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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If the Colts have average quarterback play from Daniel Jones, they are 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, how would you feel about Andy? I'd say they're a playoff team.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 49ers will win Super Bowl 58 because 'it's their time'

This is kind of a heart pick... 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'm picking the 49ers.

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 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.

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 Giants could beat the Vikings because Minnesota's defense is terrible

Their offense is spectacular. Their defense is terrible. And I think in the end that's why you give the Giants a punchers chance. ... it would not surprise me at all if the Giants beat the Vikings because ... they just don't feel like a team that with their record should be feeling because of their defense.

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.

Aaron Donald is the best non-quarterback in football

I think Aaron Donald is the best player in football that's not a quarterback. Quarterbacks are, are always going to get the, the notch above because they touch the ball every play. He's the best non quarterback in nfl.

You know within the first 20 practices if a rookie quarterback is 'the guy'

But you know, within the first 20 practices; like you don't have to see. Yeah. Like you, you wanna see it on the field to kind of confirm, but man, it is just the way these dudes carry themselves and how they act at practice and how they're focused.

Justin Herbert is currently the best-playing quarterback in the NFL

Who is the quarterback you think is playing the best right this second? [Booger]: Justin Herbert. I don't think it's close. We paid so much attention to his personality that we overlooked his talent. And the Miami Dolphins did so much that they took Tua in front of him. How about them apples?

Urban Meyer has lost the trust of the Jaguars locker room and cannot recover it

Is there any way he can get back the trust in that locker room? [Booger]: No, I don't think so. I don't think Urban can... not only did you leave us, you went to the bar and you got a female that's not your wife and she's twerking on you... as a head coach, you just can't do that. That's the only thing I would say. You just can't do that.

Spencer Rattler will never start another game for Oklahoma barring injury

Spencer Rattler, to your point, I don't think Spencer Rattler is going to start another game at Oklahoma barring injury over the next couple of years. Caleb Williams came in and galvanized the team. So if Lincoln [Riley] stood in front of the team and said, hey, we're going back to Spencer, he would lose every player in there.

The Super Bowl will be the Buccaneers versus the Bills

Week five Super Bowl prediction. I am still, I'm going to be a homer. I am going Tampa versus Buffalo.

Greg Williams called the cover zero blitz on purpose to spite Adam Gase

I think he did it on purpose based on the fact that he and Adam Gase just don't get along. ... The only way you lose that game is to make the call that Greg Williams made. And I just think that Greg wanted Adam Gase to wear 0-16 on his resume.

The Giants will win the NFC East if Daniel Jones stays healthy

If old Peyton Manning clone Daniel Jones can stay healthy, man, they'll win that division.

Aaron Rodgers is the 2020 NFL MVP over Patrick Mahomes

Rodgers right now is putting up career numbers. ... If we're going to judge the MVP based off what you've done and how great you've been, don't we have to judge Mahomes off what he did his MVP year... I think Mahomes has entered the LeBron category whereas he's clearly the best player in the league... but it's not a career year for him.

Alex Smith will be the Washington quarterback in 2021

I think Alex Smith will be there. He'll be the quarterback next year. And then they will draft a guy because Ron Rivera clearly wants his own quarterback.

John Gruden loves himself too much to build the Raiders into winners

I think what you're seeing now is that John loves John. It's about John. And, you know, you get rid of Khalil Mack, you get rid of Amari Cooper. Not sure why in the hell you do that because they're two really, really good players, cornerstones you build around... I don't think he can adapt to this player in this day and age right now... He's still about coming in at 3:17 in the morning, writing his own cue cards. He's got to change that. If he can't, he won't be successful.

Rob Gronkowski is no longer the same player and will be available this offseason

This offseason, I'd bet your money and my money, Rob Gronkowski is probably going to be available this offseason. And people are going to say, man, Gronk's available. But if you watch Gronk play, Gronk isn't the same Gronk anymore. Like he can't run the way he used to.

I could beat some professional golfers on the senior tour

I could beat, not be one, I could beat one [professional golfer]... Trevino, all the old guys... At some point, the father time is on my side. I'm 41... An average round for me, if I go out and just play average, I'll shoot in mid-80s.

The Chargers and Saints will meet in the Super Bowl

I'm going for a little bit of, let's go Chargers [versus] Saints. Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, all that. Revenge game against his old team. I like that.