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Butch Davis on The U, Alex Honnold's Free Solo, and Week 6 Picks
Big Cat and PFT are coming off a Thursday night game that felt like a funeral for a legend. Watching the Giants struggle against the Eagles, it became painfully clear that the Eli Manning era has reached its logical conclusion. While Saquon Barkley is out here looking like a human highlight reel, he’s doing it behind an offensive line that seems to enjoy watching their quarterback get buried.
Big CatEli Manning needs to retire
Sir, Eli Manning, sir. Please retire. I've seen enough. The Giants offensive line is bad, and it's the worst combo possible because the Giants offensive line is bad, and Eli Manning is also a Hall of Fame self-sacker. And he can't – he just – like, it's just not there.
Even with the current struggles, Big Cat is willing to plant his flag on a mountain of controversy regarding Eli’s legacy compared to his brother.
Big CatEli Manning is a better quarterback than Peyton Manning
Eli had a great career. Two Super Bowls. Yeah, beat Tom Brady. How did that happen? The better Manning. The better of the two Mannings. Easily, in my estimation. Never lost Super Bowl.
While Eli is looking for the nearest exit, Saquon is busy convincing everyone that the Giants might have actually made the right call in the draft despite the QB needs.
Big CatSaquon Barkley is the closest modern equivalent to Barry Sanders
Saquon Barkley is absolutely incredible. Breathtakingly so. He is as close to Barry Sanders as we're going to get in terms of that squatty body, huge-ass legs, makes everyone miss.
The Jimmy Butler Masterclass
The sports world stopped spinning this week because of Jimmy Butler’s scorched-earth return to Timberwolves practice. PFT and Big Cat break down the sheer alpha energy required to walk into a gym, grab the third-stringers, beat the starters, scream at the GM, and then immediately sit down for a pre-arranged interview with Rachel Nichols.
PFT CommenterJimmy Butler's practice takeover in Minnesota was a Jordan-esque move
Jimmy Butler wants to be traded... Jimmy shows up to practice for the first time and basically emasculates the entire organization. He takes the bench players, the third stringers, and beats the first team... I'm a Jimmy Butler skeptic through and through. I'm skeptical of his top 20-ness. But this was a Jordan move.
It’s the kind of move that makes you respect the hustle while acknowledging the person doing it might be impossible to work with.
Big CatJimmy Butler is officially 100% a dickhead and a diva
Let's just, because we're kind of all on Jimmy Butler's side, let's just say Jimmy Butler's for sure a dickhead. Like 100%. Yes, he's 100% a dickhead, a diva... it's clear that he's really feeling himself these days.
Week 6 Preview and a Bears Super Bowl?
As we head into Week 6, the confidence in Chicago is reaching dangerous levels. Big Cat is trying to keep his emotions in check, but PFT is already booking flights for the postseason. Between the arm-sleeve-wearing Mitch Trubisky and a defense that eats souls, the talk of a deep run isn't just a bit anymore.
PFT CommenterThe 2018 NFC Championship will be Bears vs. Rams
It's going to be Rams, Bears, and the NFC Championship game. And the Bears are probably going to beat them with that physical defense.
PFT CommenterThe 2018 Super Bowl will be Bears vs. Patriots
It's going to be Bears-Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Looking at the actual board for Sunday, Big Cat is all over a massive showdown in Foxborough. While most people are terrified of betting against Bill Belichick at home, the Mahomes fever has officially taken over the show.
Big CatThe Chiefs will beat the Patriots outright in Week 6
Chiefs and Patriots, it's going to be awesome. We'll see if Mahomes is for real... I think the Chiefs win this one outright. I do.
Coach Butch Davis and Alex Honnold
Coach Butch Davis joined the show to accept his Football Guy of the Week award and take a trip down memory lane. From recruiting absolute legends at Miami to his time with the Cowboys and Browns, the guy has seen it all. PFT tried to bait him into the classic "could a college team beat an NFL team" argument, but Butch shut it down with the cold, hard truth of professional speed.
Butch DavisAn elite college team has no chance of beating an NFL team
[PFT: I legitimately think that your 2000 or 2001 team at the University of Miami could have put up a stiff competition against an NFL team.] No, no chance... I've never felt like it would ever even be... even the teams that go 4-12, they're about 12 points away from being 12-4 in the National Football League. They are unbelievably physically talented. The size, the speed, you know, the worst players on the team would be superstars on a collegiate team.
Then things got vertical with Alex Honnold, the star of the documentary Free Solo. Alex talked about the two-year process of preparing to climb El Capitan without any ropes and what it’s like to have a brain that literally doesn't process fear the way normal humans do. Surprisingly, the man who raw-dogged a 3,000-foot granite wall finds jumping out of a plane with a parachute much more taxing on the nerves.
Alex HonnoldSkydiving is scarier than free solo climbing
Skydiving is actually a good example... I found that pretty scary. I wasn't at all scared [climbing]. Skydiving... it's just so fast and frantic and... there's a lot of stimulus... you're like, Oh my God, I'm falling out of a plane. I think that's scary.
Alex admitted that once you've conquered the most iconic wall in the world, the motivation to risk your life at that level starts to wane. He’s content with what he’s achieved, even if it means his future climbs involve a lot more safety gear.
Alex HonnoldI will likely never free solo at a high level again for the rest of my life
I don't know if I'll always be free-soloing at a high level. In fact, I mean, I doubt I'll be free-soloing at a high level my whole life... if I went the rest of my life without free soloing anything else at a high level, I'm sure I could still lead a happy life.
We wrapped up with a very strange edition of Fantasy Fuccbois involving Fender amps and a deep dive into the physics of thumping with Roquan Smith. If you aren't ready to run through a wall or climb one without ropes after this episode, you might need to check your pulse.
Make sure to watch the Barstool Sports Advisors on Sunday to see if Larry the Goldfish can keep his 5-0 streak alive.
