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Chris Simms

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It's another Deep Dive Wednesday as Simms gets into the Week 2 film with Paul Burmeister. Big Phil reacts to the end of the Eli Manning Era. Plus, Chris says which 0-2 teams he hasn't given up on yet.

(2:35) Browns-Jets: How defenses are trying to fool Baker Mayfield

(13:10) Saints-Rams: Jared Goff isn't aggressive, and that's ok

(26:10) Teddy Bridgewater's performance and why Taysom Hill gives the Saints a better chance

(32:00) Seahawks-Steelers: How Pittsburgh's offense had problems even before Big Ben's injury

(35:40) Why the Seahawks defense needs Jalen Ramsey

(44:00) Big Phil discusses the Giants benching Eli for Daniel Jones

(1:02:15) Phil takes us back to when the Giants released him

(1:10:00) 49ers-Bengals: The only question for the 49ers offense is Jimmy G

(1:18:10) Cardinals-Ravens: "we're seeing Lamar Jackson grow right in front of us"

(1:25:40) "Kyler Murray is a baller"

(1:30:35) Chiefs-Raiders: the unheralded strength of the KC offense

(1:38:10) "Make Me Feel Better About My Team" - Which two 0-2 teams may not be doomed yet?

#67 - Film Deep Dive: How to fool Baker, Lamar Jackson the passer & Teddy vs Taysom; plus Phil Simms on the end of the Eli Era

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Should the Chiefs be 6-point favorites over the Ravens? Will the Patriots and Cowboys cover their monster spreads? And can the Browns take down the NFC Champs in primetime?

(3:50) TNF: Titans-Jaguars "Bang the under"

(5:45) Falcons-Colts "The Falcons have the stars, but the Colts are the better team"

(9:15) Ravens-Chiefs "I was shocked to see minus-6"

(13:10) Bengals-Bills "Why are you trying to make logic of my illogical brain?"

(15:55) Broncos-Packers "I think this game is kind of ugly"

(19:10) Lions-Eagles "The Eagles have given up some big plays, and that's scary to me"

(22:30) Dolphins-Cowboys "Plus I sense that the Dolphins don't give a crap"

(26:20) Jets-Patriots "I think I'm being charitable with the points I'm giving to the Jets"

(29:50) Raiders-Vikings "If the Vikings are serious about being a contender, this is a game they must win"

(34:45) Panthers-Cardinals "The Cardinals will either get Kyle Allen or a diminished Cam Newton"

(38:15) Giants-Buccaneers "Daniel Jones has seen this defense"

(42:45) Texans-Chargers "It's too much on Deshaun Watson"

(46:15) Steelers-49ers "The Steelers are in a spot where nobody believes in them"

(50:15) Saints-Seahawks "Sean Payton's going to come up with a few things the Seahawks haven't prepared for"

(55:20) SNF: Rams-Browns "I think Freddie Kitchens will realize they need to run the ball"

(1:00:35) MNF: Bears-Redskins "It's sucky-ducky Redskins secondary vs sucky-ducky Bears offense."

#68 - Week 3 Picks: Pats & Cowboys with monster spreads, nobody believes in the Steelers, and Daniel Jones' advantage

Chris & Paul recap a big Week 3 for some QBs making their season debut. Can we poke any holes in Daniel Jones' 1st start? Is the Chiefs offense the best ever? And a little-known pass rusher is already on a record pace.

(4:25) Give Me The Headline, Young QB Edition - How Daniel Jones opened up the Giants offense

(6:25) Teddy Bridgewater: "New Orleans out-Seattled Seattle in Seattle"

(8:50) Kyle Allen: "he capitalized on some things Cam Newton didn't"

(12:30) Damn! Okay - Shaq Barrett "They're not missing JPP because of this guy right here"

(23:20) Film Deep Dive #1 - BAL vs KC "The greatest downfield passing offense we've seen in the history of the NFL"

(33:20) Debating John Harbaugh's aggressive decisions

(47:20) "I thought the Ravens passed it too much"

(52:15) Give Me The Headline - LAR vs CLE "The Browns have no identity"

(56:30) DET vs PHI "They can't rush the passer and they can't cover people"

(57:45) NYJ vs NE "They almost looked bored"

(1:00:15) OAK vs MIN "Zimmer Ball!"

(1:03:05) CIN vs BUF "The Bills are can't-miss football right now"

(1:06:35) HOU vs LAC "Deshaun Watson is the reason the Texans won that game"

(1:10:15) Film Deep Dive #2 - NYG vs TB "The offense is so much better with Daniel Jones"

#69 - Week 3 Headlines: Daniel Jones era begins, more Mahomes magic, and out-Seattling Seattle in Seattle

It's a Deep Dive Wednesday, as Simms breaks down what really happened on the Browns failed 4th & 9, explains why the Cowboys are an absolute juggernaut right now, and plenty more reaction from Week 3.

(2:40) Saints-Seahawks: How much did the NO offense change from Brees to Bridgewater?

(10:00) Chris reveals an undrafted rookie on the Saints D to keep your eye on

(17:30) Lions-Eagles: What was Philly's O missing without DJax and Alshon?

(27:30) Matthew Stafford's offensive culture change

(36:40) Big Phil declares a new best RB in the NFL

(39:30) In praise of Daniel Jones

(45:30) The time Big Phil cursed out Reggie White

(1:00:00) Rams-Browns: What CLE is doing wrong with OBJ

(1:12:00) Is Freddie Kitchens taking heat for Baker's mistakes?

(1:16:30) How Sean McVay sees the big picture

(1:24:20) Newsreels: "I can't believe this is the Cowboys"

(1:30:35) Vikings are playing to the strength of their offense

(1:34:00) Bears: "I don't feel any better about Mitchell Trubisky"

(1:38:50) Panthers: Can Kyle Allen be the future?

(1:42:25) 49ers have "the most diverse run game in football"

(1:45:40) Make Me Feel Better About My Team: Titans, Falcons & Chargers

#70 - Film Deep Dive: Inside the Browns failed 4th & 9, the juggernaut Cowboys, and there's a new Best RB in the NFL

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Can the Lions pull off the upset in Patrick Mahomes' first NFL game in a dome? Will Danny Dimes drop an L on the Redskins? And as always, the guys give their 3 Best Bets of the week.

(3:40) TNF: Eagles-Packers "Carson Wentz is the best QB the Packers have seen all year"

(9:30) Panthers-Texans "This is a chance for Houston to pull away in the AFC South"

(13:40) Browns-Ravens "I want to see how Freddie Kitchens handles adversity"

(19:55) Chiefs-Lions "If the Lions pull this off, it would be a shot heard 'around the NFL world"

(24:40) Chargers-Dolphins "I don't bet on bad teams"

(28:45) Patriots-Bills "Every we think this is the year the Bills stick it to the Patriots"

(36:00) Raiders-Colts "I think this Colts offense has gotten better every week"

(39:55) Titans-Falcons "The Titans always play to their competition"

(44:45) Redskins-Giants "I can't pick a team who stirs their Gatorade with a bag of plastic cups"

(54:55) Seahawks-Cardinals "The Seahawks need to keep pace in the NFC West"

(58:35) Buccaneers-Rams "There is something wrong with Todd Gurley"

(1:03:05) Jaguars-Broncos "I don't think Jalen Ramsey will play Sunday"

(1:07:50) Vikings-Bears "The Bears have never seen this version of Dalvin Cook"

(1:15:10) SNF: Cowboys-Saints "We have not seen a Cowboys offense like this in a long time"

(1:22:20) MNF: Bengals-Steelers "The Steelers are in denial about not being good"

(1:26:55) Best Bets "Oh my gosh you are insane"

#71 - Week 4 Picks: Mahomes in a dome, Danny Dimes at home, and Best Bets

We recap Week 4 and go deep on Bucs-Rams and Chiefs-Lions. Chris discovers one of the best games of Jared Goff's career and Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense.

(2:35) Bears without Mitchell Trubisky "no big deal"

(5:10) Vikings-Bears: "Vic Who?" & Adam Thielen criticizes Vikes O

(9:50) Cowboys-Saints: "I don't think the stats would have been much better if Drew Brees was in there"

(15:30) Film Deep Dive #1: Bucs O vs Rams D "This is why Jameis was a #1 pick"

(27:45) Rams O vs Bucs D "One of the best games I've ever seen Jared Goff play"

(36:15) Browns-Ravens Cleveland returns to the run game

(40:10) Patriots-Bills Holy Secondary! & "you gotta rein it in Josh Allen "

(43:50) Vontaze Burfict suspended "it's not football, it's WWE"

(49:10) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Lions D "I think Mahomes was a little off"

(59:25) Chris breaks down 2 big plays on the Chiefs game-winning drive

(1:01:15) Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense

(1:02:45) Lions O vs Chiefs D "Matthew Stafford looked awesome"

(1:09:00) Redskins-Giants "The best thing for Dwayne Haskins is to keep Jay Gruden right there"

(1:11:30) Seahawks-Cardinals "Seattle was pissed off and they were gonna make a point"

(1:12:55) Panthers-Texans "Carolina's D is real"

(1:17:00) Damn! Okay Praise for Leonard Fournette, a Chargers DB and Chris' old coach

#72 - Week 4 Headlines: Praising Jared Goff, Advice for Josh Allen & Defending Jay Gruden

We close the book on Week 4 with a Deep Dive Wednesday with your Twitter questions. Which D-line dominated more this week, the Saints or the Bears? And Big Phil breaks down Pats-Bills with some Bill Belichick insight.

(1:35) Cowboys-Saints: "Nobody runs up the middle on the Saints"

(10:50) Vikings-Bears: "Adam Thielen should be saying sorry to Kirk Cousins"

(22:10) Was the Bears or Saints D-line more dominant this Sunday?

(25:50) Browns-Ravens: "Baker stopped his craziness in the pocket"

(32:05) "Earl Thomas has lost a step"

(37:25) Big Phil joins for Patriots-Bills: "the best defensive backfield in the NFL"

(49:30) Bill Belichick stories from Phil

(1:04:10) "Josh Allen just needs to throw it underneath"

(1:08:55) Raiders-Colts: "Without T.Y. Hilton, the Colts don't have a game-changer"

(1:15:20) "Josh Jacobs is getting better every week"

(1:17:45) Twitter Questions on Panthers-Texans "I come away underwhelmed by the Texans offense more often than not"

#73 - Film Deep Dive: Cowboys can't run on the Saints, Baker stops his craziness, & the Vikings sorry game of "I'm sorry"

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Have the Eagles and Saints found their groove? Will the Cowboys or Packers rebound from their first loss? And can the Colts get revenge in a playoff rematch at Arrowhead?

(3:55) TNF: Rams-Seahawks "The Rams offensive line is worse than we've seen in years"

(7:15) Jaguars-Panthers: "Kyle Allen has never started a home game"

(13:10) Cardinals-Bengals "It's not working for the Cardinals"

(16:25) Falcons-Texans "The Falcons should be 0-4"

(20:25) Buccaneers-Saints "I think the Saints are finding their groove with Teddy"

(24:05) Vikings-Giants "If it's a close game, you should pick the Giants to win"

(29:05) Bears-Raiders (in London) "Khalil Mack knows what it takes to break Derek Carr"

(33:20) Jets-Eagles "The Eagles are getting into their groove"

(36:50) Ravens-Steelers "I need to see this Steelers offense do it one more than once"

(41:05) Bills-Titans "The Titans lose when they're favorites and win when they're underdogs"

(44:35) Patriots-Redskins "This may be the dagger game for Jay Gruden"

(46:30) Broncos-Chargers "This is the kind of game the Chargers have to win"

(49:25) Cowboys-Packers "The Davante Adams injury has me concerned"

(52:45) Colts-Chiefs "At some point, the Chiefs defense has to stop something"

(55:55) Browns-49ers "I did something I've never done before when picking games"

(1:00:00) Best Bets "Someone called me the Mayor of Crazyville for picking the Giants last week"

#74 - Week 5 Picks: Saints & Eagles back on track, Rodgers vs Dak, and Colts return to Arrowhead

Chris & Ahmed react to Jay Gruden's firing, touch on every game in Week 5 and dive deep into Colts-Chiefs & Packers-Cowboys. Ahmed has a pop quiz for Chris on a stunning Redskins stat, and Chris gets to sing for one of his QBs.

(2:20) Redskins fire Jay Gruden

(7:25) How much is Bruce Allen to blame?

(11:30) Pop quiz: Who was the last Redskins All-Pro?

(12:40) Patriots-Redskins "The best offenses in the NFL are running the football"

(14:15) Bears-Raiders "I haven't seen the Bears front pushed around like that in a while"

(20:35) Film Deep Dive #1: Chiefs O vs Colts D "The Chiefs just won't run the ball"

(30:40) Colts O vs Chiefs D "Quenton Nelson is maybe the best O-lineman in football"

(39:00) Falcons-Texans Chris sings Deshaun Watson's praises

(41:55) Buccaneers-Saints & Jaguars-Panthers "You mean you don't need a franchise QB to win a game?"

(47:25) Ravens-Steelers "Only 1 of Lamar's Jackson's INTs were his fault"

(50:55) Film Deep Dive #2: Packers O vs Cowboys D "I worry about Dallas vs good quarterbacks"

(58:30) Cowboys O vs Packers D "The Cowboys try too hard to put on a show"

(1:04:45) Damn! Okay - A QB rebounds, a 2nd-year WR breaking out, and rookie coaches get their first wins

#75 - Week 5 Recap: So You Want To Be a Gruden, the Colts run over the Chiefs & what's wrong with the Cowboys?

A little different format this week as Chris has Big Phil on for the whole pod for a Deep Dive. They answer your Twitter questions on Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders dominating the Bears, and Phil tells a story about postgame drama with Ronnie Lott.

(1:30) Handshakegate - "This could be a good thing for Baker Mayfield"

(4:25) Big Phil recounts his own handshake drama with Ronnie Lott

(8:50) Browns O vs 49ers D - "The things we were worried about Baker coming out of college are rearing their ugly head"

(18:45) 49ers O vs Browns D "This was more of a schematic cremation"

(29:15) Raiders O vs Bears D "The 24-21 score is misleading. The Raiders dominated that game."

(40:00) Bears O vs Raiders D "There is no calling card to the Bears offense."

(48:40) Vikings O vs Giants D "Minnesota needs to find more ways to move when they're playing a good defense."

(1:03:15) Texans O vs Falcons D "The Houston offense is getting into form."

(1:10:20) Are you more encouraged by the Vikings offense or Texans offense?

(1:16:40) Ravens O vs Steelers D "That Steelers defensive front is still special."

(1:21:10) "The Ravens defense is slow."

(1:27:30) Chargers O vs Broncos D "I'm shocked that the Chargers gave up on the run."

(1:34:20) What's wrong with the Chargers?

#76 - Deep Dive Wednesday: Baker concerns, Bears offense has no identity, and Houston rounding into form

It's here! The 2021 edition of the Simms Top 40 QB Countdown begins with numbers 40 to 36.

(4:10) Overview: Chris explains the guidelines for his rankings. "It's not what you have done all-time or what you will do 3 years down the road. It's what you can do for me this year, and everyone's on the same team."

(7:35) QB #40 Case Keenum: "One of the ultimate backups. You can win a Super Bowl with him."

(14:05) QB #39 Justin Fields: "He could be Top 20 midseason. But he could also fall out of the Top 40."

(30:00) QB #38 Trey Lance: Chris loves his "top end talent," but breaks down some mechanical issues.

(45:45) QB #37 Kellen Mond: "He's one of the most NFL-ready rookies." And why would Bruce Arians pick Kyle Trask over Mond?

(54:30) QB #36 Marcus Mariota: "If he gets his opportunity, I think he can be a starter again."

Top 40 QB Countdown: #40-36

Top 40 QB Countdown: #40-36

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