NFL WEEK 1 WAS WILD! + WEEK 2 PICKS & PREDICTIONS

WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF BANTER ON THE ROCKS, WHERE SPORTS, HOT TAKES, NFL PREDICTIONS, FANTASY FOOTBALL, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND PLENTY OF BANTER COLLIDE! THE NFL SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, AND THIS WEEK WE BREAK DOWN EVERY GAME FROM NFL WEEK 1 BEFORE LOOKING AHEAD AND MAKING OUR NFL WEEK 2 PREDICTIONS. BUT FIRST, WE KICK THINGS OFF WITH BANTER TAKES AND ASK A QUESTION THAT MIGHT GET US IN TROUBLE: ARE FOOD INFLUENCERS BECOMING THE NEW MOVIE CRITICS, AND CAN WE ACTUALLY TRUST THEIR REVIEWS? WITH FREE MEALS, SPONSORED CONTENT, AND VIEWS ON THE LINE, WE DEBATE WHETHER SOME FOOD INFLUENCERS ARE GIVING HONEST REVIEWS OR SIMPLY TELLING US WHAT RESTAURANTS WANT US TO HEAR. WE ALSO LOOK AT THE WORLD OF MOVIE CRITICS AND WHETHER AUDIENCES SHOULD TRUST THE CRITICS OR MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS. THEN WE HEAD TO MLB FOR ANOTHER HOT TAKE: ARE UMPIRES TRYING TOO HARD TO BECOME PART OF THE SHOW? AFTER AN UMPIRE STOPPED A GAME OVER A ROOKIE'S HAT DURING HIS MLB DEBUT, WE DEBATE WHETHER BASEBALL UMPIRES NEED TO WORRY LESS ABOUT THE SPOTLIGHT AND MORE ABOUT IMPROVING THE GAME ON THE FIELD. FROM THERE, IT'S TIME FOR BANTER SPORTSBOOK AS WE RECAP SOME OF THE BIGGEST GAMES AND STORYLINES FROM THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND BEFORE DIVING HEADFIRST INTO THE NFL. WE BREAK DOWN EVERY NFL WEEK 1 GAME WITH OUR BIGGEST REACTIONS, SURPRISES, DISAPPOINTMENTS, AND TAKEAWAYS FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE. WE ALSO ANSWER A LISTENER'S FANTASY FOOTBALL TRADE QUESTION AND TALK ABOUT WHICH PLAYERS WE'RE BUYING, SELLING, AND WATCHING AS THE FANTASY SEASON GETS UNDERWAY. THEN IT'S ON TO NFL WEEK 2 AS WE MAKE OUR PICKS AND PREDICTIONS FOR EVERY GAME AND OFFICIALLY BEGIN TRACKING OUR RECORDS TO SEE WHO FINISHES THE SEASON AS THE BANTER ON THE ROCKS NFL PICKS CHAMPION. FINALLY, WE PUT TIM TO THE TEST BY HAVING HIM RANK THE CURRENT NFL BROADCASTER DUOS IN AN S-TIER THROUGH C-TIER RANKING. WHO ARE THE BEST NFL ANNOUNCERS IN FOOTBALL, WHO BELONGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK, AND WHICH BROADCAST TEAMS WOULD WE RATHER NOT HEAR ON SUNDAY? LET US KNOW YOUR NFL WEEK 2 PICKS, FANTASY FOOTBALL QUESTIONS, AND NFL BROADCASTER RANKINGS IN THE COMMENTS. WHO BELONGS IN S-TIER, AND WHO ARE YOU PUTTING ALL THE WAY DOWN IN C-TIER? GRAB A DRINK, JOIN THE CONVERSATION, AND WELCOME BACK TO BANTER ON THE ROCKS! NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY WEEK! YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/@BanterOntheRocksAPPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/banter-on-the-rocks/id1775365645Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VhbRXPwuJ1OgTKUhRqeA6?si=Hnvd9GtgRsu4Jad1h2WIIw SHOW SOCIAL MEDIA PAGESINSTAGRAM: banter_on_the_rocks PINA:INSTAGRAM: @john_pina_pinedaTIKTOK: @john_pina_pinedaTWITCH: botr_pina TIM:INSTAGRAM: banterontherocks_timTIKTOK: tim_wolfy_wolfgramTWITCH: Tim_banterontherocks Song: HappinessArtist: Owl NestMusic by: CreatorMix.com