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Woody Paige on Around the Horn, Jameis Winston's Saints Deal, and Mt. Flushmore of Life's Small Victories
The Jameis Winston era has officially arrived in New Orleans, and Big Cat thinks everyone is missing the bigger picture while they're busy laughing at the contract numbers. It's not about the money; it's about the long game under Sean Payton.
Big CatJameis Winston signing with the Saints is a genius move to eventually become the starter in waiting
It actually is genius move by him because Drew Brees you have to think... maybe this year's is last year. Maybe he's got two more years. If you could ingratiate yourself to Sean Payton and what they have going on there... that's actually a very smart thing to do to be the guy in waiting.
PFT has been crunching the numbers to find a reason for optimism, and it turns out the solution to the 30-30 season might just be staying away from the elements. If Jameis can just play in a dome forever, the Saints might have a Hall of Famer on their hands.
PFT CommenterJameis Winston's passer rating is 35 points higher on turf than on grass
His grass versus Turf split you ready for this... on grass 22 touchdowns 27 interceptions on Turf 11 touchdowns three interceptions. Wow, his passer rating is almost it's 35 points higher on Turf than it is in Grass.
Regardless of how the backup reps go, Jameis is already in rare air when it comes to volume stats. Big Cat pointed out that even if he doesn't throw a single pass this year, his career trajectory is still pacing with legends.
Big CatIf Jameis Winston throws zero touchdowns and zero interceptions this year, he'll still be second all-time at the age of 27 for both stats, only behind Dan Marino
I got a stat for you: if Jameis Winston throws zero touchdowns and zero interceptions this year, he still will be second all-time at the age of 27 for touchdowns and interceptions, only behind Dan Marino.
Baseball's Weird New World
Baseball is trying its hardest to come back, and the rumors about restructured divisions have the guys excited. Big Cat is fully on board with leaning into the chaos of a shortened season rather than trying to pretend it's business as usual.
Big CatThe 2020 MLB season should be as weird as possible, including restructured divisions
If this season is going to be weird make it really fucking weird... I love this idea that they're going to restructure how the divisions are... it would be so disappointing if they did a shortened baseball season and nothing was different... I don't need to see the Cubs for the Pirates 19 times. I want to see weird shit happened.
Of course, it wouldn't be a PMT baseball segment without a slight toward Christian Yelich. Big Cat is so confident in his anti-Yelich stance that he’s putting his entire career on the line if the Brewers star ever gets caught in a scandal.
Big CatI will retire if Christian Yelich ever gets caught doing steroids
I will retire if Christian Yelich ever gets caught doing steroids. Boom. Oh man, I can't get insurance plan out on that. Nope, that would be great.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne hit on everything from the Patriots' fullback situation to the sudden realization that Tom DeLonge might be the smartest man alive. PFT is mourning the retirement of James Devlin but thinks the Ravens have already found the heir apparent in the draft.
PFT CommenterThe Ravens drafted the next James Devlin in the 2020 NFL Draft
The Ravens got who I believe to be the next James Devlin in the draft... they got a guy from Kennesaw State... he's six foot tall runs a 4.4 840, 230 pounds and then put up 35 reps on the bench... I'm not even to say his name because he's a fullback. Back and you'll find out his name soon enough.
Speaking of the Blink-182 frontman, the recent Pentagon UFO videos have everyone rethinking their stance on extraterrestrials. PFT isn't entertaining any skeptics at this point.
PFT CommenterIf you don't believe aliens exist, you are an idiot
if you don't think that aliens exist your fucking moron. What does it like that seems like such an obvious thing. I guess. He's more passionate about it, but I would say the people who are like, oh, yeah, there's no aliens there there the idiots.
Big Cat shifted the focus to the pandemic economy, identifying some very specific industries that are absolutely cleaning up right now, ranging from data nerds to the doctors who refuse to stop wearing bow ties on cable news.
Big CatData visualization designers and bow tie manufacturers are the secret winners of the pandemic economy
I actually think bow ties are getting a big boom because every time I turn on CNN, there's a fucking weirdo doctor... what do they do wear a bow tie. The people who are making the the gifts of like, you know, like the spread of coronavirus the charts. It's got to be off the charts for them right now.
Woody Paige and Brian Koppelman
The legend Woody Paige joined the show to discuss his 18-year run on Around the Horn and his time as a Big J journalist. Woody shared incredible stories about playing blackjack with Michael Jordan and the evolution of the chalkboard bit that became his trademark. It was a masterclass in sports media history from the man who holds the record for both the most wins and most losses in ESPN history.
To wrap things up, Brian Koppelman joined for a Mt. Flushmore of life's small victories that turned into a surprisingly emotional and uplifting segment. PFT led the charge with a victory that every person who has ever lived in a humid climate can relate to.
PFT CommenterThe first blast of air conditioning on a super hot day is a top-tier life victory
the first first time you step inside and feel that blast of air conditioning on a super hot day... it just it feels like heaven just had on washes over you.
Big Cat went for the cinematic angle, describing that specific feeling when the world around you suddenly matches the track playing in your headphones.
Big CatThere is a specific feeling of being in a movie when the perfect song hits at the right time
When you have the perfect song Come On whether it be in the car or when you're walking and you feel like you're in a movie... when that perfect song hits for your mood for the weather for everything and it just feels like you are in the middle of your own movie.
The draft got extremely granular when the topic of food came up. Big Cat broke down the anatomy of a pizza slice with the precision of a surgeon, identifying the exact moment a slice reaches its peak.
Big CatThe perfect bite of pizza is the 'transition bite' right before you reach the full crust
My third one is going to be when you get the perfect bite of pizza and what I mean by that is it's got some crust but it also has some tomato sauce and cheese left right before you get full crust. So it's the transition bite... that is so deep to me.
We also got a quick check-in on Alex Smith’s recovery and his future in the league, with PFT predicting a long and lucrative second act for the veteran quarterback. If the first post-quarantine tailgates are half as good as the guys imagine, we’re in for the greatest fall in human history.
Hopefully, we're back in the bars sooner rather than later, but until then, keep your sack unstuck from your leg.
