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Aug 9, 2019
#26733
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Matthew Stafford basically has no backup because he never goes out of games

As far as I'm concerned, Matt Stafford just never has a backup quarterback. Maybe Dan Orlovsky. But he never goes out. No, even when Matt Stafford has an elbow injury, he'll limp off the field. He just registers pain as being like, oh, I can't walk.

Stafford was historically durable during his Detroit tenure, though he did eventually miss the end of the 2019 season due to back injuries shortly after this take.

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Aug 9, 2019
#485
Big CatBig Cat

Combining Paxton Lynch and Geno Smith would only equal a quarter of Russell Wilson's talent

If you combined Paxton Lynch and Geno Smith's powers, they would be like one quarter of Russell Wilson.

Paxton Lynch never panned out, while Geno Smith eventually had a career resurgence years later, making this somewhat harsh in retrospect, though Geno was a journeyman in 2019.
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Aug 9, 2019
#486
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Daniel Jones is currently the best quarterback in the NFL

Daniel Jones is the best quarterback in the NFL right now.

Daniel Jones was a rookie in 2019 and while he had a decent debut, he was far from the best QB in the league, then or now.
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Aug 9, 2019
#487
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David Montgomery is the greatest running back in history

David Montgomery is the greatest running back I've ever seen in my life.

David Montgomery has had a solid NFL career, but is nowhere near the greatest running back in history.

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Oct 30, 2026
#31779
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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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Oct 30, 2026
#31792
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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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Oct 30, 2026
#31785
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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.