Fine, let's argue about Caleb Williams.

[@BrettKollmann]

Here is a link to my Discord server, which is where I usually host my weekly live Q&As. discord.gg/brettkollmann The goal is to do another one this Wednesday, or possibly Thursday while I'm in Indy for the combine. Times will be figured out within the next couple of days so just keep an eye on the server for updates.

[@dlanjobo]

discord link doesn't work

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

Caleb Williams is an immature diva who cant process the field leading to hold on to the ball too long and FUMBLES. Bust. Bro got Max Duggin'ed

[@choosecarefully408]

You just casually dropped a Real Solution to both the TNF & unequal bye weeks & there's not One Comment Anywhere on this. Your shirt got more attention. Please don't let this bring you down. _I_ at least appreciate this.

[@awesomebeast7509]

@@choosecarefully408 I’ve seen a couple comments about this. Someone even suggested moving it a week back instead of forward that way Presidents Day lines up with Super Bowl Sunday and we get a 4 day weekend

[@seanl7856]

Do me a favor and post a link to where I can get that Legends of the Hidden Temple sweater? I'd make life mistakes for a green hoody like that.

[@AntiChris84]

I want a slavic nfl team where you know the fans are gonna be so passionate you got flares going off and everyone bouncing after a 7 yard run

[@Dr.Sortospino]

With 20 people stabbed every game😅

[@F-Tier_Physique]

​@@Dr.Sortospino Sounds about as safe as taking a walk in any major us city lmfao.

[@phbtorres]

The visiting team having to go through a maze like the one in Red Star's stadium (Marakana, if I'm not mistaken) with the insulting grafiti, urin and the police having to shield your entrance to the field

[@Dr.Sortospino]

@@F-Tier_Physique oh i think in USA the games are waaaay safer than Europe. I am from Italy, and I have been to many soccer games, but I now think it’s mostly a toxic fascist culture for many of European hardcore fan factions. I have seen many times when police had to charge the crazy fans. When there was the 1/6 insurrection my joke reaction was: oh they are playing soccer at the Capitol? In USA now I have been to 30+ games between college and NFL and I never felt threatened. I brought my wife to the games. I saw kids, almost newborns there with the families. In Europe that’s simply impossible

[@F-Tier_Physique]

@@Dr.Sortospino the joke was about how much less safe most larger US cities have become. I think most US football games are safer. There aren't any real large ultra groups there. Didn't go to any NFL games in the us, but I've seen football games in several western and eastern European countries. So yeah you're about as likely to get stabbed crossing to stadium Olimpico as you are strolling about in New York lol.

[@Fordy18365]

Bears fans are going to get this to a million views

[@liamthedrugmeister2534]

Bold of you to assume the bears still have at least a million fans

[@Stev0Speakz]

Not really because we tired of this whole conversation

[@Duffyartwork]

@@liamthedrugmeister2534there’s a ton of bears fans. A lot of us are just quiet because they haven’t done shit for so long

[@Mflo-87]

Bears fans are super sensitive right now. LOL I am one too. Let’s face it Poles will be selecting CW #1. And yes I am a JF1 fan

[@zackhurwitz9441]

​@@Mflo-87the cult of Fields will find you

[@legionwatchessports4029]

NFL: “Planes need to be faster for Europe teams!” University of Hawaii: **flies 6 hours to play Fresno State**

[@jonathanpusar5931]

Yeah, Hawaii invalidates a lot of this. Or any game that’s east to west cost. People don’t get how big this country is. Flying NY to LA is only 800 less nautical miles vs NY to London. That’s just an extra 1.5 hours. It’s not that significant, and the newest 737’s and A321’s are actually certified to fly cross the Atlantic, so there’s no longer the barrier of needing a much more expensive airline and aircraft.

[@hezakiahali6343]

If it was just the London team flying to the east coast and vice versa it wouldn’t be a huge problem besides the 5 hour time difference. But if a west coast team has to fly to London or London team fly to west coast then that’s a problem

[@KarthiDuraisamy_1988]

International travel involves extra time at airport for immigration checks. So it is not the same

[@nonyia17]

Brett is fucking spitting bars man. Also people citing Caleb wants a stake of the team he’s drafted to is categorically untrue. He said ONE DAY he wants to be the owner of an nfl team lmao this is such a common dream for many players post playing career

[@RadHobbies]

That’s just one red flag, too much smoke around this kid.

[@CoC_Lord]

I think my favorite part of the dialog as a Chicago sports fan is the hate Caleb gets by fans for painting nails, wearing more feminine cloathing, emotional, etc. when they literally all adore Dennis Rodman for what he did with the bulls

[@RadHobbies]

@@CoC_Lord A. The worm didn’t do this until later in his career, when he was already an established beast. B. You must not have been alive, because he did get hate from many fans including bulls fans.

[@CoC_Lord]

@@RadHobbies yeah he was far more mature and tame in his youth, is that why he stole watches and ended up in prison before he ever laced up in the nba? And I’m aware he got hate at the time, but if you look at how he is viewed by the fans now it’s night and day

[@MarchOnRome]

Exactly. Mike Florio’s clown ass is the one that started that BS

[@ghostmane2643]

Bro your idea for a 2nd bye week is nothing short of genius.

[@bolbyballinger]

And that's with him not even mentioning some of the other effects. For starters there's more prime time games because of it. Which means more money. Because the same number of games are spread out over more weeks that means there's less games happening at the same time. Which means each game (on average) will be able to be broadcasted over a large area thus getting more money per game. It'd be good for the players and for the owners.

[@martinhogan9745]

It was the obvious solution for years. I still don't understand why they didn't do that in the first place. It was probably kept this way to have something to negotiate during the CBA negotiations.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, it’s such a no-brainer, I’m surprised it hasn’t been done already. I was in favor of a 17th game, but only if players got a 2nd bye week.

[@long060]

only issue I can see is that if TNF starts in week 3 that means 2 teams are getting a bye in week 2 and they don't normally start bye weeks that early. But it could be adjusted.

[@bolbyballinger]

@@long060 Yeah, some Thursdays can probably just be given multiple games.

[@lucaslimbaga1290]

Thanks for the Maxx Crosby thing. We needed it.

[@koolkeithsdad]

💯💯💯💯

[@sergiomstrdd]

He was being Sarcastic .. fuck em

[@WMDistraction]

As a Browns fan, if it shuts up all the TJ Watt whiners, I’m all for it. They’re all great players.

[@bigkahuna5381]

Brett kollman “post a video at a normal time” challenge IMPOSSIBLE

[@frederikhalskovchristianse477]

I'm from europe, and I think the time is very normal

[@matthias8161]

@@frederikhalskovchristianse477 well terribly sorry frederick most us are american so we think its weird

[@thomaslewis9967]

@@matthias8161 genuinely asking because i don't know. Does it really matter what time a video is posted? I mean you can watch it when ever you want.

[@patrickmccormack3209]

@@thomaslewis9967for a specific individual viewer (especially if you have notifications turned on or regularly check the subscriptions page) - no, the post time doesn’t matter For content creators themselves though, the time you post a video can be incredibly important. Statistics like the click-through rate, watch time, and more can all be effected by the time in which you post a video. Since youtube and other sites will recommend your video to more people (specifically non-subscribers) based on the success of those stats, then you generally want to post at a time that hits as much of your subscribers base as possible. Very early morning (for US) is perfect for that, since it means that Europeans will actually see the video the day it’s posted and not days later, and US peeps will see it first thing when they wake up (and actually have time to watch it in the morning since it’s a weekend)

[@matthias8161]

@@thomaslewis9967 well this dude said something first i personally dont fiind a problem at all

[@Synzofhumanity]

There is no way the players union will let the nfl have a London based team. Between the taxes, the exchange rate and the fact you can be told you have to leave your home country because you got drafted there, I'm sure the union would fight against that ever happening.

[@soapsatellite]

The NHL makes it work somehow

[@jakeherington7237]

@@soapsatelliteMoving to Canada is a lot different than moving to Europe

[@soapsatellite]

@@jakeherington7237 Same issues though. It's just a lot easier to manage cuz of the proximity and openness between the two countries.

[@shidditiddis]

You’d also have American players with serious issue regarding UK law. You don’t have freedom of speech. You are not allowed to own a weapon for the express purpose of self defense. You won’t get many dudes chomping at the bit to give up freedoms they’re born with in the US.

[@ethanfrench7728]

Sorry I wasn’t listening. I was watching the cat in the background

[@FrancisTha1st]

On Brett's advice I had a few interesting draft picks in my dynasty league. To the tune of CJ Stroud, Zay Flowers, Sam Laporta, and Puka Nacua. On their performances I got my first ever win for a fantasy league. So... I trust his judgement.

[@ChunkyBalls247]

Brett is the man as long as he isn't talking about Trey Sermon...

[@RyanD2558]

Brett has been wrong about a ton of players lol. Everyone is, it's impossible to know how these guys are going to turn out, but you're just cherry picking the players that worked out.

[@LesPronto]

​@RyanD2558 Bingo! So many ppl cherry pick the ones that hit,and never mentions the misses

[@williamhermann6635]

​@@RyanD2558 Literally every gm, coach, and fan are wrong about players regularly.

[@JohnThomas-mq1zh]

@@LesProntoBingo! U have a slit between your legs

[@EthanSchaner]

An early morning Brett video is a rare but welcome sight to behold. I'm used to the 11-12pm 31st of the month videos. My whole schedule has been bamboozled. Edit: I'm dying, even the ad read knows this messed with us lmao.

[@BrettKollmann]

I apologize for ruining your routine!

[@EthanSchaner]

@@BrettKollmann Never apologize for great work. This is awesome.

[@wilfloyd7635]

Omg that Legends of the Hidden Temple crew neck is FIRE

[@BrettKollmann]

I got it from our clothing partner, Homage :) link in the description

[@peterignatowski1882]

Silver snakes for life

[@794edgar]

​@@peterignatowski1882 Green Monkey gang for life.

[@Prodigy_ADED]

OH SNAP! I got on KZbin. Thanks for taking my question Brett! Loved watching you guys all throughout the NFL season and sending you all super chats throughout the season. Love your work and EJ’s.

[@keto_writes]

RE: Eu Teams. ... Ages ago, as a scheduling and thought experiment the "solution" I came up with for NFL European teams would be ... to add Four teams, and for the NFL to also build a large practice facility. Teams in England, Scottland, Denmark and Germany with a practice facility somewhere equadistant to the stadiums. The "concept" was that a visiting American based team could then spend 2-3 wks (if they also had a bye week) in Europe for the "overseas road trip" and decrease the travel time/jet lag. The European Division could then join the NFC/AFC on a four year rotation basis ... the advantage to this is that over an eight year span every NFL franchise would visit each of the four stadiums in Europe without requiring one specific division (NFC/AFC East) to have excessive amounts of travel compared to a midwest team. If you wanted to go Really crazy, after 4yrs you add an Asian division with teams in Manila, Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka ... then the divions would flip/flop Conferences so, again, every team in the league visits all of the stadiums each decade. Flip side the league would probably want to invest in a centrally located practice facility (someplace in Texas?) so when the European/Asian teams visit they have a "home" to stay/practice at without resorting to hotels and university fields.

[@jamescarter6414]

As a Raiders fan, that Crosby line at the end of the TJ vs Garrett chat got me good - I feel exposed 😂 (8:13)

[@Pipacolor]

As a Steelers fan, Crosby makes more sense as DPOY than Garrett. Even Brett said the stats propping up Garrett are made up and don't matter. Maxx actually touches qbs and is a valuable IDP asset, which means his contributions on the field are tangible and concrete. IMO Bland would have been the interesting choice that few would mind...

[@ebowden1168]

@@Pipacolorto win dpoy as a corner is extremely hard. You have to essentially be completely lockdown. Bland had a lot of interceptions but he also got burned very very badly in some games. Gilmore in 2019 was the most recent corner to win it and he had one of the greatest secondary seasons of all time

[@Julian-k2n]

@@Pipacolordid you listen to anything he said about the issue other than “Steelers” ?

[@CharlesH-t9r]

​@@Julian-k2n I agree with Brett and I'm a die hard Steelers In my over 30 years of being a Steelers fan I never feared any browns defensive player until Myles Garrett he's a Hall of Famer and I am not ashamed to admit it

[@LongJohnson85]

The Caleb Williams hate is just prospect fatigue.

[@michaelmcdermott1624]

I don't know about Caleb Williams. I'm looking forward to hearing the evaluation. Heuristically, he has two things against them: being a USC quarterback, then being a Bears quarterback.

[@dogger37JC]

Thank you. It’s good to hear someone say it like you did about Caleb. It’s been interesting listening to people repeat almost verbatim the same criticism over how he expresses himself and the fact he showed his emotions on national TV. That article written by that short lived NFL scout from 20 years ago was given far too much attention and people formed opinions based it.

[@justinoswalt9028]

I don't think anyone cares about his painted nails. I think most of the hate comes from the stories about him telling Chicago not to draft him, stories about he and his dad demanding that his contract includes ownership stock in the team, etc.... who the fuck cares about his manicure, they wanna know if he's gonna be an arrogant, entitled headache.

[@dogger37JC]

@@justinoswalt9028 That’s exactly what’s being used to question his maturity and character. His nails and other behavior that Brett discussed. As far as him not wanting to play in Chicago he wouldn’t be the first quarterback to do that. Elway and Eli did it. Why make a big deal about that unless it’s because he’s not white? I really hope Caleb pans out just to prove how many people have no clue how to evaluate players who think they do.

[@C94577]

@@justinoswalt9028Both of those rumors have been proven false. He never said anything about not wanting to go to chicago and in fact spoke very highly about the situation at the combine. He also never said anything about wanting a stake in the team that drafts him. He said he wants to be a partial owner of a team sometime in the future. (After he retires). Hope this clears things up

[@CharlesH-t9r]

​@@justinoswalt9028 It's really pathetic how many of you people just won't admit you don't like he's black

[@RD-wg9em]

On the Europe front, the European league of football is attempting to develop the continental game. An attempt to make a more sustainable NFL Europe. Would probably be better for the NFL to leverage some control over that as a junior league than trying to purely expand if it shows potential. Would allow them to test the waters without worrying about that travel aspect.

[@youngblood4127]

All they need is Mexico, Europe (The main countries they’ve been visiting) Canada, Hawaii, and maybe Australia. Since those countries have source of Soccer, Wrestling, and Rugby farming. If they can capture those markets, the NFL will be well on their way! The ones mentioned can give the allure & illusion of international global expansion, while still being relatively close to the US. You don’t need really need Asia, Africa, South America, etc. You use your international/global stars to promote there but that’s it.

[@Gurumeierhans]

The league has enormous potential, the management is unfortunately sub-par. I hope the NFL will nurture the league as a talent pool and an instrument to draw more talent to americal football. But I fear, the NFL wants to have too much control and will try to establish their own league

[@Steve_643]

We need another pro football league that last. There are so many good players that never get a legit chance to play in the NFL. It could also be a good place for players to develop and find more players from Europe.

[@DefenderOfVirginity]

@@Steve_643thats the problem, there definitely are great players that dont get their chance in the NFL. but theres not enough of them to create an entirely new league, the level of play is always drastically reduced

[@FloSchmdt14]

I don’t think the NFL should intervene in the ELF, at least not as a minor league that is supposed to nurture talent for the NFL. If that is the case no European player is ever seeing the field again, that might kill the league.

[@97NikeSb]

Headlines and rumors never came out of Caleb’s mouth. Owning a team, choosing where he wants to go etc. was never said by Caleb but social media has tricked people into thinking meme accounts as pro journalism.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

I'm not a big college football fan but I definitely watched Caleb Williams all year last season Drake Maye, Jayden Daniel's, Shedeur Sanders, and Micheal Penix all these guys are going to take over the league in my opinion I really want to see Caleb run the 40 yd dash he's a crazy athlete almost underrated , Drake Maye impressed me too he's a real duel threat not just a statue

[@michaelmitchell8239]

All those Guys going to take over the league????LMAO, most will be Back ups or out of the League in 4 years.

[@kaieastwood3373]

I agree with what you said about Caleb feels like a mix of toxic masculinity/culture war stuff directed towards how he expresses himself. Also I did spend most of the video looking at your cat.

[@tallflguy]

“Toxic masculinity” is not a thing

[@Boskibro]

No lol. It’s that there are 3 real QBs that should be drafted ahead of him in Drake Maye, Bo Nix, and JJ McCarthy. Caleb is a running back that can throw sometimes.

[@byronscherer5098]

He is a smaller version of JF. I remember being a teen and I never considered myself as femine. In freakland he is just another freak. That's his business but he nor anyone else is good. Funny how people talk about good but don't acknowledge who is the only good one.

[@mistaman580]

​@@tallflguybit of a self report

[@Cloudead00]

@@Boskibro He is not a run first QB, look at his rushing stats this season. He is going #1 overall because he's the best QB. JJ and BO wont even go top 5 but, Drake Maye is close for sure though.

[@texans22podcast]

Agree with you so much on a Caleb. I can’t believe the nonsense people use to complain about him.

[@kingjayburner]

Fields fans are stupid af

[@jamesh684]

His record hasn’t been good, same for drake maye. They didn’t impress me at all in the like 6 full games I watched of either of them. Was more impressed by the other top 5 QBs but think Bo Nix is too inconsistent and that Penix is too injury prone. Only 1 I’m confident in saying is top 5 pick worthy is Jayden Daniel’s.

[@codeejohnson7004]

@@jamesh684100% agree, took the words out of my brain.

[@sosa3559]

@@jamesh684using team wins has proven to be the best method of evaluating QB prospects. Stetson Bennett>Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, Rodgers

[@jamesh684]

@@sosa3559 It's not a be all, end all, but all those QB's sat or were given time to develop in the NFL. Plus, all of those guys, besides Rodgers, were drafted later and by a coach who's familiar to the scheme they ran in college. Something which doesn't apply for Matt Eberfluse and Caleb Williams. QB is a very hard position to predict, and people are treating him like a Trevor Lawerence, when he clearly needs to develop more.

[@flori6094]

As a german, I actually don't want a franchise in Europe. I'm just happy we got 1-2 games a year in Germany. So it's more like a special event for us.

[@giannigennaro8381]

Also nobodies talking about how it's gonna affect players getting drafted to England or Germany. Be quite a monumental change for them.

[@Haggis_67]

I'd rather see the NFL try to promote the ELF. Have a pathway for players to go ELF -> NFL 'built' in or have the ELF be a 'summer' League.

[@mitchellellis27]

Coffee with a Brett video on Saturday morning is a rare sight indeed, but a welcome one

[@Cole_Egan]

Just moved out of my parents house to my first full time engineering job and started using Factor! Thanks Brett!

[@TheHippo]

14:01 painting “fuck utah” on himself isn’t a sign of being toxic whatsoever? lol

[@hunterlamonte9]

Then losing and getting upset ppl were talking shit to him about it….not toxic at all😂

[@dishantithomas4198]

We're treating basic trash talk like toxicity now? That's interesting

[@TheHippo]

@@dishantithomas4198 “basic trash talk” that’s not “basic” trash talk and you know it, stop the glazing, he’s not going to marry you 😭 painting a message with explicits directed towards the other team on your body would result in a $100k fine in the NFL

[@granth7332]

extra bye week seems like a win for orgs and a win for players. For that reason I could see it actually happening. And It would feel like we get an extra week of football without getting an extra week of football.

[@liamfish6213]

i went to HS with caleb. everyone connected to the program has nothing but amazing things to say about Caleb. from all accounts his teammates and coaches love him

[@JackLaMonica-t1v]

Go Eagles!

[@bagels8862]

The issue with an NFL Europe team isn't travel. The issue is there's not a big enough talent pool of players and coaches to create new teams. How many teams are already struggling to find o-line, CB, QB, HC, OC, etc...

[@dishantithomas4198]

Don't you think that situation naturally fixes itself in x amount of years once you introduce the international market I can easily picture some decent ol prospects coming from three uk or Slavic countries Or dbs from Africa etc it just takes time

[@bagels8862]

@@dishantithomas4198 No lol. Take the absolute best players from Europe and they'd still get crushed by an xfl team, or even a division 2 college team. Kids in America start playing and getting coached in elementary school. And the coaching kids receive here in the US is light-years ahead of anything you'd get in Europe or Africa. Any coach who is decent enough is already moving to the States for a better job, and any player who is close enough to being good enough will have already transferred to the States, meaning the level of competition is lower. There isn't the talent pool of players nor is there the talent pool of coaching, or football infrastructure such as football academies, pre-college or college teams. Being an NFL caliber player is not just a matter of running fast or being big. There is a reason some of the best players in college still can't make it in the NFL. Take Desmond ridder for example. He was the QB for one of the top 4 college teams in the country, he's probably been playing and getting outstanding coaching his entire life and he's still not considered very good in the NFL. Not every player at any position on the best college football teams in the country is good enough to make it in the NFL. To get that level of talent from other parts of the world you would have to convince them to start sponsoring football programs in grade school, then you'd have to convince enough coaching talent to move to Europe and educate an entirely new crop of every kind of coach you can imagine, then you'd have to convince enough Europeans to pursue football, instead of a popular sport like soccer or rugby, professionally, not in the NFL, first you'd have to start an amateur football league like the xfl in Europe, of which maybe 2 players, the best of the best, would be good enough to become 4th string practice bodies on an actual NFL team. So yeah, maybe in a 160 years or so we might be able to have global football.

[@memillsjr]

As a life long Bears fan that has heard so many outrageous arguments in the Fields/Williams debate the last several weeks, your explanation of the Caleb character concern being overblown is the best I've heard!

[@aidanmurphy6979]

Great take on Myles vs TJ. Coming from a Steelers fan btw

[@AreYouFNQRAZII]

11:44 AHH I KNOW YALL REMEMBER OUR “SKINNY JEANS” PHASE‼️🤣🤣🤣

[@DreamConundrum]

Is that over?

[@robertmoore3088]

the only thing i will say about Caleb is when he mocked Duggan about crying then erased the tweet. eventually karma catches up and he ends up doing the same thing. that's very hypocritical.

[@l.bokros684]

I think that was a misunderstanding on social media’s part. Duggan got (mostly) praised for being a guy who really cares and tried to put his team on his back etc, and Caleb got called a baby and immature and whatever for crying after his loss. That’s I believe why he spoke on the Duggan clip

[@jimfabry]

As a member of "the other 30 fanbases," I genuinely didn't know the Watt/Garrett argument was a thing

[@LoganAlder]

It’s funny, Parsons doesn’t have Watt as one of his top 5 edges.

[@mezombart0423]

I think so much of the Caleb Williams hate boils down to the fact that he's the first undisputed no. 1 qb with a ton of nil money and eligibility, so he actually has some negotiating power. I think a lot of ppl (particularly people in the comments section of channels much more sensationalistic than this one) don't like the idea of someone in his position having a say over where he goes... I mean hey Eli did the same thing through different means and that worked out pretty well

[@Boskibro]

I hate Caleb because it’s clear to me that Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, and Bo Nix are all better QUARTERBACKS. Caleb is a running back that can throw sometimes and that never works out. I want a traditional old school QB and that isn’t caleb

[@TheMattTrakker]

He doesn't have any negotiating power, he already declared. With the 1st contracts now structured the way they are, players aren't making their big money until contract 2, so he can't afford to just go into the league and be a malcontent if he really wants his pay day.

[@mezombart0423]

@@TheMattTrakker that's true, but there was the drama all season about how we could have stayed at usc another season if he didn't like the 1st team because he's making all that money already

[@mezombart0423]

@@Boskibro well the league has long moved on from traditional old school qb's... Pretty much all the best in the league have a great running game. Also I invite you to have a quick look at Caleb's passing stats, they're top tier.

[@trajan5560]

@@BoskibroJust so you know, both Bo Nix and JJ McCarthy had more rushing yards than Caleb Williams this year, and Drake Maye had 30 less yards. Bo Nix’s career high rushing yards in a season is actually MORE than Caleb Williams. Seems like they’re the “running back that can throw”, not Caleb. Seems like there may be some certain attribute that distinguishes Caleb Williams from the other QB’s and makes you think he’s just a gimmick QB.

[@Breasee]

I think you can accomplish the same goal you want to with moving the schedule up a week by moving it back as week too. This will make it to where we get the Super Bowl on Presidents’ Day weekend and most in the US will have that Monday off.

[@awesomebeast7509]

Get rid of the pro bowl

[@zaedrah3378]

I've been advocating for a second bye week ever since they extended the year. There's almost no downsides to it. 1. Longer NFL year means more money for them (they love money) 2. Players will be healthier/have more time to recover from injury, leading to higher quality football/more interest in bad teams Example of my 2nd point: My second team is the Cardinals. They fucking sucked this year. I watched every game, but I had MUCH more of an interest in the games once Kyler came back. If your team is healthy but not doing well, there's still going to be reasons to watch the team because each time has at least one star. Injuries hurt everything. (I know that Kyler's injury was long term, but my point still stands). I wanted to see what our future might look like, and you can't see the full picture if your team is severely banged up. 2nd bye week now. Please. Hell, I'd even be down for a 3rd bye week.

[@victorsrandomvideos5208]

4:31 I’d rather have the pro bowl move to London or some other European city. The season is over but it allows superstars to meet overseas fans who don’t often get to watch the the NFL live due to time difference. At most these players have one week to prepare (time difference) but it’s a low stake game

[@UserName-ts3sp]

i feel like that would also get fans more interested in the pro bowl too

[@Squishy-xu2nj]

In this video: Brett talks common sense at multiple fan bases

[@masonrock]

I think the only way you can add international teams is to add a whole division. The logistics just don’t make sense otherwise. That way they have 6 local games every season that don’t require trans Atlantic flights. Each team would have to have “host” accommodations. The teams would probably travel at the start of the week because of the time difference and stay overseas all week. That makes the most sense to me.

[@drumusic5665]

In Madden if I add a overseas team I always add 4 to make the division because you are correct. It makes no sense otherwise

[@monkegohaha6336]

Anyone that always talks about how “toxic” Caleb is all the time while talking about him changes how I view that person as a person

[@richardwhite6062]

Johnny Manziel 2.0

[@bkg5494]

@@richardwhite6062how?

[@chronicles647]

​@@richardwhite6062The comparison makes zero sense himself, Manziel was a frat boy playing quarterback, relied solely on his talent and never made an effort to improve himself, Caleb is the total opposite

[@richardwhite6062]

@chronicles647 caleb runs around and hucks it up without progressing through reads. Manziel was saved by Mike evans on similar styles. It doesn't translate to the nfl. At all. CW is also very well known as a selfish all about himself cuckoo bird for anyone outside of California. California brain is bad. He is high on his own supply. The way he walks and acts is pure narcissism. He also couldn't lead the Trojan into any sort of good season with their ridiculous recruiting classes. But hey. Drink the koolaid all you want

[@tj-kg4co]

Fr. People need to become self aware that they project their jealousy and hatred for someone doing good. I will never understand that shit. When will us dudes mature lol

[@phillherup]

It's not the painted nails, it's literally everything else he does off the field that makes people question his mentality or love for the game. He just seems like he doesn't care about football and is riding his physical talents.

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

If he didn't care, why did he keep playing as USC rapidly declined last year? He could have opted out and still been a top 3 pick.

[@tjayd1225]

The Caleb Williams conversation feels dumb, he’s not a bad guy or toxic guy. And anyone that questions those aspects that have nothing do w his game are not be taken seriously

[@protostnl6369]

I thought at first that maybe he can be this or tends to come across as that in a negative way but no, all I heard against him is “he likes to paint his nails” or something that doesn’t paint him as a bad person.

[@jordan12118]

Anyone seriously using the painted nails thing or him crying in his moms arms as a reason why they think Caleb isn’t gonna be good is ignorant as hell

[@donkramer9445]

I don’t care about his painted nails or crying to his mom. I’m more concerned with him not having an agent, refusing to talk with the media after a loss (could be a problem in the NFL). Can he handle the media? How will he handle contract negotiations. Does he care more about money or winning?

[@MrZablon]

Lamar Jackson did the same thing, turned out okay

[@launchbase4944]

he is not the first QB ever to not talk to the media

[@kameronjones7139]

​@MrZablon he also can't win in the playoffs

[@Alex13willows]

The only issue with your suggestion for the NFL schedule change with an emphasis on TNF is currently the NFL gives teams a bye week after international games. If they are ramping up the amount of international games. Those don't necessarily line up with each other or they have to line up with each other exactly. So a team would have an international game into a bye into TNF.

[@whiskeycardinal361]

Brett, just for you, I watched the XFactor ad twice to make up for anyone that skipped it

[@tylershapiro2964]

I friggin loved legend of the hidden temple. What a great sweater!

[@BrettKollmann]

I believe Homage is still selling it at the link in the description if you are interested :)

[@VoidHeart56]

I think the best way for the NFL to add a European team would be to add a full division in Europe. Having your division rivals 5 time zones away just isn't a good idea. I expect the NFL knows this and that's why they held a game in Munich in 2022 and will again in 2024. They can probably put 2 teams in England, 1 in Munich, and if you can build an NFL fanbase in maybe Dublin or Paris you'd have enough for a full European division

[@Gurumeierhans]

There is an European League of Football. The league has enormous potential, only the management is unfortunately sub-par. I hope the NFL will nurture the league as a talent pool and an instrument to draw more talent to americal football. But I fear, the NFL wants to have too much control and will try to establish their own league

[@TKCEDM]

That makes a ton of sense, but realistically, how do you do that logistically in regards to expansion drafts? This is probably why they'd have to introduce the teams slowly at first because every NFL team would either be losing 4 or more legitimately productive roster players all at once, or fairer expansion draft rules that would make every European team non competitive outside of their division.

[@VoidHeart56]

I have no idea how they'd do the expansion draft. I wasn't following the NFL the last time they had one. I also don't know how they'd go about adding them to the playoffs@@TKCEDM

[@howtopopo7118]

Brett, I love you. Don't ever say Max Crosby is better than Tj Watt again

[@Talbert61]

I really like the schedule adjustment idea. I had always thought a second bye week was needed just to get players time to heal. Never had a good way to do it without adding another game, which kinda negated the second bye. This keeps everyone on a consistent timeline, and gets every team national exposure which is good as well.

[@jonlueckenotte1673]

bro the hidden temple sweater though!!! hell ya bro!

[@DocLabad]

Super big props on the grace and tact you had with addressing the Caleb Williams question

[@eugenepoon]

I'm European and I wouldn't agree that "European sporting event atmospheres are the best" There's no obvious trend that Europe > US or vice versa Firstly it is quite a blanket statement. But some of the "crazier" aspects of European sports are actually really toxic, I like how home and away fans don't need to be SEPARATED FOR SAFETY for US sports. And, it's a bit assumption that creating brand new NFL franchises will just get you the same fanbases and traditions for football (soccer) teams that have existed for centuries. As a separate point, I don't think a European franchise can work. I'm not going to uproot my Bills fandoom for some experiment, and most people in Europe who are already NFL fans are already fans of a team won't do that as well.

[@dc523]

Logistically having a London team would be so insanely expensive that with current technology it is not gonna happen

[@chardude36m12]

I don't know if I've ever agreed with a video more. As a Steelers fan, the Watt-Garrett debate is just as exhausting for us as it is for everyone else. But respectfully, the war must continue on, and shall, well after both players have retired. I mean arguments still pop up arguing Ed Reed vs Polamalu and they play way different positions, and there's certainly way less bad blood there.

[@jonahcarpenter6580]

The TNF schedule change idea is genius, it should absolutely be a thing

[@Wyatt.D23]

Came here for Justin/Caleb with some real knowledge and nuance. Subscribed after your break down on TNF, you might just be a genius Brett 💪🏼

[@andreashley6084]

8:16 How embarrassing. I’m over here yelling NAH MAXX IS BETTER THAN THEM BOTH and then he goes and say this 😅😂😂😂

[@matthewjohnson1098]

AMEN on the Caleb Williams crap. Unbelievable what people are willing to reach on with him.

[@moalston4203]

We should not care about we other say about him he doesn't care about what other think or else he wouldn't be on stage in front of millions on TV I don't celebrity worship

[@moalston4203]

He not a perfect person but Like him though he a good dude and people will always have something to say that what happens when you famous people make shit up about you even when your not famous people will talk about anyone and anything

[@55TheInTIMidator55]

I’m a man of my word, Brett! Said I’d try Factor next time you posted. Putting in my order Monday. Thank you for all you do and for always being yourself.

[@BrettKollmann]

You are going to love it!

[@richmargin6082]

Watch this guy’s video on Joe Burrow as a draft prospect. He totally nailed every detail. I drafted burrow into my dynasty league and never regretted it. Unfortunately he’s had some injuries 😅

[@tibistibility]

You didn’t consider thanksgiving Thursday games in your last part but otherwise a good idea to add another bye week

[@Ziggz47]

LOVE the schedule change idea

[@Wolfeson28]

I'm really skeptical about the whole "the NFL can put a team in London once Boom is a thing" concept. First of all, people have been predicting supersonic takeover of commercial long-haul air travel since the 1960s - it's never come close to happening, and numerous concepts for supersonic passenger aircraft have gone nowhere. So I'm not going to buy into Boom or any other project being *the one* to make it happen until I really see it. Secondly, even if supersonic transatlantic travel does become a thing, I have a very hard time believing the NFL would accept those much higher costs compared to current airliners. And that doesn't even get into the real problem of a London-based NFL team, which is that virtually every player, coach, and staff member on that team would have to live and work an entire ocean away from their home country (since virtually all the talent pools for that are in the US). That means a London-based team would have to pay substantially above market value for virtually everyone in their organization, which is a crippling competitive penalty.

[@typezander6096]

The Pff isn’t just chips, it’s the real stats but it is what it is

[@BrettKollmann]

The PFF win rate is better imo, I’m just referring to the ESPN chart that gets thrown around a lot

[@typezander6096]

@@BrettKollmann I gotcha, just think the pff ones add some validity

[@ryzeron]

Can we just take a moment for the shirt though? Absolutely legendary!!

[@BrettKollmann]

It’s from our clothing partner for the podcast, Homage. Link in the description :)

[@tinkdnuos]

Obviously supersonic travel would help a lot, but the key would actually be scheduling. You'd need to find a way to block-schedule their away games. If there are 2 teams there, then any time a US team visits, they play BOTH, and ideally they get their bye afterwards. Tricky, but doable.

[@Jesayou]

Man a super sonic jet....fuel cost and in general waste, every barrier and problem that plagued the concorde are still there. I guess the billionaires will finally subsidize a form of public transit what a sad day.

[@thatTallguyukno]

BTW I LOVE your TNF/19-week schedule idea!

[@williamshea1970]

Having an extra bye week and keeping the hof game week would put the Super Bowl the day before Presidents’ Day. That gives at least some people the day after off

[@ScottServais-poet]

Bro you pulled the Hawthorne Heights reference and I love it!

[@Xorgrim]

Awesome suggestion regarding the NFL schedule.

[@tristancooper3174]

Just wanna say I love you Brett. You always have such sensible and logical takes ♥️

[@jayschafer1760]

The conventional wisdom / opinions of most people in the aviation industry is that Boom is a pipe dream and unlikely to ever happen, or happen in anywhere near the timeframe quoted if it does come to market.

[@sheed64]

I went to a soccer game a couple of seasons ago with a friend. I am the usual goober when it comes to American sports, so I was fully ready to roast my friend about the game and the game day experience (United v Liverpool was the game, think it was the FA Cup). Honestly I wasn't prepared for how atmospheric everything was. The stadium itself had a certain aura and history around it, and the chants and banter from the crowd were unbelievable. I got hooked on the game and it's right up there with the NFL for me when it comes to which sport I prioritize. It's also interesting because Old Trafford is the butt of jokes for not even being as atmospheric or rowdy as some other stadiums, but it far surpassed the average game day experience in the NFL. Though some of it has been lost due to the corporatization of the EPL, there's still some sense that the club is local, and even moreso when it comes to the smaller clubs. Just don't get that same feeling with the NFL. I wonder how it was when NFL Europe was around and there was a team in London. Maybe someone reading this comment has some idea. Can't find anything online regarding this.

[@eheidel]

I think the only knock on the guaranteed bye pre TNF is that many people will say it’s an advantage to a playoff team with a late season bye. Versus one who maybe had their final bye in say week 10.

[@JylesM]

ALL the takes. So effing good. Refreshing!

[@Rageofthesinner]

Brett you are the best nfl creator, amazing video. Great takes as always

[@Evilducttapeman]

I’m just saying world class athletes should be able to fly 6 hours then two days later be able to play a three hour game that’s realistically only one hour.

[@shmayleb]

Thank you for focusing on the humanity of these guys, particularly Caleb in this episode. People get far too up in arms about how others choose to present themselves. Painted nails can be creative af, and crying is HEALTHY GOTDARNIT

[@GreyLucius4]

Traveling from London to the states every road game would be torture for the players and staff. Imagine having 2-3 straight roads games and having to travel back and forth 2-3 weeks in a row lol.

[@shidditiddis]

Hawthorne Heights reference just absolutely changed the trajectory of my day.

[@austinwilliams7919]

Now, I like your plan for the extra week for the extra bye, Brett. In fact, I thought thats what they should've done, when they added a week last time. That way, everything could stay much more easily divided up, and kept track of. It was nice when everything was divisible by 4.

[@Aaron80B]

IIRC (born in 96 for context) for a little while during the 90s I think the league used to have an 18 week schedule with two byes. I think the idea is great because the HOF game doesn’t need to be on an island before preseason when people really care more about the induction and other festivities. Not to mention the added rest for the players is an obvious plus. In terms of expansion to Europe and scheduling, I think the NFL would benefit from watching how things play out in the ACC with Stanford and Cal joining next year.

[@deRoyLight]

Kollmann!! If we don't get a video about Brock Bowers I might cry. He's so fun.

[@CF-pi2pg]

Always love the video brett. Hyped for the combine content

[@jacobgwin9445]

Not football related, but your shirt is dope! Loved that show

[@keepitbasketball]

That schedule is a great idea. Especially after the extra season game was added I’m sure all teams would benefit from having two bye weeks

[@rzawistowski33]

According to your new schedule idea, teams gonna be having byes week 2

[@bridgeboys69]

I've thought about a 2nd bye week just as in a whole mid season break, but I like the Thursday night football link better. Nice idea. I hope they do it.

[@bingbong413]

As a prospect Caleb has the tools to turn a franchise around but at the same time he has the issues that might run a franchise into the ground

[@jimmytucker7063]

I belive the NFL should at least make all bye weeks one week, so it doesn’t become un fair for a team to have a very late bye week compared to a very early bye week. You could also promote more and different types of NFL media that week.

[@gman3093]

A friend of mine and I were legit saying this a couple of weeks ago. 2 bye weeks to keep the guys fresh to compensate for a longer regular season. Glad a voice like Brett's is amplifying this sentiment. All the injuries definitely take away from the product, especially once playoffs start. I very much liked the idea of moving up HOF week, we suggested deleting it altogether lol 😂

[@alessandrobarizza2339]

Biggest issue is going to convert european fans to nfl , when european are used to 2 h games with 15 min of ads and not 3h games with 1h + of ads 😂

[@blehbleh9283]

Caleb Williams seems like a good player and nice dude. Dont like Chicago getting a good QB, but then maybe the rivalry will be a rivalry

[@Nahaintnoway]

I just wanted to say I’m overjoyed we now have a notable KZbinr putting on for Downtown LA even if it’s just a nice backdrop.

[@cheezits3632]

I'm just here to say, what an awesome legends shirt!

[@hansoskar1911]

I agree that the Watt vs Garrett argument is bogus but the idea that tracking data couldnt deliver these stats is wrong. maybe espn cant do that right now but that's a diffrent point. Talk to Ted Knutson when you are at the combine.