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The life lesson of Antonio Brown is that talented people can get away with anything

If you're extremely talented at something, you can probably get away with more than everyone else. That's a tough lesson... If you are extremely valuable and exceptionally talented at your given work, you probably can get away with shit.

This is a philosophical observation about celebrity and professional sports leverage.

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Sep 9, 2019
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I believe the Browns and Baker Mayfield will be fine despite their Week 1 loss

I actually do believe the Browns are going to be fine... As a Baker [Mayfield] guy, he's going to fix it. He's fine.

The 2019 Browns finished a disappointing 6-10 and Freddie Kitchens was fired after one season.
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Sep 9, 2019
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Whenever Mike Vrabel is underestimated, bet on him

I am now making a new rule. Whenever Mike Vrabel is underestimated, bet on him. I feel like this happens every single time the Titans, we're like, the Titans stink, their offense is boring, and Marcus Mariota isn't the guy. They did it last year when they played the Patriots.

Vrabel consistently outperformed expectations as an underdog throughout his Titans tenure, including a deep playoff run later this season (2019).
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Sep 9, 2019
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Lamar Jackson might just be a statue quarterback who carves teams up from the pocket

The concern at this point is can [Lamar Jackson] do enough with his legs? Is he fast enough? Is he a good enough running quarterback? Or is he just like one of those statue guys that goes back there and carves you up?

Lamar Jackson won the MVP in 2019, proving he could dominate both with his legs and his arm.

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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.