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Nate Burleson on the Love Boat, the Pizza Crash, and the Bears are Back
Big Cat is officially floating on air because for the first time since 2014, the Chicago Bears are sitting at .500. After a dominant defensive performance against the Seahawks on Monday Night Football, the excitement in the room reached dangerous levels. While Big Cat tried to maintain some level of sanity by aiming for an NFC Championship appearance, PFT went full throttle on the hype train.
PFT CommenterThe Bears are a Super Bowl contender
I watched part of the game, and I'm telling you, this team is a Super Bowl contender. I'm dead serious. That defense. You're not telling me that defense—I mean, I agree, but shut up. The defense is Super Bowl caliber.
Big Cat eventually retreated to the shower to wash off the delusions of grandeur, but he didn't come out much more humble.
Big CatThe Bears will reach the NFC Championship game this year
I got out of the shower. I said, you know what? NFC Championship. Let's just settle with that. The thing is, you never want to win the Super Bowl the first year that the team's together. You want to go through the tough days and then the next year you build.
PFT continued to fuel the fire by looking at the rest of the NFC North, noting that Aaron Rodgers is banged up and the rest of the division is essentially a mess.
PFT CommenterThe Bears will win the NFC North this year
This is your year to win that division. Aaron Rodgers is hurt. Kirk Cousins is a nerd. Matt Patricia lost the locker room. This is your year to win that division.
As for the Seahawks, the outlook is much grimmer. After watching Russell Wilson struggle behind a line that still can't block anyone, PFT is ready to call it. He’s hanging the "Done Chain" around the neck of the franchise, declaring that the era of dominance in the Pacific Northwest has reached its final chapter.
PFT CommenterThe championship window has officially closed for the Seattle Seahawks
This is a major, like, officially the window has shut on the Seattle Seahawks. I'm ready to declare window closed. They're going to now have to remake themselves as an offensive team. No more glory hole.
The Steelers Circus and Urban Meyer's Apology Tour
The conversation shifted to the absolute carnival happening in Pittsburgh. Antonio Brown is tweeting at trolls to "trade me" and skipped Monday's practice, while the offensive line has collectively decided to turn on Le'Veon Bell. PFT has a theory on what finally broke the steel: the realization that they can't beat a specific boat-loving quarterback from Jacksonville.
PFT CommenterBlake Bortles destroyed the Pittsburgh Steelers
I was saying, okay, who killed these Pittsburgh Steelers? Was it the Browns? Nope. Was it Patrick Mahomes? Nope. Blake Bortles destroyed the Pittsburgh Steelers by beating them twice last year in their own backyard.
Meanwhile, in Columbus, Urban Meyer is back from his three-game suspension and is currently in the middle of a PR disaster. Between the soft-voiced interviews with Tom Rinaldi and claiming he doesn't know how to change the settings on his phone to delete texts, it’s been a tough week for the Buckeyes' head coach. Big Cat and PFT both agreed that while he’s doing the "I'm sorry" tour, he’s mostly just sorry he can't go back to coaching football yet.
PFT CommenterUrban Meyer is so boring off the field that it's hard to understand how players get fired up for him
He's one of those coaches where when he's not actively on the sidelines coaching, he's so boring that I have no idea how anybody gets fired up to play for him. He must be just like a totally different guy when he's out there on the field.
Nate Burleson Joins the Show
Former NFL wide receiver and Good Morning Football host Nate Burleson joined the program to talk about everything from playing with Randy Moss to the legendary "Love Boat" incident in Minnesota. Nate gave a hilarious breakdown of the two boats: the "Action Boat" with the strobe lights and the "PG Boat" where he was stuck eating hummus and playing cards.
Nate also walked us through the infamous 2013 pizza crash where he broke his arm trying to save a couple of slices of Happy’s Pizza from sliding off his passenger seat. He even detailed the "Packer Fan Nurse" who took a little too much joy in resetting his broken wrist while wearing a Green Bay surgical cap. When it comes to the actual game, Nate dropped some knowledge on why raw athleticism isn't the end-all-be-all for receivers.
Nate BurlesonRoute running is the most important skill for a wide receiver
I would say that route running is supreme over every other characteristic of being a receiver. Forget the speed. Forget the height. Forget the vertical. If you're a route runner, you can be so deceptive with everything.
Before heading out, Nate gave the AWLs a sleeper team to watch for the rest of the 2018 season, banking on a healthy Sam Bradford and a dual-threat running back.
Nate BurlesonThe Arizona Cardinals are a sleeper team this season
One sleeper for the season is the Arizona Cardinals. Sam Bradford, of course, he has to stay healthy. David Johnson came on our show... a thousand and a thousand. So with him, Larry Legend, Fitzgerald, and then Chandler Jones and Patrick Peterson, I think they can do some damage.
Hot Seat / Cool Throne
Hank put the show on the Hot Seat because Larry the Goldfish is currently 7-2 and sitting in 45th place in the Vegas Super Contest. This creates a massive legal headache because the guys have sold "stock" in Larry via t-shirts and now have to figure out how to pay out thousands of listeners without going to jail for fraud. Big Cat suggested hiring Mr. Portnoy as a lawyer for a fee exactly equal to the winnings.
Big Cat’s Hot Seat was Jason Witten. After watching more Monday Night Football, the consensus is that Witten might not be an actual human being, but rather a prototype broadcaster built in a lab that is still experiencing some glitchy firmware updates.
Big CatJason Witten might be a robot
So are we sure Jason Witten is still alive? He is a robot, and I do not understand why they overthink these things so much and just not put Booger McFarland in the studio. You could actually hear Booger McFarland getting mad at Jason Witten.
To wrap up, the guys discussed the news of Josh Gordon headed to the Patriots. While most of the NFL is terrified of what Tom Brady will do with a true deep threat, PFT remains skeptical that a change of scenery is all Gordon needs to turn it around.
PFT CommenterJosh Gordon won't succeed in New England if he couldn't in Cleveland
If you can't get your shit together enough to play for the Browns and for the Browns to release you—I think that if you can't get your shit together enough to be able to play on the Browns for six years, then you're probably not going to be able to play for Bill Belichick.
If the Bears actually make the Super Bowl, Big Cat might never come back to work.
