The Neutral Zone (Ep. 181): Is Denver’s offense or defense more likely to continue momentum vs. Eagles?

On this episode of "The Neutral Zone," Phil Milani and Aric DiLalla discuss how the Denver Broncos can avoid a letdown against the Philadelphia Eagles (15:03). They then chat about whether the Broncos' offense or defense is more likely to match the performance from Week 9 in Dallas (25:57). The fellas then offer some bold predictions (40:20) and respond to listener emails and voicemails (49:15). Want more of "The Neutral Zone"? Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to leave a rating and review or a comment if you're watching on YouTube.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:07):
Hello, and thank you for joining us here on the
Neutral Zone. I am Philmlani, joined as always by my
trusty sidekick, partner and crime. Really, the best way to
describe this person is my everything. It's at Erica, Phil.
Nice to be with you today. It's great to be
with you as well. We tend to do this every week.
That's true, isn't it. Yeah? Yeah, it makes some good

(00:30):
points this week. The energy around the building pretty good,
pretty high, a lot of positivity around here, and I
think it has something to do with that big win
over the Cowboys. You think that's it? I do. The
lunch was pretty good the other day. That could have
been really good. Some nice sea bass. Yeah, oh, I
like that. You do fish very nicely around here. They do.

(00:53):
But it could be the win over the Cowboys. That
was the biggest win in five years. Yeah m hm
um no, we maybe we can just agree to disagree
on that. Where's the George Stoya? I don't know. He's
sources say that he may never be on this show again. Yeah,
he's still eating those chips, I think so. I think so.

(01:16):
Georgia Stoya from the Colorado Springs Gazette nice enough to
join us for our Monday show. Where's that that is
at Breckinridge Brewery's farmhouse? Is that the police that we're
trying to make a farm home, trying to make it
a farm home. It's in Littleton. It's off of Santa
Fe and Brewery Lane, Santa Fe and then you turn
left on Brewing. Were there every Monday from exactly six

(01:38):
pm to seven pm Mountain time? How many mikes do
we have when we do that? Usually it's three? I
think three? Okay, last week just two? And whose fault
was that? Ben Swanson? Yeah, he's trying out for podcast supervisor.
Not doing a great job. We're there every Monday from
six to seven. And if you don't live in the
Demo metro area, it's matter with you, It's okay. We're

(02:01):
live on the Broncos YouTube page. Yeah, every Monday from
six to seven. No matter what happened, no matter what,
no matter what. Yeah, but this show different than the
Monday show. We're looking ahead to this Eagles game, Eric,
and uh, all that positivity that's going on around the

(02:21):
building this week could just vanish in an instant if
the Broncos don't take care of business on Sunday into
thin air, it could go into mile high thin air. Yeah. Yeah,
It's like when you're playing Jenga. You know it's it's
my turn, and that the tower is just precariously purchased
swaying back and forth, and you pull out one little block,

(02:45):
you know, in the tower. I pull it out in
the towers standing still, and I put it at the
top of the tower, and then it's your turn. You
pull one out, of course, because you're really good at
that game. You played a lot. Then the next time
it's my turn. Interested in if I pulled the block
out in a bad way and it falls, it doesn't

(03:06):
matter that nothing matters. Nothing else mattered, you know, all
the winds at the end of the year. That's called
a metaphor. Yeah, that's a nice Jinga metaphor. Yeah. Uh.
At the end of the year, though, Eric, when they
look at all the Jenga polls are in this case,
wins or losses, they all count the same. It doesn't matter. Yeah.

(03:28):
So a win last week in the Cowboys and a
loss this week against the Eagles was just forget about it.
I just that would be a terrible But wait for
the Broncos to go into the bye week. Yeah, you're
kind of a blockhead. That's why you're like, that's why,
that's why you're the one who brought up jenga. I
don't even know where that came from. When we were

(03:48):
when we met for three hours this morning to go
over what we're going to talk about. You did not
want to bring up the said fill in metaphor year.
Oh yeah, that's true. I don't think you can spell
that word any other way. We're gonna discuss how the
Broncos can avoid a letdown, kind of like how Eric
story was a let down there. Yeah, uh well, we'll

(04:12):
talk about, Okay, this Broncos team facing a three and
six Eagles team. That team maybe better than three and six,
suggests Eric. So someone once said you are what your
record says you are. That's who said that. I think
you said. That does not sound like me. It does

(04:33):
not sound like me. Uh So we'll talk about how
the Broncos can avoid a letdown, and then, uh you know,
looking back at that Cowboys game, the offense really brought it,
the defense really brought it. We'll talk about which side
we don't talk about especially, there's just two sides, two
sides of the ball going. Yeah, just the day. Yeah,

(04:55):
kind of like you kind of like how you do exactly? Yeah? Yeah,
were you in Dallas? Yes, okay, I must have missed.
You know, I was not in Dallas. I was back
here grinding on the Broncos postgame show, Who's that with
Todd Davis. I love watching the game with Dodd. You know,

(05:16):
do you think he likes watching the game with you? Yes?
I think that he's a big fan. When the boss snapped,
Todd immediately knows what's happening, Like, how do you Sometimes
after the play ends, you still don't know what happened exactly,
Like that punt. I was like, what what happened? How?

(05:36):
I didn't really care? Though. The Broncos kept the ball,
so it was smart as they were playing. That's a
great rule. Oh do you think McCarthy was playing checkers
and Fangio was playing chess? I mean some teams would
just you don't get the third down and just punted away.
He played defense. Vic was like, let's get the punt
blocked so that we can recover it and get a
first down, keep the drive going, get some points. I

(05:58):
mean that is yeah. Have you ever seen the Queen's Gambit?
I have not a sponsor. Well do you think that
Fancio looked up he saw moving And yeah, there's been
a lot those pills, don't you. Yes, like when she
broke in and then took stole all that. That's what
I do. Yeah, Uh, Eric, There's been a lot made

(06:22):
this week about how the Broncos played the Cowboys and
whether or not now there's a blueprint. You know. Vic
Fanjo said something along the lines of teams haven't been
playing them the right way. And then Mike McCarthy I
don't think he was too happy about those comments. And then, uh,
there's been a lot made in the Dallas area about that. Yeah,
Vick Fanjo is um edgy this year. I don't think

(06:46):
John Harbaugh is probably being him over to Thanksgiving dinner.
I don't think Mike McCarthy is probably doing that. Nobody's
getting that meatball recipe. Let's just say that. Yeah, I
like it. I like it too, I love it. Yeah.
You know, I'm an edgy guy, emotionalgy, edgy, and wow,

(07:09):
you're you're in a funny mood today. When you beat
an NFC team. It's interesting because, like the Ravens beat
the Broncos, you have like this big what you call
a tiff there, There is definitely a tiff. Now you're
kind of like, oh, well, we could see those guys
again later, or like you lose to the Raiders and
like a bad fashion, you're like, we'll get those guys again.

(07:30):
The Cowboys. I'm like, I don't care about the Cowboys anymore.
The Cowboys where they're like, we got you and we're
gonna get We're gonna get you. Like, okay, we'll be that,
we'll be ready at Do you think that's how they say, yeah,
exactly seven in Iran, Like I'm not, like, I haven't
thought about the New York Giants one time since that game. Eric,

(07:52):
you know, it's interesting if the Broncos take care of
business against the Eagles, nice little clean sweep of the
NFC East, you could almost called an in that situation,
the NFC least. Oh yeah, yeah the Broncos. For the
Broncos probably would just win that division, is what I
was thinking. You know, oh yeah, yeah, well the Cowboys
still have a better record, right I know, but so

(08:14):
maybe they wouldn't. I don't know. Yeah, do you know
the last division that the Broncos swept, You've got a
one in fortune. I guess wanted to eight. No, oh, well,
can't you sweep the a f C West? What you can't?
You can't sweep yourself. So you say you swept, fine,

(08:40):
you swept the rest of the teams. I suppose, yeah,
get six and you swept the division? Do NFC North, Packers, Lions, Bears? Yeah, quarterback?
Then yeah, that's all that your biggest wins since the
Cowboys win. It's a nice stat there, huh okay, So

(09:00):
we'll talk anyway. What I was trying to get to
was the offense played well, the defense played well. Which
side of the ball is more likely to repeat this
week against the Eagles like performance? Of course, we'll have
both predictions to eric. I love both predictions. Last week,
our predictions, I don't remember them a little bit off.

(09:21):
I think. Well, I said that Jerry Judy was gonna
outplay Ceedee Lamb. That was my offensive prediction, right, um, yeah,
I think so that was correct. Yeah, Jerry Judy had
a better day than Ceedee Lamb. Yeah, but Jerry Jenna
didn't have like crazy good days. I didn't see. I
just said he was gonna And then my other prediction
was that Pat Surtan was gonna outplay Treymon Diggs. That

(09:43):
also happened. I was, Or did you say, Michael Parsons, No,
I said Treymon Diggs because he was like an interception leader.
And then what about the what about a score prediction?
We were wrong? We don't forget about that. People were
upset at my bold predictions were upset up pretty good.
I mean Treyvon Diggs, how many passes did he intercept?
You know the problem when you're cornerback who's very aggressive,

(10:06):
the offense can play to that. I think you saw
the Broncos do that a little bit. Tim Patrick hit
him with that little hes here that's sure for hesitation. Yeah, yeah,
he got him good and got him. Tim might think
a little bit of a push. No, No, Eric Crafty,
what do you think about Tim Patrick doing the t

(10:27):
o so that he went and he found the star
in the end zone and then he did it In
the words of Tim Patrick, that ish disrespectful. It is
he said that about them going front on fourth down.
They probably feel the same way about him doing that
on the star. So do you think that you should
have run the midfield like to actually did? No, that

(10:47):
would have been a big that would have been a
would have been a nice little melee. Yeah, I can't
remember who it was. Yeah, that's how that's how things
working football. Yeah, you mess with one like if you
mess one person and then they retaliate, that's how football works,
and that, in my mind, is how the NBA should
also work it. This is a family podcast, so we're

(11:10):
not going to talk about the vicious attack the Nicola Yokich.
I don't want to hear it just I mean, just
lost his gosh. You know, violence where you come down
on the lace that has a lot to say about,
like your upbringing as um as a young man, that
has a lot to just talk about. Like, you know,

(11:32):
not everybody came up through you know, the fancy schmancy
schools you went too and everything, and just like roade
in on the cloud, sometimes you gotta get gritty and
let other people know you're not to be messed with.
Yeah that was you in high school. Yeah, you were
like you turn your back on me in the hallway.
You're gonna you don't turn around after you start something,

(11:55):
you don't turn it around. Yeah, So we'll have both
predictions again this week. What were yours? That's I don't
even know. They were so accurate that I just I
just put him in the bank. I think you said
Fan was gonna have a touchdown, right, and that Drew
Lock was gonna come in. I think that was what
you said. Did I say both of those things? I
think those would have been wrong. And then of course, Eric,

(12:19):
we've got voicemails. Let's go. Let's just say Tom Agnetti
brought it this week. He always does great voicemails, particularly
a good one. If say, somebody's watching for the first
time listening, they're driving in their car. Sorry, they're still listening, Eric,
like these guys ever talking about the Broncos, how do
how does a fan, someone who's in Enzy Nation become

(12:42):
a part of the show themselves. They can leave a
voicemail at seven oh seven neutral, We'll play it right
here on the show. That's something that were borderline threatening,
made sponsor uncomfortable. Yes, let's just say a J now
the voicemails directly for Ben at the Biggs of Ben
and then he goes into it. Let's be clear a
J was not leaving the threatening voicemails. That's true, and

(13:04):
a J. We will play your voicemail this week. So, um,
so that's one way. You could leave an email at
neutral Zone show at gmail dot com. And if you
want a Neutral Zone sticker, yeah, leave your address. We'll
send you one. Yes, we will, still claims he'll send
you one. I think there's well, well there's I looked
at the other day and you know, why were you
looking at my dad? There's obviously no work, why there's

(13:26):
no work on the desk, but there was just kind
of like a mound of stickers and envelops that's just
growing and growing and growing. I was looking for you.
I couldn't even see you. Behind the supply chain in
this world is there's a shortage everywhere, okay, And that
same thing as true there the sticker manufacturers. It's the

(13:48):
adhesive part of it, especially really limited and through the
through the roof. That's why we're having a little bit
of a delay, you know. So we apologize, we'll get
those out. This is the first time you've been in
the office all the week. You know, the bye week
is coming up. Eric, you're gonna be probably what in Mexico? No,
I can't tell you the Caribbean. Maybe maybe you'll be

(14:10):
in Hawaii. Or something. I'm gonna be right here getting
to work on those stickers, got it? Yeah, you know
I can never leave this place. Maybe what you'll be
in the South of France that I'm sorry. Yeah, the
South of France, that's where you typically go every bye week.
Your a little villa there. There was no bye week

(14:31):
last year, that's true. Yeah, the Bronts bybly kind of
got screwed up. Hey, I forgot about that. You're going
through some stuff. Should we move along to the football.
Let's move it along? Or I was gonna say, if
somebody wants to get in touch with us directly at
Eric Delala with an A, that's right, Ail Milani with
a pH, how would you describe those spellings? Non traditional?

(14:53):
Non traditional? Yeah? Traditional. So those are all the ways
you can be a part of the show. Let's just
face it. Nobody listened to all that. They just skipped
right ahead to right now, Eric. So we're gonna get
into our first topic here, perfect on the neutral zone.
How did the Broncos avoid a letdown this week as
the three and six Philadelphia Eagles come to town. I

(15:15):
don't mean this in a disrespectful way. Phil Oh wow, Okay, Well,
the Broncos are not. They've not proven that they're good
enough for this to even be a trap game. Or
you know, they beat the Giants, they beat the Jaguars,
they beat the Jets. That's all great, And some of
those games, particularly the Giants game was close in the
first half. They were trailing against the Jaguars. Washington another

(15:37):
team the Broncos were. I mean, that was a one
score game the entire game. The Broncos only have two
more wins than the Eagles. You know, they have a
four game losing streak. The Eagles have played teams really tight.
You know, they lost by three to the Chargers. They
gave Tampa run for its money. I think they played

(15:58):
the Raiders relatively tough. You know, They've had some good performances.
Their losses have come to pretty good teams. Yeah, and
so I think it's not like the Broncos are six
and two or you know, seven and one and are like,
we gotta we just gotta get by a really bad
team and we're gonna get to the by. The Broncos
haven't to me show me enough on a weekend and

(16:18):
week out basis to have that sort of attitude. They
need to just realize, hey, this is gonna be a
tough test. Every game from here on out is gonna
be a tough test. And the reward if you win
this is you get to go in the buy feeling
really good. Six and four still right in the mix,
get some guys back after the bye. They cannot look
ahead because this is this is not a game that
you're gonna come out and win thirty five to nothing

(16:41):
just by showing up. I think the fortunate thing is
that there's nothing really to look ahead too. You know,
the bye week is coming up, there's nothing really, There's
not like a big game. It's not like the Chargers
are coming up and they're like already focused on that.
So I think, on one hand, that's good. It's sort
of like when you take final exams and then you know,
win our breaks right after that. It's like, you gotta

(17:02):
take care of business here with the finals and then
you got your break. Really some people say some people
say that, yeah, So I think that that's a good thing.
And you know the other thing, Eric, when I've been
thinking about the Philadelphia Eagles this week, you mentioned not
really having TIFFs, you know, with NFC teams. The last

(17:25):
time the Broncos played the Eagles. Now, there's not a lot,
there's not a ton of players who are on that
team still anybody, But I will say, just from a
fans perspective and those who did play in that game.
The last time the Broncos played the Eagles in Philadelphia,
the Eagles ran out of fireworks that they like they

(17:46):
set off after an Eagles score. I think that was
a beat down eric that the Eagles handed the Broncos.
I don't I've been thinking about that this week. I'll
say that, Yeah, there's just not many guys on this team,
like I think Justin's Simmons and Brandon McManus might be
the only and Bolls. Yeah that I mean, that's it right.
I'm not sure. I haven't really thought about it that far,

(18:07):
but you just said you thought about it. I've been
thinking about that game, got it? Yeah, But nothing else.
I'm trying just like uh Brock Hos Swidler is gone, correct.
I think Brandon Marshall returned a fumble for a touchdown.
He's gone. Miller's gone. By Miller is gone. I mean,
I mean DT, Emmanuel Sanders, they were in that game.

(18:28):
They're gone. Carson Wentz and Doug Peterson gone Philly who
really kind of were like the j I e Gon gone.
He had a long touchdown. And so I don't know
if the organizations. Yeah, but do you I think about that?
I mean to me, like, what do you think about it?
In that game? The Eagles didn't do anything to me

(18:51):
that was like disrespect. No, no, no, no no, no, like
they just they just handed the Broncos a big defeat.
Like if you had played the Dolphins soon after that
year when Adam Gates like kicked on site kick. Oh yes, no,
nothing happened in that game that was right. Just to me,
I just think you're like, but I'm just saying, you say,
let's not underestimate these guys. The last time Lebroncos faced

(19:11):
him really beat us. So you think someone in the
coaching staff is saying to the players this week, like
remember this game. So I don't think it's even brought up,
but I think that like Justin Simmons, maybe he'll he'll
have a little edged McManus. McManus had a rough game.
Maybe he's like, Okay, I'm gonna have that. Yeah. I
don't think the Eagles have one in Denver since six
or something like that or eight nine. It's been a

(19:33):
long time. Yeah. I think the last time the Eagles
were in Denver two thirteen. I believe Michael Vick was
their quarterback. You think you think about that game. I
think Chip Kelly was their head coach. You've been thinking
about that game? This I have not been. No, it's
only Wednesdays are recording this. You've got time to figures.

(19:54):
I do think that in general, like you play the Raiders,
there's a lot of animosity, you kind of get yourself no,
but you play the Cowboys, You're like, man, the Cowboys
are America's team. It's a big, big setting that there's
not a lot of like hype around this game, just
in terms of the matchup. And so if I were
the Broncos, I think where you draw motivation is the

(20:16):
last time you played at home, twelve thousand people didn't
show up. I would expect things to be better this week. One,
you just beat the Cowboys. You want a couple in
a row. Halloween is not this week because that would
be weird because it already happened. Well, and so I
mean Teddy Bridgewater said it on on Wednesday. We have

(20:36):
not played well at home. We need to go out
and show what we can do in home. Because for
the Broncos to get to the playoffs, Phil, you're gonna
need to win some of these home games down the stretch.
I mean the Chargers you probably like either that or
the Chiefs at home. You need to win one of those.
You gotta take care of business against the Lions and
probably the Bengals, um. I mean, those are games that

(20:58):
you need to win. And so if you couldn't come
out this week and say, hey, we're gonna defend our
home field, we're gonna put out a better performance for
these fans. We're gonna start to build some momentum here
where it's hard for teams to come in and win.
That to me can be sort of like a rallying
cry because there's not a lot of like, no one's
like Broncos Eagles Week ten, Like that's that's not the vibe.

(21:20):
So you've got to kind of draw motivation from within
this week. And I've kind of said it for a
long time. I think that's where guys like Teddy Bridgewater
help because yes, he's he's not gonna let you overlook disapponent.
I was gonna say one thing that Teddy has brought
to this team that we've seen so far is that
the teams of broncos Um we're supposed to beat, they've

(21:40):
taken care of business in those games, and so you know,
he brings that level of professionalism. I mean, you could
argue that they should have beaten the Raiders, should have
been the Browns, but I'm saying, just like just from
a level of team, they're supposed to beat the Giants,
you know, they're supposed to be Jacksonville. They took care
of business in those games. So that was a big reason.
You know, I would say it's because of Teddy Bridgewater,

(22:02):
and I think he'll help you out here, if you know.
To me, I always trying to think, like what what
game could this game remind me of? You know, So
this weekend in Dallas at half time, I was like,
this game reminds me a lot of that game in Minnesota.
And Okay, yeah, that's fair, that's fair. But yeah, because

(22:23):
as George Stoya and John Jordan would say, I know
what I'm talking about, I don't think those people say that. Yeah.
I got an email from John Jordan I can read too.
Did you really no, Ben s. Watson sent it over.
Not see that. Okay, we'll have to add that to
them or something probably, But to me, this just kind

(22:43):
of the vibe of the game reminds me of the
Lions game in twenty nineteen where the Lions came in
Drew Lock was starting. I remember that they did win
that game, which I think is gonna happen this week's spoiler.
But you know, Jeff dress close start that game for
the Lions. Think David Blow Oh sorry, prior to Purdue. Yeah, um,

(23:07):
the Broncos didn't like run away with that game. You know,
it was kind of a tight first half and ugly
first half. Broncos ended up winning by ten because I
think Philip Lindsay like broke a run in the fourth quarter.
But like they had to fight, they had to battle.
That was not a great Lions team. The Broncos were
a better team, but they you know, they didn't just
come out and punch them in the mouth right away.

(23:27):
They had to be in it all day, play good football.
I could kind of see something happen happening similarly on Sunday,
where you know, the Broncos don't blow them out of
the water. They've got a. It's a tight game. It's
a close game, and maybe the Broncos pull away a
little bit late, but they've they've got to play a
good football game. You cannot come out flat like you
did against Pittsburgh. Yeah, that's what I was gonna say.

(23:48):
The one thing that they did against the Cowboys that
was a pleasant I sort of say, surprise, I guess,
But just the fact that they started so hot right
off the bat, you know, I mean the second drive
of the game they drove all the way down on
the score touchdowns. Was defense. The defense, defense started in
a row, hot specialty energy. No, I told you. We

(24:08):
don't talk about that. I stop when you know, uh,
when you're facing a team that you know, many expect
the Bronchos to win this one. Uh, the beginning of
the game is crucial to just really set the tone
and say, hey, you're in our house. You just crush
any hopes. Well, I think if you watch the I

(24:28):
don't know if you went back and watch the Chargers
Eagle Eagles game, but I think part of what made
that game so close is that the Chargers they went
for it a couple of times on fourth down early
in the game and didn't get it. Similar to the
Cowboys and the Eagles took advantage. You know, they scored,
they went up, they had a halftime lead, and they
were just kind of like in the mix. And when
you let teams like that hang around, you're just you're

(24:50):
in danger. You're kind of like if you're Tom Cruise. Yeah,
Tom Cruiser in the danger zone. Got it? Sorry I
jumped her little. Sorry you ruined that. I just yeah,
I like to go fast. You got the need for
speed over there there you go bounce back nicely. But
I think that you know, if you can hold them early,

(25:10):
move down the field, um and get some points and
just kind of get them on their heels. This is
a team that when you lose, you know, like you
find new ways to lose, kind of get stuck in
that ruts. And that's what I thought. After that block punt,
I was like, oh man, And then they were like,
it's actually still the bronc as well, And You're like,
huh what it's like what like Todd explained this exactly? Yeah, uh, Eric,

(25:37):
I I agree with your first point, though, I don't
think this Bronco's team really is in a position where
they should be overlooking anybody. So I think that that's
a good point. So now it is a game they
should win. They should win. But I don't think it's
a game where you just say, oh, we're way better
than we can just line up and beat this team.
It's not the case, right, So let's move on our

(25:59):
second top a cure. On this episode of The Neutral Zone,
Eric de Broncos played their best game of this season
against the Cowboys, and they played really complimentary football. The
offense was clicking, the defense was clicking. Everything was rolling, everything,
everything was rolling perfect, you don't think so? I agree? Okay, good, good, Eric.

(26:22):
My question to you is which side of the ball.
When you talk about football, there's two sides. Okay, there's
the offense, the defense. There's laces in the other sense. Okay,
which side of the ball do you think is most
likely to have a repeat performance this week? The defense?
I think, Oh, okay, why because you think the offense correct? Okay,

(26:45):
I just think the defense is kind of finding its form. Um,
you could get Malik read back, Jonathan Cooper had a
really good game. Um, the secondary might be without Pats
or Tam. But I do think that you know, Kyle
Fuller look pretty good at a pass breakup, Ronald Darby
starting to kind of find his form. We haven't seen
those errors on the back end of the defense the
way we had. And I think maybe an underrated advantage

(27:09):
the Broncos have is that they played Lamar Jackson earlier
in the season and so that they've had some experience
against one of these really mobile quarterbacks that can extend
plays Um and they can look and they can see,
you know, did our strategy against the Ravens work? And
so that was to stop the run, and then it
was to kind of not really blitz Lamar or rush

(27:30):
him even all that hard. It was kind of to
contain him within the pocket. And obviously it didn't work.
And so I think the Broncos have the benefit of saying,
you know, how can we tweak this? Will this work
against Jalen hurts Um. He's a young quarterback. We know
vic Fanjo has had experience working against young guys in
the past, and so I think that all that and

(27:51):
the fact that there's if you look at the injuries,
I think that's going to impact the offensive side of
the ball a little bit more this week. That just
gives me Um some qualms that interesting. The Broncos are
gonna be able to match that performance offensively, So I
leaned towards the defense. I think they're really starting to
find their stride. It's not long before you ask if
this is as good as the Super Bowl fifty defense.

(28:13):
Oh yeah, I mean well, one of the reasons why
I think the offense is more likely to do it
is because m VP candidate Teddy Bridgewater. You're saying that No, no, no,
that's Isn't that what you were saying a few weeks ago?
That what I sort of thought, Um, you Eric, you
mentioned an injury concerns. I don't know how healthy pass

(28:35):
or Tan is. Yeah, I'm assuming he's not gonna play,
and if he doesn't play, I think that could disturb
the secondaries flow. I know that last week called Fuller,
he played pretty much every position on defense and didn't Yeah,
he was stopping the run. It's all kinds of stuff. Um,
and I thought that on the offensive line for the Broncos,

(28:58):
I thought that Quinn Miners came in played really well.
And I think that um Calvin Anderson played well in
replacement of Garret Bulls. So I feel like that old
line actually might be okay, Eric, Um. And the reason
why I think the offense is more likely to repeat
is because I think that Pat Sherman has it's clicked
here with the running team. He's like, I've got two

(29:21):
premier weapons, you know, Lebron because they've got weapons on
the offensive side of the ball. But maybe they're two
best weapons or Melvin Gordon and Jamante Williams. At this point,
you might say that Pat Shermer going against the Eagles,
he's he's a little fired up here going up against
the Nobody asked I don't Nobody asked him. Huh, why

(29:44):
didn't you ask him that you're sleeping? Yeah, power cable
maybe interesting. Did you see the stream of Ronald daries
press covery? Really nice? Focus was really sharp. That's what
I would say anyway. Um, So I think that I
think they've figured out some things with this running game,

(30:06):
going to uh keep that consistent, I think. And then
the other thing, Eric, is that I was reading some
stories out of the Philadelphia market. I don't know if
you ever do that, So I was doing that. One
of the things they were wondering about is, uh is
Jalen Hurts, the quarterback of the future there, and uh

(30:27):
Vic Fangio said today that he thinks yes, and I
think that this Eagle's offense is pretty good, you know so,
I think that if you're just talking about which side
of the ball is stronger for the Eagles, I would
say their offenses is moving the ball pretty well, I think.
And uh Vic Fangel really complimentary of Hurts. He said
that he thinks that they found their quarterback on the

(30:48):
other side of the ball. I was reading that the
Eagles play this sort of a soft zone. They've allowed
a lot of quarterbacks, I believe five quarterbacks to complete
or more of their past is where did you see that?
I was reading in one of those stories, but I
think you mentioned it also another something about d d
o Am not exactly almost time. I'm sorry. Yeah, that

(31:12):
really plays to the Broncos strength in the passing game.
I would say, Jerry Judy knows how to find those
little holes in the soft zone. And Teddy Bridgewater is
missed our high completion percentage. I mean, if Justin Herbert's
out there completing what thirty two of I think he
was thirty three or thirty eight if I'm correct. Yeah,

(31:33):
he had like five in complete passes. That's yeah, that's
what that would. Teddy Bridgewater really excels like completing the bomb,
moving the chains. He might complete like his passes, and
if the running games going, look out, well, I think
you might be talking about another thirty point game. Whoop.
I agree with you that the Eagles offense is better

(31:53):
than their defense. I just think that the the Broncos
defense week to week has been a little bit better
than the off and I think that they're finding their rhythm.
But I just I wonder how often you know how
consistent they can be. Um Like, if you if you
could sign the Broncos up for twenty four seven points

(32:14):
this week, I would certainly take that right now because
I don't think I think the defense is more than
capable of holding the Philadelphia offense below that. Yeah, I
agree with you, but but I think that the offense
could go out there and just put that up. No,
I mean the no problems. Jerry Judy has been really impressive.
Like you mentioned, I think Teddy's third in the NFL

(32:34):
and completion percentage among quarterbacks who started at least three games,
So he's been good. That's what he does. Get the
ball to these guys in space. I'm just saying that
they're there are there are Um, there are reasons to
say what you said. Yeah, that's why I said it. Yeah,
well that's why that's not always the case. That's not

(32:55):
always the case. Yeah, this time I had some reasons.
So if they can both do it, Eric, that would
probably be that would be pretty nice. Well, and I
think that if I would just like to see, even
if it's not thirty points, some sort of like maintained
I don't want to say competence because that like that

(33:15):
is a little harsh, but like maintained success, because you
can't go back to like Washington, where you have two
good drives the whole game and the rest of it
is just kind of a little bit of a disaster
because you're not gonna that's not gonna leave you feeling
confident going into the rest of the season that hey,
we can match the Chargers, we can match the Chiefs,
we can you know, stick with the Raiders when we

(33:36):
go there. But if you can go out and you
can score in the mid twenties, you're moving the ball
a lot. Like I'm trying to think which game is
a good example one of those ones early in the season,
Like you didn't necessarily score on every drive, but you
move the ball off pretty well. Well yeah, maybe the
Giants is the best example. Yeah, they kept moving the ball.
I almost tweeted this the other day, but it in

(33:57):
writing it sounds really stupid. But I was, as a
point kind of stupid too though. But like when the
Broncos get moved, like rolling, like they can get that
first first down and maybe a second one, then they
tend to have like a lot of success. But like
when that first drive, when the first first dound doesn't happen,
obviously the drive just like it's kind of see how

(34:19):
it sounds stupid, I think about that, but like so
I didn't tweet it. Um, I was like, this really
sounds sid didn't say it, Like like when they get
a little bit of success, they roll on and they
tend to like have a really successful drive and then
obviously when it just doesn't happen, they tend to like
it seems to be like either or like either it's
gonna be a really nice long touchdown or like a

(34:41):
long drive in a field goal, or it's just like nothing,
like rarely do they get like three first downs and
then punch that just doesn't happen that often. So I
think they be nice to see just more continued success
where third and manageable moving the chains and you know,
getting things rolling win in the field of field position back.

(35:06):
That's what I was trying to say. Yeah, I mean
they've gotten a little bit better at that one since
Jerry Judy's come back. He's really opened up a lot
of stuff, and I think there is a chance that
they can. Judy's gonna have a big game in minde
that's the next section. But oh got it, Yeah, I won't,
I won't skip ahead. But yeah, I mean I think
the offense I would just like to see some sort
of sign that last week was not a fluke. I'm

(35:27):
not concerned that the defense is a fluke because I've
seen it enough that they've they've played well, um you know,
we have. They have played well by that times they've
given up stuff and they seem to have corrected last
two games, last two games, and then really like the
passing game was not an issue against the Browns at all. Well,
and that I'll just attribute that to the fact that

(35:49):
they didn't have anybody left. I mean, you you'd practice
squad linebackers trying to stop the run, trying to stop
their practice squad correct who was clearly better. Yeah, but
I mean since Kenny Young and Baron Browning you've been
back to run. It's not an issue, that's true. The
pickups on the defensive side of the ball have been
big players coming in and just right away having impact.

(36:13):
Steven Weatherly has been doing it. Kenny Young big impact.
I mean, Kenny Young is playing better than maybe any
linebacker the Broncos have had in the last several years. Yeah,
it'll be interesting. He's understricted free agent after the Well,
I was gonna say, Eric, one thing I told you was,
I was like, I'm interested to see what Kenny Young
still has here, because rarely do teams that are in

(36:36):
the mix for winning a Super Bowl give up quality players.
You know, even if the future they're not sure if
he's gonna stay there, like maybe they can't re sign him,
they still say, let's hold on to him because we're
making a run this year. They're clearing the Broncos are
paying all of von Miller's they still needed to make
cap space. They wouldn't have even had seven hundred thousand

(36:58):
dollars to pay Von. They couldn't have even gone to
like uh, they were even I think really that tight. Yes,
so you think that was that was laying the groundwork
for Von Miller at that really m hm. They wanted
another guy to play anyway, and so they were like,
if we're gonna make I don't know if they thought
it was four Von, but they were like, we're gonna

(37:19):
make one more big move. We need a little bit
more room. Yeah, something to think about. Usually you just
for because the way Kenny Young has been playing, you
would think they'd be like, let's just find a way
to keep this guy well. And the interesting thing is
Kenny Young is not lost since he's been in Denver
to Oh that's try. I saw our friend Mike Cliss

(37:40):
has he and seven and two Von Miller Miller Carse
four and five. That's true. He did not play in
that game, but yes, we get still counts as as
an L. That is an L. And since he wasn't
playing the other night, Von Miller Carse, do you think
that that is the thing. I mean, through two weeks,

(38:04):
it's interesting they don't wanna Vick in particular doesn't want
to talk about like the impact that Von leaving has
on the field. Yeah, he said a couple like there's
been a couple of questions about how do you rally
with al Von or like do guys prove themselves? Let's
not make something out of that. It's interesting. It is
interesting that he all he said was this defense. He

(38:25):
said this before the Cowboys game. This defense played really
well against Washington with al von. It is true, and
they played well against account. He's not going to go
up there and blast Vaughn. But maybe there's a reason
why he just doesn't want to talk about. Well that's interesting.
Well you could you could do it like, oh yeah,
young guys want to prove them so you could do
in a way that not blasting Vaughan. But how close

(38:46):
do you think Von is to get back on the field.
I have no idea me neither. Well, normally, when you
make a trade, you gotta passive, physical and everything. You know.
I mean, I would you probably passed out, but could
have played and probably could play this week. But it's
more of like a if you're the Rams, you know
you're gonna be in the playoffs, bring this guy in
in December and kind of get get wrong. You don't

(39:06):
think They're like, let's try and get a first round
by I mean, I'm sure they would like that. I
think they would too. I wonder do I bring this
up to you The Rams play on turf. M hm,
I don't know that's true. I wonder if there's being
a little extra careful because of the turf. You just
tell Stamp Cronky, like, get this turf out of here,

(39:28):
and we want fresh grass like they do in Arizona
and payton Yoki just fine for him, and then he's
got to pay. Yeah, did Yuckett? I don't think Yocket's
got fine. He just got the one game suspension without pay.
He saved some money. What Cronky save money? Yeah, he
doesn't have to pay. You take that money and buy

(39:51):
a new field, got it. Yeah, Cronk is probably like
to spend him ten games. I don't think so. No,
he wants the wins. And luckily for the Negts they
play the Indiana Pacers think it's still win that game
without your kitchen mats will rally in support of their
m v P. Their m v P, your m v P,

(40:15):
everyone's m v P in their hearts. Hand on paper. Eric,
let's get the bold predictions perfect bol practices. I'll go
ahead and start out here. I think that Jerry Judy
will have a yard receiving game and one touchdown. Nice,
which is saying something because Judy tends not to find
the end zone for whatever reason. Only three career touchdowns.

(40:39):
That was that's sort of surprising, isn't it to you?
That is surprising to me. Great wide receiver just doesn't
get the red zone targets. No. I was looking at
Um Courtland Sutton's numbers today too, because I think he's like,
he's in the top ten in the a f C
and receiving, and some of these guys have like Jamar
Chase has seven touchdowns, yeah, Cortland has two. And it's

(41:02):
not just like Patrick scores touchdown, Jim Patrick, he scores touchdown,
Timmy Tubs he brings it. Yeah, yeah, I think it's
a little spicy for you. This is just put on
my seatbelt here. The Eagles have been really not good
at covering tight ends. I think Albert is gonna be

(41:22):
on a loop in the in the light Eagles locker room. Perfect,
It's up Fletcher cox Um. I think Alberto and no
a fan each have a touchdown this week, No a
fan back off the COVID list. I'm gonna score touchdown
right away. And Alberto and Alberto two tubs, two tight ends.
Wow yeah, okay, that's what happened last week Chargers each

(41:45):
of their tight end score touchdown. Okay, so that's why
you're thinking, Well, I just I watched the game and
I was like, cover the big guy in the middle
of the field, Alberto, hopefully stay healthy. I was gonna say,
if he could stay healthy, could he be one eventually? Here?
Oh gosh, I said that, and the lights are just

(42:09):
now I've turned those lights back. You're canceled. Yeah, there
we go. Thank you. No, I appreciate that. That's ridiculous.
Could it? Could it be? I don't think this year
it would ever be in Maybe not this year, but
like by the next year. Do you think that next

(42:30):
year potentially? I would say this year. It's kind of
like I don't expect Javonte Williams to start over Melbourne
Gordon at any point. But see, Melvin has been really
good good. Melvin has been really good, has been really good. Like,
I don't think they're going to get to the point
where Jamante starts ahead of Melvin. But I think you've

(42:51):
seen the last few weeks Jamante has gotten some more carries.
He's making a little bit more out of him. I mean,
Melbourne has had good games, like you're mentioning, but and
Melvin finds end zone. Man, he is really talented around
the goal line. He is every time he gets the ball.
He just didn't have a one thousand yard season. We
had ten touchdowns last year. He really talented. That's another guy,
Javante Williams only one touchdown this year. Yeah, he's got

(43:14):
almost five yards. He tried to give him the ball
a couple of times and then finally Teddy was like,
I got it and then just barely. It's weird that
he breaks all those tackles and by the goal line
for whatever it's him, it's incapable. You know what's interesting.
Sometimes when you're near the goal line, you can't just
put your head down and just like plowing the guys.

(43:35):
You really have to be able to find a scene
and then started just it's kind of like Tom Brady.
He's not like the biggest guy, but when he sneaks
the ball, he's really good at it. You gotta find
the crack and then just sort of wiggle your way in.
There's the crack in the line. Clify, Oh you start
of laughing. I didn't laugh at all. I can't see

(43:57):
anything around this guy. There was that one against was
it the Jets where Melvin just got freaking destroyed? But
I will see Melvin is very talented, he is very good.
But I think it could be a similar situation. You know,
maybe Noah continues to start, but Alberto has a few
more catches because Albertou has shown his ability to to

(44:18):
break some tackles, and we know Noah has that ability,
we just haven't seen it of late. So that hopefully
Noah backles short of the line to gain a couple
of times. Hopefully Noah sees this game from Alberto gets
fired up, and you know, there's nothing wrong with a
little internal competition. That's what makes us so good as
ours is. You know, you see me get a scoop

(44:39):
and you're like, I'll get it next time, and then
you see me get another one. You're like, I'll really
get it next time, and then you see me another one.
You're talking about like when you're like, at dery queen
are getting scoops? Yeah, exactly. Some ice cream. Yeah, that
was a bad example because the quack does soft serve.
You don't really get scoops yea. Also not a sponsor.
Not a sponsor, or, is it? I think it might be.

(45:01):
I think it could be of the neutral zone. Just
at the Broncos breckon Ridge Brewery's farmhouse slash farm home
and little there and you get a beer float. Yeah,
scoops for the defense. Okay, maybe since we brought up
his name earlier, maybe Ronald Darby gets an interception. I

(45:23):
like it. I was gonna say, Kyle Fuller interception, the
comeback is complete. I like it. Okay, it's pretty good.
Should Jonathan Cooper have gotten a game ball? Mm hmm,
because let's see who game balls into Curtis Modkins, Kyle
Fuller and Jamante Yeah. Uh. I think that you throw

(45:48):
Fuller a bone there, just because you're like, you exemplified
what it means to be a pro. You know you
I haven't been getting the reps you want it, but
you still it up and you were ready to play,
and when it was your time to play, you played
at a high level. I think I think there's something
valuable into honoring that, and for whatever reason, Vic doesn't

(46:11):
seem like the like the and out a ton of
game balls. He just doesn't really do that. It's okay
to and out more game balls. Pick can give that
previous Proctice coaches have handed out much more game balls,
and he says something like, I think I could give
out fifty three. John Fox did that, you know regularly.
I think they did that last year after the win

(46:31):
over the Chargers. Everybody, did you not get one? Did
you my defensive already? Did that? Guy Fuller? Nice, try nice,
try to try and like Funnily, you know the timing.
You try to use your timing there, but you still
miss them. Yeah, okay, let's get your score prediction. Oh okay,

(46:55):
I will. I think you know this Lions game. It's
in my mind, So I'm gonna go the same score
of that game. I want to say Broncos seven, Eagles seventeen.
And I think I think the Broncos score midway through
the fourth quarter to kind of put it on ice.
So what was that again? Seen? Okay, I'm gonna say
Broncos score thirty again. You said it every week. I'll

(47:17):
say thirty one. Okay, I like it, and I think
that the Eagles score. Like I say, the Eagle, I
think their offense is gonna have some success. But I
do think the Broncos offense is gonna play well. So
that's what I say. That's not a typical Broncos score.

(47:38):
But I'm going out on l M. What's what's the
typical Broncos score? Like seventeen to seven? When last Broncos
had that score? I don't know, but teams lower got
it than averages the under per say, you know when

(48:00):
I was looking at the A s C West, uh
this this week? You know the f C West very
tight right now? A couple of five and three teams,
a couple of five and four teams. The Broncos have
scored the fewest amount of points among the A f
C S teams. They've also given up the fewest amount
of points. Let's kind of get into my point that
everything is just a little bit down when when it's

(48:22):
a Broncos game, got it. That's their point differential, that's
what you gotta look at. I didn't look at the
point differential. I was just looking about their points forced
point differentials allowed forced Yeah, I think four four points
four forest. What what is points forced forced these points.

(48:44):
You don't think that's you know, yeah, that's pretty much
the same word for and forest. If they forced those points,
it's maybe it's not forced, but it should be it.

(49:04):
I'm just ahead, playing from ahead. Okay, So you said
seventeen and I said, uh, what did I say? Okay? Perfect? Okay,
you want to get this some voicemails? Eric? Yeah, do
we get to read the drawing on too? Sure? I
didn't see the joor not? Okay, Well it'll be a treat. Okay, gut.
Do you want to do voice smiles first? This first?

(49:25):
Because it will make you nice and grumpy? Okay? Joy? Not?
Is this one of your college friends? Swansons? Is this
a relative? Maybe? Okay, I'm ready if okay, go ahead,
Eric and Phil just listen to the farmhouse. And although
it's nice to hear someone different, it takes away from
Eric's time. So as much as I like George's input,

(49:46):
I don't think you should make him a regular. I'd
rather hear Eric's take on more things, since it's almost
always correct. He continues, You we I think we sent
a sticker to John jar Not you must also stuck
in like a twenty or something. Maybe one appreciated John.
He also says, as much as I liked von Miller
and wanted him to retire a Bronco, getting rid of

(50:06):
him seemed to give the defense a spark. Not sure
if it was just the backups or the team in general,
but they played like the team they were in the
first part of the season. If they play like that,
we can get back on track. That's true. If they
play like how they played against the Cowboys, they'll never
lose again. They'll never lose. Good point, John. I like

(50:26):
George being on the show. I think we should invite
him back. Uh, maybe not a regular, but maybe he
can come back a few times. A little bit of
trips somebody you can bounce some some comedic ideas off
of it. Yeah, because that's what makes this show special.
Force him to come back him, We'll invite him to

(50:48):
force the show. Yeah him, Yeah, exactly. Good one. You
know English though, right, I do? Yeah? You know English. Okay,
let's get to vice mails. Tom Magneti came through with
a magnificent one this week, gentlemen, Tom Magneti, here, what

(51:08):
a wonderful weekend it was last weekend? Isn't that right? Now?
I'm just gonna say. I even tweeted to you guys,
I chose the Broncos to win that game for no
reason other than I always choose the Broncos to win
every game. However, if they can win this week, I
will have defeated the team of my wife, my first girlfriend,

(51:32):
and my ex wife three weeks in a row. The
football God's trifecta. Let's make it happen, Go Broncos. While
the football God's trifecta right there? That would be Yeah,
that would be. So we know that his current Washington,

(51:53):
and then I first girlfriend must be and then x
y x wife Philly. So of course Tom lives in Delaware. Yeah,
so's yeah, wow, Tom, what's going on with the NFC
East here? Yeah, here's my question, Eric Branches. Something like
that happens right at the trifecta comes through. You pick

(52:15):
up the phone and call, you make a call, and
you call your first girlfriend. No, you don't don't do that,
high Tom. If you do that, I guess it depends
on like how long ago was it first? Was that
like a high school streetheart maybe or something? You know,
you probably don't want to call it right because the
lawyers am I getting wrong. He called me and said

(52:38):
this football gods yea. He left this rambling voicemail about yeah, yeah, Tom,
don't do that. We really liked your wife. Yeah, I
was gonna say, a Washington fan, and we do not
need a Giants fan coming in as like the fourth
a fourth. So Tom, no, don't call anybody. Tom's wife

(53:05):
very special lady because she allows him to watch the
Neutral Zone on his TV in the living room. My
wife doesn't even allow like she well, I used to
record in my living room and she was like, shut
up in there. Yeah, yeah, Tom special, that's a special lady.
And we got the met Earth. It was very nice

(53:26):
and they're welcome back anytime, anytime. Yes, should we get
to I wonder if does Tom, Tom, let us know
if there's any like if you have any you know,
mortal enemies that happened to cheer for the Chargers or
something like that. Yeah, okay, yeah, maybe the Chiefs. I
was gonna say, that would be nice. Yeah, like maybe

(53:47):
like a really mean teacher in high school or crush,
maybe like his first crush. So we gotta stay in
that lane, you think, Yes, yeah, it's in that avenue
that the success is coming. So maybe a first crush.
Uh under family grew up quickly in the city area
and then moved to uh the east coast, North Carolina,

(54:09):
not North Carolina, Erica, that is the south. Yeah, we'll
show you a map later. Okay, let's get to a voicemail.
We had to uh we had to make sure everybody
you listened to this first before we are allowed to
play a J. You know what happened. I called Ben
and I was like, Hey, we haven't heard from a
J in awhile, can we please play one? And Ben

(54:32):
was like, I don't think so. Yeah. He was like,
I decide when you play a voicemail from a J.
And I decided never. And I was like, that's not right.
He's a big teddy Bridgewater fan. And I was like,
we need to get him back on the show because
a J brings it. He's got passion, passion, and I
like passion. So I told Ben. I was like, I
don't care, you send him. And so this week we

(54:53):
got it on. Okay, you're ready, Okay, here we go again,
Big wins. Hopefully just take one of these calls you
you know, it's just too funny. What Carolina do yesterday?
What did this dude, Sam Donald, do you think it's
a coincidence? Like, no people are missing on Teddy and
then Teddy. Oh my gosh, I've been saying it and
I've lost friendships over this week because of the people

(55:16):
don't believe in talent. And I'm like he's been hurt.
Like when he was with the Vikings it was Blair
walh they would have went, they would have went deeper
in the playoffs. I'm telling people, he makes he keeps
the change moving. Did you see the time of possessing yesterday?
And I'm a diark Cowboys Fay, It's like you just
anyone want to see this guy win. He's got the

(55:36):
right approach. It's really good, really really good to see
them about to be fixing four. But facing the Eagles
is gonna be a tough Testlie, this is this tough
tests coming up against the Eagles. We'll see kind of
a revelation there that Aj is a Cowboys fan. Yes,
we didn't. Well, we knew he was a Teddy Bridgewater

(55:58):
fan because Eddie has bounced around the league a little bit.
Maybe he's just like, I can't be a fan of
just the one team that I think it's normal to
to you know, have a soft spot for like a
college player that you followed, even if that's like your team.
Necessarily that is true, Like for me Eric Cordell Stewart, Yeah,

(56:18):
big Cordell Steward fan, of course. But then the Broncos
played the Steelers in an FC championship game. I was like,
I can't be a Cordell fan anymore naturally, like you
had a great game in that game. Justin Jackson the
ball carrier, I'm sure you're familiar. He played for the Chargers.
H Dean Lowry and Tyler Lancaster play for the Packers.
I don't. I don't necessarily true for those teams, but

(56:40):
I want to see those guys shots later, that's true. Yeah,
cannot cheer t Sims. Yeah, starting quarterback Trevor Simeon. We
made it all the way back, buddy. Yeah. Do you
think that this the Saints, Like you think they're gonna
make our little run here with Trevor? I don't know,
we'll want to see we will. Yeah, I'm shaddoub a

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Woozier when I see you buff League he is. I
think he just went on the covenst easier for you,
because not as many see you players make it to
the league. That's um. Unfortunately that's true these days. But
before before the glory, did think about how good Cordell
Stewart would be in today's NFL. Oh my goodness, he

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would go crazy nowadays, better than Kyler. He would be
like Kyler. I think, yeah, better. I'm not ready to
say that because Kyler is having a sensational season. He
needs to get healthy. No, Cordella, no w in. Kyler
Murray won the Heisman, Yes, Kyler Murray. Yeah, yeah, Cordell
did not know I'm talking about what they're doing in

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the NFL. There is no you're actually talking because scenario
in your brain. I'm not talking about there's no heisman. Eric,
I'll tell you, but there's no heisman. I'll show I'll
tell you. The NFL awards you kind of can used
about how like offensive Rookie of the Year works. You know,
you're obviously confused about the MVP Award because this year

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people are like Jamaar Chases go to win, and I'm like,
what is the difference between Jamaar Chase and Justin Jefferson. Well,
the difference is that Trevor Lawrence isn't like lightning the
league on fire just yet. They're scrambled. Wilson is not
finding a quarterback that can win. It's not doing it
a quarterback. Yeah, I don't know. They might just be like,

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we'll pretend that Kylie is a rookie again and we'll
just give it to him. Could do that, Yeah, I
could do that, Eric, Eric, do you have any shoutouts
that you'd like to get any shoutouts? How about shout
out to Andrew Beck? Yeah, salute to service. Yeah, he's
a player of the Year for the Moroccas USA. A
nice dad that serves in the military. Yes, I think

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his grandfather did as well. He went out to the
Buckley Space uh for space, That's where he went out
to this week. Yeah, and he hung out a few teammates.
You know, he's been big in the community. Baron Brownie
he was out there too, hanging out with with some families.
There a lot of kids, you know, as Andrew said

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in that video that the Broncos put up. Of course,
he said, you know when one person no, no, no,
this was at the Space Force puppies at the No,
this is not the puppies one. You know, he says,
when a parent serves, it affects the whole family, you know,
including the kids, and he knows what that's like. And
so for him to get to interact with some of

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those kids, it's a special time for hims. Got to
play at his home state, the Cowboys. Do you think
they should use Andrew back a little bit more when
they when they have an extra tight end out there?
Maybe there's there's been some successes. Yeah, big get big
lot of guys that went down to Texas Union, Keaton

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Stearns interest, I think Calvin Anderson, right, I mean, let's
just be real here, California, Texas and Florida. That's that's
like what of the league? Ohio? You know this is
where football players are groomed. Well, okay, so they shouldn't
enjoy going, but they should enjoy it. Yes, must have
been cool. I spent we spent four years, not that long,

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three years talking about Philip Lindsay being from Colorado because
that's rare. Yeah, Austin Ekeler, Yeah, how did that guy
get away? You mean from CEU, from CEU from the Broncos. Yeah,
shout out um Liz Geralds of course. Yeah, yeah, just
a I was gonna see a shutout Bradley Chub donation

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right Denver Public Schools Foundation. That is nice helping the
kids get given back. Even though he's not on the
field right now. Hope to see him back soon. Probably.
He cares about the community a lot. He did a
lot of stour around with the Boys and Girls Club
pre pandemic and then now doing this. Yeah, so busy
week in the community. Yeah. And it is Salute to

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Service Month in the NFL, so honoring all those who served,
So shout out to everybody there. So anything else, Okay,
I think that that's gonna do it, you said, Sev
and I said thirty one. We'll see. Maybe maybe we'll
be back on track here this week with our predictions.

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We'll be back on Monday. What time do we say?
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so we'll be breaking down. It's the bye week, Eric,

(01:01:50):
but we're still working. We never go bye bye bye.
We never say bye. Although it's time to say bye now. Yeah,
so we'll be back on Monday. Until then for eric
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