Takes

Patrick Mahomes will be the best quarterback of all time

Mahomes is probably going to be the best quarterback of all time and that's like, you don't get to pick where you're drafted for sure. Then just decides like, Hey, I'm going to be the best of all time. Oh, cool. Just runs up the score every week.

Zach Wilson will win a Super Bowl for the Jets

I was watching the highlights again today and I was like, Zach Wilson wins the Super Bowl for the Jets. I'm going to convert to Mormonism.

The Falcons are going to be really, really bad this season

One team that I kind of forgot about... the Falcons are going to be really bad, like really, really bad. They were bad last year. And they got rid of their best player [Julio Jones].

Nick Sirianni is going to stink as a head coach

I'm ready to say that. I think Nick Sirianni is going to stink as a head coach. I think he's going to be, because he's only, he's trying to do the thing he thinks that he's Belichick already... You can already see him like trying to play the games. He did the whole rock paper scissors thing, which seemed like he was outsmarting himself a little bit.

Mitch Trubisky is one of the best handoff quarterbacks in the NFL

I've given you a lot of credit in the past because I think that you are like one of the best handoff quarterbacks. Like really? You have a very quick step. You extend the arm. There's a, there's an art to handing the ball off isn't there?

The Washington Football Team should keep 'Football Team' as their permanent name

If they make the playoffs, it has to stay football team. Teams need mascots. I'm okay to be a football. I like Red Hogs. I like Red Wolves. I also think that they might just say this is a fake list and bring back Sentinels.

The Buffalo Bills will win the Super Bowl this year

Lifelong Buffalo guy. Bills through and through. Is this the year? Yep. Done. I just won Super Bowl, you know. I mean, watching four in a row go down, I was just so heartbroken.

Nick Saban dresses better than Bill Belichick

They're both a little different. I'd say Bill's kind of dry humor. Nick will get you some zingers in there. I'd say Nick definitely dresses better than Bill. That's probably the big difference between the two.

Bad football plays can turn out good because 'negative times negative is positive'

Really, my perspective is just try to make a play. When I get in those situations where I'm 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage, I'm like, I can't take a sack here. I've got to do whatever I can to get out of this. They say negative times a negative is positive. That's kind of my mindset.

Design downfield laterals are the future of football

Design downfield laterals. That's the future of football. Yeah, we'll set up a Zoom. But honestly, the Hail Mary on like second down, they'll never see it coming.

I expect myself to progress and get even better this year

I noticed that when you signed the contract... the bar I set for myself is higher than anything anyone else can set for me. I mean, I expect that too though yeah it's something I set for myself as well.

Buffalo is 100% a 'we' town for sports fans

Fans should be allowed to say, like, we kicked their ass yesterday, right? Right? That's totally fine to say. Do you take offense? No, we're all one big family here. Absolutely we. They're 100% we.

A visor has never won a Super Bowl

You're not going to wear that visor in the regular season, right? Oh, yeah. What the fuck, dude? Please talk me down from that ledge. Don't do that. You don't want me to wear it? No. A visor has never won a Super Bowl. Ever.

Dak Prescott is probably going to miss the whole year with his shoulder injury

They can't show it [on Hard Knocks] because they don't want to tell us that [Dak Prescott's] shoulder's fucked up and he's probably going to miss the whole year.

John Mara is the driving force behind the NFL's new 'anti-fun' taunting penalty

Co-owner John Mara was the driving force behind the new taunting penalty in the NFL... It's honestly stupid... Mr. Mara, he is the man. He is the machine that needs to be raged against. He looks like when you die, if you still have a boss, that's what he looks like.

The Tim Tebow tight end experiment was a farce and he sucked

My hot seat is anyone who likes Tim Tebow because he got cut and the farce of Tim Tebow actually trying out for the Jacksonville Jaguars and being a tight end... I'm just sick of Tim Tebow, especially the fact that he was asked to be a tight end like 10 years ago when he was still in the NFL said no. And now he tried again and he sucked.

NFL jerseys will eventually have advertising patches like the NBA and NHL

The NHL, like the NBA, is adding advertising to the front of the jerseys in 2022. I feel like it's inevitable for NFL.

Special defenses are led by the defensive line setting the tone

One thing I will say is that each one of those teams [85 Bears, 06 Bears, current WFT]... it started with the defensive line setting the tone for the defense more so than anything else... When you look at those guys that were up front, there was something about those guys that set the tone and the tempo for who we were going to be as a football team.

A defense that makes big plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl

A defense that can make plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl.

Downfield laterals are the next revolution in football

Design downfield laterals... a receiver catches the ball, have a guy trailing them... that's going to be a chunk play every time. That's going to be the next revolution in football... it's the future of football.

Larry the Goldfish is officially admitted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame archives

We can certainly put him in the archives... we will take good care of it. Preserve it... he will be included in the archives of the Hall of Fame.

The NFL preseason should have a full Sunday slate with RedZone to help fans practice for the regular season

I think that the preseason should mimic the regular season and that we should have a full Sunday of football with a red zone to get us ready because the random start times... Give me, let me actually practice what it feels like to get up on a Sunday and get my body ready and watch every team play.

The NFL's new taunting rule is going to be brutal and should be complained out of the league

The taunting rule fucking sucks. It's going to be brutal and we're going to all... It is the dumbest rule ever. We need to [complain it away].

Mac Jones might win NFL Rookie of the Year

I think I'm going to Zig while everybody's eggs. I think Mac Jones might be the rookie of the year... If Mac Jones gets in week four, then how many games? 13 games. If he goes nine and four, see, I think he gets rookie of the year.

The Saints should start Jameis Winston over Taysom Hill

There was one article that said that Taysom Hill is the assumed starter for the year. It is bullshit. Hashtag start Jameis bullshit. Give me Jameis, feed me Jameis. How can you start Taysom Hill? Cause then you can't use him for the gadget plays.

Cowboys fans should be freaking out about Dak Prescott needing a second MRI

But QB Dak Prescott is planning on getting another MRI... if you're a Cowboys fan, you have to be freaking out right now.

Dak Prescott should have teammates tackle him in practice to stop overthinking his injury

If I'm Dak... even if my shoulder is still not good to go right now, I would still have people do, like, tackling drills against me in practice where I would get hit because you've got to get that first hit out of your system to stop thinking about it all the time. I would just have people, like, tackle me into a big mat so I didn't hurt my shoulder falling on it.

I will quit my job if Sam Ehlinger has a better NFL career than Trevor Lawrence

Billy, if Sam Ehlinger has a better career than Trevor Lawrence, I will quit my job. My only job in life would be to be your PR agent to just remind people... That's my promise to you.

I am officially in on the Chicago Bears and betting on them for the 2021 season

By the way, I think I'm in on the Bears this year. The clips that have been coming out of training camp are incredible. No, I'm serious. I bet on them. I put a future down... Let me be the first to say the Bears are back.

The Dallas Cowboys are going to win the Super Bowl this year

I can't see a world that Dallas don't win at least 15 games and CD Lamb should be a first rounder and Amari Cooper should be a first rounder and Dak Prescott... should be a first rounder... they are going to win the Super Bowl.

A head coach finding out their star quarterback is injured is the most devastating news possible

I need every head coach to be miked up when they get that type of news, because it is absolutely devastating. It's like stuff... I'm talking, you could tell them their family just got kidnapped and they'd be like, all right, well, we'll figure out after practice, but [the trainer] walking up being like, 'Hey, it's a muscular thing. We don't know.'

Micah Parsons looks too small for a linebacker wearing number 11

Michael Parsons wearing number 11. It's going to take a lot of getting used to... I was watching it. I was like, this guy weighs 205 pounds and he's a linebacker. And then I looked up his stats and he's like 6'2" and 250 pounds. The 11 totally screwed me.

The NFL's new taunting rules are bad for the game of football

I see it as taunting. So the NFL came out with new rules... I love this. [Sarcastic] Oh yeah, no fuck for the game. No, no, no, no, no. I love this.

Sam Ehlinger will be a better NFL quarterback than Trevor Lawrence

Sam Ehlinger has been taking reps with the first team offense... Sam Ehlinger was going to be better than Trevor Lawrence. That was a 12-1 upset [in my bracket].

I want to have a trial with an NFL team

I would hope one day that I can get a trial with the NFL. And I mean, there's some teams that have came and have mentioned me to some, some agents and stuff that have sparked interest to me. So, I mean, it'd be cool to go out there and play football and be in NFL for a little bit.

Peyton Manning will become the Commissioner of the NFL

I thought that Peyton Manning's speech points us in one direction only, and that is that he wants to follow in the footsteps of his dad and become commissioner of the NFL. So that when Arch [Manning] gets to the league, he can implement some weird draft rule.

N'Keal Harry is a great late-round fantasy football sleeper for 2021

N'Keal Harry is doing amazing, apparently. So that would be a good late round fantasy pick.

I'm taking the Cowboys to win the Hall of Fame Game because Mike McCarthy wants to set a tone for Hard Knocks.

For that reason, I'm going to take the Cowboys in the game tonight just because I think that McCarthy, he knows that Jerry Jones has his, like, emperor palpatine breath breathing down his neck all the time. So he wants to set a tone, and he knows that he's on hard knocks.

If Justin Herbert had played in the SEC, he would have been the number one overall pick.

I scouted [Justin Herbert] for two years. I go to ESPN, and I'm standing on the table like, I want this guy... And I said it, which was if Justin Herbert played in the SEC, he would have been the number one pick in the draft. But he's quiet. He's in Oregon.

I am betting against the Los Angeles Rams' 'stars and scrubs' roster model paying off.

It's a huge calculated risk that may pay off, but if I had to bet, I'm betting against it... they're saying, F that. Like, we're going to get Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Donald. Like, we're going to go play five against 11. But our five are so good, we're going to win. I think when you look at their offensive line guys, they are paper thin.

Baker Mayfield is a height and speed deficient quarterback who should not be paid a top-of-market contract.

Baker Mayfield is a guy that is just objectively short and slow... you can't pay him $40 million a year because you've got to keep Chubb and Ward and all these other guys... In my opinion, he's somewhere between the 6th and 8th best quarterback in the AFC. How are you going to win a championship?

Carson Wentz is lacking the 'battlefield commander' leadership qualities needed to win championships.

If you're worried about Nick Foles as your backup, you've got the wrong guy. You think Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady cared who their backup was? No... And that's the part about Carson Wentz that he may be lacking.

Josh Allen's massive jump in completion percentage is a historical aberration that is unlikely to be repeated by others.

He is a very good player, and historically he has done something that no one else has in terms of improving his completion percentage... People don't leave college football and become as accurate as he has... his increase in completion percentage is historically good. [It is an aberration].

The Giants aren't tough enough if their quarterback thinks he can swing in a training camp fight

I don't think that the New York Giants are tough enough if their quarterback is thinking that he's even able to swing on him... I say that I don't think that the New York Giants are tough enough if their quarterback is thinking that he's even able to swing on him.

Dan Campbell is the most 'football guy' to ever coach in the NFL

Dan Campbell, man Campbell. He's alpha-ed the entire ranks of every – he's the most football guy to ever coach in the NFL, I think. He's starting to blur the line where he's no longer really a football guy. He's just kind of a football.

The 49ers are only saying Jimmy Garoppolo is playing well to pump his trade value before sending him to the Colts

John Lynch went on Adam Schefter's podcast, said that Jimmy is playing his best football since he's been here, which sounds to me like a general manager pumping a guy up before they send him somewhere else, maybe to a place like Indianapolis.

Matthew Stafford will make the Hall of Fame if he wins a Super Bowl or has several consecutive winning seasons with the Rams

It all depends how much longer Matthew intends to play. And if he gets that ring out, he's out there. You know, if he goes out there and lights it up and has consecutive, like three, four or five consecutive winning seasons, even if he don't win the Super Bowl, I think he has a chance.

The NFL referees definitely have it out for the Detroit Lions

I don't know how many times I've said that, but... I don't want to say that and be wrong, but, I mean, everybody felt like that in Detroit. It's hard not to feel like that... Yeah, they got it out for us.

Al Harris was the toughest cornerback I faced because of his nastiness at the line of scrimmage

I'll give you two guys. When I first came in the league, nobody liked playing Al Harris... halfway through the game, they're switching over to me... as far as the aggressiveness that I came with, you know, to fight at the line of scrimmage, it was all tailored after playing against Al Harris.

Aaron Rodgers is a diva for returning to the Packers and taking Blake Bortles' job

Aaron Rodgers decided that he was going to be a diva and take Blake Bortles' job. [Bortles] got cut, Aaron Rodgers un-retired. I know deep down I was like he's obviously gonna come back, but I also believed that maybe he would actually retire.