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The Packers' ability to find Hall of Fame quarterbacks is unfair and they are a model organization

Jordan Love is really fucking good... The Packers going from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers [to] Jordan Love is just the shining example of how unfair life is... they have a great coach. They have a great infrastructure. They figured out the hack to quarterbacks: draft 'em, sit 'em, make 'em good, make 'em Hall of Famers.

Jordan Love is the real deal and the Packers are a model organization for QB development

Jordan Love is the real deal there. I said it. Happy Packers fans. They figured out the hack to quarterbacks: draft 'em, sit 'em, make 'em good, make 'em Hall of Famers. Then you set 'em free... and just restart the whole fucking thing.

I would be excited for Bill Belichick to break the coaching wins record with the Commanders

I'm excited about Belichick possibilities... I would be excited for Bill to break the old time record for coaching wins on my sideline rather than the [Patriots] sideline.

Antonio Pierce should be the permanent head coach of the Raiders

Antonio Pierce should be the head coach. That's all I got. I have a feeling that he's not... the Raiders are gonna screw this up.

The Raiders should hire Antonio Pierce full-time for life

Antonio Pierce has been hired full-time again, they should just remove that, that title. Make him head coach for life. Or at least just remove the interim tag before the game and get a nice little boost.

Will Anderson Jr. should be the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

I'm also rooting for Will Anderson to get a couple sacks and become the defensive rookie of the year. Because he should be... if I had a vote.

I give Matt Eberflus my full vote of confidence as the Bears head coach

Full vote of confidence. He's our coach. What more could you say about your coach than saying he's our coach... I'm galvanizing around the Bears and [Matt] Eberflus.

Nick Sirianni deflecting blame for the Seattle loss is the mark of a great coach

If [Nick] Sirianni actually said that to the media about the end of the Seattle game, just to get heat on himself and to detract from his players or deflect the heat from his players. That's a mark of a great coach right there.

The Bills and Chiefs are not very good teams right now, but they are super dangerous in the playoffs

They're actually kind of very similar teams to Bills and the Chiefs where I don't think they're very good, but I also think they're super dangerous.

Michael Penix Jr. has been the most consistent and best player in college football

Nobody in college football has made more big plays than more big moments than Michael Penix has. And Pennix is absolutely amazing right now. And the year he's had, and the things he's done. And, and to me, I mean, maybe he's been the most consistent and best player in college football.

College football needs a commissioner to fix the current chaos

College football right now, it needs a commissioner. It needs a commissioner. And, we need to do this thing the right way... get your 50 or 60 teams, whoever's gonna be in division one, make it more like an NFL league, intertwine your leagues of play a lot more.

Florida State deserved to be in the CFP as an undefeated conference champion

Florida State should have been in the playoff... I'm an advocate of they went undefeated, they deserve to be in it. It's about what you do between the white lines... they earned the right to be in it.

Philadelphia Eagles fans are the most annoying fan base in the NFL

Philly, anytime of the year. Anytime of the year, bro. They're like vegans. They're like, you know, you don't ask if they're vegan or not. They tell you. Like, 'yo, what about our Philly?' I didn't even say anything about Philly football.

Jalen Milroe played poorly against Michigan, looking like his early-season self

I thought [Jalen] Milroe stunk today. I thought Milroe looked a lot like old Milroe and not new Milroe. It was frustrating if you're an Alabama fan, he couldn't even connect on like a five, six yard pass. Everything looked a little bit outta sorts. Michigan was able to lean on him a little bit.

Dan Campbell's aggression is acceptable because it is consistent

I think Dan Campbell, it's crazy to all of us. I don't think it's crazy at all to his players. I think he tells his players before the game, here's the plan. If we're ever in this situation, we're going for two. We're trying to win this game... when Dan Campbell's aggressive and consistently aggressive, I'm all for it.

The fumble-through-the-end-zone touchback rule is a good rule that should not be changed

Everyone out there tweets the same thing. This is the worst rule in sports. Fuck you. It's not, it's actually a great rule. The end zone exists as a special place in football. There's different rules in the end zone... It's an agent of chaos too, which I, I like that little bit of uncertainty when you get down to the goal line.

Mike McCarthy is the downfall of the Dallas Cowboys

Mike McCarthy, you have probably the best kicker in football right now... Mike McCarthy used a timeout before the two point conversion. If they get the two point conversion, you have two timeouts... He is so fucking stupid, so fat. He will be the downfall for the Dallas Cowboys.

The Ravens must reach the Super Bowl to satisfy Lamar Jackson's legacy

It does feel though that the Ravens... there's a legacy Playoffs from Lamar Jackson coming up because if they fall short of, I would say they have to get to the Super Bowl. They have to get to the Super Bowl.

Shane Steichen is the 2023 NFL Coach of the Year

Shane Steichen should be Coach of the Year. He's got my vote. He's had my vote for a while. Colts were over under six and a half wins. They're now gonna play for a win and get in.

Nick Sirianni should be fired if the Eagles lose in the first round of the playoffs

If they lose in the first round... gone. Gone. I don't know what he does. Shane Steichen going on and doing what he's doing and then the offense looking what it is without him is insane. Like he has to be gone.

The Kansas City Chiefs are dangerous in the playoffs because everyone finally respects them less

I think they might be dangerous. Because I think that this is the one time where the Chiefs actually have the 'nobody believes in us' card that they can play... they will go through a dumpster to find disrespect. Now the entire world is talking shit about them... I think they're very scary in the Playoffs.

PMT should make Steamboat Willie t-shirts now that the character is in the public domain

Mickey Mouse is back because the original Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie just entered the public domain, meaning anybody can now use that version of Mickey Mouse in designs. So we should make a T-shirt. We should make Pardon My Take Mickey Mouse shirts.

Joe Flacco is officially elite

Joe Flacco is elite. He is fucking elite. And the Cleveland Browns clincher playoff spot. Yes. And watching this game, the, the thought occurred to me, what if we had a Browns line, super Bowl?

I have more confidence in the 2023 Browns with Joe Flacco than I would if Deshaun Watson were still healthy

I feel so much more confident about the Cleveland Browns in 2023 than if Deshaun Watson had played the whole season. I can't believe I'm saying that sentence, but I fully believe it. Like I think Joe [Flacco], with how he's playing right now, is the perfect guy for this.

If Joe Flacco wins the Super Bowl with the Browns, he must be a Hall of Famer

What if Joe Flacco wins? If Joe Flacco wins the super Bowl with the Browns, he has to be a Hall of Famer, right? Has to a hundred percent.

Baker Mayfield should win NFL Comeback Player of the Year

He [Baker Mayfield] should win Comeback Player of the Year. Joe Flacco. I no disrespect to DeMar Hamlin, but why is he winning? He should not win Come...

DeMar Hamlin should not win NFL Comeback Player of the Year

I'll be the brave one and say, this guy shouldn't win the award... It is just a fact. He shouldn't win the award.

Antonio Pierce has earned the full-time head coaching job for the Raiders

I do think that Antonio Pierce has, has coached his way into being the full-time head coach. Agree. If they really wanna win this game, Mark Davis should announce before the game starts. Like you're giving away a scholarship like this, this Walk-on now has earned his position.

There isn't a single team in the NFL right now that can be fully trusted

I don't think there's a team you can trust right now in the NFL. You go down the list... I don't think there's one team that you can, you could say like, put my life on the line. They win this game.

Kyron Williams deserves a $15 million per year contract solely for his elite pass blocking

Kyron Williams is one of those guys that like, he should just do a whole blocking highlight and that should get him $15 million a year alone. Because he saves Matthew Stafford's life multiple times a game.

Russell Wilson played himself out of a Hall of Fame career

We'll always have the danger witch. Yeah, he, he definitely played himself out of a hall of Fame career. Right. I don't know that, that's gonna be a tough one... Russell, Wilson is nowhere near top 10 now.

Betting against the Miami Hurricanes in cold-weather bowl games is the easiest bet in sports

Miami just having to play in a cold weather city is like the easiest bet against every single year in Bowl season. Rutgers just wanted it way more.

Having a clear vision is the most important tool for success in life

I put this number one in my book, be useful because I think that vision is the most important thing. If you don't have a very clear vision of what you want to accomplish in life, and if you don't have a very clear vision where you want to go, you don't have anything, you're just kind of like drifting around.

Admitting your mistakes is the only way to learn and improve

You learn, you know, sometimes even more from the failures than we do from the successes. And so we have to be very honest, when you fail, you have to be very, very honest... You've gotta go and just look in the mirror and say, you fucked up and here's what you did wrong. And then analyze it, and they take the blame for it.

The world is heading toward the AI future depicted in the Terminator movies

As we went on with time, decade after decade, all of a sudden I realized, oh my God, we are actually going in that direction. And what Jim Cameron wrote about is going to happen, you know, that the machines are now so sophisticated, so far ahead of human way of thinking that they are so far ahead.

In order to be successful, you must know how to sell yourself and your product by being quotable and outrageous

I always knew how to sell. That's why one of the chapters in my book... is Sell, sell, sell. Because it's all about how do you sell something... you had to be kind of like really way out there of the things that you say, so that it's quotable, and people would say, oh my God, I got to write a story on this guy.

The rivalry with Sylvester Stallone made both of them more successful and drove them to improve

Stallone by being so good made me better. So he gets, it's kind of like a competition. If you go to the Olympics and you're the only one that is running the a hundred meter sprint, you know, you're not gonna get the performance out of it as if, if a bunch of guys are chasing you. And so it's always kind of the competition that creates performance.

George Pickens is worth the headache

This was the George Pickens game. He had the Randy Moss stat line... it doesn't excuse everything George Pickens done this year, it just confirms that George Pickens is worth the headache because he has this in him.

You have to wait 50 years before you can start feeling bad for a rival fan base's misery

I think 50 years is the right amount [to not feel bad for a rival]. I think probably for [the Cowboys] not making the playoffs, I would start to feel bad for Cowboys fans after 50 years. That's the right amount.

Joe Flacco is a better option for the Browns than Deshaun Watson

If he's healthy as he is right now, [Flacco] is without a doubt, a better option for your team than Deshaun Watson.

The Falcons would be winning the NFC South if Taylor Heineke had been starting all year

The Falcons would be winning that division if Taylor Heineke had been starting the entire season because he takes risks... He's a game wrecker. No telling which team he'll wreck it for, but he's gonna give you a better chance to win overall than Desmond Ritter who just sucks.

Mike Evans is a first-ballot Hall of Famer

Mike Evans is a first ballot hall of famer... If he plays for five more years... he would be in the list with Jerry Rice, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, and T.O. ... He will go down as one of the best receivers of all time.

Justin Herbert to the Bears for the #1 pick is the best possible trade

Justin Herbert for the number one pick would be the greatest thing in my life... You know that owner cares about getting fans in that stadium. If they can draft Caleb Williams... and then give the Bears Justin Herbert... I would do that in a second.

The NFL should require the player who scores the touchdown to kick the extra point

I've always said that the player that scores the touchdown should have to kick the extra point. How awesome would that be?

The Cowboys win that game if they have Ezekiel Elliott

The Cowboys, it's funny how the narratives work... if they have Zeke Elliott, I think they win that game. They have struggled in the red zone all year, and Tony Pollard around the goal line has been a disaster.

Antonio Pierce must be the permanent head coach of the Raiders

Antonio Pierce needs to be the head coach. His message before this game... was 'hatred, violence and pain.' ... There will be no better head coach for the Raiders... perfect culture fit.

The third-and-20 conversion to A.J. Brown saved the Eagles' season

There was one play that saved the season. It was after the pick six. They go to third and 20. That was the third and 20 to A.J. Brown was the play that saved the season. Because if they don't pick that up, they're fucked.

The Ravens and the Browns are the only two teams in the NFL that play defense on a different level

I did have the Ravens today and it's really just, I think the Ravens and the Browns are the two teams that play defense on a different level. When you have to play a defense that good, things don't come as easy.

NFL MVP is stupid because it's decided in the last three weeks

This is why the MVP in the NFL is so stupid... it feels like it is decided in the last three weeks of the season every year. It's whoever has a big primetime game at the end of the year.

My 'Pretty Much Dry January' rules allow drinking on Fridays, Saturdays, Monday Night Football, Sunday brunches, and any night I want a beer

I am going to be doing pretty much dry January again this year. The rules are as follows: no drinking unless it's Friday. If there's football on a Monday, you can also drink on a Saturday and you can have brunch on a Sunday and then you can have a beer during the week any night. But besides that, no heavy drinking whatsoever.