Pete Prisco

Using a fullback is donating a down to the defense

Look, fullbacks, if I needed a blocking back, I'd bring one of my linemen in. Other than that, I'm in one back all the time with three receivers. I don't need a fullback. [Using a fullback] is donating a down. Don't ever hand to him. He can lead the blocking or whatever. Don't hand off to him.

The Seattle Seahawks will finish the 2018 season with a 5-11 record.

When I tally it up, I look back at it and I go, how the heck did I get the Seahawks at 5-11? Because I didn't think they would be that bad either. But then I went back and looked at it. Their schedule is brutal. I mean, it is really, really tough. And I think those defensive losses are going to be felt.

Russell Wilson is a very good quarterback, but he is not great.

For years, everybody thinks I'm a Russell Wilson hater. I just think he's very good and he's not great. People want to put him in the Hall of Fame. Well, now we're going to find out. I don't think the defense is going to be nearly as good... it's his team now. He needs to be great.

Matt Ryan is a better quarterback than Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, and Blake Bortles.

[Ranking Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Blake Bortles, Andrew Luck, and Russell Wilson] I'll go Matt Ryan, [then] Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson. [Andrew Luck] will be four, and then [Blake] Bortles will be five.

The Green Bay Packers will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Super Bowl LIII.

I had in my predictions the Super Bowl as Packers versus Jaguars. I think the Patriots are going to be... as long as Belichick and Brady are there, they're going to be fine. It's just that I don't think they're going to the Super Bowl. I think Jacksonville's legit.

Sam Darnold will be the first rookie quarterback to start a game in the 2018 season.

Who's going to be the first rookie quarterback to start a game? Darnold. I think Darnold's going to start sooner rather than later.

Josh Allen is going to be a big-time NFL quarterback despite his college stats.

Josh Allen's going to be a good quarterback, though, but I can't figure out for the life of me why that kid takes as much abuse as he does. Okay, his stats weren't good at Wyoming, but if you watch the tape, he was playing with bouncers and bartenders... he is going—it might take him a little seasoning—but he's going to be a big-time quarterback.

Jimmy Garoppolo's inclusion in the 2018 NFL Top 100 was ridiculous.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw seven touchdown passes and five interceptions last year, and he was in the [Top 100]. In some people, that's ridiculous.

The Houston Texans and Denver Broncos will both sneak into the AFC playoffs this season.

[One team in each conference sneaking into the playoffs] I put the Texans and the Broncos in. I had two of them in the AFC.

The Cincinnati Bengals have a chance to be a sneaky playoff team in 2018.

Don't sleep on the Bengals either, by the way. You're going to laugh when I tell you that. The Bengals have a chance. Because they've got young talent on defense... Lawson and Willis... and that offensive line... I think it'll be better with getting Cordy Glenn in there.

Kirk Cousins is not much better than the version of Case Keenum that the Vikings had in 2017.

I asked this question to some of the [Vikings] guys standing around. I go, is Kirk Cousins, as is right now, that much better than the Case Keenum you guys saw here last year? The answer is no.