Takes

Eli Manning should retire now after his win against the Dolphins

I don't think he should play next week or the week after. He should go out like this. He won. It felt good.

Saquon Barkley misses out on easy yards because he tries to hit home runs

Sometimes he just doesn't get the easy yards. He's one of those guys. He tries to hit a home run every time. He tries to juke everyone out, like, just go forward, dude.

Miles Sanders is the Eagles' best skill player on offense

Miles Sanders is that guy now. He's their best player on offense... besides probably Zach Ertz.

The Browns are one of the most attractive head coaching jobs because the roster is talented and ready to win

Am I super crazy to think that the Browns still aren't that far away from being a good team? Take Freddie Kitchens out of the equation... I think that the Browns might be one of the most attractive head coaching destinations for next year. They have a ton of talent. They have a franchise quarterback. They're ready to go.

The Browns should trade Odell Beckham for offensive line help

I don't know what Odell Beckham's contract is, but they have to move on from that... If you could trade Odell Beckham for pieces that would make your line better, you'd have to do it.

Philip Rivers has reached the 'crotchety old man' stage of his career where he just plays recklessly

Philip Rivers, he's gotten to the old crotchety man point in his career... That's how Philip Rivers plays football right now. He just says, fuck it. I'm going to throw it wherever I want to throw it. I'm going to fumble whenever I want to fumble. He just throws it down the center of the field as high as he can, as far as he can.

Skyline Chili is disgusting

I hate that stuff. It's not real chili. It's just sauce... Cincinnati's going to hate me, but I hate that stuff.

Matthew Dellavedova is genuinely an elite and good player, not a joke

Everyone thinks it's a joke, but [Dellavedova] is good. He is good. I've been a Delly fan from the jump back in 2014... When Kyrie [Irving] went down in the 2015 finals, I was like, relax, Delly is going to come in and wreak havoc. He shut Steph Curry down in that first game.

Ryan Tannehill is peaking and will never play better than he is right now

We're in the process of watching Ryan Tannehill as good as he's probably ever as good as his body is capable of playing football. That's how he's playing. The best will ever get it's probably not going to get any better than this.

The Cowboys are the new Falcons: high talent, low results

I finally realized what the Cowboys are: the Cowboys are the new Falcons. They are a team with a ton of talent that we say 'well, they haven't played their best game, it's coming.' You can name all these guys on the team... They're just not good. They're average to below average throughout the season.

There are many parallels between preparing for an NBA game and preparing to be on screen as an actor.

A lot of parallels in how you prepare for a game and how you prepare to be on screen. You have to know timing, you know momentum, believe it or not, chemistry.

Teammates must respect that every player has a different way of preparing for games, including those who need isolation.

Everybody's different man and you have to respect everybody's different... the fact that you're in the corner being isolated... I have always respected people's views on what they need for themselves. Lord knows I have my own and in preparing and we all prepared different and I had to read, you know respect everybody's way of preparing.

Anthony Rendon's contract with the Angels is a retirement deal

This is a great move if you're Rendon because you don't like dealing with media, you don't like the spotlight that much, you don't have to worry about that. It's a retirement brilliant contract. You just move to Southern California and you get paid to just chill.

It will be a major letdown and hilariously funny if the Yankees do not win the World Series after signing Gerrit Cole.

If they don't win this year, it'll be a major letdown for them. It's going to be a real shame. Now as the Yankees sign more and more, like being around Yankee fans, it's going to be so much funnier if they don't win it all.

Jameis Winston's stats are only better than Peyton Manning's because of the era

This is how the new-age NFL [is]. This is why the Jameis Winston/Peyton Manning stats are ridiculous when you actually adjust them for era. It's like, yeah, of course Jameis Winston has these numbers that are better than Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning still played partially in the old NFL.

The Giants have to play Eli Manning again to let him get back to a .500 record

Now what sucks is now Eli's 116 and 117. You've got to play him again, though. You have to play him again. You've got to give him a shot to get back to 117, 117.

I support division winners hosting playoff games even with bad records because the unfairness provides entertainment

I like the fact that the Eagles could win the division at 7-9 and host a playoff game simply because we get to sit here and say, that's not fair. I like that it makes no sense. I like that if you win your division, you get a home playoff game, even if you're a terrible team. It just seems like one of those rules I don't want changed.

Tom Ricketts is lying about the Cubs being too poor to pay their star players

Tom Ricketts, Cubs owner, because he's poor. So he missed the budget for Wrigley expansion by 100%, he said. So just hate it when these guys who have billions of dollars... when time comes to pay their really expensive players what they're worth, don't have the money. Don't buy that bullshit. Like, it's not just you can't sign Chris Bryant.

I do not want the Cubs to trade Kris Bryant despite ownership claims of being over budget

Kris Bryant is the word. And everyone's, you know, what happens is whether they trade Kris Bryant or not, I do not want them to trade Kris Bryant. But what pisses me off more than anything is fans who are like, well, you got to trade Kris Bryant because we have no money. Don't buy that bullshit.

Brandin Cooks is the definition of elite foot speed

I think it's probably Brandin Cooks, a receiver we have out here in L.A., and I actually trained with him for the combine. I thought he was fast then, but he's on a whole other level of fast and the definition of foot speed.

Sam Pittman is a panic hire for Arkansas

Sam Pittman is who you're talking about. He's the Georgia O-line coach. That is a panic hire for Arkansas. I saw his face. I was like, that's not a head coach. That's not a head coach.

Freddie Kitchens should be fired even after a win

Freddie kitchens should be fired even in a win. Freddie kitchens is passing like he can't even pass the simplest of tests and the simple test that I am talking about is the Bengals have the worst run defense in the entire league and Freddie kitchens ran the ball six times in the first half... He is a dump you... He's a dummy.

It is impossible to tank in the NFL

I think it's impossible to tank in the NFL. I really do because it's just a sport that's impossible to think like guys are playing for their next jobs. It's a violent game. It's hard to tell people. Hey go out there and just don't try right?

The Packers are a little bit fraudulent

I feel I feel like the Packers are a little bit fraudulent. Oh, welcome to yes the right side of History SHINee. It took only beating the Redskins by five points for me to realize that. Hey, maybe they're not that great of a football team this year.

George Kittle is like an angry bull that is impossible to tackle

Shout out our guy George Kittle. Big-time players make big-time plays. Him getting just ripped to shreds by his face mask and still running down the field. He was like an angry bull unlike the PBR tour... he knows where he has to end up and he's going to fight every guy to get there.

The 49ers win over the Saints is the 'are we for real' statement win of the season

This is a statement. This is the you look for these wins when you're the one seed or the two seed and you're like are we for real? These type of wins are the 'are we for real' wins. And this is the one.

Jameis Winston is the Big Ben heir apparent

I think Jameis Winston Is Our Big Ben Heir Apparent... off sketchy off-field stuff. They have the classic like they're never fully down on the on the field... There's so many plays were Jameis Winston has six guys around him and then he just kind of emerges from it... he is the funniest quarterback of ever want.

Drew Lock is good because he is consistently lucky

I called Drew lock being good and he is good make no mistake... he's consistently lucky and all the ways that you see... You can tell when a quarterback is really good is when they're consistently lucky at everything that they do.

The Jaguars have 100% quit

The Jaguars have quit fully hundred percent quit because you can tell when a team quits when they just give up so many running like big run plays and and screens... That's acquiescence in the quit.

The NFL committed a travesty by not scheduling the Raiders' final Oakland game in prime time

The NFL has done us an injustice... The last game in the Black Hole is next Sunday. It should have been flexed. We should have had this on Saturday night. I want my feelings to be said out loud that this is a travesty that we don't get one final night game in Oakland in prime time for the nation to watch.

Joe Burrow's body language and leadership make you want to go to war for him

Joe Burrow is—forget all the on-field how good he is and forget all the measurables—his body language makes me want to go to war for him. It's crazy. I have not seen someone who has like a natural leader ability that just oozes off of him. He has that look where you're like, 'I just like tell me who to fight, I got it.'

Mitch Trubisky plays completely differently when he has confidence

I'm going to say about here and now when [Trubisky]'s playing with confidence, different guy. Even his interception was good because he pinned them at the one. His confidence, his decision-making, Matt Nagy's play-calling has been phenomenal in the last two games.

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck look like slobs for wearing casual clothes on Thursday Night Football

Are we as a nation going to talk about Troy Aikman's hoodie that he's wearing. I don't like casual Troy. These guys are really taking the job and Joe Buck. We're talking to you too... have some fucking class man like this is disrespectful... he looks like a slob I'll be honest with you.

Week 14 is the 'Just How Good Are They?' weekend for the NFL

I have dubbed this... the 'just how good are they' weekend. Because there's no loser leaves town... I think this weekend week 14 is going to be fascinating because there are some really good games and we're going to walk away on Sunday night being like okay this team ready to roll this team, maybe some questions.

Mike Greenberg is an unapologetic beta

The beauty of Mike Greenberg is that he is an unapologetic beta and that's why I love him so very deeply... he's someone who's like 'I'm a dork'.

Eli Manning is the Forrest Gump of the NFL

Eli Manning is now more than ever the Forrest Gump of the NFL. He just keeps showing up at historical moments.

Clemson is so much better than the ACC that they would make the playoff even with a loss

The ACC is the worst conference ever and yeah, Clemson makes the playoff if they lose, for sure. Clemson's biggest opponent will be boredom because the rest of the ACC sucks. There is nobody in the ACC that can compete with Clemson.

A wet sock is worse than a broken foot

I will say having a wet foot will ruin your day. Wet foot is worse than spraining an ankle which is worse than a break. I would rather have my foot chopped off then have my sock be wet all day.

Mike Florio is stir-crazy and just making things up with his Andrew Luck to the Raiders take

Andrew Luck might be the starting quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 and using this is based on nothing, but I just wanted to put it at least he admitted that he just made it up in his own brain... Mike Florio is the definition of a beautiful mind never rests. He just can't be sitting still for more than two seconds.

Baby Yoda is the breakout star of The Mandalorian

Baby Yoda is the breakout star. It's basically the main character of the show, but he's electric. If you watch the show, he is so cute.

No one actually underrates Russell Wilson except maybe 49ers fans

I think that no one really to this day underrates Russell Wilson with the possible exception of maybe... San Francisco 49ers fans. That's probably the only fan base that won't give Russell Wilson credit because with the exception of that one play in the Super Bowl, he's had an exceptional career.

Russell Wilson is naturally corny, which makes his mic'd up segments awkward

For Russell Wilson, it's extra weird because I think that is his real conversation. I don't think they left anything on the cutting room floor. Like when Russell Wilson is mic'd up the editor who approves everything, he takes a night off... whatever he says it's going to be corny and it's going to work.

Firing Ron Rivera in early December is actually a favor to him

Brutal to do it. And I know is—I just want to get this out. It's kind of sad. I disagree. I think this is a great time to get fired. If you're a head coach, you still have maybe one or two weekends of golfing weather down in North Carolina. You get a head start on the job market. Ron Rivera is not going to stay unemployed for long.

The Kane vs Undertaker storyline is the best in WWE history

I agree with you. It was the best story WWE has ever done, not because of what I did but because they did such a great job telling it... four months before Kane ever debuted, you had Paul Bearer talking about it and you have all this backstory.

WWE performers are the only entertainers in the world required to multitask at such a high level

That's one of the biggest things that separates I think WWE from every other form of entertainment is one second you're doing a promo, the next thing you have a match, next you're doing something else... you're doing a stunt and you have to be able to keep all of that stuff in mind... I think we're the only entertainers in the world that have that sort of multitasking that is demanded of us.

Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan are the best performers at connecting with an audience

As far as connecting with the audience overall, Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan are the two best people that I've seen that can just like pull an audience in like no one else can do.

The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak should never have been broken

The streak was not something I think that was like some of those planned, right? It just kind of organically grew... that would have been in my opinion, that was one of those things that was part of WrestleMania... what they really wanted to see was just Undertaker 27 and 0. So yeah, I was pretty shocked by that.

Jerry Jones keeps Jason Garrett around just so he has someone to lie about firing on the radio

Jerry Jones keeps him... because he loves going on the air and and lying that he will fire his coach... The more you keep people distracted from the real issues, probably the better overall you are if you have just a lot of skeletons in the closet.

Dabo Swinney is doing 'loser talk' by complaining about hypothetical playoff snubs

This is loser talk by Dabo Swinney because what he is doing is he is setting the table... for everyone to be like it's unfair that they're not in the college football playoff if they did happen to lose to Virginia. So he's just so far deep in his own mind of perceived hate that he's getting mad about an outcome that's not going to happen.

Clemson is a top-four team but it's fair to say they haven't played anyone

Clemson is a top four team in the country, Clemson might be the best team in the country. But at the same time they have played no one. Like it's okay to say that they've played no one yet they still are very very good.