Stavros Halkias on 2022 NFL Preview and the Mount Rushmore of Breakups
Football is officially back, and while the Hall of Fame game between the Raiders and Jaguars wasn't exactly a high-scoring thriller, it gave us the return of the king: Mark Davis. Big Cat and PFT were mesmerized by the Raiders owner housing wings in a white shirt while wearing gas station sunglasses in the pouring rain.
I'm officially done with the preseason after one quarter of the Hall of Fame game
Every Hall of Fame game's the exact same. Seeing the helmets is great. Seeing the field is great. And then you're just like, okay, this kind of sucks. I want the real football. ... As soon as the first quarter of the first preseason game is over, I'm like just fucking get over with the preseason. I'm done with the preseason. Get me to the regular season.
While Big Cat was ready to pack it in by the second quarter, PFT was busy building a shrine to the preseason GOAT, Kyle Sloter.
I still believe in Kyle Sloter as the preseason quarterback of all time
Kyle Sloter, who right now is beating the Raiders three to nothing... He stinks? He's preseason quarterback of all time. The fourth quarter too. There's still the fourth quarter Kyle Sloter. I still believe in him. If you've watched him play, you should believe too.
The Stavros Halkias 2022 NFL Preview
Friend of the program Stavros Halkias made his triumphant return to the studio, and he brought a very specific metric for evaluating the upcoming NFL season: which quarterbacks and coaches actually fuck. It’s the kind of high-level analysis you won't get on NFL Network. The conversation started with a grim look at the AFC North, specifically the Cleveland Browns and their new franchise quarterback.
The Cleveland Browns are the 'rapist franchise' for betting on a light Deshaun Watson sentence
Anytime you're like I'm betting on a sex criminal getting a light sentence. That's the good thing that can happen for me. You're fucked. It's also like betting on Hitler to win World War II. Right? It's like you won, but it's like now you're the rapist franchise. Yeah. Congratulations.
Stavros also had some fascinating insights into the Ravens, suggesting that Lamar Jackson’s unique approach to life might translate to a very high ceiling in other departments.
Lamar Jackson has a very high ceiling for his sex life because of how weird he is
Lamar is such a fucking weird guy. I can't even fathom how he fucks. Like him being his own agent is weird, but it could be that kind of thing where it's like a weird guy often has either he can't fuck at all. Or he has top shelf Dick. Right? ... I'm kind of thinking Lamar's got, he's so strange. But when he zeros in on pussy, he goes fucking be on it.
Moving through the league, the guys broke down the AFC East. While PFT and Big Cat are high on Josh Allen's intimate energy, Stavros thinks the Jets might be the team to watch because of the dynamic between Robert Saleh and Zach Wilson.
The Jets are my dark horse pick for the highest ceiling in the AFC East
I think if you're betting on like the highest ceiling of dark horse, Jets. ... Zach Wilson's the baby face. ... They got the ear, the earpiece is very important. Yes. Cause Zach Wilson has what he—he's got the physical tools, but he doesn't have the know-how. And I think with [Robert] Saleh his ear... they're, he's got that big for the Jets.
On the flip side, the vibes in Miami aren't great for Tua Tagovailoa. Stavros is officially out on Tua because of his recent marriage to his college sweetheart, arguing that it shows a lack of that "Miami energy" needed to succeed in that city.
Tua Tagovailoa's stock is a sell because he married his college sweetheart in Miami
He just got married to his college sweetheart. Oh. Which is weird, like far outside of college... Miami. Yeah. Like he went to Miami and then he is like, you know what girl I met in Alabama. Sell your fucking Tua stock. He's sick-fuck wise, that's the nail in the coffin. He's done. He'll be in the CFL in two years.
Coach Dynamics and Bedroom Logistics
One of the biggest highlights was the breakdown of the NFC South and West coaches. Big Cat and Stavros painted a picture of Doug Peterson’s neighborhood in Jacksonville that involves cracked garage doors and hot tubs, while Big Cat offered a terrifyingly plausible theory on Russell Wilson's preparation habits.
Russell Wilson is so coachable he probably invites his trainer to the bedroom to spot him
I actually think that Russell Wilson probably cares so much about doing a good job that he would invite his trainer to help him with—watch him fuck. ... No, his—he's fucking, he's got his trainer moving the hips for spotting. Here you go to beat the glutes, activate the glutes, let your cheeks free... too much tension in the cheeks, Russ.
Doug Peterson fucks with the visor on and is likely a swinger
Doug Peterson, he fucks with the visor on... [Big Cat: He definitely seems like absolutely... leave the garage cracked... come on in, got a hot tub... The whole cul-de-sac is coming to Doug Peterson's house.] He's got like seven different blenders in his room. Like here's my, this is my Thai room here.
In the NFC East, the outlook for the Cowboys is bleak according to Stavros, largely because Mike McCarthy gives off the energy of a guy who would spill mustard on himself at the worst possible moment. Big Cat followed that up with a concern that Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense might be all power and no precision.
The Cowboys are disqualified from success because Mike McCarthy is the worst in the league
McCarthy, that's a disaster. He's got—he's spilling on himself in the bedroom. Where the fuck did this mustard come from? ... He disqualifies the Cowboys. He's so right. He's so bad. He might be the worst, worst fuck—worst guy getting pussy in the whole league.
Jalen Hurts has power but will never find the G-spot for the Eagles offense
Jalen Hurts is fucking powerful, but he just never hits the G-spot. Yes. So it's like—this could—yes. If you could just get it a little bit and you're tantalized. Yeah. If you get a little over, this would be the best sex of my life. It's never coming, baby. ... Everything is right, where you just can't find it.
Mount Rushmore of Breakups
Things got weird during the Mount Rushmore segment because Stavros interpreted the prompt as "ways to get broken up with," while Big Cat and PFT went with famous historical and celebrity splits. Big Cat used his picks to target some of the biggest names in tech and pop culture, including a future prediction about a certain musical power couple.
Bill Gates is a loser for using his hall pass on a woman his own age
Bill Gates is such a fucking loser. He could have any girl in the world. His wife gave him a hall pass and he fucked someone his exact same age... Money buys everything. [PFT: He might be the exception.] Instead he was like, yeah, remember that when I was 16 and we kissed underneath the bleachers... but she's also 70. You have no imagination.
The breakup of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend will be the greatest day on the internet
I can't wait for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. It's gonna be the best day on the internet. Like all these people being like, what is love anymore? ... It will be the greatest breakup of all time... Their private life must be a horror show. John legend... that's the kind of guy that cheats as he gets older. He's gonna do it like in a classy way.
Fyre Fest and Pickup Basketball
To wrap things up, the crew shared their Fyre Fests of the week. Billy Football spent his time gatekeeping an offensive lineman from the Saints, while PFT was outraged to find out that other podcasts are actually getting paid for their guest appearances.
I was the first to report that Trevor Penning is a savage
There's this dude I've been watching since early college... Trevor Penning. I kind of feel like one of those guys, like I was following them when they're small. So now basically he just got kicked out of Saints camp for going too hard. He's an absolute animal... now everyone's on it... I was there when he was doing this. Just make sure the internet knows that Billy had it first.
We are getting ripped off because guests aren't paying us $50,000 to appear on the podcast
We're getting ripped off as a podcast because that came out yesterday saying that people are paying up to $50,000 to appear on podcast. No one's ever even approached us and asked us to pay for coming on our podcast. In fact, it's only been the other way around... We should start billing people that have already been on the show.
Finally, the show wouldn't be complete without a Billy update: he got absolutely dunked on during a pickup game this week. Big Cat and PFT offered a $1,000 bounty for the video, especially if it includes the heckler who shouted a line about monkeypox at Billy.
Keep your eyes peeled for a potential $1,000 video of Billy getting yammed on by a New Jersey local.

