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Pete Prisco on Tebow to the Jags, Aaron Rodgers, and the Return of SlamBall
The sports world is currently a fever dream. Bob Baffert is playing excuse bingo with a straight face, Tim Tebow is a professional football player again, and we’re talking about SlamBall. Big Cat and PFT opened the show trying to make sense of the Medina Spirit saga, specifically Baffert’s claim that a groom on cough medicine peeing on the horse’s hay caused the failed drug test. While the rest of the world is calling for his head, Big Cat is ready to build the man a statue.
Before getting to the gridiron, there was a brief moment of silence for the NBA regular season. Between Russell Westbrook breaking the triple-double record and Jalen Brown being lost for the year, the hierarchy of the league is shifting. PFT took the opportunity to remind everyone that even with a pulse, the Wizards still occupy a very specific basement in the sports consciousness.
PFT CommenterThe Wizards are the least consequential team in all of sports
I would make the argument that the Wizards are probably the least consequential team to ever pay attention to in all of sports.
Pete Prisco Unleashed
Senior NFL Columnist and professional Twitter blocker Pete Prisco joined the show to discuss the madness in Jacksonville. Prisco, who has covered Tebow since his Gainesville days, was not exactly rolling out the welcome mat for the 33-year-old tight end experiment. He isn't buying the leadership angle and certainly isn't buying the film.
Pete PriscoTim Tebow signing with the Jaguars is a 'big joke' and he can't play tight end
This is an interesting signing, and it's a stupid signing. And I will absolutely say that this is a big joke because he can't play. He couldn't play quarterback. He was a terrible quarterback. He hasn't played since 2012. He's going to be 34 years old, and he has no suddenness to his game. He can't play tight end.
Prisco wasn't just there to bury Tebow; he was there to set a hard line on the Jaguars' roster construction. When asked about the possibility of the hometown hero actually suiting up for a game that matters, Pete gave it the coldest projection possible.
Pete PriscoTim Tebow has a 0% chance of making the Jaguars roster
Zero [percent chance]. Zero. I'd go even lower if I could go.
They shifted to the other major quarterback drama in the league: Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. While Rodgers seems to be enjoying his sabbatical and Jeopardy hosting, Prisco believes the Packers hold all the cards and won't be moved by a quarterback's desire to play GM.
Pete PriscoAaron Rodgers will be on the Packers Week 1
He will be. They're dug in, and they should be dug in. Why would you trade him?
Pete PriscoQuarterbacks should not have input on personnel decisions or hiring
Quarterbacks should not be making decisions as it relates to personnel and who should be hired. I said that all along with Deshaun Watson.
On a brighter note for the midwest, Big Cat finally got some validation for his new favorite player. Prisco, despite his curmudgeonly reputation, is high on the Justin Fields era in Chicago.
Pete PriscoJustin Fields was the second-best quarterback in the 2021 draft class
Lawrence is the clear one. Justin Fields, in my mind, is the two... He's accurate. He's smart. He's tough. He's athletic. He's big. He will be a darn good quarterback.
The Gospel of SlamBall
Mason Gordon, the inventor of SlamBall, joined the show to discuss why the world is finally ready for the most electric sport ever created. He shared the origin story of nearly getting shot after his first dunk and how he literally built the first SlamBall court out of spare gymnastics parts and Home Depot lumber. The hype is real, the movie is in development, and the television return is apparently inevitable.
Mason GordonSlamBall will definitely be back on television in the U.S. within five years
Oh, 100%. 100% [chance SlamBall is back on US TV in five years].
Gordon also dropped a revolutionary idea for the NBA. While Adam Silver is worried about the play-in tournament, Gordon thinks the solution to the "three-point problem" is simply changing the value of the most exciting play in sports.
Mason GordonThe NBA should make dunks worth three points to fix the league's geometry
I actually think the NBA is going to have to adopt that dunks being worth three in order to change the geometry of what's happening in the NBA right now. First and foremost is you have to stop people from attacking the rim, right?
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a deep dive into the world of "pussy kazoos" (don't ask, just listen to Jake explain it), and Ben Affleck’s alleged tampering with J-Lo while A-Rod was still in the picture. With the NFL schedule release looming, the anticipation is building for the first look at the Justin Fields era, which Big Cat is already manifesting for Week 1.
Big CatJustin Fields will start Week 1 for the Bears
I think that there's a good chance Justin Fields starts week one. I do too. I hope so.
We wrapped up with some listener-submitted stories of the legendary "nut tap" games that went too far and ended in ER visits or ruined weddings. It’s a rite of passage for every friend group to eventually realize that hitting each other in the groin is a sustainable hobby until someone loses a tooth or a spouse.
Go out there and use a five-pound plate today, just like Pete Prisco.
