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Raiders HC Antonio Pierce, The Jaguars Kid Who Got His Head Stuck In A Statue, Hard Knocks, Mt Rushmore of Tough Thing + Grit Questions With USC HC Eric Musselman

Wednesday, August 7, 202411 takes

Grit Week marches on and we’re all over the place on the bus (-). Hard Knocks episode 1 debuted and Big Cat has his guard up on Bears slander (-). We had an earthquake during the show. Olympics (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including White Sox winning a game and Brandon Aiyuk maybe getting traded (-). Mt Rushmore of tough things (-). Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce joins the show to talk about grit, getting the Head job, the 2007 Giants, what being born a Raider means and tons more (-). The kid who got his head stuck in the Jaguars statue in 1997 came to our meet and greet and we interviewed him to get the full story behind the iconic picture (-). We finish with Grit Questions with USC Head Coach Eric Musselman (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Caleb Williams having a fat ass is good for his power as a quarterback

Caleb Williams has aura. He's also got a fucking fat ass, which is good because that's the power to drive the football down the field. I want my quarterback to have a big ass drives the ball.

The observation about his build is factual, but the correlation to his success is subjective and pending his career performance.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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MaxMax

Nick Saban does not have a great track record for developing quarterbacks

Nick Saban not a great track record when developing quarterbacks. He's not a QB whisperer. They were just like showing Nick Saban as like this wise, like tell all Coach, which he is. But if you were to say one thing about Nick Saban it, that he is not like a quarterback whisperer.

Saban has produced several NFL starters (Tua, Hurts, Mac Jones, Bryce Young), though their success varies. It's largely a matter of opinion.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Using Peyton Manning's bad rookie year to justify other rookie QBs struggling is dumb logic

To see Nick Saban use that same dumb logic was awesome. Every single person has been using that since Peyton Manning being like, if you a rookie sucks. You're like, well, Peyton Manning sucked.

This is a logical critique of a common statistical outlier argument.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Brandon Aiyuk does not want to come to the Patriots

Brandon Aiyuk rumors were were hustling and bustling... a report came out today, which isn't official that it's gonna happen with the Steelers. I think it means he doesn't want to come [to the Patriots].

Aiyuk eventually stayed with the 49ers after the Patriots reportedly pulled out because Aiyuk wouldn't commit to a long-term deal there.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

You shouldn't stop printing money; you should print even more to solve inflation

You gotta go through the wall. So like when you're like, oh we printed so much money that it doesn't like it's not worth anything. That's when you print even more money. Right. You can't quit printing money. You gotta be committed to printing the money.

This is economically catastrophic advice and is factually incorrect as a solution for inflation.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HewyHewy

Lauri Markkanen is not worth $200 million

They just gave Lauri Markkanen a five year, 200 plus million dollar contract... He's not worth that much money. I'd pay him 35 [million].

Contract value is subjective, though Markkanen is an All-Star. It remains a matter of opinion.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Dealing with Hank in the morning is tougher than childbirth

Dealing with Hank when he wakes up in the morning. That's very tough. Yeah. Probably tougher than childbirth. If you actually have to do it. Like if childbirth verse, like if you're like, Hey, every day you have to just wake up Hank, I'd take childbirth.

This is a humorous subjective comparison.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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Antonio PierceAntonio Pierce

Raider DNA is genetic and cannot be converted to

It's genetic. So you have it. It's either you got it or you don't. You what I mean's no Raiders conversion... sometimes I know we're in California right now, so you can Very Hollywood around. I was waiting for your blink. I saw a little twitching in the eyebrow [at the hosts].

The concept of 'Raider DNA' is a cultural branding metaphor, not literal science.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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Antonio PierceAntonio Pierce

The 2007 Patriots were likely the best team of all time despite their Super Bowl loss

Man, listen, we just went toe to toe with probably the best team of all time. And I still think probably the best team of all time, regardless that they didn't win the Super Bowl.

This is a common debate among sports historians; the 2007 Patriots are one of the only teams to go undefeated in the regular season.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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Eric MusselmanEric Musselman

You only need grit when you are competing, not 24/7

I think it's all about where you are... If you are between the lines in the Galen Center, you gotta have grit, you know, and then maybe tonight at the Manhattan Beach Pier, you don't really need the grit know. And so it's a, it's all about your environment and where you're at at the time. You know, but you don't need grit 24 7. Right. You just need it when you're competing.

This is a subjective coaching philosophy.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2024
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Eric MusselmanEric Musselman

A basketball roster needs exactly three moxie guys and the rest grit guys to win

I don't think you can have a lot of moxie guys. Okay. So I would say moxie guys three. Okay. Right. And the rest grit. Yeah. And then you're gonna win. I think that's right because If you have too many moxie guys. Everyone, there's only one ball.

This is a matter of coaching opinion and roster strategy.