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John ElwayJohn Elway

Mike Shanahan was the best coach I ever played for because he never let us exhale

Mike [Shanahan] was the best coach I ever played for, because I had a great rapport with him also, but loved what he did offensively, but also the expectations that he had of us made us have the expectations of us too. He was tough. The expectations, it was never enough. He never let us exhale. It was always, we gotta play better next week.

Expert opinion from a Hall of Fame player.

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Jul 29, 2024
#8947
Big CatBig Cat

I am already talking myself into 10 wins for almost every NFL team

The social media from the first weekend of the NFL being back is awesome because every team you think that you're gonna be like 10 wins. I can talk myself into 10 wins for any team except for maybe, maybe not the Panthers.

The Panthers finished with 2 wins in 2024, proving his hesitation correct. Most other teams did not reach 10 wins.
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Jul 29, 2024
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HankHank

Steve Kerr is a piece of shit for not playing Jason Tatum

Steve Kerr is a piece of shit. That's, that's really what this all boils down to. Jason Tatum did have a better plus minus than Joel Embiid. So there's that.

The take is a subjective opinion on Kerr's character/coaching. Tatum did indeed have a 0 plus-minus while Embiid was negative.
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Jul 29, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Steve Kerr is benching Jayson Tatum to sabotage the Celtics' team chemistry

Maybe Steve Kerr is trying to stop the dynasty before it starts. It would be awesome if Steve Kerr was just trying to fuck with the Celtics' chemistry right now and just piss off their star player.

This is a humorous conspiracy theory and cannot be proven as Kerr's actual intent.

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John ElwayJohn Elway

I would have been a baseball player if my dad hadn't been fired at Washington State

If he [Jack Elway]... went for the job because he graduated from Washington State... and he was the runner up for the job. And thank god he didn't get that job. Otherwise I'd probably been a baseball player. Because the high school [in Pullman] ran the single wing. And so it would've never been exposed to what I got exposed to when we went down to Southern California in football.

This is a counterfactual historical reflection from the person involved.
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John ElwayJohn Elway

You have to have a quarterback who can win from the pocket to win Super Bowls

To win Super Bowls, you have to have a quarterback that can win it from the pocket. You gotta be able to have the guys that can win it from the pocket because they're too good. I think that, you know, when you think about quarterbacks, I still believe you gotta win it from the pocket.

This is a fundamental football philosophy that is highly debated but remains a cornerstone for many scouts.
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John ElwayJohn Elway

Passing on Josh Allen for Bradley Chubb was the biggest mistake of my GM days

John [Allen] says, 'I'm wondering how long is it gonna take him to realize that I passed on him and took Bradley Chubb instead.' And it took him two and a half holes to bring it up. And I loved him [Allen], right? But it just didn't work out. And you're right. That was probably my biggest mistake of my GM days, not taking Josh.

Josh Allen became an elite franchise QB while Chubb was eventually traded; Elway's admission aligns with consensus evaluation.

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