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Nate Bargatze on SNL, the Jets' Disaster, and College Football Chaos
It is officially time to have a serious conversation about the New York Jets. Watching Zach Wilson in primetime has become a form of torture that the Geneva Convention probably missed. The defense is elite, the special teams are solid, and the quarterback is out there running backwards like he's trying to find a portal back to 2020. PFT didn't hold back on the solution for a team that is wasting an all-time defensive unit.
PFT CommenterJosh Dobbs with zero practice reps would be a better fit for the Jets offense than Zach Wilson
Honestly, I think if they had Josh Dobbs at quarterback, they could figure it out. Josh Dobbs with zero practice reps is probably a better fit for that offense than Zach Wilson is.
Memes, as the resident Jets representative, went radio silent during the game, allegedly because he "lost his password." When he finally surfaced, the level of delusion was through the roof as he tried to defend his previous rankings.
MemesThe Jets are the second-best team in the NFC
NFC standings took a hit [this week]. I put Lions one, Jets two, 49ers three, Seahawks four, Eagles five.
While Zach Wilson is struggling to find the end zone, Aaron Rodgers is busy throwing passes in pre-game warmups just to make sure every camera in the building sees him. It’s the ultimate Rodgers move: staying in the spotlight without having to actually take a hit behind that offensive line. PFT has a theory on the whole rehab tour.
PFT CommenterAaron Rodgers is trolling the media and is not actually close to coming back from his Achilles injury
My theory about Aaron Rodgers is he is, he's a troll. He loves trolling. He loves fucking with the media a little bit... I don't think that he's gonna come back in a couple weeks. I think he's doing this knowing that the media will see him on TV and talk about Aaron Rodgers coming back.
The Tide Has Turned
College football is entering the home stretch, and the most terrifying realization for the rest of the country is that Nick Saban is lurking. Alabama looks like a completely different team than the one that struggled against USF earlier this year. Jalen Milroe has found his stride, and the defense is punishing. Big Cat is ready to give Saban his flowers for the turnaround.
Big CatAlabama is all the way back and this is Nick Saban's best coaching job
Alabama is all the way back. Alabama is all the way back. Jalen Milroe has figured it out... I think our take was right from September, I think this is Nick Saban's best coaching job.
As we look toward the playoff, the Big Ten is turning into a messy divorce. The anonymous coaches crying about Jim Harbaugh need to put their names on it or shut up. Between the sign-stealing drama and the upcoming schedule, the path to the final four is narrowing. Big Cat thinks the regular season is about to claim its biggest victim in late November.
Big CatThe Michigan vs. Ohio State game is a College Football Playoff elimination game
Michigan-Ohio State is an elimination game. The only way it's not is if other teams catch a couple losses... Michigan beats Ohio State close, Ohio State could find a way to sneak in essentially what happened last year.
While the Big Ten eats itself, the SEC is positioning itself for the usual dominance. PFT sees a world where the committee just defaults to the names they know best, regardless of how much chaos happens elsewhere.
PFT CommenterBoth Georgia and Alabama will make the College Football Playoff this year
I think we're gonna end up with Georgia and Alabama in the Final Four. I could be wrong.
Nate Bargatze in Studio
The funniest man in America, Nate Bargatze, stopped by the studio to talk about his massive month, including hosting Saturday Night Live and being the guest picker on College Game Day. Nate is a rare breed of comedian who stays completely clean without losing an ounce of the funny. He talked about the process of writing for SNL, the Washington measurement sketch, and why he’s stuck being a Vanderbilt fan for life. Nate’s perspective on making it in comedy is as grounded as his stand-up.
Nate BargatzeYou cannot have a backup plan if you want to make it in a creative field
If you do anything, you have to be obsessed with it. And if you're not obsessed with it and willing to like, basically just be like, no, I'll do the, there is no backup plan. You, you really are probably not gonna make it 'cause it's, you just can't have a backup plan.
We also touched on his golf game, his dad being a magician, and the absolute thrill of not using a phone case. There is nothing like the life-or-death stakes of holding a naked iPhone over a concrete sidewalk.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank is on the Hot Seat for losing his laptop for an entire week, which conveniently happened right as he was supposed to finish his lighthouse presentation. He claims it was in a desk he walked by a hundred times, but we all know the truth: he’s dodging the work.
On the Cool Throne, the Chicago Cubs are making power moves. Firing David Ross to hire Craig Counsell away from a division rival is the kind of cutthroat business we love to see. Big Cat is officially drinking the Kool-Aid on the North Side.
Big CatCraig Counsell to the Cubs is a sign the team is ready to spend and compete for World Series titles again
I also think this is the sign that the Cubs are ready to start spending and start competing for World Series again. Because you're not Craig Counsell... you don't go to the Cubs, your rival... unless you have a deal in place from Jed and Tom Ricketts being like, 'Hey, we're going for this.'
We wrapped things up with the return of Guys on Chicks, featuring a heavy dose of Max being bullied for his Philly sports misery and Hank reading questions like a man who was truly born to read.
If the Patriots actually leave Bill Belichick in Germany this weekend, just know that PFT is ready to welcome him to DC with open arms. Anything to keep the dream alive.
