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All hail Brian Flores
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All hail Brian Flores

Plus: First impressions of Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison, Green Bay's linebackers and more

Jon & I dive into the other eight teams in the NFC, focusing on the 49ers, Bears, Packers, Vikings, Saints, Giants, Seahawks & Cardinals in Part 2 of our weekly conference breakdown.

• Caleb Williams had a box score disaster in Week 1, but is the tape more encouraging than that? What are some of the issues the Bears offense faced, and is there reason for optimism moving forward? Should the receivers and offensive line bear some blame?

• The Packers linebackers were a Week 1 disaster. Why haven’t they improved and could we see a changing of the guard at linebacker this season? Can the pre-snap communication errors be explained? Why hasn’t Quay Walker developed into a better player at this point in his career?

• Jon has a new favorite player, and he patrols the Vikings defense from a number of different alignments. We discuss the versatility of Josh Metellus, and how skilled he is at a number of different responsibilities. Is he the unicorn that was promised in bigger names before him? How…

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