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00:00Why are the Niners the favorite in the West, in the NFC, over the Rams?

00:06To me, the Rams are the better football team.

00:09Scott, this is not only that.

00:11This is what's done.

00:12I mean, I made sure this is correct.

00:13I checked a couple books.

00:15The Niners' win total is 10.5.

00:17I would have put them at 9.5.

00:19Brent and I could be ready for a while.

00:20It's coming back from 2 in ACL.

00:22They traded Debo Samuel.

00:23Okay, they traded Jordan Mason, who's one of the better backup running backs in the league.

00:26They lost Aaron Banks.

00:28I was one of the starting guards who signed with the Packers.

00:30They didn't really replace him.

00:32Now, to win the West, they're plus 160.

00:34They're still the favorite.

00:36The over, listen to this, Scott.

00:37The over 10.5 wins is minus 102.

00:41The under is minus 118.

00:43Now, I like the under.

00:44I don't see them getting 11 wins or more.

00:46I get it.

00:46Now, why would the odds makers think they could get over 10.5?

00:51Robert Sala returns as their defense coordinator.

00:53That's a really good hire.

00:55No question about it.

00:56He did great the first time around.

00:58As their defensive coordinator.

00:59Now, Brock Purdy got his contract.

01:01They're a little bit shaky at receiver.

01:03And Juwan Jennings, by the way, he wants his new deal.

01:05Hasn't gotten it yet.

01:06Got to watch that.

01:07George Kittle's another year older.

01:09Great player.

01:09A lot.

01:10Big injuries.

01:11McCaffrey coming off an injury-torn season.

01:14All sorts of problems with that Achilles.

01:16And you know about his hamstring problems over the years.

01:18So you worry about that.

01:19They're not real strong in the secondary.

01:21Their secondary is almost going to be completely revamped.

01:23One of their best corners.

01:25Chavarri's word sign with the Colts.

01:28Pufunga.

01:29One of their safety sign with the Broncos.

01:31So they've got a lot of change.

01:32I agree with you, Scott.

01:32They absolutely should not be the favorite in that division.

01:36I would agree with you.

01:37And we'll get the Rams in a minute.

01:39The Rams, surprisingly, are picked to finish second in that division by the oddsmakers.

01:42Yeah.

01:42And they're at nine and a half wins.

01:45And as I said before, they were on the 20 of the Eagles trying to win that playoff game

01:50and didn't get it done.

01:51But they were the closest team to knocking them off.

01:53They went on to kick everyone's ass, including the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

01:57The Eagles, the only one that gave them a game was the Rams.

02:01Oh, yeah.

02:01No doubt.

02:02The Eagles boat raced the Washington.

02:04The Rams, they almost pulled off that upset in Philly.

02:06So their win total, you mentioned at nine and a half, the over is minus 150.

02:10The under is plus 125 to win the West.

02:13They're plus 185.

02:14Now, they made the trade for Devontae Adams.

02:17They're absolutely loaded at tight end with Terrence Ferguson's or sec ran out of Argon.

02:21They got some issues on the offensive line in the interior.

02:24There's some questions there.

02:26Defensively, Michael Height is a really good pass rusher.

02:28He's signed with Buffalo.

02:30Their front seven is going to be fine.

02:32The issue for them is that corner.

02:33They're pretty weak at the cornerback position.

02:35But their pass rush with Jared Verse and friends is so good.

02:38They're really well coached, well-schemed.

02:41They draft really well and they develop really well.

02:44They're going to be somewhere around 10 wins for me.

02:46If I had to go over, if I had to pick one side, it would be over with the Rams there at minus 150.

02:52But the price is so high there.

02:54But, yeah, I agree with you.

02:54I would have the Rams over the Niners to win that division.

02:57Is it really 17 years now for Stafford?

03:04No, he was drafted in 2009.

03:06He was the first picker overall in that 2009 draft for Detroit.

03:09No, so it wouldn't be 17.

03:10Yeah, it wouldn't be 17 years.

03:13It wouldn't be quite 17 years.

03:14I don't think.

03:14I could have sworn I saw something today that it was 16, yeah.

03:1816, it said 17 is 17th year.

03:21No?

03:22All right.

03:22Well, I still think he's a badass and he can still play.

03:27It's like you got to convince him to play, though.

03:30Like, you know, you wonder if he's going to stop playing.

03:32You have to convince him to play, but he's going to play.

03:35And I think that as long as they have him, they're going to win.

03:37And with Adams on top of Puka shells, I like their chances.

03:43What about the Cardinals and the Seahawks?

03:47Yeah, again, this division, these win totals,

03:51I know the Cardinals are competitive,

03:52but the record has not been very good under the Jonathan Gannon.

03:54But the over eight and a half wins is minus 120.

03:57The under is plus 100.

03:59I don't see it.

04:00Now, their D-line was awful last season.

04:03So they over-addressed it.

04:05Walter Nolan, the first round out of Mississippi D-tackle.

04:07Dalvin Tomlinson's a pretty good, sort of a journeyman,

04:10but a good defensive tackle.

04:11Klaas Campbell, come over from the Dolphins.

04:14The ageless Klaas Campbell, well, in his late 30s.

04:16Josh Shwek comes over from Philly.

04:19They lost Dennis Garnack, a self-made player,

04:21an edge rusher, who signs with Jacksonville.

04:24Scott, look, how Kyler Murray, let's call it like it is,

04:28how Kyler Murray plays with Marvin Harrison Jr.

04:30They didn't hook up a lot last season.

04:31Marvin Harrison Jr. did not have a good rookie season.

04:34They've got to get him going.

04:35Kyler Murray's got to play better.

04:37To me, they're a seven- or eight-win team.

04:39I love that under all day at plus 100.

04:43I don't see it.

04:43Kyler Murray's got to take his game to the next level.

04:45He's very inconsistent.

04:47He's a fun player to watch, but he's got to play better.

04:50You've got to explain to me, why is the over minus 120?

04:54It should be the under plus 100.

04:55Okay.

04:56So I'll see you next week.

05:10See you next week.

05:12Bye.

05:13Bye.

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