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Kevin Stefanski is already a top 3 head coach in the NFL

I'm very much looking forward to watching the Browns progressive this season, because I think it's [Stefanski] is a really good head coach. I think he's like top three in the league.

While Stefanski has won Coach of the Year twice, ranking him top 3 is an ongoing subjective debate in the NFL.

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Nick Sirianni will be lucky to last four seasons in Philadelphia

Nick Sirianni will be lucky to last four seasons in Philadelphia. Pop quiz. What was the silver lining for the Eagles? That would be [DeVonta Smith], your receiver who had 117 yards?

Nick Sirianni was not 'lucky to last four seasons' - he lasted well beyond four seasons. He was hired in 2021 and is still head coach after five seasons, winning Super Bowl LIX in February 2025 and receiving a contract extension.
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John Harbaugh was right to go for it on fourth down to end the game against the Chiefs

John Harbaugh with his big old balls. I love, love, love that he was like looked at Lamar Jackson was like, do you want to go? You want to go for this on fourth and one to end this game, let's fucking do it the right. Even if they hadn't gotten it, I still think it's the right call because you can't give the ball back to Patrick Mahomes.

The Ravens converted the 4th and 1 and won the game, validating the decision.
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Sep 20, 2021
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Roger Goodell will eventually revoke the new taunting rules and take credit for it

I personally can't wait for Roger Goodell to step in and say, guess what? I'm revoking the new taunting penalties. And then we'll all have to give him a round of applause for doing the right thing and limiting the rule that he brought in that completely screws the game over.

The NFL did not revoke the rule quickly, though enforcement levels fluctuated in subsequent seasons.

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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.