Chris Simms Unbuttoned

(0:00) Simms has airline trouble again! (5:30) Where does the Lamar-Allen-Burrow-Mahomes Core Four rank historically? (18:00) Mahomes at #4 has some folks frazzled. And how much weight should be given to playoff performance and wins? (31:20) You're not gonna believe this, but some people don't understand the Jalen Hurts ranking (39:00) Would You Rather be GM of a team with young roster and some upside or with aging roster that's near it's ceiling? (41:20) Would You Rather have a top-5 offense and bottom-10 defense or a top-5 defense and bottom-10 offense? (46:15) Would You Rather have Travis Hunter play 50% of snaps on both sides or 90% of snaps on one side of the ball? (48:45) Would You Rather be Jaxson Dart, Shedeur Sanders, or Jalen Milroe for this season? (51:25) New hobby: Bird Watching! (53:45) Feel better or worse about the Lions? (55:45) Could Aaron Rodgers turn back the clock and play at an MVP-level for the Steelers? (58:25) Who are the best & worst arm talents? (1:01:30) We wrap things up with the mailbag: Top 3 athletes of all-time, which co-host would Simms want to throw a pass to save humanity, the Big Effer's throwing advice to young Christopher, and one spot to hit up on the Jersey Shore.

(0:00) This is a historic "Core Four" (3:00) Simms QB Countdown: #4 Patrick Mahomes (19:30) DraftKings: AFC Champion odds (21:15) #3 Joe Burrow (31:30) #1 Lamar Jackson (45:40) #2 Josh Allen (52:15) QB Countdown Top 10 recap

(0:00) Chris is flying to Atlanta (1:50) News: Aaron Rodgers signs with Steelers (6:15) Simms QB Countdown: Recapping QBs 15-11 (7:10) #10 Jalen Hurts (19:40) DraftKings: NFC Champion odds (22:35) #9 Baker Mayfield (28:25) #8 Justin Herbert (36:05) #7 C.J. Stroud (41:35) #6 Matthew Stafford (46:50) #5 Jayden Daniels (53:35) Top 4 QB preview

(0:00) “I bring you down! You become a derelict!” (4:45) Saquon Barkley’s Madden hurdle & NFL player verticals (9:45) Simms 2025 QB Countdown: We enter the Top 15 (10:50) Want to Touch the Hiney: Kyler Murray (21:25) Jordan Love (34:20) Scheme Dream: Brock Purdy (49:50) DraftKings: NFC West odds (52:25) Aaron Rodgers (1:03:10) Jared Goff (1:13:35) Previewing Top 10 QBs

(0:00) "Ok Christopher, start acting crazy!" (5:20) Simms QB Countdown: Someone (Pete) forgot Kirk Cousins (14:40) Needs More Info: Michael Penix Jr. (23:15) Drake Maye (35:10) Is This It?: Dak Prescott (45:20) Tua Tagovailoa (53:30) Trevor Lawrence (1:02:55) DraftKings: MVP odds for 2nd Year QBs (1:04:35) Ready to Launch: Bo Nix (1:13:50) Caleb Williams (1:24:35) Saquon Barkley leaps onto the Madden Cover

(0:00) Chris reveals the origin of the chant “DEEE-FENSE!” (4:35) Devin’s Top 5 Defenses (41:40) Defensive Player of the Year odds (43:40) Defensive Superlatives: What safety reminds you of Devin McCourty? (48:30) Devin on keeping the Tush Push & playing Olympic flag football (55:15) 2025 Simms QB Countdown (57:10) Sam Darnold (1:05:50) Geno Smith

(0:00) Pyramid conspiracies: Aliens, psychic powers, and dinosaurs?!? (3:05) Homies try to name the pyramid (7:40) News: NFL embraces Olympic flag football (14:35) 2025 Simms QB Countdown: How close was Jaxson Dart, Shedeur Sanders, & Tyler Shough to making the pyramid? (19:25) Young Mysteries: Bryce Young (31:20) JJ McCarthy (37:20) Clock’s Ticking: Russell Wilson (48:00) Still On The Pot: Daniel Jones (57:00) Justin Fields (1:02:00) Ready Rookie: Cam Ward (1:08:35) GUEST: Texans GM Nick Caserio on why he makes so many draft trades, the ballsiest move he ever pulled, and scouting players in the NIL era. (1:50:55) BREAKING NEWS: Tush Push ban does not pass

(0:00) Why does Phillip Simms keep changing our Instagram profile? (7:35) NEWS: Brock Purdy’s contract extension (23:00) Caleb Williams wanted to avoid the Bears? (35:00) Simms QB Countdown: We introduce the pyramid (38:25) Caretakers: Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell, Andy Dalton, Mac Jones, Kenny Pickett, Cooper Rush, Tyrod Taylor, Mason Rudolph, Jimmy Garoppolo, Jarrett Stidham (47:35) Backup Supremes: Joe Flacco, Malik Willis, Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota (57:20) Wow or Whoa?: Anthony Richardson (1:11:25) GUEST: Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur on Jordan Love, the Packers WR room, and his Shanahan vs McVay vs Vrabel

(0:00) “I’m an expert on cats” (2:40) NFL 2025 Schedule Release: “It’s a holiday!” (4:25) Primetime games: “The NFL is playing the hits” (8:00) Chiefs & Eagles: Which Super Bowl team has the tougher road? (18:30) Ravens & Lions: Which contender has the tougher road? (27:10) Commanders: Are they ready for primetime, all the time? (30:40) Soft Septembers: Bills, Steelers, Rams, Bengals, 49ers, Patriots, & Bears could all hit the ground running (52:25) DraftKings: Non-Playoff Teams with Best Odds to Return to Postseason (55:40) Texans: Can they cruise to another AFC South title? (59:30) Tough Septembers: Cowboys, Giants, Jets, & Browns could struggle out of the gate

(0:00 “You’re pushing the limits of sweater time” (3:00) NFL Schedule Release: Cowboys at Eagles on Kickoff Night (13:20) News: Derek Carr retires (21:50) Saints QB competition: Is it Tyler Shough time? (32:15) Browns QB competition: Shedeur Sanders & Dillon Gabriel first impressions (43:45) Guess Who’s Talking: Giants QB Jaxson Dart on learning a cadence (50:20) Steelers QB Will Howard has a chip on his shoulder (55:15) Bears WR Luther Burden III has a warning for teams who passed on him (58:50) Jets T Armand Membou was surprised by his first contract (1:00:00) Bengals are messing up yet another contract situation (1:02:30) Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa is a hometown hero (1:04:00) Ahmed Reads Stats: Derek Carr, Buccaneers on 3rd down, Giants in the red zone, & QB-friendly Mark Andrews

(0:00) Ahmed wonders if he’s immune to caffeine (2:40) NEWS: Cowboys-Steelers George Pickens trade (18:25) INTERVIEW: Former OL Terron Armstead on losing weight since he retired (21:20) Rookie O-linemen: How hard is it to transition to the NFL? (26:50) Defensive linemen: Why Robert Quinn was the toughest player he ever played (32:00) Offensive geniuses: The difference between Sean Payton & Mike McDaniel (34:50) Dolphins direction: What are they missing? (40:00) Tyreek Hill’s Top 5 QBs: Surprised Tua Tagovailoa wasn’t included? (44:00) George Pickens trade: “I don’t know what the Steelers are doing” (49:45) Most Badass O-linemen: Cesar Ruiz, Trey Smith, Rashawn Slater, Penei Sewell, Robert Hunt (57:05) Tom Brady’s awkward answer to the Shedeur Sanders question (1:01:30) YouTube Comments: Homies react Phil Simms’ #11 jersey and Ahmed’s nickname for Isaac TeSlaa (1:04:45) Chris sticks up for Abdul Carter & asks him to punch Big Phil (1:07:35) #AskMeAnything: Steelers: Are they tanking after the George Pickens trade? (1:09:10) Saints: Will Tyler Shough start Week 1? (1:12:40) Jets: Do they need another WR? (1:15:00) Bengals: Do they need another OL? (1:16:20) Bears: How much should Ben Johnson run the ball? (1:19:20) Patrick Mahomes & Josh Allen: How many teams would they NOT make the playoffs with?

(0:00) Ahmed gives the behind the scenes story of replacing Mike Tirico as the Kentucky Derby host (9:05) Abdul Carter & Phil Simms’ #11 jersey: We get the breakdown of how Chris’ sister and mom shut it down (24:25) #AskMeAnything: Giants: How many games could Jaxson Dart start this season? (30:10) Browns: Can Dillon Gabriel beat out Shedeur Sanders? (34:45) Titans: What are their best-case scenario for this year? (37:20) Kyle McCord & Quinn Ewers expectations? (43:40) Packers: Will Matthew Golden be the Packers #1 WR next year? (46:55) MVP: Can a non-QB ever win it again? (50:40) Lions: Did they reach for WR Isaac TeSlaa? (54:50) Food: Chris breaks down his diet (59:50) INTERVIEW: 49ers GM John Lynch (1:05:20) How John Elway helped spark Lynch’s front office career (1:11:30) How a Stanford professor helped design the 49ers Vision Statement (1:18:00) 49ers approach to big roster turnover this offseason (1:23:55) Lynch’s timeline & process for preparing for a draft (1:28:30) Best Player Available: How much do positions factor into picks? (1:30:30) Draft intel: How to know when to trade up ahead of another team (1:32:25) The time the 49ers almost ran out of time on a draft pick (1:36:55) How has the NIL era changing scouting & drafting? (1:41:10) Progress of Brock Purdy negotiations (1:43:35) Kyle Shanahan introducing Lynch to “a dude named Jed” (1:45:45) DraftKings: Defensive Rookie of the Year odds

(0:00) “He's my side piece…I don't even wanna know what I am." (3:30) Veteran QB winners & losers: Bills QB Josh Allen (10:45) Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (15:45) Texans QB C.J. Stroud (21:20) Patriots QB Drake Maye (26:25) Bears QB Caleb Williams (30:05) Rookies vs Vets: Saints QB Tyler Shough vs Derek Carr (33:45) Cowboys EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku vs Dante Fowler Jr., Marshawn Kneeland (36:35) Titans WR Elic Ayomanor, Chimere Dike vs Van Jefferson, Tyler Lockett, Treylon Burks (38:55) Chiefs LT Josh Simmons vs Jaylon Moore & DT Omarr Norman-Lott vs Mike Pennel, Jerry Tillery (43:40) Eagles LB Jihaad Campbell vs Nakobe Dean, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (47:55) Broncos RB R.J. Harvey vs Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estime, Tyler Badie (49:50) Packers WR Matthew Golden vs Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks (55:00) Bears TE Colston Loveland vs Cole Kmet (57:40) Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori vs Julian Love (1:00:55) Jets TE Mason Taylor vs Jeremy Rucket, Stone Smartt (1:02:40) Browns QB Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders vs Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco & RB Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson vs Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr. (1:09:35) Giants QB Jaxson Dart vs Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston (1:11:50) Bengals EDGE Shemar Stewart vs Joseph Ossai, Myles Murphy (1:15:20) Chargers RB Omarion Hampton vs Najee Harris & WR Tre Harris vs Mike Williams, Quentin Johnston (1:19:30) Offensive Rookie of the Year odds

(0:00) Ahmed has confirmed that he is a Lions homer (2:50) 2025 Draft Big Picture: “This is one of the deepest drafts I can remember” (6:35) Browns draft Shedeur Sanders (21:30) Favorite Round 2 picks: 49ers Texas DT Alfred Collins (25:10) Cardinals: Michigan CB Will Johnson (27:00) Bears: Missouri WR Luther Burden III & Boston College T Ozzy Trapilo (30:00) Ravens: Marshall EDGE Mike Green (32:00) Bengals: South Carolina LB Demetrius Knight, Jr. (35:15) Broncos: UCF RB R.J. Harvey (36:45) Chargers: Ole Miss WR Tre Harris (39:50) Favorite Round 3 picks: Patriots: Washington State WR Kyle Williams (43:40) Browns: Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin Jr. (45:45) Texans: Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel (47:55) Giants: Toledo DT Darius Alexander (50:25) Cowboys: East Carolina CB Shavon Revel, Jr. (54:30) Raiders: Iowa State CB Darien Porter (59:50) Favorite Round 4 picks: Falcons: Oklahoma CB Billy Bowman, Jr. (1:04:45) Jaguars: Virginia Tech RB Byahshul Tuten (1:06:05) Titans: WR Chimere Dike, Texas TE Gunnar Helm, Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor (1:08:25) Favorite Round 6 picks: Eagles: Syracuse QB Kyle McCord, Michigan T Myles Hinton, Texas T Cameron Williams, Virginia Tech EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland (1:13:05) Favorite Round 7 picks: Seahawks: Miami RB Damien Martinez (1:18:20) Top Button Swag Award: Which team had the best draft?

(0:00) "Is it what you dreamed of?" (1:50) #1 Titans: QB Cam Ward (3:30) #2 Jaguars (via CLE): WR/CB Travis Hunter (9:00) #3 Giants: EDGE Abdul Carter (11:30) #4 Patriots: OL Will Campbell (13:25) #5 Browns (via JAX): DT Mason Graham (15:35) #6 Raiders: RB Ashton Jeanty (17:35) #7 Jets: OL Armand Membou (19:40) #8 Panthers: WR Tetairoa McMillan (22:05) #9 Saints: OL Kelvin Banks, Jr. (24:15) #10 Bears: TE Colston Loveland (26:20) #11 49ers: EDGE Mykel Williams (29:25) #12 Cowboys: OL Tyler Booker (31:10) #13 Dolphins: DT Kenneth Grant (33:35) #14 Colts: TE Tyler Warren (36:00) #15 Falcons: LB Jalon Walker (38:20) #16 Cardinals: DT Walter Nolen (40:35) #17 Bengals: EDGE Shemar Stewart (42:55) #18 Seahawks: OL Grey Zabel (45:00) #19 Buccaneers: WR Emeka Egbuka (47:20) #20 Broncos: CB Jahdae Barron (49:45) #21 Steelers: DT Derrick Harmon (51:30) #22 Chargers: RB Omarion Hampton (54:05) #23 Packers: WR Matthew Golden (56:35) #24 Vikings: OL Donovan Jackson (59:40) #25 Giants (via HOU): QB Jaxson Dart (1:02:15) #26 Falcons (via LAR): EDGE James Pearce Jr. (1:04:25) #27 Ravens: S Malaki Starks (1:06:30) #28 Lions: DT Tyliek Williams (1:08:30) #29 Commanders: OL Josh Conerly, Jr. (1:10:05) #30 Bills: CB Maxwell Hairston (1:12:00) #31 Eagles (via KC): LB Jihaad Campbell (1:15:00) #32 Chiefs (via PHI): OL Josh Simmons (1:17:00) Best Available Players; Where does Shedeur Sanders land?

(0:00) "I am the host who shows up when your favorite host isn't there" (2:00) Simms Mock Draft reactions: Where NFL coaches told Chris he was wrong. (4:25) WR buzz: Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden & Emeka Egbuka (12:30) Pass rusher buzz: Jalon Walker, Mykel Williams, & Shemar Stewart (17:55) INTERVIEW: UNC RB Omarion Hampton on visiting teams & winning Chris a steak dinner (35:30) GUEST: NBC Sports Betting Analyst Jay Croucher: What do the betting markets indicate about the Draft? (41:50) Shedeur Sanders & QB Round 1 pick odds (48:40) Ashton Jeanty, Mason Graham, & Jaguars #5 pick (55:40) Offensive linemen in Top 10 (58:20) 49ers #11 pick (1:03:05) Tyler Warren & Bears #10 pick (1:07:05) Other Top 10 pick bets

(0:00) “It’s gonna be intimate on the couch” (2:00) Simms 2025 Mock Draft: What WILL happen, not what SHOULD happen (7:20) #1 Titans - QB Cam Ward (8:30) #2 Browns - WR/CB Travis Hunter (10:45) #3 Giants - EDGE Abdul Carter (13:15) #4 Patriots - OL Will Campbell (15:25) #5 Jaguars - DT Mason Graham (18:15) #6 Raiders - OL Armand Membou (21:40) #7 Jets - OL Kelvin Banks, Jr. (24:50) #8 Panthers - EDGE Jalon Walker (28:10) #9 Saints - LB Jihaad Campbell (32:00) #10 Bears - RB Ashton Jeanty (35:45) #11 49ers - EDGE Shemar Stewart (37:40) #12 Cowboys - RB Omarion Hampton (39:40) #13 Dolphins - CB Will Johnson (42:35) #14 Colts - TE Tyler Warren (44:05) #15 Falcons - EDGE Mike Green (46:25) #16 Cardinals - OL Grey Zabel (49:45) #17 Bengals - OL Tyler Booker (51:35) #18 Seahawks - OL Josh Conerly, Jr. (53:45) #19 Buccaneers - S Malaki Starks (56:15) #20 Broncos - WR Tetairoa McMillan (58:55) #21 Steelers - DT Derrick Harmon (1:02:30) #22 Chargers - TE Colston Loveland (1:05:40) #23 Packers - WR Matthew Golden (1:07:25) #24 Vikings - CB Maxwell Hairston (1:11:05) #25 Texans - OL Josh Simmons (1:13:45) #26 Rams - CB Jahdae Barron (1:14:50) #27 Ravens - EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku (1:16:30) #28 Lions - OL Donovan Jackson (1:18:50) #29 Commanders - EDGE James Pearce, Jr. (1:20:05) #30 Bills - CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) (1:22:25) #31 Chiefs - DT Kenneth Grant (1:24:25) #32 Eagles - EDGE Mykel Williams (1:29:10) Missed Round 1: QB Shedeur Sanders, QB Jaxson Dart, S Nick Emmanwori (1:33:30) DraftKings: Position Totals for Round 1

(0:00) "You are my budddy" (2:05) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: How do you tell a guard from a tackle? (4:45) G Will Campbell (LSU) (14:05) T Armand Membou (Missouri) (18:40) G Kelvin Banks, Jr. (Texas) (23:10) T Josh Simmons (Ohio State) (27:50) G Josh Conerly, Jr. (Oregon) (31:05) T Aireontae Ersery (Minnesota) (35:20) GUEST: Orlando Brown, Jr. talks about protecting Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, & Joe Burrow (42:45) OB reflects on the lessons of his rough 2018 Combine experience (49:00) OB talks about the toughest thing for an OL transitioning from college to NFL (54:05) OB evaluates Will Campbell, Armand Membou & Josh Simmons (1:08:45) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: G Grey Zabel (North Dakota St) (1:13:25) G Tyler Booker (Alabama) (1:17:50) G Donovan Jackson (Ohio State) (1:20:30) T Jonah Savaiinaea (Arizona) (1:22:35) G Marcus Mbow (Purdue) (1:25:05) T Anthony Belton (NC State) (1:28:35) DraftKings: 1st OL drafted (1:31:50) Simms 2025 LB Breakdowns: Jihaad Campbell (Alabama) (1:36:40) LB Carson Schwesinger (UCLA)

(0:00) “It’s a PG-13 podcast” (1:30) Scouting DBs: “It’s not like the old days” (8:20) #1 CB Will Johnson (Michigan) (17:10) #2 CB Travis Hunter (Colorado) (31:15) #3 CB Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky) (40:00) #4 CB Darien Porter (Iowa State) (50:00) #5 CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) (56:50) CB Honorable Mentions: Jahdae Barron, Jacob Parrish (1:03:40) What about…Trey Amos, Benjamin Morrison, Azareye'h Thomas (1:09:40) Before or After: S Malaki Starks (Georgia) (1:12:50) S Nick Emmanwori (South Carolina) (1:17:15) S Xavier Watts (Notre Dame) (1:19:30) S Andrew Mukuba (Texas) (1:23:10) S Kevin Winston, Jr. (Penn State) (1:26:00) S Billy Bowman, Jr. (Oklahoma) (1:30:50) S Caleb Ransaw (Tulane) (1:34:05) DraftKings: DB favored to go Round 1

(0:00) "You've become a full-fledged pervert lately!" (2:50) Connor Rogers GM Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders not in Round 1? (7:50) Picks 1-10: Top 3 set? Patriots, Jets, Raiders go offense (18:40) Cowboys & Colts get top tier TEs (20:55) Edge rushers galore in Round 1 (32:00) Emeka Egbuka & Omarion Hampton landing spots (37:00) Simms questions Jahdae Barron & Walter Nolen (42:25) 2025 Draft DTs: What is a 3-technique vs a nose tackle? (45:40) Mason Graham (Michigan) (49:45) Walter Nolen (Ole Miss) (53:40) CJ West (Indiana) (57:35) Darius Alexander (Toledo) (1:01:45) Omarr Norman-Lott (Tennessee) (1:06:25) Kenneth Grant (Michigan) (1:11:25) Derrick Harmon (Oregon) (1:14:55) Alfred Collins (Texas) (1:19:00) JJ Pegues (Ole Miss) (1:21:45) Tyleik Williams (Ohio State) (1:24:20) Top 5 DT Rankings (1:25:15) DraftKings: Odds to be 2nd DL drafted