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Former NFL QB Chris Simms And Uncle Chaps

Friday, January 19, 201813 takes

NFL Championship Weekend + we've decided we're officially a Josh Allen podcast now. Talk about Jags/Patriots, Tom Brady's Hand, Vikes/Eagles and will Philly burn to the ground (-). In honor of the Fake News awards we give out the Fake Sports News Awards (-). Former NFL QB Chris Simms joins the show to talk about his hate for Blake Bortles, breaks down Championship weekend, his relationship with Jon Gruden and Jeff Fisher, and the time he almost died(-). Segments include Problematic for Adam Schefter missing the Todd Haley scoop because he was reporting on the NBA (-). Dad to Dad for Lane Kiffin hiring Charlie Weis Jr. (-) Uhh Ya Think for Roman Reigns using steroids (-) and roasts with Uncle Chaps (-).

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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HankHank

The media is inflating the severity of Tom Brady's hand injury to give the Jaguars a reason for people to watch

If the Patriots are playing the Steelers and this hand thing happened, they wouldn't even be talking about it. But they know that the Jaguars, they need a storyline, they need a reason for people to watch, they need a reason to believe, so they're inflating the severity of his hand.

Brady did have a significant cut on his thumb that required stitches, but he played and won, suggesting the injury wasn't as debilitating as some feared.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady will throw for three touchdowns and 350 yards against the Jaguars despite his hand injury

I think it's pretty obvious. Brady's going to come out. He's going to throw for three touchdowns, 350 yards. I don't think it's going to really make a difference.

Brady threw for 290 yards and 2 touchdowns. He played very well and led a comeback, but fell short of these specific stats.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

If the Jaguars get two sacks in the first quarter, it will be a three-point game

If the Jaguars get two sacks in the first quarter, I think it's going to be a three-point game... The Jaguars, they play a perfect game. They can win this game.

The Jaguars did not get two sacks in the first quarter (they got 3 total in the game), but the game was indeed very close, finishing 24-20 (a four-point game).
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Vikings have reached Team of Destiny status

I am officially a Case Keenum believer... the Vikings have now acquired Team of Destiny status. After last week's win [Minneapolis Miracle], that is a win that you only get if you have a horseshoe up your ass.

The 'destiny' ended immediately the next week when they were blown out 38-7 by the Eagles.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings will win the NFC Championship game easily

I think the ultimate Vikings is them losing the Super Bowl at home in front of their fans. I think the Vikings are going to win easily, actually... the only difference is the Vikings have a quarterback that can throw a straight ball.

The exact opposite happened. The Eagles blew out the Vikings 38-7.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Blake Bortles is the 70th best quarterback in the NFL

Jacksonville is the best team in football... the problem is you've got to knock them down a few ranks because they have the 70th best quarterback... No, I'm not taking anything back from what I've said. Sorry. Negative.

Bortles led the Jags to the AFC Championship and nearly the Super Bowl that year. While he eventually flamed out, ranking him 70th (behind players like Austin Davis) while he was winning playoff games was widely considered an absurd exaggeration.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Rob Gronkowski is the greatest tight end and greatest mismatch in the history of football

Gronk is... He's unguardable. He's unguardable. He's the greatest mismatch in the history of football. He's the greatest tight end in the history of football.

This is a widely debated but highly supported opinion among NFL analysts.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Case Keenum has a Kurt Warner-style Hall of Fame career coming

I'm a Case Keenum believer, which means it'll probably burn me. But I've said that he's got the Kurt Warner Hall of Fame career coming.

Keenum never reached those heights again, becoming a journeyman backup shortly after.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Chris SimmsChris Simms

Jeff Fisher should be an NFL General Manager

Fisher's eye for talent. That's where I was going with this. To me, he should be a GM... He has built phenomenal – like the Rams team, you could see, has got talent... Aaron Donald, Quinn, Alec Ogletree... All those guys are Fisher guys.

Fisher never received a GM role, and while he did draft several stars for the Rams, his later career was defined by the '7-9 bullshit' stagnation.

Problematic

Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018·Problematic
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Big CatBig Cat

Adam Schefter covering the NBA has become a distraction

And this one is for our little pee boy... Adam Schefter, who was scooped on the Todd Haley news when he was on the Le Batard show talking about the NBA. Yeah, has the NBA become a distraction for Adam Schefter?

Schefter eventually stopped doing significant NBA reporting and returned to being the primary NFL insider for ESPN.

Uhhh Ya Think

Void
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018·Uhhh Ya Think
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you appear on a screen for your job, you should be allowed to use steroids

My new rule is if in the course of your profession, you appear on a screen, you should be allowed to use steroids. That's a fair... It should be legal... If you appear on a screen in your job, just go ahead and shoot up whatever you want.

This is a satirical policy proposal and cannot be definitively proven right or wrong.

Other

Push
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Josh Allen is number one on my 2018 draft big board

I made my first big board today. Josh Allen's number one, and then I don't have anybody else until like six... Just remember he's tall. He's tall? That's all you've got to do. Hey, guess what? He's got a big arm... he looks good in shorts.

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While initially a joke about Mel Kiper's love for 'tall' QBs, Josh Allen was drafted #7 overall and became one of the best QBs in the NFL, though he wasn't #1 on most real big boards.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 19, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

No short quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl

If you are walking on the street and someone says, hey, I love Baker Mayfield, you say, hey, Josh Allen's tall. You've got to see over your offensive line. No short quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl.

Russell Wilson (5'11") and Drew Brees (6'0") had both won Super Bowls at this point. Joe Theismann and others also qualify as 'short' by NFL standards.