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NFL Draft Chaos, Carli Lloyd, and NBA Playoff Womping
The NFL is officially back, and what was supposed to be a boring draft turned into absolute chaos in Las Vegas. Big Cat and PFT couldn't get over the fact that being drafted into generational wealth and immediately hitting the Vegas strip is the ultimate lifestyle play. Between the blockbuster wide receiver trades and the questionable defensive picks, the board was moving faster than Billy Football's brain during a conspiracy theory binge. PFT was quick to crown the early winners of the night based on the media buzz.
PFT CommenterThe Jets and the Eagles were the media darlings of the 2022 NFL Draft
Right now I think if you're going to take the darlings of the draft, who are the media darlings of the draft? Because I think it's the Jets and it's the Eagles.
The Houston Texans, predictably, decided to ignore the consensus mocks and went with Derek Stingley Jr. at three, a move that left the guys scratching their heads. While Stingley has the freshman tape of a legend, the Texans' internal logic remains one of the great mysteries of the modern world.
PFT CommenterThe Houston Texans are morons for their draft strategy
It's very funny to me that everyone's spent a year over a year projecting the entire draft and they screwed it up because they forgot that the Houston Texans are morons.
As the picks rolled in, the Atlanta Falcons did exactly what we expected them to do: ignore every defensive need to draft another giant pass-catcher in Drake London. Big Cat is already preparing his heart to be broken again.
PFT CommenterThe Falcons are a trap team I'm going to talk myself into every year because of their skill players
The Falcons continue their quest to just have awesome players on all the skill positions with Drake London at wide receiver. Now I'm going to buy into the Falcons again, being like, how can you stop Drake London and Kyle Pitts?
The Winners and the Weirdness
The Philadelphia Eagles might have won the night by pairing a monster in Jordan Davis with a trade for A.J. Brown. While most people are terrified of Davis's physical profile, Billy Football has his own specific, highly niche concerns about the Georgia product's cardio and urgency.
Billy FootballJordan Davis is a lazy player because he isn't fast enough running to the sidelines when he's being subbed out
He [Jordan Davis] has a fast 40 time, but if he had to run the 40 ten times, his drop-off in times would probably be very [high]... I've seen them also in games taking plays off on touchdowns... and my red flag is he's not fast enough running to the sidelines when he's being subbed out of the game.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens pulled off the most Ravens draft ever, trading Hollywood Brown for a first-rounder and then snagging the best safety and center in the class. Despite the haul, there's a lingering feeling about the relationship between the front office and their MVP quarterback.
PFT CommenterThe Ravens love Lamar Jackson, but they aren't 'in love' with him enough to commit long-term
I think the Ravens are kind of weird about [Lamar]. I don't think that the Ravens—yeah, they love him because he's a great quarterback and he's an MVP, but I think that they're like a little hesitant to go all in on Lamar Jackson being their cemented quarterback of the future. They love him, but they're not in love with him.
In the quarterback market, Kenny Pickett was the lone survivor of the first round, staying right in Pittsburgh. Big Cat thinks it’s the perfect scenario for a rookie to enter a stable organization with a clear identity.
Big CatThe Steelers are a top-five landing spot for any rookie quarterback
If you're a quarterback and you list where you could go, the Steelers have to be top five just because... they know what they are. Consistency, head coaching, front [office]... as a quarterback, it's gotta be a dream to go to the Steelers.
Carli Lloyd on Ownership and the USMNT
American hero Carli Lloyd joined the studio to talk about her new role as a minority owner of Gotham FC and her legendary career. She didn't hold back on her Philly roots, discussing the Ben Simmons saga and what it takes to survive in a town that demands maximum effort.
Carli LloydBen Simmons' struggles in Philadelphia were a result of a lack of mental toughness and a generational shift in athletes
I just think it's a generational shift with some athletes, you know, the mental toughness aspect of it... Philly fans are probably the hardest fans to play in front of. You don't ever want to piss them off. Philly fans just want to see you working and just trying to be your best. So yeah, it was a tough situation.
Carly also gave her outlook on the current state of American soccer. While the men's side has struggled historically, she’s optimistic about their immediate future on the world stage.
Carli LloydThe US Men's National Team will definitely get out of the group stage in the 2022 World Cup
The knockout rounds are going to be interesting. I'm not too concerned with them [USMNT] getting out of the group. It's really up to them. I mean, they have a favorable draw.
Before letting her go, the guys had to ask the big questions. When it comes to the eternal debate of the beautiful game, Carly sided with the magician over the machine.
Carli LloydLionel Messi is a better and more magical soccer player than Cristiano Ronaldo
I respect the amount of work that Ronaldo puts in... he's top notch pro. But Messi, I mean, what the guy has done on the field, it's magic. You don't see that in a player. And I don't know when, and if we will ever see a player that is quite like Messi again.
NBA Playoffs and Fyre Fest
On the hardwood, the guys recapped the elimination of the Jazz and Nuggets. Big Cat officially threw his support behind a certain Serbian big man for MVP, even if his arms look like he just finished a three-round bout with a house cat.
Big CatNikola Jokić is the NBA MVP because he dragged a depleted Nuggets team to the playoffs
Yokić, he got my MVP vote last night... because he dragged that team as far as you could against a really good Warriors team. I also Jokić leads the league in dudes who look like they've been fighting a cat at the end of a game.
Hank is feeling himself after the Celtics' sweep of the Nets and is already predicting a smooth ride through the defending champion Bucks, much to the chagrin of the rest of the room.
HankThe Celtics will give the Bucks a 'minor whopping' in their playoff series
As with all that being said, like minor whopping... six games. If the only two that you lose are on the road, that's a minor whopping.
We closed out the week with Fyre Fest, where PFT recounted being spit on by a stranger on the subway and Billy Football detailed a potential curse placed on him by a park-dwelling witch. Billy also managed to pivot from witchcraft to a strange rant about how small domestic dogs are actually hidden predators.
Billy FootballSmall dogs like poodles and Australian Shepherds are terrible domestic house dogs
Little dogs are the worst. All these people, they get these little Australian Shepherds that are not good domestic dogs. They are shepherds. And then they get poodles too and different little poodle mixes and they're hunting dogs and they have them running around as though they're like supposed to be nice house dogs, but they are literal hunting dogs.
Just remember, if Billy's dog Whitey doesn't defend himself, it's because he's been trained to be a pacifist in a world of little poodles.
