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Mike Florio and Uncle Chaps on Romo's Future and Divisional Round Recaps
The Divisional Round just wrapped up and Sunday actually delivered some drama after a Saturday that felt like watching paint dry. Between Aaron Rodgers continuing to haunt Big Cat's dreams and the Cowboys finding new and inventive ways to break their fans' hearts, there was plenty to unpack. PFT Commenter had a particularly interesting theory on why Dak Prescott actually performed too well for his own good in the loss to Green Bay.
PFT CommenterTony Romo would have won the game for the Cowboys because Dak Prescott was 'too efficient' and scored too early
Tony Romo probably would have won that game in Dallas... Dak is better than Tony, but he's exactly better enough that the Cowboys would have scored later on in the game to tie it up. So Dak scored too soon. He was too efficient. Romo would have tied it, sent it to overtime.
Speaking of the Packers, they are headed to Atlanta for an NFC Championship game that promises to have exactly zero defensive highlights. Big Cat and PFT are already bracing for a shootout that looks more like a Saturday in the Big 12 than a professional playoff game.
Big CatThe Green Bay vs. Atlanta NFC Championship will be 'Mickey Mouse football' with no tackling
Green Bay against Atlanta is going to basically just be first one to 50. The Big 12 is going to be playing the NFC Championship game. I could not be more excited. It's Mickey Mouse football. Yeah, no tackling. It's flag football.
Mike Florio on the NFL Carousel
Mike Florio joined the show to help sort through the wreckage of the weekend and look ahead to an offseason that is already buzzing. The big question in Dallas is obviously Tony Romo. While most people are looking for trade partners, Mike Florio thinks Romo might have a different strategy to get out of Jerry World on his own terms.
Mike FlorioTony Romo will try to get released by the Cowboys rather than traded
I expect that Tony Romo is going to try to get himself released... You guys decided to move on. I want to stay. I want to compete for the starting job. You won't let me. Why do you insist on trading me to another team? Now, how the Cowboys respond to that is going to be the big question because Jerry Jones has an asset under contract... I think he's going to try to get released.
We also got into the mess in Indianapolis. There were rumors flying that Jim Irsay was trying to pull off the ultimate power move by bringing in both Jon Gruden and Peyton Manning to save the franchise. Mike Florio confirmed that the interest was real, even if the execution fell flat.
Mike FlorioJon Gruden and Peyton Manning were a package deal for the Colts
What I've been told is Peyton Manning and Jon Gruden have a very, very good relationship. They're very close... but it was a package deal of Peyton Manning and Jon Gruden. Gruden didn't want to do it.
Who's Back and Football Guy of the Week
Uncle Chaps from Zero Blog Thirty stopped by to celebrate the return of Tom Coughlin to the Jaguars, which is basically a dream come true for a guy who loves teal and discipline. He also helped crown the Football Guy of the Week, though Big Cat had a different candidate in mind during Who's Back. He’s looking at Grayson Allen, who finally found someone to vouch for his "reflexive" tripping: Rick Pitino.
Big CatRick Pitino only vouched for Grayson Allen because Allen didn't snitch on him
Rick Pitino... he vouched for [Grayson Allen]. He said, I think it's a reflex action when he does something wrong. He'll lunge out or he'll trip somebody. But he's a good person. I know he's a good person. Rick Pitino went and checked it out... Grayson Allen's a good guy. He didn't tell on Rick. So he's a good guy.
Before letting everyone go, we had to address the elephant in the room: Brock Osweiler. After another primetime disaster, Big Cat has officially reached his breaking point with the Texans' $72 million man.
Big CatI am done with Brock Osweiler forever
I am seriously, though. I'm done with Brock Osweiler. I'm done with him forever. He's ruined football games for me, multiple football games for me this year. Stop trying to make Brock Osweiler happen.
Hurt or Injured: Big Ben Edition
We wrapped things up with a check-in on Ben Roethlisberger, who seems to suffer a season-ending injury approximately every three plays only to return and throw a 40-yard completion. PFT Commenter has a theory that Ben’s central nervous system is just wired differently than the rest of the human race.
PFT CommenterBen Roethlisberger doesn't know what emotions are and interprets all feelings as physical pain
Ben, he thinks that any emotion is pain. He doesn't know what emotions are, but he knows that when he feels something, he's like, that is pain, and I feel it in my deep soul... When Ben learned something new, he's like, ow, my head, it's pain. It's headache. I hurt my brain learning, but I will play through it.
If the Packers and Falcons both score 50 next week, at least we'll have a lot of touchdowns to bet on.
