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Connor Bedard has 'dog in him' and will become one of the greats

I believe that he does have dog in him and it will eventually be unleashed. He's too stubborn not to become one of the greats. ... This kid is very young, he's very determined and he is gonna figure it out with my help.

The Denver Nuggets are the fourth-best championship contender when healthy

I think Denver's the fourth team when Denver has Aaron Gordon and this version of Jamal Murray. Even with a diminished bench, it's like you can't rule, especially, you know, you look at the depth, the extra days off depth isn't as big of an issue.

Shredder and the Ninja Turtles appear in every episode together but never actually kill each other

If you've ever watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shredder is in every episode. The Ninja Turtles are in like every episode. They never actually kill each other. They just fight.

A Dungeons and Dragons player who shapeshifts into an animal too early cannot be trusted

If you morph into something else already, how can you be trusted? Right. It's not even, especially if it's not even known yet. [I need to] fit in with like the rest of the crowd.

Fifty percent of professional Dungeons and Dragons clients are Pardon My Take fans

I love running games for AWLs. I think at this point 50% of my clients are like AWLs. I mean it's so rad because what I do is now that I've run Forge of Fury, I've been running another adventure for them.

The Pardon My Take crew will attend Gen Con in Indianapolis in August 2025

[Timm Woods]: The Indianapolis one is Gen Con. It is the biggest Dungeons and Dragons convention in the world. And if you guys were there, I could take you on the whole tour. [Big Cat]: End of August. We're in. 100% we're gonna do that. That sounds amazing.

Carson Wentz is the Eagles' secret good luck charm

Do you think Max, is there anything to be said that Carson Wentz is your good luck charm? Because the Eagles have two Super Bowls when Carson Wentz is on the sidelines. You're undefeated in Super Bowls when Carson Wentz is, is a backup somewhere.

NBA broadcasts will soon allow fans to toggle sports betting information on or off

I think we're not that far away where you're just gonna go click. And if you don't want any information about sports betting, you won't have to look at it. On the other hand, if you're someone in a state where it's illegal and you can get, get a bet on sports, you'll see a lot more information if that's what you want.

The 2024 season was my best individual year as a pro

I think I had a great year. I think I had my best year as a pro. I'm excited for, I think there's another level that I can hit.

It takes two years for a wrist ligament injury to return to full mobility

Whenever you have a ligament injury, your joint is gonna take around two years to get all the mobility back and everything that you feel like you need.

Most running quarterbacks excel in the preseason because defenses aren't game-planned

A lot of running quarterbacks excel in the preseason I would say. Because you're not game planning the opposing team. Your coaches aren't game planning their defense and you're just running out and running your training camp plays.

AC/DC should be the next Super Bowl halftime show performer.

I'm gonna agree with our good friend Michael Greer. He has a great idea for the next halftime show. AC DC. AC DC at halftime would fucking rock... just banger after banger.

I would want to live to 102 if I owned an NFL team

Unless I own an NFL team, then I do [want to be 102]... Owning an FL team would be sick though. Like, you don't want to die if you're owning an NFL team.

Winning is the only stat that truly matters for a quarterback

Winning is the biggest thing. Like when — when you at quarterback, I think that's so important. Like, yeah, you have some turnovers here. Yeah, you have some ups and downs, but eliminating negative plays and winning it takes you so far... Whatever is required for us to win a game is like my focus.

I would watch an NFL player flag football tournament in the off-season

If they do it correctly, it would be like a perfect, like, I wanna say May — just do like a three day tournament with all the players. I would watch that for flag football. If it was the NFL players playing, I would watch that.

Rory McIlroy is back and this could be his year to win the Masters

My Who's Back of the week is Rory McIlroy. He's smashing. He won the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. This might be his year... he might turn it around.

Frank Gore is the 'teach tape' for how to be a pass-protecting running back

I got to play with Frank Gore, who's awesome by the way. No one knew pass protection better than Frank Gore. The dude got football... he is the teach tape on how to be a pass-protecting running back. And he is also the teach tape on how to be a gap scheme running back. The dude was unbelievable.

Kellen Moore has a good chance to be hired as the Saints head coach

I think it might be Kellen Moore. Yeah. I think he's been doing a lot of, he's been getting his staff together. He's been really focused on his interviews with the Saints. I think this bodes well for his chance of being hired.

The NBA will expand to Las Vegas and Seattle

They're gonna add two more teams, I think is my takeaway... Vegas and Seattle.

The Chiefs will beat the Eagles 34-24 in Super Bowl 59

I am leaning towards 34 24. Okay. Leaning. Okay... but that's, you know, write that in pencil. No, not in pen.

The Kansas City Chiefs will win the AFC West in 2025

Congrats on the Kansas City Chiefs winning the AFC West in 2025. We're the first to report it. Oh, okay. Thank you. Yep. We are the first to report it. We've been reporting it around this time every single year.

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.

Dallas Goedert will have over 60 receiving yards in Super Bowl 59

I'm going, I think this has gotta be a huge Dallas Goedert game. So I'm going Dallas Goedert over 60 yards receiving plus one 19. So it's plus money. I think this is Dallas Goedert game. I think he's got to eat. He's also, he leads the Eagles in, in receiving yards in the Playoffs.

Josh Allen will eventually win a Super Bowl

I think [Josh Allen] will win a Super Bowl eventually, but we're, we're, the, somebody is gonna be left without a chair... I would worry about for Josh is if, because I think he'll beat the Chiefs in the playoffs one time. He's too good.

No team that wins exactly 15 games in the regular season has won a Super Bowl since 1985

I got a trend. Big Cat, no team that's won exactly 15 games in the regular season has won the Super Bowl since 1985.

I will be rooting against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl

I will be rooting against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, but I also respect this greatness. But I'm rooting, I'm telling you right now, I'm rooting against the Chiefs.

Getting old is primarily about 'giving less of a fuck'

I think the number one thing is giving less of a fuck. That's the number one thing with age that is so much better. Where it's like, I don't start dressing better, but it's like, I don't care. I got kids. I got a good life. I don't give a fuck.

The winning coach of the first Super Bowl matchup has won every single rematch in NFL history.

This is the fifth time in Super Bowl history we're gonna have a rematch of coaches in the big game. The losing coach has lost all four of the rematches. Chuck Noll over Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson over Marv Levy, Coughlin over Bill Belichick and Andy Reid over Shanahan. And this will be Andy Reid versus Nick Sirianni 2. So each time the winning coach the first time won the second time as well.

The Bills must let Josh Allen be 'Superman' and attack early to beat the Chiefs

I hope the Bills let Josh Allen just fucking chuck it. And I hope they let him just be Superman... to win this game, you gotta just, you gotta like step on them early and never let them back in it. Because if you let this be at one possession game in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs are gonna win.

Ohio State was the best team in the inaugural 12-team playoff

Ohio State has done it. $20 million roster. Incredible team... they kicked the shit out of everyone in the playoffs. They were the best team in this playoffs.

The National Championship game should be played no later than January 10th

January 10th should be the latest they play the national championship. You can't have it. You can't have four NFL teams left and still not have a national title champion for college football. It just feels weird. It feels off. It's stupid.

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed GOAT of tennis

Carlos Alcaraz... he got fucking worked by Kovich the goat. Djokovic is 37 years old and I thought, big bad Carlos Alcaraz, no one can beat this guy. Not so fast.

Travis Kelce remains elite because his mental game compensates for declining athleticism

Even as you've seen maybe his athleticism come back a few notches the last few years, he's still just as effective because of how smart he is. Zone coverage, he's gonna be able to find those holes. Patrick's gonna be able to look around the field and then find him.

The Eagles have a better chance of beating the Chiefs than the Commanders do

The Eagles have a much better chance to beat the Chiefs. That's true. And so I don't, I don't, I don't wanna root for the Commanders, have them win and then just get smoked by the Chiefs and then Threepeat.

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

I mean, 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... It's probably Ohio State.

Jalen Hurts will only be 60-70% healthy for the NFC Championship game

Jalen Hurts, if I had to, if I had to make a guess and I'm pretty confident in this guess, I think he will be playing at probably around 60 to 70%.

Divisional Round is the best sports weekend of the year

This is my favorite sports weekend of the year. Because in Wild Card weekend, sometimes you have, you get some lopsided matchups. Divisional round, you get the prestigious teams, you get the elite teams.

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.

Travis Kelce ramps it up in the playoffs compared to the regular season

I do think this is where Travis Kelce ramps it up. Like, I like his over yards. I think this is, he, he, he plays in second gear for the majority of the regular season. And then when you get to these points... it's Travis Kelce or Mahomes using his feet.

The path for the Texans to stay close is containing Patrick Mahomes' scrambles

The path is if they can take care of the Mahomes scrambles, which they didn't in that first game that killed 'em. They can keep it closer.

Sean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation

I think Sean McVay is a wizard. I really do. I think Sean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation. I think he is that good.

Minnesota is one of the most cursed sports cities in the country

Minnesota fans listening to this right now, you guys deserve credit for being one of the most cursed sports cities out there. The last time they were in a championship round was 1991 with the twins. They've had some really, really, like, they, the problem with the Minnesota sports is they're actually like good, but they're never good enough to win. And they haven't had a title in whatever it's Yeah. 30 years and they have all four major teams.

The Houston Texans' defense won them the Wild Card game against the Chargers

That Texans defense, holy shit, did they bring it on Saturday? They were so goddamn good. And not only were they so good, I thought that game was decided by the fact that the Chargers came out like basically a perfect start... if the Texans defense doesn't play their balls off to start the game... that game could look totally different.

The Chargers' offense over-relied on Lad McConkey

I think the Chargers ran into an acute case of building their entire offense out of Lad McConkey. Lab McConkey had 197 yards. The other wide receivers had 45... They just couldn't do anything that wasn't Lad McConkey.

I'd rather the Eagles play the Rams than the Vikings next week

If you had to tell me that I had to pick a team, I would, I would pick the Rams. We handled the Rams in that first game. Their defense could not stop at the run... and they would've to travel from LA to Philly in the cold.

The NFL should not change the playoff format to strip division winners of home games

NFL might change the playoff format where division winners get an automatic entry but not necessarily home field in the first round. This would suck. NFL is what makes the NFL great. Winning your division should mean a lot. Don't overreact to one year.

Taking away Tyler Warren effectively ends Penn State's passing threat

I actually think that a big impact on this game was when Tyler Warren got taken out. When you take Tyler Warren away from Penn State, then you take away all the threat of their, their physical passing because they're wide receivers. Can't catch a ball.

Only five teams can realistically win 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.