9.7.22 - JR SportBrief Hour 4

You are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio you're listening to the JR sport on CBS radio CBS sports radio and JR and we are coming to you live from the rocket mortgage Studios, whether you want to buy a home or refinance your current one rocket can some flies when you're having fun to be here with you for one more hour. As we talk about the top NFL teams heading into the 2022 season I get started 10 PM Eastern time, 7 PM Pacific every single week night. You can always listen on your local affiliate. You can listen on the free Odyssey at on Sirius XM channel 158 and on the smart speaker, very, very simple, very, very easy can also participate in the show got a phone right call me 855-2124 CBS or if you're someone who is more prone to participate on social media. You can sweep. I am at JR sport brief. If you're looking for me on the dude with the bandanna and Afro go ahead and add me tonight had a fun show. We take a look at Thursday night football which is less than 24 hours away from now the start of the regular season in Los Angeles. We talked about Jason peters joining the Cowboys after dissing them a few years ago we talked about Lamar Jackson, Lamar Jackson is laid down an ultimatum to the Baltimore Ravens and he basically threw out a deadline as to when he is going to stop negotiating his contract. Take a listen because this is what Lamar said earlier on Wednesday night. It was there talking and we do not over yet but soon to be cut off to go.

I would not be on the street just rocket off, or as a deadline as we as week Friday and this week and this week Friday. We talked about that. I think both sides are playing with fire. We had an interview marks Lamberth former offense of lineman for the commanders former offense of lineman for the Broncos he came through and he joined us, he believes that the Buffalo Bills have the best chance of winning a championship this year.

We talked about errant judges. He is hit another homerun and then I gave you my top six list of NFL teams in 2022. Heading into the season. You know who are the best of the best was the best chance of winning a championship. If you missed the reasons you can hit rewind on the free Odyssey act in the interest of time and all of the callers we have populating our phone lines. Here's a recap, a quick one and number six I gave you the saints I believe in their defense things can be one of the best in the league again like it was last year and Janus Winston if he can make it do it but entire season healthy even without Sean Payton. I think the date they have some new offense of weapons. I think their defense might've actually improved. I think they are going to be good at number five. I gave you the Packers and the before I gave you the box and number three I gave you the Kansas City Chiefs at number two I gave you the vending champion Rams, and at number one. The Buffalo Bills not just good on paper.

Good on the field having the best collection of talent actually gives you the best chance of winning. They just have to make it work. Yes championship is not one on paper. Let's see if they can continue to elevate their game, especially adding some wind someone in like Von Miller with championship experience.

I don't think that can be understated. Having him in the locker room. One scene that I did have on the list that I ultimately removed because I'm just waiting on them to get over the hump that happens to be the Chargers. I'm expecting at some point over the next several years for Justin Herbert someone in MVP. He's going to have to lighted up, which I think we all know he's capable of. You have to go to the playoffs. First thing I have to get over that hump, but because of the defense because of the saints because of the experience factor.

Even though there under eight different head coach, I'm more comfortable with them right now. Despite that, their head coach Brandon Staley adding another year of experience under his belt. He talked about this upcoming season and he talked about everything that comes with this year. There's so much to do between now and the first game, let alone the 20th so you know how much changes in NFL season.

I think you're aware of the change that happens throughout NFL season. Just take a look at my first season the changes that went you from this day last year to the end and what we went through. You gotta be prepared for an awful lot and I think that's what were trying to do is build a complete football team try to create a team that's deep enough that's good enough to when you know that particular week, whatever week it is an know we know that there's so much work to do and that nothing is set. Nothing is ever finished it well before Anthony Lynn left any of his clocks or watches in the office. I would think that you would throw them out. Don't repeat any of his mistakes and actually you will finish some games. I think there's room to grow for the Chargers and endure when James is one of my favorite players. I'm glad that he was able to, you know, Cashin. I just hope that the seasons prior to Landstar are fluky and that he will just stay healthy.

The team that I did put on the list happens to be the saints in speaking of the first game of the season. Brandon Staley is correct, there will be a lot of ebbs and flows throughout the course of the year Dennis Allen, with his team. One of the best defenses in the NFL and improved offense, hopefully with a healthy Janus Winston not turning the ball over Dennis Allen is ready to face the Falcons and well this what you have to say about their place on your challenge is saying is not bad to draft Crystal Labbe to bring in a Jarvis Landry to sign Syron Matthew. Not too shabby. Fingers crossed on Michael Thomas. Maybe Michael Thomas can talk to Janus Winston about being more staying healthy because Janus Winston as he explained to the media today I he's not only an expert at playing quarterback in the NFL, which is also debatable. He's an expert on anatomy. Maybe he can give Michael Thomas some tips listen to ankles and you so clear that we were all like us about it so symmetrical right you get your wrists on the later if somebody got the shoulders of talk where you sowed your hips and elbows, elbows right like so symmetrical when you all shut up.

Were you aware that your wrists and your bottom half are your ankles. Were you aware I was not not a was really was in all seriousness I did you know your shoulders are your hips. I do not know that either. Well, you learn something new.

Thank you James Winston for blessing us with your knowledge before we pick up the phone lines you shop. Let me go ahead and ask you when you think about the top teams heading into the season. Will you favor right now to potentially hoist the Vince Lombardi when it's all said and done all this on Mike and you know of break the wheel here, reinventing the wheel I should say the Buffalo Bills considering how close they came. Given the additions they have given their chances to win and then what Von Miller did in the Super Bowl. How that is going to translate to the bills when they been get on their next big stage. He showed the world why he can go toe to toe with an errant doll in terms of overall impact to sax. He had so that he that acquisition they had is going to pay such dividends.

JR and I love Josh Allen.

He just gets better by the year yeah Von Miller he sees a closer he's a finisher and the Buffalo Bills have really looked for a consistent pass rusher for the past several years, whether they have tried to draft to bring somebody in these hats are pretty much work in waves.

They have not had a Von Miller and it's not like Von Miller is some some spring chicken. At the same time he ate the the the oldest dude in the building but I swear man got a lot left in the tank. In his experience, especially being able to go out there and work with the younger guys he's going be out there when it matters.

He's not going be out there for every single play when it's time to knock the quarterback on his ass and crunched on Von Miller will be there, and he sees Chana to add to his own legacy. He's trying to add to his own career which is already out of the Hall of Fame caliber and status 855-2124 CBS. That's 855-2124 CBS were talking about the best of the best. A new top six list are just shared with you got the bills number one on my list. We did talk to Bill from Toronto right before the break and Bill. He's like listen man I have watched the bills forever in the bill. I want you to finish up, go ahead quickly.

I know what you're going to get me excited. The height with everything with Quicken Von MMM and the boys, but there's always a but there JR and I hate the player being a bills fan forever. We've had some just disastrous losses and it's almost like they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. So I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop her. They said an eminent guy. I am very excited though I know were looking great, but I only do it like 13 seconds all these crazy things happen. So I remain calm.

Last year, to be honest with you the whole year. My friends were saying the same thing that's happening here. You guys are going to go to Sharon I understood think it okay some going to happen and finally in the last game when it was certainly my friends and everything else I didn't even really call most of the game and then when Hill caught the crossing pattern.

I jumped off the couch and yelled get all the coarsely ground and then we came back and then we lost the course will Bill let me let me say something you ready yes or you could be a Jets fan.

Okay oh yeah exactly is it you just laughed so understand you are a fan of the bills they have talent that doesn't necessarily equate automatically to a championship, but I must say it again, you could be a Jets fan Bill okay screw that is true you clean your crew but I know what you're saying that I go joy when you cannot exactly right member and enjoy the writing and I hope we do it this year. No problem appreciate you for calling up from Toronto and by the way the New York Jets is if you're not familiar. Zach Wilson is going to be out for the first four games of the season that sprained me that he suffered in the preseason, and so if you love Joe Flack oh, did you store is going be back starting for the New York Jets very exciting situation and scenario 855-2124 CBS Thomas Hall from Chicago Like what and yeah a sport piñata what you beaten, you strike it like all the candy comes out a no go ahead. The only contact you if you've already given all your drop electrical reproductive start know all because you did leave San Diego out and I you made a really audacious in paint and look at the rot while their defense that will put it in the Strict, so I'm with you on the present owner. More blocks were prefigured redundantly in defending order were saying on. Barbara held the game tonight that there be a great contrast. I think Bill prevail, and it felt like David said Bill you'll Cooper big rock of football is your name will be hoisting the Vince LaBarge trophies well when you say you believe will thank you Tom appreciate you for calls in Chicago and set us everybody listening on the score when you say that II guess Buffalo Bills fans, ages start to tingle.

I guess Buffalo Bills fans. Every time someone says that the other favorite.

They start putting out a table. I guess they start losing their minds I guess they start putting on painting and finding more red white and blue.

I guess they find wings and matches in an idle no RVs to jump off the top of didn't have to import a lot of tables up the Buffalo, the more success they find throughout the course of the year because Buffalo Bills fans these people. They lose their minds, it's a freeze and ask cold up there and then they did.

I even cannot call it a tailgate. Hey Shep you want to make a trip up there yeah I would be downand since you want to go to a table. I want to witness greatest when is greatest in my lifetime. A mama board but can we put you through a table sure okay will make sure it's a flaming table. You've met some of the Buffalo you disliked in all seriousness, some of the nicest, most wholesome people you meet in our great country this okay so close to Canada. Why wouldn't they be at the Fairpoint to come on now you get a little bit of influence from our friends in Canada shouts every Baha'i in Western New York not Kinsale meta-bad person from Buffalo like Buffalo. I don't know if I want to see a bills game and in January, but, stay right down here in the South but take it we got sent is called from Marilyn school to the mid Atlantic your CBS sports radio are first of all would that be at work, you know, I work for the midnight show. In a punch out I go home and I'm listening to you on the way home so I always love your show band you have a great show that. Do you need me to have a conversation with your manager all sure man you want to do that you will you will be be more than willing what you want me to tell your manager tell my manager that I need to make more money you put shirtless and you call me up one day and you click a manager on the phone I will tell them you think I'm joking out some of the go ahead, say, and I like you air great night every night and you know and like I said when I punch out first thing I do it on.

Join your your your radio station and and I'll start listening to you but anyway I'm not going to copy you know a lot where you got a lot of callers. The rams in the bills that that that that the Super Bowl I said that before, and I don't know I don't have a lot of explanation of why you got feeling. I just have a gut feeling that it's good to be the rams in the bill which I think would be an awesome Super Bowl gals, but it but well we might get the preview we might get the preview tomorrow night is a reason why the NFL set it up the way that they did. I mean who wants to see. I don't know. Let's say wants to see the Seahawks you know start the season again that nobody that we need. We need something different you know it's like that like all the years Adrian and I were going to Super Bowl in. You know that that started getting so all you know like you know you got it. You gotta respect them for that.

But my God, man does have some different ways. You know me I'm a DC bandit. I know none of my games are going anywhere so you don't wait wait you don't feel it is not a salute liver a sliver of optimism or possibility of success. When you take a look at the commanders not a sliver well I made. Of course, whatever Maynard always going to be a sliver because I'm a diehard fan but yes, my God, man is like I don't know you know it it's like it's always something. You know what I mean. It is like you know if we start out the year I went through again that the lion did not think we play the Jaguars. No lie in the first two games we lose those two games you know a man named Don Sally well imagine that will we see Taylor hi Nikki was very clear in the off-season about Carson Wentz being the starter because of their financial investment into work will will we at any point throughout the course of the season will we see Taylor hi Nikki, start again only if all went get hurt. Okay, they did have a get hurt. Yeah, what we could.

I love jailer highly demanded. Got it played with Darrell bar every time you but he's he's okay. He plays easy's he's a great backup and he's serviceable when he starts because he will keep you in the game and he plays right as you. You don't think Carson Wentz there's a possibility if he and him being benched. Not just because of injury but because he he might suck well you never know, man. I mean, I don't know I didn't like when I signed them when they signed around like all man are you kidding me, you have Carson Wentz of but you know the guy might might shine. You know you might you might know you know me might bring his career back up.

You know, I don't know you and who knows me and asked, hoping for will know I want to wish you, I want to wish you good luck with with your squad eventually that gang tomorrow and I will be here with you. Okay, I appreciate your brother. I always listen to you man your fingers in her good man I love your show will thank you semi-steel candy from babies and I take old people and across the street is the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio when I'm not terrorizing the local communities you can catch me here a matter fact you can catch me on the other side of this break, where I will get some more of your calls and we will talk about more NFL teams. The good ones and the bad ones sub New York Jets JR sport re-show CBS sports radio you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio while writing JR you are clear, accurate on I love looking at you calling now 855-2124 CBS.

It is the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio equipment given you an NFL preview and you know what I gotta say this is I want us this is this is not a consensus but really the majority of people are actually agreeing with me and telling me that they believe the bills are best positioned to win it all, like I'm not having people call me up and give me ridiculousness. Nobody is called me and given me a dumb ass team more team in the middle-of-the-road and sure, we can always head into a season and just go wow how the hell did they get here.

We can always get a team that hits the fast-forward button à la the bangles last season, but all things considered. We know the teams that have the best chances and so I'm a little surprised that we haven't gotten someone ensues just said all yeah I don't know the Minnesota Vikings are going to shock the world. It's the callers have been reasonable. Maybe I'm in another dimension.

Maybe I'm not 855-2124 CBS bill is called from Seattle you're in the JR sport re-show what's up Bill yeah I JR great to talk.

Might I think the LA around are going to be all along with the Las Vegas raters. I think that you where it got to be the Ramp remembered how Sean McVeigh and Matthew Stafford only had one year and now I think your ill be even better and to Cooper cup to be slumming well.

It was also the cell last year. They went to Super Bowl Cooper cup. Let the world and receiving yards and touchdowns and also reception so I mean how the hell do you top that I don't know, besides going out of the Super Bowl. You just won't quit, and about that paper here you cook, Seattle at a big article I Cooper cup water with the NFL quarterback for a while had to Cooper winery why you called always open.

He had uncanny rare spatial awareness through making them feel who's around that mating yes it we've we've heard a lot of stories about Cooper Compton.

He's not the fastest wide receiver, but we've heard many stories about his route running in his ability to to get open and so that in and of itself and I want to say he's been some type of best-kept secret and thank you Bill for calling from Seattle, but if you paid attention over the past few years Cooper cup has just been a receptions machine, but last year just tacking on all of the yards and the TDs.

In addition it. He's he's elevated himself into just people paying attention and that's what happens when you go to Super Bowl and that's what happens when you walk away, as is MVP Scott a crazy Gino, from Baltimore your CBS sports radio. Are you doing JR Colin, Mike Clark think I am going to look at it like a flyer I believe.

Believe.

So I'm going to cowboy good on I know they haven't been there in 27 years, but usually without believing that can avoid and fishing thing to think defense.

I think helping people.

Also, I don't think last year with an anomaly at the cowboy yes five of my friends are going to Raven. I think a lot of them play really good this year and Oracle became the re-ugly demand because of really difficult to repeat document three and to all the garlic I think that the day and I agree with. With the bill that thinking about talent. So I've been to Bill number one okay McMichael but will thank you, Jean also called from Baltimore.

Feel free to make it a normal occurrence, yet stinks I think people take a look at the Baltimore Ravens and everybody goes okay now what will a are you going paid as God that God being Lamar Jackson and how are you actually going to help him out with offense of weapons are we gonna wake up in Bateman be one of the best wideouts in the game or we just go look at Lamar dumping the ball off to Andrews at every chance and opportunity that he gets in the know for a while. It was like all men, ravens are here in the ravens are going to improve in the ravens in a climb the mountain. It looks like they've they peaked a few seasons ago does not take away from Lamar Jackson and his talented and what he brings to the table but it's just socks that the ravens aren't in that that conversation any longer as being just the cream of the crop on my God the ravens that they should go to the AFC title game and all, Angela Lamar won an MVP and its I want to say stale but that's that's probably the most appropriate word is like yeah now what they have a chance to run the ball.

They have a chance to have an amazing defense with amazing corners. And yes, they were decimated by injuries last year but is just like okay we we've seen the story with this team with the squad with this quarterback with this coach. Now what I want to see the ravens will pass but are we going to see the same story that we've gotten for the past several years. It's it's highly likely the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio to get some more your calls before I am forced to roll out you were listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio. Are you doing to give your flowers right now. I appreciate what you do and I know there are young people here you they modeled himself behind what you're doing you do it so well that was really good people out there on air in the near future: now with 855-2124 CBS is the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio all yeah that's it. That's a good reminder to be back on college campuses and universities all over North America.

Stay tuned last fall we did the media for the movement toward in conjunction with Special Olympics and talk to students about diversity and inclusion and that the changing media landscape. And dammit, we're going to do it again so I look forward to catching up with everybody very very very soon and matter fact, the big shout outs to Michael Higginbotham. He tweeted me at JR sport brief. He says he's listening on now 1035 Embraer Kentucky. He said give us a shot out.

I told Michael all Hellyer I will thank you Mike appreciate you and everybody in Kentucky for giving us a listen. You know, as we get ready for the NFL season we've gone through a whole lot of callers we've previewed tomorrow night's game should be a good one between the Buffalo Bills and the ranch, the defending Super Bowl champs and I'm only picking the rams to win tomorrow because they were at home if I have to look at the totality of the entire season. I'm going with the Buffalo Bills and some surprises. I said a lot of people are agreeing with me and so before I am forced to roll out to get some more of your calls get your thoughts on some of the teams that will make some moves in and cares about the ones that won't 855-2124 CBS Maia is here from Maryland your CBS sports radio that night. God don't care about it won't make what am I supposed to do. I'm supposed to sit here and name a bum team name one. See how plump the talent to develop on like they get the bill. Lord, saying they did grant good people to somebody bumping SQL I early. They had not sure I keep up with every single team do I pay as much attention and watch as intently. No, I can tell you right now in my going to sit down with anticipation to watch every single Seahawks game.

The answer is no name, no people have all will got God bless and not me. Anyhow, you mean that the left is not want to write never lose they left the board as a black that black fathers bloodlust is that white men hold up on the father actually did you know arraignment are not exactly black arrived in Concord Raven man got there are more dark gray when you're all together they look black. We stand next door dark start the cold light gray.

The last time I saw a ravens mascot. His name was Paul and he ended up blowing out his knee on the field so what, why, what cycle mascot.

What type of mascot plays in a football game and or or or supposed to entertain people and can even do that. What was that about God. Man okay the little the little kids get a little too real. Okay the other little kids busted up the that the Raven okay I'll let you live with that one will what else you got to remember when originally developed their debut dear Medgar Reber, got our Edgar Allan Poe okay yeah going to come out of retirement. Anyhow okay thing everybody talked about what we don't talk likely briefly don't like not give a damn bottle preseason well they are likely to kill to tighten, yeah. And Dick look likely in Mark Andrew and Bateman pay are gonna be more proud than people think it will real the near right and you're going to get down and back in the mix.

Heat out pretty good at that path catching everybody think that there that got a hand and throw Lamar out there to learn learn learn this year. No, they had the boy give yeah I'm not only well yes I am. I am a Lamar Jackson on one of the defenders of him but I will I will tell you this. I'm not disagreeing with you about the potential growth of their offense, but when I talk about the luster of the team. It's almost like okay what is going to happen. That's it.

I love to see the ravens have success because I'd love to see people actually accredit Lamar Jackson for what he has done and for not what he hasn't because he sat one of the best careers that a quarterback can ever start his career with and so I don't think I'm tired that I don't think he gets that just do. And I love to see them have success. My I appreciate you for calling.

Yes, you think is a fair contract. Okay yeah he want 275. The other world court had get boy.

It CBS sport. Vapor lock import is great. I love Jackie Brown want to put God that much guaranteed money because apparently the owners have to put it in a guaranteed contract right yes yes if Scotty doesn't want to do that so it's not that they don't.

Well I can't give him 50, but it won't be guarantee what will the MII can that that is I think we've learned and thank them an answer you. That is almost an outlier contract, the one that Sean Watson God we can all shake our damn heads that it and so I will assume it's going to fall in between somewhere between Carla Murray and Sean Watson and he can either take the deal. Or he cannot take it. That said, I have no idea. We have beat this into the ground for four months now.

We heard about Lamar basically handing out his ultimatum. By the time Friday comes if they have no deal. He will no longer negotiate. They can have to wait until the postseason. He said I am gonna focus in on the New York Jets and so your guests.

This is good as mine mean between him and Aron judge and what contract he gets offered over the next several months is just beyond me.

At least Aron judge's he's going on plate he was going through this season. He's not done yet. He might go out there and break records. He's already hit more home runs by a righty than any Yankee ever before in history and he might now hit more home runs than any human being that we seen since Barry bonds that it okay so let's see what Lamar can do this upcoming season.

Whatever it is angle be easy to miss: upper Modesto, Callie, your CBS sports radio sub can it can you live okay may live with me no more by Bobby call from George your CBS sports radio AJR thank you. I think about more you show me the money from the playoffs first for Baltimore than I say to Mike or Lamar Jackson but anyway… But will back you know the ramp in the bill you… NFPA of the top dog right now have to Buffalo Bills.

There is no doubt about it. I think they played maybe the Chargers but I worry about anything in the dinner theater going to be the ramp Buccaneers, but Anthea got it.

Buffalo Bills okay no doubt thank you Bobby for calls in Georgia Adams: succeed.go ahead Adam JR man I'm like a kid on Christmas eve. I appreciate my my bird back the day. The only species anyone have to worry about the Buffalo my God, Josh, John is on revenge for start tomorrow JR and tell you there: LA I'm not as optimistic as I got earlier there were to go undefeated, but I'm just I'm so excited.

JR and I don't want to sleep by manual like hearing you and Shep the smartest guys on the radio today call flow and and I brought out the make you so optimistic I just I'm ready for the heartbreak. No man, I'm just ready for but but JR, I swear I swear on my life. The bill when the tool I will Tweet you a video of me jumping off my roof and into a table just for you man. Not available why don't want to see you ended up in the emergency room.

No thank you, don't don't tag me on okay okay you see it anyway for my cable to my God you have never done before my mama like what Bill said I got you one. They do and I got to do it okay is not only cited Sable.

We have this profession so that just be a professional wrestler. Okay I'll start tomorrow after training is everything you have so much they are think you have them yet think they have a great way of getting paid to go to tables and fall on steps in concrete and somehow some way their bodies last so they don't they fall apart is the JR sport me show here with you on CBS sports radio.

Thank you so much to super producer in the host, Dave Shepherd and thank you to every body is been listening here on CBS sports radio. I'll be back with you tomorrow 10 PM Eastern time. 7 PM Pacific. The NFL is back going to talk about the bills will talk about the Rams after the game. I'll be on air while the game is here with you. You can always listen on the free Odyssey app. We got a lot to do tomorrow.

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