A 2025 NFL QB Pyramid, and Half-Baked Ideas (Summer Edition) With Sheil Kapadia and Kevin Wildes

Aug 11, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
65.7 min (52.2%)
Kevin Wildes
35.1 min (27.9%)
Sheil Kapadia
25.0 min (19.9%)

Top Entities

1NFL
29
2Super Bowl
17
3NBA
15
4NBA Playoffs
14
5Patrick Mahomes
13
6Josh Allen
11
7Justin Herbert
9
8Drake Maye
9
9Philadelphia Eagles
7
10Bill Simmons
7
11New England Patriots
6
12Dak Prescott
6
13Boston Red Sox
6
14Philadelphia 76ers
5
15LeBron James
5
16Kansas City Chiefs
5
17Joe Burrow
5
18Jalen Hurts
5
19Gambling
5
20Philadelphia Phillies
4
21Jordan Love
4
22Bill's Dad
4
23Baker Mayfield
4
24Tua Tagovailoa
3
25Tom Brady
3
26The Sports Gal
3
27New York Knicks
3
28NBA Draft
3
29Micah Parsons
3
30Matthew Stafford
3
31Mac Jones
3
32Lamar Jackson
3
33Kevin Garnett
3
34Jayden Daniels
3
35Jared Goff
3
36Dallas Cowboys
3
37Cam Ward
3
38C.J. Stroud
3
39Aaron Judge
3
40The Ringer
2
41The Rewatchables
2
42Saquon Barkley
2
43Sam Darnold
2
44New Orleans Saints
2
45New Orleans Pelicans
2
46Most Valuable Player
2
47MLB
2
48Los Angeles Rams
2
49Las Vegas Raiders
2
50Kyler Murray
2
51Jahmyr Gibbs
2
52Jacksonville Jaguars
2
53J.J. McCarthy
2
54Ian Thomas
2
55Green Bay Packers
2
56Derrick Rose
2
57Dallas Mavericks
2
58Chandler Parsons
2
59Brock Purdy
2
60Brian Thomas Jr.
2
61Bo Nix
2
62Bill Belichick
2
63Aaron Rodgers
2
64Xavier Worthy
1
65WNBA
1
66Will Levis
1
67Walt Lemon Jr.
1
68Tyreek Hill
1
69Tucker Kraft
1
70Trey Hendrickson
1
71Trevor Lawrence
1
72Travis Kelce
1
73Travis Hunter
1
74Toronto Blue Jays
1
75Terry McLaurin
1
76Stefon Diggs
1
77San Francisco 49ers
1
78Roger Van Zandt
1
79Roger Clemens
1
80Paul George
1
81Oklahoma City Thunder
1
82NHL
1
83New York Yankees
1
84New York Mets
1
85New York Giants
1
86Milton Williams
1
87Michael Mayer
1
88Miami Dolphins
1
89Memphis Grizzlies
1
90Luke Musgrave
1
91Los Angeles Dodgers
1
92Los Angeles Clippers
1
93Los Angeles Chargers
1
94Leonardo DiCaprio
1
95LaMelo Ball
1
96Kristaps Porziņģis
1
97Kobe Bryant
1
98Kevin O'Connor
1
99Keon Coleman
1
100Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
101Kaseya Center
1
102Justin Jefferson
1
103Justin Fields
1
104Jrue Holiday
1
105Joel Embiid
1
106Joe House
1
107Jerry Seinfeld
1
108James Cook
1
109Jameer Nelson
1
110Indiana Pacers
1
111Golden State Warriors
1
112Geno Smith
1
113Garrett Wilson
1
114Fred Warner
1
115Detroit Lions
1
116Denver Nuggets
1
117Denver Broncos
1
118DeMarcus Cousins
1
119DeAndre Hopkins
1
120Daniel Jones
1
121Dalton Schultz
1
122Cooper DeJean
1
123College Football
1
124Cleveland Browns
1
125Christian Wilkins
1
126Christian McCaffrey
1
127Chicago Bulls
1
128Chauncey Billups
1
129Carson Wentz
1
130Buffalo Bills
1
131Bryce Young
1
132Brandon Bass
1
133Bradley Beal
1
134Bowl Game
1
135Boogie Nights (film)
1
136Bill Buckner
1
137Baltimore Ravens
1
138Babe Ruth
1
139Anthony Davis
1
140Amari Cooper
1
141All-NBA Second Team
1

League Distribution

NFL
103 (52.8%)
NBA
67 (34.4%)
MLB
17 (8.7%)
CFB
6 (3.1%)
WNBA
1 (0.5%)
NHL
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Patrick Mahomes
13
2Josh Allen
11
3Justin Herbert
9
4Drake Maye
9
5Bill Simmons
7
6Dak Prescott
6
7LeBron James
5
8Joe Burrow
5
9Jalen Hurts
5
10Jordan Love
4
11Bill's Dad
4
12Baker Mayfield
4
13Tua Tagovailoa
3
14Tom Brady
3
15The Sports Gal
3
16Micah Parsons
3
17Matthew Stafford
3
18Mac Jones
3
19Lamar Jackson
3
20Kevin Garnett
3
21Jayden Daniels
3
22Jared Goff
3
23Cam Ward
3
24C.J. Stroud
3
25Aaron Judge
3
26Saquon Barkley
2
27Sam Darnold
2
28Kyler Murray
2
29Jahmyr Gibbs
2
30J.J. McCarthy
2
31Ian Thomas
2
32Derrick Rose
2
33Chandler Parsons
2
34Brock Purdy
2
35Brian Thomas Jr.
2
36Bo Nix
2
37Bill Belichick
2
38Aaron Rodgers
2
39Xavier Worthy
1
40Will Levis
1
41Walt Lemon Jr.
1
42Tyreek Hill
1
43Tucker Kraft
1
44Trey Hendrickson
1
45Trevor Lawrence
1
46Travis Kelce
1
47Travis Hunter
1
48Terry McLaurin
1
49Stefon Diggs
1
50Roger Van Zandt
1
51Roger Clemens
1
52Paul George
1
53Milton Williams
1
54Michael Mayer
1
55Luke Musgrave
1
56Leonardo DiCaprio
1
57LaMelo Ball
1
58Kristaps Porziņģis
1
59Kobe Bryant
1
60Kevin O'Connor
1
61Keon Coleman
1
62Kenneth Murray, Jr.
1
63Justin Jefferson
1
64Justin Fields
1
65Jrue Holiday
1
66Joel Embiid
1
67Joe House
1
68Jerry Seinfeld
1
69James Cook
1
70Jameer Nelson
1
71Geno Smith
1
72Garrett Wilson
1
73Fred Warner
1
74DeMarcus Cousins
1
75DeAndre Hopkins
1
76Daniel Jones
1
77Dalton Schultz
1
78Cooper DeJean
1
79Christian Wilkins
1
80Christian McCaffrey
1
81Chauncey Billups
1
82Carson Wentz
1
83Bryce Young
1
84Brandon Bass
1
85Bradley Beal
1
86Bill Buckner
1
87Babe Ruth
1
88Anthony Davis
1
89Amari Cooper
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NFL
13
2Super Bowl
9
3Patrick Mahomes
9
4NBA
9
5NBA Playoffs
8
6Josh Allen
7
7Philadelphia Eagles
5
8New England Patriots
5
9Justin Herbert
5
10Gambling
4
11Drake Maye
4
12Boston Red Sox
4
13Philadelphia 76ers
3
14Kansas City Chiefs
3
15Joe Burrow
3

Sheil Kapadia

1NFL
14
2Super Bowl
7
3NBA Playoffs
6
4Dak Prescott
5
5Justin Herbert
4
6Josh Allen
4
7Patrick Mahomes
3
8Philadelphia Eagles
2
9Philadelphia 76ers
2
10Jordan Love
2
11Joe Burrow
2
12Jalen Hurts
2
13Green Bay Packers
2
14Dallas Mavericks
2
15Dallas Cowboys
2

Kevin Wildes

1NBA
5
2Drake Maye
4
3Bill Simmons
4
4Mac Jones
3
5LeBron James
3
6The Sports Gal
2
7NFL
2
8New York Knicks
2
9Micah Parsons
2
10Kevin Garnett
2
11Chandler Parsons
2
12Boston Red Sox
2
13Bill's Dad
2
14Tyreek Hill
1
15Tua Tagovailoa
1
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