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00:00 This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Hey guys, it's us. The Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe. I'm Kevin. And I'm Nick. And guess what? We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas.
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00:30 you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel. Help an Acapella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and friends on the I-heart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, it's Edwin Castro, also known as Castro 1021.
01:08 And I'm Kunky, his best friend and business manager. And we've got a new show called The 1021 Podcast. I'm taking you behind the scenes on how I became one of Twitch's most popular streamers. We also love sports. And with the World Cup right around the corner, we'll be breaking down the biggest storylines ahead of the big tournament here in the USA. Listen to the 1021 podcast on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, fam? It's Isaiah Thomas.
01:41 And I'm C.J. Toledano. It's our favorite time of the year on our podcast point game, the playoffs. We're digging into the biggest surprises of the season. And I'm looking back on some of my greatest playoff moments. If we didn't talk ever again, I was hungry. You just understood. That's how personal it got. Wow. Then after that game seven, Marquis come in. He's like, you know I love you, dog. You know, it's all love. just playoffs. This was just basketball. So listen to Point Game on the Iheart
02:06 Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the best of the week for What's Right with Nick Wright. The best takes and moments from this week on the show. Enjoy. Oh, yeah, so who would have saw Atlanta upsetting Buffalo? I guess you kind of did. And you were right. Well, I mean, not entirely. To be fair.
02:26 You saw it kind of coming. I would have. I didn't even include Atlanta plus the point. points is one of my picks. But I did think they were live. And I also thought Atlanta was the hardest team in the league to kind of get a beat on because week one, they play a, you know, a tight game comes down to a miss field goal against the bucks. They, they get annihilated by Carolina, but Carolina's oddly been a good team at home. They beat Washington, but Washington doesn't have Jaden Daniels. And then there's one other game they
03:01 played. I forgot what it was. And then they had a buy. And so I just thought Atlanta was a little bit of a, I don't want to say unknown. Oh, they beat the Vikings 22 to six in a weird game when when J.J. McCarthy was in and then J.J. McCarthy's been hurt since then. But go ahead. Sorry. Yeah. So Bejohn and Drake London accounted for 396 of 443 yards on offense. Buffalo has dropped their second straight and Josh Allen's and Pee odds are up to plus 300 he's number two bar on Holmes
03:35 Is it time for the Josh Allen is the best player in the NFL chance to come to a simmer? All right, so again Hold on, let me find the exact quote. Let me see, I should have looked this up beforehand. Okay, so this is, you guys know
03:57 that I actually have been pretty pro bills the last couple years. Last year, I, when everybody thought they might be in a rebuild, I thought they'd make the AFC championship game. I thought they'd be really good. They were. This year, I once again picked them to go to the AFC championship game, and I've been pretty consistent that I think Josh is the second best quarterback in football.
04:30 With that said, that Josh Allen hyperbole on some of these things has always mystified me. And the example of it this year is three weeks ago, after a Monday night football game against the dolphins, when Josh was good, don't get me wrong, but it was against the dolphins in that game, if you remember, was really close late and it was coming on the heels of a Jets game where they annihilated the Jets but it was a James Cook game. Josh had thrown for 140 yards and no touchdowns. Greenie on Get Up says, quote, I'm watching that game last night and no one has ever played that position better than Josh Allen. Again, the quote is, no one has ever played that position
05:37 better than Josh Allen. And it just seems like we are so eager to anoint the next guy when we're in the midst of the guy that we sometimes, you know, get a little ahead of ourselves. With that said, listen, Josh has had a rough couple weeks. I still think he's the second best quarterback in football. I also think that it was likely unsustainable the streak he was on not turning the ball over. And now all of a sudden you've seen he's turned the ball over four times in the last three games. and the bills, in my opinion, have real, real question marks. They have four wins.
06:37 They beat Baltimore, which at the time we thought was an awesome win. The defense allowed 40, and they needed that late comeback to beat them. Baltimore has won one game since then. They beat the Jets in one of the weirdest games of the years. year because they outscored them 30 to 10 despite Josh not and they outgained them for it. Not weird, but they just ran all over them. They outgained them 400 to 154 and the Jets had no shot. The Jets, by the way, have won zero games all year.
07:16 They beat the Dolphins in a game Josh played great, but in a game that also was tied with, they were tied with the dolphins with seven and a half minutes left. The dolphins have won one game all year. They beat the Saints in a game that the Saints thought they took the lead in the fourth quarter only to have a touchdown overturned. They had to settle for a field goal and that game was a two-point game in Buffalo with seven and a half minutes left. The Saints have won one game all year. They then lost to the Patriots and got thoroughly handled last night by Atlanta. and were, in my opinion, lucky to have a shot to steal that game because Atlanta, after doing anything it wanted for the first three-quarter, first quarter and a half, the offense kind of went
08:10 comatose on them. And the bills are now in a spot where they have squandered already de Monzae what was supposed to be their biggest edge for this season, which is an incredibly soft schedule that would lead them to their first one seed since Jim Kelly was the quarterback. And now they wake up this morning and they're not even leading their division. And they still have games left against the Chiefs, against the Bucks, at the Patriots against the Eagles, at the Steelers, at the Texans, and you just wonder,
09:06 is this going to be another year where Buffalo, I still think they're going to win the division, by the way. Like, I don't get me wrong. I would obviously bet. You wouldn't put a taste on New England winning the division at plus 185? it's only plus 185?
09:27 Is that right? I guess Vegas thinks so too. No, I mean, no, that's, I might put something on Buffalo minus 230. I, like, no, I still think Buffalo, I would have thought Buffalo is minus 300 to win the division. Not believing in New England? No, but, but no, I mean, I think New England, I pick New England to make the playoffs. I just think Buffalo is still going to win 11 games at least. and I don't see New England.
09:57 You know, and so, but regardless, my point is this, it sure looks like it's going to be a season like we've seen a lot with the bills where they win the division, but they don't get the buy, they beat the hell out of the team in the wild card round, and then they play someone in their weight class in the divisional round or the conference championship game and get beaten. And that was, it's really crazy how bad that defense has looked this year. The, again, the Panthers only scored, I'm sorry, the Falcons only scored 24 points. They move the ball at will. Drake May at his coming out party against them. They, they seem to, even though I don't know that the stats back to,
10:54 it up. They just seem to be a defense that can get got. And Josh is, Josh is a great, great player. But the conservative low risk style that he's been playing the last year and a half really doesn't fit if you don't have a defense that you can rely on to get stops. I don't think they have that defense this year. And so I, I. I let right now if I had to pick it de Monzae I would still say chiefs bills aFC championship game but now we're staring at a very real possibility that game is going to be an arrowhead when the chief the bills were four and oh with the chiefs at one and two about to face the Ravens life comes at you fast, man.
11:57 And the bills also need a good win. They just need a good one. What are you laughing about? You got to get on top of your division first. Well, yeah, same with Buffalo. Yeah, that's true. I mean, same with Buffalo. Like, and I am, well, we'll get to the Chargers and the Broncos in a minute.
12:16 Let's talk Falcons just for a second. Yeah, so it's, it feels like Michael Pinks is kind of, I gotten lost in the shuffle as far as quarterbacks in his drive class. What do you make on Michael Pennix as him now? Yeah, I mean, I guess he's going to still be a little lost in the shuffle with me because I like
12:35 there are certain things you really like. There's also, like last night, when that game was wrapped essentially, all Atlanta need do was run the ball three times, kick a field goal with two minutes left. They called a pass play
12:51 that Pennix made a horrific decision and it was this close being a pick six tie game when the game was basically over. So some of that concerns me, but Drake London is really good and Bijan is just sensational.
13:12 Yeah, he spoke highly on him. Yeah, I mean, listen, I picked him to win offensive player of the year as a rookie. Here's what Bejohn's done since he came into the league. His rookie year, he had 980 rushing yards,
13:27 480 receiving yards. So he had 1,460 yards with 8 touchdowns. Really good. Not not super elite, but really good. Last year, he had 1,450 rushing yards, another 430 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. Elite.
13:48 This year, He has 480 rushing yards and already 330 receiving yards, only three touchdowns, but is on pace to shatter, I think, the yards from scrimmage record for a season. He's got 800 yards from scrimmage through five games. I don't pace to cash my bed, though. My God. What's your bet? I had Bijan to score the most rushing touchdowns. Oh, that's such a bad beat.
14:20 I mean, it's not a bad beat, but it's so crazy. Right. He's having such a great year. Right, exactly. Yeah. So, like, just for context on what he's doing as a receiver, he has 338 receiving yards. Again, they've already had their buy. So he's played five games.
14:40 Jamar Chase, who is fifth, Chase and Abuka. Yeah. Abuka. have 468 and 469 receiving yards in an extra game. So he's averaging. That's ridiculous. I mean, that's crazy.
14:59 He is on a yards per game basis. Right now, he is, where is? Oh, I can't sort by that. But I mean, he's 68 receiving yards a game. He's top 20 in the NFL. NFL. He's so good. He's so good. By the way, the Falcons do. My NFC playoff picks de Monzee going into the year. Not in order, but just the seven. Eagles commanders, Lions, Packers, Bills, hold on, wait. I'm going to have something wrong. Oh, no. That's, you know what? I take it back.
15:45 it was Eagles, Commanders, Lions, Bears, Packers, Bucks, Rams. I had the Falcons in, and then the Pinnock's trade happened, and I took them out and put the Packers in. So that's what it was. Did I say the Pinnock's trade? The Parson's trade happened. The Parson's trade happened, I put the Packers in because I had them out. That's what it was. I was like, wait, did I have eight playoff teams?
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18:25 brothers and guess what we have some big news what's the news news news news we created our own podcast called hey Jonas we invented a podcast well we didn't invent it we just contributed to first people to do podcasts pretty yeah pretty wide range of podcasts we're starting a trend but this one's extra special so how did we How do we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Well, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band.
18:56 Before Jonas Brothers was... This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, hey, Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the first.
19:13 But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier.
19:35 This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel. Help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The French Open is one of the toughest tests in tennis. And I know firsthand because I competed there myself.
20:01 I'm Renee Stubbs. And on the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening at Roland Garris. Every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on clay. Jen Chinch win. I mean, she went down in three to Rabakina, but I'm delighted. She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay. Listen, Lena Rubakina is arguably the best player in the world right now.
20:24 And I actually can win on any surface. Because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. What's up, fam, it's Isaiah Thomas. And I'm C.J. Toledano, and our podcast, Point Game is about defying the odds. Like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed.
20:52 And finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player to ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows, without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nasree. He has to guard Julius Randall.
21:17 And then he has to give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense. And when IT's friends stop by, like Quentin Richardson, we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nash would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court licking his fingers while he got the ball. After you go through a training camp with that, Isaiah, you figure it out real quick. Get your ass up and down the court, and you're going to get the ball. So listen to Point Game on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
21:47 So the latest Ringer Top 100 came out and Braun is outside the top 10. And on, he's 11. And on its face, I don't actually, that is within the range of what is, you know, in my opinion, an acceptable ranking. but it is what kills me is who is number 10. So let me make sure I have this right. And this is a little frustrating to me, and I think it's fair. So 11 is Braun. Number 10 is Durant.
22:27 I knew it. I didn't even see the list. I didn't even see the list. That's crazy. There's just no argument that he's better. And there's no argument that he's more available. there's no argument that he's more durable or reliable. And by the way, Steph was seven.
22:47 I don't think, I think Braun is still better than Steph. That at least though, intelligent people can disagree. Like all that, that is a debatable point. I don't get why, like, people are like, well, Braun's 40. Durant's old too, and Durant misses way more time. And so I just, that, that just on its, and this is not a shot at Kevin Durant. He is, if he, Steph and Braun are all rewriting what is realistic for old guys in this league to do. but it is
23:37 I don't get why um Durant and I think this is a good that because you can do and this is a great interactive they do a really good job with these the visual pieces of these articles but Durant ended last season
23:54 14th I don't know why he jumped to what happened where he jumps to 10 I just don't I don't I don't get it and again I think Durant is unbelievable. The Rockets might be my pick to win the championship this year. This is, I am not trying to beef with Durant. I just were yet to have the moment, certainly, yet to have the moment post-Golden State where there is a credible evidence or even eye test-based argument
24:33 that Durant's better. So that's a little frustrating. The other thing they put in there was a quote from Bill where he said, if the Nuggets win the title and he wins MVP again, I assume, again, I haven't listened to this. I've been so in football mode. I don't think he means finals MVP. He means regular season MVP. He's indisputably one of the 10 best players ever. And so I don't think.
25:08 that he being Yokic is what i don't know if i said that on the front end i don't think that is necessarily even an incorrect take it just though does bear mentioning because as you guys know i am the self-appointed czar of top tens having to have 10 people in them if you are arguing that if they win this title, they being Denver, Joker is top 10, then you are arguing three of the following people are not. Okay. Bron, Kareem, Michael, Magic, Russell, Wilt, Duncan, Kobe, Bird, Dream, Shaq, Steph. That is, I think, a pretty universally agreed upon top 12
26:13 with respect to Jerry and Oscar and hell, if we want to go super old school, Mike in, and with respect to Dr. Jay and Moses and whomever. That's the top 12. So if Joker wins, I think most people are going to say dream is out if he's in or not. So that's the easiest one to take out. I think Bill might say Wilt is out. I wouldn't, but I think Bill maybe would.
26:51 And then it gets a little tricky, which is, Who is, if we're just saying Dream and Wilt are the easy outs, which, and again, I think Wilt's the sixth-st-phrased player ever, but you're taking out Kobe, Bird, Shaq, Steph, I don't know. So, four MVP's, which is what it would be for Joker and two rings, would, and by the way, I didn't, excuse me. when I said that's not including, it's not including Durant. I didn't even think about that, but Durant's not in the top 10. It is, top tens are going to get really prickly for people if, let's say, this hypothetical happens, and Joker all of a sudden has multiple rings and four MVPs and has kind of elbowed his way in there,
27:54 because it's not going to be as simple as, oh, okay, we're just driving. dropping dream, who by the way, I don't have as 12th. I have his 10th. The list I gave you guys was the order of my 1 through 12. But is Joker better than Shaq? That's a tough sell, maybe. Like, it is, do we think he's
28:25 already better than step? I don't. With one more ring, maybe it's the, you're going, what's going to become popular, DeMonsé, in 10 years are all-time top tens that do not include Kobe or Bird.
28:51 And that is hard for me to wrap my mind around, but I've got Kobe 8, Bird, and that's with them ahead of, Steph, Shaq, Joker. I know some people disagree with it. So it's just that's... Yolkich is one of the most complete NBA players of the scene. I think he has everything. I do think he's probably going to sneak in that top 10 by the end of everything.
29:21 Well, he is unequivocally... I don't know if I should say... One of the greatest... He's one of the greatest... probably five or six offensive players ever. I struggle a bit with the defensive side. Yeah, well, yeah, because, no, again, and I don't think he's like some massive liability defensively.
29:44 It's not the point, but, um. There's some holes on that side. 100%. Now, so, so Duncan might be the greatest defensive player. Well, I'll dream. Uh, post Russell. Duncan's one of the two greatest defensive players post Russell. And to me, Duncan's offense is better than Joker's defense, obviously.
30:10 But offense is worth more than defense. It's tricky. It's tricky. I'm not, again, I'm not here to say that's an outrageous take. Like, Joker has earned it. It is also, the other thing just real quick, that Bill, Bill, when he was talking about Janus, mentioned the fact that Janus has only won
30:31 eight playoff series, which was crazy, like to think about like that. He did a, Bill did a really good thing where he's talking about, you know, all-time playoff series one, and Braun has 41.
30:46 Duncan has like 35. Kobe, I think, 32. Again, this is Bill's thing, not mine, but just from listening to it. Jordan had, I think, like 31. And he mentioned how Janus has eight. I was like, wow. Like, he won four the year they won the title.
31:08 Joker has 10. So when we are, again, this assumes he actually gets to 14 because he wins four more. I have a little allergy to. saying a guy who's been past round two twice ever, and now it would be three times if they win the title, is, you know, we're going to bump him ahead of Kobe Bryant, who went to seven NBA finals. Like, so that part of it just is, just reflexively,
31:53 it feels a little, I mean, I mean, Duncan went to six finals. I don't even know the conference finals off the top of my head. That part feels, I don't want to say wrong. Yeah, but it maybe it's not. And so I, the, I do think, though, for Joker, he has reached the ceiling he can get to. as far as where he's ranked,
32:29 absent another title. Like wherever he is right now, he winning, he has maxed out how high you can climb based on individual accolades. Like he is as high as a one ring player can be. And people can say that's reductive or that's silly. It's not.
32:50 It's totally fair in the, It's just totally fair. And the guys are telling me Bill said he'd be there with bird and magic. I think Bill has magic rated lower than I do. I think Bill has, like, to me, magic is in a slight tier above bird. And I think that Bill has bird and magic in the same tier. But that, okay. By the way, if you're thinking about upgrading to the all-new iPhone 17 Pro,
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34:02 Hey, it's us, the Jonas Brothers. And guess what? We have some big news. What's the news, new? Huge news. We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it.
34:13 We just contributed to a first people to do podcasts. Pretty, yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts throughout there. But this one's extra special. So how do we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Well, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band before Jonas Brothers. This is how you guys remember it going down?
34:40 Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, hey, Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, Jonas, and offered it up as a, potential title for the podcast. But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it.
35:02 Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter.
35:26 Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The French Open is one of the toughest tests in tennis. And I know firsthand because I competed there myself. I'm Renee Stubbs. And on the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening at Roland Garris. Every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on clay. Jenchian went. I mean, she went down at three to Rabakina, but I'm delighted.
35:56 She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay. Listen, Lena Rubakina is arguably the best player in the world right now. And I actually can win on any surface. Because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports.
36:21 What's up, fam? It's Isaiah Thomas. And I'm C.J. Toledano, and our podcast, Point Game is about defying the odds. Like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed. And finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player to ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows, without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs.
36:45 I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to give us everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense. And when IT's friends stop by, like Quentin Richardson, we dive into some playoff history too.
37:04 Steve Nass would get that thing. That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers why he got the bar. Like, you go through a training camp with that I said, you figure it out. real quick. Get your ass up and down the court, and you're going to get the balls.
37:20 So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I want to go back to the Chiefs just for a moment to talk league MVP. This segment is presented by our great friends at Hard Rock Bet. All right, go ahead, pal. So Baker has climbed to number two in MVP odds. Ahead of him is Mahomes. Those are both of your guys that are in the MVP race.
37:44 We're sponsored by Hard Rock. So they've created this market for you. They've got Baker, Mahomes or Baker to win MVP at minus 150. Or you could bet the field at plus 105. So here's, so shout out to Hard Rock on this, not just making this. And this market is currently available in Florida, by the way, for making this in either or side. Meaning I don't love when it's just, when it's one way market. because then you can't tell what the fair prices.
38:23 Does that make like if it's just a yes bet or just a no bet, you can't get a feel for what the fair price is. When it's a two-way market, minus 150 and plus 105, there's obviously some juice in there because they're not the same number, but those aren't, it's not minus 150 and for either or, minus 150 for no. And I've got to tell you, I think Baker or Patrick
38:54 to be able to get either one of them to win MVP at only minus 150 is a pretty solid bet. Now, full disclosure, I won't be making it because I already have this bet covered.
39:12 I have Baker in the preseason at 35 to 1 on Hard Rock and I have, every year, it's like an annuity. Every year, I bet Patrick to win MVP, and then every three years or so it pays. So I, so I already have them, I have these bets covered, but if you guys remember our preseason gambling show, I said I thought Tampa was going to be the one seed. And if Tampa's the one seed, Baker's got a real shot at MVP. I didn't expect it to be this type of, you know, insanely hot start.
39:44 The reason I like the Baker or Patrick piece of it, De Manzay is, so many of the people, preseason favorites are just out. So obviously Joe Burrow is out, literally. I think Lamar's out. Like the, I think he's definitely, you agree. Okay. I mean, I think for missing, missing two games doesn't knock you out, but I just think being one in five, like, they would have to go,
40:16 they would have to go 10 and 1 the rest of the world. way for Lamar to have a real shot. Right. Okay. So then you look at the other teams that could have great records, right? Daniel Jones is not going to win league MVP, especially because a lot of people think Jonathan Taylor's been the best player on that team. Dan Jones has been excellent, but it's just, to me, Daniel Jones is not going to be league MVP.
40:43 But they right now are the one seed, right? Yeah. Rogers, team only has one loss. he doesn't have the numbers and I don't think he's going to so he's not going to win league MVP I you go to
40:58 you know Herbert was a trendy pick they fell off some Josh Allen is still obviously a viable candidate but he's had some hiccups the last few weeks right
41:14 you go to the NFC Jaden's team isn't that good record-wise. So he is, and his number's been fine, but he's also missed time. He's got an uphill battle. Gough, I just, I don't see it. Maybe I'm, like, and also the team's records fine, but, and you might be like, Nick, the chiefs are three and three. No, I understand that.
41:40 But I also feel like Patrick somehow, like, has a narrative momentum going for him with getting Rishi back. So right now, to me, Patrick and Baker, their real competition would, and I don't think Jordan Loves had some crazy year. The real competition to Monzae is Josh and Stafford. Not Jack, if they start winning games? No, no chance. No chance.
42:12 No, no. I mean, Dak's not going to have a better year than Burrow did last year. and the Cowboys aren't going to do better than nine wins like Burrow didn't. Burrow didn't have a real shot at it. Stafford is viable, right? But Puka being banged up hurts his chances. So I do think, basically, you get Baker or Patrick at minus 150. I think that's legit.
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