Oct. 6, 2024

🏈 NFL Week 5 Picks & Trade Rumors: Cowboys Shake-Up, Desmond Clark Returns, & Women's Flag Football Growth! 🏈🔥

🏈 NFL Week 5 Picks & Trade Rumors: Cowboys Shake-Up, Desmond Clark Returns, & Women's Flag Football Growth! 🏈🔥
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Season 3

Get ready to be hooked as former Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark makes his highly anticipated return to our sports talk show! We, the Pick'em Pros, are thrilled to announce our lineup, which includes a mix of sports analysts and enthusiasts, such as Gridiron Gang's head coach Rome McLean and the sharp-witted Jamie from the Sleuth podcast. Join us as we celebrate Diego's three-week winning streak and share our excitement about Olivia "Liv" Underpar, a rising star in the golf world. We promise an episode packed with expert insights, friendly debates, and all the sports talk you crave.

Are the Dallas Cowboys in need of a shake-up? We tackle that question head-on, exploring trade rumors and potential strategies to turn their season around. Both Diego and I weigh in on what acquiring a star like Devontae Adams could mean for the Cowboys and other teams like the Ravens, Bills, and Jets. Our conversation also highlights the expansion of women's flag football in North Carolina, celebrating standout players like Jamie, who not only shines on the field but also thrives as a private investigator with Blackman Detective Services.

Switching gears, we explore the transition from team to individual sports through the lens of golf, featuring Liv's journey influenced by her family and martial arts. Whether it's NFL predictions, quarterback comparisons, or fantasy football league updates, this episode is a rollercoaster of sports insights and passionate discussions. From in-depth NFL analyses, including debates about Bryce Young and Andy Dalton, to stories of building strong bonds through sports, we offer a rich blend of content that promises to keep you engaged from start to finish.

Pick'em Pros is a father son duo who enjoy talking sports, debating and having fun while doing it!

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Chapters

00:00 - Introduction - LIVE FROM KINGS

04:11 - Cowboys Need Davante?

11:01 - Vikings Best in NFC?

15:39 - Kelce Have Anything Left?

18:00 - Rome McLean (Guest) - Flag Football

24:30 - Jamie - Flag Football & Private Investigator

31:25 - No Brainer Week 5 Picks

41:21 - Olivia Heggie - High School Golfer (Guest)

52:12 - NFL Hot Picks w/ Desmond Clark

01:18:34 - Kenny Collins of Clayton High School Basketball

Transcript
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That's what I'm talking about.

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That's a crowd.

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That's how you start a show man.

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That's what I'm talking about.

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Thank you for coming out.

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Y'all all right.

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Ladies and gentlemen, my my name is Derek.

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Thompson and I'm Diego Thompson.

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And who are we?

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We're the Pick'em Pros, we are the.

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Pick'em Pros Coming back at you in the house with a special episode of who.

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You Got father-son dynamic duo and we've got Desmond Clark, former tight end for the Chicago Bears, joining us later.

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He's been hiding so we've sent the authorities out for him and we've gotten word that he will be joining us later.

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So I am so happy because I was terrified.

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I was terrified.

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I kept beating him every single week and I thought we just couldn't find him.

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Yeah.

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I was too scared.

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Yes, yes, so we'll hear.

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I'm sure he'll have a lot to say now that he's been rescued, so can't wait to talk about him with these picks, man.

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But how you doing, man?

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You on a little win streak, doing good.

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I'm on a three week win streak.

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Is that right?

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Yeah, but who's counting Me?

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I'm counting, Everyone else is counting.

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Everyone in the world is counting.

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Yeah, you're hot right now.

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You're hot long season.

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You know it's a 18 week season and I got a long way to go.

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I'm definitely gonna do the lebron james chase down block on you, on you and desmond clark, so I'm not concerned at all how far are you back?

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Uh, I'm back there a little bit, but I'm we're not really counting if I get, if I just get a game.

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A game or two a week, that's all I need.

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I don't have to do anything crazy right now.

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It's all good.

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All right, good luck, you're going to need it.

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By the look of y'all's picks.

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Yeah, I'm going to be good.

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I can just sit back and chill.

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You're going to come back to the pack.

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See, it's like the NFL.

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Like Bill Belichick said, Most games in the league are More than they're one, and that's basically what's going to happen here.

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You're going to need it.

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Hey, shout out to Kings.

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Thank you, kings, for letting us be here.

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It is a pleasure being here.

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Big shout out to Kings.

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Big shout out to Kings.

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Make sure you sign up Playatkingscom.

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Sign up for their rewards program, man, you can get wings on Monday, monday's the day.

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Come out Monday night, watch Monday night football, sign up for their rewards program and you'll get some free wings in addition to that.

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So yes, do that, do that.

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Check out Kings.

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You definitely want to do that, all right.

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Well, hey, we're going to get into it.

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We have some fire guests today.

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We can't wait for the guests to join us today.

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Guests today.

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We can't wait for the guests to join us today.

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We have Gridiron Gang football team is in the building.

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All right, make some noise.

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All right, we've got the head coach, rome McLean, joining us today.

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He's going to join us in a second.

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He's going to talk all things NFL with us, so we can't wait for him to join us.

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We've got from the Sleuth podcast.

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We've got from the sleuth podcast.

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We've got Jamie Jamie in the building here, all right, all right, so she is a receiver for football, but she also is a detective.

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It's PI, all right.

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So she's very, very mysterious.

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That's why you know everyone else was showing pictures, but for her we showed like a logo.

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She's very mysterious, so we can't wait to have her on here today.

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We have someone that is taking the golf world by storm and is going to totally dominate.

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You know it was amazing what Tiger Woods did, but if you think Tiger was something, you ain't seen nothing yet.

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We've got Liv joining us.

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Yes, olivia, liv Underpar Cannot wait, cannot Olivia Live under par, cannot wait, cannot wait to talk to her.

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She is in the building, all right.

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And then, last but not least, she's joining us at the end of the show.

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Is Clayton in the building?

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Is Clayton in the building?

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Clayton, north Carolina.

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Clayton not yet.

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Not yet Clayton's in the See.

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Y'all don't know, you don't know what's up.

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Let me tell you something.

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Kenny Collins is the coach of Clayton High, their basketball team, and they are loaded.

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They are loaded and poised to win the state championship this year.

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If you don't know now, you know they are going to join us and we can't wait to talk to Kenny Collins, who's going to join us at the end of the show.

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All right, so we've got a fire show, but let's get into these NFL topics.

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Hey Ron, why don't you come on up here and join us?

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We've got Diego's personal trainer, football coach, receiver coach, defensive badge coach.

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He knows a lot about football, so we got an expert in the building that's going to join us to talk about some of the hottest topics here, all right, so, jerome man, so when, when the football season started this year, you know Diego was fully focused on being a wide receiver.

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And then, once the season started, we learned that they wanted to play him at corner and get some time at corner.

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So we said, oh man, ok, we better get on this.

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And you quickly pivoted and started working with them and helped them get his first pick a nasty one-handed pick last week.

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Man, so appreciate that Big, big shout to you.

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So hey, tell everybody if they need personal training and if they want their kids to make nasty one-handed interceptions uh, how did they uh reach you now?

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yeah, um, we elite sports on social media, we elite sports on facebook and instagram.

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Uh yeah, sports training for all, all ages, all sports really all right.

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Oh well, man, who's your favorite nfl team dallas cowboy NFL team Dallas Cowboys?

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Are the Dallas Cowboys in the building, okay, well, let's talk about the Cowboys for a minute.

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Let's do it All right.

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So the Cowboys look like they're in a little bit of trouble right now.

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A lot of trouble, diego?

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Why don't you kick us off man?

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What's the state of the Cowboys in your opinion right now?

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I'm pretty worried about the Cowboys.

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They're only 2-2 right now, Barely won against the Giants, lost against the Ravens convincingly and the Saints.

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So I mean I'm very worried about them.

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And, being in the same division as the Eagles and the Commanders, it's going to be tough to come out of.

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Yeah, yeah, it's definitely going to be tough to come out of there.

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What do you think, Ron?

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It's only four.

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It's a quarter away into the season.

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You've got a lot of football left.

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Thirteen games left.

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Anything can happen.

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Are we a little banged up?

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Yes, but the season is not over.

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The season is not over.

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We need to make some trades.

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I believe we need to make some trades.

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We got some key players on defense.

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From a rush standpoint, that's beat up, but I think we'll be all right.

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I think we still have finished the season.

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10 and 7.

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Ooh, 10 and 7.

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Oh, and I'm hearing Super Bowl in the crowd.

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All right, all right, spoken, spoken like a true Dallas Cowboy fan.

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All right, okay, dallas Cowboy fan, all right, okay.

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So there is a great wide receiver named Devontae Adams.

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Looks like there's some issues going on in Vegas right now.

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He wants out.

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I think they.

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After watching the receiver episode, I think they're done with him as well, so I believe it's mutual.

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Diego, should the Dallas Cowboys go get Devontae?

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I think they should try and go get davante.

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They really want to go go out and try to win a sewer bowl.

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Pair him up with davant, pair him up with cd and I think they got a shot okay.

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So rome now you, you said the cowboys need to make some moves, but you said they need to make some moves on the defensive side.

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Uh, do they need to go get davante?

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absolutely, because defense is the keilles' heels.

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Right now they're struggling.

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We can't stop the run, so we need to put a lot of points up, and you do that.

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When you have two number one receivers that you can pick apart the defense.

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You absolutely should go after Devontae Adams.

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Absolutely yeah.

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Yeah, I think they should as well.

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The Cowboys are very one-dimensional.

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They're not able to run the ball.

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Ceedee Lamb is great, but you can double him, and that's definitely the formula right now to beat the Cowboys.

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So they need help, they need to get somebody.

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But for Devontae Adams, overall, diego, where's the best fit for?

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Devontae I had a few teams.

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I think Devontae would fit great for Devontae.

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I had a few teams.

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I think Devontae would fit great for the Baltimore Ravens I think he would take them over the top.

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Buffalo Bills, same with them.

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The Commanders if he was on the Commanders I think they would be contenders to win the NFC and the Cowboys and Steelers.

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So out of those teams I'd say the best fit is the Ravens, I think because they're so close.

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If they get Devontae with Zay Flowers then they can win it all.

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Okay.

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So yeah, what do you think, ron?

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Where is the best fit for Devontae outside of your Cowboys?

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The best fit.

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I would say Jets number one, because you get to pair him back up with Aaron Rodgers, his buddy, somebody he know they can get him the ball with no question.

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And I like the Baltimore Ravens for sure.

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You got Zazie Flowers.

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You can pit it Devontae out there, you got the run game.

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I definitely think that'll just take Lamar to a whole nother level.

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Those are my top two, but my sleeper one would be the New Orleans Saints because of his relationships with Derek Carr Right right.

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Yeah, he definitely has a great relationship there.

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I think for the Saints salary cap wise, it'll be tough for them to get him.

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But he would be a great fit, unquestionably.

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There's no doubt, no doubt about that.

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Okay, all right.

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Well, how far?

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One last Cowboy question.

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We'll get back to them later because we know they have the big matchup against the Steelers.

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So I'm happy we got some Steelers fans in the building too, so hopefully you know we'll keep it peaceful here today.

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But did you tell us how far the Cowboys are going to go this season?

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I can't.

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I'm a realist when it comes to football, I don't.

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I don't go with my heart, I go with my mind.

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Right now we don't look like we're a Super Bowl contender team, but again, we have 13 games to make that proof.

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I like us still for a chance to win a division.

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That's why I got us 10-7.

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As long as we give ourselves a chance to go to the playoffs, we have a chance to make it to the Super Bowl.

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Now, if they make that move, they get Devontae.

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You definitely have to put them in there.

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Yeah, I think they have to.

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I don't think it's Devontae that will take us over.

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I just think we need that running back.

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Okay, We'll see.

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Hopefully they can bring Devontae I mean Devin Cook up off the practice squad.

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He's still young, in his prime 28.

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At least give him a chance.

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We can't run the ball now.

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Might as well see if he can.

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Yeah, now, diego, didn't the Cowboys bring a running back?

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in this year that one could.

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He's on the practice squad.

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No, no, we didn't bring anybody in.

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We're not talking about Cook.

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Oh, they did.

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Zekiel Elliott.

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Zekiel man you did it.

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I believe they got rid of Zekiel a year too early.

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Yeah, one more year he would have still probably had a 1,000-yard season and then after that.

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So I think they let him go a year too early, but he's not that Zeke three or four years ago.

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I like.

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Zeke but nah.

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You don't see him doing this anymore, do you?

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I've not seen him.

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No, we ran him in the ground.

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He's not even anymore, for real.

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Well, he's not eating anymore for real, all right.

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Well, let's move on to our next, our next hot topic.

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We do have a comment cowboys won't beat the lions.

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Uh game october 13th.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, ma I I don't see that happening.

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I do not see that happening.

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I don't, definitely don't think they'll beat the lions.

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But we'll get to that all right.

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So next let's go to the minnesota vikings.

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The vikings are the surprise team right now.

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I don't think any.

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I think most people had the vikings last in the um in the nfc north you did them with the bears.

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You did too me.

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Yeah well, we're not talking about.

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I'm saying most, most people most pundits and I'm I'm quite sure jerome rome had the uh vikings last when he, when he uh predicted as well, I probably would have had the bears last.

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I'm not a true believer of kayla williams, so last when he predicted as well, I probably would have had the Bears last.

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I'm not a true believer of Kayla Williams, so even when he was at USC.

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Okay, so with the Vikings, diego.

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Are they number one?

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Are they for real Number two?

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Are they the best in the NFC?

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I think they're definitely for real.

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They're definitely a contender, but I think the number one team is still the Lions.

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They're 3-1.

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They've been playing great this year.

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I think they're still the number one team, but the Vikings are definitely a contender.

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Okay.

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Do we have any Detroit Lions fans in the building?

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Okay.

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Shout out to the Lions fans, shout out to all of our Detroit detroit family.

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We got a lot of detroit family.

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You know, I'm saying my mom's from detroit.

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We got mike sims in the building.

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Vp of tnt detroit.

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We got detroit fam here in the back.

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Make some noise.

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We got detroit in the building.

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All right.

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So rome the vik are they?

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Are they for real?

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I believe they are.

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Sam Donald is showing why he was highly sought it coming out of USC Mm.

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Hmm, I just again.

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Sometimes you get picked so early, kind of like Bryce, and then you get to the wrong system.

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And so Sam Donald finally got a coach that can coach offensively and get him put him in the right position.

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So I like him.

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And then you got jefferson probably and most people I have, the number one receiver in the league right, got a run game for the most part, I think they believe, but I have I still have the lions number one in that division you have the lions number one, but I can see two teams coming out of that division.

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Okay now, sam don.

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Sam Darnold wasn't.

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Sam Darnold with the Panthers?

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Yes, he just didn't fit well with the Panthers he had what we call a cup of coffee.

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Okay, he just didn't fit.

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Well, it's okay.

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Oh, he didn't fit well, we have Andy Dalton.

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Okay you got Andy Dalton All right.

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Okay, I'm wondering about that.

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Wondering about Quarter poll we're a quarter way through the NFL season.

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Okay, is Sam Darnold the MVP right now.

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Yes.

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MVP yes.

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He's the.

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Mvp Like he was eighth in passing yards going into this week.

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I think he was sixth.

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Sixth in passing yards this week, first in touchdowns.

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He only has like three picks this year, so he's definitely the front runner for MVP right now.

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Okay, and people don't know he's in his prime too.

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He's 27.

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Yeah, he is just 27.

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That's true, nah.

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I still think it's Lamar Jackson.

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Even though they only lost two games.

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They lost two games.

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Two and two.

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His numbers are really well.

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Okay, he's still putting up Lamar-like MVP numbers.

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I like Lamar.

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Like Lamar, you like Lamar, okay, all right.

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All right, lamar.

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Lamar is a two-time MVP.

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Very dangerous, I think Josh Allen had it for sure, but with the loss this past week, I think that dipped him down.

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I mean, you can pit Patrick Mahomes in that conversation every time.

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Yeah, and they're winning.

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So.

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Yeah, absolutely Okay.

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All right.

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So what about last thing?

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Justin Jefferson.

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So he got paid.

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We know what happens a lot of times when players period, but especially receivers when they get paid.

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Sometimes there's a drop-off, but he's looking good so far.

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Diego.

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Yeah, yeah, I got him on my fantasy team so I'm happy I drafted him.

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Got him low, low in the draft draft.

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We're able to get him a little low.

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I got him low.

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He's been playing great and putting up justin jefferson like numbers still so absolutely, that's good, absolutely all right.

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Well, let's let's move on to the kansas city chiefs and travis kelsey.

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Okay, all right, it's our last bit of news before we move on.

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So Travis Kelsey started off slow.

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First of all, he's been down the last few seasons, been down, down, down, but he's turned it on in the playoffs.

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But this year, the first few games of the season, it's been a bigger drop.

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But last week he finally stepped up and put some numbers in once Rasheed Rice went down.

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Is Travis Kelsey back?

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No, I don't think he's back.

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I mean, I think he's still arguably the best tight end of the league.

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He's arguably the best tight end in the league if he tries, but he's just not going to be able to keep it up for the rest of the year.

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He still wants to have some in the tank left for the playoffs.

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So I don't think he's back.

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Okay, in the tank left for the playoffs, so I don't think he's back.

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Okay, I don't think he's back what about you wrong, do you?

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what was the question?

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No, travis kelsey.

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Is kelsey back?

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Is he back?

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Did he ever leave?

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I don't think he ever left.

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I think because they got more weapons like word d and rice before he got hurt, they was less predicated on needing him, okay, right.

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Okay, now you got these receivers and a quarterback best friend and somebody that can stretch the field right and those speeds receivers can do that for pahone, so he wasn't more predicated on him, because you a lot of times, if you watch those early game, it wasn't a lot of play, call for travis kelsey, right so, but now I think now with the injury to rice, you're gonna see a lot more travis kelsey, okay, all right a lot more.

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Travis Kelsey.

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Okay, all right, a lot more Kelsey.

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So, with the injuries, can Kansas City?

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So Kansas City was the favorite going into this year.

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All right, even though they are not as loaded as they've been in the past, they've won back-to-back Super Bowls, so they were the favorite to three-peat.

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But now, with all the injuries that they have, diego, would you still consider the chiefs the?

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favorite to win.

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No, I wouldn't.

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I mean without rashid rice for probably the rest of the year, and they're they're definitely not the same team.

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They're gonna rely on travis more, which I don't think.

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I don't think that's a good thing and yeah, I just don't think they have enough firepower to compete with like the ravens and the bills.

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Okay, what about you wrong?

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can you?

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Ron Can't count them.

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It's hard to bet against Patrick Mahomes.

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We said that two years ago, right when Tyreek Hill left.

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Oh yeah, they can't do it, they can't do it.

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And he showed everybody that I could still win without the best receiver in the league at the time.

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So they still the favorite until someone can knock them off the throne I do believe just Andy Reid himself.

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They'll make a splash for someone that's going to help them in that passing game.

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So until somebody beat Kansas City, nope, they are still the favorite to win.

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They do the three-peat.

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Absolutely, yeah, absolutely.

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Okay, we'll still go with them, all right.

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All right, I like that.

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Well, hey, let's move on to our next topic, which is you, rome.

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So you're standing in.

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So Christopher Davis Christopher Davis, who's been with us for the last several weeks, great, great commentator had a car accident today, so we want to send our our best to him and I wish him a speedy recovery.

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So, rome, thanks for for staying a little longer with us today.

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We really appreciate that.

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But, rome, you are the coach of the Gridiron Gang.

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Yes, sir.

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Gridiron Gang, a flag football team.

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Yes, sir.

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So man tell us so how did you get into coaching flag football?

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Oh, it was February of 2015.

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I've been doing it since that long.

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A guy I knew that was coaching women's flag football was building a team that Jamie was on.

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They asked me to uh, my background is I'm a quarterback.

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So he was like, hey, I want you to come work with my offense and be help my quarterbacks.

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And I was like, uh, maybe.

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Then he said it's women's flag football.

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I said no.

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I was like no, no, but anyway, I ended up coming out there.

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Anyway, I fell in love with it and now it's almost 10 years later.

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I've had the number one team here in North Carolina, now with a new team, and I built the league up here in North Carolina.

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I helped grow the women's flag football game here in North Carolina, bringing some of the biggest tournaments to the state of North Carolina, where we got teams that's coming from DC, virginia, florida and Georgia to play in our big tournaments here.

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We put on a Christmas tournament every year going on the ninth the eighth year now called the Santa Bowl in December, where we raise toys for kids and we get again teams that come from out of state to play in that tournament as well.

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So I got into it, fell in love with it and I wanted to help grow the game for the women more than anything.

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Love that.

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And so we done that and it's only getting better, Helped getting into high schools here recently as well this spring, and it's only growing from here.

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Love that, love that.

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Absolutely, and it's only growing from here.

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Love that, love that, absolutely.

00:20:27.566 --> 00:20:28.750
Now, diego, you had a question for rome as well.

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Right, yeah, I had.

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My question was how are you feeling about the cowboys here as contenders?

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I mean, listen, I'm a realist and until we show and prove to people that we are a contender, we're not a contender.

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That's how I I look at it.

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We got to prove.

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That's just like anything in life, right?

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If you've been the underdog your whole life, right, you just got to prove the naysayers proven wrong.

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So in order for the Cowboys to shut everybody up, they need to go win a Super Bowl.

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At least get to a Super Bowl, right.

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So right now I'm a believer, but they also got to show me to improve it to me as well, so that's how I am.

00:21:04.828 --> 00:21:11.736
So now we have one of your players, one of your former players, who I believe her nickname is Des.

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That's right, as in Des Bryant.

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That's in the crowd right now, so her name is real name is Jamie.

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She's going to be our next guest, is going to come on in a second, but before we bring her on, man, what's her route running like?

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But before we bring her on, man, what's her route running like?

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So she got the nickname Dez because she was a Cowboys fan and her favorite players were Dez.

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Bryant Okay.

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And she wore the jersey number 88.

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And so Jamie didn't start.

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She started at Ashley.

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Jamie played many positions, though she was a snapper, she was a center.

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Oh, wow, right, we let her play.

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I want to say one time we was going to a tournament in DC and my assistant, my offensive coordinator at the time, his name is D but we call him Ruff I want to say he had to play quarterback one time and hand the ball off in certain formations and stuff like that, so she could run routes enough.

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You know, back then I was still learning flag football.

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I didn't really know it enough, Right.

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So if I knew now, knew then what I know now, we wouldn't have never lost the game.

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So it took me a little chit-learn Because coming in the flag, a lot of people think it's just like tackle and although we play eight or eight contact so we still can block people open hand, it's really different.

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And so if you're coming from a background like me and tackle football, that's how you're trying to teach it.

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Right.

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So I learned long.

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It took me about a year to figure it out.

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But once I started figuring it out, yeah, it was lights up for the rest of North Carolina.

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All right, absolutely.

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But no, jamie's a great player, great teammate, a lot of spirit.

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Come to practice, that's most important.

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Come to practice?

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Yes, very much so and want to get better.

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And, yeah, we had a lot of moments, good moments.

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We always had some not so good moments, but we overcame them and got through it.

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It's just like a big family when you play flag football.

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You have your ups and your downs, but everybody still come together.

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The goal is to win, yeah, win.

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I'm just bringing up the team here.

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Gridiron Gang right there.

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So yeah we had the pleasure of seeing you guys play a couple weeks ago and, man, it was very, very entertaining, fast-paced, and we can't wait to get out there and watch you again.

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Yes, every Sunday.

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We have a bye week tomorrow, but we play in the league.

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Our league is still having games, so we play at Briar Creek Community Park.

00:23:39.050 --> 00:23:40.665
So, yeah, so we got a bye week.

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We back at it the 13th I think that's Sunday from yeah, the 13th, Right, and then the following weekend we're going to a tournament called Lynn Lewis Tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for three days and it's over 80 teams in that tournament.

00:23:56.565 --> 00:23:57.125
Wow.

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Yeah.

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That's how big it is Wow, all right, yeah, all right.

00:24:00.012 --> 00:24:03.902
Well, man, thank you for joining us Everybody give a round of applause for Rome.

00:24:07.884 --> 00:24:08.825
Thanks for joining us.

00:24:08.825 --> 00:24:20.413
We're going to, we're going to take a quick 30 second break and we're going to bring one of Rome's prodigies on here, jamie, and we're going to talk to her a little more about her on and off field career.

00:24:20.413 --> 00:24:22.013
All right, stay tuned, we'll be right back.

00:24:22.013 --> 00:24:57.589
Cool, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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All right, welcome back.

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Ladies and gentlemen, let's make some noise for Jamie.

00:25:08.895 --> 00:25:09.175
All right.

00:25:09.276 --> 00:25:12.000
All right Thank you Thank you what's going on, Jamie?

00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:12.843
Not much.

00:25:12.843 --> 00:25:14.050
Super excited to be here.

00:25:14.050 --> 00:25:16.817
Thank you for having me, yeah, podcasting.

00:25:16.817 --> 00:25:18.923
Yes, this is different with all the cameras.

00:25:19.430 --> 00:25:21.615
Yeah, it is a pleasure having you here.

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I had the pleasure of being on your podcast.

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Sleuth Podcast had the pleasure of being on that just last week, so that dropped a few days ago.

00:25:30.869 --> 00:25:37.175
Yep, that came out last Tuesday, excellent episode, good vibes, so appreciate you coming on.

00:25:37.589 --> 00:25:38.374
Yes thank you.

00:25:39.130 --> 00:25:44.838
So I think Diego, I think you have a question for Jamie, so I was wondering what's your favorite NFL team?

00:25:45.250 --> 00:25:55.098
Of course I'm a Cowboys fan all day and I still have hope we're going to the Super Bowl, so I'll be.

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I'll be the delusional.

00:25:56.791 --> 00:26:00.059
OK, so you're the delusional Cowboys fan OK that's all right.

00:26:00.059 --> 00:26:01.570
That's all right, sorry.

00:26:01.570 --> 00:26:04.179
So so just tell us about um.

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We want to stick with the football thing, but then we definitely have to get into what you do uh for for a living right now.

00:26:10.612 --> 00:26:12.999
But let's talk about, uh, flag football.

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How'd you get into flag?

00:26:14.910 --> 00:26:23.729
Um, I was picking up my kid one day from the boys and girls club and or maybe I don't know where I'm gonna remember how that happened.

00:26:23.729 --> 00:26:32.375
I was actually running, I think, at one of the parks somewhere and um, the guy that was working with Rome saw me, asked me was I interested in playing football?

00:26:32.375 --> 00:26:46.492
Had no intentions on playing football kind of a scaredy cat, I don't like to get hurt and stuff like that but I decided, you know, if I could run some routes, I could lose some weight and know that would be a good thing, so, and love football, so all parts of it.

00:26:47.316 --> 00:26:47.797
All right.

00:26:47.958 --> 00:26:49.260
Yeah, so met Rome.

00:26:49.260 --> 00:26:51.037
Rome was excellent.

00:26:51.037 --> 00:26:57.054
He taught me, you know, what I know about running routes and playing football, and so, yeah, I kind of miss it.

00:26:57.054 --> 00:26:57.856
I need to get back.

00:26:57.916 --> 00:27:00.273
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you can definitely, definitely get back.

00:27:00.273 --> 00:27:03.162
So I know they're about midseason right now.

00:27:03.162 --> 00:27:05.734
Is there any chance that you'll be back?

00:27:05.734 --> 00:27:07.077
What next season, maybe?

00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:07.901
I don't know.

00:27:07.901 --> 00:27:08.662
We'll talk about it.

00:27:08.662 --> 00:27:09.875
Rome, will he have me?

00:27:09.875 --> 00:27:11.476
If he has me, I'll go back.

00:27:11.496 --> 00:27:13.772
Okay, okay, if he has me.

00:27:16.739 --> 00:27:17.220
You're right.

00:27:17.220 --> 00:27:19.022
You're right, always playing.

00:27:19.042 --> 00:27:22.152
She's still around, okay, always playing.

00:27:22.152 --> 00:27:23.095
She's still around.

00:27:23.095 --> 00:27:23.957
Okay, okay, they never stop.

00:27:23.957 --> 00:27:25.951
So rome is saying the crowd that they never stop.

00:27:25.951 --> 00:27:29.780
It's a it's a year-round thing so you can just okay jump back in whatever.

00:27:29.780 --> 00:27:34.585
Now I think jamie might be saying if the money's right, then she should be.

00:27:34.585 --> 00:27:35.667
Is that, is that correct?

00:27:35.667 --> 00:27:40.973
That would be lovely absolutely get a nil nil little contract.

00:27:41.914 --> 00:27:45.278
Okay, derek, he's letting me back to you.

00:27:45.558 --> 00:27:47.259
He comes back to me, all right.

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:52.965
So, aj, you have what seems to me to be the coolest profession in the world.

00:27:53.086 --> 00:27:54.487
You are a private eye.

00:27:57.855 --> 00:27:58.917
I am how did that happen?

00:27:58.917 --> 00:28:00.701
So you got to just break that down for?

00:28:00.722 --> 00:28:01.042
us.

00:28:01.042 --> 00:28:06.349
So the Lord gave me my job.

00:28:06.349 --> 00:28:09.471
I had a loss in my life, didn't quite know how I was going to recover from that.

00:28:09.471 --> 00:28:29.285
I met Mr Blackman, who was the former owner of Blackman Detective Services, and we had a great relationship, kind of hit it off, and he taught me everything he knows he is a former Raleigh police detective, did homicide so I just got to hang out with him and learn how to, you know, solve the puzzles and, you know, loved it.

00:28:29.285 --> 00:28:33.948
I was great at it and so I bought the company in 2019 and we're still rocking.

00:28:37.151 --> 00:28:37.971
Yeah, they're rocking.

00:28:37.971 --> 00:28:39.394
They're rocking, All right, all right.

00:28:39.394 --> 00:28:40.615
So how can?

00:28:40.615 --> 00:28:41.336
So what?

00:28:41.336 --> 00:28:44.582
What type of cases do you normally take on?

00:28:44.582 --> 00:28:46.204
What do people normally come to you for?

00:28:50.289 --> 00:28:51.854
Yeah, so we specialize probably primarily in domestic cases.

00:28:51.854 --> 00:28:59.712
So cheaters, you know, cohabitation cases, you know anything that can be nefarious in the relationship, we work on those.

00:28:59.712 --> 00:29:03.402
We also do custody cases and then we work criminal cases.

00:29:03.402 --> 00:29:12.817
So we do a lot of litigation support where we're, you know, working with IDS and you know the defense of people who have criminal charges and stuff going on.

00:29:12.817 --> 00:29:13.960
But it's fun.

00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:22.243
We get to help people work through difficult situations and you know find ways to, you know find peace.

00:29:22.243 --> 00:29:23.030
Yeah.

00:29:23.271 --> 00:29:27.276
Whether it's, you know's, a good thing or a bad thing, knowledge is power.

00:29:27.710 --> 00:29:31.898
So how can people get in touch with you if they need your services, how do they reach you?

00:29:32.109 --> 00:29:36.380
Yeah, so please first follow us on the Sleuth Podcast Instagram page.

00:29:36.380 --> 00:29:54.133
You can listen to the podcast there and interact with us on social media there Facebook Blackman Detective Services and then always website blackmanpicom.

00:29:54.153 --> 00:29:54.756
All right, perfect, perfect.

00:29:54.756 --> 00:29:56.564
So one last question to get you out of here, to bring you back to football.

00:29:56.564 --> 00:29:58.832
So we already know you're a delusional Cowboy fan.

00:29:58.832 --> 00:30:01.218
Yes, we know that there's a chance.

00:30:01.218 --> 00:30:05.113
A chance, maybe small chance you might get back into into flag football.

00:30:05.113 --> 00:30:17.509
Um, what, what would you tell somebody out there that's watching that you know wants to get get into, uh, playing football, but is maybe a little apprehensive, maybe a little scared?

00:30:17.509 --> 00:30:17.790
What?

00:30:17.790 --> 00:30:18.673
What advice would you give?

00:30:18.993 --> 00:30:21.980
well, you don't try new things is what life is all about.

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:27.079
Um, you don't want to be afraid of you know doing things that you've never done before.

00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:29.353
You have no idea what your capabilities are.

00:30:29.353 --> 00:30:33.221
Find a coach you know who's willing to work with you.

00:30:33.221 --> 00:30:39.750
Be patient with you, especially as a new player, and as long as you show up, go to practice and work hard, you know you'll do great.

00:30:39.750 --> 00:30:44.160
You'll find a position that works for you and your talents, and that's it.

00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:49.494
All right, all right, love it, love it, well said, all right, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Jamie one more time.

00:30:49.494 --> 00:30:59.159
Thank you, all right, jamie, aka Des, aka Des.

00:30:59.159 --> 00:31:01.515
So she's going to give the Cowboys that mojo Aka.

00:31:01.555 --> 00:31:03.038
Number one PI.

00:31:03.038 --> 00:31:04.220
Number one PI.

00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:05.522
Okay, there we go, number one.

00:31:05.522 --> 00:31:05.643
Pi.

00:31:05.643 --> 00:31:08.097
Well, no, thank you for being here.

00:31:08.097 --> 00:31:09.953
We're going to get to our.

00:31:09.953 --> 00:31:12.560
We're going to start to get to our picks for week five next.

00:31:12.560 --> 00:31:16.970
But thanks again, jamie, we're going to take another 30 second break, all right?

00:31:18.730 --> 00:31:55.108
Thank you All right, welcome back.

00:31:55.230 --> 00:31:57.417
All right, you ready to get into these picks?

00:31:57.417 --> 00:32:00.576
Come on, let's make some picks.

00:32:00.576 --> 00:32:04.257
Week five, week five NFL.

00:32:04.257 --> 00:32:06.982
It's time to make some money.

00:32:06.982 --> 00:32:09.075
It's time for me to get back in it.

00:32:09.075 --> 00:32:11.519
You know I've been messing around way too long.

00:32:11.519 --> 00:32:13.611
I'm excited I'm motivated.

00:32:13.631 --> 00:32:15.634
See, you know I got tired.

00:32:15.634 --> 00:32:17.979
You know I mean I I became complacent.

00:32:17.979 --> 00:32:20.864
Um, you know I won season one.

00:32:20.864 --> 00:32:22.554
That was pretty easy.

00:32:22.554 --> 00:32:31.671
Now, on season two, you know well, you, you kind of shared, you share that, you share that with des, but you know I had to leave for most of that time.

00:32:31.671 --> 00:32:34.196
But now, now it's time to get to it.

00:32:34.196 --> 00:32:35.298
Now you've woken me up.

00:32:35.298 --> 00:32:40.717
You've been talking a lot of trash, so now I'm about to get serious about these picks.

00:32:40.717 --> 00:32:44.903
But what we're going to start with is we have eight no-brainer picks.

00:32:44.903 --> 00:32:46.817
So these are the picks that we actually agree on.

00:32:46.817 --> 00:32:51.759
So we're going to start with these picks and then we're going to go to our next guest, who's going to be live.

00:32:51.759 --> 00:32:53.997
All right, but let's get to our no-brainer picks.

00:32:53.997 --> 00:32:56.772
So, diego man, go ahead and start us off.

00:32:56.772 --> 00:32:57.272
Who's first?

00:32:57.874 --> 00:33:02.378
First no-brainer is the London game New York Jets going against the Minnesota Vikings.

00:33:02.378 --> 00:33:03.560
We all have the Vikings.

00:33:03.560 --> 00:33:05.502
This one, I mean the Vikings 4-0.

00:33:05.502 --> 00:33:08.326
I think they go to 5-0, showing like a real contender.

00:33:09.798 --> 00:33:10.327
So we all got them.

00:33:10.327 --> 00:33:11.711
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:33:11.711 --> 00:33:14.901
I think definitely the Vikings have proven that they are for real.

00:33:14.901 --> 00:33:23.516
Like we said before, you know a lot of times when the teams travel overseas, especially if they're a hot team, that can make them fall off.

00:33:23.516 --> 00:33:27.961
But I think the Vikings seem to be locked in and they'll definitely take care of business.

00:33:27.961 --> 00:33:30.063
So I think you can book that one.

00:33:30.063 --> 00:33:31.805
We agree on that one.

00:33:31.805 --> 00:33:32.986
All right, my man, what's?

00:33:33.006 --> 00:33:37.790
the next one, all right.

00:33:37.790 --> 00:33:40.659
Next no-brainer, is the Colts going to Jacksonville to play the Jags, and we all have the Jags in this.

00:33:40.659 --> 00:33:41.982
Oh, and four Jags getting their first win.

00:33:41.982 --> 00:33:52.080
I mean, they're at home, indy has their backup quarterback, so, uh, we all think Jacksonville is getting their first win yeah, yeah, definitely have the uh Jags going ahead and taking care of business here.

00:33:52.141 --> 00:33:53.270
Even though they are on four.

00:33:53.270 --> 00:33:54.755
They're the more desperate team.

00:33:54.755 --> 00:33:56.559
That's been the theme so far this year.

00:33:56.559 --> 00:34:03.603
Seems like the team that's been more desperate has been the team that is has won, so I think the Jags will definitely take care of business here.

00:34:03.603 --> 00:34:06.958
The Colts I think Richardson is not going to play.

00:34:07.038 --> 00:34:08.081
Yeah, they got Joe Flacco.

00:34:08.771 --> 00:34:09.755
Oh yeah, joe Flacco.

00:34:09.755 --> 00:34:14.302
So yeah, I think the Jags take care of business and win this one.

00:34:14.302 --> 00:34:16.692
They are the three-point favorite at home.

00:34:17.012 --> 00:34:17.831
All right, what's the next one?

00:34:17.831 --> 00:34:21.355
Next, on Brandon, is the Browns going to Washington to play the Commanders?

00:34:21.355 --> 00:34:22.755
We all have the Commanders.

00:34:22.755 --> 00:34:23.237
This one.

00:34:23.237 --> 00:34:25.938
The Commanders are hot, 3-1 at home.

00:34:25.938 --> 00:34:30.242
Jayden Daniels looking like an MVP contender.

00:34:30.242 --> 00:34:31.963
So we all got Commanders.

00:34:32.583 --> 00:34:34.045
Now we all have the Commanders.

00:34:34.045 --> 00:34:35.585
Commanders are a three-point favorite.

00:34:35.585 --> 00:34:37.427
They are at home looking great.

00:34:37.427 --> 00:34:42.938
Their quarterback is looking amazing Jayden Daniels.

00:34:42.938 --> 00:34:44.570
But I'm hearing in the crowd that this is a trap game.

00:34:44.570 --> 00:34:46.615
So we're going to see.

00:34:46.615 --> 00:34:47.875
Is this a trap game?

00:34:47.875 --> 00:34:54.619
Now, certainly, if you look up trap game, it has the makings of a trap game, but I think the Commanders still win this game.

00:34:54.769 --> 00:34:56.661
Browns might be the worst team in the league.

00:34:56.681 --> 00:35:01.820
not going to lie, yeah yeah, and Deshaun just has not put it back together.

00:35:01.820 --> 00:35:04.222
Yeah yeah, and Deshaun just has not put it back together.

00:35:04.222 --> 00:35:07.726
Yeah yeah, he's not put it back together since being with the Browns, so I don't know if he'll ever get it.

00:35:07.726 --> 00:35:08.371
All right.

00:35:08.371 --> 00:35:12.244
And Brandon shout out to Brandon man, he also agrees with the commanders there.

00:35:12.244 --> 00:35:12.869
Three-point favorite.

00:35:12.869 --> 00:35:14.141
All right, what's the next No-Brainer?

00:35:14.349 --> 00:35:17.911
Next No-Brainer Arizona Cardinals playing the San Francisco 49ers.

00:35:17.911 --> 00:35:20.291
In San Francisco Y'all have the Niners.

00:35:20.291 --> 00:35:26.195
This one they're getting a little bit healthier Debo's back, Kittle's healthy, they're just without McCaffrey.

00:35:26.195 --> 00:35:29.536
But I think the Niners pull it out at home against Cardinals.

00:35:29.896 --> 00:35:32.898
Yeah, yeah, I think the Niners take care of business here.

00:35:32.898 --> 00:35:35.159
Seven point, but I think that's a lot though.

00:35:35.179 --> 00:35:36.139
Yeah, that's a lot.

00:35:36.139 --> 00:35:37.920
I think that's a lot.

00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:39.340
I think it's going to be close.

00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:40.541
That's a division game.

00:35:40.541 --> 00:35:45.322
Kyler Murray is due for a big game, he and Harrison, I think they show up here.

00:35:45.322 --> 00:35:48.304
But 49ers win this one by three or four.

00:35:48.304 --> 00:35:50.364
I would not take them in seven.

00:35:50.364 --> 00:35:52.706
So let's go to the next one.

00:35:52.706 --> 00:35:54.626
Here we got the Raiders.

00:35:54.987 --> 00:36:01.693
Yeah, next no-brainer is the Raiders Las Vegas Raiders going to Denver to play the Broncos.

00:36:01.693 --> 00:36:02.755
We all have the Broncos in this one.

00:36:02.755 --> 00:36:05.240
The Raiders be without Devontae again.

00:36:05.240 --> 00:36:07.512
Devontae's hurt Denver.

00:36:07.512 --> 00:36:08.396
They're looking pretty good.

00:36:08.396 --> 00:36:12.697
They pulled a few wins together, so I'm confident the Broncos will win.

00:36:12.697 --> 00:36:14.570
Okay, so Devontae's hurt?

00:36:14.570 --> 00:36:17.913
Yeah, he's hurt, apparently he's hurt.

00:36:17.913 --> 00:36:19.134
Except he's not injured, Okay hurt.

00:36:19.153 --> 00:36:19.855
He's got a hammy.

00:36:19.855 --> 00:36:23.077
Okay, hammy, now okay, so he's hurt.

00:36:23.077 --> 00:36:33.023
But what happens if Cowboys, saints Commanders, if they happen to pick him up next week is?

00:36:33.063 --> 00:36:33.804
he still going to be hurt?

00:36:33.804 --> 00:36:35.146
No, he won't be hurt anymore.

00:36:35.146 --> 00:36:36.306
It'll magically get better.

00:36:36.306 --> 00:36:36.987
It'll heal.

00:36:36.987 --> 00:36:37.847
Okay, it'll heal.

00:36:37.867 --> 00:36:39.708
Okay, all right okay, I was just wondering.

00:36:39.708 --> 00:36:41.775
I was wondering what the severity is.

00:36:41.775 --> 00:36:43.791
That seems to be week to week, all right.

00:36:44.253 --> 00:36:44.916
What's the next one?

00:36:44.916 --> 00:36:48.960
Diego Next, no-brainer is the Giants going to Seattle to play the Seahawks?

00:36:48.960 --> 00:36:51.010
We all have the Seahawks in this one, Seattle.

00:36:51.010 --> 00:36:53.059
They're 3-1, having a pretty good year.

00:36:53.059 --> 00:37:01.197
The Giants are without their key player, Malik Neighbors without him, so they have no shot of being anybody without neighbors.

00:37:01.197 --> 00:37:03.659
So we all have to see yeah.

00:37:03.778 --> 00:37:08.083
Yeah, that's a tough blow for them because with neighbors, the Giants were actually playing better.

00:37:08.083 --> 00:37:17.036
I think they they had a real shot to beat the Cowboys actually, but they lost neighbors, so their season is over.

00:37:17.036 --> 00:37:23.478
Right now, seattle, seattle's beating all of the mediocre teams, so they'll easily win this one at home.

00:37:23.478 --> 00:37:28.215
They'll probably win this one even by more than six and a half, so you can probably take the over on that.

00:37:28.710 --> 00:37:29.789
All right, what's the next one?

00:37:29.789 --> 00:37:33.561
Next no-brainer Green Bay Packers traveling to LA play the Rams.

00:37:33.561 --> 00:37:35.228
We all have the Packers, this one.

00:37:35.228 --> 00:37:41.932
Of course, the Rams are without their top two receivers, cup and Puka, and so all got the Packers.

00:37:41.932 --> 00:37:43.054
They're just a better team.

00:37:43.054 --> 00:37:44.476
They're healthy with joy and love.

00:37:44.476 --> 00:37:46.557
Everybody they're back together.

00:37:46.557 --> 00:37:48.019
So we all got the Packers.

00:37:48.840 --> 00:37:51.163
Okay, so the Packers let's stay on that for a second.

00:37:51.163 --> 00:37:57.835
The Packers you got joy and love healthy, but do they look better with joy?

00:37:58.298 --> 00:37:59.545
and love, or do they look better before they?

00:37:59.565 --> 00:37:59.967
look about the same.

00:37:59.967 --> 00:38:00.309
About the same.

00:38:00.429 --> 00:38:02.014
About the same same same.

00:38:02.054 --> 00:38:03.259
Yeah, he turned the ball over a lot.

00:38:03.259 --> 00:38:05.894
I think, yeah, yeah, jordan loves turn the ball over a lot.

00:38:05.894 --> 00:38:07.360
I think jordan love he.

00:38:07.360 --> 00:38:09.650
He pulled a dac a couple years ago.

00:38:09.650 --> 00:38:15.710
You know how dac was rushing to get back when he was out because cooper was coming in and balling out.

00:38:15.710 --> 00:38:18.255
Uh yeah, jordan love hurried up.

00:38:18.335 --> 00:38:22.414
He made sure he came back as soon as possible, because he was looking good they.

00:38:22.494 --> 00:38:23.617
They look really good.

00:38:23.617 --> 00:38:25.514
They look really good with the backup.

00:38:25.514 --> 00:38:27.079
It's interesting.

00:38:27.079 --> 00:38:33.918
If he would have been out another week or two, you'd hear more rumblings about that.

00:38:33.918 --> 00:38:37.159
They came back, lost a close one to the Vikings.

00:38:37.159 --> 00:38:42.898
I tell you what, though If they mess around and lose this week, it's going to be.

00:38:42.898 --> 00:38:44.001
No, it's not.

00:38:44.251 --> 00:38:47.360
He has $60 million more in his pockets than Malik.

00:38:48.311 --> 00:38:49.655
So they want to play, he did get paid.

00:38:49.655 --> 00:38:51.141
They want to keep Jordan Loving he just got paid.

00:38:51.141 --> 00:38:52.820
That's why they should have waited, actually, yeah.

00:38:53.001 --> 00:38:53.786
Yeah, they should have waited.

00:38:53.786 --> 00:38:54.389
They didn't really.

00:38:54.389 --> 00:38:58.213
This is an extra home game for them too, that it is.

00:38:58.434 --> 00:39:02.498
It is OK, last no brainer before we bring Liv on.

00:39:02.498 --> 00:39:07.764
And then we've got Desmond Clark joining us a little later, virtually to talk about the hot games this week.

00:39:07.764 --> 00:39:10.045
So we'll get into that, but what's the last no brainer?

00:39:10.065 --> 00:39:14.690
game Diego Last.

00:39:14.690 --> 00:39:16.777
No brainer is the Saints travel in the Kansas City to play the Chiefs.

00:39:16.777 --> 00:39:20.012
We all got the Chiefs at home Monday night football New Orleans.

00:39:20.012 --> 00:39:23.061
They're looking like they're cooling down from the hot 2-0 start.

00:39:23.061 --> 00:39:26.255
So we all got the Chiefs and Travis Kelsey having a big game.

00:39:26.556 --> 00:39:28.983
Yeah, oh, okay, kelsey has a big game.

00:39:28.983 --> 00:39:37.269
Well, now, this game is Monday night, so Monday Night Football, chiefs show up, but we also know who else is going to show up on Monday Night Football.

00:39:37.269 --> 00:39:43.699
Now I can't see our lead cameraman and producer, aaron, in the background when I say this.

00:39:43.699 --> 00:39:51.570
Ok, I want to make eye contact with him, but this is Monday Night Football, diego.

00:39:51.570 --> 00:39:53.956
Who else is going to be my play a part of?

00:39:53.996 --> 00:39:54.518
this game, diego?

00:39:54.518 --> 00:39:57.284
Who the the stripes stripes the refs?

00:39:57.284 --> 00:40:00.155
Oh yeah of course.

00:40:00.155 --> 00:40:03.440
Yes, yes, they have the refs on their side.

00:40:03.521 --> 00:40:04.903
Yeah man, yeah man.

00:40:04.903 --> 00:40:07.438
Anything close.

00:40:07.438 --> 00:40:13.637
Anything close, we know is going cheap, so you can book them, book it, they're going to definitely take care of this game.

00:40:14.369 --> 00:40:16.693
Any first down out of bounds play.

00:40:19.378 --> 00:40:20.842
Anything close, that's right.

00:40:20.842 --> 00:40:22.164
Anything close.

00:40:22.164 --> 00:40:26.032
Okay, so those are our no-brainer games.

00:40:26.032 --> 00:40:27.514
You can take that to the bank.

00:40:27.514 --> 00:40:27.856
You can book it.

00:40:27.856 --> 00:40:32.293
We have, uh, five other games that are the hot games that we're going to talk about with des.

00:40:32.293 --> 00:40:35.199
Again, des has been found, so we can't wait.

00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:36.429
You do not want to miss that.

00:40:36.429 --> 00:40:39.715
Stay tuned for des's appearance, as he'll be joining us shortly.

00:40:39.715 --> 00:40:44.885
But before we get to Des, we have our next special guest.

00:40:44.885 --> 00:40:50.519
Okay, we're going to take a quick 30 second break, but our next special guest is Liv.

00:40:50.519 --> 00:40:51.896
Again, liv Underpar.

00:40:51.896 --> 00:41:03.780
She is an up and coming golfer, high school sophomore that is tearing it up out there winning golf tournaments left and right, and is your next golf phenom out of north carolina.

00:41:03.780 --> 00:41:05.572
So we cannot wait to welcome her.

00:41:05.572 --> 00:41:10.990
So we're going to take a quick 30 second break and when we come back you will see live all right.

00:41:46.967 --> 00:41:48.949
All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.

00:41:48.949 --> 00:41:55.603
We have Olivia, Liv, liv, underpar, all right.

00:41:55.603 --> 00:41:57.737
So, diego, I got to start this.

00:41:57.737 --> 00:42:08.664
I know you have a question to kick us off, but let me just give a little background here, because this is one of those full circle moments that makes me feel extremely old, right here.

00:42:09.130 --> 00:42:35.972
So you know, moving down here for high school, you know I grew up in Illinois, outside Chicago, moved here to North Carolina and then switched schools halfway through and then switched schools halfway through, and one of my great, great friends in school during that time name was V Well, I could say that was my nickname for V and so we were really really close throughout high school, after high school, all of that.

00:42:35.972 --> 00:42:44.072
And so it's so funny now to be sitting here with her daughter, who is about the same age as my son, and I can't believe that we are sitting here with kids.

00:42:44.072 --> 00:42:46.143
That who is about the same age as my son, and I can't believe that we are sitting here with kids that are in high school.

00:42:46.143 --> 00:42:51.188
So, full circle moment, full circle moment.

00:42:51.188 --> 00:42:54.335
But, liv, it is a pleasure to have you here.

00:42:54.436 --> 00:42:55.277
Yes, thank you.

00:42:55.559 --> 00:42:58.273
Yes, we've been following you on social media.

00:42:58.273 --> 00:42:59.815
We've got your Instagram here.

00:42:59.815 --> 00:43:04.271
So, at Liv Underpar, make sure you follow social media.

00:43:04.271 --> 00:43:06.641
We got your instagram here, so, at live under par, make sure you follow uh, like, subscribe.

00:43:06.641 --> 00:43:10.574
All that good stuff with live, um, and it's a pleasure to have you here, the golf phenom out of southeastern uh high school.

00:43:10.574 --> 00:43:11.898
But, diego, go ahead and kick us off.

00:43:11.918 --> 00:43:18.190
The first question for live so my question I played team sports all my life, so how is it to be a star of an individual sport?

00:43:18.630 --> 00:43:19.635
it's kind of nice.

00:43:19.635 --> 00:43:21.360
I like the individual sport.

00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:24.449
It's kind of like you know, it's just amazing.

00:43:24.449 --> 00:43:32.092
I like it so much better than a team thing because you're on your own, so it really it's really up to you to make it happen.

00:43:32.414 --> 00:43:35.139
Yeah yeah, yeah, that that's a great question.

00:43:35.139 --> 00:43:36.081
I mean team sports.

00:43:36.081 --> 00:43:41.202
You know you got the camaraderie of the team, but you're not, can only imagine I never played an individual sport.

00:43:41.202 --> 00:43:41.871
You know also.

00:43:41.871 --> 00:43:49.083
But you know when you, when you think of your biggest stars, you think of how Tiger, you know, turn the world upside down.

00:43:49.083 --> 00:43:53.822
You think of you know your biggest boxers, you think of you know some of those who that play the individual.

00:43:53.822 --> 00:43:55.715
So it's all you, it's all on you.

00:43:55.715 --> 00:43:57.119
You can't, can't solve.

00:43:57.119 --> 00:43:59.594
So, yeah, that must be a certain.

00:43:59.594 --> 00:44:06.985
I imagine that's very gratifying, but then it can also be a lot of pressure, I'm sure Also a lot of pressure and eventually you know.

00:44:07.085 --> 00:44:11.027
as you grow into your sport you got to learn how to deal with the pressure and so you keep the.

00:44:11.027 --> 00:44:12.407
Let the pressure help you grow.

00:44:12.688 --> 00:44:12.867
Right.

00:44:13.010 --> 00:44:14.414
But you can let it break you, so you got to choose.

00:44:14.835 --> 00:44:20.478
Absolutely, absolutely, yeah, and I know you had that determination to not let it break you and do big things.

00:44:20.478 --> 00:44:22.822
So how did you get into golf?

00:44:22.822 --> 00:44:34.778
I know, you know, I put clubs in Diego's hand when he was two and he would kind of go out with me and whatnot and it was so funny because he would get mad because he wanted to go in the sand trap.

00:44:35.351 --> 00:44:37.679
And I'm like no, we don't want to be in the sand trap.

00:44:37.750 --> 00:44:39.498
Yeah, I want to stay in the fairway.

00:44:40.532 --> 00:44:41.878
How did you get into golf?

00:44:45.269 --> 00:44:48.523
So ever since I was little I've always kind of been near golf um one of my favorite uncles, uncle george george white.

00:44:48.523 --> 00:44:49.427
He lives in charlotte.

00:44:49.427 --> 00:44:57.670
He's been playing golf for like 19, 18 years so and I when I got invited to an event I fell in love with golf.

00:44:57.670 --> 00:45:00.518
It was a first tee event, actually absolutely loved it.

00:45:00.518 --> 00:45:05.260
I called him up and was like hey, I think I'm serious because he's always been wanting me to play golf.

00:45:05.260 --> 00:45:10.202
And I was like no, because I've always been like in other sports, like basketball and everything like that.

00:45:10.202 --> 00:45:17.130
So after I went to that first T event, really liked it, told him about it and he got me kickstarted from there Like I don't know where I would be without my uncle.

00:45:18.311 --> 00:45:20.173
All right, so what other?

00:45:20.173 --> 00:45:24.117
So you mentioned other sports, so you were playing other sports basketball.

00:45:24.918 --> 00:45:25.818
I did basketball.

00:45:25.818 --> 00:45:30.382
I've been in martial arts ever since I was five years old, shotokan specifically.

00:45:30.382 --> 00:45:34.786
I'm very thankful I was in that as well, because it helped me be or have discipline.

00:45:34.786 --> 00:45:40.617
I'm very disciplined, so that's helped me a lot.

00:45:40.657 --> 00:45:44.894
Without martial arts I don't think I'll be as disciplined as I am right now, a lot without martial arts, I don't think I'll be as disciplined as I am right now.

00:45:44.894 --> 00:45:52.684
Yeah, now you played in our, our golf tournament, the tnt creative group golf tournament, back in march and that was the first time I had the pleasure of meeting you and uh saw you play.

00:45:52.684 --> 00:45:54.833
And yeah, it was, it was a treat to see you play.

00:45:54.833 --> 00:45:59.568
Now, diego, I've been, we've been trying to get him, him, uh, to play.

00:45:59.568 --> 00:46:01.333
You know, like I said, he had clubs, he was two.

00:46:01.333 --> 00:46:03.501
I know you all were on the range together.

00:46:03.501 --> 00:46:06.532
How would you assess his game?

00:46:06.833 --> 00:46:07.717
It was pretty good.

00:46:07.717 --> 00:46:08.793
It wasn't too bad.

00:46:08.793 --> 00:46:09.637
I've seen worse.

00:46:09.637 --> 00:46:11.626
I've seen worse.

00:46:11.626 --> 00:46:12.532
It wasn't too bad.

00:46:12.532 --> 00:46:14.759
We could use some work, but it was good.

00:46:14.818 --> 00:46:16.971
It was good, See, man.

00:46:16.971 --> 00:46:17.592
So there's hope.

00:46:17.592 --> 00:46:18.733
Man, you can come home.

00:46:18.733 --> 00:46:19.757
This is where you need to be.

00:46:21.400 --> 00:46:22.161
At least I'm solid.

00:46:22.161 --> 00:46:23.324
At least I'm solid, that's good.

00:46:32.690 --> 00:46:33.670
Yeah, you're solid, you're solid, definitely solid.

00:46:33.670 --> 00:46:33.931
So, liv, where?

00:46:33.931 --> 00:46:34.251
What are your?

00:46:34.251 --> 00:46:35.974
I know you're a sophomore now and I'm sure you get asked all the time about college.

00:46:35.994 --> 00:46:36.474
Oh, yeah, that next step.

00:46:36.474 --> 00:46:37.016
So what are your thoughts?

00:46:37.016 --> 00:46:38.478
So I want to major in sports medicine.

00:46:38.478 --> 00:46:45.487
I want to make sure the college or university that I go to it fits my major as well as my sport, because you never know, I might get injured.

00:46:45.487 --> 00:46:48.713
God forbid, I might get injured and I have to have a backup.

00:46:48.713 --> 00:46:57.858
So if I stay in state UNC, chapel Hill, nc State, duke University and then if I go out of state, we'll probably be up north.

00:46:57.858 --> 00:47:06.543
I know that kind of like sounds weird, but I'm from Boston up in that area and a lot of my family members went to Boston College and I would like to go there.

00:47:06.543 --> 00:47:09.235
But any school that I go to that's out of state.

00:47:09.235 --> 00:47:18.721
I wanted to be in the ACC because those are schools that are near my hometown it's, like you know, raleigh, north Carolina so I could see my family, they could come to me.

00:47:18.721 --> 00:47:22.923
I'm not too far like across the world, so they can't come and get me in a snap of a finger.

00:47:23.023 --> 00:47:26.224
So, okay, okay, oh yeah, that makes that makes sense.

00:47:26.224 --> 00:47:31.907
So, um, switching to, uh, you know again, this is the theme of this show has been NFL and whatnot.

00:47:31.907 --> 00:47:33.291
Uh, do you follow NFL?

00:47:34.132 --> 00:47:35.634
A little bit, a little bit.

00:47:35.634 --> 00:47:38.797
Um, my dad is really into that type of stuff.

00:47:38.797 --> 00:47:39.818
He's a Cowboys fan.

00:47:39.818 --> 00:47:41.800
So everybody asks me like what's your favorite team?

00:47:41.800 --> 00:47:45.324
Everybody's like what's your favorite team?

00:47:45.324 --> 00:47:49.010
I don't have one but when my dad's with me.

00:47:49.030 --> 00:47:49.411
I got to say the.

00:47:49.592 --> 00:47:50.635
Cowboys Based off of their record.

00:47:50.635 --> 00:48:05.931
I'm like I kind of don't say much, but when it comes to that that's right.

00:48:05.951 --> 00:48:07.353
That's right.

00:48:07.353 --> 00:48:09.456
There's always, there's the hometown Panthers too.

00:48:09.456 --> 00:48:09.615
Yeah.

00:48:09.615 --> 00:48:10.918
So, yeah, that, yeah, that's the route.

00:48:10.918 --> 00:48:12.059
Yeah, always the Panthers.

00:48:12.059 --> 00:48:13.601
It's the route Diego took.

00:48:13.601 --> 00:48:16.706
So let's talk about the breaking news that you actually broke to us.

00:48:16.706 --> 00:48:17.867
We didn't realize that.

00:48:17.867 --> 00:48:19.269
The NIL Diego, yeah, the NIL, yeah.

00:48:19.949 --> 00:48:21.965
So Diego, what have you heard about the new rule with NIL?

00:48:21.965 --> 00:48:22.690
I heard that students can get NILs.

00:48:22.690 --> 00:48:25.378
All high school students in North Carolina can get NILs now.

00:48:25.570 --> 00:48:26.371
Yeah, yeah.

00:48:26.371 --> 00:48:28.876
So, liv, what's your thought on that?

00:48:28.876 --> 00:48:31.442
Because I'm sure that may have impacted.

00:48:31.442 --> 00:48:32.603
You know decisions and whatnot.

00:48:32.603 --> 00:48:33.552
What's your thought on that?

00:48:33.572 --> 00:48:34.474
I'm super happy.

00:48:34.474 --> 00:48:50.186
I'm super blessed that that was able to happen, because earlier this year I was like man it's disappointing that it's not wasn't at that time offered to public schools, because I know a lot of public school kids that are like amazing and that could benefit off of NIL, such as me as myself.

00:48:50.186 --> 00:48:53.840
So I'm super happy, super blessed that that happened and I just can't wait.

00:48:53.840 --> 00:48:54.661
I just can't wait.

00:48:55.570 --> 00:48:58.199
Especially with golf being such an expensive sport.

00:48:58.420 --> 00:48:58.579
Yes.

00:49:00.333 --> 00:49:04.641
If any sport you know you want to have NIL support, it is definitely a goal.

00:49:04.641 --> 00:49:07.273
So, yeah, that's amazing.

00:49:07.273 --> 00:49:08.737
So I have to ask.

00:49:08.737 --> 00:49:14.739
But before you get out of here and again follow uh, let's grow, let's grow lives um Instagram page.

00:49:14.739 --> 00:49:15.983
So again, live under par.

00:49:15.983 --> 00:49:18.014
You see right here, like and subscribe.

00:49:18.014 --> 00:49:23.443
Go ahead and do that today, but have you thought about you thought about LPGA?

00:49:24.349 --> 00:49:26.253
Yeah, it's come across my mind.

00:49:26.253 --> 00:49:28.179
I have goals.

00:49:28.179 --> 00:49:33.960
So I'm just focusing on my main goals now, which is getting a scholarship, getting into the college that I want to get into.

00:49:33.960 --> 00:49:36.958
Don't want my parents worrying about any college, I want that to be taken care of.

00:49:36.958 --> 00:49:38.141
I want to do that on scholarship.

00:49:38.141 --> 00:49:39.572
So that's what I'm focusing on now.

00:49:39.572 --> 00:49:49.159
Then, when I get there into college, when I start playing D1 in a couple of years, go from there, see what's going on in my life, because you never know, I might see another route that I like better.

00:49:49.159 --> 00:49:50.632
So it depends.

00:49:50.632 --> 00:49:51.715
It depends what I got going on.

00:49:51.896 --> 00:49:55.855
Nice, nice Love that Well, we have back here.

00:49:55.855 --> 00:49:59.182
Oh sure, I'll think back here.

00:49:59.182 --> 00:50:01.860
So since you know all the rules have passed and whatnot, I guess it's OK to give you Thank you.

00:50:01.860 --> 00:50:12.804
So since you know all the rules have passed and whatnot, I guess it's okay to give you this Pick'em Pros rain jacket.

00:50:12.804 --> 00:50:13.885
So we're getting the elements.

00:50:13.885 --> 00:50:15.695
You know you can think of us.

00:50:15.695 --> 00:50:16.719
You know we're behind you.

00:50:16.719 --> 00:50:17.592
We can't wait to come and watch.

00:50:17.592 --> 00:50:25.340
We'll be your biggest fans as you chart your journey.

00:50:25.340 --> 00:50:26.722
Love how you take it once at a time.

00:50:26.722 --> 00:50:46.784
So of course, you got a great family, so I know you're grounded you're gonna be right.

00:50:46.804 --> 00:50:54.211
So here first shows that you've been on, and we'll be right back next with uh desmond clark as we go to the hot picks of this week.

00:50:54.572 --> 00:51:10.239
All right, thank you thank you Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good Good.

00:51:10.880 --> 00:51:18.563
Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good.

00:51:18.563 --> 00:51:21.865
Jack can't make me talk.

00:51:21.865 --> 00:51:23.425
You know what I'm saying.

00:51:26.347 --> 00:51:30.954
Hmm, I like that All right.

00:51:30.994 --> 00:51:31.701
Dez, can you hear me?

00:51:32.230 --> 00:51:33.273
Yeah, I can hear you loud and clear.

00:51:33.472 --> 00:51:35.217
Okay, okay, we just froze there.

00:51:35.217 --> 00:51:35.840
My bad, my bad.

00:51:35.840 --> 00:51:36.722
All right, dez.

00:51:36.722 --> 00:51:39.940
Well, hey, man, let's get into the picks here.

00:51:39.940 --> 00:51:42.175
We've already done our no-brainers.

00:51:42.175 --> 00:51:43.579
We've got five.

00:51:43.579 --> 00:51:47.297
This first one we actually agree on, but it's one that we had to talk about with you.

00:51:47.297 --> 00:51:56.811
All right, this is the.

00:51:56.831 --> 00:51:58.416
Dallas, cowboys and Steelers on Sunday night football, all right.

00:51:58.416 --> 00:52:00.119
So, des man, who you got in this game?

00:52:00.119 --> 00:52:03.487
I think I picked Dallas in this game right.

00:52:03.487 --> 00:52:04.710
I think we all picked Dallas right.

00:52:04.710 --> 00:52:06.833
Yeah, yeah, yeah, and here's why I like Dallas.

00:52:06.833 --> 00:52:28.780
So Pittsburgh, they've been impressive at the beginning of the year, but Dallas, I believe, is a better team than what they've been showing and I like that Dallas offense to come out and really put up a good showing against that Pittsburgh defense coming into this game and really I'm just betting on that Dallas offense over that Pittsburgh defense.

00:52:28.780 --> 00:52:31.255
That's what it really came down to.

00:52:32.177 --> 00:52:33.961
Okay, all right, you're doing that.

00:52:33.961 --> 00:52:35.496
Yeah, what's your take, diego?

00:52:35.496 --> 00:52:38.536
We know we all have the Cowboys, but why are you picking the cowboys?

00:52:38.797 --> 00:52:39.858
I got the cowboys.

00:52:39.858 --> 00:52:43.539
This seemed like a cowboy game to win, like there's a.

00:52:43.539 --> 00:52:46.389
There's some pressure, but there's not a ton of pressure.

00:52:46.389 --> 00:52:52.092
And if they win this game, everyone's going to be talking about how good dallas is, and that's all that they want.

00:52:52.432 --> 00:52:54.818
Oh, man, this just seems like a cowboy game.

00:52:54.818 --> 00:53:00.976
No, what's happening here?

00:53:00.976 --> 00:53:03.009
The reason why you guys are picking the Cowboys is because I speak fluent.

00:53:03.009 --> 00:53:03.150
Cowboy.

00:53:03.150 --> 00:53:05.958
I speak fluent Cowboy.

00:53:05.958 --> 00:53:09.940
I speak all things Cowboy and I know when they're going to win and lose.

00:53:09.940 --> 00:53:16.235
So you guys saw that I picked them and I said they were going to win and all you guys are doing a copy of my pick.

00:53:16.235 --> 00:53:17.641
That's what's happening here.

00:53:18.590 --> 00:53:22.961
Diego, man, I thought by now you would have control of your dad.

00:53:22.961 --> 00:53:26.273
Yeah, he lifting up that cup over there.

00:53:26.273 --> 00:53:29.360
Check that cup, see, see, there you go.

00:53:29.360 --> 00:53:30.422
Check that cup over there.

00:53:30.422 --> 00:53:35.880
Make sure he got something clean in there and he ain't drinking nothing spiked over there, because he talking crazy again.

00:53:37.231 --> 00:53:39.577
We might lose this game because of him man, I don't know.

00:53:39.577 --> 00:53:40.219
Oh okay.

00:53:42.972 --> 00:53:46.001
Yeah, so Diego like I said, congratulations on all your good picks.

00:53:46.001 --> 00:53:57.233
I'm right behind you, I'm chasing you, you know, and usually when we do these things, it's usually me and you going back and forth, and your dad is nowhere around, and it's kind of holding to form right now.

00:53:57.233 --> 00:54:03.715
So the fact that me and you pick with him, either we're bringing him up or he's going to bring us down.

00:54:03.715 --> 00:54:09.936
One of the two, but that's the only way it's going to go All right, you know, I'm going to let y'all have it.

00:54:15.750 --> 00:54:16.612
I'm going to let y'all have that.

00:54:16.612 --> 00:54:17.355
We're going to move on, des.

00:54:17.355 --> 00:54:20.362
Des, we're going to move on to your island game.

00:54:20.362 --> 00:54:22.650
Okay, okay, thanks for joining us, my man, all right.

00:54:22.650 --> 00:54:26.813
So let's go to the Buffalo Bills at the Houston Texans.

00:54:26.813 --> 00:54:28.315
Houston is a one-point favorite.

00:54:28.315 --> 00:54:31.621
So, des, you know, typical Des going with the favorite here.

00:54:31.621 --> 00:54:34.751
Why are you going?

00:54:34.891 --> 00:54:37.753
to the Texans man man, I like the way you be setting that up.

00:54:37.753 --> 00:54:42.179
You know what we're going to have to take the mic from you and let Diego be the lead man on this thing.

00:54:42.179 --> 00:54:46.963
But anyway, I'm going with the Texans because I just believe in this team.

00:54:46.963 --> 00:54:47.744
I've seen this team.

00:54:47.744 --> 00:54:49.545
This was my favorite team to watch last year.

00:54:49.545 --> 00:55:10.530
They have my favorite player in the NFL QB1 for the Texans is my favorite player in the NFL and I watched this defense play against Chicago Bears a couple of weeks ago and this defense is probably the fastest defense in the NFL right now and I like this defense to shut down the bills coming into this game.

00:55:10.530 --> 00:55:27.780
And, like I said, my favorite player is QB1 for the Houston Texans and I don't think that they've played their best offensive football just yet and I look for them to get on track in this game and take this game over the Texans I mean over the Bills.

00:55:29.010 --> 00:55:29.835
I see what he's doing.

00:55:29.835 --> 00:55:32.815
I see what he said CJ is his favorite player in the NFL.

00:55:32.815 --> 00:55:34.039
I see what he's doing.

00:55:34.039 --> 00:55:36.733
Oh, yeah, yeah, Des was that a shot?

00:55:37.034 --> 00:55:39.059
Was that a shot, a shot?

00:55:39.099 --> 00:55:40.762
at who Bryce.

00:55:40.762 --> 00:55:48.199
I mean dude listen, listen, man, don't everybody breathe Carolina Panther football like you do.

00:55:48.199 --> 00:55:49.342
Don't take it personal.

00:55:49.342 --> 00:55:51.215
I mean, if your QB won.

00:55:52.610 --> 00:55:54.077
That's what we're developing.

00:55:54.077 --> 00:55:55.476
Leave me better than CJ.

00:55:55.476 --> 00:56:00.643
He beat CJ head-to-head in a football game, people don't know, In college?

00:56:00.643 --> 00:56:04.177
No, in the NFL Preseason.

00:56:05.280 --> 00:56:05.802
Last year.

00:56:05.822 --> 00:56:06.182
Was it preseason.

00:56:06.623 --> 00:56:07.847
The NFL, it really happened?

00:56:07.847 --> 00:56:08.510
Was it preseason?

00:56:08.510 --> 00:56:11.235
No regular season, it happened.

00:56:12.840 --> 00:56:15.215
Hey, listen, I got short-term memory, man.

00:56:15.215 --> 00:56:16.059
I don't remember all of that.

00:56:16.059 --> 00:56:21.016
I just know one team had the worst record in the NFL and one team went to the playoffs.

00:56:23.331 --> 00:56:24.293
Bryce beat him head to head.

00:56:24.293 --> 00:56:25.096
That's all that matters.

00:56:25.096 --> 00:56:25.518
Good, good.

00:56:27.793 --> 00:56:31.722
So, diego, we know that Dez has Houston in this one.

00:56:31.722 --> 00:56:34.657
You're going with the home team, fabian, going with his boy CJ, who you got.

00:56:34.657 --> 00:56:36.007
I're going with the home team, fabian, going with his boy CJ.

00:56:36.027 --> 00:56:36.389
Who you got.

00:56:36.389 --> 00:56:38.016
I'm going with the Bills.

00:56:38.016 --> 00:56:43.159
I think they're the better team and the last Diggs revenge game they lost.

00:56:43.159 --> 00:56:46.760
So I think that the Texans may throw the ball.

00:56:46.760 --> 00:56:50.556
They might force the ball to Diggs, so I don't like that.

00:56:50.556 --> 00:56:52.737
I think the Texans are best when they spread the ball.

00:56:52.737 --> 00:56:53.331
So I got the Bills.

00:56:53.331 --> 00:56:55.996
Yeah, I think the Texans are best when they spread the ball.

00:56:56.016 --> 00:56:56.637
So I got the Bills.

00:56:56.637 --> 00:56:58.860
Yeah, yeah, I agree, I think they're going to force the ball to Diggs.

00:56:58.860 --> 00:57:03.275
That's going to be an issue, and Houston's been off this year.

00:57:03.275 --> 00:57:04.619
They haven't put it all together.

00:57:04.619 --> 00:57:13.635
Now I will say you know, if they're going to put it together, this would be the game to put it together for sure, but they haven't.

00:57:13.635 --> 00:57:22.791
They're looking like a team that's dealing with, um, you know, not being able to live up to the expectations is what, what they look like this year.

00:57:22.791 --> 00:57:34.311
So, um, they've struggled and um, I'm gonna go ahead and go with the bills and with the bills coming off of that embarrassing loss last week, and the bills are going to come in here and, um, have some momentum.

00:57:34.311 --> 00:57:42.719
Josh allen is going to uh, going to step up this week, get back into the MVP conversation and they're going to win this game.

00:57:42.719 --> 00:57:44.235
They're going to win this game by six.

00:57:44.235 --> 00:57:45.893
They're going to win this game by six.

00:57:45.893 --> 00:57:46.637
That's what.

00:57:46.677 --> 00:57:53.498
I got All those things that you just said, them losing last week, I mean just getting ran through like they got ran through.

00:57:53.498 --> 00:57:58.539
I think the Texans won't have to throw the ball around that much.

00:57:58.539 --> 00:58:03.755
I think they're going to use that same formula and go for 160 on the ground and win that way.

00:58:04.976 --> 00:58:05.909
Okay, all right.

00:58:05.909 --> 00:58:07.112
All right, dez.

00:58:07.112 --> 00:58:11.556
Well, dez, you're on the island, so we'll be watching this one closely.

00:58:11.556 --> 00:58:14.077
Is this a 1 o'clock game?

00:58:14.077 --> 00:58:15.570
Yeah, 1 o'clock game 1 o'clock game.

00:58:15.570 --> 00:58:18.358
They messed up the schedule.

00:58:18.358 --> 00:58:20.396
This week the Panthers always 1 o'clock.

00:58:21.911 --> 00:58:23.452
It will always be 1 o'clock.

00:58:23.452 --> 00:58:24.596
That would not be early.

00:58:24.596 --> 00:58:32.101
I forgot I'm talking to a whole Carolina crowd over there.

00:58:32.101 --> 00:58:34.777
I better down a little bit.

00:58:39.155 --> 00:58:42.822
Yeah, Des Bears are 1 o'clock too, so that's right, yeah, yeah, we're going to talk about that.

00:58:42.822 --> 00:58:47.527
We're going to talk about oh, yeah, we got the big matchup, the prime.

00:58:47.527 --> 00:58:51.134
Yeah, that's, we're going to talk about the Panthers versus the Bears in a minute, but let's get to the next island game.

00:58:51.134 --> 00:58:54.681
So, diego, you were on the island for three games.

00:58:54.681 --> 00:58:55.844
All right, diego.

00:58:55.844 --> 00:58:59.458
So I definitely know you're coming back to the pack.

00:58:59.458 --> 00:59:00.101
So this is great.

00:59:00.101 --> 00:59:04.795
So all I have to do is sit back and just watch you guys come back to me and everything's going to be fine.

00:59:04.795 --> 00:59:09.201
But we've got the Baltimore Ravens traveling to Cincinnati to play the Bengals.

00:59:09.201 --> 00:59:13.320
Yeah, okay, the Ravens are a two-and-a-half point favorite.

00:59:13.320 --> 00:59:17.692
And Diego, who you got in this.

00:59:17.711 --> 00:59:19.275
I'm going with the Cincinnati Bengals.

00:59:19.275 --> 00:59:20.215
They're one and three.

00:59:20.215 --> 00:59:23.420
They're desperate for a win, so I know they're playing their best football.

00:59:23.420 --> 00:59:27.525
Their running game is looking really good this year with Zach Moss and Chase Brown.

00:59:27.525 --> 00:59:32.173
They got Jamar Chase T Higgins looking healthy and Joe Burrow has been playing MVP football.

00:59:32.173 --> 00:59:34.478
People just haven't been noticing because they're 1-3.

00:59:34.478 --> 00:59:37.164
But his stats have been really good.

00:59:37.164 --> 00:59:39.157
Let me smell your cuffs.

00:59:41.675 --> 00:59:47.494
I don't know what you're talking about it says MVP stats, mvp Looking like MVP.

00:59:47.715 --> 00:59:53.237
If they weren't 1-3, he would be MVP conversation Just against Carolina.

00:59:53.237 --> 00:59:57.972
I'm talking about the whole year, the whole year, the whole year, I don't know.

00:59:57.972 --> 00:59:58.432
Go ahead Des.

00:59:59.773 --> 01:00:03.516
Yeah, man, listen, you bet against your Carolina Panthers.

01:00:03.516 --> 01:00:04.077
Hold on.

01:00:04.077 --> 01:00:05.858
Just let me go back to something.

01:00:05.858 --> 01:00:13.445
I've seen you at the game cheering on Carolina, but you pick the Bengals.

01:00:13.445 --> 01:00:24.655
What kind of hypocrite type stuff is that going on, where you pick a team to lose but you're sitting there cheering for them when?

01:00:24.675 --> 01:00:26.976
you're a Panthers fan, you go into a Panthers game.

01:00:26.976 --> 01:00:40.119
If the Panthers have a high possibility of losing, you've got to pick the opposing team so that if they lose you're not all the way sad, but if they win you're with the fans, you're celebrating, it's all good.

01:00:40.119 --> 01:00:41.342
So that's the strategy.

01:00:42.072 --> 01:00:43.014
That's how you guys know so.

01:00:43.014 --> 01:00:44.336
You're just gonna be happy.

01:00:44.336 --> 01:00:51.458
You just want to be happy, either way it went yeah, yeah yeah, now, now, now this, now this.

01:00:51.777 --> 01:00:56.184
In fairness, I think I remember you doing that with the Bears.

01:00:56.289 --> 01:00:58.036
Listen man, why you bringing up old stuff?

01:00:58.036 --> 01:01:00.657
Man, we talked about stuff last year.

01:01:00.657 --> 01:01:04.835
I mean, we're a better version of ourselves now, so we don't do that type of stuff anymore.

01:01:04.835 --> 01:01:11.932
Okay, okay, yeah, Listen, man, don't be trying to take off for your son over there, because you know he picked.

01:01:11.932 --> 01:01:13.675
Let's get back to this game.

01:01:13.675 --> 01:01:14.958
All right?

01:01:14.958 --> 01:01:18.342
The only team the Bengals beat this year was the freaking Panthers.

01:01:18.342 --> 01:01:21.190
The Panthers are good now.

01:01:21.190 --> 01:01:22.152
We have Andy.

01:01:22.152 --> 01:01:24.096
Dalton, the Panthers are not good.

01:01:24.096 --> 01:01:24.396
Now.

01:01:24.396 --> 01:01:26.960
The Panthers played one or two good games.

01:01:26.960 --> 01:01:28.402
And the.

01:01:28.461 --> 01:01:33.572
Bengals and the Bengals and the same record as the Bears and the Bengals.

01:01:33.572 --> 01:01:35.920
We ain't talking about the Bears right now, let's stay focused here.

01:01:35.920 --> 01:01:45.001
The Bengals played one good game against a lousy team and the Ravens are coming off their best game of the year.

01:01:45.001 --> 01:01:57.275
The ultimate momentum is with the Ravens, and I see the Ravens duplicating what they did last week and rushing for another 180 against this Bengals team and winning this game.

01:01:57.275 --> 01:01:58.695
And it won't be close.

01:01:58.695 --> 01:02:07.277
And it's an AFC North rivalry game, so they know each other and I got the Ravens winning this game by 10.

01:02:07.277 --> 01:02:09.402
Woo.

01:02:11.431 --> 01:02:19.929
No no, yeah, yeah, dez, and I agree on this one the the adults, adults in the room, uh, the ravens are.

01:02:19.929 --> 01:02:22.141
The ravens are starting to hit their stride.

01:02:22.141 --> 01:02:25.693
They're playing the way that they're supposed to play the bangles.

01:02:25.693 --> 01:02:28.340
That bangles defense is awful.

01:02:28.340 --> 01:02:36.141
That defense is off so that the defense alone is going to give the game away hey, they have that corner the one hand to pick.

01:02:36.141 --> 01:02:39.561
I love that one corner that they have, but that's not enough.

01:02:39.561 --> 01:02:40.746
That's not enough.

01:02:40.746 --> 01:02:41.409
No.

01:02:43.396 --> 01:02:50.717
If you ask Diego, the Bengals defense is playing Super Bowl caliber defense, like his quarterback is playing MVP caliber quarterback right now.

01:02:50.717 --> 01:02:52.601
That's right, that's right, all right.

01:02:52.601 --> 01:02:52.983
So, diego.

01:02:53.724 --> 01:02:54.967
That's right, all right.

01:02:54.967 --> 01:02:58.657
Well, so, diego, that's your first Island game.

01:02:58.657 --> 01:03:00.838
Let's move on to the next Island game.

01:03:00.838 --> 01:03:06.541
You've got two more Island games and then again we've got Kenny Collins in the building, showed up.

01:03:06.541 --> 01:03:09.358
Here we're going to talk about Clayton High's basketball team.

01:03:09.358 --> 01:03:13.181
They are loaded and poised to go down the state.

01:03:13.181 --> 01:03:15.317
But let's get to this next Island game.

01:03:15.317 --> 01:03:21.262
Here You've got the Miami Dolphins are going down to New England to play the Patriots.

01:03:21.262 --> 01:03:23.054
The Dolphins are one point favorite.

01:03:23.054 --> 01:03:24.820
Diego, who do you have in this one man?

01:03:25.269 --> 01:03:26.655
I have the Dolphins in this one.

01:03:26.655 --> 01:03:28.853
The Patriots just not a good team.

01:03:28.853 --> 01:03:35.690
And the Dolphins, they might not be that great, but they don't have to be that great.

01:03:35.690 --> 01:03:40.103
So they don't have Tua, but they still have a lot of weapons in their team Raheem Mostert's coming back, so their running game is going to be better and I believe in them this week.

01:03:42.771 --> 01:03:43.112
You know what?

01:03:43.112 --> 01:03:46.179
I can't disagree with you much on this pick.

01:03:46.179 --> 01:03:47.623
I almost went with the Dolphins.

01:03:47.623 --> 01:03:57.632
I've seen this game as being a toss-up game and since the Patriots are playing at home, that's why I went with the Patriots.

01:03:57.632 --> 01:03:59.175
I mean this, this is one of those throwaway games.

01:03:59.175 --> 01:04:01.541
You flip a coin and and you, you hope you win it.

01:04:01.541 --> 01:04:07.460
So, yeah, that's why I went with the patriots yeah, I, I agree this.

01:04:07.541 --> 01:04:08.503
This is a toss-up.

01:04:08.503 --> 01:04:12.014
Um, you know, I I don't believe.

01:04:12.014 --> 01:04:15.041
I don't believe in the Dolphins anymore.

01:04:15.041 --> 01:04:18.512
I think they are totally broken and the Patriots.

01:04:18.512 --> 01:04:20.940
This is a winnable game for the Patriots.

01:04:20.940 --> 01:04:25.559
They don't have many games that they can win, so I think they're going to come out and really try to get this one.

01:04:25.559 --> 01:04:31.175
So I think they definitely take care of business at home against the Dolphins.

01:04:31.175 --> 01:04:34.159
Reek they have not been able to get Tyreek the ball.

01:04:34.159 --> 01:04:36.596
Mcdaniels looks lost.

01:04:36.596 --> 01:04:40.096
And yeah, the Miami Dolphins are struggling.

01:04:40.096 --> 01:04:41.052
I don't see them going in.

01:04:41.072 --> 01:04:42.416
Might need to get Devontae Adams.

01:04:42.416 --> 01:04:48.920
Who the Dolphins why?

01:04:48.960 --> 01:04:49.521
Stack up.

01:04:49.521 --> 01:04:50.242
They need a quarterback.

01:04:51.030 --> 01:04:52.516
The QB can't help but be bad.

01:04:52.516 --> 01:04:53.914
Can't help but be bad.

01:04:53.934 --> 01:05:04.538
Now, des, we do have a question for you on this with Miami, because we know Tua looked bad before in Miami and then you had, you know, daniels come in.

01:05:04.538 --> 01:05:09.476
Well, they had Reek and Waddle and all these weapons, as bad as Bryce has looked.

01:05:09.476 --> 01:05:13.880
Do you feel that the Miami system is a good system for Bryce?

01:05:13.880 --> 01:05:19.172
Do you think he would be good there, or do you?

01:05:19.192 --> 01:05:21.476
think he's just not an NFL quarterback.

01:05:21.476 --> 01:05:37.199
After looking at what the veteran came in and did with the Panthers, I have some questions about Bryce, right, because if somebody else couldn't come in and step in and make their offense look like an offense, then you have to go back and say, well, what the heck was Bryce doing?

01:05:37.199 --> 01:05:38.456
Why couldn't he get it going?

01:05:38.456 --> 01:05:56.141
And so if I had to lean towards it right now to say whether Bryce is going to rebound and be a good quarterback, I would say probably not just because of what the backup has been able to come in and do.

01:05:56.141 --> 01:06:01.842
It's a totally different team right now than when Bryce was in there.

01:06:01.842 --> 01:06:09.699
So early on I thought it was maybe, hey, maybe they don't have the players around him, maybe it's the development, Maybe it's the offensive line.

01:06:09.699 --> 01:06:18.132
But when you get another backup quarterback to come in and just change up everything and offense look competent now, then you got to look at who was.

01:06:18.132 --> 01:06:20.219
Who was behind behind the center.

01:06:22.112 --> 01:06:31.541
All right, that's a great point, cause I know we we spoke about that a lot and, you know, felt that Miami might be a good fit, but, like you said, dalton came in there.

01:06:31.541 --> 01:06:39.239
It's this the same owner, same receivers, same line, same everything, and that offense looks night and day differently.

01:06:39.239 --> 01:06:40.260
So, all right.

01:06:40.260 --> 01:06:45.021
Well, we got one more island game here, des, before we let you go.

01:06:45.021 --> 01:06:47.889
We've got, oh my goodness, both of your teams.

01:06:47.889 --> 01:06:49.356
You've got the Carolina Panthers.

01:06:49.356 --> 01:06:52.320
Diego's Carolina Panthers are going to have to go.

01:06:52.320 --> 01:06:55.275
Des is Chicago Bears.

01:06:55.797 --> 01:06:57.782
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

01:06:57.782 --> 01:07:00.318
Yeah, hey, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

01:07:00.318 --> 01:07:05.880
Before we go on to fourth, I just want to give a shout-out to that Chicago Bear fan that was just in there yelling Bear down.

01:07:10.253 --> 01:07:11.898
Oh, Dez, they said they're yelling for Carolina.

01:07:15.032 --> 01:07:16.918
No, no, I heard a Chicago Bear fan in there, you heard?

01:07:16.938 --> 01:07:17.438
a Bear fan?

01:07:17.438 --> 01:07:18.302
Okay, you heard one.

01:07:18.302 --> 01:07:19.514
All right, we're going to stick to that.

01:07:19.514 --> 01:07:22.050
We're going to stick to that, All right.

01:07:22.050 --> 01:07:25.215
Well, see, Des, you're going to have to come in November, man, so you can bring the orange out.

01:07:25.215 --> 01:07:26.152
We can see them.

01:07:26.152 --> 01:07:29.494
But, Diego, man, explain yourself.

01:07:29.494 --> 01:07:35.322
The Carolina Panthers okay, one and three, Are they going to go into Chicago and beat the Bears?

01:07:35.603 --> 01:07:36.244
Yes, they will.

01:07:36.244 --> 01:07:39.860
They're going to go into Chicago and beat the Bears because we have Andy Dalton.

01:07:39.860 --> 01:07:43.057
We have Andy Dalton and he is the difference.

01:07:43.057 --> 01:07:46.175
Yep, he's the difference.

01:07:47.358 --> 01:07:47.880
That's right.

01:07:47.880 --> 01:07:49.896
Okay, he's the difference.

01:07:49.896 --> 01:07:51.248
So what happened to Bryce?

01:07:51.670 --> 01:07:54.820
I mean Bryce wasn't ready and Andy Dalton is ready.

01:07:54.820 --> 01:07:59.777
He's a great quarterback and he's going to show everyone why he's still a great quarterback.

01:08:01.340 --> 01:08:05.394
All right, des, so you guys are going to what's up, what's going to happen in this one, des?

01:08:07.070 --> 01:08:12.242
So having Andy Dalton back there, you know it gives me a little bit of pause.

01:08:12.242 --> 01:08:19.760
It gives me a little.

01:08:19.760 --> 01:08:21.810
You know it scares me a little bit more than Bryce does.

01:08:21.810 --> 01:08:24.179
But the thing that I see with the Chicago Bears offense is that they're getting better.

01:08:24.179 --> 01:08:26.358
Our number one quarterback is getting better.

01:08:26.358 --> 01:08:33.297
So therefore I like our offense to put up numbers again this week and beat Carolina.

01:08:33.297 --> 01:08:38.377
Our defense is going to come to play ball.

01:08:38.377 --> 01:08:40.362
Yeah, yeah, are they.

01:08:41.750 --> 01:08:42.793
They seem kind of mid to me.

01:08:42.793 --> 01:08:44.219
Oh, they seem mid.

01:08:44.409 --> 01:08:46.576
Okay, you say the Bears' defense is mid.

01:08:46.576 --> 01:08:47.519
Yeah.

01:08:50.333 --> 01:08:54.797
Now leading the NFL in picks last year and we will do the same this year.

01:08:57.815 --> 01:08:59.199
So Des you mentioned Caleb Williams.

01:08:59.199 --> 01:09:05.641
How do you feel about the first quarter of his season so far?

01:09:08.372 --> 01:09:08.551
Man.

01:09:08.551 --> 01:09:16.275
I look at some of the play calls that they had that I totally disagree with that.

01:09:16.275 --> 01:09:20.238
Kept points off the board like running the option on fourth and one on the goal line.

01:09:20.238 --> 01:09:34.902
Our offensive line hadn't played that well to protect him, but the last week, when he had time to throw the ball and when I think the play calling was better, he performed better.

01:09:34.902 --> 01:09:49.780
And we don't need him to put up 300 yards, we just need him to be a competent quarterback to win games, because we have weapons, we have three great receivers, we have a great running back, two good running backs.

01:09:49.780 --> 01:10:00.654
The offensive line needs to play well and he just needs to protect the ball because the defense is going to be there All right, hey, yeah, it's interesting.

01:10:00.789 --> 01:10:02.235
So what about Jayden Daniels?

01:10:02.235 --> 01:10:08.091
You're naturally going to hear the comparisons there, and you know, of course I mean.

01:10:08.091 --> 01:10:15.323
There's no denying how good he looks, but the argument can be that he's just an offense that's tailor-made for him.

01:10:15.323 --> 01:10:21.377
Now, I don't want to, although you always speak your mind and whatnot, but at the same time I know you're a Bear guy.

01:10:21.377 --> 01:10:25.020
I don't want to get you in trouble in Chicago, no man.

01:10:25.189 --> 01:10:27.880
Listen, that dude is balling.

01:10:27.880 --> 01:10:31.836
I don't care what type of offense you in, you still got to go out and make the plays.

01:10:31.836 --> 01:10:33.315
You still got to go out and make the throws.

01:10:33.315 --> 01:10:37.162
I mean, I don't care the play call.

01:10:37.162 --> 01:10:37.708
Is the play call right?

01:10:37.708 --> 01:10:45.596
And even if they are, even if he is in a better offense right, he still got to make all the adjustments.

01:10:45.596 --> 01:10:47.055
He still got to throw the ball on time.

01:10:47.055 --> 01:10:50.845
He still got to call the plays and just running the ball.

01:10:51.270 --> 01:10:53.414
I mean, the dude is well.

01:10:53.414 --> 01:10:57.002
He was like 23 for 28 or something like that.

01:10:57.002 --> 01:11:00.675
The last game, two games in a row, I'm sorry, two games in a row.

01:11:00.675 --> 01:11:04.963
So that tells me that he's very, very legit.

01:11:04.963 --> 01:11:12.314
And you could see the same thing as you've seen last year, where the number two pick is outperforming the number one pick.

01:11:12.314 --> 01:11:22.432
Now I just hope that the number one pick is not doing as poorly as the number one pick did last year and that's not a shot, diego, at all, it's just real, hopefully.

01:11:22.432 --> 01:11:25.956
Hey, the number two pick is playing better than the number one pick right now.

01:11:25.956 --> 01:11:31.916
Whether that's offense, whether that's skill or whatever it is, you can't deny that.

01:11:31.916 --> 01:11:38.121
And just hopefully our guy Caleb is not as bad, as the number one pick was last year.

01:11:39.463 --> 01:11:43.980
Yeah, yeah, because you definitely don't want to be as bad as the number one pick was last year.

01:11:43.980 --> 01:11:47.399
So yeah, I think that's the problem there.

01:11:49.591 --> 01:11:52.020
So, diego, I wasn't trying to throw, I wasn't trying.

01:11:52.020 --> 01:11:56.000
That's your dad over there trying to pick out your quarterback.

01:11:56.000 --> 01:11:58.801
I got your back, diego.

01:11:59.345 --> 01:12:00.069
You know, I got your back.

01:12:01.092 --> 01:12:03.581
You just had to really extend that one.

01:12:03.581 --> 01:12:06.216
That wasn't necessary.

01:12:06.519 --> 01:12:07.384
That wasn't necessary.

01:12:07.384 --> 01:12:08.149
All right, all right.

01:12:08.149 --> 01:12:12.400
Well, hey, dez man, good luck to you this week, but not really.

01:12:12.400 --> 01:12:25.823
As we go into these, as we go into week five, man, you know we're all going to be watching and, depending on the outcome, you know we may or may not be sending messages to each other Sunday night.

01:12:27.310 --> 01:12:38.056
And listen, man, I haven't been able to be be focused because I'm trying to be more like you and build a significant business here, like you did with TNT.

01:12:38.056 --> 01:12:41.979
But I'm back on it and I'm coming back to take the chain.

01:12:41.979 --> 01:12:45.817
I'm coming back to snatch it, diego, and next week I'll be wearing the chain.

01:12:45.817 --> 01:12:50.600
I do got the best one-week record of all time at 14-2.

01:12:50.600 --> 01:12:57.755
And, mr Thompson, I believe you got the worst record of all time in a 16 game week.

01:12:57.755 --> 01:13:01.453
I think he was like 4-12,.

01:13:01.453 --> 01:13:03.701
Right, diego, 12?

01:13:03.701 --> 01:13:06.537
Yeah, he was like 4-12 one week.

01:13:07.551 --> 01:13:08.755
I don't know about that.

01:13:08.755 --> 01:13:09.557
I don't know about that.

01:13:10.690 --> 01:13:15.090
But, this week I'll be winning the chain, definitely going to get the chain.

01:13:15.090 --> 01:13:16.652
We got a lot of people saying they Definitely going to get the chain.

01:13:16.652 --> 01:13:18.573
All right, we got a lot of people saying they're definitely going to get the chain.

01:13:18.573 --> 01:13:19.755
So we're going to see what happens.

01:13:19.755 --> 01:13:26.823
And, yeah, whoever gets it is definitely going to be bragging and swinging it, and then we'll talk about it more next week.

01:13:26.823 --> 01:13:28.344
All right, des.

01:13:28.344 --> 01:13:30.506
Well, hey, man, we'll let you get back to it.

01:13:30.506 --> 01:13:52.251
Thank you for joining us.

01:13:52.251 --> 01:13:52.930
We will see you next week, sir.

01:13:52.930 --> 01:13:53.492
All right, all right, y'all.

01:13:53.492 --> 01:13:53.832
So that's dead.

01:13:53.851 --> 01:13:56.755
So, hey, we're gonna take one final 30 second break and then now I think I know we got some Clayton people.

01:13:56.755 --> 01:13:57.395
Is Clayton in the building?

01:13:57.395 --> 01:13:57.496
Now?

01:13:57.496 --> 01:13:57.815
There we go.

01:13:57.815 --> 01:13:58.617
Clayton is in the building.

01:13:58.617 --> 01:14:01.819
Clayton just arrived a little later, but Clayton is in the building now.

01:14:01.819 --> 01:14:02.480
All right.

01:14:02.480 --> 01:14:06.886
So we've got Kenny Collins, the coach of the varsity basketball team.

01:14:06.886 --> 01:14:07.907
We're going to end with him.

01:14:07.907 --> 01:14:13.631
We're going to talk about how Clayton is going to go all the way and make their road to the state championship this year.

01:14:13.631 --> 01:14:17.733
So let's take one last 30-second break and then we'll finish up with Kenny.

01:14:17.733 --> 01:14:56.368
All right, we and gentlemen, welcome back.

01:14:56.368 --> 01:15:00.979
Let's make some noise for Kenny Collins.

01:15:01.081 --> 01:15:05.088
Yes, yes, yes, all right, Thank you, thank you, thank you.

01:15:05.470 --> 01:15:06.373
Yeah, oh yeah, let's get it.

01:15:06.373 --> 01:15:07.961
Pick up pro, let's get it going.

01:15:08.422 --> 01:15:08.966
Let's get it going.

01:15:08.966 --> 01:15:14.677
Pick up pro, pick up pro, pick up pro, pick up pro.

01:15:14.677 --> 01:15:15.319
There we go.

01:15:22.350 --> 01:15:25.261
There we go there, we go there we go there, we go Now, kenny, that's how we're going to have it jumping at the Clayton basketball games.

01:15:25.301 --> 01:15:25.702
Love to hear that.

01:15:25.702 --> 01:15:26.264
That's what we need.

01:15:26.264 --> 01:15:26.666
Yeah, that is.

01:15:26.666 --> 01:15:27.087
That is Well, man.

01:15:27.087 --> 01:15:27.829
Thank you for joining us.

01:15:27.829 --> 01:15:30.957
Congratulations on becoming the head coach of Clayton basketball.

01:15:31.099 --> 01:15:31.801
Yeah, thank you, man.

01:15:31.801 --> 01:15:35.735
It's a huge opportunity and I'm really excited for it yeah, great right.

01:15:36.056 --> 01:15:38.319
So, um, diego, I think you had a.

01:15:38.340 --> 01:15:46.521
You want to start off okay, yeah, so my question was do you enjoy like coaching a team that has a lot of the key returning players that your team has?

01:15:47.313 --> 01:15:48.136
yeah, it's.

01:15:48.136 --> 01:15:52.453
Uh, I actually love it because I actually had a chance to get hands-on with them a little bit.

01:15:52.453 --> 01:16:05.895
Um, you know, just want to be, want to build that relationship with those guys and you know, having returners it always helps, right, because when you got guys you're already kind of close with you, can be a little harder on them, right, because they now know where you're coming from and know you mean it from a good place.

01:16:05.895 --> 01:16:07.099
Yeah, sir.

01:16:07.670 --> 01:16:11.253
So, coach, what's your connection to Clayton?

01:16:11.253 --> 01:16:16.300
You know we saw you on the sidelines before, you know, in an assistant capacity.

01:16:16.300 --> 01:16:19.583
We know you've worked your way up with the ranks, but how did you?

01:16:19.583 --> 01:16:21.786
What's your connection to Clayton?

01:16:25.810 --> 01:16:28.765
Yes, I was born and raised in Clayton, north Carolina.

01:16:28.765 --> 01:16:29.649
I lived my whole life there.

01:16:29.649 --> 01:16:34.399
We've been a huge part of the community, from youth sports all the way up until, you know, being a graduate.

01:16:34.399 --> 01:16:36.789
I actually graduated from Corinth Holders High School but was still a big part of the Clayton community.

01:16:36.789 --> 01:16:38.654
Just, it's just my whole life.

01:16:38.654 --> 01:16:43.095
You know my family, you know my whole family's from there, so it's just, it's a big impact.

01:16:43.095 --> 01:16:47.479
They made a big impact on my life and I'm lucky to be back and kind of give back to what the town gave me.

01:16:47.970 --> 01:16:48.990
Yeah, yeah.

01:16:48.990 --> 01:16:52.813
So we know you have an amazing team.

01:16:52.813 --> 01:17:00.399
You know we had the pleasure of attending a lot of games last year and we're excited about some of the returning players that you have this year.

01:17:00.399 --> 01:17:04.742
Maybe talk to us about what this team looks like this year?

01:17:05.362 --> 01:17:06.783
Yeah, we got some new faces.

01:17:06.783 --> 01:17:08.423
We got a lot of returners, like you said.

01:17:08.423 --> 01:17:11.306
Now it's just going to be about putting it all together.

01:17:11.306 --> 01:17:13.207
We got a good group of guys.

01:17:13.207 --> 01:17:18.614
We're really senior-driven.

01:17:18.614 --> 01:17:20.015
We're going to look at probably about eight or nine seniors on one team, so that's.

01:17:20.015 --> 01:17:22.154
You know, when it comes to high school basketball, that's, that's a lot more than you really get on any team.

01:17:22.154 --> 01:17:36.502
So, you know, just having those guys, having those leaders come back and kind of knowing how it's done the right way, and you know the opportunity is there and, like I said, there's a story to be told and we want to end it the right way.

01:17:36.682 --> 01:17:38.685
Yeah, absolutely Absolutely.

01:17:38.685 --> 01:17:45.692
So what, what do you feel that?

01:17:45.692 --> 01:17:50.350
Um, so you, you have a senior led team, so you have a lot of experience, clearly, Um, what, what do you guys need to improve on coming into this this season?

01:17:50.970 --> 01:17:56.403
Um, I would just say getting you know kind of gelling together right, we've got those new guys that are going to be big pieces for us.

01:17:56.403 --> 01:18:01.560
We've got returners that have obviously been around, but now it's going to be about everybody just buying into one common goal.

01:18:01.560 --> 01:18:04.759
You know we've got to, like I said, with the group we have.

01:18:04.759 --> 01:18:06.976
You know, talent can only take you so far.

01:18:06.976 --> 01:18:19.229
We've got to really kind of get guys to gel together and, you know, make it happen.

01:18:19.229 --> 01:18:19.728
You know it's like.

01:18:19.728 --> 01:18:20.046
It's like a puzzle piece.

01:18:20.046 --> 01:18:20.344
You're trying to fit a puzzle.

01:18:20.344 --> 01:18:20.800
You know you got I got all these pieces.

01:18:20.800 --> 01:18:21.556
Now we gotta gotta make it one solid puzzle.

01:18:21.556 --> 01:18:23.556
So that's my job, right.

01:18:23.556 --> 01:18:24.670
So hopefully, you know we can make it happen and we will make it happen.

01:18:24.770 --> 01:18:26.234
Yeah, yeah, definitely will.

01:18:26.234 --> 01:18:32.872
And so for those that don't know, um, just, clayton sports in general has really been on the rise.

01:18:32.872 --> 01:18:35.298
Uh, it has a, you know.

01:18:35.298 --> 01:18:38.895
But I mean we saw at the football game just the other night.

01:18:38.895 --> 01:18:42.930
I mean we had people parachuting out of the sky, landing on the field.

01:18:42.930 --> 01:18:45.399
I mean it felt like a college or pro game.

01:18:45.399 --> 01:18:52.930
Just, man, explain just the love for Clayton Athletics in the town of Clayton how they rally around the team.

01:18:53.270 --> 01:18:55.373
Yeah, really, man, it's with all the sports too.

01:18:55.613 --> 01:19:00.583
You know Clayton's been such a football-dominant school for a long time and then you know basketball has also been up and down.

01:19:00.583 --> 01:19:08.317
But I think when you bring everything together in the community and you know just everything with Clayton Athletics, it's just nothing compares.

01:19:08.317 --> 01:19:13.134
You know it's still that home, small-town feel but it also kind of has that big community as well.

01:19:13.134 --> 01:19:20.038
So I just think that you know the administration and the community does such a good job pouring into each sport.

01:19:20.038 --> 01:19:22.319
You know it's not one sport just all together.

01:19:22.319 --> 01:19:24.322
It's just like kind of it's a group effort.

01:19:24.322 --> 01:19:39.706
You know, and as you can see last night when we were at the football game, you know there was basketball players sitting in the student section, there's baseball players sitting in the student section and that's what it takes to have a successful program.

01:19:39.706 --> 01:19:40.027
You know you can't.

01:19:40.027 --> 01:19:44.297
You got to have just good relationships with all the programs and all the coaches and admin got to be on the same page and, as you can tell, they're headed in the right direction when it comes to that absolutely.

01:19:44.859 --> 01:19:50.635
And so, for those that they don't know about you, um, tell us a little bit about just your, your basketball journey.

01:19:50.635 --> 01:19:58.899
Uh, just coming up playing, um, you know, we know that you are close with Gary Clark who came out of Clayton and made it to the league.

01:19:58.899 --> 01:20:02.019
Tell us just about your basketball journey.

01:20:02.250 --> 01:20:08.840
Yeah, so childhood me and Gary Clark played on the same travel AAU basketball team, so that's how we built that relationship me, my brother and a couple of our other.

01:20:08.840 --> 01:20:10.574
I consider them brothers, but my friends.

01:20:10.574 --> 01:20:15.135
We just grew up playing together, went to Corn Thoders High School, like I said, graduated from there.

01:20:15.135 --> 01:20:19.484
Then I went on to play at St Augustine's University, which is here in Raleigh, division II, ncaa.

01:20:19.484 --> 01:20:33.481
After college I got a chance to go play professionally for four years in Mexico and that was just and that's kind of what led me to get this experience right, like when you get to see the game on at different levels and different countries even.

01:20:33.481 --> 01:20:37.234
You know you see things done the right way and you see it done the wrong way.

01:20:37.234 --> 01:20:44.051
And I think I've been lucky enough to see it done the right way and I'm going to use that experience and bring it to Clayton High School and just give it everything I got.

01:20:44.431 --> 01:20:50.963
Absolutely Wow, wow, and so we want to give the audience a chance to ask any questions.

01:20:50.963 --> 01:20:56.283
So if anybody has any questions for Coach, we want to give them a chance to ask them.

01:20:56.283 --> 01:21:03.431
Or if you just have any general questions of Pick'em Pros, so we want to start to give you an opportunity to do that.

01:21:03.431 --> 01:21:11.484
So if anybody has a question that they'd like to ask, come on in.

01:21:11.484 --> 01:21:20.198
Or if you want to put the question in the chat, go ahead and ask us that question again overall for pick and pros or for, uh, coach here.

01:21:20.198 --> 01:21:26.360
All right, and it looks like we do have a, we do have a question, so we'll go ahead and up, we'll just borrow that mic right there.

01:21:26.360 --> 01:21:35.298
Oh yeah, yep, please all right um.

01:21:35.359 --> 01:21:37.403
first off, thank you guys for having me on the show today.

01:21:37.403 --> 01:21:38.725
It was awesome, enjoyed it.

01:21:38.725 --> 01:21:52.176
So my question is for you guys how has sharing the mic and discussing sports together strengthened your bond, and are there moments where your perspectives clash, both as co-hosts and father and son?

01:21:53.139 --> 01:21:53.579
Oh, wow.

01:21:53.841 --> 01:21:54.842
That's a loaded question.

01:21:54.869 --> 01:21:55.608
That is a loaded question, 's a loaded question.

01:21:55.608 --> 01:21:56.257
You want to take that?

01:21:56.859 --> 01:21:58.600
we definitely do clash with our.

01:21:58.600 --> 01:22:01.024
You know opinions all all the time.

01:22:01.024 --> 01:22:02.490
You know our picks and everything.

01:22:02.490 --> 01:22:06.699
So, yeah, we definitely do that yeah, yeah, we, we definitely clash.

01:22:06.820 --> 01:22:15.743
Uh, what what you see, what you see on the show is, uh, is is real and genuine, and that's just no different than how we are at home, so it's the exact same.

01:22:15.743 --> 01:22:22.560
You know, it has definitely made us closer, for sure.

01:22:22.560 --> 01:22:24.283
I mean, there's no way to avoid that.

01:22:24.283 --> 01:22:25.552
We were already close.

01:22:25.552 --> 01:22:28.881
So what you see on camera is what we have outside.

01:22:28.881 --> 01:22:31.092
But, yeah, we have fun, we like to go at it.

01:22:31.092 --> 01:22:31.894
Definitely we clash at times as well.

01:22:31.894 --> 01:22:32.756
Yeah, great, like to go at it.

01:22:32.775 --> 01:22:44.693
Definitely, uh, we clash at times as well, yeah, oh yeah, great, great question, thank you tony, I got two questions for you.

01:22:44.712 --> 01:22:46.961
Number one who's leading the pick'em pros fantasy football league now that neighbors is?

01:22:46.980 --> 01:22:47.041
out.

01:22:47.041 --> 01:22:47.804
How's your team performing.

01:22:47.804 --> 01:22:49.430
Oh man, oh man, that's a great one.

01:22:49.430 --> 01:22:51.054
Uh, pick'em pro.

01:22:51.054 --> 01:22:51.635
I think.

01:22:51.635 --> 01:22:54.060
Now brandon, i're watching.

01:22:54.060 --> 01:22:58.614
So, brandon, you probably have the app up, so go ahead and put that in.

01:22:58.614 --> 01:23:01.360
I think Brandon is probably winning.

01:23:01.360 --> 01:23:02.543
No, mike, you're winning.

01:23:02.543 --> 01:23:05.731
You're the only one undefeated.

01:23:05.731 --> 01:23:07.052
Okay, my bad, mike.

01:23:07.052 --> 01:23:09.716
So Mike is lucky right now.

01:23:09.716 --> 01:23:15.163
He's undefeated just for right now, mike.

01:23:15.163 --> 01:23:16.826
Yeah, so shout out to Mike.

01:23:16.826 --> 01:23:22.432
Detroit is winning, but okay, it's just regular season In fantasy football.

01:23:22.432 --> 01:23:24.621
It's all about the playoffs, if there's playoffs.

01:23:24.621 --> 01:23:26.296
So he's winning right now.

01:23:26.296 --> 01:23:28.514
But we're all well.

01:23:28.514 --> 01:23:38.034
Let me say I am building my team for the playoffs, so I will LeBron, chase down, block and, uh, win, win the championship and pick a pro so you can book that.

01:23:38.034 --> 01:23:41.185
Go ahead and put all your money, go ahead.

01:23:41.185 --> 01:23:44.537
Go ahead and put all your money on derrick thompson okay.

01:23:44.596 --> 01:23:49.130
The other question is who do you like better, alvin kamara or saquon barkley?

01:23:49.130 --> 01:23:52.671
Oh I think, saquon, saquon's more.

01:23:52.731 --> 01:23:55.453
Alvin was looking good for the first two games.

01:23:55.774 --> 01:23:57.375
Great question who do you think?

01:23:57.375 --> 01:23:58.175
Who do you think, Coach?

01:23:58.695 --> 01:23:59.796
I'm going to take Saquon man.

01:23:59.796 --> 01:24:04.958
I think Saquon and the Eagles is a great fit and I think Saquon's going to make a run at the MVP this year.

01:24:05.099 --> 01:24:07.900
Ooh, yeah, yeah, I have to say Saquon as well.

01:24:07.900 --> 01:24:10.421
Yeah, definitely Saquon.

01:24:10.421 --> 01:24:15.345
I'm surprised with Kamara, I'm surprised that he stepped up.

01:24:15.345 --> 01:24:18.787
I mean, in a way, I'm not because of what you said, diego.

01:24:18.806 --> 01:24:20.347
Yeah, the contract season yeah.

01:24:26.109 --> 01:24:27.500
So, but before I realized it was a contract season, I was surprised.

01:24:27.500 --> 01:24:33.993
But then when I learned that, I'm like yeah, that it seems like, and not that it's even an intentional thing, it just seems that that's how it works.

01:24:33.993 --> 01:24:39.139
You know, when it's time for a contract, it's like hey, you gotta gotta put a little something extra in it.

01:24:39.139 --> 01:24:39.960
You want some new money?

01:24:39.960 --> 01:24:43.863
Yeah, that's right, absolutely Do we have.

01:24:43.863 --> 01:24:44.824
Okay, that's it.

01:24:44.824 --> 01:24:50.511
Okay, I want to.

01:24:50.511 --> 01:24:54.518
I want to shout out here, cause he came out here oh, it's a question on the screen.

01:24:54.518 --> 01:24:55.720
Oh, hold on, hold on, we got it.

01:24:55.720 --> 01:24:56.381
Okay, here we go.

01:24:56.381 --> 01:24:57.444
We got a question on the screen.

01:24:57.444 --> 01:25:05.180
Okay, this from Johnny O, johnny O, from whole shots, which is another channel that TNT produces a part of.

01:25:05.180 --> 01:25:14.762
Johnny, I'll say is there any way we could set up a one-on-one Between Derek and I owe him at Clayton school gym?

01:25:14.762 --> 01:25:20.234
Now, johnny, you don't want me to embarrass you there at the Clayton High, especially at the Clayton High Gym.

01:25:20.234 --> 01:25:20.997
I'll get all hype.

01:25:20.997 --> 01:25:22.996
I have coach there and everything.

01:25:23.015 --> 01:25:24.600
The gym is open for that, yeah, man.

01:25:25.311 --> 01:25:26.895
Now, johnny, you want no parts of this.

01:25:26.895 --> 01:25:30.770
So, no sir, no sir, love you, but you want none of this, you want none of this.

01:25:30.770 --> 01:25:33.036
Now, case Case in the crowd.

01:25:33.036 --> 01:25:35.943
Okay, who goes to Clayton High is up and coming.

01:25:35.943 --> 01:25:41.594
Case, case Case will give me a run for my money, all right, but Johnny, yo, you have no chance.

01:25:41.996 --> 01:25:43.237
I'll give you a run for your money too.

01:25:43.237 --> 01:25:44.671
You scared to play me.

01:25:44.671 --> 01:25:45.916
You haven't played me in like two years.

01:25:45.916 --> 01:25:47.219
We can set that up.

01:25:47.219 --> 01:25:50.043
Yeah, we should set that up.

01:25:50.125 --> 01:25:52.237
We can definitely set that up.

01:25:52.237 --> 01:25:58.418
So, Coach, let's talk a little bit of football.

01:25:58.418 --> 01:25:59.320
I know you came on here.

01:25:59.360 --> 01:26:00.542
Oh yeah, for sure man Love football.

01:26:00.603 --> 01:26:01.283
I saw you yesterday.

01:26:01.283 --> 01:26:03.297
You were like man, you got to get your picks and whatnot.

01:26:03.297 --> 01:26:04.756
So who's your team?

01:26:06.070 --> 01:26:08.671
You know I really don't have a team, I just love the game of football.

01:26:08.671 --> 01:26:09.652
I played football growing up.

01:26:09.652 --> 01:26:15.618
I was a quarterback, so I just got a lot of love for good players and a lot of high IQ stuff going on on the football field.

01:26:15.858 --> 01:26:17.239
Yeah, ok, quarterback.

01:26:17.239 --> 01:26:18.280
Oh man, yeah, yeah.

01:26:18.280 --> 01:26:19.162
So be a quarterback.

01:26:19.162 --> 01:26:20.143
That's yeah.

01:26:20.143 --> 01:26:22.045
You got to have got to have high IQ to play.

01:26:22.085 --> 01:26:22.725
Be a smart kid.

01:26:22.765 --> 01:26:29.729
Yes, yes, absolutely All right.

01:26:29.729 --> 01:26:30.690
So let me think of the big games this week.

01:26:30.690 --> 01:26:32.953
So Cowboys Steelers this is loaded because we've got Cowboys Steelers fans here.

01:26:32.972 --> 01:26:34.114
Cowboys Steelers who you got this week.

01:26:34.114 --> 01:26:35.095
Cowboy Steelers fans here.

01:26:35.095 --> 01:26:36.077
Cowboy Steelers who you got this week?

01:26:36.077 --> 01:26:37.257
Man, I think the Cowboys get them.

01:26:37.257 --> 01:26:38.019
I think they bounce back.

01:26:38.019 --> 01:26:39.340
You know they've been off to a slow start, All right.

01:26:39.340 --> 01:26:41.122
All right, I do think the Cowboys get the Steelers.

01:26:41.122 --> 01:26:43.623
You know the Steelers are obviously greatly coached by Mike Tomlin.

01:26:43.623 --> 01:26:46.006
Yeah, but the Cowboys are due, man.

01:26:56.212 --> 01:26:56.412
All right.

01:26:56.814 --> 01:26:58.418
I think they Texans might sneak that.

01:26:58.418 --> 01:27:00.280
You know, I think the Texans lost last week.

01:27:00.280 --> 01:27:04.479
Yes, they did, I think they lost last week and I think they're due for a bounce back as well.

01:27:04.479 --> 01:27:08.399
Another game I really was looking at was the winless Jaguars.

01:27:08.399 --> 01:27:11.032
Yes, they play at home against the Colts Colts.

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They've lost three games by less than five points, so I think you know they're due for a win as well.

01:27:15.036 --> 01:27:16.556
I think the Jags get their first win.

01:27:16.796 --> 01:27:17.819
We agree with that one.

01:27:17.819 --> 01:27:18.679
We agree with that one.

01:27:18.679 --> 01:27:24.145
Then there's two other big ones Diego, there's the Bengals.

01:27:24.725 --> 01:27:26.226
What about the Ravens-Bengals.

01:27:26.226 --> 01:27:37.600
Ravens-bengals, that's a great matchups also didn't start too well, but you know I'm a Ravens guy so I think I'm a little.

01:27:37.600 --> 01:27:38.886
I think Lamar takes care of business.

01:27:38.886 --> 01:27:40.311
I think he's really focused as well.

01:27:40.311 --> 01:27:44.842
Um, and I'm hearing maybe possibly Devontae Adams to Baltimore could be a thing.

01:27:44.842 --> 01:27:47.536
I think that would be a great fit.

01:27:47.536 --> 01:27:48.457
Oh my gosh.

01:27:48.457 --> 01:27:50.180
Yeah, jose Flowers in the slide.

01:27:50.180 --> 01:27:51.510
You got Devontae out wide.

01:27:51.510 --> 01:27:53.091
Lamar throwing and running.

01:27:53.091 --> 01:27:54.872
It's Derrick Henry in the backfield.

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Yeah, defense coming along.

01:27:56.613 --> 01:27:57.234
That's a good team.

01:27:57.314 --> 01:28:00.034
Yeah, that would be nasty, All right.

01:28:00.034 --> 01:28:05.578
And then the last one is the Panthers Panthers going to Chicago to play the Bears.

01:28:06.139 --> 01:28:09.261
Yeah, man, it's just tough to take the Panthers right now.

01:28:09.261 --> 01:28:13.203
You know with everything going on, you know if I'm the Panthers, I would go ahead and call it a season.

01:28:13.203 --> 01:28:18.286
Try and go get Travis Hunter you know, try to put people in the stands, make it exciting again.

01:28:18.286 --> 01:28:26.329
You know, I think they kind of lost a little excitement when they lost McCaffrey and they wanted Bryce Young to come in and feel that excitement and just wasn't a fit.

01:28:26.329 --> 01:28:28.751
But you know Andy Dalton's going to throw that thing.

01:28:28.791 --> 01:28:29.530
That's all we know.

01:28:29.551 --> 01:28:32.073
He's going to probably have 40 attempts tomorrow.

01:28:32.193 --> 01:28:32.712
You know it?

01:28:32.712 --> 01:28:33.832
Yeah, he probably will.

01:28:33.832 --> 01:28:39.615
Well, we'll get you out of here on this and we'll wrap up.

01:28:39.615 --> 01:28:44.078
We want to talk about the path to the state this year.

01:28:44.078 --> 01:28:49.320
So the Clayton Hoop squad made it to the playoffs last year.

01:28:49.320 --> 01:28:51.582
I think it was second or third round.

01:28:51.622 --> 01:28:55.644
Yeah, second round, we lost to Millbrook, who ended up going to the fourth round.

01:28:55.644 --> 01:28:58.704
Okay, so we lost to a good team.

01:28:58.704 --> 01:29:00.605
We got a little experience.

01:29:00.605 --> 01:29:04.908
I wish we would have gotten a little bit more in the playoffs, but I think it's kind of setting us up for a good run.

01:29:07.050 --> 01:29:07.932
Yeah, yeah, you're definitely poised.

01:29:07.932 --> 01:29:11.001
So, everybody, you want to check out Clayton High School basketball this year.

01:29:11.001 --> 01:29:12.332
You don't want to miss it.

01:29:12.332 --> 01:29:14.817
This this year, you don't want to miss it.

01:29:14.817 --> 01:29:16.640
This team is loaded, going all the way this year.

01:29:16.640 --> 01:29:18.304
That's the goal, that's the plan right.

01:29:20.489 --> 01:29:21.676
Like I said, it's a good way to end a book right.

01:29:21.676 --> 01:29:22.743
It's a good story to tell.

01:29:22.743 --> 01:29:24.595
Like I said, I'm senior-driven.

01:29:24.595 --> 01:29:33.114
So if we can kind of get all these guys bought into one goal and not care about who does the work as long as the work gets done, I think we really got a chance to make a run.

01:29:33.354 --> 01:29:35.096
Good, good, I love it, I love it.

01:29:35.096 --> 01:29:39.541
Well, hey, go ahead and take care of that, and then I know you'll have the next crop up.

01:29:39.541 --> 01:29:44.947
We got some of the players in the crowd that are going to be playing JV and whatnot.

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So I know they'll be ready to come in and take the reins.

01:29:48.684 --> 01:29:49.189
I'm excited, man, All right.

01:29:49.189 --> 01:29:51.533
Well, hey, man, pleasure to have you yeah man, thank you so much.

01:29:51.552 --> 01:29:52.234
Pleasure to have you.

01:29:52.234 --> 01:29:53.716
Yes, yes, thank you guys.

01:29:53.716 --> 01:29:55.717
City College, city College.

01:29:55.717 --> 01:29:56.439
Thank you guys.

01:29:56.479 --> 01:29:59.503
Yes, all right.

01:29:59.503 --> 01:30:05.414
Yes, so I think that a wrap, guys.

01:30:05.414 --> 01:30:07.234
All right, that is a wrap.

01:30:07.234 --> 01:30:08.851
So you know how we end it.

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Hold on, let me get the outro here.

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On three you got to say Pick'em Pros real loud, so, mike, you're gonna count them down all right we love y'all.

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We'll see you next time.

01:30:27.045 --> 01:30:40.271
Thank you so much, much Thank you.

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