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NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Jerry Jones Terrible Birthday, Are We Thinking About Deshaun Watson Wrong? Plus The NFC North Is A Wagon

Monday, October 14, 202418 takes

We start with Fastest 2 minutes and then get into every game from Sunday (-) Bears 35, Jaguars 16 (-) Ravens 30, Commanders 23 (-) Eagles 20, Browns 16 (-) Bucs 51, Saints 27 (-) Colts 20, Titans 17 (-) Packers 34, Cardinals 13 (-) Texans 41, Patriots 21 (-) Lions 47, Cowboys 9 (-) Chargers 23, Broncos 16 (-) Falcons 38, Panthers 20 (-) Steelers 32, Raiders 13 (-) Bengals 17, Giants 7 (-) We finish with playoff baseball talk and who's back of the week. ()

NFL Week 6: Jerry Jones’ Bad Birthday, Nick Sirianni’s Breakdown, and the NFC North Wagon

Week 6 brought the points back to the NFL, even if it didn't bring any joy to Dallas. Big Cat is flying high after Caleb Williams threw four touchdowns in London, effectively ending the Doug Pederson era for the Jaguars. It was a clinical performance that had PFT questioning if the Jaguars even know how sleep works, considering their travel schedule. The guys are starting to look at the history books for the Jags' head coach.

Void
Oct 14, 2024
#26510
Big CatBig Cat

The Doug Pederson and Nick Foles pairing is the craziest Super Bowl winning duo ever.

Are we gonna look back and say Doug Pederson and Nick Foles was the craziest Super Bowl winning combo of all time? It is the craziest thing. ... Doug Pederson is going to get fired probably mid-season here.

This is an unresolvable matter of opinion, though widely held by NFL fans.

While one rookie QB thrived in London, another made his debut in New England. Drake Maye threw three touchdowns against a fierce Texans defense, which was more than enough to satisfy Hank, despite the lopsided final score.

Void
Oct 14, 2024
#15827
HankHank

I give Drake Maye a solid B-minus for his first career start.

I'm gonna give Drake Maye a solid B-minus. ... [A] bad interception. ... He did get pressured a lot. He did, you know, get thrown into the fire. But he threw a couple really nice deep balls. A couple mistakes. But it was, it was exciting.

Subjective player grade.

Across the league, the Commanders' loss to the Ravens felt like a "measuring stick" game where both teams walked away feeling like contenders. The Ravens offense continues to be a juggernaut, with Derrick Henry closing out games like a human eraser.

Win
Oct 14, 2024
#26503
Big CatBig Cat

The Ravens offense is the best in the NFL.

The Ravens offense is the best offense in football. Maybe the Lions, they're [close]... but the Ravens are just, they are the first team since 1971... to have 150 plus rushing yards and a rush TD in all six of their first games.

The Ravens finished 1st in total yards per game and 4th in points per game for the 2024 season.

Despite the loss, PFT isn't just optimistic about Washington; he’s ready to declare the start of a new era.

Open
Oct 14, 2024
#15822
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Commanders' Super Bowl window is officially open.

I will announce that the Super Bowl window for the Commanders is officially open. This is the start of the Super Bowl window. Wow. We're not a Super Bowl winning team this year. I'm not thinking soupy this year, but I know when I see it, we have a Super Bowl window. We got a fuck load of cap space. we have a great quarterback. An awesome quarterback.

The Commanders have been a surprise success in 2024, but determining if a 'window' is open depends on sustained success over the next 2-4 years.

Things are much weirder in Philadelphia. Nick Sirianni spent his Sunday afternoon jawing with his own fans after a narrow win over the Browns. Between the shaved head and the bizarre post-game press conference featuring his kids as human shields from the media, Big Cat is convinced we are witnessing a full-scale meltdown.

Void
Oct 14, 2024
#15824
Big CatBig Cat

Nick Sirianni is having a mental breakdown.

Nick Sirianni after the game or while the game was still going on, looked into the crowd and started basically getting in an argument with the Eagles crowd... Has he lost his mind? He also shaved his head. Which which is a classic sign of losing his mind. ... Siri's showing up today. I think that everybody thought the same thing. Like this is, we saw what happened with Britney Spears. Is Siri in a conservatorship?

Sirianni's behavior was widely mocked, but 'mental breakdown' is an exaggerated characterization for comedic effect.

Max isn't holding his breath for a turnaround either, noting that the relationship between the city and the coach might be past the point of no return.

Loss
Oct 14, 2024
#15825
MaxMax

Nick Sirianni and the Eagles will have a mutual parting of ways at the end of the season.

I don't know. I think his time is, I feel like, honestly I feel like it's gonna, at the end of the year be a a mutual, a mutual parting of ways. ... He doesn't like if that's the way you're gonna react to like the fans acting like the fans have acted in Philadelphia for a hundred years.

Nick Sirianni was not fired or mutually parted ways after the 2024 season. Instead, the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX (beating the Chiefs 40-22), and Sirianni received a multi-year contract extension.

Speaking of the Browns, Deshaun Watson continues to lead an offense that is historically inept. Big Cat has developed a theory that the Browns aren't benching him because of the contract, but because they’ve decided to use the NFL schedule as a form of judicial punishment for his off-field issues.

Void
Oct 14, 2024
#15823
Big CatBig Cat

The Browns are publicly shaming Deshaun Watson by forcing him to continue playing quarterback.

What if we're just thinking about it wrong? What if this is just the Browns actually doing justice in a public shaming way. They're like, he's so bad. And we know he is so bad he can't play quarterback. We're just gonna make him continue to play quarterback and publicly shame him because that's the only justice he'll ever have. ... The only way that the league can punish him? Make him continue to play quarterback.

This is a subjective interpretation of coaching decisions. Watson was eventually benched due to a season-ending Achilles injury shortly after this episode.

In Dallas, Jerry Jones celebrated his 82nd birthday by watching the Lions hang 47 points on his team. The Lions were so dominant they were running trick plays for offensive linemen while already up by double digits. PFT is ready to crown them as the most complete team in the conference.

Win
Oct 14, 2024
#15828
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lions have the best roster in the NFC by far.

I think they're the best roster in the NFC by far. ... I still think that the Lions are, are good enough to still, we can still say I think they have the best roster in the NFC. ... I'm not saying the Lions are bad. I just don't, I don't think the Bucs [are in that tier].

The Lions have remained the top-ranked team in the NFC by most analysts through mid-2024.

As for the Cowboys, the stats are getting ugly. They’ve given up 167 points at home over their last four games, and Dak Prescott hasn't looked like the $60 million man he was supposed to be.

Void
Oct 14, 2024
#26507
Big CatBig Cat

Dak Prescott is an 'ass' quarterback.

The Cowboys, they're just ass. Dak is ass. He's had some big time games where he's been ass. ... He put them in a hole that basically they weren't able to get out of. He was horrible.

Purely a subjective matter of opinion, though Dak's performance in the Lions game was statistically poor.

To wrap up the show, Who's Back featured a surprising admission from Hank, who is actually finding himself enjoying LeBron James after watching the new Netflix documentary.

Void
Oct 14, 2024·Who's Back
#15832
HankHank

I find myself actually liking LeBron James after watching the 'Starting Five' show on Netflix.

I have been watching, there's a lot episodes, so I'm, I'm not finished with it. But the NBA starting five show on Netflix. ... I do find myself like liking LeBron... He's funny. ... Like he's just, it's just the, he's funny. He's just a big goof.

Subjective personal opinion.

At least someone is having a good time, because Jerry Jones is probably still staring at the sun coming through the windows of his own stadium.

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Void
Oct 14, 2024
#26504
Big CatBig Cat

Chris Godwin is an elite receiver who needs more respect.

Chris Godwin deserves to be given more credit for being awesome... we just need to throw some more respect on Chris Godwin's name because he's been very good this year. He's had a very good career and I think he got kind of forgotten a little bit.

Godwin was having a career year before a late-season injury, proving Big Cat's point about his productivity.
Win
Oct 14, 2024
#26505
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dennis Allen is a bad head coach who doesn't have a specialty.

Dennis Allen... he stinks. He doesn't even really have anything that he's good at. I'm not talking about just as a head coach, he doesn't have a specialty like Todd Bowles... with Dennis Allen, there's nothing where I think 'Dennis Allen mastermind.'

Dennis Allen was fired by the Saints less than a month later after a 7-game losing streak.
Win
Oct 14, 2024
#15826
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Flacco is the better option if the Colts are trying to win football games right now.

And Flacco, he makes a couple mistakes, but they're no worse than any Anthony Richardson mistake. And then he's at his best. ... I mean, I think if you're trying to win football games, that's what you're supposed to do. Then you should start Joe. It's that simple.

Statistically, Flacco did provide higher passing efficiency for the Colts in 2024, but the team eventually committed back to Richardson for development.
Loss
Oct 14, 2024
#26506
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Flacco could win back-to-back Comeback Player of the Year awards.

I actually think Joe Flacco has the opportunity to become back-to-back Comeback Player of the Year. That's a record that'll never be broken if it happens.

Saquon Barkley won the 2024 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.
Void
Oct 14, 2024
#15829
Big CatBig Cat

The Texans might actually benefit long-term from Nico Collins being out because it forced Tank Dell and Joe Mixon to step up.

My idea that the Texans might actually end up benefiting long-term for Nico Collins being out this tank dell had his best game of the season. Joe Mixon was a awesome, again... I think the Texans are gonna be better off [because of the variety of scoring].

While Dell and Mixon played well, the Texans' offense generally struggled for consistency until Collins returned. Subjective assessment of 'benefit'.
Open
Oct 14, 2024
#26508
Big CatBig Cat

Jerry Jones has already won his last Super Bowl.

Imagine telling Jerry Jones in 1995 you've won your last Super Bowl. That's what he's facing right now.

The Cowboys did not win the Super Bowl in 2024 and Jerry Jones remains without a title since 1995.
Win
Oct 14, 2024
#15831
Big CatBig Cat

The Panthers should put Bryce Young back in because they aren't winning with Andy Dalton anyway.

Why don't the Panthers just put Bryce Young back in? ... What's the point in not playing him when you're not gonna do anything this year? I know that it's probably, you know, you're, you're wishing on a lottery ticket. But what's the point in not playing him when you're not gonna do anything this year? ... The gambler in me would be like, what if a one in a hundred chance he just, something clicks and he's good.

The Panthers did eventually put Bryce Young back in as the starter later in the season.
Win
Oct 14, 2024
#26509
Big CatBig Cat

The Dodgers lineup is scarier than the Phillies lineup.

The Dodgers lineup is scarier than the Phillies [on paper]. Shohei [Ohtani] is a game changer. ... I'm just saying the Dodgers lineup is scarier.

The Dodgers won the World Series with a high-powered offense while the Phillies were eliminated earlier.

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