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Dan Marino and Blake Bortles on SB 53 Preview and the NBA's Disrespect
Super Bowl week is finally reaching its peak, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are running on pure adrenaline and Devour frozen meals. The energy in Atlanta is electric, even if the NBA is doing its absolute best to steal the spotlight with a massive trade right as the football world converges for the big game. PFT didn't take the timing of the Porzingis news lightly, calling out the league for trying to hijack the weekend.
PFT CommenterThe NBA purposefully tried to cuck the NFL during Super Bowl week
I saw somebody tweet something out like, I've scored the first four days of Super Bowl week as 10-8, 10-9, 10-8, 10-9 in favor of the NBA... This is our week, NBA. You sons of bitches, NBA. You did it again.
Before getting into the meat of the Rams and Patriots matchup, the guys shared some heavy-hitting stats that are guaranteed to influence your sportsbook decisions. Between Wade Phillips’ emotional motivation and some questionable referee trends, the "narrative street" is crowded this year. Big Cat is leaning heavily into the sentimental side of the Rams' defensive scheme.
Big CatThe Rams are impossible to bet against because it is a Wade Phillips 'Dad Game'
Wade Phillips dedicates one game a year to his late father, Bum Phillips. The Rams, or sorry, Wade Phillips' team's defenses, 7-0 in Bum Phillips' dedicated games. ... I don't know how you can bet against the Rams now. It's a dad game.
Big CatThe NFL is running a 'long con' with referee John Perry to make the Patriots win
In Rams games, [John Perry is] 7-0. In Patriots Super Bowls, Patriots are 0-1. So is this also an NFL long con where they planted John Perry in 2007 to basically ref for a decade-plus and be really biased towards the Rams so that everyone would be like, oh, the Rams are going to win this because the NFL is corrupt. Oh, switcheroo, the Patriots won.
As for the actual play on the field, the debate between talent and experience continues to haunt the predictions. Big Cat admitted that while the Rams might have the better roster on paper, betting against the New England dynasty feels like a trap. There is also the major concern regarding Todd Gurley’s health and whether he can sustain his performance for four full quarters.
Big CatThe Rams would win if both teams played a perfect game because they have more talent
I'm stuck with the same thought over and over. The Rams are the more talented team. But the Patriots, at the end of the day, it's still Brady and Belichick. If they both play perfect games, I think the Rams will win because they have more talent overall.
Big CatTodd Gurley will fade in the second half of the Super Bowl due to his knee injury
I think you're going to see one of those situations where Todd Gurley, awesome in the first half, fades in the second because his knee or whatever's going on... I think the adrenaline maybe a couple shots whatever he comes out hot and then when you need him in the fourth quarter it either is C.J. Anderson in his thick ass booty or the rams are in trouble.
Hank, ever the Patriots optimist, isn't buying the Jared Goff hype, suggesting that the young quarterback’s focus might be a bit too split between the playbook and his favorite podcast.
PFT CommenterGambling Tip: Bet the over on total field goals (1.5) for both teams in every game
I got a little professional gambling tip out there for you guys... you find the team that has the lowest over under for total field goals for the game usually it's one and a half and then you just take the over on that every team kicks at least two field goals a game
PFT CommenterOfficial Score Prediction: Rams 24, Patriots 20
My official pick is 24 to 20... Rams 24, Patriots 20.
Dan Marino joined the show in the back of the van, and to say the vibe was "different" would be an understatement. The Hall of Famer wasn't exactly thrilled about the cramped quarters or some of the more irreverent questions from PFT and Big Cat. Marino did, however, offer some insight into how his legendary 1984 season would translate to today's pass-happy NFL, claiming he would put up video game numbers.
Big CatPicking the Patriots is the 'integrity' pick to avoid gambling embarrassment
The first thing you want to do is obviously pick a winner. The second thing you want to do is make sure you don't get embarrassed. So I guess my official pick would be the Patriots because I feel like when you get to the end of the game, it will be embarrassing if you have the Rams and the Patriots do what they've always done.
Dan MarinoIt is harder for a quarterback to throw in the rain than it is to throw in the wind
Actually, it's harder probably to throw in the rain. ... Because it's the wetness of the ball.
Blake BortlesI wear a hat in public as a service to others so they don't have to look at my balding head
I wear a hat for the benefit of other people because I don't like looking at balding heads. So that's why I wear a hat because I don't want anybody else to have to look at my balding head.
Following the Marino experience, the BOAT himself, Blake Bortles, stepped into the van to bring the mood back up. As a Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, Blake discussed his "foundation stuff" and the reality of his future in Jacksonville. The guys also brought back Wikipedia Club to dive into the life and times of Jim Nance, discovering that the legendary announcer makes a cool $7 million a year to talk us to sleep during the Masters.
To wrap things up, the show featured the annual tradition of "We Didn't Start the Fire," recapping a wild NFL season that included everything from the double doink to Kelvin Benjamin's appetite. It’s the perfect way to head into the final Sunday of the season before we all succumb to the post-football depression.
Good luck to everyone's bets, except for the ones against the BOAT's coin toss streak.
