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Pete Prisco, Tom Brady Is Inevitable And NFL Week 1 Weekend Preview

Friday, September 10, 202112 takes

Tom Brady is inevitable and Football is all the way back with an incredible opening night game. Dak looked great and Drew Brees has new hair ( - ). Weekend preview of all the games and we have a new bet between all the guys that may end the podcast ( - ). Fantasy Fuccbois ( - ). Pete Prisco joins the show to all preview the entire league and give some takes on what will happen in 2021 ( - ). We finish the show with Fyre Fest of the week

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 10, 2021
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Dak Prescott is officially back and might not have been as injured as reported

Dak, I think, is back. I'm actually starting to think that maybe he wasn't as hurt as Jerry [Jones] was letting us know that he was.

Dak played 16 games and threw for over 4,400 yards in 2021, proving he was fully recovered from the 2020 ankle injury.
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Take Slip·Sep 10, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady will play for at least another three years

If you had to bet and you're like, all right, he's going to play for another three years, I wouldn't bet against that. It's crazy. It defies everything.

Brady played 2021 and 2022, then retired. He did not play a third season (2023) after this take.

Picks

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Take Slip·Sep 10, 2021·Picks
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I will bet heavy on the Chargers this year to hedge against my own Washington expectations

I'm going to bet heavy on the Chargers. ... Because I regrettably have expectations for the Washington football team. But I'm going to bet against them because I've made the decision in my brain of how many dollars I'm willing to pay for a win.

The Chargers finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs in 2021, while Washington went 7-10. The 'heavy bet' on the Chargers likely didn't pay off as they missed postseason expectations.
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The Eagles will be in contention for the NFC East in mid-November

I feel like that's where they're going to be, I don't know, somewhere in that 7-10. 7-9-1 area where there will be a moment where they're competing for the NFC East sometime in mid-November.

The Eagles actually finished 9-8 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card, though the Cowboys ran away with the division (12-5).

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 10, 2021
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

The Buffalo Bills will beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl

And it's the Buffalo Bills winning it all, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Neither team made the Super Bowl; the Rams beat the Bengals. The Bills lost in the divisional round and the Bucs lost in the divisional round.
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Joe Tryon will be the Defensive Rookie of the Year

I think defensively, I think Joe Tryon is going to be the rookie of the year. That kid's unblockable. ... of all the guys I saw in training camp, he was the most impressive rookie of all of them.

Micah Parsons won Defensive Rookie of the Year unanimously. Tryon-Shoyinka had 4 sacks and was not in the running.
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The Lions will have the number one overall pick in the 2022 draft

Which team will be picking first in next year's draft? The Lions.

The Jaguars actually finished with the worst record (3-14) for the second straight year. The Lions finished with the 2nd pick (3-13-1).
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The Patriots will make the playoffs because their offensive line and coaching are superior to the Dolphins

Dolphins or Patriots, one of those teams makes the playoffs, which one are you picking? Patriots. ... because I think their offensive line is significantly better. ... and Belichick knows defense ... they're going to be a playoff team.

The Patriots finished 10-7 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card. The Dolphins finished 9-8 and missed out.
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The 49ers will win the NFC West regardless of who plays quarterback

I think the 49ers are going to win the division no matter who plays quarterback, and I think it's going to be Jimmy Garoppolo. It should be Jimmy Garoppolo. I think the 49ers will win that division.

The Rams won the NFC West (12-5). The 49ers finished third in the division (10-7) but did make a deep playoff run to the NFC Championship.
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Take Slip·Sep 10, 2021
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You either have 'it' as a quarterback or you don't; sitting and learning doesn't help

You either have it or you don't. ... Everybody always says, well, Aaron Rodgers got the watch for a couple years before he played, and it really helped make him a better quarterback. No, it didn't. You either have it or you don't.

This is a fundamental scouting philosophy debate that is inherently subjective.
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Justin Jefferson will be the best receiver in the league by the end of the year

Justin Jefferson is going to be the best receiver in the league by the end of the year.

Jefferson was Second Team All-Pro in 2021 with 1,616 yards. Cooper Kupp won the Triple Crown and OPOY, making Kupp the consensus 'best' that specific year, though Jefferson was elite.
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Kirk Cousins will be benched for Kellen Mond for performance reasons this year

Do you think Kellen Mond plays for performance reasons this year? Yes. I'll just say yes. ... I think Kirk Cousins stinks.

Cousins played 16 games and had a very solid statistical year (33 TD, 7 INT). Mond only appeared in one game briefly and never started. Cousins was never benched for performance.