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Mike Florio And Uncle Chaps

Monday, January 16, 201712 takes

Fastest 2 minutes for the NFL Divisional Round + full game breakdowns ( - ). Who's back of the week ( - ). Uncle Chaps joins the show to talk about the Jaguars and Football Guy Of The Week ( - ). Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio Joins the show to talk Playoffs, Seahawks Championship window, Aaron Rodgers, and what the hell is going on in Indianapolis( - ). Segments include PR 101, Respect the Biz, Rumors, Hurt or Injured for Big Ben, #JumpsuitJanuaryProblems, and As A White Guy what does MLK day mean to us.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tony Romo would have won the Divisional game for the Cowboys against the Packers

Tony Romo probably would have won that game in Dallas. Dak [Prescott] took a little too long to get going. Dak is better than Tony, but he's exactly better enough that the Cowboys would have scored later on in the game to tie it up. So Dak scored too soon. He was too efficient. Romo would have tied it, sent it to overtime.

The Cowboys lost 34-31 after Rodgers drove down the field with 35 seconds left. It is inherently subjective whether Romo would have fared better or worse.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The Green Bay vs. Atlanta NFC Championship will be 'Mickey Mouse football' with no tackling

Green Bay against Atlanta is going to basically just be first one to 50. The Big 12 is going to be playing the NFC Championship game. I could not be more excited. It's Mickey Mouse football. Yeah, no tackling. It's flag football.

The Falcons won 44-21. While high scoring for Atlanta, it wasn't the 50-point shootout Big Cat suggested, and Green Bay failed to keep pace.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

I am done with Brock Osweiler forever

I am seriously, though. I'm done with Brock Osweiler. I'm done with him forever. He's ruined football games for me, multiple football games for me this year. Stop trying to make Brock Osweiler happen.

Osweiler was traded to the Browns shortly after and never regained a starting role of significance, essentially 'ending' as a franchise prospect.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Rick Pitino only vouched for Grayson Allen because Allen didn't snitch on him

Rick Pitino... he vouched for [Grayson Allen]. He said, I think it's a reflex action when he does something wrong. He'll lunge out or he'll trip somebody. But he's a good person. I know he's a good person. Rick Pitino went and checked it out... Grayson Allen's a good guy. He didn't tell on Rick. So he's a good guy.

This is a satirical take on the motivations of Rick Pitino.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Tony Romo will try to get released by the Cowboys rather than traded

I expect that Tony Romo is going to try to get himself released... You guys decided to move on. I want to stay. I want to compete for the starting job. You won't let me. Why do you insist on trading me to another team? Now, how the Cowboys respond to that is going to be the big question because Jerry Jones has an asset under contract... I think he's going to try to get released.

Romo was released by the Cowboys in April 2017 after it became clear they wouldn't find a suitable trade partner and he chose retirement/broadcasting.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have underachieved over the last six years

What we've seen the last eight games out of Aaron Rodgers makes me wonder, why in the hell haven't we seen that the last six years? Why are they continuously wanting out in the playoffs? Why do they continue to underachieve? Aaron Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the sport of football. How does he not already have more than one Super Bowl win?

This is a common critique of the Rodgers era in Green Bay that persists to this day.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Jon Gruden and Peyton Manning were a package deal for the Colts

What I've been told is Peyton Manning and John Gruden have a very, very good relationship. They're very close... but it was a package deal of Peyton Manning and John Gruden. Gruden didn't want to do it. And now the question is, are they going to get Peyton Manning, and who else would he want as the coach... partial ownership, I think, would get Peyton's attention.

While heavily rumored, the deal never happened. Gruden stayed at ESPN (until 2018) and Manning never took an executive role with the Colts.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Devin Hester is a Hall of Famer and will eventually get in

I think he is. Well, if any kicker or punter is worthy of getting in, Devin Hester is worthy of getting in, and I think he eventually will. Now, that doesn't mean he gets in on the first try, but I think eventually he's going to get in. You've got to find a spot for a guy who was transcendent in what he did in the return game.

Devin Hester was officially elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The Bears will try to trade Jay Cutler this offseason

He's got a very tradable contract, $12.5 million. I think the Bears will try to trade him. Depends on how this coaching deal shakes out. If Kyle Shanahan ends up the head coach somewhere, I could see him being potentially interested in Cutler.

The Bears were unable to trade Cutler and ultimately released him in March 2017. He briefly retired before joining the Dolphins.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Rex Ryan will not get another chance as an NFL head coach

I don't think he will. How about at the college level? Wouldn't he be a very good college coach? I mean, could you see him recruit the hell out of guys? I think he's going to end up in TV, though. I'm not sure he's going to be as good as they think he's going to be, but I think he's going to end up in TV.

Rex Ryan never held another head coaching job in the NFL after being fired by Buffalo in 2016. He became a staple on ESPN.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Jeff Fisher is finished as an NFL head coach but could bamboozle another owner into an interview

Guy's very connected at the league level. He's got good friends in the league office. He's a made man. He knows how to work the media. I think at some point he'll find a way where he at least gets an interview. And if he gets an interview with one of these guys... he could bamboozle someone into hiring him.

Jeff Fisher never coached in the NFL again after 2016.

Hurt Or Injured

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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2017·Hurt or Injured
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Ben Roethlisberger doesn't know what emotions are and interprets all feelings as physical pain

Ben, he thinks that any emotion is pain. He doesn't know what emotions are, but he knows that when he feels something, he's like, that is pain, and I feel it in my deep soul... When Ben learned something new, he's like, ow, my head, it's pain. It's headache. I hurt my brain learning, but I will play through it.

This is a satirical characterization of a player's personality.