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Super Bowl Champ Chris Long on Belichick’s Smile and the MSG War
Duke is officially back, which means the collective joy of the sports world has been sucked into a black hole. Big Cat and PFT watched UNC-Duke to detox from the NFL, but the realization that Coach K is healthy and his team is rolling again has everyone on edge. Big Cat is already bracing for the worst possible outcome in March.
Big CatDuke will make a deep tournament run and possibly win the national title
This is a classic. Duke is going to make a run and then maybe win the national title. I'm going to hate everything.
While the Blue Devils are surging, the NBA conversation is dominated by the absolute circus at Madison Square Garden. The guys broke down the Charles Oakley incident with James Dolan, and Big Cat thinks there is more to the story than a simple scouting report on Oakley's "resting heartbeat."
Big CatJames Dolan planted security to get Charles Oakley banned from MSG
I think it's James Dolan continues to disrespect the Garden by putting out awful teams and not caring. And I think, stay woke, that was all a plant to get him [Oakley] banned from the Garden forever because if you noticed, it was security guards all around him. He got mad because I think that's just Charles Oakley's resting heartbeat.
Naturally, this led to a deep dive into the sanctity of the Garden itself. PFT has a very specific legal classification in mind for anyone who dares to disrupt the aura of the Mecca of basketball.
PFT CommenterDisrespecting Madison Square Garden should be a hate crime
If you disrespect the Garden, it should be a hate crime. There are certain places that, as an American, it's like Madison Square Garden, Lambeau Field, the gym where they filmed Hoosiers. If you disrespect those places, it's a hate crime.
Power Rankings: Former Athletes You Don't Want to Fight
In honor of Oakley being a human brick wall, the guys ranked the former athletes who would most likely end your life in a street fight. Hank tried to lead off with Kevin Garnett, but Big Cat wasn't buying the KG hype, citing the "head-butting himself" routine as a major red flag.
Big CatKevin Garnett is a fake tough guy
Kevin Garnett always struck me as a semi-fake tough guy. His routine was head-butting himself to get pumped up. That's a fake tough guy move. Like punching walls and stuff, that's a fake tough guy move.
Big Cat much prefers the old-school menace of the Bad Boy Pistons. If it comes down to a heavyweight bout between eras, he’s taking the guy who made a career out of being the league's primary antagonist.
Big CatBill Laimbeer would absolutely beat up Kevin Garnett
You think Bill Laimbeer would beat up Kevin Garnett? Yes, absolutely. ... Kevin Garnett, though, isn't really human. So I don't know if he counts in this because he's an alien that was put on Earth to fire people up.
Super Bowl Champion Chris Long
Fresh off the greatest comeback in sports history, Chris Long joined the show to discuss what it’s actually like to be in a locker room coached by Bill Belichick when you're down 28-3. Chris was refreshingly honest about his own human doubts compared to the absolute robots on the Patriots roster.
Chris LongThe 2016 New England Patriots are the toughest team of all time
Honestly, not to be too serious for a second, but I really do think I just played on the toughest team of all time. The guys in that locker room literally didn't flinch. I knew I was like I'm a human being, I'll admit it, I was like golly, I got some doubts right now... but guys were like walking in going we're about to make the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.
He gave us a peak behind the curtain of the "Patriot Way," explaining that the mental toughness starts at the top. While the rest of the world was wondering if the dynasty was over, Belichick was apparently just preparing for the next curveball.
Chris LongBill Belichick is the greatest coach of all time
I do think he's the greatest coach of all time. And, you know, any curve ball you get on Super Bowl Sunday, you might think it's, the hill's too steep, but, you know, guys were just conditioned to be able to go out there, hit the curve ball, keep rolling.
Chris also touched on the post-game chaos, from the drunken parade antics to the viral moment of making his dad, Howie Long, cry on national television. Despite the ring and the celebrations, he made it very clear that his career isn't over yet, even if he hasn't checked his voicemail lately.
Chris LongChris Long is not retiring after his first Super Bowl win
I'm not retiring, but I don't know what I'm doing. ... If I retire, you probably won't even know. ... Breaking news. I'm not retiring.
But the biggest takeaway for the PMT crew? Confirmation that the greatest quarterback of all time is, at the very least, aware that this podcast exists. Hank might never sleep again knowing the TB12 is listening.
Chris LongTom Brady has definitely heard the Pardon My Take podcast
Tom's definitely heard you guys. Statistically, I mean, statistically speaking, there's not that many people who haven't. So Hank, if you're listening, [Tom] knows exactly who you are.
MLB’s Identity Crisis and PR 101
Baseball is trying to stay relevant in a post-Super Bowl world by testing out extra-inning rules that involve starting a runner on second base. Big Cat sees right through the "pace of play" talk and recognizes it for the marketing tactic it is.
Big CatMLB's extra innings rule changes are a David Stern-style publicity stunt
David Stern used to do this all the time in the middle of the summer when the NBA wasn't getting any headlines. ... I think MLB is trying to do something. Super Bowl just ended. They're trying to get everyone back into baseball season, get some people talking about baseball. So let's just throw a stupid rule out there that's never going to work.
PFT also floated a theory about why the NFL's concussion numbers might be trending in the right direction, and it has everything to do with a certain legendary quarterback no longer leading his receivers into the teeth of the defense.
PFT CommenterThe NFL's concussion rate dropped because Peyton Manning retired
It's funny how the NFL, they dropped their concussion numbers after Peyton Manning left the league. Peyton Manning, he who would always lead Austin Collie and Tony Gonzalez into traffic, and Wes Welker. He was single-handedly jacking up the league's concussion rate.
The show wrapped up with some PR advice for Sean Spicer, a reminder that the Founding Fathers were essentially the original autograph seekers, and a legendary Jimbo from Big Cat regarding his financial "investment" in the Green Bay Packers.
Big CatThe Green Bay Packers are idiots for charging their shareholders for new certificate artwork every year
The team I bought [a shareholder certificate] from, they keep producing new artwork every year and charging me more money every single year even though my shares don't actually mean anything. It's actually the Packers. Packers are doing that to their shareholders. They're fucking stupid idiots.
If you see a 6'10" man using a female passport to pee in a sink this weekend, mind your business.
