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NFL Week 7 PREDICTIONS: 49ers-Falcons, Seahawks-Chiefs, Bears-Patriots, Lions-Packers, Vikings-Colts · The Richard Sherman Podcast

• 0:04
  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast and it's time
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• 0:13
  Speaker 1: We're here to give it to you. We starting off
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  Speaker 1: with the San Francisco 49ers at the Atlanta Falcons. The
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  Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons have been, you know, up and down this season.
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  Speaker 1: They've had good games. They've had bad games. Pennix has
• 0:26
  Speaker 1: been up and down. He's a little beat up right now.
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  Speaker 1: With the rib injury, there were some question marks the
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  Speaker 1: game before, whether he could have came back in OT
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  Speaker 1: or whether he couldn't. He said, hey, if we would
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  Speaker 1: have went to another drive or something, I would have
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  Speaker 1: came back. That left me with a lot of question marks.
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  Speaker 1: I'm like, if you could have came back then, then
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  Speaker 1: why didn't you come back earlier? It looked like, you know,
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  Speaker 1: he didn't look like himself in this game, but he
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  Speaker 1: threw three touchdowns and no interceptions. But you can see
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  Speaker 1: he's still dealing with some issues. But John Robinson is
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  Speaker 1: always an issue. It's in Atlanta. The San Francisco 49ers
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  Speaker 1: have been rolling, but with Mike Evans. And when Mike
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  Speaker 1: Evans is on the field, they look like an offense
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  Speaker 1: that cannot be stopped, will not be stopped. But now
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  Speaker 1: they're without their number one, number two, number three, number four,
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  Speaker 1: number five receiver. Right now their healthy receivers are Jordan Watkins,
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  Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks, and Jacob Cowley with the potential for Christian Kirk.
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  Speaker 1: The potential for Christian Kirk. They would love to get
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  Speaker 1: Bajon Robinson and Deshaun Stripling back. That would be fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not sure when they are going to be back.
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  Speaker 1: But Kyle Shanahan knows he's going to be without Mike
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  Speaker 1: Evans for a little while. So what will his game
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  Speaker 1: plan change? I'm sure. I think they still find a
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  Speaker 1: way to win this game. The line is four and
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  Speaker 1: a half. You know, Polly Market has them winning 60%. 63%,
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  Speaker 1: I agree with that. I think they win this game
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  Speaker 1: by at least seven points. I got them at 24-17.
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  Speaker 2: Richard, you called it a couple weeks ago with my team.
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  Speaker 2: You called Carolina over the Detroit Lions. I'm putting the
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  Speaker 2: San Francisco 49ers on upset alert this weekend. I know
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  Speaker 2: the faithful is going to probably roast me in the
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  Speaker 2: comments section, but I'm here for objectivity. a new, you know,
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  Speaker 2: brain analysis here. Richard, when you're without Debo Samuel, Mike Evans,
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  Speaker 2: Ricky Pearsall, Devon Stripling, Christian Kirk, you already listed them all.
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  Speaker 2: Five receivers gone. There's a lot of no-namers that are
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  Speaker 2: going to have to step up. Brandon Cooks, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the savvy veteran. Is he going to take over? We
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  Speaker 2: shall see, but going on the road, going to a
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  Speaker 2: different time zone against the Atlanta Falcons, what?
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell, this is a ship. This is a ship, Mitchell.
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  Speaker 1: A 6-0 ship. And you know how you keep it sturdy?
• 3:04
  Speaker 1: You rely on Brock Purdy. Mitchell, they still have Brock Purdy.
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  Speaker 1: I think you got to be missing that. The reason
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  Speaker 1: he's the number one MVP candidate of the National Football
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  Speaker 1: League right now to this day isn't because he's doing
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  Speaker 1: anything different than he's done over the last few years.
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  Speaker 1: People just deciding to give him credit. He's the number
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  Speaker 1: one all-time leader in passer rating now because he qualifies
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  Speaker 1: with enough games. I think it was 50 games. He
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  Speaker 1: now qualifies. Number one. I think he's the most accurate
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  Speaker 1: quarterback over his career since 1950. Brock Purdy is healthy.
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  Speaker 1: I think that's what gives him a chance. George Kittle,
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  Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey, Kalon Black. They can get it done. I
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  Speaker 1: think that's enough to get it done with Kyle Shanahan
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  Speaker 1: at the helm. Sure. We're going to see the yardage
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  Speaker 1: go to other players. But I think they still find
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  Speaker 1: a way to get it done. And then on the
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  Speaker 1: other side, people starting to wake up on that defense, Mitchell.
• 4:04
  Speaker 1: Guess who's back from a two-week absence? The law.
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  Speaker 2: You're going to enlighten me. You're going to enlighten me.
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  Speaker 1: Dre Greenlaw is back with a vengeance, Mitchell. Fresh legs program.
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  Speaker 1: And He's going to bring the energy. And then look
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  Speaker 1: at this defense. At this point last year, guess how
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  Speaker 1: many sacks the defense had? Six years ago.
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  Speaker 2: Guessing not a whole lot. Guessing not a whole lot.
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  Speaker 1: They had seven. They had seven. Mitchell, they had nine
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  Speaker 1: in the last two weeks, five against Seattle, four this
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  Speaker 1: last week against the Commanders. No Nicholas John Bosa involved
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  Speaker 1: in any of them. Wait until he returns. If you
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  Speaker 1: think you're lonely now, Mitchell, wait until he's back, girl.
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  Speaker 1: I'm telling you. I don't know, Mitchell. I don't think
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  Speaker 1: Atlanta has enough. I'm with you.
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  Speaker 2: And I don't want my take to be this, you know,
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  Speaker 2: Mitch hates the San Francisco 49ers. Because truth be told,
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  Speaker 2: I think they're the best team in football. I got
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  Speaker 2: them number one on my power ranks. I'll have them
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  Speaker 2: number one again this week. But reality is, there's a
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  Speaker 2: mountain of injuries on this team, and I just think Atlanta,
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  Speaker 2: desperate for a win in the NFC South, trying to
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  Speaker 2: keep pace for that division. I got Atlanta in this game, Richard.
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  Speaker 2: I just do. Their flaws lie defensively, right? And with
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  Speaker 2: them not having to deal with a wide receiving core,
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  Speaker 2: the likes of a healthy one with the 49ers, because
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  Speaker 2: they got a lot of talent over in San Francisco,
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  Speaker 2: but they're not going to have a lot of talent
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  Speaker 2: on the field on Sunday. But to your point, when
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  Speaker 2: you want to get sturdy, call Brock Purdy. I love
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  Speaker 2: this guy, man. I really believe he firmly deserves to
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  Speaker 2: be in this MVP conversation. And if he wants to
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  Speaker 2: be at the top of that conversation, he's going to
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  Speaker 2: get things done without a receiving core that he started
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  Speaker 2: with this season. So if he can make Jordan Watkins
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  Speaker 2: and Brandon Cooks and Jacob Cowing relevant, then Brock Purdy
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  Speaker 2: certainly deserves a praise. But give me Atlanta. Give me Atlanta, 27-24.
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell, I don't even know how to respond to that,
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  Speaker 1: but I respect it. Faithful, get on him. Here you
• 6:29
  Speaker 1: get on him. You heard Mitchell. The game of the
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  Speaker 1: week this week, though, is the Seattle Seahawks versus the
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  Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. It's in Seattle, Lumen Field. electric atmosphere,
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  Speaker 1: Sunday night football, and you know how the Seahawks play
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  Speaker 1: in prime time, and I know Patrick Mahomes is coming
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  Speaker 1: to town, K-9, Kenneth Walker is coming to get his
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  Speaker 1: revenge game, but I just think the Seattle Seahawks defense
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  Speaker 1: has something on their mind, and they're going to find
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  Speaker 1: a way. I know that Mike McDonald, I had a
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  Speaker 1: conversation with him after the game, obviously not happy with
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  Speaker 1: how it went, but still very, very somber, very, very
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  Speaker 1: level-headed about Going forward, I think he believes that they
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  Speaker 1: can get these issues fixed in a very simple way.
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  Speaker 1: Sam Darnold was right behind him. We had a conversation
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  Speaker 1: with him. He takes a ton of responsibility and accountability
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  Speaker 1: for what's going to happen, and he is going to
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  Speaker 1: get it fixed is what he tells us. I think
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  Speaker 1: this team is still a Super Bowl team, and they're
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  Speaker 1: the reigning Super Bowl champions. Championship pedigree. The thing people
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  Speaker 1: don't remember is about when we went back-to-back, not to
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  Speaker 1: always make things about us, but the story's relevant right now,
• 7:45
  Speaker 1: is the year after we won the Super Bowl, we
• 7:48
  Speaker 1: started the season 3-3 with back-to-back losses in October. Sound familiar? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I know. You think the sky's falling. You think this
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  Speaker 1: team is done. But champions find a way. And we
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  Speaker 1: went on a crazy run after that. I think we
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  Speaker 1: only lost one game after that. until the Super Bowl.
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  Speaker 1: And I think this team is capable of going on
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  Speaker 1: that kind of run. And I know people are sitting
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  Speaker 1: there like, man, if we had K-9, it would be this,
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  Speaker 1: it would be that. Please go back and revisit last
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  Speaker 1: season when K-9 was healthy early in the season and
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  Speaker 1: how that running game looked. It did not look like
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  Speaker 1: it did at the end of last season. And I
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  Speaker 1: think sometimes that there's a little recency bias. They went
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  Speaker 1: on a crazy run in the playoffs. He went on
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  Speaker 1: a crazy run at near the end of the season
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  Speaker 1: through the playoffs and had incredible impact. But it wasn't
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  Speaker 1: like that all season long. And they're watching him in
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  Speaker 1: Kansas City right now, and they're like, see, he could
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  Speaker 1: be doing that for us. I don't know if the
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  Speaker 1: run game is as adept as what Kansas City is
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  Speaker 1: doing right now. I don't think it would be the
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  Speaker 1: same if you just swapped him out. But I do
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  Speaker 1: think the Seattle Seahawks defense is going to be able
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  Speaker 1: to contain him for the most part, put pressure on
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  Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, create some turnovers, and give this offense short fields,
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  Speaker 1: and that's going to lead to us The Seattle Seahawks
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  Speaker 1: giving the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season.
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  Speaker 1: I got the Seattle Seahawks winning this one, Mitchell, in
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  Speaker 1: a bit of a shootout. And not that this defense
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  Speaker 1: isn't holding it down, but you know sometimes the Kansas
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  Speaker 1: City defense can create turnovers as well. I got this one, 30-27,
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  Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks winning at Lumen Field and getting back the
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  Speaker 1: respect they deserve as the reigning Super Bowl champs.
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  Speaker 2: Color me shocked, Richard. You took the San Francisco 49ers
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  Speaker 2: and Seattle Seahawks. I did not see that coming at all.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know if there's a fan base that needs
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  Speaker 2: to win more this weekend than the 12s up in Seattle.
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  Speaker 2: Three and three, obviously, you kind of see that Super
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  Speaker 2: Bowl momentum. It's starting to tone down a little bit.
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  Speaker 2: And until this team establishes a run game, it's tough
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  Speaker 2: for me to take them seriously as a contender again.
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  Speaker 2: Zach Charbonnet, I know he's waiting in the wings, but
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  Speaker 2: this team desperately needs him to come back and be
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  Speaker 2: healthy and establish the run again. Because while Emmanuel Wilson
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  Speaker 2: has been able to do his thing from time to
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  Speaker 2: time there, They need another bell cow guy. Zach Charbonnet
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  Speaker 2: did it all last year and he was what held
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  Speaker 2: back Kenneth Walker and I think what ultimately caused Kenneth
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  Speaker 2: Walker to leave. But until Zach Charbonnet comes back and
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  Speaker 2: establishes his run game, I'm worried about Seattle. That's not
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  Speaker 2: to say the longevity of this season. They got a
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  Speaker 2: lot of time left to straighten things out. But they
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  Speaker 2: need that run game, Richard. Patrick Mahomes coming into Lumen Field.
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  Speaker 2: You know the 12s are going to be ruckus. But
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  Speaker 2: you know, Polly market Vegas has got this in a
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  Speaker 2: two and a half point favorite in Seattle's favor. Are
• 10:55
  Speaker 2: you surprised at Seattle's favorite in this game?
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  Speaker 1: I'm not surprised at all. Um, one of the best
• 11:01
  Speaker 1: home field advantages, international football league, the best home field advantage.
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  Speaker 1: And I know the Kansas city chiefs are used to
• 11:06
  Speaker 1: being an arrowhead and that's loud and they feel like
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  Speaker 1: that's loud, but you come to Seattle, it's a different
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  Speaker 1: level of loud. I know Kansas city chief fan are
• 11:13
  Speaker 1: going to be upset with me for saying it, but
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  Speaker 1: I'm a little bit biased. So what, you know, sue
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  Speaker 1: me for it, but, I think the defenses are going
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  Speaker 1: to make the difference. There's a reason, not that they
• 11:26
  Speaker 1: can't go on a run and get hot, but this
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  Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs defense usually under Spaggs has more sacks.
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  Speaker 1: Right now, they only have four sacks, four interceptions. They
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  Speaker 1: have eight total turnovers. On the flip side, the Seahawks defense,
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  Speaker 1: who hasn't been necessarily killing it and getting the sacks
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  Speaker 1: that they want, has 16 sacks. And I think I
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  Speaker 1: think that's going to make the difference in this game.
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  Speaker 1: I know Sam Darnold has turned the ball over. He
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  Speaker 1: struggled some. I think they're going to find a way
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  Speaker 1: to get a guy, Rasheed Shaheed. They saw how it
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  Speaker 1: could look. They saw, hey, put the ball up. I
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  Speaker 1: think they need at least three shots a game to
• 12:00
  Speaker 1: Rasheed Shaheed. Hey, one-on-ones down the field, see what he
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  Speaker 1: can do, use his speed, loosen up that defense. That's
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  Speaker 1: how you get better in the run game. You get
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  Speaker 1: people out of the box because they have to deal
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  Speaker 1: with him, Jackson Smith and Jigba. But if you don't
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  Speaker 1: take those shots, If you don't use his speed, if
• 12:16
  Speaker 1: you don't use the guy that you decided to pay
• 12:19
  Speaker 1: $ 17 million a year, then I think you're doing this
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  Speaker 1: offense a disservice. So I'm hoping that that goes into
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  Speaker 1: the game plan this week. And I think if they
• 12:28
  Speaker 1: can get that included and really utilize his skill set,
• 12:33
  Speaker 1: Jackson's still a little banged up. I'm sure he's going
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  Speaker 1: to fight through. He'll get his 10 targets. He'll make
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  Speaker 1: an impact. I think that loosens up the run game.
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  Speaker 1: They got to get Arroyo going. He hurt his shoulder
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  Speaker 1: last week. I'm not sure. how much he's going to
• 12:46
  Speaker 1: play in this game. But I think that was a
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  Speaker 1: guy that I saw during training camp that was making,
• 12:51
  Speaker 1: I mean, having an incredible training camp. And I don't
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  Speaker 1: think they've been able to use him in the way
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  Speaker 1: they wanted to. The Seahawks defense and Sam Donald taking
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  Speaker 1: care of the football is going to be the difference
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  Speaker 1: in this game.
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  Speaker 2: Have you heard a song that goes something like this, Richard?
• 13:06
  Speaker 2: Lean on me when you're not strong. I mean, I
• 13:11
  Speaker 2: don't know if my voice is any good. Richard, the
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  Speaker 2: Seattle Seahawks are going to have to lean on their defense.
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  Speaker 2: And that's their calling card. That's going to be their
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  Speaker 2: saving grace. They're going to have to wheel back the
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  Speaker 2: hands of time. They're going to have to revert back
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  Speaker 2: to the 2013-2014 era of Seattle Seahawks football. And this
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  Speaker 2: defense is going to have to carry this team to
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  Speaker 2: victory if they want to win. And that's not a
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  Speaker 2: shot at Sam Darnold in the offense at all. I
• 13:36
  Speaker 2: just think that this offense, Sam Darnold obviously getting banged
• 13:39
  Speaker 2: up early in the season, they just look out of sorts.
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  Speaker 2: But with that being said, I might join you in
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  Speaker 2: the Seattle Seahawks victory parade here because being in Lumen Field,
• 13:49
  Speaker 2: a team desperate for a win, Seattle comes out on
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  Speaker 2: top in a tight one, 20-19. I will join you,
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  Speaker 2: my friend. Let's take it to Detroit, a game I
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: will be at. Division foe, the Green Bay Packers come
• 14:03
  Speaker 2: in town. Richard, I got my Honolulu blue on right now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm gearing up for the game. I'm going to start
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  Speaker 2: pregame and tailgating here a few days early. Polly Market
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  Speaker 2: gives the Lions a slight edge in this game, 61%
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  Speaker 2: likelihood to win and a 3.5-point favorite in Detroit. The
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  Speaker 2: story for Detroit is pretty obvious. One of the best
• 14:24
  Speaker 2: offenses in football and the worst Detroit offense Lions defense
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  Speaker 2: in football. Richard, you like to call them the Detroit Lions.
• 14:32
  Speaker 2: Will the Detroit Lions be called the Detroit Lions after
• 14:35
  Speaker 2: this week, or is their defense going to let them
• 14:37
  Speaker 2: down again?
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  Speaker 1: Brian Branch is back. Let me say something. I mean,
• 14:54
  Speaker 1: Brian Branch is back, but, you know, he got to
• 14:56
  Speaker 1: work himself back in. And this is a game where
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  Speaker 1: Green Bay has been rolling offensively. They rolled through the
• 15:04
  Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, who decided to play better defense once Caleb
• 15:08
  Speaker 1: Williams came back. I don't know what that's about, but
• 15:11
  Speaker 1: they did not play great defense versus the Green Bay Packers.
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  Speaker 1: And then they just rolled through Dallas as well. And
• 15:16
  Speaker 1: it's Christian Watson. I mean, Christian Watson. And it's Matthew Goldin.
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  Speaker 1: And they're pushing the ball down the field. Jordan Love
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  Speaker 1: looks really comfortable. They still don't have a great run game.
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  Speaker 1: But I think this is a game Detroit I'm nervous about.
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  Speaker 1: I'm nervous about. Now, the caveat is this offensive line
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  Speaker 1: for Green Bay has had struggles. They've been really good
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  Speaker 1: the past two weeks. But earlier in the season, big-time struggles.
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  Speaker 1: And this Detroit defense has had 20 sacks on the
• 15:49
  Speaker 1: season for all they struggled with everything else. They've struggled
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  Speaker 1: with points. They've struggled against the pass. They're getting to
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: the quarterback. And they got only five takeaways on the season,
• 16:01
  Speaker 1: three interceptions. But if they can get after Jordan Love
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  Speaker 1: and be aggressive and somewhat keep him covered up in
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  Speaker 1: the back end, that's a big if, they can win
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  Speaker 1: this game. I'm not sure about this 61%. And it's
• 16:16
  Speaker 1: three and a half points, though. I really, I thought
• 16:19
  Speaker 1: this was more of a toss-up game. And maybe I'm
• 16:22
  Speaker 1: missing something. I do think that if the Detroit Lions'
• 16:26
  Speaker 1: defense was better and they had found a way to
• 16:28
  Speaker 1: win a few more games, that Jared Goff would be
• 16:31
  Speaker 1: in the MVP conversation. I think he's the only quarterback
• 16:35
  Speaker 1: left that hasn't thrown the interception. 12 touchdowns, no interceptions,
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  Speaker 1: 1,485 yards. Amon Ross St. Brown continues to be Mr. Consistent.
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  Speaker 1: Jameer Gibbs, one of the best running backs in the
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  Speaker 1: National Football League. This offense continues to look the part.
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  Speaker 1: They continue their second in scoring, but they're 32nd in
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  Speaker 1: total defense. That's the biggest concern. Green Bay is starting
• 16:59
  Speaker 1: to roll. They're starting to find their rhythm. They're actually
• 17:02
  Speaker 1: playing better defensively. Hey, Detroit, I know I want to
• 17:08
  Speaker 1: pick Detroit. Then just do it. I want to. It's
• 17:18
  Speaker 1: right there, guys, but it's like 32nd. 32nd in pass defense,
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  Speaker 1: 32nd in total defense against an offense that is striking
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  Speaker 1: out right now. In a defense that started to play back,
• 17:37
  Speaker 1: they played well against C.D. Lamb, George Pickens. I got
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: Green Bay, Mitchell. I'm sorry. I got Green Bay 23-20.
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  Speaker 2: I think you just did this because I picked against
• 17:58
  Speaker 2: the San Francisco 49ers, man. I disagree with you, and
• 18:03
  Speaker 2: I strongly disagree with you. I think Detroit coming off
• 18:05
  Speaker 2: the bye, you know, they took care of the Arizona
• 18:08
  Speaker 2: Cardinals prior to the bye, and I know it was
• 18:10
  Speaker 2: a ho-hum game against the Cardinals, but reality is the
• 18:12
  Speaker 2: same Cardinals team just knocked off the L.A.
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  Speaker 1: Rams.
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  Speaker 2: The Lions defense looked a lot better. They made adjustments.
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  Speaker 2: As I alluded to, they're getting Brian Branch back. I
• 18:21
  Speaker 2: don't know how much he's going to play. He's going
• 18:23
  Speaker 2: to certainly be on a pitch count out there. But
• 18:26
  Speaker 2: just that extra jolt of energy, that fresh blood in
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: the backfield and that secondary, I think is going to
• 18:32
  Speaker 2: motivate this Lions team. They introduced another rookie out of
• 18:36
  Speaker 2: Arizona State two weeks ago, Keith Abney. He played safety
• 18:40
  Speaker 2: for the first time in his career. He looked pretty
• 18:41
  Speaker 2: darn good doing it. So, This is a team that
• 18:45
  Speaker 2: I think is going to evolve, a defense that is
• 18:48
  Speaker 2: going to evolve throughout the season and get better. I
• 18:50
  Speaker 2: look for them to get better against Green Bay. Another
• 18:53
  Speaker 2: interesting point about this Lions team, you know, in the offseason,
• 18:57
  Speaker 2: Brad Johnson was highly criticized for, I'm sorry, Brad Holmes
• 19:00
  Speaker 2: was highly criticized for moving off of David Montgomery. He
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: traded him for a fourth round pick and a throw in,
• 19:06
  Speaker 2: a lot of people thought, and Drew Scruggs. Well, Drew
• 19:09
  Speaker 2: Scruggs is graded as a top center in football right now,
• 19:12
  Speaker 2: six weeks into the season. And the Lions are getting
• 19:15
  Speaker 2: their highly sought-after, coveted free agent signing at Cade Mays
• 19:19
  Speaker 2: back this week, who also plays the center position. So
• 19:22
  Speaker 2: keep an eye on that. I wonder what Dan Campbell's
• 19:24
  Speaker 2: going to do there. The Lions' offensive line is back
• 19:27
  Speaker 2: to its dominant ways, and I think that's going to
• 19:30
  Speaker 2: be the calling card for the Lions. Continue to pound
• 19:33
  Speaker 2: the football, take care of things offensively, and then let's
• 19:36
  Speaker 2: just hope, fingers crossed, prayers up, let's hope that this
• 19:40
  Speaker 2: Lions team can climb to low 20s as terms of
• 19:44
  Speaker 2: their defensive overall ranking, because if they can do that,
• 19:48
  Speaker 2: this team can be competitive. Give me the Lions at home, 31-24. Richard,
• 19:54
  Speaker 2: I think this defense is going to keep the Green
• 19:57
  Speaker 2: Bay Packers at bay enough for the Lions to come
• 20:00
  Speaker 2: out victorious in this one. Let's move on to Chicago,
• 20:03
  Speaker 2: a game that you're going to be at in Chicago,
• 20:07
  Speaker 2: in the Windy City. This is going to be one
• 20:08
  Speaker 2: of the games of the weekend. We are certainly blessed
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: with some great football this weekend. The New England Patriots
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: come into town, fresh off of multiple wins.
• 20:17
  Speaker 1: They're 4-2.
• 20:18
  Speaker 2: Could they make another visitation into our power ranks?
• 20:22
  Speaker 1: Maybe.
• 20:23
  Speaker 2: Could either one of these teams be in.
• 20:24
  Speaker 1: That top five? Maybe.
• 20:26
  Speaker 2: Chicago's look good. They've got Caleb Williams back. Thank God.
• 20:31
  Speaker 2: Everyone was worried about that hamstring injury. Caleb Williams looked
• 20:35
  Speaker 2: like he was in mid-season form last week. What is
• 20:38
  Speaker 2: your thoughts about this game, Richard? I know you are
• 20:40
  Speaker 2: going to be there with the TNF crew. Who do
• 20:43
  Speaker 2: you got winning this one?
• 20:45
  Speaker 1: Well, the New England Patriots have played really good football,
• 20:48
  Speaker 1: especially offensively. Well, defensively too. Their defense has played really
• 20:51
  Speaker 1: good all season. They're 6th in total defense, 12th against
• 20:54
  Speaker 1: the pass, 8th against the run, and They have been really,
• 20:58
  Speaker 1: really consistent regardless of how the offense has played and
• 21:03
  Speaker 1: what they've done on that side. The defense, Vrabel and
• 21:05
  Speaker 1: these guys have kept it together. Even when Christian Gonzalez
• 21:10
  Speaker 1: was out for a few weeks, they played really good football.
• 21:13
  Speaker 1: Now he's back, and that changes the defense dramatically. Offensively,
• 21:17
  Speaker 1: they've been up and down. Drake Mays has been up
• 21:19
  Speaker 1: and down. They're tied for 19th in scoring. They beat
• 21:23
  Speaker 1: the Jets last week by seven, but that was a
• 21:26
  Speaker 1: closer game. than I think the score indicated. And I
• 21:32
  Speaker 1: just think that the Chicago Bears have too much firepower,
• 21:35
  Speaker 1: especially when Caleb Williams is playing and he's moving around,
• 21:39
  Speaker 1: he's on the run, he's making off-schedule passes like he
• 21:43
  Speaker 1: was last week. Luther Burton seems to be finding himself,
• 21:46
  Speaker 1: Roma Dunze, Colston Loveland, so many weapons on that offense.
• 21:51
  Speaker 1: And then you got DeAndre Swift and Manung Guy Both
• 21:56
  Speaker 1: guys are very dangerous in this offense. And I think
• 21:59
  Speaker 1: they're going to be impactful. This is the best offensive
• 22:01
  Speaker 1: line in football. And I think that's something you can
• 22:04
  Speaker 1: always hang your hat on in this league. And on
• 22:07
  Speaker 1: the defensive side, they had some struggles. And I think
• 22:10
  Speaker 1: they struggled versus the Carolina Panthers. First game of the
• 22:14
  Speaker 1: season gave up 37 points. And they struggled a little
• 22:17
  Speaker 1: bit against Green Bay when they gave up 31 points.
• 22:19
  Speaker 1: And Green Bay and Matthew Golden and Christian Watson were
• 22:22
  Speaker 1: going over the top of that defense defensively. gave up
• 22:24
  Speaker 1: a lot of explosives that day. And maybe having Caleb
• 22:29
  Speaker 1: Williams back has changed that and given him some energy
• 22:32
  Speaker 1: and reinvigorated this defense because they played really well last
• 22:36
  Speaker 1: week against Atlanta for a couple quarters. And then they
• 22:40
  Speaker 1: let Atlanta back in the game and make it a conversation.
• 22:42
  Speaker 1: That seems to be a theme in the league this year.
• 22:44
  Speaker 1: You know, get out ahead and make it look comfortable
• 22:46
  Speaker 1: and then let the team come back and make your
• 22:50
  Speaker 1: fans bite their nails. But they're seventh in total defense,
• 22:59
  Speaker 1: seventh against the run, 14th against the pass. They got
• 23:02
  Speaker 1: 17 sacks on the season, only three interceptions. That's something
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: that needs to change, but they got nine turnovers. Give
• 23:08
  Speaker 1: me Chicago in this one in a 24, give me
• 23:11
  Speaker 1: 27 to 20 ball game.
• 23:16
  Speaker 2: I'll be rooting for the Pats, Richard, and I think
• 23:18
  Speaker 2: the Pats come out on top in this one. Their
• 23:20
  Speaker 2: defense is certainly looking a lot better. They obviously went
• 23:23
  Speaker 2: on the road a couple weeks ago and knocked off
• 23:25
  Speaker 2: the red-hot Buffalo Bills. Drake May is kind of shaking
• 23:29
  Speaker 2: off the rust early on in this season and looked
• 23:31
  Speaker 2: like himself of last year over these last few weeks.
• 23:35
  Speaker 2: I got New England in a close one. Give me
• 23:38
  Speaker 2: them 24-20. I think it's going to be another thriller
• 23:41
  Speaker 2: on TNF. Richard, you guys have certainly been blessed with
• 23:45
  Speaker 2: some good games on Thursday Night Football, some true thrillers.
• 23:48
  Speaker 2: I got this one earmarked as another one of those thrillers.
• 23:52
  Speaker 2: Let's talk about the next game here, the Los Angeles Rams.
• 23:57
  Speaker 2: Everyone's darling in the offseason. Started the season 2-4 and
• 24:01
  Speaker 2: have a heap of injuries. Devontae Adams, the newest member
• 24:05
  Speaker 2: to that injured list, out 6-10 weeks with an injury.
• 24:09
  Speaker 2: And this game preview is sponsored by Polymarket. We got
• 24:13
  Speaker 2: the Rams at the Raiders. Polymarket has the Rams at
• 24:16
  Speaker 2: a 66% chance to win while the Raiders are at 34%.
• 24:20
  Speaker 2: The Raiders have looked good versus solid teams in the NFL,
• 24:25
  Speaker 2: and the Rams have looked not so good about pretty
• 24:28
  Speaker 2: much whoever they've played against. This week, do you think
• 24:31
  Speaker 2: Polymarket is right in giving the edge to the Rams?
• 24:36
  Speaker 1: The Rams are the quagmire of the National Football League
• 24:40
  Speaker 1: right now because you just don't know what you're going
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: to get you kind of thought at this point of
• 24:46
  Speaker 1: the season they would get Miles Garrett back. And they'd
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: been kind of mum on that situation, you know, letting
• 24:54
  Speaker 1: him take his time. Obviously, you want him to be 100%
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: when he comes back. But that's starting to be concerning
• 25:00
  Speaker 1: if you're a Rams fan. Like, when does he come back?
• 25:02
  Speaker 1: Are you going to get him back? Is he going
• 25:04
  Speaker 1: to be the same guy? Is he more serious than
• 25:06
  Speaker 1: you guys thought? Like, you got to say something. But offensively,
• 25:11
  Speaker 1: they've been up and down more up and down than
• 25:13
  Speaker 1: you would expect from a Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford
• 25:16
  Speaker 1: led offense, um, with Puka Nakua and Kyron Williams and, and,
• 25:20
  Speaker 1: and all the guys they have, uh, on that offense.
• 25:23
  Speaker 1: There's been a number of drops, um, mistakes late in
• 25:27
  Speaker 1: games and they've even the games they've won. It's been
• 25:31
  Speaker 1: last second comebacks against the Eagles. It's, it's been battles.
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: And I think this is going to be another, I
• 25:37
  Speaker 1: don't think Kirk cousins and it's Raiders offense is anything
• 25:39
  Speaker 1: to snuff at. Uh, I think they're doing a great
• 25:42
  Speaker 1: job running– not running the football because, again, Ashton Gentry,
• 25:46
  Speaker 1: I'm not sure he's the guy you should play. I
• 25:48
  Speaker 1: almost think you should give Mike Washington a few more carries.
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: But that's a story for a different day. They're pushing
• 25:54
  Speaker 1: the ball down the field. They're scoring points. They're sixth
• 25:58
  Speaker 1: in the league in scoring. And their defense was playing
• 26:01
  Speaker 1: better earlier in the season. They've kind of fell off
• 26:05
  Speaker 1: the wagon a little bit. They're 28th in total defense,
• 26:08
  Speaker 1: 24th against the pass, 28th against the run. And I
• 26:10
  Speaker 1: think that's why, you know, Polly Market has the Rams
• 26:14
  Speaker 1: winning this game. But it's just, I'm just really, I'm
• 26:19
  Speaker 1: not sure they're covering the five and a half point spread, if.
• 26:21
  Speaker 2: I'm being honest. I, my thoughts align exactly with you.
• 26:25
  Speaker 2: In fact, I think I'm going to go one step further.
• 26:27
  Speaker 2: I think the Raiders are going to win this game.
• 26:29
  Speaker 2: They've looked extremely competitive against top tier teams, you know,
• 26:32
  Speaker 2: almost beating the Chiefs. almost beating the Bills. And one
• 26:36
  Speaker 2: thing I love about the Raiders is how Kirk Cousins
• 26:39
  Speaker 2: gets his plethora of weapons involved. This team is built
• 26:43
  Speaker 2: around their tight ends. Brock Bowers is the name everyone knows.
• 26:46
  Speaker 2: But Michael Mayer, who's been in this league for four
• 26:49
  Speaker 2: years now at an order name, has had a heck
• 26:52
  Speaker 2: of a start to the season. He had nine receptions
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: last week for 95 yards. When they roll out this
• 26:57
  Speaker 2: two-headed monster, it makes the Raiders very unique. Is that
• 27:01
  Speaker 2: something you saw a whole lot with Clint Kubiak prior
• 27:04
  Speaker 2: to his Raider tenure?
• 27:07
  Speaker 1: No, but I think you use the personnel that you have.
• 27:10
  Speaker 1: They have really great tight ends, and so you feature them.
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: And I think that's what good coordinators, good offensive-minded coaches,
• 27:19
  Speaker 1: defensive-minded coaches, great coaches in general, they do. You maximize
• 27:23
  Speaker 1: your personnel and play to their strengths, and that's what
• 27:26
  Speaker 1: they're doing right now with this team. You're playing the
• 27:28
  Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins strengths. You're playing the Bauer strengths, Michael Mayer strengths,
• 27:32
  Speaker 1: and you're getting them involved in these games in really
• 27:35
  Speaker 1: meaningful ways, and I like that. I think they've got
• 27:39
  Speaker 1: to find a way to get Ashton Gentry going in
• 27:41
  Speaker 1: a bigger way in this game. Defensively, they're going to
• 27:44
  Speaker 1: have to make plays. They've got four interceptions, ten takeaways
• 27:47
  Speaker 1: on the season, but they're going to have to get
• 27:49
  Speaker 1: after Matthew Stafford, make him uncomfortable. He's the reigning MVP
• 27:52
  Speaker 1: of the National Football League, and I know they're 2-4,
• 27:54
  Speaker 1: but he is always dangerous. He can get hot at
• 27:57
  Speaker 1: any time. He's got 1,700 yards on the season. Devontae
• 28:01
  Speaker 1: Adams was their leading receiver. He's out, but Pukamunakua is
• 28:04
  Speaker 1: known to get hot and go for big yardage at
• 28:07
  Speaker 1: any time. Tough guy to bring down. We'll see how
• 28:10
  Speaker 1: this one goes. I know you got the upset, but
• 28:12
  Speaker 1: I think the Rams find a way to get back
• 28:14
  Speaker 1: on track in this game. Matthew Safford, Sean McVay, right
• 28:17
  Speaker 1: the ship, get to 3-4. If they go to 2-5...
• 28:21
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• 28:23
  Speaker 1: conversations and difficult criticisms that they're going to have to
• 28:26
  Speaker 1: deal with.
• 28:27
  Speaker 2: Polymarket gives the Rams a 97% chance to not score
• 28:31
  Speaker 2: more than three and a half touchdowns in this game.
• 28:35
  Speaker 2: Do you think they can score more than that? I
• 28:37
  Speaker 2: feel like they are definitely due for a breakout offensively.
• 28:40
  Speaker 2: But is four touchdowns something that you see as a
• 28:45
  Speaker 2: positive outcome for them?
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean... Yeah, the Raiders haven't been the best. So, yeah,
• 28:55
  Speaker 1: I think they can score more than four touchdowns. I
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: think they're going to go for scoring more than four touchdowns.
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• 30:19
  Speaker 2: Let's take it to Minnesota. This team is 5-0, red-hot defense,
• 30:23
  Speaker 2: suspect offense. They'll be hosting the Indianapolis Colts, who just
• 30:27
  Speaker 2: let go of their GM, Chris Ballard. Let's start there
• 30:30
  Speaker 2: in Indy. Do you think there is a GM in
• 30:33
  Speaker 2: football that has done a worse job over the last
• 30:36
  Speaker 2: couple years than Chris Ballard in Indianapolis?
• 30:41
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm almost 100% sure there is.
• 30:42
  Speaker 2: But Richard, he paid, he paid Indiana Jones. He traded
• 30:52
  Speaker 2: multiple first round picks for sauce Garner. I mean, this guy,
• 30:56
  Speaker 2: his failures cannot go unspoken on. These are, these are
• 31:00
  Speaker 2: issues that are going to haunt this team for years
• 31:03
  Speaker 2: to come. I mean, I understand why Ballard got, got
• 31:07
  Speaker 2: let go, but I, I, softball that question up because
• 31:11
  Speaker 2: who's next in the indianapolis is steichen next is he
• 31:15
  Speaker 2: the next man.
• 31:16
  Speaker 1: Out i i don't know i don't know it's probably
• 31:19
  Speaker 1: going to be a fire self they continue to spiral
• 31:22
  Speaker 1: um the owner you know has has has been under
• 31:26
  Speaker 1: fire a bit for just how involved she was um
• 31:30
  Speaker 1: you know kind of overseeing everything And it looked cool
• 31:33
  Speaker 1: when they were winning and they were on a roll and,
• 31:35
  Speaker 1: you know, there was some positive press behind it. But
• 31:37
  Speaker 1: the same thing that makes you laugh can make you cry.
• 31:40
  Speaker 1: And now they're criticizing her. And I don't know. I
• 31:45
  Speaker 1: don't know what they're going to do. I know that
• 31:47
  Speaker 1: if they lose this game and it's likely that they
• 31:49
  Speaker 1: do lose this game because Brian Flores is known to
• 31:52
  Speaker 1: turn embers into a house fire and help burn the
• 31:56
  Speaker 1: house down and I think that he's going to be attacking.
• 32:00
  Speaker 1: He's going to put a lot of pressure on him.
• 32:01
  Speaker 1: He's going to have a good plan. They're in Minnesota.
• 32:05
  Speaker 1: Not the toughest place to play, but a lot tougher
• 32:07
  Speaker 1: than you think. Indianapolis has little hope in this game.
• 32:11
  Speaker 1: They're struggling on both sides of the football. They're not
• 32:13
  Speaker 1: scoring a lot of points. They're limiting yards on defense,
• 32:17
  Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, they're not winning
• 32:20
  Speaker 1: ball games. They just lost to a Tennessee Titans team.
• 32:23
  Speaker 1: And sure, there were some special teams miscues in that
• 32:26
  Speaker 1: game that helped lead to that victory for Tennessee, but
• 32:29
  Speaker 1: the players are frustrated, and Minnesota is that kind of
• 32:34
  Speaker 1: opponent that you really don't want to see when you're spiraling.
• 32:37
  Speaker 1: They're the kind of people that kick dirt in the wound,
• 32:40
  Speaker 1: especially at the rate that Brian Flores has been blitzing,
• 32:44
  Speaker 1: and how unorthodox they are in their coverages, and they're
• 32:47
  Speaker 1: playing really well with a lot of confidence. Give me
• 32:52
  Speaker 1: Minnesota in this one, and The Indianapolis Colts going on
• 32:58
  Speaker 1: a fire sale, getting rid of players, getting rid of coaches,
• 33:03
  Speaker 1: and trying to restart because that's the point they're at.
• 33:07
  Speaker 1: They have talented players. They have a talented team. But
• 33:10
  Speaker 1: maybe it just doesn't work well together. Sure, you could
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: get rid of Shane Steichen. I'm not sure if he's
• 33:15
  Speaker 1: the issue in this. But I got Minnesota 21-10.
• 33:24
  Speaker 2: I joined with you in Minnesota. I like them in
• 33:27
  Speaker 2: this game, handedly, led by their defense. We'll keep an
• 33:30
  Speaker 2: eye on Kyler Murray and what he can do as
• 33:32
  Speaker 2: he continues to get experience with this offense. Obviously, Justin
• 33:37
  Speaker 2: Jefferson being back from injury will help them. Jordan Mason
• 33:41
  Speaker 2: potentially will be back as well. Keep an eye on
• 33:44
  Speaker 2: Minnesota here, man. They could go on a run. They
• 33:46
  Speaker 2: play the Lions next week. We might see a thriller
• 33:52
  Speaker 2: in Ford Field again for that one In fact, we've
• 33:55
  Speaker 2: got a special guest coming up from the Minnesota Vikings,
• 34:01
  Speaker 2: Harrison Smith. So I want you guys to check out
• 34:03
  Speaker 2: that portion of this podcast as well.
• 34:06
  Speaker 1: A 15-year veteran of the National Football League, pro bowler,
• 34:10
  Speaker 1: all pro, all these things. And now I think he's
• 34:13
  Speaker 1: the leader in interceptions, the active leader. I mean, he
• 34:17
  Speaker 1: passed up the old man. And, you know, I'm paying attention, Harrison.
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: You got past me. a great player for the Minnesota Vikings,
• 34:25
  Speaker 1: came back when they needed him. They're 5-0 right now. Harrison,
• 34:29
  Speaker 1: appreciate you joining me, brother.
• 34:31
  Speaker 3: Thanks for having me on, Sheriff.
• 34:32
  Speaker 1: It's my pleasure, brother. You've been playing a long time,
• 34:35
  Speaker 1: playing at a high level. It's been fun to watch
• 34:37
  Speaker 1: your career. What went into the decision for you to
• 34:41
  Speaker 1: come back, and how happy are you with that decision
• 34:43
  Speaker 1: with how well you guys are playing?
• 34:46
  Speaker 3: Yeah, first off, I'm being 5-0, very happy. Um, and
• 34:52
  Speaker 3: then kind of beyond that, just the way that we're
• 34:55
  Speaker 3: doing it, the way we're playing good defense, the group
• 34:58
  Speaker 3: of guys, um, it's a lot of fun. Like coming
• 35:01
  Speaker 3: to work is a lot of fun. It's enjoyable and
• 35:03
  Speaker 3: we are productive and, um, enjoying ourselves when it counts
• 35:08
  Speaker 3: the most. But as far as the decision goes, like
• 35:11
  Speaker 3: I was, I was, uh, enjoying my time at home
• 35:15
  Speaker 3: in Tennessee and, um, staying in shape, but not, not
• 35:19
  Speaker 3: getting too carried away. And then, uh, We were just talking.
• 35:25
  Speaker 3: My daughter was like, when are we going back to Minnesota?
• 35:26
  Speaker 3: She's four. And I kind of looked at my wife
• 35:29
  Speaker 3: and was like, actually, I'm kind of getting a little
• 35:33
  Speaker 3: bit of an itch to go back. And things kind
• 35:37
  Speaker 3: of worked out. And I asked my wife if she
• 35:39
  Speaker 3: was all good with it. And she was kind of
• 35:43
  Speaker 3: shocked a little bit, but ready to go. And just
• 35:48
  Speaker 3: made it happen. I got here on Monday of week one. Yeah,
• 35:53
  Speaker 3: Monday of week one. And it was like, you know,
• 35:57
  Speaker 3: Flo was like, Flo KO. They were like, yeah, we
• 36:01
  Speaker 3: see you, like, getting some reps. And I was like,
• 36:03
  Speaker 3: all right, cool. Like, I'm, in a weird way, not
• 36:08
  Speaker 3: practicing at all. Like, the last time I played ball
• 36:11
  Speaker 3: was in a game. So the speed of the game, like,
• 36:14
  Speaker 3: the speed of the game was the speed of the game.
• 36:15
  Speaker 3: It was almost like I didn't have to adjust. So
• 36:18
  Speaker 3: that was kind of, that was a unique experience for sure,
• 36:21
  Speaker 3: just getting out there and playing. especially against Green Bay,
• 36:24
  Speaker 3: Jordan Love at home.
• 36:26
  Speaker 1: It was very cool. It was very cool. Yeah, but
• 36:29
  Speaker 1: in some ways, it's like riding a bike once you've
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: played it this long and you're playing a division opponent.
• 36:34
  Speaker 1: You're like, okay, we're dealing with the floor. What are
• 36:38
  Speaker 1: the tendencies? What are they giving us? Which way are
• 36:41
  Speaker 1: they skinning the cat today? But it seems like they've
• 36:45
  Speaker 1: kind of eased you in a little bit, you know,
• 36:48
  Speaker 1: rightfully so, because they, they need you to survive the season.
• 36:51
  Speaker 1: You're a huge part of what they're doing, but how
• 36:53
  Speaker 1: has that been for you? You know, you've played, I
• 36:55
  Speaker 1: think 48% of the snaps this season, you were at
• 36:57
  Speaker 1: 80 something last season. I'm sure that'll change more as
• 37:00
  Speaker 1: the season progresses and you feel a little bit more comfortable.
• 37:04
  Speaker 3: Um, yeah, I mean, last year, kind of similar situation
• 37:08
  Speaker 3: to start the year, but more because of injury and
• 37:11
  Speaker 3: the first few games back, um, was probably around the
• 37:15
  Speaker 3: same percentage. And then that ramped up, um, this year though,
• 37:19
  Speaker 3: like we're just, we're just playing it by ear. I
• 37:21
  Speaker 3: think we have a good thing going, um, on third
• 37:25
  Speaker 3: downs and, and then early downs, uh, Theo Jackson's out
• 37:30
  Speaker 3: there a lot of the time, more like two safety looks.
• 37:32
  Speaker 3: We run a lot of three safety looks. So, um,
• 37:35
  Speaker 3: it helps, it helps having a bunch of guys that
• 37:37
  Speaker 3: can play different spots. Uh, but like the way things
• 37:40
  Speaker 3: are going right now, we're, You never know how the
• 37:43
  Speaker 3: season goes, the health and matchups and whatever. I'm ready
• 37:48
  Speaker 3: for whatever. Just trying to win.
• 37:50
  Speaker 1: Man, it just seems like, not that you guys are
• 37:54
  Speaker 1: a no-name defense because you guys got a ton of
• 37:56
  Speaker 1: great players, but guys like Blake Cashman and Andrew Van
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: Ginkle and even Dallas Turner, who's really started to ascend
• 38:05
  Speaker 1: in a big way this year. Brian Flores, and I
• 38:08
  Speaker 1: said this earlier in the year, is a little bit
• 38:11
  Speaker 1: insane to me. That's what it seems like. I don't
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: know how... You're probably used to it, but even for
• 38:17
  Speaker 1: him this year, it's been wild. He's sinning it.
• 38:21
  Speaker 3: Yeah. We see those conversations about the blitz rates and
• 38:29
  Speaker 3: everybody thinks it's wild, and rightfully so.
• 38:32
  Speaker 1: It is wild.
• 38:35
  Speaker 3: But when you're living it and really... I met Flo
• 38:43
  Speaker 3: in 2023 when he got here, and I feel like
• 38:46
  Speaker 3: since then he's kind of been formulating this, I don't
• 38:51
  Speaker 3: want to say hodgepodge, but it's because it's not a hodgepodge.
• 38:54
  Speaker 3: It's very thought out, and there's reasons for everything. But
• 38:58
  Speaker 3: it was very aggressive and very pressure-oriented. It's just kind
• 39:03
  Speaker 3: of a different way of looking at playing defense. So
• 39:05
  Speaker 3: since I was there, kind of from the start, almost
• 39:10
  Speaker 3: like part of the experiment in a way, it doesn't
• 39:15
  Speaker 3: feel crazy. Like it looks when you look at the
• 39:20
  Speaker 3: numbers of, you know, pressuring with more than four, essentially.
• 39:25
  Speaker 3: Which to me, like we talk about it sometimes, it's like,
• 39:28
  Speaker 3: who decided that four? was the baseline amount you're supposed
• 39:32
  Speaker 3: to send? That was decided when Walter Camp came up
• 39:37
  Speaker 3: with football.
• 39:39
  Speaker 1: What does that mean?
• 39:43
  Speaker 3: And there's value in doing it so many times because
• 39:47
  Speaker 3: you build comfort in it. And it just allows you
• 39:51
  Speaker 3: to see the game a little bit different.
• 39:54
  Speaker 1: I agree. I think, and I know you're like, who
• 39:58
  Speaker 1: came up with it? I don't know, but that's the metric.
• 40:00
  Speaker 1: And in the history of ball, as they've been measuring it,
• 40:03
  Speaker 1: this is crazy. And maybe it's so ingenuitive that it
• 40:08
  Speaker 1: changes the landscape of football. And I think he's becoming
• 40:11
  Speaker 1: that kind of coordinator. It's almost like people talk about
• 40:16
  Speaker 1: McDonald out in Seattle. And how innovative he's been and
• 40:21
  Speaker 1: how he's at the forefront of football. But a lot
• 40:23
  Speaker 1: of it is similar to what Vic Fangio has been doing.
• 40:27
  Speaker 1: I don't have a lot that I could compare what
• 40:29
  Speaker 1: Brian Flores is doing. You know, it's almost like what
• 40:32
  Speaker 1: Wink Martindale was doing, what Rex was doing a little bit,
• 40:36
  Speaker 1: but it's all combined with more chaos and. like you said,
• 40:42
  Speaker 1: it seems like he's got the perfect guys and the
• 40:45
  Speaker 1: perfect secondary with Isaiah Rogers and Byron Murphy and you
• 40:49
  Speaker 1: and Theo and to, to buy in and say, yeah,
• 40:52
  Speaker 1: it don't sound that crazy to us. Yeah. Living your
• 40:55
  Speaker 1: life quarter mile at a time. Like it don't sound
• 40:57
  Speaker 1: that crazy when you're going 120, but everybody watching you
• 41:00
  Speaker 1: going 120, like, wow, they going fast, but you're in
• 41:03
  Speaker 1: the car. And I think it's a huge part of
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: why you guys have had the success you've had. But,
• 41:10
  Speaker 1: every game it seems like you have another dynamic play
• 41:13
  Speaker 1: and another turnover and another big reason why this defense
• 41:17
  Speaker 1: is considered the best in the National Football League. Can
• 41:20
  Speaker 1: you talk about your teammates and the ascension of some
• 41:23
  Speaker 1: of your interior defensive linemen that have helped?
• 41:27
  Speaker 3: Yeah, that's, I think that's, like you mentioned, Blake Cashman
• 41:31
  Speaker 3: and Dallas Turner, Eric Wilson, Van Giet, like those are
• 41:36
  Speaker 3: guys who have like, I still think are underrated, but
• 41:39
  Speaker 3: they've at least been around. Some of these guys up front, like,
• 41:44
  Speaker 3: I mean, there's so many. Like, every one of them
• 41:47
  Speaker 3: that plays, like, Levi's in there. Redman's in there.
• 41:51
  Speaker 1: Ty.
• 41:52
  Speaker 3: The young guys we've drafted, Caleb, Dom, Big Citrus. Like,
• 41:59
  Speaker 3: I know I'm forgetting. Like, everyone out there is playing
• 42:02
  Speaker 3: at a really high level. I don't want to forget anybody.
• 42:04
  Speaker 1: Right, right.
• 42:05
  Speaker 3: Because, like, literally anybody on the field is– is making plays.
• 42:08
  Speaker 3: And it's a, and again, there's like, there's unique things
• 42:12
  Speaker 3: that are asked of interior D linemen that aren't like
• 42:17
  Speaker 3: always what you see being coached everywhere as far as
• 42:21
  Speaker 3: like how we're sending them and how they place it
• 42:22
  Speaker 3: and things. So it's, it's not easy to learn. I
• 42:28
  Speaker 3: think those guys are, are really where it starts for
• 42:30
  Speaker 3: the whole defense. And then everybody kind of can play
• 42:35
  Speaker 3: off them. If those guys are making plays, like, it's
• 42:38
  Speaker 3: going to be a long day for you.
• 42:39
  Speaker 1: No question. Yeah. And you've played on a lot of,
• 42:42
  Speaker 1: you played on this Minnesota Vikings team for 15 years,
• 42:46
  Speaker 1: hall of fame career, a lot of, a lot of
• 42:50
  Speaker 1: great teams, some, some not so great teams, but you
• 42:53
  Speaker 1: played on that 14 and three team where you guys
• 42:56
  Speaker 1: had that incredible run. Do you feel like this is
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: one of the best Vikings teams, at least defensively that
• 43:01
  Speaker 1: you've ever been on? Yeah.
• 43:05
  Speaker 3: I mean, I think it has the makings of it. Like,
• 43:07
  Speaker 3: Being this early in the season, you know how it is. Like,
• 43:12
  Speaker 3: everything's great right now. We'll see where we're at in
• 43:16
  Speaker 3: a few more weeks. But it's definitely got– it has
• 43:19
  Speaker 3: a lot of the makings of it. And not in
• 43:21
  Speaker 3: the same ways, in different ways. I think the best
• 43:23
  Speaker 3: part of this defense is the– not that there's, like,
• 43:29
  Speaker 3: no names. Like, I think Dallas Turner's going to be, like,
• 43:31
  Speaker 3: a big star.
• 43:32
  Speaker 1: I think so, too.
• 43:34
  Speaker 3: But I think as of right now, the fact that, like–
• 43:37
  Speaker 3: there's not one dominant star. Like you can't account for everyone.
• 43:43
  Speaker 3: Like everyone is, everyone is very good and can, can
• 43:47
  Speaker 3: make big game changing plays at every level of the defense.
• 43:51
  Speaker 3: And I think that's, that's a weapon in itself in
• 43:53
  Speaker 3: the way that this defense is constructed and kind of
• 43:58
  Speaker 3: its uniqueness.
• 44:01
  Speaker 1: So I, I wouldn't.
• 44:02
  Speaker 3: Compare it to any defense I've been on, even though
• 44:04
  Speaker 3: like I hold some of those defenses in like really
• 44:07
  Speaker 3: high regard, but it's just totally different and i think
• 44:11
  Speaker 3: it's it's um it's like a little more moldable and
• 44:15
  Speaker 3: like adaptable as the season goes on which which is
• 44:18
  Speaker 3: what is is the coolest part to me because like
• 44:21
  Speaker 3: you're not stuck in a box you can whatever we
• 44:24
  Speaker 3: need to do like we can probably figure it out
• 44:27
  Speaker 3: it's just if we figure it out in time during
• 44:29
  Speaker 3: the game or not like but we're gonna have the
• 44:33
  Speaker 3: pieces and the the like mental capacity to find, to
• 44:37
  Speaker 3: like look for it.
• 44:39
  Speaker 1: Yeah. It seems like you guys have a ton of
• 44:42
  Speaker 1: answers and usually the answer is, is pressure and it's
• 44:46
  Speaker 1: almost offensive defense. Like, and I don't, I don't know
• 44:50
  Speaker 1: if I've ever even thought about it that way until
• 44:52
  Speaker 1: I just said it, but like you guys go into
• 44:54
  Speaker 1: games knowing you're going to impact the game because you know,
• 44:56
  Speaker 1: you're going to force them to make fast decisions, be
• 44:59
  Speaker 1: uncomfortable all game and really play off their back foot.
• 45:02
  Speaker 1: And when you're playing that way, I mean, it got
• 45:04
  Speaker 1: to feel good walking into some of these stadiums. You
• 45:07
  Speaker 1: got the Colts next with Daniel Jones, and they just
• 45:10
  Speaker 1: struggled against the Titans. And obviously, every week in the
• 45:13
  Speaker 1: National Football League, you don't take for granted. But it
• 45:15
  Speaker 1: has to feel good knowing that you're going to go
• 45:17
  Speaker 1: in there in regards to who the opponent is. Your
• 45:20
  Speaker 1: plan is to attack.
• 45:23
  Speaker 3: That is, I don't know if it was put in
• 45:25
  Speaker 3: those exact words, but that is kind of the approach
• 45:29
  Speaker 3: of the defenses to offense. is to be like, whether
• 45:34
  Speaker 3: it's offensive or more like in control of what is
• 45:38
  Speaker 3: going to happen. Like if you're doing certain things defensively,
• 45:42
  Speaker 3: no matter what, like you're kind of saying it would
• 45:46
  Speaker 3: be ill advised for you to run certain place on offense.
• 45:50
  Speaker 3: And you can still try it if you want. And
• 45:54
  Speaker 3: some people have, and especially early on, cause like nobody
• 45:57
  Speaker 3: had any idea what we were doing and we didn't
• 45:59
  Speaker 3: really either. like a few years ago. But it limits
• 46:04
  Speaker 3: kind of options for everybody if you do it the
• 46:08
  Speaker 3: right way. And it really does give you more of
• 46:12
  Speaker 3: a feel of an offensive play caller on defense, which is–
• 46:17
  Speaker 3: it's just a different deal.
• 46:21
  Speaker 1: Well, how are you feeling about your interceptions? You're the
• 46:25
  Speaker 1: active leader in interceptions. Are you going to get your
• 46:28
  Speaker 1: 40th this Sunday?
• 46:29
  Speaker 3: Yeah. I'm going to need to find 40.
• 46:32
  Speaker 1: Got to get 40.
• 46:34
  Speaker 3: All the guys have been on me about that. I
• 46:36
  Speaker 3: had a chance that first week I was back, and
• 46:39
  Speaker 3: luckily my boy JP got it instead. But I was
• 46:45
  Speaker 3: pretty down on myself about that one.
• 46:47
  Speaker 1: But it's coming.
• 46:49
  Speaker 3: It's at the right time. Just play ball. Normally, I
• 46:54
  Speaker 3: don't know about you, but anytime I ever go out
• 46:57
  Speaker 3: hunting interceptions, it's just not really. No, just go play.
• 47:01
  Speaker 3: Whatever your job is, do it well. The ball will
• 47:04
  Speaker 3: find you. And if it doesn't, it will find somebody else.
• 47:09
  Speaker 3: You just play the game how it's intended to be
• 47:12
  Speaker 3: played as a team sport and it normally comes back around.
• 47:16
  Speaker 1: No question. It'll hit you in the face when you're
• 47:19
  Speaker 1: doing your job right. There's so many times you guys
• 47:22
  Speaker 1: used to run that quarter's. where you just walk through
• 47:24
  Speaker 1: a dig, and you just come through, and I'm like, what?
• 47:28
  Speaker 1: Just do what you're supposed to do. Yeah, for sure.
• 47:33
  Speaker 1: So I know you came back this year. You guys
• 47:35
  Speaker 1: are on an incredible run. You're flying high. Is this
• 47:38
  Speaker 1: your last year, or are you leaving the door open?
• 47:42
  Speaker 3: I've always left the door open in the past, but, like,
• 47:46
  Speaker 3: I mean, this is my last year as far as, like,
• 47:50
  Speaker 3: I'll never– I don't know if I'll ever say, like,
• 47:54
  Speaker 3: for sure no to anything. But, no, this is my
• 47:58
  Speaker 3: last year for sure.
• 48:00
  Speaker 1: Look, I can see you, if they go into a
• 48:02
  Speaker 1: deep playoff run next year and they Eric Weddle you,
• 48:06
  Speaker 1: you're definitely putting a shoulder pass on it. There is.
• 48:09
  Speaker 3: See, like, the Weddle scenario, we were talking about that. So,
• 48:13
  Speaker 3: Kyle Vannoy is here. And we were just talking about
• 48:16
  Speaker 3: some OGs. And we were like, man, the Weddle story
• 48:20
  Speaker 3: is crazy. In the Super Bowl, I feel like it needs– like,
• 48:24
  Speaker 3: people need to hear it a little more. Like, he
• 48:25
  Speaker 3: tore his pec, like, the first drive in the Super
• 48:30
  Speaker 3: Bowl and just was like, yeah, I'm just going to play. Like,
• 48:33
  Speaker 3: that's so ridiculous to be out there making tackles. And
• 48:38
  Speaker 3: he was calling the defense.
• 48:39
  Speaker 1: Like, I think he was wearing the green dot.
• 48:41
  Speaker 3: And he was, like, one or two years out of
• 48:44
  Speaker 3: the league and just kind of showed up and learned
• 48:46
  Speaker 3: the whole thing. Like, that's so– That's such a big
• 48:50
  Speaker 3: deal to be able to have done. I feel like
• 48:54
  Speaker 3: we should show Eric a little more love.
• 48:56
  Speaker 1: I definitely feel like it's one of those things a
• 48:57
  Speaker 1: movie's going to be made about that they're not talking
• 49:00
  Speaker 1: about enough. And they're going to be like, why are
• 49:01
  Speaker 1: we making a movie about that? And then when you
• 49:03
  Speaker 1: watch the movie, you're going to be like, God dang.
• 49:06
  Speaker 1: So he really came off the ground. He wasn't training
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: hard and doing all this and really helped them win
• 49:11
  Speaker 1: a Super Bowl. Yes. It's crazy. But I want to
• 49:17
  Speaker 1: give you time and space to say or. ask anything
• 49:20
  Speaker 1: you want to ask, anything we didn't cover. I saw
• 49:23
  Speaker 1: your reaction to that crazy Justin Jefferson. First off, dying
• 49:27
  Speaker 1: from Kyler in that Saints game. Oh, my God. Could
• 49:30
  Speaker 1: you imagine being one of those DBs?
• 49:33
  Speaker 3: I know, like, as it went up, I was watching
• 49:35
  Speaker 3: on the video screen, and I was like, ooh, I
• 49:38
  Speaker 3: don't like this.
• 49:40
  Speaker 1: And then it was.
• 49:40
  Speaker 3: Just like, in a way, I mean, it was a
• 49:44
  Speaker 3: dime by Kyle, but like I've seen Jets make so
• 49:48
  Speaker 3: many plays like that where the ball goes up and
• 49:51
  Speaker 3: I'm like, oh, he's double covered or, you know, the
• 49:55
  Speaker 3: DB's all over him or whatever. And he still will
• 49:58
  Speaker 3: come away with it. And you're just like, how? Like
• 50:01
  Speaker 3: it doesn't even, like the fourth and 18 versus the
• 50:05
  Speaker 3: Bills in like 20, I think that was 2022 season.
• 50:08
  Speaker 1: I remember that one, yeah.
• 50:11
  Speaker 3: Was maybe, I don't know, the first touchdown he ever
• 50:14
  Speaker 3: scored was like a wild play. And he like started
• 50:18
  Speaker 3: gritting from like the 10-yard line or 5-yard line. Like
• 50:21
  Speaker 3: he's always just been, he's a really fun player to watch.
• 50:25
  Speaker 3: Like he's always, it always looks good when he's doing it.
• 50:31
  Speaker 3: So being on his team, like selfishly coming back this year,
• 50:38
  Speaker 3: I'm like, well, I get to watch this. I get
• 50:40
  Speaker 3: to watch Jets up close and personal one more time.
• 50:42
  Speaker 3: Like that's, that's a gift in itself. So he's always,
• 50:47
  Speaker 3: he's always, and he's like a very gracious superstar, which is,
• 50:52
  Speaker 3: which is cool to be around.
• 50:53
  Speaker 1: That's always, that's always great to be around. And I know,
• 50:56
  Speaker 1: you know, during training camp, it's all you, you respect
• 50:59
  Speaker 1: guys that you, you build it with and you, you
• 51:02
  Speaker 1: battle with all day and you get to see how
• 51:04
  Speaker 1: spectacular and how difficult they are to game plan and
• 51:07
  Speaker 1: compete against. And then you get to watch them, Go
• 51:10
  Speaker 1: kill somebody else. You'd be like, yeah, I know. I know.
• 51:12
  Speaker 1: We hate dealing with it too. Yeah.
• 51:16
  Speaker 3: I do have a question. We pulled up, my coach
• 51:19
  Speaker 3: pulled up a Cam Chancellor, a small highlight reveal the
• 51:24
  Speaker 3: other day about dealing with pulling guards. Like offensive lineman,
• 51:30
  Speaker 3: we used to watch those back in the day. He
• 51:33
  Speaker 3: was messing dudes up.
• 51:34
  Speaker 1: Yeah, he was.
• 51:34
  Speaker 3: Coming down girl. And just that era of, I'm sure
• 51:38
  Speaker 3: you get asked, in a lot about like Legion of Boom.
• 51:44
  Speaker 1: Was that, is that.
• 51:47
  Speaker 3: Like, y'all stay in touch to y'all? Like, was that
• 51:49
  Speaker 3: your favorite era, I'm assuming, of ball in your whole life?
• 51:53
  Speaker 3: Like Stanford, all that?
• 51:55
  Speaker 1: No question. I mean, because it felt like Pop Warner,
• 51:58
  Speaker 1: you know, with your buddies, but just you're in the
• 52:01
  Speaker 1: league and you're playing really great football with guys you trust,
• 52:04
  Speaker 1: guys you go to dinner with, guys you go to
• 52:07
  Speaker 1: their kids' birthday parties. And there's such an incredible level
• 52:12
  Speaker 1: of trust but work that went into it. Like, we
• 52:15
  Speaker 1: practiced so freaking hard because we're, like, almost, like, challenging
• 52:18
  Speaker 1: each other at practice. Like, what's the standard going to be?
• 52:22
  Speaker 1: And Earl practices harder than– bro, you turn on any
• 52:26
  Speaker 1: practice from any practice from any year. It doesn't matter
• 52:29
  Speaker 1: what it is. It could be in August, April, September.
• 52:33
  Speaker 1: You're going to know where Earl V. Thomas III is.
• 52:35
  Speaker 1: And when he's playing at such a high level, you
• 52:37
  Speaker 1: have to match it. And it's tough to match it
• 52:39
  Speaker 1: every day, but you challenge yourself to do it. And
• 52:42
  Speaker 1: then when you're practicing that hard, when you get in
• 52:44
  Speaker 1: the games, you're like, these guys ain't playing fast enough.
• 52:47
  Speaker 1: We got in the Super Bowl with Peyton and those guys.
• 52:49
  Speaker 1: You're like, hey, y'all not playing fast enough. Why are
• 52:51
  Speaker 1: y'all subbing out on the 14th play of the drive
• 52:54
  Speaker 1: and it's a third down? You got your fourth and
• 52:57
  Speaker 1: fifth receivers out here with the Legion of Boom, and
• 53:00
  Speaker 1: you got Demarius and Decker on the sideline, and it's
• 53:02
  Speaker 1: third and seven in the Super Bowl. You guys aren't
• 53:05
  Speaker 1: really built like that. And so it was a fun
• 53:09
  Speaker 1: time because we're running simple, super simple coverages. I mean,
• 53:13
  Speaker 1: we didn't really pressure like that. We probably had six coverages.
• 53:17
  Speaker 1: We had two off on third and long. We had three,
• 53:21
  Speaker 1: not a match three, but just a three, old school,
• 53:23
  Speaker 1: high school. We had man, robber. Nothing crazy. Nothing crazy.
• 53:30
  Speaker 1: We're just better than everybody. We're just better. We're just better.
• 53:33
  Speaker 1: And we know where the holes are. We know the
• 53:35
  Speaker 1: weaknesses of it, and we are covering them up by, like,
• 53:39
  Speaker 1: being great players. We're like, hey, Earl, you lean, cover that. Hey, Cam,
• 53:42
  Speaker 1: you're going to carry this seam. Hey, if this receiver
• 53:45
  Speaker 1: runs a comeback, I'm driving it. Just you got to
• 53:48
  Speaker 1: go with that seam because I'm leaving you. If he
• 53:49
  Speaker 1: doesn't run a comeback, I'll go over 80-20 it and
• 53:52
  Speaker 1: pick it off if I can. But, like, we knew
• 53:55
  Speaker 1: what was coming so many times that if somebody made
• 53:58
  Speaker 1: a mistake or somebody jumped the gap, like, somebody's going
• 54:01
  Speaker 1: to clean it up pretty fast. And it's usually Cam
• 54:03
  Speaker 1: or Bobby. Um, Earl will save the day a ton
• 54:06
  Speaker 1: of times, but it was just such a amazing time
• 54:09
  Speaker 1: to be football. It always felt like you were connected
• 54:11
  Speaker 1: and intertwined and like never out of position.
• 54:16
  Speaker 3: It was like whenever y'all were on, I mean, we
• 54:18
  Speaker 3: played you a few times, but it was, uh, I
• 54:21
  Speaker 3: always enjoyed watching. It was just like, it looked like every,
• 54:24
  Speaker 3: like you said, like every player in that, in that
• 54:27
  Speaker 3: window was like built for that spot. Right. And it
• 54:33
  Speaker 3: was enjoyable to watch for sure.
• 54:34
  Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Unless we were playing here.
• 54:36
  Speaker 3: Right, right, right.
• 54:39
  Speaker 1: Except those times. But you've always played the position, bro,
• 54:45
  Speaker 1: at such a high level. I remember we got to
• 54:46
  Speaker 1: play in that Pro Bowl together. That was fun. The
• 54:50
  Speaker 1: one Jack Rabbit decided to not show up to practice
• 54:53
  Speaker 1: the whole week. I think that was the one in Hawaii, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
• 54:59
  Speaker 3: I remember there was a deep ball where, like, I
• 55:01
  Speaker 3: was trying to figure out.
• 55:02
  Speaker 1: That was my first one.
• 55:03
  Speaker 3: So I was trying to figure out, like, how hard
• 55:05
  Speaker 3: are we playing? And we made some contact. I was like,
• 55:09
  Speaker 3: my bad, man. That was too much. That was too
• 55:12
  Speaker 3: much for this scenario.
• 55:16
  Speaker 1: Bro, it was a great time, bro. I remember that
• 55:19
  Speaker 1: because I had so much respect for your game. And,
• 55:22
  Speaker 1: you know, you always see guys play, but you never
• 55:24
  Speaker 1: get to play with them. And that was a good time, man.
• 55:28
  Speaker 1: I really enjoyed that Pro Bowl. And getting to spend
• 55:32
  Speaker 1: time with you and getting to pick your brain a
• 55:34
  Speaker 1: little bit, that was a lot of fun. Likewise, for sure. Yes, sir. Well,
• 55:38
  Speaker 1: I won't take any more of your off day. I
• 55:40
  Speaker 1: know you got to rest up. Got a big game
• 55:42
  Speaker 1: this week. I appreciate you joining on with me, brother.
• 55:45
  Speaker 1: Go get that 40th. Yes, sir.
• 55:48
  Speaker 3: I'll see you a few weeks down the line, I guess,
• 55:50
  Speaker 3: in person.
• 55:51
  Speaker 1: Yep, yep. I'll see you in a couple weeks. We'll
• 55:52
  Speaker 1: chop it up. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Monday
• 55:57
  Speaker 1: night delivers the final statement of the football week. You've
• 56:00
  Speaker 1: spent all weekend reacting to big plays and big decisions,
• 56:04
  Speaker 1: and now there's one more matchup to break down. It's
• 56:07
  Speaker 1: the kind of night you plan around, so dinner should
• 56:09
  Speaker 1: elevate it, not pull you away from it. And DiGiorno
• 56:12
  Speaker 1: pizza lets you enjoy restaurant-quality taste, fresh from your own oven.
• 56:18
  Speaker 1: While you settle in and watch how the defense disguises coverage,
• 56:22
  Speaker 1: how the offense adjusts, and... Who makes the play when
• 56:26
  Speaker 1: everybody knows the pressure is coming? Stay locked in to
• 56:29
  Speaker 1: the moments everyone will react afterwards to. The fourth down call,
• 56:34
  Speaker 1: the coverage bust, the turnover that changes everything. Monday night
• 56:39
  Speaker 1: is too good to treat like an ordinary weeknight. So
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: don't just make do, make DiGiorno. It's not delivery, baby.
• 56:48
  Speaker 1: It's DiGiorno.
• 56:51
  Speaker 2: It's the fourth quarter on the Richard Sherman Podcast. Let's
• 56:54
  Speaker 2: take it to the Baltimore Ravens. Four and two, fresh
• 56:57
  Speaker 2: off a loss against the Cleveland Browns. Will Lamar Jackson
• 57:00
  Speaker 2: be back? Question marks in the air. They host the
• 57:03
  Speaker 2: Cincinnati Bengals, led by Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase. Cincinnati
• 57:08
  Speaker 2: going into Baltimore. Do you think they can pull off
• 57:11
  Speaker 2: this mini upset? Baltimore's favored by a point and a half.
• 57:14
  Speaker 2: Polymarket gives Baltimore a slight edge at 57% likelihood to win.
• 57:19
  Speaker 2: Can Cincy go in there and get a win?
• 57:21
  Speaker 1: All right, Mitchell Ott. This is a tough one to
• 57:24
  Speaker 1: call because is Lamar Jackson going to play? Is he
• 57:26
  Speaker 1: not going to play? I think that would affect what
• 57:30
  Speaker 1: I think in this game. Cincinnati has been up and
• 57:35
  Speaker 1: down on defense. They've been better than years past, but
• 57:38
  Speaker 1: still kind of middle of the pack. Baltimore, it's hard
• 57:42
  Speaker 1: to guess what they're going to be offensively. I think
• 57:48
  Speaker 1: Huntley has played solid football. Snoop Huntley has done his best.
• 57:53
  Speaker 1: to kind of weather the storm until Lamar comes back,
• 57:55
  Speaker 1: but he's just not quite Lamar Jackson, and obviously nobody's
• 57:59
  Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. If Lamar Jackson plays, I think Baltimore wins
• 58:02
  Speaker 1: this game. If he doesn't, I think Cincinnati walks away
• 58:05
  Speaker 1: with the win, and that's what I got for you
• 58:09
  Speaker 1: because until they tell me if Lamar Jackson's playing, it's
• 58:12
  Speaker 1: hard for me to give you a true answer. If
• 58:15
  Speaker 1: he's playing, give me Baltimore.
• 58:18
  Speaker 2: I'm with you on that. If Lamar plays, it's Baltimore.
• 58:20
  Speaker 2: If not, it's Cincinnati. I look for Cincinnati to get
• 58:23
  Speaker 2: Chase Brown more involved. They need to establish a run game.
• 58:26
  Speaker 2: Chase Brown's had an underwhelming start to the season with
• 58:29
  Speaker 2: only 246 rush yards and one touchdown. Keep an eye
• 58:32
  Speaker 2: on Chase Brown in this game, Richard. I think he's
• 58:34
  Speaker 2: going to have a bigger impact than he's had in
• 58:37
  Speaker 2: these previous five games of the season. Let's take it
• 58:40
  Speaker 2: to New Orleans. I'm sorry, let's take it to France.
• 58:43
  Speaker 2: The New Orleans Saints on paper are hosting the Pittsburgh
• 58:46
  Speaker 2: Steelers Polly Market likes Pittsburgh, giving them a 55% likelihood
• 58:51
  Speaker 2: to win this game and a 2.5 point favorite. New Orleans,
• 58:56
  Speaker 2: they looked pretty darn good last week against the Giants,
• 58:59
  Speaker 2: coming away with a 34-27 win after starting off 10-0
• 59:03
  Speaker 2: in that game. Tyler Schoch continues his impressive start to
• 59:07
  Speaker 2: the season. Do you think New Orleans can get things right?
• 59:10
  Speaker 2: here and continue their winning ways in France against Pittsburgh?
• 59:15
  Speaker 1: Continue their winning ways. They're 2-4.
• 59:17
  Speaker 2: Well, they just won last week, Richard. They just got
• 59:21
  Speaker 2: one win, and another one makes a winning streak here.
• 59:24
  Speaker 1: Come on. I'm with you, but these games... These games? No,
• 59:31
  Speaker 1: I don't. I think Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers is playing solid football.
• 59:37
  Speaker 1: It's not great, not bad, but obviously his standards are
• 59:39
  Speaker 1: so incredibly high. I think Jalen Warren and Rico Dowdle
• 59:45
  Speaker 1: are a great combination, and they're going to help kind
• 59:48
  Speaker 1: of stabilize this offense going forward. DK Metcalf and Aaron
• 59:52
  Speaker 1: Rodgers seem to be finding a rhythm, even if it's
• 59:55
  Speaker 1: just in the fourth quarter ball games, if they can
• 59:57
  Speaker 1: continue that. I think they go into France and pull
• 1:00:03
  Speaker 1: out a victory. Their defense, 11 sacks on the year.
• 1:00:07
  Speaker 1: They're starting to wake up. They're starting to get production
• 1:00:10
  Speaker 1: from the guys they paid big money to. This is
• 1:00:12
  Speaker 1: the highest-paid defense in the league, and I think last
• 1:00:15
  Speaker 1: week you started to see why. Give me Pittsburgh in
• 1:00:20
  Speaker 1: this game, 24-14.
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 2: I like Pittsburgh as well. New Orleans is 30th against
• 1:00:29
  Speaker 2: a run. Jalen Warren's had a great start to this season.
• 1:00:32
  Speaker 2: I think I expect Jalen Warren or one run wild
• 1:00:35
  Speaker 2: in France. Give me Pittsburgh as well. And kind of
• 1:00:38
  Speaker 2: a sloppy game. I think it's going to be like
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 2: 20 to 17, but I got Pittsburgh. Let's take it
• 1:00:45
  Speaker 2: to Carolina. The Carolina Panthers and number one in their division,
• 1:00:49
  Speaker 2: this NFC South have actually looked pretty darn good on
• 1:00:52
  Speaker 2: the season. They host division foe, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• 1:00:57
  Speaker 2: Tampa Bay, 1-5. Polly Market likes Carolina. 61% likelihood to
• 1:01:03
  Speaker 2: win this game. Do you think Carolina comes out on top?
• 1:01:06
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think this is one of those situations. Carolina
• 1:01:08
  Speaker 1: is just rolling offensively. They're putting up a lot of points,
• 1:01:11
  Speaker 1: and I don't think the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can keep up.
• 1:01:13
  Speaker 1: Jalen Daniels is going to have to do a lot
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 1: more if they're going to keep up with this high-powered
• 1:01:18
  Speaker 1: Carolina team. panthers offense and they played well against really
• 1:01:21
  Speaker 1: good teams bad teams whatever the case may be they're
• 1:01:25
  Speaker 1: what fourth in the league and scoring offense they're they're
• 1:01:29
  Speaker 1: solid on defense you know i ain't nothing to write
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 1: home about but they're doing so well on offense that
• 1:01:34
  Speaker 1: i think that's going to be enough to win them
• 1:01:35
  Speaker 1: this game give me carolina running away they've been scoring
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 1: 30 points just about every game and now todd bowles
• 1:01:41
  Speaker 1: is going to do his best to change that this
• 1:01:43
  Speaker 1: this this defense for tampa bay has been better their
• 1:01:46
  Speaker 1: fifth in total defense Second against the run. They do
• 1:01:49
  Speaker 1: not give up yards on the run. Can Chubba Hubbard
• 1:01:51
  Speaker 1: change that? Can Ted Arroyo and McMillan push the ball
• 1:01:54
  Speaker 1: down the field along with some of these other bigger receivers? Sure.
• 1:01:57
  Speaker 1: But give me Carolina 27 to 13.
• 1:02:01
  Speaker 2: The more I watch Bryce Young, the more I like him.
• 1:02:06
  Speaker 2: He has certainly answered the questions that have come over
• 1:02:09
  Speaker 2: the last couple years about why he was the number
• 1:02:11
  Speaker 2: one overall pick. He is a decisive decision maker in
• 1:02:14
  Speaker 2: that backfield. I like Bryce Young to take care of business.
• 1:02:17
  Speaker 2: And I'm shocked this is a two-and-a-half point line, honestly, Richard.
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 2: Give me Carolina. Give me Carolina to cover. Let's talk
• 1:02:24
  Speaker 2: about the Houston Texans. They'll be hosting the New York Giants.
• 1:02:27
  Speaker 2: The Giants are leading the NFC East. Certainly have an
• 1:02:31
  Speaker 2: opportunity to win that division, seeing how everything has unfolded
• 1:02:36
  Speaker 2: to start this season.
• 1:02:37
  Speaker 1: But Houston, after.
• 1:02:39
  Speaker 2: Starting 0-4, they got a huge win overseas last week
• 1:02:42
  Speaker 2: against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Do they continue their mini hot
• 1:02:46
  Speaker 2: streak here and make it three in a row?
• 1:02:48
  Speaker 1: Yes. Yes. I think they do. I think they found
• 1:02:51
  Speaker 1: their rhythm on both sides of the football. CJ Stroud
• 1:02:53
  Speaker 1: played great football last week. He's doing a great job.
• 1:02:57
  Speaker 1: Their defense is going to start to eat up. They're
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 1: going to find themselves and start to be the defense
• 1:03:03
  Speaker 1: that everybody expects them to be. A huge win against
• 1:03:07
  Speaker 1: a very, very good Jacksonville team last week in London.
• 1:03:11
  Speaker 1: And I think C.J. Stroud's ascension is the most important
• 1:03:14
  Speaker 1: part of this. I know they've leaned on their defense
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 1: over the years, and they've been a huge part of it,
• 1:03:20
  Speaker 1: but if they can continue to do what they've done offensively,
• 1:03:24
  Speaker 1: and when they find a great run game, when they
• 1:03:26
  Speaker 1: start to get it going on the ground, it's going
• 1:03:29
  Speaker 1: to get even better.
• 1:03:30
  Speaker 3: C.J.
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 1: Stroud threw his first interception last week to Travis Hunter,
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 1: and it was great play by Travis Hunter, bad decision
• 1:03:36
  Speaker 1: by C.J. Stroud, obviously, but I think he's He's where
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 1: he needs to be. Jalen Noel is having a great season.
• 1:03:43
  Speaker 1: Nico Collins. They got Marvin Harrison Jr. involved early last week.
• 1:03:48
  Speaker 1: It seems like they have a really good plan for him.
• 1:03:50
  Speaker 1: He seems like a guy they want to get involved
• 1:03:53
  Speaker 1: in the game plan. And I'm sure with another week
• 1:03:55
  Speaker 1: of preparation, another week for him to learn this playbook,
• 1:03:58
  Speaker 1: they're going to get him involved even more. He's fit
• 1:04:00
  Speaker 1: in really well. They still got booty. They're starting to
• 1:04:06
  Speaker 1: look like a really, really deep receiving core. If their
• 1:04:08
  Speaker 1: defense can even show... any signs of what they were
• 1:04:13
  Speaker 1: last week, I mean last year, and they can get
• 1:04:15
  Speaker 1: after J.J. McCarthy, who I think is going to start
• 1:04:18
  Speaker 1: this game. I think they start J.J. McCarthy. I think
• 1:04:21
  Speaker 1: he played too well in the fourth quarter not to
• 1:04:24
  Speaker 1: start him. I think they saw something that they really liked,
• 1:04:28
  Speaker 1: and I think that's what I would expect. Malik Nabors,
• 1:04:33
  Speaker 1: he found Malik Nabors early and often in that quarter.
• 1:04:36
  Speaker 1: If he can start off like he finished last week,
• 1:04:38
  Speaker 1: it'll be a really exciting game. But I got the
• 1:04:40
  Speaker 1: Houston Texans in this one. Give me the Houston Texans
• 1:04:44
  Speaker 1: winning this one 28-17.
• 1:04:48
  Speaker 2: Before we leave this game, I got a question to ask.
• 1:04:51
  Speaker 2: We saw last week John Harbaugh was clearly unhappy with
• 1:04:54
  Speaker 2: Cam Scadabo. Cam Scadabo only played in six offensive snaps,
• 1:04:58
  Speaker 2: did not have any carries, was lining up at fullback.
• 1:05:02
  Speaker 2: Everyone thinks this was because of the fumble he had
• 1:05:04
  Speaker 2: the week prior. What do you think of the way
• 1:05:06
  Speaker 2: John Harbaugh is handling things in New York right now?
• 1:05:10
  Speaker 1: It's an old school way to do things, but I
• 1:05:12
  Speaker 1: respect it. John Harbaugh has had a lot of success
• 1:05:15
  Speaker 1: in his league, and sometimes those methods work for him.
• 1:05:19
  Speaker 1: It's a different way of coaching. I think some people
• 1:05:21
  Speaker 1: would say that way of coaching is going away, especially
• 1:05:25
  Speaker 1: with this new generation of kids. But that's the way
• 1:05:29
  Speaker 1: he thinks it should be done, and we'll see how
• 1:05:31
  Speaker 1: it works out.
• 1:05:32
  Speaker 2: The New York Jets, 2-4, hosting the 0-5 Miami Dolphins.
• 1:05:37
  Speaker 2: Is there anything to watch here, Richard? Are the New
• 1:05:40
  Speaker 2: York Jets going to get another win on the board?
• 1:05:42
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the New York Jets get another win.
• 1:05:45
  Speaker 1: I think Geno Smith plays well. Their defense has 17
• 1:05:50
  Speaker 1: sacks on a season. I think David Bailey is starting
• 1:05:54
  Speaker 1: to become the guy they thought he was when they
• 1:05:56
  Speaker 1: took him very high in the draft. I expect New
• 1:06:00
  Speaker 1: York to walk away with a win, Miami to go
• 1:06:02
  Speaker 1: to 0-6, and we start talking about their draft possibilities
• 1:06:06
  Speaker 1: and who's available for them to pick up to play
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 1: quarterback for them next year. I think that's the conversation,
• 1:06:13
  Speaker 1: and I think that's what they expect to go into
• 1:06:14
  Speaker 1: this season with a very big dead cap number, trading
• 1:06:18
  Speaker 1: away and getting rid of a lot of their better players,
• 1:06:20
  Speaker 1: more talented players. They're learning what they can about the
• 1:06:24
  Speaker 1: players they have, and they'll draft a lot of guys,
• 1:06:27
  Speaker 1: and we'll see what they are next year.
• 1:06:30
  Speaker 2: One great thing about the Jets this season with Geno
• 1:06:33
  Speaker 2: Smith under center is we've gotten to see who the
• 1:06:34
  Speaker 2: real Garrett Wilson is. I mean, he's had a solid season,
• 1:06:37
  Speaker 2: 418 yards, receiving three touchdowns. I expect the Jets to
• 1:06:41
  Speaker 2: win this one rather easily. Give me Geno and the
• 1:06:44
  Speaker 2: Jets to win this one 31-14. We will take it
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 2: to Tennessee, a team that got a win last week
• 1:06:52
  Speaker 2: against this lowly Indianapolis Colts team that we discussed previously.
• 1:06:56
  Speaker 2: They take on the 4-2 team. Cleveland Browns. The chance
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 2: for the Browns to start the season 5-2, Polymarket only
• 1:07:05
  Speaker 2: gives them a 50% likelihood to win this game, and
• 1:07:08
  Speaker 2: Cleveland's only a 1.5 point favorite. Are you surprised at
• 1:07:12
  Speaker 2: that at all?
• 1:07:14
  Speaker 1: No, I'm not super surprised by that just because of
• 1:07:17
  Speaker 1: how hot and cold this offense has been under Deshaun Watson.
• 1:07:21
  Speaker 1: At times they sputter. He finds a way to get
• 1:07:24
  Speaker 1: hot near the end of ballgames, whether it's with his
• 1:07:27
  Speaker 1: legs or with his arms. He'll make some plays, and
• 1:07:29
  Speaker 1: they'll find a way to win ballgames. But I think,
• 1:07:33
  Speaker 1: for the most part, they've struggled, and I think this
• 1:07:34
  Speaker 1: Tennessee defense can cause that. They have some guys that
• 1:07:38
  Speaker 1: can play and get after a passer. But I think
• 1:07:42
  Speaker 1: this Cleveland Browns defense is really good, really aggressive, and
• 1:07:45
  Speaker 1: I think they're going to make the difference in this game.
• 1:07:48
  Speaker 1: Give me Cleveland in a low-scoring defensive battle. Cleveland 15-9.
• 1:07:57
  Speaker 2: You've got to love what this team has done in
• 1:07:59
  Speaker 2: the offseason, too. Investing heavily in the wide receiving room.
• 1:08:02
  Speaker 2: Looked like they got an absolute stud in Denzel Boston
• 1:08:05
  Speaker 2: and Casey Concepcion. We'll see how this plays out for
• 1:08:08
  Speaker 2: them going into next season. I think it's easy to
• 1:08:10
  Speaker 2: say they are the winners of the Jared versus Miles
• 1:08:13
  Speaker 2: Garrett trade. Let's talk about the Arizona Cardinals. They'll be
• 1:08:17
  Speaker 2: hosting the 4-2 Denver Broncos off a huge win. Both
• 1:08:21
  Speaker 2: teams off huge wins. Who comes out on top of
• 1:08:25
  Speaker 2: this one here, Richard?
• 1:08:29
  Speaker 1: Between Denver and Arizona? Give me Denver. You know, they'll
• 1:08:34
  Speaker 1: try to get back on track offensively in this game,
• 1:08:36
  Speaker 1: try to inject some confidence into Bo Nix. But Arizona
• 1:08:40
  Speaker 1: is a sneaky, sneaky good team. And obviously they beat,
• 1:08:45
  Speaker 1: they upset the Rams last week, and they've shown that
• 1:08:49
  Speaker 1: they can, you know, help you cancel Christmas at times.
• 1:08:53
  Speaker 1: And maybe they're not a great team, but they're a
• 1:08:55
  Speaker 1: team that, can ruin people's day. And we'll see how
• 1:08:59
  Speaker 1: it goes. Jacoby Brissett is solid. Michael Wilson has been
• 1:09:04
  Speaker 1: having a solid season. They can run the football. Defensively,
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 1: Buda Baker is still the guy there. But Denver has
• 1:09:13
  Speaker 1: ranked 31st against the run. Arizona is going to have
• 1:09:16
  Speaker 1: to try to run the football. and force them to
• 1:09:19
  Speaker 1: stop them. If they can run the football, control the game,
• 1:09:21
  Speaker 1: and limit the mistakes, they'll have a chance in this game.
• 1:09:24
  Speaker 1: But I think the Denver defense is too good. Give
• 1:09:29
  Speaker 1: me Denver in this one. Give me Denver in this
• 1:09:32
  Speaker 1: one by a touchdown. We'll call it 19-12.
• 1:09:38
  Speaker 2: I like Denver as well, but someone's going to have
• 1:09:40
  Speaker 2: to remind Bo next that he can throw the ball downfield.
• 1:09:43
  Speaker 2: With the weapons, Jalen Waddell and Cortland Sutton I'm looking
• 1:09:47
  Speaker 2: for Bo Nix to be a little bit more, throw
• 1:09:50
  Speaker 2: caution to the wind and have a little bit more
• 1:09:52
  Speaker 2: Jameis Winston to his game and just throw some YOLO
• 1:09:55
  Speaker 2: balls out there. Denver needs some life offensively if they
• 1:09:59
  Speaker 2: want to be competitive throughout the rest of the season.
• 1:10:02
  Speaker 2: I look for them to turn things around this week
• 1:10:04
  Speaker 2: in Arizona. Give me Denver as well. And finally, a
• 1:10:09
  Speaker 2: game that coming into this season, everyone thought was going
• 1:10:12
  Speaker 2: to be a great one.
• 1:10:13
  Speaker 1: Now it's leaving.
• 1:10:15
  Speaker 2: Everyone scratching their heads as to what these two teams
• 1:10:17
  Speaker 2: are doing. The Dallas Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to take
• 1:10:21
  Speaker 2: on the Eagles. This is not the same Eagles team
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 2: we anticipated coming into the season. Tanner McKee under center now. Richard,
• 1:10:29
  Speaker 2: do you like Dallas in this game? Polly Market gives
• 1:10:32
  Speaker 2: them a 66% likelihood to win this one.
• 1:10:36
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I still think you've got to give
• 1:10:38
  Speaker 1: respect to the Philadelphia Eagles defense. And Dallas still hasn't
• 1:10:41
  Speaker 1: played great offense. And Polly Market has Dallas slightly ahead.
• 1:10:45
  Speaker 1: But I don't know if I feel comfortable saying that
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  Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys are going to beat the Philadelphia Eagles.
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  Speaker 1: I don't because I can't believe in them because it's
• 1:10:55
  Speaker 1: too inconsistent. Even their offense, who has all this talent,
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  Speaker 1: Javante Williams, George Pickens, C.D. Lamb, all these guys that
• 1:11:04
  Speaker 1: should be going. It should be a high-powered offense. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: they fall asleep at the wheel, and things just kind
• 1:11:10
  Speaker 1: of slowly but surely dissipate. And I know Philadelphia doesn't
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  Speaker 1: have much to write home about, but Dallas doesn't play
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  Speaker 1: great defense either. And so I think if you look
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  Speaker 1: at that, their rush defense is terrible. They're 32nd in
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  Speaker 1: the league. Tanner McKee played, you know, Stanford guy. Played
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  Speaker 1: solid football last week, and I think that's something you
• 1:11:34
  Speaker 1: can build on. This is a tougher one to call.
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  Speaker 1: I know if it doesn't go well for Dallas, again,
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  Speaker 1: this is a time to panic. This is a time
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  Speaker 1: for concern because this was the year. If you're going
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  Speaker 1: to win the NFC East when everybody's down, when the
• 1:11:55
  Speaker 1: Eagles lose Jalen Hurts, when the– The Commanders have won, what, one,
• 1:12:01
  Speaker 1: two games this season? And you're still struggling. You're still
• 1:12:05
  Speaker 1: at the bottom of the pack. And I think this
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  Speaker 1: can send the Dallas Cowboys spiraling if they don't win it. Ken,
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  Speaker 1: their defense, they showed sparks last week, but not a ton.
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  Speaker 1: I really just don't feel comfortable betting with Dallas. Give
• 1:12:24
  Speaker 1: me Philly in this one by three. Give me Philly
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  Speaker 1: 20 to 17. Wow.
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  Speaker 2: All right, I'm taking Dallas. I think they are bound
• 1:12:32
  Speaker 2: to get right at some point. Give me Dallas by
• 1:12:35
  Speaker 2: a touchdown in Philly. Richard, it's that time. We got
• 1:12:38
  Speaker 2: to talk about our power ranks. I'll start, and you
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  Speaker 2: can let me know what I did wrong. I'm going
• 1:12:43
  Speaker 2: to start off top with the hottest team in football
• 1:12:45
  Speaker 2: right now, the San Francisco 49ers, 6-0, looking dominant in
• 1:12:50
  Speaker 2: every way, offensively, defensively, you name it, overcoming injuries. Fortunately,
• 1:12:55
  Speaker 2: not season-long injuries, so they're going to have weapons coming
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  Speaker 2: back This 49ers team is scary. Pencil them in at
• 1:13:02
  Speaker 2: number one for me. Number two, uh, the Kansas city chiefs,
• 1:13:06
  Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes, canine, Kenneth Walker, the Michigan state Spartan. I
• 1:13:11
  Speaker 2: like this team a lot. This is something that we've
• 1:13:13
  Speaker 2: not seen from them in the whole Patrick Mahomes era.
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  Speaker 2: And that is a running game. They're very dangerous. Give
• 1:13:19
  Speaker 2: me Casey at two undefeated big game this weekend against
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  Speaker 2: Seattle at number three. And this is where things kind
• 1:13:25
  Speaker 2: of get interesting. I'm going to go with the Buffalo bills. Uh,
• 1:13:30
  Speaker 2: Josh Allen playing great football. Buffalo is going to be
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  Speaker 2: extremely hard to beat. Give me Josh Allen and this
• 1:13:36
  Speaker 2: Bills team against pretty much anyone except on the road
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  Speaker 2: against the Chiefs and except on the road against the 49ers.
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  Speaker 2: Give me the Bills at three. At number four, I'm
• 1:13:46
  Speaker 2: reluctant to put them there, but they're undefeated, and you've
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  Speaker 2: got to give them some sort of respect. The Minnesota Vikings,
• 1:13:52
  Speaker 2: led by their defense and Brian Flores.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: They're tough, man. Kyler Murray might not be that guy,
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  Speaker 2: but this defense, they are tough. They deserve it. Give
• 1:14:02
  Speaker 2: me Minnesota at four. And this number five is a
• 1:14:06
  Speaker 2: big coin flip. There's a bunch of teams hodgepodge together.
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  Speaker 2: I'm going with one of the hotter teams in football
• 1:14:11
  Speaker 2: over the last three weeks. That is the New England Patriots,
• 1:14:14
  Speaker 2: who knocked off a red-hot Las Vegas Raider team, went
• 1:14:18
  Speaker 2: on the road and knocked off the Bills, and then
• 1:14:20
  Speaker 2: answered the call against division foe New York Jets last week.
• 1:14:24
  Speaker 2: Give me the Pats. Huge game this week on Thursday night.
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  Speaker 2: You will be there, Richard, against the Chicago Bears. I
• 1:14:30
  Speaker 2: look for them to solidify their mark at number five
• 1:14:33
  Speaker 2: in my power ranks. Patriots occupy the number five spot.
• 1:14:37
  Speaker 2: What did I get wrong, Richard?
• 1:14:39
  Speaker 1: Well, Mitchell, you got the first four right. San Francisco 49ers,
• 1:14:42
  Speaker 1: number one, the best team in football with the leading
• 1:14:45
  Speaker 1: MVP candidate of the National Football League and a young
• 1:14:47
  Speaker 1: defensive line that's playing as good as anybody and still
• 1:14:52
  Speaker 1: missing players. The former defensive player of the year, Nicholas
• 1:14:55
  Speaker 1: John Bosa, they get Dre Greenlaw back. He's going to
• 1:14:58
  Speaker 1: add a boost to that team. But the safety play,
• 1:15:01
  Speaker 1: Malik Mustafa and Jair Brown have played really, really good
• 1:15:05
  Speaker 1: football along with Renardo Green. And then our guy, friend
• 1:15:08
  Speaker 1: of the program, Diamador Lenore at two, the Kansas City Chiefs, K-9.
• 1:15:13
  Speaker 1: He should be the leading candidate for offensive player of
• 1:15:15
  Speaker 1: the year because they don't give MVPs to backs for
• 1:15:17
  Speaker 1: some reason. along with Patrick Mahomes in this offense, but
• 1:15:21
  Speaker 1: how are they going to replace Tyquan Thornton? That's the
• 1:15:24
  Speaker 1: question mark. Is Tyreek Hill in the conversation? There are
• 1:15:29
  Speaker 1: mixed conversations about whether they're interested in him or not.
• 1:15:33
  Speaker 1: I think he would help that team if he is healthy.
• 1:15:36
  Speaker 1: That defense, young secondary playing really good, but they're not
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 1: getting enough sacks for me to feel comfortable with that defense.
• 1:15:43
  Speaker 1: I think they are known Spags is going to have
• 1:15:45
  Speaker 1: to change that. Number three, the Buffalo Bills. They go
• 1:15:48
  Speaker 1: as Josh Allen goes, and right now Josh Allen is going.
• 1:15:53
  Speaker 1: Their defense is going to have to step it up
• 1:15:54
  Speaker 1: one of these games, or that's going to be their
• 1:15:56
  Speaker 1: fatal flaw and the reason Cinderella loses the glass slipper
• 1:16:00
  Speaker 1: off her foot. Number four, the Minnesota Vikings. Brian Flores
• 1:16:04
  Speaker 1: blitzing more than any team in probably the last 30 years,
• 1:16:08
  Speaker 1: maybe the history of the National Football League, and it's
• 1:16:11
  Speaker 1: working out. He's going each and every game with a
• 1:16:14
  Speaker 1: game plan to be aggressive, And this defense with Blake
• 1:16:17
  Speaker 1: Cashman and Dallas Turner and, I mean, these playmakers in
• 1:16:22
  Speaker 1: the back end. You got Isaiah Rogers. You got Byron Murphy,
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 1: Harrison Smith, Old Faithful. They're still going at it. They're
• 1:16:29
  Speaker 1: one of the best defenses in football. I think they
• 1:16:31
  Speaker 1: continue to be that way and continue to lead the charge.
• 1:16:34
  Speaker 1: Number five, I do not agree with you with the
• 1:16:36
  Speaker 1: New England Patriots. I got them losing Thursday night to
• 1:16:39
  Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears and Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams. I
• 1:16:42
  Speaker 1: think they're going to be too much for them. That's
• 1:16:44
  Speaker 1: why I'm not going to put them in that spot
• 1:16:46
  Speaker 1: just to bounce them out in the week. Give me
• 1:16:47
  Speaker 1: the Bears at five. Wow.
• 1:16:51
  Speaker 2: Well, it looks like our five spots are going head-to-head
• 1:16:54
  Speaker 2: on Thursday Night Football. We shall see. Richard, look for
• 1:16:58
  Speaker 2: the Detroit Lions potentially to have a resurfacing here into
• 1:17:02
  Speaker 2: your power ranks after two back-to-back NFC North wins. That's
• 1:17:07
  Speaker 2: a prediction for you.
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  Speaker 3: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: Richard, it is always a pleasure sitting down with you
• 1:17:12
  Speaker 2: every week, midweek, talking about our predictions for this upcoming weekend.
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  Speaker 2: I will let you sign us off, my friend.
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• 1:17:23
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