PMT DB
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Pete Prisco and Forrest Galante on NFL Predictions and Extinct Animals
NFL Eve is finally here, and Big Cat and PFT are reaching a fever pitch. To kick things off, the crew held their annual NFL Head Coach Draft, a snake-style selection process to determine who they trust most on the sidelines. While Andy Reid and the Harbaughs went early, Big Cat couldn't help but look at the Super Bowl landscape with a sense of inevitability regarding the Patrick Mahomes era.
Big CatThe Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl again this year
I keep going back to just, the Chiefs are gonna win it all again. I think, I feel like this is all leading towards the same conclusion. I think I'm gonna pick the Chiefs... I don't know what's gonna stop 'em.
The draft took a turn for the weird when Big Cat threw some shade at the Jets’ coaching situation. He suggested that Robert Saleh’s employment status might be more tied to his aesthetic than his win-loss record.
Big CatRobert Saleh would have been fired by now if he weren't bald
I'll take Robert Saleh. Robert Saleh bald head. I think Robert Saleh would've been fired if he didn't have a bald head. I think If you had hair, he would've already been fired. I think the bald head, you just see it and it's like power. Is it too intimidating? It's shiny. Bald, yeah. I just think there's something about him. The aura.
Predicting the Worst
Transitioning from hope to horror, the guys looked at the worst-case scenarios for their respective teams. For Hank, the nightmare isn't necessarily a winless season for the Patriots, but rather a season that lands them in the dreaded middle ground of mediocrity.
HankThe worst case scenario for the Patriots this year is winning eight games
I think the worst case scenario for the Patriots this year is eight wins. It would be... that would be like, I'm going into the season, we're trying to, we gotta rebuild. If you're gonna rebuild, it starts with the draft. Eight wins wouldn't get us to the playoffs and won't get us a good draft position.
Big Cat’s personal hell involves a very specific sequence of events involving the Bears' biggest rival. He's terrified of a repeat of the late-season collapses that have haunted Chicago for years, specifically involving Caleb Williams and Jordan Love.
Big CatThe worst case scenario for the Bears is a week 18 playoff loss to the Packers followed by a Green Bay Super Bowl win
The worst thing could happen for me... week 18 chance to make the playoffs against the Packers and he [Caleb Williams] does his nails and then like epically lose and Jordan Love goes and wins the Super Bowl. Yeah, that would be pretty bad. Like the Packers, maybe it's week 18, the Lions have already clinched the NFC North. So it's week 18 for the last wild card spot. And then the Packers get it and go on a run and win the Super Bowl with our wild card spot.
The Pete Prisco Preview
Friend of the program Pete Prisco joined the show to deliver his trademark spicy takes. Prisco isn't buying the hype around some of the league's favorites, instead putting his chips on Jordan Love and the Packers to go the distance. He also pushed back on the narrative that the Bills are past their prime, insisting that having a superstar under center keeps the window wide open.
Pete PriscoThe Buffalo Bills window is not shut and they will reach the Super Bowl
I got Buffalo going to the Super Bowl. The whole idea of the window shutting on the bills is this stupid dumb talk that people throw out there... As long as Josh Allen is slinging the football in Buffalo, they will have an open window period. End of story.
Prisco also took some time to look at the sophomore and rookie classes. He drew a massive comparison between a current Titans quarterback and one of the best in the game, while also crowning a new king of the 2024 draft class.
Pete PriscoJaden Daniels is the best quarterback from the 2024 draft class
I love Jaden Daniels. I think he's the best quarterback in the draft. Sorry, Big Cat... having watched him at Arizona State and then watched him play at LSU and now watching him now, he's the most improved quarterback I've ever seen in my life. I think the commanders have their guy for the next 15 years and he's gonna be a star.
Forrest Galante's Wild Life
Wildlife biologist and adventurer Forrest Galante stopped by to share stories that make jumping into a cold tub look like a spa day. From swimming with crocodiles to relocating elephants, Galante lives a life that sounds like a movie. He discussed the "white whale" of his career—the Thylacine—and why he thinks it’s still out there.
Forrest GalanteThe Tasmanian Tiger is likely not extinct and lives in Papua New Guinea
The one that sits on the top reign supreme is an animal called a Thylacine. Tasmanian tiger... it managed to get a pilot and get picked up and turned into a series... because it used to range like 4,000 years ago... there are still ongoing reports from tribes and villages of striped dogs and all these things in Papua New Guinea. That's the area that I think needs the biggest exposure.
Galante also cleared the air on some animals with misunderstood reputations. While most people are terrified of polar bears, he’s planning an expedition to prove they aren't the monsters they are portrayed to be. However, he had no such kindness for one of the world's most beloved bears.
Forrest GalantePandas are dumb as shit and terrible parents
Pandas. They're dumb as shit. They will hand you, you could google this, if you go to a panda in captivity and it has a baby... and you put out an apple, it will hand you its baby and take the apple. Swear to God, nobody talks about this. They're dumb as shit. They're mean, they're terrible parents. Bad moms.
The Reduel Finale
Mount Rushmore season finally came to a definitive, heartbreaking end for one member of the show. After the "irregularities" of the previous duel, PFT and Hank faced off in a Mount Rushmore of Green. The stakes were at an all-time high with the punishments on the line: a full marathon for PFT or a grueling nine-darter challenge for Hank.
After the votes were tallied, PFT emerged victorious with a staggering 75% of the vote. Hank, true to form, accepted his fate and is now staring down the barrel of 501 points in nine darts. The Summer of Hank is officially over, and the Season of the Dart begins.
