The Rich Eisen Top 5: the NFL Narratives We Got Wrong This Season | The Rich Eisen Show

[@jaybiegs]

"Who's gonna catch all josh Allen's throws?" Answer: D - All of the above

[@elijahnewcomb3034]

Bills regression 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Richard-gw2lr]

I had a feeling once they cut the cancer out they would get better. I watched too many games with Josh forcing the ball to Diggs even when he wasn't even close to being open. I'm so happy it worked out better for the Bills. They would have been paying for the cancer to be on the sidelines spreading it further.

[@AnActualYeti]

​@Richard-gw2lr one thing I love is that a vast majority of Josh's 18 picks last season were targets to either Diggs or Davis and now both are gone and Josh is having his best season lol

[@Dreadknot68]

Loved when the bills called out their horrible take on them

[@0554joe]

On paper, this years roster was not as good as last year. However Josh Allen has had an incredible season this year which def helped elevate the team

[@Ajbomber14]

Then look at the Jets "good on paper" roster and how bad that turned out. Team chemistry and identity is more important than star studded roster.

[@danz9044]

Rich Eisen: “Don’t sleep on the Titans!” Roger Goodell: “With the 1st pick of the 2025 draft, the Titans select…”

[@ricblic901]

I think, the Bills are in a rebuilding year and will probably finish 3rd in the division, should rate top 5.

[@andrewbird57]

Rich predicted Jim Harbaugh was going to plus up the Chargers +6 or 7 (which was right on), but nobody else on the show thought it would happen, or that the Chargers would make the playoffs.

[@joshjeppesen3931]

I said it as soon as Jim was hired! We will be in the divisional round of the playoffs at very least this year. And we’ll be a year or two away from a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

[@brendanwalsh826]

Jerry “Allllll in “ Jones… LOL 😂

[@openminded4751]

Yeah I think every including Dallas fans saw right through that one immediately

[@Iamtemjin]

“Marvelous!”

[@KerygmaOvenbird]

I’m so glad you mentioned the Bills. That one was pretty bad.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

#1 Josh Allen fall off year #2 Aaron Rodger’s saves the Jets from dual engine failure.

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

I kept expecting the Buffalo Bills to show up on this list. Virtually everybody was writing them off for this season. Saying their window had passed. And virtually everybody was dead wrong.

[@unionash1]

and this is why Josh Allen deserves MVP over Lamar

[@agreb25]

I'll admit I was one of those people. I thought the bad vibes of their playoff loss last year to KC would've just domino effected into a downward trend. But they ended up in contention for the #1 seed with a potential MVP quarterback. They definitely proved me wrong lol

[@wisconsineaglesfan7925]

@@unionash1 He better get MVP, because Barkley is getting SB MVP.

[@klardfarkus3891]

When were the bills not on everyone’s top ten list? Emotional over reaction.

[@borisvandruff7532]

@@klardfarkus3891Everybody thought the Bills would finish 3rd in the division because the Bills lost Diggs and Davis.

[@danzam40]

Bills finishing #3 in the division behind the Dolphins and Jets should absolutely be #1 on this list of wrong predictions.

[@troyhung4307]

"Watch out for the Titans this year!" -Rich Eisen

[@robe2504]

No.1 - That the Vikes would be a 6 win team because Darnold would be a downgrade from Cousins, and the Vikes D would take a step back without Hunter, despite Flores adding 10 new FAs handpicked to fit his defensive scheme.

[@singingchef23]

Darnold wasnt even expected to start?

[@sascha_maxine]

@@singingchef23 darnold was the starter from the beginning. jj was always gonna sit, how often do we have to clarify this 😭

[@CollinHarrington-hy8zg]

Should have included the broncos being a playoff team instead of winning under 5.5 games like many thought they would

[@circletrianglesquaremusic]

A1. I do like landman but the close up on Jerry saying" I love those cowboys." Hahah. That Abbott elementary is beautiful as well.

[@TinkmasterOverSpark]

Narrative #1: The Broncos are only going to win 5 games.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

TJ's nerves are frayed from being a Cowboys fan 😂

[@christopherweise438]

There is an easy way to solve that problem.

[@stevegomboc]

Only show that'll do a segment on boy did I get it wrong . Love it congrats

[@TheAireaidLord]

That Texas dig at the end 😆😆

[@Mgranadosv]

I was apalled at how many ex players thought benching Bryce was wrong and a low move and it had ruined his time in Carolina. It worked for him like it works for most people when you are told you need to shape up: it was a wake up call.

[@burgersworth4870]

1:22 no. He turned a 4-2 team into a 10-7 team.

[@RedMage117]

Right, so he was only 6-5. Fields did mote to get them there by percentage of games won/lost

[@jeffredfern3744]

It hurts that Caleb was the 4th best-looking rookie QB this year. Life as a Bears fan. I wouldn't be surprised if JJ McCarthy gets traded to like the Raiders and plays well, too, next year. Pain.

[@joshuanixon382]

🤔 Good Take 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Zoyous]

Don't forget the Atlanta 28-3 Falcons were going to win the NFC South.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

They would have done so, had they not stayed loyal to Kirk for the entire 5 game stretch where he amassed 1 TD & 9 INT. Had they benched him earlier on, they probably would’ve won at least one of the games that they lost during that run. Now, I will also say that I personally think sticking with Kirk as long as they did was the right choice. If he was going to sink the ship that they gave him, they needed to let him do it by himself. And that’s more or less what happened. They could’ve gotten in the playoffs with win the final two games but that wasn’t the expectations that were on Penix at that point. It was more of a, just go out there and be you kid, whatever happens, happens. Which was infinitely better than tossing the actual weight of the franchise on his shoulders mid season, before it was lost. Let Kirk sink his ship, and give the kid his own new ship to run, and give him a few games this year, to get a good feel for sailing the thing. That way it’s not all fresh and brand new next season, and he gets to gain some comfortability with playing real late season professional football. So they did the right thing with the circumstances. The circumstances just weren’t what they should’ve been, thanks to Kirk taking a swan dive off of a cliff.

[@FourBudgies87]

Turns out you actually need a defense to win a division.

[@mythrapi73]

@@HawgWyldFishing did Kirk cost them that last game against the Panthers? lmfao

[@christopherweise438]

@@mythrapi73 - Didn't matter as Tampa won anyway.

[@McSomething15]

Let's see if Brockman saying the NFC West is the best division is on here.

[@arimorrison7816]

Great list

[@TheOsfania]

Good list.

[@rondavis3232]

Even pre-season glasses weren't rosy enough for my Colts to be on this list

[@maxherzog3287]

The bears being a wildcard was the worst thing i heard. People have been calling for the bills downfall since Josh Allen got here, nothing new there. The "Caleb Williams will make the bears a playoff team" was the worst garbage from the off-season

[@mt_baldwin]

Some of us tried to tell you guys about the Bears, Eberflus and Caleb Williams. It went nearly beat for beat exactly how we said it would go, knew it the moment they announced they were keeping Eberflus. Eberflus was a terrible coach, the Bears are shoddily run and Caleb Williams had (maybe literally) the steepest college to NFL learning curve of any QB ever, he did not play the quarterback position anything like the way it's played in the NFL, no offensive system, no check downs or read progression, no 3 and 7 drop back passes from under center, no RPO's or play action, no calling O line protections, no pre snap reads- none of this very, very basic QB stuff. Put all this together and it couldn't have gone any other way than it did.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

The 1986 Jets went into the post-season on a 5-game losing streak, then won their first playoff game. Let's see Russ match THAT.

[@Shawnkula11b]

5:30 should have been the number 1 to not even make tio 5 shows you can’t admit to being wrong

[@BackJack450]

Their first mountain to climb was to show they weren't washed and their window was still open. Mission accomplished. Now they're facing their biggest obstacle. Finishing the story and not getting bounced from the playoffs

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Russell Wilson... I'm a Seahawk lifer and we have a very mixed opinion about Russ. A lot of folks think he's a diva and a whiner. There's certainly examples of that behavior, but not as much as other QBs in the No Fun have demonstrated. Aaron Rogers for example. Where I come down on is that I respect Wilson. He brought my beloved Superchickens to the SuperBowl twice and to glory once. He stayed professional, always spreading the praise and taking all the blame. OTOH, I **totally** get why Broncos fans have the opposite opinion. In their shoes I would too. I hope the Russ and Steeler Nation can get to the big one.

[@joshuanixon382]

Tht wasn’t him tho he had the Legion and Beastmode 😒

[@maxvaahs6198]

black and gold here we go kills me everytime 😀

[@joh6629]

Jets being good was not never my narrative

[@James-hs3tu]

I was. WRONG. I THOUGHT Aaron R. Would be #. 1 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carl13220]

I like the number 4 pick at 2:00. Every year, it's the same thing with the first overall pick (99% of the time, it's a QB by the way). So the exact same thing will happen next year, same time of the year with Cam Yard or Shedeur Sanders. Déjà Vu all over again.

[@joshuanixon382]

Quick question y r ppl sleeping on Milrose? Is he tht bad

[@desert_sky_guy]

You missed "The Lions are screwed after Hutchinson and (insert defender here) went down."

[@hunter_s_tompkins]

These are narratives BEFORE the 2024 season

[@deliad9658]

Lions still swept the division, won the NFC and the #1 seed with home field for the playoffs the Lions are far from screwed

[@keithkoski2016]

Rich's prediction that the Texans were the team most likely to challenge the Chiefs for the AFC championship ranks 1 or 2 in narratives gone wrong. Oh wait, it's not over yet. Go Understeers!

[@daveharbour-animatornics-s6308]

That Miami would be a contender

[@Shawnkula11b]

2:21 everyone wanted the bills to be bad 😂 said they had no one now all of a sudden Allen didn’t carry them and they had elite players 😂

[@runnin3216]

It wasn't Jaylon Johnson's comments that you should have paid more attention to, but JSN response to being asked about Shane Waldron.

[@archerfire77]

You guys had the entire NFC West wrong

[@DarraghQuinn-d8o]

Caleb had me fooled. I thought we'd be okay ....

[@perryco34]

“Bo Nix is a bust.”

[@BackJack450]

True. But let's see how the sophomore slump goes next season. He gets to the superbowl, I'll stay quiet.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Any prediction of Jets success should be tempered with the knowledge that it's the Jets. Cut all predicted wins in half, always. Then enjoy the surprise if they win a few.

[@charlie-obrien]

(but they won't)

[@jaredbailey1079]

I never bought the Jets bologna. Especially after he skipped training camp.

[@Iamtemjin]

Not for nothing but that bucket of roses next to TJ looks like a statue bust with a chia head on it.

[@blodpudding]

I got my pre-season prediction right: Justin Fields will be in the playoffs and Caleb Williams will stay home.

[@Shawnkula11b]

1:02 well technically Russ didn’t 😂 g lost like the last 5 games

[@Tawknmysht]

🗣️🗣️ Justin did that, 1st place

[@ericwingen6677]

For real Justin had them rolling

[@FourBudgies87]

I remember hearing some people saying that they thought the Lions were a fluke and would regress 😂

[@davidleary4524]

Who was saying that? Most people picked the Lions to win the NFC North.

[@FourBudgies87]

@davidleary4524 Nick Wright picked the Bears to win the division. A lot of KZbinrs and articles picked Green Bay.

[@JobbaWorks]

All In is the new Let’s Ride

[@DennardC_27]

Just starting the video, all I know is Rich being optimistic about the Jets was crazier than Gnarls Barkley....

[@badbirdkc]

Absolute lunacy that anyone would think the Jets would be good based on all evidence to the contrary.

[@davidmalvinalexander]

What happened to "The 49ers are the best team in the NFC"? How did that not make the list?

[@klardfarkus3891]

Steelers may have started a strategic trend for teams to have two washed up backups instead of a starter QB

[@ScottGenX]

I am happy with all the old jets players. Love my Hawks. huh Darnold anyone? Do a vid about all the EX Jets players who go on to greatness...even Mark Sanchez is cool now..:)

[@jimmark8065]

I remember it took weeks and weeks before you would add Buffalo to your top ten list because you were so convinced they weren’t a top ten team anymore. I took great pleasure in mocking you in the comments each week they weren’t on your list. 😂

[@shect1]

I put what the Bills did this season, which we've seen other teams do before, on a list of things people in media should learn, but probably won't. When a team has to move on from big names, especially wide receivers, it doesn't mean a lot. They're not done. It's not a complete rebuild. If they have to move on from key players on defense, same thing. Those cap casualties that are a result of the QBs big contract will be replaced by younger players and there are always new stars on the way. There is no SuperBowl Window closing because we had to pay the QB and now he'll lose his best WR. It just doesn't work like that. People who cover this sport for decades should know that.

[@tygrkhat4087]

I have to admit, after the Bills lost so much talent and experience, they would regress a bit. But after the preseason, I thought; the AFC East has belonged to the Bills for the past 4 seasons. If the Jets, Pats or Fins want the title, come take it. And as we saw, they weren't up to the task.

[@kevinklino3193]

“Everyone fell for that one” yet it wasn’t a top 5

[@MisterBlaine102]

I figured the Bears would be done by game six. No O-line. I missed by two games.

[@larrydeleau8538]

Saints win their first 2 games...let's crown them NFC champs...😂

[@rcweslowski609]

Didn't they already do this a few weeks ago?

[@bradleywolf4857]

Bills regression #1 with the dead cap got rid of defensive captains offensive captains ergo Diggs but rich and Chris wanna say they were going to finish last place when Buffalo has a legit bison at quarterback thought patriots could even finish 3rd windows never closed and always open with 17 in Buffalo gentleman but props to saying yall got it wrong unlike some other analysts👍🏼

[@tygrkhat4087]

Bradley, there's this new thing when you write things out, it's called punctuation. That run-on sentence is virtually unreadable.

[@bradleywolf4857]

@ hahaha it’s a comment on a video I’m not writing a professional document or essay here pal

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@bradleywolf4857 Doesn't matter. Make it readable.

[@lexmax08]

Your forget the one involving the Chiefs not being that good.

[@nothingman27511]

Real #1 - Drake Maye can play in the NFL, and he is a better draft pick than Bo Nix because he is much younger and therefore the Patriots will get more mileage out of him. The Pats could have dealt the doomed Draft Maye draft slot to the Vikings for TWO first round picks AND Sam Darnold.

[@ruckus_j0nes]

I do a pretty good job of hiding my bias for my team most days. But the "Bills Championship Window Is Closing" narrative was certainly the most wrong. C'monnnnn, maaaaan.

[@REDSHlFT]

Caleb WAS the best setup for success, he just didn’t succeed 😂😂😂

[@Keyboard_Rat]

The fact that the Steelers made the list and not the broncos after they were ranked as the worst roster in football and projected 5 wins.

[@miketemple7686]

Emmy!? Considering Jerry Jones has already won 3 Super Bowls, I guess the Emmy is next. 😂😂

[@Gamrison]

Hate to play hindsight hero but, I did not think Caleb Williams alone was going to make the Bears suddenly great, and it is nothing against Caleb, moreso how some people made it seem like the Bears ONLY problem was Justin Fields, and getting rid of him would solve EVERYTHING. I don't know why, something about that ideology though rubbed me the wrong way.

[@wrealini]

Not sure about Wilson. They were a 4-2 team, which isn't bad, he didn't come in and save the Steelers. Saying Wilson "lead" the Steelers to the playoffs is saying Trent Dilfer lead the Ravens to the Super Bowl in 2000.

[@jaecellu2b]

Go Bills!

[@phil-Fry]

Yeah bills go home no sb for bills ever

[@kylem6370]

Russ went 6-5 and Fields beat teams like the Falcons, chargers, and Broncos.. can’t really say Russ would’ve beaten them when they losing to the Browns and struggling to score against that Bengals defense at home.. especially since Fields helped get them to 4-2 and then they played teams like the Jets and Giants..

[@TheOsfania]

Yeah, but "he got them to 10 and three."

[@daveclark8337]

The Steelers only won 54% of the games when Russell started. If not for that 67% win cushion provided from Justin Fields' to start the season , they wouldn't have been able to eek into the playoffs on that 4 game losing streak.

[@borisvandruff7532]

“Josh Allen is the most overrated player in the NFL.” That’s even higher than 1.

[@nickbilley8384]

Texans being the team to beat and dethrone the chiefs could’ve easily made this list. Like sure they’re in the playoffs but barely won their division and everyone expects them to be one and done

[@PTDBond]

Lol most shows don't even have the balls to make this episode 😂😂❤

[@murphyc15]

Idk why anybody thought the Bills weren't going to be decent or that they'd miss the playoffs. The Dolphins were their only real competition for their division and we know how that worked out

[@CaptanF0rever]

Honorable Mention: "The Falcons will regret drafting a Quarterback in the first round."

[@jasonmajchrzak2509]

Real question-why is TJ a Cowboys fan? I thought he grew up in Pittsburgh?

[@TS6815]

Caleb Williams wasnt set up for success - no amount of weapons or young supporting talent can overcome the owner's box or the logo on his helmet. lmaobears

[@dlw2982]

He was. He failed. Try being objective. They didnt give the last kid anything...and he played better. Same coach...even worse OC (Getsy got fired before even Waldron for being that bad). Sorry bud

[@jacobstrouble6631]

The excuses for Caleb won't end. Would have loved to have seen Bagent start just 1 game to show everybody what's real in Chicago.

[@rickallen848]

@@dlw2982 The majority the losses should be laid at the Eberflus feet. With his bone head moves at the end of three games he lost the team. Also the offensive line contributed to Williams bad play (when he wasn't hanging on to the ball to long).

[@thrak0s]

there is a weekly narative that the Bills are on upset alert.....every week

[@BackJack450]

What, when? Because by halfway through the season they were considered the best team next to the Lions

[@goofius121]

Same was happening with KC, especially in the middle of the season. Each week, they were on upset alert. Each week, they just kept winning… it happens.

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

I can honestly say that I knew Aaron Rodgers was going to suck this season. Healthy or not. And that the Jets were going to be a huge disappointment. They should’ve drafted a quarterback in the first round last year. Hopefully they’ll find a quarterback in the upcoming draft.

[@callmehkyle6609]

Pretty sure every single media pundit not named Nick had the bills not making the playoffs. The bills were done. The division was up for grabs.

[@matthewpaulprice]

Could've told you Bears and Jets would be garbage this year. Pundits have such clouded takes

[@Danny-bd1ch]

Russel did not take the team, the team took him.

[@daniellewis2006]

he forgot about the don't pay running backs narrative

[@brettinnis1807]

6:30 Landman is slow and overrated. You can skip scenes no problem That being said, Jerry Jones was amazing in that scene

[@marioincandenza7957]

“Fire Nick Sirianni”

[@tsrgoinc]

You so called experts got the Bears wrong, I had us pegged at between 4-13 and 6-11, I knew what was coming!

[@Buffalo_Sports]

Bills regression should be #1

[@davidnelson6874]

The Bears were two incredibly stupid decisions away from being 5-2. If they would have won that game would that all time horrible in season collapse have happened? That game set off a lot of dominoes.

[@chrisp5148]

Came here for the Bills take because you clowns can't appreciate a legend when you see him

[@AlimTetramorph]

Why do people keep believing in the bears and jets? I dont get it.

[@2500BC]

Da Bears 🎼🎶

[@TomboBrewster]

Had to get something Cowboys in, of course 🙄

[@A1BASE]

NO football fans except Jets fans thought Aaron Rogers was a good move. The media? Sure. Social media? Sure… SUPERBOWL TEAM!!! 😂😂😂 The rest of us absolutely knew we were going to watch a train wreck.

[@axe2grind244]

Josh Allen is taking a step back……lol

[@TedSzweb-jq1il]

How about how stupid the Falcons were for drafting Penix !

[@MadMike_X]

switch 1 and 2

[@Tawknmysht]

If tomlin showed the proper respect 2 fields, #5 woulda been true Or if Justin didn’t play @ all, it woulda been true also