Blake Bortles on Oscars, Combine Life, and Canelo vs. Triple G
Live from the Indianapolis Combine, Big Cat and PFT are navigating a sea of quarter-zip pullovers and dip-spitting scouts. It is basically an anime convention for football guys, where seeing Joe Philbin in the wild is the equivalent of a Pikachu sighting. While everyone pretends to be there for the bench press and the 40-yard dash, Big Cat has finally cracked the code on why this event actually exists.
The NFL Combine is just a giant excuse for the entire league to get drunk in Indianapolis
Well, what we realized, too, is the Combine is basically an entire fraud operation so that everyone can come to Indianapolis and get drunk. Yeah, because when you break it down, the athletes that they're scouting, they've already scouted in detail... Why are they having everyone get into underwear and run on turf in Indianapolis? Oh, it's because Indianapolis is the one city in America where every bar is connected to a hotel and has a steakhouse.
PFT was equally stunned by the absence of certain legendary figures who usually treat the Indy Marriott like their ancestral nesting grounds.
Jeff Fisher and Bruce Arians not being at the Combine is a shock to the system
The only surprise that I've had is that Jeff Fisher hasn't been spotted walking around... Him and like Bruce Arians, if you had told me at the start of the week that they wouldn't be here, I would have called you a liar. They're like... You know how ducks get born in a nest and then they leave and they instinctually return?
The campaign for draftjoshallen.com is reaching a fever pitch on the ground. Big Cat and PFT have been tirelessly handing out flyers to anyone who looks like they might have a say in a front office, and the momentum is becoming undeniable.
Josh Allen might go number one overall because of our draftjoshallen.com campaign
I said it on Wednesday's show, but I think with what we're doing for Josh Allen, he might sneak in and get all the way up to number one. He might. Just from us.
Brain Dump Friday
Since it's Friday, the cast unleashed their most unhinged business ideas. Hank led the way with a solution for the crippling dehydration that follows a night in Las Vegas, proposing a CamelBak-style delivery system for the bedside.
Las Vegas hotels should build CamelBak hoses into the walls next to beds for hungover guests
Everyone's been so drunk that the next morning... you realize that you are so thirsty that you could basically drink the entire ocean... so this is more of an idea for Vegas... they need to build those camelback hoses into the wall and just so they pop out right underneath your bed. So you can just wake up, open your mouth, and then you just squeeze it.
PFT took inspiration from the classic video game Paperboy to solve late-night hunger, suggesting a fleet of cars that just chuck burgers at you via an app.
There should be a 'Paperboy' style app where food trucks throw pre-made burgers out the window to drunk people
So my drunk idea is... You guys remember that video game Paperboy?... it's a slow creeping car that just drives up and down busy like bar streets... you hit the button and you order like a burger. They just roll down the window and toss it. They have pre-made burgers, pre-made hot dogs, pre-made pizzas, and they just throw it out the window.
Big Cat, fresh off a fancy dinner that left him unsatisfied, argued that the Michelin star system is broken because it lacks the one thing that makes IHOP great: visual aids.
High-end restaurants are doing it wrong by not having pictures of the food on the menu
What would you guys say is the one thing that tells you a restaurant is classy?... It is pictures on the menu, so you know what the food looks like. So I went to a really classy dinner last Friday, and they didn't have pictures on the menu... they need to have a picture option. So it's like a Denny's or an IHOP, but you're eating at a Michelin-rated restaurant.
Blake Bortles and the Oscars
Newly paid Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles joined the show for the second annual Oscars preview based entirely on Wikipedia pages. Despite his massive new contract, Blake hasn't changed a bit, celebrating his windfall with Mellow Mushroom pizza and a case of beer. The guys discussed Meryl Streep’s perennial dominance, which Big Cat thinks is starting to feel a bit like a legacy vote.
Meryl Streep is the Derek Jeter of acting — she gets nominated just on name recognition alone
Is Meryl Streep the new Derek Jeter? Is Meryl Streep just getting voted into the All-Star game out of name alone?... Her range isn't what it used to be. When you lose your range, it goes quickly. And you know what? She won't change positions either.
Blake also weighed in on the Best Picture race, while PFT pointed out that the Oscars have a very specific type of movie they like to reward regardless of the actual buzz.
Dunkirk will win Best Picture because the Oscars love movies about British history
I'll go with Dunkirk because I feel like the Oscars loves picking movies there no one talks [about]. God they love picking those. I'm going Dunkirk as well.
Big Cat ended the movie talk by going all-in on a horror-comedy favorite.
Get Out will win Best Picture at the Oscars
I'm going to go with Get Out. [for Best Picture winner]
Prizefighters Canelo and Triple G
In anticipation of their massive rematch, both Canelo Alvarez and Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin stopped by. Triple G remains convinced that the first fight's draw was a total robbery, citing the punch stats and the crowd's reaction.
I clearly beat Canelo Alvarez in our first fight
You know, I was doing my job, I hit him more, and the computer showed that, and the judges showed that, so that's all I have to say.
Canelo, however, is looking to leave the judges out of it entirely this time around. He’s training for a more aggressive finish to ensure there's no controversy on May 5th.
I am going into the rematch with Triple G with the mindset of knocking him out
I'm going with the same mentality as he is. I'm going in with the mentality of knocking him out. So we can only wait and see.
Concussion Water and Soul Snatches
Wrapping up the show, PFT addressed Russell Wilson's recent medical advice to a concussed Clint Frazier. Wilson's suggestion to simply drink water and wait it out felt like a masterclass in stating the obvious.
Russell Wilson 'invented' the concept of letting time pass to cure a concussion
Russell Wilson invented just how to make time pass. He was just like, here's how you get rid of your concussion. Ready?... Drink five cups of water a day. And in six days, you're going to feel better... and in six days, I will have cured you. So water cures sunburns and concussions.
Big Cat also gave his final thoughts on James Harden’s absolute destruction of Wesley Johnson. It wasn't just a physical crossover; it was a spiritual event that required a made bucket to truly count.
James Harden didn't just break Wesley Johnson's ankles, he snatched his soul by making the shot
It's so cocky because I think we all agree, if James Harden misses that shot... the soul-taking doesn't take place. It's just an ankle-breaking. When you make the shot, it's a soul snatch. And so James Harden was so cocky and just like, I'm just going to stand here for an extra beat.
If the Jags win a ring next year, we better see a picture of the Lombardi Trophy sitting in a Newport Beach rental.

