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HankHank

No rookie quarterback is going to win in the Linc against the number one seed Eagles

I just can't wrap my head around any world where a rookie quarterback goes in the Link and beats the number one seed Eagles. It's a philosophy. It's a life philosophy. It doesn't change year over year. Rookie quarterbacks in the playoffs, young quarterbacks are gonna struggle.

The Eagles defeated the 49ers 31-7 in the NFC Championship. Brock Purdy was injured early in the game, but the take held true regarding the outcome.

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Void
Jan 25, 2023
#14736
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Joe Burrow is the best quarterback at 'quarterbacking' while Patrick Mahomes is just a great football player who plays quarterback

I think Joe Burrow is the best quarterback at quarterbacking in the NFL right now. [Patrick Mahomes] is a very good quarterback who happens to be a football player. Joe Burrow is a great quarterback who just happens to play football, right? Patrick Mahomes is a great football player who just happens to play quarterback.

This is a stylistic and subjective comparison of two elite players.
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Jan 25, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Brock Purdy will not be able to survive the environment at Lincoln Financial Field

Brock Purdy's top G in the NFL right now... but the man won't, won't be able to survive the Link [Lincoln Financial Field]. I just can't wrap my head around any world where a rookie quarterback goes in the Link and beats the number one seed Eagles.

Purdy was injured early in the game, and the 49ers lost 31-7, so he did not 'survive' or win the game.
Void
Jan 25, 2023
#28587
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears and Commanders would have eventually ruined Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow if they had drafted them

Our franchises are... they will never have nice things. Like if Patrick Mahomes was drafted by the Bears, the Bears would've ruined him. If the Commanders drafted Joe Burrow, they would've ruined him. We [Commanders] actually did our best to try to ruin Joe Burrow as an NFL quarterback [by hitting him].

This is a hypothetical claim about organizational culture that can never be proven true or false.

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HankHank

Roman Anthony is a defensive liability for the Red Sox because everyone is successfully running on him in left field.

Roman Anthony, world baseball classic hero. But he has been, he's become a meme basically. If he can't, he just can't throw anyone out from left field. Everyone's just running on Roman. Shane tried to tell me he was great last year, but he was playing right field. Now he's playing left field... it's just not good.

Whether a player is a 'liability' is subjective, though defensive stats can provide some evidence over time.
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HankHank

AJ Brown will be traded to the New England Patriots

[AJ Brown is] gone no matter what... New England. [In my] unbiased mind, he's still gone.

AJ Brown was not traded to the Patriots in the immediate aftermath of these rumors.
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HankHank

UConn can't win the championship

I hope UConn can get it done. I don't think they can win it all.

UConn was in the 2026 Final Four. Resolution depends on whether UConn won the championship.

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