PMT DB
PMT DB
Camp Barstool week reaches its peak as Big Cat and PFT Commenter celebrate becoming New York Times Best Sellers while dealing with the fallout of living in a bunkhouse with Hank, Rico Bosco, and a rotating cast of characters. The energy is high, the vibrations from the wooden chairs are questionable, and the focus is firmly on the 2026 NFL season. Before getting into the weeds with fantasy, the guys took a moment to reflect on the official end of the NFL Pro Bowl, a game that has been on life support for a decade.
Big CatThe NFL's Pro Bowl has essentially been dead in hospice care for a decade, so its official cancellation isn't sad
My initial take was, I feel nothing. ... The Pro Bowl used to actually be something good and fun. But for the last 10 years, the Pro Bowl has been in hospice care, eating applesauce. ... It's been dead. We just haven't said goodbye. So when it actually happened, I had no tears left to cry for the Pro Bowl.
PFT was even more blunt about the situation, suggesting that the game’s official death was a mercy killing for a product that had long since lost its way.
PFT CommenterThe NFL's Pro Bowl was suffering and needed to be put out of its misery
I'll go one step further and say I was happy. It's got, it's out. It's no longer suffering. It got put out of its misery. It's in a better place right now. I choose to not remember the Pro Bowl in what we've seen in the last six or seven years.
NFL Futures and Early Season Locks
With Week Zero arriving, the group started rolling out their early futures for the 2026 season. Hank is looking for high-upside passing performances, zeroing in on a dome quarterback with a history of putting up massive numbers.
HankJared Goff will be the next NFL player to record 400 or more passing yards in a game
I'm going to go with the next player to record 400 plus pass yards in a game. I'm taking Jared Goff. They're plus 1100. I don't think it matters what their schedule is. No, not for a guy like Jared Goff.
PFT is eyeing a breakout from the Seahawks' young receiver room, betting on a massive start to the season before the league can adjust to the speed.
PFT CommenterJaxon Smith-Njigba will lead the NFL in receiving yards after the first three games of the season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to lead the league in receiving yards after three games. I think Game one against the Patriots at home, national audience, big stage... then week two against the Cardinals and then week three against the Commanders. If their defense is half as bad as it was when they played last year, then he will probably have a pretty decent game.
Big Cat, meanwhile, is fading the hype in Atlanta. Despite some solid offseason moves, he’s skeptical that the win total matches the reality of their quarterback situation.
Big CatThe Falcons will finish the 2026 season with fewer than 7.5 wins
I'm gonna take the Falcons under seven and a half wins. I'm gonna take under seven and a half. I again, long term I'm in on the Falcons and Stefanski, they just need to get a quarterback.
Mount Rushmore of Worst States
The recurring tension over the Mount Rushmore season standings boiled over as PFT claimed he had "soft clinched" safety from the loser's punishment. The draft itself turned into a bloodbath of regional insults. Hank led off with a personal vendetta against Mississippi, while Zac stunned everyone by taking a shot at the Golden State.
ZacCalifornia is one of the worst states in America
I'm gonna go with California. I love that place Zac, go off. There's 50 states, four gotta go on each list. I'm just gonna go California. What it could have been and what it once was.
The highlight of the draft was Hank’s total dismissal of Ohio, a state he claims possesses a level of pride that is entirely unearned given that nobody voluntarily moves there.
HankOhio is one of the worst states in America and nobody grows up dreaming of moving there
I snapped. It was like, stop talking about Ohio. ... So Ohio is on this list. It started with LeBron and the Cavs and I said some nasty shit about them in Cleveland and people got really mad. ... Like, I like state pride, but Ohio... no one wants to move to Ohio unless you're from Ohio. No one's like, you know what I wanna do in life? I wanna make so much money so that I can move to fucking Ohio.
Jerry O’Connell’s 2026 Fantasy Masterclass
Jerry O’Connell arrived shirtless and ready to grind through his extensive, rehearsal-vetted fantasy preview. The chemistry was vintage PMT, with Jerry oscillating between deep-dive player analysis and asking uncomfortable questions about Hank’s personal life and billionaire owners' legal troubles. Jerry was particularly high on the New England offense, making a bold claim about rookie Drake Maye's ceiling.
Jerry O'ConnellPatriots quarterback Drake Maye will break all records during the 2026 NFL season
I think Drake Maye is gonna break all records next season and just be, I think he's going to have an incredible season. I believe Drake Maye's gonna break all records this year. I think he's gonna be the guy.
Jerry’s strategy for 2026 involves finding value in the middle rounds, especially with workhorse backs like Breece Hall who might be sliding too far in some drafts.
Jerry O'ConnellBreece Hall is a steal at his current fantasy draft value in the fourth round
Breece Hall could be our fourth round pick. I cannot believe he's going as late as the fourth. He just seems like such a stud to me. The computers... AI thinks that, okay, Jameson Williams is going to have a good year... but Breece Hall, I think he's a worthy pick there.
He also spent significant time debating the coaching impacts on the league's top tight ends, specifically eyeing a breakout star for the Lions who could mirror the production of the league's elite.
Jerry O'ConnellColston Loveland will be the best tight end in fantasy football and is a Sam LaPorta-level talent
We are taking Colston Loveland in the fourth round. I believe Coach Johnson will do for Colston Loveland what he did for Sam LaPorta just a few years ago. I think he has a chance to be the best.
The preview wasn't all sunshine, however. Jerry voiced real concerns about the backfield in Kansas City, suggesting that the system might limit the ceiling of their newest additions.
Jerry O'ConnellFantasy managers should be cautious about drafting Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker because Andy Reid doesn't rely heavily on the run
The Chiefs. They obviously have a new running back in Kenneth Walker. A lot of people are excited about him. ... My only problem is Andy Reed. ... I don't believe Andy Reed relies on the run. ... I'm just here to say I'm a little concerned about Kenneth Walker.
Before letting him go, Jerry delivered a special "Max on Vacation" poem that touched on everything from Italian sodomy laws to the Phillies' roster, proving once again why he's the greatest guest in the show's history.
If you see a guy at LAX wearing full Panthers gear in June, just say 'Chuba Hubbard' and keep walking.
