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Urban Meyer will leave the Jaguars for USC if they start 2-7

If the Jaguars start – I'll even say if they start – 2-7, there's like a 50% chance that Urban Meyer leaves for USC. If it's like 0-6, yeah, I think it's pretty likely.

Urban Meyer was fired from the Jaguars later that season and did not take the USC job (Lincoln Riley did).

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Sep 15, 2021
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Lamar Jackson is not secure with the ball when getting hit

There is something about Lamar Jackson... when he's getting hit, he's not the most secure guy with the ball.

Lamar Jackson has historically had high fumble numbers, leading the league in fumbles several times.
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Sep 15, 2021
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The Raiders' offense consists of Derek Carr force-feeding Darren Waller regardless of the situation

The offense was essentially Derek Carr trying to throw it into [Darren] Waller no matter what the situation a hundred times a game and just be like, all right, well, let's run this play. If anyone else is open, it doesn't matter. I'm going to Waller.

In this specific game (Week 1, 2021), Waller had 19 targets, which was nearly 35% of Carr's attempts, supporting the claim that they were force-feeding him.
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Sep 15, 2021
#7130
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Peyton Manning would be a fantastic booth announcer if he committed to the travel

I do think Peyton Manning would be fantastic if he ever decided to actually commit to this and go into the booth.

While subjective, the Manningcast's massive success and Manning's natural charisma support this view.

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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.