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Mark Titus on March Madness Tips and NFL Free Agency Frenzy
NFL Free Agency is officially in full swing, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are tracking the chaos in real-time. The Minnesota Vikings finally landed their man in Kirk Cousins, but the guys aren't exactly convinced this moves the needle as much as Vikings fans might hope. Big Cat sees it as a lateral move with a bit more consistency.
Big CatKirk Cousins is just a more reliable version of Case Keenum
The Vikings have decided that they wanted to upgrade from Case Keenum to maybe a more reliable Case Keenum. Kirk Cousins is not that much different... lightning in a bottle Case Keenum, I think is the same as Kirk Cousins.
PFT echoed that sentiment, noting that Cousins' track record suggests he won't necessarily lead a team past its current ceiling.
PFT CommenterKirk Cousins is only good enough to take a team exactly where they already were
As somebody who's watched a lot of Kirk Cousins games over the past like five years, he is just good enough to get you exactly where you got last [year].
Meanwhile, Sam Bradford continues his legendary run of extracting massive amounts of money from NFL front offices. With his new deal in Arizona, Bradford has hit nearly $130 million in career earnings despite a laundry list of injuries. PFT has a new theory on how Bradford maintains his value.
PFT CommenterSam Bradford is a walking cryptocurrency
I think he's [Sam Bradford] actually just a cryptocurrency. I think he's like his own Bitcoin. I've been buying a lot of Sam Bradford coins, so I'm going to be rich someday.
Big Cat is also riding high because his Chicago Bears are making moves. Between signing Allen Robinson and the (theoretical) return of Kevin White, the optimism in Chicago is reaching dangerous levels.
Big CatThe Chicago Bears are officially back because they signed Allen Robinson and have Kevin White returning
I think the Bears might be back. Yeah, I think the Bears are on their way back... They have their number one wide receiver coming back, Kevin White. And now they've got [Allen Robinson].
March Madness with Mark Titus
Mark Titus, the hardest working man in show business for exactly three days a year, joined the show to help everyone fill out their brackets. The big news of the day was Virginia losing DeAndre Hunter to injury, which Titus thinks completely changes the complexion of the tournament's top overall seed.
Mark TitusVirginia is the best team in college basketball but losing DeAndre Hunter is a massive blow
I think [Virginia] were definitely the best team in college basketball... But this injury does matter a lot. DeAndre Hunter was one of the guys that made me optimistic about this Virginia team versus their teams of the past. He's by far their most talented player.
When it comes to the #1 seeds, Titus isn't buying the hype on Xavier. He points to their lack of defense and a string of lucky close wins as a recipe for a premature exit in March.
Mark TitusXavier is the weakest #1 seed and lucky to be there
Xavier's definitely the weakest one seed. I don't love teams that don't play defense in March... Xavier feels like one of those teams to me that their defense is going to come catch up to them. They're going to look really bad.
Big Cat also took some time to air his grievances with the Big Ten, specifically the Purdue Boilermakers. Despite their high seeding, he feels like they lack the killer instinct needed to actually win a title.
Big CatPurdue is the Toronto Raptors of the NCAA tournament
The Purdue Boilermakers are the Toronto Raptors of the tournament. No matter how good they look in the regular season... they feel like the most unthreatening two-seed in the world.
Before letting him go, Titus made a bold prediction about history being made this year. He thinks the long-awaited 16-over-1 upset is finally going to happen, and he’s looking directly at Kansas.
Mark Titus2018 is the year a #16 seed finally beats a #1 seed, likely Penn over Kansas
I'm going to say this is the year that a 16 over one happens because why not? ... Penn, Kansas seems to be the one... If Kansas played Penn in a seven-game series, they're obviously going to move on, but it's a one-shot deal.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a look at the United States economy, which PFT argues is directly tied to the health and success of Tiger Woods. When Tiger is playing well, the world just works better.
PFT CommenterTiger Woods return has a trickle-down effect on the US economy
My cool throne is the United States economy because Tiger Woods is back... Tiger Woods actually does have a trickle-down effect on the United States economy.
Elon Musk also landed on the Cool Throne for finally being honest about the reality of space travel. He’s stopped promising 45-minute trips around the globe and is now just admitting that the first people on his Mars rockets are going to have a rough time.
Big CatThe first people to go to Mars in Elon Musk's spaceships are probably going to die
Elon Musk is finally being honest with people and saying that the first people who go to Mars in one of his spaceships are probably going to die. So just getting it out there. Finally, Elon Musk is stopping with these Twitter videos saying that we're going to travel around the world in 45 seconds.
Segments and Guys on Chicks
The show wrapped up with some Breaking Moos as Jordy Nelson was cut by the Packers, leading to immediate speculation about him ending up in Foxborough. PFT thinks it's a match made in heaven.
PFT CommenterJordy Nelson is Bill Belichick's wet dream
I'm more interested about Jordy Nelson because if he's still capable of playing how he played two years ago before he got injured, he is Bill Belichick's wet dream. Belichick is going to send in a SWAT team to just kidnap him.
Finally, the guys took a trip into the world of relationship advice with Guys on Chicks. When a listener asked about her boyfriend's bathroom habits, Big Cat didn't see the problem, defending the pride of the "open door" policy.
Big CatPooping with the door open is an alpha move
I love pooping with the door open. That's a real man thing. Because you have a master of your domain kind of thing. I'm watching over everything while I take a shit.
Make sure your bracket is locked in because if you don't pick a 16-seed to win now, you're just not listening to the experts.
