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Dusty May on March Madness and Pete Prisco on NFL Free Agency Chaos
NFL Free Agency is in full swing and the league is officially upside down. Sam Darnold is a hundred-million-dollar man in Seattle, and the New York Jets finally have their guy in Justin Fields. While Bears fans are officially in the Caleb Williams era, Memes is trying to stay grounded about his new signal-caller in the Meadowlands.
MemesThe ceiling for the Jets with Justin Fields as quarterback next year is nine wins
I checked in with memes yesterday after [the Justin Fields trade] happened... And I asked him, what's the, what's the ceiling of the Jets with Justin Fields next year? He said nine and eight.
Big Cat and PFT break down the biggest moves of the legal tampering period, including the Colts making a splash for Daniel Jones. PFT is convinced that the former Giants quarterback is following a very specific career path in the state of Indiana.
PFT CommenterDaniel Jones joining the Colts follows the Manning brothers' career arc and he will be QB1 by mid-September.
He's doing the, the Manning Brothers career arc is what he's gonna do. ... Daniel Jones might be QB one by by mid-September. ... also, there was an immediate Chris Berman that came to my brain when I saw this. He's just Indiana Jones.
Big Cat isn't necessarily buying into the hype for teams that are active early. While the media loves to crown "offseason champions," there is a darker reality to why those teams have so much cap space to burn in the first place.
Big CatIf a team has to fix all its holes through free agency, they are fundamentally a bad team
My take on free agency is if you have to, 'cause everyone's like, oh, they're off season champs again... If you have to fix all the holes, that means you're a bad team if you have to, if you have to go into free agency.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank leads off Hot Seat with a somber update on Tiger Woods, who unfortunately ruptured his Achilles while practicing at home. It’s a brutal blow for the GOAT, and it has the guys questioning if we’ve reached the end of the line for Tiger as a competitive force.
HankTiger Woods' career as a competitive golfer is over following his Achilles rupture
My Hot Seat is Tiger Woods... I don't know, but it's clutch foot. It's just injury after injury. It's over. It sucks, but it's over. It's probably over.
On a lighter note, PFT’s Cool Throne is the Big 12 tournament, though it’s a bit of a backhanded compliment. He’s fascinated by the court design, which looks more like a high-fashion accessory than a place to play basketball.
PFT CommenterThe Big 12 tournament court is the weirdest looking thing and it sucks to watch on TV.
The Big 12 because they're playing the tournament right now and their court is the weirdest fucking thing I've ever seen in my entire life. And the commissioner of the Big 12 said that it's actually a resounding success because so many people are talking about it. ... it looks like if you've ever put on a VR headset and asks you to scan the room to know where the walls in the floor are, that's what it looks like. ... I feel like if you're a player on the court, you probably don't mind it that much. But if you watch it on tv it sucks ass.
The guys also get into the power of Timothée Chalamet, who is currently living every man's dream. Big Cat has a theory that if you know ball well enough, the public will forgive literally anything.
Big CatKnowing ball is a powerful enough skill to change a nation's perception of even the world's worst people.
Timothy Chalamet's proof that you can change an entire nation's perception of you by knowing Ball. If Osama Bin Laden would've declared his love for Miami of Ohio's football program, we would've been like, you know, we can always just rebuild those towers. ... If Kim Jong-un got three picks right on college game day, I'm pretty sure we'd all just be like, that's just our culture.
Dusty May on Michigan and March
Michigan Head Coach Dusty May joins the show to discuss the Wolverines' outlook heading into the most important two weeks of the year. After a wild senior night dust-up with Michigan State over a logo-kissing incident, Dusty is ready to turn the page. He’s not worried about the team's recent shooting slump, believing the law of averages is about to swing back in their favor.
Dusty MayMichigan will find their shooting stroke in the tournament after a historical drop-off late in the season.
I believe that we're gonna make some shots. ... over the last 14 games or so, I think we're around 355th or 360th. So there's been a big drop off in shooting. ... But yeah, I think we're gonna make some shots. We were really close yesterday, we generated some good looks that just didn't drop. So I think we're much closer than the scores as indicates as of late.
He also spent some time raving about Danny Wolf, the Yale transfer who has become a focal point of the Michigan offense. Dusty believes the big man is just getting started.
Dusty MayDanny Wolf's basketball ceiling is just scratching the surface
[Danny Wolf] is just scratching the surface to be honest... For his long-term future, and for us, his ability to dribble the ball, make, make difficult passes. I mean, he's, he's got a special, special gift.
Of course, the guys had to ask about the rumors linking Dusty to the Indiana job. Between White Boy Rick’s reporting and the constant speculation, Dusty made it very clear where his loyalty lies.
Dusty MayThe rumors about me becoming the next Indiana head coach are total fake news.
I'm gonna go fake news on that one. ... I'm very, very happy at Michigan. I appreciate the opportunity that these guys gave me and I'm excited about the foundation that we've laid in year one.
Pete Prisco Breaks Down Free Agency
Pete Prisco joins the program to do what he does best: remind everyone that the NFL is a business. While fans love to talk about "culture" and "rings," Pete knows what actually moves the needle for the guys in the locker room.
Pete PriscoNFL players prioritize money above Hall of Fame status and Super Bowl rings
Of course it's always about the money... I go around and ask players, rank 'em. I think they all rank first money... then Hall of Fame... and then the ring is third. You know what, they don't sell their money on eBay.
The interview quickly devolved into a heated Italian-on-Italian confrontation when Max confronted Pete about his Jalen Hurts rankings. Pete didn't back down, doubling down on his take that the Eagles' success is more about the roster than the quarterback. He even suggested he'd take Baker Mayfield over Hurts for the next half-decade.
Pete PriscoBaker Mayfield is a better quarterback than Jalen Hurts and I would take him for the next five years.
Would I take Baker Mayfield over [Jalen Hurts] for the next five years? Yeah... I would take Baker. It's close. They're the same. They're all, like I said, they're in the same grouping. ... I'm not gonna call [Hurts] a weak link of the offense. But if you had to, if number four is the weak link, then he's the weak link of the offense.
Beyond the Eagles drama, Pete looked at the remaining quarterback market and the upcoming draft class. He’s not particularly high on the top of the 2025 class but thinks there is value to be found if teams look in the middle rounds.
Pete PriscoKyle McCord has a chance to be an NFL starter if drafted in the middle rounds
A guy I would take in the third or fourth round would be McCord from Syracuse... I think McCord has a chance to be, if he draft him a third or fourth round, he can end up being, you know, a starter down the road.
Guys on Chicks
The show wraps up with a classic edition of Guys on Chicks. The guys help a listener deal with her boyfriend’s dream of a Browns-themed kitchen, leading Big Cat to suggest a much more practical way to incorporate the team's colors into the home.
Big CatBrown toilets should be more popular because they hide stains better
Say no Brown's kitchen. Every toilet's brown, brown toilets should be more popular. You hide the stains easy. He, he like, you should be like, listen honey, we'll do every toilet in this house Browns.
Between the NFL roster moves and the start of conference tournaments, it's officially the best time of the year to be a sports fan.
