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Brian Hoyer on Career Backups and Sam Howell's Steak Pact
The Monday Night Football doubleheader was a tale of two very different disasters. While the Saints and Panthers played a game that could only be described as a cure for insomnia, the Browns and Steelers gave us pure chaos. Between the devastating injury to Nick Chubb and the absolute regression of Deshaun Watson, things are looking bleak in Cleveland. Big Cat isn't even sure if the Browns have the best quarterback in their own division that's currently on an IR list.
Big CatAaron Rodgers is having a better year than Deshaun Watson
There's a chance that Aaron Rodgers is having a better year than Deshaun Watson... Sean Watson is very bad.
PFT pointed out that the irony of the situation is massive considering how the organization handled their previous quarterback. They went all-in on a massive guaranteed contract for someone who currently looks like he forgot how to play the position while the guy they kicked to the curb is thriving elsewhere.
PFT CommenterThe Browns didn't know how good they had it with Baker Mayfield and should have been happy with a serviceable quarterback
They ran [Baker Mayfield] outta town in Cleveland. I've been saying ever since Baker got that raw deal that they, they didn't know what they had when they had Baker. When you're the Browns, you gotta be happy sometimes with having a serviceable quarterback. And they thought that they could go ahead and break the structure of the NFL salary cap and give a sex predator $240 million guaranteed.
To make matters worse, the internet detectives think they've already found Deshaun's burner account defending his performance in the mentions. It’s a classic move for a guy under fire, but the stats don't lie. Even Najee Harris is struggling to look like his old explosive self, which made for a painful viewing experience for anyone with a pair of eyes.
Big CatNajee Harris has gotten painfully slow in the NFL
I don't know why [Najee Harris] got so slow. It's painful to watch how slow he is... He looks slower somehow. And he's getting caught. He's not able to break it to the, if he bounces to the outside, he's getting tackled.
The Lighthouse Investigations Continue
Because Hank refuses to let the dream die, the lighthouse at Gillette Stadium remains a primary talking point. PFT took the initiative to reach out to the actual United States Coast Guard to settle the height dispute once and for all. He even got a response from a Commander, though Hank remains skeptical of the chain of command when it doesn't favor his Patriots.
PFT CommenterThe Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the official tallest lighthouse in the US, not the Gillette Stadium one
Per the United States Coast Guard. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the official tallest lighthouse in the United States. Not your fucked up Fugazi piece of bullshit [at Gillette Stadium].
Alabama is Cooked
College football is in a weird spot where the traditional powerhouses look vulnerable. Alabama's struggle against USF was a wake-up call for anyone still holding onto the Saban dynasty. The guys discussed whether we are witnessing the end of an era or if this is just another year where no one is actually dominant.
PFT CommenterAlabama is washed and Nick Saban is a bad football coach
Alabama's washed. Alabama is so washed. Done. Nick Saban is so bad at coaching football Big Cat. He is one of the worst football coaches in college.
While Bama slides, Colorado continues to be the most electric story in the sport. Despite the lacerated liver injury to Travis Hunter, the hype train isn't slowing down. PFT had a very specific medical diagnosis for Hunter’s recovery timeline that should make the Buffaloes' training staff feel a lot better.
PFT CommenterTravis Hunter's lacerated liver is a "hurt" injury, not an "injured" injury, and is basically equivalent to being hungover
I'm gonna say it's hurt. I basically played from 26 until I was 35 with the equivalent of a lacerated liver. I showed up to work every day. Did this podcast. It's not that big of the, the liver reheals itself. It's amazing. Basically Travis Hunter's hungover.
Brian Hoyer on the Art of the Backup
Raiders quarterback Brian Hoyer joined the show to discuss his 15-year career and what it’s like being the guy behind legends like Tom Brady. He gave some incredible insight into the New England culture, including how Ernie Adams would draw up "Transcontinental" special plays just to mess with the defense on Fridays. Big Cat made sure to remind Hoyer that his brief stint in Chicago actually holds a legendary place in the record books.
Big CatBrian Hoyer is one of the best Chicago Bears quarterbacks of all time based on 300-yard passing games
Do you know that you are tied for most 300 yard passing games in a Bears season? You're tied for the most all time with four. You are one of the best Bears quarterbacks of all time just based on that stat.
Hoyer was also very candid about the atmospheres in the Big 10. For a guy who played in some of the most historic venues in the country, he has a very clear ranking of where it's actually difficult to get a road win, and it’s a tough look for the fans in Ann Arbor.
Brian HoyerMichigan Stadium is not a hostile environment
The Big House is a historic place, but it's not a very hostile environment. Those fans kind just sit on their hands... it doesn't get very loud compared to a Ohio State or Penn State.
One Question with Sam Howell
Washington Commanders QB Sam Howell stopped by for a quick round of questions. The most important takeaway? Howell has famously never eaten a burger or a steak in his life. However, he's willing to break that lifelong streak under one very specific condition that would involve the guys taking him on a world-class culinary tour.
Sam HowellIf the Commanders win the Super Bowl, I will eat a steak
If we win the Super Bowl, I'll have a steak... Y'all have to take me to the best steak in the world.
We wrapped up with Jimbos, where the guys discussed the perils of all-inclusive seating at baseball games. It sounds like a luxury, but according to Big Cat, it's really just a fast track to physical ruin and alienating everyone sitting in your immediate radius.
Big CatSitting in all-inclusive seats at a baseball game is not a flex because it just turns you into a "toxic wasteland" of gas
If you go to all-inclusive for the baseball game, it's fart city. That's all you're gonna do for the rest of the day. You just eat so many things... By the third inning I'm a toxic wasteland. It rules though.
At least the farts are free.
