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Modern NFL rule changes have made the quarterback position significantly easier than it was in my era

The rule change makes it easier. ... It does make it easier when you can stand there and know that you're not taking a hit. ... It used to be what separated everybody back then was who can stay in that pocket, stand there knowing there's a guy running right down the middle of you and as soon as you release this ball, you're going to get planted into the ground. Can you throw it accurately? That was the separator for most quarterbacks and they don't have to deal with that today.

Quarterback stats have exploded since the 2004 and 2011 rule changes protecting QBs, supporting the idea that the position is easier to play statistically.

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Aug 17, 2020
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The Capitals made a massive mistake not re-signing Stanley Cup-winning coach Barry Trotz

The fact that the Capitals didn't re-sign their Stanley Cup winning coach after he won a Stanley Cup is still so fucking crazy to me. I know there's money and all that stuff, but how do you win a cup and not bring that guy back? ... He's a fun coach. He's a player's coach and once it gets to the playoffs, it's all about just making your team comfortable. Todd Reirden is not that guy.

Barry Trotz won back-to-back Jack Adams nominations with the Islanders while the Capitals were eliminated in the first round in consecutive years under Reirden, who was fired in 2020.
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Aug 17, 2020
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This is the easiest sports letdown of all time because fans can't attend games or have parades anyway

This is the easiest letdown of all time because you can play that game in your mind like, 'What's the point of even winning a cup if you can't go to games or go to the bars with your friends?' ... If your team loses, just enjoy the fact that this will be the easiest letdown of all time that we will ever have as fans.

This is a subjective take on the fan experience during the pandemic.
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Aug 17, 2020
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The Lakers are going to destroy the Blazers in five games

The Lakers are going to fuck the Blazers up. Put it up, put it right down, quote it. Five games. Maybe [four]. ... The Blazers play pickup basketball. They do not play defense. And they play against the Lakers. I think the Lakers just need to get three consecutive stops and the game's over.

The Lakers did beat the Blazers 4-1 in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs.

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The Rudy story was largely embellished and many famous moments from the movie never happened

The Rudy story made a great movie and a lot of it was embellished. ... Locker rooms are pretty brutal anyway, but you know, I won't lie, Rudy's story made a great movie... I tell the truth but there are a lot of things that didn't happen. ... Did I tell him my jersey? No. ... Every time somebody says 'tell me about Rudy' I go, 'You really want to know about Rudy?' ... It made a good movie, but you know, there's a lot of things that didn't happen.

It is widely documented by other teammates that the jersey-on-the-desk scene and several other emotional beats were invented for the film.

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