Week 6 had plenty of surprises for us. Paul joins Chris to hit every game from Sunday, with an in-depth look at big wins for the Steelers & Bucs. (1:50) Deep Dive #1: Buccaneers def. Packers - Rodgers rattled & are the Bucs the NFC's most complete team? (18:10) Bruce Arians managed a game and Paul has some Brady-Gronk trivia (26:55) Damn! Okay: Titans def. Texans - Chris has never seen anything like Derrick Henry (32:50) Colts def. Bengals - Marcus Johnson is legit (34:30) Self-Scout Thyself: 49...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Chris is torn between his man crushes, and Florio is officially an Aaron Rodgers fan. (2:00) Sunday 1pm games: Bears vs Panthers (6:00) Bengals vs Colts (7:20) Lions vs Jaguars (9:20) Falcons vs Vikings (12:15) Broncos vs Patriots (14:40) Washington vs Giants (16:50) Ravens vs Eagles (19:30) Browns vs Steelers (26:10) Texans vs Titans (30:15) Sunday 4pm games: Jets at Dolphins (33:20) Packers at Buccaneers (40:20) SNF: Rams at 49ers (43:00) Monday doubleheader: Chiefs at Bills (45:15) Cardinals ...
Oct 15, 2020•51 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paul "Paulie" Burmeister debate Tuesday Night Football vs Thursday Night Football, and then put a cap on Week 5 with What The F&^# Happened? (3:40) What The F^*! Happened? Titans def. Bills: Is Ryan Tannehill a Top 5 QB? (13:45) Chris gives Josh Allen's game a C+ (31:00) Saints def. Chargers: Stop blitzing Justin Herbert (44:15) How did Drew Brees and Sean Payton turn it around? (54:25) Seahawks def. Vikings: Is there any hope for the Seattle defense? (1:02:40) "DK Metcalf is now the b...
Oct 14, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast The guys touch on a bittersweet Week 5 (poor Dak), but first Chris ruins the color red for Ahmed. (3:05) Deep Dive #1: Raiders def. Chiefs - What was the biggest catalyst for the Vegas offense: Carr, Ruggs, or the run game? (16:40) What happened to the Chiefs offense after halftime? (26:20) Victory Lap: Cowboys def. Giants - Chris' best backup in football comes through. (33:20) Seahawks def. Vikings - DK Metcalf wins the Game of the Year (maybe?) (39:00) Steelers def. Eagles - Chase Claypool sco...
Oct 12, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Although some games are in limbo, Florio & Simms still hit every one in the megapicks podcast. (2:45) TNF Buccaneers vs Bears (6:30) Panthers vs Falcons (9:45) Bengals vs Ravens (13:30) Jaguars vs Texans (15:20) Raiders vs Chiefs (18:30) Cardinals vs Jets (22:40) Eagles vs Steelers (25:40) Bills vs Titans (28:30) Rams vs Washington (30:45) Dolphins vs 49ers (34:00) Colts vs Browns (37:45) Giants vs Cowboys (40:20) Broncos vs Patriots (43:00) Vikings vs Seahawks (45:40) Chargers vs Saints (47:40)...
Oct 08, 2020•51 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Paulie B pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen before they dive into the film of Week 4 with another What The F&^# Happened? (3:30) What The F^*! Happened? Chiefs def. Patriots: How did Bill Belichick slow Patrick Mahomes (again)? (21:45) Was Brian Hoyer as bad as he looked? (Spolier alert: yeah, he was) (33:20) Saints def. Lions: Why did Drew Brees throw deeper this week? (42:25) Bills def. Raiders: Chris is tired of the Josh Allen disrespect. (52:20) Derek Carr and the Raiders keep missing ...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Browns Twitter came at Chris with a vengeance for some old comments, so he responds. And as always, he and Ahmed touch on every game from Sunday. (3:50) Deep Dive #1: Bucs def. Chargers - Who was more impressive: Tom Brady or Justin Herbert? (27:50) Victory Lap: Seahawks def. Dolphins - Back when Chris called DK Metcalf "one of the can't-miss prospects of the draft" (32:50) Self-Scout Thyself: Saints def. Lions - Drew Brees starts letting it loose (39:30) Colts def. Bears - Was it more bad Nick ...
Oct 05, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Florio's best bet heater continues. (2:00) TNF: Broncos vs Jets (4:45) Ravens vs Washington (7:55) Seahawks vs Dolphins (10:45) Cardinals vs Panthers (13:55) Colts vs Bears (16:40) Saints vs Lions (20:10) Browns vs Cowboys (23:15) Jaguars vs Bengals (26:25) Chargers vs Buccaneers (28:30) Vikings at Texans (31:15) Giants vs Rams (33:20) Bills vs Raiders (36:45) Patriots vs Chiefs (40:45) SNF: Eagles vs 49ers (43:30) MNF: Falcons vs Packers (46:00) Best Bets: Simms likes the blowouts and Florio do...
Oct 01, 2020•51 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast It's the return of QB Jeopardy! Paulie B has some trivia for Chris after they put a bow on Week 3 with What The F^*! Happened? (1:40) Steelers-Titans postponed - Paul & Chris react to the breaking news (3:50) What The F^*! Happened? Chiefs def. Ravens - Why did Baltimore's defense have the wrong approach? And did Marcus Peters blow a coverage? (23:45) Steve Spagnuolo calls Lamar Jackson's bluff (36:15) Deshaun Watson - How much is he to blame for the Texans weak offense? (44:15) Kyler Murray - D...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast It takes a big pod for Chris & Ahmed to digest everything we saw in Week 3, including deep dives of Packers-Saints & Bills-Rams. (4:30) Deep Dive #1: Packers def. Saints - Was Drew Brees' game as good as his numbers? And Chris has a suggestion for the New Orleans defense. (29:00) Damn! Okay: Seahawks def. Cowboys - Russell Wilson's record pace (38:15) Bears def. Falcons - Nick Foles is the Chicago starter and Dan Quinn on the hot seat (43:15) 49ers def. Giants - Can Kyle keep winning with Nick M...
Sep 28, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Simms is leading in the overall picks standings, but Florio has yet to lose a best bet. (1:30) TNF: Dolphins vs Jaguars (4:45) Bears vs Falcons (7:30) Rams vs Bills (10:30) Washington vs Browns (13:15) Titans vs Vikings (16:00) Raiders vs Patriots (19:20) 49ers vs Giants (22:00) Bengals vs Eagles (25:15) Texans vs Steelers (27:45) Jets vs Colts (28:45) Panthers vs Chargers (30:45) Lions vs Cardinals (33:30) Buccaneers vs Broncos (36:45) Cowboys vs Seahawks (40:00) SNF: Packers vs Saints (44:00) ...
Sep 24, 2020•51 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Ahmed pay homage to one of the NFL's all-time greats before Simms gives his big takeaways from watching the Week 2 film. (2:50) Remembering Gale Sayers (5:10) Injuries: Why didn't Ahmed turn them off last week? (6:50) Cowboys def. Falcons: Despite the comeback win, Chris is still worried about the Cowboys defense (22:50) Rams def. Eagles: Praising Sean McVay, and what's wrong with Carson Wentz? (41:30) Aaron Rodgers: How have the Packers changed their running game to help him? (50:50) ...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast It was a bittersweet Week 2 as we saw some wild wins and crushing injuries. Paulie B makes his return to the pod as he and Chris tackle every game from Sunday. (4:20) Deep Dive #1: Seahawks def. Patriots - Should we second-guess New England's final play call? (22:30) Is Russell Wilson the best QB in football? (32:45) Deep Dive #2: Chiefs def. Chargers - How did LA stifle Patrick Mahomes and how did he bounce back? (47:45) Damn! Okay: Cowboys def. Falcons - How did Dak lead the Cowboys back? (52:...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Chris gets to gloat after he swept Mike in their head-to-head picks last week. Then the guys hit every game in Week 2. (2:45) TNF: Bengals vs Browns (5:20) Lions vs Packers (8:00) Vikings vs Colts (12:00) Giants vs Bears (15:30) Falcons vs Cowboys (18:30) Panthers vs Buccaneers (21:00) Rams vs Eagles (23:20) 49ers vs Jets (25:00) Bills vs Dolphins (26:50) Jaguars vs Titans (28:30) Broncos vs Steelers (32:00) Washington vs Cardinals (34:50) Ravens vs Texans (37:45) Chiefs vs Chargers (40:30) SNF:...
Sep 17, 2020•51 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Chris gives his takeaways from grinding the Week 1 film, and Ahmed ranks the teams that did the most to lock up the #1 pick. (2:45) Cardinals-49ers: How much can we blame Jimmy Garoppolo? How did the Cards frustrate Shanahan's offense? (16:00) Why is Kyler Murray the 49ers' kryptonite? (24:30) Cowboys-Rams: What was different about Sean McVay's offense? (31:00) Is Kellen Moore a good offensive coordinator? How did Ezekiel Elliott look? (35:15) Packers-Vikings: Green Bay is getting aggressive wit...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Chris & Ahmed touch on every Sunday game from Week 1, starting with 2 different debuts for Tom Brady & Cam Newton. (3:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Saints def. Bucs - What happened on Brady's 2 INT? And what weapon do the Saints need to use more? (20:00) Film Deep Dive #2: Patriots def. Dolphins - Is this just the tip of the iceberg for the Cam Newton offense? (35:45) Self-Scout Thyself: Packers def. Vikings - Is Davante Adams in Chris' Top 10 WR list yet? (43:30) Bears def. Lions - Mitch Clutch-bisky ...
Sep 14, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast The PFT PM/Chris Simms Unbuttoned joint collaboration is back in full force with Chris & Mike making their picks against the spread for every game in Week 1. But first, Mike gloats over last year's title. (2:45) Kickoff: Texans vs Chiefs (6:15) Seahawks vs Falcons (11:40) Browns vs Ravens (16:00) Jets vs Bills (20:00) Raiders vs Panthers (23:40) Bears vs Lions (28:50) Colts vs Jaguars (31:00) Packers vs Vikings (35:15) Dolphins vs Patriots (39:30) Eagles vs Washington (42:00) Chargers vs Bengals...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast It's prediction time! Chris gives the order he thinks each division will finish, and then we will play out the bracket and reveal his Super Bowl winner. (4:45) Self-Scout Thyself: We look back at how his 2019 predictions went (10:15) AFC East: Will the Bills finally beat out the Pats? (16:15) AFC North: Will the Browns end their playoff drought? (22:15) AFC South: Chris has his first surprise team to miss the playoffs (30:30) AFC West: Are the Chiefs the only playoff team? (36:15) NFC East: Can ...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Chris reveals an uncomfortable injury to Ahmed and the guys do some RB talk before they pick win total over/unders for every NFC team. (4:00) Leonard Fournette: What will his role with the Buccaneers be? (11:00) Joe Mixon: Chris was pumped to be on his hype video. Is Mixon better than Alvin Kamara? (18:00) Chris ranks his Top 5 RBs from the 2017 Draft class. Where does Dalvin Cook land? (22:00) Homies react to Chris' AFC Win Totals (23:45) NFC Win Totals - NFC East: Eagles 9.5, Cowboys 9.5, Gian...
Sep 03, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast Simms and Ahmed tackle some big moves by the Jaguars before they pick over/unders on wins for every AFC team. (5:00) Yannick Ngakoue: What does he bring to the Vikings? What happened to the promising 2017 Jaguars defense? (19:30) Leonard Fournette: Why the the Jags cut him and where does he end up next? (27:15) AFC Win Totals - AFC East: Patriots over/under 9.5, Bills 8.5, Jets 6.5, Dolphins 6.5 (39:45) AFC North: Ravens 11.5, Steelers 9.5, Browns 8.5, Bengals 5.5 (56:10) AFC South: Texans 7.5, ...
Aug 31, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast Simms busts (or confirms) some big 2020 narratives before the guys welcome on Big Phil & Rotoworld fantasy analyst Josh Norris. Oh, and Ahmed raps. (4:05) Sports Boycotts: Chris & Ahmed touch on the news of the day and what it means for the NFL (12:15) Bust (or Trust?) The Narrative #1: The Texans offense will be worse without DeAndre Hopkins (16:30) Ahmed raps a new theme song (17:30) Narrative #2: Mike McCarthy solves the Cowboys problems (22:00) Narrative #3: Aaron Rodgers & the Packers are h...
Aug 27, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Chris has some hard truths about Earl Thomas after the Ravens cut him. Then we hit the mailbag with an #AskMeAnything, along with your Obvious Movie Trivia questions for Ahmed. We end by building the offense for the Rapid City Rushmores. (2:45) Earl Thomas: How do the Ravens replace him? Where does he rank among safeties? What teams could use him? (23:05) #AskMeAnything begins with a shoutout (24:00) Jimmy Garoppolo: What did Bill Belichick see in him that made him want to replace Tom Brady? (30...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Ahmed talk NBA jerseys before getting into some Virtual Training Camp Takeaways and an edition of Damn! Okay for rookie camp standouts. Plus, your best suggestions for the next bobblehead we add to the desk. (4:00) Injuries: Why are we seeing so many this week, and could we see more when the season starts? (14:15) Jarrett Stidham: How bad a sign are his early INTs? (21:00) Dwayne Haskins vs Alex Smith: Simms rants against isolated social media practice videos (25:45) Philip Rivers: Chr...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Chris talks about being starstruck by Martha Stewart before the guys get into Training Camp Battles and a big weekend for Legs & Ass. (6:15) Alex Smith: He's back after almost losing his life to football, a story Chris can relate to. Can he beat out Dwayne Haskins and where does he rank in the Simms Top 40 QB list? (18:00) Training Camp Battles, Patriots QB: Cam Newton vs Jarrett Stidham (25:15) Dolphins QB: Tua Tagovailoa vs Ryan Fitzpatrick (27:30) Bears QB: Mitchell Trubisky vs Nick Foles (30...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Chris spoke to one of the top 2 safeties in the NFL, Derwin James. But first Simms and Ahmed vent about pool hygiene. (7:15) Hard Knocks: After seeing Aaron Donald is afraid of needles, does he still make Chris' Zombie Apocalypse team? (18:15) Big Phil: Joins to talk about how impressed he was with Anthony Lynn & Sean McVay. (25:00) Derwin James: Chris interviews the Chargers star safety, who spoke about his favorite play he's made in the NFL and his approach against Patrick Mahomes. (50:15) Pat...
Aug 13, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast Chris and Ahmed swap stories about struggles without electricity before they dive into the mailbag. (6:20) Strongest arm: What's the difference between throwing it farther vs harder? (18:30) Pass routes: What was Chris' favorite one to throw as a QB? And he gives his favorite Patriots play. (26:30) Bill Belichick: How much communication did Chris have with him when when he worked with the Pats? (30:30) Russell Wilson: What year should he have gotten an MVP vote? (35:00) 2020 NFL season: Why shou...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast A hurricane has driven Ahmed back to our desk, and Big Phil joins us to talk about teams that should be interested in Antonio Brown. (3:15) Homies on Most Talented Rosters: Chris defends Ahmed putting the Chargers #5. And where do the Bills and Packers rank? (10:45) Antonio Brown: Simms posted a poll, and was surprised by how few fans would want to sign him. What is the ideal landing spot for him? (21:15) Big Phil joins: Should the Ravens or 49ers sign AB? (29:00) Derek Carr: "He is the least of...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast The guys dive into opt outs, the most talented teams in the NFL, and finally settle the Mascot Wars. But first, Ahmed discovers he might have been bamboozled by the deodorant industry. (3:45) Opt outs: What team has the biggest on-field loss? What is Chris hearing from coaches around the league? (19:10) Patriots: Why did they have so many players opt out? And why shouldn't they panic? (28:00) CJ Mosley: " The Jets lost their 2 best defensive players in consecutive weeks." (32:15) Devin Funchess:...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Simms and Ahmed hit the mailbag with an #AskMeAnything, and welcome Big Phil back to the show. (2:40) NFC West: Does the Jamal Adams trade push the Seahawks above the 49ers? (6:30) Seattle scheme: Who plays the Kam Chancellor role for the 7 teams that run it? (12:00) 49ers defense: If Chris isn't high on the Seattle scheme, what would he run instead? (14:30) Big Phil busts into the pod, with some high praise for the Ravens (19:00) Patrick Mahomes: How was he ranked #4 in the league by his peers?...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast It's a day of reactions for Simms and Ahmed: to the Jamal Adams trade, to Chris' conversation with Kyle Shanahan, and to players mad about the Simms Top 10 WR list. (4:20) Jamal Adams: Simms reacts to the trade and defends Adam Gase (22:00) Seattle scheme: Chris explains it, which teams use it, and ranks the most important positions in the defense (38:00) Kyle Shanahan takeaways: When did Chris know Kyle was a "psycho"? Does he share his Jimmy G optimism? (55:45) Buttoning up: Chris explains whe...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast 
