- Aaron Rodgers
You're the greatest quarterback we've ever seen
You've been carrying this team for a decade
-Guys, guys, you've got to start the show.
-One more. One more. -One more time!
- Aaron Rodgers
You're the greatest quarterback we've ever seen
-Welcome to "Simms & Lefkoe."
This is Simms. I am Lefkoe.
Want to say anything? -Hey, what's up, everybody?
I'm Simms. -That was awesome.
A packed show today. Simms, Sean McVay remembering plays.
We got Martellus Bennett in studio.
The guy is hilarious. -Awesome. He's the man.
-And we have an incredible story of DeAngelo Hall
with Paris Hilton and that guy from 'Baywatch.'
-Oh, David Hasselhoff is his name.
-Thank you. -Don't worry. I'll help you out.
Keep going there. Limp along. Keep going.
-This is why people think we're scripted, 'cuz you tell --
"This is why we're gonna do this."
But we were -- We really do love
Aaron Rodgers with all of our heart.
-Yes. -Can you explain to people
how hard it is to do what he did on Sunday with that leg?
-I mean, it's something I look at and go,
"Lefkoe, there's only a few quarterbacks in the
history of the sport that I think could play with that."
That was phenomenal, let alone to be able
to get the amount of power and velocity
on the ball that's needed, like the Geronimo Allison bomb.
-It was 52 yards in the air with a bum leg.
-On one leg, yes.
-We just saw Rodgers get hurt last year.
Is it worth the risk?
Why is he not thinking about being injured?
How does he handle that? -I think this is one
of the things that goes untalked about in the sport.
You know why he can go, "I'm playing, no matter what"?
'Cuz he just got long-term security.
Why does nobody talk about that?
-'Cuz he just got the contract.
-He got a huge contract, so now he goes,
"Okay, the team's backing me,
and I'm gonna do everything to prove them right
by giving me all this money, and I know they gave me
all this money to be the leader of the team.
And I'm gonna go out there and show everybody,
even though I'm hurt, I can make it happen."
-I'm so happy they paid Aaron Rodgers.
- Oh, Aaron Rodgers
- You're the greatest quarterback we've ever seen
-Simms, it is time for...
-Whoa! -..."Big Take."
-The internet's funny, man.
Something happens in a football game,
they jump all over it, like our boy Sam Darnold threw the pick.
-Right. Everybody's experts. -"He was the worst ever!"
-They're experts. -So, everybody has a slant.
We're here to straighten it out.
And I saw a lot of attack on Big Ben on Sunday.
And I get it. Had a lot of picks.
Here are some of the takes, Simms.
I want to straighten them out. First one --
"As a Steelers fan, I'm officially over
the Big Ben Roethlisberger era. Shake my head."
This one -- "Big Ben Roethlisberger, is that you?"
A floating dumpster down the river.
-Ohh. -And, then, we even had, like,
a more official article.
"Ben Roethlisberger's five turnovers cost the Steelers
big-time in tie with Browns."
-Oh, okay. -Um, I feel like you don't...
-Thank you, Captain Obvious. -Where do you stand
on the "Big Ben is trash, he's washed, it's over"?
-[ sarcastically ] Oh, yeah, I know. He's trash.
I mean, he only was fifth in touchdowns last year in the NFL.
He only threw for 469 yards and five touchdowns
against the best defense in football
in the divisional playoff game,
and then, when we get to this game alone,
okay, he threw three interceptions.
Only one was his fault.
One time, there was a miscommunication
with Antonio Brown.
Another one went off Jesse James' head.
Are we gonna blame Ben Roethlisberger for fumbling
when the center snapped the ball on the ground
and then no one blocked Myles Garrett
as he got blindsided?
I didn't know Ben was supposed to snap the ball,
block the left end, and throw the football.
They should be paying him more.
-And missed the field goal in overtime.
-Oh, and missed the -- And wait.
Wasn't it James Conner who fumbled
and they returned the ball back to the 1-yard line?
I'm sick of unqualified people making qualifying statements.
I'm sick of it. Yeah. -Wow.
-So, Big Ben... -He's still really awesome.
He's one of the best deep-ball throwers in football.
And let's not forget it was a monsoon in Cleveland.
-Oh, yeah. -Yeah. Oh.
I forgot about that.
And Cleveland's defense is gonna be one of the best in football.
Okay, next subject. Let's go.
-I'm actually super-excited that you're mad,
but we don't like to take our anger out on the players.
It's really the coaches' fault in Week 1.
-Yes. -It's a little segment
that we like to call "Get 'Em!"
Where are we starting?
-Oh, we're starting with the Falcons' red-zone offense.
"Oh, we're gonna get the ball more to Julio Jones this year.
We're gonna be more creative in the red zone."
Oh, here's their plan for Week 1 against the Eagles.
Straight line, straight line, straight line.
What the hell were you doing all offseason?
-Get 'em! -Oh, hello, Cowboys offense.
I haven't seen you this year.
What the hell did you do this offseason?
Did we come up with a game plan
or anything schematically creative
to help out the pass game or Dak Prescott?
-Probably not. Get 'em! -Gosh.
Oh, and the Saints defense --
I don't know what you've been doing in the offseason
for the last five years!
You can't win a Week 1 game,
and everybody was open against "Fitzmagic."
I mean, it was the greatest show I've ever seen,
and it was the Bucs and Ryan Fitzpatrick.
-Get 'em! -Oh, hello, Seattle.
"We're gonna protect Russell Wilson
and help him out more this year.
It's going -- We're going to Denver,
and, oh, um, uh, oh, yeah, they have Von Miller.
We'll just leave him one-on-one
against our crappy right tackles all game
and let Russell figure it out and just run away."
-Got 'em! Man, did that feel good?
-Man, I feel a lot better. Whew! -This is like therapy for you.
-I had to get that off my chest. -If there's one coach, though,
that definitely is prepared, it's Sean McVay.
They won their first game by 20,
and their team didn't even play all preseason.
He's so prepared, he never forgets a thing.
We saw you on television,
and you remembered a ton of plays, okay?
-What do you think of Sean's brain?
-What? It's out of this world.
It's better than mine. I can tell you that.
-Week 12, Saints at Rams.
4:29 in the second quarter.
2nd and 7 on the Saints' 7.
What happens?
-Oh, Josh Reynolds touchdown
off scheduled play versus a 3-man rush.
-You're absolutely right. -Are you kidding me?
-You're unbelievable. -He's like a computer.
-Now we are going to go to --
This is Sean McVay's time in Washington.
-Oh, no. -Ooh, I like it.
-So we're bringing it back to 2015.
Week 7. Bucs at Skins. -Yep.
-2nd and 7 on the Tampa Bay 24.
58 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
-Jamison Crowder wheel route down the right sideline.
Set up the first down, and then how did that drive end?
-Jordan Reed touchdown in a 4x1 individual iso slant.
-And what meme was that game?
-You liked that! -He's good.
He's real good. Check out the brain on Sean.
-You're amazing. -All right.
2005 NFC Wild Card Game. Washington and Tampa Bay.
-Ah. -9:47 left in the third.
-Sean Taylor.
-3rd and 2 on the Washington 2-yard line.
-Oh, well, this is my play.
They're cheating to make it equal.
They're cheating. -What's the play?
-I bootlegged out on the left and dove in for a touchdown.
Yeah, it's one of my only... -Do you remember?
-My only rushing touchdown. -Of course.
-But do you remember?
-You know what? Chris was playing with the Bucs.
That was my first year in coaching.
-Yes. -Yeah.
We spent a little bit of time. He won't even remember --
We had some breakfasts together, you know,
talked a little ball, but that was...
What did he eat at breakfast?
No, I actually take it back.
When I worked
-this was before I coached for the Bucs... -yes
It was when I was working training camp,
the year after they had won the Super Bowl,
I was working as, like, a --
You know, being a water boy, whatever.
-Right, right. -Just kind of running around.
-That's awesome. That's awesome. -Yeah, that's right.
-Everybody remembers Todd Gurley's screen
for a touchdown against the Cowboys.
What happened the play before the big touchdown?
-Screen to Malcolm Brown.
-And that is why he's Sean McVay.
There's only, like, a few people, I think,
in the world that can keep up with us
and I think are funny,
and I think Martellus Bennett's one of those guys.
-Why, thank you. I think that's a compliment.
-Yeah. -It was a weird compliment.
-Your brother, too. He can be there with us, too.
-Yeah. Oh. -That would've been good.
Yeah, you're two of our favorites.
-You know, the grape doesn't fall far from the vine.
-That's what they say. Yes. -Yeah.
-I like, since it's not a quarterback,
I get to sit next to him, too.
-Yeah. Right. -And, also, I think this
is the Eagles fans now. -Well, I don't know.
-He's officially an Eagles fan.
-I am an Eagles fan. -I hear you.
-Yeah. -Jump on the bandwagon.
-I'm not -- No. I'm a Michael Bennett fan.
-Yes. And he plays for the Eagles.
-He plays for the Eagles, so I'm rooting for him to do well,
so I'm rooting for them to do well.
-Yes, okay. -I still think "Fly, Eagles Fly"
is the worst song ever written by anyone,
next to the national anthem.
-Right. -Really?
-Next to the national anthem. Okay.
-Coming out... -Hardcore!
-Do you like the "E-A-G-L-E-S" at the end, though?
Come on. -No, I don't like any of it.
I mean, if I played for them, I would love it.
-Perfect. But you're a fan now.
-It's like saying if I liked country music,
I would love country music, but I don't like country music.
-What was it like Sunday being a fan?
That's, like, your first time out...
-I didn't watch much football Sunday.
-No? -What did I do on Sunday?
Sunday, I -- Oh, I was at Harvard.
-Excuse me. -[ laughs ]
-Our first Sunday was not the same.
That's why he's a lot cooler than me.
-What do you mean? -I mean, my first Sunday
without football, I was a wreck.
I was crying. -Really?
-I was, like, the exact opposite.
I was watching every game and like,
"I can't believe this guy's playing and I'm not."
-I was wondering this, though. -Yeah, yeah.
-Is it different if you retire when you want to retire
and when the league pushes you out?
-I think so, and they pushed me out.
-See, I retired when I wanted -- I was done.
-Right. So, again, you're cool.
-So I'm happy with what I did, you know?
A lot of guys -- I think they're --
I wouldn't say bitter, necessarily.
-Right. -But they're bitter...
about someone else being in.
They feel like they still could do it, they can still go play.
And then you go try out for the...
-the Canada teams when you're 42. -No. Never.
Not happening.
-No. -NFL or nothing.
-You were talking earlier
about retiring when you want and being forced out.
I feel like I'm looking at Dez, and I'm seeing the tweets,
and I can see the frustration.
And you've been in that organization.
What the hell is happening with Dez right now?
-These teams can build perceptions about players
Right, and if you take a meeting and you don't kill
that perception in that meeting, they start to believe
what everyone else has said. -It becomes reality.
-Yeah. It becomes your reality. -Yeah.
-So, I think, with Dez, his thing --
I think that, you know, trying to control the situation,
but, at the same time, the best thing you can do
to control the situation is just chill.
-Mm. -Physically, he can still play.
There's like -- People will sign Eric Decker.
-Yes. -Like, you know?
There's receivers getting signed all the time.
-No, the talent's there.
-Same thing with, like, an Eric Reid.
Like, there's safeties getting signed...
that can't play better than Eric Reid.
It's just like -- But you're gonna pass up on this guy?
-End game, though -- how do you see Dez ending --
Like, end game here? Because I don't want him to go too long
without playing here, too, 'cause, like, I like Dez, too.
I don't think he's a superstar anymore,
but I want to see him on the field,
and he deserves to be on the field.
-I look at teams that I think would be good.
I think one team that comes to mind for me
that would've been great for him would've been the Chargers.
-Mm. -I think the personality
of the quarterback is gonna make Dez a better player, right?
So, playing with a Tom Brady or playing with a...
-A Philip Rivers, yeah. -...a Philip Rivers,
who has that fire and can match Dez's fire
and he believes in that fire,
it's gonna be a better situation for him,
because they're gonna have that mutual respect for one another,
as far as competitors.
All these coaches talk about
they want guys who love football.
Like, "Let's get some football guys in here."
But when you have a guy who loves football so much that --
They label him as a guy that's like a diva,
but he just wants to win, he wants to play,
and he loves playing football.
-Right. -So, if you can get those
three things out of most guys, 'cause most guys
don't really love it the way they say they love it.
They just say that shit until they get the check,
'cause most of these people aren't who they really say
they are -- it's just a facade.
-Yeah, some fugazis.
-Yeah, they just play the game very well.
I wasn't interested in playing that game.
I was into playing the game of football.
-Martellus, we appreciate you, man.
Again, check out Martellus' show, 'Mostly Football'.
Yahoo? -And Complex.
And my new podcast called 'Revenge of the Jocks'.
-Almost as many jobs as you. -Oh, 'Revenge of the Jocks.
I want to get a little something here.
-Oh, man. -I thought I was the only one
that was gonna get one.
-He has a little more flavor than you.
You're like -- You know, like --
-You don't have as much cacao as he has. -Yeah!
He knows white chocolate when he sees it!
-I wasn't ready for that.
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-Hey, what's going on, guys? I'm Reggie Bush.
And you're watching "Simms & Lefkoe."
-So, if you know "Simms & Lefkoe," you know
that, when he's evaluating players, you really care
about two body parts --
the legs and the ass. -And the ass, yes.
-A lot of people are weirded out,
but you believe that if you got those two things,
you're going to be good.
-You got a chance. Lawrence Taylor.
Reggie White. Barry Sanders.
You look at their lower halves, it's pretty impressive,
and then you can go, "Man. Hall of Fame type of players."
-Don't be blinded by the bicep is what you're saying.
-That means nothing. Right.
-So, take me through five guys at different positions
that you think have a nice set.
-Okay, well, let's start at the running-back position,
because this guy here, a rookie
Saquon Barkley.
I mean, this is the most unbelievable lower half
I've ever seen in a running back, maybe.
I mean, his nickname is "Saquad,"
and he's been there for a few months.
And, Lefkoe, have you ever seen anybody bounce outside
on Jacksonville Jaguars and run for a 68-yard touchdown?
That doesn't happen.
That's because he has an unbelievable legs and ass.
-Let's go to defense. Bosa. -Oh.
Joey Bosa is incredible lower half.
You want to know why he's one of the best speed pass rushers
in football, power pass rushers?
He can do it all. He's awesome in run blocking.
So, yes, another guy... -It all stems from the stems.
-It all stems from down there.
-Let's go to a rookie. -Rookie.
-Daron Payne.
-So impressive. The first time --
-Not a lot of people know this guy.
-Daron Payne is going to be one of the best interior
defensive linemen in this sport, and you can see right there.
-Look at that. -I mean, it looks like
he's got a turkey in there.
I don't know what that is, but all I know is,
I turned on the first preseason game
when he was playing the Jets and things like that.
I said, "Who is this guy with this legs and butt,
and who is creating havoc all over the field?"
-Yeah. -Oh, it's 95, Daron Payne.
Watch out for him. -Look out for him this season.
A guy at a similar position
that's been doing it for a while --
this is not just legs and ass -- this is legs and high ass.
-Oh, this is a -- It's a little different.
-Stephon Tuitt. -It's nuanced here, yes.
His high ass is what's very impressive to me.
Look how comfortable he is in that position
and he has a freaky lower half.
-And, then, the last guy --
I didn't expect a quarterback to be on this list.
-It's really rare. -But if you always wonder,
"Why is Russell Wilson breaking tackles?"
-Right. -Probably 'cause of his legs.
-And running around everywhere.
We saw him in training camp a few years ago.
We know he probably has some inner-thigh chaffage there,
but it's unbelievable to see a quarterback
with that type of lower half.
It's really rare for that position,
but he does make the list.
He can make some unbelievable plays with his legs.
-Yes. -It's about as good as I've
ever seen at the quarterback position.
-So, if you want to steal Simms' idea, look at legs and ass.
One guy that's stolen a lot from you...
-Oh, my gosh. -...DeAngelo Hall.
-Oh, he -- I mean, every time he was on the field,
I felt like I threw an interception to him.
I threw a lot of interceptions, though.
-Well, look, he's amazing,
and he's got an amazing story about a little trip to Vegas.
Rookie hazing is always legendary.
-Yes. -I can't imagine what it's like
when you're the eighth pick in the draft.
-They feel like you got money to burn, man.
So, they tell I have to take them to Vegas -- rookie hazing.
I'm like, "All right, cool." I had never been to Vegas.
And one night, we pick a club.
You know, it's DB night. I'm the rookie.
I got to pay for everything. -Yeah.
-And I was kind of looking at the bottles
that we were anticipating on buying,
and I'm looking like, "Whew.
Man, I didn't know that bottle cost that much," you know?
I was kind of doing that, but as the night wore on, man,
it was -- it was bigger than that.
On one side of our table is Paris Hilton
and her crew of lovely ladies. -Right.
-On the other side is David Hasselhoff
and his crew of lovely ladies, as well.
He had on a black kind of shiny shirt,
unbuttoned to probably his belly button --
you know, vintage David Hasselhoff gear
that he probably would still wear.
-Right. Right. -I had never met
another celebrity besides other athletes.
I was, without a doubt, shocked.
And like I said, man, Hasselhoff had a --
His crew might have been better than Paris' crew.
Our table --
looking like we probably ain't even supposed to be in there.
We don't even have no girls over there with us,
so we're all just kind of partying at their tables.
Initially, they had joked about me having to pay
for all the tabs, the three -- those tables,
'cuz we were at all the tables.
They're like, "Man, we can't let them go.
We drunk all their liquor."
I'm like, "Well, somebody got to pay for that.
I got our table."
Our bill ended up being around 15 grand or so.
And before I could even put my card down,
Paris had took my bill... -Oh, my gosh. What?
-...and paid my tab. -Damn!
Well, she should've. She's a Hilton.
-Hey, she had the most money in the room, without a doubt.
But I always tell people that story, and they think I'm lying.
But I promise you, man. it's the damnedest thing.
I wish I could meet her and say, "Thank you."
-So you're a big Paris Hilton fan.
-I'm a Paris Hilton fan, man, 'cause she took over my check.
-So you got an extra $15,000. -I kind of got off unscathed.
-It is time for "Somebody & Lefkoe."
Bleacher Report gives me money
to bet on 'Thursday Night Football',
but I let random New Yorkers pick the team.
They win, and I got to pay them,
and that's why we got to see my good friend Allie.
We are back in the newsstand, and that means
that the Eagles have covered the spread,
and my main man Allie has won himself some money.
-Yeah! -Congratulations.
Here is $113... -Yes.
-...and sixty -- I dropped a dime.
-Don't worry about it. -...65 cents.
I've done the math. That is 90 packs of Starbursts.
-[ laughs ] I like it. -I don't think you're gonna
use your money there. -No.
-You gonna take the lady out for a nice dinner?
-No, no, no, I'm gonna let it build up
over the next couple of weeks. -What? Next couple of weeks?
I like what he's saying. All right.
This week, it is the Ravens, who just steamrolled the Bills,
at the Bengals, who hung on to beat the Colts.
And the Ravens are favored by 1 in Cincinnati.
Take me through your mind-set. -I don't know.
I like -- The last couple of matchups,
the Bengals have beat them, what, 5 out of 6?
-5 of the last 6 times in Cincinnati.
-In Cincinnati. -He knows his stuff.
-A home game. Prime time. -Yeah.
-I like the Bengals. -Really?
-Going with the Bengals. -Wow!
Even after the Ravens looked amazing in Week 1.
-They looked good, but the Bills aren't the Bengals.
I like the Bengals. -I love it.
He's siding with Marvin Lewis and the Bengals.
Is that the official bet? -Yes, sir.
-$250 on the Bengals.
If he's right, I'll be back here next week.
-Sounds great. See you next week. [ laughs ]
-We'll figure that out by then. Simms, Lefkoe, back to you.
So, my man Allie is going Bengals.
I do like a good defense at home on Thursday night,
but does he get the Simms stamp of approval?
-The Bengals have had the Ravens' number
the last few years, but I'm going with the Ravens.
I think this is a different Ravens football team this year.
-Really. -A true Super Bowl contender.
-And they're finally healthy. -Yes, they are.
-If they can avoid penalties. -Right.
-If there's a lot of penalties in your game,
we're keeping the same hashtag,
and you're frustrated with the refs,
hit them with the hashtag #KeepItInYourPants.
-We're talking about flags and the referees.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
-Clarification Simms. -Yep.
-Sam Darnold -- I'm so happy for our young man.
-Sammy the Savior! -We welcomed him to New York.
Is he finally the answer to the Jets' quarterback woes?
-I do think so.
And throw a pick-six on your first play ever...
and then just act like it didn't even happen
and come back and ball after that?
That's why they took him number 3.
Way to go, Sammy! -Sammy! Sam is a pro.
We're gonna eventually become pros.
For Simms... -Peace out, homies.
-...I'm Lefkoe.
We'll holla, holla, holla at you next week.
-Yeah. -So, stand right here.
-We'll make it quick, Sean. -You stand here.
Face the camera a little bit more.
-Yeah. -Okay.
Hello and welcome. I am split right now --
No, this one, Sean.
He doesn't know where the cameras are,
but they're football brainiacs.