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Ian Rapoport and Geno Auriemma

Wednesday, November 1, 201715 takes

Game 7 of the World Series is upon us and as journalists we talk about what story lines we're rooting for ( - ). The NFL learned how to trade, except for the Browns ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). NFL Network's Ian Rapoport joins the show to break down the wild NFL trades and who is to blame for the Bengals/Browns botched AJ McCarron deal ( - ). UCONN's women's head basketball coach Geno Auriemma joins the show to talk about his new podcast, what NBA teams he would coach, and College basketball in general ( - ). Segments include Peter King ate the trash again, Kings stay Kings for Nick Saban, the debut of the newest segment is Tom Brady full of shit, and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Clayton Kershaw will close Game 7 of the World Series and finally get the monkey off his back

Clayton Kershaw, out of the bullpen to close Game 7 for the Los Angeles Dodgers... he does the old Steve Young, gets that monkey off his back. And the Dodgers, the great sports town of L.A., has a championship.

The Astros won Game 7. While Kershaw pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief, he did not close the game or win the championship.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Major League Baseball is better when the Dodgers are disappointed

The Major League Baseball is better when the Dodgers are good. That's what people always say. I don't really believe that. I like Los Angelinos to be very disappointed in all their sports because they have everything else.

This is a subjective preference about the state of the league.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Kelvin Benjamin will lose his conditioning in Buffalo because of the winter and chicken wings

Kelvin Benjamin, who, by the way, did the Bills realize he's already kind of a hefty guy with weight problems and that he's going to be in Buffalo? Yeah, and wings. And a lot of beer... I feel like Kelvin Benjamin is going to get off the plane in Buffalo and be like, oh, I don't have to be in shape in this city.

Kelvin Benjamin's tenure in Buffalo was a disaster; he struggled with conditioning and production and was released after about a year.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Deshaun Watson would have failed on the Browns because they ruin all quarterbacks

Deshaun Watson is forever going to be the could-have-been-on-the-Browns guy. But what people don't realize is he would have sucked on the Browns because that's what the Browns do to quarterbacks.

While speculative, the Browns' track record supports the idea that they were a graveyard for QB talent during this era.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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The Jimmy Garoppolo trade is the beginning of the end for the Patriots dynasty

This started a chain of events that is going to end the Patriots dynasty... Belichick was basically cut out of this, right? So Belichick's pissed... and then he's going to resign. Okay. And then that's the end of it.

While the dynasty continued for two more Super Bowl appearances and one win (Super Bowl LIII), the Garoppolo trade is cited by many (including the book 'The Dynasty') as the moment the relationship between Belichick and Kraft/Brady fractured permanently.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Botching the AJ McCarron trade was actually the Browns' best personnel move in five years

The fuck up of not being able to get [AJ McCarron] on your team if you're the Browns, that might actually be the best personnel move that the Browns have made in the last five years.

AJ McCarron never developed into a significant NFL starter, and the Browns saved high draft capital by failing to complete the trade.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Tom Brady has trained his brain to be anti-concussion

He's got an anti-concussion brain because of the thoughts he has. Yes, he's trained his brain not to get hurt... Imagine if he drank some of Russell Wilson's concussion water. He'd be unstoppable.

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Scientific consensus does not support the idea that one can 'think' their way out of a concussion through mental pliability exercises during an impact.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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The Raiders have lost their mojo because they aren't getting enough penalties

Jack Del Rio said that they've lost their mojo. You want to know why? Because they're like one of the least penalized teams in the NFL. That's not Raiders football.

The 2017 Raiders finished 6-10 after a 12-4 season, supporting the idea that they lost their 'edge' or mojo.

Interview

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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

Bill Belichick spearheaded the Jimmy Garoppolo trade and wasn't forced into it by Robert Kraft

What I was told was that this is definitely Belichick running the show here... this was a trade that Belichick took on himself... I think it is really Belichick kind of spearheading it.

This remains one of the most debated topics in Patriots history. Subsequent reporting by Seth Wickersham and others suggested Kraft did have a role in the decision to keep Brady and move Jimmy, though Belichick executed the deal.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Geno AuriemmaGeno Auriemma

UConn Women's Basketball expects to win the national championship every single year

We expect to win the national championship every year. We know it's not possible... You're trying to put yourself in a position to have a shot every year, not to have these, you know, well, this is a rebuilding year.

Geno has won 11 national championships, confirming that this expectation is the reality of the program.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Men's college basketball is more physical than the NBA

Every NBA coach will tell you that men's college basketball is more physical than the NBA... they still let you beat the shit out of each other instead of calling the fouls that they call in the NBA.

This is a frequent point of debate among coaches and analysts; college ball often allows more 'hand-checking' and post-contact than the modern NBA.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Geno AuriemmaGeno Auriemma

Steph Curry would not be as successful if NBA refs allowed the physicality of college basketball

You think if they let – If they let guys in the NBA handle Steph Curry the way they handle college kids in college, he'd be able to do what he does? Absolutely not.

Subjective, though Curry's skill level likely transcends physicality, as seen in his ability to handle physical playoff defenses.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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Geno AuriemmaGeno Auriemma

I would coach the New York Knicks

[Big Cat]: The New York Knicks... would you coach them? [Geno]: Sure. I love New York.

He never coached the Knicks, but as an expression of interest at that moment, it stands.
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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017
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The NFL is the toughest sport to coach in the world

To me, the toughest sport to coach is the NFL. So those guys, to me, are the best coaches in the world.

Subjective opinion on coaching difficulty.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2017·Guys on Chicks
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Facial hair is an aphrodisiac for women because it shows you can hunt and gather

Facial hair on a man, that is an aphrodisiac for women because it shows that you can provide for a family, you can hunt, you can gather, you can do it all.

This is a comedic generalisation.