The Bill Simmons Podcast

Is the NBA Too Afraid of Football? Plus, Jets Dysfunction and Million-Dollar Picks With Wosny Lambre, Joe House, and Peter Schrager

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The Ringer‘s Bill Simmons is joined by Wosny Lambre and Joe House for an NBA Cup exit survey; they talk about what worked and what didn’t, whether Las Vegas is the right place to hold this event, some proposed tweaks, and more (02:22). Then, Bill and House run through the NFL slate before making their Million-Dollar Picks for Week 16 (41:24). Finally, Bill talks with Peter Schrager of NFL Network and Fox Sports about myriad NFL topics, including a weird stretch of the schedule, Patrick Mahomes’s injury, the possibly undervalued Ravens, COTY predictions, this year’s “nobody believes in us” team (01:10:25), Jets dysfunction, the upcoming coaching carousel, Calais Campbell being released from the Dolphins amid a losing season, Netflix’s new Aaron Rodgers: Enigma documentary, and more (01:41:47).

Host: Bill Simmons
Guests: Wosny Lambre, Joe House, and Peter Schrager