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Pete Prisco on NFL Predictions, Tom Coughlin Stories, and Football Guys
Big Cat and PFT are officially in the jackpot because Rick Pitino is releasing a memoir. While the guys promise to start a book club where they read one chapter a week, they can't help but point out that the hardcover version likely turns into a soft cover the second you touch it. Between the Pitino talk and the MLB trade deadline, the energy is high as we officially hit the month of August.
PFT CommenterThe Nationals should have traded Bryce Harper at the 2018 MLB trade deadline.
As one who possesses Natitude, I think [the Nationals] probably should have traded him. My guess is they just got a bunch of shitty offers for him because he sucks this year.
PFT isn't thrilled with the Nationals' standing, but the real drama is in the NBA where Tristan Thompson reportedly punched Draymond Green at a club. Big Cat is convinced this is the end of an era for the Cavaliers' remaining chemistry.
Big CatLeBron James will never speak to Tristan Thompson again following the Draymond Green club fight.
LeBron then left the club right after because he was sick of the shit. And that leads me to the question, do you think LeBron James will ever speak to Tristan Thompson again in his life? He's a fake friend. You don't leave your friend behind like that. He's never going to converse with him again. That was it.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank leads off the Hot Seat with houses, citing a study that millennials aren't buying real estate because they're too busy spending their down payments on bachelor parties. PFT moves the NFL shield to the Hot Seat after hearing rumors that the Panthers might replace the logo at midfield.
PFT CommenterRoger Goodell should revoke David Tepper's ownership if he removes the NFL shield from the 50-yard line.
[David Tepper] is thinking about changing the midfield logo to a Panther. This would be the Panthers spitting in the face of Roger Goodell. I think Roger Goodell should think about revoking his charter as an owner.
Mount Rushmore of Football Guys
This Mount Rushmore was sparked by a legendary quote from Wilton Speight regarding Jim Harbaugh's dietary restrictions. Apparently, Harbaugh refuses to eat chicken because it’s a "nervous bird" and he only wants to consume the spirits of confident animals like cows and pigs.
Big CatYou should never eat chicken because it is a 'nervous bird.'
Harbaugh pulled Wilton Speight aside and told him not to eat chicken, a protein that is considered fairly safe by nutritionists. When Speight asked why, Harbaugh said, 'Because it's a nervous bird.' He thinks some type of sickness injected its way into the human population when people began eating white meats instead of beef and pork. And I believe it 100%.
Big Cat goes with Mike Ditka as his homer pick, while Hank snags Bill Belichick and Vince Lombardi. PFT rounds things out with Bill Parcells and Buddy Ryan, noting that Buddy is the ultimate football guy because he literally produced two more football guys. Big Cat also makes a controversial pander pick by selecting Billy Football, who chose his D3 college team over a full-time spot on the pod.
Pete Prisco
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco joins the show to talk about his 2018 season previews. Pete is famous for watching the tape and not caring about your feelings, which is evident when he breaks down why he has the Seahawks winning only five games.
Pete PriscoThe Seattle Seahawks will finish the 2018 season with a 5-11 record.
When I tally it up, I look back at it and I go, how the heck did I get the Seahawks at 5-11? Because I didn't think they would be that bad either. But then I went back and looked at it. Their schedule is brutal. I mean, it is really, really tough. And I think those defensive losses are going to be felt.
Pete PriscoRussell Wilson is a very good quarterback, but he is not great.
For years, everybody thinks I'm a Russell Wilson hater. I just think he's very good and he's not great. People want to put him in the Hall of Fame. Well, now we're going to find out. I don't think the defense is going to be nearly as good... it's his team now. He needs to be great.
PFT isn't buying the Seahawks' demise, mostly because he's all-in on their backfield.
PFT CommenterSeahawks running back Chris Carson will rush for 1,200 yards this season.
Carson is coming back this year. He broke his leg last year. That guy is going to be an awesome running back. I'm standing on the table officially right now for Chris Carson. You heard it here first. That guy is going to run for like 1,200 yards.
The conversation shifts to the value of running backs in the modern NFL. While Pete argues that drafting them early is like buying a car that loses value the moment it leaves the lot, Big Cat sees a darker, more efficient strategy for GMs.
Big CatThe smartest strategy for a team is to draft a top running back, run them into the ground, and let them walk at age 27.
I actually think that it's a smart strategy to draft a running back and then basically you control them through their best years and you never have to pay them in the free agency market. You draft Ezekiel Elliott, you run him to the ground, and then when you franchise tag him... you let him walk.
As a Bears fan, Big Cat is looking for any reason to be optimistic, but Pete warns that the NFC North might still belong to the veterans. He specifically targets the Vikings' massive new contract for Kirk Cousins.
Big CatKirk Cousins is going to suck for the Vikings this year.
Kirk Cousins is going to suck this year. The answer is no [on whether he is good enough to get them past where they went a year ago].
Pete PriscoKirk Cousins is not much better than the version of Case Keenum that the Vikings had in 2017.
I asked this question to some of the [Vikings] guys standing around. I go, is Kirk Cousins, as is right now, that much better than the Case Keenum you guys saw here last year? The answer is no.
Before letting him go, Pete shares some incredible Tom Coughlin stories from his days covering the Jaguars. From Coughlin calling Pete at 6:00 AM to scream about not giving players "excuses" for their tired legs, to a rulebook that was updated specifically to ban Jeff Lageman's bolo ties, it’s a masterclass in hard-nosed coaching.
Segments
During a quick John Gruden Time Machine, the guys react to the news that Gruden is showing his players grainy film from 1976. Big Cat is ready for the wheels to come off in Oakland.
Big CatJon Gruden is going to be a disaster for the Raiders.
I think John Gruden is going to be such a disaster for the Raiders, but I am so excited to watch it. It's going to be three yards in a cloud of dust. They're going to get figured out by week three.
To wrap up the show, the guys get "woke" on a video of Chandler Jones breaking a blocking sled during Cardinals camp. While the footage looks impressive, PFT thinks the GoPro angle is a little too convenient for a PR team.
PFT CommenterThe video of Chandler Jones breaking a blocking sled is a fake PR stunt.
I'm a little bit woke on this, too, because why do you have a camera that's filming this? It was at a cool angle, too. It was like a GoPro. He broke it... I'm very woke on it. I think I'm leaning towards fake on it.
If you're going to break equipment, at least do it in a stadium the owners paid for themselves.
PFT CommenterNFL owners should pay for their own stadiums without taxpayer money.
The owners should pay for their own fucking stadium. A segment that we'll throw out there... If the taxpayers pay for the stadium, they get to decide the rules. No laws inside the stadium. Anything you want.
Don't eat the chicken unless you want to play like a coward.
