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Miles Teller on Top Gun, Eagles Fandom, and Marketing Genius Dana B
The sports world is currently being held hostage by Rob Manfred and his quest to make baseball as confusing as possible. The guys opened the show diving into the proposed 14-team playoff format, which includes a "Selection Sunday" style show where higher seeds literally pick their opponents. While baseball purists are clutching their pearls, Big Cat is surprisingly open to the chaos if it means more meaningful games in September.
Big CatI am in on the proposed 14-team MLB playoff format
I personally, it's crazy. It's stupid. And I know baseball purists will hate it. But from a fundamental level of making September more enjoyable, making a lot of markets still feel like they have a shot, having just more playoff baseball... and eliminating the one game playoff that always kind of feels like it screws someone over. I'm kind of in on this.
Speaking of transitions, the NFL landscape is shifting beneath our feet. Philip Rivers is officially done in San Diego (or LA, whatever), and the Tom Brady sweepstakes are reaching a fever pitch. While the media tries to link Brady to every city with an airport, Hank is staying remarkably calm about the whole situation.
HankI am not worried about Tom Brady leaving the Patriots
I'm absolutely not worried. I'm not even letting myself get worried for a second... I still think he's going to end up a Patriot. I'm not letting myself even consider that a possibility.
PFT and Big Cat also theorized about what Bill Belichick could do with some of the other available arms. While most people are looking at safe bets, the idea of Belichick taking a high-variance guy like Jameis Winston and turning him into a Super Bowl champion is the ultimate coaching legacy play.
PFT CommenterBill Belichick could win a Super Bowl with Jameis Winston
If Bill Belichick wants to prove without a doubt that he is the best coach of the Super Bowl era... I think Jameis Winston makes him by far the best head coach in the history of football.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat belongs to the collective intelligence of the human race because Papa John admitted he lied about eating 40 pizzas in 30 days. If we can't trust the sweaty, oily founder of a pizza chain, who can we trust? Meanwhile, Big Cat used his Cool Throne to fully embrace his new life as a father, which apparently involves a total reversal on his stance regarding participation trophies.
Big CatI am officially all in on participation trophies
As soon as I became a dad, my son got a gold medal for just showing up to gym... I was like, fuck yeah, you got that, dude. You fucking showed up. So I'm all in on participation trophies. That flipped in my brain.
On the sports side, the guys are already looking toward March. Despite the usual parody in college basketball, Big Cat has seen enough to crown a champion, much to the chagrin of everyone who hates the Blue Devils.
Big CatIt is Duke's year and they will win the national championship
It's Duke's year. I'm officially ready to say it. Like, it is Duke's year. I know that I joked about it last year, Hank, but I'm telling you, man-to-man right now, I trust only Duke to win the national championship this year... Duke is definitely going to win. They're definitely going to win it all.
Miles Teller: Not a Dick
Hollywood star Miles Teller joined the show to discuss his role in *Top Gun: Maverick* and his legendary Philadelphia sports fandom. The interview started with a vibe check on his reputation, specifically addressing an infamous Esquire profile. It turns out Miles is just a regular Philly guy who loves the Eagles and knows way too much about the Grateful Dead keyboardists to be anything else.
He went to bat for his quarterback, Carson Wentz, showing zero hesitation when comparing him to the other signal-callers in the NFC East.
Miles TellerCarson Wentz is an MVP-caliber quarterback and better than Dak Prescott
Carson's great... you can't look at the numbers that the guy put up... he put the team on his back... [Is he better than Dak?] Absolutely. Yes. Not a hesitation there.
They also touched on his acting process and how he chooses roles. While many in Hollywood are chasing the biggest bag possible, Miles claims he's keeping his filmography a bit more curated.
Miles TellerI will never take a role purely for a paycheck
I've never really done something purely for a paycheck. I haven't even really got to that point... I look at the money whenever I've made money on stuff, but I've never really done something purely for a paycheck.
The Legend of Zillion Beers
To wrap things up, the guys got inside the mind of the man currently breaking the Barstool store: Dana B. The "Zillion Beers" movement has officially spiraled out of control, moving from a funny video segment to a million-dollar merch gauntlet. Dana explained the origins of the brand and his ironclad confidence in hitting the sales goal Dave Portnoy set for him.
Dana BThere is a 90% chance I will sell $1,000,000 in Zillion Beers merch by Sunday
[What percent chance do you think you have to make a million?] A zillion? Yeah. Actually, 90%.
It’s a brave new world where chugging beers is a viable business model and Rob Manfred is the lead writer for a reality show.
Just remember: if you're mowing the lawn and things start feeling too good, you might just be the next Dana B.
