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Important note before we screw up the Week 4 picks: We're commemorating Sunday's phenomenal TV night by doing a special Grantland Live on our very own Grantland Channel. Starting at 8 p.m. ET, we will be live-streaming on our YouTube Channel with me, Dave Jacoby, Chris Ryan and Atlanta native Rembert Browne — we'll be recapping Week 4 in the NFL, looking forward to the Falcons-Patriots game and getting ready for the series finale of Breaking Bad. Halfway through Breaking Bad (in the 9:35-9:40 p.m. range, whenever there's a commercial around then), we'll be popping back on the live stream to quickly break down the show to that point (almost like a halftime show).

I hate every single person that will actually pause the finale of BB halfway through to listen to this commentary.

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09-28-2013 , 04:26 AM

#3127

loK2thabrain

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Lol why would you possibly care?

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09-28-2013 , 05:40 AM

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KanMan

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How can we take someone who claims that "Flacco owns the best qb alive belt" seriously as a journalist or analyst?

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10-04-2013 , 10:07 PM

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lloyd45

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So bill def is in love with Rembert right?

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10-05-2013 , 02:43 AM

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Conz

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Originally Posted by lloyd45

So bill def is in love with Rembert right?

The rise of rembert will be the fall of grantland. He absolutely sucks.

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10-05-2013 , 02:52 AM

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shaft88

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I enjoyed remberts tour across America, but he sucks on grantland live. Guess who else sucks on grantland live? Everyone.

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10-05-2013 , 03:53 AM

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wizardplow

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Originally Posted by Conz

The rise of rembert will be the fall of grantland. He absolutely sucks.

This. Rembert is the god damn WOAT.

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10-05-2013 , 11:34 PM

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lloyd45

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Their breaking bad pod was basically bill asking rembert any question in existence he could think of. He adores him.

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10-08-2013 , 10:59 PM

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seattlelou

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The Bill Simmons/Bob Costas preview of the 30/30 "Spirits of Saint Louis" was really enjoyable. I grew up in STL so I enjoyed it more than most listening to Costas on KMOX. It is remarkable the difference in skill between Costas and Simmons. It is like comparing Rembrandt with Bob Ross.

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10-08-2013 , 11:01 PM

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kidcolin

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Costas is a dick.

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10-08-2013 , 11:11 PM

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seattlelou

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No Costas is awesome!

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10-09-2013 , 05:04 PM

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PRiMETiME49

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Really enjoyed the Costas pod too. Reminded me of the Al Michaels pod a couple years back. Their anecdotes are classic.

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10-09-2013 , 09:49 PM

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Conz

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they got me fascinated with the ABA. gotta pick up the book they mentioned... forgot the name

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10-09-2013 , 09:57 PM

#3139

Classic

formerly ClassicBob

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Loose Balls by Terry Pluto

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10-10-2013 , 12:44 AM

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kioshk

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Great book, read it 3 or 4 times.

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10-10-2013 , 04:20 PM

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Francis_MH

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Looking like Magic left ESPN because of Simmons. I thought Magic was Bill's friend?

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10-10-2013 , 04:23 PM

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kidcolin

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I would consider the source a bit. Deadspin has a hard-on for Simmons controversy.

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10-10-2013 , 04:24 PM

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Francis_MH

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Yeh, Simmons just responded:

Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons

My first experience today with someone writing a "sources" report about me that's not true. Part amusing, part horrifying.

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10-10-2013 , 05:02 PM

#3144

kkcountry

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Can't wait for Rembert on NBA Countdown!

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10-10-2013 , 05:05 PM

#3145

iggymcfly

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Magic was ****ing terrible on that show anyway. He won't be missed.

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10-10-2013 , 05:06 PM

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JohnFR

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Magic was ****ing terrible on that show anyway. He won't be missed.

So much this.

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10-10-2013 , 06:54 PM

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Jimmy Proffett

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Magic probably thought to himself, "I've beaten AIDS once; this time I'm just gonna avoid it."

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10-15-2013 , 08:16 PM

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Pwn_Master

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Wonder what this stupid ****'s go to example re: "it always a bad sign when the fans of the team you sign a FA from are happy that he is gone" is gonna be now that JD Drew and John Lackey are off the table.

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10-17-2013 , 12:11 AM

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sotheysay

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oh my gawd the newest grantland nfl podcast sucked alot.

to start with a 20 minute matt schaub debate was cringeworthy. mays sounded like such an idiot.

also since this guy brought this up i`ve been on tilt each week

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Yes, however they call each other by name way too much and it tilts me. Especially Barnwell saying "mays". He says it like every other sentence.