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Caleb Williams, Hard Knocks Episode 3, Mt Rushmore Of Things That Are Hard To Explain

Wednesday, August 21, 202410 takes

We made it on Hard Knocks and it was fucking awesome. We talk about going up to interview Caleb Williams and episode 3. In horrible news J-Lo and Ben Affleck have divorced (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including the almost Matthew Judon trade, college kids going back to school and Tua ripping Brian Flores (-). Mt Rushmore of things that are hard to explain (-). Chicago Bears QB1 Caleb Williams joins the show to talk about his first NFL training camp, winning the Heisman, re-writing Bears history, the difference between cocky and confident and tons more (-). We finish with guys on chicks (-).

Recap

Push
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm riding the Bears hype wave despite them playing against backups

I'm gonna ride the Hype wave. The way they edited [Hard Knocks], the way they ended it... I understand that it was the Bengals' second defense. I understand that. But I'm gonna ride the Hype wave.

The Bears did enter the season with immense hype and Caleb Williams showed flashes, though the team struggled early in the regular season.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Win
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The Matthew Judon trade is a loss for the Bears because he chose the Falcons over them

The Patriots gave Matthew Judon the option of which team he wanted to go to. And he chose the Falcons. New England believing the Bears and Falcons were in similar category... gave linebacker Judon his choice of being dealt to Atlanta or Chicago. And then Breer said Judon obviously picked Atlanta.

Reports confirmed the Patriots had deals from both teams and let Judon influence the destination; he did choose Atlanta.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jannik Sinner's steroid excuse about a trainer's massage is complete bullshit

The explanation is his trainer... accidentally sliced his thumb. And then used one of those new skin type sprays on his cut... and then later on in the day, gave Sinner a full body massage. And that's how the chemical got onto Sinner's body. If an agency is named [the International Tennis Integrity Agency], it's explicitly corny. There's no better mark that that agency is completely full of shit.

Whether the excuse is literally true is disputed, but PFT's claim is an opinion on its credibility. Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing by the ITIA.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

The first few weeks of college are the best time of your life and you should embrace it

Every year, no matter what, it's these last two weeks of August when I see kids going back to college, I'm like, fuck. That was, that's it. It is the fastest four years of your life. So just embrace it and like close your eyes and live in the moment. September is such a joke in college. You don't go to any of your classes. You don't have to worry about anything.

This is a sentimental personal opinion reflecting many people's experiences.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Robert Saleh is actually making football hard again for the Jets

My cool throne is for Aaron Rodgers because when we had Aaron Rodgers on for Chill Week, he told us 'make football hard again.' And he said that the Jets camp this year is much harder and maybe the hardest in the last seven or eight years of his career. And he said that Robert Saleh is like really cracking the whip.

Rodgers did make these comments publicly, though the 'hardness' didn't lead to early success as Saleh was eventually fired in October 2024.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Brian Flores is a 'terrible person' for how he treated Tua Tagovailoa

[Tua] went on Le Batard show and basically said that Brian Flores was doing mental torture on him. And he said, if you woke up every morning and I told you that you suck at what you did... Brian Flores actually came out and said like, 'I've evolved and yeah, I kind of fucked that up.' [PFT says Tua said he was a terrible person]... It sounds like Tua is to Brian Flores as Big Cat is to the chat.

Flores admitted his coaching style with Tua wasn't ideal, lending weight to the take.

Interview

Open
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024
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Caleb WilliamsCaleb Williams

I'm going to rewrite the Bears' history of poor quarterback play

I just know that there's never been a 4,000 yard and a 30 plus touchdown passer. [Big Cat says his job is to rewrite history] That is my job. They brought me here for reasons. If they had people like Aaron Rodgers... it wouldn't be the case. but it hasn't been the case. rewrite history. They obviously bring people in... to change history.

The 4,000-yard mark remains the 'holy grail' for Bears QBs; Williams is the current hope to achieve it.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024
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Caleb WilliamsCaleb Williams

Fever Tree is currently the best ginger beer on the market

I'm actually trying to create my own ginger beer with not as much sugar. I love it so much... You gotta try Fever Tree. That's the best one right now. And then when mine comes out, that will be the best one out.

Fever Tree is widely regarded as a premium brand; whether it's 'the best' is subjective.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024
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Caleb WilliamsCaleb Williams

I would press a button to win 10 Super Bowls even if it killed one Bears fan

[PFT asks if he'd press a button where one fan dies but he wins 10 Super Bowls] I think I take it. 10 Super Bowls. That's a lot of Super Bowls. That's, that's great.

This is a moral hypothetical and cannot be factually resolved.

Guys On Chicks

Void
Take Slip·Aug 21, 2024·Guys on Chicks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Admiring art in a museum is exactly the same as being a sports fan

Admiring art isn't that different from watching football. You spend all day, you pay like $15. You go to a big building and then you look at a screen on the wall and then that screen makes you feel emotions. A lot of times when you go to the museum, you get the headset and someone's explaining the art to you... You've got like a play-by-play guy for the art.

This is a creative analogy that is inherently subjective.