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Peter King on the Robin Williams Tweet and Laremy Tunsil's Draft Night
The 2016 NFL Draft was supposed to be about Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, but Laremy Tunsil decided to light the entire night on fire with a military-grade gas mask and a hackable password. Big Cat and PFT Commenter didn't see a red flag; they saw a scouting report that confirmed Tunsil has the lung capacity to play at altitude and the mental toughness to handle tight spaces.
Big CatLaremy Tunsil's gas mask bong video is actually a positive scouting report showing he has great lung capacity and mental toughness
Nice lungs on him. If you're scouting him and you're like, damn, that guy can play deep into the fourth quarter. That guy can play at altitude is what it tells me. ... So that guy can be in a tight place. He can play in altitude. Mentally tough. He's got deep lungs. He can play deep into the fourth quarter.
PFT immediately looked toward the marketing opportunities, suggesting Tunsil should lean into the aesthetic for his NFL debut.
PFT CommenterLaremy Tunsil should own the gas mask video and walk out for his first NFL game wearing one
Tunsil should just own this and come out for the first game with a gas mask on.
While the NFL world panicked about a top prospect enjoying some greenery, Big Cat pointed out the locker room dynamics at play. You can't trust a guy who has never tried weed because that guy is inevitably a narc.
Big CatYou cannot win with an NFL player who has never tried weed
Your draft pick being a weed guy i think that you don't want to have a draft pick who's who's never tried weed everyone has a friend who's never tried weed and he's a loser and like when you pass the joint around you're like fuck this guy's a narc you start thinking about it you can't win with a guy who's never tried weed
This naturally led to a discussion about Carson Wentz, who looks like he’s never even seen a plant that wasn't corn. PFT noted that growing up in North Dakota basically limits your substance options to meth and nothing else.
PFT CommenterCarson Wentz looks like a guy who has never tried weed before
I would say that, actually, Carson Wentz seems like a guy that's never tried weed before. ... I think if you look at his tweet history, the fact that he lives in North Dakota, weed, they don't have North Dakota weed. You can't get weed, yeah.
As the night unfolded, it became clear that Tunsil’s stepdad might have been the one behind the leaks. Big Cat was quick to crown him the worst stepdad of all time, though he noted that it actually helps Tunsil’s PR because it makes the tackle a sympathetic figure against a villainous Terry.
Big CatLaremy Tunsil is a sympathetic figure because his stepdad leaked the video to screw him over
The fact that he has a stepdad in this issue actually works to his favor because I think right away, PR 101, get a stepdad that could somehow screw you over and then be like, yo, my stepdad's a dick. Automatically a sympathetic figure. ... everyone is like, poor Laremy Tunsil, we feel so bad for this guy because of the stepdad factor.
Peter King Joins the Show
The guys tracked down Peter King to talk about the draft and his legendary career. Peter weighed in on the Goff vs. Wentz debate, noting that Wentz has the advantage of being able to sit and learn while Goff is being thrown into the Los Angeles circus immediately.
Peter KingCarson Wentz has better long-term prospects than Jared Goff because he can sit for a year
I would look at Wentz's long-term prospects, especially if he can sit the first year and learn... The thing I fear for Goff is being thrown to the wolves right away with huge expectations, big city, new city. The learning curve is going to be very, very fast for him... I would be much happier if I were training a quarterback this year for one of these two teams, if he could sit for a year instead of getting battered. So that's one reason I really like Wentz.
They also got into the heavy hitters, asking Peter if he’d bet his life on Johnny Manziel ever starting another NFL game. Peter was blunt, comparing Manziel's situation to Tim Tebow’s, where the skillset just doesn't translate to the professional level.
Peter KingJohnny Manziel will never start another game in the NFL
if you had to put your life on it, does Johnny Manziel start another game in the NFL? I would say no. I think he'll try. I think he'll come back at some point. It'll be a great redemption story. But the problem is... his skillset was going to be difficult anyway... I think he's got a little bit of the Tebow thing around him right now that he's, he's skillset fits college football and not the NFL.
Finally, the conversation turned to the infamous "Milwaukee Tweet." Peter walked the guys through the exact moment he heard about Robin Williams' passing while at dinner, explaining the "rush" of breaking news that led to one of the most awkward tweets in history. He also confirmed that he does indeed take phone calls from NFL head coaches while wearing nothing but boxer briefs.
Weekly Witch Hunt and Parental Advisory
In this week’s Witch Hunt, Big Cat set his sights on LeBron James. While the rest of the NBA is falling apart with injuries, LeBron remains an indestructible tank. Big Cat isn't buying the "natural athlete" narrative.
Big CatLeBron James has been doing steroids since the day he was born
Steph Curry's hurt, Chris Paul's hurt, Blake Griffin's hurt, you know who's never missed the playoff game? LeBron James. But LeBron James has always been huge. ... Always has been doing steroids probably since the day he was born. I've never seen a more clear steroid case in my life than LeBron James.
PFT pivoted to the NHL playoffs, suspecting that Braden Holtby’s performance for the Capitals might be fueled by some pharmaceutical assistance to keep his focus sharp between the pipes.
PFT CommenterCapitals goalie Braden Holtby is using Adderall to play well in the playoffs
I don't follow hockey that closely, but I know that there's always one good goalie in the playoffs. And whoever that guy is this year... I want to go [Braden] Holtby. [Braden] Holtby is using Adderall.
To wrap things up, Hank Needs An Explanation focused on the terrors of air travel. Hank admitted he doesn't actually believe in the physics of flight, prompting PFT and Big Cat to suggest he just take a nap and let NASA handle the heavy lifting.
HankThe physics of how planes stay in the air don't actually make sense
I don't understand the physics of planes staying in the air. ... I mean, you're going 30,000 feet in the air and you're just trusting that a plane is just going to coast.
The show ended with a look at the upcoming week, featuring AJ Green and a "most anticipated guest in Barstool history" that the guys are currently keeping under wraps.
Stepdads of America, use this week as a lesson: at least you aren't leaking your son's bong videos.
