Booger McFarland

The Los Angeles Rams are the most trustworthy team in the NFL right now

If you force me to pick one, I'd probably say the Rams. Matthew Stafford is playing at an MVP level. The defense is young, it's outstanding. ... I clearly trust the Rams more than anybody. I think they've been the most consistent team so far.

The quarterbacks for Jacksonville, Miami, Philadelphia, and Arizona are the highest-paid players on their teams but are not the best players

Jacksonville, Miami, Philadelphia, Arizona—you know what those four teams have in common? The quarterback is the highest paid player on the team, but he's not the best player. ... when you have that dynamic... there's always something when the guy making the most money is not the best player.

This will be AJ Brown's last season with the Philadelphia Eagles

This is my gut feeling. I think this is AJ Brown's last season in Philadelphia. I think regardless of whether they win the championship or not, I think they're gonna move on from him. And Howie Roseman will continue to do what he's done masterfully, which is rebuild this team.

The Broncos, Patriots, and Colts are more complete teams and better Super Bowl contenders than the Bills, Ravens, or Chiefs

I'm picking on the side of the Broncos, the Patriots, and the Colts. ... we are creatures that we love nostalgia. ... Old habits die really, really hard. And I think we think about the Ravens, the Chiefs, and the Bills. Yes, the best teams? No, they're not. The Ravens' defense is flawed. The Chiefs are 5-5. ... I think the teams like the Broncos and the Colts are more complete teams.

If the Chiefs lose to the Colts this Sunday, they will miss the playoffs

If the Chiefs lose to the Colts this Sunday, they're missing the playoffs. Period. Point blank. It's just math. ... This will be the first step into them basically kind of the dynasty crumbling because if they lose to the Colts, I'm telling you right now, you can book it. They're not making the playoffs.

Jaxson Dart is risking his career and long-term brain health by continuing to run given his history of concussions

Jaxson Dart has to realize, man, how many running quarterbacks are alive to be like 10-year running quarterbacks? ... The shelf life doesn't last long. He's gotta modify his running style. He's been in concussion protocol four times. That's not good. ... His brain will be jelly by the time he's in year three. He just can't do that.

Pat Fitzgerald is the absolute best fit to be the next head coach at Penn State

Pat Fitzgerald. One blank. Agree. If the Penn State people can get past allegedly what happened at Northwestern... doesn't it make a lot of sense? ... I was ready to go outside and head to the Northeast and just get cold and frozen and play for Pat Fitzgerald.

College football coaches should never play more than 20 rounds of golf per year

You should not golf during the season whatsoever at all. August to January, no golf. Once the season is over... if your coach is playing more than 20 rounds a year, then you got the wrong coach.

Oklahoma is limited offensively because they cannot run the ball and rely too heavily on John Mateer

When you go against the best teams, your flaws show. And the defense was outstanding [against Alabama]... but if you look at the offense, Alabama outgained them two to one. ... They're limited offensively and so much is put on the quarterback [John Mateer]. ... I don't know who they would play where I would favor them because they're limited offensively.

Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Alabama are the only teams that can win the national title

Ohio State. Georgia. Indiana, Notre Dame. Alabama. ... Alabama beat [Georgia], so how can you say they are not a believer? ... You just wanna get in and then it becomes matchups.

James Madison will eventually secure a spot in the College Football Playoff

I think James Madison is gonna wind up getting in. I think the schedule with the, they got what, one game left. I think it's pretty favorable. We'll see.

LSU's Garrett Nussmeier is the best quarterback in the country and will be the first QB taken in the draft

I think we got the best quarterback in the country. Garrett Nussmeier... I think he's the best anticipation thrower that we've seen in a long time. I think he'll be the first quarterback taken when it's all said and done.

Alabama's players looked out of shape and lacked the necessary effort in their loss to Florida State

The most surprising thing... they didn't play with a lot of effort, they almost reminded me of guys that weren't in shape. Like they were loafing. They didn't run to the ball. It was like they just didn't care... the thing that made Alabama really good, which was the attention to detail, the effort, they didn't have.

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will be a Heisman contender this season

John Mateer from Oklahoma was outstanding. Love him... to go from Jackson Arnold to John Mateer, it feels like going from a stripper named honey love to bashful. It's a totally different mindset. [He's] gotta be up there [for the Heisman].

The ACC is wide open this season and Florida State could return to the playoff

I think the ACC is more wide open than we've ever seen. We all thought that Clemson was gonna run away with it... Florida State might be the most physical team in the country... wouldn't it be something, two years after they didn't get into the playoffs going 13 and oh, they get into the playoffs this season. To me that would be just like the right thing for the football guys to do.

If Anthony Richardson can provide even mid-tier production like Andy Dalton or Daniel Jones, the Colts will be a playoff team

If the Colts get competent quarterback... I don't know if Daniel Jones is ever gonna be a superstar, but remember Andy Dalton? If Daniel Jones was Andy Dalton... that's my point. If [Richardson] can just get close to being a red rifle, they got enough talent around him.

The Houston Texans will have a top-5 defense this NFL season

Houston Houston's defense is gonna be top five. Defense is gonna be legit. I don't know if they can protect CJ Shroud... but I think Houston's defense is gonna be top five.

Green Bay and Buffalo will meet in the Super Bowl with the Packers winning it all

I'm going Buffalo Green Bay in the Super Bowl... I think Green Bay does it, man. I honestly do. Based on where we are today.

Jalen Hurts is like a burger with no cheese or condiments — he's missing the 'extra' factor

It's like having a a, a hamburger with no cheese on it and no condiments... it's a burger. Everybody loves burgers. But is the burger really that good without the condiments?... Unless you're five years old, nobody really eats a plain burger. I think that's Jalen Hurts. Like Jalen Hurts is like the burger, but we just continue to wait when we are gonna get the toppings... we haven't got the in and out double double animal style since the Super Bowl.

The Lions defense is currently vulnerable due to significant injuries to their starters

This Detroit defense is banged up. It's beat up. Like, I think they're, they're gonna be without of their starting day 11. They're gonna be without six of those guys, five or six. ... They are vulnerable.

Ohio State will win comfortably against Notre Dame in the National Championship

To me, if Notre Dame plays at their best... this is still a two score game. Oh. And and I think yeah. Even if they play their best because there's there's such a disparity I think when it comes to talent... I think this is gonna be a comfortable Ohio State win.

NIL and the transfer portal have ended the era of SEC and Clemson dominance in college football

I think the years and the ages were the SEC and to a certain extent the ACC would Clemson dominate college football is over with. And you, you look no further than the transfer portal and NIL because no longer can these teams in the south stack their rosters because I'm not gonna wait two years to play when I can go to Penn State or Oregon or Michigan and I can play right now.

Jaden Daniels is already a top 10 quarterback in the NFL

To me Jaden Daniels is already top 10. He's already a top 10 quarterback.

The Washington Commanders are currently the best team in the NFC East

The Washington Commanders look like the best team in the NFC East right now. Dallas can't get out of their own way... and the Giants are the Giants. Jayden Daniels looks to be not just the best rookie quarterback, he's among the top 15 quarterbacks in football.

The 49ers can win the division but cannot win the Super Bowl without Christian McCaffrey

They can win the division without McCaffrey. They can't win a Super Bowl without him.

Sam Darnold's success in Minnesota is here to stay

What I've seen from Sam Darnold makes me believe that I think it's here to stay as long as that pairing [with Kevin O'Connell] is there... he's seen the light.

College kickers miss big kicks because they are mentally weak

My theory is this, is that football players... develop mental toughness. Kickers don't do that. Kickers... are not mentally tough. And so when you get in those pressure moments, they haven't been mentally hardened... I just think kickers are mentally weak man.

Jalen Milroe will be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft

Don't be surprised if he's [Jalen Milroe] a first round pick at quarterback. If you would've said that a year ago... people would've said you're crazy.

Texas and Alabama will play in the College Football National Championship

College Football national championship game. I'm going to go Texas versus Alabama.

The Detroit Lions will win the Super Bowl over the Baltimore Ravens

Super Bowl. I'm going to go Detroit versus Baltimore... I think Detroit wins it all this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies will defeat the New York Yankees in the World Series

World Series? I think the Philadelphia Phillies are the best team... Philly's over Yankees.

UConn will win their third straight College Basketball National Championship

College basketball. It'll be a three-peat, UConn baby.

College football needs a CBA to govern NIL and the transfer portal

I think college football needs a CBA to kind of govern this because it's clear that the federal government is not gonna step in... right now you got a fall transfer portal period, you got a spring transfer portal period... name, image and likeness was put in place just for that. What it has turned into now is free agency.

Greg Sankey should be named the 'Czar' or Commissioner of College Football

The NCAA is useless... Greg Sankey is the most powerful person in college football. So if we want to deem a czar or a commissioner of college football, I'm gonna nominate Greg Sankey because whatever the SEC does... everybody else will follow.

I would take Dan Quinn over Dan Campbell going forward

If I gave you a choice right now, going forward, Dan Campbell or Dan Quinn, which one are you taking? [PFT says Dan Quinn]. Easy choice. I would take Dan Quinn.

Caleb Williams' ceiling is significantly higher than Justin Fields'

I think if you're the Bears, because where Caleb Williams is, I think his ceiling is so much higher than Justin Fields. Justin Fields can develop into a really, really good quarterback... But Caleb Williams has enough of Mahomes stuff in him that you gotta invest in that. Caleb Williams as a passer coming into the National Football League is further along than Justin Fields.

The night before the Super Bowl is the most nervous you will ever be in your life

I'll never forget down in being down in Miami when we played the Bears, I woke up at like 3:00 AM Sunday morning... I literally went out on the balcony and it's three 30 in the morning and I'm just staring out thinking of the possibilities... the nervous energy doesn't go away until the ball is kicked off and until you get hit in the mouth.

The 49ers will win Super Bowl 58 because they are healthy and it's their time

I just think there's a certain thing to say about it being your time. Like I just think it's the 49ers' time. Like how many times are they gonna knock on this door? They're healthy. The defense, I think it's good enough. Brock Purdy has been playing outstanding. I just think it's their time right now.

Justin Fields is finished as the quarterback in Chicago

It's over. Because I think we've seen a big enough sample size to know that there hasn't been enough improvement to say I want to see more. Justin Fields struggles to make layups and free throws. If you can't make the layups and the free throws, I'm not concerned that you can make the Alley-OOP dunk. Anytime a quarterback is living by running a football, that quarterback can't survive.

The way to stop the 'Tush Push' is to physically assault the quarterback

How do you stop it? It's really simple. The defensive tackles have to get down very, very low and take out those offensive linemen. And then you have to have linebackers that are willing to come over the top with forearms and elbows and just go right at the quarterback. You have to physically hit the dude. If you bring bodily harm, then he'll tell his coach, 'Hey man, we might want to cancel that.'

Mac Jones is a dirty player who ending fights by hitting guys in the crotch

I don't even know how as a teammate to respond to Mac. Are you okay? Guys who do that usually are guys that if a real fight broke out, they can't win. So they're looking for a way to end the fight early. Mack has probably been in a couple fights and the way he ended those fights early, he just kind of gave the guy a nice little four fingers and a thumb to the place that no guy wants to get it.

The Dolphins are like the Golden State Warriors; teams need to play them like the 'Bad Boy' Pistons

The Dolphins are kind of like the Golden State Warriors. They want to get out and fast break and no-look three and no-look shovel pass. Make it a fist fight. Hit him in the mouth. You need to play Miami like the 'Bad Boy' Pistons. You need Rick Mahorn just kind of slapping the hell out of somebody to disrupt what they do.

The Washington Huskies will win the National Championship

I'm going to give you [a future bet] and I want you to go put whatever you want to put on it. On the Washington Huskies. Michael Penix is legit. I think their schedule is very favorable. They're going to score 40 on everybody. This is the most wide open season we've ever seen in college football.

The San Francisco 49ers will win the Super Bowl

Super Bowl Champ: San Francisco 49ers. It is going to be an amazing thing to see Deebo and Trent Williams walk out next to the dude with the big boombox at the Super Bowl.

In the 'rest vs. rust' debate, I will always choose rest because professional players don't forget how to play in seven days

I'm always gonna be rest, man. I think we're professional. Like these dudes are not 12 years old where you gotta get them motivated. We're grown men. Taking a week off when I've been playing football and practicing football from mid-July until January, taking a week off is not really gonna do anything to hurt me. I don't feel people that come up with this rest versus rust debate obviously have never played.

Tom Brady's poor record in night games is because he's 45 and his body isn't used to functioning past his bedtime

Tom Brady going to bed at eight-thirty after he's had some avocado ice cream... We don't kick off Monday night football until like 8:17. By the time we get to the fourth quarter, it's almost like 10:15, 10:30. So yeah, I guarantee you your body is not used to functioning at optimal level when you are used to going to bed for 359 days a year at eight-thirty... there may be something to that [Big Cat].

To beat a young quarterback like Brock Purdy, you have to hit him in the balls to make him flustered

You try to get them in a situation where they're flustered, they're nervous, things are not normal. ... maybe you hit him in the balls a couple times, he hadn't been hit there. ... if you hit him and when you hit him, you twist the face mask, you pinch him on the neck, you, you, you grab him in the balls. Like you, you do something to make him think about anything except football.

The Bills' emotional purpose following the Damar Hamlin incident will help them, but they still have to execute on the field to win it all

Emotion will last about the first five to eight minutes of every game. And emotion can get you to a point where when you're in a tough situation, it gives you purpose. So the bills will have purpose, the bills will have emotion to start every game. Is that gonna be the reason they win? No, they're gonna have to execute... Josh Allen has gotta put the S on his chest. He's gotta be Superman.

I trust Justin Herbert more than Trevor Lawrence and the Chargers will beat the Jaguars

That's an intriguing game because the Jaguars didn't look good against Josh Dobbs last weekend. ... Who do you trust most? Justin Herbert or Trevor Lawrence right now? Justin Herbert more. ... my pick would be the Chargers.

Brian Kelly gets a B+ grade for his first five weeks at LSU

So far I give him a B plus just because I think when you take over a program that had 39 scholarship players... and for Brian Kelly to take that team, have to go out and transfer portal, have to recruit to be able to put 85 scholarship guys. I think he's done a remarkable job.