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Philip Rivers has reached the 'crotchety old man' stage of his career where he just plays recklessly

Philip Rivers, he's gotten to the old crotchety man point in his career... That's how Philip Rivers plays football right now. He just says, fuck it. I'm going to throw it wherever I want to throw it. I'm going to fumble whenever I want to fumble. He just throws it down the center of the field as high as he can, as far as he can.

Rivers led the league in interceptions during the 2019 season and continued his high-risk style until retirement.

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Dec 16, 2019
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Jameis Winston is a Hall of Famer

He's a Hall of Famer. No one else has done that [throw back-to-back 450-plus yard games].

Winston's career took a significant turn into backup roles and he has never come close to Hall of Fame consideration.
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Dec 16, 2019
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The Lions are the worst franchise in the NFL

The Lions are the worst franchise in the NFL. And I feel really bad for Lions fans, even though I root for a team in their division... They have one single playoff win in the Super Bowl era.

While subjective, the Lions had the fewest playoff wins of any team for decades until their 2023 season run.
Win
Dec 16, 2019
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The Texans cycle perfectly between statement wins and statement losses

The Texans now have gone statement win, statement loss, statement win. And that sums up the Texans perfectly. They just flip-flop. They beat the Patriots on primetime, they laid an egg against a bad Broncos team, and then they go into Nashville against the hottest team in the NFL and beat them in their building.

The 2019 Texans were famously erratic, finishing 10-6 but often oscillating between dominant performances and confusing lapses.

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The Chiefs' window never closed

I don't think we ever actually closed the Chiefs' window. I think Mahomes was just in bed because he was injured, far away from the window.

The Chiefs' long-term contention status is ultimately subjective, though their dynasty remained active at the time of the episode.
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Mahomes will be back to himself by season's end

By the end of this season, Mahomes is gonna be back to being Mahomes.

Whether Mahomes returned to his established level by the end of the 2026 NFL season had not yet been resolved.
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The Oregon loss could turn Dan Lanning into a psychopath

I don't think that Dan Lanning has slept since that loss. I think Dan Lanning has turned into an absolute psycho because of this loss. He's sick. It actually might be a dangerous thing for the rest of the Big Ten that Oregon lost that game.

Whether the loss made Oregon more dangerous over the rest of the season is a future, testable team-performance claim.