Welcome to Inside the Huddle, the first one really of the, uh...

Should we call it the pre-season Neil Reynolds at this stage or do we...

It's the off-season.

It's the pre-season.

Is there ever an off-season?

Is there ever an off-season?

There wasn't last year, was there?

No.

I always felt they used to have an off-season.

Now it always just feels like we're getting ready for the next season already.

It does feel that way, which is a good thing.

It's a good thing.

I've already started counting down the weeks.

I'm sure you have.

Which is a sad thing, but it has to be done so yeah i think we can call it the preseason yeah and you should be you should be bright as a button today after your week away i'm yeah it's a bit cold i'm not i'm not feeling the

british weather i've been away for a week in the sunshine uh i did have another one of those

um imposed NFL bands so you'll have to guide me through the latest news i'm afraid okay

well um that doesn't bode well for a podcast that people have been looking forward to.

But never mind, never mind.

We're going to start the state of the franchises this week, aren't we?

So we're going to start with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Oakland Raiders.

So what do you say now?

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