"The Patriots are going to trade for a running back like Alvin Kamara or a defensive lineman like Myles Garrett" — Hank

Take Slip·Nov 3, 2025

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The Patriots are going to trade for a running back like Alvin Kamara or a defensive lineman like Myles Garrett

I'm also excited to see what we do this week. I feel like we're, we're set up to make a move trade. ... I'm hearing running back potentially. Or defensive line. ... Alvin Kamara. ... I've seen some Miles Garrett Photoshops. I'd be, I'd be down for that.

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The Patriots did NOT trade for Alvin Kamara or Myles Garrett at the 2025 trade deadline. Kamara was not traded by the Saints, and the Browns re-signed Garrett to a massive extension. The Patriots did not make the splash acquisitions Hank envisioned.

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Win

Take Slip·Nov 3, 2025

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Big Cat

The Bears' culture has shifted under Ben Johnson; they finally win games they used to lose

The Bears never win that game. And they, something is different with Ben Johnson. ... more than anything it's Ben Johnson because that's a game The Bears would lose. The Bears would quit in a, in a dire situation. And they just kept on, they got, got off the mat. ... it really just comes down to like, the culture has shifted with Ben Johnson where the, the team looks like they're not gonna give up in situations where they would've given up in the past.

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The Bears went 11-6, won the NFC North, and made the playoffs for the first time since 2020, winning a wild card game. Ben Johnson transformed the culture in his first season.

Void

Take Slip·Nov 3, 2025

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The 'soft benching' of J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota has clearly worked

Do we think maybe it was still a soft benching and the soft— No, I think we should double down. Say the soft benching worked. It worked. Yeah. No, I'm a soft benching guy now. Listen, I'm gonna trust what [Kevin O'Connell] does. He's a quarterback whisperer. He's soft benched and he was right.

Opinion Football Medium Subjective

McCarthy did not play in 2024 due to injury, but in the context of this 2025 transcript, he is active and winning games. The effectiveness of the 'soft benching' is inherently subjective.

Push

Take Slip·Nov 3, 2025

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Big Cat

The Steelers are a dangerous team if Aaron Rodgers has a top-tier defense behind him

The Steelers offense is not fixed in any way. ... But if Aaron Rodgers, if he has a really good defense, that is a dangerous team. So you just gotta still be a really good defense.

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Steelers went 10-7, won AFC North. But demolished 30-6 by Texans in Wild Card — Rodgers threw pick-six and fumbled. Somewhat 'dangerous' in regular season, not in playoffs.

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Take Slip·Sep 9, 2026·Picks

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Hank

The Patriots will three-peat by beating the Rams

Super Bowl threepeat: Patriots versus Rams. Patriots win again. ... By week 12, week 13, much to the chagrin of the world and especially this podcast, the Patriots will ... once again be a powerhouse.