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.
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View episodeThe Vikings have to trade JJ McCarthy now that he's lost the starting job to Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray has won the starting job in Minnesota for all the non-believers out there. It's a sad day. It's a bad day... you have to trade [JJ McCarthy], right? I guess so, but I don't know what you're gonna get... you drafted him two years ago and it's like, this was supposed to be the future and you're moving on from that already, so you just gotta rid yourself.
Todd Monken's slip of the tongue confirms he believes Shedeur Sanders is better than Deshaun Watson.
The fact he denied it means that inside of his own head, he knows that. He would never say that because he doesn't believe it. If he had, if the guy was trying to trap him and he actually thought maybe, maybe Shedeur wasn't as good, he would just say like, 'you know, I don't remember ever saying anything like that.'... But the fact that he denied it tells me that in his own brain, he recognized that person's putting a lie on my name. Right. I have to correct the record. Oh shit, they got me.
Reporters who provide incorrect injury timelines should be forced to serve the length of that timeline in jail
I think it should be illegal and you should be in jail if you report that a player is injured for a short period of time and then it turns out they're injured for a longer period of time. Kobe Bryant is now out for four to six months because he got knee surgery. Everyone reported that he was out for eight to 10 weeks. That should be jail. Anyone who reported that should be in jail for eight to 10 weeks. You should have to serve the original sentence.
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View profileJustin Herbert isn't a top 100 NFL player until the Chargers win a playoff game
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 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.
Drake Maye is already a top five quarterback in the NFL, ahead of Lamar Jackson.
I think the quarterback [Drake Maye] is a great player. And you were talking quarterbacks. He's gotta be in the top five. I mean, he's, he and Matt Stafford... I love Lamar. But when you look at Drake Maye, man, I mean, this guy runs for 800 yards. This guy's got mobility, man. And he, he, he has Josh McDaniels. And when you add A.J. Brown to the mix, watch out.