Takes

Mike Tomlin is the best coach in the NFL right now

I love Mike Tomlin more than anyone I think in the NFL right now. It's crazy how awesome he is. He is just, he gets in front of a room and I, you just get pumped up. He's the best.

The Bears will not hire an alpha personality like Mike Vrabel because they are a 'meek' organization

Mike Vrabel would be a personality that they have not wanted in that building for a very long time, where they don't want an alpha who is like, this is my system. Correct. This is my program. Correct... George McCaskey is a meek man who does not like football.

The Mike Silver story about Dan Snyder ignoring Kirk Cousins is 'fucking bullshit'

Mike Silver came on the show... and he told you this story about the Cleveland game. And it was a great game... and he told you a story about how Dan Snyder walked in the locker room and like damn near trucked Kirk to get to me and asked me if I was okay. That reminded me... it was a fucking over exaggeration of the story. Dan Snyder walked in the locker room... he didn't brush past Kirk Cousins. He walked to me... then he turned around and he congratulated Kirk Cousins on the job that he did.

Jameis Winston is the best athlete to root for of all time as long as he's not on your team

He is the best athlete to root for of all time on not your team. What we saw on Monday night was 460 yards... He's a drug. Jameis Winston is a drug that I want to be addicted to forever.

Kyle McCord would have won the Michigan game for Ohio State by three touchdowns

And, and you know who probably wins that game? Kyle McCord... Oh, Kyle McCord wins that game by three touchdowns.

The super conferences are a mistake because they allow for massive schedule disparity

The super conferences are probably a mistake. The super conferences this year have allowed teams... [to] allow schedule disparity that we didn't have before. And the schedule disparity allows Ohio State to play every other team in the top five of the Big 10 and Indiana to play none of them.

Lane Kiffin is embarrassing himself by whining about the schedule after losing to Kentucky

He is embarrassing himself as he has most of the the, the season... Lane Kiffin is the Ole Miss coach should be saying, we want to go the SEC championship game... And now he's doing this whining about schedule and he is whining about strength of schedule... While all he had to do was beat Kentucky a four and eight team who won one SEC game.

I love the NBA Cup courts and the point differential incentive

I am a full NBA cup guy... The courts I love. I like something different. I also love the fact, and this is probably because I like to gamble on overs that teams are playing for point differential. That makes it fun.

The MLB 'Golden at Bat' rule would be awesome and make the end of games more exciting

I like this rule. I think that makes it cool... think about like the ninth inning when you're like, oh, you know, [Ohtani] made the last out. But he can, he can bat again and we're down two. That's cool.

The Dolphins' struggles in cold weather are more about their opponents being good than the elements

Green Bay isn't a cakewalk. Buffalo bills aren't a cakewalk. To blame everything on the cold weather to say the cold weather has these guys not playing, man, miss tackles happen in the heat... Sometimes the end result gets you get distracted because of the way someone articulates it that you disregard the actual content.

Bryce Young has improved because he was finally able to watch the game from a different perspective

You just getting a guy that gives opportunity to see the game from a different perspective. Seeing it from the seat versus seeing it from behind the center and getting an opportunity to be coached and seeing, you know, not everybody deals with adversity the same. But obviously Bryce has shown you that he could deal with adversity.

If Lamar Jackson wins the Super Bowl this year, he begins to unseat Patrick Mahomes as the best QB in the league

If Lamar wins the Super Bowl this year, he'll begin to unseat Mahomes as the best QB in the league. Absolutely some merit [to that]. If Josh Allen wins the MVP in a Super Bowl, he's in that conversation too.

A six-point lead is the worst lead to have in football

Six points is the worst lead in football... if you're up six, you're basically saying to the other team, you have to go score a touchdown. And that's exactly what the Vikings did.

Ohio State vs. Michigan 2024 was the most devastating loss of all time

I actually think that might've been the worst loss of all time in the history of losses... There were 20 point favorites. Ohio State is a loaded, Michigan doesn't have an offense. They don't have a quarterback. Michigan had a dog shit season and they still went in and bullied him in Columbus.

Ryan Day is only propped up as a coach because James Franklin exists to lose to him

Ryan Day should be when he goes to bed at night, he should just thank his lucky stars that James Franklin exists. 'cause James Franklin is basically propped up Ryan Day. James Franklin beats everyone but the big one, and Ryan Day always beats Penn State.

The Chargers are an elite wide receiver away from being a real Super Bowl threat

I feel like an elite wide receiver next year away from being a real, real threat. [Ladd McConkey] is awesome, but it is like when you throw it to Quentin Johnston in crunch time... it is a reminder that, oh man, if they had a T. Higgins or one of these guys, a DJ Moore or even a Jordan Addison, it would be nice.

The 12-team playoff has officially saved the college football regular season

The 12 team playoff is gonna be great. Anyone who says the regular season won't matter is not seeing the big picture... We saw on Saturday a chaotic, chaotic scene all across the country in games that would not have mattered if it weren't for the 12 team playoff.

Cornerback is the hardest position to play in all of sports

I think cornerback is the hardest position to play in sports... we are taught to lie... we paid to steal. The more we steal, the more rich I am.

Sean Taylor was on track to be the greatest safety to ever play

I just always wish I could have seen him play out the career... Ed Reed was like, yeah man. Like he is. So when you got a guy like Ed Reed agreeing with you... he had Ed Reed's ball skills... but he hit like Ronnie Lott. If God's building a safety. His name is Sean Taylor.

Bijan Robinson is talented enough to play wide receiver in the NFL

He could legitimately play wide receiver here in the NFL because he can run routes. He has late hands, he tracks the ball well... I just think he's a big asset and you know, and I, I, I kind of wonder what his ceiling is.

I am the 'Sean Livingston' of pickup basketball

I'm the high school version of Sean Livingston. I'm a tall high school point guard who's not overly twitchy... I have a great floor vision. My ability to pass, I see it, I'm a pass ahead. Don't really look for my own shot... communicating well on defense. I'm like the Draymond for the Warriors... I'll just fill in where I can.

The Commanders aren't a very good football team right now

The Commanders aren't a very good football team right now. The offense looks disjointed. It looks like chaos. They look nervous, panicky on offense. This might be the Kliff Kingsbury cliff that happens every season.

I don't think the Texans are a good football team

I really walk away from this game being like, are the Texans good? I don't think—I don't know if they are. I just—they're just not a very good team overall. Like they're—they're gonna win the AFC South, but I don't trust them at all.

Gerard Mayo is probably not the guy for the Patriots

Is Gerard Mayo the guy? Probably not. The defense is bad. He is a defensive coach. Why not get an offensive coach to work with our phenom quarterback [Drake May]?

The Detroit Lions are the best team in football

Until further notice, they're my team. Until they have a stinker of a game, I'm just gonna blindly believe that the Detroit Lions are gonna steamroll everyone... they are the best team in football.

Deebo Samuel looks like a shell of his former self physically

That [prime] Deebo no longer exists. That Deebo, he looks like a shell of himself physically, while simultaneously looking like a much larger version of himself.

Cortland Sutton is one of the most underrated receivers in the NFL

Cortland Sutton is one of the most underrated receivers in the NFL. He's gotten healthy and he's been awesome. The last five games he had 36 catches, 467 yards and three TDs.

The Seahawks defense is getting to a point where they might be Geno proof

I think the Seahawks defense is getting to a point where they might be Geno proof where you can... Gino can still sling it and he has moments, but he also has moments where shit goes bad and now their defense could pick him up.

Saquon Barkley deserves to be in the MVP conversation

Saquon Barkley deserves to be in the MVP conversation. He's incredible. I mean that is abundantly clear at this point. They're just kicking the shit out of everybody.

The Lions are not clearly better than the Eagles

Everyone's been anointing the Lions the winners of the NFC. I would like to know why, what makes the Lions so much better than the Eagles at this point? What unit is better than the Eagles?

Eliminating NBA conferences and seeding the top 16 teams regardless of geography would suck

This would fucking suck... I want you winning your conference. I don't know, there's the teams that you play all year getting to play them in the playoffs, fighting through them. I like the idea of the finals [being] the West and the East.

Building a dome in Cleveland is wrong because it ruins snow football

The lake came to play tonight. The snow was, it was gorgeous. It was artistic out there. They're trying to take snow football away from you. They're trying to build a dome in Cleveland and that's not gonna look right at all. Seeing the Browns playing good weather, like indoor weather in late November, December, maybe January. That's not gonna look right to me.

The Steelers are just 'pretty good plus sometimes'

I'll make a deal with your, you here. I think I'm comfortable saying the Steelers are pretty good. Plus pretty good plus pretty good plus I could do pretty good. Plus I can meet you a pretty good plus about really pretty good plus kind of sometimes. Really pretty good. Plus sometimes.

The Giants are starting Tommy DeVito because they are trying to tank

I think they're trying to lose. I think they're trying to lose and try to tank for a quarterback. Yeah. Which would make sense.

I only feel bad for Drew Locke in the Giants' quarterback debacle

Daniel Jones made a ton of money and has been bad for six years and he should just be happy. He's gonna have hundreds of millions of dollars to just hang out. Drew Locke, like, he doesn't have a lot of chances. If he's not gonna get a chance here, where's his next chance?

The pinnacle of pitching is winning a World Series ring

I just wanna win. I think the best thing in sports is winning. It cures everything. Individually, Triple Crown, Cy Young, obviously you wanna do that again. But it all wouldn't mean as much if I don't have a ring. If not multiple. That's why you play. At least that's why I play the game is to win World Series rings and go perform on that stage.

To get college hitters out, throw slow fastballs (45 mph) down the middle

My advice would be to throw it very slow. Once you get to like 65, 70 miles an hour, that's when guys are gonna start unleashing on it. So my advice would be to hone in a really slow pitch over the zone. Throw it right down the middle and it'll cut sometimes and it'll sink sometimes. Dial in a 45 mile an hour fastball and throw it on the two seams, don't throw it on the four seams.

I would turn the Jets around in two minutes if I took over

I'd like to. There's no doubt about it. I've let everybody know that I definitely would be interested in that job... I think if I took over it'd be, it'd be turned in about two minutes because I think it starts with the passion and the energy that I would bring to that building. And the, we're not gonna take any poop mentality either. I know when I get an opportunity to interview for it, I'm gonna get the job.

If Aidan Hutchinson didn't get hurt, the Lions would have walked to a Super Bowl title

I think if Aiden Hutchinson doesn't get hurt, I think Detroit would've walked through this thing. Would've walked through it. And the fact that my son coaches there is probably another reason I'm taking 'em. But I feel that confident about this team.

The Eagles have the most talent in the NFL

Philadelphia. To me, talent wise, it has the most talent in the National Football League. And [Nick] Sirianni now he has the formula: run the ball more than you throw it, heavy up the protections for Jalen Hurts and let him use his legs too. That team right there is playing really well.

Coaches in the NFL know zero about strength and conditioning

That's an underrated thing right there. Strength and conditioning thing. 'Cause guess what, guess how many coaches know anything about strength and conditioning? That'd be zero. Nobody does. But it's so damn important.

Aaron Rodgers failed with the Jets because his injury took away his 'chip on his shoulder' season

The biggest reason that Aaron Rodgers didn't work in the Jets is because the Achilles took away his chip on his shoulder year. Yeah. The guy is great when he has a chip on his shoulder. He had it from Green Bay. He got hurt, couldn't play the chip on the shoulder goes away.

There was a coordinated media hit against Indiana Football orchestrated by Greg Sankey

Greg Sankey made a call to all of media on Monday and had everyone in the media bash them when they have their big game coming up against Ohio State. And that makes no sense to me. Indiana has not played anyone. Indiana's an awesome story. Indiana's an underdog story. I'm rooting for Indiana.

The 12-team playoff allows cowards to get in by scheduling easy non-conference games

There's really no need to schedule a tough out of conference schedule with a 12 team playoff... the coward's way out is working right now. You're banking on the opportunity to get kicked out by your one tough loss that you have and then spending the time getting mad at the committee.

The specialized NBA Cup courts are bad for casual fans and confusing to watch

I do not like the court. Okay. I don't like, I don't, I think for a casual fan it's gonna take a while for them to get The NBA a cup. It just doesn't help. It's like, what is wrong with this court? Then you have to explain this whole long NBA cup thing. Not a fan of the court.

Nick Nurse leaked the 76ers team meeting details because of his obsession with the phrase 'elephant in the room'

Tyrese loves the big fella, but this is the elephant in the room. A person involved in the meeting told ESPN... Nick Nurse is very fond of using the phrase elephant in the room. And he's done it at least three times. Nick Nurse loves the phrase elephant in the room. He had a fucking elephant on his desk.

Coaching is purely about how hard your players will play for you, not X's and O's

It's all about how hard can your players play for you... You can be a coach that has zero X's and O's, but you had your team run through a motherfucking wall from you. That's half the battle right there. And that's all coaching is.

Jake Paul took mercy on Mike Tyson in their boxing match

I guess credit to Jake Paul for not knocking out Mike Tyson. ... He had no chance of winning that. And Jake Paul took mercy on his soul, which should never happen in a boxing match. ... That third round was elder abuse. That was the round where Jake Paul was like, I'm gonna start unloading. And Mike Tyson couldn't move.

Caleb Williams just needs a comfortable system and he will still be a good quarterback

Caleb Williams is still a good quarterback. He just needs to get in a comfortable system. He needs to not be like surrounded by a hurricane of shit... Don't make him feel like he's got too big a part of that failure right off the bat. Give him easy shit to do.

NFL teams change coaches too quickly, which stunts quarterback development

I do [think the NFL moves on from coaches too quickly]. Every team had a coach that was there for a period of years... and now they change coaches every year or two and they change offense and defensive coordinators like they change shirts. And I think that has a lot to do with the lack of quarterback consistency and development over time.