The Vikings Get Rammed, Dallas’s Next Coach, and Bad NFL Owner Habits With Cousin Sal and Peter Schrager

Jan 14, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
53.2 min (54.3%)
Peter Schrager
30.3 min (30.9%)
Cousin Sal
14.4 min (14.7%)

Top Entities

1NFL
28
2New York Jets
20
3Sam Darnold
18
4NBA
18
5New England Patriots
16
6Minnesota Vikings
15
7Los Angeles Rams
13
8NBA Playoffs
12
9Gambling
12
10Chicago Bears
12
11Bill Belichick
10
12New Orleans Saints
8
13J.J. McCarthy
8
14Philadelphia Eagles
7
15O.J. Mayo
7
16Dallas Cowboys
7
17Tennessee Titans
6
18Mike McCarthy
6
19Las Vegas Raiders
6
20Kevin O'Connor
6
21Kansas City Chiefs
6
22Jacksonville Jaguars
6
23Green Bay Packers
6
24Detroit Pistons
6
25Buffalo Bills
6
26Matthew Stafford
5
27Super Bowl
4
28Philadelphia 76ers
4
29New York Knicks
4
30Marcus Freeman
4
31Bill Simmons
4
32Aaron Rodgers
4
33Tom Brady
3
34Peter Schrager
3
35Mike White
3
36Kirk Cousins
3
37Joe House
3
38Indianapolis Colts
3
39Drake Maye
3
40Detroit Lions
3
41Denver Broncos
3
42Cousin Sal
3
43College Football
3
44Carolina Panthers
3
45Woody Marks
2
46Van Lathan
2
47Trevor Lawrence
2
48The Rewatchables
2
49Stan Kroenke
2
50Sean Fennessey
2
51Pittsburgh Steelers
2
52New York Giants
2
53NBA Free Agency
2
54NBA Draft
2
55Nathaniel Hackett
2
56MLB
2
57Milton Williams
2
58Miami Dolphins
2
59Marcus Mariota
2
60Mac Jones
2
61Lincoln Riley
2
62Jonathan Isaac
2
63Jim Harbaugh
2
64DeAndre Hopkins
2
65Dan Lanning
2
66Brock Bowers
2
67Brad Stevens
2
68Boston Celtics
2
69Baltimore Ravens
2
70Baker Mayfield
2
71Xavier Worthy
1
72Tucker Kraft
1
73The Ringer
1
74Tank Dell
1
75Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1
76Scoot Henderson
1
77San Francisco 49ers
1
78San Antonio Spurs
1
79Roger Goodell
1
80Roberto Duran
1
81Robert McDaniel
1
82Rob Mahoney
1
83Ray-Ray McCloud
1
84Ralph Macchio
1
85Pittsburgh Pirates
1
86Patrick Mahomes
1
87Pat Riley
1
88Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
89Nick Saban
1
90Milwaukee Bucks
1
91Mike McDaniel
1
92Miami Heat
1
93Matt Nagy
1
94Marcus Smart
1
95Malik Willis
1
96Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
97Los Angeles Chargers
1
98Kirby Smart
1
99Kevin Garnett
1
100Kevin Durant
1
101Justin Herbert
1
102Jordan Walsh
1
103Jordan Addison
1
104Jim O'Brien
1
105Jayden Daniels
1
106Jared Verse
1
107Jared Goff
1
108Jameis Winston
1
109Jahmyr Gibbs
1
110Ja'Lynn Polk
1
111Hunter Henry
1
112Houston Rockets
1
113Hall of Fame
1
114Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
115Freddie Freeman
1
116Drew Lock
1
117Dom Jones
1
118Dirk Nowitzki
1
119Desmond Ridder
1
120Derrick Henry
1
121Derek Carr
1
122Demario Davis
1
123Daniel Jones
1
124Dak Prescott
1
125Claire Keesey
1
126Chris Johnson
1
127Caleb Williams
1
128Brent Urban
1
129Boston Red Sox
1
130Bob Thornton
1
131Bo Nix
1
132Blake Fisher
1
133Atlanta Hawks
1
134Arizona Cardinals
1
135Antonio Gibson
1
136Andy Reid
1
137All-Star
1

League Distribution

NFL
168 (65.6%)
NBA
68 (26.6%)
CFB
15 (5.9%)
MLB
4 (1.6%)
Boxing
1 (0.4%)

Top Players

1Sam Darnold
18
2Bill Belichick
10
3J.J. McCarthy
8
4O.J. Mayo
7
5Mike McCarthy
6
6Kevin O'Connor
6
7Matthew Stafford
5
8Marcus Freeman
4
9Bill Simmons
4
10Aaron Rodgers
4
11Tom Brady
3
12Peter Schrager
3
13Mike White
3
14Kirk Cousins
3
15Joe House
3
16Drake Maye
3
17Cousin Sal
3
18Woody Marks
2
19Van Lathan
2
20Trevor Lawrence
2
21Stan Kroenke
2
22Sean Fennessey
2
23Nathaniel Hackett
2
24Milton Williams
2
25Marcus Mariota
2
26Mac Jones
2
27Lincoln Riley
2
28Jonathan Isaac
2
29Jim Harbaugh
2
30DeAndre Hopkins
2
31Dan Lanning
2
32Brock Bowers
2
33Brad Stevens
2
34Baker Mayfield
2
35Xavier Worthy
1
36Tucker Kraft
1
37Tank Dell
1
38Scoot Henderson
1
39Roger Goodell
1
40Roberto Duran
1
41Robert McDaniel
1
42Rob Mahoney
1
43Ray-Ray McCloud
1
44Ralph Macchio
1
45Patrick Mahomes
1
46Pat Riley
1
47Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
48Nick Saban
1
49Mike McDaniel
1
50Matt Nagy
1
51Marcus Smart
1
52Malik Willis
1
53Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
1
54Kirby Smart
1
55Kevin Garnett
1
56Kevin Durant
1
57Justin Herbert
1
58Jordan Walsh
1
59Jordan Addison
1
60Jim O'Brien
1
61Jayden Daniels
1
62Jared Verse
1
63Jared Goff
1
64Jameis Winston
1
65Jahmyr Gibbs
1
66Ja'Lynn Polk
1
67Hunter Henry
1
68Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
69Freddie Freeman
1
70Drew Lock
1
71Dom Jones
1
72Dirk Nowitzki
1
73Desmond Ridder
1
74Derrick Henry
1
75Derek Carr
1
76Demario Davis
1
77Daniel Jones
1
78Dak Prescott
1
79Claire Keesey
1
80Chris Johnson
1
81Caleb Williams
1
82Brent Urban
1
83Bob Thornton
1
84Bo Nix
1
85Blake Fisher
1
86Antonio Gibson
1
87Andy Reid
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NFL
16
2Sam Darnold
13
3NBA
12
4New York Jets
10
5New England Patriots
9
6Los Angeles Rams
9
7NBA Playoffs
8
8Minnesota Vikings
7
9Gambling
7
10Bill Belichick
6
11Philadelphia Eagles
5
12Dallas Cowboys
5
13Las Vegas Raiders
4
14J.J. McCarthy
4
15Green Bay Packers
4

Cousin Sal

1Sam Darnold
5
2Minnesota Vikings
5
3Los Angeles Rams
3
4Kansas City Chiefs
3
5J.J. McCarthy
3
6NFL
2
7NBA Playoffs
2
8Mike McCarthy
2
9Matthew Stafford
2
10Kirk Cousins
2
11Kevin O'Connor
2
12Jacksonville Jaguars
2
13Brad Stevens
2
14Van Lathan
1
15Tennessee Titans
1

Peter Schrager

1NFL
10
2New York Jets
10
3New England Patriots
7
4Chicago Bears
7
5NBA
6
6O.J. Mayo
5
7New Orleans Saints
5
8Gambling
4
9Tom Brady
3
10Tennessee Titans
3
11Minnesota Vikings
3
12Mike McCarthy
3
13Carolina Panthers
3
14Bill Belichick
3
15Woody Marks
2
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