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Aaron Rodgers on the Jets, Egypt, and Why the Media is a "Sham"
Xander Schauffele has officially shed the "best player to never win a major" tag, and he did it by snatching the Claret Jug in dominant fashion. While Scottie Scheffler has had a historic run of wins, Xander now holds two of the four major trophies from this calendar year. Big Cat is ready to crown a new king of the links for 2024.
Big CatXander Schauffele had a better year than Scottie Scheffler
Xander is now—I like, you can't say that Xander hasn't had a better [year]. I know Scotty has all these wins on the tour. Two majors to one. That's it. Xander had the better year.
The guys also broke down the absolute chaos of the political weekend, but with the necessary PMT filter: strictly sports and ice cream terms. The discussion moved from coaching changes to backup quarterback depth charts as the only way to process the news.
Big CatJoe Biden's exit from the 2024 race is the political version of a coach being fired after making the tournament
The whole Biden thing. Is he—he now is just that coach who got fired at Long Beach State and then made the tournament. That's what's happening. He's going to ride it out. He's going to coach the bowl game.
PFT compared the current transition to a team finally benching the veteran who has lost his fastball for a backup who might be a complete wildcard. It’s the Trevor Siemian era of the DNC, and everyone is just waiting to see if the first pass is a touchdown or a pick-six.
PFT CommenterJoe Biden's political situation is identical to a backup quarterback entering a game
It is kind of like the backup quarterback situation. Kamala, are you really ready to see Trevor Siemian start? Let's go until he steps up and then throws three picks in the first half and you're like, 'fuck, I kind of miss Zach Wilson.'
Because the news broke on National Ice Cream Day, the conversation naturally devolved into a heated debate over the hierarchy of frozen treats. PFT staked his claim on the superiority of Italian frozen goods.
PFT CommenterGelato is the superior form of frozen treat
I'm gonna go gelato one, then I'm gonna go soft serve two, then ice cream, then frozen yogurt. Every day, every single day, if I'm out of the office, if I'm in a different city, you bet your sweet ass I'm getting gelato there.
While soft serve and hard-pack ice cream have their defenders, the guys found a perfect sports comparison for the lighter, topping-heavy alternative that populates every strip mall in America.
PFT CommenterFrozen yogurt is the Brock Purdy of ice creams
I would say frozen yogurt is the Brock Purdy of ice creams. You can win with it. Where ideally would you take it number one? Probably not. But you get all the great toppings on it and it becomes great.
The Return of Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers sat down with Big Cat and PFT in Lake Tahoe, and the dynamic has shifted now that he’s no longer a threat to Big Cat’s mental health. Since he's officially a New York Jet and no longer "owning" the Chicago Bears, the conversation was surprisingly cordial, even if Big Cat still tries to claim the Bears are the better team on paper.
Aaron RodgersThe Bears roster is almost good enough to beat the Packers, and I like Caleb Williams as a prospect
Yeah, I do [think Caleb's a good quarterback]. I like Swift. I like Keenan, DJ. I like the receiver from Washington [Rome Odunze]. I think the team is almost good enough to beat the Packers.
Rodgers went deep on his trip to Egypt, discussing his fascination with ancient structures and his alignment with the Graham Hancock school of thought regarding the actual age of the pyramids. He’s convinced there is much more to the story than what we were taught in history class.
Aaron RodgersThe Egyptian pyramids are much older than conventional history suggests
I'm wearing the Graham Hancock camp as far as like that the age of those structures is much older than they tell us. I'd like—I mean he talks a lot about the Younger Dryas and going back 10,800 years I believe it is. And to me that seems more in line.
Beyond the archaeology, Rodgers didn't hold back on his view of the American political system and the media. He remains a vocal critic of the two-party system and the way the press handles anyone they can't put in a box. He even suggested some common-sense roster management for the federal government.
Aaron RodgersThe US should have a 70 or 75-year-old age limit for political office
But just some common sense politics. Let's not let anybody over 75—the Packers have a rule, 70, you gotta retire. You go into a board of directors, it's 70, you gotta retire. That seems to make pretty good sense.
The most important news for Jets fans, however, was his health and his timeline. After the heartbreak of last year's four-snap season, Rodgers is looking at a multi-year plan in New York.
Aaron RodgersI will play at least two more seasons with the Jets to win two Super Bowls
I'm not sure [how many more years]. This one for sure. I'd like to do two good ones and give us a chance to retire a Jet, you know, win two Super Bowls.
Who's Back and Mount Rushmore
Training camp is starting to kick off, and Big Cat pointed out the one reliable indicator that the NFL season is finally upon us: the injury report coming out of Baltimore.
Big CatNFL training camp is officially back because Lamar Jackson has diarrhea
The only other thing I had was Lamar has diarrhea again. Yeah. That's how we know football's officially back. Lamar Jackson missed the first day of training camp. He had to be sent home because his butt hurt.
New intern Hewy also joined the fray for Who’s Back, highlighting the WNBA All-Star game where the rookies and snubs took it personally against the Olympic squad. Arikke Ogunbowale's performance was a loud reminder to the selection committee that they might have left too much fire in the states.
HewyArikke Ogunbowale and the rookie class proved Team USA made a mistake leaving them off the Olympic roster
Arikke [Ogunbowale]... 34 points, six assists, eight from 13 from three. And she should have been on the team, very much should have been. [Caitlin Clark] got picked up full court by Kelsey Plum, face guarded her, and still got past her and threw a dime. Team USA like took it personally.
To wrap things up, the crew drafted the Mount Rushmore of animals they wish they could be. While Hank went with the classic blue whale and Max took the bald eagle, Big Cat decided to flex the rules of biology to pick the ultimate apex predator in the NFL today.
Big CatPatrick Mahomes is the 'animal' I would most like to be
I would like to be Patrick Mahomes. Humans are animals. Scientifically, they are, they literally are animals. If you could pick any animal to be, Patrick Mahomes would be a pretty fucking sick animal to be.
Maybe the Bears will actually win a game against Green Bay this year, but don't count on Big Cat's statistical model to be right about it.
