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John Fanta on March Madness, Pete Prisco on NFL Free Agency, and VP Rodgers
NFL Free Agency is in full swing, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are processing the chaos of running backs finally getting paid and the quarterback carousel spinning out of control. While the Bears have been active, the cloud of the #1 overall pick remains the biggest story in Chicago. Big Cat is already dreading the hypothetical scenario where the front office tries to play it safe by keeping their current starter while bringing in the new franchise savior.
Big CatThe Bears should not draft Caleb Williams and keep Justin Fields simultaneously
I am very much opposed to that. But that feels like what a potential situation to get the most value outta Justin Fields. It still makes no sense. The city of Chicago can't handle having those two guys on the same roster. It would not be good, let alone the locker room.
Speaking of quarterbacks, Kirk Cousins secured another massive bag, this time in Atlanta. Big Cat couldn't help but marvel at the pure business acumen of a man who has mastered the leverage game better than anyone in league history.
Big CatKirk Cousins is the GOAT of maximizing NFL contracts and free agency earnings
Incredible. I mean like whatever you wanna say about Kirk Cousins a quarterback. He has played every single thing right when it comes to free agency and the teams he picked. He's probably gonna eclipse 400 million over the course of his career. It's crazy.
March Madness with John Fanta
John Fanta joined the show with his signature high-energy delivery to break down everything happening in the Big East and across the country. While the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden is his home turf, he has his eyes on UConn as the undisputed team to beat this month.
John FantaUConn is the clear front runner for the National Championship
In my eyes [Connecticut] is the best team in the country. They're the front runner for the national championship and they should be. The three losses are at Kansas, to Seton Hall [when Clingan got hurt], and then Creighton had another worldly shooting performance.
Fanta also discussed the pressure on blue bloods and the potential for new faces to dominate the tournament. He highlighted Tennessee as a legitimate threat to win it all, largely because they finally have an offensive weapon that changes their postseason ceiling.
John FantaTennessee is a safer Final Four bet than Kentucky because of Dalton Knecht
I would take Tennessee before I took Kentucky... now they've got a guy who can be a Doug McDermott Jimmer Fredette type guy in [Dalton] Knecht. Rick Barnes has crumbled offensively [in the past], now you're not gonna crumble 'cause you know who you're going to.
Beyond the power conferences, Fanta went to bat for the mid-majors that the committee usually tries to overlook. He’s fully prepared to see a specific Ivy League squad cause chaos in the first round again.
John FantaPrinceton will win a first-round game if they make the tournament
The winner of the Ivy League tournament is gonna be among my top mid-majors. I hope if Princeton makes it again, just take 'em in the first round. They're gonna win a first-round game. That team is back.
NFL Free Agency Breakdown with Pete Prisco
Our good friend Pete Prisco stopped by to grade the early moves of free agency and provide his trademark "tape-based" scouting. Prisco was immediately skeptical of the hype surrounding certain draft prospects, specifically calling out the collective groupthink that happens in NFL war rooms during the spring.
Pete PriscoJJ McCarthy is not a first-round talent and is being 'forced up' by the media
I don't love JJ McCarthy. I don't see it. I just don't see it. I'd take him in a second round. I think the league is guilty of... the draft cult. One says it, so two says it... All of a sudden they all convinced themselves that he should be a high first round pick. And that's how mistakes get made.
Prisco also weighed in on the Caleb Williams era beginning in Chicago. While Big Cat is ready to embrace the change, Prisco remains stuck on the USC quarterback’s emotional display after a loss last season, leading to a classic PMT debate about the appropriate times for a man to let it out.
Pete PriscoMen should never cry after losing a football game
I just don't think you should ever cry after losing a football game. If there was a death in the family or something that week, I apologize, but if there was not, you were crying over the football game... bad luck. There's no way you cry after a loss.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Aaron Rodgers for VP
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a massive scoop regarding the Jets' signal caller. PFT reported on the burgeoning rumors that RFK Jr. is seriously considering Aaron Rodgers as a running mate, a story that Big Cat initially thought was a joke but soon realized was the perfect final boss for Jets fans' misery.
PFT CommenterAaron Rodgers might run for Vice President with RFK Jr.
Aaron Rodgers might run for Vice President... He's being considered and is considering the opportunity right now. Mr. Kennedy confirmed on Tuesday that the two men [Rodgers and Jesse Ventura] were at the top of his list.
Hank landed on the Cool Throne for his premature victory lap regarding Chicago weather. After surviving just one winter, he's convinced the city’s reputation for brutal cold is a myth, much to the chagrin of every lifelong Midwesterner listening.
HankI am not scared of Chicago winters after my first year living there
I just, I don't know. It, it's been incredible. There's been four bad days and two of them had playoff football on. I lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire. Those are way worse. I'm not scared of the winter here. That's my point.
The show wrapped up with Guys on Chicks, featuring a listener's boyfriend who is apparently so dedicated to the "silent piss" that he's completely sacrificed his accuracy.
Good luck to everyone's bladders and brackets this week.
