00:00Your Browns are 4-2, and the Tennessee Titans are 1-5.
00:04If you were playing the Miami Dolphins this week, okay,
00:07it could maybe be easier.
00:10Chargers are on a bye, but they still have some talent,
00:13even though they're 0-6.
00:15Andy?
00:16Jeff?
00:17You better go to Tennessee and get a win over the Tennessee Titans.
00:22And if you do, hello.
00:27You're 5-2.
00:28I know.
00:30I can't do this, Jeff.
00:32I can't look ahead.
00:33I can't do it.
00:34No, honestly, this, I think, is a huge, because of the circumstances,
00:39this is a huge game.
00:41This is the biggest game they've played so far.
00:43And I know they've already beaten Pittsburgh,
00:45and I know they've already beaten Baltimore.
00:47You go beat Tennessee, which should be easier than beating Baltimore
00:53and beating Pittsburgh, right?
00:55Yep.
00:55You go beat Tennessee, you're 5-2.
00:58You're legit.
00:59You are legit.
01:01Here's another weird factor.
01:02You want a weird factor going into this game?
01:04I know a ton of people.
01:07Like, that stadium is going to be inundated with Browns fans.
01:11Yeah, you know why?
01:12Because they stink and we're good.
01:14Because your owner's brother was the governor of Tennessee,
01:16and they've bought half the seats.
01:17I'm just guessing on that one.
01:19But you don't think the Haslam family wants to go to Tennessee
01:24and show they're legit?
01:26There couldn't be a better venue for them to go and play other than Cleveland
01:29and show they're legit.
01:31They go back to Tennessee and beat your hometown team,
01:36the team that you probably wanted to buy if they were available.
01:38Sure.
01:39Which makes only perfect sense.
01:42You go to Tennessee, you take care of business.
01:45That's what you're supposed to do here.
01:47You're supposed to take care of business.
01:49Tennessee's not very good.
01:51They have a young quarterback who hasn't shown yet that he's very good.
01:55We're going to talk about him coming up.
01:58You go take care of business, Andy.
01:59You are legit.
02:01And I don't mean that to demean anything that they've done so far,
02:05sitting at 4-2.
02:06They've done a really nice job through six games.
02:09But you go to 5-2, man, you're not just in the hunt.
02:13Man, you're right there.
02:14But is there a difference between the number 5-2 you say legit?
02:18I say extremely competitive.
02:22Legit is beating San Francisco right now, right?
02:24Legit's beating Baltimore 13-10, even without Lamar.
02:29Legit is beating Pittsburgh.
02:30But not having Lamar put a little scar on that.
02:33I agree.
02:33A win's a win, man.
02:34Doesn't matter.
02:35I'm as excited as you are.
02:36But I just don't know that going to Tennessee,
02:40going to Nashville against a one-win team and just winning,
02:44if they blow them out, maybe that's a difference.
02:46I don't know.
02:46Here's why I say that.
02:48Because that doesn't happen in the NFL.
02:50No, because if you go to Tennessee and lose,
02:52then you're not legit at all.
02:54Then you are who the Jets thought you were.
02:56Exactly right.
02:57And who folks all around football thought you were at the beginning of the season.
03:03That's why I say it's legit.
03:04I think our defense is legit.
03:07Oh, without question.
03:08And they were legit last week without some big names on the field.
03:11So, I think that makes a difference, too.
03:16It's a game they were supposed to win, right?
03:19How many times have the Browns walked into a game?
03:22The Jets game was a game I think they were supposed to win.
03:24They were supposed to win, too.
03:25In our minds, anyway.
03:27Browns are not big favorites in this game.
03:31And the Titans are 1-5.
03:33That tells you that they're not legit in the minds of most people.
03:37Don't you think?
03:38Yeah, I just want to see a ton of defensive pressure in this game.
03:41I don't...
03:41Low scoring, high scoring, low scoring to me.
03:44I just don't...
03:45The Browns offense still is just so...
03:49Oh, come on.
03:50You can be better than that.
03:51Browns are favored in this game.
03:53They're 4-2.
03:55The Titans are 1-5 and not good.
03:57And the Browns are 1-1⁄2 point favorites.
04:02That's not...
04:03Which is really, like...
04:04That's not respect.
04:05That's not showing you're legit.
04:07But isn't that 4-1⁄2 when you get 3 for just being at home?
04:10That's...
04:10Yeah, that screams.
04:12That screams that the odds makers don't think they're legit yet.
04:18You go and win that game.
04:21Okay, you're 5-2.
04:22You lose that game, you throw any legitimacy right out the window.
04:28That's why I think they have to go take care of business.
04:31And...
04:31You want to call it a swing game, then?
04:32A physical game?
04:33I also think they will.
04:35I also think it's a big game for Deshaun Watson.
04:37Don't you?
04:37Yes, I do, too.
04:39I mean...
04:40And we're getting closer to the trade deadline.
04:42We're getting closer to having to make a decision at quarterback.
04:44Yep.
04:44You've got four.
04:45They're not keeping four.
04:46I said it last year.
04:48Oh, they're going to keep four quarterbacks.
04:49I said they were going to keep four quarterbacks.
04:51I'm like, they're not keeping four.
04:52How'd that go?
04:53I know they're not keeping four quarterbacks.
04:55I think you threw another blah-blah in.
04:57I think any team that's got four quarterbacks on the roster is wasting a spot for somebody
05:02who probably could hustle for you on special teams.
05:03And be active on game day.
05:05Unless you have four guys you really like, that you think are really good.
05:10And I don't think the Browns have that.
05:11I think that is a tremendous waste of roster space to carry four.
05:18It is.
05:19Andy, it's not if you think they're big-time guys because it's the most important position
05:25in sports.
05:26But if you're just throwing guys on the roster because they play quarterback, well, that's
05:30not a good idea.
05:31So that's why I agree with you, I believe.
05:34I think we're on the same page.
05:35They're not going to carry four quarterbacks.
05:37If they do, it's not going to be for long.
05:39Through the trade deadline, maybe.
05:41Someone would have to get hurt between now and then for them to keep those four quarterbacks.
05:45And one would end up going on the IR.
05:47Or one who's already on the IR is going to stay on the IR.
05:50Or they're going to figure out a way to make Shador Sanders happy and find another place
05:55for him to play.
05:56I think he just wants to play.
05:57I don't have a problem with that.
05:59I don't know that...
06:02Do you really think Taylor Green couldn't make it to the practice squad?
06:06Do you think he could?
06:08I think we have a tendency in Cleveland.
06:10Look at the way quarterbacks are falling by the wayside all around the NFL right now.
06:16I would think some...
06:17And now here's the catch.
06:20Everybody had a chance to take him five times.
06:24So I do think there's a chance he could get to the practice squad.
06:28I'm not going to sit here and say, oh my God, his skill set is so overwhelming.
06:31He would definitely get picked up because he lasted until the sixth round.
06:35We've got to be realistic about that.
06:37I like the guy.
06:38I'm intrigued by him.
06:39But teams passed over him like crazy.
06:43And they looked at him, I'm sure, and thought, okay, he's an absolutely physical, athletic
06:47freak and can't play quarterback at the level we need him to play quarterback at.
06:51If they thought he could, he would have been drafted earlier.
06:53Same with Shador.
06:55I think we overvalue our own picks sometimes and we overvalue guys that are just wearing
07:00a bronze jersey.
07:01I'm not saying...
07:02Like, I don't know that I want to see...
07:03I've said this for two weeks now.
07:05I'd like to see if Taylor Greene could offer anything to this team, no matter what position
07:10it is.
07:10Because I do think he's a tremendous athlete.
07:13That works in college.
07:15I don't know how that works in the pros.
07:16Yeah.
07:17But I don't know where you go with the four.
07:20Could Deshaun Sanders get traded?
07:22I know Mary Kay is saying, no, that's not going to happen.
07:24But if somebody came with the bronze with a decent offer, I'm sure they'd be all ears.
07:28And if it was a really good offer, he'd be playing for another team.
07:32He's a backup quarterback right now.
07:34I know his last name is Sanders.
07:35But he's a backup quarterback.
07:38And when we hit the trade deadline...
07:40They all are except one.
07:41If you continue to win, you just have to figure out something else behind your starting quarterback.
07:47You know, unfortunately, sometimes what happens is you say goodbye to the backup quarterback.
07:51Your starting quarterback gets hurt, and you're like, oh, what do we do?
07:56So, at this point, I don't know which one of those three guys is the odd man out when
08:01they actually have to make a decision.
08:03Or they could just make the easy decision and just keep Gabriel on the IR and call it a day.
08:11That's the easy decision, isn't it?
08:13I don't know if you can keep him on the IR.
08:17Technically.
08:18Yeah, you have 21 days to figure out if you want to activate him.
08:21Well, yeah.
08:21But 21 days come to an end.
08:24And then you can continue to leave him on the IR.
08:26Season-ending IR.
08:26That's all it is.
08:27Well, yes.
08:31Unless the player says, hey, I'm not hurt, Players Association.
08:36Yeah.
08:37There's an issue here.
08:38Whether or not he would do that or not.
08:40I mean, employment's a good thing.
08:41I mean, Kevin Stefanski already picked Andy Dalton to be his backup quarterback.
08:48Didn't hold out and try to make a trade for Dylan Gabriel.
08:51No.
08:52So, everybody was talked about.
08:53Who would you take in that position, though?
08:55I'd take Andy Dalton, too.
08:56Absolutely.
08:56Yeah.
08:57Okay.
08:57Yeah.
08:58I mean, you already have a young left-hander who's trying to figure it out.
09:01Well, especially when you have all these other teams, like you said, with injuries that are
09:05looking, you know, Andy Dalton's in a spot to be, that's a strong play.
09:10No matter whether he plays well on the field or not, you're getting someone that you know
09:14you can put out on the field and could possibly lead you to a game-winning drive.
09:18Mm-hmm.
09:19With an experience factor to, you know, to put into the whole thing.
09:23That's the difference there.
09:25I would agree with that.
09:27I would agree with that.
09:282-1-6-4-7-4-0-0-9-2 is the number to join us.
09:31Matt Corral, we'll take your phone calls.
09:33Our buddy Dan Mennegan's behind the glass, Andy.
09:35Look at that.
09:36There he is, right over there.
09:37Hi, Dan.
09:40Nothing.
09:41There he is.
09:42He's all quiet.
09:43You go to Tennessee, you win that football game, and all of a sudden, you're not just
09:49one-and-a-half point favorites over a team that's just one-and-five, folks.
09:54This week screams, you are legit.
