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Raiders Luke Willson, Hard Knocks Episode 4 + Mt Rushmore Of Toughest Pills To Swallow

Wednesday, August 28, 201912 takes

Hard Knocks episode 4 recap. Jon Gruden winning is contagious. Derek Carr is an awkward knock off Andy Bernard and Nathan Peterman's redemption. (-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne, Big Cat went to the dentist and PFT has a new backup QB that he loves. (-) The Mt Rushmore of toughest pills to swallow in life and it got depressing. (-) Raiders Tight End Luke Willson joins the show to talk about training camp, the hard knocks cameras following him around, playing in Canada on an 80 yard field, and his plan if he gets cut live on TV. Plus bonus story from our interview with him 2 years ago talking about the Seahawks locker room after the Malcom Butler interception in the Super Bowl. (-) Segments include uhh ya think Gronk is selling CBD, (-) thoughts and prayers to Big Ben,(-) PMT Sports Biz,(-) Talking Tennis,(-) and Guys on Chicks with special raspy voiced Bubba reading.(-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

John Gruden will move on from Derek Carr in a year

Derek Carr, you're a weirdo, dude. Chill out. Dude, you're going to play for a year, and then John Gruden's going to move on.

Gruden did not move on after one year; Carr remained the Raiders starter through the end of Gruden's tenure in 2021.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nathan Peterman might take Derek Carr's job by the end of the year

Nathan Peterman, I'm going to say it right now, he might take Derek Carr's job by the end of the year... In at least one game, John Gruden will just get pissed off at Derek Carr.

Derek Carr started all 16 games for the Raiders in 2019. Nathan Peterman was placed on IR before the season started.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyle Sloter should start for the Vikings over Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins needs to be benched. Kyle Sloter needs to start the season for the Vikings... This guy's the best fucking player in the history of any league's preseason of all time... If he gets cut, there should be 31 hungry teams chomping at the bit to pick up Sloter.

Sloter was cut by the Vikings just days after this episode (August 31, 2019) and Cousins led them to a playoff win that year.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chick-fil-A would beat Popeyes if they released an extra spicy chicken sandwich

Develop an extra spicy chicken sandwich. If you go to market with extra spicy, that'll take all the buzz off Popeyes.

Chick-fil-A eventually tested and released several spicy variations, including a Spicy Grilled and a Pimento Cheese Spicy, but their flagship remains the standard spicy.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cubs didn't need Bryce Harper because they need professional hitters like Nicholas Castellanos

Bryce Harper would be a very redundant talent to what the Cubs have right now, and the Cubs need professional hitters, not more guys who hit home runs and strikeouts... I wish they had more [Nicholas] Castellanos, not more Harpers.

While Castellanos was great for the Cubs in late 2019, Bryce Harper went on to win an MVP in 2021, and the Cubs offense stagnated and was eventually dismantled.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin will never win a national title in football or basketball

Personal one, Wisconsin will never win a national title in football or basketball... I accepted it when Coach K paid off the refs at halftime [in 2015], but that was the moment. It will never happen.

Since 2019, Wisconsin has not won a national title in either sport. This remains a 'pending' but currently 'correct' prediction based on results to date.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Short people take over the world for moments and then are infamous for the rest of history

Short people take over the world. For moments. And then are infamous for the rest of history... Tall people run the world day to day. But ironically, they have to be looking over their shoulder.

He's referencing historical figures like Napoleon or Hitler. It's a comedic observation.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

No one actually likes dad bods; it's a myth

No one actually likes dad bods. That's such a fucking myth. And to be like, have the glimmer of hope... No, that's not real.

This is entirely a matter of aesthetic preference and social trends.
Open
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Climate change will cause the earth to fry in the next 100 years

Climate change is real and the earth is basically going to fry in the next hundred years... Or less. For sure going to happen.

Aligns with broad scientific warnings about global warming trends.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019
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Luke WillsonLuke Willson

Nathan Peterman is a rejuvenated and reinvented quarterback

I think that Nathan Peterman, whether it's here or somewhere else this year, if he gets in, I think he's a rejuvenated, reinvented QB, man. This guy, I've been very impressed by Nate so far.

Peterman never successfully 'reclaimed' a starting role in the NFL, remaining a career backup.

Uhhh Ya Think

Win
Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Uhhh Ya Think
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Big CatBig Cat

Rob Gronkowski will return to the NFL to play in the December and January games

I would say he [Gronkowski] probably will be back because he'll do the thing where he can basically play the important games in December and January and have fun and not have to deal with all the bullshit.

Gronkowski did return, although he sat out the entire 2019 season before joining the Buccaneers in 2020.
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Take Slip·Aug 28, 2019·Uhhh Ya Think
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HankHank

Luke Willson would not work well in Bill Belichick's system

I don't think the Belichick system would work too well with him [Luke Willson].

Willson never played for the Patriots, so this cannot be definitively proven.