Takes

Brock Purdy is the future for the 49ers and will start over Trey Lance next year

I don't know how Trey Lance is gonna come back and take that job from Brock Purdy. The way that Brock Purdy's playing, he's playing as good as you can possibly hope. I think Brock Purdy's the future for the 49ers.

Brock Purdy is the best Mr. Irrelevant of all time

I'll say this and I have no idea who else is on this list. I'm gonna say right now. Brock Purdy Best Mr. Irrelevant of all time. He's one of one, the best Mr. Irrelevant.

I refuse to use the word 'Chargers' in the studio until they win a playoff game

I'd like to make a motion to ban the word chargers from the studio. I don't think that we should disrespect this podcast by using that type of language in these walls... until they win a playoff game because the Chargers, they're dead to me.

Brandon Staley should be fired and tried for war crimes for his coaching performance

I think that Brandon Staley should be tried for war crimes as a war criminal. I think that it's a disgusting act. What I saw in the entire second half of that game... You can't have a worse coaching back-to-back weeks than what Brandon Staley just did.

The Bills will be in trouble if they turn the ball over against the Bengals or Chiefs

If you play like that against the Bengals or the Chiefs or the Jaguars, you're done. You're done. You're in trouble. They just can't turn the ball over like they do... they played like a B minus game. And to beat the Chiefs and the Bengals, you have to be B plus A minus or better.

The Vikings were exactly the frauds we said they were all season

I don't wanna say we told you so. I don't either but we told you so... I don't think that I've ever been as right about a take as I have about Kirk Cousins the entire season. I was so Right that it fucking hurts.

Daniel Jones was the best quarterback of Wild Card weekend and is the Giants' future

Daniel Jones was the best quarterback this weekend. I don't think it's actually close. He was so fucking good... He now should be the quarterback of the future for the Giant. I don't even think it's up for debate anymore.

The Cowboys are actually a good team despite everyone's hate

I have serious question... I have serious question. I put one future in for one team in the playoffs and it was not the Vikings. It's the Cowboys. They're going against Tom Brady, we'll see.

The media will turn on Joe Burrow if he doesn't win a Super Bowl in the next few years

If the Bengals go deep in the playoffs, like let's say the next two to three seasons and they don't win a Super Bowl... they're gonna attack 'em. It's gonna be like, 'don't you know cigars are bad for you?'... Peyton Manning and A-Rod were the biggest chokers of all time until they won.

If the Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl, I will get a cat

I am here right now on Friday the 13th, ready to declare that if the Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl, I will get a cat.

The Bills will blow out the Dolphins and cover a 13-point spread

I would take the Bills even if they were like minus 17 at this point. ... It's gonna be an ass kicking. It's gonna be a whomping. The bills are gonna go up and down the field. Skylar Thompson. I just, yeah, that's all you gotta say.

The Giants (+3) will beat the Vikings because the Vikings are frauds

Giants plus three NFC Beast baby. ... I think their defense is gonna fail them and Brian Daboll and... the Wink Martindale defensive scheme is gonna fluster Kirk Cousins. ... Wild card hosts that missed the playoffs last year are 12 and 28 against the spread.

The Buccaneers will cover +2.5 against the Cowboys because Tom Brady doesn't lose to Dak Prescott in the playoffs

Bucks plus two and a half. ... It's Tom Brady v Dak Prescott. I've said this before, but when you have moments like this, there's, you can make a bet and if you're wrong you can live with it. ... But if you bet the Cowboys... and you're wrong then you say, I bet Dak Prescott versus Tom Brady in a playoff game. You feel like the biggest idiot of all time.

Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl every other year since 2013

Tom Brady's won the Super Bowl every other year since 2013. [2014, 2016, 2018, 2020].

The Cowboys win-loss pattern suggests they will win four in a row and become Super Bowl champions

Cowboys win loss pattern. They've lost the game one four in a row. Lost the game one, two in a row, lost the game, won four in a row, lost the game one, two in a row, they just lost to the commanders. ... that would imply that they're gonna win four in a row, which would make them Super Bowl champions.

To beat a young quarterback like Brock Purdy, you have to hit him in the balls to make him flustered

You try to get them in a situation where they're flustered, they're nervous, things are not normal. ... maybe you hit him in the balls a couple times, he hadn't been hit there. ... if you hit him and when you hit him, you twist the face mask, you pinch him on the neck, you, you, you grab him in the balls. Like you, you do something to make him think about anything except football.

The Giants could beat the Vikings because Minnesota's defense is terrible

Their offense is spectacular. Their defense is terrible. And I think in the end that's why you give the Giants a punchers chance. ... it would not surprise me at all if the Giants beat the Vikings because ... they just don't feel like a team that with their record should be feeling because of their defense.

I trust Justin Herbert more than Trevor Lawrence and the Chargers will beat the Jaguars

That's an intriguing game because the Jaguars didn't look good against Josh Dobbs last weekend. ... Who do you trust most? Justin Herbert or Trevor Lawrence right now? Justin Herbert more. ... my pick would be the Chargers.

Stetson Bennett should work out as a slot receiver and holder for NFL teams

If I were, if I were an NFL GM right now, I would ask [Stetson Bennett] to work out for me at like slot wide receiver and holder. He's fast. He's like, forget about like sneaky fast or deceptively athletic. He's just fast, fast.

I trust Kirk Cousins more than Dak Prescott right now

I like cousins over Dak. I trust Kirk Cousins more than Dak right now... [Dak] has been so bad this last like month and a half so bad. Led the league in interception rate.

Tom Brady should be the #1 ranked quarterback for a one-game playoff scenario

All I'm saying also if this is one game scenario, Brady should be at the top... You would take Brady over Mahomes? Yes.

Justin Fields is a phenomenal talent but his running style is scary for injuries

I love the kid. I think he's fucking phenomenal. I think he's a great talent. I do, I do definitely get scared when he does run. Because in the same way that like Derek Rose comparison... at some point he's gonna get clobbered. Right. So he will get clobbered at some point he's gonna get hit.

Doug Pederson gets my vote for NFL Coach of the Year

Doug Pederson is gonna get my coach of the year vote. Trevor Lawrence looks like he is like the next guy.

Malik Willis is so bad he might be cut by the Titans next year

How bad is Malik Willis to not be getting to start? He's gotta be so bad that there's a good chance that they cut him next year. That he's not even on the roster. Because if you have a rookie that you spent a decent drafting... and he's so bad that you won't let him even see the field in a playoff game.

Derek Carr was born to be an Indianapolis Colt

Derek Carr just, he feels like a Colt. He feels like he was born to be an Indianapolis Colt.

The Dolphins should fire Mike McDaniel to guarantee another playoff appearance

The Dolphins have made the playoffs three times in the last 20 years and all of them with first year head coaches. Tony Sparano, Adam Gase, Mike McDaniel... Why not just fire him? Fire him. Get somebody new in there, get some new blood. You have a better chance.

Sam Ehlinger would succeed in a Kyle Shanahan offense

If [Sam Ehlinger] was in a Shanahan offense, I think he'd have a lot of success.

The Bears should use a 'smokescreen' about drafting a QB to drive up the #1 pick's value

I want everyone to know that what I'm about to say is smokescreen. Justin Fields might not be the guy. The Bears might draft a quarterback... You better trade and trade a lot for that number one pick here.

Aaron Rodgers has officially retired from football

I think he's retired. I think he's done. He didn't talk much after the game. They asked him for a jersey swap. He said no, hang on to this one. And then he walked into the hallway with Randall Cobb arm in arm... as a body language expert, I think that Aaron Rodgers has retired from football as first reported by Pardon My Take.

Jared Goff is the franchise quarterback for the Detroit Lions

Dan Campbell's building something and guess what? I think Jared Goff is his, the quarterback... he is fucking good.

Having the #1 overall pick is the second-best outcome a team can have

I'd actually argue that the number one pick, if you can't win the Super Bowl, that's the second best spot to be in. Number one pick. Give the number one pick. Otherwise you just get really tired and you have to go through the playoffs. You're just a loser. Number one pick when the calendar turns, who's in the driver's seat? The number one pick.

Sean McVay is taking a hiatus from coaching

I think that he's actually done... If you get into media, all of a sudden you're working around all other media people... He should have retired after last year. Go make a shitload of money on TV... pick a spot that's like set up for the future.

The Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the Wild Card round

Tom Brady has never lost to the Cowboys... I'm gonna say [the spread is] a pick'em. I love the Bucks in this. Did you see the Cowboys today? Dog shit. Team Brady's never lost to. Shit organization.

Dak Prescott stinks and I don't believe in him

Dak Prescott seven straight games with an interception. Yeah. He stinks. He's bad. I don't believe in him whatsoever. I'm sorry. I just don't.

The NFL should expand the playoffs to eight seeds in each conference due to the Damar Hamlin game cancellation

There's another possible outcome that we can have here. This is the one that I think that they should do. This seems to be the most fair one. They are considering giving eight seeds in the AFC as well as the NFC. Because it would be more fair if you can't just have the number one seed in the NFC get a leg up and get that bye week if the AFC doesn't get it.

The AFC Championship Game should be played at a neutral site in Detroit

Let's be honest, the answer is Detroit. Because it's always Detroit for these games. And then we'd also have the joke of like, this team has won more games in Detroit—playoff games in Detroit—than Detroit in the last 30 years. You just gotta always fall back to what is the trivia answer that would hurt Detroit the most.

Steve Smith Sr. belongs in the Hall of Fame based on his Triple Crown stats with Jake Delhomme

Steve Smith should be a hall of famer. He should make it, he's like eighth all time in receiving yards. I think he's top 15 in touchdowns. But here's the stat that really should put him in... There's only four guys who have won the triple crown... Sterling Sharpe with Brett Favre, Jerry Rice with Joe Montana, Cooper Kupp last year, and then Steve Smith with Jake Delhomme. That tells you how good he is.

The 49ers will beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl

Gimme 49ers-Chiefs in the Super Bowl and I'm going 49ers. I'm gonna win it all. Brock Purdy.

Brock Purdy's success will change how NFL teams evaluate veteran college quarterbacks over 'workout' prospects

It's gonna change the evaluation on quarterbacks moving forward. Like was Zach Wilson who was doing the spin move in the throw at his workout, and Brock Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant, who was a four-year starter. I think it's gonna change guys like Stetson Bennett or Max Duggan... those guys who played a ton of football, they're all gonna be looked at differently.

Tom Brady is more likely than Aaron Rodgers to go on a deep playoff run this year

Out of the old guys in the NFC, who's more likely to go on a run right now? Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady? [Prisco]: Tom Brady. Because he's at home. I think that matters... At some point Tom Brady's gonna look like Tom Brady. Well, last week he finally did. So what's gonna happen in the first round of the playoffs? Who's going there? The Cowboys. And everybody's gonna sit there and say, oh, they're gonna, the Cowboys they're gonna lose to, to Tom Brady because Tom Brady and his team has figured it out.

Trevor Lawrence will be one of the top 3-5 quarterbacks in the league in a couple years

Trevor Lawrence is gonna be special. He's gonna be a special quarterback. He's gonna be one of the five, six best quarterbacks in this league. Maybe in a couple years he'll be one, two or three. That's how good he can be.

Urban Meyer is the worst coach in the history of the NFL

Doug Peterson... had to exercise the demons of the moron that was in front of him. I mean, that's the worst coach in the history in the National Football League. Urban Meyer with his bullhorn and his sophomore high school ways. Gimme a break. That thing was a disaster last year.

Special teams only account for 14% of a football game

It's not a third of the game either. It's a great myth. It's about 14% of the game. Punt the ball out of bounds. Kick the ball out of the end zone. Don't worry about any of that return crap... Make your damn kicks. It's your only damn job.

Lamar Jackson will not get a fully guaranteed contract like Deshaun Watson's

No, you're not gonna fully guarantee. You can give him a lot of guaranteed money... He wants the Deshaun Watson deal. From what I heard and that they're not gonna fully guarantee. The owners in this league don't want to fully guarantee contract. They were all mad that they did that in the first place.

The Minnesota Vikings are frauds

I've said that word [frauds] before and I heard it got back to him and they weren't real happy about it. Look, I I, I've been... just as critical of Kirk Cousins. I, I think there's a glazed look that comes over his face in moments... there's the Look Rick [Spielman], there it is. You can see it.

Mike Evans is a Hall of Famer

Mike Evans is a hall of famer. Yeah. Which is crazy cuz it's, it doesn't, it feel like he's had a very good career, but then when you stop and you look at it, you're like, holy shit. He's, he's got 81 touchdowns in his career. If he gets to a hundred, he'll be top 10 all time in touchdowns. Everyone in the top 15 is in the Hall of Fame. Every single year he's been in the NFL nine years. Every year he's gotten over a thousand yards and he's not even 30 yet.

The Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the first round and cause Mike McCarthy to get fired

It's gonna be Bucks Cowboys first round. Cowboys are going to lose somehow to Tom Brady who's never lost to the Cowboys before. McCarthy fired. Sean Payton head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys are getting the one seed in the NFC

Cowboys are getting the one. Yeah, you've been talking about this cuz you just, your anger for Philadelphia just never leaves your brain. No, I just in today and you're like, Cowboys getting one. Cowboys getting one.

Ron Rivera should be fired if he truly didn't know the Commanders' playoff elimination scenario

Ron Rivera apparently didn't know that if the Packers beat the Vikings later on in the day, that that would eliminate us from the playoffs. And that's why he chose to start Carson Wentz. I if that's true, it's one of two things. Either, either Ron Rivera is trying to get fired by saying he didn't know that or he should be fired if he didn't know that.

Brian Daboll is the NFL Coach of the Year

Brian Dayle is Coach of the Year. He's getting my official vote. I have a lot, lot of backup votes. I think he's coached the year. The New York Giants, excuse me, are in the playoff for the first time since 2016. The boat curse has officially been erased. This team is pretty much the same team as it was last year, except the coach is different and he's gotten so much out of these guys.