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Goal Line: Week 1
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The boys discuss the sloppy play from NFL offenses in Week 1 and everything else happening in the world of football
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NFL Weekend Recap
00:00:13
Speaker
What is up goal line listeners? We are back and we have so much pigs connection to get into this week. Jordan, what's going on, man? Not too much, man. It was a it was an exciting weekend at times. It was a not so exciting weekend at times, but it was the first weekend of NFL football. So always exciting.
00:00:33
Speaker
Yeah, we had a ball, man. It was a good just, you know, getting the, I mean, like three or four different like football group texts going. There's a lot of, a lot of kind of just absolute horrifying football on display yesterday, but it was still fun sitting down and
Arlington Tigers' Success
00:00:48
Speaker
watching it, man. It's, we got about a couple minutes left to go in the third quarter of this Niners Jets game. We normally try to start at halftime, but I was a little late getting back from football practice and my little guy was just a mad man. So, you know, I had to do some overtime on the parenting after, uh,
00:01:03
Speaker
after we got home. Update on the Arlington Tigers that we are 2-0. We pitched another shutout last week, so we were combined 48 points scored, 0 points allowed after our first two games. Got a big showdown with one of the Memphis teams this Wednesday night. Hell yeah. That's what we love to hear. All right. You ready to talk some football, man? Let's do it.
Niners vs. Jets Analysis
00:01:32
Speaker
So as is customary for regular season goal line action, we start daring Monday night football while the game's still going. So I'm just getting into this game. Niners are on top of the Jets in a big way, 26 to seven at this point. They just banged in a field goal. Jordan, what's been your read on these teams so far tonight, the Niners without Christian McCaffrey?
00:01:52
Speaker
The Jets defense has looked a lot more suspect than I expected it to. I kind of thought this was going to be a close game when they announced McCaffrey wasn't playing and the Jets defense has not showed up and honestly outside of one drive the Jets offense hasn't showed up either.
00:02:09
Speaker
Yeah. Interesting game. Um, Rogers hasn't looked horrible by any means, but their offense cannot move the ball on this 40 Niners defense. And, uh, yeah, Niners are moving it with ease on the jets defense. So not, not a whole lot to report from this game, honestly. Hey, it's an improvement over last season. Aaron Rogers has made it to the second half of a game. You mean Aaron Rogers has made it out of the first three minutes of a game.
00:02:36
Speaker
All right. So that'll wrap up our money and I football talk. Let's let's get right into the real quick. You think you think the Jets have any chance of coming back in this one? This game's over. All right.
00:02:47
Speaker
Uh, let's get into the good stuff.
Nebraska vs. Colorado Game
00:02:49
Speaker
Uh, Saturday night, Nebraska beat the living shit out of Colorado, even though Steph, uh, predicted that that's not what was going to happen. Cause Edna, no, no, no, no, no, no. You can't do this. Oh no. I said they were going to beat the show of them. You still picked Colorado to win. That's all that matters. And they had zero chance of winning that game from the moment. Hey man.
00:03:12
Speaker
Sometimes you gotta go out on a limb to make for some compelling content. We had to disagree on a college game. I got the receipts, man. I texted Jordan last weekend and said, I actually thought Nebraska was going to beat them worse than they did. Looked like the refs kind of kept that one from getting all the way ugly. I think Nebraska probably easily could have hung a 40 burger on them if they wanted to. Yeah. And honestly, the refs were the only reason that Colorado even got the last touchdown in that game. It just, I don't know, man.
00:03:40
Speaker
The Rose is definitely off the bud for Dion. It is not there, dude. I listened to a bunch of Colorado people, and then I watched Ocho and Shannon on Sunday morning when I woke up. They did their Saturday Night Podcast, and they just absolutely ripped on Colorado and Dion the way he's recruited.
00:04:06
Speaker
And this is the thing everybody said last year about them. They did not shore up the lines, which was the one thing that they needed to do. And they still didn't do it this year. I mean, they got that five star left tackle, but he's, he's a freshman is a problem. Like, dude, when you throw a freshman into the fire and you're going against two pretty damn good defenses in the first two weeks, yeah, they're going to look like shit.
00:04:27
Speaker
And the worst part is, is like you just said, dude, the refs kept Colorado in that game from getting it to a complete blowout. I mean, they were never in that game. Like that game was over from mid snap. You could tell who the better team was. And honestly, going into that game, I was hoping that's what it was going to look like. But I mean, dude, I'm a Nebraska fan, so I have to be real with myself. And I didn't know, but yeah, Nebraska finally back in the top 25 again, since 2019.
00:04:57
Speaker
Um, but yeah, it was a, that was a beautiful night, man. Chador got absolutely humbled that night. Dude, I do. There's one thing I want to talk to you about.
Travis Hunter's Future
00:05:07
Speaker
Travis Hunter should stop playing at this point. There's nothing to gain from him for the rest of this season. All the constant pouting and throwing a fit and stuff like, dude, he was doing it a lot in that game.
00:05:19
Speaker
and also if he gets fucking hurt he's screwed like he's already locked up being the number one pick in my opinion the dude is incredible but i saw uh you know he wanted no part of that running back running straight at him at the goal line dude that was uh he definitely made a business decision right there
00:05:36
Speaker
Yeah. And they, I mean, Nebraska before the season, Tommy Hill, one of Nebraska's corners was getting a lot of hype about, uh, being a first round corner and he didn't do anything to slow that down on Saturday night. I mean, he, every time that he had a Hunter in front of him, he played really good defense and kept him right in front of him. So I don't know, man, I just don't think there's anything to gain for Travis Hunter at this point.
Dion Sanders' Prospects
00:05:59
Speaker
I think, uh, yeah, if I'm corner right now, I bet this is Dion's last season in Colorado, man. I think, I think he served his purpose, man. I think, you know, he's the football program is going to be in shambles after he leaves this, but they're definitely more relevant than they've been at any point, probably in the 2000s for better or worse. And I think I still think should, or I don't see him dropping past round three. I don't know if he's going to be a top 10 pick. Like some people were claiming started the season, but I think he's still going to end up being a, you know, a top three round draft pick.
00:06:29
Speaker
I still think he's gonna be a first rounder like the dude has the tools to be a good quarterback The shit after the game though is not gonna help him at all I don't know if you heard any of his interview and he just was absolutely ripping his offensive line like
00:06:44
Speaker
Yeah, so I'm saying, you know, I guess not everyone was ready to play, which that's an easy way to say, you know, you know, you basically I was ready, but everybody else wasn't, you know, it just, I think he's got some attitude issues that are a red flag to me, man, you know, we talked about this before on the pod.
Shador Sanders' Leadership
00:07:00
Speaker
You can have attitude issues at pretty much any position on the field except for quarterback, man. Your quarterback has got to be a dude, man. You got to be somebody. That was nice. Aaron Rodgers just looked like old school Packers A-Rod right there, dropping it into Allen Lazard.
00:07:16
Speaker
QB's gotta be a dude, man. You gotta be freakin' Josh Allen. You gotta be Brock Purdy. You gotta be like, just the leader of the team, you know? And you're not gonna be that if you're not a good guy. And, you know, maybe Shador's totally different and he just puts on for the cameras, but from what we see, he kinda seems like a little bit of a jerk, man.
00:07:33
Speaker
Yeah. The other thing, dude, him walking out with two and a half minutes left was just completely gutless, dude. Like you ran your mouth all week. You got to take it, man. Like that shit's going to happen. You're going to lose games. And I will give Dion credit.
00:07:49
Speaker
I, I, this is going to be the one time you're going to hear me give Dion credit because he did take it after the game. Dion did the post game interview and he absolutely ate it. Like he gave a lot of credit to Matt Rule. Yeah. He handled it as good as you can handle it, man. There was a, um, a Colorado reporter that just kind of yesterday I read the, um, his story just kind of talked about like the differences between, um, Matt Rule and Dion and,
00:08:16
Speaker
just like Matt Roll is there to build Nebraska back into like a power. Dion was there for, for the glitz and the glamor and, and to get the celebrities there and stuff. And I mean, Hey success, they made money off of him being there. I mean, there's no doubt about it. Uh, the problem is like you just said, Dion's probably gone after this year and whoever's got to follow him is completely screwed because all those kids are going to leave. Like I seriously don't think any of the kids that are on that team will say they'll probably have like 90 kids leave.
00:08:46
Speaker
Goldberg sun's gonna be out there just making 35 tackles a game because he's the only Only halfway decent player they got on defense. Yeah, I don't know what they're gonna do man. That that team is in deep trouble and
00:08:58
Speaker
I don't think it's going to get better because I don't think their offensive line is good. Now granted, I, it did look like Nebraska's defense is a lead on Saturday night. I mean, I don't think that's like trying to short sight Nebraska's defense. Cause I think they are really good, but yeah, I just, I think their offensive line is going to be a problem all year. He's going to have pressure in his face. And the one thing that we talked about last week was you had said like, I think he takes sacks. So he doesn't make the big mistake. He threw that pick six and you could just like see in his face. He was done at that point.
00:09:28
Speaker
Yeah, he likes to bat a thousand man. He's all about the stat line, dude Yeah, you know dude another thing in Dion's credit man, like I can't I can't remember what year it went back to I want to say 2006 they threw up a stat it was last week actually saw the Colorado out of the You know the big five conferences Colorado actually has the lowest winning percentage of any team over the last, you know 15 plus years so I mean this is a
00:09:53
Speaker
It's a perennial loser. I think for people like our age,
Colorado's Tough Season
00:09:57
Speaker
I still think about Colorado from back in the 90s with Rashawn Salaam, Cordell Stewart. They were a really, really good team, man. But those teams are long gone in the past, and they've been a doormat for a really long time. So it's not like he was giving the keys to this Ferrari sports car, dude. But there was so much hype, and he talked so much. And the start.
00:10:17
Speaker
Honestly, dude, I think beating TCU in that first game may have been the worst thing that ever happened Yeah, because if they would have had a heart I think if they would have had like hard fought loss against TCU I think it may have actually Benefited them better than going out and beating them, you know But I think the fact that they did start 3-0 and that hype just got into like a freaking typhoon man. There was There was nowhere to go but down and everybody was ready to you know, laugh at him on the way down. Yeah, I
00:10:41
Speaker
looking at their schedule, man, we did this before the season started and we, we were at best both giving them, I think five wins. Dude. I think like the ceiling for them now is four. I think, I think that would be the absolute ceiling. I don't know if they do that, dude. Like they should have, they should North Dakota state should have beat them. And this week they got their biggest rival. We got Colorado state this weekend and Colorado. That was an instant classic last year, dude.
00:11:07
Speaker
Yeah, Colorado State's going to come to play in that game, man. They're getting revenge, man. They got UCF. They got Arizona. They got Kansas State. This is going to be a long year for them. There's nothing you look at on the schedule, and you're like, yeah, that's a win. They could lose any game with as bad as they look. Like I said, they look like they're moving in the wrong direction. And to be honest, man,
00:11:27
Speaker
I've enjoyed talking about him. I think the reason we're going a little bit long, this unless something big happens or some big developments, I don't really foresee us spending a lot of time on Colorado the rest of the year. Me, after what I saw on Saturday night, I'm kind of off them being like appointment viewing or checking in on what Colorado is doing every week just for the sake of it, you know? Yeah. I mean, still drawing ratings, dude. That game drew 6.3 million people on Saturday night. So they're still drawing eyes. I mean,
00:11:55
Speaker
for whatever you want to say. The other thing I want to note is I know you weren't paying as close of attention to it and you couldn't probably hear the announcers, but a dude, Nebraska fans showed out Saturday night. Colt McCoy kept saying he couldn't hear anything. Um, Colorado couldn't even use like their, um, their in helmet stuff cause they couldn't hear anything. Like dude, Nebraska fans showed out. I knew it was going to be a special night in Lincoln that night just for, from a fans perspective, but
00:12:22
Speaker
Yeah, dude, it was, uh, it was really something. So should, or had the, uh, had the shaky routes and couldn't see his icons as he was coming up to the line of scrimmage. Thank you. That picture did neither. Yeah. Yeah. It's awesome. Um, okay. Let's move on from that as much as I'd like to continue to gloat about Nebraska. Let's talk about, we're going to talk about one more college team. We'll talk about Tennessee.
00:12:45
Speaker
Um, dude, to me, I mean, there, there's like three teams that I think have been overly impressive every game.
Tennessee's SEC Potential
00:12:51
Speaker
I think Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee are the three most impressive teams in college football. So for all in the sec too, man. Um, yeah, dude, Tennessee just looks like an absolute machine. Now granted, I still think NCC was a little overrated, but not over it to the point where I don't think this was impressive. Like they beat the piss out of them.
00:13:13
Speaker
Dude, as long as Nico stays healthy, man, this guy's the limit. The stats have been decent, but you really got to watch him play to see just how smooth and explosive of an athlete he is, man. Dude can run. He's got a hell of an arm. He's a bigger guy, so I think he's going to hold up to punishment stuff throughout the season, especially once they really get into the teeth of that SEC schedule.
00:13:37
Speaker
Yeah, I'm trying not to be too much of a homer, man. But I love what I'm seeing from Tennessee so far. They look really, really good. Hypel definitely put them back on the right track, man. He's recruited really well. He's done the right things. They're on the right track. The thing is, dude, it's the SEC. So anything can happen any week. They could drop a game that they shouldn't drop. But as of right now, they are definitely the top three to me of most impressive teams.
00:14:03
Speaker
And it worked out beautiful that they're catching out the, you know, the first year Alabama's post saving, you know, Tennessee's got this bad ass new quarterback and that's going to be at home in, uh, you know, in Knoxville. So I think they got a very good chance of knocking Bama off, which is always, you know, the biggest game on Tennessee schedule every season. That's going to be a good game, dude. Alabama is still really good. They're still getting used to, to divorce offense and stuff. But I mean, Jalen Miller, I was a stud, like that team's going to be still really good.
00:14:32
Speaker
Did you say they named the field after Nick Saban? Yeah, that's pretty wild. I mean, they should like, I mean, dude, Nebraska's fields named after Tom Osborne.
Nick Saban's Legacy
00:14:41
Speaker
Like when you have an absolute legend, you have to name it after him. It just, I guess to me, it seemed a little weird just because it's so soon. You know what I mean? Like I still don't put it, I mean, it wouldn't, I would be surprised, but it wouldn't shock me to
00:14:54
Speaker
you know, Clemson gets rid of Dabo, dude, and they just straight up back the Brinks truck up and say, hey, Nick Saban, come in and, you know, just be the CEO of our program. Right. Oh, yeah. I don't I don't think it's a guarantee that Saban doesn't ever coach again, which to me, that has nothing to do with the two things like Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are the two biggest legends in Alabama history at this point. I don't see anything wrong with it, honestly. Like, dude, that's that's just kind of a thank you to Nick Saban, because I mean,
00:15:20
Speaker
Let's
00:15:39
Speaker
now with, I mean, the playing field so much more even now than it was in the nineties. Like it's just, it's so much different. Yeah. With the NIL now, you're not, you're not stashing 40 all Americans on your bench, dude. Those kids are going to go somewhere where they can play, man. So it's just, yeah, like you said, the talent is just distributed much more wider than it used to be. It used to be, it used to be basically like 15 schools that would get the, you know, the vast majority of all the best players in the country out of high school.
00:16:04
Speaker
Yeah. He seems really happy doing college game day too. Like he really seems to enjoy it. And he's good at it too. For as much of like a dry asshole as he seemed like all those years coaching, like he's really charismatic. And like, I, I find myself listening when I hear him piping up, like I tuned my ear and just a little bit more than when the rest of the guys are in there just bullshitting. Yeah. 100%. Speaking of, of that, um,
00:16:28
Speaker
I have to say something about the Eli and Peyton cast tonight. They had Bella check on dude. If you can find the video of him being on there, go back and watch it. That is just a beautiful mind for football. They do. They're watching the game. Niners are on like a two minute drive and he's like literally calling out what they're going to do on offense. He's like, yeah, take away the inside routes from the Niners. They want to throw the ball inside what they do through three straight inside passes like
00:16:56
Speaker
I mean, dude, the dude is still as sharp as ever. Like he's, he's going to coach again. There's no way. I still think it's tragic that they didn't find a way somehow to get him to come be the defensive coordinator for the Niners, man. That would have been so freaking cool. I don't think he's taken a lesser job, dude. He's, he, he is the CEO. Like, can you imagine, um, him being on that coaching staff and like, just say the Niners are in the Super Bowl and Kyle Shanahan starts doing dumb shit.
00:17:21
Speaker
he would. I feel like he just loves football so much. I told you my vision for him. I want to go to the naval academy, dude. I think that would be the absolute perfect way to, uh, to end his career, man. It'd be low stakes, dude. Like nobody, it wouldn't be super bowl or bust or anything like that. I think that would be really, really cool.
00:17:38
Speaker
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what he does, but he's not done. And it was really cool listening to him talk. Like you just never get to see that side of Nick Saban, man. He's just, it just was so different than the, or sorry, Bill Bill. It was just so much different. Okay.
Dak Prescott's Record Contract
00:17:54
Speaker
let's move out of college and move into the NFL. We got a lot of stuff to talk about from this weekend. Um, Dak became the highest paid quarterback in NFL history, $60 million a year, three hours before the game starts. I'm telling you, dude, they saw Shador Saturday night and said, nah, I think, I think that the plan to bring in Dion and Shador to Dallas in 2025 went up in smoke when they saw, uh, your corn huskers put it on a beer and they're like, fuck it. Let's get back in bed with Dak, man.
00:18:24
Speaker
I got a couple of hardcore Cowboys fans. I work with man. We talked over today. They were, they weren't really like, you know, over the moon. They were both kind of just like, uh, you know, shoulder shrug, dude. I mean, that's good, dude. Like that you could totally end up getting over the, over the hump with Dak one year and winning a super bowl. I don't think it's impossible, but, um,
00:18:45
Speaker
I mean, dude, Dak's been there nine years, man. I know the kind of the age we're at, dude, we're at that point where all the years really run together. Like, dude, it's been nine years since, or it's been eight years since that rookie season when Dak led the Cowboys to the one seed in the NFC playoffs, man. Yeah. I don't love it, man. I feel like I understand why they had to do it because you don't know what's behind door number two if you cut Dak loose.
00:19:10
Speaker
Yeah, it's whatever, dude. I definitely don't think Dak was worthy of the biggest contract in NFL history. But I get why it had to happen. And I don't know. Maybe it'll happen for him one year. I don't think this is the year. And I'm not sure it's ever going to happen with him. But it's whatever. Yeah.
00:19:29
Speaker
Um, the other thing from this weekend, also contract related, Jamar Chase did not get a new contract.
Bengals' Contract Strategy
00:19:36
Speaker
Dude, I don't know what the fuck the bangles are doing. T Higgins first and now Jamar Chase, like you figure you got to pay one of them, dude. Like what are you doing, dude? Jamar Chase is arguably a top three top four receiver in the league. Like if you're gonna pay one of them, it better be Chase.
00:19:51
Speaker
And it just, I don't know, man, I think. But you got to pay one of them, dude. At least, I wouldn't agree with it, but you could at least say, hey, you know what? We're not going to freaking break the bank for Jamar Chase. We're going to sign T Higgins to a fair deal, and we're going to trade Jamar Chase and try to beef up the rest of this roster. But if you're not paying either one of them, then yeah, what the fuck are you doing? Somebody brought this up the other day.
00:20:13
Speaker
And now I cannot get it out of my head that this is going to happen. Somebody said they think the Bengals are going to end up not paying Jamar Chase and he's going to end up on the Chiefs next year. After all the shit he's talked about Mahomes and all that stuff, could you seriously fucking imagine Jamar Chase on that team?
00:20:33
Speaker
I don't think the Chiefs would bring them in, dude. I don't think the Chiefs are going to... I think the Chiefs are kind of in that area that the Patriots were in with Brady all those years, dude. I think they're beyond paying top dollar for weapons. I think they're going to stock up the rest of the team and they know they can just get good enough guys at receiver. I mean, I don't think it'd be a bad move, though, to bring them in. That'd be pretty freaking scary. But yeah, I agree, dude. I think the Bengals messed this up. I don't know...
00:20:56
Speaker
I haven't been keeping close enough tabs yet. I need to do a little bit better research on exactly what's going on. I know the Bengals are always cash strapped, dude. The Bengals and the Raiders are the two teams that, you know, the football team is the family business. And yeah, they're the owners are well off, but they don't have the straight up cash flow that a lot of the other teams have where these guys are, you know, coming from other industries where they're already billionaires and the NFL team is basically like, you know, they're plaything.
00:21:24
Speaker
Because the thing about NFL contracts, when you sign somebody for a deal, whatever the guaranteed money is, you have to put that in escrow, like when you're closing for a house. So even if it's getting paid out over the course of three or four years, if they give Joe Burrow a $200 million guaranteed in his contract, that cash has to be an escrow. And sometimes teams like the Raiders and Bengals just don't have the cash flow to hand out too many big deals like that, dude. So you've seen them do some non-traditional structures on contracts in the past because of that.
00:21:53
Speaker
So I don't know, man. Could be something to do with that. You know, they gave Burrow his money, but they got to keep at least one of these guys. They really got to keep Chase, but I could at least keep, you know, I could forgive it if they're thinking about this strategically and say, we're going to keep Higgins and trade Chase for whatever, two first round draft picks. Bro, it's just...
00:22:11
Speaker
so you just said they paid burrow like if you're not gonna keep his top weapon you better at least keep the second one like if they let both of these guys walk like i just i mean you saw what happened yesterday when chase was limited and higgins didn't play like
00:22:28
Speaker
It's awful. That team's not good without both of those guys. Like they're not good enough to win games without those two guys. So you got to have at least one of them. Chase was extremely limited and dude, I'm surprised he played honestly, man. Like you're just risking so much being out on that field without a new contract.
00:22:48
Speaker
I know everybody complains about NFL players because they make so much money, but dude, you have a final though, dude, you have a finite amount of plays on your fucking body, especially as a receiver, like, dude, you go across the middle and a linebacker to white you up. I mean, your season, I mean, your career can be over. Like it's just,
00:23:06
Speaker
Yeah, and Chase is good. I mean, yeah, Chase is good money wise now, right? Like, I don't think anybody needs to be starting to go fund me. But the thing is, he's on the verge of signing a contract that ensures as long as he's smart with his money, like his grandkids aren't going to have to worry about, you know, how they're paid for college or anything, dude.
00:23:22
Speaker
Yeah, those second contracts man it even for somebody that's already well off. It is a life-changing amount of money So yeah, I mean I wouldn't if he decided, you know if he comes up with a let's say a sore hamstring You know and can't play the next couple weeks. I I would not be grow to him one bit No, and he deserves his money. So yeah Alright, let's get into some actual game action. Oh, no. No, there is one more thing. I want to talk about
00:23:47
Speaker
Dude, this entire weekend there was only two 300 yard passers. Matt Stafford last night and two a yesterday.
00:23:54
Speaker
I am really starting to get fucking annoyed with these teams that aren't playing any reps in preseason for their starters, man.
NFL Preseason Complaints
00:24:02
Speaker
Week one is just a slog of a game, dude. It's just, it's not good football to watch when you can't run your offense. Like it's just, I think that's what you can attribute this to, man, is these teams aren't playing starters at all in the preseason and it shows in week one.
00:24:19
Speaker
Yeah, exactly, dude. It's, uh, it's basically like the extended preseason, man. Usually week one going into week two. Yeah. The offenses were definitely two or three steps behind the defense pretty much across the board all week in the NFL. Yeah. Okay. Let's get into some games.
Chiefs vs. Ravens Excitement
00:24:33
Speaker
So opening night, we had Casey in Baltimore.
00:24:35
Speaker
Exactly as advertised, dude. Awesome game. Phenomenal game. Lived up to the hype. I want to see him running back in the playoffs. I mean, the Ravens were literally a toe away from, uh, from tying it up and send it over time. I think Lamar Jackson played great. I liked seeing him. He seemed like he was a lot quicker to take off and run than he was in the AFC championship, um, last year. I liked it because dude, when, when he's running like that, you just, you know, we saw it with, you know, back in our glory days as Falcons fans with Michael Vick, man.
00:25:01
Speaker
It just puts the defense on their heels, dude. Like the defense is just, it seems like their second guess and everything that they're doing out there. And it's just the ultimate weapon. If you got a QB that can, there's a threat like that on the ground and, you know, and in the air. So I really liked what I saw, man. I, you know, you saw, as soon as they called that a touchdown for Isaiah, likely Harbaugh was real quick to say we're going for two.
00:25:23
Speaker
So I think they had something cooked up that was money. I mean, between Lamar Jackson, Zae Flowers, and Derek Henry, that's three really, really explosive ball carriers you got right there. So I'm sure they had something cooked up. I think they win the game, dude, if they call that a touchdown. Harbaugh looked extremely confident in that two-point call. Oh, yeah.
00:25:41
Speaker
Uh, second game was Philly and green Bay on Friday night in Brazil, dude, the field JJ watt. I read a tweet from JJ watt. He's like, this is the problem with playing international games because these are all soccer fields and they're built differently. They're, they're built for lighter humans with different cleats. Like there's just a lot less stress that's put on the field as opposed to dude, you're having 350 pound linemen.
00:26:07
Speaker
play on a field and it's just beating the shit out of the field and nobody can stay up, man. It's just... Yeah. The field had such an effect on it that you almost tossed that one out, dude. People were slipping and sliding all night long. Yeah, it was embarrassing. Main takeaway from that game.
Eagles vs. Steelers Reflection
00:26:22
Speaker
Jesus, we wasted five years of Saquon in fucking New York. That dude is going to be an MVP candidate. If you're a Giants fan, like you guys got to be, I mean, sick at your stomach seeing that dude. He looked awesome, dude.
00:26:36
Speaker
I forgot to text you during that game too. Did you hear them say that was only his 18th 100 yard rushing game in his career? Jesus. I mean, he's been on... Right. When has he had a good offense, dude? I mean, that one year they made the playoffs or they were doing the funky stuff, you know, doing a ton of read option with...
00:26:53
Speaker
with Danny dimes, you know, they had a decent offense that year, but even that was kind of gimmicky, man. And I think Saquon was banged up a lot of that season. So yeah, you know, Eagles look good, man. Like I said, I think the Eagles are getting slept on a little bit this off season. I think they're going to be a real threat to make it out of the NFC. A hundred percent.
00:27:11
Speaker
The last thing we're going to talk about and the least exciting for me and you, the Falcons and Titans absolutely stink.
Titans' Defensive Showcase
00:27:19
Speaker
Hey, I'm not going to say absolutely stink, dude. The Titans defense was on point like an elbow, dude. It allowed zero touchdowns. They gave up less than 150 yards on defense, dude. The Titans defense, I have nothing to say. They balled out, man. They absolutely had Caleb Williams in fits.
00:27:37
Speaker
But the offense was the offense and the special teams was as bad as it gets, dude. They looked pretty good. At first half, they looked fine, dude. Levis was running around, putting some hits on people through some dimes. But dude, I don't know what happened at halftime, man. My dad, you know, my dad's diet. I'm a casual Titans fans. My dad is a diehard. He texted me a couple of minutes in the third quarter and was like, I'm feeling pretty good. And I don't think one good thing happened after that, man. I think they, you know, they had fumbles, they had a blocked
00:28:05
Speaker
punt, which is an issue going back two seasons now that they can't fill the punt team. Um, and then we'll let us through one of, if there's a worst pick six thrown this year, dude, I'll be surprised, man. He's already fallen down. Just take the sack, live to fight another play. Cause dude, the thing is your defense is playing good, man. If your defense is playing good, there's no reason to throw that dude, but he taught, you know, tries to rep far of it.
00:28:27
Speaker
does like a long distance option pitch. And of course it gets picked off and, and run back for a touchdown. So I was watching these two games, the Falcons game, then the Titans game in quad box. Like I'm watching this Titans game and I'm watching their offense move the ball. I'm watching their defense, just stone wall, the bears offense. And I'm like,
00:28:48
Speaker
What bizarro world are we living in right now? Like, dude, there was so much hype on the Bears, and it was all surrounded on their offense, dude. Like, everything was surrounded on their offense. That game went about as poorly as it could have gone for the Bears offensively. I mean, they still ended up winning the game because the Titans just shit it down their leg, but
00:29:08
Speaker
If you're a bears van, you have to be at least be a little bit concerned about the offense, dude, like Caleb Williams. I mean, he is a rookie. Like it's obvious Keenan Allen limped off the field after what a quarter was already hurt. Um, Roma dunes, I sprained his MCL. Like that game did not go well for the bears that, like I said, they won. They should be happy. They won their one and O, but they got to Texans this week.
00:29:34
Speaker
Yikes. Best of luck. Uh, let's move to the other side of this coin. The Falcons, Jesus Christ. I don't even know what I'm watching at this point. Um, everybody's like the Smith's best best game in the Georgia. No, no, it was not. Let's fucking relax. Let's relax here.
00:29:50
Speaker
Their offense looked like dog shit. That's the thing that really pissed me off yesterday about Falcons fans. They're like, oh, dude, the Falcons defense is playing really well. I'm like, the Steelers might have the second worst offense behind the Panthers in the NFL this year. The Steelers offense is complete garbage.
00:30:06
Speaker
just nothing that Justin Fields did yesterday changed
Falcons' Offensive Critique
00:30:09
Speaker
my mind. He's still not a good quarterback. They just, that team is not good. And their defense, I will say this, do the Steelers defense is probably gonna be a top five defense. That team is just loaded with playmakers on the defensive side of the ball. Like
00:30:22
Speaker
Falcons had no answers. Kirk cousins looked like he was about 80 years old. The worst thing about that game for me is later that night I watched the Rams game and the Falcons were really trying to run the exact same offense that the Rams run with a worse quarterback. Like dude, as I will never in my life understand the hate that Stafford gets. I just, I don't understand it. The dude has got to be the most underrated quarterback of this fucking era.
00:30:50
Speaker
You know, I was thinking it as I was watching that game. I've, you know, him and Matt Ryan always got compared because Matt Ryan was the, he wasn't the number one pick, but he was the first quarterback taken in 2008, one rookie of the year, had a really great rookie season. And then Matt Stafford was the number one pick the very next year. So they've kind of always been linked and their best friends in real life.
00:31:08
Speaker
I think at this point, dude, I think as long as he has another solid season, I think he's passed up Matt Ryan for the better career. I've always said that Matt Ryan was the better of the two, but I think he's really starting to gain some ground on Matt Ryan and winning that little battle. Well, I mean, he also has a Super Bowl, so it's pretty hard to argue.
00:31:26
Speaker
Yeah, I agree with you though, but dude, the other thing, the other thing is dude, Stafford takes so many goddamn hits where it looks like he should be out for the season. He got his ankle rolled up like eight times last night and every time he went down and grabbed it, I'm like, Oh my God, this dude just keeps coming back. But yeah, that game pissed me off even more about the Falcons game because for some reason we thought we could run that exact offense without a number one receiver.
00:31:53
Speaker
I don't know what the fuck they were thinking. The one positive from yesterday is they finally learned from last year. You have to get Bijon the ball and granted it's against the Steelers defense. So I don't, I don't know what I can take away from 18 carries. Is that right? 21 touches, 18 carries like our 23 touches. He counted for 46% of the Falcons offense yesterday. It's just,
00:32:15
Speaker
I don't know, man. I really hope that this is just the cousin's game where he's just trying to like get his legs back under him. The other concerning thing is when they said he couldn't go under center because he can't bend like that yet. I'm not good. I'm like, are you fucking
00:32:30
Speaker
series. And then I, then here's the worst part. I watched this Rams game last night and they never go under center, dude. Stafford literally plays from the pistol all the time. And I don't think cousins is good enough to play from the pistol. Like that's not who he is as a quarterback. They can run. No, they can't run play action from the pistol, dude. Like it's just, it's non-existent and cousins look like a fucking statue, dude. He cannot move at all.
00:32:55
Speaker
Like I, I'm extremely concerned right now. I know it's sealers defense, but Owen three is staring the Falcons in the face. Like they got Eagles next Monday night and then they got to play the chiefs at home. Like they're staring on three in the face. I just, I don't know, man. I could, there's nothing positive I could take from that game yesterday.
00:33:13
Speaker
As an OG member of Dirty Bird Nation, it was disgraceful to me seeing the Steelers straight up take over Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It sounded like a Pittsburgh home game. You had TJ Watt firing up the crowd, dude. Falcons fans that live in Atlanta, because I know they're out there. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves, though. We got to do better.
00:33:35
Speaker
The biggest thing to me too is like dude, all off season, they just had like this fucking raw mentality. Like this is going to be different. There's going to be a different team. It's going to be juice in the fucking stadium. That sideline was just fucking standing there. Like this was, this was my worry, dude. This is my worry about hiring Raheem Morris back. Like,
00:33:55
Speaker
I, the first time he was interim coach, I didn't think it was that great. And then they brought him back. Like I just, I don't know, man, I, I did not get good feelings at all from that game yesterday. I mean, we'll see how the season progresses, but that was about as awful as a game one could have went. So.
00:34:13
Speaker
Yeah, it's just one game. I mean, I was encouraging you yesterday not to go jump out in traffic. But I agree, man. I was catching little snippets on Red Zone. And like you said, it just looked flat. It seemed like out of all the week one games, it was kind of between them and the Bengals and Pats for the most just low energy game of week one.
00:34:36
Speaker
Yep, I agree. All right, dude, that's that's all we got for stories this week. Let's let's get into it. You're ahead to back to college. I am. I know it's your favorite part of every pod. Oh, my God. Why would we play this? Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:07
Speaker
It was perfect timing on Saturday.
00:35:11
Speaker
All right, let's get into it, man. We got three games we're picking in college. We got the two matchups, the top 25 teams, then we got a bonus. Let's start. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let's not forget the most important part. I won picks last week. I was three and 0, you were two and one. You made sure to bring that up when we started picks last week that you won the first week. Okay, okay. Let's not just fucking gloss over the fact that I won last week.
00:35:38
Speaker
All right, all right, we're tied at one for the year, I guess. My one pick was kind of a fakie, man, but it's all good. We'll start off Friday night, dude. Got a little bit of Friday night lights action. I like this, dude. I'm all about getting football spread across as many nights as possible. Friday, seven o'clock on Fox, we got number 20 Arizona heading in to Manhattan to play number 14, Kansas State. Dude, Kansas State, although I did say before the season, I thought Tulane was a dark horse to get into the college football playoff.
00:36:08
Speaker
I did not love what I saw from Kansas State on Saturday, man. I don't know, dude. To me, Tulane's a good team, dude. They are. They are there. I mean, they had to go down to New Orleans in September. I think you're underselling Tulane a little bit, dude. I think that was a good...
00:36:23
Speaker
I mean, you would have liked to see them win by two scores and not, you know, have need a miracle and some really, really questionable calls. But I still think that, uh, I mean, I think that's impressive going down to new Orleans and getting that went over two lane on the road by any means necessary. I guess I just didn't love what I saw from their offense more than anything. Like I did not think Kansas state ran their offense the way I was assuming they were going to. Um,
00:36:49
Speaker
Avery Johnson through two games has looked a lot worse than what I thought he was going to look. So that's a little concerning to me. Um, Arizona's office is so good too.
00:37:00
Speaker
See, dude, my thing on Arizona, all right, so one, week one, they looked awesome, right? They had the, what, they had the receiver had six touchdowns or something like that, or was it 300 yards? 300 yards, yeah. Was that the week one? 300 yards. Yeah, receiver had 300 yards, four touchdowns, and they're nasty on college football 25. So that's, college football 25 makes up a big chunk of my knowledge on these college teams. I know Arizona is really, really nasty on there. They struggled with Northern Arizona though, dude. They only beat Northern Arizona 22 to 10.
00:37:26
Speaker
Like, so I don't really know how to reconcile that with what we saw week one when they dropped 61 points. Yeah. Um, all that being said, I do think they're a little bit closer to that team we saw drop 60. Uh, and I think they're just a little bit too much. I think they're going to go into Kansas state. I think Arizona gets the win, man. I'm going to go to Kansas state actually. I just, for everything that I just said about, I'm struggling with two lane. I just,
00:37:51
Speaker
I don't know, man. I just can never trust an Arizona team. Like every time that I feel like Arizona football has got to figure it out, I'll either bet them the week that they seem like they got it figured out and then they just drop an absolute egg. So I'm going to go K state just for that reason.
00:38:07
Speaker
Should be a good game, man. I'm really, I'm excited to watch it, dude. Like I said, it's on Friday night all by itself. So that's, that's really, really cool. Um, I'm, I'm excited to watch it, but yeah, I don't know. I think Arizona is going to rise up. That should be a good one. That's going to be confused when he turns on Fox and Smackdown's not on Fox anymore. Friday night.
00:38:26
Speaker
All right. The other top 25 matchup we got for this week. This is going to be on Saturday at 11 45 on the SEC network. Number 24 Boston College heading in to number six, Missouri. I think this is a mass security. I think Missouri beats them by 20.
00:38:45
Speaker
Yeah, Missouri's they have, they've been playing the cupcake so far, but they've done what you should do. They've given up zero points through the first two weeks, just like the, uh, the six, you are with some tigers. I got to point out, but yeah, beat Murray state, 51, Oh beat Buffalo 38. Nothing. I mean, Boston college is no slouch dude, but I still think they're going to be over matched dude. They beat, you know, Boston college is the one that really kind of
00:39:08
Speaker
cemented the the tailspin for Florida State beating them 28 13 in in Tallahassee of all things and then Dude, so I've always seen this school pop up around like college more around college basketball time, dude How do you even say how do you say that school that Boston College played in week two? I'm not even gonna attempt to pronounce it. Hold on. Let me get to it Boston College played Dookanese That's how you say it. It's like
00:39:38
Speaker
Yeah, that's all I would say. If we got any alumni listening, please chime in, dude. I guess Duquesne is how you say it. I know it doesn't look like Duquesne. I think that's how you say it. Yeah. Here, here. I didn't even, I wasn't even going to attempt it. How do you pronounce Duquesnese? There we go. Here we go. You ready? Yeah.
00:40:07
Speaker
It is Duquesne. Duquesne, you got it. All right, way to go. Yeah, I think Boston College puts, I see this being kind of like the classic matchup you see when you got to scrap the team against a low-key powerhouse. I think Boston College hangs in for about two and a half quarters, man. And I think just the depth, the wave of fresh pass rushers and stuff that Missouri is going to be able to throw at them on defense in the second half, just wears them out. And we end up seeing Missouri run away with it and end up winning by two or three scores. Yeah, I agree. All right, Jordan, you're going to present the last one, man. We've got a Big 10 special.
00:40:36
Speaker
Yeah. So we just had to do three games. There wasn't three games that had ranked teams in them. So we just went ahead and we decided to do a Indiana and UCLA. The reason I picked this game is this is the first regular season, big 10 game in the Rose Bowl. And I just, I kind of feel like it's a meaningful game. Like as far as file standings go, it's probably not going to be meaningful, but I don't know, man, it's, it's a cool thing. Rose Bowl has got a lot of history. So kind of a cool thing. We've never really talked about the, uh,
00:41:04
Speaker
The overall conference realignments, man, this has been happening over the last 15 years, dude. You're a lifelong Die Hard Nebraska fan. Do you like them in the Big 10? Because I feel like they do kind of fit in the Big 10, or do you prefer them back in the Big 12?
00:41:17
Speaker
No, I think they're starting to find their place in the big 10. Like granted football has not done, um, as well as you would have hoped, but I feel like the rest of the teams have settled in really nice to big 10 play. Um, and yeah, I like them in the big 10 man. It's just, it's a Midwest conference. Like that's the biggest thing. Like big 12 has changed so much now with, um, all the conference realignment and stuff. And granted big 10 has as well. They got West coast teams and East coast teams now. Like I, I get it, but yeah, I like the rest of the big 10 man.
00:41:46
Speaker
Big 12 always felt like much more of like a Southwest thing than the Midwest where Nebraska is at. Yeah, I agree. So who do you like in this one? I kind of like Indiana. I'm going Indiana as well. Dude, I think UCLA is going to be bad this year. I do not have any faith. They hired a just absolutely off the wall coach. I don't know, man. I do not have good feelings about UCLA. What's the line even?
00:42:13
Speaker
They're really just, one second, I'll put them on the line. It's minus three. It is Indiana minus three out in Cali. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, dude, UCLA, they're just a basketball school, dude. They've had a few little flourishes here and there over the years where you think maybe they're going to turn into something football wise, dude. A couple of times they've been thrown in USC side back in their glory days, dude. But yeah, I think Indiana's just, they're just a better team, man. Yeah, I agree. All right, let's get into the fashion show.
00:42:47
Speaker
BAH!
00:42:52
Speaker
All right, so we got four teams that rocked some version of alternates or kind of off kilter combos. We'll start on Friday night. I said Jordan, all the pictures, uh, earlier in the show, the Eagles rocking the black helmets instead of the green is, uh, it was like, you know, it was a subtle touch. Like I actually texted Jordan in the game. If that was their green helmets or their black, cause I wouldn't really sure. Cause those green helmets, they were so dark, but I actually thought this was a pretty nice touch with the black pants. I liked the look. Yeah, it's beautiful.
00:43:19
Speaker
I thought it looked really clean. And I mean, yeah, like you said, can't really tell unless you look close. But yeah, it's cool. I like it a lot. All right, for college again, we're sticking with just the top 25 teams. The only real out of the ordinary thing we had was the Sooners rocking kind of a throwback look with the white helmets, man.
00:43:36
Speaker
I think this is a clean look. They look nice, right? It's a nice looking uniform. But I feel like they're one of those teams that their regular look is so classic. They never need to have alternates. Just rock the regular maroon and white every single time. Yeah. They're fine. To me, it looks like they're Stanford more than anything. It doesn't look like Oklahoma at all to me.
00:43:59
Speaker
Oklahoma is one of the teams that wears Jordan brand football jerseys, dude. To me, I feel like North Carolina is the only team that should be wearing Jordan for football. Michigan doesn't look bad in it either. Just I get what you're saying. But like, it just looks so weird on Oklahoma jersey. Yeah.
00:44:15
Speaker
Like, why do we have Jumpman football jerseys? Because, I mean, ostensibly, it's just Nike. I don't know why sometimes they decide, like, oh, yeah, these teams are going to be Jordan Brand. Just kind of a weird one, man. Something stuck out to me when I was looking at them. All right, let's go to the NFL. This one's going to be hard to top, dude. I don't think we're going to see a worse uniform.
00:44:36
Speaker
you know, across college or pro this year. We talked about this in the off season, the Giants rocking those like 1920 throwbacks. The helmet looks like the Michigan Wolverine helmets, except this red blue helmet is actually the only thing I really like on this. And the rest of the uniform is just awful, dude.
00:44:55
Speaker
If you didn't happen to see it, just look up what the Giants wore against the Vikings. It's just hideous, man. They look like the team on Leatherheads to me. That's just what it reminds me of. It is bad. It fits, though. The team sucks ass, so good thing they're wearing shitty uniforms.
00:45:11
Speaker
I almost feel like they need to wear these the rest of the season, man. I feel like just, you know, it does fit because they don't need to be wearing that. They don't need to be wearing anything that looks like, you know, the Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor days, or even anything like the Eli Manning years either, man. Like they're just these, these are not those giants, dude. So yeah, I almost feel like, yeah, rock, make them, make them rock the leather head uniforms. I mean,
00:45:32
Speaker
I can appreciate what they're going for. I think it does gotta look, but some looks are better left in the past, man. They just, they don't translate and it's sleek and everything else looks in the NFL. These just stick out like a sore thumb as being absolutely horrible. Yeah, they're not good. And then something else, I thought these look pretty tough, but the product on the field makes me think we may never see these again. The bangles rocking the rare orange on orange on orange. So they rock the orange jerseys with the orange pants.
00:45:58
Speaker
and gave probably the worst performance of any week one team, even as bad as the Falcons looked, as bad as the Titans looked in that second half, as bad as the Panthers were. I think the Bengals were losing to the Patriots at home was probably the most disappointing result. So that's going to downgrade that look for me. Yeah, these need to get burnt in the fire. So no one ever remembers that this happened.
00:46:23
Speaker
Yeah, even considering taking into account that the bang will start slow every single season. That was not starting slow. Losing to the Patriots, who we all thought was going to be one of the worst teams in the NFL, that's worse than starting slow. Agreed, man. All right, you ready to get into our week two Slato games? Let's do it.
00:46:55
Speaker
All right, Jordan, how did we do on picks last week? Let me have it. All right, Jordan went 13 and three and Seth went 10 and six.
00:47:05
Speaker
Dude, I don't know why I picked some of these games, honestly. I'm sitting there looking at what teams I picked on Sunday morning, and I'm like, what the fuck was I thinking on some of these? 13 and 3 straight up. That's pretty impressive, man. My losses were Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Atlanta. That was my three losses. Yours were Green Bay, Cincinnati,
00:47:28
Speaker
Carolina. Yeah. We need to talk about that. Like, dude, there's no way. I went back to listen to make sure I heard that, right? That you pick Carolina. Like I literally had to go back last night and make sure I didn't. Yeah. I blame it on the football podcast. I listened to a lot of analytics nerds.
00:47:46
Speaker
A lot of the football analytics community likes Carolina's roster outside of Bryce Young, and they made the obviously incorrect assumption based off what we saw yesterday that Bryce Young, not that he was going to break out, but that he was going to at least be something close to league average play at QB. He's the exact opposite of that.
00:48:07
Speaker
Dude, I mean, could it really just be that he's too small, man? That's why he's been so bad in the pros? Because he was great at Alabama, dude. Like, make no mistake about it. The dude was, he wasn't, you know, AJ McCarron or, you know, some of these other guys, dude, you know, Matt Jones. Like, dude was the freaking, uh,
00:48:24
Speaker
Dude, bald out at Alabama, man. Tennessee wouldn't have beat them in that game in 2022. If he was 100%, they would not have won that game in 2022. So it's just beyond puzzling, man, how horrible he has been in the pros. Yeah, it's not good. There's no redeeming qualities for what he's done in the pros. So yeah, not a good one.
00:48:45
Speaker
Okay, let's get into it. So we're starting off Thursday night with a really good
Bills vs. Dolphins Preview
00:48:49
Speaker
game. You know, Thursday night, we usually get the stinkers, man, but another good one. This is going to be the Bills and Dolphins in Miami. Bills looked great against a scrappy Cardinals team. Josh Allen accounted for four touchdowns with the new look, Bills offense, and then the Dolphins fought hard in a really, really tough game against the Jaguars to kick the field goal as time inspired to win that one, man. Miami's going to be fired up, dude. The Bills have been kind of their bugaboo the last couple of years.
00:49:16
Speaker
I think Miami gets the dub on the short week. Yeah, I'm going Miami as well. Home team on a short week always has at least a little advantage. That's what did it for me too, man. I think Buffalo is the better team. I do think Buffalo is the better team. I don't know. I didn't like some of the stuff I saw from Miami before they mounted that comeback yesterday, but I feel like they're still good enough that they can beat Buffalo on that Thursday night. And dude, I didn't love a lot of the things I saw from Buffalo, especially on defense.
00:49:45
Speaker
I don't know, man, that team is going to be a weird one all season. I feel like, but yeah, I think that had more to do with the Cardinals than the bills defense. So dude, I like the Cardinals to be, to be a tough out this season. Yeah, they'll be good. But yeah, either way I'm going Miami as well. Yeah. Miami's the one and a half point favorite. So Vegas definitely thinks this one's a toss up. It should be a really good game. I think it's a coin flip one for me for sure. Yeah. A hundred percent.
00:50:08
Speaker
Alright moving into Sunday the Raiders at the Ravens in Baltimore So we got a West Coast team Travel to the East Coast to play a team that's had basically a bye week and their pissed Yeah to steal and getting robbed
Ravens vs. Raiders Prediction
00:50:21
Speaker
it. I think we see the Ravens roll. They're nine and a half points favorites I think we see Derek Henry hit a hundred yards. I think Lamar goes off I Honestly, I don't think Lamar or Derek Henry see the field in the fourth quarter. I think this one gets ugly quick
00:50:32
Speaker
This is gonna be a punishment game. I feel bad for the Raiders that they got to play in this game Like they're gonna get destroyed. I'm going more as well. I would have picked the Ravens anyways I would have been a little bit slightly less confident if you know the Ravens would have won that game against the Chiefs But yeah, the Raiders are getting that asshole Yeah, whatever it could have been any team coming in any team coming into Baltimore. I'd be picking Baltimore to win this Sunday Yeah, they're gonna be fired up
00:50:56
Speaker
Alright, two O and one teams both had high expectations coming into the year. We got the Browns and the Jags in Jacksonville. Did you see that there is another sexual assault lawsuit against Deshaun Watson filed today? Yeah, one of my friends is a huge Browns fan. He's like, dude, I hope this motherfucker gets benched. I hope he doesn't play another game.
00:51:15
Speaker
To me, man, obviously, we don't know what the conversations are happening inside the Browns building are. If they felt like they just couldn't admit defeat yet, I feel like this does give them an out. If they just want to say, hey, you know what? We're shutting this guy down until this gets resolved and just...
00:51:34
Speaker
I don't think anybody's going to be mad at them if they just admit, hey, this thing was a L at this point. To me, it feels like they're chasing bad money with good money. Let James get in there, man. If nothing else, the vibes will be better. But this is going to be ugly. I read the details of it, dude. I mean, obviously, everybody's innocent until proven guilty. We definitely believe that you're at the goal.
00:51:53
Speaker
There was a 10 point this is already known pervert and there's just a lot of details man if it's if it's a story somebody went through a shitload of trouble and was extremely specific to make all the shit up man so Before we get into the pics I have to tell you this so I listened to pardon my take this morning and
00:52:13
Speaker
They literally had one of the funniest lines I've ever heard in my life. Vic Kat's like, are we 100% positive that Deshaun Watson's not a better human being than he is an NFL quarterback at this point? Because he's a really bad NFL quarterback. He could just be a below average human and so be a better human than he is a quarterback. I was like, Jesus, dude.
00:52:35
Speaker
I mean, at this point, we're four years removed from when he was the Sean Watson. As we thought we knew him with the Houston Texans. You feel like if it was just a rust thing that you're going to have to take off, it'd be over by now.
00:52:52
Speaker
And I mean, at the end of the day, he just looks like a below average quarterback. He doesn't look like some guy. And dude, how bad is it going to hurt you in Baker Mayfield? Go for four touchdowns and look like he's having a ball. He looked like he was having so much fun out there. His teammates rally around him.
00:53:08
Speaker
Dude, it never made sense at the time, man, why they were falling all over themselves to chase Baker Mayfield out of town for Deshaun Watson. And in hindsight, it's in the mix for worst trade in sports history. I think we're past NFL history. I think we're in the mix for worst trade in all the sports history now.
00:53:24
Speaker
Um, there is one thing though, is I'm pretty sure there was something in his contract that if any new allegations come out and they were upheld and he was proven guilty, they can void the rest of his contract. Yeah.
00:53:40
Speaker
I'm sure the Browns are silently rooting for whoever this person is behind the scenes. Yeah, they're feeding them evidence and shit. I think this makes a situation that's been at best weird in Cleveland from the jump the last couple of years. I think it pushes it over the edge. I think the Jaguars get a much-needed victory on Sunday.
00:54:00
Speaker
See, I'm going Cleveland, dude, for the exact reasons you just said, I think Watson's going to get excused from the team during this. And if Jamis is the starting quarterback, that gives me way more faith in the Browns because I still think they have a good enough defense. And dude, I didn't get the warm and fuzzies from the Jags yesterday. Like, yeah, they led that game, but Miami played like shit the entire first half. How Miami came back and won that game is still beyond me. Like,
00:54:27
Speaker
The Jags didn't give me like the warm feeling like they're going to bounce back from the collapse last year. It actually made me feel like the collapse is just continuing at this point. Yeah, I feel that for sure, man. They didn't look great, man. But I don't think the Texans look pretty good. I still think the Jags are going to be in the mix in the AFC South this season. So I think they get back on track. So you're going to Cleveland, this one? I am. All right, that's good, man. We need to have a couple weeks. We're going to have a difference, don't worry.
00:54:57
Speaker
All right. We got the jets who we just saw the clock tick zero lost to the 49ers 32 to 19 coming into Nashville.
Jets vs. Titans Expectations
00:55:08
Speaker
Dude, I hate to say it man, but I feel like Aaron Rodgers back against the wall He knows like he can't lose another one. I think Aaron Rodgers goes out and you know has a big game I'm not gonna say he looks like you know 2014 Aaron Rodgers, but I think he has a big game and sends the Titans tumbling down to 0 and 2 and if Will Levis has another game like he had week one We may start to see some questions on you know How long we're gonna keep going with him dude because that looked about as bad as you could look that second half. He looked miserable dude. I
00:55:38
Speaker
I don't know, man. I don't, I don't know what I think he's closer to. Is he closer to the guy we saw in the first half or is he close to the guy we saw in the second half? Cause that's been the issue with him so far. Like me and you have talked about it, dude. Like he, he has looked the highest of highs, but then like, dude, when he hits the lowest of lows, it's like bottom five quarterback play. That interception was as bad as any interception I've ever had in my life, dude.
00:56:01
Speaker
I think he's a good dude, man, right? You'd love to root for him. I think, in theory, personality-wise, I think he's who you want as your quarterback, right? Big, strong dude, plays really freaking hard. But I think he's just got some really bad decision-making flaws and some field vision. He threw a ton of interceptions at Penn State and at Kentucky. It's kind of been something that he's done at every level at this point.
00:56:27
Speaker
Yeah, man, I don't know, dude, I really hope I end up being wrong, but I'm losing faith rapidly in the Will Levis project. Yeah, it's not good. I'm going Jets as well. I think that game actually gets ugly. I think the Jets win that game in a stinker in the end. I'd love to be proven wrong, man. I think the Titans defense will keep it respectable, but yeah, I think Jets win. Yeah.
00:56:50
Speaker
All right, we got the Niners heading in, and this is the Sam Darnold bowl, man. The Niners had Sam Darnold as their backup last year. He's a starter for the Vikings now. In Minnesota, man, I think this could be a sneaky one for the Niners. Heading on the road, first game on the road, a little bit of a shorter week, traveling from the West Coast. I think they win, but I think it's a little bit closer than we're expecting. Remember, Vikings beat the 49ers last season, regular season.
00:57:16
Speaker
We'll see if CMC is back or not, but I think the Niners do win a close one. I'm going Niners as well. Sam Darnold did look great yesterday, man. It was against the Giants, but we called that week in our last, when we were picking all the week one games that we thought Sam Darnold could end up putting up some big numbers. I think he's worth a stash on the bench in fantasy. I could see him totally being a guy that's putting up 300 plus every week, but maybe has a couple picks mixed in.
00:57:42
Speaker
Yeah, they are not beating the Niners though, dude. They did look good yesterday, but the level of competition is about to go from absolute dog shit to an elite team, and it's not going to go well for Sam Darnold. Yeah, Niners' defense looked good from what I saw here in the second half, and I look like they're flying around and making a lot of plays. Yep.
00:58:02
Speaker
Chargers heading into Carolina, dude. It's a long trip. It's a West Coast team on a noon kickoff, but I still don't think it's enough, man. I think they go in and I think they get physical with the Panthers and beat up on them a little bit. And we see Jim Harbaugh move to 2-0.
00:58:17
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. But I'll be honest. There was a lot of things I did not love about that Chargers game yesterday. There was a lot of times they looked mediocre at absolute best. I think you nailed it, man. They've lost a lot of talent on offense, man. I mean, it's really Justin Herbert and a bunch of freaking nobodies out there at this point. Yeah, dude.
00:58:40
Speaker
It was good to see JK Dobbins actually put up some, some yards and stuff yesterday and actually make it through a game healthy. Uh, don't be fooled by the box score though, dude. He had like a 75 yard touchdown run. Like he had 140 yards, but half of it was on one carry. Like, yeah, I don't know, man. I just, I do not, I still don't think this charger's team's that good, but they're definitely better in Carolina.
00:59:03
Speaker
I don't think the talent's great. I believe in Jim Harbaugh, though, dude. I think he's going to get the absolute max out of what is there every single week. And I think it's going to get him to at least the fringes of the playoffs. But yeah, I think they go 2-0. Speaking of 2-0, man, can the Patriots possibly get to 2-0? They got a Seahawks team who's far from a powerhouse traveling across country for another noon kickoff, dude. The NFL had it out for the West Coast teams this week, man. Seahawks at noon in New England.
00:59:32
Speaker
Uh, you know, Patriots home opener, dude, they're going to be coming back home. They, they went road road dogs in week one and got the dub, man. I still can't pick them though, dude. I think, I think Gino gets it. Dude, how the hell did Gino Smith have a 30 plus yard touchdown run yesterday? And it looks slow as dirt, dude. I think the, I think Denver's way worse than we had predicted. That team is bad. The bone Knicks looked absolutely miserable yesterday. Like that team's really bad.
00:59:58
Speaker
Yeah, he threw some pretty brutal picks, man. I think Seahawks get the win. Yeah, I do too. All right, Saints and Cowboys, the Saints dropping 40 burgers on the Panthers. I think they come crashing back down to earth though, man. I think Dallas at home, gonna have that crowd fired up, man. I think they get the big win over the Saints. I think we see the true Saints this week, man. I think they just, I think they caught lightning in a bottle a little bit last week. As bad as the Panthers are, I don't think the Saints should be hanging 40 points on anybody. No, I agree, Dallas.
01:00:28
Speaker
All right, toilet bowl of the week, man. This is at least a toilet bowl contender. The Giants and the commanders in DC. Jayden Daniels, I don't know. What'd you think of his debut, man? It looked all right, dude. There was stuff to like, stuff not to like. He was productive. I mean, he was able to move the ball up and down the field. What'd you think of the big rookie's debut?
01:00:48
Speaker
He had a lot of happy feet in the pocket. He did not look comfortable throwing the full ball. I know the stats make it look good as far as passing. He ran way more than they, there's no way they want him to run that much. Dude, he ran the ball 16 fucking times in that game. He's a skinny guy, man. There's no way that could keep up.
01:01:08
Speaker
No, he had three fumbles. He didn't lose any of them, thankfully. But yeah, they cannot do that every week. But dude, the Giants are so bad. That team is I mean, they made Darnell look like a goddamn all pro like that team is bad. I'm going commanders. I just think the commanders have a better team all around.
01:01:30
Speaker
Yeah, agreed. All right, let's get into, are we in the afternoon? Nope, still got some one o'clock games. Bucks and Lions, a rematch from that really, really good playoff game last season in Detroit, dude. I think the Lions win, but dude, the Bucks, they play with a joy and just a spirit that I think I would not want to be facing them. I would not look forward to facing them at all if I was another team.
01:01:55
Speaker
Uh, I think they're going to go in there with a ton of confidence, but I do think the lions are really, you know, they showed some serious toughness on that, that drive in overtime where they straight up just manhandled the Rams down the field. I think the lions get the win. Yeah. Lions are a really good team and nothing about what happened last night. Like there was people that are like, man, how are they in a dog fight against the Rams?
01:02:15
Speaker
Where the fuck does everybody get this like concept that the Rams are not a good team? Like I they have Sean McVey and Matt Stafford and cup is completely healthy. Cup looked like who can a cool Kyron Williams. Like the Rams are now bad-ass team. Now poop is done for at least a month. So what was his, what is his injury end up being? He'd react to rid his knee that he hurt in the summer so that they put him on IR for four weeks.
01:02:42
Speaker
Yeah. I don't think there's any shame in going toe to toe with the Rams. No. Yeah. Dude. And the, I was, me and Seth were texting back and forth during the game. Like I didn't think their defense was going to look that good because of Aaron Donald, but I forgot how many like young playmakers they have on that defense. Like the Rams are going to be a tough out for anyone this season. That team is good. I Detroit is just a really good football team. And there, there was nothing last night that made me feel any differently than I already did. They are really good.
01:03:12
Speaker
Yeah, if when Sean McVay finally steps away from the Rams, because I don't think they'll ever fire him, dude. I think it'll just be him saying, hey, I need to step away. If I'm an NFL owner, I'm paying whatever amount he wants when he's ready to come back and coach, man. Because I just, yeah. I'll tell you, he's 1-B to me, dude. Shanahan's 1-A. He's 1-B as the absolute best coaches in the NFL. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:03:40
Speaker
Yeah, Andy Reid is one. Those guys are 1A and 1B. Like, let's go ahead and relax. Yeah, I don't think Andy Reid, though. I think when the Chiefs thing is done, I think he's totally done, man. I don't see him coming back again. He's getting up there. He is, but he's still coaching right now. And we're not going to disrespect Andy Reid. He is the number one coach in football right now.
01:03:57
Speaker
Yeah, 100% for sure. All right, so the Colts got a serious blessing. They are going to be getting to face Malik Willis. It's official. You know, Jordan Love does miss the IR. You know, I think the front end of the timetable is possibly three weeks he could be back. We'll see how long. You know, I feel like if he's not back by like the middle of October, the Packers are pretty much sunk. And even then, it may be too late.
Colts vs. Packers Criticism
01:04:20
Speaker
Man, Malik Willis will be starting against the Colts dude like he is off.
01:04:23
Speaker
I really got to put this on the Packers front office, man. How do you roll into the season when you're... I mean, I picked them to go to the Super Bowl. I think amongst mainstream media, they're definitely in the mix as a fringe Super Bowl contender. How do you have Malik Willis as your backup quarterback? You got to have a better insurance policy than that.
01:04:42
Speaker
I think they have no chance to win, man. Right now, I'm not a gambling man. Right now, this line's sitting at negative 3 and 1.5 for the Colts. I would pound that if I was a gambler, because I expect to see that line go up big time over the, if not over the next couple hours, over the next couple days for sure. I think the Colts roll in this one. Yeah, I'm going Colts as well. I agree with you.
01:05:03
Speaker
If the Colts cannot beat this team, Packers defense didn't exactly look great on Friday night. They didn't instill a bunch of confidence that, man, this is a really good defense.
Anthony Richardson's Comparison
01:05:14
Speaker
As much as I always want to give him shit about the Colts and like just everything about him because of Hawk, like they actually did play really well yesterday. Anthony Richardson through his D ball has got to be just as good as anybody's in the NFL. He played pretty good, man. The stats don't show it out. You know, I think he ended up being nine for 19 passing, but it was for like 220 yards. I think he was just
01:05:36
Speaker
You know, maybe work on the decision making a little bit because it seems like he was going for a lot of high degree of difficulty throws. But, you know, he reminds me a lot of like Cam Newton, dude, where like, you know, maybe the efficiency numbers aren't where you want him to be. But he's just a big play machine. He has gunslinger attitude. He's definitely got the breadth forward mentality. Like, fuck it, someone's down there.
01:05:58
Speaker
Yeah, that pass he threw yesterday, you know, you're not going to see a pass better than that all season long, man. It was awesome. And he was getting bumped by his lineman because his lineman was getting rushed into him. Like, dude, that he was kind of on his heels, man, and just freaking slung it, dude. 70 fucking yards. Yeah. It's you always got to remember, dude, that dude has not played a ton of football games from college to NFL. Like, yeah, he's still learning a lot. Yeah, he's going to be good. All right.
Rams vs. Cardinals Predictions
01:06:24
Speaker
Battle of own one teams two teams. It took some really hard fought losses in week one Rams and Cardinals in Phoenix as much as we've been seeing the praise of the Rams I think the Cardinals I think being at home is enough to give them the win I think Kyler does just enough and I think this could low-key end up being game of the week man I think the Cardinals get the win in a close one. I'm going Rams I just for everything I said about what they did last night I'm going Rams that the Cardinals have no one that's gonna stop puka are not Yeah
01:06:53
Speaker
I think Cardinals are a one point favorite going into it. So yeah, it's going to be a tight. I think Kyron gets back on track in this game, too. Like I didn't love what he did last night, but the game had dictated that. So I think he gets on track this week. It's going to be a really, really good game, though. Like I said, I definitely tune into that one in the late window.
Steelers vs. Broncos Preview
01:07:13
Speaker
Steelers and Broncos in Denver did.
01:07:17
Speaker
I've never been a Steelers fan at all. They just, they get on my nerves. The fan base gets on my nerves. I'm sad to say, I think they get to 2-0, man. I think they're going to have BONIX in fits and we see the Steelers start off 2-0 and Mike Tomlin get off to a good start on avoiding, you know, once again, avoiding ever having a losing season.
01:07:35
Speaker
Not that the Falcons are like some, like the gold standard or anything, but the Steelers defense made the Falcons offense look like muddled shit. The Falcons offensive line is actually good. Like they do have a good offensive line and TJ Watt was just ripping through it. Like they weren't even there. Like I think Denver gets smoked in this game. I think Bo Nix is going to look like he's never played football in his life. Honestly, this is going to get ugly fast.
Bengals vs. Chiefs Analysis
01:08:03
Speaker
All right, the last of our late game. This is a big one, man. One of the better rivalries over the last couple years, the 0-1 Bengals heading into Arrowhead to face the Chiefs on a week and a half of rest. Yeah, I'm not even humoring the Bengals right now for this week. I'm going Kansas City. I think the Bengals make it a little close for comfort, man. I think we see them bounce back a little bit, but it's still not enough, man. I think we see, once again, the Bengals start off in an 0-2 hole to kick off the season. Yeah.
Texans vs. Bears Prediction
01:08:32
Speaker
Our freaking Sunday night game, dude, I guess NBC was really going all in on Kayla Williams, man. We got the Bears at the Texans, Texans home opener. We know that fan base probably got more to be excited about than anybody in the league. I think they kicked the Bears ass. Yeah, I'm going Houston, but I don't feel good about the bears after yesterday. I'm going to be completely honest with you. I was kind of standoffish against them already. Like when we talked about it, I'm like, dude, I just, I think they're putting, everybody's putting way too much faith in a rookie quarterback.
01:09:02
Speaker
I'm everybody wants to compare like what cj shroud did last year to like every rookie quarterback now it's like. Jesus christ how much like do we need to watch the history of the NFL to realize that does not happen every year like.
01:09:16
Speaker
he's going to struggle. Like Caleb Williams is going to have the struggles and no Roma dunes. A who knows how healthy Keenan Allen is. Like they're back to one receiver. I just don't feel good about me in Houston too. That crowd's going to be all over them. And bears offensive line got shredded by the Texans or the Titans offensive line yesterday. The Texans defensive line is going to absolutely shred through that offensive line. All
Eagles vs. Falcons Expectation
01:09:40
Speaker
right. And hit Monday night, the Falcons in the Philly
01:09:44
Speaker
for the Eagles home opener. Yeah, I hate it, man. I hate it, but I think this one could be very ugly. Yeah, they're getting smoked. Philadelphia wins easily. Maybe the Falcons defense keeps them hanging in there, man. I know. Saquon is going to shit on their defense so bad, dude. I do not have any faith in this game, honestly. I think the Eagles offensive or defensive line is just going to destroy the Falcons offensive line. Yeah, I'm not feeling good about anything Falcons related right now.
01:10:15
Speaker
Alright, so did
Diverging Game Predictions
01:10:16
Speaker
you mark it down? What games do we got different? We are different on Cleveland and Jacksonville and we are different on LA and Arizona. Alright, Reagan and Moon Dog Bets. Let's do it.
Betting Strategies and Outcomes
01:10:39
Speaker
All right, it's time for the new and improved million dollar bet segment. Give me just a second. You guys know how I roll. We got a spreadsheet now, dude. Let's hear it. We got a freaking spreadsheet. So Jordan went all in on week one and it paid off big time. So he was the biggest winner of week one. So he had a touchdown parlay between Justin Jefferson
01:11:00
Speaker
Tyreek Hill and Derek Henry that hit, he bet $50,000 to win $394,000. So covered on that one. And then he had a Miami ATL Minneapolis money line that lost him $20,000. So for the season, he's setting at $1,374,930.
01:11:20
Speaker
I was a little bit more conservative because that's just how I roll. I did correctly take the Bears over the Titans, which somehow that covered, despite the Bears being down 17-0. I bet 40,000 to win 75,000. And then I had a big Eagles and Chiefs both covered the spread, which they did. AJ Brown touched down, which he had. But I also had a Travis Kelsey TD, and he screwed me. So I lost 10,000 on that one. So I'm setting at $1,065,714.
01:11:47
Speaker
One week in, Jordan, you somehow $300,000 ahead of you, man. How will you manage to blow this lead over the course of the next 17 weeks? I won't. This is going to be a thing of beauty. If you're looking to win money this season, just tell me. I'm not saying put as much money on these games, but dude, just put 10, 15, 20 bucks on some of these parlays. I'm telling you, it might not happen every week, but we're going to get you ahead in the end.
Tampa Bay's Disrespect Issue
01:12:12
Speaker
All right. I'll go with my first bet for this week. I'm sticking with the Thursday nighter cause I want to get some action out of the way quick. Uh, I'm going to fuck the police man. I see Tyreek Hill and Jalen waddle combined for 230 plus receiving yards. So for putting down $15,000 that will pay out 75,000 in winnings. Okay. That's a good bet.
01:12:33
Speaker
My first bet I'll go the Ravens minus nine and a half at home I'll put thirty thousand on it and it will pay out fifty seven thousand two hundred and seventy two dollars and seventy two cents
01:12:44
Speaker
Okay. And then I'll do my second bet. I got a five team Moneyline Parlay, no spread, just all of these five winners, David. So Texans to beat the Bears, Eagles to beat the Falcons, Cowboys to beat the Saints, Commanders to beat the Giants, and Jags to beat the Browns. That's probably the one I'm shakiest on, man, that last one. But all that five team Parlay, Moneyline, that is, I'll be paying in,
01:13:09
Speaker
Excuse me one second. I screwed some. Okay. I'll be paying it. So betting 35,000 that will pay out 233,000. All right. Uh, I'm going to do a money line parlay as well. $20,000 on the line. I'm going to go Colts money line Browns plus three and a half and Rams money line for 20,000. Like I said, it'll pay out $119,073.15.
01:13:32
Speaker
All right, let's go, dude. We're definitely getting a lot more exotic. I feel like last year, we pretty much always took against the sprays. Every once in a while, we had a player of props. So I think it's going to be a lot more dynamic this year for the million dollar bets. I agree.
Closing Remarks and Next Week
01:13:44
Speaker
All right, we got one question for listener mail because I forgot to post it online today. So apologies. We'll get it going for next week when everybody's got two weeks to revel in the misery that their teams have caused them. We do get a question from our number one fan, James Maudsley. He says,
01:13:58
Speaker
Why is Tampa Bay getting so disrespected even after being back to back to back NFC South champions? Because the NFC South has been absolute ass for the back to back to back years. Like I want to say last year, it actually was like the worst division in NFL history.
01:14:15
Speaker
No, it's been the worst for a while. Like, dude, the Panthers and Falcons have been bad for fucking three years. I mean, I mean, I'm not saying objectively. I mean, actual, like, wins losses, like, statistically was the worst ever. But yeah, the NFC South has been down big time, dude. Like, if Tom Brady wouldn't have showed up in 2020, it would have been even worse, man. Yeah, it's not good.
01:14:36
Speaker
Yeah, so I think that's why, and I think the Baker effect, I think people are coming around though, man. I think we're past the Baker-Slander era, dude. I think people are finally around the Baker-Mayfield as a solid quarterback and a good leader for your team. Yeah, 100%. He's good. I just, the NFC South has been really bad for the last three years, so that's why.
01:14:55
Speaker
All right, Jordan, man, that's it, dude, for our first full week of football, man, with NFL, college, both in effect, man. Hit us with some closing thoughts and we'll get out of here. Just a reminder, your Nebraska Cornhuskers are ranked 23 in the country. Let's have a good week and we'll talk to you guys next week.
01:15:18
Speaker
Well, that label man said, son, now can you sing a little bit more clear? Said the boss might be too genuine. The song's a little too sincere. Can you sing a little more about outlaws and the way things used to be? Told me you just worry about writing them songs, leave everything
01:15:39
Speaker
Well, my daddy was a highwayman, but he never wrote any old country songs. I've all never stayed out of raising hell with the Haggard Jones. But he prays the pride come out of his daughter, and I'm proud to be her son. She told me, boy, I don't care if you hit it big, because you're already number one. And that's the way it goes. Way it goes. Just dead names. Dead names. Well, you ain't got to read between the lines. You just got to turn the page. Turn the page. Well, the most outlaw thing.
01:16:10
Speaker
Give a good woman a ring and that's the way it goes. Life ain't fair and the world is me.