Takes

Derek Carr is close to keeping his job long-term in Las Vegas

I've actually think Derek Carr is very close to keeping his job in his house next to Jon Gruden in Las Vegas.

If the Raiders beat the Bengals by 20 points, they are a playoff team

I'm kind of in on the Raiders making the playoffs... if the Raiders win by 20 points or more I think playoff Town. Yeah. I'm on playoff Town Raiders.

The Patriots will beat the Eagles by at least seven points

I'm going to take the Patriots... minus three and a half. It is the classic. I think I wouldn't be surprised if they lose. So I'm going to take them because I mean they'll probably win by 7 plus.

If the Bears beat the Rams, they are going to the playoffs

I legitimately 100% have bought into the fact that if the Bears beat the Rams on Sunday night, they're going to the playoffs.

The Giants will give Eli Manning a farewell game on December 29th

I'd be tempted at some point to hold Eli Manning in my back pocket because I feel like he's going to get at least one farewell game... It will not surprise me at all if there's a quote-unquote injury to Daniel Jones that really wouldn't keep him from playing, but let Eli Manning finish out the season.

The NFL arranged Colin Kaepernick's workout as a legal strategy to prevent a second lawsuit

I really do think that they are worried they're going to get another lawsuit filed by Colin Kaepernick... It doesn't feel like a genuine attempt to help the guy. It feels like some sort of strategy... to make the league look better.

George Kittle is the best tight end in the NFL

They were missing George Kittle though... that is a big loss because he's probably the best tight end in the NFL.

Freddie Kitchens will be fired after his second game against the Steelers

My other hot seat is Freddie Kitchens because according to sabermetrics he's going to be fired this week... I looked up the exact stat Romeo Crennel Eric Mangini Pat Shurmur Rod Chudzinski and Mike Pettine were all fired after their second Steelers game and Hue Jackson. So we wait this wouldn't be this week then it would be in three weeks when he plays his second. Yeah so he is officially on the hot seat.

The Dallas Cowboys are currently the third best team in the NFL

The New England Patriots are number one... on the Aikman efficiency rating... the Cowboys are third. So they're five and four, but there's a third best team in the entire NFL according to Troy Aikman.

I would have cut my own finger off like Ronnie Lott to avoid missing any playing time

They told me that story man and I was like, wow, did he actually do that? For real? For real? Did he didn't want to miss any time. So he decided to tell them to just you know, nip the edge... [Big Cat: Would you have done the same?] Without any hesitation. No. Okay. There you go.

I was running 4.2-second 40-yard dashes during games because I was scared

Probably doing a football game, I was running 4.2s... Because I was scared and I use that I used that to my advantage. Now if you lie me up just to run a straight 40, I'm not gonna run a good time. But you need someone chasing. I need some more you need to chase Pete the horse.

Walter Payton is the greatest football player in Mississippi history

All time I love I love sweetness. Okay. Number one. I will say then myself. [Big Cat: That's a very smart classy move].

The Eagles will win the NFC East

I think the Eagles will win that division. I think the Eagles will win that division because they're now tied 5-4, and the remaining game is in Philadelphia. But if you look at who the Cowboys have left, they have to go to the Lions, at the Patriots. They have the Rams, the Eagles. So I mean, there's some losses on there.

The Ravens are going to win the Super Bowl

The Ravens obviously look awesome. I think that they're going to win the Super Bowl. I really do believe that.

Joe Burrow will be the number one overall pick for the Bengals

Should we start the Joe Burrow going home? He's from Athens, Ohio... Joe Burrow back to the state of Ohio as a Cincinnati Bengal number one pick... I decided the number one pick. Uh-huh.

Freddie Kitchens is a legitimately 'dumb, dumb person'

Do you think Freddie just outsmarts himself all the time? No, I think he's legitimately a dumb, dumb person.

The Bears will finish 10-6 and make the playoffs

If they beat the Rams, which they can do... They would be 5-5 if they beat the Rams. They have the Giants at home. That's a win. They have the Lions in Detroit Thanksgiving Day... That's a win... They are now going into December 7-5. Cowboys at home Thursday night... That's a win. That's 8-5. All they got to do is go 2-1 against the Packers, Chiefs, and Vikings. Easy. That's 10-6.

The Lions should realistically be over .500

And the Lions got fucked over by the refs twice. They should realistically be over .500.

The Chiefs are not going to do anything real this year

We're getting to that point of the season where the Chiefs losing to the Titans makes me think the Chiefs are not going to do anything real this year... Just my gut feeling like a divisional round letdown that type of season.

Brian Flores should be in the Coach of the Year conversation over Frank Reich

I think Brian Flores should be mentioned before Frank Reich in Coach of the Year conversations. [Big Cat: For winning with a tanking team.] Yes. He does more with less.

The Packers' defense is 'fraud city'

The Packers' defense stinks. That defense is fraud city... I don't think that team's getting a big stop when they need it at the end of — in a big, important game.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will beat the Rams outright

And then the juicy one, the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to beat the Rams outright.

The Steelers will make the playoffs

You were addicted to saying that the Steelers are going to make the playoffs. Oh, I'm still... I put them in my can't-lose program.

Pat Shurmur's days are numbered as Giants head coach

So there is precedent here when the Giants coach says they are built for losing, their days are numbered. Ben McAdoo, three weeks before he was fired from the New York Giants, talking about losing, I'm built for this.

Baker Mayfield has a broken hand

Baker's hand might be broken. That's why he's not playing so well... Are you reporting that Baker Mayfield might have a broken hand? From sources.

The Falcons will win outright against the Saints

My platinum six star under... Falcons are going to be scoring a lot. They're going to win the game.

Smart and tough players play in the NFL for a long time

Smart guy, tough guy. Smart guys, tough guys generally can play football for a long time.

The Buffalo Bills are fraudulent because their run defense is weak

Buffalo... you can run on that defense. So I'm going to be interested to see this weekend if the Cleveland Browns can help support Baker Mayfield by running the football a little bit on the Buffalo Bills defense.

Christian McCaffrey will run all over the Packers

I think Christian McCaffrey is going to be able to run all over that team. They rank as one of the worst run defenses. This is the easiest run defense that he will have faced all year.

Kirk Cousins performs worse in late kickoffs because he is a creature of habit

I think he's [Kirk Cousins] something like 8-22 when he plays an 8 or a 4:25 kick or later... He must be like super anal, like has this great routine, really comfortable with a 1 o'clock start. But once you get into like the later timeframes, he's just not as comfortable.

The Steelers offense has no confidence in Mason Rudolph

They came out with the wildcat... to me that speaks of we don't have a lot of confidence in this guy... they spent our time teaching our running backs to throw the football in this Wildcat grouping... the team doesn't have a lot of confidence in him.

NFL coaches who challenge pass interference are fucking morons

If you're a coach and you challenge pass interference you are a fucking moron. All that the rule has done is just figured out which coaches were dumb and it's given more time for advertisements for the NFL.

Daniel Jones is just a slightly shittier update of the Eli Manning model

Daniel Jones, who is he really is Eli Manning if Eli Manning like he just a little bit shittier version. They updated the model and he has the same type of fumbles interceptions. He can run a little bit.

Daniel Jones needs a vice like smoking or video poker to improve his play

I think Daniel Jones biggest problem is I don't think he has a vice. I think he needs to maybe be a smoker or I don't know like video poker or something a gamer. Because it just feels like he's a little too plain. His vice is literally just throwing interceptions. So you need to shift that vice to something else.

Pat Shurmur will be fired after this season

I feel like this is probably the he's gonna be done after this year. You have to move on and yeah Pat Shurmur... it's all kind of coming to a head.

The Giants are officially cursed by the black cat and I will bet against them every game

If you see a cat run across your home field during a game you just gotta you cursed at that point. I am Burn It To The Ground I'm going to bet against the Giants every single game for us to seize.

Marc Trestman's start to his NFL coaching career was statistically better than Matt Nagy's

Through 23 games and their NFL career one coach has 7,472 yards of offense the Has 7,887 yards of offense... Congrats? You took Marc Trestman. One was Matt Nagy and the other was Marc Trestman. That's interesting.

If you are threatening to fight someone on Twitter, you must give your home address, not the team facility

My problem with what [Jermaine Whitehead] did. Not that he threatened people... My problem is he said meet me at this address and then gave the facility address. If you tell someone to meet you somewhere. It has to be your house, right? Man up.

NFL players can't just claim to have a broken hand on social media if it's not on the injury report

He's joking playing with a broken hand because that's something you like should actually be able to tell everyone like hey actually have a broken hand. They're making me play was he on the injury report? No, I don't know. So middle Freddie kitchens might be in trouble.

Lamar Jackson will get hurt at some point due to his running style

The only problem is [Lamar Jackson] is going to get hurt at some point. I mean, I hope that he doesn't, but eventually he will. Ravens fans will say he doesn't run like every other running quarterback ever—he's good at avoiding hits, he's phenomenal—but if you look at the history of the NFL, eventually he's gonna get tucked.

The Patriots beat themselves more than the Ravens beat them

I think the Ravens played a good game. I think Lamar Jackson is very good. But I think the Patriots beat themselves more than the Ravens beat them... turnovers will bounce their way, but it looks like the Patriots fucked themselves today with too many penalties and too many turnovers.

The Jaguars must start Nick Foles over Gardner Minshew

I think this is a no-brainer. You have to start Nick Foles. And that's not saying Gardner Minshew isn't a quarterback in the NFL going forward, but you have money invested in Nick Foles... Gardner Minshew basically made it so either he plays so well that it's a no-doubter or he shits the bed right before Nick Foles came back. And guess what? He shit the bed.

Kirk Cousins is the quarterback you'd least want in the fourth quarter

If you had to ask yourself starting quarterbacks, who is the guy that you would at least want to have the ball in the fourth quarter to bring a team back to win? I actually think it's Kirk Cousins... He had the ball twice at the end of the game [against the Chiefs], three and out, three and out, and not even close.

Adam Gase is going to get fired by the Jets

Adam Gase is going to get fired... The Jets entire system makes no sense at this point. They have a coach the GM was hired afterwards, so the GM didn't pick the coach and he didn't pick the quarterback. Adam gase is probably gone after this year because Joe Douglas didn't pick him.

The Jets should draft Tua Tagovailoa and move on from Sam Darnold

If the Jets were somehow to get the first pick, do they take Tua? I think you would. I think you'd take Tua. Sam Darnold doesn't look like a quarterback anymore... You gotta get star power, you gotta get that name that pops in the Big Apple.

Matt Nagy needs to stop calling plays for the Bears

Matt Nagy needs to stop calling football games. He needs to hand over the play calling. It's not for him. It's not working. I like everything is broken. It's not working to do the same thing week in week out is fucking insane.

The Steelers will make the playoffs

I've been hot on the Steelers are going to maybe make the playoffs. I looked at their schedule—they're four and four right now. They have games they should win: Browns, Bengals, Browns, Cardinals, Jets. If they win those five games, all they got to do is go one and two against the Rams, Bills, and Ravens and they would win 10 games.

Jameis Winston is a future Hall of Famer

I'm a Jameis believer now. I think Jameis is going to be a Hall of Fame quarterback. He has all the makings for it. He has a bunch of advanced statistics... Jameis Winston is the unluckiest quarterback of all time. He commits turnovers at the worst possible times just out of pure luck.

Russell Wilson is the #1 quarterback you want in a 4th-quarter comeback

I think Russell Wilson is number one now in the NFL. He is the guy who, if you're down in the fourth, you want him to have the ball... He had five touchdowns today. I think that was his fifth comeback fourth-quarter comeback this season.

The Browns should fire Freddie Kitchens

Freddie Kitchens is an absolute joke of a head coach. What do you do if you're the Browns? Freddie's got to be one and done. He is in way over his head. You just need to demote him and tell him he still has his job and he's just the offensive coordinator.