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Eric Roth on Forrest Gump, Peter King’s Rankings, and Dog Mt. Rushmore
Big Cat and PFT are back in the studio, and they’ve reached that mid-summer point where sports rankings become the primary source of life-sustaining oxygen. Peter King dropped his NFL power rankings, and his placement of certain teams had the guys questioning if he’s eating his Thai food a little too mild these days. The Bucs coming in at five raised some eyebrows, but Big Cat sees the vision given their defensive foundation.
Big CatThe Buccaneers at number five is fine because they already had a decent core and a good defense
I'm actually okay with the Bucs being five because the Bucs... they had the core of a decent team last year. They just had a quarterback that threw 30 interceptions... And they had a pretty good defense, too.
PFT thinks the national conversation is missing a key piece of that Tampa Bay offense that doesn't involve the elderly newcomers.
PFT CommenterThe Buccaneers' rushing attack is underrated
I also think that the running game in Tampa is underrated... so many people are talking about Tom Brady and Gronk and Mike Evans that no one's talking about Barber and the rushing attack that they had, which was pretty effective.
The guys also noted a distinct correlation between Peter King’s rankings and the accessibility of certain NFL figures. It’s a classic media move: you play the hits for the guys who actually answer the phone.
PFT CommenterPeter King's power rankings are influenced by which coaches and quarterbacks return his phone calls
Once you get out of the top five, you can tell which coaches and quarterbacks return Peter King's calls. Because that's also why Tom Brady's up there is because he calls him back.
NFL Power Rankings and Baseball Hopes
Moving further down the list, the disrespect toward the Buffalo Bills was palpable. Big Cat is already planting his flag in Western New York for the upcoming season.
Big CatThe Bills should win the AFC East this year
the bills should win the afc east this year
As for the bottom of the barrel, PFT is keeping a close eye on the desert. With DeAndre Hopkins in town and a second-year Kyler Murray, the Cardinals are positioned to be the trendy pick for every NFL analyst looking for a "smart" dark horse.
PFT CommenterThe Cardinals will be everyone's dark horse team this summer
Cardinals, right now, I'm just calling it, they are going to be everyone's dark horse team. Yeah, because it's going to be like they can't be as bad as they were last year, plus year two with a new coach.
On the baseball front, MLB owners and players are still bickering over prorated salaries and game counts. While any baseball is better than no baseball, Big Cat is worried that a shortened sprint might not accurately reflect who actually belongs in the postseason.
Big CatA 50-game MLB season is too short to weed out the bad teams
I think 50 would be exciting, but it also would be maddening to watch a team... 50 games is tough. 70-80, I think you can weed out. You'll still have a couple teams where you can point to and say there's no way they would have lasted an entire season.
Eric Roth: The Hollywood Legend
Oscar winner Eric Roth joined the show to discuss his legendary career writing films like Forrest Gump, Ali, and A Star Is Born. Roth, who still writes his scripts in MS-DOS on a program called Movie Master, provided a fascinating look into the mind of a writer who has seen it all. He didn't hold back on his thoughts regarding the original source material for his most famous work.
Eric RothThe Forrest Gump book is not as good as the movie
I think it's not even close... I think the author is a talented man and I couldn't have imagined it without him. But I think I just took off in my own direction and something spoke to me.
Roth shared incredible stories about spending time with Muhammad Ali and his college days with Jim Morrison. He even touched on the ill-fated Forrest Gump 2 script that was turned in on September 10, 2001, effectively ending the project before it could start. The sequel would have seen Forrest in the back of the OJ Bronco and inventing the "Wave" at sporting events.
Eric RothForrest Gump 2 will never happen
No, that won't happen. I mean, I'll tell you some things that were in it, but I did write the script and I turned it in on 9-10. The day before 9-11 and Bob and Zemeckis... and Tom Hanks and I sat together and we looked at each other and said, that's the end of this.
Beyond the silver screen, Roth is a massive horse racing fan and a degenerate at heart. He spends his mornings losing pick-fives at Gulfstream just like the rest of us. He also dropped a surprising nugget about a certain Spider-Man actor’s skills at the card table.
Eric RothTobey Maguire is the best poker player in America
I know that Tobey Maguire is the best poker player in America.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Mt. Rushmore
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured Billy Football filling in for a vacationing Hank. Billy took aim at Jake Paul’s recent behavior during the national protests, comparing him to a certain cinematic icon in the worst way possible.
Billy FootballJake Paul is the Forrest Gump of clout chasers and his behavior is disgusting
Jake Paul is the Forrest Gump of clout chasers. He just shows up anytime there's a big event and he's like 'I'm in it too for a vlog.' I think it's disgusting and everyone on the internet thinks it's disgusting.
PFT's Cool Throne went to Lenny Dykstra’s public image. It turns out that when you’ve already said and done the worst things imaginable, the legal system basically grants you a shield against libel.
PFT CommenterLenny Dykstra's reputation is so bad that it is now a legal asset
Lenny Dykstra, it was ruled by an actual court of law in the United States that you cannot libel Lenny Dykstra because his reputation is already so bad that you can't make it worse... He shot the moon with his reputation. It's become so bad that it's actually an asset.
Big Cat put Philip Rivers on the Hot Seat for his refusal to curse, citing research that suggests a well-placed f-bomb could actually help the veteran QB’s performance.
Big CatPhilip Rivers and Roy Williams should start cursing to improve their pain tolerance and win championships
My hot seat is Phil Rivers and Roy Williams because researchers found that saying the word fuck can improve your threshold for pain... when you say fudge or dang it or gosh darn it, it's worse... could you imagine what [Rivers] would be like as a quarterback if he actually said fuck? Do you think if Phil Rivers starts cussing, then he wins a Super Bowl? Probably.
To wrap things up, the guys drafted a feel-good Mt. Rushmore of the things we love about dogs. From the head tilt to the way they decide it's simply bedtime, it was a rare moment of wholesomeness on the program. Big Cat’s top tier pick involved that initial explosion of energy that only happens with a yellow felt ball.
Big CatThe first throw of a tennis ball is the best thing about having a dog
The first tennis ball throw... when your dog just loses their fucking mind and they're like, this is awesome. And that first burst of energy, nothing better.
Hank is currently on a "mandatory" fourth vacation of the year, so remember: don't tell him the secret word is chin.
