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NFL Week 18, Playoffs Are Set, Fastest 2 Minutes, The Jaguars Collapse And The Bears Lose To The Packers Again

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NFL Week 18 we start with Fastest 2 minutes then talk about the playoff picture and every game leading up to it (-) Steelers 17, Ravens 10 (-) Texans 23, Colts 19 (-) Titans 28, Jags 20 (-) Bills 21, Dolphins 14 (-) Lions 30, Vikings 20 (-) Saints 48, Falcons 17 (-) Jets 17, Patriots 3 (-) Bengals 31, Browns 14 (-) Bucs 9, Panthers 0 (-) Packers 17, Bears 9 (-) Giants 27, Eagles 10 (-) Cowboys 38, Commanders 10 (-) Rams 21, Niners 20 (-) Raiders 27, Broncos 14 (-) Seahawks 21, Cardinals 20 (-) Chiefs 13, Chargers 12 (-) We then talk National Championship Monday night and who's back of the week. (-)

Playoff Schedule

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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024·Playoff Schedule
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Big CatBig Cat

I hate watching playoff football on an app like Peacock

I hate the experience of watching a game on an app as opposed to watching on TV, where you can easily and elegantly and seamlessly flip back and forth and show off your skills going back to the game right as it's about to snap again... it's a playoff game and it stinks.

This is a subjective preference about the viewing experience.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

This might be Mike Tomlin's best coaching job ever

This might be Mike Tomlin's best coaching job ever. And it's crazy when they were 7-4, they were also like the most Mickey Mouse 7-4 of all time. But that's because Mike Tomlin is a pretty damn good coach. And so he was able to win all those games when they were getting outgained back to back to back.

The Steelers finished 10-7 and made the playoffs despite a difficult mid-season stretch and QB turnover, validating the claim of a high-level coaching performance.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars' collapse was caused by the 'Curse of the Terrible Towel'

Since the Jaguars disrespected the towel [The Steelers' Terrible Towel], the Jaguars slid into oblivion. The Steelers end up taking the Jaguar's playoff spot right on the last day of the season. We need to ask, did the terrible towel incident have anything to do with that? I think absolutely. You can't argue otherwise.

The Jaguars went 1-5 after safety Andrew Wingard waved the towel in Week 8, eventually missing the playoffs while the Steelers made it.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Only four NFL teams would say no to trading their QB for CJ Stroud right now

How many teams would say no if they asked if you called him up and was like, CJ Stroud for your quarterback? The Bills. The Chiefs. I think it's four. I think it's the Bengals and the Ravens. I think that's it. I think every other team would probably say yes. Especially given his contract.

This is a subjective valuation of player assets across the league, though Stroud's performance and rookie deal make him one of the most valuable assets in sports.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The AFC is wide open and the Bills are as good as anyone when playing their best

If you think the Bills win that Chiefs game, bet 'em to win the Super Bowl at 35 to 1 because the AFC is so wide open and the Bill's best is just as good as anyone else. The bill's worst is really, really bad.

The Bills lost to the Chiefs in the Divisional Round, so the 35-1 bet would have been a loser.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chiefs are very dangerous in the playoffs and you shouldn't bet against Mahomes

The Chiefs might actually be very dangerous this Playoffs... Patrick Mahomes, people are actually disrespecting the Chiefs and being like, they can't do anything. And it's Patrick Mahomes. So that really, that's all you gotta say. It's Patrick Mahomes in the Playoffs. You don't wanna bet against that guy.

The Chiefs went on to win Super Bowl LVIII, proving Big Cat's warning about Mahomes in the playoffs was spot on.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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The Saints' mutiny against Dennis Allen shows he has lost the locker room

Dennis Allen losing the locker room. The whole team went rogue. It was a mutiny. The whole team was like, it was like in Rudy when they put their jerseys on the table and they said, we want this guy coach. That's what they did for Jamal Williams. So then Dennis Allen had to apologize after the game.

The incident was widely reported as a team decision that contradicted Allen's orders, though Allen remained the coach for part of the following season before being fired in late 2024.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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HankHank

The Patriots should draft Marvin Harrison Jr.

I'm down for Marvin Harrison Jr. He's gonna slip approach. You're gonna take Caleb Williams. You're gonna take Drake May... I'm down for, give me Marvin Harrison Jr.

The Patriots did not draft Marvin Harrison Jr.; they selected QB Drake May with the 3rd overall pick.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers' ability to find Hall of Fame quarterbacks is unfair and they are a model organization

Jordan Love is really fucking good... The Packers going from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers [to] Jordan Love is just the shining example of how unfair life is... they have a great coach. They have a great infrastructure. They figured out the hack to quarterbacks: draft 'em, sit 'em, make 'em good, make 'em Hall of Famers.

Jordan Love's strong first season as a starter and a playoff win over the Cowboys validated the 'model organization' claim for the post-Rodgers era.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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I am leaning toward the Bears drafting Caleb Williams #1 overall

I lean Caleb Williams. He's so fucking good. And he would be, he would also just make me excited for a couple more years... whatever the choices are, they gotta make the right choices. I would lean, Caleb Williams.

The Bears did select Caleb Williams with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024
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MaxMax

The Eagles are legitimately the worst team in football right now

The team's bad football team right now. I don't care what they were doing at the first 11 games... They're legitimately the worst team in football right now.

While not literally the worst (compared to 2-win teams), the Eagles' playoff blowout loss to Tampa Bay supported the claim that they were one of the least competitive teams by season's end.
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I would be excited for Bill Belichick to break the coaching wins record with the Commanders

I'm excited about Belichick possibilities... I would be excited for Bill to break the old time record for coaching wins on my sideline rather than the Hank sideline. I'm just pumped up for an off season where the sky's the limit.

Belichick did not join the Commanders; Dan Quinn was hired as head coach.
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Big CatBig Cat

Michigan will win the National Championship but Washington plus the points is the smart bet

My heart is putting me on Washington, but my testicles are saying Michigan... I'm leaning towards betting Washington in the points. But I think Michigan's gonna win.

Michigan won 34-13. Since they won, that part is correct. However, Washington (+4.5 or +5) did not cover, so the betting lean was incorrect.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024·Who's Back
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HankHank

Max Homa will win a major championship this year

Max Homa is gonna win a major this year. I think this year. Hundred percent.

Max Homa did not win a major in 2024 (best finish was T3 at the Masters).
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Take Slip·Jan 8, 2024·Who's Back
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Draymond Green has learned his lesson and won't punch anyone again

I predict that Draymond has learned his lesson. He won't do this again. I think that Draymond had a brief mental error, a brief moment where he blacked out a little bit, a heated gaming moment and he, he will not be making that mistake again. Draymond's a new man.

While Draymond did not have another major 'punching' incident in the immediate months following, his history suggests the sarcasm was warranted; however, literally, he did return and play without a similar suspension for the rest of that season.