Ndamukong Suh on Hating Quarterbacks and the Mount Rushmore of Fast Food
We are live from the minivan in California as the training camp tour rolls on. Football is officially back because Big Ben Roethlisberger has found his way into a walking boot after a training camp stumble. Big Cat has a theory that the boot is essentially a magical totem for the Steelers quarterback.
If Ben Roethlisberger puts his walking boot on, it will actually help his head injury heal
I know this medically makes no sense, but I really do think that if Big Ben hurts his head, if he put on his walking boot, he will be better. [It's a] placebo effect.
While the guys have been enjoying the West Coast weather, PFT has noticed that it provides an unfair advantage to the local youth.
The West Coast weather is basically a performance-enhancing drug for high school athletes
The weather is very, very nice. It's like a PED almost for high school kids... You're going to be better at sports if they cared at sports... you can play basketball like 24 hours a day, probably like 11 months out of the year.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank is riding high on his Duke Blue Devils, especially with the arrival of a certain 285-pound human highlight reel. He's convinced the championship window is wide open.
Duke basketball is entering a major championship window because of Zion Williamson
My cool throne is Duke basketball. So they're back. Zion Williamson, my guy. 6'10", 320 pounds... Dunked from the free throw line. Kyrie, Jason Tatum about to take over for the Celtics. So it's going to be a big, big window for Duke basketball.
Over in Denver, the quarterback room is getting interesting. PFT is officially on "Swag Watch" as Chad Kelly starts making moves on the depth chart, while Big Cat is busy making sure nobody forgets the legendary ineptitude of Paxton Lynch.
Case Keenum is officially on 'Swag Watch' because Swag Kelly is nipping at his heels
My hot seat is Case Keenum because we are on Swag Watch 2018. Swag Kelly is now the second-string quarterback for the Denver Broncos, nipping at Case's heels, and he's looking pretty good doing it.
Paxton Lynch is the worst draft pick of all time
Paxton Lynch is going to totally get off the hook here. People will just forget he existed, but I will not let him off the hook because... Paxton Lynch stinks, and he's going to probably end up making whatever it was, $15 million for being a first-round pick. That guy needs to be like – someone needs to write a book. Paxton Lynch stinks.
Swag Kelly is the most talented quarterback on the Denver Broncos roster
Billy Football first reported that [Swag Kelly] is the most talented quarterback on that roster. Yes. And I love kind of the wildcard-ness that Swag brings. His name's Swag Kelly. He is the epitome of a wildcard.
Big Cat also took aim at Dwight Howard's off-season training claims. The idea of Dwight transformational into a perimeter threat is the kind of comedy the NBA needs right now.
Dwight Howard's plan to evolve into Kevin Durant and take jumpers will be a disaster
First one is the entire NBA because Dwight Howard, his trainer, has said that Dwight Howard wants to evolve into Anthony Davis, into Kevin Durant, but his own version of that... So Dwight Howard is going to start taking jumpers, which is going to be hilarious. It's going to be fun watching him try to shoot and take shots from John Wall and Bradley Beal.
Meanwhile, the MLB umpires are finding themselves in the line of fire after Ben Zobrist was tossed for demanding some technological assistance behind the plate.
Major League Baseball umpires are on the hot seat and we need electronic strike zones
My other hot seat is umps. So Ben Zobrist got tossed in the Cubs-Brewers game today, and on the way out, he said to umpire Phil Cuzzi... That's why we want electronic strike zones. And I think this is going to be the moment where we get this debate going again, and umps are now going to be on the hot seat because they fuck up a couple times a year, like, egregiously.
Mount Rushmore of Fast Food Items
Being in California means the guys have been living on a steady diet of In-N-Out, which clearly influenced the draft. Hank and Big Cat went heavy on the burgers, but PFT stayed focused on the value and the classics, snagging the "Granddaddy" of chicken sandwiches and the premier fry in the game.
The Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich is the 'Granddaddy of them all' for chicken sandwiches
I'm going to go with a spicy chicken sandwich at Wendy's. I actually had this listed before Chick-fil-A on my big board. So it's a good value pick for me. I think it's kind of the granddaddy of them all as far as chicken sandwiches go.
McDonald's fries are the best fast food item
And then for my last pick, McDonald's fries. Can't believe I got that one in the fourth round. I know. I know.
Big Cat made sure to give a nod to a Texas staple that often gets overlooked for its primary menu items.
The Whataburger Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit is the best breakfast sandwich in America
Big time honorable mention to Whataburger Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit. Yes. Best breakfast sandwich in America. People forget Whataburger, not the best thing on the menu, is not burgers. It's the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit. And it is incredible.
Ndamukong Suh
One of the most intimidating men in football, Ndamukong Suh, joined Big Cat and PFT in the van at Rams camp. He didn't hold back on his genuine disdain for quarterbacks, though he surprisingly made exceptions for Jay Cutler and his new teammate Jared Goff.
I hate Sam Bradford and Aaron Rodgers most among quarterbacks
Probably most well-known is Sam Bradford because he went number one over me. But Aaron Rodgers is for sure up there. [Bradford]'s a good player. He's obviously done it for many years... but it's always enjoyable to get sacks and interceptions off of him.
Jared Goff is untouchable and one of the few quarterbacks I actually like
Goff is untouchable. He's our good friend. Goff is a good dude. Actually, he's one of a few quarterbacks I actually like. Him and Cutler are on the same page.
Suh reflected on his reputation and some of his most famous controversial moments. He offered a very different perspective on the infamous Aaron Rodgers stomp and the heartbreaking end to the 2009 Big 12 Championship.
The Aaron Rodgers stomp was actually his own offensive lineman's fault for pushing me
That situation was interesting because if you go back and look at the play, I was actually tussling with one of his offensive linemen who pushed me and stepped back on him. If you really look at the situation, it was really his old lineman's fault. And that's their job to protect him. So they didn't protect him.
Texas should not have had the final second to kick the winning field goal in the 2009 Big 12 Championship
They definitely shouldn't have had an opportunity to kick that field goal. Things happen for a reason... still don't know what that reason is for that particular situation... it was a little controversial to say the least.
We also learned that Wade Phillips is a Fortnite king and that Suh has been a long-time advocate for the Scott Frost era in Nebraska.
Wade Phillips is a Fortnite guy who actually wears the gear and plays the game
Wade Phillips... he's definitely animated. He's into Fortnite as well. From what I know, he does play. I've never seen him play, but he definitely has got the gear, sweatshirts, T-shirts and all.
Hiring Scott Frost was a great decision that should have happened three years ago
Great decision. I wanted it to happen three years ago and actually voted for it... I suggested it, for lack of a better word... Scott Frost has the mechanisms and the – I would say he's cut from a good cloth to be able to do it.
PR 101 and Time Zone Debates
James Harden made headlines for throwing a woman's phone onto a roof in Scottsdale, and Big Cat thinks the MVP missed a golden opportunity to pivot into a tech commercial.
James Harden should turn the Scottsdale phone-throwing incident into a cell phone carrier commercial
Dude, every time something like this happens, if you could just figure out a way, if you're James Harden's agent, just create a commercial instantly making fun of this. Do a sprint commercial where you're just grabbing phones out of people's hands, throwing it, then handing them a sprint phone. And everyone would be like, oh, that's funny.
To wrap things up, the guys argued over the best way to consume sports. While many West Coasters brag about 10:00 AM football, Big Cat remains a loyalist to the mid-day starts of the Midwest.
The Central Time Zone is the undisputed best time zone for sports fans
The Central Time Zone is by far the best. The problem with everyone who's like West Coast is the best because 10 a.m. football... 10 a.m. is too early. Noon is objectively the perfect time to start a football game... and Monday night football ends at like 11 o'clock. My ranking of time zones goes Central time, mountain time, west coast, east coast.
Hopefully, someone checks on Hank's missing tooth before we hit the road for the next camp.

