PFT Commenter on James Harrison, Elite Joe Flacco, and Danny Woodhead
Welcome to the first-ever installment of the only radio show by internet commenters for internet commenters. PFT Commenter didn't waste any time setting the tone, demanding that listeners show up fifteen minutes early to the broadcast or don't bother showing up at all. It’s a safe place for big boy radio, provided you aren't the PC police.
The Gospel of James Harrison
PFT Commenter opened by praising James Harrison for his controversial decision to take away his son's participation trophies. While the national media was busy clutching pearls, PFT Commenter pointed out that the Steelers are simply a team that knows how to handle business the right way, whether it's on the field or in the legal system.
The Steelers are a team that conducts business the right way
Overall, the Steelers are their team that conducts business the right way. In fact, I think it was team owner Art Rooney that pulled Harrison aside and really backed him up back in 2008 when Harrison got arrested for domestic assault. Of course, I'm not here to condone domestic assault, but you have to look at the facts and wait for all the facts to come out.
The conversation then pivoted to a theological breakdown of the participation trophy epidemic. If Harrison's son didn't earn that plastic trophy, why are we handing out the ultimate reward to infants who haven't even played a down of football yet?
Baptism is the ultimate participation trophy
When you think about it, isn't baptizing a child the ultimate participation trophy? They haven't earned shit yet. They're just a little kid. And you're trying to get them into the kingdom of heaven? I'm sorry, maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but that's some bullshit. You have to go out there and you have to earn eternal salvation. All of a sudden, we're giving this kid the keys to the kingdom just for showing up? That doesn't sound like the God I know. My God doesn't like moochers.
Are You Hurt or Are You Injured?
The medical analysis on this show is second to none. PFT Commenter broke down the current injury report with a focus on Jason Witten’s ankles. Apparently, symmetry is the key to recovery in the NFL, though PFT Commenter admitted his own experience with ankle injuries usually involves more "pounding the hog" than catching passes over the middle.
Two sprained ankles is better than one because at least you're symmetrical
We got Jason Witten. Two sprained ankles. You know the old saying in the NFL, if you've got two sprained ankles, you don't have one. And I'd rather have both my feet hurt than just one because now at least you're symmetrical. Jason Witten, he's hurt, not injured.
When it came to Jason Pierre-Paul, the verdict was less sympathetic. With the Giants star missing time due to his firework mishap, PFT Commenter questioned just how much a hand actually matters in a game called football.
Jason Pierre-Paul is injured because the game is literally called football, not handball
He's been sitting out the past couple of weeks with a blown up hand, really milking it. And the name of the game is literally football. How important is your hand? This isn't pinch ball or smoke a cigarette ball. And again, it makes sense that a guy who lost both his thumb and forefinger is out there missing snaps. So I'll give this one to him. I'm not happy about it. JPP is injured.
Investigative Report: Joe Flacco’s Eliteness
In a segment that could rival any true crime podcast, PFT Commenter launched an investigation into the most pressing question in Baltimore: is Joe Flacco elite? Looking back at the Super Bowl XLVII power outage, PFT Commenter debunked the official report about a tripped switch. The truth is much more electric.
Joe Flacco is so elite that his lightning-fast offense literally blew out the Superdome scoreboard in Super Bowl XLVII
My subsequent investigation determined that the 21-point first-half beatdown that Baltimore hung all over the 49ers was the highest first-half point total in the Dome that year... The scoreboard simply couldn't handle all the electricity needed to keep up with Flacco's lightning, quick-release and high-voltage offense. Quite simply, he blew the scoreboard out. That sounds pretty damn elite to me.
The Take Quake and Calls with Balls
The phone lines were absolutely melting with heat as callers chimed in with their deepest football concerns. One caller from Wisconsin worried about Aaron Rodgers using up all his talent too early in the season. PFT Commenter agreed, comparing quarterback wins to a specific part of human anatomy that most sports scientists won't touch.
Aaron Rodgers has about 40 wins left in his body before he starts to suck
Quarterback wins are kind of like a woman's eggs. Because most people don't realize it but a woman, she's only born with a finite number of eggs. So with quarterbacks, it's the exact same thing because they've only got a certain amount of wins that are in their system. If they don't space them out, then they start to regress early. I think he's got about 40 wins left in his body before he starts to suck.
Things got even weirder when Lauren Joffe called in to theorize which NFL team Adolf Hitler would have supported. While Lauren leaned toward the Seahawks, PFT Commenter saw a more direct connection to the NFC East, specifically noting the similarities between the Führer and certain diminutive team owners.
Hitler would have been a Redskins fan because he'd see eye-to-eye with Dan Snyder, or a Cowboys fan because Jerry Jones puts stars on uniforms
I think without a doubt, he would have been a Redskins fan. He was so small that, ironically, he probably would have seen eye-to-eye with Dan Snyder... Maybe he might have pulled for the Cowboys, too. The Cowboys got an insane old guy running the team that likes to put stars on the side of their players' uniforms, so that seems like he'd be right up his alley.
Danny Woodhead Joins the Show
The episode hit a high note when "undeceptively athletic" Chargers running back Danny Woodhead called in. The two discussed Woodhead's upbringing as a coach's son in Nebraska and his refusal to buy anything flashy with his big NFL contract, opting instead to just pay to have his old car shipped to San Diego.
Danny Woodhead is not deceptively athletic, he's undeceptively athletic
Some people say that you're deceptively athletic, but I just think that you're undeceptively athletic, and it should be plain to anybody watching you.
PFT Commenter also questioned why the media makes such a big deal about Woodhead never receiving a penalty in the NFL. To PFT Commenter, playing by the rules is just the bare minimum requirement for being a member of society.
Danny Woodhead not getting a penalty shouldn't be celebrated — I don't get an award for completing probation
I respect the fact that you have never been penalized in the NFL. I think it's impressive, but isn't it a little bit silly that people are celebrating you for not breaking the law? Like, it's sad that it's come to the point where you've got literally only one player in the league who plays by the rules. It's like I don't get an award if I complete my probation without breaking back into the pet store.
By the end of the call, the two were officially best friends, and PFT Commenter walked away with an NFL player's cell phone number. Not bad for the first day on the job.
Make sure to tune in next week and remember to keep your towels on.

