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Jon Gruden on QB Guts, Jared Goff as Montana, and Week 8 NFL Preview
The Rams might be frisky again after a Thursday night win over the Vikings, but the real fireworks this week are coming from the Barstool office's new obsession with Uncrustables. After finding out the Denver Broncos lead the NFL by crushing 700 of these things a week, PFT and Big Cat have decided to turn the office into a high-performance snack laboratory. PFT is convinced there is a nutritional upside to the madness.
PFT CommenterYou can actually lose weight by eating a diet of Uncrustables
I actually think you could lose weight eating Uncrustables. Peanut butter's got tons of protein in it. Bread is the biggest part of the food pyramid, which is really, really healthy and scientific.
Big Cat isn't just stopping at casual consumption. He’s promising a dedicated Uncrustables refrigerator and an office-wide email to ensure the Barstool staff smashes the league record for peanut butter and jelly intake.
PFT CommenterThe Barstool office will eat over 1,000 Uncrustables in a single week
I predict we're gonna be in the like thousand ranges. ... I will make sure that we do not run out of Uncrustables at all for the week. And we'll keep track. Yeah. For this office. I'll send out an email. I'll be like, it's my, I I'm, we're doing a study. Eat as many Uncrustables as you want.
The Battle for Rookie Supremacy
The vibe for this Sunday’s Bears-Commanders game is reaching a fever pitch. Big Cat and PFT are officially at war over their rookie quarterbacks. While Jayden Daniels is dealing with a rib injury, Big Cat is standing by his reporting that the Commanders star will suit up, mostly because he wants to see his guy Caleb Williams outplay him head-to-head.
Big CatI stand by my reporting: Jayden Daniels will play against the Bears
I reported on Monday that he was gonna play. So he's guaranteed play. ... I stand by my reporting. He has to play.
PFT has seen enough from Daniels to declare him the next great thing in the NFC, bordering on hyperbole that only a truly desperate Commanders fan could produce.
PFT CommenterJayden Daniels is already a top 2 quarterback in the NFC and a top 5 all-time prospect
I think Jayden Daniels is gonna be the best quarterback in the history of the Redskins or Commanders. I think he's gonna be the best quarterback in the NFC. He might already be the best quarterback in the NFC... Probably top five [all time potential]. I think Jayden Daniels is like absolutely the best quarterback that I've ever watched in my entire life.
Big Cat, however, is playing the long game. He’s not arguing about who has more Rookie of the Week awards right now. He’s looking at the ceiling and the future of the franchise, and he's doubling down on the kid in Chicago.
Big CatCaleb Williams is better than Jayden Daniels going forward and will have the better career
I honestly think that we're all gonna become winners. And I'm gonna say it... He [Caleb Williams] is so much better than Jayden Daniels. I did not say Caleb Williams played so much better [this year]. I said he's so much better... I think Caleb Williams going forward is going to be the better quarterback. I'm talking about the future.
Gruden Grinders and Old School Ball
Coach Jon Gruden joined the show from his Fired Football Coaches Association (FFCA) facility to talk about why he still wakes up at 4:00 AM to grind tape. He hasn't lost an ounce of his intensity, especially when it comes to the way the modern game is being played. Gruden isn't a fan of the RPO-heavy systems that he thinks are making the NFL look a little too much like high school ball.
Jon GrudenThe modern RPO-heavy NFL is 'Friday night high school offense' that gets quarterbacks killed
I don't like passing plays with the offensive line run blocking. I don't like seeing quarterbacks getting their ass knocked off because of this ridiculous protection offense that I'm watching. That's what RPO stands for me... I don't wanna see Friday night offense in high school all day Saturday and then see it on Sunday. I wanna see these NFL quarterbacks drop back to pass, throw an array of routes with different route trees and audibles.
When looking at the current landscape, Gruden was surprisingly high on the Detroit Lions. He spent time with them recently and came away thinking Dan Campbell’s quarterback is operating at an elite, historic level.
Jon GrudenJared Goff is playing like Joe Montana
I don't even think it's close. I did a thing with the Detroit Lions last week. I think Jared Goff is starting to look like Joe Montana to me. He plays with continuous movement. He completes almost every single pass. He's tough as hell. He has continuity in the same system... I got Goff way up there on my list.
Gruden also shared some incredible stories about his time as Bobby Knight's ball boy and his respect for Mike Tomlin's ability to keep a locker room together. He even touched on the greatest of all time, Jerry Rice, noting that his greatness wasn't built on cheap touches or easy schemes.
Jon GrudenJerry Rice is the greatest player of all time because he never caught a bubble screen
Jerry Rice [is number one all time]. The thing that Jerry Rice... you hear about some of these receivers now, you know, their stats and all this. Jerry Rice never caught a bubble screen. I don't know if Jerry Rice caught three quick screens either. He didn't want those routes. He was running patterns, man. And the greatest thing about Jerry Rice is I really believe he loved the misery.
Week 8 Picks and Fyre Fest
Turning to the Sunday slate, Big Cat is looking for a massive let-down spot for the Detroit Lions. They’ve been the darlings of the league for two weeks, and he thinks the Titans might keep it closer than the double-digit spread suggests.
Big CatThe Titans will cover +11.5 against the Lions in a major let-down spot
The Lions for the first time in franchise history are now the odds on favorites to win the NFC... This is the first time that they are a double digit favorite under Dan Campbell. They just came off a very emotional two weeks where they killed the Cowboys, beat the Vikings... I'm not saying that the Lions are gonna lose this game. I'm just saying 11 and a half is a lot of points... it's a let down spot of let down spots.
Meanwhile, the vibes in Philadelphia are tenuous at best. Max is riding a one-game high after beating the Giants, but he's already planning the Super Bowl parade if they can knock off Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
MaxIf the Eagles beat the Bengals, they are winning the Super Bowl
If we win this one though, I'm all the way back. Okay. If, if we win this one, I'm thinking soupy.
In New England, the Jerod Mayo era is already under the microscope. After the coach called his team "soft," the guys debated if the locker room would rally or if the wheels were totally off. Hank thinks the writing might already be on the wall for the first-year coach.
HankThe Patriots should move on from Jerod Mayo after this season
I don't, I think that's unfair to, to coach Mayo to do this year, but I think it's probably smart to move on after the season. ... I think the wheels have completely fallen off.
The episode wrapped with a classic Fyre Fest segment, featuring Hank nearly missing a 6:00 AM flight and PFT’s recurring struggle with ordering Uber Eats to the Barstool office instead of his own house.
At least if PFT keeps sending food to the office, the Barstool staff will have something to wash down those 1,000 Uncrustables.
