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Sully Shaheed: It must be that time of year because the open signs have been turned on inside the DFS Deli. We are back for another brand new year of fantasy football. Joined, of course, by Chilean Baker back in the Deli once again. This is the special time of year where we release the... predictions our favorite players our favorite teams from each division give you some gambling odds to see where you Want to spend your hard -earned money before we open up the official DFS Deli?
Sully Shaheed: For the fantasy football season. So. Kick back, relax, grab your favorite adult beverage, and we are here. In 2026, again in the. DFS Deli. Let's get it. they
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Sully Shaheed: And welcome back to the DFS Deli. Indeed, Baker Chili. Welcome back to work after some. technical difficulties on someone's end i'm not gonna say who What?
Sully Shaheed: If you're a longtime listener of the show, you already know who I'm referring to. But that's neither here nor there. We're back. 2026. Getting ready to go. Chili, how was your offseason, and are you ready?
Sully Shaheed: For the 2026. Season.
Chilly: Yeah, I mean first of all that intro kind of fire ah I mean...
Sully Shaheed: yeah
Chilly: so I'm ready to talk about the main slate right now.
Sully Shaheed: yeah man it gets you it gets you fired up man you know ai is absolutely crazy that is definitely not me singing that ain't nobody we know singing that is uh Computer generated.
Chilly: I'm not actually.
Chilly: Yeah, so, ah no, man, offseason was good. Obviously, offseason plays a huge part here in football. ah You know, one of the most fun slates of the week is week one.
Chilly: Um, Where anything can literally happen. But, man, it's good to be back. and Let's get ready to dive on in.
Sully Shaheed: Ah, yes, the famous slogan of the DFS, Deli Baker. How you been, bro?
Baker: First of all, I don't know how I feel about the song. I don't know like I'm not saying it's bad.
Sully Shaheed: yeah
Baker: I'm not saying it's bad. Not saying it's bad at all. I don't know how I feel right now.
Sully Shaheed: I'm not saying it. Yeah.
Baker: like I'm going to watch this again.
Sully Shaheed: Okay.
Baker: And again. And again, and to figure out how I feel about that, just letting you know that right now.
Sully Shaheed: Chili. Every position we. Okay, well, yeah, you can listen back all you want. You can listen back all you want.
Baker: I mean you might have to just send me the fucking audio. ah
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, yeah, I got you.
Baker: The fucking audiophile too, so yeah.
Sully Shaheed: I got you.
Baker: But ah plenty of golf this offseason. Got out there with chill of a time. Uh, I still suck at the game, but I enjoy playing it.
Chilly: Me too.
Baker: we're we'rere We're in full swing when it comes to yearly. i Got a few more drafts still left to do as I am fully invested financially and yearly. And. ah
Sully Shaheed: yeah
Baker: Yeah. The second those prices dropped, we started practice building. A friend of ours has actually built lineups and entered lineups, which is a scary thought. but
Sully Shaheed: Yeah. Yeah, well, you know how it happens when you know the price is released so early.
Baker: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: So many things change, camp battles are resolved, injuries happen, um people get suspended for beating up certain family members. I mean, you know things change. So we're going to get a lot of chalk talk.
Chilly: Who?
Sully Shaheed: um you know when we
Chilly: Who was out there building lineups? what One of your crack -headed friends is building lineups.
Sully Shaheed: You know exactly who was building lineups, Chili. Zach? You know exactly who.
Baker: He done built about four, five, six lineups already.
Chilly: Oh.
Chilly: What?
Baker: And I...
Chilly: You... You... Are you bored, Zach? Like, God damn.
Baker: Yes.
Sully Shaheed: No, he's a degenerate.
Baker: Yeah. And bored. And bored.
Sully Shaheed: And bored.
Baker: Yes.
Chilly: It's alright, man. This... We're here for you.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, we're and we're almost here for the regular season.
Chilly: Time to text.
Sully Shaheed: Once again. We break down the main slate, of course, which is our specialty. So any Sunday games, we got you. Football starts on Wednesday. No part of that. Thursday, no part of that. Friday, no part of Saturday. ah Sunday. Main slate. DFSDeli. Make sure you tune back.
Sully Shaheed: On Wednesday night. for the inaugural. 2026 first look show. That show is going to be absolutely. Fire is going to be a lot of fun. um And we're going to get everybody ready for the DFS season. But before we get to everybody ready for the DFS season, we have to get ready for.
Sully Shaheed: the actual season. So we're gonna go division by division and of course pick out some fantasy nuggets, of course, as we do. And we do this for ourselves too. Check the tapes. for our bold predictions and see if they came true. Because all of this is documented. So if we say some asinine stuff.
Sully Shaheed: you can go back to this episode and go. Huh. I told you so. Or wow, I was.
Baker: ra
Sully Shaheed: Absolutely nowhere in the ballpark of being correct. So. Um, Anything you want to... Get off your chest before we get started on the predictions episode. Baker, how do you feel our draft went? Because you know we're in a fantasy league together. It's highly competitive. and you know As you're raining.
Sully Shaheed: Defending. Conquering. Champion? How do you feel like it went? Because this is the biggest draft weekend of the year. for yearly fantasy and then we can switch.
Sully Shaheed: that dial to DFS.
Baker: So one thing I'm going to correct you on before I tell you how the draft went. You said we don't do Wednesday. We don't do Thursday. We don't do. First of all, we do Thanksgiving. Okay, that is a Thursday. We do Thanksgiving.
Chilly: that That's its own slate, though.
Sully Shaheed: That's its own slate, its own entity.
Baker: but I In case somebody's tuning in for the first time, they're coming. They're like, oh, they don't do other things. It's like, no, we do Thanksgiving.
Chilly: we we We would have...
Baker: We talk Thanksgiving.
Chilly: We would have made them aware.
Baker: Maybe they maybe like hey, they don't talk Thanksgiving. I'm not listening to these guys for the rest of the year I want people to know just understand
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, I'm only here for Thanksgiving.
Chilly: Yes.
Baker: Only here for that. I want them to know, hey, we talk Thanksgiving here. so And it's 90 % food and 10 % bullshit and no football whatsoever. um But as your reigning, defending...
Baker: conquering last place winner of last year. Ugh! Um,
Sully Shaheed: Yeah you do.
Baker: I'm just here.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Baker: I'm honored to be in such a great league with such great people, such great champions like yourself. ah like Studer, like Dijon, the great champions of the past that have also came in this league.
Baker: They've left this league, and they all won championships before Randy ever did. um I'm just happy to be with you guys. um That's all. um I had the most boring draft of all time.
Sully Shaheed: Oh.
Baker: I really think when it cut if you like look at a boring draft, you look at mine and you're like, yeah, that like there's not in a single exciting pick. I think I made one pick in which. two people were like, oh, I wanted him. And the rest of it's like, yeah, okay, cool.
Sully Shaheed: yeah i was kind of mad at you about parker washington but other than that yeah it was pretty boring
Baker: And... And I was, I... My draft strategy going into our league this year, I'm like, we're not making any reaches. We're not going crazy. We're not taking Caleb Johnson in the fucking fourth round like we did last year.
Baker: Boring. we're We are going to be as boring as humanly possible this year. And that was the goal. that's what That was the mindset. Boring. No reaction. from any pick.
Baker: I think I achieved that
Sully Shaheed: Hey, you know, sometimes you got to have a boring draft. And those those ah guys and girls that are listening before their drafts this weekend, you know, there's nothing wrong with boring. there's There's nothing wrong with boring. Just don't draft the Jaguars defense defense in the third round. That's that's all I ask.
Baker: Second row, second row.
Sully Shaheed: I thought it was third.
Baker: Regardless it was way too early
Sully Shaheed: Regardless, don't draft a defense.
Baker: Period.
Sully Shaheed: Until...
Baker: Period.
Sully Shaheed: Round 15.
Baker: Don't draft him. Double draft him.
Sully Shaheed: yeah Yeah, you don't even gotta draft the defense.
Baker: Oh. Thank you.
Sully Shaheed: I didn't draft the defense.
Baker: Yeah, you picked up my defense you asshole
Sully Shaheed: I picked up the Jaguars defense over here.
Baker: Yeah. Who's playing the Browns? Play that defense. Check.
Sully Shaheed: Hey save that for Wednesday.
Baker: And I'm telling you right now. Who's playing the Browns weeks 1 through 18? Play that defense. Check.
Sully Shaheed: He's not wrong.
Chilly: since you Since you finished in last, did you have a punishment?
Baker: Yes. So at the wedding, at Dijon's wedding, which obviously you will be in in attendance for, um I have to give a speech. of why I am terrible at fantasy football. Do I think that's a great punishment? No, because speaking in public is actually really easy for me, so it doesn't. Bye.
Baker: do anything for me so i have to speak for like five six minutes on why i'm bad at fantasy football and apparently i have some apparel that i have to wear underneath my clothes or something along those lines
Sully Shaheed: Mm -hmm.
Chilly: oh Oh, that's pretty that's pretty simple.
Baker: Yeah, I'm like, I... He actually asked me to send him like a rough draft of my speech. I'm like, you think I'm actually writing this down? The fuck?
Chilly: Ned.
Sully Shaheed: Right.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, this is the guy that winged his best man speech at my wedding. so ah
Baker: Totally did that. Totally did that.
Sully Shaheed: He did that.
Chilly: Uh,
Sully Shaheed: He did that. And it was a fine speech, by the way.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: It was a fine speech.
Chilly: uh before we do get on now sully acknowledged it in our chat but um I did make the prediction that Deshaun Watson once again.
Baker: Oh, no. Nope, not doing it.
Chilly: Have the Reigns as the starting quarterback of...
Sully Shaheed: ah
Chilly: Um. Are Cleveland Browns? I don't know how many. fans they actually have. Now, listen, the Browns putting them as their QB. It is genius.
Chilly: but Baker still owes me an apology.
Chilly: It's alright.
Sully Shaheed: Listen, dude, dude. do i need to Do I need to release the ah ah the the official presser? from From my response to the public or?
Chilly: but you You're good. You're good.
Sully Shaheed: I'm good.
Chilly: No, man. I acknowledge that you're good.
Sully Shaheed: Right.
Chilly: baker i Baker owes me. I'm sorry. that's all he doesn't have doesn't have to say i was right He just has to say, I'm sorry. That's all. What's this?
Chilly: That's all.
Sully Shaheed: That's it.
Chilly: you go back it That's it.
Sully Shaheed: ah You can come back, Baker. you can You can apologize whenever you're ready. Remember, this this guy this goes on the YouTube streets, so they wanna to see your pretty face.
Chilly: You got to say, I'm sorry.
Sully Shaheed: yeah
Chilly: ba
Sully Shaheed: Chili, you, uh...
Chilly: We yet. Yeah. yeah
Sully Shaheed: do you Do you appreciate the ah the New Orleans drip, by the way?
Chilly: We knew. Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Do you appreciate this?
Chilly: Oh. Oh for sure. rep and you know When you're in an NFL city, you got to get some NFL merch.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, I mean, you know who's you know whose jersey this is, right?
Chilly: I'm a little disappointed it's not Tyler Shook.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, you should be. Because I tried to get some Tyler Shuck merch, but...
Chilly: or, or.
Chilly: Or what about some Weapon X?
Sully Shaheed: This is a, ah dude, I did see several Taysom Hill jerseys, by the way. I did. I did.
Chilly: i for For the brand.
Sully Shaheed: I would have got that too.
Chilly: for the brand
Sully Shaheed: For the brand. But no, this is ah this is an authentic Rashid Shaheed jersey.
Chilly: That's clutch.
Sully Shaheed: I know, I could put my name on the back of a jersey. it's beautiful Lil Cuz is getting represented here. In the flesh. Straight from New Orleans on the DFS Daily.
Chilly: Good. Could have just lied to your kids, be like. Guys. I played for the Saints.
Sully Shaheed: I play for the Saints.
Sully Shaheed: what's what's what's What's old boy's name? Jeremiah Love. The fake 49ers player?
Chilly: Is it germane?
Sully Shaheed: You're something love, i I don't fucking know.
Chilly: so Yeah. yeah
Sully Shaheed: But whatever, I could have just bought me a nice authentic Saints helmet. and just scammed a bunch of girls out of 1 .3 million. I could have done it.
Chilly: That's alright.
Sully Shaheed: Run a couple routes on the sand. It would have been fine. Would have been just fine.
Chilly: Baker, are you ever going to turn your mic back on?
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Chilly: It's alright, babe.
Sully Shaheed: First words out of your mouth better be, I'm sorry.
Chilly: move
Sully Shaheed: Oh man. Well, you know what?
Chilly: Baker, just as Just as fast as AI wrote us that intro, it could write you out.
Sully Shaheed: Let's get into it.
Sully Shaheed: Bro, an AI co -host?
Chilly: okay because
Sully Shaheed: That motherfucker sound real as hell too. yeah
Chilly: Okay. It's alright, Big. I'll get my apology.
Sully Shaheed: Win? When do you think?
Chilly: Is that right?
Sully Shaheed: In all honesty, when do you think...
Chilly: You come back on the mic, Mike. here are if You're good.
Baker: All right, I'm back. I'm back. I'm back.
Sully Shaheed: When do we think, and i we might be there already. But when do you think... That there's going to be. Podcast. that are generated 100 % by AI.
Sully Shaheed: I mean like just. From the back and forth banter to everything. Like, when are we gonna hit that point where we're like, I don't feel like recording the DFS Deli tonight.
Sully Shaheed: Here's my thoughts. Here's what Baker would have said. Here's what Chili would have said. Make into one hour podcast. Go. And then you just upload that shit and walk away in five minutes.
Chilly: You could probably do something similar. Now.
Sully Shaheed: That's what I'm saying. like When do we get to that point where there's... Like more and more popping up.
Baker: take a picture of each of us and be like, hey. Make a video of these three talking about this. for an hour topics. Boom! See ya.
Chilly: Right.
Sully Shaheed: Bro. I feel like we're almost there.
Chilly: Well, ah I mean...
Sully Shaheed: I feel like we're almost there.
Chilly: If terminator 2 taught us anything probably 2029
Chilly: Skynet fights back.
Sully Shaheed: We're close.
Baker: No, cuz chill I will be very much so dead when Skynet happens when Terminator 2 happens. I feel like it's happening It's happening. It's going to happen I will be very dead.
Chilly: In two years, bait.
Baker: I mean, if I have to die in two years, I'll die in two years.
Chilly: or Or three years.
Baker: shit
Chilly: Three years. Three years.
Sully Shaheed: Three.
Chilly: almost
Baker: I die in three years.
Sully Shaheed: Our AI overlords are on the way to taking over and it's going to be freaking hilarious.
Chilly: specifically
Baker: I'm just happy my name's not John Connor, for fuck's sake.
Sully Shaheed: Fair enough. Well, let's get into it, man. Let's take a trip around the NFL and give some NFL pro predictions. I think we can start.
Sully Shaheed: You guys wanna to you guys wanna to start at home in the the AMC North?
Baker: What?
Sully Shaheed: Would you like to start there?
Baker: Let's do it. Let's start home.
Chilly: Awesome.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, let's start at home.
Chilly: Sorry.
Sully Shaheed: Let's start at home. i don't i don't I don't really want to, but let's let's start at home. Um, So obviously Browns, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals. Chili, I'll start with you.
Sully Shaheed: Um, Give me... Give me your predictions for the for how we finish. And obviously, this is a fantasy football -focused podcast, so give me some give me a little bit of fantasy goodness from each one of these teams, if you don't mind.
Chilly: Yeah, I mean, ah in last place... ah No shocker here. I think this will be pretty universal between the three of us. Our Cleveland Browns. will be in last place on this division.
Chilly: I can't see them winning no more than... Three games, four games. um Chances are any fantasy goodness from this team is...
Chilly: Maybe Jutkins and Fanon? i mean The quarterback play is going to be so inconsistent. um You know, I mean, this team, this team offensively has a has a ton of talent. But if you can't get your QB right.
Chilly: You know you're you're pretty much screwed at that point. so I mean, fantasy -wise... Junkins, Fanon. End of list. Unless you're really going to try the other.
Chilly: Two wide receivers. Uh, In third place.
Sully Shaheed: For context. For context, the Browns are plus 20 ,000 to win the Super Bowl.
Sully Shaheed: So just want just throwing it out there.
Chilly: I'm not, I'm not.
Sully Shaheed: Just throwing it out there.
Chilly: I wouldn't even throw 10 cents on it. Not even a dime man Not even a dime. It's not even worth it.
Sully Shaheed: on your screen. Understood.
Chilly: Uh,
Sully Shaheed: Baker, dude are we universally in? In lockstep with chill. with the Browns finishing last in this division. Excellent. Okay, Chill, finish your thoughts.
Chilly: ah Third place, and... having a losing record and finally missing the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Steelers. ah I will predict here. I don't think Aaron Rodgers finishes all.
Chilly: 17 games.
Sully Shaheed: Mm.
Chilly: I believe towards the end of the season. you You will see Drew Aller. Start a game here or there. For Pittsburgh. Um,
Chilly: I... We just got to quit believing that 40 something year old quarterbacks are Tom Brady. It's just... That's not a thing.
Sully Shaheed: ah Matt Stafford is a thing.
Chilly: It's... it's
Chilly: Is he 40 yet?
Sully Shaheed: He's 41
Chilly: Oh.
Sully Shaheed: Well, we can obviously fact check that. But yeah, he's an old man. He's an old man.
Chilly: I mean. a touche but Aaron Rodgers is what, 43? I think.
Sully Shaheed: Bro. It doesn't matter. I get what you're saying.
Chilly: um but either way i mean in terms of fantasy i think this team will have some moments Um,
Baker: Matt Stafford's 38.
Chilly: I mean...
Sully Shaheed: Wow
Chilly: Oh, okay. That makes me feel a lot better on that take. um A lot better. Uh...
Sully Shaheed: It's going to be his last year, sadly.
Chilly: Yeah, probably
Sully Shaheed: But we'll get there when we get there. We'll get there. we'll get there
Chilly: Uh, I mean in terms of a fantasy standpoint. What, DK, Michael Pittman? have I think we'll have we'll have splash games. I don't think they're going to be people you're going to consistently rely on.
Chilly: I think there'll be two low owned players throughout the season. That are just. you know, Yeah.
Chilly: I mean, and then, that like...
Sully Shaheed: For context, they are plus 5 ,000 to win the Super Bowl.
Chilly: Yeah, I mean, their defense will have. I think their defense will have games where you'll want to play them. um But other than that, like. Running backs wise.
Chilly: Yeah. Okay. but Not a lot of fantasy goodness. I mean, Mike McCarthy is not a bad coach. ah So we'll see. so But yeah, not a lot of.
Chilly: Not a lot of hope on that team.
Sully Shaheed: Baker, do you feel the Steelers are finishing in third?
Baker: No, no I don't.
Sully Shaheed: Okay, we got a discrepancy, discrepancy alert. ah Who is finishing in third then?
Baker: Um, Just because I don't think he can stay healthy. Give me the Bengals. I mean, there' there's entire seasons contingent upon Joe Burrow and Joe Burrow is consistently proven that he's not healthy. Now, if he stays healthy.
Baker: This is 100 % them finishing in second. But... i I'm not going to bet on him staying healthy. so
Sully Shaheed: And we always got to put the what if caveat on that guy. And we shouldn't at this point, but it does consistently happen every single year. I mean, like it's always something with this guy. And again, for context, the Bengals are plus 1800 to win the Super Bowl.
Sully Shaheed: So if that tickles your fancy. There you go. Anyway, continue, Bake.
Baker: I mean, I think the Bengals... won't be in as many shootouts this year, which is a crazy concept. I think that they still have it in that their defense has improved, not dramatically, but to the point where not every one of their games is 30 to 30.
Baker: But yeah, Joe Burrow's health.
Chilly: I...
Baker: is a huge issue and i just can't put them over in pittsburgh who I understand Mike Tomlin and the consistency of. finishing above 500 is no longer there but mike mccarthy he tends to run a He tends to have a really good offense everywhere he goes.
Baker: And... Though nobody stands out in Pittsburgh, it wouldn't shock me if Pittsburgh was a top. 15 team as far as total offense in the league.
Sully Shaheed: Top half of the league. I get what you're saying. Yeah.
Baker: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah. Chilly, you have a counterpoint?
Chilly: Yeah, I'm not I'm not going to factor in health. Um, Because I'm just going to assume every team is. The straight healthy. So I'm not factoring in health. So. i don't The Bengals are not finishing in third.
Chilly: ah So do you have the Bengals in the playoffs or missing the playoffs? ba
Baker: Missing.
Chilly: So, yeah. ah Also, I will say that per the strength of schedule, the Bengals have the easiest in the league.
Sully Shaheed: I mean, I'm going to have to join Baker on this one. And say they're finishing in third as well. um I'm factoring in one thing and one thing only. Their coach is a freaking idiot. they're literally the worst coach team in this division. And that's saying a lot because Todd Munkin is in this division as well as a first year head coach. There's another first year head coach with a team with ah McCarthy, but at the same time. Well, with that team in particular. But.
Sully Shaheed: ah Zach Taylor's a moron. I mean, he's he's an idiot. And i would be I would not be surprised if he gets the ax halfway through the season because the Bengals are notoriously slow starters. And if you see this team. at one in three, one in four, two in whatever. Then there's going to be some real tough talks about is this the guy? I think fantasy wise, Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, T Higgins, Chase Brown, they're going to be.
Sully Shaheed: fantasy assets every week. However, uh even with the defensive additions of like Dexter Lawrence and such. I don't think it's enough. to overcome bad coaching. Bad coaching can overcome bad play. Bad play or good play cannot overcome bad coaching.
Sully Shaheed: And I think he's an absolute. dumpster fire of a coach. And.
Chilly: Aye.
Sully Shaheed: if i were good If I were to bet who gets fired first, I think it's him.
Chilly: I agree.
Chilly: i I agree. I don't think he gets fired first. I don't think they would fire him until the end of the season. Um, i I would agree with that if this team had already not made it to a Super Bowl with him.
Chilly: So they can overcome his... He's not a good coach, but they can overcome it.
Sully Shaheed: Ineptitude.
Chilly: But if we are, if we're going into the coaching reign. So Baltimore has an unknown. Head Coach. That ah offense is going to be unknown with a first -time offensive coordinator as well.
Chilly: So... If we're going pure off of coaching. ah We already saw McCarthy and Rogers get into a fight. You know, when they were ending their last relationship in Green Bay.
Chilly: So... I get it from a health for my health. I'm just not factoring in health in my predictions. but we can I have Baltimore second and making a wild card spot.
Chilly: so
Sully Shaheed: I have... the aforementioned Steelers finishing second. a literal tie with the Bengals. I think both of those teams are gonna stink. And i think this I think only one representative from this division is coming out. And obviously, you already know who it is. It's going to be the Ravens.
Sully Shaheed: um I think that for fantasy -wise, the Steelers will provide, DFS standards will provide some good weeks. for you but i don't see a week where and You know, I could be wrong, obviously, because it rotates between the NFL. But. Tournament winning weeks. I don't see anybody saying I won the Millie maker from Aaron Rogers. DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman stack. yeah i don't I don't see it.
Sully Shaheed: Um, But yeah, you know they they always provide some good flex options, um you know salary saving options when we're building these rosters. But. Again. Uh, Not saying McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers relationship is unknown because obviously they've won a Super Bowl together, however.
Sully Shaheed: This ain't MVP Aaron Rodgers. This is old, dusty. Washed up. and Should have retired Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, so I got the Steelers finishing second by percentage points over the Bengals, but I think they tie. I think they both finished with losing records.
Sully Shaheed: And I don't. Obviously, like I said, this division, in my opinion, is going to send one representative and it is the Baltimore Ravens.
Chilly: Right?
Baker: I just want to point out. I just want to point out. so Last, like, we want to say that fact of Zach Taylor being his job being. secure based off the fact that I'm going to a Super Bowl.
Baker: When they last, when they went to the Super Bowl. Sully was still married. i was i was eight I was in shape, not a shape.
Chilly: No, so I wasn't arguing.
Baker: Ah.
Chilly: I wasn't arguing for his job security. I'm just saying that... Even though he's a terrible head coach, they have proven to overcome that by making the Super Bowl.
Chilly: i think if they I think if they do terrible, he gets fired and Mike Tomlin gets hired the next day.
Baker: I just don't think that like he can hold on to, I made the Super Bowl with this team anymore because it was that long ago.
Chilly: no yeah this is Especially if Joe Burrow is healthy and they don't make the playoffs, i mean which I don't believe will happen. Um, I think they even had to make it past the first round. if they make the playoffs.
Chilly: if not like i said he gets fired and mike tomlin is there the next day
Sully Shaheed: Ha ha. can see it I can see it.
Chilly: Mike Tomlin would. instantly take that Cincinnati job. Unless it's...
Baker: Mike Tomlin is about to be relaxing on NBC talking football.
Chilly: I'm thinking.
Baker: That man ain't worried about coaching, not even a little bit.
Chilly: Yeah. For what?
Chilly: Yeah, for one year until he's like, you know what? Fuck that. I want to get back in into coaching.
Baker: I think he's about to see how cushy it is sitting on the sidelines and talking about it and not stressing over it. He better like NBC a lot.
Sully Shaheed: You might like NBC a lot.
Baker: yeah
Chilly: And let's say if he, if he would have pulled the coward and said like, Hey man, I'm done.
Sully Shaheed: You might.
Chilly: Like I'm done. I'm done. He just said. I'm going to take a break and wait. for the job. He'll be back.
Sully Shaheed: Good. cause So so what i'm what I'm gathering is that, Chili, you have the Bengals actually winning this division?
Baker: So it looks like.
Chilly: Yes. Yes I do.
Sully Shaheed: oh
Baker: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: And the Ravens are...
Chilly: Second, i I think the Bengals went 11, the Ravens went 10.
Baker: Second.
Chilly: So it's not like drastically different.
Sully Shaheed: Okay, okay. So Chili's sending two teams from this division. I'm sending one.
Chilly: Correct.
Sully Shaheed: Baker, you're sending one?
Baker: ah Yeah, i don't i don't I don't see Pittsburgh getting there, so yeah, I'm sending one.
Sully Shaheed: Okay. thoughts Any closing thoughts on the North? Because, I mean, we can spend an entire podcast bashing Deshaun Watson if you want.
Chilly: thank
Sully Shaheed: I mean, we could stop here and just smoke Browns.
Chilly: Um, Yeah, yeah, I got Um. I got one prediction. I believe Todd Munkin is a one -year head coach, and he gets fired at the end of the year.
Baker: who
Chilly: And they... He gets fired, our GM gets fired, and they start completely fresh. with all the offensive pieces, with a new head coach, a new quarterback for next year's draft, which is deep.
Chilly: Munkin is literally a filler. for this disaster of a season coming up. And then. We start fresh with a new coach, new GM.
Chilly: And our first round pick is a quarterback next year.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, we call those scapegoats.
Baker: Bring back Stefanski.
Chilly: Yeah, easily he's He's literally going to be O .J. Mayo.
Baker: Bring back Stefanski. Just saying.
Chilly: we'll get home We'll get to the NFC South.
Sully Shaheed: um You know, let's head out east then. Let's let's go let's go east and let's bake. We got some closing thoughts on the north.
Baker: I didn't have anything to say about the North anyway.
Sully Shaheed: ah Fair enough. Fair enough. So how about we start?
Chilly: I mean... But...
Sully Shaheed: Go ahead, Joe.
Chilly: I was just going to say, listen, for the Bengals from a fantasy standpoint, Joe Burrow always worth the double sack. I mean, like... I actually think their running back is actually going to do a little bit better this year with everybody healthy.
Chilly: Yeah. the bangles defense will be better than what it was. It'll probably be middle of the road. somewhere like 15th, 18th best. So they'll still be in some shootouts.
Chilly: Also, week one, they're playing Tampa Bay. so That's a fun game
Sully Shaheed: Load them up! Yeah.
Baker: So as we go into the east.
Sully Shaheed: Yes.
Baker: before we say a word. Dolphins finish last, right? like We will have to analyze this.
Chilly: Oh. Oh yeaha yeah, yeah.
Baker: We don't have to analyze this. We don't have to give description.
Chilly: No.
Baker: Dolphins finish last.
Chilly: Yeah, where're fit we're where come we literally this first week may be for the first round pick with us and the Raiders.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, they're bad. I mean, like over 50 % of their salary cap is not on the team.
Chilly: We have the worst wide receiver room in NFL history. And I would like to see somebody that can show me a worse one.
Sully Shaheed: ah before Before we... you know finish up with this Dolphins talk.
Chilly: I'll wait.
Sully Shaheed: The Ravens. Plus 1000. to win the Super Bowl. They have the third highest odds.
Chilly: Yeah, i'm not I'm not surprised with that at all. i will I will actually defend the Ravens that the last time Lamar Jackson was ranked like 60th on the NFL player list.
Chilly: Um, He won MVP the next year. So... This year is setting up for that. So I will.
Sully Shaheed: Fair enough.
Baker: Lamar Jackson's Scorched Earth tour incoming.
Sully Shaheed: Hmm.
Chilly: But we'll see because they do have the a more defensive -oriented head coach and a new coordinator. so We'll see.
Sully Shaheed: We shall see. ah Yeah, so Baker, finish up your thoughts about the Dolphins, and then let's roll up the division because we all agree they're going to finish in last. For context. The Miami Dolphins plus 35 ,000.
Sully Shaheed: to win the Super Bowl.
Chilly: That's not. that's It should be worse.
Baker: All right.
Chilly: It should be worse.
Baker: I wouldn't spend your money on that.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, I yeah, I
Chilly: I'm a Dolphins fan and I wouldn't spend my money on it.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, yeah, for sure. The AFC North, the Ravens are plus 102 to win a division. The Bengals are plus 164 to win the division.
Baker: Yeah, gross.
Sully Shaheed: Anywho. East. Hit me with your third place finisher, babe.
Baker: I mean, I think we can all agree on this one as well. this is this the There's the What?
Sully Shaheed: Nope. Nope. Nope.
Baker: What?
Sully Shaheed: Nope. Nope, we will not agree.
Baker: Are you?
Sully Shaheed: Go on.
Baker: Are you outside of your goddamn mind?
Sully Shaheed: Go ahead. Yeah, I'm serious. I'm totally serious
Baker: are you are you Are you outside of your damn mind?
Sully Shaheed: Yep. Go ahead, finish your thoughts.
Baker: I mean my thought is the Jets. Like.
Sully Shaheed: Wrong.
Baker: And that's where my thought stops.
Sully Shaheed: You're wrong.
Baker: Because it's the Jets.
Sully Shaheed: You're wrong
Baker: I don't care if the Patriots schedule got more difficult. The Patriots are tremendously better than the Jets. You want to tell me a team?
Sully Shaheed: The jets.
Baker: A team that did not have an interception.
Sully Shaheed: Plus 20 ,000.
Baker: did like they had the same amount of interceptions as a team as the three of us combined You want to tell me that team is finishing better than the Patriots the team that represented the AMC in the fucking Super Bowl
Sully Shaheed: Plus 20 ,000.
Baker: But.
Sully Shaheed: for the New York.
Baker: That team is finishing better than Josh Allen?
Sully Shaheed: football jets.
Baker: What? Are you outside of your goddamn mind?
Sully Shaheed: Yes, I am very much outside of my goddamn mind, 100%.
Baker: i'm I'm so confused. Like, what, Geno Smith has you hyped?
Sully Shaheed: Mr. Krabs, I'm so confused. Yes.
Baker: Briefly, Brees Hall, Braylon Allen, Garrett Wilson. Like...
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Chilly: Dirt.
Baker: like
Chilly: My only problem with the Jets is I think their head coach sucks.
Baker: And their head coach sucks. I forgot about the fact that Aaron Glenn sucks as a head coach and should have been fired after one year.
Sully Shaheed: I mean... Aaron Glenn.
Chilly: Also...
Sully Shaheed: Kind of a dummy.
Chilly: I... i Also... Gino Smith. there's There's a bus going around, buddy. And I...
Baker: Clay Cook.
Sully Shaheed: And he won't be on it.
Chilly: how he Oh, he's gonna be on it.
Sully Shaheed: And he won't be on it.
Baker: Klupnik's coming for his job, sir. if you watch the pre If your team watched preseason. Klupnik's coming for that job.
Sully Shaheed: i am watched t I am team watch pre the preseason. That's why freaking Joe Milton got cut. Because old boy behind him showed his ass.
Baker: Because it's bad? And because Joe Milton's bad.
Sully Shaheed: And.
Sully Shaheed: He's not bad, he's pretty decent. I'd take Joe Milton over to Sean Watson right now, right now.
Baker: Amina. I can name 50 quarterbacks I take over Deshaun Watson.
Sully Shaheed: right now.
Baker: I take Cam Newton off the fucking couch to over fucking Deshaun Watson, but that's not what we're talking about right now.
Sully Shaheed: I know.
Baker: We're talking about the fact that you think the Jets are going to finish better than the Patriots or the Bills.
Sully Shaheed: so
Chilly: I'll take.
Baker: What is wrong with you?
Chilly: I'll take Phillip Rivers over. Sean Watson.
Baker: ah I'll take Tom Brady. over like Retired Tom Brady. I'll take retired Peyton Manning. I'll take retired Eli Manning. I'll take retired Drew Brees. do I can keep going with this shit all day.
Sully Shaheed: I would say.
Baker: I got.
Sully Shaheed: I would take dead Steve McNair. over deshaun watson to be honest however that's not the conversation at hand
Baker: yeah
Sully Shaheed: The conversation is why I think the Jets are going to finish better than the Patriots because I think that the Patriots were schedule merchants. And they absolutely proved why they were. Yes, they made it all the way to the Super Bowl, but it was circumstantial. Um, you know, your MVP runner up.
Sully Shaheed: was again a schedule merchant and all this stuff with vrabel seems to have quote unquote, disappear, that shit's going to resurface. And I mean, they have their tougher schedule now. And I think they're going to show their true colors as being a middle of the road team.
Sully Shaheed: And. Yeah, I think they finished one game behind the Jets in this division.
Baker: So we're going to ignore the fact that they have added a grown ass man. Like the biggest problem with the Patriots offensively is the fact.
Sully Shaheed: The biggest head case in the freaking NFL. Yeah, they did.
Baker: Yeah, he's a head case No argument here. But. They struggled versus man coverage and that showed in the Super Bowl where Seattle said, all right, your receivers are some scrubs. beat us. They added two receivers who can do that exact same thing.
Baker: Romeo Dobbs and A .J. Brown beat man coverage at an elite level in this league. Not to mention one is a very, very, very grown ass man.
Sully Shaheed: He's a very, very, very mental midget as well. Um, Did they pay Christian Gonzalez yet?
Baker: Well, We're not talking about the NFC North. We're not talking midgets right now, okay?
Sully Shaheed: did they did they Did they pay their best corner? Did they pay their best defensive player yet?
Baker: No they did not.
Sully Shaheed: Okay, so... That's still a problem Um, Their head coaching shit. is still a problem. I don't care if it's not i don't care if it's under the radar right now, but it's coming back. Like I said, i don't I don't think this team's good. I think they're mediocre at best. And I think their schedule is going to.
Sully Shaheed: Kick him in the ass this year. so And don't they open up the season? They open up the season, right, Wednesday?
Baker: Yes. Wednesday versus Seattle.
Sully Shaheed: They're going to get their ass. Whipped. On Wednesday. whipped, whatever the spread is. Bet it. Bet Seattle to cover, please.
Chilly: it's not I think it's only like four it's only like four points, which isn't that bad.
Sully Shaheed: just do it
Sully Shaheed: Easy money. The easiest money you'll make all year is week one then. The New England Patriots are plus 1 ,800 to win the Super Bowl.
Chilly: Baker, I have the Jets coming in third.
Baker: Smart man. And I don't say that to you very often, Joe.
Chilly: I, I reluctantly Put two teams in this division in the playoffs. I don't like the Pats or the Bills. but So at one point, I did have the Bills out of the playoffs.
Chilly: And then I had him in the playoffs. And then I just kind of. Reluctantly put him pointing to east.
Chilly: I'm sorry.
Sully Shaheed: You're the biggest Bills hater I know.
Chilly: i' been like
Sully Shaheed: So whatever you say about the Bills doesn't register.
Chilly: It's okay. Eh. It's okay.
Sully Shaheed: that's
Chilly: Listen, that the the hate that I have on – I do give the Bills credit when credit is due, but you did say the Patriots were a sorry -ass team. They did beat Buffalo in Buffalo.
Chilly: So let's like... let's Let's calm em down. Let's calm down.
Sully Shaheed: Okay.
Chilly: the bills The Bills get judged in the playoffs. Regular season, they're great. So that my bills ain't
Sully Shaheed: Says the guy that said he had him out the playoffs not but 10 minutes ago. Wait, what are we talking about?
Chilly: Yep! What?
Sully Shaheed: Just establish that you hate the Bills.
Chilly: I did!
Sully Shaheed: And whatever you say about the bills.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Doesn't really register for most people who actually watch the Bills play football.
Chilly: Yeah, I watch.
Sully Shaheed: Bye.
Chilly: Hey. I watched the Bills play football. Is their defense good? Do they have a new head coach?
Sully Shaheed: Yes.
Chilly: Did they just hire a head coach from within? If you had the same... They've had that same team for forever? Struggle in the playoffs? They're a great regular season team. They're literally Baltimore.
Chilly: So again, I judge the Bills. That's it. Did I say I had the Bills winning this division? Yeah. I got Patriots finishing in second and getting the wild card. so again with the bills it all goes down to what happens in january So.
Chilly: Okay, that's good. The bills are going to come out. They unfortunately get Houston in week one, which they just always struggle with. that's Everybody's going to struggle there. And then ah Josh Allen will do Josh Allen things. and He'll be top three for MVP, and that'll be great. He's got a number one wide receiver with DJ Moore.
Chilly: And that's great. But again, the Bills hate comes in the playoffs. That's where that comes in. Regular seasons are great. So yeah, the Bills are probably going to win the East because I do agree with you with the with the scheduled merchants that are the Patriots. But...
Chilly: The Patriots do have the best. coach in this division so i still will have them finishing for a wild card spot
Sully Shaheed: ah The Bills are minus 136 to win the division. The Patriots are plus 125. So if you want to get into some futures. There's your division breakdown. Um, So we all have the Bills winning this division, I assume.
Sully Shaheed: And again, I got the Jets finishing in second to surprise a lot of teams.
Chilly: Yes.
Sully Shaheed: I've already bet their win total. which hits at four and a half. I've already bet the over. Um, Yeah, I just think this team is going to surprise a lot of people. I think their offensive weapons are severely underrated.
Sully Shaheed: Especially with Garrett Wilson. Again, if you take health out, which Chili does with his predictions, I'm going to do the same. um You know, he's ah he's a top 10 receiver in the NFL stat -wise.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: They can still run the hell out of the ball because they've retained Brees Hall. um And, I mean, they they brought in a veteran quarterback who... can be okay in this offense. And I think it's a...
Chilly: Gino is dust, man. He is.
Sully Shaheed: it's ah it's it's It's the...
Chilly: I know. I know he's your guy.
Sully Shaheed: it's the it
Chilly: But.
Sully Shaheed: It's the redemption. It's the redemption arc loading.
Chilly: He already had one!
Sully Shaheed: Back home.
Chilly: He already had one and it was great!
Sully Shaheed: Back again. He's back he's back again.
Chilly: It was great! He had a great one!
Sully Shaheed: Full circle. Full circle moment, baby.
Chilly: Gino is done man
Sully Shaheed: Full circle moment.
Chilly: I'm gonna feel real bad when we gotta take them out back and you gotta put your boy down within the first four weeks.
Sully Shaheed: You're going to feel real bad when you have to watch this podcast back and be like, God damn it, Sully called it. He fucking said it.
Chilly: Uh, Good thing I don't have to peel bad. It's a fucking jet.
Sully Shaheed: I don't have - I don't... the It b - hey listen I don't have them making the playoffs Like that that I didn't say that
Chilly: Listen, I don't... i i don't I don't care. My... i don't care that you have him in second i'm just bewildered by this fate you have in gino
Sully Shaheed: I do have faith in Gino Smith.
Chilly: Who was awful last year. He was awful.
Sully Shaheed: I did. The Raiders were awful.
Chilly: If you want to stay.
Baker: Suddenly, I made that. Sully I'll make this bet with you
Sully Shaheed: Pete Carroll needed to be sent out back.
Baker: Sully, I'll make this bet with you right now. You know, don't make it halfway through the season as the Jets starting quarterback.
Chilly: I believe... I believe Gino can start all.
Sully Shaheed: And shake.
Chilly: I believe he could start every game, but.
Baker: yeah
Chilly: ah He is just... He's dust man, let him go. I love go.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Chilly: I treat him well on the bus, man. he
Sully Shaheed: We shall see. Let's take a trip to the south, shall we?
Sully Shaheed: Where...
Chilly: Let's go to the South.
Sully Shaheed: I mean, this is the tough division. I couldn't say that a few years ago.
Chilly: I don't know I don't think this is tough
Sully Shaheed: You don't think it's a subdivision?
Chilly: Ah. I think only one team is coming out of this division. And I think the other team, I think there's one team in here that y 'all might have in that I don't think finishes above 500.
Sully Shaheed: I have. Wait. Three, five, one. One, I have two from this division. that are going to the playoffs.
Chilly: That's... That's a shame.
Sully Shaheed: Are we agreeing that the Titans are not ready?
Baker: big Yes.
Chilly: Titans are last.
Sully Shaheed: Okay.
Baker: Titans are last.
Chilly: um carnell you know I guess we all, you know, Cardinal Tate.
Sully Shaheed: Okay.
Chilly: ah Sala Sala's back. as ah as a head coach. That might be running a little bit more. um Cam Ward has looked awful during the preseason.
Chilly: Yeah, ah listen, as i mean as a Miami guy, I'm like, man, I can't even defend you.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Chilly: You look awful
Sully Shaheed: The Titans plus 13 ,000 to win the Super Bowl.
Chilly: so
Chilly: That's... That's so low. what like I understand Miami being that third.
Sully Shaheed: Solo.
Chilly: I understand Miami being at 35 or whatever they were at. Like, the Titans should be at 35.
Sully Shaheed: Mm hmm. Okay, so we got the Titans out the way. Now, Chilly, you wanna shake some stuff up?
Chilly: Oh, it's okay.
Sully Shaheed: Who's finishing in third?
Chilly: at No, third third, I got the Colts. I think the Colts.
Sully Shaheed: Okay.
Chilly: I got the Colts. um Again here, I think they're going to run something similar to this next team that I'll have in second. Um, But yeah, I got the Colts. I think Danny Dimes. We'll be back.
Chilly: ah This team will be interesting. They're going to get back. You know, Jonathan Taylor. Uh... What's the touchdown merchant? Early on last year, let's not forget his incredible run. uh uh DFS those first like eight weeks
Sully Shaheed: mm -hmm Yeah, he couldn't live without the guy.
Chilly: So. um Yeah, um I mean, essentially... Like... Josh Downs is like... Basically their number one wide receiver outside of Warren? So downs, I think downs could have a pretty good year as well. So I think the Colts. Um,
Chilly: I don't think their defense is going to be very good. so I think the Colts will be in some fun games.
Sully Shaheed: Fair enough. Baker, do you agree with Chill Cinnamon? with the Colts finishing in third.
Baker: I keep going back and forth. So... I think I agree. But I actually think me and Chilla are on the same wavelength right now. Is it scary? because we don't agree for shit.
Sully Shaheed: Just wait until we start building lineups.
Baker: yeah i mean once once next week comes fuck you joe like we won't agree on anything ever again
Sully Shaheed: It's all out the window.
Chilly: That's right.
Baker: I mean, you are you are my archenemy, and I... Bye. vehemently feel like we just hate each other. But yeah, I think I'm going to put the Colts there. And I feel like me and Chill agree with this division like wholeheartedly, though.
Chilly: i don't I don't know, bank. Hey.
Sully Shaheed: Well guess what?
Chilly: Namaste.
Sully Shaheed: I don't.
Chilly: Ooh, who do you got third?
Sully Shaheed: Houston.
Chilly: All of. No, that's not where I was going, but.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, I think.
Chilly: I... I don't hate this take.
Sully Shaheed: I think.
Sully Shaheed: I...
Chilly: I can get behind this.
Sully Shaheed: I think you...
Baker: I was waffling between Houston and Indy.
Sully Shaheed: I think CJ Stroud has made the biggest financial. mistake of his adult career.
Chilly: hunt 100%. A hundred percent.
Sully Shaheed: He turned down 50 plus to prove himself that he deserves to be paid in the Dak Prescott, Pat Mahomes tier. And he just effed up. I think that he had that phenomenal rookie year, and it's an all been downhill.
Chilly: I agree.
Sully Shaheed: He continues to lose weapons with another injury happened to ah with with Higgins. And Nathaniel Dell last year. I think Nico Collins is a fantastic receiver. I think they did something great in adding um David Montgomery to their running back pool. However,
Sully Shaheed: They have the worst offensive line in football, and it's not close. That defense is going to single -handedly win them games. However... The same argument could have been said about the Browns last year when we had a top five defense and they couldn't win games for shit because their offense was so inept.
Sully Shaheed: So I think we're going to find something similar. And this year, I think CJ Stroud is going to prove, A, he's not worth half the money that he should have accepted. And B, I think he gets exposed as a. Meh. to Hey.
Sully Shaheed: subpar quarterback. I don't think CJ Stroud is that good. Good. I don't think he's good at all. to be honest. So again, this defense is going to carry them to some wins. But...
Sully Shaheed: i don't think that This offense has any, like. whatever you Whatever prop bet you want to put against the sack total against Houston. Take it. They. Their offensive line is.
Sully Shaheed: Dog shit. And that means CJ Stroud is going to get absolutely destroyed this year. So I don't have them making the playoffs. I don't have them finishing above the Colts or the Jaguars. And I hate the Jaguars, by the way. but but I don't see it.
Chilly: Oh, you'll love my mix. You'll love my next take then.
Sully Shaheed: Okay, well, that that's where we switch. So that means that you that one of you guys are gonna say the Jags or the Texas next, so. Who you got?
Chilly: Baker, you or me?
Baker: Go ahead.
Chilly: I think the Jaguars are going to be like a really big regression candidate. I actually wouldn't be surprised if the Colts finished ahead of them in this division. um For as much love as we can give Trevor Lawrence.
Chilly: Um, His whole career has been this.
Sully Shaheed: Oh yeah, it's been a roller coaster, that's for sure.
Chilly: this This is... This is... So, I mean... I understand it's his second year with Liam Cohen. Um, Offensive coach, he finally has. um you know, some stability there Uh...
Chilly: Jacksonville's defense was really good. Um,
Sully Shaheed: Wait, did you say Liam Cohen?
Chilly: i
Chilly: I did.
Sully Shaheed: ah You need to follow it up with... Doom. VOM!
Chilly: Oh.
Chilly: Oh.
Sully Shaheed: yeah You are.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Oh.
Chilly: But yeah, I think they're...
Sully Shaheed: Sorry, I had to. I had to. I had to.
Chilly: i think I think they're a big regression candidate. So this is where I think. I do not have Jacksonville winning this division. I do have Houston winning this division. um Everything you said about TJ Stroud.
Chilly: That I agree with 100%. um I just think last year, i mean for as bad as they were, they did rattle off 10 in a row. Um... For whatever reason, they did do pretty well against the playoff teams as well.
Chilly: uh, you know, they always seem to have buffalo's number for some reason which is this weird um And they do get Buffalo week one. Uh... but again the division they play in is not very hard Um,
Chilly: They get to play they get to play Tennessee twice. They get to play the Colts twice if you don't think the Colts are very good um I mean, CJ Stroud, at this point, literally, this has to be Trent Dofer.
Sully Shaheed: yeah
Chilly: I mean... I mean, literally, that's all he has to be for them to get to the playoffs. so um
Sully Shaheed: A Trent Dilfer call out. Wow. Wow.
Chilly: I mean, and ah the only thing I hate about Houston is like, I think Houston is a very trendy pick right now for people, for them making it to the AFC championship game or even the Super Bowl for that matter.
Chilly: um But I do have them winning the South.
Sully Shaheed: Baker, who you got?
Baker: So I'm back and forth between Indy and Jacksonville. Or not inie not Jacksonville, sorry. Indy and Houston finishing second and third. And the only reason is, is everything that you said about CJ Shroud.
Baker: I'm going to take their defense over the fact of Indiana Jones coming off of this torn Achilles. That's the only reason I put the Colts at third. and the ah Texans in second.
Baker: I am buying into the Jaguars. For multiple reasons. Their offense, Trevor, something clicked for Trevor Lawrence last year where he looked like. he actually lived up to that number one overall pick.
Baker: Everything is staying the same for him, so I don't see regression. For him, if anything, I see the bar staying the same. or getting better this year. So...
Baker: That's why I'm taking the Jags over the Texans, somebody has to win this division at the end of the day. houston i'm not buying your offense Indiana Jones, I don't know what you look like coming off your Achilles. And the Titans, well, they're the Titans.
Baker: So. I think this is a division by default I'm kind of giving to the Jags because I don't think anybody else can win it.
Sully Shaheed: Hey, listen, this isn't the NFC South. We're talking about the AFC South right now, okay? Just relax.
Baker: No, no, my in my my NFC South...
Chilly: A boss. Well...
Baker: Uh... champion is definitive and they're winning it. Easy. Sully.
Sully Shaheed: I know the Saints are. I know.
Baker: no it's not the Saints spoiler Spoiler, not.
Sully Shaheed: It is the same. It is. pains.
Baker: This ain't, sir.
Chilly: If you... um if you wanted to go off a strength of record so the colts had the easiest like strength of record schedule And then it's Houston. And then Jacksonville is at like 15.
Chilly: So like out of the.
Sully Shaheed: ah The Texans are plus 105 to win the division. The Jaguars are plus 245 to win the division.
Chilly: Yeah, like I said, Houston's a very trendy pick.
Baker: So, Chill, do you have two teams coming out of this division or one?
Chilly: One.
Baker: Okay.
Chilly: So right. And then I only have two out of the West and not three.
Baker: Correct.
Sully Shaheed: I have two coming out of the South. I have the both the Colts and the Jaguars going to the playoffs.
Baker: Who do you have winning the division?
Sully Shaheed: I have the Jags.
Chilly: Ew. Man, as the guy who just yelled and just said Trevor Lawrence sucks, what a turn. What a...
Sully Shaheed: Like I said, I hate.
Chilly: What?
Sully Shaheed: The Jaguars, I hate Trevor Lawrence.
Chilly: ah Wow.
Sully Shaheed: but But as Baker said, I think...
Chilly: As God is my witness, I've seen it all.
Sully Shaheed: I think that he did turn that corner.
Chilly: that thing you're gonna tell me Next thing you're tell me, a good quarterback. I'm waiting for that take.
Chilly: Okay. that's when i know were That's when I know we're in trouble.
Sully Shaheed: Oh. Oh, actually. absolutely not absolutely not i can hit you with the
Chilly: All right.
Sully Shaheed: Me give kudos to Trevor Lawrence, my black ass.
Chilly: I mean... we I mean, we can get...
Baker: the
Chilly: I mean we can get this out of the way now. the the raiders although talented and i love me my raiders They are finishing fourth in the West. Correct.
Baker: Do we all agree? We all agree, right?
Sully Shaheed: We all say aye. The Raiders are plus 15 ,000 to win the Super Bowl.
Chilly: aye My... my bolt my bold take is i think mendoza will start like week nine or something like that
Sully Shaheed: Oh, yeah, we're going to see Fernando Mendoza this year.
Chilly: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Zero doubt in anyone's mind. Zero doubt.
Chilly: Yeah. I mean, if you're a preseason bro, he did not look good either.
Sully Shaheed: You're welcome.
Sully Shaheed: That's fair. That's fair.
Baker: So i will say that I will say this as we go to the West.
Sully Shaheed: Um,
Baker: if If the people at home are keeping track. I have three teams. I have the remaining three teams in the division out of this. ah Ah, at the playoffs.
Chilly: ah ah Got to
Sully Shaheed: I have three teams in.
Sully Shaheed: Yep.
Chilly: You guys had three teams.
Sully Shaheed: I have.
Chilly: Well, let me get let me get let me let me get my hot take out of the way.
Sully Shaheed: I have three teams in from the West.
Chilly: I have the Chargers finishing in third and missing the playoffs.
Baker: Wow
Sully Shaheed: That's not even hot. Chill. It's not even hot.
Baker: That That is scorching. Like, fuck hot. That's scorching. from my opinion
Chilly: have you yeah Have you seen their schedule?
Baker: I don't give a fuck about their schedule.
Chilly: That's it. Hold on, hold on. let me Let me give you their schedule. This middle part. So they're going to start.
Sully Shaheed: Schedule game. Woo!
Chilly: So they're going to start off. with the Cardinals and Raiders. God bless them.
Baker: Two wins. Two wins.
Chilly: Pat?
Sully Shaheed: Dub dub.
Chilly: Okay, at Buffalo.
Baker: win.
Chilly: When he says of a win at I don't even like Buffalo and I know they're not winning that game ah At Seattle. That's a loss. And then they're home against Denver at Kansas City. They'll bye week.
Chilly: At Los Angeles. Home against Houston. At Baltimore.
Chilly: They're gonna
Chilly: We're going to see how good they are in a hurry.
Baker: Yeah.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Chilly: So... I just, I don't know, man. I just. You're going to be the dog.
Sully Shaheed: You know, and and it's funny, and and just to go just to roll back to the Raiders real quick. From a fantasy standpoint, we're going to be playing Raiders all year.
Sully Shaheed: two Two in particular, obviously. But ah there's always a punt wide receiver that we could throw out on the Raiders and be like, hey. Trey Tucker, what's up man?
Baker: Hey, Jalen Naylor, we'll play you this week.
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, goodbye. come on so as bad as they are going to be from a fantasy standpoint though We're going to be playing Raiders this year, guys.
Chilly: how many How many people are going to try to convince you to play Michael Mayer?
Sully Shaheed: Sorry.
Sully Shaheed: Bro, i won I won this belt. Because of Michael Mayer, okay? Okay. He will have a place in my heart.
Sully Shaheed: Well, he was on the King Henry train.
Chilly: But yeah.
Sully Shaheed: too but he he helped
Chilly: And then to end.
Sully Shaheed: He contributed.
Chilly: And then to end the Chargers season, they get Kansas City at home and then at Denver.
Baker: When? win. win.
Chilly: But yeah, I...
Baker: I'm ready. win.
Chilly: Listen, I think the Chargers ah offense is going to be pretty good. We'll see what Mike McDaniel does. like what a semi -decent quarterback and no more Tua, but. I just. I mean, if this is their year, this is their year, right? But I just i think they missed the playoffs.
Sully Shaheed: It's not their year to win a division, but they're going to the playoffs despite. Guess what? half their offensive line being hurt already.
Chilly: And that's fair.
Baker: They're missing their center. Who the fuck else are they missing?
Sully Shaheed: They're missing their tackle too.
Baker: Slater hurt again?
Sully Shaheed: Yeah.
Baker: God damn that man can't stay healthy
Sully Shaheed: Yeah, so they're they're gonna have some they're gonna have some issues again.
Chilly: I just.
Chilly: I just feel like we always... create excuses for Justin Herbert.
Sully Shaheed: oh No more excuses, I think he's the most overrated quarterback in the NFL. However,
Chilly: I can get behind that.
Sully Shaheed: This team's going to be able to cook. This team can cook. But I do have them finishing in third, but I do have them making the playoffs.
Chilly: I won't.
Sully Shaheed: I have Denver finishing in second. I'm sorry. I have the Chiefs finishing in second, and I have Denver winning the division.
Chilly: around
Chilly: I am i'm switched. I have Denver second. making the playoffs. um I think our Lord and Savior.
Sully Shaheed: Baker, your thoughts on the West?
Baker: I mean... I think. That. You take Josh McDaniels. You put him. with ah Justin Herbert.
Baker: And this. And this... receiving core. Do i though I think this receiving core is better than than what he had in Miami? No. Do I think it's a very good receiving core? Um, Yes.
Baker: Do I think that they have explosive players? Absolutely. I think this is going to be a top. three offense in the NFL this year. Um. So that alone with a middling defense, which is slightly above average.
Baker: yeah i think this team is going to absolutely fucking destroy people The fact of Jill not putting them in the playoffs, I feel like this is... like sliding him sliding them because Josh McDaniels didn't get his dolphins there So.
Baker: Yeah. Mark McNeil.
Sully Shaheed: It's Mike.
Baker: Mike McDaniels, I'm so sorry. I called him Josh fucking three times. Mike McDaniels. Wow.
Baker: But I also think the Chiefs are about to come back and with a vengeance. I think. Um, Ken Walker, the addition of Ken Walker is going to be it's going to add crazy dividends. I don't think the Chiefs have had a running back to his caliber since Jamal Charles.
Baker: ah Andy Reid with a dominant running back. I think he's going to be absolutely fantastic if he can stay healthy. for the most part at least. And yeah, the Denver Broncos.
Baker: with a good defense and one of the most pass -happy teams under ah Sean Payton. So. with the best with the best cornerback in fucking football.
Sully Shaheed: Fair enough.
Sully Shaheed: Fair enough.
Sully Shaheed: He's back. Um, Well, it looks like Zen casters giving me a warning that is saying that. ah Chili's recording may be corrupted, not. from the whole thing, but at the very back end.
Sully Shaheed: So what we're going to do. is we're going to Save the NFC for a part two. So if you want to tune in. for the second half of this vid and or podcast. Be sure to do that.
Sully Shaheed: And this will finish up with the AMC predictions as we've we've gotten ah we've gotten pretty bold, pretty dynamic. um I've said some things that I may regret.
Sully Shaheed: down the line but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it
Baker: The Jets. Finishing above the Patriots. You're going to regret that.
Sully Shaheed: You heard what I said. You heard what I said.
Baker: You're going to regret that kind, sir.
Sully Shaheed: You heard what I said. You heard what I said. Anyway, let's ah let let's get this part of the recording out of here. Let's set up for round two with a second set of recording for the NFC. and Yeah, we'll make our Super Bowl predictions there, of course.
Sully Shaheed: And then we will be back for part two on the DFS Deli. We'll see you shortly. Peace.
