NFC Burning Questions; 'I know his grip' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep 615) | NFL on NBC

After hitting the AFC Monday, Chris (@CSimmsQB) and Ahmed (@ahmedNBC) finish our two-part Burning Questions series with the NFC. Plus, the guys realize Ahmed's "neck off" has some alternate meanings. #NBCSports #ChrisSimmsUnbuttoned #NFL
(0:00) Chris and Ahmed brainstorm more ideas for the upcoming Top 40 QB Countdown
(4:00) NFC West Burning Questions: 49ers CB concerns, Rams post-Aaron Donald, Geno Smith vs Sam Howell, and Cardinals rookie starters.
(29:45) NFC South: Buccaneers pass rusher, Saints aging defense, Falcons pass rush, and Panthers weapons for Bryce Young.
(50:30) NFC North: Jameson Williams leaping, Jordan Love's jump-off, Vikings run game, and Bears pass rush
(1:13:40) NFC East: Cowboys RBs, Eagles coordinators, Giants O-line, and Commanders protecting Jayden Daniels.
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NFC Burning Questions; 'I know his grip' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep 615) | NFL on NBC
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[@isaiahcollins96]

I know his grip is insanity

[@MegaGhost10100]

😂 title guy knew exactly what they was doing

[@NB233___]

Ik Chris’s son knows these words he’s gotta help his dad 😭

[@thomastelles2686]

@12:11

[@bg147]

@@thomastelles2686 LOL

[@13mcoleman]

😂😂

[@natekelly1852]

First the neck off and now the grip analysis 😫😫😭💀💀

[@mitchgoulson2294]

Simms not beating the allegations 😂😂

[@L.O.C.1990]

Necks and butts together in football convo is wild 🤣🤣

[@buddysteele7624]

You love it tho

[@real-ishstraighttruthnocha1687]

"What's his neck like?" You gotta say Pause after that. NoDiddy

[@bloppaveli161]

"i know his grip" is nasty work

[@craigburgess7105]

NFC North is stacked now - stacked

[@LilCstain]

From “neck off” to “I know his grip”

[@gregsoete8596]

Thanks again for your assessments. You fellows are entertaining as hell.

[@legoatjames2294]

Chris is the best simple. Great pod as usual!!

[@buddysteele7624]

Despite Ahmed somehow

[@sharonreel8678]

I love Ahmed unashamedly stating that he hates the Bears lol.

[@buddysteele7624]

Ahmed’s the worst. He’s the worst fan, he’s the worst cohost. If he was a fan of a team I owned I would sell the team. No one can ruin fun and happiness faster than

[@elliotwilkinson8784]

Comes to watch football pod about football. Main topic: Gripping and Necking 😂. This pod is wild 😂.

[@kandyman2705]

Philly collapse? Not sure but one time I saw Hurts telling Sirianni to calm down. Hurts is a pretty level headed kid and not a jerk ( as a Giants fan I wish he was) So problem could be HC. All I know is I wish Gmen had Phillys problems. 😂

[@mattsims7530]

HC is a distinct possibility.

[@buddysteele7624]

Another day, another episode of Ahmed rendering happiness and fun extinct, just by his mere presence

[@NathanRhwmf]

chris you the man simms!

[@chuckchuckerson5364]

The Vikings had Mattison as their RB1 #1 last year... The RAIDERS backup. The year before they had an injured Dalvin Cook on decline. They have Aaron Jones this year. It certainly isn't a long term solution, but it absolutely gives them time to address the position.

[@gugie]

I think Ahmed is hilarious. Also, Chris says a lot things that could warrant a ⏸️.

[@VernonOdom-jw4ko]

I am glad that Chris said that about Kyle Shanahan. Kyle Shanahan is the Godfather of the 49ers.

[@robertarmstrong3024]

Didn't Florio say he taught Simms everything he knows?

[@buddysteele7624]

Uhh idk what he would’ve taught him. You gotta be kidding me. Considering that Florio steals just about every single football take that Simms utters. Florio doesn’t know shit about actual football. He’s just about the drama surrounding football despite always saying how much he loves football

[@LilCstain]

These dudes rock

[@NathanDean79]

The Commaders have one of the best DT rooms in football now. Johnathan Allen, Derron Payne, and Johnny Newton. Wow. Allen and Payne have already been to several Pro Bowls. I love Payne he has the size to pay nose tackle and Allen and Newton can play the 3 technique. They should have kept Montez Sweat though.

[@dapperdan343]

Great show! Thanks!

[@buddysteele7624]

Despite Ahmed somehow

[@rjonesy3480]

What I learned from this is the league may not value man to man corners as much as Chris does.

[@chadclark321]

I think you're wrong on Ceedee Simms. Doesnt have the extra gear but has everything else. Route running, hands, YAC. He can do it all. He doesnt have that crqzy speed but plenty fast

[@warpeace8891]

The "Kellen Moore" question has already been asked and answered by two teams. He has been fired twice in two years. Next question...

[@teacherl8330]

SUMMER OLYMPICS IDEA: Which teams would win GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE in the 4×100 relay: the 4 fastest NFLers on the team, regardless of position. Isn't Miami a lock for gold? Silver?

[@andresparry8104]

1:18:56 Wait, what happened to the Cowboys asses??? Isn’t that the plot of that Brokeback Mountain Movie??

[@Ravi-Akiba-Ben-David]

😂

[@DaronHoward]

2:16 Are we still talking about football? 👀 🤣

[@stevenbaffy7937]

For the Lions there is a committee to perform at WR 2 and or 3. If Jamo is not going to step up there is Kalif Raymond, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Antoine Green, and Isiah Williams (UDFA that tore up camp). I am sure that someone will emerge there to take up the snaps that were Josh Reynolds.

[@papapeaches0149]

Never underestimate Chris Simms’ ability to give an absolutely HORRENDOUS WR ranking take. Lamb is definitely better than Devonta Smith. And that’s coming from a Packers fan.

[@NathanDean79]

They have tired Evan Neat at RT and Guard. He played RT at Bama. He can’t play there in the NFL. So they tried him at guard last year and he was terrible there too. I think they have a draft bust on their hands. The left tackle was bad his first year too but the next year he came back he was good and his third year he was dam good.

[@andrew_7539]

Chris Himms 💯 🔥

[@juanmurillo3176]

I think changing our DC alone makes us better than last year. Not to mention Brock Purdy is gonna be one year better. Which I totally expect him to get significantly better in year 3 from 2, just like he did in year 2 from 1.

[@GKA11111]

Chris simms is the greatest of all time. Ahmed is the second. THIS IS THE GREATEST PODCAST IN HISTORY!!!

[@gaston7414]

Honestly, Chris simms is the goat.

[@GKA11111]

@@gaston7414 💪👍🚨🚨

[@derrickbeaubearic4100]

Respectfully, not even close 🤮

[@josephkelley8634]

Who wrote this, Phil Simms?

[@GKA11111]

@@derrickbeaubearic4100 watch your mouth

[@CryptoGrady]

🔥🔥🔥

[@NathanDean79]

I agree Chris. CeeDee Lamb is good but he isn’t a top 5 WR like AJ Brown, Jamar Chase or Justin Jefferson. Lamb is 6’2’’ 198 lbs and runs 4.50. Yea that’s good but it’s certainly not special. And he isn’t as big as you would think he is. He was 198 at the combine and is listed as 200 now. Jamar Chase is 6’ 205 and runs 4.38. And is as strong as a fucking defensive end!! Chase did 23 reps on the bench press. Lamb did 11.

[@ref233]

Insane Simms statement #1 “I would take Devonta Smith over CeeDee Lamb”

[@RavenTD46]

It's disgraceful that some spelled Krish Chims name wrong.

[@arc5040]

It's just: Kick the Tires ...as in: I would just like to "kick the tires" on him a little more. it was a little trick with early automobiles to see if they were "sturdy"; that it had tight wheel bearings, not loose and wobbly.

[@OldGuard53]

Cornelius Lucas gets no respect. I'm going to love it when he wins their LT spot and is steady. He's started 47 games and he's huge, 6'8" 327# .. If Coleman can't beat out Lucas, then they're rolling it out with him.

[@NathanDean79]

Commanders have the Cowboys old center. He is an upgrade to what they had. Riley Reiff is still a free agent. If I was the Commanders I would call him up. He has played LT most of his career but has also played RT for a few years too. He is older but he could get you through a year with at least average tackle Play.

[@mylesmode8673]

He was a doo doo sandwhich on the bears, didn’t even come with fries.

[@NathanDean79]

Jaden Daniels is fast. Like low 4.4 type of fast. He can outrun and edge OLB or DT in the league.

[@NathanDean79]

The Bengals starting outside CBs run a 4.38 and a 4.26. And they have another CB/nickel who runs 4.38. That’s the kind of speed you need on the outside.

[@josephpayton7522]

You also need talent. Lol

[@buddysteele7624]

Ahmed’s incessant Lions jokes just kill the whole thing. It a testament to how good Simms is that this podcast is still watchable with Ahmed on it

[@NathanDean79]

That meme about Burrow Chase and Sewell is ridiculous. Ok say we had drafted Sewell Jamar Chase is a game breaker. His is a lot of the reason we made it to the Super Bowl. Every QB needs a number 1 a legit number 1. Could be a WR or a TE like Mahomes and Kelce. Now we got our Penei Sewell in Cincinnati this year with Amarius Mims. Sewell looks small next Mims. In fact everyone not named Orlando Brown or Trent Brown look small next to Mims. Even Latham is only 6’6’’. Mims is 6’8’’ 342 lbs. and we have all three of those fucking monsters on our team.

[@ralami6183]

Ahmed projecting a Jamis high int career for Caleb is just ridiculous. Reason I love the sport and hoping a player to struggle. Caleb threw 93 TD’s and 14 total ints in college.

[@buddysteele7624]

That’s cuz Ahmed is the worst and doesn’t know anything. What a shocker that all he can spit out is a simple stat about Jameis. The stat everyone knows. Ahmed doesn’t know anything else

[@Leo-DaGreek]

LiL TX🧡

[@Bornclutch62]

Not gonna lie I skipped to the NFC east segment

[@kevenadrien]

Not gonna lie we do not care

[@edisntavailable]

No diddy!

[@NathanDean79]

The Giants have a great young left tackle. They have a promising 2nd year guy at center. They have the Bama tackle Evan Neal but he is terrible at tackle And terrible at guard. He is one of the reasons I personally wouldn’t draft a tackle from Bama. Especially when they do not work out. Neal did no tests he was just measured. JC Latham also didn’t test at all and I think he will be Evan Neal 2.0.

[@NathanDean79]

Shit the Giants are suddenly pretty dam good at WR. Nabers, Hyatt, and Wandale Robinson in the slot. That’s a lot of speed. 4.35, 4.40, and 4.44 respectively. And I think Hyatt is faster than that 4.40 number indicates. Some people just look faster than their testing numbers on the field. And yea I forgot about Darius Slayton with his 4.39 speed. He is dam good too. And don’t they still have Darrin Whaler on the team??

[@ref233]

Awesome pick with Nabers but the other WRs are 3s or 4s in most teams

[@brianw3656]

The vikings gave up a 2024 2nd, 2024 5th, 2024 6th, 2025 2nd, 2025 3rd, 2025 4th to get Dallas Turner. Qweasy blows.

[@joer1678]

If that’s true that is crazy

[@brianw3656]

@joer1678 It's twue. It's twue. They gave up three picks to move to pick 23 of the first round with the Texans. On draft night, they gave up three picks to move from 23 to 17 with Jacksonville.

[@joer1678]

@@brianw3656 insanity

[@husneiniqbal228]

if Dallas turner becomes a great player none of those picks matter. and lets see how those picks turns out. ur odds to draft a great pass rusher in late rounds are basically 0 %

[@brianw3656]

@@husneiniqbal228 terrible take. You must build through the draft and to give away six picks for one guy is stupid.

[@BratatoChip]

Chargers have a chance , small, but have a chance

[@NathanDean79]

You want to know what happened to the Eagles last year? They lost 8 starters and they lost their DC and Their OC. The head coach is not The play caller. They tried that in 2021 and he wasn’t good at that. They lost either 7 or 8 starters from The year before and both their offensive and defensive play callers. That’s what happened. And they could not deal with it. Now they lost their All Pro HOF Center. And they drafted guys like Jalen Carter who I predicted would have a tumultuous career in the nfl.

[@jacobsidorin2055]

This lions fan is funny in silent ways…

[@NathanDean79]

In 2022 the Bengals had the second hardest schedule in the NFL. Last year the Bengals had the hardest schedule that ANY TEAM had had since the year 2000. Year realignment talk. They played 11 playoff teams last year and 14 teams that ended the year above .500. So they played only 3 games to bad teams. 3 of 17 fucking games were against losing team. Let Me repeat that to let it sink in. The Bengals last year 11 games against playoff teams and 14 against teams that finished above .500. This season the Bengals are finally getting a break. They have I think the 22nd or 23rd hardest schedule because they didn’t make the playoffs last year. So watch out. Burrow has something to prove And the last time he had a serious injury the next season they went to the Super Bowl and Burrow had a Pro Bowl/ All Pro caliber season. And I don’t give a fuck what the judges say in 2022 Joe Burrow should have been 2nd team All Pro NOT Jalen Hurts. Burrow had a way better year statistically and Burrow didnt have the pleasure of playing behind 4 god dam Pro Bowl/ All Pro offensive linemen.

[@ref233]

Bengals got the best tackle in the draft

[@VernonOdom-jw4ko]

The Eagles got KNOCK OUT by The 49ers and didn't recover! hahaha lol

[@zachbrown3872]

I wonder when Ahmed will realize Jared Goff cant win the lions a Super Bowl

[@sharkzillah401]

Uhhhhh pause?

[@lgiii9923]

No diddy

[@dantewhite5367]

This whole pod needs a no diddy

[@NathanDean79]

Lol Nakobe Dean is not any good. Devin White is incredibly inconsistent. The Bucs used the 5th overall pick on Devin White And they let him walk. He had 1 All Pro year and then I have t seen that guy since then. You don’t have to have a team with 9 All Pros to win the Super Bowl. You just need good players with good character and a couple of superstars. You need a very good QB a capable offensive line and a couple of stars on the defense. Preferably d line and secondary preferably CB although safety will do too.

[@NathanDean79]

The Eagles are risking a lot with these big contracts. They are relying on void years. They are paying Hurts 50 mil dollars AJ Brown is now the highest paid WR Smith is making 25 mil a year and they are paying a RB what like 11 mil a year or something? They are paying a guard the most money for a guard they are paying both left and right tackle. They are paying Bradbury a ton and Darius Slay gets paid too. They are paying a kicker and a punter and I can’t remember who all they have on their d line but Josh Sweat and Bendon Graham are getting paid. They are paying A LOT of People and it’s libel To get out of control. It probably will get very out Of control. They aren’t being smart using all These void years. In a couple of year they might look up and realize they are 100 million over the salary cap and be screwed. At least that’s what I hope Happens lol.

[@zayshairjourney5499]

Pause

[@icetroll734]

NO Saints cash strapped from the clown who sold their future and rode off on a bronco.

[@kemalpodrug5634]

Kyle doesnt run 49ers draft.

[@MegaGhost10100]

And if he does, they lied that he got swayed to pick Lance, he just wanted someone that could extend his plays that didn’t work. Too bad smart people knew trey wasn’t nfl caliber except for his arm. I bet Purdy was a lynch pick and he’ll get no credit if they’re fired in the next two seasons smh

[@shawnaldrich3267]

CD lamb had more average value more yards and more touchdowns than T Hill, and you're gonna say Smith is better, you sound so dumb.

[@Governing368]

I try to give benefit of the doubt, but the bama hate is on full display. Who had a worse team than Bryce? Coupled with the coaching? C'mon man. The bottom. Not towards. The bottom.

[@buddysteele7624]

Dude I swear Ahmed will just not quit it with the jokes. So forced, so distracting, so unnecessary and so unfunny. Idk where he got the idea that he is funny and should be interrupting discussions to try and tell jokes, because he doesn’t possess that ability at all. He’s just a teachers pet, square, buzzkiller

[@NathanDean79]

Commanders are winning that division this year. Sorry Dallas. Sorry Philadelphia. Sorry Giants. Jaden Daniels and scary Terry McLaurin are going to be lighting it up this year.

[@ref233]

Not a chance. Commies have a poor OL and shaky secondary

[@ludabam241]

Bro pause

[@ref233]

Take a shot each time Simms says “right”

[@buddysteele7624]

All Ahmed does is just cite useless hollow stats that he just looked up and has no clue about. Then Simms provides actual context and cleans it up. Ahmed is worthless. How they don’t see this is unfathomable to me. All Ahmed does is read stats off his laptop. Simms doesn’t give a shit about stats we all know that, yet Ahmed persists cuz he can’t provide anything else cuz he really doesn’t know football, doesn’t watch film. Doesn’t know anything

[@ziyajafari390]

devonta smith over ceedee is wild 😂

[@derikchess]

The giants r going to be trash