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Booger McFarland + Recapping 10 Days Of Football

Wednesday, January 2, 201911 takes

We're back after a little break and ready to go. Cleaning up NFL stories as well as the playoffs being set ( - ). Coach Firings and who is in position to get one of the 8 open jobs ( - ). Bowl game recap and what we learned after watching way too many hours of football ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Lebron and Bird Box memes (no spoilers, promise) ( - ). ESPN's Booger McFarland joins the show to talk about his career in the NFL, transition to broadcasting, and how the first year doing MNF went with some bonus questions about the Booger Mobile ( - ). Segments include Trouble in Paradise Antonio Brown and the Steelers, new segment Blueprint Busters and how getting cheap quarterbacks isn't the secret sauce to a Championship. Take Quake John McAfee thinks its ok to fuck whales and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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Jason Garrett is the dumbest person alive for playing his starters in Week 17

Jason Garrett wins the Are You the Dumbest Person Alive Award for playing all his starters because he desperately – now, I don't know what you think, but I think it was clear that Jason Garrett wanted to win 10 games so that when Jerry Jones goes to his office next year and is like, hey, I'm thinking about firing you, he's like, but I won 10 games.

The Cowboys beat the Giants 36-35, and while they didn't suffer a catastrophic injury to a star in that specific game, the logic of risking players for a round number in wins is a common point of debate.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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The rest of the AFC North should be terrified of the Browns in 2019

By the way, if I'm in the AFC North next year, I'm terrified [of the] Browns. That's the big thing. I don't care who their coach is as long as his name isn't Hue [Jackson].

The 2019 Browns were a major disappointment, finishing 6-10 despite the hype, leading to Freddie Kitchens being fired after one season.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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Mike McCarthy will be the next head coach of the Cleveland Browns

It's going to be Mike McCarthy. Yeah. He's interviewing them, I think, tomorrow. Oh, and he's got it. Yeah. It's just a formality.

The Browns hired Freddie Kitchens. Mike McCarthy took a year off before joining the Cowboys in 2020.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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I would rather play the Vikings than the Eagles in the playoffs

I actually went back and forth because, listen, I'm not on the team, so I can say this. I would rather play the Vikings than the Eagles. This is not bulletin board material. I think playing the Super Bowl champs, Nick Foles... versus playing Kirk Cousins who cannot beat anyone. Ever. Who has a winning record.

The Bears played the Eagles and lost on the 'Double Doink' field goal miss. Nick Foles won the game, essentially proving Big Cat's fear correct.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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Adam Gase will get hired as a head coach almost immediately after being fired by the Dolphins

Dolphins, Adam Gase. I don't even consider this a firing because he's going to get hired almost immediately. And this is just a product of you had Ryan Tannehill as your quarterback.

Adam Gase was hired by the New York Jets on January 11, 2019, just days after this episode aired.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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The Steelers will trade Antonio Brown

I think he's going to get traded. I think the craziest part of the story was you've got to really fuck up to get benched, to be the best player on your team and get benched during a game or for a game that would get you into the playoffs.

Antonio Brown was traded to the Oakland Raiders in March 2019.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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John Gruden loves himself too much to build the Raiders into winners

I think what you're seeing now is that John loves John. It's about John. And, you know, you get rid of Khalil Mack, you get rid of Amari Cooper. Not sure why in the hell you do that because they're two really, really good players, cornerstones you build around... I don't think he can adapt to this player in this day and age right now... He's still about coming in at 3:17 in the morning, writing his own cue cards. He's got to change that. If he can't, he won't be successful.

Gruden never had a winning season in his second stint with the Raiders before resigning in 2021 amid a scandal. Booger's skepticism of his success was largely validated.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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Rob Gronkowski is no longer the same player and will be available this offseason

This offseason, I'd bet your money and my money, Rob Gronkowski is probably going to be available this offseason. And people are going to say, man, Gronk's available. But if you watch Gronk play, Gronk isn't the same Gronk anymore. Like he can't run the way he used to.

Gronkowski retired in March 2019, confirming he was 'available' in the sense of being done with the Patriots. He eventually returned with the Bucs in 2020.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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I could beat some professional golfers on the senior tour

I could beat, not be one, I could beat one [professional golfer]... Trevino, all the old guys... At some point, the father time is on my side. I'm 41... An average round for me, if I go out and just play average, I'll shoot in mid-80s.

Mid-80s golfers do not beat professional golfers, even older ones on the senior tour, who still regularly shoot in the 60s and 70s.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
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The Chargers and Saints will meet in the Super Bowl

I'm going for a little bit of, let's go Chargers [versus] Saints. Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, all that. Revenge game against his old team. I like that.

The Super Bowl was Patriots vs. Rams. The Saints lost the NFC Championship (No Call game), and the Chargers lost to the Patriots in the Divisional round.

Blueprint Busters

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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019·Blueprint Busters
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The strategy of not paying quarterbacks is only true if the quarterback is Kirk Cousins or Matthew Stafford

So essentially the argument that people are tweeting out that you shouldn't pay a quarterback boils down to just don't pay Kirk Cousins or Matt Stafford. That works. That's it... Essentially the entire theory that you should just draft a young quarterback and never pay a quarterback makes no sense because half of the playoffs are quarterbacks that are going to be paid $20 million or more.

This has become a lasting debate in the NFL. The 'QB middle class' (Cousins/Stafford types) often struggled to lead deep playoff runs compared to elite veterans (Brady/Brees) or cheap rookie stars (Mahomes).