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Feels like the game.

It's slowing down for them.

From the Chris Wesley podcast studio, it's Around the NFL.

I am Dan Hensis.

Heroes here, Greg Rosenthal.

Mark Sessler. It is the week three preview show.

I mean, isn't it funny? It's already starting to pick up momentum this season.

I was waiting for the first time this season when Dan said, just goes so fast it just keeps going along

it does though we're here week one through 12 like a flash weeks 13 through about 17 18

literally feels like you're stuck in molasses which is stuck within quicksand yeah like uh our friend

west used to uh always talk about you get into that sort of thick of November where it's like, this feels a little bit like a, you're walking through a dark forest. There are some longer days during that year. And there are outliers, like the man in between us is like every week's beautiful child and I love football so much. No, I think Thanksgiving's big to get to. But then actually I do, I feel like I feel differently. Then it just feels like a downhill. So I'm with you. I think that that pre- Thanksgiving November is when we grind. And this week, let's go. They've done something slightly hazardous. Nine games in the early end up.

Nine early three late. I would like to balance it out a little.

Yeah. And it's leading to another Sessler Apocalypse. What a tough week for Mark.

You have the first overall pick, which is always great because you get to pick any game you want from the nine non-prime slate.

But it also gives you three early games.

Yeah. So the man who... And you can't really pick any game you want because Shook has some games.

I forget about that. It is fair to call it. Then you have three games too.

I don't even know what Shook has. I don't care what Shook has.

There's too much, what does Shook have talk in the studio?

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