Should Dak Be the FAVORITE for MVP? Plus, More Half-Baked Takes

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
1:56 Coby Bryant injury
6:10 Baltimore Ravens & Maxx Crosby/Trey Hendrickson
13:02 DaVonta Smith
18:36 San Francisco 49ers & Ricky Pearsall
26:43 Washington Commanders & Jayden Daniels
30:42 Mike McDaniel
33:05 Houston Texans
41:01 Field goals
46:34 Los Angeles Rams
52:53 Natural grass fields
56:30 Picking playoff teams
1:02:02 New Orleans Saints
1:05:06 Dak Prescott

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