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Mike VrabelMike Vrabel

The Super Bowl is played at a speed so fast it's hard to even remember individual plays

It is so fast that I could probably tell you in 14 years, I could tell you every game that I played in from a rookie to a third-year player... and I can barely recall plays from the Super Bowl. It's that fast. It's wait, wait, wait. ... and then all of a sudden, you're on the field, and it's like the final drive.

This is a first-hand account of a player's experience, which is subjective but authentic.

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Feb 3, 2017
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Roger Goodell is being negligent by not knowing Barstool since they've been 'threatening his life'

[Roger Goodell] said he had never heard of Barstool Sports before. I believe him, yo. Which is bullshit. And as Dave and Hank mentioned, he's being negligent if he doesn't know who Barstool is because they were the ones that have been threatening his life. Allegedly. Through his own ignorance, he's actually putting the entire NFL in harm's way by not making sure that he takes all the precautions to stay alive.

The claim is satirical and refers to the 'alleged' threats as part of a comedy bit; it's not a factual claim of a murder plot.
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Feb 3, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The Falcons take some luster off the Super Bowl because they haven't won anything yet

It feels, maybe it's the Falcons, and the Falcons forever will be kind of a fake team, and I don't mean that, no offense to Falcons fans, but that's just, they have to win something, right? No, but they have to win something to be, that's just how it works, right? So the Falcons definitely take a little luster off the Super Bowl.

This is a subjective opinion on the 'feel' of the game.
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Feb 3, 2017
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Grape Gatorade is the best value bet for the Super Bowl Gatorade bath

What color will the Gatorade be? I love this bet. When they pour it on the coach. Grape. Go grape. It's always tremendous value. It's a big underdog. But we're in Houston. Purple drink. Capital of the world. Grape Gatorade.

The Gatorade color for Super Bowl LI was 'Clear/Water'.

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Mike VrabelMike Vrabel

I would not lose to Luke Fickell in a street fight

I do not believe if it was a street fight that I would lose to [Luke Fickell]. [Even though he's an elite wrestler], that is not a sanctioned wrestling event... I'm intimidating.

The outcome of a hypothetical fight between the two can't be verified unless it actually occurs.
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Mike VrabelMike Vrabel

Bill Belichick's football knowledge is great for media and TV

I think there's just so much knowledge there and the way that he can articulate it and he explains it... that's kind of what we got in a team meeting was this overall history of football, understanding of who we're playing, how we have to win.

Belichick has since received praise for his 2024 media appearances on the ManningCast and other shows.
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Mike VrabelMike Vrabel

NFL touchbacks will increase as the season goes on under the new kickoff rule

I think you'll probably see, I think as the season goes on, probably more touchbacks. I think that we'll see, you know, what's the difference? I know that analytically somebody's gonna... tell me the difference between the 25 and the 30 [yard line].

NFL touchbacks did increase under the new kickoff rules in 2024, as Vrabel predicted. The new dynamic kickoff format led to a learning curve, and many teams opted for touchbacks as the season progressed.