because that time of year is closely approaching to be here
before, you know it. So we're bringing our guy, NBC Sports
has never made man. Lawrence Jackson, what's going on with
you, sir? What's good fella's restoring? Omani. Like you say,
man. Is that time
to start talking football? The sport. We all love?
Yeah, no doubt about it. Definitely just pulled me on
love. Lawrence me and you have been talking already with some
of this stuff. So I
did some of these things are going to be things that we
disagree with. So we've had these conversations already. D,
we want to bring them out to the mainstream.
But let's start off by talking about the offensive Rookie of
the Year award. You were out there a couple of weeks ago,
great coverage at the NFL draft out there, in Vegas on who you
like in right now. And I found offensive Rookie of the Year
award,
which is looking like in your eyes.
All right now, man, I'm like, you know,
Trail on bursts into little lesser extent Drake London. The
reason why I favorite Trail on Burks, it's because he going to
a better team. Team more established
they go. He's gonna be on the team that's going to be
competing for division title won't be the case for Atlanta.
You know. Tom Brady that guy. Yeah, so
Trail on burst, it immediately fills the role
that AJ Brown had.
When he was with the Titans
AJ Brown, did it have success as a rookie
as well. Now he shipped off to the Eagles
Trail on Burks everybody to my how he would tire
at that. Rookie minicamp.
Don't worry about that. He going to be ready to go.
You like that.
What's up, you know, what about Tannehill?
See this thing taneyhill only going to throw so many
interceptions. It's all like that. Don't affect Trail on
birds. You know, I'm saying
trail of birds is our he
he's wide receiver one there. I know they got Robert Woods,
but they brought him in
in the first round
to be that do so. Yeah Tannehill going to do it
taneyhill do. But you hope that Dear Henry in the running game
and a combination of him and Birch could
kind of Yield, Ryan, Tannehill from all was coming to him.
Interesting. Let me ask you another question about
the Titan. So,
Derrick Henry has been a little bit of a polarizing player.
I've heard some experts kind of say he's had so much usage over
the last X years that you know, it's probably closer to the end
than and you know, then
Than People realize for him and then I've heard other people say
this guy's built differently
like he can handle whatever kind of to know you that you
didn't want to give him. 250 touches. He can handle it this
year
if he gets that kind of load and if he is anywhere close to
what we saw from him over the first half of last season
before his injury, you I think he's going to be at or near
the top of
you know, the stats leaderboards at the end of
the season. Does that create any betting value in any market
for, you know, for Derrick Henry?
Yeah, 100% like you said throughout the first half of
last season, he was on his way to you know, challenging
challenging his 2,000 yards
from the year before nine over nine hundred rushing yards
through eight games Yoni. See that from running backs,
nowadays with all the passing and he it wasn't as if it was
all About volume. He was averaging four point three
yards, a carry. So it was legit. What
people have in their mind is him coming off the injury and
him, not performing in that playoff game versus a stout,
Cincinnati run defense. That's what people have on their mind
because it's the last time they saw him but
there was obviously
in that particular game. There was no pressure put on
the defense from the passing game. Going back to Ryan Tannehill
three interceptions, so they was loading the Box up on
Dairy. Knowing they didn't have to worry
about the past. But
if you look at what he did in his most recent season, you
could see he still got it in age. 28 ain't age 38.
Well, I feel good about it.
You know, Lawrence we haven't had we I don't know if
the sisters just been let's just say
we're going into the 2022 League year.
I don't think we have any anything of you
on camera professing your love for Lamar Jackson. So as I set
up, The MVP question. Maybe, this is the first time we get
to see you.
Share your love for more awful. Lamar Jackson this year
with that being said,
do you think I'm awesome MVP candidate?
And here's my main thing with Lamar Jackson. I love Lamar
Jackson. I like to play as an MVP Market that have won
the award before. I think it's, you know, I think it's important in
that market
with that being said,
do you think it's time to start to put him on the center?
Yeah, you can. You definitely should
just to get a defense of different look, man. But
at the same time, you know, you got to do what's going to get
you in W's. And, you know, and I would be even more
on board with what you were saying. Had they not have so
many injuries
this past season, but I wouldn't definitely wouldn't be
against putting them under Center just to get a defense of
different look. And just to, you know,
mix it up a little.
It.
That's a fair point and honestly Greg Romans offense,
like it could use a little bit of spice. It could use a little
bit of a different look because it does feel like
you know, it does feel like people at least the defense is
around, the NFL have adjusted a little bit
to what was so so effective in 2019. So I'm a huge Lamar
Jackson fan as well. I really hope that they give him some
new wrinkles because
you know, realistically he's the most dynamic
use, the most dynamic football player in the NFL
period and he has the ball in his On every single snap
and that, you know, that makes for a pretty tremendous case
for a VP. If the bulk, if the Baltimore Ravens can realize
their potential as a team
that said,
it is a very competitive division that they're in
Bangles of the Ring Champions. Bengals. Got a much tougher
schedule though.
Similarly. The AFC overall is just chock-full of
contenders that we know about as well as teams that are on
the, come up with some of the Acquisitions. They made this
offseason.
What are is there an over-and-under win total that
you can kind of point to in the win total market? So you think
has especially good value at this moment?
Yeah, I mean, let's stay right in a SC North and I'll go right
back to the teen. You just mentioned the Bangles at nine
and a half. I'm gonna go with the under on that
first off of basing, it on the division that day end, you
know, if Watson play with you look like he is going to,
that makes it even tougher.
The Bengals won 10 games this year.
Right, tenants M. So some of them losses including like
the Jets, you know.
Nah, I'm sorry. Maybe that was the type.
Any hoop. They won ten games last season right now. They're
in a tougher division. Now,
right outside of that division. They will face the Cowboys,
the bills, the books, the Saints who were going to be a little
bit this year and the Chiefs. So like
it's not like they got some cupcake schedule outside of
the, AFC North. So they gonna be up, Against it. In fact that
you might not even see that, you might not see him in
the playoffs with that schedule. To be honest. I'm going under nine
and a half for the
Cincinnati Bengals.
And so let's talk about the AFC. Let's keep it in the AFC
because me and you've had conversations about the AFC and
who was going to be
some of these AFC team to make the playoffs
on. We disagree vehemently on the Miami Dolphins
and I started the quarterback position.
I don't think two is the guy.
Understanding brought in Tyree kill, but
can you get the ball to Tyree kill
is going to be the number one question,
but you like the Miami Dolphins to go over their win total.
I like the Miami Dolphins to be like, underneath the Patriots
in the AFC East
is. So the first point is we don't disagree just that you're
going to be wrong, right? Here.
It is. Right. We got the Dolphins eight-and-a-half. I'm
smashing that over light last week as soon as the schedule
come out. I'm hearing that over. They I've won more games
than that
in each of the past, two seasons, right?
With a worst team
in a coach that don't even like
to the quarterback that you Cory don't like. Right now.
I just talked about the bangle schedule outside of their
division,
right? The Dolphins have got in their division, the patriots,
who it out of be a nice little matcha, but they swept them
last year,
Cory, don't you like to talk about that? Huh?
Hey get the Jets in there, right?
Then you got outside.
Division. You got like some. So, so games with the Vikings,
the Niners Chargers in the Ravens who they beat last
season, right? Then they get the Bears, the Texans in
the line. So a whole lot of winnable games
outside of the division.
Then you add in the Jets two times.
I love this. I love to, he going to get, Tyreke the ball,
you watch. I don't care if it's a 2-yard screen and he take it,
72 the house and it's gonna count as a long touchdown. He's
got me running a lot because I see
Into or throw, nobody throws the ball to the flat better
than two. So I think that's one thing that he's going to have
to get a lot of yards after the catch. If he plans on having
a big season,
but you mentioned,
when you culture about the Dolphins
first year head coach,
that does your that's no concern of yours.
Well, it's always going to be a slight concern with any coach
coming in, but you, but the coach that's coming in is
the best Run game coordinator. That's it. That's in
the business. You know, I'm saying? So in make no mistake the
I mean, you just
I'm science, Tony Michelle.
They won't run that football,
run that football set up everything else, right?
Load up on the running backs improve the line which
has been the worst
in the past two seasons right yet. They were still,
they still had winning records
so they ain't get no worse.
So they can only get better in eight and a half. Wins
that easy money right there, baby.
I look at their schedule. I see. Even pretty high. Like,
you know, high confidence wins
for the Dolphins, which means it's going to come down to your
Dolphins, Patriots, head to head, to get to 9,
unless they get a couple of the surprises. They can all
certainly
they can certainly surprised. It can certainly surprised
the backers that can surprise the Chargers. They can surprise
the Niners. That'll be a fun one. See Mike McDaniel go up against
his, former,
his former boss and mentor and
Shanahan there. So
no fun, fun way to break down the season. I'm very excited to
see what this Dolphins offense. Looks like in 2022. No doubt
about it. Definitely you can catch launch work. A lot of
fantasy stuff and catches work
on NBC Sports. As long as my man.
Thanks a lot. Good talking football with you, and I'm quite sure
you'll get plenty more chances for me to show you that you're
wrong,
and you'll dream.