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Josh Allen is the second-best quarterback in the NFL

Josh Allen is what a franchise quarterback looks like. And we've said it a million times. Just because he's not Patrick Mahomes doesn't mean he's [not] the second—he is the second best quarterback in the NFL.

The Bills losing Stefon Diggs was addition by subtraction

It probably is addition by subtraction, losing Diggs. Oh, definitely. And Gabe Davis... it feels like this. Josh [Allen] is like star. He's turned a brand new page clean slate for this team. So he doesn't have any of that excess baggage that he used to have.

Travis Hunter should be the Heisman winner because he is the best football player in the country

Travis Hunter should be the Heisman. And maybe it's because I bet on him pre-season, but Travis Hunter should be the Heisman... if you actually voted for Heisman how it should be voted—best player, not how every award now gets voted on... Travis Hunter should be your Heisman Trophy winner because he is the best football player in college football.

Fox's Big Noon Kickoff is 'bullshit' because it ruins the atmosphere of Penn State's White Out games.

That's Fox's fault. Big 10. Fucking Big 10 kickoff is big Noon kickoff is bullshit... it's like a really big thing in college football... they burn your whiteouts on, on Lame Games.

The alleged celebrity lists associated with the Diddy investigation will never be made public.

The list never come out. They never come out. They tell you that there's a list and it's a distraction so that you can come up with your old, your own like fan fiction like lore universe that you make up... The lists never do [come out].

The Chicago Bears are the most under-marketed entity in American commerce

I don't believe that there is a more under-marketed entity in American commerce than the Chicago Bears... in this city... it's a football town... and with the Bears, you know, in '85 and like that was, it was just, it engulfed everything. And they've been living off it since.

The start of the 2024 season proves that coaching matters more than anything else in the NFL

The big picture for me before we get into all the games is Sam Darnold's three and oh, Geno Smith's three and oh... this start of the 2024 season has just been a red blinking light of coaching matters a lot.

Kevin O'Connell is one of the best coaches in the NFL

Minnesota might have one of the best coaches in the league. Yes. And I would also put McVay's performance this week right up there too.

Nick Sirianni does not deserve to be let off the hook for his poor coaching despite the Eagles' win

I'm hoping that Max doesn't let [Sirianni] off the hook. Yeah. He doesn't deserve to be left off the hook. They won the game and they were the better team in this game... That was a horrible display of coaching from him today.

The Vikings' defense is officially for real

The Vikings are just good. Brian Flores, that defense was everywhere... back to back week, you know, week one, obviously the Giants are kind of a mess... but the 49ers and the Texans are two teams that have Super Bowl aspirations... and Brian Flores basically put 'em in his back pocket.

I'm not worried about Caleb Williams; I'm worried about the Bears' coaching staff ruining him

Nothing has changed about my opinion about Caleb Williams other than the fact maybe everyone was right that Matt Eberflus is a fucking moron... Caleb Williams is not my worry at all. I know people were going to say he is a bust and all that shit. He's not my worry. I swear to God, I'm not worried at all. I'm worried about the coaching staff just like ruining him in a way that makes me worried.

Anthony Richardson's poor decision-making suggests he might not be 'the guy' for the Colts

I've seen a lot of bad quarterback play in my day. That [interception] should be a play that you should file away as one that's like, is he the guy? Probably not.

Malik Nabors is the frontrunner for Offensive Rookie of the Year

Malik Nabors is really, really, he's awesome. He's right now Rookie of the Year.

The Steelers cannot bench Justin Fields for Russell Wilson as long as they are winning

It feels like he's [Fields] kind of rounding into form to being a winning quarterback... I personaly would not [bench him]... you cannot bench a three and oh quarterback... You gotta wait until something bad happens and like he has a bad game and then maybe make a switch.

Starting Justin Herbert with a high ankle sprain against the Steelers was a mistake

I don't know why they started Justin Herbert in this game... I feel like that was maybe a mistake... I thought maybe just sit him out, try to win that game with Taylor Heinicke... because this is gonna linger now.

The Steelers' defensive formula can beat 90% of the NFL

They [Steelers] have a formula that I feel like can beat 90% of the NFL. Just don't turn the ball over. Run the football when you need to... get some nice like 10, 12 play drives put together.

Matt LaFleur is the current NFL Coach of the Year through three weeks

Matt LaFleur is the coach of the year through three weeks. It's insane... two wins without Jordan Love.

The Rams' win over the 49ers was a coaching masterpiece by Sean McVay

I just felt it going in, the Rams kitchen sink. Sean McVay is such a good head coach. They are down so many guys, they're gonna find a way... that was a coaching masterpiece by Sean McVay.

Matthew Stafford is a Hall of Famer

Matthew Stafford, Hall of Famer. Matthew Stafford has 99 total wins in his career... almost half of Matthew Stafford's wins have needed Matthew Stafford to have a game winning drive. He's an absolute baller when it comes down to late game situations.

David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs are the best running back tandem in the NFL

Lions also got back to basics of just pounding the rock... I'd say best running back tandem in the NFL.

I am dangerously close to buying in on the Seahawks as a legitimate team

I am getting very close to buying in on the Seahawks... Mike Macdonald seems to be a very good head coach in three games. I am dangerously close to believing in the Seahawks.

The Cowboys' defense officially stinks

Do the Cowboys stink? They might. I think their defense stinks.

The Patriots' offensive line is currently worse than the Bears'

[The Patriots] looked horrible. Their offensive line like looked worse than the Bears. [Jacoby Brissett] never had more than one second to throw. They missed a ton of tackles on defense.

Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player of all time

I'd say that this, he is the best baseball player of all time. Whether or not he'll have the best career of all time is kind of up for grabs. But we've never seen anybody that's doing what he's doing.

NFL offenses are struggling because they are taking the bait on two-high safety looks

Everyone's blaming the two high safeties. And I actually read an article... essentially deep passes still work, but offenses are taking the bait with the two high safeties and just they're running the ball into light boxes and it's just not, it's not as effective... stop taking the bait.

Bryce Huff is a terrible player

I have a guy that you guys can get, he was first in pressure rate in 2022 and third in rate in 2023. And you can have him, do you want him... Oh no, he sucks.

You should never have a quarterback wearing number 19

Skylar Thompson wearing number 19 is terrible. That's a bad quarterback name number. It's Johnny Unitas and nothing else. You can't, yeah. Number 19... it's a just warning sign that this is a very backup quarterback.

Week 3 is a must-win game for the Ravens

It's a must win. I'm declaring it's a must win for the Ravens. If they lose, I think only one team since the expansion has made the playoffs after starting 0-3. I like the Ravens just because of purely sense of urgency.

A football team's true identity is revealed by the 'second quarter' of the season (Weeks 5-8)

I think by the second quarter you should know like, this is the first quarter, first four days... I think by the second quarter, man, you should know the type of team you got. You should know if you a running team, if you're a play action team, or if you're on defense and you, you, you are a defense that stopped the run.

The hip-drop tackle ban is difficult to enforce because players just react in the heat of the moment

The whole thing is to get him down... You're not saying, oh let me do this illegal tackle so that I could tear his ACL or break his ankle... You don't have time to gauge like, oh, it's my helmet going to come in contact with his helmet... You just go and you just react. I think all of this stuff... nobody really thinking about what the defense gotta go through.

The narrative that the NFC South is the worst division in football is officially over

I believe that we officially have to end the narrative that the NFC South is the worst division in football because they have the two and Oh Saints, the one and one Falcons, the two and oh bucks. They're a good division now.

The Eagles should have run the ball twice on their final offensive possession

Running the football there... I'll even get crazy here. Ready? Ready for this Max. I think you run it twice and you get a first down because you're the Philadelphia Eagles and no one can stop when you run it with your biggest offensive line in football.

The Eagles defensive line is horrible

I took notes... D-line. Mega bad. [Bryce Huff] is horrible. Like horrendously bad. Like he shouldn't be.

The 2024 Falcons have changed the perspective of the entire franchise

If you're a Falcons fan, this felt like it was a pretty big moment for the franchise. This is, it may have changed your entire perspective on football. Yeah. Because this is, it was the reverse Falcons thing. The Eagles turned into the Falcons.

Bryce Young's tenure has officially established the floor for how short a quarterback can be

It unfortunately probably puts the limit on height. Now he's officially the floor. We've reached it. We pushed it with Russell Wilson... then Kyler Murray, I think Bryce Young is now the floor of how short you can be as a quarterback.

Georgia is still a playoff team, but they aren't as dominant in the trenches as years past

I think they're holding Carson Beck back a little bit... that offensive line's not what I thought they were gonna be. So they can't just push people around and mash people and they're really not that kind of a group on defense. Now what they do have are freak show monsters on defense that can get you off the edge... but it's just not gonna look as dominant or clean as it has in years past.

Ole Miss vs. Georgia is the most important game for the Rebels' playoff path

I think the Ole Miss game [vs Georgia] probably the most important game there... I don't think 10 and two just guarantees that you're in the playoff with those schedules and if Georgia were to go down to say an Alabama or Texas not near as big of a deal. But I think you can go a little bit further in eliminating Ole Miss with maybe a 10 and two similar record if you're Georgia.

Tennessee's Dylan Sampson is a lightning rod and an explosive play waiting to happen

The difference right now, Dylan Sampson, it's not Nico [Iamaleava], it's not the receivers. This kid is a lightning rod at tailback explosive play waiting to happen and he presses the line of scrimmage... this kid is big time.

Urban Meyer's coaching style would not work in modern college football

I have a ton of respect for Urban, but I don't think his style of coaching is overly conducive with today's college football. He's a grinder. Yeah, absolutely... That's a small portion of why Saban walked away. Like he couldn't coach the guys the way that he wanted to anymore, the way the guys probably need to be coached. But you now you have an out... Rick Trickett... referenced me as the dumbest motherfucker... every single day. You can't do that anymore.

Texas is a bigger matchup problem for the SEC than any SEC team is for Texas

I don't from a matchup perspective, PFT I don't really know if there's a ton that I look at and just say like from a matchup perspective, like that's, that's rough... I think they're more of a matchup problem for anybody else than anybody else is for them because of how versatile they are offensively the motions they use the formations.

This victory over the Lions might be Todd Bowles' signature win as the Buccaneers head coach

The Bucs, you called it the gutsy one of the week. I think this might be Todd Bowles' signature win. He won a playoff game, but I'm gonna give Todd Bowles his signature win this week. This is signature win for Todd Bowles. We've all been waiting for one.

The Buccaneers are currently the number one team in my NFL power rankings

The Bucs have now beaten two outstanding teams. I think I have the Bucs number one in my power rankings right now. Commanders and the Lions.

The Saints are the best team in the NFL through the first two weeks

If we were just going off of two weeks, are the Saints the best team in the NFL? Yes, they are. I think that they are the best team in the NFL. If you go off two weeks, cumulative scores are 91 to 20.

The entire NFC South is a lot better than we expected it to be

I think that the entire NFC South is a lot better than we thought it was gonna be. The Saints have looked unstoppable in two [weeks].

Brian Daboll cost the Giants the game by failing to carry a backup kicker

Brian Daboll, what the fuck are you doing? They could have brought up another kicker. It felt like Brian Daboll cost his team the game here by not having a kicker.

The Patriots should transition to Drake May sooner rather than later

I think you should start Drake May. Why maybe not this week on a Thursday, but if you want to push the ball downfield and give your team chances like that, it should be Drake May. That's my point. If it's tank, then Jacoby Brissett's perfect.

Brian Flores is a great defensive coordinator but not a good head coach

The Vikings defense kind of ate you up a little bit. Brian Flores, he's a good defensive coach. Not a good head coach. Good defensive coach. I think that might be a mark of a great defensive coordinator, if you hate quarterbacks that much.

Anthony Richardson is not currently good at quarterbacking

Anthony Richardson is just not that good at quarterbacking right now. He had two very, very bad interceptions. Missing guys. I just don't see it what other people see. Kale Williams was really good in college. Anthony Richardson wasn't. So that's where I'm like, I don't know.

The Jaguars are officially a bad football team

Are the Browns good or the Jaguars bad? I think, I think Jags bad. Miles Garrett was making Trevor live in hell today.

The Bengals are not in trouble despite starting the season 0-2

I was like very walked away from that game saying the Bengals that I thought the Bengals might be in trouble. I was teetering on that with the wrist and everything. I do not think the Bengals are in trouble. They just couldn't beat the Chiefs because the Chiefs just are inevitable.