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The Kansas City Chiefs are struggling at 0-2, but Eric from NFL.com thinks they'll turn it around. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles are looking strong, and the Arizona Cardinals are an underwhelming 2-0. The Chicago Bears have talent and could make a comeback, while the Cleveland Browns are still reeling from past disappointments.

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network. Hey, we're moving into week three of the NFL season. Get started tomorrow. We got the Buffalo Bills. We got the Dolphins.

Got a slate of games on Sunday into Monday as well. Joining us right now to talk about what we've seen so far through the first two weeks. that we have in store for week three and beyond. Is someone who covers all things NFL for NFL.com and NFL Media. Joining us right now is Eric at home.

Eric, how are you, man? What's happening? How are you? I'm good. I'm good.

Well, let's get right to it. I want to talk about some place or a team that's not good right now. It's the 0-2 Kansas City Chiefs. We saw what took place against the Philadelphia Eagles. We know about the injuries.

Xavier Worthy, at least it looks like he's coming back. People can wear free Rashid shirts all they want. Eventually, he'll be back. What is your level of concern about this team that has dominated the AFC over the past about six years? Yeah, I mean on the one hand you say look Not too long ago, they were a 15-win team, although we had our doubts, right?

I mean, we poked our holes in their season last year because of how they won.

So You know, it's not like there was a. I don't think this is terribly stunning to a lot of people in the sense that sort of felt like Like there was a little bit of smoke and mirrors to what they were doing. But then again, you know, they still got to a Super Bowl last year. Um they still have You know, one of the best Pass their combinations in the NFL, although look, Sunday, they were at the center of the biggest play that kind of turned the thing around. You know, looked like they were about to go up or at least tie the game at worst.

And that connection that Mahomes and Kelsey have made a thousand times didn't happen. Kids run back, and Philly ends up putting it away.

So. You know, I trust that combination. I think obviously they have. limited utility these days, but still. Eventually they're going to have their weapons back.

How deep and underwater will they be at that point, record-wise? I don't know. I still think they're going to win, you know, win this weekend against the Giants is probable, or you know, in the cards, but. You know, they got some work to do.

Well, Eric, the team that beat them, the Philadelphia Eagles, I'm looking at them to go right back to an NFC championship game and likely a Super Bowl. And here we are in week two. People are still talking about the damn Tush push like in this it's week number two Is this going to go anywhere? Are they going to, well, the owners, are they going to revisit this again in the offseason? Like, why don't people get over it?

Yeah, I mean right they gotta uh you know Get the whip involved and get some votes on the other side. There were two votes away last time from banning the rule, essentially. And it was heated. There were some coaches who didn't want it. Look, for as much as people could talk about, I mean, I do think the safety element is important.

I'm not trying to diminish that, right? It's a play that even the Eagles players admit they don't like running because it's physically taxing on your body, especially if you do it. Two, three times in a drive, but I think a lot of, you know, coaches are just don't want to face it.

Now I think the Chiefs on Sunday had a gripe. It looked like you know there could have been a false start on at least one of those probably two So that's the kind of thing that. I think the the referee assist stuff could maybe try to help in some way. I don't know. Obviously those can't be reviewed, but man, there's got to be a way for those those refs to be able to see in the trenches and down the line and get a clear view of whether a guy's getting off early or not.

We'll see. Until then, there's going to be more and more complaining. We're being drawn by Eric at home from NFL.com. Forget the complaints. We've already had a rash of injuries.

We got Justin Fields with a concussion. Joe Burrow is out again. Jaden Daniels is dealing with a knee. I'm going to pose this question to you because it was posed to me by one of our callers last hour. What's up with all the quarterback injuries?

Why do you think it is? I you know, I mean, they were. Four different injuries, right? It was feels a concussion. I mean, you know, it, it.

These things are are Kind of just cyclical, and I don't really believe there's any kind of magic to it or any, you know, any coincidence or anything. Um, but yeah, I just, or I think it is a coincidence, not any connection, is what I was trying to say. But yeah, I don't know. I mean. Obviously you have Running quarterbacks, you have offensive lines that are still trying to gel pass protection-wise.

Um you know It's just sort of a fluke thing. Plus, guys like, I mean, Burrow has been hurt so many times. You know, you get injured two or three times. It almost feels like a magnet at that point. They're more susceptible to injuries elsewhere if you have.

uh multiple things going on so You know, that's part of it. Fields is a running quarterback. Daniels, we haven't seen the offensive line there in Washington. quite reach the expectations. based on who they brought in the offseason.

Um Yeah, I think it's it's probably a little bit of all that, but I can't think there's a real connection between any of them. Eric, all this talk about quarterbacks. We got a 48-year-old quarterback who's in the news. He doesn't even play anymore. And that's that's Tom Brady.

Like when Tom Brady Received the approval to purchase his five percent of the Las Vegas Raiders. It it was it was kind of vetted and and voted upon. Why why all of a sudden are people throwing fits? Because it was it was uh broadcast on ESPN? Like we knew this for two years.

Why is everybody pitching a fit now? I agree. I think the story is a l uh being a little bit Uh, blown out of proportion in the sense that, like, everyone got all hot and bothered. Oh my god, there's Tom Brady in the present. In the coach's box there.

Wow, that's you know.

Well well we don't say anything about you know any other Owner on the sideline or anywhere else in the stadium, they can do what they want, right? Plus, you know, the the Fox and whether it's a conflict of interest or whatever. If you're a coach and you, and these guys are all suspicious of everything anyway, right?

So if you walk into that meeting with Brady thinking, like, hmm, should I? Build the house secrets, or what? I'm really conflicted about this. No, of course you're not going to say anything, right? Or you're not going to.

you know, give them everything. And so Look, I get that they're seeing a window into how operations go in every organization and all that stuff. They might meet with assistant coaches who could be. You know, Pete Carroll's replacement one day. I'm just making this stuff up.

But you know what I'm saying? There's plenty of scenarios where. You know, maybe Brady can get a little bit of an edge and find out stuff, but look, I don't know. He was also in the best organization for 20 years and then won a Super Bowl with another one. I mean, How much is he really learning there, and how much is he really gleaning?

I don't know. Yeah, it's no big deal. I said, let me know when Tom Brick- Listen up, football fans. You won't want to miss this. Right now, new Bet365 customers bet $5 and get $200 in bonus bets win or lose.

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Little seeker cameras in every meeting room he sees it in right. I don't think so. Yeah. Yeah. Let me let me let me know when that happens.

Well, We got week three that starts tomorrow, Eric. We got the Buffalo Bills, who look like they're just going to steamroll everybody for the majority of the season, despite some injuries. And then we got the Dolphins, who look like they are ready to be steamrolled into a bunch of people getting fired. What's the deal with the game tomorrow? What should we look out for besides maybe a beatdown?

Yeah, I mean it the the one positive I think the Dolphins could probably take out of that game. Even with some misconnections, there was at least some big play explosion that just wasn't there against the Colts. That was the most shocking thing for me. You know, yeah, you give up 33 points to the Colts in week one. That was a little bit surprising, but it was the fact they couldn't get anything going offensively, at least against New England.

And I have no idea how good New England's defense is. I don't think it's great. But they do have a pass rush at least. And. You know what I mean?

They got something going there. Buffalo is a little banged up on defense. Ed Oliver's going to be out. Matt Milano is going to be out. DBs are going to be a little thin.

So, you know, if Miami can't, they've had such a bad record against the Bills. Who was one and eight against them? You know, Sean McDermott's never lost to the Dolphins in Buffalo before. You know, final year of Highmark Stadium. They're not planning on losing this game, but.

If you're Miami, you gotta feel like You come out of there with something. You you can move the ball at least. No, they better hope so. I mean, we got Tuatonga Valois saying that I can't do half the things. That Josh Allen.

I can't believe that he said that. Do you think that Mike McDaniel is going to be able to see things through with his job throughout this entire season? Yeah, uh it it it felt like The pressure started mounting against them in the offseason.

Well, obviously, last year, too, but I mean, it just. It felt like, you know, when everyone's making their lists of, you know, who the hot seat coaches are or whatever, you started. weighing the evidence, so to speak, and going, man. You know, if they don't get out of the gates with it with a couple wins or if they don't Take care of business against the lesser teams, like the Jets and the Patriots, or the Panthers, whoever else they play, Browns. They're going to be in a whole world of trouble.

So let's say they lose Thursday. 0-3 may not have a win in October until October. You know, all of a sudden, Mike McDaniel's below 500 as a Dolphins coach, and you start asking big questions. Oh, there's a lot of questions there. Eric at home is joining us here from NFL.com.

When you think about some of the, you mentioned the Colts. This is a team that's 2-0. No punts, no turnovers, not sustainable, impossible, really. What team do you look at that that's a little surprising that you think can actually maybe sustain their success? Yeah, I'm yeah.

I mean, the Colts are interesting, obviously. You know, they're kind of the team that everyone's sort of. Most curious about right now. I think Arizona's an underwhelming 2-0. The 49ers at least have kind of, look, they did one without their starting quarterback, and they're still missing other receivers and other pieces, too.

So people are kind of giving them the benefit of the doubt, I think, a little bit. But, you know, I I I guess I would say, I don't know if people are shocked by Tiapa Bay, but I I think they're really good. And it hurts that they lose Kalija Cancy and Luke Gedeke for, you know, major, if not the whole season, definitely for Cancey. We don't know about Gedeke yet, but. Man, I think with Baker playing at the levels he's at, if they can stay healthy otherwise, develop that secondary a little bit more.

They're a really interesting team. I picked him to go to the Super Bowl and loose in the preseason. I got a couple curious sideways looks, but. You know, a couple of close victories against good teams on the road. I mean, they've done well.

Oh my god, if Baker Mayfield wins the Super Bowl, will we ever hear the end of it? From him? Man. The Browns, just think about it. I mean, I understand it would be on football with that relationship, but still, it was a guy you had.

Drafted handpicked in a class with how many quarterbacks that went high, you know. He was their guy, and they invested everything in him. It went so south, and they would watch him win a Super Bowl. I swear it would just be another reminder of. the the long suffering uh fans are Yeah, they paid the other guy 230 plus mil to do nothing.

To do nothing. We'll see. Well, speaking on the on the other end of the spectrum, Yeah, the Chiefs are sitting here at 0-2. But is there another team? That you think that's in the toilet right now that can actually maybe still make the playoffs?

Ah, good question. Let me think here. I don't wanna Look, I mean the the The the bears have a long way to climb up, but And everybody's, you know, sort of killing Ben Johnson. He looks like he's. Serious, like right now, he's not messing around after Sunday.

But they have talent. Like, I just look at the other 0-2 teams, and I'm like, if there's one I'm willing to bet on, it's that one, I think. I mean, You know, the Jets, we don't know with fields, I guess. Dolphins, you know, we're already saying they're 0-3. I don't know.

Giants kind of tempt me a little bit. You saw those flashes on Sunday, but You know, the Bears are probably like the the 0-in-2 team other than the Chiefs, right? But Who have I mean, once they get healthy in the secondary, we don't know when that's going to be. Maybe if they can juice up that pass rush more, that's a big problem right now. But the offensive weapons are there.

That's the one team that I would say. Could get hot at some point.

Well, Eric, we got a long way to go, and that's the fun part: we get to sit down. And watch the games. We appreciate your time. Tell everybody where they can find you and your work with the NFL. Yep, doing power rankings.

Check out the show Mike Yam and I do every Tuesday power ranking show on NFL and the fast channel and NFL Plus and all that. And NFL.com is all the other stuff. And a lot of draft in the offseason. Yeah, just uh just getting started here. I like this.

I love it too. Only getting ready to start week three tomorrow. Eric, we appreciate your time. We'll catch you soon, okay. All right, man.

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