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Willie McGinest

Willie McGinest

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2018 — 2020
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

The 2020 NFL season is definitely happening

All indications point that there is definitely going to be an NFL season, and we are preparing for that as the NFL... Everything that I'm told is that we are definitely having an NFL season.

The NFL season did proceed on schedule in September 2020.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Cam Newton will prove he's still an MVP with the Patriots

Cam now has a huge chip on his shoulder and he's in a position to go to a great organization and prove that he still can be Cam Newton, the MVP that we saw a couple of years ago... If he buys into [the Patriot Way], he can be a part of something really good.

Cam Newton struggled in 2020, throwing only 8 touchdowns to 10 interceptions as the Patriots missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Tom Brady left New England because he wanted long-term contract insurance the Patriots wouldn't give him

I think the fact that Tom wanted some long-term insurance, he felt like he had a lot left in the tank... and the fact that the Patriots probably offered something that he wasn't comfortable with... I think Tom has been feeling some kind of way for the last couple of years that he's been wanting to get that reinsurance from the organization.

This matches the widely reported narrative that Brady wanted a multi-year deal the Patriots were unwilling to offer at his age.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Matt Patricia knows how to win and has more success than anyone in the Lions organization

Matt Patricia has won more than anybody in that organization. He knows how to win. He's very smart. He's been in a lot of different systems... when you have the knowledge of how to do something, now you need the pieces to execute.

Patricia was fired shortly after this (November 2020) after a disastrous 13-29-1 tenure.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

USC's standard should be winning National Championships, not just the Pac-12

It's not about the Pac-12. It's about national championships... Our goals is national championships. Um, and we, we can go ahead and take the Pac-12 along the way, but the echelon should be national championships all day, every day.

Since this take, USC has yet to win a National Championship (as of the end of the 2024 season).
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Jeremy Hill will be the most physical running back in New England since Corey Dillon

[Jeremy] Hill, the new running back that they got in town. He's going to be the most physical running back in New England since Corey Dillon. Maybe even more physical.

Jeremy Hill tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2018 season and never played for the Patriots again.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

The Chargers are my dark horse team and they will make the playoffs if they start at least 2-2

Chargers... they're my dark horse this year. They've got to get off to a fast start. They've never done that in the history of that franchise... until I see them at least 2-2, then I'll be like, okay, they're going to the playoffs.

The Chargers started 2-2 and finished 12-4, making the playoffs as a Wild Card.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Matt Ryan was a product of Kyle Shanahan's system

I think [Matt Ryan] was a product of Kyle Shanahan's system. How about that? He was 13-3, I believe, without Kyle Shanahan. He's top 10.

This is an ongoing debate in NFL circles regarding Ryan's efficiency drop-off after Shanahan left for San Francisco.
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Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Tom Brady will play three more years and win one more Super Bowl

Gun to your head, Tom Brady, how many more years does he play? Three. How many more Super Bowls does he win? One.

Brady played 5 more seasons (retired after 2022) and won 2 more Super Bowls (LIII with NE and LV with TB).

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