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Craig Kilborn on Late Night, The Daily Show, and Kyler's COD Clause
Football is officially back, which means training camp tweets are flying and everyone is overanalyzing seven-on-seven drills like they're the Super Bowl. Big Cat and PFT opened the show by diving into the bizarre Kyler Murray contract situation. It turns out the Cardinals actually put a "homework clause" in his $230 million deal, requiring four hours of independent film study a week without a second screen. Big Cat noticed a very specific trend involving Kyler’s performance and a certain video game franchise.
Big CatKyler Murray's performance drop-off every fall is directly caused by the release of new Call of Duty games
Kyler Murray, before Call of Duty is released in the fall, he averages 22.5 fantasy points per game. And after it's released every fall, he averages 17.4 fantasy points per game. The new Call of Duty is supposed to come out the end of October. So it feels like the Cardinals were like, Hey, this is actually the Call of Duty clause here.
The guys can't wrap their heads around why Kyler would sign a contract that essentially calls him lazy, but Big Cat has a theory on why this information went public in the first place.
Big CatThe Cardinals specifically leaked Kyler Murray's contract to cover their own asses
I really do think the Cardinals are trying to cover their own ass because like you said, like they're, they have to sign Kyler Murray... but they also wanna cover their own ass and be like, well, if it doesn't work out, here's probably why giving themselves an escape clause.
Speaking of strange quarterback behavior, Russell Wilson arrived at Broncos camp in the biggest truck imaginable, continuing his transformation into a full-blown PR-optimized machine.
PFT CommenterRussell Wilson is becoming more of a robot every day
Russell Wilson is just becoming more and more of a robot every day. The fact that he like, he actually is, you know, when people say like, I'll give 110%, he truly believes that there is something more than a hundred percent.
The Mt. Rushmore of Ways to Say Goodbye
With the squad still on vacation via Zoom, they tackled the Mt. Rushmore of Ways to Say Goodbye. Big Cat and PFT came out swinging by taking the "Irish Goodbye" with the first overall pick, arguing there is nothing more elite than simply vanishing from a party without the awkward small talk.
Big CatThe Irish Goodbye is the single best way to leave a social gathering
Irish goodbye is our first pick. There's no better goodbye than Irish goodbye. When you just are, you can just leave and you don't have to worry about saying goodbyes and you're just gone... The Irish goodbye is one, one of goodbyes.
The list got predictably weird from there. Hank went with the "Head Nod" and "Winning a National Championship as a Senior," while Jake defended the modern athlete's favorite tool: the social media announcement.
Jake MarshThe 'Notes App' social media post is a top-tier way to announce a career change
We're gonna go with posting a notes app on social media to announce a career change. Thanking everybody involved... a lot of people, public figures do this, right? They say goodbye via notes app. And it usually puts their name in the trending column. So I think it moves the needle.
Craig Kilborn: The Life Gorgeous
The legendary Craig Kilborn joined the show from his mahogany-paneled den to talk about his new podcast and his storied career. He shared an incredible story about dinner with Clint Eastwood that involved a very specific rumor about the actor's anatomy, which Clint apparently confirmed with a one-liner. Kilborn also opened up about his decision to walk away from *The Late Power Show* at the height of his success, noting that the environment at his previous stop wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows.
Craig KilbornThe Daily Show was the most dysfunctional place I have ever worked
The daily show was easily the most dysfunctional place I've worked because the network set it up the wrong way. They hired the executive producer first and then they didn't, they hired me second. And so it was very dysfunctional. I just ignored it and scored on the air and got out of there.
As a die-hard Minnesota Timberwolves fan, Kilborn is all-in on the Rudy Gobert trade, even if he has to watch every game from home. He and PFT bonded over the fact that despite the atmosphere of a live arena, the home viewing experience is undefeated.
PFT CommenterThe NFL is in trouble because watching on a couch is 10 times better than going to a stadium
The NFL's in trouble. I think in terms of like ticket sales, they're gonna start building smaller stadiums, I think in the future. Cause like it is the, the cat's outta the bag. Your couch is 10 times more comfortable than going to a stadium.
Before letting him go, Big Cat asked about the state of the Chicago Bears and Justin Fields. It was a somber moment of realization for Big Cat regarding his young quarterback's future in a struggling system.
Big CatJustin Fields is in such a bad situation that we might not know if he's actually a bad quarterback
He is going to be the perfect test case of if he's good, it's in spite of everything that's been stacked against him. And if he's bad, we're not even gonna know if he's truly bad because it's been that much of like, he has nothing. So I could totally see him being terrible for the bears and then getting a second chance somewhere else and flourishing.
Fyre Fest of the Week
To wrap things up, PFT revealed he spent $500 on Mega Millions tickets because the jackpot hit $1 billion. He's so certain of the outcome that he's already planning how to distribute the wealth to fans at his upcoming Pypunk concert in Atlantic City.
PFT CommenterI am going to win the $1.2 billion Mega Millions drawing
By this time tomorrow, I'm going to be 1.02 billion in debt with a B... I've worked my own way into that sort of situation. Cuz I went out to the store. I bought $500 worth of mega millions tickets... I've fairly confident that I'm going to win the drawing tomorrow night.
Between Billy Football getting nuzzled by a stranger on an eight-hour bus ride through Europe and Hank accidentally drinking a 5 AM Sprite thinking it was water, the vacation vibes are at an all-time high.
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