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NFL Preview With Warren Sharp, Actor Blake Anderson, Peter King Did A Doobie

Tuesday, September 8, 202012 takes

Peter King did a doobie and we don't know if we'll ever recover ( - ). NBA Playoffs and CFB made Labor Day weekend feel almost normal ( - ). Who's back of the week including Mitch Trubisky and the NFL Shield ( -). Warren Sharp joins the show to preview the 2020 NFL season, what to expect with no training camp, betting tips for the first month of the season, and who will be the surprise team of the year ( - ). Actor Blake Anderson joins the show to talk about his new show Woke, Workaholics, and becoming a contender in Blake of the Year ( - ). Talking Tennis Novak Djokovic throat punched a woman with a tennis ball and way to stay relevant Joe West for bouncing Mike Rizzo from a game.

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Budenholzer should be fired on the spot

The quotes that Budenholzer had after they lost game three... I actually think he should be fired on the spot. He was saying that Giannis and Middleton, they're playing 33 to 36 minutes of game, and that's about their ceiling in the playoffs. He's saying about his MVP, right, 36? ... basically admitting his incompetence to the whole world.

Budenholzer won a championship the following season (2021) before eventually being fired in 2023. At the time of the take, he was widely criticized, but firing him 'on the spot' would have cost the Bucks their 2021 title.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for Mitch Trubisky because 2020 needs a cool story

It's bullshit that anyone is sitting here and rooting against Mitch Trubisky. ... 2020 sucks, root for something crazy. Mitch Trubisky 2020. ... I'm ready and I have a little perspective for you from coach Matt Nagy... we're going to all support around him and give him every opportunity to have a very happy ending.

Trubisky was benched for Nick Foles in Week 3, and while he eventually returned, the 'cool story' didn't materialize as the Bears were mediocre and moved on from him after the season.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020·Who's Back
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I'll gamble on Nathan Peterman winning a Super Bowl

There's a chance we see another Nathan Peterman. You want to get real fucking crazy with 2020? Get a Nathan Peterman tattoo. ... I'll gamble on Nathan Peterman winning a Super Bowl.

Nathan Peterman has never won a Super Bowl and has barely played since this take was made.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

Overs will hit at a high rate in the first few weeks of the season

The only thing that we have that's even close to the 2020 preseason and offseason... was the year of the lockout [2011]. ... That season, the first two weeks out the gate, overs went 73%. ... I think by the third and fourth quarters, that's when we're going to see these defenses get worn down a little bit. I think that's one of the bigger things that is going to be evident from having the lack of the preseason games.

In Week 1 of 2020, the over went 9-7. In Week 2, it went 11-5. Sharp's prediction of a high over rate early was largely correct as offenses thrived early.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Colts will be a surprise team in 2020

I personally think that Frank Reich is one of the most underrated play callers that we have in the NFL. ... They have since gone out, they've got Philip Rivers. ... I think this is a team that a lot of people kind of forgot about. ... I think the thing that we cannot underestimate here is just how good of a coach and a play caller Frank Reich is and why I think he's going to stamp his name on this football team.

The Colts finished 11-5 and made the playoffs, proving Sharp's 'surprise team' label was accurate as they improved significantly over their 7-9 finish in 2019.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Cowboys offense will reach a new ceiling under Mike McCarthy

I think that the new coach Mike McCarthy is going to instill a lot more aggressive nature and a lot more passing to this offense. ... We are going from one of the most conservative run-heavy coaches of Jason Garrett to the most aggressive coach in terms of throwing the football down the field in Mike McCarthy. ... I think we're going to see a higher ceiling because they're going to be willing to pass the ball.

Before Dak Prescott's season-ending injury in Week 5, the Cowboys offense was on a record-breaking passing pace. However, the season collapsed after the injury, making the 'higher ceiling' difficult to evaluate for the full season.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Vikings will regress due to luck and a lack of training camp

I think the Minnesota Vikings are due for a little bit of regression... Minnesota finished top 10 in like injury luck, fumble recovery luck, field goal luck. ... This is an offseason in particular... [with] a lot of new players that are coming in there. ... Just a bad year to have to incorporate a lot of rookies and expect much out of them given the lack of an offseason.

The Vikings went from 10-6 in 2019 to 7-9 in 2020, missing the playoffs. Sharp's prediction of regression was spot on.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Ravens will face the Seahawks in the Super Bowl

I guess I probably will go the Seahawks against the Cowboys [in the NFC Championship]... I'm going to go with the Ravens and I'm going to go with the Chiefs [in the AFC Championship]... I'm going to go Baltimore and Seattle. Russ versus Lamar Jackson for the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl LV was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. The Ravens lost in the Divisional round and the Seahawks lost in the Wild Card round.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

2020 will be the 'Year of the Fullback'

The five of the six teams that use the most fullbacks last season, five of those six made it to the playoffs. ... Think about the teams that have those fullbacks out there to start the year, wearing down those teams, beating on them into the second half. I think that could be an edge. This is the year of the fullback, call it right now, 2020.

While fullbacks remained a niche part of the game, the 2020 season didn't see a massive resurgence or 'year of the fullback' beyond existing heavy users like the Niners and Ravens.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020
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Blake AndersonBlake Anderson

Workaholics will be 12 times funnier when we are all 50

We have always been very adamant in saying that Workaholics gets 12 times more funnier when we're all 50 and or like even older and still living together, and I'm just bald on the top of my head. It's just storylines for days.

The cast is not 50 yet, and a Workaholics movie was actually canceled by Paramount+ in 2023, making a reunion less certain.

Talking Tennis

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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020·Talking Tennis
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tennis players should get a point for hitting a line judge

I think they should just make a new sport where the lines are always live and if you hit a line judge, you get an extra point. ... A dodgeball tennis hybrid. ... I'm saying you should get a point added on.

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This is a satirical suggestion for a rule change that obviously never happened.

Talking Baseball

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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2020·Talking Baseball
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Big CatBig Cat

I love Joe West because he thinks he is bigger than baseball

If you can't find the humor in Joe West stopping the game, telephoning up and kicking the GM from the suite out of the game, you got a fucking dump in your pants. ... I'm in favor of Joe West doing whatever the fuck he wants. In fact, I think Joe West has got a little soft in his old age. ... I would like to see more Joe West involved in these games.

This is a subjective opinion on entertainment value. Joe West retired in 2021, ending the era of his 'theatrics'.