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The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Case For and Against Every QB in the Draft, and Did We Actually GO to the Moon?

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer

Fantasy Sports, Sports

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

The guys make the case for and against every quarterback in the draft, from prototypical big-arm projects to flawed prospects with major red flags, debating upside, landing spots, and why teams keep talking themselves into risky bets . They also spiral into one very important question: did we actually "go" to the moon? (00:00) Intro (01:15) Quarterback Prospects: Coin Flip Edition (02:44) Fernando Mendoza (16:53) Ty Simpson (26:28) Garrett Nussmeier (36:24) Drew Allar (43:17) Carson Beck (57:01) Dexter Lawrence trade request (01:08:23) Emails Discord link: https://discord.gg/Ge8bbYHrau Check out The Ringer’s 2026 NFL Draft Guide: https://theringer.com/nfl-draft/2026/big-board#content Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Shop Amazon and save the everyday. Visit amazon.com today. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Austin Gayle, Abou Kamara, Carlos Chiriboga, and Cameron Dinwiddie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Ringer NFL Drap Show, aka the Ringer Fantasy Football Show. My name is Danny Hifitz, and I'm joined by Danny, Kaley, and Craig Horlebeck. And today we are going over the quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL draft for Nana Mendoza and a bunch of guys who might suck or maybe start, right, D.K. That's right. It's a down year for quarterbacks, I'd say, probably, but there are a few intriguing options in the third, fourth round range that I'd be willing to take a gamble on. I mean, honestly, like when I was watching these guys, I kind of got a little bit excited about potential for development. I'm not saying they'll be year one starters, but there's some tools there with these guys. So we'll get into all those guys. That's such an early April thought to us. Actually, after two months of no other options,

0:58.6

these guys are looking pretty good. Craig, preseason's going to be lit. It's like you're

1:02.6

like, Tom Hanks and Castaway looking at a coconut. You're like, wow, this is actually

1:08.1

a filet mignon. You start thinking about eating your friend's legs or something.

1:11.9

They don't eat that.

1:13.0

That's probably true.

1:14.7

True, Al, or is Tulsie.

1:16.0

We're going to go to the quarterback prospects, and I'm going to propose something to you guys

1:19.6

in this live.

1:21.4

Do we want to do the coin flip challenge where DK and I are both prepared to talk about these

1:26.3

guys, but we actually are just going to have to end up on opposite sides of the argument and we pissed about it. I would love to do that. Sure. Why not? Let's do it. Craig, you're on the road. You're in San Francisco for this live rewatchables tonight. So I assume you don't have a coin. Do you have anything you can flip? And then I'll explain. People don't carry coins. DK. and I are going to just so DK.K.R. Pre. I mean equally less

1:45.9

likely to have a coin even if I were home, but I have something. I have a key card. I can still. Okay. Perfect. So well, why does you explain the gimmick here, Craig? Basically, we're like, we could sit here and tell you about all these bad quarterbacks other than Mendoza, but we're going to go ahead and Deakin I,

1:59.6

we're going to flip a coin or card,

2:01.4

whatever, Craig's room key.

2:02.7

And then we're going to see,

2:04.1

Deke or I will, bad quarterbacks other than Mendoza, but we're going to go ahead and Dika and I, we're going to flip a coin or card, whatever, Craig's Root Key.

2:02.7

And then we're going to see DECA or I will either have to make the case for or against these people as if we're like their, man, lawyers. I love it. This is my favorite exercise to do every year. So I'm happy that we're doing this impromptu right now.

2:15.9

What is the, what does this flip actually assign?

2:19.5

Do we get to choose? So I'm happy that we're doing this impromptu right now. What is this flip actually a sign?

2:19.5

Do we get to choose?

2:21.9

Does the winner get to choose?

2:23.5

Or we just one side?

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