The second episode of Conor and Gary’s team-by-team season preview countdown has arrived, and this one is chock full of underserved optimism. And ties!

Once again, we will not reveal who the teams are in this episode description, but we will provide these clues from our conversations:

Team 27: Just send them over to the B Field for now—they’ll be ready for you to watch them in 2023.

Also Team 27: It’s time for professional football coaches and professional football players to assemble and form a professional football team.

Team 26: Babies. So many babies.

Team 25: Two favorites from the Conor Cinematic Universe and a team that should have honest-to-God playoff aspirations right this very minute.

Come back every Monday for the next four teams in the countdown of a series that needs a better title.

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