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NFL Week 3 Recap: Big Dick Nick, Josh Allen's Elite Rise, and Deion Sanders
Week 3 in the NFL was absolute madness, and the Monday episode delivered on the energy. Between the Falcons blowing another massive lead, a tie in Philadelphia that felt like a funeral, and Josh Allen officially ascending to a different plane of existence, there was almost too much to handle. Big Cat is riding high on a 3-0 Bears start, even if his brain knows it might be fools' gold, while PFT is ready to crown a new king in Buffalo.
The Josh Allen Experience and the 3-0 Bears
The Bills-Rams game was a certified roller coaster. Josh Allen is playing like he's hitting every single button on the controller at once, sometimes throwing laterals into double coverage and other times stiff-arming defenders into the earth's crust. PFT isn't hedging on the Buffalo signal-caller anymore.
PFT CommenterJosh Allen is an elite quarterback
Very clearly. I'll say it. Josh Allen is an elite quarterback. Josh Allen is elite. He's elite and it's gonna be awesome watching him play against the...
Meanwhile, the Bears benched Mitch Trubisky for Nick Foles, and the "Big Dick Nick" magic was instantaneous. Foles came in with a reflective visor like he was about to land on the moon and proceeded to carve up a Falcons secondary that seems allergic to winning. Big Cat has a plan for Mitch's future that involves a bit of a position change to keep him on the field.
Big CatMitch Trubisky should be converted to a running back in a Wildcat-style role
Mitch led the team in rushing today... why not [be a running back] and he could every now and then throw it he could be taysom hill. Yes. Let us be a running back then I won't feel guilty about watching Mitch be on the sidelines. We could put him in the offense Matt Nagy you can have someone who can blame... have Mitch be a running back and Nick Foles would be the quarterback.
Ties and Tragedy in the Meadowlands
Watching the Bengals and Eagles tie was like watching two people apologize to each other for an hour. Doug Peterson decided to punt with 15 seconds left in overtime rather than attempt a long field goal, essentially accepting a tie. It was a "chicken" move that left everyone unsatisfied, especially considering Joe Burrow was out there getting hit by a truck on every play and still standing tall.
Speaking of standing tall, the New York teams are doing the opposite. The Giants and Jets are currently the two worst shows on television. Big Cat is starting to think Joe Judge might be in the wrong league entirely.
Big CatJoe Judge is a college football coach and his style won't work in the NFL
Joe judge. You should have been a college coach and this is not going to work out like, you know, the type of guys who are just built for college football like close your eyes. Could PJ Fleck be coaching in the NFL probably not. He's great college football coach... This guy should be the coach fucking Western Michigan or you know Miami Ohio like and then he'll get a job at Illinois or you know Purdue and make a nice living, but this might be a little too big for Jojo.
And then there's the Jets. Adam Gase's "hyperdrive" offense looks more like a car stuck in a ditch. The roster is so depleted that fantasy apps are literally listing their receivers as "Unknown Player."
Prime Time and the Pinky Team
Deion Sanders joined the show to break down the wreckage of Week 3. Prime was particularly baffled by the Eagles' situation, suggesting that the locker room might already be looking toward the rookie backup to provide a spark that Carson Wentz currently lacks.
Deion SandersThe Eagles need to give Jalen Hurts a shot over Carson Wentz
Honestly, I would start looking to Jalen Hurts. I'm telling you don't think the guys in the locker room are not murmuring happening though. Somehow. I don't think they're not murmuring about. Amen. We may need to just give him a limited role and give him a shot because this is ridiculous.
Deion also pulled no punches when discussing the state of the Jets. He's been around enough New York football to know when a coach just isn't built for the spotlight of the city.
Deion SandersAdam Gase is not built to be a head coach in New York
The head coach of a franchise in New York. He's not built like that man. Yeah, he's not built like that... I haven't seen anything from him that makes me think that the players [are with] him or that the players are playing for more that he's done anything to win that team over.
Despite the carnage for some teams, Big Cat is still holding onto hope for his "pinky team," the Houston Texans. They started 0-3, but the schedule finally eases up after a brutal opening stretch against the league's elite.
Big CatThe Houston Texans will be 3-3 very quickly after their 0-3 start
So the Texans, they are my pinky team... the schedule they're no longer schedule fucked. They're playing the Vikings, the Jaguars and the Titans so they could they could they could write this ship pretty quickly here and they could be three and three very quickly.
NBA Finals and Who's Back
To wrap things up, the crew looked toward the NBA Finals. Hank is mourning the Celtics' exit at the hands of the Heat, but he's finding solace in a very specific, very petty coaching take involving Erik Spoelstra and LeBron's legacy.
HankErik Spoelstra is the only reason LeBron James won championships in Miami
Spoelstra's a very good coach. Honestly I'm a huge advocate of Spoelstra and he's the only reason that LeBron James ever won those championships in Miami in the first place.
PFT, on the other hand, is all-in on the Heat's grit and their superstar leader, who he thinks has entered the rarified air of the league's absolute best players.
PFT CommenterJimmy Butler is a top-five player in the NBA right now
Jimmy Butler could be top-five player ever ever. I thought I'd play right now. Absolutely.
With baseball playoffs starting and the NFL in full swing, there's no better time to be a sports fan, unless you happen to live in Atlanta.
At least the Falcons can't blow a lead on a Tuesday.
