Takes

I am officially back in on Justin Fields as the guy for the Bears

The Bears might be back if they win this game. And I am all the way back into Justin Fields. I liken it to a relationship where, listen, Justin Fields threw some interceptions, I said some things... but at the end of the day, don't go to bed angry. So I'm no longer going to bed angry. He's the guy again.

David Tepper is a meddling owner who is hurting the Panthers

[David Tepper] basically in those two quotes was like, 'Yeah, this guy is putting his nose where it shouldn't be and micromanaging a football team.' And that's not how a successful organization runs. You can't have the owner forcing the coach to have a meeting multiple times a week. He sounds like a miserable person to work for.

Andy Reid will be considered the GOAT coach if he stays with Mahomes

I think that the 'Andy Reid is the greatest coach of all time' will eventually be a conversation if he stays in Kansas City. Because Bill Belichick without Tom Brady, his record has not been great. If [Reid] coaches for another eight years and you have Patrick Mahomes, that's like 12, 13 wins a year. That's a lot of wins. Andy's gonna go for Shula.

Jordan Love might suck

Jordan love might suck. I was smiling... He looked pretty bad. Both teams look bad.

Jimmy Garoppolo's move to the Raiders was a 'dog move' just to fuck around in Vegas with zero expectations

My respect for Jimmy G went up thinking about the fact that he took the contract to go play in Las Vegas. 67.5 million dollars to go hang out in Las Vegas and just fuck around for a few years with probably zero expectation of winning. That's a dog move. He did not do that to win football games. He did that to fuck around and have a good time.

Mark Davis invented the 'muff' style hand warmer

Mark Davis invented the hand warmer. The owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Mark Davis developed the Muff in 1986... for use by professional football teams. And that year, Davis began to market them for the fans. It's the muff style hand warmer.

Jerry Jones wants the Cowboys to run the Iowa offense with an all-tight end focus

Jerry Jones went on radio and said something ridiculous... They asked him about getting CeeDee Lamb more involved and Jerry Jones said, 'I don't know about that. I like seeing the ball go to tight ends.' Oh, your star wide receiver? That is a mismatch. Nope. Let's go tight ends. Jerry Jones, he wants to run the Iowa offense.

The future of the Green Bay Packers looks bleak

I'm actually gonna go with the Green Bay Packers. Oh, I like it. Just strictly based on what we saw on Monday night.

Jared Goff is a 'poor man's Matt Ryan'

He reminds me a lot of your former QB [Matt Ryan], maybe a poor man's Matt Ryan. It's not a slight on him. Matt's a great quarterback... Jared's great at the play action. He's great when you give him time. Get after him a little bit, speed up his clock. He's playing great right now. He's a guy that's resilient.

Brock Purdy's processing ability is on a different level than most NFL quarterbacks

The processing ability of [Brock Purdy] read one, read two, read three, every time he makes a decision to scramble outside the pocket, like the guy is almost perfect in the way that he thinks about the game and his mind just computes what's happening. So it's an amazing thing. This guy, he's throwing the ball down the field. It's not Checkdown Fest... Him up here [in the head], he's on a different level than most other quarterbacks in the league.

Sam Howell has already shown enough to be a franchise quarterback

Sam Howell has impressed me as being a tough motherfucker too. And he is making some good throws. There's no doubt and I think, I think he's already there [a franchise QB]. Obviously he has to continue to play consistently... but I'm all in on Sam Howell. I like watching him play.

You cannot tell the story of football without Ryan Fitzpatrick

So we thank you. Wow. So you, we just made your case for the Hall of Fame. You cannot tell the story of football without Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The Super Bowl will be 49ers vs. Dolphins

I think, you know, this is not a hot take that, I think San Francisco's the best team in the NFC. So let's go San Francisco. Miami.

The 49ers would win the Super Bowl if it were played today

The 49ers. Congratulations. The 49ers. They won the Week five Super Bowl. If the Super Bowl were played today, I say that the 49ers would win easily.

Brock Purdy is 100% a top 10 quarterback

Brock Purdy is 100% a top 10 quarterback. If you disagree, you aren't watching the games. Brock Purdy is just good. He's just very good.

The Eagles, 49ers, and Lions are the only three really good teams in the NFC

I feel like today was a day that we found out there are three really, really good teams in the NFC and then there's everyone else. I'm referring to the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.

The Cowboys will get smoked if they make it past the divisional round of the playoffs

This team [Cowboys] might make it to the divisional round of the playoffs. They're gonna get smoked if they make it any, anywhere past that. And you can't feel any differently.

NFL teams should fly to London earlier and use medically induced comas to acclimate

What should happen is the moment you get a chance, like maybe that Monday... you put your guys in medically induced coma, knocked them out, put them onto London time, get their body naturally acclimated, fly them over while they're all knocked out. And then you get there, you practice through the week. You use a copious amount of drugs to put them asleep at night and wake them up in the morning.

Jalen Warren should be getting Najee Harris's touches for the Steelers

Jalen Warren should get Najee Harris' touches. He's so good. So much better than Najee Harris. Anybody with eyes can see Jalen Warren carry the ball and be like, this guy has 10 times the burst Najee has.

The Panthers will get their first win of the season at home against the Falcons

I'm gonna say tie [against the Colts]... They finish off at home against the Packers at the Jaguars at home against the Bucs... There's gonna be, they're gonna beat the Falcons at home.

The Patriots should rebuild around the lighthouse and fire Bill Belichick and Mac Jones

The lighthouse is all we got. That's really the only, like, I think you rebuild around the lighthouse. Get rid of Belichick, get rid of Mac Jones and just build around the lighthouse. Build an entire team around the lighthouse.

Bill Belichick is ruining the Patriots on purpose to make them easier to beat when he joins a new team

I think he's ruining the Patriots because he's gonna go somewhere else and then he'll make the Patriots easier to beat when he's at the next location. Vrabel to the Patriots Belichick to the Titans... Vanderbilt is where my dad coached Nashville is where I was born... It's coming home.

CJ Stroud needs to throw a reckless triple-coverage interception to be a true gunslinger

I'd like him to just throw a ball that, you know, there's no chance it's gonna be completed... he needs to throw a reckless interception. Like triple coverage. Just trying to do it all in arm strength.

It is 'loser shit' to ban the Brotherly Shove just because defenses can't stop it

The NFL actually might stop it... which is it's, that's loser shit right there. Listen, I'm saying this as a Commanders fan, as a division rival, it's loser shit to ban the brotherly shove because just 'cause you can't stop it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be able to do it.

Zach Wilson is the third-best quarterback in the AFC East

I think objectively speaking, you can say that Zach Wilson is the third best quarterback in the AFC East. Big difference. Russell Wilson stinks and what we said, he looked okay the first four games, but he had to play a real defense for once.

Justin Ross could be the next breakout star for the Chiefs' wide receiver corps

Justin Ross had a great catch today. Incredible catch. He is. They're gonna unlock him at some point this year. You saw one great catch from him. He's a massive target... Justin Ross could be the next guy up for the Chiefs wide receiver corps.

Brock Purdy is a top five quarterback in the NFL

My overly direct take... Brock Purdy this year is a top five quarterback in the NFL. I like it. Top five. I think he's number five in the NFL right now... If he gets to a Super Bowl, I'm gonna say it. Brock Purdy might be elite.

The Packers are going to kick the shit out of the Raiders on Monday night

My overly direct take is Monday Night Football. I hate betting on this team, but I think the Packers are gonna kick the shit outta the Raiders.

Mac Jones will be benched by Halloween

My overly direct take... is that Mac Jones will be benched before Halloween. Just benched. For Bailey Zappy maybe.

Ron Rivera should never be called 'Riverboat Ron' again

Ron Rivera just kicked another field goal. The Bears have won. He loves field goals. That guy loves field goals, so we should never ever call him riverboat Ron again after this game and the game against the Eagles, he's, he's lost riverboat Ron. He's no longer riverboat. Ron.

The Bears are going to go 4-1 over their next five games

I did look at the schedule coming up and I've convinced myself they could potentially go four and one in the next five... Vikings, Raiders, chargers, saints, Panthers. And I was like, that could be four and one.

Brock Purdy is an MVP candidate

Should we be talking about Brock Purdy MVP Watch? If you look at his stats right now, Brock Purdy has MVP level stats right now. That's all I'm saying. He's the number one quarterback in the entire NFL in yards per attempt.

The Rams will finish with over 7.5 wins this season

I've launched a nuclear missile on the Rams season win total. It's over seven and a half right now... They've got two wins already. They play a lot of winnable games for the remainder of the year. It was minus one 14. It's my biggest bet of the season so far.

The Broncos' offensive success is a result of playing terrible defenses

Is there a chance that Russell Wilson, he's looked better, but he has not played a good defense? ...he played the Raiders, bad defense. Commanders, bad defense. Dolphins, bad defense. And then last week they played the Bears, the worst defense. So is there a chance that we see bad Russ here against the Jets defense?

Daniel Jones is not a franchise quarterback for the Giants

Eli [Manning] had a fucking arm. What are you talking about comparing Daniel Jones? Jones actually plays like the way racists talk about black quarterbacks. All he can do is run... I have a hard time watching Daniel Jones. He was at the Comedy Cellar one night and I was like, I don't even care. That's a bad level that he's my starting quarterback.

Daniel Jones is officially 'Ass'

The official prognosis coming out of [Monday Night Football] is I think medically speaking, Daniel Jones's Ass.

Drew Lock will eventually make five Pro Bowls

I still believe in Drew Lock. I think I had a take that he would make five Pro Bowls on this show. So you're never wrong about a take until you give up on it. Let that be a lesson to the Giants fans out there. Yes. I still think Drew Lock could possibly make five Pro Bowls.

Trent Williams should be spoken of in the same manner as Aaron Donald

Trent Williams... is a cheat code for the Niners. Yeah, he should be spoken of in the same manner as Aaron Donald.

Taylor Swift probably thinks Zach Wilson is the greatest quarterback of all time

If Taylor Swift, this is her second football game she's ever been to know of, she probably thinks that Zach Wilson is the greatest quarterback of all time. 'Cause he is outplaying Patrick Mahomes.

I will buy into every weird drug and science Aaron Rodgers does if he returns to play this season

If Aaron Rodgers plays football in this season, I will buy whatever drugs in every weird thing that he does immediately... I will, I will essentially just my entire life I'll be like, you know what? I was wrong. His science [might be right].

Desmond Ridder sucks

Desmond Ridder sucks. It's, it's the truth. Like the Falcons are built a certain way that you can't have a quarterback throw interceptions, and it is painful to watch their offense sometimes.

The Buffalo Bills' championship window is wide open

I think the Window's wide open. They've got, they've got like years of the window. They're, they're gonna be fine. Josh [Allen] will be fine. He stinks against the Jets. It was a shitty game. He played awful that game... the Bills are gonna get better.

The Commanders will win 10 games this season

I think, I think the Commanders will win 10 games this season. I think they're on track for 10. We, I would've liked to have this one [vs Eagles] going into Philly.

Joe Burrow is too injured to be playing right now and the Bengals should sit him

He's [Burrow] injured. He's very injured. He has sucked this year... He is a tough ass dude that has a lot of pride. But at some point, like maybe try to get healthy and, and sneak into a wild card spot because right now it doesn't look good... I would take the keys out of his hand.

Matt Eberflus is a bonehead and a bad coach

Matt Eberflus is the reason why the Bears lost. Matt Eberflus is a fucking bonehead idiot and a bad coach... He's not a head coach. He is an absolute cluster fuck... He has no idea how to answer questions. He has no idea how to deal with the locker room.

Mac Jones is bad and it is time for the Patriots to move on

Mac Jones is bad. Mac Jones is not the guy... They looked hopeless... I think it's time to move on. It's time... You can't get worse than the worst loss in Belichick's career. I'd rather do that with Zappe. Mac Jones, it's time to go.

Christian McCaffrey should be the NFL MVP

I think Christian McCaffrey should be the MVP... Could we have a running back that's the MVP of the league? Yeah. He's on pace for nearly 2000 yards... If the Saturday before the Super Bowl was today, Christian McCaffrey would win MVP.

Brock Purdy is a top 10 quarterback in the NFL

He is a top 10 quarterback... I think Brock Purdy's a top 10 quarterback in the National Football League in 2023. Say it, everyone say it with their chest... I feel confident in saying this as of right now.

The Detroit Lions are for real

The Detroit Lions are for real. They go into Lambeau, they punch the Packers in the mouth. David Montgomery was absolutely unstoppable. They've gone to Arrowhead, they've gone to Lambeau, they won both games as road teams and they are looking great.

You must fade any team the week after they score 70 points

I might just put this in my gambling portfolio: any team that scores 70, fade them the next week. If you score 70 points in a game on 71 plays, you can't tell me you don't go into the facility the next day like, 'We're the best, we'll just run the same plays.'