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Pete Prisco on the NFL Combine, Kyler Murray, and the First Airport Review
Three years to the day after the very first episode, the show is live from a hotel room in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. The atmosphere is electric, or at least as electric as it can be when Big Cat is sleeping on a pull-out couch and the guys have already been nearly arrested by NFL security for trying to sneak into the bench press area. It’s a milestone episode, and Big Cat celebrated by finally delivering on a three-year-old promise: the first-ever official airport review.
Kyler Murray and the Measurements
The sports world stopped to see if Kyler Murray would hit the 5'10" mark, and he cleared it by an eighth of an inch. PFT is devastated, feeling like he lost a 5'9" role model, but Big Cat is officially back in on the Oklahoma product now that he isn't legally a midget.
Big CatKyler Murray is officially draftable on my board because he measured at 5'10"
So 5'10", I like him now. He is draftable. He moved up my big board. He is still undraftable for John Elway, like eight inches too short. John Elway even said that. He was like, yeah, he's... You can't get him under center.
While the height was the story, the guys also noted his massive hand size and surprisingly long arms, though PFT remains concerned that Kyler’s eyes are too low on his face, which apparently affects his vision or heart-to-brain distance in a way only PFT can explain.
The Return of the Witt-Dog
In a shocking move, Jason Witten is leaving the Monday Night Football booth to return to the Dallas Cowboys. While most of America is relieved to have a break from his "broken play" analysis, Big Cat pointed out that this is actually the ultimate legacy play for the tight end.
Big CatJason Witten's return to the NFL is a genius move to save his broadcasting legacy
What Jason Witten has just pulled off... with the one year of broadcasting that he did. And he was bad. He was very bad. He is now going back to the NFL, and now he can forever be the guy where, well, he never got his second year, so we don't know. The jury's still out on whether or not Jason Witten is bad, and history will be kind to him and not mock him.
This leaves a massive void at ESPN. The names being floated range from Peyton Manning to Jay Cutler, but the guys are mostly hoping for a two-man booth where Joe Tessitore just sits on Booger McFarland's lap in the Booger Mobile while Eli Manning mouth-breathes into a hot mic.
PFT CommenterPeyton Manning's low eyes-to-forehead ratio would make him great in the booth
I actually think [Peyton Manning] would be very, very good in the booth. You talk about a guy with low eyes. He sets the record for lowest eyes to forehead ratio.
Pete Prisco Joins the Hotel Room
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco stopped by the hotel room—which he found incredibly creepy—to talk all things Combine and draft. Prisco, a South Florida resident who clearly knows his way around a vodka tonic, brought some heat regarding the 2019 quarterback class. He isn't nearly as high on Kyler as the rest of the media, leaning instead toward the traditional pocket presence of an Ohio State star.
Pete PriscoDwayne Haskins is the clear-cut #1 quarterback in the 2019 draft
Haskins is number one. Better than Kyler Murray. Clear cut, stand in the pocket, read the field quarterback.
Prisco also took a victory lap on his 2018 evaluation of the Buffalo Bills' franchise savior. While the guys have been Josh Allen stans since day one because of his ability to look good in shorts, Prisco is all-in on the tape.
Pete PriscoJosh Allen will be the best quarterback from the 2018 rookie class
I'm all over Josh Allen. I think he's the best. I think he's going to be the best of the group.
Beyond the rookies, the conversation shifted to veteran reputations. Prisco didn't hold back on Antonio Brown, calling him a quitter, but he did offer a rare defense of Eli Manning’s 2018 performance that nearly caused Big Cat and PFT to kick him out of the room.
Pete PriscoEli Manning didn't play as poorly in 2018 as the media portrays
Eli didn't play that bad last year. He did not. He did not. Dude, sir. The team stopped. His line was awful. I said he didn't play as poorly as you guys are portraying.
Bryce is Right and Real Men of Genius
Bryce Harper finally signed with the Phillies for $330 million over 13 years, a deal so large it broke Darren Rovell’s brain. PFT has some deep-seated suspicions about the contract and Bryce's actual age, suspecting some Mormon church involvement in keeping his true birth certificate "indoors."
PFT CommenterBryce Harper is actually 30 years old and the Mormon church is hiding it
Here's a spicy take. I think that Mormons, they say that their players are younger than they really are, kind of like some of the Latin American countries that have gotten in trouble recently. I think Bryce Harper is actually 30 years old, and the Mormon church has kept it indoors.
The guys also debuted a new segment, "Real Men of Genius," honoring a man who faked his own kidnapping in a truck bed just to avoid paying out a Super Bowl squares pool. Big Cat, ever the gambling realist, respected the hustle.
Big CatIt is better to kidnap yourself than face people you owe gambling money to
I don't hate the move. Like if you you got to panic. You faked an entire Super Bowl pool. And now you got to figure out a move out. Just kidnap yourself. Not a bad play. I mean, it sucks now, but I'd probably rather go to jail than have a bunch of people be like, where the fuck is my money?
The Indianapolis Airport Review
To close the show, the guys took the mics to the concourse for the long-awaited review of IND. They interviewed flight attendants, debated the merits of the Harry and Izzy's shrimp cocktail, and narrowly avoided a confrontation with a confused Colts fan in the bathroom.
Big CatThe Indianapolis airport bathroom is a 7.5 out of 10
I thought my stall was fantastic... handicap stall has its own sink. Lack of urinals is a problem. There's only three... overall PFT, I would give it 7.5.
PFT was particularly impressed by the neon lights on the walkway, giving the mid-major airport a staggering 8.7, while Big Cat was more critical of the urinal count. It’s the kind of high-level journalism you can only get on a three-year anniversary show.
Next time you're in Indy, make sure to check out the handicap stall; it has its own sink.
