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Jay Glazer, Corona Quarantine, NFL Free Agency And Love Is Blind Recap (Eps 1-5)

Monday, March 16, 202020 takes

The Coronavirus Pandemic has the sports world going stir crazy for NFL Free Agency. Ryan Tannehill and Tom Brady update. (-) What we're going to do without sports. (-) Who's back of the week including Rick Pitino, the big cock fake link guy, and Big Cat's idea to save sports in a future pandemic. (-) Jay Glazer joins the show to talk NFL Free Agency, MVP, and the wild house party with Sly Stallone, Guy Fieri, and Al Pacino. (-) Sabermetrics (-) and Love Is Blind recap episodes 1-5, the reality television show we all love to hate. (-)

Jay Glazer on Brady's Future, Stallone's House, and Love Is Blind

Everything has changed. The world is shutting down, sports are on an indefinite hiatus, and the only thing keeping the gears of society turning is the NFL’s refusal to stop the free agency machine. Big Cat is struggling with the loss of the March Madness bracket, realizing that the usual squeaking of shoes and sweat-soaked coaches won't be on the TV for the foreseeable future.

Push
Mar 16, 2020
#17674
Big CatBig Cat

The sports void will feel better once the usual March Madness window passes

I think it will get better after two weeks when we aren't in the March Madness Zone, but Thursday morning. I'm going to need you all to text me and check in check in with your friends, because that's going to be a tough one for me to wake up.

The 'sports void' didn't really get better in two weeks; it arguably got worse as people realized the long-term nature of the pandemic, though the initial sting of missing the tournament did fade.

While the NCAA tournament is a wash, the NFL is stepping in to fill the void. PFT expects the sheer boredom of general managers sitting in quarantine to lead to some absolute chaos on the trade market.

Win
Mar 16, 2020
#17675
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bored NFL owners and GMs will make crazy trades during the quarantine

I predict that just out of sheer boredom from some of these owners and GMs, they're going to be some crazy trades that happen. They're just going to happen because the other owners and the other GMs are just like we need some action going on. I'm bored. Let's fucking pick up the phone and make some weird Arrangements.

The DeAndre Hopkins trade to the Cardinals happened on March 16, 2020, the same day this released, and was considered one of the 'craziest' trades in recent history.

They also took a look at the early moves, specifically Ryan Tannehill getting paid by the Titans. While the initial numbers looked massive, Big Cat broke down why it’s actually a savvy move for Tennessee to keep their core together while maintaining some flexibility.

Win
Mar 16, 2020
#17677
Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Tannehill is effectively on a two-year franchise tag deal with the Titans

It's essentially they've they've franchise tagged Ryan Tannehill for two years right on this and probably saved a little bit of money right on a two-year franchise tag. So it's not bad because Tannehill, you know, he is who he is.

The contract was 4 years, $118M but $62M was fully guaranteed, meaning the Titans could move on after two seasons, effectively making it a two-year commitment.

Jay Glazer In Studio

Jay Glazer joined the show to provide some much-needed clarity on the Tom Brady saga. While the world is speculating on every single Instagram post and FaceTime call, Glazer is looking at the actual football logic. He thinks the Patriots would be insane to let the greatest of all time walk over a few million dollars.

Loss
Mar 16, 2020
#17682
Jay GlazerJay Glazer

Tom Brady should be signed by the Patriots for $30-31 million

I think you want to be paid content up there 30 31 and it's right. I know I think it's about time. You don't want money pays for what? He's already done though, and guys that's putting but I don't think for the next three years two years at least you still got a top-10 quarterback by it's the one guy who doesn't operate like that Belichick is the one coach... but he's you should absolutely sign them to that.

The Patriots did not sign him. Brady signed with Tampa Bay for $25M per year with incentives, less than the $30M Glazer suggested.

Glazer isn't totally convinced a reunion is a lock, though. He puts the odds at a coin flip, noting that the relationship between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady is unlike any other in sports history.

Loss
Mar 16, 2020
#17683
Jay GlazerJay Glazer

There is a 50% chance Tom Brady stays with the Patriots

I am 50 percent chance he stayed... I don't know yet... I don't know yet. Just throw it out. No, I'm not gonna do that.

Brady announced he was leaving the Patriots on March 17, 2020, the day after this aired.

Beyond the Brady drama, Glazer shared a truly surreal story about a fight-watch party at Sylvester Stallone’s house. Imagine a room featuring Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Guy Fieri cooking Kobe wagyu beef. Glazer revealed that despite all that legendary action-movie muscle, the most intimidating guy in the room was a magician.

Void
Mar 16, 2020
#17686
Jay GlazerJay Glazer

David Blaine is the alpha in a room full of action stars

The alpha where yes... David Blaine obviously David Blaine is the alpha... it helped the Cheetos [Pacino] going. I gotta go to my therapist... This was like the most surreal shit I've ever done in my life.

This is a subjective observation of social dynamics.

Who's Back and The Secret Stash

For Who's Back of the week, Hank focused on the fact that the Game of Thrones finale was so disastrously received that it has effectively killed the show's rewatchability, even when people have literally nothing else to do.

Loss
Mar 16, 2020·Who's Back
#17679
HankHank

Game of Thrones Season 8 was so bad that no one will rewatch it even during quarantine

I tweeted that the 8th season was so insultingly bad that people about to be locked in their houses for weeks on end and no one's going to rewatch Game of Thrones.

Data from HBO and streaming analytics actually showed Game of Thrones remained one of the most-watched shows during the 2020 lockdowns, despite the backlash to the ending.

Big Cat, meanwhile, is already planning for the next global catastrophe. He proposed a revolutionary idea for the sports leagues to ensure we never have to go through a drought like this again: the secret NDA games.

Void
Mar 16, 2020·Who's Back
#23336
Big CatBig Cat

Every major sports team should play one 'secret game' a year that is only broadcast in the event of a global pandemic

My idea is that every single year going forward... every single team in every major sport... have to play one secret game a year that no one will talk about will sign NDAs in case of like this where sports just stop we can play it. Think about being able to just pull up all of a sudden you're watching MJ in the Bulls in their prime and you're like that game never existed until I'm just watching it now. There should absolutely be a secret stash of games out there that are ready and never been [seen] in case of an emergency.

This is a subjective proposal for how sports leagues should operate, though obviously no leagues have implemented it.

Love Is Blind Episodes 1-5 Recap

Since there are no actual games to watch, Big Cat and PFT have succumbed to the Netflix phenomenon *Love Is Blind*. The show is a psychological car wreck, and the guys are already forming strong opinions on the contestants. PFT is especially worried about Mark, who seems to be losing his dignity in real-time while chasing Jessica.

Void
Mar 16, 2020
#23338
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mark from Love Is Blind is turning into an 'incel' and a 'simp' on national television

Mark is turning incel in front of our eyes. Mark is—he's a [simp]. He's having to negotiate for the relationship to keep going every single conversation... I just want to caution anyone that's going to be around Mark again in the near future. I think he is turning incel.

Subjective character assessment of a reality TV participant.

Then there is the Barnett, Amber, and Jessica triangle. PFT thinks the pairing of a self-described "fuck boy" and a "hot mess" is a recipe for television gold, but a total disaster for actual human companionship.

Loss
Mar 16, 2020
#17687
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Barnett and Amber from Love Is Blind will not work as a couple

I want to talk about Barnett because Barnett... he's a fuccboi the very distant definition of fuck boy and he's found his girl in Amber Who is the very definition of a hot mess. So you got a fuccboi in a hot mess. And those are two Unstoppable forces that are just going to rub up against each other until they get into a fight. That relationship is not going to work.

Barnett and Amber remained married and are still together as of late 2024.

Big Cat is trying to find some shred of hope in the show, pointing to Cameron and Lauren as the only participants who seem like they could actually exist in a normal society without the help of a production crew.

Win
Big CatBig Cat

Cameron and Lauren are the only normal couple on Love Is Blind

My favorite couple by far is Cameron. And what's her name? Lauren? Lauren Lauren. They're the most like hey. They're pretty normal as camera know is he's a weirdo born. He's a little to have your notice like every time they walk he like is way too close to her.

Widely accepted by fans and their continued marriage supports their 'normalcy' and success.

Stay safe out there, practice social distancing, and wash your hands.

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More Takes

Void
Mar 16, 2020
#17676
Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. would have been the Rudy Gobert of the NFL regarding coronavirus

Actually Odell Beckham like he we talked about Rudy Gobert on Friday, but he definitely would have been the Rudy Gobert of NFL. He would have caught a touchdown and put on a mask and gloves and then like wait, where'd you get that? Like, I actually I just got it from like the training staff who got it from a hospital. Whoops. Now, I have coronavirus.

This is a subjective character comparison that cannot be strictly proven, although OBJ did not have a 'Gobert' moment.
Void
Mar 16, 2020
#17678
Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers would win the Super Bowl if they had Tom Brady

I think you probably win the Super Bowl with Tom Brady [on the 49ers].

Since Brady never joined the 49ers, this remains a subjective hypothetical. Brady did win the Super Bowl with the Bucs the following year, supporting the idea he could still lead a team to a ring.
Loss
Mar 16, 2020
#23335
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There will be a massive wave of 'Corona babies' born in nine months because of the quarantine

It's absolutely happening in a recession. There's gonna be a lot of Corona babies in about nine months. Nine months when their parents are dead from coronavirus, they're going to be a lot of—no wonder a lot of prego safety net at Thanksgiving will be great. Last week of November, first week of December 2020, shitload of kids to get born.

The US saw a significant birth rate decline in 2020 (the lowest since 1979) rather than a baby boom.
Void
Mar 16, 2020·Who's Back
#17680
Big CatBig Cat

Breaking Bad is the best show of all time

I did the same thing that you did with Game of Thrones with Breaking Bad and I'm never really watched that show ever... it's the best show of all time.

This is inherently subjective.
Win
Mar 16, 2020·Who's Back
#17681
Big CatBig Cat

Rick Pitino will be coaching at a Power 5 school within three years

I own a fancy. Yeah, damn Rick and so he is ready to get mean he's going to be in a power 5 school in within three years too.

Rick Pitino was hired by St. John's on March 20, 2023, almost exactly three years after this episode.
Win
Mar 16, 2020
#17685
Jay GlazerJay Glazer

Dak Prescott will not hit free agency

Do you think Jack's [Dak's] gonna hit free agency? No, come on. You're okay. No, no chance.

The Cowboys applied the franchise tag to Dak Prescott on March 16, 2020, keeping him from free agency.
Win
Mar 16, 2020
#17684
Jay GlazerJay Glazer

Philip Rivers will likely sign with the Colts

Philip Rivers. Yep, it's Phil Berger is going to get started donating possible with the Colts like that.

Philip Rivers officially signed with the Colts on March 21, 2020.
Win
Mar 16, 2020
#23339
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ryan Tannehill is officially the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history

He is now officially the highest paid wide receiver in the NFL history. There we go. Perfect Ryan Tannehill.

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Technically he is a quarterback, but he played wide receiver in college, making the massive contract amount larger than any pure WR deal at the time.
Win
Mar 16, 2020
#23337
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is zero chance the Summer Olympics actually happen this year

No chance that it [the Olympics] happens. It would be so ridiculous to have a summer olympics right now and just basically infect all the world's best athlete at the same time with the disease.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were officially postponed on March 24, 2020.

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