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The Bears-Cowboys matchup is a 'Gateway Game' that will define the rest of Chicago's season

This is a gateway game. If the Bears win this game... don't be shocked if the Bears are five and four or six and three... but if they don't win this game, none of this matters. They're own three and they just suck.

The Bears-Cowboys matchup is a 'Gateway Game' specifically for how people view Caleb Williams as a quarterback

I think it might be a gateway game for your feelings about Caleb Williams as a quarterback... Because if they go 0-3, it's gonna be just full, like Caleb's gotta look good.

The Chiefs aren't capable of blowing teams out right now because Patrick Mahomes lacks explosive weapons

I kind of like the Giants in this game. No, I don't think, I think the Chiefs are gonna win six points. I don't think the Chiefs can blow anyone out right now. Mahomes, you don't have enough guys.

A Bengal tiger would kill a Jaguar in a fight every single time

I just looked at AI and a Bengal would kill a Jaguar like a hundred out of a hundred times. A Jaguar does have one of like the the fiercest bites in the animal kingdom. The problem is the Bengal outweighs the Jaguar by like 200 pounds.

Jaxson Dart will get his first start for the Giants against the Chargers

My prediction was that Dart gets in against the Chargers. That would be his first start I think. I don't know if it's gonna be a clean benching for Russell Wilson. I think they might do the Dart packages and they might like slowly incorporate Dart into the games.

Mike Vrabel will dominate Mike McDaniel because McDaniel is a dork

The minute a fat guy walks in and says, that's a dork. It sticks in my head. And now in my head it's Mike Vrabel versus Dork. I'm gonna take Mike Vrabel. It just feels like Mike Vrabel versus dork is a mismatch.

The Giants will be a 'Muck It Up' team that stays in games but doesn't win many

I have the Giants circled as my Muck It Up team that's not gonna win a lot of games, but will be in a lot of games... I think the Giants will keep a lot of games. I think the Giants are the team that you'll look up in the second half of most games and be like, why is that? It's 13-10.

The Patriots will make the playoffs at +120 odds

I'm gonna go with the New England Patriots... to make the playoffs plus one 20. I believe it even more so.

The Jaguars will win the AFC South at 3-to-1 odds

I'm going to do Jags three to one to win the AFC South. One more year of believing in the Jags. Trevor Lawrence was on the show, he got me fired up.

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.

Houston will dominate Purdue in the Sweet 16

I love Houston. I think Houston's going to dominate Purdue. I said something nice about Purdue someday this might say something mean about Purdue. You're gonna get your fucking ass kicked.

DeVonta Smith will have 50+ receiving yards in Super Bowl 59

My prop. I think that DeVonta Smith is due. Oh, I think he, I 50 plus yards. I feel good about DeVonta Smith.

Patrick Mahomes will throw an interception in Super Bowl 59

The prop that I'll be betting that I'll be rooting for is Patrick Mahomes over one half interception. So Patrick Mahomes a throwing interception.

I'm betting the over on 3.5 field goals in Super Bowl 59.

I am gonna be taking over three and a half field goals. The gremlin bet, it's at plus 1 25 right now. I like it. And I think they got two great kickers.

Ohio State is the better team and will beat Notre Dame in the National Championship

Ohio State's the better team. I feel like it's one of those things where like Notre Dame two outta 10 times maybe could win this game... They gotta get Will Howard to turn the ball over... I'm worried about Notre Dame's Rush defense... Jeremiah Smith and they got dudes everywhere.

Patrick Mahomes is basically lights out in the Divisional Round

He plays in this divisional round and he's basically just, he's, I mean he's undefeated. He lights out. That's just what happens. He is six and oh. He has 1,813 total yards, 16 touchdowns... zero interceptions.

The Lions have been the best team in the NFC for the entire season.

I've said all year the Lions are the best team in the NFC.

Vic Fangio will dial up something to stifle the Rams offense

I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up. Stafford, older, doesn't play well in cold weather. I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up.

There are only five teams that have a real shot at winning the Super Bowl

I have five teams... Philadelphia Eagles, the Detroit Lions, the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills.

The Chargers will beat the Texans in the Wild Card round

Everything we just have said is just like, you should just take the [under]... I do think the Chargers win. I'm a little nervous about three just because it does feel like it's going to be a low scoring knockdown, drag out fight.

I love the over in the Bills vs. Broncos game

I think I love the over in this game. I love it. Love it, love it. I think that the, I mean the weakness of the bills is their defense has not been great... And Josh Allen has been playing out of his mind and I think that he will not be stopped either.

One of the three rookie/first-time playoff quarterbacks will win their first game

You gotta think, I think one of the three quarterbacks that are making their first playoffs start this year—Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Sam Darnold—one of those three is gonna win the game.

Jalen Hurts will be officially out of concussion protocol by Friday morning

By the time that you listen [Friday morning], Jalen Hurts will be out of concussion protocol... he is. They just haven't reported it yet. He doesn't have symptoms. He's good to go.

The 2018 NFL Draft was one of the most insane classes ever for quarterbacks

2018 draft was insane. It's the year for everyone in the 2018. Baker Mayfield went one, Saquon Barkley two, Sam Darnold three. So 1, 2, 3 pretty much had career years. Eight out of the ten first picks in the 2018 draft have been to at least one Pro Bowl. Pretty good.

Dan Marino's 1984 season is an anomaly that deserves more respect

Dan Marino having 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns in 1984 when the game was not a passing game is fucking insane. That's an insane statistical feat. Joe Burrow's having a career year and he still needs to do some work to get to what Dan Marino did. It's like more respect on Dan Marino.

The Bears will not win a road game on a Sunday this season

The Bears haven't won a road game on a Sunday since 2021... 20 Sunday road games in a row. We're not gonna beat the Packers. Packers are going to embarrass us, they're gonna laugh at us.

The Houston Texans' offense feels broken and they will lose early in the playoffs

The Texans I had, I had hoped for them this year to be maybe a Super Bowl contender. And they've instead just slotted into like the traditional AFC South team that will lose in the playoffs because I just don't think their offense feels broken.

Lamar Jackson will win the MVP because he has two standalone games left to influence the narrative, even if Josh Allen deserves it more

Lamar [Jackson] might win it just because he plays two standalone games. And that's all this award ends up coming down to... I think it should be Josh [Allen]. I'm just saying how these things work. He's got, Lamar's got two standalone games and Josh has zero.

Any quarterback who loses their first Super Bowl appearance never returns to the big game

The curse of Jim Kelly is a curse that just hit the internet... essentially it's any quarterback that goes to a Super Bowl and loses their first one never goes back to the Super Bowl. Jalen Hurts did that... Stan Humphreys, Neil O'Donnell, drew Bledsoe... Joe Burrow. Jalen Hurts. Brock Purdy.

Derek Carr's absence from the Saints will lead to them being absolutely smoked by the Commanders

Derek Carr, you could say whatever you want about him, but I think he masks a lot of the badness of the Saints. Even though they're still bad with Derek Carr sometimes... [without him] they got fucking smoked. I think this is gonna be a whopping... I think this is a must-swamp.

The Lions defense struggles against running quarterbacks

This is the week that the lions all their defensive injuries... This is an elite elite offense. And Aaron Glenn, I know this from experience because Justin Fields used to play well against Lions. Aaron Glenn's defenses don't do well against running quarterbacks. He refuses to do a spy.

The Eagles will blowout the Panthers in Week 14 to help Saquon Barkley's MVP campaign

I think the Eagles are gonna kill 'em... I think this could be the game that Nick Sirianni goes video game controller and tries to get Saquon the MVP... I actually think we should contemplate for our TD parlay Saquon one-two.

The 49ers are just not a good team this year

Are the Niners just bad? Yeah, they're bad. I think they might be just bad. They're just bad this year. Like we just gotta accept the fact that they're just not good.

The Chargers must win their Week 14 game against the Chiefs to prove they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

If they're gonna win the Super Bowl, they have to win this game... 'cause it's an ultimate test. Ultimate Coach... If they can't win a lunch pail game, then they're not winning shit.

The Bears should fire Matt Eberflus immediately after a Thanksgiving loss

They should fire him after we get embarrassed by the Lions. Because at this point I know the Bears have never fired a coach in a hundred years history in Midseason at this point. You should honestly tell Caleb like, Hey we fucked up with Shane Waldron and Matt Eberflus our bad. We're firing him right now.

The Lions are the best team in the NFL in every category

I think the Lions... I think they're the best at everything. I really do. I think that they're, they have maybe the best running attack in the NFC... the Lions are better than the Eagles at almost everything.

The Lions are my 'until further notice' team and I'm assuming they'll beat anybody

The Lions are my until further notice team. I'm going to assume that the Lions will beat anybody. [The Texans game] was like a historically bad game from Jared Goff too. They still won.

The Vikings have a historically great rush defense, the third-best of all time

The Vikings have the best rush defense in the NFL. They're letting up 74.4 yards per game. That's the third best of all time. You know what the other two teams are? The 1994 Vikings and the 2007 Vikings. They have an outstanding rush defense.

The Browns are the bet against the Steelers on Thursday night

The Browns are the bet on Thursday night. 'Cause the Steelers are coming off. I mean it's just, Mike Tomlin is a dog all day, every day. And then they're gonna go to Cleveland. ... Love it. Browns gimme the Browns all day. Browns. There's no reason for it. But Jameis primetime Steelers looking ahead. Feeling good about themselves.

The Jets' defense does not travel well

Defense doesn't travel... We got smoked by the Cardinals. Graveyard teams.

The Broncos will beat the Falcons

I think the Broncos are going to get off the mat here and respond very well. And I think the Broncos are gonna win this game.

I'm officially a Bo Nicks believer

Bo Nicks with time, lethal. Bo Believers. I think this whole podcast, are we all Bo believers now? I've gone back and forth, but I'm officially a Bo [Nicks believer] fully. Welcome aboard.

The Falcons are the perfect team to lose in Wild Card weekend

I think the Falcons, they're the perfect team that you would put into the slot of losing a Wild Card weekend playoff game.

The 49ers' offense is the second best in the NFL even without Christian McCaffrey

The 49ers are getting better on offense. So their offense without Christian McCaffrey for most of the season, they are plus 1.4 net yards per play, which is the second best offense in the NFL.

Harrison Butker being out makes the Bills a favorite over the Chiefs

Harrison Butker's hurt. Harrison Butker is out... Oh that's actually huge. Oh I might be Bills now because that, this does feel like a field goal game here.

The Chargers' defense is legitimately elite

The Chargers are the fourth team in the last 40 years to hold opponents under 21 points in their first nine games of the season. Only been done four times. Defense is legit. Legit.

I'm betting big on the Patriots to cover +6 against the Bears

I'm going to bet this will not be in the Hungry Dog. I'm going to place a large... I'm going to bet Big Patriots plus six. Because then I think the Patriots can keep it close. Cover that.

I'm betting on the Saints because Darren Rizzi's ears make him an interesting interim coach

Darren Rizzi's ears are fucked up. I don't know what the fuck is going on with his ears. No offense to his ears... It looks like he was wearing sunglasses made out of tungsten... I like that he's got bad ears. It makes it more interesting. Yeah, I like him. I'm gonna take the Saints.

Mike Tomlin as a road underdog after a bye week is one of the most dangerous spots in the NFL.

Mike Tomlin underdog on the road off a bye where the Steelers are 13 and 4 after the bye under Tomlin. I don't feel comfortable about this game [as a Commanders fan] and I'm very uncomfortable about TJ Watt because he does bad things to good quarterbacks.

The Lions are definitively the best team in the NFL.

I start every week with saying the Lions are the best team in the NFL. And then I'm like, ooh, three and a half at home for the Texans... I don't want to be an idiot anymore. I feel like an idiot every single time. [I'm betting on them].