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Clinton Portis, Tiffany Gomas, and the Button Fyre Fest
The Texas Rangers are finally World Series Champions, and Big Cat and PFT are ready to crown Bruce Bochy as the king of the postseason. They also took a victory lap for Will Smith, who is effectively a human lucky charm, winning three consecutive titles with three different teams.
Before jumping into the Week 9 preview, Big Cat had to give some flowers to the Titans' new hope. After watching him carve up a tough Steelers defense on short notice, it's clear that the mayonnaise-drinking era has officially arrived in Nashville.
Big CatWill Levis is a legitimate NFL quarterback
Will Levis is good. He's the guy that was a game that you thought Short rest, going to Pittsburgh. Tough defense. Tough pass rush. I did not think that he would have the game that he had... His spiral is beautiful. You know what? It's effortless. The ball looks, looks different.
Despite the Levis hype, the Steelers did exactly what they always do: played an incredibly ugly game and somehow won.
Big CatThe Pittsburgh Steelers play the ugliest but most entertaining games in the NFL
I kind of love the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fact that they play the ugliest games, but they're a lot of fun. Yeah. Because they're always close And. it feels like they're always dramatic because this is the, the Pittsburgh Steeler way.
NFL Week 9 Picks and Preview
The big story of the week is the Dolphins and Chiefs heading to Germany. While everyone is excited about the international stage, Big Cat is hyper-focused on the travel schedules. Mike McDaniel got his team to Europe early, while Andy Reid opted for the late-week arrival.
Big CatYou must bet on the Dolphins in the Germany game because of the Chiefs' late travel
I would love to bet the Chiefs, but the travel is so far in my head and we've seen it... the Chiefs are getting into Germany. Like right now they're practicing one time. They're practicing on Friday. One time McDaniel got the guys in there on like Monday or Tuesday... We bet the dolphins we're betting on the clock.
There is also the matter of the actual surface in Frankfurt. PFT did a deep dive into the hybrid grass being imported for the game, but Big Cat isn't buying the logistics of moving turf across borders.
Big CatThe NFL game field in Germany is going to be terrible because you can't successfully move grass from Holland to Germany
I'm gonna say right now, the grass [in Germany] is gonna suck. You can't move grass from Holland to Germany. I feel like that something, something bad happens there.
As for the Chiefs' recent struggles, PFT thinks the league hasn't necessarily solved the Travis Kelce puzzle so much as they've realized the supporting cast is struggling to catch a cold, let alone a football.
PFT CommenterThe NFL hasn't figured out Travis Kelce; they've just figured out that the Chiefs' wide receivers are a work in progress
Has the NFL figured out Travis Kelce finally? Well, I think it's the, the NFL has finally figured out that the Chiefs might have some work in progress when it comes to wide receiver position. I am of a firm belief that even if the Chiefs lose this game... they're still a Super Bowl winning caliber team.
Moving to the NFC, the guys addressed the coaching carousel. With Josh McDaniels finally out in Las Vegas, Big Cat expects a massive weight to be lifted from that locker room.
Big CatThe relief in the Raiders' locker room after Josh McDaniels' firing will be insane
Josh McDaniels has to be the number one guy... thank God that asshole's gone. Like the relief in that locker room has to be insane.
Meanwhile, in Chicago, the frustration with Matt Eberflus is reaching a boiling point. Big Cat isn't interested in hearing about the coach "overcoming adversity" when the adversity is a direct result of his own decision-making.
Big CatMatt Eberflus doesn't deserve credit for 'overcoming adversity' when the adversity is his own bad coaching
Ryan Poles also credited Matt Eberflus for taking on adversity and overcoming adversity. I don't think you get credit when the adversity is being a bad coach. Like he's doing a great job coaching a bad coach team. Yeah, but he's the coach. Imagine having to coach a bad coach team that you made a bad coach team. That's adversity.
Clinton Portis and Tiffany Gomas
Clinton Portis stopped by the studio to talk about his legendary career and the 2001 Miami Hurricanes. He gave incredible insight into why that Hurricanes team was so dominant, noting that the hardest games they played all year were actually the ones on the practice field against their own legendary defense.
Clinton PortisThe 2001 Miami Hurricanes' defense was harder to play against than any college opponent
My competition was, we gotta figure out how we kick Ed Reed ass today. We gotta figure out how we kick Philip Buchanan ass today. That's Wilford. Like Jonathan Vilma... That was our competition. It was the defense... our practices used to be so crazy... If, if I walked up and one of you guys walked up, I'm like, that's a wasted rep to me.
He also touched on the current state of the league for running backs, arguing that the shift away from three-down backs has suppressed salaries and made it harder for stars to find a rhythm.
Clinton PortisThe 'running back by committee' approach is killing back pay and star development
A lot of those guys are so talented that teams only highlighted, you know, you just highlight that specialty. Instead of allowing those guys to become the total package, like force those guys to be three down backs. Everybody is kind of running back by committee... that's the reason why [they don't get paid]. 'cause you don't get to display an, it's higher body of work.
Then, in a PMT exclusive, the "Not Real" plane lady herself, Tiffany Gomas, joined the show. She finally put the alien and ghost theories to rest, explaining that her viral outburst was just the result of a very human, very high-stress altercation over an armrest and some bad energy.
Tiffany GomasI did not see anything supernatural on the plane
I did not see anything. What I mean, I think y'all knew that. No I did not... I got a bit of an altercation. It spiraled outta control... It was an expression of speech. I just was in my fields needed to get off that. I was highly distressed. Not a good look.
Fyre Fest of the Week
To wrap up the show, the guys got to the bottom of why the Wednesday episode didn't exist for several hours. In a historic Fyre Fest, Max admitted that he simply forgot to press the publish button before going to sleep.
MaxI failed my own podcast production system by not pressing publish
I was the one who did not press the publish button... The system broke, but the, the system will not break again... My system is that I check before I do the [tweet]. I'll never tweet the tweet without seeing, seeing. It's up on, on Apple... I broke my system.
To ensure this never happens again, Big Cat has instituted a new rule: if Max fails to push the button one more time, he is legally obligated to sport a soul patch for two years.
Check your feeds on Monday morning, because Max's facial hair depends on it.
