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CFB Chaos with Andy Staples and SB Champ Mitch Schwartz
Week 12 in the NFL wrapped up with the Washington Football Team outlasting the Seahawks on Monday Night Football, and for the first time in show history, every host’s team won in the same week. The Patriots, Dolphins, Jets, Bears, and Washington all secured victories, a parlay that surely would have retired any gambler brave enough to place it. PFT is cautiously optimistic about his squad, noting that the RG3 hat is now 3-0, while Big Cat is trying to figure out exactly where the Football Team fits in the NFL hierarchy.
Big CatThe Washington Football Team is 'good-ish' and trending toward being a genuinely good team
I actually think that if you're talking about the entire teams of this show, we are the Roy G. Biv, we're the colors of the rainbow in terms of football teams. ... I think the Washington football team is good-ish. ... I do think the Washington football team, if they are good, they are not good like yet. I think if they win next week... they're good. Good-ish trending towards good.
The conversation quickly turned to the struggle bus that is currently Russell Wilson. Between the finger injury and the constant rumors about his future, the magic in Seattle has vanished. While the media often defaults to blaming the offensive line or Pete Carroll's age, Big Cat isn't handing out passes anymore.
Big CatRussell Wilson is no longer a top five NFL quarterback
It's just very bizarre to me that like Russell Wilson, he's not a top five quarterback right now. ... If you're talking about like the guys that are difference makers weekend and week out, he's not that. He hasn't been that for a little bit right now.
PFT took it a step further, looking at the current landscape and deciding he'd rather ride with his own guy under center than the former Super Bowl champ.
PFT CommenterI would rather have Taylor Heinicke on my team moving forward than Russell Wilson
I would rather have Taylor Heinicke on my team right now, moving forward than Russell Wilson, which it sounds insane to say, especially thinking back like four or five weeks ago when he looked so bad, but he's, he's legitimately fun to watch.
CFB Coaching Carnage with Andy Staples
Andy Staples joined the show to help make sense of the most insane 48-hour stretch in college football history. Lincoln Riley bolted for USC, and before the ink was even dry, Brian Kelly ditched Notre Dame for the bayou. Andy explains that these moves aren't just about money; they are about moving to programs where the path to a trophy is realistic.
Andy StaplesLincoln Riley and Brian Kelly moved because it's easier to win a national title at USC and LSU
I really do think both of these moves were about finding a place where it's easier to win the national title than where you're at. ... This is more about winning the playoff than getting in the playoff because you have two guys who could get in the playoff, but couldn't win it.
Big Cat agreed, noting that the move confirms there is a very small inner circle of elite programs that can actually hoist the trophy at the end of the year.
Big CatThere are only about five schools in the country that are actually capable of winning a national title
Essentially what these both these moves [Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly] are saying is that the difference between getting in the playoffs and actually winning the national title... there are only a select few teams, schools, programs that can win the national title and Notre Dame and Oklahoma... basically were like, no, we can't do it here. We're at the ceiling. We got to go to one of the five spots in the country that actually can do this.
They looked ahead to the Heisman race and the SEC Championship, where Andy made a strong case for why a certain defensive end in Tuscaloosa deserves the hardware over the star quarterbacks.
Andy StaplesWill Anderson is the best player in the country and should win the Heisman
If a player isn't the best player in his own county, he cannot possibly be the best player in the country. So Bryce Young, not the best player in Tuscaloosa county, that person's name is Will Anderson. Will Anderson has 30 and a half tackles for loss. He has saved the Alabama defense this season. He's the best player in the country. It's not close.
Mitch Schwartz on NFL Trenches and Steak
Super Bowl champion Mitch Schwartz made his debut on the program to talk about his recovery from back surgery and the nuances of offensive line play. He broke down why certain quarterbacks make life harder for their blockers and which units are currently dominating. While the Rams were the talk of the town early, Mitch points out that the book might be out on Sean McVay's system once the calendar turns to November.
Mitch SchwartzSean McVay does not adjust as well as other teams do in the second half of the season
There's some interesting stats on like McVay teams after week nine, just like completely taking a nosedive. I guess the prevailing theory is that like he's awesome in the off season and figuring out what to do for the upcoming season. ... And he doesn't adjust as much as teams adjust to him.
Mitch also shared some legendary Browns stories, including his ability to name every single quarterback he blocked for in Cleveland—a list that includes names like Connor Shaw and Thad Lewis. Beyond the field, Mitch is a serious foodie, and he offered a definitive rule for everyone trying to cook like a pro at home.
Mitch SchwartzYou must use a meat thermometer to cook a steak correctly
The biggest one for steak is just to use a thermometer. I think people think that like, oh, I'm a cool guy. I can like poke at my steak and I'll know when it's done. It's like, nah, just use a thermometer. Like you're not that good at cooking a steak, all the good places do that anyway.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank put John Wall on the hot seat, as the Rockets are essentially paying him $40 million to stay away from the team while they rebuild. The idea of Wall finding his way to a certain Atlantic Division team had Hank salivating.
HankJohn Wall to the New York Knicks would be 'fucking sick'
John Wall was injured. He's now healthy. He's trying to play. And the rockets are just saying, no. ... So John Wall to New York would, would be fucking sick.
Big Cat is on the hot seat himself because the NFL schedule makers are forcing the world to watch a potentially gruesome primetime matchup between the Bears and Packers in Week 14. He's already bracing for the impact of Aaron Rodgers in a game that wasn't flexed out of the Sunday night slot.
Big CatThe Bears vs. Packers Sunday Night Football game in Week 14 will be 'fucking terrible'
They put out the schedule for week 14 and they're not flexing bears, Packers Sunday night football. So that's going to be fucking terrible. ... It's going to be so miserable.
Billy Football rounded out the segment with a truly bizarre conspiracy theory regarding the away locker room at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a "troll" that allegedly lives in the walls stealing playbooks. He also updated the room on the latest in biological breakthroughs, claiming that the era of human dominance might be ending sooner than we think.
Billy FootballRobots can now reproduce
Cool throne is robots. They lost their virginity. Not much more that we need to explain there. Robots can reproduce now. They just released it. There was a scientific research experiment. There was a scientific green robots that created. It's a thing.
If the robots start taking over, hopefully they at least know how to properly rest a brisket.
