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Braxton Berrios, The Cardinals Suck & Rovell Is Not Racist

Wednesday, January 19, 202215 takes

We start the show talking about Monday Night’s wildcard game and the Cardinals looking horrendously bad ( - ). Darren Rovell is not racist because some of his favorite memorabilia is black ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Andy Reid trying to win more cake ( - ). Jets Wide Receiver and All Pro Braxton Berrios joins the show in studio to talk about his upcoming free agency, Miami being back, thirst trapping and tons more ( - ). We finish with FAQ’s

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Arizona Cardinals are frauds

The Arizona Cardinals are frauds, absolute frauds. I've been... this podcast has been forefront in the Arizona Cardinals are frauds for the better half of two months now. Kliff Kingsbury fades down the stretch. Kyler Murray... they just don't, they're just not an upper echelon football team.

The Cardinals finished 11-6 but lost 4 of their last 5 regular-season games and were demolished in the Wild Card round, supporting the 'fraud' label.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter

Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter... he was getting chased down from behind by guys that were about 150 pounds heavier than him on a regular basis.

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While he didn't literally get shorter, his performance metrics and mobility were widely criticized during the late-season collapse.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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The Cardinals were so bad that Matthew Stafford couldn't screw the game up

The Cardinals are so bad tonight, not even Matthew Stafford can fuck this up... It got so like, I'm not even saying when it was whatever it was, the score was a, what? 21 was the 28. Nothing yet. I'm not even saying then I'm saying when it was 14, nothing. I was like, the Cardinals are so bad that Matthew Stafford cannot screw this up.

Stafford won the game 34-11 with a 154.5 passer rating, and the Cardinals indeed looked non-competitive.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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The Cardinals should hire a defensive mastermind like Dan Quinn or Vic Fangio

I think that this is the type of team that you do the thing where you hire a Vic Fangio where you go with a defensive coordinator has been great. Yeah. You hire a defensive guy. You Zig while everybody else zags... I think as long as you have an average offensive coordinator, if you have like a defensive mastermind leading that team, I think that's the way that you got to go. You hire somebody that maybe you hire Dan Quinn.

The Cardinals did eventually hire a defensive-minded head coach (Jonathan Gannon) to replace Kingsbury.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Modern science and HGH allowed Cam Akers to return from an Achilles tear in five months

Dude, I don't know what these guys are doing nowadays, but modern science has down to a T. HGH... So you think Cam Akers is today HGH? Got it. Okay. But it was really impressive watching him be able to, he had that burst.

Akers returned in record time (5.5 months), but there is no proof of HGH use; it was officially attributed to an aggressive rehab and the 'internal brace' surgery technique.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Andy Reid's food metaphors mean the entire NFL is in trouble

Andy Reed really put cake on the hot seat... He just thinks of everything his life as it's related to food. Once he starts thinking about food, he physically gets hungry and then he's going to mentally get hungry. And then the entire NFL, next thing he knows in trouble.

The Chiefs did not win the Super Bowl this year (lost to Bengals in AFC Championship), but Reid's dominance remained high in subsequent years.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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LeBron James is the ultimate coach killer

LeBron and the coach killers back. It looks like Frank Vogel might get fired. There's a lot of rumors right now. No one does it better than him. No one kills a coach better than LeBron... Bron is going to come off the court and just be like, all right, he keeps his job one more game. Give him a look like, yeah, he's just doing the fucking gladiator up and down after every game for Frank Vogel's life.

Frank Vogel was indeed fired by the Lakers on April 11, 2022, shortly after the regular season ended.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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5G radars will ground all US air travel

Turns out a bunch of the airline CEOs said that the new 5G radars that are getting put on for telecommunications, once they get turned on, it's going to affect a bunch of their planes landing. And that they're going to have to ground all US air travel tomorrow.

While there were some flight delays and cancellations, US air travel was not grounded 'all' at once, and 5G rollouts were managed with buffer zones around airports.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Punt returns are scarier than kickoff returns in the NFL

I will wholeheartedly say punt return is scarier than kickoff return, but you will get hit hard on kickoff return because they're running from 60 yards... it's a full-on head-on collision.

This is a subjective feeling based on professional experience as an All-Pro returner.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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COVID-19 causes the human spine to compress and makes you lose height

I used to be five nine, but then I got COVID now I'm five eight. Does it to your spine or does it compresses it... stay safe, I hope that you're vaccinated.

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There is no medical evidence that COVID-19 causes a permanent one-inch reduction in height due to spinal compression.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Miami Hurricanes football is currently only a 3 out of 10 for being 'back'

I think Mario Cristobal is the right guy... but right now we're like at a three, three out of 10. You know, like we have the U on our helmet, we have the turnover chain and like, that's about it.

Miami has continued to struggle for consistency under Cristobal (5-7 in 2022, 7-6 in 2023), proving that Berrios' low assessment was realistic.
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Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Planned downfield laterals like the 'Cocaine' play only work if they aren't used in desperation

It's great when teams run it when it's not a desperation situation, because if it's desperation, the other team sees it coming a mile away. Absolutely. And they're able to defend it... We had that one in the playbook actually for a few weeks and... it worked phenomenally.

This is a tactical observation about football strategy that is generally supported by film study of successful vs. failed trick plays.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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No state income tax is the most important factor in NFL free agency

No state income tax. Okay. All right. Then I would say beach and then brutally cold... I'm indifferent to the division, but no state income tax [is most important].

Berrios eventually signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2023, a state with no income tax, following his own logic stated here.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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NFL players should bring two sets of clothes to every game based on the outcome

I think more players should bring two sets of clothes to a game. Like one if you win, one if you lose... when you show up at the podium and you've got like a live, barely dead raccoon wrapped around your head and you're talking about how you went five for 22 with three interceptions, like that's not helping anybody.

This is a subjective fashion/branding recommendation for professional athletes.

Other

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Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Darren Rovell is a net positive on society because of his unintentional comedy

I actually just like watching this all unfold. I think his, I think he actually is a net positive on society just because of how terribly out of touch and insanely hilarious his unintentional comedy is... He gets dunked on for sport at this time.

This is a subjective value judgment on the entertainment value of a public figure's gaffes.