Grant and Danny
Shawne Merriman Previews The Commanders 2024 Season
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So when you get a hunch in the middle of the game, you can check out the latest stats, view live play-by-play, and so much more on the same page where you place your bets. You'll get started with $200 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place your first $5 bet. That's Fandal.com/sportsfan. Never waste a hunch and make every moment more with Fandal, an official sports book partner of the NFL. Must be 21 plus and present in Colorado. First online real money weights are only $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued is now a throwable bonus bet set expire seven days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fandal.com, gambling problem, call 1-800-522-4700. Let's go to the bet QL guest hotline now and welcome onto the show. Sean Merritt, who's got the ties, of course, to the University of Maryland. He's a Terp and had such an excellent NFL career as one of the tremendous pass-rushers of his era joining us via bet online. Sean, thanks for the time. We really appreciate it. How are you? I'm doing well, man. How are you? Good, buddy. I wanted to actually to start with the Terp. So I'm a 50 burger this week. They got athletes all over the place for Mike Locksley. What'd you make of their big performance and went over UConn? I might be a little biased because I'm from the area. I believe that the DMV area got the best talent in the country. And I believe when those guys stay home that we can compete against anybody in the nation. That's including anybody in Texas, anybody in Florida, Georgia, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. I think that the DMV area has the most talent. Now, what you have to do is keep stringing those games along, right? Like you, you know, you can't put up a 50 piece and come out, you know, get containers lesser than and not look as good. We know that they're going to slump all the teams that they should. The biggest thing is they're getting better and better and better to compete with the Michigan's of course, compete with the Ohio State's. What they had, by the way, on the hills with three quarters last year. So those are the games that we need to lead up to in order to get, man. But that talent there, the DMV area is something different. Sean, let's go up a level to the NFL. Do you like the way the league is rolling out? And it's great for us. You know, PudgeAD, it's like myself sitting in home watching television. But do you like this kind of there's a game Thursday, there's a game Friday night, then there's like a double header on Monday. Like that sort of special rollout or are you more of a traditionalist? Well, you are you asking from a player or the businessman? Either way, either way. Look, I think if the player, right, um, you want, you want to come into the game to help you as possible. I remember the last, you know, last couple of years, like, hey, Thursday night football game. You put older guys because you don't get a time to recover. Now, the game is less physical. You know, they're not having had a practice during the week. They've taken at least a lot more. So it's okay. But I think they're not talking about having it spread out because last year you want is guys sitting around scratching and can't moving all day because they're waiting game on Sunday. Right. So they give you just, I'm going to throw you on hold because your phone's breaking up a little bit. So we're going to get that sorted out right now here on Grant and Danny joined by Sean Merriman, the former Terrapin who was such a good pass rusher with the Chargers in the NFL had a really strong career. We'll get to among other things with Merriman, some of his picks for division championships, conference, Super Bowl and see where it ends up. But we're joined now by Sean Merriman on Grant and Danny. What do you make of the commander's chances in Jaden Daniels as a rookie to make some noise in the NFC East? You know, I said this, um, I think that Kayla Williams was the most talented quarterback who came out. But I think it's Jaden Daniels was the most NFL ready quarterback that came out. And we're starting to see that already. Leaving the preseason games, man. Look at what he's placed in the football. Like, wait, wait, you know, he placed it where guys don't get hit. Right on the right on the back. So that first bomb he had coming out. We threw the ball, you know, I think 30 yards down the field right over the shoulder. We're only the wide receiver can catch it. So you look at him having the ability to come out and play right now. Don't forget he can use his legs, right? Because I would tell him to rookie this. When you're starting out, you just get in the NFL. If you're having problems with the speed of the game and the thing like this, don't be afraid to take off or hurt her to defense with your legs. And he's capable of doing that. So I got him, you know, as the most NFL ready quarterback coming out of college. Sean, who do you like in the NFC East? Right now with all the with all the turmoil that there's going on with Dallas. You never know with them. The inconscencies were Philly. You never know with them. I changed the commanders got a lot better. It's tough, man. You know, you just don't know. But I know this that it's not going to be as easy for the Cowboys this year because what happens is you got the three to four year window where other teams got get better and commanders just got better. Sean, you played in the AFC West for so long with the Chargers. Obviously, it's a new era there now with Jim Harbaugh, but the Chiefs have had a stranglehold on that division. The Broncos are trying to make some headway with Sean Payton and they've turned things over to Bonix and the Raiders have retained Antonio Pierce. They're the one team that still got a pretty ugly quarterback situation. It seems like out there. But how do you see that division shaken out? Well, look, of course, I want to be biased to the Chargers. I do think they've gotten a lot better in me spending time around the team and the coaching staff. There's a different era or about them. There's a different level of confidence. There's about them this year that they didn't have. And the physicality of these guys are going to come out and play with running with Gus Bradley and JK downhill and Joe, you know, draft and go-all with Sean later there. These guys going to be a bunch of physical bunch, but it's just hard to snatch away the crown from KST and just somebody to dethrone them. And you're right now. I think that Bonix is the future of that team. I think it was a great pick. I think it was a, you kind of caught a lot of people off guard where he just jumped next to our doing this thing. And the Raiders, man, I mean, AP is my boy. Well, you're a good friend of mine, but I'll tell you this, you cannot win in that division without a quarterback. You just can't do it. And I don't care how great Max Crosby is. He is great. How great that defense going to play this year. How great Devonty Adams is because you can't get the ball to him at the quarterback position. Sean, forgive me. I don't remember if you ever held out or had contract disputes or anything, but I do know that San Francisco without Trent Williams, Brandon, I look for so much of the offseason, the Jets, Hassan Redick still hasn't reported. Jamart Chase is not practicing still with the Bengals. We got a handful of guys this year, who just kind of skipped the entire off season until this week. Is that going to affect either those players individually or those teams, those, the offense, the defense they're a part of, the other guys adjusting or do you think it's like riding a bike with some of those veteran stars? I think, you know, Trent, guy like Trent Williams, who's been doing it forever. You could just pop him and he's going to do his thing. I think it's a skills, but skill position is going to be uphill battle. The timing, you know, getting used to those routes just stopping and going because it's hard man up to replicate football. The actual game of it, you can work out all offseason, sprint and change directions, you know, doing your drills, there's nothing like playing actual game of football. So it's going to take a few games for a guy like Jamart Chase to get back on their brand value. It's going to take a little bit for those guys to get back going again. Sean Merriman with the Sierra on GND. Sean, you spent a little time in Buffalo. I'll go to the AFC East here for a second. You got to go to the betting window now. You got to put money on Buffalo or any of the other three teams in the AFC East to win the division. It's, you know, I'm Bill's mafia for life, man, and love those guys out there. But we all know in football, you got a three or four year window for you to come out of it and at least win one. I think I'm not going to say that window is closed, but it's gotten a lot smaller because Miami's gotten a lot better and Rogers is on the field. That jet team, I believe is stacked. And the other team you don't have to worry about as much there is the patience because I don't think they figured out their quarterback situation. None against, you know, Jacobi anything or Bursett. None against him, but you need a big time quarterback in order to win in that division. I don't think they got that there. So I can't put, I can't put my bills, man. I think Miami's and the Jets just got so much better. But it's hard to kind of just throw all your money on them. Former Terp Sean Merriman courtesy of bet online. Check out bet online for updated Super Bowl conference division and awards odds plus win totals for each team. Week one lines, plethora of fun props on every game and so much more. Sean will let you out on this. We want your Super Bowl prediction for this year. Who wins? Who loses? Well, I don't think a three peep is, is, is in a car to Casey, even though I hate going against the champs, it's so hard to go against anybody. It's one back to back. But a three peep, knowing that Houston, that the Texas got, gotten better, er, Rogers is back. You know, the charge is going to be much better than they were last year. Their road to get back to the Sioux Bowl is going to be tough. NFC, NFC side, I like the 49ers. I do because I think they're the most violent team in football, but I think the AFC is wide open. Um, I don't, I don't see the Chiefs going foot three feet. It's too hard to do. Nobody's ever done it. Sean, always a pleasure, man. Really appreciate the time. Enjoy the week one. You got it, guys. Make sure you also down my new free ad supported platform, Lighthouse Force TV available on all smart TV, free ad. We got a big fight coming up, lights out extreme fighting this Friday. That'll be live on Lighthouse Force TV. That's available with every major, uh, CTV platform. Love it. Always making moves, Sean. Thank you, buddy. We appreciate you. We got to thank you man. There's Sean Merriman on Grant and Danny here on the fan via Bet online joining us here on G and D. This episode is brought to you by progressive insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust progressive, progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates price and coverage match limited by state law. The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKia and I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings events where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right. Everything is on sale now. Shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures. Plus with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online at the sharpest rides.com right from the palm of your hands. Or check other massive inventory in person at the sharpest rides located 2250 South Sea Home Street in Inglewood. Either way, you will fall into savings. Don't miss out. Head on over to the sharpest rides.com today and explore the deals that make every season better. And tell them that your girl Tasha McKia sent you the sharpest rides. Affordable, sexy, sharp. Hey NFL fans, you can start the season with a big return on FanDul, America's number one sports book. So when you get a hunch in the middle of the game, you can check out the latest stats, view live play-by-play, and so much more on the same page where you place your bets. You'll get started with $200 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place your first $5 bet. That's fandul.com/sportsfan. Never waste a hunch, and make every moment more with FanDul, an official sports book partner of the NFL. Must be 21 plus and present in Colorado. First online real money weights are only $10 first deposit required. 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