The Philadelphia Eagles are the favorites in the NFC
I think Philly's probably the favorite. Yeah. You gotta put Philly in there... Philadelphia Eagle defense man, Vic Fangio's got a couple rookies in the secondary... They're good man.
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[Justin Herbert] touchdown pass that he threw as he was falling down. Oh that's the guy. When people are like, oh, Justin Herbert's only, you know, social media, quarterback, whatever. I don't even know what the criticism of Justin Herbert is anymore because it never made sense to me.
The Buffalo Bills do not want to see the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs
The Buffalo Bills, if they get the two seed, the last team they wanna see is the Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah. That's the only that like, you, you don't, 'cause that's the Bengals. The the crazy thing about the Bengals is they can't stop anyone. But if you get in a shootout with the Bengals, like anything can happen.
Indiana and Clemson are the two best upset bets in the first round of the CFP
Indiana and Clemson are the two horses I'm riding. I think the weather, I think the big, I think the weather, it's big 10 weather. It's tough to go against Penn State and Ohio State. I think Indiana's got a shot. And I think Clemson has a real shot because Indiana's Big 10. Notre Dame's not big.
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Right now, he's not in my top a hundred until, until they win a playoff game. Okay. I'm just not happy with the yellow pants. He knows how I feel about their uniforms. I hate the Chargers to start with... It's my least favorite team, the Falcons and the Chargers, for obvious reasons.
The Seahawks and Rams will meet in the 2026 NFC Championship Game
I mean you can't, you can't go against Seattle. They have everybody back. Yep. That guy McDonald's a hell of a coach... But the Rams, it's almost like the Dodgers... I think he gotta go with the Rams-Seahawks in the NFC championship on a rewind.
The Bears are clearly the best team in the NFC North
I'm, I'm really concerned about the North. I think the Bears are clearly the best team in my opinion. Hearing that... Caleb Williams, I think he'll make a leap. I think their coach is a hell of a coach... I really think old school football's coming back into play. The Bears are under the center and they're smashing people.