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Ian Rapoport and Logan Couture

Wednesday, April 26, 201712 takes

The guys successfully made the trip down to Philly in Vanny Woodhead the 1993 Conversion Van. NBA Playoffs and Russ has been eliminated. NFL Draft storylines ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). NFL Network's Ian Rapoport joins the show to talk about the draft, what QB is going first, who is looking to trade and the time Aaron Hernandez threatened to kill him ( - ). Segments include Kings Stay Kings, hurt or injured with San Jose Sharks Logan Couture. Seeing Red. Alex Jones trial update. Is Pat Riley going to die soon. Respect the Biz and locker room talk with Pacman Jones

Intro

Win
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Backing the NFL Draft up an extra month was the smartest thing Roger Goodell ever did

The smartest thing Roger Goodell ever did was backing the draft up another month. That way you get so many more mock drafts and you get so many more takes in. And yes, you're right. The anticipation. I've been walking around with an erection for the last two weeks.

The move to late April was highly successful commercially and for engagement, supporting PFT's sarcastic but valid point about increased take volume.

Nba Recap

Void
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017·NBA Recap
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Big CatBig Cat

Russell Westbrook distrusts his teammates more than any player I've ever seen

I don't think I've ever seen—and don't tell him I said this because he'll get very upset at me—I don't think I've ever seen one player distrust his teammates more than Russell Westbrook. Unbelievable season, but he really was like, these guys fucking suck, and I need to make sure they never get the ball.

This is a subjective assessment of playstyle, though Westbrook's high usage and triple-double pursuit remain heavily debated topics from that season.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017·NBA Recap
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Brown is a better coach for the Warriors than Steve Kerr

Mike Brown is better than Steve Kerr. It's obvious if you watched the first quarter of that game last night. Steve Kerr, as we say on the show, he's a system coach. He only coaches well when he's coaching in his system. So I think that we're going to see him be exposed more and more.

While Brown led them during Kerr's absence in the 2017 playoffs to a perfect record, Kerr's overall resume and four championships prove he is one of the all-time greats, making the 'system coach' label incorrect.

Draft Storylines

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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017·Draft Storylines
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars will win the 2017 NFL Draft with an A+ grade

The Jaguars won the draft. So I just want to call that right now. My post-draft grades, I don't know how 31 teams do. I know the Jags got an A+. This is the year that they're going to put it all together. They had a great draft.

The Jaguars had a strong 2017 draft (Fournette, Cam Robinson, Dede Westbrook) and actually reached the AFC Championship game that season, making this ironically correct.
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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017·Draft Storylines
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bengals will draft a player with character issues in the 2017 NFL Draft

One is the Bengals are going to draft a guy with character issues. Even if the guy doesn't have character issues... We'll find a way to find a character. Oh, he used a blue pen in one of his blue book tests as a senior in college.

In the 2017 draft, the Bengals famously drafted Joe Mixon in the second round, who had significant character concerns following an assault in college.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

The Browns will draft Myles Garrett with the number one overall pick

They're going to screw it up. I don't know. They can't. I mean, it's going to be Myles Garrett.

The Cleveland Browns did indeed select Myles Garrett with the first overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

Mitchell Trubisky will be the first quarterback taken in the 2017 NFL Draft

I would be very surprised if it's not Trubisky [going first among QBs]. That's what it seems like.

Mitchell Trubisky was selected 2nd overall by the Chicago Bears, making him the first quarterback taken.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

Mitchell Trubisky has a chance to start Week 1 for the team that drafts him

I mean, if you think about the rookies who will get picked this year, only, like, let's say the Browns take Trubisky. I think there's a chance he's their starter to open the season.

Trubisky did not start Week 1 for the Bears; Mike Glennon started the first four games before Trubisky took over in Week 5.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

Davis Webb could potentially be a first-round pick

Davis Webb. Potentially going in the first round. Some teams really, really like him. Character-wise, he's great. It's interesting. When they study the tape, they say Cal's offense looked better for him than it did for Jared Goff last year.

Davis Webb was not selected in the first round; he was taken in the third round (87th overall) by the New York Giants.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Ian RapoportIan Rapoport

Tony Romo is finished playing football and will not return

Tony Romo really retired? All your sources... No chance. I would be stunned. But I was hearing he was going to retire in, like, November. He doesn't look like someone who's ready to jump back on the field.

Tony Romo never returned to professional football after his retirement following the 2016 season.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
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Logan CoutureLogan Couture

The Capitals have a great chance to win the Eastern Conference this year

Logan, is it the Caps year? You know what? They've got a great team. We don't really get to see the East as often, obviously. But if there's any team that can do it, I'd say I think so.

The Capitals lost in the second round of the 2017 playoffs to the Pittsburgh Penguins. (They would win the Cup the following year, but this take was about 2017).

Pat Riley Update

Loss
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017·Pat Riley Update
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Big CatBig Cat

Pat Riley is a time traveler

Here's how I know he's not dead is because you have to have feelings to be alive in the first place. And since he has just shut out all of his feelings, then he can't possibly ever be alive or dead. Therefore, he'll never die. Therefore, he is a time traveler. He's in a constant state of just focus. Of being.

Pat Riley is a human being, not a time traveler, though his longevity in the NBA is remarkable.