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NFL Draft, Packers Jordan Love, Mt Flushmore Of Drinks + Dungeons And Dragons

Friday, April 24, 202019 takes

The NFL Draft happened and we finally feel normal again. Breaking down the first round, creepy Goodell, sob stories, great picks by a lot of teams, the Raiders being the Raiders and Athlete Couches being awesome ( - ). Packers Quarterback Jordan Love on being drafted in the first round and having his life changed forever ( - ). Fyre Fest of the Week and Mt Flushmore of non alcoholic drinks ( - ). We also welcome on a Dungeon Master who taught us about Dungeons and Dragons and let us play a live action game ( - 1).

Jordan Love on the Packers, NFL Draft Recap, and Dungeons & Dragons

Sports are finally back, or at least the NFL Draft is, and it felt incredible to have something new to watch. The virtual setup gave us an unprecedented look into the homes of the league's power brokers, from Kliff Kingsbury’s "Crazy Stupid Love" bachelor pad to Jerry Jones appearing to run the Cowboys from a super-villain yacht. While most setups were standard, Mike Vrabel decided to host a fever dream featuring a mix of Joe Dirt and a guy potentially using a barstool as a toilet.

Win
Apr 24, 2020
#15166
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Vrabel won the night for best NFL Draft home setup.

Mike Vrabel clearly won the night in his room. He had a guy that looked like a mix between the Waterboy Adam Sandler and Joe Dirt. The other was taking a shit. I believe he's sitting on a Barstool intentionally looking like he's making sure in my professional opinion.

This was a widely agreed-upon sentiment on social media during the draft night.

Big Cat and PFT were mostly impressed by the picks, specifically the Dolphins not overthinking it and grabbing Tua Tagovailoa. Despite the pre-draft smoke about Justin Herbert rising up boards, Big Cat remains steadfast that the talent gap between the two is enormous.

Void
Apr 24, 2020
#15164
Big CatBig Cat

The gap between Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert is massive.

The smoke of Justin Herbert jumping Tua [Tagovailoa] was making me so mad because Tua is so much better than Justin Herbert. No offense, Justin Herbert. He might end up being good but Tua is control good and the gap between Joe Burrow and Tua is miniscule. The gap between Tua and Justin Herbert is massive.

While subjective, Justin Herbert won Offensive Rookie of the Year and statistically outpaced Tua in several early seasons, making this highly debatable if not arguably incorrect based on early career trajectories.

The real star of the night, for all the wrong reasons, was Roger Goodell. The Commissioner spent the evening looking increasingly disheveled, struggling with basic pronunciations, and aggressively trying to hug his television screen. PFT has a theory that the new CBA's changes to the substance abuse policy have left a void in Goodell's personal life.

Void
Apr 24, 2020
#21818
Big CatBig Cat

Roger Goodell was definitely drunk during the first night of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Let's talk about Goodell for a second. Is he okay? Because no, he was drunk. How is he that bad at talking in his living room when all you had to do was like two lines every 10 minutes? He was sluggish, he was not pronouncing words correctly, he was turning red in the face. He changed outfits to get more comfortable halfway through. He tried to hug Caesar Ruiz through his television. He saw a big dude getting drafted and was like 'this is the guy I gotta give the bro hug to.'

While Goodell's performance was widely mocked for being awkward and low-energy, there is no proof he was actually intoxicated.
Void
Apr 24, 2020
#21819
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roger Goodell is depressed because the new CBA took away his hobby of collecting urine samples.

I think Roger Goodell is depressed because in the CBA they gave up his rights to go collect piss from everybody. That's like his hobby. That's like taking away that one week of fishing that Nick Saban does every year.

This is a purely comedic claim based on the changes to drug testing in the 2020 CBA.

One of the biggest shocks of the night came from Green Bay. The Packers, coming off an NFC Championship appearance, decided to ignore their desperate need for wide receivers to trade up for quarterback Jordan Love. Big Cat, speaking as a very concerned Packers shareholder, thinks this is the beginning of the end for the Aaron Rodgers era in Wisconsin.

Void
Apr 24, 2020
#21820
Big CatBig Cat

The Packers squandered their first-round pick by drafting a backup quarterback while in win-now mode.

The Packers were in the NFC Championship Game this year. You would think that a team that was that close to the Super Bowl... should probably draft a position they can start right away. They absolutely needed a wide receiver. The funniest part about this whole thing was if you were to list their needs, it was number one by far we need a wide receiver and instead they took a quarterback. I feel like look, the Packers just basically squandered a first-round pick when they're in win now mode.

The Packers did not draft a WR in the 2020 draft, and Jordan Love did not contribute for several years, supporting the 'win-now' squander argument.
Win
Apr 24, 2020
#15169
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers will demand a trade following the Packers drafting Jordan Love.

As an owner of the Packers, I feel like Aaron Rodgers might demand a trade. I feel like he's the kind of guy that is going to want to get out of town as soon as possible because this is going to be disrespect to him. Either that or he'll tell Danica like give him one of those crystals you got from Chernobyl.

Rodgers famously became disgruntled, eventually demanded a trade in the 2021 offseason (though he stayed), and was finally traded in 2023.

Speaking of Jordan Love, the new Packers signal-caller joined the show. In a twist of fate, the interview was actually recorded just hours before he was drafted, while he was still waiting for that life-changing phone call. He talked about his preparation, the Mahomes comparisons, and even cleared up a long-standing question about Heisman campaign materials.

Push
Apr 24, 2020
#21822
JL
Jordan Love

Candy sent out for Heisman campaigns is good forever and will not expire.

I heard it's a good forever as lifelong candy... [Tom Fornelli] should be good. But if you get sick, you know, I didn't say anything.

While hard candy lasts a long time, most food items eventually expire or degrade in quality.

After the draft talk, things got nerdy. The guys welcomed a professional Dungeon Master, Tim Woods, to teach them the ways of Dungeons & Dragons. What started as a simple delivery mission for a dwarf named Gunjan Rock Seeker quickly devolved into absolute chaos. Big Cat played as a Barbarian, PFT as a Bard, and Hank as a Warlock. Naturally, within twenty minutes, the party was more interested in murdering each other than fighting goblins.

Before letting the weekend start, the guys tackled the Mount Flushmore of non-alcoholic drinks. Tomato juice took a heavy hit for its weird airline-exclusive popularity, and Big Cat went to war with the entire coconut water industry.

Win
Big CatBig Cat

Tomato juice only tastes good when you are on a flight.

Tomato juice is so gross to pick and anyone who says 'oh, it's not that bad' they're just lying because they like it with vodka... I've noticed that people only drink tomato juice on flights... Tomato juice tastes better on an airplane.

Scientific studies by Lufthansa and others have confirmed that dry cabin air and low pressure reduce sensitivity to sweet and salty, but leave umami (found in tomatoes) relatively intact, making it taste better by comparison.
Void
Big CatBig Cat

Coconut water is a lie and tastes terrible.

I'm gonna go with coconut water. Trash. Someone tried to sell us that coconut water fixes hangovers. That's a fucking lie. Coconut water stinks. I don't like it. It just gives you a weird aftertaste. Just drink regular water.

Taste is subjective; scientific studies on its hangover-curing properties are mixed.

We also checked in on Tom Brady’s transition to Tampa, which apparently involves him wandering into random strangers' houses and failing at basic social media branding.

Void
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady's Twitter game is currently terrible.

Tom Brady's Twitter game sucks already. Can someone tell Tommy he doesn't have to have the '@' in front of his name? He said unnecessary '@'. I quote one of his tweets and said 'can someone tell Tommy he doesn't have to have the at in front of his name?' 20 minutes later it was gone. It was gone because someone did. I shamed him.

Brady's social media management was highly scrutinized at the time for being too polished/fake.
Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Byron Leftwich can throw a ball farther than Tom Brady can right now.

I bet you Byron Leftwich can throw a ball farther than Tom Brady right now. He's another one of those guys saying like 'where's the... I just get out there and pearl cannons to each other.' Leftwich could be 70 years old and having his old offensive lineman carry him around on one leg and throw an 85 yard bomb.

While Leftwich had a cannon, Brady's arm strength in 2020 was still elite for his age. This was never tested on a field.

Hopefully, Jordan Love's first day in Green Bay involves fewer headlocks than our D&D campaign.

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More Takes

Win
Apr 24, 2020
#15168
Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys will have an elite offense but finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs.

I feel like [CeeDee Lamb] is the best wide receiver in the draft and now we can perform, now we can have even more of the 'Cowboys are incredible but they're going to finish 8-8.' And they're going to score a million points and it's going to be like statistically the greatest offense in the world, but they somehow only scored 14 points when they played the Redskins and they're going to miss the playoffs.

In 2020, the Cowboys finished 6-10 and missed the playoffs. While they didn't go 8-8, the prediction that they'd miss the playoffs despite offensive hype was correct.
Void
Apr 24, 2020
#21821
Big CatBig Cat

People with square jaws are naturally more trustworthy and competent.

John Lynch just looks super competent all the time. He looks like a guy that you would trust. His square jaw... square jaws can be trusted a lot. And he's always like leaning forward. Just the body language makes me believe that whatever he's doing, he's doing for all the right reasons and that he knows exactly what he's going to get out of it.

This is a subjective observation on physical appearance and leadership perception.
Void
Apr 24, 2020
#15173
Big CatBig Cat

Mike McCarthy always looks like he's having an allergic reaction to shellfish.

Mike McCarthy always looks like he's having a reaction to shellfish. Yeah, it's like swelling up a little bit. Yes, a little like but got stung by maybe like three or four bees.

Purely subjective visual observation.
Void
Apr 24, 2020·Fyre Fest
#21823
Big CatBig Cat

The legal system would break if everyone collectively stopped responding to jury summons.

What if we all just stopped going to jury summons? They can't bring in new juries to try us. Solidarity. They also can't arrest people right now. That's illegal. If a police officer tries to arrest you, you can arrest him.

While a total lack of jurors would stall trials, failure to respond to a summons is still a punishable offense.
Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dasani is the worst bottled water in the world.

My first one I'm going to go straight forward and say Dasani. Dasani water is trash, all of it, it's the world's worst water. It just tastes like shit.

Subjective taste preference, though Dasani is famously mocked on the internet.
Loss
HankHank

There is no difference between 1%, 2%, and whole milk.

I do [drink whole milk]... I just have strong bones. I bet you big guy, we do a taste test, I would be able to... there's no difference.

A blind taste test on a subsequent episode proved that there is a very obvious difference between the types of milk, and Hank failed.
Void
HankHank

Any soda with 'Zero' in the name is not a real soda and is trash.

Any soda that has a zero is just not a real soda. You try and get it as an option called Mountain Dew Zero, Sprite Zero... Trash.

This is a subjective taste preference.
Void
Big CatBig Cat

Brooks Koepka looks like a crooked Florida highway patrolman with his mustache.

He looks like a combination of every host of Cum Town. He looks like a crooked cop. With the mustache, he looks like a crooked Florida highway patrolman. A crooked cop that will just take the cocaine right off of you and send you on your way.

Subjective aesthetic observation.

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