It is the JR Sport Brief show here on the Infinity Sports Network. I'm coming to you live from Atlanta, Georgia. Thank you to everybody tuned in and locked in all over North America. You can always listen to this show starting at this time 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 Pacific, on the free Odyssey app, your local Infinity Sports Network affiliate, Sirius XM channel 158, and a smart speaker if you have one. Ask the speaker to play the Infinity Sports Network and boom, we pop right on up. I'm in Atlanta, super producer and host Ryan Hickey.
He's in New York City. We're glad that you're here. Happy Wednesday. I will try to do my best to get you over the hump. It is a four hour show. We got a lot to get into. How about this, we got a guest joining us in 20 minutes. Former NFL QB. This man runs his own camp about quarterbacks, helping quarterbacks. Matt Sims is going to come through and join us. He'll be here in 20 minutes. Speaking of quarterbacks, we're going to talk about one in a few minutes.
Congratulations to Bo Nix. Name the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. We got a quarterback in New England. He might be taking a job from Jacoby Percette. That flag football guy, the dude who thinks he's a great quarterback for flag.
He's still talking crap. That man better shut his mouth before he has no job. Speaking of quarterbacks, we got one in college, a freshman who's going to start for Nebraska. Well, he got an uncle, he got a dad who played in the NFL, and I guess why not?
It makes all the sense in the world. Aaron Rodgers is tired of playing quarterback, or at least he's tired from NFL training camp. WNBA players, some of them are still tired of their lack of promotion. They had a sellout in Boston last night. No, Boston doesn't have a team. The Connecticut Sun decided to have a game up in Boston.
It was sold out. You know what they say about a tree falling in the forest, right? Well, WNBA players, they feel the same way. Pete Carroll is detailing what his next stop is going to be now that he is out of the NFL.
Looks like he's going to be teaching at the former school that he coached at. And then, of course, it's Wednesday. You know what that means, right? You don't? I'll tell you right now. I'm going to share with you a new top six list. And today we're going to take a look at NFL players, the top six NFL players with the most to prove in 2024. Like these players, they got to get the job done. And if they don't, well, they may not have a job next year. They might get benched.
They may not make money. We got a lot to get into. So I'll give you a top six list two hours from now.
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I am at JR Sport Brief. Not a difficult person to find. If you know how to utilize Google, I'm there. Hickey, how you doing, man? You good on this beautiful Wednesday afternoon, evening? I am good. And just like you, I'm easy to find. We're right here every day.
Six o'clock Eastern. No hiding. I had almost a difficult time getting up here, Hickey. At the studio, they're still doing this yoga thing right downstairs from the studio. So it's very difficult for me to get upstairs. Blocks traffic? Yeah, there's a lot of things blocking traffic on the way upstairs.
Yes, absolutely. Right out the window, right out the window right now, my view is blocked out the window. There's like 150 women doing yoga downstairs. What did we talk about the other day? Like half the job is just showing up? Oh, that's not bad when you...
Your area is making it tough to show up. Not bad. What's outside on Hudson Street? What's out there?
Nothing. Construction. Construction.
Like a giant dock crew for like all these UPS trucks. Oh, nice. Beautiful.
Beautiful, beautiful satellites we have here. Oh, beautiful. You want to trade for a day? No, right? Sure. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Next Wednesday, all right? I have a feeling that when you see our view, you won't want to come back. Okay.
Yeah, I think it'll suck you in. Okay, all right. Note taken. But if I was sitting there with you, we'd be looking at each other. Amazing, right? No better view than that. You can't ask for anything better. And speaking of asking for anything better, if you are a fan of the Denver Broncos, I guess you need to be enthusiastic about this.
I guess you need to be happy with what you're about to see this upcoming season. You don't have to hold your breath any longer. And thank you so much to our guest yesterday. He called it Zach Stevens from DNVR Sports. He said, Listen, J.R., I believe in less than 24 hours, it will be official. Bo Nix will be the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos.
And let me tell you something right now. Zach Stevens was correct. Because today, Bo Nix, he got tapped on the shoulder. He was told by Sean Payton, he's the guy.
And then Sean Payton, he told the world, listen to this. Bo Nix is going to be our starting quarterback. You know, that room has been outstanding. You know, Stidham, certainly with his experience. And then, you know, being able to work with Zach Wilson, all three of those guys. You know, oftentimes these things take care of themselves, but we're not in a hurry to to arrive at those type of decisions. You know, we want to see it. And I think it's important relative to the team that we handle it that way. Listen, Bo Nix in two preseason games, he led the Broncos on scoring drives and six out of his seven possessions that he played.
And you want to talk about experience? The man is already 24 years old. Not too shabby when you spend three years at Auburn and then you spend another two years at Oregon and then you really think about it. Over the past two seasons, I believe his touchdown interception ratio is somewhere about, I don't know, 74 to 10.
Sign me up for that. Not expecting that at the NFL level. But this man was targeted by Sean Payton. Targeted to be their future.
Targeted to basically go out there and replace Russell Wilson, who's having to play another preseason game just to show that he's the guy. Hey, so Bo Nix, how does it feel to be named the starter? You know, it was really cool. It's, you know, not every day to to get that news. But obviously, you know, as a room, we've been working hard and, you know, putting a lot of good things on film, put a lot of good things on the practice field. And so to get that that news is definitely a great, great, you know, great thing.
And so I'm super excited and, you know, ready to get back to work again. OK, look at him. In the most, let's just say Sean Payton way possible. He said when he announced this and told everybody. They didn't have a cake.
They didn't blow out any candles. It was business as usual. And I told you about Bo Nix's experience, at least in college, a lot of it. How impressive he's been as a leader and his preparation and doing his job.
Well, listen to Sean Payton explain why he named Bo Nix the starter. The larger body of work. You know, there's certain things right now with with studies experience that you see. I would say a lot of the off schedule movement throws and and I think he's been consistent and it's it's not really a reflection on on Jared or even Zach. It's some of the things that he's been able to do pretty quickly. His arm strength down the field, you know, all the things when we evaluated him. You know, we're still in in the beginning of this process, the development not only of him, but the other two guys as they can help our team.
And and so it was the overall body of work. I absolutely love it how he now refers to Stidham and Zach Wilson as the other two guys. That's what nobody ever wants to hear. Nobody ever wants to be the other guys, the other two guys.
But that's what the hell they are right now. And so Bo Nix at 24 years old, how about this? He's going to be the first Broncos rookie quarterback to start a season since some guy named John Elway in 1983.
And so Bo Nix, who certainly wasn't alive in 1983 and missed it by more than 20 years, Bo Nix says, oh, yeah, I know John Elway. That's a good thing. Well, it would be a special moment.
And, you know, obviously that's great to share with such a great player like John Elway. But definitely want to consider going out there and doing whatever I can do ultimately for the team. Doesn't matter when, you know, your first start is. Doesn't matter if you have to wait or if you go right now, you just want to get out there and get the first win and and ultimately compete at a high level and give your team the best chance possible. And so that's what my goal is at the beginning is just to give our team the best chance to go out there and win games.
Let me tell you something. If he can have. The career that John Elway did, I think everybody would be happy. Hall of Fame career. And I mean, Super Bowl career. You had to pick up the last two Super Bowls on the first two or last two Super Bowl victories at the end.
But I think, you know, Broncos fans would have to be happy if he kind of had a little bit of the start that John Elway had as well. It only took him about four or five seasons before he went to the Super Bowl and then lost. And then he went again and. He lost and then he went again.
And then he lost and then it looked kind of hopeless and then he picked up, too. OK, thank you. That's not bad. At least you get to the dance. That's a good thing, right?
Get there five times. When to look, it's not maybe the percentage you want, but it's still pretty damn good. Yeah, it's better to.
It's better to go to the prom than be left at home. Is that accurate? Does that make sense? If you're going to lose at some point. Right.
I'd rather lose in the Super Bowl than in the wildcard round. Yeah. People would sign up for that from Bo Nix. Good for him. You know, I know we had Zach on here yesterday who covers the Denver Broncos. He felt optimistic that they were going to surprise people this upcoming season.
I don't know if I'm ready to go in that category at the ball. Nix can concertly with all of his experience. You think you can lead them and be a healthy quarterback?
Damn it. He might be might be rookie of the year, for all I know, if Caleb Williams isn't lighting it up in Chicago. And having said that. This is still his first year. I don't think we got no Houston Texans situation.
I don't think lightning is going to strike twice. I think the Denver Broncos will win about, I don't know, seven, eight games, barely miss out on the playoffs. And I think that is good for a quarterback who's just getting his feet wet. We got a lot of fans who've basically been spoiled with some spectacular quarterback play right out of the gate. Well, at least in the case of the Denver Broncos, everybody will see Bo Nix. You don't have to wait.
You don't have to endorse him. I don't think anybody looked at Zach Wilson and thought that he was going to go out there and play. And so Bo Nix gets the call. Man goes from Auburn to Oregon. And now he is in Denver. Hopefully he's in Denver with Sean Payton for a long time.
This is a guy that he wanted, not Russell Wilson. Speaking of waiting, how about this? Let's crisscross from Denver. Let's go to the Northeast. Let's go to Boston. Let's go to Massachusetts.
Let's go to Foxborough. Because they got a rookie quarterback, too, in Drake May. We were told a couple of weeks ago that Jacoby Presett was going to be the guy. Drake May has outplayed him, OK?
And even if you look at the most recent preseason game against the Eagles, Drake May ran for a touchdown, rushed for about 15 yards, threw for 47, and Jacoby Presett threw an interception. And so slowly but surely, Jerrod Mayo, the new head coach of the Patriots, has started to change his tune. He's really started to say that this is more of a competition for who's going to start. And now they're going to make a decision after their game against Washington. Jerrod Mayo, for now, he says he's kind of speaking out both sides of his mouth. He says Drake May is ready to run a huddle today.
Listen. Come to that pre-snap operation for Drake May. Is he in a place where if he had to start, you feel like he's ready? Or do you feel like he's still kind of coming along?
100 percent. I think he's ready to run a huddle. OK, so does that mean that he's going to start? What does this mean for Jacoby Presett?
Tell me, Jerrod. You come into camp and you want to have an idea of how it's going. It's still a competition. And Jacoby is still a QB one. It's a competition amongst all the guys on the field, including the quarterback spot. So, you know, hopefully that kind of makes sense to you guys. But he's still a QB.
OK. All right. And the coaches, the coaches always got to remind you, everything is a competition for everybody. I guess everything is a competition except for Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.
I mean, we can go on and on throughout the league and not a competition for everybody. Some people just got to sit down. No competition for Caleb Williams. He's starting. Bo Nix is going to start. And J.J. McCarthy is hurt. Michael Pennix Jr., not starting, we don't think. And Drake May, he still has to, still has to just wait his time. Let's see, maybe he gets thrown to the wolves. I don't know if they want him playing behind that Patriots offensive line. You might want Jacoby Brissett taking some of those hits.
Just my own word of advice. So the J.R. sport re-show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. We are going to take a break. When we come back, we're going to talk to a former quarterback in the NFL.
He also sits down with his dad. Phil. And they talk quarterback play. Matt Sims is going to join us from Sims Complete. You're listening to the J.R. sport re-show on the Infinity Sports Network. You're listening to the J.R. sport brief.
It's the J.R. sport brief show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. We got another quarterback who has a starting position now in the NFL. His name is Bo Nix. We got another one hoping for one. His name is Drake May. We got a couple of others. Caleb's and Jaden's.
It goes on and on. Talk about the current crop of incoming QB's. Some of the ones will be looking for a championship and a lot of other things in the NFL. It's time to have a conversation with someone who played quarterback in the NFL. Came out of Tennessee, is now a pro training coach for all quarterbacks.
And he gets to sit down with his dad and do a podcast. Not too bad when your name is Matt Sims. Matt, thank you for taking the time to join us.
Yeah, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Look forward to talking about these young cats that are entering the league. It's been really exciting to watch them on film and should be another great NFL season as always. Full of drama and stories for us to talk about. Absolutely.
Let's get it rolling. Obviously a few hours ago we learned that Sean Payton, not a big shock, he named Bo Nix the starter of the Denver Broncos. Are you surprised that he got the call?
No, I'm not. I think what I saw in his first preseason action and then more recently against the Green Bay Packers, I really do think that Bo Nix is one of those guys that really is ready to play right now in the NFL. And I think he just fits what Sean's trying to do schematically just like to a tee. We saw his athleticism. We see his arm talent. We see just how comfortably he looks too with his decision making process.
This guy really does dissect and go through his reads very quickly and effortlessly. For a young guy that's only had maybe 60 stats in the NFL so far, he's making it look pretty easy. So not shocked by the announcement that he's QB 1. Well what do you think this means for the team en masse? I mean they were able to pick things up at the end of last season and snatch up about eight wins. And this year this is Sean Payton's team getting rid of guys like Simmons and Wilson.
What do you think they'll do on the field and hole? Yeah, I mean are they going to win the division and kind of change the face of what the AAC West is right now? I don't think so, but I do think with Bo Nix and just what he wants to do offensively that they are trending in the right direction. I think that this is a team right now if you set the old run under, you know, probably around like eight or nine wins again. But I do think that the offense will be more efficient with Bo Nix. Of course there's going to be some growing pains for a young quarterback in the NFL, especially in the early months. But overall I think this team is really going to be a tough team to play against and match up against because Sean Payton just knows how to dial it up and knows how to make his quarterback successful consistently on a day in and day out basis. So expect them to do some solid things and have some big upsets throughout the season as well.
The former NFL quarterback, current coach and podcast host Matt Sims is joining us. So I think we've got to go to the East Coast. This team, I don't know what the number one's they're going to have.
I don't know what that's going to look like. I'm talking about the New England Patriots. It might be a case where Drake May is named the starter. Given for where the Patriots are in rebuilding and the offensive line and the offensive weapons, would you give Drake May the start right out of the gate or would you say, hey, sit and learn a little while from Brissett? Man, I would not star Drake May right now from what I've seen on film in these first two preseason games. He just hasn't had enough repetitions in these preseason games for you to even really see what he's really capable of.
And the rest that he has gotten, they've been a little inconsistent. So I think let him sit, let him watch and learn from Jacoby Brissett. Get used to the NFL game, get more practices under your belt. And hey, maybe hopefully midway through the year, end of the year, they can give him some opportunities to give him some reps.
But I don't think that he is anywhere near ready to go and play for this NFL team right now. And really, unfortunately for the Patriots and Patriots fans, I just feel like the offense in general has not looked good. Jacoby is also struggling in the offense. And they really need to work out some kinks and get their identity a little bit more clear as far as what type of team they're going to be. Jacoby definitely made adjustments with bringing in skill guys and have speed on the outside, which is something that's been lacking. The offensive line play is improving, but we'll see what happens as the season goes along.
But overall, I would say, fit Drake May. Give him time. Let's not rush him into this process because he is nowhere near ready to step on the NFL field and lead a franchise. Matt, you talk about repetitions and playing. Penix Jr. and also Bryce Young are in very different places and spaces. In the modern NFL, the emphasis or de-emphasis now on preseason games, do you think Penix needs repetitions? Do you think Young needs repetitions given his performance last year, new coach, new everything?
Yeah, I mean I do. I'm always the type where I'm always going to err on the side of the more reps that you get at anything. I'm sure when we first started doing this media thing, I know for me, for sure, I wasn't very good. And as I kept getting more reps, I kept getting more confident and better at what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it. And the same thing goes for quarterback play. The more repetitions you get, usually the better decision maker you are.
The more confident you are at playing, the better leader you become. And right now for Bryce, new offense, all that stuff, I get it. He's the franchise guy. So I guess Canales is kind of just trusting what he sees in practice. For Michael Penix, it kind of makes me wonder what's happening behind the scenes a little bit more though too with Kirk Cousins and his health. And whether or not he's been really practicing that great to where they don't even want to risk it because they might think that he'll play sooner rather than later.
So I'm not really exactly sure what's happening in Atlanta. I thought Michael did some good things in the first preseason game. But similar to Drake though too, I would have liked to have seen him get 20, 30 drop back passing situations in the second preseason week. We didn't see that. And ideally would have liked to see him get a few more snaps in the third preseason game.
But we're not going to see that. And I guess they like what they see from the guy. We know that he's talented as hell. He's got a lot of college snaps under his belt. So hopefully those things translate well for him going into this season as QB too. Matt Sims is joining us.
It's the JR Sport Reshow Coast to Coast on the Infinity Sports Network. You talk about Atlanta. You're familiar with being down here. You also played with the Jets and had time throughout the league. Do you think, as Aaron Rodgers said I think earlier this week, that preseason football is just not worth it? Repetitions are good, but in trying to add 18 games and the two-on-two practices, two teams against each other now more frequently.
Do you think we need to just cut things down to two games, or should we still let some of the third and four-string guys go for it? No, I mean Aaron's saying that because he's been in the league for almost two decades now. And Aaron can have his opinions and all that stuff too, but for the betterment of the game, we need these reps and these opportunities for these young guys to show what they have. Practice is one thing, but you can't simulate what real game speed is like. And a lot of these young guys, they need these reps. A lot of these guys get that exposure that they need.
I mean, just think about that fact, right? If we didn't have preseason. Think about like Terrell Davis and his story. This dude was found because he made a huge tackle on a kickoff when they were playing overseas in Japan, when they used to do that in the preseason. And then he ended up being a Hall of Fame running back. So I think if we take away preseason, we're doing the game and injustice, we're doing the players themselves and injustice too, by taking away those opportunities because they worked so hard to get to this point in their career and they deserve those opportunities.
And practice is one thing, but the games are different. And I know that preseason might not mean that much to Aaron Rodgers and his career right now, but I think it means a lot to a lot of younger players that are playing and getting these repetitions so they can be groomed into future stars of our league. And Matt Sims is here with us. I mean, somebody that we see is playing right now in the preseason.
His name is Patrick Mahomes. You had said only a couple of months ago, given what he's accomplished, also given his age, that he's great in his own right along with Tom Brady. Have your thoughts changed? I know people looked at you crazy about that, but we had a conversation this week that greatness comes in different ways and he's great already. No doubt, no doubt.
Yeah, I mean, for me, I'm definitely on that train of lifting guys. I think we're watching the greatest of all time right now, live and in person. I really do think someone else has mentioned this before too, and I'm definitely paraphrasing a little bit, but Patrick Mahomes right now, we're kind of like in the Michael Jordan era, I think of just like quarterback playing football right in the future of the game. And Patrick Mahomes is doing that. He really is. And there's a guy too that he's got nothing to prove, but there he is going out there and competing in preseason, making sure that he's sharp, that he's dialed in, that his teammates are ready to go.
So right now, I think Pat Mahomes, like any young players out there, this guy does it the right way. He really cares about it. It means a lot to him.
He's a great leader. And he's all about his business and still has a great character and charisma that you can really be attracted to and enjoy as a fan. So really, really enjoy Patrick Mahomes and what he's done for the game.
And yeah, I do think that we're watching the GO live and in color right now. And Matt Sims is here with us, former NFL QB, current coach. You talk about the future. I kind of had to raise my eyebrows when he was playing at USC and people were evaluating him, and they threw Caleb Williams into Mahomes' category. Not so fast. But what are your thoughts on Caleb Williams and what you've seen and how it can translate into the NFL?
Yes. I mean, Caleb, right, what you see with him is just like, there's so many plays where you're just like, wow, you know, it's really just unbelievable. You know, those last three through the game in week two, he really didn't look like that clean. You know, I feel like he kind of struggled a little bit, wasn't really like seeing in the field all that great.
But then again, there he was made three or four plays that, you know, kind of changed the outcome or the feeling of how you thought about how he played. And I think that's what he brings to the table, you know, very similar to a Patrick Mahomes-like person where, you know, they can struggle for the first three quarters of the game, but then they make like the three or four passes at the end of the game that win it, and ultimately you're just like, well, it doesn't matter what happened in the first three, because he got it done in the fourth. He's going to have some growing pains. His athleticism is amazing. His awareness and pocket awareness will get better as he continues to play the NFL style of game. His arm talent really jumps off as well. And not only that, but just like Roma Dunday, man, I think they really hit a home run with him. And I really do think that Roma is really going to be a huge impact for him and his growth at the position because, you know, receivers like that can just give you tremendous confidence to throw it aggressively down the field.
And Roma is one of those guys. Matt, I'll tell you, it's pretty cool watching their development on hard knocks and all about scene stuff. You know, from your perspective, the way your NFL career went and now transition over into media and then also coaching, what doesn't the general public see or understand about taking command of the quarterback position, learning the QB position? Just as a professional in the NFL, what doesn't the fan understand? You know, I think the fan doesn't understand, too, just how much work that actually goes in for all these individuals. You know, I tell my students all the time, you know, hey, there's 32 of these guys and whoever you think is the 32nd quarterback in the NFL, well, he's damn good and he would really be someone that really impresses you if he was in front of you right now in person, right? With how he carries himself, his talent, his ability, you know, throwing on air is easy for a lot of NFL players.
You know, a lot of these young cats think that they post something on Instagram or social media and they think, oh, yeah, I got it, I know what I'm doing. But these guys just do it at such a rate that's so impressive. So just the amount of hours, the effort, the mentality, the attitude, it is something that you have to just live, eat, and breathe constantly 24-7.
And, you know, when we see it done at a really high level, when there's great coaching involved with the great quarterback play, when there's a great surrounding cast with it as well, it really is just, you know, an unbelievable position to play. But that is something that is not given. It has to be earned. And that's something that we have to continue to remind this young generation, too, that it's not about just, you know, accumulating the NIL and all that kind of stuff.
It's about really doing something, you know, that's worth remembering and really allowing yourself to learn more about who you are as a person, right? And to be just a great, you know, role model for the next generation that follows. Former NFL QB current QB coach Matt Sims is here with us on the JR Sport Reshow.
You talk about coaching and development. Man, your dad was a Super Bowl MVP. You now have the opportunity to sit down with him on your Sims Complete podcast. How is that sitting down and being able to do something more tangible and businesslike and fun with your father?
Yeah, I mean, it is really cool. You know, I'm so grateful that I was, you know, just able to, you know, call him my father, right? And to call him my father because he really is just, he's awesome, man. He's a Hall of Fame quarterback.
He's a Hall of Fame father. The wisdom that he instilled in me, even when I was a young teenager and didn't want to hear any of that crap. You know, it was still important and still, you know, reminisced on a lot of those things that he taught me. And, you know, our podcast right now is kind of like the feel the drain thing, man. Like, you know, we used to play catch, you know, in the backyard when I was playing because, you know, hey, that's what I wanted to do.
I wanted to follow my father's footsteps. And, you know, now the podcast is just a continuation of that shared passion of the game that we love with each other. And I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to share the floor with him and his expertise because not only did he play 15 years in the NFL, but then he broadcasted for another 25. And, you know, in my eyes, you know, my pops is just, he's one of the greatest to ever do it, you know. And he's a trailblazer that way as far as a player and a broadcaster that way, too.
And Matt Sims is joining us, the JR Sportbreeze Show. I'm from New York. I saw the end of Phil Simms' career, your dad's career, when I was a kid. And then I had to listen to him, which I enjoyed for years and in many capacities on air. You got a story that you can share with us?
I mean, I know you had to spend time in New York as well. Is there a story? This guy's a legend.
Well, I guess I'll kind of share maybe a story of more so Phil Simms, the father, you know. But we were throwing one night late, you know, we were the tight. They were like, hey, you know, let's go out, you know, under the street light and go throw real quick and get a few reps in, you know, before bed type of thing.
And we went outside. He was catching. He was still brave at this time.
I was probably about 16 years old, you know, sophomore in high school, dropped back and I put everything I had into the throw. I ripped it and it went right through his hands. It hit him in the chest. And I thought I killed my dad for a second. I thought I took him out, man. He bent over. He was moaning and groaning like I just harpooned a whale. And fortunately for him, I just gave him a really, really bad bruise right in the middle of the chest. But, you know, that's just one of the fond memories I have of kicking my dad's butt, you know, when we were growing up. Hey, I'm sure we're going to get more of these stories sprinkled in. Tell everybody where they can find you.
Listen to you. And if they want to improve their arm, I know you work with the big dogs, but where can people follow you at? Yeah, so Sims Complete, you know, the podcast is available wherever podcasts are available. It's a part of the Believe Network. And then we also have a YouTube channel as well where you can check out some of the videos and some of the things that we do with the film breakdown there as well.
And then Sims Complete on Instagram, Twitter, and then give Big Phil Phil Sims QB 11 on Instagram, Twitter as well. So stay up to date with all of our stuff. We focus primarily on the QB position, and hopefully we can share some insight on the game that we love and give you a different perspective on what's really happening between the lines. Well, listen, you gave us a great perspective here, Matt. I'm very thankful. We'll talk to you on down the line, okay? Yeah, appreciate it. Thank you so much for having me.
No doubt about it. That Matt Sims of Sims Complete, not just the training and the quarterback coaching, but also the Sims Complete podcast with his dad, Phil Sims. What happens when you put NFL QBs together?
You get something like that. Make sure you go ahead and take a listen. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here on the Infinity Sports Network, 855-212-4227. When we come back on the other side of the break, hey, ESPN dropped a list for us. We all love lists besides my top six, and ESPN kind of told us, you know, who is going to make the list of top 12 to get into the college football playoff.
We'll get into that. And another guy, I guess he thinks he's a quarterback, is that flag football guy who wants to go to the Olympics. He better shut up.
I'm going to tell you what he said on the other side of the break. You're listening to the JR Sport Brief. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. Thank you so much to former NFL quarterback, current coach, also host with his dad of the Sims Complete podcast, Matt Sims. Thank you. And a good chat. Had a lot of interesting perspectives on how often some of the younger players need to go out there and play to hone their skill. Gave us a funny story about almost, I don't want to say making Phil Sims croak.
There's nothing funny about that. But he popped them in the chest with a football as a kid. And then he went further than that. He reaffirmed that he thinks we are we're watching the Michael Jordan of the NFL right now in Patrick Mahomes. We had that conversation earlier this week.
I would I would certainly love to see it. You know, you got to enjoy greatness while it's here. The man is active. He's in his prime. Nothing lasts forever. So enjoy the ride when it comes down to Patrick Mahomes. Thank you so much to Matt Sims.
If you missed any of the conversation, go ahead and hit rewind on the free Odyssey app. And speaking of Patrick Mahomes, he was a little busy today on social media. Why?
And I told you about this yesterday. There is a flag football quarterback who is represented Team USA. Darryl Doucette. That's the man's name from New Orleans went to Xavier. And a matter of fact, he played flag football there. Didn't play on the football team, didn't play in the NFL. He made a statement to The Guardian.
Happens to be a UK based publication. He said that it would be disrespectful if NFL players who wanted to participate in flag football in the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. He said it would it wouldn't be fair. Be disrespectful of people like him who've helped build flag football up to what it is. I feel bad for him a little bit.
Hickey doesn't feel bad for him. But then the guy has now continued on. Not only did he speak to The Guardian and share what he felt the first time. He spoke to TMZ.
And you tell me when something positive comes out of a chat with TMZ. Because he basically said in regards to to Patrick Mahomes and and whether he should play or not. He basically said that there's some differences between the NFL and flag football.
And I'm the guy. Listen to this. Let's say from the defensive standpoint, these guys are trained to be physically trained to play through the ball. Flag football is totally opposite when it comes to IFF rules.
You cannot touch you can barely breathe on somebody. Flag pulling is very difficult, especially when you have elusive guys that know how to hit moves, dip and all these different moves that we've been training to do. Offensively, I think they will be successful when it comes to certain things. But the width of the field is smaller. The timing isn't as much.
And I think they will have trouble with flag guarding. OK. All right. You can't hit a guy. I get it. We understand that, man. It's flag football. He then went on and made his ultimate point again that there should be tryouts. Listen to this. I appreciate the love and support that NFL and NFL guys are definitely given flag football. Let's start off by saying that. But to go back to my quotes, it was taken from an article.
And they only took parts of what I say and they're misconstruing what I'm saying and what I'm trying to explain. I love the fact that they want to play and that they want to come out and compete. But at the end of the day, we want the same process that we've been having to play.
We have to try out. And so do they. You know, I don't want to be like they're entitled because of their names to be able to just automatically be on the team. And that's what it sounds like from the flag football world. Well, at the end of the day, speaking of Patrick Mahomes, there is no bigger name than Mahomes. Doucette continued on by saying, at the end of the day, I feel like I'm better than Patrick Mahomes because of my IQ of the game. And when he says IQ of the game, I guess he's referring to flag football because the man has no NFL experience. And so Patrick Mahomes, I guess he's real busy preparing for the Chiefs this season and trying to go out there and three Pete be the first NFL quarterback to do it in the modern era, the Super Bowl era.
Patrick Mahomes replied directly to the tweet. Patrick Mahomes went on social media and used the 50 cent mean. And if you have no idea what the hell I'm talking about, it's a mean where 50 cent is from a video. He's basically saying, why me? What the what the hell are you talking about me for?
And that's me using the clean version of it. Patrick Mahomes is like, I didn't I didn't do anything. I didn't say anything. But I guess when you're on top, you're just a target for everybody.
I think Darryl Doucette. Don't say anything else to the media like just stop. What do they say about sleeping dogs? Let them lie. You've made your point. The NFL is bigger than you.
You have no NFL experience. We know everything boils down to money. NBC. Let's be real. NBC is going to be broadcasting the Olympics again. I don't know how many years they have the rights.
I'm going to guess until I'm dead. But the fact is, if I'm the NFL. I want Patrick Mahomes on the field. I want Joe Burrow on the field. No disrespect to Darryl Doucette. I didn't know who he was until yesterday. I think he should stop talking to the media. Maybe they should have an honorary spot for the guys who helped build the team.
But then he's going to get mad that he doesn't play. I guess. I don't know.
Hickey, what do you think? Should he shut up? Yes.
To put it very simply, yes. If you were going to say you have a better IQ than Patrick Mahomes. I don't know how we're going to calculate that. For flag football.
Because Patrick Mahomes doesn't do it. Are you on my side now? After what you thought I was a little harsh yesterday and what I said about Darryl Doucette. Are you now coming over to the dark side?
No, no, no, no. I still feel bad for him a little bit. But now he's not helping himself. He's not. He's pushing you away. No, he's not pushing me away. He's just sounding like you're doing too much. Your original point was made. He tried to clarify part of what he said from the Guardian by speaking with TMZ. No, the point still stands.
And now you've given everybody else another quote to run with. By saying, hey, I feel like I'm better than Patrick Mahomes. My IQ of the game. What game? The NFL or flag football?
Obviously not the NFL. So no, I just I feel bad for him a little bit. Let's just say I'm losing a little bit of that empathy a little bit because he doesn't shut up. Guys talking himself into a hole. Patrick Mahomes has to respond to him online and go like, what the hell are you talking about me for, man? I'm just minding my business.
And that he is trying to win another championship while this man is trying to play on a team. In twenty twenty eight. Come on, man. How old is Darryl Doucette? How old is this man?
Let's see real fast. Thanks. Thirty five. He's thirty. He's going to be almost 40 at the next Olympics. He wants to play. OK, no, I have no more empathy. Heck, you're right. I'm done with the guy. Well, we're going to talk about a new young quarterback. He's actually going to start from Nebraska and then we'll talk about an old one. Young and old. Next, don't move. J.R. Sport re-show.
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