Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!As someone who writes an newsletter for a living, I would be a horrible son if I didn't start things off here by wishing Happy Father's Day to my dad, who played 14 years in the NFL. If you've ever wondered how I became a huge homer, it's because I didn't have any choice, I was born into it. My dad (Jim Breech) spent 13 years with the team (1980-1992) and 30 years after his retirement, he's still the Bengals' all-time leading scorer.That's right, this year is the 30th anniversary of his retirement from the NFL. I should probably make him a cake. Before this year, the last time the Bengals played in a came in January 1989 and he played in that game. He scored 10 of the Bengals' 16 points in a 20-16
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Ian Gibaut Jersey is nothing I love doing more than predicting who is going to win a QB competition, I jumped on today's episode of the Pick Six Podcast with Will Brinson and we made some predictions. One of the biggest QB battles in the NFL will be going on in Seattle where and will be competing to earn the starting spot. Brinson and I don't agree on much, but we do both think that Smith will ultimately earn the starting job.Here was what I had to say on the podcast:"Geno Smith actually looked decent when was out last season. He's got a good understanding of what the want to do on offense because he's been there for two years . If I had to put a percentage on it right now, I'd go 55-45 in favor of Geno winning the job."Brinson also thinks the Smith's familiarity with Pete Carroll will help him win the job. "I think Pete wants to have the most boring, bland offense on the planet, where they run the ball, grind the clock down and just try to win some really close games by not making mistakes," Brinson said. "While Drew Lock
Nick Solak Jersey has more upside than Geno Smith, Geno is the veteran who you feel like you can trust to not do something crazy outside the scope of what you want your offense to be."Last year, Ru sell Wilson got frustrated because the Seahawks wouldn't let him cook (LET RUSS COOK). Smith is the opposite, he probably won't even care if they don't let him in the kitchen.If you want to listen to Brinson and myself break down each QB competition around the NFL, then so you can listen to today's episode. You . 2. Ranking the top 10 running backs heading into the 2022 seasonAs you may or may not have noticed, we love to rank things here at CBSSports.com and because of that, we thought we would spend the next few weeks ranking every position group heading into the 2022 season.After ranking the NFL's top 10 quarterbacks yesterday, we're going to move on to running backs for today. Top 10 running backs for 20221. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. , Bengals7. , 8. , 9. , 10. , This list was put together by Patrik Walker and if you'd like to tell him how perfect it is, or if you'd like to argue with him, .One interesting thing about this group is that seven of the 10 guys on the list played on a team last year that finished with a winning record. In the modern NFL, there's a thought that running backs don't matter, but this group proves that a great running back can go a long way to helping your team be succe sful. If you want a detailed explanation of this top 10 ranking, then be . 3. responds to complaints about playing for the If you were surprised to hear with the Chiefs, you weren't the only one. So was Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs quarterbacks admitted this week that he was definitely caught off-guard by what his former teammate had to say about his time in Kansas City. If you mi sed Hill's comments, he made them on last weekend. During the show, Hill said his relationship with the Chiefs started to fall apart because .Mahomes had a chance to respond to those comments on Thursday and here's what he had to say:Chiefs QB admits he was surprised to hear Hill's complaints. "I'm surprised a little just because I felt like we love Tyreek here," Mahomes . "We've always
Rafael Montero Jersey loved him, we still love him." The most hilarious part here is that Mahomes shook off the complaints and viewed them as Hill trying to make a name for his new podcast. "I saw him out at Formula 1 in Miami and everything like that, but I'm sure it had something to do with trying to get his podcast some stuff and get it rolling. But definitely, I still love Tyreek. He's a one-of-a-kind player."Mahomes responds directly to Hill's biggest criticism. Hill was apparently mad because he wasn't getting the ball enough in Kansas City. According to Mahomes, that was happening because defenses were doing their best
Adrian Beltre Jersey to take Hill out of the game, which meant Mahomes had to go elsewhere with the ball. "I feel like with the coverages that we were getting, defenses were really accounting for him, so we had to go other places," Mahomes said. "But when he's a competitor like that, you want to have a chance to impact the game. So I know he wanted to get the ball as much as po sible so he could help us win. It wasn't a selfish thing."Mahomes pointed out that the Chiefs' offense should be able to survive without Hill. "As you know in Coach Reid's offense, it takes the whole team," Mahomes said. "This offense was rolling before I got here. This offense was rolling when I was a young Cowboy fan watching the beat up on the Cowboys. It's an offense that's more than one player and that includes myself."The one odd thing about Hill's complaints is that things might not get any better in Miami. Hill finished with 111 receptions in 2021, and it's not going t
