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Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntire. What is up

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Speaker 1: straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Thursday,

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Speaker 1: January twenty and if a weekend Approaching. Got a lot

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Speaker 1: of good comments from you guys about the interview with

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Speaker 1: Mike Jones. Um not as combative as you'd hoped. It's

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Speaker 1: funny that the guys who hit me are like, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I thought you were really gonna get into it with him,

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Speaker 1: and I'm like, I'm not out here to get in arguments.

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Speaker 1: I'm not trying to like, you know, getting these pissing

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Speaker 1: contests on podcasts. I know some guys are out there

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Speaker 1: doing that, try to get their name out there. You

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Speaker 1: getting headlines automatically, that's good for the brand. It's like,

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Speaker 1: that's just never been my style. I'm not gonna change

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Speaker 1: who I am. I do know a lot of people

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Speaker 1: who want that, and listen. I will greatly get involved

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Speaker 1: in conversations with people, and I can back up any

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Speaker 1: point that I make. I come prepared, like the boy

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Speaker 1: Scouts motto is, even though I was never a Boy Scout. Um.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, we have a good discussion. We disagree on

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Speaker 1: some things, and uh, I think you guys are going

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Speaker 1: to disagree with my um opening little monologue here. But

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Speaker 1: first I'll tell you we have our first third time

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Speaker 1: guest on the podcast. His name is David Baker. Uh.

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Speaker 1: He won the super Contest last year and finished second

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Speaker 1: in Circa and this year he finished top seventy five

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Speaker 1: and both I did not finish top seventy five in both.

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Speaker 1: This year, I've I've done well. Listen, I'm finished. I

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Speaker 1: think it was seven games above maybe eight games about

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Speaker 1: profitable if you bet it every week, if you bet

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Speaker 1: my picks every week. Again, the lines are frozen, so um,

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Speaker 1: but it's not cashing, you know, And that's frustrating because

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Speaker 1: it's I think a thousand or fifteen hundred bucks center

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Speaker 1: and UM, you obviously want to win in the jackpot.

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Speaker 1: But Baker is good. So we break down all four games.

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Speaker 1: We are on opposite sides of one, which has me

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Speaker 1: really really disheartened. Um, I'm curious as to where you

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Speaker 1: guys come out. Let listen, I haven't made the official

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Speaker 1: best bets. Those always come Friday. I feel like I'm decided,

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Speaker 1: I'm pot committed on three of them. There's one that

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Speaker 1: I'm still waiting on and um, it's obviously forty nine Packers.

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Speaker 1: Jimmy G did get to practice Wednesday. It doesn't sound

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Speaker 1: I mean, they're admitting he's not going to be close

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Speaker 1: to I don't know why they're doing that, is just

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Speaker 1: like some big setup. Feels very strange, but that's the game.

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Speaker 1: I still have no official action on outside of just

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Speaker 1: And I'm talking to one of my one of the

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Speaker 1: and it sounds like this is kind of how it's

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Speaker 1: shaken out for Jim Harball. So he struggled, obviously at

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Speaker 1: Michigan to meet expectations. Never beat Ohio State, couldn't be

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Speaker 1: of a public humiliation for Hardball. It's a proud dude.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he's won pretty much everywhere. He won at Michigan,

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Speaker 1: he just couldn't beat Ohio State. He couldn't get to

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Speaker 1: the playoffs. What happens, Jim Harball crushes Ohio State, biggest

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Speaker 1: win Michigan's had this century, gets that monkey off his back,

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Speaker 1: and goes to the college football playoff. Okay, it doesn't

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Speaker 1: matter that they lost the eventual national champion. They made

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Speaker 1: the playoff in the beat Ohio State. That's huge for Hardball. Massive.

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Speaker 1: While he's in the midst of doing that, Brian Kelly

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Speaker 1: Bryan Kelly's obviously a real good coach byan melt Tucker's

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Speaker 1: only up. But Hardball clearly saw that, and it's like, Okay, well,

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Speaker 1: I need to get I gotta get my money back, right,

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Speaker 1: Good dude, he's saying that it um Hardball could be

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Speaker 1: I can't believe in space a heart and gaddis. Of course,

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Speaker 1: Now do they go outside? Remember the president just got canned.

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Speaker 1: I don't know if you're following this. The president of

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Speaker 1: They fired him, so obviously there's a lot of turmoil there.

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Speaker 1: Does he want to wait that out? Do you want

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Speaker 1: the Raiders who were getting a new GM And remember

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Speaker 1: They love him on Monday Night Football or they like him,

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Speaker 1: the face of the franchise, Like Derek Carr, good guy,

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Speaker 1: just one of those weird years. I would take it

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Speaker 1: to Michigan. I think Jim Harball will be at one

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Speaker 1: hey man, you guys lost Gruden. You need a big name,

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Speaker 1: you need a face. I'm your guy. Give me a

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Speaker 1: ten year deal. Harle Hardball. I believe it's like fifty

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Speaker 1: nine years old. That guy's a grinder. We know he

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Speaker 1: He had a short shelf life. Remember it was Stanford

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Speaker 1: he does. He runs hot and hard. That that don't

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Speaker 1: The Raiders are in turmoil. They did make the plaosfs.

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Speaker 1: the one and only poker legend, NFL gambling fiend, David Baker.

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Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes

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Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports stance want, but for

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Speaker 1: everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. Let's

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Speaker 1: You know, we've been going here for about I don't know,

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Speaker 1: third time is because he's good and the people like

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Speaker 1: to hear from gamblers. David Baker, who is joining us

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Speaker 1: from Lovely Cabo right now. How are you, man? I'm honored.

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Speaker 1: Just met like a year ago about this time I

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Speaker 1: think was the first time so um after won the

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Speaker 1: Thanks for having to put that on your list. Right,

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Speaker 1: So you win poker tournaments, you win the Super Contest?

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I went on straight fire three times, first one,

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Speaker 1: first one. So first of all, we'll get start, we'll

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Speaker 1: talk obviously, nfl UM. I am curious. How did you

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Speaker 1: end up in Circle and the Super Contest this year?

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Speaker 1: We finished and Super Contest out of about two thousand people,

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Speaker 1: We made a calculated effort. I mean, we made a

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Speaker 1: metric possible. So they have names, but they don't perform.

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Speaker 1: And I don't know. I just trust Brady to make

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Speaker 1: to make good decisions. I think for Net will be back.

427
00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,080
Speaker 1: I think he will. He's he's gonna play. I think

428
00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:08,520
Speaker 1: he practiced him full today. Um, you know Geo and

429
00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,760
Speaker 1: and and Vaughan. I think I think they have enough

430
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:17,040
Speaker 1: in the running back position. You've guts, still got Gronk Evans.

431
00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,680
Speaker 1: I mean, let's be honest, h Brady has never had

432
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Speaker 1: the elite weapons in his career other than Moss and

433
00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:29,720
Speaker 1: last and last year. Last year he did. But other

434
00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:36,160
Speaker 1: than he makes he makes weapons good. I mean, I'm

435
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,440
Speaker 1: just gonna trust that Brady is going to do it. Obviously,

436
00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:43,280
Speaker 1: if work is out, that's a big concern. But this

437
00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:48,400
Speaker 1: this Bucks offensive line is graded as the best offensive

438
00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,680
Speaker 1: line left in the playoffs, you know, when healthy. Obviously

439
00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,760
Speaker 1: we need to see if this offensive line is gonna

440
00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,919
Speaker 1: be fully intact this week. My gut tells me it is.

441
00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,480
Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know, it's these these guys have

442
00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,439
Speaker 1: ways of coming back gets an ankle. It's not like

443
00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:05,720
Speaker 1: it's not like you blew a knee or anything like that.

444
00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,520
Speaker 1: I mean, I think they take that up. And I

445
00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,600
Speaker 1: want to ask you that the defensive line is not

446
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,720
Speaker 1: played great this year. They've looked old and as a result, Bowls,

447
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,920
Speaker 1: who loves to blitz, is blitzing like the time. That's

448
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Speaker 1: his d All he does is blitz And if you

449
00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,200
Speaker 1: look at Stafford, one of the best in the league,

450
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,280
Speaker 1: inst the blitz this year fourteen touchdowns, one pick, He's

451
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,280
Speaker 1: been pretty lights out. I think he grates out as

452
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Speaker 1: the third best quarterback against the blitz uh per per

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Speaker 1: per Football Focus. And again, if he's able to not

454
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Speaker 1: screw up, you know, the bright lights of a game

455
00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,920
Speaker 1: against Tom Brady and I think a slight edge to

456
00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,760
Speaker 1: the defense, especially if Worse doesn't play. Why can't the

457
00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,679
Speaker 1: Rams win this game? I mean they definitely can win

458
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,880
Speaker 1: the game. I mean every game this this week, It's

459
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Speaker 1: not going to be shocking no matter what team wins.

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464
00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,360
Speaker 1: shocked if the Bengals win. No, I mean, the Bengals

465
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,240
Speaker 1: look the Bengals look great. I mean, I'm I'm, I'm

466
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,199
Speaker 1: front and center on the Titans bandwagon. I drove it

467
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Speaker 1: from the preseason all the way through. So so I'm

468
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Speaker 1: I'm I'm expecting the Titans to win. But I really

469
00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:27,080
Speaker 1: think right now we have eight eight of the eight

470
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Speaker 1: maybe the eight best teams left. I mean, I think

471
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Speaker 1: the Cowboys were there, but maybe maybe they're not. Not

472
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Speaker 1: maybe they weren't. So um, I think we have at

473
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Speaker 1: least eight of the top nine football teams left. So

474
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Speaker 1: it's not going to really shocked me no matter what.

475
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Speaker 1: But I do really think that. So the what the

476
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Speaker 1: Bucks do with that D line is they are about

477
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Speaker 1: creating pressure, but I think they do create it a

478
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Speaker 1: lot just with the front four and bit of a

479
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,760
Speaker 1: you know, really, they they're able to really contain the

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00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,040
Speaker 1: run with just the front four. They don't have to

481
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Speaker 1: really give much help. So that allows Carlton Davis and

482
00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,960
Speaker 1: Wingfield and Murphy Bunning and and all those guys in

483
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,600
Speaker 1: the secondary to play this team pretty straight up. I

484
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,399
Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, obviously it's very scary. There's a

485
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,600
Speaker 1: lot of weapons on the Rams team. So I'm not

486
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:29,639
Speaker 1: gonna be absolutely um Florida if the Rams pull this

487
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Speaker 1: one out. But I really think this is a good spot.

488
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Speaker 1: We I think we got the better team, we got

489
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Speaker 1: the better quarterback, we have the more seasons playoff team

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Speaker 1: at home. I just trust the Bucks more. So I'm

491
00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:44,720
Speaker 1: just gonna go with the team that I trust more.

492
00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,640
Speaker 1: And I just do not trust this Rams team one bit.

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Speaker 1: And I think I think they're the I think they're

494
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,680
Speaker 1: the team that just they just look good and and

495
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,240
Speaker 1: every time you think that they're ready to turn that corner,

496
00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:01,200
Speaker 1: they just do something and I just expecting it again.

497
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,640
Speaker 1: Now they might prove me wrong. They have they have

498
00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,720
Speaker 1: all the names, all the talent um in the world. McVeigh,

499
00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,240
Speaker 1: I think is a great coach. But um, you know,

500
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Speaker 1: let's not forget that Tom Brady did beat McVeigh in

501
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Speaker 1: the Super Bowl recently, and you know, I'm pretty sure

502
00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,680
Speaker 1: he's I'm pretty sure he spent a lot of time

503
00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:25,600
Speaker 1: studying McVeigh philosophies and trends and and things like that.

504
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Speaker 1: So I'll close with this one Dave. If I am

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Speaker 1: uh McVeigh and the Rams front office, Am I not

506
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,480
Speaker 1: spending like over last weekend? How do you get the win?

507
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Speaker 1: Am I not calling the Saints and saying, Yo, Dennis Allen,

508
00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,800
Speaker 1: what the heck did you do against tom Brady? Because

509
00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,560
Speaker 1: he can't get through the Saints. He cannot with tom

510
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,080
Speaker 1: Brady for whatever reason, gets crushed by the Saints. I

511
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:51,520
Speaker 1: know he won the playoff game last year, that was

512
00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,760
Speaker 1: more about the Saints turning it over. But that defense

513
00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,920
Speaker 1: basically owns Tom Brady. Is there anything that you've seen

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Speaker 1: that the Saints have done that the Rams can? Boy,

515
00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:01,760
Speaker 1: I know a lot of more is good against Evans,

516
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,440
Speaker 1: maybe Randy could do the same, But for whatever reason,

517
00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:08,880
Speaker 1: they rattled the heck out of tom Brady. Yeah, I'm

518
00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:12,840
Speaker 1: not really sure why why that is. Um, I'm not

519
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Speaker 1: that deep into the XS and those where I can,

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00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,080
Speaker 1: um you know why why the Saints have owned the matter.

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Speaker 1: But I did go back and I looked at the

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Speaker 1: schedule and I basically looked and I'm like, other than

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Speaker 1: the Saints, basically the Bucks, the Bucks are pretty darn

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Speaker 1: good this year. I mean, they had that they weren't

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Speaker 1: that good early. They lost that game versus Rams, but um,

526
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Speaker 1: and they had to slip up in there against you know, Washington.

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Speaker 1: But it's basically just the Saints. So I I really

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Speaker 1: there's I don't really have an answer, and I don't know,

529
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Speaker 1: you know, that's just asking a lot to know which

530
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Speaker 1: coaches have the relationships with which other coaches, to know,

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Speaker 1: you know, if the Saints defensive coordinator has a relationship

532
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Speaker 1: with McVeigh or or you know. I don't really know

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00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,080
Speaker 1: that information. But all right, so I guess Dave, if

534
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Speaker 1: that's not your favorite game to fire on, you haven't

535
00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,440
Speaker 1: been anything yet. I kind of unload on the Chiefs

536
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,400
Speaker 1: of two and I'm having buyer's remorse is down to

537
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:14,680
Speaker 1: one and a half some places. Um it, just listen,

538
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,880
Speaker 1: I get it. I know the Bills can be awesome.

539
00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:21,000
Speaker 1: I don't you talk about trust who you trust more

540
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:25,440
Speaker 1: Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes or McDermott and Josh Allen. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean just some what you said? That is my

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Speaker 1: favorite game, though the Bucks will be by far my

543
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Speaker 1: biggest wag of the weekend. So um so that that

544
00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,280
Speaker 1: that is my favorite game. This is probably the game

545
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Speaker 1: I like the least. Um, I mean, it's the best

546
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Speaker 1: from a football standpoint, But I just don't know. I've

547
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,280
Speaker 1: been wanting to make the Bills a thing for three years.

548
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,720
Speaker 1: I mean i've I'm I'm high on the Bills. I mean,

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Speaker 1: if you listen to anything I've I've said or done. Uh,

550
00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:56,360
Speaker 1: last week, the Bills were my number one play last week. Um,

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00:30:56,400 --> 00:31:00,000
Speaker 1: I said, fire, alternate line, fire the game, fire minus

552
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,200
Speaker 1: ten or something like that. Yeah, I said minus thirteen

553
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,160
Speaker 1: and a half. It was like, I loved the Bills

554
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:09,120
Speaker 1: last week, and I love this Bill's team. Um, And

555
00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,600
Speaker 1: you know, I just really want to fire on the Bills.

556
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,480
Speaker 1: And then I think, and I'm like, this is the

557
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,440
Speaker 1: Chiefs and we're getting less, were laying less than a

558
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:23,680
Speaker 1: field goal. And it's very similar to this Bucks Rams game.

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Speaker 1: On one side, you have a home team with a

560
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Speaker 1: quarterback you trust that's been there before, who's won with weapons,

561
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,680
Speaker 1: um that you trust, and no, with a coach that's

562
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,280
Speaker 1: been there before. And then on the other side, you

563
00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:42,440
Speaker 1: have a quarterback that is good but has a tendency

564
00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:47,520
Speaker 1: to make big mistakes in big spots, um, and are

565
00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: they ready to seize the crown yet? I mean, it

566
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,520
Speaker 1: is very similar, but I think Buffalo is maybe one

567
00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,120
Speaker 1: year ahead of the Rams. I mean, last year they

568
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Speaker 1: got to this spot. And one thing last year, I

569
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,560
Speaker 1: really thought they could have the Chiefs. They got really

570
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,040
Speaker 1: conservative in the red zone. I think they kicked some

571
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Speaker 1: field goals on and forth and short. I don't think

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00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,440
Speaker 1: they make that mistake again. I really think this is

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Speaker 1: this is where we're gonna throw everything. We're gonna throw

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Speaker 1: the kitchen sync at this team, um dable and McDermott.

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00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,000
Speaker 1: I mean, they've been thinking about this game for a year,

576
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Speaker 1: um while the Chiefs have been sitting there thinking about

577
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Speaker 1: the Bucks for a year. So, I mean, I don't

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Speaker 1: they destroyed them last time they play it. I mean,

579
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:38,760
Speaker 1: but so I think this game really just comes down

580
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,720
Speaker 1: to it's not so much about the Bills. For me,

581
00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,080
Speaker 1: I know what the Bills are, or at least I

582
00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,280
Speaker 1: think I know what the Bills are. I trust the Bills.

583
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,240
Speaker 1: I like the Bills. I have no problem with the Bills.

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Speaker 1: To me, this just comes down to do you believe

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Speaker 1: that this Chief's team is back? Because if this Chief's

586
00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,600
Speaker 1: team is the team that we've watched for three years,

587
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,160
Speaker 1: then numbers too short at home versus the Bills. But

588
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:08,640
Speaker 1: are they back. I mean, take a take a look

589
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,880
Speaker 1: at their schedule and really, what games have they shown

590
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Speaker 1: you that they're back. I mean maybe Pittsburgh a couple

591
00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:19,040
Speaker 1: of times. The second half of that Chargers game was

592
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,600
Speaker 1: really good, but the first half was bad. The first

593
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,680
Speaker 1: half of the Steelers game, they really didn't even look

594
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,760
Speaker 1: good for the first two thirds of the first half.

595
00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,040
Speaker 1: So now we're looking at the fact that they beat

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00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:30,880
Speaker 1: up on the Raiders a couple of times, where a

597
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:34,360
Speaker 1: team that they know, um other than that, I mean,

598
00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,200
Speaker 1: this the chief team, Like we want them to be

599
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:44,000
Speaker 1: back because they're fun and and everything, but I'm just

600
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,840
Speaker 1: not so sure that they're back. Like, the only times

601
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Speaker 1: that they've really looked good to me is against these

602
00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,719
Speaker 1: NFC West teams and against the Pittsburgh team. That's just

603
00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,680
Speaker 1: kind of trash. I mean, I think we all pretty

604
00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,760
Speaker 1: much think that, you know, if we were just if

605
00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:03,560
Speaker 1: this was the BCS and we were assigning playoff teams,

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00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,440
Speaker 1: that we would have all left the Chargers, Ravens, and

607
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:08,759
Speaker 1: Colts in ahead of the Steelers. So, I mean, they

608
00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,919
Speaker 1: beat the eleventh best team basically in the FC. So

609
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Speaker 1: my only counter would be in my daughter's texting me

610
00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:19,560
Speaker 1: here obviously. Uh my, my only counter would be David.

611
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,439
Speaker 1: Look at the Bills. Okay, So they beat Mac Jones

612
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Speaker 1: a rookie twice. I know it's Belichick, but it's a

613
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Speaker 1: rookie quarterback twice. They beat Zach Wilson at home. They

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00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,719
Speaker 1: beat Matt Ryan at home. They beat Cam Newton at home.

615
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,080
Speaker 1: They went to Tampa and lost, they were getting killed,

616
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Speaker 1: came back, lost in overtime, and they got destroyed by

617
00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,080
Speaker 1: the Colts and Carson Wentz. So like, I don't know,

618
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Speaker 1: the last time they faced a good quarterback was Tom Brady,

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Speaker 1: and he annihilated them. I just I have questions about

620
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Speaker 1: this Bill's defense Tredavious White, like, they haven't faced a

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Speaker 1: quarterback who can take advantage of that since Brady and

622
00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,560
Speaker 1: Brady killed him. I mean they were when in that game.

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Speaker 1: I think something like twenty seven to six or whatever

624
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Speaker 1: it was. Um, I think the Homes can have a

625
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:03,200
Speaker 1: lot of success in this one though. Well, I mean,

626
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,799
Speaker 1: even with altre Davis White, PFF still ranks the Bill

627
00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 1: secondary number one, So I mean I'm not really sure.

628
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,959
Speaker 1: But but like you said, I mean, are they ranked

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Speaker 1: number one because they faced Mac Jones three times? And

630
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:24,120
Speaker 1: Zach Wilson once and Matt Ryan once and you know

631
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:28,080
Speaker 1: the ghost of Cam Newton once. I really I'm really

632
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:32,560
Speaker 1: not sure. Um I don't know why I have an

633
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:38,359
Speaker 1: irrational love for this Bill's team. Um, I just I

634
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,040
Speaker 1: think they're fun and I liked them. I thought I

635
00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:43,160
Speaker 1: was gonna really love the Bills, and then the line

636
00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,920
Speaker 1: came out and I started thinking about it, and I

637
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,000
Speaker 1: started thinking, you know, why am I dismissing this Chief's

638
00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:51,520
Speaker 1: team under a field goal? And now the Prench Alemis

639
00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:55,360
Speaker 1: swung back. This is this is a game that I

640
00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,960
Speaker 1: truly believe they could play this game ten times and

641
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,920
Speaker 1: it's gonna pretty much to come five five. So I'm

642
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,359
Speaker 1: I'm not as in love with this spot from a

643
00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:10,080
Speaker 1: gambling perspective. From a football fan perspective, absolutely love it.

644
00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:14,000
Speaker 1: It's I'm glad it's the last game they like. Everything

645
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,719
Speaker 1: is an appetizer until until that and then we get

646
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,279
Speaker 1: the you know, we get the main course and the

647
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:22,279
Speaker 1: dessert all in one. I mean, this is the game

648
00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:26,239
Speaker 1: we all want to see. But from a gambling perspective,

649
00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,200
Speaker 1: I really think this is just a flat out toss

650
00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:32,359
Speaker 1: up game. And maybe I'm really not sure I'm really

651
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,480
Speaker 1: not sure more my money is gonna go if I

652
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,479
Speaker 1: was gonna bet the Chiefs, though in game is really

653
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:41,440
Speaker 1: nice because this chief team is very sleepy early UM

654
00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:45,760
Speaker 1: traditionally UM, So if you want to go that route,

655
00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,960
Speaker 1: it's not typically around I go. I'm I'm more of

656
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:53,240
Speaker 1: a you know, choose my choose my weapon and and

657
00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:57,120
Speaker 1: and go and just stick to my guns. But if

658
00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,200
Speaker 1: you wanted to go that route, that's fine. I'm just

659
00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,479
Speaker 1: going to really make a decision of what Chiefs team

660
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,640
Speaker 1: I think is gonna show up. Buffalo is who they

661
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:09,000
Speaker 1: are to me, So I'm not that worried about Buffalo.

662
00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,400
Speaker 1: It's just a matter of how much do I believe

663
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:16,560
Speaker 1: this Chief's team is back, and I'm not sure. I

664
00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:23,720
Speaker 1: think they're twenty twenty Chiefs um other than that second

665
00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:28,320
Speaker 1: half against the Chargers and against some pretty poor teams

666
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:33,560
Speaker 1: I've seen. I've seen too many sleepy Chiefs minutes on

667
00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:37,120
Speaker 1: the field, and this Bill's team is relentless. I do

668
00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,440
Speaker 1: think you don't you know you're not gonna get that

669
00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,000
Speaker 1: luxury to come back versus this team. I mean, if

670
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:46,400
Speaker 1: the Bills get out tend nothing or thirteen nothing, I

671
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:51,480
Speaker 1: mean they might just paste you. Um, so I'm probably

672
00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:55,279
Speaker 1: going to lean Buffalo, but I'm not sure. I'm not

673
00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,640
Speaker 1: ready to make a commitment on this game yet. I'm

674
00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:00,400
Speaker 1: ready to commit. I'm ready to commit on the Bucks

675
00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:05,080
Speaker 1: and um also the Titans, the one we didn't touch

676
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,480
Speaker 1: on his Niners packers, which is tough given the Jimmy

677
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:11,560
Speaker 1: Garoppolo situation. Uh, the shoulder injury, the hand. He's limited

678
00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,200
Speaker 1: in practice, he's not really throwing. He's being cagy about

679
00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:16,960
Speaker 1: whether and I is gonna start. I cannot imagine them

680
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,719
Speaker 1: starting Trey Lance in this. But as soon as the

681
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,799
Speaker 1: Jimmy G stuff popped up, Dave, it was like, okay, uh,

682
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:25,279
Speaker 1: Tampa Bay's favored by six and it's six everywhere. Is

683
00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,120
Speaker 1: this a market you want to bet into? Or you

684
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:31,520
Speaker 1: bet you find sidestepping this one. He's gonna wait on

685
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,439
Speaker 1: this one. I need to see what happens. I don't

686
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,719
Speaker 1: trust Tray Lance at all. Man, I'm not even sure

687
00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,600
Speaker 1: I trust Jimmy G. I've you know, I'll take my

688
00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,080
Speaker 1: victory lapse and when I'm right, and I'll take uh

689
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,800
Speaker 1: and I'll take the l when I'm wrong. And I've

690
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,040
Speaker 1: been wrong on almost every Niners game. I cannot. I

691
00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,960
Speaker 1: cannot predict this team. As soon as I think they're

692
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,879
Speaker 1: back and I bet them, they lose. And when I

693
00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,120
Speaker 1: bet against them, they're the Niners team that we think

694
00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,200
Speaker 1: they are. I had the Cowboys and uh, it was

695
00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,160
Speaker 1: my only loss in wild Card Week. I went five

696
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:07,439
Speaker 1: and one, but I didn't have the Cowboys. UM, I'm

697
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:11,640
Speaker 1: not really sure, honestly, what the The one thing that

698
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:13,880
Speaker 1: I do like about the Niners in the spot is

699
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,239
Speaker 1: that they have been really good versus the Packers the

700
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,799
Speaker 1: last few years. UM. I think they lost this year,

701
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,640
Speaker 1: but it was it was down to the wire game

702
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:27,080
Speaker 1: and I think, yeah, I think the Niners. I think

703
00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:31,840
Speaker 1: that was a toss up game could have gone either way. Um,

704
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:35,440
Speaker 1: but I think they pretty much just dominated this Packer

705
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:38,200
Speaker 1: team for the last couple of years. I know when

706
00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,120
Speaker 1: they went to the Super Bowl two years ago, they

707
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:45,520
Speaker 1: dismantled them in the in the NFC Championship game. So

708
00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:49,520
Speaker 1: I do like Shanahan does seem to respond well in

709
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:53,359
Speaker 1: certain spots, as we saw with McVeigh, and you know,

710
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:57,319
Speaker 1: maybe he's just knows how to play this Green Bay team.

711
00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:59,120
Speaker 1: I mean, the Screen Bay team is what they have

712
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,480
Speaker 1: been for the last several years. I mean, they've been

713
00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:03,640
Speaker 1: in the NFC Championship game in the last two years.

714
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:08,799
Speaker 1: I don't think there's a ton of turnover on this team, So, um,

715
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:13,000
Speaker 1: this might just be that Shanahan knows his opponent. So

716
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,799
Speaker 1: I'm probably gonna lean towards the Niners. But I'm not

717
00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,399
Speaker 1: going to do anything until I find out if if

718
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,759
Speaker 1: Trey Lance place or not. I don't trust Tray Lance

719
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:28,560
Speaker 1: at all, so I'll probably be out if Lance place. Um,

720
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,319
Speaker 1: I'm not really sure. Shanahan basically was like a big

721
00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,480
Speaker 1: brother to La Floor, Like, no, they know each other

722
00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:37,000
Speaker 1: well and it's almost like you taught him everything. Fox

723
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,160
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724
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726
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727
00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:51,000
Speaker 1: up with this, where are you on the floor as

728
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,840
Speaker 1: a coach, because I had somebody say to me, j

729
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:56,640
Speaker 1: if you go and put the Fleur on Jacksonville this

730
00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:58,359
Speaker 1: past year, how many games does he win? If you

731
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,080
Speaker 1: go put La Fleur on the Miami Dolphins, how many

732
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,000
Speaker 1: games does he win? And you start thinking about it,

733
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,120
Speaker 1: You're like it' is it okay to say, I don't

734
00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:07,919
Speaker 1: know if he's a good coach, everybody wants a ball

735
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,080
Speaker 1: watch this guy. Oh god, thirteen three every year with

736
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,839
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. What do you think? I mean, I think

737
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:18,879
Speaker 1: it's unfair at this point, you know, to smirch him

738
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,120
Speaker 1: his name. I mean, he wasn't given those opportunities. He

739
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,160
Speaker 1: was given this one, and he's done a good job. Boy,

740
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:26,160
Speaker 1: he's done a good job with it. Um, I don't

741
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:28,759
Speaker 1: know how we would be with with Jacksonville. I mean,

742
00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,160
Speaker 1: some guys are good at rebuilding, and some guys are

743
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:36,040
Speaker 1: are good at, you know, taking what's there and making

744
00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,040
Speaker 1: it better. I mean, this is a better version of

745
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,320
Speaker 1: Green Bay than we've seen for the last several years.

746
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,399
Speaker 1: So he's done a He's done a fine job there.

747
00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:45,320
Speaker 1: I'm not a fan, I'm not a I'm not a hater.

748
00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:49,080
Speaker 1: He's just kind of a guy for me. Um. If

749
00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:52,560
Speaker 1: I you know, if I had an organization like the

750
00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:55,960
Speaker 1: Giants or the Jacksonville and he was available, I give

751
00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:58,919
Speaker 1: him a shot. I mean, but but it's not really

752
00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,920
Speaker 1: fair to say that. Know, well, he's thirteen in three

753
00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:05,799
Speaker 1: and this guy went, you know, and and Flora's went

754
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,839
Speaker 1: you know seven and nine, and so that makes him

755
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,040
Speaker 1: a better coach. Just you know, we're not playing with

756
00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:14,319
Speaker 1: we're not playing with equal pieces. I mean, I think

757
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:16,360
Speaker 1: if you put Flora, I think if you put Flora's

758
00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:20,040
Speaker 1: on the the Packers that they would probably be pretty

759
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:23,520
Speaker 1: close to where they are right now. So yeah, I

760
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:25,120
Speaker 1: mean I didn't want to come off like I I

761
00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:28,520
Speaker 1: don't like Floor. I just I feel like he's getting

762
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,440
Speaker 1: artificially pumped up a bit. Like honestly, I was out

763
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,520
Speaker 1: of course here. I think we crushed Zack Taylor right

764
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,759
Speaker 1: when we talked maybe last year, Like, I mean, come on,

765
00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,160
Speaker 1: the guy's a bump, and now is Zach Taylor good now?

766
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,600
Speaker 1: Because Joe Burrows throwing it all over the field to

767
00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:44,360
Speaker 1: our chase is awesome? Yeah, I mean that probably wasn't

768
00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:46,480
Speaker 1: with me. I've I've always thought Zack Taylor was a

769
00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:49,000
Speaker 1: little better than people than people did. I liked a

770
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:51,560
Speaker 1: lot of what he did. I could see the makings

771
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:55,840
Speaker 1: of what this Bengals team was before. Um, I didn't

772
00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,560
Speaker 1: like some of There are some play calls that he's made,

773
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:02,760
Speaker 1: some decisions he's gone forward from, you know, like inside

774
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:05,239
Speaker 1: his own twenty five early in the game, and the

775
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:09,080
Speaker 1: spots where I thought were pretty bad, but I you

776
00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:13,160
Speaker 1: can kind of see what what he was. Um, but

777
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:16,400
Speaker 1: he basically comes from the McVeigh tree, and this McVeigh tree,

778
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:21,279
Speaker 1: which is which is Zach Taylor and McVeigh and Brandon Staley,

779
00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:25,200
Speaker 1: and like they're arrogant, they're young, they're gonna do it

780
00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:31,040
Speaker 1: their way and they don't care. Um. But I feel

781
00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,520
Speaker 1: like I feel like he's like Jack Taylor has done

782
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:35,880
Speaker 1: a really good job. I mean, I'm I'm I'm fine

783
00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:39,239
Speaker 1: with the progress that he's made. And I mean, who

784
00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:44,799
Speaker 1: doesn't love you know, Joey Burrow and uh, I like

785
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:47,839
Speaker 1: this Cincinnati team. I mean, I think it's I think

786
00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:51,640
Speaker 1: it's unfortunate for me that they're playing the Titans, because

787
00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,200
Speaker 1: I might they might be a sexy underdog pick for

788
00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:57,120
Speaker 1: me versus other teams. But I've I've written the Tennessee

789
00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:01,480
Speaker 1: bandwagon from preseason through this season when you Know You

790
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:04,760
Speaker 1: and every other podcast I've been on hates the Titans.

791
00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:08,879
Speaker 1: I've I've basically held the Titans flag for the entire year,

792
00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:11,839
Speaker 1: and so it would be a weird spot for me

793
00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:14,359
Speaker 1: to jump off now when they're getting healthy. So are

794
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,280
Speaker 1: you on the Titans this week. Well that's the problem.

795
00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:18,359
Speaker 1: Once I saw it was at three, I said, oh

796
00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,279
Speaker 1: my gosh, I gotta take a bite of this. And

797
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:22,480
Speaker 1: now it's three and a half, and I I mean,

798
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,399
Speaker 1: I'm committed to Tennessee here, and you know what's gonna

799
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,759
Speaker 1: happen the one week I get on these guys, They're

800
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,640
Speaker 1: gonna lose and the Bengals are gonna win. So I

801
00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,799
Speaker 1: hope I didn't jink your teeth and I have not

802
00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:33,879
Speaker 1: like the It's it's tough for me to even talk

803
00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:36,520
Speaker 1: about this game, Dave, because the team they're gonna put

804
00:44:36,520 --> 00:44:39,120
Speaker 1: out there with Derrick Henry and A. J. Brown and

805
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,880
Speaker 1: Julio hasn't played together since, like I think, like October.

806
00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:44,200
Speaker 1: So I don't know what they're going to be. Are

807
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,160
Speaker 1: they're gonna be EI gonna be clunky or start for them?

808
00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:50,520
Speaker 1: That off the by I liked watching the Bengals. I

809
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:51,960
Speaker 1: don't know if the defense can hold up. I don't

810
00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:55,239
Speaker 1: trust that Taylor Rabel is a great coach. So it

811
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:59,480
Speaker 1: is a tough one. Yeah, I'm this is the Titans

812
00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:02,279
Speaker 1: team that I touted all year and and every time

813
00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:04,560
Speaker 1: that the Titans looked bad, you know, the those to

814
00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:07,440
Speaker 1: the Jets. They lost to the Texans. You know, my

815
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:11,400
Speaker 1: mentions would just blow up, you know with with let's see,

816
00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:13,640
Speaker 1: this is the Titans, seem it's like, well, that wasn't

817
00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:15,839
Speaker 1: the Titans team that I that I hyped all year.

818
00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:18,040
Speaker 1: This is the Titans team I hyped all year. So,

819
00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:21,520
Speaker 1: um yeah, there's there's a lot of Russ potential. I

820
00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:27,040
Speaker 1: think the range of outcomes here is is pretty wide. Um.

821
00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:32,360
Speaker 1: But I mean, if Henry is in good shape, you know,

822
00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:35,640
Speaker 1: they do have they do have a foreman to take

823
00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:40,920
Speaker 1: you know, to basically beat down on on the defensive line.

824
00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:45,279
Speaker 1: Uh if Henry needs a blow. Uh. This foreman is

825
00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:49,759
Speaker 1: kind of like a poor man's Henry. Um. So I

826
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:51,520
Speaker 1: think they can just pound it. And I love the

827
00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:54,120
Speaker 1: play action. You know, maybe Julio may be able to

828
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:57,360
Speaker 1: get through sixty minutes of football without you know, pulling

829
00:45:57,400 --> 00:46:00,560
Speaker 1: a toenail. I don't know. I mean, uh, I think

830
00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:04,600
Speaker 1: we all love a j um. I mean I try,

831
00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:09,279
Speaker 1: I trust I trust Tannehill enough. Um. I love I

832
00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:12,560
Speaker 1: love with Cincinnati's building there though. So it's a it's

833
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:16,080
Speaker 1: a tough pick, but I really think this this Titans

834
00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:18,600
Speaker 1: team at home, this is hard nose. This is playoff football,

835
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:24,520
Speaker 1: and um, I actually have a little Titans two when

836
00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:27,360
Speaker 1: the FC at three to one, so um that I

837
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:31,600
Speaker 1: just got So I'm hoping that the Chiefs Bills kind

838
00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,600
Speaker 1: of beat each other up and the Titans can get

839
00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:38,480
Speaker 1: out relatively unscathed. And the Titans have beaten both of

840
00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:42,399
Speaker 1: those other teams this year already, so there there won't

841
00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:45,560
Speaker 1: be a lack of confidence on the Titans squad. So

842
00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:49,480
Speaker 1: I know that, I know that, I know the public

843
00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:53,120
Speaker 1: wants to see either Chiefs or Bills versus versus Rogers,

844
00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:55,960
Speaker 1: and they're gonna be very disappointed if it's Tom Brady

845
00:46:56,080 --> 00:47:00,520
Speaker 1: versus Ryan tanney Hill. But I'm predicted, all right, So

846
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Speaker 1: what do you think the prices if the Titans advanced

847
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Speaker 1: to face the Chiefs, they will be hosting either Chiefs

848
00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:09,719
Speaker 1: or Bills, because I would assume Casey or Buffalo will

849
00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:12,200
Speaker 1: both be favored on the road, right, Yeah, They'll both

850
00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:16,359
Speaker 1: be favored for sure. Um. I think it does come

851
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,600
Speaker 1: down to a little bit about how the teams look.

852
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,920
Speaker 1: I mean, just like the Rams. I mean that was

853
00:47:20,960 --> 00:47:22,839
Speaker 1: a point and a half off of where I thought

854
00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:27,560
Speaker 1: it was going to open um, But I think earlier

855
00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:30,520
Speaker 1: in the year when the Bills played the Titans. If

856
00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:33,640
Speaker 1: I remember correctly, it was a Monday night game and

857
00:47:33,719 --> 00:47:36,799
Speaker 1: it was in Tennessee and the Bills were laying five

858
00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:39,239
Speaker 1: and a half. I think I'm not a pcent, but

859
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:41,000
Speaker 1: I remember I was at the World Series of Poker.

860
00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:44,000
Speaker 1: Everybody had bets on that game. I had Titans, and

861
00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:47,719
Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure that that was the number. So if

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00:47:47,719 --> 00:47:50,719
Speaker 1: they were five and a half back, then I'm gonna

863
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:52,439
Speaker 1: say that it's probably gonna be five and a half

864
00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:55,720
Speaker 1: or six. No, No, I don't come on you really.

865
00:47:56,640 --> 00:48:00,200
Speaker 1: I mean I remember that game. Josh Allen slipped like

866
00:48:00,200 --> 00:48:04,520
Speaker 1: the three yard line going todown. But Tennessee also came

867
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:07,480
Speaker 1: back in if memory serves Buffalo. Let's see, I think

868
00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:13,279
Speaker 1: Buffalo lead. Yeah, they lead UM thirty one starting the

869
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:15,880
Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Well, let me ask you this, are you

870
00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:19,160
Speaker 1: are you playing the Titans if it's four versus either

871
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:23,959
Speaker 1: of those teams. Um, if it's the Chiefs, I'm taking

872
00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:27,520
Speaker 1: the Chiefs of the points. I know, And what do

873
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:31,560
Speaker 1: you think? Maybe it's Tennessee is fully healthy with Henry

874
00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:33,480
Speaker 1: and A. J. Brown. I think they'll probably beat Buffalo.

875
00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:36,480
Speaker 1: Um maybe maybe five, maybe five and a half too much,

876
00:48:36,520 --> 00:48:38,640
Speaker 1: maybe four and a half. I don't think it gets

877
00:48:38,719 --> 00:48:41,399
Speaker 1: under four. H You're so, you're you're putting You're taking

878
00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:45,279
Speaker 1: Tennessee either way. No, I'm I'm look, I don't want

879
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:48,160
Speaker 1: to commit. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not going to

880
00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:55,520
Speaker 1: commit at this point. But I do. I'm I'm highly

881
00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:00,360
Speaker 1: entirely probable that I will, that I'll be on tenn See.

882
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:02,480
Speaker 1: But I want to see how this team looks. I'm not.

883
00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:06,080
Speaker 1: I'm not totally committed to to the Titans. I was

884
00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:08,480
Speaker 1: committed for him in the pre in this during the season.

885
00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:11,279
Speaker 1: I just recently made the a f C bet only

886
00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 1: because I thought it was a pretty good price. I

887
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:16,600
Speaker 1: bet it before a wild card week. Um, and actually

888
00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:18,520
Speaker 1: I probably you can probably get a little bit more now.

889
00:49:18,560 --> 00:49:21,279
Speaker 1: I think that was under the assumption that maybe there

890
00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:23,520
Speaker 1: might you might have lost the Chiefs or the Bills

891
00:49:23,520 --> 00:49:25,759
Speaker 1: in an upset and so maybe the Titans path was

892
00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:29,719
Speaker 1: a little easier or something like that. But you know,

893
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:31,759
Speaker 1: at home, I want to see what this team looks like.

894
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,600
Speaker 1: I want to see what this full unit looks like.

895
00:49:33,719 --> 00:49:35,719
Speaker 1: I mean, if the if the Bengals just give them

896
00:49:35,760 --> 00:49:38,439
Speaker 1: the game and they don't really look that good. I mean,

897
00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:41,040
Speaker 1: it's really tough to bet against the Chiefs and the Bills.

898
00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:44,759
Speaker 1: So I'm not I'm not committing. I'm not committing there.

899
00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:46,880
Speaker 1: I'm just I know I'm going to play the Titans

900
00:49:46,920 --> 00:49:48,959
Speaker 1: this week. I know I'm gonna play the Bucks this week,

901
00:49:49,200 --> 00:49:52,600
Speaker 1: and um, we'll see. So, I mean my super Bowl

902
00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:55,560
Speaker 1: pick right now is Titans Bucks, but only because I

903
00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:59,239
Speaker 1: feel more confident about them having the being in the

904
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:02,000
Speaker 1: next round than do any of the other teams. So,

905
00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:07,640
Speaker 1: you know, I guess with this, Dave, Um, I don't

906
00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:08,840
Speaker 1: know if you ever do that thing where you just

907
00:50:09,080 --> 00:50:10,960
Speaker 1: you know, if you're kind of undecided, you're like, what

908
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,920
Speaker 1: do you just ask? Some friends were just casual fans,

909
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,239
Speaker 1: they just are football fans, they're not big gamblers. Who

910
00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:18,920
Speaker 1: do you like? And then you say the spread? And

911
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:22,280
Speaker 1: then their answer is kind of telling. And Dave, I swear,

912
00:50:22,719 --> 00:50:26,279
Speaker 1: if I've asked eight or nine, I think seven of them.

913
00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:28,839
Speaker 1: Seven of these guys are on the box. I don't

914
00:50:28,840 --> 00:50:31,320
Speaker 1: know anyone taking the rams here. Now. Again, that doesn't

915
00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:34,000
Speaker 1: I'm not saying that that means anything, But do you

916
00:50:34,040 --> 00:50:36,319
Speaker 1: ever do that where you ask people like who you want?

917
00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:38,600
Speaker 1: Your friends? Who may not be heavy gamblers who are

918
00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:42,080
Speaker 1: just sports fans. Well, most of my friends are sports

919
00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:46,440
Speaker 1: fans and knowledgeable sports fans and gamblers as well. But um,

920
00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:49,280
Speaker 1: you know, I I use I used the great Twitter

921
00:50:49,440 --> 00:50:55,760
Speaker 1: versus my my, my, my spot kind of gauge the pulse.

922
00:50:56,320 --> 00:51:00,000
Speaker 1: And you know, sometimes I send out tweets that are

923
00:50:59,840 --> 00:51:04,600
Speaker 1: are just more for affect and engagement more than you

924
00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:07,360
Speaker 1: know anything. You know, like I sent out a tweet about,

925
00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:10,240
Speaker 1: you know, pumping up the Titans, and I said, before

926
00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:13,000
Speaker 1: this game, you know, during the Rams game, you know,

927
00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:15,120
Speaker 1: can't wait to see what they hang on this. I

928
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:17,000
Speaker 1: love the box because I just want to see what

929
00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:19,680
Speaker 1: people want, how people respond, and I want to and

930
00:51:19,800 --> 00:51:22,160
Speaker 1: it gives me a good indication of you know, when

931
00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:24,399
Speaker 1: I get all the mentions of you know, no way

932
00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:27,680
Speaker 1: the Rams are gonna win this game outright, and uh

933
00:51:27,840 --> 00:51:30,200
Speaker 1: really that you think the Bucks are favored in this game?

934
00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:32,439
Speaker 1: You know, how are they favored? You know, things like that.

935
00:51:32,719 --> 00:51:34,680
Speaker 1: It just it gives me, and it gives me a

936
00:51:34,719 --> 00:51:36,719
Speaker 1: sense of where so I do do it in a

937
00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:40,239
Speaker 1: different context than you do. It is so but yes,

938
00:51:40,360 --> 00:51:45,160
Speaker 1: obviously we want to, Um, we all get in our

939
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:48,760
Speaker 1: own echo chambers. Though, so, UM, you know, be careful

940
00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:52,640
Speaker 1: about you know, your six or seven friends. They're not there.

941
00:51:52,760 --> 00:51:55,560
Speaker 1: It's still an echo chamber that probably listens to the

942
00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:58,320
Speaker 1: same things that you listen to. They read the same

943
00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:01,480
Speaker 1: things you read. They talked of similar people that you do.

944
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:04,680
Speaker 1: They follow the same people on Twitter that you do. Um,

945
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,680
Speaker 1: they watched the same you know, Fox Sports shows that

946
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:11,880
Speaker 1: you do. Um. It's let me quickly jumping. I don't.

947
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:15,319
Speaker 1: I would say like four the four the guys that

948
00:52:15,360 --> 00:52:18,319
Speaker 1: I text with about games are not on Twitter at all.

949
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:21,000
Speaker 1: I know that sounds crazy. Yeah, I mean, these are

950
00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,760
Speaker 1: sports fans, but they have like jobs, like office jobs,

951
00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:25,200
Speaker 1: and they're not sitting on Twitter. I don't even know

952
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:27,040
Speaker 1: if they have put her accounts. Maybe they set one up,

953
00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:31,000
Speaker 1: but they're not on there. Um, I don't know people

954
00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:36,160
Speaker 1: people have office jobs. Yeah, all right, David Baker, Poker Star,

955
00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:39,839
Speaker 1: Gambler Supreme, We're going head to hit on Bucks Rams.

956
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:43,080
Speaker 1: I don't feel great since I've got the inferior quarterback,

957
00:52:43,120 --> 00:52:46,360
Speaker 1: but uh, enjoy the rest of your stay in uh Cabo,

958
00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:49,799
Speaker 1: and uh good luck on gambling this weekend. Thanks good

959
00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:52,279
Speaker 1: luck to you on all except the Rams. And I've

960
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,880
Speaker 1: enjoyed watching you on the on the Fox shows and

961
00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:59,200
Speaker 1: and things. You're doing some great work. And uh, you

962
00:52:59,239 --> 00:53:01,759
Speaker 1: know any type me text and want to chat with

963
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:05,600
Speaker 1: me about NFL football. I'm I'm always down. UM. I

964
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:08,720
Speaker 1: like listening to your podcast and I love your views

965
00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:11,600
Speaker 1: and your style and everything. So thanks for having me on.

966
00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:15,279
Speaker 1: And yeah, thanks for having me on and we'll talk

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Speaker 1: to