Best of NFL News Part 2: FLAMING Kyle Pitts for thinking FRANCHISE TAG means TRUST from Falcons + A.J. Brown admits to LEAKING Eagles locker room stories + Breaking down Cowboys AND Rams Schedules

**Chad Johnson** (0:30)
We're in the middle of the pack. That's exactly where we need to be.

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:31)
Where y'all finished last year?

**SPEAKER_3** (0:32)
Defensively.

**Chad Johnson** (0:33)
Hold on, we're not worried about last year. Last year, we talk about this upcoming season. And based on what we did in the off season, based on what we did in the draft, our defense has improved tremendously based on what it would have looked like. Here, what it looked like the past two, three years.
I have faith.

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:50)
You got faith?

**Chad Johnson** (0:51)
And I'm not talking about faith the size of a mustard seed, I'm talking about that real faith.

**Shannon Sharpe** (0:57)
Interesting.

**Chad Johnson** (0:58)
Huh?
Yeah. Talk to me. Talk to me in September.

**Shannon Sharpe** (1:03)
Do that. I will talk, because I already know. I talk to y'all because you know how y'all start off, Ocho. I get to you in October when y'all one and three.
You know how y'all do, Ocho. You know how y'all start off slow. So I get to you. I talk to you in October. I don't really say too much in September.

**Chad Johnson** (1:20)
Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah.
Hey, Joe, I'm excited for your Cowboys too, boy.

**Joe Johnson** (1:25)
We ain't.
What you laughing at, Unc? It's looking good.

**Chad Johnson** (1:29)
See, I'm being serious.
I don't look at, listen, hey, Joe, when it comes to the Cowboys, I don't look at the defensive side of the ball. That's not my thing. I look at the offense side of the ball.

**Joe Johnson** (1:39)
How powerful we are.

**Chad Johnson** (1:40)
Yeah. Nah, I'm picking up what you're putting down.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:43)
I love Dak.

**Chad Johnson** (1:44)
I love Dak. I'm one of the few who always supported Dak and what he's been able to do. Obviously, they had some short comings.
They stalled out in the playoffs most of the time simply because the defenses let them down big time.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:57)
The defenses let them down.

**Joe Johnson** (1:59)
We should have, I ain't saying there's going to be a drastic change, but we should have a huge improvement defensively.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:05)
Should, huh?

**Joe Johnson** (2:06)
Yeah, yeah.
We should be all right. We should be all right. Okay, Ocho. Hey, look, I know y'all gonna be on me by my Cowboys, but I- No, no, no, no, no.

**Chad Johnson** (2:14)
I'm with you, Joe. I'm with you, Joe.
I love the addition of George Pickens and what he was able to do last year, especially when CityLand went out. The only thing, the only problem I did have, Joe, is-

**Joe Johnson** (2:24)
That they didn't pay him.

**Chad Johnson** (2:26)
They didn't pay him. And I'm hoping, I'm hoping if he plays on that franchise tag, Joe, please, I mean, God, you know, don't get hurt.
Just don't get hurt.

**Joe Johnson** (2:37)
He ain't gonna get hurt, Joe.

**Chad Johnson** (2:38)
Yeah, please, please don't get hurt. And what Jerry's telling you is we want you to bet on yourself.
We bet, we don't think you could do it again. Kenny, I want him to go out there and do it again and prove it wrong.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:50)
I want him to have a poop in the pool type season. I want him to have a JSN type season.

**Chad Johnson** (2:54)
Yes, sir.

**Joe Johnson** (2:55)
Hey, I do too. Absolutely. Because he had one of them, that mean we in a good damn spot. You right.

**Shannon Sharpe** (2:59)
Guess what? All I know is when the rubber needs to meet the road, come playoff time, go look at Dak's resume in the postseason.

**Joe Johnson** (3:09)
We gotta get there first, sir. Can we get to the regular season?

**SPEAKER_3** (3:11)
Can we get to the postseason?

**Joe Johnson** (3:14)
We gotta get to the regular season first, just to get to the postseason. We can't jump right to the postseason, man.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:19)
Your defense, I still ain't in love with your defense. I still ain't.

**Joe Johnson** (3:22)
You ain't gotta be in love.
We want them to be solid. They ain't got to be worldly. They just gotta be solid.

**Shannon Sharpe** (3:28)
You know what, hold on. So, you don't want them to be solid. You got the Rams in that. You got Seattle in that. You got the 49ers and you just want them to be solid?
You can run out the stadium.

**Chad Johnson** (3:40)
Hey, Joe, hey, Joe, hey, that defense is important, Joe.

**Joe Johnson** (3:44)
I get that, Ocho. I get that.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:46)