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Willie McGinest on the Patriot Way and Week 1 Overreactions
The Fastest 2 Minutes are back, and football is officially here to ruin our lives. Big Cat is currently in the middle of a full-scale emotional collapse because, while we taped the first half of the recap during Sunday Night Football, the second half of the game actually happened. Khalil Mack looked like a god among men for thirty minutes, but Aaron Rodgers eventually rose from the dead on one leg to remind the world that being a Bears fan is a life sentence of pain.
Before the wheels completely fell off in Green Bay, Big Cat was ready to plan a parade route through downtown Chicago.
Big CatThe Bears defense is elite and can beat anyone
This Bears defense can beat anyone. [The 20-0 halftime lead] feels like a pivotal era in the Bears history where it's like everything's going to be good from this point forward.
While Big Cat mourns, PFT is busy analyzing the Pittsburgh-Cleveland tie, which is easily the most Browns way to start a season. The big takeaway from that rain-soaked mess? Ben Roethlisberger has lost too much weight and, frankly, he’s lost his powers along with his padding.
PFT CommenterBen Roethlisberger is bad now because he's too skinny
He's bad now that he's skinny. He doesn't know how to operate without all that extra padding around him. He just drops back, and since he doesn't have that padding, he's used to defensive ends just hitting him and bouncing off him or just being absorbed by his fat.
We also have to address the elephant in the room: Patrick Mahomes. After a summer of the guys questioning if he was actually good, Mahomes went out and scorched the Chargers. Big Cat is a big enough man to admit when he’s dead wrong, even if it hurts his pride as much as the Rodgers comeback.
Big CatI was wrong: Patrick Mahomes is electric and I'm a believer
One person that I do have to take back my take is Patrick Mahomes. I said Patrick Mahomes stinks and is going to be terrible... I will admit my mistakes. He's electric. No, I'm actually a believer in him now.
Willie McGinest in Studio
Three-time Super Bowl champion Willie McGinest joined us to provide some actual football expertise and explain what it’s like to survive the Belichick regime. Willie didn't hold back on the "Patriot Way," explaining that it isn't for everyone—referencing guys like Reggie Wayne and Ocho Cinco who couldn't hack the culture of accountability. He also gave us the lowdown on the mysterious Ernie Adams, describing him as a CIA-level information collector who once predicted a gadget play so accurately it felt like magic.
Of course, we had to ask about the future of the TB12 Method and how much longer the bad man will be in the league. Willie has a very specific timeline for the GOAT.
Willie McGinestTom Brady will play three more years and win one more Super Bowl
Gun to your head, Tom Brady, how many more years does he play? Three. How many more Super Bowls does he win? One.
Willie also took a look at the current landscape, identifying the Chargers as his dark horse team for 2018, provided they can actually start a season with a winning record for once.
Willie McGinestThe Chargers are my dark horse team and they will make the playoffs if they start at least 2-2
Chargers... they're my dark horse this year. They've got to get off to a fast start. They've never done that in the history of that franchise... until I see them at least 2-2, then I'll be like, okay, they're going to the playoffs.
Talking Tennis and Hermatology
Outside of the gridiron, the US Open was pure chaos. Serena Williams had a legendary meltdown involving a chair umpire, a stolen point, and a smashed racket. While the internet was divided, Big Cat felt the theatrics were a bit much for someone who was already getting beat on the court.
Big CatSerena Williams was being a baby and stole the moment from Naomi Osaka
It felt to me like she was being a little bit of a baby and she was losing and wanted to kind of make a scene. And it sort of stole the moment from the person who actually did win, Naomi Osaka.
In a shocking twist, Herm Edwards might actually be a good football coach. After Arizona State knocked off Michigan State, the guys are officially drinking the Herm-flavored Kool-Aid. The CEO approach is working, and the clock management was—dare we say—competent.
Big CatI actually believe in Herm Edwards at Arizona State
We were very wrong about Herm Edwards. I can't believe I'm sitting here saying this, but I think I believe in Herm. Herm Edwards could recruit me.
We finished the show with a vital debate about the etiquette of watching football at a friend’s house. Big Cat has developed a scientific formula to determine if you are allowed to use a friend's bathroom for a major delivery based on distance and bathroom-to-guest ratios.
Big CatYou can't take a shit at a friend's house if the bathroom is less than 30 'bathroom feet' away
It's actually a formula that you multiply the number of bathrooms times the feet from the couch to the bathroom. And if it's anything under 30, then you can't take a shit there. So if there's a bathroom 20 feet away from the couch, but there's only one bathroom in the whole house, you can't do it.
If the bathroom is twenty feet from the couch and there are five people in the room, just hold it until you get home or find a gas station.
