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Patrick Mahomes might be the best quarterback to ever play

He might be the best quarterback to ever play. He's on pace to be. Fact or fiction, Hank? ... He's on pace.

A 12-year-old kid right now will be Patrick Mahomes' main target in 2035

There's a kid right now, maybe a kid who's listening to this show who's 12 years old who's gonna be catching balls from Patrick Mahomes in an AFC Championship game in year 2035. Like, think about that. Mahomes is going to win his last Super Bowl on the way out of town in 2035.

Caitlin Clark's court storming collision was an 'all-time flop'

It was a flop. I saw the alternate angle. Caitlin Clark... she leaned into the contact. The girl was just running, minding her own business, and Caitlin Clark shoved her and then just did a pirouette and fell. It's crazy. This is insane. Justice for the other girl.

Bill Belichick and the Atlanta Falcons are on a collision course

I am again tracking Arthur Blank's private jet. It's landing in Boston, Massachusetts right now. Belichick Falcons collision course. I think it's happening.

I am happy Mike McCarthy is staying in Dallas because he falters against good teams

As a Commanders fan, I, I said that it makes me very happy that Mike's coming back... I know that Mike McCarthy is a very good regular season coach, but when you play against really good teams in the Playoffs, you're gonna have to win three games... all I'm saying is much like you with Aaron Rodgers when the Cowboys lose, that's my Super Bowl.

Patrick Mahomes will not be the one to save Mike McCarthy's legacy in Dallas

People are also pointing out, like, look at Andy Reid before they started winning Super Bowls in Kansas City where it's like 12 and four, 10 and six, 11 and five. Everyone said he was a choke artist. The only issue with that is Patrick Mahomes showed up. I don't think Patrick Mahomes is showing up in Dallas.

I am done with the Cowboys because they kept Mike McCarthy

I said if they keep him around, I'm done with the Cowboys. I'm done with the Cowboys. Wow.

Lamar Jackson must win this divisional round game against the Texans for his legacy

Lamar [Jackson] Yeah. This is the game. Big, big time narrative. Right. If he doesn't win this game, then that's gonna, that's gonna follow him around for the rest of his career... you're a 10 point favorite, nine and a half point favorite at home against the Houston Texans rookie head coach. Rookie QB. You have to win this game if you're the Baltimore Ravens.

The Ravens defense is going to kick the shit out of the Houston Texans

I think the Ravens defense is gonna kick the shit outta them... what they can do to confuse people, you know, they have, they, they move safeties around, you know, they get pressure with four. They get pressure with blitzes. I just, I think the Ravens defense, this is a Ravens defense statement game.

The over in the Packers vs. 49ers game is my nuclear missile whale play

I also love the over in this game, it's my nuclear missile whale play.

Christian McCaffrey finishing 2023 with exactly 2023 all-purpose yards is the stat of the year

Did you know the history... Did you know that he also finished with 2023 All purpose Yards and he's the first player to ever finish with the same number of yards as the year... I think it's Stat of the year.

I want the 49ers to win the Super Bowl to retroactively erase the Eagles' success from last year

I'm rooting for them to get to the Super Bowl now because I want, I want it to be erased... He's gonna deal with 49ers fans being like, it never would've beaten us... I'm rooting for them to win and, and win big. And so that way we can be like, the 49ers should have been in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs.

The Chiefs will beat the Bills because of Buffalo's defensive injuries

I'm rooting for the bills. I think the Chiefs are gonna win... Their defensive injuries have been insane. I've, they're so bad... That feels like a lot. They've had a lot of injuries. The cornerback and linebacker position. Josh's, Allen's gonna have to play a superhuman game.

I'm going to play football as long as possible to avoid having to do sports media

Honestly, man, that's the last thing I want to do is be doing interviews to get myself behind a camera. So I'm gonna try to do this as long as possible and, and diminish those possibilities as much as I can.

My second son will have to play quarterback because he is too natural of a thrower

My second son for sure is going to have to play quarterback. I think he, he's just too natural a thrower. So I'm, oh man, that's great. Another line of Flacco would be awesome.

The 'elite' label came from winning games without gaudy stats — people wear the sweatshirt both sincerely and as a joke, and either way it's fun

I was winning a bunch of games in Baltimore, but my stats were never gonna fly off the stat sheet. We were winning games because we had a formula with how we won games. So that word always came up around me because it was like, he's winning a lot of football games and playing good football, but it's not like he's throwing for 350 and four touchdowns every week. So it was like, can we call him [elite]? The funny thing is now people could — I have buddies wearing the sweatshirt because they're like, damn right he's elite. And I have detractors that are using it as a meme. It kind of goes both ways. But who cares? That's part of it. That's what makes it kind of fun.

The Wildcat is stupid; if you're going to run it, just take the quarterback off the field

If you're gonna do it, just take me off the field. You know, like, like let's, let's get an actual football player here so that we can actually accomplish something For real... that's why when I, when I go out there, I, I, I stay like five yards off the ball so there's no chance of me looking like an idiot.

I am returning to a private lifestyle because the internet ruined the Tiffany Gomas content

I will definitely be going back to, to zero dark private life mode... because it's fun. I enjoy it and, and you know, 99% of the people are fun. They play along... But then there's the 1% of people, people that will DMM and, and, and, and just go way over the top.

The Cowboys should extend both Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy

I still think with the, you know, benefit of hindsight, another day to think about it. You gotta extend both Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy. Yeah, I think listen, you won 13 games, right? ... sometimes stability is your best stability.

The Bills defense will have a hard time stopping Patrick Mahomes with their current injuries

I am very nervous for the Bills defense going up against Patrick Mahomes in the Playoffs. It feels like they're gonna have to patchwork something together here. And maybe, maybe they just have to just do like their offense just has to go nuclear. ... they've lost everything [on defense].

Safeties should be worth between three and five points

Safety should be worth more than two points. Safety should be worth between four, three and five points. ... Safeties are so hard to do. And they're so awesome when they happen. ... The fact that they're only worth two points is just, it doesn't make any sense.

The Eagles should fire everyone on the coaching staff except Big Dom

I want every one of them go ... Big dom stays. Big dom has stayed through multiple coaching generations. ... We need a leader of men on this team.

Jalen Hurts is still a top 10 quarterback despite the poor season ending

Jalen is still a good quarterback. ... I would say I, I, I, well a thousand percent say that. I think he's top 10. I think he was borderline top five going to this year. I think he's probably between five and 10.

Jim Harbaugh will be interviewed by the Falcons

Next up hasn't been reported yet. Harbaugh will be interviewed by the Falcons. The plane, I believe just picked him up and is flying back to Atlanta with 'em right now for the interview.

Romantically, things are not going to happen with Tiffany Gomas

I would like to, you know, set the record straight that we're not [dating]. ... we just kind of said, let's, let's just, you know, call a spade a spade and go our separate ways. ... I just think romantically it's not, it's not not gonna happen.

Liberty Football's 2.96 GPA is actually good for a team GPA

Liberty Football. They tweeted ... 2.96 cumulative GPA. ... It's actually not terrible for a team. It's really good. ... football team. It's the old, 'I didn't play school'.

Green Bay dominating Dallas was the biggest surprise of Wild Card weekend

I think the biggest surprise has to be Green Bay going in and winning the way they did. I thought they would hang around in the game, but to go in there and dominate the way they did, that was a bad look for Dallas.

CJ Stroud reminds me of Dan Marino in his heyday

He makes me think of Dan Marino in his heyday. ... He makes it look so easy with the quick release and the ability to throw out. ... The ability to decipher it and put it right on the numbers and make it makes it look easy. There, there are a few guys that walk into this league and make it look that easy. That's why he reminds me of Marino.

Bill Belichick will be the next head coach of the Atlanta Falcons

Belichick's gonna go to Atlanta. ... because all you wanna do, if you're, if you're Arthur Blank, all you wanna do is win.

The Bears will be a playoff team next year no matter who is at quarterback

The Bears will be a playoff team next year, no matter who plays quarterback. ... They got good tackles. ... You have the, the weapons, the runners. ... You have defense have the pieces in place.

Jim Harbaugh will be the next head coach of the Chargers

I think Harbaugh to the Chargers makes all the sense. Yeah, in large part because it's the best job. You get the quarterback, you don't have to worry about the quarterback. And, and so I think that's the best scenario for him. I think he does end up going there.

You got the full Joe Flacco experience — elite stretches where he can throw it a mile, then he just quits after the first quarter; that's Baldinger's cat

You got the full Joe Flacco experience because the old debate on whether or not he's elite goes back to Joe having games and stretches where he's just like, oh, this guy can throw the football a mile. And then he'll have a game like this where he just pretty much quits after the first quarter. And it's like, okay, it's not here today. I'm not elite today, but my eliteness will come back. It's Baldinger's cat — being elite and not elite at the same time.

C.J. Stroud needs to win at least three Super Bowls or his career will be a disappointment

I think now it's our responsibility as media figures to set some unrealistic expectations. ... How many Super Bowls can he win in order for his career to not be a disappointment? ... You gotta get three or else you suck or else this or else you should have been bad from the get go. But you were so good at the start. Now you have to get three Super Bowls.

C.J. Stroud has the best rookie season ever for a quarterback

I think the conversation might end with [Stroud] is the best rookie season in its totality in the NFL. ... led him to the Playoffs. This is, and who knows, I mean, they, they're probably, although I'm thinking back to it, like they played the Ravens, I think week one. ... and now winning a Playoff game as a rookie quarterback. I think [Stroud] might be it.

The Dolphins lack toughness and are officially 'soft'

I know that sounds very, we're like minimizing everything. But the Dolphins do lack toughness. Yeah. ... they're soft. ... The Dolphins are are pretty much predicated on like, you gotta hit those big shots. And on Saturday night there were, there were none.

Jordan Love is officially a future Hall of Famer

The Packers Jordan Love is really fucking good. I've just accepted the fact that he's probably a future Hall of Famer. I'm hoping that, I'm hoping it's just one Super Bowl like the last two guys. ... Jordan Love is so calm, cool, collected everything we said for CJ's job goes for Jordan Love.

Mike McCarthy is done as the head coach of the Cowboys

Mike McCarthy's out. ... Busiest cat in Texas. ... I think there's gonna be a little cooling off period with Mike McCarthy. 'cause this was a, like, you just can't look. They looked so bad, so bad on offense and defense.

Dak Prescott has the 'yips' and cannot throw the football

I have never seen in person witness someone have the yips like Dak had the yips. ... The first interception was a terrible throw. ... You could see he was telegraphing the pass. ... Dak Prescott, he had the yips. I, there was no other way to describe it. ... Dak Prescott's horrible, like literally is a quarterback that can't throw.

The Cowboys must get rid of Dak Prescott and hire Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels

I think you gotta get rid of Dak. Okay. You gotta, you can't pay Dak, CD and Parsons. ... You gotta get rid of Dak. You gotta get Bill Belichick in there, clean house. Let 'em, let 'em run the show. ... Belichick and McDaniels together. ... they were dominant. Yeah. You can't deny that.

The Cowboys losing takes a lot of pressure off the Eagles locker room

The Cowboys losing has changed everything. It has changed everything. The entire vibe of Philadelphia. ... Nothing the Eagles can do tomorrow is worse than what the Cowboys did today. ... A lot of pressure has been taken, taken off out of that locker room. ... they're not going to say it out loud, but inside of their, inside of their head. Yes.

The Eagles are going to smoke the Buccaneers

I think I'm gonna bet the Eagles. I don't, I'm on the Eagles. ... I just think the Bucs have beaten a lot of NFC south teams that don't know. ... I think you're gonna smoke them.

Jerry Reinsdorf is a 'half-ass' owner who set the Bulls Ring of Honor up to fail

Jerry Reinsdorf being the absolute worst. ... He's a fucking half-ass owner. He's bullshit. ... he knew that [Jerry Krause] was gonna get booed. ... He set it up. ... I'm not like absolving the fans, but I think that the real blame should be Jerry Reinsdorf for putting together a half-ass thing.

Pete Carroll has an argument for being a top 10 football coach of all time

Pete Carroll has an argument for being a top 10 football coach of all time. He's 14th all time in NFL wins. He's got two national titles in college football. If you put it all together, Pete Carroll has an argument for being a top 10 football coach of all time.

I would rather the Patriots hire Mike Vrabel than Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick

I would rather Vrabel... He's a recurring guest, friend of the program. He's proven it. Super Bowl champion. Obviously Mayo is too, but I would rather Vrabel just [because of his] proximity to the show.

I am no longer interested in the Commanders hiring Bill Belichick because he is now unemployed

I don't think I'm interested any longer at Bill Belichick because now that he doesn't have a team, it's like, do I really want to... he was way more attractive as a candidate when he had a job. Now it's like, oh, this unemployed guy wants to work for me... I don't want a retread like Belichick.

Bill Belichick's mystery landing spot could be the Dallas Cowboys

I have three candidates for the mystery team. The Dallas Cowboys. If Mike McCarthy loses in the first, or maybe even in the second game, if they get their ass kicked in the divisional round, I could see Jerry Jones being like, we gotta make a change, Belichick's out here.

I will be the biggest Dallas Cowboys fan if they hire Bill Belichick

If he goes to Dallas, I'm gonna be the biggest Cowboys fan. Even bigger than I am now.

If Alabama hires Dabo Swinney, I will set myself on fire on the 50-yard line

If it's Dabo Swinney, I'm pulling gasoline on my cell and setting myself on fire on the 50 yard line. You can guarantee it. If it's Dabo Swinney, I'm pulling my arm off and taking that contract fracture and beating the hell out of myself. No damn Dabo!

The Cleveland Browns will beat the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round

I think there's maybe a little, like, you might get into a point where it's like, as great as CJ Stroud's been this year, this is a different animal. And this is a different beast. And this is a team that's, that's completely different than the teams that they've been beating down the stretch.

The Kansas City Chiefs will beat the Miami Dolphins because Tua Tagovailoa cannot play in the cold

I don't see Tua winning this game... the stats that you had for Tua, you can just watch Tua when he plays in the cold. He looks very uncomfortable going on the road. Arrowhead is like one of the top two or three hardest places to play... I think I'm gonna take the Chiefs.