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Mike Singletary and Lance Briggs on Bear Weather and the Death of Larry II
2017 is already off to a brutal start because our beloved gambling goldfish, Larry II, has passed away. Big Cat and PFT are dealing with the grief in different ways, with PFT already constructing a very specific theory on the cause of death.
PFT CommenterLarry II committed suicide because he couldn't face an NFL offseason without football
Possible suicide because Larry was a football guy. He loved gambling. He was really good at it. He liked the games. He got a little taste of what the offseason looked like... the week without football really crushed him, and he couldn't bear looking ahead to the next six months without any games.
Big Cat has frozen the body to wait for science to catch up, but the show must go on. The NBA landscape shifted under our feet with the Boogie Cousins trade to New Orleans. While the rest of the media is looking at stats, PFT is worried about the physical toll of a potential first-round matchup with Golden State.
PFT CommenterThe Warriors vs. Pelicans first-round series will be lame because Draymond Green will just punch Boogie Cousins in the dick
So what you're going end up seeing here is the Warriors taking on the Pelicans in the first round... I'm here to tell you that it's not [going to be awesome]. It's going to be lame. Draymond Green, all he does is punch people in the dick, and getting punched in the dick is real weakness in [Boogie Cousins'] game.
The Samurai and the Speed Limit
Mike Singletary joined the show to talk about his legacy and his work with Hyundai, but Big Cat and PFT were more interested in the psychological makeup of a coach. Singletary pushed back on the idea that great players can't coach, arguing that their experience actually makes them better teachers.
Mike SingletaryFormer great players make better coaches because they can articulate exactly what they did on the field
Who would you rather have teach you? Someone that did it, someone that could walk in those steps, someone that could tell you every step about here's what's going to happen here... So it's being able to have a player that understood exactly what they did and took notes on what they did and becoming a coach and being able to explain to you exactly what they did.
Of course, we had to get into the 1985 Bears. Singletary discussed the dynamic between Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan, describing them as two fathers he could never choose between. When it came to defining the essence of the game, Singletary didn't hesitate to crown the leader of the 46 defense.
Mike SingletaryBuddy Ryan is the ultimate football guy
The ultimate football guy that I know is Buddy Ryan. He was an ultimate football guy because he knew the game. He knew what everybody was supposed to be doing. He knew why they were doing it. And he knew how to get them motivated to do it.
We also attempted to make the legend cry by playing the *Friday Night Lights* theme song and whispering football words like "brotherhood" and "sacrifice" into his ear. He didn't quite break, but it was close.
Lance Briggs and the Trestman Era
Lance Briggs sat down with us outside the media center and immediately sided with the fans on a heated Chicago debate. While Singletary thinks weather is a mental game, Briggs knows the physical reality of a lakefront wind.
Lance BriggsBear Weather is real and dome teams struggle to play in it
I disagree with [Singletary]. Now, when you say bear weather, when I think bear weather, I think, you know, one, two, zero degrees, wind chill... January, you get a team like the Atlanta Falcons... typically a dome team... It comes out there, and you can tell in a warm-up set. The wind's coming off the lake, and it just feels good.
Briggs was incredibly open about his time in Chicago, including how close he actually came to being traded to the Redskins during his franchise tag saga. He also gave a very honest assessment of the end of his career and the disastrous Marc Trestman era, confirming what every Bears fan felt at the time.
Lance BriggsMarc Trestman was the worst Bears coach of all time
Mark Trestman was the worst of all time, and I'm still pissed at him. [Briggs]: I do not deny.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Segments
Hot Seat belongs to John Calipari, mostly because PFT thinks he's running out of time before the NCAA catches up to him. The Pelicans look like the perfect escape hatch for a coach who might need a change of scenery.
PFT CommenterJohn Calipari will leave Kentucky for the Pelicans to escape looming NCAA sanctions
He needs to get out of town, needs to go to the NBA... The NCAA sanctions are about to hit Kentucky. That's a fact. I'm just calling that right now. So he needs to get out of town, needs to go to the NBA... Be a perfect fit for the Pelicans. You've got two of his best players from college that are playing there.
Big Cat put Sammy Sosa on the Hot Seat for comparing himself to Jesus Christ during a recent interview, though he did give Sammy credit for his geographical contributions to the Midwest.
Big CatSammy Sosa put Chicago on the map when nobody knew where it was
Sammy Sosa did an interview today... Sammy also said when nobody knew who Chicago was, I put Chicago on the map. So the third largest city right after Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time. Sammy Sosa made people know, hey, Chicago's here. It's in Illinois.
We wrapped up the show with a look at the fat Sutton United goalie who ate a pie on the sideline, a Spinzone for Cedric Benson’s unique legal defense, and a quick call to Lenny Dykstra to see if he’d help us mourn Larry II.
Rest in peace, Larry II, you were a real one.
