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Braxton BerriosBraxton Berrios

Planned downfield laterals like the 'Cocaine' play only work if they aren't used in desperation

It's great when teams run it when it's not a desperation situation, because if it's desperation, the other team sees it coming a mile away. Absolutely. And they're able to defend it... We had that one in the playbook actually for a few weeks and... it worked phenomenally.

This is a tactical observation about football strategy that is generally supported by film study of successful vs. failed trick plays.

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Jan 19, 2022
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The Arizona Cardinals are frauds

The Arizona Cardinals are frauds, absolute frauds. I've been... this podcast has been forefront in the Arizona Cardinals are frauds for the better half of two months now. Kliff Kingsbury fades down the stretch. Kyler Murray... they just don't, they're just not an upper echelon football team.

The Cardinals finished 11-6 but lost 4 of their last 5 regular-season games and were demolished in the Wild Card round, supporting the 'fraud' label.
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Jan 19, 2022
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Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter

Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter... he was getting chased down from behind by guys that were about 150 pounds heavier than him on a regular basis.

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While he didn't literally get shorter, his performance metrics and mobility were widely criticized during the late-season collapse.
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Jan 19, 2022
#12602
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The Cardinals were so bad that Matthew Stafford couldn't screw the game up

The Cardinals are so bad tonight, not even Matthew Stafford can fuck this up... It got so like, I'm not even saying when it was whatever it was, the score was a, what? 21 was the 28. Nothing yet. I'm not even saying then I'm saying when it was 14, nothing. I was like, the Cardinals are so bad that Matthew Stafford cannot screw this up.

Stafford won the game 34-11 with a 154.5 passer rating, and the Cardinals indeed looked non-competitive.

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Punt returns are scarier than kickoff returns in the NFL

I will wholeheartedly say punt return is scarier than kickoff return, but you will get hit hard on kickoff return because they're running from 60 yards... it's a full-on head-on collision.

This is a subjective feeling based on professional experience as an All-Pro returner.
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Miami Hurricanes football is currently only a 3 out of 10 for being 'back'

I think Mario Cristobal is the right guy... but right now we're like at a three, three out of 10. You know, like we have the U on our helmet, we have the turnover chain and like, that's about it.

Miami has continued to struggle for consistency under Cristobal (5-7 in 2022, 7-6 in 2023), proving that Berrios' low assessment was realistic.
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No state income tax is the most important factor in NFL free agency

No state income tax. Okay. All right. Then I would say beach and then brutally cold... I'm indifferent to the division, but no state income tax [is most important].

Berrios eventually signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2023, a state with no income tax, following his own logic stated here.