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The Chiefs' loss to the Bengals is more heartbreaking than the Bills' 13-second loss

I think that this loss for the Chiefs is more heartbreaking than the Bills' loss. Because here's why... Bills went shot for shot. They gave it their all.

America will be rooting for the Bengals over the Rams in the Super Bowl

I'm going to root my dick off for the Bengals against the Rams... Who's not rooting for the Bengals in this Super Bowl? We are officially rooting for the Bengals to win the Super Bowl... America's going to root for the Bengals.

Tony Romo is a wildly overrated broadcaster

We've never been more right. About anything in the history of this podcast than we are about Tony Romo. America has finally come around to what we were getting made fun of four or five years ago. I just think he's wildly overrated... The guy is too much on a broadcast. He doesn't let it breathe.

The Chiefs missed their window to be a dominant dynasty

When you start to lose a lot or you don't win what you're expected to. When I get there, like what you were saying, they're going to, they're not going to be the same dominant chiefs for over and over and over and over and over again, they have to change. Like they're missing their window. Their window missed.

Cooper Kupp is the best wide receiver in the NFL right now

Cooper Kupp is the best wide receiver in the NFL right now. I mean, I know that there's guys that you can throw in there, but his ability to make like every catch every single way and like all the big catches—he was incredible.

The Rams' 'all-in' strategy was the correct move regardless of the Super Bowl outcome

The Rams went all in... and it paid off because you're going to a Super Bowl. You're 60 minutes away from a flag fly forever moment. So like, you can't say that this was the wrong strategy. I love when teams go all in. I love when teams are like, 'fuck this, winning a championship means everything.'

Jimmy Garoppolo is 'not a dog'

We learned a couple of things today. One Jimmy G, I don't think he's a dog. I, I think we can conclusively say that Jimmy G not a dog. He had a chance at the end of the game on those last two drives... and they had two just terrible, terrible drives at the end.

Kyle Shanahan has a psychological issue with holding 4th quarter leads in big games

Kyle Shanahan now... there's enough evidence out there to say something is up with Kyle Shanahan late in games. So the last four times... where a team has blown a double digit lead in the fourth quarter, Kyle Shanahan has been part of three out of four of those... something happens. He panicked.

The Rams are the most talented team in the NFL on paper

They're very talented. Probably the most talented team in the NFL on paper. I think they win a 'guy-off' against any other team, actually.

Matthew Stafford is officially a Hall of Famer

The, the, the Stafford hall of fame take is aging beautifully for me because I got last. I just went back and looked, people were fucking roasting me for it. And I always said, if he has insane, like he's a mast an insane amount of numbers... all he needed was a deep run. I think this is it. If he wins one, it's an absolute, no doubter.

Tom Brady is leaving two or three high-level years on the table by retiring now

It's crazy to think about that a guy is retiring at 44 from quarterback in the NFL and you can reasonably make the argument that he left two or three years on the table. Like, he probably could have played for two or three more years... he never declined. He literally outlasted the cliff.

Tom Brady will come out of retirement within five years

I'm just going to assume that Tom Brady could come back at any point in the next like five years. It would not shock me if at his like induction ceremony to the hall of fame, Tom Brady announces that he's coming back to the NFL as he's getting inducted, just to fuck them over for one more year.

Novak Djokovic would have won the Australian Open if he hadn't been deported

Djokovic would've won. He would have kicked the shit out of everyone because he doesn't have the vax... it would have been a real big win.

Harambe is officially back as a cultural force due to the Bengals' Super Bowl run

My who's back of the week is our sweet prince Harambe. We obviously were very early on it in 2016... with the Bengals making this run, then being from Cincinnati it's naturally happened.

Vaping is officially back

My whose back is vaping. Vaping's back. Oh, accidentally... Jerry gave me my own vape. I've been hitting it for the last six hours. I'm full on addicted again.

Emily in Paris is a genius show despite being terrible

Emily in Paris is the worst show ever by the way, never watched it... it is mind-numbingly bad, but it's one of those shows that's so bad. It sucks you in... It's a genius show. It's a genius show and it's terrible. But it's genius.

The Bears' new coaching regime under Matt Eberflus will likely be fired in a few years

This new regime of Matt [Eberflus] and Ryan [Poles] is probably going to be fired, which that is very funny that they just did that again. It's probably going to be fired in a few years anyway.

The Bears should have hired an offensive coach to pair with Justin Fields instead of Matt Eberflus

I was looking at that and I was a little conflicted. You have a young quarterback and we've seen with all these other teams when they're surrounding these guys with those quarterback whispers, whatever you want to call it, these offensive minded coaches, we've seen a lot of success... I personally would have went to the opposite direction of [defensive minded].

Kyler Murray's bad body language and lack of sideline chemistry suggest he isn't a great leader

Something that I've noticed about Kyler [Murray] in the last, maybe three games of the regular season... in that playoff game, the body language from him, like he never had any of his teammates ever around him on the sideline... He always looked like he was either bored or like very sad to be at the games. And yeah. So I think it does make a difference.

Tom Brady has one more year of football left in him

I think he's got one more year. Cause it's like looking at the Bucs roster. It's family. Yeah. That's the family's tough. It's going to have to be really good for him... This is the most I've ever felt like he could probably hang them up, but you know what I mean? It wouldn't surprise me either way.

The 49ers will beat the Rams in the NFC Championship Game

I'm going Moneyline... San Francisco 49ers. They're going to win. Jimmy G is going to have a good game. I do. Kyle Shanahan is probably preaching to this guy... just take care of the ball.

You aren't a true 'dog' until your back is against the wall and you prove the doubters wrong

You can't go out there and be a dog until your ass is against the wall. People are hating on you and you go out and you prove them wrong. That's when you're a dog.

The Bengals are a 'team of destiny' and will beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game

I'm going with the Bengals. Cause they're I think they're a team of destiny. Joe, Joe Burrow. This is the first number one pick to ever go to the AFC championship or a championship game into his third or second year.

NFL teams are over-relying on analytics and should prioritize taking points with field goals to build momentum

I hate that. Refusing to kick a field goal and go for on a fourth down... that caused the [Chargers] their season. There's a time and place. It has to be a win for the guys on the sidelines [to take the points]. You don't get it, and then you're probably going to go for it again.

I will never become a coach because knowing how it's done at the highest level would kill me

If I'm coaching, we've got some problems, guys. I already know how it's done at the highest level, it will kill me. I wouldn't be able to do it.

Ben Roethlisberger is retiring at the perfect time, walking away a year early rather than a year too late

I just think that it's good that Big Ben is doing this the right way. He's choosing to walk away from the game one year too early instead of one year too late. That's always how you want to see somebody go out.

Aaron Rodgers would be an idiot to leave the NFC North for the AFC West

Aaron Rodgers... he'd be an idiot to [go to the Broncos]. You're basically going into the hardest [division]. Now you're going to the AFC West where you gotta play Justin Herbert, Patrick Mahomes and Derek Carr. That doesn't seem very smart.

Aaron Rodgers is officially a loser

I don't even hate him anymore. He's just a loser. [Aaron Rodgers] is just a loser.

If Aaron Rodgers goes to the Broncos and beats Mahomes twice a year, he's the GOAT

If Aaron Rodgers goes to the Broncos... he does get to have these primetime duels with Patrick Mahomes twice a year. It would be like if he starts beating Patrick Mahomes' brains in kind of re-figures his legacy. He has to be regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.

I don't believe the United States will ever be good at soccer

I just don't believe that we will win. It's that simple... I wish we were good at soccer. We're not. And I'm not gonna pretend like soccer matters in this country when it doesn't.

Caleb Williams will transfer to the Wisconsin Badgers

I've fully bought into the fact that Caleb Williams might be a Wisconsin Badger and it's makes no sense. And his choices are between Wisconsin, LSU and USC.

The Wisconsin Badgers have become the Denver Broncos of college football, only looking for veteran transfer quarterbacks to win a title

You guys [Wisconsin] are like the Denver Broncos of college football with Russell Wilson coming in and competing. Now you get another guy [Caleb Williams] that's coming in just to win a title and leave.

Sean Payton will join Amazon for their NFL coverage

I'm like 90% sure I can predict what's going to happen in the next two years for Sean Payton, Amazon. Amazon... They might put them in a booth with Drew Brees.

Mike McCarthy will be fired as Cowboys head coach exactly one year from today

Mike McCarthy is the lamest of ducks right now because he knows that Sean, this is Sean Payton's job. I'm first reporting it right now. Mike McCarthy has been fired as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys exactly a year from today, minus two weeks.

Adam Schefter will likely leave ESPN in the near future

Schefter... maybe Schefter thinking, you know, I'm going to be leaving ESPN soon. I can start giving a couple back here... Do you think Schefter lets Rappaport break the news that he leaves ESPN?

Hiring an executive from the Kansas City Chiefs organization is always a winning move for the Chicago Bears

The Bears got a new GM, Ryan Poles... pretty much the news there is that he's from the Chiefs. Chiefs have good players. It's never been a bad thing for the Bears to hire someone from the Chiefs staff.

The Ravens might move on from Lamar Jackson

What if the Ravens moved on from Lamar Jackson? Why? He got hurt. They got rid of his offensive coordinator... I just said, keep an eye on it. This is complete and utter reckless speculation.

Aaron Rodgers is definitely going to play for the Denver Broncos next season

I actually am sure about this one... Denver for Aaron Rodgers. You sure about that? I actually am sure about this one.

Barry Bonds is the best baseball player of all time and should be the first person re-inducted into the Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds is a Hall of Famer. He's the best baseball player of all time. You could say that Barry Bonds should be the first—if you were to get rid of everybody in the Hall of Fame, Barry Bonds should be the first person re-inducted.

The steroid era saved Major League Baseball and the jobs of the writers who now refuse to honor it

The steroid era literally saved Tom Verducci's job. In the mid-nineties baseball was dead after the players strike... And they brought in replacement players and baseball was dead. And what happens over the course of the next three years? Oh yeah, Mark McGwire starts hitting the moon... Sammy Sosa and McGwire summer saved baseball.

Tom Brady is going to retire after this season

Tom Brady, Tom vs. Time... for my personal takeaway, it seems like he's gone. She [Gisele] deserves what she needs from me as a husband and my kids deserve what they need from me as a dad... from right now where I stand, I feel like he's gonna walk.

Defense no longer wins championships in the modern NFL

I did, did you guys see that, that one tweet where someone was like, this must be what it feels like for kids to find out Santa Claus isn't real. And it was a text someone shared from their dad saying defense no longer wins championships.

James Harden is unhappy living in Brooklyn

James Harden is upset. This is going well. I fucking love the Nets—they're going to Kevin Durant's hurt, Kyrie plays half the games. And I saw the quote... James Harden doesn't enjoy living in Brooklyn, not just because of the climate, but also the state income tax is different than Texas.

SEC stadiums are louder than NFL stadiums

Joe Burrow, mid controversial statement of saying SEC stadiums louder than NFL stadium... which was now brought up by an NFL veteran who thought that it was quite good.

Using an 'all-star' officiating crew for the Super Bowl is a bad idea due to lack of chemistry

Penalty flags... they announced a Super Bowl crew, Ron Torbert—they are collabing. It's not a crew he's worked with... chemistry is more important than—you want a crew that's been solid together. They're greater than the sum of their parts.

Antonio Brown has only a 10% chance of ever playing in the NFL again

I would say a 10% chance. I love Antonio because we shared a locker room... but at the end of the day, he put himself in this situation. Look at the market for him last off-season.

NFL coaches often fail because their organizations are poorly structured, not because they are bad at coaching

I've kind of changed my thought process on the Bears and the NFL in totality that like coaches can fail, but it's really the organization fails them. I'm now starting to realize like the Bears are screwed no matter what... there was never a structure that was put in place to have [Marc Trestman] succeed.

Patrick Mahomes is the clear #1 young quarterback with no debate

If I had to rank these guys, Patrick Mahomes, number one, easy, easy. It's not even a debate. Patrick Mahomes... you gotta go win the Super Bowl and you gotta go do what he's done consistently year after year.

Joe Burrow is the savage version of what Jay Cutler was supposed to be

I was watching Joe Burrow's interview yesterday... just his personality and also like his confidence slash cockiness. And I was like, that's what Jay [Cutler] was supposed to be. Joe Burrow really, he's a savage.

If a wide receiver touches the ball, he is responsible for catching it

Anytime it barely grazes wide receivers' fingers, Hank will be like, well, I thought it was, if you touch it, you can catch it... just because he touches it doesn't mean you can catch it... [Hank]: Millions of dollars. He gets paid millions of dollars to make that catch.