Rich Eisen won't hand Myles Garrett the award just yet
Overreaction Monday's defensive honors debate brings a recurring name into the comments: Fred Warner.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 254,560 views a day, 9.2 times a normal first day on this channel (27,705).
NFL Week 9: Bears, Rams, Burrow, Trades & More | Overreaction Monday w/ Rich Eisen & Chris Brockman
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- 0:57Eisen agrees Chicago was crowned too early after Caleb Williams' turnovers.
- 5:06Eisen rejects an all-NFC North championship prediction, pointing to the 49ers' strength and schedule.
- 10:47Brockman predicts Garrett will win Defensive Player of the Year; Eisen says the sample is too small.
- 18:50Eisen favors selective Chargers trades rather than Brockman's proposed wholesale sell-off.
- 21:45Eisen accepts Cincinnati as Buffalo's biggest AFC threat, citing Burrow's form and offensive weapons.
- 25:00Eisen proposes removing home-field advantage from losing-record division winners facing stronger wild-card teams.
Chris Brockman puts two declarations together: the Rams are back, and Myles Garrett is going to win Defensive Player of the Year. Rich Eisen isn't ready to sign off. An impressive performance, he argues, is still a small sample.
Viewers have another candidate in mind. Fred Warner's name runs through the comments, with supporters asking why the award discussion should lean so heavily on sacks. They point instead to forced fumbles, tackles and the different ways a defender can disrupt an offense. Those are arguments for Warner, not an award result, but they give this edition of Overreaction Monday a conversation beyond the hosts' own takes.
The episode reached roughly 166,000 views in eleven hours, a much faster start than usual for The Rich Eisen Show's regular videos. Its comment section is also already far busier than a typical full first day.
Recorded before Monday's Bills-Vikings game and ahead of the trade deadline, the sponsored episode has Eisen and Brockman sorting conviction from overreaction. Eisen agrees that Chicago received its NFC coronation too early after Caleb Williams' turnover-heavy outing. But he rejects Brockman's prediction that the conference champion must come from the North, pointing to San Francisco instead. Separate Bears and 49ers discussions on the channel are also drawing unusually fast audiences.
Eisen's answers aren't all caution. He accepts Cincinnati as Buffalo's biggest AFC threat, citing Joe Burrow's form and offensive weapons. And he offers a specific playoff fix: a division winner with a losing record should surrender home-field advantage to a stronger wild-card team. On the Chargers, though, he draws a line between selective trades and Brockman's proposed sell-everything approach.
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I had Fred Warner as the Defensive Player of the Year right now. Also comeback player of the year.
@keyboard_gSee it on YouTube“It’s a finger, which is part of the hand, last i checked?”
Big if true. This is the hard hitting scientific analysis I watch this show for.@SirFancyWhaleSee it on YouTubeYou two sound like brothers arguing sometimes. Love it.
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Why do you only look at sacks for DPOY? What about Fred Warner with 5 forced fumbles, 77 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 fumble recovery, 3 pass breakups all in 8 games?
@rbelobrovSee it on YouTubeIve always said, win division should only be a playoff seed, not homefield.
@DeloneysSee it on YouTubeLets watch Rich back on his Rams Superbowl train
@Double_S_904See it on YouTubeI’m so thankful to have Burrow and Higgins in fantasy!
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- Channel
- The Rich Eisen Show
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- 1,150,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 8,197,271
- Channel views, pace per day
- 561,099 (on a normal day: 1,421,718)
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 165,926 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 254,560
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Overreaction Monday is drawing an unusually fast audience, alongside strong starts for the show's separate Bears, 49ers and Bills-Vikings discussions.
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Where did Fred Warner play college football?
Warner played at BYU before the San Francisco 49ers drafted him in 2018.


