Bill Belichick joins UNC, Rams vs. 49ers preview, Can Purdy outplay Stafford? | FIRST THINGS FIRST

[@FirstThingsFirst]

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[@christhompson6010]

Stafford has the arm strength and accuracy over purdy but not the mobility. He is a pocket QB that if you give stafford time he can pick you apart but he's not big threat to run outside the pocket like purdy. the difference comes down to how each coach utilizes the strengths of each. when Kittle was back you could see how the mobility of Purdy came into play against the bears. SF, special teams made the rams look better than they were the same way they made AZ and Seattle look better. was more about SF underperforming that cost them those games. if they dont beat themselves even with all the injuries their record would be flipped

[@ayoleek]

Brou listing out his favorite Bay Area reporters 😂😂😂😂

[@t_rey88]

If purdy cooks, win or lose, Nick needs to go on the BUD list for putting Purdy on pumpkin watch.

[@wyliesalimeno9602]

Belichick: " I want total control. That includes recruiting the entire cheerleader team. "

[@Elliottklassen]

At times Nick has alright arguments against Purdy, but when it becomes a debate between him and Stafford, he really reveals an inherent bias against Purdy. Brou dominated that segment, because the case he made with the state clearly support his argument so strongly. And yes, Nick, Stafford doesn’t have a Super Bowl and Purdy does, but it took Stafford 13 years to get that ring. How in the world is it fair to hold that against Purdy when he’s only had 2 years to get it done and Stafford has had 13?

[@donovan4222]

Purdy is 24 and already has tied staffords playoff wins lol

[@joven_teatro4805]

Purdy is not better than Stafford no matter how you slice it

[@joven_teatro4805]

@@donovan4222 That don't mean nothing, Stafford is way better than him. Any decent QB can look good in 49ers offense

[@donovan4222]

@@joven_teatro4805 Any decent QB can look good in a Mcvay offense lmao

[@terrelloates3568]

Bro is nowhere near Stafford to even think so is mind boggling 😅😅

[@heyisntthat]

Belichick chose UNC cause his girlfriend goes there.

[@tae5257]

No he got exposed without Brady and has to coach college now

[@TheCephalon]

Never heard that before did you just come up with it

[@Nerm176]

@@TheCephalondon’t understand jokes, huh? 😂

[@THEROOSTER92420]

He chose it so his son could be gifted a job he wouldn’t otherwise get.

[@CoachTerry803]

Comment of the day! 😂😂 At least she's in her last semester

[@larry2281]

I think Stafford is a better overall QB but it’s dumb to judge Purdy for not having his guys and not playing well without them but not holding that same standard for Stafford when he doesn’t have his guys when he does the same.

[@Evilminiature]

Not playing well? He’s not bad this years.

[@soda8736]

Also Nick says super heros can elevate mediocre talent. We'll Stafford couldn't lift Detroit in 12 years with mediocre talent and an Avenger at receiver

[@stevenellis99]

When Stafford is without Puka and Kupp? The Rams are objectively an awful roster. The 49ers are still an awesome roster even without CMC and Aiyuk. There’s a massive difference there.

[@zackhurwitz9441]

​@@stevenellis99on paper, yes. But they haven't played like it for much of this season. Nick still had an asinine answer to a very simple question. "Can Purdy outplay Stafford?"- yes, it literally happened already. That's somehow insulting to ask him 😂

[@kevinstratton1677]

@@stevenellis99no they’re not, cmc and Aiyuk are the only premier players on the niners outside of Kittle at this point. This whole niner o line not being that bad is highly misleading. The niners o line is garbage in pass protection but good at the run. The defense is a shell of itself this year. the reality is Stafford and purdy are in very comparable situations as a whole team but on the offense it’s not even close at the moment. Puka and kupp are better than any niner receiver even when Aiyuk is healthy.

[@parsasadeghifard3062]

No offense to the youtube people in charge of the show but you guys need to step it up. Everyone watched Hoang Bi because it doesn’t take 3 hours to upload a 20 minute video especially when you guys don’t even show the clips shown in the show while Hoang Bi did.

[@JakeHamm-nc7xk]

💪

[@noahcockroft6859]

Don't have the rebroadcast rights for the games

[@wh5027]

Gotta keep that on the down low my dude....shush

[@wh5027]

Gonna ruin it for all of us.

[@NobleVagabond2552]

@@wh5027bruh you’ve been under a rock, we’re way past that point already, Hoang Bi is in fricken Guantanamo Bay rn

[@Chetanp1445]

Literally everything that Nick drags Purdy for is applicable to Stafford lol

[@storminmormn6283]

Stafford won a Super Bowl in place clutch. Purdy can only play well when McCaffrey is playing at an all-time level.

[@stevenellis99]

Not even relatively true.

[@Sup4ast4r]

​@@storminmormn6283 Stafford won when Kupp was an mvp candidate lol

[@xcwilliams7980]

​@@Sup4ast4rand Purdy lost when cmac was.... and more all pros on both sides of the ball. Now what?

[@vincenttalley5938]

@@storminmormn6283 Purdy played several great games w/o CMC this year actually. But alright.

[@jdotso23]

I’m sorry but Brou absolutely cooked Nick about Stafford it was almost embarrassing … Chef Brou w/ str8 facts vs Nicks argument “umm well he’s just better” 😂

[@Chipnastysports]

when brou is spicy, is when I'm loving this show.....standing on business

[@Messigoat1033]

Purdy gets punished for playing with “Avengers” teamates and if his team doesn’t win it means he is overrated but in the same breath praises Matthew Stafford every time he wins with his avenger weapons 😂

[@larry2281]

I agree. Did you see later in the show where KW actually got upset with Nick with his double standards against Purdy and called him out for no matter what Purdy does Nick’s opinion will never change.

[@ricky49ers33]

I'd love to take a nice bologna sandwich and smack Nick Wright 😂

[@stevenellis99]

Here’s the difference. When Stafford is missing Puka and Kupp? They’re objectively a horrible offensive team. Below average offensive line, and god awful weapons outside of those two. Purdy has had McCaffrey, Aiyuk, Deebo, Jennings, and Kittle. When he’s missing Aiyuk and CMC? Having Kittle (the best TE in the league), Deebo, Jennings and a top 12 o-line by PFF is still a solid supporting cast of weapons. The Rams are completely carried by Stafford, Kyren, Kupp and Puka. The 49ers are objectively a good team even when missing CMC and Aiyuk.

[@Yellow_Flannel]

Oddly, I think they’re about on the same level. Stanford and Purdy would’ve struggled in old Detroit. And they are both solid in CA

[@Messigoat1033]

@ Nah I didn’t but did he get frustrated and almost cried like that time KW called him about his Lamar Jackson hate and was yapping around?

[@brianchu8147]

Confirmed: Bellicheck joining UNC and OCHO on Nightcap 😂

[@luancosta7693]

As a recent nfl fan ill die without understanding how a qb outplays another qb when they dont face each other, they face the opposite defense

[@TheGIJoe69]

True. I hate when they say this guy outdualed this guy. It’s not a 1v1 sport.

[@tylerbradford427]

It relates to the stakes of the game, contributing to the outcome of a game against a high level qb, vs playing 17 jameis Winstons in a year , is very different. It doesn’t mean the winner of the head to head is better by default, but these games mean more than Purdy vs any given defense or Stafford vs any given defense

[@lifeforms7423]

To be fair, it says "outplay" which doesn't imply 1v1.

[@danielxcha]

Bill is so ready to chase some college girls on UNCs campus 😂😂

[@johng9675]

He's dating a 24 year old bro

[@ChrisRLC]

That’s what Daniel is referring to. I wouldn’t be surprised if he dumps his girlfriend for another college girl

[@TheRealKylePayne]

BILL IS TTahae GOAT NICK‼️

[@rafaelisslaam1894]

@@johng9675 who?

[@johng9675]

@@rafaelisslaam1894 who is? Bill is.

[@donoacts93]

This show just makes you feel good. You guys out here helping people more than you know!

[@vortexathletic]

Not necessarily a UNC fan; but if it adds to the variety of possible playoff contenders, I’m here for it.

[@zachaddington5264]

8-4 maybe

[@christophercrowder872]

My guess is Belichick got tired of not being able to boss around a large group of people, and this was the only place that gave him that chance.

[@IshhTheFish]

Chris “The Ambassador of Impartiality” Broussard

[@naklovesjesus3204]

That's a great name no lie 😂

[@sanbell]

The “Purdy and the Avengers” debate: Pt. 36

[@Padgetsjt]

Brou must of read my comment on the mahomes mountain cause his take on Stafford vs Purdy is exactly what I said

[@chefalexander334]

Why can't anyone else complete a thought but Nick fumbling all over his words!!!!

[@ddnquestion1]

I am so glad he is now employed, that way ESPN can no longer try and force feed it down our throats, that he is destined to be the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys, because we all know, THAT WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN= SMH

[@Dante.the.inferno]

I love how Nick genuinely loves and respects Wildes to randomly apologize about something that happened yesterday on a live take.

[@itoo3654]

He apologized to Brou

[@bboyobsessive]

Brou forgot to add that Stafford also played with arguably one of the best defenders of all time in Aaron Donald.

[@edscott4729]

When Nick says, "Quickly," sit back and eat popcorn!

[@JustSomeGuy009]

He was looking at this all year. He was working out of a college program beginning of the year but you weren't smart enough to notice.

[@DirtyDishSoap]

Really love the show, everyone has their personality and it's pretty fun to watch. Nick is that friend you have that roots for his team and is going to hate another, or yours, regardless of logic or stats. Once you get over this hill and think of him that way, you generally can have a more fun time to watch, and some beers in hand.

[@danharps7874]

The ambassador of impartiality 😂😂😂

[@JustSomeGuy009]

His father, son, chance to mold younger minds, shale a program. Yea i think he made the right choice for his legacy...the legacy that matters.

[@agardo_8582]

Brou hate on stafford continues 😂😂

[@joshuacollins9346]

There is absolutely no chance that Nick actually believes that putting Stafford on the 49ers would have meant the Chiefs were frozen out of the Superbowl the last 3 years.

[@JCJunior12]

Haha I checked ChatGPT and its still saying Derick Henry plays for Tennessee, nothing to worry about!

[@joshuae4639]

how... i think only for the free version

[@SYLin-rs8ob]

It's training data is pretrade. Don't use chat for news or topical matters, because it hasn't been updated. It's not a god, it's not a true ai, it is a very sophisticated autocomplete.

[@emjaay80]

Why is so unbeliavable to think that if Goff stayed in Rams, he would not win the SB next season?!?

[@Travolta12e]

Anyone with a pair of eyes? Goff would've choked against either the Bucs or the 49ers in the playoffs, nevermind coming back against the Bengals. The guy scored 3 points in the SB ffs

[@patmahomesofGMs]

Nick Bayless is spinning with the Stafford take 😂

[@stevendrake9081]

When is this network going to place these guys in the daytime show? They are ready and ready to compete! 🔥🔥🔥

[@AriaTheGoat]

RAMS HOUSE💛💙🐏

[@djphono77]

Did he forget that the entire Rams Ikine was out on IR for the first 5-8weeks 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@djphono77]

Oline *

[@josephvolz8674]

Purdy just as good as stafford

[@brimone6457]

😆😂

[@brimone6457]

Stafford won a SB not to long ago have some respect

[@shepergames3734]

I do not agree with that assessment.

[@Elliottklassen]

@@brimone6457Not since Purdy’s been in the league. It’s not a discussion of who has more accomplishments (obviously that favour the guy who’s been in the league for 15 years more than the one who’s been playing for 2), but a discussion of who is better now and recently.

[@theScotian24]

Or even *IS just as good.

[@MichaelPainter-v7w]

Stafford has 2 pro bowls in 16 seasons. That rams Super Bowl team was stacked and had gone all in that year adding peices and had gone to the playoffs and were playoff contenders every year.

[@jessepbigjdp]

Pro bowl is popularity contest, and Stafford was stuck on the Lions when they were still the same old Lions. Scrubs like Jimmy G went to the pro bowl by looking good in a particular system on a popular franchise Pro bowl is a joke, like you

[@uncleshannon1756]

Like he shouldn’t have more especially his sb year no way Murray should’ve made it over him silly argument

[@GGG_15]

Brou was cooking Nick!!

[@70BTHS]

The Purdy argument from Nick is hilarious because I also don't think he's elite, but Nick's arguments are basically vibes and draft position and he argues like those are facts. Like bother just admit you didn't think he was good early on and have to keep take integrity so short of winning Superbowl MVP x2 there's nothing he can do

[@cody2856]

Since 2022 Purdy 37 games 68.0% completion 8686 yards 9.0avg 59td 23 int 62 sacks 439 rush yards 7 rush td. Stafford 37 games 65.3% 9355 yards 7.4 avg 53td 26 int 87 sacks 85 rush yards 1 rush td.

[@OrlandoRivera-f7n]

My god Brew cooked Nick on this

[@uncleshannon1756]

He really didn’t the Niners without their stars are still a better team than the rams without their stars

[@MissingMyPeeps]

Megatron & Mathew were lethal duo

[@terrelloates3568]

Sorry brou was wild when he said purty better than Stafford 😂😂

[@evadd2]

SF had the best RB of the last 5 yrs and one of the top 4-5 TEs plus a better line and D. It's not close.

[@shutupsuffer]

I NEED MORE THESE ARGUMENTS 😂

[@ugkmoni]

The main reason why I starting watching this show (FTF) in the first place is because of Chris...this segment validates my reason why😎

[@benford574]

Bru roasted nick in that purdy vs Stanford debate.

[@tyson1954]

You can throw Nicks hypocrisy towards purdy right in his face with strait facts and he still tries to weasel out of it. 😂 TY for keeping it real Brou!

[@restuccia1991]

Purdy couldn’t make that Super Bowl winning no look pass Stafford did to save his life.

[@jaust9077]

Lebron also couldn't dribble like rafer alston. Doesn't mean anything

[@adonasbuhr2784]

The anti-Brady playbook = the defense should get the credit, it was Belichick's genius, the league is protecting him, he's lucky, he won a lot of championships, but so did Robert Horry, etc, etc, etc.

[@Adrian-tv3ku]

Love the relationship analogy because it’s so similar.

[@secoopjohnp]

Nick is 100% right here with the whole Stafford vs. Purdy debate. Brou just doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. He says “eye test is all you have with Stafford”. It’s funny to me that Brou says this because he can never come up with his own eye test when analyzing football players anyway. The only thing he can do for football segments is read numbers.

[@dimitries]

Brou, great take on hof coaches. They do rarely end well

[@su1-tin652]

Funny Belichick joins the school that Drake Maye came from 😭😭

[@oneshotpony7217]

😂 Brou was cooking Nick on Purdy v. Stafford

[@chet174able]

He has 8 Super Bowl rings

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

lmfao? huh?

[@perryclark6131]

Two Dogs? Great Comment by 'heyisnthat'! More Power to Bill! Wishing Bill & the Tar Heels the Best...unless, of Course they are Playing Colorado!!!

[@drephilip3307]

The Ambassador or what???😂😂

[@Semperityy]

Bill is still & always has been a great coach. This is ridiculous.

[@donmiller7359]

Someone on the production staff needs to tell Nick that he can't be the person who interrupts the most, takes the longest windup, is the wordiest, and talks the slowest. I swear this man's middle name is "If I May". He might end up killing the chemistry on the show

[@blessdunn]

Bill fell apart he went crazy near the end by misplacing coordinators

[@tankeater]

NOOOO team wants to see my Rams in the Playoffs if we stay healthy!!!

[@Shiloh_Shepherd]

It’s funny to see how Nick will reuse bits from his podcast on the show

[@alo4912]

Well why wouldn't he, he has to talk about the same subjects 2, 3 times a day

[@horus2780]

he workshops his take on the podcast

[@Yellow_Flannel]

There’s only so many ways you can say “Brock Purdy is my mortal enemy” in a day

[@wh5027]

He always does that. I've heard him use entire paragraphs word for word on The Herd. Same exact words he says on this show. It's pretty obvious. Been doing it for awhile. Not that it's necessarily bad, it just shows that he sticks to a script instead of being spontaneous.

[@Shiloh_Shepherd]

@ well I think he uses the podcast to test out and experiment with bits, it’s pretty smart

[@vasquezeli19]

Brou just casually bodies Nick on a regular basis now.

[@wafiv]

Every coach that is likely to win a SB has an above average to great QB. BB to the Bengals I think would have made the absolute most sense.

[@cheetosleopard9861]

Bills got a point to prove

[@francescosmith7859]

How to make it clear you don't know how to evaluate NFL QBs, you go to the numbers. I really liked how John Middlekauf made fun of people who quote QB rating or QBR when comparing quarterbacks and his answer was quite simple. I watch them play and I see what they can and cannot do on their own.

[@Jeremy-iv9bc]

There’s gonna be so many kids beating down their door to play for belichick.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

Matt Stafford is the definition of the Mandela effect. Out of nowhere he’s being touted as a tier 1 QB? That’s just wild to me. The only time he won he had a triple crown wideout, obj, Von miller, Aaron Donald, and Jalen Ramsey! Every year outside of that he’s led his teams to average to below average outcomes

[@tarheellady23]

Heels all day baby!!!! ❤❤❤❤ Now to the new basketball coach search! Thats where the really money is at in Carolina...they need to break the bank! We need number 8 like yesterday!

[@oldmangamer76]

At this point Nick should not even be allowed to evaluate talent. Thr only thing not close is Nick and logic. His emotions dictate all thing that come out of his mouth.

[@Whoooo876]

19:12 nick if Lamar ,joe, allen , hurts, etc were on the niners they statement would be true

[@DNomadRichG]

Grok knew which team Derrick Henry plays for

[@pokewack]

First thing I checked when I saw the opening segment 😂

[@burnerbill7372]

Here's Claude's response: "As of my last update in April 2024, Derrick Henry signed with the Baltimore Ravens in March 2024 as a free agent after spending his previous 8 seasons with the Tennessee Titans. Given how recent this change was relative to my knowledge cutoff, you may want to verify his current team status."

[@TheFloridian5]

Stop cutting people off Nick

[@smokythecameraman]

deebo isnt one of the avengers, purdy himself is the 5th avenger

[@bryanvtran]

I hate that they’re milking it so insanely hard, it’s been 2 years now of the same conversation. Nick has to pretend there’s literally zero chance that Purdy outplays Stafford even though this exact season Purdy did just that. Even if you give the nod to Stafford for winning the game, you must admit Purdy played at LEAST similarly well.

[@thisguy4608]

Bru you gotta keep that name that was awesome 😂

[@bobzotzman5253]

When talking about the 49ers no one seems to mention that since Deebo got paid he is barely mentioned during or after the game, he is playing at a far lesser grade than before so give him some of Purdy's scorn.

[@atraina6921]

Literally every point and error Nick makes about Purdy you can make about Stafford his whole career. He’s not on Burrow/ Allen/Lamar level.

[@bigperm7712]

No.. he's not on their level.. his SB ring puts him above them

[@atraina6921]

@@bigperm7712 With that argument. Russes ring puts him in that category too. Stafford was even the best or second best player on that team it was Cupp and Donald nor did he even win SB MVP. I’m not saying he’s terrible but certainly not Tier 1 or on those other guys level.

[@Travolta12e]

Indeed, only one of them has a ring. Allen and Lamar are December champions at best

[@cluezybluez]

He is absolutely on their level

[@atraina6921]

@@Travolta12e So based on that logic Russ is also on that level? Just making sure… If Stafford went to the Ravens or Bills they’d be out of the playoffs by now.

[@Mcmiv4]

2:13 I looked it up 😅

[@bbott137]

He just left a situation with a owner getting out of his lane and annoying the coach, so lets sign up for Jerryworld? The most habitual line stepper? Nah, he should go to the Giants and control everything like he wants to, pick his own staff, build the team the way he wants.

[@patricktracy1966]

When they talk over each other, it's not good. They used to let each other talk.

[@IamBIGuUS]

Brou maybe could've appealed to Nick by saying the Stafford graphic is indicative that very few dudes in the league can get by without their stars around them. The list is basically Allen Lamar and Mahomes as far as QB's you can surround with random dudes and still expect to win. Darnold goes from the Jets and Panthers to the loaded Vikings and suddenly has a career year, weird. Baker goes from the Browns and Panthers to the Bucs who are loaded on offense and is suddenly a darling. Geno is a complete journeyman then suddenly finds himself with Metcalf and Lockett and Nick loves him. Strouds offensive line falls apart and his dudes are hurt and he's "regressed." QB's need dudes to throw to unless you're at the absolute top.

[@MNWILD43]

Seriously, good for Bill. He can still do what he loves. He could have stayed in the NFL if he still wanted.

[@HardCold-Alquan]

If The Bears would have snatched him up - that would have been big in Chicago.

[@cjseaman1631]

The ambassador of impartiality 😭

[@cesartheape3476]

5:38 very real from you nick, sometimes it people can’t control they emotions/tone. If more people could just say my b more often life would be a lot less dramatic

[@MUDCATS252]

Imagine if skip Payless said this to shannon sharpe....we'd still have that show

[@Jaredamaro24]

ChatGPT only allows so many up to date version questions/interactions then goes back to 2022 version

[@jarod5655]

Brou cooks Nick every week with the Purdy takes 😂

[@MichaelPainter-v7w]

Brady had , Evans , Godwin , Gronk and Ab. And a defense to hold Mahomes Kelce and hill to 9 points. Talk about avengers

[@deadernotbetter]

No way BB made TB12. TB12 always surrounded himself with those who could help him succeed. He visited his old throwing coach in Cali, his old mental coach from UM, his own nutritionist, etc. He was determined to improve and that drive came from himself.

[@jameszimmerman1069]

Tony Khan stop bill from getting a head coaching job I love that

[@benford574]

Purdy’s numbers against the rams in week 3 show that he has been good this year, it’s the rest of the team that isn’t performing. Defense is much worse and his receivers are struggling.

[@chrislittle200]

Thanks wildes for bringing my point up that Brady wasn’t BRADY when he got him. To say he can’t win without the mvp version of Brady is simply untrue and always has bern

[@stephanea5364]

Brady was first in TD passes in his second year, first in yards by his fourth, in MVP convo, pro Bowler. Brady was Brady from the start, and he was doing that with average weapons.

[@robertbarnard6570]

Nick’s obsession with putting purify down is funny

[@Ronny_McDonny]

Nick the type of guy when he losing an argument he just says the same phrase over and over till it annoys the person he lost to LOLL