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Paying extra for a top-tier franchise quarterback is actually an underpayment

I would say that a little, an overpayment [for a top-five quarterback] is actually an underpayment. If you're getting a top five quarterback, or a guy that would evolve into a top five quarterback in the NFL, it is worth it.

Subjective valuation of draft picks versus player outcomes.

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Feb 5, 2024
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The Commanders have overplayed their hand in trying to get Caleb Williams

I would make the guess right now that the Commanders have already fucked this up because no one has overplayed their hand more than the Commanders have already overplayed their hand. ... You guys have overplayed your hand to the point where it's like obvious that you're lusting for this guy. And that's a bad spot to be in a negotiation three months out.

The Commanders eventually stayed at #2 and selected Jayden Daniels, while the Bears kept #1 to take Caleb Williams. No trade occurred.
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Feb 5, 2024
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The 49ers will stop Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVIII

I put in the biggest bet of my life on the 49ers. And I feel like we can stop Patrick Mahomes. ... We can be the ones to do it. This is it. ... We can do this. We can be the ones to stop him.

The 49ers lost to the Chiefs 25-22 in overtime in Super Bowl LVIII.
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Feb 5, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Joel Embiid might be the reason the 76ers can't make it to the Conference Finals

Maybe [Joel Embiid] is the one who's keeping you from getting in the conference finals. Belt to ass tour continues.

The 76ers lost in the first round of the 2024 playoffs, though Embiid was hampered by injury.

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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.