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Dave Dameshek 09/12/16

Monday, September 12, 201612 takes

The first NFL Sunday has finally arrived and the guys are ready to recap all the action as well as Larry The Goldfish's triumphant 3-0 gambling start ( - ). Football guy of the week is awarded and Roger Goodell talks concussions ( - ). Dave Dameshek from the NFL Network joins the show to talk Week 1, fantasy football, and what it was like working on the Man Show with Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel( - ). Segments include "Thoughts and Prayers" to baseball, "As a white guy", "Uhhh Ya Think", "Sabermetrics" for Jack Del Rio's ballsy move, and PR 101 for the American Flag.

Recap

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Carson Wentz is the real deal and one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen

Carson Wentz, the real deal. No way is this going to backfire, Philly. He is one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen. Poise out of his eyeball. Hey, Philly, your Super Bowl curse, you're Gucci.

Wentz had a respectable start but his career eventually spiraled into journeyman territory; he was far from the 'best ever seen' and the Eagles eventually won a Super Bowl with Nick Foles, not Wentz.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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The Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater

I think the Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater. They have a guy now that can get the job done. Sean Hill, he's a gamer... he's a guy that can win a game for you.

While the 2016 Vikings started 5-0, they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Sean Hill was quickly replaced by Sam Bradford as the primary starter.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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Jimmy Garoppolo is the future quarterback of the Chicago Bears

Future Bear quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. If you say it enough, people are going to start getting it in their head... Jimmy Garoppolo from Illinois, Eastern Illinois product. Bears.

Garoppolo was traded to the 49ers and later played for the Raiders and Rams, but never the Bears.
Push
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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Matthew Stafford will finally make the leap this year because Calvin Johnson was holding him back

Is this the year that Matt Stafford finally makes the leap? I'm going to say yes. Calvin Johnson was holding him back. Better without Calvin Johnson. He can spread the ball around.

Stafford had a very good 2016 season, leading 8 fourth-quarter comebacks and taking the Lions to the playoffs, partially validating the idea that the offense became more versatile.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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The Chicago Cubs will win the 2016 World Series

I'm happy for you that in about a month from now, you're going to be celebrating a world's championship on the north side... It's impossible to fathom you guys not getting to the World Series. And then from there, momentum will carry you through.

The Cubs famously won the 2016 World Series, breaking their 108-year drought.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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The Jaguars will go 8-8 this year

Everybody declared that the book reader Blake Bortles was ready to turn the corner and so on. But the fact their offensive line is bad, and I think they go 8-8 this year.

The 2016 Jaguars were much worse than 8-8, finishing the season with a 3-13 record.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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Dark mustard is superior to yellow mustard in every single situation

I don't think there is any situation that yellow mustard is better than dark mustard... Why, under what circumstance would you say? No, no, hold the dark. I'll take the yellow.

Taste is subjective, but Dameshek presents it as an absolute fact of life.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
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Honey mustard will eventually go the way of the sun-dried tomato

Honey mustard... I feel that it likely is going to ultimately go the way of the sun-dried tomato... Sun-dried tomato had about half a dozen years at the top... then just vanished. Honey mustard, it's fine it's here now, but I won't miss it when it's gone tomorrow.

Honey mustard remains a standard condiment in restaurants and grocery stores years after this take was made.

Thoughts And Prayers

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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016·Thoughts & Prayers
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Baseball was officially neutered when Rich Hill was pulled from a perfect game

September 10th, 2016, the day baseball was officially neutered. RIP... He was pulled during a perfect game because he had 'heat on his finger,' which is a sign of blisters... the point of baseball is to pitch perfect games, not to keep people healthy.

Rich Hill was indeed pulled from a perfect game after 7 innings due to blister concerns, sparking a major debate. Whether the sport was 'neutered' is a subjective matter of opinion.

Uhhh Ya Think

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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016·Uhhh Ya Think
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Robert Griffin III looks hilarious when he gets injured

I'm just going to say it... Robert Griffin looks hilarious when he gets injured. The dude is like, he's all arms and legs. He looks like Stretch Armstrong. Even when he's not getting injured, he looks like he's about to get injured. His body is shaped like an asterisk.

This is a subjective observation of RG3's running and falling style.

Respect The Biz

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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016·Respect the Biz
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CM Punk's MMA debut looked like a big brother beating up a little brother

He got beat so badly... He got tackled and then was just kind of flailing on the ground while the guy just punched him in the face. It was all of like a big brother jumping on a little brother and then hitting the little brother with his own fists. That's what it looked like.

The description is accurate; Mickey Gall dominated CM Punk, winning via submission in just 2:14 of the first round after a one-sided beatdown.

Shoutout

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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016·Shoutout
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Matthew Dellavedova subtweeted LeBron James by calling his fiancée his 'best mate'

Deli's engaged... and then he tweeted and Instagrammed, and he said, 'The best mate I could ever have in my life.' So shots fired at LeBron, kind of. Subtweet. A little sneaky subtweet.

It is highly unlikely Dellavedova was thinking of LeBron when proposing to his wife, making the 'subtweet' interpretation purely satirical.