NFL Quarterly Report: The NFC North. Plus Andrew Siciliano Previews Week 5 & a Mini NBA Catch-Up w/ Chris Mannix

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Because we're four weeks into the NFL season, we're going to do NFL Quarterly Reports. I'm not going to do all 32 teams now, but I'm going to start with the NFC North, because out of the division, Minnesota's 2-0, Chicago's 3-0, Detroit's 2-2, Green Bay's 2-1. I think other than the NFC West, it's really the only two divisions, I think you could argue, being the best divisions in football. I'll go with the NFC North as of right now, because I still, this basically becomes like an Arizona-Green Bay conversation, but it could also be like, hey, the way San Francisco's played, what Seattle has done, what our expectations are for the Rams, arguably all three of those are higher than what we have right now in the NFC North. So, totally fair, understand it, but so far a great start. We start with Minnesota, and we know it's the best defense in the NFL with the worst offense. This is starling, because I was looking at these numbers last night. So, every single defensive number is off the charts, we've covered this. Kyler Murray has a QBR of 27.6. Cam Ward in his rookie year was at 33.2. Zach Wilson was last in the 2021 season with a QBR of 33.4. JJ. McCarthy in 25 had a QBR of 35.6. So we're doing a little exercise here with all four teams. Would you rather have this quarterback situation or Jalen Hurts? I'd rather have Jalen Hurts.

Next question. Stupid TV graphic topic. Potentially, will you see this on a TV show?

Will the Vikings regret trading JJ. McCarthy?

Here's the thing. Sometimes as I present these stupid TV graphic things, if you're doing the pre-show meeting, I'm like, is that really that stupid of a question? Because if you were to say to the Vikings, hey, this is how bad it's going to be a quarterback. And yes, you could say, hey, Kyler got the concussion, he missed reps. It's probably a weird training camp, even though it was pretty clear he was going to be the guy and they'd already turned on JJ. McCarthy. But if you had said to them, hey, this is how bad it's going to be, and I know everybody thinks it's going to get better because it can't possibly get any worse, would you be in a spot where you're like, well, with McCarthy having so little experience and then him coming off an injury and missing his entire rookie season, would they be halfway through the season thinking, if this continues, could it have been as bad with McCarthy? They clearly liked him enough to draft him. There had to be something about him. But as we've touched on as well, for them to have traded him for a fifth rounder with this quarterback situation and this defense, it's not like this is some kind of gap year for this team because the defense is so insane.