With no shortage of NFL storylines happening around the league this year, Josh Petry and the Hoodie Chroniclez Podcast welcomed back SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe, who has been covering the game for a while and knows a thing or two about sports. This time around, it was an NFL Roundtable discussion on all things NFL, such as which QB she would build a team around, Super Bowl favorites, Sleeper teams, underrated players, and more.
Nicole was asked who she thinks the biggest surprise is this season so far in the NFL, and she would say, "I think the biggest surprise this season is a little bit of the idea that there isn't one team yet that just stands out as being the best team. Every time I think it might be (team A), team A will go out and play
a game that kind of makes you say Ugh."
Briscoe was asked whether or not she had an opinion on any "sleeper" teams we could keep an eye on, and she said, "Can I say the Jags?" She would go on to say, "I think because it's a relatively small market team and they don't get a lot of the attention, but if you're paying attention, you notice that they are all-in. They also made a bunch of big moves at the deadline. So basically, I would say the Jags because we should be paying more attention to them."
I asked Nicole if she were to build an NFL franchise, which QB she would start with. She said, "Can I say, Josh Allen? It's one of those things where do you go with someone who is proven? Josh Allen doesn't have many flaws. All QBs do, but he has less."
Nicole and I discussed the NFL's CTE and ACL issue. I mentioned that it seems that when we take two steps forward with concussions, we take two steps back when it comes to ACL's. What can be done to lessen the strain on both, besides guardian caps becoming mandatory for concussions and the NFL going back to grass playing surfaces?
I asked if she had an opinion on it, and she said, "No, I don't. Yes, the surfaces could be better, and I feel a little bit like all the money in the world is there, and it's a matter of making it a priority to take care of your players, and something should be done, and that goes for both of those injuries.
"For me, I think that it's disappointing that more isn't being done even though it is a violent sport."
You can watch the interview in its entirety below:
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: NFL Roundtable: ESPN's Nicole Briscoe discusses SB favorites, sleepers
