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00:46First and foremost, Will is back. Congratulations, father of two now.
00:49Congratulations, you baby girl. How you doing?
00:52You know, it's off and on.
00:54You're on the clock.
00:57You have like a week you're old.
00:58Yeah, and I'm surprised, too, that I went positive last week.
01:01I kind of sent those pics to Dan just from the hospital couch off some hospital coffee,
01:05which, by the way, is the shittiest coffee.
01:07It's the coffee you need at the moment.
01:08Hospitality, everything is the shittiest coffee.
01:11Colors, everything.
01:13And we have Fred Smoot here as our guest, which we're very, very excited about.
01:17Thank you. I'm happy to have you.
01:17Inventor of Twitter.
01:19You invented Twitter.
01:19Most people don't know that.
01:20Yeah.
01:21All right.
01:21Smootalk.com.
01:22Smootshmack.com is where I started at Mississippi State when I was in school.
01:26It allowed me to talk trash to all the teams that I played, so they would talk trash back.
01:31Only if I'd have went to Vanderbilt.
01:33Yeah.
01:33If I'd have went to Vanderbilt, one of those nerds would have said,
01:35come on, Smoot, let's turn this into a billionaire plan.
01:38But I went to Mississippi State, and they said, let's just play with it.
01:40All right?
01:41And we were fine.
01:42He literally invented a website where you can just talk shit to people.
01:45Yes.
01:46That's Twitter.
01:46That's Twitter.
01:47Yeah.
01:47And that makes sense why he and Brandon Walker get along.
01:49Yeah, yeah.
01:49You know, they're from Mississippi State.
01:50Exactly.
01:51He's a great man for the things I hear about him.
01:53Yeah.
01:53He likes to talk shit, and he likes cowbells.
01:55So it sounds like that.
01:56More cowbells.
01:56Yes.
01:57He loves to also take a bath.
01:59Yeah.
01:59Every night.
02:00Yeah.
02:00Yeah.
02:01Every night.
02:01Dan, 10 and 4 last week.
02:0310 and 4.
02:03I'm starting to see it.
02:04I'm starting to see it.
02:05I told Will that I saw a couple picks that he got wrong.
02:08I was right about that.
02:09Whoa.
02:10Whoa.
02:11I was 2 and 1.
02:122 and 1.
02:13There were two picks you actually wrote out, and it was Bengals and Saints.
02:16You see, I see two guaranteed losses.
02:18OK, so it was 1 and 1.
02:19They're Saints now.
02:20But I also, the Lions one, I thought my hand.
02:23That was so stupid.
02:24Lions was just purely like, look, they're giving us 13 points.
02:27I don't think the Jags are going to beat us.
02:29But more than anything, the Chargers-Bengals game was where I really,
02:34I showed my acumen.
02:36Because Gruden and Dave Portnoy both called me stupid.
02:39And they're like, no chance.
02:40And I was like, all right, we'll see.
02:41Bengals should have won that game.
02:42We'll see.
02:43Well, should have.
02:44Should have.
02:44Yeah.
02:45We should have.
02:45Should have.
02:46Yeah.
02:46Fierce to miss that field goal late.
02:47Yeah.
02:48Kickers.
02:49Kickers.
02:49John Gruden was saying how just negative of a person Dan is.
02:53And I loved it.
02:54I watched the episode.
02:55Hats off to John Gruden.
02:56A-plus hire.
02:57Great for Barstow.
02:58Great for our country.
02:59But I watched him.
03:01I'm a Bears fan, so I'm negative.
03:02It's not going well.
03:03It's not going well.
03:04The way he was speaking about Dan.
03:05I want to apologize to you.
03:06Yeah.
03:06See?
03:07Because y'all been down here ever since the Hail Mary, the Hail Noah.
03:10Y'all been down here.
03:11I'm sorry, the Bears.
03:12I know.
03:13I literally pulled for y'all.
03:14Because you know, Caleb is a native DMV guy.
03:16Yep.
03:17So we pulling for Caleb.
03:18But one thing I can say about Caleb, he's kind of moody.
03:20A little bit.
03:22But you would be moody.
03:23He's kind of moody.
03:24But you would be moody, too, if you got a fucking idiot head coach in the worst hire ever.
03:29We can only play for who we got.
03:30We can only play for who we got.
03:31I know.
03:32I know.
03:33Of course, he getting everybody fired, slowly but slowly.
03:34But what I'm saying is, you don't want your quarterback to wear his feelings on his face like that.
03:39I'll say this.
03:40It's hard to.
03:41You don't want that, Will.
03:42It's hard to be positive when shit keeps going the way it goes.
03:46It's hard to be positive.
03:47Yeah, but you've kind of always been that way.
03:49Or I won't say that.
03:50I won't say that.
03:51Because we were always bad.
03:52As long as I've known you.
03:53So when I'm hearing Coach Gruden break you down, I'm thinking, like, he's spot on.
03:57Because the first moments I got into gambling and I'm kind of watching games with Dan, like my first dream and everything else,
04:02it'd be like the first quarter and be like, oh, Bet's dead.
04:04It's dead.
04:05And every time I'm thinking, bro, there's so much football.
04:07We need to optimize.
04:09We need to optimize.
04:10But hold on.
04:11I'm always right because I'm the worst gambler ever.
04:12So I see things before anyone else sees them.
04:15It is true.
04:16I mean, it's like baptized by fire with Dan and Dave.
04:19Like, you get the negative vibes, but you also learn it's reality.
04:22They're not going to, like, give you rainbows and sunshine.
04:24I'm like the scary movie where, like, the hobo walks into town.
04:28He's like, there's some shit about to go down.
04:30Everyone's like, that guy's crazy.
04:31Yeah.
04:32That's me watching a game where I'm like, no, this is a problem.
04:34Everyone's like, no, stay positive.
04:35And then the problem happens.
04:36I'm like, see, I told you.
04:37Don't all of us have that homeboy that, you know, he's just pretty, 10.
04:41He a 10-10.
04:42But he just can never keep a relationship going.
04:44Yeah.
04:45Like, we all got the guys.
04:46We have Chicago Bears relationship with quarterbacks.
04:48Yeah.
04:49That's a terrible relationship.
04:50That's true.
04:51That's true.
04:52Like, y'all are not good.
04:53Y'all don't treat them.
04:54Y'all don't nurture them.
04:55No, I'm treating Caleb.
04:56I love Caleb Williams.
04:57None of this year has been his fault.
04:58Of course it is.
04:59We hired the worst offensive coordinator of all time.
05:01We're already talking about the Bears.
05:02Yeah.
05:03Let's go over the games.
05:04Let's go over the games.
05:05All right.
05:06Let's get to other games.
05:07And I can guarantee you that the Bears and Caleb Williams will come back.
05:09Let's go to the storyline games of the week presented by the Chevy Silverado.
05:11We'll start with the Cardinals at the Seahawks.
05:13Will the Cardinals, coming off of a bye, the Seahawks get that win against the
05:19What are you feeling?
05:20I like the Seahawks.
05:21I like the Seahawks here.
05:22You know, you look at the Cardinals.
05:24You talk about Kyler Murray.
05:25They also have a good running game with James Conner, with McBride.
05:28A great balance attack.
05:30But if you look at their opponents, you look at their wins.
05:32They beat the Rams early in the year when Nuku was out.
05:35Cooper Cupp got hurt.
05:36They were down four starting linemen.
05:38You look at the 49ers win.
05:39Niners were up 23 to 10 on them.
05:41They come back from that.
05:42The Niners lost their kicker in that game.
05:44They couldn't kick a field goal.
05:45They had to go for it on, like, fourth and 27.
05:47They ended up losing that game.
05:48The 49ers fumbled the ball in the eight-yard line.
05:51Cardinals ended up getting that win.
05:52They beat the Chargers.
05:53They held the Chargers to five field goals.
05:56If they just turned any of those into touchdowns, they'd win that game.
05:58And then also, when they beat the Dolphins, it was Tua's first game back.
06:02So, even though the Cardinals are playing well and the division is wide open,
06:06I like Seattle for more so the fact that it's just in Seattle.
06:09They've been really streaky.
06:10They've been really hot at certain times.
06:12They've been really cold.
06:13But the Cardinals, their third-down defense is not very good.
06:15And when you're going against the second-best passing attack in the league,
06:18I just don't think that fair as well.
06:19So, I'm going with Seattle.
06:20Will, you know, if you do all that crying, what the baby going to do?
06:24You just had a baby.
06:26And you're going to do all that crying.
06:27I just heard, like, five ifs come out of your mouth.
06:30And you know what?
06:31I expect it from him.
06:32I don't expect it from you.
06:33You are battle-tested.
06:35I'm telling you, but I'm giving you some facts here.
06:37They're 6-4, but it's a muddy 6-4.
06:39You gave me a lot of facts.
06:40So, they played being but don't break defense, and they gave up five field goals.
06:44Yep.
06:45That's a win.
06:46They played tour when they had to play tour.
06:48It ain't their fault he got knocked out the week before that.
06:51At the end of the day, I can only play who possess themselves.
06:53And when I look at this Cardinals team, the one thing they can do, they get physical.
06:56Yes.
06:57Like, the most physical team wins every Sunday.
06:59James Cunnell run that ball down here.
07:01Think about it.
07:02They're leading that division.
07:03And Marvin Harrison ain't the rookie we've been talking about yet.
07:06Now, I love Geno Smith.
07:08Like he said, they wrote me off, and I ain't write back.
07:10I really love that.
07:12But with that wide receiving crew, I think they actually throw the ball too much,
07:15because Kenny Walker III, he can close a game for them.
07:19They don't allow him to close those games.
07:21Yeah.
07:22You're right.
07:23I want to run through a wall.
07:24I know.
07:25I love that.
07:26I want to run through a wall.
07:27It's not going to happen.
07:28Seattle's going to win this game.
07:29Yep.
07:30But I love that little bite back right there.
07:31So, are you going with the Cardinals?
07:32I'm going with the Cardinals only because I believe in Kyler Murray, what they're doing right now.
07:36They're isolating him with the run game.
07:39And Cassie White and the rest of those guys on defense, they play hard.
07:42Buda Baker, they play hard on defense.
07:44And come on, it's a divisional game.
07:46You know a divisional game is a toss-up anyway.
07:48I'm going to go with the team that's playing well.
07:50The one thing about Geno Smith, sometime he on, sometime he off.
07:54If I said one drive left, fourth quarter, what quarterback would you rather have?
07:58Geno Smith, Kyler Murray.
08:00Okay.
08:01I was with you until that.
08:02I was going to say Geno.
08:03Here's the only thing.
08:04You'd rather have Geno?
08:05What about Kyler?
08:06I'd rather have Kyler.
08:07Here's the only thing with that is Geno Smith actually leads the league in game-winning drives in the fourth quarter
08:14with seven in the last year and a half.
08:16That means he's already down because he's been stinking the first three quarters.
08:19The old Brett Favre, yeah, the old Brett Favre.
08:21No, no, no, no.
08:22But his situation.
08:23Last drive.
08:24He's putting himself in those situations, forcing himself to play.
08:27That's also true.
08:28That's a Brett Favre.
08:29I'd rather have Kyler who's not putting himself in those situations,
08:31and he's letting the running back end the game.
08:34They're only doing that because they're throwing from behind.
08:36That's why they're second in the league in passing yards.
08:39I'm with you.
08:40I'm taking the Cardinals as well.
08:41I'm with Fred.
08:42Listen, the Cardinals, you can pick them apart a million times.
08:44I think they just play really sound football.
08:46Their offensive line is really, really good.
08:48The Seattle defensive line has been.
08:50It's getting better, but it hasn't been great.
08:53I think they're going to be able to win this game up front.
08:55And in the Cardinals' defense, while not flashy, Buda Baker is an absolute stud.
09:00He's an absolute beast.
09:02And I think the Cardinals are just playing better football right now,
09:05more consistent football.
09:06And he's right.
09:07The physicality of the Cardinals, the way they run that ball.
09:09James Conner, I still don't understand.
09:12Every time he runs the ball, it's like, dude, just get a little bit lower.
09:14But he doesn't want to.
09:15He just runs upright.
09:16He just runs through people.
09:17It's Derek Henry.
09:18Off of my eye, I'm taking the Cardinals.
09:20Okay.
09:21Sunday night football, the Eagles at the Rams.
09:23Dan, I'll start with you.
09:24The Eagles minus two and a half.
09:25Both of these teams coming off of a win.
09:27How are we feeling about these two games?
09:29So, I'm a little nervous about this game because the Rams are –
09:32they have to have this.
09:33They put their back against the wall in terms of the start of the season.
09:37But I do think the Eagles are just a better all-around team.
09:40And what Vic Fangio has got that defense doing right now,
09:42they're playing some great, great ball.
09:44Their secondary has been great.
09:46They have a rookie cornerback from Toledo who's been incredible.
09:49Two?
09:50Yeah, two rookie –
09:51Cooper Dejean.
09:52Cooper Dejean is playing great.
09:53My boy.
09:54He's back.
09:55Jason Ceeho in the city.
09:57And I think they've kind of found that balance now where the Eagles are,
10:02you know, like, hey, let's win this game through the run.
10:05You know, Saquon is an absolute stud.
10:07He's already over 1,000 yards.
10:08Their offensive line mauls people.
10:10I'm going to take the Eagles.
10:11Will?
10:13I like the Rams.
10:14I like the Rams.
10:15Again, the division is wide open.
10:17They have a lot to play for.
10:18Their back's against the wall.
10:19And you look at who the Eagles have played.
10:21Yes, they beat a good commander's team last week.
10:22Commanders played well in the first half and then just fell apart
10:24in the second half.
10:25But if you look at their opponents, it's the Browns, the Giants, the Bengals,
10:27the Jaguars, and Cowboys.
10:28They haven't played a whole lot of talent in the back half.
10:30Bengals offense.
10:31Yeah, Bengals offense.
10:32Fair.
10:33Commanders offense.
10:34But you look at the Rams last year.
10:36They were 3-6 last year.
10:37In their last eight, they went 7-1.
10:39I think when their back's against the wall, this is where –
10:41they're healthy now.
10:42They're getting healthy.
10:43You've got Kup.
10:44You've got Nakula.
10:45You've got everybody kind of getting back together.
10:46Their defense is starting to grow.
10:47Yeah.
10:48And they can protect the quarterback where Philly struggles.
10:50They're more of a bottom half as far as getting a pressure rate on the
10:52quarterback.
10:53Yeah.
10:54One of the lowest in quarterback hurries in getting their hands on them.
10:56So, I think with Stafford, you have an experienced veteran like Stafford
10:59with his weapons on the outside.
11:01I like McVay.
11:02I like this offense especially at home.
11:03So, I'm going with the Rams.
11:04I thought we was going to come together like this.
11:06But now I see a pair of lips that tell a lie.
11:08Come on.
11:09You don't know about this NFC East.
11:10He's on your ass.
11:12Get them, Fred.
11:14Come on now.
11:15Get them.
11:16I'm going to give you an offense.
11:18The best offensive line in football belongs to the Philadelphia Eagles.
11:22Yeah, I don't disagree.
11:23All right.
11:24But the Rams, the last three weeks, three and a half yards per attempt.
11:27Their run defense is playing a lot better.
11:29And their young cats are getting out to the quarterback.
11:31No, no.
11:32Versus the rest of those guys, getting out there.
11:33But I'm not taking these puppies against the best offensive line in football.
11:36And the best runner in football is Saquon Barkley right now.
11:40They have a 1A and a 1B with A.J. Brown, Devontae Smith.
11:44You cannot stop them.
11:46What's your defensive plan when you have to play this team?
11:48You cannot load the box because they'll push the ball down the field.
11:51You cannot play man-to-man and turn your back to a running quarterback.
11:54What can you do?
11:55You can only hope to slow them down.
11:57The one thing was stopping the Eagles was the Eagles.
12:00And that was what was going on with Coach Seriano in that locker room
12:02was the only thing upsetting them.
12:04They seem to have got that behind them,
12:06and now they seem to be pound for pound the most dangerous offense in football.
12:10You're going to take a veteran offense against a rookie defense,
12:13and you're going to pick that rookie defense.
12:14I love Matthew Stafford, and I know the man crush you got on Coach McVay.
12:18I understand.
12:19You was with him.
12:20I understand that.
12:21But if we're going to go, man, if I say let's go.
12:24Super Bowl champion, yeah, but also man crush because, yeah, we play for him.
12:27I play for him.
12:29I understand the connections.
12:30But guess what?
12:31I'm not going to lie to myself.
12:32You can lie to your wife, your sister, your grandma.
12:34Don't lie to yourself.
12:35Philadelphia Eagles.
12:36You like Seriano over McVay?
12:38No, I like McVay over Seriano.
12:40Okay.
12:41But I also like the soldiers that Seriano has compared to the soldiers
12:44that McVay got.
12:46Also, the Eagles, I mean, look, the Eagles are looking right now 8-2.
12:50I know.
12:51But 8-2.
12:52I thought we were going to come together.
12:54Let's tell a lie.
12:56They're eyeing this one seed.
12:58Like, if the Lions trip up anywhere here, the Eagles are right there.
13:02Like, this is a big, big game.
13:04Yeah.
13:05Yeah.
13:06No, no, no, no.
13:07I'll stay with the Rams.
13:08I like the Rams.
13:09Okay.
13:10So, Jerry is not here at the moment.
13:12Yeah.
13:13But we go ahead and do the picking zoo?
13:15Jerry's picking zoo.
13:16He'll be here.
13:17He will come in in a very bad mood.
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13:39So, let's see what Jerry's picking zoo has this week.
13:42All right.
13:43Welcome back.
13:44It's the NFL football show week 12.
13:47Jerry's picking zoo.
13:49I got the treats in my pocket here.
13:51Leia's 3-0.
13:52She has yet to lose.
13:54She's as sharp as they come.
13:55I think this is the sharpest animal we've had so far.
13:59She's a queen.
14:00Love having her in the office.
14:01And I want this one to be fair.
14:03Last couple ones, was it rigged?
14:05Possibly.
14:06Possibly was.
14:07Possibly wasn't.
14:08I'm going to have Kelsey come in this one.
14:10We're going to pick her up because this is a tough game.
14:12Game of the week.
14:13You see the treats here.
14:15She's going to go.
14:17And you can let her down and see what she does.
14:21Wow.
14:22It was quick.
14:23I wasn't expecting that.
14:24Raven's bucket will be back next week.
14:28Okay.
14:29So, the game of the week presented by the Chevy Silverado, the Ravens at the Chargers.
14:32The Ravens lose that tough game of the Steelers, which when Jerry gets here, I'm sure we'll have to talk about that.
14:37The Chargers get that crazy win against the Bengals.
14:39Fred, I'll start with you.
14:40Yes, ma'am.
14:41Who are you taking to win this game?
14:43In the Harbaugh Bowl.
14:44The brothers go at it again.
14:46All right.
14:47The last time these brothers went at it, they did play each other in the Super Bowl.
14:50It was all John's team, and I think it's John's team now because one team is at the beginning of what one Harbaugh is building,
14:57and the other one is in the Super Bowl window.
15:00I think Lamar is top three in the MVP picks right now.
15:04Derrick Henry, I think, should be in the top three of the MVP pick.
15:07I think they have a great offensive line.
15:09I think adding a wide receiver to the offense makes them even more dangerous,
15:12but the weak spot for the Baltimore Ravens is the defense.
15:14We can all agree with that.
15:16But I think because they're going to play with a lead and they've got to close it, and Derrick Henry, I'm going with the Ravens.
15:20I'm going with the older brother John, and that's what I'm going with.
15:24Dan, we know Justin Herbert's been playing incredibly well too.
15:27Justin Herbert's been great.
15:29I loved Jim Harbaugh's quote where he said, you know,
15:33when people are giving you accolades and compliments and telling you you've arrived, kick them in the shins.
15:37You kick them right in the shins. That's what you do.
15:39They're trying to make you soft.
15:41I'm not worried about a team like this off a big win.
15:45I'll take the chargers and the points.
15:47The chargers' defense is very, very good.
15:49They fly around, and Justin Herbert, like, what is the weakness of the Ravens?
15:53They're secondary.
15:54I think Justin Herbert's going to have a big, big day, and Jim Harbaugh, like.
15:58You say Justin Herbert big, big day?
16:00Yeah, big, big day.
16:01You think Ladd-McConkey?
16:02Ladd-McConkey's about to have $1,000.
16:04They've been playing well.
16:05Quinton Johnson's catching touchdowns.
16:07You get out of the NFC East, you kind of forget a little bit what's going on around the league.
16:11No, no, no, no.
16:12I understand, but I also, I'm in their beltway, and we get to watch the Ravens all the time.
16:17I understand.
16:18Like, legitly right now.
16:19No, their offense is legit.
16:21They be unstoppable.
16:22Yeah, yeah.
16:23Well, not unstoppable.
16:24The Steelers just stopped them.
16:26You know why they stopped them?
16:27Because they stopped giving the ball to Derrick Henry.
16:29And you're right.
16:30When Derrick Henry touches the ball 20-plus times, they're 4-0.
16:33When he doesn't, they're 3-4.
16:35The whole, the entire kick is going to be good offense.
16:37They both have good offenses.
16:38They both have good defenses.
16:39The hardball ball is going to be alive and well.
16:41Everybody's going to be tuned in.
16:42But they have to give the ball to Derrick Henry.
16:44That's when they're the most successful.
16:45And clearly, the key for the Chargers is, stop Derrick Henry, and we can win this game.
16:49But I am.
16:50I'm going with Baltimore.
16:51We finally came together.
16:54It took the Monday night hardball ball.
16:57Derrick Henry.
16:58Damn.
16:59Exactly.
17:00Give that monster the ball.
17:01He's a monster, man.
17:02He's a big monster, man.
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17:33Jerry.
17:34Hey.
17:35Hi, Jerry.
17:36How you doing?
17:37Boy made it.
17:38Good.
17:39Yeah.
17:40It's snowing very hard outside.
17:41Was that a fun drive?
17:42Two hours, 28 minutes.
17:43Oh, two and a half hours.
17:44I don't know if anybody could hear.
17:45Damn.
17:46Drive from Minneapolis?
17:47Damn.
17:48Will made it here in 50 minutes from O'Hare.
17:51From O'Hare.
17:52Yeah.
17:53He made some moves.
17:54Wait, wait.
17:55He made some moves.
17:56The Uber driver was like, we're going to run into some traffic.
17:58We're going to take a couple back roads.
18:00I don't know a back road.
18:01You have a phone.
18:03I did Waze.
18:04Waze was fun.
18:06Did you get your bagel?
18:07No, I didn't get it.
18:08All right.
18:09I saved it for you.
18:10Well, Jerry, we just did the Picking Zoo.
18:13And I wanted to give you a moment to talk about it if you want.
18:17Say hi to Fred.
18:18Hi, Fred.
18:19Fred Smoot.
18:20Yeah.
18:21How's it going, bro?
18:22How's it going?
18:23This is Jerry.
18:24We're almost still a fan.
18:25Still didn't do as well.
18:26Yeah.
18:27But it's awesome.
18:28We did it already?
18:29The segment's done?
18:30Yeah.
18:31The Picking Zoo just hit.
18:323-0, Leah.
18:33Yeah, I know.
18:34Possibly 4-0.
18:35She's going 4-0.
18:36She picked it.
18:37Yeah.
18:38You know.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Pre-recorded.
18:41Yeah.
18:42Were you sad she picked the Ravens?
18:43I want to know.
18:44Do you really believe in Russ?
18:45Oh, come on, Fred.
18:46He's literally the number one.
18:47I'm just asking.
18:48He's sussy for Russy.
18:49He's sussy for Russy.
18:50I'm going to read you something.
18:51I'm going to read you something.
18:52One second.
18:53All right.
18:54All ears.
18:55Here it is.
18:56Here's the story.
18:57It's Barstool Sports.
18:58My show, Jared After Dark, also affiliated with another company, Diamond Recovery.
19:01I played golf with TJ Watt.
19:03I'm the number one Russy writer.
19:06I used to smoke crack, but I'm sober now for nine years.
19:10Number one Russy writer.
19:12Well, you know one thing about brother Russ, right?
19:16What?
19:17He'll take you up there, but he'll let you down too.
19:19Now, the one thing about it is he's been unstoppable since he's been doing it up and down the field.
19:24Yeah.
19:25zone, he starts to look like, you know, Uncle Russ again, he starts to look like I'm aging
19:32a little bit.
19:33Like, think about it.
19:34Look at the plays man-to-man in the red zone compared to zone.
19:37When people play zone, he throws interceptions.
19:39I got a bad rusty set.
19:41Uh-oh.
19:42Uh-oh.
19:43Is that a QBR or a passer rating of eight in the red zone?
19:47In the red zone.
19:48Eight.
19:49Eight.
19:50That's against zone.
19:51That's against zone.
19:52Everything tightens up.
19:53Eight.
19:54That's what I'm thinking all the time.
19:55Tightens up.
19:56But it is, Sierra.
19:57It is good.
19:58I know.
19:59It's good.
20:00It is good.
20:01Okay, Will, your playbook pick of the week.
20:03I'm going with the Chiefs.
20:04Chiefs minus 11 to cover against the Panthers.
20:06They dropped one last week against the Bills.
20:08I think they bounced back.
20:09They got Xavier Worthy in the mix more.
20:10They get real creative with him.
20:12And just the creativity on offense.
20:14Fred, you know, you're getting 12 personnel and you're getting an ace formation.
20:17You're expecting just conventional, whether it's a stretch zone, wide zone, run gap, maybe
20:22play action, maybe stick routes.
20:25You have 17 Hardman over there.
20:26They jet him across.
20:27They do a tight end middle screen.
20:29They do a roll out middle screen.
20:30You don't know what they're running in.
20:31You don't know what they're doing.
20:32Yeah.
20:33So with the creativity, with them losing against the Bills, I like them having a revenge, like
20:36having a little bad taste in their mouth and then putting it on the field.
20:39You a nice guy, Will, because why didn't you just say they playing against the Panthers?
20:43For sure, but I wanted to give Will the other thing.
20:44All right.
20:45All right.
20:46I was going to say.
20:47And the Panthers are trash.
20:48Yeah.
20:49Panthers are trash.
20:50Yeah.
20:51They in what we call a whirlwind, a tailspin.
20:52They just can't get right.
20:53They just can't get right.
20:54That's from the top down, right?
20:55Yeah.
20:56So I don't want to bring Bryce Young, though.
20:57Sometime we got drafted into, that's the one thing about sports.
21:00You can be the best person in the world at your job and you going to the worst company.
21:04Nobody else does that.
21:05Yeah.
21:06So you're going with Chiefs?
21:07Yes, of course I am.
21:08Okay.
21:09Okay.
21:10Here we go.
21:11You're going with the Panthers.
21:12Don't you do that.
21:13Don't you.
21:14He's a sicko, Fred.
21:15He's a sicko.
21:16Come on.
21:17Going with the Panthers.
21:18Plus 11.
21:19The Panthers can run the ball.
21:20The Panthers offensive line is good.
21:21They got healthier.
21:23They've won two in a row.
21:24They went on a bye week.
21:25Obviously, the Chiefs are going to win this game.
21:29Eleven points is a lot of points.
21:31And Patrick Mahomes, the double digit favorite on the road, is 0-3-1.
21:36The Chiefs offense, who scares you?
21:40Who scares you?
21:41Pat Mahomes.
21:42Yeah, Patrick Mahomes.
21:43Okay, but who?
21:44I'm saying receivers.
21:45They don't have speed that scares you.
21:47I know Xavier Worthy's very fast, but he can't catch and he can't stay inbounds.
21:52You got Hardman, who's a gadget guy.
21:54I think the Panthers can keep things in front of them.
21:56I think they can slow this game down.
21:57They're going to run the ball a lot.
21:58I think they're going to save time.
22:00You're talking about the Panthers slowing down the Chiefs.
22:02That's what you just said.
22:03Like all the games that the Panthers have played this year, you're like, this is the
22:06moment.
22:07Plus 11.
22:08Plus 11.
22:09Plus 11.
22:10All right, we'll see.
22:11Plus 11.
22:12To catch crap.
22:13Plus 11.
22:14I'm taking plus 11.
22:15All right.
22:16I'm not going to the casino with you.
22:17Yeah, all right.
22:18We'll see.
22:19We're opposite on every game right now.
22:21That is true.
22:22That is true.
22:23Okay.
22:24So we went down the Bears rabbit hole a little bit off the top of the show, but Dan, your
22:26playbook pick is the- Yeah, I'm taking the Bears plus three and a half.
22:29I don't love it.
22:30I'm very nervous about Brian Flores against Kale Williams in this offensive line.
22:35I think he's going to blitz the hell out of him.
22:37But Sam Donald's had a little bit of a weird, you know, last ... He put it back together
22:42last week, but he hasn't been lights out.
22:45It's an outdoor game.
22:47The Bears defense is still good.
22:49I'm going to take the Bears.
22:51I'm going to take the Bears.
22:52And the Bears, look, Shane Waldron was the worst hire of all time.
22:55He was the worst coach of all time.
22:57You saw it with Thomas Brown in one game.
22:59He had Kale looking good again, getting the ball out fast.
23:02That's the thing.
23:032.3 seconds.
23:042.3 seconds he got the ball out.
23:07Shane Waldron's a bad dude.
23:09He said 9-11 last week.
23:10Yeah, 9-11.
23:11Way to kick ass.
23:12I didn't say ... I said, where was he?
23:13No, I know.
23:14Yeah, yeah.
23:15Where was he?
23:16Rumors.
23:17Rumors.
23:18Where was he?
23:19Allegedly, maybe.
23:21I think they're going to run the ball out there.
23:22Yeah.
23:23I think Kaleb, the way he's been playing thus far in that old line, all of a sudden it's
23:24going to turn around when it gets a little harsher out there.
23:26Yeah.
23:27I think they're going to run the ball.
23:28They ran the ball 34 times, 34 passes.
23:30They got back to what they do, what they can do.
23:33Not trying to ... It was just ... The whole offense was crazy under Shane Waldron.
23:37DJ Moore's now running the routes that he should run.
23:40The Bears are going to cover this spread.
23:41I don't know if they'll win.
23:42You can't blame everything on Shane Waldron.
23:44Oh, yes I can.
23:45No, you can't.
23:46Oh, yes I can.
23:47No, you can't.
23:48I can and I will.
23:49No, you can't.
23:50I can and I will.
23:51Listen to me.
23:52I can and I will.
23:53The superior defense on that field is the Minnesota Vikings.
23:55If the Minnesota Vikings say, we're going to take the air out of the game, that means
23:59Sam Dunn and just run this ball in this bad weather, y'all don't have a chance.
24:02At the end of the day, y'all, the Bears defense ...
24:05It was just conviction.
24:06I know.
24:07The defense has been broken since they left Northwest Stadium.
24:09No, it's been not great since Billings got hurt.
24:13He was our run stopper and then teams were able to run on us.
24:16You're right on that.
24:18But Bears are going to cover this game.
24:21They're not.
24:22All right?
24:23Here go what I'm going to say right now.
24:24Y'all, you know what?
24:25Fuck it, Fred.
24:26Bears are going to win this game.
24:27What?
24:28Yeah, you put me in a spot.
24:29I have to-
24:30Thomas, put me down for ...
24:31The Vikings.
24:32Come on.
24:33You got to go Vikings.
24:34Vikings.
24:35Vikings.
24:36All right.
24:37I thought ... You know what?
24:38For a second, this is how bad I am.
24:39Go.
24:40I thought you forgot who the Bears were playing for a second.
24:41I felt like I needed to help you.
24:42That's how long we've done this show together.
24:43It's gotten that bad for me.
24:44It's a chance I might not win a game this year.
24:45There's a chance I might not win a game this week.
24:46I'm like, hey, new parent brain?
24:47Sleep deprivation?
24:48There's a chance I might not win a game this week.
24:49I'm doing some crazy shit.
24:51There's a chance I might not win a game this week.
24:53Your back is against the wall.
24:54I am.
24:55I'm feeling the pressure because I'm also looking ahead and it's like-
24:57You're speaking in guaranteed.
24:58There's bad stuff coming.
24:59You never speak in guaranteed.
25:00The only thing in guaranteed is I used to be a baby and I'm going to be a ghost.
25:05I love that.
25:07What a quote.
25:08Yeah, I'm a future ghost.
25:09We are future ghosts.
25:10We're former babies.
25:11That's part of it.
25:12Former babies, future ghosts.
25:14But you're speaking in absolute.
25:15He's like, yeah, right here?
25:16Yeah.
25:17Lake Michigan?
25:18Yeah.
25:19We got them.
25:20Yeah, we got them.
25:21You don't.
25:22Yeah, we do.
25:23You don't.
25:24They're a better team.
25:25We'll see.
25:26They're a better coach.
25:27We'll see.
25:28That's true.
25:29Our coach sucks.
25:30Last six games, that's what they're doing in Chicago.
25:31He sucks.
25:32He sucks.
25:33He sucks.
25:34He's a bad coach.
25:35They might want to get some Italian beef for the last time.
25:36The one nice thing is winning this game doesn't matter to me anymore.
25:38The Bears season is very clear.
25:39It's just make sure Caleb keeps progressing and make sure you don't win enough games that
25:42Matt Iberfuss keeps his job.
25:43At least y'all get Ben Johnson next year.
25:45I would love Ben Johnson.
25:46Yeah, y'all get Ben Johnson next year.
25:47I would love Ben Johnson.
25:48Yeah.
25:49I don't think he's going to come because the Bears organization is rotten to the core.
25:51No, I think he's a great pencil dude, X's and O's, but I don't know if he's the leader
25:56of men.
25:57He's the leader of men.
25:58What about the Jimmy and the Jones?
25:59He's the leader of men.
26:00I don't know if he got that.
26:01Dan Campbell's the leader of men.
26:02Yes, he is.
26:03He might be in the perfect serving and kneecap suit.
26:04Yep.
26:05You really want a Jim Harbaugh, too.
26:06I mean, yeah, but the Bears are pussies.
26:08They would never hire him.
26:12Real men are not afraid of real men.
26:13The Bears.
26:14That is true.
26:15Real men are not afraid of real men.
26:16Remember that, Fred.
26:17Hey, listen.
26:18I played in this division for two years as we beat up on the Bears, so I understand what
26:22you're going through.
26:23I understand.
26:24He's on the other side of the ass kicking.
26:25Everyone talks out of both sides of their mouth because they say, oh, I understand what
26:29you're going through and oh, you're so negative.
26:30Which one is it?
26:31I understand your feelings.
26:32Okay, so then-
26:33Your football feelings.
26:34But me being negative makes sense.
26:37No, you being hurt makes sense.
26:39Feelings are hurt.
26:40Negativity comes from the mind.
26:41Feelings come from the heart.
26:42It's hard to be positive.
26:43It's hard to be positive.
26:44It's hard to be positive.
26:45That's preaching right there.
26:46Bears are going to win this game.
26:47That is preaching.
26:48Bears are going to win this game.
26:49They're not.
26:50Yeah, they are.
26:51They're not.
26:52I'm going to call you.
26:53I'm going to FaceTime you.
26:54It's been downhill ever since your guy was pumping up the crowd and Northwestern came
26:57and just flicked the ball.
26:59I've seen everything from the Bears just leaved it.
27:02Listen, Will picked the Packers last week.
27:04So did Dave.
27:05So did Gruden.
27:06Well, hang on, hang on.
27:07Packers still won.
27:08I understand, but-
27:09They didn't cover.
27:11Yeah, I don't know.
27:12Jordan Love.
27:13Do we feel like he got a little fat rash disease?
27:15You know how you get paid and then you're not the same dude?
27:18He'll start to turn it on.
27:19He'll start to turn it on.
27:20He did last year.
27:21He did last year, right?
27:22Yeah.
27:23Yeah.
27:24All right.
27:25Let's go to the Fireball Rapid Fire Picks of the week.
27:26The Rapid Fire Pick segment is presented by Fireball Whiskey.
27:28So many things make football great, but the best thing is kicking the living shit out
27:31of your rival.
27:32And of course, this week we have the Steelers versus the Browns.
27:34Fireball Whiskey is here to give you the spark to ignite that rivalry all season long.
27:38So grab your football buddy, buy around, and reignite that rivalry flame.
27:42Also, it's snowing outside.
27:43So that'll-
27:44Yeah, it's perfect.
27:45It's perfect.
27:46It's perfect.
27:47It's perfect.
27:48That'll warm you up.
27:49It's got new dad vibes too.
27:50You probably needed that.
27:51Yeah.
27:52You probably needed that with some extra coffee.
27:53Take some edge off.
27:54Yeah.
27:55So the Lions at the Colts.
27:56Well, I'll start with you.
27:57The Lions, minus seven and a half, and they're just absolutely rolling right now.
27:58Yeah.
28:00I don't know.
28:01This is my I don't know game.
28:02I'm taking-
28:03Two minute points.
28:04I'm taking the Colts.
28:05I was going to say, I'm taking the Colts.
28:06I need a little bit of a pivot.
28:10If Raymond, Rahman, and Smith, they're questionable right now.
28:13Both their tackles, left tackle, right tackle.
28:15If they happen to be out, I'm going with the Lions, but if not, I'm going all in on the
28:19Colts.
28:20Let me-
28:21Protect the football.
28:22Stay ahead of the chains.
28:23Win on third down, and the Colts can cover.
28:25Let me ask you guys a question.
28:27Two defensive guys.
28:28Yeah.
28:29Alex Anzalone, green dot guy.
28:30He gets hurt.
28:31He's out for eight weeks.
28:32How much does that affect the defense on the next game, where it's like you had the guy
28:35who's calling the plays, who's getting you huddled up, who's getting you in the right
28:39spot.
28:40Everything.
28:41That takes-
28:42It's everything.
28:43It just depends on who the backup is.
28:44Who's filling in.
28:45He's right, but that linebackers, man, they are the heart and soul of a defense.
28:48The linebackers are right in between.
28:50Listen, the front starts everything, the DBs finish everything, but everything belongs
28:54to the linebackers.
28:55The identity of your defense is all about the linebackers.
28:58Them linebackers for the Lions running around, I don't even call them the Detroit Lions no
29:01more.
29:02They the Detroit Thundercats.
29:03That's what they are.
29:04That's what they are.
29:05Led by Lionel, a.k.a.
29:06Dan Campbell.
29:07But the one thing about it, I'm not doubting this team no more.
29:10At the end of the day, if it's a 10-point spread, I'm going with the Detroit Lions.
29:14They are beating up on people.
29:15They're beating everyone.
29:16It's different than just beating people.
29:18They are beating up on people.
29:20They are imposing their will on each and every team that they play.
29:23What they did to Dallas, they had nothing to do with we playing y'all money.
29:27They had everything to do with what happened last year.
29:29They are checking people off of their box, and guess who on their box next?
29:32D-Coats.
29:33D-Coats.
29:34Yeah, I like D-Coats.
29:37I think Anthony Richardson, that was a very impressive game he played against the Jets.
29:40And especially with the green dot out, Alex Anzalone, look, they're going to put him in
29:45precarious situations where Shane Steichen got back to like, hey, let's run Anthony Richardson.
29:50Let's actually use him correctly and make the defense make decisions.
29:55What is one thing, are you talking about Jack Campbell?
29:57Jack Campbell.
29:58They got Jack, man.
29:59They got Jack.
30:01Who is the, he was on Hard Knocks, like number 44.
30:04Oh, from Jackson State, I know exactly who you're talking about.
30:07Keep going and I'll bring it up.
30:08But what's one thing that's always been, obviously the Lions are beating teams ass, but one thing
30:12that's been consistent the entire time since Dan Campbell's been there is their culture.
30:16They have a lot of players on that coaching staff.
30:18So the next man up mentality is as deep as it's going to be there.
30:22Everybody knows how important it is, and if somebody goes down, it is the next man up
30:25mentality.
30:26So I don't see any, even though Alex, like I hope he gets back soon, he does wear the
30:30green dot.
30:31But I believe the guy who's next in line to wear the green dot, like he will be ready
30:34to go.
30:35Can't wait to play.
30:36They're what well-coached teams do.
30:37Well-coached teams be teams with better athletes any day.
30:40But they actually happen to have the better athletes.
30:43That's the crazy thing about it.
30:44They come out with that running game and say, you know what, we can power you out, we can
30:47run past you.
30:48Whatever it takes.
30:49I just don't see the coach having enough complete team to make this a game.
30:53At one point, third quarter, fourth quarter, it's going to be an avalanche and it won't
30:57be on the side of Detroit Lions.
30:58If Fred Smoot would have been with us in Washington, on my squad in Washington, Kenny Robinson
31:03would have went down, Fred Smoot would have been like, who's going to wear the green dot?
31:06Who's going to be wearing the green dot?
31:07I would have entered the huddle and be like, oh, we got a little white chocolate in here.
31:10Let's get it going.
31:11Who don't like white chocolate?
31:12It's all about that preparation.
31:13That's what I'm saying.
31:14It wouldn't have been bad.
31:15No, it would.
31:16Saints, look up to Saints that next week, 45-14.
31:19That's what I'm talking about.
31:20People got to understand, just because there's a star in front of you, it could be a star
31:23behind you.
31:24Like, he just don't get the opportunity that you do.
31:26It's too many times, like Antonio Pierce, head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders.
31:31We came in as rookies.
31:32He was undrafted.
31:33He ended up being our star and middle linebacker.
31:35Then guess what?
31:36The New York Giants come steal him from us and go win a Super Bowl.
31:39You don't know what you got until you got it.
31:41Yeah.
31:42He's got the quote machine.
31:43It's a good point.
31:44He is.
31:45He is.
31:46He's got the shirts.
31:47Okay, Dan, the Bucs at the Giants, the Giants, or the Bucs minus six.
31:49I'll just go quick here.
31:50I'm going to take the Bucs.
31:51Mike Evans is back.
31:52I think Tristan Wirfs might be able to play and Zion McCollum as well.
31:56The Giants, that feels like just such bad vibes, the fact that they benched Daniel Jones
32:00because of the contract, which I understand, but then going to Tommy DeVito instead of
32:03Drew Locke.
32:04Drew Locke looked like a broken man.
32:06I don't know.
32:07I think the Bucs are going to start making a run here.
32:09Same.
32:10Bucs as well.
32:11Tristan.
32:12I don't even agree.
32:13Tristan was.
32:14He was limited on Wednesday.
32:15McCollum was out on Wednesday.
32:16He didn't practice, so who knows if he'll be back.
32:17But Jamal Dean, another starter in their second year that they're getting back.
32:20Mike Evans as well.
32:21It looks like he's trending toward playing this weekend, but I like the Bucs.
32:24They've proven that they can score points even without those guys, but that bye week
32:27is really going to help them out.
32:28I like the Bucs.
32:29Fred?
32:30The only good team in New York right now is the Knicks.
32:32At the end of the day, it's over with for the Giants, and Danny DeVito is back, and
32:36at least he's entertaining.
32:37At least he's entertaining.
32:38Because the one thing I always say about this, something about football players, they have
32:42these names that stick out.
32:43If I be like, yeah, this is my guy, Will Compton, it's got an oomph to it.
32:46But if I say, you know what, Daniel Jones coming to get us, ain't nobody scared of Daniel
32:51Jones.
32:52Ain't nobody scared of no Daniel Jones.
32:54So I'm just saying, with New York, the fear factor is gone, and they got one of the best
32:59fronts, D-line.
33:00Triple-dough, all those guys that you can hit, Sexy Dixie, Lawrence, all these guys
33:03on the line, they're far gone, though.
33:05It's out.
33:06It's Temple's game.
33:07You lose.
33:08You're Tommy DeVito, or the DeVito guy, yeah?
33:09No.
33:10No, I thought you were.
33:11No, I had him one game last year, remember, on the show?
33:15I picked him to win.
33:16It was a big spread.
33:17Oh, that's right.
33:18I'm anti-DeVito.
33:19I don't think he's a good quarterback.
33:20Am I cuddling?
33:21Am I cuddling?
33:22Yeah, I don't think he's good.
33:23Oh, come on.
33:24Tell me, cuddling.
33:25I don't think he's good.
33:26You're a challenger.
33:27Yeah, but I don't think he's good, at all.
33:28You just had him that one time, when everybody told you that you were stupid.
33:31That's what I was.
33:32Okay.
33:33It's been a year.
33:34You don't get the double spark, though, right, Dan?
33:35You'd agree?
33:36No, I agree.
33:37You get the spark one time last year, but then you don't get it again.
33:38Yeah.
33:39I think he might do it.
33:40No saying they gonna win, but energy, he gon' go out there, he gon' fiercely throw the ... Think
33:45about it.
33:47All I'm looking for is number one.
33:48Where's my league neighbors?
33:49I'm finna feed you the rock, and whatever happens, happens.
33:51Okay, Fred, the Patriots at the Dolphins.
33:55The Patriots are playing some good ball.
33:57Drake May is looking way better than most people give him credit for, and I must say,
34:01if I go down his roster, wide receivers, tight end, running back, he don't got the best roster,
34:07but the Dolphins, I think the Dolphins have healed up.
34:10That's all the fish needed.
34:11They needed to get healed, and that's what they're doing.
34:14I think Tyreek Hill had his first 100 yard game in like 10 games.
34:19I'm gonna go with the Dolphins here, and I'm gonna do it ... I know seven and a half is
34:22a lot of points, especially when they play good defense in New England.
34:26Ooh, I might have to think about that, but I'm going Dolphins right there.
34:28I'm going Dolphins with the seven and a half.
34:30Okay.
34:31I'll take the Patriots seven and a half.
34:32Drake May's playing well, and I think he'll keep them in this game.
34:35Dolphins.
34:36Dolphins?
34:37Okay.
34:38I'm taking way too many underdogs.
34:39I know.
34:40You guys are going head to head, too.
34:41Okay, Will, the Titans at the Texans.
34:42I mean, the Dolphins have, like he said ...
34:43I know they're playing well.
34:44Seven and a half.
34:45They've been getting healed up, too.
34:46They're starting to get in the rhythm.
34:47And the big play is back.
34:48Hands in hell.
34:49And they're in such a spot, too, where nobody's talking about them.
34:51They don't have to feel like, hey, we're in this, but with a four and six record, if they
34:56just go one game at a time.
34:57One game at a time.
34:58One game at a time.
34:59Got A-Train back.
35:00Got Tyreek back.
35:01Got Waddle back.
35:02Got everybody back.
35:03Ain't nobody talking about Odell Beckham.
35:04Odell back.
35:05So, it's a lot going on in Miami.
35:06I'm picking the worst team.
35:07Dan is in hell right now.
35:09Watching his face is just pain.
35:10I'm picking the worst team.
35:13Titans or the Texans?
35:14Man.
35:15I'm going to go Texans here.
35:19Okay.
35:20I'm going to go Texans.
35:21I don't feel good about it.
35:22I don't have a lot of...
35:23The Titans got a good defense.
35:24They do.
35:25Yeah.
35:26They do.
35:27They play good games.
35:28Number three defense in the NFL right now?
35:29It's sick.
35:30I don't know if it's still three, but they do play hard.
35:31They're top five.
35:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:33Top five.
35:34They play hard.
35:35I would, like, I haven't watched the Titans enough recently with Will Levis.
35:38I know when I was watching them with Mason Rudolph, if the line was plus eight, I might
35:42be thinking Titans because you know he's going to be feeding Calvin Ridley and everybody.
35:45Yeah, yeah.
35:46But I'm going to go Texans here.
35:47Dan, are you taking the Titans?
35:48That's a lot of points.
35:49It is.
35:50Yeah, I'm taking the Titans.
35:52Another gross one.
35:53This is going to be a disaster.
35:54That's a lot of points.
35:55Oh, that's a disaster.
35:56Disaster Sunday.
35:57Disaster Sunday.
35:58No, you just went 10 and 4.
35:59I know, but I'm just...
36:00You might have the hot hand.
36:01He's down bad for some reason.
36:02But I'm just saying, the Colts against the Lions, the Bears against the Vikings, the
36:09Panthers against the Chiefs, it's just gross.
36:12I really want to pick Tennessee here because I'm a defensive guy and I believe as long
36:16as you can stop people from scoring, you always got a chance.
36:18They play good special teams, but I don't know if I could just...
36:23Another game though with Nikko since that entry, they're going to have to start finding
36:26a really good rhythm here later.
36:27But I can't trust Will Levis, the mayonnaise man.
36:30I cannot trust him.
36:32He is the mayonnaise man.
36:34And I cannot trust him on the same field with a Houston defense that's playing good.
36:39I think he'll give it up at one point.
36:42Okay, Dan, the Cowboys are the commanders.
36:43The commanders minus 10 and a half.
36:44The Cowboys are done.
36:45Are you going Cowboys?
36:46Are you going Cowboys?
36:47You're not going to the Cowboys.
36:48You can't, bro.
36:49That is one game I was watching and I'm sitting there watching Cooper Rush and I'm like, oh,
36:52this guy is brutal.
36:53Yeah.
36:54CD Lamb is upset.
36:56Not upset, but he's like...
36:57They're shooting music videos in the club.
36:58He throws a bad ball and CD Lamb's like, oh, God.
36:59Okay.
37:00We got trashes with him.
37:01They're shooting music videos in the club after...
37:02You can't take the Cowboys.
37:03We can't let you take the Cowboys.
37:04You're not going Cowboys, bro.
37:05I'll pass to you.
37:06They've been outscored.
37:07Since Dax went down, Cooper Rush, they've been outscored like 68 to 14 in two games.
37:13Yeah.
37:14In two games.
37:15All right, fine.
37:16I'll take the fucking commanders, okay?
37:17Were you going to take the Cowboys?
37:18I was thinking about it, but they might be on quit watch, the Cowboys.
37:21They're for sure on quit watch.
37:22And Jake Daniels is probably fully healthy.
37:24He practiced all this week.
37:25I'm going to take the commanders.
37:26All right, fine.
37:27You happy?
37:28I'm taking the commanders.
37:29Yeah, we are happy that you're taking the commanders.
37:30I assume everybody's taking the commanders.
37:31I was just going to be just as scared for you the way you're taking some of these underdogs.
37:34Yeah.
37:35Can you agree with us that the Cowboys are finished mentally, emotionally, physically?
37:39Yes, yes.
37:40You're right.
37:41You're right.
37:42You're right.
37:43You look at Jerry Jones' face.
37:44He just got this look on his face.
37:45I know.
37:46You're right.
37:47I think Jerry, he's actually playing for a higher draft pick.
37:49Yeah.
37:50Because they're asking about Trey Lance, and he's like, you know, we're going to lean
37:51on experience.
37:52Yeah.
37:53We're going to lean on experience here and give us the best chance to win games.
37:55And I'm legit.
37:56That was one game I was watching, the first half, and Cooper Rush was brutal.
38:00Yeah.
38:01It's so funny how they had the curtain to the stadium back when Mike Tyson got in there
38:05and showed his butt cheek.
38:06I know.
38:07They can't do it.
38:08But they didn't want to do it for the game.
38:09Yeah.
38:10Listen.
38:11It's Bethlehem in Dallas right now.
38:12Yeah.
38:13And you know how you be when the year ain't going, y'all?
38:15I done been in one of the year where, you know, every game we start out good, but we
38:18waiting on that one bad play to happen.
38:20And once that one bad play happen, like we seen happen the other night with Dallas, and
38:24it's just an avalanche.
38:25And I think that's where they at mentally and physically.
38:27OK.
38:28Yeah.
38:29I mean, they look awful.
38:31The Broncos at the Raiders.
38:32The Broncos minus six.
38:33Bubba Bo' Nicks.
38:34Mmm.
38:35Somebody gonna have to give Bo' Nicks his props.
38:36He loves Bo' Nicks.
38:37He loves Bo' Nicks.
38:38I have become a Bo' Lever.
38:39A Bo' Lever.
38:40Bo' Nicks is a more athletic Drew Brees.
38:41Nobody wants to say it.
38:42If you put wheels on Drew Brees, you get Bo' Nicks.
38:43Wow.
38:44And Bo' Nicks, one thing I love about-
38:45Few more inches of height, too.
38:46Yeah.
38:47Both of them are three inch men.
38:48But at the end of the day, I can say this.
38:49I can say this.
38:50I can say this.
38:51I can say this.
38:52I can say this.
38:53I can say this.
38:54I can say this.
38:55Few more inches of height, too.
38:56Yeah.
38:57Bo' four a three inch man.
38:58But at the end of the day, I can say this.
39:02He's fearless.
39:03He will challenge you every play, and if I got a rookie player like that, I fined-
39:07I'll tell you like this- Power for power.
39:09When we look back ten years from now, this will be the best quarterback class of all
39:13time.
39:14Of all time.
39:15Wow.
39:16Wow.
39:17This class.
39:18No class will compete with it, and it's for one reason.
39:19They're covid babies.
39:20And they had a chance to play 50, 60, 40 games.
39:24We've never had that many college quarterbacks come in and start, and we haven't even seen
39:28Michael Penix, or J.J. McCarthy, best quarterback class of all time.
39:33It won't even be close.
39:34Wow.
39:35That's a take.
39:36I hope it plays out.
39:37That's a take.
39:38Yeah, that would hurt me, though, if Caleb wasn't included in that.
39:41No, he's the quarterback.
39:42No, I know, I know.
39:43But that'll be brutal if it's the best class and the number one overall pick.
39:46I'm not going to be negative.
39:47I'm not going to be negative.
39:48It's not the best one.
39:49Yeah, yeah.
39:50And who are you taking?
39:51The Broncos are going to win this game.
39:52The Broncos' offense, it's more about the Broncos' defense versus the Raiders' offense.
39:56Raiders can't run the ball.
39:57Yeah.
39:58They can't do anything offensively.
39:59And the Broncos, Bonix has been awesome.
40:01And if you can't get pressure on him, he will continue to be awesome.
40:05And the Broncos' offensive line's good.
40:06The Raiders, even with Max Crosby, they have not been able to rush the passer.
40:10I'm taking the Broncos.
40:11Well, I'm with him.
40:12I like the Broncos.
40:13Why is nobody talking about Brock Bowers?
40:15Brock Bowers has been awesome.
40:16He got 700 yards.
40:17He's been awesome.
40:18You know how it is.
40:19It's because the Raiders are playing so bad right now.
40:21Yeah.
40:22And the Broncos have been awesome.
40:23Right.
40:24He's about to break the Ricky record for tight ends.
40:26He's been unstoppable, man.
40:28Incredible.
40:29All right, Dan, last one.
40:30The 49ers.
40:31The Packers.
40:32The Packers, minus 1.5.
40:33Yeah, I'm going to take the 49ers.
40:34Listen, this is two teams that just can't figure it out in the red zone.
40:37Both teams have struggled.
40:39The one thing I would say for the 49ers' struggles is now they have Christian McCaffrey back.
40:43I think those struggles will get a little easier.
40:45The Packers are under 50% scoring touchdowns in the red zone.
40:48I'm going to take the 49ers.
40:49The 49ers own the Packers historically.
40:52And the 49ers need this game.
40:54Like, they need, need, need this game.
40:57They're in a bad spot right now when you're looking at the NFC West.
41:00And I think this is when they start to get going.
41:02I agree with you.
41:04But I also feel like you could have the argument that the Packers need it as well just for
41:07how well the division is playing.
41:09Because you could be looking at three teams getting in the playoff from that division.
41:12And I think that those final two minutes from that last playoff game last year, like, they're
41:16going to have an internal fire burning to prove this game.
41:19I think Jordan Love gets it going.
41:21I think they get going a little bit better in the red zone.
41:23So I'm going to go with the Packers.
41:24Fred?
41:25Why do people do this with the 49ers?
41:27The 49ers is the beauty queen with a dead tooth in her mouth.
41:33You visually can't see what's wrong with her.
41:35But there's something wrong with her.
41:37And nobody wants to say it.
41:38The 49ers, Nick Bost is not even playing.
41:41They only rush four people.
41:42They never blitz.
41:43Fred Warner and the rest of this defense, O'Neal and the rest of these guys are going
41:47to have to stop this.
41:48This Packers offense at home?
41:50At home.
41:51It's going to be cold in Green Bay.
41:53It is.
41:54We're going to bring the team from California to Green Bay without their best defensive
41:58player, and y'all are going to pick them.
41:59I'm going with the Packers at Green Bay.
42:01I think it's just going to be too much for them.
42:03Brock Purdy, outside, throwing, nope, nope, Brandon Aiyuk.
42:08I'm going with the Packers.
42:09Beauty queen with a dead tooth in her mouth.
42:11Yeah.
42:12Yeah.
42:13That's a visual.
42:14That's a visual.
42:15OK, let's go to hot takes.
42:16And I got to say, Fred's hot take in the segment before when he was talking about this could
42:20potentially be the best quarterback class of all time, of like the J.J. McCarthy class.
42:23We haven't even seen him play.
42:25So that's going to be hotter than that?
42:28Colts are going to win outright.
42:31That's pretty hot.
42:32I don't know if that's hot or foolish.
42:33That's pretty hot.
42:34That's pretty hot.
42:35Either or.
42:36Either or.
42:37Either one.
42:38I think the Lions are the best team in the NFL, but it's a hard season.
42:41For this week?
42:42Yeah.
42:43Yeah.
42:44I think the Bucs beat the Giants by three touchdowns.
42:47Three.
42:48I don't know if that's hot.
42:50That might just be factual.
42:51It could be.
42:52At five and a half points spread.
42:53How are you feeling about the Steelers?
42:54I know we talked about it.
42:55Tonight?
42:56Yeah, I feel really good.
42:57I did a lot of thinking about this game because in years past, you look at this game and it's
43:00like, oh my God, it's a trap.
43:01It's a trap game, right?
43:03I think the Steelers are different.
43:05I think their defense is really, really good.
43:08Top three in defense, top 12 in offense.
43:11They can run the ball really good.
43:13Russ, great deep ball steal.
43:14I think the Steelers can beat them by 10 tonight.
43:16The reason I ask him that is because by the time this airs, we'll know if that was a hot
43:19take or not.
43:20Yeah.
43:21I'll either be incredibly wrong or incredibly correct.
43:22Yeah.
43:23Okay, Will, you have a hot take?
43:24Yeah.
43:25Let's say the Ravens win by two scores and Derrick Henry has over 150.
43:30Ooh, that's not really hot.
43:32I think they just spot on right there.
43:34They just spot on.
43:35He's a train.
43:36That's where you guys came together, right?
43:37That was like the moment where you-
43:38Yeah, it was the moment where Smith and I, we started coming around with each other.
43:41Yeah, most definitely.
43:42Okay.
43:43All right.
43:44The survivor pool picks.
43:45Will, you're still alive.
43:46Will, you're still alive.
43:47And then, Fred, you are still alive.
43:48So you have to take a team that the guest chair just keeps-
43:51Just to win.
43:52Yeah, just to win.
43:53Not against the spread.
43:54So, Will, you cannot take the Dolphins, the Bengals, the Titans, the Jets, the Bills,
43:58or the 49ers.
44:01And Fred, you cannot take the Lions, the Bengals, the 49ers, the Jets, or the Commanders.
44:06Anybody else, just to win.
44:07All right, just to win.
44:08Just to win.
44:09Oh, you can take the Chiefs.
44:10I'll take the Broncos.
44:11Broncos for Will.
44:12Okay.
44:13Oh, way to go with old Bo Nix.
44:17He loves Bo Nix.
44:18I'm a Bo Nix kid.
44:19I'm going to do what common sense people do, and I'm going to take Andy Reid, eat cheeseburgers
44:24in South Carolina.
44:25Okay.
44:26All right.
44:27I'm taking him-
44:28The Chiefs.
44:29Yeah, Chiefs, most definitely.
44:30Okay.
44:31All right.
44:32Anything else?
44:33No, this is great, Fred.
44:34You're the best.
44:35Fred, you're awesome, bro.
44:36I feel like you need to be a motivational speaker.
44:37I mean, this is why-
44:38But my dad is a preacher, you know.
44:39I was going to say preacher, too, but I was like, no.
44:40You know, the apple falls so far away from the tree.
44:41You got me shouting you down over here.
44:42I'm a preacher pastor.
44:44Yeah.
44:45When I was ...
44:46Preach it!
44:47We're all past babies and future goers.
44:48That's just facts.
44:49That's just facts.
44:50I know we hate to look at it that serious.
44:51That's why you got to enjoy the in between.
44:52You know what you need to do after this?
44:54You need to, at some point, go into Brandon Walker, like we mentioned, Mississippi State
44:57guy, and give him a speech about Mississippi State.
44:59Even if you don't believe it, just give him a little pump up, because he down bad.
45:02We talked before the show, how we finna get together to do our NIL rush.
45:06We got to come and see.
45:07That's what it's about in college right now.
45:08It's about big pocket, little pocket right now.
45:11Mississippi State, yeah, the pocket ain't that big, but we're going to make it grow.
45:14There you go. And by the way, I know this airs Friday night, and then it re-airs Sunday.
45:18Nebraska-Wisconsin, how are we feeling?
45:21I feel good. Raely guaranteed a win. I like how Danny H is calling it.
45:25He guaranteed a win?
45:26Oh, he didn't say the words guaranteed.
45:27He used the guarantee win on a five-and-five bowl?
45:32Listen, it ain't even about that. It's the fact that Nebraska's going bowling
45:35after this weekend. And I love what the Huskers are doing.
45:37I like your quarterback. He's very Patrick Mahomish. I think he's that guy.
45:42Yeah, I mean, I'm going to obviously watch this game and root hard for the Badgers.
45:46You're on it next year.
45:47We're on it next year. And listen, we own Nebraska.
45:50They've beaten us like one time in the last 15 years.
45:53Who is the real red and white team in the big team?
45:55On the game we're currently playing, I feel good about Nebraska this weekend.
46:00What I said is correct.
46:01I'm not trying to do anything. I'm not trying to take any personal shots over here.
46:05What I said is correct.
46:06Tell him the past don't need us no more. The future need I.M.
46:10Yeah, but if the past keeps repeating itself, what do I mean? Why can't I—
46:13I want to get that tattooed on me.
46:14But they ain't never had a quarterback like that guy right now.
46:17Is he that guy?
46:18Man, he's that guy. Come on, sometimes you can pass the eye test, not the smell test.
46:23Like, if it's some good food people put in your face, like, hmm, that smell good.
46:26Can you say the past quote again?
46:29The past don't need us. The future do.
46:31Okay.
46:31All right, so whatever you did in the past, it don't need us no more.
46:34Really?
46:35Is he that guy?
46:36I think he is. I seen him throw that ball, man, and there's a corner.
46:39You don't think so?
46:40Come on, now.
46:41I'm just asking the question.
46:42But, okay, I'm asking you. I'm asking you. You think Dylan's that guy?
46:46I don't know.
46:46Ooh, a pair of lips are telling me.
46:48I don't know. I don't know. I don't think you can say definitively.
46:52I don't know. It's bullshit that you got Dana Holgerson, though.
46:54That's my best friend, and you fucked that up.
46:56So he's good?
46:57Yeah.
46:57Dana Holgerson.
46:58Yeah.
46:59No shit, he's good.
47:00We need him. You see him out there calling out the receiving court,
47:03saying, we ain't blocking worth a shit on the perimeter.
47:05You ain't going to get the ball if you ain't blocking.
47:07Yeah, you got to do both.
47:08Dan, I mean, listen, we've done these shows for many, many years.
47:11I think that I need Nebraska to win because he would be so happy.
47:14It doesn't even look like you'd be that happy.
47:15Yeah, that's fine.
47:17He needs this.
47:18Like, you don't have to rub it in your face.
47:20No, I know.
47:20You would.
47:21Well, because we just beat you every time.
47:22Because you just know I'm a beaten dog.
47:23Yeah, we beat you every time.
47:25Listen, I was hoping, obviously, I wanted the Badgers to beat Oregon.
47:29If the Badgers had beaten Oregon, I was going to text you right away being like,
47:32hey, I concede.
47:33You need to go ball.
47:36No, no, that's the head take it.
47:37That's the head take it.
47:38I'm just saying, there go the if.
47:39If the if wasn't a field, we'd all be drunk.
47:41Listen, I'm just saying.
47:43I mean, it's crazy.
47:44This man is saying, you can't do that.
47:46You can't do it without these ifs.
47:49I heard a lot of ifs.
47:50Really shocked me today how the ifs I've heard.
47:53Hey, you watch now.
47:55Seattle's going to beat the breaks of the Cardinals.
47:58OK.
47:58OK.
47:59That's the one that we did disagree with.
48:00That's the one where you said yes.
48:02I got it.
48:02You got a lot of ifs.
48:03You got a lot of ifs.
48:03All right.
48:04I'm willing to say a player's bet of $10.
48:10I bet you it'd be the coming out party for Marvin Harrison Jr.
48:13Oh, $10?
48:15Yeah.
48:15Oh, you want more?
48:16Go Unichamp.
48:17Come on.
48:17Let's go, let's go.
48:18We can do a small face hundred.
48:20All right.
48:21A small face hundred.
48:22Big Frank.
48:26All right.
48:26That's the show.
48:27We'll be back next week.
48:32We'll be back next week.