Takes

The future of the NBA is in Victor Wembanyama and Sam Presti's hands

I would say the future of basketball's in [Wembanyama] and Sam Presti's hands. ... The Thunder are also in Dodger land. They are in Dodger land. ... Which is insane 'cause they're doing it with a cat.

The Rams have the most underrated offensive line in football

The Rams, Andrew Whitworth keeps telling me he's in my ear like this is the most underrated offensive line in football. ... Just watch how many times their running back gets through the line without being touched.

Caleb Williams is the best quarterback in the NFL at throwing on the run

I was talking to my kids and we're watching the game and I said, this dude throws better than anybody in the NFL on the run. ... the velocity that that dude can put on the ball and the accuracy that he throws with when he gets outside the pocket.

Ben Johnson's 'no 50/50 balls' mentality actually hurts Caleb Williams' deep ball accuracy

When Ben Johnson said we don't throw 50/50 balls, I actually think that mentality hurts Caleb on his deep passes because there's a lot of deep passes that he throws that get overthrown because he's nervous. ... It's either gotta be the perfect ball or it's gotta be too far and incomplete.

I would not be in the business of paying Kyle Pitts a big contract

He's a very specific guy. ... you look at a guy like Darren Waller who came out of retirement and the success that he's had in Miami. ... The biggest thing I see with Kyle Pitts... he's a little bit awkward catching the ball over his shoulders. ... Somebody's certainly gonna pay him. And I, I don't think I would be in that business though.

The Bills defense is their Achilles heel but steps up in major moments

The Bills defense is their Achilles heel. But if you look at what the bills have done in some of these big time games... they have also stepped up in big time moments to make big time plays and win games. Because their offense is not the problem.

Drake Maye still holds the metaphorical 'Torch' of the AFC East

[Drake Maye] still have the torch. Yeah. The torch is ours. Whoever wins the division [is the] current torch bearer.

The Bills would be a bad team without Josh Allen

I feel like Josh Allen, he should be definitely in the MVP consideration. If you took Josh Allen off the Bills and replaced him with any other quarterback, they're a bad team. And with Josh Allen, they're going to compete for the division title.

The Chargers are currently the top 'ball team' in the NFL

I loved what Harbaugh said after the game. He goes, it's a ball team.... I think the Chargers gotta be the number one ball team. There's a difference between a great team and a ball team. There's just a pure—

Caleb Williams has proven he is a successful cold-weather quarterback

What I liked about it proved that Caleb can play in the cold. ... No, he looked so comfortable and, and it was awesome to see. He's cold weather quarterback.

Trevor Lawrence has finally become an underrated NFL quarterback

I think we've might've reached the point where Trevor Lawrence might now finally be underrated. ... I think Trevor Lawrence is one of the most underrated, if not the most underrated quarterback in the NFL.

The Rams are the class of the NFC and the most complete team in the NFL

The Rams are a scary, scary team. What Stafford and Puka have going on right now, there's nothing you can do. They look like the most complete team in the NFL.

Philip Rivers' game-ending interception against the Seahawks should not be counted against his performance

When Phil [Rivers] got the ball back at the end of the game, they had to try to throw the ball downfield. I'm not counting that as an interception against Philip Rivers' name. It was not. I'm not gonna do it.

Bo Nix and the Broncos are the best team in football when Nix is playing well

I think they're the best team in football with Good Bo. Yeah. With the way Bo Nix is playing right now. If this Bo Nix shows up in the playoffs, everyone is in trouble.

Victor Wembanyama is an unsolvable problem because you cannot design a system to stop him

Wemby is a problem. You can't design a system to keep the ball away from Wemby. You can't design a system to effectively attack the paint when Wemby's standing there. He's so, so fun to watch.

AI technology is failing because it doesn't justify its investment costs

I think AI is in hot water. I feel like this is, we're we're in a good spot as humanity right now where AI has not been making enough money to justify all the investment. ... We might beat the robots.

Kirk Cousins would get another $200 million contract if he only played the Buccaneers

Kirk Cousins might have another a hundred million dollars, $200 million contract if he could just play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because in the last three starts against [them], he has thrown for 1,158 yards, 11 touchdowns, and one interception.

The 'torch' has been passed to Drake May and it cannot be passed back to Josh Allen

The torch has been passed and that's it. It's over... Drake may has the torch and then it will go until we pass it to someone else... It can't go back.

Jalen Hurts is Russell Wilson 2.0 (and that is a good thing)

I said Jalen Hurts is Russell Wilson 2.0... I said Russell Wilson was a very good quarterback. I think Jalen Hurts is a very good quarterback. They, they're not the top three guys in the league, but they're somewhere after that where if their team is good around 'em, they're winning a Super Bowl.

The 49ers are the 'lurking' team in the NFC that no one is talking about enough

I will say this about the 49ers, they feel like the team that not a lot of people are talking about and they're kind of just lurking there... 49ers are right there. Yeah, they're right fucking there.

Caleb Williams has absolutely stopped creating problems for himself

What do you have to see from Caleb to feel good going into 2026 and beyond? I would tell you number one, stop creating problems for yourself. He's absolutely done that now... He's more in structure, he's playing more in rhythm and timing.

Running the football in shotgun formation all the time stinks

I line up under center, every play is available to me... every direction is available to me. There's very little tendency or tell... when I'm in the shotgun, there's a smaller option of what I can do... When I'm under center, I turn my back to you in a play action fake. You cannot see the ball and the gun. You can all the time.

Notre Dame's relationship with the ACC is irreparably harmed after the CFP snub

Notre Dame is now going scorched earth on the college football playoff and more specifically the ACC. The athletic director, Bevacqua... saying that the ACC absolutely fucked them over, that they did irreparable harm to the relationship with Notre Dame. This business relationship might be done.

JMU is not one of the best 12 teams in the country

I'm not saying JMU is one of the best 12 teams in the country. I think that that would be an insane take to have. I'm just pumped that we're in it.

Kamari Lassiter, Jalen Pitre, or Aziz Al-Shaair are the guys who set the physical tone for the Texans defense

There's probably three guys who I can go to: the number one being Kamari Lassiter. Even from the corner spot, he can set the tone. You got Jalen Pitre at the nickel safety position. He can set the tone. Then you got Aziz Al-Shaair. So those three guys... somebody's gonna lay a physical hit, somebody's gonna make a big play that's gonna spark our entire defense.

I would rather have the Eagles lose in the first round than miss the playoffs

I want to get a first round blowout so that next year could be Super Bowl... Preferably by the Bucs, but I don't think it is possible to play the Bucs in the first round.

The AFC is wide open this year

This is the most wide open AFC... You're only scary teams are the Chiefs and the Ravens... It is not a gauntlet.

The Ravens are broken right now.

The Ravens are broken. They, they look off. Lamar [Jackson] looks off. He had a bad interception. He, he was, he, Zay Flowers, he was getting it going with him a little bit. He ran a little bit, but, and, and the Ravens could run the ball in this game... They just suck in the red zone.

The Colts are cooked.

The Colts are cooked. The Colts had pretty much the worst day possible in that they lost... And Daniel Jones got hurt and it could be an Achilles and now it's Riley Leonard time... it feels like the feel-good Colts are in a lot of trouble coming down the stretch.

Sam Darnold is playing better for the Seahawks than he did for the Vikings

Sam Darnold in games besides the that Rams game... it feels like based on vibes this year he's playing better than he did last year on the Vikings as a whole.

Caleb Downs is the best defensive player in college football

I love Caleb Downs. Caleb Downs has been, I think, the best defensive player in college football for at least the last two years.

The Bears can play with any team in the league.

This doesn't change anything. I feel about this Bears team in that I think they can play with anyone. I don't know if they're, like, you guys were trying to get me to say soupy last week. I don't think they're good enough to win the Super Bowl... but I told you they, I'm not, I don't think they could play with anyone. They, they played with [the Packers].

Notre Dame is a top 10 team despite being left out of the playoff

I do think Notre Dame is unquestionably one of the top 10 teams in the country. And to not have them in a College Football Playoff to decide a champion is stupid.

I'm softening on the Cowboys and no longer get joy from Dak Prescott interceptions

You know how I know that I'm softening up on the Cowboys? I don't get the same joy that I used to get off Dak [Prescott] interceptions. Dak interceptions used to give me life. They used to make me so happy.

Chris Paul being a dickhead in his 20th season is actually a credit to his accountability

In his 20th year in the league at his age, he was still being like, 'Hey guys, we gotta be accountable.' Because I would think that if you're doing a farewell tour... I'm gonna chill with the boys. He was still being dickhead Chris Paul. It's more of a credit to Chris Paul.

I do not believe Giannis Antetokounmpo faked his calf injury to force a trade.

I don't think that [Giannis Antetokounmpo] faked the injury. ... I think he actually hurt himself. I do too. I don't think that he looked bummed when he got hurt. ... It's unfortunate timing, but yeah, the report came out yesterday that he was actively exploring other options.

The current Seahawks defense is playing better than the Legion of Boom did in any seven-game stretch

The Seahawks defense in terms of... a seven-game stretch, they have actually played better in a seven-game stretch this year than the best seven-game stretch of the Legion of Boom.

Shedeur Sanders isn't actually controversial; the polarization is driven entirely by external conversations about him.

The most controversial parts of Shedeur Sanders are actually not Shedeur Sanders. It's what other people say about Shedeur Sanders. ... As a guy goes, I don't think that Shedeur is the reason—it's everybody else talking about [him].

I would rather see Jayden Daniels play and risk injury than sit him for the rest of the season

Big picture, if he gets hurt, I'm gonna be like, why the fuck was Jayden Daniels playing? Counterpoint: Good football players want to play football when they're healthy. I would really like to see Jayden Daniels play this weekend. I don't care. I like watching him play football.

Matthew Stafford's 31 career pick-sixes is actually a complimentary stat

Matthew Stafford has 31 [pick-sixes]. Brett Favre has 32. And you're like, 'Ooh, that's a bad stat.' And then you realize... that means you're very, very good because you played long enough that it didn't actually matter. It's actually kind of a compliment that the rest of your game is so good that 31 pick-sixes are completely irrelevant.

The Texans' defense is the best singular unit of any team in the AFC.

The Texans might be the best singular unit of any team in the AFC. ... Their defense is for real. And it's, it's like, shit, man. They, they beat the fuck—what they did to Josh Allen a couple weeks ago was like, oh man.

Miami should be ranked ahead of Notre Dame because they won the head-to-head matchup

I look at what matters on the field. They... actually played. Miami led the whole game. They won. I don't understand [them being ranked lower]. Miami should be ahead of Notre Dame.

I have lost all hope in this Eagles team and they have to win me back

I have lost all hope in this Eagles team. They got, they have to win me back. I'm opening up that they could win me back. But right now, they have to prove it.

James Madison is a better team than Notre Dame

Does that mean that JMU is better than Notre Dame? I have no choice but to say yes. It does mean that because we would be in, Notre Dame would be out.

Group of Five teams like James Madison, Tulane, and North Texas have zero chance of winning the national title

If you said to me right now, does James Madison, Tulane or North Texas have a chance of winning it all? I'd say no. Does Texas or Vanderbilt? I'd say maybe.

The Steelers have become a retirement home for players

The Steelers did sign Adam Thielen today, who is a 2018 pro bowler... Mike Tomlin has gotten to the point where you can just perfectly troll him and predict everything he does. And the Steelers are just become a retirement home for players. It's crazy.

The Patriots looked legitimately unbeatable and like a great team against the Giants

I thought the Patriots looked unbeatable last night. Like a legitimately great team. All three phases.

LeBron James is officially in his stat-padding era

My Cool Throne is LeBron because congratulations to LeBron. He kept his streak alive of scoring 10 games, which is a totally made up streak... Can we just admit that LeBron's in his stat padding time, like it's fine. It's fine.

Texas A&M is a fraudulent team

Texas a and m has the classic look of a fraudulent team... Their first seven SEC games where they started seven and oh, they played teams ranked nine through 16 in the sec. The second they played somebody in the Top half league, Texas stumped them. This looks like a team that feels like a fraud.

Julian Sayin is a much better quarterback than Will Howard

Julian Sayin is way better than Will Howard... The second Michigan took out their gun... that game was over.