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The first team to stop an early fourth down conversion will win the 49ers-Eagles game

There's gonna be a fourth down in the first half, a fourth and one... If they don't get it, they're gonna lose the game. Because fourth downs in the second quarter count exactly the same as fourth downs in the fourth quarter. Just file that one away.

The Eagles famously converted a 4th-and-3 on their opening drive (the DeVonta Smith 'catch'). The 49ers didn't really have a 'failed' early 4th down that flipped the game so much as the Purdy injury did.

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Jan 27, 2023
#14509
Billy FootballBilly Football

Brock Purdy would erase Tom Brady's legacy if he wins seven Super Bowls

I'm rooting for Brock in the Niners because Brock has a chance to totally erase Tom Brady's narrative and legacy if he wins a Super Bowl... if he wins seven. If he wins seven, he would have a better... he would be like totally erased Tom Brady's underdog story cause it's even bigger underdog story.

Purdy is a great story but winning seven Super Bowls is an nearly impossible bar to clear.
Win
Jan 27, 2023
#14511
HankHank

The Eagles will beat the 49ers by three touchdowns

I'm betting on the Eagles. The Eagles are gonna win this game by three touchdowns. Rock Purdy is gonna have a Joe Flacco rookie quarterback stat line. Stop the run, score early, make 'em throw, win.

The Eagles won 31-7, exactly a 24-point (three touchdown + field goal) margin. Hank was shockingly accurate.
Void
Jan 27, 2023
#14513
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Kyle Shanahan is the first overall pick if NFL head coaches were redrafted

If every coach went into a big pool and you got to redraft coaches first overall pick. I think you take Kyle Shanahan... I'm not talking about in terms of the body of work... [but] right now.

This is subjective, but Shanahan remains widely considered a top-3 head coach in the NFL.

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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.