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Daryl "Moose" Johnston and Greg Maddux on Cowboys, Pitch Clocks, and Preseason
Football is officially back in the building. While most of the world is ignoring Preseason Week 2, Big Cat is already out here crowning champions and identifying the next great NFL busts based entirely on thirty-second Twitter clips. Between Kenny Pickett looking like a surgeon and the Steelers suddenly becoming the hottest dark horse in the AFC, the hype train has officially left the station.
Big CatThe Steelers are my surprise team for the 2023 season
Kenny Pickett. Yes. Two touchdown drives. Diced them up. Diced him up. ... Steelers Look ready to go. Steelers are my surprise team. Yeah. No one's talking about the Steelers. We are.
On the flip side, the Trey Lance experience in San Francisco is reaching critical levels of awkwardness. Big Cat wasn't holding back on the former number three overall pick, pointing to a specific clip where Lance seemed to be playing a different sport entirely while facing zero pressure.
Big CatTrey Lance sucks and doesn't know how to play football
Trey Lance sucks. Yeah. Well that's, doesn't even know how to play football. ... The one clip of him throwing, just standing there with no pressure while guys were open, feeling pressure that wasn't there, and then mis-throwing it. That was a bad look.
Not everyone is struggling, though. Bijan Robinson looks like he was created in a lab to generate highlights, and the guys are already ready to put him in Canton after a handful of preseason touches.
Big CatBijan Robinson is already the best running back of all time
My other one is Bijan Robinson is the best running back of all time. That was a great, great performance by him. That's, he's a clip monster. Everyone's like, look at this. It's just Bijan finding [room].
Moose in the House
Cowboys legend Daryl "Moose" Johnston joined the show to talk about the glory days in Dallas and the current state of the league. It was a masterclass in fullback theory, with Moose explaining the sheer violence required to lead block for a guy like Emmitt Smith. He also touched on the specific moment the Cowboys truly took over the 90s, crediting one defensive monster for changing their entire trajectory.
Daryl "Moose" JohnstonCharles Haley was the final piece that shifted the NFC power from San Francisco to Dallas
That was the final missing piece to those teams. And it shifted the power in the N F C from San Francisco to Dallas for a number of years once we got Charles.
Moose also weighed in on the modern NFL, specifically pointing to a certain AFC East team that has everything in place to make a run if their legendary new quarterback can just provide league-average stability.
Daryl "Moose" JohnstonThe New York Jets are legitimately a quarterback away from being a contender
Obviously everybody's looking at the Jets. ... It's hard to say that a team is one player away, but I tell you what, you watch the Jets last year, they had a great defense. ... They legitimately are like a quarterback away. I mean, that was the thing that held them back last year. And, how much does Aaron Rodgers elevate that team?
He did have some words of caution for the New England faithful, however. Moose thinks the days of the Patriots cakewalking through their division are long gone, thanks to a massive talent surge from their rivals.
Daryl "Moose" JohnstonThe Patriots will struggle to keep up in the increasingly difficult AFC East
I just think that that's a tough division, you know, with the Jets potentially being who they are, what Mike McDaniel did with the Dolphins and how good he made them. And then you still got Buffalo. So, you know, for a number of years the Patriots were able to feast on a very, very weak division. And now they've got a very, very challenging division.
The Professor Returns
Greg Maddux made his return to the program, though he admitted he didn't exactly remember his first appearance. That didn't stop him from dropping gems about the modern game. While many pitchers complain about the new pace of play, Maddux actually thinks the pitch clock is a weapon for the guy on the mound.
Greg MadduxThe MLB pitch clock is more of a hitter's clock than a pitcher's clock
I kind of think it's more of a hitter's clock personally. It speeds them up. You know, it seemed like we were always waiting on the hitter. You know, they had their walkup song and they were stepping out and calling timeout all the time. So I think as a pitcher, for me personally, it'd be great because I think it speeds the hitter up and kind of keeps the game moving.
Maddux also shared some love for a sleeper team in the American League that has been putting up a "butt ton" of runs lately. He’s keeping a close eye on the Rangers as we head toward the postseason.
Greg MadduxMy sleeper pick to win the World Series is the Texas Rangers
My sleeper this year is Texas. You know, I'm staying with, I'm, I think I'd love the odds on Texas this year, you know, if I had money to bet, I'd go down and at least make sure I put something on them.
Mount Rushmore of "Wait, That Guy Played For That Team?"
To wrap things up, the crew drafted the Mount Rushmore of players you completely forget played for a specific franchise. We’re talking Hakeem Olajuwon on the Raptors, Emmitt Smith on the Cardinals, and the absolute visual nightmare of Jerry Rice in a Seahawks jersey. The conversation eventually shifted to the Patriots' future, leading Big Cat to put a massive amount of money on the line against Hank.
PFT CommenterI bet Hank $50,000 that the Patriots won't make a Super Bowl in the next five years
Hank and I have a five year Super Bowl bet. If the Patriots don't get back to the Super Bowl in the next five years... If they do get there in the next five years, I owe Hank $50,000. If they don't, he owes me 20 grand.
If the Patriots don't make it to a Super Bowl in the next five years, Hank is going to be significantly lighter in the wallet, but if they do, Big Cat might have to sell a kidney.
Just remember, if Aaron Rodgers actually fixes the Jets, he’s officially the GOAT.
