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The Justin Fields slander is a smokescreen by teams drafting in the 5-10 range who want him to fall

I just assume whenever we see like Justin Fields slander, it's a team somewhere in like the five to ten range that's hoping that Justin Fields will fall to [them]. It's definitely smokescreen season.

Fields did fall out of the top 10 to the 11th pick, validating the idea that teams allowed him to slide despite his talent.

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Apr 2, 2021
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I am going to be a major Major League Baseball fan this year

I've decided to own a fantasy baseball team in a $0 a year league on ESPN with random people. I am going to be a major league baseball fan this year. Just like of the entire league. Just of the stats.

PFT notoriously drops these bits within a month as he has a short attention span for non-football sports stats.
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Apr 2, 2021
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Gabe Kapler's 'win time of possession' strategy for the Giants might actually work in baseball

The Giants manager, Gabe Kapler, he has a message that's written on his whiteboard in his office that says, 'win time of possession.' ...controlled the pace of play and keep the defense on the field as long as possible so they get bored. I actually kind of believe that.

The 2021 Giants went on to win 107 games, the most in franchise history, proving Kapler's unorthodox management styles were highly effective that year.
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Apr 2, 2021
#1626
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Kyle Pitts should be the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft

I think Kyle Pitts should get drafted, number one. He runs like a deer. He is a chess piece mismatch. And then he keeps opposing defensive coordinators up at night. Those are the three things that he does.

Kyle Pitts was drafted 4th overall by the Falcons; Trevor Lawrence went #1.

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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.