Axis of Football

Week 2 Preview

September 18, 2022 KOUROSH SAFAVI
Axis of Football
Week 2 Preview
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Welcome back to the axis of football week two, officially upon us as the chargers, fall to the chiefs last night on Thursday night football in a whole slew of interesting games ahead for us to talk about a lot of teams looking to bounce back after lackluster week one performances. But sure. Before we dive into that, let's talk about the app were mentioned. Chargers, your chargers, visiting the chief. Thursday night football. What a dandy of a matchup in this first Thursday night game, we get this season and look the narrative here. Chargers, jump out to an early 10, nothing lead chiefs, hang tough and they come back and really take control of this game star off the back of a Patrick, excuse me, off, off the back of a Justin, her. Pick six that was thrown in the fourth quarter and that really gave the chief's control of the game. And then the chargers just really were not able to move the ball much in the fourth quarter, beyond the final drive. That really, I don't wanna say it was meaningless, but the game was, was had a very slim chance of being won. At that point in time, the other story coming outta this one, char Justin Herbert suffering rib contusion. He's considered day to day. The good thing here is he's got a week and a half of rest till the next game for them, but that's something to monitor, certainly going forward. He showed a lot of courage playing on that, on that on that on that rib. But what did you think of this one, man? What was your thought coming out of this 1 27 24 Kansas city. The final. It was, it was a, it was a great game. It literally you know, the, the Kansas city was favored by four. I wonder how much the, the keen and Allen not being there affected that. I'm sure. I'm sure keen and Allen would've been worth a couple more points in, in that game. So who knows how it could have gone? And honestly, I mean, remember me when, when you kind of got mad at me last year when the chiefs were losing and I kept saying, they're getting UNL. I was saying they're getting unlucky. Their defense is actually better. Everybody is actually playing well. Mahomes is the homes is just playing bad. They're just getting unlucky. And then I said the fact that all those times that they were winning all those, all those years behind, they were getting like, they were like, the luck was going their way. Luck was luck is in the favor of the chiefs. LA last night, I'm telling you there was what, two or three interceptions. That were called back and dropped well, you, but you were the one sh who a couple years ago, when, when I was saying Patrick homes leads the league in balls that were almost intercepted, you didn't seem to think that meant he was lucky. Right. But, but no, I, I, I, I told you last year, I said all those years where the chiefs were going on on roles, they were, they were getting very fortunate, all those balls that they were throwing. And remember, we had this argument when they were three and four or two and three, and I kept. They were unlucky. And I said, they're not that much different than the teams that were going on, all those streaks. And and look for fortune fortune can, can can favor the, the strong sometimes, I guess, but but they got very lucky. They got very lucky three, I think three or four interceptions that were either dropped or called. By penalty negated by penalty. Yeah, there was, yeah, there was one as Santi Samuel one that was a little bit controversial. That ended up getting overturned. There was one in the end zone also, right in as Santi Samuel, he played, played it beautifully. And couldn't, couldn't hang on to it next play chief scores. So yeah, it was definitely missed opportunities there for the chargers. I, you know, I don't know if you saw my text. I, I texted you right after this game ended last night and. I actually, I'm very bullish on the chargers after this game. I, I know. No, you are now I'm I, I love what I saw out of them. Sure. And I know it's in a loss, it's almost kind of like, you know, the way, couple years back when the buck lost to the chiefs at home. Right. And you said that second half actually asked me feeling better about the books. I'm getting a similar feeling. About the chargers. Like their defense is really good. Really? Oh, phenomen. Like, you know, and, and maybe a lot of the country didn't get to watch this game last night, because now these Thursday night games are exclusively on Amazon prime, which I have Amazon prime, but it's still in movie because like, I, I used to watching it on cable and I like the remote settings and the fast forwarding and, and the, the way it records and all that. So I'm, I'm, I'm a creature of habit. I don't like having to learn a new routine. But anyway, but I think for those who didn't get to watch the game, cuz they're not prime members. This is the, it's only a hundred bucks. It's only a hundred bucks a year and you get all your Amazon shipping for free. Give me a, yeah, I got listen, man. I'm on a first name basis with Amazon driver in our neighborhood. Cause this guy at our house, like, you know, three times a day, well, I'm telling you my girlfriend every, every day and Angelina sends me a text saying do we have any packages coming in? And, and God knows what, what she's ordering. So yeah, I used to, I, I used to go. Look at the, the purchase history. And be like, do we need that? I, I, I gave up, I just, I stopped. It does, it is a, it is a, a fools errand it's it's. Oh, it's frustrating. It's frustrating. I just bring, I just bring the, I just bring the packages in and, and I go about my, my Merry, oh, you know what I've done? You know, what I've done now is, you know, what's the most, it's like when I order something and, and okay. To be honest, because I, I really don't work and I just sit around at home and, and just order stuff on Amazon, throw that in our face of. What I said, rub that in our faces. No, I'm not rubbing your look. I paid, I paid my freaking dues, buddy. What you talking about? I'm not saying, look, look, I mean, who, who wouldn't wanna be in a situation where they paid their dues and don't have to work now? It's amazing. So that's. That's not the point, but the, the, the point being is that I get so excited. Cause I think, man, I'm gonna, I'm gonna get a, I'm gonna get a package coming in and everything. And I go in and, you know, and I go and pick up the packages and, oh, it's a nail Polish remover and it's some kind of an organizational box and, and I get so pissed off and I tell her, and, and I said, If I ever go home, pick up Amazon boxes that are not mine, I'm gonna, I'm gonna return them. So now she's so now yes, no man. She's she's she text me, she preempts it. She's like, honey, I just want you to know there's gonna be Amazon boxes coming in. Don't pick. Pick him up. I'll pick him up myself. I don't want you getting upset. So dude, listen, when with, with, with the kit stuff, it's just like nonstop. It's like, you know a pencil holder, a toothbrush, a lunch box. I mean, it's, it's, I mean, It's like, how do they need this much stuff? yeah. Amazon prime, man. Anyway, this, this was not a plug for Amazon prime, but no, but Hey least now this, this, this membership paid off in some way for me. Right? Right. So, so just, just go, just go and get it. If, if you, if you shop more than twice a month on Amazon and you pay for shipping. Go and get Amazon prime. It pays for itself and look, listen, it pays for itself. I listen, Mr. Jeffrey Bezos, if you're listening. You know, I know we're not, you're not an official sponsor yet, perhaps who who's Jeffrey Bezos. He's the CEO of Amazon, bro. What? Yeah, I, I thought Jim cricket from from Panchi was running Amazon is that, is it Jimmy cricket? He's he's the last of Amazon he'd have to be far smart and I give him credit for if that's the case. Well, Jim, well, actually actually Bezos and go were sitting next to each other at the game last night, man. Know, what would you look there's fly on the wall for that conversation there, there, there, right there. There's two two freaking shoot individuals right there. Five. I call that a powerhouse conversations when I call it, you know, I'm I know, I don't know how I feel about About that, but that, that's just, that's just something else, but I'm just curious. So anyways, go and get Amazon prime it's hundred bucks a year. It pays for itself if you shop more than twice a month, but, and you get to watch football, but, and Jeff, Jeff, if, if, if you wanna send us a sponsorship, a sponsorship check, just for plugging you guys that wouldn't be posted that either. But right. In any case, I do wonder what they were talking about. You know, you wonder is it. It's probably not like a pissing contest because you know, Bezos would blow get out the water. So you wonder whether they're anyway I know what they're talking about. You watch the show. There's a cartoon called pinky in the brain. Did you ever watch that show? I know that show. I never watched it though. It was fat mouse and a skinny mouse and fat mouse was genius. And a skinny mouse was like, and every night the stupid skinny one would ask the smart, bad ones. What are we gonna. What are we gonna do this time? Brain? It would say what else? Take over the world. That's that's what Goodell and Basos were talking about taking over the world. Plotting plotting. Yes, sir. Could be surprising, but look all that aside. I love what I saw from the chargers last night. They, they were, I have a question for you who, who picked, who picked them to win to win AFC rest you did. And who picked him not to make the playoff. I did, did I, did, did I think I take the playoffs though? Did I say no playoffs? Yes. And, and, and you pick, you picked him to take third. You picked to take third. Let, let, let explain though. Okay. I think it's number one. Asti Samuels a hell of a player. I know we just talked about him having two interceptions. He is a hell of a corner. Okay. His dad was a great player. His dad was a, and by that time I'm getting old because I watch his dad when I was in college. And now his son's playing. I'm played against his dad. That's how, I'm how old I am. but that's one, right? I mean, in this game, I know he said like week one was all about CLE Mac boa. Boa came. Boa came out and you saw the problems they can create when they're both playing at a high level. That's scary. JC Jackson did get beat on a deep touchdown. When I think it was 84 Watson on the chiefs, it was a phenomenal throw by my homes. I mean, like if you saw that play, like Jackson was like, literally, probably like a, a quarter of an inch from getting his stinger on that ball. It was, it was an incredibly place play throw. I'm not putting stock in that. Samuel. I mean, they just have players in Derwin, James man coming up, playing the pass in the run that defense. I mean, I know we talk about it in the off season. They got a lot of good players. Can they put it together? That is not hype. This defense is going to be a problem. They held the chiefs to just 20 points, two touchdowns chief in mind pick six, six. That was hundred yards long. Oh yep. Exactly. Ex yeah. So 20th. So, so seven of those points were pick six. I am Justin Herbert. I mean this guy with, to your point without Keenan Allen just was sensational. They need to be more dynamic on offense. They really do. He averaged 3.8 yards per attempt, or sir, per, per completion last night, like you, you cannot do that in the NFL with talent, like Herbert that's that's malpractice to me, they've gotta get her. The ball, he played preseason soon. I think he only had two passes travel, 17 yards or more last night. And that, and that's, that's, that's criminally insane. Are he kidding? Mely insane. And I mean, he and he cracked his rib, came back, made he made so many incredible throws this team when it gels when keen and Allen is back in the lineup, once they get a chance to settle in, I, I know. The chargers they see, oh, this is another example. The chargers being the chargers. I don't believe that. I think this wasn't a game. They got unlucky, they got unlucky. They, they on the cusp of turning the corner. I really believe this. And I'm not. I'm the first one to always make fun of the chargers. This is a different team. Like, like I made that prediction before wa obviously before the season, This you're allowed to change your you're allowed to change your boat right now. It's early enough team it, you know, it just pass the eye test. It passed the eye test, but do you think they'll beat the Broncos? Do you think they'll their bread and the Broncos? Here's the proclamation that I made last night to some friends of mine. I said, book it right now. The chief's season will end before the charger season. The chargers will. I'm saying it right now. The chargers will advance further in their season than the chiefs. I'm saying, I believe it. I got, well, here's the thing. I, I charges, I think a game where they say, okay, we can hang with the big dogs. Well, I, I think they already knew that because last year they beat him and then they beat him at home and then they gave the game away. Remember they gave the game away at the end of the year to the, the chiefs. They should have beat. And now their team's better. I'm looking at the defense man for me, it's the, for me, it's the defense. Of course. I'm assuming Herbert's gonna do his thing. The part that broke my heart, man, that pick six, the hundred yard pick six dude. It was like Gerald Everett wanted so unfortunate. You're right. I blame that on the coaches. I blame that on the coaches, they were running a hurry up offense. They just completed a 33 yard pass to Gerald Everett down to like, what was it? The seven, seven yard line or something. And Gerald Everett. It was a long catch. And. The play after the play, he was singling. Hey, like, like get me out. Somebody else come in. Right. And because they're running a hurry up, it was like, no, just, just, Hey, one more play. And of course it's Gerald Everett who Herbert intends that passport. He runs a sloppy route. Doesn't really cut off the defender. And it's, it's the other way, a hundred yards. I mean, that was just so it's unfortunate, man. Like. It seems ever ran the wrong route. Like, like Herbert was throwing it inside and that's did wrong. Ran sloppy, ran loppy, ran, sloppy, ran. He was. And it's like either you, so who do you blame on that? Who do you blame on that? I don't think it's on Herbert, because like that's approaches when you're the quarterback and you're analyzing a play, like you're just throwing to the open guy. You're not thinking in that moment. Well, Everett is tired. You're just saying, okay, that, that route's open. I'm gonna throw it. And I think the thing is char, I actually don't know who you can blame. It's just, it's unfortunate. The guy who's, who was gas on the previous play, ran a sloppy route and ended up in a, like how many times is that scenario gonna end up in a pick six? It was just, it was just like one of those like one and a hundred type situations that just bit him, bit him in the worst way. Like, I don't even know. I think that, I think that coaches were right for going hurry up. I might have stuck a run there. Maybe you was thicker running there on that first down and gets a, a cheap four or five yards and gets you to the three yard, two, three yard lines, or, or, you know, what, or, or, or cheap Everett to help block say he doesn't. You can call plenty of plays like that. All right. So, so, so I, I blame the coaches then I blame just, I blame Justin Herbert, because he's the quarterback, he's the field general you should know. But this is my question to you is why do you, like, why did you give crap for saying that the chief got lucky to win? But now you're telling me all these, like, we talk about four interceptions that should have been interceptions that. That didn't become interception. And then a 12 point play a 14 point play. I'm not giving you crap about, I'm not giving you crap. I think you're absolutely right. I'm just saying there was a point where I was pointing out, I think a year or two ago where like Mahomes led the league involves that were almost intercepted. And it seemed like you didn't think you were like, well, look, well, they didn't get intercepted. So that's, that's all that matters. No, I don't remember what my mind process was at at that time. But if you tell me that at the end of the year where Mahomes led the league in, in poorly, you know, in, in, I think it's what it's called turnover place. That's my point being well at the end of the year, it didn't happen. So what, you know, you know, he's great. He's so great that I still believe in him. That's that's what it's, but. I said it last year to you. I said that the chiefs were getting lucky when they were going on all those win streaks. I said that I, on this show, I said that on this show, I said that they got lucky to get, but tell you what their defense is better though. Their defense is better, but I, I don't even care. Like, like the chiefs might win the division. The chargers are going further. The chargers are going further. Like I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm playing it right now. The funny thing about Patrick Mahomes too, I saw somebody say today, That, that Josh Allen and Justin Herbert have gotten more credit for almost beating Mahomes than Mahomes has got for beating them. That's very true. I mean, but it's not about, it's not about almost beating Mahomes. I think it's the way they played in those games. Right. And, and like, it's a team sport at the end of the day, right. It's team sport. But, and that's why actually what I'm saying is it's not even about Justin Herbert, like Justin Herbert. We know he is sensational, this, this game. Showed me the potential that the chargers defense has. And I, I, it just, it's a different team. I know that. I know it's like, oh, same old chargers. Well, this is a different football team. It is. It is. And I know it's, I'm saying it as a, before it's actually happened, but I really, I don't know, man, I just, I've got a feeling. This is the point where we turn the corner with the charger. So we'll see, man. I have a question for you. Great game. Yep. My question is this, did you notice that how I picked the chargers to win the division yet? My super bowl pick was Kansas, Kansas city winning the AFC. Did you not, did you, did you not notice that? I mean, I don't blame you for not noticing you're saying yeah. You're saying the opposite of what I'm saying. Basically I'm saying, because I initially, when we're doing our, our divisional predictions, I said that I said the charge was gonna. But then I said, I picked the chiefs to win the AFC reason being, because I'm counting on Andy Reed, outsmarting Brandon, sadly in the playoffs, assuming they they've played in the playoffs. Yeah. Well, even if they don't, even if they don't the, the experience of Andy Reed and, and making the right decisions. At some point he is gonna win him a game and any experience, you know what I saw, I saw a guy who is allergic to running the ball. I mean, the chiefs were throwing it on a third down with the clock running to try and ice the game. Like it was incomprehensible to me that, and Andy Reid, he's a great, he does figure out when he's supposed to run the ball. It's it's unbelievable. And Andy Reid has a tendency of being allergic to running the ball. Absolutely. And, and I think that's gonna. I think that's gonna bite him. So, but you know what? That's, that's cool. That's, that's, that's a fair point, but, and another point on greatness of Patrick Mahomes, if we take, I was looking at it, if we take the best receivers, if you make an Allstar team from the AFC west, right. And his, his receivers. Wouldn't even make 13 AFC west, like you got all these great receivers from, you know, you got Ken and island, Mike Williams, you have dev Adams, you have Jerry Judy squad. My point is that my point is that he doesn't have the weaponry that the other quarterbacks have is great. He is. And yet to your point that that others are being ch you know, are like Josh Allen and, and. And, and Justin Herbert are, you know, they're getting credit for almost beating him. So I I'm basically saying to credit. Yes. But where I disagree with that is he, cause he's got Travis, Kelsey, that's a, that's kind of a, that's a huge deal. So I mean, I don't know. He, and he's had Kelsey and he, all of his career basically. So like, you know we'll see, we'll see. I still think, and the homes is incredible, but I think this is, this is the year the chargers turned the corner. I really believe that. So it's, it's one game. Speaking of other games, char let's go to the rest of the week too. Cause we, we got a lot to talk about some interesting matchups, right? We've got, we've got a couple of categories of games. We've got some, just some solid, interesting matchups and we've got potential bounce back games for teams that that could be in some hot water if they don't turn around in a hurry. Right. So let's start with dolphins, Ravens. Okay. This is an interesting one because you've got two teams coming. Solid week one wins, right? Obviously, no, one's gonna, no, one's gonna do a victory parade for the Ravens beating the jets week one, but it wins a win. And Mike McDaniel, obviously a really nice week, one victory against the vision rival in England Patriots. This is now the dolphins playing, playing formidable PO they go, they go on Baltimore. And I think this is where to his arm gets put to the test here. What do you think happens. Look that that defense came out screaming against Patriots. But I'm not a firm believer in the Patriots talent level. I, I only think, I just think they have, you know, the best coach ever. But regardless they came, they came out, they came out and, and played phenomenally. But, but still, I, I, I have to go, I have to go with the, with the, with the Ravens. I just, even though that they're missing their running. It's it's one of those things. Maybe, maybe it's, you know, it's, it's too detriments. Their best back is Lamar Jackson and, and he's, he's he's little too good. Well, he's always been their best back, but, but yeah, but, but now he's alone. So I, I, I don't know. I I I'm just I, I, I have, I have to go with B. I, I just think they're, they're just a very complete team and, and they're different. They're they just look, even though last year, didn't Miami just go up to Baltimore and just absolutely spanked them. Do you remember that Miami spanked Baltimore? Oh my God. They came out and they just crushed Baltimore last year. Was it last year before? Yeah, it it's it was ridiculous. I'm I'm game was last year, they won 22 to 10. That was in Miami. It looks like you're right. Yeah. And, and, and their defense and, and Miami defense were like two defensive touchdowns, but, but last year's Raven's thing was a shell of itself, man. Right. They weren't helping anywhere. Right. So here's the thing you got their left tackled? I think it's says sta and I think this was one by the way where, where the, I think the dolphins pulled TOA and Jacobi Burett came. And and I dunno if say he won the game, but, but he, you know, they, they, they actually benched to a, in that particular game. Right. So make make of that what you will, but yeah, I, I tend to agree with you. I just think I'm going with the proven bursting unproven. I agree with you that the Patriots aren't ultra talented it's week one. I it's a great first win. I don't put a ton of stock in it, meaning I don't think all of a sudden Miami's a major contender nor do I think the Patriots are out of it because of that game. I think this is a, a situation where they're going on the road to a very proven team, proven coach. And this is gonna be a tough, really tough matchup for them. You know, Mike McDaniel does have a ton of momentum. And confidence though. He should have confidence coming into this game. And I, I, I've got a little bit of inside insight into into, into him in the dolphin. So one of the members of my team is very good friends with Mike McDaniel and his wife, and they actually were at the game in Miami. This past weekend for his first game as a, as a head coach. And I don't know if you recall, after the game Tyre hill had mentioned that coach McDaniel, he went for in a couple four downs coach McDaniel needs a wheelbarrow to carry around and you know, his, basically his, his balls in because of the fortitude he showed in that game. And so I was talking to talking to my coworker this week and I was told that. Several friends of Michael McDaniel are pitching in to send him a wheelbarrow because of that quote I said put some, put some walnuts in there too, just to be put, just add extra, extra layer put on there, but but look, so, I mean, as good as start as you can have as a head coach, but yeah, I see this one as I, I still don't like to, and I think this is gonna be a game that it's probably gonna expose to a little. I possibly. Yeah, like you can only scheme so much and you've got a ton of talent between gel and wa Tyreke and all these great backs. You can always scheme so much. So my interest in this game is not so much just Miami win. I want to see how tu plays in this game and cuz I mean he had a couple really ugly one hoppers and just, you know, like just some throws and make you scratch your. In that first game, like he's gotta clean that stuff up. So that's what I'm looking for. But I, yeah, I think, I think this is Baltimore and I can honestly see Baltimore taking this one by probably probably a touchdown is what I say to the margin. Oh really? And this game is, yeah, I do. I think so. Miami's defense is good now. Miami's defense is good. What I, what I'm, what I really think is gonna play out in this game. I don't think Miami's offense is gonna be dynamic enough to stay on the field for long periods of time. And I think the Ravens are gonna control the clock. and that really talented, but eventually's just gonna get tired. Right? I think that's, you'll see, you'll see. In mid, you know, second half the Raven starts to move the ball a little bit better. I think that's how the games kinda kinda goes. Now here. Here's here's my, my thing. I got a lot of crap on Instagram, about my picks last week and my bets. What have I always said to you? Do, do I bet the first three, four weeks of the season. I don't reason is because I need to see how these teams play, especially with the likelihood pre-season. So I didn't make any BES last week. The only exceptional bet that I made is I was going, I was going to my friend's house. Okay. And I ended parlay bed for the Rams, which is just basically a fun bed. You know, as a gambler, you don't wanna make parlay beds. The only bet I'm making this. I'm betting on the greatness of Aaron Rogers, which is coming up later on, but I'm not betting anything this week. So everything that I'm giving you, EV every piece of one of my picks that I've given you take it with a grain of salt. Cause we have incomplete information. We have incomplete information. So this game, this game can go either way. But when in doubt, when in. I bet on coach and I bet on quarterback and who's got the better coach and who's got the better quarterback, Mr. SPBI hands down. It's Baltimore, it's Baltimore, Baltimore. It, it's not an indictment on Mike McDaniel, by the way. No, but, but no, you're, you're talking about people. You're talking about resume and accomplishments at this at this moment in time. There's no question that lives with Baltimore. You have guide that's that's kind like I, I put him in the same regard as, he's. No, nobody's bill Bellick, but, but you know, Mr. Harborough coach har the same as Mike Tomlin. Yeah. John Payton and Andy Reed. That's right. All those guys. Right. So no question and, and look, I'm a believe I'm, I'm rooting by the way. I'm rooting for that nerd, that dun just dragons player. That's coaching a football team in Miami. I I'm rooting for him. I love Mike, Dan. I think he's gonna be phenomenal. I think he's gonna be phenomenal. And I, you know, like I have no doubt that he's gonna take the dolphin into the new Heights. This is gonna be a great test around this is gonna be a phenomenal test for him. I'm excited. So do you disagree with me? Do you disagree with me? I'm I'm betting if I had to bet I'm not betting. If I had to bet, I would bet on the coach, on the quarterback and in this case, Baltimore has both of them, especially this early in the season. No more question about it. Sure. Speaking of those coaches, we just brought up, how about this clash of the Titans Patriots visiting the dealers and you got CLA bill be Belicheck against the great Mike Tomlin, both teams. Difficult situations, right? You got the, the dealers riding super high off the heels of that wind at Cincinnati. And you've got the Patriots kind of laying in egg week, one in Miami. Some's gotta give here tough. Start for the Patriots going on the road at Miami now at Pittsburgh. How do you see this one playing out? Look, look I. I would've, I bet wrong. Well, I didn't bet, but I guess strong on both these games last week. Yeah. If you would've asked me that the in week two Patriots and the Steelers are playing and one of'em is one said, Patriots are, wanna know, and the Steelers own one against the Bengals, but obviously, you know, it goes to show you, you know how much we know, but, but look, this is, this is a, I mean, How great, how great is just the call of the Patriots versus the Steelers going back big Ben versus Tom Brady. All those playoff runs, all those, especially, especially the first part of of, of Tom Brady's career. When, when, when you know you had Jerome be early on and then was rolling and how interesting. If you remember the last time these Tims played, this is when they had that. I think it was the Jesse James touchdown was called back because he didn't maintain possession of the, of the ball, moved a little bit underneath his hand in the end zone. And then came back and big Ben on a hurry up, play through a pick in the end zone. They went from almost tying it to losing it. It's always interesting when these two scenes face off against each other. So yeah, I mean, it's, it's in, it's in Pittsburgh. You know, I, I, I tend, you know, I don't know, man. I'm. I think of it as what can bill Belichick take advantage of Trubisky? Yes. I, I think anybody would say yes to that, but I, I don't think people think of a game in that way, but that's how I look at it is he can keep Trubisky at bay, confuse him and keep this thing close to where even though he doesn't have the talent and the firepower on offense, I think it'll be a close. All right here. Here's here's the deal. All right. Look, I'm a Steeler. I love the Steelers. It's still root for the steel. Exactly. Exactly. So here here's here's what big, who is the MVP for the Steelers right now? Who's the most valuable player. TJ wa TJ, what best case scenario, best case scenario. He might tough it out and play injured, which we doubt he's gonna play, correct? No, no, no chance. No chance. Right? Who's who's the next. So who's their, who's their most, one of the top two most dynamic players on offense for the Steelers. Harriss right. Is, would that be fair? Would that be fair to say for sure it would be okay. He's he's playing, but he's playing with a foot injury that he's had throughout camp, correct? Their offensive line is in shambles. All right. And their quarterback is MRBI who, by the way, I, I, I think this was a great signing. I thought this was a great signing. But if I had to be bill, you know, bill Billick versus Mitch Saki, and if I had to be Patriot's offense versus a TJ Wattles Pittsburgh Steelers, they, they look like Pam Hayward. They look up Mickey Witz Patrick. They do they, they do. But if here's the thing, if Mitch Trubisky, if Mitch Toki goes up and beats and it, and they win because of him against the Patriots, he's revived his career. But I'm, unfortunately I don't think they're ever, I don't think they're gonna win any game because of Mitch Trubisky. They might win a game. They might win a game because Trubisky didn't mess it. Like he's more capable of not losing it than he is of winning it. I know it's, it's kind correct, Craig, you know what Mr. BI is? You don't drink alcohol for those, those that are listening. Our buddy course doesn't drink alcohol. You know, there's a Heineken that has no alcohol. It's like I do drink, I do drink an alcoholic beer though. So I'm aware there all the brands. Mr. Bisky is non-alcoholic beer. Are you, are you trying to, by the way, on that note, you, you know, they make there's a, there's a brand called ritual and they make like non-alcoholic tequila and rum. So my, my wife had been, and I have been doing like taco night with with like no alcoholic margaritas and she'll make it delicious. She'll make like this, this crushed margarita are great because of the taste. Huh? My agrees are great. Cause it tastes not cause it's heal. But I mean, this thing tastes like, I mean, look, it's been a while. It's, you know, I, I haven't had a drink for, for quite some time, but this thing it's it's, it's got some bite now. I'd be interested to see how you would grade this, obviously. Yeah. What are I showing you right now? I've been sipping on this. Don't don't name it, but this is extreme. Extremely high price tequila that I've been sipping on. So I love tequila. I love me some tequila. I like margarita, not because of the tequila. I like margarita cause of the taste so I can see why you guys would love your margarita. Anyways, said that. I love, I love the, the backhanded, the backhanded compliment, but that's not backhanded. It's look, look, here's the thing. Josh Allen is Josh Allen is a premium beer. He's Heineken. Heineken's one of the best beers ever. Right? That's Josh Allen. Mitch Dubiski is Heineken. No an alcoholic, like, like it reminds me, do you remember the scene in back of the future where a Biff is at the house? And he goes, I come all this way and all you got from me is light beer. You know, it's never right. Mitch pulls this game, then, then he's his career. So but I I'm gonna, unfortunately from Mr. I'm gonna bet against him. Yeah. I, I, I think you're right. I, I actually. This has to be a game where somehow Pittsburgh's defense wins it for them. I think it does. Cause I think bill ball, check's gonna have the antidote to derail them on offense. I, I really think this is gonna be a game where Pittsburgh's going to have to force multiple turnovers and just clamp down. I, I don't see it being a game where really. It's it's, they're evenly matched in the sense that like max Jones didn't play particularly well. He's actually a little bit banged up too. So who knows what we're getting outta max? TJ, Watts's not playing though that there's so many like back and forth sides to this, but the, the more I think about it, the more I like the Patriots and advanced back game, I think part of it too. It's unscientific char like, can you, can you picture bill? Valek start off. Oh, and two, I, I know that's not a really great. Like a data point, right? It's just like, that is terrible. That is terrible analysis by you, my friend. But guess what I was about to ask you the same exact freaking question. Why is it terrible? I mean, it, it's just, I think it's where your mind is because it's unscientific as hell. Yes. Its possible concern, but I'm not betting for it literal. Actually this is a game. If, if I was, you know, you've, you've called out. I don't, I don't, I don't bet I don't drink. If I. But this is a game I would avoid. This is a game I would avoid because I'd be afraid. Absolutely. I'd be afraid. The result would get me to drink too much right. At a misery. But, but, but here's the thing though. Here's the thing, though. If there's ever been a coach, if there's ever been a coach in all of pro sports that you were going to bet on that he's not going to start off on two in a, in a 17 week season, it would de bill Bella. Of course, of course, but you know, but look, I mean, they've got Tom, Mike Tomlin is no slouch, obviously. Right? So no, he's not, but he's already wanna know. He's already wanna know he's already, he's already wanna know it was a great win. And honestly, like we talked about that game, every single, meaningful statistic, except turnovers. Is where the bang full time of possession for STS. I remember you talking about the first STS. It was yeah, 32 or 30. I mean, it was a dominant performance by the Bengals except for the turnovers. So like, and that's why I'm saying you're getting even another multiple turnover type game. Cuz I think if there's no turnovers in this game, like I, I don't think Trubisky, you know, getting more than three, three scoring drives in this game. I, I, I, I just, I don't see. Wow. I don't see it. I don't see. right. So I see this as maybe like a, a 17, 13 type type ball game. I do. I do. Well here here's what big is. And I think Pittsburgh is not sorry. New England is, is built less to match up with Miami in terms of like the, the great lateral speed of all their, their skill guys. I think they are better suited. Against Pittsburgh kind of a more smash mouse style offense. I think that the Patriots defense is gonna match up much better against the Steelers. Yeah. Well here's what Vegas has Vegas has them at 20 18, 21 19 new England, maybe it's oh, you're right on the money. You're right on the money. Yeah. Yeah. I, I, I, I see that. But I, I think those is gonna be a great game. I just a great game. Speaking of another, another great matchup. Teams that know each other bucks. Saints. Okay. I mean, Tom Brady must have had a picture of Dennis Allen's face on his dark ball. right. I mean, right. I mean, you gotta imagine that, right? Like that's gotta be the only damn thing that guy was thinking about this off season. Like I know the, the loss of the Rams and the playoffs was tough and they came back and then Cooper cup broke their art. He's thinking about Dennis Allen, because that's the only dude that shut him out. okay. This was a game. I think Brady's been certainly on his calendar and I'd be interested to get your thoughts jar while I think that Brady thinks he, he might be in a better place here. I'm with this one. It's one of those where I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna believe it until I see it. I'm not gonna believe it until I see it. Like, like show me, he's played five games against a Dennis Allen led defense, Dennis Allen. Now being the head. After being the defensive coordinator previously, they won that playoff game. Barely, barely the defense played hell of a game to got the turnovers, right? Like the sample size tells you and like a couple of those games, they were like, it was a blowout. It wasn't even a close game. It was just like, it wasn't embarrassing. Right. So. I know, like, look, is there a bigger time Brady than friend than me? No. Right. I don't, I don't think there is these may. Maybe his mom, maybe. No, no, no, no. For those that are listening. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. But, but on this one you know, like the, the, the, the, the results have been so overwhelming in, in, in this, it's not like, oh, I can say, oh, three years ago, this has been the past two years. We, we watched this play out. Right. So I'm at the point where I'm, I've got five game samples size in two years. It's tough for me to really think he's gonna change in this one. I'm not saying, I don't think the bucks can win, but I think it's gonna be off the back of Leonard Fornet and them taking advantage of maybe James Winston getting a couple turnovers in there because Fornet had a great game against Dallas. Ran really well, rarely hard. I think they have to lean on that, but I also think that defense is gonna have to force Jamie to be the old, the James of, of the bucks of, of, of the bucks of your. Back in the day and it's also in new Orleans. Right? So keep that in mind. Like, and this is a team that that came off a, a emotional last minute road win in Atlanta. They're feeling good, man. You know, they still got Al Camaro. They still got Michael Thomas resurgence here. Like, like the bucks are, are, are, it's tough for me to pick them in this one for all those reasons. I don't know. I'm just, I'm, I'm kind of riffing here. What, what, I have a question. I have a. You think Jameson is, is excited. He did. I mean, he said, I think he said yesterday, I don't care what he said. I'm asking this is any other game. Yeah. I'm not buying, this is any other game. I'm not, I'm not buying. Oh, no. Oh no, but okay. Lemme ask you this. Who's who's more motivated James to go against his old team or Tom Brady to erase the humili. That's been going into saints past couple years. Cause that's, that's a good question. I think it is a very good question, but I will bet on Tom Brady being more analytical and saying, it's another game versus James saying, I, I threw over 5,000 yards and 33 touchdowns and you dropped me like a bad said also 30 picks, but you know yeah. But, but, but, but you don't think about that. you're right. If you're, if you're famous, right. So, so, well, I think, you know, when, when they actually asked James about getting replaced by Tom Brady, he was like, I mean, it's like, it's Tom Brady. How can you get mad about that? I mean like, is there like, yeah, but you think it's not bothering him? Oh, of course it is. I'm sure it is. And, and who, who doesn't wanna show their, that they're in a better place now? Right. So here here's, here's the thing analytics tells me it's the Saint. Right, because frankly, I'm telling you in that playoff game, if they had James Winston instead of drew Brees, instead of drew Brees, they would've won that game. I dunno if they would've won, but it would've been, it would've been a very different game because Brees couldn't complete over 15 yards. No, he couldn't could not complete over 15 yards. They didn't have Michael Thomas. Correct? Not in that. Right. So now you have a better quarterback. You have Michael Thomas, you have Jarvis Landry who is gonna take a lot of pressure by the way, those of you that think Jarvis Landry is not a good player. Welcome to football. 1 0 1 who thinks that Jarvis Landry is one of the most. He is okay. He is the guy that I put in the same boat as, as, as an Al as an Amari Cooper and as a Robert. Yeah, I think that's guys that just, they might not show it on the box score or they might not be great in fantasy football, but Jarvis Landry is legit is absolutely legit. When a quarterback, lemme ask something besides Cooper cup and all those great receivers. If you need five or six charts, I think it would feel free, safe for driver's landing. He's definitely one of the upper echelon to me, slot guys, position guys, you he's he's he's a, and you know, what else is the problem is that people think he's old. He's not that old. He's the same. He, he played Landry a good receiver. Like I'm S mostly it is, I think at fantasy probably it's. You just didn't know how production get into the offense, right. Like, right. But no, he still can play at a very high level. Okay. So sure. You said analytics tells you the saints. Does that, does that mean you're leading the saints or you're gonna go with your heart and go with the books? What's what's my heart, my balls and my guts. Tell me, tell me here's the thing, Marsha and Lamore. He used to always shut down Mike Evans and he used to always shut down Julio Jones, right? Yeah. Is he gonna be able to shut down both of. I mean the Julio that he, that Julio's not the same Julio Krush they ran two reverses with Julio, two designed one place, Julio involved a lot. Okay. So my, my, my point is this Julio beginning of the season at 32, or is a lot more effective than Julio game, game 15 at age 31 32. So, okay. My, my gut. So what about no, but no, Chris, God. For what it's worth, but, but, okay. Who, who are you gonna? Okay. Marshall NA will, will block will, will stop Mike Evans or Julio Jones. The other one is gonna run rough shot over you. You think? So the saints have a great defense though. They do. They do. I'm telling you analytics tells me betta saints. My, my guts tells me fucking. Keep in mind, Tyran Matthews. Now with the saints, remember how him and Brady were drawn off a little bit in that super bowl a couple years back. So very true. A little bit of history there. But but yeah, no, I'm I'm with you. I'm with you look Bradley Roby the other corner alongside Lotti more so he he's, he's no scrub, they got Tyron, Matthew Marcus may and the secondary as well. So like they got, they got some decent guys here. I don't think it's gonna be just about. You know, which, which guy Latimore is not covering, but I do, I do actually think that Evans is gonna have a great game just because Godwin's not in there. You know, and that's really, that seems like the only guy that he tried, I think Russell gauge only injury report. So I think it's just gonna be kind of Evans by default here, but you're right. Julio could be an X factor in this one, you know, and, and. The books on paper had an impressive wedding against Dallas. Dallas. Dallas is awful though. Like Dallas was just like, like I'm not putting a lot of stuff. I thought we talk about Dallas anymore, but I'm just, I'm talking about it in relation to how, how hype should we be off that Buccaneer win in week one. Okay. But then, but then again, let's talk about the saints, the saints almost lost to the Falcons who aren't supposed to be. Very good. So this is part, part of this stuff too, is like, we don't really know where these teams are at. It's in new Orleans. You've got LANDR. You've got Michael Thomas. You've got Alvin Camara, right? And you still got Dennis Allen, who is a nut. Brady has been able to crack. I'm going with the saints here. I'm going with the saints here. It's the bucks minus two and a half. I agree with you. I think revenge rules. The day James is motivated. I think the saints, I think the saints take this one. I think it's probably by, I be comfortable saying they win by four or five points. And so yeah, I, I take that the saints and the points easily and then game. So you go, you go with analytics, I'm going with my gut. I'm betting on top Brady. I'm also going with your, with your theory about Jamis wanting to revenge and all, but, but yeah, I, I just think I, I, I'm also going off of like, I was at that game last week, the Cowboys were not gonna move the ball at any point in that game. Right. They were just so like, how much can you judge? Like, you know, like, like would, you know, should somebody judge my fighting ability by my ability to, to go against a 10 year old? Like, no, right? Like it's like, well, you are SCOD lover. that's what you are. I'm a score. I'm a scored lover. Let's and let, let's go to the final matchup here, char in terms of the games looking forward. See, that would be Colts. Jags. I think on paper you're like Colts Jags. So what AFC south tilt. This is Doug Peterson going back against his former of pupil. Frank RI this is in Jacksonville. This is a significant game for the Colts think. Speak of revenge. Their season ended in Jacksonville last year, all they needed to do was win and get into playoffs against the Jags and they couldn't do it. And they have not won shark in Jacksonville for quite some time. Now this is a big one, both these, both these coaches trying to turn in the corner. I think Colt's got a little embarrassed last week, even though they tied, like they tied the Texans. Like that's not a great first showing for for Matt, Ryan. And the Jags look they're, they're improved. They didn't show out really well against the, the Washington commanders last week. But look Douggie. P's going against the guy. He knows. Well, they both know each other well sharp. So how does this tilt in favor of one or the other you think? So here, here's the thing. I've always been a firm believer that Frank re was the reason why they went to the super bowl. He would. So maybe I'm discounting Doug Peterson, who knows, but I've always been a believer in that. And if, again, my, my question to you is whenever, when in doubt, always go coach and always go quarterback. All right. Mad Ryan, Frank re. Again, I'm not, I would never bet this in a million years cause I have no freaking clue. I'm going with a coach. I'm going with a talent. I'm going with a quarterback with a coach. That's generally speaking is better. I agree because if you watch that game between the Jaguars and the commanders last week, like Trevor Lawrence is just like disappointing. Like he, he missed so many throws, including one. That was an easy touchdown. Travis ETM was wide open going into the end zone. He just missed it. Like these are throw you're the number one pick man. You're supposed to be the next best thing since Andrew luck and Peyton Manning and John Allway. What, what, like, I am disappointed when Trevor Lawrence's NFL career and I understand maybe, okay. He didn't have the best situation last year as a rookie and all that, but like, these are routine throws, man. Like he he's just like nothing about his game. Pop off the patient of me. I, I see more pop out of Davis mills with the Texans than I do at, oh, stop. I do, I do. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So, okay. Until I see Lawrence up his game I don't have a lot of confidence in the Jaguar. I'm I'm you know what, you know what I'm I'm gonna call BS on you. Okay. Fine. Call BS on me. I'm I'm gonna ask you a question. Go ahead. You are, you are a general manager and you have a pick up everybody and it gets down to Trevor Lawrence and Davis mills. Who are you picking? Based on everything I know today based on everything, you know, your entire life look. Sure. I'm saying, I'm not saying that Davis mills is, is gonna be the better quarterback when all said done. I'm just saying up to this point in time, he's looked heck up a lot better. All right. That's all. Okay. Here's here's here's the thing. Cool. Rich, Tim. We all agree. The urban Meyer experiment was a disaster for Trevor Lawrence. No question. Okay. Can we all agree that really we should press a reset button on his rookie ear and call this his rookie ear. Yes, but the missed throws that I've seen consistently agreed. Agreed. That's not, not urban Meyer. Wasn't throwing the ball for him. No, no, but he's going, he's going through the timing and the progression of everything that's going on right now. I, there is no way in. Then I'm gonna call quits on travel Lawrence right now. No way in hell. I'm not calling it quits, but I'm saying is like, until I see tangible improvement, I don't feel comfortable picking the drag artist in anything. Right. Agreed. Especially against to me a superior pun Indy agreed. And that's why I said I will take the coach. Who's better. And I will take the quarterback, Matt Ryan. Now, now look at this point is better than Trevor Lawrence. Here's the question. I'll pose though. Okay. The COLS were down 17 or yeah, 20 to three, I think in Houston, they didn't come back and tie it. Couldn't seal the deal in overtime that, that really, that, that tie was more of a win for Houston and more of a loss for the col oh, hell yeah. Okay. They have not historically played well in Jacksonville for a long time. Sure. If you are Jimmer. You made all those moves and you got rid of your quarterback and you trashed Carson once in the media, three, four times. Okay. And now you come back in the same place and you lose this one. What, what, what do you turn around and stare it in the camera and say this time? Nothing. That is why I am 100% going with the, with the Colts. I, I think Jim ley is selling. like, listen, this is a playoff game. Listen, expletive. Yeah. This is your super bowl. maybe not in those words. Right. But I think his, his verbiage, his, his body English, I think all those things are probably heightened in the building this week. Would Jim me say, this is a, this is a, I, I. His lack of better term. I think his rectum's a little bit tight this week. I think it's gonna be tight until, until the final whistle of that game. I, you know, you're right. And I, I have a question for you here. Here's here's the thing, the worst team in AFC south is who? Jacksonville. No question really more than Texas. Well, sorry. I'm thinking histor. No, no, I'm talking this year. You're right, right now. You're right. It's detections. You're right. All right. And they couldn't beat him. Right. So you played the worst thing in the league and you had to bust your ass, so you could tie the worst in the league down 17. Yeah. Right. You don't think that they're. They're pissed, but maybe, maybe that's just who they are may. Like, what if you don't, you don't, you don't think they're pissed for those guys returning that they missed the playoffs because of Jacksonville. You don't think that plays a role in it. I'm telling you if I was on that team, that would be my motivator. Okay. Okay. Hey, this is one of those, like, this is one of those like last week where I'm like, okay, I was wrong. I'm like, I'm picking the Panthers over the, over the Browns. But God I'm rooting for the Browns because it would be hilarious. Same situation here for me, right? Yes. I'm picking the cult to win this game, but my God, it would not be hilarious with the Jaguars pulled this thing off. It would be phenomenal. It would be amazing, especially since my boy is Mike rebel. What does that have with Mike rebel? Oh, because it's for, for, for divisional, jock. Yes. Okay. Yes, absolutely. All so, so we, we both agree. We're pulling for the Jags. We're picking the COLS. Yes. Okay. Look, Hey Trevor Lawrence prove me wrong. Prove me wrong, man. And here's the thing. And here's the thing for those, those that are listening, it is very much in the realm of feasibility that Trevor Lawrence will pull him out. right. And look, and, and. Christian Kirk LA good week one, Travis CTN gave some spark to that offense. James Robinson still looks like a solid well, James, you know what not enough is said about James Robinson and they are trying every year to replace him and they can't and he keeps sticking around and look, Trayvon Walker, the first overall picking the draft that stud DN had an incredible instinctual interception on Carson. I mean, the guy's a Playmaker. I, I'm not flipping on this Jags team quite yet, man. I, you know, and you got the familiarity between the coaches, maybe, maybe Peterson saved a couple of the, the RI files in his cabinet before he left Philly. So, you know, dunno. I dunno. But any case, listen, I agree. I'm, I'm, I'm pulling for the Jags, but if I had to bet I'm I'm, I'm, I'm going with the Colts, but. Look, look, it, it is what it is. We're not gonna know, but, and the more I think about it, the more I think I'm gonna break my rule. I, I, I am in Vegas right now. I might go and lay, you know, lay couple of dollars for for for the COLS. Okay. Shark, last question I have for you, several teams trying to get off the Schneider of being oh two, the Niners hosting the Seahawks. Okay. Raiders hosting the Cardinals, both those teams at oh. Bears traveling at green bay, the Rams that own one playing the Falcons, that own one at home Cowboys, Bengals, both those teams are own one Texans, Broncos, Broncos sche get off the shine after that tough loss to Seattle on Monday night, and then jets at Browns, which one of the teams that I I'm gonna ask you this way, which one of the underdog teams that I just mentioned have the best shot at upsetting. Opponent name those teams again, Hawks Niners. So the Niners being the in one team cards, Raiders both own in one bears at Packers bears being the own one team Falcons, Rams, both own in one Benglas Cowboys, both own in one Texans, Broncos, Broncos being own one. And then jets at brown jets being oh, in one. Who do you think, which team that you think is an underdog has the best shot to pull the upset? Jess Browns. I agree. I actually agree. And we, and we can end on that. I. If you watch that jets game against the Ravens, the defense played really well and the offense, believe it or not with Joe Flaco, who we made fun of between the twenties, they moved the ball really well. Like Flaco looked good relative. Joe Flaco knows how to throw the ball. He does. He does Corey. I mean, they, they, they look decent. This jets team. It's not as bad as you think. And they're actually pretty stout on defense. They were given Lamar some problems. Right? What happened to the jets in that game? Was they just kind of wore out towards, towards the, the second half, right? This is not last year's jets and I think they can give some the brown, some problems on defense. I don't know. What, what do you see in that one? Well, this was more of. I didn't really pick a team because I'm like, yes, that's, that's the, that's what I'm gonna pick. It was a process of elimination. Simply look, the Browns are favorite. The jets on the Browns is the closest game in terms of point spread. So I'm gonna, I'm gonna go with the jets. Do I still think that the prosecutor win? Yes. I still think the Browns are gonna win. Yeah. But if I have to pick out of all those, I cannot see Russell Wilson going on. All right. I cannot see the 49ers going on. And two. And who was the other team that you mentioned or was another team? How, how, how about Cooper rush and the Cowboys? Can you see the Cowboys to the Cooper rush at the home? Actually, yes I do. Yeah. Yes I do. Do no. That's nothing else. Yes, yes, yes, yes I do. That's another question. I mean, you figure Rams are gonna get it back together at home against the F right. They should be doing that. Packers are gonna get it back together against the bear. I'm excuse me. I misspoke. By the way. I said the bears are on one. The Packers are the ones that are on one. And I think right, the weather was the bear's best friend last week. That's not gonna save'em this time. Right. Rogers gets, gets gets back in the saddle at Lambo Cardinal's Raiders, probably the most evenly matched on paper of these, of these games. They'll be interesting. And then I think, look, Seahawks, Niners. I wanna see how trail lands actually. When it's not like raining buckets are from the sky. right. Like let's, let's not, let's not wrongfully indict the sky yet. Okay. So that'll be interesting to see how that plays out a a absolutely. So, yeah. So by ation, yes. I'll, I'll go with the jets cuz Cowboys have no freaking chance. Sorry, sorry. K, Mr. They have no freaking chance at me, me being a fan the rest of this year until McCarthy's out. By the way. I just want you to know, I just want you to know. I repeated your rant for my girlfriend. Like two, three times. And it was like, wow, usually it's you who's being the, you know, the, the Rany guy and going off, it was very, it was, was very entertaining to hear you go off on that. It was, it was phenomenal. I need that tells me I need, I need to invest more emotions in other teams. So I can, I'm more of those rans, but. It's listen, it's a 25 year 26 year of abuse, man. It, it, it's gonna come out from time to time per hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Who has more to gripe me as a Redskins player or you as a cowboy fan? I'm not gonna compare that. Of course, of course, of course the but nonetheless, it's all relative right from my vantage point. It still sucks. so, oh, it, it does still suck, but trust me as, as a Redskins player. I, I, I I'm just wounded it. It's like, I'm so hurt that I've given up on even screaming about them. Yeah. I don't, I, I don't blame you, man. I don't blame you we'll see maybe Carson once gets it together. They got Detroit actually. Last question, char Washington against your guy, Dan man Campbell, is this kind, the kind of game where you're, you're gonna be good either way with, with what happens. I'm gonna be good either way, because I love me some Dan to man Campbell, but here's, here's what I got. I am firmly believing in the fact that Carson win is the best quarterback that the Redskins forward slash commanders commanders yeah. Have had since mark rippin. Okay. Okay. That's we'll see, we'll see, we'll see Detroit host and NFCS team for the second time. In as many weeks, they're always kind of close or greeter in there. We'll see if they can finally get over the hump. Against Washington, char have a great weekend. You're in Vegas for the Canella fight. So enjoy that buddy. And I'll be I'll be at home. Take care of my kids. Yes, sir. You want to send you somes of the fight? That's my question. I would love I'm. I'm be ringside. Look, I mean, who doesn't wanna live vicariously through? If you pictures, I'll send'em to you. Please do, ah, stop, stop, stop. Stop. I'm only ringside cause I have a billionaire friend who, who gets ringside seats and, and for some reason he likes me. So that's the only reason I'm bringing. That's a hell of a flex man. Yes. Send the pictures and I would love, I would love to look vicariously through you. So Hey, go, go. Canello because I'm always root against Russia. all right. On that note. See you next week, buddy. All right, buddy. Take care.