Takes

If Florida beats Alabama and Texas A&M beats Ohio State, the committee will still keep Alabama in the playoff

They'll keep Alabama in. Like if Florida beats Alabama in the SEC championship game, they'll find a way to get Florida and Alabama in. And the same thing in the ACC.

Coach K will pull Duke from the season if they continue to lose bad games

I would not be surprised at all if after, like, a month and a few more bad losses, Coach K pulled his team from the season... once he gets a little losing streak going, he is definitely liable to be like, listen, we're not going to go through the motions. The most important thing is keeping these kids healthy.

Aliens have agreements with the U.S. and a secret underground base on Mars

The head of Israel's space security program for 30 years... said there is agreements made between aliens in the U.S. which ostensibly have been made because they wish to research and understand the fabric of the universe. Their cooperation with the secret underground base on Mars.

I can get shredded for the summer with just one adjustable dumbbell

I realized I'd only purchased one. So I have one dumbbell. One is all you need... I think I can get shredded off one dumbbell. I don't think you need an entire gym for that.

Getting benched is the best thing that ever happened to Carson Wentz

I actually think Carson Wentz getting benched was the greatest thing that's ever happened to Carson Wentz. Dude, he's going to get paid to not play football. And he's really bad. So now he doesn't have to be really bad every week. I'm sure he dreaded playing football.

I'm going to take over Pardon My Take with my podcast Danger Talk

I'm not encroaching. I'm just going to take it over, man. I'm just going to take it over completely. Pardon my take. I'm going to, you know, it's been fun, man. It's been fun to be able to do the podcast.

Mr. Unlimited is a 'killer instinct mentality' and an 'alter ego'

Unlimited comes from this idea that... You know, you have to, you know, in the midst of a season, in the midst of life, you have to be able to, one, first of all, have fun and joke around. But I think also, too, you kind of got to have this killer instinct, you know, no matter what you do, you know, you kind of have got to have this other side of you. This is kind of the other side of me, you know, Mr. Unlimited, just that mentality, you know, that anything's possible.

I have a clutch gene that runs through my veins and strikes fear in the other team

You got to have a clutch gene. You got to have this clutch gene. You got to have that DNA where it runs through your veins and it runs through your team it runs through the emotion of the game and it runs through the other team's mind too as well.

When I walk on the field I feel like Michael Jordan or Derek Jeter stepping up to the plate

It's like Michael Jordan or a certain Derek Jeter comes up to the plate. The guy on second base, you feel like he's always going to knock him in. I feel like that every time I walk up to the plate. I feel like that every time I walk up to the field.

You just humble-answered me — that's exactly what we asked you not to do

All right, but you're fucking awesome. You just humble answered me. You just did the same thing.

The Super Bowl loss changed my career for the better — that's where being unlimited comes from

I think it changed my career for the better in terms of how I overcome obstacles, how I come through situations, how I get ready and be fully prepared. That was a critical moment, and I think that's where that alter ego kind of comes up a little bit. You've got to be a little bit unlimited when everybody else is telling you you're not this, you're not that.

The Super Bowl interception doesn't pop into my head anymore — I've trained my brain

It doesn't really pop in my head. I think, I think, I think the first year it pops in your head almost every day. Um, but I think, you know, now, um, you know, for me, I've trained my, I've trained, I've trained my, I've trained my brain every day to know that man, stuff's going to happen, man.

Baseball was actually my best sport

I always feel like baseball is actually my best sport... if I really had focused on baseball, you know, out of high school, I was going to be a top pick out of high school... I never really got to fully blossom fully in my baseball career... out of high school and stuff that baseball was actually my best sport.

When you launch a 60-yard deep ball on the road and the whole crowd goes silent, there's this peace

One of my favorite things when you're playing on the road and everybody's booing you, everybody's screaming and the whole crowd noise and all that stuff's going on. And then you got a guy going down the sideline, you launch this 60 yard deep go ball and the whole crowd goes, yeah. And there's this pause and moment in time where the ball's spinning down in the air, and boom, he catches it.

The Rose Bowl field feels like a par five golf green

the sun's just going down and the field feels like a golf course it feels like a par five right on the green

Phil Knight told me after the Rose Bowl I'd be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time

sure enough phil knight comes out right in front of me and he goes oh man nice game russell i want to make you a nike athlete one day when you're ready to play in the nfl and i think you're going to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time

Jake Paul is lying about being 6'1" and is actually 5'9" because he is the same height as Dave Portnoy

Jake Paul is lying about his height. He's listed at 6'1", but is really 5'9"... I have a picture of him next to Dave Portnoy. And he is basically the same height as Dave Portnoy. He's two inches taller than Dave, who is 5'10".

I would rock Jake Paul's shit because I have fewer commitments than anyone else

I legitimately have the least amount of commitments out of the whole company at this moment... I also like to work out and have endured a good amount of head trauma, which make me suitable for boxing... I would make him think I was easily beatable, but I would rock his shit.

I'm officially abandoning my Drew Lock 'moxie' take

Drew Lock, I'm ready to abandon. I'm not apologizing. I'm ready to abandon my Drew Lock take, the Moxie take. Please advise me for the most elegant way I can dismount from that take without admitting I was wrong about it.

Noah Fant will be an awesome tight end for his second NFL team

I have a take on Noah Fant. I think that Noah Fant is going to be an awesome tight end when he goes to his second team. Yes. That dude is, like, he is baby Eric Ebron... He's just waiting for somebody that – or, like, a decent offense that can get him the ball occasionally.

Cooper Kupp is the most important player on the Rams

Here's a hot take. Team has Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey on it. Most important player, Cooper Kupp. I mean, they do look totally different when he's out there. Last year, their offense kind of went to shit... I said it.

Kevin Stefanski is the Coach of the Year leader

My top four... Number one, Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns. Agreed. Number two, Brian Flores, Miami Dolphins. I mean, the Dolphins have been bad forever, and he's basically turned this thing around... Number three, Mike Tomlin. Number four... it's Joe Judge.

The Saints will 'peak too early' if they beat the Chiefs in two weeks

If the Saints beat the Chiefs in two weeks, they will officially have peaked too early. That will be the official moment where it's like, nope, can't have that. Peek too early. The Saints are going to fall apart in the playoffs because they've already done their best football.

8-8 or 9-7 will make the playoffs in the NFC this year

8-8, 9-7 will get to the playoffs in the NFC this year. It falls off a deep end because of how bad the NFC East is collectively... I actually do think 8-8 can make the playoffs with the way the Cardinals are playing and with the way the Bears have just fallen off.

The Cleveland Browns can win the Super Bowl if they play like they did today

These Cleveland Browns, and when I say these, I mean the Cleveland Browns that we saw today, these Cleveland Browns can win the Super Bowl. They're not going to play like this... That was the funnest half of football that I've seen all year from any team.

Baker Mayfield is a good quarterback you can win with, but never a top five guy

I think we all know kind of what Baker is now. He is a good quarterback that can play great at times, but he's good. I don't think Baker will ever be a top five quarterback in the league, but you can win with Baker Mayfield.

The Cardinals have essentially lost five straight games (including the Bills Hail Mary)

In my personal estimation, they've [Cardinals] lost five straight... [the Hail Mary win] I'm counting that as a loss.

Pete Carroll has swung too far into 'Let Russ Cook' and needs to run more

You know what's funny is this is a week where Pete Carroll should have reverted to old Pete Carroll and been like, we're going to establish the fucking run... Pete Carroll has swung the pendulum too far in the Russ Cook department. It needs to come back. Russell Wilson threw the ball 43 times... Balanced offense matters.

Carson Wentz will be a Colt next season and will be good again

No, he's going to be a Colt... Phillip Rivers is not obviously going to be there for more than maybe a year more... And he'll get reunited with Frank Reich and be behind a good offensive line... unfortunately for Philly fans, he's going to be good. He will be good again.

Matthew Stafford will be a Hall of Famer because every QB with 300+ TDs is in

Numbers will be Hall of Fame worthy because everyone who has over 300 touchdown passes is in the Hall of Fame. Tom Brady obviously going to go. Drew Brees going to go. Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Dan Marino. Phil Rivers going to go. Rodgers, Roethlisberger going to go. Eli's going to go. Fran Tarkenton is in.

Anthony Lynn should be fired immediately

After the second – the Chargers special teams, by the way, historically have been awful. This was a noteworthily awful performance... No, he should be fired now. He should be fired during mid-game.

Anthony Davis is a scrappy, unheralded player rewarded by LeBron James

My baby brown of the week is Anthony Davis because he agreed to a max contract with the L.A. Lakers. Young king coming up in the world... LeBron has given another scrappy, unheralded player like Anthony Davis a huge contract.

Steve Sarkisian will stay at Alabama as the head coach in waiting

I think that's actually what Nick Saban wants to do is hand the keys to someone because then it's just kind of still Nick Saban... if I were him, that's what I'd want to do. I'd stay there for as long as Saban wanted to coach and then take it over.

The Steelers are the worst 11-0 team of all time

Yeah, I think it's fair to say the Steelers are the worst 11-0 team of all time.

The Steelers should try to lose to the Washington Football Team to reset their season for a 'revenge tour'

I actually think that they should try to lose a game just so that everyone can be down on them and then they can come back and be like, fuck you, revenge tour in the playoffs. They should probably lose this game against the Washington football team.

If Big Ben Roethlisberger is benched for rest in Week 17, he won't be mentally ready for the playoffs

I do think that if they were to bench Ben Roethlisberger and some of their other starters later on in the season, like week 17, I don't think that Big Ben comes back ready for the [playoffs]. I think he will believe that he is benched because he's injured in that one week off. And then that's going to mess with him mentally.

The Saints are currently the best team playing in the NFL

But if you're talking about who's playing the best right this second, it would probably be Saints. It's without a doubt the Saints.

The Falcons always manage to beat the Saints once every season

I actually think the Falcons are going to win this game. The Falcons always beat the Saints once. They always just do it.

Bill Belichick vs. Anthony Lynn is the biggest coaching brain mismatch of the NFL season

It's the biggest coaching brain mismatch of the year so far, without a doubt. And this is a guy [Belichick] that coaches against Adam Gase twice. Anthony Lynn is a dumber version of Adam Gase. I think he's a better leader. But I think in terms of a strictly football sense, he's like a second grader compared to Adam Gase.

BYU has a zero percent chance of getting into the College Football Playoff

I have something against people who think that BYU has any chance, any chance, like not even a .001% chance of getting into the college football playoff... BYU is not getting in.

The Rockets and Wizards both lost the Russell Westbrook for John Wall trade

The John Wall-Russell Westbrook trade was hilarious because it was a trade where I think both teams lost. It's essentially the status quo.

The 2020 NBA City Edition uniforms are largely based on Reddit suggestions

NBA is the one league where I'm pretty sure someone in the league office is just scrolling through Reddit at all times and be like, look at this fucking uniform. This is cool. Let's build an entire uniform base off of this.

I am 75% sure Sean McVay will win a Super Bowl in Los Angeles

Let me say that the Rams will pull it together. And I would say, a 75% yes that McVay's stay in Los Angeles will produce a Super Bowl victory.

Pulling Blake Snell from the World Series was a mistake driven by numbers over gut

I think he [Kevin Cash] went with the numbers and didn't go with his gut... Blake Snell, no pitcher really should want to come out unless they injure themselves... he wasn't close to being done.

The Washington Football Team will win the NFC East and beat the Cardinals in the playoffs

I officially care, and I think that they're going to beat the Steelers on Monday... I think that the football team is going to win the division at 6-10, maybe even 7-9. I think that we're going to win a home playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Steelers have zero chance of winning the Super Bowl

It's the Steelers to win the Super Bowl 55 to 1 and I'm sitting here watching them go 11 and 0 and being like, well, it doesn't really matter... In the back of my head, I'm like, no chance. Zero percent chance.

DK Metcalf's muscles are so large they interfere with his ability to make body catches.

DK [Metcalf] dropped another touchdown catch, and we're beginning to think he might have a problem, that maybe his muscles are too big and they push the shoulder pads out. The ball hits the shoulder pads. He can't make body catches.

A smart NFL team should hire Cam Newton as a specialist for two-point conversions only.

What a smart team should do is they should just hire Cam Newton to be their all-time two-point conversion quarterback. Go for two guy. Go for two every single time.

Doug Pederson has officially entered the process of being fired.

Doug Pederson has officially started the process of getting fired. And I say that because Doug Peterson said afterwards he prides himself on calling plays... for the first time, he's mentioned that a change in play caller could be on the table.

Handing the ball off to a star running back is the easiest thing to do in football besides beating the Jets.

Literally the easiest thing to do in this sport, besides beat the Jets, is just hand the ball off to your horse of a running back. It's so easy to Miles Sanders.