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Jimbo Fisher on NIL Lies, Cam Jordan on Jameis, and Week 18 Picks
Regular season football is gasping its final breaths, and Big Cat and PFT are here to usher it out with a massive Week 18 preview. The atmosphere is thick with playoff implications, draft positioning, and the general smell of despair coming from the Patriots and Commanders fanbases. While some games are being treated as glorified preseason exhibitions, Big Cat is fully leaning into the chaos, especially the redemption arc of a certain veteran in Cleveland.
Big CatComing back from playing for the New York Jets is more impressive than coming back from the dead
Coming back from playing for the New York Jets is more impressive than coming back from the dead [than DeMar Hamlin]. And then taking the Cleveland Browns to the Playoffs. He's basically the next Jesus.
The Last Dance of the Regular Season
The guys look at the Saturday slate where the Steelers need a win and some help to keep Mike Tomlin’s streak of relevance alive. Even though the Ravens are resting their heavy hitters, Big Cat isn't counting out the Baltimore depth, mostly because John Harbaugh treats preseason and meaningless games like he's leading a charge into battle.
Big CatThe Ravens are very live to beat the Steelers despite resting starters
I am of the belief that Tyler Huntley and the way this game goes, that the Ravens are very live in this game. I think they're live in this game because the Ravens are the best team in the NFL at playing games like this.
In the AFC South, the stakes couldn't be higher for the Texans and Colts in a literal "win and you're in" scenario. Big Cat and PFT find themselves rooting for the young guns, particularly Will Anderson Jr., who has been a force all season.
Big CatWill Anderson Jr. should be the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
I'm also rooting for Will Anderson to get a couple sacks and become the defensive rookie of the year. Because he should be... if I had a vote.
Meanwhile, PFT is looking at the Titans to play spoiler against a Jaguars team that looks like it's running on fumes. He's banking on Mike Vrabel's sheer hatred of losing to carry the day.
PFT CommenterThe Titans will beat the Jaguars as Mike Vrabel's revenge Super Bowl
I think that this is the Titans too. I don't believe in the Jaguars. It's just the Mike Vrabel in a week... against the Jacksonville Jaguars who are battered and beaten. This is Vrabel's Super Bowl this year also revenge.
The NFC Chaos and Max’s Hope
The conversation turns to the NFC, where the Bears have a chance to knock the Packers out of the playoffs—a scenario that has Big Cat feeling more alive than he has in months. He’s even gone so far as to give Matt Eberflus the ultimate (and perhaps dangerous) vote of confidence.
Big CatI give Matt Eberflus my full vote of confidence as the Bears head coach
Full vote of confidence. He's our coach. What more could you say about your coach than saying he's our coach... I'm galvanizing around the Bears and [Matt] Eberflus.
Over in Philadelphia, Max is desperately trying to find a reason to believe in the Eagles again after their late-season collapse. He brought up an AJ Brown quote that actually won the room over, proving that Nick Sirianni might know what he's doing after all.
Big CatNick Sirianni deflecting blame for the Seattle loss is the mark of a great coach
If [Nick] Sirianni actually said that to the media about the end of the Seattle game, just to get heat on himself and to detract from his players or deflect the heat from his players. That's a mark of a great coach right there.
Jimbo Fisher on Buyouts and Board Rumors
Jimbo Fisher joins the show to discuss his life post-College Station and the upcoming National Championship. He clears up the infamous "Sliced Bread" NIL rumors that have lived in internet infamy for years, explaining that the numbers being reported were nowhere near reality.
Jimbo FisherThe report that Texas A&M had a $30 million NIL class was a complete lie
When [Sliced Bread] wrote those numbers, I said, my God, where's it at? I wish that would've happened. The amount of NIL deals at A&M at that time... was less than a million. There was right at a million dollars for all sports combined.
Jimbo also weights in on the current state of college football, advocating for a centralized leadership to navigate the Wild West of the transfer portal and NIL deals.
Jimbo FisherCollege football needs a commissioner to fix the current chaos
College football right now, it needs a commissioner. It needs a commissioner. And, we need to do this thing the right way... get your 50 or 60 teams, whoever's gonna be in division one, make it more like an NFL league, intertwine your leagues of play a lot more.
Cam Jordan on the Villain Arc
Saints legend Cam Jordan stops by to talk about the grind of a 17-game season and why he’s nowhere near finished with the NFL. He’s got his sights set on a major statistical milestone that he believes will punch his ticket to Canton.
Cam JordanI am seven and a half sacks away from being a lock for the Hall of Fame
I'd say seven and a half sacks from now for the world to say I'm a hall of Famer. Once I hit that 125 threshold... sometime could be this game or next year, it's gonna be like, alright. Cemented 125. 125 is getting into a hall of Fame.
Cam also gives some hilarious insight into playing with Jameis Winston, describing him as the guy you want with you if a bar fight breaks out because he's already got the war paint on. Before leaving, he made sure to remind everyone which fanbase gets on his nerves the most.
Cam JordanPhiladelphia Eagles fans are the most annoying fan base in the NFL
Philly, anytime of the year. Anytime of the year, bro. They're like vegans. They're like, you know, you don't ask if they're vegan or not. They tell you. Like, 'yo, what about our Philly?' I didn't even say anything about Philly football.
Whether it's the 49ers resting their stars or Josh Allen continuing his ownership of the AFC East, the guys are ready for the madness. Week 18 is here, and as Big Cat says, you have to savor the football sandwich before it’s gone.
