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George Kittle on Shanahan’s Genius, Panda Express, and Week 11 Preview
The vibes are high but the Packers' playoff hopes are officially in the dirt. Big Cat and PFT opened the show by reacting to Thursday Night Football, where the Seahawks effectively ended the season for a certain quarterback in Green Bay. While Aaron Rodgers is still throwing with that effortless flick of the wrist, it hasn't translated to enough wins to keep the season alive.
Big CatThe Green Bay Packers are dead
Today is Friday, November 16th, and the Green Bay Packers are dead. They are. The Packers gave it their all. They really tried hard, but to fall short and to punt fourth and two with three and a half minutes left... I just do not understand that ever.
Big Cat was particularly annoyed by Mike McCarthy's decision to punt on fourth-and-two with the season on the line, but PFT thinks the issue goes deeper than coaching. It feels like the magic that usually saves the Packers has finally evaporated, leaving behind a team that looks surprisingly passionless when it matters most.
PFT CommenterAaron Rodgers has lost his magic
I think it's time for us to put the done shit on them. I think they're done. I think the magic has gone away from Aaron Rodgers. Listen. I think the pendulum has swung.
Big CatAaron Rodgers is passionless and nonchalant about his throws
Aaron Rodgers is an exceptional talent... But doesn't it feel like he is very nonchalant about a lot of his throws? He does the flick the wrist thing. And he can do it better than anyone, and it feels like he just is very nonchalant about a lot of his throws.
Week 11 Preview and Ketchup Conspiracies
Moving into the Week 11 slate, the guys broke down a massive Sunday Night Football matchup between the Vikings and the Bears. Big Cat is fully bought into the divisional stakes, while Hank is calling for a career-defining performance from Mitchell Trubisky.
Big CatThe Vikings-Bears game will essentially decide the NFC North
I think the Vikings and Bears [is the game of the week] because I think that is going to be essentially the game to decide the NFC North because the winner of that will be in a nice spot going forward.
HankMitchell Trubisky will have a coming-out game against the Vikings
This is a coming out game for Mitchell [Trubisky]. Yes. Absolutely. He's going to put on a show.
Before the picks, the guys had to address the breaking news that Patrick Mahomes puts ketchup on his steak. While Big Cat found it offensive to good steakhouses everywhere, PFT smells a rat. He’s convinced this is a targeted hit job coming from a certain city in the Midwest that's desperate to boost its own quarterback's stock.
PFT CommenterThe Patrick Mahomes ketchup-shaming in the media is a Chicago conspiracy
I think that this is something that's been planted... by you Chicago elitist types who hate ketchup, and you are dead set on finding something wrong with Pat Mahomes so that you can be like, actually, Mitch is better.
George Kittle Joins the Show
49ers breakout tight end George Kittle joined the show to discuss his meteoric rise, playing for an offensive genius, and his borderline obsession with Panda Express. Kittle confirmed that Kyle Shanahan operates on a completely different speed than the rest of the league, often installing massive game plans in the time it takes most people to order lunch.
George KittleKyle Shanahan's offensive installs are outrageous
Every install meeting that [Shanahan] does is absolutely outrageous... he explains it so fast. He'll go through 60 plays in about 15 minutes and then you guys got all that, and we're out on the field practicing.
Kittle also talked about his transition from the run-heavy Iowa Hawkeyes to the NFL. While he’s putting up massive receiving numbers now, he hasn't lost that Big Ten mentality. He admitted that while catches are great for fantasy owners, nothing beats the feeling of physically moving another grown man against his will.
George KittlePancaking a defender is better than catching a touchdown
If you can take a defensive end and bend him over backwards and put his back on the turf, that's one of the greatest feelings of all time.
He also shared his love for WWE, his "Stone Cold" nickname at Levi’s Stadium, and why he cleared this interview with his PR guy specifically because he’s been an AWL since episode one.
Segments and Sabermetrics
In Uhhh Ya Think, the guys reacted to Nick Saban claiming he doesn't have the internet. Big Cat isn't buying the humble "technophobe" act for a second, especially since Saban seems to know exactly what every reporter is saying about his team at all times.
Big CatNick Saban definitely uses the internet and is lying about it
I think he does have all those things... I just feel like that's a guy who has the internet who's ashamed of having the internet... he always says rat poison... how does he find this stuff out if he doesn't have the internet?
Meanwhile, Mike Wilbon is out here fighting a one-man war against the analytics community after Jacob deGrom won the Cy Young with only ten wins. PFT and Big Cat weighed in on the "analytics hijacking" of baseball, with PFT suggesting a much simpler way to hand out awards based on team history.
PFT CommenterMike Wilbon thinks analytics have hijacked baseball
Wilbon... actually thinks that we're under an analytics hijacking... Analytics have hijacked his sport, baseball. And he says that we've gone so far and we undervalue wins. He doesn't care about ERA... He cares about wins.
To wrap up, the guys hit a quick Grab Bag where Hank asked about the origins of Black Friday and the anatomy of kangaroos. We also learned that PFT has a secret fear of bridges that makes his hands clam up, which explains a lot about his driving habits.
PFT CommenterI prefer being in tunnels over bridges because bridges make me nervous
I would much rather be in a tunnel than on a bridge. ... my hands clam up when I'm driving on a bridge sometimes. I love bridges [to look at], but [driving on them]... yeah.
Good luck to everyone who isn't the Raiders this weekend.
