Chris Simms Unbuttoned

Chris & Ahmed do a special "What The $&*%! Happened? Players Edition" where they react to the uproar over Sam Darnold's mic'ed up moment and Chris names his Top 5 Offensive Minds in the NFL.

(2:50) Sam Darnold "To say 'I'm seeing ghosts out there.'...That shows confidence to me."

(8:20) Chris is still waiting to see a ghost in his house

(9:10) "Bill Belichick said 'I don't think their blitz plan is up to snuff. I've gotta expose it.'"

(21:20) Ezekiel Elliott "I think at time Zeke tries to be too perfect with his vision."

(26:35) "As far as a route-runner, Amari Cooper might be the best."

(28:25) Carson Wentz "It's hard to look good when everyone else around you is sucking."

(30:50) DeMarcus Lawrence "He whupped Lane Johnson."

(36:20) Mitchell Trubisky "You could put whoever you want at quarterback for the Bears...they suck."

(44:05) Jalen Ramsey "Matt Ryan missed Julio on a few routes. Why? Because he's afraid of Jalen Ramsey."

(50:45) Jacoby Brissett "Frank Reich is a Top 5 offensive mind in the NFL."

(1:01:00) Kirk Cousins "The Vikings have more play actions & boots than anyone in football."

(1:09:40) Matt Moore "The big thing they'll miss is the vertical offense."

(1:16:35) The Chiefs Defense finally goes whole ass

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Chris & Paul hit every game from Sunday in their Week 7 recap, and deep dive on Raiders-Packers & Ravens-Seahawks.

(3:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Packers O vs Raiders D "The Packers offense is no longer a work in progress"

(12:45) Packers D vs Raiders O "The Packers defense is going in the wrong direction"

(20:35) Praising Josh Jacobs & "Darren Waller is in the convo for the 2nd-best TE in the NFL"

(25:55) Vikings-Lions Florio loses his Kirk Cousins bet

(29:40) Saints-Bears "I've given up trying to defend Trubisky. He's worse this year than last year."

(35:00) Rams-Falcons "You. Julio. Mano-a-mano. Do what you gotta do."

(37:20) 49ers-Redskins "The Redskins are lucky it was a monsoon, because Kyle would tried to score 50 on them."

(39:00) Ravens O vs Seahawks D "Hell yeah coach let's go for it!"

(46:25) What Chris saw on the Lamar Jackson 4th & 2 TD

(50:10) Seahawks O vs Ravens D "Marlon Humphrey isn't Jalen Ramsey or Stephon Gilmore, but he's in the next conversation"

(53:55) What Russell Wilson didn't see on his game-changing pick-6

(59:50) Eagles-Cowboys "This is what they paid Zeke for."

(1:02:55) "I'm worried about the Eagles. Everything is work for that offense."

(1:04:55) Dolphins-Bills "Josh Allen didn't panic."

(1:08:10) Texans-Colts "Jacoby Brissett was awesome, but good job Colts defense."

(1:10:35) Cardinals-Giants "I should have never doubted Kliff Kingsbury"

(1:12:50) Chargers-Titans "The Charger-est Charger kind of loss"

(1:15:35) Jaguars-Bengals "Can we start talking about Leonard Fournette and stop talking about Gardner Minshew?"

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Simms & Florio pick every game against the spread for Week 7:

(0:45) Florio tells the story of how he got his first Vikings jersey

(5:10) TNF: Chiefs at Broncos "The formula is out there for keeping it close with the Chiefs"

(9:35) Rams at Falcons "We both wanna get our popcorn ready to see how Jalen Ramsey fits"

(13:40) Dolphins at Bills "I think Ryan Fitzpatrick will give the Dolphins a lift."

(17:25) Jaguars at Bengals "Are you deliberately saying 'Bangles' now??"

(23:00) Vikings at Lions "I guarantee you if the Vikings win, I will wear a Kirk Cousins jersey next Thursday."

(28:55) Raiders at Packers "I like that Jon Gruden's had 2 weeks to prepare for this game."

(35:10) Texans at Colts "If they lose, you've gotta get past this smitten-with-the-quarterback thing."

(39:45) Cardinals at Giants "The Giants are not athletic up front, and that scares me against Kyler Murray."

(43:05) 49ers at Redskins "The Shanahan motivation will be a factor."

(47:55) Chris explains the time he legitimately wanted to kick Florio's ass

(50:00) Chargers at Titans "I do think we could see Philip Rivers playing for the Titans next year."

(54:00) Saints at Bears "This is the best offense the Bears have played to this point."

(59:20) Ravens at Seahawks "I'm intrigued by Earl Thomas and his knowledge of Russell Wilson."

(1:07:40) Eagles at Cowboys "The Eagles bread-and-butter plays are just not good enough."

(1:13:30) Patriots at Jets "Gregg Williams can throw some things are the Patriots that they're not ready for."

(1:17:15) Mike & Chris go all road teams for their Best Bets

(1:22:00) Florio has a motivational message for Richard Sherman

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Chris & Paul defends a Browns playcall & the Eagles secondary. and dives into the Monday night gamesmanship between Trey Flowers & David Bakhtiari in the debut of our new segment: What The $&*%! Happened? And as always, Big Phil swings by to give his thoughts on the latest NFL news.

(2:40) Jalen Ramsey traded to Rams "This opens up the box of creativity for Wade Phillips"

(12:00) Marcus Peters traded to Ravens "He fits into the bad-ass renegade culture of that team"

(16:40) The debut of What The $&*%! Happened?

(17:30) Play #1: Sam Darnold 92-yd TD to Robby Anderson "Dallas is predictable. They don't do enough on defense."

(25:50) "There are too many moments when DeMarcus Lawrence just doesn't show up"

(28:00) Play #2: Cowboys failed 2-pt conversion "Hey, go into the end zone and turn around!"

(36:05) Big Phil joins to praise the Lions defense and dissect the body language of Aaron Rodgers

(43:15) Ranking the NFC's best: 49ers, Packers, Saints & Seahawks

(47:00) Comparing Sam Darnold's feet to Tony Romo

(49:10) On how Kliff Kingsbury & Kyler Murray are evolving the Cardinals offense

(53:50) Play #3A: Baker Mayfield red zone INT "The pre-snap read is off. The drop is off. The throw is off."

(1:00:45) Play #3B: Browns failed 4th & Goal from the 1 "Was it stupid to run the same play again? No!"

(1:07:20) Play #4: Stefon Diggs' 1st TD "Sometimes the offense calls the exact right play for the defense."

(1:16:10) Play #5: Trey Flowers hands to the face penalty "This is where the gamesmanship starts."

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Chris & Ahmed hit every game from Sunday in their Week 6 recap.

(3:10) Doug Pederson's guarantee: "We're going down to Dallas and we're gonna win"

(5:15) Eagles-Vikings "When Philly leaves their corners man-to-man, they're burnt toast"

(9:50) Cowboys-Jets "If I'm a defense, I have no fear of Ezekiel Elliott anymore"

(15:25) "Sam Darnold is a pinpoint intermediate passer"

(16:55) Redskins-Dolphins Nostrasimmsus takes a lap

(24:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers O vs Rams D "It's the 49ers and the Patriots for the best defense in the NFL"

(31:20) "McVay needs to do more. When the Rams run game doesn't work, they're limited."

(33:50) 49ers O vs Rams D "Jimmy Garoppolo. There are concerns."

(41:30) Seahawks-Browns "You could argue that Russell Wilson is the best QB in football."

(47:10) Saints-Jaguars "If Drew Brees was playing, it's not gonna be that big of a difference."

(51:10) Panthers-Buccaneers "I respect this about Jameis Winston...he goes down swinging."

(57:25) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Texans D "The predictability of the offense is affecting KC more than anything."

(1:03:45) Chris calls BS on a controversial Mahomes INT

(1:08:20) Texans O vs Chiefs D "I would become a blitz team if I'm the Chiefs."

(1:15:25) Bengals-Ravens "When Baltimore doesn't have Hollywood Brown, they lack speed."

(1:18:20) Steelers-Chargers "The Chargers are not turning this around."

(1:22:50) Damn! Okay...Falcons-Cardinals "Kliff Kingsbury's proven he deserved to be hired as a head coach"

(1:25:40) Titans-Broncos "If the Broncos can score 17, they have a chance to win."

(1:27:50) Should Tennessee start Marcus Mariota or Ryan Tannehill this week?

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Simms & Florio pick every game from Week 6 in their usual Unbuttoned/PFT PM joint podcast. They disagree on a Texans-Chiefs shootout, talk about the Browns odds of bouncing back vs Seattle, and set high expectations for the 49ers.

(5:35) TNF: Giants-Patriots "The Patriots will win, will they win by enough?"

(7:55) Panthers-Buccaneers (in London) "Christian McCaffrey should be able to carry the Panthers."

(11:50) Bengals-Ravens "The Bengals are not scared of the Ravens, but they're outmanned."

(15:55) Seahawks-Browns "What made Baker Mayfield successful last year was Cleveland running the ball."

(25:00) Saints-Jaguars "The Jaguars want to run the ball first. You don't run on the Saints."

(30:10) Texans-Chiefs "Watson vs Mahomes. It just doesn't get any better than that."

(35:00) Redskins-Dolphins "Let's not waste people on planet Earth's time with this one."

(35:50) Eagles-Vikings "Diggs, Thielen, Cousins...they're back in the trust tree together!"

(43:50) Falcons-Cardinals "I'm think Ryan-Ridley-Jones can get it done in a shootout."

(46:35) 49ers-Rams "If the 49ers win this game, they'll go 13-3 or better this season."

(51:25) Titans-Broncos "The Titans formula continues. They're underdogs. They'll win."

(54:30) Cowboys-Jets "Sam Darnold is back, but it's not like the Jets were great before he was gone."

(1:01:25) SNF: Steelers-Chargers "Devlin Hodges is a better quarterback than Mason Rudolph."

(1:05:50) MNF: Lions-Packers "Matt Patricia is putting together something special in Detroit."

(1:10:40) Best Bets 3 underdogs who should win outright

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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?

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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

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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"

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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"

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