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Chargers TE Hunter Henry, Documentarian Gotham Chopra And Fyre Fest of Their Week

Friday, August 7, 20209 takes

Football stories are starting to happen and Jon Gruden faked Coronavirus. Mike Tomlin quotes and Harbaugh pissed off Ohio State again ( - ). Playoff Hockey, NBA and gambling heaven ( - ). Charger TE Hunter Henry joins the show to talk about his career, playing with Phil Rivers, always being down late in the 4th, and the miraculous lateral play at Arkansas ( - ). Documentarian Gotham Chopra joins the show to talk about working with Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and some of the greatest athletes of all time as well as where Documentaries are going in 2020 ( - ). Segments include reading Billy's sheet and Fyre Fest of the week.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Jon Gruden faking a coronavirus diagnosis to teach his team a lesson is an all-time football guy move

Jon Gruden expect the unexpected guys, and he holds a zoom meeting and he has I think it was a special teams coach announces that the start coach Gruden is in the hospital. He's dealing with coronavirus and all his players like oh my god... and they're like ha just kidding gotcha not but take this seriously. Yeah, let's all learn a lesson from this... it was an all-time football guy move for him to be like, let's learn a lesson from me pretending that I'm [sick].

Jon Gruden did indeed fake a COVID-19 diagnosis to test his team's readiness and response in August 2020.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Bill Belichick might opt out of the 2020 season to sabotage Josh McDaniels and tank for Trevor Lawrence

My big-time stay woke on this is that Bill Belichick, he might opt out if coaches can opt out... he's got so many players on defense that are out, right? If Bill Belichick opts out McDaniels probably takes over, right? They go 4-12. All of a sudden no one wants to sign Josh McDaniels to a head coaching contract next year. He keeps the team together maybe gets Trevor Lawrence.

Belichick did not opt out of the 2020 season, and the Patriots finished 7-9, missing out on Trevor Lawrence.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

There are more teams 'nobody wants to play' in the NBA playoffs this year than ever before

Right now off the top my head. There are more teams that nobody wants to play in the playoffs in the NBA at this point than there have ever been... No one wants to play Toronto in the playoffs. No one wants to play the Heat in the playoffs. No one wants to play Oklahoma City... No one wants to play the Rockets.

While subjective, the 2020 playoffs saw the 5th-seed Heat reach the Finals, supporting the 'dangerous lower seeds' narrative.

Interview

Open
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Hunter HenryHunter Henry

Philip Rivers is definitely a Hall of Fame player

I miss tilt on man. He's he's a stud and I mean he was just very underrated to me. I mean he is just I think he's all the same player and you know, everybody wants to debate that but I think he is I mean, he's a stud and just the things that he does in the background that I got to see just firsthand.

Philip Rivers is not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (retired 2021), but the debate remains a hot topic.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Hunter HenryHunter Henry

The Chargers will go 16-0 and win every game this year

What is your record going to be this year? 16 and O's the goal right whenever game but we're gonna take it week by week... [Big Cat: 16-0 is what I heard guarantee] Hey man you gotta go home with confidence. I mean, if you don't go into the game thinking you're going to win, you know, then I think every team goes in thinking they're gonna win.

The 2020 Chargers finished 7-9.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Gotham ChopraGotham Chopra

Kobe Bryant had the most 'rockstar quality' and charisma of any athlete

Kobe was a rockstar. Like I've never really been around anyone like that... it was like, oh yeah, we should ask for more money because this guy just had a sort of Charisma... Kobe had the sort of rock star like you used to fly... in a helicopter like it was like hanging out with Batman.

Subjective opinion on charisma and presence.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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LeBron James being a genuinely good person makes him a harder athlete to hate

My thing about LeBron LeBron is... what that guy stands for what you've done... I have a big my he's a that's the thing that kills me because I like hate LeBron, but I know he's such a good guy which drives me insane that drives me insane... I want him to be like I want something like yeah, he's a real asshole.

Personal sentiment about a public figure.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020
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Gotham ChopraGotham Chopra

Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest athlete on the planet in terms of cultural impact

I asked you for the biggest Alpha... and Sachin Tendulkar... In a country of over a billion people of every Faith on the planet, there's one God and it's the Master Blaster. Sachin is he's everything. He's LeBron plus Tom plus Usain Bolt times a million in terms of what he means to that country.

While 'greatest athlete' is subjective, Tendulkar's status in India is a verifiable cultural phenomenon.

Fyre Fest

Void
Take Slip·Aug 7, 2020·Fyre Fest
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Tom Wilson isn't a scumbag; he's just misunderstood and people are afraid to look him in the eye

My fire Fest of the week is I have to come up with new reasons and new ways to defend Tom Wilson. No, he's not scumbag... I need a workshop a few ways. People are saying that Tom Wilson's running into people's backs... I don't think that that's the case at all. The best I could come up with at this point is that people afraid of Tom Wilson they're afraid to make eye contact with him.

The take is satirical and about personal bias.