the NFC South, right? Have they won the division, the well,
notice a year. They won the Super Bowl. They did not order
that they were the. Yeah, they were. That's right. Go to
a revision, thanks. Oh, I'm sure they are favored though. To win
the division of this year. They got the
roster to do it. There it is. The odds and - 210. So heavy
favorites to win. The NFC South are the Buccaneers the Saints,
second choice of plus, 275 Panthers, plus 900
Falcons way back there plus 3,000. Even though I do think,
they might give some people Some trouble this year Falcons
may be a step in the right direction. We'll see if
Chris agrees here in a second but we'll start at the top.
Buccaneers you said they had the number two roster. In
the NFL, they had 13 wins last year.
They are favored in every game, except a Pick'em in week, 14 at
San Francisco right now.
11 and a half is the number for the Buccaneers. I'm going
under. Whoa, I'm going under.
I know
I, you know, one so I mean it's still, you know, I'm staying
It's a great roster, there's no doubt. We know that
I think the division is going to be better.
I do you kind of just set it
and I think Carolina New Orleans will be better
and
they have a brutal schedule. The NFC South right? It's
playing the NFC West in the AFC North no doubt, the two best
divisions in all of football,
no doubt. So I'm kind of here to Crazy to hear it Echo. The
only game, they're not favored in as a Pick'em against
the 49ers. Well, I don't know. These are ones where again,
I can't sit here like we talked about with others and just go,
oh they're better than them. They're better than they're
better than I know their rosters or this is a top roster
and football. The Saints are going to give them issues
the Packers and the Chiefs are,
are the real deal. As we've talked about,
you know, they got offensive line problems and they got to
deal with a lot of good defense, has early on, you
know, the Steelers. I think the Panthers going to be our but
then you get,
you know, the Ravens, the Rams, that stretch their even teams
like at Cleveland where, you know, again, I'm not
Affecting playoffs. We know the rosters talented
and then you go through another stretch, where you go,
whoa, Saints at 49ers Bangles at home at Cardinals.
I just look at it and go
and three years in a row, some distractions with Brady, Missin
cam, it's a new head, coach and Todd Bowles. I don't care what
you say. You just don't see Miss Lee transition and just
go. Hey we're back to the Super Bowl,
right? So
I just I guess I'm saying still a major player but I could see
them losing the few tight ones in this. This this see. Season
this year and no Gronk.
Yes, no Antonio Brown you know again
Godwin I don't think seemingly 100% to start the year
and Julio Jones looks solid but like everybody's got a pump,
the brakes and thinking they're going to see Julio Jones from
Atlanta for years ago, that not happening. That's gone, see
you.
It could be good and be a nice Target.
So that's where I come to that.
They're still damn good but
they got a few stretches and in the schedule, that I just look
at it. Wow. I'm expecting 11:00 and 6:00, maybe get upset, and
go 10 and 7. That's what I'm going to say.
Transition at the head coaching position to with Bruce, Arians
still around the football team, but it's stolen different
things. So it's different there. Love things that are
different right with this Buccaneers team for as much as
stayed the same. They lost the defense of Mines years now you
know
the defensive coordinator in Jacksonville they lose him
right bulbs can't focus on the defense just totally all time
around. He's got to be a head coach. So yeah, I don't know.
There's just a few things there that just make me believe, it
won't be. Be as dominant as a one last year, even though
I still think they are sure scary to win the Superbowl. Yep.
Yeah, that all
makes sense. Even though the under does surprise me a little
bit here. I know the Saints, though. Eight and a half. They
had nine wins last year. The way we have talked about
the Saints. I feel like this is an easy over
for you. Hmm. It is you know, it is it is I was like just
going man. What is their over-under? I couldn't even
remember. I did, you know, I tried not to write these days.
I don't write the overs and understand what I write myself
these notes and stuff, because I don't want to be, like, in
influenced by it. I want to be like,
Let me look at the roster.
How does the schedule
a little bit? You know what, they call that right? Anchoring
anchoring, right. You anchor, you anchor your mind till like,
whatever you see? That's it. And then you have a hard time.
Yeah. Like getting away from me. Yeah, exactly, right. So,
I am going to go over here,
I am.
And again, I'm not going to say like I'm expecting a Lebanon 6,
or 12 and 5, but nine and eight or ten and seven.
I don't think crazy,
I don't, and I just look and go.
With the offense. I think it's going to be better. I know
there's no Sean Payton there, but there's more weapons. And
explosiveness the offensive line is still special running
back. We know is good.
There's a part of me that thinks Jamis is actually going to be
have a little less pressure with him on him, then with Sean
Payton because I think Sean Payton was trying to correct
them so hard that Jamis like you know, when you went back
and I watched him during the quarterback ranking his stuff.
He couldn't even pull the trigger
sometimes because he was like,
coaches told me not to throw an interception so many times,
I can't even throw. This guy who's wide open down the middle
of the field because I don't know, my seeing it right? Is he
open? Is he sure? Let me triple-check, let me quadruple.
Check
that whacked. Isn't that what he needed though? He didn't
need it. He did it. So that is where I think he can be
a little more free this year and I don't know if I should blame
Sean Payton there. That's probably not fair. No, but
I got them. But you know what
I'm saying, right? And and yet their defense I mean the again
their defensive line will never be outclassed by anybody
linebackers. Secondaries good. You know I do worry about them
aging a little bit
like
is Demario Davis. We're at At that point, where Cam Jordans
tomorrow, Davis is the world. You go, could this be the year
where they're just not the guy we remember.
So there is that aspect and their schedule
has some brutal stretches
and I will say that that is what scares me. Like they I
you could look at this team and go
I could see them starting off the year three and one foreign one
right? I could see them beating the Falcons, beating
the Panthers, beat the Vikings, beat the Seahawks, and they
lost to the Bucks. And he go whoa! Those Saints are four and
one. But
then they have Just like you see in week
6 through 13 where you say
holy s*** Batman
that's ridiculous. Bangles Cardinals, Raiders Ravens
Steelers Rams, 49ers bucks. Yeah and then the bye week.
I mean that's about as tough as stretches, you're going to see
in football. So that's where I think there can be,
you know, some 500 football played in the start of
the season, will be crucial for them. Yeah, they could be a 10
win team but better than some 12 win teams with that
schedule. I exactly right. Exactly, that's kind of the way
I almost feel with the Bucks.
Source. Just like, you know, there's the record might not
show it and then again, you know,
we've seen plenty of teams, be the Wild Card teams, the last
two years and they win the Super Bowl, you know, last
year, we had two wild-card teams in the Super Bowl
so I don't, you know, don't don't forget that, don't give
away anything. That could be in your playoff bracket. We'll get
to that here in just a second. So
the rest of the NFC South,
the Panthers. Great start. Last year. Terrible finish ended up
5 and 12.
They're Under is 6.5 with Baker. Mayfield at the helm.
Now
defense was good. Last year,
fell off at the end of the year.
6.5 for the Panthers in a must-win year.
Maybe a must play off year for
my tree and might be released the cusp of the playoffs. Yeah.
Like, I love the Panthers Thursday, you know, that's kind
of my team where I want to,
I want to latch on. I guess there's just
And in like I think it is right in this range
where I mean I want to say six and eleven seven and ten,
right? I'm going to go under and say six
you know I just I got to I got to see the Old Line work. I got
to see McCaffrey stay healthy.
You know, I know Baker and DJ more and Robbie Anderson are
going to make some plays. I get that
McCaffrey's health is huge. The defense is really good. I just
also want to go like,
who's going to be like, the Marquee studs that show up and
fourth quarter were up by three and make two big sacks to end
the game, or whatever. Dark Browns, really good. He didn't
play his good last year as maybe he should have, you know,
you know, I like
the brianburkhardt.
Burns.
But there's no Hassan Redick there. I don't know about JC
horn. What's he going to look like? So I just I found myself
going man. I want to like them with my heart, but my brain is
giving me questions.
So I'm going to go under there. And again, I don't think it's
much under. I think it's 6 and 11 are right in that range,
right? So under for the Panthers, over for the Saints,
under for the Buccaneers we round it out with the Falcons
who I said could be better this year.
When they won seven games,
the best amazing this they made expectations Too High by doing
that, they there.
More in a 71 football team but the real shuck shuck shook out
the right way and they beat those 50. 50 teams that we
talked about and Matt Ryan was there
but maybe maybe Vegas knows that because Pete's noting here
that they are not favored in a single game this year.
Yeah they're got a couple pick comes in there but they won
seven games last year, there were over under is down at 4.5
so everyone is seeing what what you saw there. Yeah,
I'm going to go the under
you're even going under a 4.5 so they 17.
Last year I know
they're going to win fewer than
yeah. I just Thrive girl 1 I look at and just go
and they might give me very competitive
you know. Oh line I don't you know dis dislike but again
I just it comes down to it. I like Arthur Smith and what but
I just look at their team and we
just go like
where what what what what tell me who who
like,
you know I think we hit on this a little bit and AJ Tyrell,
love him at corner. I think he is phenomenal.
You know, Grady Jared in the middle
really damn good.
But then like, who else are we talking about?
It'll inside linebackers. I don't think you're anything
special anymore. Dan Jones is good, but he's not like in
the conversation for best, linebackers and football and up
hits his awesome
and All-Pro tight end.
But I just come to it and go
pain in the ass and a lot of tough games.
But not going to win,
just not going to win. So I'm going to go under,
I'm going to say
Yeah, they're like a foreign 13 team so they are in the running
for the number one pick in your eyes. I feel like I'll pick,
maybe
I could see that and like, go, you know, website. I think
there's some quarterbacks that are on the radar that have
looked at it pretty big big time and no running back. I go.
Okay, so you know again
Damien Williams look good. I know I love Cordell Patterson
but I don't look at that group and just go pot. There's a 15
yard rusher in the group. No, right. I mean it's really when
you start to break it down, I don't want to sit here all day
the own line
and It's are the most impressive position groups
and a receiver. And Drake London needs to get back in,
but he's a rookie and how could you be Mario? Do you know, I've
had questions about him before
and throwing and when the game goes on his shoulders can he
dice you up all the automatically? I'm not sure. So
yeah,
I'd like a team that I root for sure. And like Dean peas
and I really like Arthur Smith, but I think this is a semi
rebuild year for them or total rebuild. Here you don't root
against any team though I really don't you. You like to
see whatever Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines.
I know, that's true. That's the one.