Half-baked takes for the 2026 season

Here’s a simple recipe for baking a take: 1. Have a thought or feeling. 2. Look up facts, stats, etc to support or disprove that thought or feeling. 3. Ponder the scope of the thought or feeling (a day, a season, a decade). 4. Mix in some outside opinions. 5. Enjoy your take. For this episode, we’re stopping about halfway through step two. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen, and Dave Helman share their half-baked takes for the 2026 season.

0:00 Welcome to the show
2:52 Coby Bryant injury
7:10 Baltimore Ravens & Maxx Crosby/Trey Hendrickson
13:56 DaVonta Smith
19:31 San Francisco 49ers & Ricky Pearsall
27:55 Washington Commanders & Jayden Daniels
31:29 Mike McDaniel
34:12 Houston Texans
42:17 Field goals
47:47 Los Angeles Rams
54:10 Natural grass fields
57:46 Picking playoff teams
1:03:17 New Orleans Saints
1:06:21 Dak Prescott

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Host: Robert Mays
Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Senior Producer: Katy Duffy
Social Producer: Scott Krinch

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