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- Me Mario: Okay. Future Champ: Mortals gather round the war drum echoes across the fantasy realm, and the gods have to mean once again. Welcome to another meeting of the Fantasy Football War Council. I'm Jonathan, your god of war. Stand beside me are the two brothers of destruction, the brothers Grim, Daniel, and Mario. Together we'll separate the champions from the pretenders, the sleepers from the bug, Daniel: Hmm. Future Champ: and lead you to fantasy glory. The council is in Cesar. Gentlemen Hey we have the ball. Isn't it nice? Daniel: We have football. I would like to apologize for the Me Mario: Yeah, football. Daniel: coughing that's coming. Summer cold. So yep. Future Champ: Football, football, football, football, football. It's nice to have football. yeah. Daniel: Beautiful. Future Champ: Yes it is, yes it is. Daniel: I was watching highlights before we came on. When my kids are brushing their teeth. I should have been paying more attention, but Me Mario: Yeah. Mend Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: Mendoza's got some good ones. And so does Carson Beck. Future Champ: Yeah, I saw some of those. I saw Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: some of those. Man, yes he did. Yes he did. Yes he did. so let's see. Me Mario: Good good stuff from the QBs. Future Champ: Yeah, yeah. Daniel: Yeah. We have some backlog news from the last week or so, and we will start off with the train wreck that is the Forty Niners. Ricky Parasol is dealing with knee swelling related to the PCL injury from last year. The team is exploring all options. He is placed on IR for surgery and full recovery is expected next season. Forty Niners running back Jordan James fractured a rib on Monday's practice when Red Warner tried to punch out a ball and missed. and the substation is doing it its best EMP explosive power to make sure that the entire 49ers roster has some sort of soft tissue injury, of which they're having to rest a few days a week. So pretty sure everybody's missed a day. Yeah. Meanwhile, they're helping Shanahan heal. Me Mario: Have you seen their running back list? Future Champ: Yeah. What running back? What running back? Yeah, what running back? They have Daniel: No. Future Champ: no running backs. Me Mario: It's their their limping back room. Daniel: The rather being back room. Yeah. Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Daniel: McCaffrey did have to take a day off for soreness last week, so Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: yes, yes, yes. I'll get into that later. I have part of that in my bold prediction. that was too Me Mario: Ha ha Future Champ: it's it's just a joke at this point, so yeah. Me Mario: Alright. speaking of which, Jerry Jones is looking good as Packers officially place Micah Parsons on the physically unable to perform list. he is eyeing his week six return. That's when the Packers face the Cowboys. But he's definitely gonna miss at least the first four games. And so everyone's like, wow, you know. Dallas's defense was horrible against the run without him. but he would have been out anyway. So he's Jerry Jones is looking pretty good, which yeah, I don't know whether we shake our Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: head every time that happens. Daniel: Regrettably. Future Champ: yeah, that doesn't happen very often. Yeah, it doesn't happen very often. All right. Contract extensions this week. The Eagles defensive tackle, Chaylon Carter got four-year hundred and fifty-two million dollars. Browns cornerback Denzel Ward got two year sixty-two point two million dollars. Vikings right tackle Brian O'Neill got four year ninety-six million dollars. Big boy. So good for Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: them. Get that money. Daniel: Lots of housekeeping. Chiefs Future Champ: I got Daniel: rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen left practice with a knee after colliding with another teammate. he returned Me Mario: And we'll set that. Daniel: two days later and has been back on the practice field. Me Mario: Yep. Yeah. That that was luckily not not a big issue. They said it ended up just being a contusion on his shin. So Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: they're they're just not pushing it in case it develops into a stress fracture, so they're he's just taking it slow. not bad though. He still showed quite a bit in in the mini camps. Jal Jalen Polk is retiring from the has retired from the NFL. Twenty-four years old. man. Even Mant Matt Daniel: Sad. Me Mario: Harmon got fooled. A lot of people were like, What what happened? And I guess he got tired of answering that question, so away he goes. I I think this is really good. This Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Did not exist. Me Mario: this shows the the effect of NIL. You got a lot of these y Lequen Lequan Treadwell was pre NIL. Guess who's Daniel: Mm. Me Mario: still on every practice team he can be? And going out there and that man is hungry to try to show something, but Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: Yeah, y you you got these kids that are out there going, you know what? It didn't work out for me. It was great in college, now I'm done and they can pursue other things in their life with their degree. And so yeah, not not a bad thing. Future Champ: Good for him. Good for him. Cardinals have agreed to terms with Jacoby Brissett for a one year deal, giving them a quarterback. Although I think Carson Beck is gonna be their quarterback, that's in my opinion. So Me Mario: Yeah, I think so too. I I think Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: if they wrote it up smart, it would have been that they could release him if the rookie's playing more snaps. And so we'll Daniel: have a percentage of his contract as bonuses for Future Champ: The Cardinals I would have held out a little longer, right? Me Mario: Well y y you you you make it but like Daniel said, bonus latent. And so if someone else is taking all the snaps, then he'll never meet those Future Champ: definitely. No, he's right. Me Mario: bonuses. Future Champ: Yep. Yeah. Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: the commanders shun Brandon Iuk and sign Stefan Diggs. a less crazy diva, but that's that's better than what they would have done. Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: Yeah, I th I think this was the best case scenario they could have done was get Daniel: Yep. Future Champ: Dick in the house. And you know, Brandon Ayuk is standing outside, he's holding the radio on his shoulder and he's Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: just Hey, I'm still here. Daniel: Yeah. I'll play for free. Me Mario: Well where worse than that, Brandon Ayuk was put on the left his team list for the NFL. So now Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: he needs commissioner permission to be reinstated to a pool where a team could select him from. And that would take work from a legal team on Brandon Ayuk's side. So he done. Future Champ: Yeah. Dumbass. Wi with a Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: Washington Commander's tattoo that he never played for. Good for him. Me Mario: I know. And Daniel: Wow. Future Champ: For him. Me Mario: B. John Robinson and the Falcons reached an agreement on a three year extension worth up to seventy five million dollars, making him the highest paid running back in NFL history. Daniel: Peanuts. Me Mario: Well well deserved. Yeah, I know, 'cause running backs don't get paid much. So they were just joking about how Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: Jeremiah Love, his contract, because he was the fourth overall pick, has more guaranteed money in it than Jameer Gibbs big deal that he did. Because running backs just Daniel: A Me Mario: don't get paid. So Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: Yeah, his his biggest deal will probably be his rookie one. Future Champ: Yeah, that's Me Mario: And good for him. I th I think I think we need to fix the way that's structured. Future Champ: absolutely. I think they are underappreciated and they are overworked. I mean Daniel: Yep. Me Mario: Yep. Future Champ: these men do a lot of the they're on the field for all the plays Me Mario: Lift Future Champ: and they either running it, catching it, or fooling you and going off that way and you're chasing while that pass is going that way. So I don't know. Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: I think they're Me Mario: They had a Future Champ: Need to be respected better. Me Mario: I saw a little Daniel: Agreed. Me Mario: cartoon strip about Zay Flowers and his big deal with the Ravens and talking Daniel: gosh. Future Champ: my god Me Mario: to talking to Derrick Henry, B. John Robinson, and Jameer Gibbs. And they were like, We deserve to get paid more because we're pass catchers too. And he's like, What? What are your passing numbers? And then it shows their stats and his stats, and he just like there was like si seven passes Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: difference for the entire season. And they're they're like, We can do more, we could do this and Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: he's and he's like, No, I don't f and then they'd show the numbers and then he'd be like, I'll just see myself out at the end I was like, Yeah, no no kidding. Future Champ: Yeah. That's super Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: funny. Yeah, I think yeah man, the the the the pay schedule of how they pay out is a little ridiculous. Needs to be reworked, so okay. after a twelve year NFL career, Teddy Bridgewater Teddy Bridgewater is officially announcing his retirement. I Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: like Teddy. Good for him. Me Mario: Brought brought Dan Campbell Daniel: Good for him. Me Mario: to tears. Future Champ: Makes good approach. Yeah, he makes a good approach, so Daniel: trade announced. Patriots announce that they have sent offensive lineman Caden Wallace to Miami Dolphin to the Miami Dolphins, along with a twenty twenty nine Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: seventh round draft pick in exchange for a twenty twenty eight sixth round pick. Just exchanging trash for trash. Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: man. And speak speaking of which, the Vikings quarterback situation. Daniel: Yeah, Mario, here, this this short news blurb. Future Champ: yeah. Here's another trash. Me Mario: All right. Kyler Murray is Daniel: Mm. Me Mario: is slated to be the Vikings starter. Surprise, surprise. And Future Champ: How many weeks? Me Mario: up no, actually, I I think he's finally Future Champ: Nobody weeks. Me Mario: got it. Yeah, I I don't know Future Champ: No, I think he's got it, but how many weeks you think he's gonna hold it is my point that I'm making at Daniel: He'll be great until week Me Mario: Before they put Carson Wentz in? Daniel: six. Me Mario: what what's releasing week six? Daniel: Yes. Yeah. Future Champ: Whoever comes in. Daniel: After week six it's gonna be Carson Wentz. Future Champ: Call of Duty. Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Yeah. Yeah, well we'll we'll see. I think he's actually really dedicated this time because he's kind of insulted by his his competition. And then Future Champ: Yes. Daniel: Life. Me Mario: it it it took him a while to build a rapport with Justin Jefferson, but they've started building their connection, so this past couple days in camp has looked much better. before Justin Jefferson wasn't saying very favorable things toward Kyler, so Yeah, we'll we'll see. But I think things are looking up. Sticking to Vikings news. Future Champ: Alright, Josh Jacobs will miss some practice. Yeah, Daniel: Hey, let's see what she did there. Sorry. Future Champ: yeah, yeah. Nice there. He will miss some practice time due to a groin injury. Mm hurts. Me Mario: Yes. As as well as his growing legal concerns. Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: He may miss some time, guys. Future Champ: Yes, yes. Daniel: The NFL's been dragging their feet so much the last couple of season, I was like for sure Future Champ: Yeah. Daniel: that he and Nakua wouldn't see any punishment until maybe next year. I don't know. I guess they gotta prove me wrong, but it just seems like shadows of what we've Me Mario: Well a court Future Champ: They don't care. Daniel: seen in the past, right? and this is not a surprise. Me Mario: It it certainly is. Daniel: JK Dobbins is back at practice after a soft tissue injury yesterday. Dobbins with an injury. Surprise, surprise. Future Champ: Mm. Yeah. Well. Me Mario: Yeah, I know. J just after he told he s he told the media that he swears he's gonna play a full season this year. I'm like, just just just do it, man. Hey, that that would be great. To fit to finish Daniel: Maybe he's g maybe he's getting the injuries out of the way. I'd love to. If he plays a full season Me Mario: a season instead of starting it. Daniel: Mm. Me Mario: They the Broncos could really use that. But yeah, Adam Schefter Daniel: Mm mm. Me Mario: came out and he said that Future Champ: They could they could. Me Mario: The the NFL was looking to looking at what the suspension would be for Nakua and Jacobs. So there is a suspension coming up for Nakua for sure. They're thinking Future Champ: Mm. Me Mario: it might be a one one game suspension, possibly game one. And that when they announced that they should have a verdict on whether or not they're suspending Jacobs as well this season. So we'll we should hear from that in the next two weeks, I think. Future Champ: Okay, okay. Daniel: Interesting. Future Champ: Interesting. Me Mario: Right. Future Champ: All right. Well that was pretty good news segment I'd say. Mario, we have some bold takes, bold predictions. This was your idea. Me Mario: yeah. Future Champ: I loved it. I love it. Me Mario: Time time to hang my nuts out there. Future Champ: I think we're all gonna do it, but I think some of Daniel: I I I I think we all yeah. I think we all have to debate this first one though. I think I think we should all go one one one and then continue instead of Mario doing all of his. Future Champ: absolutely. No, 'cause I mean Me Mario: Sounds good. Future Champ: we'll just all be following behind with some of the same things or you know Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: variations of but we can all debate debate or talk about some of ours as well 'cause I think we have some that are similar. Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Okay. Future Champ: Although I think some of us were judging this, you know, that with these bold comments here, Me Mario: Ha ha Future Champ: there was no mention of a total. Just gotta say, yeah, I just said over, over. Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: Yes. Yes, I like that. I like where you're going. I like where you're going. I like where you're going. So let's Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Alright, well here Future Champ: let's start it up. Start up. Me Mario: Ch jumping into the first bold thing right here. okay. Well let me read this first, okay? Okay. So there will be fourteen QBs to throw for more than four thousand yards this year. And three of them will exceed five thousand. Those QBs to exceed five thousand will be Burrow, Herbert, and Goff this year. That is my bold prediction. It's based on certain defenses in the league are in absolute tatters. There have been a lot of very, very solid defensive injuries and The schemes, what they've turned to, to more tight end and more creating space, copying a little bit of the of the Mike McDaniels to the running back passing and everything there. I think we're gonna see a lot of lot of high scoring this year. I think it's gonna be run and tight end centric, but I think we're gonna see yards, a lot of yards. Future Champ: Still you're gonna see those big passes. Yeah, absolutely. I think y you know, is it's funny that you say it's such bold, but like I can completely agree with that statement of I I'm I was trying to think of the fourteen quarterbacks right off the top of my head. and I could come up with a pretty good list to fill that fourteen. So yeah, I got on board with that. Me Mario: Sweet. Daniel: Bold. Future Champ: let's see. So yeah, Me Mario: Okay, who's next? Future Champ: my my first bold was I I will say that Chicago was going to have its first ever four thousand yard quarterback, but to be even bolder, I guess to be like Daniel down here, you know, Daniel: Mm. Future Champ: geez, he he could he's gonna do more than just four thousand, you know. I have to give up that statement. I won't put a number to it, but Daniel: Yeah, my Future Champ: yeah, I I thought like forty five hundred. Five thousand. Five thousand. Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Me too, I No. Future Champ: Maybe he's one Daniel: That Future Champ: of those five thousand. Me Mario: I got the one that was at number three for me. Daniel: That's what my my bold pred Yeah, that's right. You guys are I mean, come on. Let's go bold or go gold, right? Caleb Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Daniel: Williams will have two Bears firsts this year. He will be the first quarterback to throw over five thousand yards, and he will be the first quarterback to win NVP if he does Me Mario: Are you not stinking? Are you not? Are you not just sneaky? Daniel: that. Future Champ: bold MVP boy would that be nice and then just to kinda like cap on the Madden and be like, I got Madden, Madden cover, so yeah. Daniel: Yeah, he could hold that up with his MVP trophy. Get it etched in. Future Champ: Not bad. Not bad. Yeah. Okay. Me Mario: I saw someone's bold prediction online. It wasn't mine, but it was theirs, and that it said that Chicago this year will produce a top five quarterback, top five receiver, and top five running back. And so that was their bold prediction. I was like, I'm not that far. I'm not I'm not that far on it, but I think the yards will be there. Daniel: Top five's a lot, but I think that he can I I think that Loveland, Burden and Dunze all can eclipse a thousand yards this year easily. And s and Future Champ: Yeah. Yeah. Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: and Swift could do seven, eight hundred. You know, and that's Me Mario: Yeah, I I Daniel: that's in the passing game. That's not in the rushing game. Future Champ: No, I'm I'm I'm Me Mario: Yeah, I have him down. Future Champ: picturing I'm picturing Super Bowl I'm Super Bowl fifty, Peyton on the Broncos and just the the towers on the outside that he had to throw to there. I'm just thinking away what what what he has and what he could have. Yeah. Absolutely. Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: The second year in Me Mario: I Daniel: this system with the talent Future Champ: Mm. Me Mario: Yeah. Ben Johnson's really hard on them and he's setting some heavy goals. I got him for forty five hundred yards, thirty two touchdowns and I think the rushing I have too low at twenty six at two hundred and sixty with four touchdowns. But I think that's too low. Daniel: Let's just let's fix this right here. Let's go forty-five like let's go like that. Future Champ: Yeah, I think it's gonna be more more into the like four four hundred the four sixty range of run. Me Mario: Fourty five and four eighty. Daniel: Yeah, there we go. And that is Future Champ: Yeah, see I four hundred and sixty rushing yards. That sounds more right. I like that. Whoa, Daniel: There we go. Yeah, that's perfect. Future Champ: that's a little bold. Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: Six hundred rushing yards and seven rush rooms. Bang. Me Mario: Ha ha. Daniel: Alright, the seven all right, I'll give you the seven. I'll give you the seven touchdowns there. Me Mario: I I I just think he'll have less rushing touchdowns than a lot of the other QBs that do it because all those weapons have been Future Champ: Okay, okay. That okay. That season, Daniel: That I I that's why I said I you Future Champ: I'm gonna say that season right there, that's a Super Bowl winning season. This is man, that's bold. I that's whoo I don't even know what to Daniel: It might be wishful thinking, but it's bold. Future Champ: say. That's that's that's Me Mario: That's old all right. Daniel: There you put it back to your numbers, but I had my numbers up there for a second. Future Champ: who's that's simple. Me Mario: Okay, go Daniel: All right. Me Mario: let let me give a soft pitch after that one. That Cyrus Allen Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: is the Chiefs number one receiver from here on out. And you know, that to Future Champ: Mm. Okay. Me Mario: to to get to bring us back down from that volcano of prediction we just let loose. All right, John, hit us with one Daniel: I don't think that this is a bold prediction. I think that this is something that's Future Champ: No, I I don't think Daniel: like quite in the realm of possibility at this point in time with how pitiful the receivers have been in our. Future Champ: Yes, yes, I can agree. Me Mario: Well here's here's here's my other side of it. My other side of it is everyone is working their butt off in Bears Camp and we've seen what Ben Johnson can do. We know what the talent is, and their defense has already been decimated. They're they they're gonna have to have more of a two years ago Cincinnati type offense scoring thirty Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: seven points a game. they might score forty two points a game. Yes. So Future Champ: outscore what the defense is taking. Me Mario: that that's why I'm like, this this is happening. Future Champ: Okay, okay. Well, I think a little more bold than w what your take for wide receiver is I think the sack leader this year is gonna be someone not on the Rams. Daniel: Yeah. Yeah. Me Mario: Yes, I have that too. I ha Future Champ: Yeah, Me Mario: I have a name. Future Champ: yeah. Me me as well. Me as well. Yeah. Daniel: Think so. Future Champ: yeah, I think so. I just it's Me Mario: What's what's yours? Who do you have? Future Champ: Do we wanna do I wanna I don't know. Yes. Daniel: Don't tell me it's a rookie. Me Mario: Like Future Champ: Yeah, I was looking at a rookie, but rookie no, it's not. Yeah, it's not. That's not. It's a bet. Daniel: Don't tell yeah. Future Champ: It's a bet. Old school vet, having a good year, doing his thing. Daniel: Yeah. I the thought for me is Max Crosby this year. Future Champ: ooh. Daniel: To come out Me Mario: I would love that. Daniel: and have an epic year in a new scheme, re energized, Future Champ: Yeah. You're yeah, you would, especially being on your team. Yeah. Daniel: show the Raiders they should Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: never trade him. He's ready now. Yep. All right. my number two bold prediction is that there will be two one thousand rushing, one thousand receiving running backs this year. Future Champ: Okay. Me Mario: Mm-hmm. I see that. Future Champ: I see two. I see two. I see two. What you see? What do you what are your names? Daniel: Considering that there are only four of those in the history of the game, having two in one season is a pretty big deal. Future Champ: Yeah. I got two. I got two right now. What are your two names? What are your two names? I'm curious. Daniel: It's really between three and a dark horse for me, but yeah, but the the given. Me Mario: Yes, that's what I was thinking. More than two. Future Champ: Okay. Okay. Okay. Well yeah, but the two two right off the top of my head just pop into my head that are like they have the ability. I Okay, alright. I didn't even Gibbs Daniel: y you could go the given, which is Bijan and Gibbs, right? Like Robinson and Gibbs are the are the given of of a possibility of what it could be. But Me Mario: He's trying to get, yeah. Future Champ: and Taylor were the first that popped into my head, so Yeah. Daniel: Taylor Taylor is on my list of four. Yep. Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: Yeah, Taylor popped into my head. I'm thinking Taylor was he's prime for a Me Mario: I think Future Champ: solid year this year. Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: As long as he can stay healthy, but yes. Future Champ: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well that Indianapolis Daniel: All right. Mario, you're number four. Me Mario: Alright. Future Champ: Colts has gotta stay healthy. Daniel: Yeah. Me Mario: Okay, my number Daniel: That's Me Mario: My number four, Colston Loveland will be the number one pass catcher on the Bears and will be tight end three behind George Kittle and Brock Bowers. Future Champ: Mm Daniel: That would mean that Brock Bowers and George Kittle would have to have record breaking years if Colston Loveland was the leading pass catcher on the Bears and he was still behind those two because the leading pass Me Mario: That's Daniel: catcher on the Bears is gonna have like fifteen hundred yards. Future Champ: And that's bold to have Kittle now because Kittle's Me Mario: That's that's what makes this a bold prediction. Daniel: Okay. Future Champ: That's very bold. Is I isn't Ghetto not gonna start the season? Is I'm just Me Mario: Have you seen the the Future Champ: That's very bold, said Me Mario: recent news looks like Kittle's gonna be playing the whole season. Future Champ: really? Okay. Me Mario: He's looking good. Mm-hmm. Daniel: Yeah, they said he should be ready for week one. Me Mario: Yep. Yeah. Future Champ: D okay, all right, all right. Me Mario: And so look look at what's going on at the forty niners. You think Kittle's not gonna be catching a ton of passes? He could have his career year this year. Future Champ: I don't know. You don't you don't think that station's gonna send out its waves at him while he's practicing? Daniel: We can make a bold prediction and say that it's going to be Mike Evans' first year he plays every game in a very long time. Because the substation. It Me Mario: Ha ha ha. Daniel: charges him instead. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He's just built different. Future Champ: Ooh, it charges him up. Yeah, okay. He's yeah, he's built different. Them them Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: them down in Florida. Yeah. Them down in Florida, yeah, they come different. Okay, alright. Daniel: Hmm. That's right. Future Champ: I could I could get on with that. let's see. My number three. My number three 'cause his number four. Broncos will win the AFC West. And I have Me Mario: Ooh. Future Champ: I have even Boulder. Raiders at number two, Chargers at number three, Chiefs at number four. Me Mario: That's bold. Daniel: I don't disagree. Future Champ: If that's old Me Mario: I Future Champ: for ya. Me Mario: I think that's that's possible. I think it's possible, but it's bold. Daniel: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: Now the two the two and three can Me Mario: And I like it. Future Champ: could swap. I could see the two and three swap, but that I think that four spot's gonna stay right where it is. It's gonna be a well, yeah. Daniel: I don't disagree that the basement is the Chiefs currently or very likely could be with the changes that they've made in the Raiders organization. Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Daniel: All right. My Me Mario: Yes. Daniel: number three. Bold as can be. Number three, Caleb Downs wins defensive Future Champ: There's Daniel: player of the year, not just rookie. Me Mario: Okay, I heard I heard a stat on Future Champ: Player. That's incredibly bold. Me Mario: this. the stat is that no safety has ever won defensive rookie of the year. And you're saying defensive player of the year. Just to outline that. That's that's pretty awesome. Daniel: He will still there w there will not be there still won't be a rookie. Future Champ: think this may be the bold it needs to be in bold font, I think, 'cause Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: it's just so bold. Yeah. And that's that's that's bold. That's in that's incredibly bold. Me Mario: That's that is huge. Daniel: said b bold predictions. It's it it's not outside the realm of possibilities. And Future Champ: No, no, no. Daniel: yeah. Future Champ: Okay, okay, okay. Mario number five. Me Mario: Okay. Okay. Stribbling is Jennings replacement, but with four point three six forty time. he will be the receiver to own on on the forty niners. And Mike will Mike Evans will have a thirteen. hundred yard season. but with my caveat that the pass catcher, if we're just saying pass catcher, will be Kittle. But of the receivers, Stribling Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: will be the one. Future Champ: Interesting. Stribling's gonna be one, but Evans will still have thirteen hundred. That's mmm. Interesting. And bold. Very bold. Me Mario: And I I blame that on the run game. 'Cause their their entire running back thing looking right now in the off season looks bad. And CMC's already reporting tightness in his calf. So Alright, I I would say any more. Future Champ: Yep. Yep. Okay, and that's the funniest thing because my number two my number two and I took it off the list was CMC will play the whole year. And then that Daniel: Mm. Future Champ: blurb came out and I'm like, got the document. delete, delete, delete, delete, delete, delete, delete, Daniel: Ha ha ha. Future Champ: delete. Yeah, that's not gonna stand the bold predictions. yeah, that's Okay, Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: let's see. Daniel: Yours is this one. Me Mario: Number four, John. Future Champ: Yeah yeah yeah yeah I am not so bold. I'm gonna I got I got I had another one that I was gonna go with and it has eluded me. It'll come back. I will the Bills will make it to the AFC championship to lose as as they do, as they do. As they do. Not so bold, I guess. It's not so bold. I yeah, I don't know. Daniel: It's just it would be to win, would say the Future Champ: I was running out of scam. Daniel: Chiefs of the the Bills will be in the Super Bowl is what the is the it's the bold Me Mario: That the Future Champ: Now yeah, Me Mario: cheat the bulls the Bills making it to the Super Bowl Future Champ: d the I I did write possibly Me Mario: would be bold. Daniel: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: I did write possibly a Super Bowl loss, so yeah, 'cause they wouldn't they wouldn't win Daniel: Yeah, yeah. Me Mario: So Future Champ: it. They'd just make it to lose it. Me Mario: Sorry to all the table smashers out there, but I think I don't think the AFC is as wide open this year as it was last year. Future Champ: Think of table sales across the US if they make it into the Super Bowl. Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: be like, you know, WrestleMania would it overshroud WrestleMania? Something like that, you know, like Daniel: Yep. All right, my Future Champ: Crazy. Daniel: fourth is that Joe Burrow will play every game this season. Future Champ: Yeah, that's yeah, that's a good one. Daniel: My my bold prediction there. Future Champ: Yeah. Well for Me Mario: I like that one. Future Champ: Mario he needs it he needs it for his five thousand. Yeah, he needs it for one of his five thousand, so Daniel: He needs it for his five Me Mario: Ahi. Daniel: thousand. That's right. Me Mario: He may not need it for his five thousand depending on the other defenses. All right. They Daniel: Well, I figured that would include week eighteen. They're still gonna be in the running for the playoffs 'cause that defense is so bad. Me Mario: Okay, so I think the this year's sack leader will be Jeffrey Simmons, and he'll get sixteen and a half sacks. I think this year sacks are gonna be distributed a lot more to more players, but the leader will be Jeffrey Simmons on the Titans with Robert Sala. Daniel: Mm. Future Champ: Think that's a pretty good one. That is a good one. Yeah, that is a good one. Daniel: Good one. It's a lot of pressure right up the middle. Future Champ: Yeah, it is. It is. Okay. Seattle does not repeat the NFC Gauntlet. Daniel: Ooh. Me Mario: That's an interesting one. Daniel: Seattle hate. the Seattle hate. Not Future Champ: No no no hay no hay, no hay no hay Me Mario: Change an O C. I never know what what can happen. Daniel: n I gu not necessarily from you. I'm hearing just a lot of people that are counting Seattle out and I'm like, they were still really good last year, but losing Kubiak Future Champ: yeah, I know. I'm just seeing Daniel: is a big deal. Future Champ: That is, Me Mario: Yeah. Future Champ: that is. And new schemes coming in change things. Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: I don't know, you know. Daniel: Do. my bold prediction is that the Baltimore Ravens are a top five offense this year. Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Yeah. Me Mario: I like that. Daniel: yep. Me Mario: I I love what I've been hearing out of camp and Daniel: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: it made me pick Rashad Bateman back up because the poor guy has had almost I think they said seven snaps in the slot. for his career or something like that. And and he's he's like, they're finally putting me in other situations that Harbaugh was never putting me in. And so Daniel: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: he's still beating out the two rookies that they got in there. Jacoby Lane's been doing really well, but Brushad Bateman is still WR two. So whether it's Lane or Bateman, I think the offense be better. Future Champ: Yes. Okay. I mean the team needs good receivers. So Me Mario: Alright. Daniel: What if they've had good receivers this whole time but didn't know how to use them properly? Me Mario: That's exactly where Future Champ: I mean Me Mario: I'm at. And so speaking of receivers though, my next one is what happens when you give a receiver a chance? Parker Washington will be a Daniel: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: top eight fantasy wide receiver. Daniel: Whoa. Future Champ: Mm. Now, question are you including Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: le i i i i obviously our league does, but is it basically because kick return points as well? Me Mario: No, not including Kipper quicker return. Future Champ: Just had to throw the caveat in 'cause I know our league does include that. And he was amazing on my team last Daniel: Disease. Future Champ: year with kick and punt return points Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: added on, to the like two or three passes he did a game. But, you know. Daniel: Mm. Good point. Me Mario: That makes things so fun in our league. 'Cause it it really puts Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: more more point makers out there. so that not there's harder to bogard all the receivers doing points and they're they're not as sticky year to year, so it Future Champ: Yeah, it's Me Mario: keeps us on the move too. Future Champ: Mm. Absolutely. Okay. let's see. That was your thank you. Thank you. I like that. the Daniel: Mm-hmm. Future Champ: Chiefs do not make the playoffs. I mean, I guess I already kinda went over this with him being fourth in the division. Daniel: Yep. Future Champ: but leading to the dynasty is over talks getting really strong this year. And maybe, you know. the the retirement of the the other Kelsey brothers, so he's looking kind of Me Mario: I was thinking of Daniel: Ooh. Future Champ: chubby out there. He's looking a little tuby tubby running around Me Mario: Possible retirement of Andy Reid. Daniel: That's what I was yep. Future Champ: yeah. I could see that as well. Yeah. Just the dynasty being over and you know. How many years does Mahomes have left? Me Mario: he's got to to twenty thirty two, I think. Future Champ: I you see where I'm going with this. Daniel: For six more, something like that, like six more years. Yep. Future Champ: Yeah. Yeah. Me Mario: Uh-huh. Daniel: All right. My sixth bold prediction is the leading tackler in the NFL this year will be a rookie. Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: That is phenomenal. I like that. Future Champ: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Me Mario: Will it be who who do you think it will be? Daniel: Will it will it be Styles? Will it be Reese? Will it be Downs? Me Mario: I I think thi Tieneman Styles Yeah thi Daniel: Will it be Tiananmen? Yes. Me Mario: Tieneman Styles and who's the other l linebacker in in CJ is it CJ Allen? CJ Hall in in Indianapolis? Yeah Daniel: Yes, C J Allen in Indianapolis. Absolutely. Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Me Mario: I think he he has another really big shot at it. And Daniel: Absolutely. Me Mario: Okay, okay. I like this take. Future Champ: Yeah. Yeah. That's pretty good, Drake. Daniel: There's also AJ AJ Hall in Indianapolis as well. Could be reading. Tyche, let's see. yep. Some pretty there's some pretty strong ones. Me Mario: 'Cause I'm trying to think of who has the opportunity with no no one ahead of them and where they're helping the secondary and the linebacker team. those those spots those three spots are what I see. otherwise, I think Zyger Franklin could be the leader in Green Bay. Future Champ: Yeah. Daniel: Quite possibly. Future Champ: Not enough. Good good break. Daniel: But that's not bold. Me Mario: Yeah, that's not bold at all. Okay. Daniel: All right. This one's bold. Future Champ: Not so. Me Mario: Th this Future Champ: Ooh. Me Mario: this this one is very bold. Drake May will be QB twenty-four. Future Champ: Mm. Daniel: twelve would have been bold. Future Champ: Yeah. Twenty four. Ooh. Me Mario: Twenty four. In fantasy. Future Champ: And I'm throwing hate Daniel: Yeah Yeah, Mario just flamethrowered Me Mario: Ha ha ha. Future Champ: Ooh. Whoa. Daniel: that one. Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: I I believe in Drake May. I think he's gonna be awesome. I just think there's gonna be a lot of things that the Patriots deal with with AJ Brown and other things out there that I'll sideline a little bit. Future Champ: I mean you just you just called him useless, bottom of the QB two Me Mario: For mama. Future Champ: list right there. It's pretty fucking useless in my book. man. I yeah, I'm Daniel: Yeah. Q that's that's the beginning of the QB three in our ten person league, superflex league. Future Champ: thinking I've seen Mark Sanchez rank higher than that, so okay. Speaking of the Me Mario: Time. Future Champ: Jets, the Jets take the number one pick. Hmm. Daniel: yeah. Future Champ: Yeah, bold, right? Boom. Me Mario: That bold? Is that bold? Daniel: Nice. Future Champ: I mean like everyone thinks it's gonna be Miami or you know, Arizona. Daniel: Everybody's saying Me Mario: No, I Daniel: Miami or Mar Arizona. Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: I think Miami fails so Daniel: That that feeds directly Me Mario: hard they failed to get the number one pick too. Future Champ: Yeah. Daniel: Yes. Yes. Future Champ: Winning the last week, some bullshit. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. Daniel: That's where I have my next bold prediction is that Miami and Arizona will not be the worst teams in the NFL this year. My dark horse worst team in the Future Champ: Mm, that pairs with me. Me Mario: that goes along with the jets. Daniel: NFL this year is Atlanta. Future Champ: U Me Mario: I think so too. Daniel: Quarterback play. New system. Injuries everywhere. Yep. Defense is Me Mario: You got quarterback play and lack of a pass rush. They're they're two guys they Daniel: getting hurt. Me Mario: Yep. Okay, I love that. Especially in our division. I Future Champ: Mm. Wow. Me Mario: my my internal bold prediction for just our being a Bucks fan is that the Bucks will bend over Atlanta this year and treat them the way they've always treated us. We're gonna Future Champ: Yeah. Me Mario: own them this year. Daniel: Let's hope. Future Champ: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can hope for that. Me Mario: Okay. But For real on the bold predictions is that Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy lead the Steelers to their first playoff win in a while. And Rodgers stays Future Champ: Mm. Me Mario: on for one more year with a very promising Drew Aller to mentor. Vibes being good in the Steelers. It was written before Daniel: And this was put up before the preseason game. Future Champ: Wow. Yeah, absolutely. Wow. That's Me Mario: the preseason game, yes. Daniel: That's yes. Future Champ: Yes it was. Yes it was. You wrote you had this up for a while. You've had it up for a while now. Okay. I have a couple that weren't written. I I think that Fernando Mendoza will finish as a top QB twelve. Daniel: I would love that, but I'm on the opposite Future Champ: Yeah. Daniel: side of the Future Champ: Yes you are. Yes you are. I felt like going bold. I felt like going bold with you here, so Daniel: Goal I mean that would be like a top five bold. Mendoza. Future Champ: I gotta fill it in. Daniel: Fernando Mendoza will do something no other number one pick has ever done. He sits his entire rookie year. Me Mario: I like it. I I got a lot of respect for cousins. More more Future Champ: I'm really being really good for Me Mario: than most people. So I I kinda see that they're not gonna look awful. They'll look pretty good and they won't have a reason to pull cousins out, even though Mendoza dude's got talent, man. I think everyone's seeing it now. Daniel: Mendoza could Future Champ: Mm-hmm. Daniel: be better than Cousins this season towards the end of the year, but I think they'll just continue rolling with cousins because I don't think that they're going to be bad with cousins this year. Me Mario: Yep, I agree. Future Champ: I don't even think he comes in until week six or week eight and he still finishes final end of the year as the you know, end of the year of Q B twelve, so Daniel: Well, that would be pretty awesome. Future Champ: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't Daniel: All right. Future Champ: know. I I have them pegged to do pretty well, but I don't know, on paper. It's all on paper, so Daniel: These Yeah. This was also written before the preseason game of which he looked pretty fire. Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Nice. Daniel: All right. That rounds off our bold predictions, huh? Future Champ: I was no I don't Me Mario: Mm-hmm. Daniel: You got another one? Me Mario: I I have one. I think that the Steelers, the Browns, and the Green Bay Packers bring the NFC North back to eighties Smashmouth football. And I think Future Champ: No Me Mario: I I think those those are gonna be and the Ravens as well. I think those Future Champ: Very Me Mario: Those four teams are gonna push for being some of the they're gonna make a big, big leap as defense, and they will actually have better numbers on defense than the Rams will. Future Champ: Mm. Interesting. Me Mario: That's my bold. Future Champ: Very bold. Very nice. here on my my full final bold one will be RJ Harvey will take the starting job from J.K. Dobbins, not just because of injury. So Bo. Me Mario: Hmm, nice. Anybody got any Kenneth Walker predictions? Daniel: Mm. That is bold. Is great until week seven. Me Mario: Will he make Yeah, my mine was like when do you guys have it on your board for him to be injured not for the rest of the season? Daniel: I I think that Future Champ: Right. Daniel: it go ahead, John. Future Champ: I said nein, nein, nein. Daniel: Nine. I Me Mario: Yeah. Daniel: think he is out from like weeks seven to thirteen. But he but he comes back. Future Champ: Okay. Yeah, but he comes back. Okay. Me Mario: That sounds about right. Mm-hmm. Future Champ: Hm. That sounds better than what I did though. Me Mario: Yeah, I'm I'm looking at that. I'm like, I wanna take him so bad at my at my spot in our draft. Cause he could own it the top RB spot the whole time he's up there with everything he's set up for. But then th th there's a reason the Seahawks never leaned on him. And so Future Champ: Mm. Daniel: No is worried he got hurt. Me Mario: Yeah, we'll see. Mhm. Historically. Future Champ: Yeah. All right. Well that w thanks for thanks for staying with us for our bold predictions. stay tuned to the end of the season to see how we did. let's see. Tune in next time. We will have draft results coming up. Our draft is coming up. And I I I won't say before the draft to do this. And we'll have to say after our draft we'll maybe do a mock draft. 'Cause no one wants to do a mock draft before our actual draft. They're sharing too much, right? So Me Mario: Yeah. Or we can grade Daniel: Agreed. Future Champ: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. We could do a mock draft. Do a mock draft in our next one. So yeah, Daniel: Yeah. Future Champ: we'll have draft results from our ac from our Gods of War draft and then we'll have a mock draft. So I like that. Okay. Me Mario: Hey, writer I mean yeah. Future Champ: Subscribe, like, share. Me Mario: Share share what your bold predictions are or tear our takes apart. Ride in, we'd love to hear from you. Future Champ: Yeah. Yes, absolutely. Write in and share those. Daniel: Yes. Tell us how absolutely stupid we are. That's right. Future Champ: Yes. We'd love to hear that. Me Mario: This is it. This is football that doesn't matter right now. Let's have fun with it. Throw some stuff out there. Give us some Daniel: Yeah. 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