaker 1: asking out of Baltimore. He's making himself some money. You

671
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,520
Speaker 1: can't say that that that it's backfired on him. He's

672
00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,560
Speaker 1: gonna put up a huge season and he looks legit.

673
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,600
Speaker 1: He's earning himself some money. There is a scenario because

674
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,640
Speaker 1: it's been everything around the Cardinals has been negative pretty

675
00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 1: much since really December of last year when they began

676
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,799
Speaker 1: their fade. But if you want to spend positive, yes,

677
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,640
Speaker 1: they've come out of a rocky star to this year

678
00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,759
Speaker 1: at two and two. They get the Eagles who are

679
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:41,680
Speaker 1: on top of the world. But you know they're not.

680
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,320
Speaker 1: They're not. They can't. It's not like they can't be beaten.

681
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,000
Speaker 1: They were fell behind two touchdowns to the Jaguars last week,

682
00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,600
Speaker 1: and you get him in your building and maybe you

683
00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,680
Speaker 1: can get a win here. That changes everything in terms

684
00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,759
Speaker 1: of the vibes around the organization. With DeAndre Hopkins now

685
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,120
Speaker 1: coming into view in a couple of weeks, and if

686
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,879
Speaker 1: he comes back and he's DeAndre Hopkins and Marcy's Brown

687
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,360
Speaker 1: is healthy and a big playmaker on the other side,

688
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,480
Speaker 1: then then you might have something here with the Cardinals.

689
00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,399
Speaker 1: But this is I think it's a pretty good lock.

690
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,120
Speaker 1: I think it's you feel like the Eagles the way

691
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,200
Speaker 1: they're playing, especially how poorly the Cardinals get out of

692
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:17,000
Speaker 1: the gate um Cliff Kingsbury. You want to, you know,

693
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,040
Speaker 1: put some take some people to task. And I know

694
00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,279
Speaker 1: this isn't the first I'm not the first person to

695
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,320
Speaker 1: do that, but find a way to get your offense

696
00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,360
Speaker 1: going before the third quarter. Because against the Eagles offense

697
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:30,720
Speaker 1: that's killing everybody. You're gonna be down seven by midway

698
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,720
Speaker 1: through the third quarter if you go down that road again.

699
00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,640
Speaker 1: Now keep presenting that other scenario where the Cardinals change

700
00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,839
Speaker 1: their season around, because Mark is feeling very tenuous about this.

701
00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:45,160
Speaker 1: He he brought up before the show how anxiety ridden

702
00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,560
Speaker 1: he is about this lock, and he mentioned three different

703
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,400
Speaker 1: potential locks, and this wasn't even one of them. You

704
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,120
Speaker 1: were just like you were talking, you might you maybe

705
00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,680
Speaker 1: want to do the Thursday Night I was thinking about

706
00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:58,800
Speaker 1: the Thursday Night game to I just want to handle

707
00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:00,879
Speaker 1: the fact that two people are locking up the same

708
00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:06,040
Speaker 1: things bother you so much when like, why do you

709
00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,360
Speaker 1: need the spotlight for your lock? No? I think it

710
00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,440
Speaker 1: was way back when when we can figure that out?

711
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:14,560
Speaker 1: When we started what why would that matter? Why can

712
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,799
Speaker 1: you not team up with another human accomplish something. There

713
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,399
Speaker 1: was something about early when we did this lot coming

714
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,239
Speaker 1: that we should eat just be on our own. I

715
00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:25,239
Speaker 1: don't know why. That just seemed more like it never

716
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,719
Speaker 1: but you never had any grasp of what makes this

717
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,040
Speaker 1: segment great. I had to make sure you couldn't put

718
00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:33,279
Speaker 1: it under the ground. Well I did know. I did

719
00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,040
Speaker 1: out of almost apathy, because you guys were just sick

720
00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:37,880
Speaker 1: of me winning the year after year after year. But

721
00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:42,239
Speaker 1: that that era has ended. Where's the trophy ended? With

722
00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:48,239
Speaker 1: my study not accurate? Under the chandelier? All right, let's

723
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:53,240
Speaker 1: move on. Zeuster's up, Mike it I like this value

724
00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:56,399
Speaker 1: pick here Steelers that Bills. Anytime we get to watch

725
00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:00,640
Speaker 1: the Bills on a Sunday's fun Uh, they are to me. Um,

726
00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,439
Speaker 1: obviously one of the great teams in the league and

727
00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:06,040
Speaker 1: Josh Allen watching him play football and getting paid for it.

728
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,920
Speaker 1: Sign me up. What do I need to see from

729
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,440
Speaker 1: the Bills? I'm going to ask you boys that, um,

730
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,319
Speaker 1: what do they need to get better at? But the Steelers, Uh,

731
00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,360
Speaker 1: if this was still Mr Trabinski universe, I would not

732
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,840
Speaker 1: be picking this game. But there is some juice to

733
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,200
Speaker 1: this team with pick it involved and the fact that

734
00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:26,920
Speaker 1: he really does add a dimension to this offense. Now

735
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,440
Speaker 1: he's gonna make mistakes. He made mistakes against the Jets

736
00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:31,719
Speaker 1: that played a big role in them getting beat. But

737
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,040
Speaker 1: he also went in there and showed no fear, scored

738
00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,800
Speaker 1: two touchdowns on the ground, took a bunch of shots

739
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,080
Speaker 1: down field, and I think we're gonna see more of that.

740
00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:40,680
Speaker 1: And I think part of they have to be that

741
00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,600
Speaker 1: way because if they try to have a conservative game

742
00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:46,080
Speaker 1: plan against the Bills. Uh, this team has never won

743
00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:49,200
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh with T J. Watt out of the lineup there

744
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 1: Owen seven, I believe it is lifetime. So yes, the

745
00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:55,200
Speaker 1: Bills are gonna score, and the only way the Steelers

746
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,319
Speaker 1: keep it close is if Pikett is kind of a

747
00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,959
Speaker 1: revelation in his first career starts, probably not gonna happen.

748
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,160
Speaker 1: I'd locked the hell out of this game if I could,

749
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:06,000
Speaker 1: but I want to see that to touchdown you cannot.

750
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,319
Speaker 1: I would like, I'm just curious to see how pick

751
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,239
Speaker 1: It reacts in this circumstance because he's gonna have to

752
00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:11,960
Speaker 1: throw the ball. I love what Pickett said this week.

753
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,279
Speaker 1: He basically said, like, I am not gun shy. I'm

754
00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,000
Speaker 1: gonna get the ball to these guys on one on

755
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,040
Speaker 1: one because this is what the ride receivers were complaining

756
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:20,959
Speaker 1: about in Pittsburgh. So at least give it a shot

757
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:22,279
Speaker 1: and see how it goes. I mean, he does have

758
00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,400
Speaker 1: a gun slinger type of persona to him on on

759
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:26,799
Speaker 1: one level, as confidence is very high, it was time

760
00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:29,360
Speaker 1: to do this. Uh, this is not last year Steelers

761
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,640
Speaker 1: team on the level though defensively without what you just mentioned,

762
00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,880
Speaker 1: they have three sacks in their last three games. I

763
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,279
Speaker 1: don't like that going up against Josh Allen. You said

764
00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:37,840
Speaker 1: one of the Bills need to do it against to

765
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,840
Speaker 1: get better. I mean technically, I just think it's get healthier.

766
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:43,239
Speaker 1: But even with all their issues in the secondary, there's

767
00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:45,200
Speaker 1: still the number one past defense and d v o A.

768
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: So how do you do that if you're Kenny Pickett

769
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,840
Speaker 1: go up against one of the best coach defenses in

770
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,759
Speaker 1: the league and somehow at the same time with your

771
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,880
Speaker 1: defense which is undermanned. Slowdown Josh Allen, I think I

772
00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,799
Speaker 1: think the Bills are are probably agitated after the way

773
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,000
Speaker 1: they got out of the gates slow against the Ravens.

774
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,680
Speaker 1: I don't see that happening again on any level. Right.

775
00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:05,720
Speaker 1: This is such a tough matchup. To me, the Bill's

776
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:09,879
Speaker 1: defense is one of the top three or four most

777
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,840
Speaker 1: meaningful developments of the first month of the season, not

778
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 1: that they haven't had a great defense before, but the

779
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,560
Speaker 1: fact that I look at this pass rush and it

780
00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,919
Speaker 1: shows up every single week, and I believe that's gonna

781
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,080
Speaker 1: be there to the end. And this is like a

782
00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:28,600
Speaker 1: superpower that actually is a little better defensively than I

783
00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:30,759
Speaker 1: even expected go into the year. And I know they

784
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:33,000
Speaker 1: have had injuries and they're not gonna get Micah Hide back,

785
00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,319
Speaker 1: but they are preventing big plays. They only gave up

786
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:37,799
Speaker 1: twenty points to Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. I know

787
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,680
Speaker 1: there's rain there, but that was the most explosive offense

788
00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:43,000
Speaker 1: in the league, and I just really trust them. Yeah,

789
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 1: but I want to see what pick It does because

790
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,400
Speaker 1: I almost thought he got a little undersold what happened

791
00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:51,000
Speaker 1: last week. Those weren't the interceptions, weren't great decisions, but

792
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,960
Speaker 1: more than that, they were bad luck. I mean they

793
00:39:54,000 --> 00:40:01,520
Speaker 1: both of them hit the receiver's hands literally. Both bad decisions,

794
00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:05,480
Speaker 1: but it was not his fault. Yeah, both bad decisions,

795
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 1: but you could you could replay those plays a lot

796
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 1: of times and get no interceptions. Don't we forgive him

797
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:14,440
Speaker 1: to some degree for it being his first start. He

798
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,600
Speaker 1: had three or four times in that game the past

799
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:21,400
Speaker 1: he made to Friarmouth while he was getting absolutely smoked

800
00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,680
Speaker 1: by by one of the Jets defenders, was a defensive

801
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:28,799
Speaker 1: It was incredible. And then he had a couple where yes,

802
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,800
Speaker 1: he gave Pickens a chance to make a play. Showed

803
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,600
Speaker 1: very nice touch. I liked what I saw out to

804
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,719
Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett, and I really liked it in the preseason.

805
00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:38,080
Speaker 1: Two should have started against the Jets, but you should

806
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:39,759
Speaker 1: have started for a week one because now here he

807
00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:41,960
Speaker 1: is starting. They've got the hardest schedule in the league

808
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:45,640
Speaker 1: for the next month. Sus as the kids would say,

809
00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:51,440
Speaker 1: it's snakes to me. Here we go, let's do it.

810
00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:57,080
Speaker 1: Jets Dolphins good And that shows UM respect because I

811
00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:59,239
Speaker 1: don't like it when you leave that game out there

812
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,160
Speaker 1: when it's actually a good game, because I would take

813
00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:04,319
Speaker 1: you know, but we're not. Try not to do that

814
00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,200
Speaker 1: because I try to keep the sanctity of the draft intact.

815
00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:12,440
Speaker 1: The Dolphins at the Jets really interesting here. Um, let's

816
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,560
Speaker 1: start with the Miami side. Obviously, Teddy Bridgewater will start

817
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:19,640
Speaker 1: in place of Tua, who was immediately ruled out earlier

818
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:22,200
Speaker 1: this week. And and we talked about a little bit

819
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,880
Speaker 1: on Tuesday. If they're in a tough spot, the Dolphins,

820
00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:27,640
Speaker 1: because they know everyone's watching them, so it becomes a

821
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 1: situation like how long do they feel comfortable keeping keeping

822
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,360
Speaker 1: them out. They'll probably be back next week, but for now,

823
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:37,440
Speaker 1: it's Teddy time against the Jets defense that's been pretty

824
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:44,040
Speaker 1: hot or cold, um in general, hot and cold, more

825
00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:46,920
Speaker 1: cold than hot, I would say. But at the end

826
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,680
Speaker 1: of the four games there two and two because they've

827
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,279
Speaker 1: gotten some timely stops on defense, and their offense has

828
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:55,480
Speaker 1: come to life. So I think for the Dolphins is

829
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,680
Speaker 1: can they keep the offense moving with Teddy Bridgewater. I

830
00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,399
Speaker 1: think they will because again, uh, the reason I think

831
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:04,480
Speaker 1: to and part has thrived early on uh is because

832
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:07,200
Speaker 1: he makes quick decisions, gets the wall out and as accurate,

833
00:42:07,239 --> 00:42:10,800
Speaker 1: and then lets all these studs, headlined obviously by Waddle

834
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:14,000
Speaker 1: and tyreek Um do their thing, and I think Teddy

835
00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:17,000
Speaker 1: can do that as well. Um And on the Jet side,

836
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,759
Speaker 1: I just want to see some growth now. I thought

837
00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,439
Speaker 1: that was really fun to watch Zack Wilson and how

838
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 1: he came out at the end of that game six

839
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:28,240
Speaker 1: for six in the final drive, really did look poised

840
00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,040
Speaker 1: and made some big throws. But a home game, another

841
00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,120
Speaker 1: chance for the Jets to established themselves, is a little

842
00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,840
Speaker 1: bit different than past years. I feel like this is

843
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,680
Speaker 1: gonna be a potentially a fun game, a close game.

844
00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,640
Speaker 1: That's my hope. Anyway. I mean, Zach Wilson completely won

845
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:43,719
Speaker 1: over his teammates with the fourth quarter, and I think

846
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:46,560
Speaker 1: for the psyche of the team and for Jets fans

847
00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:48,160
Speaker 1: in general, because I think you were stunned by that.

848
00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:51,320
Speaker 1: Right then it happens, yeah, I mean they it looked

849
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,560
Speaker 1: like just like the Cleveland game. It looked over and

850
00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:55,759
Speaker 1: then the fact that they were able to go on

851
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,400
Speaker 1: that drive, get the interception of Picket and then go

852
00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:00,960
Speaker 1: right down the field again, it was was really impressive.

853
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:03,360
Speaker 1: And again I'll use the word poise with Zach Wilson

854
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:06,359
Speaker 1: sometimes in his accuracy. He's very hot and cold as

855
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,600
Speaker 1: a passer himself, and they need he needs to make

856
00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:11,279
Speaker 1: uh the easy ones. He's got to get the he's

857
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,240
Speaker 1: got to get that part of his game figured out.

858
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,600
Speaker 1: But his ability to move around evade the rush, uh

859
00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,600
Speaker 1: make plays that Joe Flacco would have been dead and

860
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:21,160
Speaker 1: buried on. You saw it immediately in that first game.

861
00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:23,120
Speaker 1: I just I don't see it as a big downgrade

862
00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:25,280
Speaker 1: to Teddy because I think you've got a similar type

863
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:28,239
Speaker 1: quarterback in the sense that the accuracy is there. Um,

864
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,319
Speaker 1: he he meshed well with Tyreek Hill a week ago,

865
00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:33,640
Speaker 1: and it's on Sauce Gardner and the rest of the

866
00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,279
Speaker 1: defense to slow down Waddle and Tyreek Hill. And I

867
00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,520
Speaker 1: don't think that this is This was probably the best

868
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,879
Speaker 1: backup quarterback in the league. So we were talking about

869
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:43,239
Speaker 1: him as taking over to his job. Had to a

870
00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:45,960
Speaker 1: stumbled in the off season to explaining at such a

871
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:50,120
Speaker 1: quarterback friendly system, Teddy should be fine. But it's a

872
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:54,760
Speaker 1: great test for Sauce Gardner, who was Daniel Jeremiah's number

873
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:58,719
Speaker 1: one rookie in the league. So far this year, Uh,

874
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,040
Speaker 1: dj Reid has been really good. So now these these

875
00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:04,520
Speaker 1: two cornerbacks are getting a lot of getting a lot

876
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:08,719
Speaker 1: of love. Big time test, uh for Sauce. I'm excited

877
00:44:09,239 --> 00:44:11,680
Speaker 1: to see that. I'm excited to see a little Mike

878
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:15,880
Speaker 1: McDaniel Roberts Sala for the first time. Former you know

879
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:20,279
Speaker 1: teammates in San Francisco, you know Roberts teammates if they're

880
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:23,400
Speaker 1: on the coaching staff, colleagues. Okay, I mean, but Salo

881
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:25,479
Speaker 1: was the guy who was like, you know, the big,

882
00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:29,239
Speaker 1: kind of handsome guy getting all the attention on the sidelines.

883
00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:31,600
Speaker 1: And then there was just like old little Mikey on

884
00:44:31,640 --> 00:44:33,960
Speaker 1: the sidelines and I'm not really getting to something. Do

885
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:36,160
Speaker 1: you see something there? I feel like you're connecting with

886
00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:42,520
Speaker 1: Mikel Daniel. I mean, okay, everybody, look, Mikel was like,

887
00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:47,120
Speaker 1: what about me? I should be noticed too. What I

888
00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:49,560
Speaker 1: like is that there's an a f C East coaching

889
00:44:49,640 --> 00:44:51,680
Speaker 1: matchup where they're from the same tree, and it's not

890
00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:55,360
Speaker 1: a freaking Belichick tree. It's nice to have a little different.

891
00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:57,800
Speaker 1: But I really do think that's interesting when two coaches

892
00:44:57,840 --> 00:44:59,640
Speaker 1: who could be going against each other for a long

893
00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:02,279
Speaker 1: time are matching up for the first time and it's

894
00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:06,680
Speaker 1: offense fun versus defense. Uh, that part of it is. Uh,

895
00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:08,319
Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. And I love the idea that,

896
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:10,759
Speaker 1: if you know, maybe the Jets Dolphins rivalry, which has

897
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:13,480
Speaker 1: been dormant for a long time, it's reborn here. But

898
00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:17,640
Speaker 1: the Jets need to play up to their ability. You

899
00:45:17,719 --> 00:45:20,560
Speaker 1: mentioned DJ Reid. There are two m vps of this

900
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:23,759
Speaker 1: team so far. Uh, dj Reid, who has been all

901
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:25,799
Speaker 1: pro esque. He has not allowed to touch down, he's

902
00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:29,000
Speaker 1: not allowed to catch over twenty plus yards one catch

903
00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:31,960
Speaker 1: of fifteen plus yards thirty two point nine QB rating.

904
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,960
Speaker 1: This is from Zach Rosenblaut, the new beat writer for

905
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:37,880
Speaker 1: the Athletic, and he ranks fourth among qbs and snaps

906
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:41,640
Speaker 1: per reception aloud. According to PFF. He's been awesome. So

907
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:44,439
Speaker 1: Sauce has been really good. So the cornerback situation is good.

908
00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:47,600
Speaker 1: And give it up for Elijah Vera Tucker who was

909
00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:50,000
Speaker 1: a left guard as a rookie, the former first round pick,

910
00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,319
Speaker 1: kicked over in the right guard for this year, and then,

911
00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:54,360
Speaker 1: in a little surprise, moved by the Jets who have

912
00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:58,040
Speaker 1: been absolutely savaged at the tackle position by injuries, kicks

913
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:02,000
Speaker 1: to left tackle again Pittsburgh and plays really well. So

914
00:46:02,080 --> 00:46:05,160
Speaker 1: that is they gonna stay there until until one of

915
00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,919
Speaker 1: these guys comes back off. I r he will stay there.

916
00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:09,840
Speaker 1: But that was part of what the Jets are so

917
00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:12,960
Speaker 1: excited about with bar Tucker was that his versatility and

918
00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:15,480
Speaker 1: man to step up out of nowhere and play left

919
00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:19,000
Speaker 1: tackle at a high level. There's like five six teams

920
00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:21,640
Speaker 1: right now that are down to bare bones at left tackle.

921
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:24,520
Speaker 1: It's been that kind of season and so for the

922
00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:26,319
Speaker 1: Jets to climb out of that, that's not the team

923
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,480
Speaker 1: I would have picked. So but the whole season, I mean,

924
00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:31,960
Speaker 1: they are such a better um team than they were

925
00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:34,239
Speaker 1: two years ago. They just have more players. They just

926
00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:36,160
Speaker 1: they really are and that you know, that's the Joe

927
00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:39,040
Speaker 1: Douglass credit. But this whole season's about Zack Wilson. And

928
00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:45,000
Speaker 1: I thought that was a really intriguing first start for

929
00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,799
Speaker 1: Zack Wilson. It wasn't just the fourth quarter. He had

930
00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:51,719
Speaker 1: a throw in the first quarter where he ripped an

931
00:46:51,719 --> 00:46:56,960
Speaker 1: opposite hash timing route to Elijah More that just showed

932
00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:59,719
Speaker 1: off all of his arms strength. That was like a

933
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,719
Speaker 1: ash Allen type of throw. And the thing I was

934
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:07,240
Speaker 1: really excited about is he delivered that ball like five

935
00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:12,640
Speaker 1: steps before More made his break. It showed incredible anticipation.

936
00:47:12,719 --> 00:47:15,200
Speaker 1: When Zack Wilson threw the ball on time in that game,

937
00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:17,440
Speaker 1: I thought that was his best game as a pro.

938
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,080
Speaker 1: I thought it was better than that one he had

939
00:47:19,080 --> 00:47:21,120
Speaker 1: in Week sixteen last year. I think he showed some

940
00:47:21,239 --> 00:47:25,440
Speaker 1: real maturation. Now that said, there were other plays that

941
00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:28,560
Speaker 1: were like the players themselves were roller coasters, and once

942
00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:30,880
Speaker 1: he holds onto the ball, you can almost hear his

943
00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:34,600
Speaker 1: minding like going second rad, third rating, fourth rade, what

944
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:37,240
Speaker 1: is happening? And so there was like major ups and downs,

945
00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:38,719
Speaker 1: But that's what you want to see. At least. I

946
00:47:38,719 --> 00:47:42,040
Speaker 1: thought there were four or five really impressive players in

947
00:47:42,080 --> 00:47:43,960
Speaker 1: that game by Wilson, which you just didn't see. As

948
00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:48,839
Speaker 1: a I would love I was definite room. It's gotta

949
00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:51,480
Speaker 1: stay healthy too. I would love, love love for him

950
00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:53,680
Speaker 1: to string another good start in a row, because then

951
00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:55,799
Speaker 1: you could really start to buy in on this but

952
00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:58,400
Speaker 1: we shall see. Let's take a break and the draft

953
00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:04,319
Speaker 1: will move on. All right, we are back, So tugboat

954
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,440
Speaker 1: just hit the double. It's time for the Sunday Drive

955
00:48:07,560 --> 00:48:11,760
Speaker 1: presented by Toyota, and then Mark Sessler is on the clock.

956
00:48:12,239 --> 00:48:16,400
Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna go Chargers at Brown's. Uh charges

957
00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:18,799
Speaker 1: have owned the Cleveland last couple of times. Out with

958
00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:22,080
Speaker 1: with with Herbert in there, I mean, it's just Cleveland's

959
00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:23,960
Speaker 1: defense I think is a sitting duck on that front.

960
00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:26,760
Speaker 1: Uh there. I we'll see what happens with Myles Garrett.

961
00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:29,319
Speaker 1: He's been practicing clown. He's not been around. If you

962
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:31,960
Speaker 1: have no pass rush, I don't like that situation at all.

963
00:48:32,280 --> 00:48:34,600
Speaker 1: I think it comes down also to Cleveland's offense, which

964
00:48:34,600 --> 00:48:38,239
Speaker 1: has been metrically and to the eyes, nice surprise this

965
00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:40,960
Speaker 1: offense with with Jacobe Brissette at quarterback. I mean, he's

966
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:43,839
Speaker 1: made a couple of killer mistakes late that happened that

967
00:48:43,840 --> 00:48:47,000
Speaker 1: that whole Jets loss opened up with the Brissette interception.

968
00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:49,120
Speaker 1: He had a bad one last week. But other than that,

969
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:51,520
Speaker 1: honestly has been really clean and I thought he's been

970
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:54,400
Speaker 1: a He's he's gotten guys open in that offense. And

971
00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:56,719
Speaker 1: they've run the ball so well. The key match up

972
00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,560
Speaker 1: here for me is Nick Chubb. He's gotten about eighty

973
00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:02,120
Speaker 1: five per scent of his yardage, and again, I do

974
00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:03,759
Speaker 1: think he's looked like the best back in the league

975
00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:06,440
Speaker 1: next to Sit Kwon Barkley Um on outside runs. He's

976
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:08,600
Speaker 1: dominant that way. He's just been a dominant runner on

977
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:11,080
Speaker 1: that front and that and the Chargers are essentially the

978
00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:13,080
Speaker 1: worst team in the league defending that. So that's like

979
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:16,200
Speaker 1: Cleveland wants to I know it's it sounds vanilla, but

980
00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:18,799
Speaker 1: they've almost been four no by just going with the

981
00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:22,719
Speaker 1: formula like let Nick Chubb operate at his height, and

982
00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:24,239
Speaker 1: you've got a chance to win these games, and you

983
00:49:24,360 --> 00:49:26,319
Speaker 1: kinda find a way to close him. You can't. I

984
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,440
Speaker 1: see this thing being close to the end. And if

985
00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:29,879
Speaker 1: they were to lose a thing and in a close

986
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:31,239
Speaker 1: game and go two and three, you have to say

987
00:49:31,239 --> 00:49:33,759
Speaker 1: it's one of the more frustrating beginnings for a team

988
00:49:33,800 --> 00:49:36,320
Speaker 1: out there because the way they've lost these close games.

989
00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:38,320
Speaker 1: They have a chance, I think, to be a team

990
00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:41,680
Speaker 1: that's alive when the quarterback that they brought into Shaun Watson,

991
00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,160
Speaker 1: is returning to the team, and I think Jacoby Pricetta

992
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:45,800
Speaker 1: serves a ton of credit for aw he's played. I

993
00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:47,480
Speaker 1: don't think anyone thought he would have done this. No,

994
00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:50,719
Speaker 1: I think it's totally covered him and Nick Chubb and

995
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:54,840
Speaker 1: the fans game totally covered up a defense which just

996
00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:57,360
Speaker 1: seems really poorly coached. To me. Their thirty in d

997
00:49:57,440 --> 00:49:59,560
Speaker 1: v O as like the scheme doesn't work. They're not

998
00:49:59,719 --> 00:50:02,520
Speaker 1: as bad in the traditional numbers, but it's partly because

999
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:05,240
Speaker 1: the Brown's offense just hold the ball for so long

1000
00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:09,600
Speaker 1: and are efficient in not putting their defense in bad positions.

1001
00:50:10,120 --> 00:50:13,000
Speaker 1: It was embarrassing how they got run over a week ago,

1002
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:15,640
Speaker 1: even though they were playing three linebackers. I know Myles

1003
00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:18,240
Speaker 1: Garrett wasn't there and he's gonna be back, but Garrett

1004
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:21,680
Speaker 1: one doesn't make that huge of a difference. Maybe they

1005
00:50:21,719 --> 00:50:24,720
Speaker 1: win that game, I don't know, but giving up fourteen

1006
00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:27,520
Speaker 1: straight runs like they did, and then there's always confusing

1007
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:29,520
Speaker 1: in the back end. Denz Awards given up a lot

1008
00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:32,080
Speaker 1: of plays. I know he had that interception a week ago,

1009
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:35,799
Speaker 1: but they're just seems to be something missing, which is unfortunate.

1010
00:50:35,840 --> 00:50:39,919
Speaker 1: If they just could improve to average defensively, then yes,

1011
00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:42,920
Speaker 1: they might be four O. Uh and I would expect

1012
00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:44,840
Speaker 1: them to win this game. I did pick them in

1013
00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:47,360
Speaker 1: this game. I think they're a little better than the Chargers,

1014
00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:50,239
Speaker 1: but I I would have drafted this if you didn't

1015
00:50:50,239 --> 00:50:52,080
Speaker 1: because I just I'm so curious. I don't know who's

1016
00:50:52,080 --> 00:50:54,080
Speaker 1: gonna win this game. I'm very curious. Like it's huge

1017
00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:57,360
Speaker 1: for the Chargers that Jamari Sailors. Sailors come in for

1018
00:50:57,560 --> 00:50:59,840
Speaker 1: Rashawn Slater and looked good last week. I mean that

1019
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,640
Speaker 1: could have been like the Achilles heel that essentially thwarted

1020
00:51:02,680 --> 00:51:05,399
Speaker 1: their offense. Yeah, and I thought watching the Texans game,

1021
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:07,080
Speaker 1: and you know, they didn't do a great job closing

1022
00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:10,120
Speaker 1: out that game, And it really did watching it because

1023
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:12,360
Speaker 1: last week was such a whirlwind for US. I was stunned,

1024
00:51:12,360 --> 00:51:15,800
Speaker 1: like the Texans after a turnover a zone but the

1025
00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:18,280
Speaker 1: chance to go ahead late and the Chargers were charging

1026
00:51:18,360 --> 00:51:20,960
Speaker 1: it up and Houston is what Houston is, so they

1027
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:23,120
Speaker 1: were able to escape with that. But so, yeah, there's

1028
00:51:23,160 --> 00:51:26,400
Speaker 1: still things to be concerned about. Obviously the defense, Uh,

1029
00:51:26,560 --> 00:51:29,520
Speaker 1: losing Joey Bosa is huge, but it was it was

1030
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:33,280
Speaker 1: promising to see um Khalil Mack get a huge sack

1031
00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:35,120
Speaker 1: and a big spot there. He needs to step up

1032
00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:38,279
Speaker 1: and kind of carry that front seven while bosses out

1033
00:51:38,320 --> 00:51:41,160
Speaker 1: and Herbert looked healthy and was zinging the ball like

1034
00:51:41,239 --> 00:51:44,920
Speaker 1: Herbert so uh at in Eckler getting going with the

1035
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,840
Speaker 1: three touchdowns. This is gonna be a good matchup. I

1036
00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:49,200
Speaker 1: think this will be a close game because I think

1037
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:51,720
Speaker 1: the Browns are gonna keep on playing close games. Um,

1038
00:51:51,840 --> 00:51:54,440
Speaker 1: unless it's one of those situations like you're saying, is

1039
00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:58,080
Speaker 1: the defense so out of sorts? Uh? And Myles Garrett

1040
00:51:58,239 --> 00:52:00,680
Speaker 1: is he in? Is he out? Uh? We don't know yet.

1041
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:06,120
Speaker 1: Sounds like he'll probably but probably out though still, by

1042
00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:08,240
Speaker 1: the way, is now reaching a month where he hasn't played.

1043
00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:11,399
Speaker 1: That's been ye And like the charges for as much

1044
00:52:11,400 --> 00:52:13,759
Speaker 1: as we love him, we love the quarterback. Um we

1045
00:52:13,880 --> 00:52:16,120
Speaker 1: have we seen them really explode on offense yet and

1046
00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:18,080
Speaker 1: have that big game? Is it coming in this game

1047
00:52:18,080 --> 00:52:20,440
Speaker 1: they went off against the Browns last year, we shall see.

1048
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:24,000
Speaker 1: J C. Jackson needs to show up for them. He's

1049
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:27,520
Speaker 1: been hurt and he's been maybe the worst player watch

1050
00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:29,320
Speaker 1: that from the very beginning, and the worst player in

1051
00:52:29,320 --> 00:52:31,799
Speaker 1: their secondary. Normally, this would be the matchup where you'd

1052
00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:33,560
Speaker 1: be like, oh, he did put him on to Marie Cooper.

1053
00:52:33,719 --> 00:52:36,359
Speaker 1: It's one versus one, but the way he's playing right now,

1054
00:52:36,360 --> 00:52:37,960
Speaker 1: I don't if you look at the roster, they have

1055
00:52:38,040 --> 00:52:40,000
Speaker 1: to be one of the more disappointing teams in NAPCY

1056
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:43,640
Speaker 1: in general. All Right, that was the Sunday Drive presented

1057
00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:48,600
Speaker 1: by Toyota. Up next in the draft is Greg Rosenthal. Okay,

1058
00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:52,600
Speaker 1: I gotta take Saint Seahawks because my guy Gino uh

1059
00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:55,120
Speaker 1: is in this game, and uh I didn't like just

1060
00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:57,640
Speaker 1: hearing how great Gino was doing last week and not

1061
00:52:57,680 --> 00:53:01,360
Speaker 1: watching it live. I want to take this and uh

1062
00:53:01,520 --> 00:53:03,920
Speaker 1: I like mess and this is a This is just

1063
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:06,160
Speaker 1: all a mess. There's no way that this game isn't

1064
00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:08,240
Speaker 1: going to be messed. One second, when did they stop

1065
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:13,640
Speaker 1: giving the London teams to buy The teams themselves requested

1066
00:53:13,920 --> 00:53:18,440
Speaker 1: not to have these post London bus They didn't like

1067
00:53:18,840 --> 00:53:21,719
Speaker 1: having it early in the season. Good question. I was

1068
00:53:21,719 --> 00:53:23,839
Speaker 1: thinking the same thing. Did that just start this year?

1069
00:53:24,320 --> 00:53:26,680
Speaker 1: I think last year some of the teams that went

1070
00:53:26,719 --> 00:53:29,239
Speaker 1: to London did not take a post London by and

1071
00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:32,239
Speaker 1: some did. The teams were like, we don't want earn

1072
00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:36,719
Speaker 1: early by in general, and we'd rather just put it off.

1073
00:53:36,760 --> 00:53:39,320
Speaker 1: And it's not through the exhau. If we were football

1074
00:53:39,320 --> 00:53:42,080
Speaker 1: players having just returned back from London, I wouldn't necessarily

1075
00:53:42,120 --> 00:53:44,319
Speaker 1: want to jump right back into play a game this week.

1076
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:46,200
Speaker 1: But we did though, and the equivalent of what we

1077
00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:52,359
Speaker 1: do were right physically from taking physical punishment. I think

1078
00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:55,359
Speaker 1: it's that's why why are you? Why do you call

1079
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:59,319
Speaker 1: yourself heroes? Uh? We're here right now, right we're broadcasters.

1080
00:54:00,239 --> 00:54:04,400
Speaker 1: Just can can we develop a defense Seattle? Because the

1081
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:09,000
Speaker 1: Gino thing is a fun story, But imagine how fun

1082
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:13,000
Speaker 1: this Seahawks team could be If their defense starts to improve,

1083
00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:15,480
Speaker 1: then they can stick around. I think in this NFC

1084
00:54:15,560 --> 00:54:19,520
Speaker 1: West race that their offense is a legitimate weapon. It's

1085
00:54:19,560 --> 00:54:22,680
Speaker 1: not just because of Gino running the offense. It's because

1086
00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:25,879
Speaker 1: Rashad Penny is still stuck on that six yards per

1087
00:54:25,880 --> 00:54:27,520
Speaker 1: carry number. We're at it like a year and a

1088
00:54:27,560 --> 00:54:30,279
Speaker 1: half now, where he's just running for six yards per carry.

1089
00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:34,200
Speaker 1: I mean that's pretty good. Um, there are two tackles,

1090
00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:38,320
Speaker 1: h are both rookies are playing really well? Uh, Geno's

1091
00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:42,399
Speaker 1: finding Lockett and Metcalf in good situations. Like I think

1092
00:54:42,440 --> 00:54:44,799
Speaker 1: they could be a story that is gonna bother you

1093
00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:48,560
Speaker 1: all season long, Like long. If this, if their defense

1094
00:54:48,600 --> 00:54:51,520
Speaker 1: can actually step up and just not be league worst,

1095
00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:53,919
Speaker 1: just get us to average pet Carroll. I mean they're

1096
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:56,520
Speaker 1: last in yards and points per drive the defense. They've

1097
00:54:56,520 --> 00:54:58,560
Speaker 1: been that way all season. I mean there's a reason

1098
00:54:58,600 --> 00:55:01,640
Speaker 1: that she de and they're very young. Of course maybe

1099
00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:03,680
Speaker 1: there's some but I think like it's like the Smith

1100
00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:06,719
Speaker 1: thing now watching him over four games, Like I kind

1101
00:55:06,719 --> 00:55:09,640
Speaker 1: of Greg initially was, I know, you're always pounding the

1102
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:11,080
Speaker 1: table for and I think that's sort of where my

1103
00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:15,000
Speaker 1: annoyance came from. But like watching him last week, like

1104
00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:17,720
Speaker 1: it's legit. He's playing great, he's playing the best football

1105
00:55:17,760 --> 00:55:19,799
Speaker 1: of his career, and he's not. It's not they're not

1106
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:22,160
Speaker 1: just scheming around him. I mean he's he's now with

1107
00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:24,719
Speaker 1: DK Metcalf, there's real chemistry. They're throwing the ball down

1108
00:55:24,760 --> 00:55:27,719
Speaker 1: the field. They're not that limited on all. You have

1109
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:29,879
Speaker 1: to give a lot of credit to how their game

1110
00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:32,040
Speaker 1: plan is set up to. I mean they're putting Geno.

1111
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:36,279
Speaker 1: Gino has never been a seventy plus percent completion guy,

1112
00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:40,280
Speaker 1: Like accuracy was never his calling cards. So to see

1113
00:55:40,440 --> 00:55:43,320
Speaker 1: him doing that that there's some fair He hasn't played

1114
00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:47,440
Speaker 1: in like nine years, so like consistently. It wasn't like

1115
00:55:47,719 --> 00:55:50,920
Speaker 1: saying that's that time is because he was, you know,

1116
00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:53,279
Speaker 1: thought to be a backup. And I still think that's

1117
00:55:53,320 --> 00:55:55,839
Speaker 1: who he is. And like I said, let's see where

1118
00:55:55,880 --> 00:55:59,000
Speaker 1: things fall come January. But for right now, he's absolutely

1119
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:02,440
Speaker 1: playing great, and he's playing great DK Metcalf when he's

1120
00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:05,440
Speaker 1: not on the poop cart playing great. Uh So there

1121
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:08,200
Speaker 1: are some things to get excited about. Still. I don't

1122
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:11,320
Speaker 1: know if they could stop anybody, but this feels like defense.

1123
00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:16,680
Speaker 1: The defense. They're pretty big underdogs here. I do like cover.

1124
00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:18,719
Speaker 1: They did a job against Minnesota last week. I mean,

1125
00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:21,040
Speaker 1: they shut down drives, they were they were good, but

1126
00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:23,719
Speaker 1: they I agree with you, Mark, but they've been like

1127
00:56:23,840 --> 00:56:26,520
Speaker 1: ninth or tenth or so in most stats this year.

1128
00:56:26,920 --> 00:56:29,239
Speaker 1: And the idea was, Dennis Allen, you're bringing them back.

1129
00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:31,200
Speaker 1: You're bringing all these veterans back. There's a lot of

1130
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:33,880
Speaker 1: talent on this defense. They need this defense to be special.

1131
00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:36,439
Speaker 1: They haven't been special. Why with the Saints. Why should

1132
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:40,000
Speaker 1: the Saints at this juncture be favorite against anybody really

1133
00:56:40,080 --> 00:56:43,080
Speaker 1: outside of the real dregs of the league. I agree

1134
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:45,480
Speaker 1: with you, not by fat, that's some respect, that's some

1135
00:56:45,560 --> 00:56:48,840
Speaker 1: serious respect for the Saints and the Saints team that

1136
00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:51,240
Speaker 1: you know they are getting Alvin Kamara back, it sounds

1137
00:56:51,280 --> 00:56:53,480
Speaker 1: like that could be helpful for Andy Dalton. Well, I

1138
00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:56,440
Speaker 1: think Andy Dalton's probably with Alvin Kamar a little bit

1139
00:56:56,480 --> 00:56:57,960
Speaker 1: better if you're gonna dump it off to him and

1140
00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:00,680
Speaker 1: try to make something of him. First one, they gotta

1141
00:57:00,719 --> 00:57:03,040
Speaker 1: make him a focal point of the offense. Uh. And

1142
00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:06,000
Speaker 1: Michael Thomas looks like he'll be out again. We're not sure,

1143
00:57:06,080 --> 00:57:14,760
Speaker 1: but he is not practicing all right. Uh, Lions and Patriots.

1144
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:18,400
Speaker 1: It's crazy. I think this is the first live Patriots

1145
00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:21,680
Speaker 1: games I've had. That's sort of sad um. But I'm

1146
00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:25,560
Speaker 1: this week because it's got the team of a t

1147
00:57:25,800 --> 00:57:28,800
Speaker 1: L it's got the Patriots. Both of these teams are

1148
00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:31,640
Speaker 1: looking at this game and they're saying juicy and this

1149
00:57:31,720 --> 00:57:37,400
Speaker 1: is a winnable game. But hey, hey, Lions, do we

1150
00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:39,880
Speaker 1: need to have the lines of pep talk. We'll make

1151
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:42,360
Speaker 1: a team of a t N go win a game

1152
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:47,560
Speaker 1: when we you play to win the game, win a game,

1153
00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:51,440
Speaker 1: go to New England against Zappy Bailey Bailly Zappy or

1154
00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:55,880
Speaker 1: a really uh compromise Mac Jones or Brian Hoy or

1155
00:57:55,920 --> 00:58:00,040
Speaker 1: whoever it is, get a couple stops and when a

1156
00:58:00,080 --> 00:58:07,240
Speaker 1: game to fourteen, hell to twenty four, this is the Lions.

1157
00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:10,000
Speaker 1: The score, it doesn't matter who's playing, the score has

1158
00:58:10,040 --> 00:58:15,040
Speaker 1: to end. This very special. It is a very special

1159
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:16,360
Speaker 1: on it. We haven't even done it for a couple

1160
00:58:16,360 --> 00:58:19,400
Speaker 1: of years. Do not go to Foxborough in two thousand

1161
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:21,680
Speaker 1: twenty two and not come away with the W and

1162
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:24,520
Speaker 1: you don't do it yet. I think watching this Patriots team,

1163
00:58:24,920 --> 00:58:27,680
Speaker 1: which team do you think has played better the last

1164
00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:31,120
Speaker 1: few weeks? I think it's the Patriots on what side

1165
00:58:31,120 --> 00:58:34,600
Speaker 1: of the Detroit's offense has been on completely on fire,

1166
00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:38,960
Speaker 1: statistically the worst defense ever know. But that's the only reason. Like,

1167
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,080
Speaker 1: if they had it, you talk about Seattle having a

1168
00:58:41,160 --> 00:58:44,000
Speaker 1: competent defense, Lions will be four. No, right now, that's

1169
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:48,080
Speaker 1: absolutely and it's astonishing. Aaron Glenn, what you're doing is

1170
00:58:48,120 --> 00:58:51,439
Speaker 1: not working, bro, Like, at some point, hey, we're gonna

1171
00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:53,400
Speaker 1: be aggressive. That's who we are. Well who you are

1172
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,560
Speaker 1: is terrible. Stop being so Campbell came out and said it.

1173
00:58:56,600 --> 00:58:59,000
Speaker 1: We played it on the Sunday Night Show. He didn't

1174
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:01,040
Speaker 1: want to kill Aaron, but he said, we're gonna be

1175
00:59:01,080 --> 00:59:03,920
Speaker 1: asking questions and you can expect there to be changes.

1176
00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:07,120
Speaker 1: And there are another one of these teams that blitz

1177
00:59:07,200 --> 00:59:10,840
Speaker 1: is like crazy and they leave their cornerbacks on an

1178
00:59:10,840 --> 00:59:15,040
Speaker 1: island and ruari A is giving up so many big plays.

1179
00:59:15,320 --> 00:59:18,320
Speaker 1: Jeff Okudo, who was having a good season, uh, was

1180
00:59:18,360 --> 00:59:21,280
Speaker 1: not last week against DK Metcalf. They're asking too much

1181
00:59:21,280 --> 00:59:24,280
Speaker 1: of these guys. Their injuries are almost all on offense,

1182
00:59:24,280 --> 00:59:27,160
Speaker 1: so there's not really a great excuse why this front seven,

1183
00:59:27,800 --> 00:59:30,800
Speaker 1: especially which on paper they drafted a lot of players,

1184
00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:33,800
Speaker 1: not just Hutchinson, but at defensive tackle. It's not working.

1185
00:59:33,880 --> 00:59:36,840
Speaker 1: They're not getting pressure. Even with the blitz is they're

1186
00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:40,840
Speaker 1: not getting pressure. And uh, this is a dangerous game

1187
00:59:40,880 --> 00:59:42,720
Speaker 1: for both these teams because I think one of these

1188
00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:45,680
Speaker 1: teams gonna be one in four and be deeply disappointed

1189
00:59:45,720 --> 00:59:47,920
Speaker 1: by being one in four. I mean, you say, to

1190
00:59:48,200 --> 00:59:49,960
Speaker 1: make a stop, Dan, You're right. I mean they have

1191
00:59:50,080 --> 00:59:52,800
Speaker 1: had just a couple their defense. They've only made a

1192
00:59:52,800 --> 00:59:55,320
Speaker 1: couple in fifteen trips to the red zone. Teams have

1193
00:59:55,360 --> 00:59:59,480
Speaker 1: had thirteen touchdowns, and it's like, I like you, if

1194
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:02,120
Speaker 1: you're a je golf, you've gone and thrived on offense

1195
01:00:02,320 --> 01:00:04,440
Speaker 1: with a bunch of people. DeAndre Swift is not going

1196
01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:06,600
Speaker 1: to be in this game, a moan ros st Brown

1197
01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:08,800
Speaker 1: is biss games. I mean, you've done this with probably

1198
01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:10,880
Speaker 1: out to DJ Shark. We didn't even mention who's been

1199
01:00:10,920 --> 01:00:13,200
Speaker 1: great for them, missed last week and might be out

1200
01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:15,200
Speaker 1: this week. This is this team is very unified. We

1201
01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:17,080
Speaker 1: saw it in hard knocks. But when teams start to

1202
01:00:17,880 --> 01:00:20,880
Speaker 1: crumble and the fisher forms, it's because one side of

1203
01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:23,320
Speaker 1: the ball is simply letting the other side down week

1204
01:00:23,400 --> 01:00:25,640
Speaker 1: after week. I mean, what more can you ask Detroit's

1205
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:27,640
Speaker 1: offense to do at this point, and they're sitting there

1206
01:00:27,640 --> 01:00:29,640
Speaker 1: looking at potentially one and four. I don't know if

1207
01:00:29,640 --> 01:00:33,040
Speaker 1: the Patriots on offense are gonna be able to provide

1208
01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:37,000
Speaker 1: the explosive run though. These are the two worst run

1209
01:00:37,080 --> 01:00:38,960
Speaker 1: defense in the league according to d v o A

1210
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,200
Speaker 1: thirty one and thirty two. And this is the backfield

1211
01:00:42,360 --> 01:00:45,040
Speaker 1: I feel like Bill Belichick's always dreamed of. I don't

1212
01:00:45,040 --> 01:00:48,240
Speaker 1: think he's ever had two pure runners this good. At

1213
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,479
Speaker 1: the exact same time, they are always trying to draft

1214
01:00:50,520 --> 01:00:52,280
Speaker 1: these guys in the middle of the rounds, and so

1215
01:00:52,320 --> 01:00:54,120
Speaker 1: they don't spend on running backs, and they're always trying

1216
01:00:54,120 --> 01:00:56,440
Speaker 1: to spread around and they hit home runs. Damien Harris

1217
01:00:56,640 --> 01:01:00,920
Speaker 1: and Romandre Stevenson are awesome runners and then and on

1218
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,800
Speaker 1: paper they can run block pretty well. They have some missassignment,

1219
01:01:03,840 --> 01:01:07,320
Speaker 1: but remember everyone made fun of old Cole Strange. Cole

1220
01:01:07,400 --> 01:01:10,200
Speaker 1: Strange is getting it done. Like, but is that a surprise?

1221
01:01:10,520 --> 01:01:13,680
Speaker 1: Not totally. They've got a good little rookie class here.

1222
01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:16,960
Speaker 1: Jack Jones is playing great at cornerback. Marcus Jones is

1223
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:19,920
Speaker 1: a fun little return guy. Like, They've got some people

1224
01:01:19,960 --> 01:01:21,720
Speaker 1: I think that they could be excited about, but they

1225
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:23,240
Speaker 1: got to start winning some of these games. Think we

1226
01:01:23,320 --> 01:01:25,680
Speaker 1: predicted Cole Strange after all the bits was going to

1227
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:28,640
Speaker 1: be an All Pro and then sign a huge contract

1228
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:31,320
Speaker 1: with someone else and then the Patriots getting pick and

1229
01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:33,520
Speaker 1: it would be you know, glory forever. When it was

1230
01:01:33,600 --> 01:01:35,800
Speaker 1: him one on one against Kenny Clark last week and

1231
01:01:35,840 --> 01:01:39,200
Speaker 1: he was making some blocks, I was like, gosh, build

1232
01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:42,200
Speaker 1: it again. Guys, Come on, we know you're banged up

1233
01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:44,640
Speaker 1: on the offensive side, but we've already seen that you

1234
01:01:44,640 --> 01:01:46,840
Speaker 1: could score even when banged up in offense. I mean,

1235
01:01:46,840 --> 01:01:48,600
Speaker 1: can we jump ship from a team of a t

1236
01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:52,160
Speaker 1: L team if we didn't jump from the Mitch Drabinski

1237
01:01:52,280 --> 01:01:55,840
Speaker 1: Bears I don't even remember that being an actual thing

1238
01:01:55,880 --> 01:01:57,520
Speaker 1: that we did, but never you know what it was.

1239
01:01:57,720 --> 01:01:59,760
Speaker 1: I think West was kind of into them, and then

1240
01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:01,800
Speaker 1: we sort of did forget about it. As the season

1241
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:04,040
Speaker 1: went along, they got no pop. Well, we could do that.

1242
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:05,840
Speaker 1: I don't want to do that though. I don't want

1243
01:02:05,880 --> 01:02:07,400
Speaker 1: to like to be true to the team of a

1244
01:02:07,480 --> 01:02:09,120
Speaker 1: t N. You need to ride or die, and if

1245
01:02:09,160 --> 01:02:12,520
Speaker 1: you end up eating poop over it. They win. Here,

1246
01:02:12,760 --> 01:02:14,960
Speaker 1: they're in good They're in a good place because there's

1247
01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:16,680
Speaker 1: still here's the thing with the team of at M

1248
01:02:16,920 --> 01:02:21,920
Speaker 1: people that are stop uh, the thing that needs to

1249
01:02:21,920 --> 01:02:23,800
Speaker 1: be understand. They don't need to win the super Bowl.

1250
01:02:23,800 --> 01:02:26,720
Speaker 1: It's not like, oh they're gonna go no be entertaining.

1251
01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:30,080
Speaker 1: Check they're entertaining every week. But you can't lose every week.

1252
01:02:30,360 --> 01:02:33,600
Speaker 1: Dan Campbell can't lose every week. So here's a place

1253
01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:35,720
Speaker 1: where you should get a win. All right, Mark, you're up,

1254
01:02:36,440 --> 01:02:42,120
Speaker 1: all right, I'm going to pick the Falcons at the Bucks.

1255
01:02:42,280 --> 01:02:43,840
Speaker 1: This is still hanging around and taking that with the

1256
01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:45,840
Speaker 1: first overall pick. And it was no better or worse

1257
01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:48,120
Speaker 1: than the seven games. You know, I thank you for

1258
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:51,760
Speaker 1: your input. I'm not enjoying. I'm just not enjoying anything

1259
01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:54,920
Speaker 1: about the Bucks this season kind of makes me sad.

1260
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:59,840
Speaker 1: And they're getting healthier. They put ups like Key threw

1261
01:03:01,880 --> 01:03:04,520
Speaker 1: Sunday night, Why because it was just junk? The game

1262
01:03:04,600 --> 01:03:06,760
Speaker 1: is over half their point, then then then we can

1263
01:03:06,800 --> 01:03:09,240
Speaker 1: take away all of the Lions points this season. What

1264
01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:11,760
Speaker 1: are you talking about? What I said and I stand

1265
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:13,960
Speaker 1: by it. They moved the ball early and often the

1266
01:03:13,960 --> 01:03:18,040
Speaker 1: whole game. That was easily their best before getting healthy. Alright, alright,

1267
01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:20,760
Speaker 1: I mean also they Brady has not lost three games

1268
01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:23,320
Speaker 1: in a row in twenty years, so I think they're

1269
01:03:23,400 --> 01:03:25,520
Speaker 1: under pressure. Also on the injury report with a finger

1270
01:03:25,600 --> 01:03:29,720
Speaker 1: and a shoulder. I'm not concerned about that at this stage,

1271
01:03:29,720 --> 01:03:34,080
Speaker 1: are you? It's nice? Nice of you concerned, It's not.

1272
01:03:34,200 --> 01:03:36,200
Speaker 1: I think the idea that Tom Brady is not going

1273
01:03:36,240 --> 01:03:38,280
Speaker 1: to suit up and be ready to go is it's

1274
01:03:38,320 --> 01:03:40,520
Speaker 1: not happening. How did the Falcons deal with this? Are

1275
01:03:40,520 --> 01:03:41,960
Speaker 1: they do? They do what they did last week where

1276
01:03:41,960 --> 01:03:43,400
Speaker 1: I think they'd love the way they ran the ball.

1277
01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:45,320
Speaker 1: I don't know if you can do that against Tampa Bay,

1278
01:03:45,360 --> 01:03:49,000
Speaker 1: but uh it's Kyle Pitts also has been completely invisible

1279
01:03:49,320 --> 01:03:51,400
Speaker 1: for the Falcons. That's another way they could go around this.

1280
01:03:51,480 --> 01:03:53,400
Speaker 1: But I I found the Falcons have been one of

1281
01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:55,800
Speaker 1: the more interesting teams to watch, and Arthur Smith one

1282
01:03:55,840 --> 01:03:59,000
Speaker 1: of the better offensive coaches, and Mariotta is up and down,

1283
01:03:59,320 --> 01:04:01,080
Speaker 1: but I think the hang around in this thing. Do

1284
01:04:01,080 --> 01:04:04,040
Speaker 1: you want to hear a great um take from Brady?

1285
01:04:04,160 --> 01:04:06,400
Speaker 1: You know, Brady's obviously, as we just said, he's been

1286
01:04:06,440 --> 01:04:08,880
Speaker 1: playing in the league for over twenty years. He's seen

1287
01:04:08,920 --> 01:04:14,240
Speaker 1: it all. And he was asked today this davialie who

1288
01:04:14,520 --> 01:04:17,040
Speaker 1: sends me these nugs from the newsrooms. Hey, this is

1289
01:04:17,080 --> 01:04:18,400
Speaker 1: good for the show. This is good for the show,

1290
01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:20,880
Speaker 1: and more often than not he's spot on. Tom Brady

1291
01:04:20,920 --> 01:04:22,920
Speaker 1: was asked about all the teams sitting at two and two.

1292
01:04:24,120 --> 01:04:26,960
Speaker 1: Here's what Tom had to say. I think there's a

1293
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:28,880
Speaker 1: lot of bad football from what I watch. You know,

1294
01:04:29,840 --> 01:04:33,959
Speaker 1: I watch a lot of bad football. A lot of yeah,

1295
01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:37,000
Speaker 1: poor quality of football. That's what I see. That's interesting.

1296
01:04:37,680 --> 01:04:41,440
Speaker 1: I think he's right though, well, offenses are struggling passing,

1297
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:44,480
Speaker 1: the passing game, which is what he cares about, and

1298
01:04:44,520 --> 01:04:47,240
Speaker 1: he's right, it's like the best part of football. I

1299
01:04:47,240 --> 01:04:50,920
Speaker 1: would say it's struggling. The yards pert tempt are down

1300
01:04:50,960 --> 01:04:53,400
Speaker 1: at a level that has not been seen since Tommy

1301
01:04:53,600 --> 01:04:57,120
Speaker 1: was in about his fifth season two thousand six. He

1302
01:04:57,160 --> 01:05:00,560
Speaker 1: looks skinny there, Hu he has since the summer. Yeah,

1303
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:05,600
Speaker 1: those these Wednesday press conferences. He looks sunken, a little sunken.

1304
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:08,760
Speaker 1: I mean he's going through some things. We know that

1305
01:05:10,200 --> 01:05:12,320
Speaker 1: when you're a little older, but you're also in like

1306
01:05:12,480 --> 01:05:15,840
Speaker 1: great shape and there's not much flab. It shows up

1307
01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:18,000
Speaker 1: in a different way than maybe when you were fifteen

1308
01:05:18,040 --> 01:05:21,680
Speaker 1: years ago, you know what I mean. Look, he looks

1309
01:05:21,720 --> 01:05:23,160
Speaker 1: for people that are listening to the audio. If you

1310
01:05:23,160 --> 01:05:24,720
Speaker 1: want to check out the video version of the show,

1311
01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:27,760
Speaker 1: which you can get on YouTube and on the NFL channel,

1312
01:05:28,440 --> 01:05:32,840
Speaker 1: uh with through NFL Plus that all right, um, and

1313
01:05:32,920 --> 01:05:35,720
Speaker 1: on the network on Saturday, and of course on NFL

1314
01:05:35,800 --> 01:05:39,400
Speaker 1: Network and on Sky Sports on Saturday. But yeah, so

1315
01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:41,520
Speaker 1: look at him, look at his shoulders. He just looks.

1316
01:05:41,920 --> 01:05:44,160
Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe it's been a tough it's been

1317
01:05:44,200 --> 01:05:47,520
Speaker 1: a tough eight months or so for tom run defense

1318
01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:49,600
Speaker 1: hasn't quite been the same. They got run over last

1319
01:05:49,640 --> 01:05:54,880
Speaker 1: week against this is this has been a get right

1320
01:05:54,920 --> 01:05:59,960
Speaker 1: game for the Buccaneers. Uh throughout the Brady uh time.

1321
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:03,800
Speaker 1: I'm in Tampa They've scored over thirty points against Atlanta

1322
01:06:03,920 --> 01:06:06,720
Speaker 1: every single time they've played. This was actually the game

1323
01:06:06,760 --> 01:06:08,720
Speaker 1: that kick started their Super Bowl run. I don't know

1324
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:10,480
Speaker 1: if you remember. That was like a Saturday game where

1325
01:06:10,480 --> 01:06:14,680
Speaker 1: they put on him or something like that. But this,

1326
01:06:14,680 --> 01:06:17,280
Speaker 1: this Falcon's team is different. This Mariota is different. I

1327
01:06:17,320 --> 01:06:20,440
Speaker 1: know he only completed seven passes, but I'm enjoying the experience.

1328
01:06:20,920 --> 01:06:23,120
Speaker 1: I think he's more explosive. I don't think it's just

1329
01:06:23,360 --> 01:06:25,520
Speaker 1: that he's wearing the number one in these black jerseys.

1330
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:28,680
Speaker 1: He looks like a more explosive athlete. He looks back

1331
01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:31,840
Speaker 1: there like a really dynamic runner. Not a great thrower

1332
01:06:31,880 --> 01:06:34,439
Speaker 1: all the time, but he's a dynamic corner. Uh. They

1333
01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:37,680
Speaker 1: have some issues with injuries Cordarrel Patterson, as we know,

1334
01:06:37,880 --> 01:06:40,600
Speaker 1: he's been moved to injured reserve. But they had some

1335
01:06:40,640 --> 01:06:44,240
Speaker 1: guys that stepped up this past Sunday and um and

1336
01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:48,720
Speaker 1: look fantastic. They looked amazing. They're giving me Titans vibes. Titans.

1337
01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:51,280
Speaker 1: It come off the bus and they're like, we're bigger

1338
01:06:51,280 --> 01:06:55,439
Speaker 1: than you were, stronger than you were. Manly. Uh, that's

1339
01:06:55,440 --> 01:06:57,320
Speaker 1: like what the Titans want to be. And that's a

1340
01:06:57,360 --> 01:07:02,040
Speaker 1: little bit what the Falcon Atthur Smith before Atlanta Falcons,

1341
01:07:02,520 --> 01:07:06,400
Speaker 1: big strong defensive coordinator of the tennis where benched Mariota,

1342
01:07:06,480 --> 01:07:08,800
Speaker 1: But we don't need to explore that right now. Well,

1343
01:07:08,800 --> 01:07:12,960
Speaker 1: that's a that's a different Mariota. Everything's changing. He looks different.

1344
01:07:13,080 --> 01:07:15,960
Speaker 1: It's almost like the way that Ryan Tannehill became a

1345
01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:18,960
Speaker 1: different Sometimes you take what you can get. If Ryan

1346
01:07:19,040 --> 01:07:22,800
Speaker 1: tanna was available for Marcus Mariota's price, it just didn't,

1347
01:07:22,800 --> 01:07:26,920
Speaker 1: then they would do that. But you take through some

1348
01:07:26,960 --> 01:07:30,200
Speaker 1: type of voodoo curse is sucking the muscle mass and

1349
01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:33,360
Speaker 1: power from Tom Brady and you're actually seeing it manifest

1350
01:07:33,400 --> 01:07:37,040
Speaker 1: and how they feel look yeah, because like his it's

1351
01:07:37,040 --> 01:07:41,840
Speaker 1: just the thought. It's explosive, explosive movements. But Patterson is out,

1352
01:07:41,960 --> 01:07:43,760
Speaker 1: but we'll see if the young guys could still play

1353
01:07:43,800 --> 01:07:47,080
Speaker 1: the guitar for another week. And also Kyle Pitts, who

1354
01:07:47,160 --> 01:07:49,439
Speaker 1: again was yeah, like a twenty five yard catch first

1355
01:07:49,440 --> 01:07:53,000
Speaker 1: play from scrimmage and then didn't have another wish And

1356
01:07:53,040 --> 01:07:55,560
Speaker 1: I think he also has an ankle issue, so we'll

1357
01:07:55,560 --> 01:07:57,760
Speaker 1: see if he's going to be on the field. But

1358
01:07:57,840 --> 01:07:59,640
Speaker 1: they have moved the ball without him for the most

1359
01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:03,000
Speaker 1: places for first place I made a mistake. Well, you

1360
01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:06,160
Speaker 1: can do a trade. Great chance. Whenever you get a chance,

1361
01:08:08,360 --> 01:08:10,680
Speaker 1: you can concoct an offer. But I like this game

1362
01:08:10,680 --> 01:08:13,120
Speaker 1: to me, just like raking them over the coals last

1363
01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,120
Speaker 1: year and get it. I got multiple first out of it.

1364
01:08:15,400 --> 01:08:16,920
Speaker 1: I thought you did an excellent job with that trade.

1365
01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:18,559
Speaker 1: Want to make an offer. We're gonna take a break.

1366
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:20,240
Speaker 1: I have not I wanted. He's gonna to make an

1367
01:08:20,280 --> 01:08:21,840
Speaker 1: offer to me. I want to keep this game, so

1368
01:08:22,600 --> 01:08:24,840
Speaker 1: you make one to me. That's a that's a nice play.

1369
01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:26,360
Speaker 1: We're gonna take a break, and when we get back,

1370
01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:29,639
Speaker 1: there's gonna be a trade offer from Greg to Mark

1371
01:08:29,720 --> 01:08:35,240
Speaker 1: and let's see what happens. All right, we're back. Greg.

1372
01:08:35,280 --> 01:08:38,599
Speaker 1: You've spent the last twenty five minutes pondering what what

1373
01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:41,400
Speaker 1: you got you're gonna do? Here is the offer? You

1374
01:08:41,439 --> 01:08:46,360
Speaker 1: really are into this? Sneaky into the Falcons Bucks one pm?

1375
01:08:46,920 --> 01:08:48,960
Speaker 1: Hit the Bucks live. All right? How about did I

1376
01:08:49,000 --> 01:08:51,760
Speaker 1: give you the team of a t L Lions Patriots?

1377
01:08:52,760 --> 01:08:57,479
Speaker 1: And um, what do you mean at first? Future? First,

1378
01:08:57,960 --> 01:09:03,800
Speaker 1: I'll bring in um the food item of your request? Food?

1379
01:09:03,920 --> 01:09:11,400
Speaker 1: And have you spent it was minutes? It was five seconds?

1380
01:09:11,840 --> 01:09:15,599
Speaker 1: And that Aaron Rodgers heard that he'd be questioning you.

1381
01:09:15,760 --> 01:09:18,040
Speaker 1: Let's give m another chance down the road to think

1382
01:09:18,080 --> 01:09:22,800
Speaker 1: this again. But I'm a future draft pick. I gotta say, Okay,

1383
01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:26,160
Speaker 1: I'll give you, uh yeah, future consideration. Come back to

1384
01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:29,080
Speaker 1: me later. Hung up the phone. Right now, you Greg,

1385
01:09:29,640 --> 01:09:33,240
Speaker 1: no new guys, Why why would that be? All right?

1386
01:09:33,280 --> 01:09:36,400
Speaker 1: I'm up and it is slim pickings here. So let's

1387
01:09:36,439 --> 01:09:42,840
Speaker 1: go the Tennessee Titans traveling to Landover. See a lot

1388
01:09:42,840 --> 01:09:49,920
Speaker 1: of people don't know Landover, not Washington to face the commanders.

1389
01:09:50,360 --> 01:09:53,720
Speaker 1: Don't really not really excited to watch the commanders in

1390
01:09:53,800 --> 01:09:56,240
Speaker 1: real time. They don't do it for me. I have

1391
01:09:56,320 --> 01:09:59,000
Speaker 1: him down at twenty nine now, and the power rankings

1392
01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:03,960
Speaker 1: they really did not. Um. I feel like an organization

1393
01:10:04,040 --> 01:10:06,360
Speaker 1: that was competitive against the Cowboys and Cooper Rush. And

1394
01:10:06,360 --> 01:10:07,960
Speaker 1: I know nobody's hot in the pants about Cooper Rush

1395
01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:10,719
Speaker 1: right now, but you know when Cooper Rush has thrown

1396
01:10:10,760 --> 01:10:13,160
Speaker 1: bombs down field with the game already in hand, that

1397
01:10:13,200 --> 01:10:15,960
Speaker 1: you're just being disrespected at that point. And Washington is

1398
01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:18,320
Speaker 1: just not getting a lot of respect right now at

1399
01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:21,040
Speaker 1: one in three, last place in the NFC East. So

1400
01:10:21,320 --> 01:10:24,160
Speaker 1: you have that situation. The past protection is poor for

1401
01:10:24,200 --> 01:10:28,400
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, he never seems comfortable. He's everything is hard

1402
01:10:28,479 --> 01:10:31,519
Speaker 1: for the Commanders. On offense, he's always thrown into tight windows.

1403
01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:35,240
Speaker 1: You don't want Carson Wents thrown into tight windows. Uh. So,

1404
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:37,599
Speaker 1: now you have a situation where the Titans are coming

1405
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:40,559
Speaker 1: off a win, um coming off two wins in fact,

1406
01:10:40,600 --> 01:10:43,400
Speaker 1: to get back to solid ground. They let the Cults

1407
01:10:43,439 --> 01:10:45,920
Speaker 1: back into that game after jumping out ahead, but they

1408
01:10:46,040 --> 01:10:49,360
Speaker 1: did a good job calming things down closing that game out.

1409
01:10:49,680 --> 01:10:52,439
Speaker 1: In general, this feels like a great spot for the Titans,

1410
01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:55,120
Speaker 1: who are who got out to an own to start

1411
01:10:55,200 --> 01:10:57,960
Speaker 1: last year, to really kind of feel good about themselves

1412
01:10:58,000 --> 01:11:00,559
Speaker 1: by beating up on a lesser commander's team. That's what

1413
01:11:00,640 --> 01:11:02,599
Speaker 1: I see. I know they didn't do anything and grave

1414
01:11:02,680 --> 01:11:05,280
Speaker 1: digger um in the second half before they were able

1415
01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:07,920
Speaker 1: to close that game out late. They did nothing. At

1416
01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:09,880
Speaker 1: one point midway through the fourth quarter. I think they

1417
01:11:09,880 --> 01:11:12,599
Speaker 1: had ten total yards of offense in the second half.

1418
01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:15,880
Speaker 1: So you want to see some consistency. But Derrick her

1419
01:11:16,320 --> 01:11:19,840
Speaker 1: Derrick Henry looks great. The commanders are not good. And

1420
01:11:19,920 --> 01:11:23,920
Speaker 1: that's why Justin Graver is he gonna do lock up

1421
01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:28,519
Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans to win their third consecutive game, beaten

1422
01:11:28,600 --> 01:11:36,160
Speaker 1: up on Joe th Eismand's Pentagon Men. This is exactly

1423
01:11:36,200 --> 01:11:38,439
Speaker 1: the type of game the Titans always come out super

1424
01:11:38,479 --> 01:11:41,719
Speaker 1: flat in and lose. So I'm terrified of what's gonna happen.

1425
01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:44,880
Speaker 1: But you've been saying that every week but ticking against them,

1426
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:48,400
Speaker 1: and now I'm annoyed. Why did I not lock them up?

1427
01:11:48,439 --> 01:11:51,479
Speaker 1: They did deliver for the raidmaker. Yes, um, on paper,

1428
01:11:51,560 --> 01:11:53,439
Speaker 1: the Titans should dominate this game, but we'll see who

1429
01:11:53,479 --> 01:11:55,960
Speaker 1: can step up in the receiving car is just a

1430
01:11:56,000 --> 01:12:01,439
Speaker 1: total torture trap at all times this episode with turf

1431
01:12:01,479 --> 01:12:08,439
Speaker 1: toe issue, I'm sorry Titans receivers. Who knows who's going

1432
01:12:08,439 --> 01:12:10,320
Speaker 1: to be the playmaker because Traylon Burks dealing with a

1433
01:12:10,320 --> 01:12:12,280
Speaker 1: turf toe issue. So Kyle Phillips still has like a

1434
01:12:12,280 --> 01:12:14,880
Speaker 1: shoulder thing. Maybe he'll be back and healthy for this game.

1435
01:12:14,920 --> 01:12:18,760
Speaker 1: Maybe Josh Gordon gets elevated from the practice squads. Thirty

1436
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:22,120
Speaker 1: eight years old at this point, So that's where the

1437
01:12:22,120 --> 01:12:24,599
Speaker 1: Titans offense, not like yeah, but they have woods. They

1438
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:27,240
Speaker 1: have like the look of that Burk's injury either and

1439
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:30,559
Speaker 1: turf toe, and that's something that's literally like hopping down

1440
01:12:30,640 --> 01:12:35,080
Speaker 1: the fields. I feel like they're coming. The Titans are coming,

1441
01:12:35,640 --> 01:12:38,000
Speaker 1: and they get a little better every week and a

1442
01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:42,000
Speaker 1: little healthier on three looks great to me. But I

1443
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:44,400
Speaker 1: don't think they're there, and they might not. I don't

1444
01:12:44,439 --> 01:12:46,320
Speaker 1: know if they'll get there. But the reason they keep

1445
01:12:46,360 --> 01:12:49,200
Speaker 1: having these fall offs is the offensive line consistency is

1446
01:12:49,240 --> 01:12:52,600
Speaker 1: just not there for the most part. They're losing battles

1447
01:12:52,920 --> 01:12:55,240
Speaker 1: and they have like a couple of drives where they

1448
01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:57,640
Speaker 1: get over it, but that it's hard to be a

1449
01:12:57,680 --> 01:13:02,120
Speaker 1: good team where for long stretches their offensive line is

1450
01:13:02,479 --> 01:13:04,960
Speaker 1: not good, like they're hoping to be average, and I

1451
01:13:04,960 --> 01:13:07,960
Speaker 1: don't think they're average yet. Dennis Daley, who the Titans

1452
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:11,360
Speaker 1: traded for like in the last moments before the season started,

1453
01:13:11,439 --> 01:13:13,960
Speaker 1: is now the starting left tackle because Taylor Lawan towards

1454
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:16,240
Speaker 1: a c L again is out for the year. Nicholas

1455
01:13:16,280 --> 01:13:19,080
Speaker 1: petit Frere, a third round rookie, is starting at right tackle,

1456
01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:22,320
Speaker 1: an playing well. He was the one who got their

1457
01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:27,320
Speaker 1: blocking well, but their past protection is abysmal. How about

1458
01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:30,439
Speaker 1: stone House, You've keeping an eye on stone House. We

1459
01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:34,719
Speaker 1: got a situation here in the Punter the Punter Punch

1460
01:13:34,760 --> 01:13:37,040
Speaker 1: Bowl mixer. What is it? You know, the Kicker Club

1461
01:13:37,560 --> 01:13:39,880
Speaker 1: gets a lot of love, right, nobody was because it's

1462
01:13:39,880 --> 01:13:43,479
Speaker 1: at a local gymnasium. It's not there's no velvet ropes.

1463
01:13:43,720 --> 01:13:46,360
Speaker 1: Do you know how angry it is? How angry Bill

1464
01:13:46,400 --> 01:13:50,880
Speaker 1: Belichick is right now that the Titans found some undrafted

1465
01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:55,160
Speaker 1: rookie named stone House with long flowing locks who is

1466
01:13:55,200 --> 01:13:59,479
Speaker 1: just booming week after week. This guy's a weapon. Stone House,

1467
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:03,759
Speaker 1: I like, listen, we know we contruct his name. Ricky

1468
01:14:03,960 --> 01:14:07,240
Speaker 1: Ryan Ryan Stein became the first punter in NFL history

1469
01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:10,160
Speaker 1: to have an average punt distance of fifty five or

1470
01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:13,920
Speaker 1: more yards games. I'm not crazy. It felt like one

1471
01:14:13,960 --> 01:14:16,479
Speaker 1: of the best punting performances I've ever seen in my life.

1472
01:14:16,520 --> 01:14:20,639
Speaker 1: A week ago, did I did? He's been really good,

1473
01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:23,760
Speaker 1: him and Jeffrey Sims. So you lose Horold Landry, you

1474
01:14:23,880 --> 01:14:26,439
Speaker 1: lost your left tackle. But this is a well coached

1475
01:14:26,479 --> 01:14:29,080
Speaker 1: team that they're not. I don't think they're a powerhouse,

1476
01:14:29,439 --> 01:14:31,160
Speaker 1: but I think they're gonna be okay, and they're gonna

1477
01:14:31,160 --> 01:14:33,880
Speaker 1: win nine or ten games, and this will be one

1478
01:14:33,880 --> 01:14:37,719
Speaker 1: of those. Not to bury Mike, not to bury Ron Rivera,

1479
01:14:37,800 --> 01:14:40,120
Speaker 1: but he kind of made a comment this week you know, hey,

1480
01:14:40,240 --> 01:14:42,240
Speaker 1: we need a little time. You know, it's like talking

1481
01:14:42,240 --> 01:14:44,280
Speaker 1: about time. You know, this is what we've got right now.

1482
01:14:44,320 --> 01:14:45,960
Speaker 1: And I kind of look over on the other sideline.

1483
01:14:45,960 --> 01:14:48,599
Speaker 1: I'm like, Mike Rabel didn't need any time. He's kind

1484
01:14:48,600 --> 01:14:50,400
Speaker 1: of looked like a Mike Rabel team each and every

1485
01:14:50,439 --> 01:14:54,040
Speaker 1: year he's been there. Rivera hinted at maybe big changes coming,

1486
01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:56,760
Speaker 1: and it made me think of potentially Carson Wentz at

1487
01:14:56,760 --> 01:15:00,360
Speaker 1: some point taking a seat. I could see it. Who's oh,

1488
01:15:00,400 --> 01:15:06,240
Speaker 1: it's uh as we all know tiny key again though, right?

1489
01:15:06,439 --> 01:15:11,640
Speaker 1: Oh no, I think we will see Sam Howell just

1490
01:15:11,760 --> 01:15:14,479
Speaker 1: like a pretty great player in the preseason. I'm just saying, like,

1491
01:15:14,520 --> 01:15:18,000
Speaker 1: if Wentz just continues to down slide, uh, and on

1492
01:15:18,040 --> 01:15:20,439
Speaker 1: the Titans, say, Austin Hooper make a play. It's been

1493
01:15:20,439 --> 01:15:23,120
Speaker 1: a while said in Cleveland too. Yeah, that's about three years.

1494
01:15:23,600 --> 01:15:26,320
Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna step up and make some plays of Burkes.

1495
01:15:26,400 --> 01:15:30,479
Speaker 1: Is that all right? Let's move on. I gotta grab

1496
01:15:30,520 --> 01:15:35,000
Speaker 1: a Lake game here, so Zeus is gonna grab Niners

1497
01:15:35,040 --> 01:15:38,360
Speaker 1: at Panthers and uh, whatever it is, what it is.

1498
01:15:39,479 --> 01:15:42,360
Speaker 1: See Baker Mayfield fire a ton of passes into the

1499
01:15:42,479 --> 01:15:46,639
Speaker 1: offensive line to the defensive line and then uh, we'll

1500
01:15:46,680 --> 01:15:50,519
Speaker 1: see if the Niners can build off, which was I

1501
01:15:50,560 --> 01:15:54,560
Speaker 1: thought a statement game on Monday Night against the Rams

1502
01:15:54,920 --> 01:15:58,360
Speaker 1: where they said, Hey, this is us, like the guys

1503
01:15:58,400 --> 01:16:00,880
Speaker 1: that at the end of last season and we were

1504
01:16:00,920 --> 01:16:03,160
Speaker 1: making a run into the playoffs and then nearly got

1505
01:16:03,200 --> 01:16:05,960
Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. Like, we're still those guys. This

1506
01:16:06,040 --> 01:16:08,840
Speaker 1: is that team, and we don't need Jimmy g to

1507
01:16:08,840 --> 01:16:10,519
Speaker 1: be a stud. We just need him to get the

1508
01:16:10,520 --> 01:16:12,840
Speaker 1: ball into the hands of our guys and they will

1509
01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:15,360
Speaker 1: do the rest. Deebo Samuel at the top. That was

1510
01:16:15,479 --> 01:16:17,680
Speaker 1: I actually had a little bit of like a hesitation

1511
01:16:17,720 --> 01:16:20,639
Speaker 1: and fantasy Land for instance with Deebo is that could

1512
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:23,920
Speaker 1: he put that year back together again? You know, two

1513
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:26,320
Speaker 1: years a row. He's still doing that thing. So even

1514
01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:28,640
Speaker 1: even though Brandon a Yuk has not really had a

1515
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:31,280
Speaker 1: big game yet and hasn't jumped out and George Kittle

1516
01:16:31,320 --> 01:16:35,120
Speaker 1: has been mysteriously uh silence so far this year, Samuel's

1517
01:16:35,160 --> 01:16:38,439
Speaker 1: still taken over games and Garoppolo with each passing week,

1518
01:16:38,479 --> 01:16:40,760
Speaker 1: I think is gonna get more comfortable, and I think

1519
01:16:40,760 --> 01:16:42,479
Speaker 1: the nine is gonna be all right with that defense,

1520
01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:44,519
Speaker 1: They're gonna win twelve games. I mean it makes you.

1521
01:16:44,600 --> 01:16:46,559
Speaker 1: It makes just think of last year when they were peaking,

1522
01:16:46,720 --> 01:16:48,920
Speaker 1: Like the defense is so dominant and if you get

1523
01:16:48,920 --> 01:16:52,280
Speaker 1: the yards after the catch from Samuel, this is an

1524
01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:55,280
Speaker 1: environment that Jimmy G can thrive in. The thing is

1525
01:16:55,280 --> 01:16:57,080
Speaker 1: always with Jimmy G and the turnovers, and if he

1526
01:16:57,080 --> 01:16:59,040
Speaker 1: can keep it clean the way he did against the Rams,

1527
01:16:59,320 --> 01:17:01,880
Speaker 1: you're fine. He's a beast Samuel. I mean, he's just

1528
01:17:02,240 --> 01:17:05,719
Speaker 1: you cannot bring him down with one man and and

1529
01:17:05,720 --> 01:17:07,960
Speaker 1: and that's such a weapon. I would like to see

1530
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:10,080
Speaker 1: Greg what is up with George Kittle? Why? Because this

1531
01:17:10,200 --> 01:17:12,960
Speaker 1: offense can be better, But it's really you know, do

1532
01:17:13,000 --> 01:17:14,760
Speaker 1: you put that on the quarterback play or is there

1533
01:17:14,800 --> 01:17:17,120
Speaker 1: something else going on? Is Kiddle physically right? I don't know.

1534
01:17:17,200 --> 01:17:21,439
Speaker 1: You wonder the position that he plays, in the style

1535
01:17:21,520 --> 01:17:24,640
Speaker 1: of play that he's had, and the amount of different injuries.

1536
01:17:24,800 --> 01:17:27,519
Speaker 1: I think it's probably fair to assume he's not as

1537
01:17:27,520 --> 01:17:30,400
Speaker 1: explosive an athlete as he was five years ago. And

1538
01:17:30,400 --> 01:17:34,799
Speaker 1: and maybe that's that's a big part of it. Sad. Yeah,

1539
01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:36,920
Speaker 1: And with the as far as the Panthers go, I

1540
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:39,640
Speaker 1: would like to see Christian McCaffrey being used like we

1541
01:17:39,680 --> 01:17:42,880
Speaker 1: talked you talked about it, Greggy. Um, and it's an

1542
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:44,800
Speaker 1: argument that sets up well for you that Oh but

1543
01:17:44,840 --> 01:17:48,240
Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater in the offense was good. Uh but you know,

1544
01:17:48,320 --> 01:17:50,839
Speaker 1: but it sucked with Donald and now it sucks with Mayfield.

1545
01:17:50,880 --> 01:17:54,080
Speaker 1: But Teddy's good like that version of Christian McCaffrey. I'm

1546
01:17:54,080 --> 01:17:56,320
Speaker 1: not saying he's a lesser player now, but they used

1547
01:17:56,360 --> 01:17:58,680
Speaker 1: him in a different way back with Teddy. Uh, he

1548
01:17:58,720 --> 01:18:02,080
Speaker 1: was running and he hurt that a year Teddy, he

1549
01:18:02,200 --> 01:18:03,920
Speaker 1: was crazy. I don't think so. I think that was

1550
01:18:03,960 --> 01:18:06,479
Speaker 1: the Teddy monster here, wasn't it. I mean, if if

1551
01:18:06,520 --> 01:18:09,080
Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about George Kittle as his body not

1552
01:18:09,160 --> 01:18:11,960
Speaker 1: being the same McCaffrey's missed half his career, I think

1553
01:18:12,040 --> 01:18:16,439
Speaker 1: mcaff looks. Okay, yeah, they did not coincide. Mccaffreys didn't

1554
01:18:16,439 --> 01:18:18,360
Speaker 1: miss the Teddy. Well, then that blows up my point.

1555
01:18:18,360 --> 01:18:22,200
Speaker 1: Teddy is just a stud. I stand down every stud.

1556
01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:24,320
Speaker 1: They were just like an average offense. But I would

1557
01:18:24,400 --> 01:18:26,640
Speaker 1: like to see my point is more like this, McCaffrey

1558
01:18:26,680 --> 01:18:28,920
Speaker 1: just like run between the tackles and take a screen

1559
01:18:28,960 --> 01:18:30,960
Speaker 1: every once in a while. I'm not sure this is

1560
01:18:31,080 --> 01:18:33,640
Speaker 1: he's being used in the way to maximize what he

1561
01:18:33,680 --> 01:18:36,120
Speaker 1: can give to the team. Uh, and it just feels

1562
01:18:36,120 --> 01:18:41,559
Speaker 1: like this is gonna be potentially ugly. Yeah yeah, Mr Justin,

1563
01:18:41,960 --> 01:18:44,400
Speaker 1: I agree, this could be potentially ugly. The Niners have

1564
01:18:44,439 --> 01:18:47,320
Speaker 1: a few things working against them, a short week, long,

1565
01:18:48,560 --> 01:18:52,519
Speaker 1: early kickoff, but they are just so much better than

1566
01:18:52,560 --> 01:18:54,680
Speaker 1: the Panthers, and I feel like this defensive line is

1567
01:18:54,680 --> 01:18:58,599
Speaker 1: gonna overwhelm Baker Mayfield all day. So I am locking

1568
01:18:58,720 --> 01:19:03,200
Speaker 1: up the Niners right under the six and a half. Alright, Yeah,

1569
01:19:03,200 --> 01:19:06,439
Speaker 1: this is my first like borderline. That's that's good. That's

1570
01:19:06,479 --> 01:19:09,160
Speaker 1: a good about it. Good work. You gotta be feeling

1571
01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:11,360
Speaker 1: good about it. I feel okay about it. I feel

1572
01:19:11,400 --> 01:19:16,320
Speaker 1: great about it. Off long road trip on a short

1573
01:19:16,360 --> 01:19:18,280
Speaker 1: week is like a little gives me a little hesitancy.

1574
01:19:18,320 --> 01:19:20,800
Speaker 1: But it's the fact that they're the worst offense in

1575
01:19:20,840 --> 01:19:24,080
Speaker 1: the league against the best defense in the league that

1576
01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:28,080
Speaker 1: seems it seems like a strong thing. Kyle Shanahan sad

1577
01:19:28,120 --> 01:19:29,920
Speaker 1: going into this game. The Panthers could be four Now,

1578
01:19:30,320 --> 01:19:32,960
Speaker 1: what are you talking about? They have They have the

1579
01:19:33,000 --> 01:19:37,160
Speaker 1: worst yards for play by by far. Nick Bosa, by

1580
01:19:37,200 --> 01:19:40,360
Speaker 1: the way, leads the NFL and pressures by eight. So

1581
01:19:40,880 --> 01:19:43,240
Speaker 1: maybe I gotta take Crosby out of all team. First, brother,

1582
01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:47,120
Speaker 1: there's a lot of good Uh maybe it's both Bosa,

1583
01:19:47,320 --> 01:19:52,479
Speaker 1: Parsons Crosby. Now you're you're on the Gino Smith train

1584
01:19:53,360 --> 01:19:55,760
Speaker 1: in the NFC West. But I have an NFC West

1585
01:19:55,800 --> 01:20:00,320
Speaker 1: dog as well. You know who that is, right? His

1586
01:20:00,400 --> 01:20:03,880
Speaker 1: name is who funca about who Funga ending that game

1587
01:20:03,880 --> 01:20:07,680
Speaker 1: on Monday night? Yeah, I mean he's your all pro safety, right,

1588
01:20:07,680 --> 01:20:13,639
Speaker 1: He's my guy. He's my dude. Now you need a guy.

1589
01:20:11,840 --> 01:20:16,479
Speaker 1: Mark seems annoyed that you have a guy, that guy.

1590
01:20:16,800 --> 01:20:19,559
Speaker 1: It's also not an early game, by the way, justin

1591
01:20:19,640 --> 01:20:23,920
Speaker 1: it's it's in the afternoon. Oh good point. It is

1592
01:20:23,920 --> 01:20:26,080
Speaker 1: on the East coast. But all right, what do we have?

1593
01:20:26,160 --> 01:20:27,519
Speaker 1: We got, what do we need? What do we have?

1594
01:20:28,479 --> 01:20:31,880
Speaker 1: Not alone? I'm not that annoyed by it. We've got

1595
01:20:31,920 --> 01:20:34,680
Speaker 1: two games. Let alright, who's up? Mark, It's me and

1596
01:20:34,720 --> 01:20:37,760
Speaker 1: I'm gonna take I'll take Houston at Jacksonville, all right.

1597
01:20:38,040 --> 01:20:42,240
Speaker 1: You know how Jacksonville owns the Cults. Houston has won

1598
01:20:42,360 --> 01:20:45,600
Speaker 1: nine straight against Jacksonville. I I think that would be

1599
01:20:45,680 --> 01:20:48,559
Speaker 1: a disaster for the Jaguars to lose this thing. I mean,

1600
01:20:49,439 --> 01:20:52,240
Speaker 1: for me, Trevor Lawrence. What happened in the rain? The

1601
01:20:52,320 --> 01:20:56,000
Speaker 1: four fumbles, A number of them were on him not

1602
01:20:56,080 --> 01:20:58,360
Speaker 1: seeing pressure. One of them just slipped out of his hands.

1603
01:20:58,439 --> 01:21:00,519
Speaker 1: But you can't also throw a terrible pick that he's

1604
01:21:00,720 --> 01:21:03,760
Speaker 1: in that game. It was a bad situation, but I

1605
01:21:03,760 --> 01:21:05,640
Speaker 1: expect him to bounce back. And I for me, the

1606
01:21:05,640 --> 01:21:08,320
Speaker 1: reason I'm watching this is really just because of his development.

1607
01:21:08,680 --> 01:21:10,800
Speaker 1: And uh, I think this is a situation where you

1608
01:21:10,840 --> 01:21:13,520
Speaker 1: got to go in and basically at home in Jacksonville,

1609
01:21:13,760 --> 01:21:16,160
Speaker 1: dominate a Texans team that's not as bad as some people.

1610
01:21:16,640 --> 01:21:19,720
Speaker 1: I'm a little bit exhausted by, like everyone needs to

1611
01:21:19,760 --> 01:21:22,439
Speaker 1: decide whether Trevor Lawrence is great or not every single

1612
01:21:22,479 --> 01:21:26,519
Speaker 1: week like he's just or oh this is the big step?

1613
01:21:26,600 --> 01:21:31,040
Speaker 1: Like I just can we just just watch a game

1614
01:21:31,040 --> 01:21:32,599
Speaker 1: with him? That's all. I'm just saying. There's a lot

1615
01:21:32,640 --> 01:21:34,160
Speaker 1: of them not saying you, Mark, I'm saying there's a

1616
01:21:34,160 --> 01:21:36,519
Speaker 1: lot of talk out there after each week that he's up.

1617
01:21:36,600 --> 01:21:38,519
Speaker 1: This is it. He's on his own, he's on his way,

1618
01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:40,120
Speaker 1: he's the guy. But he thought then he has a

1619
01:21:40,160 --> 01:21:43,480
Speaker 1: bad game, He's like, oh, maybe he's not a generational

1620
01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:47,320
Speaker 1: quarterback last year? Can we understand this was a unique circumstance.

1621
01:21:47,439 --> 01:21:50,280
Speaker 1: Last year it was an atomic poop show, and let's

1622
01:21:50,320 --> 01:21:54,000
Speaker 1: give him some runway and see where he's at in November. Yeah.

1623
01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:57,160
Speaker 1: I think this is a great test, not not necessarily

1624
01:21:57,280 --> 01:21:59,840
Speaker 1: for him, but for the Jaguars and where they are.

1625
01:22:00,479 --> 01:22:03,720
Speaker 1: There's seven point favorites here. This game is not lockable.

1626
01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:06,160
Speaker 1: I mean, the forty niners are lockable, and this game

1627
01:22:06,240 --> 01:22:09,519
Speaker 1: is not lackable. Jaguars are a favorite in the game

1628
01:22:09,560 --> 01:22:13,840
Speaker 1: that's unlockable. I mean, and I'm not that comfortable with that.

1629
01:22:13,960 --> 01:22:17,000
Speaker 1: I would not lack especially when they've lost eight straight

1630
01:22:17,040 --> 01:22:20,599
Speaker 1: against the Texans. So to me, this is a game

1631
01:22:20,680 --> 01:22:24,559
Speaker 1: for the Jaguars to show we are really good upfront

1632
01:22:24,600 --> 01:22:28,960
Speaker 1: on both sides. We're gonna grind this Texans team down.

1633
01:22:29,160 --> 01:22:31,360
Speaker 1: Maybe it'll be challenging for a while. It's a division

1634
01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:34,559
Speaker 1: team that doesn't know us, but they should. They are

1635
01:22:34,640 --> 01:22:38,400
Speaker 1: the more talented team. The Texans are four twenty eight

1636
01:22:38,439 --> 01:22:41,679
Speaker 1: and one against the rest of the NFL, while they're

1637
01:22:41,720 --> 01:22:49,360
Speaker 1: four oh against the Jaguars. The last tex he I

1638
01:22:49,400 --> 01:22:52,040
Speaker 1: thought they should have learned something from last week. Though

1639
01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:56,920
Speaker 1: the Lovey Smith is so concerned. Pepper Hamilton too about like, hey,

1640
01:22:56,960 --> 01:22:59,240
Speaker 1: we're gonna run, go coming off the bus, like that's

1641
01:22:59,280 --> 01:23:00,840
Speaker 1: who we are as a team. We're gonna run on

1642
01:23:00,880 --> 01:23:02,400
Speaker 1: first down, We're gonna run and second down. And I

1643
01:23:02,400 --> 01:23:05,639
Speaker 1: get it. Damian Pierce is great, but Davis Mills had

1644
01:23:05,680 --> 01:23:08,759
Speaker 1: by far the best two and a half three quarters

1645
01:23:08,760 --> 01:23:11,600
Speaker 1: of his season. Looked pretty good when they were just

1646
01:23:11,760 --> 01:23:13,920
Speaker 1: in and we gotta throw it every down mode, like

1647
01:23:15,160 --> 01:23:17,360
Speaker 1: throw on first and second down. That's how you get

1648
01:23:17,360 --> 01:23:19,679
Speaker 1: a good running game because those are the better downs

1649
01:23:19,720 --> 01:23:22,240
Speaker 1: to throw the ball. Like almost everyone else in the

1650
01:23:22,320 --> 01:23:25,720
Speaker 1: NFL has gotten to this. Too many drops by the

1651
01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:29,840
Speaker 1: Texans receivers. Damian Pierce had the big touchdown run so

1652
01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:32,519
Speaker 1: that hopefully can get him unlocked, and went over a

1653
01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:36,080
Speaker 1: hundred yards total offense there. But yeah, and I just

1654
01:23:36,160 --> 01:23:38,040
Speaker 1: don't see them winning too many games this year. They're

1655
01:23:38,040 --> 01:23:40,880
Speaker 1: asking a lot of Stingley, asking him to cover one

1656
01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:43,680
Speaker 1: on one that Derek Stingley, that the opposing and he

1657
01:23:43,800 --> 01:23:45,360
Speaker 1: I think he looks pretty good for the most part.

1658
01:23:45,400 --> 01:23:47,840
Speaker 1: But that's hard ass. There's a lot of open guys

1659
01:23:47,840 --> 01:23:50,839
Speaker 1: for that Jaguars team. The last pick of the draft

1660
01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:53,120
Speaker 1: goes to you and has has become almost a tradition

1661
01:23:53,160 --> 01:23:56,040
Speaker 1: on the show. Uh, the Chicago Bears just are not

1662
01:23:56,280 --> 01:23:58,320
Speaker 1: tackling our fancy right now for a reason, you know,

1663
01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:01,000
Speaker 1: And the Vikings aren't totally not that they deserve to

1664
01:24:01,040 --> 01:24:05,280
Speaker 1: be drafted last, but this there's not a different Vikings

1665
01:24:05,479 --> 01:24:09,479
Speaker 1: team this year. It's kind of the same team they are.

1666
01:24:09,520 --> 01:24:13,160
Speaker 1: It's unsettling that they might be four and one. Uh

1667
01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:15,640
Speaker 1: like that these two teams combined shouldn't be five and

1668
01:24:15,720 --> 01:24:19,160
Speaker 1: three combined. I don't know. I think we gotta have

1669
01:24:19,200 --> 01:24:23,160
Speaker 1: a conversation about justin fields with um with Phil at

1670
01:24:23,200 --> 01:24:27,200
Speaker 1: some point, Phil Westling the number one justin fields fas

1671
01:24:27,680 --> 01:24:34,040
Speaker 1: jordan esque because right now it's it's a tough situation.

1672
01:24:34,680 --> 01:24:38,760
Speaker 1: Football is completely different than basketball. There everyone's still there's

1673
01:24:38,760 --> 01:24:42,800
Speaker 1: a lot of the Fields cogniscenti who still want to

1674
01:24:42,800 --> 01:24:44,560
Speaker 1: put it all on what's going on around him. But

1675
01:24:44,600 --> 01:24:47,280
Speaker 1: there's some pretty unique things that he does in terms

1676
01:24:47,320 --> 01:24:50,479
Speaker 1: of holding the ball so long and not taking the

1677
01:24:50,560 --> 01:24:53,240
Speaker 1: easier throws early in the down that that you can

1678
01:24:53,360 --> 01:24:55,280
Speaker 1: put on him. His time to throw is higher than

1679
01:24:55,280 --> 01:24:59,280
Speaker 1: anyone else. He is converting pressure into sacks at a

1680
01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:03,680
Speaker 1: rate that's outrageous. I think if you combined his he

1681
01:25:03,720 --> 01:25:07,840
Speaker 1: has thirty four completions combined this year, and he has

1682
01:25:08,040 --> 01:25:12,280
Speaker 1: thirty three sacks plus scrambles this year. So it's just

1683
01:25:12,320 --> 01:25:15,960
Speaker 1: like a weird combo. And like, remember everyone just blamed

1684
01:25:15,960 --> 01:25:19,479
Speaker 1: everything on Matt Nagy. Oh yeah, we talked about this recently. Okay, well,

1685
01:25:19,479 --> 01:25:23,160
Speaker 1: so I mean, well I had a Matt Naggy passing

1686
01:25:23,160 --> 01:25:24,920
Speaker 1: game to watch right now, because that was a lot

1687
01:25:24,960 --> 01:25:26,680
Speaker 1: better than what's going on. It's your point. He had

1688
01:25:26,680 --> 01:25:29,320
Speaker 1: a hundred and seventy four yards last week. That was

1689
01:25:29,600 --> 01:25:32,120
Speaker 1: his best output of the year. That was two great throws,

1690
01:25:32,200 --> 01:25:35,720
Speaker 1: but also had some very concern sixth most output of

1691
01:25:35,800 --> 01:25:37,920
Speaker 1: any quarterback all season and eight less than he had

1692
01:25:37,960 --> 01:25:40,839
Speaker 1: a year ago. So there is like statistically a regression.

1693
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:42,400
Speaker 1: But I see it also just from the eye. This

1694
01:25:42,479 --> 01:25:45,200
Speaker 1: player is just not growing. Mattie plus is in a

1695
01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:50,360
Speaker 1: tough situation here because Fields still represents a future or

1696
01:25:50,439 --> 01:25:53,760
Speaker 1: the preferred future of the Bears as an organization. But

1697
01:25:53,840 --> 01:25:56,040
Speaker 1: he's not able to lead the offense with any level

1698
01:25:56,080 --> 01:25:59,000
Speaker 1: of efficiency. But you're tied to him, So it's like,

1699
01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:02,120
Speaker 1: does he refluse? You know, what does he do? Does

1700
01:26:02,160 --> 01:26:05,439
Speaker 1: he even have the power institutionally to make a move

1701
01:26:05,479 --> 01:26:08,880
Speaker 1: if he feels like Fields is just not the guy,

1702
01:26:09,240 --> 01:26:10,920
Speaker 1: and like, do you have to stick with him? Though

1703
01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:13,280
Speaker 1: I don't think they're They're new, They're completely new regime

1704
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:15,559
Speaker 1: and they have an absolute mountain of cap space next

1705
01:26:15,600 --> 01:26:16,920
Speaker 1: for I'm just saying a lot can happen in the

1706
01:26:16,920 --> 01:26:19,320
Speaker 1: off season where you don't have to stick with Justin

1707
01:26:19,360 --> 01:26:23,680
Speaker 1: Fields kind of do for a while because Simeon's the

1708
01:26:23,680 --> 01:26:25,880
Speaker 1: next guy, and I think you can question, like is

1709
01:26:25,960 --> 01:26:28,479
Speaker 1: Luke Getsy the guy because it's also a first time

1710
01:26:28,479 --> 01:26:31,280
Speaker 1: head coach. I'm saying, first time defensive coordinator from a

1711
01:26:31,400 --> 01:26:34,839
Speaker 1: picked over coaching tree at some point, like not everyone

1712
01:26:34,920 --> 01:26:37,960
Speaker 1: from this coaching tree gets He's from Green Bay? Keeping

1713
01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:40,479
Speaker 1: him next season? I'm not seeing dump him for Simeon now,

1714
01:26:40,520 --> 01:26:42,640
Speaker 1: but like team building wise, do you have to go

1715
01:26:42,720 --> 01:26:45,200
Speaker 1: into this next year with this quarterback necessarily if this

1716
01:26:45,240 --> 01:26:47,800
Speaker 1: is who he's thoroughly to have that conversation. But no,

1717
01:26:48,160 --> 01:26:49,680
Speaker 1: I mean, and you don't even have to stick your

1718
01:26:49,720 --> 01:26:54,720
Speaker 1: opinion the whole season. There is the Week five preview

1719
01:26:54,960 --> 01:26:59,240
Speaker 1: again called Broncos Recap Friday Fun Show. By the way,

1720
01:26:59,280 --> 01:27:01,160
Speaker 1: let's check in on the uh we're at the QUARTERI

1721
01:27:01,200 --> 01:27:04,880
Speaker 1: ish poll. Let's check in on the the lock standings.

1722
01:27:04,960 --> 01:27:07,880
Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna like what I'm gonna see here. Oh,

1723
01:27:08,040 --> 01:27:10,599
Speaker 1: some thing's never changed. The zoos are three and one

1724
01:27:10,600 --> 01:27:16,120
Speaker 1: on top, Greggy Sessy, Gravy, and the Westbros All at

1725
01:27:16,160 --> 01:27:18,600
Speaker 1: two and two, So just like the NFL two and

1726
01:27:18,640 --> 01:27:21,080
Speaker 1: two is everywhere? How did they decide the order of

1727
01:27:21,120 --> 01:27:24,160
Speaker 1: the two and two's? What are you thinking you should

1728
01:27:24,160 --> 01:27:26,800
Speaker 1: be second over Greg? Not necessarily. I just like to

1729
01:27:26,920 --> 01:27:31,280
Speaker 1: understand how they decided that Drew Christiansen and Justin did

1730
01:27:31,320 --> 01:27:34,719
Speaker 1: you have a bike? Does we never get Greg Mark

1731
01:27:34,920 --> 01:27:39,000
Speaker 1: Grave Digger West? I did not send them in this order?

1732
01:27:39,080 --> 01:27:44,679
Speaker 1: So this was re ordered because specific he likes Greg Mark.

1733
01:27:44,720 --> 01:27:48,680
Speaker 1: That's what he literally, Well, it's an answer, So that

1734
01:27:48,840 --> 01:27:54,439
Speaker 1: is going to be an issue. Yeahborite staff, because we're

1735
01:27:54,479 --> 01:27:57,360
Speaker 1: allowed to take favorites. So if you just picked like favorites,

1736
01:27:57,439 --> 01:27:59,519
Speaker 1: you should probably go like a two thirds clip? Do

1737
01:27:59,520 --> 01:28:01,160
Speaker 1: you agree it? And she was going to live to

1738
01:28:01,200 --> 01:28:05,160
Speaker 1: regret that statement. Drew doesn't seem like a man with

1739
01:28:05,200 --> 01:28:08,440
Speaker 1: a lot of regrets, but he'll definitely feel the pushback.

1740
01:28:08,520 --> 01:28:11,160
Speaker 1: He's kind of his daddy in a bear cave. Christiansen.

1741
01:28:12,240 --> 01:28:15,479
Speaker 1: I think he'll I think he'll live. I think he'll

1742
01:28:15,520 --> 01:28:17,920
Speaker 1: know it's good for the show content wise, and that's

1743
01:28:17,920 --> 01:28:21,479
Speaker 1: what I think. That's exactly what he was doing, right. Alright,

1744
01:28:21,560 --> 01:28:26,639
Speaker 1: good stuff. Thank you everybody for Marcus spitting out right now.

1745
01:28:27,200 --> 01:28:30,320
Speaker 1: I just I have only begun the investigation and don't

1746
01:28:30,600 --> 01:28:34,679
Speaker 1: see where it scary questions if you don't want scary answers. Um,

1747
01:28:34,880 --> 01:28:36,880
Speaker 1: we will be back Friday. As they said, this is

1748
01:28:36,920 --> 01:28:40,280
Speaker 1: a water Gate level disaster, and we'll be back with

1749
01:28:40,360 --> 01:28:43,200
Speaker 1: the recap of all these games. Thank you everybody, and again, yes,

1750
01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:47,800
Speaker 1: NFL Network every Saturday. You could check out this program

1751
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:52,880
Speaker 1: in technicolor on your basic cable package of choice. Maybe

1752
01:28:52,880 --> 01:28:54,719
Speaker 1: it's a premium here. I don't know how it works,

1753
01:28:55,040 --> 01:28:57,599
Speaker 1: but if you have NFL Network, check us out. Until then,

1754
01:28:58,520 --> 01:29:02,320
Speaker 1: heed the call. S