NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Eagles Unbeaten, Colts Surge, Burrow Out 3 Months

23 00:02:23.130 --> 00:02:40.400 Mike Marcangelo: Ladies and gentlemen, it's missing the point, and it's the power ranking show. This voice may sound very unfamiliar, but I am Michael Marc Angelo filling in for our stalwart DK Sizzle, who is traveling, I would say, abroad, but he's just back home in Massachusetts. I am joined by the real DK, Bob Kelly. These are his power rankings. 24 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:48.290 Mike Marcangelo: Week 2 of the NFL was… was a wild fucking week, and we have a lot to go over, but Bobby, before we get into everything. 25 00:02:48.340 --> 00:02:57.820 Mike Marcangelo: what's your, like, what's your overall thought of the NFL Week 2? It feels like they're more prepared for the start of the season than they have been in recent years. 26 00:02:58.370 --> 00:03:08.500 Robert Kelly: Agreed. I think… well, the first big takeaway is the surprising, a few surprising 0-2 teams to me, which we'll definitely go over. 27 00:03:08.580 --> 00:03:10.850 Robert Kelly: And I would say… 28 00:03:10.850 --> 00:03:31.210 Robert Kelly: The other one would be… I'm very, a little surprised at all the injuries that I've seen so far. The quarterback injuries that happened in week two were… were a little over the top. I literally lost 3 quarterbacks on one of my fantasy teams. Literally all at once, so… so, the injuries… injury bug always comes… comes to bite early, and it seems like that's the case in 2025, for sure. 29 00:03:31.710 --> 00:03:49.560 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, I would agree with that too, but I think, for me, the most surprising thing was what I mentioned, is that I think every year, you know, we always talk on this pod about how the refs are blowing calls, or it just doesn't feel like that the players are ready for the regular season because of the shortened preseason, or whatever it might be. 30 00:03:49.660 --> 00:03:57.710 Mike Marcangelo: But I'm not getting any of that based on all the games I'm watching. Like, this feels like, you know, pretty good, I would say, mid-season football so far. 31 00:03:59.330 --> 00:04:16.249 Robert Kelly: Agreed, man, agreed. I think the offensive play is really what… what stands out to me. We've seen a lot of shootouts, and a lot of games come down to the end, not because of sloppy play like we've seen in past years, where it's field goal fest in the first few weeks. Red Zone… red zone has been top notch. 32 00:04:16.250 --> 00:04:23.200 Robert Kelly: the past two weeks. Scott Hanson has been a very busy man in the witching hour for the first two weeks, so it's been exciting, for sure. 33 00:04:23.630 --> 00:04:26.329 Mike Marcangelo: 7 hours of red zone football. 34 00:04:26.610 --> 00:04:29.589 Robert Kelly: Oh, it's so sad. I don't… you don't notice it, though. 35 00:04:29.590 --> 00:04:34.050 Mike Marcangelo: You don't even notice it, but they should have just not told people. Yeah. You know? 36 00:04:34.050 --> 00:04:42.029 Robert Kelly: Yeah, it wouldn't have created an uproar if they just kind of did it, because they still show the games, you know what I mean? Right. So it's not like… so, yeah. 37 00:04:43.320 --> 00:04:50.359 Mike Marcangelo: Alright, so typically how this works is we go through cross-offs, honorable mentions, and then the actual power engines. The cross-offs 38 00:04:50.420 --> 00:05:06.589 Mike Marcangelo: I think, you know, this… this could be really early, to cross off some. I think some might actually fit, though. So yeah, we have all the 0-2 teams, right? And we'll just go by them one by one, and we'll leave the last one, which is by far the most surprising one, for the end. 39 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:21.040 Mike Marcangelo: So the New York Jets, Justin Fields had a great week one. It looked like that offense was kind of clicking against, against Pittsburgh. Week 2, not great. He's injured, he's out with a concussion. The defense doesn't look great either. And again, the Jets are 0-2. 40 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:24.100 Mike Marcangelo: Are we… is it too early to cross them off? 41 00:05:25.010 --> 00:05:31.859 Robert Kelly: So, the Jets… it is a little early, but what scares me about the Jets is… 42 00:05:31.860 --> 00:05:35.839 Robert Kelly: Coming up, they have Week 3 versus the Bucks. 43 00:05:35.840 --> 00:06:00.819 Robert Kelly: And then, they could get a win week 4 against the Dolphins, so they… but they could start out 0-4 very easily. And 0-4 in the AFC East and in the AFC this year, I feel like, is a death sentence. I don't know if you can come back from that. So I think they're… they're… we're putting the pencil to start the cross-off on the Jets. If they get to 0-4, man, if they can't get a win against the Dolphins. 44 00:06:01.070 --> 00:06:08.300 Robert Kelly: then, yeah, I think 0-4 is the line with them, because I don't see them coming back from that. I mean, I like Aaron Glenn a lot, but… 45 00:06:08.510 --> 00:06:15.190 Robert Kelly: I think it was telling to see how bad that offense really was in Week 2. And… 46 00:06:15.390 --> 00:06:37.050 Robert Kelly: I mean, I don't know if maybe the Steelers just have a bad defense, and that's why the Jets look kind of good week one, but we'll see. I mean, we'll see this week. I guess we won't see this week, because Taylor's playing, but once Field gets back in against the Dolphins, I feel like we'll see exactly what they are. But they're very close to being crossed off, for sure. Which was very sad. I had high hopes for the Jets coming into the season, I'm not gonna lie. 47 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:57.480 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, me too, and I think offensively, especially based on what we saw in the preseason, I think Justin Fields has exceeded everybody's expectations. But he seems like a formidable quarterback, and he's… it feels like his release is better, his progressions are better, and, you know, it sucks that he got hurt. 48 00:06:57.630 --> 00:07:02.980 Mike Marcangelo: All right, so we're not… we're not gonna cross them off, but I have a feeling we're gonna cross the next TBOD. 49 00:07:03.380 --> 00:07:04.600 Mike Marcangelo: Cleveland Browns. 50 00:07:05.100 --> 00:07:06.110 Mike Marcangelo: 02. 51 00:07:06.760 --> 00:07:07.860 Mike Marcangelo: AFC North. 52 00:07:09.990 --> 00:07:24.350 Mike Marcangelo: Joe Flacco looks like 64-year-old Joe Flacco. That offense looks anemic. Every time I see him roll out to the right and then try to throw crossbody, I'm thinking, like, does he still think it's 2013? Like, he can't… 53 00:07:24.460 --> 00:07:37.290 Mike Marcangelo: He can't do that. I feel so bad for the players, I feel so bad for the fans, because regardless of what… and we're gonna shit on the Browns a lot for the rest of this podcast, and I would say in the remaining episodes. 54 00:07:37.840 --> 00:07:40.089 Mike Marcangelo: Those fans show up. Always. 55 00:07:40.300 --> 00:07:44.969 Mike Marcangelo: So, another 0-2 start. The only thing that… that's… that… 56 00:07:45.130 --> 00:07:50.389 Mike Marcangelo: makes me not want to cross them off is, what if they start Shador? And what if they catch fire? 57 00:07:51.180 --> 00:07:57.970 Robert Kelly: So, the thing with Shador is it seems like Gabriel is gonna be the first one off the bench, because he was… 58 00:07:57.970 --> 00:08:09.229 Mike Marcangelo: It is stupid, but it does seem like that's what they're gonna do. So I feel like Gabriel's gonna get the first shot, and I don't know if Gabriel has it. I would rather see Shador, to be honest. Right. 59 00:08:10.250 --> 00:08:23.899 Robert Kelly: But, yeah, I think we can cross them off. Coming up, they have, the Lions, the Vikings, and the Steelers. So, 0-5 is a very, very real possibility for them. 60 00:08:23.900 --> 00:08:24.750 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah. 61 00:08:24.750 --> 00:08:33.650 Robert Kelly: I don't… I don't… the Vikings, I guess, is possible with McCarthy out, with… I think Wentz is the backup in Minnesota, right? Yeah. 62 00:08:33.659 --> 00:08:34.629 Mike Marcangelo: I think so, yeah. 63 00:08:34.630 --> 00:08:36.579 Robert Kelly: Yeah, but… 64 00:08:36.580 --> 00:08:41.890 Mike Marcangelo: And him and Kevin O'Connell, that could be… That could be interesting. 65 00:08:42.409 --> 00:08:47.789 Robert Kelly: It could be. It could be. Maybe a little Wentz Renaissance, a little, like, Sam Darnold again. Yep. 66 00:08:47.909 --> 00:08:54.169 Robert Kelly: But yeah, so, we'll see. But yeah, I think if anyone's getting crossed off, it's the Browns. 67 00:08:55.070 --> 00:08:55.700 Mike Marcangelo: Okay. 68 00:08:56.370 --> 00:09:15.000 Mike Marcangelo: Okay, well, we have two cross-offs in our… after two weeks of NFL action? Our next team, 0-2, the Miami Dolphins. They fought hard, but they did try everything in their power to lose that game against the New England Patriots, which they successfully achieved. I thought that was the second best game of the week. 69 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:33.360 Mike Marcangelo: this team feels like they don't care about the coach. The coach also feels like they don't… he doesn't care about the players, or about the team anymore. He's just the polar opposite of the type of guy that he was when he first… when he first got there. I mean, he was so full of life and joy, and just ripping vapes on the sideline, and now it's just like… 70 00:09:33.510 --> 00:09:41.179 Mike Marcangelo: You know, you have to win a game, and if you don't win, you lose. Yeah, no shit, Yogi Berra. Okay, so… what are we gonna do? 71 00:09:41.180 --> 00:09:41.820 Robert Kelly: Jen. 72 00:09:42.230 --> 00:09:44.820 Robert Kelly: Pulling out… pulling out John Madden quotes on us. 73 00:09:46.210 --> 00:10:03.939 Robert Kelly: Yeah, man, I don't know what happens with the Dolphins, because ever… it seems like… it's like, remember they scored 70 points on the Broncos? And then, ever since that point, I feel like the two franchises have just, like, split, where, like, now the Broncos are kind of going up, and the Dolphins just haven't been the same. 74 00:10:03.940 --> 00:10:04.580 Mike Marcangelo: Yep. 75 00:10:04.580 --> 00:10:20.960 Robert Kelly: and this is usually when the Dolphins are actually doing things, when it's warm out early in the season, the offense is usually firing on all cylinders. Two look better week two, so I don't know if we can cross them off, because they did look a lot better, but… 76 00:10:21.250 --> 00:10:33.390 Robert Kelly: again, we're looking at a 0-3 start in the face, because they have the Bills this week, and there's no goddamn way that the Dolphins are beating the Bills, especially on a short week. 77 00:10:33.920 --> 00:10:34.759 Robert Kelly: I'm not ready. 78 00:10:34.760 --> 00:10:38.160 Mike Marcangelo: Some would argue that that's probably the only way they're gonna beat the Bills, right? 79 00:10:39.130 --> 00:10:46.290 Robert Kelly: That's true, that's true. Thursday nights are really weird. But… I don't know, I just… If, if… 80 00:10:46.880 --> 00:11:01.400 Robert Kelly: Tula… Tua can play some actual football moving forward, and Tyreek Caleb gets his head out of his ass. Maybe they can get something going and sneak into the end of the wildcard, but I just don't see it, man, because when you look at what they usually do, usually they're like. 81 00:11:01.830 --> 00:11:21.300 Robert Kelly: 6-2, and finish 9-8, or 10-7, you know, and barely thinking for the playoffs. If we're starting 0-3 with this team, and when we're getting in December, we're under 500. There's no goddamn way the Miami Dolphins are going on a run at the end of November, December, and making the playoffs. So, 82 00:11:21.300 --> 00:11:25.419 Robert Kelly: I still have Mike McDaniel as my first coach fired, as well, for sure. 83 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:32.290 Robert Kelly: He's, he's, he's, yeah, he's definitely the top, the top candidate for that at this point. If they get smoked. 84 00:11:32.380 --> 00:11:36.709 Robert Kelly: by the Bills on Thursday, it's very possible that he doesn't make it to Week 4. 85 00:11:37.740 --> 00:11:39.830 Mike Marcangelo: Which is so wild to think, I mean… 86 00:11:39.830 --> 00:11:40.980 Robert Kelly: Yeah, yeah. 87 00:11:41.280 --> 00:11:49.190 Mike Marcangelo: Do you blame him? Or do you think he's handcuffed by Tua? Or do you think that he's just lost the room? 88 00:11:50.820 --> 00:11:51.440 Mike Marcangelo: First of all. 89 00:11:52.470 --> 00:12:15.829 Robert Kelly: I think it's a… I think it's both at this point. Because Tua… Tua just always gets happy feet now. If he gets pressure in the pocket, he… he breaks down. He's so turnover-prone now, too, which is exactly what Tua wasn't before. You know, he was always, like, the accurate quarterback, the game manager who kept you in the game and would make plays over the top to Tyreek when he needed to. 90 00:12:15.830 --> 00:12:20.690 Robert Kelly: But now this version of Tua just… it's… it's not there anymore, man. 91 00:12:20.690 --> 00:12:31.470 Robert Kelly: And the defense, too, the defense was just atrocious. What… I think the stat was, like, they… they gave up points on their first 13 or 14 drives of the season. 92 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:47.069 Robert Kelly: So, it's like, bro, that's… you can't… you can't do that as a professional football team. It's just… it's not… it's not gonna work. Not gonna work. So, we're not crossing them off yet, but they're… But it's close. They're… they're in the lower half of the power rankings at this point, and I don't think they're coming out of that. 93 00:12:47.470 --> 00:12:50.710 Mike Marcangelo: The pencil is sharpened. The Titans of Tennessee. 94 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:53.870 Mike Marcangelo: Camboards look pretty good. 95 00:12:54.480 --> 00:13:00.589 Mike Marcangelo: You know, like, he hasn't looked bad. The offense, which I thought was going to be anemic coming into the season, again. 96 00:13:00.710 --> 00:13:19.369 Mike Marcangelo: I think has exceeded my expectations. I had low expectations for this team, I think I, you know, on the prediction show, I think you all picked them, you and Ray, I think had them somewhere around, like, 3-4 wins. So it sounds like you kind of crossed them off at the beginning of the season, but I'd be interested to hear your argument to keep them uncrossed off. 97 00:13:20.040 --> 00:13:21.590 Robert Kelly: So… 98 00:13:22.210 --> 00:13:36.150 Robert Kelly: I mean, they're also very close to being crossed off. I don't see them make… I don't see them making the run. Camward does look pretty good. I really like that… that touch… his first touchdown pass across his body, that was pretty sweet. Yep. It… it… 99 00:13:37.280 --> 00:13:55.179 Robert Kelly: Tony Pollard doesn't look like the Tony Pollard of old, and that's what they would have had to rely on to actually win some games this year, is that running game, and hopefully that he… hoping that he had something left in the tank, because the defense doesn't have it, and I don't know if I like McDonald, the coach. I'm not… I'm not sure if I'm a big fan of him. 100 00:13:55.180 --> 00:14:04.459 Mike Marcangelo: I don't know that he matters. Like, he doesn't sway the game in one decision, in one way or another for me yet, right? Like, can you say that they've lost a game because of him? 101 00:14:06.300 --> 00:14:20.130 Robert Kelly: No, he just, yeah, he… you just don't notice him, which is… which is something that you, you know, I feel like that's… that kind of sums up what the Titans are right now. It's like, they have so many guys that, like, they're just so, 102 00:14:20.880 --> 00:14:32.340 Robert Kelly: they're just so unknown. Like, you look at that team, and you're like, like, Cam Ward, Tony Pollard, and Calvin Ridley. That's really all they have at this point. And that's just not doing it for me. That's not… that's not gonna get it done. 103 00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:34.589 Mike Marcangelo: Ever seen the movie Liar Liar? 104 00:14:35.040 --> 00:14:35.849 Robert Kelly: Yeah, yeah. 105 00:14:35.850 --> 00:14:40.820 Mike Marcangelo: The Titans are, like, the ex-wife's new boyfriend, Jerry. Just, you know, Magoo. 106 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:42.639 Mike Marcangelo: Like, they're, they're fine. 107 00:14:42.640 --> 00:14:43.990 Robert Kelly: He's just there, right, he's there. 108 00:14:43.990 --> 00:14:44.399 Mike Marcangelo: Just that… 109 00:14:45.890 --> 00:15:04.240 Robert Kelly: Yeah, I don't… I don't see them winning. I think 3 or 4 might get the job done. I think we might end up getting that point. But I don't think that that's necessarily a bad… if the Titans look okay moving forward, I feel like they're gonna see that as a positive season, to be honest. I don't think they're expecting much in Tennessee this year. 110 00:15:05.380 --> 00:15:09.789 Mike Marcangelo: I think you are 100% right. Okay. I think this is a little surprising, though. 111 00:15:09.970 --> 00:15:12.329 Mike Marcangelo: Carolina Panthers. 0-2. 112 00:15:12.470 --> 00:15:16.250 Mike Marcangelo: Bryce Young has looked awful. Their offense has looked awful. Really bad. 113 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:18.169 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, everything looks bad. 114 00:15:18.930 --> 00:15:19.590 Robert Kelly: Yeah. 115 00:15:21.570 --> 00:15:28.609 Robert Kelly: They… they looked like they had some life against the Cardinals, at the end of that game, but… 116 00:15:28.730 --> 00:15:31.049 Robert Kelly: That's… so the first… 117 00:15:31.410 --> 00:15:42.370 Robert Kelly: 6 quarters, 7 quarters of football from the Panthers. They looked like they might be the worst team in the NFL. They looked really, really bad in the first 7 quarters of football. 118 00:15:43.040 --> 00:15:44.180 Robert Kelly: I… 119 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:53.239 Robert Kelly: I would be okay with crossing them off, but I feel like DK wouldn't like it, because he does… he is a Bryce Young fan, so I feel like for DK's sake, we can… we can leave him on cross… 120 00:15:53.240 --> 00:16:08.739 Mike Marcangelo: Well, I would actually argue the opposite, because he's not here, and because we're all about content, we should cross him off, and either I'm right, or they have a great season, and DK can just stuff that in my fucking face all off-season. 121 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:14.579 Robert Kelly: We don't like to uncross, though. Uncrossing is a no-go. 122 00:16:14.580 --> 00:16:17.370 Mike Marcangelo: You know, you can't on Cross. I was told you can't do that. 123 00:16:17.730 --> 00:16:27.169 Robert Kelly: Right, okay, so… fuck it, yeah. We like to do two. We'll get two done in the first… in the first one, so we'll cross the Panthers off. I'm okay with that. They will… 124 00:16:27.300 --> 00:16:31.540 Robert Kelly: look really bad, and I don't see anything here. I really don't. I don't know if Canal. 125 00:16:31.540 --> 00:16:31.980 Mike Marcangelo: Love it. 126 00:16:31.980 --> 00:16:34.550 Robert Kelly: is the coach, that's gonna get it done in Carolina. 127 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:48.909 Mike Marcangelo: No, I don't think so either. We might actually get more than two cross-offs, by the way. It's your show. But I would just argue for the integrity of the show, for people that are listening right now, the integrity of this list is really predicated on the top 10. Bobby does a lot of research into that. 128 00:16:48.910 --> 00:17:00.159 Mike Marcangelo: And the honorable mentions and the cross-offs are a collaborative adventure. Unless I'm hosting and DK's not here, then it's that speaker of the house take all over again. So, the New Orleans Saints. 129 00:17:02.040 --> 00:17:07.669 Mike Marcangelo: I mean… I'm not sure that that quarterback knows how to play football. 130 00:17:07.990 --> 00:17:09.079 Mike Marcangelo: I just don't… 131 00:17:09.089 --> 00:17:10.129 Robert Kelly: around with? Yeah, bro. 132 00:17:10.130 --> 00:17:19.259 Mike Marcangelo: Don't think he… he got… I mean, he got shown up by Mac… by Mac Jones. Mac Jones. And this isn't Mac Jones stepping into an offense with 133 00:17:19.450 --> 00:17:29.729 Mike Marcangelo: Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Deebo, Brandon Ayuk, you know, it's literally just, you know, Mac Jones and… 134 00:17:30.030 --> 00:17:34.070 Mike Marcangelo: Who the fuck knows who else? And Max… Max looked really good. Like, really good. 135 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:55.190 Robert Kelly: Yeah, he was at 300 yards, which is crazy. He looked really bad at the beginning, but he settled in nice, for sure. Yeah, throwing to Juwan… Juwan Jennings and Ricky Purcell, is not… and having Mack Jones throwing the ball is definitely not what the 49ers had envisioned for their 2025 season. I can tell you that. 136 00:17:55.430 --> 00:17:59.879 Robert Kelly: a Kendrick Borden sighting in this game, too, which I thought was kind of funny. 137 00:17:59.880 --> 00:18:00.460 Mike Marcangelo: Yep. 138 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:09.420 Robert Kelly: a couple… couple former Patriots, wide receivers showing up this week. But yeah, so, yeah, I'm okay with… 139 00:18:09.460 --> 00:18:24.929 Robert Kelly: The Saints, we can. Listen, there's some… there's some really bad teams in the NFL, and the Saints are definitely one of them. They fight, though, which is the thing with them. They're gonna be in a lot of games. They're gonna be a team that's gonna upset a couple teams this year, I feel, I feel it. But they're not getting a 4 or 5 wins. 140 00:18:24.930 --> 00:18:28.640 Mike Marcangelo: I was gonna say, they're gonna go… I think DK and I had them at 3 and 14, so, I mean… 141 00:18:29.050 --> 00:18:34.889 Mike Marcangelo: They're gonna be scrappy little fighters, but… The Chicago Bears. 142 00:18:36.730 --> 00:18:41.089 Mike Marcangelo: Now, I'm not gonna do it. I'm not even gonna suggest it. However… 143 00:18:41.890 --> 00:18:56.039 Mike Marcangelo: this is not what we expected. And DK lowered expect… you know, lowered his expectations the entire time that we were talking about in the preseason. The offense has looked… I mean, they came out firing week one. They looked really good. 144 00:18:56.180 --> 00:19:04.139 Mike Marcangelo: I would argue that, the reason that they're losing games now is actually because of Caleb. 145 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:16.619 Mike Marcangelo: It's not bad coaching, it's not bad scheming. He's taking far too long on the pocket to make his decisions. He's not being rushed, either. Not every single time. He has much more time than he did last year. 146 00:19:17.100 --> 00:19:21.139 Mike Marcangelo: I think you can't help but say, like, Roma Doomsday looks great. 147 00:19:21.590 --> 00:19:23.440 Mike Marcangelo: Like, the weapon… he has weapons. 148 00:19:23.940 --> 00:19:28.629 Mike Marcangelo: But 0-2, man. I mean, we're not gonna cross them off, obviously, but it's… it's not a great start. 149 00:19:29.600 --> 00:19:32.959 Robert Kelly: Right, no, it hasn't looked good at all. I don't know if… 150 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:41.509 Robert Kelly: he was to blame, because the Lions came out absolutely on fire in that game. The Bears didn't stand a chance, but the… 151 00:19:42.140 --> 00:20:00.479 Robert Kelly: Yeah, the Bears… the Bears look like a mess right now. It looks like the same old Bears. I thought Ben Johnson was gonna come out and actually have some fire on this offense. The offensive line is what's mostly surprising to me, because Caleb, man, he's under fire almost every time he drops back, and they spent so much money on that offensive line. 152 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:03.989 Mike Marcangelo: You think… you think it's every time? Like, have… have you… 153 00:20:04.290 --> 00:20:09.090 Mike Marcangelo: Do you think it's better? I think it's better than it was last year. Maybe it's not as good as we thought it was gonna be. 154 00:20:10.310 --> 00:20:12.410 Robert Kelly: It is better, but, 155 00:20:13.340 --> 00:20:31.659 Robert Kelly: it's still… it's not good enough. It's definitely not good enough to get the job done. Roman Dunze does look like a bright spot so far, though, for sure. First two weeks, Roma Dunze has looked very, very solid. Like, he's actually number one wide receiver, and has taken that role over from DJ Moore. I'd be intrigued to see what DK thinks about that. 156 00:20:33.090 --> 00:20:37.550 Mike Marcangelo: Me too. Alright, so we're not gonna cross them off, that would just… that'd be unfair. The Giants. 157 00:20:37.670 --> 00:20:52.799 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, Russell Wilson throws for almost, you know, 500 yards in a wild game against the Cowboys. I mean, between, between Malik Neighbors, Robinson, Russell Wilson, that game was… 158 00:20:53.230 --> 00:21:00.009 Mike Marcangelo: far more entertaining than it should have been, but then, at the end, he's just… I think Russell's just like, you know what? 159 00:21:00.170 --> 00:21:12.770 Mike Marcangelo: they're looking for me to lose this game, I'll do it, and I'll just throw it. I'll overthrow Malik Neighbors, who has, like, a 12-foot vertical by about 10 feet, right into the arms of the Dallas Cowboys, and lose that game. 160 00:21:13.310 --> 00:21:17.400 Mike Marcangelo: 0-2, they know how to be 0-2 in fantastic fashion. 161 00:21:18.090 --> 00:21:20.300 Robert Kelly: They do. They absolutely do. 162 00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:36.549 Robert Kelly: It's… it's crazy that Wilson looked that good. You have to remember, though, the Cowboys' defense is atrocious. Their secondary… their secondary is just really bad right now, especially since Bland went down, 163 00:21:37.340 --> 00:21:49.560 Robert Kelly: Diggs is not the same guy that he was, with… in any stretch of the imagination, so I don't want to overblow it too much, because I think, what we saw in week one of the Giants was more what they are. 164 00:21:49.560 --> 00:22:13.849 Robert Kelly: But, at the same time, we can't… we can't cross them off just yet, because if Russ plays like that, they have a chance to win some games, for sure. They do. If they can put up 30 points, because Russ is throwing 250, 300 yards a week, like, they have a chance to win some ballgames. They have a good offense. Sure. And their defense hasn't lived up to expectations so far. That front 7 was supposed to be a lot better than that. 165 00:22:13.850 --> 00:22:15.850 Robert Kelly: happened so far. 166 00:22:15.850 --> 00:22:16.270 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah. 167 00:22:16.270 --> 00:22:21.470 Robert Kelly: Them giving up 40 to Cowboys, I did not expect. I did not expect a shootout in that game, with any… in any. 168 00:22:21.470 --> 00:22:21.880 Mike Marcangelo: Neither. 169 00:22:21.880 --> 00:22:22.560 Robert Kelly: match. 170 00:22:23.710 --> 00:22:26.250 Mike Marcangelo: What a great game it was, too. 171 00:22:26.250 --> 00:22:26.890 Robert Kelly: Oh. 172 00:22:27.150 --> 00:22:28.590 Robert Kelly: Game of the week, for sure. 173 00:22:28.910 --> 00:22:31.090 Mike Marcangelo: The Houston Texans, 0-2. 174 00:22:33.340 --> 00:22:47.189 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, this might be the most… this might be the second most surprising, 0-2 team to start. Obviously, we're gonna finish out with the last one, but, this team, it feels like they haven't recovered from that, from their, from CJ Stroud's, you know, rookie season. 175 00:22:47.300 --> 00:22:58.550 Mike Marcangelo: and all the injuries that happened last year, it doesn't feel like, their skill players are anywhere close to, like, what they were at the beginning of last year. 176 00:22:58.780 --> 00:23:12.349 Mike Marcangelo: I worry about the defense. I also worry that… that they could go 7-10, or 8 and 9, and then D'Amico Ryans is fired, because that's just what happens, to minority coaches in that league. And I think he's a good coach. 177 00:23:12.780 --> 00:23:17.649 Robert Kelly: unbelievably stupid if they fired D'Amico Ryan, so I think he's a great coach. Same. 178 00:23:17.840 --> 00:23:28.930 Robert Kelly: Yeah, the offense is very scary in Houston right now. I don't know what the hell is going on. Putting up 14 and 20, your first two weeks is not… not gonna get the job done. 179 00:23:29.630 --> 00:23:50.889 Robert Kelly: I don't know what happened to Stroud, man. He looks lost. Nico Collins is almost invisible, which is wild, because I thought Nico was gonna have an amazing season coming off the injury from last year. But man, he does not… he does not look like the same guy. He's not getting opened the same. It's tough in Houston right now. We're obviously not crossing them off, but… 180 00:23:50.890 --> 00:23:54.719 Robert Kelly: It's, it's, it's a tough look in Houston right now. They gotta rebound quick. 181 00:23:55.650 --> 00:24:09.060 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, you can't… like, your stat line as a quarterback cannot be 13 to 24 for 200 yards and a touchdown. Like, that… that's not… it's just not gonna do it, especially when you have somebody like Aniko Collins as your skill player. And by the way, like. 182 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:26.119 Mike Marcangelo: They got Nick Chubb, you know, he's not… he's not who he was before, but he's not terrible. Joe Mixon's on the shelf, obviously. They just need to hold this thing together and get healthy again. I think it's smart not to cross them off. Now, the biggest… 183 00:24:26.120 --> 00:24:26.640 Robert Kelly: Fair. 184 00:24:26.940 --> 00:24:28.380 Mike Marcangelo: The biggest surprise… 185 00:24:28.700 --> 00:24:35.760 Mike Marcangelo: Of it all. But obviously, you know, I would honestly say that, this team has been, shamed 186 00:24:35.800 --> 00:24:49.029 Mike Marcangelo: by you on the show, for the duration of this show for, I would say, 5 years, and they usually proved you wrong, but they kind of look like the team that I called them back in our terrestrial days, the Kansas City Shitty Chiefs. They're 0-2. 187 00:24:51.280 --> 00:25:05.759 Robert Kelly: not looking great in Kansas City at all. The offense looks bad. Travis Kelsey is costing this team big time. That drop was… changed the entire game, in the end zone. I don't know what's going on with them. 188 00:25:05.760 --> 00:25:15.829 Robert Kelly: We're obviously, in no way, stretching the imagination, crossing this team off, but this is the first time in literally the start… since the power ranking started. 189 00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:17.650 Robert Kelly: that the Kansas City Chiefs. 190 00:25:17.910 --> 00:25:19.880 Robert Kelly: Are not in the top 10. 191 00:25:19.910 --> 00:25:38.609 Robert Kelly: The first time in… how long are we doing this? Five years now? The first time in five years that they are not a top 10 team. And I thought some people might see it as an overreaction, but I don't think it can at this point, because they don't look good. They don't look like a playoff football team right now, in any way. 192 00:25:39.580 --> 00:25:44.070 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, two weeks in a row, Patrick Mahomes leads the team in rushing. 193 00:25:44.210 --> 00:25:51.869 Mike Marcangelo: This, this past week, he went 16-29 for 187 yards and a touchdown and a pick, and Travis Kelsey with that, with that drop. 194 00:25:52.180 --> 00:25:54.600 Mike Marcangelo: And meanwhile, he, 195 00:25:54.940 --> 00:26:06.879 Mike Marcangelo: Mahomes had to throw, like, 4 straight moon balls to Tyquan Thornton, just to get that offense going. Again, another former Patriot. So when you're relying on Tyquan Thornton. 196 00:26:07.320 --> 00:26:18.439 Mike Marcangelo: Hollywood Brown, who just doesn't look good anymore. Juju is looking exactly like he did in New England, which is actually making me happy. Yeah, Kansas… Kansas City, like, they got a lot to, a lot to worry about here. 197 00:26:18.550 --> 00:26:19.610 Mike Marcangelo: Honorable mentions. 198 00:26:19.610 --> 00:26:20.080 Robert Kelly: Man. 199 00:26:20.080 --> 00:26:21.939 Mike Marcangelo: We're gonna plow through… plow through these. 200 00:26:23.300 --> 00:26:27.950 Mike Marcangelo: I'll do it in this order. We'll save our two teams, right? The commanders. 201 00:26:30.340 --> 00:26:34.209 Mike Marcangelo: What do we think about them, Bobby? Like, I feel like I'm higher on them than you are. 202 00:26:35.990 --> 00:26:45.279 Robert Kelly: Yeah, I thought about taking them and putting them in that Bengals spot, to be honest, just because of the injuries that the Bengals have, and… 203 00:26:45.520 --> 00:27:03.549 Robert Kelly: what I think the Commanders can do moving forward, but starting out 0-2, man, is… is rough. They're 1-1, yeah. 1-1, yeah. And… but the Packers just absolutely dominated them. Daniels is already banged up, which is something that DK predicted coming into the season. 204 00:27:03.550 --> 00:27:15.809 Robert Kelly: They look old, which is, again, exactly what the, knock was coming into the season. They already lost Eckler. You know, Jackson… Ja'Cory Krosky Merritt, or Bill, as they like to call him, 205 00:27:15.810 --> 00:27:40.770 Robert Kelly: isn't gonna be an RB1 by any stretch of the imagination? And then Terry doesn't look like the same guy either, man. So I am a little worried about Commanders. I mean, being in the East, worried, I guess, is a relative term. But if I was a Commanders… if I was a Commanders fan, I would be a little worried, because it's not looking like the same upside that they had last year, and if Daniels is gonna be banked up already. 206 00:27:40.770 --> 00:27:42.740 Robert Kelly: They could be in trouble, man. 207 00:27:43.510 --> 00:28:02.490 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, it doesn't sound like you're, like, you're at all celebrating the fact that, that this team is going up against it right now. You're right, Terry McLaurin does not look… like, he does not look like the guy that just signed that deal, and I don't know if they're gonna have virus remorse. I think… I think Deebo looks fine. I mean, 7 catches, 50 yards, like, he looks fine. Like, that's… that's what you can expect right now. 208 00:28:02.490 --> 00:28:04.760 Robert Kelly: Yeah, touchdown, touchdown first two weeks. 209 00:28:05.070 --> 00:28:07.170 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, I think losing Eckler. 210 00:28:07.370 --> 00:28:16.669 Mike Marcangelo: But this, like, if you've ever picked up Austin Eckler as a fantasy football manager, you know that he is the same risk 211 00:28:17.120 --> 00:28:28.969 Mike Marcangelo: But a less… a lower ceiling as, as McCaffrey. He's gonna get hurt every year. He's never gonna start 17 games, just not gonna happen. And it sucks that… he tore his Achilles, right? 212 00:28:29.360 --> 00:28:30.239 Robert Kelly: They lose ya. 213 00:28:30.650 --> 00:28:35.270 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, so he's done. I mean, he's probably done first. I mean, that's a tough injury to come back from. 214 00:28:35.450 --> 00:28:40.120 Mike Marcangelo: Let's go with, the Minnesota Vikings. 215 00:28:40.290 --> 00:28:41.220 Mike Marcangelo: Now… 216 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:56.389 Mike Marcangelo: I think JJ McCarthy might not be able to be an NFL quarterback. I think he's had some… I think we've seen, what, 7 quarters? 8 quarters of him so far? And he's looked good in one of them. 217 00:28:56.800 --> 00:29:07.480 Mike Marcangelo: And for Kevin O'Connell, who I would argue is a quarterback whisperer, I mean, he made Sam Darnold look far better than Sam Darnold actually is. They have good, skilled players. 218 00:29:07.550 --> 00:29:17.029 Mike Marcangelo: the defense is showing up, like, I do worry about, if I was a fan of the Vikings, that you made the wrong pick there, and you should have maybe just kept Sam Darnold, but… 219 00:29:17.490 --> 00:29:18.729 Mike Marcangelo: Open to your take. 220 00:29:19.970 --> 00:29:37.850 Robert Kelly: Yeah, no, he definitely doesn't look like a QB1 and a guy that can lead a team to the playoffs, especially if he can't stay healthy, because he's hurt… again. Right. It's a high ankle sprain. He's out for, like, two to four weeks, so we're getting the Carson Wentz show in Minnesota. We'll see what happens there. 221 00:29:37.850 --> 00:29:48.489 Robert Kelly: It's just… it's not great when you have weapon… a weapon like Justin Jefferson, a coach like O'Connell. You know, the running back situation's not great, Jordan Mason, Aaron Jones, but… 222 00:29:48.600 --> 00:29:56.330 Robert Kelly: if you can't at least look respectable when you have a wide receiver one, like Justin Jefferson, and a schemer like… 223 00:29:56.410 --> 00:30:13.739 Robert Kelly: O'Connell. It's not a great sign whatsoever. And if you're not staying healthy, man, if you're not on the field, you're not winning games. You know what I mean? That's just the, like, nail on the head right there. So, we'll see what happens with them moving forward. If I was in Minnesota, I'd be very nervous. For sure. 224 00:30:14.410 --> 00:30:23.560 Mike Marcangelo: You know the wild thing about that game against the Falcons is JJ McCarthy was the passing leader between the two teams, and he threw for 158 yards. 225 00:30:25.660 --> 00:30:26.510 Mike Marcangelo: I mean… 226 00:30:26.510 --> 00:30:29.290 Robert Kelly: I don't know about Padix either. Yeah. 227 00:30:29.290 --> 00:30:33.880 Mike Marcangelo: Pennix 13-21 for $1.35, and that team put up 22 points. 228 00:30:35.320 --> 00:30:49.809 Robert Kelly: They have… they have Bijan… they have Bijan, and that's literally it. I don't know about London, either. I've never known about London, man. He… he seems more like a tight end than a wide receiver to me. I just don't think he has the Jets and the Burners to be… 229 00:30:49.810 --> 00:31:12.559 Robert Kelly: a true wide receiver one in the NFL. He's like a… he's like a Keenan Allen with a lot lower ceiling, that isn't the red zone target that Keenan Allen is, you know what I mean? If Keenan Allen didn't have the ability to go up and get the ball like he does, and didn't have the route running, and didn't have that red zone ability, he wouldn't be 230 00:31:12.560 --> 00:31:18.699 Robert Kelly: key to know. And that's exactly what Drake wanted it, so… I don't know. Yep. I don't like the Falcons, 231 00:31:19.090 --> 00:31:20.679 Robert Kelly: I don't like the problems either, yeah. 232 00:31:20.680 --> 00:31:28.759 Mike Marcangelo: I will say on the positive side, though, Kyle Pitts looks the best that he's looked since being drafted. Like, he actually looks like a tight end in the NFL now. 233 00:31:28.760 --> 00:31:33.929 Robert Kelly: Yeah, which isn't saying much, which is because he's looked really bad for a few years. 234 00:31:33.930 --> 00:31:39.060 Mike Marcangelo: Correct, as someone who's taken them every year at Fantasy. The Steelers. 235 00:31:40.450 --> 00:31:46.789 Mike Marcangelo: What do we think? I really wish DK was here. Because I do think that DK actually cheered when they beat the Jets. 236 00:31:46.900 --> 00:31:57.569 Mike Marcangelo: I do. I believe it in my heart of hearts. I can't prove that it happened. He says it didn't happen, but I just… I don't… I can't imagine him rooting against him next to… next to, his beautiful bride. 237 00:31:57.830 --> 00:32:06.240 Mike Marcangelo: But again, we should set up… we should set up cameras just to see that, but… how do you think the Steelers have looked two weeks into the NFL season? 238 00:32:06.620 --> 00:32:30.650 Robert Kelly: Well, it's been a tale of two weeks for them, right? Week one, they looked awesome. Rodgers looked great. They beat the Jets, and, you know, everything was great. We thought, you know, the renaissance was back on again, just like it was first couple weeks last year. But then went right back to 2024 Rodgers in week two. He didn't look good, he looked old. The Seahawks had him running all day. 239 00:32:30.650 --> 00:32:34.570 Robert Kelly: The Steelers had literally no running game, and… 240 00:32:34.570 --> 00:32:39.630 Robert Kelly: when Jalen Warren is your leading receiver, that's definitely not a good thing. 241 00:32:39.850 --> 00:32:58.649 Robert Kelly: And at the same time, they also had one of the stupidest plays I've literally ever seen in my entire life, on that kickoff, where Caleb Johnson just lets the ball go over his head, and the Seahawks recover it for a touchdown. I've literally never seen that in my entire life. I, like, I was very confused when it happened. I was like, what? 242 00:32:58.650 --> 00:33:04.209 Mike Marcangelo: Why would… I couldn't understand that either. It's like, if he's not fired… Know what you do. 243 00:33:04.270 --> 00:33:17.129 Mike Marcangelo: Instantly. No one… no one loves Aaron Rodgers failing more than me. Maybe DK does. But the fact that he was on the run so much, and 5 years ago, 6 years ago? 244 00:33:17.130 --> 00:33:26.750 Mike Marcangelo: when you get Aaron Rodgers moving out of the pocket like that, bad things happen to you if you're a defense, but he just… he can't do it anymore. They cannot throw on the run like he used to. 245 00:33:26.750 --> 00:33:29.440 Robert Kelly: That's the goal, man. If you're… if… if… 246 00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:34.859 Robert Kelly: Yeah, now it's… now it's what you do to stop Rodgers. You get him on the run, you make him… you… 247 00:33:34.920 --> 00:33:44.950 Robert Kelly: get him outside the pocket, and he's in trouble. He's not gonna be able to pick apart the defense like he used to. That was literally, like you said, bro, that was what made him so special. 248 00:33:44.950 --> 00:34:01.610 Robert Kelly: I mean, if you remember, back in the day, man, him and Devontae Adams, I've never seen a wide receiver be able to break off a route when Rodgers was on the run and get open like he did. It was literally what made them such a special tandem, and that part of his game is just gone. So, you know, completely agree. 249 00:34:01.610 --> 00:34:12.119 Mike Marcangelo: He also made Jordy Nelson a millionaire when then he went to the Raiders and was exposed for not being that good, right? I mean, he had the talent. I've never argued that. 250 00:34:12.350 --> 00:34:19.069 Mike Marcangelo: Alright, so I think our teams are the last remaining teams I want to talk about for honorable mentions, unless you want to throw up any other team names. 251 00:34:20.479 --> 00:34:28.479 Robert Kelly: I think the Rams are intriguing. They, they almost took the Bengals spot as well. But… 252 00:34:28.889 --> 00:34:34.469 Robert Kelly: I just… I haven't seen enough from them yet, and I just… I wanted to give the Bengals their credit, but… 253 00:34:35.309 --> 00:34:48.769 Robert Kelly: The Rams are definitely right there. McVeigh is still, you know, a top-notch coach. Stafford's still, the top 10 quarterback, and I think they're gonna be in it until the end. So the Rams definitely, were a contender for the top 10. 254 00:34:49.139 --> 00:34:53.299 Mike Marcangelo: Let me ask you right now, who would you rather have at quarterback? Matt Stafford or Aaron Rodgers? 255 00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:56.650 Robert Kelly: Matthew Stafford, without a doubt. 256 00:34:57.350 --> 00:34:59.010 Mike Marcangelo: Oh, it's not… it's not even close for you. 257 00:34:59.970 --> 00:35:02.320 Robert Kelly: No, no, not even close, bro. 258 00:35:03.160 --> 00:35:13.609 Robert Kelly: Stafford can still pick apart a defense, and I feel like Rodgers has to be in the right situation to be able to do that at this point. So, yeah, definitely Stafford. 259 00:35:15.160 --> 00:35:33.099 Mike Marcangelo: Alright, the New England Patriots, man, 1-1, hell of a win down in Miami. They've done something. They did something that they haven't done, in 6 years, since the 2019 season. They beat a, like I said, a feisty Dolphins team, 33-27, 260 00:35:33.200 --> 00:35:36.960 Mike Marcangelo: I thought that Drake May looked really good in this game. 261 00:35:37.120 --> 00:35:49.849 Mike Marcangelo: I thought, you know, 19-23 for, like, 2.30 or something. No turnovers, which is the key. If he doesn't turn the ball over, the Patriots will have a shot to win games. Against teams that they should be. 262 00:35:49.910 --> 00:35:59.880 Mike Marcangelo: Not against, like, the Bills, or, you know, like, the top upper echelon teams in the NFL, but against Miami, against the Jets, against the Steelers. 263 00:36:00.020 --> 00:36:04.860 Mike Marcangelo: they should win games like that. I thought Ramondre had the absolute 264 00:36:05.030 --> 00:36:09.780 Mike Marcangelo: Clutch moment of that game, with that catch in the fourth quarter. 265 00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:26.459 Mike Marcangelo: I… I was… I was really happy. I was on a plane watching it, and I… I think I was the only one yelling, but it was… it was great. I loved watching that, but I think… I think they should be honorable mention. I think that… that was a… that was a tough win for that… for a team that hasn't had many tough wins in… in quite a long time. 266 00:36:26.990 --> 00:36:50.160 Robert Kelly: Yeah, no, agreed. I think Vrabel showed up for this Week 2 game. He had something to prove after week one. Get no coach, but Pete Carroll was a little embarrassing for week one. So, having him, show up for week two and put together the game plan he did was definitely a good sign for the Pats. I… the only thing that scares me about the Patriots right now is their secondary without Christian Gonzalez. Whoops. 267 00:36:50.160 --> 00:36:57.729 Robert Kelly: just fucking lost. They look lost, man. Tua… Tua… oh, I think Tua threw for 300 on them, right? 268 00:36:57.730 --> 00:37:03.090 Robert Kelly: Yeah, sure did. So… so, I mean, that's, that's definitely not a great sign, but… 269 00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:12.929 Robert Kelly: I think the needle's definitely pointing up. They need to get better wide receiver play, which has been such a trend for so goddamn long with them, but… 270 00:37:12.930 --> 00:37:28.610 Robert Kelly: when Ramondres, I know he had the catch in the fourth quarter, and he was, you know, he was great in week two, for sure. But when he's your leading wide receiver, that's definitely not what you're looking for. When you have Diggs, when you have booty, we have these guys that… that should… 271 00:37:28.610 --> 00:37:35.869 Robert Kelly: be doing something. I'm not sure if it's maybe just the game plan, what it was, but the wide receivers need to play a little better, for sure. 272 00:37:36.690 --> 00:37:49.529 Mike Marcangelo: Preach, I've been saying that for, I think, 4 years now. But, I do love the connection that Drake May and Keyshawn Booty have, it's clear. Agreed. Agreed. He dropped… he put that ball where only Booty could catch it in the end zone. 273 00:37:49.530 --> 00:37:59.270 Mike Marcangelo: for that one catch, 16 yards, like, he just dropped it right in. I loved it. Alright, Dallas Cowboys, Bobby. 1-1, I would say the game of the week, against… 274 00:37:59.330 --> 00:38:04.429 Mike Marcangelo: Those giants from New York. Dak looked… like a… 275 00:38:04.680 --> 00:38:15.489 Mike Marcangelo: I would say a top 10 quarterback, again, and your defense sucks, we already talked about that. But talk to me about… I mean, Javonte Williams looks like a serviceable running back. 276 00:38:18.240 --> 00:38:19.540 Robert Kelly: It's so… 277 00:38:19.700 --> 00:38:38.390 Robert Kelly: I'm very encouraged at what the offense looks like, for sure. I'm not getting ahead of myself here. It is nice to have a running game. That's something that the Cowboys haven't had, literally, since Zeke was in his prime, so it's nice to have a running game again that can actually do something and move the ball, take a little pressure off Jack. 278 00:38:38.680 --> 00:38:52.760 Robert Kelly: Dak looks awesome. My buddy texted me, he was like, is Dak a top… not just top 10? For the first 2 weeks, he might be a top 5 quarterback in the league right now, because if you look around the league… well, no, if you look around the league. 279 00:38:53.120 --> 00:38:58.220 Robert Kelly: There's not… there's not many quarterbacks that are taking a team. 280 00:38:58.390 --> 00:39:01.640 Robert Kelly: that… Has literally no defense. 281 00:39:01.920 --> 00:39:09.919 Robert Kelly: And making it look like the Cowboys have looked weak. They almost beat the Eagles, and then they just put up 40 points on the Giants, so… 282 00:39:10.190 --> 00:39:16.540 Robert Kelly: maybe top 5 is a stretch, but he's definitely top 10 so far this year. He's definitely top 10. 283 00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:29.249 Robert Kelly: It's so frustrating, though, because looking at this offense, it's so clear what this team had coming into this season, and it's so glaringly obvious. 284 00:39:29.480 --> 00:39:36.060 Robert Kelly: that what this team is missing is fucking Micah Parsons. You know what I mean? It's so… 285 00:39:36.060 --> 00:39:42.660 Mike Marcangelo: And a weak pass rusher, bro, and it's… it's so clear, because Russell Wilson was sitting back there. 286 00:39:42.660 --> 00:39:46.619 Robert Kelly: Oh, goddamn dang. Like, I literally… 287 00:39:46.770 --> 00:39:59.020 Robert Kelly: that final drive, I sent into the Discord and was like, I have no faith that the Cowboys are actually going to make a stop here, because they don't have the game changer on defense anymore. 288 00:39:59.020 --> 00:40:12.649 Robert Kelly: They don't have the guy that's gonna go in and just completely wreck a drive, and it just shows every single time now. I was listening to Cowboys play, and they were like, well, at least they stopped the run, and it's like, bruh. 289 00:40:13.180 --> 00:40:22.129 Robert Kelly: That's such a Jerry Jones take, because that's what he said about the Michael Parsons. Well, at least we've got a good run-stopper. But yeah, I don't know, man. 290 00:40:22.290 --> 00:40:28.259 Robert Kelly: I… great game. Brandon Aubrey is a kicking god. I… I… 291 00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:33.840 Robert Kelly: I would… I would do dirty… I would do dirty things to Brandon Auburn's leg, for sure. 292 00:40:34.120 --> 00:40:37.530 Mike Marcangelo: Not his foot, but his leg. 293 00:40:37.530 --> 00:40:39.899 Robert Kelly: His entire life. 294 00:40:40.660 --> 00:40:46.220 Robert Kelly: Yeah, I mean, the offense looks great, defense looks garbage, exactly kind of what we expected, 295 00:40:46.510 --> 00:40:49.290 Robert Kelly: I think they're exactly what we expect. They're gonna be 9 and 8. 296 00:40:49.520 --> 00:41:02.469 Robert Kelly: 10 and, you know, 8 and 9, right in that area, fighting for a playoff spot at the end, and… and that'll be a good season for the boys this year. If they can get 9, 10 wins out of this team, I'll be very happy. 297 00:41:04.250 --> 00:41:22.710 Mike Marcangelo: Just remember, if you want to go back and listen to my prediction for the Cowboys, for the NFC Prediction Show, or NFL Prediction Show, you can find those in the show notes. I predicted that the Patriots would win more games than the Dallas Cowboys. So, and their defense looks… I mean, listen, the Cowboys' defense is looking like they want to prove me right. 298 00:41:22.790 --> 00:41:29.499 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, they make the Patriots defense currently look like the 04 Patriots defense. It's so bad. 299 00:41:29.660 --> 00:41:30.830 Mike Marcangelo: So bad. 300 00:41:30.980 --> 00:41:35.620 Mike Marcangelo: However you're one-on-one, so that's… that's a good place to be. It could have been a lot. 301 00:41:35.620 --> 00:41:40.380 Robert Kelly: Well, we got the Bears… we got the Bears Week 3, so, you know… That'll be fun. 302 00:41:40.380 --> 00:41:42.650 Mike Marcangelo: I can't… I can't wait to hear the show next week. 303 00:41:42.900 --> 00:41:52.049 Robert Kelly: So I know we'll put up some points, at least, so we'll see. But maybe we'll make Caleb Williams look like a pro bowler this week, so, you know, we'll see. 304 00:41:52.050 --> 00:41:55.599 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, Caleb might throw for 450 yards, but that's… that's fine. 305 00:41:55.760 --> 00:42:04.789 Mike Marcangelo: Alright, so in the actual power rankings, the top 10. This is… I think this is the most surprising. Number 10th pick, Bobby, tell us who you have and why. 306 00:42:05.500 --> 00:42:11.430 Robert Kelly: So I got the Bengals, I picked them over the Rams. I just think… with… 307 00:42:11.430 --> 00:42:11.990 Mike Marcangelo: Stop. 308 00:42:12.620 --> 00:42:26.079 Robert Kelly: It is tough, man. With Burrow being out, it is very tough. I want to see them make a move. I don't think Browning, is the guy to hold it together for the next 3 months that he's out. 309 00:42:26.600 --> 00:42:32.570 Robert Kelly: Because he's out until at least November, they're saying. So, it's gonna be a while, 310 00:42:33.010 --> 00:42:38.959 Robert Kelly: I want to see them make a move, man, because if they won that game, Jamar Chase looks as good as he does. They have Tee Higgins. 311 00:42:39.030 --> 00:42:57.860 Robert Kelly: the name that jumps out to me is the guy who's the QB3 in New York right now, and I think would be so fun to see him in Cincinnati, and that's Jameis Winston. I want to see them go get him, because that would be… that would be so goddamn fun, man. You know he would just be chucking that thing up to those two. Lots of interceptions. 312 00:42:57.860 --> 00:43:03.059 Robert Kelly: But Brown and Sterling picks too, so, I mean, what do they have to choose? I just… 313 00:43:04.060 --> 00:43:06.500 Robert Kelly: This is more of, like, a, 314 00:43:06.650 --> 00:43:20.329 Robert Kelly: symbolic number 10, because honestly, this probably should be the Rams, or… Right. It should be the Rams, but I just… I felt so bad for the Bengals, because the season was looking so up… 315 00:43:20.330 --> 00:43:41.540 Robert Kelly: And then for Burrow to go down like that, I had to give him at least the one shout-out, put him in at 10. I don't know if we're gonna see him here much longer, we'll see what Browning does moving forward, see if they make a move, but yeah. The Bengals, man. It's… it's the Bengals' funeral tour. We're giving him a funeral, we're putting him at number 10 as a symbolic. 316 00:43:41.590 --> 00:43:42.800 Robert Kelly: Cool Joe. 317 00:43:43.000 --> 00:43:46.140 Robert Kelly: you know, We'll see you later. 318 00:43:46.140 --> 00:43:48.299 Mike Marcangelo: Is it time to have a conversation about Joe Burrow? 319 00:43:49.460 --> 00:43:57.680 Robert Kelly: Yeah, I feel… I feel bad for the guy, man. I don't know, is he injury-prone, or is it… or is it… is it the offensive line? Is he… is he Andrew Luck 2.0? 320 00:43:58.230 --> 00:43:59.550 Mike Marcangelo: I think he's Andrew, let's 2.0. 321 00:43:59.680 --> 00:44:06.619 Robert Kelly: Right? That's what it looks like, man. Because he has the talent. Or is he injury-prone? Because year one, tore his ACL. 322 00:44:07.320 --> 00:44:10.480 Mike Marcangelo: Year two, the only year that he's been 100% healthy, they made the Super Bowl. 323 00:44:10.660 --> 00:44:15.950 Mike Marcangelo: Right? I would argue that, but every… I mean, 3 out of his 4… I know. 324 00:44:16.150 --> 00:44:18.509 Mike Marcangelo: Four out of his five seasons, he's missed games, right? 325 00:44:19.670 --> 00:44:23.590 Robert Kelly: Yeah. Yeah, because he had the wrists, he had the foot. 326 00:44:23.960 --> 00:44:29.000 Robert Kelly: head to toe, the ACL. So yeah, that's 4, yeah. 327 00:44:29.040 --> 00:44:44.870 Robert Kelly: It's tough, man. It's tough, because he's so good. He's so good. And he's so fun to watch. I feel bad for the guy, I really do. I feel like Cincinnati's just cursed with quarterbacks at this point, because every time you feel like they have a uptick, you know, Carson Palmer back in the day. 328 00:44:44.870 --> 00:44:47.270 Mike Marcangelo: He was the Steelers. That Steelers game? 329 00:44:47.270 --> 00:44:47.650 Robert Kelly: Right. 330 00:44:47.650 --> 00:44:53.419 Mike Marcangelo: That Steelers game still haunts me. Like, you just saw his, like, his ankle just snap. 331 00:44:53.420 --> 00:44:54.540 Robert Kelly: Yep. 332 00:44:54.870 --> 00:44:56.159 Robert Kelly: Yeah, not good. 333 00:44:56.550 --> 00:45:03.799 Mike Marcangelo: Listen, I think we're gonna be surprised. I think we're gonna be surprised. This list is very surprising, I think, especially, like, the bottom half. 334 00:45:04.150 --> 00:45:11.020 Mike Marcangelo: I never expected to say this team, alright, but at number 9 in the week 3 power rankings for Bob Kelly. 335 00:45:11.640 --> 00:45:13.200 Mike Marcangelo: Indianapolis Colts. 336 00:45:13.560 --> 00:45:14.939 Robert Kelly: Yeah, it's wild. It's wild. 337 00:45:14.940 --> 00:45:15.970 Mike Marcangelo: Daniel Jones. 338 00:45:15.970 --> 00:45:16.760 Robert Kelly: Nope. 339 00:45:17.390 --> 00:45:27.759 Robert Kelly: Bro, he… he looks… he looks like one of the better quarterbacks in the first two weeks. It's unbelievable. They scored on their first… I don't… this might be a… 340 00:45:28.350 --> 00:45:37.309 Robert Kelly: a New Orleans Saints from last year. We'll see, because remember, they started out 2-0, made the power rankings, and then it was just downhill from there. But… 341 00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:39.840 Robert Kelly: The first two weeks, man, Daniel Jones has looked… 342 00:45:39.840 --> 00:45:57.940 Robert Kelly: awesome. He's looked great, and it's just… it's crazy to me. Definitely not… this is definitely the biggest surprise in the league so far. It's the Chiefs being 0-2, and the Colts being 2-0, or the number 2… are the biggest two surprises, for sure. Jonathan Taylor looks revived. Michael Pittman looks awesome. 343 00:45:57.940 --> 00:46:07.020 Robert Kelly: Steichen, looks like he might actually be a good coach. Making the right decisions, choosing Jones over Richeson, took some cojones. 344 00:46:07.020 --> 00:46:13.960 Robert Kelly: Took some serious balls, and it seems like it's paying off so far, man. The team's responding to Jones, 345 00:46:14.200 --> 00:46:17.169 Robert Kelly: My buddy called him the White Mike Vic, so… 346 00:46:17.700 --> 00:46:21.890 Robert Kelly: you know, he's got that going for it. It's not great. It's not great. 347 00:46:22.020 --> 00:46:34.769 Robert Kelly: Yeah, man. And that was… that was a crazy win, too. So, when… when fate seems like it's on your side like that, when you're getting penalty calls, like, like, what was it? I don't even… what was the call? I forget. 348 00:46:35.090 --> 00:46:38.960 Robert Kelly: Oh. Leverage. Leverage, right? Leverage, or something like that. Leverage. 349 00:46:38.960 --> 00:46:43.909 Mike Marcangelo: I wish I've never heard… well, it's been a long time since I've seen that called. 350 00:46:44.420 --> 00:46:47.640 Robert Kelly: Yeah, yeah, that was wild. I couldn't believe it. 351 00:46:47.930 --> 00:47:04.319 Robert Kelly: Yeah, so they're definitely the second biggest surprise of the NFL so far. They deserved a spot on the list, though. They've looked awesome. Like I said, they did something in the first two weeks that we haven't seen since the Peyton Manning days. Like, they literally scored on their first. 352 00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:04.790 Mike Marcangelo: Pacific. 353 00:47:04.790 --> 00:47:05.169 Robert Kelly: It was like. 354 00:47:05.170 --> 00:47:07.320 Mike Marcangelo: the Saints… the Saints last year. 355 00:47:07.320 --> 00:47:12.730 Robert Kelly: Well, no, I mean… I mean, like, scoring… so they scored on, like, their first 14 possessions, I mean, so it's wild. 356 00:47:12.730 --> 00:47:13.290 Mike Marcangelo: Yep. 357 00:47:13.490 --> 00:47:19.529 Mike Marcangelo: No, I agree. Another question. Who would you rather have as your quarterback if you're starting a team right now, Bo Nix or Daniel Jones? 358 00:47:20.080 --> 00:47:21.180 Mike Marcangelo: Because you like Bonex. 359 00:47:21.180 --> 00:47:21.890 Robert Kelly: Oof. 360 00:47:22.440 --> 00:47:24.850 Robert Kelly: Bodex. It's still Linux. 361 00:47:24.850 --> 00:47:25.570 Mike Marcangelo: Is it, though? 362 00:47:25.570 --> 00:47:37.929 Robert Kelly: We need to see more than just two weeks from Daniel Jones, but what 2 weeks would I take? I'd take Bo Nix's first two weeks, for sure. I mean, Daniel Jones' first two weeks, my bad. Yeah, I'd take Daniel Jones' first two weeks, for sure. 363 00:47:38.320 --> 00:47:39.040 Mike Marcangelo: Alright. 364 00:47:39.410 --> 00:47:42.999 Mike Marcangelo: I would, you know, I think I'd take Tango Jones. 365 00:47:44.680 --> 00:47:53.920 Mike Marcangelo: I think he has more ta- I think he has more God-given talent. Now, whether that's gonna, give him the abilities to have a better overall career, I don't know. 366 00:47:54.090 --> 00:48:09.920 Mike Marcangelo: because, I mean, I would argue that there were plenty of quarterbacks that had more God-given talent than Brady or Manning, but, you know, those two are the top two in my opinion. But yeah, I would say, listen, he's fast, he can fucking throw. If you can protect him, he won't make mistakes. He… 367 00:48:10.050 --> 00:48:17.769 Mike Marcangelo: he doesn't have to win you a game in Indy, right? Like, he did with New York. He had to once Saquon was gone. He just can't lose you the game. 368 00:48:17.910 --> 00:48:22.560 Mike Marcangelo: And I think if you're in that situation, I think he's pretty good. 369 00:48:23.000 --> 00:48:32.939 Robert Kelly: we've seen him win before. It's not like it's out of the realm of possibility for Daniel Jones to be a winning quarterback. Like, it happens. I said, where did they go? They went 11-5 that season, I think? 370 00:48:33.450 --> 00:48:35.869 Robert Kelly: Whatever, 12 and 5. 371 00:48:36.070 --> 00:48:38.259 Mike Marcangelo: No, 10-7, and they beat Minnesota. 372 00:48:38.570 --> 00:48:41.119 Robert Kelly: Independence, okay. Yeah, so… 373 00:48:41.460 --> 00:48:52.890 Robert Kelly: he can do it. It's been done before, so we'll see what happens moving forward, but they deserve a spot at number 9 on the list so far. They look great the first two weeks. Definitely the biggest surprise. 374 00:48:53.380 --> 00:48:58.190 Mike Marcangelo: Also, when Daniel Jones has a top 10 running back, he typically does pretty well. Number 8. 375 00:48:58.620 --> 00:49:09.460 Mike Marcangelo: Another surprise, I think you could be surprised that, that they somehow made it on the list, despite all the negative talk that I've given them, on this show over the last 3 weeks. 376 00:49:09.640 --> 00:49:13.459 Mike Marcangelo: Or, that they're so low. But, number 8, Bobby. 377 00:49:14.360 --> 00:49:18.100 Robert Kelly: Detroit Lions. So… 378 00:49:18.330 --> 00:49:31.659 Robert Kelly: They're here. So, the Rams are on the list, by the way, I don't know why we thought they were. The Rams are on the list, just for the record. But, so, the Lions, yes. So… 379 00:49:32.550 --> 00:49:42.589 Robert Kelly: They look great, week two. They looked like the Lions that we thought they were gonna be coming into the season, putting up a 50 burger, Amid Rava's back, the running game was back, 380 00:49:42.810 --> 00:49:49.440 Robert Kelly: Goff looked like the No Mistake quarterback, like he did almost all last year. He was almost perfect. 381 00:49:49.600 --> 00:49:51.370 Robert Kelly: But again, it was… 382 00:49:51.420 --> 00:49:56.979 Robert Kelly: the Bears' defense, and the Bears' defense looks atrocious right now, so we'll see what happens moving forward. 383 00:49:56.990 --> 00:50:08.130 Robert Kelly: But at the same time, it looks like they got over the coordinator problem from week… week one. It looks like they settled in, and they got back to Detroit Lions football, and they looked like the team they did last year. 384 00:50:08.130 --> 00:50:19.430 Robert Kelly: So I'm definitely optimistic for the Lions moving forward. I think this is the team that we're gonna see. They got Ravens Week 3, which is definitely the game of Week 3, I can't wait for that. 385 00:50:19.890 --> 00:50:37.280 Robert Kelly: But… so obviously we're gonna learn a lot about them in week 3, but yeah. I think the Lions have some solid upside moving forward. Didn't want to move them up too much because of what they looked like in Week 1, and losing those coordinators, but 8 seemed like a good spot for them. 386 00:50:38.020 --> 00:50:54.299 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, but then they dropped… they put up 52 points. So if you put a… if you drop a 50 burger on any team in the NFL, like, that is… regardless of the situation. But they dominated this… this game. It was pure, pure domination. Jared Goff threw 28 passes, completed 23 of them. 387 00:50:54.510 --> 00:51:03.199 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, if you get that out of him, they're gonna be a really tough team to beat. Oh, and by the way, you know, you have, Gibson Montgomery running for 150 yards. 388 00:51:03.310 --> 00:51:06.370 Mike Marcangelo: But that's… That's gonna be really tough, yeah. 389 00:51:06.370 --> 00:51:17.339 Robert Kelly: That's… that's their formula to win, man. If Goff's playing like that, they're, like you said, they're so tough to beat when Goff's… if his completion percentage is above, like, 75 to 80%, 390 00:51:17.340 --> 00:51:28.359 Robert Kelly: the Lions are gonna be putting up 30 to 40 points, without a doubt, yeah. They're a tough team to beat when they're rolling. So, we'll see what happens in Week 3. Very intrigued for that game. I think it's gonna be the best one of the week. 391 00:51:29.830 --> 00:51:39.450 Mike Marcangelo: Which means it will either be that, or it will be the worst game of the week. There's no in-between when we say this on the air, because you and I always have the highest hopes for games, and then it either does live up to that. 392 00:51:39.500 --> 00:51:58.830 Mike Marcangelo: Or it's the worst. It's not in between. It will be the fucking worst game of the week, so I hope that you're right. Number 7 is a team that we've already honorably mentioned. It's like we forgot that they were on the list. It's almost like one of us put the list together, and the other one reviewed it, and we still forgot it, but number 7, 393 00:51:59.010 --> 00:52:01.269 Mike Marcangelo: The other LA team, the Rams. 394 00:52:01.610 --> 00:52:03.380 Robert Kelly: Yeah, the Rams are here. 395 00:52:04.010 --> 00:52:15.399 Robert Kelly: Like, like we already said, man, Stafford looks awesome. They have McVeigh, and that's… that's just a formula that's gonna be good to make you a top 10 team in the league right now. 396 00:52:15.650 --> 00:52:18.569 Robert Kelly: It's been a known formula for the past 397 00:52:18.750 --> 00:52:34.060 Robert Kelly: 3-4 years. Even last year, they started out 3-6 and still end up… end up winning 10 games. So, starting out 2-0 this year, definitely a good sign for them. I think that they are a contender in the NFC. Devonte looks, renewed in LA. 398 00:52:34.060 --> 00:52:34.490 Mike Marcangelo: That's awesome. 399 00:52:34.490 --> 00:52:50.670 Robert Kelly: Puka is being puka, so they, they definitely have, a very good shot in the NFC, because if they can end this year like they did last year, but they start off hot, man, they're… they're… they're, they're… it's in business, for sure. 400 00:52:51.290 --> 00:52:59.609 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, I didn't… I guess I did not expect the duo of Devonte Adams and Puka Nakua to be as lethal as it's shown to be so far, but… 401 00:53:00.020 --> 00:53:13.290 Mike Marcangelo: I mean, if Devontae plays like this all year, this is a better 1-2, and obviously Puka's still number one, than Puka's ever been involved in, right? I mean, I… I just… 402 00:53:13.600 --> 00:53:25.360 Mike Marcangelo: Devontae can stretch the field, Puka does so well on the underneath routes, he's such a physical wide receiver. This is… this can be tough, and if Kyron Williams stays healthy, Matt Stafford stays healthy. 403 00:53:25.540 --> 00:53:33.269 Mike Marcangelo: We already know about the coach, so… I mean, it's weird to say that, like, they're not gonna miss Cooper Cup, or they haven't so far. 404 00:53:34.230 --> 00:53:36.120 Robert Kelly: Yeah, it's wild, isn't it? 405 00:53:36.260 --> 00:53:48.389 Robert Kelly: It's… well, so it's… it's the formula of what they wanted it to be with Cooper Cupp, but Cupp could never stay healthy. Having the two top wide receivers and Stafford swinging the ball to him, 406 00:53:48.690 --> 00:54:01.300 Robert Kelly: they haven't been able to capitalize on that, so now we finally are getting to see it. It's been awesome through two weeks, so we'll see what happens, for sure. I think the Rams, have… have a very positive season ahead of them, 100%. 407 00:54:01.840 --> 00:54:13.199 Mike Marcangelo: Alright, so with number 6, I think this is a team that's, that's always overhyped at the end of the season. They turn out to be, like, feisty towards the end, but… go ahead, Bobby, number 6 in the power rankings. 408 00:54:13.790 --> 00:54:27.679 Robert Kelly: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I am on the goddamn Baker Mayfield train like no other. I love Baker Mayfield, man. He just pulls games out of his ass right now. And… 409 00:54:28.180 --> 00:54:32.600 Robert Kelly: The two games that he won so far were games that… 410 00:54:33.040 --> 00:54:40.860 Robert Kelly: the… they had no business winning. Evans hasn't looked great so far, and Abuka looks like he's the one. 411 00:54:40.870 --> 00:54:53.880 Robert Kelly: But they still pull these games out, man, and I think Baker Mayfield is showing that he's absolutely a top 10 quarterback in the league. I would take him over a lot of quarterbacks right now. I would take him over Stafford, I think. I would take him over… 412 00:54:54.400 --> 00:54:58.449 Robert Kelly: Definitely Knicks, I would take him over David Jones, I would take him. 413 00:54:58.450 --> 00:54:59.590 Mike Marcangelo: What about Mahomes? 414 00:55:00.720 --> 00:55:05.240 Robert Kelly: So far, and this season so far, yeah, I would take one of my home. 415 00:55:05.530 --> 00:55:09.939 Mike Marcangelo: In the last 3 years, he's put up the same or better numbers than Mahomes. 416 00:55:10.870 --> 00:55:13.900 Robert Kelly: Yeah, man. Baker's… Baker's baller. 417 00:55:14.060 --> 00:55:22.369 Robert Kelly: I… my… when I jumped on the Baker train was when he won that game with the Rams, after he'd only been there for, like, 48 hours. 418 00:55:22.370 --> 00:55:22.970 Mike Marcangelo: Right. 419 00:55:22.970 --> 00:55:36.069 Robert Kelly: So, being here, man, and being in the hunt, I really think the Bucks are gonna make some noise. They're absolutely the best team in that division. They're gonna run away with that, for sure, in my opinion. 420 00:55:36.100 --> 00:55:43.770 Robert Kelly: So, so, they're gonna be in this list pretty much all season. Starting out 2-0, is definitely… 421 00:55:43.960 --> 00:55:50.139 Robert Kelly: definitely on the right track, because they're against two pretty solid teams, too. I mean, Falcons, maybe not. 422 00:55:51.500 --> 00:55:53.519 Robert Kelly: But, beating the Texans, 423 00:55:53.520 --> 00:55:55.610 Mike Marcangelo: And the Texans also, maybe not. 424 00:55:55.610 --> 00:55:58.970 Robert Kelly: Yeah, we'll see, I don't know, you're right. 425 00:55:58.970 --> 00:55:59.980 Mike Marcangelo: I guess… 426 00:55:59.980 --> 00:56:01.720 Robert Kelly: What if the Texans were supposed… 427 00:56:01.930 --> 00:56:04.159 Robert Kelly: what the Texans were supposed to be, I guess. 428 00:56:04.160 --> 00:56:19.570 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, against two solid teams that we almost crossed off 30 minutes ago, but yeah, no, you're right, it's been just a strenuous schedule. All right, we're in the top half, and I think we all expected this team to be here because of the coach and his pedigree. But go ahead, Bobby. 429 00:56:20.540 --> 00:56:23.280 Robert Kelly: So, the LA Chargers, 430 00:56:23.300 --> 00:56:37.679 Robert Kelly: Herbert's looked awesome so far. He definitely looks like the guy that we thought he was gonna be, you know, starting last year, year before, so he definitely looks like, the number one 431 00:56:37.680 --> 00:56:55.859 Robert Kelly: In the West right now, which is crazy. They're 2-0, first place in the West, and the Chiefs are 0-2 right now, so they're… they're already got 2 games up on the Chiefs. They beat the Chiefs, and if… if Herbert in the run game is gonna look like that, man, they're gonna be tough to beat. 432 00:56:55.860 --> 00:57:03.789 Robert Kelly: I really like the Chargers this year. I really, really do. I think they're gonna surprise a lot of teams and compete in that AFC. Especially with Burlow. 433 00:57:04.010 --> 00:57:05.630 Robert Kelly: Especially with Burlow. 434 00:57:05.980 --> 00:57:15.059 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, I 100% agree with that. I guess my only thing is that it feels like this team was built by Harbaugh to be a run-first, explosive pass team. 435 00:57:15.250 --> 00:57:18.930 Mike Marcangelo: But I don't… I don't love Amari and Hampton yet. 436 00:57:19.550 --> 00:57:25.050 Mike Marcangelo: And we already know what Najee Harris is, so could they have a problem 437 00:57:25.300 --> 00:57:30.779 Mike Marcangelo: and have to be forced to throw too much, and then the same Herbert appears. 438 00:57:33.850 --> 00:57:50.040 Robert Kelly: Possibly, but I don't know, man, the weapons… weapons look really good down there right now. Quinton Johnson looks like he's finally showing out. McConkie looks awesome. So, I mean, we'll see. But so far, so good. Without that running game, they're already 2-0. But you're right, 439 00:57:50.630 --> 00:58:05.379 Robert Kelly: He got stuffed 3 times at the goal line. I know. Which is definitely not what I… is definitely not what I was expecting out of Hampton. He's a great goal at back, man. He was great in college, so I don't know what's going on with him. 440 00:58:05.400 --> 00:58:13.060 Robert Kelly: We'll see. But, yeah. I do like Chargers. I like Herbert a lot moving forward, so that's why they got to number 5. 441 00:58:14.040 --> 00:58:15.589 Mike Marcangelo: Number 4, I think… 442 00:58:15.830 --> 00:58:23.310 Mike Marcangelo: I think this is too low. I think they should be top 3. I think it's your bias that keeps them out of it, but go ahead. 443 00:58:24.090 --> 00:58:29.680 Robert Kelly: The Green Bay Packers. I totally understand why you think they should be number 3, number 3. They've looked… 444 00:58:29.860 --> 00:58:43.519 Robert Kelly: So good. That defense looks unbelievable so far. I can only imagine why. It's only like they got traded, the best pass rusher in the league coming into the league, coming into the season. That might make a small difference. But yeah, man… 445 00:58:43.880 --> 00:59:00.429 Robert Kelly: They are definitely one of the better teams in the league right now. Jordan Love looks awesome. I wish they had a little more at wide receiver, because they don't have much, especially with Jaden Reed's out now. Golden doesn't look great. I don't know, I mean, they haven't really utilized him too much, but… 446 00:59:00.600 --> 00:59:04.589 Mike Marcangelo: They're gonna have to now. I think between him and, Dobbs… 447 00:59:04.720 --> 00:59:20.109 Mike Marcangelo: I think… I think they should be okay, but I mean, their running game, if they can… if they can get 80 to 100 yards a game out of… out of Josh Jacobs and kind of sprinkle in Savion Williams, because he's been, like, their other running back so far, then I think he should be okay, and that defense… 448 00:59:20.470 --> 00:59:23.150 Mike Marcangelo: It does look scary. And they are better… 449 00:59:23.150 --> 00:59:23.600 Robert Kelly: It's ugly. 450 00:59:23.600 --> 00:59:26.950 Mike Marcangelo: You know that. You know it. You just couldn't put him there. 451 00:59:28.820 --> 00:59:37.250 Robert Kelly: You think they're better than the Ravens? So right now, Ravens vs. Packers, 100 bucks, neutral field, you would put it on the Packers? 452 00:59:40.410 --> 00:59:41.000 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah. 453 00:59:41.690 --> 00:59:42.400 Robert Kelly: Yep. 454 00:59:42.860 --> 00:59:49.519 Mike Marcangelo: Like, big game, you have to… you have to win it. I know what Lamar's gonna do, so I'll take my chances with Jordan, for sure. 455 00:59:50.210 --> 00:59:57.500 Robert Kelly: Okay, okay, I totally get it. I just… Seeing what the Ravens did. 456 00:59:57.690 --> 01:00:16.430 Robert Kelly: week one, they looked great, although they turned into the old Ravens in the end. Derrick Henry fumbling that ball, definitely not what we're looking for out of him. But Week 2, they went right back to the regular Ravens. Lamar looked awesome in week two. Granted, it was against the Browns, I know. Right, right. 457 01:00:16.950 --> 01:00:17.790 Robert Kelly: But… 458 01:00:18.680 --> 01:00:30.319 Robert Kelly: I just have more… more optimism for the Ravens moving forward in the season than I do for the Packers. I think the Ravens have a better shot at winning the Super Bowl, which is why they got that. Plus for the Packers. 459 01:00:30.550 --> 01:00:44.130 Mike Marcangelo: yeah, you have less bias, towards the Ravens, which is it, because if you look at who the Packers have beat this year, so far, I would argue that their two opponents are a little bit better than the Ravens. One victory. 460 01:00:44.440 --> 01:00:47.239 Robert Kelly: They probably have the two best wins in the league so far, to be honest. 461 01:00:47.880 --> 01:00:58.380 Robert Kelly: To be honest, because they dominated the Lions, and then the Lions came out and scored 50 points, and they dominated the Commanders. 462 01:00:58.380 --> 01:01:00.580 Mike Marcangelo: Oh, really? And it's a telegame, I sure. 463 01:01:00.580 --> 01:01:05.759 Robert Kelly: Right, so… Yeah, they've looked awesome first two weeks, but fuck the Packers. 464 01:01:05.760 --> 01:01:08.710 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, yeah, but go ahead, sell me in your top 3. 465 01:01:09.550 --> 01:01:20.329 Robert Kelly: So, number 3, Baltimore Ravens. Listen, bro, it's… it's the Lamar show. He looked awesome week two. He looked awesome week one. It wasn't his fault they lost that game week one. 466 01:01:20.330 --> 01:01:38.499 Robert Kelly: That game did not turn on anything Lamar did. That was… that was the Derrick Henry fumble, and then it was all downhill from there. And then Josh Allen just took that game over, so I don't pit that on Lamar, although it does seem like it just adds to his resume of the big games and blowing it in the big moment. I understand. But… 467 01:01:39.140 --> 01:01:44.070 Robert Kelly: Look at this team, man. They scored 40 points two weeks in a row. 468 01:01:44.420 --> 01:01:46.230 Robert Kelly: And I just, I just think… 469 01:01:47.460 --> 01:02:03.610 Robert Kelly: with Lamar leading the way, man, the ceiling is the limit for them. You know what I mean? And we're gonna see this week when they play the Lions. I think it's gonna be another high-scoring game, but I think the Ravens come out on top. I really do. I think the Ravens are gonna show a lot this week. 470 01:02:03.740 --> 01:02:08.719 Robert Kelly: On… it's Monday Night Football, too, so it'll be in front of the whole world, and you know Omar's gonna show up, so… 471 01:02:10.110 --> 01:02:21.369 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, because it's the regular season. Listen, I'm just trying to save you from yourself. You know, like, this happened… you have, like, a sort of love for Lamar, not as deep an affection as you are for Cowboys. 472 01:02:21.490 --> 01:02:25.340 Mike Marcangelo: But it's there, like, you… you just believe that he's gonna do it. 473 01:02:25.640 --> 01:02:41.680 Mike Marcangelo: And then, for 17 straight regular season weeks, you're like, Mike, fuck you, I told you he's gonna do it, I told you he was gonna do it, and then he doesn't do it! And he… yeah, that team scored 40 points two weeks in a row, and they're 1-1, okay? 474 01:02:42.900 --> 01:02:49.149 Mike Marcangelo: I would just say, I think… I think it's completely plausible for Lamar to ball out against Detroit. 475 01:02:49.740 --> 01:02:52.490 Mike Marcangelo: I think it's gonna happen. I think he could win the MVP again. 476 01:02:53.280 --> 01:02:57.939 Mike Marcangelo: I'm, like, I'm here for that. That actually will help my narrative moving forward. 477 01:03:00.930 --> 01:03:02.270 Robert Kelly: Depends on they're gonna blow it in the playoffs. 478 01:03:03.420 --> 01:03:04.130 Mike Marcangelo: Right. 479 01:03:04.810 --> 01:03:11.959 Robert Kelly: No, I get it, I get it. And it's gonna be to the… it's gonna be to the team that we have at number 2, but… 480 01:03:12.110 --> 01:03:25.960 Robert Kelly: Yeah, so we'll see. I couldn't agree more, that he's not a playoff quarterback, alright? When it comes down to it, it doesn't seem like that he can win that big game, especially against those top quarterbacks in late in January. 481 01:03:26.270 --> 01:03:28.260 Mike Marcangelo: Correct. But right, the power rankings… 482 01:03:28.260 --> 01:03:30.489 Robert Kelly: R, A, a regular season list. 483 01:03:30.630 --> 01:03:31.849 Robert Kelly: And B. 484 01:03:32.090 --> 01:03:35.630 Mike Marcangelo: Heavily biased, yes. Right, right. 485 01:03:36.520 --> 01:03:40.210 Mike Marcangelo: I'm also here for that, too. Alright, number 2, those bills up in Buffalo. 486 01:03:40.470 --> 01:03:46.339 Robert Kelly: Yep. They, look… as advertised, through 2 weeks. That's true. 487 01:03:46.470 --> 01:03:59.420 Robert Kelly: They look unbelievable, man. Josh Allen is just unreal. He has taken the reins as a top quarterback in the NFL, without a doubt, right? He's number one. 488 01:03:59.600 --> 01:04:01.819 Robert Kelly: Who'd you put above Josh Allen? 489 01:04:02.350 --> 01:04:06.739 Robert Kelly: You're not putting Mahomes there anymore. It's not Mahomes. It's not Lamar. 490 01:04:07.150 --> 01:04:09.070 Mike Marcangelo: Of course it's my horse, it's Mahomes. 491 01:04:09.720 --> 01:04:11.160 Robert Kelly: You think he's so… 492 01:04:11.640 --> 01:04:12.340 Mike Marcangelo: Be the man. 493 01:04:12.340 --> 01:04:12.740 Robert Kelly: right now. 494 01:04:12.770 --> 01:04:14.350 Mike Marcangelo: To be the man, you gotta be. 495 01:04:14.350 --> 01:04:18.280 Robert Kelly: You gotta beat the man. Okay. Understood. Understood. 496 01:04:18.450 --> 01:04:22.599 Mike Marcangelo: And by the way, like, I don't think Josh Allen is better than Joe Burrow when he's helping. 497 01:04:23.140 --> 01:04:30.810 Robert Kelly: Yeah, the only one… Joe Burrow's the only one that has beat my hopes, by the way. I know. He's literally… he's literally the only one in the group. But… 498 01:04:31.900 --> 01:04:39.509 Robert Kelly: if any year… I know we've said this before, but it looks like this… it looks like this could be it for the Bills. 499 01:04:39.660 --> 01:04:46.389 Robert Kelly: Listen, he looks awesome, and… I love the defense. I love the Bosa addition. He looks… 500 01:04:46.500 --> 01:04:55.320 Robert Kelly: like, revived in Buffalo. He looked awesome in weed, too. Do you see the mic'd up, where they put a tight end? 501 01:04:55.550 --> 01:05:01.520 Robert Kelly: on Bosa, and he's just over on the side, he's like, bro, did you see that? They put a goddamn tight end on me! 502 01:05:02.570 --> 01:05:10.550 Robert Kelly: Yeah, so, they look awesome. Bills look great. I wish I could put them at number 1, because… 503 01:05:11.370 --> 01:05:20.019 Robert Kelly: fuck the Eagles, but we can't do that. We can't… we can't take the chance off… off the top spot at this point. So, we'll just get to that. Number one. 504 01:05:20.610 --> 01:05:22.680 Robert Kelly: The Philadelphia goddamn Eagles. 505 01:05:23.450 --> 01:05:32.979 Robert Kelly: I don't know how they do it, man. I really don't, because two weeks in a row, they have no passing game. No passing. 506 01:05:33.240 --> 01:05:39.099 Robert Kelly: But I just want to ask you, who would you take right now if this was the Super Bowl? This is why I jumped in. 507 01:05:39.280 --> 01:05:44.160 Robert Kelly: Eagles or Bills. Because the Bills look better. 508 01:05:44.500 --> 01:05:45.410 Mike Marcangelo: Eagles. 509 01:05:46.040 --> 01:05:48.200 Robert Kelly: But it's the Eagles still, right? 510 01:05:48.200 --> 01:06:03.069 Mike Marcangelo: Silly Eagles, because, again, like, this is a… I feel like it's an exhausted narrative, but we've seen those two quarterbacks in big-time games, and more often than not, Josh Allen does not win big-time games, and Jalen Hurts does. 511 01:06:07.750 --> 01:06:12.110 Robert Kelly: But it's because of the system in Philly. In my opinion. I don't know if Jalen… 512 01:06:13.470 --> 01:06:18.119 Robert Kelly: Is Jalen a top 10 quarterback? I'm so confused about Jalen Hurts. 513 01:06:18.120 --> 01:06:18.530 Mike Marcangelo: Are you doing? 514 01:06:19.170 --> 01:06:22.070 Mike Marcangelo: to a Super… went to a Super Bowl without Saquon Barkley. 515 01:06:22.990 --> 01:06:26.750 Robert Kelly: That's true, he did, he did. But… 516 01:06:27.550 --> 01:06:29.160 Robert Kelly: I don't know, man. I don't know. 517 01:06:29.160 --> 01:06:33.880 Mike Marcangelo: Okay, so who would you take right now as a head coach, Sean McDermott or Nick Sirianni? 518 01:06:36.580 --> 01:06:38.510 Robert Kelly: I hate Nick Sariano, but Nick Sariano. 519 01:06:38.800 --> 01:06:41.620 Mike Marcangelo: Right, so then… I mean… 520 01:06:41.810 --> 01:06:49.329 Mike Marcangelo: I think… I do think Josh Allen is hampered by having Sean McDermott as his head coach. I've been saying that for a very long time, I don't think he's a good coach. 521 01:06:50.200 --> 01:06:58.919 Mike Marcangelo: But I don't think Sirianni's a savant, either. I don't, because they've… they had two Super Bowl appearances with two different sets of coordinators. 522 01:06:59.960 --> 01:07:04.099 Mike Marcangelo: So the only two constants are Sirianni and Jalen Hurts. 523 01:07:05.010 --> 01:07:06.490 Robert Kelly: True. True. 524 01:07:06.690 --> 01:07:09.349 Robert Kelly: Hey, listen, there's no one better. 525 01:07:09.470 --> 01:07:29.000 Robert Kelly: At that goddamn tush push, that's literally the most effective play in the league, and it's so goddamn frustrating and annoying, it's so fucking annoying. And they're cheating. Every week now. Just, as a Cowboys fan, I need to point that out. The Eagles, on that tush push, it's already been pointed out, literally the entire offensive line fall starts. The entire goddamn offensive line. 526 01:07:29.210 --> 01:07:32.390 Robert Kelly: But they're never gonna call it, so it doesn't fucking matter. 527 01:07:32.530 --> 01:07:37.779 Mike Marcangelo: If the Eagles are in the top 4 teams of the league, they're never gonna ban it. 528 01:07:37.940 --> 01:07:48.929 Mike Marcangelo: Because then it would look like they're trying to knock them down. What would have to happen is, like, they have to be in the middle tier, and now prove that it's not, like, it's not effective anymore, and then the NFL would ban it. 529 01:07:50.950 --> 01:07:53.010 Robert Kelly: Yeah, it's tough. It's tough. 530 01:07:53.010 --> 01:07:59.440 Mike Marcangelo: Don't be the Packers and get trounced by them, and then say, oh, I want to ban that move, or I want to ban that… you know, that's just stupid. Don't be a pussy. 531 01:07:59.790 --> 01:08:00.859 Robert Kelly: Yeah, yeah. 532 01:08:01.230 --> 01:08:03.479 Robert Kelly: That's such a bitch move, you're right. 533 01:08:03.480 --> 01:08:05.170 Mike Marcangelo: Not the Packers, Bobby, you're right. 534 01:08:05.400 --> 01:08:10.349 Robert Kelly: Fuck the Packers. Indeed. That's for DK, he's not here. Fuck the Packers. 535 01:08:10.520 --> 01:08:11.130 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah. 536 01:08:11.310 --> 01:08:12.500 Mike Marcangelo: But I love Micah. 537 01:08:13.640 --> 01:08:23.119 Robert Kelly: Yeah, I do love Micah, but it's… it pains me. Pains me to see him in that goddamn uniform. I literally can't even look at it. I can't… I can't watch… when Micah is on the field… 538 01:08:23.120 --> 01:08:23.850 Mike Marcangelo: I might. 539 01:08:23.850 --> 01:08:24.880 Robert Kelly: I turn it. 540 01:08:25.620 --> 01:08:27.050 Robert Kelly: Don't do it. I won't wait. 541 01:08:28.300 --> 01:08:29.720 Mike Marcangelo: I might get one for the girls. 542 01:08:30.750 --> 01:08:39.069 Robert Kelly: Oh, that would hurt. I don't know what… I don't know what to do with my Micah Parsons jersey. I… I've loved it for so long, and now I just haven't, and I'm like, ugh. 543 01:08:39.260 --> 01:08:41.860 Robert Kelly: I didn't even want to put it on, but it was just so sad. 544 01:08:43.310 --> 01:08:52.930 Mike Marcangelo: It's like, oh god, who was the quarterback for the Raiders that won a Super Bowl for them? But we had him and he sucked. Plunkett? 545 01:08:53.450 --> 01:08:55.969 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, it's like, if you had a Plunkett jersey for a Patriot, like, what do you do? 546 01:08:55.979 --> 01:08:57.979 Robert Kelly: What is it plunge? Yeah, it was plunge, right? 547 01:08:57.979 --> 01:08:59.079 Mike Marcangelo: Yeah, let's plug it. 548 01:08:59.789 --> 01:09:00.589 Mike Marcangelo: Yep. 549 01:09:01.119 --> 01:09:17.509 Mike Marcangelo: Well, Bobby, I was… I would say I… I usually come into these pretty, confrontational, shocker. The only… the only, the only thing I had for you was the Bengals. I don't… I don't understand why they're number 10. I… I do get it, why you would do it, because it's probably the last time we're gonna see them. 550 01:09:17.509 --> 01:09:25.959 Mike Marcangelo: But in no… in no way, shape, or form are the Baltimore Ravens better through two weeks than the Green Bay Packers. 551 01:09:26.099 --> 01:09:27.199 Mike Marcangelo: Like, they're just not. 552 01:09:27.479 --> 01:09:28.969 Mike Marcangelo: But that's why it's your list. 553 01:09:29.169 --> 01:09:41.589 Mike Marcangelo: That's why it's your show. That's why I was… I was honored to be here with you. So, we did it. Another Power Ranking show is done for the real BK, Bob Kelly. This is Mike Marc Angelo saying thank you so much for listening to Missing the Point. Talk to you later.