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Terrell Davis on Elway, the Mile High Salute, and the Divisional Round Miracle
We are fresh off what might be the greatest weekend of football in the history of the sport. Between the Minneapolis Miracle and the Jaguars stunning the Steelers at home, there was almost too much to process. PFT Commenter is already looking to make a permanent name change for this specific spot on the calendar.
PFT CommenterThe Divisional Round should be renamed the 'Best Fucking Weekend of Football of the Year'
I just nominate, we call it the best fucking weekend of football of the year.
While Vikings fans are currently on top of the world after Case Keenum found Stefon Diggs for that walk-off touchdown, the guys are already looking ahead to the inevitable heartbreak that follows being a Minnesota sports fan. It felt like a destiny ending, but that usually just means the fall will be even more painful.
PFT CommenterThe Vikings' win over the Saints was a 'stay of execution' and they will still lose in heartbreaking fashion
[It] kind of feels like a stay of execution for Vikings fans. Because they are destiny. You know, it would actually be, I hate to say it, the most Vikings end to a season if they lost a Super Bowl in heartbreaking fashion in front of their home fans... They're going to win next weekend, and it's going to be – God, I feel so bad for them in advance.
Big Cat and PFT also took some time to dance on the graves of the teams that exited the bracket. The Steelers' loss was particularly egregious, especially with Mike Tomlin’s team looking past the Jaguars all week. Big Cat is officially out on the Tomlin era after seeing the coach wander the sidelines with spit in his beard while his defense got shredded.
Big CatMy theory that Mike Tomlin stinks is confirmed
My theory that Mike Tomlin stinks stands and is confirmed even more. How do you, one, lose the Jaguars at home, two, have spit on your beard for an entire half and have no one [tell you].
Hall of Famer Terrell Davis
Former Denver Broncos legendary running back Terrell Davis joined the show to talk about his Hall of Fame career and what it was like being the engine for John Elway’s Super Bowl runs. TD broke down the famous 1998 season where he eclipsed 2,000 yards, and he thinks that with the way the league is currently trending, we might see another back hit that milestone sooner than people think.
Terrell DavisThere will be another 2,000-yard rusher soon because quarterback play is diminishing
Teams are going back to it because the quarterback play is starting to diminish... So in the meantime, if you're a team, you're trying to protect a young quarterback. What do you have to do? You have to run the ball again. And so it's going back to that. So, yes, I think there will be a 2,000-yard rusher again.
He also gave some incredible insight into the locker room dynamics of those championship teams, specifically how John Elway led without needing to be a "rah-rah" guy. We also got the truth about the 1999 AFC Championship game against the Jets, where the Broncos were so busy celebrating the Vikings losing to the Falcons that they almost forgot they had a game of their own to play.
Before letting him go, Big Cat made a massive seven-figure wager regarding the future of a certain Panthers rookie running back.
Big CatChristian McCaffrey will be a wide receiver in two years
He's going to be a receiver. [Christian McCaffrey] is going to line up more as a receiver in two years than a running back... A million bucks is the bet.
Who’s Back and Embracing Debate
Who’s Back of the week featured some classic Tom Brady stats that make you want to vomit, including the fact that he has more Super Bowl wins than the other three remaining playoff quarterbacks have combined career starts. We also checked in on the college hoops world, where Big Cat is officially sounding the alarm on a certain Big Ten legend.
Big CatTom Izzo is overrated
Tom Izzo's overrated. Lost at home to Michigan. Can't do that... Tons of talent, and they are wildly underperforming.
To wrap up the show, the guys got into a heated debate about the darling of the broadcasting world: Tony Romo. While the rest of the internet treats Romo like the second coming of John Madden, Hank and Big Cat are starting to find the non-stop predicting a bit grating.
Big CatTony Romo is a good announcer but he talks way too much
Let the fucking moments breathe. All he does is talk. He talks the entire broadcast... I hate how much some people think he's the perfect analyst... If he just let it breathe a little bit, he would be everything everyone says that he already is.
It turns out that knowing exactly what play is coming doesn't matter much if you never let the crowd noise or the moment actually breathe.
Hopefully, the conference championships provide enough drama that we don't have to hear Romo make animal noises for three hours.
