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Baker Mayfield on Culture in Cleveland, Haters, and the 2018 NFL Draft
Big Cat and PFT are coming to you today with a massive episode featuring the number one overall pick, QB1 himself, Baker Mayfield. The guys traveled to Cleveland for a face-to-face sit down at the Browns facility, and the energy was exactly what you'd expect from a meeting of three alphas. Before we get to the rookie sensation, we had to address the elephant in the room: the absolute disaster currently unfolding in Oakland with the Golden State Warriors.
Warriors Dynasty Downfall?
The Warriors are officially imploding after Draymond Green and Kevin Durant got into it at the end of the Clippers game. Draymond basically pulled a "hold my beer" move, dribbled off his foot, and then reportedly started chirping at KD about his impending free agency. Big Cat is ready to declare the era over before the season even hits December.
Big CatKevin Durant is definitely leaving the Warriors in free agency
The Golden State Warriors are imploding. And now, this is probably an overreaction. Everything you're about to listen to is an overreaction, but this is what, when a team wins as much as the Warriors, we have to overreact... and they all just go their separate ways.
PFT pointed out that this was always the inevitable conclusion of the superteam experiment. You can only have so many guys who want the ball before the chemistry turns into a science fair explosion.
PFT CommenterThe addition of Kevin Durant to the Warriors was bound to screw up the team's chemistry
This is a classic. There's just one ball. We all predicted this when [Durant] went out there that it was going to screw up the team chemistry. We were right. It just took us a longer time than we thought to get there.
To save the franchise, PFT suggested a classic PMT solution: bring in a common enemy to unite the locker room. There is no better candidate for that role right now than Carmelo Anthony, who is currently wandering the halls of the Houston Rockets facility like a ghost.
PFT CommenterThe Warriors should sign Carmelo Anthony as a 'fall guy' to unite the team
Bring Carmelo [Anthony] in and then they all have a common enemy and everybody starts hating Carmelo. And then that galvanizes the team. They're like, 'You know what, Katie, you're not so bad.' He's a fall guy. Bring in your fall guy Carmelo, get rid of him after like a week and the team will be all back together.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank kicked off Hot Seat with a wild theory about Steph Curry following Vanessa Bryant on Instagram, suggesting a potential move to the Lakers that would leave KD alone with Draymond.
HankSteph Curry might leave the Warriors for the Lakers
Aisha Curry recently followed Vanessa Bryant on Instagram. So what if Steph was the one to leave the Warriors, go to the Lakers, and leaves KD to deal with Draymond and all the trash in Golden State?
Big Cat moved over to the Cool Throne to officially declare that the holiday season has arrived, mostly because it provides a bulletproof excuse for anyone who wants to start their afternoon drinking a week before Thanksgiving.
Big CatThe holiday season officially starts right now (November 14th)
My cool throne is actually for everyone who wants to get drunk all the time, because I think we can officially say it's holiday season. Starting right now.
The guys also got into a heated debate about acting and nationality. Big Cat has a new rule: if a foreign actor plays an American well enough for a few movies, we are officially annexing them.
Big CatIf a foreign actor plays an American in more than three movies, they are officially American
If you are in more than three movies where you're in America in the movie, you're American. Like Idris Elba, that guy's American. He was in The Wire. When I found out he had an English accent, it blew my fucking mind... Christian Bale? American. 100%. Russell Crowe? American.
QB1: Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield joined the show to discuss his transition to the NFL and the change in culture in Cleveland. The interview started with the guys trying to "motivate" Baker by criticizing his height and his fashion choices, which he handled like a pro. They dove into his history as a walk-on at both Texas Tech and Oklahoma, a journey that fueled the chip on his shoulder that defines his play style. When discussing the infamous flag plant at Ohio State and the Kansas handshake snub, Baker didn't back down from the competitive fire.
Baker MayfieldKansas football is a joke and deserved the treatment I gave them
Kansas football [is] a joke. And then you kick the shit out of them, and then you obviously are like, yeah, you guys are a joke. They should get everything that they deserve in that respect... I think it was more about being the bigger man in that one and letting them just—like you described Kansas football—letting them do that. And letting them stay at that level.
Since Hue Jackson and Todd Haley were shown the door, the offense has opened up, and there's plenty of speculation about what the scheme should look like moving forward. While Baker was diplomatic, he didn't hide his love for the system that won him a Heisman.
Baker MayfieldI would love to run the Oklahoma offense in the NFL
Obviously the easiest answer would be, yeah, I'd love to run the offense at Oklahoma. That's because I had three years to do it, and I got so comfortable in it.
Of course, no Baker Mayfield interview is complete without talking about the future of the Browns. He’s already embracing the city and the challenge of turning around the most tortured franchise in the league. He didn't blink when asked about the ultimate goal.
Baker MayfieldThe Browns will win a Super Bowl in the 21st century
This is the portion of the interview where we let you predict when the Browns will win the Super Bowl. 2020? In the 21st century, yeah. ... Okay, so you are saying that you will win a Super Bowl with the Browns. Just maybe not the statue.
Segments
The show wrapped up with a look at the Bengals' bizarre decision to hire Hue Jackson as a "Special Assistant." Big Cat is convinced this is just a Trojan Horse move for Hue to eventually take the big chair.
Big CatHue Jackson will try to get everyone on the Bengals staff fired to take the head coach job
Hugh Jackson is brought in with a very suspect and vague title, which basically means he's going to ingratiate himself with first Marvin Lewis, then the owner, Mike Brown? Yeah, Mike Brown, and then get everyone fired so he can take the job.
We also touched on Markelle Fultz’s latest free-throw glitch, which looks more and more like a permanent case of the yips, and a very fast-paced edition of Guys on Chicks that nearly broke Hank’s brain.
If your nipple nerve is still attached, you're having a better Wednesday than some.
