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NFL Week 4 Look Ahead - CAN THE STEELERS BUILD OFF THIS? RAMS @ EAGLES IS A MUST WIN FOR BOTH! · Know Your Personnel Pod

• Nathan Hawthorne: ladies and gentlemen, here we are. We've got the week four look ahead for the NFL twenty twenty six season. The theme of this week is do or die time. Okay. These teams, they gotta win. They gotta win now, or they gotta start making strides towards progress. The first team and first setup we're gonna look at, Jared McEnroey. Go ahead and tell us we're in London. We are international. We got the Colts and Commanders. Jarod McInroy: Yeah. Nathan Hawthorne: Break it down. Jarod McInroy: Yeah, this like you kind of said, this is a must-win time because this is when percentages start coming into play. This is when you look at those like playoff predictions where teams that start one and three don't make it very often, or you know, going two and two, how much of a better chance you have at making the postseason come into play. So must win games in London. Colts at commanders, these are two teams that desperately need to decide what the season is going to be for them. the commanders they're already talking about. not even putting Jaden Daniels on the IR. So I don't know how you pop an arm back into place like that and maybe he comes out with a bionicle arm. I don't know. but this is the time you did win a game with Mariota, which is huge. That's that's a big win for your team. And then you're looking from the cold side of the field things don't look too bad. You just beat a Texans team in a game that was kind of scrappier than it needed to be. you didn't run the ball very well Which traditionally means a Colts loss, but you pulled it out. So both teams need to pick a direction. Are you going to go all in on the season and give it a run or are you going to kind of let the things fall apart? If you're the Colts, you have no reason to let it fall apart since you don't own your first. but I like I like the Colts to bounce back here in London and continue moving in the right direction. I I don't think that the Mariota Blau offense is going to be the same this week that they were against the Seahawks last week. Nathan Hawthorne: No, and I think that this defense that you have for the commanders is gonna continue to give up points. the commanders certainly escaped, I think, with a win. Yes, you escaped with the win and that feels really, really good. But again, if Jaden Daniels is coming back quickly, yes, get a little stimulus package, win this week. I think you've that they've got the Giants the week after that. So you've got two winnable games and sitting in front of you. If you can do that, but then you've got the likes of the Eagles, you've got the Rams. and a few other really powerful teams coming down your schedule. So if you can win this week and next week if you're the commanders, then yeah, let's see it get see it get going. But if you're the Colts, this is a must win and I need to see something other than Jonathan Taylor be positive on that offense. Like I truly do. And I know that a great running back like that is gonna make your offense go and that's a big part of it. But if he's not going anywhere like we saw last week, only sixty eight yards, I don't know how they escape with the win against the Texans. But expect the commanders to take their shots. this Colts defense is not very strong. Krosky Merritt had a big run called back that would have completely changed the game, I think, for the commanders. So if they can get the ground game going, Mariota can keep dishing the rock. you know, Diggs looks good, still Terry McLaurin still looks good. I mean, yeah, I I like the commanders here, but I think the Colts are in a more desperate situation. 'Cause I think Shane Steichens in a more desperate situation. Jarod McInroy: Yeah, definitely. And like I said, they have no reason to lose. They have no reason to tank. so I think they're gonna certainly give it a little extra. and I think the commanders are just trying to see what happens while they figure out this Jaden Daniels thing. but it's in London, it's really early. I'm probably not gonna watch. Good luck to both Nathan Hawthorne: Mm. Jarod McInroy: teams. and yeah, if I had to put my money on anybody, it's the Colts. but we're talking about desperation time. There's two more teams that we're going to talk about right now that really have to pick a direction as well. And that's the Steelers and that's the Browns. Steelers at the Browns. Again, we already talked about division teams. You you have to win your home game if you're going to make anything out of your season. and the Browns are two and one, surprisingly. You just raked out a couple wins that most people didn't expect you to get. Now you have the Steelers, who are a team that I have said nothing but bad things about. But they're coming off a big win themselves against another division rival. I don't know what the keys are quite yet. I'm still trying to figure out what it is gonna be that gives each team the edge here. But honestly, it just feels like who turns the ball over. And if both teams don't turn the ball over, who has the better running game? I think if we we talked about Deshaun Watson protecting the ball better this year than he has in recent years. he has to continue to do that. but at the same time. You have a lot of young weapons and they're finding a way to get everybody activated. Like Harold Fannon looks great. Quinsha J Judkins is is fine, not not the start that we quite thought. but we're just waiting for him to show up and he will show up one of these games. And it's probably going to be this one against honestly, not a very good run defense by the Steelers. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah, I I think you're right. The for Deshaun Watson and the Browns, it's gonna be about limiting the turnovers and just not having the bad turnovers. That's what they were last year. They were just atrocious on their side of the field giving the ball away. The young weapons, Denzel Boston, Harold Fannon, KC Concepcion, who had, I think, ten targets not last game but the game before. they they have a strong core, and again with Quinshawn Judkins. And as Deshaun Watson starts to prove he can throw the ball better. That box is going to lighten up and it's going to create a little bit more space for Judkin. So we need to see Watson take care of the ball and be able to push the ball further downfield. His passer rating is still not great. And then if you're the Steelers, the run game has to be going again. And you need to use that two tight end set. Make Dar make Darnell Washington and make Pat Fryermouth your biggest targets. Stop throwing the ball to DK Metcalf. He's never where he's supposed to be and he can't catch the football. And then hit Michael Pittman over the middle. Like Daniel Jones did a thousand times in Indianapolis. Just make this offense so simple. Run the rock with that two tight end set and then have wrinkles. So that's what we need to see is the young the young stars start to show out. Deshaun Watson push the ball down the field. And then again, if you're if you're the Steelers, Aaron Rodgers has to distribute the football. And again, that run game has to stay consistent. Jarod McInroy: Yeah, we need a lot more consistency. And it's also gonna be who shows up that's not Jalen Warren. I I mean, Nathan Hawthorne: Mm-hmm. Jarod McInroy: even looking at the their last game, he had 17 of their carries and the next one next person was Rogers with three. other than that, Travis Homer, that's it that's really all you have left. I understand Rico Dowles gonna be coming back somewhat soon, ideally. But I mean, come on, man. Seventeen, d that that's not sustainable for a guy that's really not an elite back. Nathan Hawthorne: Mm. Jarod McInroy: he needs help. They need to find it in one way or another. but Roman Wilson is looking pretty decent for for them in terms of a target. you know my opinion on DK Metcalf and DK Nathan Hawthorne: Ha ha. Jarod McInroy: Metcalf number two, which is Michael Pittman Jr. they're they're two of the two ass of the same cheek. but Nathan Hawthorne: Man. Damn. Jarod McInroy: honestly. And I really thought Jeremy Bernard was going to be pan out better than he has so far. but you you have people, you have Mike McCarthy Mike McCarthy who has dealt with a multitude of different offenses with you know, all different levels of types of weapons. come going back to his days in Green Bay when, you know, he was loaded with Devontae Adams, Jordy Nelson, you know, all of those different weapons, Nathan Hawthorne: Randall Cobb. Jarod McInroy: Randall Cobb. But then there was also some really dark days where he made Marquez Van Valdez Scanling look like he was worth paying and you know names like that. So yeah, he's he's gotta dig in the bag a little deeper if they're gonna continue to win some of these games. but also yeah, just do the good things well. that's it's it's as simple as that in in this this type Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. Suck less. Jarod McInroy: of football game. Suck less. I think they're gonna suck more. If I'm putting my money on anybody, honestly, I think the Browns keep rolling. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. We could in in this matchup we could see an old school AFC North twenty four twenty seven kind of beat down, or we could see a a three to ten game where both teams look awful. I I hope give me this give me your score prediction. Nine to th Jarod McInroy: You wanna know my score prediction? Nine to thirteen. That's that that's the vibe I'm getting from this game. Nathan Hawthorne: Woof. And that's what I'm saying. That's the kind of game we could see as both teams slide back to what we thought they were gonna be to start the year. Although I was a little bit higher on the on the on the Steelers than you were. I thought they were they were capable. But yeah, we'll we'll see how this thing shakes out. But b both teams have a lot to prove. Jarod McInroy: Yeah, I honestly think it will probably be more of like in the twenties game. I don't have much faith in either defense, and that's the only reason. but the yeah, it could get sloppy really fast. But speaking of sloppy, sloppy coaching and sloppy offense, Cowboys at Texans. That's kind of the name of the game right now. Is is is you have two teams that have to again really write the ship because if the Texans wins when you're staring at two Teams that were supposed to be in the super bubble who are now one and three. and if the Cowboys win, they're back to two and two. you're at five hundred. But now you're looking at a Texans team that's and four. So either way, we both kind of had faith in these teams. You not so much on the Cowboys, but it's not looking good for either team in in in this matchup in particular. what let's start with this. How did the Texans win this game? Nathan Hawthorne: The Texans win this game by running the football. And the problem is the Colts had a bad run defense. And again, we talked about Montgomery not being able to get going. Woody Marks not being able to get going. If the Texans want to win, they have to be able to run the football like they did in week one. And again, they need to get the ball out of Stroud's hand quicker with instead of these lame developing routes. And then they also need to throw it probably thirty-five times. That's what I'd be doing against the Cowboys. You need to throw at 35 and you need to run at 24. And most of those carries need to be with David Montgomery. I think that's the recipe. And this Dallas Cowboys defense is vulnerable, and there couldn't be a worse matchup for the Texans in a do-or-guy do-or-die game right now. Because you have to put up points. And you can't. The Cowboys are going to get theirs. They don't care what defense they're playing against, what pass rush. Dak Prescott's gonna get the football out, whether it's a swing pass to Devontae Williams or Or whether he's hitting a combination of CeeDee Lamb, Flornoy, or George Pickens, they're gonna get theirs. And again, Texans, you gotta be able to keep up. You're gonna need to score twenty plus points to win this game. And it's been really hard for them to do that this year. Jarod McInroy: Yeah, but we also have to give our flowers to the way Javante Williams has been able to run the football to. I know he's catching a lot of passes out of the backfield, which is great, but he's also getting really big chunk plays, the twelve, fifteen yard runs here and there. but he's at least pounding through and getting about three to five paws. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. Again, the Texans just held Jonathan Taylor to sixty eight. So I'm not saying Javante can't this week. I just don't see Javante being able to do that. Jarod McInroy: Just a different back. It's a different beg. Yeah, maybe he doesn't, but nonetheless, it's something that you have to hold them honest and keep that defense on their toes for anything that can that can come out of that backfield. but also, you know, I love him. I'm gonna say it again, Jake Ferguson. he's just eaten Nathan Hawthorne: Big Ferg. Jarod McInroy: touchdowns, man. It's it's it's so free when you have two wide receivers who clearly draw so much attention from your defense to just find a soft spot. it's if you're a fantasy owner, you hate it because you watch C D Lamb catch four passes on a drive and then not be the one who gets the ball in the end zone. But I I I love this Cowboys offense. I need their defense to get figured out, whether that be a trade. I was texting you during the last game against the Ravens, go trade for a big name. Obviously, Jerry Jones is finally willing to be aggressive. You moved on for Micah Parsons. You flip that pick Quendon Williams, who's turning out to be a fantastic piece holding this terrible defense together. you need someone on the back end and it needs to be a real big playmaker. Caleb Downs looks great. Maybe it's a running mate for him at that safety, or maybe it's a lockdown corner, but there's some names out there that I'm sure you can go get. Nathan Hawthorne: Dog, you could you could have the Legion of Boom back there, but this Dallas scheme is horrible. I'm going to put this Jarod McInroy: Yeah. Nathan Hawthorne: solely and squarely on the coaching staff. It's Jarod McInroy: It's not solely. They they don't have much to work with. They're they're so injured it's unbelievable. Nathan Hawthorne: Robert Sala last year with a 49 I'm just messing around. I had to mention Robert Sala. I said I was gonna do it every episode. But it's Jarod McInroy: You're killing me. Nathan Hawthorne: no, it's to me this the scheme of Christian Park, I think is just bad. They have holes every single week. They've got Jarod McInroy: Yeah, it's it's terrible. Nathan Hawthorne: a great they've actually got a great front seven. And that back end it's not great. But it's just they're nowhere to be found. It's not like they're just, you know, getting beat and mossed over the top. They're just not there. And they can't tackle to save their lives. Jarod McInroy: They they're lost, they don't know where each other is also because again they haven't played Nathan Hawthorne: And that's scheme and coaching, my friend. Jarod McInroy: it is, but it's also a piece of them not playing together. But we just saw they just lost the game because of it. they they left somebody wide open over the middle of the field, they played way too soft on them, they had no awareness of where the field goal. You know what? Yeah, it's it's his fault. It's a hundred percent coaching. I'm giving it to you. Nathan Hawthorne: Thank you. Thank you. Jarod McInroy: okay, moving on. Broncos at 49ers, another game. Where th this one's less desperation, but it's more Nathan Hawthorne: Mm-hmm. Jarod McInroy: like let's really see which one of those teams is gonna be about it. you know, the Broncos now two and one, 49ers are three and they started off way hotter than anyone else anticipated. I mean, other than us, because we know our personnel, we knew they were gonna win games. a four and start would be a huge statement for them in this division. and then on top of that, for the Broncos. Again, you just you just had a couple really, really good wins against two really good teams. Can you keep it going? now we just saw more injuries on this old and injured San Francisco team. so we'll see how that plays into this this game in particular. But if we're looking at matchups, we we got we've talked about it. We keep harping on it. Get Jalen Waddle going, man. Like this is a guy we've Nathan Hawthorne: I'm going. Jarod McInroy: seen, we've seen him time and time again. be that wide receiver two background piece. And it seems like they're plugging him back into that instead of giving him what he's getting paid to do. Go go show that he's your wide receiver one. Unleash him. Let him let get him the rock however you need to. it's gonna be interesting, but I from from the Broncos side I need to see that. And then from the 49ers side, keep giving Kittle the ball. Kittle's always there. Kittle will always be there. you're gonna I don't even need to give any notes here on Shanahan. He knows what to do. He knows how to get his guys involved, but be creative with Christian McCaffrey and get kittle the ball. and then that opens up a whole whole lot of opportunity for everybody else in the field. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah, it's a big prove-of-the week for the 49ers in the sense that everyone is discounting you because you got the Rams on no sleep, you beat up Miami, and then Arizona was hanging in the whole time. And you were expected to beat the doors off of Arizona. So in this game, not only are you facing a great defense, but you are facing a capable offense. So how does your defense show up? And then Brock Purdy, you've had this highlight reel start to the season. What does it look like against a defense that's going to take away your number one wide receiver? And How reliant on Kyle Shanahan setting you up for success are you going to be this year? So again, Brock Purdy has looked great. He's looked apart this year. Things have looked easy for this offense, but you're going up against a real defense now in the Broncos. But again, they've got the weapons. Christian McCaffrey, Debo Samuel looks like he aged in reverse. I yeah, I disrespected him. I said he had gotten old and chunky. This man looks lean and mean right now. So I'm impressed with him. Kittle has responded from this Achilles injury a lot better than I anticipated as well. So again, it Niners, if you can keep it together, that's great. Broncos on the flip side, offense has to get going ASAP. We can't ha if you try and hang in with the forty niners, they're just gonna run you to death. They're gonna bleed the clock. They have long possessions, and you're just not gonna have time at the end of the game to do it. And Kyle Shanahan is a little bit more situationally aware than your average team. So again, Broncos, offense need show up ASAP. Niners, you need to prove that you can beat a good defense. Jarod McInroy: Baby hand up. I'm doing a baby hand up right now on Pirdy. It's it's not fully yet. At this given moment, if I had to rank 10 quarterbacks one to ten, he would be inside of that top ten barely. Barely. And he could be ten. Nathan Hawthorne: He he might be nine he might be nine right now. No J J. He might be nine. Jarod McInroy: He's one of them. But I will be I'm I'll set set the stage for the rest of the season. I will re-evaluate and I will either put a full hand up or say I was right by week 10. Week 10. recap you will hear my official Brock Purdy take. but Nathan Hawthorne: I'm I'm right I'm writing that down. We're gonna we're gonna revisit that week ten. Jarod McInroy: Week ten. Week ten. but no, you know that Rams at Eagles. This is another one. This is a a fun one. but it's looking like the Eagles are going to start three-no. I I don't have too much faith tonight in Case Keenum. but maybe they'll surprise us. Nonetheless, you have a Rams team that has to get this thing going. You we thought they had a bounce back performance and a bounce back win in in week two, but then they come out and a Nathan Hawthorne: It was against the Giants, bro. It doesn't count. Jarod McInroy: Giants team that's two and one, but this one again, less desperation time on the side of the Eagles, but more so on on the Rams. You you gotta get this thing back to five hundred. again, you have a lot of really tough games to play. The fact that it's in Philadelphia, you've been traveling all over. you just went to Australia, you've been in different time zones. This is gonna be a really, really tough game for you to go in. dude, they this this schedule feels really unfair, honestly. And I know it was more of a bad decision on Sean McVay's part in the travel in week one, but it's a really, really tough start to the season for them, especially now. I I said it last week, I picked the Broncos over them because you know they had to go to elevation. in and play a really Nathan Hawthorne: Mm-hmm. Jarod McInroy: tough game after that travel. Now again, going to the East Coast, tough start, tough team. In terms of what we need to see, we got to get Puka healthy. Kyron Williams hasn't looked like dominant by any means, but he's certainly been really good but overused. Nathan Hawthorne: Hey, he looks good. Jarod McInroy: good, but overused. I it there's a lot of possessions where he's he's got the ball in his hands and you're like, man, get this guy some help because he looks gassed. so you can't. can't abuse him too much if you want it want to use him in an effective way. and yeah the Eagles I I don't really have too many notes on them yet because they just keep squeaking by. here we go. Nathan Hawthorne: No, here's the deal. Here's here's why it's perfect. Do you mind if I hop in? Jarod McInroy: Yes, I love it. Nathan Hawthorne: They're just robots and Siriani is now quiet. And here's the best part is since AJ Brown has left that room, you hear nothing from the Eagles camp at all. They're just going out there and getting the job done. And yes, are they squeaking them out? I expect that because their offense is going to be going through the changes, they're going to be struggling a little bit because they've got a new play caller. Jalen Hurts Has to learn another new offense, another year in a row. So I'm going to give him a little bit of grace with Sean Mannion. Now, they need to get Saquon Barkley activated. That's the first thing. If Saquon Barkley is not activated against the Rams, I promise you they will lose. And if you're the Rams, hopefully you have Puka back next week. but they have to, they have to stop having so many penalties. They've got 23 penalties already before they play this Monday night game for 184 yards. You're just giving the the defense short fields. You're killing your own drives and you're extending theirs. That's how you're letting teams hang in games. And again, you've got you're at you're on the road here against the Eagles. And then you've got to go on the road to the Bills. I'm sorry. You were at the Broncos, then you're going to Philadelphia, and then you're at home against the Bills. Like that's a tough stretch. You gotta win one of these, and it's gotta be this game against the Eagles. Jarod McInroy: Yeah. yeah, that's all I got. I I do need to see more out of Jalen Hurts. I think we'll see it tonight. it's gonna be a tough game at Chicago, in terms of like you're still playing against a a fully healthy defense, moderately healthy rather. but he's just not convincing me. I know in this is one of those moments where I don't know why I feel it. But just watching his tape, like he feels like the next quarterback to have the regression. and I hope it's not a big regression, but he seems like he's that next one. anything else on Rams Eagles before we move on? Nathan Hawthorne: I just think Jalen Hurts can't regress. His floor is pretty high and his floor is just a really capable game manager, which we've seen since Kellen Moore kind of left. Or really since Shane Steichen left and he's been recovering from that shoulder injury for what seems like forever. So again, he knows what his role is. He's gonna use his legs more. He's kind of lost and slimmed down a little bit of weight. you can tell the way Jarod McInroy: Mm-hmm. Nathan Hawthorne: he looks on the field. So yeah, expect him to use his legs a little bit more and he just needs to get rid of the ball quicker. Trust it, see it, throw with a little Yeah, throw a little bit Jarod McInroy: Yeah, and I'm a personal fan of his. So Nathan Hawthorne: more anticipation, you know. He had a he had a plan before Jarod McInroy: All right. Nathan Hawthorne: y'all had a purpose. Jarod McInroy: last game we're gonna do today, Falcons and Saints. Now this one I like as a desperation game because again, the Saints have really proven to us to be a pretty competitive team. Like they don't look bad. That that game against the Raiders was a really fun one and it it proved to be, but now you have to look at your record. It it doesn't matter how well you've played, it doesn't matter how good you've done, you're you're one and two. this division again is wide open. Now is the time you have to win this game against a division opponent opponent. And same thing for the Falcons. You finally got your quarterback. you just had a huge win against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night football in front of everybody. You now have a lot of rest between that game and this game that is in New Orleans. Dome team at dome team. Like there's the this this just seems like it's gonna be some really good football. I I think it's gonna be another game that's really exciting. where the Falcons are the I mean Bichon's been going, but what what is Kyle Pitts? What was the purpose of getting him? What is his purpose on this offense? And how come no coach that's in their building can figure him out? Because in terms of talent, we've seen what he can do, we know his frame, we know his ability, we know like w running with the ball. you know, he's he's pretty sure handed for the most part, but no one can figure him out and use him. And I don't understand it quite yet. But there's there's a ton of other weapons on the field. So what we need we just need to see this offense continue to progress, do it week in and week out. and just another week with with Michael Penix. I we'll Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. Jarod McInroy: we'll see what happens. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. Again, I love the way Michael Penix responded last week after throwing that early interception. Things didn't look great. And then he's like, I can just throw the ball, throw the ball to Drake London. That was awesome to see. Bijan is special. We know that this game you're gonna have to score probably 30 points to win. We know that the Saints are probably gonna throw 40 times. But to your point, the Saints are one and two. We love the energy, and if we're being honest, they got handed that game by the Ravens. The Ravens should not have won that game. But again, You gotta win the game in the NFL. You don't apologize for wins in the NFL. the Saints, the defense has to show up and get better. We know and we've said that they just don't have the talent on that defensive side to sustain any sort of long periods of play, right? And the Falcons, they're gonna run you down with Bijan. Again, it's gonna be a high scoring game. Travis Etienne's gonna look like he's missing some time, but the Saints look like they're comfortable giving Kamara the the rock. They gave him the ball to him, I think like nine times. last week compared to ETN's thirteen. So I I don't under you you're talking about Kyle Pitts. What are we doing? I don't understand what we're doing with Alvin Kamara on this team. and I don't know what I don't Jarod McInroy: Good luck. Nathan Hawthorne: even know I don't even know what he is anymore. So it's gonna be interesting and it's just gonna be fun. I think we're getting it we are going to get an electric Monday night football game. it's it's gonna be fun. But for the Falcons, it's yeah, this is the division game to win right now. This is the most important division game that they've had thus far. Jarod McInroy: Yeah. And I don't want to. Nathan Hawthorne: Wow, that sounds like Chris Collinsworth right there. This is the most important division game. Whatever. Jarod McInroy: I don't want to overhype Tyler Shuck the way we've done with a lot of quarterbacks in recent history. the Jordan Loves, the Drake Mays, et cetera. Let's let this guy age and see what happens before we we get too overhyped. But in terms of just like judging him step by step along this this windy road that is the quarterback you know, journey, he looks really good at this given moment in this system with a team that he still is missing a Jordan Tyson who Could be a gigantic piece for them. again, like you said, they can't figure out the run game, but somehow he's still putting up four touchdowns for this offense. and a lot of it is, of course, the genius mind of Kellen Moore, but man, he looks good. I in if I'm if I'm the Saints, I'm pretty comfortable with what we have going on right now. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah, I mean he's thrown the ball a hundred and thirty two times already through three games. Jarod McInroy: That arm is sore. Go ice the wing, my friend. Nathan Hawthorne: That arm is cooked. Now, again, not all of those are downfield. but that's what you saw last year is Kellen Moore just lets him sling the rock. You're not you're not trying to be comfortable with, you know, we're gonna give you some easy completions. Just let him sling it. And if you just say, hey, bro, go out there and ball, you will find out faster whether or not a guy has it or not. Instead of trying to do all these complicated, slow play Kellen Moore's like, hey, dude, Olave's down there. Get it to him. And and I think that that's what makes Kellamore special as a coach is instilling that confidence to just let the ball out of this. Just let the ball fly out of your hand. You're gonna throw some interceptions. I know that because we're throwing it forty times a game. but yeah, that confidence that he's instilling is is impressive. Jarod McInroy: Yeah. And and again, it also just helps them understand as a franchise for the next five years. Figure out if this guy is the guy. Go it so many teams need to take a page out of this book. Like just just let him throw it. See what he can do. No one will tell you what they can do, like letting him do what he does. That's and you know, maybe I don't know if that made sense to you, but it probably doesn't. Nathan Hawthorne: No, it did. It did. I get it. I get it. Hey, the yards are forward. Jarod McInroy: They're forward. Just just throw the ball downfield. the the Saints team needs a lot of work. I think that we we can all agree on the defense side of the ball specifically, but maybe just a couple more pieces on offense. But dude, they could win the division this year. And this is a key pe key game to make it happen. cool. Nathan Hawthorne: Yeah. I I still hold true to my Falcons will win not my Falcons. I s I stay true to my prediction Jarod McInroy: Whoa. Are you are you a Falcons fan? Nathan Hawthorne: my prediction that the Falcons will win this division. I still just think they have too much talent compared to these other teams. And again, now that they've got somebody stable at quarterback, whether they end up going back to Tua or whoever, it was better than what they were rolling out the first couple weeks. that's gonna do it. Jarod McInroy: I still like the Panthers, but any other games you want to talk about before we wrap this thing up? Nathan Hawthorne: No other games I want to talk about here for week four. it's again, as the NFL season develops, it gets exciting to see what these teams are gonna commit to and what they're not gonna commit to. CJ Stroud, that contract is in trouble. Jarod McInroy: Yeah. yeah, a lot of a lot of good versus bad teams this week, but hey, Chiefs at Raiders. Let's see what those Raiders are all about. that's gonna be a fun one. Mark Nathan Hawthorne: division game, division game. Jarod McInroy: it. Mark it. that's gonna do it for this week. week three, we we already had that recap. If you're wanting to go watch that, go give a go give it a listen. week four, we're really excited. We're really excited about the season in general. We're gonna continue to do these week in, week out. stay tuned for we're doing a lot of breakdowns also on shorts. If you got a couple seconds, maybe you don't have 30 minutes to listen today. Go just watch a couple of those, you know, regurgitate some of this great ball knowledge we're you know giving you guys for free. and go tell your friends to act like you're smart and know what you're talking about. Like we're here to help you however you want to be helped. but nonetheless, thank you so much for listening this long. We will see you guys next week for your week four recap. as well as another week five look ahead. So we'll see you guys on the next one.