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Deshaun Watson will not have a great season due to his ACL recovery timeline

I didn't think that Deshaun Watson was going to have a great year this year because Adrian Peterson screwed it up for everybody by coming back from that ACL so quickly... It's going to be like a year and a half before he gets back to normal.

The Patriots will still win the AFC East despite their slow start

The Patriots are still going to probably win the AFC East, right? ... You could probably even say they'll go to the AFC Championship.

The Vikings will beat the Rams on Thursday Night Football

The Vikings are going to beat the Rams up Thursday night... Because the Rams are the best team in football, we can all agree... don't take anything the week before and put it on this week.

Batman will definitely appear in the upcoming Joker movie

Batman will be in [the Joker movie] at some point. That's my solemn promise to you is Batman will be in there at some point.

The Rams have already won the NFC West

I'm about ready to give the Rams the NFC West title right now.

Josh Gordon will not have long-range success with the Patriots

I don't think [Josh Gordon] has long-range success written over it... because he's not passionate about football... If you're not willing to do the time and the effort into it, you're just going to get cast aside.

The 49ers are so bad defensively they could end up with the #1 overall pick in the draft

If they don't do something in San Francisco, they could easily be picking the first pick in the draft because with that defense, they haven't stopped anybody in three weeks.

The 2018 Super Bowl will be Rams vs. Chiefs

I think it would be the Rams and the Chiefs, and probably the over would be at 70.

The Jets are exactly what we thought they were, a 7-9 team

The Jets are exactly what we thought they were like a seven and nine team. You want to crown their asses? They're 7-9. I think that's actually a pretty realistic expectation for them.

The Cleveland Browns will make the playoffs

Welcome to being a winner Cleveland. I say the Cleveland Browns are going to make the playoffs.

The Texans' season is over if they lose to the Giants

This is officially if the thing is, I'm pretty sure the Giants are terrible. And if the Texans lose to a terrible team, their season's over.

Bet the Redskins +3 because of the bad turf at FedEx Field

One, Aaron Rodgers, he says that his knee's getting – like he's afraid that it's going to get worse. And the Redskins' defensive line is pretty good... Aaron Rodgers' knee, the Redskins' turf. That's all you need to say for that game.

Josh Allen is my sleeper of the week and will 'take flight' against the Vikings

My sleeper is Josh Allen. Against the Vikings, D. Everybody's talking about him. People forget they tied. They didn't win. They didn't lose. They don't know what the fuck is going on this week. That rocket arm about to take flight.

My lock of the week is the Dolphins -3 over the Raiders

I really like Miami this week at home against Oakland. It's only minus three, and Miami's actually sneaky, like not that bad, I don't think... Dolphins are my pick this week.

The Patriots will roll over Matt Patricia and the Lions

I also think the Pats roll over [Matt] Patricia. Big Cat, you have sources. They hate Patricia, huh?

The Bears will reach the NFC Championship game this year

I got out of the shower. I said, you know what? NFC Championship. Let's just settle with that. The thing is, you never want to win the Super Bowl the first year that the team's together. You want to go through the tough days and then the next year you build.

The Bears will win the NFC North this year

This is your year to win that division. Aaron Rodgers is hurt. Kirk Cousins is a nerd. Matt Patricia lost the locker room. This is your year to win that division.

The championship window has officially closed for the Seattle Seahawks

This is a major, like, officially the window has shut on the Seattle Seahawks. I'm ready to declare window closed. They're going to now have to remake themselves as an offensive team. No more glory hole.

Chris Carson is a future All-Pro running back

They're playing with [10 ghosts], except for Chris Carson, who's future All-Pro running back.

The Jets vs. Browns color rush game is going to suck

Can I counterpoint you? That game is going to suck. Because Pup Punk is House of Blues, Boston. You should go to that instead.

The Arizona Cardinals are a sleeper team this season

One sleeper for the season is the Arizona Cardinals. Sam Bradford, of course, he has to stay healthy. David Johnson came on our show... a thousand and a thousand. So with him, Larry Legend, Fitzgerald, and then Chandler Jones and Patrick Peterson, I think they can do some damage.

Josh Gordon won't succeed in New England if he couldn't in Cleveland

If you can't get your shit together enough to play for the Browns and for the Browns to release you—I think that if you can't get your shit together enough to be able to play on the Browns for six years, then you're probably not going to be able to play for Bill Belichick.

The Patriots are going to trade for Josh Gordon

If you're anything like me, your first reaction [to the Josh Gordon news] was the fucking Patriots are going to get him.

Chris Carson will run for a lot of yards against the Bears

I think the Bears are going to win. I'm eager to see [Chris Carson] run for a shitload of yards, as I predicted.

Josh Gordon will be traded on Monday

I think [Josh Gordon] is going to be traded at some point on Monday. And then the Browns wash their hands of him.

Josh Gordon's likely landing spots are the Seahawks, Patriots, or 49ers

I think that Seattle would be one of the teams... I think the Patriots would have to be considered... I'd say Seahawks, Patriots, 49ers would be the three teams I'd watch.

The Buccaneers will beat the Steelers on Monday night to move to 3-0

We assumed they were going to be 0-3 in the games Winston missed, and now here they are 2-0, and they're looking good, and the Steelers look like crap. I think they could be 3-0. I think you've got to ride with Fitzpatrick for as long as you can.

Todd Haley will take over for Hue Jackson at some point this season

I think Todd Haley is the guy that ends up taking over at some point for the rest of the season, at some point this year [in Cleveland].

The Colts and Redskins game will be a shootout

Alex Smith like that's a perfect Jay Gruden's offense perfect he's just gonna dump it down dump it down maybe a couple shots deep every now and then I like the over I think it's gonna be a shootout.

Ohio State will kill TCU on Saturday night

Let's just say I think Ohio State's going to kill TCU on Saturday night.

Texas will beat USC in their rematch

We think that Texas might actually beat USC. I think they will. This feels like Texas comes out and, hey, maybe they're not as bad as we thought they were.

The Cleveland Browns will be a good spot once everything clicks

Once everything starts to click, that's going to be a good spot [Cleveland] because you look around that division... Baltimore's on the way down... Roethlisberger's got a couple years left... Cincinnati's always Cincinnati... Cleveland's going to be sitting there right at the right time to get good.

Josh Allen has the best upside of the 2018 draft class

The best upside of the draft class is Josh Allen. [Big Cat: Josh Allen. Yeah, there we go.]

Matthew Stafford will be a Hall of Fame candidate based on stats while being the 'best worst' QB ever

Matt Stafford is going to go down as the best, worst quarterback of all time because his numbers – he doesn't get injured... If he can play on one or two winning teams, his statistics... will be so insane that he will be a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate. And everyone who watched him would be like, that guy sucked.

Sam Darnold will definitely be a Hall of Famer

I feel like this is a long time coming, and I'm sure Sam Darnold will be a Hall of Famer.

Jason Garrett will definitely be fired this year

I think that... This is absolutely the year that he [Jason Garrett] gets fired. He's going to lose to the Giants on Sunday night, by the way.

The Eagles will win the NFC and go from there

Give me an official prediction real quick for your record this year... As an eagle. I think we're going to win our conference and go from there.

The Ravens are going to win the AFC North

The Ravens do look like a good football team. John Harbaugh is a week one gangster. Yeah, they're going to win that division.

The Bengals are going to win the AFC North

Yeah, so my team that's going to win the [AFC] North, the Cincinnati Bengals... They have a ton of talent, and as long as Andy Dalton... Their color rush unis were fire.

I will get a Patrick Mahomes tattoo if Big Cat eats horse poop

I'm going to get a Patrick Mahomes tattoo. You want to bet? You have to eat horse poop if I get a Mahomes tattoo?

Whoever loses Bears vs. Seahawks in Week 2 will miss the playoffs

Whoever loses that game is not going to make the playoffs. Can I just do it right now? Can I just say it's a win? You don't have to play it?

Jeremy Hill will be the most physical running back in New England since Corey Dillon

[Jeremy] Hill, the new running back that they got in town. He's going to be the most physical running back in New England since Corey Dillon. Maybe even more physical.

The Chargers are my dark horse team and they will make the playoffs if they start at least 2-2

Chargers... they're my dark horse this year. They've got to get off to a fast start. They've never done that in the history of that franchise... until I see them at least 2-2, then I'll be like, okay, they're going to the playoffs.

Tom Brady will play three more years and win one more Super Bowl

Gun to your head, Tom Brady, how many more years does he play? Three. How many more Super Bowls does he win? One.

The Bengals will be a good value this year

I'm also buying the Bengals this year. I think this is the perfect year for the Bengals to get Marvin Lewis another seven years. Joe Mixon, John Ross, A.J. Green, I actually think they're going to score points.

The Over 45 is a lock for the Titans-Dolphins game

For my over, I'm going with Tennessee and Miami. So it's at 45. Mike Vrabel... you always got to go with a new head coach because you don't have anything on film for him. They're getting away from the exotic smash mouth... so you can't score any fewer points than you did with Mike Malarkey. So I like Tennessee-Miami.

The Under 42.5 is the lock for the Jaguars-Giants game

I'm going to take the Jags-Giants under, 42.5. I think the Giants are going to try to run a lot. I think both teams are going to run a lot, so we're going to get one of those weird games where it's like 10-7 going into the fourth quarter, and there's only been 12 passes.

The Buccaneers will cover +9.5 against the Saints

For my underdog I'm going with the Buccaneers... They're plus nine and a half at New Orleans. This is one of the situations where every bone in my body says to take New Orleans so I'm going to fade myself and I'm going with the Buccaneers.

The Ravens will cover -7.5 against the Bills

The Bills are going to be very, very bad until they start Josh Allen. I'm going to take the Ravens. It's a heavy line, seven and a half. But I just feel like this is, this Bills offensive line has holes... I think the Ravens, John Harbaugh, he always wins week one.

The Over 48 in the Chiefs-Chargers game is money in the bank

I've got my super secret double lock with an over. It's such a good pick that I didn't even feel good telling you about it during the normal segment because it's basically money in the bank. Kansas City and the Chargers over. 48 points. Take it. Smell it.