#423: 2023 Week 9 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 8

-DKrom: Joe Burrow is back

-Hal: Bad matchups on paper exceed expectations

2. Weekly Honors

-GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Will Levis, Hal: Josh Allen)

-Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Jimmy Garoppolo, Hal: Brian Daboll)

3. Do you think the Raiders did the right thing by pulling the plug on the McDaniels/Ziegler era now? Is it safe to say Jimmy G has played his final snap for the Raiders?

4. Grading The Trades

-Commanders trade Montez Sweat to Bears for 2024 second-round pick (WAS: DKrom [A], Hal [A-]; CHI: DKrom [D+], Hal [F])

-Giants trade Leonard Williams to Seahawks for 2024 second-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick (NYG: DKrom [B+], Hal [A]; SEA: DKrom [B+], Hal [B+])

-Commanders trade Chase Young to 49ers for 2024 third-round pick (WAS: DKrom [D], Hal [B-];. SF: DKrom [A], Hal [A])

5. Truth or Exaggeration

-Even though he'll be 36 years old and coming off a torn Achilles, the Vikings must re-sign Kirk Cousins

-The Packers will bench Jordan Love for Sean Clifford after Thanksgiving (or even sooner) barring substantial improvement by Love

-Every team in the AFC North will finish with a record above .500

-The Seattle Seahawks will win the NFC West

-Taylor Heinicke will be the starting QB for the Falcons for the rest of the 2023 season

-Beating the Chiefs for the first time in 16 games proves that Sean Payton is doing a far better job as Broncos HC than Nathaniel Hackett

-If they start scoring more points, the Jaguars will be a serious contender for the AFC's #1 seed

-For the first time since the 2017 season, the Chiefs will NOT host the AFC Championship game

6. Dolphins at Chiefs Preview

7. Cowboys at Eagles Preview

8. Week 9 Picks

-Locks (DKrom: Browns over Cardinals, Hal: Rams over Packers)

-Upset Specials (DKrom: Cowboys over Eagles, Hal: Panthers over Colts)

-Titans at Steelers

-Seahawks at Ravens

-Commanders at Patriots

-Vikings at Falcons

-Bears at Saints

-Bucs at Texans

-Giants at Raiders

-Bills at Bengals

-Chargers at Jets

9. Bold Predictions

-DKrom: Chiefs rising star CB Trent McDuffie picks off Tua twice, one for a pick-six in the first half, and the other in the final two minutes of regulation to seal the win for KC

-Hal: Rashid Shaheed scores 4 40+-yard TD's

10. Challenge Flags

-Hal: Brian Daboll...vindicate my faith in you and get Daniel Jones back on track this week!!!

-DKrom: Minnesota Vikings...find a running game and stick with it!!!