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Richie Incognito on Grit Week, Buffalo Wings, and Johnny Manziel
Grit Week has officially arrived, and Big Cat, PFT, and Hank are broadcasting live from the beautiful, albeit cramped, confines of an RV park in Buffalo, New York. The bus already smells like a locker room, the floor is covered in bags, and the energy is high as they prepare to immerse themselves in the rust-belt lifestyle. Day one was dedicated to the most important research project in Western New York: finding the definitive best wing in Buffalo.
After hitting the big names, the consensus was clear. While Anchor Bar has the history, the actual quality of the poultry left something to be desired compared to the competition.
Big CatDuff's is far better than Anchor Bar for wings in Buffalo
We unanimously decided that Duff's was far better than Anchor Bar. Anchor Bar had an unfortunate incident... but we unanimously decided that Duff's was far better.
Richie Incognito Joins the Bus
Friend of the program Richie Incognito hopped on the RV to talk about his dual status as both the 97th best player in the NFL and the 17th most hated. Richie is a Buffalo guy through and through, taking the guys to Bar Bill for what they deemed the superior wing experience of the day. He also gave some insight into the locker room culture regarding specialists, confirming every football guy's suspicion about the guys who kick for a living.
Richie IncognitoKickers are severely disliked by real football players
I severely disliked them... as the 17th most hated person on the planet, I can't say I really hate anybody, but I severely dislike them. I would not invite them out for wings.
Richie didn't just come to talk wings; he gave a preview of what's to come for Rex Ryan's Bills. Despite the media noise, Richie is high on the continuity in Buffalo and thinks they are positioned to shock people this season.
Richie IncognitoThe 2016 Bills have a chance to make some noise under Rex Ryan
I think the continuity coming back under Rex, we got a lot of guys coming back on both sides of the ball. I think we got a chance to make some noise.
NBA Playoff Heat and Robot Umps
The guys took a break from the grit to look at the NBA Playoffs, where Steph Curry and the Warriors are suddenly looking mortal against the Thunder. PFT has some concerns about Steph's durability in the face of playoff physicality.
PFT CommenterSteph Curry is too fragile for the NBA and needs to add 30 pounds
The scouts were right. He's too fragile to play in the NBA. Needs to add another 20, 30 pounds to his frame this offseason.
Big Cat, however, thinks the Thunder’s success boils down to their two superstars finally playing like they're on the same team at the same time.
Big CatThe Thunder are the best team in the league when Durant and Westbrook click on the same night
When they [Durant and Westbrook] do that, you can't beat them... They, at some point, will click on the exact same night, and they're the best team in the league.
On the diamond, the discussion turned to Mike Greenberg's latest attempt to ruin sports with technology. Greeny wants robot umpires, a suggestion that Big Cat took very personally. He's not ready to surrender the human element of the game to Skynet just yet.
Big CatAnyone who supports robot umpires in baseball can go fuck themselves
Anyone who is like pro robots can go fuck themselves... The minute you start letting robots do these kind of tasks is what they're going to take over our lives... I don't need fucking umps telling me balls and strikes. There's some things you need to leave to humans.
PFT, ever the man of the people, proposed a more democratic solution to the officiating crisis. Instead of cold, unfeeling machines, why not let the people at home decide the strike zone in real-time?
PFT CommenterBaseball should crowdsource balls and strikes via Twitter polls during games
You could crowdsource it... A pitch happens and then everybody responds on Twitter. Twitter poll. Strike or no? And then 51% carries the day and you get a strike or ball based on that. And then fans can't get mad at it because they only have themselves to blame.
PR 101: The Johnny Manziel Rebrand
Johnny Manziel is back in the news for all the wrong reasons, specifically throwing hands in Las Vegas. The guys analyzed the situation and realized Johnny’s current aesthetic—looking like a buck-sixty extra from *Trainspotting*—isn't doing him any favors. Big Cat thinks the solution is simple: Johnny needs to put on some serious mass to win back the public.
Big CatJohnny Manziel should get fat to regain public sympathy
Fat Johnny Manziel is actually a good way to get some sympathy back... You can't... It's just different when you're fat. People won't call him a scumbag as much... You're lovable when you're fat.
The Legend of Viagra Falls
To wrap things up, the guys discussed the upcoming 'Viagra Falls' segment. The plan involves a high-stakes game of Russian Roulette with a single pill hidden in four pieces of food. While the logistics of having four guys in a small RV under the influence of performance enhancers are terrifying, Hank is weirdly excited about the potential 'robotic' side effects.
HankViagra creates 'robotic' boners that feel like a lead pipe in your pants
I've heard they're robotic boners. I hear you have a lead pipe in your pants. I'm curious to see if it's something that happens.
Big CatHaving four grown men taking Viagra together in an RV is a bad idea
We've decided that we're not going to all take Viagra because it's a really, really weird thing to have four dudes with, like, raging hard boners in an RV.
With Game 4 in Cleveland on the horizon and a potential rock fight in the works, Grit Week is only just getting started.
