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Big CatJerry Jones no longer wants an Alpha coach; he wants someone who will just do what he says.
Jerry Jones, the Jerry Jones from the nineties... that guy doesn't exist anymore. He just wants a coach that will just follow whatever he says and guess who's gonna follow whatever he says. The career assistant who is down the hall. He'll never. Thank you for the opportunity, sir. Ever since Bill Parcells, he's not gonna hire someone who is gonna have that Alpha Energy and be like, this is my show.
Big CatCollege basketball needs 'asshole' coaches like Dan Hurley to be interesting.
College basketball needs asshole coaches. That's what it was built on... I need a coach K, I need a like as much as I hate Coach K, he has that that like, ah, I hate him. I wanna root against him. Dan Hurley is that if you hate him, that's good for college basketball. So I want him to do whatever he wants to do.
Big CatThe Eagles have a better roster than the Commanders at almost every position except quarterback
The Eagles have better players at almost every position except for the most important position. And that's quarterback. And I keep coming back to like, I think the Eagles' defense is better than what Jaden Daniels has played in the last two playoff games.
HankJaden Daniels will struggle in the NFC Championship and throw three interceptions
Jaden Daniels is a rookie. The slipper's gonna come off. He's gonna turn back into a pumpkin. Three interceptions.
HankPrediction: Eagles 42, Commanders 13
42, 13 Eagles. We're looking at pick sixes. We're looking at 250 Saquon.
PFT CommenterThe Commanders will win the NFC Championship because history repeats in 33-year cycles
January 26th, 1992. The Redskins beat the Bills in the Super Bowl on that day. This game will be played on January 26th, 2025. That was 33 years ago. Same day they beat the Bills in the Super Bowl. Every 33 years a Commie gets a ring. And this is a ring game.
Big CatThe Bills must let Josh Allen be 'Superman' and attack early to beat the Chiefs
I hope the Bills let Josh Allen just fucking chuck it. And I hope they let him just be Superman... to win this game, you gotta just, you gotta like step on them early and never let them back in it. Because if you let this be at one possession game in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs are gonna win.
Fred SmootThe Commanders are a Team of Destiny
I told you when I was visiting that this was biblical... everything's going like, you know, sometimes it takes the football gods for things to follow your way... We here because we supposed to be here. Alright, we are a team of destiny.
Fred SmootJaden Daniels is a Jedi force multiplier who makes everyone better
We got a Jedi, a quarterback Jedi 5. The, the, the ultimate force multiplier. It's, it's changed everything... He's shown you, I am the ultimate force multiplier. I'm gonna make everybody around me better no matter what.
Mitchell SchwartzChiefs officiating conspiracy theories are just a result of the team being on TV more
Data point shows that this isn't a real thing, but people just don't want to hear it... I think it's just a volume thing that Chiefs have been on TV in prime time, the most of any team the last seven years. And people like to root against you when you're having success.
Mitchell SchwartzSteve Spagnuolo belongs in the Hall of Fame as a defensive coordinator
If you get three in a row and this defense plays well again, I think Spag should probably be considered for the Hall of Fame at that point. I agree... I don't know how you can have a list without him pretty high on the defensive side.
Big CatOhio State was the best team in the inaugural 12-team playoff
Ohio State has done it. $20 million roster. Incredible team... they kicked the shit out of everyone in the playoffs. They were the best team in this playoffs.
Big CatThe National Championship game should be played no later than January 10th
January 10th should be the latest they play the national championship. You can't have it. You can't have four NFL teams left and still not have a national title champion for college football. It just feels weird. It feels off. It's stupid.
Big CatHiring Ben Johnson changes everything for the Chicago Bears franchise
Hiring Ben Johnson literally changes everything about this franchise and it's all the way back. Ben Johnson was the hottest ticket in the last two coaching hiring cycles... He picked the Bears, which makes me think that he thinks Caleb Williams is special.
PFT CommenterJayden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC Championship game
What matters is that we have the best quarterback in this game who's capable of doing things that other quarterbacks aren't... He's the hottest quarterback in the league right now.
PFT CommenterThe point spread does not matter in the Commanders-Eagles NFC title game
I think you can throw out spreads don't matter in this game. It doesn't, the spread does not matter at all unless the Eagles win by a field goal.
Big CatSports should normalize a 24-hour window for sore losers to act out
I think we need to normalize more like bad losers. Like let 'em, let 'em be sore losers for a minute... I think we should have like a 24-hour hour shock clock for big games fans and, and players alike that anything they, they should be able to say whatever they want and it shouldn't count long term.
Big CatNovak Djokovic is the undisputed GOAT of tennis
Carlos Alcaraz... he got fucking worked by Kovich the goat. Djokovic is 37 years old and I thought, big bad Carlos Alcaraz, no one can beat this guy. Not so fast.
Ryan FitzpatrickTravis Kelce remains elite because his mental game compensates for declining athleticism
Even as you've seen maybe his athleticism come back a few notches the last few years, he's still just as effective because of how smart he is. Zone coverage, he's gonna be able to find those holes. Patrick's gonna be able to look around the field and then find him.
Ryan FitzpatrickJalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, and Brock Purdy are system-dependent quarterbacks
There's other guys that you could sprinkle around and put 'em in the right systems. And I think Tua is like that. I think Brock [Purdy] is like that. I think Jalen [Hurts] is probably like that, where if you get 'em in the right spot, then they can be as good as anybody. But you can't necessarily pick them up and drop them in any situation and have them be elite.
Ryan FitzpatrickWashington must score 30-40 points to beat the Eagles in the NFC Championship
In order for Washington to win the game, they've gotta score 30 plus points and maybe 40 to win this game. They've gotta light up the scoreboard.
Stavros HalkiasThe Ravens lost to the Bills because they failed to run Derrick Henry on the goal line
Why the fuck did we throw the ball? And when we were first in goal, where the fuck did we run it four times? Why the fuck did we bring Derrick Henry if we're goal line and they're not gonna throw the fucking ball?
Big CatLamar Jackson will eventually win a Super Bowl
I want to say here and now because I believe that Lamar will win a Super Bowl at some point... I just think he'll win a Super Bowl when he wins a Super Bowl. I'm not saying if, when he wins a Super Bowl for the Ravens.
HankThe Eagles have a better chance of beating the Chiefs than the Commanders do
The Eagles have a much better chance to beat the Chiefs. That's true. And so I don't, I don't, I don't wanna root for the Commanders, have them win and then just get smoked by the Chiefs and then Threepeat.
Big CatThe Texans got absolutely screwed by penalties against the Chiefs
The first thing can be that the Texans got absolutely screwed by penalties. And the second thing that can also be true is the Chiefs deserve to win this game because they outplayed him... But if you're a Texans fan, you have every right to bitch about that for the next week straight.
MaxDan Campbell is not a 'winner' until he wins a Super Bowl
I'm just not giving him the label of Dan Campbell winner... He's a good coach, but not a winner. [He needs to win a] Super Bowl. That's what I said the first time.
Big CatPatrick Mahomes purposely baits defenders into illegal hits for flags
[Mahomes'] thing where he lets up on purpose to try to get goat players into hitting him is bullshit. It's bullshit. Like you can't, it's so hard for defenders to hit a quarterback in today's NFL... he was scrambling and like almost stood still waiting for a guy to hit him illegally or hit him out of bounds.
Big CatNick Sirianni is a winner because he's 8-0 against the NFC's top 'young' coaches
Nick Sirianni is now three and oh versus Sean McVay. Nick Sirianni is eight and oh versus Sean McVay, Matt LaFleur and Dan Campbell. That's pretty good. It's a winner. Those are three coaches that everyone's, you know, like, hey coach of the years... That's a winner.
Big CatOhio State is the better team and will beat Notre Dame in the National Championship
I mean, Ohio State's the better team. I feel like it's one of those things where like Notre Dame two outta 10 times maybe could win this game... It's probably Ohio State.
HankTikTok will never actually get banned
I think they said they're, they're doing like a 90 day extension and then it might be banned again, but there's just no way that it ever gets banned.
PFT CommenterWooly Mammoths will be cloned and brought back from extinction
My who's back of the week is Wooly Mammoths... There's a company called Colossal Biosciences and they just raised $200 million... to bring back and clone wooly mammoths... Willie Mammoths might be back soon.
MaxJalen Hurts will only be 60-70% healthy for the NFC Championship game
Jalen Hurts, if I had to, if I had to make a guess and I'm pretty confident in this guess, I think he will be playing at probably around 60 to 70%.
PFT CommenterJaden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC
I think Jayden is, God. Jayden is, he's the best. I think he's the best quarterback in the NFC. I think he's probably top five in the NFL.
Big CatJaden Daniels would have failed if the Bears had drafted him
I also think that if Jaden Daniels was drafted by the Bears, he wouldn't have been good. That's neither here nor there. This is more about Jaden Daniels... circumstance and everything around it matters.
PFT CommenterThe hierarchy of AFC QBs is Mahomes, Allen, Lamar, then Burrow
I like that we've got a nice clean hierarchy for now though of AFC quarterbacks. Goes Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and then Joe Burrow. If he was in the playoffs, he'd just probably be beating everybody.
PFT CommenterDivisional Round is the best sports weekend of the year
This is my favorite sports weekend of the year. Because in Wild Card weekend, sometimes you have, you get some lopsided matchups. Divisional round, you get the prestigious teams, you get the elite teams.
PFT CommenterDion Sanders to the Cowboys would be an incredible story for the NFL
I want it because it would be just an incredible story for the NFL. Having Dion in the NFL, especially for the Dallas Cowboys, would be awesome. I wanna see Dion interacting with Jerry Jones... Dion will not be pushed around by Jerry Jones.
Big CatIf you think Justin Herbert is a bad quarterback, I question whether or not you watch football
I mean, if you really think that Justin Herbert is a bad quarterback, I question whether or not you watch football. I do.
Big CatPatrick Mahomes is basically lights out in the Divisional Round
He plays in this divisional round and he's basically just, he's, I mean he's undefeated. He lights out. That's just what happens. He is six and oh. He has 1,813 total yards, 16 touchdowns... zero interceptions.
Big CatTravis Kelce ramps it up in the playoffs compared to the regular season
I do think this is where Travis Kelce ramps it up. Like, I like his over yards. I think this is, he, he, he plays in second gear for the majority of the regular season. And then when you get to these points... it's Travis Kelce or Mahomes using his feet.
PFT CommenterIf the Commanders keep the Lions game within one score in the 4th quarter, they will win
If we can keep it within a score, Jaden Daniels can go out there and win the game. And the Lions' buttholes might get tight.
Big CatVic Fangio will dial up something to stifle the Rams offense
I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up. Stafford, older, doesn't play well in cold weather. I think Vic Fangio is gonna have, he's gonna dial some shit up.
PFT CommenterLamar Jackson may struggle because he doesn't like the cold
Coldest game that Lamar Jackson's ever played. Guess what it was? 27. This is eight degrees is very different from 27. Lamar, in their earlier matchup this season, the temperature was like 60 and he was wearing a hoodie and a beanie for it. I don't know that Lamar loves the cold.
Chris LongThe path for the Texans to stay close is containing Patrick Mahomes' scrambles
The path is if they can take care of the Mahomes scrambles, which they didn't in that first game that killed 'em. They can keep it closer.
Chris LongSean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation
I think Sean McVay is a wizard. I really do. I think Sean McVay is one of the best coaches of our generation. I think he is that good.
Chris LongBetting Buffalo +1.5 at home is the move
I'm probably gonna, you know, I'm inevitably gonna bet Buffalo. Just do it. Blood oath. We're gonna bet Buffalo.
Adam SchefterKellen Moore and Dion Sanders are square in contention for the Cowboys job
Kellen Moore is a logical name because he fits there... Dion Sanders, if that's the way Jerry wants to go, square in contention. I would just say Kellen Moore square in contention, Dion Sanders, if that's the way Jerry wants to go, square in contention.
Adam SchefterBen Johnson is definitely taking a head coaching job this year
I don't see it this year. I don't see it. Ben Johnson has turned down two years of opportunities... at some point you have to take the plunge. The money is too great, the opportunities are too great... I believe he's taking a head coaching job this year.
Big CatMinnesota is one of the most cursed sports cities in the country
Minnesota fans listening to this right now, you guys deserve credit for being one of the most cursed sports cities out there. The last time they were in a championship round was 1991 with the twins. They've had some really, really, like, they, the problem with the Minnesota sports is they're actually like good, but they're never good enough to win. And they haven't had a title in whatever it's Yeah. 30 years and they have all four major teams.
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