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Blake Griffin And Antonio Brown's Free Agency Ends

Monday, March 11, 201910 takes

Antonio Brown has finally ended his Free Agency and is now an Oakland Raider ( - ). A-Rod gets engaged to J-Lo and Big Cat may have to fight Jose Canseco ( - ). Hank is 100% getting a cat ( - ) . Who's back of the week. 6x NBA All Star and runner up for Blake of the year, Blake Griffin joins the show to talk about why NBA players are unhappy, the time he blew by Ballmer, how he got good at 3 pointers, and how many free shoes he's going to get us ( - ). Segments include Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules for Jay Glazer's veteran refs, Talking Soccer, Kings stay Kings, and Monday Reading "Why Straight Men Are Joining Masturbation Clubs"

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Antonio Brown is the hero to the working man

[Antonio Brown] is the hero to the working man... he basically signed a contract two years ago, got a bunch of guaranteed money, when the guaranteed money ran out he's like 'I want a new deal' and then he got it.

While subjective, the 'working man' label for a multi-millionaire WR is ironically intended.
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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Derek Carr will not be the Raiders' quarterback going forward

There's no way that Derek Carr is going to be the quarterback going forward, right? I'm saying [Jon Gruden] is going to get Kyler Murray. I think he's going to put all those chips [in].

The Raiders did not draft Kyler Murray (who went #1 to Arizona) and Derek Carr remained their starter for several more seasons.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Antonio Brown will either be great for the Raiders or destroy them before they move to Vegas

[Antonio Brown] is so weird and so bizarre that he's either going to be great for the team or he's going to destroy the team before they move to Vegas. It's just going to be John Gruden, Deuce, and Antonio Brown going to Vegas together.

Brown destroyed his tenure with the Raiders before ever playing a snap, leading to his release before the move to Vegas.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The Steelers with Bell and Brown were the greatest fake dynasty of all time

Can we say the Steelers had the greatest fake dynasty of all time with Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown? Yeah, and at various points they had the best wide receiver, best running back, and a top five quarterback all at the same time and won absolutely zilch.

They never reached a Super Bowl with the 'Killer Bs' era despite elite statistical production.
Open
Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Larry Fitzgerald will retire and run for the U.S. Senate in Arizona

I think Larry Fitzgerald's goal here is when he's going to wait for a Senate seat to come up in Arizona, and he's going to retire and run immediately for the United States Senate. And so that's why he keeps playing in Arizona so that the entire population of the state is like, 'this is our guy.'

Fitzgerald retired but has not yet run for the U.S. Senate.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adnan Syed is definitely guilty

The one you're talking about [Serial] came out five years ago about Adnan Syed. Who I think is really, really guilty. But for some reason, they just... I don't know. He just seems like it was a show about a guy that was guilty that had very charming murderer.

Syed's conviction was eventually vacated in 2022 and charges were dropped, though legal debates continue.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods will win the Masters this year

Tiger will win the Masters this year. [If he doesn't] I'll get Hank two years of tuna fish for his cat.

Tiger Woods famously won the 2019 Masters in April, making this an incredible prediction.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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Blake GriffinBlake Griffin

Detroit sports fans are better than L.A. fans because they are more 'locked in'

I actually really do like the sports fans [in Detroit]. There's good sports fans in L.A., but there's so much stuff going on that people don't really care that much. So Detroit, when you're rolling, it feels like everywhere you go, people know what's going on. They know whether you lost last night. I love fans that actually know what's going on.

Subjective comparison of fanbases.
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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019
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Blake GriffinBlake Griffin

If I were Zion Williamson, I would play again for Duke this season

Yeah, I would play. At the end of the day, you've got to play basketball. I totally get it. If he wanted to sit out, I wouldn't be like, 'oh, that's BS.' If he wants to sit out, cool, but I personally would play.

Zion did eventually return for the ACC and NCAA tournaments.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2019·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL should replace all officials with combat veterans and Navy SEALs

Jay Glazer... has maybe the greatest idea ever. Hire all new officials—all combat veterans, special operations backgrounds, go hire a bunch of Navy SEALs, Marine Recon, Delta Force, those guys. They literally can react faster than the rest of the world, even when bullets are flying... and also coaches will be a little less inclined to rip into them out on the sideline.

This has never been implemented and likely never will be due to technical training requirements.