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Al Harris was the toughest cornerback I faced because of his nastiness at the line of scrimmage

I'll give you two guys. When I first came in the league, nobody liked playing Al Harris... halfway through the game, they're switching over to me... as far as the aggressiveness that I came with, you know, to fight at the line of scrimmage, it was all tailored after playing against Al Harris.

This is Calvin's personal assessment of his opponents and his own development.

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The Giants aren't tough enough if their quarterback thinks he can swing in a training camp fight

I don't think that the New York Giants are tough enough if their quarterback is thinking that he's even able to swing on him... I say that I don't think that the New York Giants are tough enough if their quarterback is thinking that he's even able to swing on him.

Whether a team is 'tough enough' is purely subjective and can't be proven by a single training camp fight.
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Dan Campbell is the most 'football guy' to ever coach in the NFL

Dan Campbell, man Campbell. He's alpha-ed the entire ranks of every – he's the most football guy to ever coach in the NFL, I think. He's starting to blur the line where he's no longer really a football guy. He's just kind of a football.

The definition of a 'football guy' is a specific PMT trope, and Campbell has become the poster child for it.
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I'm legitimately excited for the Bulls after the Caruso, Lonzo Ball, and DeRozan signings

The Bulls are back. They have gotten very aggressive. Caruso, Lonzo Ball, and now DeMar DeRozan all in the Bulls next year. I'm actually legitimately excited.

Big Cat is expressing a personal feeling of excitement, which is subjective.

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Matthew Stafford will make the Hall of Fame if he wins a Super Bowl or has several consecutive winning seasons with the Rams

It all depends how much longer Matthew intends to play. And if he gets that ring out, he's out there. You know, if he goes out there and lights it up and has consecutive, like three, four or five consecutive winning seasons, even if he don't win the Super Bowl, I think he has a chance.

Stafford won the Super Bowl that same season (Feb 2022). While his HOF entry is pending his retirement, he met the criteria Calvin set.
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The NFL referees definitely have it out for the Detroit Lions

I don't know how many times I've said that, but... I don't want to say that and be wrong, but, I mean, everybody felt like that in Detroit. It's hard not to feel like that... Yeah, they got it out for us.

Officiating bias is subjective and impossible to prove definitively across all of NFL history.