00:00When you look at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line, while it is solid, there is an
00:04injury, I do believe, on the left side. How will that impact Bucky Irving? Over under 70 and a half
00:08rushing yards. Joe, where do you stand? Well, you nailed it. That's part of this, okay? The
00:13Tristan Wirfs injury is part of this equation, so he's going to miss some time, and he is one of the
00:18best out there, period, on the offensive line anywhere. And then when you factor in, it is
00:23week one, and you see a lot of teams week one still share backfields. Why? Because it's week
00:29one, and these guys don't have that stamina built up yet. These guys aren't playing four
00:33quarters in preseason, okay? That crap ain't happening. So if you go back and look at last
00:37year against Falcons, how many times did Bucky Irving break 50 yards against them last year?
00:42The answer, zero. He was in the 40s both times, and this was not early in the season, okay? This
00:48was later when he was kind of the guy in the backfield already. So I'm not saying he can't
00:52have a good day. I'm not saying he can't score a touchdown, but 70 and a half, I think, is a very
00:56high number right out of the gate for Bucky Irving against the Falcons, who did everything
01:00they could to bolster that defense, and they are at home. And I just think 70 and a half
01:06is a little high for me when it comes to Bucky Irving, based on the worst injury, based on
01:10last year against the Falcons, and based on the fact that it's week one. And again, these
01:14guys are not ready to run the race. Trust me, they ain't. That's why week one football is
01:20sloppy and weird stuff happens. So if you see more Rashad White, if you see a little, you
01:26know, Tucker, if you see some of these other guys working in this backfield, don't be shocked
01:29today. Bucky's still the man. Bucky's still going to have a great season, but it could
01:33underwhelm a little bit from a yardage total standpoint. Bucky's still the man. I like
01:38it. I can hear the t-shirts being printed. All right, we have a bonus one, and then on
01:42the other side of the break, we'll do FST, buy low, sell high. I'm excited for that.
01:46All right, with the time that we have remaining, let's talk a quarterback, a young quarterback,
01:49a name I think we're going to say a lot on this show throughout the season. It's Cam Ward,
01:53over under 193 and a half passing yards. Over or under, Joe, take us to the break.
01:58Well, look, I'm going to caveat this and say, I really like Cam Ward. I think Cam Ward is going
02:03to have a good rookie season, and I think the Titans have a good franchise quarterback.
02:07But week one for a rookie to go to Denver in mile high, which is a tough environment for anybody to
02:13go play against that defense, and then have your best wide receiver shut down by Patrick Sertan
02:18is not a good time, okay? He can pizza, he can french fry, he can do whatever he wants.
02:24It's not going to be a good time for him, okay? So I'm going under on the 193 and a half here,
02:29and I go under on all the Ridley props as well. Look, Ridley is a guy you can start,
02:34but in two wide receiver leagues, there's far better options this week. I think it's going
02:37to be an awful situation. And don't forget, Sean Payton has told us, he has shown us,
02:42but against bad teams, especially at home, he's going to pile on the score. 31-10, 33-7. Go look
02:49last year's scoreboards. It'll tell you everything.
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