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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Blake Bortles is the 70th best quarterback in the NFL

Jacksonville is the best team in football... the problem is you've got to knock them down a few ranks because they have the 70th best quarterback... No, I'm not taking anything back from what I've said. Sorry. Negative.

Bortles led the Jags to the AFC Championship and nearly the Super Bowl that year. While he eventually flamed out, ranking him 70th (behind players like Austin Davis) while he was winning playoff games was widely considered an absurd exaggeration.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

The Jaguars are the best team in football talent-wise

Jacksonville is the best team in football. They have the best players on the field on a week-to-week basis. I said, the problem is you've got to knock them down a few ranks because they have the 70th best quarterback.

The Jaguars defense was elite in 2017 (2nd in scoring), but calling them the best team in football overall is highly subjective and debatable given the dominance of the Patriots and Eagles that season.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Rob Gronkowski is the greatest tight end and greatest mismatch in the history of football

Gronk is... He's unguardable. He's unguardable. He's the greatest mismatch in the history of football. He's the greatest tight end in the history of football.

This is a widely debated but highly supported opinion among NFL analysts.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

The Vikings will beat the Eagles 23-17 in a close NFC Championship game

I'm going to pick Minnesota in a close football game... I think it's an ugly game, but like a 23-17, 20-17 Vikings win.

The Eagles blew out the Vikings 38-7. Simms was completely wrong about both the winner and the nature of the game.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Jeff Fisher should be an NFL General Manager

Fisher's eye for talent. That's where I was going with this. To me, he should be a GM... He has built phenomenal – like the Rams team, you could see, has got talent... Aaron Donald, Quinn, Alec Ogletree... All those guys are Fisher guys.

Fisher never received a GM role, and while he did draft several stars for the Rams, his later career was defined by the '7-9 bullshit' stagnation.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

If Bill Belichick worked on Wall Street, he would be the Wolf of Wall Street

Belichick is one of the smartest humans I've ever been around. If he was working on Wall Street, he'd be the Wolf of Wall Street. He is the great thinker. He analyzes everything.

This is a subjective comparison of intellect and industry dominance.
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Notre Dame is back to being a consistent Top 15 football program

I do think Notre Dame's going to be back into the... definitely top 15, I think, consistently type of football team once again... yes, I do think they're back into the national conversation.

Notre Dame went 12-1 in 2018, made the College Football Playoff, and finished ranked #5. They remained a Top 15 team for several seasons thereafter.

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