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I'm defending Mike Tomlin's decision to kick off in overtime against the Ravens

Mike Tomlin did the unthinkable and in overtime they did, they won the coin flip and they elected to kick... it actually makes sense... He said that his kick return team was so bad on Sunday that he knew that if he elected to receive they would have a very good chance of not moving the ball and then giving the Ravens great field position.

Tomlin's defense got the stop he wanted, but JuJu Smith-Schuster fumbled on the ensuing possession, leading to a Ravens win. The logic was sound but the outcome was a loss.

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Oct 7, 2019
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Pass interference flags are the dumbest rule the NFL has ever implemented

Can we talk about the fact that PI flags are the dumbest rule the NFL has ever done. I think it was put out there as a trick on coaches to see which coaches have the least amount of respect for the officiating crews... It slows the game down. There's never ever going to be an overturned.

The rule was notoriously inconsistent and was actually scrapped after just one season due to how poorly it was received.
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Oct 7, 2019
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Penalties occurring after a negated interception should not count

The rule that if you have like a excessive celebration or a, you know, Block in the back or something on an interception that gets negated. It shouldn't count. if the interception is negated everything after that should be allocated.

This remains a matter of opinion as the current rules still allow for dead-ball or post-possession penalties regardless of play outcomes.
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Oct 7, 2019
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Frank Reich is on my list of coaches I love to bet on because he is always aggressive

Frank Reich is on my list of coaches I love to bet on because he's aggressive throughout the game... I honestly don't think there are more than a handful of franchises in the NFL that had their quarterback retired three weeks before the season would have been able to put together what the Colts were able to put [together].

Reich went 7-9 in 2019 but was widely praised for keeping the team competitive after Luck's sudden retirement.

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I love the DJ Moore trade for the Bears because it clears cap space for Max Crosby or Tyler Linderbaum

I love this trade because you clear up money. [DJ Moore's] got a big pretty hefty contract so you clear up money to maybe go get a Max Crosby or a Linderbaum. You get a pick and you make the bet that Luther Burden and Rome Odunze are gonna be taking leaps forward.

The trade is real in this transcript's timeline. The outcome of the cap space usage depends on free agency results.
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DJ Moore would not have had a 1,000-yard season if he stayed in the Bears' offense

He could have a thousand yards [with the Bills] and be like, wow. How, how could you trade him? He wouldn't have had a thousand yards in this Bear's offense.

Moore finished the 2023 season with 1,364 yards for the Bears, so this retrospective hypothetical is likely incorrect as he had already proven he could do it.
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Malik Willis is the #1 free agent backup quarterback

Top quarterback free agents... Is it also Malik Willis? Malik Willis is, yes. So he's number one. Malik Willis one.

Willis was traded to the Packers in 2024 and performed well as a backup, but ranking him #1 over established vets is a subjective value judgment.

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