Skip to content
PMTPMT DB
Void
Big CatBig Cat

Mike McDaniel's fixation on the Dolphins' 24-year playoff win drought is a bad sign

I'm worried about Mike McDaniels... Dolphins have not won a playoff game in 24 years. He now has every staff meeting he puts at 24 on the hour. 7 24. I don't like that. You're just thinking about it all the time... This is like after the double doink year when Matt Nagy ended every practice with all the kickers having to kick a 41 yarder. It's in his head.

Subjective psychological analysis of a coach's motivational tactics.

More from this episode

View episode
Win
Jun 7, 2024
#25052
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

When you are giving a 'have fun' speech at halftime of a finals game, you have already lost

It's a shame that Jason Kidd couldn't give another halftime speech where he said, everyone remember to have fun out there. When you're given the half fun speech, you lost. I don't think that you can come back with a a half fun speech.

The Mavericks lost Game 1 and eventually the series, making this a prescient critique of the team's energy and coaching approach.
Push
Jun 7, 2024
#16136
HankHank

The Celtics will beat the Mavericks in six games

Yeah, we're thinking Celtics and Six. The, the Mavs aren't gonna go away. They're gonna, they're gonna give us their best shot, but, but it's, it might be Celtics and five.

The Celtics won the NBA Finals in 5 games, not 6.
Void
Jun 7, 2024
#16137
Big CatBig Cat

The Mavericks were stupid to wear their black jerseys in Game 1

I still think that the Mavs were stupid to wear these jerseys in game one. I don't know if they did that because Luca looked very slim to them. I was thinking blue. These jerseys feel like the jerseys you wear for Star Wars night in like early February.

This is a subjective aesthetic opinion about team uniforms.

More from Big Cat

View profile
Void
Big CatBig Cat

Ben Johnson ran the illegal play wrong on purpose

I think Ben Johnson ran it wrong on purpose to put something on tape that then he can run a variation off of it.

This is an interpretation of coaching intent that cannot be definitively verified from the game broadcast.
Void
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are good

I think the Bears are good.

Whether the 2026 Bears are 'good' is ultimately a season-level subjective assessment.
Open
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL is testing its way toward Tuesday and Wednesday games

Florio basically was like the NFL is testing out putting teams three times in a row on primetime because we're going to get to a point where they start playing Tuesday and Wednesday games. And I believe it.

This can be evaluated if the NFL introduces regular Tuesday or Wednesday games as described.