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Al Michaels is at his best when he is visibly annoyed by the quality of football

When Al Michaels is at his best now is when he's annoyed with the quality of football. And he was so annoyed. He gets into surly old man mode very early on in the first half. He was just like, well this is awful. This is terrible, Kirk, get me outta here.

I am 100% in on the Vikings; their success is not a fluke

I am, I think I'm a hundred percent in on the Vikings. I think I'm in on 'em. I don't think what they're doing is a fluke. I think that their defense is really confusing. And I think that Sam Darnold, I don't know if Sam Darnold's like a, a great starting quarterback at large in the NFL, but in this offense with this head coach, I think he's really, really good.

The Vikings at Packers game is an absolute sell-high spot for Sam Darnold

I somewhat agree with like, it's not fluky in the fact that I think they're a good team. I just think this is like their absolute sell high spot. It's like everyone's, like the Vikings are for real. I am feeling like this is a spot where Sam Darnold's gonna lay an egg and everyone's gonna get off the scent.

Caleb Williams is already 'out' after throwing for 363 yards

I mean he threw for 363 yards last week. I think he's gonna, I think he's already out. You think he's out? Yeah, he's out. [PFT: if he goes dummy this game, I think he's out already] then I think that's the coming out party. He's already out. I don't need Nerd Stats to know. He's already out. He's been out.

Bryce Huff sucks and I am already done with him

Is this a get right game for Bryce Huff? Nah, he sucks. I'm done with him. I hate Bryce Huff. He sucks.

The Eagles are winning because the line making no sense means Vegas knows something

Honestly, it makes no sense that they're two point favorites in this game. I like the Eagles. I think we talked our way through it. I like the Eagles specifically because Vegas knows something. It makes no sense. The only sense I can think of is the way the Bucs have won... I think we take the Eagles as a team.

Shut Drake Maye down for the entire season to protect him

I hope not [seeing Drake Maye play]. Even in the one drive that he played, he got crushed. When we have an offensive line that can block for him. So not until next year and maybe the year after. Not shut him down, but I, I would not get like, I, I get more scared than excited if he goes in.

I heard a rumor that Christian McCaffrey might retire

Did you hear Ryan Whitney say that he heard a rumor that he's might retire? [Whitney: Really? That seems crazy. Whitney also... admitted in the interview that they just fuck around a lot with rumors. Yeah, it's a crazy rumor. Definitely not true.]

Patrick Mahomes is having the most 'fuck you' career by playing average regular season football and winning Super Bowls

Patrick Mahomes has not been very good. I have a fun stat for you. In the last eight regular season games, Patrick Mahomes is 11 touchdowns, nine interception... Which made me believe that there's a chance, Patrick Mahomes might just have the most fuck you career of all time to everyone who watches football and win like 10 Super Bowls and just play average football every regular season.

The Bruins lowballed Jeremy Swayman with a four-year, $6.2 million offer

I find out that the offer is four years times 6.2 crazy low ball. And that they, that they haven't talked in like three weeks. It's August camps in 10 days... I had the contract offer. Right. He [Don Sweeney] didn't argue that. So whether it was two weeks, three weeks, or 10 days, right. There's been enough silence in August with your star goalie that it's seriously alarming.

Conor McDavid will win at least one Stanley Cup in the next four years

No doubt in my mind [McDavid can win the big one]. I'm very confident that this is the year... Life or death four years, like a four year span, gun your head. I would say they, yeah, I would say they would win one cup. That would be my guess. Life or death.

Shohei Ohtani is a better global superstar and better at his sport than anyone ever

Do you remember when I came on the show and you guys relentlessly tortured me for saying McDavid was better at his sport than anyone else in the world. I've now switched it to Ohtani. And I'm like obsessed with watching this guy play baseball. And it might be Travis Hunter. No, Tani... nobody's done consistently offense and defense in the NFL... it's not, it's insane watching this guy.