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We've got Jonathan Zaslow on the way to talk about the greatest first overall pick in NFL, nay sports history. In the meantime, after another march filled with madness, I've got regions on my brain. If you ask anybody what the four points on a compass are, they'll say North, South, East, West. Which is kind of weird because we read left to right as our society, as you may have heard, so you'd think it'd be West, north, east, south, right. You wouldn't say North, East, west, south except when you say the acronym news with N E W S. What's it all mean? I don't know, but one thing's clear. Putting those directionals in order gets easier when you do it By NFL division over the past decade, at least if you're trying to rank the quality of said divisions, which happen to pair up very neatly by region. Long story short, the west times two is best or are best. The NFC west is the only division with more than one team to win a Lombardi over the last 10 years. Matter of fact, the Cardinals are the only team from that division who hasn't at least played in a Super bowl during that stretch. And the AFC's version of the west, which for some reason includes a team based in Missouri or Kansas now I'm not clear either way, it's the Chiefs I'm talking about. And the Chiefs have made five super bowl appearances over just the last seven years. And that leaves out last year, plus the three Lombardi to go along with those ones won by the Rams and Seahawks. So like I say, the the west is the number one region in all of football America. And that brings me to the other side of the equation. The two south divisions, the two worst in the NFL. Over the last four seasons, the NFC south has had one team, the 24 Bucks, win double digit games. One win double digit games. And it was just 10 games in the age of 17 game seasons. Even Tom Brady had a losing record and in his final season the NFC south broke the goat. Sure, he was roughly the age of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 starting QB when that happened, but still, it is weird. The south is the only one division besides the NFC west to have had more than one team reach a Super bowl over the last decade, but even those come with baggage because of Tom Brady. He delivered that 21 Lombardi, which predictably is and always will be remembered as his and his alone. The Bucs and the fans just a vessel to wield against his old rival Bill Belichick, with whom he teamed up six years prior to 28. 3. The South's Atlanta Falcons, Brady's Patriots passed the baton on to Allen's Bills in the AFC east. And the Eagles soap opera has yielded success in award season. And as for the two Norths, they haven't been to a lot of Super Bowls over the last decade, but they've been lousy with high end QBs, future Hall of Famers and Super bowl contenders. So the east and the north regions are kind of like the two guys in the middle of a good four man bobsled. Not first, not last, not deeply important, but not bringing up the rear either. No, that's the South's job. Why? Because in SEC country, Sunday just means less. P.S. the Big Ten now means more on Saturdays too. But we can talk about that at a later date. Let's start the show.