Winning QBs and Football Nerds With Mina Kimes, Plus Robert Redford’s Incredible Career With Brian Koppelman

Sep 16, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.9 min (55.2%)
Mina Kimes
29.3 min (27.9%)
Brian Koppelman
17.7 min (16.9%)

Top Entities

1NFL
26
2NBA Playoffs
14
3Seattle Seahawks
9
4Los Angeles Chargers
8
5New England Patriots
7
6NBA
7
7Jayden Daniels
7
8Indianapolis Colts
7
9Gambling
7
10The Rewatchables
6
11Justin Herbert
6
12Tyler Warren
5
13The Ringer
5
14Patrick Mahomes
5
15Leonardo DiCaprio
5
16Geno Smith
5
17Bill Simmons
5
18Tucker Kraft
4
19Tom Brady
4
20Super Bowl
4
21Sam Darnold
4
22New York Knicks
4
23NBA Draft
4
24Los Angeles Rams
4
25Lamar Jackson
4
26Joe House
4
27Denver Broncos
4
28Buffalo Bills
4
29Arizona Cardinals
4
30Tom Cruise
3
31Rounders (film)
3
32Pittsburgh Pirates
3
33Miami Dolphins
3
34Las Vegas Raiders
3
35Drake Maye
3
36Dak Prescott
3
37Christian Gonzalez
3
38Brock Bowers
3
39Baltimore Ravens
3
40Zach Charbonnet
2
41Tyquan Thornton
2
42Travis Hunter
2
43Tennessee Titans
2
44Pittsburgh Steelers
2
45Pat Riley
2
46Most Valuable Player
2
47MLB
2
48Matthew Stafford
2
49Kyler Murray
2
50Kansas City Chiefs
2
51Jordan Love
2
52James Cook
2
53J.J. McCarthy
2
54Houston Rockets
2
55Green Bay Packers
2
56Eddie Goldman
2
57Daniel Jones
2
58Dallas Mavericks
2
59Colston Loveland
2
60College Football
2
61Cincinnati Bengals
2
62Chicago Bears
2
63Brock Purdy
2
64Bo Nix
2
65Bill's Dad
2
66Al Pacino
2
67Woody Marks
1
68Will Campbell
1
69Van Lathan
1
70Trey McBride
1
71Trevor Lawrence
1
72T.J. Watt
1
73Robin Lopez
1
74Robert Saleh
1
75Robert De Niro
1
76Rob Mahoney
1
77Rob Gronkowski
1
78River Cracraft
1
79Rhamondre Stevenson
1
80Rashid Shaheed
1
81Quentin Tarantino
1
82Philadelphia Eagles
1
83New York Jets
1
84New Orleans Saints
1
85NBA Free Agency
1
86Nate Hobbs
1
87Mike McDaniel
1
88Mike D'Antoni
1
89Mason Graham
1
90Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
91Marlon Brando
1
92Los Angeles Lakers
1
93LeBron James
1
94Larry Bird
1
95Kyle Hamilton
1
96Kevin O'Connor
1
97Keisean Nixon
1
98Josh Downs
1
99Josh Allen
1
100Joe Burrow
1
101JC Latham
1
102Jared Goff
1
103Jamaree Caldwell
1
104Jake Browning
1
105Jake Bobo
1
106Jacksonville Jaguars
1
107JackO
1
108Jack Jones
1
109Indiana Hoosiers
1
110Houston Texans
1
111Heisman Trophy
1
112Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
113Fred Warner
1
114Dre Greenlaw
1
115Denver Nuggets
1
116DeMarcus Cousins
1
117Danny Kelly
1
118Craig Horlbeck
1
119Chris Ryan
1
120Chicago Bulls
1
121Cesar Ruiz
1
122Carson Wentz
1
123Carolina Panthers
1
124Cameron Dicker
1
125Cam Ward
1
126Caleb Williams
1
127C.J. Stroud
1
128Bucky Irving
1
129Brad Pitt
1
130Boston Celtics
1
131Boogie Nights (film)
1
132Bill Belichick
1
133Baker Mayfield
1
134Anthony Richardson
1
135Andy Reid
1
136All-Star
1
137Aaron Rodgers
1
138Aaron Judge
1

League Distribution

NFL
127 (68.6%)
NBA
45 (24.3%)
MLB
6 (3.2%)
CFB
6 (3.2%)
NCAAB
1 (0.5%)

Top Players

1Jayden Daniels
7
2Justin Herbert
6
3Tyler Warren
5
4Patrick Mahomes
5
5Leonardo DiCaprio
5
6Geno Smith
5
7Bill Simmons
5
8Tucker Kraft
4
9Tom Brady
4
10Sam Darnold
4
11Lamar Jackson
4
12Joe House
4
13Tom Cruise
3
14Drake Maye
3
15Dak Prescott
3
16Christian Gonzalez
3
17Brock Bowers
3
18Zach Charbonnet
2
19Tyquan Thornton
2
20Travis Hunter
2
21Pat Riley
2
22Matthew Stafford
2
23Kyler Murray
2
24Jordan Love
2
25James Cook
2
26J.J. McCarthy
2
27Eddie Goldman
2
28Daniel Jones
2
29Colston Loveland
2
30Brock Purdy
2
31Bo Nix
2
32Bill's Dad
2
33Al Pacino
2
34Woody Marks
1
35Will Campbell
1
36Van Lathan
1
37Trey McBride
1
38Trevor Lawrence
1
39T.J. Watt
1
40Robin Lopez
1
41Robert Saleh
1
42Robert De Niro
1
43Rob Mahoney
1
44Rob Gronkowski
1
45River Cracraft
1
46Rhamondre Stevenson
1
47Rashid Shaheed
1
48Quentin Tarantino
1
49Nate Hobbs
1
50Mike McDaniel
1
51Mike D'Antoni
1
52Mason Graham
1
53Marvin Harrison Jr.
1
54Marlon Brando
1
55LeBron James
1
56Larry Bird
1
57Kyle Hamilton
1
58Kevin O'Connor
1
59Keisean Nixon
1
60Josh Downs
1
61Josh Allen
1
62Joe Burrow
1
63JC Latham
1
64Jared Goff
1
65Jamaree Caldwell
1
66Jake Browning
1
67Jake Bobo
1
68JackO
1
69Jack Jones
1
70Giannis Antetokounmpo
1
71Fred Warner
1
72Dre Greenlaw
1
73DeMarcus Cousins
1
74Danny Kelly
1
75Craig Horlbeck
1
76Chris Ryan
1
77Cesar Ruiz
1
78Carson Wentz
1
79Cameron Dicker
1
80Cam Ward
1
81Caleb Williams
1
82C.J. Stroud
1
83Bucky Irving
1
84Brad Pitt
1
85Bill Belichick
1
86Baker Mayfield
1
87Anthony Richardson
1
88Andy Reid
1
89Aaron Rodgers
1
90Aaron Judge
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
12
2NFL
11
3The Rewatchables
5
4NBA
5
5Justin Herbert
5
6Indianapolis Colts
5
7Gambling
5
8Seattle Seahawks
4
9New England Patriots
4
10Jayden Daniels
4
11Tyler Warren
3
12Tucker Kraft
3
13Tom Brady
3
14The Ringer
3
15Super Bowl
3

Brian Koppelman

1Pat Riley
2
2New York Knicks
2
3Leonardo DiCaprio
2
4Bill Simmons
2
5Tom Cruise
1
6The Rewatchables
1
7Rounders (film)
1
8Robert De Niro
1
9NBA Playoffs
1
10Nate Hobbs
1
11MLB
1
12Marlon Brando
1
13Keisean Nixon
1
14JC Latham
1
15J.J. McCarthy
1

Mina Kimes

1NFL
15
2Los Angeles Chargers
6
3Seattle Seahawks
5
4Pittsburgh Pirates
3
5New England Patriots
3
6Jayden Daniels
3
7Denver Broncos
3
8Tyquan Thornton
2
9Tyler Warren
2
10The Ringer
2
11Sam Darnold
2
12Patrick Mahomes
2
13NBA Draft
2
14NBA
2
15Miami Dolphins
2
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