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Episode Date: August 31, 2025

Nick Wright reacts to Shedeur Sanders' disappointing preseason performance against the Los Angeles Rams and the impact it had on his competition for the Cleveland Browns' backup QB role with Dillon Gabriel. Later, Nick shares his win total predictions for the AFC North including why he believes Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and the Cincinnati Bengals will miss the playoffs for a third straight year... and this time fire Zac Taylor because of it. Lastly, Nick goes through several NFL teams revealing his favorite bets to make or miss the NFL Playoffs. #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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the best takes and moments from this week on the show. Enjoy. Yeah, so Chador's final preseason game was a little shaky. He threw from 14 total yards. Took five sacks, and now Shadour fans are coming out and saying that the team and Kevin Stafansky are conspiring against him. But also, Kenny Pickett just got cut. So, you know, the landscape might have changed up a little. Kenny Pickett traded to the Raiders.

Traded. So the landscape might have changed up over there a little bit. What's the situation looking like for Shadour? All right. Well, listen, he was, he started camp fourth string. He stayed fourth string. He's now third string because one of the strings is on the Raiders. and I'm going to give you the very sober analysis of this, then we're going to talk bigger picture of it,

and then honestly, we are not going to talk about the Cleveland Browns and the quarterback situation again, God willing, for months. Shador could not afford the type of performance he had in the third preseason game. It is as simple as that. When you are a late round pick rookie, you can't have a disastrous performance. You can't. And he did. It was not the coach's fault.

It was not the offensive line's fault. It was he had a bad game flatly. And the reason it is extra concerning is those of us that were scorn. skeptical that he was ever truly a first round talent, we were worried that his bad games would look a lot like that. Like trying to do a little too much with his legs, overestimating his escapeability, and taking those big, deep, long sacks. Shador needed to thread a perfect needle, and he was, by the way, early on in camp. he needed to play well in practice. It looked like he was.

He needed Dylan Gabriel to struggle in practice. He was. He needed to play well in the first preseason game. He did. He needed Gabriel to struggle in the first preseason game. Gabriel didn't even play. So all of that was going best case scenario for Shador to achieve what was the only realistic goal for him this offseason.

season, which was past Dylan Gabriel in the death chart. He was never going to be the Brown starting quarterback in week one. It was always the Brown's plan very clearly was one of the veterans is starting, and then the kids are backing him up. And all of it was going according to plan. Shador then suffered a slight injury, which made him not able to play it all in the second preseason game. Gabriel, then after some really bad practices, played quite well in the second preseason game.

Then in the third preseason game, Gabriel played quite well again, and Shador had a disastrous performance, and that is now that, as far as the quarterback competition goes. That is not conspiratorial. That is not unfair. That is not unjust. That is life in the NFL as a late round draft pick. that is what happened here also Shador fans need to recognize

there's not a team in the league he'd start for not one you're on the team with arguably the worst quarterback situation and he is fairly right now their third best option to be a starting quarterback okay that is where we're at now is that a death knell for his career no

is do I think he has more potential than Gabriel because of size and pedigree? I do. But if I had to, from what we saw in those preseason games, if in week one, Flacco goes out, you would have to be more comfortable putting Gabriel in. That is what it is. That's not ridiculous. That's not unfair. that's not a vast conspiracy. That is what it is.

The reason I find this story interesting is the reason I find a lot of things interesting is when they are symbolic for a greater problem or issue. And the Shador Sanders commentary to me is a, case study in what has in what is currently ailing so much of our discourse surrounding sports and other things which is either totally uninformed actors or outright bad actors churning the outrage mill to create engaged and controversy that then the current actual media feels obligated to treat seriously because well it's what people are talking about and then it becomes a valid real story and so you have folks that absolutely know better saying things like Shador was out there with the fifth string offensive line when such a thing does not exist.

It's like, oh, there's not? That offensive lineman was 10th on the depth chart. Well, there's, yeah, I kid it. But there's five offensive linemen that play at a time. And so there is, first of all, there is no such thing as a fifth string offensive line. You have people who know better saying, oh, color me shocked. Those offensive linemen on the field with Shador were cut shortly after the game. No shit, man.

You're at a 90-man roster in your third preseason game. 37 of those guys aren't making the team. Guess who doesn't make the team? Guys playing at the end of third preseason games. And there is just. just a kernel of enough validity to the conspiracies because is it likely true that the head coach didn't actually want Shador and the owner told him to draft him? Yes, probably is true. Is it likely true that the head coach wanted Dylan Gabriel to win that competition because that's the quarterbacking?

he wanted and Chador is the quarterback the owner wanted. Yes, that is likely true. Does any of that mean Chador was put set up to fail, couldn't succeed, nah man, throw the ball away. Don't retreat back 25 yards. Don't make the types of mistakes that some of us were worried you would make. And it's not, again, you're a fifth round pick. It's fine. But and because the owner wanted, you on the team, you're likely going to get to play at some point this year. Because the owner said both rookies are going to need to play. So the way this probably goes is the Browns start the season, they're bad. Third of the way into the season, they pull the plug on Flacco, they go to Dylan Gabriel.

They're still quite bad. Gabriel, as in my opinion, an overdrafted third round pick. He doesn't look like the guy And five, six games later They give Shador a try And Shador is a slightly underdrafted But still not ready fifth round pick He doesn't look like the guy

And next year the Browns used the pick They got from the Jags and their own pick To draft their actual quarterback That's probably how this thing's going to go But it is The folks out there promoting the idea league-wide code red

the whole league was told don't draft him and then the Browns were told to draft him and then internal Browns Code Red only call the bad plays Kevin and then also the same folks and I didn't understand the Tyler Huntley signing

I said that from the beginning I didn't understand Tyler Huntley playing that two-minute drill But the folks saying Chador was set up to fail with that terrible offensive line aren't the same folks saying and how dare you not put him in in the two minute drill? It's not that complicated, guys. And this isn't fair to Chador. He did not do this to himself, De Manzay, but here is a reality of it. This entire conversation and media maelstrom is one of the.

the reasons he fell in the draft. Because he's not a stud player. And no other team is having to answer questions about their deep end quarterback competition. And it's the only things to Fanski's had to deal with. So it's just, that is what it is. And the Raiders needed to take that game. I think it was super obvious. why Gabriel was ahead of him.

I don't think anybody should be calling for a conspiracy. Like you saw it. I mean, that's the thing. And that's what's to me so disheartening is we saw the game. And people still are like, nope, that does not jive with my priors. That does not jive with what I wanted to be true. And there is an element of, have you ever watched the, this is a bridge. too far, but I don't, I don't care. Have you ever watched the flat earth documentary?

Oh. You should watch it. It's really a truly fascinating 90 minutes. Okay. And these aren't bad people and it is really interesting. But the culmination of the documentary is one of the group of flat earthers saying or spending a ton of money into getting the equipment i'm going to get this a little wrong the the optical equipment you would need to prove the that all right we're going to set up this pole and light here um i've seen we're going to set up another uh poll here and if the earth was flat the light will shine at this place. And if the earth was flat, the light, or the light will shine at this place.

And we're going to prove it. And they do it. And the light shows up where it would show up if the earth were round. And the reaction initially is, huh? Let's try it again. Then they do it again. And it is a brief questioning is the equipment. broken and then it immediately goes to wow the conspiracy's even bigger than we thought they've

somehow hacked lighting and there is an element yeah of that with some of the shador stuff which was illusion denial right it was he's clearly better he clearly should be the guy he's clearly not getting the opportunities. They're clearly, if he and Gabriel were both playing and then they play a game, Gabriel looks good, Shador has a really, really tough performance

and instead of it being like, oh, okay, that's why he was ahead of him on the death chart. It was wow, these sons of bitches will go to no win to stop my guy. And it's

a little canary in the of some of the bigger issues we have right now with what is truth and what is not. And so I find it interesting. I do. I know that my favorite NFL podcast, Greg Rosenthal's NFL Daily, which I'll be on later this week, actually, you know, they have done, they have tried to do a, they have done a really good job of like not leading with. the topic every day that, you know, the shows like the TV shows, like mine lead with. The juiciest thing, because they're, like, really giving you the news and information and stuff. And I respect that entirely.

But there is a deeper element to some of the Shador stuff that I find fascinating. Just like there's a deeper element, actually, to some of the Mika stuff that I find fascinating. That's actually about Jerry Jones and power and things like that. But at the end of the day, Shador had a chance. If he looked better anyway. ways? Like, why would they want to make him look bad? It would be in their best interest for Shadour to look great by the end, even if they didn't plan on keeping him. Of course. Of course. Guys who want to keep their jobs, want their quarterback, want to put the best

quarterback on the field. Yeah. I mean, there's most of, most conspiracies, DeMonze, fall apart at the first or second question. Most. Like, and you just asked the first question, which is the wait why again explain it to me just like the the the chiefs the you know league rigged for the chief's conspiracy it's like hey remind me again who is the league the 32 teams so why again are the chargers in on this like some explain that to me so most of them fall apart instantly um but but so listen, he had a chance to pass Gabriel. And if Gabriel, the nicer way to frame it is, Gabriel after that injury and watching Shador in preseason game one

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And that's the AFC North. So Ravens de Monzae, over under 11.5, juice slightly to the over. I am not betting it, but you cannot, you can't pick a Ravens under until proven otherwise. And so to me, they are in over when Lamar, like last year it felt like they lost a ton of dumb games. they still won 12. And I like the moves they made this offseason. I think they will continue to be a regular season juggernaut. With that said, the reason this is not a bet for me is the slight concern that

we saw the last great Derek Henry season. And if that's the case, I could see them only winning 11 games. But it wouldn't shock me if this team goes 14 and 3. It would shock me if this team goes 10 and 7. So because of that, I'm an over. I imagine you, DeMonse, are a strong over for Bolton. Yeah, definitely. The best team in the NFL right now.

Best team in the NFL. I mean, easily top two or three. But yeah, so that's good. Listen, a lot of people think the best team in the NFL. Meena Kimes got very mad at me because I did not. But I certainly think they are set up for massive regular season success. I also think that when you were talking about the Patriots schedule, the Ravens schedules in the other direction, it is brutality for the Ravens.

Now, what does that mean for them? they typically have a tough schedule. This year, to me, if you want to hear... It's not terrible, actually. It's not that bad. I mean, obviously, you got the divisional games, but then outside of that, like, you got the Rams. You got the...

You have the... You have the division... Yeah, that's what... Yeah. You have the divisional games plus the NFC North, plus the other... I have it right here. What's the other division that they play?

Sorry, I had it, and now I closed it. But regardless. I think that, and the AFC East. So the AFC East is not brutal. But it's certainly not an easy schedule. But listen, they win 75% of their games in the regular season with Lamar. They would be an over. It's not a bet for me.

Here is our first bet. the Bengals under 9.5 wins at minus 1.15. Why is the defense going to be better than last years? And if the answer is Lou Anarumo was an inside agent for the opposition, so be it. But I disagree. And so they did get Drey Hendrickson back. That does matter. I'm not dismissing that.

However, they had him last year, and he led the NFL in sacks. I think the offensive line could be a real problem. And because of that, DeMonsay, I think, listen, Burrow, Chase, and Higgins are going to be great. Are they going to be as good as they were last year? I don't know. And because of that, to me, the Bengals have a carbon copy year of last year. They win nine games. They miss the playoffs, and they fire their.

their head coach. That is my major Cincinnati Bengals prediction is this is Zach Taylor's last year there. And here's the other thing with the Bengals. When you look at their schedule, you like to say, oh, it opens soft at Cleveland, home for the Jags. They start every year so terribly. I don't know that I want my easy games early. Last year, they started against New England and found a way to lose. I also think Miles Garrett could wreak some havoc in week one against them.

I just, again, I'm not saying the Browns are going to beat them. I think the Bengals aren't under, and that is a bet. This next one, DeMonse, is such a disrespectful number. Yeah, I was thinking about it. The Brown's total set

at four and a half, minus 1.45 on the over, plus 120 on the under. It's an absolute stay away, but I will if I have to pick, I will pick over.

I mean, four and a half wins when you get 17 games now. Now, it is given the fact that they were a last place team, you look at the schedule and you're like,

where are the super easy games? And then you realize, like, one of their strength of schedule last place games is the Niners. Like, that's unlucky. The Titans is a last place schedule game, but they get the Titans to Monzae late in the year. Cam Ward should be better. So, you know, that's a bummer for them. They get the... Yeah, honestly.

Yeah, you don't see. Those Ravens, Packers, lions. Right. Well, no, they start. Unbelievable. Bangles, Ravens, Packers, Lions is how they start. Like, give me a break. And then, but I don't think the Steelers and Bengals are going to be great.

And the numbers, four and a half, I've got to go over four and a half. And so I will go over four and a half. But it's not a bet for me. And then we get the Steelers who cost me a ton of money last year. I faded the Steelers left and right, and they somehow found a way into the playoffs. Their total is 8.5. They are minus 115, minus 105. I am an under for Pittsburgh, but it is not a bet.

I said this two months ago, and I will stick with it. I think that we have Mike Tomlin's first losing. season as Aaron Rogers final season. That was a take I had before they signed Rogers. Brew then made it his own take, but then he flip-flopped it, so I took it back. And so I know doubting that Tomlin can get to nine wins has only ever been a losing bet, or doubting that he can get to 500. He did go, what, 8-8 and 1-1 year or something?

He's never been below 500, obviously. It happened at some point, right? I wouldn't think so. And I just, I think they will have a good, but not overwhelmingly dominant defense. I don't think the Rogers D.K. Metcalfe fit is a smart one, like one that makes sense. And so because of that, I am going to go under on the Pittsburgh Steelers, which also means through two divisions, I only have one bet. The bet is Bengals under nine and a half. I am also skewing towards unders.

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Last year, I made the mistake by bifurcating them to try to minimize losses. This year, I'm going with the ones I truly believe in and betting them in multiple spots. Instead of doing like multiple units on a win total, we'll do it like this. first one, go ahead and tell the audience, you can make fun of me. We've got the Jags at plus 180 to make the playoffs. I've got them too. I'm Ryan with you on that one. Okay, yeah.

And listen, I'm being, I think, conservative because I'm not having them win the division. I'm having them make the playoffs at plus 180. It's the biggest year of Trevor's career. I think he comes through. I then de monse the next one is probably the most juice I've ever laid on this show but I don't care go ahead yeah the chiefs to make the playoffs at minus 380 was that money laying on the ground why don't I pick it up you can you can say you're going to lay yeah I am I'm going to lay minus 380 and you can be like Nick what if what if Patrick gets hurt I got bigger problem

then the damn chiefs make the playoffs bet if Patrick gets hurt. I'll tell you that much right now. And so the, that's, yeah, the chiefs. And so that means I'm going to have to risk the way these, I should have made this clear for our new listeners. All of our plus bets, unless otherwise specified, all the plus bets we put one unit on, all the minus bets we put enough,

it's minus 140 we put 1.4 units on it we put enough to win one unit so the chiefs i'm putting 3.8 units to win one but that's fine this one here however like i said unless otherwise specified this next one is a half unit bet and the one following it is a quarter unit bet go ahead you got the raiders to make the playoffs at plus 340 yeah i mean i've talked a ton of about the Raiders in a bunch of spots. I just like the value at plus 340. This one's going to shock people, I would imagine,

but I'll explain it in a second. On people. Giants at plus 500 to make the playoffs. All right. So the producer's wondering, if I believe the Giants can make the playoffs, why not also bet them to win at least six games?

Because here's the deal. I don't actually think the Giants are going to be really good. However, there has to be the shock playoff team. I have cast my lot with it being the Raiders. Is there an argument that Russell Wilson channel something, that D-line, Malik Neighbors continues on the Ascent, a soft NFC East because maybe Jaden misses time or something? Yes.

So I will, I think the Giants check a few of those boxes. and at 5 to 1, I'm good with it. So that's where I land. And then last but not least, and you're going to see this team all over my gambling card this year. You got the Bucks at minus 170 to make the playoffs. Yeah. I mean, they're going to win the division,

but maybe Pinnix is unbelievable, and the Falcons with that schedule end up somehow winning the division at least, but the Bucks will, the only way, the Bucks are going to, going to win 10 games. 10 games will get them in the playoffs. At least 10 games, I should say. So I just want to have action on the bucks all over the place. So my make the playoffs bets are Jags, Chiefs, Raiders, Giants, Bucks, with again, half

unit on the Raiders, quarter unit on the Giants. Now, the always popular, miss the playoffs bet. You love putting this team here. You got the Steelers to miss the playoffs at minus 140. The Steelers and the Steelers two years ago, the Jags ruined me. Last year, the Steelers ruined me. So I don't, it's, I don't have, if you remember, the Steelers are not one of my win total bets. Because maybe Tomlin's, you know, going to somehow create enough magic to get to nine wins.

I don't think they're going to make the playoffs. I'll take them under 140. This next team is the team. I've been fading throughout the show. Go ahead. You've got the Colts minus 260 to miss. Yeah, I just don't see any scenario where the Colts find their way into the playoffs with Daniel Jones and the AFC. So I don't mind laying minus 260.

And in fact, you're going to see them somewhere else as well in one of my very few this year parlays. Next. You've got the Broncos to miss at plus 130. Yeah, I just like the. It's plus money. You guys know that I'm not a believer in the Broncos the way other people are. And what is really unbelievable about where the Broncos stand is they could, it's unlikely, don't get me wrong,

but they could hit their over for win total and miss the playoffs. They could go 10 and 7 and still miss the playoffs. Again, it's unlikely. 10 wins in the 17, I'm sorry, in the seven game playoff field should get you in, but it's possible. I still, I don't have to spend more time on it. I'm actually going on the radio with my friend Mark Schlerath in Denver tomorrow because everyone wants to yell at me and that's fine.

I'll take the Broncos under nine and a half. I'm sorry, I'll take the Broncos to miss the playoffs. Go ahead. You got the Cowboys to miss at minus 210? Yeah, I almost did this instead of their total. but I decided to double down on Cowboys skepticism this year. I just think a coach I don't necessarily believe in a drama with the best player on their roster. Yeah, terrible offseason.

I'll take them to miss. You've got the Vikings to miss at plus 100? Yeah, and I'm actually, this is the first one I'm doing like this, and this is going to sound odd. I'm going to throw two units on this one. I just think that it would, in that division, it would be shocking to me if the Vikings somehow find a way into the playoffs. I know they did last year. I know they won 14 games.

And I do like Kevin O'Connell, but I am going to fade the Vikings to the tune of betting they're under and a two-unit bet. And then last but not least, again, go ahead. You've got the Cardinals to miss at minus 140? Yeah. The only reason, my only trepidation there is, what if Stafford does miss a bunch of time and that division feels wide open for everybody. So that is, that's the extent of my real concern there.

I also am going to do one, not multiple like last year to Monse, one, missed the playoffs parlay, And folks, we're going to go, we're going to put two units on this. It is. We'll tell the audience, it's minus 135. Tell the audience who it is. It's minus 135. We got New Orleans, the Jets, and Cleveland all to miss the playoffs.

I mean, geez. Hold on. You're leaving one team out. Oh, in Indianapolis. I'm sorry, the Colts is. Yes. Yeah. If you, without the cults, it's like minus four,

or something. I needed to have, I mean, New Orleans, the Jets and the Browns to miss the playoffs feels, it feels to me. Now, listen, a lot of bets have gone to die this way. This is not sound gambling advice. And again, gamble for recreational purposes, don't bet more than you can afford to lose. But adding New Orleans to miss the playoffs or Cleveland to miss the playoffs to any preseason bet you make just to give yourself a little extra juice is not a again it's not sound gambling advice except it feels like impossible to lose i the team that i am most worried about here blowing this up is actually the jets that the jets that if just you know they run the hell out of the ball aaron glen gets more out of the defense than solidate if those things happen that they would

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