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Rob Ryan and Bo Pelini on Grit, Buffalo Wings, and Coaching Legends
Grit Week is officially in full swing as Big Cat and PFT Commenter roll through the rust belt on a bus that smells increasingly like dip spit and gas station snacks. The guys have been hitting the pavement hard, but the real story in the sports world is the sudden, violent collapse of the 73-win Golden State Warriors at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
PFT CommenterThe Warriors' season is over
The Warriors are dead. They're in the grave, man. It's done. It's done. Three to one. They're going back to Oakland. They're not looking like the same team.
While the rest of the media is busy trying to figure out if Steph Curry is actually injured, PFT is cutting through the noise. He pointed out that shooting a basketball is all about the eyes and elbows, not some fancy ligament in your leg.
PFT CommenterYou don't need an MCL to shoot a basketball
Last time I checked, you don't score with your MCL. You score with your hands and your eyes. What did they teach you when you were learning to shoot? Balance, eyes, elbow, follow through. It's not beef and call. There's no MCL in there.
Big Cat isn't buying the injury excuses either. According to the internal logic of the NBA, if a superstar is playing this poorly, there is usually a very specific reason involving a teammate and a family member.
Big CatSteph Curry's poor performance is caused by a teammate sleeping with his mother
That guy [old college teammate] is probably sleeping with Steph [Curry]'s mom, and it's keeping him up. That's it... Everyone knows that if your NBA team loses, someone's having sex with someone's wife or mom.
Rob Ryan: The King of Buffalo
When you think of grit, you think of the Ryan family, and Rob Ryan joined the show to discuss his new life as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills. Rob fit in immediately, looking at the grime of the PMT van and feeling right at home. He also didn't hold back on his brother Rex, claiming that despite the weight loss, the personality remains unchanged.
Rob RyanRex Ryan is still deep down a fat guy despite his weight loss
I think once you're a fat guy, you always have it in you, that you can definitely become fatter... I think he's still deep down a fat guy. [His personality] didn't change... He's still a bad guy. He's still himself.
Rob is a man of the people who appreciates a cash-only dive bar and a heavy dose of Buffalo wings. He’s already making his rounds through the local spots, and he’s confirmed what the locals have known for years: the wings in Western New York are on a different level.
Rob RyanBuffalo wings are better than anybody else's wings in the world
These Buffalo wings are better than anybody's... I'm definitely making my rounds, and there's definitely a difference.
Before letting him go, Rob touched on his time with Al Davis and Jerry Jones, and even claimed he’d still wipe the floor with Rex if they ever locked up in a no-holds-barred wrestling match.
Rob RyanI would crush Rex Ryan in a wrestling match because I am too big for him now
I'd crush [Rex Ryan]. I'm huge... We had some pretty good fights in the day, usually against other people. But I'd get him in a wrestling match. I'm too big for him now.
Bo Pelini and the Spirit of Youngstown
Staying on the coaching carousel, the guys sat down with Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini. Bo is the quintessential football guy—intimidating, blunt, and seemingly always one wrong question away from a physical altercation. He discussed the blue-collar identity of Youngstown and his time coaching some of the biggest names in the game, including a legendary quarterback he holds in the highest regard.
Bo PeliniThere is not a better human being in the world than Brett Favre
Let me tell you, there's not a better human being [than Brett Favre]. I don't know if you guys have ever spent time with Brett.
Bo also provided some insight into coaching Ndamukong Suh at Nebraska, noting that while the defensive tackle plays with a notorious edge, he was actually a brilliant student of the game.
Bo PeliniNdamukong Suh was a great guy to coach and is a very intelligent person
He was a great guy to coach. I mean, he worked hard every day. He's a great person, very intelligent... he plays with an edge.
In a classic PMT moment, Bo actually pulled out his phone to try and call Pete Carroll on the spot. Pete didn't pick up because he was busy with OTAs, but the guys made sure to leave a voicemail asking for a shipment of Russell Wilson’s magical concussion-healing water.
PR 101 and the Lunk Alarm
In the segments, the guys checked in on Matt Harvey’s disastrous stretch for the Mets. PFT thinks the solution is simple: the Mets need to adopt a military-style press blackout where reporters are banned from mentioning the word "ERA" or acknowledging that any runs were scored.
PFT CommenterThe Mets should ban the media from reporting Matt Harvey's ERA
The Mets need to send out a release to all the press people saying, you're not allowed to cover our games. You're not getting a credential if you talk about what Matt Harvey's ERA is. So just put a moratorium on bad Matt Harvey talk.
Then there’s Steve Weatherford, who was recently kicked out of a Planet Fitness for the high crime of grunting while lifting. Big Cat and PFT are ready to march on behalf of the former punter, treating his exile from the land of purple equipment as a genuine civil rights crisis.
Big CatSteve Weatherford is the 'Rosa Parks' of heavy breathing at Planet Fitness
He's now taking a stand about people shaming heavy breathers... This is the Martin Luther King of breathing heavy in Planet Fitness is Steve Weatherford. Really standing up for some civil rights here. [PFT]: I'd say it's more Rosa Parks.
Finally, the guys closed out by looking at J.J. Watt’s brand new personal logo. While J.J. thinks it represents his "high motor" and work ethic, Big Cat thinks it looks like something you'd find on a can of discount caffeine at a gas station.
Big CatJ.J. Watt's new logo looks like a cheap energy drink and a bad tattoo
J.J. Watt. Come on, man. He basically made a logo that looks like a cheap, crappy energy drink slash awful tattoo... symbolizing buildings getting taller because his work ethic... literally no one forgets [he was a walk-on] because JJ tells us every single fucking day.
If you see a conversion van shaking on the side of the highway this week, just know it's probably the Gucci curse claimimg its next victim.
