Chris Simms Unbuttoned

(0:00) The guys can’t let Matt LaFleur & Kyle Shanahan’s wardrobe off the hook(9:40) BREAKING NEWS: Kirk Cousins signs with Raiders(13:05) Fernando Mendoza throws at Indiana Pro Day(18:20) Reports of dysfunction with Jalen Hurts & Eagles locker room(25:55) Simms 2026 Draft EDGE Rankings Honorable Mentions(27:55) Malachi Lawrence (UCF)(31:20) T.J. Parker (Clemson)(36:20) Cashius Howell (Texas A&M)(40:40) Keldric Faulk (Auburn)(44:20) Gabe Jacas (Illinois)(47:50) DraftKings: EDGE Odds to be Drafted in Round 1(49:25) Romello Height (Texas Tech)(52:50) Jaishawn Barham (Michigan)(55:30) R Mason Thomas (Oklahoma)(58:25) Homies EDGE Questions on Arvell Reese as Dre Greenlaw, Akheem Mesidor’s age, David Bailey’s system, & moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:53) Recap from League Meetings (16:43) Edge #1: Arvell Reese - Ohio State (28:11) Edge #2: Rueben Bain, Jr - Miami (FL) (41:40) Edge #3: Akheem Mesidor - Miami (FL) (53:13) Edge #4: David Bailey - Texas Tech (1:03:11) Edge #5 Zion Young - MissouriSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:30) Green Bay HC Matt LaFleur & San Fran HC Kyle Shanahan join Chris Simms & Mike Florio to discuss the Brotherhood amongst coaches, how much they unplug and get away from things, their Kirk Cousins/Peyton Manning Story. (24:18) LA Rams GM Les Snead joins Chris Simms & Mike Florio to talk about having an extra 1st Round Pick, AJ Brown Trade Talks, and his GM Process from 15 years ago to now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:30) Rams HC Sean McVay joins Chris Simms & Mike Florio to discuss how he could have handled the NFC Championship Game differently, his interest in Jimmy Garoppolo and Kirk Cousins and more. (15:36) Saints HC Kellen Moore joins Chris and Mike to discuss what he learned in his first season as an NFL head coach, the strides Tyler Shough made with the Saints last season and why he’s confident in what he’s building in New OrleansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) St. John’s jackets & “bowls” in a china shop(9:40) NFL News: Joe Flacco calls teams “dumb”(18:05) Patrick Mahomes is throwing already, and Travis Kelce’s fugazi contract(26:35) Is the 2026 AFC West the best QB division of all-time?(31:05) Buccaneers legend Lavonte David retires(33:55) NFL kicking off on Wednesday & 49ers-Rams in Australia(42:10) Pro Days: Alabama QB Ty Simpson(47:45) Defending Ohio State LB Arvell Reese’s viral bag drill(52:05) Miami EDGE Ruben Bain Jr.(55:00) Simms 2026 Draft LB Rankings Honorable Mentions: CJ Allen (Georgia)(58:55) Josiah Trotter (Missouri)(1:01:20) Kyle Louis (Pittsburgh)(1:04:15) Homie questions on Simms 2026 Draft WR Rankings:(1:13:55) DraftKings: Over/under 5.5 WR in Round 1(1:16:00) Simms vs the NFL: Who is better at predicting QB success?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) “I feel like Ahmed’s pants have morphed into Connor’s jackets”(8:10) Simms 2026 Draft LB Rankings: How does this class compare to previous years?(17:40) LB #1 Arvell Reese (Ohio State)(30:45) LB #2 Sonny Styles (Ohio State)(39:45) DraftKings: Sonny Styles’ draft pick(42:45) LB #3 Anthony Hill Jr. (Texas)(49:50) LB #4 Jake Golday (Cincinnati)(54:00) LB T-#5 Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech)(1:00:20) LB T-#5 Justin Jefferson (Alabama)(1:04:00) LB T-#5 Bryce Boettcher (Oregon)(1:07:45) Recapping Chris’ Top 5(ish) LBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) “I’m the whitest guy on Earth and played in Texas & Tampa”(2:45) Simms 2026 Draft WR Rankings: Honorable Mentions(7:15) Makai Lemon (USC)(15:55) Germie Bernard (Alabama)(19:45) Deion Burks (Oklahoma)(24:30) Omar Cooper Jr. (Indiana)(29:40) KC Concepcion (Texas A&M)(33:35) Malachi Fields (Notre Dame)(37:25) Skyler Bell (UConn)(40:55) Ted Hurst (Georgia State)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Texas is in the Sweet 16, so Chris is wearing…a St. John’s jacket?!? (8:40) BREAKING NEWS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba signs record extension(13:15) Simms WR Rankings(15:45) WR #1 Denzel Boston (Washington)(26:40) WR #2 Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State)(36:40) WR #3 Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee)(45:15) WR #4 Carnell Tate (Ohio State)(53:00) DraftKings: 1st WR drafted(54:35) WR #5 Zachariah Branch (Georgia)(1:03:35) Recapping Chris’ Top 5 WRSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) “What the hell is a wheelbarrow?” (4:15) Connor’s Mock Draft 2.0: Picks 1-8(20:00) Which of the top picks could “change everything” for a team?(21:05) Picks 9-16(26:05) Picks 17-24(29:35) Picks 25-32(35:25) DraftKings: Position of Seahawks 1st pick(39:10) Simms QB Ranking Questions: Taylen Green switching positions? Drew Allar to the Jets? Mark Gronowski outlook?(54:20) Simms RB Ranking Questions: Thoughts on Emmett Johnson & Mike Washington Jr? Jadarian Price a fit for the Bears?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris likes his eXpresso(3:10) NEWS: Broncos acquire WR Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins(14:10) RB RANKINGS: #1 RB Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame)(23:15) DraftKings: Odds of Jeremiyah Love to go at each Top 5 pick(25:10) RB #2 Jadarian Price (Notre Dame)(35:15) RB #3 Kaytron Allen (Penn State)(44:10) RB #4 Jam Miller (Alabama)(48:10) RB #5 Nick Singleton (Penn State)(54:50) RB #6 Seth McGowan (Kentucky)(58:15) RB #7 J’Mari Miller (Virginia)(1:02:05) Missed The Cut: Jonah Coleman (Washington)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) "That's why QB rankings this year need context more than ever."(2:25) Taylen Green (Arkansas)(9:45) Carson Beck (Miami)(16:00) Drew Allar (Penn State)(26:45) Cade Klubnik (Clemson)(31:40) Cole Payton (North Dakota State)(33:35) Haynes King (Georgia Tech)(35:45) Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris reveals his controversial(?) coffee order(5:30) QB #1 Fernando Mendoza (Indiana)(24:10) QB #2 Ty Simpson (Alabama)(41:40) QB #3 Behren Morton (Texas Tech)(54:20) QB #4 Joey Aguilar (Tennessee)(1:00:05) QB #5 Garrett Nussmeier (LSU)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(3:00) Free Agency Week 1 Superlatives: Move that made the most sense, head scratchers, under the radar and more! (19:30) Best Fits: Offense (34:00) Best Fits: Defense    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(3:30) Has Chris ever witnessed such a strange move by a team?? (8:15) Ravens back out trade for Maxx Crosby, but sign Trey Hendrickson (19:30) Where do the Raiders & Maxx Crosby go from here? (25:45) Jets get their bridge QB in Geno Smith (41:20) Free Agency winners … so far!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(3:45) Can Malik Willis become a ‘superstar’ with Dolphins? (9:20) Will Kenneth Walker III kick-start 'new era' for Chiefs? (15:10) Colts re-sign Alec Pierce but trade away Michael Pittman Jr. to the Steelers (21:25) Panthers land DE Jaelan Phillips in 'much-needed' move (26:00) Jaylen Watson gives Rams one of NFL's 'best' secondaries (43:30) Raiders sign Tyler Linderbaum to historic deal    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Simms has a snowball story (4:45) Free Agent Superlatives: Alec Pierce, Malik Willis, Trey Hendrickson, & Devin Lloyd headline this class (10:20) Favorite Couple: Giants & Dolphins are the ideal teams for 2 big names (12:25) Biggest Sticker Shock includes 2 Packers (17:05) Age is Just a Number & More Name Than Game: Which veterans are under and overrated? (22:20) Teams that Need to Spend & Those That Can Wait (28:55) Hidden Gems: Chris & Connor go position-by-position to name their biggest free agency sleepers (43:15) BREAKING NEWS: Chiefs trade CB Trent McDuffie to the Rams (46:50) Hidden Gems: The guys finish up with some back 7 defensive stealsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris explains why "no one knows" what's going to happen in free agency (6:10) Cash flow: Why the uber-rich owners have an advantage over everyone else (12:00) Cardinals cut Kyler Murray; where does he go? (31:00) Colts place transition tag on Daniel Jones; will they re-sign Alec Pierce? (38:45) Bears C Drew Dalman retires at age 27 (42:45) DraftKings #2 overall pick odds (44:30) Jets place franchise tag on Breece Hall (50:25) Bengals don't place tag on Trey Hendrickson (53:30) Matthew Stafford will return to Rams...obviously? (55:30) Cardinals interested in Jimmy Garoppolo...but as a backup? (58:45) Giants release Bobby Okereke (1:00:40) Dallas Goedert heading toward departure from Eagles (1:03:30) Vikings looking to trade Jonathan GreenardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) It’s the season for “unqualified people making qualifying statements”(5:00) Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza(11:55) Alabama QB Ty Simpson(16:05) DraftKings: What team will draft Ty Simpson?(20:10) Miami QB Carson Beck(24:50) LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier(28:15) Penn State QB Drew Allar(31:45) Clemson QB Cade Klubnik(33:45) Arkansas QB Taylen Green(36:35) Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia(39:00) Georgia Tech QB Haynes King(39:25) North Dakota State QB Cole Payton(40:20) Texas Tech QB Behren MortonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Simms-tradamus made an appearance at the Combine(2:20) NFL News: Texans trade Tytus Howard to Browns for 5th-round pick(9:00) Chiefs plan to release RT Jawaan Taylor(11:30) Giants listening to trade offers for Kayvon Thibodeaux, looking at RBs(24:30) DraftKings: What team will draft Jeremiyah Love?(31:35) Combine Recap: RBs Jadarian Price, Mike Washington Jr, Jonah Coleman, Emmett Johnson(41:30) WRs Germie Bernard, Skyler Bell(46:30) TEs Kenyon Sadiq, Eli Stowers(53:05) EDGE RUSHERS Rueben Bain Jr, David Bailey, Cashius Howell, Malachi Lawrence(59:00) DBs Lorenzo Styles Jr, Dillon Thieneman, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren(1:02:50) BREAKING NEWS! Texans trade for RB David MontgomerySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Missouri  EDGE Zion Young’s candor, Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy’s “lock”, Clemson CB Avieon Terrell’s size, and Caleb Downs’ bold prediction for teammate Sonny Styles (13:00) GUEST: Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq on the difference between QBs Bo Nix & Dante Moore (27:00) Combine News: Cashius Howell & Rueben Bain’s short arms; Arvell Reese’s best position (35:15) Trade News: Jets & Titans swap D-linemen; markets for Anthony Richardson, Maxx Crosby, and A.J. Brown (48:25) Free agency: Are the Ravens preparing to lose C Tyler Linderbaum?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) We made it to Indy! And we didn’t even need a Winnebago(0:55) GUEST: Miami Edge Rusher Rueben Bain Jr. on his “Hurricane” nickname(20:35) GUEST: Ravens Head Coach Jesse Minter on Jim Harbaugh’s unbelievable stories(36:05) Prospects impressions: The ones who stood out most to Chris(44:00) GUEST: Miami Edge Rusher Akheem Mesidor on learning to play football in CanadaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris had a big football observation on his vacation, and Connor has a happy announcement(9:45) Offseason Burning Questions: Who trades for Maxx Crosby?(18:10) What team can pull a 2025 Patriots?(21:15) What team signs Malik Willis?(24:25) Who pushes all their chips in to win a Super Bowl?(28:35) How will the RB market shake out?(37:45) Will a team trade for A.J. Brown?(39:30) What happens to Aaron Rodgers? The Vikings QBs? Tyreek Hill?(42:05) Homies Choice Awards winners(55:40) Scouting Combine Preview: Who are the top tier WRs? Should coaches skip the Combine? Is Ty Simpson a Round 1 prospect?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:50) Terrell Owens calls for a change in Hall of Famer voting (12:05) Vince Wilfork finally hears the story of the damage he did to Chris below the belt (27:45) Chris Long likes an interesting landing spot for Aaron Rodgers (41:45) Bo Jackson has some important words that could save livesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(1:00) CeeDee Lamb on why he has unfinished business with George Pickens(13:00) Justin Jefferson on his message to his embattled QB, J.J. McCarthy(22:00) Amon-Ra St. Brown critiques Florio's dance moves(38:25) Bijan Robinson on how special the Falcons offense can be with new head coach Kevin Stefanski(49:30) Fred Warner’s expectations with new DC Raheem MorrisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:50) Jordan Love on why the Packers fell short this season(14:15) Jaxson Dart on how much he already loves John Harbaugh(27:25) Trevor Lawrence on getting aligned with Liam Coen(40:30) Jayden Daniels on the Commanders offensive coordinator changeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris crashed Bad Bunny’s makeup room (9:45) Simms’ impression of the teams during warmup (13:35) Film Review: Seahawks defense shuts down Drake Maye (49:20) Kenneth Walker & Sam Darnold lead Seahawks offense  (56:55) Raiders hire Klint Kubiak & Maxx Crosby trade rumors (1:07:00) Homies’ Choice Awards NomineesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Simms, Devin McCourty, Tony Dungy and Jason Garrett break down the Seahawks 29-13 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl LX. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) GUEST: Orlando Brown Jr. on giving up Myles Garrett’s record sack (29:00) NEWS: OL Coach Jeff Stoutland leaves the Eagles (33:05) GUEST: Donovan McNabb weighs in on the Eagles turmoil (44:30) GUEST: Von Miller on Sam Darnold & Drake Maye (51:00) Super Bowl LX pickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Chris debuts his new merch (5:30) Seahawks vs Patriots: We rank the outcomes most to least likely (9:30) GUESTS: Kyle & Kristin Juszczyk on the time Chris ran Kyle’s Pro Day (24:10) GUEST: David Montgomery on the Lions’ new offensive coordinator  (30:55) GUEST: Ashton Jeanty on what clicked at the end of his rookie season (39:10) GUEST: Jordan Poyer on the Bills going from Sean McDermott to Joe BradySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) The guys are excited for our first guest of the week (4:50) Super Bowl LX: What’s More Likely?   (21:10) DraftKings: Super Bowl Rush Yds Leader (25:20) Robert Kraft denied the Hall of Fame again (37:25) GUEST: Cowboys QB Joe Milton III on playing (and competing) with Drake Maye (51:25) Giants hire Matt Nagy as offensive coordinatorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.