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Howie LongHowie Long

The Chargers might take a step back and regress this year

I'm not sure about the Chargers. You know, I think Pete Carroll coming to the Raiders and... I think they could surprise some people and make that division a lot more interesting. So I think maybe a team from that division [Chargers] might take a step back.

The Chargers did not take a step back. They went 11-6 for the second straight year under Jim Harbaugh and made the playoffs again. They improved or maintained, not regressed.

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Sep 5, 2025
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A second spit in an NFL altercation counts as self-defense

I think that a second spit is self-defense.

The NFL rules state any spitting on an opponent is an automatic ejection and unsportsmanlike conduct, regardless of who started it.
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Sep 5, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Eagles are the best team in the NFL right now

But they are the best team in the NFL. They won the Super Bowl. They're also the only team that's 1-0.

This is subjective but grounded in the fact they are the reigning champions in this transcript's narrative.
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I am officially back in on Kyle Pitts this season

I'm officially back in on Kyle Pitts. Oh no. I'm officially back in. Hear me out... [Kirk Cousins] is a different quarterback than has been throwing the ball to Kyle Pitts over the last two years. He might be smart enough to realize that Kyle Pitts is really theoretically good at football.

Insufficient data on Kyle Pitts' 2025 stats to evaluate. Falcons went 8-9.

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Howie LongHowie Long

Howie Long Jr. is the best athlete in the Long family

People ask why I waited to name our third child Howie. And I said, well, you know, it's easy because he's our favorite. You know, he's the best athlete in the family. He's, he's really just our favorite.

Inherently subjective familial ranking.
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Howie LongHowie Long

The Jaguars will take another step forward because Doug Pederson brings a calm influence to the quarterback

Jaguars I think are, are gonna be a team that, you know, I remember that that game down there in the playoffs... I like what they're doing down there. I like Doug. I think Doug brings a, a calm particularly to the, the quarterback room.

The Jaguars actually regressed in 2023, finishing 9-8 and missing the playoffs after a late-season collapse.
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Howie LongHowie Long

Sean Payton will fix Russell Wilson by stripping away the extras and getting back to basics

I think Russell is a guy that I think needed Sean Payton to come in... Sean is the guy that will come in and he is not afraid to tell you, you know, the office thing. That's not No, we're not doing that... We're gonna get back to the basics. We're gonna get back to run the football, we're gonna make the offensive line better. We're, we're gonna get back to doing the things and, and tailor the offense to a version of what Sean's run.

Wilson significantly improved his stats in 2023 (26 TDs to 8 INTs), though the Broncos still struggled and eventually benched him for financial reasons.

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