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Booger McFarland on the Tush Push, Lions Hype, and Week 4 Picks
The Detroit Lions went into Lambeau Field on a Thursday night and officially planted their flag. Big Cat and PFT started the show in awe of a team that finally looks like the real deal, specifically noting how they bullied the Packers at the line of scrimmage. While the guys aren't quite ready to say the Lions are the best team in the NFC, the "plucky underdog" narrative is officially dead.
Big CatThe Detroit Lions are for real
The Detroit Lions are for real. They go into Lambeau, they punch the Packers in the mouth. David Montgomery was absolutely unstoppable. They've gone to Arrowhead, they've gone to Lambeau, they won both games as road teams and they are looking great.
They also discussed the potential for fans to eventually turn on Detroit, though Big Cat thinks there is a specific threshold that needs to be met before the hate starts pouring in for the Motor City.
Big CatIt would take a Super Bowl win for people to start hating Lions fans
I don't think people will hate Lions fans unless they win a Super Bowl and then they would start to hate them. It's kind of like the Cubs or the Red Sox, where after they won theirs, people started to hate it. But the first one, I think people would all be about because it is a tortured fan base.
Damian Lillard to the Bucks and Week 4 Preview
Before getting into the NFL slate, the guys reacted to the blockbuster Dame Lillard trade to Milwaukee. While Big Cat is riding high on the Giannis and Dame pairing, Hank tried his best to downplay the move as a Celtics fan, even if he sounded a little bit like he was whistling past the graveyard.
HankDamian Lillard is past his prime
I think Damian Lillard's a little old, a little past his prime. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are in their prime. Damian Lillard's washed up.
Moving to the Sunday slate, the Dolphins are the talk of the league after putting up 70 points on the Broncos. However, Big Cat is looking at the history books and the psychological toll of such a blowout when it comes to his betting card for their matchup against the Bills.
Big CatYou must fade any team the week after they score 70 points
I might just put this in my gambling portfolio: any team that scores 70, fade them the next week. If you score 70 points in a game on 71 plays, you can't tell me you don't go into the facility the next day like, 'We're the best, we'll just run the same plays.'
PFT backed up the fade with a more scientific theory regarding the conservation of points.
PFT CommenterNFL points are a finite resource; scoring 70 means you'll have fewer points later
I feel like points are a finite resource... They might have scored too many points last week [scoring 70]. Too many points.
Rivalries and Defensive Dominance
The guys also broke down the Ravens-Browns matchup and the Commanders heading to Philly. While the Browns' defense looks historic, PFT is unfortunately coming to terms with the fact that his Commanders might be walking into a buzzsaw against the Eagles' defensive line.
PFT CommenterThe Eagles will beat the Commanders by 25 points
Congrats Max. I'm just going to give it to you. 25 point win for the Eagles this week. The defensive line is going to eat. I blame 40% on the offensive line, 40% on Sam Howell, and then 20% on Tony P in DC.
This led to a broader debate about whether you'd rather have an elite offense or an elite defense. For Big Cat, the answer is always rooted in the grit of the defensive side of the ball.
Big CatDefense wins championships
Defense wins championships. I'll go to my grave thinking that. The Bucs defense smothered Patrick Mahomes [in the Super Bowl]. That was completely a defensive effort. The Patriots' last Super Bowl was a defensive effort when they stopped the Rams.
Booger McFarland Joins the Show
Booger McFarland stopped by to talk about everything from his upcoming animated Toy Story broadcast to the state of the quarterback position in the NFL. He didn't pull any punches when it came to the disaster currently unfolding in Chicago, specifically regarding Justin Fields' development.
Booger McFarlandJustin Fields is finished as the quarterback in Chicago
It's over. Because I think we've seen a big enough sample size to know that there hasn't been enough improvement to say I want to see more. Justin Fields struggles to make layups and free throws. If you can't make the layups and the free throws, I'm not concerned that you can make the Alley-OOP dunk. Anytime a quarterback is living by running a football, that quarterback can't survive.
The conversation turned to the most controversial play in football: the "Tush Push." Booger, a former defensive tackle, explained that the only way to stop the Eagles is to stop being nice and start being violent.
Booger McFarlandThe way to stop the 'Tush Push' is to physically assault the quarterback
How do you stop it? It's really simple. The defensive tackles have to get down very, very low and take out those offensive linemen. And then you have to have linebackers that are willing to come over the top with forearms and elbows and just go right at the quarterback. You have to physically hit the dude. If you bring bodily harm, then he'll tell his coach, 'Hey man, we might want to cancel that.'
He also shared some high praise for the Washington Huskies in the college ranks and made a definitive pick for who will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season.
Booger McFarlandThe San Francisco 49ers will win the Super Bowl
Super Bowl Champ: San Francisco 49ers. It is going to be an amazing thing to see Deebo and Trent Williams walk out next to the dude with the big boombox at the Super Bowl.
Fyre Fest of the Week
To wrap things up, the guys shared their Fyre Fests. Hank is currently in a war with the Chicago parking meter system, while PFT nearly bought an El Camino until a salesman actually told him it was a terrible idea for a primary vehicle. Big Cat is mourning the collapse of the Cubs, which seems to have happened in the most heartbreaking way possible.
Big CatThe Cubs will not make the playoffs after their September collapse
The Cubs have had just an epic collapse. The Cubs are most likely not going to make the playoffs because they don't have any tiebreakers. Suzuki just missed a ball, it went right by him. Easy catch. There's nothing worse than a September collapse.
If the Cubs are dead, at least Big Cat still has his Badgers, who he believes are destined for a massive upset later this season.
Just remember, if a player goes into the stands, the fans have castle doctrine.
