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NFL Draft With Daniel Jeremiah, Super League With Troopz And Jake Paul's Fyre Fest Fight

Monday, April 19, 202110 takes

The Super League has the soccer world going crazy and we're here to do a little bit of trolling ( - ). Jake Paul vs Ben Askren was a debacle but also weirdly entertaining ( - ). Respecting Steph Curry more ( - ). Who's back of the week including Chrissy Teigen on twitter ( - ). Daniel Jeremiah joins the show to break down the upcoming NFL Draft, guys rising and falling, quarterbacks ranked and more ( - ). Troopz joins the show to break down why the Super League is such a terrible thing for soccer and how much this has fucked fans up ( - 1). We finish with an attempt to call Marlins Man.

Super League

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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021·Super League
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Big CatBig Cat

The European Super League will destroy every club soccer team below the elite level

The richest teams in Italy, Spain, and England... are going to create a league where they're basically doing away with the Champions League. Why would we share money with everyone when we can make a super league and we get to keep all the money... it will therefore basically destroy every club soccer team below them in all of these countries. It's going to ruin the game of soccer.

The Super League proposal faced immediate, massive backlash and collapsed within days of this episode, confirming the widely held sentiment that it was damaging to the sport.

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Ben Askren didn't care about the Jake Paul fight and just took a paycheck

Honestly, when I saw him and he was so fat, he had the love handles for the weigh-in, I was like, that guy's not in fighting shape... I think he thought the whole thing was a sham the second he walked into the ring... So Ben Askren just went in there and was like, this is a joke. I'm going to treat it like a joke and just took his paycheck.

Askren's poor conditioning and relaxed reaction to the loss were widely mocked, supporting the theory that it was primarily a financial decision for him.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Steph Curry is the greatest shooter in the history of basketball and deserves more respect

I think that we're in the specific zone now where we don't respect Steph Curry enough... we should just remember the fact that we're watching literally the greatest shooter of all time play basketball. So we should just enjoy that and be like, holy shit, Steph Curry is awesome all the time. He is that much better of a shooter than everyone else in the history of basketball.

Steph Curry is universally recognized as the greatest shooter ever, and his 2021 season was one of the most efficient high-volume shooting displays in history.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Zion Williamson will eventually become a New York Knick

Big time shout out to Zion for just knowing exactly what he was doing... he goes, thank you for asking me that question. Then went on for about a minute and a half talking about how New York City is his favorite place in the world to play basketball... I think, I mean, he's got to become a Knick now, right?

Zion Williamson remains on the Pelicans as of 2024, though rumors of him wanting to play in New York persist.

Intro

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Billy FootballBilly Football

I would literally kill Jake Paul in a boxing ring

Jake Paul's 5'7"? If I got into a ring with him, I'd literally kill him... I'm just bad enough of a boxer that he'd take the fight because he's like, oh, this guy looks big, but he's not that good of a boxer. So he like I might beat him.

Jake Paul is significantly taller than Billy's claim and has a professional boxing record. The fight never happened.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Anyone who announces they are retiring from Twitter is an asshole who will eventually return

Here's just a simple rule in life. If you announce that you are retiring from Twitter, you're probably a fucking asshole who will be back on Twitter in due time. That was Chrissy's biggest thing... we pulled you back in you can't fucking leave we got you we got our claws in you you're a fucking loser like us

Teigen did indeed return after her much-publicized departure, supporting Big Cat's cynical view of social media behavior.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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Daniel JeremiahDaniel Jeremiah

NFL Draft Quarterback rankings: Lawrence, Wilson, Lance, Fields, then Jones

I have Lawrence, then I have Wilson. And then to me, those are pretty distinct. I have Lawrence clearly one, Wilson clearly two. I think it's a really good discussion between Lance and Fields... I have Trey Lance over fields just with the decision-making... And then I have Mac Jones behind them.

This matches the draft order for the first two (Lawrence 1, Wilson 2) and the third QB taken (Lance 3), though Fields and Jones' pro careers have been mixed.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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Daniel JeremiahDaniel Jeremiah

Jameen Davis will be a late first round pick and is an explosive stud

I'll say Jameen Davis, the linebacker from Kentucky, is like one of my favorite players in the draft. So he'll probably go late first, but he's a stud, man. Like he is so explosive and he can really cover. So linebackers like that that can cover these tight ends, like there's tremendous value.

Jameen Davis was indeed drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the Washington Commanders, validating the 'late first' prediction.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2021
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Daniel JeremiahDaniel Jeremiah

Penei Sewell is not a surefire Hall of Famer and I would take several 2020 tackles over him

I think Penei Sewell is a really good player, but I don't think he's kind of the Hall of Fame level player that he's been described as. I'm a little bit on an island from a media standpoint, but I know there's a lot of teams that feel that way. I like him. I like Slater better than him... the top three tackles last year for me were Becton, Wirfs, and Wills. Those three guys, I would take them over Penei.

Penei Sewell became an All-Pro and one of the best tackles in the league almost immediately, while some of the 2020 tackles (Becton) have struggled with injuries.
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TroopzTroopz

The European Super League will happen because money makes the world go round

I think this could happen, blood, because when you check the levels, Arsenal are owned by an American, Stan Kroenke... Liverpool, John Henry, American... the Glazers... JP Morgan saying he's going to put $6 billion into this team... And money makes the world go round, bro. You understand? Money. If you have money, you have the power.

The Super League proposal collapsed within 48 hours of its announcement due to fan and political pressure, making Troopz's 'it will happen' prediction incorrect in the short term.