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John Clayton and Doug Flutie on Super Bowl LI and Rogue Journalism
Live from Houston for Super Bowl week, the energy is at an all-time high despite Barstool being officially blacklisted by the NFL. PFT Commenter proved that the league's security is no match for a man in a disguise, successfully smuggling himself into Opening Night to ask the hard questions. While Chaps unfortunately got detained like a fallen soldier, PFT made it to the floor to confirm that Julian Edelman is indeed a fan of the show.
All Business Pete joined the program for Hot Seat/Cool Throne, filling in while Hank was busy editing. Pete immediately took aim at the league's inability to keep a certain podcaster out of their premier media event.
All Business PeteNFL security is on the hot seat for letting PFT Commenter sneak into Media Night
Hot seat is is NFL security. The I mean, the all of the bands, the pronouncements that NFL makes and and PFT just waltzes right right in.
Speaking of people taking over cities, PFT is convinced that Las Vegas isn't ready for the storm that is Brent Musburger and his new handicapping venture.
PFT CommenterVegas will be taken by storm once Brent Musburger moves there
Hot seat, I have Las Vegas. Brent Musburger is opening up a handicapping company in Las Vegas. So if you think that he's going to move out to the desert and not take that place by storm, then you haven't been watching television for the past 50 years.
Doug Flutie on Dropkicks and Donald Trump
NFL and CFL legend Doug Flutie joined the show to discuss his foundation and his storied career. He gave us the real origin story of his famous dropkick, revealing that Chris Berman was actually the mad scientist who whispered the idea into Bill Belichick's ear. Flutie also reflected on his time playing for Donald Trump with the New Jersey Generals, noting that Trump hasn't changed much since the 80s: he still has small hands and he still hates being wrong.
When it came to the current state of the BC quarterback lineage, Flutie was surprisingly humble about Matt Ryan potentially surpassing him in fame. He also gave us a physical scouting report on Matty Ice that suggests the TV camera adds a few pounds of 'smallness' to the Falcons QB.
Doug FlutieMatt Ryan is actually 6'5" and significantly bigger than he appears
Matt would stand next to [my nephew] on the sideline and matt was just thick and wide 6'5 every bit of 6'5. Tremendous quarterback.
Naturally, we had to get a prediction for the Big Game. Flutie is leaning toward his former coach and a high-scoring affair.
Doug FlutieThe Patriots will win Super Bowl LI in a high-scoring game
A high-scoring Super Bowl and the Patriots win a close game in the 30s. Take the over.
The Professor John Clayton on the Roof
In a peak moment of rogue journalism, Big Cat and PFT lured John Clayton to a windy Marriott rooftop to talk ball. The Professor was in peak form, defending the NFL's product against the 'down year' narrative and explaining why the traditional TV ratings system is dying.
John ClaytonNFL TV ratings are still good but need to be adjusted for cord cutters and mobile viewers
Ratings have to be adjusted. You can't go straightly off the TV ratings, which are still good enough. because now you have to try to incorporate what's on your iPhone and all that, and they don't blend right now. Once they blend, they'll find out there's probably more football fans, but it's different football fans.
Clayton provided a masterclass in quarterback evaluation, moving Aaron Rodgers up his all-time list and giving a grim outlook for Redskins fans regarding Kirk Cousins' contract situation.
John ClaytonThe Redskins will use the franchise tag on Kirk Cousins again this offseason
Kirk Cousins. He's not going to make it right now. Is he going to get paid over $100 million by the Redskins this offseason? No. He'll get the franchise tag. Again? 23-8, yeah.
John ClaytonKirk Cousins is comparable to Andy Dalton and Alex Smith as a quarterback
I think you'd have to have a good running game. I mean, you kind of look at Kurt as kind of, well, I mean, He and Andy Dalton, I think, are very similar. And you put him probably in the same vein as Alex Smith.
One of the best moments of the interview was Clayton playing a modified version of his ESPN segment called "Three Downs" with the guys. Big Cat stepped into the shoes of Sean Salisbury to provide the necessary 'meathead' counterpoints to Clayton's stats. The segment got heated, especially when the topic of the 2017 Chicago Bears and Tony Romo came up.
John ClaytonTony Romo will play for the Chicago Bears in 2017
Tony Romo, is he going to play in Dallas or Houston next year? He'll be playing, I think, in Chicago. ... [Dak] would be the one playing. Romo would be the one sitting [in Dallas].
Lebron vs. Chuck and Bad Radio
The guys also broke down the budding feud between LeBron James and Charles Barkley. LeBron tried to ether Chuck by listing all his past transgressions, but as PFT pointed out, he accidentally just made Barkley sound like the coolest guy on the planet. Between throwing people through windows and partying in Vegas, Barkley is living the life LeBron is too 'role model' to understand.
We closed things out with a new segment called Bad Radio, where the guys discovered that Neil deGrasse Tyson used to be absolutely shredded. Despite the photographic evidence of Neil's wrestling days, PFT isn't backing down from a potential scrap.
PFT CommenterI could beat up Neil deGrasse Tyson
I hate Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hey, Neil, come on this podcast or fight me. One of the two. Fight me, you nerd. You won't. I think I could beat up Neil deGrasse Tyson.
If the nerd wants to fight, he knows where to find the guys—likely on another rooftop somewhere in Houston.
