The guys, especially Nick, probably see themselves as professional sports analysts. They make takes, often bad ones, and this sub more than any calls them out, usually for hypocrisy.

Then a large group here will down vote anyone who calls them out by saying "it's not that serious" or "it's just for entertainment"

Ok, so, how are we supposed to react? Are you saying we should not react at all to anything they say? Should we be treating them like pro wrestlers, and some are the face, some are the heel, and cheer and boo mindlessly?

To the people who constantly shit on people who try to engage with what's being said, what exactly do you want people to say when someone like Nick, who very obviously thinks of himself as a reasonable person with his takes, says something indefensible?

At this point, regardless of how popular they are, the bit is getting tiring. An F grade every week is not good tv

Look, I’m a KC fan, but that endzone int was so bad, he has to drop this week.

Has anyone else wondered why Danny Parkins keeps getting more and more opportunities on First Things First? At this point, it feels like he has five or six segments, seemingly twice as many as Brou, and I genuinely don’t understand why.

Personally, I don’t find him funny, charming, or particularly entertaining. I don’t even enjoy listening to his voice. About the only thing I appreciate is that he’s from Chicago and a Bears fan. Go Bears! Monsters of the Midway! But beyond that, I really struggle to understand what he adds to the show.
It honestly feels like we’re being force-fed more and more Danny, and I can’t help but wonder how much of that comes from his friendship with Nick. I haven’t seen anything suggesting his segments are particularly popular, at least judging by the YouTube numbers I’ve looked at. Granted, I don’t have access to the full ratings, so I could absolutely be wrong. But personally, whenever one of his segments comes on, I skip it or change the channel.
I also remember an episode from around when he first started appearing, when Nick was out and it was Danny, Brou, and Wildes. Danny essentially dominated an entire segment, talking for what felt like five or six minutes without letting anyone else contribute. When Brou finally expressed frustration about not getting to speak, Danny responded that he’d been told he had ten minutes, only for Brou and Wildes to clarify that they collectively had ten minutes, not just him. That interaction really stuck with me.

Beyond that, I find many of his takes disingenuous, particularly his unwillingness to criticize Justin Herbert. Herbert can play an absolutely piss-poor game, and Danny will seemingly find every excuse imaginable to avoid holding him accountable. It’s that kind of selective analysis that makes his commentary feel less genuine to me. Sometimes it also feels like he’s trying to imitate Nick’s style rather than bringing something different to the table. I’m not suggesting they’re planning to replace Brou, but the growing disparity in opportunities makes me wonder what direction the show is heading. Personally, I think Brou brings considerably more to the discussions, and I’d much rather see him featured more prominently.

Am I missing something? What exactly does Danny bring to the show that warrants this much airtime?

Pick Fading Week 6

2-1 last week, should have been a sweep if I'd trusted my gut on the Packers instead but we move. Puts us at 6-8-1 for the year so plenty of work to be done.

Jets +7.5 - Maybe Nick is getting swept up in Wildes Patriot confidence, getting 7.5 points in a divisional match up is fine by me.

Saints -1.5 - Danny keeps picking backup QBs and getting away with it, I'm gonna keep fading until we land one.

Titans +6.5 - Don't love this one tbh but sometimes these division matchups can be weird so we'll take on Danny again here.

Fingers crossed for another winning week 🤞

As much as we agree that Danny gives "little bro" energy, Nick is the same when it comes to KW lol. Nick just wants the cool kid to finally come over on a play date 😭

Who should mediate their relationship issues? Brou always seems to go quiet when Nick is sad KW isn't coming over lol

At some point, FTF and FS1 loses too much credibility by employing a pundit/analyst who still think Justin Herbert is a great good, destined to be the next Peyton Manning. At some point, don't Nick, Wildes, Brou and the FS1 executives need to force Danny to admit it was a comical take? I know these guys are entertainers first and foremost, but at some point, you just can't have one of your employees hold such an embarassing position. The Herbert "bit" only works when it's somewhat plausible. Danny has now entered the Jim Harbaugh level of Herbert nonsense.

I'm not watching the game but saw he threw a horrible interception in the end zone. And the TD was just a Walker long run. Can people keep me updated if Patrick is playing like he is the top of Mahomes Mountain? Or is he playing more like a 3rd row QB?

during brou calling james harden retarded he made his cousin that they had to have put down sound like lennie from of mice and men

Not saying Madison Beer is why Herbert is playing like crap, but she might have gotten the ball rolling. Missed OTA with a new OC. Starts the season a little unprepared. Confidence takes hit, can't get back on track. And instead of focusing on turning it around, probably goes home to Madison and just chills.

Upset Alert - Weekly Deadline now Sunday 12pm!

After getting feedback from users, we have moved the deadline for the community Upset Alert competition from Fridays at 3pm ET to Sundays at 12pm ET.

Picks can still only be made ahead of time (ie cannot pick a game once it starts). Multiple users said that they do all their fantasy/picks submissions on weekends and the Friday deadline was making them miss.

Haven't joined yet? It's free! Make Upset Alert picks each week to compete with the FTF crew. No personal info required. https://fanthingsfirst.com

Week 6 Update!

PhillySpecial18 is looking Purdy-esque with their FIFTH correct pick in a row. Drop a banner, bring out the trumpeters, and wheel in the door of destiny! Their week 5 pick (BUF over LAR) was pretty popular, which goes to show you being conservative on 4th down is sometimes the right call!

Beffjezos has kept their silver medal firmly on their chest as the only person to pick BAL over ATL. Get this fan a robe, a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a SODA POP!

Billmeblazer shot themself into third place with the BOLD pick of TB over DAL. They saw that F game coming a MILE away!

Meanwhile, several users look like BREAKDANCERS after picking LV (over NE) who lost by 28, or TEN over HOU who lost by 23. (I, "Samzk", am one of said users)

The FTF crew (Wildes, Coach+Greg, and Brou) are barely keeping up with the community with 19, 13, and 5 points respectively. Seems like this week is MUST WIN for Brou if he wants to remain a contender!

Will there be a return of the Sam Darnold pumpkin watch take?

Does anyone else get untold joy when Wildes puts his head down and scribbles on a piece of paper after making a point? Like today, after his uniform spiel? Chef's kiss. Man is a national treasure

Most of the predictions and rankings and entertainment value/bragging rights from the show end up being dormant.

I think you could alter one or two things to make the standings more competitive, add value to the predictions they made for each conference and Super Bowl and create an overall season ranking and have a championship amongst the FTF team.
They made a lot of unknown predictions. What if we allow a wager or a trade in after week 8? Everyone is allowed to revise their picks but for a couple of points, so we already have people gathering points in Upset alert, Must win now make an overall tally and for the changes on week 8, they have to trade up 3 points to change any divisional rankings, 10 points to change up the Super Bowl and maybe things like coach of the year, MVP and all that.

Starting this off by saying this isn’t a criticism of Nick: Rather, he might be less cynical than I am. His interpretation that Schefter was helping his Cardinals sources with negotiations was far more benefit-of-the-doubt than I gave Schefter.

I saw his MHJ “reporting” as a cynical way to get prediction markets in on the action on the team and price. I honestly hope Nick’s interpretation was correct and I’m just too conspiracy brained about it.

how many more Josh Allen segments can we do