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Jeff Garcia on TO and Hall of Fame, Bachelorette Winner Shawn Booth
The holiday cheer has officially arrived, which mostly means Big Cat and PFT Commenter are ready to mail it in for the rest of December. But before they can fully embrace the seasonal affective disorder, there is actual football to discuss. Between Jay Cutler looking like a god on Monday Night Football and the impending chaos of the NFL playoffs, the board is wide open.
Big Cat is already identifying the teams that are going to ruin everyone's January. While the top of the NFC is looking a little shaky with backup quarterbacks, he’s keeping a very close eye on the defending conference champs.
Big CatThe Falcons are a 'lurker' team that knows how to win ugly and can make a deep run
I think we haven't heard the last of Dan Quinn in the Falcons. I feel like they're the lurker. You know what I mean? The team, it's like they have all the pieces, and they've played really shitty and survived... They would know how to win ugly.
PFT is going even bolder with his AFC predictions. He's looking at a certain squad in North Florida that has the perfect formula of a shut-down defense and a quarterback who just needs to stay out of the way.
PFT CommenterThe Jaguars are going to make the 2017 AFC Championship Game
I'm going out on a limb. I think that the Jaguars are making the AFC Championship. They have that right mix where it's like they have a great defense. If they just run the ball, let Blake [Bortles] be Blake.
Jeff Garcia on the Eagles and TO
Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia joined the show to discuss the Philadelphia Eagles’ life after Carson Wentz. Having famously stepped in for Donovan McNabb in 2006, Garcia knows exactly what Nick Foles is walking into. He thinks the blueprint for Philly's success is simple: don't ask Foles to be Wentz.
Jeff GarciaThe Eagles should simplify the game for Nick Foles by focusing on the running game
I think with Nick, I think there are certain things that they're going to probably focus more on with him... And I think that will be more so on the running game... You create matchup opportunities where it simplifies the game for Nick Foles.
The conversation shifted to Garcia's time in San Francisco and his legendary, albeit rocky, relationship with Terrell Owens. Garcia didn't hold back on what it was like sharing a huddle with one of the most productive yet polarizing receivers in history. According to Garcia, TO’s mood in the locker room was tied directly to the box score.
Jeff GarciaTerrell Owens' mood in the locker room depended entirely on his personal statistics rather than team wins
[Terrell Owens] was the type of guy that, like, if he didn't get a lot of opportunities to make plays and we won the game, he was kind of over there not real thrilled about it. But if he put up a 15-catch game and we lose, you see him there with a smile. So what does that tell you about kind of their mentality?
Despite the past drama, Garcia is leading the charge for TO to finally get into Canton. He’s also subtly (and then not so subtly) building his own case for the Hall of Fame. If you look at the total pro football numbers, Garcia’s resume stacks up against some of the greatest to ever play the position, even if he doesn't have the same hardware as Troy Aikman.
Jeff GarciaI have a valid Hall of Fame case when combining my NFL and CFL stats
As much as I think when you combine my entire career and you really bring in the CFL statistics as well... you can look at Troy Aikman's stats and you can look at my stats. And they're very similar. But Troy has three Super Bowl titles.
He also took a massive swing at a certain Jets legend whose stats might not actually justify his iconic status in the Hall.
Jeff GarciaJoe Namath's statistics stink and he was a horrible quarterback
You look at Joe Namath's statistics. They stink. He was horrible. He had maybe one year where he threw more touchdowns than interceptions. But he's in the Hall of Fame. That's crazy, right?
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Rough N' Rowdy
Hank is officially on the warpath as we head into Friday's Rough N' Rowdy. He's been hitting the pre-workout hard and has some very specific, very violent plans for Dylan "Tex" Stone.
HankI am going to kill Dylan 'Tex' Stone at Rough N' Rowdy
My hot seat is Dylan [Tex] Stone. He's the person I'm fighting on Friday, December 15th at the Rough and Rowdy. It might be just because I'm all hyped up on pre-workout right now, but I'm going to fucking kill him.
On the Hot Seat, PFT is looking at the Washington front office and the absolute disaster that is the Scott McLoughan situation. Meanwhile, Tom Brady is under fire for his new $200-a-year app that essentially just tells you to drink water and sleep. PFT thinks there's a deeper conspiracy at play regarding Brady's late-season performances.
PFT CommenterTom Brady hates your fantasy team and intentionally performs poorly during the playoffs
Tom Brady has a very suspiciously poor performance in games that are right in the smack dab middle of fantasy football playoffs... So he hates your fantasy team. Tom Brady hates your fantasy team. It actually, it would not shock me if this was a New England Patriots strategy to do nothing but just fuck with people that play fantasy football.
Guys on Chicks with Shawn Booth
To wrap things up, Bachelorette winner Shawn Booth stopped by for a special edition of Guys on Chicks. As a long-time listener, Shawn fit right in, though he did have to defend the honor of reality TV contestants. He gave a peak behind the curtain of the show, noting that the environment isn't exactly a breeding ground for traditional masculinity.
Shawn BoothMost men who appear on The Bachelorette are 'betas'
And most of those dudes [on The Bachelorette] are betas... I tell everybody, if I was on that season, I would have liked Chad... The things that he was saying was pretty true.
Big Cat and PFT made sure to alpha Shawn throughout the segment, questioning his chest-shaving habits and his choice of NFL teams. It turns out Shawn is a Cowboys fan who hates Cowboys fans, which is really the only way to be a Cowboys fan.
Hopefully, Tex has his affairs in order before Hank gets him in the ring on Friday.
