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You have to wait 50 years before you can start feeling bad for a rival fan base's misery

I think 50 years is the right amount [to not feel bad for a rival]. I think probably for [the Cowboys] not making the playoffs, I would start to feel bad for Cowboys fans after 50 years. That's the right amount.

This is a subjective rule for sports fandom.

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Loss
Dec 27, 2023
#1422
Big CatBig Cat

The Chiefs might be done

Are the Chiefs done? The Chiefs might be done. Is Travis Kelce, has he lost all of his skills? A lot of football to get to.

The Chiefs recovered from their late-season slump to win Super Bowl LVIII.
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Dec 27, 2023
#1423
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George Pickens is worth the headache

This was the George Pickens game. He had the Randy Moss stat line... it doesn't excuse everything George Pickens done this year, it just confirms that George Pickens is worth the headache because he has this in him.

Pickens' elite talent is undeniable, but whether it outweighs the 'headache' is a subjective organizational choice.
Win
Dec 27, 2023
#1424
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Tomlin will find his way to nine wins

Whatever you wanna say about [Tomlin], he will find his way to nine wins. He's gonna find his way to nine wins. They had to win this game to find his way to nine wins... the Mike Tomlin path is set.

Mike Tomlin finished the 2023 season with 10 wins, extending his streak.

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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.