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Andrew Luck Retires, Andrew Whitworth, and Mount Rushmore of Guest Wants
The sports world stopped on Saturday night when Adam Schefter dropped an absolute nuke in the middle of a preseason game: Andrew Luck is retiring at 29. Big Cat and PFT are picking up the pieces of a franchise and a fan base that just saw their savior walk away for good. While the internet spent Sunday fighting straw men about whether fans have a right to be mad, Big Cat pointed out that the way the news broke was the real tragedy. Schefter leaked the retirement in the third quarter of a game Luck was standing on the sideline for, leading to the viral clips of Colts fans booing him off the field.
Big CatAdam Schefter blowing up the retirement timeline caused Andrew Luck to be booed in Indianapolis
Schefter dropped it in the middle of the third quarter of the game and Andrew Luck then left the field... to boos... Schefter did his job, but, dude, you are the reason why the timeline got moved up. You announced it and basically blew up Andrew Luck's entire plan of telling his teammates first.
While everyone mocks the draft scouts who ask if a quarterback is "too smart," Big Cat thinks this is the one time that question actually mattered. Luck had a life outside of football, an architecture degree, and a body that had been pulverized by years of gross mismanagement.
Big CatThe NFL Combine question of whether a player is 'too smart' is actually a valid concern
When we always laugh about the Combine interviews and the Josh Rosen, like, is this player too smart? Yes, 100%. It absolutely is a real question... This is actually a perfect case where Andrew Luck is a very smart guy. He has a ton of interest outside of football. I think he loved football. I think the injuries made him fall out of love with football because he's like, you know what? There's more to life than this.
Speaking of mismanagement, Big Cat didn't hold back on former GM Ryan Grigson for leaving Luck behind turnstiles for the first four years of his career.
Big CatRyan Grigson should be charged with war crimes for how he managed Andrew Luck
Ryan Grigson should basically go to like, he should be charged with war crimes. Just put him down to Cuba. Andrew Luck's first four years in the NFL, he got hit more than any other quarterback. They didn't have an offensive line protecting a franchise quarterback.
As for the money, PFT has some theories on why Jim Irsay is letting Luck keep his $25 million signing bonus instead of trying to claw it back. It smells like a mixture of "please come back in a year" and "please don't tell the media what goes on in this facility."
PFT CommenterJim Irsay paying Andrew Luck $25 million upon retirement is 'hush money'
I think that Irsay, in the fact that he's paying Andrew Luck $25 million, that's hush money right there. I don't know what Andrew Luck knows. He knows a lot of shit about a lot of shit, and he knows a lot of stuff about Jim Irsay.
Andrew Whitworth Joins the Show
Future Hall of Famer Andrew Whitworth joined the guys in the van to discuss being the oldest offensive lineman in the league and the aftermath of the Rams' Super Bowl run. As a Louisiana native, Whitworth has had to deal with a lot of heat for his take on the infamous pass interference no-call that sent the Rams to the big game over the Saints.
Andrew WhitworthIt is just an excuse for the Saints to blame the pass interference no-call for their NFC Championship loss
All I said was that it's just an excuse to blame one moment. And that's the truth. The reality is, as I've said before, if they were winning the game at the moment, or if that play would have ended the game, then that would be a valid argument. But the truth of the matter was the game was tied... You can't say that you for sure won the game based off the one play.
Whitworth also gave some incredible insight into playing for Nick Saban at LSU, blocking for Jamarcus Russell, and why he isn't ready to hang it up just yet. Despite the media trying to push a retirement narrative on him after the Super Bowl, he’s feeling better than ever.
Andrew WhitworthI want to play in the NFL until I am 40 years old
If I'm enjoying this game and I like the game, I'm going to keep playing the game. And if I feel good and I can play at a high level, you know what, we're going to keep riding... That's a narrative. I want to play until I'm 40.
Mount Rushmore of Guest Wants
With the Luck news dominating the weekend, it was only fitting to do a Mount Rushmore of guests the guys haven't landed yet but desperately want. PFT went chalk with Tom Brady, but Big Cat is holding out hope for a specific NBA superstar to finally make his appearance.
Big CatKevin Durant is going to come on Pardon My Take eventually
I'll go with well i i mean i think this guy's gonna come on but i'll go with kevin durant as my first pick i think he is gonna come on but i really really want him to come on.
PFT also threw Guy Fieri onto the list, noting that the Mayor of Flavortown is the ultimate football guy and would likely be an all-time interview.
PFT CommenterGuy Fieri would be a Hall of Fame guest for this show
I'm going to go with Guy Fieri. I think that guy would be a great guy to have on the show. He would be a guy's guy. Football guy. A guy's guy's guy guy. A guy's guy. We could talk to him about the Raiders. We could talk to him about Donkey Sauce.
Who’s Back and Monday Reading
Who's Back featured the return of college football names, *Breaking Bad* movie rumors, and the upcoming Burning Man festivities. PFT flagged that there are 40 scheduled orgies at Burning Man this year, but Big Cat offered some veteran advice for anyone thinking of attending.
Big CatDon't ever show up to a scheduled orgy
Once you schedule an orgy, don't show up to a scheduled orgy... because every dude, it's like going to Fyre Fest... it's just a bunch of finance bros from New York who are a little overweight... Little life hack. Don't show up to a scheduled orgy. Orgies just happen.
We wrapped up with a Monday Reading that involved a woman suspecting her boyfriend of being a necrophiliac because he likes her to stay perfectly still and cold during sex. The guys suggested she should probably just pretend to be dead and see if he calls an ambulance or starts taking his pants off.
Go Colts, go Jacoby Brissett, and please don't draft your fantasy teams until September.
