Aug 16, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
Damon returns to podcasting and talks about the latest sports happenings before giving his outlook on the AFC East. Like, share, and subscribe! Note: Apologies for the background noise. I had my fan…
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And so, uh, just before we get to the outlook, um, a couple things happened, uh, since the pod was down.

Uh, LeBron James went to the Sixers, so, um, you know, Russell Westbrook retired.

We got, um, uh, you know, just so many different things going on in the NFL with, uh, you know, with, with different, um, with different things.

Like, I mean, we still got the Browns with the same problems that they've been having with the, the quarterback position.

And then watching, uh, the, the preseason game earlier today, like, all, all three of our quarterbacks just, they, they, uh, uh, they aren't impressive.

They're-- they, they still couldn't really do anything to break away from each other.

It's like, I get that they're trying to say, you know, they haven't played the actual game, but I mean, if you got the goods, it should be evident right away.

And unfortunately, uh, w- between Deshaun, Shedeur, and, and Dillon, it is, it is not happening.

Um, A.J. Brown is on the Patriots, and so now we don't have that same Philly drama between him and, um, and Jalen Hurts.

And I think it'll be interesting to see how their o- like, how the Eagles offense, uh, plays out now that, um, they don't have to worry about A.J. sulking all the time.

[chuckles] But not for A.J., I think, but for Jalen, for both teams, there's kinda like there, there's something to prove.

For, for the Eagles, they gotta get back to their, their bread and butter and prove that they're better without A.J. Um, and then for the Patriots, they...

Now that you have a, a receiver that, um, that, that can be a problem for defenses, and so w- can Drake make magic, um, you know, with him to where he's, he's, uh, his most reliable target? On paper it seems like he can be, but I mean, we gotta play the games, so that's, uh, that's something to watch out for with those two teams.

Then we got Miles on the Rams, and, and the speculation is, uh, has been, that's been going on for at least a month, is that Aaron Donald is gonna come out of retirement for a year and, uh, play for the Rams, and, which will make that defensive line probably the most dreaded defensive line in the NFL.

It's gonna be tough to, to block that d- that defensive line of the, of the Rams.

So I would say even without, e- even if Aaron Donald decides, "Eh, I'm gonna stay retired," you still got to worry about Myles Garrett.

And so, uh, just before we get to the outlook, um, a couple things happened, uh, since the pod was down.

Uh, LeBron James went to the Sixers, so, um, you know, Russell Westbrook retired.

We got, um, uh, you know, just so many different things going on in the NFL with, uh, you know, with, with different, um, with different things.

Like, I mean, we still got the Browns with the same problems that they've been having with the, the quarterback position.

And then watching, uh, the, the preseason game earlier today, like, all, all three of our quarterbacks just, they, they, uh, uh, they aren't impressive.

They're-- they, they still couldn't really do anything to break away from each other.

It's like, I get that they're trying to say, you know, they haven't played the actual game, but I mean, if you got the goods, it should be evident right away.

And unfortunately, uh, w- between Deshaun, Shedeur, and, and Dillon, it is, it is not happening.

Um, A.J. Brown is on the Patriots, and so now we don't have that same Philly drama between him and, um, and Jalen Hurts.

And I think it'll be interesting to see how their o- like, how the Eagles offense, uh, plays out now that, um, they don't have to worry about A.J. sulking all the time.

[chuckles] But not for A.J., I think, but for Jalen, for both teams, there's kinda like there, there's something to prove.

For, for the Eagles, they gotta get back to their, their bread and butter and prove that they're better without A.J. Um, and then for the Patriots, they...

Now that you have a, a receiver that, um, that, that can be a problem for defenses, and so w- can Drake make magic, um, you know, with him to where he's, he's, uh, his most reliable target? On paper it seems like he can be, but I mean, we gotta play the games, so that's, uh, that's something to watch out for with those two teams.

Then we got Miles on the Rams, and, and the speculation is, uh, has been, that's been going on for at least a month, is that Aaron Donald is gonna come out of retirement for a year and, uh, play for the Rams, and, which will make that defensive line probably the most dreaded defensive line in the NFL.

It's gonna be tough to, to block that d- that defensive line of the, of the Rams.

So I would say even without, e- even if Aaron Donald decides, "Eh, I'm gonna stay retired," you still got to worry about Myles Garrett.
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