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Jimmy Tatro on Lakers Drama, Nick Wright's Chiefs Mania, and Super Bowl Props
Big Cat and PFT Commenter are officially 40 years old, and they celebrated the only way they know how: by sharing an intimate, bearded birthday kiss on YouTube and immediately diving into a massive double-header episode. Before the guests arrived, the conversation centered on the coaching carousel and the impending Super Bowl matchup between the Eagles and the Chiefs. PFT is keeping a close eye on the Saints' vacancy and thinks a certain Eagles coordinator might be packing his bags for New Orleans soon.
PFT CommenterKellen Moore has a good chance to be hired as the Saints head coach
I think it might be Kellen Moore. Yeah. I think he's been doing a lot of, he's been getting his staff together. He's been really focused on his interviews with the Saints. I think this bodes well for his chance of being hired.
While the NFL dominates the headlines, the NBA is floating some experimental changes that didn't exactly sit well with everyone in the studio. Adam Silver’s idea of 10-minute quarters sparked a debate about star minutes and bench value, but Hank thinks he knows the real endgame for the league’s future structure.
HankThe NBA will expand to Las Vegas and Seattle
They're gonna add two more teams, I think is my takeaway... Vegas and Seattle.
Jimmy Tatro on Movie Stardom and the Once Proud Lakers
Our good friend Jimmy Tatro stopped by the Chicago studio to talk about his new movie, *You’re Cordially Invited*, and what it’s like working with the GOAT, Will Ferrell. Jimmy admitted he still has to remind himself to stay cool around his heroes, but he’s not a fan of how the rest of Hollywood operates when it comes to biopics.
Jimmy TatroI am officially anti-biopic; the industry needs to let stories finish before buying the rights.
I've taken a bit of a stance against Biopics. I'm somewhat antibio pic. I just think enough. We've done 'em all and people are starting to get the rights to stories before they're even done happening. Like the Luigi Mangione thing happens... and then it's like someone gets the rights the next day. Let the story at least end before you buy the rights to it and start casting someone.
Being a Diehard Lakers fan, Jimmy had to answer for the current state of the franchise. Between the LeBron James legacy tour and the drafting of Bronny, things have taken a turn for the surreal in Los Angeles. Jimmy remains a staunch defender of the franchise's history, but even he admits the current vibe is a bit different than the Showtime era.
Jimmy TatroThe Lakers have become a 'novelty situation' because of the Bronny James drafting.
The second we drafted [Bronny], I knew, I was like, damnit, we've just signed up for like a novelty situation. Which I'm happy for 'em, but like, they got the photos already. They're on the court doing the dad son hug some passes. I think maybe they just are waiting to get an oop, and then that'll be it.
Naturally, Big Cat tried to bait Jimmy into admitting the 2020 Bubble title was a Mickey Mouse ring. Jimmy leaned into the defense, arguing that the lack of travel and distractions actually made it a purer test of basketball skill than any other championship in history.
Jimmy TatroThe 2020 Lakers Bubble championship counts the most because it removed all distractions and travel advantages.
If anything, 2020 counts the most. Listen, you take out all the distractions and you just boil that game down to who's truly the best. Everyone plays on the same court, you get no traveling for the guy who's in his late thirties. No traveling. It's tougher on those young guys; they don't have families they had to deal with missing. The older guys have to deal with that. If anything, that was just a testament.
Nick Wright Brings the Chiefs Derangement Syndrome
Nick Wright joined the show to do what he does best: defend Patrick Mahomes and agitate every other fan base in America. He started by defending his preseason Caleb Williams prediction with some of the most twisted logic we’ve ever heard, claiming that because he described a specific archetype of player that eventually made a run, he was basically right.
Nick WrightI am '99 percent correct' about my Caleb Williams Super Bowl prediction because the player profile I described came true with Jayden Daniels.
If I said in June of 2028 an asteroid is gonna hit Peru and cause damage the likes of which we haven't seen in centuries... and then in June of 2028 an asteroid hit Uruguay, am I more right than the people who said it would never happen? I was off by 900 miles, but I'm 99% correct, 1% wrong. In calling the NFC this year, I basically called it. I was off by 900 miles, but I'm more right than everyone else.
When the conversation turned to the GOAT debate, Nick stayed consistent. He believes Mahomes has reached a level of play no one has ever touched, but he acknowledges that the trophy case still belongs to Tom Brady—for now. He thinks the potential three-peat changes the conversation entirely.
Nick WrightPatrick Mahomes is the best player ever, but Tom Brady is still the Greatest of All Time.
I already think [Mahomes] is the best player ever, but he's not the greatest quarterback of all time. I think accomplishments have to weigh a ton, and so Brady gets to be called the GOAT. I think that if they pull off the three-peat, you can, and someone wants to say he's now the greatest of all time, it's at least an allowed opinion.
Nick also took some shots at the other elite quarterbacks in the AFC. He compared Lamar Jackson to a MLB superstar who can't seem to find his swing in October, and he offered a backhanded compliment to Josh Allen's playoff future against the juggernaut in Kansas City.
Nick WrightLamar Jackson is the 'Aaron Judge' of the NFL
Lamar, everybody gets so mad at me Lamar's Aaron Judge... which is on a day in, day out basis in the regular season, you're like, is this the best player in the sport or certainly in the very, you know, top two or three and then come the playoffs. It's like, man, every time... every regular season it's Lamar's the best player in the league. And every Playoffs it's like, you know why they lost, they put the ball in Lamar's hands too much.
Nick WrightJosh Allen will beat the Chiefs in the playoffs exactly one time in his career.
I think [Josh Allen] will beat the Chiefs in the playoffs one time. He's too good and they're, the games are too close. Is it going to be hard psychologically to then recalibrate and be like, that wasn't the Super Bowl? But I think he'll beat the Chiefs in the playoffs one time.
Super Bowl 59 Early Prop Picks
With the big game just a week away, everyone shared their favorite early looks at the prop board. Max is staying loyal to his Birds, looking for a big day from the Slim Reaper.
MaxDeVonta Smith will have 50+ receiving yards in Super Bowl 59
My prop. I think that DeVonta Smith is due. Oh, I think he, I 50 plus yards. I feel good about DeVonta Smith.
Big Cat is also looking at the Eagles' passing attack, specifically targeting Dallas Goedert to exploit the middle of the field. Meanwhile, PFT is looking at the kicking game, expecting a "gremlin bet" to hit as both offenses potentially stall out in the red zone.
Big CatDallas Goedert will have over 60 receiving yards in Super Bowl 59
I'm going, I think this has gotta be a huge Dallas Goedert game. So I'm going Dallas Goedert over 60 yards receiving plus one 19. So it's plus money. I think this is Dallas Goedert game. I think he's got to eat. He's also, he leads the Eagles in, in receiving yards in the Playoffs.
PFT CommenterI'm betting the over on 3.5 field goals in Super Bowl 59.
I am gonna be taking over three and a half field goals. The gremlin bet, it's at plus 1 25 right now. I like it. And I think they got two great kickers.
To wrap things up, the crew went through a legendary Fyre Fest of the Week, featuring stolen clothes, 40th birthday anxieties, and Memes' mysterious plan to "stimulate" his hibernating tortoise.
Happy birthday to the 40-year-old toddlers.
