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Adam Schefter

Monday, August 14, 201714 takes

Big show announcement to start the episode ( - ). PGA Championship recap, sort of ( - ). Who's Back Of The Week & Mt Rushmore of 30 for 30's we'd someday love to see ( - ). ESPN's Adam Schefter joins the show to talk about NFL Insider life, his height, being an accused Pee Boy, biggest NFL story lines this year and a preemptive Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Segments include Mike Greenberg's dumb rules for Bryce Harper slipping on a base. Bad Visual for the NY Jets. Football Guy of the Week Dan Quinn and Explain it to Hank/Drunk Ideas.

Recap

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Ricky Fowler is on the hot seat because he hasn't won a major

Hot seat Ricky Fowler. Because he is now in the crew of guys who win majors, and he hasn't won a major.

Ricky Fowler famously never won a major in his career despite numerous close calls.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Who's Back
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The wind in Chicago will help Roberto Aguayo's accuracy by pushing the ball back to the uprights

He's so wildly inaccurate that the wind is actually going to push his balls back towards the uprights.

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Aguayo's accuracy did not improve; he was waived by the Bears before the regular season even started.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Who's Back
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Darren McFadden will tear his hamstring immediately after taking over for Ezekiel Elliott

Darren McFadden looks like he's going to get a lot of carries for the Cowboys... And when I say a lot of carries, I mean a lot of carries in the first half of the first game. And then he's going to tear his hamstring. And everyone who drafted him is going to be really pissed off.

McFadden did not get 'a lot of carries.' He was a healthy scratch for much of the season and finished with 0 rushing yards before retiring.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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The Patriots would be viewed as frauds if not for the coaching collapses of Pete Carroll, Dan Quinn, and Andy Reid

A 30 for 30 about how everybody would look at the New England Patriots as being the biggest chokers of all time if it weren't for the three biggest Super Bowl collapse coaching jobs with Pete Carroll, Dan Quinn, and Andy Reid forgetting how clocks work. If it wasn't for those three, then everybody would say, I think the word we'd be using with the Patriots wouldn't be dynasty. It would be fraud.

The Patriots won another Super Bowl the following year (2018), and while those specific collapses helped, their continued success made it hard to label them 'frauds.'

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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I am five foot eight

[I am] five foot eight. That is definitely... [I'm] definitely not 5'6".

Most public sources cite him as 5'8", though it is frequently disputed by those who meet him in person (like the hosts).
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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The Dez Bryant tape is never coming out

I don't think it's ever coming. So Jerry [Jones] did a good job of burying that one.

To this day, no such tape has ever been released or verified.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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Clark Hunt is a powerful NFL owner that the public doesn't mention enough

Clark Hunt is a very powerful, influential owner that you don't hear mentioned along with the Maras and Krafts and Rooneys. Clark Hunt is the guy that I'm putting in there.

Hunt chairs the influential Finance Committee, confirming his high-level influence within the league office.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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Jeff Fisher won't get another head coaching job but will be a consultant

I could see him being brought in as a consultant, working around a team. I don't know if he's going to get a head coach. I don't know about that.

Fisher never coached in the NFL again after being fired by the Rams in 2016, though he did coach in the USFL later.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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Ryan Pace drafted Mitchell Trubisky to extend his own shelf life as Bears GM

My theory is that Ryan Pace wants to extend his shelf life as a GM... if we draft a quarterback with No. 2, I now have a shelf life. John Fox might be gone, but I get another coach.

Pace did indeed outlast John Fox by four years, surviving the Trubisky pick until both he and Matt Nagy were fired after the 2021 season.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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The Jets will win more than 3.5 games this season

In that particular case, I think I will take the... oh, that's right around there. I'll take the over, barely.

The Jets finished 5-11, so the over 3.5 was correct.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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The Jets will win fewer than 3.5 games this season

I'll take the under [3.5 wins] for a buck. Under three and a half wins, and I get to call you P-Boy five times.

The Jets won 5 games, making the under 3.5 incorrect.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017
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Sean McVay is a star and will be in the NFL for a long time

Sean McVay, the rookie head coach, who's a star, who's going to have a long time in this league.

McVay became one of the league's best coaches, winning a Super Bowl and staying with the Rams long-term.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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Bryce Harper injured himself because he was too focused on adjusting his hair for the cameras

The real culprit in this situation, I don't know if you saw, but as he was stepping on the base, Bryce Harper was more concerned with adjusting his hair. The hair flopped out, and he put his hand up there to try to straighten his hair out, look good for the cameras. Guess what? You should have been paying attention to your knee.

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The injury was caused by slipping on a wet base, not his hair adjustments, though PFT is using the visual for comedy.

Drunk Ideas

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Drunk Ideas
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McGregor will pay goons to bet on Mayweather so he can lose the fight and still get paid

I think that McGregor is sending out a bunch of his goons to every single casino, putting money on Floyd Mayweather to win in the first round, and then he's going to come out and just shoot him, take him down, do like a double leg, beat the shit out of him, and then lose the fight, but he still gets paid like a few million dollars for winning.

McGregor did not do this; he fought a standard boxing match and lost via TKO in the 10th round.