Takes

Bronny James is not an NBA-caliber player

Bronny James... he's not an NBA player. It's not going well... everything he was doing was bad. Really, really bad.

The Falcons have become the new Seattle Seahawks

The Falcons have become the Seahawks. Everything that the Seahawks have been for the last 10 years, I feel like that's, it's just utter chaos. Anytime the Falcons take the field, their last four games have been all insane.

The Mets have undeniable 'Team of Destiny' vibes

I know the Tigers are also, they're the AL team of Destiny, but the Mets, the way they keep winning games is ridiculous. ... They undoubtedly have Team of Destiny vibes.

Max's pessimistic Phillies-Mets prediction is 'early onset Fleming'

There's gonna be multiple moments where like you and [Frank the Tank] are doing the same thing. And, we can be like Yeah. Early onset Fleming.

Memorial Day is the best weekend of the year

Memorial Day weekend's the best is the best weekend of the year. Hank knows start of the summer.

October is the clear 1.1 pick for best sports month

I'll take October first... October's one one... October's so good. October has, I've become everything. I've become more of an October boy.

The Vikings are the best team in the NFL and will beat the Jets in London

The Vikings are the best team in the NFL... Sam Darnold potential revenge game. ... But it's a bounce back. There won't be any rain [in London].

Justin Jefferson is the best wide receiver in the league and it's not close

Justin Jefferson is the best wide receiver in the league and it's not close. I agree. I know that not close is a stupid thing to say. He has scored in every single game this year. He's so goddamn good that it's, to me it's not close right now.

The Bears vs Panthers game is a 'must-win' for Chicago

Must win. Must win for the Bears. I'm I'm, I'm not going to waver on that. If on Sunday night the Bears lose ... I'm gonna be very upset.

The Dolphins should start tanking for the #1 overall pick

The only team that I could say confidently that should tank as of right now is Miami Dolphins. Yeah. I think that's the only team I would say you should tank. 'cause you're gonna need a sit... because Tua, you can't, you can't say that he's gonna go through a whole season.

I want to play in the NFL until I'm 45

I wanna play as long as I possibly can... at 45 [my kids] would be in high school. I, I'd love to say I'd still be playing at that point. But, you know, the situation might have to be exactly right.

The New York Mets might be a team of destiny

The New York Mets might be a team of destiny. They have the omg that they're running around the rallying cry they have... the Mets might be a team of destiny.

I have zero confidence in the Phillies beating the Mets in the NLDS

I wanted nothing more than to play any team but the Mets going into yesterday and like the way everything has gone in the past two days, it's like I have zero confidence in that series.

Small ball wins in the baseball postseason

Small ball. Mike Socialism. Yeah, bring it back. It's great. Pete Rose would be disgusted by the Baltimore Orioles. Yeah. Swing down at the ball line drives ground balls. Those can be hits. Pop flies can't.

Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame

I'm a believer that he [Pete Rose] should be in the Hall of Fame because I think the Hall of Fame should have everyone in it... Tell the whole story of baseball steroids, guys. Pete Rose, everything. He should have been in the Hall of Fame.

The Seattle Seahawks are actually a good team despite their loss to the Lions

I think the Seahawks are not bad. I think on the contrary. I think the Seahawks are good. They had the most first downs in NFL history in a loss last night.

Geno Smith looks totally in control of the Seahawks offense

I was watching that game being like, [Geno Smith] looks like totally in control. And it's crazy how much better he looks than the Geno we've known.

I am nervous Mike McDaniel might lose the Dolphins locker room

Is Mike McDaniel coaching for his job? I mean, his job is to coach... I am nervous about the locker room for McDaniel. It's a fair criticism.

The Washington Commanders are currently the best team in the NFC East

The Washington Commanders look like the best team in the NFC East right now. Dallas can't get out of their own way... and the Giants are the Giants. Jayden Daniels looks to be not just the best rookie quarterback, he's among the top 15 quarterbacks in football.

The 49ers can win the division but cannot win the Super Bowl without Christian McCaffrey

They can win the division without McCaffrey. They can't win a Super Bowl without him.

Sam Darnold's success in Minnesota is here to stay

What I've seen from Sam Darnold makes me believe that I think it's here to stay as long as that pairing [with Kevin O'Connell] is there... he's seen the light.

The Ravens are all the way back after dominating the Bills

Looks like the Ravens are all the way back. ... The Ravens ascending back to what we expected preseason after an 0-2 start. ... It's just something about it [the all-black uniforms]. It adds like five points of strength to every player.

Derrick Henry is no longer a 'fat ass' and is back to his dominant self

Also Lamar Jackson is good now. He's no longer a fat ass. ... And yeah, Derrick Henry is, I mean he's 87-yard touchdown. I did not think Big D had an 87-yard touchdown still in his bag.

I am now officially ready to take the Vikings for real

I am now officially ready to take the Vikings for real. I needed this win for them to take them fully for real. And Sam Darnold, maybe he is just different now.

If the season ended today, Sam Darnold would be in the conversation for MVP

Thought experiment. If the season ended today, [Sam Darnold] might not be MVP, but he would be maybe second or third for MVP. ... I think Sam Darnold would be in that conversation.

I officially believe in Sam Darnold going forward

I'm sure we will have one game where old Sam Darnold will come back. But I do believe in Sam Darnold going forward. I do. I mean they're playing great ball.

I believe in the Falcons more than the Saints going forward

Who going forward, do you believe in the Falcons more than the Saints? I tend to think that. The Saints hot start looked awesome... but the Cowboys might not be that good.

Caleb Williams will benefit from the offensive players' intervention with Shane Waldron

Apparently during the week, players had a basically intervention with Shane Waldron and said, you have to be more aggressive. Caleb Williams, Marcedes Lewis, I think Cole Kmet was there. ... He's learning from his mistakes. ... I was just happy. It was fun watching the Bears win at home.

Bears punter Tory Taylor is a fucking weapon

And we haven't even gotten to the real MVP of this game. Tory Taylor, who is a fucking weapon... he won this game for the Bears in the end... he is an absolute weapon.

I feel like we crowned the Steelers defense a little bit too early

I feel like we've maybe crowned [the Steelers defense] a little bit too early. They're very good. But they also played some not great quarterbacks. And now they had to play Joe Flacco. He won a Super Bowl. He's elite.

Justin Fields is better than Russell Wilson

Justin Fields better than Russell Wilson. I think so.

Patrick Surtain II is one of the best, if not the best cornerback in the league

Patrick Surtain, who we did put respect on last week, is like one of the best cornerbacks, if not the best cornerback in the league.

There is a major disconnect between Aaron Rodgers and Robert Saleh

Do you think there's an issue between coach and quarterback? Because there was a quote afterwards that Saleh said that they need to dial back the cadence and Aaron Rodgers said that's one way to do it. The other way is to hold them accountable. ... There might be a slight problem.

NFL coaches should agree to decline all soft taunting penalties

I've got two solutions for it... if coaches start declining taunting penalties. A gentleman's rule. If it's a soft ass bitch ass taunt, decline the penalty and say no thanks, we'll strap it up like men.

Jalen Hurts is addicted to turning the ball over

And Jalen Hurts is addicted to turning the ball over.

Nico Collins is a top three wide receiver

Is Nico Collins a top three wide receiver? 'Cause it feels like he is. He's awesome. He's so good.

Amar'e Cooper wants out of Cleveland

Amari Cooper wants out. He does not want to be there anymore.

Carson Beck's sleeve tattoos are a bad look for a quarterback

I have a theory on Carson Beck. I think the, I think the tattoos are too much for a quarterback. That's just not a quarterback's look. ... If you have tattoos on your throwing arm, that tells me that you definitely took at least a few hours away from practicing.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a terrible fit for the Knicks

Was your initial reaction like mine, which was basically that KAT could not be a worst fit for this team?

Al Michaels is at his best when he is visibly annoyed by the quality of football

When Al Michaels is at his best now is when he's annoyed with the quality of football. And he was so annoyed. He gets into surly old man mode very early on in the first half. He was just like, well this is awful. This is terrible, Kirk, get me outta here.

I love when the US dominates international tournaments the rest of the world cares about more than we do

I love more than anything—I love it when the United States dominates tournaments that we don't give a fuck about. And the rest of the world cares deeply about it.

I am 100% in on the Vikings; their success is not a fluke

I am, I think I'm a hundred percent in on the Vikings. I think I'm in on 'em. I don't think what they're doing is a fluke. I think that their defense is really confusing. And I think that Sam Darnold, I don't know if Sam Darnold's like a, a great starting quarterback at large in the NFL, but in this offense with this head coach, I think he's really, really good.

Caleb Williams is already 'out' after throwing for 363 yards

I mean he threw for 363 yards last week. I think he's gonna, I think he's already out. You think he's out? Yeah, he's out. [PFT: if he goes dummy this game, I think he's out already] then I think that's the coming out party. He's already out. I don't need Nerd Stats to know. He's already out. He's been out.

Bryce Huff sucks and I am already done with him

Is this a get right game for Bryce Huff? Nah, he sucks. I'm done with him. I hate Bryce Huff. He sucks.

Shut Drake Maye down for the entire season to protect him

I hope not [seeing Drake Maye play]. Even in the one drive that he played, he got crushed. When we have an offensive line that can block for him. So not until next year and maybe the year after. Not shut him down, but I, I would not get like, I, I get more scared than excited if he goes in.

Antonio Pierce is overcorrecting with his 'hard-ass' first-year coach act

I just feel like he's, he might be doing the, the hard ass first year head coach thing. Like he might be overcorrecting where he is saying he might also bench Gardner Minshew... he's doing the, it's the classic hard noses first year head coach thing where he is like, 'I'm gonna fix everything immediately.'

Shohei Ohtani is a better global superstar and better at his sport than anyone ever

Do you remember when I came on the show and you guys relentlessly tortured me for saying McDavid was better at his sport than anyone else in the world. I've now switched it to Ohtani. And I'm like obsessed with watching this guy play baseball. And it might be Travis Hunter. No, Tani... nobody's done consistently offense and defense in the NFL... it's not, it's insane watching this guy.

Jayden Daniels' Monday night performance was the best game I've ever seen a quarterback play for the Commanders

What I saw last night made me feel emotions that I have not felt in my cold dead football heart in decades... what really got me excited about Jayden was how he handled like third downs, fourth downs. He was cool. He was directing guys around. He was calm in the pocket... I think that's the best game I've ever seen a quarterback play for my team.

Trevor Lawrence might actually stink, and his regression is being overshadowed by Jayden Daniels' success.

Yeah, he might stink. And I think Shad Khan said before the season, this is the best team that the Jaguars have ever assembled. So to me that does not sound good for Doug Pederson... He just spun into his own guy [spin to nowhere].

I would take Jayden Daniels over Jalen Hurts due to the rookie contract, and I wish Daniels were not in the NFC East.

I wish Jayden Daniels was not in the NFC East... he looks very good... [I would take] any rookie on a rookie contract [over Jalen Hurts].