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on the Infinity Sports Network. I can't believe we're almost halfway through the NFL season. Man, we got another Monday night football game wrapping up this week. We got the commanders, we got the chiefs, and joining us right now. To talk about the good, the bad, the ugly, everything in the middle for the league right now is someone very familiar with the league.
He's a historian, he's written and covered the league. For a very long time. Joining us right now is the pro football guru. Welcome back to the show, Russell. Baxter Russell, we appreciate the time.
Week ate. Almost wrapping up. And I, and you know, it's funny, JR. I tell people this all the time. We'll spend the whole spring and summer going over free agency and the draft and predictions.
And I literally say every year, in a blink of an eye, it's going to be week seven or eight. And we blinked our eyes. And we're almost halfway through. We're ready. Season flies because it's such for fans and for media, there's a structure to it.
You do certain things on Monday, you do certain things on Tuesday, you get your fantasy lineups. And on Thursday, you get your predictions in. And the before you know it.
Now th the of course the also fun part is watching people across the country who do what we do. uh changed her minds like a windshield wiper on a continuous basis.
Well, let me ask about this. This is one team that we'll see in about 30, 40 minutes from now. They've been able to change their fortunes. Not much of a shock. That happens to be the Kansas City Chiefs.
We see what they've done now with Rashi Rice back. They just blanked the Raiders last week. What are your thoughts on how they've been able to turn things around with the additions, the healthy additions?
Well I mean I don't think it's super shocking. Um this is still one of the quality organizations in the league. You know, their defense was a little up and down early on. Their offense, obviously, some of the shortcomings in turns of the talent. Uh Uh I think Some people forget, JR, that this team won the Super Bowl two years ago and they were eleven and six.
during the regular season. funny they were 15 and 2. last year and couple of went in the Super Bowl.
So, you know, this this is a league it's where Streaky play. has become the norm. getting hot at the end of the year. Is Has led teams to winning titles. Go back to 2020 when the Buccaneers were 7-5 after 12 games.
Got hot when the Super Bowl's wild card, the Rams in 2021. kind of meandered their way through the regular season, wound up winning the West, Um going the long remember they went the long route? to the press, they weren't a top seed. They they had to rally to beat the Buccaneers. Thanks to, you know Matthew Stafford and Cooper Cupp.
And eventually beat the Bengals. Uh in the Super Bowl. Getting hot at the right time, playing your best football at the right time. Here's something. Just to ponder.
when it comes to the Chiefs and just how things have been this year, regardless that they win. or lose tonight, JR. Do you realize the Chiefs have not been in first place all year? Oh, yeah, they've been behind the Chargers. They've been trying to climb.
They've missed every chance and opportunity.
Well now they're and now trailing the Broncos. who are actually the the first place team.
So They haven't played the Broncos. Yet. They already lost to the Chargers in Brazil. in week one.
So We shall see what's going to be interesting is when we if we get down to the tiebreakers and And indeed, you know, the the AFC West sends three teams to the playoffs like they did last year. Um how it all pans out. But as we saw in two thousand There are a lot of people who are very skeptical about the cheese because they really didn't have to ever play a road playoff game. And lo and behold, they went into Buffalo and they went into Baltimore. and won playhoff games that year.
So Uh as long as they're alive and have a pulse. you have to be wary of them.
Now of course, I'm not doing want to jump ahead, but it's hard not to. Um after this game It's their traditional meeting with the Buffalo Bills. during the regular season up in Buffalo in week nine, where last year the Bills handed them their first loss of the season. We certainly were hoping for that. I know we may see these teams again in January.
We'll certainly. Wait and see on that one. We're joined by pro football guru Russell Baxter. Hey, Russell, right before you joined us, we talked about a team that is currently hot. They've been hot.
I know they just beat the Tennessee Titans. But it's the Indianapolis Colts. The offense is amazing. Daniel Jones is not turning the football over, has a great offensive line and a great running game along with him. What are your thoughts on the Colts' possibility of maybe going on a run?
Do you you feel confident in them?
Well, the style of football they're playing right now in terms of connecting the dots in all three phases, offense, defense, Special teams. I mean, they haven't shown a lot of weaknesses. You know, I think the thing that's most been most impressive about them, along with the fact that You know, they really haven't turned over their football. Uh you know last year They were an eight and nine team. And people talked about their defense as far as being very opportunistic.
Okay, and they were. You know, they they had 25 takeaways last year. I would say that's pretty good. But they turned over the ball 29 times. and that obviously led to their downfall in many regards.
This year, Um, we talked about Daniel Jones, who you know, for years had a reputation of turnover to football, probably more in the sense. of losing fumbles than interceptions, which sometimes when people talk about quarterbacks, they focus on the touchdowns and interceptions and they forget the fumble part. But the Colts have only turned over the ball. Um Four times. This season.
And they're getting the takeaways. and they're getting the running game. And their offense has been very, very balanced. team that's playing with. an awful lot of confidence right now.
And it's hard not to take them seriously. Uh because even with teams like Tennessee, who they're quote unquote now supposed to beat. They beat them in resounding fashion. And I I I thought that game they played against the Chargers not this past week, but the week before in Los Angeles. was a statement game for them.
Well, let me ask you this, Russell. There's another team out here. The Colts may be sticking around later in the season. Looks like the Chicago Bears are just on a roller coaster. of a season.
Yesterday they lose to a backup in Huntley. You got Caleb Williams, who's still not just consistently driving the ball down the field. What are your thoughts on the Chicago Bears? They look kind of mediocre right now.
Well, I think the reason they're mediocre is their defense is mediocre.
Okay, I mean, you know, going into Sunday's game, they were 28th against the run. See, that's what I looked at. in terms of defense.
Some people just look at SACs, some people just look at takeaways. Uh you know my old colleague and My still close friend Tom Jackson would always talk about defense and say, you're not a great defense. unless you can stop the run. And you see some of these teams who can't stop the run, even though they might be ranked you know, substantially high in total yards allowed. You know, it was An example of that would be the Falcons yesterday.
You know, I know two attackers throw I'm sorry, two attacks through four touchdown passes. But Miami was able to run the ball on them. And you know, you look at oh, wow, the Falcons had the number one pass defense. in a league entering the game.
Well, entering the game, they were twentieth against the run. And I used as I used to all these kids around, Wi-Fi, when you can drive. Oh, Touche. Do you believe in Caleb Williams? I know this is still the first year with him and Ben.
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Oh, I'm not like that. I think it's just we have to wait and see. because you have a second year quarterback and you have a first time NFL head coach. And they're playing in the division with two very, very formidable teams. You remember last year, they were the only.
team in that division The not only with a losing record but the only team not to go to the playoffs. And they ended the season They started out good. They had a long losing streak at the end of the season by beating Yeah. Uh at Lambo but Green Bay kind of slumped at the end of the year. And right now they kind of I would say they in some ways they resembled a team from a year ago.
I think offensively there's more of a quick strike. Ability But uh on the other hand I think their defense. If probably it seems like it's headed in the wrong direction. And You're not going to survive in this league for as much as people want to talk about this as an offensive league and you know, quarterback play matters and et cetera, et cetera. You're not going anywhere in this league unless you can play play defense for all of the woes that people talk about with Jalen Hurts and the Eagles last year and then you know, they finally righted the ship and played steady football.
Who gave up the fewest yards in the league last year? Who's the Eagles? You know, go back and look at history. Um Right off the top of my head, I want to say the It was a 13th. are the fourteen highest scoring teams Uh in NFL history.
In terms of points in the season, None of them won a Super Bowl. Mm-hmm. Wow. Right, no taking. Hey, they say defense wins championships, Russell.
Without a shout out of a double-click all these. quarterbacks who rack up all these passing yards on them. We've had 59 years of the Super Bowl. In one time in fifty nine years has a quarterback led the league in passing yards. and won the Super Bowl the same year.
And it took Patrick Mahomes in 2022. to finally break that streak. NFL historian Russell Baxter is here with us on the JR Sport Brief show.
Well, let me ask you this. This is certainly not a team trying to compete for a championship, not this year at least. It's the Browns. We saw Dylan Gabriel yesterday. We saw the Patriots go out there and beat him.
We got Shadora Sanders with a busted up back. What do you think that their quarterback situation is going to look like? When does Shadora get a chance? Do you think ultimately they still take a QB in the draft? What's going on with these Browns?
Well, I think it will depend on Kevin Stavansky status. I mean, these guys are two-time. NFL hit NFL Coach of the Year. Inevitably, I think we're going to see Shadur Sanders because that's what the Browns do better than any other team. is changed their quarterback.
Since they came back into the league in 1999 in his expansion team, remember there was no Cleveland Browns for three years because the franchise moved to Baltimore.
So think about this, since nineteen ninety nine, Dylan Gabriel is the forty first different quarterback to start. for the Cleveland Browns. And I I have little doubt that by the end of the year, Shador Sanders will be number 42. Yeah, just a matter of time.
Now, do you think it's Deshaun Watson? He's cooked.
Somebody asked me this, and I said, I wouldn't run that guy out there. I know the Browns are crazy. I wouldn't run uh, is he done out there? Ah. There doesn't seem to be any indication that he's going to play for the team.
And I'm not you know they they they back themselves in with a hellacious guaranteed contract.
So it's a matter of trying to sort that out. Yeah, i you hear this a lot. from people, you know, with teams who have who invested a lot of money into a quarterback. and then don't get the results. And for financial reasons, JR, they hang on to them.
Well You know, kudos to Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos. they ridded themselves of Russell Wilson. even though they had to eat the cap number. Um how how long ago was it that Daniel Jones signed a, what, four-year, $160 million deal? Oh, my goodness.
And they cut ties with him.
Now I f I I find it ironic. when it comes to the science. Uh that they they wound up giving Daniel Jones all that money and cutting him. didn't re-sign Saquon Barkley. Barkley had a historic season last year.
And Daniel Jones is firmly entrenched as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. It is about organizations. You wonder why these teams have long playoff trouts. They don't make moves, they stand pet. Um some of these owners, you know sadly to say.
Seem more interested in the bottom line. And I mean that dollar wise. Um but unfortunately Teams that rely on the bottom line usually wind up at the bottom of the standings. Yeah. Hello, Woody Johnson.
Hey, Russell. Hey, thank you so much for the time. Tell everybody where they can follow you and all your work. Backs football guru on X. slash Twitter and call it what you want.
I also have a fun football page called Football Past and Present, seriously. great contributions from a lot of different writers. We do a lot of historic stuff on there. We do a lot of current stuff. We do a lot of college football stuff.
Anything football related. It's great content and without the trash talk. We love it. Hey, Russell, thank you. We'll catch you down the line, okay?
You got the people. Blink of an eye, JR, it's going to be week 13. Hey, don't hey, ru let's r let's not rush it too bad. I I want to get to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'm just giving you the blink of the eye.
Like, I'm going to date myself. I'm going to give you the Barber Eden I Dream of Jeannie. Blink of the eye, you're going to go boing, and then all of a sudden it's five weeks ago. That's how fast This football season flies every year. You're going to move your neck and head when you do it.
You got to put your hands together and do it, right? No? Ah, but it's Anyone comparing me to Barbara Eden needs to See a therapist. I'll just leave it at that. Hey, well, you are accurate about that one, Russell.
He ain't lying. I need therapy, a lot of it. We'll catch you soon, Russell.
Okay, no doubt I haven't heard I dream a genie. I I used to like I Dream and Jeannie. That was a great show. Listen up, football fans. You won't want to miss this.
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