Booger McFarland

Hendon Hooker's maturity and age make him the reason Tennessee is the favorite over LSU

Hendon Hooker is 23, 24 years old. So he is way mature beyond the age of some of these kids are gonna be out there. LSU is gonna start six freshmen... the maturity of Hendon Hooker, the offensive of [Josh Heupel], I understand why Tennessee is a favorite.

Lincoln Riley gives USC the ability to play with any of the top juggernauts

There are some coaches that are more talented than others. You look at Lincoln Riley, USC. So even though USC is not as talented as [Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson] because of Lincoln Riley, they have the ability on a given Saturday to play with those other programs.

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.

Justin Fields will become the next David Carr if the Bears don't fix the offensive line

If the Bears don't fix their offensive line, Justin Fields is headed toward being the second coming of David Carr. I forget the Carr brothers... they both look alike... but he just gets hit too much.

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.

Jalen Hurts will get a $250 million contract if he continues his current level of play

If [Jalen Hurts] continues to play this way, he'll get 250 million when the season is over and he will be... it'll be a great story. What the improvement he's made from game one to where he is now has been outstanding.

Defensive football is about hustle and hitting, not X's and O's

Defensive football, Big Cat, is not necessarily about X's and O's. Playing defense is about hustle, it's about effort, and it's about hitting people. As long as 11 people are doing that, we can stop people. It really doesn't matter from a scheme standpoint having a great scheme.

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?

Trey Lance is not ready to start in the NFL

Trey Lance is not ready. And what I mean by not ready... you got to make really good decisions. You got to take care of the football and you have to give your, you have to give your team or put your team in the best position to win... the game is moving too fast for him.

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.

The Buccaneers will figure it out and win in the postseason because talent always wins.

I'm still not giving up on the Buccaneers. ... If they get in the postseason, man, talent always wins. I'm always going to bet on talent before I bet on a great scheme or something. I'm going to bet on Brady and Gronk and Mike Evans and that defense. I would bet on them figuring it out more than I would them not.

Jalen Hurts' first start against the Saints is not going to go well for him.

Jalen Hurts [starting]... Yeah, not going to be good for him. Not against the Saints.

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.

Sam Darnold should go to the Bears or the Colts next season.

Let's play musical quarterbacks. So let's assume the Jets get the first pick. They take Trevor Lawrence. So now where does Sam Darnold go? ... Chicago, Indy. ... I think those would be good homes.

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.

Drew Brees apologized for the public backlash, not for his actual stance on kneeling

Drew Brees apologized for the backlash like he apologized because he pissed off America. Drew Brees never said, 'I apologize for my stance.' He basically went to bed last night and couldn't sleep. I was uncomfortable probably for one of the few nights in his life. He didn't sleep, right? He was up early today to do this. And hopefully he learns it's not going to be as easy as sending an apology because this is the same stance he had in 2016.

LSU will finish as a Top 10 team in the 2020 season

I definitely expect top 10 [for LSU]. I think where in the top 10 is going to depend on the quarterback that we have. LSU has now entered into the realm of, 'hey baby, we don't rebuild, we just reload.' That's all we do.

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.

Andy Reid has completely reinvented his offensive coaching style to thrive in the modern NFL.

Andy Reid is a classic example of a guy that's reinvented everything he does. Think about Andy Reid at Philly. West Coast offense, dink and dunk... Now, it's RPO. It's Tyreek Hill. It's Jet Sweeps. It's Patrick Mahomes. He's changed the entire game.

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.

It is more logical for a football player to piss their pants on the field than to miss a snap by going to the locker room.

Why would I go all the way back to the locker room and maybe miss an important snap that I can help my team? Why not just let it go and move on? ... Especially when you're in the middle of a game, the pants you have on are already sweaty anyway. They got to wash them anyway.

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.