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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams play 'Mickey Mouse' football with their excessive pre-snap motion

I agree with with your take that they're playing too fast. That's gonna be Mouse football when man on Sean McVeigh gets in his Huddle's and then he has his players like shift around like it's a game of three-card Monte at a carnival just to confuse defense... not some rinky-dink Mickey Mouse Disneyland offense where you try to score more points than the other team like a fucking coward.

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The Rams' motion-heavy offense led by Sean McVay has been statistically one of the most effective and copied schemes in the NFL.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jerry Jones should treat Mike Nolan like he's in prison until the Cowboys' defense improves

If you're a good owner and you've got someone as shitty as Mike Nolan that's still employed, he shouldn't be allowed to season his food or have any flavor. You need to treat him like he's in prison... until he either quits on his own or decides that he's going to get better and be accountable and start to make improvements. You take away all salt, pepper. He should not be eating hot food or spicy food at all.

The Cowboys defense remained historically bad in 2020, and Mike Nolan was fired at the end of the season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is incorrect to claim that shaming the Cowboys for not defending Andy Dalton is 'toxic masculinity'

There was a guy from Pro Football Focus who said that in my humble opinion attacking the Cowboys for not going after [Jon] Bostic who by any means wasn't a threat to Dalton anymore is toxic masculinity at its peak... meanwhile every person that's ever played football has responded and been like this is this is incorrect.

This is a subjective cultural debate within sports, but PFT is correctly reflecting the consensus of former players and coaches on the matter.
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Michael IrvinMichael Irvin

Dak Prescott's leverage increases every time the Cowboys lose a game without him

Jerry every time you try somebody else out there, he's making me money. This is Dak sitting back at the table like let my leg get healed up, you give me my money... Watching the team go without him, his head has calmed down. He's saying right now, 'Yeah, my money. I'll be there.'

Dak Prescott eventually signed a massive 4-year, $160 million contract in March 2021, proving he had immense leverage.
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Michael IrvinMichael Irvin

Being an NFL media personality is more mentally exhausting than actually playing in the NFL

I get more tired at this than I did at playing... when the bodies are exhausted, the mind is still racing... But in this [media], when you're exhausted, you're exhausted here in the mind... the mind is shut down. I never was going to shut down after a long game on Sunday.

This is entirely subjective to Irvin's personal experience.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Titans are a tier below the Chiefs, Ravens, and Steelers

I still don't think the Titans are like top top level AFC. This is not—if we're putting it into two tiers, I'm not saying the Titans are bad. I'm saying there's a tier of Chiefs, Ravens, Steelers, and I think there's a step down to the Titans.

The Titans finished 11-5 but lost in the Wild Card round. The Chiefs reached the Super Bowl, and the Ravens won a playoff game. The Steelers collapsed late but were considered higher tier at the time.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Buccaneers might blow up quickly because of the Antonio Brown signing

I am a little bit concerned about the Bucks after this because of Antonio Brown. I think Antonio Brown is insane... I think the Bucks might—things might get blown up real fast.

The Bucs went on to win the Super Bowl that season with AB playing a key role, though his tenure ended explosively a year later.
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Big CatBig Cat

Clayton Kershaw should be the World Series MVP

Clayton Kershaw World Series MVP, why not? I'm hoping that well—no, he's not going to pitch on Tuesday. I feel like they'll give it to him, right?

Corey Seager won the World Series MVP. Kershaw had a great series but didn't take the trophy.
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Deion SandersDeion Sanders

The Patriots and Cowboys both need immediate players-only meetings

The Cowboys did that [players only meeting] last week, they should have broke the glass because it is a case of emergency, and the Patriots should be doing it Monday morning. They should be doing it tomorrow because somebody needs to stand up and talk and take control.

Both teams continued to struggle for the remainder of the season, suggesting the leadership issues were not easily fixed.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dallas Cowboys are dead

The Dallas Cowboys are dead. D-E-A-D dead. Mike McCarthy... six weeks into the season and there's already a mutiny. He looks like he's given up. [The Cowboys] are ridiculously bad.

The Cowboys finished 6-10 and missed the playoffs in Mike McCarthy's first season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ezekiel Elliott is officially fat

Ezekiel Elliott. Is he fat? I think Ezekiel might be fat now. Well, yeah when he starts mumbling he is. And also the nose ring's gotta go when you fumble you gotta take it out.

Elliott struggled in 2020 with 6 fumbles and his lowest yardage total to that point, though 'fatness' is subjective.
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HankHank

Joe Buck did nothing wrong with his flyover comments

Recurring guest Joe Buck... our good friend... he's on the hot seat because some rat from the Fox Sports production crew leaked audio of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman talking about the flyover and how it's like a waste of jet fuel... he didn't say anything wrong, right?

Buck faced backlash but did not suffer professional consequences for the comments.
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Big CatBig Cat

Clayton Kershaw is the greatest postseason pitcher of all time

Clayton Kershaw has the most wins in my book of any starter in the last 25 years since the wild card came around. So yeah, he's he might be the best postseason pitcher out there of all time.

Ironically, Kershaw went on to pitch very well in the 2020 World Series, winning two games and finally getting his ring, making the sarcasm age strangely.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lamar Jackson can't come from behind when trailing

Lamar, he's not really that great playing with a small lead either... we talked about him not being able to come from behind at all. Even if you're up by like two scores. He's just he's limited some time.

Lamar Jackson has since won two MVPs and led multiple double-digit comebacks, notably a massive 19-point comeback against the Colts in 2021, largely debunking this specific 'limited' tag.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There are too many quarterbacks in the NFL right now

There are too many quarterbacks in the NFL right now. Yes, there aren't enough teams that have like a dire dire situation... We've got kind of a log Jam and come through... There's like I don't know maybe five teams where it's like, you know for a fact they're gonna be okay want a quarterback.

This is subjective, but the 2021 draft saw 5 QBs taken in the first 15 picks, suggesting the league disagreed and felt there was a major need for high-end talent.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers struggle when they step up in class against physical teams

This is the same issue the Packers had last year they step up in class. They step up against a physical team and they don't look like the same, you know team that was started this season 5 and over... but the Bucks played physical they Blitz they fucking play great defense. Aaron Rodgers look lost.

This was largely proven true in the 2020 NFC Championship game, where the physical Bucs defense beat the Packers again to advance to the Super Bowl.
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Big CatBig Cat

If Alabama loses to Georgia without Nick Saban on the sideline, it shouldn't count as a loss

If Alabama loses does it count? Is it a Coach K thing? Does Nick Saban not get this on his record? ... I unironically think yes. I think Nick Saban will get in front of the press and say exactly that. Be like, 'Hey, guess what? That wasn't my team. That was Steve Sarkisian's team.'

Alabama beat Georgia 41-24, and Saban ended up coaching after testing negative three times, so the hypothetical loss never occurred.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Derrick Henry is not a good short-yardage running back because his legs are too long

I agree with at the start of that game when they started feeding Derrick Henry the ball. [Billy] said Derrick Henry actually sneaky not a great short yardage running back. ... Legs are too long. ... Big guys just they can swallow them up.

Derrick Henry led the league in rushing yards (2,027) and touchdowns (17) in 2020 and is statistically one of the best power/short-yardage backs in history.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

DK Metcalf is like Calvin Johnson and Jerry Rice combined

DK Metcalf? Buy. I mean, the guy's Calvin Johnson and Jerry Rice combined and he's starting to become fully aware of what he can do.

Metcalf is an elite receiver, but combining the career stats and skills of the two greatest receivers ever is statistically impossible for anyone to live up to.
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Norman should retire immediately after that Derrick Henry stiff arm

Josh Norman should retire like soon after that. Derrick Henry stiff arms are hilarious... he does like The Kill Bill the Five Finger Death Punch on you like Taps who with his fingertips and then your heart stops immediately and you go limp you go flying.

Norman did not retire immediately, but his career was effectively in its twilight as he only played sporadically for a few more seasons.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chargers are just the Seahawks but they lose at the end

The Chargers are the Seahawks. They just lose at the end. They are the JV low-rent version of what the Seahawks do—they play weird games, are always in it till the end, but they are just always on the losing end of those really weird strange fourth quarters. They invent ways to lose.

The 2020 Chargers finished 7-9 with multiple one-score losses, fitting the narrative perfectly.
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Big CatBig Cat

Drew Brees is officially washed

I am sticking with my Drew Brees has washed. What I'm saying is they have a Super Bowl roster and Drew Brees is probably going to be the thing that holds them back when they get in a playoff game against the pass rush... he's no longer at that level.

Brees retired after this season following a divisional round loss where he struggled significantly, supporting the idea he was no longer at his peak.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Herbert passes the 'eyeball test' as a professional rookie

[Justin Herbert] passed my eyeball test right off the bat... he was a Pro's Pro. He was a precocious rookie. I like the Justin Herbert that I saw in the first few games. I don't want him to lose that edge.

Herbert won Offensive Rookie of the Year and became a top-tier NFL quarterback.
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Mark CubanMark Cuban

Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porziņģis are cornerstones; the Mavs need one more piece for a title

We've got two cornerstones in KP and Luka... one one more piece, I think really gets us to competing for title just a question of whether or not we can get that player... defending really good Wing players, you know, the Bron's, the Kawhi's, the Paul George's... we need better Defenders that can also score.

The Luka/KP pairing ultimately failed and Porziņģis was traded. The Mavs reached the finals in 2024 after rebuilding around Luka and Kyrie Irving.
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Mark CubanMark Cuban

Gen Z's lack of cable is the primary reason for declining sports TV ratings

Our biggest fan base comes from gen Z and younger Millennials... consume more basketball and NBA than any sport online but they don't have cable. They don't have satellite and so they couldn't even get ESPN and TNT. So that's a real problem for us... it's not about making excuses, the reality is this is just a different year.

This has become a widely accepted industry view, with leagues shifting heavily toward streaming services to capture younger audiences.
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Mark CubanMark Cuban

The US should implement a $1,000 stimulus check every two weeks for a couple of months

The idea of thousand dollar stimulus every two weeks... when people have money to spend we can boost up the economy... That's not a long-term solution... but if you do it every two weeks for a couple months and you also make it you have to spend it or lose it... that puts money into the economy that has a multiplier effect.

While more stimulus checks were issued, they were one-time payments and never reached the $1,000 every-two-weeks frequency Cuban proposed.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Zimmer made the correct decision to go for it on fourth down against the Seahawks

We 100% agreed together we watch the game and we said Mike Zimmer. This is a good move. Essentially we didn't even do it in a mass way. We said what do the Seahawks want the Vikings to do they? They want to kick they want the Vikings kick a field goal because they haven't stopped shit all night.

The Vikings failed to convert and lost the game, but the take is a subjective defense of strategy.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings are the 'best worst team' in the NFL

The Vikings are fraudulently bad... They're the best worst team in the league right now. It would not surprise me if the Vikings beat any team in the league.

The Vikings finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs, fitting the 'good bad team' description reasonably well.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders' victory over the Chiefs was a blueprint game for the rest of the NFL

The first thing that came to my mind when the Raiders beat the Chiefs I said to myself blueprint game... The Raiders got the blueprint from the Patriots and then executed the blueprint and now everyone else has the blueprint which is essentially have the best offensive line in the game run the ball really well make a few big plays.

While the Chiefs lost this game, they went 14-2 and made the Super Bowl, suggesting no real 'blueprint' was successfully replicated to stop them in the regular season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jimmy Garoppolo is worth exactly one point more than Nick Mullens or CJ Beathard

I really don't see the difference between Jimmy Garoppolo and Nick Mullens and CJ Beathard... How many points do you think Jimmy Garoppolo's worth like a starting healthy Jimmy Garoppolo? I'll Point. Yeah, probably a point. Yeah, they're essentially the same quarterback.

Jimmy G was benched in this game and struggled with injuries, but the 'one point' valuation is a subjective Vegas-style estimate.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed GOAT of tennis after his 13th French Open title

Rafa Nadal won the French Open today... 13 Roland Garros titles... Number 13 number 20 overall. I think searching Rafa ended the debate today. You know, he just unquestionable GOAT talk to me in five years.

Nadal eventually won 22, but Novak Djokovic has since surpassed both with 24 Grand Slams, making this take factually dated.
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is officially the second-best basketball player of all time

I still think MJ's better but like LeBron is incredible. Yeah, he's won four titles. What can you say? ... He's the second best player of all time. That's really nice honesty.

The GOAT debate is entirely subjective.
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Eagles are better than their record indicates and will improve when healthy

A team I think that's easy to say is better than what the record is is the Philadelphia Eagles because of how injuries have derailed them and the performance of Carson Wentz thus far... when they get their offensive lineman back healthy... I think they're a team that's definitely better than what the record is.

The Eagles did not improve; they finished 4-11-1 and Carson Wentz was benched for Jalen Hurts.
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Warren SharpWarren Sharp

The Tennessee Titans are not as good as their 3-0 record suggests

A team that's worse than what their record is... it's the Tennessee Titans. This is not a team that is undefeated three and oh in the NFL. They're a team that barely was able to come back and beat the Denver Broncos, beat the Minnesota Vikings... I don't think that this team is as good as what their record indicates right now.

The Titans finished the season 11-5 and reached the playoffs, suggesting they were a legitimately good team despite Sharp's skepticism.
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Bethenny FrankelBethenny Frankel

It is better to be polarizing and polarizing than to be untrusted

It's better to be—there's no gray in this life. I mean, so it's black or white and polarizing and that's okay. It would be worse for me—it's okay if I'm not liked, it would be bad if I were not trusted. So that would really bother me, but I'm definitely trusted.

This is a subjective personal philosophy.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Heat would have won Game 4 if Goran Dragic had played

I'm not going to make excuses and say this doesn't count as a finals win for LeBron, but you got to think that if [Goran] Dragic played this game, the Heat would probably win. Absolutely. I mean we can all agree on that.

Subjective sports hypothetical. Dragic missed the game, so we will never know.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am rooting for the Houston Astros to make everyone angry

I'm a hundred percent rooting for the Astros. It would make so many people angry... so many Yankee fans angry and so many Dodger [fans]... it would make so many people angry that I think we have to root for that.

This is a statement of personal rooting interest, which is subjective.
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HankHank

Doc Rivers will never be able to successfully ditch his nickname for 'Glenn'

He is going to get rid of the Doc Rivers nickname and just go by Glenn and somehow he thinks that that's just going to happen. Yeah, that doesn't happen. You don't go from a Doc to a Glenn because of anything.

Doc Rivers is still almost exclusively referred to as 'Doc' by media and fans years later.
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Big CatBig Cat

I won't apologize for their 3-1 record, but I know in my heart that the Bears stink

I'm not going to apologize for three-in-one but I know in my heart of hearts of the Bears fucking stink. Okay. Are you happy? ... the Bears are just so predictable. Sometimes.

The 2020 Bears finished 8-8 and were non-competitive in their playoff loss, confirming they were a mediocre team that inflated their record early.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

DK Metcalf is currently a top three wide receiver in the NFL

DK Metcalf where we ranking him top wide receivers because he's awesome. I'd say top top three that's lets you think that's a crazy draft pick for the Seahawks.

While elite, Metcalf was rarely ranked in the consensus top three behind peers like Davante Adams, DeAndre Hopkins, and Tyreek Hill during this period.
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen's haters have been proven wrong and their arguments are done

I actually think Josh Allen haters are kind of there's kind of done. They've admitted that the wrong. Yeah, they're like gospel, you know, they actually haven't they're like little Locus.

Allen went on to finish second in MVP voting that year and established himself as a perennial elite QB.
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Deion SandersDeion Sanders

The Dallas Cowboys defense is ignorant and lacks passion

The Dallas Cowboys defense is ignorant is ignorant. ... it's the type of players that's out there that's putting his pathetic effort up. ... it's no want is no passion is no desire is no Playmakers.

The 2020 Cowboys defense was historically bad, setting a franchise record for points allowed.
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Deion SandersDeion Sanders

Josh Allen is a bona fide baller but he is not a top five quarterback in the NFL

Josh Allen is not top 5 but Josh Allen is a bona fide baller. ... the kid is balling. He's leading. He's making plays.

Allen's 2020 stats and MVP runner-up finish put him firmly in the top 5 by the end of the season.
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Big CatBig Cat

I never gave up on Sam Darnold

I'm happy. I never gave up on that guy. But no, I did like Sam Darnold's toughness where he got body-slammed and I think he broke his shoulder but then went into the locker room was like, this might be my only chance to get a win this year. I have to play.

Darnold suffered a sprained AC joint in this game but returned to play, showing the toughness Big Cat noted.
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Big CatBig Cat

Small ball needs to come back to baseball

There's they need to bring back small ball. Nobody's playing small ball anymore. I sound like my grandfather... You get on first base, it's easy to steal second base. You get a seeing-eye single here and there, bring that shit back. Small ball wins. That's what it's all about. You got to zig while everybody else zags. No more bunts.

The take is subjective as it advocates for a stylistic change in how the game is played.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially out on the Eagles

The Eagles are just, they're so sad. I'm done. I'm done. You're pulling the cord on him? Yeah, right. I can't. I'm thinking that they are the same team that won the Super Bowl and I'm just done, I'm done.

The Eagles finished the 2020 season 4-11-1, vindicating Big Cat's decision to 'pull the cord.'
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Baltimore Ravens are the Houston Rockets of the NFL

Are the Baltimore Ravens the Houston Rockets of the NFL? Their analytics are Mickey Mouse-ish. By any objective measurement the Baltimore Ravens are awesome... and then in the playoffs the Chiefs are going to beat them by 40. They shit pump all the bad teams, but when the chips are down... they fall short.

Both teams at the time were known for high-efficiency regular seasons and early playoff exits against the eventual champions.
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HankHank

Lavar Ball needs to be put on a boat and pushed out to sea so he doesn't ruin LaMelo's career

Lavar Ball is on the hot seat. LaMelo basically has to convince teams to just drown him out. They just have to put him on a medium-sized yacht, push him out to sea, no Wi-Fi, and just send him out until it's an appropriate time where he can't ruin your career.

LaMelo was drafted 3rd overall by the Hornets and became a star, suggesting Lavar's presence didn't hinder his professional success.
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Big CatBig Cat

The New York Jets head coaching job is the worst job in America

I think it's probably the worst job in America right now, coaching the New York Jets. I'm taking my name out of the hat unless I could just do it but not do it... I'll do it under the condition that I get to coach from the booth and I'm not showing up to work.

While subjective, the Jets went 2-14 that year and Gase was fired, confirming it was a historically bad situation.
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Big CatBig Cat

Drew Brees' mind is still there but his arm is completely buried

It's so sad though watching Drew Brees and I'm not going to pick on them because their offense looked a lot better than it against the Raiders, but when he does his mind is clearly still there. So that's why he can still be an average quarterback. He does not have dementia. His mind is completely buried. See the field and everything, but when he does the cock back and he's like, nope don't have it.

Brees retired after the 2020 season, acknowledging his physical decline while still managing a high completion percentage through short passes.

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