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00:00The rookie quarterbacks on display yesterday, rough in many spots. We continue in Tampa,
00:10where the Buccaneers, the three-time reigning divisional champs in the NFC South might still
00:15be the best team in the NFC South. We shall discuss, but the Bucs win big at home, 37-20
00:23over the Commanders in Jaden Daniels' debut. The Bucs easily cover as a three-and-a-half
00:28point home favorite. Total of 42-and-a-half does go over. The Bucs were just a favorite
00:33six times last year. Despite winning the division and winning a playoff game, they were three-and-three
00:39against the spread. They start 2024 with a cover, and Baker Mayfield was sensational,
00:4524-of-30, 289 yards, four touchdowns. Two of them to Mike Evans, a touchdown and 83
00:52yards for Chris Godwin, and Jaden Daniels, 184 passing yards, but 88 on the ground, showing
00:59off the athleticism and the legs. Two rushing scores as well. DRS, I know you were keen
01:04in on Jaden Daniels' ability to move yesterday. He makes good on that number, despite his
01:09Commanders team falling by three scores in Tampa.
01:12Yeah, we'll get to the Commanders in just a second, but this game, I really like the
01:16Buccaneers. Three, three-and-a-half point favorites. I thought this made a lot of sense.
01:19A rookie going on the road, new head coach, new system here, and we'll get to them in
01:22a second, but let's talk about Baker Mayfield, and let's talk about what happens with a butterfly
01:26effect from Cleveland. This is a guy that was drafted number one overall to be the Savior
01:30in Cleveland. Had a decent start to his career, but was banged up and injured for most of
01:35the way, and you know what got Baker Mayfield in trouble here, Ben, which is a shame? He
01:38blows up his shoulder, but says, you know what? It's my guys out there. I'm going to
01:41try to tough this out, and the rest of that season didn't go all that well, and then they
01:45became enamored with Deshaun Watson, and just gave up on Baker Mayfield, goes to Carolina,
01:50then finds his way to Tampa Bay, and shows up yesterday, 24-30 with that big contract,
01:55289, four touchdowns, no interceptions, so if you're a Cleveland Browns fan, ownership
01:59general manager, you got to be saying to yourself, boy, if we just would have kept him here,
02:02got his shoulder surgery, paid him way less than we had Deshaun Watson, we might actually
02:06be looking like a playoff team, but that's neither here nor there. Loved what I saw out
02:10of Tampa Bay, because if you're looking and saying, in the past, Ben, we haven't gotten
02:15a running game cranked up yet. Did you see Bucky Irvin yesterday late in that game? You
02:18finally got a kid with some legs that's explosive. Nine carries for 62 yards. Rashad White does
02:23what he does. 15 for 31, he's never going to be that big explosive guy in the backfield,
02:27but he does add some really nice gains on the side, as that satellite running back.
02:31Throw it to him, they can make some yards. I like to see that. We obviously know that
02:34wide receiving position is good. Jalen McMillan, one catch, 32 yards, but the rookie cashes
02:39in. Now, let's flip it over to the commanders. They're going to be just fine, and yesterday,
02:43picking my chops, Ben, 39 and a half was the rushing prop on Jaden Daniels. Did I think
02:48he'd run 16 times? Absolutely not. But don't we obviously know, on the road, hostile environment,
02:54rookie quarterback that is as fast as anybody on the football field. We didn't think he
02:59was going to start to take off and run in this game. 16 for 88 and two scores. He'll
03:03be just fine. It's hard to play quarterback as a rookie, but also, I look down this, Terry
03:09McLaurin, two catches for 17 yards. Luke McCaffrey, three for 18. Mike Zacharetz at
03:1428 yards. Robinson, 49 and 52 for Eckler. Those are running backs, so we don't yet
03:18have that downfield capability for Jaden Daniels, but that's just a byproduct, Ben, of being
03:23in your first game going, my first wideout isn't open. My second wideout isn't opening.
03:27Let me just look for the dump ball for run at this point. We'll learn. I wasn't depressed
03:31with the commander's performance. It'll be a long year. They'll win five to six games,
03:35but I was so impressed by Tampa Bay. That offense looked really good, and Baker Mayfield
03:39looked sensational, Ben.

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