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Alex Bregman and Max Duggan on World Series Wins, Heisman Hype, and Baker's Comeback
Baker Mayfield is back from the dead, and the vibes in the studio have never been higher. Just two days after being picked up off the scrap heap, Baker led the Rams to an improbable 98-yard game-winning drive on Thursday Night Football. Big Cat was mesmerized by Baker's post-game celebrations, though he noticed a very specific equipment choice that might explain Baker's fearlessness during teammate headbutts.
Big CatBaker Mayfield wears a padded headband so he can headbutt teammates without getting hurt
Baker Mayfield wears his little headband. Yeah. I think there's padding in it. So he keeps doing the headbutt thing and everyone's like, holy shit, what a psycho. He's like, no, I'm good. I noticed that after the game, and he was being very aggressive with his headbutts, but he was making sure to line it up right on the headband.
PFT was quick to point out that Baker was playing for a coach who actually knows how to use him. While the Rams have had a disastrous Super Bowl defense, the fact that they are still fighting despite losing their entire roster has Big Cat making a bold claim about Sean McVay's coaching performance this season.
Big CatThe 2022 season is actually Sean McVay's best coaching job ever
Actually the 2022 season was [Sean McVay's] best job as a head coach... they literally have lost their entire team and the season is lost and it's the worst Super Bowl defense ever statistically. But the fact that even the last three games, how the Rams have fought... they're fighting. I might give him my vote for Coach of the Year.
On the flip side, the Raiders once again found a way to Raider. Derek Carr looked like he was in his groove early, but PFT noted that once one thing goes wrong for Carr, the wheels don't just come off—they explode.
PFT CommenterDerek Carr's confidence is like a balloon that pops as soon as anything goes wrong
Right when [Derek Carr] starts to really get his mojo going, if he does something to interfere with that confidence, then it's like a balloon that gets popped for the rest of the game and then he's just, you can't use him. He always looks super sympathetic... and people just look at him and it looks, he looks like a guy that's honestly locked himself in his room for 12 hours, listened to the Cure to get ready for the game.
Week 14 Picks and Previews
The board is a mess this week with six teams on a bye, but the guys found plenty of reasons to get fired up. The biggest point of contention remains the Minnesota Vikings. Despite their 10-2 record, PFT is refusing to buy any stock in the purple and gold, citing a point differential that suggests they are living on borrowed time.
PFT CommenterThe Minnesota Vikings are absolute frauds
I'll tell you why. Billy, let me take you to school real quick. You wanna hear some cold hard facts? Out of every single team to ever be 10 and 2 since the 1970 merger... the Vikings are by far and dead last for point differential. Their point differential is three times smaller than the second worst team. The Vikings, they're frauds.
PFT is much more interested in the Detroit Lions, who have transformed from a punchline into a legitimate threat. While the Vikings are frauds in his eyes, the Lions are the real deal, leading to a massive clash of opinions for their head-to-head matchup this Sunday.
PFT CommenterThe Detroit Lions are actually a good football team and America needs to realize it
The lions are good, the lions are, America needs to come to the realization that the, the Detroit lions are good at playing football.
In the AFC, Billy Football is convinced that the Bengals are the locks of the century against the Browns. His reasoning has nothing to do with Joe Burrow's arm or the Browns' defensive struggles, but rather a very specific locker room furniture move.
Billy FootballRemoving ping pong tables from the locker room makes the Bengals a lock to beat the Browns
This is a ping pong table game for Cincinnati. No distractions. I'm a big believer in ping pong tables. If you, it doesn't matter if you put the ping pong tables into the locker room or if you take them out of the locker room, if you're moving a ping pong table around that week, I will bet on your team.
Alex Bregman and Max Duggan
World Series Champion Alex Bregman joined the show to discuss the Astros' latest title and what it's like having Steven Cheah run your fantasy football league. Bregman offered a rare glimpse into the "baby bump" phenomenon, confirming Big Cat's theory that players start mashing once they have a kid because they realize that striking out doesn't matter when you have a baby waiting at home. He also gave respect to the filthiest arm he faced this season.
Alex BregmanJonathan Loaisiga is the toughest pitcher to face in MLB right now
Toughest guy I think to face is probably Loaisiga from the Yankees. That is elite stuff. I mean, he's, he's really, really good.
Then, TCU quarterback and Heisman finalist Max Duggan stopped by the studio. Fresh off an incredible run to the College Football Playoff, Max talked about the "Hypnotoad" energy in Fort Worth and the grueling nature of playing on turf. He also stood up for a fellow quarterback who he feels is unfairly criticized for the talent around him.
Stetson Bennett is a legitimate NFL-caliber quarterback who doesn't get enough respect
Stetson [Bennett] doesn't get like the talk, I don't think that he probably deserves right? That like, oh, you know, he just plays on a good team. Like if he like watches games, like that dude could play and he can ball.
Fantasy Fuccbois and Fyre Fest
Fantasy Fuck Boys featured a rare soccer sighting as Hank predicted a massive downfall for the world's greatest player on the biggest stage.
HankLionel Messi will choke in the 2022 World Cup knockout rounds
My sit is Lionel Messi. This is the time of the year... he's due for a choke in the fucking World Cup. He's not my goat. He's gonna put up a big fat goose egg in there going down.
Fyre Fest of the Week hit Jake Marsh particularly hard. Between the "Arson" Judge tweet from Jon Heyman and reports about the Yankees receiving favorable equipment during the 2022 season, PFT couldn't help but twist the knife into the Yankees' home run record.
PFT CommenterThe New York Yankees were given juiced baseballs for Aaron Judge's home run chase
A report came out saying that the Yankees were beneficiaries of having juice balls all last year. The Yankees were getting juice balls. Asterisks on his home run record, on his AL home run record. I mean, Jake, how can you discount that? They were purposely giving the best balls in baseball to the New York Yankees last year.
Whether it's juiced balls or padded headbands, the rules of sports apparently don't apply when the content is this good.
