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Wednesday, September 12, 201814 takes

The Jets May have a quarterback and Stafford and the Lions are very sad ( - ). Gruden is back, for a half, and the Rams are a wagon ( - ). Pardon My Woke returns to do an in depth dive into the Browns/Steeers tie ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Eagles lineman Michael Bennett joins the show to talk about his career in the NFL, the Seahawks Super Bowl Team, being a Schiano man, and if it's fair for Big Cat to not like his brother ( - ). Segments include Stay Woke, Sabermetrics, trouble in paradise for Paulina and Dustin Johnson and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Matthew Stafford will be a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate despite people thinking he sucked

Matt Stafford is going to go down as the best, worst quarterback of all time because his numbers – he doesn't get injured... He's played 10 years. He's only 30 years... His statistics will be so insane that he will be a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate. And everyone who watched him would be like, that guy sucked.

Stafford's stats continued to climb and his 2021 Super Bowl win with the Rams made him a very real HOF candidate, though many still debate his 'elite' status as Big Cat predicted.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matt Patricia looks like Romeo Crennel Part 7

Matt Patricia, I'm not sure if I'm ready to call it yet. But he looks like the latest. He looks like Romeo Crennel Part 7.

Matt Patricia was widely considered a failure in Detroit, lasting less than three seasons and never reaching a winning record.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Sam Darnold will definitely be a Hall of Famer

I feel like this is a long time coming, and I'm sure Sam Darnold will be a Hall of Famer.

Sam Darnold's career has been highly inconsistent, playing for three different teams by 2024 and never approaching Hall of Fame levels.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Derek Carr sucks

Chucky is back. And the Raiders are a hot mess. Derek Carr... sucks. He sucks.

Carr has been a polarizing figure, showing efficiency but lacking playoff success, leading the Raiders to move on from him in 2023.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sean McVay is a much better head coach than Jon Gruden

I think what it taught us more than everything is that Sean McVay is just a much better head coach than Jon Gruden. The way that he adjusted. Time is undefeated. The first half was classic Gruden football... And then at halftime when the adjustments get made, McVay obviously knows what he's doing.

McVay went on to win a Super Bowl and consistently made the playoffs, while Gruden struggled to turn the Raiders around before resigning in controversy.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jason Garrett will definitely be fired this year

I think that... This is absolutely the year that he [Jason Garrett] gets fired. He's going to lose to the Giants on Sunday night, by the way.

The Cowboys beat the Giants 20-13 on 9/16/2018, and Jason Garrett was not fired after the 2018 season (he lasted until the end of 2019).
Win
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

The new Sunday Night Football theme 'Game On' is terrible

The Sunday Night Football song... What does NBC think they're fucking doing? I was waiting all day for Sunday night. No, I was waiting all day for waiting all day for Sunday night. And now it's some crappy Carrie Underwood... Game on is the new theme. Terrible.

The song 'Game On' was so poorly received that NBC returned to 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' the very next season.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Michael BennettMichael Bennett

Fantasy football dehumanizes NFL players

I hate fantasy football. I just think it just dehumanizes the players. I think you put somebody in a place where they're not real, they're not human... this guy blew his fucking ACL out. Nobody really doesn't care about him as a human being just about how many points can he bring to his team.

This is a subjective moral/philosophical opinion held by the speaker.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Michael BennettMichael Bennett

Fletcher Cox is the best defensive tackle in the NFL

Who's the best defensive tackle in the league right now? And you can't say yourself. Fletcher Cox. Good answer.

While Fletcher Cox was an All-Pro, Aaron Donald was widely considered the premier DT during this era, winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Michael BennettMichael Bennett

NFL preseason quarters should be shortened to eight minutes

I would cut the preseason down to eight minutes a quarter, too. Because it doesn't make sense to have the game so long, 15 minutes when you know that the game doesn't count... I just think they should cut the minutes down because the risk of losing some of your starters versus the reward of them I don't think is worth it.

The NFL has not adopted 8-minute quarters, but they did shorten the preseason from four games to three in 2021.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Michael BennettMichael Bennett

85% of NFL players are scared at the moment of contact when tackling

Every time you look at it, it's very rarely that there's a couple guys in the NFL who are really just coming in and they form tackle the right way. But every time people duck their heads, at the moment of contact, 85% of everybody gets scared. If you look at it, people's eyes are closed. They're scared of it. It's human nature.

This is a psychological claim about internal player states that cannot be objectively verified with data but carries weight from a professional source.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018
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Michael BennettMichael Bennett

The Eagles will win the NFC and go from there

Give me an official prediction real quick for your record this year... As an eagle. I think we're going to win our conference and go from there.

The Eagles finished 9-7 and lost in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, failing to win the NFC conference.

Stay Woke

Loss
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018·Stay Woke
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George W. Bush was likely on steroids for his 9/11 first pitch

Greatest first pitch of all time... How come nobody's ever asked? Was George Bush on steroids? It was the height of the steroid era. Did W take PED? ... why wouldn't you rub a little bit of cream on your arm? Absolutely. Put some clear underneath your tongue.

There is no evidence the former President took PEDs for a ceremonial pitch.

Trouble In Paradise

Push
Take Slip·Sep 12, 2018·Trouble in Paradise
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky are officially on the rocks

Polina Gretzky... has scrubbed her entire Instagram of all Dustin Johnson pictures... Which leads many to believe that they are on the rocks. Yeah... I think people that grew up with Instagram, that's just standard operating procedure. Once it's official, once you break up, heaven forbid you get into another relationship and there's still pictures.

While they had a rough patch and the scrubbing happened, they remained together and eventually married in 2022.