Joakim Noah on Bulls-Heat Feud, NFL Week 2 Picks, and Viking Pinkies
The Minnesota Vikings are officially 0-2, and while Kirk Cousins actually played a decent game, the defense couldn't stop a nosebleed. After watching the Eagles run for 259 yards against them, Big Cat didn't waste any time making a season-long declaration about the state of the North.
The Minnesota Vikings are my 2023 pinky team and they won't win the Super Bowl
The Minnesota Vikings are my pinky team. It's official. They are not winning the season. I can't believe we got an early drop. Nowhere, nowhere close. They're 0-2 and I actually thought Kirk Cousins played okay tonight.
Justin Jefferson continues to be the only reason to watch Minnesota football right now, making catches that don't seem physically possible for a human. PFT argued that we are witnessing a legendary talent being wasted by a winless start, even if the stats are historic.
Justin Jefferson is currently the best wide receiver in the NFL
And also Justin Jefferson kind of has a case. He's the best receiver of the football right now. It would be nice if he won some games. It would suck to be that much better than everyone else and be like, why are we 0-2?
NFL Week 2 Picks and Preview
Moving into the Week 2 slate, the focus shifted to the Chiefs heading into Jacksonville. The guys are keeping a close eye on Chris Jones returning to the lineup, but Big Cat is more worried about the emotional state of the Jaguars. He thinks Trevor Lawrence and Doug Pederson might be circling this one as their personal championship game.
The 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars will treat their Week 2 game against the Chiefs as their Super Bowl
I am a little nervous about the fact that the Jags like this is, this will be kind of everything and then it will be fade hard the Jags next week. That makes me a little nervous that the Jaguars are like, oh this is our Super Bowl.
There is also a strange amount of optimism surrounding the Detroit Lions. After their opening night win against the Chiefs, the hype train has officially left the station. PFT is trying to stay grounded, but he’s starting to believe the culture shift in Detroit is the real deal.
These 2023 Detroit Lions are different and are legitimate Super Bowl contenders
I'm with you on this 1 49ers. I feel like they're, they might be the best team in the league through week one. [But] these Lions are different. That's all I keep saying to myself. Like they might be different. These lines. We're talking about those lines, you know. No. Are these lines, we're not talking about the same old lines. We're talking about these lines.
Meanwhile, in Buffalo, the vibes are objectively weird. Between Josh Allen’s depression and Stefon Diggs having hot-mic drama with reporters, the Bills are in desperate need of a

