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It's 00:02:30.020 --> 00:02:32.740 been several weeks now since we last recorded. 00:02:33.199 --> 00:02:35.539 We kind of missed some of our big landmarks. 00:02:35.539 --> 00:02:39.159 Like when we do the NFL prediction show, we have 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:41.840 where I sit down and pick the grid. and pick 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:43.379 every single game off the grid. We missed that. 00:02:44.139 --> 00:02:46.280 We missed a couple of other things that traditionally 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:49.680 are just in town sports staples. However, we 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:55.800 are, I am excited to be back. and i think i'm 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:57.800 back right in time i mean obviously what i'd 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:00.840 like to not have missed so long absolutely however 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:03.819 i think i'm in a great spot here i think it's 00:03:03.819 --> 00:03:07.060 not fine that we are back because we are entering 00:03:07.060 --> 00:03:09.280 week two of the nfl season actually week two 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:11.300 of the nfl season kicked off just last night 00:03:11.300 --> 00:03:13.479 as i'm recording this friday night while watching 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:15.879 the colorado houston game i'm recording this 00:03:15.879 --> 00:03:18.159 friday night um and you guys will hear this saturday 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:19.580 morning so by the time you hear this it'll be 00:03:19.580 --> 00:03:21.979 two days but thursday night football kicked off 00:03:21.979 --> 00:03:25.389 last night it's actually week two Thursday night 00:03:25.389 --> 00:03:28.150 football kicked off. It was also the second Thursday 00:03:28.150 --> 00:03:29.969 night game in a row that my high school team 00:03:29.969 --> 00:03:33.509 has had. We took an L, unfortunately. But we 00:03:33.509 --> 00:03:35.310 are 1 -1 on the season. We've got a lot of great 00:03:35.310 --> 00:03:36.810 football ahead of us. I feel like we're going 00:03:36.810 --> 00:03:39.750 to be a really good team this year. But getting 00:03:39.750 --> 00:03:43.009 back to the NFL, Thursday night football happened. 00:03:43.229 --> 00:03:46.330 It was the Green Bay Packers against the Washington 00:03:46.330 --> 00:03:49.430 Commanders. The Green Bay Packers won that game. 00:03:50.060 --> 00:03:53.960 it felt like by a whole heck of a lot more than 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:59.789 they actually wanted. They only won the game, 00:03:59.849 --> 00:04:02.069 and I say only in the NFL, a double -digit win's 00:04:02.069 --> 00:04:05.129 a blowout. Most NFL games are 3 .5, 4 points. 00:04:05.530 --> 00:04:08.050 As far as difference, maybe 4 .5 these days with 00:04:08.050 --> 00:04:10.169 some of the spread offenses. They won that game 00:04:10.169 --> 00:04:14.370 by 9, 27 -18, and it felt like 19 or 29. They 00:04:14.370 --> 00:04:16.870 physically controlled that game throughout. The 00:04:16.870 --> 00:04:18.750 Green Bay Packers look like one of the best teams 00:04:18.750 --> 00:04:20.629 in the NFC. They look like one of the best teams 00:04:20.629 --> 00:04:22.769 in the league, and to me, the team to beat in 00:04:22.769 --> 00:04:28.139 the NFC. And the NFC is so open. And I say this, 00:04:28.139 --> 00:04:30.160 I say this from a quarterback perspective. Now, 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:32.920 there's some good teams in the NFC, right? The 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:35.980 Rams are really good. The Packers are good. The 00:04:35.980 --> 00:04:37.740 Packers look amazing. Of course, the Eagles are 00:04:37.740 --> 00:04:41.060 still around. I'm not really sure yet anybody 00:04:41.060 --> 00:04:43.220 said to make up the Lions, but the Lions, talent 00:04:43.220 --> 00:04:45.040 -wise, is still there. So there's some good teams 00:04:45.040 --> 00:04:47.040 in the NFC, but all the quarterbacks are in the 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:49.439 AFC for the most part. I think out of the top 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:52.680 15 or so quarterbacks, probably 12 play in the 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:56.670 AFC. And so that makes it difficult in the AFC 00:04:56.670 --> 00:04:59.110 to win games. The NFC, it's always difficult 00:04:59.110 --> 00:05:02.250 to win the NFL, but it's always easier if you're 00:05:02.250 --> 00:05:03.750 not playing an elite quarterback. And I think 00:05:03.750 --> 00:05:06.329 right now the Packers may have the best quarterback 00:05:06.329 --> 00:05:10.009 in the NFC. Just running it through my head really 00:05:10.009 --> 00:05:14.810 quickly. Nobody in the NFC East. Nobody in the 00:05:14.810 --> 00:05:17.069 NFC South. Baker Mayfield has a conversation. 00:05:18.110 --> 00:05:19.629 Jalen Hurts, I know people are going to say about 00:05:19.629 --> 00:05:22.170 Jalen Hurts, you can't be a top quarterback and 00:05:22.170 --> 00:05:24.250 throw for 2 ,900 yards. I don't care if you win 00:05:24.250 --> 00:05:30.269 the Super Bowl. NFC West, no. Stafford, maybe. 00:05:30.970 --> 00:05:38.029 And then the NFC North has love and golf. That's 00:05:38.029 --> 00:05:42.660 it, right? So as far as top quarterbacks. Those 00:05:42.660 --> 00:05:45.300 are the top names. I think Jordan Love is probably 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:48.620 right now the best of that group. He's definitely 00:05:48.620 --> 00:05:51.680 the most talented of that group. And that Packers 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:53.500 team looks amazing. I mean, they handled the 00:05:53.500 --> 00:05:56.779 commanders for much of that football game. Micah 00:05:56.779 --> 00:06:01.019 Parsons, what a trade. Micah Parsons is looking 00:06:01.019 --> 00:06:03.180 like he was born to be a Packer. I mean, that 00:06:03.180 --> 00:06:04.939 number one looks great on him. It hasn't been 00:06:04.939 --> 00:06:08.959 one in Green Bay in like 100 years. And so shout 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:11.839 out to Micah Parsons for absolutely balling right 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:15.519 now for Green Bay. And to me, truly changing 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:18.259 the course of the Green Bay Packers season. I 00:06:18.259 --> 00:06:19.980 think going into the season, they were a team 00:06:19.980 --> 00:06:23.019 many people looked at could compete for the NFC. 00:06:23.019 --> 00:06:26.399 I mean, them, the Vikings, the Lions, the Eagles, 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:30.000 of course. The Niners, they could remain healthy. 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:33.100 The Commanders were kind of the names that floated 00:06:33.100 --> 00:06:36.060 out. Bucks, if they got on the run, kind of were 00:06:36.060 --> 00:06:38.670 the names that floated out a lot. uh regarding 00:06:38.670 --> 00:06:42.129 the nfc and the packers just took it to one of 00:06:42.129 --> 00:06:43.769 those teams in the commanders i mean the commanders 00:06:43.769 --> 00:06:48.990 were a trendy uh pick to win uh or to win the 00:06:48.990 --> 00:06:56.050 nfc i mean a very very trendy pick um to win 00:06:56.050 --> 00:06:59.170 the nfc was the commanders and for good reason 00:06:59.170 --> 00:07:00.589 i mean they were already really good team last 00:07:00.589 --> 00:07:03.610 year you really didn't lose anybody you uh you 00:07:03.610 --> 00:07:06.730 bring in a laramie tonsil Jay Danes gets a year 00:07:06.730 --> 00:07:09.189 older, a year more into the system, so on and 00:07:09.189 --> 00:07:12.230 so forth. So you think logically they're going 00:07:12.230 --> 00:07:14.370 to be better than they were last year. Last year 00:07:14.370 --> 00:07:16.550 they were in the NFC Championship game. So there's 00:07:16.550 --> 00:07:19.930 only two ways to get better than being in the 00:07:19.930 --> 00:07:22.129 NFC Championship game, and that's winning the 00:07:22.129 --> 00:07:26.829 NFC Championship game and or winning the Super 00:07:26.829 --> 00:07:29.569 Bowl. And that's the only two ways that you can 00:07:29.569 --> 00:07:32.350 get better than appearing in the NFC Championship 00:07:32.350 --> 00:07:39.160 game. That is where the commanders are right 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:40.939 now. Who would think we would talk about the 00:07:40.939 --> 00:07:43.060 Washington franchise being in the championship 00:07:43.060 --> 00:07:46.420 game, you know, repeaters. But the Packers handled 00:07:46.420 --> 00:07:49.160 them, right? And the Packers, I mean. Behind 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:51.480 the tune of Jordan Love throwing for 292 and 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:54.319 two touchdowns. Josh Jacobs with over 20 carries. 00:07:54.500 --> 00:07:57.939 A real ground and pound kind of game. 89 yards 00:07:57.939 --> 00:08:01.019 and a touchdown. And then the Commanders on the 00:08:01.019 --> 00:08:03.319 other side, I think for the Commanders, man, 00:08:03.399 --> 00:08:05.319 that was a wake -up call, right? I don't think 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:07.439 that they're a team that's magically, oh, the 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.240 Commanders are going to go 9 -8 now because the 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:10.620 Packers beat them on Thursday Night Football. 00:08:10.740 --> 00:08:13.480 No. I still think they're an 11 -win team. I 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:15.300 still think that they're going to be really, 00:08:15.379 --> 00:08:16.600 really good. I think they're going to be a hell 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:19.089 of an out in January. When you're trying to deal 00:08:19.089 --> 00:08:20.990 with Jayden Daniels and the rest of that crew, 00:08:21.649 --> 00:08:24.850 Austin Eklertanis, Achilles is a problem. They 00:08:24.850 --> 00:08:26.829 also lost another player I can't think of right 00:08:26.829 --> 00:08:29.949 now, but another big -name player. They lost 00:08:29.949 --> 00:08:34.990 to a season -ending injury as well. So I think 00:08:34.990 --> 00:08:35.990 they're going to have to deal with injuries, 00:08:36.110 --> 00:08:38.669 of course. But that's football, right? That's 00:08:38.669 --> 00:08:41.549 not something you don't just not have that. They 00:08:41.549 --> 00:08:45.789 lost Dietrich Wise to a quad injury, and he's 00:08:45.789 --> 00:08:48.700 out for the season. When you have to deal with 00:08:48.700 --> 00:08:51.360 that in Washington, you lose a running back that's 00:08:51.360 --> 00:08:53.620 supposed to be in your rotation. You lose an 00:08:53.620 --> 00:08:55.279 edge rusher that's supposed to be one of the 00:08:55.279 --> 00:08:57.360 leaders in that rotation, especially from a veteran 00:08:57.360 --> 00:09:01.279 perspective. And so now you are having to rearrange 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:03.620 that. Also, like I said, taking it on the chin 00:09:03.620 --> 00:09:07.600 from a Packers team that's going to be really, 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:12.360 really good and kind of has stated that they're 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:15.529 going to be a team. in the NFC. They're not going 00:09:15.529 --> 00:09:18.470 to be a person that's just a team that just arrives. 00:09:19.250 --> 00:09:22.470 They're going to be a team. Holding Jane Daniels 00:09:22.470 --> 00:09:26.169 to 200 yards passing and one touchdown. And they 00:09:26.169 --> 00:09:28.330 just could not guard Tucker Croft. And the Packers 00:09:28.330 --> 00:09:31.149 players were profusive in his praise postgame. 00:09:31.250 --> 00:09:33.090 Saying like, dude, he does it to us every day 00:09:33.090 --> 00:09:35.330 in practice. Like, you know, you ought to see 00:09:35.330 --> 00:09:38.690 him in practice cooking us. So we were excited 00:09:38.690 --> 00:09:41.870 to see it in the game. It's going through the 00:09:41.870 --> 00:09:43.710 numbers and I'm a big box score guy on this show 00:09:43.710 --> 00:09:46.470 the YouTube shows a little more lackadaisical 00:09:46.470 --> 00:09:51.669 laughing but the This show is more analytical 00:09:51.669 --> 00:09:54.990 and technical Two numbers jumped out to me immediately. 00:09:55.230 --> 00:09:58.850 404 to 230, that was the total yards. 135 to 00:09:58.850 --> 00:10:01.429 51, that was the rushing yards. As a defensive 00:10:01.429 --> 00:10:03.950 coordinator, if my yards numbers look like that, 00:10:04.070 --> 00:10:06.490 I'm feeling confident either in a win or I'm 00:10:06.490 --> 00:10:08.230 feeling bad in a loss. Like right now, they're 00:10:08.230 --> 00:10:11.730 showing Houston's to Colorado's yards. It's one, 00:10:11.870 --> 00:10:15.210 well now after the touchdown, it's 137 to 33. 00:10:15.889 --> 00:10:21.250 10 -0 Houston, right? So yards matter. Now ultimately, 00:10:21.309 --> 00:10:24.269 points is the decider. but yards is what ultimately 00:10:24.269 --> 00:10:28.169 matters um points ultimately matter sorry but 00:10:28.169 --> 00:10:30.889 yards is a big factor and you can typically find 00:10:30.889 --> 00:10:33.389 total yards being a big swing and a gap especially 00:10:33.389 --> 00:10:39.309 in the nfl of around 10 points or more but let's 00:10:39.309 --> 00:10:44.029 get into the rest of week two so i i selected 00:10:44.029 --> 00:10:47.009 five games uh i won't give any winners you know 00:10:47.009 --> 00:10:48.289 how i feel about that because i usually have 00:10:48.289 --> 00:10:52.250 jack's pack which actually let me look uh let 00:10:52.250 --> 00:10:54.789 me see probably some pre -production stuff i 00:10:54.789 --> 00:10:59.110 should have done about what games i can actually 00:10:59.110 --> 00:11:03.070 say a winner here and then what games am i gonna 00:11:03.070 --> 00:11:08.389 have to wait on uh just one it looks like okay 00:11:08.389 --> 00:11:12.470 so only one i gotta wait on is bears lions so 00:11:12.470 --> 00:11:15.029 we'll talk about that one first so in regards 00:11:15.029 --> 00:11:20.220 to the bears and the lions This is the Ben Johnson 00:11:20.220 --> 00:11:23.120 homecoming game. So Ben Johnson, of course, was 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:25.860 the offensive coordinator in Detroit last couple 00:11:25.860 --> 00:11:28.600 of seasons when they were ripping people to smithereens. 00:11:29.019 --> 00:11:31.480 That was a Ben Johnson -led offense with Jared 00:11:31.480 --> 00:11:35.259 Goff and Sonic and Knuckles and Jamison Williams 00:11:35.259 --> 00:11:38.740 and Sam Laporta and all those different guys 00:11:38.740 --> 00:11:41.600 and Panay Sewell catching passes. All that was 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:45.460 under the guise of Ben Johnson. Well, Ben Johnson, 00:11:45.580 --> 00:11:47.799 of course, leaves. I mean, Aaron Glenn left as 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:50.080 well, but Ben Johnson, of course, leaves, becomes 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:54.820 the head coach in Chicago, simultaneously stripping 00:11:54.820 --> 00:11:57.080 a lot of Detroit's offensive staff to bring with 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.600 him to Chicago, similar to what Aaron Glenn did 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:01.539 on the other side. Aaron Glenn stripped a lot 00:12:01.539 --> 00:12:04.100 of Detroit's defensive staff to bring with him 00:12:04.100 --> 00:12:10.350 to New York. Regardless, Ben Johnson now is going 00:12:10.350 --> 00:12:13.750 to go home. He's going to play or coach against 00:12:13.750 --> 00:12:16.570 the offense he helped build. Now, that offense 00:12:16.570 --> 00:12:19.789 does not look the same without him at all. And 00:12:19.789 --> 00:12:22.330 Jared Goff actually without Sean McVay or Ben 00:12:22.330 --> 00:12:27.669 Johnson is 0 -19 -1 in his career. That's not 00:12:27.669 --> 00:12:29.970 great. That's not even good. That's not even 00:12:29.970 --> 00:12:32.110 okay. Like, he's never won a game in the NFL 00:12:32.110 --> 00:12:34.850 if it wasn't under Ben Johnson or Sean McVay. 00:12:35.269 --> 00:12:39.610 He's had other coordinators, right? That is something 00:12:39.610 --> 00:12:41.970 that if I'm the Lions, I have to get rectified. 00:12:42.129 --> 00:12:44.009 But if I'm the Lions here, what I don't want 00:12:44.009 --> 00:12:48.889 is a 40 -piece from Chicago. I get it. You're 00:12:48.889 --> 00:12:51.789 at no point where you're ever going to fire Dan 00:12:51.789 --> 00:12:54.289 Campbell, who started his press conference with 00:12:54.289 --> 00:12:56.129 the famous, if they knock us down, we're going 00:12:56.129 --> 00:12:57.990 to bite a kneecap on the way up. Remember that 00:12:57.990 --> 00:13:00.909 bite kneecap press conference? Most people thought, 00:13:00.950 --> 00:13:03.389 oh, this is a one -year hire. He ain't going 00:13:03.389 --> 00:13:06.929 to be there long. He's a stopgap guy. And then 00:13:06.929 --> 00:13:08.789 he got his quarterback in Jared Goff, and they've 00:13:08.789 --> 00:13:12.009 been riding for years ever since. And I ultimately 00:13:12.009 --> 00:13:14.789 admit, due to that, there was no chance, right, 00:13:14.870 --> 00:13:17.330 that he was ever going to get fired. The issue 00:13:17.330 --> 00:13:23.350 arises if Ben Johnson cooks, right, and he gets 00:13:23.350 --> 00:13:27.149 a 40 -piece and the Lions look disjointed and 00:13:27.149 --> 00:13:29.669 disconnected. And fans are fans. They're going 00:13:29.669 --> 00:13:31.850 to say, well, you could have had that guy. And 00:13:31.850 --> 00:13:34.169 instead you chose to keep the guy you had. I 00:13:34.169 --> 00:13:38.389 mean, is it unfair to Dan Campbell? Absolutely. 00:13:38.509 --> 00:13:41.149 Is that narrative going to pop up? Absolutely. 00:13:41.230 --> 00:13:44.950 So if I'm Dan Campbell, I'm coaching probably 00:13:44.950 --> 00:13:47.649 harder than I ever have to keep Ben Johnson from 00:13:47.649 --> 00:13:49.129 having that moment. Because again, if Ben Johnson 00:13:49.129 --> 00:13:51.769 beats you 40 to 17, there's going to be a lot 00:13:51.769 --> 00:13:54.789 of chatter that they made the wrong coaching 00:13:54.789 --> 00:13:58.529 decision in. detroit when ben johnson decided 00:13:58.529 --> 00:13:59.850 he was going to leave they should have moved 00:13:59.850 --> 00:14:02.049 on from dan campbell elevated ben johnson like 00:14:02.049 --> 00:14:04.809 that's gonna happen right and it shouldn't by 00:14:04.809 --> 00:14:06.889 no means should dan even dan campbell loses game 00:14:06.889 --> 00:14:10.289 50 to 0 by no means should dan campbell's name 00:14:10.289 --> 00:14:12.529 as far as he should have been not retained ever 00:14:12.529 --> 00:14:17.509 come up it's going to but it shouldn't and in 00:14:17.509 --> 00:14:19.529 regards to who i think is going to win this game 00:14:19.529 --> 00:14:22.389 i think it's going to be the bears bears had 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:26.620 their game one in week one very similar to what 00:14:26.620 --> 00:14:31.240 Baltimore had the Bears had their game one um 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:34.059 and J .J. McCarthy went Superman and really showed 00:14:34.059 --> 00:14:36.200 why he was the first round draft pick I still 00:14:36.200 --> 00:14:37.899 don't like him as a prospect I still don't like 00:14:37.899 --> 00:14:40.179 him as a quarterback however he did show why 00:14:40.179 --> 00:14:42.639 he was the first round draft pick um and Chicago 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:46.100 let them off the hook again very similar to what 00:14:46.100 --> 00:14:48.700 happened with Detroit and Buffalo so I think 00:14:48.700 --> 00:14:51.620 that Chicago I think Ben Johnson isn't going 00:14:51.620 --> 00:14:55.269 to allow his team do that again. I think he played 00:14:55.269 --> 00:14:57.970 a little conservative in that second half. Caleb 00:14:57.970 --> 00:15:03.649 missed a couple of throws he should make. Right? 00:15:03.669 --> 00:15:05.789 Caleb missed a couple of throws he should make. 00:15:05.950 --> 00:15:08.750 And I think that made Ben Johnson a little gun 00:15:08.750 --> 00:15:11.470 shy as far as continuing to call those type of 00:15:11.470 --> 00:15:13.690 throws. Because they were open, NFL open throws. 00:15:13.909 --> 00:15:16.370 They just weren't completed by Caleb Williams. 00:15:16.529 --> 00:15:19.639 So I think Ben may have. Pulled the guns a little 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:21.720 bit, especially when they went up. Okay, I don't 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:23.940 want Caleb to throw this game away. So let's 00:15:23.940 --> 00:15:27.259 rein the reins in. And then by the time you needed 00:15:27.259 --> 00:15:30.799 to, you know, up those reins again, they weren't 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:32.659 ready, right? The team was not ready and prepared. 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:36.159 And I think that doesn't happen again. I think 00:15:36.159 --> 00:15:45.320 that the Lions start off 0 -2. And the Bears 00:15:45.320 --> 00:15:50.840 get on track 1 -2. and one all right some other 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:53.080 games i want to talk about and again every other 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:54.679 one of these games apparently it's in jack's 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.100 pack oh wait i did that in reverse i just gave 00:15:58.100 --> 00:16:01.139 you the bears winner okay well i had the bears 00:16:01.139 --> 00:16:04.080 winning so in jack's pack spoiler alert it's 00:16:04.080 --> 00:16:05.899 the bear the bear take the points on the bears 00:16:05.899 --> 00:16:10.000 i had the bears pulling the upset there um but 00:16:10.399 --> 00:16:12.000 Anyway, I should have went in order. I threw 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:15.200 my own stuff off. But the Jags at the Bengals. 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:17.480 This is a game. This is a very interesting game. 00:16:18.259 --> 00:16:24.820 Jags at Bengals. Two teams that. didn't win cleanly 00:16:24.820 --> 00:16:27.600 in week one now wins a win especially in nfl 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:31.899 right but two teams that didn't win cleanly the 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:33.600 bingos probably think they should have beaten 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:37.700 the browns by more right um a game that if the 00:16:37.700 --> 00:16:40.779 browns make kicker makes a very makeable kick 00:16:40.779 --> 00:16:44.059 the bingos are staring at oh and one on a season 00:16:44.059 --> 00:16:46.799 having opened up with the browns the browns are 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:49.320 not going to be a good team this year at all 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:53.480 and yet you know you struggled mightily offensively 00:16:53.480 --> 00:16:56.620 another year where the bingos open kind of slowly 00:16:58.529 --> 00:17:00.649 Now, this time it was offensively. Their defense 00:17:00.649 --> 00:17:03.090 played decent. This time it was they opened up 00:17:03.090 --> 00:17:05.230 slowly offensively. Joe Burrow did not play his 00:17:05.230 --> 00:17:08.089 best game. Again, a pattern that we've seen over 00:17:08.089 --> 00:17:09.849 recent years that the first couple of weeks, 00:17:09.950 --> 00:17:13.190 he's a little slower than he normally is, right? 00:17:13.269 --> 00:17:15.509 Like, he's not as crisp. He's not as, you know, 00:17:15.609 --> 00:17:18.210 the offense isn't as pretty early. Now, while 00:17:18.210 --> 00:17:20.670 we're 3, 4, 5, 6, it's bombs away. Jamar Chase 00:17:20.670 --> 00:17:23.259 is T. Higgins. All the other guys are catching 00:17:23.259 --> 00:17:25.000 the ball over the field. But those first couple 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:27.059 of weeks are kind of a struggle for Joe Burrow. 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.019 We've seen that. Again, if you're the Jaguars, 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:33.220 man, the score was not indicative of how that 00:17:33.220 --> 00:17:35.759 game played versus the Panthers. If you're the 00:17:35.759 --> 00:17:37.960 Jaguars, again, that score was not indicative 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:40.380 at all. That game played a lot closer than 16. 00:17:40.700 --> 00:17:42.980 And I know I spoke about it the opposite way 00:17:42.980 --> 00:17:45.519 when it came down to the Packers on the Commanders. 00:17:46.119 --> 00:17:50.940 But, I mean. the the jaguars did not really control 00:17:50.940 --> 00:17:52.660 the panthers i think they had a couple of bigger 00:17:52.660 --> 00:17:55.460 plays that allowed them to spread that lead out 00:17:55.460 --> 00:17:59.920 but as far as control of the game i don't think 00:17:59.920 --> 00:18:03.119 the jaguars really took care of the panthers 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:07.119 in the manner that i'm sure internally they were 00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:09.829 expecting to do You know, I thought they were 00:18:09.829 --> 00:18:11.490 going to take it to the Panthers, maybe do that 00:18:11.490 --> 00:18:14.029 in the first half, 28 -10 or something like that 00:18:14.029 --> 00:18:16.029 in the first half. Really put the pressure on 00:18:16.029 --> 00:18:17.549 the Panthers in the second half to come out throwing 00:18:17.549 --> 00:18:19.930 the ball and maybe push the lead out even further. 00:18:20.329 --> 00:18:22.089 I think they're trying to figure out their way 00:18:22.089 --> 00:18:23.990 with Travis Hunter. I think he ended up only 00:18:23.990 --> 00:18:26.289 with like 50 -something snaps, which he was routinely 00:18:26.289 --> 00:18:28.869 100 -something in college. And he only ended 00:18:28.869 --> 00:18:31.329 up like 50 -something or 60 -something like that 00:18:31.329 --> 00:18:34.170 in game one. So I think they're trying to figure 00:18:34.170 --> 00:18:38.940 their way out with Travis Hunter. Find a way 00:18:38.940 --> 00:18:42.279 to manage him along with expectations, along 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:47.880 with load. And so that is kind of the fight right 00:18:47.880 --> 00:18:50.940 now. Kind of what I've seen the Jaguars trying 00:18:50.940 --> 00:18:54.339 to figure out. But as far as a winner, I'm going 00:18:54.339 --> 00:18:55.519 to go with the Bengals here. I'm going to go 00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:57.480 with the Bengals here due to home field. I think 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:59.940 the Bengals are a 10 -win team this year. I've 00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:01.640 said it on the YouTube show, and I was mocked 00:19:01.640 --> 00:19:03.700 for it. But just given their schedule, I see 00:19:03.700 --> 00:19:05.940 10 wins available in their schedule, maybe even 00:19:05.940 --> 00:19:10.759 11. Getting that Cleveland one was big, but now 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:12.700 you got to continue to move on. I think Cincinnati 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:18.500 wins the game. The big one, the Super Bowl rematch, 00:19:18.539 --> 00:19:22.279 Eagles at Chiefs. This is going to be a game, 00:19:22.339 --> 00:19:24.279 like I said, Super Bowl rematch, man. This is 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:27.660 some crazy history here. This is the first time 00:19:27.660 --> 00:19:30.880 quarterbacks will ever start against each other 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:34.870 after beating each other in the Super Bowl. So, 00:19:34.870 --> 00:19:36.869 and when the stat was said, I was like, well, 00:19:36.930 --> 00:19:38.630 no, because people have played. And then I was 00:19:38.630 --> 00:19:42.930 like, well, no. Both quarterbacks had to have 00:19:42.930 --> 00:19:45.269 a victory over the other in the Super Bowl. There's 00:19:45.269 --> 00:19:47.130 only been a couple of times the matchups have 00:19:47.130 --> 00:19:49.490 happened. Like, Hurts and Mahomes have gone against 00:19:49.490 --> 00:19:52.509 each other twice. Brady and Manning, Eli, have 00:19:52.509 --> 00:19:56.849 gone against each other twice. I'm sure Bradshaw, 00:19:56.890 --> 00:19:59.269 you know, crossed paths with the Cowboys quarterbacks. 00:19:59.329 --> 00:20:03.329 But there's not very many times you play. the 00:20:03.329 --> 00:20:06.690 same team over, especially in your lifetime, 00:20:06.890 --> 00:20:09.509 but also to play the same quarterback, and both 00:20:09.509 --> 00:20:12.049 of you guys get one. So, I mean, that's never 00:20:12.049 --> 00:20:13.789 happened before, so we're entering uncharted 00:20:13.789 --> 00:20:21.630 territory with the Eagles and the Chiefs with 00:20:21.630 --> 00:20:24.089 Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts both having to 00:20:24.089 --> 00:20:27.279 do. both having had defeated each other in a 00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:30.180 Super Bowl and now squaring off in a regular 00:20:30.180 --> 00:20:32.319 season game. It's never happened before. So pretty 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:34.819 cool moment there. In regards to the game, I 00:20:34.819 --> 00:20:36.500 think Jalen Carter is going to be pissed off. 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:39.440 He had the spitting incident with Dak Prescott. 00:20:39.539 --> 00:20:44.279 He's subsequently been fined $57 ,000. I think 00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:47.599 that that Eagles team knows they didn't play 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:49.710 well in week one. I think they're going to come 00:20:49.710 --> 00:20:52.589 out and try and rectify that in week two. But 00:20:52.589 --> 00:20:55.250 flipping on the other side, I think that the 00:20:55.250 --> 00:20:57.529 Kansas City Chiefs are very similar. Like, they 00:20:57.529 --> 00:20:59.130 didn't play well in week one, and they actually 00:20:59.130 --> 00:21:01.950 lost. Like, it's different to not play well and 00:21:01.950 --> 00:21:03.589 win. Like, the Eagles found a way to win. They 00:21:03.589 --> 00:21:05.029 spread them out. Jalen Hurts scrambled first 00:21:05.029 --> 00:21:09.349 down ball game. But in regards to the Kansas 00:21:09.349 --> 00:21:10.950 City Chiefs, they didn't play well and lost. 00:21:11.109 --> 00:21:13.369 And just lost, not only did they lose, they lost 00:21:13.369 --> 00:21:15.750 to a division rival. They lost to someone who 00:21:15.750 --> 00:21:19.279 they've counted as two wins. For several years. 00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:23.660 And he said. The Chargers were able to. Take 00:21:23.660 --> 00:21:26.740 advantage of the Chiefs. And get a huge win. 00:21:27.019 --> 00:21:30.220 For not only. You know. Themselves. But kind 00:21:30.220 --> 00:21:32.980 of. You know. For the program. Like. For the 00:21:32.980 --> 00:21:35.799 mystique. Of the Chargers. Having the ability. 00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:38.660 To defeat the Chiefs. And not like that one off. 00:21:38.779 --> 00:21:40.500 That Antonio Pierce. Did with the Raiders. And 00:21:40.500 --> 00:21:41.960 said they had figured him out. And all the other 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:48.759 stuff. But like. You know. Regardless of, you 00:21:48.759 --> 00:21:50.799 know, crazy statement by Antonio Pierce, like 00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:55.240 having the ability to win those games is big 00:21:55.240 --> 00:21:58.339 for Harbaugh and Herbert and everyone else involved 00:21:58.339 --> 00:22:01.039 with the Chargers. But it also kind of showed 00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:02.799 the kink and armor in the Chiefs. Like this team 00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:04.799 is getting older. Travis Kelsey is getting older. 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:08.759 He's engaged for crying out loud. He killed Xavier 00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:12.599 Worthy. The offensive line, of course, is peeling 00:22:12.599 --> 00:22:14.980 off. They tried to rebuild it with an injured 00:22:14.980 --> 00:22:18.500 player from college. So, like, it's showing some 00:22:18.500 --> 00:22:22.140 of the kinks in the armor. I think the Eagles 00:22:22.140 --> 00:22:25.359 win the game. I really do. I just don't see the 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:30.440 Chiefs having enough. Just having enough. How 00:22:30.440 --> 00:22:32.640 about they add, like, an adjective to it? Or 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:34.900 are we just having enough here? I got the Eagles 00:22:34.900 --> 00:22:40.980 winning this game. Broncos at Colts. A very interesting 00:22:40.980 --> 00:22:42.880 game between two teams with a very interesting 00:22:42.880 --> 00:22:45.619 start. So the Colts, as you guys may know or 00:22:45.619 --> 00:22:49.559 remember, so on and so forth, absolutely blast. 00:22:51.940 --> 00:22:57.940 Absolutely. I'm talking about destroy their opponent 00:22:57.940 --> 00:23:01.160 in week one. I mean, it was brutal. I mean, it 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:07.099 was a show. The punter never punted. They ended 00:23:07.099 --> 00:23:09.609 up beating the Dolphins 33 -8. I mean, it was 00:23:09.609 --> 00:23:19.349 an absolute light show. You know, 33 -8 in yards. 00:23:20.470 --> 00:23:23.029 I mean, points are, I mean, they dominated them. 00:23:23.069 --> 00:23:24.289 At one point, the Dolphins had like negative 00:23:24.289 --> 00:23:27.490 yards. I mean, it was tragic. If you are a Dolphins 00:23:27.490 --> 00:23:30.150 fan, you or anybody else, it was a show by the 00:23:30.150 --> 00:23:33.349 Colts. A show of strength by the Colts. But then 00:23:33.349 --> 00:23:37.819 the Broncos escaped Tennessee. 20 -12. You know, 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:40.720 that's one possession in the NFL. I think that 00:23:40.720 --> 00:23:42.700 the Titans had their chances to ever take the 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:45.380 lead, if not win the game against the Broncos. 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.119 But at the same time, the Broncos had their chances 00:23:47.119 --> 00:23:52.200 to make it where we're not even debating or discussing 00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:55.359 if they would have ever had a chance to lose 00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:59.079 to the Tennessee Titans. So I definitely think, 00:23:59.140 --> 00:24:02.900 and I was definitely interested, rather, in this 00:24:02.900 --> 00:24:05.359 game because of that point. You've got a Colts 00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:08.599 team. dominated a bad dolphins team and then 00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:11.500 you have a broncos team who probably again their 00:24:11.500 --> 00:24:13.240 coaches meeting their staff meetings are saying 00:24:13.240 --> 00:24:15.900 like man we had an opportunity there to really 00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:20.059 blow that game open and we didn't um and so that 00:24:20.059 --> 00:24:24.240 is a interesting conundrum that's an interesting 00:24:24.940 --> 00:24:27.779 uh side by side a team that's riding high but 00:24:27.779 --> 00:24:30.140 played not so good team and a team that also 00:24:30.140 --> 00:24:31.680 didn't play a really good team but had to kind 00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:35.059 of squeak out and eek out a win uh that mentality 00:24:35.059 --> 00:24:39.440 is a little different but in regards to picking 00:24:39.440 --> 00:24:42.859 this game i'm gonna go with the denver broncos 00:24:42.859 --> 00:24:47.380 here i just don't see the colts having a repeat 00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:51.180 performance uh i'm gonna bet against daniel jones 00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:58.160 as long as i can um and so It is quintessential 00:24:58.160 --> 00:25:00.359 to see them against a good defense to see how 00:25:00.359 --> 00:25:02.559 they handle a good offensive scene. Bo Nix right 00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:05.720 now is better than Tua. Sean Payton right now 00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:07.599 is better than Mike McDaniel. I mean, Sean Payton 00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:09.119 is probably his whole life better than Mike McDaniel. 00:25:09.839 --> 00:25:13.519 And it's just you've got to see the difference 00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:16.279 in a team that's going to make the playoffs in 00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:18.559 Belize versus a team that's hoping to make the 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:21.019 playoffs. I mean, it's a different mindset, a 00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:24.529 different environment. And then lastly, Monday 00:25:24.529 --> 00:25:28.470 Night Football, the nightcap Chargers at Raiders. 00:25:28.470 --> 00:25:31.880 Two teams both with... Pretty shocking victories. 00:25:32.059 --> 00:25:34.240 I told you about the Chargers already defeating 00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:37.700 the Chiefs in Sao Paulo. But the Raiders go into 00:25:37.700 --> 00:25:40.819 Foxborough and through torrid conditions defeat 00:25:40.819 --> 00:25:43.279 the Patriots in a game where they looked really 00:25:43.279 --> 00:25:45.460 good. They looked like a veteran team with a 00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:47.640 veteran coach. They were going to do exactly 00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:49.039 what they were told to do. They were going to 00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:50.599 be exactly what they were supposed to be. And 00:25:50.599 --> 00:25:52.380 they were going to do their job. Now, how effective 00:25:52.380 --> 00:25:54.380 they were at their job, that's a different conversation. 00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:56.519 But they were going to get everything they had 00:25:56.519 --> 00:26:00.900 every second. to the field and that's you know 00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:06.359 like i said a hallmark and a compliment uh to 00:26:06.359 --> 00:26:10.920 the coaching staff it's just you know kudos those 00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:16.559 guys and but back to this game kind of a battle 00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:19.019 of styles both teams want to play power football 00:26:19.019 --> 00:26:21.359 both teams want to have very physical defenses 00:26:21.359 --> 00:26:24.839 so it's going to be very interesting uh watching 00:26:24.839 --> 00:26:27.549 those two teams go at it because of their kind 00:26:27.549 --> 00:26:32.410 of common approach to football so it's going 00:26:32.410 --> 00:26:35.470 to be very interesting to see those two teams 00:26:35.470 --> 00:26:41.089 go at each other and my winner for that game 00:26:41.089 --> 00:26:44.250 is the chargers whenever it's close pick the 00:26:44.250 --> 00:26:47.309 quarterback to me it's not really close but if 00:26:47.309 --> 00:26:49.589 you do call it close justin herbert's easily 00:26:49.589 --> 00:26:55.519 the tipper and so I am going to say that the 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:58.700 Chargers, behind Justin Herbert, are going to 00:26:58.700 --> 00:27:03.000 win their Week 2 game against the Las Vegas Razors 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:08.279 and close out Week 2 with a victory. But up next, 00:27:08.359 --> 00:27:10.420 we're going to shift to our NFL betting segment, 00:27:10.680 --> 00:27:38.529 Jacks Pack. Welcome back into the show. And now 00:27:38.529 --> 00:27:42.650 we are going to have the NFL betting segment 00:27:42.650 --> 00:27:45.869 jacks pack. Now, if you guys were here last year, 00:27:45.970 --> 00:27:48.470 I picked five games per week against the spread. 00:27:48.549 --> 00:27:50.970 I forgot. I forgot we weren't doing a show week 00:27:50.970 --> 00:27:53.930 one. And I should have put my picks out. I forgot. 00:27:53.970 --> 00:27:55.809 So we're not going to count those, right? Because 00:27:55.809 --> 00:27:58.569 I don't want you guys to be like, oh, man, no. 00:27:58.670 --> 00:28:05.230 He, you know. only did you know that he'd been 00:28:05.230 --> 00:28:07.430 five for no and whatever like no no we're not 00:28:07.430 --> 00:28:12.710 doing that right like i'm not going to um i'm 00:28:12.710 --> 00:28:17.910 not going to do that with you guys right i want 00:28:17.910 --> 00:28:21.470 to i want the pics to be fresh so for those of 00:28:21.470 --> 00:28:24.970 you who are new every week we pick five games 00:28:24.970 --> 00:28:29.789 those five games ultimately um get selected like 00:28:29.789 --> 00:28:32.900 those five games ultimately get picked i picked 00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:34.579 those games we keep track of the record all year 00:28:34.579 --> 00:28:40.059 so on and so forth and that is how we do jack's 00:28:40.059 --> 00:28:43.460 pack so it is against the spread all all things 00:28:43.460 --> 00:28:48.359 currently are done by the espn app all odds currently 00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:51.539 are done by the espn app um and so that is where 00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:53.940 the numbers come from if you're wondering like 00:28:53.940 --> 00:28:55.619 where do i get this line would i get this spread 00:28:55.619 --> 00:29:02.700 so on and so forth so let's get right into it 00:29:02.700 --> 00:29:05.420 again we have no week one to go back to so let's 00:29:05.420 --> 00:29:13.039 get right in to it first game on the docket they're 00:29:13.039 --> 00:29:15.359 in no particular order it's not like i'm saying 00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:17.759 oh you know this is my favorite game or so on 00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:20.740 and so forth but the first game on the docket 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:26.539 is rams minus five and a half over the titans 00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:29.640 take the rams look it's plain and simple here 00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:32.099 The Rams are considerably better than the Tennessee 00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:34.740 Titans. Now, this game is probably, if it's in 00:29:34.740 --> 00:29:37.299 LA, eight and a half, nine, maybe even nine and 00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:42.720 a half point spread. It happens to be a game 00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:48.079 that is in Tennessee. So home team always gets 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:50.200 an extra field goal. So whatever the neutral 00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:53.140 site spread is, then you add a field goal and 00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:55.160 that's how you get the Vegas spreads. So they're 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:58.059 staying in a neutral site. The Rams are eight 00:29:58.059 --> 00:30:00.599 and a half points better over a touchdown better. 00:30:01.980 --> 00:30:06.460 However, because the game is in Tennessee, they 00:30:06.460 --> 00:30:09.839 going to give a little credence and a little 00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:16.240 a little credence and a little respect to home 00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:20.119 field there in Tennessee. And so therefore, they 00:30:20.119 --> 00:30:22.660 are only saying the Rams minus five and a half. 00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:25.960 Great. But the Rams are going to win that game 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:29.079 by more than a touchdown. Hammer the Rams here. 00:30:29.119 --> 00:30:31.160 If you have an opportunity to get this anywhere 00:30:31.160 --> 00:30:36.319 under seven and a half, you hammer it. And because 00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:39.720 they were able to get it, I may be able to get 00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:44.779 it at five and a half. Take the Rams. Bucks plus 00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:47.319 two and a half over the Texans. Take the Bucks 00:30:47.319 --> 00:30:50.160 here. While I do love the Texans defense, I have 00:30:50.160 --> 00:30:52.339 major questions about the Bucks offensive line. 00:30:53.119 --> 00:30:55.940 I do love the Texans defense, Roger. I have major 00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:57.779 questions about the Texas offensive line, which 00:30:57.779 --> 00:30:59.339 also I have major questions about the Bucs offensive 00:30:59.339 --> 00:31:02.859 line. But I think that right now, Baker Mayfield 00:31:02.859 --> 00:31:04.700 and that offense is just a little bit better 00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:08.000 set up right now to win. I think that Houston 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:10.740 has more questions than answers. I think Tampa 00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:12.279 Bay at least has answers. They just don't like 00:31:12.279 --> 00:31:15.759 them. To me, it's better to have answers than 00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:18.960 not like them. that not have answers at all um 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:21.680 and so right now i think houston's kind of scrambling 00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:23.900 trying to figure out how they're gonna do stuff 00:31:23.900 --> 00:31:27.440 uh and tampa bay knows how they're gonna do it 00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:29.759 they just don't necessarily like the answers 00:31:29.759 --> 00:31:33.380 um and so but anyway i'm gonna go with tampa 00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:35.779 bay here plus two and a half uh just gotta win 00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:39.359 by a field goal or you know i'll be within two 00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:41.619 points and they're gonna get a victory i'm gonna 00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:43.240 get a victory here i think tampa wins the game 00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:46.319 all right Because again, I think Houston's trying 00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:48.420 to figure stuff out. I think Tampa knows they 00:31:48.420 --> 00:31:50.200 got to do it. They just don't want to do it. 00:31:51.180 --> 00:31:55.369 So I think that is the issue there. chicago plus 00:31:55.369 --> 00:31:58.589 six and a half over the lions take the bears 00:31:58.589 --> 00:32:01.250 here now i'm not going to go into it again because 00:32:01.250 --> 00:32:03.329 i've already done it in the previous segment 00:32:03.329 --> 00:32:05.430 but i've got chicago here i've got chicago here 00:32:05.430 --> 00:32:07.049 winning the game all right so if you want to 00:32:07.049 --> 00:32:10.190 up your odds here you can get chicago outright 00:32:10.190 --> 00:32:13.869 same thing with tampa plus two and a half outright 00:32:13.869 --> 00:32:17.109 is a outright instead of a better bet than plus 00:32:17.109 --> 00:32:19.579 two and a half So, again, if you want the Bucs 00:32:19.579 --> 00:32:21.440 to get a little better odds, go outright. If 00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:22.880 you want the Bears with a little better odds, 00:32:23.019 --> 00:32:26.019 go outright. But I've got the Bears here over 00:32:26.019 --> 00:32:30.940 the Lions. Cardinals, minus six and a half versus 00:32:30.940 --> 00:32:34.660 the Panthers. Take the Cardinals. Remember that 00:32:34.660 --> 00:32:37.259 Carolina team I talked about? Man, I was like, 00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:40.799 golly. I figured that, you know, they would get 00:32:40.799 --> 00:32:43.799 run over last week and actually stay in it pretty 00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:48.980 decently against the Jags. That same Panther 00:32:48.980 --> 00:32:51.039 team isn't getting better. That same Panther 00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:52.759 team isn't magically a better football team. 00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:55.180 That same Panthers team all of a sudden is not 00:32:55.180 --> 00:32:58.359 going to stand up to a real NFL offense. I think 00:32:58.359 --> 00:33:00.019 the Cardinals kind of got a lot of their kinks 00:33:00.019 --> 00:33:02.500 off playing New Orleans in week one. And they 00:33:02.500 --> 00:33:04.240 found a way to win by more than a touchdown there. 00:33:04.420 --> 00:33:05.779 I think New Orleans is better than Carolina. 00:33:06.079 --> 00:33:10.660 So I've got Arizona winning by more than six 00:33:10.660 --> 00:33:12.420 and a half. So therefore, take the Cardinals. 00:33:15.129 --> 00:33:17.549 Giants plus five and a half versus Dallas. Take 00:33:17.549 --> 00:33:19.869 the Giants here. I actually think the Giants 00:33:19.869 --> 00:33:23.829 might win this game. But the main crux of it 00:33:23.829 --> 00:33:26.230 is I don't think either offense is good enough 00:33:26.230 --> 00:33:29.190 for five and a half to be a spread. I really 00:33:29.190 --> 00:33:30.970 don't. I don't think either offense is good enough. 00:33:31.750 --> 00:33:34.049 I don't think the Dallas Cowboys offense is good 00:33:34.049 --> 00:33:37.390 enough. I don't think the Giants defense is bad 00:33:37.390 --> 00:33:43.119 enough. I truly. truly think that the Giants 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:45.259 have a chance of winning this game. I think Russell 00:33:45.259 --> 00:33:47.559 Wilson has an opportunity here to make that conversation 00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:50.200 interesting. I think it's about to get real loud 00:33:50.200 --> 00:33:53.920 for Jackson Dart in New York if it's not screaming 00:33:53.920 --> 00:33:57.099 already. And I think Russell Wilson in this game 00:33:57.099 --> 00:34:00.519 has an opportunity to make that noise quiet a 00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:03.000 little bit. Dallas is not done. I mean, they're 00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:06.059 down to Ron Bland. They obviously don't have 00:34:06.059 --> 00:34:08.360 Micah Parsons. Kenny Clark didn't do a whole 00:34:08.360 --> 00:34:10.420 heck of a lot. And I think on the other side 00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:13.840 of the ball, that Giants defensive line is ridiculous. 00:34:14.260 --> 00:34:16.239 And it ain't like Dallas got their old line of 00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:19.579 2016 -2017. Like, that's a normal, if not slightly 00:34:19.579 --> 00:34:21.840 below average line. I think that Giants line 00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:24.260 is going to have, Giants D -line is going to 00:34:24.260 --> 00:34:27.539 have their way with them up front. And I just 00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:29.440 think the Giants may, again, may win the game, 00:34:29.480 --> 00:34:31.820 all right, but definitely take the plus five 00:34:31.820 --> 00:34:36.400 and a half. So just to recap, I've got the Rams 00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:38.800 minus five and a half over the Titans, Bucks 00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:41.599 plus two and a half over the Texans, Bears plus 00:34:41.599 --> 00:34:44.059 six and a half over the Lions, Cardinals minus 00:34:44.059 --> 00:34:46.960 six and a half over the over the Panthers and 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:51.519 Giants plus five and a half over Dallas. But 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:53.440 up next, we're going to shift to college football 00:34:53.440 --> 00:35:16.169 and talk about what's going down there. Welcome 00:35:16.169 --> 00:35:22.250 into the show or welcome back into the show rather 00:35:22.250 --> 00:35:27.750 as we are now discussing college football. Now 00:35:27.750 --> 00:35:30.460 this won't be a really long segment. But I will 00:35:30.460 --> 00:35:32.940 go ahead on some key games and kind of give my 00:35:32.940 --> 00:35:34.480 quick thoughts on some of the big games this 00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:39.039 week. First off, college football kind of enters 00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:43.260 that early conference period. So, like, you know, 00:35:43.300 --> 00:35:45.340 there's like all the games, but not all the games, 00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:48.199 but, you know, three of the five games I'm discussing 00:35:48.199 --> 00:35:50.079 are conference games. And it's kind of where 00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:52.059 if your team, if your conference is a nine team 00:35:52.059 --> 00:35:53.480 conference, you're starting conference play. 00:35:53.880 --> 00:35:56.199 But if you're an eight game conference game, 00:35:56.340 --> 00:36:00.349 you're not in conference play yet. And so that's 00:36:00.349 --> 00:36:02.329 kind of the, not dilemma, but that's kind of 00:36:02.329 --> 00:36:03.969 the weirdness of college football that a lot 00:36:03.969 --> 00:36:06.349 of the power fours don't have the same rules. 00:36:06.409 --> 00:36:10.110 Like the Big Ten's playing nine games, but the 00:36:10.110 --> 00:36:13.590 ACC, the SEC, and the Big 12 are playing eight. 00:36:13.869 --> 00:36:16.110 But now the SEC's going to nine next year. I 00:36:16.110 --> 00:36:18.869 think ACC's considering going to nine. Like the 00:36:18.869 --> 00:36:20.710 rules aren't the same all the way around. It 00:36:20.710 --> 00:36:22.590 makes complications at the end. But it isn't 00:36:22.590 --> 00:36:25.010 here nor there. Regardless, these are five games 00:36:25.010 --> 00:36:29.400 I want to touch on quickly. and be there to discuss. 00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:32.619 So number one is Florida at LSU. I think it's 00:36:32.619 --> 00:36:34.420 one of the bigger games of the weekend. I'm also 00:36:34.420 --> 00:36:38.300 an LSU alumni, an LSU fan, and so I want to talk 00:36:38.300 --> 00:36:39.980 about this game anyway. I have an older brother 00:36:39.980 --> 00:36:42.079 who's a Florida fan, so it's kind of a family 00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:45.000 situation. But also I think this is a very interesting 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:49.099 game. It feels trap game -y. It went from college 00:36:49.099 --> 00:36:52.340 game day to trap game. And I say this because 00:36:52.340 --> 00:36:55.940 Florida just lost to USF. They were embarrassed. 00:36:56.960 --> 00:37:00.980 They lost 18 -16, but USF? I don't know the last 00:37:00.980 --> 00:37:02.860 time Florida's lost to an NCAA opponent that 00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:04.440 wasn't Florida State or Miami. I think it was 00:37:04.440 --> 00:37:07.860 the 90s or something like that. It's been a long 00:37:07.860 --> 00:37:11.119 time since the University of Florida has lost 00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:13.699 to anybody not named Miami or Florida State in 00:37:13.699 --> 00:37:18.179 the state of Florida. That was embarrassing. 00:37:18.219 --> 00:37:20.239 You can tell by the reaction of the USF coaches. 00:37:20.619 --> 00:37:25.699 That was a monumental upset on several levels. 00:37:28.070 --> 00:37:31.570 And now they go into Tiger Stadium at 630. By 00:37:31.570 --> 00:37:33.429 the time the second quarter hits, it's Tiger 00:37:33.429 --> 00:37:37.389 Stadium at night. Good luck. It's sold out. It's 00:37:37.389 --> 00:37:41.929 a gold game. And this could start a spiral for 00:37:41.929 --> 00:37:44.610 Billy Napier at Florida. He's going to make it 00:37:44.610 --> 00:37:46.969 through the year. Buyouts too substantial not 00:37:46.969 --> 00:37:52.190 to. However, we are talking a monumental spiral 00:37:52.190 --> 00:37:55.530 out of their last. I think 10 games, 8 of them 00:37:55.530 --> 00:37:59.429 are ranked now. I mean, it is crazy what Florida 00:37:59.429 --> 00:38:01.550 has to go through the gauntlet. And the Garley 00:38:01.550 --> 00:38:03.750 didn't catch Billy Napier in them last year, 00:38:03.809 --> 00:38:06.610 but it's looking like it might get him this year 00:38:06.610 --> 00:38:10.469 and ultimately cost Napier his job. But an absolutely 00:38:10.469 --> 00:38:12.750 brutal situation. I don't think LSU makes it 00:38:12.750 --> 00:38:14.769 no better. I think LSU wins the game by double 00:38:14.769 --> 00:38:16.829 digits. The only thing that concerns me in LSU 00:38:16.829 --> 00:38:21.849 is the offense as far as the timing aspect. I 00:38:21.849 --> 00:38:23.710 think Florida's getting the best pass rusher 00:38:23.710 --> 00:38:25.610 back, so that's going to be a problem because 00:38:25.610 --> 00:38:29.429 he hasn't been on film. And so when you have... 00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:32.179 So when you have a player who hasn't been on 00:38:32.179 --> 00:38:34.480 film, there's no telling what he's doing this 00:38:34.480 --> 00:38:35.739 year. There's no telling what he's lining up, 00:38:35.820 --> 00:38:39.599 so on and so forth. He hasn't been on film. Also, 00:38:39.900 --> 00:38:41.760 the other thing that's big right now is that 00:38:41.760 --> 00:38:44.059 LSU has a couple of major injuries. Braylon Moore, 00:38:44.260 --> 00:38:47.760 who's their starting center, SEC office lineman 00:38:47.760 --> 00:38:50.300 of the week in week one, and Trades Green, the 00:38:50.300 --> 00:38:53.820 monster at tight end. All six foot seven of them 00:38:53.820 --> 00:38:57.409 are both. Braylon Morris, questionable, probably 00:38:57.409 --> 00:38:59.809 will play. Trades Green is a true game -time 00:38:59.809 --> 00:39:02.409 decision. Following injuries they suffered against 00:39:02.409 --> 00:39:08.670 Louisiana Tech. But Florida comes in fairly healthy. 00:39:08.710 --> 00:39:10.010 They're getting one of their pass rushes back. 00:39:10.590 --> 00:39:13.630 DJ Lagway seems to be in a good headspace -ish. 00:39:13.989 --> 00:39:16.369 Now, they struggled against USF. I'm sure Blake 00:39:16.369 --> 00:39:19.510 Baker has seen what USF worked against them and 00:39:19.510 --> 00:39:22.309 probably concocting some mad genius version of 00:39:22.309 --> 00:39:24.550 it. But it's going to be a very interesting game, 00:39:24.630 --> 00:39:29.070 a very tight game. I've got LSU winning by 10, 00:39:29.150 --> 00:39:32.110 getting a touchdown at the end, maybe to separate 00:39:32.110 --> 00:39:34.630 it, or maybe 13, a touchdown at the end to separate 00:39:34.630 --> 00:39:37.130 it. But I don't expect a blowout by any means. 00:39:39.670 --> 00:39:44.050 Clemson at Georgia Tech a battle in the ACC a 00:39:44.050 --> 00:39:47.289 interesting game for Clemson so Clemson typically 00:39:47.289 --> 00:39:51.789 kind of runs the ACC they end up winning it last 00:39:51.789 --> 00:39:53.949 year and stealing a playoff spot you know they 00:39:53.949 --> 00:39:57.269 kind of run the ACC but Georgia Tech has a very 00:39:57.269 --> 00:40:01.110 interesting physical style Hunter King is a Dude, 00:40:01.110 --> 00:40:04.250 that quarterback, I mean, he is physical. He 00:40:04.250 --> 00:40:06.510 doesn't care. It's almost like the more you beat 00:40:06.510 --> 00:40:09.710 on him, the better he plays. And so he's going 00:40:09.710 --> 00:40:12.070 to be the high and center for Georgia Tech. This 00:40:12.070 --> 00:40:14.869 is the same Clemson team that did not do anything 00:40:14.869 --> 00:40:17.389 offensively in the second half against LSU. Struggling 00:40:17.389 --> 00:40:19.789 in the first half offensively against Troy. So 00:40:19.789 --> 00:40:24.670 now you are going to line up against a Georgia 00:40:24.670 --> 00:40:27.210 Tech team that is known for hard -nosed play, 00:40:27.309 --> 00:40:29.820 man. Those guys are physical. Probably why they 00:40:29.820 --> 00:40:32.219 get beat up so much. But those guys are absolutely 00:40:32.219 --> 00:40:36.719 physical. They are trying to send messages every 00:40:36.719 --> 00:40:40.099 single time that they line up. I mean, they are 00:40:40.099 --> 00:40:44.900 trying to send a message. And, you know, that's 00:40:44.900 --> 00:40:47.000 great for Georgia Tech, right? And ultimately, 00:40:47.219 --> 00:40:50.300 I do think Clemson wins this game. but it is 00:40:50.300 --> 00:40:52.880 a trap game. I am declaring you the trap game 00:40:52.880 --> 00:40:55.199 of the week. Clemson walks in this game and thinks 00:40:55.199 --> 00:40:57.860 it's confident in how hunky -dory they will lose 00:40:57.860 --> 00:41:00.139 by two touchdowns to Georgia Tech. I've seen 00:41:00.139 --> 00:41:02.579 it done. Under this style of system, Georgia 00:41:02.579 --> 00:41:04.659 Tech walks in and beats somebody they have no 00:41:04.659 --> 00:41:06.559 business beating because you take them lightly. 00:41:07.119 --> 00:41:09.559 So I think Georgia Tech is going to be very interesting 00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:11.880 there. I think Clemson survives it late, but 00:41:11.880 --> 00:41:13.880 it would not shock me at all if GT gets a victory. 00:41:16.260 --> 00:41:19.300 Georgia at Tennessee, the biggest ranked game, 00:41:19.880 --> 00:41:24.739 of the year uh georgia at tennessee man i love 00:41:24.739 --> 00:41:29.400 conference matchups where hey dude you've got 00:41:29.400 --> 00:41:32.019 no choice you've got to beat that dude to get 00:41:32.019 --> 00:41:35.760 where you got to go and and it kind of reminds 00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:41.039 me of the old sec right like you've got to bow 00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:44.570 your back to beat them, to even have a chance 00:41:44.570 --> 00:41:45.889 at the national championship game. That's why 00:41:45.889 --> 00:41:48.690 the national championship game for so long was 00:41:48.690 --> 00:41:50.570 like the SEC invitation. I think we won like 00:41:50.570 --> 00:41:53.869 six or seven straight because the amount of physicality 00:41:53.869 --> 00:41:56.329 you had to get to even survive the conference 00:41:56.329 --> 00:42:00.150 was more than most people have to do to survive 00:42:00.150 --> 00:42:04.159 anywhere else. And so I think that. You know, 00:42:04.159 --> 00:42:06.199 Georgia and Tennessee now, both are physical 00:42:06.199 --> 00:42:07.800 teams. It's going to be on the road. It's going 00:42:07.800 --> 00:42:10.380 to be in Rocky Top. It's going to be loud. I 00:42:10.380 --> 00:42:12.559 think that volume, we get a lot of questions. 00:42:12.639 --> 00:42:14.500 Before I give a pick, a lot of questions are 00:42:14.500 --> 00:42:18.519 going to be answered. Georgia hasn't been tested, 00:42:18.619 --> 00:42:21.699 really. Tennessee, eh, really hasn't been tested. 00:42:21.739 --> 00:42:25.219 So these are two fairly untested teams that are 00:42:25.219 --> 00:42:28.079 going to have to figure it out against each other 00:42:28.079 --> 00:42:33.570 on the fly. But winning this game, I've got a 00:42:33.570 --> 00:42:35.630 huge win for the Tennessee program. I think the 00:42:35.630 --> 00:42:37.590 home field is the difference. It is going to 00:42:37.590 --> 00:42:42.070 be a loud home field, a very loud home field 00:42:42.070 --> 00:42:44.030 in the Rocky Top. And I think that Tennessee 00:42:44.030 --> 00:42:46.849 squeaks out with the win, but it will not be 00:42:46.849 --> 00:42:51.289 easy by any means. Speaking of that South Florida 00:42:51.289 --> 00:42:54.949 team, they're ranked 18th, and they're on the 00:42:54.949 --> 00:42:57.409 road at Miami. A lot of questions there are going 00:42:57.409 --> 00:42:58.750 to get answered. Remember we talked about questions 00:42:58.750 --> 00:43:01.579 being answered? Was South Florida fluky over 00:43:01.579 --> 00:43:06.039 Florida? Was South Florida actually legit now? 00:43:06.800 --> 00:43:08.639 And by legit, I mean are they going to compete 00:43:08.639 --> 00:43:10.320 for the conference and try and steal a large 00:43:10.320 --> 00:43:14.300 bid, so on and so forth, in the playoff? Or is 00:43:14.300 --> 00:43:17.500 it a fluke? And then Miami punishes them and 00:43:17.500 --> 00:43:19.880 sends them, you know, relegates them back to 00:43:19.880 --> 00:43:21.500 the level of middle of a Florida team. We're 00:43:21.500 --> 00:43:24.260 going to find out, right? We are going to find 00:43:24.260 --> 00:43:29.239 out what is the... State of the South Florida 00:43:29.239 --> 00:43:33.059 football team. We're going to find out, you know, 00:43:33.059 --> 00:43:35.380 just how real Miami is. They got a big opening 00:43:35.380 --> 00:43:39.000 win. We're now going to find out just how real 00:43:39.000 --> 00:43:42.019 Miami is. And so, you know, a lot of questions 00:43:42.019 --> 00:43:43.280 are going to get answered in that game. I got 00:43:43.280 --> 00:43:46.260 Miami winning it. Close, though, and giving USF 00:43:46.260 --> 00:43:49.039 a lot of leverage when it comes down to playoff 00:43:49.039 --> 00:43:52.659 seeding because, you know, every time if you 00:43:52.659 --> 00:43:56.190 lose, lose closely. If you win, win by a lot. 00:43:56.269 --> 00:43:58.869 Like, you want stuff that you want your negatives 00:43:58.869 --> 00:44:02.409 to be hidden and your positives to be highlighted 00:44:02.409 --> 00:44:06.309 in front of a national committee. And so that 00:44:06.309 --> 00:44:13.469 is definitely a big thing in regards to the playoffs 00:44:13.469 --> 00:44:15.110 is that everybody's going to watch every game, 00:44:15.230 --> 00:44:17.670 right? So you've got to do stuff that stands 00:44:17.670 --> 00:44:20.050 out when you do it good to try and get that playoff 00:44:20.050 --> 00:44:24.360 seed in. In Miami, currently, it's just like 00:44:24.360 --> 00:44:26.119 anybody else, especially in that conference, 00:44:26.179 --> 00:44:30.619 fighting for playoff spots. And then to me, my 00:44:30.619 --> 00:44:36.079 personal big one is Texas A &M at Notre Dame. 00:44:37.340 --> 00:44:40.780 My personal big one is Texas A &M at Notre Dame. 00:44:42.280 --> 00:44:46.300 Rare, rare, rare trip for a school down south 00:44:46.300 --> 00:44:51.409 to go into South Bend. Very interesting to see 00:44:51.409 --> 00:44:57.269 how Notre Dame handles kind of a loss and dealing 00:44:57.269 --> 00:45:00.210 with that bounce back while Texas A &M and Marcel 00:45:00.210 --> 00:45:02.630 Reed, like they're on cloud nine right now. They're 00:45:02.630 --> 00:45:05.150 feeling good about themselves. They think that 00:45:05.150 --> 00:45:08.329 they are going to compete for the SEC, so on 00:45:08.329 --> 00:45:10.989 and so forth. So there's a lot of positives going 00:45:10.989 --> 00:45:13.349 on in the Texas A &M football program. However, 00:45:13.610 --> 00:45:16.449 Notre Dame right now, you took the L in week 00:45:16.449 --> 00:45:19.380 one. You're reeling a little bit. This will be 00:45:19.380 --> 00:45:22.320 a big one to kind of get that mojo and that swagger 00:45:22.320 --> 00:45:26.980 coming back for Notre Dame. Who I have winning 00:45:26.980 --> 00:45:29.980 it? I have the Notre Dame Irish winning it at 00:45:29.980 --> 00:45:31.900 home. I think home for the band is going to matter 00:45:31.900 --> 00:45:34.019 in the fourth quarter. I don't really believe 00:45:34.019 --> 00:45:36.559 in Marcel Regis yet. He torched LSU last year, 00:45:36.619 --> 00:45:41.420 but I don't really believe in him just yet. And 00:45:41.420 --> 00:45:44.880 so, therefore, I am going with the Notre Dame 00:45:44.880 --> 00:45:50.010 fighting Irish. But up next, we're going to discuss 00:45:50.010 --> 00:45:53.389 the WNBA, kind of give you a mini preview of 00:45:53.389 --> 00:45:56.610 the playoffs, along with discussing the league's 00:45:56.610 --> 00:46:18.280 MVP, or will be, Aja Wilson. Welcome back into 00:46:18.280 --> 00:46:23.360 the show. And now we're going to discuss the 00:46:23.360 --> 00:46:27.420 WNBA. They are ramping up towards their playoff 00:46:27.420 --> 00:46:32.340 and also their award season. So they're doing 00:46:32.340 --> 00:46:34.699 both. They're getting close to their playoff 00:46:34.699 --> 00:46:36.579 and they're ramping up close to their award season. 00:46:38.139 --> 00:46:40.400 And so we're going to do kind of both kind of 00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:44.239 quickly. So the playoffs matchups are as followed. 00:46:45.559 --> 00:46:48.800 Faces Minnesota. Golden State in year one of 00:46:48.800 --> 00:46:50.760 their franchise's history makes the playoffs. 00:46:50.780 --> 00:46:53.159 An expansion team made the playoffs. Pretty cool 00:46:53.159 --> 00:46:55.079 there. They draw Minnesota. Congratulations. 00:46:55.480 --> 00:46:57.659 With arguably the best play on the planet, Nafisa 00:46:57.659 --> 00:47:01.039 Collier. Indiana surviving. And even without 00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:02.980 Kaitlyn Clark, they've made the playoffs. They 00:47:02.980 --> 00:47:05.239 face off against Ryan Howard, Brittany Griner, 00:47:05.300 --> 00:47:10.539 and the Atlanta Dream. New York. Stu York, the 00:47:10.539 --> 00:47:15.579 defending champions with Sabrina Ionescu. Brianna 00:47:15.579 --> 00:47:20.579 Stewart and the rest of the crew, they draw Phoenix 00:47:20.579 --> 00:47:25.039 Mercury with Alyssa Thomas, Dawana Bonner, and 00:47:25.039 --> 00:47:27.559 the rest of that crew, that's who they draw. 00:47:27.659 --> 00:47:31.380 And then Seattle, you know, Seattle, despite 00:47:31.380 --> 00:47:35.739 all the stuff they've gone through, right, Seattle 00:47:35.739 --> 00:47:39.719 is still in the playoffs, and they face Vegas, 00:47:39.820 --> 00:47:45.800 the hottest team by far. The hottest team in 00:47:45.800 --> 00:47:48.019 the WNBA. So hot they've won 16 straight games. 00:47:48.159 --> 00:47:51.099 They're on fire. And they're led by the soon 00:47:51.099 --> 00:47:56.159 -to -be league MVP, again, Asia Wilson. She finishes 00:47:56.159 --> 00:48:00.019 her season 24 points. 23 .4 points a game, 10 00:48:00.019 --> 00:48:04.179 .2 rebounds a game, 3 .1 assists per game. She 00:48:04.179 --> 00:48:07.840 also picks up 2 .3 blocks a game. She does it 00:48:07.840 --> 00:48:14.059 on 50 % shooting, 42 % from three, 85 .5 % from 00:48:14.059 --> 00:48:19.559 the free throw line. I mean, absolutely ridiculous. 00:48:19.820 --> 00:48:25.329 She gets 21 double -doubles. Her scoring efficiency 00:48:25.329 --> 00:48:30.670 is 1 .42, which, I mean, that's ridiculous. I 00:48:30.670 --> 00:48:34.110 mean, she is the best player on the planet. I 00:48:34.110 --> 00:48:36.170 know I said Nafisa Collier has an argument. She 00:48:36.170 --> 00:48:39.449 does. I went into the season going when people 00:48:39.449 --> 00:48:43.409 tried to crown Nafisa Collier. I mean, just crowned 00:48:43.409 --> 00:48:46.389 her. Like, oh, she's the best player. And what 00:48:46.389 --> 00:48:48.730 did I say? Like, did Asia Wilson retire? Did 00:48:48.730 --> 00:48:51.510 I not know? I mean, to just solemnly dismiss 00:48:51.510 --> 00:48:54.630 Asia Wilson. I thought was very disrespectful 00:48:54.630 --> 00:48:57.389 to the level of player Asia Wilson is. And I 00:48:57.389 --> 00:48:59.769 fought back on it. I pushed back on it immediately. 00:49:00.849 --> 00:49:04.050 Because I'm like, man, like, Asia's been the 00:49:04.050 --> 00:49:07.929 best player for years. To me, she hasn't had 00:49:07.929 --> 00:49:12.570 anything to not still be the best player. And 00:49:12.570 --> 00:49:18.630 yet, you know, it was just, to me, solemnly dismissed 00:49:18.630 --> 00:49:24.260 what Asia Wilson did this season. and what her 00:49:24.260 --> 00:49:28.360 history has been. She is the AP Player of the 00:49:28.360 --> 00:49:31.139 Year and Defensive Player of the Year. She finishes 00:49:31.139 --> 00:49:33.460 first in points, first in total rebounds, first 00:49:33.460 --> 00:49:35.820 in blocks, first in steals plus blocks, first 00:49:35.820 --> 00:49:38.599 in PER, which is player efficiency rating, first 00:49:38.599 --> 00:49:41.079 in win shares, first in 30 -point games, and 00:49:41.079 --> 00:49:45.840 first in 20 -point double doubles. Let's be perfectly 00:49:45.840 --> 00:49:48.679 honest. She's the best player on the planet. 00:49:49.199 --> 00:49:51.739 No disrespect to Nafisa Collier. No disrespect 00:49:51.739 --> 00:49:53.539 to Brianna Stewart. And I've said it before. 00:49:54.159 --> 00:49:55.880 And I've said it to friends. I've said it before. 00:49:57.880 --> 00:50:00.719 That's the big three. It's like how I feel about 00:50:00.719 --> 00:50:02.760 the NBA GOAT debate. As long as your answer is 00:50:02.760 --> 00:50:04.119 either Michael Jordan, LeBron James, or Kareem 00:50:04.119 --> 00:50:08.039 Abdul -Jabbar, I have no argument. No disrespect 00:50:08.039 --> 00:50:10.119 to Kobe Bryant. No disrespect to Magic Johnson. 00:50:10.559 --> 00:50:14.719 Like, right? But if your person is either Kobe, 00:50:14.940 --> 00:50:19.119 sorry, not Kobe, LeBron, Kareem or Michael, I've 00:50:19.119 --> 00:50:22.699 got no argument. So I feel about the WNBA best 00:50:22.699 --> 00:50:24.320 player in the world, the female best player in 00:50:24.320 --> 00:50:28.519 the world. As long as one of the names is Brianna 00:50:28.519 --> 00:50:31.880 Stewart, Nafisa Collier, Asia Wilson, I've got 00:50:31.880 --> 00:50:36.659 no argument. I firmly believe it is Asia Wilson, 00:50:36.840 --> 00:50:39.019 but I have no argument if one of the answers 00:50:39.019 --> 00:50:41.340 is either Brianna Stewart or Nafisa Collier because 00:50:41.340 --> 00:50:43.159 Nafisa Collier, before her injury, to me was 00:50:43.159 --> 00:50:47.500 league MVP. The Aces were struggling. You know, 00:50:47.539 --> 00:50:49.920 New York was rolling, so it's kind of hard to 00:50:49.920 --> 00:50:52.900 get that MVP the year after a championship because 00:50:52.900 --> 00:50:55.579 that team's already good. And so, you know, you 00:50:55.579 --> 00:51:00.860 kind of lose that credit. But I think that Asia 00:51:00.860 --> 00:51:03.059 Wilson is the best player in the world. I think 00:51:03.059 --> 00:51:05.739 she's going to win league MVP. I think it's very 00:51:05.739 --> 00:51:10.739 deservedly so. But that is all I have for you 00:51:10.739 --> 00:51:15.809 guys today. 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