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Mike Pettine deserves a lot of blame for the Packers' defensive failures in back-to-back NFC Championship games

Mike Pettine definitely deserves a lot of blame. This is back-to-back NFC Championship games where they got exposed. And I still don't understand for the life of me [how] Jair Alexander... half the time, he wasn't guarding either Chris Godwin or Mike Evans.

Pettine was let go by the Packers shortly after this game, confirming the organization's dissatisfaction.

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Jan 25, 2021
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I would absolutely take Matthew Stafford to be the Bears' quarterback

What do you want for your birthday? Let's get you Matt Stafford. I would take that. Absolutely. We got the number one podcast. Let's get you Matt Stafford. We'll get Matt Stafford.

Stafford was traded to the Rams, not the Bears.
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Jan 25, 2021
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Matt LaFleur's decision to kick a field goal on 4th and goal was the most cowardly move ever

The most cowardice field goal of all time. Matt LaFleur, I do not understand what you're doing. The decision to kick a field goal with [2:10] left, three timeouts, down eight on the seven yard line, fourth and goal... so that you can seemingly go from needing a touchdown to needing a touchdown... was so beyond [stupid].

The Packers never got the ball back with a chance to win, effectively ending their season on a decision that minimized their win probability.
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Jan 25, 2021
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Kicking the field goal was the best path for the Packers to win the game

A touchdown on fourth down plus two-point conversion plus defensive stop for overtime was less likely to win than three points on fourth down and an onside kick or a defensive stop, two-minute warning, three timeouts, plus touchdown for a win. So kicking the field goal is the best path to win.

The decision was universally panned by analytics experts and fans alike; the Packers never got the ball back with a chance to win.

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France is unstoppable in the 2026 World Cup

When we first got the bracket, I said I was gonna go chalk and just bet on France. They just seem like there's nothing that you can do to stop him. France looks unstoppable.

The 2026 World Cup final is likely still pending or just occurring around the episode date.
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The toxicity towards Christian Pulisic proves America is finally a real soccer country

I think with the amount of vitriol that has gone towards Christian Pulisic, we have shown for the first time we might be a real soccer country because that actually, it's nuts how he's gotten bashed by everyone. The fact that it's gotten so toxic towards this one guy, it's like, oh shit. Maybe we could become a country that people cared that much about it.

This is a subjective cultural take on fandom.
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LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third time

Pardon My Take... July 10th. We are the first to report that LeBron James is going back to Cleveland... LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier yet again for the third time in his career.

LeBron's 2026 team choice is pending the actual offseason events of that year.