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I'm always fortunate enough to be joined by our bear's beat reporter, Alex Shapiro.

Follow him at Alex Shapiro NBCS we are broadcasting live

from the NBC podcast studios power by points vet claritonia running the show and joining us friend

the show insightful hilarious Jeremy Reisman is joining us yeah yes welcome back follow him at

Detroit online Jeremy how are you doing today man I'm doing'm doing well, guys. Thanks for the nice intro there.

Happy to tap it to be talking football again.

Listen, when you bring the funny, you're always going to get a lot of love on this show.

Even if my beloved kitties are now a threat to show you love.

And listen, let's let's start right there, Jeremy, referring to the Detroit Lions.

I think a lot of people, hands down, are odds on, have you guys taking that next step

and perhaps being the winner of this division, the NFC North?

Do you think the Lions were surpassed the Vikings?

And I guess, let me add to that a little caveat is it partially

well of course the lines are taking another step but do you also look at the close games that the

Vikings have as being an anomaly that they can't continue to have this upcoming season 100%

I'm I'm actually lower on the Vikings and I think most teams are I think they have a legit shot to be

the worst team in the division this year with with some of the moves that obviously the bears have made and I think most teams are. I think they have a legit shot to be the worst team in the division this year with some of the moves that obviously the bears have made. And I think I don't think the

Packers are going to take as big of a step back as everyone thinks they are. But you look at the

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