 Hey guys, you're listening to the Town of Football podcast and this is our analysis of the NFC North prior to the 2018 NFL season Glad to be back and doing this podcast again took two or three weeks off because I was actually out of town for a wedding and We actually were in Decatur, Alabama, which is the hometown of Phillip Rivers and And it was actually pretty cool because it's not a super small town, but it's not big at all And to see him grow up in a town like that to be in that town and actually drive by and see the high school That he played at Athens High School It was actually pretty cool to notice that he grew up there and where he is now in a big town in LA So that was pretty cool being out of town. It's a good break, but I'm glad to be back and And joining you guys and giving you an analysis of of everything football going into the start of the 2018 season Thank you guys so much for tuning in to this podcast. My name is Hassan Khan. I'm the founder and the host of this show and We've been doing a series about each division and football. There's eight divisions Four in the NFC four in the AFC. We did the NFC South. We kind of broke down Each team going into the 2018 season about are they gonna be good? Are they gonna regress or they're gonna be even better gonna be even worse? And we kind of broke down each team individually in each division and today We've actually got the NFC North that we're gonna be talking about so that's the Vikings the Bears the Lions and the Packers So we're gonna be talking about them in that order and it was actually pretty cool Is we actually started doing something on time of football is Instagram. We kind of promoted a contest If you will where if you're a fan of an NFC North team You can actually submit a video like a short 60 second video explaining why your team Will make the playoffs and we actually got a few people Messaging us on Instagram and submitting their videos and we've handpicked two people One is actually we're gonna show clips of their videos or parts of their video He's a big Vikings fan. We're gonna show it in a little bit But then the other guy we're actually gonna choose one guy for each podcast each division To be live with us and join us so we can kind of debate about that team Here on the podcast and we've got someone for you today. His name is Josh His Instagram name is Nox underscore SS. We're gonna actually gonna If you're watching this podcast on YouTube, we'll put that that username below in the video So you guys can go ahead and give him a follow but He's a big Packers fan and he submitted a video talking about why the Packers are not only gonna make the playoffs But are gonna win the Super Bowl. So I was like, oh, wow, he's pretty confident in His team. So let's get him on the podcast. Let's Talk about why he believes that why are the Packers gonna be a good team in a Super Bowl contender So we got that for you here today But to kind of kick off this NFC North podcast like I said the first team that we're gonna talk about The Minnesota Vikings. So we actually got a video submission from an Instagram user. His username is Juicy mix, which is kind of interesting. I don't know But he submitted a video talking about why he thinks the Vikings are gonna make the playoffs So let's go ahead and check out a couple of clips from that video I'm missing why I think the Minnesota Vikings will make the playoffs. Well, they got veteran Derek Cousins after agency and Stefan dig and then we got Adam Thielen here the TV summary played really good when Dalvin Cook got injured I thought I was talking about the defense Xavier Rhodes too big defense of tackles and yeah, and a big thank you to Juicy mix for submitting that video That's just a so odd name to say but Nonetheless What he talked about is pretty much in a hole is talent on the Minnesota Vikings He was mentioning Kirk Cousins the wide receiver cord and Stefan digs Adam Thielen. He mentioned the defense He mentioned Xavier Rhodes So pretty much that whole team is jam-packed with talent and To kind of go off of that That's Kind of why the reason the Minnesota Vikings are going to make the playoffs is because of the talent that's on that team Honestly, it's it's a given that they're gonna make the playoffs at this point if they don't it's gonna be a big disappointment If they don't even make the Super Bowl go as far as to say that if they don't make the Super Bowl That's even gonna be a bigger disappointment because it's pretty much the same exact team, but with a better quarterback. So You make all these acquisitions Throughout the years draft picks your team progresses and you finally get that key quarterback that you need and Kirk Cousins Sign them to a three-year deal give them three opportunities to make the Super Bowl, but pretty much at this point in 2018 This is your one opportunity Otherwise this whole season is gonna be a disappointment Nothing else or nothing less is expected from the Minnesota Vikings at this point A lot of other teams that NFC did get better the Eagles haven't gotten worse They're actually gonna get better with Carson Wentz being back Other teams at NFC like the Atlanta Falcons. They're gonna be more in sync with their offense. They're gonna be better Green bit Packers are getting Aaron Rogers back. So they're gonna be contender in the NFC north. So teams in the NFC are getting better and could contend with the Minnesota Vikings So anything less than the Super Bowl is kind of a disappointment For the Minnesota Vikings, but we want to thank juicy mix so much for for submitting their video As far as make the Super Bowl like I said other NFC teams are better We'll see if they go ahead and get over that hump and can beat those teams and actually be a contender for the Super Bowl The next team we've got coming up is the Chicago Bears. So This is an interesting team They weren't Terrible last year, but they weren't good They've actually made some strides in free agency and with their draft To get to that point where they can Actually make a push for maybe a wild card spot It's kind of hard to say that they're gonna make a push for the NFC north title because if you don't take down Minnesota You've got Green Bay in the rearview mirror and also Detroit Lions Just coming up on you and trying to get that spot. So it's gonna be hard for the Bears to get that division title But you could make a debate on why they could make a wild card For the 2018 season Mitsubishi, he's he's a good guy. He's a good For a guy that played only 13 games in college only had an eight and five record But the Bears traded up showing that they had confidence in this guy training up to get him number two overall in 2017 and Usually second-year quarterbacks do get better But also on top of that, he's had a lot of help Coming in so Alan Robinson is a guy that they just signed So if you don't remember who Alan Robinson is It's because he's been a while since he's been kind of relevant because he's been dealing with injuries in 2017 he was out for the whole year in 2016 he kind of had a down year because Blake Bortos kind of regressed but in 2015 was his career year when he went off Jacksonville decided to let him go And the Bears kind of acted up upon that and said let's sign Alan Robinson to be our number one guy That's gonna be a huge asset for for Mitsubishi because I think Biscuits gonna finally have a Number one receiver to throw to and this is probably the best receiving core Slash tight end core that he has in Chicago ever since probably I'll go as far to say when Alshan Jeffery, Brandon Marshall, Martell Spenet were there with Jay Cutler Slash Josh McCown Alan Robinson can be that number one guy in Chicago Tori Cohen and Jordan Howard are one of the more underrated Running back duos in the NFL probably a top five running back duo in the national football league because they're both Incredibly young they have so much upside and so much potential Tori Cohen is someone that you can use him in the passing game. You could use him in the return game We saw his his bursons agility last year It's a good replacement for Jordan Howard when Jordan Howard needs to come out on third downs So that's gonna help out that Chicago Bears offense a lot But to piece everything together with the the incredibly young backfield that you have With the added player and Alan Robinson on the wide receiver core You've got Matt Nagy the new head coach. So John Fox is out. He got fired Matt Nagy came from Kansas City Which is actually kind of funny because if you look up a picture of him, he kind of looks like an older Balder Alex Smith But hey, I mean That's just my opinion Matt Nagy came in from Kansas City To lead the Chicago Bears as her new head coach and Ryan Pace had a lot of a lot of faith in him The general manager and said we're gonna have a conversation with this guy bring him in for an interview Loved him. You're signed in as the head coach and now that's Someone that can develop Mitra Biscay Mitra Biscay can develop under his offense for so many years in Chicago So that office is definitely gonna get better But I do like the Bears and I do think if they were to get over that hump If they were to maybe pull out an upset against Green Bay just once Plan upset against Minnesota or Detroit just once then They're gonna make a push for the the wild card race The Detroit Lions. So Matt Patricia is in as her new head coach Is this a good hire? Is this a bad hire? There's a lot of debate on on both sides But a lot of people are saying that Matt Patricia was hired mainly due to the name value I've got friends that I personally spoken to that are New England Patriots fans and they've been watching a lot of Matt Patricia games and seen him give up a lot of yards on defense and They're not lying. He he has given up a lot of yards in defense before with his with when he was a defensive coordinator in New England and So people are saying he's not gonna be that good of a head coach, however We don't know yet. You know, he hasn't coached in a single NFL game. So we're gonna have to give him a chance, but Yeah, I think I am kind of sort of siding with them as far as when they say He was kind of hired mainly due to name value That does seem to be true But he's been a head coaching candidate for at least the last two or three years And in that last two or three years, he hasn't really gotten better on defense So it is sort of a name value hire, but hey if Detroit loves him They say he's gonna be Their head coach that can develop with Matthew Stafford with this offense with this defense and We'll just have to see we'll have to see what happens there Matthew Stafford is also a constant on offense You know this team is always gonna be good. You know you can rely on him He's good and fourth quarter comebacks got nothing to worry about golden Tate is good Marvin Jones is good as well. So, you know This team is is is solid on offense when it comes to the pass game. I think overall The run game is still gonna be the same Defensively, they're still gonna be the same even though they've got some good players over there defensively. I Don't see this team regressing, but I also don't see this team progressing. I don't see them getting any better So I think they're gonna be pretty much the same Team kind of the third best and the NFC North having a better chance and making the NFC wildcard race than the Chicago Bears. So that's a positive but You know, they can make Green Bay have a run for their money Minnesota's gonna be a little bit tough. They're pretty much gonna be the same as they were in 2017 Patreon so patreon is the number one way to pay your favorite content creator. 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So patreon.com Sash time to football that's patreon.com Slash time to football and the last thing that we're gonna talk about here. I'm this NFC north podcast Are the Green Bay Packers and we actually held a little bit of a quote-unquote contest to get a one of our fans To join us on this podcast to talk about one of these NFC north teams and joining us right now is Josh hold away Josh. How you doing man? I'm doing excellent. They're really happy to be on the show Hassan and I wanted to say congrats to you also on your trademark for time to football. That's a big deal Appreciate it. You've been watching our podcast. I love it Yeah, we wanted to get you on here because you're a big Packers fan You submitted a video talking about why you think the Green Bay Packers are not only gonna go to the playoffs But even win the Super Bowl So let's just get started and talk about your background with the Green Bay Packers. How'd you become a Packer fan? Well, there's a lot of Preface to that story is most tribal, you know individuals as we are in the NFL How it goes, but I have to give a big thanks to my dad and my mom splitting up Divorce is not always an easy thing, but it's a very beneficial thing in my case But to explain I was actually following the Packers for the first year when Brett farth made his run For Super Bowl 31 and then they won But I had to actually leave half time because it was on that Sunday And we had to go pick up my sister at my dad's house So I missed the ending of that game and then the very next week, of course my dad's a Broncos fan and I had to witness Elway beat our butt and you know, of course we held up hope But it just became that rivalry thing in the household and then Yeah, it's materialized. So, uh, you know, I think you pick your tribe based on The way that you are anybody that's willing to walk out in public with a cheese on their head I think is my kind of person. So Just kind of grew and I grew up and surrounded myself with Packer fans Hey, nonetheless, you've seen some great moments being a Packers fan. I'm pretty sure Um Packers fans have it pretty good these days and even though it was rough last year We'll get into all that but Being a Packers fan we're a little spoiled, you know, to be honest, but I'll take it Yeah, absolutely. So Over the years the Packers have been doing pretty good except with the exception of last year, but that was due to Uh, certain someone's injury, um behind center, but Let's talk about your video and your points onto why you think the Green Bit Packers are going to be so successful this upcoming year and one of those main points is You believe the run game is going to be pretty stable going more into depth on that Well, you know, everybody Every team has an amazing back. That's sure fire, but The difference I think between the Packers and most, you know, it branches out into a lot of different things But reality is last year when we drafted three running backs late rounds They had the opportunity to develop together I think there's a lot of Stock in that being that there's a lot more camaraderie. You see that even when you watch the top 100 players online and so forth, you're seeing It's not just williams up there You're also seeing him up there with erin jones And there's a great camaraderie and then with montgomery and his background Even if one person goes down, they all know their role and they're it's not a big fight You know in the otas and team drills and within the packers organization. I just believe that There's a trickle down effect So even though yeah, we're past We're past happy as offense is amazing I don't have any doubts with the running back core You know, and then you've got maize there at a fourth string kind of sitting We'll see how things work out in training camp as you know, we're all excited to see but Um, I'm real excited just because montgomery has already taken You know sure fire hits and carried the team through the end of 2016 And then you really did see some dynamics in how williams and jones played off of each other throughout the season last year with montgomery playing very intermittently So Yeah, I really don't doubt it. You know, I don't go off of the record. I go off of the play by play and You know, I I saw a lot of back and forth And I just like seeing them in the off season also hanging out together and doing things together and it's not a one person You know team the way to win is You know, not just to be one dimension. You got to be all kinds of dimensional, especially in the nfl Yeah, absolutely. So, um Do you think that there's going to be a starter in that running back, um committee Or are they going to take that committee approach with the green bay packers because we saw time on gummary who was um, I mean, he's a good player But last year a lot of people kind of tended to overhype him per se, especially in fantasy football Um, and we saw kind of the torch passing towards those Rookies and those younger players like erin jones and uh in williams So do you think that montgomery is still going to be the starter in green bay? I think montgomery will start the season as the as the core back. Yeah, but I wouldn't be surprised to see any halftime switch ups in any point during the season I don't see micarthia as a like I say a one-dimensional type of coach. He's You know All the best teams any playoff bound teams. There's the ones that are Reaching into their basket. They're spreading it out. They're allowing their, you know team to stay fresh so it in that, you know A fact Yeah, I see montgomery taking the very first run for the season but The second that that first snap is going I wouldn't be surprised to see a punch here and a punch there from williams and erin jones coming in as a fourth quarter finisher I believe in in the way the packers are going to work and most teams actually this season that You got to treat the running back game like you treat a pitcher You know, don't don't play them all the time flip it in new england patreon has been doing it year after year after year Or they bring in a Game plan per week and it's different every single week And I think that there's a lot to learn in the nfl by just being a copycat league that it is So yeah to answer the question in short montgomery will definitely be the primary back in my opinion starting The training camp has a way of seeing things and there's always a little bit of a sophomore hiccup sometimes So they're going to play it as as the cards are dealt Um, are you wearing a green bay packers gear? Who's jersey you're wearing? In support, uh, just I'll I'll plug this a little early, but I definitely put on my gold jersey um this is a geordie nelson 87 gold all day, um The only thing I wish is that it was adidas, but All together this was a gift after my uh fantasy league last year got from my roommate and um, you know as much as It sucks to have to have lost geordie in the off season I don't think he could have gone to a better place in the raiders and uh, You know the the awesome opportunity is I think you were getting into with uh With davante adams. It's it's an opportunity now for him to jump in but the plug is that if you Are a packers fan. I like to go a little bit more in depth than the typical, um producer or creator under the packers brand and If you watch erin rogers in off seasons, he does this thing. It's called it's erin and uh, there's a gold in september organization that He's supported through a girl named annie who lost her twin brother to pediatric cancer And so I just wanted a quick plug a little bit on uh, if all the packers fans can really get on board and We can get a little bit more support We've all got our green and gold, but if you can wear gold in september and support a pediatric cancer I'd like to further that Awesome. Yeah, we'll we'll definitely put that and underneath Um so that you guys can go ahead and click on that link and and show your support for that Um, but you're kind of nailing the head Um, or nailing it into the coffin with davante adams We're talking about jordy nelson. How he's a big loss davante adams has been the guy for the past couple of years That's been stepping up. Um, you think that receiving core is going to be all right I think for the nuts and bolts of what I could say about davante adams. This is his opportunity now last year He's a top what number 45 on top 100 by his peers, so davante adams has the opportunity right now to Take the reins as the number one guy Because we've I don't think we've ever had a younger wide receiver core But that's a beautiful thing for a guy like erin rogers He's the guy that gets out of the pocket and he has that same type of relationship I believe that him and jordy had had for the full decade that jordy was there But now davante adams four years established also with rogers He was able to catch anything everything even without You know him in and that finished to I believe it was the browns over time victory Just spinning out he he bounces off of everything. He's had the opportunity to learn His frame what he needs to be working on with his body his health Everything else. I just think it's his opportunity to shine and I'm looking forward to that You know translating into the game So it's unfortunately, we're kind of missing him a little bit right now with the apparent hamstring you know pull out during otas and mandatory mini camps, but You know the beauty is with davante adams. He's he's a baller He doesn't drop anything that's really thrown his way if he does there's 50 ball 50 ball. He's gonna catch it 75 of the time Any other aspects of this team? Do you think are gonna help them catapult to a super bowl victory potential super bowl win? Maybe defensively, maybe coaching staff Any other aspects on on why they can Go ahead and get over that hump and get into the playoffs and get to the super bowl We've got all the changes that make a super bowl for the Packers Um, the last time we won was erin rogers What second or third year in the league and it came right as dom capers entered It was the opportunity of transition Where literally we went from a three four to a four three completely flipped the script on On what was to be anticipated? I think that the league plays a lot in the fact that What you had the prior season unless you're willing to really come in the following season with some surprises and some new elements You know people know too much what to expect So mike petten coming over from cleveland who's always you know created some amazing even though cleveland loses Let's be honest about this a lot The fact is is that they do have close games. They just don't end up having that same Endurance factor over the end. I mean even we last year lost to him in Or won over them in an overtime game. You watch those divisional games in afc north. That's the tightest division of all And mike petten joining the crew mike daniels getting muhammed wilkerson opposite him with kenny clark coming up and don't not to you know You can't take away from That full defensive line Montravis adams didn't even get a chance to really shine and you saw what he did in auburn He's complete bull coming right up just like mike daniels. So I'm real excited just to see how it all kind of plays out but Basically the defense being new and rogers is healthy that equals destruction for For the nc north. So as long as that's consistent enough throughout a 16 game season There's there's a lot to be excited about in in green bay title 10 usa Yeah, no, that's an interesting perspective on it What do you think the record is going to be? Are they going to get over 10 wins? You're going to get 13 wins? No doubt the 10 sub 10 is an unacceptable year So I I've never really looked at a season as an optimistic packer fan As sub 10, you know, erin rogers has only had one sub 10 other than this last year and that was its first year in the league We're too dynamic and You know with erin healthy You saw how it started last season. He's got a I think according to mike daniels On an interview here recently said that erin rogers sitting out for You know, no, it has it been nine ten months the film the amount of study and attention to the game For that type of mind and the capacity of what he's going to be capable of this year There's no doubt in my mind that we can be a 12 and 14 or up My dream for the packers and now I haven't really had a chance to really dive into the schedule predictions yet Other than to know that we're starting with chicago And the division always ends in weeks 16 and 17. So we get that chance to earn it usually but The beauty of this whole season is that From what I do know, we've got a pretty nice schedule Lots of time lots of balance And are by week coming a little bit earlier. I think what is it week seven this year? But either way, um, I think that if I were to predict anything off the top of my head, I'd say 12 and 4 That's usually like right about my range But I will be doing a schedule predictions video on my channel You know by by july shortly after the sp is usually Yeah, so you're talking about your channel. We wanted to give you a little bit of a segment to plug yourself. So Uh, tell us what you do and where can we find your content? well, uh, my alias and uh, packer channel is under the alias knocks. So it's kind of a It's a play on words. It's a lot of parody and comic I play off of the good morning football morning show And I'd like to intermix of course all the elements of football and hype and Whatever, but also I like to take new elements and be player friendly So what you'll find on my channel is, uh A lot of parody comedy commercialism I try to take the whole nuts and bolts of a team and then collapse it into a 12 to 15 minute segment video And I'll be tying it all in together for a full series But the best way to find it is an award knocks that's spelled in a x And uh The whole purpose of my channel is kind of to promote love So the knocks actually stands for never again hate X Throwing up the X for anything. Um, but yeah, definitely, uh, you guys check out his stuff. Um So we'll put a link in the description to your your youtube channel also your instagram Which is knocks na hx underscore ss. Uh, so you guys make sure to to follow josh over there. Um Last time we always ask every single guest on this show What is your favorite nfl moment or football moment? So it could be professional football college football If you play high school football, whatever it may be What's your favorite football moment? The easy answer, of course is just watching the super bowl Uh, where we're going against the Steelers and the Super Bowl 45 But mostly just because I was actually in Arizona working. I was on a On a slew of just amazing work down there But I had the opportunity to spend some time with family friends And her husband happened to be a mighty mighty Steelers fan and I've got a brother that's a Steelers fan, too. So But that's the obvious favorite The personal favorite was actually watching. Um, and it's sad to say but There's a guy I played with in high school clovis high school. Uh, his name is tyler klutz and he ended up playing Um for dallas And he was a full back and he actually got his only Touchdown against us in a playoff game with romo Just watching You know old pals and friends. I wasn't a big football star At all. I kind of blew out my knee early in high school But uh, I'm more of a creative artist anyway But seeing kind of the guys I used to know go up there and then we still won the game, but Seeing him catch the a touchdown there was pretty impeccable That's awesome. Awesome. How it came around the score to touchdown against your favorite team. Um, Josh, I appreciate you joining us. Uh, thank you so much for giving your giving us your insight On what the green bay packers are going to do next year and hopefully we can get you back on here. Love talking. Yeah Again, uh, I really appreciate you. Give me the opportunity and uh It's all green bay packers fan. Don't forget keep wearing gold in september. Look forward to that opportunity And thanks for having me. Peace And that was josh hold away joining us on the time of football podcast So like we said on the start of the show Josh is just a football fan. He loves the green bay packers He commented on one of the podcasts on youtube and he said, how do I get on this podcast? I would really love to be on this podcast Comments it back and I told him if your fan of an emphysey north team just message us talking about why your favorite team Is going to make the playoffs on instagram at time of football And guess what he messaged us sent us the 60 second video talking about why they're going to make the super bowl And he was on the podcast. So that can be you we would love to have more fans And more of you guys on here, uh, because we would love to kind of turn it around We would love for you to have that opportunity to to be a podcaster to be a sportscaster So the next podcast that we've got coming up We're talking about the nfc west So that's the san francisco 49ers the seattle seahawks the la rams the arizona carnos If you're a fan of any one of those four teams Message us message us on instagram at time of football Send us a 60 second video talking about why one of those four teams is going to make the playoffs Any uh, if you have good enough arguments debates good enough points reasons We're going to choose you we're going to choose one person to be on that podcast and debate with us on air Just like josh to bait with us live and have an opportunity to be on this podcast We'll love to hear from you guys. 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