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Paul Bissonnette on the NHL, Dak’s Mega Deal, and March Madness
Big Cat and PFT kicked off the show reacting to the massive news that Dak Prescott finally got his bag from the Dallas Cowboys. After years of franchise tags and speculation, Jerry Jones backed up the Brink's truck for a deal that seems to favor the player in a way we rarely see in the NFL. Big Cat thinks Dak played the long game perfectly by betting on himself and winning.
Big CatDak Prescott's new contract is the best deal ever signed for a player
It's actually, like, maybe the best contract that's ever been signed [for a player]... $126 million out of the $160 million is guaranteed. And it's four years.
While critics will always point at the price tag, PFT argued that the Cowboys' performance during Dak's injury absence last season proved his actual value to the franchise. The difference between Dak and a replacement-level starter was enough to change the entire narrative around his contract.
PFT CommenterDak Prescott is an MVP-caliber player because the Cowboys stunk without him
You could make the argument that Dak is an MVP guy because you saw what happened when he went out last year. And the team just stunk. Andy Dalton is probably an average backup. So Dak goes out, Andy comes in, the team just goes to absolute shit.
They also debated where Dak actually sits in the quarterback hierarchy. While Big Cat ranks him as the worst of the 'good' quarterbacks, PFT took a more generous stance, especially considering the current state of the NFC East.
PFT CommenterDak Prescott is the best quarterback in the NFC East
As a Washington football team fan, I'm not super excited because he's definitely the best quarterback in the division. There I said it. I know that's controversial.
Slurs and Cringey Streams
The conversation turned to the absolute train wreck that was Meyers Leonard's Warzone stream. Dropping an anti-Semitic slur while live on the internet is a special kind of career suicide, and the guys were baffled at how natural it sounded coming out of his mouth. Big Cat noted that the fallout was immediate and likely permanent for the backup center.
Big CatMeyers Leonard's career is likely over after his anti-semitic slur on a live stream
It was actually crazy because you see it happen... No, dude, you just fucked yourself over. Like, Meyers Leonard will need 20 months to get the K-word out of his lingo because that definitely was effortless.
This is March
Conference Championship week is officially here, and the energy is high. Jake Marsh provided his expert analysis on the Big East, noting that the bracket has opened up significantly for one specific team in Storrs.
Jake MarshUConn is the 'popular pick' to win the Big East Tournament
I think the popular pick this week is going to be UConn in the Big East. They're the three seed. Villanova lost their best player, unfortunately, last week, Collin Gillespie.
Big Cat made the case that this specific week in the sports calendar provides a volume of high-stakes action that even the Big Dance struggles to match.
Big CatConference Championship Week is often better than the actual NCAA Tournament
I think Conference Championship Week oftentimes is better than the actual tournament. I like the tournament more because it's just everything about it, but there are more games on Thursday and Friday at Conference Tournament Week than there are in the tournament.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank brought some heat to the Hot Seat by bringing up the Rush Propst audio leaks involving Alabama and Georgia. The allegations suggest that recruiting in the SEC involves some very convenient local banking arrangements.
HankAlabama and Georgia use local banks to launder money to pay players
There's leaked audio of him [Rush Propst] basically snitching and saying exactly how much Georgia and Alabama are paying players. That Nick Saban's money guy is Bear Bryant Jr., who owns a bank in Alabama. And so whenever he needs money, he goes through Bear and that's how they like launder and like get the money to pay the players.
On the Cool Throne, Elizabeth Banks is set to direct a movie called *Cocaine Bear*, based on the true story of a bear that went on a legendary bender in the 80s. Hank is already calling it a cinematic masterpiece.
Hank'Cocaine Bear' is a 'must-see' movie because it's based on a bear consuming 70 pounds of dropped cocaine
Just a movie, a must-see. I'm already slapping a must-see on it. Elizabeth Banks is to direct a bear-centric thriller, Cocaine Bear... The film is based on true events from 1985. A 175-pound bear accidentally consumed over 70 pounds of cocaine that was dropped from a plane by a smuggler.
Paul Bissonnette in Studio
The legendary BizNasty joined Big Cat and PFT in person to talk about the NHL season and his transition from an enforcer to a media mogul. Biz provided some incredible insight into the life of an enforcer, including the physical toll of fighting on two torn ACLs during his final professional game. He also gave his take on the Tom Wilson controversy, suggesting that the league's superstars receive a different level of protection.
Paul BissonnetteTom Wilson would have been suspended for a full year if he had hit Connor McDavid
If Tom Wilson would have done what he did to Connor McDavid, he probably would have got a full year sussy. I think it's getting to the place where they've got to really protect those guys.
Biz didn't hold back on the struggling Buffalo Sabres, calling them a broken organization that hasn't found its way despite having elite talent like Jack Eichel.
Paul BissonnetteThe Buffalo Sabres are a 'broken organization' that needs to get worse to get better
It's just one of those organizations right now that seem a little bit cursed, and I would imagine that it's going to have to get a lot worse before it even gets better... They're a broken organization.
Looking ahead to the playoffs, Biz is leaning into the Joe Thornton era in Toronto. He thinks the veteran presence is exactly what that young core needs to finally make a deep run and bring the Cup back to Canada.
Paul BissonnetteThe Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup this year
I truly believe with the pickups that they made and adding Joe Thornton's experience to maybe calm the young guys down... yes, I think that they're going to win the Stanley Cup.
Before heading out, the guys shared stories about the 'Dry Island' era in Philly and the mythical 'black card' that Vladimir Putin supposedly hands out to elite Russian athletes. Biz might be living in Arizona now, but he's still got the best stories in the game.
Big Cat capped off the show by hitting the lottery ball for the second time in a row, proving the heater is officially on.
