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Best of 2016 Part 1: SVP, Jim Tressel, and Adam Morrison’s Bunker
We’re winding down the first year of Pardon My Take by looking back at the interviews that put the show on the map. Big Cat and PFT Commenter took some time to narrate the backstories of their favorite 2016 guests, starting with the moment they actually became respected journalists.
It all started with Kyle Wiltjer and the legend of Adam Morrison. While the world thought Morrison was just a guy with a mustache who liked the bench, Kyle Wiltjer revealed he's actually the most prepared man in Spokane for the end of days.
Kyle WiltjerAdam Morrison has an apocalypse bunker and is fully equipped for the end of the world
The guy is fully equipped if there was an apocalypse. He's got food stashed in the way, everything. So he could survive anything. He's got guns... He's got a bunker, everything. He's a pro.
PFT and Big Cat then caught up with their birthday-week brother Danny Woodhead. While Danny was still technically a Charger at the time of the recording, PFT was already looking ahead to how Danny’s veteran presence could help a certain future NFL draft pick.
PFT CommenterDanny Woodhead will join the Patriots to mentor Christian McCaffrey
Until the end of the league year, [Danny Woodhead] is still a Charger. And then he'll be a Patriot where he'll mentor Christian McCaffrey.
Legal Legends and Punting Porn
No recap of 2016 is complete without our resident legal expert, Mr. Portnoy. He joined the show to provide some "free" advice on everything from trademarking the word Yabo to the legality of the Boston Red Sox benching Pablo Sandoval for his off-season habits.
Mr. PortnoyBenchining a player for being too fat isn't discrimination if they were already heavy when they signed
They accepted [Pablo Sandoval] as being a loud ass when they signed him. He was heavy. So they didn't discriminate in the beginning. And so they will accept him the way he was, but it turned out that he couldn't hit his weight.
One of the biggest gets of the year was former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. PFT credits the booking to his own persistence and his unique ability to avoid being judged by his appearance during the negotiation process.
PFT CommenterI'm an underrated emailer because I'm more persuasive when people don't have to look at my face
I'm an underrated emailer. What can I say? I'm a lot more persuasive when people don't have to look at my face.
Jim Tressel didn't disappoint, giving the guys way more time than they expected and confirming his status as the premier philosopher of special teams.
Jim TresselThe punt is the most important play in football
No, I've said it's [the punt] the most important play. All right, the most important play.
The World’s Biggest Beef and New York Sports
The guys also revisited the absolute insanity that was Marlins Man versus Foul Ball Guy. It was the internet beef that nobody knew they needed, featuring Marlins Man comparing his arrival at stadiums to the Beatles at Shea Stadium.
Speaking of delusional sports fans, Michael Rapaport stopped by to discuss the state of the New York Knicks. Big Cat tried to provide a handbook for being a Derrick Rose fan, but the conversation quickly shifted to whether the Knicks could ever actually win anything.
Big CatThe Knicks will never win as long as James Dolan is the owner
As long as James Dolan is the owner of the Knicks, the Knicks aren't winning shit. And you know that. I know that. Spike Lee knows that.
Big Cat was even willing to put his reputation on the line regarding the Chicago Cubs versus the Knicks in a race to a title.
Big CatThe Cubs will win a World Series before the Knicks win an NBA championship
Of course the Cubs are going to win one before the Knicks. No, I'm not saying it's this year, but here's the answer to your question straight up. As long as James Dolan is the owner of the Knicks, the Knicks aren't winning shit.
SportsCenter Icons and Giant Secrets
Scott Van Pelt joined the show from a secret location in Connecticut to talk Tiger Woods, washing apples, and the elite status of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks.
Scott Van PeltJoe Flacco is elite because he has a Super Bowl ring
Is Joe Flacco elite? Duh. Obviously. He won a Super Bowl. Hello.
To wrap things up, Justin Pugh and Marshall Newhouse gave us the real scoop on what it’s like to play with Eli Manning. Turns out, the two-time Super Bowl MVP has a very specific way of asserting his dominance in the meeting room.
Justin PughEli Manning is a prankster who likes to crop dust and fart on teammates
Eli is the kind of guy, like, he's definitely smart, but, like, likes the pranky, slapsticky type stuff. And, like, it'll just – he'll be sitting down in a meeting or something talking to someone, and he'll kind of crop dust you or just, like, drive by, fart you, and then just walk away. He's a big fart guy, yeah.
Between the Giant revelations and the guys attempting to launch their own airport-based traveling band, 2016 was a hell of a ride.
Stay humble and see you for Part 2 on Friday.
