Takes

Lionel Messi is the Chris Paul of soccer if he doesn't win the World Cup

My hot seat is Lionel Messi in Argentina because Argentina just lost 2-1 against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia... maybe the biggest defeat in the World Cup, some are asking is Messi a bust? Some are asking is Messi the Chris Paul of soccer? I think it's a fair comparison at this point.

Pardon My Take will do a show from the Maui Invitational within 5 years

I'm gonna proclaim it right now. Within the next 5 years. This podcast is doing the Maui tournament. Yeah, I'm, I'm in Hawaii for Thanksgiving. We'll get a big fucking pig with with pineapple.

Zach Wilson and Patrick Mahomes would have a competitive game of PIG/HORSE

On that take, I will say if you took Zach Wilson and Patrick Mahomes and made them compete in a horse or pig like game where they had to complete certain throws probably not covered. They'd probably have a competitive game.

The US game vs England on Friday is a 'must draw'

So are we calling Friday's game against England a must draw for the United States? [Taylor]: Absolutely. Yep. Because it the last thing you wanna do is win lose that game. Right. And honestly... if they lose that, dear Lord that final game's gonna be something else.

Brazil is the favorite to win the World Cup

This is Brazil's World Cup to lose boys. Yeah, it's Brazil's to lose. Yep... I just think they're more balanced than they ever have... they have more talent than anyone. There's more professional players in the world than from Brazil. They, they, they just manufacture players. It's their pastime.

I could start over 50% of current NFL quarterbacks because I know the game better than they do

How many quarterbacks in the NFL right now do you think that you could start over? [Chad]: 50%... I feel like I know the game a lot more than a lot of people. Cuz I started at such a young age and that's all I knew in order to, you know, make it in life. I thought it was just to play in the NFL really.

Derek Carr isn't an NFL quarterback because he only throws one deep route

Derek Carr. Oh, okay. There we go... I watched all their games. He's only throwing one big dig. Right? One big end. That's what we call it. Right? You clear it out, you fill the date behind it. Right. If you can only do that one time in 6, 7 games, I don't know what, how you're supposed to say you're an NFL quarterback right now.

Logan Thomas will score two touchdowns and the Commanders will have two special teams touchdowns against the Falcons

Logan Thomas is gonna feast on the subpar linebackers from the Atlanta Falcons. Probably gonna have, probably gonna have two kick returns for touchdowns. Oh no. I think our special teams is gonna be locked and loaded... Logan Thomas probably at least two touchdowns, special teams, at least two touchdowns.

The Titans will beat the Bengals in a revenge game for last year's playoffs

I'm gonna go with the Titans plus one and a half personal revenge for the playoff game. They lost to the Bengals last year. Jamar Chase still not back. Joe Mixon maybe out... Titans are just, I mean they're underdogs at home. No one ever respects them... I'm ready to just go into a fist fight with Mike Vrabel as my coach.

The Broncos and Panthers will go under 36 points

Broncos Panthers under 36. It is very low. Very low... The Broncos though are nine and one to the under and their unders have been like under 40 in like the last four or five weeks. So it, they just can't score. And they have a good defense.

The 2022 Jets are a mirrors-image of the 2018 Chicago Bears

The comparison I've been making is the Jets this season feel like the 2018 Chicago Bears. And I say that because the Chicago Bears in 2018 were an elite defense. This Jets team has an elite defense. So good. The quarterback [Zach Wilson] was in their second year, second overall pick... It goes to the same problem of your team can be good and your quarterback's bad.

Zach Wilson's ceiling is still Patrick Mahomes

I know this sounds crazy, but I really think [Zach Wilson's] ceiling's Patrick Mahomes. Just, it sounds crazy... I still think his ceiling is there.

Jeff Saturday will keep the Colts physically tough and competitive as 'cover machines'

The Colts continued to do what I think [Jeff] Saturday's gonna have him do, which is just be cover machines. And they played physically... I actually do think that the Colts are gonna continue to be super physical, maybe not like the most electric team... but they're not gonna roll over for anybody like they were before.

The Kansas City Chiefs are the best team in the NFL

The Chiefs win. Chiefs are the best team in the NFL. I'm confident in saying that... Mahomes is so goddamn good. He's so consistently good.

The Washington Commanders will make the 2022 NFL playoffs

PFT, Taylor Heinicke is good, and the Commanders are good. I think they're gonna make the playoffs... If you beat the Giants... the winner of those two games is gonna go.

The Detroit Lions are 'back' and could sneak into the 2022 playoffs

The Lions, they're back to like the scrappy Lions. They've won three in a row... just think about this for a second. If the Lions somehow beat the Bills on Thanksgiving Day, what that's gonna be? Holy shit... this Lions team might be, they could they could somehow get into the playoffs because the NFC, the bottom of the NFC is that bad.

Justin Fields is 'great at losing' to help the Bears secure a better draft pick

Can I count [Justin Fields'] greatness both on the field and his play, but also the fact that he does just enough to lose every game to get the team better? Is that part of his greatness?... he's so great on the field and then he's so great in knowing just when to stop being great so the team can be future great.

The Los Angeles Rams should just sit Cooper Cup for the rest of the 2022 season

I saw a report that that Cooper Cup was out for six to eight weeks. Just say he is out for the year. At this point... just hammy I'm out for the year. Just, just, just wash yourself from this year because you are on the Broncos—or the Rams—for the future.

The Carolina Panthers will be the 'bounce back' team of 2023

I guess I'll say something nice about the Panthers. I actually think the Panthers, depending on how the draft goes, they might be my bounce back team next year they'll have a new coach. Their defense is good... I'm gonna preemptively say Panthers bounce back team next year.

The 2022 Cincinnati Bengals are in the exact same spot they were during their 2021 Super Bowl run

If you're a Bengals fan, you gotta be in the back of your head being like, oh look at the schedule. We're six and four... We have basically the same setup where if we just get everyone healthy and put it back together, we're gonna be in the exact same spot going into the playoffs.

The Vikings will finish 13-4 but everyone knows they will inevitably choke in the playoffs

I'm saying right now 13 and four is absolutely what they're gonna be I think... they're gonna win 13 games at least and then this is gonna happen and we're gonna come right back to these seats... we need to have an understanding that this is not personal... but you know that we know, and we know that you know exactly what's gonna happen.

Caleb Williams is already better than the current crop of NFL draft prospects

The UCLA USC game was fucking awesome. Caleb Williams is insanely good. Insanely good... I saw some people saying like, why are we talking about this next year's draft? Why aren't we talking about the year after with Caleb Williams?

The Green Bay Packers are officially dead

The Greeny Packers. Aaron Rodgers looks like he's playing poorly on purpose. That's how bad he's playing tonight... I'm officially saying get out the [shovel]... Their next game is against the Eagles, they're dead. That's a dead team.

Mike Vrabel is the NFL Coach of the Year

[Mike Vrabel] is coach of the year. It's something about he just gets 'em ready for a fight and he just makes games miserable for the other team. And they fist fight him for 60 minutes and most of the time they come out with a win.

The NFC North is officially Kirk Cousins's division now

This is Kirk Cousins's division now. They [the Vikings] are [winning it]... Siara... see you bitches. And Packers fans know it. They know they're dead. They know there's no chance.

It is time for the Packers to bench Aaron Rodgers for Jordan Love

I do think that they're dead. And I do think that it's time to put Jordan Love in at quarterback.

Roman Reigns and I are the only two real stars in wrestling

The two biggest stars in professional wrestling right now are me and Roman Reigns. We are the two people that everybody's talking about. Whether you're a professional wrestling fan or whether you're outside of that professional wrestling bubble.

The Commanders will beat the Texans by more than 3.5 points

Commanders minus three and a half. Personal. Thank you. Revenge game.

The Jets actually come back worse at their job when they have a bye week

The Jets are 0-6 straight up off the bye since 2015. I think that's like the Jets... when they take a week off work, they actually come back worse at their job. They should bypass the bye.

Buffalo and Upstate New York are a complete dumpster fire

Upstate New York as a whole to me is just a huge dumpster fire. And it offends me actually that people from up there can say they're New Yorkers... you're only a New Yorker if you live in NYC or Long Island.

Kirk Cousins is going to have the best year of his career in 2022

Preseason I was like, [Kirk] Cousins is gonna have the best [year]. I take it one week at a time.

The Bears officially fleeced the Eagles in the Robert Quinn trade

Can we say officially that the Bears won the Robert Quinn trade? Yes. Fleeced. Officially. You got fleeced Max... he's dust now. He's stink now. In Ndamukong Suh, I knew he stomped... just fleeced Howie coming off the street.

The Broncos and Raiders game will end in a tie

I think I'm gonna bet on a tie... You have to bet on a tie. It's been so wrong all year. You have to bet on a tie... Plus 1500.

The 2022 World Cup will be canceled or moved from Qatar before it finishes

I don't think the World Cup's gonna finish. I think it's gonna get canceled for some reason... I don't think it's gonna be finished in Qatar... It sounds like the literal fire fest. I'm getting Fyre Fest vibes.

The people are fake, but wrestling is real and I am the realest person in the sport

People are fake, wrestling's real, and the realest person in professional wrestling's MJF. And that's a fact. There was nothing about that situation [his AEW absence] that was manufactured.

I am the most consistent professional wrestler in decades

When MJF is missing, you feel it. You feel it, you feel it and it's awkward... I'm the most consistent professional wrestler that there has been in decades. Whoa. No, it's true.

WWE and AEW will engage in a massive bidding war for me in 2024

On January 1st, 2024, they [WWE] will most certainly be making their bid to get MJF over there... I'm a very simple man [money]. If they offer a penny more, this is a business. This is not friend business, it's show business.

Professional wrestling is one of the most dangerous sports in the world

It's a dangerous sport. Like one of the most dangerous sports like in the world. And it's just, I find it interesting that people don't talk about that aspect. Every time we step through the ropes, we're putting our lives on the line and it's not a joke.

The Minnesota Vikings are frauds

The Vikings are frauds... Fraudulent. You don't love that quarterback? Are you a Kirk Cousins guy?

My World Cup betting strategy is to bet every game in the group stage to be a tie

My strategy in the opening round of the World Cup in the group stage. I'm just gonna bet every game to be a tie. Ooh. Across the board that's, I'm rooting for ties nonstop. You usually get good plus signs next to 'em.

Ecuadorian players were paid off by the Qatari government to throw the opening World Cup match

I saw a tweet from a reporter that said that Ecuadorian players were getting paid off by the Qatari government to, you know, to let, let the Qatar [win]... they said it end [1-0] after the end of the second half.

Buffalo are the only animals that walk into snowstorms rather than away from them

Buffalo [is] the only animal that goes towards snow storms. It'll [walk] towards the storm while other animals go away from it. That's got a rock. I like that's like pretty [hardcore].

Taylor Heineke has officially ended Carson Wentz's time as the Commanders' starter

I'll tell you who's not back. Carson Wentz because this is Taylor Heineke's team right now. He's done.

Losing the undefeated streak was the perfect outcome for the Eagles' season

I actually think that was the perfect way for the Eagles to get their first loss. Because you don't want to lose, but... they had a game that they basically had everything go wrong for them and still almost had a chance to win it at the end. Now you can just focus on cleaning up the things, the mistakes you made.

The Eagles are in big trouble defensively if Jordan Davis stays out

If Jordan Davis is out for the year, I'd be like, the Eagles are in big trouble because they can't, their defensive line has no bulk and they can't stop anyone.

Brian Robinson's running style is electric because he actively seeks out contact

Brian Robinson got shot twice. They love saying that Brian Robinson got shot and the way that he runs is electric. He just, he runs directly into, he loves contact. He just, he picks a defensive tackle and he runs at the defensive tackle and he gets like three and a half, four yards every time.

The Vikings will make the Super Bowl because the Commanders beat the Eagles

I'm just worried that the commander's beating the Eagles is going to make the Eagles lose home field advantage. It's gonna go to the Vikings and then the Vikings are gonna go to the Superbowl because the commanders beat the Eagles.

The entire NFC East could realistically make the playoffs this year

The craziest part about this game too is that, you know, all the talks been about the AFC East being maybe getting all four teams in the NFC East could absolutely get all four teams in. The Beasts are back man. I'm not ruling out the commanders at five and five.

There is no difference between what Steve Sarkisian has done at Texas and what Tom Herman did

There's no difference between what Sark has done so far at Texas and what Tom Herman had did. Actually, Tom Herman was better at this point. He beat more ranked teams, he went to a bowl.

Lane Kiffin is looking to leave Ole Miss for the Auburn job

Lane Kiffin, his postgame press conference after Alabama. That sounds like a guy who wants to go to Auburn. Because he essentially was like, we were right there, I wish we had a few more dudes. And guess who could get a few more dudes? Auburn.