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Ian Rapoport and Geno Auriemma on Trade Deadlines and UConn Dominance
It is officially Game 7 season, and Big Cat is ready for the ultimate narrative to play out in Los Angeles. While PFT remains a hater of all things Southern California, Big Cat is leaning into the dejected Kershaw look, hoping the best pitcher in the world finally gets to lift a trophy.
Big CatClayton Kershaw will close Game 7 of the World Series and finally get the monkey off his back
Clayton Kershaw, out of the bullpen to close Game 7 for the Los Angeles Dodgers... he does the old Steve Young, gets that monkey off his back. And the Dodgers, the great sports town of L.A., has a championship.
Naturally, PFT isn't having any of it. He prefers Los Angelinos to stay miserable because they already have the beach, the mountains, and the desert. He argued that the balance of the universe is better when LA sports fans are disappointed.
PFT CommenterMajor League Baseball is better when the Dodgers are disappointed
The Major League Baseball is better when the Dodgers are good. That's what people always say. I don't really believe that. I like Los Angelinos to be very disappointed in all their sports because they have everything else.
The Most Browns Deadline Ever
The NFL actually learned how to trade this week, which was a shock to everyone. We saw Kelvin Benjamin head to Buffalo, though Big Cat is concerned that the combination of Lake Erie winters and chicken wings might not be great for Kelvin's playing weight.
Big CatKelvin Benjamin will lose his conditioning in Buffalo because of the winter and chicken wings
Kelvin Benjamin, who, by the way, did the Bills realize he's already kind of a hefty guy with weight problems and that he's going to be in Buffalo? Yeah, and wings. And a lot of beer... I feel like Kelvin Benjamin is going to get off the plane in Buffalo and be like, oh, I don't have to be in shape in this city.
Then there’s the Cleveland Browns. They managed to botch a trade for AJ McCarron because they couldn't get the paperwork in on time. PFT thinks this might actually be a blessing in disguise given Cleveland's track record with quarterbacks like Deshaun Watson, who Big Cat is convinced would have failed the second he put on a Browns jersey.
Big CatDeshaun Watson would have failed on the Browns because they ruin all quarterbacks
Deshaun Watson is forever going to be the could-have-been-on-the-Browns guy. But what people don't realize is he would have sucked on the Browns because that's what the Browns do to quarterbacks.
While the Browns were struggling with a fax machine, the Patriots were busy moving Jimmy Garoppolo to the Niners. Hank had a full-blown meltdown on the text chain, but Big Cat sees it as the spark that burns down the entire dynasty.
Big CatThe Jimmy Garoppolo trade is the beginning of the end for the Patriots dynasty
This started a chain of events that is going to end the Patriots dynasty... Belichick was basically cut out of this, right? So Belichick's pissed... and then he's going to resign. Okay. And then that's the end of it.
Ian Rapoport Breaks Down the Chaos
Our favorite insider (sorry, Mike Florio) Ian Rapoport joined the show to explain how you actually trade players in 2017. Apparently, it involves PDFs, DocuSign, and a lot of signatures. Ian actually came to the defense of Cleveland, suggesting the Bengals might have been the ones who sent the wrong slip to the league.
Ian RapoportThe Bengals, not the Browns, are likely to blame for the botched AJ McCarron trade paperwork
I don't think [the Browns] screwed this up, interestingly enough... I think I am a little bit on Team Cleveland. So what I heard was that one of the sides, I think it was the Bengals, sent in the signatures, sent in the paper, the trade slip, before both signatures were on it, and neither side realized until it was too late.
Ian also addressed the Jimmy G rumors, flat-out denying that Robert Kraft forced the move. According to Ian, Belichick spearheaded the whole thing, even if it stung him to let a guy he liked so much go for a second-round pick. We also checked in on the Dolphins' locker room drama following the Jay Ajayi trade.
Ian RapoportAdam Gase traded Jay Ajayi primarily to send a message to a locker room that wasn't on his page
Adam Gase definitely [traded Jay Ajayi to send a message], but it's more than that, actually, because Gase and Ajayi were not on the same page at all... relationship never really got better. So it was more like, this is untenable. I need to send a message. I'm going to get value for this guy.
Luigi Auriemma Joins the Show
UConn legend Geno Auriemma (or Luigi, as Big Cat discovered on Wikipedia) stopped by to talk about his new podcast and the state of the game. Geno didn't hold back on the differences between the men's and women's games, specifically calling out how the college game allows for way more physical play than the pros.
Geno AuriemmaMen's college basketball is more physical than the NBA
Every NBA coach will tell you that men's college basketball is more physical than the NBA... they still let you beat the shit out of each other instead of calling the fouls that they call in the NBA.
He even went as far as to say that the reigning NBA MVP wouldn't be able to handle the hand-checking and physicality that college refs allow every single night.
Geno AuriemmaSteph Curry would not be as successful if NBA refs allowed the physicality of college basketball
You think if they let – If they let guys in the NBA handle Steph Curry the way they handle college kids in college, he'd be able to do what he does? Absolutely not.
Despite being the king of Storrs, Geno admitted he’d be open to a change of scenery if the right NBA job came calling, specifically the one at Madison Square Garden. Big Cat immediately tried to get the "Geno to the Knicks" rumors started.
Geno AuriemmaI would coach the New York Knicks
[Big Cat]: The New York Knicks... would you coach them? [Geno]: Sure. I love New York.
Is Tom Brady Full of Shit?
We debuted a brand new segment exploring the TB12 Method after a wild article dropped about Tom's mental training. PFT is fascinated by Tom's claim that he can think his body into being "elastic" to avoid injury.
PFT CommenterTom Brady looks down on every NFL player who gets injured because he thinks his body is elastic
Tom Brady was talking about how his trainer has taught him how to not get injured ever. And so Tom Brady looks down on everyone that gets injured because he knows... when he gets hit, he thinks immediately when the helmet hits him to extend his body and to make his body more elastic. And that way, when he lands on the ground, he actually doesn't get hurt because he thinks all these things when he gets hit from the blind side.
Big Cat and Hank took it a step further, suggesting that Tom isn't just doing yoga and eating avocado ice cream—he's clearly involved in some high-level League of Shadows stuff to keep his brain from rattling around in his skull.
Big CatTom Brady has trained his brain to be anti-concussion
He's got an anti-concussion brain because of the thoughts he has. Yes, he's trained his brain not to get hurt... Imagine if he drank some of Russell Wilson's concussion water. He'd be unstoppable.
We wrapped things up with Guys on Chicks, where Big Cat explained the biological necessity of No Shave November for hunting and gathering, and looked forward to a massive Friday show with The Mooch.
Just remember to keep your brain pliable so you can disperse the impact of this week's gambling losses.
