Chris Simms Unbuttoned

(0:00) A YouTube commenter notices Chris' flippers(3:30) Vikings def. Texans(10:40) Eagles def. Saints(17:45) Ravens def. Cowboys(26:20) Steelers def. Chargers(32:45) Packers def. Titans(38:40) Rams def. 49ers(46:10) Broncos def. Buccaneers(51:30) SNF: Chiefs def. Falcons(53:50) Colts def. Bears(58:35) Giants def. Browns(1:03:15) Panthers def. Raiders(1:07:10) Lions def. Cardinals(1:12:35) Seahawks def. Dolphins(1:16:20) TNF: Jets def. Patriots(1:18:00) MNF Preview: Jaguars at Bills, Commanders at Bengals

(0:00) We've improved Florio's headshot.(5:20) TNF: Patriots at Jets(10:35) SUNDAY EARLY: Giants at Browns(13:45) Bears at Colts(16:05) Texans at Vikings(19:40) Eagles at Saints(23:20) Chargers at Steelers(26:20) Broncos at Buccaneers(27:50) Packers at Titans(30:25) SUNDAY LATE: Panthers at Raiders(32:40) Dolphins at Seahawks(35:25) Lions at Cardinals(39:30) Ravens at Cowboys(42:00) 49ers at Rams(46:55) SNF: Chiefs at Falcons(51:15) MNF: Jaguars at Bills(52:40) MNF: Commanders at Bengals(54:40) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues

(0:00) "I think you could be a comedian if you wanted to."(4:20) #1 Falcons stunning comeback over Eagles(14:50) #2 Saints new-look offense destroys Cowboys(30:25) #3 Brian Flores’ Vikings defense stifles Shanahan again(46:15) #4 Lions offense struggles vs Buccaneers (59:30) #5 Panthers bench Bryce Young for Andy Dalton(1:08:00) #6 Fan Therapy: Hope for 0-2 teams?(1:14:20) Ahmed's Buzz Watch: Week 3

(0:00) Ahmed has a healthy drink, for a change(3:25) Chiefs def. Bengals(13:40) Saints def. Cowboys(23:00) Buccaneers def. Lions(29:00) Raiders def. Ravens(36:55) Vikings def. 49ers(45:00) Browns def. Jaguars(50:30) Packers def. Colts(55:00) Seahawks def. Patriots(58:35) Jets def. Titans(1:02:20) Commanders def. Giants(1:06:40) Steelers def. Broncos(1:11:25) Cardinals def. Rams(1:15:05) SNF: Texans def. Bears(1:20:40) Chargers def. Panthers(1:25:35) TNF: Bills def. Dolphins(1:29:25) MNF Preview: Falcons at Eagles

(0:00) Mike enlightens Chris on the origin of "Pizza pizza"(4:50) TNF: Bills at Dolphins(10:20) SUNDAY EARLY: Raiders at Ravens(13:05) Chargers at Panthers(17:50) Saints at Cowboys(21:20) Buccaneers at Lions(26:20) Colts at Packers(31:00) Browns at Jaguars(33:50) 49ers at Vikings(37:50) Seahawks at Patriots(40:15) Jets at Titans(42:35) Giants at Commanders(45:45) SUNDAY LATE: Rams at Cardinals(47:50) Steelers at Broncos(49:30) Bengals at Chiefs(52:00) SNF: Bears at Texans(54:25) MNF: Falcons at Eagles(57:45) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues

(0:00) We deep dive into Chris' old Lowe's commercial(5:20) Pick Six: Our new Wednesday podcast reminds Chris of some bad moments.(9:30) #1 Caleb Williams: What went wrong (or right)?(22:25) #2 Aaron Rodgers: How did he look in his return (vs a 49ers D that might have improved)?(37:00) #3 Kirk Cousins: Is it too early to panic?(49:15) #4 Packers: What will their strategy be without Jordan Love?(54:35) #5 RBs in New Places: Joe Mixon, Saquon Barkley, and others got off to a hot start.(1:00:00) #6 Fan Therapy: How hopeful (and hopeless) should Vikings and Jaguars backers be?(1:03:05) Ahmed's Buzz Watch: What Week 2 outcomes would blow our minds the most?

(0:00) Welcome back to our live reactions to a past game(2:00) Texans def. Colts(8:15) Bills def. Cardinals(12:25) Dolphins def. Jaguars(17:45) Bears def. Titans(23:40) Steelers def. Falcons(30:10) Patriots def. Bengals(35:35) Cowboys def. Browns(40:25) Chargers def. Raiders(47:15) Buccaneers def. Commanders(52:10) Vikings def. Giants(56:20) Saints def. Panthers(1:00:25) Seahawks def. Broncos(1:03:50) Kickoff: Chiefs def. Ravens(1:08:45) Friday: Eagles def. Packers(1:13:25) SNF: Lions def. Rams(1:15:05) MNF: Jets at 49ers

(0:00) Mikes gloats about last season, and waxes poetic about pizza.(6:00) KICKOFF: Ravens at Chiefs(9:40) BRAZIL FRIDAY NIGHT: Packers vs Eagles(13:30) EARLY SUNDAY: Steelers at Falcons(16:55) Cardinals at Bills(20:40) Titans at Bears(22:50) Bengals at Patriots(24:55) Texans at Colts(27:05) Jaguars at Dolphins(29:45) Panthers at Saints(31:35) Vikings at Giants(35:35) LATE SUNDAY: Raiders at Chargers(37:25) Broncos at Seahawks(39:30) Cowboys at Browns(42:25) Commanders at Buccaneers(44:30) SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Rams at Lions(46:45) MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Jets at 49ers(49:45) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues

(0:00) Nostrasimmsus is back(7:40) NFC Playoff Predictions(30:47) AFC Playoff Predictions(54:50) Super Bowl LIX(57:15) Awards: MVP, Damn! Okay Player of the Year, and more

(0:00) Will this become an annual tradition?(1:05) Super Bowl LVIII: "I saw in Mecole's eyes, he was kind of shocked."(5:25) Andy Reid: "He's not a yeller. He has this stare."(10:00) Christmas loss to Raiders: "You could feel the intensity the next week."(11:50) 2019 Mahomes: What's different between then and now?(14:50) Next step: "Bombs away? Yes sir."(19:10) Behind-the-back Pass: "If I don't do it, he'll call me soft."(23:10) Taylor Swift: “She’s really interested in football…and starts drawing up plays.”

(0:00) Connor and his pecs are back at the desk(3:20) Patriots: Is Drake Maye ready to start?(11:15) Commanders: Is Jayden Daniels set up to succeed?(13:30) Colts: Is Anthony Richardson a QB, or merely a specimen?(17:05) Bears: Pump the brakes on Caleb Williams?(22:55) Bengals: Ja'Marr Chase is back practicing, but are the Bengals still doing Bengals things?(25:35) Jaguars: They have a tough early schedule, but are ready to hit the ground running.(32:20) Falcons: "I do feel better, but there are some weird things."(36:15) Steelers: "That's when I knew Russell Wilson is the starter."(40:40) 49ers: "Are we the Jazz of the Jordan era?"(44:05) Buccaneers: Their 2024 Draft class already looks good.(47:05) Defending Division Champs: Who is the best bet to repeat?(50:40) Panthers: Bryce Young's motion looks better.(52:55) Bills: "A lot of good, but are they great?"(53:50) Ravens: Is their backup QB situation a problem?(56:15) Cowboys: Trey Lance's 5 interceptions were all bad.(58:30) Browns: Chris is feeling worse,

(0:00)  Welcome, let's talk rookie non-QBs(3:30)  Marvin Harrison Jr: “Preseason snaps won’t do guys like this justice”(6:00)  Malik Nabers: “Mr. Do Everything. He plays through contact really well”(8:40)  Rome Odunze: “Smoooooth. And he’s shown more explosiveness than expected.”(11:30) Keon Coleman: “Maybe more than anyone, his skills will be more evident once the regular season starts and he gets his starting QB in there”(16:00) We know about the speed, but how is Xavier Worthy’s route running?(18:00)  DraftKings: Could Brian Thomas Jr lead all rookies in receiving yards? “Out of all the WRs, he looks the fastest and most explosive”(23:45)  Joe Alt: “He looks like he’s been playing in the NFL for 3 years. His guy rarely makes the tackle, although he doesn’t blow people off the ball’(26:20)  How has JC Latham looked under the tutelage of Bill Callahan?(28:50)  Olu Fashanu: “Impressed with the progress. It was all better than what I saw at Penn State”(31:30)  Troy Fautanu: “He’s the best athlete out of any of

(0:00) Back from the Olympics and ... sick of French Fries?(5:00) New Unbuttoned theme song perhaps ... with a country vibe?(7:30) Wow-O-Meter(8:30) Caleb Williams: “If that’s not the closest thing to Mahomes, then I don’t know what is”(16:30) Jayden Daniels: “The Commanders have to be pumped about what they’ve got”(21:00) Drake Maye: “For the second week in a row, he showed he’s not ready. He’s reluctant to throw the ball right now.”(27:45) Bo Nix: “There’s not as much Wow as Caleb. But this is like Drew Brees Jr.”(30:45) DraftKings: Most Pass Yards by Rookie(32:50) Daniel Jones: “He gave the WFAN crowd ammo to say WTF”(37:00) Russell Wilson vs Justin Fields: “They’re gonna need the Justin Fields ability to make plays happen”(42:45) Gardner Minshew starting over Aidan O’Connell: “This is probably the right approach. But his leash isn’t real long”(48:00) WTF Is Happening: We rip through some nuggets on the Falcons, Chiefs, Texans, Bills, Dolphins, Jaguars, Lions, Rams, Cowboys, Seahawks, and Bengals(48:45) “S

(0:00) Chris welcomes back his "work mistress"(2:55) Vikings: JJ McCarthy injury fallout, but some bright flashes from Dallas Turner.(9:20) 49ers: What's more likely...a 3-team trade, or Brandon Aiyuk stays in San Francisco?(18:20) Lions: Is Brian Branch "the next Tyrann Mathieu?"(21:45) Packers: Do they need a #1 WR to emerge?(27:40) Bears: Who will step up with Montez Sweat?(31:00) Rams: Have they hit on yet another rookie D-lineman?(33:35) Seahawks: Byron Murphy II is ready to f*** some plays up.(35:30) Buccaneers: Will we see some 2nd-year leaps?(37:50) Saints: Can they overcome their O-line woes?(40:40) Cowboys: DeMarvion Overshown flashes after a lost rookie year.(42:50) Eagles: Quinyon Mitchell is already getting praise from Vic Fangio.(46:05) Ravens: Their O-line is full of questions.(49:45) Jets: Connor weighs in on the pass rush & Haason Reddick's holdout.(57:05) Dolphins: The O-line is already struggling in preseason Week 1.(59:25) Chiefs: Who will  be the CB2 across from Trent McDuffie?(1:02:2

(0:00) It's a solo dolo day for Chris.(2:45) The Chiefs Effect: There's a reason a lot of starters, including Joe Burrow, played this weekend.(11:30) Rookie QB Debuts: First impressions of Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels, J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix, Drake Maye, & Joe Milton.(34:10) Brandon Aiyuk: The 49ers might be looking for a 3-team trade.(40:05) Steelers QBs: Is Pittsburgh win a Super Bowl with Russell Wilson? Or Justin Fields the better play?(45:25) Scary Backup Situations: Questionable QB depth charts for the Jets, Lions, Rams, Cowboys, and Chiefs.(52:25) New Kickoff: Chris is a fan.(54:45) AFC South: Quick thoughts on the Texans hype, Anthony Richardson, and RB depth for the Jaguars & Titans.(1:01:35) Raiders QBs: It's a "true battle" between Gardner Minshew & Aidan O'Connell.

(3:20) NFL Futures: When to bet them?(8:45) MVP: Patrick Mahomes, C.J. Stroud, Brock Purdy, Josh Allen, and Jared Goff(21:00) Coach of the Year: Zac Taylor, Dan Quinn, Dan Campbell(28:00) To Make the Playoffs: Jaguars, Colts, Jets, Cardinals, Vikings, and Bears(34:40) Best bets: Favorite futures bet right now

(0:00) The guys have last day of school vibes.(2:20) What's My Grip?: Chris tries to go 25-for-25, and then critiques the throwing motion of a homie.(28:05) #AskMeAnything: What film does Simms watch for his Top 40 QB Countdown?(42:40) Top 10 QBs: Patrick Mahomes vs Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson vs Matthew Stafford, Justin Herbert's hype, and CJ Stroud's leap(56:45) Jordan Love & Brock Purdy: When does talent trump production?(1:12:35) Bryce Young: Where would he have fallen in this year's Draft?(1:15:40) Swapping Teams: Which QB would you want to see somewhere else?

(0:00) Chris has transitioned to tequila time(5:20) #6 Justin Herbert: "Herbo-tron. He’s a machine."(24:35) #5 Matthew Stafford: "One of the most disrespected players of this generation."(43:10) #4 Lamar Jackson: "One of the most gifted THROWERS in the NFL."(58:40) #3 Joe Burrow: "Plays the position in its purest form better than any QB."(1:10:50) #2 Josh Allen: "4-5 throws every game that make you say 'Holy crap!'"(1:26:35 ) #1 Patrick Mahomes: "We’ve officially hit legendary status."(1:45:25) MVP Odds: Chris likes an NFC longshot.

(0:00) Chris is still trying to sell his Casey Kasem impression (much to our chagrin).(5:30) #10 Jared Goff: "One of the biggest turnarounds I've seen."(22:00) #9 Jalen Hurts: "Unquestioned great leader, and making big strides as a passer."(38:40) #8 Dak Prescott: "He carries the offense WAY more than the other way around."(55:20) NFC East odds: Should the Eagles be even more favored than they are?(59:30) #7 CJ Stroud: "A picturebook of perfection in how to throw a football."(1:16:25) What's My Grip? Can Chris extend his streak to 19?(1:21:15) All-Time Strong Offense: In honor of Larry Allen, Ahmed names some of the pound-for-pound strongest players in NFL history.

(0:00) Summer is in the air, but Simms is still in the tape room.(6:35) Justin Jefferson deal: What took so long?  (15:00) #14 Aaron Rodgers: "Can he play the way he wants to play?"(26:45) #13 Jordan Love: "2nd half of the season, the light came on. (43:25) #12 Kirk Cousins: "Below-average athleticism, but above average overall QB.”(56:40) #11 Trevor Lawrence: "Next step is carrying his offense when sh*t gets ugly.”(1:11:15) Playoff Party Crashers: We look at playoff odds for teams who missed the postseason last year(1:14:35) What's My Grip? Chris explains why the Combine is measuring hands the wrong way.(1:19:15) Homie questions: Why didn't Aidan O'Connell, Tyler Huntley, Tyrod Taylor, or Drake Maye make the Top 40?