Grant and Danny
Looking Ahead To The Commanders-Ravens Matchup
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Follow and listen to Cash the Ticket on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. But we are on two bolts and we're my friend. We are getting ready for Sunday. We are getting ready for the Ravens. It's a one o'clock kick. It's the A team on CBS, Nance and Romo. And there's a hype video making the rounds. It's pretty awesome on social media. But just file another one away. We are in week six hype video mode. Somebody put together one of these like set to music dramatic player beating up with sweat, slow motion. You know, five K camera shot. Hite videos for Lamar Jackson, Jaden Daniels, Derek Henry, Brian Robinson, the Ravens who can thump, the commanders who want to bop you against going to be the game that everybody is paying attention to around the country. Yeah, it's marking and we're not used to that, right? Usually people pay an attention here in Washington from outside because of the latest scandal, the latest kerfuffle and you're tuning in, you go, a live train wreck at 1 p.m. on Sunday tune in. You see, oh my God, what is this going to be? What's what's the latest scandal? What's the latest? Whatever. It is such a far departure from that to not only just be okay, right, to just be normal. Teams win or lose every week in this league. And that's not even what we're talking about. Talking about someone, a team that's like legitimately good and we're going to find out how good to a degree this weekend. I believe in the idea of the measuring stick element of this game. I saw Dan Quinn was asked, is this a measuring stick game today? And he basically said, ah, we didn't really talk in those terms. We know they're good. We think we're pretty good, but he didn't want to call it a measuring stick game. I do think this is that. I think this is a, are we ready for the bright lights? Are we ready for a big boy football with everybody watching against a team that has a chance to go compete for a conference title in Baltimore? But I also at the same time think this is a win win for Washington to be completely honest, barring a blowout loss, barring a terrible Jaden Daniels performance. And there's no reason to believe based on anything we've seen, and I don't even just mean this season, Danny, but camp really since the moment he was drafted, that that's coming this weekend. I don't think anything can happen that would make me feel down on this operation early next week. That's why I kind of feel like it's a win win. I don't know if you guys agree with me on this. Maybe we can open up the phones early at 800-636-1067. I think if the commanders win, we're talking about Daniels as an MVP candidate, Washington has a legitimate contender for the Super Bowl, you know, all of this stuff can change, but just through six weeks, that's the conversation, whereas if they lose, it's kind of a so what spot for me. Like, Oh, okay. So they didn't beat the Ravens in Baltimore. So they didn't win a fifth straight game. Now they're only four and two in leading the NFC East, assuming they compete and they're in the game for most of four quarters. I don't really see a path to me feeling like this is revealing that they're not that good. So that's why I'm viewing it as almost a win win. If they win, there's so much to be gained. If they lose, they're supposed to. And so what? Yeah, I'm even, I'll even go further than that. Now maybe the emotions on Sunday will have me feeling slightly different, but if they get blown out, Baltimore's 20, I think it's 21 and one with the Ravens and Lamar Jackson playing against the NFC, 21 and one. A lot of those wins are ridiculous. Our wood shed wins. Right now, I think a lot of that is teams don't don't see them near as often and it's harder to prepare. That's a weird stat. I wonder, but to me that, like, why do you think that is? I don't view that as multiple reasons. One, they're good generally to that. So they want a lot of games, maybe not 97% of their games, winning percentage over that time would probably be, and I'm just making this up, but like 14 and six eight, you know what I mean? Right. So why are they so much better against the NFC? And I think they play differently than everybody else in or they have in a lot of ways, right? So, you know, maybe NFC teams don't see them, but once every couple of years, something like that, different, more difficult to prepare for. I don't know. I mean, I'm just throwing stuff at the wall, but you do something 21 and one. That's a trend. That's worth monitoring, right? Coming into this weekend. So I think a part of that I'm going, if they get blown out, I'm not even going to say same old, same old. I'm not going to say, okay, it wasn't even as good as we thought because it is. It is as good as we think. This could be their live the egg game. He has one all except for Kansas City in Minnesota, but all every team that we think of is good. Like Houston is legit. They lost by 27 to Minnesota. They got destroyed in their big game against a good team, right? Everybody's got nobody in the league right now is so dominant that one week is going to be a referendum, at least for me, from my perspective. Here's Robin to disagree with that. I think you get that kind of loss if you're the Texans and we dismiss it as God happens. It was a dud. It was your lay the egg game, whereas if you're Washington and you're playing up a weight class, which is what they're doing, the thought is not, oh, they had a bad night, the thought is they don't really belong just yet, which I think is probably true because there's no track record here. Exactly. But I guess for me, winning this game is, is validating. And what I mean by that is it's less measuring stick because flooky crap happens each week when we look at Arizona beat in San Francisco this past weekend after not looking like they belong to the NFL the week before against Washington. This is more of a, okay, you put in these unbelievable efforts last three weeks, right? It's going well. How much of it is, okay, this is real and not just the nice three weeks. How much of this is? No, these guys are for real. These guys are good. And it's not just they caught Cleveland at the exact right time. Arizona was trying to prove something by keeping column early in the pocket. And Cincinnati, if they make a field goal, probably beach it over time the way they could have done this past week to Baltimore. It changes the narrative a little bit. But if you win, it's going, yeah, this, this avalanche going downhill, this boulder is real, right? This, this is a group that absolutely belongs. So in that sense, I, it is a measure. But I think it makes them dangerous that they can gain a lot and can't really lose much. It is a nothing to lose spot essentially from Washington. It is a free and easy let's go see what happens where you are the biggest underdog you've been all season based on odds going into a game. The national expectation is Baltimore is going to beat you. I don't quite think the same way I did about the Bengals game going in for the record. But if you remember when they played Cincinnati, my thought was the Bengals are not as good as everybody thinks. I didn't think they'd be one and four right now, but similarly with the Ravens, the Ravens are still being talked about as if they are an AFC championship type team and they have not really looked like that at any point. They've had a couple of good games, some halves here or there that were interesting or good, but Danny, they could easily be two and three right now. So I don't view this as a game that Washington can't win. I don't view this as a game where they're going to get bullied. I don't think the line should be as big as it is. I think it should probably be four and a half or five points, not six and a half or seven in my opinion. But I guess we'll find out on Sunday, like if they can stand toe to toe and exchange blows with Baltimore. I think both teams are going to have success when they've got the football and score points. I think it's going to be a high scoring game. Someone in the thirties is going to win someone in the upper twenties is going to lose. That's kind of the script I'm looking at. But I think what excites me is they have put so much hay already in the barn. I'll use my Eddie Jordan reference. They have harvested so many nuts that at four in one with four in a row, it's all gravy. As long as you show up and acquits yourself like you belong, win or lose. You're four and two coming back here. I think the Panthers shortly thereafter and it's back all in the at that point. Now that's the measuring stick game to me to make sure you don't play down to an opponent. That's when we find out for sure that it's different and you're going to handle the teams you're supposed to handle because that's going to separate the eight wins and the 11 or so wins at the end of this year is are you going to pummel teams like Carolina? Can you take advantage of Carolina, Chicago and at New York right after this week? You should win two of those three games and you've one of them's got to be Carolina at home to me. If you split with the Giants and the Bears, Bears have a great defense. Giants are a division foe. You know, it'll be close and they've actually played pretty well, starting with the game against Washington where they almost beat them here. They've been competitive. So I don't need you to win all three of those. I think that's probably unrealistic. But if you win two of those three at that point, you're two and two in your next four and you've gotten to six and two through eight, it's all like Donkey Kong. So I just, I need them to look presentable in front of the public that is showing up to watch us. Yeah. Do you belong in this game? I got friends coming over to the house, kids. I need you to put on a nice outfit and let's pretend that, you know, we're not crazy for a couple of hours. Nobody picked their nose in front of other people for like 45 minutes, at least the first 45. Well, everyone's here and we're all socializing. But you agree with my premise, then, and I want to hit the phones on this in a second, 800-636-1067 because it sounds kind of like loser talk in advance. It sounds like I'm preparing to lose and justifying it. And I promise it's not really that. I just don't view this even if they lose as a big problem. I think it's a, if they win, it's amazing kind of house money game. And by the way, this is a bigger picture point that people won't like. I already kind of view this as a house money season. That's where you would, I literally put my finger up to be like, great, I'm going to say something. And that's what I was going to say. That's it. What you just said, this, this, like, there's so much better right now than I thought they would be. Like I thought we're going to go maybe we eat out that seventh win because Jaden Daniels has a, you know, a Griffin against Minnesota Viking scramble against somebody and it's, you know, blood, sweat and, you know, getting moisture from a stone to get to seven. There's so much better. They've already turned in better homework and shown mastery of the subject. They, they're taking a 500 level course and I'm sitting here going while we're in elementary school. 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. Bonus issued is now a throwable bonus bets that expire seven days after receipt restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanDul.com gambling problem call 1-800-522-4700. 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. Hey Mike Volenie here host a cash to ticket alongside my partner Jim Costa. It's really simple. Are you tired of podcast claiming there are a bunch of pro betters when they live in their mommy's basement? Are you tired of podcast that claim they had 80% of the games when really they just lose like most of us? Think of the tickets the spot for you. We're real, we're transparent, we're having a hell of a good time with it and we sit there and we're there for the sweat with you guys. We're just trying to figure it out just like you. Follow and listen to Cash the Ticket on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. [MUSIC PLAYING]