I wish I had an opening line that was memorable like Scott Hanson over on Red Zone.
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that → wish → Zone
There isn’t anything I can write that will provide the same level of excitement that "7 hours of commercial-free football" gives.
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hours → be → football
That’s what is on the horizon for us, though.
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what → ’ → us
We have hours of uninterrupted football, and our first full schedule.
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We → have → football
My first play of the weekend comes as the Dolphins take on the Raiders.
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Dolphins → come → Raiders
The Miami Dolphins are my pick to earn something really special this year… the #1 overall draft pick.
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Dolphins → earn → something
That’s not exactly a good sign, but I do think they will be the worst team in football.
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they → ’ → football
The Dolphins team has been decimated over the course of the past year.
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team → decimate → year
Their starting quarterback from last season: gone.
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quarterback → go → season
Their top wide receivers (Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle): gone and gone.
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receivers → go → ?
Malik Willis is dynamic and has shown flashes of success in both Tennessee and Green Bay.
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Willis → show → Tennessee
At the same time, Achane might not have any running space considering the teams know he is the best and only true threat on the team.
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he → have → team
Willis has shown flashes, but he has also shown that he is normally a backup quarterback for a reason.
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he → show → reason
The Las Vegas Raiders also underwent many changes this offseason.
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Raiders → undergo → changes
They earned the #1 overall pick last year with a terrible season of their own.
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They → earn → own
That saw them dismiss Pete Carroll and bring in Klint Kubiak to take over the franchise.
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them → see → franchise
It also saw them select Fernando Mendoza with the first pick, and then they also grabbed Kirk Cousins, who worked with Kubiak previously.
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who → see → Kubiak
The Raiders tried to trade away Maxx Crosby in the offseason, but that was vetoed, and he is now back on the roster.
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he → try → roster
He should still be solid for the club, but there are questions around the rest of the defense.
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He → be → defense
Their new coach is also not a defensive guy, so there is reason to be concerned about this side of the ball.
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coach → be → ball
For some context, the Raiders are ranked 24th in the league for defensive line rankings.
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Raiders → rank → rankings
Brock Bowers is out for the game, and that hurts the Raiders, but I think it will be okay against the Dolphins.
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it → hurt → Dolphins
We have two quarterbacks in new spots, and questionable defenses.
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We → have → spots
Does that mean we will get a high-scoring game, or will the quarterbacks be too busy trying to figure things out?
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quarterbacks → mean → things
Personally, I think we get the higher-scoring game, but I’m not touching the total.
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I → think → total
I don’t think there is enough on one side or the other to really invest in it.
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I → think → it
I do lean toward the over 40.5, though.
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I → lean → 40.5
Instead, I’m backing the Raiders at -3 in this one.
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I → back → one
Las Vegas is one of the teams that I think will improve, but let’s not believe that they will win a ton of games.
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they → think → games
They are still going to miss the playoffs.
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They → go → playoffs
But for one game, the Raiders should win the game by at least three points, and I think they should win by five or more.
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they → win → five
The Aporia
