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Mike Florio on Belichick to Commanders, Thanksgiving Previews, and Lotteryballgate
The Philadelphia Eagles are sitting on top of the NFL world after a gritty Monday night win at Arrowhead. While the game was a bit of a mess, the Eagles did what they do best: found a way to win. Max was naturally insufferable about it, leading PFT to crown them a bit early.
PFT CommenterThe Eagles are already Super Bowl champions
Congratulations to the Eagles for getting the one seed. I don't see them losing the Max. Congratulations. Eagles. super Bowl champions.
On the other side, the Chiefs' wide receiver room is officially a disaster. Big Cat isn't ready to bury Patrick Mahomes yet, but the lack of scoring in the second half for three straight games is a massive red flag. Even with the drops, Big Cat defended the decision to move on from Tyreek Hill.
Big CatTrading Tyreek Hill was a smart long-term move for the Chiefs
I also think the Chiefs made a calculated move to essentially say, we know that with Patrick Mahomes, he's gonna be the franchise quarterback for 15, maybe 20 years. We have to evolve and stay ahead of this like trading Tyreek Hill for a bunch of draft picks... I have no problem with like, people are complaining that they got rid of Tyreek Hill. Well, yeah, I think that was a smart move for the next five, 10 years instead of right now.
The Turkey Day Slate
Thanksgiving is the best day of the year, and we have a slate that actually matters. For the first time since Barry Sanders was juking people into another dimension, the Lions game is must-watch television. Big Cat is sensing a blowout in Detroit as Dan Campbell prepares to shove the run game down Green Bay's throat.
Big CatThe Lions will whop the Packers on Thanksgiving
I don't think the Lions offense will look bad that bad, two games in a row. I think this might be a whopping by Lions. I think WIC qualifies as a whopping... I think the Lions are that much better than the Packers.
While discussing the food, the guys held some firm lines. Big Cat shut down the idea of fancy steaks replacing the bird, while PFT went to bat for the most underrated part of the meal.
Big CatTurkey belongs on Thanksgiving and you shouldn't try to replace it with steak
Turkey on Thanksgiving is what you do. You have to keep doing it. If you start doing steak on Thanksgiving, it now diminishes steak... Let's not try to reinvent the wheel. That's When, you eat Turkey. There's no other time really to eat Turkey. Eat steak all year.
PFT CommenterStuffing is the best Thanksgiving side and should be eaten more often
I want to stand out on a soapbox and pound my chest for stuffing. Oh it's stuffing is the best... we should eat stuffing way more frequently than we do. It's the best.
We also have the first-ever Black Friday game with the Dolphins visiting the Jets. With Tim Boyle under center for the Jets, Big Cat expects a bloodbath. He also theorized that the elite Jets defense is finally reaching its breaking point.
Big CatDolphins will kill the Jets on Black Friday
I said this on Sunday. I'll say it again. I think the Dolphins, they have been taken out a, a fraud watch for me. I think they're very much for real and I think they will kill the Jets. We have Tim Boyle. It's Tim Boyle time.
Big CatThe Jets' defense will eventually break and stop playing hard because the offense is so bad
The only positive spin zone I would have for the Jets... is that you saw in the Bills game, and this happens for NFL teams, where if the quarterback and the offense is really, really bad, there's a definite point where the defense will... get so tiresome... breaking point where it's like, we can't... we can't sustain that.
Crazy Uncle Mike Florio
Mike Florio joined the show for his annual Thanksgiving check-in, and he brought some heavy "informed speculation." After hashing out a beef with Hank over whether his reporting is actually "fan fiction," Florio dove into the Joe Burrow injury and the legal mess the NFL is inviting by being in bed with gambling while having a broken injury reporting system.
Mike FlorioThe NFL will eventually face a massive gambling lawsuit over flawed injury reporting
I've been sounding that alarm... If you're gonna make millions from legalized gambling and you're gonna have an injury reporting system that is flawed, that is broken, that isn't enforced, and somebody eventually hides an injury... If I bet on the Bengals and the Bengals hid that information, that would be very relevant to me... they've gotta enforce that rule or they're gonna end up in a massive lawsuit. It's just a matter of time.
But the biggest bomb Florio dropped involved the coaching carousel. He’s convinced that Bill Belichick's time in New England is done and already has a destination in mind.
Mike FlorioBill Belichick will be the Commanders head coach in 2024
I think what'll happen behind the scenes, over the course of the next six, seven weeks, they'll work out a deal... Watch Bill Belichick to the commanders after the season. I believe it's gonna happen.
Florio also touched on the idea of Travis Kelce hanging them up sooner rather than later to pursue the Hollywood life, noting that the window for his superstardom is wide open right now.
Mike FlorioTravis Kelce might surprise retire after this season to pursue stardom
I look the guy is thinking about his next career... you gotta know when to make the transition and when the window's open... and it may be that the window for him is never more open than it is right now, or will be after this season.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Week 12
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a heavy dose of college football talk. Between the Jordan Travis injury and the impending Michigan-Ohio State war, the CFP debate is reaching a fever pitch. Big Cat made it clear that a certain resume is bulletproof.
Big CatYou cannot leave an undefeated Florida State out of the College Football Playoff
If Florida State can be kept out if they're undefeated? I don't think you can... They won't leave out an undefeated Florida state. I'm pretty confident.
Looking ahead to Sunday, the guys are high on some sleeper teams. Big Cat is buying stock in the Falcons to win their putrid division and thinks the Colts are about to make some noise in the AFC.
Big CatThe Falcons will win the NFC South starting with a win this Sunday
I have a theory. I think the Falcons are gonna be good... after the buy. I think it starts right now... I think they're gonna win the NFC South. I think it starts on Sunday.
Big CatThe Colts are going to make a sneaky playoff run
I'm also very high on the Colts. I think the Colts are gonna be sneaky in maybe the playoff picture... Huge rest advantage for Indy. Indy's coming off a bye.
Lotteryballgate
We ended the show with a full-blown investigation into Big Cat’s recent Lottery Ball win. Max, acting as the lead detective for a group of YouTube truthers, accused Big Cat of looking at the balls while pressing the button. It led to an all-time Big Cat rant about the decline of American grit and Max being a "cowardly loser."
Big CatMax is a crybaby loser for accusing me of cheating at the Lottery Ball
What Max is displaying right now is everything that's wrong with this country... Max is an excuse guy. Max is a loser. If he loses a game, instead of saying, I lost the game, he says, oh, well they cheated... It's pathetic. It's cowardly and it's disgusting... I will take away the, the, the winning 71... I will win it without looking at it before Max does.
To prove his honor, Big Cat has voluntarily stripped himself of the win and reset his total to zero, vowing to win it again the right way just to spite Max.
Go enjoy your family and remember to eat some stuffing for PFT.
