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Dallas Braden and Johnny Manziel on MLB Steroids and Coaching
The scent of freshly painted helmets and the sound of sprinklers hitting practice fields can only mean one thing: football season is finally on the horizon. Big Cat and PFT Commenter are locked in for the return of Hard Knocks, this time following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team so anonymous that PFT is convinced he could stare at head coach Dirk Koetter for twenty-four hours and still forget his face immediately.
PFT CommenterDirk Koetter is an inherently unmemorable person
Dirk is the guy, you could put me in a chair clockwork orange style and just tape my eyelids open for a day and show me nonstop clips of Dirk Koetter, and I would not remember what he looked like the next day.
Beyond the coach, the guys are fixated on the kicking competition between Roberto Aguayo and Nick Folk. While most fans want consistency, PFT is rooting for pure chaos because a kicker who might accidentally knock out a referee with a shanked ball is objectively better for the product.
PFT CommenterThe NFL is better when kickers are erratic and unpredictable
We want to see Roberto Aguayo stick around because the NFL is always a better place. When there's a kicker that whenever he lines up, you don't know which way the ball is going to go. Like it might hit the ref in the head and knock him unconscious.
They also issued a stern warning about the "Hard Knocks Trap." Every year, a backup running back or a flashy wideout looks like a superstar on HBO, only to ruin your fantasy team three weeks into September.
Big CatWatching Hard Knocks will lead to drafting a bust running back in your fantasy league
It is also the time of year where you watch Hard Knocks and you fall in love with a guy who's catching everything or the backup running back, and then you draft him in your fantasy league, and he sucks. It's called the Chris Polk.
In a surprising turn of events, Johnny Manziel joined the show for five quick questions. Johnny Football discussed where he keeps his Heisman (mostly with his family because the thing is heavy) and his lingering resentment toward the NCAA. Perhaps most interestingly, he's already looking at what comes after his playing days are done.
Johnny ManzielI would like to pursue coaching if my playing career ends
I'd want to be involved in sports in some way, whether it's coaching, whether it's doing something like that. So I think that'd be my route.
During Hot Seat/Cool Throne, Hank used his slot to highlight Phil Mickelson’s surprising leg transformation at the PGA Championship practice rounds.
HankPhil Mickelson is on the Cool Throne because of his jacked legs
My cool throne is Phil Mickelson's legs. He decided to wear shorts at the PGA Championship practice round, and his legs were looking jacked.
The Mount Rushmore of Worst Professional Jerseys brought out some deep-seated hatred for 90s design choices. Big Cat went after the Detroit Pistons’ infamous teal horse logo, while PFT took a surprising shot at the dynasty in New England.
PFT CommenterThe New England Patriots current jerseys are awful
I'm going to go with the Patriots jersey... No offense, Hank, but I think the Patriots, for being such a great team, have had awful jerseys for the last 20 years.
Hank rounded things out by attacking the color yellow specifically, citing the Nashville Predators' home kits as a visual nightmare for anyone watching on TV.
HankYellow jerseys are disgusting and make for a bad viewing experience
My number two is the Nashville Predators. I just hate yellow. I hate when they're playing games and their whole arena is yellow. It just looks disgusting.
Former Oakland A’s pitcher Dallas Braden joined the show to discuss his perfect game (which the guys tried to downgrade to a simple no-hitter) and his new Barstool podcast, Starting Nine. Braden didn't hold back on the current state of baseball, discussing why Bryce Harper is the sport’s current face and how the Home Run Derby can actually mess with a hitter's mechanics.
Dallas BradenThe Home Run Derby can mechanically ruin a hitter's swing
I believe there are some things to it mechanically as well. Guys get into a groove mechanically and are able to repeat and put on this certain launch angle, and then shit changes when you get back into the ballgame and you're facing change-ups with depth. You're facing sliders that are bouncing.
Things got spicy when the conversation turned to PEDs. Braden gave a shockingly high estimate for how many players are currently skirting the rules in the MLB.
Dallas Braden19% of current MLB players use steroids
I'm going to say... 19% [of MLB players use steroids]. They have a drug testing problem and they have a penalization problem. Chemists are starting to get one step ahead and start maintaining that one step ahead of the drug testing.
To wrap up the show, Guys on Chicks returned with some high-level medical advice from Big Cat, who believes that most feminine health issues can be resolved with a simple increase in dietary fiber.
Big CatEating more fiber can fix irregularities with a woman's period
I think you just probably need to eat more fiber. That usually is what fixes those kind of things. It gets the whole system flowing... fiber is not only good for the digestion system, it's also good for the period blood system.
It’s basically science, as long as you don't ask a doctor.
