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Zach Wilson will provide a 'spark' for the Jets upon his return

I think the Jets... Zach Wilson is a spark. I do. I think he's the spark... I keep thinking about it more and more and it's like, it's, it's, it's maybe less Zach Wilson and more just looking at the board and being like, everyone's gonna say Texans minus three and a half is the easiest bet.

Sam LaPorta is the player most similar to my style of play

I'm gonna go with the guy from Detroit right now. He's a rookie, Sam La Porta... He's fast, he's got great hands on the run. He breaks tackles as well... and he is willing to block as well. I won't say he brings it to the table like I do in the block game, but I would say he brings, he's the most similar guy that's up and coming.

Stopped calling Flacco 'Fucko' after watching him throw a perfect 15-yard out — his arm strength is one of the strongest in NFL history

I used to call [Flacco] Fucko, that was my nickname for him. But that's when I stopped calling him [Fucko] — when he threw a 15-yard out, which is the hardest throw to make. It's the farthest ball. And he threw it on point. I stopped calling him Fucko. [Flacco] has one of the strongest arms in the history of football, in my opinion.

Jake Browning is elite

Jake Browning has arrived. He is Elite. I got a question. Is Jake Browning him? He might be... 32 for 37. 354 yards. And a Bengals win.

The NFC is a more difficult conference than the AFC this year

Now it all switches to Is the NFC the real gauntlet? Is NFC really the actual conference this year? Because Yeah. I mean, if you had to do a power rankings of teams, the NFC would have what, three of the top five teams right now?

The Lions defense is not good enough to avoid close games

Lions fans, listen, we have, we have been very supportive of the Lions. It is not Lions hate to say, can't trust the defense. Yeah. That's a statement of fact... The Lions don't have a defense that will the Lions have a defense that will make every game a nailbiter.

Whatever team hires Ryan Day as an NFL head coach will be a complete failure

I I just wanna go ahead and predict this. Whatever team hires Ryan Day as an NFL coach will be a complete failure. God help their soul.

The Saints should let their offense run through Taysom Hill all the time

They should just let that offense run through Taysom Hill all the time. There's nobody like him in the NFL. He seems to be effective at moving the chains. The offense is something that like, you can't really prepare for that well. It's like facing the triple option. If you have a Taysom Hill game, like you haven't played an offense like that all season. And Taysom Hill is good enough at being a quarterback and good enough running with a football where I feel like he would be a much better starter than Derek Carr.

The Saints need to blow everything up and reset their franchise

The Saints just have to admit that they suck and they have to start blowing everything up because the Saints have been doing this for, it started at the end of the Brees era and it's been going on ever since where they just continually kick the can down the road. The Saints are $71 million over the cap next year. I don't even know how that's possible. Why wouldn't they just start trading people? Start cutting, start trading, just reset everything. If you're a Saints fan, you have to want a fresh restart.

Shane Steichen should be the NFL Coach of the Year

Shane Steichen is coach of the year. That touchdown play, the Michael Pittman touchdown where they ran a fake rub route was like so perfectly—I'd have to imagine they had run that rub route a bunch of times and then to save the fake for that exact moment was ran to perfection.

Tyreek Hill should be in the MVP conversation and is currently better than Tua

Why isn't Tyreek Hill in the MVP conversation? I think he is. He's gonna get 2,000 yards. I think he should. If any wide receiver gets it, it should be Tyreek Hill. How about that? Tua is eliminated. All the fun Dolphins offense stats will now go to Tyreek Hill in terms of the MVP convo.

Joe Flacco has an elite spiral and I'm bullish on him taking the Browns to the playoffs

Joe Flacco actually looked good today. The spiral was sick. He has an elite spiral. He was hitting dudes downfield. He had a connection with Elijah Moore. Flacco was still throwing the fuck out of the football today. I'm bullish on Joe Flacco. I think he's definitely better than DTR or PJ Walker. I could see Joe Flacco taking this team to the playoffs.

Jordan Love is actually good and the Packers will make the playoffs

The Packers are going to go to the playoffs and Jordan Love is good. And it's fucking bullshit. He looks so much better than he did at the beginning of the season. He's come along and it's bullshit. He looks comfortable. He is doing fucking Rodgers shit. The whole thing is bullshit. Nothing in life is fair.

The 49ers are definitively the best team in the NFC right now

Obviously the Niners shit-pumped the Eagles. They're the better, they're the better team right now without question. But they had 10 days of rest. It's a fact. It's not just obvious to be like, 'oh yeah, we just saw what happened, that's what's gonna happen in the NFC Championship game.'

The Dallas Cowboys are basically the same team they were last year

Dallas fans are so confident right now, as they should be. You're a good team, but you're basically the same team that you've been, or that you were last year at least. Yeah. Well, well, Mike McCarthy is the same guy that he was last year.

Dak Prescott is a legitimate NFL MVP candidate

Dak Prescott's playing way better than last year. He is playing out of his mind. Like, and I know he probably won't win the MVP because the MVP's gonna go to the one seed... I'm just saying Dak Prescott. I mean, he's playing phenomenal, phenomenal football.

DK Metcalf is the fastest dude in the NFL

DK [Metcalf] had a hell of a game... they said that he reached a speed of like 22.2 miles per hour, which is 0.2 miles per hour faster than Tyreek Hill has been with the ball this year. And for DK to be faster than Tyreek Hill, despite the fact that he outweighs him by, what do you think? 50 pounds? Is insane. It's insane that, that's the fastest dude in the NFL.

Every NFC South coach who doesn't win the division will be fired

Whoever wins the NFC South will not fire their coach going into next season. Agreed. Every other team will... I'm not saying that they should... we can say the entire NFC South is coaching for their job.

I've staked my entire reputation on Joe Flacco possibly being elite — and the Browns OC says he still has an elite arm

Per the offensive coordinator of the Browns, Alex Van Pelt, he said Flacco still has an elite arm. Listen, I've staked my entire reputation on Joe Flacco possibly being elite.

The 49ers will beat the Eagles this Sunday, but the Eagles will win the NFC Championship rematch

The Eagles have the defense... played 92 snaps on Sunday. That's a lot of snaps... I feel like the Niners have this game circled more than the Eagles can. And I think that like, this will be the NFC championship game in the Eagles will probably beat them in the NFC championship game. But I feel like this Sunday it's Niners.

I will never officially retire from the NFL

I don't think I would ever retire. Oh. Oh... I'm one of those guys... if I were to come back at that particular point in time, it would be just for the fans... I'm just waiting on somebody to tick me off.

I could catch 10 passes in an NFL game today if I played tight end

I mean, at tight end? Sure. I could get 10 catches receiver three... slant back shoulder type... being savvy and understand how to get in certain positions.

The Bears should put Justin Fields in a high-gear, uptempo offense

I would have that fucker in high gear. High gear... I think a beneficiary who would benefit off of a uptempo offense is Justin Fields. Because a tired lineman... does not want to run around trying to chase a quarterback. When they do uptempo and they let him like be himself, he looks great.

Peyton Manning did the NFL a disservice by creating an unrealistic standard for athletic quarterbacks

Peyton Manning did this league a disservice... by having like, you know, 350 yards passing... All right, here comes Michael Vick. Here comes a Cam Newton... athletic quarterbacks that we're going to get the yards elsewhere... it's not the prototypical way. We're used to seeing yards being made.

The Broncos' 2023 turnaround is 100% because Russell Wilson never folded as a leader

This season turned around. It starts with leadership and it starts with one guy, Russell Wilson... he doesn't change, he doesn't fold even when it fucking hurts... he stayed the same... my theory is that the turnaround happened because Russell Wilson and his unwavering faith, he never folded even when it hurt.

The Bears are no longer a million pieces away from being a good football team

For the first time in a very long time, I'm optimistic about the Chicago Bears and where they're headed because I think you can build off of what they've done defensively... we're no longer just like a million pieces away. We're a few pieces away from being a good football team.

Josh Dobbs should not learn the playbook to be a better quarterback

He maybe should just not learn the playbook because... when he was in Arizona, he had been signed to the Cardinals like two weeks before the season started and played well... maybe it's just learning the playbook is too much.

Justin Tucker might be washed

Justin Tucker just missed a easy kick. He might be, is he washed? Washed? He might be washed. Yeah. He's on washed watch. He might, he might be washed.

Jordan Love might actually be good

Jordan Love might actually be good. And it's starting to scare me. He might actually be good. And this is the difference between dysfunctional franchises and functional franchises like the Green Bay Packers... I think Jordan Love might be good. And it's starting to worry me. He looked a lot better.

The Packers will probably get to 9 or 10 wins and make the playoffs

The Packers are gonna probably get to nine or 10 wins. And I'm gonna have to, I'm gonna have to kill myself... I think Jordan Love might be good... at five and six, I don't know, man, I'm a little nervous.

The Cowboys could win the Super Bowl

I I think the Cowboys could win the Super Bowl. Yeah, definitely. Without a doubt... Cowboys could a hundred percent win the Super Bowl. I'm not downplaying that at all. I still think the 49ers are better. I think the Eagles are better. But depending how on how it all shakes out. The Cowboys are, they're in that conversation.

Brock Purdy is now a gunslinger

Is Brock Purdy now a gunslinger? Ooh. Has he transitioned from being a game manager? A guy that won't lose you a game to like, you know, then he was a system quarterback for a little bit and then he went and got so much moxie that I think he might be part gunslinger.

Aaron Rodgers held the Jets hostage by suggesting a return this season

I'm starting to just toss around the idea that [Aaron Rodgers] saying that he's going to come back this year might've hurt the Jets a little bit in the fact that they didn't go out and try to get another quarterback... Did Aaron Rodgers hold you guys hostage this year?

The Dolphins will be 11-3 heading into Christmas

Listen, [the Dolphins] have a chance to really get in a groove here. They've Commanders, Titans, Jets. Ooh, there, there's a very good chance they're 11 and three heading into Christmas.

The AFC South is the future conference of quarterbacks

I'm willing to say that the AFC South, that is the Future Conference of quarterbacks. The Young Guns... Stroud and Lawrence. This game was awesome... I'm very excited to watch the Jags and the Texans play for the next 30 years.

Shane Steichen is the Coach of the Year

The Colts getting to nine, possibly 10 wins, which is crazy. This is Shane Steichen, coach of the year. Yeah. Him, coach of the year.

I don't want Caleb Williams on the Patriots

I don't want Caleb Williams. I'll say it right now. Really? Oh, oh, fingernails. Was it the crying? It's the crying thing. I, I have no problem with the fingernails, but I don't, I don't really have a problem with the crying. I just don't know. I feel like there's just a lot of character issues.

The Panthers won't win another game

I don't think the Panthers are gonna win a game again... at Buccaneers: loss. at Saints: loss. Falcons: loss. Packers: loss. at Jaguars: loss. Probably Buccaneers again [loss].

Rashee Rice will emerge as the primary receiver for the Chiefs

This is the old visualization trick... it's late December. And Aaron Andrews is like, talk to me about how these young receivers have come along. And then they show a highlighter Rashee Rice just like ripping people up. And that's exactly what's gonna happen.

The Eagles are lucky, but they make their own luck

They're lucky, but they're lucky all the time. Right. Which means that they're doing things to make themselves lucky. And they, which is such a good trait to have for a team. Right?

Sean McDermott has the coaching yips

Sean McDermott, it's, he, he's, I honestly think he has like the coaching yips right now... [He's] making no sense. And then they go and they kneel it and they play chicken shit football for overtime.

The Eagles are already Super Bowl champions

Congratulations to the Eagles for getting the one seed. I don't see them losing the Max. Congratulations. Eagles. super Bowl champions.

Trading Tyreek Hill was a smart long-term move for the Chiefs

I also think the Chiefs made a calculated move to essentially say, we know that with Patrick Mahomes, he's gonna be the franchise quarterback for 15, maybe 20 years. We have to evolve and stay ahead of this like trading Tyreek Hill for a bunch of draft picks... I have no problem with like, people are complaining that they got rid of Tyreek Hill. Well, yeah, I think that was a smart move for the next five, 10 years instead of right now.

The Lions will whop the Packers on Thanksgiving

I don't think the Lions offense will look bad that bad, two games in a row. I think this might be a whopping by Lions. I think WIC qualifies as a whomping... I think it's like 17 plus in the NFL.

Dolphins will kill the Jets on Black Friday

I said this on Sunday. I'll say it again. I think the Dolphins, they have been taken out a, a fraud watch for me. I think they're very much for real and I think they will kill the Jets. We have Tim Boyle. It's Tim Boyle time.

The NFL will eventually face a massive gambling lawsuit over flawed injury reporting

I've been sounding that alarm... If you're gonna make millions from legalized gambling and you're gonna have an injury reporting system that is flawed, that is broken, that isn't enforced, and somebody eventually hides an injury... If I bet on the Bengals and the Bengals hid that information, that would be very relevant to me... they've gotta enforce that rule or they're gonna end up in a massive lawsuit. It's just a matter of time.

Bill Belichick will be the Commanders head coach in 2024

I think what'll happen behind the scenes, over the course of the next six, seven weeks, they'll work out a deal... Watch Bill Belichick to the commanders after the season. I believe it's gonna happen.

Travis Kelce might surprise retire after this season to pursue stardom

I look the guy is thinking about his next career... you gotta know when to make the transition and when the window's open... and it may be that the window for him is never more open than it is right now, or will be after this season.

The Falcons will win the NFC South starting with a win this Sunday

I have a theory. I think the Falcons are gonna be good... after the buy. I think it starts right now... I think they're gonna win the NFC South. I think it starts on Sunday.

The Bills will make the playoffs and win 2 of their next 3 tough games

I think the Bills are gonna win. I think the Bills are gonna win two out of their next three. Which are at Chiefs. At Eagles at Chiefs versus Cowboys. I think the Bills are going to make the playoffs... everything that could've gone wrong to start their season went wrong... I think the Bills are gonna get back in the conversation.