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THE HERD - Hour 1 - Shedeur Sanders tops Week 1, Chiefs no longer elite?
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Hey, listen, these talk show hosts, you gotta defend them. Yeah, you basically need a bodyguard at this point. I mean goodness, if you were to go to the Cowboys with a backward hat saga. Yeah, a lot of drama. So it is interesting when I show up for work in the morning what's on my desk. And this was interesting. It was the, the, the, the, the PFF grades for preseason week one rookie quarterbacks. Oh look, Shadour Sanders according to pff, easily the highest graded quarterback. Jackson Dart was good. Jalen Milroe, Cam Ward struggled. Tyler Schuck and Quinn, Yours were bad. This is, by the way, exactly what you saw. This is what we would have all guessed, right? Jackson Dart better than I thought. Shedeur looked like he did in college. But here's the other thing, because I've said this all week, I think he needs to grow up and maybe he never will. But you could argue of all the rookie quarterbacks he was throwing to the weakest receiving core. This morning I went and found the 10 guys who made a catch for the Cleveland Browns in this game. Eight are undrafted. One of them is Sal Canela, who honestly is my favorite Sopranos character ever. One of them is Toa Tua. Jamari Thrash. Now I remember James Thrash, no relation to Jamari Thrash. Gage Larva, Dan Larva Dan I thought was a headache medication. The point being is 8 of the 10 are undrafted and this is what he did. With the exception of Travis Hunter, this is what he did at Colorado. He had to outscore teams. He had to carry a team. You mean Colorado had the 42nd best defense. His biggest win at Colorado was arguably TCU 45, 42 shootout or something like that. He also had the worst rushing offense in college football. Not bad. The worst 134 FBS battle line. It was always on Shador Sanders. And when I looked at that receiving card this morning, I went, this is Colorado all over again. That basically he's having to carry it. By the way, this is the opposite of JJ McCarthy's experience when he was at Michigan, they had the number one defense, never had to win by shootout. He had the number five FBS run game, could rely on others throwing on play action. Yeah, Snoop didn't get a throw on play action because no linebacker bit on Colorado's run game and the offensive line couldn't block it anyway. So what it says is JJ McCarthy had a very comfortable college experience and he has struggled kind of finding his groove. Right. And building his confidence because how could he. When you go to school, you know, it's the old trust fund kid. I've met trust fund kids before. Never that impressive. There's no grit to them. Shador Sanders may have had a famous dad, but basically he went to a trade school and J.J. mcCarthy got a liberal arts degree. One looks really impressive on a resume, the other actually gets you ready for the workforce. And so when I look at Shador in that receiving core, in that PFF grade, yes, he needs to grow up. There's no question Miles Garrett got a speeding ticket. He can. He's arguably the best player in football. Shador Sanders, a fifth round quarterback, can have two of them, but he is clearly comfortable being uncomfortable throwing to a bunch of no name guys. One guy played at Scottsdale Community College, so he's fourth. Remarkably, he's fourth on the Browns quarterback depth chart, but number one on PFF's rookie opening week quarterback performance. I don't know. Here's Kevin Stefanski and all Cleveland quarterbacks. It's an all encompassing evaluation. Obviously, I know you know, week one is coming and we'll make a decision there, but we're very, very obsessed with player development and the development of our, of our quarterbacks. So that's really been something that we've worked hard at. Whether it's reps in practice or the meeting rooms or the walkthroughs, we want to make sure that we're doing everything in our power to get these guys better. For the record, Shador Sanders today injured his oblique at practice. He may or may not play in the next game. Cleveland's quarterbacks are all banged up. So he's the latest. Apparently. This comes down from Ian Rapaport. He got banged up in practice today. So we'll, we'll see what transpires. So the other part of the best football dynasty of my life was New England, Kansas City, the Niners, Bill Walsh, Montana was pretty special. Jimmy and the Cowboys was certainly memorable. New England blew everybody out of the water. They had like, you know, it felt like two different Dynasties early and late, but in the middle, they went 10 years and didn't get a trophy. It does not mean they were bad. During that time, they got to five NFC championships and won eight division titles. Those were in the years. And Brady and Moss shattered NFL records. Those were in the years they didn't win the Super Bowl. So when everybody, myself included, says the dynasty is over in Kansas City starting this year, it doesn't mean they're not going to be great. It doesn't mean they won't get to another Super Bowl. It doesn't mean. It doesn't mean winning is over. But they only hoist one. And Mahomes is older and more expensive. There is one Travis Kelce, and he's probably in his last year. Chris Jones isn't getting any younger. And the truth is, Mahomes coach is 67, and I love Andy, but the chance of him lasting six to seven more years physically is probably very small. The other thing is, when Brady was dominating his division, the jets were a circus. Very briefly, Rex Ryan got it together and beat them. Not a great team, but the Rex Ryan team beat them. Miami's a perpetual average franchise. Never terrible. Not Carolina, where they're, you know, intermittently exceptional or awful. Miami's always kind of 8, 9, 9 and 8. That's just kind of what they feel like. Always interesting, never great. And then Buffalo at the time, I don't remember what it was, but it didn't. Didn't Brady go like 32 and three against Buffalo? I mean, he just dominated him until Josh Allen got there. But that's not what Kansas City's facing. And I talked about it this week, the reason LeBron was so dominant in the east wasn't that he was just great. It was that the east was terrible. I mean, even the. And it's been like that for 30 years. Go look at the NBA's Christmas schedule and opening day schedule. It's all Western teams. And it's been mostly like this forever, except when LeBron was there. So he was running through the Raptors and the. And the Pacers, and Nick Saban was dominating. When Tennessee couldn't get the coach right and Ole Miss couldn't get the coach right, and Georgia couldn't get the coach right. The minute Sark in Texas came into the conference and Georgia got Kirby Smart, the dynasty ended. By the way, Urban's dynasty ended when Nick Saban came into the sec. So dynasties just don't happen when you've got a stacked division because you're going to lose Some close games. Last year The Chiefs were 11th in point differential, 11th in the league, 11th. So they dominated the margins and they deserve it. But now Bo Nix with Sean Payton is in year two and Herbert in Harbaugh is year two. And the Raiders, Chip Kelly, Geno Smith, Pete Carroll, Max Crosby, Brock Bowers, that is a really good fourth place team. Ashton Genty could end up being. What are the odds on him being rookie of the year at running back? So my point is, when you start looking at dynasties, LeBron dominating the East, Saban dominating the SEC, you know, I mean, for the record, the Dodgers with all that money have just dominated their division. But the San Francisco Giants have been down a lot of it and the Padres shouldn't be able to compete and haven't been able to beat them in the postseason because it's a much smaller market and market size matters in baseball. This is not a shot at Kansas City. It's the reality of now. You got hall of Fame coaches in the division. Pete Carroll, Sean Payton, Jim Harbaugh, now the one of one. Travis Kelsey probably has a year left. Chris Jones and Andy are not getting easier. And let's be honest about Mahomes. He's already got blown out in two Super Bowls. He's been blown out in two Super Bowls. Why? It's not because he's a bad quarterback. It's because they unraveled because the O line, which by the way is getting rebuilt for a third time, let him down. So you go look at Brady. Brady had the advantage over Mahomes because they both have great coaches and great ownership. Brady had an advantage. Everybody in his division was dysfunctional for a majority of his run. It wasn't until Josh Allen arrived at the very end. You're like, oh, oh, okay, this is a challenge. This division's not. This division that Mahomes is in is the opposite of that. It's incredibly functional. Now. Peyton Harbaugh, Herbert, Bo Nix and the Raiders have the best coaching staff and star power. Fashion Genti is what we think that they've ever had. So Andy Reid, now, Andy Reid always says the right stuff. Was on with Kay Adams this week. Talking about people like myself who say the dynasty, part of their winning is over when it's all said and done, it's winning the game and we have winners and they figured it out. And so I was proud of him for that. And we don't listen all the noise. I mean, you know, if you do that, you're going to go crazy. Then you're not going to have fun. Right. And it's been fun so far. So again the Patriots in the decade long they didn't win a Super Bowl. That's the Moss Brady Space5 5 AFC Championships, 8 division titles, set records. They were still great but it just. You're not going to do another 20 year dynasty. It's just not going to happen with the division that good by the Brady was. I was almost right. Brady was 30 and three against the bills. And by the way Mahomes is like 35 and five against his division. That's not going to remain the same of the next 40 games he's not winning 35. I'd be surprised if he won 30. And that's not a knock on Mahomes or Andy Reid. J. Mack Sometimes I read these stories wait that. Hold on that Tom Brady Station 30 and three against the Bills were dysfunctional. The Dolphins are always average and the jets were mostly dysfunctional. And that's not a knock. But remember when years ago the Colts were in the Patriots division? Oh yeah. Had that move not transpired to remove them. He may only win half as many divisions if Peyton Manning in his primes in that division. So it's like Drew Brees and Sean Payton. It did help. They were in a dysfunctional division and LeBron was in the east and Saban nobody in the SEC. All the powerhouses, the Tennessee's, the Georges, they couldn't get their coaches right. Auburn still trying to figure out who's the absolute next great coach there. So it's. That's the reality of dynasties. Shohei Ohtani. Oh boy. Another. Another controversy. I'll address that next. Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio FS1 and the iHeartRadio app. Hi, this is Jay. I'm the producer of the Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Usually in these promos they ask you to listen to the show. I'm here to ask you, please don't listen to the show. The hosts are two absolute morons who have the dumbest takes on sports imaginable. Don't listen to this show so it can get canceled. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What the hell are you doing in our studio? Get him, Paulie. Ignore that fool. 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We talk with you every week to make sense of this madness. I've been telling Angela I don't even know how to fight back right now. So what I'm focused on is just looking out for ourselves. That's the truth. We're having the same debates that American households are having all over the country. Rest is certainly a form of self care, but if you are watching your full neighbors starve, not be able to pay bills, your rest is selfish. But the thing is, Angela, this is not the mess we created. So I do understand black folks feeling like, you know what, y' all got it. We're like family, but we disagree all the time. And we love when our listeners chime in. What would happen if we built our own little Wakandan community in the rural South? Tiffany, do not run to no rural South. I don't know what you're on. What our audience is asking is, okay, fine, you want me to stop resting? What specifically are you asking me to do? Stay informed and take action. Listen to Native Land Pod on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome home. Welcome home, y'. All. Tony Gross, he'll be on later today. He's the reporter that Shedeur San Sanders got very mad at. So here's another mess that Shohei Ohtani is in. I've defended Shohei Ohtani. Remember earlier when his lying, degenerate gambling interpreter took him for a ride financially, and it was remarkable to listen to the media say, oh, you, you know, you know, he's involved in this. He's literally in a country. He doesn't speak the language. And, I mean, if I moved to Japan and started doing businesses, I can't be involved in the vetting process. I'm a broadcaster. He's a baseball star. So there's a lot of grifters out there that have always been trying to take advantage of musicians and celebrities and actors. So when I see lawsuit against famous person, I don't necessarily think famous person's in the wrong. Our president has had like 4,000 cases of litigation in his career. Some he's right, some he's wrong. So there's. There's a lot of grifters out there. I mean, Elon Musk and Mark Cuban not only have attorneys on speed dial, but they've in their corporations. They have attorneys on staff. Fox has attorneys on staff. There's a lot of grift out there. So the first time he got into trouble, I had more, I mean, losers contacting me, telling me they had a friend of a friend in Vegas. They knew Ohtani was betting brewers games. None of it came to pass. Everybody in Vegas thinks they deserve more respect than they ultimately get. And it was nonsense. And it was proven to be nonsense. This time. It's a real estate developer and investor. I gotta tell you, that industry, and I've played around with real estate, is not known for transparency. And oftentimes there's a lot it's ripe for bad actors. I'll just leave it at that. So here's the other thing that the lawsuit says. The developer had worked on this project for 11 years. Years. The company signs Ohtani two years ago for this project. So you're telling me is Ohtani is helping the Dodgers win a World Series. He was a criminal mastermind in Hawaii. The second part of this, he enters the project in the 11th hour and he's the reason it's failing. Really. It's an 11 year old project. He enters solely to be the face of it. I don't expect him to do the vetting work on this stuff. So it can be a murky world. There's not a lot of transparency. I took his side on the gambling and again, go to Reddit boards, I'm sure they'll tell you they've got an inside source and a brother of a cousin in Orange county who knows what really happened. Congrats on that. Knock yourself out. But in this instance, I don't think people understand how big Ohtani is. He's a superstar in two continents. Okay. He's the one guy in baseball that drives attendance in America, a sport that was failing three years ago. He and the speed of the game are the two things driving attendance. Like he, his road attendance is remarkable. And you know, one of the reasons I defended him on sports gambling and all those discussions, because every state has different sports gambling rules, you expect him to know the difference between Arizona, Los Angeles, Colorado. Give me a break. So I don't think he's a real estate icon. And on this side, in a. What's always been a, you know, real estate broker, real estate investor, real estate developer. I've done enough real estate. It's. It's like the richer cousin of the used car salesman. From time to time, I'm not going to mention these individuals, but I'm going to again side with the superstar athlete. You. You'd be amazed in Hollywood how many famous actors have been sued. I do the Homework yourself. I did this morning. There's companies, CEOs, you know, somebody walks into Home Depot, bumps their head in a piece of lumber and suddenly they want somebody to write them $150 million check. I'm not saying corporations don't do bad things. And I'm not saying celebrities or. Oh, I'm not defending them at all costs. Believe me, I lived around Hollywood weirdos everywhere. But I'll take Ohtani side once again. And I read the whole story twice. I'm going to take his side again. That is going to be my side. You guys go the other side. I'll go that side. J. Mac with the news. No, no, no, no. Heard on the news. This is the herd line news. All right, let's bust right into it. Matt Stafford. Colin. We've been waiting for Matt Stafford to return and it was supposed to happen Monday. Nope. Tuesday? Nope. Still a back issue. Well, how about this one? The, the Rams decided they are going to get Stafford a mobile rejuvenation trailer. Saw that the company touts the chamber as the fastest way to reset, recharge and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. Okay, some people are making fun of this. Some people are alluding to. Well, if Aaron Rodgers did this, Colin, I don't see a problem with this at all. This is smart. If, if you ask me, like, these are what the top athletes do. LeBron James famously gets a massage almost every day. He doesn't eat anything. Nothing goes into his body before his trainer and fitness people. Listen, I don't, I don't, if, if this trailer is helping spirit, I think it's nonsense. But if it's helping, if it's helping his back, you know, I, I, I take stuff for hydration. I take magnesium, I take, you know, I take stuff all the time, you know, so I, I think as you age as an athlete, it is prudent. I think it's smart to take care of your body. And again, he's the eighth most sacked quarterback in league history. He's taken some shots and he remains the only old quarterback in the league right now that will sit in the pocket to the very last second. He plays with a lot of courage. He has always been a guy that will sit in that pocket and take a hel. The chin. So I think, you know, and whenever you get these companies, there's always some of it, I buy some of it. I don't, I don't think it's changing his spirit. I think he's a pretty driven, focused guy. But if it helps in any way. You know, I've taken things in my life. Sometimes they help, sometimes they don't. Have you tried nad by any chance? I take a thousand milligrams every morning. I started doing that recently. Yeah, I mean, you know, but for creatine. Like cryotherapy creatine. Yeah. Same here. I do want to ask and this, I don't want to paint this as too negative, but two straight off season, Stafford has squabbled with the Rams over a contract. There was rumors of the Giants, a lot of teams. I just wonder how much of this is Stafford saying. I don't really want to go back right now. I don't. Can I hold off? And the Rams gently nudging him by saying, okay, let's do Monday. Okay, you can't. Okay, Tuesday. All right, we're bringing in a chamber. We're doing everything. We need you back. I'm not saying he's not hurt. I just wonder how much Matt Stafford is just trying to enjoy the last remnants of summer before this four to five month grind begins. Well, he is a grinder. He is a famous grinder. Like when he commits to the football season, he commits to it. So I again, I've said Aaron Rodgers, Matt Stafford, Kirk Cousins, I don't want to see old guys with back and leg injuries playing in the preseason. Everybody else go for it. I do get Joe Burrow playing September Blues for Cincinnati for three or four years. But I none of this does it worry me? It does. It is something to think about. By the way, at the top of next hour, I've got my next to last tweak. I've got two major moves in my NFL predictions. One of them the Rams are involved. So does it worry me? Is there a possibility, Would I bet a few dollars that he plays 14 games, not 17? Absolutely. That's why they have really, really given backups reps in the preseason. They want somebody ready real quick. I'm starting to wonder maybe there's a chance. They have a slow start out of the gate. They have the Texans, Titans, Eagles, Colts, Niners. Yeah, I wouldn't be shocked if they had like a middling September and then popped kind of maybe around the bye week. Remember how Tom Brady had kind of that wonky start in Tampa? I think they were 4 and 4 or 5 and 4 and then in the bi week smoothed it out, made a run to the Super Bowl. I would not be shocked if remember this is a week to weekly, Colin. You know, that's what the NFL is when you're betting and I'm not. I'm going to lay off the Rams early on. I'll just, I'll just put that out there. Next story is Aaron Rodgers. Let's go to the Pittsburgh Steelers situation. Rodgers has been using a new helmet helmet in training camp after his previous helmet was banned for failing to meet the league's new safety standards. Here's Aaron Rodgers on his new lid. No, I'm trying to change. We're in the process. Still looks like a damn spaceship out there. Gotta change it. The face mask doesn't fit the helmet. Because that's an old face mask, obviously. Just like I'm old. But we're trying to find the right helmet right now. Well, yeah, that's kind of. You know, listen, when you get older, you're looking for a little comfort and, you know, Aaron's like, I want what I want. So I get that. I don't want safety. Is that what you're saying? Well, he just, he wants what he wants. He wants vision. And I don't. I'm not. I found myself defending Aaron a lot in the last couple weeks with you, and I don't think they're going to be very good. I think they're nine and eight. But I, I'm going to back Aaron Rodgers on wanting to find equipment that feels comfortable. Okay, you do that, buddy. Final story, let's go to the Philadelphia Eagles. Colin. Obviously they got Saquon Barkley, top five quarterback. Yes. And Jalen hurts. But what about a wide receiver? Well, Philly wide receiver coach Aaron Moorhead believes A.J. brown is the best receiver in the NFL. His reasoning includes that his league leading 11.1 yards per target last season was incredible. And he said he's the best one on one player in the NFL. Weirdly, A.J. brown, I did not know this. He's never been first team all pro. Really? That's a mild surprise. Now, listen, Jamar Chase is great. Justin Jefferson's great. Those guys to me are more speed merchants. Well, Jamar Chase can go up and get it, but Brown, one on one is unstoppable. Like, you can't, you can't guard him one on one. He'll roast anybody in every position in the NFL. There's like four people that are different. I mean, quarterback, receiver, pass washer, interior lineman. A.J. brown's one of the four that's different. I would say Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson, A.J. brown. And you can, you know, you can put number four whoever you want. So it's funny. Remember, AJ Brown was starring on the Tennessee Titans before their GM shocked everybody by trading him. How pissed was Mike Brable? He ended up leaving the Titans like he was just like, you can't win. What are you doing giving away A.J. brown? This guy's a game changer. Colin, since he got to Philly, they have made the jump to, I mean, absolute superstar team. Jalen Hurts has a great unit around him. I don't hate calling A.J. brown the best receiver in the NFL. I get it. Justin Jefferson, Chase. But Brown's right there with him. It's. It's really close, wouldn't you say? Yes, I would say that. J. Mac with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping the herd lie news. So I'm all fired up. We're a couple of weeks away from the biggest college football game over Labor Day weekend I ever remember. It is going to be Texas at Ohio State. I think Texas plays Penn State for the national championship. My guess is Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State are probably the third best team in the country. Notre Dame's really good, so is Oregon. But I saw an article this morning and it's like the, this is being intimated. Is Texas college football's new Alabama? Oh boy. So Georgia was the new Alabama for about four years until the nil took off. Where sec, tough physical defensive head coach, multiple Natties. Georgia was the new Alabama, Texas. My entire life has been USC in cowboy hats, as good looking, a lot of style, a lot of vibe, a lot of energy. Coach always makes a lot of money. Cool stadium, cool city. Where are all the Natties? So Texas and USC played, in my opinion the most memorable College football game, 2005 Rose Bowl. I was at it. It, I mean, it was unbelievable. It's the best looking crowd in the history of college football. Even in a very busy city full of glamour, like la. It was the coolest thing in LA for months. And I love Texas football and I didn't go there. I don't understand why I love Texas football, but it's something you can love without living there. It's cool. They passed the eye test. They have most of my life, but they're not Alabama. They're not gritty, right? Like, like Texas is the prom king. He's the coolest guy in school. He may be the best looking guy in school. He's the prom king. Alabama was like the best wrestler in your high school. Like, you know, didn't always look good in clothes but nobody wanted to mess with him. Didn't have the coolest car, was never really the Coolest the quarterback was. So nobody's afraid of the prom king. And that's the problem. Alabama intimidated you. Georgia intimidated you. Usc, Texas, they create envy. They got money, but Bama was on O line, run game, toughness, linebackers fundamental over flash. Texas is always like usc. They're good teams, always have a lot of flash. I mean, you go back to the USC dynasty and most people would say two words, Reggie Bush, right? Like that's what you would say. So Sarkin, coach Sark is big money Sarkin recruit. But do you trust Texas in a big spot if they're playing a hyper, physical SEC team or like wanna, you know, an Ohio State or a Notre Dame top physical team, do you trust them? Them? I don't. I mean, I, I, I may be a USC honk. I don't trust him. I mean, if it's drizzling, you won't get their A game. You will not get USC's A game. If it's overcast and there's a light drizzle in the second quarter. And I kind of feel like Texas has always been USC and cowboy hats. Here's Sark on their preseason number one ranking. It really doesn't matter. Like, that's how I drown it out. I, I tell the guys exactly that. Like, it doesn't matter. It's irrelevant to the, to the way the season is going to go. It's irrelevant to the way we're going to play, it's irrelevant to how our opponents are going to play. Maybe it puts a little bigger bullseye on us for our opponents, but the reality is we have to go do it right. We have to perform and we have to perform at a high level over time and time and time again. And part of it is I've told this story before. When I used to cover Oregon football, Austin Stadium was old and tickets were not that expensive. And then all of a sudden they built a beautiful stadium. It got more expensive and the crowd got quieter. Right? Like it was more, it was more bougie. And there is something to be said about grit, you know, like they're not changing. Michigan Stadium, Alabama, Georgia, you know, I think Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame has done a good job. Like Notre Dame is like tough and physical. And even with Brian Kelly's last couple of years, they go up Georgia and there are a lot of good linebackers and offensive line college football. To me, the three programs that have always been sort of like Rodeo Drive, Miami, Hurricanes, Texas, Longhorns and usc, I think the sport is better when they're all good and they rarely have been simultaneously. But to me they don't feel the same as like the Big Ten. That's why I'm so fascinated with USC going to the Big Ten, Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten. They play in crappy weather all the time. I mean, those states don't have any great high school players. I mean Oregon and Washington, they have to work hard to go get players out of state. USC football and Texas football, they're pretty. And Pete Carroll briefly made them really tough and really physical. And Sark didn't. Lane Kiffin didn't. Lincoln Riley hasn't. Clay Helton didn't. Doesn't mean they can't coach. Doesn't mean they're not good coaches. 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What would happen if we built our own little Wakandan communities in the rural South. Tiffany, do not run to no rural South. I don't know what you're on. What our audience is asking is. Okay, fine. You want me to stop resting? What specifically are you asking me to do? Stay informed and take action. Listen to Native Land Pod on the Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome, welcome. Tonight, it's a battle in the NL east as the Braves take on Juan Stto, Francisco Lindor and the rival Mets at 7pm Eastern on FS1. Braves disappointing year. Mary Kay Cabot, lot of Cleveland discussion. She's an excellent journalist. Another excellent journalist, Tony Grossi, on the show later, was virtually attacked by Shadour after that Week one performance. Mary Kay Cabot says Shedeur is suffering an oblique injury early in the throwing drills. Dylan Gabriel is a good bet to start Saturday against the Eagles. So that, you know, would seem to indicate we will now have a start by Shedeur, which was excellent, and a start by Dylan Gabriel. And I'm no litigator, but there is a point in every trial when the evidence becomes overwhelming. And as Uncle Colin, your judge for the moment, if Dylan Gabriel struggles, we know Kenny Pickett's not going to be the Browns quarterback. How do you not put Shador number two? Because I watched Shador and he moved and he was good downfield throwing to eight undrafted targets. I don't know. I keep watching this video. Looks pretty good to me. What do I know? So, oh, on top of the hour I am going to make. It's really my final tweak, my final NFL predictions because I'll do it the day of the Thursday. The NFL starts on Thursday Night Football. But last year I don't recall doing many changes. So coming up in 20 minutes, this is kind of my next to last tweak. I've got major moves now. I've got OTA rookie camp, training camp, multiple injuries. And you're getting consensus on opinions like Chicago's offense is struggling. That's the consensus. Denver, everything is clicking. Everybody loves Peyton, the defense and Bo Nicks. That's kind of a majority opinion. You're getting a lot of majority opinions. Detroit doesn't look quite as tight with the new coordinators as they did last year. So you're Miami is acknowledging, yeah, physicality, culture and accountability. That's really what we're talking about because they didn't have any of those last year. So you're, you're starting to get consensus opinions on what is coming out of camp. And so there you go. So that'll happen in 15 minutes. So I'm very interested and I don't talk a lot of Tennessee Titans, an organization even when they have the good coaches, Mike Vrabel, they can't get offense right. So Cam Ward, to me was the obvious best quarterback in college football I liked his road. He's got no ego. He's. He's just. He's really intent on playing good football. Tennessee has butchered quarterbacks Marcus Mariona, Will Levis, Vince Young, it doesn't even matter. Jake Locker, who I was not a huge fan of as a quarterback. This kid's got it all. I don't get the ego. I got the arm. He can move but would rather throw it from the pocket. And he didn't have a lot of help the other day when he played, but they just don't have much to work with. But a lot of times with these rookie quarterbacks, you know, we kind of throw them to the wolves. It's like that show Chopped where you give a chef a basket and it's got bok choy and a sweet potato, potato and skittles and some octopus and some red licorice and you're like, hey, make a delicious meal. Well, you know, this is not going to be Zagat rated. I kind of feel like this. Tennessee's O line's bad. The ride, receiving corps, bottom five in the league. I like the coach, but he's unproven. One of the best things they have going for them, the dysfunction of the division, I mean, that's really it. So in the last 20 years, the Titans have had a top 10 offense once, and they've drafted multiple quarterbacks in the first round. This is really the first one. I like everything. I like his story. I like his mindset. I like his arm, I like his movement. He cares about the right stuff. I think they may have finally found their quarterback. Here's Brian Callahan, the young, unproven coach. It's hard to be an NFL quarterback. There's a lot that goes, that goes on for these guys, and there's a lot of things that Cam continues to learn. And I think that's the. That's been the beauty of the training camp and why we're doing all the things we're doing is so he can try to accelerate that process as fast as possible. He's very prideful. He wants to perform well all the time, and he's learning how to play NFL football. And those moments where it gets hard is where you're trying. I'm trying to put him in as many of those moments as possible. And again, this is not a Brock Purdy situation or a Dak situation when you inherit a lot of the pieces. Dak got a great O line, a dominant back, an offensive coach. DEZ Bryant may have been a headache, but he was A touchdown machine. You know, Brock Purdy gets George Kittle and you know, Debo, Samuel, Christian McCaffrey. Go, go. Look at Brock Purdy's last 15 starts as they've gotten old and brittle. In his first 21 it's a different quarterback. So this is a tough lift. This is not going to win an Academy Award as a movie. I'm not looking for that. I'm just going to watch his scenes and see if he's memorable. I mean that, that's kind of it. But you got to. I mean if this kid had 26 total touchdowns and 10 turnovers total and they were 9 and 8, forget the wild card because I think Jacksonville's actually had a pretty good camp, pretty quiet camp. I would take it to the bank. You got to contextualize what is the landing spot. I talked about this yesterday with Jaden Daniels. Everybody's like this is remarkable. It was easy schedule. He only beat one playoff team and that was the Eagles with Kenny Pickett playing a majority of the game. He had a number one receiver, better than average offensive line. Cliff Kingsbury is a remarkable coordinator. May not be a great head coach and they had a good owner, a new gm, a defensive smart coach like Jaden Daniels got a lot of stuff. You don't have a number one receiver here. Offensive line's fine. Dan Quinn got to a Super bowl as a coach I think Brian Callahan's good. I don't know that. So o line is worse than Washington's. The schedule is. Look, go give me Tennessee schedule. I think it's going to be tougher again. Last year Jaden didn't beat Lamar or Baker. Jalen hurts right when he paid the good quarterback. Yeah, I mean this schedule is brutal. At Denver and Sean Payton Rams and again Houston at Houston playoff team a much better Raider team. The most improved team arguably in my opinion in the league. New England. So it and then at the end of the year it's San Francisco, Kansas City, Jacksonville on the road. It's not that formidable. You could win games but my guess is they start owing to that is my guess. But the difference is last year they outplayed Chicago in week one and will Levis game gave the game away. If they outplayed Denver in week one, what is the line on that? Seven and a half eight. If they outplay Denver in week one, Cam Ward's not going to give the game away. He's just not that kind of quarterback. He is buttoned up. You know it's J. Mac last night I was. I Had a lot of time at night. I had a couple hours. So I went a mile deep into my Phil Steel college football book, that kind of stuff. And you know, I, I think Clemson's better than I gave him credit for. And I, and I went through some of the NFL lines is. I think you admit this and I've always been into it. Schedule does matter. Like for Tennessee with a rookie quarterback, they did not get a great opening two hands Sean McVay in the second week. The more I look at the schedule stuff, the more I think it matters. Like we've talked about this with the New York Giants. I think the Giants could be really interesting. They have no chance to go.500 in the first eight weeks. They have no chance for because they're going to be playing old Russell or kid Jackson dart. So a lot of what happens in this league is luck of the draw. So this is tough. I, I get the Giants hype and Abdul Carter videos. We talked about it Monday. I was like, Abdul Carter. And the videos are all over online the last 24 hours. Colin. My only concern is we do an end of the season, you know, recap and then we do the draft and free agency and we make our assessments. And then preseason comes and we see a couple snippets because we haven't seen football in a while and everybody goes overboard. Oh, well, look at the Giants. I can unequivocally tell you they're going to be terrible. Their quarterback situation just is not going to be resolved. The offensive line has questions. The defense other than the line, the secondary, state. So let's not overreact to preseason. And to go back to something you said earlier, hey, Shador did well against the Carolina Panthers. Backups. So now Dylan Gabriel comes in and remind me, who does he have to face again this week? Backups of the Philadelphia Eagles. Well, remember, isn't that their opponent? Like Philadelphia Eagles, super bowl team, unbelievable roster, great GM Like I don't think Dylan Gabriel is going to do good and people are going to jump to the conclusion. But, but, but again, they're all backup because Philadelphia has spends a lot of money on its stars. They don't have. Their backups aren't great either. The draft so well, Colin. The depth. Yeah, but those guys, Howie Grossman, remember he was the one who plucked that dude off the Saints. Zach Bond, the linebacker who was like a nothing and a special teams guy. And then Zach Bond's an all pro, so they have an eye. I think they're gonna have dudes, but it's it's eye test with Shador Sanders. If they'd have lost the game if I if you just watch the highlights, he was accurate downfield accurate. He moved well. His decision making was good. His traits in college all all segued into the NFL. I always said this with Johnny Manziel in in college, Johnny Manziel ran away from defenders. I knew he was in trouble in his first preseason game when he tried to run away from it was like a Washington defensive end and the guy chased him down and I'm like, oh, that's a problem. Tim Tebow, he is so accurate. Then you watch them in the pros, you're like, he's a tight end. Shador who I've been told is inaccurate. But when I watched him at Colorado, he was always pulling away from defensive ends. He did that against Carolina. At Colorado with no offensive line and no run game, he was always throwing on third and 13. Face of pressure 74% completion rate. When I watched him Friday, I'm like, in the face of pressure, he was really accurate. His stuff college to pro I'm seeing the same thing. Journalist Tony Grossi in a couple of hours American Public University where service members like you can access high quality, affordable education built for your lifestyle. With online programs that fit around deployments, training and unpredictable schedules, APU makes it possible to earn your degree no matter where duty takes you. Their preferred military rate keeps tuition at just $250 per credit hour for undergraduate and master's tuition, and with 24. 7 mental health support, plus career coaching and other services, APU is committed to your success during and after your service. Learn more at APU apus. That's Apu Apus Edu Military who cares about truth when the lies More entertaining Welcome home. 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