#418: 2023 Week 4 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 3

-DKrom: Cowboys defense just isn’t the same without Tre’Von Diggs

-Hal: D'Andre Swift emerges as the Eagles top back, helping Eagles win ugly

2. Weekly Honors

-GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: C.J. Stroud, Hal: Dolphins OL)

-Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: George Paton, Hal: Josh McDaniels)

3. Buy or Sell (As Division Title Contenders)

-Browns

-Colts

-Packers

-Seahawks

4. Assessment Of 0-3 Teams

-Best 0-3 team: Vikings

-Worst 0-3 team: Bears

-Team most likely to get the #1 pick in the 2024 draft: Broncos

-Best unit (offense, defense or ST) of these four teams combined: Panthers defense

-Worst unit (offense, defense or ST) of these four teams combined: Bears defense

-Over or Under 5 wins by season’s end: Bears (under), Broncos (under), Panthers (over), Vikings (over)

5. Truth or Exaggeration

-Jonathan Gannon will NOT be the one-and-done head coach as some analysts predicted he’d be before the season

-Eagles DT Jalen Carter is the early frontrunner for 2023 DROY

-The Saints will be getting an UPGRADE at QB with Jameis Winston as Derek Carr recovers from his shoulder sprain

-The Broncos MUST trade Pat Surtain II if they can get 2024 first and second-round picks for him

-Josh McDaniels will be fired as Raiders head coach barring dramatic improvement from the team over these next 15 weeks

-As good as the Steelers may still be collectively, Kenny Pickett is NOT the long-term solution for them at QB

-Matt Eberflus has the hottest seat of any head coach not named Brandon Staley

-Sean McDermott is an upgrade over Leslie Frazier as defensive play-caller for the Bills

6. Dolphins at Bills Preview

-Which players have been the most pivotal to the Bills early-season success on defense without Von Miller?

-Is Devon Achane the new X factor for the Dolphins offense?

-Game-deciding matchups: Tyreek Hill/Jaylen Waddle vs. Micah Hyde/Jordan Poyer, Josh Allen vs. Bradley Chubb (in the run game and pass game)

-Game picks

7. Week 4 Picks

-Locks (DKrom: Chiefs over Jets, Hal: Eagles over Commanders)

-Upset Specials (DKrom: Patriots over Cowboys, Hal: Jets over Chiefs)

-Lions at Packers

-Falcons at Jaguars

-Bucs at Saints

-Vikings at Panthers

-Broncos at Bears

-Rams at Colts

-Steelers at Texans

-Bengals at Titans

-Ravens at Browns

-Raiders at Chargers

-Cardinals at 49ers

-Seahawks at Giants

8. Bold Predictions

-DKrom: Justin Fields has 500 total yards (250 yards passing, 250 yards rushing) and 7 total TD (4 pass, 3 run) as Bears defeat Broncos 52-35

-Hal: Chiefs hold Jets to less than 100 yards of total offense, but upset the Chiefs 21-20 with TWO pick-sixes and a punt return TD

9. Challenge Flags

-Hal: All teams that are 1-2...get that second win!!!!!

-DKrom: Eagles and 49ers...do NOT play down to your competition