WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.600 Here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go, 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.480 here we go, here we go. Here we go, folks. That's 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:06.960 right. The trade deadline is over with, and we 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:09.240 got to talk about the winners and losers of the 00:00:09.240 --> 00:00:12.080 trade deadline and gut check time. That's right, 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:14.199 folks. Gut check time. We're talking about all 00:00:14.199 --> 00:00:17.399 32 teams and what they need to do in order to 00:00:17.399 --> 00:00:20.280 keep on playing in January and February, okay? 00:00:20.460 --> 00:00:23.750 All of this and more. On the 97th episode of 00:00:23.750 --> 00:00:25.949 Football Junkies Podcast, okay, I am your host 00:00:25.949 --> 00:00:28.550 with the most, all right? I am your GM who currently 00:00:28.550 --> 00:00:31.109 is not on a team right now, but don't you worry 00:00:31.109 --> 00:00:33.409 about it, all right? Don't you worry about it 00:00:33.409 --> 00:00:35.509 because I'm your chief bag roll dominoes. That's 00:00:35.509 --> 00:00:37.789 right, chief, head of the table, anything and 00:00:37.789 --> 00:00:39.609 everything related to the bag, rumors to the 00:00:39.609 --> 00:00:43.549 bag, and more. I am your GM who is also your 00:00:43.549 --> 00:00:46.490 hopium, hopium, hopium, hopium, hopium dealer, 00:00:46.609 --> 00:00:49.670 as well as the GM that's going to give you the 00:00:49.670 --> 00:00:52.750 truth bombs, hot takes, and more about all 32 00:00:52.750 --> 00:00:55.390 teams, but you are listening to the greatest 00:00:55.390 --> 00:00:57.630 football podcast that you can listen to on a 00:00:57.630 --> 00:01:00.509 week -to -week, day -to -day basis. I'm your 00:01:00.509 --> 00:01:03.969 GM, who, by the way, I mean, do we got to start 00:01:03.969 --> 00:01:06.250 talking about the draft? We might have to talk 00:01:06.250 --> 00:01:08.170 about the draft in this episode. I don't know, 00:01:08.170 --> 00:01:10.030 but guess what? This is going to be a loaded 00:01:10.030 --> 00:01:11.329 episode. This is going to be a great episode. 00:01:11.349 --> 00:01:14.510 It's going to be an amazing episode. Some people 00:01:14.510 --> 00:01:16.969 may not like what I have to say, but it has to 00:01:16.969 --> 00:01:20.310 be said. So with all that said and done, let's 00:01:20.310 --> 00:01:21.769 get into this thing, all right? So guess what? 00:01:21.790 --> 00:01:53.120 On three, one, two, three, let's lock in. rifle 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:55.120 system into the meat and potatoes of everything 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.579 that is going on in the league right now so before 00:01:58.579 --> 00:02:00.540 we get into gut check time which i know everybody 00:02:00.540 --> 00:02:02.890 is waiting for Let's talk about the trades, all 00:02:02.890 --> 00:02:05.250 right? I'm just gonna briefly go over all the 00:02:05.250 --> 00:02:07.510 trades that have happened so far, and then we'll 00:02:07.510 --> 00:02:09.189 get into the winners and losers and everything 00:02:09.189 --> 00:02:11.750 else, all right? So Joe Flacco was traded to 00:02:11.750 --> 00:02:14.050 the Bengals, of course, as we all know. And so 00:02:14.050 --> 00:02:16.449 the Browns received a 2026 fifth round pick, 00:02:16.590 --> 00:02:18.669 while the Bengals, of course, received Joe Flacco 00:02:18.669 --> 00:02:21.770 in a 2026 sixth round pick. Here's the stats 00:02:21.770 --> 00:02:23.830 for Joe Flacco since being with the Bengals. 00:02:24.669 --> 00:02:29.729 173 attempts from 112 completions. 1 ,254 passing 00:02:29.729 --> 00:02:33.250 yards, 11 touchdowns, two picks, 7 .2 yards per 00:02:33.250 --> 00:02:36.169 attempt, a 64 .7 completion percentage, and a 00:02:36.169 --> 00:02:39.530 1 -3 record. Now, can we hold the record against 00:02:39.530 --> 00:02:43.310 Joe Flacco? No, because there's an offense and 00:02:43.310 --> 00:02:45.430 a defense. And last time I checked, Joe Flacco 00:02:45.430 --> 00:02:47.969 doesn't play defense. So with that being said, 00:02:48.110 --> 00:02:50.729 I feel like Joe Flacco has played well for the 00:02:50.729 --> 00:02:53.729 Bengals. Because leading up to this point, If 00:02:53.729 --> 00:02:55.669 you would have told me that the Bengals would 00:02:55.669 --> 00:02:58.830 make an in -division trade for Joe Flacco, I 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:01.409 would have called you a liar. But at the same 00:03:01.409 --> 00:03:04.729 time, I understand why they did it because once 00:03:04.729 --> 00:03:07.889 Joe Burrow got hurt and once everybody realized 00:03:07.889 --> 00:03:10.090 that he most likely was not going to be playing 00:03:10.090 --> 00:03:12.210 for the rest of the year, they had to make a 00:03:12.210 --> 00:03:14.210 move. Because the quarterbacks that they had 00:03:14.210 --> 00:03:16.689 on the roster was not cutting it. They wasn't 00:03:16.689 --> 00:03:19.449 feeding Jamar Chase nor Tee Higgins. But Joe 00:03:19.449 --> 00:03:23.330 Flacco, he is giving them... every type of throw 00:03:23.330 --> 00:03:25.610 you could possibly think of. Now, unfortunately, 00:03:25.789 --> 00:03:27.509 we all know the defense isn't holding up their 00:03:27.509 --> 00:03:30.210 end of the bargain, but that's another story 00:03:30.210 --> 00:03:33.330 for a different day. But the fact of the matter 00:03:33.330 --> 00:03:36.009 is, I feel like this is a good trade. Now, on 00:03:36.009 --> 00:03:39.110 to Adafio Way and Aloy Gilman getting traded, 00:03:39.210 --> 00:03:42.210 right? So the Ravens receive Aloy Gilman's safety 00:03:42.210 --> 00:03:45.210 in a 2026 fifth round pick, while the Chargers 00:03:45.210 --> 00:03:48.370 receive Adafio Way in a 2027 seventh round pick. 00:03:48.550 --> 00:03:52.439 Now, with that being said, Adafio Way so far 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:55.840 has six tackles and four sacks, while Aloy Gilman 00:03:55.840 --> 00:03:59.280 has nine tackles, one fumble recovery, one pass 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.099 deflection, and one forced fumble. So me personally, 00:04:02.280 --> 00:04:05.219 I feel like the Chargers have won this trade 00:04:05.219 --> 00:04:07.979 more than the Ravens. Let me explain why. From 00:04:07.979 --> 00:04:11.599 a production standpoint only, Adafio Way has 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:15.180 been more productive than Gilman. Adafio Way, 00:04:15.259 --> 00:04:17.879 since being traded to the Chargers, has had a 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:21.519 sack every single game. That's not something 00:04:21.519 --> 00:04:23.720 that you saw when he was playing for the Ravens, 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:27.220 which further enhances everything that everybody 00:04:27.220 --> 00:04:29.860 has been saying for the past semi years with 00:04:29.860 --> 00:04:32.600 the Ravens. Their pass rushers that they draft 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:35.860 do much better when they're away from the Ravens 00:04:35.860 --> 00:04:40.240 than when they are with the Ravens. So to me, 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:43.100 I feel like the Chargers won this because guess 00:04:43.100 --> 00:04:46.439 what? Come next offseason, they can move off 00:04:46.439 --> 00:04:50.040 of Bud Dupree. Give Adafi away a decent contract 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:52.519 and pair him with Khalil Mack and you're good. 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:56.220 Whereas with this safety for the Ravens, he has 00:04:56.220 --> 00:04:59.439 been productive, but I feel like personally safety 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:02.779 wasn't a need. They needed more from their pass 00:05:02.779 --> 00:05:05.980 rushers and defensive line. And the fact that 00:05:05.980 --> 00:05:08.959 you trade away someone like Adafi away is just 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:11.480 blasphemy to me. But we're going to save that 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:13.000 when we have to talk about the reasons for the 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:14.720 winners and losers of the trade deadline, all 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:16.720 right? So let's keep this thing going. Tyson 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:19.459 Campbell and Greg Newsome. So the Browns received 00:05:19.459 --> 00:05:22.180 Tyson Campbell in the 2026 seventh round pick, 00:05:22.259 --> 00:05:25.060 while the Jags received Greg Newsome in the 2026 00:05:25.060 --> 00:05:28.139 sixth round pick. So Tyson Campbell so far has 00:05:28.139 --> 00:05:31.350 had six tackles. One pick, four pass deflections, 00:05:31.350 --> 00:05:33.829 and one forced fumble. While Greg Newsom has 00:05:33.829 --> 00:05:36.689 had four tackles and two pass deflections. So 00:05:36.689 --> 00:05:39.029 with that being said, I feel like Tyson Campbell 00:05:39.029 --> 00:05:41.449 going to the Browns was a better situation for 00:05:41.449 --> 00:05:44.750 him. Because if I'm not mistaken, the Jags primarily 00:05:44.750 --> 00:05:47.509 play zone. And that's not Tyson Campbell. Tyson 00:05:47.509 --> 00:05:50.170 Campbell is a man coverage corner. And we all 00:05:50.170 --> 00:05:52.389 know that the Browns run man coverage a lot. 00:05:52.629 --> 00:05:55.850 Not to mention, this move was primarily made 00:05:55.850 --> 00:05:59.720 because Greg Newsom is up for a big payday. And 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:01.980 so we all know that the Browns won't be able 00:06:01.980 --> 00:06:04.459 to afford him. So let's just put him in a situation 00:06:04.459 --> 00:06:07.379 where they can afford him while getting a player 00:06:07.379 --> 00:06:10.060 in return who is already under contract with 00:06:10.060 --> 00:06:14.040 low numbers. It's a win -win situation for both 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.699 sides. But let's keep this thing going. Roger 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:18.800 McCrary. We all know that he goes to the Rams 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:22.240 and the Rams also get a 2026 conditional sixth 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:25.740 round pick while the Titans receive a 2026 conditional 00:06:25.740 --> 00:06:29.019 fifth round pick. A low risk, high reward move 00:06:29.019 --> 00:06:31.399 where you're addressing a need while at the same 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:34.300 time you're not overcompensating for that player. 00:06:35.100 --> 00:06:37.540 This is the number one thing that I want you 00:06:37.540 --> 00:06:40.519 guys to always remember. Look at the teams that 00:06:40.519 --> 00:06:42.860 didn't have to give up a lot to get the player. 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:44.920 Bookmark that because we're going to talk about 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:47.519 it later on. But with Kyle Duggar, of course 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:50.100 the Steelers receive him in a 2026 7th round 00:06:50.100 --> 00:06:52.920 pick while the Patriots receive a 2026 conditional 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:56.730 6th round pick. Again, a low risk. high reward 00:06:56.730 --> 00:06:59.389 move where you're addressing a need while at 00:06:59.389 --> 00:07:01.829 the same time, you're not overcompensating for 00:07:01.829 --> 00:07:04.430 it. These are the type of trades that you want 00:07:04.430 --> 00:07:07.110 your GM to make. Not give up two first round 00:07:07.110 --> 00:07:09.569 picks for a player who really has been productive 00:07:09.569 --> 00:07:12.269 since his first two years coming into the league. 00:07:12.410 --> 00:07:14.939 But we'll save that for later, okay? But let's 00:07:14.939 --> 00:07:17.620 talk about Keyon White going to the 49ers. So 00:07:17.620 --> 00:07:21.180 the 49ers receive a 2026 seventh round pick while 00:07:21.180 --> 00:07:24.120 the Patriots receive a 2026 sixth round pick. 00:07:24.279 --> 00:07:28.000 Again, this is a low risk, high reward move while 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:31.100 at the same time addressing a need because since 00:07:31.100 --> 00:07:33.920 Nick Bosa has gone down, their pass rushers haven't 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:36.180 been able to create pressure while at the same 00:07:36.180 --> 00:07:40.009 time get sacks. And I know a lot of people probably 00:07:40.009 --> 00:07:41.470 saying, well, they should have went after Trey 00:07:41.470 --> 00:07:44.329 Hendrickson or a more well -known pass rusher. 00:07:44.410 --> 00:07:47.189 Well, let's be real here. The 49ers are going 00:07:47.189 --> 00:07:49.930 to need their first round pick next year. So 00:07:49.930 --> 00:07:51.910 it's only right that they try to go a little 00:07:51.910 --> 00:07:55.350 bit cheap while at the same time trying to at 00:07:55.350 --> 00:07:58.350 least put a Band -Aid over a bullet wound just 00:07:58.350 --> 00:08:01.889 for now. I feel like Keon White would fit better 00:08:01.889 --> 00:08:05.470 in Robert Sala's system as a defensive end than 00:08:05.470 --> 00:08:08.459 what Mike Rabel's system. That's just my personal 00:08:08.459 --> 00:08:10.199 opinion. I could be completely wrong, all right? 00:08:10.279 --> 00:08:12.740 Now let's talk about Michael Carter II and John 00:08:12.740 --> 00:08:15.959 Mechie, all right? So the Jets received a 2027 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:19.279 sixth round pick and John Mechie, while the Eagles 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:22.699 received Michael Carter II in a 2027 seventh 00:08:22.699 --> 00:08:26.680 round pick. Low risk, high reward, while at the 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:30.160 same time addressing your needs. We all know 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:32.580 that the Eagles were looking for a corner. And 00:08:32.580 --> 00:08:35.240 so what did they do? They attacked corner hard. 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:37.279 They went after Michael Carter II, who was a 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:40.000 really good slot corner, as well as go after 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:42.820 Jair Alexander. But this is the part of the season 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:46.120 where Howie Roseman really gets in his bag. If 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:49.039 there's any pressing needs on his team, regardless 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:52.259 of what it is, he is going to find a way to address 00:08:52.259 --> 00:08:55.159 it. Now with this trade, my question is, how 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:58.200 are the Jets going to use John Mechie? What exactly 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:01.720 in his skill set will help the Jets win games? 00:09:02.379 --> 00:09:05.340 Because at this point, what is John Mechie? Is 00:09:05.340 --> 00:09:07.659 he wide receiver three? Is he wide receiver four? 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:10.820 Is he wide receiver two? What exactly is he? 00:09:10.919 --> 00:09:13.340 But let's keep this thing going. So let's talk 00:09:13.340 --> 00:09:15.200 about the other trade that the Eagles made. They 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:17.679 traded for Jair Alexander. So of course, they 00:09:17.679 --> 00:09:20.659 received him in a 2027 seventh round pick, while 00:09:20.659 --> 00:09:23.200 the Ravens received a 2026 sixth round pick. 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:26.679 Initially, when this trade went down, I did talk 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:29.480 about it in the last episode, but now that we 00:09:29.480 --> 00:09:32.559 finally, you know, allow time to pass, it's a 00:09:32.559 --> 00:09:34.440 little bit of a head scratcher for the Ravens 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:37.559 side. But I understand why the Eagles made this 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:40.139 move, because again, corner was a problem for 00:09:40.139 --> 00:09:42.480 them. Outside of Quinion Mitchell and Cooper 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:45.700 Dejean, who else can you rely on? Kelly Ringo 00:09:45.700 --> 00:09:48.320 wasn't showing a whole lot. Adoree Jackson wasn't 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:50.600 showing a whole lot. But by bringing in someone 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:53.639 like Michael Carter and Jair Alexander to proven 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:56.279 corners, I think that'll boast up the room a 00:09:56.279 --> 00:09:58.919 little bit more. But if you're the Ravens, you 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.440 cut your nose off despite your face because you 00:10:01.440 --> 00:10:04.409 know why? You didn't play Jair Alexander. And 00:10:04.409 --> 00:10:07.009 I understand when you guys initially signed him, 00:10:07.129 --> 00:10:09.129 he was still recovering from an injury and whatnot. 00:10:09.289 --> 00:10:11.809 I get all that. But we're in November. Like, 00:10:11.870 --> 00:10:14.250 I'm not saying he has to play an entire game. 00:10:14.330 --> 00:10:16.970 Put him on a snap count. Do something. Because 00:10:16.970 --> 00:10:19.929 I guarantee you Jire Alexander approached the 00:10:19.929 --> 00:10:22.110 team and said, you know what? I feel like I'm 00:10:22.110 --> 00:10:24.470 not being used. I'm healthy. I'm always ready 00:10:24.470 --> 00:10:27.179 to play. I'm always a healthy scratch. I would 00:10:27.179 --> 00:10:29.159 like to be traded. And they probably asked him 00:10:29.159 --> 00:10:30.759 where you want to go. He probably said, you know 00:10:30.759 --> 00:10:32.960 what? Take me to Philly. And there's that. Now, 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:36.139 it sucks for the Ravens because if Marlon or 00:10:36.139 --> 00:10:38.669 Nate Wiggins goes down. Who else can you rely 00:10:38.669 --> 00:10:41.070 on? But it's like, hey, you wasn't using him. 00:10:41.129 --> 00:10:43.429 So it is what it is at this point. But let's 00:10:43.429 --> 00:10:45.370 talk about Jalen Phillips, all right? So the 00:10:45.370 --> 00:10:47.570 Eagles receive him and the Dolphins receive a 00:10:47.570 --> 00:10:51.409 2026 third round pick. Now with this move, he 00:10:51.409 --> 00:10:53.830 reunites with his old defensive coordinator, 00:10:54.070 --> 00:10:56.929 Vic Vangio. Now when he played under Vic Vangio 00:10:56.929 --> 00:11:01.269 in 2023, Jalen Phillips had 28 tackles, six and 00:11:01.269 --> 00:11:04.009 a half sacks, two pass deflections, and one pick. 00:11:04.460 --> 00:11:07.179 Now, those aren't top five or top 10 pass rusher 00:11:07.179 --> 00:11:09.620 stats, but that's a promising stat line that 00:11:09.620 --> 00:11:12.679 says, hey, there's something there. Now, with 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:15.220 him going to the Eagles, they're now saying, 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:17.740 hey, you're going to be pass rusher one or two. 00:11:17.899 --> 00:11:20.299 No, at best, you can be pass rusher three or 00:11:20.299 --> 00:11:23.039 four, which is actually good because why? The 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:26.259 Eagles love to have a rotation. So I think pairing 00:11:26.259 --> 00:11:30.259 you with Brandon Graham or pairing you with Nolan 00:11:30.259 --> 00:11:33.220 Smith or however you want to do things, I think 00:11:33.220 --> 00:11:36.919 that's great. And once again, by the time he 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:39.840 leaves, if he decides to leave, guess what happens? 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:42.620 The Eagles get a comp pick for it. So it's a 00:11:42.620 --> 00:11:45.620 win -win situation for the Eagles. But let's 00:11:45.620 --> 00:11:47.440 keep this thing going. Draymond heads to the 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.580 Ravens. And so the Titans receive a 20 -26 conditional 00:11:50.580 --> 00:11:53.259 fifth round pick. It's a little bit of a head 00:11:53.259 --> 00:11:55.820 scratcher, I'll be honest. If I'm not mistaken, 00:11:55.899 --> 00:11:59.559 he can play both end as well as interior defensive 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:03.580 line. I've never really seen him play, but... 00:12:03.870 --> 00:12:06.309 From what I've heard, he can do a little bit 00:12:06.309 --> 00:12:08.909 of both. So how the Ravens are going to use him, 00:12:09.049 --> 00:12:11.149 I'll just leave it there because I have a whole 00:12:11.149 --> 00:12:14.049 lot more to say when we talk about the winners 00:12:14.049 --> 00:12:16.970 and losers of the trade deadline. But let's talk 00:12:16.970 --> 00:12:19.590 about Logan Wilson. So he heads to the Cowboys 00:12:19.590 --> 00:12:22.169 and the Bengals receive a 2026 seventh round 00:12:22.169 --> 00:12:24.789 pick. This is a good move for the Cowboys because 00:12:24.789 --> 00:12:27.830 they're bringing in a good coverage linebacker 00:12:27.830 --> 00:12:30.450 and pairing him with DeMarvin Overstrom, which 00:12:30.450 --> 00:12:34.450 I think is a really good pair. This is a low 00:12:34.450 --> 00:12:37.169 risk type of move where you're not saying, hey, 00:12:37.210 --> 00:12:39.970 we need you to play like Sean Lee or you need 00:12:39.970 --> 00:12:42.950 to play like, you know, a top 10 inside linebacker. 00:12:42.950 --> 00:12:45.990 No, all they need him to do is to just do his 00:12:45.990 --> 00:12:48.649 job and execute because for the longest time, 00:12:48.710 --> 00:12:51.250 what have the Cowboys been doing? Using hybrid 00:12:51.250 --> 00:12:53.669 safeties as linebackers thinking that it's going 00:12:53.669 --> 00:12:55.570 to work when in actuality, it really doesn't 00:12:55.570 --> 00:12:57.529 because a lot of times they be missing out on 00:12:57.529 --> 00:13:00.269 their tackles. No disrespect to y 'all, but that's 00:13:00.269 --> 00:13:02.850 just what it is. But let's keep this thing going 00:13:02.850 --> 00:13:05.070 and let's talk about Jacoby Myers heading to 00:13:05.070 --> 00:13:07.710 the Jaguars. So they receive him while the Raiders 00:13:07.710 --> 00:13:11.909 receive a 2026 fourth and sixth round pick. All 00:13:11.909 --> 00:13:15.970 right. So I understand why they made this move 00:13:15.970 --> 00:13:18.129 because Brian Thomas hasn't really been playing 00:13:18.129 --> 00:13:21.009 his best ball and Travis Hunter is out for a 00:13:21.009 --> 00:13:24.269 while. But why would you give up that type of 00:13:24.269 --> 00:13:26.690 compensation for somebody that's going to be 00:13:26.690 --> 00:13:29.460 a free agent next year? Just how it was pointless 00:13:29.460 --> 00:13:32.200 for Chris Ballard to trade away his 2026 first 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:35.080 round pick, his 2027 first round pick, and A 00:13:35.080 --> 00:13:37.159 .D. Mitchell for Sauce Gardner. I understand 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:39.460 people have different opinions about this. I 00:13:39.460 --> 00:13:41.379 have no problem with that. But the fact of the 00:13:41.379 --> 00:13:44.519 matter is, Sauce Gardner is not worth two first 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:46.639 round picks. You know who is worth two first 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:49.860 round picks? Derek Stingley or PS2. You know, 00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:52.139 people that are consistent. People that have 00:13:52.139 --> 00:13:55.419 been proven since day one. Outside of the first 00:13:55.419 --> 00:13:57.799 two years of Sauce Gardner, what has he shown? 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:00.179 Nothing. And I understand that Traverius Ward 00:14:00.179 --> 00:14:02.840 is still hurt. I get all of that. But that doesn't 00:14:02.840 --> 00:14:04.700 mean to just say, you know what? F it. We're 00:14:04.700 --> 00:14:06.379 going to give up two first round picks for Sauce 00:14:06.379 --> 00:14:09.740 Gardner. No. That's the dumbest thing that you 00:14:09.740 --> 00:14:12.379 could ever do because you know why? That automatically 00:14:12.379 --> 00:14:16.220 puts a time clock on this roster. And that also 00:14:16.220 --> 00:14:19.159 says that, guess what? We believe in this roster 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:22.019 so much that we are willing to give up future 00:14:22.019 --> 00:14:25.240 assets that we could use to build up this team 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:28.639 even more for a player right now. And we believe 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:31.279 that within the next three to five years, we 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:34.059 will be able to hold up on Lombardi. No. But 00:14:34.059 --> 00:14:36.460 here's a few junkie nuggets. So according to 00:14:36.460 --> 00:14:39.779 NextGenStat, Sauce Garner hasn't allowed no more 00:14:39.779 --> 00:14:41.899 than two receptions to a single receiver in a 00:14:41.899 --> 00:14:44.899 game this season. Sauce Gardner has faced number 00:14:44.899 --> 00:14:48.480 one receivers on 45 .5 % of his coverage matchups. 00:14:48.580 --> 00:14:51.340 Now when targeted, he's forced tight windows 00:14:51.340 --> 00:14:55.639 at a 52 % rate. But here's the kicker. The Jets 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:59.100 now have five first round picks within the next 00:14:59.100 --> 00:15:02.559 two years. I'm going to say that again. The Jets 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:06.799 now have five first round picks within the next 00:15:06.799 --> 00:15:10.480 two years. You have three first round picks in 00:15:10.480 --> 00:15:15.299 2027 alone. You have two second round picks in 00:15:15.299 --> 00:15:18.860 2026. So technically speaking, you could use 00:15:18.860 --> 00:15:21.320 those second round picks to get back into the 00:15:21.320 --> 00:15:23.940 first round if you want to. We're going to save 00:15:23.940 --> 00:15:25.879 that for later. Let's talk about Rashid Shahid 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:28.639 before I get upset. So he goes to the Seahawks 00:15:28.639 --> 00:15:31.399 and the Saints receive a 2026 fourth round pick 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:34.559 and a 2026 fifth round pick. Now, this is a good 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:36.559 move for the Seahawks because you're reuniting 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:39.110 him with Clint Kubiak, which... If we're being 00:15:39.110 --> 00:15:41.669 real here, he had one of his best years under 00:15:41.669 --> 00:15:45.070 Clint Kubiak when he was with the Saints. He 00:15:45.070 --> 00:15:48.809 had 41 targets for 20 receptions, 349 receiving 00:15:48.809 --> 00:15:52.149 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 17 .5 receiving yards 00:15:52.149 --> 00:15:54.190 per reception. Now, to some people, you're probably 00:15:54.190 --> 00:15:56.909 saying, those aren't really good stats. Rasheed 00:15:56.909 --> 00:16:00.590 Shaheed is a wide receiver 2 -3 on a lot of teams. 00:16:00.830 --> 00:16:03.070 He's a productive receiver, and if we're being 00:16:03.070 --> 00:16:06.129 real here, I think he can take this offense to 00:16:06.129 --> 00:16:09.370 another level. Because who's going to stop Cooper 00:16:09.370 --> 00:16:13.429 Cupp, J .S. Singh, Rasheed Shaheed, A .J. Barner, 00:16:13.429 --> 00:16:16.190 and Elijah Roya, and Zach Charbonnet, and Kenneth 00:16:16.190 --> 00:16:18.629 Walker? Not a lot of people. But let's keep this 00:16:18.629 --> 00:16:21.870 thing going. Joe Tryon heads to the Bears. And 00:16:21.870 --> 00:16:24.149 so the Bears receive him in a 20 -26 seventh 00:16:24.149 --> 00:16:26.730 -round pick, while the Browns receive a 20 -26 00:16:26.730 --> 00:16:30.009 sixth -round pick. A move that was very much 00:16:30.009 --> 00:16:32.350 needed because one of their pass rushers is out 00:16:32.350 --> 00:16:33.929 for the rest of the year because they tore his 00:16:33.929 --> 00:16:36.509 Achilles. So they needed to make a move quickly 00:16:36.509 --> 00:16:38.990 while at the same time not giving up a lot of 00:16:38.990 --> 00:16:41.629 compensation, which I completely understand. 00:16:42.210 --> 00:16:45.149 Quinton Williams, he heads to the Cowboys. And 00:16:45.149 --> 00:16:47.990 so the Jets receive a 2027 first round pick, 00:16:48.149 --> 00:16:50.629 which is going to be Dallas' highest first round 00:16:50.629 --> 00:16:54.309 pick, a 2026 second round pick, and Mozzie Smith. 00:16:54.809 --> 00:16:57.899 Now here's some junkie nuggets about this. Since 00:16:57.899 --> 00:17:02.419 2022, Quinton Williams has beaten 57 double teams 00:17:02.419 --> 00:17:05.579 to generate pressure. He's fourth among defensive 00:17:05.579 --> 00:17:09.319 tackles and total pressures at 190 total pressures. 00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:13.019 Quinton Williams has 13 run stuffs for loss or 00:17:13.019 --> 00:17:16.420 no gain, which is the second most of this season. 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:20.359 He's completed this on 8 .9 % of his run defense 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:23.480 snaps, outpacing his career run stuff rate of 00:17:23.480 --> 00:17:27.940 6 .6 % in 2020. We're going to save my opinion 00:17:27.940 --> 00:17:30.940 about this. Let's keep it going. Trevor Penning 00:17:30.940 --> 00:17:33.460 heads to the Chargers. The Saints receive a 20 00:17:33.460 --> 00:17:36.660 -27 sixth round pick. Honestly, I feel like this 00:17:36.660 --> 00:17:39.279 was a bad move for the Chargers, but I understand 00:17:39.279 --> 00:17:42.000 why they did this because their offensive line 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:44.960 is decimated with injuries and they are desperate 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.680 to at least get some bodies on that line. So 00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:52.180 I understand on one hand why they made this move, 00:17:52.299 --> 00:17:54.910 but... I would have called a veteran. I would 00:17:54.910 --> 00:17:57.269 have did workouts. I would have done something 00:17:57.269 --> 00:17:59.990 at this point because it's already bad enough 00:17:59.990 --> 00:18:02.769 that you lost Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater for 00:18:02.769 --> 00:18:05.190 the rest of the year. But to bring in someone 00:18:05.190 --> 00:18:07.650 like Trevor Penny, who, I mean, if we're being 00:18:07.650 --> 00:18:09.750 real here, the Saints used him at left tackle. 00:18:09.869 --> 00:18:11.730 He didn't do anything. They used him at right 00:18:11.730 --> 00:18:13.690 tackle. Didn't do anything. They used him at 00:18:13.690 --> 00:18:16.410 guard. He didn't do anything. He's useless everywhere. 00:18:17.069 --> 00:18:20.240 And this is no disrespect to him, but bro. If 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:21.980 the team is putting you in different positions 00:18:21.980 --> 00:18:24.180 and you still haven't shown anything, you're 00:18:24.180 --> 00:18:26.720 just bad. But let's talk about the final trade. 00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:30.319 And that is Jasir Taylor going to the Jets while 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:33.019 the Chargers receive a 2028 seventh round pick. 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:36.279 My guess is this is just to fill in the voice 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:38.920 that both Michael Carter and Sauce Gardner left 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:42.579 on the team. Nothing more, nothing less. So let's 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:45.579 talk about the winners and losers of the trade 00:18:45.579 --> 00:18:49.160 deadline. For winners, you have Cowboys, Eagles, 00:18:49.339 --> 00:18:52.480 Jets, and Seahawks. In losers, you have Ravens, 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:55.519 Titans, Chargers, Colts, and Jaguars. So let's 00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:58.039 start with the winners. So with the Cowboys, 00:18:58.140 --> 00:19:00.900 they definitely won this trade because when we 00:19:00.900 --> 00:19:04.140 look at it, since Micah Parsons has been traded, 00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:07.480 what did Jerry Jones say? I could either use 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:10.359 these picks to acquire somebody or I can draft 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:13.420 somebody. But he emphasized that he wanted to 00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:16.299 bring in somebody that is going to help with 00:19:16.299 --> 00:19:20.099 stopping the run. And who better person to get 00:19:20.099 --> 00:19:24.059 than Quentin Williams? Not to mention, he's going 00:19:24.059 --> 00:19:25.799 to be a lot cheaper than what you would have 00:19:25.799 --> 00:19:28.680 had paid Micah Parsons. That's the part that 00:19:28.680 --> 00:19:31.400 I think people don't understand. When we look 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:34.599 at the entire Micah Parsons situation. If the 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:37.079 Cowboys would have paid Michael Parsons the money 00:19:37.079 --> 00:19:39.400 that he was looking for, they wouldn't be able 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:42.559 to re -sign Deron Bland. They wouldn't be able 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:45.339 to re -sign their offensive lineman. They wouldn't 00:19:45.339 --> 00:19:47.160 be able to make the moves that they're making 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:50.900 right now. So in some ways, it was a smart move 00:19:50.900 --> 00:19:53.700 for Jerry to make. He realizes that, listen, 00:19:53.940 --> 00:19:57.220 my team still needs a lot of time to be built. 00:19:57.769 --> 00:20:00.930 So I need to bolster up as many resources as 00:20:00.930 --> 00:20:03.349 I possibly can so that I can make this a little 00:20:03.349 --> 00:20:06.569 bit easier. Because Jerry was honest. He said, 00:20:06.589 --> 00:20:10.130 listen, I have more time behind me than ahead 00:20:10.130 --> 00:20:13.250 of me. So I need to maximize every single year 00:20:13.250 --> 00:20:16.349 that I have on this earth. And he's 100 % right. 00:20:16.569 --> 00:20:18.529 But let's keep this thing going. Let's talk about 00:20:18.529 --> 00:20:22.269 the Eagles. So for them, they realized that one, 00:20:22.450 --> 00:20:25.900 their pass rusher room was not good enough. They 00:20:25.900 --> 00:20:27.759 realized that their cornerback room wasn't good 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:30.619 enough. So they said, you know what? We're going 00:20:30.619 --> 00:20:33.240 to address those two positions as best as we 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:35.519 can. They gave up a third round pick for Jalen 00:20:35.519 --> 00:20:38.539 Phillips and they gave up day three picks for 00:20:38.539 --> 00:20:41.279 both Michael Carter and Jair Alexander. I think 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:44.099 that's great because these are low risk, high 00:20:44.099 --> 00:20:46.720 reward moves where you are not thrusting them 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:50.279 to be cornerback one or pass rusher one. You're 00:20:50.279 --> 00:20:52.359 just putting them in a position where they can 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.690 be successful, which is all you need. Because 00:20:55.690 --> 00:20:58.450 again, the pass rush room for the Eagles has 00:20:58.450 --> 00:21:01.730 not been good this entire season. Nolan Smith 00:21:01.730 --> 00:21:04.769 has been banged up. Z'Darrius Smith just unexpectedly 00:21:04.769 --> 00:21:07.529 retired. And so they had to convince Brandon 00:21:07.529 --> 00:21:11.210 Graham to come back. So yes, they needed to make 00:21:11.210 --> 00:21:13.750 these moves. And they didn't have to give up 00:21:13.750 --> 00:21:16.910 a whole lot to get them. And then the most important 00:21:16.910 --> 00:21:20.589 part is, whatever Jalen Phillips do in the offseason, 00:21:20.829 --> 00:21:23.609 they're going to get a comp pick back. If I'm 00:21:23.609 --> 00:21:26.029 not mistaken, I think it's a third round comp 00:21:26.029 --> 00:21:30.609 pick as well. So it's a free move. Who wouldn't 00:21:30.609 --> 00:21:33.950 want to make a free move? Classic Howie Roseman, 00:21:34.009 --> 00:21:37.369 folks. Classic Howie Roseman. Now with the Jets, 00:21:37.430 --> 00:21:41.250 yes, they are winners. And here's why. You realize 00:21:41.250 --> 00:21:44.890 that the current direction of this team is not 00:21:44.890 --> 00:21:48.589 successful. And you realize by having two players 00:21:48.589 --> 00:21:51.809 in both Sauce Garner and Quinton Williams, you 00:21:51.809 --> 00:21:54.569 can receive multiple draft picks that can help 00:21:54.569 --> 00:21:58.210 build this team up a little bit faster. So guess 00:21:58.210 --> 00:22:01.269 what? You got five first round picks. You could 00:22:01.269 --> 00:22:03.789 possibly have a little bit more, honestly speaking. 00:22:04.009 --> 00:22:06.829 So that means you have multiple chances to find 00:22:06.829 --> 00:22:09.470 your quarterback, to find your receivers, to 00:22:09.470 --> 00:22:12.049 find your corners, your defensive tackles, and 00:22:12.049 --> 00:22:14.049 any other positions that you feel like needs 00:22:14.049 --> 00:22:17.880 to be upgraded. And the final winner is the Seahawks 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:21.599 because they realize that the missing piece is 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:24.279 just another wide receiver. Outside of that, 00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:27.039 everything else on their roster is pretty good. 00:22:27.259 --> 00:22:30.059 Their defense is great. The offense has been 00:22:30.059 --> 00:22:32.380 putting up numbers. Sam Darnold looks like an 00:22:32.380 --> 00:22:36.359 MVP. Who's really complaining? This is the structure 00:22:36.359 --> 00:22:40.220 for success. This is the structure for long -term 00:22:40.220 --> 00:22:42.720 success if we want to take things another step. 00:22:43.309 --> 00:22:46.890 I guarantee you, folks, within the next three 00:22:46.890 --> 00:22:49.890 to six years, the Seahawks will be back in the 00:22:49.890 --> 00:22:51.990 Super Bowl. You heard it here first on the Football 00:22:51.990 --> 00:22:54.890 Junkies podcast. And let's talk about these losers 00:22:54.890 --> 00:22:56.589 because I got a lot to say about these losers. 00:22:56.809 --> 00:22:59.410 So let's start with the Ravens. You guys are 00:22:59.410 --> 00:23:02.690 losers because you realize that by trading away 00:23:02.690 --> 00:23:05.950 Adafi away, everyone is thinking, oh, they're 00:23:05.950 --> 00:23:08.130 going to make a big move to bring in a really 00:23:08.130 --> 00:23:11.089 good pass rusher. And you didn't do that. You 00:23:11.089 --> 00:23:12.890 know what you did? You brought in Draymond Jones. 00:23:13.109 --> 00:23:15.029 And this is no disrespect to Draymond Jones. 00:23:15.670 --> 00:23:19.130 But I'm sorry. You had an opportunity, just like 00:23:19.130 --> 00:23:21.829 any of the other teams, to get someone like a 00:23:21.829 --> 00:23:24.329 Quentin Williams. And you didn't do it. I understand 00:23:24.329 --> 00:23:26.970 everybody has their qualms with John Harbaugh. 00:23:27.109 --> 00:23:28.890 John Harbaugh isn't the person that you need 00:23:28.890 --> 00:23:31.569 to have qualms with. It needs to be EDC. Because 00:23:31.569 --> 00:23:35.470 year after year after year, you have a GM that 00:23:35.470 --> 00:23:38.309 continues to sit on his hands and say, you know 00:23:38.309 --> 00:23:42.069 what? I like being complacent. I like wasting 00:23:42.069 --> 00:23:45.890 people's time. I like not being aggressive. At 00:23:45.890 --> 00:23:47.549 some point, you're going to have to put your 00:23:47.549 --> 00:23:49.730 balls on the table and say, you know what? We're 00:23:49.730 --> 00:23:51.329 going to make this aggressive move because you 00:23:51.329 --> 00:23:53.970 know why? We are in our Super Bowl window and 00:23:53.970 --> 00:23:57.769 we need to win one. But even if you thought going 00:23:57.769 --> 00:24:00.329 after Quentin Williams was too expensive, you 00:24:00.329 --> 00:24:02.750 should have at least made one more move to shore 00:24:02.750 --> 00:24:06.190 up your offensive line. Daniel Falele is ass. 00:24:06.750 --> 00:24:11.500 And I mean hot ass. Garbage ass. Anytime that 00:24:11.500 --> 00:24:14.180 you see him on the field, you know most likely 00:24:14.180 --> 00:24:16.640 he's going to miss his assignments, he's not 00:24:16.640 --> 00:24:19.039 going to block well, and he's going to be a barbecue 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:21.359 chicken alert for every single defensive lineman 00:24:21.359 --> 00:24:24.059 that he faces. So the fact that you didn't address 00:24:24.059 --> 00:24:27.740 those two needs while at the same time bringing 00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:31.240 in another corner to replace Jair Alexander just 00:24:31.240 --> 00:24:34.160 shows me that one, this team is not serious about 00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:36.460 winning and that they should just get rid of 00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:38.630 all of their players. Because you cannot make 00:24:38.630 --> 00:24:40.690 the move that you made to acquire Roquan Smith 00:24:40.690 --> 00:24:43.829 and pay him the money that you paid him and then 00:24:43.829 --> 00:24:45.210 just say, you know what, after that, we're not 00:24:45.210 --> 00:24:47.289 going to do anything else. I don't care who the 00:24:47.289 --> 00:24:49.390 person is. I don't care what the asking price 00:24:49.390 --> 00:24:51.750 is. We're not going to do it. Even though making 00:24:51.750 --> 00:24:54.170 one aggressive move could literally change your 00:24:54.170 --> 00:24:57.369 entire season. Let's be honest here. This is 00:24:57.369 --> 00:25:00.109 the best year for any other team outside the 00:25:00.109 --> 00:25:02.670 Chiefs to win the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are 00:25:02.670 --> 00:25:05.089 weak this year. The Broncos are going to keep 00:25:05.089 --> 00:25:07.309 them in check. And if we're being real here, 00:25:07.470 --> 00:25:10.529 if the Broncos win that division, the Chiefs 00:25:10.529 --> 00:25:12.690 don't want to face that. The Bills don't look 00:25:12.690 --> 00:25:15.329 that strong. So why would you not want to make 00:25:15.329 --> 00:25:17.849 at least one aggressive move? I'm not saying 00:25:17.849 --> 00:25:19.670 you got to throw the whole house away just to 00:25:19.670 --> 00:25:22.509 acquire one player, but you need to do something. 00:25:22.829 --> 00:25:25.529 Draymond Jones is not going to do anything. What 00:25:25.529 --> 00:25:28.849 you have right now is not good enough. Half of 00:25:28.849 --> 00:25:31.170 the people in your interior defensive line room 00:25:31.170 --> 00:25:34.579 are banged up. So you needed to bring in somebody 00:25:34.579 --> 00:25:37.500 fresh, somebody that you know that, guess what? 00:25:37.619 --> 00:25:40.460 When they step on that field, when they put their 00:25:40.460 --> 00:25:42.960 hand in that ground, they're going to make some 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:45.019 noise. They're going to create some pressure. 00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:47.740 They are going to be able to change the entire 00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:50.880 game. But if you're not willing to meet that 00:25:50.880 --> 00:25:52.619 price, well, then by all means, you don't need 00:25:52.619 --> 00:25:55.420 to be a GM. Because all you're doing is wasting 00:25:55.420 --> 00:25:58.799 the prime years of Lamar Jackson and Derrick 00:25:58.799 --> 00:26:01.849 Henry. And everybody else that has been committed 00:26:01.849 --> 00:26:04.670 to this team through and through. So when that 00:26:04.670 --> 00:26:07.329 documentary comes out on why the Ravens never 00:26:07.329 --> 00:26:11.430 won a Super Bowl, go to EDC. Because EDC had 00:26:11.430 --> 00:26:14.390 the power, he had the resources, and he had the 00:26:14.390 --> 00:26:17.829 opportunities to solidify his roster over everybody 00:26:17.829 --> 00:26:20.230 else's. But he didn't want to pull the trigger. 00:26:20.369 --> 00:26:22.049 But let's keep on going. Let's talk about the 00:26:22.049 --> 00:26:24.250 Titans. So with them, yes, they are a loser. 00:26:24.390 --> 00:26:26.250 Because you know that you're going through a 00:26:26.250 --> 00:26:28.369 rebuild. You know that you're going to need... 00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:31.740 in excess of resources in order to properly build 00:26:31.740 --> 00:26:34.559 this team up. And you're going to need more than 00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:36.980 just second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and 00:26:36.980 --> 00:26:38.839 seventh round picks. You're going to need some 00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:41.680 first round picks as well. And the fact that 00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:44.019 you didn't get rid of Jeffrey Simmons, even though 00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:46.900 you had the opportunity to do it, lets me know 00:26:46.900 --> 00:26:49.500 that you're not serious. But this is the same 00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:52.319 thing that they did with Derrick Henry. The Ravens 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:54.619 were willing to give whatever the Titans were 00:26:54.619 --> 00:26:57.500 asking for. And the Titans said, you know what, 00:26:57.579 --> 00:27:00.700 we're not going to do it. Because he's the reason 00:27:00.700 --> 00:27:03.180 why people come to the games. He's the reason 00:27:03.180 --> 00:27:06.359 why people want to buy jerseys, buy merch, attend 00:27:06.359 --> 00:27:09.960 whatever little get -togethers that the Titans 00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:12.920 hold. Are we serious about making money or are 00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:14.700 we serious about winning championships? Just 00:27:14.700 --> 00:27:18.460 let me know. The Chargers, I understand that 00:27:18.460 --> 00:27:20.880 your offensive line is depleted. I understand 00:27:20.880 --> 00:27:24.779 that you need somebody just to get by. But training 00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:27.720 for Trevor Penning is not the answer. I would 00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:30.180 have at least tried to go after a veteran offensive 00:27:30.180 --> 00:27:32.599 lineman before I would have resulted to Trevor 00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:35.000 Penning. You're talking about somebody that has 00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:38.480 been tried at both tackles and guard and haven't 00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:40.900 been successful. So that just lets me know you're 00:27:40.900 --> 00:27:43.980 just downright atrocious. You should have at 00:27:43.980 --> 00:27:46.380 least held some workouts for some veteran offensive 00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:48.740 linemen. I understand they're probably not the 00:27:48.740 --> 00:27:50.839 best names. I understand that they have their 00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:53.890 own flaws as well, but hey. At least they can 00:27:53.890 --> 00:27:56.029 get you by because guess what? You're going to 00:27:56.029 --> 00:27:58.650 have to go up against the Steelers. A Steelers 00:27:58.650 --> 00:28:01.029 defense, by the way, that just finished beating 00:28:01.029 --> 00:28:04.009 one of the best teams in the league. So the fact 00:28:04.009 --> 00:28:06.609 that you don't have both Joe Olt and Rashawn 00:28:06.609 --> 00:28:09.470 Slater lets me know that most likely Justin Herbert 00:28:09.470 --> 00:28:11.910 is going to get cracked in this game. And I don't 00:28:11.910 --> 00:28:13.829 want that to happen, but I know it's going to 00:28:13.829 --> 00:28:16.430 happen. The Steelers are going to send the house, 00:28:16.670 --> 00:28:20.680 the car, and the fence at Justin Herbert. And 00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:22.539 there's nothing that you can do about it. Now 00:28:22.539 --> 00:28:25.180 the Colts. I understand you guys are having a 00:28:25.180 --> 00:28:28.019 great season. I understand things look very promising. 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:31.240 But why in the blue hell would you give up two 00:28:31.240 --> 00:28:33.599 first round picks for a player that has not been 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:35.859 proven? It'll be different if you gave up two 00:28:35.859 --> 00:28:37.680 first round picks for Derek Stingley. I would 00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:39.539 not complain. Or you give up two first round 00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:43.759 picks for PS2. I wouldn't complain. But Sauce 00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:46.000 Gardner has not shown anything within the last 00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:48.559 few years. And I understand that your cornerback 00:28:48.559 --> 00:28:50.720 room has been banged up. And I understand by 00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:53.519 bringing Sauce Gardner in, that can bring a little 00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:55.480 bit of energy back into the cornerback room. 00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:57.920 But I would not give up two first round picks. 00:28:58.200 --> 00:29:01.180 This is just one good year. Anybody can have 00:29:01.180 --> 00:29:03.680 one good year. The Commanders won the NFC Championship 00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:06.660 last year. And now look at them. So why would 00:29:06.660 --> 00:29:08.559 you give up two first round picks for somebody? 00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:12.119 You guys made two steps forward just to go six 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:15.589 steps back. And by making this move, you have 00:29:15.589 --> 00:29:18.430 basically started the clock of being successful. 00:29:18.670 --> 00:29:20.890 Because if you don't make it to the AFC Championship, 00:29:21.170 --> 00:29:23.930 let alone the Super Bowl, within the next five 00:29:23.930 --> 00:29:28.230 years, that was a waste. Not to mention, you're 00:29:28.230 --> 00:29:30.329 going to have to pay Daniel Jones. You're going 00:29:30.329 --> 00:29:32.269 to have to pay Jonathan Taylor. You're going 00:29:32.269 --> 00:29:34.170 to have to pay one of your receivers. There's 00:29:34.170 --> 00:29:35.829 going to be a plethora of people that are going 00:29:35.829 --> 00:29:38.049 to be looking for big contracts this offseason. 00:29:38.250 --> 00:29:41.009 And by making a move for Sauce Garner does not 00:29:41.009 --> 00:29:43.609 help. So that means one of those players is going 00:29:43.609 --> 00:29:46.410 to be a sacrifice. Are you willing to do that? 00:29:47.509 --> 00:29:50.309 Especially when you know that you still need 00:29:50.309 --> 00:29:52.950 all of your draft picks in order to properly 00:29:52.950 --> 00:29:55.490 build this team up. Daniel Jones looks good, 00:29:55.529 --> 00:29:57.630 but it's just one season. There's a difference 00:29:57.630 --> 00:30:00.329 between just having one magical season and just 00:30:00.329 --> 00:30:03.250 being downright consistent and great. Greatness 00:30:03.250 --> 00:30:07.470 is consistent. Good is just a moment. That actually 00:30:07.470 --> 00:30:08.970 sounds like a bar. I might have to write that 00:30:08.970 --> 00:30:11.470 down, but let's keep this thing going. The Jaguars. 00:30:11.710 --> 00:30:14.690 I understand that Trevor Lawrence needs some 00:30:14.690 --> 00:30:17.049 weapons, but giving up your fourth and sixth 00:30:17.049 --> 00:30:19.410 round pick for next year's draft for Jacoby Myers, 00:30:19.730 --> 00:30:21.710 who's only going to be playing for eight games, 00:30:21.849 --> 00:30:25.049 is a waste. As I've said before in the early 00:30:25.049 --> 00:30:28.500 parts of this episode, I am not giving up a fourth 00:30:28.500 --> 00:30:30.799 and a sixth round pick for a wide receiver who 00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:33.920 is not currently under contract, let alone only 00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:36.539 played for eight games. It'll be different if 00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:39.019 you made this move in the off season. Okay, fine. 00:30:39.180 --> 00:30:41.559 That means you have the entire season to assess 00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:44.839 Jacoby Myers. But by making this move right now, 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:47.799 you are cutting yourself short. And on top of 00:30:47.799 --> 00:30:50.579 that, you could have used those picks to address 00:30:50.579 --> 00:30:53.380 the need on your team because this team is still 00:30:53.380 --> 00:30:56.740 incomplete. If you're the Jaguars, you don't 00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:59.279 make this type of move if you don't believe that 00:30:59.279 --> 00:31:01.140 you're going to be able to re -sign him next 00:31:01.140 --> 00:31:03.519 year. If you guys have already had that conversation, 00:31:03.900 --> 00:31:06.319 okay, fine. Everything that I've said so far 00:31:06.319 --> 00:31:08.680 means nothing. But if you guys haven't had at 00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:11.599 least a preliminary talk about contracts, it's 00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:13.680 worthless. But here's another thing that I want 00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:16.140 to add in, and we'll talk about this just for 00:31:16.140 --> 00:31:19.400 a moment. Teams with multiple 2026 first round 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:24.190 picks include the Rams, the Browns, the Cowboys, 00:31:24.269 --> 00:31:26.769 and the Jets. Three of those teams don't have 00:31:26.769 --> 00:31:29.309 a franchise quarterback. After listening to what 00:31:29.309 --> 00:31:32.490 Tom McShay had to say yesterday, it sounds like 00:31:32.490 --> 00:31:36.329 to me like the 26 draft class is not going to 00:31:36.329 --> 00:31:39.150 be the draft class for quarterbacks. It sounds 00:31:39.150 --> 00:31:42.109 like to me like 27 is going to be the better 00:31:42.109 --> 00:31:45.349 draft class. Because from what he said, Lenora 00:31:45.349 --> 00:31:48.569 Sellers may transfer to Miami. Fernando Mendoza 00:31:48.569 --> 00:31:50.589 is probably going to declare for the draft. The 00:31:50.589 --> 00:31:52.990 quarterback for Oklahoma, he may stay for another 00:31:52.990 --> 00:31:55.650 year because he had thumb surgery. Dante Moore 00:31:55.650 --> 00:31:58.170 is going to go back to school. So if that is 00:31:58.170 --> 00:32:00.450 true, that means a lot of the top prospects that 00:32:00.450 --> 00:32:02.849 everybody has been scouting is most likely going 00:32:02.849 --> 00:32:05.529 to be off the list. There's also a chance that 00:32:05.529 --> 00:32:08.250 Ty Simpson may also go back to school. So if 00:32:08.250 --> 00:32:10.849 you're the Steelers, if you're any of these teams 00:32:10.849 --> 00:32:13.109 that need a franchise quarterback, I don't think 00:32:13.109 --> 00:32:17.130 26 is the year for you. I think 27 is the better 00:32:17.130 --> 00:32:20.599 year. Now, sure, you'll have Sam Lovin, and you'll 00:32:20.599 --> 00:32:22.940 probably have a few other prospects that you 00:32:22.940 --> 00:32:25.519 may be interested in, but I feel like all the 00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:27.579 prospects that everybody's going to want to go 00:32:27.579 --> 00:32:30.859 after will probably target the 27 draft and the 00:32:30.859 --> 00:32:33.660 26 draft class. That's just my personal opinion. 00:32:33.799 --> 00:32:36.359 I could be wrong. Only time will tell, all right? 00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:39.279 We still have a lot of time from now until the 00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:42.000 combine and the draft and all those different 00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:44.539 things, okay? So let's talk about gut check time, 00:32:44.619 --> 00:32:48.819 all right? 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That's right. 00:34:18.880 --> 00:34:23.179 All 32 teams, all 32 different opinions. So let's 00:34:23.179 --> 00:34:25.760 just get into it. All right. NFC North with the 00:34:25.760 --> 00:34:29.420 Lions fight to win the division. And the reason 00:34:29.420 --> 00:34:32.239 why I say that is because Right now, this is 00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:35.800 anybody's division. Nobody has a clear lead over 00:34:35.800 --> 00:34:38.199 the other. When we look at their divisional stats 00:34:38.199 --> 00:34:41.380 right now, the Vikings have the best stats within 00:34:41.380 --> 00:34:44.239 the division. They're 2 -0. The Bears are 0 -2, 00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:47.719 the Lions are 1 -2, and the Packers are 1 -0. 00:34:47.940 --> 00:34:51.079 But here's the thing. From a conference standpoint, 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:55.239 the Packers are 3 -1 -1, the Lions are 2 -2, 00:34:55.500 --> 00:34:58.539 the Bears are 3 -2, and the Vikings are 2 -2. 00:34:58.989 --> 00:35:00.869 With that being said, their remaining opponents 00:35:00.869 --> 00:35:03.510 are the Commanders, Eagles, Giants, Packers, 00:35:03.570 --> 00:35:05.829 Cowboys, Rams, Steelers, Vikings, and Bears. 00:35:06.730 --> 00:35:08.949 So yes, they have some good matchups and they 00:35:08.949 --> 00:35:12.010 have some very bad matchups, but I feel like 00:35:12.010 --> 00:35:13.829 they're probably going to either win the division 00:35:13.829 --> 00:35:17.769 or probably be like really close to winning it. 00:35:18.349 --> 00:35:20.670 Because right now, their division is very competitive. 00:35:21.309 --> 00:35:23.670 Although the Vikings are 4 -4, they can still 00:35:23.670 --> 00:35:26.230 put up a fight. The Bears are looking really 00:35:26.230 --> 00:35:28.929 good this year. The Packers... are looking good 00:35:28.929 --> 00:35:30.869 this year. But they don't look like the team 00:35:30.869 --> 00:35:33.730 that everybody was expecting. So if you're the 00:35:33.730 --> 00:35:36.530 Lions, you want to beat the Eagles. You want 00:35:36.530 --> 00:35:38.309 to beat the Giants. You want to beat the Packers, 00:35:38.329 --> 00:35:40.889 of course. The Cowboys. You want to focus on 00:35:40.889 --> 00:35:44.010 your NFC wins more than your AFC wins because 00:35:44.010 --> 00:35:46.190 we're starting to get to the point where seeding 00:35:46.190 --> 00:35:48.230 is really going to matter. And those conference 00:35:48.230 --> 00:35:50.130 games are really going to hold a lot of weight. 00:35:50.289 --> 00:35:52.909 So I don't know what they got to do, but just 00:35:52.909 --> 00:35:55.449 get it done. Let's talk about the Vikings. Fight 00:35:55.449 --> 00:35:58.340 to save your season. And the reason why I say 00:35:58.340 --> 00:36:00.599 that is because your remaining opponents are 00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:03.460 the Ravens, Bears, Packers, Seahawks, Commanders, 00:36:03.460 --> 00:36:06.960 Cowboys, Giants, Lions, and Packers. That's not 00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:10.480 an easy feat. Out of all those teams, the only 00:36:10.480 --> 00:36:12.320 two teams that I would say you should probably 00:36:12.320 --> 00:36:16.139 crush is the Commanders and Giants. Outside of 00:36:16.139 --> 00:36:19.480 that, you're facing all NFC opponents. So all 00:36:19.480 --> 00:36:23.280 of those games are must -win games. So if you're 00:36:23.280 --> 00:36:26.679 the Vikings, you're still in it. But at the same 00:36:26.679 --> 00:36:29.900 time, the margin of error, it's very small. And 00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:32.280 it's going to get smaller and smaller every single 00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:34.719 time that you lose a game. Specifically, you 00:36:34.719 --> 00:36:38.159 lose against NFC teams. Because as I just said, 00:36:38.340 --> 00:36:40.440 we're starting to get to the point where seeding 00:36:40.440 --> 00:36:43.980 is going to matter. On to the Bears. Get ready 00:36:43.980 --> 00:36:47.480 for the gauntlet. Your remaining opponents. Giants, 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:51.579 Vikings, Steelers, Eagles, Packers, Browns, Packers 00:36:51.579 --> 00:36:54.719 again, 49ers, and Lions. Now, the good news is 00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:57.559 you have a winning record. The bad news is your 00:36:57.559 --> 00:37:00.440 divisional record is trash. You haven't won a 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:03.699 divisional record at all. And you need to win 00:37:03.699 --> 00:37:05.559 your divisional battles. You face the Packers 00:37:05.559 --> 00:37:07.940 twice, and then you end the season with the Lions. 00:37:08.340 --> 00:37:11.639 So if we're being real here, you should be able 00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:14.960 to beat the Giants. After that matchup, things 00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:16.800 are going to get a little bit more treacherous. 00:37:17.059 --> 00:37:19.360 The Vikings are going to put up a fight. The 00:37:19.360 --> 00:37:21.559 Steelers are going to put up a fight. The Eagles, 00:37:21.699 --> 00:37:24.539 the Packers, the Browns, even though their season's 00:37:24.539 --> 00:37:26.840 over with, they can still bring a team down. 00:37:27.179 --> 00:37:28.940 You know the Packers are going to get their act 00:37:28.940 --> 00:37:31.639 together. You know the 49ers may try to put up 00:37:31.639 --> 00:37:34.039 a fight. And you know that there's a good chance 00:37:34.039 --> 00:37:36.380 that the division winner can be decided by the 00:37:36.380 --> 00:37:38.599 last game. So do you really want to take that 00:37:38.599 --> 00:37:41.960 risk? I don't think so. If I'm the Bears, I'm 00:37:41.960 --> 00:37:44.300 trying to win against the Vikings, I'm trying 00:37:44.300 --> 00:37:46.679 to win against the Packers twice, and I'm trying 00:37:46.679 --> 00:37:49.099 to win against the Lions. You want to make it 00:37:49.099 --> 00:37:52.519 so close. to the point where they have to rely 00:37:52.519 --> 00:37:55.199 on other records to decide on who's going to 00:37:55.199 --> 00:37:58.860 win the division. I would rather do that than 00:37:58.860 --> 00:38:00.739 to say, you know what, we didn't win as many 00:38:00.739 --> 00:38:03.679 games as we needed to in order to solidify ourselves 00:38:03.679 --> 00:38:07.139 within the division. On to the Packers. Lock 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:10.300 in. Your remaining opponents are the Eagles, 00:38:10.539 --> 00:38:13.980 Giants, Vikings, Lions, Bears, Broncos, Bears, 00:38:14.179 --> 00:38:16.719 Ravens, and Vikings. I'm going to be honest with 00:38:16.719 --> 00:38:19.929 you. This might be the hardest stretch I have 00:38:19.929 --> 00:38:23.230 seen so far. You got the Eagles, the Giants, 00:38:23.230 --> 00:38:26.329 I mean, you can most likely crush. The Vikings, 00:38:26.650 --> 00:38:29.489 the Lions, the Bears, the Broncos, the Bears 00:38:29.489 --> 00:38:32.869 again, the Ravens, and the Vikings. You got three 00:38:32.869 --> 00:38:35.369 games we're going up against divisional opponents. 00:38:35.769 --> 00:38:38.210 I don't know what you need to do. I don't know 00:38:38.210 --> 00:38:40.550 who you need to bring in. I don't know what speech 00:38:40.550 --> 00:38:43.070 needs to be given. But whatever it is, it needs 00:38:43.070 --> 00:38:45.829 to be done now. Because whether people realize 00:38:45.829 --> 00:38:48.309 it or not, with the Packers tying against the 00:38:48.309 --> 00:38:51.170 Cowboys, there's a chance that can easily affect 00:38:51.170 --> 00:38:54.869 them negatively or positively. So if I'm the 00:38:54.869 --> 00:38:58.110 Packers, I want to avoid that scenario. And the 00:38:58.110 --> 00:39:00.969 only way that you can do it is if you start off 00:39:00.969 --> 00:39:04.809 hot by beating the Giants, Vikings, Eagles, Packers, 00:39:04.889 --> 00:39:07.309 the Packers again, the 49ers, and the Lions. 00:39:07.550 --> 00:39:09.869 If you can beat out those teams, you're in a 00:39:09.869 --> 00:39:12.010 good spot. But if you're having trouble against 00:39:12.010 --> 00:39:15.349 the Vikings or the Eagles or the Packers twice, 00:39:15.610 --> 00:39:17.449 I don't know what to tell you. Out of all the 00:39:17.449 --> 00:39:19.630 teams that I just talked about, you can beat 00:39:19.630 --> 00:39:22.070 the Giants, you can beat the Browns. Everybody 00:39:22.070 --> 00:39:24.809 else, that's up to y 'all. Now let's talk about 00:39:24.809 --> 00:39:27.190 the NFC South, all right? So with the Panthers, 00:39:27.329 --> 00:39:30.030 finish the season strong and keep the divisional 00:39:30.030 --> 00:39:32.369 battle close. Your remaining opponents are the 00:39:32.369 --> 00:39:37.250 Saints, Falcons, 49ers, Rams, Saints, Bucs, Seahawks, 00:39:37.250 --> 00:39:39.670 and Bucs again. So right now, you're five and 00:39:39.670 --> 00:39:43.059 four. Your divisional record is 1 -0. Your conference 00:39:43.059 --> 00:39:45.219 record is 3 -1, which is actually really good. 00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:47.760 But with that being said, you realize that you're 00:39:47.760 --> 00:39:50.159 fighting an uphill battle against the Buccaneers. 00:39:50.199 --> 00:39:53.159 But it is a battle that you can easily win if 00:39:53.159 --> 00:39:55.820 you get the job done. You've beaten the Packers, 00:39:55.860 --> 00:39:58.239 which is really good. The Saints, that's an easy 00:39:58.239 --> 00:40:00.920 W. The Falcons, that could be an easy W. That's 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:03.320 two wins right there. All you have to worry about 00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:07.460 is the 49ers, Rams, the Bucs twice, and the Seahawks. 00:40:07.800 --> 00:40:10.280 If you can win those games, you're in a good 00:40:10.280 --> 00:40:12.980 spot. And when you win those games, you're going 00:40:12.980 --> 00:40:15.519 to put added pressure on the Buccaneers to maintain 00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:18.780 their lead. Because the Bucs realize that if 00:40:18.780 --> 00:40:21.480 they lose one or two games, guess what? You now 00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:23.659 take the lead in the division, which is what 00:40:23.659 --> 00:40:26.599 you want. On to the Falcons. Fight for your season. 00:40:26.780 --> 00:40:28.940 I understand that things haven't been the best 00:40:28.940 --> 00:40:30.699 for you lately because you're on a three -game 00:40:30.699 --> 00:40:33.119 losing streak and your next opponent is the Colts 00:40:33.119 --> 00:40:36.880 on Sunday. But you got to fight. Because even 00:40:36.880 --> 00:40:39.059 though you may not make it to the playoffs, you 00:40:39.059 --> 00:40:41.619 can still make some noise. You can still be a 00:40:41.619 --> 00:40:44.260 team that drags one of your division rivals down, 00:40:44.420 --> 00:40:46.780 which you may want to do, honestly. Just saying, 00:40:46.880 --> 00:40:48.860 you know. When you look at your remaining opponents, 00:40:49.159 --> 00:40:51.719 of course, you have the Colts, you have the Panthers, 00:40:51.840 --> 00:40:54.619 the Saints, the Jets, the Seahawks, the Bucks, 00:40:54.659 --> 00:40:56.460 the Cardinals, the Rams, and the Saints again. 00:40:56.639 --> 00:40:58.860 So you can beat the Saints twice. You can beat 00:40:58.860 --> 00:41:01.760 the Jets. Everybody else, it's up in the air, 00:41:01.860 --> 00:41:04.250 which is what you want. Because when we look 00:41:04.250 --> 00:41:06.590 at it, right, your division record is not good. 00:41:07.170 --> 00:41:09.469 Your conference record could be a little bit 00:41:09.469 --> 00:41:11.690 better. But that doesn't mean that you just sit 00:41:11.690 --> 00:41:13.670 down and say, you know what, the season's over. 00:41:13.829 --> 00:41:15.769 There's no point in us fighting. There's no point 00:41:15.769 --> 00:41:18.869 in us putting in effort. None of that. You have 00:41:18.869 --> 00:41:22.969 to keep fighting. That momentum could save somebody's 00:41:22.969 --> 00:41:25.230 job. Not saying that, you know, people are going 00:41:25.230 --> 00:41:27.590 to get fired or anything, but you just want to 00:41:27.590 --> 00:41:29.610 show a little bit of grit. The Saints have quit, 00:41:29.750 --> 00:41:32.329 okay? Their good is gone. Their goose is cooked. 00:41:33.199 --> 00:41:35.639 Yours isn't. You could still have a winning record, 00:41:35.739 --> 00:41:37.440 even though you don't make it in the playoffs, 00:41:37.699 --> 00:41:40.539 which I think at this point, if you're the Falcons, 00:41:40.619 --> 00:41:42.280 I think that's what you probably want to shoot 00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:44.920 for. If you can have a winning record, but you 00:41:44.920 --> 00:41:47.380 don't make it in the playoffs, I think that's 00:41:47.380 --> 00:41:49.739 a successful season. I think that's a season 00:41:49.739 --> 00:41:52.900 that shows, hey, What we have right now is working. 00:41:53.019 --> 00:41:55.440 We just have to continue to build off of it. 00:41:55.500 --> 00:41:57.480 Then just say, you know what? There's no point 00:41:57.480 --> 00:41:59.599 in us fighting. We're just going to tank so we 00:41:59.599 --> 00:42:01.679 get a high draft pick so we can just draft somebody. 00:42:01.960 --> 00:42:05.699 On to the Bucs. Extend the divisional lead. Your 00:42:05.699 --> 00:42:09.820 remaining opponents, Patriots, Bills, Rams, Cardinals, 00:42:09.860 --> 00:42:12.920 Saints, Falcons, Panthers, Dolphins, and Panthers 00:42:12.920 --> 00:42:14.920 again. You know you're going to beat the Dolphins. 00:42:15.039 --> 00:42:16.800 You know you're going to beat the Saints. You 00:42:16.800 --> 00:42:19.190 know you're going to beat the Cardinals. The 00:42:19.190 --> 00:42:20.809 Patriots and the Bills and Rams are going to 00:42:20.809 --> 00:42:23.329 give you some trouble. The Falcons may try to 00:42:23.329 --> 00:42:25.909 give you some trouble as well. And the Panthers, 00:42:25.989 --> 00:42:28.010 I mean, hey, they just finished being the Packers, 00:42:28.030 --> 00:42:31.469 so it's topsy -turvy with them, all right? Now, 00:42:31.489 --> 00:42:34.110 with your divisional record, you're 2 -0, but 00:42:34.110 --> 00:42:36.250 your conference record is 4 -2, which is really 00:42:36.250 --> 00:42:39.110 good. You have to extend your divisional lead 00:42:39.110 --> 00:42:41.849 because the Panthers are right behind you. And 00:42:41.849 --> 00:42:43.889 you know right now they have the momentum on 00:42:43.889 --> 00:42:46.500 their side. So if you're the Buccaneers... I 00:42:46.500 --> 00:42:49.019 would rather seal up the division by Christmas, 00:42:49.119 --> 00:42:52.400 or better yet, Thanksgiving, than to give the 00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:54.860 Panthers a chance to fight this thing all the 00:42:54.860 --> 00:42:57.599 way to the end. But on to the Saints. So use 00:42:57.599 --> 00:42:59.980 the rest of the season to assess the team. Your 00:42:59.980 --> 00:43:02.260 remaining opponents are the Panthers, Falcons, 00:43:02.420 --> 00:43:05.500 Dolphins, Bucks, Panthers again, Jets, Titans, 00:43:05.579 --> 00:43:08.539 and Falcons. So that's manageable. But if we're 00:43:08.539 --> 00:43:10.679 being real here, you're tanking so you can get 00:43:10.679 --> 00:43:12.980 a high draft pick, all right? If we really want 00:43:12.980 --> 00:43:15.900 to take things another step further, You're using 00:43:15.900 --> 00:43:18.940 this to assess Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, 00:43:19.360 --> 00:43:21.920 Chris Alave, and everybody else that you have 00:43:21.920 --> 00:43:24.980 on this team. Because I would rather for you 00:43:24.980 --> 00:43:27.280 to use the rest of the season to see what you 00:43:27.280 --> 00:43:29.820 have and what you don't have than to just say, 00:43:29.840 --> 00:43:31.820 you know what? We're going to put our hardest 00:43:31.820 --> 00:43:33.860 effort in. We're going to try to win as many 00:43:33.860 --> 00:43:35.739 games as we possibly can, even though we know 00:43:35.739 --> 00:43:39.059 damn well you guys aren't. Your season is over 00:43:39.059 --> 00:43:41.280 with. You're not going to do anything. So just 00:43:41.280 --> 00:43:44.559 count your losses, all right? Your goose is cooked. 00:43:45.119 --> 00:43:48.019 And it has been cooked since week six, if we're 00:43:48.019 --> 00:43:50.820 being real here. Now on to the NFC East. The 00:43:50.820 --> 00:43:54.440 Eagles finished the season strong. So right now 00:43:54.440 --> 00:43:57.079 you're six and two. Your divisional record is 00:43:57.079 --> 00:43:59.500 two and one. Your conference record is five and 00:43:59.500 --> 00:44:01.880 one, which is great. Your remaining opponents 00:44:01.880 --> 00:44:04.960 are the Packers, Lions, Cowboys, Bears, Chargers, 00:44:05.019 --> 00:44:07.280 Raiders, Commanders, Bills, and Commanders again. 00:44:07.500 --> 00:44:10.019 And with that being said, we all know that you 00:44:10.019 --> 00:44:12.420 could beat the Commanders. We know that you can 00:44:12.420 --> 00:44:14.760 beat the Chargers. We know that you can beat 00:44:14.760 --> 00:44:17.780 the Raiders. All you really have to worry about 00:44:17.780 --> 00:44:21.500 is the Packers, Lions, Cowboys, Bears, and the 00:44:21.500 --> 00:44:24.340 Bills. The Cowboys may be a team you may have 00:44:24.340 --> 00:44:26.480 to keep an eye on, especially with them acquiring 00:44:26.480 --> 00:44:29.300 Quinton Williams. Just saying. But if you want 00:44:29.300 --> 00:44:31.280 to get a high seed, you're going to have to finish 00:44:31.280 --> 00:44:33.780 strong. And that doesn't mean you just let up 00:44:33.780 --> 00:44:37.039 on the last two games. No, you have to be guns 00:44:37.039 --> 00:44:40.889 blazing from this point on. Now on to the Cowboys. 00:44:40.969 --> 00:44:43.550 Prepare for the gauntlet. Your remaining opponents 00:44:43.550 --> 00:44:46.710 are the Raiders, Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Vikings, 00:44:46.949 --> 00:44:49.849 Chargers, Commanders, and Giants. Now with that 00:44:49.849 --> 00:44:53.070 being said, your divisional record is 2 -1, and 00:44:53.070 --> 00:44:55.909 your conference record is 2 -4 -1, which, if 00:44:55.909 --> 00:44:59.110 we're being real here, that tie may have a negative 00:44:59.110 --> 00:45:01.690 or positive effect on you when it comes to playoff 00:45:01.690 --> 00:45:03.789 seeding. Now, we all know that you can beat the 00:45:03.789 --> 00:45:06.329 Raiders. It's just what you do against the Eagles, 00:45:06.449 --> 00:45:08.650 Chiefs, Lions, and Vikings that's going to matter 00:45:08.650 --> 00:45:11.309 the most. And we also realize that the offense 00:45:11.309 --> 00:45:13.909 can't continue to be the workhorse for the team. 00:45:14.030 --> 00:45:16.230 At some point, the defense is going to have to 00:45:16.230 --> 00:45:18.989 step up. Now, am I saying that you have to be 00:45:18.989 --> 00:45:21.110 this dominant team for the rest of the season? 00:45:21.170 --> 00:45:24.150 No. But if you can just contribute, be consistent, 00:45:24.489 --> 00:45:27.329 make great plays, I think this team can make 00:45:27.329 --> 00:45:30.210 some noise. On to the commanders. Assess your 00:45:30.210 --> 00:45:32.309 strengths and weaknesses and prepare for the 00:45:32.309 --> 00:45:35.530 offseason. Your remaining opponents, the Lions, 00:45:35.730 --> 00:45:39.150 Dolphins, Broncos, Vikings, Giants, Eagles, Cowboys, 00:45:39.210 --> 00:45:41.409 and Eagles again. With Jade and Daniels recovering 00:45:41.409 --> 00:45:44.869 from a dislocated elbow, I would rather the commanders 00:45:44.869 --> 00:45:47.429 use the rest of the season to assess their strengths 00:45:47.429 --> 00:45:50.070 and weaknesses on this team than to just say, 00:45:50.090 --> 00:45:51.750 you know what, we're going to try to put our 00:45:51.750 --> 00:45:54.150 best foot forward. Because let's be honest here, 00:45:54.250 --> 00:45:56.909 there's a lot of holes on this team and they're 00:45:56.909 --> 00:45:59.030 going to have to be addressed in the next offseason. 00:45:59.369 --> 00:46:01.570 For starters, the defense has to get younger. 00:46:01.710 --> 00:46:04.789 But anytime your defense is composed of older 00:46:04.789 --> 00:46:07.230 players, you're not gonna see a whole lot of 00:46:07.230 --> 00:46:09.349 production out of them. And if you do, it's gonna 00:46:09.349 --> 00:46:12.489 be in spurts. Paying 10 million to Von Miller 00:46:12.489 --> 00:46:15.369 isn't gonna solve the pass rushing issue. Trading 00:46:15.369 --> 00:46:17.409 for Marshawn Lattimore isn't gonna solve the 00:46:17.409 --> 00:46:20.130 cornerback issue. You most likely are gonna have 00:46:20.130 --> 00:46:22.630 to draft those positions. Or you're going to 00:46:22.630 --> 00:46:25.090 have to pay a premium to bring in a really good 00:46:25.090 --> 00:46:27.789 player to address one of those positions. Now, 00:46:27.809 --> 00:46:29.869 luckily, next year's draft class is supposed 00:46:29.869 --> 00:46:32.489 to be a defensive draft class. And last time 00:46:32.489 --> 00:46:34.610 I checked, there's supposed to be a lot of good 00:46:34.610 --> 00:46:37.110 edge rushers that are coming out next year. So 00:46:37.110 --> 00:46:39.110 with that being said, you need to assess your 00:46:39.110 --> 00:46:41.809 tight end room, your receiving room, your offensive 00:46:41.809 --> 00:46:44.389 line, your running back room. You need to assess 00:46:44.389 --> 00:46:47.269 every single position on this team and say, you 00:46:47.269 --> 00:46:50.110 know what? Can we upgrade this position? Can 00:46:50.110 --> 00:46:52.449 we make a move to possibly bring in somebody 00:46:52.449 --> 00:46:54.949 that can be more productive? You need to have 00:46:54.949 --> 00:46:57.989 these honest conversations now so that when the 00:46:57.989 --> 00:47:01.010 draft comes around and free agency starts, guess 00:47:01.010 --> 00:47:03.389 what? You have all your ducks in a row and you're 00:47:03.389 --> 00:47:06.750 ready to go. Now on to the Giants. Try to finish 00:47:06.750 --> 00:47:09.610 the season strong and prepare for the offseason. 00:47:09.809 --> 00:47:13.090 Your remaining opponents. Bears, Packers, Lions, 00:47:13.489 --> 00:47:16.630 Patriots, Commanders, Vikings, Raiders, and Cowboys. 00:47:16.849 --> 00:47:19.010 Now, realistically speaking, you're not going 00:47:19.010 --> 00:47:21.969 to win a lot of games. But if you can win a couple 00:47:21.969 --> 00:47:24.889 of these games, I think that can be promising. 00:47:25.369 --> 00:47:28.170 And I think the way that you win those games 00:47:28.170 --> 00:47:31.849 can also be bonus points as well. Let's be honest 00:47:31.849 --> 00:47:35.489 here. This team is still incomplete. The wide 00:47:35.489 --> 00:47:38.269 receiver room needs more talent. The running 00:47:38.269 --> 00:47:40.849 back room needs more talent. Offensive line needs 00:47:40.849 --> 00:47:43.829 to get stronger. The defense could get a little 00:47:43.829 --> 00:47:46.530 bit stronger in a few different areas. So there's 00:47:46.530 --> 00:47:49.289 room for growth. So you need to use the rest 00:47:49.289 --> 00:47:51.989 of these games to assess, hey, how do we match 00:47:51.989 --> 00:47:55.949 up against these teams? And be honest. Some feelings 00:47:55.949 --> 00:47:57.929 may get hurt, but guess what? You need to be 00:47:57.929 --> 00:48:00.329 honest at this point because there was a point 00:48:00.329 --> 00:48:02.809 in time during this season that we were talking 00:48:02.809 --> 00:48:05.170 about Joe Shane and Brian Dable getting fired 00:48:05.170 --> 00:48:07.949 by Thanksgiving. But since Jackson Dart has come 00:48:07.949 --> 00:48:11.289 in, he's been the breath of fresh air. So with 00:48:11.289 --> 00:48:13.210 your ownership, do you want to break that up? 00:48:13.710 --> 00:48:16.510 No. I think you're going to have to keep Joe 00:48:16.510 --> 00:48:19.869 Shane and Brian Dable for another year. Now, 00:48:19.869 --> 00:48:22.289 if next year comes around and you don't see anything 00:48:22.289 --> 00:48:25.110 that you saw this year, okay, fine, you can blow 00:48:25.110 --> 00:48:26.610 it up, go in a different direction, whatever. 00:48:27.469 --> 00:48:31.130 But you have to keep rolling with this. Now, 00:48:31.130 --> 00:48:34.050 on to the NFC West, all right? So with the 49ers. 00:48:34.489 --> 00:48:37.590 Try to keep up with the Rams and Seahawks. So 00:48:37.590 --> 00:48:40.750 your remaining opponents, Rams, Cardinals, Panthers, 00:48:40.829 --> 00:48:44.670 Browns, Titans, Colts, Bears, and Seahawks. Now 00:48:44.670 --> 00:48:46.989 you have a chance to make some noise both in 00:48:46.989 --> 00:48:50.190 the division and in the conference. But all you 00:48:50.190 --> 00:48:53.750 have to do is just continue to stack wins. Now 00:48:53.750 --> 00:48:55.769 am I saying you have a chance to win the division? 00:48:56.690 --> 00:49:00.289 Realistically, yes. But the path to acquire that 00:49:00.289 --> 00:49:03.639 is very difficult. We all know that you can beat 00:49:03.639 --> 00:49:05.860 the Titans and the Browns and the Cardinals, 00:49:05.960 --> 00:49:08.280 but how are you going to match up against the 00:49:08.280 --> 00:49:11.099 Rams, the Colts, the Bears, and the Seahawks? 00:49:11.320 --> 00:49:14.199 But on to the Seahawks. Extend the divisional 00:49:14.199 --> 00:49:16.980 lead. The remaining opponents are the Cardinals, 00:49:17.039 --> 00:49:20.219 Rams, Titans, Vikings, Falcons, Colts, Rams, 00:49:20.460 --> 00:49:23.000 Panthers, and 49ers, which really isn't that 00:49:23.000 --> 00:49:26.320 bad. You can beat the Cardinals, you can beat 00:49:26.320 --> 00:49:29.750 the Titans, you can beat the Falcons. It's what 00:49:29.750 --> 00:49:32.769 you do against everybody else that matters. I 00:49:32.769 --> 00:49:34.710 think right now you're in a good spot within 00:49:34.710 --> 00:49:36.750 the division, but I wouldn't get comfortable 00:49:36.750 --> 00:49:39.969 because why? The Rams and the 49ers are right 00:49:39.969 --> 00:49:42.969 behind you. And right now, if you're the Seahawks, 00:49:42.969 --> 00:49:45.030 you want that home field advantage. So the only 00:49:45.030 --> 00:49:47.369 way that you can get it is if you win the division 00:49:47.369 --> 00:49:49.090 and you get a high seed within the playoffs. 00:49:49.570 --> 00:49:52.349 Now on to the Cardinals. Assess your strengths 00:49:52.349 --> 00:49:54.469 and weaknesses and prepare for the offseason. 00:49:54.750 --> 00:49:58.150 Your remaining opponents. The Seahawks, the 49ers, 00:49:58.190 --> 00:50:01.329 the Jags, the Bucks, the Rams, the Texans, Falcons, 00:50:01.349 --> 00:50:04.710 Bengals, and Rams again. So with that being said, 00:50:04.929 --> 00:50:07.170 you're in a spot right now. You just have to 00:50:07.170 --> 00:50:09.690 count your losses. Kyler Murray most likely isn't 00:50:09.690 --> 00:50:11.389 going to play for the rest of the year. And most 00:50:11.389 --> 00:50:13.329 likely he's going to get moved this offseason, 00:50:13.409 --> 00:50:15.510 which that's going to be a separate conversation 00:50:15.510 --> 00:50:17.969 when we get to gut check time for the offseason. 00:50:18.349 --> 00:50:20.630 But with that being said, this team needs to 00:50:20.630 --> 00:50:23.230 assess what they have and don't have, especially 00:50:23.230 --> 00:50:26.030 with next year's draft being a defensive draft. 00:50:26.489 --> 00:50:29.289 I think you really need to see, okay, are you 00:50:29.289 --> 00:50:31.670 comfortable with your pass rushers? Are you comfortable 00:50:31.670 --> 00:50:33.929 with your corners? And maybe even some of your 00:50:33.929 --> 00:50:36.269 wide receivers as well. Because it looks like 00:50:36.269 --> 00:50:37.869 to me that the Cardinals are probably going to 00:50:37.869 --> 00:50:39.889 go through another rebuild. And if you're going 00:50:39.889 --> 00:50:42.349 through another rebuild, you need to see who 00:50:42.349 --> 00:50:44.829 is your building blocks for the future. Is it 00:50:44.829 --> 00:50:47.269 Trey McBride? Is it Paris Johnson? Is it Will 00:50:47.269 --> 00:50:50.389 Hernandez? Because by doing so, you are creating 00:50:50.389 --> 00:50:53.809 a hierarchy of what positions you value high 00:50:53.809 --> 00:50:57.489 and low, which is very important because again, 00:50:57.610 --> 00:50:59.949 like I said before, this is supposed to be a 00:50:59.949 --> 00:51:03.139 defensive draft class next year. So that means 00:51:03.139 --> 00:51:04.880 that, hey, you might be able to get your pass. 00:51:05.000 --> 00:51:07.099 You might be able to rebuild your cornerback 00:51:07.099 --> 00:51:09.420 room and safeties and whatnot. You may not be 00:51:09.420 --> 00:51:11.840 able to do anything for the offense. But with 00:51:11.840 --> 00:51:13.539 that being said, let's keep this thing going. 00:51:13.619 --> 00:51:15.679 Let's talk about the Rams. Finish the season 00:51:15.679 --> 00:51:18.159 with momentum and win your divisional battles. 00:51:18.400 --> 00:51:20.539 So right now, your remaining opponents are the 00:51:20.539 --> 00:51:24.239 49ers, Seahawks, Bucks, Panthers, Cardinals, 00:51:24.380 --> 00:51:27.420 Lions, Seahawks, Falcons, and Cardinals. So this 00:51:27.420 --> 00:51:29.739 isn't that bad, but I think it's manageable, 00:51:29.940 --> 00:51:32.610 all right? You know the 49ers and Seahawks are 00:51:32.610 --> 00:51:34.869 going to be tough matchups. You know the Buccaneers 00:51:34.869 --> 00:51:36.610 are going to give you some problems. You know 00:51:36.610 --> 00:51:38.429 the Panthers aren't a team that you can't sleep 00:51:38.429 --> 00:51:41.389 on. You know the Cardinals are just done at this 00:51:41.389 --> 00:51:43.329 point, if we're being real here. You know the 00:51:43.329 --> 00:51:46.269 Lions and Seahawks and maybe even the Falcons 00:51:46.269 --> 00:51:48.349 may try to put up a fight with you. So it's not 00:51:48.349 --> 00:51:50.750 just rainbows and unicorns at this point. So 00:51:50.750 --> 00:51:53.309 don't take your foot off the gas. Increase the 00:51:53.309 --> 00:51:56.400 pressure on the Seahawks. and make sure you keep 00:51:56.400 --> 00:51:58.679 winning your divisional and conference battles. 00:51:58.960 --> 00:52:01.280 Because so far, you haven't won a divisional 00:52:01.280 --> 00:52:03.579 game. And right now, your conference record is 00:52:03.579 --> 00:52:06.659 one and two. So you have time to fix it, but 00:52:06.659 --> 00:52:09.380 the question is, are you going to fix it? Because 00:52:09.380 --> 00:52:11.719 if you don't, that can negatively affect you 00:52:11.719 --> 00:52:13.880 when it comes to playoff seeding. Now let's go 00:52:13.880 --> 00:52:16.260 to the AFC, all right? Let's start with the AFC 00:52:16.260 --> 00:52:19.239 North. So the Steelers extend the divisional 00:52:19.239 --> 00:52:22.710 lead while becoming more consistent. Your remaining 00:52:22.710 --> 00:52:25.349 opponents, the Chargers, the Bengals, the Bears, 00:52:25.550 --> 00:52:27.949 the Bills, the Ravens, the Dolphins, the Lions, 00:52:28.070 --> 00:52:30.710 the Browns, and the Ravens again. So right now, 00:52:30.730 --> 00:52:33.550 you're 5 -3. Your divisional record is 1 -1. 00:52:33.769 --> 00:52:36.710 Your conference record is 4 -1, which is really 00:52:36.710 --> 00:52:39.190 good. But the thing is, you haven't really been 00:52:39.190 --> 00:52:42.329 consistent in the last few weeks. So right now, 00:52:42.369 --> 00:52:44.949 this is the perfect opportunity for you to start 00:52:44.949 --> 00:52:47.670 to develop that consistency on both sides of 00:52:47.670 --> 00:52:50.400 the ball. Because after the Chargers, the Bengals 00:52:50.400 --> 00:52:52.059 are coming to Pittsburgh. You know you're going 00:52:52.059 --> 00:52:53.840 to have to face the Bills. You know you're going 00:52:53.840 --> 00:52:56.119 to have to face the Bears. You know the Ravens 00:52:56.119 --> 00:52:58.440 aren't no slouch. You know the Dolphins are just, 00:52:58.480 --> 00:53:00.800 you know, done at this point. No disrespect to 00:53:00.800 --> 00:53:02.559 y 'all. You know the Lions are going to put up 00:53:02.559 --> 00:53:04.480 a fight. You know the Browns are going to try 00:53:04.480 --> 00:53:06.420 to bring you down. And you know that you're going 00:53:06.420 --> 00:53:09.239 to end the season with the Ravens. And most likely 00:53:09.239 --> 00:53:11.960 that matchup is going to dictate who wins the 00:53:11.960 --> 00:53:15.219 division. Because right now, the Ravens, the 00:53:15.219 --> 00:53:17.400 rest of their schedule is pretty good. Yours, 00:53:17.420 --> 00:53:19.460 on the other hand, is about to be very difficult. 00:53:19.679 --> 00:53:21.500 But since we're talking about the Ravens, let's 00:53:21.500 --> 00:53:23.840 talk about their storyline. So keep the divisional 00:53:23.840 --> 00:53:26.480 battle close while finish the season strong. 00:53:27.079 --> 00:53:29.840 So the remaining opponents are the Vikings, Browns, 00:53:29.840 --> 00:53:32.840 Jets, Bengals, Steelers, Bengals again, Patriots, 00:53:32.900 --> 00:53:35.539 Packers, and then Steelers. So right now they're 00:53:35.539 --> 00:53:38.519 3 -5, their divisional record is 1 -0, and their 00:53:38.519 --> 00:53:41.019 conference record is 2 -3. Now they can turn 00:53:41.019 --> 00:53:42.840 things around, but it's going to be difficult. 00:53:43.059 --> 00:53:45.380 The Vikings are going to put up a fight. The 00:53:45.380 --> 00:53:49.300 Bengals, Steelers, Patriots, Packers, they're 00:53:49.300 --> 00:53:51.099 going to put up a fight. So you got to bring 00:53:51.099 --> 00:53:53.059 your A game. You can't just have those crappy 00:53:53.059 --> 00:53:55.000 games like how you had in the first half of the 00:53:55.000 --> 00:53:58.010 season. Now everything really matters. And you 00:53:58.010 --> 00:53:59.610 know that the Browns are going to try to bring 00:53:59.610 --> 00:54:02.769 you down. So don't fall for the trap games. Always 00:54:02.769 --> 00:54:05.449 be on your P's and Q's and try to win as best 00:54:05.449 --> 00:54:08.849 as you can. Because right now, if I'm not mistaken, 00:54:09.070 --> 00:54:11.889 you and the Bengals have the best divisional 00:54:11.889 --> 00:54:14.730 records. So right now, most likely, you're probably 00:54:14.730 --> 00:54:16.489 going to lose to the Steelers. And I'm not saying 00:54:16.489 --> 00:54:18.789 this as a fan. You know the Steelers are going 00:54:18.789 --> 00:54:20.570 to get their lick back. And you're playing in 00:54:20.570 --> 00:54:23.559 Pittsburgh. The Patriots aren't no slouch. The 00:54:23.559 --> 00:54:26.239 Ravens ain't no slouch. The Bills ain't no slouch. 00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:29.000 And then you have to face the Ravens again. The 00:54:29.000 --> 00:54:31.380 Dolphins, I mean, you can do whatever you want 00:54:31.380 --> 00:54:35.079 with them. Cardinals, that's another dub. Browns, 00:54:35.079 --> 00:54:38.300 that could be a trap game, depending on how things 00:54:38.300 --> 00:54:40.699 go between the Ravens and the Steelers. I mean, 00:54:40.780 --> 00:54:43.860 let's be honest here. Just because you trade 00:54:43.860 --> 00:54:45.940 for Joe Flacco doesn't mean that you guys now 00:54:45.940 --> 00:54:48.480 have a chance to make it to the playoffs. Because 00:54:48.480 --> 00:54:51.239 your defense is still trash. Granted, you have 00:54:51.239 --> 00:54:54.449 the best divisional record. But you're in a really 00:54:54.449 --> 00:54:57.150 bad spot right now because if you lose two or 00:54:57.150 --> 00:55:00.210 three more games, that's it. Your season is finito. 00:55:00.710 --> 00:55:02.809 And it doesn't help that they didn't make any 00:55:02.809 --> 00:55:05.489 moves to bolster up the defense, which if we're 00:55:05.489 --> 00:55:07.070 being real here, they probably should have. And 00:55:07.070 --> 00:55:08.590 I probably should have listed them as a loser 00:55:08.590 --> 00:55:11.369 as well. But forget about that. Let's talk about 00:55:11.369 --> 00:55:14.030 the Browns, okay? So assess your roster and prepare 00:55:14.030 --> 00:55:16.250 for the offseason. Your remaining opponents, 00:55:16.670 --> 00:55:19.650 the Jets, the Ravens, Raiders, 49ers, Titans, 00:55:19.949 --> 00:55:23.070 Bears, Bills, Steelers, and Bengals again. Let's 00:55:23.070 --> 00:55:26.889 be real here. As I've said before, it was either 00:55:26.889 --> 00:55:30.789 in Wacko Flacko or Paper Champs. You need to 00:55:30.789 --> 00:55:33.130 use this time to assess what you have between 00:55:33.130 --> 00:55:35.750 Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders if he's healthy. 00:55:36.010 --> 00:55:38.449 If he's not healthy, then just continue to roll 00:55:38.449 --> 00:55:41.909 with Dylan Gabriel. But if he is healthy, let 00:55:41.909 --> 00:55:44.510 Shador Sanders play. Now, I understand there's 00:55:44.510 --> 00:55:47.230 going to be a lot of media coverage and a whole 00:55:47.230 --> 00:55:49.110 bunch of questions about Shador and everything. 00:55:50.030 --> 00:55:52.289 you need to assess what you have between these 00:55:52.289 --> 00:55:55.650 two. Because for all intents and purposes, you 00:55:55.650 --> 00:55:57.590 could say, you know what, we're comfortable between 00:55:57.590 --> 00:56:00.769 these two and we'll just draft a wide receiver 00:56:00.769 --> 00:56:03.730 or offensive lineman or another position instead 00:56:03.730 --> 00:56:05.889 of going after a quarterback. Because remember, 00:56:06.150 --> 00:56:09.409 the Browns have two first round picks. So if 00:56:09.409 --> 00:56:11.269 they wanted to, they could address quarterback 00:56:11.269 --> 00:56:13.570 and then they could address wide receiver if 00:56:13.570 --> 00:56:16.329 they wanted to take that route. Because I mean, 00:56:16.349 --> 00:56:19.139 listen, their record is two and six. Divisional 00:56:19.139 --> 00:56:22.679 record is 0 -3. Conference record is 1 -4. I 00:56:22.679 --> 00:56:25.380 mean, facing the Jets, that's essentially a rock 00:56:25.380 --> 00:56:27.960 fight. Facing the Raiders, that's a rock fight. 00:56:28.179 --> 00:56:31.119 Titans, that's a rock fight. Everything else 00:56:31.119 --> 00:56:34.440 outside of that is basically a slaughter. I'm 00:56:34.440 --> 00:56:37.639 just being honest. I could be wrong, but that's 00:56:37.639 --> 00:56:40.260 where the Browns are. Because outside of Myles 00:56:40.260 --> 00:56:42.960 Garrett, what else is the bright spot on this 00:56:42.960 --> 00:56:46.119 team? Nothing. Your offensive line needs to be 00:56:46.119 --> 00:56:49.989 rebuilt. Your wide receiver room is just depleted 00:56:49.989 --> 00:56:52.750 of talent. I understand Jerry Judy is there, 00:56:52.889 --> 00:56:55.829 but he really hasn't shown anything. You have 00:56:55.829 --> 00:56:58.369 David Njoku. Okay, that's promising. You have 00:56:58.369 --> 00:57:00.909 Quinshawn Junkins. Okay, that's promising. But 00:57:00.909 --> 00:57:04.150 outside of them, what else do you have? Because 00:57:04.150 --> 00:57:06.869 the defense is doing their thing. It's the offense 00:57:06.869 --> 00:57:09.429 that continues to go through these hiccups every 00:57:09.429 --> 00:57:12.090 single year. And then it doesn't help that you're 00:57:12.090 --> 00:57:14.230 not going to have a lot of cap space next year. 00:57:14.570 --> 00:57:16.349 So you're going to have to rely on your draft 00:57:16.349 --> 00:57:18.510 picks, and you're going to need those draft picks 00:57:18.510 --> 00:57:21.969 in order to hit quickly. Hey, Miles Garrett, 00:57:22.250 --> 00:57:23.909 you never should have signed the contract. You 00:57:23.909 --> 00:57:25.309 should have just stuck with your guns and just 00:57:25.309 --> 00:57:27.730 asked for a trade. Just saying. But hey, I'm 00:57:27.730 --> 00:57:29.250 not going to say anything about it. Let's go 00:57:29.250 --> 00:57:31.230 to the AFC South, all right? So with the Titans, 00:57:31.489 --> 00:57:35.250 let the ship sink and assess your interim head 00:57:35.250 --> 00:57:38.130 coach. Right now, your remaining opponents are 00:57:38.130 --> 00:57:41.769 the Texans, Seahawks, Jags, Browns, 49ers, Chiefs, 00:57:41.769 --> 00:57:44.590 Saints, and Jags again. Now, we all know their 00:57:44.590 --> 00:57:47.730 divisional record is atrocious at 0 -3, and their 00:57:47.730 --> 00:57:51.070 conference record is 0 -7. Just let the season 00:57:51.070 --> 00:57:53.409 just end, and you need to see what you have in 00:57:53.409 --> 00:57:56.130 your interim head coach. Can he at least win 00:57:56.130 --> 00:57:58.690 two or three games? Can he at least motivate 00:57:58.690 --> 00:58:02.170 this team to play a little bit harder? If he 00:58:02.170 --> 00:58:04.750 can do those certain things, then hey, maybe 00:58:04.750 --> 00:58:07.489 you have your next head coach. Or maybe you're 00:58:07.489 --> 00:58:09.389 just going to say, hey, we like what you did, 00:58:09.510 --> 00:58:11.429 but we're going to go in a different direction. 00:58:11.590 --> 00:58:14.199 Because let's be honest here. You're not going 00:58:14.199 --> 00:58:16.960 anywhere anytime soon. So there's no need for 00:58:16.960 --> 00:58:18.940 you to really assess anything because there's 00:58:18.940 --> 00:58:21.440 barely anything on this team. Most likely, they're 00:58:21.440 --> 00:58:23.699 going to release LeJarrius Snead. Most likely, 00:58:23.699 --> 00:58:25.719 they're going to release Calvin Ridley. And most 00:58:25.719 --> 00:58:27.219 likely, they're going to release a few other 00:58:27.219 --> 00:58:30.260 veteran players on this team. And if I'm Jeffrey 00:58:30.260 --> 00:58:33.079 Simmons, I'm going to make some noise this offseason 00:58:33.079 --> 00:58:35.119 because I'm not going to be the person that's 00:58:35.119 --> 00:58:36.860 going to be left standing here in this crap. 00:58:37.099 --> 00:58:39.480 I want to win a championship. And there were 00:58:39.480 --> 00:58:42.519 teams out here that was looking to at least trade 00:58:42.519 --> 00:58:45.360 for me. But I'm not going to get in my soapbox. 00:58:45.460 --> 00:58:47.320 I'm going to leave that alone. Now on to the 00:58:47.320 --> 00:58:50.619 Colts. Lock up the division. Your remaining opponents, 00:58:51.039 --> 00:58:54.860 the Falcons, Chiefs, Texans, Jags, Seahawks, 00:58:54.880 --> 00:58:57.880 49ers, Jags again, and then the Texans. Overall, 00:58:58.099 --> 00:59:00.460 you're in a really good spot. You're undefeated 00:59:00.460 --> 00:59:02.719 in the division, and you've only lost to the 00:59:02.719 --> 00:59:05.579 Steelers so far within the conference. So right 00:59:05.579 --> 00:59:08.340 now, if you're the Colts, try to lock up this 00:59:08.340 --> 00:59:11.230 division by Thanksgiving. Because I think they 00:59:11.230 --> 00:59:13.409 have the opportunity to do it. You can beat the 00:59:13.409 --> 00:59:16.250 Falcons. You possibly can beat the Chiefs. You 00:59:16.250 --> 00:59:17.889 can beat the Texans because they're having a 00:59:17.889 --> 00:59:20.809 down year. You can beat the Jags, the Seahawks, 00:59:20.809 --> 00:59:23.909 the 49ers. Everybody that I have listed so far, 00:59:24.050 --> 00:59:27.590 you can beat them. But Daniel Jones has to get 00:59:27.590 --> 00:59:30.309 back on straight street. You cannot have the 00:59:30.309 --> 00:59:32.409 same performance that you did against the Steelers. 00:59:32.429 --> 00:59:34.869 And granted, I understand the Steelers were doing 00:59:34.869 --> 00:59:37.880 a plethora of different things. But you cannot 00:59:37.880 --> 00:59:40.599 afford doing the same things that you used to 00:59:40.599 --> 00:59:44.460 do in New York. On to the Jags. Stack wins and 00:59:44.460 --> 00:59:46.619 try to fight for the division. Your remaining 00:59:46.619 --> 00:59:49.900 opponents. Texans, Chargers, Cardinals, Titans, 00:59:50.239 --> 00:59:53.139 Colts, Jets, Broncos, Colts again, and then the 00:59:53.139 --> 00:59:56.579 Titans again. So right now, this division is 00:59:56.579 --> 00:59:58.820 pretty much locked up with the Colts and the 00:59:58.820 --> 01:00:01.289 Jaguars right now, I would say. I don't think 01:00:01.289 --> 01:00:02.929 the Texans are going to do anything this year. 01:00:03.030 --> 01:00:05.329 I know for damn sure the Titans aren't going 01:00:05.329 --> 01:00:08.050 to do anything at all. So with that being said, 01:00:08.050 --> 01:00:10.250 if you're the Jaguars, just continue to stack 01:00:10.250 --> 01:00:13.710 wins and get healthy. Because right now, I want 01:00:13.710 --> 01:00:15.429 to believe that they have a chance to win the 01:00:15.429 --> 01:00:18.150 division, but I just don't believe it right now. 01:00:18.389 --> 01:00:21.230 I think the Colts are way too hot right now, 01:00:21.269 --> 01:00:23.809 and they have all the momentum within the division. 01:00:24.130 --> 01:00:27.789 Now, can crazier things happen? Yes. especially 01:00:27.789 --> 01:00:30.230 with the Colts losing DeForest Buckner for a 01:00:30.230 --> 01:00:33.429 minimum of four games, this could be your opportunity. 01:00:33.929 --> 01:00:36.269 The question is, what are you going to do about 01:00:36.269 --> 01:00:39.710 it? Now on to the Texans. Prepare for the three 01:00:39.710 --> 01:00:42.570 -game gauntlet. Your remaining opponents, the 01:00:42.570 --> 01:00:45.630 Jaguars, the Titans, the Bills, Colts, Chiefs, 01:00:45.630 --> 01:00:47.889 Cardinals, Raiders, Chargers, and Colts again. 01:00:48.150 --> 01:00:51.050 Let's be honest here. I don't think nobody expected 01:00:51.050 --> 01:00:54.269 the Texans to play this bad. And right now, if 01:00:54.269 --> 01:00:56.329 you're the Texans, you just have to survive. 01:00:56.989 --> 01:00:59.889 You can beat the Jags. You can just steamroll 01:00:59.889 --> 01:01:02.369 the Titans at this point. The Bills are probably 01:01:02.369 --> 01:01:04.550 going to give you a problem. The Colts are probably 01:01:04.550 --> 01:01:06.849 going to give you a problem. So right now, you 01:01:06.849 --> 01:01:10.210 just want to just put up a fight. Do something. 01:01:10.550 --> 01:01:13.590 You got to have something positive to say about 01:01:13.590 --> 01:01:16.949 the Texans because man, oh man, oh man, have 01:01:16.949 --> 01:01:20.429 they underperformed. And it's honestly sad because 01:01:20.429 --> 01:01:23.690 when you look at the talent on this team, I think 01:01:23.690 --> 01:01:26.900 everybody was expecting them to at least compete 01:01:26.900 --> 01:01:29.179 against the Colts. I'm not saying they got to 01:01:29.179 --> 01:01:31.579 be just steamrolling everybody in the division, 01:01:31.739 --> 01:01:34.219 but the fact that they're just underperforming 01:01:34.219 --> 01:01:37.000 week after week after week is a little bit troublesome 01:01:37.000 --> 01:01:39.039 because pretty soon you're going to have to pay 01:01:39.039 --> 01:01:41.380 CJ Stroud. And let's not forget, they also have 01:01:41.380 --> 01:01:44.300 to pay Will Anderson as well. Dang, I hate to 01:01:44.300 --> 01:01:47.820 be a Texas fan. But on to the AFC East. For the 01:01:47.820 --> 01:01:50.639 Patriots, lock of the division. Your remaining 01:01:50.639 --> 01:01:53.159 opponents, the Bucks, the Jets, the Bengals, 01:01:53.159 --> 01:01:55.519 the Giants, the Bills, the Ravens, the Jets, 01:01:55.519 --> 01:01:58.139 and the Dolphins. So this is actually pretty 01:01:58.139 --> 01:02:00.780 good. You can beat the Jets, we already know 01:02:00.780 --> 01:02:02.699 that. You can beat the Dolphins, we already know 01:02:02.699 --> 01:02:04.820 that. You've been keeping the Bills in check. 01:02:05.260 --> 01:02:08.320 The Ravens might give you a problem, but I think 01:02:08.320 --> 01:02:10.480 overall, you're in a really good spot. You're 01:02:10.480 --> 01:02:12.840 undefeated in the division, and you're 4 -2 in 01:02:12.840 --> 01:02:15.519 the conference. So as long as you maintain this 01:02:15.519 --> 01:02:18.389 momentum, everything is going to be good. Not 01:02:18.389 --> 01:02:21.610 to mention, playoff football comes back to Foxborough. 01:02:21.829 --> 01:02:24.449 Do you know what that means? That aura, that 01:02:24.449 --> 01:02:27.170 feeling of an opponent being in Foxborough for 01:02:27.170 --> 01:02:30.590 the playoffs? That is a feeling that Patriot 01:02:30.590 --> 01:02:33.510 fans haven't felt in a very long time. And best 01:02:33.510 --> 01:02:36.070 believe if they make it in the playoffs, or better 01:02:36.070 --> 01:02:39.630 yet, win the division and get home field advantage, 01:02:40.030 --> 01:02:41.449 oh, they're going to have to roll out the red 01:02:41.449 --> 01:02:43.550 carpet. You're going to have to bring back Tom 01:02:43.550 --> 01:02:45.989 Brady. You're going to have to bring back Gronk, 01:02:46.030 --> 01:02:48.710 Julian Edelman, all those guys. But let's keep 01:02:48.710 --> 01:02:51.329 this thing going. So on to the Jets. Put up an 01:02:51.329 --> 01:02:53.869 effort while assessing the roster. Your remaining 01:02:53.869 --> 01:02:56.789 opponents, the Browns, Patriots, Ravens, Falcons, 01:02:56.909 --> 01:02:59.449 Dolphins, Jags, Saints, Patriots, and Bills. 01:02:59.590 --> 01:03:02.050 So yes, your season is essentially over. I mean, 01:03:02.090 --> 01:03:04.170 you trade away Sauce Gardner and Quinton Williams, 01:03:04.469 --> 01:03:07.739 but you can still win some games. I think going 01:03:07.739 --> 01:03:09.679 up against the Browns, that's a very winnable 01:03:09.679 --> 01:03:11.980 game. I think going up against the Falcons and 01:03:11.980 --> 01:03:14.440 the Dolphins and the Saints, those are winnable 01:03:14.440 --> 01:03:17.679 games. Because right now you need to see what 01:03:17.679 --> 01:03:20.480 you have on this team and what those five first 01:03:20.480 --> 01:03:22.280 round picks are going to go to. Is it going to 01:03:22.280 --> 01:03:24.619 go to corner, defensive tackle, wide receiver, 01:03:24.880 --> 01:03:28.179 quarterback, offensive line, running back? Because 01:03:28.179 --> 01:03:31.019 right now this whole roster needs to be scrapped. 01:03:31.059 --> 01:03:33.679 And I hate to say it, but... That's just where 01:03:33.679 --> 01:03:36.219 it is. Sometimes you got to scrap it just to 01:03:36.219 --> 01:03:38.440 rebuild it all over again. And granted, they 01:03:38.440 --> 01:03:40.579 have the resources to do it. You have five first 01:03:40.579 --> 01:03:43.260 round picks. And on top of that, if we're being 01:03:43.260 --> 01:03:46.119 real here, just being honest here, you could 01:03:46.119 --> 01:03:48.659 use those second round picks to get back into 01:03:48.659 --> 01:03:50.679 the first round if you want to take that route. 01:03:50.900 --> 01:03:53.619 So you're in a good spot. It's just you're having 01:03:53.619 --> 01:03:57.019 to trade away current assets for future assets. 01:03:57.300 --> 01:04:00.059 It's not bad. Now on to the bills. Fight to win 01:04:00.059 --> 01:04:03.019 the division. Your remaining opponents, the Dolphins, 01:04:03.039 --> 01:04:05.960 the Bucks, Texans, Steelers, Bengals, Patriots, 01:04:06.019 --> 01:04:09.059 Browns, Eagles, and Jets. So right now your divisional 01:04:09.059 --> 01:04:11.400 record is 2 -1 and your conference record is 01:04:11.400 --> 01:04:14.920 4 -1. I'll be honest here, you guys have a very 01:04:14.920 --> 01:04:16.960 tough battle against the Patriots right now. 01:04:17.099 --> 01:04:20.059 Because right now, as I've said before a couple 01:04:20.059 --> 01:04:22.360 minutes ago with the Patriots, they go up against 01:04:22.360 --> 01:04:25.219 the Buccaneers, the Jets, the Bengals, the Giants, 01:04:25.219 --> 01:04:27.539 the Bills, the Ravens, the Jets, and the Dolphins. 01:04:27.780 --> 01:04:31.179 Those are all winnable games. Whereas with you 01:04:31.179 --> 01:04:34.139 Bills fans, you have to go up against the Dolphins, 01:04:34.139 --> 01:04:36.820 which I mean, that's automatic W, the Buccaneers, 01:04:36.840 --> 01:04:39.519 the Texans, the Steelers, the Bengals, the Patriots, 01:04:39.539 --> 01:04:41.780 the Browns, the Eagles, and the Jets. Those are 01:04:41.780 --> 01:04:44.579 very tough matchups. And you're going up against 01:04:44.579 --> 01:04:48.019 teams that at this point in the season, they're 01:04:48.019 --> 01:04:50.199 going to put up a fight. So I don't know what 01:04:50.199 --> 01:04:53.090 you have to do. But do it. Because right now, 01:04:53.090 --> 01:04:55.230 that defense played well against the Chiefs, 01:04:55.230 --> 01:04:57.769 but that's just one game. I want to see consistency. 01:04:58.150 --> 01:05:00.869 I want to see how are you going to hold up against 01:05:00.869 --> 01:05:05.090 the Buccaneers, the Eagles, the Steelers, the 01:05:05.090 --> 01:05:07.610 Patriots. Because there might be a chance you 01:05:07.610 --> 01:05:09.210 may have to face them again in the playoffs. 01:05:09.690 --> 01:05:12.610 On to the Dolphins. Use the rest of the season 01:05:12.610 --> 01:05:14.750 to assess the roster while preparing for the 01:05:14.750 --> 01:05:18.039 draft. Your remaining opponents. The Bills, Commanders, 01:05:18.079 --> 01:05:21.320 Saints, Jets, Steelers, Bengals, Bucks, and Patriots. 01:05:21.380 --> 01:05:24.179 Right now, you need to use the remaining games 01:05:24.179 --> 01:05:27.340 to assess Mike McDaniel. You need to see, can 01:05:27.340 --> 01:05:30.039 he keep this team motivated despite them having 01:05:30.039 --> 01:05:32.980 a losing season? Or do you need to scrap everything 01:05:32.980 --> 01:05:35.380 and just go in a different direction? Granted, 01:05:35.420 --> 01:05:37.659 I would have expected the Dolphins to be a little 01:05:37.659 --> 01:05:39.400 bit more aggressive during the trade deadline 01:05:39.400 --> 01:05:41.599 and trade away some of their current players 01:05:41.599 --> 01:05:44.039 for future assets, but clearly that's not the 01:05:44.039 --> 01:05:46.809 case. So if you're the Dolphins, yes, you're 01:05:46.809 --> 01:05:51.250 2 -7. I mean, the Jets are 1 -7, but you still 01:05:51.250 --> 01:05:54.030 want to show something. I would rather a team 01:05:54.030 --> 01:05:58.329 like the Dolphins fight through the Bills, Commanders, 01:05:58.329 --> 01:06:01.650 Saints, Jets, Steelers, Bengals, Bucks, and Patriots. 01:06:01.710 --> 01:06:04.369 I would rather put up a fight against all of 01:06:04.369 --> 01:06:07.809 those teams and still lose than to just get blown 01:06:07.809 --> 01:06:10.849 out. And when you look at the tape, nobody is 01:06:10.849 --> 01:06:13.550 just doing the routine things. Nobody is showing 01:06:13.550 --> 01:06:16.380 effort. When your players look defeated on the 01:06:16.380 --> 01:06:19.099 sideline, oh, you basically lost the locker room. 01:06:19.119 --> 01:06:20.900 You lost everybody. But let's talk about the 01:06:20.900 --> 01:06:23.260 AFC West, all right? So with the Broncos, fight 01:06:23.260 --> 01:06:25.900 off the division. So right now, they're one and 01:06:25.900 --> 01:06:27.820 one in the division because they just won against 01:06:27.820 --> 01:06:30.280 the Raiders. They're four and two in the conference, 01:06:30.400 --> 01:06:33.420 which is really good. And so right now, their 01:06:33.420 --> 01:06:36.460 remaining opponents are the Chiefs, Commanders, 01:06:36.519 --> 01:06:39.860 Raiders again, Packers, Jags, Chiefs, and Chargers. 01:06:40.000 --> 01:06:42.300 I think right now they can still beat the Chiefs. 01:06:42.750 --> 01:06:45.329 I think right now they most likely will win the 01:06:45.329 --> 01:06:48.550 division. But the question is, how wide of a 01:06:48.550 --> 01:06:51.409 divisional lead will they have? Because we all 01:06:51.409 --> 01:06:53.510 know this is the part of the season where the 01:06:53.510 --> 01:06:55.610 Chiefs start cooking. And if you want to temp 01:06:55.610 --> 01:06:57.710 that down, you're going to have to start winning 01:06:57.710 --> 01:06:59.170 your division. Now, granted, you just finished 01:06:59.170 --> 01:07:01.110 beating the Raiders on Thursday night. You got 01:07:01.110 --> 01:07:03.489 to face them again. That's another W. You can 01:07:03.489 --> 01:07:05.869 beat the Chiefs. You can beat the Commanders. 01:07:05.969 --> 01:07:08.030 The Packers may be a little bit of a problem. 01:07:08.170 --> 01:07:14.909 The Jags, I mean... W, I would say. Sorry, Jacks 01:07:14.909 --> 01:07:17.610 fans. It's nothing against you. The Chiefs, again, 01:07:17.949 --> 01:07:21.289 that's going to be a tougher matchup because 01:07:21.289 --> 01:07:23.230 that's going to be at the point of the season 01:07:23.230 --> 01:07:25.909 where divisions are going to start being locked 01:07:25.909 --> 01:07:28.989 and we're going to start seeing playoff pictures 01:07:28.989 --> 01:07:31.630 and all those different things. Now, the Chargers, 01:07:31.769 --> 01:07:34.590 at this point, I'll be honest, I don't think 01:07:34.590 --> 01:07:36.610 they're really going to go anywhere because their 01:07:36.610 --> 01:07:40.269 offensive line is atrocious. Justin Herbert just 01:07:40.269 --> 01:07:43.510 can't continue to play hero ball week after week 01:07:43.510 --> 01:07:47.150 after week behind just a ghost of an offensive 01:07:47.150 --> 01:07:49.050 line. I'm just being honest here. I could be 01:07:49.050 --> 01:07:51.570 wrong. But when we talk about the Raiders, focus 01:07:51.570 --> 01:07:55.050 on the 26 draft. Just focus on the draft at this 01:07:55.050 --> 01:07:58.570 point, okay? Count your losses. Max Crosby, just 01:07:58.570 --> 01:08:01.789 find a hobby or something because you guys aren't 01:08:01.789 --> 01:08:04.239 going anywhere. Your remaining opponents. The 01:08:04.239 --> 01:08:07.219 Broncos, the Cowboys, the Browns, the Chargers, 01:08:07.280 --> 01:08:09.619 the Broncos again, the Eagles, the Texans, the 01:08:09.619 --> 01:08:11.960 Giants, and the Chiefs. Those are some difficult 01:08:11.960 --> 01:08:14.760 matchups. And most likely, you are not going 01:08:14.760 --> 01:08:17.520 to win any of those matchups. So at this point, 01:08:17.659 --> 01:08:20.140 you need to start developing your big board and 01:08:20.140 --> 01:08:22.659 just figuring out, okay, who are we going after 01:08:22.659 --> 01:08:24.359 in next year's draft? Are we getting a quarterback? 01:08:24.619 --> 01:08:26.319 Are we getting a wide receiver? Are we getting 01:08:26.319 --> 01:08:28.460 a defensive end? What are we doing at this point? 01:08:28.840 --> 01:08:31.060 Because right now, this roster is incomplete. 01:08:31.960 --> 01:08:34.729 And if we're being real here, The Raiders should 01:08:34.729 --> 01:08:37.390 have traded off Max Crosby because you could 01:08:37.390 --> 01:08:39.750 have used that extra first round pick to address 01:08:39.750 --> 01:08:42.649 another position of need on this team. The offensive 01:08:42.649 --> 01:08:45.829 line is atrocious. Ashton Gentry looks defeated. 01:08:46.430 --> 01:08:50.289 Your wide receiver room, it's promising, but 01:08:50.289 --> 01:08:52.890 it's going to take time to grow. Brock Bowers 01:08:52.890 --> 01:08:54.710 has been in and out of the lineup because he's 01:08:54.710 --> 01:08:58.090 been battling injuries. Your defense, what is 01:08:58.090 --> 01:09:01.800 it? Outside of Max Crosby, what is it? I'll leave 01:09:01.800 --> 01:09:03.800 that there. You guys let me know in the comments. 01:09:04.020 --> 01:09:07.479 On to the Chargers. Stay in the race. Right now, 01:09:07.500 --> 01:09:09.939 your divisional record is 3 -0, which is great. 01:09:10.100 --> 01:09:12.720 And your conference record is 5 -1, which is 01:09:12.720 --> 01:09:15.619 great. The fact that Justin Herbert has been 01:09:15.619 --> 01:09:18.000 able to play the way that he's been playing without 01:09:18.000 --> 01:09:21.479 an offensive line is amazing. Which, I mean, 01:09:21.500 --> 01:09:24.060 if we're being honest here, you may have to put 01:09:24.060 --> 01:09:27.039 him in for MVP. Just saying. Just putting it 01:09:27.039 --> 01:09:29.350 out there. Don't hurt me, okay? But with that 01:09:29.350 --> 01:09:31.210 being said, their remaining opponents are the 01:09:31.210 --> 01:09:33.590 Steelers, the Jaguars, the Raiders, the Eagles, 01:09:33.710 --> 01:09:36.689 the Chiefs, Cowboys, Texans, and Broncos. So 01:09:36.689 --> 01:09:41.109 not the best schedule, but I think they can do 01:09:41.109 --> 01:09:43.909 something. Just, you know, just run the ball, 01:09:44.029 --> 01:09:47.729 okay? Just run the ball. Do not do anything else. 01:09:47.770 --> 01:09:50.750 Don't try to be cool about it. Just run the ball. 01:09:50.930 --> 01:09:53.149 Pass the ball a little bit, all right? That's 01:09:53.149 --> 01:09:56.210 it. Because, man, you're facing the Steelers 01:09:56.210 --> 01:09:58.770 on Sunday night without an offensive line. Then 01:09:58.770 --> 01:10:00.949 you have the Jaguars, which you can beat. The 01:10:00.949 --> 01:10:04.449 Raiders, automatic W. The Eagles, that's going 01:10:04.449 --> 01:10:06.630 to be a fight in itself. The Chiefs are going 01:10:06.630 --> 01:10:10.029 to be a fight. The Cowboys, the Texans, and Broncos. 01:10:10.250 --> 01:10:13.609 All of those are going to be fights. So you're 01:10:13.609 --> 01:10:16.729 in a good spot within your division because right 01:10:16.729 --> 01:10:19.630 now you're undefeated. So maybe if you lose maybe 01:10:19.630 --> 01:10:22.710 a game or two, you'll still be in a good spot. 01:10:23.069 --> 01:10:24.569 Because I don't think the Chiefs are going to 01:10:24.569 --> 01:10:26.829 be number two in the division. And we all know 01:10:26.829 --> 01:10:29.310 the Raiders aren't going anywhere. So just try 01:10:29.310 --> 01:10:33.229 to survive, please. Please, that's all I'm asking. 01:10:33.270 --> 01:10:34.850 Because I really want to see Justin Herbert in 01:10:34.850 --> 01:10:36.909 the playoffs. But that's another story for another 01:10:36.909 --> 01:10:40.310 day, all right? On to the Chiefs. Keep your playoff 01:10:40.310 --> 01:10:44.050 chances alive. Your remaining opponents, the 01:10:44.050 --> 01:10:48.149 Broncos, Colts, Cowboys, Texans, Chargers, Titans, 01:10:48.489 --> 01:10:51.109 Broncos, and Raiders. Now, out of all of those 01:10:51.109 --> 01:10:54.460 names that I just listed, The only two teams 01:10:54.460 --> 01:10:57.899 that I would say is an automatic W is the Titans 01:10:57.899 --> 01:11:01.460 and the Raiders. Outside of that, it is a fight. 01:11:02.479 --> 01:11:06.000 The Broncos is going to be a fight. The Colts 01:11:06.000 --> 01:11:08.520 are going to be a fight. The Cowboys just got 01:11:08.520 --> 01:11:10.840 Quentin Williams. That might be a fight low key. 01:11:11.000 --> 01:11:14.420 The Texans, they not going down either. Now granted, 01:11:14.600 --> 01:11:17.239 you're one and one within your division and you're 01:11:17.239 --> 01:11:19.579 two and three in a conference. So most likely 01:11:19.579 --> 01:11:21.220 you're going to be on the road for the playoffs. 01:11:22.400 --> 01:11:25.840 Which, if we're being real here, I know the Chiefs 01:11:25.840 --> 01:11:28.180 can do it, but the opponents that they're going 01:11:28.180 --> 01:11:31.060 to have to face on the road might be a problem 01:11:31.060 --> 01:11:33.520 for them. Because there's a good chance the Patriots 01:11:33.520 --> 01:11:35.399 are going to win their division, so that means 01:11:35.399 --> 01:11:37.060 the Bills are probably going to be on the road. 01:11:37.739 --> 01:11:39.859 There's a good chance that either the Steelers 01:11:39.859 --> 01:11:41.520 or the Ravens are going to win their division, 01:11:41.739 --> 01:11:44.279 which means whoever doesn't is going to be on 01:11:44.279 --> 01:11:47.350 the road. So if you're the Chiefs, you got to 01:11:47.350 --> 01:11:49.970 go into overdrive. You got to beat the Broncos 01:11:49.970 --> 01:11:53.710 and the Colts and the Texans and the Chargers. 01:11:53.750 --> 01:11:57.189 You have to scratch and claw to try to at least 01:11:57.189 --> 01:11:59.670 get a chance to win the division or at least 01:11:59.670 --> 01:12:01.930 get a high enough seed to where you can face 01:12:01.930 --> 01:12:04.590 a weaker opponent in the playoffs. Because right 01:12:04.590 --> 01:12:07.890 now, the Broncos have the high ground. Star Wars 01:12:07.890 --> 01:12:11.220 reference, if you know, you know. And if we're 01:12:11.220 --> 01:12:13.380 being real here, the way everything looks for 01:12:13.380 --> 01:12:16.500 the rest of the AFC divisions, I don't think 01:12:16.500 --> 01:12:18.739 you want to face the Bills. I don't think you 01:12:18.739 --> 01:12:20.800 want to face the Patriots. I don't think you 01:12:20.800 --> 01:12:23.359 want to face the Ravens. So if you're the Chiefs, 01:12:23.359 --> 01:12:25.579 you're going to have to scratch and claw to at 01:12:25.579 --> 01:12:28.100 least try to get a chance. And even with that 01:12:28.100 --> 01:12:30.659 chance, you're not even really guaranteed to 01:12:30.659 --> 01:12:33.159 have a high enough seed within the playoffs because 01:12:33.159 --> 01:12:35.899 there's been a lot of teams within the AFC that 01:12:35.899 --> 01:12:38.420 have actually been doing well this year. So prepare 01:12:38.420 --> 01:12:40.880 your hearts and minds for the Chiefs to not make 01:12:40.880 --> 01:12:43.420 it to the Super Bowl this year. Oh, what a glory 01:12:43.420 --> 01:12:46.600 day. What a glory day. But I'm going to end this 01:12:46.600 --> 01:12:48.300 episode here. If you guys like what you're listening, 01:12:48.479 --> 01:12:50.479 please, please, please, please, please make sure 01:12:50.479 --> 01:12:52.840 you guys download the episodes. 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