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Jay Glazer on Week 3 Chaos, Andrew Luck’s Return, and Fighting NFL Insiders
Week 3 of the NFL delivered the kind of absolute chaos that reminds you why football is the only thing that matters. After a week of heavy political headlines, the league seemingly realized its back was against the wall and decided to drop one of the most entertaining slates of games in recent memory.
PFT CommenterThe NFL intentionally delivers its most entertaining games when its back is against the wall
Just so happens, the NFL had the most entertaining slate of games in years. Maybe a call? On the weekend where they perhaps needed it more than ever. Maybe [Commissioner] David Stern made the call.
The Jaguars became the greatest team in the history of London, Blake Bortles looked like a god among men, and the Ravens made everyone wonder if Joe Flacco has ever actually been good at football. Big Cat is officially out on the eliteness.
Big CatJoe Flacco is officially no longer elite and stinks
I think Flacco stinks. Are we now worried that Joe Flacco's eliteness is so far behind us that we will never remember that he was once elite?
Big Ben’s Body and the 0-3 Giants
Big Cat and PFT Commenter took a long look at the Steelers’ disappointing loss to the Bears. While the Bears pulled off a signature win with Mike Glennon throwing for exactly 101 yards, the real story was Big Ben looking like he was in a constant state of physical decay. PFT is convinced he’s carrying a level of fitness rarely seen in professional sports.
Big CatBen Roethlisberger has the worst body in America
Is Big Ben hurt? Well, yes. So he's always in a constant state. His body is never good... Big Ben, as the crow flies, has probably the worst body in general of anyone in America. Name me anybody with a shittier body.
Meanwhile, the Giants are sitting at a miserable 0-3 after a heartbreaking loss to the Eagles. But if you’ve watched enough Eli Manning, you know this is exactly when the prophecy begins to fulfill itself.
Big CatThe 0-3 Giants have the league right where they want them and will win the Super Bowl
Do the Giants have everyone right where they want them? Because this feels like one of those stupid years where everyone's like, Eli's the worst quarterback ever, and then they'll just finish 9-7 and somehow win the Super Bowl.
Jay Glazer Hits the Studio
Our good friend Jay Glazer joined the show to give us the inside scoop on everything happening behind the scenes. Between his role on *Ballers* and his work with Merging Vets and Players, Jay has his finger on the pulse of the league. He’s particularly high on what Sean McVay is building in Los Angeles, comparing his leadership style to some of the greats.
Jay GlazerSean McVay has the same rare 'command of the room' as an early Mike Tomlin
Sean McVay has that as well. He is like, he has a rare ability to command the room, get a player's face, but not have the player look at him like, man, who are you? ... It's a kind of a rare thing, kind of like an early Mike Tomlin.
Glazer also gave us an update on the Andrew Luck saga in Indy. While the Colts have been vague, Jay thinks the timeline is finally clearing up, even if it’s later than Colts fans hoped.
Jay GlazerAndrew Luck will return from injury by Week 5 or 6
Right now, I think I said in the start of the season, probably by week six. What is this, three? So, yeah, I would say five or six.
We also had to check Jay's temperature on a previous claim made by Andrew Siciliano. Siciliano told us that he, Ian Rapoport, and Adam Schefter could take Jay in a fight. Jay didn't just disagree; he offered to end their lives.
Jay GlazerI would definitely win a 3-on-1 fight against Siciliano, Rapoport, and Schefter
Take me down? Or, like, what do you mean? Murder you. Yeah... No. Absolutely not. I don't know what he's smoking... I am being cocky. I would still kill him.
Who’s Back and Football Guy of the Week
Who’s Back featured a heavy dose of college football heartbreak and the return of some familiar faces. Big Cat took a moment to sympathize with the fans in Iowa City after Penn State ripped their hearts out on the final play, noting that some programs are just destined for that specific kind of pain.
Big CatIowa and Wisconsin football programs exist solely to have their hearts ripped out in moments of hope
Iowa and Wisconsin are both very similar in college but they just live to get crushed. It's like there's just moments in between getting your heart ripped out. So there's no real, like, excitement otherwise.
Hank officially welcomed back Blake Bortles after his four-touchdown performance at Wembley, while PFT looked ahead to the MLB postseason with a bold prediction for the Nationals.
PFT CommenterBryce Harper will lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series title
He's coming back to lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series. It's the Nats year. This is the year that Natitude is back.
Football Guy of the Week was a loaded category. We had Nick Saban being miserable while winning by 60, but Purdue’s Jeff Brohm really caught the guys' eyes. Brohm is the rare breed of coach who combines high-octane offense with the soul of a man who wants to run through a brick wall.
Big CatJeff Brohm is a true-blue football guy because he runs an up-tempo offense to get his heart rate going
Jeff Brohm is like everything he does. He's just such an underrated – he needs more national attention as a football guy... Very rarely do you have a true blue football guy who also likes to play a little up-tempo offense. He just does it because he gets his heart rate going.
Segments and Sabermetrics
Segments included Stay Classy for Odell Beckham Jr.’s dog-inspired celebration, which Big Cat noted was a perfect "Odell Bingo" moment. We also debuted the Protest Power Rankings, where PFT identified the real winners of the current political climate: the people making the signs.
PFT CommenterThe sign industrial complex is intentionally keeping Americans angry at each other
This all points to the big sign industry. Posters, namely. Posters are having a record year because everyone's protesting everything. It's sticks and posters. It's the sign industrial complex that has a vested interest in keeping all of us angry at each other.
Finally, we wrapped with a little NBA talk. With Carmelo Anthony heading to the Thunder to join Russ and PG-13, the guys analyzed the move with some high-level sabermetrics. Big Cat thinks they’ve built a squad that transcends the NBA.
Big CatOKC Thunder are the first ever 'World Super Team' due to Olympic medals
I think that Oklahoma City Thunder will be the team with the most Olympic gold medals now. So that's pretty big. I mean, that's tough. Super team. A world super team. First ever world super team.
Just remember, guys: there's only one ball.
