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Around The Couch 2025 Divisional and Playoff Picks

·1 hr 42 min·5 clips

Solo says Caleb Williams could be in the XFL and questions his accuracy and maturity.

The show opens by noting the end of the preseason and the start of season four of Around the Couch. From there the crew jumps right into how the divisions might shake out and how the season could unfold. Nobody is trying to sound polished. The room keeps changing direction, stacking jokes on top of football takes and then circling back when somebody has a better point. The Bears come up early. Caleb Williams is treated as a huge talent who still has to show he can handle the league, and the talk around him gets sharpened by doubts about maturity, accuracy, and work ethic. Ben Johnson comes in as the possible fix. The panel keeps comparing his ability to unlock quarterbacks with what he did for Jared Goff, which turns into one of those coaching arguments that keeps going until it doesn't. The Vikings get a stronger read. The crew sounds genuinely bought in on Minnesota and on JJ, while still admitting that backing a team too early is a good way to get burned. Then the AFC East takes over. The Jets become the kind of joke only long-suffering fans can make, with Super Bowl talk and old-team energy all tangled together. The episode keeps tossing out quick prompts and side references too. That includes Dolphins concern, quarterback chatter, and the kind of stray riffing that keeps the room from ever feeling scripted. It all plays like a live hang. People overlap, correct themselves, laugh at their own predictions, and keep pushing until the picks actually land. The ending brings the show back to the live audience. They thank the people on YouTube, say the weekly rhythm is about to settle in, and close with the familiar feeling that football season is back for real.

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A scruffy NFL picks show that turns fan pain into useful argument.

Around The Couch settles into the NFL's familiar mix of skepticism, optimism, and self-mythology. The crew moves from Bears doubts and Caleb Williams criticism to Vikings belief and Jets Super Bowl talk, with picks and real-time corrections giving the discussion a loose,…

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You want an NFL hang that mixes picks, jokes, and the kind of couch-side chatter friends bring to the TV.

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