Von Miller
Baseball has been rained out and Dusty Baker is losing his mind. In honor of no playoff baseball we do an emergency Mt Rushmore of rainy day activities ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Denver Bronco Von Miller joins the show to talk about the NFL, his sack dances, fart fines, and twitter trolls ( - ). Segments include Protest Power Rankings, Hurt or Injured, the saddest Talking Soccer of all time, Embrace Debate, and guys on chicks.
Talking Soccer
PFT CommenterLeBron James should play for the US Men's Soccer team
LeBron actually should play for us. If you were to take the best NFL athletes... could the Chiefs qualify for the World Cup under the instruction of Andy Reid?
Big CatUS Soccer needs to fire Bruce Arena and clean house after failing to qualify for the World Cup
I'm going to say Bruce Arena. That guy's been around forever. Get the fuck out of here, man. ... GM, clean house.
Recap
Big CatTheo Epstein's Cubs strategy includes installing black mold in the visitor's clubhouse
If you know anything about Theo Epstein, his plan is to draft impact bats, find pitchers in the free agent market, and install black mold in the visitor's clubhouse.
Hot Seat Cool Throne
HankJoel Embiid is a bad contract because his knees won't let him play
They just paid Joel Embiid like $150 million, even though his knees are terrible and he's probably not going to play.
PFT CommenterEli Manning might get traded to the Jaguars to reunite with Tom Coughlin
Do you hear this one about Eli Manning maybe getting traded to the Jaguars? Because Tom Coughlin. Think about it.
PFT CommenterMark Ingram has officially won the lead role in the Saints backfield over Adrian Peterson
Mark Ingram... he won the battle of who's going to be the bigger head on the two-headed running back committee in New Orleans... Adrian Peterson is out in Arizona.
Big CatThe 'Golden Age' of podcasts is over now that people are making wedding planning podcasts
The couple that met because one was a fan of his podcast and then they're getting married and they're creating a podcast together about going through the wedding planning. That right there is like if you could think of the most stereotypical podcast podcast. It is over, boys. It is all done.
Interview
Von MillerThe chicken definitely came before the egg
I think it had to be the chicken. How did that chicken get made if there was going to be an egg? ... I feel like [God] just created the chicken and boom, the egg was next.
Von MillerAlex Smith is playing at an MVP level this season
Alex Smith is playing MVP-type football right now. ... you go down the line and they have stars everywhere.
Von MillerThere has never been a quarterback better at playing the position than Peyton Manning
When it comes to quarterback, being a quarterback and quarterbacking in the National Football League, there hasn't been a quarterback better than Peyton Manning. ... coming up to the line, being a quarterback, there's not a greater quarterback than Peyton Manning.
Von MillerIf I played offense I would be a tight end because I know how to beat defensive coverages
I'd probably be a tight end. That's a position that I know. I guard tight ends every single day. ... I understand what works, what doesn't work, how to beat the guys on defense because that's where my foundation is.
Protest Power Rankings
Big CatMark Sanchez running into someone's butt is the only thing that can heal the world right now
We need Mark Sanchez to run into someone's butt. That's the only thing that can bring this world back together. ... run the butt fumble play every single down until it happens.
Hurt Or Injured
PFT CommenterSam Bradford is officially 'injured' because wear and tear on a knee is a significant injury
I'm going to say this is actually injured. Like, wear and tear is, that's significant. That's a full injury.
PMT DB