00:01Week 3 ahead in the National Football League.
00:20Alright guys, Jack Campbell admittedly had a poor game last week.
00:25Campbell hasn't been himself, and his PFF grade, if you buy into that stuff,
00:28is 37.7, which is 67th out of 89 for linebackers.
00:34What's going on with Campbell this year?
00:37So, I don't, there are times where we use the PFF grades to our benefit.
00:41The reason I don't in this situation is because we don't know what the defense was that was called,
00:45what his exact responsibility was.
00:47And it's kind of like looking at Hutch, where he goes inside, looks like he gets a win,
00:53and they grade it as a win, but he was supposed to have contain.
00:57And again, we don't know what the defense was.
01:00So, I'm looking at this in regards to why did he have that response?
01:05And I think a lot of what he is doing, he recognizes, like Hutch, like Aleem McNeil,
01:10and we've heard guys getting out of position, not buying into the defense.
01:15I think they all know up front, we've got to win.
01:18We've got to do something outside of what we're being asked to do.
01:22We've got to do the extraordinary because our secondary blows.
01:26And I think they're just trying to do too much.
01:30They've got to, even if they don't buy into the defense, they've got to buy into the scheme
01:37and fulfill what they're doing.
01:38Sorry, I know I paused there.
01:40No, you're good.
01:40I think the scheme is TBD right now, and I think that makes it harder.
01:44And I do think guys are pressing.
01:46Dan Campbell's word, I think, was trust.
01:48You've got to trust that the guys around you are going to carry out their assignment.
01:51And what's the position at the middle of the defense that's going to be pulled in a million directions?
01:55It's the green dot Jack Campbell who's probably trying to do too much.
01:59I loved his emotional response after the game.
02:02Look, I've not been the biggest of Campbell fans around here.
02:07I knew after that game nobody cares more than him.
02:09People might care the same, and he took it to heart.
02:12So, you should see a better version of Jack Campbell going forward.
02:15All right, there's been a lot of criticism of Lions, DC, Kelvin, Shepard after two weeks.
02:20Plant your flag.
02:21Will Shepard survive the season?
02:24Yes.
02:25Dan was loyal with Aaron Glenn through some real rough patches, and unlike the offensive coordinators,
02:31Campbell's not going to step in and take over.
02:33So, I think for better or worse, and there's been some worse, that Shep is going to be the DC
02:38all year.
02:38Does it also, does this mean he survived the season?
02:41He's not fired in season, but he could be fired after the season?
02:44Yes.
02:44Okay.
02:45I don't think he's fired in season for all those reasons.
02:48And I think if he's not fired after the season, when we talked to Dan on Tuesday, his tone to
02:55me said that he's looking at the next 15 weeks as a long season,
03:02even longer than previous, or as it normally is, because he doesn't know what they're going to do defensively to
03:09solve the problems.
03:10And if Kelvin Shepard is still here, and he's still here next year, to me, that's a signal that Dan
03:17thinks it's not coaching, it's personnel, and that's Brad Holmes.
03:20Well, I think they learned from 2024.
03:22This thing, whatever transpires injury-wise and what happens in the league, it is a marathon.
03:28It's not a sprint.
03:29I think they sprinted in 2024.
03:3123 will tell you it's a marathon.
03:33They were 9-5 at one point.
03:35Wow.
03:36They won their next, what, seven games?
03:38And they were suddenly in the NFC Championship game.
03:41So, you know, such a long season.
03:43Also got blown out in Baltimore that year.
03:46Exactly.
03:47I'm not sure it's going to be a long season for the Chargers.
03:49They are easily the most disappointing team so far, losing to the Cardinals and Raiders at home.
03:54Their next five games are at Buffalo, at Seattle, home versus Denver, at Kansas City, and, quote, at the Rams.
04:01Are the Chargers destined to pick in the top 10 of the 2027 NFL Draft?
04:08Yes, I think they are.
04:10And you stopped at the next five games.
04:12A couple after that, Texans.
04:14I know you love the Texans.
04:15I left them off for a reason.
04:17Right, yeah.
04:18But I do think that, I think they're a team that gets it right.
04:20And I'll tell you why.
04:21At the Ravens is the week after that.
04:23They also, again, still play the Niners, the Chiefs, and at the Broncos, division opponents.
04:27So, I think this is a team that could finish 5-12.
04:31And I took a lot from the body language of Justin Herbert when he was being talked to at the
04:37end of the game by Mike McDaniel.
04:39I think Mike McDaniel is even wackier and kookier than Jim Harbaugh.
04:45Can you imagine Justin Herbert being in a meeting with those two?
04:50Like, I think he's looking at this going, what did I do wrong in life?
04:54Well, the other two have done more in life than he has.
04:56What's that?
04:57The other two have done more in life than he has.
04:59Yes, but I also think we cannot, can we not agree that both of them are kooky?
05:03They're both kooky, but I just, at this point, when's it?
05:07I'm not trying to defend Justin Herbert.
05:09I know that's where you're going to go with this.
05:11I'm not trying to defend him.
05:12Like, he's playing awful.
05:13But I think he's looking at it like, I can't buy into what these two whack jobs are talking about.
05:20Your question was, will they pick in the top 10?
05:22Sure.
05:23I mean, you lay out that schedule.
05:24I'm not going to fight you on it.
05:25And the diagnosis is, what, John, weird guy issues?
05:28Yeah.
05:28Okay.
05:29We might just start seeing the wear and tear that Harbaugh allegedly brings after a few years.
05:35That might be what's happening with the Chargers right now.
05:39All right, the Bucs are 0-2, and Baker Mayfield has not played well.
05:42You know, he's my guy.
05:43Is Tampa Bay already regretting giving Mayfield a three-year, $165 million extension just 16 days ago?
05:52Nobody has the man crush on Mayfield the way you do.
05:55But I think it's the Tampa quarterback, because you had the man crush on who was the backup quarterback.
06:01Well, they have Brady.
06:02I mean, you don't have a crush on him.
06:05You guys are exaggerating this crush thing.
06:08We are.
06:08But I'll just put it this way.
06:09No, it's not a mistake.
06:10You either have a quarterback or you don't.
06:12I think he's a quarterback that could be your number one in this league, so you pay him.
06:16Yeah, I think you pay him.
06:17I think they're regretting letting Micah Evans walk.
06:19I think that's part of it.
06:20And I think they're regretting maybe Zach Robinson as the new offensive coordinator.
06:24He spent time with Baker in L.A., also with Sean McVay, but he was at Atlanta last year.
06:31What was the resume builder for what they did in Atlanta to say, yeah, I want him as our O
06:36.C.?
06:37I think that's the issue.
06:38Jackson Smith and Jigba is off to a hot start, averaging 138.5 yards per game with four total touchdowns.
06:46Isn't it time for us to universally agree that JSN is the best wide receiver in the NFL?
06:51Yes, I said it yesterday in the power surge.
06:54Number two is Jamar Chase.
06:56And you could make an argument for Jamar Chase still, but for JSN, what he did last year, what he
07:02has started off doing this year, and some other contenders might be, obviously, Amon Ross St. Brown.
07:07I think he's top five.
07:07Justin Jefferson, C.D. Lamb.
07:09But I think JSN right now is by far and away the best.
07:13Only two active receivers have put together a better receiving yard season than JSN.
07:19One is Cooper Cup, and I'm not going to make the case that Cooper Cup's the best receiver in football.
07:23But the other is Justin Jefferson, who I will still say is the number one receiver in football.
07:27How much do we have to factor in that JSN is the only target?
07:31That his stats are going to get inflated because he's the only target?
07:34He's doing a Drew Locke and Sam Darnold.
07:36Right.
07:36He's putting up better numbers than...
07:38Jefferson played with Darnold and put up these numbers?
07:40Exactly.
07:42I just think it's time that...
07:43And Justin Jefferson has disappeared.
07:44Jefferson had a better season than what last year JSN was.
07:47Okay, well...
07:48So, I mean...
07:49And at the same age, 23 years old.
07:51You know who it's not, by the way?
07:52Okay, at 23, maybe Justin Jefferson was better, but right now, no.
07:55He got worse?
07:56I...
07:57I...
07:57Yes.
07:58I don't think he is the same receiver he was a couple years ago.
08:01And a lot of that has to do with the quarterback.
08:03Yes.
08:04That's what I'm saying.
08:06All right.
08:06Tonight is the first of three consecutive weeks with the Atlanta Falcons.
08:10in prime time.
08:11Do you think America is going to be able to survive the next three weeks?
08:14We've survived a lot, right?
08:16A Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, multiple world wars.
08:19I think we'll survive having the Atlanta Falcons on our TV, but I don't want to discount
08:23how gross it's been.
08:24They have not had a snap in the red zone through two weeks, and they are a minus six in
08:29the
08:29turnover margin after only two football games.
08:31There are other reasons why you watch as well.
08:33And tonight, you can hate watch and say, well, is the Packers, are they that bad?
08:38They barely beat the Jets.
08:40Could they possibly lose to Atlanta?
08:42I think that's intriguing.
08:45I also think the Saints, are they for real?
08:47They play the Saints on Monday night in the second of these two, three weeks that we're
08:52talking about.
08:53And then the third week, they play the Ravens.
08:55That one, I'm like, yeah, well, I probably don't care much about that.
08:58Do you know the spread tonight, Jim?
08:59Four and a half.
09:00That is low.
09:01A little suspicious.
09:03I think quarterback infusion, Penix out there.
09:07Penix and the Packers kind of fool's goal to win.
09:10Should be 0-2.
09:11Yeah.
09:12Might be right tonight, or at least staying in the game.
09:15Points?
09:15I mean, this league changes a lot so fast.
09:17Oh, week to week.
09:18And if Penix plays decent, then all of a sudden this team's season turns in a bad division.
09:24I'm just saying.
09:24This is their last stand, though.
09:26All right.
09:26The Jets have the top-ranked defense in the NFL, allowing just 197 yards per game.
09:32Does that give you cause for concern this week with the Lions?
09:35No.
09:36Not for the Lions' offense.
09:37Too many weapons.
09:38Jared Goff is reliable.
09:40He's good.
09:40He's dependable.
09:41I think he's going to put up big numbers.
09:43This offense will put up big numbers.
09:44And let's take a look at the two weeks that the Jets have had.
09:47At Tennessee, like, okay, I think you should have a great defensive performance against that
09:53offense.
09:54Also, against Green Bay.
09:55They don't have a rushing attack.
09:56Their offensive line is in shambles now.
09:58Yep.
09:59I'm not going to look at their two weeks and say, yeah, that's a top-five defense.
10:04Yeah, I think that's the added context.
10:06Because the numbers are good for the Jets.
10:07Second fewest air yards allowed.
10:09Fourth fewest yards after the catch.
10:10Like, doing all the right stuff.
10:12But yeah, factor in who they've played and who they will be playing.
10:15Yeah.
10:15Detroit with extra time at home on a fast track.
10:17And whether you think Blake Miller is established or not, it's going to be better than what Larry
10:22Borum put out on primetime.
10:24And we'll spit out your coffee.
10:25Yeah.
10:26I think they'll be better.
10:28I almost vomited.
10:28And they got something to prove.
10:30As Goff will tell you, the vultures are out.
10:31And I think the Lions respond.
10:34There you go.
10:35It's the Thursday touchdown.
10:37It's 97-1.
10:38It's the Thursday touchdown.
10:38It's the Thursday touchdown.
10:38It's the Thursday touchdown.
