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[Assistant] There's more downside risk for the Patriots than upside risk. Yeah, okay. So I'd go, I'd go, I'd go under.


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[Assistant] Over 9.5 I go under. Bills, a lot of people think the bills this is their year to finally pass.


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[Assistant] The Patriots, uh, they were 10-6 last year.


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[Assistant] They're over and under is 8.5. Woah, went down. Well that's easy.


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[Assistant] The defense, I mean the question in the past for the Bills is, is the defense good enough to carry them?


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[Assistant] I don't think you have to worry about that. You don't have to worry about this year. You think Josh Allen takes the next step. You think he and Stefan Diggs, they help each other and that offense, that offense can actually win games for him and not just prevent that.


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[Assistant] They added some guys on defense that Sean McDermott knew from over in his days in Carolina.


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[Assistant] 8.5 emphatic over. Seems low to me. Alright, so Jets. We got the Jets now. 7-9 last year. Their overrunner went down. 6.5.


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[Assistant] Uhm, they've lost a lot, right? Jamal Adams they lost in the trade. C.J. Mosley opted out. So defense, which was the second best defense against the Rush last year, they got holes this year. Uhm, I don't know, they did try to bolster the offensive line, right? Resign Alex Lewis, they got George Fant.


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[Assistant] Connor McGovern. Yep. McKay Bechtin, they drafted. They restructured it, yeaah. Trying to give Sam Darnold some protection. But, 6.5.


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[Assistant] That's a good case. Alright, thank you. You convinced me. Okay. Last team. It's a tough one though. That is a tough one. It is. But I think, like the Patriots, I think there's more downside risk, right? It seems like there are scenarios you can picture in your mind, maybe because they're the Jets, of how it all falls apart. You're right. And they don't get close to 6.5.


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[Assistant] Dolphins, it almost all fell apart last year, but they were able to finish strong. They were 5-11 last year.


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[Assistant] Uh, they spent some money on defense. They got the Cowboys Byron Jones there. They got a great secondary, right? They do. Xavian Howard, then they drafted, uh, Noah Igbenagany. Yeah, from, uh,


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[Assistant] Last year they were last in the NFL in sack percentage, but perhaps they can have some coverage sacks this year because of that great secondary. Yup. Uhm, alright, so their number is 6.5. 6.5, that's a healthy, cause I mean last year we wouldn't have been surprised if they won two games, three games. They won five, now they're over under 6.5. Oof. It's kinda high. I like em, but it's kinda high.


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[Assistant] It's like, that's a good line. That's about where I'd put it. They don't want to lose money. I'm going to go over. Just to disagree with you. And also because I feel like if my prediction on the Patriots kind of falling apart is true, maybe the Dolphins pick up


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[Assistant] But yea, it's hard, it's hard. Alright, I'm sticking with my pick, but that's a great point.


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[Assistant] Okay. Never know. Okay, let's go to the AFC North. You ready? Yeah. Let's start with the Ravens. They were 14-2 last year. They've got a defensive upgrade with Kaleus Campbell. Got Patrick Queen in the first round of the draft. What a great move. I love Matt Judon. You know, he's like one of my favorite players in the NFL.


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[Assistant] Got Marcus Peters back there. The defense is stacked. The offense is stacked. They got J.K. Dobbins who could help that running game as well.


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[Assistant] There's a lot to like about this team that won 14 games last year and the over-under this year is 11.5. Woah. That's where it's at. 11.5. I was expecting it to be a higher number and be easier. So now you think that you're being tricked. It's like it's almost so low that you're like, what am I missing?


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[Assistant] Yeah, Kansas City Week 3, at Philly Week 6, at New England Week 10, Dallas Week 13. So, I mean, that's what happens. You look at the same thing, uh, with Kansas City. I mean, you have a good year. The previous season, you're going to have a tougher schedule the next year. No doubt.


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[Assistant] Prop bet, Lamar Jackson had 1206 rushing yards last year. Does he go over or under that this year? Under.


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[Assistant] I still have faith in Lamar Jackson. Thank you very much. Listen, that's tough. I was expecting a higher number there. See, that's what I'm thinking. That's what I'm hoping is that you expected a higher number you were planning to go under. So even when the number was low, you still had, you were boxed in. You were boxed in, you couldn't get out. But you made good reasons there.


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[Assistant] Valid, valid points. Dealers, uh, 8-8 last year, of course they did it basically without


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[Assistant] Big Ben Roethlisberger, Mason Rudolph, Devlin Hodges were the, were the backups. They're still the backups now.


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[Assistant] Uhm, got some good skill guys. You got defense with stars. I mean, I was looking at this defense last year, and I think at the time, I mean, you obviously knew it, but I don't know if the casual fan knew how dominant that defense was. It was just the offense was so bad that we almost dismissed it. I was looking at some of it. They were third in yards per play last year.


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[Assistant] First in the NFL in sacks per pass attempt last year. Second in interceptions per pass attempt last year. Uh, first in quarterback pressures.


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[Assistant] Fifth best in goal to goal situations. I mean like basically every category you looked at. They're top. They were good. Yeah. So their number this year is 9.5. Before I hear yours, I'm going over. I'm just immediately going over because I think Big Ben comes back. That defense is already great. 9.5. I say over. What you say. I'm going with you.


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[Assistant] Uhm, so, okay, over. We're both going over for Steelers. Browns. Six and ten last year.


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[Assistant] Baker Mayfield was not good. Second worst interception percentage in the NFL to Jameis Winston last year was Baker Mayfield. So they turned it over a lot.


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[Assistant] They did sign Jack Conklin, trying to protect him a little bit more.


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[Assistant] Austin Hooper, you like him. I do. Right? Nick Chou, we liked him. Draft to the tight end, I mean the tackle in the first round.


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[Assistant] Yeah. From Alabama. Yep, that's right. And so, uh, you got Kevin Stefanski there now. New eyes. What's the number at though? 8.5. Gosh.


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[Assistant] Eight and a half for the browns, yeaah. That seems high. Ash. Doesn't it?


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[Assistant] Cuz you wanna have faith in the Browns. You wanna be like, hey, I think Baker can turn it around. You love Odell. He can have a comeback year.


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[Assistant] Well, some of this too is you gotta, you know, injuries are gonna happen to all teams. You can't predict those, right? But part of it is in this year with, with COVID, you figure some people might get


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[Assistant] Not, not that far. I know. I think 6 and 10 what they were last year. I mean, but that does kinda seem like worst case scenario last year, right? I think so. Cause we were talking about them last year being a potential playoff team, so 6 and 10 almost was worst case. And so that might be worst case this year again, so I don't know.


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[Assistant] That's a tough one, but I'll go under. Alright. Just so we can disagree. Alright, fine. Uh, I got a prop bet on that one. Yeah. Odell Receiving Yards or Nick Chubb Rushing Yards? Who has more? So Chubb had 1,400 rushing yards last year.


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[Assistant] Uh, Odell has had around 1,400 his first three years in New York, and last year he was just over 1,000.


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[Assistant] So we'll see. It's like in fantasy football, that post-hype sleeper that you hear about sometimes where one year that's like, everyone's about him, like, he's going to be great. And then they fail and then everyone's like, ah, they screwed me. And so they forget about him. It kind of feels like the Cleveland Browns might be like, I feel like a little bit.


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[Assistant] I think you're pretty, uh, yea, you have, so far you have one, two, four overs and three unders. Okay. So you're doing well. Alright, good. Uh, this one's gonna be interesting though. Final team in the AFC North. The Bengals, two and fourteen last year. What is it set at? Five point five. Oof.


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[Assistant] See, five wins normally, or six, five wins shouldn't be that hard to get to in the NFL, right? Even bad teams. No. Get a couple turnovers here and there, it goes, bad teams should win five games.


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[Assistant] Cause the receiving core, we've talked about it before, is one of the deepest in the NFL, right? AJ Green, Tyler Boyd, John Ross, T Higgins, who you like in the draft. So yea, that's pretty cool.


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[Assistant] Maybe they need a decade more of losing. I guess so. To get to that point. Alright, cool. So two divisions down, two to go here. We got the AFC South.


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[Assistant] And, uh, this one seems like a very, uh, even division except for one team. The Jaguars got Texans, the Titans, Colts. Don't know who's gonna walk away with it. But, uh, last year it was the Texans. They were 10-6. They, uh, lost DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah. And they're over-under.


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[Assistant] Pretty low, I'm surprised. Yeah, how low? 7.5. Ooh.


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[Assistant] Because his, I was looking at his games played last four years. You go back four years ago he had three, then five, then sixteen!


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[Assistant] Something like that. But last year's defense was tied with the Bengals for the worst in yards given up per play.


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[Assistant] I'm with, I'm with you. I think, I think this is kind of like the Browns where the hate has gone too far. It was like they talked about for the last two years how Bill O'Brien is a bad GM and, and, but the window is clearly now. They want to win now. Yes. And so they've put everything to winning now. And it's just going to be about all.


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[Assistant] All right, what about the Tennessee Titans? They were, they had a fun offense to watch down the stretch last year because they just, if you like the running game, uh, went five and two down the stretch. They finished the year nine and seven.


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[Assistant] And went 5 and 2 down the stretch with 188 yards rushing per game.


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[Assistant] Uh, compare that to their first seven games. They went three and four.


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[Assistant] Rushing 102 yards per game. So uh, they turned it on.


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[Assistant] I, I, you know, oof, wow. So here, their offense, you know, with Ryan Tannehill here this year. So their offense last year.


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[Assistant] Was 12th in yards per game, but 4th in yards per play. Yeaah. They were 1st in yards per passing play. They just didn't run as many plays as other teams. No they did not. They were efficient. They were super.


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[Assistant] They had the best red zone defense, or offense, in the NFL last year. Wow. Scored touchdown 75% of the time ahead of Baltimore, who was second.


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[Assistant] So here's a prop for you. Yeaah. Ryan Tannehill last year in his 10 starts had 260 yards per game.


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[Assistant] Does he go over or under that this year? Do they throw more with Ryan Tannehill?


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[Assistant] And I'm excited what he can do with AJ Brown too. I think that combination is one of the more exciting combinations in all of football, I feel like.


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[Assistant] You do like the Colts though. I do. And so the Colts last year were 7 and 9. Yep. But now they got Philip Rivers. Right. Uh, got a great offensive line. Yep.


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[Assistant] Got Michael Pittman in the draft, a wide receiver, you like him, you like Jonathan Taylor running backs. They got weapons. They do.


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[Assistant] Yeah, defense, you got DeForest Buckner. Yeah. That helps. In the front there. Xavier Rhodes from the Vikings. Okay, so.


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[Assistant] They won 7 last year, the over-under this year. A little high. 9.5. Whoo!


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[Assistant] If you're listening, if you're going to listen next week, forget that Chris said that. It'll ruin the surprise. Uhm, okay. So you think that this is a, Philip Rivers goes in there and improves him enough to where?


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[Assistant] Pete saying by, uh, if you go by the Vegas win totals, Colts have by far the easiest early schedule.


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[Assistant] I'll go over as well. We're agreeing a lot here, but you're making a good point. Because Texans was seven and a half. I know. And then Titans was eight and a half. You're like, I think they're gonna be, and then...


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[Assistant] Colts nine and a half, but we like them. We can see ten wins easily. And even if, you know, this is, I brought this up for a couple of teams, the downside risk, right? And if you lose Philip Rivers, if he gets hurt or tests positive or whatever, you got Jacoby Brissett there. No doubt. And he's capable. No doubt. He has a backup and can hand the ball off, and so.


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[Assistant] I'll go over as well, which means we have to go under on the Jaguars, right? So Jaguars last year, 6 and 10.


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[Assistant] They are getting rid of everybody. We talked about them at length at the top of the pod.


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[Assistant] 4.5 is the over-under. See, that's where it's not fair, like, cause I can go, uh, they're gonna be 5 and 11. Yeah.


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[Assistant] And just do another, well you can do that, if you think they can win five.


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[Assistant] I mean, but they have, you know, defense, they've ripped it apart. Ripped it apart. Although they signed, what, Joe Schobert, 5 years, 53 million. Yeaah. They go, be our defense. This year, we're gonna give you that much money because you are the only guy out there. Him and Miles Jack will be a great combo in my alignment.


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[Assistant] Under as well. Because if a team wants to lose, let them. You know? And don't, don't argue with them. And so I think that's ultimately, and not that they want to lose, but they just, they don't see any upside in.


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[Assistant] So that was tough. That was a tough one. This one I think might be...


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[Assistant] I think this one's gonna be difficult too, actually. Oh, it is. Uh, so we got Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, and Chargers in the AFC West. We'll start with the Chiefs. 12-4 last year. Basically kept the whole team together. Locked them up long term for a lot of their guys. Chris Jones, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey.


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[Assistant] Got Matthew on the defensive side, signed through 2021. So this is a team that is built for next year, the year after, the year after that.


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[Assistant] They got stability. 12 wins last year. They are over under 11.5.


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[Assistant] What might motivate him more is that you only get one buy in the playoffs now. So you have to be, you have to have that best record.


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[Assistant] Tough schedule, like we mentioned with Baltimore, you finished with such a great record last year, you're gonna get nailed the next year. They got Houston week one, at Baltimore week three, New England week four, at Buffalo week six, at Tampa week 12, at New Orleans week 15. So there are some


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[Assistant] They were behind Baltimore, San Francisco, New Orleans, Tampa Bay. Over or under, will they have 30 points per game?


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[Assistant] You got things to like about all three of them. And I think you could argue all three of them could be a playoff team if everything breaks right for them. We'll start with the Broncos who were 7-9 last year.


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[Assistant] Uh, they got second year now, Drew Locke hoping he's the real deal. Got a receiver in Cortland Sutton you really like. Jerry Judy they got in the draft. KJ Hamler, a receiver that's got wheels. You like him, Noah Fant. They got some weapons on offense.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and you got a defense anchored by Vaughn Miller, Justin Simmons, Jeral Casey comes over now.


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[Assistant] Bradley Chubb, so you got stars on defense. 7-9 last year, over-under is 7.5. Ah, I had a feeling you were going to say that.


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[Assistant] What if I go, over under is 1.1. And then you go, okay. Oh yeah, that's easy. Now I'm gonna go first. Go. Over. Please do.


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[Assistant] They did get Graham Glasgow. Right, good signing. That helps, but do they have, he'll need time.


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[Assistant] Well I'll say that last year they had the best red zone defense in the NFL. They gave up touchdowns only 39% of the time. You may see that as a positive, you also might see that as a negative, as if, you know, that's not repeatable coming into this year, like they'll probably


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[Assistant] Oh, nine overs now, and you have one, two, four, five. Okay. Five unders. Alright.


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[Assistant] So you go over on the Broncos. I did too. We got Raiders. So they were just like the Broncos were seven to nine last year.


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[Assistant] Uhm, this is a put up or shut up year for Chris Sims on Derek Carr. He, he, cause you are, uh, you are pumping him up. You're thinking that he has more to give. We'll see if he can prove you right this year. Uhm, offensively,


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[Assistant] A lot to like again. Offensive line, we've liked them. Rodney Hudson.


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[Assistant] Trent Brown, you like them? Weapons with Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller, tight end, Henry Ruggs, flies, Brian Edwards, great receiver out of the draft too.


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[Assistant] The question is defense for them. They signed 13 players in free agency.


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[Assistant] So they had seven wins last year over under a 7.5 this year. Geez. 7.5 again, huh?


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[Assistant] For all the teams that are like 8 and 8 teams, it seems like yes.


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[Assistant] They were hard to run on. Yes. But they were terrible against the pass. Right. And they had the worst interception rate in the NFL last year. Which has been a weird problem for them for a long time now. Yeaah. It's like, for whatever reason, the defense has just, it's not only not been good, it's hurt them. It's really hurt them. And it's been, I think, the main reason why they've gone through this prolonged struggle since they made the play.


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[Assistant] Tough division for, you gotta pick one of these teams that you don't think is gonna be able to pull through. I mean maybe they will. John Gruden can figure something out on offense, make them that dynamic and put themselves in favorable situations where they have a lead and then you just gotta try to bend but don't break and so there are ways that it could happen but I'm gonna go under as well. Final team in the AFC.


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[Assistant] Although they've been boosted by Ahmed Fareed giving them a top 5 roster.


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[Assistant] In the NFL. So that gives him some confidence. So automatically, since I have done that, I have to go over no matter what the number is. And the number is 7.5 and I will go over. But there were 5 and 11 last year. It really fell apart last year. And it's weird with the talent they have.


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[Assistant] How did that Keenan Allen, Austin Eklund on the offensive side with Philip Rivers, veteran quarterback. The offensive line has been an issue for a while, so that, that hurt them.


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[Assistant] Desmond King, Chris Harris, Casey Hayward Jr.


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[Assistant] Pete noted that they were six and a half over under before I came out with my top five rosters.


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[Assistant] Don't make me go back. It was about... Yea, that's right. He says that's right. Uhm, we disagreed on only four teams. Patriots, Dolphins, Ravens and Browns. That's a bummer.


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[Assistant] Uhm, okay, Pete wants to finish it off with our three best bets.


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[Assistant] So like if you were to make, or if you just have a couple, like who are you most confident about from what we just did?


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[Assistant] For your reasoning there, I'm gonna go Patriots under 9.5 is one of my best. You are.


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[Assistant] Got in this pod. Got in this pod. We're gonna stop down, we're gonna clap. Clap. And then we're gonna walk, you're gonna walk over to the whiteboard. Right. And you're gonna diagram up what the Patriots will do differently this year with Cam Newton.


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[Assistant] And when you started your season, kind of during training camp, I was in Utah for the Premier Lacrosse League, and then we came back and had the Tour de France, and we've had some Notre Dame football.


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[Assistant] Uh, but I've had kinda out of the corner of my eye, peripheral vision. Right. Being right here talking to Menethel with you, so uh, I've missed you, been busy with other things, but it's nice to be right here.


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[Assistant] Obviously there's a lot, you know, other positions going on, but our eyes do go there, and I thought it was a really fun mix of young guys.


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[Assistant] What do you attribute that to? Because there's always the, and we're in unprecedented times, but there's always the thought, defense is going to be head of the offense, no matter what the lead up was. It's different now.


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[Assistant] In the meantime, it's been a lot of fun to watch these quarterbacks of all times play ballers. Let's start with that deep dive.


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[Assistant] It was the, the most, uh, anticipated game coming in Seattle and New England last night. It was one of those rare times where it actually lived up to it. I was sitting there watching last night, Chris. I was like, I wish there was five quarters. I wish it was six quarters. It was that kind of offensive play. Uh, the, the Pats final play call.


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[Assistant] They have one final play. Yep. Cam Newton gets the ball with that tight formation. Right. On what was clearly just a quarterback draw the entire way. Right. And it gets stuffed. I'm gonna read one piece of reaction here and then we can see what you think about it. I like it.


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[Assistant] Could they not line up one or two out wide to pull the defenders out of the box, out of a timeout? The play seemed a little too basic for me. I think there are probably thousands of people feeling the same way. How about you?


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[Assistant] So here's what I didn't like about it. And this is the easiest thing to do on the biggest play of the biggest game all these hours later to question it. But it's also fun conversation. I would have liked to have seen them, if they wanted to have Cam carry the ball, and as you mentioned it was very successful, to get to it in a different way. They lined up in that tight formation.


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[Assistant] That is a huge indicator. We might run this play. The quarterback just gets it and runs in there. You know, based off the time out that you mentioned, I'm sure at the very least mentioned, if not planned for, hey, watch out for that play. Watch for Cam to keep it.


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[Assistant] It was a number one play they were likely looking for. The formation when they lined up said, we're going to do this. Then they cheated a back that way he was going to run.


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[Assistant] I remember when I was in Minnesota, we had this thing that was called Explode. So we're gonna be bunch tight left. Explode to jet right. So maybe line up in that.


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[Assistant] And then explode to have two or three or four guys go out wide. You see how they react? And then either stay with the play or do something else. I just thought it didn't give Seattle enough credit for thinking, you know what? They're probably going to do this again and we're going to, we're going to treat it differently this time.


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[Assistant] And if you remember during that time out, our focus at NBC wasn't on Pete, like Pete wasn't in the shot the entire time, but during that time out for the latter part of it, it was focused on him and the player he was having the conversation with.


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[Assistant] I thought it was some version of watch out for this play, but maybe he was, maybe they were dialing up something.


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[Assistant] Okay, so Cam's final play didn't work. Cam in the second half, I thought he was terrific. 23 out of 33, 312 yards. Your takeaway of what you saw from him in his second game is amazing.


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[Assistant] His motion looks a little bit more labored, and it takes him a little bit more, I don't know, it looks different than it did 4 or 5 years ago. Right. Ball came out great, but everything leading up to the ball coming out,


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[Assistant] What I was most impressed with, and you mentioned pocket presents.


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[Assistant] How often did he so calmly and efficiently come off of his first read and just kind of stand up a little taller and find two or three and throw a perfect ball with the rush in his face? I thought his pocket presence as it relates to finding the next part of his progression and then throwing a good ball was just terrific.


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[Assistant] And that's where, and I want to let you get to that, but I want to frame it a little more in that for so long they had different safeties and they had two of them and they had Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas. That allowed them along with the other talent.


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[Assistant] It's a play in a different way, a suffocating, awesome, terrific way to play. Those two guys are gone. Now that they have Jamal Adams, and you mentioned this a couple times, they're playing differently. How are they playing differently? And what is Adams allowing them to do? What is he bringing them that's letting them do something different?


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[Assistant] Thought it was a really fun part of the matchup to watch when the Patriots had the ball and the Seahawks were on defense. And we're so used to these two brands being really, really, really good. But there's a layer of new to it with Cam Newton.


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[Assistant] His counterpart, Russell Wilson, I could say so many things to get you started here, but my favorite is 9 touchdowns and 11 incompletions so far. And I'd say half those incompletions are balls he's just trying to throw away anyway.


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[Assistant] Which by the way was the most impressive throw to me. I know his deep balls were awesome. No, no, that was an unbelievable play. But going to your right, you to your left, and hitting somebody moving the opposite direction as fast as they can, it's nearly impossible. I don't think that got enough love.


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[Assistant] It was a shorter throw, and his deeper balls are prettier, but the degree of difficulty on that first touchdown pass was just awesome.


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[Assistant] It seems like if you're a defensive coordinator getting ready to play the Seahawks, you just, hey, we're going to do what we do best and hope that in the 16 games we get him for the one or maybe two where


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[Assistant] He gets a B- instead of an A or an A+. Just hope you catch him a little bit off guard because what are you going to do to him with this new system, with the help around him, the way he's playing, the way he's feeling it, that's going to throw him off.


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[Assistant] Yeaah, they did. They really did. And uhm, This is not anywhere near the type of scheme you were describing last year.


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[Assistant] He actually missed that, that, that really long touchdown to Metcalf, or I think Russell threw it 55 or 60 yards in the air. Right. And he dropped it in there really well, but had he turned his head, the ball was a little bit under throw.


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[Assistant] Gilmore was there. Had he turned around, I think he could have made that play even bigger.


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[Assistant] We'll touch on it here a little bit. Chiefs, Chargers. Yup. Okay? Yeah. Loved the way Justin Herbert played. I know that the Chiefs won the game.


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[Assistant] Incredible finish by Butker. I mean, just to hit three in a row. That's insane. What a pro. But let's start with Justin Herbert. I have some thoughts on the way it happened unexpectedly, him getting that first start, but I'd like to hit you first on, on


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[Assistant] How it started for him, a surprise element to it. Tyron Taylor was supposed to play. Uhm, so what do you think of how it began?


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[Assistant] It is great. I think it's good for two reasons. Yeah, go ahead. Number one. Yeah. And we talked, and I think it's fun when these guys who we both liked a lot, you had them as your number two quarterback. Right. And a lot of people did not. It's fun to see them succeed early. Yeah.


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[Assistant] There are two things that I see that can really get in the way of these really talented but inexperienced young quarterbacks. Their own angst that can kind of build up during the week. Like you're great at practice, you get home, you're like


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[Assistant] Holy shit, I'm starting in the NFL tonight. And they have that the whole week. That was removed. Accidentally, but that's out the window. Number two, something else that can constrain that talent and kind of put it in a bad place.


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[Assistant] Is an offensive coordinator and head coach who get together during the week and say, let's get them off to a good start. Let's be kind of conservative. Okay, don't let him cut it loose down the field. Well, they already had the game plan, so they can't do that. So just to mean accidentally again, those two things that can really kind of.


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[Assistant] Keep the talent at bay for a young quarterback. Right. They were done.


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[Assistant] So a little bit of feedback here from social, at Danny Phantom says, you were right about Herbert, Chris, he looks amazing.


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[Assistant] Those are all caps. There's no exclamation point, but you get the point. Little pat on the back. As for Patrick Mahomes, this was an interesting, different type of game for him and the offense. Sergeant Quack says, Chris, I'd love to know why Mahomes had the worst game of his career.


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[Assistant] So... So I don't think he had the worst game of his career, but I think that that starts you off on kind of the right point. No, it's... That this person is saying, why did Mahomes struggle?


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[Assistant] Copy. I mean, of course we're going to get back. We're going to get back in a little context. I mean, for their first five drives ended with a punt. It happens to other teams. It doesn't happen to the Chiefs.


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[Assistant] What adjustments should they make then? Because, I mean, as we both know and just said, there's gonna be more of that coming because everybody's watching.


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[Assistant] Because in the, I'm just reading this here, they scored four drives in a row. This is after five of the first six drives. Including the first one in the second half ended with a punt. Then they scored four in a row. Only one touchdown drive, but they were kicking field goals.


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[Assistant] The scheme that defensively didn't change at all. They just started having a little bit more success and you're saying it's because Bohomes is moving around better.


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[Assistant] I thought the underneath was good too, because the one play he described, his best throw was phenomenal. I mean, it was standard Patrick Mahomes. He hit once or twice a game, it seems like.


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[Assistant] His numbers will tell you it was a lot more underneath. I mean, those last four drives where they scored on all of them, 18 out of 25 for 222. Nice numbers, but not big explosive numbers like we normally see. They adjusted a little bit and were okay with that conservative style.


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[Assistant] Tony made a comment, Tony Romo made a comment, I thought, coming out of the break, coming out of halftime, where he said something about the front four of the Chargers is winning in a way that he thought the Chargers were going to win the game. Yeaah. And you kind of touched on that a little bit. Right. How good the Chargers defensive front is, or was yesterday, maybe that's the thing that people in the AFC West are going to look to.


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[Assistant] The big and is, and the Chiefs won. And the Chiefs won. The Chiefs found a way to win. They took a really good shot from the Chargers. That hurts.


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[Assistant] Right? Yeah. Offense not at your best and you score four consecutive drives. Yes. In the game. I mean that's. That's unreal. Kudos to them.


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[Assistant] Damn okay. Damn. You're one of the Chris Sims signature elements here. I guess so. I guess it's a signature element. Is there, is there music? Is there, is there something that's gonna run here?


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[Assistant] Okay. Not like the Seattle defense. No.


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[Assistant] I mean. Let me talk about desperation, a team that had to have that final effort. Dak Prescott? I mean, damn. 400 plus? Insane. I'm gonna read to you one stat here. You can fire it up here on this game. Per Elias, teams were 440 and 0. I heard this. When scoring 39 points.


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[Assistant] And having zero turnovers since 1933. Until the Falcons lost yesterday.


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[Assistant] Whoa. Falcons are a team that'll break your heart. They're kind of like the way the Chargers were the last 10 years with Philip Rivers. A lot of big plays, they're right there. A lot of moments where you think they're pretty good, and then in the end it just...


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[Assistant] And because Dak Prescott, had they lost this game, been the most scrutinized, he would have been the most scrutinized quarterback in the league today. The Cowboys would have been the most questioned team if they were 0-2. Definitely. So, other side, what's the biggest compliment you can give to this team and to Dak Prescott?


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[Assistant] It's almost like the hex, it's the guarantee, you don't get this, you're gonna miss that point. You're gonna miss that point later in the game when it matters more.


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[Assistant] NSC North Packers beat the Lions 42-21. Aaron Rodgers, yes. Aaron Jones is the guy in this one though.


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[Assistant] I think about that offense we saw at the end of last year. They were good enough, and Aaron had some awesome plays. Yeah. Home playoff win against Seattle. Right. But then they just, a couple times at the end of the year. Yeah. Had some hard moments. Just some really, really bad games. Yeah. And they appear to have learned from that, and as you pointed out, got a lot more aggressive.


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[Assistant] I don't know if you're to blame here, Chris, or if Pete, not Pete Carroll, but our guy, Pete, are here. You've buried the lead here in damn okay based off of the last two years and how you've talked about this guy and how well he's playing. Your third and final point on damn okay is Josh Allen.


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[Assistant] Yeah. What? I'm just gonna give you a couple numbers. First of all, they're 2-0. Yeah. Okay. Josh Allen is number one in the league in passing yards. 70% hasn't thrown a pick yet.


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[Assistant] He wasn't, he wasn't great in that area the last couple of years. Yeaah, I, I get it, I get it. And, and my last one, he's leading the league in completions over 20 yards.


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[Assistant] What do you think is allowing him to do his job in a different, better, more aggressive way? Is it having digs? Or is it no one, hey Josh, Josh is throwing it better right now.


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[Assistant] I also want to raise my hand and just kind of back up to a bigger picture here. During the offseason, when teams give up a first round pick or maybe even two first round picks, for a star player that fits with, God, we have to get better here.


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[Assistant] It's a fun conversation, but it gets so scrutinized. And let's just point out that Stephon Diggs for a first round pick, only two games in, looks like an awesome thought for Buffalo. You think so? And giving up two first round picks for Jamal Adams. Yeah. Okay, complain about it. Why are you gonna do that? You mortgage your future. You know what? Looking pretty good, right?


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[Assistant] Because Buffalo's going nowhere with all the potential. Right. The young coach, you like the young defense. If Josh Allen doesn't go from potential to production, doesn't matter.


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[Assistant] I was reading a couple of comments here. At Charles Cobb asked you, has Josh Allen made a specific throw this season that really stands out? It made you think, wow, that's special.


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[Assistant] And I'm gonna guess he's gonna give you some more fodder here. I think he is too. I would be shocked if he doesn't. As the season goes along. Right. Okay. Victory lap. We love a victory lap.


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[Assistant] Or two. We kinda had one. We kinda had a series of victory laps here with Josh Allen. I thought I just got done it with Josh Allen. I know. You're warmed up in a good victory lap lather already. Jonathan Taylor, Colts Defeat the Vikings 28-11.


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[Assistant] And we'll be lucky to win three games. Good night. And Florio's on the other line.


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[Assistant] I always kind of stuck up for them the last couple years, and I want to say it's only two games in. Yea, that's right. But they haven't looked good. No. At all. And, but the last couple years, they were, they were a decent team. No doubt. Cousins was a decent quarterback. Got into the playoffs two of the last three years. Wanted to play off game. Right. Why the giant drop off through the first couple weeks?


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[Assistant] Another victory lap, back to South Bend, guy we know well, Chase Claypool. Oh what?


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[Assistant] No, it was, it's one thing in November when he's doing it against Navy at Boston College in Virginia Tech, and he dominated November. Dominated, dominated. Dominated a bowl game, I think against Iowa State, so it's like, okay, what are you gonna do in the NFL? And through two weeks, there was.


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[Assistant] Average, average between 40 and 50 points a game in basketball and high school. Yeaah. Right. Yeaah.


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[Assistant] He's kind of just beginning. He's just beginning. I remember being at a Notre Dame practice last year and for a couple three years it was


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[Assistant] And then he started being their biggest playmaker on special teams, while he was also their best receiver. A couple of signs that were like, okay, the things they've been asking for from this guy the last three years are really starting to show up.


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[Assistant] Alright, self-scouting thyself with Jared Goff. And while you're thinking about it, 20 out of 27, 267, 3 touchdowns, no picks. I think he completed his first 12 or 13 passes. Yeaah, he did. And they beat the Eagles, who are really struggling, 37-19. Really struggling.


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[Assistant] That just, they sucked last year. The Rams didn't suck. The Rams went from really, really, really good to being kind of stuck in okay. It's not like they had to recreate themselves, but they did need to make little changes. So I like that you're noticing.


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[Assistant] And I want to ask you this question. This one comes in from Aaron Cahn. He says does golf deserve credit or is McVay just the best puppet master in the NFL?


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[Assistant] Raise my hand here and just play the other side a little harder than I have been. So if you're a Jared Goff supporter, you're recognizing that he's better this year, his numbers are good, they're winning handily. Why not say, you know what, I'm going to give more credit to Goff than the play caller this time.


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[Assistant] And I'm getting off script here a little bit, but what's up with the Eagles?


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[Assistant] I don't know where it goes. It's just a little tease for Deep Dive coming up on Wednesday. Get a little more into what's going on there. Okay, the Bears, another kind of feel-good story. Again, I always want to say it's two weeks. Whether it's great or awful right now, it's only two weeks. Bears are better.


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[Assistant] No, it's true though, because it was two years ago, it was, it was really good, and then it wasn't. Last year it wasn't at all. Not at all, and now it's back to better. Okay. Alright, sorry. Another topic for later. Okay, Mitchell Trubisky, I have a question I'm gonna read, uh, from social in a moment, but just your first thoughts on what you've seen in the last couple weeks.


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[Assistant] Let's ponder this question from, from Jacob Woosley. He says, why does Chicago's offense look unstoppable at times and look terrible the next? Was play calling too conservative in the second half or was it Mitch being Mitch? And the number to back that up, uh, first half, two touchdowns, no picks, 159 yards. Then 31 yards, two interceptions.


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[Assistant] Of all the teams that are 2-0 in the NFC, we're talking about Arizona, Seattle, the Rams, the Packers, and the Bears, it sounds like the Bears may be a distant last.


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[Assistant] Arizona, Seattle, and the Rams, all in the NFC West, by the way. And then the Packers.


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[Assistant] Yeaah. That's one of the best logos of all time. Can we see that again? It really is. For everybody watching? Yeaah.


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[Assistant] Alright, Hyundai, give me the headlines. Okay. Yeah? Yeah. Where we going? What game first we starting with? Well first of all, it's time for give me the headlines presented by Hyundai. There we go. Come on. Host it up. Let's go. Okay, 49ers beat the Jets, 31-13. What do you got?


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[Assistant] Have you ever come, uh, did you ever plan a turf like that in college or pros?


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[Assistant] Cardinals beat the Washington football team 30-15. Cardinals 2-0 by the way.


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[Assistant] He's the kryptonite that way. They just end up kind of getting buried with their kickoffs. They never get the national spotlight. I think they have it a couple times this year. And if you haven't seen him, get a chance to get on Game Pass. It's awesome. It is awesome.


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[Assistant] Ravens beat the Texans. Texans, by the way. Ravens 2-0. Looks like they haven't even broken a sweat.


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[Assistant] Right back into that mode. No doubt. Titans v Jaguars 3330.


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[Assistant] A little further apart from you than normal. Yeaah. That's fine.


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[Assistant] And he did, he finally just said, hey, tell him he's not going, he might as well just do it in his pants. And whatever, so.


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[Assistant] And you sweat and all that, so you can just, uh, you can picture the rest.


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[Assistant] But that's okay. And yeah, we were having some good laughs. I thought we were, I thought we were on the air, you know? And so I'm telling some stories, and I said, oh, I'm waiting. Okay, Phil, you ready to start?


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[Assistant] I'm the guest, I run the show. Paul, it is great to talk to you. How are you doing, man?


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[Assistant] My dad was a factory worker. My mom, we were farmed. They were farmers to start with. We moved to the big city of the outskirts of Louisville. And, you know, we're there and...


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[Assistant] And be asleep, you know, snoring. I mean, he could really snore and then all of a sudden he'd go.


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[Assistant] Beat you, well, you know, just, oh, he just, it was the funnest thing of the night. The hell with what was on TV. He was entertainment just in his dreams and talking in his sleep. So maybe that's where I got it from too. So I don't know.


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[Assistant] Well no, I was gonna say, when I, I, to this day, when I call my older brother Dominic that Christopher's talking about,


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[Assistant] Because he's gonna pick it up and go, HEY YOU BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM and I mean you just go, oh my god, who can think of this stuff? I mean it's unbelievable, rolls off his tongue.


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[Assistant] On fields and throw the football around, stuff like that. So when that time comes, you will definitely get together. It'll be a lot of fun. Be a lot of fun for your son, being young.


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[Assistant] And all that to see a lot of the other kids that are not much older than him that we've trained for a few years. So it'll be a great learning experience for him and he'll have a lot of fun doing it too. He'll.


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[Assistant] He'll get to hear my son Matt do his thing cause his mouth, he doesn't care if you're five years old, it comes out of his mouth just like Christopher's, so.


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[Assistant] I basically had the Jim McMahon haircut where I...


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[Assistant] You couldn't have, you couldn't have pinched my hair. It was so short and top of my head. And everybody, all camp, every reporter.


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[Assistant] Yeah, that's why I did it. I think if I cut my hair like Jim McMahon, we'll go to the Super Bowl.


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[Assistant] Whatever, I thought that's what you were going to talk about. Yes, I remember that photoshoot very much. And uhm, not one of my better moments, but that's the way it goes.


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[Assistant] So we just played the role. I was the commissioner or something. I don't know, but it was, uh,


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[Assistant] Quite a time between the two of them. My gosh, I could write five books. I really could. There's no doubt about it.


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[Assistant] You can remember, I can remember my first play in my fifth grade.


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[Assistant] The first time I ever played football in the fifth grade. I can remember the first play.


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[Assistant] Uh, things like that. That's, you know, in sports you just remember everything. So when you're around characters like Bill and Lawrence, their actions were so unique and, you know, out of place and different. Whatever you want to say that you remember them. So.


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[Assistant] No, you have not. Yes, I knew they were very good friends. In fact, Lawrence was down in North Carolina on a Saturday night, called me and said, Hey, I'm playing golf tomorrow with Michael. We need a fourth. I want you to come down here and be my partner and bring your checkbook or bring cash if you got it. And I was like, Oh man, I'm coming. Let me.


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[Assistant] And, you know, it was hard to get a flight there, whatever, so I called my, I said, look, I can't make it, man. Whatever, so you know what was going on.


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[Assistant] But yes, I knew they were very good friends, playing a lot of golf when they were pros, but they were good friends from what I understand, just talking to Lawrence in college, and they, Lawrence used to play a lot of basketball with them too.


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[Assistant] You know, I can imagine when he was in college that he could literally probably hang in there pretty well with him playing, playing because he was trimmer and I played basketball with Lawrence maybe in our


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[Assistant] Fifth or sixth year, something like that or fifth. I don't know when we were doing all those games. We'd go out to high schools and play in front of the, all the kids and play against the teachers and stuff like that. He was an excellent basketball player, could really shoot.


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[Assistant] And, you know, all that stuff, and of course, in his young days, could really run and just dunk it any way he wanted.


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[Assistant] You know, uh, but I, I know they still do play a lot and, uh, they're, they're great friends.


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[Assistant] Oh, it wasn't what I had to do. I just couldn't make it work, Paul. I couldn't get a flight and get down there. That's all. He wasn't worried about us.


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[Assistant] So, Christopher, see, you're exploiting the truth, son.


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[Assistant] How are you adjusting to the fact that you're now playing in New York with a pro team and not at Morehead State?


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[Assistant] I think I'm, I adjusted after a couple days of practice. You know, you throw a ball and somebody intercepts it and you go, whoa, that should have been a completion in Moorhead, but here. So you know, you adjust fast as a quarterback and.


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[Assistant] I can't remember, I just remember playing maybe my first start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


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[Assistant] And they were really good. They were 5 and 0. I think we were 0 and 5.


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[Assistant] Oh man, I just, hey, my tongue, I went and full fledged just, you know, everything at them and they just, I was like, God, I guess this is the way it is. And, and, but the great thing is, is I've told you guys many times, most of my career, uh, the cameras and the broadcast were so different.


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[Assistant] But that kind of stuff did go away very fast. I'd say about my second or third year, the trash talking on the field was...


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[Assistant] Got on my tippy toes, threw it on top of his head and just left my chest wide open and he put that big head right in the middle of my chest. And my chest, of course had blood on it, this and that.


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[Assistant] And for about, I'd say five, ten years, every time I would stretch my shoulders back, my chest would pop.


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[Assistant] Between that, of course, you know, Reggie White, I've told all those stories. Reggie White, of course, just hit you, grabbed you, fell on you. He was awesome at it.


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[Assistant] Oh my god, I was like, oh I hope we can run the ball, but.


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[Assistant] I drop at my back and pass and it's just an avalanche. And they just crush me. And they pick me up. Both of them. Pat me on the rear and that's it. Hang in there, man. You can do it. Hang in there.


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[Assistant] You get, come on, hang it. And I always tell you, I've said this story many times ago, with the, were they seeing that with like...


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[Assistant] But over time I realized it was like a compliment from Reggie then, because, you know, uh,


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[Assistant] Just the fact that I would stand there and try to throw it as they were hitting me, they loved that about, probably about any quarterback, so.


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[Assistant] Yeah, but there's something guys, Kevin Green, uh, last one, Kevin Green out in Los Angeles in 1989 was playing against our right tackle. He was young and he was just having a party.


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[Assistant] And then my ankle hurt, I had a brace on it, and it was, you know, it's the worst thing for a quarterback.


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[Assistant] And he hits me, and finally he hits me one time, really hard to go to the ground, I'm laying on the ground, he's laying there, he goes, man, sorry Phil.


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[Assistant] And sometimes I would celebrate, maybe say some things I shouldn't have after we scored or threw a touchdown and he just hated that act. And I heard him say it on the radio. We're going down to play him on, um, uh, Monday night. Right.


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[Assistant] I'm thinking, oh man, Richard Dinsk will kill my ass tonight. And of course he did. We beat him.


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[Assistant] And I threw a touchdown in the left corner in Chicago, and I mean it was dropped back and I flicked it with my wrist as quick as I could because here he came.


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[Assistant] And it was about the sixth or seventh time he's gonna hit me. He hits me, lays on me, doesn't get up, turns and looks and sees as a touchdown. He's mad, so he kind of punches me. You know, not bad, just like, ugh. And I looked at him, I said, I looked at him, I said, are you having a good time?


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[Assistant] Because he must've just, he was digging my ass in that dirt, or that grass. Thank god it was grass then, not that dirt. Yeaah, seriously.


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[Assistant] Oh, so you're doing something now that you really don't want to do because you've never, yeaah, okay. Oh my gosh. Yes.


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[Assistant] Yeah, okay, you know, we, we, we, uh, you know, if it was live, the running back would have cut you. So how's that feel, big boy? You know, yeah, it was.


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[Assistant] Those, those kinda practices sometimes were the worst. You know, as a quarterback, you had to worry about one thing. Was your throwing hand.


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[Assistant] Cause they're always around you and hitting somebody's helmet, the face, whatever. That was always a big concern of mine. I just...


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[Assistant] And just say, uh, let's go to the next play. I'm not gonna throw with all these idiots so close to me like this. So, no worries.


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[Assistant] Well maybe that watch you bought from me, I'll show it to you. That damn thing broke within the first month I had it. So...


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[Assistant] But I still have it and I'm going to get it fixed, but it's been sitting there almost since you get it. I said, you know, I hate this watch fixed. And I know the exact watch you're talking about, but.


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[Assistant] I mean, man, everybody had gold chains back in the 70s. I go, God, I'd love to have a gold chain. And...


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[Assistant] You know, of course, never could have one during college or anything like growing up. So when I came to the Giants.


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[Assistant] I got one of those, nothing really big but just one that went around your neck. That was it.


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[Assistant] Unbelievable, it's just a normal gold chain, you know. Right. Kind of a, yeaah, so.


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[Assistant] You know, well, whatever. Parcells used to tell, I wasn't...


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[Assistant] He, you know, we didn't know each other. He would, he would tell all young players come and he would go to, hey guys, listen to me. Two things. Don't go out and buy no damn fancy car and don't spend any money on jewelry. Okay?


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[Assistant] Yeah, I would say this. First off about Cam Newton, even if he was completely healthy, I don't know if he would have been the guy anyway.


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[Assistant] Because that would have meant probably paying him even more money, whatever. But you know, and I hate to say this,


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[Assistant] During the off season, how they're drafting everything, getting Phillip Rivers, they think they're a big time playoff team.


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[Assistant] Boy, are you guys gonna keep me? If not, let me go do something. Let me, give me a chance to get in a good position when I leave here. Well, I think he landed in a great spot, you know, money wise and being comfortable right near his house where he grew up and played at TCU and all that. And the thing about Philip Rivers, he's going to have a running game. Yes, he does not have the strongest arm in the world. There's no question.


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[Assistant] But what he does have, he is a great anticipation to throw the football. And he is a fearless thrower too.


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[Assistant] And they have a very precise offense in their pass game, I think in Indianapolis.


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[Assistant] Uh, and it was really disappointing and Paul Christopher, I would think you would agree, the first year Frank White was here I was going.


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[Assistant] Systems or new thoughts are placed for the NFL. And you know, Boomer goes, really? You think so? I said, hell I know so.


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[Assistant] I mean, I'm just, it's really creative, I love what they're doing, and we're doing, and then last year, it didn't come out that way.


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[Assistant] And, you know, I don't know if it was Jacoby, whatever it was.


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[Assistant] It just seemed like a different football team and the way they were calling plays and designing plays. So, Phillip Rivers.


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[Assistant] Uh, I think it's a good one year option to see what they can do or whatever. Maybe two if it really is, just goes really well and he hangs in there. But it's, uh.


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[Assistant] And that, you know, Thorpe River's arm was always better than people thought.


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[Assistant] Really his motion, he keeps his arm angle always the same. He very seldom loses control of the football. Uh, those things and there's a lot of...


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[Assistant] There are a lot of things that he does very well, that's why he's so accurate with the football.


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[Assistant] That's funny. Yeah, there is a little difference. I've caught for...


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[Assistant] Righties and lefties, and I feel it when it does come to me, but nothing that a pro won't get, get ready for.


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[Assistant] In a very short time. And let's see. You're on the right hash, all the formations going left. You're on the left hash, all the formations going right. Uh, 100% just about the NFL. Because the hashes are so tight, that's what you do.


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[Assistant] So that all grew and oh wait, I gotta turn it around in my brain. Hey coach, you call the play, you're on one ass, you call it to the field or the formation or whatever. That's how you usually do it. And I love this one, all the bootlegs.


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[Assistant] Well, you know, all I can tell you is through great experience from watching NFL Now, for right-handers to run bootlegs to the left.


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[Assistant] If you can't run to your left as a righty and throw a bootleg just as good or as well as you do going to the right.


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[Assistant] Hell, I just, after all with college kids, pros and everything. And we do it, and it's, you know what they all say, Paul? Almost so man. Whatever hand they are.


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[Assistant] And I go yeaah, no it is, cause it forces you to do it right. The other way you can fall into traps. And it almost always, right from the start,


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[Assistant] Righty's so better going to the left, and lefty's so better going to the right, uh, when they're on the run. So, so all those myths and...


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[Assistant] You gotta make, if it's, oh, oh my god, two is in the game, what we got?


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[Assistant] Man, this is a new day and age. Everybody's ready for all that stuff and has done it many times before now.


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[Assistant] Yeah, that's funny. You know what? Maybe it's a good thing you didn't go there.


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[Assistant] Yeah, well let me just say that, you know, one, you know, of course we knew Tampa Bay and New Orleans were going to start the season out on a Sunday night or whatever game or Monday, one of those things. And it came across my phone that it is going to be, I don't know if it's the Thursday or Sunday game or no, it won't be the Thursday. It'll be the Sunday game because, um, Kansas city will get the Thursday game. So.


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[Assistant] And, you know, this and that. And, oh, everybody does. I'm being very general here. But everybody always, oh, Andy Dalton.


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[Assistant] You know, he's a really good, solid NFL quarterback. Had five playoff runs in a row.


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[Assistant] So that's saying something and probably as I've said his best one by far to give him a chance to win and maybe move forward.


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[Assistant] More than just one game is the year he got hurt late. So, and then, of course, the uproar that


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[Assistant] That, oh, maybe this is who Dallas is gonna go with and all that. Come on, no. They're not comparing Andy Dalton to Dak Prescott.


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[Assistant] And I don't understand the hold up on the Dak Prescott thing, I really don't.


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[Assistant] What kind of money are we arguing over? A million, two million, whatever it is. And, uh, I don't know why the Cowboys have waited this long. And you know what it does? It really does, it gets personal with players after a while.


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[Assistant] I had to hold out one year and it started getting personal with me. I go, why am I holding out? I'm not asking, I'm just asking for something average. And, you know, I had to hold out for a couple of weeks, so.


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[Assistant] And I've even heard people tell me that Dak Prescott is...


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[Assistant] It's really starting to bother them, the fact that they can't get this deal done. And I don't know why they haven't, but, uh,


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[Assistant] Is Andy Dalton a threat to his job? Uh, no, of course not.


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[Assistant] How the Baltimore Ravens, I didn't look it up, I wanted to. How'd they get so many draft picks? And of course, I don't know. Ozzy Newsome.


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[Assistant] And I know it's Eric DaCosta now who picks him. I don't know how much Ozzie Newsome has to do with it.


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[Assistant] But just the guys they got once again. Patrick Queen at linebacker. J.K. Dobbins.


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[Assistant] Uh, Scura, the center got hurt. I said, boy, that could really hurt them with their run game. Then they have Patrick Macari come in there.


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[Assistant] I think that's how you say his name, McCarr or McCarrie, I'm not sure. Okay, I got my, I'm not gonna look it up in my pronunciation guide. But, he did great! And I just said, and it, not only that,


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[Assistant] They go out and get Coleus Campbell, and everybody forgets they got Derek Wolfe too.


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[Assistant] Believe it or not, that's what Baltimore needed to really accomplish, and they got that done. And it just goes on and on, about even the kid they got from Texas A&M, uh.


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[Assistant] The fact that they got him when they did, that was a great pick up. I guess I'm just wowed how well they do with their personnel.


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[Assistant] And of course getting Dobbins I think was really a big deal because last year, if Mark Ingram is healthy, they're going to win that playoff game.


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[Assistant] They would have wanted, that really hurt them not having that guy that could just pound it up in there with speed, power, and just...


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[Assistant] That, they got beat up a tight end at the end of the year too, if you remember.


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[Assistant] So that was, that was just one thing. Sorry. Got my cell phone thought I had it turned off, but I didn't. But you know, the other thing is to give me your thoughts real quick.


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[Assistant] I hear this is the talk now, you know, me, I watch TV and I get irritated as hell listening to people. This is a make or break here. This is it.


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[Assistant] Gotta be the year, all that stuff that everybody says, cause it's really prevalent on TV.


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[Assistant] Yeah, well, of course I agree with you guys. I'll say this about him. Yeah, I, I, I don't know.


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[Assistant] Maybe he was lifting weights or whatever. I did think he looked a little heavy last year, more than he should, and this and that.


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[Assistant] And the one thing that I am very positive about, because I watched, you know, I'm not going to sit here, I studied them every single week, but I watched them a lot.


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[Assistant] And it just, it got away, not that it gets away, it traveled differently than they expected it, overthrew guys, missed guys, when there really was no reason to just show off like you could throw at a hundred miles an hour. You know, just, just kind of play the game at a more controlled pace and


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[Assistant] Don't be frantic. He, you know, he gets, he got so frantic at times. I bet he did get better at it last year.


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[Assistant] Instead of always breaking to his right on the first sight, he thought he had pressure. He kinda hung in the pocket last year more. And, and...


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[Assistant] Made some plays because he showed some patience in doing that. So just, hey, it's, it is true.


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[Assistant] Every play, you know, every throw doesn't have to be the greatest throw of your life. You don't have to go for the home runs all the time, all that stuff. He just needs to play the position, just play the position better, and just be patient. Because that's what it's about, the league. Now the league is about, you know, even for Patrick Mahomes.


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[Assistant] That's what you see with almost every football team, and he needs to learn to play that way himself. So.


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[Assistant] You know, I looked at the Denver, I can't wait to see the Denver Broncos to be my last thing.


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[Assistant] Just the fact that, you know, all the guys from, you know, just how the quarterback played last year, they picked up A.J. Bouye, they got him, Bradley Chubb comes back, they got Jarell Casey, my gosh, and they get Jerry Judy and, and K.J. Hammer in the draft, and Cortland Sutton's there, all, I, I just, and no offense, so I just want to see how this all comes together.


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[Assistant] I do like Pat Shermer as an offensive coordinator a lot. I really do. And I, I've said this, I hope I didn't say it last week or whenever we talked.


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[Assistant] But I loved what he did in Minnesota, but they never got the giant team in the position to kind of be that team.


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[Assistant] Where the quarterback moved and we ran the ball enough and it just, it was, it was deceptive. Case Kingdom was friggin' awesome up in Minnesota. That year they went to the championship game. And, you know, with, um, Drew Luck out there, almost, I was getting ready to call him Andrew Luck.


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[Assistant] Drew Locke, you know, yes, we saw a really good sample from him last year.


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[Assistant] And it's funny, I was just seeing highlights of them this morning going.


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[Assistant] Man, he did some things there that looked simple, but those were difficult, and it'll be interesting. If his talent...


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[Assistant] Matches up to what Christopher, you were a big Drew, Drew Lock fan.


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[Assistant] Uhm, I probably wasn't as big as you, just I thought, oh man, it's just out of control looking, but...


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[Assistant] Realize it too, the team was awful, the offense was horrendous, the concepts were terrible, but besides that.


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[Assistant] When I saw him on a pro football field last year when he finally started playing, you know, sitting there at CBS looked down and said, man, the guy's got, he's definitely got.


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[Assistant] Big time starter talent. There's no question about it. I'm really anxious to see how that goes this year for the Denver Broncos.


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[Assistant] And yeaah, I can pick some teams out where I just say, I don't know where it's going and I don't think it's going where you want it to go. But not many, I just kind of go, oh, this will work, you know, and of course we know most of it won't work. So, uh, it's just, it's just kind of fun this time of year to guess, think about and see if you can kind of pick out the teams that are going to, you know, surprises and.


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[Assistant] Okay, I'll take that, fine. That sounds good, you're right. We should have discussed these things before we came on air, but who cares? We might as well just peel back the curtain and let it go. Hey! Yes.


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[Assistant] Alright, well we had a good first week. I mean, for the most part. You did great on your best bets. 2-0-1. I mean, if somebody listened to you, they made money out there. Oh, wait, forget it. I got a new picture. Wooo! Man, I look good. Evil Roger Goodell is gone.


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[Assistant] And, oh man, I like it. Okay, I'll take anything. Like I said, I'd take underwear on my head over that other picture. Floria, you need some work. Uhm, you look like one of the doo-wop singers in the background of the Jersey Boys or something. Alright? And you're older than that. Way older than that.


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[Assistant] More greys, skins not as, you know, good looking, sorry, all of that. But we, 12 and 4 straight up for me. 8 and 8 straight up for you. We had our four disagreements and I won. Yeaah, straight up your ass. We're gonna figure out if we can swear on this thing, uh, as we go too. We're just gonna let it fly.


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[Assistant] Nine and seven against the spread, six and ten against the spread for you. Like we talked about, your best bets, you won there. Congratulations. Uhm, as I discussed last year, I, we're in, I know I'm into best bets and straight up, more than...


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[Assistant] All the other games against the spread, which, you know, to me, yeaah, okay, I gotta pick one or the other and I pick it, whatever, but it's not like I'm confident against those. Uh, but here we go. You ready? You wanna kick off these 1 o'clock games? What?


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[Assistant] Yes. Because I won when it mattered. Right. That's right. You showed up in prime time. Yeah, that's what you did. That's what you did. Just like your boy, Kirk Cousins. Alright, let's do it. Alright, let's go. Thursday Night Football. Browns. Bengals. Bengals going to Cleveland.


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[Assistant] Browns favored by six and a half. We got an over-under at 43 and a half. The Browns did not look great last week. I think we both agree it was a little bit misleading of a scorer. There was there to be had for them to get in the game. Joe Burrow, the magic at the end of the football game. They just come up short with the chippy field goal being missed. All of that. Go ahead, Mike, lead us off.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I hear you, and you know what? Oddly enough, Chris Simms has picked the Browns 24 to 20 as well, so we have the same exact score there.


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[Assistant] I agree with everything you said. And I think that's where the advantage the Browns have over the Bengals. Geno Atkins not gonna play. The Browns got a good offensive line. The two headed monster at running back. Passing game is a work in progress as we know. I think that's why we're both saying please run the ball more. Cincinnati, just a quick flip around there.


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[Assistant] We know the Browns, the line is real. There's no doubt about that. They got a good front four. They can get after the quarterback.


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[Assistant] Second level linebackers, secondary banged up right now. I got questions about those two levels of the defense. And I think Zach Taylor's smart enough to know that, hey, I gotta get the ball out of this guy's hands. Our offensive line's a little bit of a work in progress. I don't want my young quarterback getting killed by this front four.


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[Assistant] They'll try to run the ball, but I also think that they'll have a little bit of an advantage in the pass game. I expected improvement from Joe Burrow. I don't think he's going to miss some of those throws we saw in week one. I do think they keep it close, but ultimately,


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[Assistant] Like you let it off. The Browns got a little too much talent, or just a little farther along. Not much farther along, but a little farther along in their process. I go Browns 2420.


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[Assistant] Alright, you ready? Here we go. Let's go. Next game up. Lions. Packers. Lions blow a football game. Shocker. I've never heard that story before. Packers looked awesome. Whoop your Vikings. Five and a half point favorites. 49.5 is the over and under. Mike, how do you see this one unfolding?


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[Assistant] Wow, yeaah, you got him winning convincingly there. I-I-I'm going to the Packers to win the football game as well. I'm gonna go 28-20. I don't feel quite as confident as you just as far as that extra six points or whatever. I guess because of desperation.


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[Assistant] That scares me a little bit with the Detroit Lions. The Lions too, I will say this.


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[Assistant] They showed the ability to run the ball a little last week.


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[Assistant] And if the running backs, the rest of the group, other than Adrian Peterson, Kerryon Johnson, DeAndre Swift can be a little bit healthier, maybe contribute to some of those carries. I think a few of those runs, there was maybe a little bit more to be had there with some younger legs. And I'm not trying to take away from anything from Adrian Peterson.


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[Assistant] It's something I still don't know about the Packers is their run defense. It looked pretty good last week. I can't lie, but I'd like to see another week. I think that's what just scares me a little bit along with the desperation of the Lions. But what we saw from Green Bay,


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[Assistant] With that new aggressive passing attack, and I saw Aaron Rodgers stay on the number one read longer. That was my biggest concern about him last year. Too many times where he got off one and he just thought, I'm gonna dance back here and I'll find somebody eventually. Wait, nobody came open. Nobody. You passed up the completion that was there to be had.


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[Assistant] I saw a much cleaner game from him too. And ultimately, yeaah, I can't go away from Green Bay here. I'm going 28-20.


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[Assistant] The Indianapolis Colts. Your Vikings looked bad last week. The Colts had a game they lost. It was Phillip Rivers extraordinaire. They had no business losing that freaking game. They dominated. They never punted their two and a half point favorites at home. 48.5 over and under Mike. Can your team get back on track?


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[Assistant] Now, my reasoning, I'm scared of Philip Rivers. I get it. You're, I mean, yeaah. I'm scared of it. I mean, we've seen, how many times have we seen that story last week?


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[Assistant] I was so encouraged by so many things I saw with the Colts football team. I'm going to err on the fact of Philip Rivers is not that stupid to do it again.


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[Assistant] To realize that if he just limited his mistakes, they win that game easy. Now they missed a field goal, they missed a chip shot field goal, missed a fourth and a foot and a half down inside the five. There was many things that went wrong.


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[Assistant] I don't know what the Vikings are. And I guess what scares me about the Vikings is, you know, realistically, they're, I think playing a more complete offense here with the Indianapolis Colts. I know you're right. They don't have Aaron Rodgers and that's a big thing, but receiving core offensive line.


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[Assistant] You know, even the two running backs they got back left compared to green-beige running backs, I'd rather have the Colts. And then I think the Colts defense...


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[Assistant] I think it matches up okay with here in Minnesota. What I worry about is your Minnesota defense. Only Yannick and Gokwe pass rushing. The run defense didn't look great. I'm a little worried about that too. And now you got the great blue wall in Indianapolis coming. So I'm going to play the Colts pissed off.


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[Assistant] Yep, I hear you. Okay, let's go to the next one. We're going to Chicago, baby.


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[Assistant] We're going to see the Bears, okay? We're going to eat some bratwurst and watch the Bears and Mitchell Trubisky because he's clutch, okay? Uh, the Giants at Bears. Bears favored by five and a half. I'm actually a little surprised by that point spread. Over, under at 42 and a half. Mike, we saw the Giants hang in there and...


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[Assistant] Really make a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, even though they were overmatched. And then the Bears with that comeback against the Lions, it didn't look great for three and a half quarters. And of course, Mitch got clutch and made some big time throws. Do you think that magic continues here in week two?


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[Assistant] I could see that happening. There's no doubt. I'm surprised by the five and a half point, uh, you know.


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[Assistant] Uh, spread in-in favor of the Chicago Bears, I am. Uh, now, I-I think this is what I-I'm gonna go Bears 20 to 17. And a close one.


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[Assistant] Man, the New York Giants, you gotta start off the year with the Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. But I guess the thing I will say, I do still worry about the Giants offensive line. I do. Khalil Mack, you know, Robert Quinn, I think he's back in the fold this week.


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[Assistant] We know that's a good front for, or a good front for the Chicago Bears in general.


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[Assistant] To where I just think they'll, they're gonna make life hard on the Giants offense. I don't think the Giants are gonna be able to run the ball with any consistency and look at it that way. And because the Bears are so big up front too,


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[Assistant] I think they'll know, like, hey, I think our front seven can kind of hang in there and handle the run by itself. We don't need to put an extra safety down there, do that. So I think they're able to protect their secondary a little that way too. To stop from the Daniel Jones big pass plays and everything like that. Now the Bears offense.


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[Assistant] I like the little, what I saw. I do think they're more three tight end sets. They're trying to run the ball and have a, have a little bit of identity, but they're not there yet. And it certainly wasn't pretty. The game fell for them the right way in the third or fourth quarter. And ultimately I'm just going to go with the Bears defense and


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[Assistant] Just a little more experience in this game to win a close one. But I don't feel real confident about that. That's kind of a coin flip game to me. And as you can see, you went by three and I went by three the other way. Alright.


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[Assistant] Atlanta at Dallas, both 0 and 1. Holy crap if either one of these teams go to 0 and 2. We know how tough that can be. Atlanta was hanging in there with the Falcons and then it got blown out by Russell Wilson and Comby. The Cowboys, close game, threw out against the Rams. They're favored by 4 and a half over or under at 52 and a half. Mike, go ahead.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I hear you. I think this is another game I look at as a coin flip game. I'm going the Cowboys with you. I'm joining there and I'm going 24-21. Uhm, again, I think Atlanta...


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[Assistant] We'll be able to move the ball a little bit on the Dallas Cowboys through the air. I'm not sure they're going to be able to do it through the run game. I don't know about that yet. I still think that's very iffy. Girly.


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[Assistant] He looks okay straight away, but when he has to make cuts, you can see there's a knee issue to me still. It's not the same type of explosion, so I gotta see that run game more. Dallas, I just think, with that old line, like you talked about, the Falcons D-line's got some solid players. Grady Jared's really good.


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[Assistant] Dante Fowler's good, who else is there, and they're more of a speed-based defense in front seven, to where I worry about them getting overpowered a little bit in the run game, and then ultimately, with all the weapons...


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[Assistant] Yeah, I don't think that Atlanta's secondary is ready for this kind of weaponry coming to town yet. As we saw last week, they struggle with Seattle's weapons. These weapons are every bit as good.


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[Assistant] They're starting two young corners. Isaiah Oliver on the outside to me is an issue. He can't run. He has no top end speed. They choose to choose to attack him over AJ Terrell, the rookie at a Clemson who was a first rounder. And I just think they're going to have some mismatches there and some hard times in offense. I'm going to go, Cowboys win a close one over the Falcons.


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[Assistant] Alright, let's rock. Let's go to Tampa Bay. Tom Brady, Bruce Arians calling him out. There were some good and bad last week. Carolina looked a little better than I expected, but the Bucks are favored by nine and a half. That's a big number for an 0-1 football team that had some offensive mistakes, Mike.


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[Assistant] Do you think they cover that nine and a half? Did they blow Carolina out of the water this week?


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[Assistant] Yeah, I see what you're saying there. I mean, I do think that the Bucs are clearly a better football team, team here. On paper, everything about it. They're both teams that are dealing with newness and coming together that way and trying to figure it out. But the Bucs have more talent.


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[Assistant] Now, I will say, Carolina's offense is talented, like we saw last week. McCaffrey, we know that. Robbie Anderson, whoa, he can fly, go deep touchdown passes. DJ Moore, Curtis Samuel, they got enough to go around to where I'm still not sure about this Bucs defense. I know I like their front.


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[Assistant] Their secondary is questionable, and I'm not gonna buy into it all the way until I see them have some games of dominance and consistency. I'm going bucks as well. 31-27, but I expect, yea, the Panthers will score maybe a late touchdown. You know, one of those late touchdowns with 45 seconds left.


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[Assistant] To make it a four point game, and they try to kick an onside kick to maybe do, you know, that type of scenario. A game where the Bucks win by four, but we're clearly in control.


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[Assistant] All game long. I just, I like those Carolina weapons. Alright, you good there? Box desperately need this win. Desperately need this win. If they start 0-2, they got major trouble going. Definitely. And this is a team that we like, we both know. We know they're better, so you should win this game. Alright, Rams. Big win.


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[Assistant] Philadelphia sacks all over the place last week against the football team. LA favored by one and a half. Aaron Donald against that beat up Eagles offensive line. Mike, do you think the Rams can go across country and win it?


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[Assistant] I'm with you. I'm going to Rams 23-21 as well. It's a tough matchup for the Eagles. They don't run the ball. They're not consistent with the run game. The Rams, we know they can get after the quarterback.


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[Assistant] They're pretty well coached on defense. You know, they can play simple and sound and they got a little creativity in their, their package as well. And then offensively,


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[Assistant] Hey, that pace, everything they do, the screams, the quick passes, it kind of negates the overpowering nature of the Eagles front four. And I'd like to see more of this Eagles defense.


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[Assistant] The Eagles can win the game if their front four can dominate the Rams offensive line. But I'm not sure they can do that yet. I'm not sure. And McVeigh's the master at game planning to not let teams do that to him.


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[Assistant] By the tempo, the speed sweeps, the screens, he keeps the defensive line guessing and never lets them get aggressive. I think that's why I'm going with the Rams.


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[Assistant] The Rams are a tough football team. You can say what they want in the Sean McVay era. There's only been one game I've ever felt like they didn't show up for. And that was the Ravens last year, I think on a Thursday night. Other than that, they're physical, they're tough, they're in everything.


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[Assistant] And, uh, I have more confidence in them with this.


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[Assistant] Beat up Eagles team that I don't know what to expect on the offense and everything, so I'm going Rams 23-21.


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[Assistant] Alright, let's go out to New York. 49ers 0-1-1. Going to see the New York Jets who are also 0-1-1. San Francisco 6.5 point. Favorite, er, favorite here. Over-under at 42.5. Go ahead, Michael.


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[Assistant] No, there's just not enough difference makers on the New York jet football team. Who you gonna look at a defense that can make a play in a big moment, do anything like that? There's nobody. There's nobody. There's no, you know, C.J. Mosley, no Jamal Adams.


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[Assistant] You know, the rookie or the second year kid, Quinnon Williams has not lived up to expectations yet. He needs to start popping and showing up. And you're right. The 49ers are going to be pissed off. I'm a little scared because they're banged up.


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[Assistant] I get a little scared anytime because of Jimmy Garoppolo. I just don't, you know, again, it wasn't bad last week.


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[Assistant] It wasn't great. It was good. There was moments of, okay, that's really good. But it left a bad taste in my mouth with those crappy throws at the end of the game that were there to be had to win the football game. But ultimately, I'm going with you. The 49ers are just on another level of a football team. I think they're gonna be pissed off.


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[Assistant] Buffalo Bills at the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo looked as good as anybody in football last week. Five and a half point favorites against Ryan Fitzpatrick. He threw interceptions last week. Does Buffalo blow them out, Mike?


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[Assistant] Yeah, the Bills are a complete football team. There's not really any area you can look at them and go they're weak. Their only thing you gotta ever worry about them with right now is just...


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[Assistant] The Josh Allen, will he do something silly or crazy? And we saw a little of that last week. Man, is he good though. When he's on his game, like he was last week, they are scary. Uh, their defense, very good.


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[Assistant] I think, you know, they're going to make life hard on Ryan Fitzpatrick. They can't run the ball really consistently in Miami. When Sean McDermott sees that, he'll have seven guys dropping into zones that'll be right in the right places. I think that the, the


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[Assistant] The Bills win 24-17, but it's more comfortable than that. Like a 24-10 with a late touchdown by the Dolphins. Something like that, but clearly the better football team, so I like Buffalo. Alright, Jaguars at the Tennessee Titans. Titans favored by 8.5. Over-under at 42.5. Jacksonville found a way to win last week.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I really like the way the Tennessee Titans looked last week. I do. I know it was a close football game, but we gotta remember they missed three field goals and everything like that. They had chances to control that football game. And yes, I don't think Jacksonville has anything to write home about as well yet. Tennessee can overpower you on both sides of the ball.


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[Assistant] And that's not a good look, let alone Ryan Tannehill still throwing the ball really well. So I'm going Titans 20 to 10. It's never going to be pretty and sexy with the Titans, but I think they control this one throughout. And, uh, the Jags have a hard time moving the football. All right.


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[Assistant] Broncos at the Steelers. Steelers defense was awesome. They're favored by 7.5. Offense got it going as the game went on. Big Ben seemed to be more comfortable.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I kind of see it the same exact way. I mean, you said it. I don't think it's, you're going to be able to blow out the Broncos and just run away with the game. I think the defense is still too good and Vic Fanzio is too good of a coach on that side to just like get blown out of the water. Now I worry about the Broncos offense. It could be a blowout.


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[Assistant] If the Broncos offense without Cortland Sutton, right, which I don't think he's going to be back this week or nonetheless, he ain't going to be a hundred percent. KJ Hamler, their second round pick, who I was all excited about. He wasn't able to play the other night. You know, it came down to Jerry Judy. You had a, had some big drops actually in some big moments there.


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[Assistant] I do worry about the youngness of that Broncos offense seeing this defense, which is complicated and does all kinds of crazy crap, let alone they got some of the biggest baddest mofos you've ever seen on the planet playing defense. So I just don't see any way.


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[Assistant] That the Broncos win this football game. I think that it's kind of ugly because the Broncos' defense is solid, but Big Ben, another week of playing. Their young receivers get it going. I think Steelers 23-13. Man, we've had some similar scores here throughout the day. I'm starting to...


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[Assistant] Uhm, I'm starting to get worried because we think alike. It's not a good thing, at least from my end, okay? Uhm, yeaah. Yeaah. Okay. Alright, we good with that group of games, right?


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[Assistant] Yeah, that's right, and uh, we'll see. I got two I know for sure are my best bets that I like. I'm in the air between a few other ones, uh, for that last and final one, so we'll see where that goes.


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[Assistant] Let's, uh, let's finish off some of these games. Uh, where, where are we at here? Okay, sorry, my fault. Let's start out with these four o'clock games.


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[Assistant] The football team versus the Cardinals, AKA Kyler Murray. He was fun to watch last week. He won that game almost by himself in a, in a, in so many ways or lack of ways to say it.