Takes

The 12-team playoff made the college football season significantly more fun

Remember the college football playoff going to 12 teams, in my opinion, made this season so much more fun. Like we had weekends that didn't have, that would not have meant anything. Mean something... This weekend sucked. But like, you have to take what, what the 12 team playoff is, is not just this first weekend. It's everything that happened all season long.

I don't have any hopes for the Texans to make an impact in the AFC playoffs

I just, I don't have any, any hopes for the Texans to make any type of impact on the AFC playoffs. No, that was a tough, tough loss when Tank Dell went down.

I like the Steelers on Christmas against the Chiefs

You know, as crazy as this is gonna sound because the last two recaps we just did. I kinda like the Steelers on Christmas... But I like 'em on Christmas... Tomlin dog at home Christmas. Everybody in Pittsburgh's gonna be at the, if you're not, you're not anybody unless you're at that game in Pittsburgh.

Rickey Henderson is the best lead-off hitter of all time

Rickey Henderson... was such a awesome, awesome baseball player to watch. All his base stealing records are just insane... Best lead off hitter of all time.

I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinals stock going forward

This might just be way too knee-jerk, but I think I'm buying more Panthers stock than Cardinal stock going forward... I take Kyler [Murray] September, October, November, Bryce [Young] in December.

If Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win against the Commanders

I don't think that Kenny Pickett is the reason the Eagles lost that game. I think if Jalen Hurts plays the whole game, the Eagles definitely win that game.

The Giants are definitively the worst team in the NFL

The Giants have been outscored 140 to 59 since he [Joe Schoen] famously said they're not far off, which was five weeks ago. They're, they're the worst team in the NFL. Would we all agree? I don't think that's up for debate anymore.

Kevin O'Connell should be the NFL Coach of the Year

Kevin O'Connell should be Coach of the Year. He's now 25 and nine in one possession games, which is second best in NFL history for a head coach. He should be Coach of the year for what he's done with his team and for what he is done with Sam Darnold.

Criticism of Justin Herbert never made sense

[Justin Herbert] touchdown pass that he threw as he was falling down. Oh that's the guy. When people are like, oh, Justin Herbert's only, you know, social media, quarterback, whatever. I don't even know what the criticism of Justin Herbert is anymore because it never made sense to me.

The Buffalo Bills do not want to see the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs

The Buffalo Bills, if they get the two seed, the last team they wanna see is the Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah. That's the only that like, you, you don't, 'cause that's the Bengals. The the crazy thing about the Bengals is they can't stop anyone. But if you get in a shootout with the Bengals, like anything can happen.

Indiana and Clemson are the two best upset bets in the first round of the CFP

Indiana and Clemson are the two horses I'm riding. I think the weather, I think the big, I think the weather, it's big 10 weather. It's tough to go against Penn State and Ohio State. I think Indiana's got a shot. And I think Clemson has a real shot because Indiana's Big 10. Notre Dame's not big.

Joe Mixon is a bust whenever he plays a top-12 rush defense

Kansas City has the seventh ranked rush defense, according to DVOA Joe Mixon rushing... Anytime he's had to play a top 12 rush defense... he has been bust. And if the Texans can't run the ball, I really don't like this offense.

TJ Watt's injury might be a psychological 'Art of War' ploy to trick the Ravens

I have a theory about TJ Watt's injury... I think this could be an Art of War situation. Sun Sue Art of War. Make your enemy think that you were weak when you were strong... Start throwing out the one in 10 without TJ Watts Stats... Let people start thinking during the week of practice. Maybe TJ's not gonna be playing this week.

Lamar Jackson will win MVP because of standalone games, but Josh Allen deserves it more

Lamar [Jackson] might win it just because he plays two standalone games. And that's all this award ends up coming down to... I think it should be Josh Allen. But I also understand that this award becomes narratives.

Any quarterback who loses their first Super Bowl appearance never returns to the big game

The curse of Jim Kelly is a curse that just hit the internet... essentially it's any quarterback that goes to a Super Bowl and loses their first one never goes back to the Super Bowl. Jalen Hurts did that... Stan Humphreys, Neil O'Donnell, drew Bledsoe... Joe Burrow. Jalen Hurts. Brock Purdy.

I bet $5,000 on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl

I put a bomb future down and I put it on the Eagles. I almost five have five grand on the Eagles plus four 50. That, that I almost biggest, that'll be the biggest bet I've ever won.

Michael Penix Jr. is the guy to finally unlock Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts

I think [Michael Penix Jr.] might be the guy to finally unlock Bijan [Robinson] and give us a proper... maybe Kyle Pitts just needs a left-handed quarterback.

Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels will be the next New England Patriots coaching duo

Vrabel McDaniels... that's the combo. [Josh] McDaniels had Mac Jones in the Pro Bowl... give me Vrabel and McDaniels and I am pumped.

The NFL should adopt the college pass interference rule

I would make [pass interference] the college rule, honestly, because some of these, some of these past interference calls are impacting a game. Just one play there... I don't think there's a common thread in what is and what isn't past interference.

The 49ers would be making a mistake if they let Sam Darnold leave

You gotta be outta your mind to let Sam Darnold [leave], you're 12 and two man... That guy can run, run for First Downs. He's a horse. He's young. If you let Sam Darnold out of there, you're making a real mistake.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the favorites in the NFC

I think Philly's probably the favorite. Yeah. You gotta put Philly in there... Philadelphia Eagle defense man, Vic Fangio's got a couple rookies in the secondary... They're good man.

Bucky Irving is a combination of Warrick Dunn and Napoleon Kaufman

The emergence of this Bucky Irving... I mean he's a combination of Warrick Dunn, Napoleon Kaufman, Charlie Garner, he is a badass man. This guy's a hell of a back.

The Bears should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start fresh

They should fire Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren and start completely fresh. They won't do that. They'll either keep Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren, fire Ryan Poles. Keep Kevin Warren. And it's just gonna be a mess. And nothing's ever gonna change.

I am officially retiring from ever getting 10/10 excited for the Bears until the ownership changes

I'm officially retiring from ever getting to a 10 outta 10 excitement for the Chicago Bears until something changes... anything, ownership probably... I will not let myself get a 10 outta 10 excited. That doesn't mean I'm not gonna root really hard for them and want them to do well. I'm not going to get, let myself get 10 outta 10 excited ever again until it's proven on the field that something has changed.

Kevin O'Connell is the NFL Coach of the Year

Vikings are great. Vikings keep rolling. Vikings are Kevin O'Connell's just, he's Coach of the year, in my opinion. He's, I mean, think about what he's done... Sam Darnold, who's been thrown to the trash pile a few different times. He's made him playing at elite level.

The Falcons will likely switch from Kirk Cousins to Michael Penix Jr. soon

And they said, how do you feel about your play, Kirk? And it looked like he was gonna cry. Oof. I thought Kirk Cousins was gonna cry because he was like, clearly I'm not playing up to my standard. I think, I think they might make a change. I think so too. It might be Penix time.

Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone are on the Hot Seat for airing commercials on a 'commercial-free' broadcast

My Hot Seat is Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone... Their entire tagline for years since the beginning of Red Zone... Get ready for seven hours of commercial-free football. And on Sunday they ran commercials. They were like 30 seconds of commercial... you just completely rug pulled them.

The rumored Conor McGregor vs. Logan Paul boxing match will be a 'shitty money grab' that sucks

Conor McGregor tweeted that the rumors of about with Rio are false. I'm in preliminary agreements... to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India... It's probably gonna suck. I'm sick of it. This might be, so they fight someone who's actually like at the top of their game.

Doug Gottlieb is doing a bad job coaching Green Bay and should spend less time on social media

Jesus, Doug, a seven game losing streak in the last place in the Horizon League. Less time on social media, more time in the gym... I think he's, has he won a game in December... He's doing things like his way... sat [his best player] for the entire game even though they can't win a game right now.

Ultimate Dick Kicking is a better combat sport than Power Slap

We got a new combat sport that we have to start paying attention to guys, it's better than Power Slap. It's better than arm wrestling. It's the ultimate dick kicking championship. Two guys just stand across from each other and kick each other in the dicks until one guy gives up.

College football players should be required to sign contracts and form a union

I think these players at this point, they need to sign contracts. I think we need a CBA, I think we need to form some kind of player's union... we somehow need to get that national view to partner with the players union. Create a CBA where you're held accountable. Okay, we're gonna agree on NIL here are the rules we're gonna agree on... and then we obey the contract on both sides.

Indiana will pull off the upset against Notre Dame in the CFP

What's the, I, what's the IU Notre Dame? Seven and a half... I would say IU. I'd probably say IU would, would be [the upset].

Bill Belichick will prioritize academic performance at North Carolina

I really think as much as you guys are saying, Hey, don't worry about the education... I think he's gonna think about how I do both... I think he's gonna, the reason it took two weeks... I'm sure he sat there and just gathered so much intel... but I do think he's gonna do the academic side. I I, that's just me.

The Dr Pepper tuition challenge is 'embarrassing' and should be moved back 10 yards to ban chest passes

I'm with you. That, that, you know, everybody, it is almost like pop a shot. They're just firing that thing away. Right. And it, it doesn't take any ability at all. Right. So I think that, I think you're onto something. I think you move it back at least another 10 yards... to take away that, the chest pass.

I will play the role of Chris Farley with such love that I won't let his fans down

I love Chris so much that I'm incapable of letting Chris, and I mean, I, I can't, I'm not incapable of letting his fans down... I love Chris so much that I'm not worried about keeping his memory alive in a, in an authentic and loving way. I know I'm going to do that... some people are just supposed to play certain people.

Aaron Rodgers' best days are definitely behind him

And I think, you know, Rogers the best days are probably behind. But I loved watching him... Not everyone can stay. So you can be talented but not have the sharp or crispness that you once had. And it doesn't mean you're not good. It just means you're a 42-year-old quarterback.

I would win an Oscar if I played Teddy Roosevelt

I, I have three roles I really want to inhabit in the next five years. I wanna, I wanna play Teddy Roosevelt. [Big Cat: Oscar! Hauser: Yes.] And that's another one where I just, I know I can play him. I'm not even worried about it.

The Commanders are not gonna win a playoff game if they keep playing like this

The commanders, they're, they're a good team, but I don't think that they're where they, they're not gonna win a playoff game if they keep playing like this.

Patrick Mahomes will be totally fine despite his high ankle sprain

Do we believe it? Do we think it matters? Because he, I feel like this happens to him once a year and he ends up being totally fine and everyone's like, oh man, he's banged up, but it'll be fine.

Mike McCarthy has saved his job

The Cowboys won three straight and I think Mike McCarthy... they've saved Mike McCarthy's shot. I think he might be coming back next season.

The Giants are going to become the first team to go 0-9 at home

They are Oh and eight. Oh eight. Oh eight. And so they would be the first team to go O and nine if they lose at home to the Colts.

I'm back in on Aaron Rodgers

I'm back in on Rogers... I'm back in on Aaron Rogers. I'm definitely... I'm back in on Aaron Rogers if that means we get to keep Devonte Adams.

Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time

I think Mac Jones might be the cockiest bad quarterback of all time... he is legitimately cocky for how bad he is... he's got the cockiness of 'My dad will sue you.'

Jerod Mayo feels like a puppet for Robert Kraft

I've always kind of said [Mayo] feels like a puppet for Craft... the Kraft family would bring back Jerod Mayo and his staff because they do not want to admit a mistake.

The Chargers are probably dead and won't win a playoff game

I think that the Chargers are probably dead... I think the Chargers can still make the playoffs. I do not think they can win a playoff game.

Mike Evans is one of the greatest receivers of all time

Respect. Mike Evans is one of the greatest receivers of all time. He had 159 yards, two touchdowns... he's gotta average 83.7 yards in his final three games to reach a thousand yards for the 11th straight season. And that's all 11 years of his career.

The Broncos are the best story in the NFL right now

The Broncos are one of the best stories in the NFL right now... they just secured their first winning season since 2016 and have a playoff probability north of 90%. They're the best story right now in the NFL.

The Eagles are the best team in the NFC

I'll say it. Eagles is the best team in the NFC after today. They are... they're the best team in the NFC as of right now.

Anything less than winning a Super Bowl is a disappointment for the Eagles

A hundred percent. A hundred percent. Anything less than a soupy is a disappointment... Winning a soupy. Gotta win a soupy. Winning a soupy gotta win. It must win.

The Lions' defense is going to be a very big problem in the playoffs

I think this is gonna be a very, very big problem getting into the playoffs. Like when they're in there playing a game where their defense, I, I feel like their defense hasn't gotten to stop in forever at this point. And it's just, it's a problem.