Fuld transskription af Passing Time: Lions 2026 Schedule Release - Breakdown & Win/Loss Predictions - S2E51 - 5/15/26

00:04:35.920 So I'm gonna we have some deviation here, but this is unrehearsed. 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:44.720 We're kind of going through this kind of raw and giving it to you and uh hoping to inject some enthusiasm into you uh with this schedule release. 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:46.240 So uh week three. 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:51.040 So we have one-on-one Detroit Lions, week three, uh New York Jets at home. 00:04:51.199 --> 00:05:00.720 You know, the the way this schedule's unfolding, just thinking about it, is the Saints is kind of a it's a Dan Campbell type game, right? 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:02.160 Like he came from there, right? 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:05.120 The Bills a little less, but then then you got the Jets. 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:20.079 And AG coming back home, trying to uh impose some of his defensive will against the Detroit Lions, having some of his nuances, knowing that Calvin Shepard was one of his proteges, and uh, you know, are we gonna see his best? 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:27.120 And is is new are the New York Jets going to start uh to get some traction in his year two of his regime? 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:28.160 No, they're not, Brian. 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:38.000 Actually, the New York Jets um are right there with the Miami Dolphins as two teams that are gonna be fighting for a top five pick in the next NFL draft. 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:41.360 Um, this looks like a Lions W. 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:47.040 And honestly, I think AG is a sacrificial lamb and he's gonna have a tough season. 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:55.920 He's gonna have a tough season, I completely agree, and I would be very surprised if AG makes it through the entire season as the New York Jets head coach. 00:05:56.240 --> 00:06:04.160 Lions two and one going into week four at the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night football. 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:05.839 Another primetime game. 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:13.920 Uh, and you know, I I don't believe that the Carolina Panthers are going to reach the same status as they did this past year. 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:16.319 Um, I think they're gonna take it a step back. 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:20.480 Um, and therefore the Lions are going to be able to come in to Carolina. 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:24.480 Um, and uh I I feel like they're gonna again keep it rolling there. 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:27.759 So I think they're gonna we leave week four with a three-and-one record. 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:29.600 So week four, three-on-one record. 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:30.959 Um it's a tough game. 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:37.199 Carolina Panthers, um who did they give the they gave the business to was it the Rams? 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:41.040 Or yeah, and uh made it a close playoff game. 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:42.800 Um solid team. 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:45.839 They're they're adding more offensive weapons over there. 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:51.920 Um again, don't want to agree a whole lot, and you know, I'm looking at the next couple weeks, and we're probably gonna do some agreeing here. 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:59.519 But the Lions are sitting here after week four at 3-1, and we're feeling pretty good about the Detroit Lions at this point. 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:10.399 Um, and then uh back-to-back road games on to the Arizona Cardinals to see um what Petsing can do against his forward team. 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:14.720 So another another little narrative in that game. 00:07:14.879 --> 00:07:29.759 So um Cardinals are in an interesting state, and I I'll be very interested to see in this game if it's if the Cardinals are feating featuring Jacoby Brissett or if they have already moved on to Carson Beck. 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:36.879 Um, if they're uh you know for the Lions, man, the Cardinals are another team that are gonna be playing for a top five NFL draft pick. 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:37.199 Yep. 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:46.000 And uh the Lions get to play two of those teams in the first five weeks, and actually they end up playing all three of those teams in the course of the year. 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:55.199 You you would hope that in the schedule release that we could spread some of these guys out, um, but hopefully we are able to get things rolling. 00:07:55.279 --> 00:08:00.319 We hopefully are able to uh get a Blake Miller under, you know, his feet under him. 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:04.639 You get um Panay Sewell used to that left side a little bit more. 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:12.399 You you have again Kelvin Shepherd's defense starting to roll on uh um some of all those cylinders. 00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:18.319 And I think Arizona is just gonna be one of those uh those warm-up games along the the road. 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:25.600 So calling a road game a warm-up game is um that's that's Honolulu Blue Kool-Aid. 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:27.839 I think you know, road games are tough in the NFL. 00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:30.800 It's hard to win all your road games or all road game. 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:36.399 Um this one seems a little bit more on the winnable side. 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:37.120 Sure. 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:40.159 Um, but I I'm not quite where Brian is. 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:43.279 We're we're we're you know, we're we're talking about cakewalks here. 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:46.320 Are you are you trying to be uh controversial with me? 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:49.919 Are you trying to look for that that one game that we can disagree on? 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:51.440 I think we're gonna have one. 00:08:51.600 --> 00:08:53.039 I think we're gonna have one coming up here. 00:08:53.200 --> 00:08:55.600 So like uh week six, they get a buy, right? 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:58.000 So like good time for one. 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:03.759 It is it because I really wish that they would be able to push that back into you know maybe week nine. 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:18.000 Um, but uh, you know, obviously week six is where where it falls on, um, but does feel good going into Green Bay, uh

the Green Bay week at home, um, having that bye week to get that extra week of preparation. 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:23.039 So Sunday, uh uh Green Bay Packers 425 game. 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:27.120 This is where the season really starts, man. 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:28.960 This is uh the NFC North. 00:09:29.200 --> 00:09:37.279 We're gonna start to see some of those divisional rivals and what have they done um up until this point to uh to establish themselves. 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:46.320 I mean, they they start their the Green Bay starts off their um their week one with with Minnesota and then on to the New York Jets. 00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:52.960 They're seeing Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Chicago all before they would would see and Dallas all before they would see us. 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:57.200 So and if you're if you're a Lions fan, that's feeling mighty good to you. 00:09:57.279 --> 00:10:02.320 That is a much tougher um also that they've got a couple North games under their belt. 00:10:02.559 --> 00:10:06.159 And is Micah Parsons gonna be healthy by by week seven? 00:10:06.240 --> 00:10:12.639 You know, you you consider probably he's probably considered to be back around week five, maybe even a little bit earlier. 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:19.840 But um, you know, those ACL injuries, you're not really truthful yourself um until maybe even a year later. 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:21.919 So yeah, all right, that's a good angle there. 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:25.519 Yeah, um, and you know, Michael Parsons is a game changer for sure. 00:10:25.759 --> 00:10:36.639 So uh, you know, the Packers had a little bit of a gauntlet getting into this game, and now the Lions, you know, they go back-to-back games in the NFC North, and they uh but they're home games, yep. 00:10:36.879 --> 00:10:44.320 And they welcome the Minnesota Vikings with either the fighting JJ McCarthy's or the potential Kyler Murray's. 00:10:47.039 --> 00:10:51.360 I would be very surprised if Kyler Murray isn't the starting quarterback at this point. 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:56.720 Um but uh you know crazier things have happened in the NFC North. 00:10:56.799 --> 00:10:58.159 So Vikings are gonna be tough. 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:02.399 Uh the the same defensive coordinator, same defense. 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:05.600 Um it'll be it'll be a very tough game. 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:07.440 So actually, I apologize. 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:12.799 Brian, we we have to go back and you have to tell me, do we win the Packer game at home? 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:18.879 I I I do believe that we're gonna yes, we're gonna take that that Packer game at home. 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:24.960 Um right now five and one feeling really good going into the uh the Minnesota Vikings. 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:31.120 So we're five and one going to the Vikings, and then we we we precursed this uh Vikings game, another one at home. 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:34.080 Are you feeling pretty good about what that looks like? 00:11:34.159

--> 00:11:43.759 Because um preview to the Vikings game, the Vikings, you know, they've played some I would call it a a slightly tougher schedule than than what the Lions have played. 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:51.679 Yeah, I mean they they're gonna see the the Packers, they're gonna see the Bears, they're gonna see the Tamar Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:59.200 Um they're gonna have a little bit of relief with the Miami Dolphins and the and the Saints and their bye-week in week six as well. 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:08.000 Um but yeah, I mean going into the to the Lions game, I think I think they're going to be very in a very similar spot as uh the Lions. 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:14.720 Um and uh I I'll be very intrigued to see how how things are rolling for them. 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:15.919 Um why? 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:28.080 Because I I don't believe they got necessarily a ton better um in their offseason acquisitions, um, but I do believe that the Minnesota Vikings are still gonna be uh a tough team to deal with, and they always have been for the Detroit Lions. 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:30.960 So home game, Lions pull it off or no? 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:37.279 Um I'm going to go with a a Minnesota or a Minnesota win and a Detroit loss at this game right here. 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:39.039 With with a with a smile on your face. 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:40.240 I don't like it. 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:40.799 I don't like it. 00:12:40.960 --> 00:12:57.120 I want I want to say that the the Lions are gonna come out of there six and one and rolling into Miami, but uh I I I can't I can't with the the reality and um you know I don't want to be a complete homer and saying that they're just gonna roll through this schedule. 00:12:57.519 --> 00:13:01.600 You're you've uh got 50 episodes of being a complete homer here. 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:05.039 So um no uh lions win this game six and one. 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:08.080 Uh good start of the year, not a tough schedule. 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:11.200 And speaking of not a tough schedule, so you're you're five and two. 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:12.320 I'm six and one. 00:13:12.559 --> 00:13:14.639 Um bring this to Vegas, obviously. 00:13:14.720 --> 00:13:16.080 This is guaranteed stuff. 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:25.600 Uh week nine, they go play a true road game, and they go down to South Beach and they play um probably the worst team in the NFL. 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:27.840 One of the worst rosters we've seen. 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:32.159 This is their get right game going into their international stuff. 00:13:32.399 --> 00:13:35.519 Shout out to T Rob, who is a closet dolphins fan. 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:41.120 Sorry, T Rob, but no, man, he's he's he's given us his lions fandom. 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:42.240 So he has, yeah. 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:47.360 You know, he this is going to be a Detroit victory and should be handily. 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:53.600 Um, because I'm I'm not gonna lie, I who's Malik

Willis gonna throw to? 00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:56.320 Is he just gonna hand it off the entire time? 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:57.759 Is there anybody to block? 00:13:58.000 --> 00:13:59.679 You know, what what do we got going on here? 00:13:59.919 --> 00:14:07.759 The Miami Dolphins are in shambles right now, and I'd be very surprised if they if they win four games um in the entire 2026 season. 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:09.679 So it's impressive. 00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:20.480 They're they're paying off some really big contracts right now on other teams, and they're they're doing what the New Orleans Saints are doing is basically they're punting a year. 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:23.440 They're basically saying, All right, here's our contracts. 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:34.799 You you would take to uh um who else uh the um cheetah, they're paying cheetah a lot of money, Tyreek Hill, and uh I think Bradley Chubb. 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:39.440 There's a lot of guys that they're paying big money to um to not be there, to not be there. 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:42.399 Um so they're they're kind of doing a hard reset. 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:44.399 I I feel really, really good about that. 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:48.879 Lions are seven and one and looking real good after this week, Brian. 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:51.360 And in your your case, they're they're six and two. 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:52.240 Six and two. 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:58.559 So um still looking really good and getting ready for international game um in Munich. 00:14:58.879 --> 00:14:59.440 In Munich. 00:14:59.600 --> 00:15:04.480 So uh earlier today, sitting on the couch watching the Pistons, Detroit basketball. 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:04.960 Let's go. 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:09.360 Um and uh sit next to my beautiful, lovely wife. 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:19.679 And uh got you know, I want this to this is gonna be put in the record books here, but I got full permission to go to Germany and uh and see our Detroit Lions in Germany. 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:28.799 So I'm gonna work on my permission now, and I'm hoping Steph can make a a good recommendation to uh to Lisa and see how that thing rolls out. 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:30.879 It just happens our family are we're getting dinner tomorrow. 00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:31.679 Oh, we should. 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:38.080 We should bring this up in conversation after a couple glasses of wine, you know, like like let it loosen up a little bit. 00:15:38.320 --> 00:15:43.039 Um so we are going, you know, uh the Lions, potentially us, we're going to Munich. 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:45.039 Um we gotta take this also. 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:46.399 This is a business decision. 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:48.559 We gotta take this podcast international, right? 00:15:49.679 --> 00:15:53.039 Yeah, oh yeah, it's a it's a it's a large tax write-off here. 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:55.600 Um so playing the Patriots in Munich. 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:58.799 Um Sunday at 9 30 a.m. 00:15:59.120 --> 00:16:03.279 Eastern time, uh whatever time that is in Munich, I think it's a six-hour difference. 00:16:03.519 --> 00:16:07.759 Um and uh the Patriots, and this is a this is an easy game. 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:09.519 Home game for the lions. 00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:22.480 This is not an easy game, and I I love the idea of playing in Munich because of the the Amin Ra, the German connection there, the the what he's built in in Germany as a fan base. 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:41.440 Um, but what I'm hearing as well is that you know, coming coming away from the the Tom Brady, the Bill Belichick, the success that the Patriots have uh have had in the in the you know last decade or so, um, there's still a pretty strong fan base in Germany for the New England Patriots. 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:42.799 Well, that's interesting. 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:46.480 Um they fans of you know Mike Vrabel's been in the headlines. 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:47.759 He's been in the global headlines. 00:16:47.840 --> 00:16:50.399 Maybe they're big fans of uh the infidelity? 00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:51.039 I don't know. 00:16:51.279 --> 00:17:00.240 You know, the the the the Germans are they don't show their cards a whole lot, but um maybe they show their husbands or their girlfriends. 00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:04.319 I it's an interesting is there a lot of distractions going on in New England? 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:20.400 Are we are we building them up because so we have to also remember the New England Patriots last year played a fourth place uh schedule, which the Lions have the blessings of doing this year, and now New England will be playing that first place schedule. 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:25.039 Um, and uh ultimately I mean you we know things are gonna be tougher. 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:32.480 It's not that they're going to get everyone's best game this year versus you know the the question mark on whether New England's legit. 00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:41.359 So the Lions will uh I do believe the Lions in Germany will pull out a victory. 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:48.160 Alright, so uh and and you got the Lions at 7-2 after coming home from Germany. 00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:55.759 Um man, I this is ridiculous, but uh I am also gonna go 7-2. 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:06.640 Are you sure they haven't they're I'm gonna say they lose in Germany because um I I just think that the the Patriots are a different style team. 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:11.039 Um running quarterback, got some weapons, a grinded out team. 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:18.640 Um it's a it's a it's a tough game, and I just feel like uh also I've been a little rosy going into this. 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.480 So I like all right, I like 8 and 2, different different patterns. 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:25.039 So we come back from Germany, week 11. 00:18:25.119 --> 00:18:32.240 We play a Sunday afternoon game at home, a real home game against um the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:33.359 Yeah, this is gonna be tough.

00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:42.240 It's uh again, um you're you're looking at a condensed uh lots of games in a in a short amount of time here. 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:48.079 Um so if you think about week 10, week 11, week 12, um what is it, uh, three games? 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:49.519 We're not to week 12 yet, right? 00:18:49.759 --> 00:19:06.240 I know, I know, but you know, you're you're looking past a little bit, you're coming off of international travels, um, coming into uh again a Sunday to Sunday game, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers are no slouch, and I I do believe we dropped this game um to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:06.880 At home, okay. 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:11.119 Um Brian, why do pirates like corn so much? 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:20.160 Because they're a Buccaneers! Um I I I think the Lions take care of business here. 00:19:20.400 --> 00:19:21.759 Um we win this game. 00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:22.079 Okay. 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:26.480 Um and uh so we we're you're at uh 7-3. 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:28.880 I'm at 8-2 right now. 00:19:29.039 --> 00:19:34.640 Um, um, I would say the biggest week so far in the year. 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:41.119 It's a Thursday night football game against the Fight Eden Johnsons, the Chicago Bears. 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:43.039 Yep, this is another tough game. 00:19:43.200 --> 00:19:46.240 Uh again, short wait I referenced this earlier, short week. 00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:47.519 Another home game. 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:50.640 So another home game, technically. 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:54.079 Um, but this is a lot of football in a short amount of time. 00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:56.400 Um, I do think they get right here. 00:19:56.480 --> 00:20:02.720 I think they lose to Tampa Bay, but they are able at home on Thanksgiving, which doesn't necessarily happen often. 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:05.039 This is going against what I really, you know. 00:20:05.359 --> 00:20:10.799 Maybe this some of my fandom coming out, but I do believe they pull out a victory toward to Chicago at home. 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:14.880 So um my wife fancies herself as a Chicago Bears fan. 00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:21.440 Um, she couldn't name the one player on the offensive line, probably not a running back, probably not a wide receiver. 00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:24.079 I'm trying to convert her to the good side. 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:25.920 Um, it's it's been hard. 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:28.319 She's got to be supportive of your boys, too. 00:20:28.400 --> 00:20:28.960 And Quinn. 00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:30.079 I mean, let's be honest. 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:33.920 Yeah, Quinn's a diehard Lions fan in her first six months. 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:37.519 Um, Lions, uh they they beat the Bears. 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:39.440 The Bears are gonna be a formidable team this year. 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:41.119 They they are gonna be solid. 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:46.400 Um, but man, I hate I just uh at this point, are they the Gary Bears yet? 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:51.440 Or have they announced officially um whatever, all that all that stuff. 00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:53.440 So Indiana Bears. 00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:54.400 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:20:55.200 --> 00:20:56.960 Um which you know, she's from the region. 00:20:57.039 --> 00:20:58.559 That'd be good for that'd be good for the region. 00:20:58.640 --> 00:21:03.359 There's not much down there besides gas stations, chain restaurants, and maybe the Chicago Bears. 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:04.319 Yeah, there you go. 00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:05.279 So we'll we'll see. 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:08.720 Um week 13, Atlanta Falcons. 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:17.039 Um, I believe again, this is this is a at uh away game, but I don't believe Atlanta is all that formidable right now. 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:23.519 They have some a couple quarterbacks that are are dealing with injuries, and who's gonna be healthier this time? 00:21:23.680 --> 00:21:24.799 You know, who knows? 00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:34.960 Um, so I would say that the Detroit Lions, it's gonna be the Jameer Gibbs Bijan Robinson kind of showdown, and I think Jameer Gibbs is gonna be the better back. 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:38.799 So the Lions uh are now nine and three. 00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:40.400 Three come out of that game. 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:41.279 I agree. 00:21:41.440 --> 00:21:42.799 Um, hate agreeing. 00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:46.559 I hate um for you, you know, our raving fans. 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:49.680 I want to disagree with this guy so much and great banter. 00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:51.839 It's hard to disagree when you're right. 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:59.759 Okay, so so this is looking a little um, you know, we pulled up the stats here on on Vegas and um Vegas. 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:04.079 Is you know we're favored in what was it like 13? 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:06.400 14 of 17 games. 00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:08.480 But the over-under was 10 and a half. 00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:08.960 10 and a half. 00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:09.279 Right. 00:22:09.440 --> 00:22:10.559 So um interesting. 00:22:10.640 --> 00:22:18.000 So we both got the Lions beating the Falcons, and you look another week, you're kind of thinking, okay, like, all right, things gotta get tougher, right? 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:18.960 They gotta get tougher. 00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:20.480 And then But they don't yet. 00:22:20.640 --> 00:22:25.599 No, you got the fighting Warren Moons coming to town, uh, the Tennessee Titans on week 14. 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:33.200 And again, I coming home, it's still uh uh another solid victory for the Detroit Lions. 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:38.000 Uh yeah, Salah coming home to Detroit, um, but he does not get a victory. 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:43.440 So you know they're Titans are doing it right, they're building right, they're just a year out. 00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:44.480 Yeah, or maybe two years. 00:22:44.880 --> 00:22:45.279 Maybe two. 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:45.839 Yeah. 00:22:46.079 -->

00:22:48.960 So then, you know, we we get off that week, right? 00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:51.279 So we're we hit our 10. 00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.880 We we hit our 10. 00:22:53.200 --> 00:22:53.920 Our 10 wins. 00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:54.160 Yep. 00:22:54.240 --> 00:22:55.200 So we're at 10 wins. 00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:56.400 Uh 10 and 3. 00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:59.119 Week 15, a big road game. 00:22:59.359 --> 00:23:04.319 Um, primetime Sunday night football at the Minnesota Vikings, Brian. 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:08.240 So this is where I have the the Lions split with the Minnesota. 00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:09.839 I had them losing earlier. 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:12.319 I have them winning in Minnesota. 00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:16.720 The skull, uh, they silenced the skull in order to take this victory. 00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:21.119 All right, uh no rhyme or reason, just uh I say they split with the Vikings. 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:22.160 Okay, they split with the Vikings. 00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:24.720 So I'm gonna say they lose this game, a tough game. 00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:33.519 The the skull crushes them just like it crushes your gums when you go to the dentist, um, and the Lions lose a tough one. 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:38.160 Uh, first loss in the NFC North to date. 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:42.720 So you play that game, you're like, all right, like tough week 16, Brian. 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:44.480 Yeah, well, I mean, New York. 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:47.680 I feel like New York is a is a sneaky good team this year. 00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:50.160 Um, I think they gave the Lions the business last year. 00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:56.240 Yeah, I think Jackson Dart being healthy, you know, you have a lot of defensive weapons coming uh. 00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:57.279 Time out, time out. 00:23:57.359 --> 00:23:58.799 He he's healthy, week 16. 00:23:58.880 --> 00:24:01.279 You're just saying like he's getting a week 16 healthy. 00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:01.839 I think so. 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:02.400 I think so. 00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:05.920 I think he's a tough guy, and I think that you know Harbaugh is a great coach. 00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:12.400 I think he's gonna teach this guy how to slide a little bit more and play the game at a at an NFL level. 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:16.160 And I I think that he is going to be healthy at this point of the season. 00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:20.079 I think, to be honest with you, I think New York is gonna be a sneaky good team. 00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:24.720 So so at home, New York Giants, still think we get the victory. 00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:29.039 I think it's a tough victory, but I think we we we are able to pull this one out. 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:30.480 The Giants are building. 00:24:30.559 --> 00:24:32.480 I think Harbaugh is gonna get them there. 00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:34.160 I think it's gonna take a couple years. 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:38.559 They're they're young, they're ambitious, they've turned over their defensive line a little bit. 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:46.160 Um, you know, neighbors probably at this point is fully healthy and um relatively dominant in the league. 00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:52.000 You know, you got Scataboo fully healthy at this point, um, but I do think the Lions take care of business there. 00:24:52.160 --> 00:24:54.559 Uh, and then it brings us to week 17. 00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:56.319 Another tough game. 00:24:56.480 --> 00:25:00.960 The Lions go down to Gary, Indiana to play the Chicago Bears. 00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:03.599 Oh, wait, actually, they're still gonna be in Chicago. 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:07.200 They're gonna go to they're gonna go down to Soldier Field and play the Chicago Bears. 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:07.920 Week 17. 00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:10.559 And I I again like the Vikings. 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:12.400 I believe we split with the Bears this year. 00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:16.640 I don't think John uh we are able to sweep the Ben Johnson Bears this year. 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:18.880 They're fighting Ben Johnson's. 00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:25.200 I think that he gets his first victory against the Detroit Lions in Chicago on week 17. 00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:26.799 Um, tough game. 00:25:26.960 --> 00:25:28.079 Uh, what's the weather? 00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:34.799 You know, uh I mean um and I I I do think the Lions are a tougher team than than than the Bears. 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:38.000 Um you give me a snowy day, I like the Lions. 00:25:38.319 --> 00:25:48.480 Um I mean, the tricky thing would be that the the Bears are coming off of uh a tough game against Green Bay Um in week 16. 00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:54.880 Um and uh they have to play Christmas Day uh you know just before this. 00:25:55.039 --> 00:26:03.680 So um they they do get I I guess an extra couple days off, and the Lions are coming off a Monday night game, so they they got a little less rest. 00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:08.480 Um so uh we're at this point, Brian, you got the Lions. 00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:11.359 Um they're sitting at 13 and 3, right? 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:12.559 Like that's kind of where you're at. 00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:14.240 13 and 4? 00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:15.359 Is that right? 00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:17.839 Um that would be 17 games. 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:19.359 No, I'm sorry. 00:26:19.440 --> 00:26:21.440 Uh I think I have them 12 and 4, right? 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:22.640 12 and 4, okay. 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:23.119 All right. 00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:23.599 All right. 00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:25.519 Um, so we go in last week. 00:26:25.680 --> 00:26:26.079 Yep. 00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:28.559 Packers at Green Bay. 00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:29.039 Yep. 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:30.480 The frozen tundra. 00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:31.680 The frozen tundra. 00:26:31.759 --> 00:26:33.839 Um, with probably something in the line here. 00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:36.480 There's gonna be some kind of seeding going on. 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:38.400 Um, big game for the

Lions. 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:43.839 Yep, and uh I I believe that the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions split as well. 00:26:44.000 --> 00:26:48.960 Okay so I I feel like this is another one of those Detroit losses at the end of the season. 00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:53.599 Um 12 and and five, I think, is their overall record. 00:26:53.759 --> 00:26:55.839 Um could it be 13? 00:26:55.920 --> 00:27:02.480 Yes, I I believe it could be 13, but uh I'm gonna overall say that 12 and 5 is gonna be the the end all. 00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:05.839 So Lions uh I I didn't comment on the Bears. 00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:07.359 I I do think they beat the Bears. 00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:10.400 Um I think they beat the Giants and they beat the Packers. 00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:14.160 Whoa! And they win with four, you know, they they end the season with 14 wins. 00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:14.640 Okay. 00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:17.519 Um and they're the top seed in the NFC. 00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:21.119 And uh a fairly easy schedule, too. 00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:23.839 I mean, I'm the the North is the tough part, right? 00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:29.759 But outside the North, it's just like you're looking at it, it's just like, you know what, there's a lot of winnable games on that schedule. 00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:33.759 I think they get to play the three worst teams in the NFL, which is a gift, right? 00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:38.160 The the Arizona Cardinals, the New Orleans Saints, and the Miami Dolphins. 00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:39.759 I I don't disagree. 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:40.960 Am I missing somebody? 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:42.960 No, um the New York Jets. 00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:44.480 Not not the New Orleans Saints. 00:27:44.559 --> 00:27:55.279 I think that you know the Saints are they might be the fourth worst team in the NFL, but I think they're building something down there, but like they're they're I wouldn't call them you know a playoff team, but um they they're probably yeah. 00:27:55.359 --> 00:28:15.759 I mean the the fact that you just proved the point is you can name uh uh a few other teams and maybe even the Tennessee Titans are I mean, I would say that they're closer to bottom half, but uh maybe the Falcons haven't been a juggernaut, and they're going to Tua uh to save their problems at Hurt Tua, and then you know with a hurt Penix. 00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:19.359 Um so that there's just a lot of like potential. 00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:21.920 Uh this is a really favorable schedule for the Lions. 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:26.079 So at this point, what I want you to know is like the Lions are gonna make the playoffs. 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:26.400 Yep. 00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:28.160 And don't disagree. 00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:31.839 And it's not gonna be because the Lions are a juggernaut. 00:28:32.160 --> 00:28:43.440 They they could be, but the Lions have a very favorable schedule, very unlike last year, where they had a we went into last year on this podcast and told you

like it's a tough, it's tough sledding for the Lions. 00:28:43.839 --> 00:28:54.559 And uh I'm I'm trying to be as realistic as possible, but I feel like the first half, if not two-thirds of the Lions schedule is pretty, pretty, pretty easy. 00:28:54.720 --> 00:29:11.680 Um and it's hard to say easy as a you know NFL schedule, but you know, when it comes to schedules go, um, I feel like the Detroit Lions have a a good can establish themselves early in that season in order to you know really get things rolling. 00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:26.960 Um and I hope they start to have that confidence, they start to feel that fun again, like they did a couple years ago, and you could start to see that excitement and the fan basics start to see the excitement on the field with with with our players and uh you know even our coaching staff. 00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:31.440 So you know what's fun is doing a podcast after a win, you know, like way better. 00:29:31.599 --> 00:29:33.359 Yeah, so last year we got way better. 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:38.400 We got our flavor of like, all right, this isn't as much fun uh doing the podcast. 00:29:38.559 --> 00:29:41.599 So um bring the heat there. 00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:44.720 Uh Brian, uh transitioning here, yeah. 00:29:44.880 --> 00:29:53.440 Um kind of way too early predictions, both making the playoffs, a good season, probably take the over on 10 and a half from Vegas. 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:56.720 Um, if you're taking this advice, call 1-800 Gambler. 00:29:56.799 --> 00:30:01.359 We we are not a gambling soliciting advice, but we will win you some money, so take it. 00:30:01.599 --> 00:30:06.960 Um on the draft, anything that you want to recap real quick, just kind of uh gun to your head. 00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:07.759 Sure. 00:30:07.920 --> 00:30:13.279 Um I I do believe that Blake Miller is gonna be an asset. 00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:19.920 Um I I'm really excited to see what Derek Moore brings to the table and how quickly he is part of the rotation. 00:30:20.160 --> 00:30:25.599 Um I think that's how how quickly, right now in your mind, is Derek Moore part of the rotation? 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:30.400 I think that he starts off, you know, kind of like a Tyleek Williams did last year. 00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:35.039 Um, I think that we ease him in, and by the end of the season, he is a big contributor. 00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:36.640 Is he the starter at the end of the season? 00:30:37.119 --> 00:30:40.160 End of the season, he is gonna take over and he's gonna be a starter. 00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:49.039 Okay, day one starter in my in my mind, and a guy that um is a three-down guy, except they'll spell him in in certain situations. 00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:58.000 But um, I think that we are going to be surprised more by what Kendrick Law brings to the table than what we really anticipate. 00:30:58.079 --> 00:31:06.559 I think that he is I've been seeing some some highlights of him not necessarily catching the ball, but him blocking downfield, and that makes me very, very excited. 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:07.200 Oh yeah. 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:12.799 Um so I like what he is offering, not just as a wide receiver, but also in special teams. 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:17.279 I think he is going to be a return guy and he's gonna be very, very successful at that. 00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:24.559 Um, I love the idea um of Abney coming in and being a contributor. 00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:33.440 I th I honestly think that we have four guys that are gonna contribute, maybe even five guys that are gonna contribute um this year um on our roster. 00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:40.319 So right now, do you value on the Lions team who do you value more, Abney or Rakestraw? 00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:53.599 Um right now, Abney has gotta be the guy that you I mean he he gives me a little bit more you know excitement only because of the last two years of what we've dealt with with with Rakestraw. 00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:56.720 Do I I have hopium still for Rakestraw? 00:31:56.880 --> 00:31:57.200 Yes. 00:31:57.359 --> 00:32:00.559 I still have hope I have hopium for him, but that's all I have. 00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:02.960 I I mean he's hasn't proven me anything. 00:32:03.119 --> 00:32:10.319 And at the very least, I can look back at the history of Ebony and say that that he's been healthy. 00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:20.480 So Lions took a guy in the fourth round this year that we haven't talked about who will be the starting weak side linebacker for the Detroit Lions coming in this season. 00:32:20.640 --> 00:32:22.640 Jimmy Rolder, look out. 00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:31.359 Um, he might not start the year, but uh he's majority of the year, he's gonna be your starting, and you know, teams are gonna go to nickel, they're gonna play a lot of packages. 00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:33.440 Linebackers aren't always on the field. 00:32:33.599 --> 00:32:34.000 Yep. 00:32:34.559 --> 00:32:39.039 Um but the guy's gonna be on the field, he's gonna play, he's smart. 00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:43.359 Um, he compliments a lot of what the Lions are looking for. 00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:52.559 Um, another guy, I I mean, um man, pretty rosy uh draft picture, and after a pretty rosy prediction picture. 00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:58.079 So this is a very Kool-Aid-ish um podcast, which isn't typically our MO. 00:32:58.400 --> 00:33:03.839 So maybe we'll we'll get off our our high hog a little bit later on in the offseason. 00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:15.839 Yeah, um, I I will I will question, I I I believe going into the 2025 season, we talked about rich people problems a lot, right? 00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:19.200 Well man, we have we have lots of those types of problems. 00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:23.519 I don't believe that we're in that necessarily world right now. 00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:27.759 I I am more in the we gotta see it to believe it kind of scenario. 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:29.599 Um, do I want to be there? 00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:32.240 Yes, I want to be there, but I'm not quite there yet. 00:33:32.319 --> 00:33:33.920 I'm in uh we've got to prove it. 00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:35.440 Um I want to see it on the field. 00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:44.480 I I I want to be able to believe in this team, and I want to be able to say that this schedule is gonna definitely help in that, especially early on. 00:33:44.640 --> 00:33:47.920 All right, so uh idea for the next podcast on the fly here. 00:33:48.079 --> 00:34:00.480 Let's go position group um on our next podcast, and we'll we'll give it a rich people, poor people uh vote, and we'll just figure out like okay, where do we like certain position groups and where do we not like other position groups? 00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:01.200 I like it. 00:34:01.279 --> 00:34:02.480 Let's let's let's dive in. 00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:05.279 All right, you just got a bedtime reminder on your on your phone. 00:34:05.359 --> 00:34:06.400 I'm looking at here. 00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:07.839 Um 1114. 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:09.760 Brian has a bedtime reminder. 00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:14.480 Um anything else? 00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:19.039 Listen, guys, I I really appreciate everybody continuing to watch and and subscribe. 00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:27.920 I I want you to continue to add some of those comments so that we know what direction we want to go next and uh ultimately like and subscribe. 00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:30.480 So the numbers are banging and Brian is slanging. 00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:33.599 We appreciate you tuning in to another podcast here. 00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:37.360 Uh go lines, stay classy, stay gritty. 00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:38.559 Did that wrong. 00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:40.000 See you next week.