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Mike Florio on Josh Gordon, Fitzmagic, and Week 2 Chaos
Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books, and it was a certified fever dream. We had 19 missed kicks, another tie, and a veteran cornerback literally retiring at halftime because the Buffalo Bills are that depressing. Big Cat and PFT Commenter opened the show with the Fastest 2 Minutes, which featured PFT’s legendary blink-182 themed Steelers breakdown. It’s officially pumpkin season, but while some teams are staying out past their bedtime, others have already turned into carriage-sized gourds.
Big Cat has seen enough of the league to already separate the contenders from the absolute bottom-feeders.
Big CatThe Bills and the Cardinals are the only two NFL teams that definitely suck after Week 2
I think this is the first time we've gotten to week two, because usually you can tell almost instantly, okay, these teams definitely suck, and these teams are going to definitely be good. I actually only have two teams that definitely suck on the list... the Bills [and] the Cardinals.
The conversation shifted to the Patriots getting handled by the Jaguars in the Florida heat. While some media members are ready to bury the dynasty, the guys aren't falling for the trap. Blake Bortles looked like the People's Quarterback, and the Jaguars' defense proved they are the real deal after putting the clamps on Rob Gronkowski.
PFT CommenterThe Jaguars' defense is for real and they're scary
The Jaguars' defense is going to be for real... You can look at what happened with [Gronkowski] today... They shut down Rob Gronkowski. Like, that defense is scary.
Hank remained calm despite the New England loss, pointing out that September struggles are basically a prerequisite for a Patriots Super Bowl run.
HankPatriots September losses never matter
The Patriots always lose these games in September. It never matters. I got another stat from this from Tim Whelan on Twitter. So the last three years in which the Patriots reached the Super Bowl, they lost by double digits within the first four weeks.
One of the biggest stories of the week was Ryan Fitzpatrick leading the Bucs to a 2-0 start while looking like a beefier Conor McGregor in the postgame presser. With Jameis Winston's suspension ending soon, the quarterback controversy in Tampa is reaching a boiling point. Big Cat is already all-in on the Harvard swag.
Big CatThe Buccaneers cannot sit Ryan Fitzpatrick if he wins in Week 3
Ryan Fitzpatrick, if he wins week three, how can they sit him? I don't know what's going on with Ryan Fitzpatrick, but I am ready, much like Case Keenum last year where we had to ask ourselves many times... Ryan Fitzpatrick, if he wins week three, how can they sit him?
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio joined the show to provide some adult supervision and actual reporting on the Josh Gordon saga. The Browns finally reached their breaking point with the talented receiver, and Florio expects a move to happen quickly.
Mike FlorioJosh Gordon will be traded on Monday
I think [Josh Gordon] is going to be traded at some point on Monday. And then the Browns wash their hands of him.
Florio also weighed in on the landing spots for Gordon, noting that several contenders are likely sniffing around the former All-Pro despite the baggage.
Mike FlorioJosh Gordon's likely landing spots are the Seahawks, Patriots, or 49ers
I think that Seattle would be one of the teams... I think the Patriots would have to be considered... I'd say Seahawks, Patriots, 49ers would be the three teams I'd watch.
The interview covered the 'burping' and 'farting' of the new roughing the passer rules. Florio proposed a radical solution to the Clay Matthews-style officiating disasters that would fundamentally change how the game is played to protect the league's investments.
Mike FlorioThe NFL should treat QBs like kickers and prohibit all contact after the ball is out
Just treat the quarterback like a punter or a kicker. Once the ball's out, you can't touch him. Then there's no ambiguity... if you don't touch the ball and the ball's out and you hit the quarterback, it's a foul just like it is for a punter and a kicker.
Before letting him go, Big Cat tried to corner Florio into talking about his fantasy team, which is the only thing more painful than watching the Bills. Florio resisted the 'SeatGeek' trap as long as he could before admitting his teams are basically the NFL equivalent of the Cardinals and Bills.
Mike FlorioThe Buccaneers will beat the Steelers on Monday night to move to 3-0
We assumed they were going to be 0-3 in the games Winston missed, and now here they are 2-0, and they're looking good, and the Steelers look like crap. I think they could be 3-0. I think you've got to ride with Fitzpatrick for as long as you can.
Segments included Who’s Back, where Big Cat mourned the death of the Wisconsin Badgers' national title hopes after a soul-crushing loss to BYU. It’s free football for the rest of the year in Madison, which usually just means getting blackout drunk for the Outback Bowl. The show wrapped up with a Monday Reading from the Daily Mississippian about how Nick Saban is actually an underachiever, which is the kind of motivation Saban probably mailed to the newspaper himself.
Let's just see if Mitchell Trubisky can throw to his left on Monday Night.
