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In the 39-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze how Netflix’s Elle Duncan addition, the NFL Christmas doubleheader, MLB’s Opening Day & the Women’s World Cup all combine to show the maturing and evolution of Netflix’s sports plans.

Plus, much more on the NFL, MLB, college football and swearing.

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The Full Rundown …

* With Elle Duncan on-board, Netflix’s sports plan matures

* Why Fox Sports’ Brad Zager and CBS Sports’ David Berson earn NFL booth credit

* How the college football insiders performed during Lane Kiffin’s saga

* The McAfee-ization of GameDay has reporter Jess Sims swearing

* A college basketball play-by-play that went totally wrong

* Why ESPN is right to say no to Netflix’s borrowing talent

* Meterparel could tell Duncan was going places at NESN

* Why ESPN was right to not continue with Duncan after Netflix decision

* Netflix is now a stalking horse in all live sports negotiations

* Tom Brady has improved on Fox’s broadcast

* Why Adam Amin and Drew Brees felt bigger

* Why Marchand would have split up Amin and Joe Davis’ NFL & MLB assignments

* Ian Eagle and J.J. Watt are better than Jim Nantz and Tony Romo

* Tracy Wolfson had a fine showing Sunday

* Brees is seeing the game better than Romo

* Going deeper into Jess Sims’ expletive on GameDay

* Is it actually cool to swear on the air

* How MLB should balance having too many partners and being everywhere

* The Erin Andrews’ hubbub over her comments about working holidays

* Andrews was taken a little out of context, but there are lessons

* UConn coach Danny Hurley praises TNT Sports’ college basketball coverage

* Does Meterparel sound like the retired WFAN stalwart Ed Coleman

* The Fox sportscaster that people think Meterparel sounds like

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