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Andrew Luck Retires, Rams' Andrew Whitworth And Mount Rushmore Of Guests We Want On The Show

Monday, August 26, 20198 takes

Andrew Luck retired on Saturday night and we pick up all the pieces. Doug Gottlieb's dumb tweet, why Colts fans have every right to be sad, Andrew Luck making the right personal decision and why saying a guy is "too smart" at the combine isn't all that crazy ( - ). Who's back of the week including Breaking Bad and Wayne Brady ( - ). Mt Rushmore of guests we want to come on Pardon My Take ( - ). Future Hall of Famer Andrew Whitworth joins the show to talk about the twilight of his illustrious career, playing in Cincy, the Super Bowl and more ( - ). Segments include talking golf, drunk idea, trouble in paradise dwight howard, and a Monday Reading

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Adam Schefter blew up Andrew Luck's retirement timeline and caused the boos in Indianapolis

Schefter did his job, but, dude, you are the reason why the timeline got moved up. You announced it and basically blew up Andrew Luck's entire plan of telling his teammates first and then telling the media... instead, Schefter dropped it in the middle of the third quarter of the game and Andrew Luck then left the field after the game to boos.

Luck confirmed in his press conference that the leak moved up his timeline, and the video of him leaving the field to boos while the news broke is well-documented.
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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL Combine question of whether a player is 'too smart' is actually a valid concern

When we always laugh about the Combine interviews and the Josh Rosen, like, is this player too smart? Yes, 100%. It absolutely is a real question... This is actually a perfect case where Andrew Luck is a very smart guy. He has a ton of interest outside of football. I think he loved football. I think the injuries made him fall out of love with football because he's like, you know what? There's more to life than this.

The take is subjective as it's a philosophy on scouting, but Luck's retirement is the primary evidence used to support the claim.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am betting the over on the Colts' season win total now that it has dropped to 6.5

I'm taking the over on their season total right now. I think it's at eight and a half... no six, six and a half. I'm taking the over on that big time.

The Colts finished the 2019 season with a 7-9 record, which hit the over of 6.5 wins.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019·Who's Back
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HankHank

Breaking Bad is the best show in the history of television

Breaking Bad movie following the season finale... I'm very excited about that. Very excited. Best show in the history of television.

This is a purely subjective opinion on television quality.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019
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Andrew WhitworthAndrew Whitworth

It is just an excuse for the Saints to blame the pass interference no-call for their NFC Championship loss

All I said was that it's just an excuse to blame one moment. And that's the truth. The reality is, as I've said before, if they were winning the game at the moment, or if that play would have ended the game, then that would be a valid argument. But the truth of the matter was the game was tied... You can't say that you for sure won the game based off the one play.

While the missed call was factual, the 'excuse' part is a subjective interpretation of competitive sportsmanship.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019
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Andrew WhitworthAndrew Whitworth

I want to play in the NFL until I am 40 years old

If I'm enjoying this game and I like the game, I'm going to keep playing the game. And if I feel good and I can play at a high level, you know what, we're going to keep riding... That's a narrative. I want to play until I'm 40.

Andrew Whitworth played until he was 40 years old, retiring in March 2022 after winning Super Bowl LVI at age 40.

Talking Golf

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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019·Talking Golf
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Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will win eight majors next year

Well, he's going to get five, six, seven, eight next year. He's going to get eight majors next year. Yep. Yep. Yep.

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Koepka did not win any majors in 2020, and there are only four per year.

Trouble In Paradise

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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2019·Trouble in Paradise
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lakers signed Dwight Howard to be the fall guy for LeBron James

Lakers fans, no matter what happens, no matter how shitty the team plays, they're going to hate LeBron or they're going to hate Dwight more than they hate LeBron. So LeBron has a real easy fall guy to point at and Dwight Howard and then be like, we got rid of the fall guy. Now it's time for us to gel as a team.

Subjective. However, the Lakers ended up winning the title in 2020 with Howard playing a constructive role, so he didn't end up needing to be a 'fall guy'.