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7 Really Dumb Things Skip Bayless Has Said and the Stats to Prove Him Wrong

By Brief22 @SamsSportsBrief

ESPN First Take personality Skip Bayless is known to be factually incorrect a surprisingly large percentage of the time. So I decided to find some of the most ridiculous statements he’s made over the years and prove him totally wrong. Enjoy.————————————————————————————————————
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“I’ll say it AGAIN. Give me RG3 over Luck – any day, any night, and year, any career.”

RG3 career stats: 37 games, 14-21 record, 8,097 Yds, 40 TD, 23 INT

 Luck career stats: 48 games, 33-15 record, 12,957 Yds, 86 TD, 43 INT

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“One day Robert

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Griffin III will be a better QB than Aaron Rodgers.”

RG3 since statement: 22 games, 5-15 record, 4,897 Yds, 20 TD, 18 INT

Rodgers since statement: 25 games, 18-7 record, 6,917 Yds, 55 TD, 11 INT

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“I would take Brandon Weeden in the top 10 before I would take Ryan Tannehill.”

Weeden career st

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ats: 28 games, 5-16 record, 5,419 Yds, 26 TD, 28 INT

Tannehill career stats: 48 games, 23-25 record, 11,252 Yds, 63 TD, 42 INT

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“The drafting of Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden will change the race in the division in the next few years.”

 AFC NORTH STANDINGS BY YEAR

2011 (before Ricardson, Weeden are drafted) 2012 (Richardson and Weeden’s rookie seasons) 2013 (Richardson traded in September) 2014 (Weeden released in March)

Ravens Ravens Bengals Steelers

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“Wow, sensational move by Indy trading for Trent Richardson. Browns pretty much give up on this season, wait to use multiple picks in draft.”

Richardson since trade: 316 carries, 977 yards, 3.1 yards per carry, 6 TD, 5 fumbles

-Waived by Colts in March 2015, released by Raiders in August 2015

-3.33 career yards per carry is second-worst in NFL history

-The below pictures exist:

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“Notre Dame 24, Bama 23. Manti plays with a Heisman-sized chip on shoulder pads, Golson makes one more play than A.J.” 

Final score: Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14

-Manti Te’o: 3 solo tackles, 0 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 forced fumbles

-Everett Golson: 21/36, 270 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 5 carries, -7 Yds

-A.J. McCarron: 20/28, 264 Yds, 4 TD, 0 INT, 1 carry, 9 Yds

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“Tim Tebow is the next Brett Favre!” 

That’s just not smart.


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