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Frank Caliendo on Gruden, Impression Secrets, and Scarface Scripts
Week 10 is in the books and the NFL landscape is finally starting to make some sense. Big Cat and PFT Commenter opened the show with a Fastest 2 Minutes that saw the Saints absolutely dismantle the Bills in Buffalo. Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara are running all over people, and it looks like the Saints have finally figured out they don't need Drew Brees to throw for 500 yards to win a game.
Big CatThe Saints' running game is elite (and Buffalo's defense stinks)
In terms of rushing touchdowns, the Saints had a six-pack, or as they call it in Buffalo, an amuse-bouche... It was a bumpy, bumpy, red, infected day for the big Bills D.
While the Saints were running wild, the Vikings continued their quiet dominance over the NFC North. Case Keenum might not be the long-term answer in a world where Teddy Bridgewater’s knee is healed, but PFT is officially a believer in the current magic happening in Minnesota.
PFT CommenterCase Keenum is actually a pretty good quarterback
Case Keenum is pretty good. I'm feeling it... Vikings are kind of fly... Don't blink 182 now, but the Vikings are 7-2.
Week 10 Clarity and Playoff Dreams
Big Cat noted that this was the week where the pretenders finally got separated from the contenders. Between the Rams lighting up the Texans and the Eagles staying idle on their bye, the top of the league is looking remarkably top-heavy.
Big CatWeek 10 gave us clarity on who the actual good teams are in the NFL
I have one word for you for Week 10. You ready for it? Clarity. We actually know who's good now... it's basically the Vikings, the Rams, the Eagles [and] the Saints.
Speaking of the Rams and Jaguars, the guys are already eyeing a potential postseason collision. Big Cat is so high on both teams that he’s trying to manifest a playoff schedule where he can hit both games in one weekend, regardless of where they are in the country.
Big CatThe Jaguars and Rams are both going to the playoffs and I want to go to both games
The Jaguars and the Rams are, knock on wood, both going to go to the playoffs. And I'm hoping they play a Saturday and a Sunday... so we go to both games... The Rams are a legitimately good team... The Jags' defense is unbelievable.
One guy who isn't feeling the love this week is Ben Roethlisberger. Despite a win over the Colts, Big Ben looked like he was moving in slow motion. PFT has a theory that Ben’s legendary injury history might have as much to do with his internal thermostat as it does with actual defensive hits.
PFT CommenterBen Roethlisberger fakes a limp whenever he feels tired or cold
When he feels tired, Ben's like, I got a limp... somewhere in the back of his lizard brain, it's like, you need to show these people that you're injured... He's not smart enough to fake a limp, but [it's his] lizard brain.
Frank Caliendo Joins the Show
Frank Caliendo joined the guys to talk about his long career in the sports world. He was refreshingly honest about his time at Fox, admitting that he often dreaded the weekly grind of trying to find something funny for the pregame show when the writers gave him nothing to work with. He also spent some time talking about his legendary Jon Gruden impression and how the real Chucky isn't much different from the caricature.
Frank CaliendoJon Gruden is exactly the same person in real life as he is on TV
He's actually a really funny guy. I mean, you think he's trying to be that way when you watch him on Monday night... That's just who he actually is. It's that crazy.
Frank also pulled back the curtain on how he actually pulls off his bits. It's not just about the voice; it’s about the "cheat" of using your face to trick the audience's brain into hearing the voice more accurately.
Frank CaliendoFacial expressions in impressions are a 'cheat' to make people believe the voice is better
The facial stuff is all a cheat. If you can do the mannerisms and the stuff with your face, it's a total cheat to get people to believe the voice is better than it is because people will start to see.
To wrap up the interview, Frank stayed on for a reading of the famous restaurant scene from *Scarface*, playing a Charles Barkley-infused version of Elvira. We also got a legendary phone call to Mr. Portnoy, where Frank’s Donald Trump tried to help the Elder Portnoy solve the mystery of why his mail keeps getting singed at the post office.
Who’s Back and Dumb Rules
In Who's Back of the Week, the guys debated the return of The U. Miami is officially a problem for the rest of college football, even if Big Cat is convinced Wisconsin is just lurking in the shadows to provide a sacrificial lamb for Ohio State later this year.
Big CatWisconsin is only in the playoff hunt to eventually lose to Ohio State by 40
There's just a fat, slow lineman up north that's just like, hey, guys, can I come in? That's Wisconsin just waiting to get in. Waiting to lose to Ohio State by 40 with me in attendance.
Finally, the guys took aim at the New York Giants, who have become the biggest disaster in the league. Between Ben McAdoo's bizarre open-door policy and the lingering curse of a certain boat picture, things couldn't be worse in the Meadowlands.
Big CatThe boat picture officially jinxed the New York Giants franchise
The Giants are 1-9 and have been outscored by 113 points since the famous boat picture... Even Cam Newton knew you had to get on board the Titanic... I am fully on board with the theory that the boat totally jinxed the entire franchise for the Giants.
Big Cat also proposed a radical solution to the constant pylon fumbles that have plagued the 2017 season. Forget the touchback rule; just make it a hoop and let the nerds have their fun.
Big CatThe NFL pylon rule is stupid and should be changed to a Quidditch-style hoop
I have a dumb question... why do pylons exist?... everyone keeps fumbling while reaching for the pylon... what they should do... They need to make them little like hoops that you can throw the ball into the hoop. And that counts as a touchdown... it's the safest play in football.
Just remember, if you see a mouse in your house, the only manly move is to stay on the couch for three hours and refuse to touch the floor.
