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Mike Florio 04/25/2016

Monday, April 25, 201615 takes

Pardon My Take extreme hangover edition. The guys talk about bachelor parties and how to fight a hangover after the age of 30. NBA Playoffs discussion includes talk about Steph Curry's injury and how the NHL first round has been so much better. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joins the show to talk Draft and the upcoming NFL season. Segments include "Talking Soccer", "What's Hot On The Streets With Hank" and the debut of "Weekly Witch Hunt" where we accuse random people of doing steroids.

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

San Diego is 'fake life' and not real life

San Diego is fake life. It's not real life. There's nothing real about San Diego. There are no fat people. I'm pretty sure no one has a job except if you're in the Navy. It's beautiful every single day. Everyone's just relaxed and like cool. There's no edge.

The city of San Diego exists and is part of real life. This is a subjective observational take.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The best way to get over a hangover is to drink more

My advice, as always, is Pedialyte. Pedialyte tends to work. But most importantly, my advice is to drink a Bloody Mary and then, like, seven beers afterwards. That's what I did this morning. It worked well.

This is a subjective lifestyle choice/advice, though medically it only delays the hangover.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Never plan dinners for a bachelor party

If you're planning a bachelor party, don't plan any dinners. I've never seen a party go from this was fun to just death. You sit down, you eat, and it's just like, okay, now I just want to go to bed.

This is a matter of personal preference for event planning.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors are better without Steph Curry

I think the Golden State Warriors are a better basketball team without Steph Curry. Thompson can really shine now.

The Warriors lost the 2016 NBA Finals partly due to Curry's health/limitations, and they were statistically much worse without him.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA should fast forward to the conference finals

Let's just fast forward. They should eliminate half the teams in the NBA.

This is a subjective opinion about league structure.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA first round should return to five-game series

I honestly think they should go back to the five games in the first round. The five-game series just felt more like every game means so much. And if you can win one game, it's like, ooh, maybe they can actually pull this off.

This is a subjective debate about playoff format.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Sean Kemp will definitely be on the show at some point

We're going to get Sean Kemp on the show. That's my guarantee to the Pardon My Take listeners. We will get Sean Kemp on the show somehow, someway, at some point. Guaranteed.

Sean Kemp eventually did appear on the podcast years later.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Officiating in all sports is better than it's ever been

I would, in fact, say that officiating is better than it's ever been. In every sport across the board. Ever. Of all time. The refs are great. Shut the fuck up if you think that they're not.

This is a subjective claim about the quality of officiating over time, though data generally supports increased accuracy with replay assistance.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

If the Blues lose to the Blackhawks, hockey in St. Louis should be cancelled

If the Blackhawks do win tonight, Monday, they have to cancel hockey in St. Louis, correct? Every franchise has to move from St. Louis to L.A. It will be such an embarrassment.

OpinionHockeyHotSarcastic
The Blues won Game 7 and the franchise did not move to LA; hockey was not cancelled.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Sam Bradford will not be the Eagles starting quarterback in 2016

I have a feeling [Sam Bradford] won't be [starting]. I know they're saying all the right things now and they can't declare to the world that he's not going to be the starter because what if the guy that they draft ultimately stinks. It wouldn't shock me if they find a way to unload him onto somebody who emerges from the draft without an answer.

Bradford actually did start Week 1 of the 2016 season... for the Vikings. He was traded by the Eagles on September 3, 2016, following Teddy Bridgewater's injury.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Johnny Manziel will never start another five games in the NFL

I'll take under [five more starts] because even if he gets his act together, which first he has to have the epiphany. I just don't think anybody can ever trust him to be a starting quarterback or a backup quarterback.

Johnny Manziel never played in an NFL game again after the 2015 season.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Teddy Bridgewater would be better if Adrian Peterson wasn't on the Vikings

I developed a semi hot take that [Teddy Bridgewater] would be better off if Adrian Peterson wasn't on the team. I just think that when you have a running back that is one of the all time greats... I think you get to the point just psychologically where the other 10 guys are counting on Adrian Peterson, and they're not counting on the quarterback the way that other offenses count on their quarterback.

Bridgewater suffered a catastrophic knee injury before the 2016 season, so we never saw this fully tested in the dome that year.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Jared Goff will be the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft

Oh, it's going to be Jared Goff. I believe it will be Jared Goff.

Jared Goff was indeed selected first overall by the Rams in 2016.

Witch Hunt

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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016·Witch Hunt
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jake Arrieta is 'juicing through his eyeballs'

I think Jake Arrieta is a classic case of juicing through his eyeballs. If you look at the facts on Jake Arrieta real quick, he wasn't very good early in his career and now he's super good. What do they all have in common [with A-Rod]? You guessed it: using a lot of steroids.

Jake Arrieta never tested positive for PEDs and has never been sanctioned for steroid use.

Hot In The Streets

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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016·Hot in the Streets
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Album releases should go back to Tuesdays

Whatever happened in the good old days where you could, like, everybody released their albums on Tuesday. You could prepare yourself mentally, financially, save up enough money where you could go to Best Buy and buy the album on Tuesday. It was a handshake agreement, and it was much better.

This is a subjective preference for music industry logistics.