Takes

Nick Sirianni's highlighter thing looks stupid

I think Nick Sirianni was like, I need a thing as a coach to be identified as... I'm going to be the highlighter guy and you have to win. It looks stupid.

Trevon Diggs is one of the best cover guys in the league

Trevon Diggs is one of the best cover guys in the league.

Clemson will not make the College Football Playoff

Clemson is, Dabo [Swinney] going to be able to stomach a truly down year for Clemson? Because they're out, they're officially out. They're not going to make the college football playoffs.

Clemson will lose two or more additional games this season

I think they're going to lose in a bowl game... they're going to lose two or two more games.

Arkansas is a legitimately good football team this year

Arkansas broke their nine-game losing streak to Texas A&M... They are legit. They'll probably will get absolutely pounded by Georgia this weekend, but that doesn't take away from [them being] legit.

Oklahoma is a fraud this year

Oklahoma stinks. I think they say, I think I'm putting the fraud label on Oklahoma this year.

Spencer Rattler will be a top five NFL draft pick regardless of his performance

Spencer Rattler, don't worry, dude. Even if you suck all year, you can just do the combine and do a pro day and somehow some way you'll be a top five pick.

Bryce Young cannot win a national title with a TikTok name

I'm gonna say it, I'll bet Bryce Young not gonna win the title this year. Bryce Young is a TikTok name.

Alabama will win the national championship by 70 points

Alabama's going to win in the national championship game by 70 points.

Half of sports media doesn't watch games; they just tweet about the Manningcast

I also don't know what the sports media is going to tweet about now that the Manningcast is not [on]... Half of sports media doesn't even watch the game. They just tweet about the Manningcast.

The Mets' plan to focus on 'live comedy' is a hilarious failure of priorities

They [the Mets] have a new owner, Steve Cohen... they're focusing now on live comedy, new design and special events... All they gotta do is play good baseball. Especially you also have to have just like a tiny bit of self-awareness.

Bally Sports has the worst on-screen presentation

The only thing I can say is fuck Bally Sports. They have the worst by far [on-screen presentation].

Joe West is a baseball great and deserves appreciation

Joe West is what we need. He's an all-time great. Joe West is baseball. And if you don't like Joe West, you got a dump in your pants.

Washington's defense is the biggest disappointment of the 2021 season

I'm surprised how bad Washington's defense is playing. They're 31st in the league... they're the biggest disappointment to me.

The 1985 Bears were a better defense than the 2000 Ravens

I'll say it's the 85 Bears. And the only reason I say that is they beat you before the game was ever played. People were scared, scared to death over that team.

You can win in the NFL with a rookie QB if you run the ball 600 times

How come it's so hard to win with these rookie quarterbacks? ... you can [win], if you can run the darn football and play defense... We ran the ball 607 times that rookie year of Mark Sanchez.

Any coach can win in the NFL if they have a Hall of Fame quarterback

If you have a Hall of Fame quarterback, I don't care, you could be Melba toast and you can still win. This game is such a quarterback-driven league that if you have that guy, you're going to win.

Bill Belichick's biggest edge is his preparation and game management

I think his [Belichick's] biggest edge comes from like his preparation. Second to none. You know, like his game management. I think his skills and game management are better than anybody that I would ever go against.

Tom Brady and the Bucs will win big against the Patriots

I think [the Bucks] are gonna win. Tom Brady is ridiculous. ... Damn right [they win big].

I would return to coach the Jets for $5 million a year

He goes, you got to go back and coach [the Jets]. I said, fine. Give me 5 million a year I'll go back. I told him I used to.

Aaron Rodgers is still one of the best football players on planet Earth

All the hemming and hawing about Aaron Rodgers possibly not caring, possibly not being still one of the best football players on planet earth. It turns out maybe not true. Turns out he's still pretty fucking good at football.

Anything above 20 seconds is too much time to leave on the clock for Aaron Rodgers to win a game.

If you give Aaron Rodgers, I would say 19 seconds is not enough time for Aaron Rodgers. Anything above 20, it's too much time. ... they had no timeouts so you basically have to do the perfect drive and he did it.

Jimmy Garoppolo will be traded mid-season

I do agree with you though. I think that the clock is ticking on Jimmy G. It just feels like Jimmy G gets traded mid season.

Justin Tucker is the greatest kicker in NFL history.

Is [Justin Tucker] the greatest kicker of all time? I know Adam Vinatieri obviously has the most clutch kicks, but Justin Tucker is insane. 66-yarder breaks the record. ... 90.7% field goals in his career, and he's never missed a field goal in the final minute of a regulation game. Clutch and incredible.

The best thing the Lions could do this year is to lose every game while staying competitive to secure a high draft pick.

The best thing the Lions could do this year is to lose every game. Be competitive in every single game so you know that you have some pieces to build on and then get a sick draft pick. ... win three games this year, but remain competitive and all of them.

Matt Nagy purposefully threw the Browns game to prove that Andy Dalton is better than Justin Fields

I think he threw that game to try to prove that he's right. That Andy Dalton's a better quarterback than Justin Fields right now because that's the only explanation for the play calling and the game plan that he put out there.

I want to see Justin Fields play because the Bears are going nowhere and we already know what Andy Dalton is.

The point has always been, the Bears are going nowhere. We know what Andy Dalton is. Why not try to see what you have in a rookie QB that you just used a lot of draft capital on. Play Justin Fields. ... There's no reason to play Andy Dalton and win like six games. You rather see Justin Fields progress.

I hope Jameis Winston finishes the season with 30 touchdowns and only 1,200 passing yards.

Jameis Winston is working right now on the most hilarious season ever. ... I hope he ends up with 30 touchdowns and 1200 yards. ... Seven touchdowns thrown, 387 total yards. That's efficiency right there.

Jameis Winston is an 'Oculus QB' because he drops back looking at things nobody else sees.

Jameis Winston... he looks like he's seeing shit that nobody else has seen. And he's just looking in the strangest directions and ducking underneath invisible things and almost falling down. He's the Oculus QB before he ever throws a pass.

The Buccaneers are going to beat the Patriots by 30 in Tom Brady's return

My gut feeling is like the Bucs are going to beat them by 30... There's no great signs, there's no great throws, there's no good drives. They didn't get a first down until like the second quarter.

The Chargers are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

These Chargers can win the Super Bowl. These Chargers are fucking awesome.

Keenan Allen has been a top five receiver for the last six years

We should respect Keenan Allen, because nobody ever mentions him in the list of like the top five receivers in the NFL. And he has been a top five guy when healthy. He's been a top five guy for probably the last six years.

Zach Wilson is actually improving because he only threw two interceptions this week instead of four.

I think [Zach Wilson] is actually improving. ... He threw two interceptions today, right? So yeah. He's twice as good as he was last week. ... it was an improvement from last week. He's managing his mistakes better.

If you buy too hard into Kirk Cousins, you're setting yourself up to get hurt.

Kirk cousins... be careful. We don't want to see you get hurt. Jump in feet first pool. If you buy too hard into Kirk Cousins, you're setting yourself up for going to get hurt.

Pete Carroll is not a great head coach from an X's and O's standpoint.

I actually don't think that Pete Carroll is a very good head coach from an X's and O's standpoint. ... He gets a lot of credit for winning that Super Bowl, which they dominated with an all-time defense. I don't think he's that great of a head coach.

Matthew Stafford will be in the Hall of Fame

I actually feel really good about my take, my long standing take that Matt Stafford is going to be in the Hall of Fame... if he can figure out a way to get to a Super Bowl or even win a Super Bowl ring, then it's like, he's a hall of famer.

The USA is back because they 'skull fucked' Europe in the Ryder Cup

The USA, United States of America. We are back thanks to the Ryder cup team. Absolutely skull fucked Europe, 19 to nine biggest wins since 1975.

I am never going to mention the St. Louis Cardinals' 15-game winning streak on this show.

My who's back is my ability to hold a grudge and not mentioned the fact that the [St. Louis] Cardinals won 15 games in a row. Congratulations, I will never mention it on this show. ... They're winning all these games to fucking play in the one game playoff and get the shit kicked out of them by the Dodgers.

Dog the Bounty Hunter will find Brian Laundrie before the FBI.

Dog the Bounty Hunter is on the trail of Brian Laundrie. ... What happens if Dog finds him before the FBI? He absolutely will. He's Dog the Bounty Hunter. ... Dog's like knocking on his parents [door]. ... It's over. Dog's on the case. It's done.

Davis Mills is not an NFL-caliber quarterback.

There's a lot of stuff that I'm sure Davis Mills is really, really good at... but playing NFL quarterback isn't one of them.

Tyrod Taylor is more valuable than he is generally credited for.

I think that this game actually showed us that Tyrod Taylor is probably more valuable than we gave him credit for because the Texans did not look good.

The Carolina Panthers are a legitimate team and could win the NFC South.

I'm going to say something right now. This is crazy... Panthers plus 500 to win the NFC South. The bucks are old.

The Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team in the NFL.

The Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team... I don't know if they're that good. I think they're okay. They're not that good.

Jalen Ramsey is the only cornerback who can physically cover Rob Gronkowski.

Jalen Ramsey is really the only person who fits Jalen Ramsey's description of a quarterback that can cover Gronk. Cause Jalen is a big dude. He's strong, he's got coverage skills and he can tackle.

The Chicago Bears defense will successfully slow down the Browns' running game.

The one thing that I'm at least a little confident about is that the bears do, they will be able to like slow down the run game.

The Falcons offense is prime for an explosion and will 'come alive' against the Giants.

I'm believing in what [Arthur Smith] put together down in Atlanta. I think that that offense is prime for an explosion. They're just there on the details. It's the small things. It's a game of inches. And if they can find one or two inches here or there, I think that offense is liable to just come alive.

Arthur Smith is one of the best-looking coaches in the NFL.

I think you know what? I'm going to throw it out there. Arthur Smith. One of the best looking coaches in the NFL, I think it's like him and Mike McCarthy one and two.

The Vikings will win their Week 3 game against the Seahawks.

I think the Vikings are going to win. I think so too. I think the Vikings are going to win. I think this feels like a, you know, the hungry dog runs faster kind of game and also the Seahawks defense still a mess.

Kirk Cousins is statistically the best quarterback of all time.

Statistically, the best quarterback of all time.

The College Football Playoff should expand to eight teams, but not twelve.

I liked the expanding to eight, not 12... eight is my number. I think 12, you look at the number of games and I think coaches would manage that... but I think selfishly for our league [Big Ten] eight is better.