Manish Mehta said Jets likely to go with Geno Smith at QB for season

New York Daily News Jets reporter Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN)  joined the show to talk about Rex Ryan and the QB scenario. Mehta thinks that they are probably strongly considering naming Geno Smith, the Week 1 starter, the starter for the entire season. “At this point that probably makes the most sense,” Mehta said. “I don’t…

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Peter King says Ray Lewis’ Super Bowl claim doesn’t make sense

TheMMQB.com’s Peter King joined the show to talk about the big storylines around the NFL. King said Ray Lewis’ claim that the NFL turned off the lights at the Superdome  “is worth nothing more than a chortle.” He said that’s part of the ethos of the NFL — players always look for a  “It doesn’t…

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Mike Florio says NFL owners should wear ‘ski masks’ after settlement

Profootballtalk.com’s Mike Florio joined the show to talk about the NFL’s $765 million settlement with former players on concussions. Florio said the NFL owners should be wearing “ski masks” because they got a great deal here. He said this money is nothing to buy good PR and hold off future litigation. But Florio pointed out…

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Clay Travis said lesson from Manziel is “get paid in cash”

Outkickthecoverage.com’s Clay Travis joined the show to talk about Johnny Manziel and the beginning of the college football season. Travis said the NCAA’s half-game suspension is about as light as they could go. “The real lesson for big time college football and basketball players is get paid in cash,” Travis said. Travis said there’s also…

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Manish Mehta says Rex Ryan needs to finish at least 8-8 to keep job

New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta joined the show to talk about the Jets QB fiasco and N.J. Governor Chris Christie calling him out. Mehta explained that Rex Ryan is in a tough position because they brought in a new general manager. “It’s a marriage that typically doesn’t work,” Mehta said. “When you don’t have…

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Peter King talks about darkhorse teams he likes, Philly QB situation

TheMMQB.com editor Peter King joined the show to talk about the big preseason storylines and his cross-country travels. King said the one wildcard team that really impressed him was Arizona. He also thought Buffalo looked great with E.J. Manuel. King was also impressed with Philadelphia and both quarterbacks. He thinks Chip Kelly is OK with…

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