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John Gruden is secretly advising the Chiefs and is effectively on their coaching staff

John Gruden was at Chiefs practice today... he was wearing a Chiefs uniform and he was advising Chiefs coaches. Whoa. So I think John Gruden might be secretly on the Chiefs' coaching staff now. He's like Mid-hat right now with the Chiefs.

Gruden did spend time as a 'consultant' at training camp, though never officially joined the staff due to his ongoing litigation with the NFL.
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Deshaun Watson will be suspended indefinitely for at least one year

Sean was suspended for, for a year, for a year, but also indefinitely. They're going to drop that one on, on Friday. Yup. Yup. Right before 4th of July.

The suspension was 11 games, not a full year/indefinite, though the league did seek a full year.
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Desmond Ridder has 'fuckable spirals'

Desmond Ridder has nice spiral, Cincinnati guy. He gives me Justin Herbert type vibes... fuckable spirals for fuckable spirals. If you see a spiral, you're like, damn that spiral sexy.

Ridder's arm talent was praised, but comparing him to Justin Herbert (one of the strongest arms in the NFL) proved to be an overvaluation.
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The NFC is wide open for the next few years

Tom Brady just retired. Aaron Rodgers may go to the AFC who the fuck knows where he's going to end up. Like the NFC is going to be wide open for a little bit.

Brady eventually unretired, but the NFC power dynamic did shift as several Hall of Fame QBs left the conference or retired shortly after.
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Bill Belichick has always wanted a mobile quarterback to experiment with new offensive schemes

Belichick's always talking about how he wants a mobile quarterback... belch I was like, I want to get rid of you [Brady] and get a cool new toy that can run around. So like the football like porn that's going to come out of this like the X's and O's and blocking schemes... Bellatrix brain with like a mobile quarterback.

While the offense was adapted for Newton's running ability, it was statistically one of the worst passing offenses in the league and didn't revolutionize the game.
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Roger Goodell will use a technicality to prevent Dave Portnoy from documenting the auction-won MNF game

I think they're going to figure out a technicality, right?... if he [Goodell] just had to sit with Goodell with no content being made. That's actually the ultimate own back on Dave. You just have to sit with this miserable person for an entire night and listen to him talk... and you can't make content out of it. That would kill Dave.

The NFL eventually barred Dave Portnoy from the night after a background check, preventing the meet-up from happening entirely.
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I'm withholding all judgment on Josh Rosen for his rookie year

I'm officially saying this whole year, too early to judge. I learned my lesson from Jared Goff. I like that. What about Sam Darnold? Too early to judge.

While wise to wait, Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold did eventually prove to be busts, so early negative indicators were actually correct.
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The 1990s were the last era where professional athletes could be out of shape and still succeed

The 90s were kind of the last era where guys were basically able to just be fat pieces of shit and go to the whole thing... There's some guy who in every single sport we can trace to. Like, who is the guy who's like, I'm actually going to train in the offseason? I'm going to lift weights.

While fitness standards have risen, there are still examples of less-than-fit stars (e.g. Nikola Jokic, Phil Kessel), making 'last era' hyperbolic.
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The Colts are favorites to finish second in the AFC South behind the Jaguars

the Colts, just in general, are back this year. I think you've got to pencil them in as favorites to come in second in that division behind the Jaguars.

The Colts did finish second in the AFC South, but the Jaguars finished last. The Texans won the division.
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High school football is officially back in June because grad parties are over

High school football is back. Grad parties are over. Coaches are distributing helmets and shoulder pads. It's June. Mini camps in full effect.

While summer workouts happen, high school football doesn't truly return until late August.