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Tony Hale on Veep, Dak's Shoulder, and Overthinking Everything
It is officially Friday the 13th, and while most people are worried about bad luck, Big Cat and PFT are more concerned with the vibes coming out of Dallas. The Cowboys are trying to play it cool, but Dak Prescott heading back for another MRI has the guys smelling a disaster in the making. Big Cat is already ringing the alarm bells for the star quarterback's shoulder.
Big CatCowboys fans should be freaking out about Dak Prescott needing a second MRI
But QB Dak Prescott is planning on getting another MRI... if you're a Cowboys fan, you have to be freaking out right now.
PFT has a simple solution for the mental hurdles of returning from a gruesome injury: just get hit immediately. He wants Dak to have a teammate just absolutely level him onto a mat in practice to get the fear out of his system.
PFT CommenterDak Prescott should have teammates tackle him in practice to stop overthinking his injury
If I'm Dak... even if my shoulder is still not good to go right now, I would still have people do, like, tackling drills against me in practice where I would get hit because you've got to get that first hit out of your system to stop thinking about it all the time. I would just have people, like, tackle me into a big mat so I didn't hurt my shoulder falling on it.
Preseason Narratives and Cornfield Dreams
Preseason football is officially back, which means fans of every team are currently lying to themselves. Big Cat pointed out that August football is basically a blank slate where you can make any performance fit your pre-existing bias. If Justin Fields looks like a god, he’s the savior; if he stinks, it’s just the preseason.
Big CatPreseason football performance is like 'Play-Doh' that fans can mold to fit whatever narrative they want to believe about their team
Preseason really is just, it's like a Play-Doh that you can just mold to however you want to feel about your team going into the regular season. You can twist what you're watching in a preseason game to fit however you want. If Justin Fields comes out and he's awesome, I'd be like, well, this is incredible. If he stinks, I'd be like, well, COVID, preseason.
Speaking of savanna-like atmospheres, the MLB Field of Dreams game is here. While the visuals are great, PFT thinks the league missed a massive opportunity by keeping a traditional outfield fence. He wants to see outfielders disappearing into the stalks to rob home runs.
PFT CommenterMajor League Baseball made a mistake by having an outfield fence at the Field of Dreams game
I think if they play this game in Iowa, they should not have an outfield fence... It should just be the corn. If there's like a grounder that would bounce into the wall, they have to run into the corn and try to grab the ball... that's probably the biggest mistake that Major League Baseball has made this week.
Big Cat also took a shot at the celebrity fans who might try to latch onto the moment, specifically Ben Affleck.
Big CatIf Ben Affleck put on a baseball uniform and walked into the corn at the Field of Dreams, he would look like a 'loser'
All I'm going to say is if Ben Affleck tried to put on a baseball uniform and walk into the Field of Dreams corn stalks, I think he would look like a loser. I think we can all agree on that, right?
Mount Rushmore of Things We Overthink
With Grit Week looming, the guys sat down for a very meta Mount Rushmore of things we overthink. Naturally, Billy Football immediately tried to sabotage the draft by picking "everything" as his first selection.
Hank stayed true to form by picking the classic "hallway greeting" dilemma—that agonizing 20-yard walk toward a coworker where you don't know when to make eye contact. Big Cat went with the airport departure time, a classic dad-brain struggle, and March Madness brackets. PFT rounded things out with the "stuff you should have said" internal monologue that keeps you awake at 2:00 AM.
Tony Hale Joins the Show
Actor Tony Hale joined the guys to talk about his new projects, *Nine Days* and *The Mysterious Benedict Society*, but the conversation quickly shifted to his legendary runs on *Veep* and *Arrested Development*. Tony talked about the transition from being a "commercial guy" in New York to playing iconic characters like Buster Bluth and Gary Walsh.
He shared that promoting high-intensity projects alongside family-friendly ones is nothing new for him, recalling a time he had to flip his brain between the foul-mouthed world of Selina Meyer and the innocence of *Toy Story*.
Promoting Veep and Toy Story at the same time is the most extreme contrast possible for an actor
I remember promoting Veep and Toy Story at the same time once and I was like, yeah, those you can't get more opposite than that.
Tony also confirmed what we all hoped: the *Veep* set was just as hilarious as the show itself. He admitted to ruining countless takes because he couldn't keep a straight face while standing right behind Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He also weighed in on his parents' lukewarm reaction to his most famous work, noting that they mostly "didn't get" the humor of the Bluth family.
Fyre Fest and Final Takes
We wrapped up with Fyre Fest of the week, featuring Big Cat’s son learning how to use the "S-word" in perfect context and Billy Football losing all his muscle mass to a green tea "metabolism hack." Billy is also fully out on the Trevor Lawrence hype train, opting to back a different horse in Indy.
Billy FootballTrevor Lawrence is trending downward while Sam Ehlinger is trending upward in their respective training camps
Trevor Lawrence trending downward. Sam Ehlinger trending upward. Stock up, stock down. I'm just saying.
Big Cat is so confident in the Jags' rookie that he’s putting his entire career on the line if Billy ends up being right about the quarterback rankings.
Big CatI will quit my job if Sam Ehlinger has a better NFL career than Trevor Lawrence
Billy, if Sam Ehlinger has a better career than Trevor Lawrence, I will quit my job. My only job in life would be to be your PR agent to just remind people that Billy Football correctly predicted Sam Ehlinger over Trevor Lawrence.
Hank ended the show with a serious and heartfelt message about fire safety following a tragedy in his family, reminding everyone to check their smoke detectors and avoid daisy-chaining extension cords. It was a rare "Let's Get Serious" moment that really hit home before we head into the chaos of the bus next week.
Eat your vitamins, check your batteries, and watch out for the corn.
