Almost every take comes scorching hot, right out of the oven. Some of them get cold awfully fast. But the good news about those cold takes is that we can learn a thing or two from them! So, what did our cold takes from 2024 teach us about the NFL and the way we think about it? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig back in the shadowy past and bring it to light on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
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0:00 Intro
2:42 The Jaguars are a playoff-quality team
11:00 The Texans' offense is elite
20:30 Giants over Broncos and Commanders in the Wins Pool
30:22 Everything about the Commanders
44:55 Missing on the Eagles' and Vikings' defense
52:54 Buying Jerod Mayo and the Patriots' defense
57:22 More pass-catchers is always good! (Stefon Diggs and Keenan Allen additions)
58:54 Where was our 49ers doubt?

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