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Jon Taffer + Week 11 Recap

Monday, November 19, 201817 takes

NFL Week 11 Recap and fastest 2 minutes ( - ). The Saints are a juggernaut, the Texans have won 7 straight, Alex Smith's leg is broken, the Eagles get the Done Chain and the Bears remind everyone why Kirk Cousins is Kirk Cousins ( - ). Who's back of the week including SNL and Thanksgiving ( - ). Jon Taffer joins the show to talk about his private jet, not to brag, all the laws that were made to stop him from making money, and some new great ideas for Bar gimmicks ( - ). Segments include Football guy of the week, thoughts and prayers Urban Meyer, Not to brag but we called it Les Miles to Kansas, Stay Woke, and Monday Reading.

Jon Taffer on His Private Jet, the Death of Craft Beer, and Week 11 Recap

Week 11 provided plenty of chaos, but nothing compared to the Adam Schefter report that the Cleveland Browns were interested in hiring Condoleezza Rice as their next head coach. PFT Commenter immediately launched a new segment titled "Who's Fucking with Adam Schefter?" while Big Cat theorized it was a classic negotiation tactic to make any actual hire look like a home run. Once the actual football started, the New Orleans Saints continued their reign of terror by absolutely dismantling the defending champion Eagles.

Win
Nov 19, 2018
#10048
Big CatBig Cat

The New Orleans Saints are clearly the best team in football right now

The Saints are clearly, in my mind, the best team in football right now. Drew Brees is insane... 21 touchdowns, one interception, 77% completion percentage. The punter for the Saints... he's punted eight times in the last six games. That's insane.

The Saints finished 13-3 with the #1 seed in the NFC and were widely considered the best team at this point in the season.

Big Cat was so impressed by the 48-7 shellacking that he officially awarded Philadelphia the "Done Chain," suggesting they might be the worst defending champions in league history.

Loss
Nov 19, 2018
#10049
Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia Eagles are officially 'done'

The Eagles, I mean, I don't want to jump ahead here, but they're done. They're dead. We're doing done chain on the Eagles. Can we strip them of the Super Bowl championship... because they have not defended it well.

The Eagles actually rallied to finish 9-7, made the playoffs, and won a wildcard game (the Double Doink game) before losing narrowly to the Saints in the Divisional round. They were not 'done'.

The NFC East's Darkest Day

The most sobering moment of the weekend was Alex Smith's gruesome leg injury, occurring exactly 33 years to the day after Joe Theismann’s career-ending break on the same field. While the injury is devastating for Washington, PFT Commenter noted that the silver lining is the return of the "gamer" Colt McCoy, though Big Cat remains skeptical of McCoy’s ability to lead a game-winning drive when the stakes are highest.

Win
Nov 19, 2018
#10050
Big CatBig Cat

Colt McCoy is a gamer who can tread water but won't win a big drive

Colt McCoy is the type of – he's a gamer. He's going to win you a lot of games like – 21-17, and then when you get to a big moment and you need a big drive, he's not that guy anymore.

McCoy went 0-3 as a starter in 2018 before getting injured himself. He did not lead any significant winning drives.

With the R-words losing their leader, the AFC South-leading Texans and the NFC North-leading Bears are suddenly the hottest teams in their respective conferences. PFT Commenter is already envisioning a collision course that puts Big Cat’s pinky finger in grave danger.

Loss
Nov 19, 2018
#10051
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2018 Super Bowl will be the Texans vs the Bears

I see a Super Bowl between the Texans and the Bears. And that would be great content... if you lose and you're a Bears fan and you have to cut your pinky off, it's not that big of an add-on to the crushing defeat.

The Texans lost in the Wild Card round to the Colts, and the Bears lost in the Wild Card round to the Eagles (Double Doink game). Super Bowl LIII featured the Patriots and Rams.

Big Ben and the Bears

In Jacksonville, the Steelers pulled off a vintage comeback against a Jaguars team that refuses to let Blake Bortles fly. Big Cat pointed out that while James Conner has the stats, the Steelers' offense still lacks the elite receiving versatility of a certain holdout running back.

Void
Nov 19, 2018
#20713
Big CatBig Cat

James Conner has replaced Le'Veon Bell's production, but Bell is still 100% better as a receiver

James Conner made Le'Veon Bell almost expendable. If you watch that game, there were so many times that James Conner just missed a pass or didn't make a play that Le'Veon Bell 100% would have made. And so it's funny that the stats, the running stats are there, but they forget how good Le'Veon Bell is as basically a wide receiver.

Bell was widely considered the premier receiving back of his era, but the Steelers moved on successfully with Conner and others.

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Bears' defense made Kirk Cousins look exactly like the $90 million man he’s always been in prime time. Big Cat is flying high on the Midway Monsters, even if the rest of the crew thinks he's being a bit of a homer regarding their standing in the NFC hierarchy.

Win
Nov 19, 2018
#10052
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are the third best team in the NFC

Would you say the Bears are the third best team in the NFC right now as we're sitting here? I mean, they're 7-3.

The Bears finished 12-4, which was the 3rd best record in the NFC behind the Saints and Rams. In terms of record, this was exactly correct.

Jon Taffer: Private Jets and Industry Secrets

One of the program's most successful recurring guests, Jon Taffer, joined the show to discuss his new private jet and his continued dominance in the bar industry. Taffer isn't just flying private for the status; he claims the time saved essentially pays for the aircraft through extra speaking engagements. He also came out swinging against the current state of the beverage industry, specifically targeting what he sees as the corporatization of craft brewing.

Win
Nov 19, 2018
#10055
Jon TafferJon Taffer

The craft beer industry is currently being killed by bankers

Craft beer is getting freaking killed right now. And what's happened in the craft beer world... originally when people started making craft beers, they were into the beer. Now they're freaking bankers that are into the money. So half the craft beers now suck.

Craft beer growth slowed significantly in the late 2010s and early 2020s, and many regional breweries were indeed bought by larger conglomerates or private equity, supporting his 'bankers' point.

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Push
Nov 19, 2018
#10053
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers might throw the rest of the season to get Mike McCarthy fired

I wouldn't be shocked if Aaron Rodgers throws the rest of the year. [He wants McCarthy to get fired]. He's sick of him.

Rodgers didn't 'throw' the season, but the Packers struggled significantly, and McCarthy was indeed fired mid-season after a loss to the Cardinals in December.
Loss
Nov 19, 2018·Who's Back
#10054
HankHank

The Office is definitely coming back for a revival

My Who's Back of the Week is The Office... Steve Carell hosted SNL. It was a great, hilarious SNL... they said it's not coming back. But it's definitely one of those things where they're just getting people used to talking about it so when it comes back, they're excited.

Despite perennial rumors and high demand, a revival or reboot of The Office has not happened as of 2024.
Void
Nov 19, 2018
#20707
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Millennials ruined the service industry because they prioritize social media gratification over hard work

There is a difference between the people that we hire today and the people we hired 15, 20 years ago... When you grow up with social media today, you can post a picture of yourself looking the worst you've ever looked and somebody's going to say, man, you look great today... So we grow up getting this instant gratification all the time... when millennials now go get jobs, the gratification isn't as quick as they're used to, so they leave and they don't stay very long.

This is a subjective generational critique of workforce trends.
Void
Nov 19, 2018
#20708
Jon TafferJon Taffer

I would immediately fire any server who posted a celebrity's bad tip on social media

[If a server took a picture of a celebrity's bad tip and posted it on social media], I would fire him. Absolutely. [As an owner] I would probably tip her... and I'm going to promote [the celebrity visit]. I'm going to try to turn it into something good... You can't determine who's good enough for you and who's not.

This is a professional management philosophy.
Win
Nov 19, 2018
#20709
Jon TafferJon Taffer

The 'Farm to Table' label is a crock of shit because it isn't legally defined

[Farm to Table] is a crock of shit, because most of it isn't farm to table. For example, the spices come out of a jar... unfortunately, those terms aren't legally defined. So you can say them and get away with a lot of gray fringe bullshit on those.

The FDA and USDA do not have strict legal definitions for 'Farm to Table' marketing, allowing for wide interpretation as Taffer claims.
Void
Nov 19, 2018
#20710
Jon TafferJon Taffer

Alcohol-detecting 'sniffers' in cars are bullshit because they aren't 100% accurate

[Interconnect systems] are sniffers in cars... it sniffs your breath and it knows if you've drank. So if you get in the car and the sniffer sees alcohol in your breath, the car will not start... my point is it's only about 80% accurate. So 20% of the time, that car is not going to start, and it's not your fault. That's bullshit.

The accuracy of various interlock and sniffer technologies varies, but Taffer's 80% claim is a specific, testable assertion of unreliability.
Void
Nov 19, 2018
#20711
Jon TafferJon Taffer

The phrase 'Don't Drink and Drive' is an extreme slogan that hurts the alcohol industry

There's a phrase in our industry that says don't drink and drive. That's a good phrase. No it isn't. Because you can have a glass of wine and drive. It doesn't mean don't drink and drive. The statement should be drink and drive responsibly... 'Don't drink and drive' is extreme and if people buy into that premise, it can destroy our industry.

This is a philosophical and marketing debate regarding public safety messaging.
Open
Nov 19, 2018
#10056
Jon TafferJon Taffer

No one will own cars in 15 years because of automation

He [CEO of Mercedes-Benz] says in 15 years that we're not going to own cars anymore. They're all going to be electric vehicles... The vehicle will pull up in front of your house... those changes are going to change the entire world. [Auto insurance and repair industries will disappear].

We are roughly halfway through this timeline (2024). While autonomous tech has advanced, car ownership remains high and the auto insurance/repair industries are still massive. The 15-year total disappearance seems highly unlikely.
Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Herman's hand job scandal is actually a step in the right direction for his marriage

I'm not going to pretend to know what goes on behind the scenes between Tom Herman and his wife. My guess is knowing how Tom Herman acts just in general, he's probably kind of a dick all the time. And her finding out that he was getting alleged hand jobs is probably the most normal laid back thing that Tom Herman does. So she's like, this is actually a step in the right direction for a marriage.

This is a satirical commentary on Tom Herman's personality and a specific news scandal.
Void
Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer's sideline health issues are dramatic acting based on game flow

Urban Meyer... every single time Maryland scored, he looked like he was going to pass out. He was doing the most dramatic things on the sidelines, going to his knees and throwing his headset... And then Ohio State would come down the field and score, and he'd have his hands up, and he'd be like, I'm back, I'm good.

Meyer did have a genuine arachnoid cyst that caused him pain, but he also retired at the end of this season (after winning the Rose Bowl), fitting Big Cat's 'retiring when things get tough/weird' narrative.

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