Blake Bortles, Julian Edelman, and Martin Truex Jr. on Thanksgiving
Big Cat and PFT are serving up a massive double episode for Thanksgiving, leaving the fridge full of content for everyone who has to deal with their family this weekend. The guys kicked things off by acknowledging the reality of the season: nobody is actually doing anything at their jobs until the calendar flips to January.
No business gets done in America during November and December
No business gets done in the months of November, December in America. No business really gets done in March because of March Madness. Then April, the start of summer vacation season is usually June 3rd through August, let's say. So really, if you don't get any work done September, October, February, or March... yeah, then you pretty much screwed.
Firing Season and Hot Seat
Big Cat is buzzing for the start of coach firing season, specifically the potential for Jeff Fisher to land at UCLA. The idea of Fisher rolling into a 10:30 PM Pac-12 kickoff looking for a sixth win is the holiday gift we all deserve.
Jeff Fisher is the perfect candidate for the UCLA coaching job
I am so excited for Jeff Fisher to possibly be in our life. Not only is it... It would be so perfect for him to be in the Pac-12 because we would get that 10:30 kickoff time. College football is perfect for Jeff Fisher because if you go 6-6, you go to a bowl game. He rolls out of bed bowl eligible. That would be amazing.
Meanwhile, in Boston, the power dynamic is shifting. Hank thinks the Patriots might be losing their grip on the city's heart thanks to a certain point guard, though Big Cat is mostly just glad the Celtics moved on from Isaiah Thomas for a guy who actually makes layups.
The Celtics have officially overtaken the Patriots as the heart of Boston
My hot seat is the New England Patriots. They're no longer the best team in Boston anymore. The Celtics have won 14 straight. They've captured the heart of the city. Many people are asking who's going to be the next team to lose, the Patriots or the Celtics. I honestly don't know.
Kyrie Irving is significantly better than Isaiah Thomas
I think we need to find every single person who thought that the Kyrie trade wasn't good and ban them from ever watching basketball again. Because Kyrie Irving is so fucking good. And all the people that flipped out about Fultz... Kyrie Irving is... he was finishing at the rim in ways that it took my breath away.
Blake Bortles and the Wikipedia Club
The founder and owner of the Wikipedia Club himself, Blake Bortles, called in to discuss the 7-3 Jacksonville Jaguars. After seeing snow for the first time in Cleveland, Blake is feeling the holiday spirit, even if he's a bit confused about why Canada thinks they can just have their own Thanksgiving.
Only America should celebrate Thanksgiving
I agree. I think it's an American tradition. I mean, because it was the pilgrims and the Indians like sitting down and having dinner together and kind of somewhat working out the deal of how we're going to take their land.
Blake also weighed in on the college football playoff landscape. As a UCF legend, he isn't thrilled with how the little guys are treated by the committee and offered a solution that would actually give the mid-majors a shot.
Undefeated mid-majors like UCF should be in a 16-team playoff
As a mid-major school, it's tough with the way the system is now to get a chance to get into the college football playoffs. I think they should do it like how they do the 1AA or the FCS or whatever it's called, like a 16-team playoff. Because then you give them a chance, you never know until they go play the Power Five conference teams.
A Champion in Studio
Fresh off winning the NASCAR Monster Cup Championship, Martin Truex Jr. stopped by the studio. After nearly killing himself with smoke inhalation during his victory burnout, Martin explained that he's a Jersey guy who would be fishing for clams if he weren't wheeling a car at 200 mph. He also gave a very honest assessment of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a 'good, not great' driver
[Big Cat asks if they let him win once a year] Is that true? No. You sure? No. He's good. Good, not great.
Martin shared a dream of being a road marshal, specifically for those high-speed police chases he sees on the news.
NASCAR drivers should be allowed to wreck cars during high-speed police chases
The only sweet move I've ever seen while driving on the road was literally a police chase that passed me. I so wanted to wreck him. Because I knew... I'm like, I wanted to wreck the shit out of this guy. I know how to wreck someone safely. [PFT says I should be deputized] I agree. That would be so awesome and I'm going to work on that.
Julian Edelman on the Patriot Way
Julian Edelman returned to finish his interview, giving us a peek behind the curtain of his relationship with Tom Brady. It turns out that becoming a favorite target for the GOAT involves a healthy amount of stalking.
The key to NFL chemistry is 'stalking' your quarterback to learn their habits
[I moved to California] to tell Tom [Brady] if he ever needs anyone to throw to that I'm out there. I'm stalking the guy who I want to learn from, and I want him to learn my body. Hey, when you're a receiver... I'm stalking. I was learning what he liked versus certain things and that's kind of how we learned each other.
Despite the James Bond image Brady projects in commercials, Julian insists that once the locker room door closes, Tom is just another one of the guys, even if his diet makes him a bit of a dork about everyone else's zits.
Tom Brady is a dorky guy in the locker room
Kind of like a dorky-ish kind of guy, actually. You see him in all his little commercials and he's always James Bond up... But you get him back in the locker room, man. He's shooting the crap with us, going through Instagram, making fun... Scrolling down that thing just like us.
Mount Rushmore of Thanksgiving
The guys were joined by Billy Football for a special Mount Rushmore of Thanksgiving food and activities. Big Cat didn't hold back on his love for the most important side dish on the table.
Stuffing is the greatest thing in the world
I'm going stuffing. I fucking love stuffing. Stuffing is the greatest thing in the world. Why don't we eat stuffing every day? Make the turkey out of the stuffing. It's so good.
Billy contributed by explaining net neutrality and sharing his high school history paper where he compared the President to a legendary political philosopher.
Trump is like Machiavelli
I gave a, yeah... Trump is like Machiavelli... The Little Prince.
Just remember: if you're feeling lonely this week, don't text your ex, just imagine a big dog peeing on their face and listen to more PMT instead.

