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Texans Coach Lovie Smith, Morten Andersen, NFL Week 3 Picks And Preview

Friday, September 23, 202212 takes

Browns beat the Steelers in an ugly one on Amazon (-). NFL Week 3 picks and preview plus Fantasy Russel Wilson’s (-). Texans Coach Lovie Smith joins the show to talk about his team, Davis Mills, his time with the Bears and being on the greatest high school team of all time (-). Morten Andersen joins the show in studio to talk kicking, The Andersen, Hall of Fame lunches and more (-). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week (-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Jacoby Brissett might actually be a legitimate starting quarterback

I think Jacoby Brissett might be a guy. I just think Jacoby Brissett deserves credit because he's playing great football and he's been put in a situation that's probably not ideal knowing that like you're playing for your own job for your own future, but you also know that this isn't your team.

Brissett played exceptionally well for the Browns in 2022, finishing with the 13th highest QBR in the league despite the team's record, proving he was a legitimate starter.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Replacing Mitchell Trubisky with Kenny Pickett won't solve the Steelers' problems

I don't think that the problems that they have to solve can be solved by going to Kenny Pickett. In fact, I think it would just kind of screw with Kenny Pickett a little bit because the team, they put him in an obviously flawed team.

While Pickett eventually took over, the Steelers' offense remained one of the worst in the league for the next two years, supporting the take that the issues were systemic.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A Browns Super Bowl win with Deshaun Watson would be the most hated of all time

What if the Browns go to the Super Bowl and Deshaun Watson is the quarterback... America hates this shit out of them. It should be their moment, their crowning moment of like this team has never won a Super Bowl... and you win the most hateable Super Bowl of all time.

Subjective opinion on public perception, which was indeed very negative toward the Watson trade.

Picks

Win
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bengals are a lock as my 'Game of the Month' against the Jets

Bengals minus five. It's my game of the month on the Jets. I'm terrified of how much I love the Bengals. It is like a panic button game if they lose this game... they have to win this game.

The Bengals won 27-12, easily covering the spread.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Picks
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Kyler Murray looks like a toddler running around with a stolen phone

The greatest description I saw of Kyler Murray is that he looks like a toddler running around with a stolen phone.

This is a subjective humorous comparison that became a standard meme for Murray.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Betting the under on NFL prime-time games is a proven winning strategy

My under I'm gonna do the Broncos Niners under 44 and a half. Tommy gave us a stat. It was something like the last 45 prime time games, it's 30 and 15 to the under. And I was like, oh, that's why I lose all my money. So I'm done. I'm gonna try to ride the wave now.

The 2022 season was historically low-scoring, and prime-time unders were a massive winner (nearly 60% hit rate). The specific game (Broncos-Niners) finished 11-10, easily hitting the under.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Raiders and Derek Carr are on different pages regarding 'how to win'

I think we might have a little bit of Josh McDaniels and Derek Carr on different pages watch... Josh McDaniels says 'you can't win until you learn how not to lose.' But now Derek Carr last week said 'we have to learn how to win.' It feels like they're on different pages. It's a red flag.

The McDaniels-Carr relationship ended poorly with Carr being benched and released later that season, validating the early 'red flag' observation.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022
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Morten AndersenMorten Andersen

Justin Tucker will be the greatest kicker ever if he continues his current path

If [Tucker] continues on this path, he'll be the greatest ever. I hate to say that cause I was pretty good, but... I think Justin Tucker is kicking around 90 like for his career. 92%? That's an insane number.

Tucker is widely considered the most accurate kicker in NFL history, though 'greatest' remains a subjective career-long debate.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022
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Morten AndersenMorten Andersen

The NFL will eventually see a 70-yard field goal in a game

We're gonna see a 70 yard field goal. I think I feel like I set that two or three years ago... The 60 yard is like the new 50 and the 70 yards gonna be like the new 60. I want to see it too. I mean, I want to see it too. It's like a walk off would be badass.

The current record is 66 yards (Justin Tucker). 70 yards remains the holy grail of NFL kicking and has not been achieved in a game yet.

Fyre Fest

Void
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Fyre Fest
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HankHank

Ime Udoka's suspension from the Celtics is a messy, public drama nightmare

My Fyre Fest besides the Celtics coach getting suspended for a year... for what? Disgustingly messy public drama. Yeah, that sucks. The only crime he did was his dick was too hard.

Subjective reaction to a high-profile sports scandal.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Fyre Fest
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HankHank

New York is a bad sports town because Yankees fans celebrate team records too much

This is embarrassing that [Yankees fans] are celebrating this hard when they just went down from four to three in the bottom of the ninth. Are the Yankees a bad sports town? Yes... I just don't get all the hoopla around it... Whatever, it's a team record. He's going for a team record.

Subjective opinion used for comedic trolling of a rival sports city.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 23, 2022·Fyre Fest
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Fans who return historic baseballs for little reward are likely getting paid secretly

I have a take. I think that [MLB teams] are paying these guys a lot, but they don't make it public how much they're giving them because they don't wanna raise the price for future type memorabilia. All those times you're like, oh, this person's stupid for just taking that much... I think they're getting paid off behind the scenes.

Unverifiable conspiracy theory, though it makes logical sense from a team PR perspective.