Episode 29

NFL Real or Fake & NBA Predictions

Who's for real and who's fake news in the NFL?

We break it down as well as give our NBA Playoffs & Finals predictions for this season.

Transcript
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What up, it's your boy, Marcel hall.

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And thank you for listening to the hallway podcast.

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As usual we talk about sports, hip hop, life kingdom, you name it.

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Whatever's going on in the news.

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We talk about it today.

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We're talking about the NFL.

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And the NBA, I have some predictions and some breakdowns for you, but

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first let's hit on my Atlanta Braves.

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Last time I told y'all, we were a little nervous about the Dodgers brought.

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My boys came through now with the three to lead in the world series.

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And I am nervous.

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I'm not going to lie.

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I'm nervous.

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I wish we would have won on Sunday nights that would've calmed my nerves.

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But now that we're going back to H town.

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Houston is deadly.

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They're known to cheat.

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My brains have known, have been known in the past to choke a

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little bit, but I'm still faithful.

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What a little bit of doubt.

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But let's hope my braids pull out the victory here tomorrow night

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after college football, USC.

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Again, wins, feel like losses.

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We lose our best player, Drake, London, and even the victory over a team

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that hasn't won a game in two years, we still have a competitive game.

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We're a big, we're expected to win big and we barely win.

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Bye.

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A touchdown.

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So needless to say.

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Your boy is not fired up about USC football.

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Let's just hope and pray.

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Then we get the right coach, but let's go ahead and let's get back

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to a segment that we do on this show called real deal or fake news.

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On real deal or fake news, we try to see who's the real deal.

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And who's just fake news.

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And this is our NFL mid season version of real deal or fake news.

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We're going to look at some top teams.

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We're not gonna look at all the teams.

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We're just going to look at some top teams and a couple of teams worthy of

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consideration, maybe some sleepers or just, they are the talk of the NFL.

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So.

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Let's go ahead and let's get into it.

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The NFC.

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The NFC is the real.

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Deal.

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The top teams with the best records, all hail in the NFC.

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You have the Packers, the Rams at Cardinals.

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And most people's favorites.

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The Buccaneers net.

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AFCs good.

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Don't get me wrong.

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And they could still have a team that wins the super bowl, but currently.

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The NFC is the better conference and they are the real deal.

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Now let's go ahead and stick with it and see, and let's go with some

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of the top teams, any NFC, and let's see what we have to say.

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Dallas Cowboys.

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Fake news.

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Yes, they Cowboys have one of the best records.

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Yes, they are better and yes, they have a lot of talents.

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But there are still the Dallas Cowboys.

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Over-hyped.

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And they have a legacy of underachieving.

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That's the Dallas Cowboys.

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Now, let me ask you a question.

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Do you trust Mike McCarthy?

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Do you trust Dak Prescott?

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To beat.

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You by throwing in the playoffs.

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Do you really trust that combination?

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I liked deck.

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Don't get me wrong, even though he's a cowboy and I'm not a cowboy fan.

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I liked deck, but I think other quarterbacks in the playoffs

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that they'll face are better.

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They are not the real deal, but fake news, green bay Packers.

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Again, we have a team that looks on the surface to be the real

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deal, but we've seen this before.

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Haven't we.

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And the regular season, they look good, but in the NFC championship game,

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when they play the tougher teams, The tougher teams always get the Packers.

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It doesn't matter if it's on the road or if it's in Lambeau field.

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Over the last several years and I don't see anything different.

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So, yes, they're good.

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But they're really fake news.

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Now, unless they play the Cowboys and the NFC championship game, then

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they're going to the super bowl.

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But if not, then they are not for real.

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Tampa bay Buccaneers.

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It pains me to say this.

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And look, I want to hate on Tom Brady.

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And in fact, I'm always rooting against Tom Brady, but I can't deny reality.

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The sky is blue.

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Tom Brady is great.

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And the Buccaneers are the real deal.

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Don't let the loss against the saints.

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Get you confused or against the Rams, the bucks have a squad.

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Have you seen their squad?

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Now?

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They're getting players back on defense.

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They, they have a squad on, on offense.

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There's no, there's no holes.

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Defense.

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They have some Playmakers bucks have a squad.

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Now I'm not saying they're going to repeat, but they are for real.

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Let's go on over to the saints.

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They're fake news.

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Y'all now look, I know that they beat the bucks.

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And they have the books number in the regular season, as we can see,

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they beat them three times now in the regular season in a row, they have a

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good defense at top-notch head coach and Sean Payton, who knows how to

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get the most out of his quarterbacks.

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However, Winston is out.

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And the offense really isn't that good.

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So.

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I don't even think that they're going to even make the playoffs.

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Now that James Winston is out.

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Now they might, but I highly doubt it.

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So don't be fooled by the surprising start that they've had

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for the first half of the season.

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Let's go on over to Arizona with the Cardinals.

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The Cardinals are for real.

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Y'all.

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And I know they had that loss the other night against the Packers, but the

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Cardinals are, are for real, I'm not a believer in the system, but the coaches.

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W has been wise enough to modify it.

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And they have a squad.

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Um, you look at their roster, they have a squad Murray and a weapons are incredible.

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The defense is better.

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I know they just lost Y but Y wasn't really producing much really.

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Anyway.

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So now I don't think that they're going to win the super bowl, but I do believe that

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they have a legit shot at getting there.

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If they have home field advantage in the playoffs.

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Let's go on over to LA with the Rams.

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Again, this hurts me, man.

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It hurts me to say this, but the Rams are the real deal.

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I don't like them.

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I will never cheer for them unless they're playing Tom Brady.

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But I can't deny reality.

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I can't deny the talent.

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They got a squad.

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Uh, McVay knows what he's doing in all offense.

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And Stafford looks well with the team so far, and then they just

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added Von Miller to the defense.

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And that's scary.

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And he's not the same Von Miller bro from before, but when you

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add him to that defensive front,

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Ooh, that's scary.

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And Stafford is obviously an upgrade from golf.

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At QB, but here's the thing Ram fans.

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We still have to wait to see what will staffer do when the real spotlight is on.

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When the, when the lights are really on, what is your boy

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going to do in the big games?

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He's never played in one.

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So we do not know let's go on over now.

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What my services go, 49ers.

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Yes, they are the real deal.

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All right.

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Now at least they should and could be the real deal.

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I know some of y'all hate and right now they have a losing record, but

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the 49ers didn't start off to a great.

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Uh, started the season.

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I know, but we've had injuries again, just like last year and a

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quarterback play and the coaching.

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Has been suspect up to this point, however, we're going to get healthy.

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And last game might have been the resurrection of the season.

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Might've woken some people up there.

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. Now they probably won't win the division.

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But they can get that last playoff spot and check this out.

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Don't sleep on the 49 is to still win the super bowl.

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Don't sleep.

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Don't sleep on.

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You may say I'm a Homer.

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I don't really care.

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But look at that roster.

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Look at that squad.

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They are the real deal, unless they lose their next game, then I'm going to be hot.

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All right, let's go on over to the AAFC.

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Let's start off in the east of what the Buffalo bills.

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They're a complete team.

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The bills are for real.

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Complete team in the sense that they have a really good

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offense, really good defense.

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And I still think they need an upgrade at the running back position, but they keep

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building off the previous year success.

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If you look at the bills for last couple of years, they keep getting better.

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Over the neck.

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The next year from what they previously did and show this year show signs to

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take step, take that next major step.

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Now last year, I thought the only team that they couldn't beat and

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didn't match up well was Kansas city.

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Now, unless Kansas city turns it around, I think the bills

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can beat any team in the AFC.

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And if they're not the favorite, then they're there.

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One beat.

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It's going over to the Patriots.

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Oh, man, this is fake news.

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A lot of people are jumping on the bandwagon right now.

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Yes, they're better than they were earlier in the year.

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Yes.

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They might even sneak into the playoffs, but they're not real contenders.

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Okay.

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Again, I won't be surprised that they don't make the playoffs.

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I know bill Belichick is doing his thing right now.

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They're getting better, but, but guys, have you seen their team?

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They don't have an awesome team.

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Now there's a lot of teams that they can compete with, but they'll

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lose when it comes to the real championship rounds they're gonna lose.

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They're they're they're not the real deal.

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Don't worry about the Patriots.

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Let's go on over to Baltimore.

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The Ravens are the real deal.

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And I know they had a bad loss recently, but the Ravens or the

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real deal Lamar is the truth.

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And the team is confident, love hardball, and the culture that he's created since

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Ray Lewis and beyond, and like the bills.

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I don't like them against Kansas city, but they can be anybody in the

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league, especially if they are at home.

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It's going over to the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Last game proved that they are fake news.

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Now look, I like burrow.

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I like chase and I know they have some talent out there,

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but they're not there yet.

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Don't get excited.

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You guys got to happy.

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They're not there yet.

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They're competitive.

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And they've had a couple of shocking new wins, but they're not ready.

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They're just not ready.

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I don't believe they'll even make the playoffs this year.

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I think they're going to hit a nice little skid here.

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And fall off.

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Tennessee Titans.

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Fake news.

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Fake news.

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I know they've had some big victories, but did you hear the latest.

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They're keen return.

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And out.

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And that's terrible.

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I would've said prior to the injury, they were the real deal.

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But since the injury, they're not on the radar.

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Now they have some weapons, but I can't depend on that passing game.

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Can you.

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Not love my gray bull, the coach, but they are no longer the real deal that

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sad, but they fallen off and I think they could still make the playoffs, but

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they're nothing , to worry about an AFC.

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Let's go on over to the Las Vegas.

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Raiders.

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Look, you all the radios are the real deal.

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Now that look, they're not going to the Superbowl.

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Okay.

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They're not going, but they're for real they're for real team.

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I mean nail was made to playoffs last year, but they fell off toward the end

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of the season, but I believe the Gruden situation has actually inspired them.

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Maybe some to win for Gruden or something to just prove that, Hey,

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we could do it without grooming, whatever it is, but they have a T

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they have a talented squad or offense.

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They have weapons.

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Defense.

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I'm not too impressed with, but I do believe the defense is a lot better.

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And I think that they can actually win that division.

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And so therefore they are legitimate.

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Let's go on over to LA with the chargers.

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Charges of fake news.

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Y'all.

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Look, they're a good team and I believe that they'll make the playoffs,

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but they're not a real contender.

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Look, I love Herbert.

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I actually do.

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I didn't think he was going to be this good, but I love him.

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, but I'm still not a fan of their run game.

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And although, uh, the new head coach, Brandon Staley likes to take chances.

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His judgment at times seems to be a little odd to me.

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And I think they're going to make some mistakes as some key points.

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And I just don't trust him when the spotlight comes on.

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I just don't trust them.

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I maybe next year, but the loss and home to the Patriots proved to me.

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That they're not the real deal.

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Cause see a team.

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That's the real deal.

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You, beat the Patriots and you've been in convincingly.

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Because they're at your home, you're coming off a bi-week and a bad loss.

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You're supposed to go over there and put a whooping on them.

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And they did not.

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Let's go on over with our last team and AFC that Kansas city chiefs.

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Real deal.

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Look, I'm like everyone else.

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I'm waiting for them to turn it around and I think they will.

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So I still think they're the real deal, too much talent on offense.

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Defense looks horrible, but the offense will carry them.

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And so I think they will turn it around, but if they lose one more

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game, like the last couple that they lost, then I'll drop them in there.

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Fake news.

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Now, one to switch on over to the N B a.

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And talk about some predictions here for the season.

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Who's going to be in the playoffs.

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And who's going to be in the finals.

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So let's start off in the west.

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And this.

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Uh, this article flip-flop a little bit, but in the west I have Utah.

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Probably we'll probably actually will be the number one seat again.

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But th they're not for real.

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So don't worry about them.

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The Lakers.

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Denver.

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Golden state Dallas, Phoenix, Portland, and the last spot.

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Memphis JAMA rant, man, that boys for real.

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He can make the real deal.

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And so I think those would be the eight teams coming out of the west.

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So I repeat Utah, Lakers, Denver, golden state, Dallas, Phoenix,

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Portland, and Memphis, over in the east.

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I think the bucks again, get the number one spot.

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Brooklyn.

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We don't know what's going to happen with Kyrie, but I think they will

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turn things around and are willing to make some trades and some additions.

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So don't sleep on them to also pick up somebody else.

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During the season.

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I have my Chicago bulls coming in at the third spot.

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That's right.

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Chicago is for real.

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Chicago's for real.

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Now they're not going to come out of the east.

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And probably won't even make it to the Eastern conference finals,

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but Chicago is a real deal.

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Also.

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Miami makes the playoffs Philly.

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The next I know everybody's hiding the next right now, but they'll come

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back to earth, Atlanta, Charlotte.

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And then competing.

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Eh, real close would be the Celtics.

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And the wizards.

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So again, in east I have the bucks, Brooklyn, the bull was Miami Philly,

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New York, Atlanta, and Charlotte.

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Being chased by the Celtics and the wizards in the finals.

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It hurts me to say this, but I think it would be the

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matchup that everybody wanted.

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Last year.

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You'll have Brooklyn coming out of the east and you'll have the Lakers.

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Now I think the ledger is going to have problems.

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With Brooklyn.

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So therefore I'm picking Brooklyn to win it all this year.

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So there you go.

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Those are my NBA predictions for the season.

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I gave you who's the real deal and who's fake for the NFL season

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at this point in the season.

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I'm your boy, Marcel hold tune into the next episode of the hallway podcast.

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