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Russell Wilson is becoming more of a robot every day

Russell Wilson is just becoming more and more of a robot every day. The fact that he like, he actually is, you know, when people say like, I'll give 110%, he truly believes that there is something more than a hundred percent.

Subjective assessment of a player's personality.

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Jul 29, 2022
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Kyler Murray's performance drop-off every fall is directly caused by the release of new Call of Duty games

Kyler Murray, before Call of Duty is released in the fall, he averages 22.5 fantasy points per game. And after it's released every fall, he averages 17.4 fantasy points per game. The new Call of Duty is supposed to come out the end of October. So it feels like the Cardinals were like, Hey, this is actually the Call of Duty clause here.

The statistical correlation exists, but the causal link to his performance drop remains a matter of debate/opinion.
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Jul 29, 2022
#18770
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The Cardinals specifically leaked Kyler Murray's contract to cover their own asses

I really do think the Cardinals are trying to cover their own ass because like you said, like they're, they have to sign Kyler Murray... but they also wanna cover their own ass and be like, well, if it doesn't work out, here's probably why giving themselves an escape clause.

While never officially confirmed, many media analysts shared this theory at the time.
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Jul 29, 2022
#18771
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Jim Harbaugh's adoption stance is actually a long-term recruiting strategy to build a super team

He's essentially just opened the doors being like, I will take any babies that my team produces. And guess what? It's a lot easier to recruit your adopted sons than it is some random kid that you have no connection with. He's building a super team for 20 years from now.

Clearly a comedic theory that hasn't (and likely won't) manifest as a 2042 recruiting class.

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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.