Brian Baldinger

The Colts have a precision offense that dictates games under Daniel Jones

I see precision, I see design, I see, I see an attack that I just haven't seen in a while... Daniel Jones, like he knows exactly what he is looking at.

Caleb Williams struggles with fundamental accuracy on simple 'layup' throws

But I just feel like he still missing balls where it's bouncing in the dirt or it's sailing over somebody's head... Caleb's just gonna react and he's gonna try to make something special happen... But he just misses layups sometimes.

The Steelers are in a spiral that they won't be able to fix

Pittsburgh has to win, right?... their secondary stinks, you know, but their pass rush isn't there either... if Pittsburgh loses the third in a row, it felt like it spiraled out of control like in the last six games of the season and they couldn't fix it. And it feels like it's starting earlier this year.

The Chiefs and Eagles will meet in the Super Bowl

I think Kansas City's gonna be back... I think Philadelphia is gonna get on a roll... Philadelphia, Kansas City could repeat and get back there again.

Jackson Smith-Njigba is unstoppable as a go-to receiver for the Seahawks

I haven't seen anybody cover Jackson Smith-Njigba... that guy looks unstoppable to me... If you got a go-to guy, go to 'em.

The Lions are essentially unstoppable on offense

I feel like every team is a man short... They just have the perfect combination right now of Montgomery, who's your mutter and closer, Jahmyr Gibbs, who's your home run hitter. And oh, by the way, Jared Goff doesn't miss an open receiver. So they're, they're pretty much unstoppable on offense right now.

Brock Purdy's output through eight games hasn't been good enough for the 49ers' offense

The quarterback [Brock Purdy] has thrown 10 touchdown passes in eight games. It's not good enough. They're not good enough in the red zone right now.

Saquon Barkley will win the NFL rushing title

I think Saquon's gonna win the rushing title. I know Derrick Henry leads the league in rushing, but I think Saquon's gonna win it... I think their offensive line is better than Baltimore's. And I think that you watch Mekhi Becton in there at right guard, like he's just, you know, there's just, he's just a freak.

The Tennessee Titans are the best two-win team and will play spoiler

Tennessee Titans... seriously, like they can, they legitimately can run the football. Bill Callahan's coaching the offensive line... J.C. Latham was the right pick at left tackle... they've been in a lot of games. They won last week. They put up 400 something yards of offense against Detroit the week before. That's a team... I wouldn't take that team lightly on any given week.

There is still a path to the playoffs for the Jets if Rodgers and Adams find their rhythm

There's a path. They go to Arizona after this buy... you beat a good team on the road. You start that feeling. You could see how Aaron and Davante are starting to come together... I feel like the best football can still be in front of him.

The Chargers are the best defensive team in the NFL right now

Chargers... they are the best defensive football right now. They've had three games this year where they haven't given up a touchdown... The Harbaugh effect is taking effect.

Bills OC Joe Brady is calling a masterclass in the passing game by creating easy space for Josh Allen

Joe Brady in Buffalo... is that guy. What he does by formations and his route combinations is he just creates space. It's easy throws for Josh and then at the end of the day when he has to make a play, he's still Josh Allen.

The Rams' visit to Detroit has 'upset' written all over it

The Rams. The Rams coming to Detroit because... this game to me has upset written all over. And I think because of the way the Rams are playing, I mean even the way they played against San Francisco... just the way they played the game up front on the offensive line... they're crafty, but it's really effective.

Kyron Williams is the best running back Sean McVay has ever coached

Kyron Williams... I think he's the best running back McVay's had. And so, not that it's a long list or anything, but this guy is a difference maker... Stafford's underneath the center... now the running game has really taken over.

The Eagles' offense has become very predictable and lacks answers for pressure

I feel like if I was playing defense against the Eagles, that I would just be calling their plays out. Like there's like, honestly I know guys at the bar in South Philly that are calling the same plays out. They're just very predictable... When they came after [Jalen Hurts]... they had no answer. What's your answer? What should Jalen Hertz do if they've got a free hitter coming out?

Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers' blitz packages will give the Eagles' offense major problems

That's all Todd Bowles does... that guy's drawing up pressures right now at Tampa. Like they better be ready for it because... the bull's getting the Eagles offense right now and they better be ready for it because it's coming... Jalen [Hertz] needs an out, if they're gonna come after him the way they can.

The Packers have a better chance of upsetting the Cowboys than the Steelers have of upsetting the Bills

I would say the Packers [have a better chance], because Aaron Jones right now... that guy's an unbelievable player... Green Bay has a better chance [of an upset]. [Jordan Love] threw a couple plays last week in Chicago... classic Aaron Rogers.

San Francisco and Baltimore are the two best teams and will meet in the Super Bowl

I'll give you just chalk San Francisco, Baltimore, because I think they've been the two best teams all year. So that's how I'm thinking.

Jim Harbaugh is definitely leaving Michigan for the NFL to win a Super Bowl

Oh, he is gone. He's gone. He's going to win a Super Bowl championship. It's already, like, his mind's already, like they might celebrate today and have some fun in Ann Arbor. They should, but I think he's on his way to the NFL.

Jalen Carter is already a top-tier defensive player because he hits people differently than most 21-year-olds

He's a freak though. Like physically when you see him, you go, that's like, he's as wide as a refrigerator... he's got advanced skills for 21, 22 years old... Jalen Carter hits you, like he rocks you. He's just, he just hits people differently.

Jim Schwartz is the most important person on the Cleveland Browns defense

The defensive coordinator? Yeah. Jim Schwartz. He's the most important guy. They've had talent there in Cleveland. Now it's, it's elite right now... But you know, he's, he's a, he's a statistician mathematician. So numbers like he gets all that. But then he lets you know that this scheme and what we're running, this is why we're doing it... and then he just, you know, they just dog pressed [the 49ers] right outta the stadium.

The Detroit Lions are for real because they have transformed from the worst run defense into the best

I don't think [the Lions are fool's gold]. I think Jared's been playing incredible football... Last year they were the worst defensive football. Nobody was even close... They're the number one ranked run defensive football right now. Tampa Bay couldn't get two yards a carry last week. They play the game the right way.

Jared Goff is legitimately in the MVP conversation

No, they're 5 0 1. He's playing great football. The offense is dynamic. The guy's tough as can be. ... You're not gonna find a better quarterback than Jared Goff. And he knows, first of all, he's a lockstep with a really talented offense coordinator... He's not gonna play any better or go anywhere else like he is right now in Detroit.

If Tom Brady played for the Falcons right now, they could win a Super Bowl

I feel like if you could get Tom Brady away from some celebrity of function he's at right now and put him in a Falcon uniform, I feel like they could win a Super Bowl. Yeah. Like the quarterback is just, it's, it's too up and down. They got the town is ridiculous. ... London and what they have, like they've got a and they got a solid offensive line.

The Washington defensive line is better when Chase Young plays with the same motor as the other starters

What you're seeing right now, Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Montez Sweat, they're playing really hard... If Chase [Young] comes on and he plays as hard as the guys around him are playing, then the defense will get better. But if he doesn't, if he just sort of stands there and patty cakes with the offensive tackle, then they're not gonna get better.

Max Crosby is the best defensive player in the NFL right now

Max Crosby's the best defensive player in his league. Now I talked to Nick Bosa last week... I go, he plays every single play Nick... nobody plays a game like Max Crosby right now. He plays every snap. Nobody can block him. The run game. Nobody makes more tackles from the defensive end position than Max.

The Detroit Lions are a dangerous team that could outscore anyone in the playoffs

Detroit is dangerous. Yeah. They're just dangerous. They just are. Jared Goff has been to a Super Bowl... Jameson Williams is a come like, he's just a speeding comment. Like if you add him, like their defense got a lot of good young players... I feel like they could outscore teams. Cause their is really good.

Jalen Hurts is the runaway NFL MVP

Jaylen Hertz is the mvp. He's the runaway MVP from me. Like he doesn't, you can't get the guy to make a mistake. And the guy's decision making has been flawless. Now, it might change against the 49ers, the Christmas Eve against the Cowboys. Maybe teams can do that, but man, they're so, they're so solid everywhere.