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00:00One and done.
00:30I think that's the only time you can legitimately have an argument because it's the first time football games are
00:33on TV.
00:34Well, I mean, aside from the Hall of Fame game, which sometimes isn't even played, but I would say week
00:39one of the preseason, you could still argue potentially is one of those times you can say it.
00:44After that, it's not until the regular season starts.
00:46You can't.
00:46Yep.
00:47We just can't do it.
00:49We're omitting the bills, right?
00:50From the AFC as we do this.
00:52Yes, we are.
00:53We're talking enough about them.
00:54Yeah.
00:56And we will talk plenty more about them as well.
00:58It's true.
01:00Well, let's start in the AFC West because we'll start with the Chargers from last night.
01:06Los Angeles Chargers.
01:08I guess I could wait.
01:09You're ready to go on all this.
01:10I'm ready.
01:10I've got them all.
01:11Yeah.
01:12Justin Herbert played yesterday and that is like, he did not really play.
01:18He threw two passes.
01:20He did.
01:21One short one and then another one where he threw it over the guy's head.
01:24Yeah.
01:24And that's it.
01:25The Chargers, though, this week, lost their center for the year.
01:29That's the big thing for me.
01:31Another lineman for Justin Herbert goes down.
01:33That was the playoff game last year.
01:34They just couldn't block.
01:36So, that ended their season.
01:40And those were the tackles.
01:41If the tackles stay healthy, then that's to me more important.
01:44But, yeah, not a great start for the Chargers already losing their center.
01:49And Harbaugh continues to give interviews in press conferences where he just seems to be a little off.
01:56He loves Mike McDaniel, though.
01:58That's the one thing he'll say in every one of those.
02:00Yeah.
02:00A lot of awkward interviews I'm noticing with him lately.
02:03Yeah.
02:04Yeah.
02:05I would agree.
02:06I still like them to potentially win the division, but we're going to bounce everywhere here.
02:11The New York Jets.
02:12Okay, there was a report that they were trying to trade for Mason Rudolph as a backup option to Geno
02:20Smith.
02:20Well, they tried to get Russell Wilson.
02:23Okay.
02:24Remember that?
02:24That's right.
02:25They offered him the deal to be Geno's backup, and he said no.
02:28Yeah.
02:28Right, because he was once the starter with Geno as the backup.
02:32Yes.
02:33Right, that would be funny.
02:35So, Brees Hall goes down with an injury.
02:37They have, though, two good young running backs behind him.
02:45Isaiah Davis and Braylon Allen.
02:48Yes.
02:48Braylon Allen is the big one.
02:49Braylon Allen.
02:50Brees Hall, you know, looking back, he was in the same draft class as James Cook.
02:58Maybe this is going to come off like a hot take.
03:00I actually don't think Brees Hall is a worse running back than James Cook.
03:03I think they're pretty similar.
03:05I think the situation is just dire there.
03:06All about situation.
03:07Like, you're on the Jets' bad line.
03:09Jets.
03:09Jets.
03:11We'll get back.
03:11The Travis Hunter experiment continues.
03:15Yes.
03:16Do we think they'll be as good as they were last year?
03:18It's like Kincaid on steroids, talking about how they're going to use Kincaid, and I can't
03:22figure out what they want to do.
03:24Hunter is that times 100.
03:27Yeah.
03:27Like, what do they really want from this?
03:30And it's a lot to figure out.
03:32I do think they're going to be as good as they were last year, because I've mentioned
03:35this before, but they are the only team right now that I have an NFL futures bet on.
03:41I have them to win the AFC.
03:43This season?
03:44Yeah.
03:44At pretty long odds.
03:45But I was on record last playoffs.
03:48I thought the best two teams in the AFC were the Bills and the Jaguars, and I still believe
03:51they were the two best teams.
03:52Yeah.
03:53The Bills should have beat Denver, and the Jags gave them a fight all the way to the
03:57end, and I think if the Jags had played the Patriots or the Broncos, they would have won.
04:01Yeah.
04:02I agree.
04:03They'll never see it tested, but they're at least as good as those teams in my opinion.
04:08We win, win, Browns.
04:10Talked a lot about the Browns yesterday.
04:12We did.
04:12They are a...
04:14What should I want if I'm Cleveland?
04:16I want to go 1-16.
04:19You want to be bad.
04:20I want to be terrible.
04:21There are a couple teams in the league I'd want to be terrible if I were you.
04:24Especially with this draft class incoming.
04:26Yep.
04:26It's better than this past year.
04:28The only thing I can't figure out is if I want Mankin to stay.
04:31And I think my answer is no.
04:32I think he's a good, sacrificial lamb.
04:36You're going to be here for a year.
04:37You get a good contract.
04:38Get a good payday.
04:41And then we'll see you later.
04:43I appreciate him being as honest as he is, though.
04:46He'll go up there and tell...
04:47If it's bad, he'll let you know everything.
04:49He's not going to hide anything.
04:50But he is not an inspiring coach hire to me.
04:52And if I get a top draft pick and a top rookie quarterback, I'm going to want to pair him
04:57with somebody different.
04:58Yeah.
04:58Sean McDermott?
05:01Ooh.
05:03Would I rather?
05:04Yeah, more than Mankin.
05:05Yeah.
05:06Agreed.
05:07Although I'd want an offensive guy.
05:09The England Patriots.
05:11The Patriots.
05:12So yesterday, they had joint practice with the Eagles this week.
05:16Which is really interesting because of A.J. Brown.
05:19Yes.
05:19And on Wednesday, A.J. Brown didn't really talk to any of his old Eagles teammates.
05:25And...
05:25You said Big Dom was the only one that he interacted with?
05:27Yeah.
05:28He shook hands with Big Dom.
05:30Then he did a press conference and said that he got asked,
05:32I have not talked to Jalen Hurts since the trade.
05:34And he was trying to avoid the question.
05:37Yesterday, we saw a video of him and Hurts looking like they're having their first conversation since the trade.
05:44And it looked friendly and like, you know, reading lips, tough, right?
05:49But...
05:49Well, you got those lip readers online that are going to do whatever they want.
05:52Yeah.
05:52It came off like he was saying, hey, man, I'm sorry for all the stuff.
05:55Like, it's just...
05:56It's gotten out of hand.
05:57Yeah.
05:58And like, can we just be adults about this?
05:59Like, they were laughing.
06:01So...
06:02That's a conversation we've never seen Allen and Diggs have.
06:05No.
06:05Well, maybe they have behind the scenes.
06:07We don't know.
06:07But...
06:08Right.
06:08Lost, biggest, Raiders.
06:10I mentioned they're sitting Trey Tucker yesterday in the preseason.
06:13Mm-hmm.
06:14That...
06:14If you watch some of the film guys on Trey Tucker, he's a 5'9 perimeter receiver that has crazy
06:20speed.
06:21That was not a highly drafted player.
06:25Third round pick.
06:26And was more of a returner for a couple years.
06:29Last year, more of a receiver.
06:31He, I think, is really good.
06:33And I think that's a tell.
06:34I think he's their number one wide receiver.
06:37I mean, Brock Bowers is their number one weapon.
06:39Sure.
06:40And maybe even Gentie is second.
06:42But their number one wide receiver is Trey Tucker.
06:46That's not necessarily that good when you look around the league.
06:50I'd rather him be my number two or my number three, more so.
06:53But they also paid Jalen Naylor this offseason from the Vikings.
06:58And he played last night.
07:00Yeah, he did.
07:00Tucker didn't.
07:01I think that's a sign that they right now view Tucker in a higher regard.
07:04Yeah.
07:04And I'll get in here quick.
07:06When Mendoza starts, I think in three games he loses the locker room after he tries a pep speech after
07:11they lose three games or whatever.
07:13Tennessee Titans.
07:13You know, that was very effortlessly timed there.
07:17I wonder if Joe's giving himself an extra two seconds if he's the one talking.
07:21I'm staring at the clock.
07:22We have no way of knowing, unless we're counting on our watch, if he's giving himself any extra time here.
07:27No extra time for me.
07:28I'm eating into the Titans' time with this.
07:31So much to talk about.
07:32I don't know what's really happening with the Titans right now.
07:38I know they have an overhauled secondary I was reading about.
07:41They have a new stadium that's on the way.
07:44That's a foot from the old one, literally.
07:46Yeah.
07:47I'll say this.
07:48Some of these might be fantasy because, you know, we can make this a bit of a fantasy Friday.
07:52Tony Pollard is one of the boring picks in your draft that you should make that no one is going
07:58to go.
07:58You know what everyone's reaction is going to be?
08:00I'll take Tony Pollard.
08:02Yeah, right.
08:03He's sitting on my bench in a dynasty league.
08:05Guess what, though?
08:06He's got four consecutive thousand-yard seasons, and he's just got a better offensive coordinator.
08:09It's a bird stealer.
08:12Aaron Rodgers taking photo shoots for his last season.
08:16Yep.
08:17He's kind of had a little bit of a redemption arc, if you will, minus going on McAfee and saying
08:21all that crap with his family and stuff like that.
08:23You know what I mean?
08:23That, yes.
08:26He did have a COVID rant, though, recently on ESPN.
08:29Maybe not.
08:31Or track the statement.
08:32Yesterday, we had a Steelers fan call in who said he's excited about the potential of Will Howard being their
08:39long-term quarterback.
08:40Yeah.
08:40Not his exact words.
08:42And I just...
08:43I was a big Will Howard guy.
08:45I don't...
08:45John Gruden compared him to Josh Allen, and then everyone got all excited about it.
08:49I'm a pretty loyal fan.
08:50Like, I can't remember ever changing teams.
08:53I've been a Blue Jays fan since I was in T-Ball.
08:56I've been a Denver Nuggets fan since I was nine years old.
08:58Bills and Sabres, obviously, would never change.
09:00Liverpool, since I was in college, never changed.
09:03If I were a Steelers fan, I think I'd have to consider changing my fandom.
09:08I just don't think I could do it.
09:09I don't think I could live that life.
09:13The Dolphins.
09:15We had yesterday Jeff Halfley block or no rock, right?
09:19Block or no rock, yeah.
09:20For the wide receivers.
09:23Don't block no rock.
09:25You know...
09:26I like him.
09:28I was just going to say that.
09:29Like, he is giving off McDermott vibes to me.
09:33Yes, he is.
09:33The first press conference, he said something, not verbatim, but along the lines of trust
09:38the process.
09:38And I was like, okay, they got their Sean McDermott to rebuild this thing.
09:41He's a defensive mind, but he's a process guy.
09:45He is, I think, probably going to make them more reputable off the field than maybe
09:54they were before.
09:55Yeah, hold them accountable a little bit.
09:57It doesn't mean they'll be good.
09:59They got in a big fight yesterday with the Giants.
10:02I saw that.
10:02They're going to need talent, and they have none of it right now.
10:07But, yeah, I think I'm off to liking him.
10:11The Denver Broncos.
10:12So, Benjamin Albright was on with Mike Shope yesterday, and they were going into it on
10:18Davis Webb.
10:19Davis Webb is the play caller now, not Sean Payton.
10:22Yes.
10:23And they have more motion in the offense now.
10:26They're breaking the huddle quicker.
10:28So, there are some updated things that are coming to their offense.
10:32I think their offense is going to be better than it was last year.
10:36Jalen Waddell added to that mix should make that happen.
10:40If he's healthy, and that's going to be the question there.
10:43But I'm still not a Bo Nix guy, and part of that is you can't just look at the counting
10:48stats.
10:48You don't even have to look at EPA per play.
10:50All you got to look at is he was, I think, the first quarterback in, like, 25 years to
10:57lead the NFL in attempts and not reach 4,000 yards passing.
11:01Like, yards per attempt wasn't there.
11:02He almost threw for 4,000 because he threw 600 times.
11:07That's not good.
11:08No.
11:09No, it's not.
11:10Houston, Texas.
11:12I think them losing Jaden Higgins this week is a big deal.
11:16I think that was a good player that was ready for an ascension in year two after a strong
11:21rookie season.
11:22And they have nothing else at the position that is reliable.
11:27It's a bad injury when you're excited about the guy, and he's young, and he's in his second
11:32year, and he's cheap, and he's a starter.
11:35It makes it even worse when you just don't have depth behind him.
11:38No.
11:38And I think they will be in the market to sign a guy.
11:41I don't know how they couldn't be.
11:42Yeah.
11:43Right now, it's Jalen Knoll, Xavier Hutchinson.
11:48I mean, none of these names are even worth mentioning.
11:50No.
11:50No, no, no.
11:51They're not.
11:51I will say, I don't mind the running back room with David Montgomery and Woody Marks.
11:56Woody Marks had a solid season last year.
11:57David Montgomery coming from Detroit.
12:00Stroud, though, if we're going to use aura as a metric, lacks aura.
12:03That's like the new thing.
12:04Just walking onto the field yesterday, he had nothing.
12:07There's nothing to him.
12:10Cincinnati Bengals.
12:10The Cincinnati Bengals.
12:13All right, this week for the Cincinnati Bengals, they've been struggling on offense, I saw.
12:21They have.
12:23In particular, they are running more under center, and that's not something they've done a lot
12:33of with Burrow.
12:34They've done some of it.
12:37But they're trying to maybe bleed more play action and 12 personnel into the offense, given
12:46that they have two star receivers now, and they don't really have a solid third guy.
12:49So let's do more two tight end stuff.
12:51Let's give the ball to Chase Brown, and then let's run play action and hit Jamar Chase over
12:55the top.
12:56So their offense could look a little different this season.
12:59Listen, we've debated whether Zach Taylor is like a candidate to be fired, and I still
13:03just...
13:04Well, did you hear what Joe Burrow was saying yesterday?
13:06What?
13:06Oh, we're out of time.
13:07Sorry.
13:08Kansas City.
13:09Let's get to that later.
13:10We will never know.
13:11Enough of the Cyrus Allen hype.
13:13Yes, please.
13:14Fifth round rookie.
13:15Enough.
13:15Please.
13:16Saw Justin Fields yesterday a little bit.
13:19Mm-hmm.
13:20Mahomes is going to start week one more than likely.
13:22He's going to start week one.
13:24Fields, though, I think you are going to see in red zone packages.
13:27Really?
13:28I think so.
13:29I think...
13:30They use him as a running quarterback kind of a thing?
13:32Yeah.
13:32Yeah?
13:32Yeah.
13:33I think you're going to see him in red zone stuff.
13:34So exactly what the Steelers did, pretty much?
13:36Similar.
13:36The Steelers like to do third and short stuff or fourth and short stuff with him.
13:40Doesn't that get predictable?
13:41Like, you know when Mahomes isn't out.
13:43You know what to expect.
13:44Like, I feel like there's...
13:45We're talking about Kincaid making the bills predictable.
13:47I think the problem when teams do that with a running quarterback is they don't throw
13:50the ball enough.
13:51They have the guy out there because he's an option to run or throw, but then they only ever
13:54run it.
13:55Oh, so you use Fields for a little bit of both in red zone.
13:57I get what you're saying.
13:58Yeah.
13:58I think coaches are afraid to have the second guy throw it because then why wouldn't you
14:01just have the starter throw it?
14:02Sure.
14:03Well, you're doing it for the misdirection.
14:05Yeah, you're playing a mind game.
14:06But then they never do it.
14:07So at that point, why not just have a running back?
14:10Indianapolis Colts.
14:11I've been on them this week.
14:13I think that's the team I least want to be in the NFL right now.
14:16Yeah.
14:16A little scary.
14:18Keenan Allen showed up yesterday to practice his first one.
14:21He might not have actually practiced, but he arrived at practice yesterday.
14:26And, you know, the Keenan Allen signing this week, I think he is maybe underrated in his
14:35career.
14:36Do you know where he ranks all time in receptions?
14:41Ooh.
14:41Top 10?
14:42He's 10th all time in receptions.
14:46That's in, excuse me, 10th among receivers.
14:49Okay.
14:49How many catches do you think he'll have this year?
14:52Just throw a number out there.
14:53Anything you want.
14:54Probably, I would say, like 40 to 50.
14:56Something like that.
14:57Let's say 50 catches.
14:58If he has 50 catches this year, he will be fifth all time among receivers in receptions.
15:05Only behind Marvin Harrison, Chris Carter, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jules.
15:10Wow.
15:11That's unbelievable.
15:13All right.
15:13Baltimore.
15:14They have a rookie tight end that had a really good preseason opener that I like a lot.
15:18Matt Hibner.
15:19He was a fourth-round pick.
15:21Is that a fantasy look there?
15:23Should people be looking there?
15:24Yeah, you got to be in a deep league to be looking at him.
15:28Dynasty?
15:29Yeah, Dynasty at the very end of your draft, maybe.
15:32I mean, they loved Isaiah Likely.
15:34They used him a lot.
15:35And they only replaced Isaiah Likely with two mid-round rookies.
15:39And Mark Andrews is old.
15:41So, yeah, that's a guy.
15:44Jacoby Lane's the one who's been getting all the accolades.
15:47But Jacoby Lane, like the separation numbers in college, like I don't know.
15:54I'm not buying – I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid on him right now.
15:57I think Baltimore's excited because they haven't had a good receiver outside of Zay Flowers in like six years.
16:03Yeah.
16:04So, anybody –
16:05Anybody's an upgrade.
16:06That's coming in and looking impressive, I think was going to be –
16:09One and done.
16:11One and done.
16:11One and done.
16:11One and done.
16:11One and done.
16:11One and done.