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Lawrence Taylor on the Giants, Ben McAdoo, and Today's NFL
Week 11 gave us the gift that keeps on giving: the Nathan Peterman era. Big Cat and PFT are still buzzing over a debut so legendary it featured five interceptions in a single half. While the Bills are out here playing themselves, the rest of the AFC is falling into a black hole of mediocrity that has the guys questioning the very fabric of the postseason.
PFT CommenterNathan Peterman will have a long career as a backup because he looks like a quarterback
A guy like that [Nathan Peterman], for every interception you throw in your debut, you buy yourself another year as a backup quarterback in the NFL. He looks the part, right? He looks like a quarterback. He's going to stick around.
PFT is ready to hand the Ravens a playoff spot by default, mostly because Joe Flacco and a returning Danny Woodhead are somehow the gold standard in a conference that has completely lost the plot.
PFT CommenterThe Baltimore Ravens will make the 2017 NFL playoffs
If the season ended today, the Ravens would be a playoff team. So you have to ask, is Joe Flacco elite? And they have Danny Woodhead coming back. I have to say that the Ravens are going to make it.
With the Jaguars sitting at 7-3, the natural order of the world has been disrupted. Big Cat pointed out that Jacksonville being good has basically acted as a butterfly effect for the rest of the conference, leaving the wild card race in absolute shambles.
Big CatThe AFC Wild Card race is officially a dumpster fire
The end of the playoffs, the wild cards for the AFC are such shit. It's because the Jaguars have thrown the entire world out of order. 7-3. The Jaguars being good has created chaos theory for the wild card spots in the AFC. It is a dumpster fire.
The Greatest Defensive Player Ever
Lawrence Taylor joined the show for an all-time interview that ranged from modern NFL rule changes to his legendary pain tolerance. LT didn't hold back when discussing how the current game protects offensive stars, specifically pointing out how Bill Belichick uses the rules to his advantage with certain tight ends.
Lawrence TaylorRob Gronkowski is 'stealing' in the NFL because of the rules
What Gronkowski is doing is absolutely stealing in the NFL. Bill Belichick, he's a smart coach. He knows the rules and he makes sure the rules benefit him at all times. Because there's no way Gronkowski is supposed to be sitting in the slot and you're not able to reroute him. You get killed like that.
Despite the current dumpster fire in East Rutherford, LT actually went to bat for Ben McAdoo. He compared the situation to Bill Parcells’ early days with the Giants, where a coach needs time to "grow some nuts" and weed out the players who have already quit on the team.
Lawrence TaylorThe Giants should not fire Ben McAdoo yet
Do you think they should fire him? Absolutely not. No, I think... look what [Bill Parcells] did. He won two Super Bowls. The reason why I say keep McAdoo on another year, something the same way with Bill Parcells, his first year when he was head coach, he was playing that loyalty stuff. He tries to keep everybody, but not all of them guys are good players. You got to upgrade your team every year. Cleaning house and starting bringing people that could work... maybe if they secure his job for one more year, that gives him the opportunity to lay down some laws.
LT also shared some incredible stories about his playing days, including the time he rolled up to a stadium in the second quarter because he genuinely thought the game was scheduled for the following night. It turns out when you're the greatest to ever do it, showing up for the second half is still enough to dominate.
Lawrence TaylorI once showed up to a Sunday night game against the Patriots in the second quarter because I thought it was on Monday night
What was the latest you ever showed up? Second quarter. To a game? Yeah... I'm thinking the game is on Monday night... I'm riding and I see all these cars over at the stadium. I said, oh, shit, what's going on over here? Got a game man... I got in about second quarter.
Who's Back and Football Guy of the Week
Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means cornucopias and racist uncles are officially back. Big Cat is also fully leaning into Suicidal Big Cat mode, talking himself into a Wisconsin team that he knows is destined to break his heart against Ohio State. He isn't just looking at the Big Ten Championship, though; he's calling for the ultimate smoke.
Big CatI want Wisconsin to play Alabama in the college football playoffs
We want Bama, baby. We want fucking Bama. I'm saying it right now. I want Bama.
Coach O took home Football Guy honors for his monsoon interview where he looked like a man who had finally achieved inner peace while standing in a literal hurricane. Meanwhile, the guys checked in on the Jerry Jones versus the world saga. PFT remains convinced that Jerry is essentially a Bond villain who has moved beyond the point of caring about public perception.
PFT CommenterJerry Jones doesn't care about his public image or internet leaks
I don't think Jerry Jones cares, and I actually don't think Jerry Jones needs to care how the internet works because you couldn't make me think any less about Jerry Jones than I do right now. If a tape came out tomorrow of him just stabbing a child, I'd be like, yeah, the child probably owed him money and reneged on a season ticket contract. He's more like Liam Neeson in Taken, except his particular set of skills is leveraging public debt.
Stay Classy and Final Thoughts
Baker Mayfield earned a Stay Classy nod for his antics against Kansas. While the media is busy clutching pearls over his sideline gestures, Big Cat wants Baker to lean into the villain role rather than tweeting out pre-written apologies before the clock even hits zero.
Big CatBaker Mayfield needs to stop apologizing for being the bad guy
Baker Mayfield could be the most celebrated college quarterback, but he keeps apologizing. He apologizes so quickly that it's not fun. Baker, part of being the bad guy is you don't apologize. Before the game even ended, he had the fucking tweet that was written out. No, you don't [want to be a role model]. You want to hold your dick in front of Kansas when you put up 40 on them.
The show wrapped with a look at the brewing feud between LaVar Ball and Donald Trump, a collision of egos so massive it can only end one way: in a ring with a referee.
Big CatThe LaVar Ball vs. Donald Trump feud will end at WrestleMania
LeVar Ball versus the President of the United States being like a real feud that's going to be going and having chapters and keep going and probably ending in – there's like at least a 10% chance this actually does end in WrestleMania.
If LT can win a match at WrestleMania and two Super Bowls, surely the President and the Big Baller can settle this over a power slam.
