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The Lions will play to the level of their opponent and lose every game by three points

I think the Lions will lose to every team by three points. That's been my theory on the Lions all season long... the Lions can be competitive with any team in the NFL no matter how good or how shitty their opponent is. They will play exactly to that level.

While the Lions had several close losses early, they finished the season 9-8 and blew out several opponents (Jaguars, Bears) while losing by more than 3 to others.

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Oct 21, 2022
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The Saints will beat the Cardinals 23-17

I'm gonna say Saints 23, Cardinals 17.

The Cardinals won 42-34, which is significantly different from the predicted low-scoring Saints win.
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Oct 21, 2022
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Cliff Kingsbury is performing exactly as his resume suggested he would and is not a disappointment

I think people don't realize that Cliff Kingsbury is exactly who they thought he was when they hired him. Like, he has not been a disappointment based on his resume. He's been exactly what you should have thought that you were gonna get. He showed you what he is and he's been that.

This is a subjective assessment of Kingsbury's coaching pedigree versus his NFL output.
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Oct 21, 2022
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Being LeBron James' teammate is the most difficult job in the world

Being LeBron's teammate has to be like the most difficult job in the world. Not on the court because LeBron is obviously one of the best all time on the court... But it's, every time you lose, it's someone else's fault. Every time you win, it's, LeBron did it.

This is a subjective assessment of team dynamics and media perception.

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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.