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Mark Wahlberg on Entourage, Bill Belichick, and the Eli Manning Conspiracy
It is officially Halloween, and while the show starts with a spooky vibe, the real horror story is the current state of the Monday Night Football broadcast. Big Cat and PFT have reached a point where they actually feel bad for Jason Witten. The piling on has reached a fever pitch, and the guys are ready to move from mocking him to treating him like a sympathetic figure who is simply over his head.
Big CatJason Witten is clearly over his head and won't have a job at ESPN by the end of the year
I officially, officially feel bad for Jason Witten. He is so clearly over his head... And now I just feel bad because it feels like he's not going to have a job at the end of the year. And this is painful.
The NFL trade deadline also brought some movement, including Ha Ha Clinton-Dix moving to D.C., which naturally led to about five minutes of the exact jokes you'd expect. More importantly, the Texans added Demaryius Thomas, which has PFT looking at the AFC standings a bit differently.
PFT CommenterTrading for Demaryius Thomas makes the Texans a viable playoff contender
I think this actually makes the Texans a viable playoff contender. Well, okay. Three years ago. I want to caveat it by saying everything that I know about Demaryius Thomas, I stopped learning new things about him after the Super Bowl when they won.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Big Cat’s Hot Seat is his own future self because he managed to talk his way into jury duty right after the Super Bowl. He tried to explain to a court official that he couldn't serve during football season, and surprisingly, the legal system in New York actually respected the grind.
Big CatFootball season is a legitimate legal excuse to postpone jury duty
[The jury duty official] asked me, he's like, so what's your excuse? I was like, well, it's football season and I got a lot of travel and football season. And he's like, okay... so come back after the Super Bowl. Shout out to that guy for taking 'it's football season' as a legitimate excuse for not wanting to be on jury.
Hank is convinced that Urban Meyer is on his way out at Ohio State, predicting a massive domino effect that involves Mike McCarthy and a few other coaching seats. He’s calling for a Nebraska upset this weekend that would effectively end the Urban era in Columbus.
HankNebraska will upset Ohio State
Nebraska's been really bad this week. They're fixing for a big upset. If they lost this game, Urban Meyer's out. I think they're going to lose. I think he's out.
Big CatUrban Meyer will coach the Packers and Mike McCarthy will coach the Browns
The tip that I got, I think I said it last week, that the dominoes have started to fall. Hugh Jackson gets fired. Urban Meyer goes to coach the Packers. Mike McCarthy gets fired, coaches the Browns because of John Dorsey. And then Bob Stoops comes and coaches Ohio State.
PFT is keeping an eye on the upcoming Tiger vs. Phil match, specifically the technological disaster it’s going to be for every boomer trying to find an illegal stream. Between compromised computers and Phil's nipples on HBO, it’s going to be a wild weekend for the internet.
PFT CommenterIllegal streams for the Tiger vs Phil pay-per-view will lead to a hacking bloodbath
If you are a hacker on the internet, the Tiger and Phil pay-per-view illegal streams will be a field day. Because I would imagine a lot of 50-year-old white dudes trying to find a Twitch stream will end up with a lot of hacking... It's going to be a bloodbath on the internet.
Mark Wahlberg
Marky Mark himself joined the show to promote his new movie *Instant Family*, but the conversation quickly shifted to his legendary career and his deep-seated Boston sports fandom. Big Cat didn't waste time asking about the Super Bowl he left early, which Wahlberg defended by blaming his eight-year-old son's meltdown over the Falcons' early lead.
He also gave some rare insight into his relationship with the hooded genius himself, Bill Belichick. While the rest of the world sees a man who hates joy, Wahlberg insists that Bill is a different guy once the cameras are off.
Mark WahlbergBill Belichick is hilarious in real life
I've spent some quality time with Bill... Is he funny in real life? Oh, he's hilarious... I know [him] off the field... he's the best of the best.
They moved into the GOAT debate, specifically regarding Eli Manning. While Wahlberg has a level of respect for Eli's two rings, the guys weren't buying it. Big Cat has a long-standing theory that the Manning family has a level of influence over the media and other celebrities that borders on mind control.
Big CatThe Manning family has brainwashed everyone into over-respecting Eli Manning
I disagree [that Eli deserves more respect]. I think that you've been brainwashed by Archie Manning. I have a theory that the Mannings have brainwashed [everyone].
Mark WahlbergTom Coughlin would have benched Eli Manning by now if he were still running the Giants
Why are they still playing Eli Manning...? Tom Coughlin, if he was still with the Giants, Eli wouldn't be playing. Which I think is crazy, too, because Eli brought them to championships, even though they were bullshit wins... They do [count], but that being said, Eli should get the kind of respect that he deserves from the Giants fans.
Before letting him go, they had to ask about the iconic prosthetic from *Boogie Nights*. Mark admitted he didn't use his own, and PFT immediately checked to see if he felt body-shamed by the production. They also pitched him a new version of *Entourage* based on the world of podcasters and bloggers, which Mark seemed surprisingly open to, though he noted the guys might need to get out of their recording room more often.
Mark WahlbergI have a 50/50 success rate for making good movies
You always go in with the best intentions, and it's never for lack of effort, but they don't always turn out the way you hope. If you think about what gets you into the Hall of Fame in baseball is batting .300. I think I'm probably 50/50 with the movies that turned out to be good and worked versus movies that didn't.
LeBron Blames and The Streets
LeBron James is already in mid-season form when it comes to blaming everyone but himself for the Lakers' struggles. After a night of drinking wine on Instagram, LeBron threatened the media by saying they wouldn't want to be around when his patience runs out. PFT has a medical explanation for the outburst.
PFT CommenterLeBron James is suffering from alcohol withdrawal after drinking two bottles of wine
LeBron, this is a symptom of alcohol withdrawal. He had at least two bottles of wine, to himself, split maybe with a couple glasses to his three-year-old kid or whatever... that would put his blood alcohol content at above the legal limit... meaning the next day he was going through symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, which is maybe why they lost.
Finally, the guys checked in with the Cardi B and Nicki Minaj beef. While Nicki tried to wave the white flag on Twitter, Hank isn't convinced this fire is out for good. Regardless of who wins the next round, the PMT crew has officially picked a side in the rap civil war.
PFT CommenterThe Pardon My Take crew is officially 'Team Cardi B'
We are team Cardi B through and through. They call us the Cardi three. Me, Hank, and Big Cat.
HankThe Nicki Minaj and Cardi B beef will never actually end
I don't think it's going to end though. Give it like two months, the same cycle, spout off. [Nicki Minaj] has a radio show, so she needs shit to talk about.
Hopefully, Big Cat’s pinky stays attached through the weekend.
