Right off the bat, Chris gives some solo thoughts on the Dexter Lawrence trade reports that broke after we taped this full episode. Then, in normal CSU fashion, Chris & Connor hit some honorable mentions that didn’t make Simms’ Top 6 Safety prospects. Plus, in “Dark Side of the Moon” style, the guys talk about some of the biggest mysteries of the 2026 Draft. But first, the homies push back on whether Kirk Cousins will start over Fernando Mendoza. #nbcsports #NFL #SundayNightFootball
Chapters:
(0:00) Dexter Lawrence requests trade from Giants
(5:10) Pete opened the door, and Conspiracy Chris busted through
(10:20) Will the Raiders start Kirk Cousins over Fernando Mendoza?
(18:05) 2026 Draft Mysteries: Where and when does Ty Simpson go?
(22:55) Will a 2nd RB go in Round 1?
(24:55) How much do teams care about positional value?
(27:45) How many EDGE defenders go in Round 1?
(33:25) Which teams trade up in Round 1?
(36:35) Who is the 3rd QB drafted, and what round does he go?
(38:25) When is A.J. Brown traded?
(40:55) How many WRs go in Round 1?
(44:10) 2026 Draft Safety Honorable Mentions: Bud Clark (TCU)
(47:00) S AJ Haulcy (LSU)
(48:35) S Michael Taaffe (Texas)
(50:35) S Zakee Wheatley (Penn State)
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Dexter Lawrence trade? + 2026 Draft Mysteries | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep. 854) | NFL on NBC
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Hey Chris! I’m one of your biggest fans. I’m a totally blind New York Giants fan through and through! I love your content as it has helped me dramatically with my Fantasy Football strategies and I would love to see you and Matthew Berry or Connor debate Fantasy Football rankings in conjunction with your NFL perspective. I hope this comment reaches you. You are one of my favorite personalities on TV. Let’s go big blue!!
I was not expecting this to start with moon landing denial
Who started for Joe B???
~~~DABS AWAY ~~~ GO NINERS ~~ MUCH <3 2 ALL ~~~
8:40 JFK was killed by a country that will not be named!
Imagine Dexter on the Vikings Flores defense.
I’m supposed to trust two guys who don’t believe we went to the moon with my draft picks? GTFOH.
Chris is watching too much Joe Rogan. He’s in on all the conspiracy theories.
@one1blue – stop watching the show then. You should exercise your acronym YOURSELF.
1969 – 2026 = 57 years later …. We haven’t developed progressive technology since then. We should be going further in space than we currently are if we did land then. Think about all the technology advancements in everything else we made across the spectrum of human technology development. It doesn’t add up.
Day 7 of asking for Simms and NFLSE collab
2nd round pick
We 100% landed on the moon. I love your podcast but please don't spread completely false debunked conspiracies. It is like believing in the electric universe or flat earth or climate denial. I dont personally know enough about the JFK conspiracies so I cant speak on that.
Been down the moon landing road, I get the doubts. My whole thing is it falls apart when you consider countries like China, India, and Japan have all sent their own orbiters up there and mapped the Moon themselves. None of them have ever called it fake. At that point it’d have to be a worldwide cover-up, not just NASA and that’s where it loses me.
It’s just not financially viable or smart to continue space exploration it’s that simple, back in the 60s we were having a flexing contest with the ussr
“Turn on 7 boosters in your a**” 😂😂😂😂
I think I'll believe Tom Brady's analysis of when a quarterback should start. I don't think Cousins would have signed if he didn't think he was going to start.
Simms seems to have forgotten that Aaron Rodgers sat behind Bret Favre.
Lot of butthurt patriots in the chat 😂
You learn why we can't see the dark side of the moon in school…..😏😒
I LOVE CONSPIRACY CHRIS
PAY THE BIG BOY! The game is like water, ever changing. Stopping the run and pushing the pocket and interior pass rush is the wave right now. Especially with the re-emphasis on the run game for NFL offenses.
Stick to football and for God sake relax and unbutton your top button
Give us more conspiracy talk Simms! Love it
My impression listening to these two is young people think it's cool to disrespect our country, and it's grand accomplishments.
How can we prosper in the future with this Marxist induced mindset.?
In my 3-round mock draft I have the Bears drafting Jadarian Price in the 2nd round and then trading Swift to the Seahawks. But thats if Price is there when Chicago picks and if Seattle didn't draft a RB by then.