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Billy Football, Mr Portnoy, And Mt Flushmore Season Begins

Monday, March 23, 202014 takes

There are no sports besides talking about the Falcons having a ton of first round draft picks and Tom Brady officially signing in Tampa ( - ). We've been watching old games and bargaining with ourselves. Who's back of the week including caveman Ben Roethlisberger ( - ) . Billy Football joins the show in his triumphant return to talk about what Generation Z can do to stop Coronavirus plus he has historical facts and some science he's been working on to become the greatest generation ( - ). Mr Portnoy joins the show from Florida to check in with a complaint and a plea for him to stay indoors ( - ). Segments include Mt Flushmore season, the opposite of Mt rushmore where we pick the 4 worst things of a topic, embrace debate and PR 101 for Jamal Murray.

Billy Football on Gen Z's Potential, Mr. Portnoy, and Mt. Flushmore Season

The world is currently without sports, which means Big Cat is losing his mind watching 1982 college basketball replays and PFT is ready to trade away the TV score ticker just to get live action back. While Big Cat is bargaining with himself over 1980s zone defenses and the lack of a three-point line, the reality of the post-Brady era is sinking in for Hank.

The Post-Brady Patriots

With Tom Brady officially a Buccaneer, the conversation turned to how Bill Belichick handles the vacuum. While Hank is busy watching Brady highlights and tearing up, Big Cat floated a theory that sounds exactly like something the hoodie would pull off to spite the rest of the league.

Loss
Mar 23, 2020
#2578
Big CatBig Cat

Bill Belichick should tank the 2020 season to draft Trevor Lawrence

Is there a chance that the Patriots Bill Belichick is going to tank this year with Brian Hoyer as the quarterback... he's greatest coach of all time. Would that not also make him the greatest tanker of all time and then they somehow get Trevor Lawrence and it's another 20 years.

The Patriots did not tank; they signed Cam Newton and tried to compete, finishing 7-9. Trevor Lawrence went #1 overall to the Jaguars.

PFT isn't so sure about the tank, suggesting that the system is the star and Belichick might just be arrogant enough to think he doesn't need a Hall of Famer to win the AFC East.

Loss
Mar 23, 2020
#21248
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick believes his system can carry a team to 11 wins even with a below-average quarterback

I actually think the Belichick with Hoyer, he's trying to recapture that magic he had and what was it 2009 when Matt Cassel took over for a season, I think Belichick thinks like if I have an average-ly talented or slightly below average quarterback and he knows my system, my system will will us to 11 wins.

The Patriots finished the 2020 season 7-9 and missed the playoffs, so Belichick's system did not carry them to 11 wins with Cam Newton/Brian Hoyer.

The Return of the Prodigal Intern

Billy Football made his triumphant return to the show, appearing as the resident Gen Z health correspondent. Currently in quarantine himself, Billy delivered a passionate, slightly rambling pep talk to his generation, urging them to stop partying and start saving the world so he can actually have a senior season of football.

Void
Mar 23, 2020
#2585
Billy FootballBilly Football

Gen Z has the potential to be one of the greatest generations by combatting the COVID pandemic

I think we have the potential to be one of the greatest Generations looking at historical context... I think we have the potential if we really deal with this virus, we combat it... we can celebrate but right now we got to make the we got to do the blocking and tackling to get it done.

Subjective generational legacy that cannot be definitively measured.

Billy isn't just worried about the history books; he's worried about the gridiron. He warned the Zoomers that their spring break antics are directly threatening the one thing everyone actually cares about.

Loss
Mar 23, 2020
#2589
Billy FootballBilly Football

There will be no football in the fall if people don't stop partying and follow social distancing

We're not going to have football come fall. All right, first round for the first time since I think the invention of American football, we're not going to football and you know, if that's your driving force... just think what you're doing to William football.

The NFL played a full (though modified) season starting in September. Most college football played as well, though some conferences started late.

Beyond the warnings, Billy provided some "field research" on how to survive the lockdown. This included a nutritional pivot that only an intern could dream up, involving the structural integrity of picnic staples.

Void
Mar 23, 2020
#2591
Billy FootballBilly Football

PB&J on hot dog rolls is a superior sandwich method and I'm never going back

I've been making PB and J's and hot dog rolls and honestly, I'm never going back. Yeah, PB&J doesn't fall out of the sample. It falls out of sandwiches in the hot dog roll. It's like a taco, you know.

It's a matter of personal taste in sandwich engineering.

Mr. Portnoy's Florida Dispatch

Transitioning from the youngest guest to the oldest, Mr. Portnoy called in from Florida to discuss his refusal to respect the pandemic's rules. After a disastrous attempt to visit the airport just to change a flight, the elder Portnoy is now hunkering down with Cousin Linda, though he’s still finding plenty of time to complain about Bank of America and the stock market. He also threw some serious shade at the longevity of the hosts.

Open
Mar 23, 2020
#21251
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

I will likely outlive Big Cat and PFT Commenter

Wouldn't it be something if I outlive the both of you? That would be something... I promise I'll be there [at the funerals].

All parties are currently alive, so this is pending, though statistically unlikely given the age gaps.

Mt. Flushmore Season Begins

With no sports to celebrate, it’s time to start hating. The guys kicked off Mt. Flushmore season with the worst cereals. It turns out the crew has some deeply held vendettas against breakfast foods. PFT went after the "breakfast of champions" for its lack of actual flavor.

Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wheaties taste like an old person's butthole

Wheaties. Mmm great boxes and they're great workers because they just they made everyone who wins an Olympic gold medal want to be on the cover of their cereal box, even though their cereal tastes like shit tastes like an old person's like butthole.

Subjective flavor profile.

Hank took the most controversial path, attacking a staple of the American pantry that left Big Cat and PFT stunned.

Void
HankHank

Frosted Flakes is easily the worst cereal option

This is way more controversial than my last one. But easily my least favorite cereal Frosted Flakes... growing up and I go to my friend's house for sleepovers or whatever and they go on Frosted Flakes. No disgusting.

Completely subjective matter of taste.

Big Cat, meanwhile, exposed the marketing genius behind one of his personal favorites, admitting that his "healthy" choice is anything but.

Win
Big CatBig Cat

Honey Bunches of Oats is the greatest cereal hack for eating sugar disguised as health food

I'm also happy that no one said Honey Bunches of Oats Because that's the greatest like hack of eating healthy, but it's really just sugar cereal agreed that I love Honey Bunches of Oats. It's my whole unit like, oh, yeah. I'm eating healthy here.

Nutritional data generally supports that many 'healthy' cereals contain high sugar levels, making it a factually grounded opinion.

PR 101 and Closing

To wrap things up, the guys took a look at Jamal Murray’s recent social media "hack" involving a very graphic video. While Murray is blaming hackers, Big Cat has a more current-events-focused strategy for how the Nuggets star could move past the scandal.

Loss
Mar 23, 2020·PR 101
#2606
Big CatBig Cat

Jamal Murray should claim he has coronavirus to make people forget his accidental sex tape

PR 101 for him. I don't know what you do. You just actually say you have coronavirus. There you go think that really is the only way out. If you say you have coronavirus people will just feel bad for you and then kind of forget that that happened.

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Murray did not take this advice; he stuck with the 'I was hacked' excuse.

Stay safe out there, wash your hands, and remember that hot dog rolls are just taco shells for PB&J.

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More Takes

Win
Mar 23, 2020
#2581
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bringing in outside free agents will backfire for the Falcons by destroying Dan Quinn's 'locker room loyalty' weapon

The Falcons look great on paper, but if you're bringing in all these like new people from the outside that's taken away Dan Quinn's best weapon, which is just having a locker room full of guys that know him and like them... you get these new voices in and they're not going to be going bad for you when you start four and seven.

The Falcons started 0-5 in 2020 and Dan Quinn was fired in October, suggesting the team culture/loyalty did indeed collapse.
Void
Mar 23, 2020
#21247
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A three-quarter-inch bottom-line ticker is unnecessary and sports broadcasts are better without it

I'll take sports back on TV... you can take [the ticker] away, that I can live without... I've seen some games where the bottom line just like not working sometimes... and the games I think are actually better without that, you know, eighth of an inch at the bottom of my screen taken up.

This is a subjective aesthetic preference regarding broadcast graphics.
Void
Mar 23, 2020
#21250
Billy FootballBilly Football

The 21st century will experience a 'Renaissance' following the COVID-19 pandemic

Think about what when we get out of this... it's going to be a Renaissance of the 21st century and when we get there we can celebrate... people are going to bring back traditions that they sort of lost because they're too busy on their phones.

Whether a 'Renaissance' occurred post-COVID is highly subjective and depends on how one defines it. Society certainly changed, but a cultural rebirth is debatable.
Push
Mar 23, 2020
#21249
Billy FootballBilly Football

Hot water, lemon juice, honey, and Tylenol is an effective strategy for treating COVID-19

I'm recommending also hot green tea, lemon juice, and honey three times a day because the hot water washes down the virus... and if they have a fever give them Tylenol anyway, that's all I have to say.

While honey/lemon can soothe symptoms, the claim that hot water 'washes down the virus' is medically false. Tylenol is a standard treatment for fever.

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