2024 NFL Standings Predictions: AFC Edition

what's going on guys it's your boy Cole and today we are here for some outside the box content I'm joining you live from beautiful sunny Tuscaloosa Alabama in dorm room 104 and I'm joined of course by Joe lucanic here who's out in jolet Illinois and we are gonna be doing our NFL predictions baby Joe how we doing doing pretty good uh back in the hometown right now uh don't start school to Monday so we're still good but uh uh it's a bit stoy today a little 70 degree day a little wind I mean it's it's perfect perfect weather I wish that was like that for me we're mid90s here in tuscalo we're also trying something new with the video podcast we're going to be uploading things to YouTube because the YouTube fantasy Vlogs people like so we're trying to upload this there as well but anyways this is I think our fourth or fifth year of doing this we go through all 32 NFL teams we give our record predictions couple comments and then eventually we'll do our Awards playoff Super Bowl predictions um so this first uh episode is going to be about the AFC we go through all four divisions north south east west go worst to First and give a little bit about each team so we're going to start things off in the AFC and we're going to kick things off in the north uh just go straight into it my fourth place team in the AFC North is going to be the Pittsburgh Steelers now this AFC North Division we were talking beforehand one of the toughest prediction T toughest divisions to predict in in the entire NFL I think we're starting off with a huge bang here and there's a situation genuinely where I think any of these four teams could come out at the very top uh I think the team that's least likely to do that though is the Pittsburgh Steelers uh they're going to have that great defense like always but I think this is what's going to kill them as two things is just you know what it's what kills them every year it's the offense their lack of weapons and I think their lack of of solid quarterback play is really going to kill him here now they keep at it's it's it kind of reminds me of what the Colts were trying to do the last couple years before they brought in Richardson it was almost like the Colts had a new quarterback every year and they just kept trying to run it back and it just never really worked uh it seems like that's what the Steelers doing here they bring in Russ they bring in Justin Fields but like I don't think any of those guys are the long-term answer at quarterback here for Pittsburgh so they got that solid defense but and you know maybe if they had you know a Houston Texans or Chicago Bears level uh receiving group around this quarterback um it it would be solid but I just think you know no matter who's under Center whether it's Russ or Fields them throw it's George pickings and then it's van Jefferson that's it it's like what the hell's going on here so I think the lack of weapons is really going to hurt the Steelers but you know eight wins is nothing to you know snooze at I think they're it's going to be a very similar style of what we've seen in the past their defense you know they're going to grind out some like 16 to 10 wins and it's going to be like God damn it but um you know I I don't want to go too extreme and have them be like five and 12 because they do have one of the best coaches in the NFL and one of the best defenses I just think that they're need going to need to do a complete overhaul of this offense and here's the thing here's what kind of sucks if they keep doing what they keep doing it goes s and 10 8 and N they're never going to get a high enough pick to draft an elite quarterback so I think maybe maybe a five and 12 season would be decent for them but if they keep doing what they've been doing it's going to be a never ending loop it's going to be groundhogs days for Steelers and their fans I got him at eight and nine yes uh their coach is Steve Pearson approved uh very big fan of him but uh so you went Steelers 9-8 I actually have the Browns in last place at 8-9 now the big reasoning for this I mean last year stefany I think is a fantastic coach that's really not the issue two-time coach of the year uh Joe Flaco last year I mean what a story I mean LED them to the playoffs um came up a little short but I mean I'm not DeShaun Watson just has not been the same since he's last Houston I think that's the big reason why they're not going to be I guess like where they should be because they paid him all this money right you're supposed to your quarterback supposed to lead him all the way and he might not even lead him over 500 and you're going to be the starting season without Nick chub probably um I know they're trying to get him back as quick as soon but with his legs I mean there's no way you can Rush that back I mean he's already on what his like second third leg injury so uh added Jerry Judy this year to the mix and the receiver core I think that's a solid move but like I said I it's all it's DeShawn Watson it's I'm not a fan of him so I have them at eight and N that defense is really solid uh it'll keep him in most games but um I think the offense lets him down this year I'm going eight and N for the Browns I got you all right you're not going to hear me say the Browns for quite a bit in third place I have the Baltimore Ravens wow they were what I think they were 13 and four last season um I'm just I'm just envisioning a down year for them everyone all kind of talks about them as this perennial like stud team but they're really not if you look uh the season before last in 2022 uh Lamar got hurt they were like nine and eight made a wild card game with Tyler Huntley year before that Lamar was hurt they missed the playoffs entirely so I think for us to consider them a complete shoe in just is not the case because you know I I don't like throwing this tag around there but Lamar just is injury-prone he said he's lost 15 pounds since last season a lot of people on social media are calling that a good thing I don't think so when you're beefy you're durable you can take a hit and this dude just cannot uh they brought in an aging Derrick Henry Mark Andrews coming off an injury and also a year older they lost Odell Beckham so I mean if you look at this team as a whole their defense is they they got PR pretty solid defense but it's nothing it's I would argue it's not even top two The Division I think both Cleveland and Pittsburgh have better defenses than the Ravens um if you look at their receiver group it's Z flowers and then you know Andrews and Henry who are old so those are you know Henry if Henry and Andrews fire this team's goingon to do good I'm just kind of gonna Bank on you know what we've always seen with the NFL is that older guys you know typically start to decline and I think that's what's going to happen here um and then if you look at their wide receivers outside of Z flowers like Nelson aalor and then Rashad baitman has hasn't really proved anything yet so I think the Ravens have a lot to prove still because they've never made a Super Bowl under this Lamar Jackson era um and so I just don't think this Ravens team is as safe as everyone's thinking I think it's a little little risky uh and I got them coming in with a record of nine and eight and I say this like it's a bad thing uh really nine and eight nine and eight might be able to win you some divisions like um the NFC South yeah NFC South you could win at 9 and8 um I'm trying to look at any other divisions or even like the AFC West you got the Chiefs and then a bunch of nobody's 9 and8 would be able you know you'd finish pretty pretty highly but 9 and8 in this AFC North just isn't going to cut it I just think that I'm just going to bank on the Ravens getting old and not doing not doing well yeah uh really wasn't a question for me repping the second favorite team today the Steelers but uh they're going to come in in third place at 9 and eight uh it's just simply you the offense the defense and their head coach are going to get them nine wins they might score most games seven to 21 points like probably more often than not uh I think Justin Fields needs to be the quarterback but I don't think he's ready for that and Tom Lera or his like uh standard but Russ will get a shot I think they come out of the gate probably like because here's the thing with Fields Fields proved with the Bears like he was able to win last year had some pieces but like you said van Jefferson and Calvin Austin isn't going to cut it when it comes to catching the football and that's why wish you'd stop being [ __ ] stubborn sorry and just go out and get auk have yourself a very solid receiving corn pickings in auk but no they don't want to do that and that's right you said I why do they want to pick mid pack this year all right let's suck for one year yes it doesn't happen around here yes we want to win maybe make the playoffs but if they tank for one year grab themselves a quarterback they're going to go back right to their routs and find themselves back the stealer way and how everybody talks about but the defense is Fant fantastic TJ watt as long as he stays on the field they're going to have they're going to be in that game regardless unless they're facing the Chiefs in the playoffs because it never goes well but for that I have them at nine and eight third place in the AFC North and and I I think what we're we both said that their only route to being good again being a dynasty is tanking for one season that's not necessarily the case either they could go get a solid quarterback through the trade wire whether it's trading for an early draft pick or just trading for an absolute Beast uh of quarterback maybe like Kyler Murray gets unhappy this year and you go trade for him um but that's like you said not only do they never suck but they never cough up a lot of trade assets you know grow some balls Pittsburgh Steelers go trade for someone big uh I also forgot I'm doing Co Crystal Ball yeah go ahead what's up I said who they were who were they in the mix for when it was like uh I mean Lamar there was the Lamar sweep Stakes I don't know if was that but there was somebody there were I don't know I can't can't remember now but like you said yeah they got to figure it out figure it out so I was what I was beginning to say is I'm going to bring back Cole's crush the ball making one kind of fantasy type of prediction or just type of you know kind of a bold pick on what I think's gonna happen so with Steelers who Joe just talked about I think Nai Harris is gonna have a huge season they did not pick up his fifth year option uh they beefed up the offensive line they took one in the first round of 2023 and then in this year 2024 they took offensive line with their first round pick their second round pick and I think maybe their fourth round pick too they're investing in this offensive line they also have Darnell Washington who's 6 fo s tight end he's pretty much like a sixth offensive lineman out there I'm envisioning a big season for Naji Harris also Arthur Smith is there and we know he loves to run at a very high rate uh with Baltimore who I had third my Cole's crystal ball prediction is going to be Derrick Henry finishes underneath a thousand rushing yards and 10 touchdowns I think he finishes behind both those marks I just think the age the age Mark is going to get him at some point getting into my second Place team in the AFC North this team is going to I think I think you almost have to have two w or two playoff teams come out of this AFC North so I do have a wild card team coming out here and it's going to be the Cincinnati Bengals I got them coming in with a record of 10 and seven now with this AFC North it's trench warfare here uh I I think it's pretty easy to say that defense dominates in this AFC North it's almost like the big 10 of the NFL uh it's the Run game and the defense is really kind of what defines this Division and the Bengals aren't aren't so good at that you know their their front Seven's not the best and their offensive line is just eh but you know where they win is with their quarterback their white outs they lost Joe Mixon but who cares it's Joe Mixon running backs are replaceable they bring in Zach Moss they've got seconde running back Chase Chase Brown um so you know I like the Bengals they still have Joe burrow though so Joe burrow is going to get him there as long as he can stay healthy which you know that's not a lck he had the the ACL teror rookie year and then he hurt his wrist and missed quite a few games at the end of last season so I think basically the Bengals success is just going to be how well can burrow come back from that injury that he had um the wrist injury something that I like to talk about for fantasy is no quarterback in the NFL has ever had that wrist injury that Joe burrow had so you know there's a lot of uncertainty there he looked fine in the preseason and in practice so I'm just going to bank off what we saw happening it it behind those closed doors to be what happens in the NFL so I think he'll be just fine uh Jamar Chase is back T Higgins back from injury uh you know these guys they're not going to be you know set the world on fire like they did a couple years ago I think that was kind of a fluky run but with the Bengals I see them having a good solid season 10 and seven and uh getting in the playoffs I do have the Bengals cracking the playoffs as well um 10 and seven they'll be my six seed uh like you said with this team they have enough talent to go out there and be able to produce like like you said you got Jamar Chase probably potential Hall of Fame receiver Joe burrow is probably going to be a Hall of Fame quarterback you got they have the pieces and it's just for me I've never been a fan of Zack Taylor I don't know Bengals fans like some people like absolutely hate him like I do and some people are like oh he's not that bad all right he got you to one Super Bowl like you said they don't I don't think they have enough star power on the defense to like go out there and like oh when they really when they picked up Trey Hendrickson that's who it was from the Saints like that was like kind of like they all right defense will keep us a little bit in the games but uh like you said with the burrow Burrow's uh way to stay healthy like that's always in question uh with Jamar Chase uh he Rumor Has like he might hold out because until he doesn't get his contract that'd be interesting for Fantasy I know I think he'll be pretty good he's always pretty good when he's on the field but their old line is they that's been a big priority protect Joe burrow protect like make sure he doesn't get hurt I mean they got him and uh Orlando Brown and Trent Brown the Brown Brothers they're not Brothers but uh they're both on the offensive line for the Cincinnati Bengals so I think 10 and Seven's respectable for now uh we'll see I think this is kind of a pro it year for all of them like all right we have the talent why not let's go out there and do it and I think they're more than capable enough doing that uh so my my kind of uh fantasy relevant prediction for the Bengals here is that yes they did lose Joe Mixon but they brought in Zach moss and to be honest I don't think that they're gonna lose much in the running game I think Zach Moss easily finds oh thanks Joe thanks for listening in my take but for the people at home I think Zack Moss easily Hits 10 plus touchdowns this year he's going to fil the Joe Mixon role with ease a lot of people are talking about this o Chase Brown this Chase Brown that chase Brown was a fifth round pick I know he was decent in college but if if he was their guy they wouldn't have gone and brought in a veteran and paid him decent money like they did with Zach Moss so I think Moss has a decent season maybe 800 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns um so I I Envision just you know kind of a typical season now they did lose Brian Callahan like Joe mentioned they lost Brian Callahan to the Titans as their new head coach and I think he kind of was the heart and soul of that offense so now it's Zack Taylor kind of Running Shop uh we'll see how he can do uh that's going to be interesting but getting into first place in the AFC North it's Joe's last place team I have the Cleveland Browns at 11 and six so actually all four of these teams I have within a one game margin it's 11 wins in first 10 in second nine and third eight and fourth so very interchangeable but I think this Cleveland Browns team has the best defense in the NFL their secondary is insane Denzel Ward Greg Nome Martin Emerson they got miles Garrett on the defensive line and I believe uh who's the dude from the Packers zarus Smith uh that's I mean two-time Coach of the Year Kevin stefansky a fully healthy Deshawn Watson uh these guys were 11 and six last season and they didn't really get worse in any Regard in fact they got better they they're adding in Jerry Judy uh David and joku kind of had a slow start because he had the burns to its face and joku finished hot last year he was great and I think these guys have something to prove yeah they went into Houston in the playoffs and they had uh a rookie CJ stoud absolutely light them up they got dominated and I don't think they're taking that likely lightly I think they're going to come out with something to prove and uh this is kind of my um I got that feeling pick now to be fair I had that feeling last year with the New York Giants and it did not end well they were trash but my got that feeling pick is going to be the Cleveland Browns in 2024 I have them winning the AFC North so the team I have winning the AFC North and being I believe the onec yes the one seed in the AFC Baltimore Ravens at 12 and five uh with the Ravens like you said age was kind of the thing like I think this is their like kind of like this is like this will be their climax this is their Peak this is I think they going into this year they could maybe turn this into a Super Bowl run this year uh they kind of they won their first few playoff who they beat last year they beat the tit uh Texans then lost the who' they lose to they lost the Chiefs yeah that's right so I mean they kind of like that's what they were lacking going into like this like winning a playoff game so Lamar didn't do that often beat a young Texans team uh and held their ground with the Chiefs I guess but I think you're going to see big Z I'm huge fan of Z flowers this year I think you're going to see a big sophomore jump in him this year um their old line is kind of old like that's where I'm saying with the age and like how Lamar It's Lamar is a unique player because you really can't tell him how to play because he just he's an athlete he plays football and he's very good at just instincts like uh IQ and that's just how Lamar is they win so you don't question it right their defense though like I said this uh in this or uh game speak in the division you have probably three of the teams or top 10 defenses in the league you got Ravens Steelers and Browns so it it's tough and like that's where I saying like three and three in that division is like considered a win cuz you took one probably from I mean most most the times you take one from each team but that's how it ends up and that's why the Steelers hold their ground every year but I think this like you said this for this uh for the Ravens this is I think they're they're kind of like on the verge of on that other side of the the mountain so we'll see how it goes I think they have a very good year though 12 and five first in the AFC all right there's our AFC North picks getting into the South the AFC South me and Joe were talking we think this is the most funis Vision in football the AFC South you know a lot of young quarterbacks young coaches uh everyone's got something to prove here and I think that could create for some very fun you know late season tension um with that being said my last place team in the AFC South is a team that everyone was high on last year um I was kind of correct in them saying that they were going to be you know not as good I think they were nine and eight eight- N I think they take another step down and go seven and 10 this year it's the Jacksonville Jaguars now the Jaguars they were a fun little team to start the year I think they started like six and two they were the number one seed in the AFC at one point but things really fell off for them and two of their main kind of uh faults last season was their offensive line and their um pass game uh um sorry pass defense their defensive backs and they really did not do much to address that their first round pick they spent on Brian Thomas Jr the wide out out of LSU now listen I'm as big of a Brian Thomas fan as you'll see I think I had him as a better Prospect as leak neighbors I love Brian Thomas but that pick was just not needed they had a ton of solid talented defensive backs available they could have wenton offensive tackle but no they only brought in one offensive line help and it was Mitch Morse the center from the bills so it's like they had if you look at PFF you know run blocking grade or just blocking grade in general they were bottom five I think in both run blocking and pass blocking uh and I see them finishing somewhere similar I've just never been a Doug Peterson guy I think uh Nick Foles kind of carried him to that Super Bowl win I'm kind of trolling there uh I just I've never been a huge Doug Peterson fan as some other people have I'm not a huge Trevor Lawrence fan as other people are I just think that this Jags team is very mediocre um they have you know some fun players like again like I said Brian Thomas Christian Kirk is decent I had etn and fantasy Evan Ingram's fun like it's kind of like just one of those teams that maybe could provide some fun like fantasy football players but maybe not put together any real wins and especially with all these all the other three teams in the division got so much better and the Jaguars kind of stayed the same and if not got worse uh I just can't see them finishing better than they did last season um and I got them coming in with a record of seven and 10 and Cole's crystal ball says that Doug Peterson gets fire after 2024 get sliced in the words of Mark choli get sliced all right uh so starting off this division now this team like you said this is the most fun Division I think every team has something to look out for like they could all right this year maybe maybe sneak a wild card in if you don't win the division but I'm going to go 6 and 11 for the Titans and I'm just going to base that simply off of uh experience so you have a first they fired very ball everybody's a little shocked at that one but obviously you look back on it it was I think it was time for him like all right it wasn't like we're firing you because you're bad it's just we're firing you because it was a John Madden yes we we got like sick of you like not I don't know how to explain not John Madden Joe Madden what am I high Dam why didn't you correct me there Joe that's I'm just rambling thoughts you know how I work but uh will Lis I think he won enough games last year where you were like okay this guy could be our guy uh upgraded they got Pard Ridley Tyler Boyd like some and then uh JC leam in the draft like they got some guys like but I was thinking about this uh maybe it was like a week ago but I was thinking about like they're trying to do what like and I think it's appropriate to obviously the Bears haven't won [ __ ] yet but it's appropr appropriate to use the way PS build the Bears as like a it's a it's a very good model to represent like all right yeah we sucked the first year we got the first overall pick uh trade it obviously traded it's not going to always work like that in a trade but they took a step up and then next year and then after that they added the pieces I think the Titans are adding pieces a little too early I love Brian Callahan I think he's going to be a great coach but I just feel like the Titans for like how bad they were last year and then trying to go into this year thinking they're ahead of the model I think they still needed another year so they're going to find out if Levis is the guy or not this year and I think quarterback in the draft if six and 11 isn't good enough for them I think he's like in a very similar position field to was cuz I don't know if there's a t obviously there's nobody like Caleb Williams at the top of a draft but there might be somebody better than will Lis if he doesn't live up to expectation and the defense they had lerus Sneed quantry digs like they're adding pieces to compete now and now it's just and like I said I think experience is just the thing that drags them down this year in a division that's already so up and ready to go so they're going to be at the bottom six and 11 in my opinion so I was trying to compare situations for this Titans team at first I kind of thought like maybe like um New York Giants of a couple years back with their situation with Daniel Jones and obviously Daniel Jones was drafted in 2019 and he's going into year I think six or seven as an NFL quarterback for them so I don't think it's comparable for that because Daniel Jones was taken with a top 10 overall pick in the NFL so they they kind of feel obligated to really give him a full test with Levis they took him in the second round so like Joe said if he doesn't cut it this year you know they're not going to feel as obligated to really let things stick around they're going to probably cut ties early and do a full reset that's why I think it's kind of comparable to the commanders with Sam Howell Sam Howell only got one crack at a starter he didn't do he he wasn't up to par and then got rid of him so I think it's going to be kind of similar to that uh but there's one difference Sam Howell sucks will Lis does not I'm a big will Levis guy I I do have them coming in third with a record of nine and eight um just because you know talented Division and I don't think will Lis is like a top 10 quarterback I think he he'll get there but I just don't think he's there right now and Joe you kind of kind of stole what I was talking about they're adding these weapons too early and they're they're too old Calvin Ridley I know we kind of think of him as this like young receiver I think he's 29 or 30 years old deop on the back half of his career Tyler Boyd on the back half of his career uh now their defense is is solid their defense is incredibly solid uh they bring in lerus sne they bring in quandre Diggs they bring in Jamal Adams um and then you they still have guys like Jeffrey Simmons and ammani hooker their defense is probably top 10 unit in the league um and their offense isn't bad either that's why I got them coming in with a record of nine and eight but if you're just look looking long term with this Titans team you know those aren't going to be your long term wide outs for will Evis and if you look at any historical quarterback you know they always kind of have these targets that you know kind of made it through the way with them if you look at Mahomes it's been kind of Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill if you look at Aaron Rogers it was Devonte Adams and Jordy Nelson you know if you let's say will Levis turns into some Hall of Fame quarterback when you're looking back at who his like main dude was it's not going to be any of these guys in the field right now so that's why I think that they they'll be fine for now but if you're just talking in the they're going to need to bring in a guy I think I could I think Luther buron from theou would be a great fit for them I think if you know if I have them going nine and eight so they probably wouldn't be able to draft him with that selection but I do think just longterm they're going to need to add some more weapons right now it's fine and that's why I have them doing fine nine and eight I'm a big will Lis guy and I think he's gonna um continue to progress well in the NFL yeah I'd have to like I we talked about a lot of similar things are you a leis Sky Joe I I think he's I think he's already right I think he could he's he's I think he's the definition of a Steelers quarterback how about that um he'll get he'll get you the job done so uh I'm going Jags at 8 and N uh for a reason like you explained too like with them I just feel like this team is so like mid like every player on this team is just maybe slightly above average they're average Josh Allen oh Josh Hines Allen forgot he changed his name sorry don't want to get in trouble there uh but they they got they got enough weapons like they got everything they've had everything the year they shocked everybody did they win the division or they let no did they they won the division they did they uh yeah came back against had that sweet comeback against the Chargers so like we've seen we've seen them be able to do this I just think they're already past what they can be I Trevor Lawrence like he's just non-motivational non like he's just like people talk about how always like if he was like he couldn't even motivate me to make a sandwich like something like that he's just I there's like I can't say like there's no sense of urgency because I'm not there but like being in Jacksonville I just feel like Doug Peterson's a great coach too but like just feel like everything's like the the standard's above average over there maybe a mid and I like it sucks saying that because I know that's not true but like from the outside that's how it looks it's like oh right our wide receiver core we're going to pay Christian Kirk all this money we're going to pay Gabe Davis and now we're going to draft Brian Thomas who I think will be their one receiver but like let's get let's get the two wide receiver two of every team let's get every team's backup tackle here let's get the quarterback uh let's they're just like having they're having fun like it doesn't seem like they're trying to like win football games it's like winnings is cool too but we're in Jacksonville like let's let's enjoy the nice weather exactly like it's just it's just I don't think they're going to go any there anywhere with that attitude and like it's like I know I'm not right saying that because I know that's not the truth every team thinks they're going to be but like it's just it just doesn't seem that way and that's why I have them at 89 they want to be an 89 team okay you're going to be an 89 Team all right my next team in second place the AFC South I have the Houston Texans get in a wild card spot with an 11- six record uh I loved everything they did last year they bring in Stefan Diggs now I don't think that's going to be as big of an addition as we thought he's 31 years old uh the last two seasons he's had very hot starts with Josh Allen and the and then he's kind of fallen off so I think basically what that is kind of um um indicating is that he really can't play a full season of football anymore at a very high level um so whether I don't want to say that he's gonna get hurt or anything but I don't think he's going to be this Elite dude that they thought he's that people think he's going to be but again they didn't really pay like an elite price for him I think they only spent like a third or fourth round pick on him so it's it's whatevs you know um they bring in Joe Mixon you bring in denal Hunter so these guys you know they're not settling with what they have last season uh they're continuing to improve and I think that's something where a team like the Cincinnati Bengals who made that Super Bowl run a few years ago kind of didn't really do everyone kind of thought that I think in Cincinnati this is what I think they thought was like oh we made the Super Bowl we're just going to do it again no uh and they they didn't really make any moves and now you see they've just been kind of mediocre and Houston they're continuing to improve and I like what I see you know Nico Collins and tinell are very solid Schultz st's going to continue to improve good o line good defense you know there's really no like huge weaknesses here and I just think the defense or the the team overall is just going to put together another solid campaign I like Deo Ryan I like what he's doing 11 and six steals appropriate and Cole's crystal ball says that tank Dell will be the leading receiver for this Houston Texans team that's that's interesting there uh so I got the Colts coming in second place not making the playoffs at 9 and8 now I talked to you about the Colts I think the Colts have fantastic what going on there it's an unpopular opinion but I'm going to stand by it I think Joe flacko should be the starting quarterback for this team and now everybody laughs yeah he's going to get out the screen and I'll explain why you saw what he did last year right under stefansky great coach styen I think I think the world of Shane ston he's a great coach nice hat um but with Anthony Richardson why Rush him back like and he's a I think he'll end up being a solid quarterback and he'll be he'll be pretty good he is the upside of Rush he could pass the ball but like we saw his preseason game yesterday I think it was they still won uh but it just seems like Flaco's a great guy to learn from and that's why I think bringing him in was perfect too because you're going to teach him like Joe flacko at the age of how old just led the Browns to the playoffs had a very successful successful run but uh Browns W supposed to make the playoffs last year and I think that's where St stefansky get so much credit because their guy went down chub went down they had a lot lot of injuries right and they just said okay like that's where teams should use that okay our star player goes down who gives a [ __ ] you know let's our team should go out there and still compete at the level we know and that's where I love the Browns for that but Joe Flaco all right what's the worst that can hurt like I don't think he's going to he's not going to lose you games I don't think like with your defense you have enough weapons now uh took Mitchell and draft tight end's still a bit of a foggy spot but I think they're fine o Line's been fine like I said their defense when flu was there I mean still the Colts are always a very solid team and I think uh with Jonathan Taylor back it should be full health big on him in fantasy this year but I think why not just let flacko kind of do his thing and then Richardson eventually takes over but I know that's not a popular opinion but I think they go nine and eight this year I don't think this is their year I think they have to add a few more pieces but I think they're in that upwards Trend and I think like I said I I could see them being a playoff this team this year they just missed it last year because uh [ __ ] doesn't like to catch the ball uh that gter mchu puts right in his chops shout out chicks but it's uh you know uh nine and eight for the golds I mean you stole my talking point that's that's what I was going to bring up these guys would have made the playoffs last year if it wasn't for fourth string running back Tyler Goodson dropping that ball so you don't even know his name they they were nine and eight last year again if he catches that pass they're 10 and seven they get into the wild card spot and I think people would be talking about these two teams as then the coltson Texans completely the opposite now I know stad lit it up in the regular season but I think his expectations are even elevated now that we saw him make the playoffs and get that playoff win but again I think you know if that playoff matchup was Browns vers Colts I could see I know it was mchu and asra but I could see the Colts maybe winning that playoff game and everyone's real high on them um but I got the Colts win in this division also at 11 and six so I just I did my picks through um playoff predictor decom and that's kind of the way things shook out uh based on the Colts and Texans I had the Colts getting the higher SP in the division um I like what these guys added in the in the off season they drafted latu latu the edge rusher out of UCLA in round one round two they bring in Adan I Mitchell out of Georgia uh no Texas was at Georgia but anyways yeah like you said you know Anthony Richardson Jonathan Taylor Josh HS you know their offense is solid their defense is solid they're everything about this team is solid they're kind of like a bootleg Bears you know dare I say you know they don't really have any real like weakness but they don't they're not like dominant in really any anything either they're going to be you know overall just pretty solid and um the why I'm giving these guys The Edge over Houston in general is just because their head coach Shane ston I love what Shane sten's done in his whole career uh he started things off in the Chargers he was a coordinator for Justin Herbert turned him to an into an elite quarterback then he went over to be the play caller for the Philadelphia Eagles and turned Jaylen Hertz into the quarterback that he is today and I think he's going to do something similar with Richardson I know Richardson you know people always have always already have these Skyhigh expect expectations for him even though he's only played four games and normally I would say whoa whoa slow down there but I think those are Justified based on just the QB Whisperer that is Shane sichu I think he's going to do something great with Anthony Richardson and they're going to have one of the best rushing attacks in all of football um so I know I kind of said that the Browns are my got that feeling team but I'm gonna say the Browns and the Colts are together their Co got that feeling and should be piery plums you know he got that feeling down blown I got that feeling yeah I can feel it but uh talk to me about the Texans Joe so Texans I like see here's the thing with the division I know we said it's exciting and I think it's going to be like that for a long way to go I have Texans at 10 and 7 so last year would they go they were 10 and seven I think same record for them getting into the playoffs winning the division I don't really see a team like splooging this year to like 13- four you know like I don't think maybe the Texans I don't see the Colts doing that I don't see the jack doing that and obviously not the Titans so um like I said I think stoud like you said his expectations are like so high like I feel like they have to like they feel like they have to be a 13 and 14 right they went out and got Diggs and obviously Joe Mixon I he he's kind of like I don't know I was low on him but now I'm like kind of like all right he's going to be solid but it's just I think their uh their biggest thing is just uh it's just going to be shroud like that that's how it is with most team cuz quarterback's right but with him I think like you said expectations are high I don't think they have to live up to that another 10 and another 10 and seven season winning the division again is just making sure he's ready by the time you get to the playoffs okay what do we have to do are we healthy enough to win four straight games so we win the Super Bowl you know it's something like that where like I think they just kind of get got to get the feel of things which they did last year first year head coach first year quarterback very impressive what they did last year defense is solid Ryan is a hell of a coach he's going to be a hell of a coach for a while um but I think 10 and seven get him Division I have them that slots them at the four for the AFC all right we're done with the AFC South moving things over to the east we're going to be talking the AFC East and I want to you know just cover these guys very briefly the New England Patriots just because they make me mad I don't like them three and 14 I've got them coming in with the record there was so much talent in this uh coach Carousel this offseason and they decided H ger house yeah no Gerard Mayo's getting fired after this season I think it's going to be a David Cully situation Joe I bet you don't even know who David Coy is David Coy I I was a big believer David Cy that was sad uh David Coy was a coach for the Texans before they brought in for br yeah so I think that's gonna happen here may they fired him after he so bad then Romeo Carell or that it was Romeo Carell for that short span of games I'm pretty sure and then Lovey Smith the year oh interim yeah I got you uh yeah I mean if you want to look at the you know the scheman taks they bring in Antonio Gibson uh their wide receivers they draft Jaylen pulk I mean just the the whole team kind of sucks the defense is fine the offense is probably the worst offense in the whole NFL you know they got some cute players like I mentioned Jaylen pulk pop Douglas Kendrick Bourne uh but I'm not a drake May guy I'm not a jacobe brassette guy I'm not a um their I think their offensive coordinator is named Alex Van I don't really like him that much I don't really like um J Mayo and I just think this whole team sucks and they're only three and 14 they're playing in a pretty tough division everything sucks I agree uh the only thing I met three and 14 as well number one pick in the draft the thing the only bright spot I'd say in that defense is you get to see a full year hopefully if Christian Gonzalez I think their defense still has something solid there uh the receivers like they're talking about like Jaylen pulk Demario Douglas they're like oh we might have something here well somebody's got to pass them the ball and if you're like like I don't see any like Drake May would be their only chance at having a solid season just cuz he's so good like if he's if he's so good I'm still like hit or miss on him he could be as good as Herbert like people don't like Herbert but I think his potential could be there or you might be seeing a Josh roseen here still don't know he's in a shitty situation with a shitty team and partially [ __ ] head coach so we'll see what happens there David colie that was a good comparison there [ __ ] David C that that's a name you don't hear often and when you're comparing yourself to David cly it's it's not good let me tell you that all right in third place the AFC East uh I got this being the Miami Dolphins oh at 10 and seven it's a pretty good record I have them missing a playoff spot though wow uh these guys continue to not really bring in any one of consequence in fact they lost a decent amount of pieces this offseason their defensive coordinator Vic fangio gone their star defensive and Christian Wilkins gone on the offensive line they lost Robert hunt who was pretty good he's now in Carolina they lost Conor Williams their Center rahee Art's a year older Tyreek Hill's a year older um kind of a decently bold yeah I'd say actually extremely bold pick as I I can see a scenario where Jaylen Wadd leads this team in receiving just because you know Tyreek kind of you know I don't want to call him a diva because because he's not but I just I got that feeling something bad might go wrong with with he's like he's he's on the other side of 30 now and I don't know I their play their end of their season left a really bad taste in my mouth with Miami that that playoff game I know it was like negative 10 in Kansas City but I mean they continue to not get it done uh in the playoffs they had that division by the plums and they completely let it up to the bills then they had to go into Arrowhead and they lost uh I'm a Mike McDaniel guy and I like you know some of their pieces is I like Tua I like hn I like mostard I like Tyreek I like WD I like jnu Smith they tight end but I just think these and 10 and seven is not a bad record by any means again but I just think the other two teams left in this division just got better and Miami kind of stayed the same if not got worse kind of like the Jags so you know I don't think Miami is gonna be bad but just not as good as the Jets or the bills so there we go Miami Dolphins I thought you were going to pull a little bit of surprise like I'm about to right now don't t is going to be missing the Playoffs the Buffalo Bills so I he like this one's a little more easier to explain than my flacko take cuz I know you don't like that one either but with the bills like you said they're trying to like go with the offbrand [ __ ] now like uh they started with all right so let's go all right you got rid of Diggs for like a third round pick all right just really trying to piss me off huh but uh wearing these glasses cuz that's a nerd take you're a nerd the bills are awesome they they got wor they simply got worse and Josh Allen yes he can only do so much but uh like I know we're big fans of Dalton kid Kade but he can only do so much one of their three receivers Shakir Coleman or Samuel and then you got Mack alland or mvs like somebody who's going to be making the X Factor sorry I just punched my uh table because of how like forced that was but who who's going to be who's going to be the X Factor who's going to give me the wow um the old line it's just the the offense it got worse simple as that uh so for their defense and that also got worse to be honest like you lost because of let's see uh Jordan puyer and Micah Hyde both are done just I think simply because age right both of them said all right we want to be bills to retire I think but uh like I said that's that's a lot of at least experience I just don't think I don't think the bills especially like you said the Jets are the main team this year they have everything going for them and they should be good like that's the thing the Dolphins like you said we'll get into them after but they like you said they probably got worse too but they have explosiveness on their team their their thing is speed okay we're going to beat teams with speed and the bills it's just we have Josh Allen and that's it right now so I think nine and eight is appropriate I don't see them I mean I those games are going to be different this year you who are you going who are your Playmakers against the Chiefs or the 49ers who's going to go out there and be like all right I'm I'm going to be Difference Maker in this game besides Josh Allen he can only do so much I think James Cook is solid but he's not obviously going to go out there with his 59 height and go kick somebody's ass no he's quick but they they don't have everything ready and I think that they're going to show him that this year and I think they go out there and make a splash in free agency next year for something because Josh Allen's going to want say hey I'm gone you know but nine and eight I I have many comments that I would like to make but I'm going to wait because first I got to talk about the Jets I got in second place wow 11 and six New York Jacks now wow you have the bills winning oh my God these guys were seven they they were a seven and 10 team last year with quite honestly the worst offense in the NFL maybe bottom three maybe bottom five their offense was pitiful and these guys still won seven games uh now they're getting Aaron Rogers back which is going to make a whole hell of a lot of difference uh they added Mike Williams I'm not too high on that um Xavier or Xavier Gibson's coming back they got Malachi Corley in the draft that's not really you know I'm not picking these guys because of their weapons grip Bree and Garrett are decent but their depth isn't that isn't that great what I want to talk about and that's an honestly an underrated part that people aren't bringing up when they talk about this Jets team is their offensive line and their defense their defense is so good I know they brought in Hanan reic I think he's going to end up playing for them um although he requested a trade but then you got Germaine Johnson Quinn and Williams uh on in the secondary you got s Gardner DJ Reed um these guys are very very solid defense and then you know I said I don't want to talk about Bree or Garett that much but I'm going to talk about him both of those guys are studs I got G Will and fantasy um I see this kind of it's kind of crazy because it's Aaron Rogers first real season in New York but I think this is going to be his last dance almost I I can't see him playing much longer he's 40 years old um and he you know Tom Brady has like a true like passion for football feel like Aaron Rogers doesn't really have that I feel like Roger just yeah Rogers just kind of pyramids yeah yeah he just kind of plays because it's fun and he's good at it um I got him going 11 and six making a wild card spot uh I like this Jets team a lot and I like them better than the Dolphins which I thought was a bold pick um let's see if you agree and but first we're going to go over Cole's crystal ball and my prediction is Garrett Wilson eclipses 1500 receiving yards I I wasn't going to go anything crazy with like 2,000 but like I mentioned before not a lot of depth behind G will I see him having a ton of targets a ton of receiving yards and a ton of touchdowns he's going to be a great wide out I also have the Dolphins at 10 and seven but I have them as the five seed in the playoffs two seed in the division um like all like you said 107 for you doesn't make the playoffs 10 s for the Dolphins for me is the five seed and we'll get into that after but I think the main thing with dolphins like I said before they have an identity they're they're going to uh and I don't even think it's offense because their offense has been proven okay we can go out there and out beat these team they've done it with the bills they've done it the Ravens they like they go out there and they out offense them okay cool what last year they they weren't healthy on defense you had Jaylen RAM for like half a year you had well I think Bradley chub got hurt you lost Christian Wilkins and that's a big blow to the defense but I think you got Anthony Weaver who's now the coordinator there um from Baltimore I believe and I think that's just Vic vanio was too old school you're in Miami it can't be old school there it's just not going to win they had a great defense last year and it's just with him like you said the players weren't meshing they went and like they I heard like they went to his office like [ __ ] they they didn't mesh at all and I think with Weaver you're going to get more exciting I think the defense is more healthier and like I said I think that's why the reason I think they do finish higher than bills because I think they're just simply better this year they have better players Jordan puer is also on the Dolphins now he said [ __ ] this [ __ ] me and my hot ass girlfriendwife are going to be going to Miami now instead of Buffalo so you know she played a factor in that she definitely played a factor did but uh like I said uh Tyreek Wadd and and if obj can still be good they they're going to win football games 10 obj wide receiver 3 he's still going to make an impact I mean like you said Mike MC I think for them the big thing is intensity they're a lot laid back there and that's how Miami is right but if Mike mcdo goes in there all right I'm not [ __ ] around this year let's go win games like pick up intensity I think that's only going to make him better I'm not a fan of Tua he got paid out of the ass we'll see what happens there all right my first place team in the AFC East is the Buffalo Bills at 12 and five I'm sick and tired of people pretending that these guys got no weapons you know I I don't people are acting like gab Davis with some big weapon he he wasn't you could get a Gabe Davis any day of the week Stefan Diggs the last couple Seasons he was fine but he wasn't some like Elite loss that you're having Keon Coleman they they took him with the first pick of the second round in fact they they traded back twice they were in the first first round then they traded back once to get a couple picks back then they traded back again into the first pick of the second round so I think they valued this guy as a first round pick but obviously being smart they got some assets and just took Keon Coleman with the first pick in second round anyways nonetheless basically what I'm trying to say there is they like Keon Coleman they spent a first round pick pretty much on him Dalton concade who they spent a first round pick on last year is a modern day Kelce he's he's a wide receiver in a tight ends body he's a stud khil Shakir we've seen him showing out in the preseason he showed out late last year uh uh Curtis Samuel kind of sucks I don't really about him but anyways the guy I want to talk about the guys I want to talk about are Shakir Coleman cancade cook all four Dudes are very solid I would say that this offense is better than it was last year in Toms of skill production I'm a Coleman guy I'm a Shakir guy I'm a conc I'm a concade guy and when you have Josh Allen you're never out of it Joe this Bills team their highest loss last year was by six points they didn't lose a single game last year by more than six points and I think some of that could be attributed to Ken dorsey's terrible play calling early in the year we saw them switch play callers to Joe Brady last year and they were hot they picked up wins against the Chiefs the Cowboys the Dolphins this Bills team is very solid and when you have Josh Allen Josh Allen you're never out of it now they did lose some pieces on the defense but that's fine when you have Josh Allen you're never out of it he's going to put up an elite season they're better they're better on offense Jo you'll see they got the modernday Kelce and then Shakir and Coleman are two great wide receivers Josh chent is going to cook up some wonderful things in Buffalo and they have a 12 and5 season coming for him it's interesting it's very interesting but uh I have the Jets winning the division at 11- six uh simply because like you said last year they but I don't like how they like obviously Zach Wilson for them like why couldn't you just kept Joe Flaco like they they were like the definition all Browns took what they had and still ran with it right Jets certainly had the pieces on defense they certain the pie on offense uh besides quarterback and that's simply where I think that's why Rogers is so important but like the Jets made it's it's bad saying this but like they they were the excuses like oh the injuries Aaron Rogers went down obviously you lose a Hall of Fame quarterback yeah it sucks but Browns lost their Star Quarterback are running back and still like you know things can still happen I'm not saying seven and 10 sure but you have Aaron Rogers back I think Mike Williams is a fantastic signing Mike Williams if healthy has been proven he can be a really good guy to go out and get the ball um and he still got Lazard there just in case he wants to Vintage Packer himself but I think uh if Hassan reck plays this defense gets even better than it was it always has been good so like I said I think this team regardless of the record will be the division Champions at the end of the day 11 and six for the New York Jets okay so we're in agreement on the Jets we're just in disagreement about the bills yes okay getting into our final division the AFC West coming in last place I have the Denver Broncos coming in with a record of four and 13 that's it I don't want to talk about them they suck and I agree I was going to do the same thing I have him at 6 and 11 simply because I think B Nick is going to be solid I think he's they're GNA they're going to win a few game their defense is terrible I think B Knicks is like going to be a good quarterback like I'm not saying like oh it's going to be the next Drew bre for Shawn Payton no I think he he could end up proving himself as a solid guy so we'll see how that goes but he could be out sea Payton's weird with quarterbacks Russ had a pretty solid year last year but I mean he was probably one of the better ones of his career and he's still got [ __ ] on for it so I think uh six and 11 for the Broncos I guess while we're here I'll talk about him uh Shawn Payton sucks B Knicks is a third round talent but because they needed a QB they felt they need to take them they have a weird four-headed monster running back room and javante Williams Jalil mlin uh samaj perine and audri EST that sucks their pass catcher suck Marvin MIM sucks Corin Sutton sucks Josh Reynolds I kind of like but he sucks their o line sucks their defense sucks they have jfm o cool he's kind of a me player oh no now they're like eight nine no they're terrible the Broncos are 4 and 13 they're going to have probably the number two or three pick in next year's draft and they might go quarterback and they'll probably be having a new head coach regardless we'll go into the third place spot I have the Los Angeles Chargers coming in with a record of seven and 10 uh I I'm not a Jim Harbaugh guy I'm not a Jim Harbaugh guy they're going to try and enforce the run here when they have a top seven quarterback in the NFL and Justin Herbert no they need to they need to stay past heavy but you can't really do that when you lose Mike Will and Keenan Allen and Gerald Everett and Austin Eckler uh their play caller uh is Greg Roman who the Ravens literally fired and then now this year they went 12 and five after they didn't have Greg Roman so stupid like again Justin yeah Justin Herbert's gonna Force his way to get this team six or seven wins but again like Joey Bosa and khil Mack are good but and Derwin James but they just these guys aren't deep at all they have no depth they have cap issues I'm not a lad makoni guy I'm not a Quinton Johnson guy I think Josh Palmer will have a decent year both their running backs suck it's like it's Justin Herbert versus the world and you know he can only get you so far seven and 10 feels honestly generous for them I might you know maybe six and 11 with a side like these guys suck uh I also do have the Chargers at different record dog playl that but like going through it took it takes me a while to do like these predictions cuz like I'm like all right they have Justin Herbert and Jim Harbaugh but like still like everything else is like just H so I like at lowest I had him like 5 and 12 but I ended up putting them at nine and eight in third place and uh I think just simply because Jim Harbaugh wherever he goes he wins and that's just with a quarterback like Justin Herbert they're going to have to pass the ball and we're going to find out a lot about Justin Herbert to see if he can live up to like obviously is all the talent in the world but they we want to see like playoff we want to see him in the playoffs so I think that's a big thing uh you said you're not a fan of lad a lot of people think he's going to be like this year's puka he'll be solid I don't know that good but I think he'll be the clear receiver one at the end of the year um they're a piece away definitely Josh Palmer bro Josh pal I like I like palms palms isn't bad Arie Palms but uh I think with uh but with the big thing is their o line is very solid you have Slater Johnson and ALT that I mean that's You're Building uh infrastructure right there you're building you're building your base and you already have that is solid I like Joe Al he's he's dope and you have a quarterback who's Hall of Fame Talent there like you're just missing they're like they're I I think they're better than the build offense they're better than don't say that uh yeah but their defense like you said you've always have the Stars on defense they just never panned out and the what's been wrong with the Chargers for the last 20 years they're good on both sides of the ball but the wins don't add up and that's where they brought in their guy who will simply do anything to get wins Anthony Lynn wasn't doing that Brandon Staley certain wasn't doing that it's just they I think they finally found their guy and he's going to be there for a while I think him and at the end of the day I think Herbert and Harbaugh walk away both when they're done with the Los Angeles Chargers with two Super Bowls in their hands nine and eight they missed Jes this year they missed Jesus nine and eight in third place and they yeah oh yeah big fan of my I know you're an Antonio Pierce guy and I I kind of am I don't like Antonio Pierce but here's I have the Raiders I have the Raiders and the Chargers at the same record but just the way things play out they okay so we both have the Raiders in second I have them coming in with an eight- N record um now I love mchu I've been one of the biggest mchu Advocates um that you'll ever see uh he was able to put together a very solid season with Shane styen uh kind of whispering in his ear the whole time now he's got Antonio Pierce and Luke gsy and it's like his weapons group is probably a little bit better in Indianapolis with Devonte Adams jacobe Meers Brock Bowers um but again like they're offensive line isn't very good like o Cody white hair oo U they lost illuminor to the Giants they have Colton Miller who's okay um they have Madden franchise Legend Andre James shout out py uh but I think where they're going to win some games there is with their front seven they got a pretty solid pass rushing uh crew with Max Crosby um they bring it they brought in Tyreek Wilson last year in the draft I know people are low on him I was high on him they took him seventh overall and then their big free agent signing was Christian Wilkins who I like but again you know I don't think this team is you know all that great I just think they're playing in a uh a pretty bad division arguably probably either the worst or the second worst in all of football and uh they're going to be playing inspired ball like Max Crosby I think I remember saying he's like I'm leaving if you don't hire Antonio Pier so they really like this guy and they're bought into what he's preaching uh so I think they're going to pick up some wins in that regard eight and N just feels kind of like that sweet spot for the Raiders Cole's crystal ball says I gotta go look at their players um Devonte Adams I'm Gonna Make a Derrick Henry type of pick here Devonte Adams finishes below a thousand yards jacobe Myers is the guy there I'm a big Myers guy like Myers he's on my team for Fantasy that's right um so like before like so before they even made their quarterback decision which it it's not close Garder menu is your guy for that team okell's just all right let's win five games this year like that's the best you're going to get out of him I think Tyson Bean could do better job with the Raiders than aid noono but uh I think the big thing with them is they got Wilkins was the big ad for them they did they had a big ad on both sides of the ball Wilkins with Crosby their defense the way Pierce thinks he's a head coach and he was a you compare him I love love the Jeff Saturday story I thought Jeff Saturday was going to be just the way he can control Locker he didn't work out that way Pierce kind of was successful with it I think he's going to find success lowest I had them was 7- 10 when I was doing mocks I have them at 9 and8 now highest I was at 11- six I think they have the potential to possibly I'm not going to say Dethrone the Chiefs but I think they could beat him twice in the regular season I think the Chiefs win the division regardless but the Raiders I mean you know what you're going to get out of mshu and I think the big piece is zamir white I don't think he was the big ad CU I he wasn't even ad but uh if zamir white you can like get a Josh Jacobs a year out of him getting 20 carries like he had a year ago I mean I I still think they're going to be solid but Brock Bowers is the big ad they went out and got another receiver he's Dynamic he's electric he's going to and you have M who's going to throw like he's not okell where you you're unsure what you're going to get you know what you're going to get out of mchu I think they go nine and eights and somehow when I was doing this they get to find a wild card spot at nine and eight they beat up the Colts Chargers bills and sealers and it's some tiebreaker I don't know how the Raiders ended up at the top I thought the Chargers were going to sneak in cuz but I think it's just the way things went in the division but uh I think that the Raiders go 9 and eight and get in the playoffs I think they can knock up a few teams no I know you're a pierce guy but I think we should both agree that rich Basia should be their head coach right now oh my God basa that's who it was I mean God don't even get me started like they Bassa was like you just sometimes these intern head coach is like all right I kind of want to play under this guy like they had it and it's always two two guys with the Raiders in the last what two three years uh Colts had Jeff Saturday that they won their first game somehow and we're all like yeah like I was the biggest Jeff Saturday supporter you probably could ever imagine but then they proceeded to lose out I think so uh that obviously didn't go well but uh yeah I think I think Bacha is with the Packers now but he was another they went to the playoffs with Basia they like I think Pierce could do the same thing and he's the one who got hired and he's he he holds a tight ship let me tell you all right well we're last team we're going to be talking about is the dude who runs the tightest of ships and re in the Kansas City chief these guys won the Super Bowl last year with pretty trash uh receiving core now they add Xavier worthy who I'm not super high on but he could still be a pretty fun player and Hollywood Brown who my dad hates but I'm pretty high on Rashi rice is only going to get better Travis Kel's only GNA get older so that's kind of double-edged Sword there uh their offensive line is great as always their defense they lost L jerus sne but it's like it's whatever we're the Chiefs we got Jaylen w our second year quarterback he'll fill his spot probably incredibly uh George carus I'm pretty high on Chris Jones is pretty mathy uh Chiefs overall I mean they they have a cake walk to this AFC West Title I think they might clinch that [ __ ] by like week 11 these guys they're they're so good uh 12 and five feels appropriate because they always lose some random games like Gardner muu beat them in like week three or week four last year and it's like where'd that come from the Chiefs they they play down to their competition sometimes they get weird but when they get to the nitty nitty-gritty things get done games are won math is completed and uh 12 and five feels very solid for the Kansas City Chiefs have that same exact Record 12 and five they always find a they but here's the thing I don't think the charger the Chargers I think end up there's there's uh limits to this division Chiefs are always going to be on top I think the Chargers have the best chance at dethroning them eventually not this year this year I think it's the Raiders but the Raiders aren't I don't think the Raiders going to be good for unless they find another quarterback after this Raiders have like a one to twoe maximum here I think Chargers got a while they have they extended Herbert right they got him for a while they just got to build around I think the Chargers will be end up the team that de Thrones the Chiefs but for now Chiefs 12 and five you got worthy I think he's going to be very good like you don't see receivers like him work out often I think I mean it's I think he's going to be pretty solid for them like I said lost need on the defense but like I said it's the Chiefs they have Chris Jones uh I mean they they've proven every year even though like some years ah well yeah 10 and seven this year they'll get a wild card no but uh when we get into the playoffs after I'll explain my whole Hollow blo there but right now Chiefs division champs 12 and five over there we go there are all of our AFC picks uh we're going to be coming out with the NFC and then the awards and playoffs episodes uh probably within the next few days thank you for joining me Joe and as always roll time Roll Tide yep ah there it is see you