Justin Fields is not a viable starting quarterback in the NFL

Until you have [Justin Fields] on your team, you can't fully, in theory, he's got everything. But then you watch him and you're like, okay, there's something. It's just, it's just not there the way it needs to be for a starter in the NFL.

Josh McDaniels deserves more respect as an offensive coordinator and will eventually get a third shot as a head coach

I think Josh McDaniels, he needs more respect. I've been saying that he's, he is a great offensive coordinator and we definitely, we whiffed on Wednesday's show when we talk about retread head coaches... McDaniels is, he is that guy that got the second shot, he's gonna get another shot.

The Commanders defense will be energized and more competitive with Dan Quinn taking over defensive play-calling

I actually liked the Commanders this weekend... Because we've got Dan Quinn taking over defensive play calling. I don't think he's gonna be a difference maker enough to make the defense good, but I don't think they're gonna be historically bad like they've been in the past month. And also, if you have an embarrassing performance overseas, that's when a coach can get fired.

Local judges giving favorable rulings to local teams is a total disaster for college sports

I thought that the entire thing was a disaster for college football, college football, and our collegiate athletics. A total disaster. Because if we're gonna have local judges, you know, give favorable rulings to the teams that are near them, then, then what are we doing? Like this is not, there are no rules.

Most college football programs would have rallied around their QB and pressured the local judge just like Texas Tech did

If we're honest with ourselves in college football, everybody is irrational when it comes to themselves. ... to say that this was uniquely Lubbock, I think would be false. I think this is uniquely college football. And I think almost, maybe, maybe this is wrong, but I think most programs would've acted similarly to what Texas Tech [did] and then the blowback is always everybody else pointing like, we would never do that.

College football needs to collectively bargain with the players to enforce any rules

I personally believe that we need to collectively bargain with players. That's my personal belief. ... But I will tell you that without the ability to enforce rules, then, then this is a house of cards.