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Josh Duhamel on Vikings, Doomsday Prepping, and Dan Snyder's Exit
The long national nightmare is finally over. PFT is officially a free man now that Dan Snyder has sold the Washington Commanders. While the rest of the sports world looked at the massive sale price as a milestone, PFT was busy counting the ways Snyder managed to ruin his life for two decades, from leaked sewage at the stadium to botched memorials.
PFT CommenterA $60 million fine will not teach Dan Snyder or other NFL owners a lesson
[Dan Snyder] is paying a 60 million fine on his way out the door... which hilariously reduces the value of the team to 5.9 billion. So that'll teach him a lesson. He only made 5.1 billion profit off this sale. So owners will think twice before fooling around with the books.
Even with the exit, the ghost of Snyder’s management style loomed large during the discussion. Jay Gruden recently pulled back the curtain on how the former owner used to pick players based on nothing but vibes and casual TV viewing. Big Cat, ever the man of the people, actually sided with the billionaire on this one.
Big CatIf I owned an NFL team, I would absolutely override my scouts to draft players based on 'vibes'
If I were, if I owned a team, I'd be like, you know, they'd have a draft board. I'd be like, no, that guy lost me money in a College Bowl game. That guy like, yeah, he's pretty sick. And I would definitely put my foot down and be like, I want that guy... understand I watched him once and it was awesome.
In an unexpected twist of fate, the hero of this entire saga turned out to be none other than Jim Irsay. The guys gave Irsay his flowers for being the one owner bold enough to actually say the quiet part out loud and get the removal process moving.
PFT CommenterJim Irsay is a hero for being the NFL owner who finally catalyzed the removal of Dan Snyder
Major shout out to Jim Irsay because who would've ever thought that Jim Irsay would've been the one that got this ball rolling when he sat in the golf cart smoking a cigarette outside the owner's meeting saying, 'I think the time has come to do something about Dan Snyder.' ... He's a hero. Thank you sir.
The Open Championship and Northwestern's Problems
Golf is back in the spotlight with The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Big Cat is loving every second of watching the world’s best athletes struggle with pot bunkers and thick fescue, making them look remarkably like the average weekend warrior.
Big CatI love golf courses that make pro golfers look as unathletic as regular people
I just love a course that makes everyone look at moments like they're us out there. Wyndham Clark had one of the most unathletic swings I've ever seen in my life... I bravo. Good job [Royal Liverpool].
PFT has a simple solution for the viewers at home who are tired of missing the most important shots because of constant commercial breaks and confusing streaming apps.
PFT CommenterThe fix for bad golf coverage is simply showing every single shot live
The way to fix golf coverage, it's pretty easy. You just show every fucking shot... And it live. And then have like a sponsor have like a Rolex logo in the bottom right hand corner. Yeah. Boom.
They also touched on the ongoing mess at Northwestern, which was recently described in a viral quote as a "weird fat guy problem." Billy naturally stepped in to defend the culture of the trenches, arguing that a certain level of eccentricity is required to play on the line.
Billy FootballOffensive line culture requires 'weird fat guy' behavior to build a good team
Offensive linemen just have a different culture... you need weird fat guy shit to make your team good.
Mount Rushmore of Manly Things We Wish We Could Do
It is Mount Rushmore season, and the guys tackled the abilities that separate the men from the boys. Things started off hot with Billy trying to drop science on the biological evolution of facial hair.
Billy FootballMen evolved beards as a form of physical armor to protect their throats in combat
I actually read this crazy thing that men developed beards because it prevented them from getting their throat slashed in combat. It was an extra like thing of Armor.
This came on the heels of a massive controversy from the previous Running Backs Mount Rushmore. Billy and Jake are still catching heat for their picks, specifically Billy's absolute dismissal of one of the greatest dual-threat backs to ever play the game.
Billy FootballModern fans don't care about Marshall Faulk because he is overshadowed by better players
Marshall Faulk was not a—no one gives a fuck about Marshall Faulk. I'm sorry. Besides you guys. His name gets overshadowed by like, so much better players. If you throw a Christian McCaffrey in there, that's more of a spike for like modern fans.
Josh Duhamel Joins the Program
Josh Duhamel stopped by to talk about his new show *Buddy Games* and his lifelong obsession with the Minnesota Vikings. Duhamel is a true die-hard who has survived the Kirk Cousins era and is surprisingly optimistic about the new leadership in Minneapolis.
Josh DuhamelThe Vikings' current O'Connell and Flores regime is capable of winning a Super Bowl
I feel like O'Connell's got the goods, our head coach. Flores, I think, I feel like this is, this is the regime that could do it [win a Super Bowl].
Things took a turn for the paranoid when the topic shifted to Duhamel's hobby as a "bit of a doomsday prepper." He’s got the North Woods cabin, he’s got the reverse osmosis wells, and he’s got a very specific exit strategy for when Los Angeles eventually falls into chaos.
Josh DuhamelDirt bikes are the only effective way to escape Los Angeles when society collapses
If something goes sideways in LA and there's riots in the streets... you only have the freeways out and those can lock down quickly. So how do you get out? Well, dirt bikes. Dirt bikes is the answer.
We also got some incredible Hollywood lore about Duhamel beating out Ashton Kutcher for Male Model of the Year in the late 90s. Despite all that success, Josh still carries some of the same cursed sports takes as the rest of us, specifically regarding a certain former Eagles and Colts quarterback.
Josh DuhamelCarson Wentz still has the talent to make a successful NFL comeback
I still believe in [Carson Wentz]. Somebody's gonna pick him up and he's gonna come back. He's gonna do it.
Fyre Fest of the Week
To wrap things up, Big Cat is dealing with the absolute misery of moving while also dreading the inevitable fallout of Justin Fields’ latest bold prediction.
Big CatJustin Fields predicting he will throw for 4,000 yards in 2023 will only lead to more Bears fan misery
Justin Fields said he's gonna throw over 4,000 yards this year. And then it just triggered the reaction online being like, 'Oh my God, the Bears have never had a 4,000 yard passer.' And also if he doesn't throw over 4,000 yards this year, then it's gonna be like, oh, they still don't. So that sucked.
Meanwhile, Jake Marsh is living in a state of moral crisis. After moving into his new place in Chicago, he realized the unit wasn't exactly what he expected, leading to a very "Jake" brand of guilt.
Jake MarshStaying in an ADA-compliant apartment as an able-bodied person is selfish
I'm just uncomfortable staying here [in an ADA-compliant apartment] where someone else who might need it more [could live]... I view it in the perspective like PFT said, I'm taking the space right now of someone who needs it more.
See you guys in Chicago for the start of a new era at the new office.
