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The Cleveland Bronts. We're ready to lock and load. We're ready to rock and roll. We're ready to get after this day.
Into the dog pound. Into the dog pound, baby. You know, lot of things that I am very excited to talk about with this team. This defense looks like it could be one of the better ones in the league.
This offense didn't ship out to many people. This coaching staff is pretty damn good. If I do say so myself and there's plenty of other stuff we got to talk about. There's value betting wise.
There's value fantasy wise. So, you know, we'll be covering it all just so you're reminded just so you know, first segment of the day will be breaking down the first or the entire team. So, we'll be doing the offensive line up, defensive line up and then the coaching staff as well. I apologize.
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We'll break it down. We'll also give you some key things that you should take note of that you might not find anywhere else. Third segment of the day, Daily betting show. We'll give you a full betting preview for the 2021 season here for the Brownies and then we'll wrap things up with our start stash or pass segment.
If you're a fantasy player, you know what that might mean. That is our best fantasy advice for this team. Much like yesterday in the Bengals, I think this team has an extreme amount of fantasy value. So I hope you stick around for that as well.
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Let's go. Alright, episode 97, DTL pod officially live just so you don't have to check your calendar one more time, August 6, 2021. First things first, first segment of the day, ladies and gentlemen, let's get into the season preview with the entire full team breakdown. Kind of a double negative there, a little bit done, an entire full team breakdown.
Either way, we're getting into it. First things first. I didn't go to school for that. I didn't go to school for that either.
But what I do know is the Cleveland Browns and what I will be bringing you is the Cleveland Browns today. So without further ado, kicking things off, offensive side of the ball, we're going to take a look at some of the key losses and key additions first things first. I'll take the key losses and then I'll kick it over to my partner for the additions. I'll let you guys know about some of the key 2020 stats from the offense there in Cleveland and then we'll dive into a full 2021 outlook.
So without further ado, let's get on into it. First things first, some of the key offensive losses that were had by the Cleveland Browns. Now going into 2021, they really didn't let a whole lot of people walk offensively. The names that they did let walk weren't huge pieces or huge contributors into that scheme either way.
Five names in total, Kendall Lamb, left tackle, Anthony Fabiano, center, Taiwan, Taiwan, Taylor, wide receiver, Drake, Doorbeck, right tackle, and Marvin Hall, wide receiver as well. So a little bit of depth at wide receiver. And I think if there's anything I could nitpick on this offense, it might be that depth. However, I think they brought in a few good ads and I think that they'll be all right in that department.
And my partner will definitely tell you about all of those offensive additions because they were able to secure a couple of much needed pieces. And I think that is going to loom large for the Browns season this upcoming year. So hey, partner, why don't you tell us on about those additions for the Browns here going into 2021? All righty.
So as opposed to the last few teams, there's not too much to write home about as far as the offensive additions. As you mentioned, didn't lose too many guys. Didn't really do much as far as bringing anybody in. Almost every single penny they spent in free agency was spent on the defensive side of the ball.
My partner will mention in a second, one guy that did add, it might not even make the team, Greg's a not left tackle. They got him out of free agency. Like I said, not even sure if he's going to make the team. My partner did mention the wide receiver depth.
They did take care of that a little bit in the draft. Third and sixth round, they picked up receivers. Kenny Schwartz could be competing for that fourth or fifth spot there, most likely the fifth spot. Demetric Felton got him out of the sixth round from UCLA.
Not sure if he could be a practice squad guy. Not sure how many wide receivers they'll keep. If they keep sixth, then he might be in town. James Hudson, offensive tackle out of the fourth round from Cincinnati.
Nice little depth there for the offensive line to shore up any potential injury issues they could see. But aside from that, they went defense. I don't want to see defense heavy, but as far as the top couple rounds in the draft, they definitely went defense. Not really too much to write home about as far as the offensive additions, my friends.
Yeah, not at all. And I don't think that it's out of bounds. No pun intended. I'm on a roll.
People ask a couple episodes. I don't think it's out of bounds to say I'm totally gone off guard. I totally got myself there. I apologize.
I don't think can you remind me what you close with saying right there? Yeah, they got the wide receiver depth here. They went top two rounds defense. Ah, yes.
I don't think it's out of bounds to say that they went defensive heavy. I think that they do they did go pretty deep. Yeah, yeah, I'm sure. I'm going to draft and I will tell you about that here in just a little while.
But let's keep it on the offensive side of the ball. Sorry about the little tans there. Totally went blank. Let's keep it rocking.
I'm talking about the ad jokes. Yeah. So in the defensive outlook, the Browns average 5.8 yards per play on offense last season. They rushed the ball on 47.78 percent of their plays and passed the ball on 52.22 percent.
They had a completion percentage across the board of 62.76 percent. Third down conversion percentage was at 44.84 percent. So as I've been saying, you definitely want to see that kick up when it's in the low to mid-40s. And then the Red Zone scoring percent one of the best in the league, and you would love to see him keep it right around here, 73.33 percent.
But as we all know, sometimes you do see that negative aggression. Hopefully that doesn't happen for the Browns in this case because they are very solid or we're last year, very solid in the Red Zone. However, let's keep it rockin' and rollin' on into 2021 here. Now, one of the big things that I think is going to loom large for the offensive success, and much like we talked about with the Bengals last year yesterday, not maybe not as much, but definitely going to be a key factor here is the offensive line.
For sure. Now, they have Conklin, Trefter, Treter, B'etonio, and Willis Jr. Is that Willis Jr.? Yeah, Willis Jr.
Willis Jr. Well, that actually goes on, sorry. It is Willis. It is Will.
So, you know. It's Elton Eyes, man. Yeah, I know I'm telling you. I gotta get my glasses fixed.
Holy cow. Either way, I think that's gonna loom large for them this season. And he thought right off the bat their part of as far as his offensive line goes. Yeah, as far as the offensive line just staying healthy once again is really the biggest thing.
You know, one thing I was reading is that last year, their offensive line is one of the healthier offensive lines in the entire NFL. And historically speaking, you typically don't see that same type of trend back to back seasons. So, as far as I saw, historical trend, there's concern for the offensive line help, or health I should say. But, you know, personally, I think these guys are, you know, pretty durable.
So, I really don't think it's gonna be that bad. Maybe we see one of these guys have a little bit of an injury issue, but overall, I really like this offensive line. Like I said, they picked up a little depth in the draft. So, I don't think we should be seeing too many issues.
I don't think this unit is gonna be losing them any games this year. No, I don't think so either. Right now, they're the second highest paid unit in the NFL. So, obviously, the Browns are banking pretty heavy on them.
I think that they keep Baker protected. I think they opened up plenty of lanes for this run game. Yeah. And they have plenty of success this year.
I don't think you'll see too many question marks, just like you said, partner. They might even win them some games. They might win them some games. Now, right on the outside of that line, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes you see one of them, sometimes you see two of them who knows, maybe it's 11 personnel, maybe it's 12 personnel.
Either way, we're talking about Titans. Now, they got two on the roster that you definitely will know about. Right. Austin Hooper and David and Joku, and then three or four other names that I'm not even really familiar with.
I love Austin Hooper, love him in Atlanta. I think that he will provide some great, great red zone success and continue to add to the red zone success that I just mentioned to you guys here for Baker Mayfield. And then David and Joku, you know, it's kind of been a toss up what he will be here from year to year. Right.
I don't know. I mean, we'll talk about him a little bit more fantasy-wise, but as far as a depth guy, second right behind Hooper, great for the Browns. He's a great blocker. And he's also a good pass catcher from time to time in the back of the end zone.
Yeah. If you can stay healthy, then sure. That's still a nice piece to have there. But yeah, I like Hooper again here in his second season in Cleveland.
I think he kind of improves on what he did last year. It wasn't over the top productive, but I think he's going to improve on that. And I think Baker's going to start finding him some more. He missed three games if I'm not mistaken.
So obviously the health there is a concern. I'm not concerned, but if he can stay healthy, that's obviously a big addition because, you know, David and Joku just kind of hasn't been too healthy lately. So I don't know if he can bank on that or the rest of their depth to be any sort of productive for him. So Hooper's got to stay healthy for him this year.
Yeah. So tight in room health is going to be a very big question mark as well. Can they stay healthy? But you mentioned him, might as well segue right on into him.
QB1 Baker may field backed up by case Keenum this year. You seen case Keenum on about 20 different teams over the course of the last five seasons. But Baker may field coming in off of an electrifying 2020 season. And in my mind, it's only got better and better since he's come into the league.
I do believe this is the last year on his rookie deal. Not for sure. That's not for the year next. However, they're going to have to pay him a really dog on soon.
And as evidenced by as we'll talk about the rest of this offense is pretty much win now. It's pretty much they're paying everybody in their dogs right now. And it's kind of built for win now. And if they don't do it now, then they're going to add to that cap with Baker may field.
Right. You might see some of those off in the blind guys get trimmed out. That type of stuff. And the best time to win a Super Bowl we all know is with that quarterback on their rookie deal with that elite level offense and elite defense.
We'll also talk about that defense because I'm pretty dog on excited about that. However, any key thoughts on Baker? I mean, I know you're pretty high on him. I think we see some improvement outside of that.
Yeah. I mean, just coming into a second season with Stefanzky after a massive improvement on last year, something I'm excited about. And as you mentioned, we're both we should probably know this. Whether it's this upcoming year or the year following as far as when he's getting paid.
But regardless, he knows that if he balls the hell out, he's going to that taller value is going to go up exponentially. I mean, even before last year, there was concerns rumors whether or not they want to pay him big bucks because you don't want to pay average quarterback big quarterback money. And he proved that he's not an average quarterback. But now he wants to obviously prove that he's in that on just be the top 10.
If not even top five, which I'm not sure he'll get to that point. But I think we see a big year from him a big improvement once again here. I think we do as well. And I would go as far to say that he is in the upper echelon of quarterbacks.
He just needs to prove it a little bit more. And I think we see that from him this season. Right. And I mean, even if you look back at his stats last year, even week to week, they had a few games that were like 40 degree wins sideways, hail type stuff to where he couldn't throw the ball more than 15 times a game.
So maybe we see that again. I don't know. So maybe his stats won't reflect that again. But overall, I'm seeing a big improvement again this year.
Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. Well, sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left, maybe behind, maybe split out wide. You got the running backs returning once again, in my mind, one of the deadliest duos in the NFL, Nick Chub and Kareem Hunt.
I've been a huge fan of Kareem Hunt since he was with the Kansas City Chiefs. Won't go into all that rabbit hole. Everything that's happened there with his career on the field. But yeah, I'm talking on the field here for sure.
But yeah, I'm a huge, huge fan of Kareem Hunt and Nick Chub. Right. Obviously, Nick Chub burned some of our better's asses last year. We can all remember some of those plays.
However, no big deal still from a fantasy perspective from a general depth, sharp perspective from just a general NFL player perspective. These two guys are bar none. And I think we see one of the best seasons from them yet. They're finally kind of figured out how to be in tandem together.
And this offensive line with House Ava, they look, I think they're going to be able to run inside and outside of the tackles with ease. Yeah, I really can't add too much to what you said. You nailed it. I don't see how these two struggle at all.
Even if one of them has to show a little load, if one of them goes down, they're both fantastic. Both arguably top 10 running back. So I think it's the number one duo in the league. So I'm very high on these guys.
I'm a huge, you're a big Kareem Hunt fan. I'm a huge Nick Chub fan. I think he is going to have a massive year. I think he missed four games last year.
So if you can stay healthy, all 16, excuse me, all 17, I think you see big, big numbers from that guy this year. Extra game this year. But yeah, I do too. This is probably one of my top three back fields, if not my number one back field in the entire league this year.
So there you go. And then last but certainly not least, the final scope positions on the field on the offensive side of the ball. The wide receiver room. We'll also talk about this man a little bit more in depth once we get into the betting preview, but Odell Beckham Jr.
OBJ making the return coming off of that torn ACL last season. Wide receiver one for Baker. That is going to open up so much more for the rest of these receivers. Jarvis Landry should continue to be a dominant option for Baker as well.
And then you got Rashad Higgins. Rashad Higgins, apologize. Rashad Higgins has been pretty doggone good. I couldn't say that I am extremely high on him, but I think he is also a very solid weapon.
Now the depth that they have, it's not very deep, but I am high on Donovan. People's Jones. I think that when OBJ went out last season, he was a pretty reliable target for Baker. He might not have had the hugest games in the world, but he did make some of those clutch catches that he needed to make.
And then last but certainly not least, you mentioned him on the editions portion there, part of Schwartz. Yeah, Schwartz coming out of Auburn, of course, maybe in a staunch tight band. Yes, sir. The massive elephants there in Alabama.
Yeah. I don't know a whole bunch about him. I don't obviously watch a whole bunch of Auburn football being as much in CAAF that I watched. But that all being said, I think this receiver room is going to be top five, no question in my mind.
As long as OBJ can say healthy, I do believe he stays healthy. But overall, your thoughts on this room here close not the offense. Yeah, I've got pretty similar thoughts. I'm very high on Odell to come back.
I could be a very solid comeback player of the year option. I think he's going to have big numbers with Baker. He was already putting up a couple of games that were looking very impressive before he went down last year. So I think he comes in and kind of gets back to what he used to be.
And then how you mentioned he's got to stay healthy because as much as I like Jarvis Landry, I don't like him as much when he's the number one receiving option. So when he's that slack guy that has a little bit less weight on his shoulders, I like him that much more. And then as we're both mentioning, the depth is kind of the concern. So if Odell and Jarvis can stay healthy, then you don't have to worry about it too much.
But I like that I'm in people's Jones as well and not sure where we see from him in year two. And then I'm not sure what we'll get from Schwartz as well. Might see some growing pains there. Might take a few weeks to get him used to the NFL speed.
So overall, I think it's just the top two guys got to stay healthy. And then if we see a big jump from Higginson, watch the hell out. But yeah, as far as Landry, I know that I give me all of those two guys every single day of the week. Absolutely.
Could not agree with you more. And in summary, for the offense, I would say that the tight end and the wide receiver room are going to have to stay healthy as the biggest need for them. And as long as the offensive line does dominant things like it looks like it will do, Baker Mayfield continues to improve into 2021 here. And Nick Schub and Kareem Hunt have dominant seasons.
Like it looks like there's no reason they shouldn't. I think this offense is going to be very, very damn good so far from what I can see this season. No question. Last but certainly not least, but we hop on over to the opposite side of the ball.
The offensive side of the ball. Some couple key rankings for offense per sharp football analysis. The quarterback room is ranked at 12. You know, obviously Baker does lack some of those upper echelon needs and tools that you would like to see that I mentioned earlier from a quarterback.
However, still better than middle around the pack. And I think he could even improve upon that and finish within top 10 under 10 here this season. Offensive line ranked number one per sharp football, whether that SFA, I'll say SFA now sharp football analysis per SFA one. And then also the running back room ranked number one as well.
So when you have an offensive line in a running back room, number one that just spells all types of recipe for success. So overall, then you wrap up the offense with the receivers. They are the 10th ranked receiver unit in the league right now per SFA. I think that they are right there.
Maybe even better. I think that they have plenty of ceiling to be able to reach and show some serious improvement here. I think all of those rankings are more than accurate. And I think that every single one of them besides obviously the number ones have plenty of room for improvement.
Yeah, no question about it. I think we see the running backs and offensive line finish top three once again. And then you know, if even if one of these other guys behind Odell and Landry step up and make a big impact, that receiving room is going to be a top five. Huge.
Absolutely huge. I would definitely agree with you on that statement. Well, let's keep it rocking and rolling my friends into the defensive side of the ball. Some of us crazy people like to like to hit and get hit.
So we love the defensive side of the ball. If you know me, former fighter love to hit and get hit. So I love those defensive sides of the ball and partner. I am in love.
I think I might be in love with this defense this year. Joe Woods has nothing but weapons. Yeah. And I'm telling you what, I don't want to sound like I am.
I'm just trying to bandwagon or something here with the Browns. But I think this also might be one of the top three, if not one of the number one defense in the league, man. I definitely bid for number one defense in the league before we get into some of the key losses in addition to. Yeah, 100%.
I think I'm right there with you. I mean, the more we go through these teams, we'll see. But I think I'm right there with you. I'm kind of a red round top five, I guess.
Well, let's take a look at those aforementioned additions and losses. All right. Before we do give out our official predictions here for the defensive side of the ball and what we think. Could you please indulge myself and our kind of viewers out there?
What are some of the key defensive losses? They did like quite a few guys quite a few more guys. Yeah, offensively, but they were able to add some guys, which I'll tell you about as well. But his with those losses.
Correct. Yeah, you said that they had a handful of guys leave. Cog pretty similar to what I was saying the other day. I believe it was the Carolina Panthers with coaching staff coming into their second year.
When you have this many guys leaving and playing this many as many games as they did last year. It's not so much a concern coming into this next year as it is trimming the fat and putting the right pieces in place to what you know your strengths are. And as my partner will mention, they fill these holes pretty damn well. A lot of guys though, Carl Joseph on the safety position played 14 games.
Kevin Johnson, D-back 13 games. Larry Ogene, Jobe, we talked about him yesterday and Cincinnati. He played 15 games. Terence Mitchell, D-back, played 16 games.
Vincent Taylor, interior defensive lineman played 15 games. Adrian Klayborn off the edge played 15 games. Anderson Day, who played 14 games. BJ Goodson, 14 games.
Olivier Vernon, excuse me. Olivier Vernon, edge 14 games. Sheldon Richardson, 16 games. So on paper that might look a little concerning to you specifically because they occupied a lot of time on that defense last year.
But as I mentioned, I think it's a lot more trimming the fat. And you know, if what my partner is about to tell you didn't happen, then there would be some concern. But partner is about to tell you about all the very, very solid acquisitions that they made. 150%.
I could not have said that better myself. The trimming the fat kind of metaphor there is definitely what this Brown's did. They let a lot of key players go, but don't worry, they added fire power, right? Fencely, not only via free agency and via the trade market, but also via the draft.
So let me tell you about that because this is also one of the reasons why I'm so high on this defense this year. First edition overall, a little squeaker there for a little. First edition overall, John Johnson coming in from LA Safety. He was actually the play caller there, kind of the team captain in LA and man, oh man, I cannot wait to see what he does for some of these younger guys, most especially some guys like Gritty, the quarterback.
Gosh, don't you know, no, no, hold on. Give me a second here. He's coming back. No, not then.
So he was off of injury last year. However, let me tell you about the rest of women's partner wraps it up. I'll come back to that. However, they also added to Davian Clani off the edge, not super high on him.
I mean, we obviously haven't seen anything huge from him since he came into the NFL. And I don't think that we see anything big from here in Cleveland. I think he's a nice addition to the opposite side of Miles Garrett, but I don't know if he's necessarily that elite piece that they need. They also added dominant defensive back Troy Hill added to Carson McKinley.
Another edge rusher, give a little bit of depth on the opposite side of Garrett again. Anthony Walker, junior linebacker and then Damien Square, interior defensive lineman, big fan of Square as well. And then they did some work in the draft, boys and girls. Greg Newsom, the second defensive back out of Northwestern.
We got to see him play a lot of being big 10 fans. He's a very solid addition here for the Browns. One of my favorite linebackers right now, and I'll have plenty to talk about him actually later on in the show. Jeremiah Wusukor, Moa, linebacker coming out of Notre Dame.
I think he is primed for a huge season here in Cleveland. Tommy Tobiai, I hope I'm saying that right. Tobiai, defensive tackle out of Ohio State. Tony Fields, the second linebacker out of West Virginia.
So a little extra depth there. linebacker and then Richard LeCount, safety out of Georgia. So they did work in the draft free agency, Antirade. They added anything that they let go.
They added and maybe even better pieces than what they let go. So I think it's going to be a huge year for him. Any final closing thoughts there while I look up this quarterback? Yeah.
I mean, for the most part, I agree with you on what you're saying with your day, man, clowny. I do like the pick up for them. He just keeps getting overpaid year after year by all these teams. The Browns gave him $8 million.
I think that's just a little too much for kind of what you're saying, the lack of. Come on, greedy Williams. Come on. You couldn't help me on that one.
You couldn't help yourself. No. I was rolling through the file cabinets, and it just went, I said gritty, but I knew it wasn't gritty. It wasn't gritty.
I was thinking about the way I was thinking about the way I got. And I'm not even going to attempt to do it. I'm not doing it on today's show. All right, let's keep it back, and we'll roll with my friends.
So yeah, great, great additions there. And I think overall that this defense is going to be one of the top ones in the league, as I said. So before we dive into just a brief 2021 outlook for you guys, let me give you some key 2020 stats here from the Browns defensively that they allowed 5.7 yards per play to opposing offenses. They also allowed opponents to complete 64.40% of their passes.
Their opponent, third down conversion percent was pretty darn good. 44. 7.8%. I've been saying it over and over again.
anything in those low 40s you'd like to see that for sure and then maybe take this down just a hair their opponents in the Red Zone scored an average of 61.43% of the time So not bad at all definitely some area for improvement But I think that we see all of that improvement here going into this season now first things first We started with the line on the offensive side of the ball So might as well start there defensively as well already mentioned him miles Garrett no No introduction needed now if you will maybe if you stumbled upon today show via Twitter Yeah, you might have saw the incident that happened a few years back now, but hey, no big deal We are both huge fans of miles flash was doing some absolutely Ridiculously free human shit in the off season with yes, it is day He I don't know how somebody in the right mind can line up from that human about 50 60 times a game and say I'm gonna stop that man. I'm not even going Right kidding me. I'm as high as you are on him I actually could see him at the end of the season being the defensive player of the year That's how high I am. I think we could see north of 15 sacks from this year So that's really all I need to say there, you know, we both kind of mentioned to Davey on clowny I like him.
I think they just overpay for him, but I do think it's a nice little addition there as far as the interior That's probably one of the bigger. I don't want to say question marks necessarily because I think they'll be solid It's just you know, not necessarily their strength. So we'll see what we see from them So I mean the guys on the outside really hold it down enough for me though Yeah, right now looks like it's going to be Jake Elliot and Malik Jackson on the inside right now Obviously, I told you about some of the additions via trade and via the draft So we'll see what what kind of happens there What shakes out if if that's kind of a consistent rotation or if they cement two guys in there on the inside because it looks like for the time Being there may be a little bit of rotation, but clowny and Gary are gonna be the two outside edge rusters for the time being and then Behind them you have Phillips and Walker They they are the projected starters right now, but I do believe that a woosu kormoa can come in pretty dog on fast He was actually flexible as all get out in their name. He's screaming I'm glad he kind of played a flex linebacker safe, right?
That was just absolutely bananas I mean extreme just a freak a freakin half so like how I am super high on it You know, I got more to talk about him later for sure like your bill peppers type versatility But more so linebacker as opposed to your bill to your bill being safety and I think he's gonna have a lot more success The drill peppers was here. I think he is I am extremely proud of woosu kormoa Behind the linebackers the secondary obviously you got Greg Newsom who we talked about out of Northwestern Troy Hill who I talked about addition out of via I think it was via the trade market However, Troy Hill dominant defensive back and then you got Denzel Ward coming back here for the Browns on defense Denzel Ward is a dog Right perfect place for him to be is the dog pound ladies and gentlemen Then you have John Johnson told you about him coming from LA I think he is going to be a field general in the back of this defense for this defense and then Richardson to his left side there Strong safety so man, oh man, I if I if I have not said it enough already. I am more than high yes More than high on this on this brown behind the brown defensive man But I am you know, I'm slightly less high than you are, but you're just that high I am really high in this defense as well You're just very very high on them. I really like them as well I really like the secondary man I on paper, you know what the press FA there the sixth string secondary in the league if myles get in the rest of the Interior does what I think they're going to at the end of the year You might be at least seen considering this secondary as one of the top three secondaries in the league as long as that front Seven gets the pressure that they might be able to get this year So yeah, I on paper I think it's one of the top five no doubt top ten secondaries, but when it's all said done if we can get some pressure up front I could see a man at top three secondary here.
I definitely could too some final key closing rankings here for the 2021 forecasted Cleveland Browns defense. I apologize. I have caught the gigs ladies and gentlemen Wrapping it up here the front seven the guys over at SFA are pretty high on them as well a little bit better than middle of the pack To rank 13th best unit in the NFL right now that's secondary. They're also very high on them six best unit in the NFL overall I think that they could even improve upon that finish top three no doubt in my mind Just like you said partner and then as far as the head coach that will briefly talk about here in just a second as well as the Oc's and DC's Mr.
Kevin Stefanski coming in ranked as the ninth best head coach in the NFL right now So great to see that for him and might as well just segue right on into that because that does it for the defensive side of all for the Brownies Kevin Stefanski coming in for year two here after being in cold old Minnesota for a while a few years as the Oc there You know if anybody had that beautiful mind that everybody talks about with Nagy man I think it was to fansky we saw it last season if anybody I mean we have not seen the Browns turn around now for ever ever and ever and ever At least our lifetime They have not had a winning season since oh seven and have not made the playoffs since oh two So I mean in our lifetime we didn't even seen it so for him to come out and do what he did not only with Baker with the run game With the offensive line. I mean he he worked wonders Excuse me and then Alex van Pelt Oc to his side open him out here and there I I mean I think he's great for the team as well and he holds this defense key doesn't fill He's right behind there doing it and then defensive coordinator Joe Woods already briefly said at the beginning of this whole nonsense Joe Woods has nothing but weapons and his knowledge coming in year two here with his system Some of those guys returning already know the system going to be able to help out these young guys They're gonna be plugged in immediately and make immediate impacts Boys and girls. I know I said it a million times I'm telling you right this defense down This is gonna be one that you need to keep watch on and if you're a fantasy player if maybe it's a position that you want to play And under total I don't know but this defense is going to be dog-on dominant this year Yeah, I really can't add too much more my man I'm just really excited for all three of these coaches coming into their second year all of them together And as you mentioned turning this team around to an 11 and 5 team was a little bit easier And excuse me was a little bit easier of a schedule last year than we're gonna see this year But nonetheless, I think they there's no reason in my mind that they can't duplicate what they did last year if not improve exponentially On it no reason in my mind that they cannot either and oh hey partner speaking of schedule What you know, let's keep this show Steven on down the tracks here That does it for the entire offensive lineups defensive lineups and coaching staff You missed any of that go on back rewatch it or stick around for a live show here If you just joined and go watch it later because it's time to keep it moving second segment of the day with the entire Browns 2021 schedule break down first things first here I'm just gonna tell you guys as always their outlook where they're playing who they're playing everything like that And then just we'll kind of briefly talk about it And then we'll dive deep into what we think they're gonna do division wise outside of the division yada yada yada yada yada Like we have been doing so they can be there get ready straight back in let's dive into the schedule So right now per the guys over at SFA once again, not a very easy schedule for him by any means It was much more cupcake last year and yeah, they had a winning season. They went 10 and 6 They made the playoffs 11 and 5 I apologize 11 and 5 made the playoffs.
Hey all great. However, it was again Some lackluster teams it was against some very easy easy easy defenses and they found themselves in a lot of tight field goal Or one score games now. I'm not saying we see that again this season. However It's not gonna be easy for them.
They're going to have to come out They're gonna have to be dominant They're gonna have to be damn near perfect if they are going to want to repeat what they did last year and the books are taking No, the books have favored the Browns in 13 games out of their 17 this season And they have their underdogs in two man two pickums and they got two pickums in case you wonder why that was only 15 right the hell What's your math? That's why thanks for the assistive part of so for the full schedule Just real quickly before we get into kind of some of our predictions for the division outside of it. Yada yada week one Oh boy the AFC championship rematch in Kansas City against the Chiefs hell of a way division around rematch division around rematch I apologize up either way thanks for having my back here today partner. I couldn't be able to do it without you either way What talk about a rematch in a half.
Yeah, seriously I'm a schedule maker saying hey, it's not your season with this year brownies see what you think about that But then they zone up on him week two and three they get to go back home to Cleveland against the Texans and my bears Then they're on the road back to back weeks again in week four and five against the Vikings and the Chargers then in week six Seven and eight they play three straight home games against the Cardinals the Broncos and the Steelers and in week nine ten and eleven They're on the road against the Bengals on the road against the Pats and then come back home against the Detroit Lions Then week 12 they have a bye week and week 13 so closing out their early season before the bye They go into Baltimore to play the Ravens then coming out of the by in week 14 They come back to Cleveland and oh, that's right play the Ravens again coming out of the bye week then week 15 They get to stay in Cleveland welcome in the black hole Raiders and then week 16 17 and 18 They go on the road to the Packers in Lambo on the road to the Steelers at Heinz Field I do believe that's still what it is and then oh they come back to Cleveland close out their season against the division rival in the Cincinnati Bangles now first glance for me I See them getting over there when total but we won't talk about the wind total yet We'll do that once we get in writing preview. I see a very difficult difficult season for them I think it is very accurately projected by the guys at SFA that this is definitely not gonna be a cakewalk for now Like it was last year they're going to have to be damn near flawless But I think Kevin's defense he can do that I think Alex van Pelt can be right by his side helping with that And then I think that this defense with Joe Woods and the pieces that they brought in I think this defense is going to more than keep the brownies in games so right off the bat I think we're gonna see a great season from the Browns But it is definitely going to have to be an elite season from the Browns if you will right I've got a high up for them They're gonna have to clean up a few of the things from last year I'm immediate glance they've only got one real tough schedule disadvantage and that's against the Steelers in Cleveland and we get They got a minus four day rest disadvantage there. That's really the only glaring one They have a minus one and a week 18 and they got a couple that are some nice They get a week to prepare for that week 14 match up against Baltimore That is huge and then they get action on the flip side They get a day extra day to prepare for the Steelers in week 17 So as far as the schedule goes in that sense nothing too bad there You would like to see less of a disadvantage against the Steelers in that first game I get the kitchen division opponent But I'm right there with you man I've got high hopes for him But as you mentioned it's not gonna be easy They're gonna have to be tuned up and playing nicely on both sides of the ball Yeah, no kidding about any of that, but you're just a segue machine here today Talk about that rest and prep you gave me a few there at the beginning Let's talk a little bit about that because it is pretty key The brownies do have some very very solid schedule timing when it does come to rest and prep here this season They play two opponents that have over a week to prep for them So a little bit rough there But they have three opponents that they play that they have less than a week to prepare for the Browns So you get a plus one difference there pretty dog on nice The team has only two rest disadvantages that be in the brownies this season and then they have three rest advantages So also once again plus one in that category for the Browns They play one short week road game and one road game off a Sunday night or Monday night football game Which I do believe that's going to be a Monday night football Sunday night football game No, it'll be a Monday night football game. Which one will it be?
Which one are you saying? Team plays off a road Sunday night or Monday night football game They play at Steelers in week 79 Monday night. Okay. So yeah, either way.
It's kind of getting in that area So overall they are looking T E R I F I C. Yeah, not bad at all when it comes to the rest and prep departments Another good thing there if you're a Cleveland Brownies fan or a potential better with the brownies It's going to be it's going to be good sliding there So the beautiful mind if you will if it's a fan skill have some time a lot of time to prep for some of these hard division opponents Or some of the hard teams they're gonna need to and have to beat so let's talk about some of those teams They're gonna need to and have to beat and kick things off with their division the AFC North talked about the bangles yesterday Game of thought gave you our thoughts on them is what I was trying to say there and Obviously we are now very high on the bangles whatsoever And we think the brownies can get both of the games against them if not one If not a split I think that they get both of them against them the game Against the Ravens last season to close out the season We all remember it whether whatever side of the ball you are and you lost some sort of money whether you took some sort of total Or whether you were on one side of the other ball. I was an absolutely insane game Can't wait to see these two games against the Ravens in the other I think it's gonna be a split I honestly truthly do I don't think the Ravens sweep them I think it'll be a split and then I don't think it's out of bounds to say that they sweep the Steelers now It's going to take a lot of work is going to take precision and damn near perfection like I've been talking about But I think that they can get it done so high into the spectrum They go four and two low into the spectrum if they're not flawless they go three and three in my mind Yeah I'm kind of right where you are yesterday I mentioned for the bangles sake Maybe the Browns have things wrapped up in week 18 and maybe the Bengals can get a win against their weak opponents That would mean that the Browns have a hell of a lot more wins than they need to cover this total So I won't say that but I'll say for the sake of this that they get both wins against the bangles I'm right there with you I think they get both against the Steelers They obviously got smashed in the first game and then they figured out what they did wrong They smashed him the second game they smashed him in the playoffs So I think we see that both times around despite the rest of his disadvantage in that first game I believe that is the Steelers coming off of their by however the Browns get a little bit of a long week on their own spectrum Because they have a Thursday night game the week before so they have more than a week to prepare however the Steelers got their by week Obviously, I think they get both games there I think they split against the Ravens as do you I think they are going to be two fantastic games I think they get that second one coming off the by not only do they have the extra week to prepare the Ravens have the Steelers Sandwich in between those two games on their side of things So I don't think that both well for the Ravens I think they the Ravens win against the Browns in that first game They get the Steelers and then they're a little worn down for that third game and the Browns are obviously well rested So they take that one and in Cleveland and in Cleveland So I'm going five and one in division. Yeah, and I apologize it would be five and one or four and two for me Division not three and three you know me in my math Show can't one of the best math brains on the outside of live show you can't do that damn lick a math I don't know why it's the craziest shit in the world.
However, yeah, either 5-1-4-2 from us there in the AFC North now Obviously, they got eight main games outside of their division games there They're going to be playing the AFC West and the NFC North this season now within the AFC West I see them getting the win over the Broncos I think that the Chiefs are gonna just be to give it up in week one in Kansas City I don't think they'll get that win, but I do think that they'll see him in the playoffs and they will get their lick back They'll have their opportunity. That's my early hot day And then I think they get the win over the Chargers I think that'll be a very very very very tight game But I think that defense for the Browns is gonna loom large in that game So you got two wins there and then I think no problem they get the Raiders I was originally on two wins only just and then I kind of cited more over to get in the win over the Chargers So as far as AFC West goes right now, I don't think it's too much of a lean I think they go three and one I don't think it's a lean at all I personally I'm very high on the Chargers, so I'm a little undecided on that one So I think they get at least no question the Broncos and Raiders. I'm for the sake of this I'll say two and two I really like the Chargers It is in LA. I believe that yep in LA So I'm gonna give that one to the Chargers and say two and two actually okay moving on into the NFC North You know as much as I hate to say it.
I think they get the win over my bears It's just on completely unbiased opinion. I think that they do I think that that defenses it especially because they play the bears in week three It just feels like not bad. They're quarterback quite yet. I'm not sure for Mr.
Andy Dalton bad matchup for Andy Dalton We saw it last year always the Washington football team that he almost got his head completely taken off his fucking shoulders Hopefully that doesn't happen again to an issue, but you know Yeah, might be the one though. Yeah might be the one so maybe hey Let's not put old J-Field in there until week four. We already kind of discussed that with the bears So I think they get the win over the bears. I definitely think they get the win over the Lions You'll love to hear this partner.
I'm pretty sure the pack gets that win They do have to go into Lambo in the late season I'm gonna be fucking cold on Christmas those brownies. They know that but again I think it's going to be just like it was with some of the late season games You mentioned it earlier in the show for Baker a whipping wind snow rain this that and the other and I think that's gonna limit some of his capabilities and the offensive capabilities as a whole so I think that'll kind of zoom a little bit large there for That game of Green Bay that ultimately folded them and then I think they'll get the win over the Minnesota Vikings So in the north, I think they go three and one yeah right there with you I couldn't have said it any different myself I do think that this team is built pretty well They I definitely are built well for some tough weather, but obviously the Packers know how to play in Lambo in the snow So yeah, whether or not that is the case We'll see but yeah, you're not gonna catch me picking the Browns over the Packers on Christmas my friends And that is such a surprise either man such a surprise in question, but that leaves three remaining games We have now covered the 14 we got three more to cover here That is going to be between the pats the Texans and the cardinals now against the pats I think this is gonna be a defensive game. I see this game engine a little 10 7 action. No, no question Yeah, even that crazy, especially when you look at killer cam and Baker Mayfield like what well how does that go?
I just think it's gonna be a defensive game and I have I think they squeaked out 10 7 I think they squeaked that bad boy out they will beliterate the Texans no question in my mind That's not even gonna be an interesting game to watch your bet and then The Cardinals I think it's gonna be a toss up in week six. They are favored by four and a half points We'll talk about the full weekly betting line shortly, but yeah, I think they get that win I think they get that win too I think that's gonna be another scrappy one and that one might be a 31 28 last second kind of last ditch efforts and Cody Parky actually put one through the upper right. Oh, okay. Yeah, I'm going I'll say two and one I'm not really I feel like it should be three.
No, but I'm kind of leaning towards two and one You know, I'm right there with you in the Texans I don't think that's even worth talking about but I think they find a way to lose one of those games against either the Patriots of the Cardinals I do like the matchup for the against the Cardinals forum It is in Cleveland But kind of as you mentioned I could see that Patriots Cleveland game being a real real defensive game I could see that just being a tough matchup for Baker But yeah, one way or another give me two and one out of those three. All right Well there you have it for our predictions for the Browns entire season and their opponents right now We'll talk about it here just just shortly But the season win total is set at nine and a half So either way if you're on the lighter side of things with mags maybe if the four and two the two and two the two and one Even if you're on that you're still coming out right there well over nine and a half wins And then even if you're on the higher end of the spectrum with me You're coming well over nine and I'm right so we'll talk about that a little bit more in depth there once we get into the full-biting preview But man oh man, I definitely think the steam has plenty of room for success this year now I mentioned it a little bit earlier the 2020 schedule was cupcake compared to this year just to prove that to you They got the AFC South that last year as well. They got the NFC least hopefully they turn into the NFC beast this year But with looking from the Cowboys last night. Oh, who knows what's gonna happen?
And they also got the Jets and the Raiders in their two outside games So much harder much harder schedule this year But I think the Browns are more than capable to get it done. So there you go. There you have it the entire schedule breakdown for the Cleveland Browns Let's keep it Stephen on down the tracks You know the drill just about 11 o'clock here Hey, if you're just waking up great to see it cheers a little bit of coffee Let me get a sip before we keep the show moving on to segment three the full season betting preview. Oh That's good Joe.
That is good fucking Joe. Here we go It's like you sit next to me on every show or something. You know that one about to say all right here We go ladies and gentlemen third segment of the day Cleveland Brown Cleveland Browns betting preview as always I'll kick things off over here. Let's take a look how they did in 2020 not only against the number But also against game totals everything in general now in 2020 they came in with an average line of minus 1.7 I just told you they're getting some more respect from the books this year as now They are minus 3.6 favorites in 2021.
So about a two-point jump there We'll see if the old brownies can take care of business in 2020. They did not my friends 6 and 10 ATS overall Four and seven ATS as a favorite two and three as a dog They weren't very good at home either you would like to think so that being the dog pound with brownie should perform But three and five ATS three and four as a favorite and oh and one as a home dog Not very well on the road either just about the same three and five ATS overall and one and three ATS as a favorite two and two ATS as a dog So not very good against the number was the brownies and we'll talk about it here shortly in the weekly betting lines But they got some pretty dog on big lines here I don't know if you should be rushing to the window to get as many tickets as you can and on then this year I think they're gonna be very very dog on good But they might not be good against the number right however I mentioned it the game totals their average line in 2020 was 47 and a half pretty damn similar here going into 2021 Nothing jumps off the page at me right off the bat But we'll talk about those in the weekly breakdown here shortly They do have some low 43's and some high 53's but outside of that everything's right around still in that 47 range in 2020 they were nine and seven over under they went five and three to the over at home four and four to the over on the road They were six and five to the over as a favorite and four and three to the over as an underdog So overall overall to the over there saying over over over Brownies kind of an over team not staunch where you have to necessarily oh yeah We got to play the over here But if they're gonna give you those 45 46's not too bad of an idea to play those overs Well the other thing to consider I don't know for sure But I know I mentioned it earlier they had three games and it's not even an understand It was brutal weather so aside from a couple of those I think they might have been even closer to you know I consistent over team because they three games and I'm talking about 16 to 6 finish 10 to 7 and then 22 to 17 So maybe that one went over but you have to imagine that the 16 to 6 and 10 to 7 games absolutely went under in that rough weather I would have to imagine if I was a betting man. I probably would say so oh that's right I'm a betting man. So yeah, yeah, I would say so That'll be said Everybody loves a good teaser, you know I love a good teaser if you've been tuning into the show in a six seven and ten point teaser the Cleveland Browns were 12 and four So not necessarily a team that you need to absolutely 100% add to your teaser But maybe from week to week you get a meta key number you can tease it down through three or four other key numbers Maybe scoop them up and pick them up put them in that leg there get you some plus sides and let's run into the window I cannot wait to start playing teasers again.
I mean I cannot wait that all being said the only way We're gonna be able to play teasers this year is by having weekly lines. Oh, oh and wouldn't you know it? We have every single weekly line for the Cleveland Browns this year now You know who they're playing where they're playing that already told you all about that But how about some lines here now week one they come in as six and a half point dogs against the Chiefs then week two thirteen and a Half point favorites against the Texans week three at home again seven point favorites against my bears Then back to back weeks in four and five one and a half point favorites both games against the Vikings and the Chargers in week six Seven and eight they are all favored as well four and a half points against the Cardinals seven points against the Broncos And then back to four and a half points against the Steelers Then in week nine at ten and eleven four and a half point favorites against the Bengals looks like off one and a half points Is gonna be a key number there for the Browns this year two point favorites against the Patriots 10 point favorites against the Lions then closing out Their early season before their by week week 12 against the Ravens coming in in Baltimore as three and a half point underdogs Then their by week then week 14 they get to come back to Cleveland welcome with open arms the aforementioned Ravens And they are then minus two and a half point favorite So very similar to your analysis their partner kind of what the books are thinking A rough little three games stretch there for the Ravens and it looks like the brownies are gonna be nice and rested up Coming back home Then they get the Raiders in week 15 as six and a half point favorites at home Then two back to back pickums in week 16 and 17 both on the road in Green Bay and in Pittsburgh and then close out their season as Six and a half point favorites at home against Cincinnati So some of the bigger lines there I think you're gonna want to stay away from like the Houston the Chicago the Cincinnati's maybe the Detroit's the Denver Yeah, some of those six seven ten thirteen point games. I just I don't trust the Browns that much yet, right?
I'm kind of with you on that one, man I mean you look at their schedule last year they kind of played down to these you know mediocre to lesser teams and You know we might see that earlier on in the season if they're going to do that once again And we two and three You might have a good chance of kind of sit on the sidelines see if they absolutely destroy the Houston Texans Or if they keep them around in the game and the cover Texans cover 13 half these kind of the same thing with your bears And what we're talking about with Andy Dalton do they put the hammer down and you know give some trouble? Andy Dalton or do they let Andy Dalton stay in the game and cover that seven as well? So I'm kind of with you I think I'm gonna be staying away as from those pick lines to see you know what they do if they step on the throats then Yeah, I'll probably hammer the points on you know week seven and you know ten or whatever it is here So yeah, that's actually where I was gonna segue there too as well I'm glad you mentioned all of that because I was gonna say take a little bit easy on on the early season here You don't need to rush to the window However, some of these ones that are right around those minus one and a half that might as one and a half looks like it's gonna Be that key number I think those numbers are gonna be ones that you can back the Browns in but again I think it's gonna be a little bit of time. You need to relax.
You don't need to run to the window They're gonna be a great freaking team But we're still gonna have to see if they're gonna be good against the number or not That's still just looms way too long to dog on large in my mind for them to be 11 and 5 overall and then go six and 10 against another Pretty dog on week and they actually had games last year where they were three point favorite They had eight of those games they won seven of them, but they only covered in two Yeah, so not very good for the brownies there in the small numbers So I might even have to walk back my statement that those four and a halfs and one and a halfs might be might be good Maybe the one and a half might be the only spots the pickles. I'm not sure we're gonna have to see what this team does But if the defense produces like I think it will I don't think they have a problem covering these numbers Yeah, I might be the difference But we're gonna have to see it see it before we believe it moving right on along into some of the game totals We briefly talked about it. No huge value jumping off the page I mean if you're gonna get some of those lower ones I could potentially see the Broncos game maybe going over that 44 actually more I talk about that I can see that being under 44 and a half The Cardinals game I think should be a shootout like I said, I think it's gonna be one of those 31 28 games That's only a 50 so something you can kind of look out there But mainly across the board even against some of the lesser opponents It's right at 46 or 47. So if they're giving you that same number against pristine opponents as they are against lesser opponents Not a whole lot you can really draw from that this early in the season I think once again It's gonna be we got to believe some of these things before we can see if they're gonna be an over team again Or if they're gonna be in some of these tight games because of that defense Yeah, I think it might be a little you know a little up in the air I do like what you were saying earlier about the Patriots game I think that's gonna be a hundred game no question about it that Cardinals game You know if both of these teams are putting up 30 points a game the first five weeks that line is most likely gonna shoot up A handful of points there, so we'll see where that goes, but yeah overall I'm not sure what we see from him from an over under perspective here Me neither my friend, but that's why we're just speculating now So we'll definitely probably have some plays so make sure you follow her in a fel picks all season long On the African action app on the talking line.com website because that thing is just gonna continue to improve over the course of the season We got all types of stuff coming there But part of I gotta ask you before we get into the win total that I've been teasing for this entire dog on episode week one Going in to Chiefs Kingdom as six and a half point underdogs are the Cleveland brownies Do you have the guts to take the six and a half or is this all but a run away for the Kansas City Chiefs?
And they start their season like they have in back to back to back years now Go into my head right now I'll take the Browns plus the six and a half my friend I don't know if this will be one of my favorites come week one or not We shall see what that line is and we shall see what the buzz around these teams is but at the moment I'll say six and a half I think it could be grind a little bit more of a grindy game than you might think of as opposed to a shoot out here Total is 53. I have no thoughts on that one I'm not sure if we'll see you know a shoot out or if we see a 24 21 type game But I think it's gonna be within that six and a half points I think it is as well and you know it has since this bad boy was written since the lines were put out here I just lost the hook down to six so you know, I'm not opposed to that either I'm not run into the window with it quite yet. I do think that she's get the win I'll have to see a few things maybe once we talk about the Chiefs I'll have a stone cold opinion about it. Yeah, sure, but man I if I'm leaning anywhere I got a lean with the Browns plus the six I think they they don't get the victory that's one of those weird half a score games And then they get the win back and they get they get everything that they ever desired against the Chiefs So they haven't been able to get to this point yet.
They get that win in the post-season. Okay, that's what I think That's what I think but that does it all that's our way to week one way to early week one pick from me and Max And then all the betting lines some of the key ones that were taking a look at there Some things for you guys to kind of think about in relation How about that dog on win total now my friend this when this publication was written by the guys over at SFA that we utilize For some of these stats and analysis that we bring you guys every day now The total was set at nine and a half. We took a gander this morning and on fan dual sports book You're welcome for the free plug as always it is now ticked up to ten and a half wins interesting now The way I look see at it. I'm on the high end of the spectrum.
I'm five and one five and one in the division You got me over to two and two within the AFC West. Okay, so you got me a seven there and then I'm three and one for sure in the NFC North, so you already got me a ten and then you cited me over two to one side so either way That's more than enough at twelve total wins for the Browns Am I crazy and thinking that the over is just a no-brainer bet at this point in time The over is set at plus one oh five right now and the under is at minus one twenty five Are you with me on that or am I just out here and left field think of the Browns are gonna be a rationally good in back-to-back years I'm all over my man And I might even be interested in a little alternate total eleven and a half I'm not that crazy I Even if you talk me or even if you're you know, Sam Well, eggs you said maybe if they got the division locked up they might lose the bangles well if they're at that point I think they got to have at least 12 wins anyways, so that game won't matter for that one is certain So, you know, I could and that's even giving them a loss of the Chargers They could absolutely be the Chargers that they could still be the Chiefs were both thinking that the Chiefs get that game But they could be the Chiefs and you know, they could be my pack man I you know, I'm not saying that I'm predicting that by any means But that's gonna be a hell of a game on Christmas and we both said two and one outside of the these games And they could easily go three and oh no, so I think they could easily go over this ten and a half if not eleven and a half I definitely think so too man. I yeah, wow those are words. I never thought I might hear out of your mouth But hot damn I think it is gonna be a game and have on Christmas though, dude That's it I mean I promise I'll be hammering in the pack but I I'm not gonna be sitting there without any sweat man.
This is a damn good team sure enough But yeah, as far as a little bit more of that alternate total value. I also will be will on be on the over I love that plus 105 I think they get over 10 and a half no problem Hey fuck take it up to 11 half for a minute plus 170. Yeah, yeah, it's plus 170 right now for over 11 and a half over 12 and a half plus 290 a little bit more of a reach there, but hey good potentially happen But if you think we're all full of shit, we're just blowing smoke every which direction right now Under nine and a half is at plus one thirty five and under eight and a half is at plus two eighties So just about the same lines there and opposite ends of the spectrum and then over nine and a half right now is at minus 170 so right about the same for over under nine in addition a couple of Exact wind totals you might want to take a look at if you're low on them eight and nine wins at seven plus 750 plus 650 respectively, but if you're a little bit higher on them You don't think they get all the way over but they hit that ten That's at plus five hundred and eleven and twelve wins wouldn't you know it or also at plus five hundred and plus five fifty respectively Then a little bit more bearish on thirteen wins, but still kind of those odds You like to see here this far out in the preseason plus six fifty for thirteen exact wins for the Cleveland Browns I think there's some value there I would definitely be hammering in the ten eleven or twelve I would have to say I'm gonna side with the twelve I think that some of those games they do sputter and it gets them right at twelve wins here this season So in my mind, that's the great value play you're getting at plus five fifty I don't think you can pass that up. Okay, I will be passing it up I'm not disagreeing with you that there isn't value on it I just personally would prefer to go a little bit on the alternate total or even one of these side bets that we might be mentioned here If you're that high on them, maybe team with best record might be worth a sprinkle at plus sixteen hundred my friend I don't hate that one before you get into all of those before you start running down I'm not running through him.
I'm not running through him I'm just saying I'm not liking the exact win total necessarily if I'm going that high on him might be interested in team with best record at Plus sixteen hundred. Yeah, so before I segue into that because I had a segue into that Okay, um, because I wanted to build on top of what you were saying Yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't necessarily say hey You got this the one you got a hammer in I just say hey for the plus five fifty if you want something additional Don't pass that but the alternate win total there at the eleven and a half those are excellent odds there I had the plus one seventy to pass up even the plus twelve and a half or over twelve and a half I'm not too afraid of that either But you did mention a part of some of the key side bets that we like here today And I might have given away a few of them that were thinking about here over the course of the show But you just gave out one there team with the best record in the NFL Cleveland Browns this season at Plus sixteen hundred so only sixteen to one right now not terrible for the Browns They could very well do it they might have to come out of the gates and get that win though They're gonna have to get that win for sure They're gonna have to do a lot in order to do that but definitely worth a look maybe not the most valuable out of all Yeah, but worth a look they got some teams are gonna have to knock off on their schedule to get to that point. Yeah, part It was really excited to put that one on there and obviously talk about it the more we talk about it It's like maybe that one's not that's however decent one to look at then we talked about him a lot some player props player season awards Baker to get the MVP if he improves gets his team to the playoffs again and puts up star stud at numbers because of it He's a 26 to one right now and I think that is not too much of a long shot with his potential going into 2021 here I don't hate the value, but I'm not gonna be hammering this one in I think I do think he takes a big step up I just think he's a couple steps away from that upper echelon of MVP type talent with Rogers my homes And anyone else that might be in that range. So I'm gonna be saying away from that.
I do not hate that value though But yeah, I'm not saying I'm running the window either But I definitely agree with you on all your points there too now one that I'm probably gonna run to the window with okay I've already pretty much made it up in my mind just because of how high I am on Jeremiah Wusu Kormoa He is 9 to 1 right now to win the defensive rookie of the year and only has two other gentlemen ahead of him Michael Parsons and I can't remember who the second one is however. I can however Give me I'm gonna. I'm gonna call him J. Okay, J.
Okay, J. Oh, dash K J. Okay. Give me all him at plus 900 man I think Jeremiah is going to have a killer killer Rookie season here in Cleveland.
I think they're gonna be able to throw him all over that field defensively Yeah, I don't think it's a bad bet because he's just so diverse a tale So he you know he might not fill one specific category up But you might see him filling a lot of different defensive categories up So I don't hate it. I'm you know, maybe I'll ride it with you I haven't made a decision on that one but yeah, he's athletic as hell He's fast to sell one of the big reason they brought him in was to be a Lamar Jackson stopper So, you know if you can put that on tape and actually be that's upper in weeks 12 and 14 Then that's gonna get a lot of looks as far as a war is concerned That's what I'm saying man So I think that plus 900 is worth a look for defensive rookie of the year as far as another side bet that has a pretty dog on good value I have one that I think might be a little bit more valuable I'm not sure what the odds on it, but that guy plays with Dallas Cowboys when she's talking about them today However, there is some one man that is In the running for this award here the comeback player of the year in the NFL And I think he's got a very good shot to win it now We're gonna need to see better production from him Then we have over the course of the last few seasons even with him being more healthy than he was last year You probably know where I'm going OBJ come back player the year plus 200 right now only two to one odds I two thousand actually plus two thousand I apologize plus two thousand odds right now So a lot better odds in the plus 200 plus two thousand give me all of that action I think that he's got very good shot. What is deck press got as I do that plus 200? He's at plus 200?
Okay, so he's probably he would probably be the favorite in my mind He would be the favorite but worth a sprinkle worth a look OBJ Yeah, it is worth a sprinkle man plus two thousand There's a few guys ahead of him that just don't deserve to be ahead of him if OBJ puts up a big season There's obviously a few guys that it's gonna be tough to beat out if they also have a big season that being deck Sequon Joe Brokerson McCaffrey and even Carson wins now That's obviously a bigger question mark, but there's a few guys ahead of him that just don't deserve to be there same Darnell is at plus 1700 James Winston at plus 1500 if Odo Beckham puts up 1200 yards and has close to 100 catches He's gonna be right in that conversation. What you got against James squinted it I like James man, but I don't think it is fair for him to be ahead of OBJ here either I think it's worth a sprinkle It's gonna be tough though Just because even if one of these guys if that has a big season or Joe Bro has a big season Chris McCaffrey Sequon and then one of those guys will most likely get it but at plus 2000 the value is definitely there Yeah, 150% and then one of the final last ones that we kind of pulled out from a potential side bet you sprinkle a little on Back-to-back years a little bit risque on it But Stefansky coach the year is that 24 to 1 right now So definitely maybe worth a look but the only player to do it in or only coach to do it was Joe Gibbs in 83 and 84 last one To do it. Yeah, there's a couple of maybe like a 60 or 70 or something like that I'm gonna do it so it's been a long time the opportunity might he might have a better opportunity than a lot of guys because he only had 11 wins last year if he gets up 1314 wins here for the Browns wins division is the number one team in the conference It's not a question man, but yeah historically speaking. It's pretty tough to go back to back here You would have to be you know, literally historically great So not gonna be sprinkling it, but it's you know the values in terrible at plus 2400 He also might be historically great in that plus 24 very possible very very possible However, the books are as high as we are on the Browns repeating and making it to the playoffs No real value on this right now unless you're a dog pound hater Yes to make the playoffs minus 250 and no at plus 200 and then last but certainly not least since we do believe that they are Gonna make the playoffs.
We got to give a little division conference Super Bowl action here now in the division right now They are plus 155 dogs and that is actually second behind the Ravens We talk about it time and time again with some of those lighter underdog lines on these future plays It's too easy. It's too dog on easy for that team And I think the Browns might be the play this year out of the AFC North to get that bad boy locked up plus 155 not bad odds for me at all Definitely definitely reflects the percentages that I would think that that it would be this season So of all the ones that we've talked about so far man I think that the Browns would be the team that I would hammer into a winner division this year Yeah I might even say right now that I am definitely hammering this one in I like the Ravens But I just like the way the bra brown schedule falls a little bit better So I love it at plus 155 I almost certainly I'm gonna be hammering this one in all right now as far as the AFC winner Okay, they're plus 750 right now. Okay fourth place right now overall And you know, I'm not necessarily all too opposed to that because like I told you guys I think that they're gonna lose to the Chiefs in week one They're gonna lose the Chiefs in week one But I think they meet again in the AFC Championship game I truly do I truly truly believe this is gonna be the AFC Championship meeting week one is gonna tell us a lot And then we're gonna see it again And I'm gonna take the Browns in the AFC Championship game And I might as well hammer it in early to win the AFC at plus 750 Excellent odds right now and to be the fourth worst and we already think they're gonna beat Baltimore, right? We are a little higher on them defensively than I would say the bills just a little bit maybe a little bit more Maybe even offensively, but I would say teams pretty dog on accurate to how we were talking about them And then only above them is the Chiefs so They got one of those teams off the check that box off for the Ravens.
I'm not all too worried about the bills I am a little worried about the bills, but I think those are gonna be the teams you see and I think we're gonna see Chiefs Browns I'm kind of right there with you, man. I might take it I might take it I obviously it's gonna be tough if they have to face both the bills in Chiefs That would be the path where you know, you would be most concerned But I don't hate it man. Yeah, I am a little bit higher than I am on the Ravens than them So yeah, man, I don't hate it. I don't hate it at all I don't I and then the one thing I've already said a couple times for the Chiefs case I think the Chiefs are damn good.
They're gonna be damn good again But it is very very very hard to reach the Super Bowl in three straight years It is so damn hard doesn't matter how good you are so that kind of is where I'm lying with that one Otherwise, I might be saying the Chiefs, but I hope they don't suck a fat one But I also hope they don't make it back to the Super Bowl sure sure the man we need to see a little I'm not say I don't love Andy Reid and Patty Mullens and everything they've built over there This might be the team knock them off in the playoffs though. This might be the team so there you go There you have it last but certainly not least Super Bowl 56 coming up It'll be in the year of 2022, but this 2021 season the The Browns right now and I closed out my app because I thought I had written down there You'll help me out here once it comes on to that But they are eighth right now to win the Super Bowl They are behind the Rams 49ers Ravens Packers bills bucks and Chiefs So obviously we could knock off the bills and the Chiefs out of that running and what are the odds? I'm sixteen hundred and I didn't realize that's what you need it I was honestly headed to something else to bring up in a second part So plus 1600 right now is absolutely spectacular for being in that spot where they're at You know some of those NFC teams obviously the Rams 49ers and the Packers That's gonna be kind of a toss up there what those guys do in the NFC who they actually see but Browns might be a Super Bowl team. Okay.
I was might be a Super Bowl team boys. I said it here first I don't give a damn what you say, but hey, I think the dog pound might be headed to Super Bowl 56 I don't know. I don't know either. I don't know either I don't hate the value I'm not gonna be hammering it in I what I was pulling up is the stage of elimination That's for the Browns the Jeff Kings does have those if you got him in the Super Bowl But losing it's at plus thirteen hundred.
Oh damn. That's a value and a half Whoa, you know, so Basically, yeah, that's I mean how that's more with the thought that might be more value than actually AFC winner plus 750 But yeah, I'll stay away from it Just because the path is gonna be so damn hard you probably are gonna have to get through some combination of two of these three teams Ravens bills chiefs which isn't fucking gauntlet and then obviously whoever comes out of the NFC is gonna be just as big of a Talk so we even talked about him yet I mean your packers very well are well within the box Niners and one hundred fifty percent repeat the Rams could find Themselves in the playoff hunt once again under McVay. They've retooled plenty good But we're not talking about any of those teams today We're talking about the Browns and we think that the Browns could have some damn good success and might have a super ball run here Under their belts in 2021 and under Kevin Stafansky But we got to wait and find out for another few weeks just about 34 days left ladies and gentlemen But for now, let's wrap up episode 97 with the fourth and final segment for every single NFL special edition And that is our best fantasy advice our best fantasy insights in the segment we have coined Start stash or pass one day. I'll get the one day or another.
You'll figure out how it relates but either than that It's time to get into our best fantasy by here today my friends Let's wrap some stuff up here first things first partner. I'll kick it on over to you QB one Baker Mayfield and his backup case Keenum. Are you targeting them high or low in your draft? I know based on your draft strategy probably low However, if they do fall to you in one way shape or another are you start stashing or passing Mr.
Mayfield and mr. Keene oh, yeah, no, thank you on case Keenum. I'll get that all the way quickly Baker Mayfield could be a well within my draft strategy He was the number 17 quarterback last year, so I'm not sure where he's gonna be drafted this year Maybe he's gonna be overdrafted. I'm not sure he did have what the biggest concern here is that he had six games under 10 points in fantasy That is gonna lose you some fantasy games now I did mention earlier on the show a couple times three of those were bad bad bad weather games And if you could forecast that coming into your fantasy week Then you're probably gonna just give him a spot on the bench because if you got 40 degrees sideways rain Please bake please bench Baker Mayfield because it's not gonna be good But overall I'm gonna be starting him my man or at the very least ation him because you know I like his upside this year and I have to imagine I'm not gonna have the same amount of terrible terrible weather games this year I agree with you on everything you said right there at the end That's kind of where I was gonna go with it I think that Baker has a great 2021 season I have fantasy wise and regular season regular football wise I did have him on my bench last year kind of one of those plug and play guys because he still really didn't know what she Were gonna get from week to week sometimes from him I think we're gonna need to see some definite improvement in the running game from him if we see that then I think he definitely falls Well within top 15 this season I think we see an improvement there on that number I would definitely target him He probably will fall into my draft strategy and I do target quarterbacks later rounds as well So hey if that's kind of where you guys are at I would definitely say so he would earn a starting spot for me at this point I don't think he's a stash by any means and then much like you partner I make a complete pass on case Keenum I don't think I really even need to handcuff him if he if sorry I'm saying this brownie span if anything happens I don't think that is a need at all Yeah, I had a couple of points where I was gonna mention something like that and stop myself I was like no, I'm not even talking about that world So forget I even said that Baker's gonna be the healthiest he's ever been in his tire football career ever since he was in Pop Warner football, so there you go moving on into the running back room now partner This obviously is probably the most valuable running back in the entire NFL I don't really we don't even need to discuss it at all both of these guys are no no question starts Kareem Hunt and Nick Chub Now Nick Chub obviously would be your running back one and then Kareem Hunt being that RB2 now if by any means something were to happen It's up.
I'm not gonna put that on the world either But if something were to happen it'd be nice to have Kareem Hunt as a stash if you can get them both But I doubt you'll be able to get them both especially with when they're proven over the last two seasons So I think that you'll definitely be able to get your hands on him if you're earlier in the draft But a little bit later on in the draft I don't think you're gonna get your hands on but if you are really talking about a lot of these guys I think they're gonna be top 10 both of them will be within the top 10 and Seeing that from two running backs playing in the same backfield is pretty pretty rare So I suggest you talk about for those guys no question in my mind. Yeah, I'm right there with you my man I'm not sure how high Nick Chub's gonna go in drafts. I feel like people are going to be overdrafting him just a little bit But in my opinion, I don't want to overdraft him just on the basis of they have two guys that are that good and Kareem Hunt's gonna take some carries away and touch sounds away from him That's not to say I don't want Nick Chub on my team. I'm actually starting I'm just saying I probably ain't taking him top three in the draft Which is kind of where I'm hearing he might be going even last year He missed four games when the games he did play he was he had an average of 17.3 fancy points That was number eight in the entire league I think we might see a little bit better than that I think because I like I said earlier I love Nick Chub I just don't know if I'm you know putting that much capital into him You know top three in the draft or anything like that just because you have another guy that is that good that they have to get Carries to yeah, he can talk some touches for sure.
Yeah, I'm not really hunt for sure But that doesn't I don't want to sound like I'm low on these guys No, I'm very high on these absolutely not and by no stretch form of the word would we be low on either one of these guys? But we've we've talked more than we need to about them. Definitely scoop up and start Nick Chub and Kareem hunt Yeah, now as far as the wide receiver room goes, maybe some question marks not too certain now What do we see from OBJ return now? I know I mentioned him in the comeback player the year conversation there But I don't know necessarily what he produces fantasy wise.
I don't want to say that his fantasy prime days are over But we're getting pretty dog on close to that I mean he showed flash is last year had a couple of those 30 point games But then he got hurt and we just don't know and there hasn't been a season and quite some time that he hasn't battled those injuries So I say that you can make him a wide receiver one Would I say absolutely 150% targeted measure wide receiver one? No, I wouldn't buy any means I would say started for sure if you get your hands on regardless and if some people are crazy enough to Pass up on him and let him slide pretty late for sure snag him and start a measure wide receiver too If you can do something like that, but as far as OBJ goes, that's kind of my thoughts on him I'm not too certain if his fantasy prime is still here then Jarvis Landry One of my favorite fantasy players I love him as a wide receiver to flex if you can get him stash him start him whatever you need to do there But I think that I think Jarvis Landry is definitely worth a lineup at once again Maybe not one of the guys you should target super early either as well He might get some of the targets hawked if our shark Higgins does show a good improvement here if Donavans people's Jones shows a good improvement here and then who knows what she works Maybe he could come in and start balling out on some of those short routes and hawk those from Landry So a little bit too much of a question mark for me and some of those other players I definitely would say start Landry but outside of those I would pass on the other guys for now my mind Give me a red flag on her shark Higgins and a red flag on down in people's Jones a little bit more higher on Higgins I think that he has potential to break out and has a much higher floor than people's Jones does Okay, I for the most part were pretty close here. I as far as I'm delis concerned I might be a little bit higher than you are on him I'm definitely starting him I think he could be in for a big season in the same vein I'm not gonna be targeting him in the likes of the Dvante Adams DeAndre Hawkins not in that range That's what I mean by just don't be right. I can kind of tell you that wide receiver production is here Courage definitely right there with you and I think he might just be that one step below and I could see him being a Top 10 wide receiver in fantasy here So I will be starting him same thing kind of with you on Jarvis Landry He was the number 33 wide receiver last year.
I think he actually benefits from having Odell I mentioned earlier earlier in the show Odell healthy, you know kind of takes Obviously it takes a lot of the load off of Jarvis Landry, but it opens up a lot of space for him in my opinion So I do like him there. I'm not gonna overdraft him in my opinion though I think he could be more around that number 25 wide receiver this year and for the most part I'm right there with you on the other guys and maybe a little bit higher I might be stashing for shark Higgins if not definitely red flag and same thing with other people's Jones love it Absolutely love it. That doesn't for the wide receiver room there in Cleveland now We do have another potential pass catcher that can get us some points especially a PPR get a look at the tight end Now Austin Hooper ah hard. Sorry.
I'm not sure where he ranks what he does. Can he stay healthy? I? Think that he can stay in the top 10 conversation fantasy wise here this season But I think it's gonna take some serious work on his part.
I would for now I'd stash him for now if you get your hands on him stashing for now not an immediate start If you're if you're SOL because we know that that depth that tight end is obviously not good at all in fantasy But also if you get your hands on him snag him up start him no question now If that is what you get your hands on I doubt a whole bunch of people are gonna be targeting David and Jocoo just with his production over Of course the past few seasons. I'm a little high on him I think you see a little bit of improvement maybe a PPR stash for the time being I don't think that you necessarily need to waste a potential bench spot in your draft on in Jocoo But if he's sticking around hanging around you accidentally drafted somebody don't like scoop him up Why not definitely worth a potential stash spot, but if no other option start Hooper. What do you think? Yeah, I'm you know we're sort of similar.
I'm honestly passing on the whole lot of them aside from Hooper I'm not interested in those other guys Hooper. I will be stashing I have a feeling he might get overdrafts just because of his name he only averaged 8.7 fantasy points last year not terrible But you know not really anything that you're you know loving too much. You're not over the moon with that Over the moon excited with that. So I will be stashing him if he falls to me I do have a feeling that he's probably gonna be a little bit overdrafted here He was just a little disappointed as far as his production when he was in there He missed three games, but even aside for that when he was in there It was really only a couple games that you could count on them to have a nice game So I'll be stashing him don't think I'll get my hands on them.
Yeah, yeah, just busting here So I forgot to turn off the old or the old microphone there Yeah, honestly, I think I agree with you too I'll stashing for the time being it but again if there's no other options with the lack of depth at the tight in position fantasy wise Go ahead. Give him a start right he'll get you a few points here there and honestly unless you're in a leaf full of experts I have to imagine I mean there's a lot of guys that have bigger value But their names are much less lower level than us and Hooper Yeah And so you know when it comes down to that between him low and time miss Bob Tonya and I have to imagine someone's gonna reach and take Austin Hooper and maybe leave you with you know someone that might have actually more value despite the smaller name sure enough Last but certainly well two more spots, but last but certainly not least for the actual singular person right now the whole position rather You know kick as a human beings too. So pardon I know you're just dying to get a russetasvap kody parkier this season, right? Hey, man, I you know, we'll see I actually didn't write down what his rank was last year.
I'm not super high I don't give a damn. We don't need to talk about Cody Hey, man, so all over the terribly is 19 22. I don't yeah He didn't kick he didn't have that as many opportunities as you would expect This was a team that went forward a few times and went forward in the gold line So yeah, I'm not actually not interested in that because he's terrible He had a nice little slight lee resurgent year as far as the accuracy is concerned But they just didn't give him as many opportunities as you would like for a fantasy kicker. Yeah, I'm good I'll take Evan McFierson from the Bengals before I take Cody so see you later on I might spike take Cody parking and lead him to the championship with me whatever junior Long last unit we can talk about defense and special teams.
I don't know. I honestly need to really say all too much I think this defense is gonna be absolutely terrific as I've been saying the entire show I think they're gonna be able to force Polonio fumbles force Polonio turnovers also interceptions I think that they're going to be wreaking havoc on opposing backfields opposing quarterbacks and they're going to limit the hell out of opposing wide receivers I don't really see all too many holes and they're right around the middle of the pack as far as ease of schedule So it's not gonna be crazy hard for them They're just gonna have to play damn good And I think that every single guy in this team is damn good and I think it is 150% worth A draft spot for you this season So 150% if you can get them in a draft if somebody is sleeping on them and you you're wanting to feel a spot Late in the rounds and they're still hanging around their scoop the Browns up And I would say 150% start them. Yeah, I'm right there with you man. I you might like I said earlier You might be slightly higher on them.
You're very high on them. I am still high on them I think the turnovers are gonna pick up for that defense this year and you know They were number 17 defense last year. I think it picks up a lot this year There might be obviously a couple spots where you don't want to start him against the Chiefs Maybe against the Ravens Cardinals who knows but there's gonna be plenty of spots where you can absolutely count on them to give you some nice Alright, well there you go the entire team fantasy wise broken down by the TTL crew and start stash or pass Wowser Kapowser little over an hour and a half They've been right around there for the duration of these NFL special editions But that does it all for the Cincinnati Bengals Man oh man, we got part of the the Cleveland party. I apologize the Cleveland Browns.
I apologize sleep and I had Had a little something I was going to say about them But then that all happened and now I have no idea what the hell I was gonna say about the Cincinnati Bengals The Cleveland Browns it would be oh no no not asleep at the wheel sir because the show still continued to roll on And I was I had the problem is I have to have a half producer had on and a half host had on and sometimes the host brain Kind of short circuits while the producer brain works really well So it sometimes things like that happen so I do apologize for those moments however Cleveland Ronnie's all done all wrapped up all completed There you go there you have it ladies and gentlemen if you missed anything you missed any of the key insights analysis trans betting we talked about fantasy we talked about the schedule we talked about the whole lineups coast everything you missed anything It's gonna stay right here and it's gonna be in prime time anytime you want it all the way up and through the NFL football season That all being said I Mention a whole bunch of stuff there at the top of the show just as far as checking out the link tree Make sure hit that bad boy Make sure you check out the talking the line dot com website everything will be updated on there typically gets updated by about 2.33 o'clock every single day because then I also toss on my Web developer hat at the after the show is over and start developing our website every single day because we updated every single day because we needed a Challenge we couldn't just make it some easy flimsy one page, you know, hey Why would we want to do that for ourselves? So that all being said make sure you check that out? No other major updates we are potentially working on some additional content gonna be coming out in the form of maybe a vlog Sometimes potentially next week, so maybe stay tuned for that something might be coming right around the corner We do have a pretty action pack weekend plan so might be some stuff coming in relation to that But again have never shot a vlog in my entire fucking life So I might have to figure some shit out here might be a trial and error who knows what the hell's happening But hey it might be coming either way that about all does it for me a reminder for my UFC picks Make sure you follow me on the action app or once again Check them out on the talking line.com website make it even easier for you So you don't have to remember any user names or anything like that But that officially does it for any of my reminders and your my stuff their partner Anything burning on the brain melting on the heartfester and on the soul that you have been dying to get out to the kind folks people degenerates fans In the NFL everybody in between that joined us on episode number 97 of the TTL pot on this beautiful August 6 2021 How about a little of appreciation for the crown jewel of this Browns franchise historically speaking at least Yeah, you mentioned earlier now a lot of success in our lifetime or the you know the decades prior to that but one guy and error that they were successful in was the 1950s and 60s Jim Brown Jim Brown of all time at 6th all time rushing touchdown still in history 106 touchdowns 6th all time in yards per attempt that is I believe third among running back Yeah, a couple of two or three quarterbacks that are higher than him But as far as running back season number three all time yards per attempt three MVPs tied for a second all time behind Peyton Manning and tied with Brady John United spread far and Aaron Rodgers the only running back that has multiple MVPs and seven count them seven seasons with at least 1200 rushing yards the man was a machine at the for I believe they called him the freight train And he was exactly that man He was an absolute beast and you know we might be adding to that history in this next decade for the Cleveland Brownies Who knows what happens but Nick's up definitely big big shoes to fill but working on a shadow huh working on a shirt Thanks 70 years shadow. Yeah, you know way for real But he's definitely that because I mean think about it was the last time you know running back you can write home about from the Browns She'm exactly maybe paying a little spot outside of that who knows outside of that who knows and Nick's up cream hunt have a great opportunity to do it again This season.
Thank you as always for your sidebar partner and a reminder to all of us of the late great Jim Brown All right my friends Let's wrap this episode up officially with The only way that I know how giving you some exploration motivation to get you about the rest of your day and on through the weekend I'll see you again because you are so kind to share your hard-earned time with us Give us your support and following so I gotta pay it back to you Let's do that get it wrapped up with my motivation minutes now I wanted to give you a little bit of a rabbit hole to go down over the weekend here and you know I heard this a few days back and I keep going down rabbit holes on it and I Could not share with you guys and it's my fault for not knowing the exact person who said this because it was just a quick passing Facebook videos sometimes I'm scrolling through getting new information new stuff on that end But much as I say is I'm not a shwami. I'm not a I'm not a genius I just have some tips and tricks about how to survive this thing we call life Well, if you read the description it does say the message is on the meaning of life Well, I don't necessarily know the meaning of life and that's not what this is about So if you came here for that today, I do apologize you ain't getting that here, but something that helps you kind of understand the meaning of life and your life and put into perspective How important each day is and how important what you do within each day is so the shwami I was listening to was talking about this and he said two key things that really hit me and he kind of wrapped it up And he said and if you don't believe me on anything else that is life And what he said was when you go about your your day and your and your the things that you do and in your life What you should focus on and what you should remember that this life is about is all about Profoundness of experience and impactfulness of activity. So what does that mean? What?
How do you make sense of that? Profoundness of experience There is no other being on this planet that is able to experience things as we do we can smell we can taste we can hear We can talk we can we can share our perspectives with the world and the greatest part about it is that every one of those senses And every one of our experiences are different and that in and of itself is profound is beyond profound So you think about it in that light, but then you also think about it in your day-to-day experiences Think about how lucky you are just to have woken up today start Living in that experience start taking it slower in that time Think about how profound the moment is that you got to open your two gifts this morning your eyes How profound is the moment that you can see again for the day that your body basically dies and go into a dormant sleep and then it Matically arises from that death and comes back and you can see again think about that this weekend. How profound is that experience? maybe You make a trip to your favorite your favorite spot at a lake or a park or wherever the case might be Feel the profoundness of that experience.
You can feel the wind off the water You can hear the waves crashing against the rocks on on the low tide near near the shore You can hear some of the boats off in the distance think of the profoundness of that experience and how you're able to take all that in So that's one rabbit hole to kind of think about this weekend as you're going through but the second part to that impactfulness of activity Now this one's big for me and this one is one that I try and apply in my life day and day out and did before I really stumbled upon this What are you doing right now? And I spoke about this last week. What are you doing right now? That's gonna make your future self happy don't confuse movement Or activity and what I mean by that is Don't confuse just doing things for the sake of doing things for actually doing a key purposeful activity And when you do those activities Don't just have neutral brain as I'll start referring to it now where you're just Going like this and you're not gonna million miles a minute and you're not even really thinking about what you're doing You're just on autopilot you're either washing the dishes or you're you're cleaning the you're doing your laundry Whatever case might be you're just going think about the impactfulness of the activity you're currently doing whatever it is that you're currently doing and when you start to think in that light Start to use your actions and what you do to make an impact don't just do to do Make your life an impact in the lives of others an impact for your life an impact for the lives of bigger Beings than all of us combined think about that this weekend.
I know that's a lot probably got you spinning on some rabbit holes for sure I know it's a lot deeper. I know I go deep a lot, but I know that's a lot deeper than I typically tend to go So kind of give you some stuff to think about this weekend and in all Repeated to you as I always do to close out my motivation minutes here But think about these this weekend and in everything that you do and and remember how important they are to your life And that is the profoundness of experience and the impactfulness of activity That is life and that does it for my motivation minutes for today You still got me spinning over here my man. No, it's always good stuff my man Especially you know for me the last part there, you know not just going through the motions and actually you know I didn't what you're doing you know folks not your what you're doing taking stock and what you're doing because I find myself doing that Like I've been doing some practice right in here sometimes at night slightly and you know sometimes as opposed to Sitting down like okay I've told myself that I have to do this every night instead of just sitting down and you know barfing words out on the paper actually You know sit down and focus on what you're doing pick a topic that you actually care about writing about and then once you get into that You can actually you know do you actually go through a meaningful motion as opposed to just writing for the hell of it right? Absolutely and like I said I've gone down so many rabbit holes over the course of the last few days over these two simple sayings profoundness of experience and impactfulness of activity and I hope it does the same for you guys because I've Just been trying to figure out how I can apply both of these things every little corner and crevice of my life So I hope that did it for you guys I hope that my few short simpleton words there what little I know kind of led you into a good direction where you can apply that in your life Get you some extra inspiration get you through this Friday in through the weekend before I see again I'll Monday for some more motivation minutes But that officially does it for those aforementioned minutes and ladies and gentlemen as far as I can tell that does it It's a wrap paper plastic you choose for episode 97 of the TTL pod on this beautiful August 6 2021 Everything Cleveland Browns was covered here today and coming up on Monday We will be discussing the dales Cowboys that is right america's team We're coming around for episode 98 and then shortly two episodes after that episode number 100 So episode number 100 has some very very important things happening in relation to it But we'll let you know all about that when next week rolls around so make sure you come back from Monday show episode 98 We'll be sure to put out the early show so you can set that reminder Make sure you don't miss the start of the show hit that notification bell hit that subscribe button if you haven't already If you're listening on your favorite podcast directory Make sure you hit it there too We'll be sure to drop this audio shortly and always do after every show is over Don't know how you would hurt me say that if you're not watching live and listen to the audio version Hopefully that also got you a chuckle there But outside of that my friends nothing else to tell you gone and get about your Fridays But don't stay away too long because we need to share some stone cold knowledge and facts with you for the next oh about 20 ish days or so high end of 20 days that way we can run some tickets to the window together So without further ado as always ladies and gentlemen degenerates gamblers Cleveland Browns fans fans of the NFL shield everybody in between for and why By myself and mags we can't thank you enough for once again Stop my episode 97 and every episode that you choose to of the talk the line podcast It is because of you guys that we are able to make this bigger and better and find success as a company We cannot tell you how much we appreciate it and we can't wait to see you back on Monday But have a spectacular rest of your Friday unless you have under other plans a Terrific Saturday and Sunday which someone would refer to as a weekend They're just next days on the map to me my friends and as always even though we didn't dish out any pics Make sure you check them out on the action network app or the talking the line dot com website We still got to say because it's the only way we know how to close out a show a partner and all you out there Let's cash some tickets