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Luke Fickell on Mike Vrabel and the CFP, MLB Trade Deadline, and NFL Rulings
The sports world decided to lose its collective mind today, and Big Cat and PFT were right in the middle of it. The MLB trade deadline brought the ultimate high for Padres fans and a deep, soul-crushing low for PFT as Juan Soto headed to San Diego. PFT went through all five stages of grief in real-time, oscillating between calling Soto the greatest player to ever lace them up and convincing himself the Nationals won the trade by getting back a Scottish war lord named McKenzie Gore.
PFT CommenterJuan Soto is Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds combined
I'm gonna miss him. [Juan Soto] is 23. He's Ted Williams. He might be better than Ted Williams. He's Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds combined.
Big Cat was a bit more pragmatic about the situation, noting that unless your team is the Yankees or the Dodgers, you're essentially just a farm system for Juan Soto’s eventual half-billion-dollar payday. While the Nationals actually got a haul for their superstar, Big Cat pointed the finger at the Cubs for being the true losers of the day.
Big CatThe Chicago Cubs look like idiots for not trading Wilson Contreras at the deadline
The Cubs who didn't trade Wilson Contreras... he's gonna walk for a huge bag at the end of the year and then the Cubs will be like, oh, we got a compensatory pick. That's way worse. They literally dangled this guy for an entire month, they won't give him an extension and now they don't trade him and they look like idiots.
Big CatJuan Soto will get a $500 million contract in free agency
The reality of the situation is that in a couple years time, when he does become a free agent, he's going to get a contract that's far going to eclipse what the Nationals offered. It's going to be $500 million. It's going to be the Dodgers or the A's—he's going to get paid a shitload of money.
While the Yankees were active, Big Cat is convinced they may have just punted their postseason chances by shipping away their rotation depth for an injured outfielder.
Big CatThe Yankees will lose in the playoffs because they traded Jordan Montgomery
Yankees going for it, except for the Jordan Montgomery trade. That makes no sense. The Yankees are going to now lose in the playoffs because they don't have starting pitching and they traded Jordan Montgomery.
The Shield Hands Down Rulings
Just as the baseball world was peaking, the NFL dropped the hammer—or a small rubber mallet, depending on who you ask. Deshaun Watson received a six-game suspension, a number that left plenty of people frustrated. Big Cat didn't mince words regarding Watson's behavior and the way the Browns seemingly gamed the system.
Big CatDeshaun Watson is a predator
I will go one more than scumbag. I think Deshaun Watson is a predator. And he's a bad guy, but the problem with how this all shook out is he settled with a lot of the women.
PFT CommenterThe NFL rigged the first six games of the Browns' schedule for Deshaun Watson
Also NFL rigged: the first six games that they have are the easiest schedule in the league. We mentioned that on the schedule release, that the people were saying look at this, they're setting it up.
In a separate ruling, the Dolphins lost a first-round pick for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton. PFT has a theory that this wasn't just an NFL investigation, but a calculated assassination attempt by the greatest coach of all time.
PFT CommenterBill Belichick triggered the Dolphins investigation to get back at them for 'fucking him over'
Take a bow Bill Belichick, this was your masterpiece. By implicating the Dolphins in doing some backyard stuff along with the Giants, it sounds like that's what triggered the entire thing to happen with [Brian] Flores suing the NFL. They did an investigation, they found that yes, Belichick did get fucked over by the Dolphins.
Luke Fickell and the Bearcat Era
Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell joined the show to talk about the Bearcats' historic playoff run and life after Desmond Ridder. Fickell is a true football guy, whether he's doing pull-ups on rafters or taking his team to the woods of Indiana to stay in barracks for camp. The conversation inevitably turned to his old roommate at Ohio State, Mike Vrabel. Between stories of Vrabel commandeering rooms and refusing to stay in dorms, Fickell proved he's willing to do whatever it takes to win a title for Cincy.
Luke FickellI would cut off Mike Vrabel's penis for a college football championship
[Big Cat]: Would you cut off Mike Vrabel's penis for a college football championship? [Fickell]: Sure. Because he's already throwing it out there and he's got plenty of kids, man. I guess he's got what he needs.
Luke FickellCincinnati will play for a championship in 2022
[Big Cat]: Predict Cincinnati's schedule and what their final record's going to be. [Fickell]: We'll play for a championship.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Mount Rushmore of Fruit
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a deep dive into the canceled *Batgirl* movie, which led Big Cat down a Wikipedia rabbit hole that ended in some very disturbing revelations about the Batman family tree.
Big CatBatman and Batgirl are siblings in DC lore and their relationship is incestuous
Batman and Batwoman were depicted as parents and Robin and Batgirl were depicted as their children. But then... Robin and Batgirl are supposed to be siblings and they're fucking, so they're like, oh, they're not gay. They're just incestuous.
Billy Football also made his return from Jets camp, and according to him, Zach Wilson is currently the greatest quarterback to ever touch a football and Elijah Moore is a god among men.
Billy FootballThe New York Jets are an absolute wagon this year
My hot seat is the AFC East today. I visited Jets camp and I have to say they are all totally on the hot seat because the Jets are an absolute wagon. And their offense looked electric. Seriously.
To wrap up the show, we tackled the Mount Rushmore of Fruit. It was a relatively standard draft until Billy Football decided to ruin everything by claiming a certain yellow vegetable is actually a fruit. Big Cat was so offended by the logic that he put his own stomach on the line.
Billy FootballCorn is a fruit and it will win the Mount Rushmore for Team Billy
Corn. Corn is a fruit. Can you guys believe that? An ear of corn is not technically a fruit. Instead, each kernel is a fruit. Exactly... I'm talking to the corn lovers of America. You're gonna vote for Team Billy because of corn... Trust in corn.
Big CatI will eat a pound of corn if the Billy/Jake/Memes team wins the Fruit Mount Rushmore
If you lose, I wanna see you eat five pounds of corn... Alright, how about a pound of—I'm talking about by the way, loose corn? Not ears of corn. A pound of corn. Deal.
If Team Billy pulls this off with the corn lobby, the internet is officially broken.
