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Jay Gruden, Viral Sensation Thomas "Snacks" Lee And We Have An Idea

Wednesday, March 4, 20208 takes

We have an idea, a dumb one, but it's an idea ( - ). DC Defenders trying to make cup snake history ( - ). Coach K is getting to the fun old stage of his career and Tom Brady Update ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Coronavirus and handshake lines ( - ). Jaguars OC and former Redskins coach Jay Gruden joins the show to talk about his last days in DC, being in a football family, and whether or not Sean McVay stole he and his brothers lingo ( - ). Viral Sensation Thomas "Snacks' Lee joins the show to talk about hitting his big three for Jackson State on Monday night and taking the internet by storm. Segments include bachelor talk for guys that don't watch the bachelor, PR 101 for the Knicks, Respect the Biz and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Coach K is entering the Twilight phase of his career where he has no filter and is mad at everyone

I think we're going to get into very soon, if we're not there already like the ornery like super angry at the media, just mad all the time coach Casey Nile... I think I'm going to enjoy the Twilight phase of Coach K having no filter and finally saying shit that he really has wanted to say for a very long time.

Coach K did become increasingly prickly with the media and student journalists toward the end of his career (e.g., the 'look up at the banners' comment and the 2021 incident with a student reporter), confirming Big Cat's observation.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020
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HankHank

I refuse to consider the possibility of Tom Brady leaving the Patriots until it actually happens

I don't want to think about living in a world where Tom Brady isn't on the Patriots. I'm not going to consider it a possibility until it becomes a reality. So that is my official stance.

Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just weeks later on March 20, 2020, making Hank's refusal to consider it a 'reality' a failed strategy of denial.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bruce Arians is a 'Rhino Hunter' who loves signing old, veteran quarterbacks

Bruce Arians did say he prescribes to analytics... and he does like older quarterbacks. So he's kind of like a cougar hunter... Bruce Arians is definitely a rhino Hunter. Yes, because he liked Carson Palmer, loved Peyton Manning. He likes these old guys.

Arians did indeed sign Tom Brady shortly after this, and previously had success with Carson Palmer in Arizona, supporting the 'Rhino Hunter' theory.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially done disrespecting the Coronavirus and now respect it

I actually I am standing up right now and saying I respect coronavirus. I'm done disrespecting. I'm not I'm putting a respectful thing to her fraud... I am respecting coronavirus.

Within a week of this episode, the NBA suspended its season and the pandemic became the dominant global reality, validating Big Cat's shift from sarcasm to 'respect'.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020
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Jay GrudenJay Gruden

Joe Burrow should have to play for the Bengals because that is why the NFL draft exists

Personally, I believe you're drafted there. We have a draft for reason and their number one for a reason they should have the their chance at the best player in the draft... Cincinnati is a great place. I coached there for three years. Mike Brown's heck of an owner. He's Fair he's loyal.

Burrow did play for the Bengals, and despite Gruden's claim of them being 'great', the team's historic reputation for frugality remained a debate point, though Burrow's success later changed the narrative.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020
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Thomas "Snacks" LeeThomas "Snacks" Lee

I believe I could give Kevin Durant a run for his money in a one-on-one basketball game

I'll most definitely... I actually like to make that happen. I actually think I give [Durant] a run for his money.

While Lee hit a great shot, he is a student manager and Kevin Durant is an all-time NBA great. Literaly, this is incorrect.

Bachelor Talk

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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020·Bachelor Talk
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Big CatBig Cat

Madison will win The Bachelor because she has the heart of a winner

I said Madison episode 1 of this... I watched the first episode and she said that she won four state championships in a row in high school. And I was like that is a heart of a champion. Even if she doesn't like this guy she's going to compete to win it's a winner and that's what she's gonna do.

Madison Prewett did not win; Peter Weber chose Hannah Ann Sluss in the finale. Peter and Madison briefly dated after the show but broke up days later.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2020·PR 101
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

James Dolan staged the handshake with Spike Lee to create propaganda for the Knicks

I wouldn't put it past James Dolan. I would not at all this happens at all the time in spy movies and TV shows where you send somebody up to get long-distance snapshot of right looking like something inappropriate is happening and boom. You've got the propaganda right there.

While never proven as a 'staged spy operation', Spike Lee himself claimed the photo was a misleading attempt by Dolan to save face, making PFT's analysis of the PR tactic quite accurate to the situation's optics.