NFL Cover Zero: Let the NFL Games Begin!

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2:10NFL covers zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin as a production of the NFL and I Heart Podcast. Welcome everybody, it is NFL covers zero. We are finally here for the season week one starts on Wednesday night. I am currently in Bristol, Connecticut, Billy and Drew are in Lexington and the season is upon us. I feel like we have waited. I guess in some of the bad Drew doing a podcast about the NFL during the all season that makes it seem like it took a lot longer for it to get here. And part of it is it's later in September we're starting I think a little later than is normal because of just the calendar, but it feels like this has been the most. I don't know the most I've ever been anticipating an NFL season. I don't even remember since I walked.

3:12Well, we've each been NFL fans a long time. Elastia was our first season like really doing this podcast and getting together twice a week. And on Sunday nights when that grind kind of ended it with the Super Bowl, it got quiet. We've been itching to get back. So even though we were doing those weekly episodes now we're ready to get back into the full swing. I actually spent a little bit of time. I flew to New York today to then come to ESPN here in Bristol. It's about used to be two hour drive, but there was all this traffic and the product would be about three hours. And I did something that I don't do during the season and you know I would never disparage our fellow podcasters. That's not my style, but you're different kinds of podcasts, right? There's podcasts for NFL that maybe you're like for entertainment. I mean, obviously Billy Burns news, but we're just we're trying to have fun. But then there are the people who like really break stuff down. So last year I listened to the athletics NFL podcast. Have you ever heard that before? I have. I've turned in. They really nerd out on there.

4:14I mean, they nerd out. They use they use stats. I didn't know where stats. And I was like, okay, I'm going to listen to their season preview. And they did two hours on each division. Okay. And that's a lot. They do 30 minutes on each team. That's a lot. So I was like, okay, what division do I know the least about? And I couldn't pick the NFC or AFC South because they are the most boring divisions. And so I chose the AFC West. And on my drive from New York to Bristol, I listened to two hours of the nerdy. And I say this with affection. I give them a lot of credit. It's not it's like if you were around a gardener who really loves flowers and you were to just listen to them be excited. These dudes and their nerdiness about football, they're so excited. They're being like, they're third in the box of the French of the zone blitz cover two.

5:16And you're like, I did too. Unbelievable. So I will tell you as we get into today, when it comes to the AFC West, you're looking at the smartest person that you've ever met thanks to the athletic podcast. That's one of the best divisions this year. You know, we previewed our divisions. ours lasted more like nine to 12 minutes for division. Maybe we got we got right to the point. That's right. You they did a 10 minute breakdown of how Brock Bowers choose carrots. It was pretty impressed at how these guys love some Brock Bowers. So I'm ready when those games come. And of course, we're going to get started with Wednesday night. But before we do that, you know, there's been a lot of news since the last time we got together. I asked Billy to find the five most important news items for us to discuss. And Billy, go ahead. What do you got? Yeah, excited to get the season started.

6:17Heading into week one, the initial quarterback questions have been answered. We've got like you still have your NFL hat. Yes. I mean, the season's here. It's the best time to wear the hat, right? But for people who don't know, Billy is the only person on earth who just wears a hat solely with the NFL logo. No team. And it's a it's a white plane hat with just the logo. It is only you would wear that hat. But it makes me really happy. I got to keep the tradition going. Me and Rob Lowe. I feel like are the only two that have this hat. But I'm a proponent of the shield. I've probably got extended four more years on his deal dirt. Was that what the two items? It was if you wanted to jump the gun a little bit. Heading start when the NFL team. Yeah, we'll start there. The NFL teams were notified Sunday that Commissioner Roger Gidele now has finalized a new four year extension that runs through the 2030 league season. That contract expires March 31st, 2031. At the end of his newest deal, Roger Gidele will be 72 years old and will have served as the NFL commissioner for 24 years.

7:24It does feel like these commissioners stay in office. Like they're like kings of the British monarchy in terms of how long they stay. I mean, just in our lifetime. How many NFL commissioners drew their bin in our lifetime? What is it? Just keep Rosal, Paul Taglibu and Roger Gidele. It's like three and 47 years. Is that it? I mean, that was the only three I can name and Pete was one of the early 80s. Yeah, they've got to be that for me. I think that's right. And then even the NBA. What David Stern and Adam Silver, that's it. Right? Yep. In baseball, I guess who's the commissioner now? Oh, God. Rob Manford, is that a person? Please so. He wasn't one time. That sounds like a car one. And then I think blood sea look. A Bartlett, GMOD in. Fave Vincent. Where am I coming up with these things? Yeah, she just black out. I think I did.

8:24I haven't thought about the names. Fave Vincent. Maybe effort. And I think I just said it. But my point is people stay for a long time. Roger Gidele was easy to beat up on. He's also technically our boss. So I'm not going to beat up on him. But he's been honestly and stately successful. The league has probably quadrupled in value since he's been the commissioner. So I'm not surprised they extended it. No, not at all. I mean, all sports across the board are growing and getting more eyeballs on them. But nothing like the NFL. It is just exploded lately. Heck, how many international games are there this year? They're just at end of that schedule all the time. He's made it global. For as far as growing the game, he's done about as good as job as you could. Also, you said there'll be a 72. He's a young looking late 60s, whatever he is right now for 72. That threw me off when you said, I'll be 72 at the end of this. But you know, we can't ever. I don't think there's any moment where I'll go Roger Gidele's a good looking guy. That wouldn't be the first thing I would use. But I will tell you now that you tell me he's going to be 72. I got to give it a lot of credit.

9:25He looks like he looks very handsome for 72 year old. And we're so grateful for that day. He called each of us personally and invited us to be a part of the NFL podcast network. So he helped us live out our dreams here. Congratulations, Roger. Or Mr. Gidele. That was a great moment when he did that. By the way, nothing go back to a Bartlett Giamottie. But do you know Billy who his son is? No. Who's that? Actor Paul Giamottie. Not a very common laugh. I'm sure you do that. Yeah. That's kind of a random interesting thing, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, who knew? Not me. Well, not you, Verale. What's your favorite Paul Giamottie character? Well, I like what he's lit all this side interests in that showtime show, Billions. Yeah. He's great. When the first episode comes on and the next thing you know, I don't know if you can get

10:30into what you see Paul Giamottie doing, but it's not what I thought it was going to be. I will tell you that. I think that might be his best role. That are a private parts with the. Yeah, I was taking vomit and he was in sideways. Well, this is nothing to do with the NFL. But nevertheless, I'm glad to have educated you. So congrats to Roger Gidell. And 24 years has been commissioned. That's really unbelievable. All right. Let's next. Really, the only person I'd like to sign this hat is Roger Gidell. Maybe we can make that happen at the next Super Bowl. Would you really want to have Roger Gidell sign your hat? On the NFL logo hat, I feel like it's the only person that should. Wow. So you like you like having business men sign your, your, you know what you know Montana's signature? I would like Roger Gidell. Yeah. I'll have him scan my digital business card at the same time. It will be a great. Please networking event.

11:30But heading into week one, guys, some of the initial quarterback questions have been answered. Here are four of the starting quarterbacks for week one. You tell me which quarterback will have the best season. Atlanta is going with two a tongue of Veloas. They're starting quarterback with Michael Peneck still out. The Las Vegas is named Kirk Cousins, their starter ahead of Mendoza, the number one pick. Kyler Murray is the starter in Minnesota over J.J. McCarthy and Deshan Watson is the name of starter in Cleveland. Well, I would like to pass if those are my four choices. But if I have to pick one, I'll stay Kyler Murray. I mean, I actually think Minnesota has got a pretty good roster. He's getting me over the throw it to Justin Jefferson. So I think that gives him a leg up. So I'm going to go Kyler Murray. I'm not sure any of the guys will be great. Let's, the most recent decision is to, well, first of all, Drew, do you agree with me and Kyler Murray? Would you pick one of the other ones? I would definitely go Kyler, but only a situation. You said Jefferson. He also has Jordan Edison, Juwan Jennings. That's one of the better trios of wide receivers in the entire NFL and a pretty good team.

12:34So it's not so much him as it has been in Minnesota, but I think that's the answer. It's also amazing how when, when, when, story has a bad quarterback, you can forget there in the league. Like Justin Jefferson, like, what Nolan has mentioned his name in a year. But he's still probably the best wide receiver in the league, but I think people forget it because, you know, he's having to have so many terrible, if people throw it through it to be my cheer. I expect to see a little bit of a bounce back from him. Let's go to two up. I mean, it's clear the Falcons would like to have started Billy at quarterback, but just Michael Pinnix, I guess, is just not ready apparently. He told the coach this week he was not going to be able to go to two makes me sad. Like I just want to give him a hug. I don't want to see him get hit it. I find, well, I find watching him play football, like really a painful proposition and I'm not even really joking. I kind of feel like I'm always worried he's going to get hurt.

13:36I really just kind of hate that he won the job. Yeah. I think of the two, you know, coming up in Alabama and being a star and how he was a playmaker. Now he looks so timid back there. He does have to be some Robinson. Kyle Pitt's had kind of a breakout year last year. I mean, there is a world where he could be good, but I just don't feel like anybody really believes that's going to happen. Thanks to my good friends at the athletic podcast. They were talking about two as numbers and it's easy to forget how good two was before those hits. I mean, he had about a year and a half where he played really amazing. He gets the ball out quicker than any other quarterback in the league. I think that's intentional. So he doesn't get hit. And how many games before Mendoza starts for the writers? I'll say the midway point in the season. They'll get eight games in and then go to him. I'm not sure if you're a writer's favorite what you even root for. Right? If they play well and they're in the playoff, they're not going to play him.

14:40Right? And if you play poorly, then you're going to play him, but you don't want to lose. You look at the writer's schedule. Outside of the division games, they actually have a chance to win some games. They their schedule is not that bad. I don't know. I mean, if you were a fan, well, I guess you root for your team to win, but you want to see Mendoza play. Right? Yeah. I mean, if Kelsons goes out there and win you some games, that's exciting because you want your team to win. But he's almost 40 years old. Your future is not with Kirk Kelsons. It's with Mendoza. So it almost just be like some some false hope or wasting time until you get to Mendoza. But I think Kelsons is good enough that he'll keep it for a while until they give it to Mendoza at the end of the year to make the decision for next year, what they need to do with that team. I just want to ask you to keep playing. You've had basically two years where we, I mean, he's 25, 26 years old. And I just worried that we're going to look at his career and he's just never going to because of where he got drafted. Just never going to be good. I feel the same way about Jeremiah Love and Arizona, right? I mean, he's just rookie, but you do wonder when you get these running backs picked on these terrible teams,

15:43you know, you just don't want to see their career just be wasted. And I kind of worry about it. I think had again, thanks to the athletic podcast had the fewest yards per attempt of any part, even though I got a thousand yards, he ran it so much, I just want to see him be able to have a good year because I think he was so electric in college. All right, what's next? Listen to this guy, your yards per attempt stats throwing out on us. This is a bad. I mean, he did let's him do a podcast. I gave you about the fire points of the game from four nerds on the athletic podcast. And maybe you could learn something too. So we have our first NFL game in Australia coming up between the 49ers in the Rams. It's a 17 hour time difference between the Bay Area and Australia. And it's safe to say Kyle Shanahan is still getting use to the time zone change. Let's play a clip here. Are you telling me guys what you think? We did our totally normal routine. I'm not sure because we're like I said, we're a little confused with. When I look at my clock and it says the time, then I try to see my family's time.

16:43And it says the time, but it says yesterday. I don't even get how that's possible. So I feel like I'm in the future. And then also when we play on our Friday, which I think is the Thursday in the US, where such creatures have happened. So I call today Tuesday. No wait, sorry, I call today Wednesday, which is the first day we put in a game plan. But I think it's Monday, however though it's Sunday and the present. So like, I'm going to mess that up all week if you guys ask me. But today is just our first day of the game plan, which is a Wednesday. We'll put in some on a Thursday. Friday is the final part of the game plan. Saturday we walked in when we play on Sunday, which is a Friday in Australia and a Thursday in the US. So don't ever make me do that again. That's the best bunch of nonsense I've ever heard someone say. But what's odd is I kind of follow me sort of. I mean, it was it was dumbly said. But I kind of was able to follow him. He was saying. I think it's tomorrow if I'm on California time. That's weird to me. But I keep the schedule as if it was for a normal week.

17:45So it's the Wednesday, but actually at the Tuesday, but then in California to Monday, I kind of followed him, which makes me more worried. Something's wrong with me that I was able to follow that gibberish, but I did kind of understand him. I mean, I gotta say when we go to the SEC tournament, that's one time zone. Over in Nashville, even we get confused. You'll talk in Eastern time zone, but some of us are looking at our phones. So I kind of get him being on the other side of the world, having to deal with this with Australia. Did you did you see what happened with Rahim Morris, his assistant coach? No, it's time to change. So Rahim Morris, his 50th birthday is September 3rd was September 3rd. They left San Francisco the evening of September 2nd and landed in Australia on September 4th. So he did not get a 50th birthday. September 3rd just did not insist for him. So he's gonna be perpetually 49. Yes. The time traveled and never worth it. Well, he never had the third. I mean, my guess is somewhere over the ocean, he was 50 for at least a few minutes.

18:50And maybe nobody noticed it. But I like that. I think that's very, I knew a person once who was born on leapy on leap year, like on the leap, what do you call it? Leap day, the 366th. What do you call that actual day, the the extra day? Leap day, right? Yeah, February 29th. Is it called leap day? Yeah. Okay, well, I didn't know. But anyway, I know somebody born on that day and they were like 28. So they go, they just say they're seven, which is what? Which is weird. But, but yeah, I guess for him more is get that too. I also thought they asked how standing what he thought about Australia. And he said something like if it's a really Melbourne is a really nice thing. I just assumed it was all brush woods and kangaroos. Which tells me he only got his info like from a cartoon. I mean, he did he really not mean Australia is the size of America.

19:51Did he really think it was just brush? Yeah, he watched crocodile Dundee one, two, and three before you trip. This has been a very eye opening trip for his shed ahead. He's learned about Australian culture and how clocks work. Well, we know he didn't do well in school in general in social studies, geography, or physics. So I wonder what he was good at when he was growing up. What do you think about the Rams and 49ers have taken different approaches where the 49ers went? A week early in the Rams are going the day before the game. Which I do not imagine that going the day before the game is the right thing. I mean, obviously we're not going to know because it'll just be one. And maybe they would have won or lost anyway. But, you know, when I fly to Europe, which is only six hours, like I'm dead for the first two days. I walk around and just I know what time to go 17 hours. I mean, I think their theory is we'll just never be in a time zone.

20:52Like they're doing it like they're going to leave. I think their theory is they're just going to never leave Pacific time. But that feels like they can't be the first people to ever think of that. And no one else has ever done it. So I just I think I've got to think the 49ers have a better method. Yeah, I think the Rams are being arrogant. Like we don't have to go. We're the Rams. We're the favor. We'll just show up. We want to have those don't fly to us. But I was reading Australia appreciates the 49ers for going. So even though it's a Rams home game, Australia has embraced the 49ers. They're going to against the Rams. So the 49ers stole the crowd by showing up. And even though Keishan and didn't know there was more there than brush. They appreciated the play. So that's all of Australia is going to cheat. I think they're going to get up for a stand up and just go. Yeah, because they at least took the time to go and be there for a week instead of just showing up and walking off the plane. I think they were just going to get away from the cancer box they have there right right next to the stadium.

21:57I mean, they are. I mean, they just need to get. I didn't say they're probably healthier being in Australia. They actually left in May for the game. They've been there all summer. They make a lot more sense. Well, so that game is going to be Thursday night. But it's what what will the time be in Australia when they play 10, 30 a.m. It's a morning game on the Thursday. I think it's is a Friday to the Friday Friday there, but Thursday night. They're saying a Friday morning football game in Australia. That's really strange, isn't it? Yeah, I mean, you got to roll out of bed pretty early if kickoff said 10, 30. I mean, that's got to be unique. We are so arrogant in America. We're like, we're going to come to your country, but you're going to rearrange your schedule around ours. Whatever we want, that's what it's going to be.

22:58And I hope and whether you're good with that or not, that's the way it is. Oh, and both teams are coming for a whole week so we can see the players around town. No, one of them will. The other one is just going to show up to the airport. Go straight to the stadium. Go straight on the other one is going to act like you don't have a country or a time zone. Well, well, good luck. I'm pulling for the 49ers because I actually, I think we should respect the fact that time zones exist. And there is an effect on the body and flying. What's the next? Two more and this one really affects you. Drew, the Dallas Cowboys will be without pro baller left guard Tyler Smith for at least the first four games of the regular season after he undergoes surgery on his left thumb. Smith is only 25 and has been named the pro bowl each of the last three seasons joining Larry Allen and Zach Martin as the only guards in franchise history to appear in the pro bowl three of the first four years. Drew, you worried about the offensive line without Tyler Smith. When you said this one's going to impact me. I thought whatever was coming next was really going to impact me.

24:01You know, that stinks for Cowboys. I think you think you are friends. We're having a friend. I don't plan to block him. But that is a big, that is a big loss for the cowboy. I personally will be able to sleep tonight knowing this for the Cowboys. It does. What do you want? That was going to affect him so much. Well, the Cowboys are kind of his second team and the offensive line without their pro bowl guard. I mean, I'm a little worried about that these first four weeks. I figured Drew would have a take. It's a big deal, especially starting off with the rivalry game, but I'll be okay. Don't you worry about me, but I'm going to be okay. What's sick me? Me cards and lenders of sympathy. To Drew Franklin about Tyler Smith's thumb injury. Because he's struggling during this time. Can I ask you a question? What? I'm not trying to be insensitive. But how bad can it's thumb be? Like, what does that mean? They have surgery.

25:05I'm a champ, but like, can you put like a thumb cast on? They tried. He tried to play through it, but it wasn't feeling well, I guess. How old is he? Well, he's an IR. So he's at least out for the first four weeks. I mean, I'm not trying to see he's not tough. Okay, but I just I feel like a thumb. I don't know. With the lineman, you got to have that grip strength. You got to grab him if you're not able to grab him. Don't you get in? So I can see how you do it. Okay, that's right. But I didn't know you have to do that. Maybe that's I guess that's true to when you're when you got a. Okay, well, that's how Tyler Smith does it. Well, I hope he ends up. Okay, and more importantly, Drew, I hope you are okay with this with this news. You know the feeling you make a pick in your fantasy draft in the entire room groans because they wanted that player.

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29:25Last year we had Mike Bickdotto, Sam Darno on the field after the game, but that was last year. If you're a football sickle like me, NFL Daily is your kind of show. It is in the name NFL Daily fresh content in your feed every day all season long. Matthew Stafford coming off his MVPC on a dazzling darts from Matthew Stafford. Big time trades that shake up the NFL. AJ Brown is loose. And of course those Seahawks trying to run it back and win another Lombardi trope. The Seahawks win Super Bowl 60. They are bringing Lombardi back to the Northwest. If it's happening on a football field, NFL Daily will cover it. Listen to NFL Daily on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast. What's next? Finally, Tom Brady told Sports Business Journal he plans to fulfill his 10 year $375 million deal with Fox and potentially stay beyond it.

30:34He said, quote, I hope they'll have me through the end of the contract. I love getting to enjoy the game. I love watching Good Football. There's such great camaraderie and chemistry we all have together. This is despite his ownership stake with the Raiders and various other business dealings he has. I don't know what it takes to get Tom Brady out of bed, but that's a lot of money. With that said, I want to make fun of Tom Brady because he's leather pants, commercial and all that is ridiculous. But he's gotten better, true. I actually thought he was really, really bad when he started. But I actually think as he's going on, I don't think he's the best announcer, but I actually think he's gotten pretty decent. Yeah, and even though he's Tom Brady and he's got what's what's in the company again, Billy, I'm always afraid to call it the wrong thing because it's so outrageous. Oh, good nut. Yeah, he's got that and he's dating everybody. He's still Tom Brady and doesn't want to be, you know, just want that little sound drop of just Billy going, oh, and then what you said.

31:39And can we just make that a drop for other things anyway? Yeah, and then they still Tom Brady and he wants to be the best at everything he touches. So when he was getting roasted and criticized that first season, we knew he would get the lab again right for the following year and he did get much better. Well, there you go. Thank you, Billy, for the news. I guess it's the first week one of things we're going to do. We'll be moving this show to twice a week. One will be a wrap up. We'll start those Sunday night. So you should be able to get it either late late Sunday night or more, more, most likely Monday morning. And then we'll do another one at some point during the week and during the one during the week, we will preview the games. So let's just get started through Wednesday night, Patriots at T Hawks. Steve, sorry, three and a half point favorite at home. It's going to be this is normally the game that's on Thursday night. Now it's on Wednesday night with Mike Trico and Colin Sartre.

32:40Do you like them redoing the Super Bowl to start the season? I do. I'm actually watching it right now on NFL Network, a replay of the Super Bowl. As I get ready for Wednesday, so I'm already have some Patriots see Hawks in my life again. Now I hope that the game one of the season is better than the Super Bowl because that was not very exciting last year. And I think it will be. I think we're due for a good game, but I am glad that if I start with this, not that we need a reason to get excited about the first game, but making the Super Bowl rematch. I think it's awesome. And I hope they continue doing that every year. Yeah, I know I kind of don't like it. I wish they had them play. Well, they probably didn't want to put them against an NFC West team because they were worried that like people wouldn't like the game. I kind of wish this was later in the year, but whatever. I don't understand though why it's three and a half. I mean, they just pounded them. The sea hawks essentially have the same team. Basically, the only difference is they lose Kenneth Walker and make your after Mary and Price. I mean, what what what makes the Patriots better? And you're going from playing in a neutral site to playing in the sea hawk stadium.

33:48Why should not just assume C. L's going to pound them now the counter to that is we have a history in this game of the team of the whole Super Bowl winning team gets upset. That's happened a number of times over the years in this game. But why shouldn't I just assume the sea hawks are going to crush them? I think the big thing you know that is Kenneth Walker was the difference maker and the Super Bowl. One MVP had all the arts. He's gone. So you're starting a rookie with a new offensive coordinator. Just kind of a new looking offense. Even though quarterback and receiver are the same. They were all over Drake May. Sack them like six, seven times in the Super Bowl. I think they'll clean that up again. Remember Will Campbell was just getting roasted surely will Campbell would better. And then the Patriots and AJ Brown and Romeo dobs give May a little bit better target. So I would say those are the reasons I think the Patriots will keep it close. I still like Seattle win. But I think though Patriots are going to get a much better game even though it is in Seattle on the road this time for those reasons. Yeah. Well, I know who you. So let's just read and pick against the spread. We're just going to pick the winners.

34:52You have to keep track Billy as usual. Okay. I'm going to thank the ox. You do have. I think the sea ox win. But I do think it'll be very close. I'll give you a full goal game. I'll take the Patriots then. Oh, okay. I can't believe the conferee in there. All right. Thursday in Australia, the 49ers in the Rams. The game is on Netflix. I don't understand when I turn on Netflix. Live the ad for this game is Alex Earl and her sister in uniforms. Are they going to be on the game? Or is this the new mashup? You know, Billy had the stranger things in a film. Now Alex Earl has the new Netflix. No, no, I just every time I when I turn on Netflix and ad comes on and one of them is in the 49ers uniform and one of them is in the Rams uniform. And then some guy comes out and he's like, you two have to play and they're like, oh my goodness. And that's the show. And then they start crying about Braxton Barrios. So I'm like, I don't understand what that, what that has to do with the game. But maybe I guess maybe they're going to be involved.

35:58Oh, tough right. Well, just another reason to get excited about the post they gave. I didn't know how to like, I said, ash, does that her sister's name? I've no, I haven't watched, um, keeping up with the Earl's yet. Only no Alex. The only reason I know Alex is because a woman that I know told me once she was her hero. And I said, why? And she was like, I don't know. And I said, what did she do? And she was like, what she does make up videos. And I still didn't understand what she asked. She really don't know why she's famous. Like even with car Kim Kardashian, there was this moment you be point to like, what is she famous for? I've tried to seek this out too and couldn't answer. I completely understand that she's famous now and understand that what she's doing now are famous things. But I still found the catalyst to get her from point A. How's she got to be? Yes. And nothing was down here to get her up here. And I don't know what happened. What it was.

37:00And you know, you're famous when your brother and sister just get to be famous too. But they just made the others. Her brother is now apparently famous. And I don't know how that happened either. And then her dad. I saw her dad somewhere and her dad was like, you know, well, if you think your dad like dated a real housewife or something like it's just a wild scene. And they're going to be at the 49ers Rams game. Who's going to win? You know, I thought I had to figure it out, but now that you're telling me out, Sarah, let's go to the car to this. You know, I'm picking the Rams to win because they're loaded. But I think there's something to this arrogance of going late. So I would pick the Rams. I would pick the Rams. But I'm with you. I'm not going to allow the Rams to defy the laws of physics. I'm not. And disrespect Australia. And they need to respect science in Australia. And so I pick in the 49ers just for that. Wow.

38:04You know what? I was going to go Rams, but the disrespect of Australia, we just can't say with it. But I will add that. I'll say it's a nice people. And they want no part of them. I think they're going to leave the plane running. They're just going to walk off. Go to the stadium and get right back on. I'm going to eat and I'm going to drink the water. They're kind of just literally land in the parking lot and get out and playing the right back up. For him, more sacrifice is 50th birthday. So you're going to Australia. It's showing me they cannot be bothered. I'm on the 40th honor. It was his 50th birthday. And he missed it. That's that's insane. Our ability. You got. I'm going to Rams. I think Kyle Shanahan disrespected Australia with the kangaroos and bush comment. I think Miles Garrett has a great first game with the Rams. They were saying it would love. He was like, you are better than I thought. I don't care. It was disrespectful. Drew, did you pick 49ers there? Well, I was going to go Rams, but then the disrespect of Australia. You honestly have set me mid-synops and I flipped.

39:07Okay. Who's set me to bears at the panthers bears only three point favorite Caleb Williams goes on the road. I can go ahead and tell you I this is the kind of game. The bears. The bears lose week one like every year. I. I'm going to take the bears, but I don't I don't think I believe in it, but I'm going to take Chicago. Both of Carolinas tackles or hurt and not playing in this game. I think that's a huge deal for Bryce Young. That's why I'm going to bears. Otherwise, I might even though I like your bears this year. Just to be different on my go panthers, but with them being so banged up on the offensive line. I think that's too much for that team to overcome in this game. I will know two things every year. There are two things that happen week one. One is there's a ridiculous upset. And nobody sees coming that ruins people's survival leaks. Right. That happens every single year. So one of the things we have to look at is which one of these games is going to be that.

40:08Secondly, there's always a game where I two teams play and you get a result that then at the end of the year looks absurd. I think last year the Raiders beat. They beat the Patriots or the ski hawks and week one. They beat somebody and it looked ridiculous. So those are the two things you have to watch. I'm going to predict I'm picking the bears, but the bears panthers are to mean a contender for panthers winning at the end of the year. You go out in the world that that happened that that's I can see that. But I'm a big player. You know the feeling you make a pick in your fantasy draft in the entire room groans because they wanted that player. Or you grab a small school rookie off waivers and you start him right before he goes off in prime time. There's no better feeling than crushing your fantasy football league. I'm JJ Zacharyson, host of the late round fantasy football podcast. Before your draft are players to target and players to avoid episodes tell you exactly who to circle and who to cross off.

41:18We've got data driven analysis, historical trends and the strategies that separate winners from the rest. And your dominance doesn't stop with the draft. All season long we have our 15 transactions, 10 trends, sleepers and the mail back data driven quick hitting episodes to help bring home that league trophy. Listen to the late round fantasy football podcast on the iHeart Radio app Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey everyone, I'm Mike. Yeah, and I'm Trevor Sikama and together we host the NFL fantasy football show fantasy season is upon us. Are you ready to dominate your league? Because if you weren't locked in with us on the NFL fantasy football show, you're already playing from behind. Every episode we're going to dive into the biggest fantasy headlines. Injury updates that you'll need before kickoff. The best starts and sits across every position and matchups you can exploit to destroy your leaguemates. You know, we're talking sleepers, breakout stars and the guys you cannot afford to bench.

42:18From rookies on the rise, the long time star still at it, we cover it all. Whether you're a first time player or a grizzled vet chasing another championship, we give you the advantage and the confidence you need to make every move count weekly analysis, hot takes and unique insider knowledge all in one place. Does fantasy dominance sound appealing to you? Listen to the NFL fantasy football show on the iHeart Radio app Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. The new NFL season is here and you should be listening to NFL daily as we march along to Super Bowl 61 last year. We had Mike McDonald, Sam Darnel on the field after the game, but that was last year. If you're a football sickle like me, NFL daily is your kind of show. It is in the name NFL daily fresh content in your feed every day all season long. Matthew Stafford coming off his MVPC on a dazzling darts from Matthew Stafford. Big time trades that shake up the NFL.

43:20AJ Brown is loose and of course those sea hawks trying to run it back and win another Lombardi trope. The sea hawks win Super Bowl 60. They are bringing the Lombardi back to the Northwest. If it's happening on a football field, NFL daily will cover it. Listen to NFL daily on the iHeart Radio app Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Britt Coleman and I'm Trevor Sikama. If you ever watched a game and wondered what really made the difference beyond the final score, that's exactly why we created NFL Pro. We used exclusive next-gen stats insights and NFL content to break down the biggest stories, matchups and moments from around the league. We go beyond the box court to uncover the numbers, the tendencies and details that help explain what actually happened on the field. Fires it out and deflect the barkley to Pete's one man, spins past another, leaps over a throw.

44:23And don't worry, this isn't just a show for stats experts. We use advanced analytics to help tell the story behind the game, turning the numbers into insights that every fan can understand and enjoy. So whether you're a casual fan learning more about football or a hardcore fan who can't get enough analysis, our goal is to help you see the game in a whole new way. If you've ever wanted to know why a playwork, how a matchup was won, or what most fans missed on Sunday, NFL Pro delivers insights you simply can't get anywhere else. Listen to NFL Pro on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. What about you, Bill? I was Patriots at the Raiders beat week one last year, so you're right on there, but I'm going to go bears to I'm sorry, Carolina Mike. You think he's at the game and performs, are we over? Yeah, no.

45:23We're not over him. I will say he continues to hang on. Like I mean, he said he told my own my coals on the SP and he called modern up and said, what are you doing like November 16th or whatever? And my own said, I don't know. And he goes, I'm performing at the Minnesota State Fair. Yeah, we take you. We should go. How much can he do? I just do you think people at the Minnesota State Fair even know who he is? These guys just do that one song on repeat. So if you're anywhere near his booth, you're just hearing it over and over and over and over. Yeah, well, to the people at the Minnesota State Fair, let us know how it goes if you're if you're able to go Falcons at the Steelers. Drew? Oh, boy, we got 42 year old Aaron Rodgers versus two who Miami paid you away. This was exciting.

46:24It's just a battle of two guys that yeah. Uh, this is also Mike McCarthy versus Kevin Stofansky, a little debut games. I'm going to go with pit just because I can't put faith in anything. Two is running, but also don't like put the season either. But for this game, I will go with the 42 year old before he falls apart as the season goes on. I think I've ever heard anybody call the Steelers pit. The first time I ever heard that refer refer referred to like that. I'm going to go south short for Pittsburgh. I just can't remember anybody use that expression. Um, yeah, I'm going to go at law. Uh, keep it closed. But, uh, and I think the Steelers ended up winning the game in the, what do you got built? I'm rooting for two. I'll pick my fellow NFC South Atlanta Falcons. Okay, that's a nice little upset to start. Ravens at the cults. Ravens are a three and an apple.

47:25Favorite. I thought that number would be higher of a debut of Jesse mentor. Um, who you got? I'm going to go Baltimore here. This is Daniel Jones. First game in a long time. He just got paid. But he's coming off in a killi's injury. So I'm going to go Lamar Jackson winning ahead to have a Daniel Jones. And Baltimore has said they're going to get more under center and like play action, which plays into Derek Henry. Even though everyone thinks his time has come. As I keep saying, Derek Henry is not human. I have another big Derek Henry year. He outplays Jonathan Taylor and I'll go Ravens when it close. We're, uh, I will tell you, if you were to listen to the athletic NFL podcast, and by the way, I'm not asking you all to do that. It's, it's, it's it'll put you to sleep. But what I am not that I'm also the one to criticize in there. I'm sure they're good people, but they love Jesse mentor. They were acting like the charges were going to fall apart without Jesse mentor. Uh, and, and that the Ravens got the best coach. I think when I'm said he was a lot for coach in the year.

48:28Um, so I'm going to believe the Jesse mentor high give me the Ravens to win because of Jesse nuclear mentor. What about you, Kelly? Yeah, I got to see it from Daniel Jones again before I believe in the game. So give me Baltimore here in a clean sweep for us. Yeah. The coming off the killings for Daniel Jones. That's that's I don't know how this year's going to go for him. Maybe the best game. If you know, certainly besides the opening game, maybe the best game of the weekend, bills at Texans. Uh, this could be these could be two of the teams who come into the year thinking they can go Super Bowl. I'm going to go. Why? I'm going to take the bills, but I don't feel confident in it. I think the, I don't know who Josh down's throwing to. But in general, I field with touchdown like I feel with, uh, uh, Packer or did with Patrick, my homes, which is given the choice of a toss up.

49:31I'm going to take the better quarterback and I think he's a lot better than CJ straddle. Although I do through things. CJ straddle will play better this year than he did last season. Uh, yeah. CJ's got a lot to prove this year. They need him having the best defense in the league. He adds David Montgomery to help him run there. I'm good. I don't really think this is an upset, but I'll take the Texans getting the bills week one is good as Josh Allen is. I'm going to trust the Texans defense. They beat him last year, sect him eight times in that game. So I'm going to say they get his number one more time. I don't think it's a huge upset. I mean, it's one and a half points, but I could easily see it. What about your bill? DJ Moore is who Josh Allen will be throwing to your former Bears receiver now with Buffalo. I don't even can I even count him. He's teams. We like gave him his walking papers. I waited. Even last year we were good. You kept thinking, Oh, okay, what's DJ Moore going to do? And it was never the he said to straight teams telling the league. I don't know why people think DJ D.J. D.J. Moore is something better than who they've had there.

50:34But last year, who are they throwing to like a theme the games, bring a cook. I mean, you're I just don't I don't buy DJ Moore. Go ahead. I'm going to take the bills in this one because CJ Stroud, who do you think you are turning down a $50 million a year deal in this past week or so. So give me the bills in this one. Who do you think you are? Turn it down to $50 million a year deal. Give me the bills in this one. Who do you think you are? I am. See I need you down. I need a try one more time because I'm trying to get I want you to say it with your chest. CJ Stroud, who do you think you are? I am turning down a $50 million deal a year. Give me the bills. Week one. All right. I like that. Okay. Browse at Jaguars. I'm going to make your prediction. This is the kills people's fantasy.

51:36This is the leader in the clubhouse for kills their survivor league. I think the br... Yeah. I mean, I could I could totally see there is a world where just shine Watson comes out and plays well because everyone hates him. And it discourse like 13 to 10 and browns win this game. I'm not predicting that. I'm going to predict the Jaguars, but it is my leader in the clubhouse for kills survivor leagues early game this week. What about you? I like that you're going then, but I'm going the other way. I'm going to say the Jags kill him. Yeah, I'm looking at like 27 to 10 here. I think this will be the biggest deficit of any NFL game week one. I'm sure we've had a pretty good. I should point spirits close to suggesting that anyway. But I just don't trust just Sean Watson whatsoever. Yeah. Well, I don't give me wrong. I don't trust.

52:42But I'm not. Let's not I'm not becoming a character witness for the man. I'm just saying. I think there's a chance he can upset. Am I picking the Jaguars for the record? But go ahead, Billy. I will go with the Jaguars as well, home field advantage with the hot tubs. It's the second biggest spread of the weekend at eight and a half. But we're just picking games here. I'm going. Me give you one digression. I just came. I ate tonight in West Hartford, Connecticut. And I was talking to my mom when I parked my car. I parked it on a stop they have like a little downtown area and I parked it on a side street. And I don't really know the town or the streets. So I was talking to my mom not really paying attention when I got out of the restaurant. I realized a couple things. One, I didn't remember what street I had parked it on. And two, I wasn't certain what car I was driving because it was a rental car. And not just what car like even what brand of car because you know, I just got into a car and drove it away.

53:49And I have a key where they were the beeper doesn't work. You have to use the stick, you know, the way you put it, we caught the key, right. And I'm walking looking for it. I'm like thinking I don't know what I'm going to do because let's say I don't find it. I don't even know what to tell like the police or any work. What kind of car do they have? I don't know. Where did you park it? I don't know. I would smell like I was a complete maniac. What color? I don't know. I couldn't. I knew it was like light, but I didn't know if it was beige or white or gray. And I just basically wondered and finally just was running into a car that I thought could be it. And I had to and I had to stick my key into the car to see if they were in it because I can know. And I luckily ran into it or I'd still be walking around.

54:49Be bad if someone walked up, you're just trying to stick your key in their car. Did you pick this for jurus? I did. No, honestly. But luckily I found I could still be roaming around West Hartford, um, fates at the lines. Oh, one exciting game. The Tyler Schuck year two, who's excited. That's his head and point favorite. Um, I'll go for I mean, I got to go to the lions here. They're secondary is a little hurt right now, but I don't believe Alvin Camarra is going to be available while for New Orleans. So it's the Tyler Schuck show and I will take the lions to win that one rather easily. Yeah, I'm going to take the lions as well. I think it'll actually be this a bounce back here for the lines. I think they have a great season. Give me the lines in a round. What do you got to be? I'm going with the lions too, but I am a Tyler Schuck believer. So I think he'll do pretty well this year despite the loss and week one. I believe in him too. I still think they're gonna get crushed. Your team, the jet, the Titans play the jets in a no one with a pulse will watch this game except you.

55:55What do you got? I will absolutely watch this game. This is the must win game of the season for the Titans. Robert Salo revenge game. You got Will Levis over on the jets practice squad giving up the playbook. It's Chris Johnson's going to the ring of honor in national. Yeah, they're cheating. They only signed him. So give him all the plays from Nashville for week one. Don't do a will. Don't take their money. Oh, that is what happened. Well, they don't say that, but I mean, that's alleged. They got and get him right away. Hopefully we go in probably the best chance he has to make a team. So for will. Yeah. I mean, you have Gina Smith and Kate Clubnik in front of you. I mean, all the people don't want to be in the jets organization. That's about as good of a path as you can have in front of you for a starting job. But the Titans have to win this one. You can't have Robert Salo lose into the jets at home week one. The Titans, their schedule have like four brutal games after this. So they have to win this one. I'm going to say the Titans do it. I think the jets are going to be better this year. I don't think they're going to be good, but I think they're going to be quite a bit better. Change both coordinators.

57:04I had a really good draft. I mean, I need to do this to you because I think the Titans could be really, really bad at this season. But I'm going to take the jets to win in Nashville, Bill. Drew talked me into it. Tighten up, baby. Give me cam ward at home with all the bold men. They're going to be able to get a double. Salah, the last home opener in East Bradley. That's right. All the tradition, the motivation game. Did you sit down? Yeah. Did you see last night at Ole Miss Louisville and Nissan Stagin? They're just using like old Titans cups of the concessious Hannah Hill right tendery cups. I like it. Guy, you're with the old inventory next week. I carry columns cups up there. Yeah, I love his plan. You know the feeling you make a pick in your fantasy draft in the entire room groans because they wanted that player. Or you grab a small school rookie off waivers and you start in right before he goes off in prime time. There's no better feeling than crushing your fantasy football league.

58:09I'm JJ Zacharyson, host of the Late Round Fantasy Football Podcast. Before your draft, our players to target and players to avoid episodes tell you exactly who to circle and who to cross off. We've got data driven analysis, historical trends in the strategies that separate winners from the rest. And your dominance doesn't stop with the draft. All season long, we have our 15 transactions, 10 trends, sleepers and the mail back. We've got data driven quick hitting episodes to help bring home that league trophy. Listen to the Late Round Fantasy Football Podcast on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey everyone, I'm Mike M and I'm Trevor Sikama and together we host the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Fantasy season is upon us. Are you ready to dominate your league? Because if you weren't locked in with us on the NFL Fantasy Football Show, you're already playing from behind. Every episode we're going to dive into the biggest fantasy headlines. Injury updates that you'll need before kickoff. The best starts and sits across every position. And matchups you can exploit to destroy your leaguemates.

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1:00:18Fires it out but flat to bark Lee who beats one man, spins past another, leaps over a bird! And don't worry, this isn't just a show for stats experts. We use advanced analytics to help tell the story behind the game, turning the numbers into insights that every fan can understand and enjoy. So whether you're a casual fan learning more about football or a hardcore fan who can't get enough analysis, our goal is to help you see the game in a whole new way. If you've ever wanted to know why a playwork, how a matchup was won or what most fans missed on Sunday, NFL Pro delivers insights you simply can't get anywhere else. Listen to NFL Pro on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. The new NFL season is here and you should be listening to NFL Daily as we march along to Super Bowl 61 last year. We had Mike Bickdottel, Sam Darnel on the field after the game, but that was last year.

1:01:20If you're a football sicko like me, NFL Daily is your kind of show. It is in the name NFL Daily fresh content in your feed every day all season long. Matthew Stafford coming off his MVPC on a dazzling darts from Matthew Stafford. Big time trades that shake up the NFL. AJ Brown is loose. And of course those Seahawks trying to run it back and win another Lombardi trope. The Seahawks win Super Bowl 60. They are bringing Lombardi back to the Northwest. If it's happening on a football field, NFL Daily will cover it. Listen to NFL Daily on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Bucks, Bingles, Bingles, three and a half point favorite bill you're going to be at this game. So all of you go first.

1:02:20Yeah, Baker Mayfield playing with a chip on his shoulder. Joe Burrows coming back from injury. You don't know what you're going to get out of him. Please. Who day? Who lose? Give me Tampa Bay. What was that? Was that trash talk? Who day? Who lose? Who lose? Give me the box. I'm going to take the Bingles. Although, you know, the history is in week two and has been brutal in the last few years, even when they've been good. But I think they win this one. This is a burrow. If he can stay healthy, which is big. If I have a burrow has a massive season. So give me the Bingles. This is the healthiest they'll be all year. They will look great. Bingles win big. And boys, I'm excited to have great news. I didn't have the answer last year or last week, but I do now our door dash guy.

1:03:22He made the team. Oh, he don't have. Dante Myers. But I have even more to his story that I didn't reveal last time. There's been new, new things that make you love them even more. When he made the team, he paid his own way with door dash money to get a try out in the CFL before this had to pay his own way just even be there. But after the Bingles signed him to be in the preseason, Joe burrow texted him and said, Hey, do you want to work out in the morning? Are you in Cincinnati? And he said, yes. But the thing was he was not. He was in Atlanta. And he got in the car and drove through the night to work out with Joe burrow the next morning. So all in on our boy. Dante Myers and the Bingles week one. Opie has a long drove by our house. Like he drove right by my exit there. If he would drove from Atlanta to Cincinnati up by 75. He got his car. Jopie Chattanoon though for Jill co-menon. And ended up with that. Is that his cool? I didn't even tell burrow. He did that. No, bro, phone out later.

1:04:22But he was living with his parents when burrow said you want to work out in the morning. He said, yes. And then just walked out of his parents house and got to go. And then he said, yes, that's a great story. So Dante Myers says the name more. Yep. Yep. Dante Myers. Yeah. Mom Moore is a quarterback at work. I will guess. Cardinals Chargers. This is the biggest spread of the weekend. Chargers at 10 point favorite. This is another potential ruin. Because I think most people, if you were just looking at the survivability, you would take the chargers. Because there's not a lot of times you know they're going to win. But this also feels like the Cardinals win the game like this. I'll take the chargers. But this is a survivability killer right here. Yeah, I'm high on the charges this year. I even picked them to win that division. So I've got to have them beaten Arizona in week one. I will trust the circus coaching staff. They over there to get Herbert looking good behind that offensive line this year.

1:05:22I say they win big in this one. Yeah, without Jeremiah Love, I think it'll be tough for the Cardinals. Jacobi Brissett may throw over 50 times in this game, but I'm taking the charger. Yeah. Package Vikings. This is... Who has the main feed that afternoon? Is it Fox or CBS? Or is it both? They both play an afternoon game this day. That might be what happens this week. So it's probably the Brady game. I'm... So this is a spread that doesn't make sense to me. Minnesota is the favorite by a point and a half. So that seems weird to me. I would have assumed Packers by three or three and a half. So I was way off in guessing this. That worries me. Same way that... You know, anytime I see that, even time it's just so diverse, they're different than what I thought. It freaked me out. Still I'm gonna take the Packers, but I feel like I could see Minnesota win by 10 and say,

1:06:23Hey, Vegas Gate is the hint. And I didn't do it. True. I will follow Vegas to take Minnesota. It's gotta be... There's no Micah Parsons. They got the Josh Jacob situation. They lost their top two receivers, so they're new there. Even though the Packers should still be the much better team, being in Minnesota, I guess that's how they got to that. And I will say, if I'm Murray shocks the world and goes, uh, one and a half when it is first game, you know what? I'm flipping. You got me. You're right. Vegas is giving it the hint. And you can't... When they give you a hint, you have to listen to them, because normally they don't do it. So I'm taking Minnesota. Packers are also a, uh, a general public team where they get over back, because there are so many Packers fans. So if the minute I was still the Packer, then I'm flipping. I'm taking the Vikings. What about you, Bill? I'm going to take the hint. Give me Minnesota. All right. All three of us. Speaking Minnesota, I bet that didn't happen on many shows. Dolphins Raiders. Uh, true. I'll let you go first on this.

1:07:23I don't even know who the dolphins have, except H.A. in these days. So I'm going to say... I know Millie Willis, but I don't know who he's throwing to, but I, I'm going to trust Millie Willis' legs and the one player I know with them. I don't know the genty situation. He's still the same. I know with him. I don't know the genty situation. He's still questionable at this stage, as we record this. So I will say the dolphins still win in Vegas by Millie Willis. Yeah. I count. I mean, I think the Raiders can be all right. Genty, I think what is it? Washington's, I mean... Brock Bowers. Uh, Lines better. Her cousins is going to be effective. And I'm going to take the Raiders to win it. Oh, what do you got, Billy? Yeah, I'm going Raiders. Her cousins are going to be screaming. You like that after he throws her fore touchdowns in this game. Give me the Raiders. Commanders at Eagles. This will be the Fox game.

1:08:24You know what, Billy, I'll let you go first. Uh, man, tough offseason for Jaden Daniels. I think it gets even tougher with a blowout loss against the Eagles. I mean, it's not easy to go to Philadelphia, especially week one. I think with AJ Brown gone, not reading the book on the sideline, they'll focus on ball again. Give me Philadelphia. Well, anybody's PR taking a bigger head in two years than Jaden Daniels. In his frooky year, I mean, it was so much fun to watch. He had the hell marrying against the Bears and everybody thought he's the future of the league. And now he gets booted. L.H.U. Stadium on Saturday when they announced his name. They tossed stadium. That was brutal. Um, you know, the commanders, I think I saw him peeping the Eagles like once the last five or six years, even ever at least once in every year. I don't think it'll be this game, though, drew out. We'll take the Eagles and week one. Me too. I'm in a, I'm in a tough spot, though, because I'm not a commander's believer or a Jaden Daniels believer,

1:09:24but on our fantasy draft, I ended up with Jaden Daniels. So I kind of need him to be something in year three, but I don't think we'll see it in week one here. Uh, Washington also has two new coordinators. Figure out new operations on both sides. I will take the Eagles to win here. As long as story that the commander spans are kind of all agreeing to call the team the commies, um, which is, which I kind of like, honestly, if I was a commander span, I would call the commies, too. But that wouldn't mean that the Washington team has gone from like the most right wing offensive name in the NFL to the most left wing of. Like they went up hit both sides of the political hours far as you could get. You got to kind of respect that drew like they're going for the extremes. Yeah, and then someone's gonna be like, Hey, guys, why don't we just go get one of the bulldogs in the wild cats?

1:10:24We're the Washington moderates. Yeah, let's, let's get back here in the middle. I do like though. I think if I was a commander's fan, I would call them the commies. All right, Sunday got football. Uh, I feel like this is the Sunday night game week one every year. Uh, the cowboy to play the Giants. That was going to three point favorite in New York. I'm going to go, I'm going to go with Cowboys. I think they're going to be really good at least to start the season. Pew, they're going to put a huge offensive numbers. I think Dak would be a good kind of long shot MVP pick, actually. So, uh, to give me the Cowboys. We get a clean X here as I try to talk about tower step. Yeah. It's going to be hard rally in the Cowboys week was with his thumb injury. All they're going back. But the Cowboys spoiled John Harboss debut. Uh, I'm not a believer in Jackson darn or came Scataboo. I'm glad they had fun as rookies. It was a fun show to watch, but I don't think that's going to work out long term there.

1:11:26Yeah, Cowboys show that week one. I'm so first of all, I sold Scataboo star before it was even for the IPO we'd been happened. Um, and I'm low on Jackson dark, dude. What do you have, Billy? I kind of like the giants. I mean, Scataboo's on the fantasy team. I am a believer in Jackson, Dart and his running ability. Could be a survivor pull pick, but I do think Dallas is offense is too much. Uh, pickins, lamb, Dak, like you said, Matt, maybe an MVP type of pick. I'm going to go Dallas despite my love for what I do. Even if he's good, which I don't know he gets, but even if he's good, he's going to get hard. You can't play like that. Like you can't challenge the only person who could play like that. Not every really else gets hurt. You can't play football and be afraid of an injury, Matt. Can't do it. I understand, but you don't have to go head first into these linemen like he does, but, uh, we'll see. Well, one IQ thing that you're right about, Matt, I saw the giants this week brought in and owes the mentalist. And I thought everyone was aware that that's a scam now and they're all falling for it.

1:12:30So if they're so goalable to still fall for that in training camp, which other teams did years ago, then they're just, they're not ready for it. They're not ready for the real thing. So I guess still do it as thing. It works on cams, cataboo, and Jackson, Dart. So he's not, it's, it's not us. It votes. Yes. I believe it's all is. See that's even worse. Look, Giddyly, why are you going to be O Z and then tell about your name's O's? You know, it's like, you can't, yeah, it's like if my name's BR EAD and I'm like, no, I'm breed. You know the name bread. Beard was the NASCAR driver is Joey Ligato, who, uh, is, I remember after he won his first race. Somebody said, and everyone calls you sliced bread. And like they didn't explain why they called him that.

1:13:30And I remember I was sitting with two of my friends and we were like, why is this, are they not going to explain why people call him sliced bread? That's the weirdest thing to call somebody. And then I guess the producer must have told them because they came back from the break. And the answer goes, by the way, the reason they call him sliced bread is because he's the best thing since sliced bread. Which is still doesn't make the nickname better. And by the way, I don't think it stuck. I've really heard that since. But it also got me thinking about the slogan. Why was that afraid? It's the best thing since sliced bread. It feels like sliced bread was, it feels like slicing bread was not a great invention. Anyone could've done it. At the time, it probably blew their minds though. They feel like cavemen could have sliced the bread. Here I have this object. Here's bread. I'll cut it. Well, if that we can have sandwiches before you just had to eat the whole loaf in one sitting now, it's sliced bread. You're not that they can break it apart?

1:14:31No. New concept. Sandwiches blew their minds. They still have recovered. So Tony, if I was just really the guy, people were like, we're going to call you sliced bread because you're the best. I'd be, I would, okay, start over. All right, money knocked football Broncos at the Chiefs big game for whoever's going to end up winning the AMC West Chiefs. There are 30 point favorite my homes back. Jettel models on the Broncos. You've got a can a will set your kid was there. Sorry, there's kid kid from the wine. And why is my math name blanking from the city of the world. Walker, wall. I'm calling Kenneth Wilson because I know we got in cable. In the lock from the sea. Who you got? Well, it's going to be such a good game. I'm going to take the Broncos. I almost said chiefs because I think kind of Walker such a difference maker, but I'm going to trust the Broncos to blow up the chiefs.

1:15:37A little bit more after the FC West got flipped upside down last year. This game is in Kansas City, but I'll still like the short upset in this division. I'm going. I think Denver's a sneaky pick to go to the Super Bowl this year for me. So I'm going to take the Broncos to win in arrowhead week one. So I'm out of learning this stat today on my drive. Of the last two seasons. Actually, me last year, Kenneth Walker, Jr. had 44 explosive points that runs of 12 yards or more for the sea box. In the last two seasons combined, the chiefs have only had 42 with all their running backs. Combined. Yeah, you all should seem impressed by that. I think he's going to make a massive difference for the chiefs. Now, I still don't know if anyone of your stevers and Travis Kelsey.

1:16:37It's like not under years old, but I do think he makes a huge huge difference for them. As long as he's healthy, he will be healthy in this game. So I'm going to take the chiefs to it out. And podcast of it. To Billy's point, one of the better all around rosters and the league, but my home's versus bone X. I agree with you. I think the Broncos roster stacked, but I still don't believe in the quarterback and need it. All right. Well, guys, thank you all very much, Billy. Thank you for coming in tonight. Right now, Florida State and SNU are playing on my television. They just got the electricity back on. Did you see that? I could let Tristan without for an hour and a half. Yeah. Mike Norvel probably wishes it was still off as they're losing seven nothing. Do we want to do the touchdown parlay this year? Well, we want to do two things. We want to do our survivor league and the touchdown parlay. So let's serve survivor league. Who won it last year? Was it you, Billy?

1:17:37It was me. And I think I almost went the entire year. Yes, you did. So Billy, I will let you make the first pick. We can't pick the same one and we rotate. So we'll go Billy. I think I got farther than Drew's who don't Billy need and drew. And then next week, we'll switch around. I'm picking winners. Correct. I'm going to use pick us to our member. You can only use the team once throughout the year. Right. So I will pick the Jags to beat the Browns as my week one survivor pick. Okay. Well, if you're going to do that, so you can't use the Jags for the year that's probably the best pick. I'll take the chargers to beat the Cardinals. That would be my only time using the chargers. So Drew, who do you want from the rest of them? I will take the Lions beating the Saints. All right. So we beach each use one. Now, this is our touchdown. Same rolls, right? You'd have to pick someone and then you can't use them. What was our rule? You couldn't use the position. How did we get that? We picked a different position each week.

1:18:38So like I may go quarterback Drew would go running back. You go either. I'm trying to be with the positions around. Alright. So we'll flip it. Drew, you go first. вой back, a running back or receiver. Since he was quite in the Superbowl, I say Jackson Smith and Jigba finds the in zone against the Patriots in the first game of the season. You take in Jackson Smith and Jigba. Is that right Bill? He can't pick him again the rest of the year? Is that correct? That's correct. But if I can keep up and remember who is everybody's picked. What's on your right of them now? That's right. That's what I'm doing. score cuts down. That's right. It's actually physically score cuts down. And quarterbacks are rushing touchdown. Yes, that's what I mean. Quarterback. So I'm going to take, let's see here, play somebody bad. I guess I'll take Jameer Gibbs and take a running back against

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