Welcome to the favorites, the podcast presented by Bet 365, part of the Action Network. The previews for the favorites podcast are betting previews today. We're talking

the NFC North we got a very special guest rich rebarbar from Sharp Football Analysis.

We're going to dig into all of it.

Me and my co-host, my BFF, my companion,

my compadre, professional better, Simon Hunter,

hello so I'm in.

Aloha, Chut, how we doing brother.

Dude, I am so good.

So here's how I feel about the bears right now. I said we're talking about the NFC north.

This is how national the hype is for the Chicago Bears. And I'm going deep into sort of connecting the dots

as both a super fan, but also as a very experienced journalist

and a very experienced media executive whose goal is to acquire audience and convert you

into doing something that you otherwise would not have done, right?

Go to ESPN.com this morning, getting ready for the podcast, prep in a little bit.

I see that there's a story by Bill Barnwell.

Barnwell is ranking players according to, are you going from Pro Bowl to

superstar are you going from starter to Pro Bowl etc etc.

On this list he could have there he had Trevor Lawrence. He had Garrett Wilson, right?

Superstar quarterback on a hot team, Superstar wide receiver on the one team.

Everybody cannot stop talking about the New York jets.

The picture that they choose to put at the very top of the home page is not

Garrett Wilson, it is not Trevor Lawrence.

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