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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton

Wednesday, May 9, 201811 takes

We're live in New Orleans and after 24 hours on the ground Big Cat's ears just popped. PFT's Caps beat the Penguins, finally, and now he has to figure out a way to apologize to everyone for not eating poop ( - ). We talk NBA second round, Lebron emasculated the Raptors, the Rockets and Warriors are on a collision path, and Joel Embiid talks maybe a little too much for a guy who gets winded every 4th quarter ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Swansea, and our ability to bring bad luck to interview subjects ( - ). New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton joins us to talk about his past 12 years in Louisiana, what life after Drew Brees may look like, how close he was to dying when Adrian Peterson was mad at him, playing for the lockout Spare Bears, and we pitch him Adam Sandler movies but he didn't really like that ( - ). Segments include Embrace Debate is Greeny being a Weeny because he can't pick a side on MJ vs Lebron, Trouble in Paradise Matt Harvey lives in Cincy now, Hank Hot in the Street Elon Musk's new girlfriend Grimes and Guys on Chicks.

Interview

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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Sean PaytonSean Payton

Zach Miller's gruesome non-catch against the Saints was definitely a touchdown

It was a touchdown. Yes, it was a touchdown... and almost lost his leg for a non-touchdown. It was crazy.

The NFL later changed the catch rule in 2018 partly due to plays like this, suggesting Payton's view aligns with the league's eventual correction.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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The best drafts in NFL history are built in the 2nd through 4th rounds

I think the key for us are we try to look closely at what are the things that these players that we've hit on have in common... the great drafts in our league history consist of second rounders, third rounders, fourth rounders.

This is a scouting philosophy that is generally accepted by successful NFL front offices.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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Sean PaytonSean Payton

Patrick Mahomes would have been the target for the Saints at pick 11 in 2017

Mahomes certainly would have been a target at 11 [in the 2017 NFL Draft]... Mahomes certainly would have been a target at 11.

This has been corroborated by multiple sources in the years since, establishing it as a historical fact of the Saints' 2017 draft board.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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Sean PaytonSean Payton

Joe Flacco is an 'elite' quarterback because he won a Super Bowl

I think when you win a Super Bowl at that position, the way he played, you're elite.

The definition of 'elite' is subjective and a perpetual debate in sports media.

Recap

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not that hard to beat in the playoffs

I have been at war with Tampa before, the 2015 Stanley Cup. It was light work, even though we were down a little bit, but it was light work. They're not that hard to beat.

The Capitals actually went on to beat the Lightning in 7 games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, so the take that they aren't 'that hard to beat' held up for this specific postseason.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joel Embiid runs out of gas every 4th quarter and should stop talking trash

Joel Embiid, I get it. You're funny. You're good on Twitter. The Rihanna thing. Cool. I actually like your game a lot. I think you're going to be a great player. But, dude, you run out of gas every fourth quarter. You can't talk shit when you can't even speak. Stop talking shit and worry about breathing through your nose.

Conditioning remained a valid critique of Embiid for several seasons, particularly in deep playoff runs, though he eventually won an MVP.

Embrace Debate

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018·Embrace Debate
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Big CatBig Cat

Michael Jordan is definitively better than LeBron James

I'm exhausted by the debate too, but guess what? I'll still stand here and say MJ's better. I don't care.

The GOAT debate is a perpetual subjective argument in sports.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you put an 'American stink' on an EPL team, they deserve to be relegated

If you get an American stink on your EPL team, you deserve to be relegated. [referencing Bob Bradley's tenure at Swansea City]

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Swansea City was indeed relegated at the end of the 2017-18 season, shortly after this episode aired.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady looked like a 'plastic weird doll' at the Met Gala

My other hot seat is Tom Brady for looking like a plastic weird doll... Take away the clothes. His face looked weird. I definitely don't understand fashion. I don't, but I don't think it was a fashion. Take away the clothes. His face looked weird.

This is entirely a matter of aesthetic opinion.

Trouble In Paradise

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018·Trouble in Paradise
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Harvey moving to Cincinnati is hilarious because the city lacks New York models

Matt Harvey in Cincinnati is hilarious for a couple reasons... I don't think the models that are walking around New York City are going to be walking around Cincinnati. And if they are, they probably have diarrhea from Skyline.

This is a comedic comparison of cities and lifestyle, though Harvey's career did continue to decline in Cincinnati.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·May 9, 2018·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

Every woman past the age of 22 adds one pillow to her bed every year

I think it's just every woman who gets past the age of 22 decides that every year they're alive, they need to add one pillow to their bed. And then just eventually they end up with an entire house of pillows. And you're not allowed to sleep on them.

This is a comedic generalization about lifestyle trends.