PMT DB
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Bethenny Frankel and Warren Sharp on the Bears, NFL Trends, and Reality TV
The vibes in the studio are immaculate because we are officially time traveling. Big Cat and PFT recorded the open before Thursday Night Football but spliced in their post-game reactions after the Bears took down Tom Brady and the Bucs. It was a rollercoaster of emotions that saw Big Cat go from pre-game anxiety to full-blown delusion regarding Nick Foles.
Big CatI think the Bears will beat the Buccaneers and Nick Foles will look good.
I like Nick Foles in this. There's not a lot to like, it's Tom Brady and Nick Foles. I've seen this movie before... I feel like the Bears are going to have a great effort tonight... maybe not the perfect game but we just went toe-to-toe. We beat the Bucs and Nick Foles looks good.
Before the game, PFT was calling for a weird night from the kickers, and while he didn't get a total meltdown, the outcome was even better. Billy Football actually nailed the prediction of the night, calling for a Tom Brady mental lapse that saw the GOAT hold up four fingers on fifth down.
Billy FootballTom Brady will make a mental blunder that costs the Buccaneers the game.
It's going to come down to whether Brady's been aging, whether we see Brady's age physically and kind of mentally... maybe he gets slower as you age... you know all he's like supposed to be like the smart quarterback, but like, you know, you're not always with it.
With the Bears sitting at 4-1, PFT is officially ready to lean into the chaos. He’s looking at the way they’re winning these games and seeing something spiritual in the water in Chicago.
PFT CommenterThe Bears are a team of destiny and I'm not using the word Super Bowl lightly.
It's very weird almost like team of Destiny Vibes. Like I don't use the word Super Bowl lightly... This is team of Destiny stuff for sure and Nick Foles... he's got ice water in his veins.
Sharp Angles and Betting the Board
Warren Sharp joined the show to breakdown what he's seeing through the first month of the season. He pointed out that while some teams look like contenders on paper, the underlying data tells a different story. He's particularly skeptical of the Titans despite their undefeated start and thinks the Eagles are better than the mess we've seen on the field.
Warren SharpThe Tennessee Titans are not as good as their 3-0 record suggests
A team that's worse than what their record is... it's the Tennessee Titans. This is not a team that is undefeated three and oh in the NFL. They're a team that barely was able to come back and beat the Denver Broncos, beat the Minnesota Vikings... I don't think that this team is as good as what their record indicates right now.
Warren also touched on the Dwayne Haskins situation in Washington. It turns out the benching might have had more to do with the meeting room than the highlight reel. Sharp explained that the coaching staff's lack of allegiance to Haskins, combined with a perceived lack of growth in his film study, made the move to Kyle Allen inevitable.
Warren SharpDwayne Haskins was benched because he wasn't responding to coaching, not just performance
The bigger issue for Dwayne Haskins is simply was he responding to the coaching... it's about doing what the coaches are asking you to do and having some accountability... I'm hearing Dwayne Haskins was not able to respond to the coaching... at some point they're like, I don't know if this guy's ever going to 'get it'.
Before letting him go, Sharp highlighted how the league-wide shift toward fourth-down aggression is fundamentally changing the way we look at over/under totals. If you're a fan of points, you're a fan of coaches who have the balls to keep the punter on the sideline.
Warren SharpFourth down aggression almost always benefits bettors taking the over.
From a betting perspective. It makes a lot of sense because... when a team decides to go for it on fourth down it almost always is beneficial to [the over] because what they're not doing is punting the ball... regardless of what happens on that fourth down play. Somebody's getting the ball probably close to Midfield, which is a lot for Less distance to travel to score points.
The Queen of the Pressure Cabin
In a legendary pivot, Bethenny Frankel hopped on the show to discuss her new podcast and her time as the focal point of the Real Housewives universe. She brought a level of intensity that caught Big Cat and PFT off guard, explaining that her business success is rooted in being unapologetically herself. She isn't here to make friends; she's here to build an empire.
Bethenny FrankelIt is better to be polarizing and polarizing than to be untrusted
It's better to be—there's no gray in this life. I mean, so it's black or white and polarizing and that's okay. It would be worse for me—it's okay if I'm not liked, it would be bad if I were not trusted. So that would really bother me, but I'm definitely trusted.
She gave a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how reality TV actually functions, particularly those infamous cast trips. While fans see luxury vacations, Bethenny sees a calculated exercise in psychological warfare designed to create maximum toxicity for the cameras.
Bethenny FrankelReality show cast trips are designed as 'pressure cabins' to force toxic conflict.
The trips are designed to put you in a pressure cabin together with everybody. To work through and bring up every issue... it's like a little mini forest fires that with any luck from production begin a big giant one big fire for the finale... it wouldn't matter where you are because it's going to be the most disgusting experience of arguments and toxicity.
Bethenny also walked the guys through her massive philanthropic efforts with BeStrong and hinted that she might just be the only person capable of fixing the government because she refuses to play the typical political games.
Bethenny FrankelI would be the only honest politician and could successfully run the country because I don't bullshit.
I'd be the honest politician and be able to figure out how to play the game without being corrupted not bullshitting everybody a hundred percent... if you want to get things done and be wise and be strategic, I'm very good at that that I'm an Executor... doing the right in the country. I think I could absolutely do. I mean I know I could have.
Weekend Preview and Fantasy Fathers
To wrap things up, the guys ran through the Week 5 slate. Big Cat is putting the Cowboys on notice, while PFT is still trying to wrap his head around how the NFC East is somehow the most entertaining dumpster fire in sports history.
Big CatIf the Cowboys don't cover the spread against the Giants, they aren't a real team.
If the Cowboys don't cover the nine and a half against the Giants. I'm just going to cross them off as not real team. So it's like a statement game you either. Tell me that you're real or not. But otherwise, I'm moving on.
We also got a fresh edition of Fantasy Fathers, where the dads discussed the importance of raking leaves, keeping the thermostat at a reasonable level, and avoiding the dangers of power tools. Fyre Fest of the week featured PFT being investigated by Airbnb for $40,000 in pool damages, which he maintains is a total scam because he filled the pool with a hose every single day.
Hopefully Billy remembers to actually pick up that hedgehog he put a down payment on before it finds a new home.
