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All right, all right, all right, all right, all right.

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We have football tonight, folks,

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but you know what?

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We have a pressing matter that needs to be talked about

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right now, okay?

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Devante Adams wants out.

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Now, I did talk briefly about it in the last episode,

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but we have to go deep now that there's more information

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that has come out about this entire conundrum, okay?

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We gotta talk about what caused this,

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as well as tonight's game, which is the Bucks and Falcons,

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Cowboys and the Steelers play Sunday night,

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Miami versus Cal, Georgia versus Auburn,

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and Colorado versus Kansas State, okay?

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and to the point as best as we can,

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All right folks, let's just get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on

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because there is a lot that is going on right now in the league.

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So the biggest news that needs to be talked about is Oakland receiver Devonte Adams has

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officially requested a trade.

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He wants out of Las Vegas.

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I keep on saying Oakland.

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It shows you how old I am.

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Before we get into the crevices of this entire situation, we have to take a step back and

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we have to first identify what caused him to make this move.

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So originally there was an Instagram post talking about that this possibly could have

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been Devonte Adams last season with the Raiders and head coach Antonio Pierce liked it.

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He liked it.

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And so that caused a somewhat of a snowball effect to where now to where he does not want

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to be there.

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Okay, he wants out.

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Now when we look at this, you know, this is a very, this is the Raiders once again, being

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the Raiders doing Raiders things.

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And you know, this is somewhat of a conversation that I have with with with with MOOC yesterday.

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Basically, you know, if you had feelings about Devonte Adams and you felt like this towards

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him, like you, you just didn't want, you just didn't rock with him no more and you wanted

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to move on from him, then you should have just kept that behind closed doors.

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That should have been something that you talk about, you know, at the dinner table or on

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your way home, you know, from, you know, from work or something like that.

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That's not something that you bring with you, you know, into social media because guess

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what, people are going to connect the dots.

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People are going to, they're going to connect the dots.

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They're going to figure out if this is true or not.

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And they're going to figure out if that's really you and that's really you.

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Then guess what?

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You're caught red handed.

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And, you know, but at the same time, this is a very picky situation because who is really

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going to be willing to go after Devonte Adams money wise, because when we look at this,

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this is the last year that of his deal that he has fully guaranteed money.

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And we all know that the next two years, okay, according to who spot rack shout out to the

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spot rack, no one's going to be willing to have to keep him on the team where next year's

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base salary is going to be both 35 million.

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No one's not going to want to do that.

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And so when we look at this, it is somewhat of a bad contract.

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It's a bad contract to take on because the only way that you can justify it is you would

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have to give him an extension.

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That's the only way because he's going to want more guaranteed money.

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He's not going to keep on playing and there's no guaranteed money.

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So that's another that will I'm going to have myself as always.

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But you know, just that that's that's the first thing that you have to worry about.

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The next thing is you have to figure out, you know, how long does he want to play for

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because at some point he's there's going to be a decline.

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It's for any player.

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I don't care if you are an all pro first battle hall of fame or all those different types

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of things, all different types of credentials.

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Everyone hits the point where you start to decline and you don't want to put you, you

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don't want to put the cart before the horse and then you're basically, you know, you don't

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gave him a two year, $60 million extension and then he only plays for one year.

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And he retires, you don't want that, you don't.

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So again, it's a very nasty situation altogether.

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But you know, if we can be real here, the Raiders once again, and I will continue to say this

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and I've been saying it multiple times, they continue to shoot themselves in the foot.

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Continue here, you have a team who has allowed their best players to walk.

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From Josh Jacobs, they let him walk.

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They cut Hunter Renfro.

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Now Devonte Adams wants out.

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It's only a matter of time before Max Crosby wants out as well.

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Because the team, it's not the end.

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This is this sort of sort of goes into what I said yesterday about quarterbacks and in

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organizational whatnot, but Raiders have been a dysfunctional organization for over 20 some

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years now.

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I'm 29 years old.

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And as far as I can remember, they have been a dysfunctional organization.

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The last time that they were, the last time they really weren't as dysfunctional as they

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are now was when out Davis guy rested.

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So we're still alive when he was like, you know, in his right mind and, you know, he

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had control over the team and stuff like that.

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That was the last time where they, you know, they were, they were doing their thing.

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They had some motion.

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They had some, uh, some, some juice with them, but now it's horrible.

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It's absolutely horrible.

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It's unstable.

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It's just a nasty situation.

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And you know, if I am a player, I'm looking at Antonio Pierce with a side eye because,

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you know, if this is how you feel about, you know, the best offensive player on the team,

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how do you feel about me behind closed doors?

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Like this, this is only going to get worse as the season progresses.

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It's going to, and you know, it puts everybody else in a bad situation because now this,

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Raiders offense is going to get squashed.

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It's going to get squashed.

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The only real hope that they have was the Bonte Adams.

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That's it.

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Brock Bowers is a rookie.

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So he's still, he's still getting, you know, still, still learning everything and whatnot.

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I don't even know who the running back is.

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No disrespect to you.

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Gardner Mentshu doesn't have a reliable weapon anymore.

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So what exactly is the identity of the Raiders now?

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What is it?

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I can't say, oh, it's smash, smash mouth, you know, football, you know, the old sayings

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that they used to say about the Raiders.

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You can't say that anymore because they haven't done anything.

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They are just, they, they're horrible.

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This is a horrible organization.

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If I'm Christian Wilkins, I'm probably regretting the decision I made of signing with the Raiders

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because you just, you went from a semi-good situation with the Dolphins to a just flat

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out toxic situation with, you know, the Raiders, but, you know, I digress.

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But moving forward, you know, there, there have been, you know, some, some rumblings

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of certain teams that, that he would go for.

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And some of the teams included, I think the 49ers, the Cowboys, the Jets, the Steelers,

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the Bills.

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I even think the Ravens were, were brought up, I think at, at one time, I can tell you

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now the Cowboys have already backed out.

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They've already backed out.

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They, they don't want to be interested in it.

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But all the other teams though, it is very lucrative for all of them though.

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And even teams that, that haven't been listed, but this is what I will say.

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This, this might turn, this might turn it into someone of a, of a rank.

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Devonte Adams put himself in this situation.

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I understand that you made a move out of emotion.

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You made a move out of emotion because of what Aaron Rogers did.

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I get that.

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But you left a stable organization to go into a dysfunctional organization.

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Although yes, you did get the money, but guess what?

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You're not winning.

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You haven't been winning and you're used to winning.

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And now that you're in this, this crazy situation and you have this big deal, guess what?

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Not a lot of teams have the cap space flexibility to be able to absorb your contract.

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They don't.

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So what in the world are people going to do at this point?

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There's no, and I know there, there was a report that was coming out that, you know,

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Devonte Adams only wants to play with quarterbacks that he's, that he's played with in the past.

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Bro, throw that out the window.

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Throw that out the window because neither one of the quarterbacks that you play for,

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whether it be Derek Carl or Aaron Rogers or any situation right now where they can compete

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and make a deep playoff, a deep playoff run and possibly win a Super Bowl, neither one.

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I'm going to carry anyone says from neither one of those fan bases, neither one of those

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teams are in a place right now where they can legitimately compete with the best of

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the best teams in not only in the AFC, but in the entire league and possibly win a Super

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Bowl.

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They're not.

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The jets are literally a loss away from just blowing everything up.

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Right?

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You're going to go from a toxic situation with the Raiders to another toxic situation

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with the jets and that, that whole debacle in itself, especially when you have people

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like Garrett Wilson that, you know, has come out publicly and sort of, you know, talked

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about how he's not being, how he feels like he's not being utilized the best way that

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he possibly can and how this offense could do more than have it.

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So you have that mix with, you know, the, the instability with the Saints because the

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Saints at this point have been trying to offer a rebuild, but at this point they're going

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to have to go through a rebuild.

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It's time.

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It's time.

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It's time to make that transition from Drew Brees.

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They still think that, you know, if they get Derek Carr, you know, that puts them back

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in the running and they can possibly do something.

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it doesn't.

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It just doesn't.

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That team does not have enough on both sides of the ball where they can be competitive,

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where they can go, you know, toe to toe with some of the best teams, not only in their

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conference, but in the league.

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They don't.

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If the Saints right now were to go up against the Vikings, it would not end well.

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It won't.

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So either way, you know, where, where exactly could you go?

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You can go to the Chiefs because the Chiefs don't have the, the cap flexibility, you know,

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to get you, not to mention it's in your division and the Raiders aren't going to do that.

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They're just, they're not going to do that.

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I mean, you could go to the Bills that that would definitely, you know, probably be a

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great situation because, you know, you'll be playing with a, an elite quarterback in

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Josh Allen.

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You'll be the number one receiver.

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So you'll, you'll be getting a majority of the balls.

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You will.

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But, you know, do you really want to do that?

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Do you want to go to Pittsburgh?

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Even though, yes, you know, there's a whole bunch of conundrums and drama with the quarterback

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position, quote unquote, air quote, big air quotes, you know, with Justin Fields and Russell

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Wilson, they're winning.

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They're winning.

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They're winning right now.

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They lost to the Colts, which, you know, that's I'll talk about that, you know, later, later

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into the episode, but they're winning.

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They're winning.

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They have, they have motion.

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They're starting to do things.

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Things are starting to go in the right direction for the Steelers.

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So I ask you, Devonte, if I was to have a conversation with Devonte Adams, really think

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hard about this decision.

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You, you, you were, you were the most successful when you were in a stable organization in

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the Packers.

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You want to continue to do that.

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You don't want to continue to be in this situation where you are not, where you're going from

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a toxic organization to toxic organization to toxic organization.

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You don't want that.

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You don't.

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And you want to win.

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You got the bag.

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Okay.

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Now you should probably want to go to the best team possible that is going to, you know,

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possibly make a playoff run and maybe even a deep playoff run and possibly, you know,

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try to compete, at least compete for a title.

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They'll necessarily have to win it, but at least if you can experience that, you know,

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that atmosphere of, you know, possibly going to the Super Bowl and whatnot, that means

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the whole world compared to, you know, okay, yeah, I got the bag and you know, that's it.

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Because then you're going to be one of these, you're going to be one of these players, you

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know, once you're done, once you're done with football and whatnot, it's going to be

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saying, man, I wish I would have done X, Y and Z.

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I possibly could have won the title of this and the other blah, blah, blah, all the things

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that all those, you know, salty former players say, but you have an opportunity to do it

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because why you're still regarded as one of the best receivers in the league.

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Now when we get to the money side of everything, I don't think teams are going to be willing

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to commit to him long term.

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Now they may just give him just one extension and you know, it just gives them, it gives

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him a lot of guarantee money or it may do a two year that made that's actually a one

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year.

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I don't know, but there's a way that they can do it.

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Okay.

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You have options.

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You could go to Washington right now.

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Washington is hot.

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You have Terry McCoyne with the Vonte Adams on that offense and Jaden Daniels.

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That's a deadly combination right there.

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That is a very deadly combination.

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Looking to the Eagles possibly because you know, AJ Brown is down and Vonte Smith is

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down.

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You have options.

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The Vonte Smith, I mean, the Vonte Adams, you have options, but if you don't want to

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do it, but if you don't make the right decision, guess what?

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No one is going to feel bad for you.

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Know what?

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No one's going to feel bad for old Devonte Adams.

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You put yourself in the situation, get yourself out of this situation.

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You now have another chance, a second chance that we're being real here to rewrite the

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first wrong that you did, which was leave the Packers because now the Packers are in

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a great space.

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They are.

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And I don't even think the Packers would entertain trying to get you back at this point.

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I just don't.

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But who am I now on to tonight's game Thursday night's game now?

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It's a game that, you know, probably not everybody's going to watch, but you know, I'll probably

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watch it just because I like football and I'm a football junkie and all that stuff.

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Now Falcons and Buccaneers.

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Now this is a division rival game.

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If I'm not mistaken, should be a pretty good game.

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Should be a pretty intense game.

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Now, I will say this, you know, Buccaneers are coming off of a really good win from the

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Eagles.

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They clip their wings.

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The Falcons have are, you know, they're starting to get some motion.

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They're starting to, you know, get into the swing of things.

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So, you know, I just jot it down a few notes from NFL Pro that definitely caught my eye.

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And you know, just to go over, you know, into this, you know, into this preview.

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So, according to NFL Pro, shout out to them, Chris Godwin is tied second in reception

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at 17 receiving yards in 228 and tied for the most touchdowns, two of them in the slot.

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Now when we look at this, you know, Chris Godwin is definitely one of the best slot

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receivers in the league right now.

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He's definitely been doing his thing that Buccaneers often has definitely been balling

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out, you know, since they've re-signed Baker Mayfield.

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So, you know, I think it's going to be a really good matchup.

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I do.

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I do with the Falcons, you know, secondary.

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I do believe this is going to be good.

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I don't think it's going to be this, you know, high scoring game.

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I think it's going to be low scoring, probably within the, you know, the 20s, maybe like,

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you know, mid to high 20s.

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And I just don't think it's going to be this, you know, dynamic Thursday night game.

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Now, in the last three of the four games, Kirk Cousins has only has thrown for less

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than two touchdowns.

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Okay.

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So, you know, we all know Kirk Cousins is going to do Kirk Cousins things.

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Now, the question is, you know, is it going to be somewhat of a race of who can put up

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the most points on the board or who was going to, or basically, you know, who's going to

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have the ball last?

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I think that that's what it's really going to come down to because Kirk Cousins show

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in the Eagles game, you know, that he's, he's still that guy.

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So, you know, let's see what happens when his first, you know, divisional game against,

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you know, the Buccaneers, because the Buccaneers defense low key has been doing their thing.

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Okay.

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Anytime you can, you can, you know, do what they did to the Eagles.

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Hey, that, that puts you on the map.

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Okay.

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Now, on 25 pass rushes this season, right?

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Levante David has generated nine, which is the most for any off ball linebacker, whether

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we want to a mirror and not folks.

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Levante David has still is still at this point in his career is still one of the best linebackers

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in the league.

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Now, he may have fall off a little bit.

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You know, he may have gotten a little bit slower, but just know the mind is still there.

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Okay.

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He can still make plays.

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He can still do things.

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Okay.

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And, you know, nothing really bad to say about Levante David.

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I think, you know, this off season when, when he was a free agent, I, I definitely, you

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know, definitely believe that he wasn't going to leave the Buccaneers.

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You know, that, that is somebody who was going to be a Buccaneer for life, you know, and,

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you know, it shows he's, he's been balling out.

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He's been doing his thing.

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Now I'm not saying he's up there with Fred Warner and real clown Smith, but he is, you

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know, a tier or a tier or two below them, though he is still, you know, one of those

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dogs.

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Okay.

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The Falcons have used 11, 11 personnel, 85.1% of the time, which is the second most in the

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lead, which in my mind sort of symbolizes that they're probably going to be running

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the ball a little bit more in this game simply because I mean, you have, you know, Bison

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Robinson doing his thing.

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That offensive line is meant to be a road grading, you know, offensive line.

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They're meant to wear you down to impose their will on you and just, you know, book points

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on the board, march down the field.

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And what, what better way to do it than to do it against a divisional opponent, you know?

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Now I will say this, the, the Buccaneers defensive line, you know, they may try to put up a little

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bit of resistance at first, but I don't, but, you know, as, as the game goes on, I don't

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think they're going to, I don't think it's really going to be that much of a problem.

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Now me personally, I think my prediction for this game will probably be 20, 24.

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24, 24, 22 Falcons.

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Just because the vision, the vision games are always close.

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Always have, always will be the always be close.

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The always be low scoring.

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It's very rare.

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If you have a divisional game that's very high scoring and whatnot, very rare.

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Now on to the Steelers and Cowboys.

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Yes, we do have to talk about them because why not because I'm a Steelers fan, but because

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it's going to be one of the biggest games on Sunday night, I know everyone's going to

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be watching and especially Cowboys fans, unfortunately.

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Now with this, you know, this is a game where basically both teams have a lot to prove at

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this point because the Steelers are coming off of, you know, their first loss against

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the Colts.

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And, you know, there have been a lot of questions about that Steelers offense, you know, it has

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taken them a while for them to get the engine going and to be able to put points on the

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board, not to mention a lot of the decision making that Mike Tomlin has been doing lately.

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We have seen times in games where, you know, they're in field goal range and instead of

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just kicking the field goal and putting points on the board, you just try to go forward on

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fourth down.

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Now granted, I understand Justin Fields is athletic.

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He's fast and all those different types of things.

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But if you have three points just sitting there, just take the three points.

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Take the three points.

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Instead of trying to take the risk of trying to convert the fourth down, because if you

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don't convert the fourth down, that puts you at a disadvantage.

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It does.

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And, you know, I understand, you know, the vision for the team is, you know, this smash

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mouth, you know, punch you in the mouth type of, you know, offense that's just, you know,

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running, running it down your throat.

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I get all of that.

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But so far, it hasn't really worked the best.

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The Steelers have to, the Steelers offense has to put points on the board.

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That is where we still are at this point, you know, in this cycle of the NFL.

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You still have to put points on the board.

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You can't, you can't wait to do it until the second half.

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You have to start the, the cult came, came out guns blazing in the first half of the

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game.

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And then once Anthony Richardson went down Joe Flacco did Joe Flacco things and he showed

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that why he's still that guy.

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He's Joe Flacco and Mooc Mooc will will will agree with me with this is a Raven for life.

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No matter what other Jersey he puts on, if he goes up against the Steelers, guess what

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Joe Flacco is going to do Joe Flacco things.

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And that's exactly what he did.

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That's exactly what he did.

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The defense has to get better.

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Patrick Queen has to get better.

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Joe Porter, Jr. has to get better.

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Okay.

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As far as TJ Y, you know, being silent in the Colts game, I can't really, I already

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know he's going to rebound that that's just who TJ Y is.

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It's very rare where he has a very quiet game.

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He doesn't do anything.

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Okay.

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Now these are just, you know, some notes as well that I've, you know, I've sort of

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jot it down as well for this upcoming game.

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So the Cowboys have allowed the fourth most rushing yards in the league, which is 444

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rushing yards.

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This is what I will say with them not having both D law and Michael Parsons, the Steelers

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better run, run it, run it as run it as much as you want, run it till you can't run it

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no more because that defensive line is weak.

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You guys have the advantage.

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Just do it.

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Just do it.

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You have Najee here is who hopefully he's, he's healthy enough to play a quarter of a

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second, I don't think he probably will be playing, but they did move, I forgot his name.

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I just, I literally just thought of him.

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I just forgot it, but they moved up some players and whatnot.

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So I do expect the Steelers to definitely, you know, run the ball heavy, very heavy into

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this game simply because, you know, the Cowboys have been horrible when it comes to stopping

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the run and everyone knows that.

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And you know, what, what better way to impose your will than to just keep running the ball

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on the team that's giving up the, the fourth most rushing yards in the, in the league.

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Now, Cam Hayward has, has generated the ninth highest pressure rate for the tackles at 13.3

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percent.

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This is what I would say because I don't think I've had the chance to say it.

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I was wrong.

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I was wrong.

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Yes, you're your former GM who currently is not on the team right now was wrong.

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And the reason why I say that is because originally when, you know, Cameron Hayward was looking

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for a deal, I was thinking, you know, he's looking for one, you know, big, big payout

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or something like that.

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But, you know, when, when we got the details of the deal, it was manageable.

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It was manageable.

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It was very manageable.

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And, you know, he's been doing his thing.

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He's been balling out.

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He's been stuffing the run.

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He looks like the Cam Hayward of old.

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So maybe he just needed, you know, to get healthy and whatnot.

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And, you know, he's, he's playing with a purpose.

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He's playing with a purpose and it shows.

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So you know, I would be the first of many to say that I was wrong about Cam.

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I was, I was definitely wrong.

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Now, more junkie nuggets.

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When dropping back, DiPrescott has used play action at 18.6 percent.

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Okay.

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And another junkie nugget for this game is Justin Fields has thrown outside the numbers

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at 53.2 percent completing 42 out of 58 passes for 449 yards and one touchdown.

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Now, when we look at this, you know, Justin Fields, you know, continue, you know, is continuing

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on this journey of proving himself to be a starting caliber quarterback.

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Okay.

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Because, you know, it feels like, you know, they're trying to give Russell Wilson a chance

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00:26:23,820 --> 00:26:28,620
to, you know, try to at least be the backup, but, you know, from, from the videos, from

471
00:26:28,620 --> 00:26:32,300
the practice footage that I've seen, he doesn't look like he can move.

472
00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:34,340
He doesn't look like he can do anything.

473
00:26:34,340 --> 00:26:39,500
And granted, I understand, you know, that this was a very preventable injury.

474
00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:43,700
You know, I don't understand why they would have him to move a sled up a hill.

475
00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:47,580
That was, you know, definitely a dumb thing to do because I know for dad on shore, they

476
00:26:47,580 --> 00:26:51,980
wouldn't have, you know, asked Ben to do it, but that's another story for another day.

477
00:26:51,980 --> 00:26:56,740
But you know, he just, he, Russell Wilson, just, he does not look good.

478
00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:57,740
He does not.

479
00:26:57,740 --> 00:27:02,100
He doesn't look like he's able to do play action, roll out.

480
00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:04,980
He's not, he doesn't look, he doesn't look like he can do anything.

481
00:27:04,980 --> 00:27:11,620
He looks like, if you put him on the field, if a defender tackles him one good time, he's

482
00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:13,140
done.

483
00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:14,620
That's how Russell Wilson looks like.

484
00:27:14,620 --> 00:27:19,740
So, you know, hopefully, hopefully the Steelers come, come out of this game, you know, guns

485
00:27:19,740 --> 00:27:20,740
blazing.

486
00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:24,620
And they're not saying they have to put up 30, 40, 50, 60 points or not saying that,

487
00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:26,660
but you have to put points on the board.

488
00:27:26,660 --> 00:27:27,660
Okay.

489
00:27:27,660 --> 00:27:33,780
You cannot give this Cowboys offense or defense a chance to, you know, to, to get a rhythm.

490
00:27:33,780 --> 00:27:37,940
You cannot stop the run, put pressure on that press.

491
00:27:37,940 --> 00:27:41,100
Scott, be physical, play ball.

492
00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:42,100
That's it.

493
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:43,100
That's all you have to do.

494
00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:44,100
You do that and we win the game.

495
00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:45,100
Right.

496
00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:48,700
Now, moving on to college football, because we know we all love college football.

497
00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:49,700
Okay.

498
00:27:49,700 --> 00:27:50,900
Miami versus Cow.

499
00:27:50,900 --> 00:27:51,900
Yes.

500
00:27:51,900 --> 00:27:52,900
Miami versus Cow.

501
00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:55,260
So this is the first matchup since 08.

502
00:27:55,260 --> 00:27:56,260
08.

503
00:27:56,260 --> 00:27:59,220
I don't even know how that wasn't 08.

504
00:27:59,220 --> 00:28:00,780
8, 9, 10.

505
00:28:00,780 --> 00:28:01,780
I don't know.

506
00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:02,860
Don't even matter.

507
00:28:02,860 --> 00:28:03,860
Forget about it.

508
00:28:03,860 --> 00:28:07,700
Kim Ward is coming off of a 38, 34 victory over Virginia Tech.

509
00:28:07,700 --> 00:28:08,700
Okay.

510
00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:16,980
He was 24 for 38, 343 yards, 60, a 63.2 completion percentage and averaged nine yards per pass

511
00:28:16,980 --> 00:28:22,220
attempt, four touchdowns, two, two picks and a QBR of 89.4.

512
00:28:22,220 --> 00:28:24,260
Now I know this was another play.

513
00:28:24,260 --> 00:28:26,260
I know there was another player that I was forgetting.

514
00:28:26,260 --> 00:28:27,260
Cam Ward.

515
00:28:27,260 --> 00:28:29,500
Cam Ward has definitely been doing his thing.

516
00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:33,580
Cam Ward has definitely caught my attention and I'm probably going to be starting to look

517
00:28:33,580 --> 00:28:38,980
at more, more footage of Cam Ward because, you know, he's a really good quarterback.

518
00:28:38,980 --> 00:28:41,620
He's a really, really, really, really good quarterback.

519
00:28:41,620 --> 00:28:46,620
I thought, you know, I was definitely, I did not know your talents, brother.

520
00:28:46,620 --> 00:28:47,860
I did not.

521
00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:48,860
He's doing his thing.

522
00:28:48,860 --> 00:28:49,860
He's balling out.

523
00:28:49,860 --> 00:28:50,860
Miami is doing their thing.

524
00:28:50,860 --> 00:28:55,700
Like the Miami of old are being dominant, you know, on both sides of the ball.

525
00:28:55,700 --> 00:29:00,340
And you know, if they continue on this streak, I do think it's going to come down to, like

526
00:29:00,340 --> 00:29:07,900
I said again, Chador, Travis Hunter, Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and the running back from

527
00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:08,900
Boise State.

528
00:29:08,900 --> 00:29:10,060
I think it's going to come down to those four.

529
00:29:10,060 --> 00:29:12,180
I don't think it's going to be anybody else.

530
00:29:12,180 --> 00:29:14,340
And you heard it here first on the football junkies podcast.

531
00:29:14,340 --> 00:29:19,860
Now, when we look at the Cal quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, he's coming off of a 14-9

532
00:29:19,860 --> 00:29:24,340
loss from FSU where he was 22 for 36, 303 yards.

533
00:29:24,340 --> 00:29:32,540
A 61.1 completion percentage averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt, one pick in a QBR 56.3.

534
00:29:32,540 --> 00:29:35,660
Now, this is what I would say about Cal.

535
00:29:35,660 --> 00:29:38,540
Cal is in a place where, you know, they're coming off the loss.

536
00:29:38,540 --> 00:29:43,140
You're going up against a team that's hot, hot, hot, hot.

537
00:29:43,140 --> 00:29:44,860
And they've been undefeated.

538
00:29:44,860 --> 00:29:48,540
So you already know that the margin of error is going to be very small.

539
00:29:48,540 --> 00:29:51,940
You know that this is probably going to be a very emotional game for Miami.

540
00:29:51,940 --> 00:29:54,820
And you already know what you're walking into.

541
00:29:54,820 --> 00:29:55,820
Okay.

542
00:29:55,820 --> 00:30:02,100
So try to minimize the errors, try to, you know, be effective with the passing game as

543
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,180
well as the running game.

544
00:30:04,180 --> 00:30:05,940
And you know, try to put points on the board.

545
00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:10,460
Do not try to turn this into a shootout because I'm telling you, you try to turn this into

546
00:30:10,460 --> 00:30:11,700
a shootout with Miami.

547
00:30:11,700 --> 00:30:13,460
You are going to lose.

548
00:30:13,460 --> 00:30:14,460
You're going to lose.

549
00:30:14,460 --> 00:30:19,980
Cam Ward can attack you, you know, in the air as well as with his legs.

550
00:30:19,980 --> 00:30:21,860
He can do both.

551
00:30:21,860 --> 00:30:25,100
And you know, that offense, they're, they're moving.

552
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:26,220
They're moving and grooving.

553
00:30:26,220 --> 00:30:27,980
They're putting points on the board.

554
00:30:27,980 --> 00:30:31,060
They're knocking teams, you know, left and right.

555
00:30:31,060 --> 00:30:32,060
Okay.

556
00:30:32,060 --> 00:30:34,820
Now, going on to the Georgia and Auburn game.

557
00:30:34,820 --> 00:30:35,820
Wow.

558
00:30:35,820 --> 00:30:37,260
It's only 30 minutes.

559
00:30:37,260 --> 00:30:38,260
Oh yeah.

560
00:30:38,260 --> 00:30:39,260
Cool.

561
00:30:39,260 --> 00:30:41,140
I told you guys, I was going to keep this very light.

562
00:30:41,140 --> 00:30:45,620
This game is somewhat of redemption game for both teams, right?

563
00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:51,340
And the reason why I say that is because both teams come off of somewhat of a major loss,

564
00:30:51,340 --> 00:30:53,060
you know, recently, right?

565
00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:59,940
Georgia lost to Alabama in that dynamic game last Saturday and then Auburn, you know, doing

566
00:30:59,940 --> 00:31:01,460
Auburn things.

567
00:31:01,460 --> 00:31:02,460
Okay.

568
00:31:02,460 --> 00:31:07,460
So, you know, a lot of there, there's a lot is riding on this game as well.

569
00:31:07,460 --> 00:31:08,460
Okay.

570
00:31:08,460 --> 00:31:10,740
You know, both teams want to get back into the winning column.

571
00:31:10,740 --> 00:31:13,900
They want to try to, you know, rebound from their last loss.

572
00:31:13,900 --> 00:31:18,100
They want to, you know, just, you know, get that out of their mind or whatnot and just

573
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:22,660
try to get one, just try to get a W. So, you know, when we look at this, you know, Carson

574
00:31:22,660 --> 00:31:29,540
Beck was coming off a performance where he was 27 for 50, 439 yards, a 54 completion

575
00:31:29,540 --> 00:31:33,980
percentage, 8.8 yards per pass attempt, three touchdowns, three picks.

576
00:31:33,980 --> 00:31:34,980
Okay.

577
00:31:34,980 --> 00:31:39,060
Now, when we look at Peyton Thorn, okay, Peyton Thorn was coming off of a 20.

578
00:31:39,060 --> 00:31:47,060
He was coming off of a game where he was 21 for 32, 338 yards, 65.6 completion percentage,

579
00:31:47,060 --> 00:31:52,260
10.6 yards per pass attempt, three touchdowns, one interception.

580
00:31:52,260 --> 00:31:55,900
Auburn is still, it's still the team that people have to worry about.

581
00:31:55,900 --> 00:31:56,900
Okay.

582
00:31:56,900 --> 00:32:01,940
They may, they may not have, you know, five star prospects on both sides of the ball and

583
00:32:01,940 --> 00:32:06,740
you know, they may not have the most notable people, but just know Auburn can do some things.

584
00:32:06,740 --> 00:32:07,740
Okay.

585
00:32:07,740 --> 00:32:10,700
And still they can still go, go toe to toe with the best of them.

586
00:32:10,700 --> 00:32:15,700
So I just want to see how both quarterbacks are going to respond coming off of, you know,

587
00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:16,700
their losses.

588
00:32:16,700 --> 00:32:18,200
Are they going to come out here gun swinging?

589
00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:22,620
Are they going to try to play very, you know, mild tempered or are they just going to leave

590
00:32:22,620 --> 00:32:23,620
it all on the field?

591
00:32:23,620 --> 00:32:24,620
Right.

592
00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:29,460
Because Carson Beck, you know, by a lot of people's standards, it's supposed to be one

593
00:32:29,460 --> 00:32:32,300
of the people that's going to be in the, in the Heisman finalists.

594
00:32:32,300 --> 00:32:37,700
I just don't see it personally, but you know, we all know crazy things can happen.

595
00:32:37,700 --> 00:32:40,700
Now for Colorado versus Kansas state.

596
00:32:40,700 --> 00:32:41,700
Okay.

597
00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:42,700
Oh man.

598
00:32:42,700 --> 00:32:45,460
Let's see what Dion can do.

599
00:32:45,460 --> 00:32:47,620
Let's see what Dion can do.

600
00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:48,620
Okay.

601
00:32:48,620 --> 00:32:54,180
Chador Sanders is coming off of a 48 21 stomp out against UCF.

602
00:32:54,180 --> 00:32:55,180
Okay.

603
00:32:55,180 --> 00:33:01,020
Chador was 28 for 35, 290 yards at 80 completion percentage, three touchdowns, one pick in a

604
00:33:01,020 --> 00:33:03,500
QBR of 89.1.

605
00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:10,340
Avery Johnson was coming off of a 42 20 victory over Oklahoma state where he was 19 for 31,

606
00:33:10,340 --> 00:33:17,620
259 yards, a 61.3 completion percentage, 8.4 yards per pass attempt, three touchdowns,

607
00:33:17,620 --> 00:33:20,780
one pick in a 92.6 QBR.

608
00:33:20,780 --> 00:33:26,100
Now when we look at this, you know, Kansas state has definitely been doing their thing.

609
00:33:26,100 --> 00:33:29,900
Avery Johnson has definitely be, has definitely caught my attention.

610
00:33:29,900 --> 00:33:34,500
You know, I've, I've, I've looked a little bit of at some Kansas state games and you

611
00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:36,220
know, he, he's doing his thing.

612
00:33:36,220 --> 00:33:40,700
Now I'm not saying he's, you know, a Heisman finalist or, you know, he's going to be a

613
00:33:40,700 --> 00:33:42,380
first round pick or anything like that.

614
00:33:42,380 --> 00:33:44,300
But you know, he's been doing his thing.

615
00:33:44,300 --> 00:33:46,340
He's definitely been doing his thing.

616
00:33:46,340 --> 00:33:51,980
Kansas state, you know, in the last few years have definitely started to, you know, cut,

617
00:33:51,980 --> 00:33:53,540
you know, catch, catch my attention.

618
00:33:53,540 --> 00:33:57,980
I don't know why, but it's just something about that offense is just like, it's not

619
00:33:57,980 --> 00:34:01,860
the best, it's not the worst, but they get it done.

620
00:34:01,860 --> 00:34:05,220
I don't know what it is, but they get it done.

621
00:34:05,220 --> 00:34:10,620
Now the question is for Kansas state, you know, will that defense be able to stop, you

622
00:34:10,620 --> 00:34:12,940
know, that red hot Colorado offense?

623
00:34:12,940 --> 00:34:15,580
Because Shadori is still doing his thing.

624
00:34:15,580 --> 00:34:19,300
You still have to worry about Travis Hunter on both sides of the ball, as well as those

625
00:34:19,300 --> 00:34:25,100
other receivers who in my mind, a lot of those receivers are NFL caliber receivers.

626
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:30,020
Now I'm not saying all of them will be, you know, gone in the first round, but I do believe,

627
00:34:30,020 --> 00:34:34,780
you know, people like Jimmy Horn will definitely be taken in the late first round, maybe early

628
00:34:34,780 --> 00:34:39,020
second round, depending on how he does in the rest of the season and his combined numbers.

629
00:34:39,020 --> 00:34:45,940
And even Travis Hunter, you know, I do believe that, you know, this offense is very capable

630
00:34:45,940 --> 00:34:48,460
of continuing to put up some serious numbers.

631
00:34:48,460 --> 00:34:52,940
I think people still doubt on Dion in his coaching style.

632
00:34:52,940 --> 00:34:57,020
I still think people still sleep on Colorado as a whole.

633
00:34:57,020 --> 00:35:02,180
And I think, you know, Colorado has to have to come into this game with that chip on their

634
00:35:02,180 --> 00:35:03,180
shoulder.

635
00:35:03,180 --> 00:35:06,940
You know, you can't come in here all relaxed and one not just because you guys have been

636
00:35:06,940 --> 00:35:07,940
winning.

637
00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:08,940
No, you got to keep on going.

638
00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:12,020
You got to, you got to come into this game like you've been on the three game losing

639
00:35:12,020 --> 00:35:13,020
streak.

640
00:35:13,020 --> 00:35:14,020
Okay.

641
00:35:14,020 --> 00:35:15,020
That's what they have to do.

642
00:35:15,020 --> 00:35:20,020
Now that defense for Colorado, I'll have a lot to say about it because why Travis Hunter

643
00:35:20,020 --> 00:35:22,220
is going to do Travis Hunter things.

644
00:35:22,220 --> 00:35:28,100
Anybody else just fall into place, do your thing, you know, make the make the right assignments

645
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:29,620
and just win.

646
00:35:29,620 --> 00:35:30,620
Just win.

647
00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:31,620
That's all they have to do.

648
00:35:31,620 --> 00:35:33,780
So I'm going to end this episode here.

649
00:35:33,780 --> 00:35:37,020
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650
00:35:37,020 --> 00:35:42,340
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651
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652
00:35:49,140 --> 00:35:50,140
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653
00:35:50,140 --> 00:35:53,820
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654
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655
00:35:55,980 --> 00:36:00,580
What are your thoughts on this upcoming college football weekend?

656
00:36:00,580 --> 00:36:04,020
What game are you, you know, are you ready to see?

657
00:36:04,020 --> 00:36:06,620
Do you want to see some of the games that I talked about or some of the games that I

658
00:36:06,620 --> 00:36:07,620
haven't talked about?

659
00:36:07,620 --> 00:36:09,900
What are your thoughts on tonight's game this Thursday night game?

660
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:14,060
You know, let me know how you feel about the Vonte Adams.

661
00:36:14,060 --> 00:36:15,060
Okay.

662
00:36:15,060 --> 00:36:20,100
Now, for my Instagram people, football underscore junkies pod can football underneath.

663
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:24,740
I'm the score junkies pod as well as for the tick tock football underscore junkies pod.

664
00:36:24,740 --> 00:36:35,540
Junkies pod is not what it is together, not spaced.

665
00:36:35,540 --> 00:36:36,540
Yes folks.

666
00:36:36,540 --> 00:36:37,540
That's right.

667
00:36:37,540 --> 00:36:39,060
Together, not spaced.

668
00:36:39,060 --> 00:36:42,820
Now, as always, I hope I gave you guys the things that you guys need.

669
00:36:42,820 --> 00:36:43,820
I love you guys.

670
00:36:43,820 --> 00:36:44,820
I appreciate you guys so much.

671
00:36:44,820 --> 00:36:49,460
We're going to have a lot to talk about with this whole Devante Adams debacle.

672
00:36:49,460 --> 00:36:55,100
The question is, will he get traded before the trade deadline or after or, or, or, you

673
00:36:55,100 --> 00:36:56,580
know, within the next few weeks?

674
00:36:56,580 --> 00:36:59,220
Because remember, he is still out with the hamstring injury.

675
00:36:59,220 --> 00:37:02,620
That is a legitimate injury and he's going to be out for another one to two weeks.

676
00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:05,380
So who knows what's going to happen.

677
00:37:05,380 --> 00:37:09,660
Hey, maybe, you know, as I'm editing this, because it's happened before it happened in

678
00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:12,780
the summer, whenever I start editing news break.

679
00:37:12,780 --> 00:37:14,820
So who knows, stay tuned.

680
00:37:14,820 --> 00:37:19,220
I will once once some news break, I will let you know we will talk about it and more

681
00:37:19,220 --> 00:37:20,220
and more.

682
00:37:20,220 --> 00:37:21,220
Peace and love.

683
00:37:21,220 --> 00:37:22,220
I appreciate you guys.

684
00:37:22,220 --> 00:37:24,020
I love you guys so much.

685
00:37:24,020 --> 00:37:25,220
Watch the football man.

686
00:37:25,220 --> 00:37:26,220
Watch the football.

687
00:37:26,220 --> 00:37:27,220
Enjoy yourself.

688
00:37:27,220 --> 00:37:28,220
Peace and love.

689
00:37:28,220 --> 00:37:49,220
I'm out of here.