Takes

DeAndre Hopkins has the best hands in NFL history

Definitely my boy [DeAndre Hopkins] man. I mean, there ain't nobody in the game—I don't think anybody in history—got better hands than [Hopkins]. He's the only receiver ever done it when he had zero drops in one season, 115 catches. That's pretty crazy.

Notre Dame is officially back

I think that just showed the world that we [Notre Dame] that we are contenders, we could play anybody... like you said, we back now, we playing good now.

ESPN essentially gifted China territorial rights to an island by using an inaccurate map

The map that ESPN showed had the nine-dash line at the bottom right corner of China... which isn't on a map and it's not even a real thing. But the fact that they were fed this map means that ESPN is now giving territorial rights to the South China Sea to China, which they don't own. So ESPN just basically gifted China an island on national television today.

Dan Snyder will outlive me as the owner of the Redskins

Dan Snyder... is going to outlive me. I've accepted it. He's either made a deal with the devil or he's got like a blood-sucking operation where he gets rejuvenated with the blood of 13-year-olds every two weeks.

Baker Mayfield's silence on the Richard Sherman handshake controversy speaks volumes

[Baker Mayfield] has not addressed the handshake controversy brought to light by Richard Sherman. I would say his silence speaks volumes.

Freddie Kitchens has 'coordinator face' and 'coordinator bod' rather than looking like a head coach

[Freddie Kitchens] has got coordinator face. He's got coordinator bod. He does not look like, I don't know what, [a head coach]. Maybe he needs to go. We need to [make over] football coaches that have coordinator face into head football coaches.

I am not a believer in the 2019 Baltimore Ravens

The AFC North stinks. I'm not a believer in the Baltimore Ravens.

The 49ers are a 'good, good football team'

I think we need to actually give more credit to the 49ers. Yes, because the 49ers are a good, good football team. The difference between Kyle Shanahan's offense and Freddie Kitchens was like they were playing two totally different games.

I am 75% confident that Dan Snyder is trying to trade for Mike Tomlin

Leroy reported earlier today that Dan Snyder's plane was in Pittsburgh at the private airport with photo evidence. I'm 75% confident in that scoop... He's trying to trade for Mike Tomlin.

The Washington Redskins are going to the Super Bowl next year

If Callahan becomes the permanent head coach for the Redskins, then whoever Jay Gruden goes to, they'll meet in the Super Bowl next year. Lock it in. Our words [Redskins] are going to the Super Bowl next year.

Minnesota is low-key the saddest sports city in America

[The Twins] have lost, was it 15 straight postseason games? ... All of Minnesota, they're borderline the most cursed sports city of all time. I've said that. They are low-key the saddest sports city when people always go to Cleveland or Buffalo.

The Nationals are a better team without Bryce Harper

Listen, the Nats are a better team without Bryce Harper. That's a fact. It is a fact.

Ben Simmons will hit a three-pointer in his first preseason game tonight

He has his first preseason game tonight, so we'll see if he hits one. Do you guys think he'll hit one in his first game tonight? A three-pointer? ... I think yes.

I am a James Dolan defender because nobody wants to win more than him

Nobody has branded themselves as a James Dolan defender. That's all I'm going to say... I think it's disgusting how everything's always James Dolan's fault. I'm here to tell you, nobody wants to win more than James Dolan.

Zion Williamson won't be an explosive dunker anymore because he measured at 6'6"

Zion's on the hot seat because I don't think he's going to be able to be an explosive dunker anymore now that he measured in at 6'6".

Rob Gronkowski will make a 69 joke on his Fox Sports set before Week 9

Over under week nine, [Rob Gronkowski] makes a 69 joke on set. [I'll take the] under.

The best actors are actually not acting at all

Acting is the absence of acting. It's believing in the truth of the moment you're creating at that time with your heart without thinking.

I went to the spiritual zone and was surrounded by angels after my motorcycle accident

I know what [heaven] feels like because I have been in the spiritual zone and the supernatural surrounded by angels... I was dead for two hours, correct? ... It was a beautiful experience of understanding something that I wouldn't have understood without having the accident.

Deja vu is when your mind picks up something before your brain does

A deja vu is when your mind picks up something before your brain does. Then when your brain picks it up, it's like, I've been here before. This has happened before.

The word L-I-F-E stands for 'Living In Forever Eternity'

Life, L-I-F-E, stands for living in forever eternity. It's not ever over.

Hell is a self-imposed condition created by yourself

Hell is what you make it within yourself... So hell is a self-imposed condition... Hell is really something you create yourself.

NBA players and coaches should admit they only care about China's money

I would prefer if they just said: our money is paid in large part by China and all these people buying league pass. And it's a big fucking country. And we're trying to sell a shitload of Kobe jerseys. So therefore, we are going to remove ourselves from this discussion.

I don't trust anyone who marries someone they went to college with

First of all, right off the bat, I don't really trust anybody that gets married to somebody that they went to college with.

The Jaguars should trade Nick Foles for a 6th round pick and go all in on Gardner Minshew

Trade Nick Foles? Absolutely. Dude, I would trade him for a six-round conditional pick. ... [Gardner Minshew] is amazing. Why would I not be [all in]?

Pass interference flags are the dumbest rule the NFL has ever implemented

Can we talk about the fact that PI flags are the dumbest rule the NFL has ever done. I think it was put out there as a trick on coaches to see which coaches have the least amount of respect for the officiating crews... It slows the game down. There's never ever going to be an overturned.

Penalties occurring after a negated interception should not count

The rule that if you have like a excessive celebration or a, you know, Block in the back or something on an interception that gets negated. It shouldn't count. if the interception is negated everything after that should be allocated.

Frank Reich is on my list of coaches I love to bet on because he is always aggressive

Frank Reich is on my list of coaches I love to bet on because he's aggressive throughout the game... I honestly don't think there are more than a handful of franchises in the NFL that had their quarterback retired three weeks before the season would have been able to put together what the Colts were able to put [together].

Frank Reich should be in the conversation for NFL Coach of the Year

The Colts are really, really fucking good and Frank Reich, I mean, he's got to be in the conversation for Coach of the Year.

The Chiefs are a regular season team that will get bullied in the playoffs

It's kind of like the old Peyton Manning Colts teams who would put up, you know, insane stats in the regular season and then get bullied in the in the postseason.

The Drew Brees injury was the best thing to happen to the Saints because it removed the pressure

Drew Brees' injury was the best thing to happen to the Saints because it took all the pressure off this season... The Saints were the snake-bitten team with all the pressure in the world... He gets hurt and now it's like the old nobody believes in us theory.

I'm defending Mike Tomlin's decision to kick off in overtime against the Ravens

Mike Tomlin did the unthinkable and in overtime they did, they won the coin flip and they elected to kick... it actually makes sense... He said that his kick return team was so bad on Sunday that he knew that if he elected to receive they would have a very good chance of not moving the ball and then giving the Ravens great field position.

Lamar Jackson stinks and the Ravens are poised for a big drop-off in the second half of the season

Lamar Jackson stinks, talk about him. He stinks again... I think that this is a team that is poised to take a big drop-off in the second half of season.

The Buffalo Bills will be at worst 7-3 heading into week 11

The Buffalo Bills are foreign one. The Buffalo Bills in their next five games have the Dolphins twice and the Redskins once. The Buffalo Bills are going to be at worst seven and three going in to week 11.

I would trade a first-round pick for Justin Tucker

Honestly the way the Titans are built where its defense and you don't know which Marcus Mariota you're going to get I would trade a first-round pick for Justin Tucker.

The Chicago Bears are officially fucked

The Bears are fucked. I don't feel like the future. I don't think they're fuck for we've gone all in and we have no offense and the schedule is going to be insanely hard coming up and they are not a well-balanced team... the Bears are officially fucked.

Daniel Jones needs a dumber face if he wants to be the Giants quarterback

Daniel Jones if he's going to be the heir apparent to Eli Manning, he's got to work on his dumb face. He he kept his mouth closed. That's sad open that mouth dude... We need you to walk around with your mouth wide open looking dumb, if you want to be the New York Giants quarterback.

Adam Gase will be fired after just one year with the Jets

I honestly think they will fire him [Adam Gase]. I don't think so after one year... The Cardinals did it last year with Steve Wilks, it happens.

Jay Gruden will be fired by the time this podcast is released

Jay Gruden might be gone by the time you're listening to this right now.

The Cowboys should pay Dak Prescott immediately because the delay is hurting his confidence

I think you should pay him right now. I think that every week they don't know that you go without paying them is a week that he feels deep down inside like he doesn't deserve that contract. So if you give him his money then he starts playing again like a guy that is owed that money.

Getting the new iPhone within the first month of release is a brag

I have a take I hate people who get the new iPhone within the first month. It's such a fucking brag... if you get it right away, then you are the new iPhone guy and then you have to keep doing that. Every time everyone knows the person who gets the new iPhone immediately.

Your morals are only morals until it fucks with your wallet

It's a good life lesson: Your morals are only morals until it fucks with your wallet... The NBA is just showing them like, hey, we go against Trump because it doesn't cost us anything... but if we're talking about people wanting to be free, just kidding, we've got to sell the League Pass to [China].

The Houston Astros are going to kill the New York Yankees in the ALCS

The Astros are going to kill the Yankees. the Twins should stop I feel bad for the twin if that's what's gonna kill the Yankees. Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole... he's insane. he's on a different level... the Astros are going to win the World Series.

The Houston Astros are going to win the World Series

The Astros are going to win the World Series, as first reported by Alex Bregman on this very show.

I am officially done with the Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers are done. I'm done with the Chargers, they're my done chain of the week. I used to buy into the Chargers hype... I'm done with them. They'll never be what they think they are.

Bill Belichick broke Sean McVay's brain and provided the blueprint for the rest of the NFL

I think the correct way to approach this narrative is, did Bill Belichick break Sean McVay's brain? The books, right now, there's a blueprint out there. This is Copycat League, okay? ... The defenses have caught up to Sean McVay's brain.

Troy Aikman is permanently concussed

He's concussed. He's concussed permanently. When he talks about Jared Goff, he calls him Jared Goff [Goff as in Golf]. I kind of like it. All the time.

I'm staying off social media to avoid cause trouble and responding to chirps

I decided this year, you know what, I'm not going to cause that much trouble on social media. ... I won't be responding [to Trevor Bauer] anymore.

The Dodgers are an absolute wagon

The Dodgers are a wagon. We knew they were a wagon.

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to win games in 'stupid ways' all through October

I have a bad feeling that the fucking Cardinals are just going to do this shit all October long. ... And just do it in stupid ways and just like come back. I know. I've seen this before.

The Chicago Cubs' championship window is still open

The window's open. As long as Javi Baez and Kris Bryant are on the team and Anthony Rizzo, the window's open.