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Chris Ballard should be fired by the Colts

Chris Ballard. ... Since 2017 there have been seven winners of the AFC South. ... The Indianapolis Colts have won it zero times. It is the most combustible division that you can win year to year. And Chris Ballard's teams have not won it a single time. ... His teams just fall apart.

I would take Mike McCarthy as the Jets' next head coach in a second

I'd take Mike McCarthy in a second. I mean, he went 12 and 5 up until this year for the past four seasons. ... He's gotta get in line. No more Ayahuasca.

The Cleveland Browns will get the number one overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

I think the Cleveland Browns are gonna get the number one pick. I think the Browns, if they start DTR, I do not think you can win a football game with DTR. ... I think the Browns could get the one. I think he could find a way to sneak in there.

Everyone complaining about Cam Ward sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl is a loser

Anyone who was upset about Cam Ward is a loser and they're just basically looking for something to be angry about. ... He's also got millions of dollars on the line if he gets hurt. I don't understand it. ... Bowl games don't really mean anything and it's entertainment and it's kind of stupid but it's also fun.

The Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl again

They're gonna win the Super Bowl again. Just accept it... what's gonna end up happening is the Chiefs now with the one seed, their second round game is going to be a team that they will kill and then they will play one game to get to the Super Bowl... and then it's Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.

The 76ers are back and Caleb Martin is a 'Celtics killer'

Sixers are back. Everyone knows the NBA starts on Christmas... Caleb Martin might be the Celtic killer. That might be the difference... He has been horrendous this year and all of a sudden shows up on Christmas Day goes seven of nine from three and just buries every single shot against the [Celtics].

I like the Steelers on Christmas against the Chiefs

You know, as crazy as this is gonna sound because the last two recaps we just did. I kinda like the Steelers on Christmas... But I like 'em on Christmas... Tomlin dog at home Christmas. Everybody in Pittsburgh's gonna be at the, if you're not, you're not anybody unless you're at that game in Pittsburgh.

I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinals stock going forward

This might just be way too knee-jerk, but I think I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinal stock going forward... I take Kyler [Murray] September, October, November, Bryce [Young] in December.

Indiana and Clemson are the two best upset bets in the first round of the CFP

Indiana and Clemson are the two horses I'm riding. I think the weather, I think the big, I think the weather, it's big 10 weather. It's tough to go against Penn State and Ohio State. I think Indiana's got a shot. And I think Clemson has a real shot because Indiana's Big 10. Notre Dame's not big.

TJ Watt's injury might be a psychological 'Art of War' ploy to trick the Ravens

I have a theory about TJ Watt's injury... I think this could be an Art of War situation. Sun Sue Art of War. Make your enemy think that you were weak when you were strong... Start throwing out the one in 10 without TJ Watts Stats... Let people start thinking during the week of practice. Maybe TJ's not gonna be playing this week.

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.

I bet $5,000 on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl

I put a bomb future down and I put it on the Eagles. I almost five have five grand on the Eagles plus four 50. That, that I almost biggest, that'll be the biggest bet I've ever won.

Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels will be the next New England Patriots coaching duo

Vrabel McDaniels... that's the combo. [Josh] McDaniels had Mac Jones in the Pro Bowl... give me Vrabel and McDaniels and I am pumped.

The Bears should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start fresh

They should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start completely fresh. They won't do that. They'll either keep Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren, fire Ryan Poles. Keep Kevin Warren. And it's just gonna be a mess. And nothing's ever gonna change.

The Falcons will likely switch from Kirk Cousins to Michael Penix Jr. soon

And they said, how do you feel about your play, Kirk? And it looked like he was gonna cry. Oof. I thought Kirk Cousins was gonna cry because he was like, clearly I'm not playing up to my standard. I think, I think they might make a change. I think so too. It might be Penix time.

Doug Gottlieb is doing a bad job coaching Green Bay and should spend less time on social media

Jesus, Doug, a seven game losing streak in the last place in the Horizon League. Less time on social media, more time in the gym... I think he's, has he won a game in December... He's doing things like his way... sat [his best player] for the entire game even though they can't win a game right now.

Indiana will pull off the upset against Notre Dame in the CFP

What's the, I, what's the IU Notre Dame? Seven and a half... I would say IU. I'd probably say IU would, would be [the upset].

Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time

I think Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time... he is legitimately cocky for how bad he is... he's got the cockiness of 'My dad will sue you.'

Jerod Mayo feels like a puppet for Robert Kraft

I've always kind of said [Mayo] feels like a puppet for Craft... the Kraft family would bring back Jerod Mayo and his staff because they do not want to admit a mistake.

You cannot pay Brock Purdy 60 million dollars per year

There's been talk about [Brock Purdy] getting an extension. I know a lot of guys are hurt, but how much can you pay Brock Purdy knowing that he's a good quarterback? He's not in the level of, make everyone better quarterback. 60 a year... That's insane. You can't pay Brock Purdy 60 a year.

College football should get rid of conference championships and just start the 16-team playoff that weekend

Get rid of the conference championships. If you're gonna do it this way, get rid of the conference championships and just have the playoffs start that weekend. Yeah. Like, have it be the first weekend of December, have it be 16 teams or whatever it is.

Arizona State will win the College Football Playoff because they are the hottest team

You know what I'm taking Arizona State. Fuck it... I want, I don't think it works for college football, but it, if it was hockey or college basketball, they're the hottest team. Make a run.

The speed of Google's new quantum chip suggests we are likely living in a computer simulation

Google says that one of the world's current fastest supercomputers would take 10 septillion years to complete that same challenge that Google's chip did in less than five minutes... it actually lends credence to the, the theory that we are living in one of an infinite number of computer simulations right now.

Sliding is dangerous for quarterbacks and should be removed from the game

Sliding the game, look, the game changed when they change the rules... it puts your head on a pedestal right at the level of people's knees. And, and, and, and, like you basically are saying and, and, and by sliding you're opening yourself up. Right? It's like, oh, hit me in the face... I think sliding to make it safe for quarterbacks is impossible. So get rid of it.

Apathy and losing in the NFL is almost always an ownership accountability problem

I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league you can't because it, equity ownership's not gonna change... you can't overcome apathy... how do we help ownership be accountable? Yeah. Because it would make the team, if they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team.

The Vikings should consider resigning Sam Darnold this offseason

Are we at the point where the Vikings should consider resigning Sam Darnold? Yes... You probably should. 'Cause JJ [McCarthy]'s probably good, but you don't know. But we know that Sam's good. Sam Darnold's also only 27 years old.

Bryce Young is the quarterback of the future for the Carolina Panthers

I do think [Bryce Young] is the quarterback of the future now for the Panthers, which is awesome because it looked like one in seven. It looked like everything was lost. Now you not only have a quarterback, but you have a coach and Dave Canales who's, you know, coaching him up.

If the Jets draft a quarterback, they should keep Aaron Rodgers to provide a competitive spark

If we draft a quarterback, I, I say yes [to keeping Rodgers]. A lot of Jets fans don't want him, but he'll be good if you draft a quarterback. He needs a little bit of that spark, a little bit of that fire.

The 49ers aren't actually good; the Bears are just that bad

I don't think the 49ers are good. I just think the Bears are that bad... [Niners 38, Bears 13] That game sucked. The Bears are a joke. They're so bad... just same garbage team, same garbage start.

JJ McCarthy will end up being the best quarterback from the 2024 draft class

JJ McCarthy's gonna end up being the best quarterback from that draft class. Well, that's just what's gonna end up happening after all this discussion. And that JJ McCarthy's somehow gonna be like the best player of all time.

Brock Bowers is the best tight end in the NFL and should win Rookie of the Year

Brock Bowers is first in receptions. He's fourth in yards. I know that it will go to a quarterback. But Brock Bowers the best tight end in the NFL. He should win Rookie of the Year.

The Bears will not hire Mike Vrabel because they are a 'meek' organization afraid of alpha personalities

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. George McCaskey is a meek man who does not like football. So he's like, he you can't have, and Kevin Warren is the same. So I think Mike Vrabel wouldn't fit, they wouldn't want Mike Vrabel in the building.

The Commanders could win the Super Bowl this year

I could see Washington winning the Super Bowl... I could see them winning the Super Bowl because it's so up in the air right now. Especially with the Lions... being so beat up on defense... Anything can happen once you get in the dance.

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 will be the next quarterback of the New York Jets

James Winston is the next QB of the New York Jets.

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.

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.

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.

There has never been a worse coach in close games than Matt Eberflus

It was obvious that it had to happen because there's never been a worse coach in close games than Matt Eberflus. Like I think that statistically actually is proven true. The timeout is, so obviously Caleb [Williams] deserves some blame for it, but... the second there's any hesitation, it's like 80/20, Matt Eberflus's.

I do not think the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this year

I don't think the Chiefs are gonna win the Super Bowl this year. And I say that with caution because it is still Patrick Mahomes, but their offensive line... is bad. Their secondary has not been good. It feels like they're just holding on.

Aaron Rodgers will be on the Rams next year

Aaron Rodgers on the Rams next year. I feel like he would want to play for McVay and I feel like McVay would look at him and be like, I've done it before [with Stafford].

Justin Tucker is officially washed

Justin Tucker though, he's washed. He actually sucks. You actually need to cut him. I think if you were [the Ravens]. It went from a sure thing... to a very big issue.

Juan Soto will sign with the Boston Red Sox

I'm seeing some tweets. I'm seeing some reports... Juan Soto's sister looking at apartments in Boston... Mick Kirk Han guy reported that he's a hundred percent signing with the Red Sox... I've just convinced myself we're getting Soto.

Travis Hunter should be a -5000 favorite to win the Heisman

I mean it should be like Travis Hunter minus like 5,000. If everything what PFT said is correct... it's something we've never seen before.

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.

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 Maye]?

It wouldn't surprise me if the Commanders miss the playoffs

I said out loud, it wouldn't surprise me if we [the Commanders] missed the playoffs. Because we're not playing—we were a 10 and a half point favorite during this game.

I will fight anyone who says Indiana shouldn't be in the playoff

I will fucking fight. If you find someone online who's saying Indiana should not be in the college football playoff—tag me snitch. Tag 'em. I just—I wanna fight 'em. I just love the, on the streets of the internet.

Caleb Williams is my personal Rookie of the Year

I actually think Caleb Williams, he's my personal rookie of the year because what he was able to do with Shane Waldron as a coach is maybe the most impressive thing ever.

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

My advice would be to throw it very slow. The slower... once you get to like 65, 70 miles an hour, that's when guys are gonna start unleashing on it. My advice would be to hone in a really slow pitch over the zone. If you can like dial in a 45 mile an hour fastball and throw it on the two seams, don't throw it on the four seams, throw it on the two seams, it'll cut for you and do some cool sinking stuff.