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two undefeated teams left and
I decided to make the Dolphins number one, leapfrogging The
Eagles, I haven't gotten much blowback from Eagles fans on
this. I think they know the Dolphins have beaten better
teams. Plain and simple, the Dolphins have beaten
better. Teams and the Dolphins took the best, and the most
punches that the bills could offer, and they still emerged
with more points than the Buffalo Bills somehow.
So the Dolphins are in the number one spot and they'll
have it until somebody beats them and I assume we're not
going to see the 72 Dolphins, 50 years later, but who
the hell knows at this point?
The dolphins of look pretty good so far Chris. Yeah they
have I have no problem with you making them one or two.
I probably would have made the Eagles to who have one I mean
one excuse me who have
Really kind of won all three games somewhat you know handily
but I get it and you know I think to that point is it's one
of the most talented rosters and football you know there are
still kind of finding their way so I'm there with you. I think
the thing that jumps out to me more than anything is just
you know, so far here we are.
It's just
teams are still finding their way, right? It's hard. It's
a team, Drew A little sloppy. It's hard to look at it and go.
Wow. Wow, there's a lot of great football teams right now
or at least teams that
we look at to go. One or two where we go? Oh I think they're
going to run away with this for sure. You know, we'll see as
this plays out but
you know right now I do think you look at the Dolphins and
Eagles and they've clearly been the cleanest and best playing
football teams in the league as far as consistency is
concerned.
Let me get to a question from Fred derf. On Twitter do
the Jaguars who are now number 11 I move them up seven spots after
they thump the Chargers do they win the AFC South it seems like
Doug Peterson is just what they needed. Chris do
you think they win the division at this point? They're capable.
They are capable Mike. This is I mean this is my man crush team,
you know, I know you don't listen to my podcast and
I don't expect you to. It's just hear you say it otherwise,
I know, I know. Yeah, you know, I don't care. I know sometimes,
I'm not sure if I say it here, I say there,
but they're the team that, you know, I've kind of had my eye
on, you know, ever since the offseason was some of
the moons. And we saw him in person at the hall of fame and I
just went holy s*** to they have
Studs everywhere. This is unbelievable
and now they're kind of confirming that
I do. I think they got a real chance. I think they're that
team to say you know again I'm not picking the Super Bowl but
that team like last year with a bang goes where you go. They
came out of nowhere
and are a force.
The Jaguars have a lot of the makings there. Trevor Lawrence
is playing offs. Awesome and we saw the defense can be
dominant. I mean very dominant I think there is a good chance
they could win the AFC South.
What about you? How long until Urban Meyer finds a way to
Take credit for what's going on. I build that team. I did
it. Yes, yeah. He's going to tell us that at some point, I'm
sure, but you know what I mean? What's your I? What's your
spaghetti and meatballs, tell you about what you're seeing
from the
Jaguar right now.
I think they're in a perfect spot to keep it going because
I still think that the league at large has yet to wake up to
it, and there's that, there's that process. You have to go
through
and we went through it last year with the Bengals,
where it takes time to accept that. When you look at
a jaguars uniform, the players wearing that uniform are good
enough to kick your ass and I'm going to kick your ass right
here.
It just takes time, right? Right. I see the highlights and
I just think that's the Jags about the Jaguars like a butt.
But and that that plays to their benefit, I think it
really does. Now, by next year,
it'll be too late if they continue to play like this and
when the division and get to the playoffs and make some
noise, but I think it does benefit them. They are not yet
a measuring stick team. It's too early
and no one's going to buy into it yet. And hey, Chris, they go
to Philly this week. What a game that is. I spoke about
a sneaky great great game boom. After how's it going with it?
It is a sneaky great game. You're right. I'm with you.
I can't wait to watch that. I mean, dougie dougie pee.
Back in Philadelphia,
you know, we didn't want to shove it up with, you know,
where the sun don't shine on that crew there. And, you know,
to your point here,
that they're one of the few teams I see in the first 10
games against the Eagles to go. They actually have
the horses and the pieces
to not be overwhelmed by The Eagles. Talon, the Eagles are
B, probably the best roster in football. I look at them. The
49ers, the Dolphins is having the most complete rosters and
football, you know, up there at least a bucks or in that
conversation
I think the Jags are starting to be in that conversation. I'm
excited to see that one physical big strong fast guys
all over the field, sneaky great game.
This is from Paul, which of the bottom quarter of the teams
have the best path to being a playoff team this season. So
that would be the final eight teams. If we can pull that up
and take a look, I would generally say, a team from
the NFC because I think the path in the NFC is going to
be easier and you see pack there at the bottom for
the Three teams are the bottom eight, rather? The top three
teams, the bottom eight are all in the NFC, South Panthers
Saints and Falcons.
I think, one of those three teams
could end up winning a wild-card berth.
I would not be shocked
and I don't know. Yeah, I think it's I'd probably pick
the Saints still even though it hasn't been pretty, I'd
probably go with them
just because I feel like some some things or at least in
place and but they got to find their way a little bit, they
do.
And you know, last week there another team that, you know,
made some big time I'm mistakes to let Carolina, kind of
control that football again. That game should have been
a lot closer down the stretch,
but I still think. I look at the Saints to be that team,
that can kind of make a jump and make a run into the NFC.
Playoffs. What about you? You think. It's one of those three
pretty much
I'm, yeah, I'm going to be a prisoner of the moment, say
the Falcons. Consider the most recent ones to win, but they
had that 16-point lead over the Saints to start the season.
And as long as Marcus Mariota stays healthy
and who knows? Maybe if he gets injured Desmond, router comes
in and plays well, and gives them the spark, they But they
got caught up its involved. Cordell Patterson is as good
this year as he was last year
because he's a little bit older I guess there was a thought you
know the wheels going to start coming off form. No, those are
awesome against the Seahawks. They go to Seattle and win.
That's impressive me. I think the Falcons
are the team that I'm watching. Now in that bottom eight and
maybe the Lions to if they can be library assistant, right?
Marty has this question to the Broncos. One point win over
the 49ers really deserve shooting them up by 11 spots. There. Run
defense
was only good when Debo was
The backfield and their offense was atrocious.
Are they really that much better than the charges
Patriots are Stills. Well, look, I don't care where a team
was last week. I mean, I am influenced by it a little bit,
but it's a snapshot
of where they are right now
and they moved up because the teams that were in front of
them,
lost for the most part and didn't look good. I mean,
the Chargers didn't look good. The Patriots didn't look good. The
Steelers didn't look good and the broke up the Broncos.
Autumn only one for his ugly. As that game was
the Broncos.
Got their act together at the Moment and drove down the field
and scored a touchdown to win the game. And then put
the clamps on Jimmy Jean company when they
were trying to get in position for a game-winning field.
That's right. So they won the game, right? They beat
the 49ers right, none of us. Expected them to other than
Matthew Berry who got a free belt buckle
from. Is it all goes for being the Lone Wolf
first. Pray, first places you get the
belt buckle second place is you actually have to wear it, but
yeah, they won credit to them. They moved up 11 spots that be.
It's all relative and It changes and it will change.
They got the I think they got the Raiders this week at
desperate, Raiders team and we'll see if they can
handle him. I think that's who they play. I did. We're in that
that weird mode where we begin to shift to next. Yeah, you're
right. So do all the games. So yeah, they hold off the Raiders
and send the Raiders 2014 then they, they they deserve that
spot. Well yeah, I
agree with you there. I don't know. You know, I think
the thing I would say is like, are they that they're, they're
better than the Patriots in the Steelers right now. I am going
to put him in that the Broncos could very easily.
III, you know, if they don't fumble on the one foot line,
twice against Seattle and 46 left, hash doesn't happen.
I mean,
they were the better team on the field that night. They
should have won the game. You know, things are a little ugly
right now but that's I think the way they're going to be
here for a little bit and
Russell Wilson, still finding his way.
Russell Wilson to me is not nearly as magical as he used to
be. I think he's got to start playing a little bit like he
did on that last drive and creating some plays,
and he's got to throw the ball over the middle of it.
A bit more. It can't always be like, oh, I can't see. And
I don't trust it and I'm just never going to do
an interception. And he certainly is not been spectacular either,
but there are demons of football team that has shown.
They can run the ball
and I wouldn't be shocked if we see them win. A lot of
22:14 games, 9:43 type of football games,
but I think you're Justified with where they're at and this
this right? Power Rankings,
but you're right, we need to see more of the Russell Wilson
that we saw at the end of the game and I think as time goes
by and Faneuil, Hackett, the new head coach is
Kind of working his way through
this early season struggle, but
they're there to and one. Yes, for a team that feels like
they're one and two. I'm worse right there, 2 and 1, and these
winds in September, our money in the bank, for your playoff,
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