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Aaron Rodgers realizing he misses the Packers' culture after his time with the Jets makes me grin

Aaron Rodgers said that he's looking for a culture like the Packers... That does make me, that does make me grin. That makes me happy. Unfortunately just between Saleh and my brother, you know, there's some interesting stories [from the Jets] to say.

The 2025 NFL Draft class is full of starters but lacks true star power

I've just been saying it's starters not stars... last year we had six quarterbacks... and this year when you've got, you know, Cam Ward seems locked in at one, Travis Hunter seems locked in at two... there's not really that juice there at the top.

Travis Hunter will be more impactful as a Wide Receiver than a Cornerback in the NFL

I think everybody I've talked to has a plan to major in minor... I think he's ready, he's more impactful as a receiver right now. And so I, to me, I think that's where you start him... I think he is right now ready to go. There's a ton of ways we can get the ball in his hands and I just think he impacts the game more on offense.

Colston Loveland to the Chargers is a near-lock for Jim Harbaugh

I think every night [Jim Harbaugh] is going to bed with Colston Loveland's picture, like on the wall and he just stares at it and is like, this is going to happen. I believe it. He will be here.

Dylan Gabriel is the 'Mr. PMT' sleeper quarterback of the draft

I would go with Dylan Gabriel... he's five 11, he's older, but he's got a, he's got a really strong arm. I've kind of advocated if you're the Dolphins and I know they brought over Zach Wilson. Yeah, but that'd be a, I mean, shoot, just bring him in there. If you can get him in the third, fourth round, knowing Tua is more than likely to miss some games.

Aaron Rodgers is waiting for the NFL Draft to finalize his next team to avoid being 'Kirk Cousined'

I feel like all this is gonna get settled right after the draft... I think that's why Rodgers is waiting because he doesn't want to have a Kirk Cousins situation where he signs somewhere they draft someone and then they're like, 'oh yeah, it's your job.'

Travis Hunter will be more impressive in the NFL than Shohei Ohtani is in MLB

You think Travis Hunter will be more impressive than Shohei Ohtani? Definitely. I'm gonna be vindicated. I welcome the hate when it came, but in two years' time I wanna be sitting pretty.

Travis Hunter will have a 10 TD, 5 INT, 2 Pick-Six season in the NFL

10 receiving touchdowns, five picks, and maybe two pick sixes. That's doable. That doesn't even seem that crazy.

The Vikings will either be first or last in the NFC North this year

Defense is gonna be good, but then again, you've got Caleb [Williams] coming up with the Bears. You've got Jordan Love with the Packers, and the Lions are gonna be good. I don't know. We could be first or we could be last.

Cam Ward will be drafted by the Tennessee Titans

I think we can officially say that Cam Ward is going to be a Tennessee Titan. Did you guys see he was playing Fortnite tonight? He was on Twitch and he was asked his top four wide receivers in the NFL... He said Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson, Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks... He said AJ Brown is a dog, but he's no Calvin Ridley.

Kyle Shanahan is now the top candidate for the 'Can't Win The Big One' narrative

Kyle Shanahan needs a Super Bowl so badly. It's, it's desperate. It's aged him. Have you seen the before and after? Yeah. It's like he's a president.

Kevin O'Connell is a regular season merchant who can't win in the playoffs

Kevin O'Connell. Can't, can't win in the playoffs. Oh. He's a regular season merchant... Bringing the best out of him. Getting high seeds, losing the playoffs. Just something to keep your eye on. Keep an eye on.

Aaron Rodgers is 41 years old and completely washed

He's 40, 41. That's old as fuck. Too old, right? Hank? Yeah. 40 is washed. Whoa. Washed. Aaron Rodgers is 41 years old.

Aaron Rodgers will announce his signing with the Steelers on Pat McAfee's live show

The theory is that Aaron Rodgers is waiting for [Pat McAfee's Pittsburgh show] to come out on stage and say I'm going to be a Pittsburgh Steeler to fuck over the mainstream media. Which I would love. That would be awesome... I kind of like every now and then a player stealing it from the insiders and being like, I control my own message.

Mike Florio's idea of the Bengals and Bears sharing a stadium in Chicago is absurd

The Bengals... Could be to partner up in a new Chicagoland stadium. I disagree. That is not the best outcome for the Bengals. No, not at all. Not even close... I feel like Florio didn't, Florio's the problem always. He's, you, you point at he's the reason that, that you would accept a, a new team that you don't care about.

Aaron Rodgers is waiting for the Vikings door to shut before committing to the Steelers

I think Aaron Rodgers is waiting to commit to the Steelers until he knows for sure that the door is shut in Minnesota. That's what I think is happening. He has not confirmed interest in the Steelers or denied.

Under the NFL's new overtime rules, you should choose to kick if you win the coin toss.

Now we're gonna have to recalibrate because you win the coin toss. You don't want the ball first. Correct? 'cause then you want to know if you need to go for two on a touchdown.

The NFL will eventually ban the Tush Push.

It's gaining momentum though. That's the problem is now they're up to 16 teams that voted to ban it... I I feel like at some point it's gonna be banned.

Deshaun Watson will start fewer than two more games in his NFL career.

So is Deshaun Watson over under starts Deshaun Watson has the NFL for the rest of his career. Three and a half. I was gonna say one and a half. Maybe like a random.

NFL nose-wipe celebrations are now a 15-yard penalty

There's a new thing that is now a 15 yard penalty for being a violent gesture. It's I think guns is already guns already. You can do the throat slash was a while ago. You can do the bow and arrow I think throat slash nose. Yes. Wow. The nose wipe. That's so dumb. The nose wipe. Nose wipe is now a 15 yard penalty for being a violent gesture.

The Giants are destined for 4-12 wins with Jameis and exactly 6 with Russell Wilson

If Russell Wilson plays the whole year, the Giants are destined for six wins. And if Jameis Winston plays the whole year, the Giants are destined for four to 12.

Stefon Diggs to the Patriots provides Drake May with mental reps on dealing with diva wide receivers

Even in the 10 minutes I had to process this, it's good, it's good reps for Drake May like, you know, you're a second year qb, you got a diva wide receiver. Like that's something every quarterback has to go through. He's going to get a PhD in dealing with a diva wide receiver.

T. Higgins signed a fake one-year contract that is essentially a mega-franchise tag

This is a fake contract. Well he is getting a lot of money this year over what would've been the franchise tag... essentially he got mega tagged. Yeah, he got mega tagged.

Aaron Rodgers is repeating the Brett Favre path exactly

Aaron Rodgers... it is Cats in the Cradle with Brett Favre. He's just learning everything from [him] and he hated Brett Favre for it too. It's perfect.

The Bengals will be a championship threat for the next 3-4 years after signing Chase and Higgins

I am very happy for Bengals fans... Bengals fans, I think were very nervous about this entire off season. Will the Bengals be cheap? ... Those two guys are really fucking good at football and they're both still young... you have Joe Burrow and you basically are saying, you know yeah they gotta make some some right decisions on defense... But they're always gonna be in the mix with those three guys. You basically guaranteed the next three to four years are gonna be fun.

The ceiling for the Jets with Justin Fields as quarterback next year is nine wins

I checked in with memes yesterday after [the Justin Fields trade] happened... And I asked him, what's the, what's the ceiling of the Jets with Justin Fields next year? He said nine and eight.

Daniel Jones on the Colts will follow the Manning brothers' career arc

[Daniel Jones] is doing the, the Manning Brothers career arc is what he's gonna do... Why not just run the Wishbone? ...Daniel Jones might be QB one by mid-September.

If a team has to fix all its holes through free agency, they are fundamentally a bad team

My take on free agency is if you have to, 'cause everyone's like, oh, they're off season champs again... If you have to fix all the holes, that means you're a bad team if you have to, if you have to go into free agency.

The Cardinals might move on from Kyler Murray to save the coach's job

Kyler Murray. Do the Cardinals love Kyler Murray? I don't think they should. And you got a coach that might need to shake something up. Keep his job. Keep an eye on the Cardinals.

NFL players prioritize money above Hall of Fame status and Super Bowl rings

Of course it's always about the money... I go around and ask players, rank 'em. I think they all rank first money... then Hall of Fame... and then the ring is third. You know what, they don't sell their money on eBay.

Baker Mayfield is a better quarterback option for the next five years than Jalen Hurts

Would I take Baker Mayfield over [Jalen Hurts] for the next five years? Yeah... I would take Baker. It's close. They're the same. They're all, like I said, they're in the same grouping. But I would take Baker.

Kyle McCord has a chance to be an NFL starter if drafted in the middle rounds

A guy I would take in the third or fourth round would be McCord from Syracuse... I think McCord has a chance to be, if he draft him a third or fourth round, he can end up being, you know, a starter down the road.

The Browns proved they are committed to a championship by paying Myles Garrett a massive contract

I think they [the Browns] just show that they are committed to winning. Yeah. They're, the Brown's football organization is one that is, they're putting their best foot forward trying to deliver championship in Miles Garrett said, you know what? Now I believe you. Yeah, I I think that we're actually gonna gonna do it. And step number one towards committing to a championship is to pay Miles Garrett a shitload of money.

Whoever signs the largest contract in the NFL should get seven days to wear a crown

I think there should be a new rule that if you sign the biggest contract, whether it be a, the biggest quarterback contract, the biggest non quarterback contract, you should get seven days to wear the crown. Miles Garrett should have had to wait seven days [to take it from Max Crosby].

The Cowboys and Bengals are the biggest losers of the Myles Garrett contract because it raised the price for edge rushers

The losers in all of this, I would say are the Dallas Cowboys, the Cincinnati Bengals or anyone who's trying to trade for an Edge restaurant has to pay them because the price has gone up. Yeah. Micah Parsons is now gonna take that Crown. Trey Hendrickson, Jamar Chase. Yeah. All these guys. The price just keeps going up and up and up.

DK Metcalf and George Pickens on the Steelers is the funniest possible combination of wide receivers

I don't know how the Steelers are gonna manage the DK Metcalf and the George Pickens situation. I'm excited to see how they do it. It's, that's why I wanted this to happen. It's the funniest possible combination of receivers that you could get.

If Jameis Winston signs with the Steelers to throw to Metcalf and Pickens, they will be the featured 'middle TV' game every week

I'm gonna make an executive decision right now and you guys have no choice to follow along. But you could also tell me I'm crazy if James Winston is quarterbacking for the Pittsburgh Steelers and DK Metcalf and George Pickens are on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing every game in the middle TV next year. Yeah. Like that's with sound. Every single game.

Joey Bosa will try to join the 49ers to play with his brother

Joey Bosa cut. I think people expected it... but I I heard rumors that he might want to go up to the Bay play with his brother. Ooh, the Bosa brothers together.

A five-time Pro Bowl resume doesn't make Joey Bosa an all-time franchise great

I'm spoiled with greatness. So it's like when you talk about all time players of a franchise five time Pro bowler, rookie of the year is not exactly all time. It's just a good solid player.

DK Metcalf should be traded to the Steelers

DK Metcalf wants out. He wants to go to a Contender too, I think. And he also wants a new contract. I personally would like to see DK on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Him and Georgie [Pickens] out there together.

Fantasy football teams should draft wide receivers early and wait for running backs until round 4-6

If I were to remain in charge of the draft... we're gonna go heavy on wide receivers in the beginning and we're not gonna pick up running backs until maybe the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds.

The NFL Combine workout is a small portion of player evaluation compared to game tape

The the workout part is a really small portion for me at least. I think it's led to some mis evaluations. The tape is the biggest guide. What I do think the combine's beneficial for is the medical checks... and then you spend those 15 minute increments where you're able to just get a feel for their football acumen.

Cooper Kupp is likely going to part ways with the Rams

In the eight years going into year nine, there hasn't been a more challenging circumstance that you have to navigate relative to knowing that the most likely outcome is we're parting ways with him [Cooper Kupp]. He's a legacy ram... he's done so many incredible things... but he's been a real one throughout it. And sometimes these tough conversations are real things.

Paying an elite running back is a better investment than paying a mediocre quarterback

It is better to pay [Saquon Barkley] that much money than it is to pay a quarterback who's not very good a lot of money. Correct. A Daniel Jones, if you would.

Sam Darnold will sign with the Las Vegas Raiders

I just, I love whenever a situation is fluid. I think he's gonna be a raider.

Travis Hunter playing both ways is more impressive than Shohei Ohtani pitching and hitting

Travis Hunter at the combine said that him playing offense defense, it's harder than Shohei playing offense defense... Being a professional cornerback and a professional wide receiver at the same time playing in the same game... I think there's a better chance of another Shohei coming around than another Travis Hunter.

An NFL offense must go for it on 4th and goal from the 8 when trailing by 8 late against a top QB

Gotta go for it. Yeah, you gotta go for it... You're down there, you're that close. We all know how hard it is to score in the red zone in this league. So when you're down there, you gotta have your opportunity. I think you gotta be aggressive there.

Liam Coen leaving the Buccaneers for the Jaguars makes him the biggest 'snake' in football

New Jaguar's head coach Liam Cohen is the biggest snake in football today... My feelings were hurt when you left... I was a card carrying member. I was a conehead.

Matthew Stafford staying with the Rams makes the most sense because they still have a Super Bowl window

Matthew Stafford staying in Los Angeles with the Rams... I always, always thought made the most sense because the Rams were, you could make the argument like they, they played the Eagles the toughest in, in the playoffs. It feels like they still have a window with Matthew Stafford. I think it's a two-year deal.

Aaron Rodgers will try to bring Davante Adams with him to the Raiders

Aaron Rogers will go. Raiders. I've heard that he's trying to bring Davante [Adams] with him again. So he has a wishlist. And I feel like if I were Aaron, I would just wanna stay in New York and just go to the other locker room.