Takes

I would have been an incredible football player if I didn't grow past 6'6"

[Football] was like my first love... I was legit. Yeah. I was legit. And then I would say I hit a, I started hitting my growth spurt and you know, once you get to above like six, six in football, it gets kind of hard. Yeah. You know, guys, you know, it's hard to get low.

Marshawn Lynch and the Legion of Boom era was the Golden Age of Seattle sports

You had a pretty good experience growing up then... Marshawn Lynch guy... Huge. Marshawn Lynch Legion of Boom, all that. Pete Carroll. That was in Golden, boom, Golden Age man.

NBA offense is so good that you can't stop the best players even with perfect defense

The offense is so goddamn good that even if you play perfect defense... you're not stopping certain guys from getting, you know, 30, 25, 30 points. Like... you can make it hard and, and, and hopefully, you know, get a couple clutch stops... but like, you know, certain dudes, you're not stopping.

Vegas should host the Super Bowl every single year

I would like to do, Vegas should have the Super Bowl every year. Yeah. Vegas should have the Super Bowl every year. It's the perfect they, because you know you're gonna have a ton of hotel rooms. You know you're gonna have fun.

The Commanders' Super Bowl window is officially open right now

I don't think it's delusional to say that I am, I'm existing inside of a Super Bowl window right now. ... The window's cracked right now and I'm, I'm thinking about opening it up. There's a nice draft that's coming through.

I am not selling any stock in Caleb Williams despite his poor performance

Caleb, what he did in the fourth quarter is why I'm not, I'm not selling any of my stock in him. I know people will be like, he sucks, he's a bum, he's a bust. I got about a billion tweets of that. I don't care what he was doing in the fourth quarter. That throw to DJ Moore hanging in there where he is. Got no time getting killed. Yeah, I'm not. And then he threw that, that like sidearm underhand one. I'm not gonna change my opinion on Caleb Williams.

The Bears coaching staff is a joke and needs to be replaced immediately

I reaffirmed my opinion that this coaching staff is a joke. And we need to get rid of them as soon as possible because it's like they're, they're, they're a joke. They're a joke. Like that's a bye week. You come out of a bye-week looking like that.

The Bears defense is good enough to keep the team in every game this season

The defense will keep us in pretty much every game. You saw it today. The defense is gonna keep us in every game. Caleb [Williams] was really bad for, for three full quarters... and if he plays even like B minus football, I think we win this game.

Deshaun Watson has the worst contract in the history of sports

Deshaun Watson already had the worst contract in football, probably in history... It just further proves how horrifically awful the Deshaun Watson contract was.

The Jets must cut Greg Zuerlein immediately because he is costing them games

Cut Greg Zuerlein. It's insane. The guy can't kick and you're losing games 'cause he can't kick... He can't kick and you just let him not kick as a kicker continually.

Joe Flacco would have won the game for the Colts against the Texans

I do think Joe Flacco probably wins this game... That's the thing about the Colts, they're constantly one score away. Right. With bad quarterback play. If you have average quarterback play, you win these kinds of games.

The Lions are an absolute juggernaut and the best team in the NFL right now

The Lions are just an absolute juggernaut right now. I don't know like, 'cause the Chiefs are undefeated, but... the Lions, it feels like what they've been doing in the last four games has been just outta this world.

The Buffalo Bills are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

The Bills are just really good. Max even said it. He was like, why don't we talk about the Bills being like true Super Bowl contenders. I think we do.

Aaron Judge is a regular season merchant who doesn't show up in the playoffs

The Yankees are just like Aaron Judge is a regular season merchant. All he does is hit home runs in the regular season, doesn't show up in the playoffs. Like that's a and and if there's one fanbase that will not tolerate that, it's the New York Yankees.

Aaron Boone cost the Yankees World Series Game 1 with poor bullpen management

I got tremendous joy outta the fact that game one Aaron Boone made... basically cost him the game... by putting someone in [Nestor Cortes] who hasn't played meaningful baseball in, in a month.

The Dodgers are an unbeatable wagon

The Dodgers are just so fucking good. They're so goddamn good. Their bullpen's insane. Their, their plate discipline is insane... I don't know who's beating the Dodgers right now.

The Rams would win a trade sending Matthew Stafford to the Vikings for Sam Darnold

There were floating rumors out there about Matthew Stafford being traded for Sam Darnold. Which would've been insane if that had happened. I was, as a fan of chaos, I was hoping that that would happen before the game because that we'll never see that again. And honestly, I think that the Rams would win that trade.

Lane Johnson, Reggie White, Brian Dawkins, and Jason Kelce are the Mount Rushmore of Eagles players

If I had to pick, I would say Reggie White, Brian Dawkins, Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce. [They] are just legends.

The NFL owners should force Jimmy Haslam to sell the Browns for ruining the guaranteed contract market

Jimmy Haslam giving Deshaun [Watson] that guaranteed contract pissed everybody off. In the NFL... I think that there's a chance, I'm not saying it's a high chance, but there is a chance that the other owners turn on Haslam because of what he did with the contract and set that precedent. I hope for Cleveland fans that they get to experience that... he should sell the team as just a fan of the sport.

The Patriots should move on from Jerod Mayo after this season

I don't, I think that's unfair to, to coach Mayo to do this year, but I think it's probably smart to move on after the season. ... I think the wheels have completely fallen off.

The modern RPO-heavy NFL is 'Friday night high school offense' that gets quarterbacks killed

I don't like passing plays with the offensive line run blocking. I don't like seeing quarterbacks getting their ass knocked off because of this ridiculous protection offense that I'm watching. That's what RPO stands for me... I don't wanna see Friday night offense in high school all day Saturday and then see it on Sunday. I wanna see these NFL quarterbacks drop back to pass, throw an array of routes with different route trees and audibles.

Jared Goff is playing like Joe Montana

I don't even think it's close. I did a thing with the Detroit Lions last week. I think Jared Goff is starting to look like Joe Montana to me. He plays with continuous movement. He completes almost every single pass. He's tough as hell. He has continuity in the same system... I got Goff way up there on my list.

Mike Tomlin is a great coach because he is a consistent motivator and not a 'basket case'

I think number one, he is a great communicator. He is a great motivator and he is very consistent and he is not a basket case. ... Nobody's a better competitor than Tomlin. He is a guy that'll fight you till the end, whether you wanna fight or not.

Jerry Rice is the greatest player of all time because he never caught a bubble screen

Jerry Rice [is number one all time]. The thing that Jerry Rice... you hear about some of these receivers now, you know, their stats and all this. Jerry Rice never caught a bubble screen. I don't know if Jerry Rice caught three quick screens either. He didn't want those routes. He was running patterns, man. And the greatest thing about Jerry Rice is I really believe he loved the misery.

Drake May has a long way to go because the Patriots have no firepower at receiver or a good offensive line

When it comes to Drake May, I just, I think they have a, a long way to go with their offense. They really don't have much firepower at receiver. They don't really have a great offensive line and they're playing behind a little bit.

I'm putting a bounty on anyone who dunks on Bronny James in an NBA game

I'm gonna put a bounty out there. If you can dunk on Bronny, then I will... you get a, an open spot on Pardon My Take and I will say you can join the show as a guest to discuss the dunk. Okay. And I will send you a Pardon My Cheesesteak... with all the fixings.

The fumble-through-the-end-zone touchback is a good rule

I stand by my take that. That's a good rule. Yeah. I I like the fumble through the end zone fumble recovered in the end zone for Touchback.

Todd Bowles made a massive mistake going for two while down 17 points

I think you would point your finger at the fact that [Todd Bowles] went for two when he was down 17. So if you had gone for one, he'd be down 16... that's two possessions. But you go for two and... if you don't make it, then you are now in a three possession game. So it makes zero sense that Todd Bowles did that.

The Buccaneers should fire Todd Bowles now and make Liam Coen the head coach

Their defense is bad... Liam Coen, their offensive coordinator is seemingly a very good offensive coordinator. If you want to keep him, you should make him the head coach right Now. Just because like Todd Bowles is what he is... I wouldn't let Liam Coen out the door and keep Todd Bowles after the season is over.

Lamar Jackson is already a Hall of Famer

I, yeah, I think [Lamar Jackson] probably already is [a Hall of Famer]. I'm not saying if Lamar retired right now he's in the Hall of Fame. But I'm saying the way that he's played. If this keeps up Yeah. like anywhere close to what he's been then Yeah, he's the Hall of Famer.

Jameson Williams should appeal his suspension to strategically miss fewer days around Thanksgiving

Jameson Williams, I, I, I do think that he should appeal it and wait because they play on Thanksgiving. So just wait and do it the week before Thanksgiving and then you only miss five games [days]. You take his suspension Sunday morning at 11:59. His suspension is over on Thursday at like three o'clock.

The regular season still matters in the 12-team playoff era

I have not watched a single big time game, whether that be Georgia-Texas, Georgia-Alabama, Oregon-Ohio State, any of these games and thought to myself while watching it, well this is lame 'cause we're gonna see them play again.

Three-loss teams should not be allowed in the 12-team College Football Playoff

The only shitty thing that could happen, and there should be a rule against this, is you should not be allowed in the 12-team playoff if you have three losses... I feel like you need to take an undefeated team that's maybe in a Group of Five conference and put them in instead of a Power Four team with three losses.

Minnesota has the coolest collection of athletes of the last 20 years

Minnesota Sports because they recreated the old Randy Moss KG picture with Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. And I know Minnesota sports are sad state, don't win things, but they might have like the coolest collection of athletes in the last 20 years, like compared to anyone else. They had KG, they had Randy Moss, they have Anthony Edwards, they have Justin Jefferson. They had Joe Mauer.

Georgia is the best team in the SEC

I think we all probably saw the best team in the SEC on Saturday night in, in it's Georgia. It's a healthy Georgia... they got pretty much everybody back against Texas And it showed. And that's, that's what they are. So to me Georgia's probably, you know, the best team in the league.

Indiana needs to finish 11-1 to guarantee a College Football Playoff at-large bid

That would be trouble for them if they drop any other game... I think that there is an argument to be made that, that Indiana basically hasn't played a top 35 40 team in the country. So they really need to go 11-1 probably to get a CFP at large.

The 'flattening' of college football is making it a better sport with more parity

The flattening out of college football with the NIL and transfer portal, it's great. It's great because you get, it feels like anyone could beat anyone at this point. And it's not just watching a sport where there are two or three teams that can conceivably win and no one else.

Billy Napier and Dave Aranda are the coaches on the hottest seats in college football

Billy Napier would be a 10... [Dave Aranda] probably that's a 10 with Billy.

Nobody cares about October basketball

Who gives a fuck about October basketball? ... It matters maybe like 1%.

Brian Thomas Jr. might be the best rookie wide receiver in the NFL.

Brian Thomas might be the best rookie wide receiver now that Malik Nabers missed a couple games. Marvin Harrison is like, either he scores three touchdowns or doesn't catch a ball. Brian Thomas is the real deal looking awesome.

Tank Bigsby has one of the coolest names in the NFL.

Tank Bigsby deserves more credit for being one of the coolest names in the NFL... His real name is Cartus. Cartus is pretty solid... Cartus Bigsby. He is Cardi B.

Jordan Love is the new Brett Favre.

Jordan Love is just Brett Favre... he leads the league in touchdowns and interceptions. 15 touchdowns, seven interceptions... he missed two games this year.

Fans have every right to cheer for Deshaun Watson's injury.

They cheered when he went down. I got no problem with that... he's a bad guy. I'm not gonna be like, oh, Boohoo Deshaun Watson... people being happy about it, I don't have any problem with people being happy about it either.

The Cleveland Browns should tank for a new quarterback.

Now you're probably trying to lose, you're one in six. You need to draft a quarterback. Let's call it what it is you. You've got a tank. It's in the best interest of your organization. Continue to lose.

Jaden Daniels wearing a team jumpsuit on the sidelines counts as being in 'street clothes.'

I've always said that street clothes is, if you're wearing clothes that you would wear on the, like to the game... I'm defending my take that I know is wrong because there's something of deep, deep down that I want it to be true.

The Panthers should start Bryce Young because there is no downside to him being bad.

Why not just play Bryce Young anymore? Bryce Young could easily throw a pick-six in another pick to put him in a big hole and then the game be over in the first quarter... play him and see what you got. What's the downside? If he's bad, you're at the exact same spot.

Dave Canales should have his 'quarterback whisperer' tag revoked.

I would like to formally remove the tag quarterback whisperer from Dave Canales for at least one full season... You were brought in to whisper to Bryce and you did not whisper effectively enough to Bryce.

The NFC North power ranking for deep playoff run confidence: Lions, Packers, Vikings, Bears.

How would you power rank the NFC North right now in terms of confidence to go deep in the playoffs? I think the Bears have the longest shot. I'm not fooling myself here. I would say Lions number one, then Packers number two, then Vikings number three.

The AFC as a whole is currently bad, with 70% of the league's 'sucking' teams in that conference.

I think that just proves, yeah, the AFC is bad. The AFC, you can, it's basically, it's going to be a competition between the Bengals and I don't even think, I think the Bengals are gonna be in the playoffs... Seven of the 10 teams that suck are in the AFC.

Injuries should not be an excuse for Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers against the Chiefs.

The Chiefs were fucking around with the 49ers today too. I'm going to predict Andy Reid's next fuck shit that he's gonna do... Mahomes makes plays when he has to... they'll just win whatever way they have to win.