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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, Hand Size Season And Guys On Chicks

Wednesday, February 26, 202016 takes

It’s officially combine week which means one thing, we’re obsessing over hand sizes. Joe Burrow says he’ll play for the Bengals and Dave Gettleman gives an open mic night press conference ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including soccer chants and Zion being 300 pounds ( - ). Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary aka Mr Wonderful joins the show to talk about the new season, what makes a great deal, do we have winners aura, and some of our ideas that should be invested in ( - ). Segments include Bachelor talk for guys that don’t watch the Bachelor, not to brag but we called it Wilder/Fury, Talking Soccer and guys on chicks

Kevin O’Leary on WeWork, Aura Reading, and Hand Size Season

It is officially the most wonderful time of the year: NFL Combine season. While the rest of the world is preparing for a global pandemic, Big Cat and PFT are focused on the only thing that actually matters, which is the exact measurement of Joe Burrow’s hands. Burrow’s hands clocked in at nine inches, sparking the annual tradition of everyone on the internet pretending that physical traits don’t matter for professional athletes. Big Cat isn't having it.

Void
Feb 26, 2020
#637
Big CatBig Cat

The mockery of NFL Combine hand size measurements has gone too far; it actually matters for quarterback performance.

I think the pendulum has swung so far into mocking combine season. I actually hate it now... It might not directly correlate, but would you not rather have a guy with a bigger hand than a smaller hand? There is absolutely a benefit to having a big hand if you're trying to grip a football in the rain or cold.

The value of hand size in the NFL remains a debated analytical topic, with most data suggesting it has little to no correlation with success or fumble rates.

Speaking of Burrow, he finally confirmed he would play for the Bengals if they draft him, but PFT is skeptical of the Heisman winner’s intentions. He thinks Burrow might be playing a high-stakes game of chess to avoid ending up in Cincinnati.

Loss
Feb 26, 2020
#638
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Burrow is using 'Galaxy Brain' reverse psychology on the Bengals by saying he would play for them.

I think that this is Galaxy brain [Joe] Burrow because I think that he is showing intentionally such poor vision making process that he says that he will play for the Bengals that the Bengals be like, 'oh fuck. We don't we don't want them.' Why would anyone play for us? That's not our kind.

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Burrow did play for the Bengals and led them to a Super Bowl, proving he was not using reverse psychology to avoid them.

Indy also featured Dave Gettleman and new Giants coach Joe Judge giving press conferences that sounded like they were ripped straight from a 1950s leatherhead manual. Gettleman is still banging the drum for defense winning championships despite the league being dominated by high-flying air attacks. Big Cat thinks the Giants' front office is stuck in a time warp.

Void
Feb 26, 2020
#639
Big CatBig Cat

In the modern NFL, having a transcendental offense is better than having a very good defense.

I'd say that having a transcendental offense is probably better usually than having a very good defense because it's extremely hard to put together all the pieces on defense... just one of those easy things to just be like, 'Hey, we want to have an explosive offense.'

This reflects the general consensus in NFL strategy during this era.

Joe Judge, meanwhile, seems to have figured out exactly how to play his new boss. PFT noticed a very specific strategy in how Judge presents himself to the media and the front office.

Win
Feb 26, 2020
#22418
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Judge is pulling an 'Andy Bernard' routine by mirroring everything Dave Gettleman wants to hear to keep his job.

I have a theory about Joe Judge, the coach of the New York football Giants. I think that he is very good at pulling like an Andy Bernard... I think he just saw [Dave] Gettleman and he was like, 'This is a mark right here. I can say everything that Gettleman wants to hear and I'll get hired.' So I think that Joe Judge is going to live out the next couple years of his life just basically trying to be Gettleman's wet dream of head coach.

Judge was widely criticized for a rigid, outdated coaching style that mirrored Gettleman's old-school philosophy and was fired after a 10-23 record.

Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, joined the show to discuss the new season of Shark Tank and his ruthless approach to business. He didn't hold back on the current state of the market, specifically targeting the catastrophic failure of WeWork. According to O'Leary, the writing was on the wall from the very beginning.

Win
Feb 26, 2020
#642
Kevin O'LearyKevin O'Leary

WeWork is a disaster that will inevitably go to zero.

You are a zero and you're going to zero with a bullet... It always goes to zero because what you're basically doing is taking long-term debt obligations to either lease or buy a building and then you're providing short-term leases to some really shitty companies that don't make any money... It is a disaster on wheels.

WeWork eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after its valuation crashed from $47 billion to essentially zero.

Beyond just balance sheets, O'Leary claims he has a supernatural ability to judge entrepreneurs the second they walk into the tank. He calls it 'aura reading,' and he even put it to the test on the cast, immediately identifying Hank as a loser based on his Mardi Gras-stained t-shirt.

Void
Feb 26, 2020
#643
Kevin O'LearyKevin O'Leary

I can sense the 'aura of success' or failure in a person before they even speak.

I can actually tell now when they step out on that carpet... and at that moment I can sense their aura. And I know exactly whether we have winners or losers. They don't even have to say anything. I'm right a hundred percent. I can now at this point sense the aura of success or losers.

This is an unverifiable claim about his own perception.

Mr. Wonderful also shared his thoughts on current world leaders and their business acumen, or lack thereof. As a proud North American investor, he had some choice words for the management of his home country and its impact on capital flight.

Loss
Feb 26, 2020
#22419
Kevin O'LearyKevin O'Leary

Justin Trudeau is a poor leader who should not be managing Canada because he has never run a business.

Justin Trudeau is that he's never run a business yet has no idea what he's doing when it comes to being competitive... Trump slaughtered him on energy just yesterday. Another seven billion dollars left Canada in the energy space and it's moving to the US... I like Justin as a person. I would never let him manage my money. He shouldn't be managing a country and he will lose his job soon because Canadians are just howling at the moon there.

While O'Leary's economic critiques are subjective, his prediction that Trudeau would lose his job 'soon' was incorrect, as Trudeau remained Prime Minister through the 2021 election and beyond.

Before letting him go, the conversation turned to sports, where O'Leary revealed himself to be a disgruntled Patriots fan who isn't quite ready to buy into the Jimmy Garoppolo hype after the Super Bowl.

Win
Feb 26, 2020
#644
Kevin O'LearyKevin O'Leary

Jimmy Garoppolo is not a championship-caliber quarterback because he missed the throw to Emmanuel Sanders.

I'm taking 20 percent off retail on [Jimmy Garoppolo]. He did not perform. He had a minute and a half, I said, 'this is his moment to shine.' He did nothing... he missed that throw to Emmanuel Sanders. That was it. You can't be forgiven for that.

Garoppolo never won a Super Bowl as a starter and was eventually replaced in San Francisco.

In a packed Hot Seat/Cool Throne, the Olympics are officially on the hot seat due to the coronavirus, though the guys found a silver lining in the name of the IOC member delivering the news. Big Cat is worried about the games being cancelled but finds the messenger's name to be a perfect distraction.

Win
Big CatBig Cat

The Tokyo Olympics will likely be cancelled if the coronavirus isn't under control by late May.

Ioc member Dick Pound says Tokyo Olympic organizers have until late May to see if the [coronavirus] is under control. If not, you're probably looking at a cancellation. You can't cancel the Olympics... I think Dick Pound is someone, he Dick Pound is obviously now trending, so it's fun that you know when we can talk about a deadly disease that no one can get control of at least we can get the right thing trending here with Dick Pound.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were indeed postponed in March 2020 and eventually held in 2021 due to the pandemic.

On the Cool Throne, Zion Williamson continues to defy the laws of physics. Reports are surfacing that the Pelicans rookie is tipping the scales at over 300 pounds, which only makes his vertical leap and bullying style of play more terrifying for the rest of the NBA.

Void
Big CatBig Cat

If Zion Williamson is truly 300 pounds, he is the most impressive athlete of all time.

If Zion is 300 pounds, he's the most impressive athlete of all time. He's doing this as a 300-pounder... Better numbers than rookie LeBron. It's incredible watching him.

Zion's weight and athleticism were historically unique, though injuries later hampered his career.

Closing out the show with Guys on Chicks, a listener asked for the final verdict on the greatest Campbell's Chunky Soup mom of all time. It was a heated debate between Mrs. McNabb and Mrs. Davis, but Big Cat stood firm on the legacy of the McNabb household.

Void
Big CatBig Cat

Mrs. McNabb is the greatest Campbell's Chunky Soup mom of all time.

Who was the best Campbell's Chunky Soup Mom? Mrs. McNabb or Mrs. Davis? Oh, I think it's Mrs. McNabb all the way. I don't even know... it's gotta be Mrs. McNabb. The great part about Mrs. McNabb was that when she was doing the commercials, that was like right when all the drama with [Donovan] McNabb and T.O. was going down.

This is entirely a matter of preference for 2000s era NFL commercials.

Never forget that every inch matters, whether it's on a quarterback's hand or a rounder bum.

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Loss
Feb 26, 2020
#640
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jacob Eason will be a top 10 pick because scouts will forget his bad film as the draft gets closer.

The guy this year is going to be [Jacob] Eason from Washington. As we get closer to the draft, people are going to forget about what he put on film at Washington. And he was eventually he'll be like top 10.

Jacob Eason was actually drafted in the 4th round (pick 122), far from the top 10.
Win
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hockey is the only sport where an emergency backup goalie like a Zamboni driver can actually enter a professional game and win.

David Ayers, the NHL goalie who was like a Zamboni driver that they called in and asked him to start a game, he won the game... It's the only sport that can have this happen... it's the only sport where a goalie can be a guy just driving a Zamboni. Let's throw him in an emergency.

In modern professional sports, hockey's EBUG (Emergency Backup Goalie) rule is indeed a unique quirk where a non-roster civilian can be called into a game.
Void
Feb 26, 2020
#645
Big CatBig Cat

Madison's stance on Peter sleeping with other women is normal for real life but irrational for The Bachelor.

In the normal world, the problems that Madison have where it's like, 'Hey, we might be getting engaged next week, I don't want you sleeping with other girls the week before we get engaged,' that is normal. In The Bachelor Cinematic Universe, you know what you signed up for. What are we doing here?

This is a subjective assessment of reality TV dynamics.
Void
Feb 26, 2020·PR 101
#22422
Big CatBig Cat

Tony Grossi shouldn't be fired for his hot mic comment about Baker Mayfield, but he should lose his 'word privilege' and not be allowed to talk.

He called him [Baker Mayfield]... 'and all we got was a fucking midget.' That was a direct quote... fire him? I don't want anyone fired. I don't want to get... we're not trying to fire someone just for one mistake... I actually think what needs to happen is that he just is not allowed to talk anymore. Tony Grossi. Just completely no more words ever... someone else can talk for him. He sits in the room and listens to everybody else and not open his big trap.

Grossi was suspended but not fired, though Big Cat's satirical punishment of 'word privilege removal' obviously didn't happen.
Void
Feb 26, 2020
#22421
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I 100% believe Deontay Wilder's excuse that his 45-pound mask killed his legs before the Tyson Fury fight.

Deontay Wilder his excuse for getting knocked out by Tyson Fury on Saturday night was his legs were dead because he wore a 45-pound mask into the ring. So pretty much exactly what we said on Monday... I 100 percent believe this. He's an idiot. Like he walked through the entire casino that he put on a 45 pound weighted vest before the biggest fight of his life. That's so stupid.

Whether the mask actually caused the loss is subjective and widely mocked by boxing analysts who credit Fury's dominance.

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