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Ricky Williams + NFL Week 16 Recap

Monday, December 24, 201819 takes

NFL Week 16 fastest 2 minutes ( - ). Blake Bortles is back (sort of), the playoff picture is getting clearer, the Ravens dominated the weekend, Baker still hates Hue Jackson, the Steelers collapsed in New Orleans, and we have a win and in game for Week 17 ( - ). Who's back of the week where we discuss all our New Years Resolutions including PFT wanting to try gas station supplements and Big Cat's desire to do an ollie ( - ). Ricky Williams joins the show to talk about his new Football league, his career in the NFL, and whether or not he considers his football life a success or failure ( - ). Segments include Mike Tomlin says some things, new segment Relatable Rovell, Kings stay Kings Marvin Lewis, and Monday Readings "I can't stop kissing the father of the family I babysit for"

Recap

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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Ravens are the NFL team of the weekend

Our team of the weekend has to be the Ravens. What they did on Saturday night, going to San Diego and beating Phil Rivers and a super hot Chargers team by playing 1940s offense is unbelievable. They do bully ball.

The Ravens finished the season 10-6 and won the AFC North, proving Big Cat's praise of their momentum at the time was well-founded.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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I'm not selling my Chargers stock yet

I'm still hanging on to my Charger stock. It's going to turn around just like Bitcoin. I completely agree that was a nightmare matchup for the chargers.

The Chargers actually went on to beat the Ravens in the Wild Card round a few weeks later, proving PFT right that they would turn it around.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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The AFC East has consistently sucked worse than any division in the history of sports

The AFC East has consistently sucked worse than any division in any sport in the history of balls. Ever since a ball was invented, no team has had it easier than the Patriots.

While the division was often weak, 'history of all sports' is a subjective and hyperbolic claim typical of PMT.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Browns will be the 'Regis Philbin' sneaky team everyone picks to make noise next year

Still a pretty incredible season, the fact that they [Browns] fired their coach and almost made the playoffs. They will now be our Regis Philbin team to make some noise next year. Everyone will pick them. They're the sneaky team.

The 2019 Browns became one of the most hyped 'sleeper' teams in recent memory before finishing 6-10.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick tricked the world into thinking Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year

I think that it's a major stay woke that the greatest trick Bill Belichick ever pulled was convincing the world that Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year so he's just been playing possum.

Gronkowski was indeed crucial in the Super Bowl that season, though most analysts agree his physical decline was real, not a ruse.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Patrick Mahomes' unorthodox fundamentals will eventually fail him as his athleticism dips

The league is going to catch up to Patrick Mahomes throwing sidearm. 20 years from now, when his athleticism starts to dip, you can't rely on bending, contorting your body and running sideways and throwing sidearm passes. You just can't. So I have my doubts.

Mahomes has maintained this level of play and won multiple Super Bowls since this take, though PFT's timeline is 20 years.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes is the most fun player to watch in the NFL

Would you say that Patrick Mahomes is the most fun player to watch in the NFL? If the Chiefs are playing, I have an option to watch that game. I'm watching that game every single time.

Subjective opinion on entertainment value.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NBA players would dominate the NFL as wide receivers and tight ends

I think NBA players playing football. All the way around. I think most NBA players could probably play wide receiver or tight end. That would be my answer.

Hyperbolic and untestable on a large scale, though several tight ends have basketball backgrounds.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Tomlin is in his 'Les Miles season' where his luck has run out

This is his [Tomlin's] Les Miles season. You can be a shitty coach that makes bad decisions but gets lucky and you'll be fine. But the second your luck runs out, then everyone realizes how shitty you are. In the last four games, all their luck has gone away. I feel like this might be the end for Tomlin.

Tomlin famously has never had a losing season as of 2024, proving the 'end' was not near.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers would hire Mike Tomlin in a second if he was available

Actually, you know where he'd go. Packers. They need a Mike. They need to keep the Mike legacy going. The Packers would grab him in a second.

Tomlin was never available, and the Packers hired Matt LaFleur in 2019.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Nick Foles is the greatest quarterback of all time

Nick Foles is the greatest quarterback of all time. I think that's fair. What, did he have four touchdowns today? He was amazing. He was incredible.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Nick Foles is objectively not the greatest quarterback of all time, despite his Super Bowl MVP.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

I'd rather the Bears play the Vikings than the Eagles in the playoffs

I'd rather play the Vikings than the Eagles. The Eagles are scary. Nick Foles is a scary quarterback. He's so fucking good. In the month of December and January, Nick Foles, when everybody else shrinks up because of the cold, Nick Foles just flops all around.

The Bears ended up playing the Eagles in the Wild Card round and lost on the infamous 'Double Doink' field goal.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I want to reach 200 pounds for the first time in my life

I'm going to gain eight pounds in January. Because I'm eight pounds away from 200. I've never been 200 in my life.

Unknown if PFT reached exactly 200 lbs in Jan 2019.

Interview

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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Ricky WilliamsRicky Williams

The Freedom Football League will give fans who buy season tickets equity in the team

One of our main things is when people buy season tickets, they get part of the team. It'll be like owning a stock. So in the future, if the team is successful and sponsorships are coming in and the league is growing, fans are going to get a check in the mail.

The Freedom Football League never actually played a game, so this ownership model never came to fruition.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Kyler Murray should choose baseball over the NFL

Hell yeah. No doubt. I just think his size and his skill set, I just think it's just a smoother path to baseball. He can play baseball forever. Make more money. Exactly.

Kyler Murray chose the NFL and won Offensive Rookie of the Year, becoming a franchise QB, suggesting football was a highly lucrative and successful path.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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Texas will be 'all the way back' if they beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl

They [Texas] have this opportunity in the Sugar Bowl to be all the way back. If they beat Georgia, they're officially back. They're all the way back.

Texas did beat Georgia 28-21 in the Sugar Bowl, leading Sam Ehlinger to famously shout 'We're back!' — though they subsequently struggled in following seasons.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Australia doesn't exist

Australia doesn't exist. It's made up. If you're the king of England, would you rather just put all your prisoners on a boat, send them halfway across the world, and then pay for them to be fed? Or do you think that old king of England would have just sank that boat and just told everybody, hey, the prisoners are over in Australia now. They're fine.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Australia does, in fact, exist.

Kings Stay Kings

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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018·Kings Stay Kings
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bengals and Marvin Lewis are staying together for the kids

The Bengals and Marvin Lewis are staying together for the kids. And they're in a loveless relationship. That's okay. They don't fight in public. They don't kiss on the lips anymore. That's fine.

Marvin Lewis was actually fired shortly after this episode, on Dec 31, 2018.

Monday Reading

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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018·Monday Reading
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Men evolved to nut fast to avoid being killed by woolly mammoths

From a Darwinian perspective, it's actually an advantage. Guys evolved to nut fast. Right. So we can spread our seed and be more efficient so that we don't get killed when we're like having a romantic tryst by a wandering woolly mammoth or T-Rex.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically inaccurate and comedic; mammoths and T-Rexes did not live at the same time, nor is this the accepted evolutionary reason for human biology.