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Mike Florio, Week 13 Recap And We Broke News

Monday, December 3, 201810 takes

NFL Week 13 fastest 2 minutes. (-) Mike McCarthy fired and we broke the news, not to brag. Recapping NFL Sunday, the Chargers big win, AFC WC cluster fuck, Done Chain, Texans are still winning, Chase Daniel is Chase Daniel, and the Patriots are doing that Patriots thing they do every year. (-) College Football Playoff and Jalen Hurts redemption. (-) Who's back of the week. (-) Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio joins the show to talk about Mike McCarthy, Kareem Hunt situation, which coaches are potentially on the hot seat, will NFL teams look more to College, and a conspiracy theory on how TMZ got the Kareem Hunt tape. (-) Segments include Football guy of the week,(-) Ehhhh for Brett Favre, (-) Mansplaining Kareem Hunt, (-) Kings Stay Kings Phil Rivers, (-) and Spinzone for Urban Meyer's Spinzone (-).

Recap

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Big CatBig Cat

Firing Mike McCarthy mid-season was the right move for the Packers

I actually I think this is the right move just because that team clearly has quit on him... The Packers were so clearly going to fire him. Why not just put everyone out of their misery? This actually probably helps Mike McCarthy. He can go get another job now.

The Packers eventually hired Matt LaFleur and saw immediate success, while McCarthy took a year off before joining the Cowboys, supporting the idea that the split was necessary.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Melvin Gordon is the first or second best running back in the NFL

Melvin Gordon is like, I think – if not the best running back, probably the second best running back right now in the NFL.

In 2018, Todd Gurley and Christian McCaffrey were arguably better, and Saquon Barkley was a sensation, making Gordon top 2 a stretch even then.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm officially 'Done Chaining' the Carolina Panthers

I want to dun-chain the Panthers... The Panthers at 6-6 could easily catch someone and still get in the playoffs, but I honestly— Done chain them. I'm done chaining them. They're done. They don't have any fight. They look like shit.

The Panthers finished the 2018 season 7-9 and missed the playoffs, losing 7 of their final 8 games. Big Cat was exactly right.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Houston Texans are a 'Team of Destiny' to win the Super Bowl

I said to you, by the end of the season, they will have so many stickers and patches on their uniforms and helmets because of all these people dying that are associated with the Texans... This is a team of destiny. They're really good.

The Texans lost in the Wild Card round to the Colts (21-7), so they were not a team of destiny for the Super Bowl.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cleveland Browns are my dark horse team for next year

I think it's a year early for the Browns. We'll put them in that pile. Okay, so they'll be the Regis Philbin pick next year. Yes, they're going to be our dark horse that no one sees coming.

The 2019 Browns were one of the biggest disappointments in NFL history, going 6-10 after massive off-season hype (including the OBJ trade).

College Football Playoff

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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018·College Football Playoff
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Hurts will be an Alabama legend but won't do anything in the NFL

He's going to be the classic, like, not going to do anything in the NFL, but just be an Alabama legend forever. He'll do autograph signings for so much money for the rest of his life.

Jalen Hurts became a Pro Bowl quarterback, an NFL MVP runner-up, and led the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018·Who's Back
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HankHank

The Office will be rebooted within the next six months

I'm now just going to call my shot that within six months, [The Office] will be rebooted... Hank Guarantee. Yep. Six months.

A reboot of The Office was not announced within six months of December 2018. Even as of 2024, a proper reboot hasn't premiered, though a spin-off is in development.

Interview

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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Bruce Arians is the primary name for the Packers head coaching job

Without question, the first name, and I think the only name... Bruce Arians has already been making noise about coaching the crowd. If I'm the Packers, I want Arians because I need somebody who's going to get through to Rodgers.

The Packers hired Matt LaFleur in January 2019. Bruce Arians became the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Mike McCarthy will be a top candidate for the Cleveland Browns job

Don't be surprised if McCarthy's name ends up at the top of the list in Cleveland... I'd be looking for current head coaches to maybe be thinking about trying to get to a place like Cleveland or Green Bay.

The Browns hired interim OC Freddie Kitchens as head coach. McCarthy sat out the 2019 season before joining the Cowboys in 2020.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 3, 2018
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Le'Veon Bell will sign with the Jets for more than $17.5 million per year

I think the Jets, the Jets are the team. And I think the over-under is $17.5 million a year, and I'll take the over.

Bell did sign with the Jets, but for $52.5M over 4 years, which is an average of $13.125M per year, well under the $17.5M 'over' Florio took.