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Daniel Jeremiah on 2022 NFL Draft, Ben Simmons' Joker Fit, and NBA Playoffs
Football is officially back. Well, it’s draft week, which is the closest thing we get to real football in April, but Big Cat is already fully buzzed after talking to Daniel Jeremiah for thirty minutes. Before the draft board gets shuffled, the NBA playoffs took center stage as the Celtics took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Nets. The real story in Brooklyn remains Ben Simmons, who sat on the bench looking like a human grocery divider in a neon outfit before announcing his back pain returned just in time for an elimination game.
PFT CommenterOnce you hit your 30s, you are never going to experience ten days with no pain
The rule is 10 days with no pain [for Ben Simmons to return]. I got news for you, buddy. Once you hit your thirties, you're never going to experience 10 days with no pain. It's just constant pain.
PFT pointed out that at thirty, pain is just a lifestyle choice, but Simmons' refusal to play has the guys questioning the Nets' entire chemistry. Big Cat is already looking at the changing of the guard in the Eastern Conference, specifically how Jayson Tatum is outplaying one of the all-time greats right now.
Big CatJason Tatum is as good as Kevin Durant right now in their respective careers
I thought that going into it, when we talked to Russillo, I was like, everyone's talking about Kevin Durant. Is there a chance that Jayson Tatum is just as good as Kevin Durant right now in their respective careers? Cause obviously Kevin Durant's a little older, a lot of injuries. Like this series, [Tatum] has been the better player. Not even, that's not even debatable offensive and defense.
The Celtics Are For Real
Hank is walking around with a glow because his Celtics are absolutely dominating. While everyone was worried about Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Boston has been playing team basketball that makes the Nets look like a collection of guys who met in the parking lot twenty minutes before tip-off.
PFT CommenterI am officially putting my stamp on it: the Celtics are for real
Game two is when I just realized that the Celtics are for real, I'm not officially putting my stamp on it. That's a PFT stamp. The Celtics are for real.
The Bucks also asserted their dominance over the Bulls, led by Big Cat’s personal nemesis, Grayson Allen. The former Duke villain is leaning into the hate, and Big Cat has finally accepted his fate as a subordinate to the man who ruined his weekend.
Big CatGrayson Allen officially owns my life
Grayson Allen is my daddy. There's nothing more. So the Bucks is, he owns me. He owns my life... Grayson Allen owns me. I there's nothing more. I can say.
NFL Draft with Daniel Jeremiah
Daniel Jeremiah joined the show to help the AWLs sound smart at their draft parties. He walked through why this class feels different—mostly due to the lack of a clear-cut superstar quarterback at the top. While Kenny Pickett and Malik Willis are the names everyone knows, Jeremiah sees a distinct ceiling for the Pitt signal-caller.
Daniel JeremiahKenny Pickett will have a career similar to Alex Smith or Ryan Tannehill
I think Pickett feels like, I feel like he's got a high, a high floor. He's kind of like, if you're looking at what he can be, I think of a guy like Alex Smith, the career that he had, I could see Pickett having that type of a career. You know, Tannehill, Alex Smith.
They touched on the Jaguars' dilemma at number one, where the debate between Trayvon Walker and Aidan Hutchinson is heating up. For Daniel Jeremiah, the choice is about stability versus a projection. He isn't buying the hype on certain teams moving up for a QB either, specifically noting that the Saints' current roster configuration makes a first-round rookie unlikely.
Daniel JeremiahThe Saints will not draft a quarterback in the first round
I don't think New Orleans is taking one [a QB]. I know they acquired the extra first round pick, but everything I've kind of heard you go out and you sign Andy Dalton and you've already got Jameis. Like you're going to end up probably having to release one of those guys. If you draft a quarterback, she probably not going to carry three. So that, that doesn't make as much sense for them.
Jeremiah also gave the guys some incredible scouting terminology to use, including "wood haulers" for guys who can’t bend and "typewriter feet" for quickness. He also delivered a reality check for anyone excited about this year's pass rushers by comparing them to next year's crop.
Daniel JeremiahAlabama's Will Anderson Jr. is way better than any defensive end in the 2022 draft
I can tell you after having done this for 20 years, that the defensive man from Alabama [Will Anderson] is an absolute freak show. And he's way better than anybody in this draft class. Not even close, he just jumps off the screen.
Billionaire Beefs and Who's Back
Billy Football took a deep dive into the leaked text messages between Elon Musk and Bill Gates. The feud apparently started over Gates holding a massive short position against Tesla while simultaneously asking Musk for climate change charity money. Billy, ever the company man, defended the tech mogul's environmental impact with a classic Billy-ism.
Billy FootballTesla is the only electric car company
They're the only electric car company actually.
This led to a discussion about Bill Gates' athletic prowess, or lack thereof. PFT and Big Cat are convinced that despite being one of the wealthiest men in history, Gates possesses the physical coordination of a newborn giraffe and couldn't handle a simple 10-foot arch in the local softball league.
Big CatBill Gates could not hit a slow-pitch softball
Do you think Bill Gates could hit a slow pitch softball? No, that makes me feel good. No. ... Let me let me get a little fucking 10, 10 foot arch on his ass. He won't, he won't be able to hit that.
Who’s Back of the Week featured some classic scumbag Yankee fans throwing trash at Cleveland players and the unveiling of a Baker Mayfield statue that looks suspiciously like Ryan Whitney. It’s a busy week with the draft and the NHL playoffs right around the corner.
If Jake runs on the court to protest Glen Taylor’s chicken farm, the podcast will officially reach its final form.
