2026 NFL QB Rankings, the Villain Dodgers, MLB Trade Deadline Lessons, and SummerSlam 2026 With Mina Kimes, Billy Gil, Anthony Dabbundo, and David Shoemaker
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What topics introduce the episode and who are the guests?
The Bill Simmons Podcast is brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network. I put up a new Rewatchables on Monday. We did Karate Kid Part 2. Is it Karate Kid 2 or Karate Kid Part 2? I can't even remember. Me and Kyle Brandt had a fantastic time. And as I said before, we really had to do this just to pave the way for Karate Kid 3. So you can check that out. We have a lot of good movies coming up. for the rest of this month. And I think we're doing two episodes next week. Um, it's looking like the Italian job and about last night, the Rob Lowe to me more about last night. So, um, that's on Netflix. Italian job is on every streamer. So you can go check those out, but I think those are going to be the next two and they're both can be next week.
We have an absolutely loaded podcast. coming up for you. Um, I wanted to do quarterbacks with Mina Kimes. Uh, I meant to do it last week, but we're, uh, we're doing it this week. I wanted to go through all my, my QB point system and a lot of good quarterback questions, um, tying into the 2026 NFL season. So this is like the first real summer pod. We're moving into NFL mode. I'm in week four of prep feeling good. Uh, After that, Billy Gill, Anthony Dibundo, we wanted to talk about the baseball trade deadline and one of the weirdest pennant races ever. Even my dog's barking about it in both leagues and all the ramifications of that. I've announced the soccer team. I announced my soccer team on that. We talked about a whole bunch of goofy stuff.
And then last but not least, David Shoemaker has a new book out about Hulk Hogan that you should get. But we talked about SummerSlam last weekend and the new Hulk Hogan book and how we're feeling about how weird the Hulksters last 20 years were and why he wrote the book. So that is all next. We're going to take a break. Pearl Jam. And then Mina comes. This episode is brought to you by SAP. Hello, midsize business. We see your big ambitions. But how do you achieve... the wins you want when your technology is holding you back. Hmm, I wonder, well, how about SAP Grow? It's built to grow with your business, no matter its size. With AI embedded at its core, working across every system, all ready to go from day one so you can hit the ground running.
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All right, our friend Mina Kimes is here. She's done a lot of ringer stuff lately. She was on the Hitch Rewatchables. She was on the Fantasy Football Show as they finished their rankings of the hot QBs. I guess Jalen Hurts just ran away with this. Wasn't even close.
Well, spoiler alert, because some folks might not have listened to it. Although I feel like at this point, anyone other than Hertz would have been a big upset. He has the crown. He has Jimmy G's crown. It was easy. It was not controversial. There was really no debate about it. Kind of like Patrick Mahomes circa 2020. We were all just like, yes, that's fine. But number two was divisive.
Contentious? Who was number two? Who won?
Okay, I guess I'll... Spoiler alert, don't get mad if you haven't listened to it. Josh Allen over Joe Burrow. I was surprised. Interesting.
I'll have to listen to it. I'm sure I'll have thoughts at some point. This is a great topic, though, because one of my theories with quarterbacks, which we're about to talk about, quarterbacks, charisma. A lot of times they're handsome. They're just the coolest guy in the room, and it feels like part of the job. I try to rank the quarterbacks every year, which we're going to go through, and I asked you to go through this with me. Cause I have this weird point system that I ranked the teams with. And in the point system, quarterbacks go from one point to nine. It's the only position that's even over five because they're that important. But I had some, before we go through the rankings, I had some, some quarterback questions for you and no particular order.
The QB you're buying for 2026, even as everyone else or most people are selling the guy, you just can't quit.
This is an easy one for me, I think, because I feel like everybody's overreacting to the postseason.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What topics introduce the episode and who are the guests?
0:06–9:14
2
How are QB buy/sell decisions and postseason overreactions debated (which QBs should you buy in 2026)?
9:14–1:00:41
3
Which QB situations are considered the bleakest and who is most likely to be abandoned in 2026?
1:00:41–1:23:09
4
Why were teams aggressive at the 2026 MLB trade deadline and which moves stood out?
1:23:09–1:29:19
5
How did the Red Sox surge and Yankees’ Aaron Judge injury reshape AL playoff odds?
1:29:19–1:44:36
6
Which surprise teams could make late runs and how did trades like Scooble to the Dodgers affect locker‑room politics?
1:44:36–1:59:16
7
How did SummerSlam 2026 and WWE’s ESPN partnership change wrestling’s mainstream moment and why did Shoemaker write 'Why Hulk Hogan Matters'?
1:59:16–2:47:18
Speakers
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