RULERS OF THE NORTH - CAN THE RAVENS MAINTAIN THEIR HOLD ON THE AFC NORTH?

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[00:01:33] It's starting right up the valve. So... I've been sitting around and you know... I've been talking to y'all for the last couple of months, The last year about how I don't watch the Olympics. Yeah. And now I ain't going live when I saw a team USA was down 17.

[00:01:56] I might have ran to the remote. I might have ran to the remote. But there's something else going on in Paris that caught my attention. So, there is a great young woman, 27 years old, representing the United States and Black America in a way that we should be represented.

[00:02:21] Listen up closely. Vice President Harris. So, while I turn on TV and I get on to YouTube and do all these things and I see people like Quavo and I see Meg Distallion working on stage.

[00:02:40] I say to myself, if you're going to do something from the entertainment realm, why not invite somebody like Gabby Thomas? Now I know she's in Paris right now. So, you know, we gotta wait for that. But I'm just trying to put that into the universe.

[00:02:58] 27 years old, graduated from Harvard in 2019. With a bachelor's degree. You know where her major was, Mr. logical. Imagine... Engineering? Neurobiology and global health. Neurobiology and global health. Yes, and then you know, so in between that, she's winning a bronze medal. She's winning a silver medal.

[00:03:25] Then she comes back. You know, gets her master's degree in epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Center over in H Town. So salute to Gabby Thomas because on top of all that, she finally got her gold medal this week. Finally got her gold medal.

[00:03:49] So even before the Olympics, she already earned a gold medal in life. So as you pander for our votes, as you try to prove that you're down. Yeah. Why don't you talk to somebody like Gabby Thomas?

[00:04:15] Well, set a can of anything to it. Can't take anything from it. Yeah. And she smoked the competition. Paris has had Paris's put in a good show. I heard of that recently that most cities don't turn a profit when they wholesale Olympics.

[00:04:34] I think it's like a thing you just do and I've for like the last 20 to 30 years. I believe the last people to do it was like LA in the 1980s. And I think it's because the previous Olympics had done so poorly. They were able to negotiate, you know,

[00:04:51] they were better leverage plan to go to Shastien Point. So they were able to turn a profit but like most cities place don't turn a profit. And we've seen stories of like the real, like some of those places that kind of dilapidated

[00:05:04] but Paris has put it on a good show. Pretty short has got me more information and comes out seeing what was in great. But as far as the performances what we're seeing, especially the women, the American women is showing out. The men leave us something to be desired.

[00:05:19] Some of them actually killing it. Okay. So I'll leave some might get off my chest. All right. Few months back. Right. Maybe it was last year. No allows other, the fabulous, you know, question. We're all chipping of what? And I get it. I get it as someone.

[00:05:41] As he competes on the world's values and he's looking around and he's seeing different. The conscious being represented. He's like, we're out here competing against different countries. His reference was in two regards. The NBA called themselves a world champion. What then he goes out there in a 100?

[00:05:58] We knew all the pressure was on and I think he, I think he embraced that pressure because ultimately his career is a sprinter. It's a very short shelf life. Right now there's a 17 year old somewhere in America. That in three years, three and a half years,

[00:06:19] is going to be faster than the world's world. Three and a half years is going to be faster than him as no allows that. Believe he's in his early 20s. So I see he gets closer to 30. There's a kid out there right now, probably from Texas.

[00:06:35] That's going to be faster than him in three and a half years. So his Olympic moment is now. So he took advantage of it with the world championships. And all the line like kind of being focused on him in the build up

[00:06:47] to the Olympics you took it on his chest. And then he goes out in the 200 today in he wins bronze. Rumor has he had Colby got diagnosed a couple days ago. Some earlier in the broadcast with the mask on. So I'm going to say this.

[00:07:05] I'm glad he talked his talk before he won any medals. I applaud him for that. He's something about these guys from Virginia. We'll get into it more later. That you just can't hold this down. When it lose, we're going to talk our shit.

[00:07:22] But we're going to talk it early. We're not, you know, we're not front friends. We're going to let you know if the rip. This is how we feel. And we're going to write a dive with it.

[00:07:32] So I'm going to applaud him for that because I was off my father earlier. I'm like, listen, I play. Now I said, I play video games online. I'm playing with Utah. You know, I stay for eight years when my favorite place is to be.

[00:07:45] So I'm playing the guy as Ohio State. The game is, the game isn't flux. I get the ball back. I've to come down. Maybe a field goal, something like that. Into the game. He gets intoception and all of a sudden you want to start talking.

[00:08:01] I'm like, you want to say anything before you got the pick with a minute and a half left. Now you can just run the clock out. You're a quiet as whole game because you thought that Jesus is going to run through this situation.

[00:08:12] So talk that talk from the beginning. It's a time. I gave a talking like this before he had a deal. Like he was saying, no, that's talking about I'm going to be this way. So I applaud no allows for that.

[00:08:23] He's going to get a lot of social media. But because the sport that he participates in, it's going to fade football is going to start here in the next couple of weeks. And it'll be like this me maybe at the last couple of weeks.

[00:08:38] So I'm glad he talked this talk. I'm glad he went out there and performed still coming home with two medals. I couldn't do 200 meters in 19 seconds on a bike. So I can't even like get out there in front like I can go out there and beat him.

[00:08:50] And no point in my life ever have I ever moved that quickly ever. And I've run from bullets and I didn't run that fast. So I applaud him from being able to do that.

[00:09:01] If he was really sick, it looked like he was late running in the last like 80 meters. He didn't look as comfortable in the last 20 or 30 minutes. He didn't 100 in the last 80s and the 200.

[00:09:11] So before everybody starts sharing the means and piling on and creating the reels and everything else. It's really just got one out there. For field is Olympic dream. He talked this talk. He walked the walk and he came up shorter than what you expected for the talk.

[00:09:25] But for me, you talked to talk up front and you backed it up as best you could. And the conditions that you're given. We've been sick and in the early 100. He got a goal. Still title fascist man at the war right now. So shot of the new allow.

[00:09:40] So Alexander Virginia B and B we end up building. So that's what I want to say from my get off my chest. No one allows the world champion. And and all I heard in that whole thing was. Virginia like Ohio, those front runners. LeBron. Steph anyway.

[00:10:00] You don't say like so here we are. He's a cowboy boy. We've been doing these division previews for the last month or so. And we finally made it to the end and boy oh boy, did we save the best for last?

[00:10:15] We didn't have to use that we didn't ignore it. Wouldn't even on purpose. It just seemed to work out that way. Like as we have in our conversations. Yeah, it just happened that way. And of course next week, you know, we'll be getting into our college football thing.

[00:10:29] You know, saying so last year. The Baltimore Ravens 13 and 4 and the crazy thing about being 13 and 4 is two of their losses were to the Steelers. One to the Browns in the overtime loss to the Colts meaning three out of there four losses were in this AFC nor.

[00:10:53] And oh, by the way, the AFC North. No team under 500 last year. You know, that includes the Bengals without Joe Flacco. So funny how we say that the Bengals, you know, I can't say it. It was too often. You know, Baltimore, it was their first division title since 2019.

[00:11:14] Since they hired John Harbaw back in 2008. They have the fourth best record in NFL. I say all that to say, they got some things that I'm concerned about. But I'm still picking them to win this division. What's the use of the logical?

[00:11:35] I think like I said, I believe the Ravens have like you said the purple rain. They, they added the big piece this off season. There can be you still got a bar. They lost some coordinators to win on to get better jobs.

[00:11:54] You got the head coach in Seattle and I believe. Jim Harbaw took another defensive piece to Michigan and then brought him out to the charter. So I think when your successful team, you lose, you're solution pieces.

[00:12:09] But we can go all the way back to like I said, when they've left Cleveland and they were used to be the Browns and that of the Ravens. They've been a hard hitting defense in entire time. So they lose players.

[00:12:22] They tend to have backups that look like the starters. Like if you're starting lineback or six to two, four to the back up is six to two, two, thirty, eight. Like they have the pieces to just basically plug in play.

[00:12:35] You stick to the scheme. You get any spots. You still have a response with that they guys on that team believe he is there version of Ray Lewis.

[00:12:45] I think Lamar even though I don't really, I don't think he's that pinpoint of a pass or I understand he's accurate. But I believe he, I still believe in the, and the game where he simply has to just roll you down the field.

[00:13:01] I'm not sure. I think he can hit open targets. I think he's down field actors do it because they tend to get why receivers that create space down the field or they hit the tight end, which even the tight end is covered.

[00:13:14] Because there's six, four, six, five, two, sixty. A linebacker isn't going to be able to cover that space. So even even if he's on him, you get the ball here. A linebacker gets always through a guy like Mark Andrews.

[00:13:28] You want to have hate in her spec today. So I believe he's a, he benefits from the scheme. But the thing I like about that is that the team builds their scheme builds, gets their players and their philosophy is built around the players of the hat.

[00:13:43] They don't go out here trying to get a bunch of speedy, wide tight ends that don't block just to try to get the passing game. Well, now we're going to get some guys at a block so we can get Lamar easy targets.

[00:13:55] You can get some guys. Yeah, it might not be the biggest wide receivers but they're going to be able to create space down field. Lamar is a great beat throw, beat ball throw. So if you have there, can we?

[00:14:06] And if you, if you're a defensive coordinator, this is which as an offensive staff for the Ravens, you want defensive coordinators to come into the game. Focus and terrified on a couple of aspects of your offense.

[00:14:23] You don't have a great passing threat, but the threat of Lamar and Derek Henry opens up your passing threat because a safety comes down too far or a linebacker bites on a play action.

[00:14:36] Now you got Mark Andrews corner out, 17 are gained first down and keep the sticks moving. You're keeping the fence of coordinator's up and night and I think that's all you really ask for as an offensive staff.

[00:14:50] And you know what's crazy about that? And I apologize in advance because I feel like this is something that you might have said later. You know, it's crazy that Lamar Jackson won the MVP in Russell Wilson had more touchdowns than him.

[00:15:04] And they say that Russell Wilson's washed up and it's just crazy we'll get there later, but just had to show them their work. Derek Henry is actually one of the things that can serve me.

[00:15:16] You know, you know at one point he was the best running back in the league. You know now he didn't hit that number. He's 30 and it's not, and it's not because he's 30 that I'm concerned before you try to jump on me.

[00:15:30] That's not why I'm concerned. I'm concerned because last season he averaged his least yards after context since 2017. Now that could be a bit of factor of who we played for, but it's just something to keep you eye on.

[00:15:48] You know as as we start this season if he comes out the blots a little slow. You heard it here first, right? But then yeah you know when it comes to Lamar Jackson right.

[00:16:01] Lamar Jackson like you mentioned he can use those legs and set for when he's playing Kansas City I suppose. But he they've they've been if he would have scrambled twice per quarter in the first half.

[00:16:19] Can't see that the change of their entire defense in the second half and he's just never did it. Where Lamar did impress me though last year is that I got used to him being reliant on Andrews.

[00:16:32] And of course Andrews went out with the injury and low and behold, it comes Isaiah likely this is what the Ravens do. So when I say them concerned about them, but I'm still picking them the win and division this is why.

[00:16:46] But my concern, my biggest concern is a really big concern. They're replacing three offensive linemen. You know when it so the good news is like we said Lamar has those legs he can improvise keep plays alive potentially. But in my mind that also can mean more interceptions.

[00:17:09] And as you peel that back, you know, Odele Beckham's gone they brought in you know our guy you know says Walker from North Carolina who like had his beef with the NCAA finally got cleared to play with Drake May last year.

[00:17:26] Yeah, you know, but I don't know if you want to rely on him this early in his career because you got Zay flowers and a whole lot of nothing else as far as receivers go.

[00:17:38] Well, they say they mean per the reports, they feel like he's primed for a good healthy season. And if you could get a good healthy season on him is a flowers I get it. I heard it all before.

[00:17:52] I don't know, maybe maybe it's a situation where like maybe he was he could have come back last year they like you know take your time heal your body fully up come back and play. Odele Beckham did have a believe that like his best yards.

[00:18:05] And he's a little bit like 30, 30, 30, 30 seconds. I think Zay flowers they flowers making those mistakes in the ASU championship game I think that's going to help because you kind of need that the focus I remember like switch sports remember Greg Poppuj just talking about.

[00:18:27] Like a game winner they were down one hit a game winner to win the game by one and then the end of you to ask me was like sometimes you know you don't want that shot to go in because when he goes in you just focus on how you want.

[00:18:40] But if it doesn't go in now you focus on how do we lose this game and then you have to go back to the drawing boards with Zay flowers.

[00:18:48] You know if they were to get to the Super Bowl and it just was like a game where you know is back and forth and Sam says go just happen to win.

[00:18:55] But having those mistakes in the ASU championship game having something to like a pinpoint moment or billboard and tweet something that he can do is a motivation like you know what I can't make those same mistakes I think that help.

[00:19:09] Because he's talented maybe he's elected with his cool year balls against Utah. So like you need it sometimes you know you need a fall like you know you mistake so you listen that you know you care for.

[00:19:21] So I like that for them like I like their strategy I like their their their culture I like the fact that they won't panic even if like you know.

[00:19:32] Even if they don't win it all this year I can't see them cleaning the house and firing a bunch of people like to see them running back maybe a few players will go but I don't think you make wholesale changes.

[00:19:44] So like a sell like Baltimore and its division.

[00:19:47] You know but I do wonder if they missed a certain window like obviously their window isn't closed by any means but you know last year we talked about it all the time last year was the time to get Kansas City.

[00:20:00] You know and maybe this year you can get them because no one's ever three pitted before so so maybe history is against them maybe there's a certain fatigue you know I'm not sure about that but maybe there's a certain fatigue.

[00:20:13] I felt like people were talking about Kansas City and the deep threat and replacement of Kyri Hill with. They've been very Tony. Oh they're last year. I remember last year people were talking about this guy.

[00:20:30] Can I believe they got him from the giants for just a fifth round pick he's young talent he's fast of what and so on and I believe people they weren't as big on him.

[00:20:40] I think that's the best way to be in like that tie replacement as they are with worthy but how little brown is still small and Baltimore news ready plays worthy still small.

[00:20:50] Rashid Rice is still up for at least six games suspension if you know see a fugitive I don't know what's going on with him these days or six eight they haven't really talked about it much but I imagine that something's coming out of the.

[00:21:04] He's not in his heart for just getting something something I mean I don't want him to per se like if you can enjoy putting them in jail but yeah and you got like you have HD footage of him right they like walking away from a car crash with six of his friends is like.

[00:21:20] I think you're kidding like it wouldn't be so I think Baltimore this is a year I think this is their year to get him to because. Baltimore is a loser we're not doing that tonight.

[00:21:32] Yeah so I believe everything is heavily Baltimore does have I think they have the pieces I don't think the the vision is going to be as tough this year as it was in previous year.

[00:21:43] I do today as we as we break it down I do you know but Lamar Jackson you know also last season you know had a career high in completion percentage yards per 10 so you know even with all that the lack of receiver or whatever he seems to get things done but the problem with Lamar Jackson.

[00:22:01] I think it's not September through December the problem for him.

[00:22:07] After we go to winter after the new years after the Dom Perry on a crystal profit yeah but he took off without red Roman you know Todd Munkin came in and started offense you know did different looks you know sometimes he had a wide out running back.

[00:22:25] I think it's not a good thing to do with the defense of the little bit red Roman was more of your vanilla you know.

[00:22:33] More of your vanilla just line up and play football line up and run the ball you know but with matchmouth yes matchmouth football you know Baltimore did lose Patrick Queen.

[00:22:47] They lost him to the rival stillers so you know you never want to go that route that was a strange move I don't I don't know how they didn't reinvent but maybe it's also part of that philosophy like we can play and play we can.

[00:23:02] I think it's not a good point if they'll be fine you know you know they you know I believe they still have on free they did lose your day beyond clowning now that one I'm a little more concerned about the.

[00:23:14] Patrick Queen you know Baltimore did like I mentioned the other day they let the league in sex takeaways. You know first team the do that you know there was one more stat but first team the do that ever.

[00:23:25] Steve defense and lead and like sex and take away this on like that like yeah so overall defense like so that's why I'm concerned because looking at this team last year.

[00:23:35] Now now part of me for a second part of me for a second you know saying I don't want to do the hyperbole thing but Baltimore was literally in my mind they were literally.

[00:23:46] The more Jackson having a brain fart away from being one of the best teams of all time.

[00:23:53] You know so that's what they lost last year that I don't know if they can get back this year with the things that they did lose like I mentioned the three offensive linemen. You know they're gonna run the ball so I think oh no.

[00:24:06] You really like to run the ball I think I think getting them downhill with instead of the past and you got to get you know keep Mitchell some touches you know he came in the game last year some game breaker stuff going on he was a rookie but you know Gus Edwards is an LA now.

[00:24:24] Jake J.K. Dobbs is with him but it don't matter because Dobbs did play anyway you know so so the Raven still they have a lot to build on so you know I think that. As I look at the bravens it's not even a question of them.

[00:24:41] It's just that this division is so good that I can't imagine you're going to go 13 and 4 again and not saying that they need to go 13 and 4 obviously to win this division but you just have a long way to fall because when you look at their schedule.

[00:24:58] You know they getting it right off top. They go in the arrow head. Right off top to start the season so rematch this is your chance Lamar you know the team that knocked you out the playoff.

[00:25:11] Let's see what you got didn't they played a Raiders but then they go to Dallas and we all know what Dallas did at home last year pretty.

[00:25:19] So yeah eight no at door in the regular season last year you know they get both of the load a week after that and then go to Cincinnati I mean I'm not going crazy.

[00:25:30] But in a in a some kind of multiverse I could see the Raven's being three and two you know two and three possibly you know all the takes is a bounce.

[00:25:43] You know and then they get a little easier you know Washington and Tampa but then they go to Cleveland after that. So you know it gets easier but not necessarily too much easier to get a Cincinnati Pittsburgh back to back and then after the Pittsburgh.

[00:25:58] They go back to LA and then come home for Philadelphia so that could be a loss one of those could be a schedule loss as Max Calerman would say where you just look at the schedule you're going across the country.

[00:26:11] But then you come home so you feel good about it until you see Philadelphia across the country. And they have a very elite by week they're by week's week 14 right and this is a nice little gauntlet in the by week and the Ravens are a team that.

[00:26:24] They don't win the injury lottery very much you know they seem to always have somebody major go down but they went to toughness lottery and I think that's because if we look at if you look at the gambling odds most NFL games are.

[00:26:41] The the team that's favored the win it's like three and a half it's it's one and a half. Three and a half five and a half most games aren't really predicted to be.

[00:26:53] Flowhouse has been a few and every time that happens it seems like it doesn't come to fruition like the cheese favorite by 14 older Raiders and the Raiders enough winning. Twenty to seventeen is something crazy like that and you know so when I'm looking at their schedule.

[00:27:11] You know and get some real interesting after the by week because they close with two home games in a rogue game. The two home games are Pittsburgh and Cleveland and the new rogue game is at Houston.

[00:27:23] So so the Baltimore has a brood to navigate that say the bingles don't have. Yeah, the bingles like we look at the strength of schedule right now goes Ravens. Uh, it was brown or bounce first Ravens. Ravens still one to one three since that he's 16. Yeah.

[00:27:48] But that's because they got the foreplay schedule and they're going to get a couple of cupcake games that they as right now based off of past performances those of cupcake games. But you never know what those teams look like going in the 2020. Well, Cincinnati Cincinnati won.

[00:28:05] You know that lottery like you're talking about with the schedule, you know because they have no reason. You know outside of their early season struggles they sing the always struggle early last year. Joe Burrell had the calf injury and training camp came out a little slow little sluggish.

[00:28:21] You know the name went on the road beat San Francisco, you know, contributing to that three game loses streak. The 49ers had to put it by week and then low and behold Joe Burrell gets hurt on a Thursday night against Baltimore.

[00:28:35] So you know, but Jake Browning came in, you know, played relatively well considering that he had never had an NFL pass in his career. You know, and like I said, they finished over 500 nine and eight, you know, they pulled a mic to him and if you will.

[00:28:50] So, so when you look at it, you know Cincinnati has a proven tough news. I mean they just went to the Super Bowl two years ago, but the problem is that their leader can't be on the field.

[00:29:01] You know, and the good news for Cincinnati is that they don't necessarily have to rely on Burrell because if we go back and remember when they beat Kansas City in the playoffs, their defense did it.

[00:29:12] You know, they they want to gain where Joe Burrell got sack nine times. You know, San so but they don't have Jesse Bates anymore, of course, he's in Atlanta as a. Atlanta doing this thing. They did bring bro Safety. Yeah, they did bring Vaughn Bell back.

[00:29:27] They already lost, you know, sample for the season or camp sample for the season. They already lost him for the season. You know, my god, your main threat is a factor.

[00:29:39] So what I was thinking about with Cincinnati, because I was trying to do this in a way of what do I like what don't I like, you know, so I'm not a big Joe mix and fan.

[00:29:51] But I feel like Joe mixing is a bangle from the standpoint of. He did what was necessary for that team. Correct. So now that they bring Zach Mossen, you just wonder like I think Zach Moss is probably quicker than mix.

[00:30:07] And quicker than mix in he's more he's shift year. So he might add elements to their offense that they don't have. But are you bringing in the same guy, but one guy just better at being that guy like his mixing mixing better for the bangles and Zach Mosses.

[00:30:24] Maybe. Yeah, that's that's the only piece because I like I like Cincinnati, they're good team. I do feel that I don't want to say Joe borrows overrated.

[00:30:38] But what I believe is that the NFL and people who talk football, they are indicted and locked in with this whole if you don't have a guy at quarterback you can't win.

[00:30:50] So then when a team has a guy like Joe borrow at quarterback, they just leveraged his expectation on the team and it's like, okay, we got to look at this objectively.

[00:31:01] Justin Herbert is a guy that people keep throwing in to the top six at top seven, same thing in Joe borrow.

[00:31:08] Two coaches been fired because of Justin Herbert and his lack of wins like his lack of playmaking and the call like I said you can you can play in about the fourth and two call.

[00:31:20] Yeah, you got to make the play if he makes the play does that makes it fourth and two. And you convert into games over it. Did that make stale a better coach or Herbert making?

[00:31:36] I don't know remember when we had that long two hour argument about Baltimore going to the fourth down against Buffalo. Because I didn't like the explanation for the reason why they went for it. That was the coaches explanation that make me sense to me.

[00:31:51] He was basically afraid that Baltimore is going to come down score and test him.

[00:31:54] So either way you need to be up at least four no matter what if you felt like they were going to score a touchdown is like you needed to go up point just go up points and try to defend.

[00:32:05] Well, Joe borrow I just feel like because he has that relationship with Chibar Chase and T. Higgas they have the weapons they have the the the offensive mind of coach.

[00:32:16] That there's just and they had a super run they had a great run but you said one game he got sack nine times. This is a guy who struggles with stay and healthy for the whole season.

[00:32:27] And in their best season they shouldn't have gotten out of that first round game because they gave up nine sex can't he'll just do it very bad pick at the five-year-old line.

[00:32:37] Right, you know you just do it into his own he throws a you know he doesn't throw that pick they don't they don't even make their playoff run.

[00:32:44] And the defense ended every single one of those games within an assumption and is a defense made the play obviously in Kansas City. Yeah, and it's actually a game.

[00:32:56] Yeah, you get an assumption so like I said I understand you got to have a guy at the quarterback position and Joe borrow is that guy but I don't believe that he is like the force most applied that people believe that he is even for the Bengals.

[00:33:13] Yeah, he's had two seasons of 10 games. You know one of those was the rookie year but Cincinnati has other losses that I don't like you know I don't like DJ Reiner losing him to Detroit.

[00:33:26] You know I think that's going to show up bigger than people think their defense last year. I think they gave up the most 20 yard passes of any team in the league.

[00:33:39] But we're I think one of their biggest losses might be and this is probably one of those two five moments. You know something I think one of their biggest losses is Tyler Boyd because we know that it's all about.

[00:33:53] Jamar Chase T. Higgins on the outside you know any attention that they draw the attention that they command.

[00:34:00] But I also think that having a slot receiver like Tyler Boyd who just knows how to play football knows where the sticks are you know he's important to that offense enough that.

[00:34:11] I think Cincinnati might feel losing him now does that mean that they're going to be you know a bottom 10 offense. Not at all but when you combine that with losing Joe mixing I wonder you know if they're say closer to 20 than they are to 15.

[00:34:32] Well that's in that's where you hold a guy like Joe Burrow can be your quote unquote force multiply by getting get somebody else in the slot because if you look any outside of defense coordinator. I got Jamar Chase.

[00:34:46] I got to Higgins no matter who's in the back field. Cincinnati could come out those 60 passes that they want to appreciate when by the Joe Burrow thought any passes.

[00:34:56] So you have to defend those two guys I think anybody you know competent in the slot that can work the middle of a field.

[00:35:05] Joe Burrow's going to get it to him because he's not the passing he's going to be so prolific that the guy in the slot is going to get a nickel corner on him or a dime corner he's not going to get.

[00:35:17] One of your better defenders just because you have to match up with the two guys on the outside they also throw a lot of passes to the tight end so.

[00:35:26] The slot guy wherever you get in there just make sure he can run those kinds of routes effectively and job think Joe Burrow's going to put on you.

[00:35:34] But that's where you hope he can make you get your team succeed in that regard but once again it's is availability that should best ability.

[00:35:44] And I do like the shelter rankings pick up I do like the Chris Jenkins draft pick out a Michigan so you know so maybe they'll get some more defensive pressure that they weren't getting last season.

[00:35:57] So I wonder though one of the things that I wonder about is how much of an offensive coordinator was Brian Kalahan like wasn't this act Taylor show where Andy Reed style you know he's the you know he's the focal point of it or.

[00:36:13] Was Brian Kalahan a big part of it because I know they have Dan pitcher is their office coordinator who has been on there coachy staff for the last nine years he's been in the quarterback coach the last three or four years.

[00:36:27] So you would like to think that there's some continuity there but I guess it just depends on how much. How to kill a hard. How to kill a more look when he was a OC at a Chargers.

[00:36:42] Well, Kala more well I mean yeah just an herb it wasn't there. Yeah so you go. You go to you know from you know when you have all offensive mind of head coach and you're the offensive coordinator you're just a mouthpiece for the offensive head coach.

[00:37:00] You're just calling the plays that he wants you know like you know very similar to what you have a top flight quarterback paid many time ready Drew breeze. You're the offensive coordinator put you call in the plays that he wants.

[00:37:14] He wants this in this situation so you just find him those plays it's like. There's like the waiter bringing the food to the table right. You didn't pick my mind you didn't look at me say you know what you want to tell my hug.

[00:37:29] I told you this is kind of stick I like I like revise and you're like oh we make it excellent whatever you brought to the table like that's somebody's you know somebody's guys at that.

[00:37:40] And he's going to tell him he has a family lineage where you know his father was in a folk coach or maybe that.

[00:37:46] Maybe that does blow well for him and if that till it was a guy calling the shots then you shouldn't lose you shouldn't lose anything you just replace them with another guy that kind of brings you. You know brings me to your table pause so.

[00:37:59] You know what I mean. Like okay. You know but yeah let me back up for a second to me. I guess I guess it's nice. I guess I've never really been a big fan of scu. Got a hydrate what is important fellas.

[00:38:15] Well let me back up for a second to let me correct myself. Doesn't any gave up the second most 20 yard pass blades in the lead but I mean that's still two hot. You know what I mean?

[00:38:26] Hell if you're trying to win aFC North if you try when you division you can't be you can't be in the negative part of a top six in any kind of category.

[00:38:36] In any major defensive category and think you're going to be a winny team but it's not like the old school.

[00:38:42] Coats that were like last and defense all regular season they got Bob Sanders back in a playoffs and all of a sudden they're hard hitting turn over cause and defense.

[00:38:52] Yeah and you know week 15 that game at Tennessee is fun you know since Tennessee has Tyler Boyd and a woozy.

[00:39:00] You know but looking at the big of schedule you know like I said I think they should start out or one at worst they start with New England they go to arrowhead.

[00:39:09] You know they come home for the Washington team you know Monday night football at Carolina and then a home game in Baltimore that's those first five for you. You know they go to the giants after that.

[00:39:23] Then they they go to Cleveland so back the back home for Philadelphia you know and then they get into the meat of their schedule if you will just off of. You know the road games involved so they go.

[00:39:37] Raiders at home at Baltimore at the chargers by weekend week 12. Yep wait by week home for Pittsburgh. At Dallas.

[00:39:49] And then it closed that Pittsburgh you know to me so like yeah the Bengals have the easiest schedule in the division but at the end of the day like I always say you play all the same teams. You know saying it.

[00:40:01] Yeah but there's different they have a couple of four places we'll get the difference when we get to that black and yellow. There's schedule is like somebody's upset with my time but we'll talk about it.

[00:40:13] Yeah there's schedule makes zero sense zero sense you know but before we go there we got to make a stop in Ohio again you know right down the road. Right up the end of the blind.

[00:40:27] The Cleveland Browns you know who shot everybody last year of one eleven games five different starting quarterbacks you know Kevin's defense he had my vote for coaching and gear.

[00:40:38] So I don't know how I feel about the Browns to be honest with you you know what I mean there's a part of me that says hey they can finish second in this division. There's a part of me that says hey they can finish last in this division.

[00:40:51] You know and it all depends on the health of their quarterback you know and you know what's funny about that is the Browns you know resident say was talking earlier about how Greg Mulprowman hates the black quarterbacks.

[00:41:06] You know the Browns love the black quarterbacks you had to look at that roster. What I've been James Winston pro bull Huntley DTR you know that black quarterbacks everywhere everywhere you know black black excellence.

[00:41:23] Yes so you bad it won't translate so I don't know if this shot watching has the passion to continue to play football. Well we're gonna find out you know saying that seems it just does not appear that I don't know you just want to see.

[00:41:42] I don't know you just want to watch some play and then we had the issue when it was like injured and they thought he was going to play and then he found out that he had so he was.

[00:41:50] He was hurting for weeks and I get it that you know you're playing to injury. It just felt like every since all the allegations came out. The fire to play has subsided. It doesn't look the same he doesn't look as dynamic.

[00:42:06] He was like he was the more accurate Lamar. Like he was like he was the accurate Lamar Jackson he was natural champion when he was dynamic as a on a bad team in Houston.

[00:42:19] We have that clip of JJ what a apologize to him they walked off the field when they went for in 12. I believe you like 33 touchdowns and 7 picks that you're like he just looked.

[00:42:31] Like he was going to be the the mobile quarterback that won the Super Bowl that the five the odds. And now he looks older. I know as record wasn't the same I think as record was like five and one in the six game that he played.

[00:42:48] He didn't even have his 200 yards. I wasn't rushing the ball well it just was like 60 61% of his passive I mean it just didn't feel. Right. He left that come back and Baltimore. Yeah but even with that it just doesn't feel.

[00:43:05] Well the flashes when you don't do their bring feelings to this fact fight. Now what you see it you see it the facts that I see the they don't they don't really produce a situation where like. I believe this guy can get that team over the home.

[00:43:25] The money it's like where's the most like I don't know I believe there's a lack not lack of motivation but it's like a lack of love like the. Like the heavy talk by clowning what is the same.

[00:43:38] I mean you go back to last year Joe Flacco came in through 13 touchdowns and eight intercepts and you would have thought that was good enough to get a statue around.

[00:43:55] Cleveland Stadium that's you know and they were you know the trendy pick for people you know they're going to win a playoff. They're going to do that. He's a backup he's not a 200 he's not a 200 like that.

[00:44:12] Like that's what I'm saying like he has he had a situation where I believe he was somewhat real wrote it by somebody in the huge localization.

[00:44:21] I think information came out and the way it came out wasn't was to try to you know assassinate his character for like a bit of turn.

[00:44:31] But then he gets the big deal anyway and he maybe he lost love for the game during that process maybe he lost love for the business. I don't know you got a figure in the his.

[00:44:41] But I don't know if I could say somebody loves or doesn't love the game when they're on injury reserve you know the. Like that's kind of it just. But the performance when he was healthy.

[00:44:55] Well he came back right he came back on a good year on pick you my name they wanted 11 to 6 right that was last year but I'm talking about the year before 2 he came back from a from a year long hiatus and it was actually longer than that because he was suspended for the first 12 games so you know he only played what five games he played well relatively speaking for somebody that had that long of the layout.

[00:45:18] Coming into last year again little more hopes like hey you got the money now you got the rust out the way less see which you got started off slow you remember the money night game the bottom over the gets Pittsburgh.

[00:45:31] You know but like I said like right before the injury they came back from 13 down at Baltimore. You know what he went through in a ball for which one of your engineers games that's fine.

[00:45:43] You know what like you know what like you know you want to know you want Patrick Mahomes you want help Jordan love I guess you know the main but.

[00:46:08] I want but I want to show watch and I want the guy that was in the right I know but what I'm saying is though with this defense and this team.

[00:46:17] He doesn't even need to be that so like yeah so it's a disappointment because of what you paid for him. But you don't need him to be MVP and a league you don't need him to be a pro-border for the Browns to be successful.

[00:46:34] But that's the thing that's a requirement for just co be per set. I'm giving 230 million dollars to I need a guy that deserves 230 million dollars. I don't I don't need I don't need a.

[00:46:52] We're talking about two different conversations I'm just talking about how successful the team can be you're correct but I'm just saying that for the good.

[00:47:00] The Browns to do what people thought they could do last year he doesn't have to be you know he's his good as Russell Wilson was last year. The Browns are in the playoffs again.

[00:47:13] Yes but if he's not up the par and I'm paying you this much and you have a stretch set eight the first six games will get into this schedule like having.

[00:47:24] He showed me those picks did he yeah six and six so they three and three in that first six games and his numbers are pedestrian. Well you're defense is playing like a top three defense like they play last year.

[00:47:39] You're going to need a best defensive league this season and you have the the the conundrum that Denver had a few years back well like a few of the score 17 points we would have been undefeated kind of situation.

[00:47:49] What if that's what ends up in Cleveland because this guy just like. Just doesn't have that same fire, but you can't bench him because you're paying him to 30.

[00:47:59] So you just kind of stuck with a guy who is it Ella his play isn't all par with the better upper echelon played a tricky from other parts of your team. Nick Chub comes back healthy you're going to have a great right there.

[00:48:13] And he lived in wait for getting us all training the defense is going to be top notch so if I have a quarterback that's literally the reason why we're not.

[00:48:23] Five and one and that six game stretch and I and I have two years of information of saying like why he is performing well and then I.

[00:48:34] And I think it's like but you can't bench him because you're paying so much money but see us I don't know if you get there. It's the same thing though like you know it's schedule for them like you said, you know like they have the number one.

[00:48:46] Strip the schedule in the NFL you know what I mean they start out at you know our home against Dallas you know to mean just start now and I mean granted it's that home.

[00:48:56] They go to Jacksonville the week after that they get the two give me's potentially with the giants and at the Raiders but you never know what those West Coast trips.

[00:49:06] They didn't they go to Washington the next week coming off of going to Vegas so that's going to be a tough turnaround at filly home for Cincinnati and Baltimore versus Los Angeles the chargers by week week 10 at New Orleans the House of Horrors Pittsburgh at home at mile high at Pittsburgh.

[00:49:24] So who the so like when they when they've been putting these schedules together. You know everyone like yo we gonna make them go to Vegas.

[00:49:34] They come all the way back across the country as the Ohio go to land over Maryland then later in the season you know I'm going to have them go out to mile high cross country play any out to.

[00:49:49] Then come back across the country to go to Pittsburgh and then you get Kansas City that week after that you play Kansas City to defend the Super Bowl chance by the way then you go to Cincinnati that week after that.

[00:50:03] Then you think like okay who's with no because you close the season at home with Miami at that Baltimore. So the show watch is better but the record might not even show it.

[00:50:17] Yeah that's best that's like I would if I had to pick a team up tossing up between Cincinnati. I mean the Pittsburgh schedule is so tough that I think by default Cleveland with their defense is probably going to finish ahead of Pittsburgh. Damn right they are.

[00:50:44] It's like Tom is going under 500.

[00:50:48] And I don't know this this is a tough division because I can't I can't say definitively and I can't even believe in argument that someone is someone looked at me in my faces that this is exactly how it was going to go in his division.

[00:51:00] And it's like I don't know because we could look at the like as we get in the Pittsburgh here shortly we could look at Tom Lens never been under 500. But we have this gun not live was it the last eight or nine weeks of the season.

[00:51:13] Yeah where it's just like you wouldn't do that in the you wouldn't play that you wouldn't play that schedule on a video game let alone a real life. What's going on?

[00:51:21] I don't go back but I had it written down here somewhere, but you know but they play they have a stretch like that Christmas stretch. They play three games in 11 days. You don't really read so you know what?

[00:51:35] Fuck players safety I guess you don't even need but they're pulling in those three games for you know if you're going to play three games in 11 days. Give me the giants don't get Carolina.

[00:51:48] It's going to see give me a shit sandwich you know like don't give me bullshit. Spilly Kansas City a shit stew. A shit gumbo everything in his good just it's in for them and they sell in there eat this up.

[00:52:03] So so you know this is the thing right steal their spans I got good news for you. You don't play a division game until we can 11 the bad news is we've 11 13 you play your defense.

[00:52:17] You play your division twice all six games so your ass is better start off something like 72 you know if Tomlin is going to keep the streak a lot.

[00:52:31] And you know to Mr. logical you know he always does the whole if you got two quarterbacks you got no quarterbacks this is the problem though this is the problem I agree with you. That Russell Wilson has not been as bad as people have stated.

[00:52:47] But if you're going to bring somebody like author Smith in to be your office coordinator I might feel better with Justin Fields at quarterback. Well, I don't feel good at all with artists.

[00:53:01] And I think that's what they should have to my mouth from Atlanta and his decision making and it wouldn't even like just a play calling.

[00:53:08] It was a couple of like fourth down calls I think it was game against the world is what like you saw them he could have called the time out to listen. Offensive line can we get one yard we add home.

[00:53:19] We didn't make that call so hopefully Tomlin has full control of that process. We talked about Nigeria and Warren having them in 2000 yard between the two of them very sneaky thousand yards I love jail and Warren.

[00:53:39] I mean you got at Atlanta art this month coming back so maybe that's like it's revenge game he gets off the float. But the Justin Fields Russell Wilson I never I didn't understand the move it's it's akin to how I feel about the Kurt cousins.

[00:53:54] Michael Pinnick's moves in Atlanta is like I understand that you need a quality quarterback. I'm just as a person who's watched football and like granted watch it and I've been a fan. I don't understand the decision making.

[00:54:11] Why would you bring in you had to start it you drive from the first time I can't pick it.

[00:54:16] They you bring it Russell Wilson granted it's a great deal I understand that piece because it's a great deal you know why a million I think they're playing like 1.25 million I have just 30 nine million and then there for speaking of the friends of why.

[00:54:29] I mean you got because when you lined up Justin Fields in Cordero aka quarter Roy Patterson on your kickoff team you know that like that's the illness kickoff duo within a fellow history.

[00:54:46] Yeah, but I mean that's only you get what you get three and four those game tops. And all it takes is one. I mean which one get 28 points at it probably not so like in your mind right in your mind.

[00:54:59] For a quarterback let's just say I don't want to say skill level but let's just say a quarterback that has the potential. That Justin Fields has now we know what you can do running the ball.

[00:55:13] What do what would you want if you were his coach what would you aim for his touchdown to interception ratio to be. How many how many touchdowns per interception should when would I want anyone on my quarterbacks to one.

[00:55:34] To one and a half the one will be even better he's four to three. Well that's the problem and the problem that Justin Fields has is he does tend to hold on to the ball looking for the big play.

[00:55:50] And I don't know if that's the product of Matt Eva Fusen not being able to like articulate like listen this is how often it goes or the fact that he was such a big play guy in college.

[00:56:01] His last couple years with a high Osteak between him a lot of a like just a big plays that he was making with what that you know that core while I was he regroup.

[00:56:13] I felt like he brought that same long ball expectation to the NFL and he just keeps doing it like you'll just take to check down get your feet in order.

[00:56:23] Take to check down that's why like he runs so much because he holds the ball and he wants to make the big run play and you're running into people just you're putting yourself in harm to the way when the ball will always travel faster than you can run.

[00:56:38] Well it's going to be interesting because you know they drafted Roman Wilson out of Michigan, you know because the on the Johnson is in Carolina now.

[00:56:47] You know George Pickens is a guy who I think has a lot of potentially as a lot of talent but the problem is that he got that AB attitude without that type of production and that's it might be the quarterback that had last year was trash can.

[00:57:06] Can he pick was not good with the ball in his hand he was not good decision maker.

[00:57:10] He was not good at put he was those guys were open more often than he was to run a ball like I get it that like it takes time and timing and playing quarterback is difficult. But he was not affected at all the quarterback position.

[00:57:26] Now you got that there you're making a black heart is held on all these run plays you call it because the quarterback can't throw the ball.

[00:57:33] You don't have much of screen passes that blocking black and black and black and black and black and so now when I get my post route or I get my go route where I get my ink cut route.

[00:57:42] And I'm open and you don't know me to ball is like get this bum out of here. Did you bring up blocking. Does that which was it did you just say the word blocking yeah so here's another reason that might time when ain't going over 500 this year.

[00:57:59] Rookie left tackle rookie center second year right tackle. So you better play Justin fields. Here's author Smith here's some data about your guy art. Yeah my guy art.

[00:58:16] Yeah you're guy art you know sand so I'm gonna take out you know like these are when I looked at his career.

[00:58:23] I'm listening I just got to grab a charge route when when I look at his career I wanted to look at the non Derek Henry years if you will you know because then you got like you know you got Henry B C and you got Henry A D so we go and look at the AD right.

[00:58:41] 20 21 you know this is his time with the thousands of course they had they were 26 points 31st in rushing 16th in passing.

[00:58:51] The next year 15th in points third in rushing 30 first 30 first in passing how many teams are in the NFL again last year 26 in points 9th in rushing 22nd in passing so basically no Derek Henry whole lot of mid.

[00:59:10] You know so as we peel it back you know you got no G Harris you got jail in morning pretty good running backs you know good 4000 yards no G you know you got pickings but what are you going to get out of pickings he's already at training camp acting to ask.

[00:59:31] You know what I mean and then you like I said you got no other real receivers you know that you can depend on you know I'm sure someone will emerge but.

[00:59:40] I mean the brand now you deal with the pop-all right and the jambles maybe maybe if brand you know it hold up let's go to brand and now you for a quick second to you know that because you know. I keep hearing this point about.

[00:59:56] Facility to get him where he wants to go no. No like I want the best deal for me I'm a business man you know to me like.

[01:00:08] Yeah he holds the cards because he can say he won't sign an extension that's fine you don't hear do you don't go nowhere you sit your ass on the bench or you come out here and you produce.

[01:00:21] And then next year I'll allow us to love you stuff baby like think about this we've been in the military we did our time. Think about the flight chief you had.

[01:00:33] You hours of the same you were seven or four you working six you working whatever your hours are. If you have to come to work and it's somebody that's in your building that's just miserable all the time what they make your life miserable.

[01:00:51] Or you see the schedule you like I don't want to be on the ship because my chief is always in the room just trying to make. And then they get that job at the group.

[01:01:02] And people just come to work with a little bit more pet we still working 12s. But so on so is not I don't have to answer to her I don't have to answer to him it just makes it different.

[01:01:12] Brand now you he didn't really have a lot of leverage. I don't know how a team that was basically.

[01:01:19] You block Chris Jones better you win the Super Bowl or even if Joey Bolshez or Nick Bolshez stays home you win the Super Bowl or in this kind of shambles in the all season. I love how like every time you confuse the bosses.

[01:01:34] I do because they both make the same mistake that both would have been. Yeah, you're like pressure hard. Knit and you know what that's too close to saying that word. The one that starts with it in is in San Francisco.

[01:01:49] Yeah, the other California brother is chasing the rich chasing the red jersey like a mega hat. Yeah, but so but brandy I just I don't understand I think whatever leverage he did have he applied it. But San Francisco's point of view.

[01:02:09] I get a lot of they they're paying they're going to pay Brock party at least 50 million. Even if he gives him a team friendly deal he goes some 10 year 500 million out of deal like my homes is their pan.

[01:02:24] I don't break they don't break bread off of him they're probably going to have to redo kiddos. You know all these other guys are going to get money. He does lift right out. Right.

[01:02:33] I would just I don't know if I would have taken Pittsburgh because Pittsburgh quarterback situation is unsure because first of all more likely even with the tough schedule the Pittsburgh still is going to get you somewhere between. 7 and 10 89 that get you 7 10 guy from be it.

[01:02:52] No, no, no, no, I'm just saying like just just worst case scenario you know more likely to be somewhere in that space.

[01:02:59] The draft pick you get maybe has 7 and 10 year top 11 and 12 but even the United another quarterback so if I use looking like I can go there and we can win 11 games because I'm there.

[01:03:13] But that would be predicated on them locking in a starting quarterback luckily for anyone who's a Pittsburgh fan if Russell Wilson gets bench. He won't make it ahead of anybody else he'll collect this 38 million from Denver.

[01:03:32] And he'll help Justin feels play as best he can so I don't I don't think it'd be a can move in situations we talked about can.

[01:03:40] Cam wasn't really wired to be a backup like he had to be the guy and we saw it in those when he came when he was in New England and when he went back to Carolina's like he has to be the man I'm not sure Russell has to be the man in that same regards I think he could help Justin if he's not to start.

[01:03:58] So I do like some things that the Steelers did this off season. I do like the pickup of Dante Jackson you know the Steelers defense was abnormally bad last year you know and of course you know we always talk about coming into last season the Steelers were one in 10 in games that JJ or I'm sorry TJ wasn't playing so so you know that's that was a concern of mine they got a guy out of NC state that I really like not because we shared the same last name.

[01:04:26] But Peyton Wilson at linebacker, you know it was a steel it was a few injuries in the ring but you know to me I think he's going to be really good and I think going to be in the conversation for defensive rookie of the year.

[01:04:39] You know so they picked up the Sean Elliott as well from Miami so Pittsburgh at the very least has made. They've done some construction to their defense that theoretically should improve their defense but like I said looking at the schedule right. So you mentioned it open at Atlanta.

[01:04:59] You know go to a mile high come home for the chargers go to Indy right so for no potentially maybe if you're if you're what Mr. Lotta good and other people think Mike Tomlin is maybe you're for no.

[01:05:12] You know three and one at worse you come home for Dallas go to Vegas Sunday night football against the jet set home giants at home sounds good.

[01:05:23] You get your buy week week nine feeling good about yourself and you know you're like whoa I know we mentioned it Mike. Well, we mentioned it in the Baltimore part but to reiterate Pittsburgh has Patrick Queen as well.

[01:05:37] You know to me but then they come off the by week and you know this sounds like 2020 to me where they started out 11 and oh. In finished one in five and of course that first loss was to those mighty mighty commanders.

[01:05:52] So you know some Pittsburgh coming out of the by comes the land over.

[01:05:57] You know then they get Baltimore at home at Cleveland at Cincinnati Cleveland at Philadelphia at Baltimore Kansas City closed with Cincinnati at home that Philadelphia or that at Philadelphia at Baltimore versus Kansas City that's that three games in 11 days

[01:06:14] I was talking about one time for the four division games in a row. Yeah, and you have your three. Yes, and that is going to catch them when they're coming off of a buy. You know so like in my mind that's four of your losses right there.

[01:06:31] And I don't think I have to struggle to find many more. I mean theoretically one two three so week one two three four. So that's a. They realistically could be six into or seven and one. Go on into their buy.

[01:06:53] Well, that's if so like all right, so let's back up for a second. I can get the money out of it. I can count on Atlanta. What's the difference in in Cleveland? Like for them to be seven and one those quarterbacks gotta be at least decent.

[01:07:12] I don't like I just don't I don't believe in repeat. Success for Cleveland we saw that we saw when they had a success with Baker Mayfield, Insta fanski and skip bailers to top all the time eight three down the stretch.

[01:07:30] They beat Pittsburgh and the playoff game and then the following year. They were falling apart in the year after that. They wouldn't get the show on watching.

[01:07:37] So it's like I don't know if they have sustained success because I don't know if their model is like this is who we are. As a team. But while everybody is focused on the show.

[01:07:48] It was like how many minutes of how many so to went 13 and four record cousins. And then coming into the following year it was like, well, they were less than like the point differential. Right. They're record in one position game is astronomical.

[01:08:03] What's the idea really you didn't really expect. You didn't really expect. Yeah, you didn't really expect there. You were in my head right there because the Steelers went not in two and one score games last year. But they always do that.

[01:08:17] They all we mean yeah, they do but you know, but at the same time. Then they had. But it's not a formula to rely on. But you said they lost they be bought to more twice last year. And then be bought to more twice last year.

[01:08:34] So they gave you just don't know what's going to happen. You just don't know so that's what I'm saying. I think in their first eight weeks they can be one of the top teams in the AFC as far as record.

[01:08:45] I don't know about the point, everything else but I think as far as what their defense can provide and the. Okay, Atlanta has a new quarterback coming off injury. Denver has Jerry Stenham as their number one star like starting our dev charge right now.

[01:09:02] So I got a lot of free at the by week who the three losses to the three losses are. Dallas. I think they lose that basically I think they're going to go into three game loses street. They're going to lose the Dallas.

[01:09:19] They're going to lose one on the road trip the biggest and then they're going to lose to the jets. I'm going to say no to that and reason saying that.

[01:09:28] This is this is what this is what Pittsburgh is face with you got a tough deep defensive team that you got a face a team Atlanta Denver both new quarterbacks. The chargers a quarterback that the head coach won't let it rip.

[01:09:44] It's going to be very probably vanilla Indianapolis young quarterback rookie got injured in the first few games come back so he's essentially a rookie quarterback. Dallas you got deck at home or is it no they got. Yes, that's a couple.

[01:10:01] Dallas is coming to Pittsburgh. I think that could be a loss. Vegas. Are you worried about eight in the kind of a garden. You making the great play to end the game to keep the Raiders in the game probably. I think that NFL.

[01:10:13] But I think yeah in the NFL. I think one of those two guys throws a game away. Yeah, like I just like I always keep saying, you know, we said all that until. Carolina beat Houston last year.

[01:10:24] Yeah, I'm not saying is that I'm not saying is that I'm not happening that same since for Pittsburgh then beating Baltimore and Cincinnati and Cleveland in the stretch got also happy.

[01:10:34] I'm just looking at just like a defensive team going up against new quarterbacks or quarterbacks coming off injuries for new teams the jet. I think that's the first thing to do is to make an error. Just new quarterback. Yeah, but I'll ever be here.

[01:10:49] Like five six games in. Oh, I did it. I didn't mean to stay yet. But I meant to say yeah and and you know, say error. Rogers is, you know, four or five games in or six game or actually that would be game seven.

[01:11:03] So he'll be game seven. So he'll be more. Let's take it in. Well, how about his last 23 deal he had from a four with 300 yards. See, that's the thing. Focus it on like I'm just saying, how does that.

[01:11:15] You don't get better at 40 though, but you don't need to get more arrogant. You don't need 300 yards the win. But he's gotten more arrogant is Russell Wilson. He gets your 300 passing yards every week. Probably probably a couple of times. He's got first full.

[01:11:33] He's got he stayed on the field. He's there and he's not in the distraction. You're not all. He's not all wood. He's not your he's not in the distraction. You're in the distance. All of these a little bit more than you did to the player.

[01:11:42] To the player, but they just don't need to buy a stash because those are the thing that they don't need to buy. So, it's got some extra extra extra extra extra extra extra extra.

[01:12:06] Balls-Boars gonna play just unbelievable lights out defense and they're gonna be dynamic in the run game And they're gonna make splash plays in the past game if that doesn't always work You might lose a game here there

[01:12:19] But we know when the ball to one ball to more gets off the bus from their hotel to your stadium You know you're not gonna get a game where they only score three points because they're not focused

[01:12:30] You know Cincinnati is a toss-up because everything kind of goes for a girl And I think girls energy matches the team like that That that bravado and that cockiness. I like that for them, but that's what you know

[01:12:46] You're gonna get from them and like I said with the You know it would Pittsburgh you're gonna get sound defense you're gonna get discipline defense

[01:12:55] You're gonna get you know what third and eight we're not moving the ball. Let's run this draw play if it pops for nine yards We'll take it if not we'll pun in play good defense So you know what you're gonna get every single week from

[01:13:08] From Pittsburgh so that's why I like it you know We have a little technical diff be Michael be back in a second So he talked about the stretch where they could lose three or four games in the row

[01:13:19] I don't believe that's the case. I just think that I have a little bit more faith than my talent I believe because he was able to get this done with guys like duck Hodges Mitch or Trubisky played a couple of games in one

[01:13:30] We also can't even pick it out there with the gloves on just be mediocre and they still get wins Nudge your Harris and Jayle Warren got you almost two thousand yards

[01:13:40] So I think what a capable position a quarterback like said no matter who starts at many rest of us and get you to yards Get you to wins get you stability that you need and then

[01:13:49] Justin feels gets you that extra that extra gear that's unique from the quarterback position I believe I have a lot of faith in Pittsburgh and this will go our but It's gonna be tough this division stuff that that Final Eight game stretch is tough as well. So

[01:14:09] If you if you as a progrance the cater said hey I got I Got Pittsburgh eight nine because of that final stretch I can't I can't argue against it because the way is currently laid out

[01:14:24] But as I look at their first eight games. I just see a lot of I see a lot of instability at the quarterback position for those teams They could air rush could be rolling by the end then your Jones could be rolling or

[01:14:40] Daniel Jones could be getting benched for Droo lock by then you know, so That's that's like I don't see a lot of locked instability from the quarterback positions and those first eight games. That's why it would give me

[01:14:57] Optimism if I'm in the building like if we can come out of this stretch six and two seven and one I think that's realistic. I don't see Three losses and less is this a bad game. I can I can see the charges and Dallas

[01:15:16] But if they get through the charges I associate a jet or a giant speed in Pittsburgh So I like I said six and two seven to one at the door I saw the Patriots going there on the Thursday night him went in Pittsburgh

[01:15:30] That was but that was Kenny pick it. I know, but I'm just no no no That was too risky The point is is that these things happen like you know what I mean? Like yeah, we can look at the schedule and say

[01:15:43] This team is better than this team so they should win But we know that the NFL does not work like that. You know And I think not as good as you know Alabama's gonna be Vanderbilt. Oh, I'm not saying like I think one team is more dominant

[01:15:56] I just think that I believe Pittsburgh with Russell Wilson or Justin Fields will be Solid at quarterback And I think that I think that having You know like players get fresh starts all the time. You know

[01:16:16] I think that Jerry Judy is gonna help to Sean Watson as well, you know To you know with a Mari Cooper to very good route runners maybe

[01:16:25] They say a Mark who might be the best way route. Yeah, I was gonna say that might be the best test of route runners in the league You know Jerry Judy just has to put the rest of it together

[01:16:34] Yeah, that's then that's the thing about this division and you know somebody somebody is gonna go 89 You know, but the good news for the Browns is that like you know to your point about You know to Sean Watson and all the stuff we were talking about

[01:16:48] You know is that the Browns also have a running identity too You know, so we'll see which looks like when they like when did they bring it back? They wouldn't got a

[01:16:59] Deontay for men, you know, or free yeah for me. I always messed that up the on-day for men, you know A C or if they just don't have to build teams like if I'm yeah everybody keeps hiring patriot executives to be their executives

[01:17:14] Like oh I'm getting a guy from the way from the Patriots man I'm getting a guy from Cleveland. I'm getting a guy from Baltimore getting a guy from Pittsburgh I'm getting a guy from Cincinnati maybe that's just we got one rule. They just started kind of getting together

[01:17:26] We got one rule those sports reports is order You know you don't let friends hang with people that draft Matt Jones Yo remember when they say Calshanna hand one of the three to get Matt Jones. I was I don't know wait and have man

[01:17:42] I don't know how many times I called you was like oh who like we are like we need to have our own show Cuz I was sick of saying that like no one goes up to get Matt Jones That's even a

[01:17:54] Then Kyle Shattie has said hold my beer. I'm gonna do something dumber than that I'm a traitor. I think we might have done okay with shit Nah, I said okay. I didn't say he was gonna be a star now

[01:18:13] I think I think McCorkk will show the gun and can't just see you to be the backup I think he should have sat there and learned from any read He did that he deterred into the Peter's Michael Lersch

[01:18:26] He's like a learn whichever one saying the same class, but yeah My go save us not the and how you that how you know what to me But you know but to put the bow on it to put the bow on it. I'm gonna go ball tomorrow 11 and 6

[01:18:43] I'm gonna go Cincinnati 9 and 8 Cleveland not innate Pittsburgh 8 9 so For the record under 500 Just to be a deal. I'm gonna go Pittsburgh not any and Cleveland 17 I think we had this argument last year too if I remember correctly when we made our picks

[01:19:09] You were like leave was gonna finish I had a Pittsburgh or one of us said it and the other was like no I don't think I've hadn't had faith in this Sean Watson what might have been me

[01:19:21] I probably played with over Pittsburgh last year as well, you know I didn't the thing what Cleveland I didn't like the way they handled the baker may feel situation. I thought it was kind of like

[01:19:33] I just I think if more I think if more people liked baker may feel they would have been a little bit more like what the fuck Yeah, feeling like imagine okay same situation Matt Jones went to Jacksonville

[01:19:48] and they gave Matt Jones the extension and let Trevor Lawrence walk Like that's the equivalent Their records are pretty much identical. He had a playoff win the Huston struggles at the coaching change everything else

[01:20:03] And then they bring in another guy from another team that got cast away from another team and then they bring that guy in and give him a caretile extension And it like said the other guy away and like

[01:20:13] No one was in the up-word about it like oh they had baker deserved it But yeah, so I think that's why I didn't rock the Cleveland too tight You know, yeah, but it's all good you know, Sam. So ladies and gentlemen that was our last

[01:20:27] And I felt division preview Thanks for sticking with us next week It's time It's time to talk about some college football It's time to sit in awe and watch Mike break down every single oh hold a real quick for Mike so I bought and see double a

[01:20:49] I called Mike I got the game down a little like Mike I'm trying to find it see what a fast quarterback and fast while I received it

[01:20:56] off the top of his dome. He was like oh you go to this school this guy's got a fast to get a freshman to get this guy He came from here he's a five star out of this high school and yes Mike is talking about orgy

[01:21:09] Yeah, literally off the top of his dome and Rachel was like I bet you Mike would know him like Alice see and he literally I was like flipping through the teams as he was saying it

[01:21:19] He was like oh yeah, Toledo's got a guy like how do you know about Toledo? Like legitimately Mike's going Back Mike's going to be in his bag next week and I'm gonna just be talking about you talk Yeah, so so we will be back Monday

[01:21:35] We will be back Monday with our ACC preview You know just to get that thing started, you know, I'm saying it then of course Get it off my chest all that kind of stuff like that appreciate you Mike

[01:21:46] You know and then you know as we get closer to the NFL season We get a chance to check out some preseason figure out who's on injury reserve and all these type of things because

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