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3X SB Champ Willie McGinest, Dungeons And Dragons And We Kill Billy

Wednesday, July 15, 202016 takes

These next 2 weeks all the sports are hanging in the balance. Madden ratings, bubble snitches, and hockey is doing a great job of telling us nothing. (-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne including plague squirrels and Will Smith's entanglement. (-) 3X Super Bowl Champion Willie McGinest joins the show to talk about Cam in New England, Culture change in locker rooms, and Brady on the Bucs. (-) We finish picking up on our Dungeons and Dragons adventure and Billy Football is in DEEP shit. (-)

Willie McGinest on the Patriot Way and the End of Berserker Billy

We are officially balls deep in the summer, and Big Cat is starting to feel the pressure of the sports calendar. With the NBA bubble in full swing and MLB trying to get off the starting blocks, it feels like the fate of the next year is being decided right now.

Win
Jul 15, 2020
#9899
Big CatBig Cat

The next two weeks are make-or-break for the return of sports

I feel like this next week and a half, two weeks, is going to be make or break for the next six months to a year. We have baseball hopefully starting next Thursday, basketball bubbles going, scrimmages about to start, hockey, and then training camp. If these can go off without a hitch, I think we're back.

Major sports leagues successfully returned in late July and August 2020 (the 'Bubble' era) and completed their seasons.

While we wait for the actual games, Madden ratings are out to provide the necessary outrage. Big Cat is understandably losing his mind over Mitch Trubisky’s disrespect in the virtual world.

Void
Jul 15, 2020
#9901
Big CatBig Cat

Mitch Trubisky's 75 rating in Madden 21 is insane

Mitch Trubisky's a 75 in the new Madden. Insane. He was 79 last year. Goddamn.

Rating a player in a video game is subjective, but given Trubisky's performance in the 2020 season (he was eventually benched for Nick Foles), 75 was arguably generous.

Hot Seat/Cool Throne

Hank is riding with Michael Beasley for his hot seat after a very short-lived bubble stint, but the real debate broke out over the Will Smith "entanglement" saga. Hank is convinced the 50 Cent DMs were authentic, while everyone else with a functioning brain realizes 50 is just the king of Instagram trolling.

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HankHank

The text exchange between 50 Cent and Will Smith about Jada's 'entanglement' was real

I would bet money that it was real... Because it's 50 Cent and he's absolutely reckless. He's reckless.

The DMs were confirmed to be fabricated/satirical by 50 Cent for comedic purposes.

Meanwhile, PFT is looking at the animal kingdom for some tactical analysis. After seeing a video of a bear swinging nunchucks, he’s convinced we are only steps away from a total primate takeover of the military.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If a bear can use nunchucks, a gorilla can fly a Black Hawk helicopter

It turns out that bears actually can use weapons... If a bear can pick up a nunchuck, a gorilla can pick up a fucking rocket launcher. A gorilla would be able to fly like a Black Hawk helicopter if a bear is able to use these martial art weapons.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
While bears and primates can be trained to use simple tools, there is no evidence of a gorilla piloting aircraft.

The Ford Bronco is officially back, but Big Cat is warning everyone to stay away from the first batch of models. He'd rather stick to the classics than be a test dummy for a first-year release.

Void
Big CatBig Cat

You should never buy the first model year of a new car release like the Ford Bronco

You have to let a couple models go before you hop in. If you just buy the first Bronco, there's probably going to be shit blowing up and weird stuff happening. I would rather die looking stylish in an old one than a new one.

This is a subjective consumer opinion, though often supported by automotive experts regarding 'first-year' reliability issues.

PFT also has a theory about the chaos surrounding the Washington football team. Between the name change rumors and the Washington Post investigations, he smells a massive power play from a certain billionaire.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Bezos is using the Washington Post's investigation to force a sale of the Redskins so he can buy the team

Jeff Bezos has wanted to buy the Redskins for the last, like, three years. Is this like a billion-style coup? So it's not billionaires versus billionaires. This is like mega billionaires versus billionaires.

While Snyder was eventually forced to sell, Bezos did not buy the team; they were sold to the Josh Harris group in 2023.

Willie McGinest

Three-time Super Bowl champ Willie McGinest joined the show to give us some much-needed optimism about the upcoming season. According to Willie, the league is moving full steam ahead.

Win
Jul 15, 2020
#9906
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

The 2020 NFL season is definitely happening

All indications point that there is definitely going to be an NFL season, and we are preparing for that as the NFL... Everything that I'm told is that we are definitely having an NFL season.

The NFL season did proceed on schedule in September 2020.

We spent a lot of time on the Patriot Way and why guys like Matt Patricia struggle to replicate it elsewhere. Willie gave some great insight into why Tom Brady ultimately decided to pack his bags for Tampa Bay, citing a lack of long-term security in New England.

Void
Jul 15, 2020
#21657
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Tom Brady left New England because he wanted long-term contract insurance the Patriots wouldn't give him

I think the fact that Tom wanted some long-term insurance, he felt like he had a lot left in the tank... and the fact that the Patriots probably offered something that he wasn't comfortable with... I think Tom has been feeling some kind of way for the last couple of years that he's been wanting to get that reinsurance from the organization.

This matches the widely reported narrative that Brady wanted a multi-year deal the Patriots were unwilling to offer at his age.

As for the new-look Patriots, Willie is high on Cam Newton. He thinks the MVP version of Cam is still in there, and the chip on his shoulder might be exactly what Bill Belichick needs to prove there's life after Brady.

Loss
Jul 15, 2020
#9907
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Cam Newton will prove he's still an MVP with the Patriots

Cam now has a huge chip on his shoulder and he's in a position to go to a great organization and prove that he still can be Cam Newton, the MVP that we saw a couple of years ago... If he buys into [the Patriot Way], he can be a part of something really good.

Cam Newton struggled in 2020, throwing only 8 touchdowns to 10 interceptions as the Patriots missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Dungeons and Dragons: The Execution of Billy Football

If you have been waiting for Billy Football to get his comeuppance for trying to join the dragons and murder the rest of the crew, this was your Super Bowl. Tim Woods returned to DM the final showdown between the party and Berserker Billy.

After a failed attempt to charm his way out of it, Billy tried to fight back against Norm the Barbarian and Wayne the Bard. It didn't go well. Big Cat (Norm) went reckless to deliver a massive blow, and Hank (Ehrlich) finished the job with a critical hit that was as graphic as it was satisfying. Billy is officially dead and out of the game, replaced by Jake as a frail elf wizard who actually knows how to take notes.

Next time we might try to fuck a dragon in Billy's honor, but for now, we're just glad the traitor is gone.

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More Takes

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Jul 15, 2020
#9900
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Redskins should change their name to the Red Wolves

The Redskins are changing their name, hopefully, to the Red Wolves. Dan Snyder, if you're listening, the Red Wolves is the way to go for this.

The team initially became the Washington Football Team and eventually the Washington Commanders. 'Red Wolves' was rejected, reportedly due to trademark issues.
Loss
Jul 15, 2020
#9902
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka will have a great Thursday and Friday at the Memorial Tournament

I think, not to put pressure on Brooks, but I expect it. A very good, very good Thursday and Friday from him. He rises up against those guys.

Koepka shot 72-75 (+3) on Thursday/Friday at the 2020 Memorial Tournament, barely making the cut. He finished T-62 for the tournament.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

George Kittle should call himself a quarterback on Twitter to cash in on Patrick Mahomes money

He should just change his position in his Twitter profile... He should just call himself a quarterback. Try to cash in on this Patrick Mahomes money.

Kittle signed a record-breaking deal for a tight end but did not receive quarterback-level money ($450M+).
Loss
Billy FootballBilly Football

Ghislaine Maxwell will not be safe in prison

Last hot seat is Ghislaine Maxwell. She's being sent to prison... She's not going to be safe there. TRIAL'S not up for a year. Yeah, so she's got a lot of prison time.

Maxwell remained safe through her trial and was eventually sentenced to 20 years in 2022. She remains in custody.
Push
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Washington Post is named after a slave owner

Well, the Washington Post was throwing shade at the Redskins for how racist their name is, but they're named after a slave owner.

The paper is named after the city (Washington D.C.), which is indeed named after George Washington, who was a slave owner.
Loss
Jul 15, 2020
#21658
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

Matt Patricia knows how to win and has more success than anyone in the Lions organization

Matt Patricia has won more than anybody in that organization. He knows how to win. He's very smart. He's been in a lot of different systems... when you have the knowledge of how to do something, now you need the pieces to execute.

Patricia was fired shortly after this (November 2020) after a disastrous 13-29-1 tenure.
Void
Jul 15, 2020
#9908
Willie McGinestWillie McGinest

USC's standard should be winning National Championships, not just the Pac-12

It's not about the Pac-12. It's about national championships... Our goals is national championships. Um, and we, we can go ahead and take the Pac-12 along the way, but the echelon should be national championships all day, every day.

Since this take, USC has yet to win a National Championship (as of the end of the 2024 season).

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