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Justin Thomas on the Ryder Cup and CM Punk on His AEW Return
NFL Week 4 is officially here, and the energy in the studio is electric because we finally got the PFT eye reveal on the Thursday night stream. After Trevor Lawrence looked like he finally belonged in the league despite a Jaguars loss, the focus shifted to the Bengals being a legitimate threat. Big Cat is officially putting Joe Burrow and Cincinnati on notice.
Big CatThe Bengals are officially on 'frisky watch'
The Bengals, I think are officially on frisky watch. Who is more frisky? The Bengals or the Panthers. I think the Panthers... The Bengals just joined the Panthers in the frisky watch.
While the Bengals are trending up, the situation in Jacksonville looks bleak. Urban Meyer seems to be wearing the weight of the world on his shoulders, and Big Cat isn't convinced the college legend actually wants to be in the professional ranks.
Big CatUrban Meyer looks miserable and doesn't like coaching in the NFL
Urban Meyer, what are you doing? Urban Meyer doesn't like coaching football. It was pretty apparent like in the first half... He just looks like he's miserable out there all the time. I don't know why he does it to himself.
The Brady-Belichick Bowl and Week 4 Picks
The guys turned their attention to the biggest regular-season game in years: Tom Brady returning to Foxborough. Hank is already emotional about the "coming home" videos, but the actual football handicap feels one-sided. Big Cat and PFT are both looking at the Buccaneers to handle business, even if it feels personal for Brady.
Big CatThe Buccaneers are going to kill the Patriots on Sunday Night Football
I think I do agree with you that the [Buccaneers] are probably gonna kill the Patriots. Do you think they're going to? The [Buccaneers] are sick. Yeah.
Beyond the Sunday Night drama, PFT is keeping a close eye on Kirk Cousins. While the Vikings QB has been playing like an MVP candidate through three weeks, PFT has a very specific date circled for when the clock strikes midnight on Captain Kirk.
PFT CommenterKirk Cousins will turn back into a 'pumpkin' on Halloween against the Cowboys
I've actually identified exactly when [Kirk Cousins] is going to turn back into old Kirk Cousins... Halloween. I think he's going to have the entire month of October this year, and then on Halloween he's playing in against the Cowboys and he's got some tougher defenses that he's going to be going up against.
For the gambling crowd, Big Cat is leaning heavily into his favorite trend: Mike Tomlin as a significant underdog. With the Steelers heading to Lambeau, the analytics might hate Pittsburgh, but the history of Tomlin catching points is hard to ignore.
Big CatMike Tomlin is a lock to cover or win as a 6+ point underdog
I'm taking the Steelers plus seven. I realized Mike Tomlin as an underdog... Mike Tomlin is a six plus point underdog is nine, three, and one against the spread. I think they win this game outright.
Justin Thomas on Ryder Cup Glory
Fresh off a historic beatdown of the Europeans at Whistling Straits, Justin Thomas joined the show to discuss the team dynamic and the partying that followed. JT didn't hold back on the greatness of this specific American squad, claiming their place in history after the 19-9 victory.
Justin ThomasThe 2021 US Ryder Cup team is the best of all time
I mean, it's hard to argue that we weren't. It's I mean, we put up the most points in history. I mean, selfishly I'm I might be just slightly biased, but until someone puts up 20 or 19 and a half points or 20 points, I think we have that right at this moment.
While the Ryder Cup was a high, JT also reflected on some of his more "soft" moments on the tour, specifically the time he had a fan ejected for a mild chirp. He also looked ahead to the new PGA season with a massive guarantee that would put him in rare air if he pulls it off.
Justin ThomasI guarantee I will win six tournaments on the PGA Tour this season
I'm going to go with six [wins]. [That's a considerable amount of wins]. I'm trying.
CM Punk is All Elite
In a massive in-studio appearance, CM Punk sat down to discuss his return to professional wrestling with AEW. He described the moment at the United Center as the undisputed peak of his career, eclipsing everything he did during his previous run.
CM PunkMy AEW return at the United Center is the number one moment of my career
Number one easily, number one far and away. What that represented, what the moment was far and away. Number one moment in my career, easily, easily. It's like number one. And then there's a gap. And then there's number two.
Punk was incredibly candid about the cultural differences between his past and present. He described a former workplace environment built on internal friction and explained why AEW’s focus on the product itself is the key to winning the wrestling war.
CM PunkAEW wins if they just focus on putting out a better product than WWE
The only thing we have to do is put out a better product and we win in my opinion. You know, we don't have a show that goes head to head on Mondays. We're not trying to quote unquote, put them out of business. My take on that is if we just focus on ourselves and we tighten up all our screws and we make our show better then we win.
He even touched on the infamous "plane rides from hell," suggesting that the stories already public are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the chaos of the old-school wrestling travel lifestyle.
CM PunkWWE fosters a culture where wrestlers are encouraged to step on each other's necks
Vince always fostered this, this a culture where he wanted everybody at their throat. He wanted people stepping on your neck to get to where you are and ahead of you and all that other stuff. And now I think there's wrestlers on both sides who were like, whatever, let's all go get pancakes.
The show wrapped up with a somber Fyre Fest from Big Cat regarding his legendary dog Stella, followed by the usual chaos of the numbers rack.
Go hug your dog and get your bets in before the 1 PM kickoffs.
