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Jeff Fisher on Bears, Bears Attacks, and Super Bowl 53
Big Cat and PFT have officially touched down in Hotlanta for Super Bowl 53. After a grueling road trip in an RV that smells increasingly like territory marked by Garth Brooks, the guys are ready for a week of media row madness. Before the main festivities kicked off, they had to address the elephant in the room: the Pro Bowl. It has reached a state where the refs whistle the play dead if a defender even looks at a ball carrier too hard.
PFT CommenterThe Pro Bowl has reached a point where it is more fun to joke about than to actually watch
I think it's reached a point where it stinks so bad that it's more fun to joke about the Pro Bowl.
The solution for the NFL’s annual rain-soaked Orlando disaster is simple. Move it back to the islands and let the guys wear Hawaiian shirts while they half-ass a football game.
Big CatThe NFL must move the Pro Bowl back to Hawaii to make it enjoyable again
They really need to bring the Pro Bowl back to Hawaii. There's just something about it. When you get everyone in, you know, you get the Maui surf and people wearing Hawaiian shirts and everyone getting laid. And it's just something about the Hawaii stadium. It just brings out Pro Bowl fun games.
The Legend Jeff Fisher
Coach Jeff Fisher joined the show for a massive interview that covered everything from being on the 85 Bears to the Music City Miracle. Big Cat finally got to apologize in person for being the architect of the 7-9 and 8-8 jokes that have followed Fisher for years. Fisher was a total sport about it, pointing out that staying with teams through multiple city relocations like he did is a logistical nightmare that people often overlook.
Jeff FisherJon Gruden will struggle with the logistical distractions of the Raiders' move to Las Vegas
[Jon Gruden] doesn't have any idea what he's about ready to go through because... they don't know where they're going to play in 2019 right now... there's the first distraction I think associated with their move.
Beyond football, Fisher shared a terrifying story about being charged by a black bear while bow hunting. While PFT assumed a football guy like Fisher would simply out-alpha the animal, the Coach had a more pragmatic approach to survival.
Jeff FisherIf attacked by a black bear, you should defend yourself and hope it stops biting you
If an attack is imminent and it's a big bear, a black bear, you're going to defend yourself. ... I would defend myself and hope it would stop biting me. ... I just don't want him to eat me.
He also weighed in on the current state of coaching and the trend of hiring the youngest guy who once shared a coffee with Sean McVay. Fisher defended Steve Wilks after his short stint in Arizona, arguing that the one-and-done trend is hurting the league's tradition.
Jeff FisherSteve Wilks was treated unfairly by the Cardinals and should have been given more than one season
I think it is the fact that a lot of it... I don't like seeing is what happened in Arizona. Because Coach [Steve] Wilks is a good person. And he's a good man. And he needs to be given more opportunity than what he got. One year. Especially when you go into a roster like that.
Who's Back & Stay Woke
Hank is most excited for the random Atlanta celebrities who emerge this week, but the real news is the prison chemistry happening between Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland and Jersey Shore’s The Situation.
PFT CommenterBilly McFarland and 'The Situation' will launch fraudulent business ideas together while in prison
It turns out the prison that [Billy McFarland] is going to is the same prison that 'The Situation' is locked up in right now. So the schemes, those two are going to cook up together. They're going to come out of there with like 18 business ideas, 19 of which are fraud.
Big Cat and PFT also finally watched SpongeBob for the first time as part of a recurring promise to the listeners. While Big Cat spent most of the time confused by the lack of logic, PFT found a deeper, almost spiritual connection to the residents of Bikini Bottom.
PFT CommenterI am officially a SpongeBob SquarePants fan because the show is highly allegorical
I am definitely a SpongeBob fan. It's very allegorical. ... [The episode with Squidward] was basically like your inner child losing. Everyone should stop being like Squidward and start being more like Patrick Starfish.
On the Stay Woke front, Big Cat is looking into the geography of the officiating crew from the Rams-Saints game. It turns out several of them were from Southern California, and the conspiracy theories are writing themselves.
Big CatSouthern Californian referees conspired to help the Rams win the NFC Championship
Four of the refs, NFC Championship game, were from Southern California, where the LA Rams reside. ... They waited their whole life for the Rams to come back to LA. Then they were like, 'now's our time to strike.' Then they struck.
We're looking forward to a week of elite networking and definitely not getting kicked out of any more league events. Just remember, if you see a guy with a Raider sticker on his helmet this week, John Gruden probably forgot his name five seconds after meeting him.
