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NFL Week 10 Recap: The Hail Murray, Frauds, and Masters Talk
Week 10 is officially in the books, and we might have just witnessed the catch of the decade in the desert. The guys opened up with a classic Fastest 2 Minutes that hit every high note, from JPP's 1.5 thumbs up to the tragedy of the Washington Football Team. But the real story started Sunday night in a monsoon at Gillette Stadium where the Patriots somehow out-Ravened the Ravens.
Fraud Alerts and Monsoon Ball
Big Cat didn't hold back on his assessment of Lamar Jackson and company after they let Cam Newton and a bunch of wide receivers playing quarterback run it right down their throats. The Patriots are far from perfect, but they looked like the vintage version of themselves while the Ravens looked lost in the rain.
Hank is, of course, completely insufferable now that the Patriots have won two games in a row. He hasn't just hopped back on the bandwagon; he's claiming he never left, despite the visible panic in his eyes over the last month.
HankI have never wavered from the Patriots making the playoffs
I have never wavered from the Patriots making the playoffs. And I still think that.
Speaking of weather, the Browns-Texans game was basically played inside a car wash. Big Cat pointed out that Cleveland has found a secret weapon in the atmosphere. Every time it rains sideways, it forces Kevin Stefanski to stop overthinking and just give the ball to Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt.
Big CatGod is the Browns' best offensive coordinator
If you're a Browns fan, you're sitting here on Monday and being like, I think God is a Browns fan now. Because God, who decides the weather obviously, keeps doing the worst possible weather in Cleveland on game days and forcing the Browns to run the football. God is literally your best offensive coordinator. He's saying, do not throw it a million times. Run the rock.
The NFC East Good-Ish Graduation
The Giants might actually be a football team. Big Cat is officially graduating them to "good-ish" status after they handled the Eagles. They've been competitive in almost every game lately, and while PFT is skeptical of anything coming out of the NFC East, the numbers don't lie. They are right in the thick of the worst divisional race in sports history.
Big CatThe Giants are a good football team and will win the NFC East
The Giants are going to win the NFC East. Yeah, they are. The Giants are actually, dare I say it, a good football team. I'm graduating them. Yeah, I am. I'm saying they're a good football team.
PFT CommenterThe Giants are by no stretch a good football team
I'm telling you, man. The Giants are by no stretch a good football team. I think you think that they're good because in your wildest dreams, this is like what a great Bears team would look like right now. I rebuke that statement. I disavow that statement entirely.
PFT even floated the idea that the G-Men are actually improved by subtraction. With Wayne Gallman and Alfred Morris doing the dirty work, the offense seems more balanced than it ever was when they were trying to force-feed their superstar back.
PFT CommenterThe Giants are better without Saquon Barkley
So what you're basically saying is that the Giants are better without Saquon Barkley. Yes. I forgot he existed. I legit, before you said that word, holy shit... with those two guys' [Gallman/Morris] skill sets, it's actually a plus improvement over losing Saquon Barkley.
Kyler, Tua, and the Future
The Cardinals-Bills game ended on a play that shouldn't be physically possible. Kyler Murray escaping the rush and throwing a prayer to DeAndre Hopkins in triple coverage is the kind of stuff that makes you remember why you watch this sport. Kyler has reached that rare air where you cannot look away when he has the ball.
Big CatKyler Murray is now must-watch TV
But Kyler Murray, who is now – like, he is officially elevated to must-watch, like – drop everything you have to watch every time he's got the ball that was insane that was an insane play.
Down in Miami, the Dolphins are no longer just a feel-good story or a "frisky" underdog. Brian Flores has them playing elite defense and special teams, and Tua is doing enough to keep the chains moving. They are legitimate playoff contenders in an AFC that is starting to look top-heavy.
PFT CommenterThe Dolphins are for real and past the 'frisky' stage
The Dolphins, they're for real. Yeah. I've got them in my for real column. Yes. They're not a fluke... They have been elevated from frisky to, for real.
Masters and Who's Back
Dustin Johnson finally got his green jacket, and he did it by absolutely torching Augusta National. Bryson DeChambeau tried to claim the course was a par 67 for him, only to struggle his way through the weekend with a case of the "dizzies." The guys also checked in on Tiger's nightmare 10 on the par-3 12th, proving that even the GOAT can occasionally look like a Sunday morning hacker.
PFT CommenterJordan Spieth is officially washed and no longer good at golf
I also didn't realize I learned this week that Jordan Spieth is just not good at golf anymore. No, he sucks. He was good for like three years, which ended in 2017. Now he stinks.
In Who's Back, the NBA is already stealing headlines with the draft approaching. James Harden wants out of Houston, Russell Westbrook wants out of Houston, and it seems like everyone is trying to form a new super team in Brooklyn. Hank thinks it's a recipe for disaster, but in this league, disaster is usually the most entertaining outcome.
HankJames Harden joining the Nets would be a complete disaster
James Harden apparently wants to come to Brooklyn and play with the Nets, which would be a complete disaster. It would destroy the entire... Yeah, what the hell? Yeah, that's not going to work. There wouldn't even be a super team.
Just remember, if the Saints somehow ride Jameis Winston or a broken Drew Brees to a ring, Big Cat is going to have some very interesting ink on his body.
Big CatI will get a tattoo of Drew Brees' touchdown total if he wins the Super Bowl
I have to get a tattoo if Drew Brees wins the Super Bowl... No, I said that if Drew Brees wins the Super Bowl, I'll get a tattoo of whatever number of touchdowns he ends up with.
Eat some beef stew and get ready for a short week.
