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Tom Crabtree 11/30/16

Wednesday, November 30, 201611 takes

Tiger Woods is officially back and so is the debate around pro athletes taking paternal leave (Al Horford). Hank is back from his vacation and ready to receive compliments for #GivingTuesday. Power Rankings of people you wouldn't want to get in a fight with if they were wearing this specific NFL jersey. Hot seat Cool throne (-). Former Green Bay Packer Tom Crabtree joins the show to talk Aaron Rodgers, MACtion, and dog diarrhea(-). Segments include PR 101 for Johnny Manziel (-) and RGIII, Respect The Shield (-), Stay Woke, Kings Stay Kings, Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules, and Hank's hot in the streets.

Intro

Win
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods fanboys are delusional if they think the old Tiger is coming back

I just can't stand the Tiger fanboys that think old Tiger's coming back. He said it's phase two, which is nice. He leaves out the point that Phase 1 stopped after he became addicted to working out with Navy SEALs, cheated on his wife, crashed into a fire hydrant and hurt his back a million times.

Tiger didn't win another major until 2019 and never returned to his early 2000s level of dominance, though he did have a late-career resurgence.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Al Horford should not have missed a game for the birth of his child because basketball is forever

Al Horford skipped a game to be with his wife who is having a kid. But come on, man. They could have lost. It's a kid. Kids come and go. Basketball is forever.

This is a subjective value judgment delivered as satire.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

More football is always better, so everyone complaining about Thursday Night Football should shut up

I would need people on Twitter, all the nerds out there who keep complaining about Thursday night: Shut up. More football is always better. Don't do this. You're ruining it. I hate people who are like, Thursday night football sucks. Guess what? It's better than no football.

Subjective opinion on entertainment quality.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016
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Tom CrabtreeTom Crabtree

Aaron Rodgers isn't washed; the Packers' defensive injuries are the real problem

I don't think [Rodgers] was ever gone. I mean, their defense kind of sucks. So that's not really helping his cause when he's throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns and they still lost. I don't really get that whole narrative. They've got a lot of injuries, especially on defense.

Rodgers led the Packers to six straight wins to finish the season and reach the NFC Championship Game shortly after this take.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016
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Tom CrabtreeTom Crabtree

I would un-retire and return to the Packers if they offered $1 million per game

If the Green Bay Packers called you up tomorrow and said, we'll give you a million dollars a game. Come back for the rest of the season. You doing it? Yeah, yeah, I'm doing that. I am un-retiring, yeah. If they're doing that, I'm back.

The Packers never offered him $1 million per game, and he remained retired.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016
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Tom CrabtreeTom Crabtree

Greg Schiano failed as an NFL head coach because he focused too much on minor details

I think his biggest downfall as a head coach was he focused on way too many details. You kind of lost sight of the big picture. I was focused on, okay, if we recover a fumble, this is how my hands have to be and I need to tuck it into my body at a 90 degree angle. It was so many little details and you were on pins and needles.

This is a professional assessment based on firsthand experience.

Pr 101

Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·PR 101
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Big CatBig Cat

Johnny Manziel needs to get sued or arrested every few months just to let us know he's alive

Johnny Manziel is being sued because apparently he broke some bartender's nose. Good to know Johnny Manziel is still alive. We need him to get sued or arrested every few months to let us know that he's alive.

This is a humorous commentary on celebrity news cycles.

Stay Woke

Void
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·Stay Woke
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Voters are more likely to support political change when their local NFL team is losing

When your football team is good, you're more likely to vote for an incumbent. And when your football team's bad, you're more likely to vote for a new guy. The Jaguars and Dolphins sucked up until Election Day. Wisconsin voted Trump. Steelers sucked at the start of the year, Pennsylvania voted Trump. Carolina Panthers suck, North Carolina voted for Trump too.

The states mentioned did indeed flip or vote for Trump, and those teams were struggling at the time of the election. Whether there is a causal link is unprovable.

Kings Stay Kings

Loss
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·Kings Stay Kings
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Big CatBig Cat

It is completely unfair to judge Jeff Fisher on his losing record

LA Rams COO Kevin Demoff said it's unfair to judge head coach Jeff Fisher on record. Kings stay Kings. Everybody will want to judge Jeff through the prism of just the record, but that's totally unfair when you look at the set of circumstances he was handed this year.

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Fisher was fired less than a month after this episode with a 4-9 record that season. Judging a coach by their record is standard.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·Kings Stay Kings
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams will announce an extension for Jeff Fisher immediately following their next win

Right now, after the Rams' next win, they're going to announce the extension. He's getting out in front of the story right now, laying a nice mattress down so that nobody's shocked. Next win of the Rams, they're going to use that as the premise to announce an extension.

The extension was announced on December 4th, 2016, following a loss to the Patriots, not a win. Fisher was then fired on December 12th.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

Loss
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2016·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL should award one point for a kickoff that goes through the uprights

John Harbaugh wants to make the kickoff worth one point if his kicker can kick it through the uprights. I like this rule though. We need more kickers. I've been saying for years that if you hit the upright, it should be worth extra.

The NFL has not adopted this rule change.