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NFL Week 6 PREDICTIONS: Seahawks-Broncos, 49ers-Commanders, Cowboys-Packers, & Chiefs | Sherman · The Richard Sherman Podcast

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast. Make sure you
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Speaker 1: hit that like and subscribe button. If you're new, it's
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Speaker 1: time for the week. Last week, I went about 50%
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Speaker 1: Mitchell this week. I'm feeling better. It's some teams kind
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Speaker 1: of let me down. The Browns. I thought they were
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Speaker 1: going to do better than that. I had the Rams
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Speaker 1: Buffalo to tie. Hey, Josh Allen used his legs this time.
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Speaker 1: Novel idea. Um, But hopefully I do better this week.
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Speaker 2: I think you got it this week, Richard. We talked
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Speaker 2: about it last week. It's been an unpredictable season. So
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Speaker 2: to go 50%, it's not all that bad. Let's get
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Speaker 2: this week six preview started with our power rankings, Richard.
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Speaker 2: I'll get us started and you can kind of tell
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Speaker 2: me what I did right and what I did wrong.
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Speaker 2: At number one in my power ranks, the faithful, the
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Speaker 2: 49ers out of San Francisco. I don't think there's much
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Speaker 2: debate here. No team has looked better in the NFL
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Speaker 2: than the San Francisco 49ers. They've beaten top-tier competition on
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Speaker 2: the road, including in Seattle last week. Give me the
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Speaker 2: Niners at one. Second on my list coming off the
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Speaker 2: bye is the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm going to talk
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Speaker 2: about it until I'm blue in the faith. Kenneth Walker III,
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Speaker 2: K-9 out of Michigan State University, leading the charge, giving
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Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes a weapon he's never had before in his career.
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Speaker 2: The Chiefs are a threat. Give me them at number two. Then,
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Speaker 2: re-emerging in my top five, the Buffalo Bills taking down
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Speaker 2: the LA Rams in overtime on Monday Night Football. And
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Speaker 2: it's almost like Josh Allen was listening to you, Richard.
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Speaker 2: You told him to run the football that he did,
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Speaker 2: 121 yards. When he's rolling like that, the Buffalo Bills
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Speaker 2: are very tough to beat. At four, Duval, the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Speaker 2: Who would have thunk it, Richard? We've talked nothing but
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Speaker 2: nonsense about this team for the last four years, and
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Speaker 2: here they are. The emergence of Parker Washington looking like
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Speaker 2: a legit number one threat for them. And then Trevor Lawrence.
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Speaker 2: And then now all of a sudden, look at their defense.
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Speaker 2: Second in the league in points allowed behind only the
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Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings. The Jags coming in at four. Speaking of
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Speaker 2: those Vikings making their first appearance in the year, deservedly so, 5-0.
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Speaker 2: There are question marks with that offense. But when you've
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Speaker 2: got a defense like that led by Brian Flores, I
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Speaker 2: think they've earned their due here. Give me the Vikings
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Speaker 2: at five. Richard, what did I miss?
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Speaker 1: You didn't miss anything this week, Mitchell. Usually you got
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Speaker 1: a few off. Right now we're identical twins, and the
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Speaker 1: San Francisco 49ers continue to thrive even though they're decimated.
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Speaker 1: For them to get five sacks when Nicholas John Bosa
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Speaker 1: is still sidelined, for them to be able to produce
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Speaker 1: against this vaunted Seattle Seahawks defense with three of their
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Speaker 1: receivers on IR and now a fourth potentially with Debo
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Speaker 1: Samuel sustaining a hamstring injury. This team is going to
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Speaker 1: be very difficult to beat whenever, if they ever, get healthy.
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Speaker 1: Renardo Green starting to blossom, starting to come together. You
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Speaker 1: talk about a game last year in Seattle that had
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Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan incredibly frustrated in the fan base, incredibly frustrated
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Speaker 1: with Renardo Green. And for him to come back to Seattle,
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Speaker 1: two interceptions, be a key part of the win this
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Speaker 1: week was huge for him, huge for that secondary. And
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Speaker 1: it speaks to Raheem Morris and the impact that he's
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Speaker 1: had on not only him, but these safeties. Jair Brown,
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Speaker 1: Malik Mustafa. Siegel, all those guys have played much better
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Speaker 1: football this year. They're on the screws. They're playing fast.
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Speaker 1: They're playing without hesitation. And they're making impact each and
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Speaker 1: every game, even if it's not in the stat sheet, Mitchell.
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Speaker 1: Sometimes physicality, minutes, the physical presence. Mustafa made a number
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Speaker 1: of hits out there. And before JSN had that drop,
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Speaker 1: two plays before, Malik Mustafa put his helmet and his
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Speaker 1: body on him. in a big way and some are
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Speaker 1: speculating that that may have had something to do with
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Speaker 1: it the Kansas City Chiefs 4-0 like you said K-9
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Speaker 1: is a guy he's a guy in the National Football
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Speaker 1: League and if if Patrick Mahomes has an off day
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Speaker 1: then look for K-9 to have over 150 yards on
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Speaker 1: the ground that's the kind of back he is that's
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Speaker 1: the kind of impact he can have Buffalo Bills Josh
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Speaker 1: Allen when he plays like this and uses his legs
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Speaker 1: like that they're a very difficult team to stop and
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Speaker 1: I don't I don't know Outside of their defense having issues,
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Speaker 1: which they continue to do, they gave up, what, 34
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Speaker 1: in this game and likely could have lost this game
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Speaker 1: had the Rams special teams been a little better and
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Speaker 1: been able to execute. But give Greg Rousseau and that
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Speaker 1: defense credit. They made a play when they had to
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Speaker 1: have it, and that's the reason they were able to
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Speaker 1: win that game. But after that play, you could see
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Speaker 1: Josh Allen said, hey, enough is enough. I am doing
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Speaker 1: what it takes. I'm not putting this ball in anybody
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Speaker 1: else's hands. to potentially lose me this game. I will
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Speaker 1: take it from here. And that's what he did. He
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Speaker 1: went up the sideline. He booted out to the left.
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Speaker 1: He took off. He made the plays that his team
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Speaker 1: needed him to make. Put him in field goal range.
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Speaker 1: They kicked the field goal to win the game. You
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Speaker 1: talk about dying and living and dying and living again. Mitchell,
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Speaker 1: this team showed that, hey, they can overcome the storm.
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Speaker 1: They can overcome adversity against a team that everybody had
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Speaker 1: as a preseason favorite to win the Super Bowl. And
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Speaker 1: too many mistakes by the Rams, too many mistakes, too
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Speaker 1: many penalties. We thought that Aaron Donald got his first
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Speaker 1: sack in over 1,000 days or so, and it was
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Speaker 1: called back because of a penalty. That started to damn
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Speaker 1: this team. Matthew Stafford and Puka Nakua and Devontae Adams
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Speaker 1: have to find a way to do more. I know
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Speaker 1: you scored 34 points. People were like, how much more
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Speaker 1: can they do?
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Speaker 2: More.
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Speaker 1: And this vaunted Rams defense, this defense that they said
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Speaker 1: on paper could be the best defense to ever be assembled.
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Speaker 1: 34 points. It's unacceptable. They have too many pieces. They
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Speaker 1: invested too much in this defense to have these issues
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Speaker 1: this deep into the season, but hopefully they can get
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Speaker 1: those things fixed. Jacksonville Jaguars are playing incredible football again.
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Speaker 1: We talked about their receiving core coming into the season.
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Speaker 1: They retained Jacoby Meyer. Brian Thomas, again, is coming into
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Speaker 1: his own. I thought he could have dragged that foot
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Speaker 1: in that game. I thought he could have had himself
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Speaker 1: a touchdown and made that an easier win for this team,
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Speaker 1: but You know, you live and you learn. Parker Washington
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Speaker 1: is doing things both in special teams and on the
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Speaker 1: offensive side of the football. He's a surefire number one
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Speaker 1: on that team. No question about that. It's time. I
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Speaker 1: have seen enough, Minnesota. I have seen enough. And I
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Speaker 1: know I am as hard on you guys as anyone
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Speaker 1: because of the Sam Darnold debacle. I told you guys.
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Speaker 1: You guys came at me. Don't, you know, we won't
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Speaker 1: revisit that. Kyler Murray made some really impressive passes. The
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Speaker 1: most impressive, in my opinion, was the corner to end
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Speaker 1: zone pass to Justin Jefferson. Three guys around him had
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Speaker 1: to be. You had one spot to put it. He
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Speaker 1: put it there. Justin Jefferson, the hometown Louisiana kid, makes
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Speaker 1: the play in New Orleans. They go into a tough
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Speaker 1: environment and come out with a win. Aaron Jones, 25 carries,
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Speaker 1: 113 yards and touchdown. The way he ran the safety
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Speaker 1: over on his way to the end zone, just menacing.
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Speaker 1: This defense continues to swarm. create turnovers, really make an
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Speaker 1: impact on each and every game. Minnesota had two turnovers
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Speaker 1: in this game, and not that they were perfect. I mean,
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Speaker 1: they forced three turnovers, but their offense had two turnovers
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Speaker 1: in this game. But Byron Murphy, two interceptions in the game.
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Speaker 1: Andrew Van Gink, the guys that you expect to have
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Speaker 1: production from continue to be productive. It's been incredible to
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Speaker 1: watch this defense. and the special teams. The special teams
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Speaker 1: has also, whether it's in the return game or they
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Speaker 1: forced the fumble that led to that Justin Jefferson touchdown
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Speaker 1: that we talked about. And I know we can talk about,
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Speaker 1: do you really trust this offense? Do you really trust
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Speaker 1: this offense against great teams? It's kind of that New
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Speaker 1: England Patriots last year team where you're like, who are
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Speaker 1: they really playing? But they're 5-0, and they're finding a
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Speaker 1: way to win each and every week. This defense is real.
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Speaker 1: It's legit. Kyler Murray looked explosive. He was getting out
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Speaker 1: of trouble. He's making plays with his legs, with his arm.
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Speaker 1: He was improvising. I'm sure that Kevin O'Connell is feeling
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Speaker 1: incredible about both sides of the ball. He has a great,
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Speaker 1: great coordinator and Brian Flores on the other side who
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Speaker 1: keeps dialing it up. This defense is in rhythm. And
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Speaker 1: sometimes when Brian Flores gets hot in his mad scientist
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Speaker 1: mode and he gets to executing in the way he
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Speaker 1: has this season, you look out. I mean, that's what
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Speaker 1: happened when they had that 14-win season with Sam Darnold.
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Speaker 1: That defense was incredible. And all you got to do
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Speaker 1: on the offensive side is be productive. Don't turn the
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Speaker 1: ball over. Keep them in these games. Don't let, you know,
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Speaker 1: throw too many interceptions and throw the game away. But
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Speaker 1: I thought this was a great game. The Vikings continue
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Speaker 1: to find a way to win. Yes, they're entering my
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Speaker 1: power rankings. I promise you, Minnesota fans, if they won
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Speaker 2: Well, let's talk about some of these games, and one
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Speaker 2: of the biggest omission from this list is the Seattle Seahawks.
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Speaker 2: This team has lost two out of three games, and
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Speaker 2: there's cause for concern, and I think that's the reason
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Speaker 2: they dropped out of both of our top fives. They
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Speaker 2: get an opportunity to possibly reemerge in this list, taking
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Speaker 2: you're going to be at the game in Denver at
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Speaker 2: Mile High Stadium. Do you think the Seahawks bounce back
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Speaker 2: after a tough loss last weekend to the San Francisco 49ers?
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Speaker 1: Mitchell, we shall see. I think this Denver offense has
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Speaker 1: been struggling. Sean Payton took over the play calling duties
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Speaker 1: from Davis Webb because of how much they've been struggling.
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Speaker 1: And I don't know how much that helped. I don't
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Speaker 1: know how much of it is on the play calling.
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Speaker 1: I think some of it has to be attributed to
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Speaker 1: Bo Nix and his struggles, his regression this season. And
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Speaker 1: I don't think Seattle's defense is going to do him
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Speaker 1: any favors. Now, the one concerning part about this defense
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Speaker 1: is their offense. That's the most concerning thing about this defense.
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Speaker 1: They're number one, tied for number one in the league
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Speaker 1: for points off of turnovers. They've given up 105 points
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Speaker 1: this season. 45 of them are off of turnovers. And
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Speaker 1: so if you're thinking about this, this defense rarely allows
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Speaker 1: an offense to catch a kickoff. at the 30 and
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Speaker 1: start at their own 30 and then drive the ball
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Speaker 1: down the field into their own territory. They rarely allow that.
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Speaker 1: They're one of the best teams in the league. But
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Speaker 1: what happens is their team, their offense, either turns the
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Speaker 1: ball over in the red zone or turns it over
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Speaker 1: in the end zone. You talk about Sam Darnold's pick
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Speaker 1: six against the Commanders. Last week, George Helani fumbles with
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Speaker 1: four or five seconds to go on the clock before
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Speaker 1: half in the end zone. Gives up a touchdown without
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Speaker 1: this defense even getting a chance to defend a blade
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Speaker 1: of grass, and I think that's been the frustration for,
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Speaker 1: I'm sure, Mike McDonald, because it's much harder to defend
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Speaker 1: a short field each and every time, sudden change, I'm
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Speaker 1: sure he's telling them they have to be better in
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Speaker 1: sudden change situations, but it's very difficult to be putting
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Speaker 1: those situations time and time again, that's something they're going
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Speaker 1: to have to change, that's something they're going to have
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Speaker 1: to improve, because this still is a great defense, this
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Speaker 1: still is a, a defense that I think is one
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Speaker 1: of the best in the National Football League, one of
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Speaker 1: the most talented in the National Football League, but it's
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Speaker 1: hard for any defense to keep being put in that
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Speaker 1: situation and stand up.
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Speaker 2: Well, we've seen the Seattle Seahawks look almost beatable. I mean,
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Speaker 2: they lost two or three. What really has changed, though, Richard?
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Speaker 2: I mean, what do you specifically pinpoint the struggles the
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Speaker 2: Seahawks have faced over these last three weeks being?
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Speaker 1: Well, it's bad luck. I mean, it's turnover luck. It's
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Speaker 1: not executing down the stretch. That play with Cooper Cup, like,
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Speaker 1: you know, out of bounds. I mean, it's a game
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Speaker 1: of inches. And it's not like the Seattle Seahawks are
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Speaker 1: losing these games by a lot. They lost by two
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Speaker 1: to the Commanders, and they had a chance to win
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Speaker 1: that game. They lost by three here, and they were
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Speaker 1: driving down the field. If they get that first down,
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Speaker 1: I think they're in field goal range. I think they
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Speaker 1: at least get three and tie the game up. Who
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Speaker 1: knows what happens in overtime? But that's what's been happening.
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Speaker 1: I think this defense has been doing its part. they
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Speaker 1: gave the offense a number of opportunities in the red
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Speaker 1: zone back to back in the fourth quarter. They, they,
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Speaker 1: they took the ball when, uh, Nehemiah Pritchett intercepted Brock
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Speaker 1: Purdy on, on the 49er side of the field. They
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Speaker 1: had a chance right there to go in and score.
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Speaker 1: They only got three. Then you look up and Debo
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Speaker 1: Samuel pulls his hamstring and fumbles to football. They gave
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Speaker 1: back to back possessions in the fourth quarter, gave their
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Speaker 1: offense a chance to score points and take the lead
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Speaker 1: for good, uh, and take a sizable lead, uh, And
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Speaker 1: they didn't do it. They held them to field goals
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Speaker 1: and allowed the San Francisco 49ers to stay within striking
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Speaker 1: distance in this game. That's the issue. And we can
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Speaker 1: talk about the run game. When does Charbonnet come back?
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Speaker 1: What impact is he going to make? But if you
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Speaker 1: look at last season, they started last season 3-2, just
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Speaker 1: like they did this season. They lost to the Niners
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Speaker 1: last season, early in the season, within their first five games.
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Speaker 1: They lost to them this year. They were 19th in
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Speaker 1: rushing yards a game. They're 17th right now. JSN was
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Speaker 1: doing big numbers. Danny's doing big numbers now. And they
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Speaker 1: were still able to win the Super Bowl. But the
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Speaker 1: difference is they don't have Kenneth Walker to really take
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Speaker 1: over late in the season. Can they find somebody? Who's
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Speaker 1: going to be that guy that really steps up late
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Speaker 1: in the season to really spark this run game? Is
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Speaker 1: it going to be Charbonnet? It could be. But it's
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Speaker 1: tough to expect a guy coming off an injury to
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Speaker 1: make the biggest impact immediately.
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Speaker 2: Let's talk a little bit about these Denver Broncos, and
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Speaker 2: you already mentioned it. Bo Nix looks like he has
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Speaker 2: regressed this season. Last season, he had over 1,000 passing yards,
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Speaker 2: 1,085 passing yards, eight touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and three picks.
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Speaker 2: This year, he's got 942 passing yards, six TDs, and
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Speaker 2: three interceptions. The Denver Broncos invested heavily in weapons for him.
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Speaker 2: They brought in Jalen Waddell. Obviously, they coupled him with
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Speaker 2: Cortland Sutton. They've invested heavily at the running back room
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Speaker 2: with R.J. Harvey.
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Speaker 1: Obviously, J.K. Dobbins.
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Speaker 2: They spent a high draft pick on Jonah Coleman. They're
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Speaker 2: trying to surround Bo Nix with as many weapons as possible.
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Speaker 2: Last week, you gave a little pep talk to Josh
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Speaker 2: Allen on how he can improve his game. What kind
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Speaker 2: of talk are you giving to Bo Nix to get
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Speaker 2: him out of this funk that he is early in
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Speaker 2: the season?
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Speaker 1: Well, Bo... You got to push the ball down the field.
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Speaker 1: I think right now quarterbacks are so stressed and worried
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Speaker 1: about efficiency, worried about the criticism that comes with the position,
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Speaker 1: and trying not to throw interceptions. So if you're looking
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Speaker 1: at his top receiver, who you would expect to be
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Speaker 1: his top receiver coming into this season, it would have
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Speaker 1: been Cortland Sutton. He has 104 yards on the season, Mitchell.
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Speaker 1: And if you know anything about receivers, that's not enough.
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Speaker 1: That's not enough. He's not getting the targets that I'm
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Speaker 1: sure he would want only has 22 targets on the season.
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Speaker 1: Jalen Waddell has 31, and he has 204 yards. Again,
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Speaker 1: one touchdown for each of them. You have to give
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Speaker 1: these guys opportunities. You have to push the ball down
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Speaker 1: the field. If it's a 50-50 ball, Cortland Sutton has
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Speaker 1: shown a propensity to win those 50-50 footballs. And if
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Speaker 1: you just watch what Mike Evans was able to do
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Speaker 1: against the Seattle Seahawks, there are opportunities there. If you
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Speaker 1: could push the ball down the field. Now, will it
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Speaker 1: go that same way for Cortland Sutton? We shall see.
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Speaker 1: I'm sure they had a conversation in Seattle about how
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Speaker 1: to defend those balls, how to give their corners better
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Speaker 1: positioning and things of that nature. But you have to
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Speaker 1: find a way to push the ball down the field
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Speaker 1: and also use your legs. Use your legs. I know
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Speaker 1: that it's stressful. It's strenuous. You want to be a
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Speaker 1: pocket passer. You want to go through the progressions. But again,
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Speaker 1: one of the big reasons Sean Payton wanted to draft
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Speaker 1: this kid is his mobility. You have to use your mobility.
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Speaker 1: That's the kind of league this is nowadays. These defenses
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Speaker 1: have gotten better. There aren't going to be as many
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Speaker 1: passing lanes available to you, so you have to use
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Speaker 1: your legs. That's a big deal. Quarterbacks, use them.
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Speaker 2: Well, Polly Market favors Seattle, giving me a 59% likelihood
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Speaker 2: of winning this game. What do you think the final
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Speaker 2: score is going to be in this one, Richard?
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Speaker 1: Well, again, this is two great defenses. You know, I
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Speaker 1: think the Broncos are a really strong interior. And with
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Speaker 1: Benito on the outside, I think Zach Allen's going to
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Speaker 1: be a tough matchup for him. But I got the
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Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks winning this game. I don't think that the
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Speaker 1: Denver Broncos have enough offensively. I think Seattle's coming into
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Speaker 1: this game incredibly motivated, coming into mile high. They're frustrated.
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Speaker 1: They have been really good on the road outside of
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Speaker 1: that Washington Commanders game. I got the Seahawks winning this
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Speaker 1: game and scoring some points because they're still eighth in
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Speaker 1: the league in scoring. 27. Let's go. 24. 24 to 13.
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Speaker 2: I like it. Let's go on to San Francisco. They'll
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Speaker 2: be hosting the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.
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Speaker 1: Wow.
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Speaker 2: San Francisco 5-0 to start the season. Big win in
18:25
Speaker 2: Seattle last week. The Washington Commanders, you were highly critical
18:30
Speaker 2: about Jaden Daniels and his performance down the stretch in
18:33
Speaker 2: last weekend's game, resulting in a tie against the Giants.
18:37
Speaker 2: This seems like the worst possible opponent to try to
18:40
Speaker 2: bounce back against if you're the Commanders. But Jaden Daniels
18:43
Speaker 2: coming off the injury, do you think he bounces back
18:47
Speaker 2: and it has a significant impact against the San Francisco
18:50
Speaker 2: 49er defense?
18:57
Speaker 1: No, no, I don't. I really don't. I don't think
18:59
Speaker 1: he balances back in any meaningful way. I think he
19:04
Speaker 1: did a great job of using his legs, and the
19:07
Speaker 1: San Francisco 49ers have historically had issues with mobile quarterbacks,
19:11
Speaker 1: so I expect that to be something that Raheem Morris
19:14
Speaker 1: focuses on with Fred Warner and Jaden Duggar now because
19:20
Speaker 1: it looks like Dre Greenlaw will be out in another game.
19:22
Speaker 1: The NFL suspended him, which I'm not 100, like, Once
19:26
Speaker 1: you miss so much of a game, that should count
19:28
Speaker 1: as one game suspension. For them to suspend them for
19:31
Speaker 1: another game, it seems to be overkill, but the league
19:34
Speaker 1: seems to be trying to make a point. Should there
19:36
Speaker 1: be a rule about an opposing team surrounding a player
19:42
Speaker 1: that's on their sideline and pushing and grabbing? Sure, but
19:45
Speaker 1: this is football. They're not going to do that. They're
19:47
Speaker 1: not going to intervene like that. The refs are rarely
19:49
Speaker 1: going to do that. going to call that. So obviously,
19:53
Speaker 1: Dre is just going to have to watch his temper
19:55
Speaker 1: and control himself because teams are going to try to
19:58
Speaker 1: goad him in other aspects. They're going to try to
20:01
Speaker 1: get him to react later on down the season. But yes,
20:06
Speaker 1: I think this San Francisco 49ers– defense is developing. Their
20:11
Speaker 1: defensive line is growing in a big way. I expect
20:14
Speaker 1: to see more from Mikael Williams in this game. He
20:17
Speaker 1: played a little bit in this last game and tried
20:19
Speaker 1: to make some impact, but just not going to rust off.
20:22
Speaker 1: But Grayson Halton is a guy that showed up in
20:25
Speaker 1: a big way and has established himself in a big
20:29
Speaker 1: way and almost kind of quieted some of the noise
20:32
Speaker 1: that you hear about what the San Francisco 49ers need
20:35
Speaker 1: in the draft and what they need to address in
20:37
Speaker 1: free agency and in the trade because He's developing in
20:40
Speaker 1: that meaningful of a way. Adigizua got a sack in
20:44
Speaker 1: this game, so he's starting to show what he can do.
20:48
Speaker 1: There's so many guys that are starting to impact this,
20:51
Speaker 1: and then you're going to get Nicholas John Wilson back,
20:53
Speaker 1: but not this game. I think this defense continues to thrive.
20:56
Speaker 1: They're playing with confidence. Their confidence is only growing. Raheem
21:00
Speaker 1: Morris has them playing great football. I expect that to continue.
21:03
Speaker 2: Can you give me a final score on this one?
21:07
Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't have a lot to say about the
21:09
Speaker 1: commander's defense. I think Jaden Daniels can be relatively efficient
21:15
Speaker 1: when he needs to be. He's a great athlete. He's
21:19
Speaker 1: a great passer of the football. But I don't have
21:21
Speaker 1: them scoring a ton of points. San Francisco 49ers defense
21:25
Speaker 1: has been really, really great. So let's go San Francisco– 35,
21:38
Speaker 1: the Commanders, 21.
21:43
Speaker 2: Okay, they're giving up a little bit of points. Before
21:47
Speaker 2: we leave this game, you talked about it earlier. Debo
21:49
Speaker 2: Samuel goes out with the injury last week. He's going
21:52
Speaker 2: to be out a few weeks now. I mean, the
21:54
Speaker 2: San Francisco 49ers are definitely not foreign to having injuries.
21:59
Speaker 2: This is something they're very used to. That being said,
22:03
Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill remains looming as a free agent right now.
22:07
Speaker 2: Do you think it's time for John Lynch to approach
22:09
Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill and get a deal done to push this
22:12
Speaker 2: offense and give them another weapon?
22:16
Speaker 1: Again, I would, but it sounds like Tyreek Hill wants
22:19
Speaker 1: to go back to Kansas city. And I would expect
22:22
Speaker 1: those both parties to be interested in that, especially with
22:25
Speaker 1: Taequann Thornton, uh, out for an undisclosed amount of time.
22:28
Speaker 1: I I'm sure John will call his agent and reach
22:32
Speaker 1: out and see what the price is and see if
22:33
Speaker 1: he wants to play. But, um, I'm not sure the
22:39
Speaker 1: San Francisco 49ers are pushing the ball down the field
22:42
Speaker 1: enough for Tyreek Hill for it to be an attractive
22:44
Speaker 1: destination right now. With, obviously, Mike Evans being there and
22:49
Speaker 1: being the guy that Brock Purdy has a rapport and
22:51
Speaker 1: a great relationship with when everybody's out. Mike Evans seems
22:54
Speaker 1: to continue to be there and be a safety blanket
22:57
Speaker 1: for him. Brock Purdy has 1,100 yards, 13 passing touchdowns,
23:00
Speaker 1: and only two interceptions this season. So... Will Tyreek Hill
23:05
Speaker 1: be able to mesh in time? If you take him
23:07
Speaker 1: to Kansas City, he already has a relationship and a
23:09
Speaker 1: rapport with Patrick Mahomes. They know each other. They've won
23:12
Speaker 1: a lot of games together. They've played in big games together.
23:14
Speaker 1: So I think that relationship and that fit makes a
23:17
Speaker 1: little more sense.
23:18
Speaker 2: Well, this next game preview is sponsored by Polymarket. We've
23:21
Speaker 2: got the Dallas Cowboys at the Green Bay Packers on
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Speaker 2: Sunday Night Football. Polymarket has Green Bay at a 52%
23:29
Speaker 2: chance to win this game, while the Cowboys are at 48%. Richard,
23:35
Speaker 2: this is a close one. This is a borderline pick-em.
23:38
Speaker 2: I know how the Cowboys did you last week when
23:40
Speaker 2: you picked them to win on TNF. So this week,
23:44
Speaker 2: do you agree with Polymarket? Are you rolling with Green Bay,
23:48
Speaker 2: or do you think Dallas can get some retribution here?
23:54
Speaker 1: These are two teams that have let me down. when
23:57
Speaker 1: I picked him. So it's tough. It's tough. Market has
23:59
Speaker 1: it right down the middle. But I got Green Bay.
24:02
Speaker 1: I think they found some solutions to their protection issues
24:05
Speaker 1: for Jordan Love. Christian Watson is playing as good as
24:08
Speaker 1: any receiver in the National Football League, and they're finding him.
24:12
Speaker 1: They're getting him to football. They're getting Tucker Craft involved.
24:19
Speaker 1: I think they're starting to get Golden involved, and he's
24:23
Speaker 1: starting to really shine like they thought he would. Yeah,
24:27
Speaker 1: and their defense. Their defense played really well last week.
24:30
Speaker 1: And Dallas, I mean, they're falling apart defensively. They did
24:33
Speaker 1: not look great. Lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dak
24:38
Speaker 1: looked like a deer in the headlights, not a super
24:40
Speaker 1: veteran quarterback who's played at a very high level in
24:42
Speaker 1: the National Football League against Todd Bowles' defense. I think
24:45
Speaker 1: Jonathan Gannon's going to see that tape and be licking
24:48
Speaker 1: his chops and drawing up pressures. I got the Packers
24:53
Speaker 1: in this game, but Mitch, you think they're going to cover? I...
24:56
Speaker 1: Three and a half?
24:57
Speaker 2: I believe it's down to one and a half right now.
25:00
Speaker 2: But you know what? Yeah, I do. After seeing what
25:02
Speaker 2: they did last week against Chicago, I think the Packers
25:06
Speaker 2: have found a recipe for success. You know, I think
25:10
Speaker 2: there was a lot of struggle to find an identity.
25:14
Speaker 2: This was a team that was so used to hammering
25:16
Speaker 2: the rock with Josh Jacobs, relying on that play action
25:20
Speaker 2: and letting Jordan Love do his thing downfield with that.
25:23
Speaker 2: And they haven't had that run game last week. We
25:25
Speaker 2: saw a little bit more success with the run and
25:28
Speaker 2: that opened up the deep ball. I think they get
25:31
Speaker 2: Christian Watson involved in this game. Give me the Packers
25:34
Speaker 2: by a touchdown. Polly market gives the Cowboys a 39%
25:39
Speaker 2: chance of scoring more than three and a half touchdowns.
25:42
Speaker 2: That's kind of a lot. Do you think they can
25:45
Speaker 2: score more than that on Sunday?
25:50
Speaker 1: It depends. It really does. And can Dak Prescott and C.D.
25:54
Speaker 1: Lamb recapture that magic that they had a few weeks
25:57
Speaker 1: ago where C.D. Lamb had over 189 yards on 17
26:01
Speaker 1: catches because they lost it versus Tampa Bay. So three
26:09
Speaker 1: and a half touchdowns. I mean, they would score four
26:12
Speaker 1: touchdowns in this game. His Green Bay defense isn't great,
26:16
Speaker 1: but they held the Chicago Bears offense to seven. Yeah, no,
26:22
Speaker 1: I'm not giving Dallas that. I'm not giving them four
26:24
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26:32
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26:38
Speaker 1: final statement of the football week. You've spent all weekend
26:41
Speaker 1: reacting to big plays and big decisions, and now there's
26:45
Speaker 1: one more matchup to break down. It's the kind of
26:47
Speaker 1: night you plan around, so dinner should elevate it, not
26:51
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26:54
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26:59
Speaker 1: settle in and watch how the defense disguises coverage, how
27:03
Speaker 1: the offense adjusts, and Who makes the play when everybody
27:07
Speaker 1: knows the pressure is coming? Stay locked in to the
27:10
Speaker 1: moments everyone will react afterwards to. The fourth down call,
27:14
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27:19
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27:31
Speaker 2: Let's take it to the next game. This team appeared
27:34
Speaker 2: in both of our top five of our power ranks,
27:36
Speaker 2: and that's the Jacksonville Jaguars out of Duval. They host
27:40
Speaker 2: the Houston Texans, who just got their first win of
27:44
Speaker 2: the season last week against the high-powered Tennessee Titans. The
27:49
Speaker 2: Jaguars snuck off a massive win overseas, and here they
27:53
Speaker 2: are again. They stay in London for another slate of games.
27:59
Speaker 2: I guess let's start there. I mean, what do you
28:01
Speaker 2: make of Jacksonville's schedule and how the NFL has orchestrated this?
28:07
Speaker 2: They're not going to play a true home game for.
28:09
Speaker 1: Over a year.
28:10
Speaker 2: They're moving into the Orlando football stadium down there. I
28:14
Speaker 2: don't even know what the heck it's called. But they
28:17
Speaker 2: have the last two games in Europe, and then they
28:19
Speaker 2: move to this Orlando stadium. What gives with Jacksonville always
28:23
Speaker 2: getting the international games?
28:27
Speaker 1: Well, I mean, it seems like they're doing their best
28:31
Speaker 1: to give them a bigger audience outside of Duval. I
28:34
Speaker 1: think the NFL wants them to have a bigger fan base,
28:37
Speaker 1: and that's what they're trying to help them with. They're
28:40
Speaker 1: putting a great product on the football field, so they're
28:42
Speaker 1: doing all they can. They got a big win against
28:44
Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles last week. And these division games are
28:48
Speaker 1: always scary because I know how we talk about the
28:52
Speaker 1: Houston defense and the struggles that they've had. They've given
28:55
Speaker 1: up some yardage. especially through the air. They're not the
28:58
Speaker 1: top five aggressive defense that we're so used to, but
29:01
Speaker 1: they have 18 sacks on a season. So they're getting
29:04
Speaker 1: after the quarterback pretty good. You still got Daniil Hunter
29:06
Speaker 1: and Will Anderson, who are very formidable and can wreck
29:10
Speaker 1: a game at any time. And in the secondary, those guys,
29:13
Speaker 1: Kamari Lassiter, Kalen Bullock, Derek Stingley, those are guys that
29:18
Speaker 1: can wake up at any time and decide to have
29:20
Speaker 1: a day. And against this receiving core, maybe that's what
29:24
Speaker 1: they do. But if they if this Jacksonville team and
29:27
Speaker 1: Liam Cohen has watched that Dallas Cowboys game where Dak
29:31
Speaker 1: Prescott and C.D. Lamb had their way when they pushed
29:34
Speaker 1: the ball down the field, I think they're feeling really good.
29:38
Speaker 1: I think they're feeling really good. I think Trevor Lawrence
29:40
Speaker 1: is feeling really good. And I know that we felt
29:42
Speaker 1: like C.J. Shroud has struggled this season, but he has
29:45
Speaker 1: 1,400 yards, six touchdowns. That's the problem, only six touchdowns,
29:50
Speaker 1: but no interceptions. No interceptions on the season. They just
29:53
Speaker 1: trade for a friend of his from college in Marvin Harrison, Jr.,
29:59
Speaker 1: Will he play this week? Will he make much of
30:00
Speaker 1: an impact? I don't think he'll make much of an
30:02
Speaker 1: impact in a game like this, but maybe later on
30:04
Speaker 1: down the season, we'll see. I think this game is
30:09
Speaker 1: going to be better than what Polymarket has, but I
30:11
Speaker 1: don't see the Jacksonville Jaguars losing this game. I got
30:14
Speaker 1: Jacksonville in this one.
30:15
Speaker 2: I agree with you. Jacksonville's a hot team. They've been
30:18
Speaker 2: there for the last week and a half, so I
30:21
Speaker 2: think the advantage goes to Jacksonville. on top of their defense,
30:26
Speaker 2: which has been amazing. They're winning games that they otherwise shouldn't.
30:30
Speaker 2: I mean, last weekend's game against Philly was a game
30:33
Speaker 2: that only really good teams win. And we saw Jacksonville
30:38
Speaker 2: get a little lucky at the end, but good wins,
30:40
Speaker 2: good teams get lucky. And I like the Jacksonville Jaguars
30:44
Speaker 2: to stay hot and win this one as well. Let's
30:47
Speaker 2: take it to Arrowhead. The Kansas City Chiefs, 4-0, coming
30:51
Speaker 2: off the bye week, are hosting your buddy, Your good friend,
30:55
Speaker 2: Justin Herbert, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL
30:58
Speaker 2: and the L.A. Chargers team. Is this the game where L.A.
31:04
Speaker 2: finally gets a one in the winning column in Arrowhead?
31:14
Speaker 1: That seems like that question. I'm not going to go
31:21
Speaker 1: there with you. I see what you're trying to do,
31:23
Speaker 1: and I'm not going to allow you to go there.
31:26
Speaker 1: I see what you're doing.
31:29
Speaker 2: You like it.
31:31
Speaker 1: This game seems like a layup for the Chiefs, no
31:33
Speaker 1: question about it, but I don't know. The NFL is
31:36
Speaker 1: weird that way. Just like earlier in the season, we
31:38
Speaker 1: thought Buffalo would just have their way with the Chargers,
31:41
Speaker 1: and then the Chargers defense decided to step up in
31:44
Speaker 1: a big way, force five turnovers, and the Chargers almost
31:48
Speaker 1: found a way to win that game. Then, of course,
31:52
Speaker 1: they have games where they struggle. And you're looking and
31:54
Speaker 1: you're like, I don't understand this. I don't understand how
31:57
Speaker 1: you struggled this mightily against everybody else. But I don't
32:03
Speaker 1: see them winning this game. I think Kansas City's rolling.
32:07
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is struggling more this season than he has
32:09
Speaker 1: in any season of his career. He's five touchdowns and
32:12
Speaker 1: seven interceptions already on the season. Omarion Hampton. is splitting
32:18
Speaker 1: time in a big way. He's starting to lose his
32:22
Speaker 1: momentum and his grasp. They're doing this three running back
32:25
Speaker 1: system that I'm not sure I agree with. But their
32:29
Speaker 1: defense has forced eight turnovers. They got 11 sacks. And
32:32
Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs have not. They've gotten pressure on quarterbacks,
32:35
Speaker 1: but they have not finished the game in a way
32:38
Speaker 1: that you would have expected in a Spags coach defense.
32:42
Speaker 1: They only have three sacks on a season. They have
32:44
Speaker 1: seven turnovers, but... I don't really understand what Mike McDaniel
32:51
Speaker 1: is doing with this three-running back system, and I know
32:54
Speaker 1: he joked about it in training camp that fantasy owners
32:58
Speaker 1: aren't going to be very happy with what he's doing,
33:00
Speaker 1: and of course they're not, but the results aren't very
33:02
Speaker 1: happy with what you're doing, and no running back can
33:05
Speaker 1: really get a rhythm when they're not in there. It's
33:07
Speaker 1: one of those positions where you have to kind of
33:10
Speaker 1: wear teams down and find your legs and find your rhythm,
33:14
Speaker 1: and I don't think he's given an opportunity for anybody
33:16
Speaker 1: to find their rhythm And I think this Kansas City
33:19
Speaker 1: offense is rolling, is rolling. They gave up, the Chargers
33:22
Speaker 1: gave up 23 points to a Denver offense that's struggling mightily.
33:27
Speaker 1: I think this offense can score 35 on them pretty easily.
33:31
Speaker 1: And that's what I'm expecting to happen. I'm not expecting
33:33
Speaker 1: this offense to find its footing. And I got the
33:39
Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs sending the Chargers to 0-6 with a
33:43
Speaker 1: lot of question marks, with more question marks. Like, I
33:46
Speaker 1: know this fan base was like, no, we don't need
33:48
Speaker 1: to do anything, but you got to do something. After 0-1-6,
33:51
Speaker 1: then you're staring 0-1-7 in the face, and you're saying, hey,
33:57
Speaker 1: we're going to go into next year with everything the same.
34:00
Speaker 1: You fire another coordinator, you get rid of another coordinator.
34:03
Speaker 1: Does that solve your problem? I don't think it does.
34:05
Speaker 2: And I know you haven't been a part of many
34:08
Speaker 2: losing teams. I guess your only time really would be
34:11
Speaker 2: at Stanford, right, that you were a part of a
34:13
Speaker 2: team that lost– Not even, no. So I can't imagine
34:19
Speaker 2: what it would do to the psyche and morale of
34:20
Speaker 2: the team.
34:21
Speaker 1: No, my first year in San Francisco, we went 4-12.
34:24
Speaker 1: That's how we got Bosa.
34:25
Speaker 2: So I guess with that being said, your first year
34:27
Speaker 2: in San Francisco going 4-12, and when you guys got
34:30
Speaker 2: Nicholas John Bosa, and we saw what that did to
34:32
Speaker 2: the franchise. But, I mean, how tough was it to
34:35
Speaker 2: go into that offseason with optimism after you went 4-12
34:39
Speaker 2: the following year?
34:41
Speaker 1: Well, I think it wasn't tough because you lost your quarterback.
34:45
Speaker 1: And so when you lose your quarterback early in a season,
34:48
Speaker 1: you kind of say, hey, if we had our quarterback,
34:51
Speaker 1: we would be so much better. I think that's what
34:53
Speaker 1: makes this so much harder for Charger fans to really digest,
34:57
Speaker 1: to really– a tough pill to swallow because Justin Herbert
35:00
Speaker 1: is healthy and he's out there every week. And he's playing. Now,
35:04
Speaker 1: this offensive line isn't playing well. And the two tackles
35:08
Speaker 1: that were playing well before haven't played well this season. So, again,
35:13
Speaker 1: the concern level is growing on every– because the players
35:16
Speaker 1: that have played well for you aren't playing well. And
35:19
Speaker 1: I think that's what makes it so much harder for
35:21
Speaker 1: them is that you kind of expect Slater and Joe
35:24
Speaker 1: Ault to be foundational pieces that just play well. You
35:27
Speaker 1: put them out there, you forget about them. Both have
35:30
Speaker 1: played at a really high level at times in this league.
35:32
Speaker 1: And so has Justin Herbert. So you have these foundational pieces.
35:36
Speaker 1: You say, hey, let's build around them. And then you
35:38
Speaker 1: think you've got a pretty good running back in Omarion Hampton,
35:40
Speaker 1: but now he's rotating. And then Quentin Johnson, you're like, hey,
35:46
Speaker 1: we got a good number one receiver, but do you?
35:49
Speaker 1: And then Ladd McConkie is your guy, but is he?
35:53
Speaker 1: You know, right now, Trey Harris is your top receiver. So,
35:57
Speaker 1: you know, so many things that were, you know, afterthoughts
36:02
Speaker 1: and foregone conclusions for the Chargers are now question marks.
36:05
Speaker 1: And I think that's what makes this season so difficult
36:08
Speaker 1: because there aren't any real clear answers yet. Sure, the
36:12
Speaker 1: offensive line is struggling, but what's the immediate answer? There
36:15
Speaker 1: isn't any. Why is the defense playing as well as
36:17
Speaker 1: they have? You know, and why are they so hot
36:19
Speaker 1: and cold? There aren't any easy answers, and people are
36:23
Speaker 1: starting to call for Khalil Mack, and now it's starting
36:25
Speaker 1: to get to the point of, hey, do you start
36:27
Speaker 1: to sell off pieces and try to, you know, recoup
36:30
Speaker 1: some draft picks and kind of, you know, refigure out
36:33
Speaker 1: what you're trying to do in the future?
36:36
Speaker 2: It looks like it might be time. I'm going to
36:37
Speaker 2: join you. I'm going KC as well. I think– My
36:41
Speaker 2: boy K-9 gets loose here. Chargers defense is halfway decent,
36:45
Speaker 2: but there are 21st against the run. I expect Kenneth
36:48
Speaker 2: Walker III to have a big game in this one
36:50
Speaker 2: in Kansas City to roll. Let's go to Philly. This
36:54
Speaker 2: might be one of the most interesting teams right now.
36:57
Speaker 2: The Philadelphia Eagles. They're dealing with a lot of mid-season
37:01
Speaker 2: roster turnover. You don't see a ton of that. And
37:04
Speaker 2: then you've got the Carolina Panthers coming into town fresh
37:07
Speaker 2: off a bye, fresh off of taking care of my
37:09
Speaker 2: Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football two weeks ago. Do
37:13
Speaker 2: you think that the Eagles can turn this around with
37:17
Speaker 2: everything they're staring in the face, with Devontae Smith being hurt,
37:21
Speaker 2: with Cam Juergens being traded, with Lane Johnson retiring, with
37:25
Speaker 2: Saquon Barkley's injury kind of leaving them up in the
37:29
Speaker 2: air at running back? Do you think that Eagles can
37:33
Speaker 2: realistically turn this thing around and get a win this weekend?
37:37
Speaker 1: No, I don't. I don't, and I know Eagles fans
37:40
Speaker 1: are going to be frustrated to hear me say that,
37:42
Speaker 1: but I know there's a ton of concern for them.
37:44
Speaker 1: This Carolina Panthers team has been playing really solid football.
37:47
Speaker 1: They haven't won every game, but they've scored a lot
37:49
Speaker 1: of points, and they're fourth in the league in scoring.
37:53
Speaker 1: They're scoring 30 points a game. Now, will they score
37:55
Speaker 1: 30 points against this Philadelphia Eagles defense? I don't think so,
37:59
Speaker 1: but this offense hasn't done a ton to help the
38:01
Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, so that's another thing. where you need to
38:05
Speaker 1: be concerned, especially in the second half is Philadelphia Eagles.
38:08
Speaker 1: I mean, offense has struggled mightily. Can Jalen Hurd put
38:12
Speaker 1: the team on his back? They had, they had 22
38:14
Speaker 1: yards rushing last week in total, 18 carries for 22 yards.
38:19
Speaker 1: That's 1.2 yards to carry. That's not good enough in
38:21
Speaker 1: the national football league. And there are not any easy
38:24
Speaker 1: answers when you lose Lane Johnson, that's a enormous void
38:28
Speaker 1: on this offensive line. And then you, you trade your
38:32
Speaker 1: starting guard, um, And you get some good picks for them,
38:35
Speaker 1: but those picks don't help you right now. But right now,
38:38
Speaker 1: this offense is 28th and 29th in scoring at 18.4
38:41
Speaker 1: points a game. That's not going to be good enough,
38:43
Speaker 1: I don't think, to beat this Carolina Panthers team. Bryce
38:46
Speaker 1: Young playing good football, nine touchdowns, two interceptions. Tedderall McMillan
38:50
Speaker 1: had a big game last week. Chubba Hubbard has been solid.
38:54
Speaker 1: And I think this defense will be solid. I think
38:57
Speaker 1: they're comparable to the Eagles offense. I think that's an
39:00
Speaker 1: even matchup. And I know that Jalen Carter has been disruptive.
39:04
Speaker 1: And Quinion Mitchell got a sack last week. But I
39:07
Speaker 1: don't know if this defense has played as well as
39:09
Speaker 1: it's played in other years. I don't know if they
39:13
Speaker 1: have played to as high of a level as they have.
39:17
Speaker 1: So give me Carolina in this game.
39:20
Speaker 2: If Philly's going to rise up, it's going to fall
39:23
Speaker 2: on the shoulders of Jalen Hurts. And I just don't
39:25
Speaker 2: know if he's one of those quarterbacks that can really
39:28
Speaker 2: elevate the talent. level around him. I mean, when they
39:31
Speaker 2: won their Super Bowl, you had Saquon Barkley in his prime.
39:34
Speaker 2: You had A.J. Brown, who wasn't feuding as much with
39:37
Speaker 2: the O.C. at that time. You obviously had Devontae Smith,
39:41
Speaker 2: Dallas Goddard, et cetera, et cetera, on top of having
39:44
Speaker 2: one of the most ferocious defenses in the NFL. With
39:47
Speaker 2: 29th in scoring at 18.4 points a game, This Philadelphia
39:51
Speaker 2: Eagles team could have easily won the last two games,
39:54
Speaker 2: but let their team off the hook. I'm rolling with
39:58
Speaker 2: Carolina as well. I just think the wheels are starting
40:00
Speaker 2: to fall off in Philly. This might be one of
40:03
Speaker 2: those reset years for them where they're going to walk
40:05
Speaker 2: away with a ton of draft picks, and ultimately they're
40:08
Speaker 2: going to come out on top later on for it.
40:10
Speaker 2: But it's a concerning start to the season for Philly,
40:13
Speaker 2: and I don't see it getting that much better. Let's
40:16
Speaker 2: go to L.A., this Rams team that everyone was talking
40:20
Speaker 2: so much about coming into the season. Are they going
40:22
Speaker 2: to go 17-0? Are they going to beat every team
40:24
Speaker 2: by double digits? Are they ever going to get scored on? Well,
40:28
Speaker 2: the NFL teams have spoken, and no, they're not going
40:31
Speaker 2: to do any of those things.
40:33
Speaker 1: L.A.
40:33
Speaker 2: Rams are 2-3 to start the season, and they've taken
40:37
Speaker 2: it on the chin against top-tier competition. Richard, they welcomed
40:42
Speaker 2: the Arizona Cardinals into town, who my Detroit Lions— had
40:46
Speaker 2: a bounce-back, get-right game against last Sunday. Do you think
40:51
Speaker 2: the L.A. Rams get a bounce-back, get-right game against this
40:54
Speaker 2: Arizona Cardinal team?
40:58
Speaker 1: Yeah, I do. I think they get back, they get right,
41:02
Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. But the frustration that Sean
41:08
Speaker 1: McVay feels right now after that loss and the way
41:11
Speaker 1: they lost isn't going anywhere anytime soon. That's a hard
41:15
Speaker 1: pill to swallow. They had that game one. You just
41:17
Speaker 1: needed a good operation to walk away with a win
41:20
Speaker 1: against a very good team. Instead, you take an unnecessary loss,
41:23
Speaker 1: and I think you get right, but you're not washing
41:27
Speaker 1: the taste out of your mouth. This is still going
41:29
Speaker 1: to be a tough division game, but the Arizona Cardinals
41:32
Speaker 1: haven't given me any inclination that they're going to really
41:37
Speaker 1: compete and try to win this game. You know, Jacoby
41:40
Speaker 1: Breset has been solid. Michael Wilson has been solid. Jeremiah
41:43
Speaker 1: Love is starting to get more carries and get more responsibilities.
41:48
Speaker 1: But I just can't imagine, you know, Arizona winning this game.
41:55
Speaker 1: But I say that every week, and then that team
41:57
Speaker 1: finds a way to win. So that's the kind of
41:59
Speaker 1: league we're in. But give me the Rams in this one.
42:03
Speaker 1: I don't know what the Cardinals' plan is right now,
42:06
Speaker 1: but I got the Rams winning this one.
42:10
Speaker 2: I join you in that. Rams by double digits with
42:13
Speaker 2: ease here. I think coming into SoFi, the Rams have
42:17
Speaker 2: got to get back to 500. They can't flirt with
42:20
Speaker 2: disaster here because if they start 2-4 to start the season,
42:23
Speaker 2: there's going to be a lot of questions looming in L.A.
42:26
Speaker 2: Let's go to Vegas, a team that got off to
42:29
Speaker 2: a strong start. This Raider team has lost two straight
42:32
Speaker 2: against tough competition, going down against the Chiefs and against
42:36
Speaker 2: the New England Patriots, but they welcome now the Buffalo Bills,
42:39
Speaker 2: and we talked about it a couple weeks ago when
42:41
Speaker 2: they got off to a 3-0 start. Reality might smack
42:44
Speaker 2: them in the face really quick here, and we're going
42:46
Speaker 2: to see whether they're proven contenders or not. This team
42:50
Speaker 2: looks feisty. I know they got beat up pretty good
42:53
Speaker 2: by the Patriots last week, but they They almost beat
42:56
Speaker 2: the Chiefs. Do you think they have what it takes
42:59
Speaker 2: to get it done against this Bills team at home?
43:03
Speaker 1: I think it's going to be closer than Polly Market
43:05
Speaker 1: has it. Kirk Cousins is actually quietly having a really
43:08
Speaker 1: strong season. He has 1,200 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, only
43:12
Speaker 1: four interceptions. That's the reason they've been in these games.
43:16
Speaker 1: That's the reason they've been having success. Obviously, they just
43:18
Speaker 1: took a massive loss, 28-point loss to the– the Patriots,
43:25
Speaker 1: but before that, they've been battling in every game, and
43:28
Speaker 1: I thought they had a chance to beat the Kansas
43:30
Speaker 1: City Chiefs in Arrowhead, and they weren't able to get
43:33
Speaker 1: it done, but this Vegas team is better than the
43:36
Speaker 1: numbers show, and against one of the worst defenses in
43:40
Speaker 1: the league in the Buffalo Bills in terms of total defense.
43:42
Speaker 1: They're giving up 404 yards a game, 295 passing yards
43:47
Speaker 1: a game. There's some room there for Kirk Cousins and
43:50
Speaker 1: the Vegas Raiders to cause some issues, but Josh Allen,
43:55
Speaker 1: has 15 total touchdowns on a season, throwing for 1,200 yards.
43:58
Speaker 1: And if he's going to use his legs as he
44:00
Speaker 1: did against the Rams, I got them winning this game.
44:03
Speaker 1: If he goes back to being conservative and protecting his
44:07
Speaker 1: body or whatever he was doing the two previous games,
44:10
Speaker 1: then that'll give the Raiders a chance. But I got
44:14
Speaker 1: Buffalo in this one.
44:15
Speaker 2: I couldn't agree with you more. I mean, this team
44:17
Speaker 2: and Buffalo goes as their quarterback goes. And Josh Allen
44:21
Speaker 2: brings a lot more to the table than just throwing
44:23
Speaker 2: the football his ability to get out of the pocket
44:26
Speaker 2: and make decisions on the run, whether that means tucking
44:28
Speaker 2: it and taking a cornerback head-on-head or lofting it over
44:32
Speaker 2: his head for completion. When Josh Allen plays without any
44:37
Speaker 2: sort of hesitation, it relies 100% on his instincts. This
44:41
Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills team is near impossible to beat. The question is,
44:47
Speaker 2: will he play like that? Will he put his body
44:49
Speaker 2: on the line? Or will he reserve it for the playoffs?
44:52
Speaker 2: We shall see. But what we saw on Monday Night
44:55
Speaker 2: Football against the Rams, that version of Josh Allen is
44:58
Speaker 2: going to be very difficult to beat. Give me the
45:00
Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills in this one as well. Let's take it
45:03
Speaker 2: to Tampa Bay. This Tampa Bay team looked decent on
45:08
Speaker 2: Thursday Night Football. This was a team that you picked against,
45:11
Speaker 2: the Dallas Cowboys, in Dallas with your cowboy hat on,
45:13
Speaker 2: looking fresh to death. But Jalen Daniels had other plans today.
45:19
Speaker 2: and led this Tampa Bay Buccaneers team to the first
45:21
Speaker 2: win of their season. They welcomed the Pittsburgh Steelers into town.
45:27
Speaker 2: What are your thoughts on Jalen Daniels? He's an undrafted
45:31
Speaker 2: pick out of Kansas. This is his rookie year. He
45:35
Speaker 2: seems pretty mobile. He gives the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a
45:38
Speaker 2: good athlete in the backfield. Do you like him for
45:43
Speaker 2: the rest of the season with the Bucs? What are
45:45
Speaker 2: your thoughts on him as a quarterback, seeing him first hand?
45:49
Speaker 1: Well, I think he did enough to beat the Dallas Cowboys.
45:51
Speaker 1: I think he took the yardage that was there. He
45:54
Speaker 1: took the opportunities that was there. He made plays when
45:58
Speaker 1: he had to, whether it was with his arm or
46:00
Speaker 1: his legs. But I don't think that's going to be
46:03
Speaker 1: enough against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers. An intriguing
46:06
Speaker 1: matchup to watch in this game is going to be
46:08
Speaker 1: Jalen Warren versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense. They're second
46:11
Speaker 1: in the league, only giving up 72 yards rushing. I
46:15
Speaker 1: know that we've talked about their struggles, but defensively, their
46:18
Speaker 1: fourth in total defense at 300 yards a game, 18th
46:21
Speaker 1: against the pass. This is a young passer. I mean,
46:25
Speaker 1: this is a young passer in Tampa Bay, but obviously
46:27
Speaker 1: not a young passer in Pittsburgh in Aaron Rodgers. And
46:30
Speaker 1: he's a guy that's faced Bowles a ton of times.
46:33
Speaker 1: And it looks like Bowles is playing kind of all
46:37
Speaker 1: or nothing defense right now. He sent a ton of
46:39
Speaker 1: pressure at Dak Prescott. That changed the dynamic of the game.
46:43
Speaker 1: I expect him to do the same to Aaron Rodgers.
46:45
Speaker 1: And if they can get home and create chaos like
46:49
Speaker 1: they did last week, it'll give them a chance in
46:50
Speaker 1: this game. But I think Aaron's getting the ball out
46:53
Speaker 1: as quick as anybody. He knows where he's going with
46:55
Speaker 1: the football. Jalen Warren has been very elusive and dynamic.
46:58
Speaker 1: I got Pittsburgh in this game.
47:02
Speaker 2: Pittsburgh's an intriguing team to me. I want to see
47:04
Speaker 2: more out of DK Metcalf, especially with Michael Pittman going
47:07
Speaker 2: down for the next few weeks. Can he get more
47:10
Speaker 2: involved with this offense? Only averaging 45 yards, receiving a game.
47:14
Speaker 2: Jalen Warren went off last week as well. Pittsburgh's just
47:17
Speaker 2: one of those teams. They always find a way to win,
47:20
Speaker 2: and they never really shrink down to their competition. I
47:23
Speaker 2: expect Jalen Daniels to get a welcome into the NFL
47:26
Speaker 2: moment this weekend in the Pittsburgh Steelers defense led by
47:30
Speaker 2: TJ Watt. leading them to victory. New England, welcome the
47:35
Speaker 2: New York Jets. And this New England team we've seen
47:37
Speaker 2: over the last two weeks looks like the team we
47:39
Speaker 2: saw last year. That's a team that can compete at
47:41
Speaker 2: the highest level and compete for an AFC championship. They
47:46
Speaker 2: welcome the Jets into town, who just got a win
47:48
Speaker 2: against Cleveland, who was pretty red hot coming into that game.
47:52
Speaker 2: Do you expect to see more of the same from
47:54
Speaker 2: New England this week? More of what we've seen the
47:56
Speaker 2: last two weeks?
47:59
Speaker 1: Well, I mean, you have to give the Jets credit.
48:01
Speaker 1: Their defense has been playing better. They're sixth in total defense,
48:03
Speaker 1: third against the pass, so I don't think it'll be
48:05
Speaker 1: as easy sledding as it was against the Raiders, but
48:09
Speaker 1: Drake may seem to have found his rhythm again. He
48:14
Speaker 1: was 26-34 for 374 yards, and that's something that you
48:18
Speaker 1: expect to continue. It's a division game. It's a division game,
48:24
Speaker 1: so you always have to have that caveat when talking
48:26
Speaker 1: about these games, but I think New England defensively is
48:30
Speaker 1: very opportunistic, very aggressive, and they play together, and they
48:34
Speaker 1: play championship-level football, and that's a big reason they were
48:37
Speaker 1: able to make it to the Super Bowl last year.
48:38
Speaker 1: They played great defense in the playoffs when their offense
48:41
Speaker 1: was facing great defenses. When they needed to get stops,
48:43
Speaker 1: they got them, and I think that'll continue. I think
48:45
Speaker 1: Geno Smith has played solid football this year, has yet
48:48
Speaker 1: to throw an interception, but it's not as aggressive as
48:53
Speaker 1: I think he could be, And we'll see if he
48:55
Speaker 1: gets more aggressive. But I got New England in this game.
48:58
Speaker 1: It's hard to bet against them with them putting 45
49:01
Speaker 1: against the Raiders like they did last week.
49:03
Speaker 2: Polly Market agrees with you. They give New England a 75%
49:07
Speaker 2: likelihood of winning this one. Let's take it to Atlanta.
49:11
Speaker 2: This was a team that looked totally different after the
49:14
Speaker 2: first two weeks. You saw them firsthand in Green Bay
49:16
Speaker 2: when they blew out the Packers and they returned back home.
49:20
Speaker 2: and won the next game in commanding fashion and then
49:22
Speaker 2: ultimately lose against the Baltimore Ravens and Tyler Huntley this
49:27
Speaker 2: past weekend. Now Tua Tungavai Loa is under center for
49:31
Speaker 2: this Atlanta team and they welcome the Chicago Bears to
49:35
Speaker 2: it's going to be interesting to see Tua back out there.
49:38
Speaker 2: Do you think Tua can lead this team to victory
49:40
Speaker 2: over Chicago? Cause I tell you what, uh, Atlanta certainly
49:44
Speaker 2: looks like a team that could find some success in
49:47
Speaker 2: this NFC South.
49:49
Speaker 1: Yeah. I just don't see it happening. I don't know
49:51
Speaker 1: if this offense would be John and Drake London have
49:54
Speaker 1: confidence in, in Tua Tunga-Vailoa. It looked like, um, they
49:58
Speaker 1: were looking at the sideline, trying to figure out how
50:00
Speaker 1: to get to, I mean, how to get Pennix back
50:02
Speaker 1: in when Tua came in. So, um, I don't know,
50:06
Speaker 1: but I think Chicago has a similar issue. I don't
50:08
Speaker 1: think Tyson Bajent is the answer. I think you've got
50:10
Speaker 1: to go with Case Keenum. And I know he didn't
50:11
Speaker 1: play much better when he came in, but Tyson Bajent
50:15
Speaker 1: has yet to throw for a touchdown. And I know
50:18
Speaker 1: that Chicago thinks he's one of the 32 best quarterbacks
50:21
Speaker 1: in the National Football League, but the tape has yet
50:23
Speaker 1: to say that. Maybe he shows it in practice, but
50:25
Speaker 1: the game tape does not agree. And I think Case Keenum,
50:28
Speaker 1: the veteran, is the guy that gives you your best
50:30
Speaker 1: chance to win. You know, running the ball with DeAndre Swift,
50:33
Speaker 1: the Manung guy, and on the opposite side, Atlanta's going
50:37
Speaker 1: to do the same thing. I think both teams are
50:39
Speaker 1: going to run the ball. This is going to be
50:40
Speaker 1: a very short game. Which defense can create a turnover
50:42
Speaker 1: and an extra possession for their offense? Give me Chicago
50:46
Speaker 1: in this game. I hope that Ben Johnson starts Case
50:48
Speaker 1: Keenum and goes with the veteran. I know they like
50:51
Speaker 1: Tyson Bajent, but, I mean, when you switched last week,
50:55
Speaker 1: I think he started to understand that Tyson Bajent maybe
50:57
Speaker 1: isn't the guy they thought he was.
50:59
Speaker 2: Well, if Case Keenum starts, I like Chicago. But I
51:02
Speaker 2: think Tua, you know, I think he's got a lot
51:05
Speaker 2: to prove. You know, obviously this season was for him
51:09
Speaker 2: to show his worth in this NFL and get that
51:11
Speaker 2: next contract. I expect Tua to take advantage of this opportunity.
51:16
Speaker 2: Give me the Atlanta Falcons. I don't know why, but
51:21
Speaker 2: just give me Atlanta. I'm taking them over Chicago. Let's
51:24
Speaker 2: go to New York, the Giants, an emotional tie. I
51:28
Speaker 2: don't know if we're allowed to say that, but an
51:30
Speaker 2: emotional tie last week. Jameis Winston's got this offense moving.
51:35
Speaker 2: A lot of statistics put up late in that game
51:39
Speaker 2: to bring them back from the depths against the commanders
51:42
Speaker 2: last week. They welcomed the New Orleans Saints, a team
51:46
Speaker 2: that's one and four that looks so good in Detroit.
51:49
Speaker 2: And now I know why, Richard, because they were playing
51:52
Speaker 2: the Detroit Lions last who had no defense in the
51:54
Speaker 2: second half of that game. And they seem to make
51:57
Speaker 2: every quarterback and number one wide receiving option look good.
52:00
Speaker 2: So I've got question marks about the New Orleans Saints.
52:04
Speaker 2: But this team is in desperate need of a win
52:06
Speaker 2: to stay competitive in the NFC South. And the Giants
52:09
Speaker 2: are in desperate need of a win to stay atop
52:11
Speaker 2: of the NFC East. Polymarket pretty much lines this one
52:15
Speaker 2: up as a pick-em, giving New Orleans a slight favorability, 51%
52:19
Speaker 2: likelihood to win. Richard, who are you falling in favor with?
52:25
Speaker 2: Is it New Orleans or the Giants?
52:28
Speaker 1: I'm starting to slowly but surely believe in this Giants
52:31
Speaker 1: defense a little bit, especially their pass defense. They're seventh
52:35
Speaker 1: in the league right now. And, you know, you just never–
52:38
Speaker 1: Jameis is like a box of chocolates. You never know
52:40
Speaker 1: what you're going to get. But– if he can push
52:44
Speaker 1: the ball down the field, Malik neighbors is, is getting
52:46
Speaker 1: more comfortable out there. I've obviously coming back from that
52:49
Speaker 1: knee injury. It takes a second to get your bearings
52:51
Speaker 1: about you. It seems like he's getting more explosive. Um,
52:55
Speaker 1: this is John Harbaugh. We're talking about a guy who's
52:57
Speaker 1: going to do all the right things in terms of
52:59
Speaker 1: making decisions in game, uh, running the football, giving his
53:03
Speaker 1: team a chance to come out with a victory. New Orleans,
53:06
Speaker 1: Tyler Shuck has been really good at times. Uh, I'm
53:10
Speaker 1: sure Chris Olave is excited to have him, uh, kamara
53:14
Speaker 1: has kind of come back into the fold and been
53:16
Speaker 1: valuable in certain situations but i think the new york
53:19
Speaker 1: giants pulled this one out i know polymarket doesn't agree
53:22
Speaker 1: with me but i i got the new york giants
53:24
Speaker 1: and jamis in this one and i think they increased
53:27
Speaker 1: their lead uh in the nfc east and i mean
53:31
Speaker 1: last week is is quite the disaster but they avoided
53:34
Speaker 1: a loss for sure.
53:36
Speaker 2: They sure did um I think fortune is definitely on
53:40
Speaker 2: the Giants' side this season, absent the Jackson Dart early injury.
53:44
Speaker 2: But who knows? Maybe Jameis Winston keeps this train rolling.
53:47
Speaker 2: If the Giants can exit the first quarter of the
53:50
Speaker 2: season and be atop of the NFC East, it'd shock
53:53
Speaker 2: a lot of people. Give me the Giants as well.
53:56
Speaker 2: At home, Jameis, you never know what you're getting, but
53:59
Speaker 2: I think he's going to be eating a W after
54:01
Speaker 2: this one. Let's go to Cleveland. They welcomed the Baltimore
54:05
Speaker 2: Ravens division foe. We saw Cleveland. This was a team
54:08
Speaker 2: I think people got a little too far out in
54:10
Speaker 2: front of, starting 3-1. They go on the road, take
54:13
Speaker 2: on the Jets. Everyone thought that they would walk away
54:16
Speaker 2: with a win, myself included, and they disappointed, losing 17-12.
54:22
Speaker 2: On the other side, this Baltimore Ravens team just can't
54:24
Speaker 2: seem to lose. It doesn't matter who's under center. Tyler
54:27
Speaker 2: Huntley led this team against a red-hot Atlanta Falcons squad.
54:32
Speaker 2: And they came away with a victory on the road.
54:34
Speaker 2: Baltimore travels to Cleveland. Polly Market likes Baltimore. 67% likelihood
54:39
Speaker 2: to win this game.
54:40
Speaker 1: Who do you got? This is a tougher one because, again,
54:50
Speaker 1: this NFC, I mean, AFC North is a competitive division.
54:53
Speaker 1: And I like Cleveland's defense. They played at a high level.
54:58
Speaker 1: at times. I thought they should have won that game
55:00
Speaker 1: last week. I thought they had that game won until
55:03
Speaker 1: they snapped the ball over the punter's head and they struggled.
55:07
Speaker 1: But give me Baltimore in this game because I just
55:10
Speaker 1: don't know if Cleveland's offense can do enough to stop
55:13
Speaker 1: whether Lamar plays or not. They're going to run the
55:16
Speaker 1: ball effectively. They're going to run the ball as much
55:18
Speaker 1: as they can. And I think if Snoop Huntley plays,
55:21
Speaker 1: he's going to do enough to help them get that win.
55:23
Speaker 1: And if Lamar plays, it's going to be more than enough.
55:26
Speaker 1: So give me Baltimore in this game.
55:29
Speaker 2: It'll be an interesting matchup. There's no question about it.
55:31
Speaker 2: I like Cleveland. They're at home. I think Tyler Huntley,
55:35
Speaker 2: you know, under center has obviously kept them competitive in games.
55:39
Speaker 2: Something about Cleveland at home in a divisional matchup. Give
55:42
Speaker 2: me Cleveland. And finally, it's the Tennessee Titans time to
55:48
Speaker 2: get some commentary on this show. They take on the
55:50
Speaker 2: Indianapolis Colts. at the Colts. I'm assuming you're going to
55:53
Speaker 2: pick Indy. I kind of want to talk to you
55:55
Speaker 2: more about what's going on with Cam Ward, uh, under
55:59
Speaker 2: center for the Titans. This guy was highly regarded out
56:01
Speaker 2: of Miami. The number one overall pick. Um, obviously he's
56:05
Speaker 2: got a unique style of play. Looks a lot more
56:07
Speaker 2: casual and calm in the pocket. Some say way too casual. Uh,
56:11
Speaker 2: but this past week we saw some highlights of his
56:14
Speaker 2: offensive lineman seemingly blocking no one and letting free rushers
56:18
Speaker 2: at the quarterback. Um, Do you think that Cam Ward
56:23
Speaker 2: is more to blame for this Tennessee Titans failure? Or
56:26
Speaker 2: do you think the team as a whole is just
56:28
Speaker 2: not set up for success?
56:32
Speaker 1: I mean, you can blame whoever you want. He's the quarterback.
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Speaker 1: He's going to get a lot of the blame. And
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Speaker 1: their offensive line, you showed the clip. People have seen
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Speaker 1: the clips. And you can say that about a number
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Speaker 1: of offensive lines, especially plays they've given up sacks. You've
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Speaker 1: seen really good offensive lines look incompetent at times. when
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Speaker 1: certain stunts are made or certain guys make mistakes. But
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Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's going to fall
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Speaker 1: on the quarterback. And at some point you're going to
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Speaker 1: have to win football games. And I got, I got
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Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts winning this football game. And that's, that's
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Speaker 1: the reason they pay the quarterback big bucks. That's the
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Speaker 1: reason they put so much responsibility on them. You got
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Speaker 1: to find a way to make happen when you do
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Speaker 1: have time. And there have been times Cam Ward has
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Speaker 1: had time and not made great decisions. So you're sure
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Speaker 1: the offensive line isn't perfect. They're, they're probably bottom half
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Speaker 1: of the league, but, what do you do when you
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Speaker 1: do have time? And right now that hasn't been good enough.
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Speaker 1: And you know, the defense has played pretty solid football,
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Speaker 1: not great, not bad, but when your office isn't playing
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Speaker 1: as well as they could, it makes it really tough
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Speaker 1: to win ball games. So give me India in this one.
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Speaker 2: Well, that includes, that concludes our week six predictions here
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Speaker 2: and previews. Richard, it's always a pleasure to sit down
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Speaker 2: with you midweek. I will let you sign us off
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Speaker 2: my friend.
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