00:00Joining us right now is Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
00:03Gov, we're in College Park.
00:05Where are you?
00:06Man, you're in the Mecca right now.
00:10You're in the Mecca right now.
00:11I love it.
00:13I love it.
00:13I didn't even hear about Antonio Williams, though.
00:16Oh, he had a very, very smart veteran response when I asked him if he thought he got in the
00:22end zone on his first almost touchdown.
00:25He's like, nah, I knew my knee was down, and I didn't want to reach out.
00:29But because I knew I could fumble in that situation.
00:32That's my man.
00:32And for a rookie to have that mindset, I'm sorry, Gov.
00:35Beamish just had me eat jalapenos.
00:36I'm dying here.
00:37But for a rookie to have that perspective, I just thought was really impressive.
00:42No, that actually, that is a very mature response to that.
00:46It really is.
00:48Now, Gov, I don't often correct you, sir.
00:51Now, I love CQ Stadium.
00:55I love College Park, Maryland.
00:56The Mecca of College Park is Bentley.
00:58Just so we're clear.
01:02Did they have jalapenos there?
01:04Fair point.
01:05I hope.
01:05College Park extended.
01:06College Park extended.
01:08All right, Governor.
01:10Six and four on the season.
01:12A 133 and 81 all-time record picking games with us.
01:17I mean, that's 50 games over 500.
01:19Incredible stuff.
01:21Why don't we start with your boys?
01:22The Ravens looked excellent opening things up on the road against the Colts.
01:26The offense looked explosive.
01:28What do you think with the Saints coming to town, the home opener?
01:32Well, you know, it's funny because, you know, again, you try not to get too excited on what
01:36you see, you know, too early.
01:38Um, but, but the Colts are not a bad team, but they played a really bad game.
01:45Um, and, and, and I think the Ravens just did a beautiful job of exposing.
01:50And again, you know, people talk about Derrick Henry.
01:52And again, you know, this dude, you know, three touchdowns.
01:55It's just, he is, he is just a machine.
01:57And, and even when you get an Emmitt Smith talk about how, listen, this guy is coming
02:01and I think he has what it takes.
02:03It just shows the level of durability that he has.
02:06But again, the thing that I'm really impressed by is this defense just looks different.
02:11And you saw Kyle Hamilton.
02:13They had Kyle Hamilton.
02:14He played safety.
02:16He played linebacker.
02:17They, they had him setting up as on the, on the, on the end is a defensive end.
02:21Like he's just a, he's a different breed, man.
02:24So I, I think the, the, the saints, um, did not look good, uh, you know, last week.
02:31And I think that right now you're just watching a, uh, a Ravens team, particularly as we're
02:35coming home, um, that just seems hungry and seems ready.
02:39So, uh, you know, there's more to clean up, but I think the Ravens, uh, I think the Ravens
02:43get this W at home.
02:45All right.
02:45Well, we got a game where the Rams are not leaving, uh, the day before the game to try to
02:49go somewhere.
02:50They'll be at home and playing against the Giants.
02:52How do you see that game going?
02:54You know, I think right now it'll be interesting to see, um, the Rams, the Rams still actually
03:00have something to prove because they have a great team on paper.
03:04Um, but I, I cannot get out of my head that, that Australia game.
03:10I can't.
03:11And it wasn't just that it, when every part of them looked bad, the offense looked bad,
03:17the defense looked bad, the special teams looked bad.
03:19They looked lost and I'm, I'm, I can't just blame that on jet lag there.
03:26You know, I, I don't know if this team is clicking yet.
03:28And then the thing that we know is that the big stars, the big acquisitions, uh, both of
03:33them potentially are not playing this week.
03:35Garrett's on IR.
03:36Yeah.
03:36Garrett's on IR.
03:37So, so I just don't know.
03:40And then, and then, and Stafford, I think think still has a big question mark and I, and listen,
03:45respect where respect is due.
03:47The Giants look really good.
03:50Uh, they play good football.
03:52And I, and I think that they, you know, you're already seeing the influence of John Harbaugh
03:56that he has had on the team.
03:57And I think you saw that.
03:58And so when you're able to build around folks like Scott, a boo, uh, you see that, that
04:02dart, um, you know, is, is, I think really settling into the position and you got folks
04:07like neighbors.
04:07I mean, I think that the Giants are actually playing pretty decent, pretty decent football
04:12right now.
04:12So I'm, I'm going to go as I normally do, uh, and often do go against the biggest line
04:17on this.
04:18Uh, I think the Giants will have one off and I think the Giants, uh, end up going to an
04:23L.
04:24That's a big one there.
04:25I mean, if the Rams start 0-2, I think there will be a lot of shock kind of surrounding
04:29that.
04:30Um, but you know, they did look sluggish.
04:33Like they looked now we'll see if that was jet lag.
04:37We'll see they're back home now.
04:38And, and, and kind of what happens next.
04:40Um, I think Jags Broncos is a super interesting game, Gov.
04:45And I'm curious, you know, the Broncos look bad in their opener against the chiefs.
04:49The Jags have looked good.
04:51What, where, where do you think of that matchup?
04:53Yeah.
04:54You know, and, and, and this one actually surprised me last week because y'all know,
04:57I mean, I had the Broncos, um, and they did not, they just did not look good.
05:03Um, you know, they, they, they, they, they weren't clicking.
05:06They look, they still look very sluggish.
05:08And listen, I think the Broncos still have a lot, uh, a lot of talent.
05:13And I think the Broncos, you know, end up turning this thing around, but I'm not sure
05:17if they turn this around against the Jaguars right now, because I think the Jaguars are
05:21actually a team that folks need to keep their eye on.
05:24Like these, these boys are sneaky good and their team that I think for so long have been
05:31underperforming that I think people kind of forgot about them.
05:34But I think you have a team now that really is, is playing, is playing with confidence.
05:38I mean, you look, you look at Trevor Lawrence, Trevor Lawrence, you know, he threw for four
05:42touchdowns and completed passes to nine different receivers.
05:45Yeah, he looked great.
05:47Like that's insane.
05:48He's spreading the ball around.
05:49He's showing a real level of, of comfort, uh, you know, inside the pocket.
05:54And, and I think the defense is actually playing well enough.
05:57That's really giving them opportunities to, uh, to really get stops and, and create some
06:00takeaways.
06:01And so I, I think that, um, that, you know, that, that Trevor Lawrence, uh, and the boys
06:06keep this thing going because I think that they, you know, they might be on, they might
06:10be doing something special right now.
06:11So we got the chiefs going against the coast and, uh, Kenneth Walker ran the ball like
06:17he was a man possessed.
06:18Will that continue as the chiefs take on the coat?
06:21It was crazy.
06:22Wasn't it?
06:23He was gashing them.
06:24I mean, it was, it was nuts.
06:27I mean, he had, he had what, like 200 yards.
06:30So, I mean, and like two touchdowns, it was crazy watching what he was pulling off.
06:34But, you know, the other thing I'll say is, you know, and I know we talked about it on
06:38the show.
06:39I was like, nah, you know, Patrick.
06:41Patrick Mahomes is, you know, he's like, you know, you know, he's, you know, Patrick,
06:45you know, old Mahomes and this and that.
06:47Let me tell you something.
06:48He quieted me last week and he really did.
06:52I ain't got nothing to say about that, man.
06:54I mean, he, he really came back looking healthy.
06:56He really came back looking like he's, you know, he's trying to be the, he's trying to
07:00be the Mahomes that the entire NFL was scared of for a while.
07:04Um, and, and, you know, you now see how this Chiefs team is playing with a type of, you
07:10know, they, they, they played a good game last week.
07:12And again, it wasn't just the win.
07:14It was how they won.
07:15Uh, because it was really reminiscent of the type of team that we've seen that we saw years
07:19ago.
07:19So I, I trust my home in this setting.
07:22Um, I think that the running game is going to give Kansas city control and it's in the
07:25second half.
07:26Uh, and you know, again, I don't think the Colts are a bad team, but I think that they
07:32also are going to have the mispleasure of starting your season against the Ravens and the Chiefs.
07:36So I think the Colts start off 0-2 and I think the Chiefs start off 2-0.
07:40Speaking of 0-2, Gov, we're talking with Maryland Governor Wes Moore making his weekly picks plus
07:4650 over the years making picks with us, which is incredible.
07:49All right, Governor.
07:50Um, speaking of 0-2, the commanders are going down to Dallas, hoping to avoid an 0-2 start
07:55for the first time since 2019.
07:57Obviously, Washington needs a win here.
07:59So does Dallas though.
08:01They got bullied by the Giants last week.
08:04What do you make of commanders Cowboys?
08:11Did we lose the governor?
08:16Okay.
08:17Jeff's got the governor on hold.
08:18I think he had a service issue.
08:20Um, commanders Cowboys, the line in this thing is three and a half, four and a half, depending
08:24on where you're shopping.
08:25Gov, you got two desperate teams here trying to avoid 0-2 playing in Jerry World.
08:30Yeah, man.
08:31Um, you know, and, and, but I have to tell you, I, I mean, the, the, the commanders look
08:37better than I thought.
08:39And the Cowboys look worse than I thought.
08:41Uh, and, and so, and I, so again, I can't, I can't lose the fact that, you know, you had
08:47two teams, uh, who I think just came out with a different type of energy.
08:52And, and, and, and I actually liked what I saw from the commanders and I liked what I
08:58saw from the Cowboys because I like watching them lose because their energy is terrible.
09:02So, so, so, I mean, so, I mean, the, and, and, and, and I will say about the, about the
09:06commanders too, the offensive line looked better than I expected.
09:10I, I really, I, I've always thought that this was going to be a major Achilles heel for,
09:14for the commanders, um, because keeping Jaden upright and giving him time is crucial for
09:20offensive movement.
09:21And I thought the offensive line actually, actually looked better.
09:24So I think, you know, uh, I think that you are going to see if you give him time, giving,
09:29you know, able to air it out to McLaurin, able to have to, to dig, uh, and, and watching
09:34how, you know, and Williams is already making plays.
09:36Yeah.
09:37I think that there's something really good happening here.
09:39So, you know, I, I think Dallas is going to, um, you know, is going to, you know, once
09:43again, disappoint.
09:45And I think the commanders are going to come out and I think they're going to go ahead
09:48and take the win on the road.
09:49Well, I got a shout out for you.
09:51Uh, the coach at Johns Hopkins, Steve Cervani says he's a big fan.
09:56Oh, he's the man.
09:57Oh, he's the man.
09:58He's the man.
09:59Let me tell you something.
10:00And he's a dog too.
10:01He like, he, if you go and you play for Hopkins, come ready because he is going to work you.
10:09But I'm telling you, like he puts together winning team after winning team after winning
10:13team.
10:14And, uh, and he's, he's just a really good coach and a really good dude.
10:17And, you know, we've got, we've gotten banged up a little bit early.
10:20You know, we're, we're actually, uh, you know, we were, we've been, you know, we've taken
10:23a couple, you know, really tough injuries, but he is just, he is a special coach, man.
10:28I'm a big fan.
10:29All right, man.
10:29Love that.
10:30All right, gov.
10:31I make sure you get that message.
10:33I got you for Ravens, Giants, Jaguars, Chiefs, and commanders.
10:37You got two NFC East road wins in this thing.
10:39I love that.
10:40Let's go Terps, gov.
10:42All right.
10:42Let's go Terps.
10:43Let's book it.
10:44By the way, this is going to be a big game against VTEC.
10:47Yeah.
10:48Um, also because half of daggone VTEC team are all Penn state people who went down to, uh,
10:53who went down to, uh, to, to, to VTEC.
10:55So, I mean, you know, shout out.
10:57So shout out.
10:57Actually, we got, we got, uh, uh, you know, some good players, some good, some, by the way,
11:01some good Marylanders and some good, good Baltimore, uh, Baltimore kids too.
11:05Shout out to the Lund boys.
11:07So it's going to be, it's going to be, it's going to be fun.
11:08It's going to be rocking.
11:09It's going to be rocking.
11:10Going from Habit Valley down to VTEC.
11:13Habit Valley down to VTEC.
11:14Blacksburg.
11:15Governor, as always, thank you for your time, sir.
11:18Hey, I appreciate y'all, man.
11:19Go Terps.
11:20All right.
11:20Go Terps.
11:21Indeed.
11:22That is Maryland Governor Westmore plus 52, in fact, in history, making his picks with
11:27us on Fridays.
11:29And of course, it's a football Friday presented by Adios Premium canned margaritas.
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