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Joe Burrow is the NFL MVP regardless of whether the Bengals make the playoffs

I'm just gonna say it. Joe Burrow should be the MVP. I think regardless of if they make the Playoffs or not, Joe Burrow should be the MVP. He's been the best player. ... You can't get... how many wins do you think the Bengals would have if they had... Dak Prescott? They would not be playing for a playoff spot in week 18.

The Chiefs would much rather play the Bengals than the Bills in the playoffs

If you asked the Chiefs, who would you rather play the bills or the Bengals? It's definitely the Bengals. Their defense has been so bad all year. The Bills beat the Chiefs. Like I know that this like Burrowhead thing... if you're a Chiefs fan, I think most Chiefs fans probably think this: go ahead, let the Bengals in. 'Cause if they somehow upset the bills, that's an easier path.

I am not scared of the Rams in the playoffs

I'm not scared of the Rams, even though I have my pinky on the line. I think their offense is like broken... they are now 11 straight games without scoring in the first quarter. ... I just don't think they're a complete team that can win the Super Bowl.

Chris Ballard should be fired by the Colts

Chris Ballard. ... Since 2017 there have been seven winners of the AFC South. ... The Indianapolis Colts have won it zero times. It is the most combustible division that you can win year to year. And Chris Ballard's teams have not won it a single time. ... His teams just fall apart.

If Chris Ballard is not fired, the Colts will miss the playoffs next season

If Chris Ballard sticks around, if they don't change anything for the Colts, I'd like to make a prediction that the Colts will finish 8-9 or 9-8 and miss the playoffs.

I would take Mike McCarthy as the Jets' next head coach in a second

I'd take Mike McCarthy in a second. I mean, he went 12 and 5 up until this year for the past four seasons. ... He's gotta get in line. No more Ayahuasca.

The Cleveland Browns will get the number one overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

I think the Cleveland Browns are gonna get the number one pick. I think the Browns, if they start DTR, I do not think you can win a football game with DTR. ... I think the Browns could get the one. I think he could find a way to sneak in there.

Kevin O'Connell should be the NFL Coach of the Year

The Vikings are really, really good and I'm excited to watch them play The Lions Week 18 for the one seed. ... Kevin O'Connell should be Coach of the Year. ... He wins all the close games and the Vikings are a real threat.

I am not worried about the Packers at all

I'm not worried about the Packers at all. ... They're a good team. I think though they're not an elite team. They are 0 and 5 against the best teams in the NFC. That's the Vikings, the Eagles and the Lions. ... It just doesn't look as smooth as you would like it to look going into the playoffs.

The Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl again

They're gonna win the Super Bowl again. Just accept it... what's gonna end up happening is the Chiefs now with the one seed, their second round game is going to be a team that they will kill and then they will play one game to get to the Super Bowl... and then it's Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.

The Steelers are frauds and not serious Super Bowl contenders

I'm so happy that I didn't always go all the way in on the Steelers. I always was one foot in, one foot out because that team is a fraud... they're nowhere near the top five teams in the NFL and that's what you judge it on. Especially in a town like Pittsburgh. They're just not to be taken seriously in the AFC playoffs.

The Panthers will cover +8 against the Buccaneers

I'll take the Panthers plus eight... I think the Panthers are live in this game... full on like the Panthers and the Cowboys are the two teams that stink but are playing actually good ball in the last month and feels like they're just ready to play spoiler.

The Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl again

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to do it again. They're gonna win the Super Bowl. They're 14 and one and everything is rounding into shape exactly as we expected and exactly as they always planned.

I don't have any hopes for the Texans to make an impact in the AFC playoffs

I just, I don't have any, any hopes for the Texans to make any type of impact on the AFC playoffs. No, that was a tough, tough loss when Tank Dell went down.

I like the Steelers on Christmas against the Chiefs

You know, as crazy as this is gonna sound because the last two recaps we just did. I kinda like the Steelers on Christmas... But I like 'em on Christmas... Tomlin dog at home Christmas. Everybody in Pittsburgh's gonna be at the, if you're not, you're not anybody unless you're at that game in Pittsburgh.

I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinals stock going forward

This might just be way too knee-jerk, but I think I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinal stock going forward... I take Kyler [Murray] September, October, November, Bryce [Young] in December.

If Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win against the Commanders

I don't think that Kenny Pickett is the reason the Eagles lost that game. I think if Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win that game.

The Giants are definitively the worst team in the NFL

The Giants have been outscored 140 to 59 since he [Joe Schoen] famously said they're not far off, which was five weeks ago. They're, they're the worst team in the NFL. Would we all agree? I don't think that's up for debate anymore.

Kevin O'Connell should be the NFL Coach of the Year

Kevin O'Connell should be Coach of the Year. He's now 25 and nine in one possession games, which is second best in NFL history for a head coach. He should be Coach of the year for what he's done with his team and for what he is done with Sam Darnold.

Criticism of Justin Herbert never made sense

[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.

Joe Mixon is a bust whenever he plays a top-12 rush defense

Kansas City has the seventh ranked rush defense, according to DVOA Joe Mixon rushing... Anytime he's had to play a top 12 rush defense... he has been bust. And if the Texans can't run the ball, I really don't like this offense.

TJ Watt's injury might be a psychological 'Art of War' ploy to trick the Ravens

I have a theory about TJ Watt's injury... I think this could be an Art of War situation. Sun Sue Art of War. Make your enemy think that you were weak when you were strong... Start throwing out the one in 10 without TJ Watts Stats... Let people start thinking during the week of practice. Maybe TJ's not gonna be playing this week.

Lamar Jackson will win MVP because of standalone games, but Josh Allen deserves it more

Lamar [Jackson] might win it just because he plays two standalone games. And that's all this award ends up coming down to... I think it should be Josh Allen. But I also understand that this award becomes narratives.

Any quarterback who loses their first Super Bowl appearance never returns to the big game

The curse of Jim Kelly is a curse that just hit the internet... essentially it's any quarterback that goes to a Super Bowl and loses their first one never goes back to the Super Bowl. Jalen Hurts did that... Stan Humphreys, Neil O'Donnell, drew Bledsoe... Joe Burrow. Jalen Hurts. Brock Purdy.

I bet $5,000 on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl

I put a bomb future down and I put it on the Eagles. I almost five have five grand on the Eagles plus four 50. That, that I almost biggest, that'll be the biggest bet I've ever won.

Michael Penix Jr. is the guy to finally unlock Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts

I think [Michael Penix Jr.] might be the guy to finally unlock Bijan [Robinson] and give us a proper... maybe Kyle Pitts just needs a left-handed quarterback.

Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels will be the next New England Patriots coaching duo

Vrabel McDaniels... that's the combo. [Josh] McDaniels had Mac Jones in the Pro Bowl... give me Vrabel and McDaniels and I am pumped.

The NFL should adopt the college pass interference rule

I would make [pass interference] the college rule, honestly, because some of these, some of these past interference calls are impacting a game. Just one play there... I don't think there's a common thread in what is and what isn't past interference.

The 49ers would be making a mistake if they let Sam Darnold leave

You gotta be outta your mind to let Sam Darnold [leave], you're 12 and two man... That guy can run, run for First Downs. He's a horse. He's young. If you let Sam Darnold out of there, you're making a real mistake.

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.

Bucky Irving is a combination of Warrick Dunn and Napoleon Kaufman

The emergence of this Bucky Irving... I mean he's a combination of Warrick Dunn, Napoleon Kaufman, Charlie Garner, he is a badass man. This guy's a hell of a back.

The Bears should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start fresh

They should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start completely fresh. They won't do that. They'll either keep Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren, fire Ryan Poles. Keep Kevin Warren. And it's just gonna be a mess. And nothing's ever gonna change.

I am officially retiring from ever getting 10/10 excited for the Bears until the ownership changes

I'm officially retiring from ever getting to a 10 outta 10 excitement for the Chicago Bears until something changes... anything, ownership probably... I will not let myself get a 10 outta 10 excited. That doesn't mean I'm not gonna root really hard for them and want them to do well. I'm not going to get, let myself get 10 outta 10 excited ever again until it's proven on the field that something has changed.

Kevin O'Connell is the NFL Coach of the Year

Vikings are great. Vikings keep rolling. Vikings are Kevin O'Connell's just, he's Coach of the year, in my opinion. He's, I mean, think about what he's done... Sam Darnold, who's been thrown to the trash pile a few different times. He's made him playing at elite level.

The Falcons will likely switch from Kirk Cousins to Michael Penix Jr. soon

And they said, how do you feel about your play, Kirk? And it looked like he was gonna cry. Oof. I thought Kirk Cousins was gonna cry because he was like, clearly I'm not playing up to my standard. I think, I think they might make a change. I think so too. It might be Penix time.

Aaron Rodgers' best days are definitely behind him

And I think, you know, Rogers the best days are probably behind. But I loved watching him... Not everyone can stay. So you can be talented but not have the sharp or crispness that you once had. And it doesn't mean you're not good. It just means you're a 42-year-old quarterback.

The Commanders are not gonna win a playoff game if they keep playing like this

The commanders, they're, they're a good team, but I don't think that they're where they, they're not gonna win a playoff game if they keep playing like this.

Patrick Mahomes will be totally fine despite his high ankle sprain

Do we believe it? Do we think it matters? Because he, I feel like this happens to him once a year and he ends up being totally fine and everyone's like, oh man, he's banged up, but it'll be fine.

Mike McCarthy has saved his job

The Cowboys won three straight and I think Mike McCarthy... they've saved Mike McCarthy's shot. I think he might be coming back next season.

The Giants are going to become the first team to go 0-9 at home

They are Oh and eight. Oh eight. Oh eight. And so they would be the first team to go O and nine if they lose at home to the Colts.

I'm back in on Aaron Rodgers

I'm back in on Rogers... I'm back in on Aaron Rogers. I'm definitely... I'm back in on Aaron Rogers if that means we get to keep Devonte Adams.

Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time

I think Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time... he is legitimately cocky for how bad he is... he's got the cockiness of 'My dad will sue you.'

Jerod Mayo feels like a puppet for Robert Kraft

I've always kind of said [Mayo] feels like a puppet for Craft... the Kraft family would bring back Jerod Mayo and his staff because they do not want to admit a mistake.

The Chargers are probably dead and won't win a playoff game

I think that the Chargers are probably dead... I think the Chargers can still make the playoffs. I do not think they can win a playoff game.

Mike Evans is one of the greatest receivers of all time

Respect. Mike Evans is one of the greatest receivers of all time. He had 159 yards, two touchdowns... he's gotta average 83.7 yards in his final three games to reach a thousand yards for the 11th straight season. And that's all 11 years of his career.

The Broncos are the best story in the NFL right now

The Broncos are one of the best stories in the NFL right now... they just secured their first winning season since 2016 and have a playoff probability north of 90%. They're the best story right now in the NFL.

The Eagles are the best team in the NFC

I'll say it. Eagles is the best team in the NFC after today. They are... they're the best team in the NFC as of right now.

Anything less than winning a Super Bowl is a disappointment for the Eagles

A hundred percent. A hundred percent. Anything less than a soupy is a disappointment... Winning a soupy. Gotta win a soupy. Winning a soupy gotta win. It must win.

The Lions' defense is going to be a very big problem in the playoffs

I think this is gonna be a very, very big problem getting into the playoffs. Like when they're in there playing a game where their defense, I, I feel like their defense hasn't gotten to stop in forever at this point. And it's just, it's a problem.