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Axel’s Week 4 NFL Picks: An Around The Couch Special Presentation

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Axel says the Jets need to beat the Dolphins or "they need to make some more changes."

1. Around The Couch: An NFL Podcast centers this solo Axel episode on Week 4 NFL picks and a long Jets detour. 2. Axel is the only speaker, and he explains that Andy, Solo, and the rest of the crew are recording later. 3. The episode is for figuring out Week 4 against-the-spread picks after Axel says he is "4 and 12" last week. 4. Axel says the NFL feels unsettled because of young quarterbacks, new coaches, and coordinator changes. 5. He names the Bills, Eagles, Lions, Chiefs, Rams, Colts, and Bears while asking which teams are actually good. 6. Axel uses the Jets to discuss Aaron Glenn, Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor, and Breece Hall. 7. He says the Jets have "no takeaways, no takeaways in three games" and are still trying to sort out the offense. 8. Axel brings up Aaron Rodgers as a "failed experiment" and says the team has to move on. 9. He links the Jets' mood to beat reporters and podcasts, including Turn on the Jets, Badlands, Locked On Jets, Cool Your Jets, and Jet Nation. 10. He argues that the Jets should beat the Dolphins and that another loss would require more changes. 11. Axel says the Bills are "the best" or "the second best team in the NFL" and still takes the Saints plus 15.5. 12. He takes the Browns plus 10 against the Lions after noting Detroit's defense against Lamar Jackson and Cleveland's unclear quarterback situation. 13. Axel picks the Panthers plus 5.5 over the Patriots and says the Patriots are not playing as well as expected. 14. He takes the Giants plus 6 against the Chargers and singles out Jackson Dart, his "diamond necklace," and the way the Giants keep finding quarterbacks. 15. Axel picks the Colts plus 3.5 at the Rams, then briefly questions his own math before keeping the Colts. 16. He notices the 49ers are 3-0 and still takes the Jaguars plus 3.5 in that game. 17. Axel calls Ravens-Chiefs the "game of the week" and says Lamar Jackson got sacked seven times in a recent game. 18. He says the Eagles-Bucs line is Eagles minus 3.5, but he is taking Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. 19. Axel's delivery is conversational, improvised, and full of asides about YouTube, the Prime Video app, and New York sports media. 20. Listeners who want Week 4 spreads and Jets talk would like this episode, while people wanting tight editing or short explanations might skip it.

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