Sean Payton will fix Russell Wilson by stripping away the extras and getting back to basics
I think Russell is a guy that I think needed Sean Payton to come in... Sean is the guy that will come in and he is not afraid to tell you, you know, the office thing. That's not No, we're not doing that... We're gonna get back to the basics. We're gonna get back to run the football, we're gonna make the offensive line better. We're, we're gonna get back to doing the things and, and tailor the offense to a version of what Sean's run.
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View episodeJason Garrett is a total buzzkill on the broadcast
There's no better way to kill your football buzz than having Jason Garrett call the game... I know it was week zero. I know there's only like seven games. They all, they all mean something to me. And then Jason Garrett was on there and I immediately fell in a nap in the second quarter.
The Pac-12 is dying because people can't watch stars like Caleb Williams play on their network
The returning Heisman Caleb Williams, who would probably be the number one pick in the draft and no one in America could watch it 'cause it was Pac-12 network... that could not have been the better way to tip off the last Pac-12 season opener to be like, hey, this is why we're dying. Because we can't watch fucking Caleb Williams play football.
Miami of Ohio will beat Miami (FL) in their season opener
First time you'll hear this, I think Miami's gonna win... I'm taking Miami [of Ohio].
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I'm not sure about the Chargers. You know, I think Pete Carroll coming to the Raiders and... I think they could surprise some people and make that division a lot more interesting. So I think maybe a team from that division [Chargers] might take a step back.
Howie Long Jr. is the best athlete in the Long family
People ask why I waited to name our third child Howie. And I said, well, you know, it's easy because he's our favorite. You know, he's the best athlete in the family. He's, he's really just our favorite.
The Jaguars will take another step forward because Doug Pederson brings a calm influence to the quarterback
Jaguars I think are, are gonna be a team that, you know, I remember that that game down there in the playoffs... I like what they're doing down there. I like Doug. I think Doug brings a, a calm particularly to the, the quarterback room.