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NFL Insider Jay Glazer

Monday, September 25, 201714 takes

NFL Week 3 Fastest 2 minutes ( - ). Is Joe Flacco permanently not elite, is Big Ben injured, do the Giants have everyone right where they want them ( - ). Who's Back Of The Week ( - ). Football Guy of the Week with Jeff Brohm, the Steelers, and honorary mention for Nick Saban being mad his team is winning 59-0 ( - ). Jay Glazer joins the show to talk about all the Week 3 news both on and off the field, when will Andrew Luck be back, and how realistic is the show Ballers ( - 1). Segments include stay classy for Odell Beckham's piss celebration, Protest Power Rankings, Thoughts and Prayers to the Bulls alphas, Respect the Biz London edition, and a People Forget That for the fact that Carmelo Anthony got traded.

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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Joe Flacco is officially no longer elite and stinks

I think Flacco stinks. Are we now worried that Joe Flacco's eliteness is so far behind us that we will never remember that he was once elite?

Flacco's 2017 season was poor (18 TDs, 13 INTs) and he was eventually replaced by Lamar Jackson. His 'elite' status never returned.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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Ben Roethlisberger has the worst body in America

Big Ben, as the crow flies, has probably the worst body in general of anyone in America. Name me anybody with a shittier body.

This is a subjective opinion on his physique, though Roethlisberger was notoriously 'un-athletic' looking for an elite QB.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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The 0-3 Giants have the league right where they want them and will win the Super Bowl

Do the Giants have everyone right where they want them? Because this feels like one of those stupid years where everyone's like, Eli's the worst quarterback ever, and then they'll just finish 9-7 and somehow win the Super Bowl.

The 2017 Giants were a disaster, finishing 3-13. They did not make the playoffs or win the Super Bowl.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·Who's Back
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Bryce Harper will lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series title

He's coming back to lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series. It's the Nats year. This is the year that Natitude is back.

The 2017 Nationals lost in the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs. They did not win the World Series.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·Who's Back
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Blake Bortles is officially back

So my who's back of the week is Blake Bortles of the Blake Bortles Wikipedia Club. Huge game. Four touchdowns. He's back.

Bortles actually led the Jaguars to the AFC Championship game in the 2017 season, making this take arguably correct for the context of that specific season.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·Who's Back
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Iowa and Wisconsin football programs only exist to have their hearts ripped out

Iowa and Wisconsin are both very similar in college but they just live to get crushed. It's like there's just moments in between getting your heart ripped out. So there's no real, like, excitement otherwise.

This is a subjective assessment of the pain felt by fanbases of consistently good but not 'elite' Big Ten programs.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·Who's Back
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Sam Darnold isn't actually good, he just throws 'good looking' interceptions

I also have a theory that I'm working on that Sam Darnold's not actually good, but his interceptions look good. So even when he makes a bad play, you're like, this guy's good.

Darnold's NFL career has been defined by high interception numbers (legacy 'good looking' bad plays), validating the spirit of this take.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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The 2017 Rams are a legitimate threat and sleeper pick

The team that I've been hot on, even before this happened, before the season again, was the Rams. I said before the season, I think there'll be at least a 500 team with Sean McVay in there and Wade Phillips.

The 2017 Rams finished 11-5, won the division, and Sean McVay won Coach of the Year. Glazer was very right.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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The Giants failed by buying 'shiny toys' and ignoring their offensive line

The disappointment has got to be the Giants... It's when you go out and you get yourself nice, shiny toys, but you don't really make sure your carburetor's working... They went out and they got Ingram and Marshall, but they didn't do anything to upgrade their offensive line.

The 2017 Giants offensive line was widely ranked as one of the worst in the league, leading to a 3-13 season.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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Sean McVay has the same rare 'command of the room' as an early Mike Tomlin

Sean McVay has that as well. He is like, he has a rare ability to command the room, get a player's face, but not have the player look at him like, man, who are you? ... It's a kind of a rare thing, kind of like an early Mike Tomlin.

McVay has since become one of the most successful coaches in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl and consistently commanding respect, validating this character assessment.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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Andrew Luck will return from injury by Week 5 or 6

Right now, I think I said in the start of the season, probably by week six. What is this, three? So, yeah, I would say five or six.

Andrew Luck missed the entire 2017 season due to his shoulder injury. He did not return by Week 6.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017
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I would definitely win a 3-on-1 fight against Siciliano, Rapoport, and Schefter

Take me down? Or, like, what do you mean? Murder you. Yeah... No. Absolutely not. I don't know what he's smoking... I am being cocky. I would still kill him.

This is a hypothetical physical confrontation that can't be verified, though Glazer is a trained MMA fighter and the others are not.

People Forget That

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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·People Forget That
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OKC Thunder are the first ever 'World Super Team' due to Olympic medals

I think that Oklahoma City Thunder will be the team with the most Olympic gold medals now. So that's pretty big. I mean, that's tough. Super team. A world super team. First ever world super team.

With Carmelo Anthony (3 golds), Russell Westbrook (1 gold), and Paul George (1 gold), they did have an immense amount of Olympic hardware.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2017·People Forget That
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The OKC Thunder will get swept by the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs

Who gets the shot at the end of game four when they're getting swept by the Golden State Warriors? Russ, triple team.

The Thunder didn't even make it to the Warriors; they lost in the first round to the Utah Jazz 4-2. While the 'sweep' didn't happen, the prediction of a postseason failure was correct in spirit.