AFC Burning Questions; 'The old crotch sleeves!' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep 614) | NFL on NBC

Ahmed (@ahmedNBC) is back from hanging with the horses, and he and Chris (@CSimmsQB) go team-by-team through the AFC to talk about the biggest question each squad faces as we head toward summer. But first, the guys talk about Travis Kelce ducking Ahmed at the Kentucky Derby. #NBCSports #ChrisSimmsUnbuttoned #NFL
(0:00) Were Ahmed's pits sweaty at the Derby?
(6:25) AFC West: Chiefs post-L'Jarius Sneed, Raiders starting QB, Bo Nix, and Jim Harbaugh's offense.
(32:20) AFC South: Texans new defenders, Trevor Lawrence's weapons, and next steps for Anthony Richardson & Will Levis.
(56:30) AFC North: Ravens O-line overhaul, Deshaun Watson's future, Arthur Smith's offense, and the Bengals big boys.
(1:15:20) AFC East: Bills WRs, Dolphins toughness, Aaron Rodgers, and Drake Maye's timeline.
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AFC Burning Questions; 'The old crotch sleeves!' | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep 614) | NFL on NBC
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[@Kevin-lx4bu]

Neck off is crazy

[@real-ishstraighttruthnocha1687]

I was just about to say NoDiddy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaqenhghar6996]

Very nasty work right there.

[@eliasababa8338]

😂😂😂😂

[@eliasababa8338]

No diddy fr

[@rorytribbet6424]

This Saturday night at 8:00 eastern it’s “Richardson vs Lawrence: The Neck-off of the century” (must have the peacock/OF streaming bundle to watch, viewer discretion is advised, and as always, No Diddy)

[@willcozine3795]

Not sure how feasible this is, but I would love for this pod to have it's own youtube channel. Not a huge deal, but I don't like this being lumped with the rest of the NBC content. A separate channel would also open opportunities to have sub-podcasts in a "Simms Unbuttoned Network" of sorts. Guys like Connor Rogers would be great, and you could help other young personalities grow alongside you. Just a thought, love the pod as always.

[@charliemirus4124]

It’s probably contractual; that would be my guess. Just like Pat McAfee went to ESPN and is now on their YT channel.

[@legoatjames2294]

Butts and neck talking bout the NFL is crazy 😂😂😂

[@williamjackson1980]

😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️ say man... the neck convo was out of line 😂😂😂

[@gregsoete8596]

You guys are great, thanks again Chris.

[@jaqenhghar6996]

That neck talk was absurd 🤦🏾😂

[@yahcrack]

47:34 how I felt about my Eagles, I ain’t seen a pick six or forced fumble in forever.

[@robbygreenan5201]

Simms saying he has his money on Quentin Johnston being Herbert’s go to guy is a crazyyy take

[@matthewmatt5285]

They don't have a Choice,.lol~

[@CarlosGarcia-zt3mr]

​@@matthewmatt5285They have Ladd McConkey and Joshua Palmer. Plus they won't be throwing the ball 40 times a game, like they did with Staley.

[@yahcrack]

7:53 I thought I was the only one that thought this, Chris Jones was the only person on their DL getting any pressure.

[@CryptoGrady]

LFG!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@user-iq6cc3df3l]

“It is I, Chris Simms. And it is he, Ahmad what’s-his-name.” Actually Chris’ English is perfect here. It sounds funny but the nominative case is correct. Not that it ‘twas I, not an English major. I was Comp Sci and Math. (It’s funny because most people in technical professions have better grammar than English majors.)

[@danielknight8004]

Who asked?

[@adasterdezaster2865]

They chose not to pick up Toney's 5th year. I think they have decided to move on. He's going to cost them 2.5m this year no matter what. Keep him on the team for an insurance policy.

[@andrewparys]

Yo where’s the roast reaction

[@winebuyah]

Chris said on PFTLive this a m. that he hadn't seen the roast yet...

[@zachbrown3872]

A F word slipped through the cracks lol

[@roshan2865]

You do butts in the regular season and neck offs in the offseason 😂😂😂 naaah thats outrageous

[@ItsMePMK1]

Big Chiefs fan but it's time to stop letting Kelce off the hook. Missing a planned interview because you were drunk? Seems like the guy who wants to go into the TV biz should keep those interviews high on the list. Positive he wouldn't drink too much before a game. Hope alcohol is not becoming a priority in his life. I know the media is always going to show the "story" but many days in a row of Kelce where he is drunk isn't good. Please Trav...pull it together before OTAs. We need you!!!!

[@NathanDean79]

Trey was given a raise and more time on his contract last year. After his worst year with the Bengals. After a 8 sack season he got a year added to his deal and more money. His pay was bumped to 20 mil a year and he was given a 6 mil dollar signing bonus. The Bengals have taken care of him. Myles Garrett make 20 mil a year. If that’s good enough for Garrett it should be good enough for Trey. And the Bengals would be happy to trade him but no one called wanting to initiate the trade. Or at least no one would give the Bengals fair compensation. They value Trey extremely highly. Probably more than most If the league.

[@NathanDean79]

LOL of course it’s possible to get Orlando Brown, Trent Brown, and Mims on the field at the same time. In a jumbo 6 offensive lineman sets. The Bengals do it all the time. Last year Cody Ford was the guy they used for that. In 2021 and 22 Hakeem Adeniji was the tackle they used to be the 6tb guy.

[@kcbd50]

Title is crazy

[@Chief-peat_Championsip_Repeat]

Chiefpeat - Playoffs, Super Bowl, Repeat as Necessary

[@leevancleef358]

Jags O-Line was PATHETIC and SOFT last year. I HOPE we have done enough to fix it...but we should get another solid vet or 2 in here for depth at minimum.

[@jeangayrard7893]

Could Penix shining in Falcons' OTAs & camp (hypothetical) lead to Raiders trading for Cousins? Righting past wrongs for both teams?

[@NathanDean79]

THE BENGALS ALSO SIGNED SHELDON RANKINS TO A 2 YEAR DEAL IN FREE AGENCY. BJ Hill and Sheldon Rankins are the starting DTs this year. They will rotate Jenkins and Jackson in there. I’m not certain Zach Carter even makes the team yet but for DT5 it will either be Carter, Devonsha Maxwell, Travis Bell, Dominique Davis. It will be a competition between those guys or they might only keep 4 DTs and let one of their edge players, Cameron Sample, play for DT snaps this year. Sample is 6’3’’ 280 so he has the size to do that.

[@NeonKC]

Basically if I see the chiefs in the thumbnail or in the description I will sit down and watch it’s that easy

[@winebuyah]

Bryce Young wore that same crotch-sleeved suit on draft night last year... it was the same colour as well...

[@NathanDean79]

Man the Jaguars went heavy on the LSU guys this year lol. I liked their draft. BTJ is going to be a Pro Bowler/All Pro. You can’t go wrong with WRs from LSU. It is WRU. They got what I think is a starting offensive tackle in the 4th round. Maason Smith in time will become a Pro Bowl player in my opinion. Jefferson is a nose tackle with great strength. They got CBs from the SEC and ACC. A DE from Texas Texh and an SEC kicker.

[@bretedwards2899]

Has Chris Simms watched any tape of Brock Bowers and his YAC ability ? This guy is no mere TE, as he can be used in multiple positions. I suspect he will be in the running for Offensive rookie of the year if he is used correctly. If anyone disagrees, then watch his tape for the last three years.

[@silenttoxic707]

RIP anyone wearing headphones. ffs why does everyone pound on the desks lol

[@leevancleef358]

As Jags fan - Fatukasi did not do much for us at all...always hurt...made a play every now and then but overall was a bad signing for us. We will not miss him.

[@tracybranson1699]

no MVS for the Chiefs.

[@tomaspenna2815]

He's a Jet

[@tracybranson1699]

@@tomaspenna2815 awesome!

[@NathanDean79]

Folirunso Fatukasi is a nose tackle Chris. Not a smaller gap shooting DT like Denico Autry.

[@Robert-gs4xk]

Not a word about the two surest hands in the draft, Taj and Malik, Kumara who,4.38 wright my ass, Fuller who, Tarte who, let me mail it like candy A$$. Clearly Sims personal vendetta against Miami is so palpable...

[@RK-um9tu]

Miami has done NOTHING. Always tank the second half of the seconds. So wtf are you talking about?

[@matthewmatt5285]

​@@RK-um9tu The Dolphins didn't get worse,.. We'll see what another yr of McDaniel gets with OBJ and another badazz FAST RB : )

[@craigburgess7105]

I think Montana was a pretty good screen thrower !

[@rjonesy3480]

“Is it gonna work” is not a question for Richardson outside of injury. And Chris is right defense needs more guys, but he is underselling Buckner. Also, Ahmed please don’t pick us. Think you’re a bit of a jinx lol

[@craigburgess7105]

Jags definitely need to address those awful OL issues from last season - it fell apart protection wise and run gap creation. Incredible fall off. Brian Thomas looks like he could be a stud. I like the under appreciated or lesser viewed divisions pre season as they often throw up a surprise, to the upside, team once we get into the season. Trying to pick which team will be the pleasant surprise is very interesting. I like Shane Steichen as a coach, seems to be very smart. Richardson needs to prove he can play NFL.

[@yahcrack]

Chris Jones is the 4th most important person on the Chiefs Andy Reid Patrick Mahomes Travis Kelce Chris Jones Brett Veach

[@NathanDean79]

Volson is from and went to North Dakota State Chris not South Dakota.

[@NathanDean79]

Well Ahmed sorry to be the one to tell you this but with DJ Reader on the field last year the. Bengals were still terrible against the run. Reader is 30 and played for the Bengals for 4 years. He missed a total of 22 games in that period. The first 3 years and especially in 2021 Reader was a difference maker. He was phenomenal. I think his best days are behind him though. We have a new guy now named McKinnley Jackson the NT out of Texas A&M. He is 6’2’’ 330.

[@demokes5063]

I swear every time Chris talks about the Raiders. He makes me want 2 turn to Kendrick Lamar. I HATE THE WAY THAT U TALK, THE WAY THAT U WALK.I HATE THE WAY 😂😂😂

[@PastelitoPapi]

I mean he didn’t really lie about anything. It’s not like the raiders are about to make some historic jump in the standings lol they’re marginally better than they were last year.

[@demokes5063]

@@PastelitoPapi nobody said we were. he starting shiit like going to go get another qb like Tanahill. like really bro? we gonna go get a dusty azz qb? instead of rolling with Aidan, or minshew. if that was the case we would have gotten Russel for cheap. sometimes this guy like talking shiit out his azz. also saying our Dline not gonna be top 10. when our defense was number 1 the last ten games of the season. he made an excuse the first game saying it was a coach bump but then just switched it up. there was a reason why CROSBY RAN UP ON HIM. and guess what he do. nothing. what's funny is that Florio is a bigger Raiders hater, but thru him under the bus when Maxx came over. this guy was a trash QB who only got a job cuz of his father. guy couldn't even hang when he was with Gruden when he was with Tampa

[@johnbox271]

2023 PFF - Final NFL Team Regular Season Defense Rankings - Total Defense Rank - 15 Raiders 330.9 DEFENSE YARDS AVG. I would expect them to be better, but how much is a question.

[@PastelitoPapi]

@@demokes5063 Ryan Tannehill, today, would be the starter for the Raiders. Idk how you’d think otherwise. Minshew nor O’Connell are better than Tannehill is right now. He never said they weren’t top 10. He said they weren’t top 5 but if they could stay healthy and play well they could be elite. You weren’t even listening, you just wanted to have your feelings hurt. Having a bump in performance when you hate the old coach who gets replaced happens all the time in the nfl. In fact, the only reason Antonio pierce has a job was because the last time Davis hired a new coach after having that new coach change with Bisaccia, everyone hated McDaniels and he couldn’t do it again. And while yes the defense was good the last 10 games, aside from Kansas City, none of the teams AP coaches against were good offensively.

[@NathanDean79]

The Texans were foolish to let Greenard walk and signing Danielle Hunter. Danielle Hunter is a better player than Greenard is and probably will ever be. But Hunter will be 30 in October. Greenard is only 25.

[@NathanDean79]

Trey Hendrickson has a little spicer upper to his deal LAST OFFSEASON! The Bengals said sure thing Trey and they added 1 year to his deal and bumped his pay to 20 mil a year. Fucking Myles Garret makes 20 mil a year. So if that’s good enough for Myles it is good enough for Trey.

[@Robert-gs4xk]

And Jordan at Linebacker it just never ends. .. The Dolphins are already better roster wise than last year. And they're getting DT Campbell, along with interior line help come June first. Safety is still on the table... My God, the best backfield and WR core by far...unreal Christopher.... Really mail it in and bag the homewt...?

[@ORIGINALTHUNDERDUDE]

only someone who DOESNT know my chiefs would say that jalen watson and joshua williams, CBs could be trusted and relied on. tbh, jalen is much better than joshua, but jalen is FAR less as good as mcduffie and is therefore a total reliability.

[@mattnicolas3754]

Davis Mills hands down wins a neck off

[@Lanatus]

Maimi can’t beat good teams. Nothing you can do to fix that but improve depth.

[@NathanDean79]

Ok so I gotta call bullshit on your evaluation of Najee Harris. The guy has played NFL football for exactly 3 years and hasn’t missed a game and has put up OVER 1000 yards rushing every season. 1200 his rookie year and made the Pro Bowl and All Rookie team that year. Yea his first year he averaged 3.9 per carry and his second year was 3.8 YPA which isn’t great. But this last year he got that up to 4.1 per carry. If you are gaining at least 4 yards per carry that is just fine. It is good. Because theoretically you can hand the ball of every time and get to 3rd and 2 and never reach 4th down. That’s why 4 YPA is om

[@1eastked]

Better put some respect on Len Dawsons name he’s top three all time for the Chiefs and that’s not changing anytime soon

[@GKA11111]

Mahomes, Kelce, Gonzales, Dawson, Chris Jones. In that order. No debate

[@NathanDean79]

Nonsense Chis! The Bills have Pro Bowlers and All Pros all over the fuckin place. Josh Allen Pro Bowl their LT is a Pro Bowler their TE is a pro bowler their other TE Kincaid will be a pro bowler. In defense Von Miller is and All Pro they got ED Oliver 1st round pick. Rosseauh was a 1st round pick. They got Matt Milano who’s is an All Pro at LB. They got Deion Jones another pro bowl LB. And last season they had 2 All Pro safety’s and an All Pro CB.

[@NathanDean79]

With the Bengals the band is back together. Tee Higgins is a Bengal for 1 more year at least. Trey Hendrickson isn’t going anywhere. Just because someone wants a trade or requests a trade doesn’t mean they will get it. Last offseason Trey Hendrickson himself personally signed a contract extension document that says he is a Bengal through the 2025 season. So for 2 more years he is a Bengal. Whether he wants to be or not. He wanted some more money and security LAST offseason so the Bengals said sure thing Trey. They signed him up for an additional year and gave him a raise. Then he goes and has a 17.5 sacks season so now he wants more. Nah ahh Trey. We have you under contract for 2 more years at 20 million a year. Trey has 2 and only 2 options. He can play the 2 years and collect his 40 million or he can hold out not play stay at home for the next 2 years and make exactly $0. Those are his 2 options. Not really a choice. Trey is playing for the Bengals for 2 more years. And after that 2 years he will be 31 and can hit free agency again. But not with the Bengals because they don’t give long term contracts tracts to players who are over the agen if 30-31. Ever since they got burned by doing that for Geno Atkins the Bengals vowed to never let it happen again and they have stuck to their guns. The Bengals believed in Trey and they gave him a 4 year 60 million dollar deal based on the strength of 1 year of play. Most people said they were crazy. I did t I knew he was going to be great. He would have been great sooner in New Orleans but he didn’t get his chance until The last year of his rookie deal and he blew up and was second in the league in sacks with 13.5.

[@brentinnes5151]

Michael Thomas has zero chance...Andy Reid is smart

[@yahcrack]

Raiders need another edge rusher. Tyree Wilson playing out of position.

[@PILLAGINGJUST4FUN]

Chris simms said the raiders dline isn't top 5 lol

[@NathanDean79]

The Bengals won the division in 21 and 22. The Bengals are going to win the Super Bowl this year.

[@Stompinwind]

But brady is trying to buy part of raiders

[@djwellner6830]

Lamar got that number 1 neck lol

[@rawmorales4020]

Bring back Connor!

[@Elad-52]

😢

[@demeatreuseddins3944]

Chiefs have enough receivers rice and Hollywood are better then what they had last year worthy just has to be decent and their back in the superbowl If he is a demean Jackson type receiver. Chiefs might pass brady

[@rorytribbet6424]

Slaw pp (I be eatin)

[@seanmanahan477]

fautanu is a TACKLE not a guard even tomlin said so

[@samuelsandate9804]

Go Rams 🐏🐏🐏

[@justinhawkins2592]

They definitely do not like Drake Maye it seems weird definitely doesn’t seem football related

[@zachsam]

Texans fan here. By far our biggest concern is expectations. CJ is arguably top 5 QB, WR trio is possibly the best, Mixon is a top 10ish RB and hopefully Pierce will bounce back, O-line if healthy is top 10, D-line is top 5 at the least, LBs are solid and top half unit in the league, and then DBs could be top 10. Stingley was top 5 last year when healthy according to PFF. This is our best team we’ve ever had and I love it

[@ouroborosnagyok9306]

why are you physically incapable of pronouncing Latham correctly lol

[@HeliosWrath]

Three-peat incoming.

[@sngclue2246]

In ur dreams

[@HeliosWrath]

@@sngclue2246 not that farfetched of a dream.

[@GKA11111]

@@HeliosWrath5 peat coming. The chiefs will win 5 straight and mahomes will retire. The chiefs will draft a young mobile QB and never taste another successful playoff run for 23 years after

[@HeliosWrath]

@@GKA11111 worth it!

[@buddysteele7624]

Ahmed could not manage to be more uncool, more of a square, more of a buzzkill. I just don’t know how you end up that way. Ahmed must not be able to even look at himself in the mirror. No one is more prickly and a bummer and downer than Ahmed

[@simonevans5562]

Lol well damn. Raiders need a QB, RB, playmaking WRs, DBs and offensive lineman. By the time all those positions get better, their good Dline is gonna be trash again

[@chuckchuckerson5364]

Stop making excuses for Lawrence. He missed all of his receivers just as much as they let him down. He also could not read the field last year, at all. So many plays doesn't see a wide open Ridley deep, with no pressure; or misses the easy first down, and tries to force it. So many under throws too, it was just not a good year. Now, was he hurt? Absolutely. Can he still be good? Sure, and i hope he improves; but lets stop making excuses for him, simply because of hype, and draft capital. He is worse statistically than Minshew through almost same amount of games played (59 Lawrence, 58 Minshew), and has had MUCH better supporting cast THAN Minshew. You sit here, and talk about how Minshew has to earn the job over Aiden, and talk about Lawrence as one of the best QBs in the league? GTFO.

[@NathanDean79]

Stingley was the 3rd pick in the 2022 draft. Okudha was the 3rd pick in 2020. Okudha is TERRIBLE! The Texans are going to take a step back this year.

[@martavezcornbread]

Titans will win Super Bowl 59 20-0 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😘😘😘

[@stephenmartin6430]

I live in NE: no sweet tea and no cornbread!