00:00So I'll start with a little information.
00:02The Chicago Bears, a team that finished with 11 wins last year,
00:07finished in first place in the NFC North.
00:10Their big off-season acquisition was a safety named Kobe Bryant.
00:16Yep.
00:17Not spelled the same way.
00:19C-O-B-Y Bryant.
00:21They gave him a $40 million contract for three years.
00:25They suffer a big hit.
00:26He's going to be sidelined for eight to ten weeks after injuring his left knee.
00:30It does hurt.
00:31During Monday's practice.
00:33True or false, the Bears will slide this year and miss the playoffs.
00:41That's a tough one.
00:42Yeah.
00:42I mean, that could definitely happen.
00:43I'd have to look at their schedule on it.
00:45I can give you the first four.
00:47Give me the first four.
00:47They have one of the tougher schedules reportedly in the NFL.
00:50They open at the Panthers to start the season.
00:53They're home to the Vikings and Eagles in back-to-back weeks.
00:56In weeks two and three.
00:58All right.
00:58Winnable.
00:59Actually, they have three straight home games.
01:01They host the Jets.
01:03So, they should go three and one to start out, I would think.
01:07You would think.
01:07I mean, the Panthers will be tough.
01:08It's a road game.
01:09The Eagles will obviously be tough, but they can beat them.
01:11Yeah.
01:12And then you have the Jets and the Vikings at home?
01:15Yes, correct.
01:18I'm going to say false.
01:19I'm going to say they do make the playoffs.
01:22What's their last four?
01:24Last four?
01:26At Buffalo in December.
01:28That'll be tough.
01:29On December 19th.
01:31Home to the Packers and Lions, back-to-back weeks.
01:34And then they close at the Vikings.
01:38Yeah, the last four, tough.
01:40I don't know.
01:41I'm just going to say false, guys.
01:43I think that first month is a pretty good schedule for them, especially with three at home.
01:49Yeah, I'm going to say false.
01:49I think they do make the playoffs.
01:51I think this offense is ascending.
01:54I think as long as Roma Dunze can stay healthy, Luther Burden keeps emerging like he did at the end
01:59of last year.
02:00And Colston Loveland is a stud at tight end.
02:03Like, they just have so many guys for Caleb to throw the ball to.
02:06And they've got a really good rushing attack, too, with DeAndre Swift and Manunga.
02:10Manunga's good.
02:11Manunga was good last year.
02:12He was very good.
02:13As a seventh-round rookie, he got a big load of the rushing attack there.
02:19He was effective.
02:20So every day, we hit the skins at 7 o'clock, talk commander's training camp, go through the ups and
02:26downs of daily practice.
02:28They do that all across the NFL.
02:31Well, in New England, some news out of practice yesterday.
02:36A.J. Brown dislocated his thumb in practice, but he didn't miss any time.
02:41I guess it happened to him in college before.
02:43A.J. Brown, one of the biggest acquisitions in the offseason in the NFL.
02:48True or false, A.J. Brown catches 100 balls from Drake May this season.
02:53I mean, that's largely dependent on whether he plays in 15 to 17 games.
02:59Like, he's a guy that's had some nicks and bumps and bruises, but he's going to be the focal point
03:06of that passing game.
03:06I'm going to say true.
03:07He will have 100 or more catches.
03:09I'm just going to have him playing 15-plus games.
03:12And if that's the case, then Drake May is going to target him heavily, especially with Stephon Diggs no longer
03:17being there.
03:18I know they added Romeo Dobbs.
03:20Yeah, I think they're going to spread it around a little bit.
03:22I'm going to say false.
03:24He does not.
03:25He's only caught 100 once in his career.
03:27So Diggs was their leading receiver last season with 88.
03:31I saw 85.
03:33I thought it was 88.
03:34All right, somewhere in the mid-80s.
03:35Double check.
03:36Hold on.
03:37Diggs had 85 catches on 102 targets last season.
03:41Hunter Henry was their second leading receiver with 60.
03:45Yeah, I'm going to say false just because chances are he'll probably miss a game or two, if not more,
03:51or some time.
03:53And then they've got other guys they can throw to.
03:54I'm going to say true, that they want to prove that acquisition to be the right move.
04:03He's only done it once in his career.
04:04That was back in 2023.
04:07Tony Romo, of course, has been sidelined as the lead color analyst for CBS's number one broadcast team with Jim
04:17Nance.
04:18True or false, Greg Olson should take over as the number one color guy on CBS for Tony Romo.
04:25He's the number two, right?
04:27Hold on.
04:27He's the number two on Fox, but he has an out.
04:30Oh, okay.
04:30If he can be the number one on a different network.
04:34I like him better than Romo, so I would say true.
04:37I mean, I would say true.
04:39It probably makes sense for him to jump ship and pair up with Nance and be the number one guy
04:44at CBS.
04:44What was CBS's statement?
04:46They just, what, I mean, is he on the suspended list or?
04:50No, I think they plan to use J.J. Watt right now.
04:54As number one.
04:54At least as a temporary replacement.
04:56I forgot about J.J.
04:57J.J. was pretty good last year.
04:59J.J. doesn't jump out at me.
05:01I thought he was pretty good.
05:02He's got a personality.
05:03I think Olsen's better, but.
05:05Again, ultimately, it doesn't matter.
05:08You could have AI robots calling the games, and I'm going to be watching them.
05:12Sure.
05:13Because I'm an addict.
05:14Sure.
05:14And I need my NFL fix.
05:16You could literally, you could train chimpanzees to talk or sign language a game.
05:26And I'm still going to tune in.
05:28So really, it doesn't matter whether it's Olsen or J.J. Watt.
05:32I'm there.
05:33It's just for the dumb bit.
05:34Yeah.
05:35But I like Olsen.
05:37I do like Olsen.
05:38I like Olsen a lot, too.
05:39I know him personally.
05:40I met him.
05:40Not really.
05:41I saw him from a distance.
05:43A couple stories coming out of Cleveland Browns camp.
05:46Number one, the stats, if you care about training camp stats, for Deshaun Watson are pretty putrid.
05:58In his most recent training camp day, he was 12 for 22, zero touchdowns, two interceptions.
06:09Meanwhile, head coach Todd Munkin says Dylan Gabriel deserves more reps.
06:18Oh, he was so bad last year.
06:20True or false?
06:21Dylan Gabriel is a legitimate contender to be the Browns starting quarterback.
06:26False.
06:26I think it's going to be either Deshaun or Shador.
06:29Now, they don't have any good options.
06:31But I know that Dylan Gabriel is not a real starting option in the NFL.
06:37Go look at some of his game logs from last year.
06:39True.
06:39Or go watch some of the vids.
06:41So they're saying that Gabriel's looked good in camp?
06:43Well, Munkin says he believes he deserves more reps.
06:46You know what this tells me?
06:48Fade the Browns any time you can.
06:50What is their win total?
06:51About four and a half?
06:52Valdez, do you want to take the over for Browns win totals?
06:56I'll take the under.
06:57You don't want to dabble?
06:58Oh, let me see what it is.
06:59I'll take on any takers that want the Browns over.
07:02I will hammer the under.
07:05Hammer it real good.
07:05I'm going to say it's four and a half.
07:07Hold on.
07:09All right.
07:10So just to give you the breakdown of day one of training camp,
07:15Deshaun was 12 for 22, two interceptions.
07:17Dylan Gabriel only got nine passes, seven for nine,
07:20zero touchdowns, one interception.
07:22Shadour Sanders, 16 for 19.
07:24Five and a half kicks.
07:26Oh, I'm so under that.
07:27You want to take it?
07:28I can't take that.
07:29Come on, bet on the Browns.
07:30They just need six paltry wins.
07:32I don't like that.
07:33If it was four and a half, maybe, but I don't like five.
07:36I don't know if they get six.
07:37They're going to be an abomination.
07:40All right.
07:41So what was your last story?
07:42I'm sorry.
07:43I was just looking up the window.
07:44I was just giving you the Cleveland Browns nuggets.
07:46All right.
07:47Last one.
07:49One of cakes, his favorite running backs.
07:53Devon a chain.
07:54Love him.
07:55He is on an ambitious goal in 2026.
07:59Okay.
07:59What's the goal to be?
08:00The NFL's lead rusher.
08:02True or false.
08:03He's a top five running back in the league.
08:04True.
08:05Yeah.
08:06Certainly statistically.
08:07Not even close.
08:07True.
08:08Not even close.
08:09He might be top three or four.
08:10All right.
08:10Who do you like better?
08:11He might not be five.
08:12Jameer Gibbs or?
08:13Oh, he likes Gibbs.
08:14I like Gibbs better.
08:15P. John Robinson.
08:16Yes.
08:17He likes him better.
08:18Yeah.
08:19Congruggingly, I'll give you him.
08:20Jonathan Taylor.
08:21James Cook.
08:22No, I like H.N. better.
08:24Oh, really?
08:25I like Cook's offensive ecosystem in Buffalo better than Miami, but I like H.N. the talent
08:32better than Cook.
08:33Derek Henry?
08:35No, I like H.N. better.
08:36Younger.
08:37Wow.
08:37Jonathan Taylor?
08:38H.N.
08:39How do you like H.N.?
08:41I'm H.N. or B.N.?
08:42H.N.
08:42Taylor's numbers were better than H.N.'s.
08:44So you got...
08:45I'm just telling you my personal number three in the league.
08:47I like Taylor better.
08:49Love me some H.N.
08:50I think I still like Saquon better and Derek Henry better.
08:52That's fine.
08:53I guess I like the old farts.
08:54I like McCaffrey.
08:54You take the old...
08:55I like McCaffrey better than H.N.
08:58Yeah.
08:59I'm not going to put him at top five.
09:01I'm going to put him at...
09:02Clearly a top fiver.
09:03I'm going to put him at about six or seven.
09:05Yeah, I think he's seven or eight.
09:07Oh, this is blasphemy.
09:09You're so fantasy-based.
09:11I had him on two teams last year.
09:12My two most important teams.
09:14He's carried me through a lot of...
09:16All right, he was five last year in rushing.
09:18All right, so he had a really good year rushing.
09:20Look at his passing, his receiving numbers.
09:21Now, his yards per carry were a bit absurd.
09:23I think we're better than the top four guys.
09:25Yeah, I know.
09:25But it comes down to touchdowns.
09:28He's a superstar.
09:30Devon H.N. is a superstar in the NFL.
09:33If you put a picture in front of 100 sports fans...
09:36That's fine.
09:36They wouldn't be able to ID him.
09:37You know what?
09:38They're not ball knowers.
09:39Those people are not ball knowers.
09:40They could ID Saquon Barkley.
09:41That's fine.
09:42Derek Henry.
09:43I would take H.N. over both of those guys this year in fantasy drafts.
09:47And probably will.
09:49All right, 800-636-1067 is the number.
09:52Nats fans, we want your input for the next segment.
09:56Do you approve or disapprove of all of the moves that Paul Tiboni made at the MLB trade deadline?
10:03A lot of new arms coming in.
10:05Luis Garcia goes to the Yankees.
10:08Foster Griffin goes to the Indians.
10:10Are you pro or anti all of the moves that the Nats made at the trade deadline?
10:15We'll take your calls on that next here on The Fan.
10:18Welcome back to the Channel.
10:18Let's get started.
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