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NFL Week 4 Recap: Minshew Mania, Ravens Frauds, and Chase Daniel Redemption
Week 4 is officially in the books, and the NFL landscape looks completely different than it did seven days ago. We had road teams going 10-2, the Browns suddenly looking like Super Bowl contenders again, and a backup quarterback revolution taking over the league. Big Cat and PFT are navigating a world where the Falcons have officially lost their pulse and the Detroit Lions might actually be a good football team despite a heartbreaking loss to the Chiefs.
The AFC North Flip-Flop
Everyone spent the week burying Freddie Kitchens and the Browns while anointing Lamar Jackson the next king of the AFC. Naturally, the Browns went into Baltimore and hung 40 on the Ravens. Nick Chubb was running like a man possessed, and the Ravens' defense suddenly looks like it couldn't stop a nosebleed. PFT isn't waiting for a larger sample size to make a declaration on Baltimore.
PFT CommenterThe Ravens are frauds
The Ravens are frauds. Ravens are hot Ravens are frauds not fraudulent footballs. I don't know what fraud means in the context of football team really but it feels great to call a team a fraud.
Big Cat pointed out that the defensive regression in Baltimore is genuinely staggering. After years of Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, seeing this unit get shredded is a shock to the system.
Big CatThe Ravens' defense is terrible after giving up 1,000 yards in two weeks
The Ravens are looking at giving up over a thousand yards total in the last two weeks and their defense sucks. ... It is kind of confusing seeing the defense look really, really bad especially against the Browns whose offense didn't look great over the last couple of weeks.
Mahomes Indoors and the Lions' Moral Victory
In Detroit, we saw Patrick Mahomes play his first game under a roof, and the results were... human? The Lions' defense played a masterful game, forcing fumbles and keeping Mahomes out of the end zone for the first time in his career. Big Cat has a theory that the reigning MVP might just be a creature of the elements.
Big CatPatrick Mahomes is allergic to air conditioning and indoor stadiums
Mahomes first game indoors... I just think he's allergic to air conditioning... He's the reverse the maybe that is his one Kryptonite, right? The ceilings is... healing is literally the roof. He can't handle the fact that he can't throw the ball like a million million yards in the air when he's throwing it deep to someone he needs the sun. He's like a plant.
Despite the loss, Matt Stafford played one of the grittiest games of his career. He was moving the ball at will and, in the eyes of some, was the better quarterback on the field Sunday afternoon.
Big CatMatthew Stafford outdueled Patrick Mahomes in Week 4
Matt Stafford, I'm going to say this, Matt Stafford outdueled Patrick Mahomes. ... [Mahomes] did not look sharp. He was missing guys. He was throwing guys—he looked okay, but he wasn't Patrick Mahomes.
Minshew Mania and the Death of the Falcons
The most electric man in football right now isn't Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady; it's a guy with a mustache and a headband in Jacksonville. Gardner Minshew went into Denver and played with the kind of ice-cold moxie that makes you believe anything is possible. Big Cat is officially a believer in the Minshew Magic when the game is on the line.
Big CatGardner Minshew is a lock to lead a game-winning drive in the 4th quarter
Minshew Mania is so fucking real. ... When he gets the ball in the fourth quarter and they need to go, you know, whatever 60 yards for the field goal to win the game, I don't think anyone doubted he was gonna do it. No, he's going to do it.
While the Jaguars are ascending, the Atlanta Falcons are headed in the opposite direction. They are a professional clown show at this point. Dan Quinn's seat isn't just hot; it's melting. They can't score in the red zone, they can't stop anyone, and the energy is completely gone.
Big CatThe Falcons are officially dead for the 2019 season
Falcons are dead. They are officially dead... I don't even think they have like fighting them. Dan Quinn needs to be fired.
The Chase Daniel Era in Chicago
Mitchell Trubisky went down with a shoulder injury on the first drive against the Vikings, leading to the redemption of all Chases everywhere. Chase Daniel came in and did exactly what a $10 million backup is supposed to do: manage the game and let the defense eat Kirk Cousins alive.
Big CatChase Daniel has a higher floor but lower ceiling than Mitchell Trubisky
I think that chase [Daniel] has a lower ceiling but a higher floor... then Mitchell [Trubisky] does. He's not going to make mistakes. He's not going to lose you the game. But... if the Bears ever get into a game where they have to score and have to throw the ball downfield he's not going to be that guy.
On the other side of that game, the vibes in Minnesota are atrocious. Adam Thielen is calling out the passing game in the media, and it feels like a cold war is brewing between the star receiver and his highly-paid quarterback.
PFT CommenterKirk Cousins and Adam Thielen are about to enter a 'passive-aggressive war'
After the game Adam Thielen said 'at some points we have to start being able to throw the ball downfield.' ... They're about to enter into the most passive aggressive war ever those two. It's going to be like they're going to be leaving notes for each other.
College Football and Monday Readings
Looking at the college slate, Clemson survived a massive scare against North Carolina, but the guys aren't convinced they'll be tested again until January. The ACC is a dumpster fire, and the Tigers have a paved road to the playoff.
Big CatClemson will reach the National Championship without playing an impressive game
Clemson is still undefeated... Clemson is going to go all the way to the National Championship or the college football playoff without having to play one impressive game because the ACC stinks.
Finally, the show wrapped up with a Monday Reading about a boyfriend who categorizes his entire life into "Virgin vs. Chad" memes. It's a binary system that Big Cat and PFT find surprisingly useful, even if it's ruining this listener's relationship.
If you see a guy in a tuxedo jumping around a dive bar tonight, just know that Pitbull started somewhere too.
