Reverse AFC Power Rankings

It's Mike Shope and the Bulldog.

I've gotten out of the habit.

I haven't filled out a bracket in, I feel like quite a few years now.

It's Mike Shope.

If there were one sitting on a table here with like instructions and a place to write

your name and like a ten bucks and even like a little box to put your ten dollars in

or something, you still wouldn't.

I don't think so.

No.

And the Bulldog.

I might have to push you on this.

Professionally.

Show them you care about something.

It's Mike Shope and the Bulldog.

I don't want to care about anything.

Don WGR.

Let's get it out of the way.

Yeah, I want my name on that.

I mean, I said it.

You know, you were just talking.

Yeah.

Let's get this, the big one out of the way here.

Are you calling that shirt green?

No.

Okay, good.

No.

I didn't want to hear that like this was green to you.

You've got people already.

It hasn't been 30 seconds or out there adjusting their new and tint buttons.

Oh, yeah.

On the Twitch and the YouTube.

No.

I did not hold.

I'm working for me today.

No.

I didn't.

Oh.

Okay.

Sorry.

I just don't ever think about it.

It's St. Patrick's Day.

It is.

I didn't.

I'm like, what?

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

I have a golf dojo outing after the show.

And so I dressed in golf gear.

And I guess now even there is green on the hat.

This is my Delaware Park Golf Club hat.

Green writing.

But that was not that I was on my way out the door.

This hat hangs on a hook right by the door.

And I realized I was going golfing and I needed a hat.

And it's just the first hat that was there.

So you haven't thought about it being St. Patrick's Day at all today?

No.

Interesting.

Yeah.

No.

Just one more thing you don't care about.

It's just Tuesday.

It's just Tuesday.

It's just Tuesday.

I mean, I'm not again.

You know, go have your fun.

I mean, I, I, but, you know, I didn't, I didn't really, um, I, I've not given it any thought.

Uh, which is too bad because it is cold enough.

Wow.

Look at this.

See, now I have a jersey that would met Mike has put on a really old school stocking style cap.

A long top and a castle for it.

It's the Toronto St. Pat's screen.

It is.

I have that you know this.

I think you remember I have that I have a sweat of Toronto St. Pat's jersey sweater sweater.

It's sweater.

It's more of a sweater really.

Yeah.

Um, it doesn't date back to, you know, the early, you know, the, the era that they wore that stuff.

But, um, I could have gone away with it today.

I mean, I just going to take it off for golf.

That would have been a good move.

Not a issue that it's a leaf's derivative hat, right?

Uh, don't literally says St. Pat's.

Yeah.

Right.

Don't care.

I'm saying Patrick's Day.

Yeah.

It's great.

Yeah.

It might be my favorite hat of all one of these years.

I'm going to remember to wear that Toronto St. Pat's jersey I have.

Okay.

That's a good piece.

I'm saying Patrick's Day.

I'm saying Patrick's Day.

Yeah.

I don't.

The tassel is very near coming.

Oh, that looks like it's in trouble.

Yeah.

Margo is a big tassel guy.

And so any hat, any tulk lying around that she can get to.

Yeah.

That looks like she's worked that over a little bit.

Yeah.

Margo is my wife, by the way.

I didn't make that clear at the beginning.

No, it's uncomfortable.

She just loves to eat hats.

No, our pug Margo is this hat is not safe around her.

And I think she's gotten close.

Yeah, yeah.

No.

That feels like if she gets that one more time, she's going to finish it off.

Yeah.

And it's a very different hat without the tassel.

100%.

The whole thing doesn't make any sense.

Like the length of the hat and having that long, pointy.

Why is it tied by the traffic cone?

Right.

It doesn't make sense without the tassel.

Right.

You need the tassel.

Yeah, you do.

Protect the tassel at all costs.

Get a needle in some thread.

Fix that up.

Oh, rights.

When I...

First thing, after ADP chasing tonight, I will sew your hat back together.

I will get some needles and thread out and get to work on that.

Or not.

No.

Well, it's been five weeks.

And there's been action.

How about a little reverse AFC power rankings today?

What?

It's high time.

Oh, you think so.

Okay, good.

I thought maybe you said no.

No, no, no.

Reverse AFC power rankings brought to you by, as always, Empire Electric, your local neighborhood

electricians.

February 10th was the last one.

Now, I obviously saw you walk over and pull that off of the bulletin board.

You did.

So, I knew it was coming, but...

Did you notice, like, right before you did that, the...

I think this is good for Empire Electric.

This is what you want.

Spot played.

The spot played.

And I thought, we should probably do reverse AFC power rankings.

And then, simultaneously to that, you...

Me having that thought, you walked over, pulled the sheet down, and I'm not even going to say anything,

because it appears as though we're going to start the show with reverse AFC power ranking.

Well, it wasn't the commercial that spurred me to do that.

It was...

The commercial is too exciting to me as it is, because I'm listening to my own voice.

And I've been told many times that I love to do that.

So, I'd already thought to...

We don't have much time in here.

I did.

I didn't think about St. Patrick's Day.

I didn't even...

I know it's Tuesday, but I didn't think it's been so long since we've done it,

that I did not walk in here thinking about it.

And when I heard the Empire Electric add, I thought of the reverse AFC power ranking.

That's the complement to the power of the commercial.

Oh.

And they're attached to this fantastic vehicle they've chosen the sponsor.

And I thought, doesn't this guy sound like he just really knows it?

Whoever he is, this guy.

I'm listening to right now.

He's really sharp.

Speaking with such authority about electrical things.

Yes.

My favorite subject.

Mm-hmm.

One of them.

One of, like, six.

One of the other five.

Uh, liquor.

Massages for Valentine's Day.

Around that time of year.

Is one.

Uh, losing weight.

Is one.

Cancer research.

Trees.

Cutting trees.

Trees, absolutely.

Abs.

Tomorrow.

But I find friends that.

Oh, yeah.

We're going to make decisions tomorrow.

Oh, no.

That sounds big.

After the year of no fruit.

Right.

You got to, you got to rectify that.

I'm not sure I have to do anything.

They're the experts.

Yeah.

You don't hear what they call mic-shope tree service.

Why?

Because I'm not an expert.

Woodchuck.

Yeah.

There are a lot of freebies here.

All right.

Shope chuck.

Yes.

Reverse AFC power rankings.

16.

Miami.

I mean, could it.

I guess you could.

I could make an argument for the Jets, I suppose.

Uh, but not on St. Patrick's Day.

Uh, it'd be nice.

Green.

Oh, okay, green.

Yeah, sorry.

I got it.

I got to change my mind.

I got to lock it.

I'm just not.

I'm just not.

Wait, that's today.

Okay.

Okay.

Mr. Shorter.

I don't have this feeling.

I'm going to go through my Twitter feed and realize

that I ignored a bunch of stuff that had to do with St. Patrick's Day.

Like, a moron.

I just didn't even.

Just, uh, I've never felt more oblivious.

I don't know if I, if I have that, it was the ADP chasing guys last night talking to

each other about what we're all going to wear.

Which was different.

Uh-huh.

But there were discussions about who's wearing what.

Green.

Full grown adult men.

Yes.

Green.

Yes.

Okay.

Wow.

You know, I missed it.

Guys in their 30s.

Real men.

I'm wearing that hat.

You can see me wear that hat tonight.

15.

This hat.

I will go Jets.

Here.

I don't think they're really much off of Miami.

I mean, Geno Smith has done more and proven more than Malik Willis.

Um, the Jets are also going into your two of a new regime.

But I think they're at pretty much at nowhere.

Okay.

You know what it is about this?

If I asked you, would you take the bills going 3-0 and 1 against those two teams next year?

You're going to say no.

That's right.

You're going to want four wins.

Yes, I am.

New England.

Same answer.

Yes.

They should want to go for.

Yes.

I'm not taking anything short of 4-0 in that.

They should want to sweep those two teams.

Yes.

It means that necessarily likely the bills lost to Miami.

Yeah.

Last year.

Kind of decisively.

Yeah.

Last year.

All right.

AFC East.

The new AFC South.

Some are calling it.

Right.

14.

Mm-hmm.

Uh.

Tennessee.

I like the uniforms.

You don't.

I love the uniforms.

They were.

Well, they're deeply offensive.

That they are copying the entire color scheme of the.

I love the.

There's guitar string details and the stripes.

Like they went hard.

I love the colors.

I just think it's wrong that they're wearing them.

So.

But that has nothing to do with this.

Um.

It could.

Tennessee.

Yeah.

You know what?

Yes.

I'm not even going to bother with Cleveland.

Cleveland.

Cleveland.

Cleveland's at least wearing what Cleveland has always worn.

How's that going?

Just kind of drab.

But you know, whatever.

They steal it from anyone.

They had their team lifted off of them.

Baltimore at least doesn't have to wear Cleveland's gear.

The Browns have to stay Brown.

Right.

You have no choice.

Like did I tell you yesterday about the guy on Sunday who asked me about my favorite fantasy team names I've ever had?

I think I did.

Yeah.

You just came up.

And I said how I never use like a player name on.

Right.

Because then you feel beholden to that player and you can't move them.

Divest yourself of them.

Yeah.

Right.

Right.

So once your name is Browns.

Yeah.

That's the genius of well, a only having one fantasy team be having it be a player that does not play in our fantasy league.

But tonsils gas mask and just run on forever.

I suppose maybe once he's done playing maybe I should but but whatever I'm there.

I'm there.

I'm fine.

And it's not someone I ever have to think about dressing or not dressing or trading because it doesn't play that fantasy football.

Right.

At least in our league.

Maybe we'll see that change.

Maybe he'll start to become a target in.

I mean he catches a couple of passes.

We'll have to have a talk.

Right.

Imagine starting a team so bad that you're starting an offensive lineman.

Just because I were 13.

I was starting like I don't even know like third string tight ends in a second quarterback spot at one point last year because of Paul's stupid rules.

All right.

A more fair thing to say would be my inability to navigate successfully the parameters that were known beforehand.

It's pretty tight.

I botched it.

Okay.

13.

Browns.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'll go browns here.

Watson.

They're gonna do they're gonna do that.

I think so.

They are gonna do that.

I mean they they might not if they want to try Sanders.

You know as a full-time or like week one.

That could also happen.

I don't think anything else is coming.

They're gonna try Watson.

What are the chances that that goes well?

That's some chance.

But it's been you know I.

Is it six years now since he was any good.

I think that's I think that's right.

19 is the playoff game with the bills.

Right.

20 is he has a big stat year but they lose all the time and then he's gone.

Yeah.

I am the type and I've done this with this player to.

I have a tough time ruling out.

The possibility of success you know like you never know in sports and this guy has been high level.

He's also had.

He's at a bad shoulder that might have more to do with his failures than anything else like in the last couple of years.

But for the investment.

I kind of think that they should see.

Like if you can get old to Sean Watson back.

I mean you've gone this far.

Right quarterbacks who had accomplished far less.

Far less athletically gifted I guess.

Have found the fountain of youth in like a third or fourth stop.

Like guys all you know Donald is an example.

Maybe the Sean Watson can rediscover it.

I don't I boy.

I'm not rooting for it.

I can't stand him.

But I mean good luck.

Thoughts and prayers Browns.

12.

Pittsburgh.

That's fun.

Okay.

They have no quarterback right now.

Right.

Yeah they're just waiting on Rogers to eventually say.

Yeah.

Again.

Again.

Or they're down Thai Simpson's road probably.

Which or maybe both.

Or they could probably should be both.

Yeah.

Man.

What are they picking?

21.

I have 21 in my head for them for some reason.

I'm not sure why.

But.

This is can you pick it all over again?

I just like we're going to.

Somebody that.

Not real sure he belongs in the first round.

But okay.

We like.

Yeah.

Okay.

Let's do it.

We need a guy.

Very bad practice.

Very E.J.

Manual League.

Is.

Is what that'll probably feel like.

I mean I doubt you hire Mike McCarthy.

With a rebuilding plan.

You hire Jeff Hathley with the rebuilding plan.

Right.

But McCarthy.

I mean it's probably just more the same.

With a different coach.

They lost 30 to 6.

In the playoffs to the Texans at home.

Just they had the same year again.

13 first downs in that game for the Steelers.

Six points.

All right.

11.

I mean Vegas.

And then the next week Houston could not hold on to the football.

They couldn't against Pittsburgh either.

That is right.

That is right.

Now that you remind me.

Yes.

All right.

Sorry.

Where were we?

11.

Vegas.

Probably should be Vegas.

10.

Colts.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

9.

Since.

Since I had a.

Engles.

Yeah.

Bives aren't great.

Again.

No.

Eat.

Okay.

Now it's interesting.

Yeah.

Finally.

Right.

Out there.

Enough with the hats and the shirts.

And the Raiders and the Steelers and the Jets.

Come on.

Let's go.

Yeah.

And the Raiders and the Steelers and the Jets.

Come on.

Let's go.

I think of the team's left right now.

Houston is the one that I feel the least good about.

I kind of want to go Kansas City first.

I will not do that.

I'm not doing that.

No, me either.

Um.

I don't think it has to be Houston.

But I'm okay there.

Seven.

I kind of want to do something that shouldn't be.

Shouldn't happen.

Ravens.

They're at the top of the win totals again.

With the built ten and a half like they're on the same tier of teams.

Yeah.

With the highest win totals again.

Well, I'll vote me.

I don't know.

I'm still I'm still with Kansas City.

They got rid of Trent McDuffee, which long term probably good.

But it's an all pro corner 2526 out the window.

Travis Kelsey comes back.

That's probably not a good thing.

They probably should try to get younger there.

They bring in Justin Fields.

My home is just coming off the ACL tear.

He may play early, but won't be the same guy, at least for another season.

Who else do they have that's good?

Chris Jones is aging.

I think I like Baltimore's roster a little bit better.

I don't want to trust them more than Baltimore.

Something's always just hinky in Baltimore.

I know they still have to get something done with Jackson, right?

That's the early state rumor.

We're thought to want to get in.

You know, they'll probably get done and then it'll be fine.

But I don't know.

It's still kind of curious that everything just seems like a struggle with them.

I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm good with Baltimore here.

Six.

I'm going to say bills.

Oh, wow.

I'm not super sold on any of what's happening here right now.

I think you probably will eventually.

And you might even be absolutely 100% correct to settle for.

They've got Josh Allen and therefore nothing.

Somebody will play the other positions.

And it'll it'll get by just like every other year.

Right.

I just think there's a lot of change here.

I'm not assuming these defensive parts are all going to fit.

And I'm not I'm not mad that they signed Bradley Chubb.

I'm also not like, ooh, they got Bradley Chubb.

I think they got a guy that's pretty much the equivalent of guys they've had every year.

That are sort of mid.

You're like, okay, you're going to help me.

I think more than you're going to hurt me, hopefully.

But are you going to really move the meter for me?

I don't know.

If they open at New England, what's the line?

Boy.

I don't know if they're favored there.

Yeah.

Really.

I really don't.

I think the bills are favored there.

Yeah.

That's super bowl.

That was a bad performance.

That's right.

And they're not good throughout the entire playoffs.

I just think there's a lot to get right here.

New coordinator.

A lot of new parts.

I don't have.

I still don't have.

I've made my I made my receiver trade.

I made my ad rusher signing.

I don't have.

I don't think a real difference maker.

More is an upgrade just as Chubb is an upgrade.

But are they like undeniable meter movers?

No.

I don't I don't think they are.

And I just think the the state of flux with the roster

and a new philosophy on defense and a new head coach's voice

in charge of a room that's used to a different guy

that had command of that room.

I'm just I'm a little worried.

It's going to be a little rough to start.

I'm going to go chiefs here having to choose between the two.

Okay.

Five.

I would say.

New England.

I think.

I'll go to England.

Four homeers.

I work with homeers.

Four is between bills, Broncos, Chargers and Jaguars.

Those are the top four or bottom four.

As it were.

Your bills.

I'll say Denver.

I'll go bills here.

Three.

I'll say.

Chargers.

I'll go Denver.

Two.

I'm on the Chargers, Argers.

Okay.

Jacksonville one.

Wow.

Is the whole summer going to be like that?

The Jacksonville is actually the best team in the AFC.

It may be.

We're not going to sort of like splash some water in our faces

and go like wait a minute.

What are we saying now?

What is this?

Voodoo.

I can buy the Chargers.

I think I would have put them one.

But it's not like they've proven it yet.

But I like that more.

All right.

There it is.

Reverse AFC power rankings.

Welcome back.

Reverse AFC power rankings.

What was the order of the top five the light?

When do you say we lasted the February 10th?

Okay.

You want the bottom?

Yeah.

Yeah.

The bottom five.

Yes.

Well, Jacksonville two, Denver three, New England four,

Baltimore five, Chargers seven.

That was the Tuesday after the Super Bowl.

Yes.

Okay.

I stay and buy it.

I'm going to buy everything.

I know I said nothing I don't believe.

I just can't imagine we're going to sit around all summer

and be like, yeah, Jacksonville, look out.

I mean, I just...

Well, I get it as a good team,

but I kind of think we're just going to sort of

get farther away from last year

and get closer to Kansas City,

Baltimore, maybe L.A., I guess, Buffalo.

I think that's probably right.

I'm hearing you on L.A.

And I do like the...

I mean, I like the points you make

about what you like about them.

They're just going to have to...

I mean, go bet it.

Here's going to show me first

that you can actually get out of your own way.

Because that playoff game was just so meek

from Herbert.

It just was bad.

I mean, I know the tackles.

I know that they'll get guys back

and maybe they'll be worlds different,

but they're just going to have to show me they know the move.

Movement in the NFL today

with Jalen Waddle being traded to Denver,

Hollywood Brown signing with Philadelphia

is that necessarily precipitate a...

AJ Brown trade.

Where the bills are going to end up

at receiver after a couple of big moves

around the league today.

Mike's open the bulldog here for your calls

at 803-0550.

Alex Gold will join us at four

from Kansas City,

and we'll look to get Paul Lahn later in the show.

Sabers are in Las Vegas pregame tonight at nine.

For that one, Buffalo plus 110.

Fairly slight underdog

against the Golden Knights.

Back after this time out,

lines are open for your calls.

Mike's open the bulldog WGR.