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Ron RiveraRon Rivera

Special defenses are led by the defensive line setting the tone

One thing I will say is that each one of those teams [85 Bears, 06 Bears, current WFT]... it started with the defensive line setting the tone for the defense more so than anything else... When you look at those guys that were up front, there was something about those guys that set the tone and the tempo for who we were going to be as a football team.

Subjective coaching philosophy.

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Aug 18, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Hard Knocks stinks

Hard Knocks stinks. There's nothing that can turn around a bad episode of Hard Knocks like watching it with a cool dog... The ending was, I had to like check myself because they had the dramatic rainstorm and Liev Schreiber was doing some unbelievable speech, and then I was like, wait, they lost in a preseason game to the Cardinals by three points. What are we doing here?

Subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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Aug 18, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Dak Prescott is probably going to miss the whole year with his shoulder injury

They can't show it [on Hard Knocks] because they don't want to tell us that [Dak Prescott's] shoulder's fucked up and he's probably going to miss the whole year.

Dak Prescott did not miss the whole year; he played 16 regular season games in 2021.
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John Mara is the driving force behind the NFL's new 'anti-fun' taunting penalty

Co-owner John Mara was the driving force behind the new taunting penalty in the NFL... It's honestly stupid... Mr. Mara, he is the man. He is the machine that needs to be raged against. He looks like when you die, if you still have a boss, that's what he looks like.

It was widely reported that John Mara was a key member of the Competition Committee that pushed for the taunting point of emphasis.

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The NFL is entirely a quarterback-driven league

I was asked in a press conference a couple years ago... what's the big difference between you guys and the other three teams in your division? My answer was quarterback... I asked the same question the other day to a group of people. What's the difference between Washington right now and Washington I had? Well, they got quarterback. It's a quarterback driven league, folks.

Generally accepted as the foundational truth of the modern NFL.
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Ron RiveraRon Rivera

A defense that makes big plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl

A defense that can make plays at the right time will win the Super Bowl.

General football philosophy that is largely supported by historical outcomes.