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Davis Mills is going to be a good NFL quarterback because he was the number one recruit in his high school class

It's smells mafia time... It's going to be Davis Mills... He was the number one recruit at a high school in his class. Number one guy that doesn't go away... that's the most important thing that we can know about Millie football.

Mills had a mediocre run as a starter in Houston and eventually became a career backup, failing to live up to his 5-star recruit status in the NFL.

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Sep 22, 2021
#18579
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Big Ben is going to play much better now that he is on the injury report

It's irrelevant to the fact that [Ben Roethlisberger] is going to play way better this week. And now that he's on the injury report... he needs to have some adversity.

Roethlisberger struggled in the subsequent game (Sept 26, 2021) against the Bengals, throwing for 318 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs in a 24-10 loss.
Win
Sep 22, 2021
#18580
Big CatBig Cat

There is no difference between Jameis Winston and Carson Wentz

What is the difference between Jameis [Winston] and Carson Wentz? There's not a lot at this point. They both are very, very funny when they're trying to make plays... Carson Wentz is like Elmer Fudd where he's kind of the butt of the joke. He's still like out there trying to make things happen, but six times a game, he fires a shotgun and it backfires into his face.

Both players became journeymen quarterbacks defined by high interception rates and inconsistency in the years following this take.
Void
Sep 22, 2021
#24708
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers' hair looks tacky and gross

I hate him. He looks tacky and gross with his hair. His hair looks terrible... this hair is gross. He looks gross. He's tacky.

Hair style is entirely subjective, but this remains a memorable bit of Big Cat's Rodgers-related grievances.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.