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Mike TannenbaumMike Tannenbaum

Carson Wentz is lacking the 'battlefield commander' leadership qualities needed to win championships.

If you're worried about Nick Foles as your backup, you've got the wrong guy. You think Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady cared who their backup was? No... And that's the part about Carson Wentz that he may be lacking.

Wentz's tenure in Indianapolis and later Washington was marred by leadership critiques and inconsistent play, eventually leading to him becoming a backup.

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Aug 6, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm taking the Cowboys to win the Hall of Fame Game because Mike McCarthy wants to set a tone for Hard Knocks.

For that reason, I'm going to take the Cowboys in the game tonight just because I think that McCarthy, he knows that Jerry Jones has his, like, emperor palpatine breath breathing down his neck all the time. So he wants to set a tone, and he knows that he's on hard knocks.

The Cowboys lost to the Steelers 16-3 in the Hall of Fame game on August 5, 2021 (the night before this podcast aired, though the hosts recorded just before the game).
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Aug 6, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Australia is a mortal lock to beat Slovenia in the Olympic Bronze Medal game.

Mortal lock of the century, Australia, third place game. You've got to find the teams that actually, it's like bowl season... Luka just carried his team to the semifinals, and now is he going to be like, I'm going to really want a bronze medal? Australia, that group together, has never won a medal.

Australia defeated Slovenia 107-93 to win the bronze medal on August 7, 2021.
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Aug 6, 2021
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Mike TannenbaumMike Tannenbaum

If Justin Herbert had played in the SEC, he would have been the number one overall pick.

I scouted [Justin Herbert] for two years. I go to ESPN, and I'm standing on the table like, I want this guy... And I said it, which was if Justin Herbert played in the SEC, he would have been the number one pick in the draft. But he's quiet. He's in Oregon.

This is a hypothetical claim that cannot be proven, making it subjective.

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Mike TannenbaumMike Tannenbaum

If Justin Herbert had played in the SEC, he would have been the number one overall pick.

I scouted [Justin Herbert] for two years. I go to ESPN, and I'm standing on the table like, I want this guy... And I said it, which was if Justin Herbert played in the SEC, he would have been the number one pick in the draft. But he's quiet. He's in Oregon.

This is a hypothetical claim that cannot be proven, making it subjective.
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Mike TannenbaumMike Tannenbaum

I am betting against the Los Angeles Rams' 'stars and scrubs' roster model paying off.

It's a huge calculated risk that may pay off, but if I had to bet, I'm betting against it... they're saying, F that. Like, we're going to get Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Donald. Like, we're going to go play five against 11. But our five are so good, we're going to win. I think when you look at their offensive line guys, they are paper thin.

The 2021 Los Angeles Rams went on to win Super Bowl LVI, proving the model was successful for that season.
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Mike TannenbaumMike Tannenbaum

Baker Mayfield is a height and speed deficient quarterback who should not be paid a top-of-market contract.

Baker Mayfield is a guy that is just objectively short and slow... you can't pay him $40 million a year because you've got to keep Chubb and Ward and all these other guys... In my opinion, he's somewhere between the 6th and 8th best quarterback in the AFC. How are you going to win a championship?

Mayfield's career subsequently declined with the Browns, leading to his trade. While he had a resurgence later with Tampa Bay, Tannenbaum's assessment that the Browns shouldn't pay him top market value proved accurate for Cleveland.