Let's get it on. Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. It's the Get Sunday Covered podcast.
It's Wednesday, December 18th, and congratulations to everyone that is still alive. I'm joined
as always by Brandon and Jordan. But today, as you can see, we have a very special guest.
This has been a long time coming, and what a better time than round two of the playoffs,
baby. Please help me to welcome my arch rival, my sworn enemy, and our very, very good friend,
the number two seed in GSC, Maine. What's happening, Joe?
Yay.
I appreciate that, Jordan.
Sound less excited, Jordan.
Brandon's a...
How are you, butter?
I'm doing good, doing good. I appreciate being here. It's exciting. Ready to get this match
going, try to knock you out and take on to the championship, hopefully.
Mama said, knock you out. It's good to have you on, man. We've been trying to make this
happen for a long time, so thank you for joining us. I'm excited about it. You can ask Brandon
how she wants the D-Town experience goes, and you can maybe stew on that for the next
couple of days.
I was watching that matchup. It looked good. You guys were going back and forth.
It all came down until Keenan Allen scored a touchdown last night, and then it was over.
I mean, on that first shot when you had Drake, let him go down, catch that touchdown, I was
like, go shit.
They're interesting.
Cody texted me right away and was like, oh, I panicked.
I'm telling you.
I wasn't doing much at that point, and I was like, man, it was within one point at that
time. And I was like, man, if Brandon pulls us off with two guys against four, Cody fucking
sucks.
I texted Cody on Sunday and I was like, dude, we're tied. It's 2v4. It's a wrap. Congrats.
Yeah.
I mean, we should be no way.
We have all played fantasy long enough to know that that does not matter at all. And
that's exactly how I felt last night. Yes, I had a little bit of confidence, but as soon
as Drake London caught the first touchdown in the game, I was like, nope, I'm turning
it off. I'm not watching this bullshit.
I set my phone on the table and then every time little.
Don't look at your phone. Don't look at your phone. Just like, don't look at it.
I looked at it.
Of course you don't.
So scared, man. I'm not going to lie.
After all that shit that you were talking, I may not have shown up today, man. So Joe,
you're lucky because this wouldn't have happened if Brandon won. I would have shut it down.
Cody was at his Christmas party today.
Yeah.
Oh, I have to bail. My Christmas party is going on too long.
Yeah.
But Joe, congratulations, man. Hell of a season. Number two seed just barely, man. You were
riding that number one for like, what was it? Like 10 weeks almost, nine weeks, something
like that. Either way, you got the buy. I honestly, man, as much as I hate playing you
in fantasy, I'm super stoked for you, dude. You, hell of a year, a lot of really good
wins. It's nice to see a new face up at the top with a buy week. I'm looking forward to
this, dude. I don't know how you're feeling, but I think it's going to be good.
Oh, I feel fantastic. Honestly, after barely squeezing in the playoffs last year and coming
in just dead even at seven and seven, I feel much better about this year's draft and I
was hoping that not a lot of my players were going to get killed along the way, but I only
had a few hiccups to deal with Jordan got the best of me towards the end. So we'll see
how that works out. We ended up in the championship, but I'm hoping to see how things go.
Jordan just needs to go lay down somewhere. Take a nap, Jordan.
Jordan, we don't need that for each season. Jordan should be a little worried because
one seeds are, you know, oh, and five in the second round.
But you want to do are going for a back to back championship. Can't be that way. How
do you have anything to say to that? Like, yeah, that's true. I feel more confident about
my team this year. Maybe then any other fantasy league I've ever played in. I probably made
more trades this year than I ever have any league before. I was in a lot of trade talks
with a lot of people. Me and Joe had a lot of trade talks trying to make trades come
through and that's when Cody swooped in. I couldn't get George Kittle. It is what it
is. I ended up getting Kelsey could add in a joku. It's kind of, it's just so up and
down for tight ends this year. So it is what it is when it comes to that position. Like,
but yeah, I just feel like I've had a lot of good luck on my side this year. Like I had
a lot of good players that I was able to trade and trade for guys that I needed. And I feel,
you know, it's, I think we even talked about it last week that like, man, it's like, you
look at my bench most weeks and my bench is putting up between 10 and 20 points, like
every guy and it's like, how do I make the right call? Like sometimes it sucks. Like,
I don't know. You're going to make me throw up, dude. I just, I love it. I'm already tired
of you today.
Under the next, you know, like, because you know, you're in my league, dude. And I look
at my league and I'm like, Sunday mornings, like I'm going, I'm going in the waiver wire.
Like, is there anyone else that I could pick up that might have a better chance at running
back this week than what I'm playing right now? Because guess Edwards might have been
the biggest mistake and pickups in the career history. He's going to be dropped tomorrow
morning. You'll see that in my league, Cody. But yeah, so it's just like, I just try to
pick up Jerome Ford because I'm putting in for that.
Oh, dude, I put in for him, Craig Reynolds, I'm going for everybody. I told him, all the
running backs. Yeah. So it's like, you know, I have Kyron Williams. I don't know. I don't
have much confidence in my team, but after you beat Tim, our number one seed in GSC,
Colorado, I believe anything is possible. Like, anything is possible.
So, I don't know. I'm excited, man. Like, I don't know. Yeah, I'm excited for you guys's
matchup. I'm playing Steven, I guess the next round. Me and him have a little bit of history.
I want to beat him because I tried to get safe one earlier in the year and it was kind
of banner back and forth. And I just told him, I was like, that's fine. I don't need
to say one. I'll just ride my team in the championship. So it's kind of funny that I'm
running in him in the playoffs now. So I really kind of wanted to fucking him shameless to
beat him so I could play shameless and I just rub it in the shameless his face even more.
Like, I don't know. Like, I don't, shameless knows I don't like him. I don't think a lot
of people like him. Like, he's just a different type of human being. He thrives on it, man.
Maybe he has something going on with those drones on the East Coast right now. I don't
know. They're out there doing fantasy research.
Doing something for him. I don't know, but I'm excited for a man. I think it's going
to be a, it's going to be a good final for I think, realistically, if me and Cody were
to meet in the finals, I think might be the best just because Cody was the highest scorer
I almost caught you at the end of the year right there. There was like a 20 point difference.
You got me, but no, I'm excited.
A little more than 20.
All right, we go look it up. It was like 20 points.
Hey, I don't want to look at the same thing.
Just for reference, points for don't matter in the playoffs. It's about who shows up.
I learned that last year and I mean, I set the highest point total ever in GSC in the
regular season and still didn't get me.
So you do seem to be quite the student, Brandon. What did you learn this year?
Not to drop down tomorrow again.
Hey, he had a good game. That's not, that's not fair. 17 and he left like early.
Yeah. There's one good game. Honestly, Brandon, one of the last six or seven games.
Yeah.
It's cause Jason, it was taken all of his such sounds.
So yeah, if I would have, if I would have squeezed up to that five seat, it would have
made it quite interesting, I think in mine and Steven's game.
But I mean, I was surprised like I knew where he was going to have some decent games. So
I picked him up when she was dropped him.
And he went off this week when it mattered.
I mean, it's just so tough. I think the biggest thing that's that killed me was losing J.K.
Dobbins.
Yeah, that's not how it was.
And honestly, like,
And he had such a favorable playoff schedule, like their playoff schedule for the charge
was Broncos was all green.
And that's what hurt.
Like, yeah, no disrespect to your fantasy team, but like that hurt the chargers in real life
too.
Oh yeah.
That's a big part for them. And it's like, you can honestly tell, since he's gone down,
like their teams kind of
Yeah, I mean, just a big drop off from him to go said words. But yeah, that's, that's
tough thing. Like, honestly, like, you know, knock on wood. I didn't even bring that up.
But like my team's been really good with injuries this year. That's just one thing you can never
account for, whether it's running back or wide receiver you draft in the quarterback
goes down, look at the Miami Dolphins, like, though they go down and it's like Tyreek
and Jaylin Waddle stock, like, immediately tank, you know, so I don't know, it's just
kind of
And one of those things, man, you never think that's why everyone just loves fantasy and
why we all do this is just because you never know, dude, it's almost like gambling. You're
gambling every week. Like, is my is this team I put up going to be better than the guy I'm
playing against? No one knows, dude, that's why it's like, it's so enjoyable. You don't
know week to week who's going to get injured, who you're picking up on waiver.
The suspense value of that is just through the roof.
Yeah, you know, every year there's hype for new players, you know, Caleb Williams this
year, Jayden Daniels, you know, I think Bo Nix has come on big time. I think I would,
I don't know the numbers, but I bet that he wasn't drafted in 95% of leagues, you know,
I'm sure he was. Maybe some dynasty leagues, some 16 man leagues or something. But I think
he's one of those guys that what property after week seven or eight, Joe, you might know a
little bit better than me watching the Broncos. But like, I feel like when he came on and
he started using his legs a little bit more and started throwing the ball to God damn
court when Sutton like throw that man the ball. And I feel like he's come on and he's
become kind of a fantasy factor as far as using his legs, man. That's feel like that's
one of those things with, you know, especially Josh Allen or Hertz or Lamar Jackson, those,
you know, if a quarterback can run and get you 50 yards a game, that's five extra points
right there. Like, I think like running from a quarterback is huge. Like, obviously not
even for fantasy, but for their own teams value to get players around them, you know,
a little bit more open space and something for the defense to focus on. So I'm excited,
man. I think this is, you know, the time of year where everyone kind of gets nervous and
excited at the same time, but it's, this is what we play for all year. I think you even
sent that that meme last week, Cody of the week before is week one, you know, and he's
blanking and then all of a sudden, you know, here we are week 14, week 15 playoffs are
starting and it's like, damn, they really did go. I felt like so.
Yeah, absolutely.
Awkward talking because I'm the only one Ram went on right now.
You're good, man. And obviously he made some really good points about Bo Nix and I think
he's come along the way and that actually would bring kind of a second topic in for
me. As the rookie of the year, I still think it's up between Brock Bowers being a tight end
of catching just about anything that comes out of Las Vegas. He's the only bright spot going on
right now there. Bo Nix has come a long way. Caleb Williams has definitely tried to
head his ups and downs, but I still think he's got an opportunity once they get that head coaching
and offensive line figured out. And Jaden Daniels has just been an absolute freaking nature when it
comes to it. I think a lot of that has to do with his video game training that he did, but I think
he's absolutely stepped into a place of his own. Again, once that defense gets fixed,
probably it'll be a lot better off.
Who would be your vote right now? Like, like gun to your head who you got?
Like those three?
I'm taking Bo Nix all the way. I don't care. Broncos, man. All the way. I don't care.
Let's go.
Yeah. The others who were overhyped. Caleb Williams had his hard knocks moment. That's great.
I don't know. I like your take on those rookies because I feel like
you made the good point about Brock Bowers because it's like, man,
that dude should give more respect because he's caught passes from three different quarterbacks
this year, right? Three, four different quarterbacks. Three shitty quarterbacks? No. Trash.
Trash. Yeah. Like, so it's like, it's rough and like he broke Sam LaPorte's record this year
that Sam LaPorte just broke last year for receptions by a rookie. Yeah. Brock Bowers, man. I think
is it one of those things he falls off next year? I don't know. I mean, I feel like
Vegas needs to figure out a quarterback situation. It's like, I feel like their team is decent. I
think I feel like Chicobe Myers. They're going to get one next year. Mr. Sanders.
He or Giants. But I don't think so. Yeah. I don't. I like Shade Orbs. But I don't like him in the NFL.
Navers was already catching passes from Shade Orbs. If he doesn't have, if he doesn't have Deon.
I feel like he's a smaller James Winston. Like he's not very fast. He ain't, he's not running the
fucking, he's not going to outrun anyone. He's not running faster for 40 than anybody.
He's not going to break tackles. Like maybe like Caleb Williams, you know,
Caleb Williams, like he ain't fast. You know, he's got a little bit of swagger and movement, but
like Joe said for him, dude, that offensive line is horrendous. Caleb Williams is playing,
like he's a button smasher for somebody that's playing Madden for the first time.
Dude, that offensive, he doesn't know what's going on.
He's got maybe two seconds, if that before someone's in the backfield already on him.
So I, yeah, I don't know. I, I like bone X. I mean, out of all those guys, it's, you know,
none of them are like big market. Obviously, I think the NFL wanted Caleb Williams to win it.
Like there's no reason like he shouldn't at this point. So I feel like it definitely is going to
come down to bone X, Daniels and Bowers. I think the end of the season will probably help determine
that what these guys do. These next three games here, but obviously if you're a fan of any one
of those guys or any one of those teams, it's your, the future is looking good for all those,
those teams. I think, I think the Raiders only can get better. And obviously the Broncos like
been looking for a quarterback forever and feel like same with the commanders. I feel like those
two teams have felt that void at quarterback.
100% agree. 100% agree. Brandon, what do you got next for us, man? We got anything,
uh, anything boiling on the, on the burner this week?
Oh yeah. Who's who you guys think is the best team in, in the NFL right now? You guys got the
bills or the Eagles? That's tough. I mean, Joe, I take, I take the Eagles only because of say,
Juan. I mean, I was a James Cook owner in fantasy. I think say, Juan has far surpassed any type of
rushing record, including the one Derek Henry tried setting a few years back when he was with
Tennessee. So my, my best bet is with the Eagles, especially now since they show that they have a
a magical passing game that everybody focused in on. Cody was talking shit about it last week and
decided to go against the Eagles and pick them. And I, I'm, I will say, I'm shocked. I'm gonna show
you up. And I'm glad they did. I really am. I'm glad they did. And Joe, I think that's a
fantastic take. Like I, I can't argue that
that both offensively and defensively, and might take the Eagles here. Honestly,
I don't want to, I want it to be the bills, the bills, the lions are
shredded right now. I mean, Josh Allen, man, he's
he's an alien dude. Josh alien. I think like I told you, like that with the whole stuff on
sleeper in the comments, like I survived the Josh Allen experience this week in my league, like
dude put up 42 points against me. Bless Devonte Adams. I had him on my team.
So I figured Josh Allen, but Josh Allen, man, right now. And I feel like,
you know, like they said, he's playing just with more like,
obviously like it's not even brought up anymore about Stefan Diggs. Like this team is better
without Stefan Diggs. Like, because there's so many people he throws the ball to, no one's forced
the ball. I feel like James Cook has had some big games. Like I feel like he's probably not even
used enough. Like, just cause Josh Allen is just look at that dude. He's like a, he's a white
Derek Henry. Like he is a, he is a large human being running the ball at you. And like, I feel
like he doesn't mind contact. I don't know, man. I mean, shit, that'd be a hell of a Super Bowl.
If we got those two teams in the Super Bowl, I probably wouldn't complain about that.
It's just one of the things, man, if you watch that Steelers Eagles game, like the Steelers
spun in the ball with like 10 minutes left and they didn't get the ball back to the Eagles,
just control that ball the rest of the game and won the game on that drive. And like,
that's what you want to do. I don't know, man. I really like the bills, man. I really like Josh
Allen. I really like, I feel like especially if they get that number one seed and people have to
go to Buffalo, like Josh Allen doesn't care if it's a Blizzard and it's 30 mile prior wins.
He's going to still throw the ball for 250 yards, probably two touchdowns,
going to run two in. I'm taking the bills, man. I think if I get that number one seed,
I think they're the team to beat in the NFL. I like the Eagles, but touching on the bills,
I just want to say, Amari Cooper, you're a fucking bum. And thank you for doing shit this week.
Who's, who's worse? Him or a homeboy for Baltimore? What's his, you got, baby?
No, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson. I was so excited. I had him in my league for Carolina. He's doing
great. And then I'm like, I don't want him to get traded to Baltimore. They don't need him.
And he's gone to Baltimore and done nothing. Amari Cooper has gone to Buffalo and has done
nothing. But you got down to Andrew Hopkins. He's, I think he's being consistent, 34 year old man for
Kansas city. Like, I don't know, just weird how that works for some guys. They just go to other
teams and it just Johnson been asked to leave. He's no longer even, he's no longer even allowed
to practice with the team, but it was mutual. Oh, quote unquote, it was, maybe we'll go back.
You've had three teams in less than a year. That's mutual, right? Yeah. Find the common denominator.
Something about the player. What is it with the Steelers, man, that just pick out like the
knuckleheads of all the receivers they can get? They get rid of them right away. Let me squeeze
out any kind of like productivity I can from this guy and then bye. Bye. Thank you. Next.
How long before George Pickens is gone? Oh, honestly, they start doing antics like that,
dude. Everyone you think about, dude, they're gone. Plexigirl, good burris, gone. Santonio
Holmes, gone. Like all these guys that do something. Antonio Brown, gone. Like all these dudes.
Antonio Brown is gone on multiple levels. Well, beyond that. And all these dudes did great for
the Steelers. I'm not complaining about their time with the Steelers, but like no one wants that
diva type attitude. And it's like, man, it's, you know, not every player's Larry Fitzgerald,
you know, which is unfortunate because it's like, man, they're just your professional
like act like one sometimes, man. Like you're getting paid millions. Like, come on, dude, just
be a professional sometimes. Like, I don't get, it's like, oh, we got an interception. The whole
defense seems to go down. We're throwing up gang signs and we're going to be cool. And it's like,
have you ever gotten a turnover before? Get to the sidelines. Like, geez.
I know. Fuck that, man. Let's wear a chain. Let's get a gang.
Hard disagreement in there. Dude, this is our reality show.
Let them be excited.
As much of a clown as you want to be. Go out there. Give me something to talk about next Tuesday.
Get high.
For our podcast, dude. Go nuts. I don't give a shit.
As long as you don't screw up my fantasy team, I don't care. Go out there and go streaking like
Antonio Brown. I don't care. So what? So they're doing all that, but Colin Kaepernick or Tim Tebow
taking the knee for different reasons and they're both not allowed to do it. Like,
I never said they weren't allowed to do it. I'm not saying you are. I'm just saying how the NFL is
such a what's going to bring us money type thing. It's no fun league, bro. It's all entertainment.
Like it is what it is. I get it. Like why watch it. Watch it. I don't have to go there. Like,
it's only fun until it hurts somebody's feelings. Exactly.
It is what it is.
But okay. So we touched bills. We touched Eagles.
There's a couple others in here that are kind of, they have me a bit perplexed, right? The Chiefs
by some miracle. I don't even know if you can call it a miracle
because it's scripted or it's staged or whatever it is. They're still up there and they're going
to they're going to be up there at the end of the season, right? The Lions loved them. They're
my darling. This Cinderella. I love them. I want to see them go. They're beat to shit right now.
They're too beat up, bro. The Vikings.
I think the why is nobody talking about the Vikings right now? How are they 12 and 2?
I think the Vikings, I'm going to say it now. I think the Vikings might win the North.
Dude, defense. They were. Is it though? I mean,
go ahead, Jordan. I know respect and I'm here to give them respect, dude. They were,
they were for the game was it might have been Sunday night, the Packers game or might have
been the game last night. They were talking about it too, but they were showing me odds for NFC North
and the Vikings were still plus 1000 Detroit was first Green Bay was ahead of Minnesota,
which I thought was interesting because I'm like, man, I don't, I don't know why Minnesota is
not getting the respect. I'm guessing it's because of Sam Donald. Do I think he can step
up and up in a big time? I don't know. I feel like he's got so many guys around him that like
I look at, I always tell people, I'm like, look at Joe Burrow, dude. You know,
he's throwing the ball to Jamar Chase. It's one of those things like four years ago,
the opposite makes me sick. Like, you know, like the Kansas City Chiefs, like the other team knew
the ball was going to Travis Kelsey Kansas City, no, no ball was going to Travis Kelsey.
And somehow the ball still got the Travis Kelsey. So it's one of those things in Minnesota.
You have Justin Jefferson, like comes down to it. Like it's third and five, it's fourth and five.
You're throwing the ball to Justin Jefferson. I don't care if there's a dude right on him.
Like you live or die with him, but it's like they have so many other guys with Hawkinson
and Addison and Aaron Jones, man, that defense has been like in top three all year. No one's even
talking about him. And it's like, I feel like Minnesota probably feels good about that. Like
go Minnesota. They never won a Super Bowl. Like let's go Minnesota and Detroit. Like
my team's won six. We don't need to win another one right now. Like let another team win. Let
another team that's never won. Like that's why like Buffalo. I feel the same way about our fantasy
league douchebag. We're not making millions. Like I'm sure we can figure out something.
I think a couple hundred bucks to make sure that you don't win another one. That's fine.
Something to rig it a little bit. But yeah, they don't see Northman.
It's tough division. There's three teams coming out of that that are making the playoffs. It's
I don't know. It's I don't know. It's it's going to be wild. The chiefs who knows what my homes and
how his ankle is. They sit out a couple of games. They don't go for the number one seed.
Is that hurt them? I don't know. I think either way, I think Buffalo is going to pass them somehow
to get that number one seed. I don't agree. And I hope I hope at some point, Kansas City has to
play Denver, which they do one more time. And I hope they lose and knock some rain to the cheese bar.
Yeah. The Broncos. Yeah. The cheese. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. For bills. Yeah. Chiefs on the one-mile division.
What about wildcards? I mean,
anybody going to sneak in there?
I mean, from the NFC right now, it's looking pretty dicey. AFC is pretty much, I would say,
locked up. I don't see the bangles squeezing in that defense is terrible. They're probably going
to lose at least one more game out of the next three. Beyond that, Miami is pretty much toast as
well. We saw how well they got handled by the Texans. Nobody thought the Texans were even that good
of a divisional leader to begin with. Who are the three wildcards? Do you know right now, Joe?
Baltimore, Denver, Indy. Denver. Or the Chargers. Sorry. Yes. I was going to say San Diego. I don't
know if we get fine a dollar for that. I know that's the thing. Indy. San Diego. Yeah. You got to go on the
MLA Chargers. When the baseball, when the Tampa Bay Rays, they changed from the Devil Rays. Every
time they said Devil Rays on the station, had to donate a dollar or some charity. So you had to say
that it's not Devil Rays. Awesome. It's one of those things. So it's like ridiculous. Well, in that
case, you owe me a dollar for saying San Diego Chargers. It just sounds better. I feel like they
still should be in San Diego. It was just like Oakland Raiders. I mean, I feel like every
time you go to the St. Louis Rams. Yeah. I mean, I feel like Vegas is obviously a hot spot for
sports. I lived in Vegas when I was younger and that was just one of those things where I never
thought, no one ever thought professional teams would be in Vegas because of the gambling, but
obviously with all the apps and everything you have, you don't need to go to a casino to bet
or gamble. So it's like, I feel like that had a lot to do with it. But yeah, I feel you there, Joe.
But yeah, I like the old school teams and teams are moving. So yeah, the Oakland, I just feel
like they needed a new stadium because like you watch the game there and it's like, what do they
do when playing on a baseball field? Well, this is how like half the teams used to play. And then
teams got wealthy and built their own stadium, but Oakland's poor. So they're still sharing a stadium
from the 1970s with their baseball team. Yeah. I don't think anybody wants to travel to Oakland.
Yeah. Indy, I think losing this week pretty much. Yeah, they're done solidified them being done. So
really it's Baltimore, Denver and the Chargers in the NFC right now. You have Minnesota, Green Bay
and Washington. And then I mean, you look at, I mean, there's so many teams in it because that
NFC South, like Joe was mentioning about the NFC, like NFC South is pretty garbage. Like Tampa Bay
should win that. It's Tampa or Atlanta. And then you also going to look at the NFC West.
Yeah, same situation. Everybody's still involved. Everyone's still in. I don't think Seattle is the
best team. I think, I think the Rams, I think are the best team that Thursday night game last week was
garbage. That was almost worse than, I don't know, which was worse that Monday night game last night,
the Falcons and the Raiders. Like, yeah, no one was watching that compared to the other game. But
yeah, the NFC, man, there's, there's a lot of teams still in it because of those two divisions.
Like, I don't know if you guys remember, it was like back to like mid 2010s when Seattle was hosting
a playoff game, one in that division at like seven and nine. So how the hell are you hosting the game?
So you're hosting the game. You straight have a losing record. That's been like the,
that was like, that was the NBA East, like the whole Eastern Conference for like 20 years. Like
the bottom three or four teams have a losing record and making it into the playoffs. Like,
you got teams in the West with 50 wins. Sorry, you don't make the playoffs just because the West
is loaded. It's just one of those things where it's like, should you take the best teams or,
hey, a team won their division, man, like they should be in it, right? Like, that's how it goes,
just because that division was pretty garbage, but they won it. They were the most garbage.
They get the host. That's how we do it. Yeah. So it's just like, I get it. Like,
I don't know. Yeah. Life isn't fair. Sometimes sports aren't fair when it comes down and play
off and what teams make it in. Cause I don't think it's really that situation this year,
especially with the AFC. Obviously, I feel like the AFC is pretty strong at NFC though, man. Like,
yeah, like we already talked about, there's just so many teams that are still involved and still
have a chance to, you know, either team goes out and runs Wednesday straight right here. You can
easily win your division and host a playoff game and go on a run, man. Like it's happened with
teams before. So just make the playoffs. Anything can happen. I'll see if you look at it right now.
Most of the teams haven't even locked up their own division within the NFC. You still got Vikings
in Detroit and possibly Green Bay fighting for the North. Washington and Eagles having their match
up this week, possibly determine if they get the NFC ease. So let me ask you guys this. I,
because I think we both play both ways. Sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to phrase this. How
do you guys feel about the divisions in our fantasy league? Right? Because we talk about,
you know, you got a garbage team, but they won the division. So they deserve to be in, right?
We've seen this happen in our team a couple, or in our league a couple of times where,
you know, the winner of the division obviously gets in, but then the two seed could be
the four seed. Yeah. You know what I mean? So how do you guys feel about the divisions in GSC main?
I'll go first if you guys don't mind. I'm actually going to change mine next year, Cody, to what I'm
going to do. I'm not a big fan of the divisions. I think it makes the most sense if I think if you
have 12 teams, I think 12 teams makes it a balance six and six. I think, you know, you're in my league.
We have 10 teams. The top eight teams make the playoffs. No, but it's wild to me. Yeah. Yeah.
Top eight teams make the playoffs. No buys. I almost want to do next year. All 10 teams make it,
and the top two teams get a buy. That way it gives you something more to play for the regular
season to where you're, you have a, you get a buy on the first round, but maybe because you didn't
have the greatest year, you still get to make it in the playoffs and have a chance. Like,
I don't know. I just feel like, you know, everyone's trying, everyone's trying to win,
but I feel like if we were to do it in GSC, main, get rid of the divisions, do top eight teams make
it, top two teams get a buy and then four other teams play it. So low key. I was kind of thinking
the opposite where get rid of the divisions, but only the top four teams make it. No buy.
Oh, I don't like that. No, I think you got to leave it at top six. And that's not saying
you would. But no, I think you got a reward. I think you have to reward those top two seeds,
being able to be automatically in per se the money rounds.
Yeah. Yeah, that's a good point. Joe, what do you think about it?
I would say take out the divisions and yeah, let it still be top six teams make it in.
That way you don't have to worry about who's lining up in divisions on
how you want to play your team in the last week. That way nobody's really having to
get screwed out of it. I agree with Jordan. I think the divisions, it's kind of pointless anyway.
We really just go buy head to head and points for before we go divisional. So it is kind of
pointless, but mark it down. We'll talk about that in the off season for our league. I think it
does make more sense for a larger league, but it's also very difficult to get 10 people
to be engaged for 17 weeks of the year, much less 12. So that's interesting. I like that
convo. We'll definitely have to follow up on that for sure.
All right, Jordan, you're up, my guy. What do you got?
Well, coming down to the wire, obviously, I think most games are, as we talked about with
these divisions and everything coming up with some teams in wins to make it in the playoffs.
So we're going to go into our games the week this week. I feel like maybe I'm always being a
homer and always picking the Steelers, but I feel like they're, they've just been in big games lately
with the other teams, especially last week. They already brought it up them against the Eagles.
The hats off to the Eagles man. They played good. They looked good. They controlled the ball. They
ran the ball. Playoff football. Like we already talked about them in the bills. Like they're
going to be hard to beat their hard team. But Steelers come off the tough loss, man. They
got to go to the Ravens divisional game. This pretty much kind of makes the makes or breaks
the division for the AFC North right here. Steelers win this. I think they win the division.
They lose it. It's still up in the air because it'll be one in one with the Ravens. I don't know,
man. Steelers are going to Baltimore Ravens coming off the pretty big game. Steelers coming off the
loss. Russ not looking good. Russ not looking good without George Pickens. He's a, didn't think he
made that big of an impact, but they're passing games just gone downhill without Pickens.
Yes, it has. Yes. I mean, I don't know. We've already talked about this thing off the off of
before we came on air here about just Lamar Jackson just struggles against Steelers. I don't know why.
I hope this is the week he does it for me fantasy, but I'm taking the Steelers with the W still.
I, so listen, I, you mentioned that to me that Lamar really struggles against Pittsburgh.
You told me to look it up and I did. And I was actually really shocked by what I saw
because as an MVP candidate for this year, which I think he still is personally for me,
I think my vote would go to Josh Allen right now, but I do think Lamar is an MVP candidate.
Seeing his stats against Pittsburgh over his career.
Scary. It's scary, man. I do feel enlightened by that information. However,
I don't see Pittsburgh making a deep season run. Maybe, maybe one win in the playoffs.
Baltimore, I do. And I think they know that. And this is a must win game for them in my mind
at home. I'll take the ribbons.
I'm going to agree with Cody on that. I'm going to take the Ravens at home.
Joe, you got that. I would have to actually agree with Brandon and Cody on that one.
Honestly, with Derek Henry's way he's gone this season.
You mentioned George Pickens being out, TJ Watt getting hurt last week.
There's a lot of things going up against Pittsburgh. I'd possibly don't even really see them making
out of wild card round if they do have to play in it. So, yeah, I'll take the Ravens.
Derek Henry probably for over 125. Wow. Wow. One step further. They just shut down
that one. They're going to shut down Henry this week. Lamar is going to have to throw it, just
like hurts had to. And I think Lamar has a big game for that reason.
We'll see. Yeah. Yeah. When is Pickens coming back? Maybe this week.
Did you just say that? I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe this week.
Okay. But not for sure yet. So obviously I think if he all depends on how much or if he practices
this week. But I think that's why they're out was for this game. Coming down in his last three weeks,
they got two divisional games. So yeah. I'll go next. My game of the week. I'm going to take Minnesota
in Seattle. Seattle tough loss this week against Green Bay. Playing another NFC North opponent.
I think this is going to be another. I think this will be a good game. I think this is a big game
for Seattle just to kind of stay in the conversation with winning the West. But I do like Minnesota
in this matchup. I'm not going to go against Donald in Jettus. Go ahead, Joe.
I actually will go ahead and agree with Brandon on that one as well. Just because of Geno Smith
being injured last week, that's going to put a struggle in their passing game. Kind of Walker's
been out recent weeks as well. That puts a struggle on the run game. And they just got
select by Jordan Love and Romeo Dobbs for two touchdowns. So I will go ahead and absolutely
take Vikings and I'll take another one step further and say Jettus for over 100 yards. Jordan. Yeah,
I like all that. I as we were just talking about the NFC West, I don't think Seattle's the best
team in that division. Geno Smith's put up a lot of big numbers. He's thrown a lot of big time
in receptions in the red zone. The Vikings, man, I think they're the shock the NFL this year.
Probably supposed to be in a rebuild getting Sam Darnold as your quarterback. You've used your draft
pick quarterback. Vikings are looking good, man. I don't know. I think I want Seattle to be good
because I have Kenneth Walker, but I think I've already talked myself out of it that
even if Kenneth Walker is healthy this week, I'm starting to re-codabble over him.
Just because the way Dallas is playing, he's ran for over 100 yards for straight games.
But I think the Vikings go into Seattle and stomp them, dude. Like I'm putting up 40 points type
thing. I think it's a big game for Addison and Jefferson. I think Darnold has a big game. I think
Minnesota comes out and makes a statement. They run all over Seattle, so I'm taking Minnesota.
Yeah. Consider it four votes for Minnesota. I won't spend too much time on it because you guys
really nailed it. I'll take the Vikings here. I think this is a chance for the Vikings to jump
into that conversation. We talked about it earlier in the show. Nobody's given them respect. No one's
given them the talks about how well they're playing. And don't forget Sam Darnold's playing for a bag
right now. Like he's likely going to a different team next year. They got JJ McCarthy coming in.
They want to invest in this player. Sam Darnold's going to go somewhere and get frigging paid.
So he's got a lot to play for. The Vikings have a lot to play for. I'm with you, Jordan.
I think they stomp them. Give me Minnesota.
Clean sweep. I'll go next. I love this divisional matchup here. And I think there's a lot at stake.
Give me Broncos at Chargers. Bonix looked rough this last week, but they still pulled out the
dub. Thanks in part to the defense for sure. However, I think they clean that up this week.
And I think this is a statement game for them to go on the road and win in LA as
you know, the kind of we're getting over that hump. You know, you know, I'm a Broncos fan,
Joe, you are too. I think the Broncos get it done here, man. I love both of these coaches,
Harbaugh and Peyton. I think they're, you know, up there with some of the best for sure.
But I really like the Broncos to come in there and get it done. They're already one game up on
the Chargers. I think they're going to make a statement. I think that I'll go one further. I
think they're going to beat the Chargers and I think they're going to beat the Chiefs in two weeks.
I like it.
Yeah, I think as we were talking earlier about the Chargers, man with Brandon, with JK
Dovens, I feel like ever since he's gone down, my team's kind of gone down. They haven't played
as good. That defense hasn't been as good with JK Dovens doesn't play defense, but
I feel like we've just kind of gone down since then. I feel like the Broncos are
trending upwards like for like the past like eight, nine weeks now. I feel like a game like last
week, you have a bad game and you still come out with a win as a good sign of your team where your
offense isn't always going to carry you. Your defense, mental team helps out. I'm pretty sure
you got a big punt returning that game too. For the Broncos with Mims, I think that I think the
Broncos defense is going to come out and show out this game on two or three interceptions on Herbert.
I think he's going to be forced in the ball to lad a little bit too much. I don't know. Yeah,
I see the Broncos going in here. So the Thursday night game, by the way, I think the Broncos go
in there and beat the Chargers. Like Cody said, I think they might just roll off four straight wins
right here, make it into the playoffs and you make the playoffs man. Anything can happen. You
have a big game, your defense shows up. Also takes a couple picks, a couple of turnovers to win a
game in the playoffs. So I'm going to take the Broncos in this one. Yeah, just like you said,
Jordan Dobbins, that injury really took out a lot of the Chargers offense. I'm going to roll with the
Broncos on this one. I don't think too much needs to be said with the Broncos on the back
of the corner. Yeah, they're going to Broncos. Nick Bonito's interception last week was glorious,
even though he got flagged for it, but that's okay. He'll take that fine any day. Yeah, hands down,
give me the Broncos. Love it. No sweep here. Joe, who you got? I guess that brings me into
an our final game of the week, which is another divisional matchup between the Eagles and the
commanders. I talked about Jayden Daniels earlier. I think he's having a phenomenal year as a rookie.
I just don't think that D-Chance is going to hold up any. Saquon's going to run all over them for
days and probably put up another 150 per game. Sorry, Jordan, I know that's probably not something
you want to wish for, but I'm going to go ahead and definitely take the Eagles on this one.
Yeah, I'm playing against Saquon this week in GSC Maine. Stephen has him.
It's always scary, man, because Saquon's one of those backs. I can put up 200 total yards,
a couple touchdowns to have a monster game. These are just one of those games where I'm just hoping,
man, it's a divisional game. I feel like the commanders really need this right now.
This would be a huge win for the commanders. So I'm hoping it's one of those games where it's
like a nine to six, like just field goals, like only like divisional. Somehow the defense just
steps up. Like the weather is just bad. It's something just hoping for something. But I,
like I said, man, the way the Eagles looked against the Steelers last week, the way they've
looked, what, eight, nine straight wins, whatever they're on. I feel like they're just, they're a
hard team to stop right now. Cause it's, who do you focus on Saquon? Like, all right, shot him
down like the Steelers did. And then you got AJ Brown and DeBonte Smith just tearing you up behind.
It's hard for me to pick against the Eagles. I ain't picking against them. I'm taking the Eagles
for sure. I feel like they're going to dominate this game from start to finish. And I hope it's,
like I said, a nine to six game, but I'm expecting like a double digit type win from the Eagles in
this game. I don't know if it's necessarily going to be nine to six, but I do anticipate this to be
a close game. And honestly, I'm just, I'm going to go against the grain here and hope for something
wild out of this. I'm going to go with the commanders in this one. They're at home. I just,
I don't know, I feel it's one of those, those weird feelings. You know what I mean? You got to go
with it. I think obviously the Eagles, I think are definitely the better team. But, but I see a
surprise coming out of this one. I think Jane Daniels makes some wild stuff happen. Terry
McClaren, three touchdowns this week, not two. What's up, Joe? I like it, man. I'm going to take
the commanders here. I like the upset. I'm rolling with Eagles. They showed that they can pass.
That game is, you know, a division game. I think Seyquan is going to have a solid game, but
Eagles showed that they can pass the ball. They're one of the top offenses in the league for a reason.
I'm going to roll with Hertz and the Eagles. All right. All right.
I really hope I didn't make a fool out of myself with that take. I hope I get to come back next
week and say, I told you so. There's one. Yeah, I like it. Sweet. Well, just so everyone knows,
CFP brackets are officially in the group. Go ahead. Follow the link. You'll fill out a bracket.
Oh, that was going to be my question. I'm glad you said it.
Guess you guys will find out when
Oh, come on. Come on. I want to hear you say it right now.
I'm probably I don't know, man. I'm indecisive, to be honest. I'm stuck between Georgia and
to be honest, I
I see Georgia winning their side of the bracket. It's either going to be Texas or Oregon. Yeah, I know it.
And I feel like it's either going to be I don't see Georgia winning it. So whoever I
pick between the Oregon and the Texas game, that's who my champion is going to be.
I hate that because I agree, dude. I agree. I feel like it's going to be Oregon or Texas.
I honestly, I just I don't know. I
I think George has an easy route to the final. I think the only team that could maybe
play with Georgia is going to be even if Georgia's let's say Georgia's quarterback doesn't come back.
I think even with that being the case, I still think they make the semifinal and maybe play
Penn State and still I think they beat Penn State. I'm excited for it. I really think Oregon has an
easy path to the final. No. I thought that's what you just said. No, Georgia does. Oh, okay.
Yes, I would agree with that. Oregon does not. No, they've got like the hardest path to the final.
Yes. But I feel like it's going to be funny either way. It'd be cool first year for the
12 team playoff. The exciting that's new for everyone. We'll have some changes next year,
I'm sure, but I'm excited for it. I like it. You guys picking Cody, Joe, you got any
pot takes for college? Go ahead, Joe. I'm not. I don't watch college all that much,
even though I'm wearing a Foulton shirt. I don't watch college all that much. I probably would
say just going based off of what I've seen. I like Oregon. I've heard good things about SMU,
Boise State, Texas. I definitely give it to probably one of those teams for sure.
Most likely Oregon just because of the Knicks. We'll go with that.
Oh yeah. I like that. That's fair. I will start by saying that I would love to see
Oregon and Boise State play in the championship. Not happen.
Well, and hear me out. The only reason why is because that's Boise State's only loss this year
and it took some magic, some witchcraft to make it happen. I watched that game. I remember it.
It was one of each other over the years for a long time. It's one of those games and Boise State
used to play Oregon State too. When it was all part of the Pac-12 and they were mid Mountain West
like they are now, but that would be that'd be a wild game. There'd be a lot of upset people in the
South if that was the college football final. Oh yeah. A lot of people in the Northwest
praying for sunshine and no more rain. But that'd be a crazy game. I don't know. Like I said,
I feel like there's going to be a couple of upsets. Something's going to happen, man,
where it's college football. Well, that's not who I'm picking. Just so you're aware.
I'm just saying that's who I would love to see. I would love to see that happen.
All right. What do I think is going to happen? That's give me Texas versus Penn State.
I'd like to see that. But Penn State chokes like
I don't even know when in our league and playoffs because look at look at their path.
Look at their championship. They have that's what I was saying. Penn State's path is so easy to the
semis. But I didn't say they're going to win it. Then say never wins the big game. So like I'd like
I'd like to see it. I love the state of Pennsylvania, but Penn State just give me Texas for the ship
this year. Arch Manning for the Heisman next year. Many transfers to UNC to play with Bill Bowichick.
Oh, I'm excited for Joe football. Buddy, thank you so much for joining us this week. We're about
to wrap it up. Any final thoughts? I just after this week, I don't know if I'm ever going to hear
from you again. I just feel like I'm hoping definitely not to that you won't have to worry
about that when I go ahead and battle during for the championship and let you deal with everything
else. But no, man, it's been good. I like this is great. But it's our third time this year,
man. We're one and one. The first one was pretty close. Second one, not so much. You got the best
to me on the second one, but point to French or about the same. I will see how how your tight end
holds out this week. No, no, no love for Steven in this. By the way, everybody's just counting Jordan
into this championship game. Let's give some love to Steven here. Come on, man. Let's go.
Cortland Slutton, man. Give me the upset, Steven. Let's go. Sorry, continue the nobody thinks.
Oh, that's what we all want. But we all just have seen what happens. Sorry. Everybody wants that.
I've been saying it all all of the last two weeks. One seeds are over in the second round.
I just want to make sure that that that never been a one seed before. So
he's never been good enough. That's fine. Sorry. I didn't have to be a one seed to win my two
championships. Kind of walked in that one. Didn't I boys screwed yourself. But everyone keep an eye
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