Bill Snyder is retiring just so he can get his son hired as his successor
My favorite thing is when coaches are clearly holding on just so they can get their kid hired. And that's probably what happened [with Bill Snyder].
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A blueprint on how to beat the Saints... You've got to play at home, so you've got to stay away from New Orleans. You have to have an all-time defensive performance from your defense. You have to have an all-time terrible performance from Drew Brees. You have to have a coach that secretly wants the Cowboys job.
Sean Payton was trying to be a gentleman by wasting challenges for the Cowboys
I thought it was going to be Sean Payton trying to show off for [Jerry Jones], but instead it was Sean Payton being a gentleman. Tossing his two challenge flags in the first quarter... so that way when there's a terrible first down mark, he can't challenge it in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys making the playoffs would make Jason Garrett more fireable
If his team is good enough to make the playoffs and get their asses kicked in the first round of the playoffs, that makes him way more fireable than if he goes 9-7 and doesn't make it.
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The Bears are building around Jeffrey Simmons correctly
Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute game wrecker. Top three at his position, changes everyone around him. The Bears had a weakness in their defense, especially run defense. They made it a strength.
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I thought they could win the Super Bowl before Jeffrey Simmons. Now I really do.