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JJ Watt on Texans, Rugby Dreams, and Becoming Best Friends
Football is back, kind of. The Alliance of American Football made its debut this weekend, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are cautiously optimistic, even if Christian Hackenberg is already back to his usual tricks. The league managed to grab some eyeballs by filling that post-Super Bowl void, and Big Cat thinks they have a real shot if they can just figure out the timing of their season better.
Big CatThe AAF should schedule their season to end exactly when March Madness begins
What would be great is if they did the schedule... when you get to February, you can play the remainder of your season so that the Super Bowl of the AAF ends right before March Madness begins. Because I'm just being totally honest... there are certain points in the year of sports that I just won't choose a minor league football team... over what I usually watch.
They also discussed how the AAF managed to beat out the NBA's primetime game, which Big Cat sees as a massive win for the pigskin over the hardwood.
Big CatThe AAF outrating the NBA proves America loves football over everything else
We [the AAF] outrated the NBA game, the primetime NBA game, showing that America loves football over everything else, which we already know and we agree with.
Who’s Back: Crystals and Crime
For Who’s Back of the Week, PFT Commenter brought up Tom Brady’s newest secret weapon: healing stones. Apparently, Gisele has the GOAT wearing protection necklaces and reciting mantras, which explains a lot about his late-career success. PFT Commenter thinks Brady has reached a point where his superstitions have completely taken over his life.
PFT CommenterTom Brady is a prisoner of his own success because of his extreme superstitions
Tom Brady's success is so successful and won so many Super Bowls, how many little things like this do you think he does in a day-to-day basis where he's like, well, it's helped me get to where I'm at? He's basically stuck in the most superstitious life of all time... He's permanently stuck upside down because he keeps winning Super Bowls... He's a prisoner of his own success.
Big Cat spent his weekend traumatized by the Netflix documentary *Abducted in Plain Sight*. He wasn't exaggerating when he called it the most insane thing he's ever watched, and he's assigning the listeners homework to watch it before next Monday’s show so they can properly breakdown the insanity.
Big Cat'Abducted in Plain Sight' is the most jaw-dropping documentary I've ever watched
Whatever you're doing right now, drop everything and watch Abducted in Plain Sight because it is—let's just say it's the most jaw-dropping documentary I've ever watched. Not like a good—it wasn't one of those documentaries where you come across being like, man, I'm really thinking about it. It was awesome. I just said what the fuck probably about 15 times.
The Return of JJ Watt
The main event features the return of JJ Watt. After the first interview years ago was a bit of a feeling-out process, the energy this time was completely different. JJ is fully leaning into the "kind of friends" dynamic with the guys and even admitted that the PMT trolls might have actually helped him stop being so cringy online. He gave a huge update on Deshaun Watson, noting that while everyone loves the scrambling, Watson is a technician when he stays in the pocket.
JJ WattDeshaun Watson is a much better pocket passer than people realize
I think he's a good pocket passer. I think that that's one thing that people, when you think of [Deshaun Watson], you immediately think of a guy that can move around and get away from pressure, but he is good in the pocket.
JJ also talked about the realities of getting older in the NFL. He’s changed his workout philosophy to preserve his back and joints, but he hasn't slowed down the intensity. He's obsessed with the core because it’s the engine for everything else on the field.
JJ WattCore work is the most important thing for an athlete because everything connects to it
Tons and tons of core work to make sure that my core is locked in... Core is important. It's extremely important. It's the most important. That's what they say. Everything attaches to your core.
When the conversation turned to his eventual retirement, JJ surprised the guys by saying he expects to get smaller once he hangs up the cleats. Without the pressure to maintain 290 pounds, he thinks he'll naturally lean out once he stops eating like it's his second job.
JJ WattI will likely lose weight when I retire because I only eat this much to maintain my size
I think I'll lose weight [when I retire]... because I don't necessarily love eating as much as I do. I know I have to. So it's much more now of just eating to keep the weight on and keep the muscle on. But when I'm done, I'll probably eat three regular meals a day and not get crazy with it.
One of the best segments involved JJ's hubris regarding other sports. He honestly believed he could have a second career as a Premier League goalkeeper until his girlfriend, pro soccer player Kealia Ohai, absolutely humbled him on the pitch.
JJ WattI honestly thought I could be a Premier League goalie with one year of training
I swore I could be a Premier League goalie. And she's [my girlfriend, Kealia Ohai] a soccer player. So I was like, give me one year to train. I think I can do it. So she goes, okay, come to the field... She smoked a ball past my face so fucking fast. And I was like, no chance. You can give me five years to train. No chance.
He’s also become a massive fan of the Premier League specifically because he doesn't know anything about how the business works. For an American athlete, the business of the NFL can ruin the magic of the game, so he prefers waking up to the green grass of the English pitches.
Big CatThe Premier League is the most appeasing thing to watch in the morning because the green pitch lulls you like the Masters
The Premier League, part of the reason why people like watching it... it's very appeasing in the morning on a Saturday or Sunday. The pitch is so green, and it just kind of lulls you. It's like almost watching the Masters. It is a very nice, easy way to start the day.
Trouble in Paradise and Respect the Biz
Hank is officially hitting the panic button on the Boston Celtics. After blowing a massive lead to the Clippers and players calling out the team's chemistry, Hank is ready to move on. He’s already looking at how the team can pivot in the offseason to land a massive star, even if it means gutting the roster.
HankThe Celtics should trade whatever it takes to get Anthony Davis in his prime
If you can get a player like Anthony Davis in his prime, you do whatever it takes to get him. It's the exact same thing as the Khalil Mack situation. ...In the offseason, they're probably going to trade their entire team for Anthony Davis.
Finally, Big Cat took a moment to address Bob Costas' recent comments about NBC and the NFL. While Costas thinks he was being silenced, Big Cat pointed out that you generally can't use a league's own broadcast to tell everyone they are bad people for watching the game.
Big CatThe NFL was within its rights to prevent Bob Costas from bashing the league during a broadcast
Of course the NFL was like, hey, Bob, you can't say that on one of our fucking broadcasts, dude. Roger Goodell does a lot of stuff to silence a lot of people... but this one, it's like, why would you be allowed to bash the league that's paying your salary right now? During a game, you really can't do that.
If the PMT vs. Watt brothers challenge actually happens in Wisconsin this summer, Big Cat better start practicing his swimming turns immediately.
