#426: 2023 Week 12 NFL Preview (with Hal Bent)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. Biggest Takeaways From Week 11

-DKrom: Patrick Mahomes deserves better

-Hal: Tom Brady has a point about the current state of the NFL

2. Weekly Honors

-GOAT Of The Week (DKrom: Jaquan McMillian, Hal: C.J. Stroud/Jared Goff)

-Dunce Of The Week (DKrom: Matt Eberflus, Hal: Ron Rivera/Jack Del Rio)

3. Coaching Carousel Latest

-Did Sunday's choke job in Detroit pretty much seal Matt Eberflus' fate as Bears head coach barring a strong finish to the season?

-If David Tepper were to fire Frank Reich after just one season, would it send a bad signal to prospective HC candidates that he may never learn to change his ways?

-Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports suggested that the Commanders should fire Ron Rivera as soon as after today's game against the Cowboys and give Eric Bieniemy a 5-6 game tryout to conclude the season. Would that be a prudent move for Josh Harris and the new ownership group to make?

4. Truth or Exaggeration

-The Steelers will either sign a big-name free agent QB or draft a QB in the first or second round in 2024

-Despite his improved stats from last year, the Broncos should still be leaning toward parting ways with Russell Wilson next spring regardless of how many games they end up winning

-Whether in Chicago or elsewhere, Justin Fields will be a starting NFL QB in 2024

-Jordan Love will be the Packers starting QB in 2024

-If the Chargers lose two of their next three games, they should fire Brandon Staley and give OC Kellen Moore a 4-5 game tryout as interim HC

-Whoever loses this week's game between the Giants and Patriots can be locked in to one of the top-two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft

-The Vikings will wait until Week 14 to bring Justin Jefferson back

-If inconsistencies continue for the Jaguars on offense, Doug Pederson MUST take back the play-calling duties from OC Press Taylor

5. Jaguars at Texans Preview

6. Week 12 Picks

-Locks (DKrom: Dolphins over Jets, Hal: Lions over Packers)

-Upset Specials (DKrom: Bills over Eagles, Hal: Raiders over Chiefs)

-Commanders at Cowboys

-49ers at Seahawks

-Panthers at Titans

-Bucs at Colts

-Saints at Falcons

-Patriots at Giants

-Steelers at Bengals

-Browns at Broncos

-Rams at Cardinals

-Ravens at Chargers

-Bears at Vikings

7. Bold Predictions

-DKrom: Bills are down 21-10 with 6:00 left in the game. Then Josh Allen throws 60-yard TD to Khalil Shakir with 4:30 left. On ensuing drive, Rasul Douglas strips A.J. Brown at midfield and Bills recover with under 3:00 left. Then on 4th-and-goal, Josh Allen finds Dalton Kincaid for the game-winning TD

-Hal: Both the Browns and Broncos offenses fail to crack 50 net yards of total offense...and Broncos squeak out 3-0 win off a late turnover

8. Challenge Flags

-Hal: All NFL fans...give the TV networks the eyeballs on Black Friday and make Black Friday NFL football an annual tradition!!!!

-DKrom: Offenses of teams with opportunistic defenses (Browns, Broncos, et al)...convert short fields into TD's, not field goals