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NFL Draft Recap, Peter Schrager on Shedeur's Slide, and Stavros Halkias
The NFL Draft is officially in the books, and while the weekend usually belongs to the first-round stars, the 2025 edition was completely hijacked by the slide of Shedeur Sanders. Watching the mock-draft darling fall all the way to the Cleveland Browns at pick 144 was a journey, and Big Cat was quick to give flowers to the Coach Prime marketing machine for the preseason hype.
Big CatDeion Sanders is Father of the Year for getting his son, a fifth-round talent, mocked as a first-round draft pick
Deion Sanders actually father of the year because he got his fourth round son mocked as a first rounder. Yeah. That's pretty crazy. You don't usually have that happen where a guy ends up going pick 144 is mocked in a lot of mocks as a first rounder. So credit to Deion.
Speaking of the Browns, they have officially cornered the market on every available quarterback in North America. Between Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dylan Gabriel, and now Shedeur, the depth chart looks more like a Pro Bowl roster from 2019. PFT is already looking at the betting odds for the veteran to take the reigns early.
PFT CommenterJoe Flacco will start Week 1 for the Cleveland Browns over Deshaun Watson and Dylan Gabriel
I think that [Joe] Flacco might start week one. And Flacco is an big underdog to do that too. I think he was like, plus seven 50 last I checked. Yeah. So I, I like the quarterback room.
Big Cat thinks the logjam in Cleveland is going to lead to some very specific roles for the new arrivals while the veterans duke it out for the top spot.
Big CatThe Browns' crowded QB room will result in Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett competing for the start while Shedeur Sanders begins as the third-string emergency QB
I think they'll have Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett in a QB competition for QB one. I think whoever loses that competition will get traded to a team that needs a QB... I think Dylan Gabriel will be the second quarterback and I think Shedeur [Sanders] will be the emergency third string.
Mel Kiper's Meltdown and Draft Fashion
Mel Kiper Jr. had a weekend for the ages, essentially crashing out on live television because the NFL didn't value Shedeur as highly as he did. It was pure, unadulterated passion that bordered on a Frank the Tank Mets recap. While Mel was worried about the picks, Big Cat was more concerned with the aesthetics, specifically the Packers' decision to let a wide receiver wear number 22.
Big CatNumber 22 is the worst number a wide receiver can choose and makes them look slow
I picked number 22 for a wide receiver. Yuck. That's tough. So bad. That is so bad. That's maybe the worst you could pick for a wide receiver. They gotta put the numbers back to old school... 22 is terrible. 28 real bad. 29 bad.
NBA and NHL Playoff Heat
The NBA playoffs are delivering in a big way. The Nuggets and Clippers are engaged in a series that feels like a heavy-weight fight, headlined by Nikola Jokic once again reminding everyone why he is the best on the planet after a massive 36, 21, and 8 performance.
Big CatNikola Jokic is definitively the best basketball player in the world
This game was [Nikola] Jokic just reminding everyone that he's the best player in the world because he was... he had 36, 21 and eight, which is just insane.
Meanwhile, Steph Curry continues to be the boogeyman for the city of Houston. He destroyed the James Harden era years ago, and now he’s back to ruin the new-look Rockets just when they thought it was safe to go back in the water.
Big CatSteph Curry demolished and ruined the Houston Rockets franchise twice in two different eras
Steph Curry broke and demolished the rockets. The James Harden Rockets... The Rockets then bottomed out three years in a row... And guess who's still there demolishing these new rockets, Steph Curry. Yeah. It's very, that's so brutal. They literally went through an entire rebuild and the guy who who who, who tore them down the first time is still standing there tearing them down this time.
Over in the NHL, PFT made the trip to Montreal and returned a changed man. He described the Bell Centre as a religious experience that makes American stadiums look like libraries by comparison.
PFT CommenterMontreal's Bell Centre is the loudest sports building in the world, louder than LSU's Death Valley
That is the loudest building I've ever been in in my life. That is, that's louder than Death Valley. LSU on a Saturday night... I was amazed from, from the time I walked in until the time that I left. Like, they're pissed off. They're loud, they're super knowledgeable. It's crazy.
Peter Schrager on Draft Secrets
Friend of the program Peter Schrager joined the show to dump his brain after a weekend in the Green Bay war rooms. Schrager confirmed that while the media was buzzing about Shedeur, the actual teams were much cooler on the prospect than the mock drafts suggested. He also gave some major credit to the Giants for fixing their vibes after a disastrous year.
Peter SchragerThe Giants completely changed their negative reputation in just three days of the NFL Draft
The Giants have had the roughest reputational year that a team can imagine... And in the matter of three days, Joe Shane and Brian [Daboll] have completely changed a conversation around this team where like every Giants fan is like back on board and they're like, let's go.
Schrager also highlighted an undrafted free agent to watch in Tennessee, betting on a slow but productive receiver to make some noise for the Titans.
Peter SchragerXavier Restrepo will be the #3 receiver for the Titans and record 60 catches as an undrafted rookie
I watched a lot of Miami. I don't understand [how he didn't get drafted]... That guy makes a play every single time they throw it to him... Isaiah [Xavier] Restrepo is gonna be like the number three receiver and he'll have 60 catches and he'll be a great NFL player.
Stavros Halkias In Studio
Stavros Halkias stopped by the studio in the middle of his "Stayin' Alive" tour to talk about walking 20,000 steps a day, his love for diet root beer, and the Baltimore Ravens. Stav has reached the age where he just wants to watch movies on his bus and find regional diet sodas in antique stores. He also offered up a bold comparison for Lamar Jackson that should make Ravens fans feel a little better about the playoff stumbles.
Stavros HalkiasLamar Jackson will win a Super Bowl and is effectively the 'Cooler Peyton Manning'
I'm not worried about it whatsoever. He's [Lamar Jackson] gonna win a Super Bowl... I'll just, I mean I, the comp I keep making is just Peyton Manning. He's cooler Peyton Manning. He's fucking electric in the regular season.
Who's Back of the Week
The episode wrapped up with a legendary debate regarding the combat capabilities of humans versus primates. Hank is convinced that if you get a hundred guys together who are truly about that life, a gorilla doesn't stand a chance.
Hank100 dedicated humans could easily defeat one gorilla in a fight
I think a hundred friends could be one gorilla. Everybody just gotta be dedicated to the shit. And that sparked a debate across the internet... I am firmly of the belief that a hundred people could easily be go a fight.
We also checked in on Bill Belichick, who seems to be living his best life while his girlfriend, Jordan Hudson, handles his PR with an iron fist. Big Cat and PFT are fully leaning into the "Pro-Girlfriend" stance to ensure Bill eventually makes his way onto the pod.
Big CatJordan Hudson is a smart marketer and the brains in her relationship with Bill Belichick
She's an incredible marketer. She is. I think she's the brains in that relationship. Jordan, if you can land us Bill Belichick on PMT, you can interrupt as many times as you want. We're a Pro-Girlfriend podcast. That's fact.
If you see 100 guys walking toward a zoo with purpose, mind your business and let the results speak for themselves.
