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Dr. Anthony Fauci and the End of the Tom Brady Era
The world is officially upside down. Not only are we all confined to our couches, but Tom Brady is officially a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Hank woke up to the news like a child being told Santa Claus isn't real, though he’s trying to keep a brave face by leaning into the nostalgia of the last two decades.
HankTom Brady leaving the Patriots is heartbreaking but I am mostly reminiscing about the championships
It was heartbreaking but it was more of like I kind of agree with reminisced. I was reminiscing More than I was crying in my Cheerios. . . You can never take away like the six championships.
Big Cat pointed out that this is the ultimate test of the "system vs. player" debate. While the breakup feels jarring, it fits the classic Bill Belichick blueprint of getting out from under a contract before the cliff arrives.
Big CatBill Belichick prefers to part with players a year too early rather than a year too late
I think Belichick has proven throughout the years that he will always walk away from a guy a year too early than a year too late. And in a probably was a situation where he's like, I'm not going to pay a 42 year old quarterback 30 million dollars a year for multiple years.
While the Patriots figure out a life with Jarrett Stidham or a veteran placeholder, Big Cat is already looking toward a Hollywood ending for the GOAT. He’s envisioning a scenario where Brady doesn't just transition to Florida life but actually hosts the Super Bowl in his new home.
Big CatTom Brady will lead the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl in their own stadium in his first season
How about this Hank: Tom Brady makes a Super Bowl next year with the Buccaneers in their stadium in Tampa. They play against the Patriots—who are you rooting for?
As the rest of the league plays musical chairs with quarterbacks, the Chargers are being viewed as the biggest losers for failing to secure Brady. Big Cat thinks they missed a golden opportunity to exert some leverage over the league office.
Big CatThe Chargers should have offered Tom Brady team equity to spite the NFL owners for blocking their Vegas bid
The Los Angeles Chargers... could have pulled an all-time fuck you move to the owners. . . If the Chargers had offered Brady equity in the football team after his retirement—cause I don't think that they can give it to him as he's playing—every owner in the NFL would've been so pissed off about that and it would have been the perfect opportunity for some real vengeance.
Meanwhile, the Bears are doing exactly what they always do: making everyone nervous while simultaneously destroying the confidence of Mitchell Trubisky.
Big CatThe Chicago Bears will pursue every available quarterback and somehow end up with none of them
The Bears are going to be in on every single quarter back out there and somehow get none of them and completely demolish what little is left of Mitchell Trubisky's confidence to the point where what you'll be gone now.
Outside of the quarterback drama, Bill O'Brien has the entire football world scratching their heads after trading DeAndre Hopkins for what amounts to a bag of chips and a second-round pick. PFT has a working theory that O'Brien might actually be working from the inside to help his former boss in New England.
PFT CommenterBill O'Brien is a sleeper agent for Bill Belichick designed to implode AFC teams
I remain convinced this day that Bill O'Brien is a sleeper agent for Bill Belichick as are all of his former assistant coaches that go out across the country take jobs usually in the AFC implode teams and then come back to ensure the Patriots and get to the Super Bowl faster.
In a shift from the usual sports talk, Dr. Anthony Fauci joined the show to give some much-needed clarity on the COVID-19 pandemic. He didn't sugarcoat the situation, emphasizing that while younger listeners might feel fine, they have a massive responsibility to the people around them.
Dr. Anthony FauciYoung people are not invulnerable to COVID-19 and must help protect the elderly
No one's invulnerable. But even if you are doing very well, you have to be a very important part of our national effort to contain the outbreak but importantly to protect the young individuals. . . This isn't something that can be successful without you.
Dr. Fauci broke down the science of why we’re all staying inside, explaining the timeline for a potential vaccine and why social distancing isn't just an overreaction. He also gave some very practical advice for the PMT listeners who might be feeling under the weather.
Dr. Anthony FauciTylenol is the safest medication to take for reducing a fever caused by the virus
The safest thing to get your fever down is Tylenol. . . if you want to take Tylenol you really want to take it no more than every six hours.
While the news cycle is moving at 100 miles per hour, Dr. Fauci offered a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel regarding how long these extreme measures might need to last if everyone actually follows the rules.
Dr. Anthony FauciThe virus could potentially resolve within 8 to 10 weeks if mitigation is successful
In this case for China, it was somewhere between 8 and 10 weeks. That doesn't mean that we're going to have to be doing this for that long period of time... Hopefully if we really carefully and successfully implement these mitigation strategies... we may be able to cut that time down.
Before letting him go, Big Cat and PFT made sure to get a hard number on social gatherings, because as we know, some people think a "small group" includes thirty people and a keg.
Dr. Anthony FauciGatherings should be limited to 10 or fewer people to stay safe during the pandemic
10 is the safer number. I would go with 10. . . don't deliberately go to a place with more than 10 people.
Wash your hands for twenty seconds and stay away from the pile.
