On this episode, we debate whether the NBA got its marquee games right for Opening Night and Christmas Day before previewing the 2026 NFC South. Can the Panthers repeat after going 3-3 against the division last season? Does Tampa Bay have the highest floor, and could contract issues derail the Bucs? Is this the end of the road for Todd Bowles? We also discuss why Carolina and Atlanta may have the highest ceilings if everything breaks right, and whether New Orleans could make the same jump Carolina made last season.
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[00:01:28] Check out Say Less, Say More. We're everywhere you get your podcasts. Let's lock and load. Mr. Logical, they put out the NBA schedule for opening night and Christmas. So, real quick, we're going to get into this. Wanting to know if they picked the right games, the right teams. So, to kick it off, on opening night, actually, opening afternoon, we get Boston and Detroit. Then, later in the evening, we get Sixers at the Knicks.
[00:01:58] And then we get a Western Conference Finals rematch, OKC and San Antonio. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? They got the whole thing right. Ooh, say more because I disagree. The whole thing right. So, you said Boston-Detroit. Boston-Detroit. That's the early game. That's 1-2 from last season. Ain't going to be 1-2 this year.
[00:02:27] Things change, I'm kidding. Last year, I turned 44. This year, I turned 45. Things are going to be a little different. But if you look at it, OK, the number one seed from the Eastern Conference last year, Boston, big brand. First look without Jalen Brown. Jason Tatum is back. I think that's the easy. I like how that goes in. I think that's like the stuffed mushrooms of the meal.
[00:02:53] And then you get steak, which is Knicks-Sixers. I mean, Philly, New York. The battle for the East Coast. The battle for star power. You got the New York Knicks NBA champions. You have art-related team that could unsee them and win a championship next year. It's in the eyes of a lot of pundits. It's a perch that got to see how much the ball moves around.
[00:03:22] And then you wrap it up with, you know, two of, I won't say the most, I won't say hated teams. But I think they're like the Floyd Mayweather adjacent of basketball. People are going to tune in to see who they dislike more. Because Wimby went from a darling to a villain. Like, old boy and Batman went from running for May to Tooth Face. I mean, it was that quick. So, an OKC with the flopping.
[00:03:52] But they still have the reigning MVP. And the guy who felt like he should have been MVP. I think they nailed it. Those six games, I think they nailed it. So, I think that they got the majority of the teams right. You know what I mean? I don't know if I like the matchups as much. So, OKC San Antonio speaks for itself. You know what I mean? I think we're a collision course. That's going to probably be the Western Conference Finals again anyway. So, I'm here for it. I think I might have liked Boston Philly.
[00:04:18] You know, just the whole Jalen Brown going back to Boston. I think I like that story a little bit better. Because you can get, because you already got, you know, the Knicks are going to win. They got the championship night. So, you could throw them against whoever. You could have threw Detroit against them. Because I like Detroit, because you're getting eyes on somebody like a Cade Cunningham. Who, you know, isn't necessarily in a market. Even though Detroit's good, they're not necessarily one of those brands that you think of in that Laker, Knick kind of way.
[00:04:48] So, I do like the exposure. You know what I mean? But I think I might have wanted to flip the matchups a little bit. You know what I mean? And so, Christmas, we got Spurs-Knicks. You know, you got to have that, right? Championship rematch. You got Heat-Celtics. Sixers-Lakers. So, LeBron making his return. You got OKC-Minnesota. And you got Denver-Golden State. That's the only one. But you got to have a fifth game.
[00:05:18] I think Denver-Golden State is, it's not the same dessert.
[00:05:21] If you look at opening night, like how you said you would rather see Detroit versus the Knicks, the reason, like, the reason you want to see Detroit and the Knicks for the exposure, I think Boston gives a little bit more of a suspenseful game because there's questions about can Boston really bounce back?
[00:05:51] I don't want to say bounce back, but can they survive without Jalen and Jason? Because it's been like that for seven, eight years. Like, that's a new thing. And then Detroit, can they handle being what you thought they would have been a hunter because they were the number one seed, but can they handle that? So, like, pinning those two teams together, I think you bring in the Boston basketball crowd, which is everywhere, Boston basketball fans everywhere, to watch Detroit. The Knicks are going to get whomever.
[00:06:20] They're going to draw whomever. But if you didn't have Boston, if you had Boston versus Philly, I don't think Knicks Detroit in that middle section is as enticing. You know what I'm saying? So, I think having Detroit kind of wet your whistle and then moving on.
[00:06:35] But, like, Christmas, the Christmas with all the movement around kind of writes itself, the only problem is it does seem like the star power that the West had kind of fizzled out. Like, I would have loved to see Phoenix, Devin Booker, have that kind of, like, you know what I mean, like, that resurgence. But for some reason, it just faded.
[00:07:05] KD and Houston, I think Phoenix-Houston probably would have been a better game than Denver going to state. I don't know. Like, because you always get the OKC involved somehow. So, I just, like, highlight some of these Western teams, but they got to produce, too. So, for me, you know, I always like to brainstorm. And so, as I was thinking about this, you know, like, I started thinking about things that you say.
[00:07:33] Because, you know, you always talk about how the league is so dependent on these old dudes. You know, the LeBrons, the Stephs, KDs, so on and so forth. And they're on their way out. Like, you know, got a few more years, but they're on their way out. So, as I was thinking about this, so I love Philly, LA. LeBron going back. You know, and you know, I just got to say it because I know how y'all are out there in sports land. Michael Jordan's career high against the Bulls is 29. Can LeBron beat that?
[00:08:03] Anyway. You know what I'm saying? So, I'm excited for that game, right? And then you got Heat-Celtics. It just doesn't ring the same. Like, there's obviously a rivalry there, but Jimmy Butler's not there anymore. So, it just doesn't feel the same. Like, we'll see what Giannis and those guys can conjure up. But what I was actually thinking is maybe on Christmas Eve or on Christmas you could replace a team. You don't have to replace the whole game. But why not Warriors-Mavericks?
[00:08:32] Why not give us Cooper Flag on Christmas? You know, in the spirit of less exposed to future. You know, and I can't take all the credit for that. Residente put that in my thought process. But it made sense. Like, you got the number one draft pick from last year who had a 50-point game last year. You know, Kyrie Irving will be back. You know, why not put that team on TV against Golden State? Or if you want... I got another idea. Do it on Christmas Eve. Right. That's what I was going to say. The other idea I had... Yeah, two young teams on Christmas Eve.
[00:09:01] Right. The other idea I had was we heard all this talk about the NBA draft this year. I was one of them, right? Talking about how deep this draft is. Caleb Wilson, Cam Boozer, Darius Acuff, Devontia, Darren Peterson. Why not Christmas Eve do number one against number two? Do a Wizards-Jazz game. Not because we like those teams, but because those are the number one and number two draft picks. And throughout the year, I don't know how many people are going to watch Utah.
[00:09:32] For real. You know what I mean? As far as Washington, maybe a little bit more because they are East Coast. They got Anthony Davis and Trey Young. So maybe a little more. But why not? Number one against number two. Or you could even do a doubleheader and have Caleb Wilson against Cam Boozer in the second game. Get Darius Acuff involved. So, like, you could have Darius Acuff against the Nuggets on Christmas. Or against the Warriors. There's Darius Acuff against Step, Future versus the old guard. Like, there's a lot of different ways I feel like they could have went with this.
[00:10:02] The only problem is I know the pushback will be, we can't put Sacramento on Christmas. And that's why, like, you know, I would secede and say, okay, Christmas Eve then. And the best part about that idea is that the NFL has games on Christmas Eve. So, if the ratings are low, you could just blame it on that. You know what I'm saying? But you've got to start somewhere. You'll take, you'll, you'll, it'll look like a deliberate takeover of Christmas the way the NFL came in and just stole it. What, like, two years ago?
[00:10:32] Yeah. I was like, that was two years ago after, because after the Chiefs won a Super Bowl and they had a thing where they pretty much, they played six of the seven days out of the week in that season because they took over Christmas. Yeah, so, you give me five games on Christmas Day, give me the five highly touted young rookies back-to-back.
[00:10:59] So, like, you can give me Cooper Flag versus Utah or Dallas versus Utah. You know, you match up the years or you match up. If, like, Caleb Wilson said it was like, yo, these dudes, I'm the best dude in the draft. Now, you pin him. He's number four overall pick. You make it obvious. Okay, cool. You think you're the better one? Boom. Let's go up. AJ Devonja. Let's go up. You and AJ, what's up? That's what I'm saying. Like, that's. You have the whole weekend. Like, you.
[00:11:29] To me, that's a lot sexier than the NBA Cup. You know what I mean? Like, because you're being deliberate in bringing eyes to what is supposed to be the future of your league. And I think you also have the NBA Cup that the champions in December as well, right? Yeah, it's like the first week of December. Like, December 10th or so. So now you got. If you're the NBA, you're competing with the anticipation of the college football playoff. The.
[00:11:59] The probably. The NFL playoff race. The NFL playoff race. Very crucial time. And then you just roll in the NBA Cup in there. We got the youngsters on Christmas Eve. We got the old heads on Christmas. So. Yeah, you can watch football if you want. But we give you 10 games and back to back days. Nasty televised. Look at our young stars. Like you said, if it doesn't work, you just like, hey, you know, we're putting against the NFL. We're always going to continue to.
[00:12:29] But it'll work eventually. You can do whatever you have. Sometimes you got to take the loss early to win later. Like, you know, I always talk about this. I ain't going to stay too long with this, obviously. But it's just like politics, right? It's like, you know, vote for this third party. Like, you might not see the benefit. But if we put some energy and resources into it, your kids might have a better option down the road. Whatever the case may be. But anyway, Mr. Logical, let's talk some football. You know, said that NFC South, you're stomping grounds.
[00:12:57] We did my stomping grounds the other day, just for the record, to remind everybody. Mr. Logical, if I remember correctly, took the Eagles to win NFC East. I'm taking the Cowboys. Let's see where we end up tonight. So, NFC South, Mr. Logical, last year, every team in the division finished 3-3 in the division. So, for all intents and purposes, this is the Big 12 of the NFL. Anybody can win at any given time. Anybody can beat anybody.
[00:13:26] There is no great team. You know, 8-9 won the division last year. You know, Carolina is the division champion by way of some nasty tiebreakers. The Falcons were right there, but just lost the wrong games. You know, Tampa was the most talented, but they had a lot of injuries. Baker Mayfield was an MVP candidate for the first quarter of the season. And then it all fell apart.
[00:13:54] They even went to Seattle and won one of the most exciting games of the year last year. And then, you know, you got the Saints who started off bad but came on late. So, what are your thoughts heading into the NFC South this year? I think it's going to be a lot of the same.
[00:14:18] But if I had to, you know, as we go through it, the basic questions about quarterback availability, Atlanta's problem. Quarterback comfort level, that's a Tampa Bay problem. I think Baker and his contract could be a problem, especially, you know, Baker, he didn't play great starting out last year. He found ways to win.
[00:14:46] Fourth and seven, breaking a tackle to get in the field goal range, winning games 23-21, a lot of those games early in the season. Young Wayku missed a kick in Atlanta to help them win. And so, you have this contract conversation. And then if you don't start off well, now people are like, listen, you started off bad last year. You had one hot year. You know, you had one hot song. You know, hot song.
[00:15:11] And it's like, so, Carolina, I think they are secure, but they're still young and developing. And their quarterback is still undersized. And, you know, like you say, he's still working through that. And New Orleans is just New Orleans. Like, I think they play with great energy, but you don't have a definitive leader at your quarterback position either.
[00:15:37] I know the game is bigger than quarterback, but the questions that you have and the talent level and the depth of talent level of a quarterback in that division just screams. Three of us are going to be eight, nine. Nine. What team can somehow squeeze out nine and eight or couple of teams going to be six and 11?
[00:16:01] And it's going to be obvious because they can't make plays at the end of the game because quarterback play. So, that is the conundrum. Yeah. Yeah. So, going into last year, Tampa was the division champ four years in a row. Obviously, they won the Super Bowl back in 2021 with Tom Brady. I think this is make a break, obviously, for Bowles, Todd Bowles.
[00:16:28] We were surprised that he's still there because, you know, last year, you know, around week 13 or so, he just started throwing everybody under the bus. And then you turn around, Mike Evans is gone. You know, Levante David retired. So, now Tampa doesn't necessarily have two players that not are just veterans, but they were sort of the identity of that team. You know, when you think Tampa Bay, that's who comes to mind, those two.
[00:16:53] So, on top of that, did you take a gander at who Tampa brought in as offensive coordinator? It wasn't Kingsbury. Who was it? The one and only Zach Robinson. So, Tampa's got some drama going on. Vita Vea, you know, wants a deal. He's asked for a trade. Wants to go to California.
[00:17:23] You know, Baker Mayfield in a contract year. You know, and that has me concerned. I have to be honest with you because Baker Mayfield seems like one of those guys that he's prideful, real spiteful, real petty. And I feel like he can find himself making some mistakes trying to prove a point. You know, like you don't want to pay me. Watch this throw on, you know, third and 16 when you probably could have threw a slant and just punted the ball away, get another, live another possession.
[00:17:51] You're going to try to make the big play and it's going to blow up in your face. I can do this with Mike Evans. This is why you should pay me this money. Watch this throw. I throw to this undrafted rookie out of UAB running this deep out route and it's going to be intercepted. Yeah, so Tampa does have the reserves coming in. You know, they get Jalen McMillan back. You know, he had that scary neck injury in the preseason last year. He's back. Chris Godwin is another year removed from his ACL issues.
[00:18:19] So, and of course, Emeka Buka emerged at the beginning part of last season. So from the receiver standpoint, Tampa Bay, I think, is good to go. The problem is, is that the running game, you know, two years ago they were top five in the league. I think under Liam Cohen is the offensive coordinator. And then last year, Josh Grisard, they just fell off a cliff. You know, couldn't run the football all over again. You know, Bucky Irvin went from 5.4 yards per carry to 3.4 last year.
[00:18:49] But on the defensive side, they drafted Reuben Bain. We've been talking about him. We've been arguing with people on TikTok about him. You know, I think he's going to be good. I'm excited to see him. You know, but the problem with Tampa's defense is I think they have probably the weakest linebacker core in the league. You know, when you look at their corners, I was a big Zion McCollum fan going into last year. He had a down year after getting paid. Benjamin Morrison, who I liked out of Notre Dame, got picked on.
[00:19:18] But he was a rookie. We'll see what happens, how he bounces back. But in the safety positions, my guy, Antoine Winfield, my favorite player, he's back. So when you got him back there, you always got a chance to force turnovers. You know, you got Tykee Smith, you know, who it sounds like they really love. Keontae Scott from Miami as well, you know, Reuben Bain's teammate. You know, they went and got Kenneth Gainwell to replace Rashard White.
[00:19:45] So Tampa is still probably the most talented team in the division. I just don't know if I trust their coaching at all. Well, the coaching comes down to like critical moments. But I think if you are just marginally better than your competition and your competition has the flaws that they have,
[00:20:07] I think their biggest competition in the division is Carolina, who's still like Atlanta's going to be missing a defensive lineman for their rookie. They drafted last year, Jalen Walker, the two rookies they drafted last year who had outstanding years. They're going to miss a combined 25 games of the 34. Oh, you want a stat? Let's hear it. So James Pierce suspended eight games.
[00:20:37] Jalen Walker, you said, is out for the season. Caden Ellis, who was the leading tackler, is in New Orleans now. Those three players accounted for 19 and a half sacks last year. And Atlanta was second in the league in sacks last year. Those they had 57 total sacks last year. 19 and a half of them gone. Just like that. Blink of an eye. Yeah. So that brings you down to what? 28, 30, 38 or something like that. Yeah.
[00:21:07] 38. Yeah. 37 and a half. But the problem is Atlanta has always had trouble creating that pass rush. So last year was an anomaly. And now they have to revert back to, it's going to be a lot of, you know, Atlanta's going to have problems. We'll get to them. Yeah. So let's look at this. I think Tampa Bay is probably, I think their schedule starts out properly. I think they have.
[00:21:34] I think they start out going into week four with by far the best record in the division. And then they just have to maintain for the rest of the year. I think the division, by October, it's going to be like, okay, we know who's going to win this division, in my opinion. Yeah. So they have a chance at 3-0. They could be 2-1, but they do have a chance at 3-0 because you never know what Cincinnati defense you're going to get. This is year two with Al Golden over there as the defensive coordinator. Get Cleveland. You get Minnesota at home.
[00:22:04] I'm counting both of those as wins. You get Green Bay the week after that. Toss up. Then it gets a little, you know, not tough per se, but just odd games. You know, you go to Dallas. You play Pittsburgh the week after that. Then you get your division game at Carolina. Play Atlanta the next week. So after about nine games, if everything goes right, you could be 6-3.
[00:22:34] You could be 6-3. Like call Cincinnati at Cincinnati a loss, at Dallas a loss, and maybe you lose one of Green Bay and Pittsburgh, you know, at best. You know what I mean? Then you get, after that Atlanta game, you go to Soldier Field, you know, to play the Indiana Bears. And Ben Johnson said he wants to score the most points in the history of the NFL. There you go. So that's going to be a track meet. At least he's going to make it.
[00:23:03] He's going to attempt to make it a track meet. Yeah, then you get your bye week. Coming out of the bye week, you go to Ford Field to play the Lions. You get your rematch with Carolina. You know, Chargers at home, at Baltimore. Saints at home. And then you close out at Atlanta versus the Rams at the House of Horrors.
[00:23:26] So, like, I think if Tampa Bay views their season through four-game increments, you know what I mean? They should be all right. You know what I mean? If you go 3-1 to start the season, you know, 3-1 in that middle half maybe, you know, where you play Dallas, Pittsburgh, Carolina, Atlanta. So if you can win both of those division games, at the very least, that sets you up. Yeah.
[00:23:54] You know, coming out of the bye week, it's a little tougher because you get at Detroit, the Chargers, and at Baltimore. So if you can go 2-2 in that four, that quartet of games, and then if you can, you know, lose at Atlanta, sweep the Saints, lose to the Rams, you could possibly be somewhere around 10-7, 11-6. And I think that's good enough to win this division.
[00:24:21] Yeah, I think 10-7, it's the race to 10. If any one of these teams hits 10 wins, they can book it. They can lock it in. But I believe, like I said, looking at Atlanta, being hopeful that they can squeeze out 3-3 in the division again.
[00:24:47] And I just got to see, I got to see what Tua or Michael Penix or whoever the left-handed guy is that's going to be at the helm. Can you get the ball out on time to the playmakers? They draft Zachary Branch out of USC and Georgia. He is the threat. But if he's the only threat, if they know on third and eighth they like to run these little drag routes or anything underneath,
[00:25:16] and they're just beating him up across the middle. And Tua has to get it out on time because there's not a lot of power. They still got Zaqueous. Excuse me? They still got Zaqueous. Yeah. Yeah, but even with that, it's like there's Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Burrow, Mahomes, even Lamar.
[00:25:46] Those guys can obviously Stafford. They can slide in the pocket and wait for that guy that ran a deep route to come back or a guy who's coming across the field, and they can throw an off-angle 50-yard accurate throw. Tua doesn't have that luxury to just wait it out, slide, slide, slide,
[00:26:17] and drop back eight, nine, ten yards behind the line of scrimmage and still get this pass off. He has to get it off when it's there. And if it's not there, then it's going to be Dijon left, Dijon right. And it's like at some point eight people in the box are going to shut that down. So only the Falcons could do this. You had a left-handed quarterback that made questionable decisions and threw the ball late.
[00:26:41] So you went out and got an injured left-handed quarterback that makes questionable decisions that if he's late on the throw, it's going to be a pick six. The good news is that you always talk about, all right, here's Tua. It's December. Well, now he's playing inside of a dome. You know what I mean? So maybe that'll alleviate something. They'll leave the roof open.
[00:27:07] But also, the Falcons, they've lost – they've had eight straight losing seasons now. They bring in Kevin Stefanski, you know, who is the quarterback whisperer. Remember, he loved him some Dylan Gabriel last year. You always said Dylan Gabriel and Tua. Would have worked in Miami. Yeah.
[00:27:26] Not after you – it's like you break up with a girl because you don't like the way she was raised. And then start dating her cousin. And it's like, yeah, it could be different houses, but they got a lot of the same influences. Like, they're not that drastically different.
[00:27:51] Dylan Gabriel was the guy that you thought was going to – honestly, I really don't even understand why Shador – even if you felt like Shador didn't have a grip on the offense, you know that in the NFL – and I was talking about this yesterday about the NBA – size is being drafted and legislated out in certain positions. You can't just hope that you can get a Bryce Young or a Kyler Murray.
[00:28:21] Like, it's just – it's not – it's not optimal. So having both of those guys in the building, it's like go with the guy that's either going to garner more attention and try to make it work there. Like, going with the undersized guy that was clearly undersized and then getting a new fresh job off of it. That's my biggest problem with the fans. Yeah, and to your point – We have no idea if he learned that lesson at all.
[00:28:47] Well, to your point, he's the two-time coach of the year, but he has a losing record in his career. The Browns were 8-26 in his last two years there. You know, so they brought in Tommy Reese as the offensive coordinator. You know, they kept Ulbrich as defensive coordinator, so that's a good thing at least. Offensive line coach, Bill Callahan. How about that? Did a great job. How about that?
[00:29:16] I mean, it's not got fired. So, you know, so, yeah. So I didn't get to say this, and I'm sorry. I hate to bring back the joke, but I got to say it because I wrote it down, so I got to say it. You got to rely on Tua turned the ball over or hospital penics. You know what I'm saying? That's what you're down to at this point. But we might get to see Trevor Simeon because they both going to get hurt at some point. They brought in Jahan Dotson as well, Mr. Logical. Forgot to bring that up as a threat. You know what I mean?
[00:29:48] I couldn't even keep a straight face with that one. I couldn't even keep a straight face. I understand that, like, you got to, like, I got to rant about my team for a second. And I get, like, I'm not running the organization. I'm just a logical person. And I didn't understand. Like I said, the hire was one thing. If you look at Stefanski, not only you said 8-26 the last couple of years. Hey, what's going on?
[00:30:14] They look like they were going to be 8-26 because it looks like either he quit or the team quit. Or there was, like, a glaring disconnect between him, the message. Like, everything just seemed completely discombobulated. And we don't know if that was his fault. Like, you hired him.
[00:30:43] Now, say Cleveland takes a lot of those same players. Because I saw a poll last year. They said if they redrafted the first round, like, three or four rookies from Cleveland, they felt would have been better suited. Like, the tight end would have gone later in the first round. The linebacker, obviously the guy that drafted to number four overall.
[00:31:10] And it was like, so you've got all this young talent on you. Yeah. Yeah, who ended up was, like, defensive rookie of the year. You have all this talent. Shador, for whatever he has going on, is marketable. He seems to have a grip on it. And he seems to understand the spotlight and everything else you need. He's like, why didn't you use that to your advantage? So now you bring him to Atlanta.
[00:31:36] And I'm, like, looking at Atlanta, like, yo, why are you not, like, it goes back to taking pennies overall. Like, it just, everything just stemmed from there. And I said it then. This is going to be a problem that's going to haunt them for three or four years. Because if it doesn't work, you have to let it try. It hasn't worked for two years. You have to see it through. You can't give up on it. You have to see it through.
[00:32:02] And the only way to get a good one is to literally play it out so poorly for a whole 17 games. Well, this is the draft. This is the draft to do it. But just to let y'all know, PSA, we are live every Tuesday and Friday. You know, usually at 845 Eastern. But we had an early start tonight. You know, so, yeah, like I was saying, they lost. So they lost the defense, basically. They brought in Christian Harris from Houston.
[00:32:31] My guy, you remember I was in love with Billy Bowman. You know, he got hurt late last year. So you'll have to see how he bounces back. But there is positive still. You know, there's still Xavier Watts, you know, who came into the league like a mad man and announced himself. Jesse Bates is one of my favorite players. So, like, there's still pieces there. They're just going to be on the field so much. They're going to be on the field for, like, 34, 35 minutes a game.
[00:32:58] Now, the one thing that I will say is I'm still waiting for A.J. Terrell to earn his name. Because I hear all these things about how good he is. And he's always in the vicinity. But the receiver always catches the ball. And now they went out and got his little brother. So, you know, we're going to have to see how that goes. His little brother was getting pushed around at Clemson last year. He's fast, faster than A.J., but we'll see how that works. But looking at this schedule, Mr. Loddickle, you know what I mean? Here we go.
[00:33:27] At Pittsburgh, kicking off the Aaron Rodgers farewell tour. You know, they get Carolina, who they got swept by last year. You know, at Green Bay, at New Orleans. What's that record after those four games? I got two and two because I just didn't want to say one and three out loud. Yeah, that was Jalen Walker, their rookie from last year. Yeah. So, I got them winning at Pittsburgh. Oh, do you now?
[00:33:58] Just off of hope. Oh, okay. I don't know. I was going to say, you know who Pittsburgh brought in at running back, right? They went and got your boy Rico Donald. You remember him from last year. Yeah, but Pittsburgh couldn't run the ball with anybody. Like, they just can't run the ball. Like, I'm not – and Aaron Rodgers doesn't air it out. He's not going – so, I think just – I think just in the tit-for-tat battle,
[00:34:27] maybe they eat that one out. But that's just me being – I'm not going to be that guy. And I know, like, this is one of those moments where people are going to think you're just trying to rage bait Mr. Logical. And I'm not. I can see the Falcons starting 0-6 here. I'm not saying it's going to happen. I'm not saying it's going to happen. But I can see that. Like, you know, going to Lambeau, then go to the House of Horrors for Monday Night Football the week after that. They can start 0-10.
[00:34:56] I'm not being – Let me look at the rest of this. Let me look at the rest of this. Oh, damn. I'm not being an ass. Yeah. It's a bad start to have questions in the position that they have questions in. They can legit start out 0-10. And the defense can play their heart out every single week and just not be able to get over the hump offensively. It's only so much bean, John, you can give a team.
[00:35:24] So I can see at worst – just at worst, I can see 3-7 at worst. I'll go 3-7 at worst. You know what I mean? Because you figure all these games in the South are going to be a toss-up. You know what I mean? So, like, you get a bounce here and there. At New Orleans, at Tampa Bay. Yeah. All right. And on top of that – This is going to be some competition. Yeah. And on top of that, Atlanta –
[00:35:51] Historically, recent history, they don't close games well at home either. So the advantage you should have by being at home doesn't feel like that. When we talked about Dallas the other day, Dallas feels like they're going to go 8-0 or 9-0 or 8-1, you know, if they're playing eight or nine games. Like, Dallas feels like you can lock them into seven wins at a minimum at home. You can feel that.
[00:36:19] But you also know when it comes to the playoffs, something happens in the playoffs. With Atlanta, something happens in one possession games at home. Field goal gets missed. It's untimely turnover. Not calling the timeout, going in the half to where you can, like, maybe push – You might have a nice lead. You might have a 13-7 lead.
[00:36:47] But, like, yo, you call this timeout, get the ball back. You might be able to go in the halftime, 16-7. That's two possessions. But they don't call the timeout or they don't execute the field goal. It happens all the time. So 0-10 is realistic. And just because I just don't know where you manufacture points. There's your preseason. There's your preseason. First kickoff in Miami fumbles the kickoff on the catch.
[00:37:20] I think they're going to be the worst team in the league this year. But, no, Atlanta, like, looking at this realistically, like, you have to think Carolina's – You know, I'm inclined to say they lose at the house or just at the horse. But I think Chicago's defense is going to hold them back a little bit this year. I think they could win Chicago. I think they could win that game. I don't think they will, but I don't think it's off the table. I think they lose at Lambeau. We've been friends for a long time.
[00:37:49] We've been friends for a long time. And I don't mind the truth. You know damn well they're not winning against Chicago. I don't know that. You know why I don't know that? I'm going to tell you why I don't know that. I'm going to tell you why I don't know that. Because for all this negative stuff we're saying about the Cowboys right now, you know what I mean? Like, eight losing seasons in a row, you know, eight and nine last year. They beat the Rams and the Bills last year.
[00:38:16] Yeah, but let's talk about each one of those games. Let's talk about it. They had an opportunity to go up like three touchdowns at the end of the first half. Drake London against Buffalo. And then in the second half scored three points. They did. They won. Yeah. Josh Allen had the worst game ever. But they still, they scored three touchdowns, almost four touchdowns in the first half.
[00:38:44] And they come out in the second half at home and only produce three points. They weren't even close to getting any other points. That's the problem. And with the Rams, it was the same thing. They had the kick block that got returned for a touchdown, which put into like a possession. And then they had that, that what looked like a catch by Puka that it's instant slow-mo replay and say, oh, he didn't have it. But that game was almost given back.
[00:39:14] So it's just, I don't know how many games you're going to be able to produce 21 first half points, considering your offensive weapon is Bijan Robinson, who no matter where you put him, the expectation is he is the first read. So even if he's in the backfield, the assumption is they're going to hand it off to him. They're going to play action to him and throw it to him in the flat. If they spread him out wide, the expectation is that he's going to get the ball.
[00:39:43] So it's just so much going to ride on his shoulders. I will say he's going to be offensive coordinator this year. But the same old lame duck coach in Stefanski that we have no idea. We have no idea if he can battle, if he has any resiliency, considering he didn't even have to sit and think about how poorly he's coached over the last two years. He walked from 18 games under 500 and walked right into another job in the same week and a steak dinner from a billionaire.
[00:40:13] Hired by my favorite quarterback, Matty Ice. So after the bye week, they go up to Minnesota, get Detroit at home, go to Cleveland at Washington, and then they close out with their three division games to close at Carolina. So, you know, the Falcons, you know, it's going to be an interesting season to say the least. You know, I think that, you know, history is on their side from the standpoint of
[00:40:42] you get the most out of the Falcons when you don't expect much. So, you know what I mean? So from that standpoint, if I am a Falcon fan, I might be a little more encouraged than Mr. Logical, but I'll just say he ain't wrong. You know what I'm saying? So we got Carolina, the division champion. Bryce Young finally went over 3,000 yards. You know, 3,000 yards, Mr. Logical. Here's the question of the day. So he went over 3,000 yards, right?
[00:41:13] Yep. How much over 3,000 yards did he go? Four yards. 3,000. 11 yards. 11 yards. So, you know, he had, he has 40 career games. You know, hasn't averaged 200 yards a game yet in his career. He's in that window now.
[00:41:43] Remember the Justin Fields window where Bears had to make that decision of, are we going to pay him? Is he going to be our guy going forward? Carolina's in that window now to decide if Bryce Young is actually going to be the future. The good news is they went out and drafted my guy, Tech McMillan, last year. You know, who, you know, won offensive rookie of the year. You know, had over 1,000 yards receiving. Now, you know, you got to figure to get Leggett more involved.
[00:42:11] Jalen Coker still coming along. They drafted Chris Brazil from Tennessee, who's hurt now. You know, he was going to be a deep threat, but we'll see how long he's out for. You know, I mentioned Rico Dotto going to Pittsburgh. But it sounds like 24 second round, Jonathan Brooks. He's back in the backfield for Carolina. Dave Canales made Mr. Logical happy because Mr. Logical does not like when the coaches call plays.
[00:42:40] So, you know, he's had a Cheadle coordinator. You know, you know, Bryce Young, you know, I hate to mention it to Mr. Logical, but he did throw for 448 against the Falcons last year. Carolina's got some early offensive line injuries. Akeem Akanwu suffered a rupture patella tendon, you know, in that playoff loss. So we'll see how he starts the season or if he starts the season.
[00:43:08] You know, Taylor Martin, their right tackle is having blood clot issues. So they could be down two linemen just to start the season. So, you know, so they're already behind the eight ball. But on defense, they went and got Jalen Phillips from the Eagles. So here's my question for you, Mr. Logical about that. Yeah.
[00:43:30] So Jalen Phillips, is he a complementary guy or can he be the leader of a defense? I'm not sure if he ever had to be that. I think he has enough of a resume that if you're a Carolina fan, you should be optimistic.
[00:43:57] But the anchor, the granted, Miles Garrett, like I'm not making a comparison, but like that, the guy that you can move around that much in the defensive line, I am not sure. I know he balled out in Philly, you know, you know, took advantage of that, that opportunity coming off that Achilles in Miami where I think he tore it at the Jets at a Jets game. I still remember that video. It was a sad video.
[00:44:26] But I think Carolina addressed things that they needed to address. Now, this contract, you can go ahead and just try to book him for a franchise tag. It's going to be hefty because I think somebody is going to creep up over $60 million a year during like these next... I think that's already there. Yeah. So it's like that's... So that the top five average is probably going to be well over $50 million.
[00:44:54] So like you take one year franchise for $50 million to stay healthy and then you know, if they do it again, obviously it goes up. But I like Carolina as far as like just, you know, as a fan obviously. But I think they have an identity. I think the coach, quarterback, I think him benching him, letting him get his head right and bringing it back out there. I felt that all... I think it just worked.
[00:45:22] But I think it worked because they made the right hire. They made the right decisions. Bryce Young, CJ Stroud. Are they rethinking that? Maybe, maybe not. But I think they've gone in with a real plan. Win the trenches. Big wide receivers. All their wide receivers are 6'3 and up. So you have an undersized quarterback.
[00:45:48] You give them a guy with the catch radius that... You know, of an elephant. You know, to be able to support science, we're like, oh, this guy has a catch radius of an elephant. Yeah, they need to upgrade at tight end. You know, but back to Jalen Phillips for a quick second. You know, last year, you know, but that's easy to do when you're a part of the X-Men. You know, so that helps, you know, having that Philadelphia defense around you.
[00:46:16] They also went out and got Devin Lloyd from Jacksonville, who early in the season, Jacksonville was on a historic takeaway pace. You know, he was the best of that. So that's another good guy that they brought in. Go U. Go U. Yeah. Bryce Young has a new backup this year. Guy by the name of Kenny Two Gloves. You know, of course, and of course, Haynes King is a backup. Haynes King is a backup. Oh, okay.
[00:46:47] Yeah, well, that's what we're doing right now. Kenny Pick is going to be on. I think Carolina has one of the best secondaries in the NFL, low key. Like a lot of people aren't going to think that because it's Carolina. But J.C. Horn's a playmaker. Mike Jackson had 19 passes defense last year. And Morig, you know, I think that they're a pretty formidable secondary.
[00:47:12] You know, I think that what confuses me about Carolina is more so you got a guy like Bryce Young. And it doesn't seem like they've run, especially for the type of league that we're in right now, they don't seem to run enough RKO with him for my liking. And I don't know if that's just because of his size and you're afraid he's going to get hurt. Yeah, like so that could be it. And, you know, Haynes King could be that.
[00:47:42] You know, we'll see. You know what I mean? But Carolina, you know, can they win this division back-to-back? They absolutely can. Will they? Stay tuned. So here we go, Mr. Logical. They open up with Chicago at home. Or, I'm sorry, Indiana. You know what I'm saying? They go. The president said they are the Chicago Bears no matter where they're playing. They are the Chicago Bears. He said he had to be back. Look at my defense.
[00:48:09] Look at my defense letting the Miami Dolphins of all teams walk the ball down the field. So Atlanta in week two. You know, at Cleveland week three. Detroit week four. So you got to go two and two there. You got to go two and two there. I think week two and three gets you your wins. Because you get your bye week. And then look at this. Look at that. At Philly. Tampa.
[00:48:38] At Lambeau. Denver. At the House of Horrors. Baltimore. At Tampa. That is a hell of a stretch. So that's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven games. You got to go four and three at the very least. You got to go four and three.
[00:48:59] I don't know how the NFL God said, hey, we have probably the most mediocre division of football. So we're going to give them the AFC and NFC North to play. Well, it rotates every year. Nah, you could have been to give them some reprieve. Like, listen, we're going to let y'all skip a year and get right. Well, no, because you got to pad up Cincinnati so they could get back to the playoffs, right?
[00:49:27] We'll give you the AFC South and we'll give you the NFC West. What do you think of that? Let's get you back on track. Like, nah, man. Oh, the NFC West, huh? With the Super Bowl champions, the 49ers and the Rams? Listen, I think they played the Falcons play anyway. That's true. That is true. Yeah, but Falcons got the chance to go anyway. So after that Tampa Bay game, they go to Minnesota. They get New Orleans at home. There's your Cincinnati game at Pittsburgh.
[00:49:56] At home against the Super Bowl champs and they close out versus Atlanta. So, all right. So, so far we got one team to go. So let's think about this for a second. So we went through Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina. What are you thinking record-wise for those teams? All right. So Hart, 7-10 for the Falcons. But it's going to be one of those where they win.
[00:50:24] Like, I got them winning four of the last six games. So they get like, oh, that's actually 6-11. Yeah. So they're going to win 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. No, it's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. So five out of the last seven games. I think they each eat those out. But that gives them 7-10. But once again, it does the same thing it does every year. Moves them from third or fourth in the draft order to ninth.
[00:50:53] And then they miss out on the top tier talent. But I think logically 5-12 is most likely for Atlanta. That's what I got at Atlanta. Tampa, I got 10-7 because I think it's a race to 10. Depend on who, if any of these other division teams kind of fall off. Because the teams are so kind of evenly balanced preseason. And I didn't think any of them made like any extraordinary moves that
[00:51:21] definitely made them markedly better than the other teams. I think there's more toss-up division games. You know, you might get a little rain in Carolina in November. And you might lose that. You know, if you're Tampa Bay, you might lose that game. Or you just get, you know, you got a guy injured. And they just take advantage of that. Something along this line. So I figured that Tampa Bay, if they don't toss these,
[00:51:49] if they go 4-2 in division, they're probably 11-6. But I go realist and go 10-7. But I think 10-7 wins the division. And then Carolina? Carolina? 8-9, 9-8. Somewhere in that space. Like you said, they don't do a lot of RPO with Bryce Young. So they can become predictable offensively. So they're going to rely on it. Like you feel like one of the top-tier defensive backfields.
[00:52:16] I just think the lack of, like you said, 3,011 yards. Both South divisions are bad every year. Both of them. But, yeah, the NFC South, I think, is probably the worst. It's bad. It's bad. And then we'll get to the Saints. We'll get to the Saints here to close things up.
[00:52:39] So the Saints are one of those teams that remind me about the way that I felt about Carolina last year. I thought Carolina was going to be good last year. But I couldn't pinpoint it. You know what I mean? I feel the same way about the Saints this year. Like I think that they're going to be much improved. But I just don't know if they have the depth or the horses to actually get to where Carolina got last year.
[00:53:09] So, you know, they do have the second easiest schedule in the NFL. You know, if you look at combined records, you know, the Browns have the easiest. So they started off 2-10. You know, they started Spencer Rattler last year, who people thought was going to take a leap. You know, down on Tyler Shuck. You know, Tyler Shuck starts. They win four out of their last five games. They were 5-4 in the games that Tyler Shuck played last year.
[00:53:39] I know it's fun to make fun of him because he was back in college when Kurt Cobain was still alive. But it was never a skill issue with him. It was just could he stay healthy? You know what I mean? So there's that. So they brought in David Edwards to help out at left tackle because, of course, if you've got a young quarterback, you've got to have the blindside protection. You know what I'm saying? So they get back. We'll see how that works. But it's the right move as far as addressing that position.
[00:54:09] You know, okay. They only scored 28 touchdowns last year offensively. So nowhere to go but up. You know what I mean? They got Travis Etienne in free agency. They just re-signed Alvin Kamara. So it looks like Kamara is going to retire as a Saint. But now you get to the question marks because you've got a young quarterback. You've got him as left tackle. You went and got you a running back. Now we've got to address the receiver.
[00:54:39] Chris Alave. When healthy, one of the best receivers in the NFL. Never healthy. He gets concussions like without contact. I've seen him get two concussions trying to make catches fall out of bounds. Like just fall on the back of his head and he's out. And it's unfortunate. He took some brutal hits. But sometimes I see one where he just, it was a fade route to the corner. And he, you know, laid out for it.
[00:55:09] And didn't catch it and just fell on his head and he was out. Yeah, they went and drafted Jordan Tyson out of Arizona State. You know, who has the ability to be the best receiver in this draft? You know, he could be a top 10 receiver in the next four or five years. But injuries, can he stay healthy? Then my question is, who's the third receiver? You know, they have Devon Vele. You know, like they would love to have Rashid. Shahid, yeah, go Utes.
[00:55:37] I'm sure they would love to have Shahid this year. You know, they got Bryce Lance, which is Trey Lance's little brother. You know, they got Marion Brown out of LSU, who's one of those Zachariah Branch type receivers. You know, real small guy that needs to be in space. But if you don't have the elements around him that makes the defense focus, then he doesn't get the space that he needs. You know what I mean?
[00:56:06] Well, that's what Kellen Moore has to design something. When you have a guy with that kind of story. I think he will. He will. Yeah, you just get him the ball. You line up two offensive linemen out at the X and Y receiver and run a Y receiver screen. He just stands behind these two whole linemen to catch the ball. And you get creative when you have that kind of talent and that speed, especially with the ball in his hands. Like, you have to give him the ball. They do not.
[00:56:35] You know, a lot of people like Spencer Rattler. You know, I like to tell people he went into fourth round for a reason. Tyler Shuck is 26 or 27 years old. So, like, those franchise days are over for him. You know what I mean? Like, we'll see how he develops in the next, you know, year and a half or so. But I don't think they do. I think they're going to have to go behind in the next two years. You know, they brought in Jalen Polk.
[00:57:05] You know, one of the guys that I loved in college. But it hasn't quite worked out in the NFL for him. But then again, the Patriots don't necessarily do receivers. So, we'll see what happens there. Demario Davis. You know, he was the leader of the defense last year. He's a Jet now. They have Cameron Jordan still 37 years old. So, it gets a little crazy. But then Jordan and Chase Young together last year, though, both went double-digit sacks. So, Chase Young is rounding out in form.
[00:57:34] We'll see if they can continue to build upon that. You know, I think Kool-Aid McKinstry, you know, is going to be a good corner developing. You know, we'll have to get that other side figured out. Brian Brisey tore his ACL. He's out for the year already. So, the good news for the Saints is Brandon Staley found a way. And let me make sure I get my terminology right so Mr. Law doesn't kill me.
[00:58:02] You know, they were able to stay in their base defense a lot more last year in that 3-4. You know, even though teams tried to spread them out, they were effective enough in their 3-4 that they kind of determined what the offense could do. You know, he played a matchup zone on one side, man on the other, and then it would switch depending on what the receivers were doing. So, the corners in particular had to read a lot of those routes and try to figure out what the receivers were doing.
[00:58:30] And, you know, it worked out last year. Can that continue? You know what I mean? I love the 3-4. Yeah. I love the 3-4 on NCAA 27. I was talking to my son yesterday about his high school. He's like, I was like, how come you guys don't run like a 4-3? He was like, nah, it's easier. Like, it's easier to block you when you have four down linemen. I was like, what? He was like, in the 3-4, we could do this, we could do that. And he was just like, it's like you could do so much movement.
[00:59:00] But if you have the communication, you can make it happen. See, you can attack the 3-4. If you got a B. John Robinson or somebody, you can attack the 3-4 all day. But the difference is that in this style of football that we're playing nowadays, I don't mind letting you run. You know what I mean? I just don't want you to throw for 300 yards on me. You know what I mean? Yeah. So, like, I like the 3-4. I like his matchup zone.
[00:59:28] I think you're going to probably start to see other teams implement elements of that. You know what I mean? But let's get to the schedule. You know what I'm saying? So, 0-2. People are high on Detroit, but Detroit's one of those teams that when you're high on them, they go 0-2. They're almost like they've been a lot more successful in recent years, but they're not that different from the Falcons.
[00:59:56] You know, you got the Raiders and Falcons, Minnesota. So, I think they could start 0-2. I think they could be 3-3 after 6. I got 2-4 after 6. Okay. I got to win home against the Raiders, and I got to win at the Giants. It's simply because I haven't.
[01:00:23] Like, the last time we saw John Harbaugh coaching, he was coaching LeBar Jackson, and probably a defensive philosophy on a team that seems to just kind of transcend time. Like, every Ravens defense was kind of built the same way, and he just was not having any success.
[01:00:42] So, I can't imagine he just goes to a team that's been just as bad as the Falcons over the last, like, 8 to 10 years, and he turns it around before mid-October. Okay. Then they get Pittsburgh. You know what I'm saying? That looks like an overseas game. Then they get their bye week. Come out of the bye week.
[01:01:05] Cleveland, Carolina, Tampa, Cardinals at Atlanta, and then close out with Tampa. So, I'm going to just do it like this. So, it sounds like for all intents and purposes, you have to win in Tampa Bay. Correct. So, I'm going to go Carolina with three teams.
[01:01:33] I'm going to go 10 and 7, Carolina. I'm going to go 8 and 9, Saints. 8 and 9, and I'm going to go 5 and 12, Falcons. I'm going to go, like I said, 10 and 7, Tampa Bay. I'm going to go 9 and 8, Carolina.
[01:01:59] And between Atlanta and New Orleans, interchangeable between 5 and 12 and 7 and 10 for either one of them. I don't think either one of them has a record better than 7 and 10. I still know who's going to have the 7 and 10 and who's going to have the 5 and 12. But I have a feeling, like, those are going to be the records for each team just because you don't –
[01:02:27] as of right now, you said you got a second-year guy, but he's 27. So, they don't have a franchise guy. Are you – do you get to the point where it's like maybe Archmandy wants to play for his grandfather's franchise? I think if that's on the table, you've got to take it. I think if it's on the table, you've got to take it. But I think – I also think that you just – I think you just let this year play out, see what happens.
[01:02:56] Say, hypothetically, let's say they get to 7 and 10 and they're competitive in a few games. Maybe you draft a quarterback later in the draft. You know, because this draft is going to be deep. So, you get a guy later and maybe he sits a year behind Shuck. Like, you know, anything worse than that, then yeah, like, it's replaced on the spot. But we're – but as a – I want to say we, as a league, that's not happening.
[01:03:24] The league is – and that's – and that was a problem with the Atlanta Michael Penix pick. It's like what you're doing isn't what the rest of the league is doing successfully. I think you can look back to Mahomes and Alex Smith. It's probably the last time that happened. But the Chiefs didn't have holes. They just knew that they weren't keeping Alex Smith. But they didn't have any holes anywhere else that needed, like, hey, we need to use –
[01:03:54] and they moved up to get that pick. When you're in the top 10, you can't pick a player that you hope doesn't play for two years. So, if you are New Orleans – and I doubt that GMs or any owners make the call. I imagine that they would suggest, like, hey, you know what? How many wins are we out of the arch sweepstakes? Because you think Miami is going to be bad. I think Cleveland might have some issues.
[01:04:23] I think the Raiders will be bad again. I think the Raiders will be bad, but the Raiders aren't going to take a quarterback unless they start Mendoza, and he is awful. But I doubt it. Even with the number one pick, I think he gets another year. I think – like I said, I think Atlanta won't be great. Arizona. Arizona is going to have a pretty poor year. I still think the Jets, because they haven't shown me anything otherwise.
[01:04:48] So, if I'm looking at the top five right now, I got Jets, Arizona, Atlanta, potentially New Orleans, Miami, Indy. Like, those top five or six teams, I think they're all probably going to need quarterbacks. So, if you're New Orleans, it's like how far do you want to lay out? Are we six or seven? Because you've got to give up a haul to get the one, especially if that team needs a quarterback. And they're like, listen, we're taking the arch no matter what.
[01:05:19] So, the Chiefs knew that even though they were making the playoffs, they knew that Alex Smith wasn't the future. We saw the same thing happen in San Francisco. Like, once Kaepernick showed up and showed some skills, and both times the team ended up going to the Super Bowl, winning obviously. But Boone's a bridge guy, sort of. You know, I think teams are trying to do that nowadays.
[01:05:49] That's what Kirk Cousins is supposed to be. He's supposed to be that bridge quarterback that gets you to the next guy. You know what I mean? But he just doesn't have it anymore. Well, the problem with the Kirk Cousins thing is that they gave him a four-year deal before that. That too. He wasn't at the end of his deal. Like, he wasn't on an expiring contract or in position where he was cut off. Which is crazy because they knew he wasn't the future. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, especially if you were going to draft a guy. Yeah, he might not have started that year.
[01:06:19] But you weren't going to draft a dude at number eight and sit him for two, three years. You know what I mean? I feel like they could have taken that 180, bolstered up the defensive line, taken a rookie quarterback. Had a J-Turrell upgrade. And then they would have been good to go. But they didn't do that, and now we're here. That's the thing with the quarterback. The Jacks are in that position now too. They brought in Geno Smith.
[01:06:47] You know he's not going to be there for too long. So, you know, get Don in the draft next year. Start your future. But speaking of the future, we will be back on Tuesday to talk about the NFC North. You know, we almost halfway through already. Preseason on my TV. My skins or, sorry, commanders out here looking like shit already. You know what I mean?
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