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Rick Reilly, Open Championship With Riggs & Kirk Minihane, Mt Rushmore Of Running Backs + Jimbos

Wednesday, July 19, 202310 takes

Running backs are being persecuted and we have some ideas to fix it. Shohei Ohtani trade destinations (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Joel Embiid wanting out of Philly and Bill Belichick being on the hot seat (-). Rick Reilly joins the show to talk about his new book, semi retiring at the perfect time, LIV golf, British Open memories and Kate Upton Boobs (-). Mt Rushmore of running backs (-). Riggs and Kirk Minihane join the show to talk Open Championship picks, who is deserving from the Golf Gods and more (-). We finish with Jimbos (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Running backs should not be eligible for the NFL Draft and should be free agents immediately

Running Backs should not be eligible to be drafted. Make them, let them be free agents. Because it is just a matter of fact that running Backs, they wear down faster. That's just the nature of the position. Why don't we let running Backs just be free agents right away?

This is a subjective labor proposal that hasn't been implemented, though the RB value debate remains a major NFL talking point.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL should remove the franchise tag for the running back position

It would probably be a little bit easier if there was just no franchise tag for running back. You can use it on anybody else... but if there's a running back, you can't tag 'em. So they play their first contract, then there will be an actual bidding war for their services.

The franchise tag still exists for all positions in the current CBA.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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MaxMax

Shohei Ohtani's viral bat flip against the Yankees was awkward and forced

I'll stand by this take. I didn't think it was a good flip. He looked awkward. It looked like an awkward bat flip. Everyone was freaking out about it. I thought he looked awkward. It didn't look natural. It looked like he forced that bat flip.

Aesthetics are subjective, though the rest of the room strongly disagrees.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Open
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The city of Philadelphia will never win a championship in any sport ever again

My Cool Throne is the city of Philadelphia never winning anything ever. Joel Embiid, our prince... made comments the other day that he wants to win a Championship in Philadelphia or anywhere else... It seems like if he doesn't win this year in Philly, he's probably out.

Hyperbolic prediction. Since this take, the Phillies, Eagles, and Sixers have all competed but none have won a title.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Bill Belichick is officially on the hot seat with the New England Patriots

My Hot Seat is Bill Belichick. Literally. There's a report out... from Tom Curran... he said 'You talk about avoiding the Hot Seat Rich, he's on the Hot Seat and he's been there at different levels of warmth since 2019.'

This was shockingly prescient; Belichick was indeed let go following the 2023 season, confirming the seat was hot.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Rick ReillyRick Reilly

LIV Golf players sold their souls and should be shunned by golf fans

I hope everybody in LIV dies in a fiery boat accident. I hate LIV, I hate the whole idea. But imagine you guys, if they took half the NFL and said, 'hey, half the teams are gonna move to Saudi Arabia, we're gonna pay 'em five times what they're worth'... That's what happened to my sport... Tiger didn't [take the money]. And so I love Tiger for that.

Inherently subjective moral and sporting stance.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Rick ReillyRick Reilly

Russell Wilson is spent as an elite quarterback

I kind of think Russell [Wilson] is spent. And also could you not take yourself so seriously? ... Russell's not, I don't know what he thinks he's gonna be ambassador to Sweden or something. He's gonna be the governor of Colorado. I don't know what he thinks, but he's not being a regular guy.

Wilson was benched by the Broncos and eventually cut, supporting the idea he was 'spent' relative to his elite Seattle days.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Kirk MinihaneKirk Minihane

The Masters is the best major, but the American Century celebrity tournament is second

I'd go Masters still first. I'd go American Century second. I have Steph Curry this week to finish top 10... A good British Open is like tied second with a Ryder Cup for me. But I would say Masters first no matter what.

Purely subjective ranking of tournament importance.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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RiggsRiggs

Brooks Koepka at 18-to-1 is the best value to win the Open Championship

I like Brooks [Koepka] a lot this week. Whenever we go into these majors, he's right there with the top three or four guys... except he's whatever, 18 to one. And you've got Rory... at plus six 50. I'm taking Brooks Koepka, I watched his presser, he seemed incredibly confident.

Brian Harman won the 2023 Open Championship; Koepka finished T-64.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 19, 2023
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Kirk MinihaneKirk Minihane

Rory McIlroy will not win a major in a 10-year span

It's now 10 years since this guy won a major Championship... at some point he's gonna win one of these, he's gonna stumble. I am rooting against Rory McIlroy because if he loses this, that's now 10 years since this guy won a major Championship, which is wild.

Rory has still not won a major as of late 2024, meaning he has officially gone over 10 years without one.