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Former NFL GM Mike Lombardi + NFL Week 3 Recap And Tiger Is Back

Monday, September 24, 201814 takes

NFL Week 3 Fastest 2 minutes ( - ). Recap of a wild NFL week including Jimmy G injury ( - ), Patrick Mahomes on fire, the Bills stunner at the Vikings, the Rams are a wagon, the Patriots look slow, and we hang the Done Chain on a team ( - ). College Football talk and Who's back of the week ( - ). Football guy of the week including an all time Nick Saban quote and Herm Edwards getting his players to lift for fun ( - ). Former NFL GM Mike Lombardi joins the show to talk about his new book, what it was like working for Bill Belichick and Al Davis, who he's been impressed with through 3 weeks of the NFL season, and why Josh Gordon may not work out in New England. Segments include whats the beef, Shaq vs Dwight Howard, Take Quake Baker Mayfield, Monday Reading Rick Pitino's tweets.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

Dak Prescott is not the problem in Dallas, the scheme is

I don't think [Dak Prescott sucks]... I think their scheme is so bad. I think they do nothing to help them. I think if Sean McVay went and spent two weeks in Dallas, they'd probably score 30 points a week.

The Cowboys' offense improved significantly once they changed play-callers and eventually coaches (Kellen Moore/Mike McCarthy), suggesting Lombardi was onto something regarding the scheme.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

The 2018 Super Bowl will be Rams vs. Chiefs

I think it would be the Rams and the Chiefs, and probably the over would be at 70.

This was nearly the matchup. The Rams made it, and the Chiefs lost the AFC Championship in overtime to the Patriots.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

The Rams have already won the NFC West

I'm about ready to give the Rams the NFC West title right now.

The Rams finished 13-3 and won the division easily.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

Josh Gordon will not have long-range success with the Patriots

I don't think [Josh Gordon] has long-range success written over it... because he's not passionate about football... If you're not willing to do the time and the effort into it, you're just going to get cast aside.

Gordon played 11 games for the Patriots in 2018 before stepping away for mental health reasons/suspension risk, and was eventually waived in 2019. It was not a long-term solution.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

Dont'a Hightower can no longer play linebacker effectively

Hightower can't run like he used to run. And so he's really a defensive end. He can't play linebacker anymore.

While Hightower did age and slow down, he remained a starting linebacker for the Patriots' Super Bowl LIII winning team later that season.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Mike LombardiMike Lombardi

Derek Carr is not worth a $20 million salary

I'm not sure that [Derek] Carr's worth the $20 million when you watch him play.

This remained a debate for Carr's entire Raiders career; he never reached elite tier despite high pay.

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Josh Allen is a better running quarterback than Cam Newton

Josh Allen, better running quarterback than Cam Newton.

While Josh Allen became one of the greatest running QBs ever, at the time of the take, Cam Newton was still the gold standard for power running at the position.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Done Chain is officially on the Houston Texans

I am going to hang the Done Chain on the Houston Texans. Done. Done. I'm done with them.

The 2018 Texans actually went on a 9-game winning streak after this and finished 11-5, winning the AFC South. This is a legendary 'cold take'.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson will not have a great season due to his ACL recovery timeline

I didn't think that Deshaun Watson was going to have a great year this year because Adrian Peterson screwed it up for everybody by coming back from that ACL so quickly... It's going to be like a year and a half before he gets back to normal.

Watson actually had a very strong 2018, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 26 TDs while making the Pro Bowl.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Andrew Luck's shoulder is not fully healthy

When the Colts wanted to go Hail Mary, they brought in Jacoby Brissett. Andrew Luck's shoulder... maybe not as healthy as we think it is.

Andrew Luck admitted later he didn't have the arm strength for a 60-yard throw at that point, though he finished the season strongly before retiring the following year due to injuries.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes will win MVP and be inducted into the Hall of Fame in his rookie year

I think he's going to be the first player ever in his rookie year to win MVP and automatic induction to the Hall of Fame.

Mahomes did win MVP in 2018 (his second season, but first as a starter), but obviously didn't go to the HOF that year. He is however a lock for the future.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Vikings will beat the Rams on Thursday Night Football

The Vikings are going to beat the Rams up Thursday night... Because the Rams are the best team in football, we can all agree... don't take anything the week before and put it on this week.

The Rams beat the Vikings 38-31 in a high-scoring game on Thursday night.

What'S The Beef

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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018·What's The Beef
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Big CatBig Cat

Shaq and Dwight Howard are more alike than people realize

Shaq and Dwight Howard are more alike than people realize... Shaq is kind of a fucking loser like that too, where he can joke... but if you come at him, he's kind of a baby about it.

Both players are notoriously sensitive to criticism and jokes at their expense, supporting the take's premise.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2018·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods is all the way back

Tiger Woods is all the way back. He won the Tour Championship... Tiger Woods still was able to break through to anyone who's even watching football who doesn't even care about golf.

Tiger went on to win the Masters in 2019, confirming he was indeed 'back' to winning at the highest level.