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Monday, February 11, 20199 takes

Football is back! Sort of. Recapping the new AAF league, what's good, what's bad, and what we hope changes ( - ). Who's back of the week including non spoiler talk of "Abducted In Plain Sight" the most fucked up documentary ever ( - ). Houston Texans JJ Watt joins the show and talks about the 2018 Texans, being uninjured for the first time in a long time, regrets on his past social media life, commencement speech at UW-Madison, and how we're kind of friends now ( - ). Segments include trouble in paradise for the Boston Celtics, Hmmm for Dabo Swinney, Respect The Biz Bob Costas, and Drunk Idea

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The AAF outrating the NBA proves America loves football over everything else

We [the AAF] outrated the NBA game, the primetime NBA game, showing that America loves football over everything else, which we already know and we agree with.

The AAF debut on CBS did indeed outrate the NBA's primetime game that weekend, drawing 2.9 million viewers.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady is a prisoner of his own success because of his extreme superstitions

Tom Brady's success is so successful and won so many Super Bowls, how many little things like this do you think he does in a day-to-day basis where he's like, well, it's helped me get to where I'm at? He's basically stuck in the most superstitious life of all time... He's permanently stuck upside down because he keeps winning Super Bowls... He's a prisoner of his own success.

Brady's superstitions and rigid lifestyle are well-documented (TB12 method, etc.).
Void
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

'Abducted in Plain Sight' is the most jaw-dropping documentary I've ever watched

Whatever you're doing right now, drop everything and watch Abducted in Plain Sight because it is—let's just say it's the most jaw-dropping documentary I've ever watched. Not like a good—it wasn't one of those documentaries where you come across being like, man, I'm really thinking about it. It was awesome. I just said what the fuck probably about 15 times.

Subjective opinion on a documentary's impact.

Interview

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Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019
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JJ WattJJ Watt

Deshaun Watson is a much better pocket passer than people realize

I think he's a good pocket passer. I think that that's one thing that people, when you think of [Deshaun Watson], you immediately think of a guy that can move around and get away from pressure, but he is good in the pocket.

Watson's career stats prior to his suspension showed high efficiency from the pocket.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019
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JJ WattJJ Watt

I will likely lose weight when I retire because I only eat this much to maintain my size

I think I'll lose weight [when I retire]... because I don't necessarily love eating as much as I do. I know I have to. So it's much more now of just eating to keep the weight on and keep the muscle on. But when I'm done, I'll probably eat three regular meals a day and not get crazy with it.

JJ Watt has indeed lost significant weight and became noticeably leaner after his retirement in 2022.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019
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JJ WattJJ Watt

I honestly thought I could be a Premier League goalie with one year of training

I swore I could be a Premier League goalie. And she's [my girlfriend, Kealia Ohai] a soccer player. So I was like, give me one year to train. I think I can do it. So she goes, okay, come to the field... She smoked a ball past my face so fucking fast. And I was like, no chance. You can give me five years to train. No chance.

He literally tested this theory and immediately realized he was wrong, admitting 'no chance'.

Trouble In Paradise

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Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019·Trouble in Paradise
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HankHank

The Celtics should trade whatever it takes to get Anthony Davis in his prime

If you can get a player like Anthony Davis in his prime, you do whatever it takes to get him. It's the exact same thing as the Khalil Mack situation. I don't want them to blow the whole thing up, but the reality is that they are most likely going to try and blow the whole thing up.

The Celtics did not trade for Anthony Davis; he was traded to the Lakers later that summer. Hank's prediction that they 'most likely' would trade for him was incorrect.

Basketball

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019·Basketball
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No one is beating Duke in the 2019 NCAA Tournament

I mean, it's Duke's year. No one is beating Duke. No one. This is not happening. They are a special team with a special coach.

Duke lost to Michigan State in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

Respect The Biz

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Take Slip·Feb 11, 2019·Respect the Biz
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL was within its rights to prevent Bob Costas from bashing the league during a broadcast

Of course the NFL was like, hey, Bob, you can't say that on one of our fucking broadcasts, dude. Roger Goodell does a lot of stuff to silence a lot of people... but this one, it's like, why would you be allowed to bash the league that's paying your salary right now? During a game, you really can't do that.

This is a subjective take on media ethics and business relations.