Paul Bissonnette, NFL Christmas Day And The Bears New Low, Week 17 Picks And Preview + New Years Resolutions

Summary

Pardon My Take: Episode with Paul Bissonnette – NFL Christmas Day, Bears' Struggles, Week 17 Preview & New Year's Resolutions

Release Date: December 27, 2024

On this episode of Pardon My Take, hosts Big Cat and PFT Commenter delve into a myriad of sports topics, ranging from the dismal performance of the Chicago Bears to the intricacies of NFL playoff races. The show also features a candid interview with Paul Bissonnette, adding a personal touch to the discussions. Below is a comprehensive summary of the episode's key points, enriched with notable quotes and timestamps for reference.

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1. Bears' Disastrous Standalone Game

The episode kicks off with Big Cat expressing disappointment over the Bears' performance in their standalone Thursday Night Football game against the Seahawks.

• Big Cat (02:24): "I just want to apologize to America for what they had to watch with The Bears on their final primetime game of the year. Holy shit. Was it horrific? Six to three, Seahawks win."

• The Bears' defensive struggles are highlighted, with Quincy Wilson's inability to maintain a strong first drive being a focal point.

• Big Cat (03:00): "Brian Poles did an interview before the game and said that some of the slow starts are some of the things that weren't fixed in training camp. So he's talking about training. He's blaming training camp in week 17. Fire this whole organization to the sun."

2. Potential Coaching Changes and Pete Carroll Rumors

The conversation shifts to speculation about the Bears' coaching situation, with Big Cat and PFT Commenter debating possible head coaching candidates.

• Big Cat (07:22): "John Fox all over again. At least Pete Carroll won a Super Bowl."

• PFT Commenter (08:52): "I would say the safest guy is, is Mike Vrabel, right?"

• The hosts discuss the viability of hiring Pete Carroll, emphasizing his experience and past successes, juxtaposed against the Bears' current dysfunction.

3. NFL Playoff Projections and Chiefs' Dominance

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to forecasting NFL playoff outcomes, with particular attention to the Kansas City Chiefs' commanding position.

• Big Cat (10:08): "The Chiefs have like 24 days off. I don't care what, you know, people can poke holes in the Chiefs and be like, they're not impressive because they haven't scored over 30 points and they've had a couple close calls. They're going to win the super bowl again. Just accept it."

• PFT Commenter (11:38): "They've won almost all your games, even though there were a lot of close ones. It's the Chiefs. And, like, I'm still impressed by the Chiefs because they're awesome now."

• The hosts dismiss criticisms of the Chiefs, asserting Patrick Mahomes' prowess and Andy Reid's coaching as pivotal to their success.

4. Seahawks and Steelers Outlook

The Bears' rivals, the Seahawks and Steelers, are also scrutinized regarding their playoff potential.

• Big Cat (05:00): "Fire this whole organization to the sun. I'm so sick of it. It was just a perfect, fitting end to not only the Bears playing standalone games with Thursday Night Football."

• PFT Commenter (07:56): "They decided they whooped the, out of the Steelers... they're just never to be taken seriously anymore."

• The Steelers are criticized for their inconsistent performances, despite a storied franchise history.

5. Christmas Day Games and NFL Rankings

The hosts analyze recent Christmas Day matchups, emphasizing the Chiefs' performance and the Ravens' offensive surge led by Lamar Jackson.

• Big Cat (12:43): "The CFL is solidified, but their offense is fantastic."

• PFT Commenter (12:45): "The Chiefs are unbeatable this season. Patrick Mahomes is under a second count, they're getting the ball out fast. Their running game is also impressive."

• Discussions include Lamar Jackson's record-setting passer rating and the Bills' aspirations, showcasing a blend of statistical analysis and personal opinions.

6. NBA Halftime Show and Broadcast Critique

A lighter segment touches upon the NBA's halftime show, with the hosts critiquing its execution and content.

• Big Cat (23:07): "I saw the people were mad about it online, so she probably did a good job. There was some satanic imagery..."

• The conversation humorously navigates through the absurdity of the halftime show's themes, reflecting the hosts' characteristic blend of humor and sports commentary.

7. Week 17 Picks and Previews

As the episode progresses, the focus shifts to Week 17 NFL games, with each host sharing their predictions and rationales.

• Big Cat (41:15): Discusses the Chargers vs. Patriots game, speculating on quarterbacks and defensive performances.

• PFT Commenter (43:50): "This could be the litmus test for Drake May, what will happen in this game."

• Memes contribute to the discussion, adding perspectives on teams like the Bengals and Texans, emphasizing their offensive and defensive capabilities.

8. New Year's Resolutions

In a more personal segment, the hosts share their New Year's resolutions, blending personal goals with humorous undertones.

• Big Cat (75:56): "My New Year's resolution is there's a dive bar or maybe, I don't know, like three blocks from my house that I want to try to become a regular at."

• Hank (76:03): "Go to the dentist."

• Memes (78:25): "I would like to lose a lot of weight, also learn how to make bread."

9. Interview with Paul Bissonnette

The highlight of the episode is an in-depth interview with Paul Bissonnette, who recounts his altercation with a group of Irish Travelers at a Houston restaurant.

• Paul Bissonnette (07:12): "I went to eat at a family restaurant called Houston's... these drunk Irish travelers were causing a ruckus... they started swinging... the fight went to the CVS."

• Big Cat (08:24): "You fought seven dudes in a parking lot and you held your own again. You're my hero."

• Paul details the confrontation, the ensuing legal battles, and his determination to seek justice, showcasing a blend of personal experience and advocacy against hooliganism.

10. NHL Briefing and Winter Classic Promotion

Towards the episode's end, Paul Bissonnette provides a quick overview of the NHL season and promotes the upcoming Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.

• Paul Bissonnette (107:12): Discusses the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup, the Washington Capitals' resurgence, and the Vegas Golden Knights' depth.

• Big Cat: Highlights the event, encouraging listeners to purchase tickets and participate in the live show.

Conclusion

The episode of Pardon My Take masterfully intertwines sports analysis with personal narratives, maintaining an engaging and dynamic flow throughout. From the Bears' lamentable performance to Paul Bissonnette's heroic stand, the hosts provide listeners with a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the sports landscape as the year draws to a close.

Notable Quotes:

• Big Cat (02:24): "I just want to apologize to America for what they had to watch with The Bears on their final primetime game of the year."

• PFT Commenter (05:26): "I'll say Deflategate sanctions. Yep."

• Paul Bissonnette (07:12): "I'd heard enough... I was going to bring them into the parking lot... it was a three-minute round."

• Big Cat (07:22): "John Fox all over again. At least Pete Carroll won a Super Bowl."

• PFT Commenter (11:38): "They've won almost all your games... I'm still impressed by the Chiefs because they're awesome now."

This detailed summary encapsulates the breadth of discussions in the episode, providing listeners—both longtime fans and newcomers—with a valuable overview of the show's content.

Transcript

[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Welcome to part of my take presented by DraftKings. Go right now to DraftKings. Place $10 or more on any college football parlay. Playoff parlay of at least plus 400 odds and 100 listeners will have a shot at receiving a thousand dollar bonus bet for the college football national championship. Go check it out and opt in today on the DraftKings sportsbook app. Today is Friday, December 27th and I just want to apologize to America for what they had to watch with The Bears on their final primetime game of the year. The final Thursday Night football game of the year. Holy shit. Was it horrific? Six to three, Seahawks win. I just want this season to be over so, so badly. It's such a complete disaster and mess, and it feels again like there's no way out. I'm still gonna stay optimistic about Caleb, but he was bad. The whole team's bad. Yeah. Defense. Defense, actually. I thought the defense was gonna give a million yards, and they, like, after the first drive, and then they didn't. Yeah. Brian Poles did a interview before the game and said that some of the slow starts are some of the things that weren't fixed in training camp. So he's talking about training. He's blaming training camp in week 17. Fire this whole organization to the sun. I'm so sick of it. I apologize again from the bottom of my heart that that is some of the worst football. Like, it's just a perfect, fitting end to not only the Bears playing standalone games with Thursday Night Football. I. The only thing I'm worried about is, like, Kirk, Herb street, our good friend, he's going to get even more aggro after having to watch that, and, like, he's going to be in just a sour, sour mood next week after having to watch that. So I apologize to everyone. It was a horrific game. They're a horrific organization. They're a complete joke. George McCaskey should feel shame. He won't feel shame. Fans rightfully were booing. Fans also got Thomas Brown, who can't figure out a clock to save his life. I think he might have been behind the Detroit Collapse on Thanksgiving to go for it on 4th and 1 or 4th and 5 with, like, 215 left. I was like, fuck, it. Just punted. I don't even care. Like, what does it matter? But it's. This is the dumbest organization ever, and I apologize to everyone. Also, the Seahawks are bad. Can we just say that the Seahawks are really bad as well? Because, like, you shouldn't. Six to three is not a game you should be in with the Bears. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You shouldn't feel good about yourself if you're the Seahawks for sure. And it's. It's mean what Roger Goodell keeps doing to my good friend Big Cat and. And making them play primetime games right when you think you're done. Oh, no, we've got another Bears primetime game. It's meaner what they're doing to Big Cat than what he did to Hank and Tom Brady. The Patriots. Roger. Roger Goodell is a Bigger. For making Big Cat be exposed to the Bears in prime time all these times this year.

[Big Cat]

Then. Then, Then. Then Deflategate sanctions. Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

I'll say.

[Big Cat]

I mean, it's. And next year the schedule will come out and they'll do it again. He'll just be like, fuck it, I'll do it again.

[PFT Commenter]

So. So Big Cat, there's some coaching search news for the Bears.

[Big Cat]

So, yeah, this is the other part of this.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, let's talk about it. So Ben Johnson's still like, you're going to interview Ben Johnson?

[Big Cat]

He's intrigued.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

He's intrigued by Caleb Williams. Balls. THEY whistle. And he likes that. Pete Carroll has also thrown his hat into the ring, as he did with the Jets. But he wouldn't mind coaching the Bears, apparently. Or maybe it was his agent saying that to drum up interest. I don't know. It depends on which side you fall on in the Shafter Florio dispute.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So this was news, I think, on Christmas morning that Pete Carroll would like a job. Everyone wants a head coaching job in the NFL. I don't. Like. I. These are the reports that, like, why don't you just put everyone's name, have a list. Have a huge list, like, hey, listen, Ben McAdoo wants a job. Matt Patricia wants a head coaching job. Rex Ryan, Ron Rivera, Pete Carroll, just go down the whole list of guys that want a head coaching job in the NFL because they all want a job because they're the best jobs in the world in terms of, like, pay and the height of your profession as Repeat Carroll. He's a very good coach. He's 73 years old. And guess what? Pete Carroll is exactly what the Bears will do. They would do that where they'll just be like, you know what? We need someone. We need someone stable to right the ship, to be a professional in these. In house hall. Instead of being like, hey, why don't we try to just pay Ben Johnson $20 million and be like, hey, yeah, you know what? Ben Johnson might not work out, but at least we tried to get the best possible hire out there. Instead of being like, oh, this guy won a Super Bowl a decade ago. Cool, let's bring him in. That will be fun. He's 73 years old.

[Hank]

It's John Fox all over again.

[Big Cat]

John Fox all over again. At least Pete Carroll won a Super Bowl.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I think. I think there's like a difference between John Fox and Pete Carroll. He's got a little bit more energy to him, but, yeah, it is. It's like a very Safe hire for them to do. The only safer hire in their mind, in their fucked up mind, would probably be Ron Rivera because the ties back to the 85 Bears and he was a defensive coordinator there for a long time. There was. Did you see that article? It was in the New York Times or the Athletic. It said the Bears need a coach who holds players accountable. Look no further than Ron Rivera.

[Big Cat]

Again, I like Ron Rivera. He's in front of the show. Great guy, but this is my point that I was just saying every single one of these guys wants this job because you get paid a shitload of money to coach an NFL team. So that doesn't mean, like it would just be so Bears to go hire Pete Carroll. Like that's what they would do. They would do it and then they'd be like, listen, this guy is stability and we need to get, you know, we, we need, we need someone who knows how to win and culture and all. 73 years old. Go give Ben Johnson every last dollar in your bank account. George McCaskey. And, and, and guess what? If it, if it, if Ben Johnson turns out to be a bad coach, I can't be mad that they at least tried. You know what I mean? Like, they went and tried to get the number one guy out there. Wouldn't you guys say he's the number? I mean, Mike Vrabel obviously is also a number one guy out there, but go get the number one guy.

[PFT Commenter]

I would say the safest guy is, is Mike Vrabel, right?

[Big Cat]

Well, no, Pete Carroll will be the safest in terms of like, like he, you know, Pete Carroll won't have a two win season.

[PFT Commenter]

Gonna be, he's gonna be a good head coach. That's almost a good. He might not drive the price tag that Ben Johnson's driving right now because he's gonna have a, a crazy bidding war for his services. But I feel like if you're gonna, if you're gonna try to save on price, just get variable. He's gonna be a great coach.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I, I, I, I love Mike V. If Mike Ribble's the coach of the Bears, I'll be very happy. I just want, I want them to once go and get the, the number one guy, the guy that everyone's like, holy shit, Ben Johnson. And it probably won't happen. I'll say it almost definitely won't happen, but at least go try. Don't say fucking Pete Carroll. I just want, I just want to get to the playoffs. I don't have to think about the Bears like I just don't want to even. They're not worth, they're not worth anything. They're, they're, they're, they should sell the team. You know what the McCaskeys should do? They should sell the team for a hundred dollars, what their family bought the team for and be like, you know what? We did such a bad job. We're gonna sell it for a hundred dollars.

[PFT Commenter]

Do a lot of watching Yellowstone.

[Big Cat]

Someone gets to win the bears.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Sell it to a Native American tribe for what they stole it for. I like that.

[Big Cat]

Yes. I have not been watching Yellowstone, but I'm in. Okay. Should we talk some Christmas Day games, some actual football? Yep. That actually matters. The Chiefs 15 and one clinch. The one seed. They now have like 24 days off. I don't care what, you know, people can poke holes in the Chiefs and be like, they're not impressive because they haven't scored over 30 points and they've had a couple close calls. They're going to win the super bowl again. Just accept it. Like if you don't accept it, I, I hope it doesn't happen. I want to see the Bills win the Super Bowl. I want to see, you know, another, a new team get to the super bowl that hasn't been to the super bowl in a long time. You have to say in your head, like, what's going to end up happening is the Chiefs now with the one seed. Their second round game is going to be a team that they will kill and then they will play one game to get to the Super Bowl. They will have one tough game to get to the super bowl and it will be at Arrowhead and they deserve it because they're the best team in football right now. 15 1. But just think about it in your head who they're going to have to play in the SEC in their first playoff game is going to be like the Texans or the Steelers or the Broncos or the Chargers, like one of those teams and they're going to fucking demolish them. So you can't even do the rest versus Russ because they're going to get a tune up game and then they just have to beat the Bills or the Ravens at home and, and they'll be in the super bowl and then it's Patrick Mahomes in a Super Bowl.

[PFT Commenter]

That's. That's exactly it. It's going to be probably the Texans or the Steelers in the first round. Two teams that they've already beaten this year. They decided they whooped the, out of the. The Steelers in that second half, they beat the Texans pretty convincingly. So they're going to have to play one of those two teams at Arrowhead, and then they're going to play, in all likelihood, the Bills or the Ravens, but to get it at home. So congratulations to the Chiefs. You guys did it. They've. You've won almost all your games, even though there were a lot of close ones. It's the Chiefs. And, like, I'm. I'm still impressed by the Chiefs because they're awesome now. Their offense is looking good, like, actually good. Patrick Mahomes is throwing the ball in, like, under a second. They're getting the ball out of his hands. The offense looks alive. The running game looks pretty good. They're just. Yeah, they're. It's. It's not even frustrating to me because, like, yeah, I would ultimately like to see another team, like, a team that maybe hasn't won in a long time, win a Super bowl, but at the same, they're so good. It's kind of like the Steph Curry effect, where you're like, it's still kind of entertaining to watch greatness at this level. So congrats to the Chiefs. I watched the Chiefsaholic documentary today. Have you guys seen that yet?

[Big Cat]

No, I haven't. I need to.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I recommend it. We show up in there for about three seconds. It's Billy asking if he can go hunt down Chiefsaholic when he skip bail, and us saying, yes, please go. Go hunt him down. Also the hard factor, guys are in there. Robbie Fox is in there for about a quarter of a second. Somehow that part didn't make any sense. But, yeah, good documentary. Chiefsaholics gonna be very happy in his prison cell somewhere. It's. They're just inevitable. They are. They're just really, really good.

[Big Cat]

And we've said this before, but if you are someone who is sitting there being like, the Chiefs aren't that good. They're lucky to be 15 and 1. I can't stress enough how stupid that sounds, because they are just the best coach team with the best quarterback. And. And it might not look pretty, but when they need. Like, if you make a mistake against the Chiefs, the way they're set up and the guys that they have, they will always capitalize. And every single mistake is. Is. Is magnified by that much because you have Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid and Chris Jones on the other side, who didn't even play against the Steelers. They're just good. They're just really good at football. And to Discredit them is. Is silly at this point.

[PFT Commenter]

And oh, yeah, they got Hollywood Brown now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And Xavier Worthy, who we talked about, is starting to work his way in like he's going to be a big, big factor in the playoffs and a.

[PFT Commenter]

Pretty rested, healthy Travis Kelce. And oh, yeah, their coach is literally Santa Claus. So good luck with that.

[Big Cat]

It rocks. As for the Steelers, I'm so happy that I didn't always go all the way in on the Steelers. I always was one foot in, one foot out, because that team is a fraud. And they just did the same thing that they've done every single year where they win more games than you expect. And then at the end of the season, they start to fall off a cliff and they're limping into the playoffs here after losing to the Eagles, the Ravens, and the Chiefs, who are all very good teams. Like, if you ask me, are the Steelers better than 20 teams in the NFL? Yeah, they are, but they're nowhere near the top five teams in the NFL. And that's what you judge it on. But especially in a town like Pittsburgh, they're just not to be taken seriously in the AFC playoffs.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I mean, I think. I think they can beat the Texans.

[Big Cat]

But, I mean, the Texans are bad, too.

[PFT Commenter]

Texans aren't. Aren't looking so good, but I think they can beat the Texans. I. They might just be right outside that. Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, kind of. If they're not, it doesn't mean that they're a bad team. I think that they're a good team, actually. They're just.

[Big Cat]

They're just.

[PFT Commenter]

They're not gonna win it.

[Big Cat]

Good. They're not to be taken seriously. They're not playing for a Super Bowl.

[PFT Commenter]

Correct.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they're just not. They're not playing. There's no world where they're going to win three playoff games in January.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it's still cool. Russ Wilson story, I think.

[Big Cat]

What do you do with him now?

[PFT Commenter]

I think you. You kind of just let him hang around, resign him, like, I think. I think you wait to see if he comes to you and asks you for a contract.

[Big Cat]

You just. You just hope it's an on auto renew.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Yeah. You just kind of wait them out. Maybe just do that. Maybe just like send them an email. Congratulations, your contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers has auto renewed for the next 12 months.

[Big Cat]

The same price at $1 million.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that. I, I don't think that you, like, pay him a shitload of money, but I may make him an insulting offer and see how insulted he is. At. At it.

[Big Cat]

I. I do feel bad for. Oh, yeah, the Steelers. Also. Memes just texted this.

[Paul Bissonette]

They.

[Big Cat]

They have a. An issue on defense because basically it was like, Cam Hayward, TJ Watt, I think Patrick Queen, they all have been alluding to. There's one guy who's just not doing their job. It seems like people are thinking this might be Minka, but I don't know. But Cam Hayward said, When 10 guys do their job, one guy doesn't. We are screwed. And there's been these, like, weird things quotes the last three weeks that it feels like there's a big problem on the defensive side in that locker room and someone's not pulling their weight. So I don't. I mean, Tomlin's a guy who can figure it out, but I also. Steelers fans, I feel bad for. Because most of the NFL looks at the Steelers and they're like, I want that never going under.500. Mike Tomlin, I think, is still a very good coach, but the Steelers fans and the city of Pittsburgh, they are one of those franchises that judges on Super Bowls. So, like, I can say I want what the Steelers have, but then the Steelers are like, hey, we haven't won a playoff game in like seven years. This is bullshit. And this is. I think it was. It was the fourth time in the past six years the Steelers have lost three consecutive games in December. So that is just kind of what they've been doing. So I. I feel bad for Steelers fans because for the majority of the NFL, we're jealous of what you have, but Steelers fans are like, no, no, this is not Steelers football. We are not a serious contender.

[PFT Commenter]

They kind of have been dealing with it, though. Like, yeah, they're not happy with it. Steelers fans aren't happy with it, but the organization is. Is okay with it.

[Big Cat]

They have to be the model. I don't know what. I just feel bad for Steelers fans because they're. They're like, you can't. If you're a Steelers fan and you complain to a lot of people in the outside world, they're like, dude, shut up. You guys never go under.500. But their standard is different. So I understand their complaints.

[PFT Commenter]

And it's definitely Minka. That's the guy.

[Big Cat]

Definitely Minka. Definitely.

[PFT Commenter]

If you saw the most recent. Their last two games, he's just. I. He's just like completely freelancing. When he comes in trying to tackle and run support, he's just. Yeah, he. He'll be in the wrong channel and then It'll be a 50 yard run. And it's all because he took the wrong angle on it.

[Big Cat]

And they're not even like that. That was such a Mike Tomlin spot on Christmas Day. Chiefs don't want to have to go there. Chiefs don't. You know, they. All they got to do is win one of their last two games. Underdog at home for Mike Tomlin. And they just got. They got. Absolutely worked like it wasn't even. It wasn't really a competitive game.

[PFT Commenter]

No. Well, the first half. At the end of the first half, I thought it was going to be competitive because they put together a nice little drive, and you thought maybe. But then second half was just all Chiefs.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And then for the other game, I mean, that was a shit kicking. What was the final score? 31 to 2 2.

[PFT Commenter]

Not a score gummy, right?

[Big Cat]

Not a score. Got me. Not a score gummy. The Ravens absolutely killed the Texans. The Texans are in a bad, bad spot. Talk about the Texans real quick. And then I want to talk about Lamar and The ravens. The. C.J. stroud is regressed. I know there's a lot of things around him that are not going well. And, you know, two out of his top three wide receivers got hurt. His offensive line is joke, but he's regressed. And I. I don't know what else to say. Like, he. He was anointed, and we. We did it, too. We're just, you know, like, some of that talk about being like, he's so good and. And his contract so cheap. Like, he has not been good this year.

[PFT Commenter]

Who would you rather have, C.J. stroud or Bryce Young? I ask again.

[Big Cat]

Redraft. Redraft.

[PFT Commenter]

Yes, they're definitely CJ Stroud, but they. Yeah, they're. They're a sad offense to watch right now. Mixing looked like he was going to get into the end zone, and then once he got stopped at the one, it felt like nothing. Nothing at all went the Texans way. You're probably not looking forward very much to that opening round playoff game if you're the Texans. No, it's like you would rather just try to lick your wounds and be like, okay, let's. Let's regroup, try to get people healthy if we can. They couldn't do anything with Derrick Henry. Couldn't do anything with Lamar. Also Derrick Henry. I don't know how we. We missed this. We haven't talked about this. Derrick Henry cut his hair.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he did. Yeah. A couple weeks ago after the bye week.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So he.

[Big Cat]

He got.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, I guess it wasn't. I don't Know if it was a haircut or not, but he turned the giant ass braids into cornrows so you can no longer tackle Derrick Henry. That was his one. Like that's a surefire way to get him down. Just grab that, that big clump of hair and jerk his neck backwards so he can't. That's championship mentality, by the way, because he's been growing that out for probably 10 years. And he's like, I'm gonna change it for this playoff run. I feel like that's, that's a good vibe. His head's in the game. Yeah, but they couldn't do anything with Lamar, who just passed Michael Vick's record.

[Big Cat]

41 fewer games, by the way.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it's insane. The defense couldn't do anything at all against him. Also, shout out to Netflix. Shout out to Netflix. The score bug was awesome.

[Paul Bissonette]

Scoreboard was cool.

[PFT Commenter]

It felt like it was classic.

[Big Cat]

Minus the fact that they just took away a Steelers timeout to start the game. Yeah, that confused the out of me. The game hadn't kicked off and the Steelers had two timeouts. But other than that it was a good broadcast. But yeah, the, the Christmas Day solidified what we already knew, but it was like really crystallized that the AFC is the Chiefs, the Bills, the Ravens. That's it. There's no one else. Like those are the, those are the three teams and watching them duke it out. And this is why the Chiefs getting the one seed is so important, because the Chief, the Bills and the Ravens are going to have to play and then play the Chiefs. So it's. But the Ravens are playing great ball and Lamar is out of his mind. He said on the 48 yard touchdown run, he said he was just jogging. He was 21.25 miles per hour. And Lamar Jackson has 41 games fewer than Michael Vick all time record. He also has the second highest passer rating in a single NFL season this year. So 2011 was Aaron Rodgers 122.5. Lamar this year is 121.6. He's been out of control.

[PFT Commenter]

You see that, that after the game some news broke about Josh Allen's hand. He's been playing with a broken left hand all season. And then yeah, people were saying like, oh, is Josh doing like some PR work here? Because Lamar had such a good game. I hope. I wish they could both win MVP. I wish. Yeah, I want there to be CO MVPS. Like there were. It was Peyton Manning and Steve McNair, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

As a messed up Time to be alive 2004.

[Big Cat]

I don't.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that sounds about right. But yeah, Lamar. Lamar. Seems like this was. This game was a step towards maybe an MVP for him.

[Big Cat]

I just wish we could find out who was going to win MVP before they played in the playoffs because then I would bet on the other side.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that's it.

[Big Cat]

What were you saying?

[Hank]

Beyonce.

[Big Cat]

Oh, didn't watch your thoughts? I was in Lego hell in this game. I was in Lego hell. I just want to say that I did not watch the Beyonce halftime show.

[Hank]

I mean, they did this. They basically did a Super bowl halftime show. It was, it was, it was spectacle. Impressive.

[PFT Commenter]

I watched with the sound off. I thought it was pretty good.

[Big Cat]

There's our reviews. I saw people were mad about it online, so she probably did an okay job.

[PFT Commenter]

Was there any satanic imagery in this one?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, there was some satanic in imagery. There was some people talking about Jay Z and Diddy. So that means she did a good job. I guess if you get. People pick. If people watch music halftime music show and then take to. What's the app called? Pft.

[PFT Commenter]

The everything app.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they take. They take to the Everything app and they talk about how America is eroding and our country's going. Going to shit off of a 10 minute musical performance at a halftime of a football game. That means they probably did a good job.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I would agree. As somebody who watched it with the sound off, I think at one point she did that Texas Hold'em song, the one where it's like, down, down, down. That's a great song. It probably sounded good if you listen to it.

[Memes]

There's another note from. From the halftime show. They were all wearing Cowboys gear.

[Big Cat]

What?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, her album's called Cowboy Carter.

[Memes]

But it was like the same colors as the. It was the same color as the Dallas.

[Big Cat]

You know what it was? You know what it was? It was probably Goodell sending his smoke signal that the Cowboys are going to play a triple header next year on Christmas day after what LeBron said.

[Hank]

They were in.

[Paul Bissonette]

She.

[Hank]

It was in Texas.

[Memes]

Yeah, but the Cowboys weren't in the game and they were wearing stuff that said Cowboy Carter.

[Big Cat]

This is a Philly album. I've ever heard one. This is a.

[Paul Bissonette]

The album.

[Big Cat]

I was not the.

[Memes]

I was. I was not the only. I was not the only one that said that all.

[Big Cat]

Well, yeah, probably other Philly people and your dad all sitting in your living room.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you know until just now that her album was called Cowboy Carter?

[Memes]

No, I did not.

[Big Cat]

It's like. But There were multiple people in my household who were pissed about this Cowboys gear they were wearing.

[Memes]

I. Why did it have to be that color? It was.

[PFT Commenter]

If they had the Eagles playing at a halftime show, you think actually, yeah, Cowboys fans would be pissed about that.

[Big Cat]

See, Max, I can appreciate this complaint. This is the. This is a complaint more in my wavelength than. Than being like the Satan Titanic imagery and. And all that. That shit's always over my head. But just a. A pissed off, like, way too full. Max with his broken foot probably leaking farts out of his ass, being like, why the. Are the Cowboys gear on?

[Memes]

Also may not exactly be the Cowboys color, but it was the Cowboys font.

[Hank]

It's whatever that, like, Houston blue is their. Their uniform.

[PFT Commenter]

Battle blue. I think it was a lot of white, wasn't it? It was a lot of white uniforms.

[Memes]

Cowboys wear white.

[Big Cat]

How many games do you guys think we're getting next year on Christmas after what LeBron said? I think. I think. I think we get six.

[PFT Commenter]

No, no, they won't. They won't do a full slate. They'll do. They'll do three, I think.

[Big Cat]

But Goodell might just be like, you know what you. LeBron. Yeah.

[Hank]

NFL on Christmas is the only thing that matters, Only sport that matters.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that. No, Christmas is. Is the NBA's day. I like how he said that after the game, like. Like he knew what the ratings were already.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Just because he felt good about how he played on Christmas.

[Big Cat]

LeBron in LeBron. Like, listen, I know that Christmas is historically been the NBA's day, but historically.

[PFT Commenter]

It'S been Jesus's day.

[Big Cat]

It's been Jesus day. But I'm saying, like, in the sports world, it has been the NBA's day. LeBron. I. I don't know if you knew this, but, like, the NFL, whatever they want, they're gonna take. And you can't say about it because I watched. I didn't watch a second of. Because that was the other thing. The. You by the NFL is being like, we're doing it on Netflix, so you can't even flip back and forth. Yeah, I watched.

[PFT Commenter]

You can't log out of the app. There's no. There's no channel changing.

[Big Cat]

I. Basically my NBA watching on. On Christmas day was literally just the sandwich of the football. I watched the first quarter of the spurs and Knicks game, and I watched the fourth quarter of the Warriors Lakers game. It was just. When football wasn't on, I turned on the basketball.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So I was at. I was at a party and got. I got schooled by Two middle schoolers. The first thing, I got schooled by a middle school girl who told me all these stats about Travis Kelsey and how great he is that I didn't even know. And I was like, fuck, you really know. You know football. Because she's a Taylor Swift fan. And then there was another middle school guy that right when the NBA games kicked off, he goes, can we please change a channel off the NBA? This product is unwatchable. And I was like, yeah, you guys know ball?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, the. The. The Lakers warriors game was great. Now, so Max and Hank, you guys went up against each other. You. You fought on the text chain where it was just. You guys were just congratulating each other back and forth for what felt like a half hour. What. Any thoughts on the game, Hank?

[Memes]

I'll let you start.

[Hank]

Max, I'll kick it to you.

[Memes]

No, you can go ahead on this one.

[Hank]

Congrats. Congrats.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Memes]

Sixers are back. Everyone knows the NBA starts on Christmas. The Sixers are 10 in the NBA season this year. The Celtics are 0 and 1. That's the only way that you can really look at it, and that's just a fact.

[Big Cat]

All right, Are you.

[PFT Commenter]

Are you back out of the Cooper Flag business?

[Memes]

Out of Cooper Flag. Officially out on Cooper flag.

[Big Cat]

11 wins on Christmas. You got one more than you. Than you told us you were going to get.

[Memes]

We also said that if the Sixers beat the Celtics on Christmas, that counts as 10 wins in itself.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[Memes]

That was part of the stipulation.

[PFT Commenter]

Is Joel okay?

[Memes]

Yeah, he played great.

[Big Cat]

He tripped over. Over a Joel embiid. And Bryson DeChambeau, don't put any ropes near those guys.

[Memes]

I'm just gonna ignore. Ignore that. That was a nothing thing that the Twitter got excited about for no reason.

[PFT Commenter]

Down on the ground.

[Memes]

One thing that is relevant is Caleb Martin might be. Might be the Celtic killer. That might be the difference.

[Hank]

That guy. Yeah.

[Memes]

Caleb Martin is. He has been horrendous this year and all of a sudden shows up on Christmas Day, goes seven of nine from three and just buries every single shot against the seas. He's a Celtic killer.

[PFT Commenter]

He's.

[Memes]

He's going to be the difference maker this year. We'll always say to Al Horford, I don't understand why he plays so well against the Sixers every single time.

[Hank]

Yeah, I mean, listen, it was. It was a good one for the Sixers. Like, obviously, they're not that good of a team. I wouldn't say it was a championship DVD starting win, but it is. Like, when they're in the playing game in April. Like, they'll probably have to run some video to start that game, and it will probably start with the Christmas game. So, like, that's, you know, little victories, and I'm happy for Max.

[Big Cat]

Congrats, Hank. You're so mad because you don't. I mean, you.

[Memes]

You.

[Big Cat]

You. You're so mad. You just gave them life.

[Hank]

They're a let.

[Big Cat]

There.

[Hank]

There's still six games under.500. Like, they're one game.

[Big Cat]

They're one game ahead of their progress report, which was Christmas.

[Hank]

Yeah, I mean, it's. It's.

[PFT Commenter]

It sucks.

[Hank]

Jer McCain's out for the season, because then. Then I'd be really worried. But yeah, I mean, if you're counting on Caleb Martin to black out and hit every shot, every game, like, good luck. Good luck with that. Like, that's. That's not a.

[Memes]

Against the Celtics. He does. Against the Celtics. He. He cooks the Celtics. He's the Celtic killer.

[Hank]

Yeah, we'll see in the playoffs, I guess, if you guys make it.

[PFT Commenter]

I like that, though, Hank. It's. It's the play in game hype video for the.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Memes]

83 in their past 11. Sixers are eight and three in their past 11.

[PFT Commenter]

Two words for you, Max. Mac McClung. Do it.

[Big Cat]

Call him up.

[PFT Commenter]

Do it.

[Memes]

I don't even know if he's still in the organization, to be honest with you.

[Big Cat]

I'm sure.

[Memes]

How did that name just come to your.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm sure. Okay, so at the same Christmas party, I was talking to the world's number one Mac McClung fan, probably even more so than his parents. And by the end of it, I'd watched all the highlights. I was like, it is that he's not in the league. The Sixers should bring him back.

[Big Cat]

He's on the Osceola magic.

[Hank]

I'm, like, visualizing you sitting at the kids table for some reason during all these discussions.

[Big Cat]

Oh, no.

[PFT Commenter]

It was a podcast meme from the basement.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. With three kids sitting on the couch.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, bring him back. Bring it back, Max. I made a promise to a child.

[Big Cat]

Oh, man. All right.

[Memes]

Jason Tatum will just forever be able to get away with push offs until the end of time. It's incredible. Every single time. Every. Every single time he shoots a three, he just completely pushes off the create separation every time. And then he whines that he got fouled. Jason Tatum is just as much of a whiner as Joel Embiid. I will stand on that hill. Jason Tatum, push off.

[PFT Commenter]

Whiner okay, so the Celtic Sixers game had 5.1 million viewers. The Ravens Texans game, again, we'll just score that 31 to 2.

[Big Cat]

31 to 2.

[PFT Commenter]

They had Beyonce, 3 million viewers. Yeah. The only thing I didn't really love about the broadcast was how it seemed like, I don't know what the rules are, but they had people from, like, every channel that. It was like the Avengers that they brought in, where it's like they have hosts of people from espn, NFL Network, Amazon. They like mixed it all together and they're like, here's our. Here's our studio. And then they had Netflix rules analyst Jean Ster. I was like, that's not. That's not right. He's not Netflix rules analyst. I don't know what the rules are, but they can just pick anybody off.

[Big Cat]

Shout out CM Punk, who went on before the game and was like, sell the team. George McCaskey, you're a piece of. I like that. But yeah, you're right. It was the Avengers. It was like, wait, RG3 and Mina Kimes and. And who else was. Oh, Manta.

[PFT Commenter]

Teo Mantayo from NFL Network was on there.

[Big Cat]

Drew Brees, Was he on there? Yeah, I think he was. I'm surprised. I was just.

[PFT Commenter]

I was waiting for a jump scare cut to Tony Dungy to. To frighten everybody.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, J.J. watt did a good job on the first game. Like, it was. Yeah, it was. It was both the Eagles.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Calling the games. But yeah, the. It was a good. Listen, I'll watch football 100 times out of a hundred times over. NBA. I. I will. I still love the NBA playoffs. And that fourth quarter of the Lakers warriors was awesome because that was throwback Steph hitting that three. And then Austin Reeves terrible defense. Austin Reeves went right to the cup. But that was. That was an awesome game. Like, I had very. I had a lot of fun watching that.

[PFT Commenter]

Good job, NBA.

[Big Cat]

Good job, NBA. But yeah, I wouldn't pick a fight with Roger Goodell because I seriously think the Cowboys might play a quadruple header on Christmas Day next year.

[PFT Commenter]

What would. What would be the ideal Christmas Day matchup for the NFL?

[Big Cat]

Oh, oh, if you don't think. If you don't think the Chiefs and the Bills are going to play. No, it's going to be Chiefs and Bills and then it might be Cowboys Eagles. Like, it's going to be. Roger Goodell is going to drop the hammer on the NBA with the matchups because it's also Thursday game. So it's like it won't you know, it won't be as weird with the Wednesday stuff like it. He's going to drop the hammer on. On the NBA.

[PFT Commenter]

What about Aaron Rodgers? Comes back jets at Packers.

[Big Cat]

He'll be the Vikings quarterback next year, probably.

[PFT Commenter]

Vikings at packers, nobody.

[Big Cat]

It's going. Yeah, like if I had to predict it, it would be. It's going to be Ravens or. Sorry, it's going to be Bill's Chiefs. It might even be Ravens, Bengals and then Cowboys, Eagles or Cowboys Lions. Like, it's going to be awesome. The triple header. That Roger Goodell, he's going to drop his nut sack on Adam Silver's face.

[PFT Commenter]

And bet all the away teams. Because Christmas, like, if the games are on Christmas, you don't think that the away teams have a big advantage on that?

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah, there's my NBA. It was my under theory that that is no longer existing, but worked for like a decade on NBA unders.

[PFT Commenter]

But I think it's a little bit different even with the NFL because the road teams, they don't have to worry about, like, yeah. Having a big meal Christmas Eve, Christmas morning. They don't have to. It's like the opposite of the baby bump. When you have. When you're a home team and you have your parents in town that you're hosting, you actually play lethargic. Having relatives in town is. Is a detriment to your game.

[Big Cat]

What did we have last year? Christmas?

[PFT Commenter]

It was. Was it Raiders, Chiefs, NFL?

[Memes]

Eagles played the Giants.

[Hank]

49Ers played Eagles played the Giants.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, the cheat. The Raiders won. The Eagles did win. They were home and then the Ravens won. So two and one road teams.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Memes]

Eagles almost blew that game, though. They were.

[Big Cat]

Well, they blew every game last year.

[Memes]

True, true.

[Big Cat]

Very good point, Hank.

[PFT Commenter]

Can you set a reminder for Christmas next year? The most important thing is to bet on the road teams.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's sad. My NBA unders, we had a hell of a run. It's just they shoot too many threes now. It was eight years in a row where it was a sound investment, where it was just every, every single NBA, every single Christmas Day, it would go 2 and 1 unders for the first three games or 3 and 0, bare minimum 2 and 1. Because they would just all be like, I just ate a big breakfast, I opened presents to my kids. I didn't do shoot around. And now I'm here playing an NBA game.

[PFT Commenter]

Because you got, you got to think that the road teams celebrate when they get back home, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, big time.

[PFT Commenter]

They don't do it early.

[Big Cat]

Big Time. Okay, good show boys. We kick it to ourselves for some Week 17 picks and preview. Make sure you listen to our really in depth Jaguars Titans preview and then we will see you on Monday. Okay before we get to the weekend preview, we are brought to you by our friends at Game Time, the exclusive ticketing partner of Barstool Sports. You know how much we love Game Time. Now with their brand new Game Time Picks feature, they're making it even easier to get to a Game Game Time Picks filters out the fluff to show you only incredible deals on great seats so you don't have to waste time searching through thousands of tickets. Plus, if you're trying to see the Oregon Ducks in the Rose bowl on New Year's Day, Game Time has an exclusive discount for you. You can get 10% off tickets in the home corners, away corners and end zones only on Game Time, making their great prices even better. Just select one of these zone deals and Game Time will choose your seats within the selected zone. Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Game time. Download the GameTime app, create an account, use code PMT for $20 off your first purchase and get 10% off your Rose bowl tickets with Game Time terms apply Again, create an account and redeem code PMT for $20 off. Download the game Time app today. What time is it? Game Time. We are also brought to you by our friends at the Pop Tarts bowl, which is tomorrow. If you're listening to this on Friday. You know what I was just thinking about? You guys remember the Pop Tarts mascot that got put into a giant toaster and devoured at last year's Pop Tarts Bowl? The Internet went nuts. Well, I just got some insider information that it's happening again this year, but with a new twist that's even wilder. This year, three new Pop Tarts mascots are joining the party and will be competing to get toasted and eaten in this year's Pop Tarts Bowl. Yep, it's exactly how it sounds. Three Pop Tarts mascots enter, one gets eaten and we get to witness it live at the game. To get fans in on the action, Pop Tarts has asked them to vote for which mascot they think will get eaten at the Pop Tarts bowl for the chance to win a piece of the winning edible mascot and a year's worth of Pop Tarts Toasters pastries. No purchase necessary. See poptarts.com bowl for more details. So mark your calendar because the 2024 Pop Tarts bowl kicks off December 28th at 3:30pm Eastern on ABC. Two teams, three edible mascots, and a packed Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Catch all the crazy good moments. Get a sneak peek of each mascot by following at Pop Tartsus and at Pop Tarts bowl on social and visiting poptarts.com bowl. This year, pop Tarts is bringing more flavor, more fun, and a whole lot of excitement. Don't miss it. And Again, go to poptarts.com bowl. You can get a year's supply of Pop Tarts. I mean, that's incredible. So get excited. It's happening on Saturday, December 28th. The Pop Tarts bowl is back. Okay, boys, weekend preview. We've got a lot of games that mean absolutely nothing. We've got a few games that mean a lot. Should we start with Saturday? Saturday, Saturday, Saturday. Hank, there is Saturday football again, just so you know.

[Hank]

I know the Patriots are playing.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. All right. So he's aware there's Saturday football. So we got that at least covered. Let's start with that game. Chargers at Patriots. Patriots.

[Hank]

I'm in San Diego. It's delightful.

[Big Cat]

Oh, wow. 10:00am Football. 10:00am football.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a true house divided for Hank. Who are you rooting for? The city of San Diego. But they're the LA Chargers or the city of New England.

[Big Cat]

I.

[Hank]

Well, I mean, I bet the pay. I had to put all my bets in before I left Chicago because they don't have draftkings in California. I bet the Patriots, but I'm, you know, as usual, kind of rooting for them to lose.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so patriots plus four. What did you get him at? Overruns 42 and a half.

[Hank]

Let me check.

[Big Cat]

You might have got him even better because I think it came down. I think he had some sharp money on it. Did you guys see Jim Harbaugh had, like, a quote this week that was, you know, sir, we asked if this was your handwriting. He was asked about playing in the cold in Foxborough, and he said, these guys are young, they're healthy, and their heart pumps warm blood. It pumps it from the arteries to the veins to the tributaries, to the capillaries throughout their whole body. You just play ball. Now, I might have gotten that in the wrong order there. As well documented. I'm not a doctor.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I saw that. That was literally my only note on this game besides bus tanks balls for going up against his home city. Yeah, the only other thing that I really thought about going into this is I'd like to see Stone Smart score touchdown just because he's got a very underrated name.

[Big Cat]

Oh, well, the Chargers do have the best name in football. And Jim Harbaugh, that was his other one. He said it was one of the great names in football. DiCaprio Booty. Yeah. DiCaprio Poodle.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. It's a great quote by Harbaugh. I'm not a doctor either, but I'm pretty sure that young guys and old guys, when their hearts beat, doesn't matter if you're young, it sends the blood through your body. But he's not wrong. Young guys do it, too.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And also he's not wrong. Old guys. Definitely the. The cold weather bothers them more. That's why everyone moves south when they get older in retirement. Yeah. The only thing I had noted in this game was Chargers clinch with the playoff. They clinch the playoffs with a win. I do think that Drake May has been. This might be Drake May's, like, best game I'm gonna say right now, Hank, because he's kind of flirting with it. He's had some really nice games. He's had some really nice moments. That Bills game, almost taking down the Bills in Buffalo last week. It wouldn't shock me if Drake May just goes nuts in this game because the Chargers defense has been fading a little bit. And you're like, holy, how did the Patriots just beat the Chargers?

[PFT Commenter]

Is this going to tell us actually whether or not Drake May is a good quarterback? Because the Chargers defense is very, very good against bad quarterbacks, and they're not so great against good quarterbacks. So this might be a Drake May, which side are you on game?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, this could be. This could be the litmus test for Drake May, what will happen in this game. So, Hank, you're rooting for Drake May to go off and the Patriots to lose. But also, I actually.

[Hank]

I bet the money line, so I'm actually rooting with him to win this game, which I don't know why I did that.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[Hank]

I got him. Plus 195 is. Plus 185 now.

[Big Cat]

Okay, that's huge.

[PFT Commenter]

Hank, does this have anything to do with you rooting against the Chargers?

[Hank]

No.

[Big Cat]

Hank would love nothing more than for the Chargers not even to make the playoffs. Oh, he would love it. Because if they make the playoffs, my. My reasoning on the Chargers future wasn't completely unsound. It was always, get to the playoffs, maybe win a game, and then you can hedge out. So if they don't make the playoffs, Hank can laugh in my face and be like, hungry dog.

[Hank]

No, I also think I've been pretty honest with the Chargers Like I said on when they won that Thursday night game, like they show me something like I, I did not think that they were a good team. I thought they were fraudulent and that there was a dumb bet. They show me something with that Thursday night game. People can change.

[Big Cat]

I, I, I, People can change.

[PFT Commenter]

The, the moment of realization on Hank's face when he realized that even his subconscious is a troll when he puts in these types of bets. It's pretty excellent.

[Hank]

Well, that was like I literally was just firing through. You know, it's, it was, it was a week away. Like I, I don't know exactly why I picked the Patriots Moneyline, but I did. And maybe, yeah, maybe it was my subconscious.

[Big Cat]

The, the, the Chargers are gonna maybe get J.K. dobbins back. Not probably this week, but his practice window open. That is enormous. But I mean, I'll be honest. I obviously would love if the Chargers could win a playoff game, but the 6 and 7 seed in the AFC are just heading for like an absolute ass kicking to either Buffalo or Baltimore.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, yeah, it's. We probably already talked about this with the Chiefs or we haven't talked about the Chiefs yet. I get confused when we record these out of order. But the fact of the matter, it's really not hard.

[Big Cat]

We were doing a show opening with the Chiefs and Christmas Day in the Bears game.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, we already talked about it then, so I don't see.

[Big Cat]

We did. Yeah, yeah. But you also could save it.

[PFT Commenter]

No, yeah, we, we've already talked about it.

[Big Cat]

Right. That's a good point.

[PFT Commenter]

Which is really smart.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's really smart, what you said.

[Hank]

I agree.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

All right. Broncos at Bengals. This game actually means something.

[PFT Commenter]

Means a lot.

[Big Cat]

Means a lot. The Bengals though are probably. Because the Broncos have to lose out for the Bengals to have a chance. They also need the Colts in the and the Dolphins to drop a game. Now the Chiefs can rest everyone. It looks like that's not going to happen, but they're going to try to win this game, obviously. And Riley Moss should be back. Do you guys know? I. This was actually courtesy of our friend and future recurring guest because we have to have him on at some point. Ben, baby. The Cincinnati Bengals have not beaten a QB one this year.

[PFT Commenter]

I did not know that.

[Big Cat]

Yes. The QBs they have beaten are Andy Dalton, Mac Jones. Oh, I guess. Was it DeSean Deshaun Watson? I guess would be one of the QB ones. So one. Yeah. Well, so maybe it's not. Maybe it's not just QB1s. It's just really bad QBs because Andy Dalton, Mac Jones, Desean Watson, Gardner Minshew, Cooper Rush, Will Levis and DTR.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, so. So Will Levis is QB1.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it was QB1. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And Desean Watson was QB1. And there was another one that you.

[Big Cat]

Mentioned, Gardner I think was. So it's. I, I misquoted Ben baby. It's just, it's. Oh, sorry. Not beating a current QB1. So current QB1, which is fact. But also if you list all those QBs, they're terrible.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Pretty bad. I did notice the best one. Cooper Rush is the best quarterback.

[PFT Commenter]

I listen, you don't think about the Bengals that way because they do score such a load of points that you, you think, oh, it's not just. But their defense is just that bad where they. Yeah, they have to have a bad quarterback that they're going against if they have a chance of outscoring that person. I, I looked up the stats for, for Burrow and Chase and I did not realize that the Bengals, their quarterback leads the league in passing yards. Their wide receiver 1re leads the league in reception yards. And they also have the number one sack getter in the NFL this year on defense. And they still.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And they still suck because their pass rush as a whole is bad. Which yeah. Makes you think that Bonix might have a. Oh, Bonix is good game because Bonix basically has Bo Nix's good games when he has a clean pocket and then whenever he has a little bit of pressure it's oh, the Denver Broncos defense is good. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

We're going to figure out whether or not Luana Rumo has got a little bit of Greg Williams in him this week because with, with Mahomes being out, like would you be surprised if they hit Bo Nicks a little extra hard?

[Big Cat]

They hit my home. Yeah, they, they, I mean they have to figure out some way to get pressure on them because they can't get pressure. They're 20, 22nd in the league in pressure rate. So. Yeah, but I'm saying figure out something.

[PFT Commenter]

If they, if they also need the Broncos to lose the Chiefs next week.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

What would Greg Williams do? That's what I'm saying. Like we'll see how old school Anna Rumo is.

[Big Cat]

You don't think Zach Wilson could beat the Chiefs?

[PFT Commenter]

Well, it's gonna be Carson Wentz, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but Zach Wilson will be the Broncos backup. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Anybody can beat Carson Wentz.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, maybe. Yeah. Zach Wilson carrying the Broncos to the playoffs. Here's another crazy stat for you, Patrick Surtan. This Year has allowed a passer rating of 39.1 when targeted. A QB's passer rating would be higher if they threw it in the ground on each pass. 39.6. So do you. It's. It's smarter just to throw it into the ground than test. Patrick Surtan and Riley Moss should be back, which makes a huge difference because the Broncos defense without Riley Moss, they basically are because they don't have another corner.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, they're forcing us to learn the names of all the anonymous crush like John Gruden calls them up to what, three now?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, let's just chill at three. Yeah, three is good because you can.

[PFT Commenter]

Compliment to their defense. If you can't name any more than that and you just know that they're awesome.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

And you don't want to. I mean, anonymous crush is a great nickname. If we learn too many, you can't do that nickname anymore.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I had several anonymous crushes back in my day.

[Big Cat]

The. I want the Bengals in the playoffs. I don't think the Bengals are going.

[Paul Bissonette]

To make the playoffs.

[PFT Commenter]

It doesn't look good for them. I, I was hoping for the Steelers to do their part just because I feel like the playoffs will be that much more chaotic with the Bay. They might not win, but you know, you can circle that one. Be like that's gonna be a fun ass game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I wait, I gotta find it because our good friend Mike Florio go get his book. It might not be free anymore, but you should still buy it. He had one of the dumbest hypotheticals ever. Oh yeah, here it is. Ready? If you're the Chiefs, would you rather have the number one seed but the Bengals make the playoffs or the number two seed and the Bengals don't make the playoffs?

[PFT Commenter]

That's a very interesting hypothetical.

[Big Cat]

I think I'd rather have the buy and home field advantage and not worry about the Cincinnati Bengals who can't beat a good quarterback all year.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Would you rather play the Bills or the Ravens in round two or the Steelers or let's see. I guess it would be the Steelers. The Texans, round two.

[Big Cat]

Well, I guess, I guess his, his thought process was the Bengals would, would win their first round game. So then the Chiefs would have to play the Bengals in the, in the second round because the receipt.

[PFT Commenter]

I, I don't think that the Steelers would win refer a first round game. They would make an entertaining game. It would be very, very fun to watch. But like we've learned, we've seen enough. There's enough body of evidence out there. On the Bengals this year to know that they're. They're just not that good of a team overall. Their offense is electric, but their defense is so. So that it's beyond hope.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Here are the quarterbacks again. Andy Dalton, Mack Jones, desean Watson, Gardner Minshew. Cooper Rush, Will Levis, dtr. Literally. The Cooper Rush is, is. Is the one I would take out of all those.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I think. I think Cooper rush might be QB1.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he would be. Yeah, you're right. We. We started that debate last. People are having the discussion. Is Cooper Rush really the guy in. In Dallas? Not Dale. Me.

[PFT Commenter]

Big cat. I'm a results guy. Yeah, he's gotten.

[Big Cat]

He's got him playing hard. All right, next game. This is the Saturday night game, Cardinals at rams. Rams -6 and a half over under 48. The only note I have from this is the Cardinals are dead. The Rams are. Are look like they're going to be in the playoffs. They. They control their own destiny. I would like to just say to Jonathan Gannon. Shots. Explosives. Pew, pew, pew. Treat this game how it should be treated. Treat it like a bowl game. Not like Pat Narduzzi, all time coward move by him in the whatever bowl that was, Toledo versus Pittsburgh. Treat it like a bowl game where you have nothing to lose and do. Just empty the clip. You know, get Trey McBride a touchdown, do trick plays, go for it on fourth down, fake punts, just empty the clip. Like just let. Let them just be loose and just go nuts. I just want to see a coach do that once. Just. Just fucking go crazy. Jeff Ulbricht did it, but he did it in the most, like, boring way ever, where the. The jets scored nine points in. In an entire game and never punted. I wanted to. Kyler Murray's the perfect guy to just empty the clip and do a bunch of.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I'd like to see that. You remember what happened week two of these teams. It feels like it was forever ago. Week 2, the Cardinals won 41 to 10 against the Rams, which seems, yes, absolutely insane right now, but the Rams did not have Puka in that game. And Puka, I feel like Puka's a wide receiver that like gives. I don't know what his. What his war is, like, how many wins he adds just by starting. But I feel like it's a lot because I feel like everybody in the secondary is thinking like, where's Puka all the time.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And he's obviously a dynamic pass catcher and great running with ball, so it's gonna be A different game. I, I feel like it's gonna be a pumping. But I do agree with you that you don't have anything to lose. Like the, the Cardinals fans are pissed off right now because of the collapse that we've seen the second half of the season. Like at least give them, give them something exciting. Give them, give them a team that does not give a fuck that will let their balls hang a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Right. And it's not like there are a lot of teams that have nothing to play for, but there's a lot of those teams don't even have the ability to do the fuck shit I'm talking about. Like the Saints don't have anything to play for. They're not going to be able to do anything crazy with Spencer Rattler. The Cardinals still have an offense that could go crazy in nuclear. Just do it. Just like whatever crazy play you've always dreamed up that you're like, nah, we can't try that. It's too nuts. Do that play on Saturday night. Do it. Just go nuts.

[PFT Commenter]

They're not going to have James Connor though, I don't think. Right?

[Big Cat]

No, I don't think so.

[PFT Commenter]

But still it might even be down to their third string running back get.

[Big Cat]

Trey McBride five touchdowns so that his, his season looks like he had a really like good season, touchdown wise.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, they, they tried to last game. They drew something up for him in the first half. Didn't work out, but yeah, just it. Okay, so either do all the, all the Pew, Pew, Pew exclusives. Don't Let anybody named McVeigh hear that or you just make the entire game plan feed the ball. Trey McBride.

[Big Cat]

Yes. Yeah, that's one or the other. Because listen, it's a Saturday night game. We're all going to be watching. The Cardinals have nothing to play for. Let us, let us enjoy something crazy. Give it to us. I'm asking you. Cardinals.

[PFT Commenter]

We, we deserve it. Saturday Night Football.

[Big Cat]

Jonathan Gannon. I will, I will forever have loyalty towards you and never say a bad word against you ever again. If you go for it on at least three fourth downs and there's at least three trick plays in this game, that's what I'm, I, you, you get. You get full pardon my take immunity for life. That's it. We'll like, we'll never say a bad word against him.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe even Citizen of the Year.

[Big Cat]

Citizen of the year. It's, it's, it's up there. Okay. Sunday jets at bills. Bills minus 9 and a half over unders 46 and a half now the bills don't have anything to play for, but they kind of do. They have to still get the two seed. They have to win one more game out of last two. I don't know if you saw but Josh Allen, he had a quote last week, I believe it was maybe after the Patriots game where he essentially was like, we're in this, like, weird zone where we know we're not going to get the one seed, but we so we don't want to show too many things. So he basically was admitting that the game plan is probably going to be a little vanilla. And this game, I don't even know what's I like. The jets have a million injuries. Aaron Rodgers knees hurt. So I don't even know what we're going to get out of the Jets. I, I, I, I don't really have any thoughts other than I'd probably take the under. That's it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. I don't want to speak too much because Brick's definitely listening right now.

[Big Cat]

Also.

[PFT Commenter]

Shout out, Brick. Shout out gave you more responsibility last week. Let's get to work, buddy. I, I think that the Bills definitely do have. They're, they're going to try to play vanilla unless it's close and then they will they because they have to get the two seed.

[Big Cat]

They have.

[PFT Commenter]

And ideally you would like to be able to use next week to rest up.

[Big Cat]

Correct.

[PFT Commenter]

So this is, this is a game where I wouldn't mind seeing them open up the playbook a little bit if it's even remotely close, just so that they can make sure that they don't have anything to worry about going next week.

[Big Cat]

Also, shout out Jack. We always forget Jack. Jack Bricks try to, you know, outshine you. You're actually the real gm. We, we stand with Jack. You just say the word and we'll, we'll go against Brick and be team Jack, but we're not trying to divide them.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait, so his name is Jack Johnson?

[Big Cat]

I'm pretty sure. Right? I think we looked it up. Brick and Jack.

[PFT Commenter]

That's amazing.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Memes thoughts on this game?

[PFT Commenter]

This game I thought was going to.

[Big Cat]

Be good, but I checked. The weather is going to rain, so it's going to be bad.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. Who does the rain favor?

[Big Cat]

Memes. The rain favors the Bills. Jets can't play in the rain. The Bill's defense has been playing bad. Jets offense is electric. So it would have been over city but now it's going to rain. So now it's under overseas.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Nine points last week.

[Big Cat]

It was windy.

[PFT Commenter]

It was windy. And also that first drive.

[Big Cat]

And the first drive was sick. Yeah, yeah, first drive was so sick. But Joe Brady, smart. So they're probably just gonna run for 300 yards. Yeah, I feel like that's exactly what's going to happen. And it's not even going to be James Cook. It's going to be Ty Johnson or whoever and just like run it down their throat. We might even see some Mitch.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Memes, do you think that when this game kicks off, are you going to be rooting for the Jets?

[Big Cat]

I'm rooting for no injuries. Okay. Okay. No more injuries for rooting for health. Olu got hurt last week. I just want no more injuries for people for next year. I. Can I say something real quick? I agree with you. No more injuries for next year. But I'm of the mindset that next year is so far away that no injury matters. Like, I like even. I mean, Tank Dell, like, it came out in his, his rehab. He might miss all of next year, but in my head I'm like, no, no, he'll be fine. Because I just can't even comprehend next year yet. You know what I mean?

[PFT Commenter]

A 12 year recovery. Yeah, yeah. Or 12 month recovery. That doesn't it. That's not a football number.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, exactly, exactly.

[PFT Commenter]

Even now we're kind of seeing like what happened with Adrian Peterson's knee. Now that's happening with guys that tear their Achilles where it's like, oh, they can be back in eight months.

[Big Cat]

Whose dog is barking? That's Memes. No, that is.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I thought Memes.

[PFT Commenter]

Blake's mad at me. I farted on Blake by accident on the couch earlier and he, he stood up and he barked at me and he left the couch and went and laid down. He won't even look at me now. Sorry, I didn't mean to. I was on airport code.

[Big Cat]

Pro code. Okay, Memes. So Memes official statement on this game is he thought it would be electric and then it's gonna rain, so. It won't. Yeah, no, it'll stay. Okay, great.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm gonna go talk to Blake real quick.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay.

[Paul Bissonette]

Memes.

[Big Cat]

I started watching the Aaron Rodgers documentary.

[PFT Commenter]

How do you like it?

[Big Cat]

I don't like it. But that's not like. I think it's well done. It's just. I don't. I mean, I, I just. When he. It. I'm still in the packers stuff, so it's like I still hate it. You know what I mean? Like, it's just him telling his side. Yeah, no, I, I like that part I mean, he's an interesting guy. Yeah, he's an interesting guy. I just, I don't care for Aaron Rodgers highlights in a Packers uniform. It's not my cup of tea. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Raiders at saints. Saints plus one over under 38. The only note I have in this game is I feel like there's a chance the Saints might win because, and this is. No, there's no insider information. I don't have any insider information on the Saints. I feel like Darren Rizzy probably cried in front of the boys after the shutout.

[PFT Commenter]

I think he got embarrassed.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. And he cried.

[PFT Commenter]

I would have liked to see him take it out a little bit on the floor after Monday night, like give him, you know, one of the drive by handshakes or like yell something at him. It seemed very Undarren Rizzy, like that. He didn't say anything during that. Like, you're an interim coach, dude. What do you have to lose? Like, just, just lay into him. You got embarrassed on Monday night. The fact that he didn't do that. He bottled that up.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So he either took it out on the team or on his family. And I, he might be looking for a little retribution, but I just think that, I don't know, there's something about the Raiders where they are like, anti tanking. They, Yeah, I feel like they are trying to win as hard as they can every single game. They're preparing like it's their super bowl every week. Even though ultimately they would, they would much rather lose.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, no, they, they said they, like, Antonio Pierce was like, I mean, he's coaching for his job, so. Well, his job is to coach. But he, he, he was like, yeah, I don't care about the, the number one pick. They did so much damage to their future by winning last week and if they win this game, it's going to be even more damage. But yeah, I, I, there's something in my head that I'm just like, I can, I can close my eyes and see it. Like, Darren Rizzi got in front of the team probably Wednesday morning and he cried and he just cried. And the guys are like, man, I can't believe we made coach cry. And they were manly tears. Just so we're clear, they weren't like whimpering tears. They were manly tears. Like, I love football so much and what happened on Monday night, like, you know, hurt me to my core. So I, I just, I think they're, I guess it wouldn't have been Wednesday, would have been Thursday because Wednesday was Christmas date. They I think the Saints might come out hot because of the cry.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Also the seven fishes probably did something to him this week. Yeah. Maybe Antonio Pierce is just Tom Brady over one last time. Maybe that's why he's winning these games.

[Big Cat]

That's true. Okay, Colts at Giants. Giants plus seven and a half over under is 40. Colts are still alive. They need the Broncos to lose out as well. Everyone's hoping the Broncos lose out. We are on Tebow watch for Anthony Richardson, which we mentioned on Sunday. He's at 47.7 completion percentage. Tebow finished an entire season at 46.5. This is a game that's just gonna stink. This is gonna be one of those. I don't even know the weather. Maybe it won't. Maybe it will be rainy, but it just feels like a. You always mention it. Pft. Sun shining so bright at MetLife Stadium and this game's gonna suck.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. The sun shining bright as and the temperature being like 25 degrees. One of those late December games. That's just very, very depressing to watch. I'm pulling up the weather right now. Sun. Oh no. It's going to be rainy. It's going to be rainy and like in the 50s and 40s there.

[Big Cat]

So that's.

[PFT Commenter]

That is going to suck. That's. This is going to be a bad game. This is going to be. This is going to be a really bad game. They should not televise this game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Give us the updates. And if Anthony Richardson throws or runs like a 50 yard run or a 50 yard bomb, then like, give us a live look at that Scott Hansen. But yeah, this is. It's going to be stinky. They do have a lot to play for. But did I hear that Anthony Richardson might not play?

[Big Cat]

Joe Flacco was getting some reps, so.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay, well, that's what I'm rooting for.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I mean, Joe Flacco coming in would be awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe they know that Anthony Richardson's on Tebow watch. So they're like, let's not give. Let's not leave this up to chance. Let's just get old Joe Flacco in there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it would be nice. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

That's why they executed him, because he can play in the rain.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And you got. You. You basically were like, all right, Anthony Richardson. Like, we. You got. You cleared it. You went 7 for 11 last week. We don't have to do the Tebow thing. Let's just get Joe Flacco in and we'll finish off the season.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, there.

[Big Cat]

This is Like, I know that week 17 and 18 are always kind of tough, but there are just so many bad teams this year that it's just. And I know the Colts are technically still alive, so I'm not even putting them in the bad team. Even though they kind of are a bad team. But like the Raiders and Saints, the Giants and Colts, like the, the Titans and Jaguars, some of these games, man, and we're going to watch them all and they're going to, they're going to outrate LeBron in his little league, his little basketball league.

[PFT Commenter]

No, their ratings are up 84% in the NBA. Big Cat. You see that? Up 84% year over year. And they got smoked by like five times by the NFL.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. Cowboys at Eagles. Eagles minus seven over under 38 and a half. Max will be there. Max. I saw the saddest tweet of all time earlier today, I believe, although I think it's been updated. This is what it was said. With Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett banged up, former Eagles QB Ian Book paid the team a visit today. That is gun in the mouth stuff.

[Memes]

Yeah. Gotta get healthy. There's nothing else really to say. Quarterback room is not looking great. Tanner McKee. Tanner McKee is underrated ball player though. I, I wouldn't hate to see Tanner McKee get a shot out there.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I, I think I'm afraid of Tanner McKee just based on the fact that all the guy I'm always terrified of like a third string quarterback that the hometown absolutely loves and Tanner McKee seems like that guy.

[Memes]

Also Pug loves Tanner McKee and he's been, he's been hiding himself from this zoom this entire time. And I said Tanner McKee. He went off of. Off of hiding himself, gave me a fierce nod and then went right back to hiding himself.

[PFT Commenter]

All right. Hey, can you give us the counting report on Tanner McKee? He's been the Eagles third string.

[Memes]

He lights it up every preseason and he's just the best kept secret in the NFL.

[Big Cat]

He played at Stanford. He looked like if you pull him up, he just looks like a guy who should be doing your taxes. It is not a foot. He looks like the nicest. Like he is the number one like guy who you want to date your daughter because he's, he's just gonna like you get him like a Peter Millar shirt.

[Hank]

He's got 100Q zips.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

He's a baller though. Always. Tanner McKee will always put a coaster down before putting a drink on on a wooden table. Always.

[Memes]

I'm a fan of Tanner McKee.

[Big Cat]

Tanner? Why? Why?

[Paul Bissonette]

Why?

[Big Cat]

Just from preseason?

[Memes]

Yeah. No, he looks. He throws a nice spiral.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Throws a nice spiral.

[Hank]

He beat cancer, stud.

[Memes]

That's huge.

[PFT Commenter]

Max, where do you stand on. On the latest Nick Sirianni on the field incident where he had to be separated from Zach Ertz by Big Dom?

[Hank]

Good question.

[Memes]

Passionate guy. Passionate guy, Fiery guy, fights for his team.

[PFT Commenter]

You like it? You like that stuff?

[Memes]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I feel bad at this point because it's like Nick Siri is, like, throwing off at people and then he has to have the Rock come in and pick him up and escort him away.

[Big Cat]

The. Since. Since I mentioned a bad Florio tweet, I'll give him credit for a good one. He said Nick Sirianni gives him the vibes of a Eagles fan that won a contest to coach the team. And that is exactly right. Him getting in a fight with Zach Ertz and Big Dom, having to break it up. What are we talking about?

[PFT Commenter]

At some point, Big Dom has to be like, Jesus Christ, I gotta. I gotta go manage this guy's emotions again.

[Big Cat]

Big Tom has the hardest job in the world. He literally just is living the meme where it's like, Big Guy goes out to bar and the little friend always gets into that. The Big Guy has to get him out of. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know what you want me.

[Memes]

To say, but I will say, if.

[Big Cat]

We'Re talking about we're defending Big Dick, shouldn't he be giving?

[Hank]

Like, isn't Zachary a Eagles legend? Like, is there no respect?

[Big Cat]

Why don't you worry about your basketball.

[Memes]

Team over there, all right, buddy?

[Hank]

I'm just asking questions.

[Big Cat]

Oh. Seems like.

[PFT Commenter]

I think what Hank is trying to say is that we love Big Dom so much that at one point, does it become a distraction for Big Dom, where now his full time job is just have a leash on Nick Sirianni?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Memes]

He also had to walk CJ Gardner Johnson to the. To the locker room the other day. So that was. That was.

[Paul Bissonette]

That was.

[Big Cat]

He looked awesome. He looked awesome. He did.

[Memes]

He looked awesome.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I just don't like.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, the Eagles should be very thankful for Big Dom. Like, Big Dom say what you want about, he earns his paycheck. We can imagine what the Eagles would be like without him.

[Big Cat]

Also, he's kind of Big Dom's relationship with Nick Sirianni, he's kind of proving that the old saying, there are no bad dogs, only bad dog owners is wrong because, like, Nick Sirani is a bad dog. Big Dom's not doing anything bad as his dog owner. We love Big Dom. Yeah, he's getting in a fight with Zach Ertz. What are we talking about? Good to know.

[Paul Bissonette]

That's how you treat your.

[Hank]

Your champions, your former champions come into Philly and get. Trying to beat up by their coach.

[Big Cat]

He tried to beat him up, Max.

[Memes]

Yeah, he tried to kick him up. Sometimes, you know, Italians just their words get. Get misconstrued by the other guy when he's just trying to have a conversation.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, that's not what I heard. I didn't hear that it was misconstrued. Also, put some respect on Julie Ertz's husband's name. That's a goddamn national hero. What I heard was that Nick Sirianni initiated a Zoom call with Zach Ertz where he apologized to him via Zoom.

[Big Cat]

Oh, if you have to zoom, call someone to apologize, you did something up.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, not even FaceTime. He sent him an email invite for the apology.

[Memes]

Sometimes family members fight. It's Christmas.

[Big Cat]

It is Christmas. All right. I. I feel like the Cowboys are live in this game even though CD Lamb is out for the rest of the year. So that's. That's their one awesome player on offense, but Cooper Rush might be their second awesome player on offense.

[PFT Commenter]

Cooper Rush might be awesome. Dowdle is close to a thousand yards, I think, which is pretty cool for him, I guess.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And then there are other wide receivers who's the guy that they. That they got. That they traded for with the Panthers when they were going all in this trade deadline.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So. So now they got Mingo and Flournoy. Dave Flournoy is a playing receiver for them.

[Big Cat]

That's going to be sick. Are you now, Max, you have nothing to play for, right? Like, there's nothing. Just. Just get healthy. I mean, I guess Saquon. Saquon yards is what you're playing for, but, like, you're going to this game. Are you. You always want to beat the. The Cowboys, but are you like, there's nothing to play for, Right?

[Memes]

Technically, we're still playing for the NFC east, but we would just have to win one out of. Out of the next two games.

[Big Cat]

Wait, what? You could. You could not win the NFC East.

[PFT Commenter]

They're gonna win the NFC east, but they could not. If they lose the Cowboys and Giants.

[Memes]

The Giant. If the Giant. If the Giants won next week, it would. It would ruin their franchise.

[Big Cat]

Did you yet. Shefty actually had that as a. As a little wind horse moment on NFL Countdown. He's like, watch out for The Eagles, week 18. They're going to try to throw that game so the Giants don't get the 1 pick and the Giants stay in the cellar.

[PFT Commenter]

See, I. I don't know that Sirianni is capable of pulling off that type of mastermind. I think Sirianni is more likely to just give saquon the ball 40 times.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And have him try to get the record against the Giants.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Memes]

Did you also see Shefty got community noted yesterday?

[Big Cat]

Oh, no. For what?

[Memes]

He reported Jalen Hurts did not practice today when none of the Eagles practiced yesterday on Christmas.

[Big Cat]

Oh, but wait. So he was right though.

[Memes]

Correct. But he still got community noted.

[PFT Commenter]

Jalen Hurts missed. He did not practice on Wednesday.

[Big Cat]

I didn't practice either. Could have added me in there.

[Memes]

Yep. Neither did I. Wow.

[Big Cat]

So you think you just own Shefty and really, like community notes just proved it was wrong.

[Memes]

I don't know what you own. I didn't own anything. I just told you what happened. And what.

[Big Cat]

Sounds like you were the one who did the community notes. Yeah, you. You filled out the community notes.

[PFT Commenter]

What I heard is that that Jalen Hurts was absent from the team facility on the day when Ian Book paid them a visit, which is actually good move by Jalen Hurts.

[Big Cat]

I saw. I saw a report that Ian Book was seen in the parking lot dapping up A.J. brown.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, they're great friends.

[Memes]

Good. I love everyone in the locker room. I would like everyone in my locker room to be dapping each other up.

[Big Cat]

No.

[PFT Commenter]

Max, as an Eagles fan, you gotta. You still gotta hope that you destroy the Cowboys.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You gotta beat them. Of course.

[Memes]

Always embarrass. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Especially with you in. In person. Okay, next up, Panthers at Bucks. Bucks minus eight over under 40. Eight and a half. Did you guys see that Xavier Leggette brought leftover raccoon to the locker room from Christmas Day. That rocked.

[PFT Commenter]

Nice guy. What a good dude. I love Xavier Leggette. I wish he had caught that pass against Max. But besides that. Awesome, dude.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I also. I think the Panthers are live in this game. I think they're just full on. Like, the Panthers and the Cowboys are the two teams that stink, but are playing actually good ball in the last month and feels like they're just ready to play. Spoiler. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

If there's a team that starts out the season and they sucked or playoff chances are over in, like, October, but then they get hot at the end of the year, that's actually a team that will. They'll have a ton to play for. Even Though they don't have any playoff hopes or aspirations. Like, they've turned something around. So they are trying. There's going to be a lot of guys that will probably be back next year for the Panthers, and so they are actually like, they're looking at this as a preseason for next year. So. I like the pants. I like the Panthers in the points. I don't know if I like them moneylined against the Bucks, but I feel like that's a lot of points for this team.

[Big Cat]

A lot of points.

[PFT Commenter]

They're factoring in weeks like 1 through 8 in this spread. I think a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And Bucks figure it out. We want. I want to see the Bucks in the playoffs. Like, I, I. No offense to the Falcons. I would like to see the Bucks in the playoffs. That's a personal choice of mine. I want to see Baker in the playoffs.

[PFT Commenter]

We'll see Bucky in the playoffs.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. Titans of Jaguars. Jaguars minus one over under 39 and a half. Do you guys have any New Year's resolutions?

[PFT Commenter]

I do. I've got. I've got a couple New Year's resolutions.

[Big Cat]

Okay, lay them on me.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm going to drink more water again this year. I'm going to get a six pack by the summer.

[Big Cat]

Six pack. Summer.

[PFT Commenter]

And I'm gonna spin. I'm gonna get a couple new planes and. And hit the flight simulator backup now that I've got the virtual reality. 360.

[Big Cat]

Hell yes.

[Paul Bissonette]

Hell yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

I have two.

[Big Cat]

Oh, let me hear them get a physical. Okay.

[Hank]

Go to the dentist.

[Big Cat]

Okay, that's good. That's. She. Yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Hank]

Months.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait. Having. Having a. A New Year's resolution be go to the dentist. That's something that you should do every year. That wasn't the question. It's literally every 12 months, right?

[Big Cat]

It's every. Every six months.

[PFT Commenter]

My actual resolution is to get my drive about like, 15 yards longer so that Hank will owe me more money.

[Big Cat]

I love that. I love that. Yeah. Tune into the. The last episode of the Doc. It's out. Go watch it. All right. My. My New Year's resolution is there's a. There's a dive bar or like, maybe, I don't know, like three blocks from my house that I, I want to try to become a regular at. Now I don't really have time to go to the bar, but I'm thinking if I can get there like six or seven times next year and just kind of really show face, it's my goal. That's my goal. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Maybe I'll bring you guys once. Maybe like.

[Hank]

Maybe become like a morning drinker.

[Big Cat]

Oh, just a couple pops before work.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's not too far from my son's school.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, there you go.

[Hank]

Stand out. Like, all the bartenders will know your name. Like, oh, that's. There comes Dan.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. He just dropped his son off at 7:45 in the morning.

[PFT Commenter]

Daddy needs to stop by the office real quick and do some paperwork before. Before he drops you off. That. It's a great move. Being a regular is. Is so fun.

[Big Cat]

I walk by it all the time. I'm like, damn, I really want to go there. So that's my goal. And now I crushed my goal last year. I looked at my Uber Eats app, and I ordered Blizzards 27 times last year. So pretty good. Pretty good. That's a lot. I said I was gonna eat more blizzards. I ate a whole shitload more blizzards. I think I had two the year before, so.

[PFT Commenter]

I like that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Anyone else? Anyone else? Got New Year's resolutions for the Titans Jaguars preview? Yep.

[Memes]

I got two. I would like to lose a lot of weight, also learn how to make bread. So those two things aren't going to go super, super hand in hand, but I'm pretty confident that I'm going to be able to do at least one of those. And I think it's going to be.

[Big Cat]

The bread you've been talking about for a while.

[Memes]

Well, no. Well, I brought it up to Chef Donnie a couple months ago, and now he. He got super excited, and he. He's, like, trying to get it sold, and we're trying to do a series out of it, but me and Donnie will be the bread Boys in 2025. And I'm going to learn how to make bread, but I'm also going to lose weight.

[Big Cat]

Learn weight? Yeah. Lose weight. Lose weight.

[Memes]

I'm gonna learn weight and. And lose bread.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

You didn't. You didn't say that you were gonna eat more bread. You were. You're gonna make it for other people.

[Memes]

True. But, you know, part of, like, trial and error is like, you gotta taste it at least some of the bread.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, but, I mean, this is like, just the next step for Max's Deli at work. You got to.

[Memes]

I know. It's all part of it.

[Big Cat]

Bread. Max. What about. What about when people say, don't trust a skinny chef? How can I get bread from a skinny Max?

[Memes]

No, see, here's the thing. I think that I could still lose 30 pounds, but also be fat. So that's, that's where I would like to get to. I want to get to a point where I lose weight but am still fat.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I, I, I think I've lost, like, £15. And I'm. If you, if I typed it into the obesity thing, I'm still obese.

[Memes]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Big Cat]

By the way, I forgot. I'm also going to read a book. I haven't read a book in a decade. I'm gonna read a book.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, does this count?

[Big Cat]

No. Read with my two eyes. It might take me the entire year. I'm going to do it. I feel it. This is the year I'm gonna read a book.

[Hank]

It can't be a movie, though.

[PFT Commenter]

You should read the Art of War.

[Big Cat]

Can I read? All right. If it can't be a movie, can I read a Michael Lewis book knowing that eventually it will be a movie?

[Hank]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Okay. All right, cool.

[Memes]

You just want to tell people you read the. That the book was bad.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's, that's why I've read, like, every Michael Lewis book, because they always become movies. And I could be like, oh, yeah, I have Moneyball. Read that Big short. Know it. All right. Memes. Any, Any New Year's resolutions. I'm gonna go to a doctor.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't.

[Big Cat]

I don't know which one, but I'm gonna go to a doctor, and I'm gonna get at least two more TVs. Okay. I like that. Yes. Yes. The boys are up. Boys are up. All right, Shane, anything? I think I wanna try an apple.

[PFT Commenter]

Trying to try an apple.

[Big Cat]

Try some fruit. I think I want to go to Italy this year. So hit up duolingo.

[PFT Commenter]

Get a nice dual lingo streak going.

[Big Cat]

Oh. Oh, yeah. You're gonna bring back. You're gonna bring back a bride, aren't you?

[Hank]

Shane's gonna have a kid.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah, you are. You're gonna have a kid. Yes. I love it. I love it. Shane's gonna be walking in and being like, hey, I. I need. Can you. Can you talk to HR I have an Italian wife and child now I have to put on. On health insurance. Like, what? Dude, you went there for three days.

[PFT Commenter]

We got to get you one of those. You know how the NFL coaches wear the. The shirts and the hats with the flags on? We got to get you a Chargers Italy sweatshirt.

[Big Cat]

Yes, yes, yes. And a little one, A toddler one for your kid. All right, Pug. Last one.

[PFT Commenter]

Say, play more NFL Blitz. For sure. Okay.

[Memes]

Once a day.

[PFT Commenter]

Because I play like Sometimes every other day. But I gotta stay committed if I want to be good and cook for myself more.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. Look, this is. We might have the best year of this podcast with all these New Year's resolutions.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, we're gonna be sitting pretty.

[Big Cat]

We're gonna be. Be. I mean, we're gonna get Max Skinny Bread making Shane and his Italian kid memes. All he has to do is go to. To Target once.

[PFT Commenter]

Get your blood pressure checked in a Target that's kind of a doctor.

[Big Cat]

Go to Walmart, get your blood pressure tested, get your two TVs, boom, you're done. You're done. On January 1st, there really should be.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, a doctor's office for guys where in the same doctor's office they have the doctor, they've got your dentist, they've got, like, a secondary doctor that does, like, blood work and all that, and maybe like, a place for lunch.

[Big Cat]

One of my ideas that I pitched to Cuban is we got to figure out a way to get a dentist on a plane. So it's like, you know, you ha. You. You know, you're stuck on a plane. You know, travel sucks. Just have a dentist do your teeth. Then it's a little bit turbulence. I haven't been able to figure that part out. But everything else makes sense. Like, why aren't we doing more of the. The shitty things we have to do in life on planes? Like, imagine getting on a flight and being like, yeah, this is actually the accountant's flight. They're just going to do everyone's taxes coast to coast.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it's not a bad idea. They've already got the. The oxygen mask, things that come down. Just put nitrous in there, knock it out on the plane.

[Big Cat]

Right. Any. Any shitty thing you have to do. Like, imagine if you have to get, like, oh, yeah, you got to get divorced. Oh, okay. Get on this flight to Hawaii. By the time you land, we'll have you divorced. And then you're in Hawaii single.

[PFT Commenter]

There should be an airline that has, like, professors that are the. The stewards and the stewardesses, and they just teach you, like a college class. If you fly on there, like six times.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And you get. Yeah, you can get a diploma.

[Hank]

Pass the bar.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, pass the bar.

[PFT Commenter]

Or teach you Italian On. On. If you take four plane flights.

[Big Cat]

Teach you how to Italian. Yeah, just. Just, like, figure out a way. Traveling sucks. Planes suck. Figure out a way to double it up. All right, that was our Titans Jaguars preview. Dolphins at Browns. Browns plus six and a half over. Under 39 and a half I don't. I mean, this is DTR. I'm gonna bet against DTR if he plays, if he starts. I know he's got, like, maybe a calf injury, but I'm. I'm. I'm a. I have faded dtr, I think, in every single one of his starts in the NFL, and I'm going to continue to do so.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I read. I read one update from him where I think his direct quote was like, I've got a sore little calf. That didn't really give me a lot of inspiration. So we're probably not going to get Jameis even if we don't get dtr, right, because his shoulder's still banged up. But, yeah, I saw. I saw Jameis eating chicken wings online this week, and the man just. He. He just needs to be in front of a camera at all times. That's. That's my only note here. This is going to be a poopy game. Dolphins, I guess, still entertaining at times, but.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, Bish, I don't even know. Like, they don't even do the, like, crazy explosives anymore. So, yeah, it's gonna be bad game. All right, here's a good game. Packers of Vikings. Vikings plus one over under 48 and a half. This game's gonna rock. They flex this game to the afternoon. The Green Bay Packers. This is a hurtful stat for myself and anyone who hates the Packers. They have now made the playoffs 13 of the last 16 years, which is the most in the NFL in that timeframe. They also, obviously were the first team to pitch a shutout against the Saints on Monday Night Football. Yeah, I mean, the Vikings are going for the one seed. The. Have you seen pft? The discourse? This is like NFC north fans are now doing the, like, hey, we got to change the rules, because it's not.

[PFT Commenter]

Fair that the packers are going to.

[Big Cat]

Have to go on the road. It's like, come on, guys. Like, the whole point is divisions should matter. That that's the fun of it. Like, if we get rid of divisions and it's just the four best records, divisions won't matter anymore.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. And we do have divisions for a reason, because it's good for the game to have rivals that you play every single year, year in and year out. It's not like they're playing an unbalanced schedule or anything. Right. And, yeah, it will suck for the Vikings if they end up being, like, a great, great, you know, wild card team and get that first wild card spot. That's going to suck to have to go on the road, but I mean, that's. Such is life.

[Big Cat]

So, yeah, for both of them, it would suck. I mean, for the packers and the Vikings, they're going to have. No matter what, they're going to both have more wins than the team they play in the first round because they will be slotted into the. You know, obviously the Lions can also get one of those spots, but two out of the three NFC north teams will be the fifth or the sixth seed and they're going to have to play against a team that did not win as many games then. But that's. That's just what how it works. And I kind of like how it works because divisions matter.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Two good quarterbacks, very good quarterbacks in this game. I saw a stat that they're both. I think they're two of the top three quarterbacks against man to man so far this year. And they are two of the five worst, I believe, against zone this year. So the Vikings, I know they do a lot of zone blitzing and like that. I don't know if they'll be able to get into it, but I feel like Jordan Love does better when he's off his back foot anyway, so I'm truly. I'm just like excited to watch this game. It's going to be. This is going to be a playoff game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, this is going to be a great, great game. And like you said, the Vikings, they. They're still going for that one seed. They play the Lions Week 18 and the Packers, I guess you're rooting for the Vikings PFD because you can still jump the packers, right?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it's still possible that we could jump the packers, but then you start getting into. There's a lot of other stuff that has to shake out too. So we could jump the packers and get that. Get that six seed, I believe. But then you'd be looking at maybe playing at the Rams in the first round, which is not really. There's no good place to play in the first round. I guess if I had to draw it up, I would want to go to Philadelphia and beat the out of Max. So that's what I'm hoping for.

[Big Cat]

And Max said he'd do it with Kenny. Yeah, he said beat you with Kenny. He said he actually doesn't want Jaylen Hurts to start. He wants to beat you with Kenny.

[PFT Commenter]

Listen, I. I would love.

[Big Cat]

Tanner McKee. You what you know about Tanner McKee? All right, last game, Falcons and Commanders. PFT. Commanders minus four over. Under 47 and a half. Oh, man. The Bears fourth and one and they just, they're so bad. I'm sorry America. PFT thoughts on this?

[Hank]

They didn't get it. You're ahead of me.

[Big Cat]

No, they got a false start.

[Hank]

Oh my God.

[PFT Commenter]

I am, I am bummed out. I'm bummed out that we're not going to get Kirk Cousins.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I had mentally prepared myself to. To face Kirk Cousins at home. I don't know what we're going to get with Pennix. I don't think anybody really knows. We had like a little bit of a clue last week but not really. So it's kind of like the unknown that we're going into. I I think I like the commanders they've been their offense played pretty well last week against a really, really good Eagles defense kind of embarrassed them in the fourth quarter But I am always afraid to see the commanders in prime time. Oh and I always will be. There's those scars run very very deep where it's just like I'm. I'm always thinking in the back of my head this is about to be the most embarrassing thing ever. But I don't know I. I don't know that I truly believe in Michael Pennant. How can you after one week so there's a chance that he goes out there and just lights us up because our defense not that great. We've been playing a little bit better with lad more I actually went back and watched the tape grinded some all 22 on Lattimore. He didn't play that bad. He had some good plays. He played much much better than you.

[Big Cat]

Ground you you did the all 22 on Lattimore.

[PFT Commenter]

I did the all 22 on Lattimore. He was getting worked he. He had a couple pbus again if you're.

[Big Cat]

You're all 22 is I feel like.

[Hank]

Broken he was getting destroyed.

[PFT Commenter]

If you watch ball if you want you're exposing yourselves as non ball knowers right now because pass interference penalties not always a bad thing for cornerbacks. It means that they were in position to make a play.

[Big Cat]

Oh my God. Bears picked it up. Bears might win this game.

[Hank]

Needed.

[Big Cat]

Sorry we already talked about this. Go pft continue on. You're also ahead of me some Marshon Latimore. All right. Also also known as listening to you.

[Memes]

Because you sound like an idiot but continue oh here we go.

[PFT Commenter]

Max, you don't know ball Max. You don't talk to somebody that watches ball for a living. They'll tell you that that pass interference penalty is not always that bad.

[Memes]

Keep coping.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah but that one drive when he.

[Hank]

Basically gave up 107 yards of pass interference. That was bad, by the way, about.

[PFT Commenter]

That on, on Monday. And I said how bad that was. And then, and then Max said, well, first of all, you got to say that Jane Daniels threw two interceptions in addition to his five touchdowns. First you have to say that.

[Big Cat]

Well, I, I agree with you. Pft. It's kind of like the, you know, you like quarterbacks. Not all interceptions are bad. Like pass interference sometimes is not a bad play.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I mean, it gets penalized. But don't get me wrong, like, it's not good that he got called for pass interference, but it also means you can't get called for pass interference if you're five yards away from a guy like Emmanuel Forbes used to be.

[Big Cat]

And there's times when you actually getting called for pass interference is good because you would have given up a touchdown easily.

[Paul Bissonette]

Right?

[Memes]

That is not good if you were going to give up a touchdown. That is bad.

[Big Cat]

That is bad. But that's good to then get a pass interference instead of a touchdown.

[Memes]

Right now we have a Bears fan arguing that interceptions are good for quarterback and a. And a Washington fan arguing that pass interferences are good for corners. That's just what's going on.

[Big Cat]

Kale Williams doesn't throw interceptions, so I actually wouldn't mind if he threw a couple more. So I stand by what I said.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I seriously do. I stand by it.

[PFT Commenter]

And I stand by what I said too. Max. I think it. Okay, it sounds stupid and it probably is stupid to a certain. But if you talk to ball knowers, real ones out there, they'll be like, yeah, that's a bad stat to. To ding a cornerback for. Also, now is probably a good time to mention that Marshawn Lattimore might not even play this week.

[Big Cat]

Oh, no. What happened?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, he's got a lot. He's dealing with everyone's deal with something this time of year. His hamstrings. He was great.

[Big Cat]

Okay. All right. So you're worried about this game?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I'm worried because I think there might be like a post Cousins bump.

[Big Cat]

I fear the unknown. It's the fear of the unknown.

[PFT Commenter]

And I feel like the, the Falcon skill players, when they're not like deflecting passes that get intercepted and returned for six points. They're probably pretty excited to have somebody that can throw the ball and hit somebody outside the numbers.

[Big Cat]

It's also, you guys went through like that. That game was, I mean, it was an incredible game against the Eagles. Incredible. Win. Gutsy team. Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

But Jaden did throw two interceptions. Big Cat, that's true.

[Big Cat]

But he. But like, off of that divisional game that you didn't expect to win, there might be a little bit of a letdown. I don't know. I'm just, I, I like the commanders of this game. I'm just, I'm just for, for fodder. That would be why I would like. If you want to get scared, you. There's things you could get scared about.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't think Dan Quinn's gonna let him get scared like that. I don't think he's gonna have him. He's gonna have him ready to play. But I, I'm not like supreme. We're not a great team right now. We're capable of doing great things and when everything works for us, we are a great team. But it's, it's nothing that you can count on. I can't bank on beating the Falcons, especially in prime time.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. Picks. What are those? Standings memes. I think we crushed the Week 17 preview. When you got to talk about every game. It's, it's, it's tough this time of year, but we did it. Hank 17 and a half points. Me and Big Cat 16. Pft. And Max 14. Hank just needs one win and he clinches. He doesn't have to do the punishment. Maximum amount of points for PST and Max is 18. We're not doing playoffs. Are we doing playoffs?

[Hank]

We didn't last year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's true. We didn't last well. Nobody, nobody was tied.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it's a regular, it's normally a regular season thing, right?

[Big Cat]

It is. All regular season. I just wanted to say that because it would piss Hank off because he'd be like, I had to do an hour. Stand up.

[PFT Commenter]

Up.

[Big Cat]

This is. You guys are trying to find a way for me to lose.

[Hank]

Well, this one doesn't even matter. It's like I, I, you know, I picked the bad ones to win.

[Big Cat]

You run away from winning. So, so basically it's a two way race and maybe a four way race.

[PFT Commenter]

It looks like it's gonna be me and Max.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, With Max. Okay, who's up first?

[PFT Commenter]

PFT's up first.

[Big Cat]

Okay. PFT.

[PFT Commenter]

I love that. I'm gonna go with the Eagles minus seven. I think they're gonna spank the Cowboys.

[Big Cat]

Ooh, spanking bank wonk. All right, I'll take the Panthers plus eight.

[Hank]

I will take the New York jets plus nine and a half.

[Big Cat]

Packers, Vikings over 48. I like that.

[Memes]

I am going to take the giants Colts under 40 and a half. That's a okay that you do that every time.

[Big Cat]

Max was in the cave last Sunday being like, you guys made sounds after my pick and I won. And we're like, dude, we make those sounds after every pick you've ever made. It's like, I didn't realize last week.

[PFT Commenter]

It'S a bad pick. Even if it wins, you should know that it's a bad pick.

[Big Cat]

You could be like, yeah, you could be like the Bill. You like Josh Allen to get one yard passing. And we'd be like, oh, gross, dude.

[PFT Commenter]

Also, Max, we all suck.

[Big Cat]

All right, what's your second pick?

[Memes]

But I suck the most. My second pick will be the Rams -6 and a half against the car.

[Big Cat]

After we just told Jonathan Gannon, do some dude.

[PFT Commenter]

The Cardinals beat him 41 to 10.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he wants immunity for life. Okay, who's up next? Memes? I'm gonna take the Lions minus three and a half. I like that pick. I think Dan Campbell like basically was like, yeah, we're not sitting anyone. We're were out for revenge.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's gonna be like that Cowboys game earlier, earlier in the year. Yeah. Yeah.

[Hank]

I'm gonna take one of the most slept on backup QBs to just go the off. Give me the eagles. Cowboys over 38 and a half. Tanner McKee.

[Big Cat]

Tanner McKee. Tanner Mckee going nuts. Okay, I am going to take. I have to do an over under and they all suck. Did anyone take the under in the Jets Bills? I will take the under and jets bills 46 and a half. Thinking maybe we get Mitch in the second half. Run out the clock. That'd be bad.

[Hank]

Mitch to Mac.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. Pft.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay, I'm going to take the over in Colts, Giants.

[Big Cat]

Oh. Head to head.

[PFT Commenter]

Head to head. I like that, Flaco.

[Big Cat]

I like that pick a lot.

[PFT Commenter]

This is Flacco. He loves the rain. He's a mudder.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay, we need a TD parlay brought to you by our friends at DraftKings. We need to win this TD parlay.

[Hank]

I'm out. I missed. I missed mine last week.

[Big Cat]

You did?

[Hank]

Yeah. Mike Evans.

[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

Okay. I've got Diami Brown.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Plus 370.

[Big Cat]

Whoa.

[PFT Commenter]

But I like them. They look for him in the red zone a lot.

[Big Cat]

That was decisive. We've. We were 2 for 2 on decisive picks.

[Memes]

Bijan will be the third pick. Decisive, wow.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Decisive. All right. Good picks, boys. Let's do fantasy Boys before we get to our interview with Paul Bissonette and then we'll wrap up with Fire Fest after that. Fantasy boys brought to you by body armor. Real hydration, real ingredients packed with electrolytes, vitamins and nothing artificial. Body armor sports drink has great tasting flavors like strawberry banana and blue raspberry. Not only do we hydrate with body armor, but some of the best athletes in the world do as well, like Christian McCaffrey, Joe Burrow, and Sabrina Ionescu. Get yours today at Walmart or local grocery store near you. Oy.

[Hank]

What's up, boys?

[Big Cat]

What's up?

[Hank]

What's up, Johnny Malisanti? John, My stadium this week is Inside voices. My niece is sleeping next door. I don't want to be screaming. I'm gonna use my inside voice.

[PFT Commenter]

Don't tell anybody. Keep your mouth shut. Don't sing.

[Big Cat]

Don't say a word.

[Hank]

My situm is red. 1. Worst Christmas movie I've ever seen. I don't know how they made so much money. Also, Caleb Williams said, I mean, just threw a interception. This team is horrible, dude.

[Big Cat]

I said I like my guys throw more interceptions. Yeah, I knew that was gonna happen.

[Hank]

When you said that.

[Big Cat]

Same with me. I knew it, too. They're a Joke. They're really bad.

[Hank]

My sleeper is mouth tape.

[Big Cat]

If you want to fall asleep, throw.

[Hank]

Some tape on your mouth. It helps you get a better night's sleep. It does a lot of wonders.

[PFT Commenter]

We taped up my friend Billy Bats's mouth one time. Worked real good.

[Memes]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Hey, what's up, dickheads? It's Leonardo Daboodi. DiCaprio. Daboodi. Full names. Remember them all? My starter.

[Big Cat]

I'm starting.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm starting seven fishes this week. What's your guys's favorite kind of fish? Mine's shrimp.

[Big Cat]

Mine's when anyone's swimming with them.

[Hank]

Calamari.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, you love the calamari. You love for appetizers and everything, My cinem is the Boston celtics. Boston Celtics suck, bro. They suck. What's going on in Boston right now? This team can't win a game. Bad, bad Basketball coach trying to fight guys at half court. What the is going on with these clowns?

[Hank]

You.

[Big Cat]

Whoa.

[PFT Commenter]

My sleeper is cheap flights to Hawaii from Chicago because you can get them for $0 if you just climb up into the landing gear and then you just kind of hold on and that you hope that you get there safe and sound, but you usually die.

[Big Cat]

So.

[PFT Commenter]

Rip to that guy.

[Big Cat]

Love that rip to that guy. Real great.

[PFT Commenter]

Happy guy died. My guy left Chicago, and he was like, I want to go to Maui. What's the best way to get to Maui? Oh, I'll just climb up into the landing gear compartment. And then the landing gear crushed him to death. And also was like, negative 70 degrees on the flight. I think they. They did a study, and they said 70 of people that have tried that move have died. But the 30, you get a great deal.

[Big Cat]

Great deal. Great deal. All right. What's up, guys? It's Frankie Pascal Pastrami. My stardom this week is Teddy Bridgewater because he's back, and he might win a ring because he's with the Detroit Lions now. Teddy Bridgewater, stand up, guy.

[PFT Commenter]

Daddy big stick.

[Big Cat]

Stand up, guy. Stand up, guy. My situm is this week in the calendar because it's no man's week. I don't know where the I am. I don't know what's going on. There's football games all hours. I love that part, but holy. You start a diet? Do you not start a diet? Do you read a book? Do you go to the dentist? You don't do. It's just no man's land all week long.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know about you guys, but on Sunday. Well, I thought Christmas was Sunday because there was Football on tv. And so I've been referring to Thursday as being Monday and Friday as being Tuesday.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All up. It kind of reminds me of when we change our clocks in two weeks. My sleeper is Xavier Leggette because he brought that raccoon with them to the locker room. Oh, that. It actually looked kind of good. It looked like pulled pork.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. That guy's a gamer.

[Big Cat]

Gamer. Teddy Bridgewater. By the way, being back is awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

It is very cool. I love that. So he just won a state championship coaching his high school team. Right. And then he's like, you know what? I'll just come back.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's crazy. Okay, let's.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a higher that they're making. Just because he's a good guy that people like to be around.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I like that. That's a culture changer. Culture church. Okay, let's get to our interview with Paul Bissette. Pft. You got a couple quick words before that.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

Also.

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[Big Cat]

Okay, we now welcome on a very, very good friend of ours recurring guest. It is Dwayne the Rock Johnson. It's Paul Bisson at the man who has been. I don't know, I, I don't really know where to start. You're. You're my hero. I've told you that over and over, that you're my hero. You've lived basically every guy's fantasy, non sexual fantasy in terms of like, man, if I could be so tough that I could take on seven dudes. Let's start with this. How are you doing overall and maybe like a little background for the people that don't know what we're talking about.

[Paul Bissonette]

I'm doing fine. I, I got cocky obviously. I was, you know, just kind of, kind of on the IR for a couple weeks there. But I've been getting some good Thai massages recently and it's been working out the kinks in my neck. So I'm not as up as I was. But for those of you who have no clue what's going on, I, I went to eat at a family restaurant called Houston's that I normally go to. I go there like three, four, five times a week sometimes when I'm back and just these drunk Irish travelers, I don't know. People who are listening know what Irish travelers are basically like modern day gypsies. But they were in there causing a ruckus. They got in the manager's face, they assaulted him, they harassed him. And then finally I'd seen enough. I go over and I said, hey, I said if, if you guys keep doing that, I'm going to bring in the parking lot, we're going to have issues. And then they just started swinging so that fight went from inside the restaurant all the way over to the cvs. It was a three minute round and I was gassed by the end of it. Took a couple boot to the head, but all in all, doing good. Doing pretty good, boys.

[Big Cat]

Took some, gave some more is my favorite line. Yeah, you fought seven dudes in a parking lot and you. And you held your own again. You're my hero. You're my hero.

[Paul Bissonette]

I mean, I want you singing the national anthem at a rough and rowdy in which I'm beating the wheels off this Danny Bradley puke. The kid who was caught on video an hour and a half before that altercation, sucker punching a guy at Ravens Golf Club. And then moseyed on over to Houston's to do the exact same thing to that manager. But before he was able to his right back and swinging, I went over there and. And then the rest, the rest of it ensued. And on top of all of what has gone on now, glass banger ends up in prison.

[PFT Commenter]

Yes.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All your foes are going down. You're. You're having an insane run right now.

[PFT Commenter]

So, so what's going on right now with the, the legal proceedings with these guys? I saw one clip of one of the dudes who said, yeah, I'll try to make it back. And the judge is like, well, you have to do better than try. Have we got an update?

[Paul Bissonette]

He never made it back.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, shock.

[Paul Bissonette]

He hired a lawyer named Larry Kazan, a local Scottsdale guy whose kid Ben Kazan ended up DMing. The Shea Stevens guy who's been doing all the undercover work on behalf of Spit and Chiclets Barstool. And then our side of it, it was just some random chicklets fan who's also a private investigator who has been uncovering all this crazy about these Irish travelers, like how they scam all these guys records in the past. The fact that they have affiliation to these people who have caused or. Or who have been in murders for insurance fraud scams. The list goes on and on and on as to how big of a dirt bag or how big a dirt bags these guys are. So shout out to Shea Stevens. But that Ben Kazan kid ended up sending him a dm basically being like, eat a bag of dicks. You. You Canadian. Because the Shea Stevens kids, Canadian. So now we got this slimy lawyer in the mix. And that's why he didn't have to show up, because he hired this big wig lawyer and he ended up, you know, taking. Taking the. The stand as far as his defense. So they, I know they dropped three of their charges to enhance them to felonies. So I'm gonna end up going after these guys civilly. We're probably gonna have to wait till all the legal proceedings from a criminal side end up, you know, going out and about. But I don't, I don't even want, like, I want my hospital bills recovered. I want like my, my physio and all that paid for because my neck's still jacked up and I dealt with concussions. But I won't go after him that hard civilly if that Danny Bradley is willing to, willing to fight me. So that's basically what I'm gonna present to their side, saying, I won't ruin your lives. If you end up paying the piper inside of a ring, you got to.

[Big Cat]

Be a man about it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean, I feel like you could take them all out one by one, rough and rowdy, just biz versus the Irish. Do it one night only, and then just give him three rounds and everybody steps up. You beat the, out of him, you beat the next guy. But you're such a nice guy, you're willing to say that you just want one of them. You just want one of their scalps.

[Paul Bissonette]

I. So Danny Bradley was the guy in the lime green golf shirt who you see at Ravens Golf Club, who suckers the employee. He ends up clipping one of the girl waitresses too. He was the instigator in that one. He was also the instigator who was getting in and putting his hand inside the manager's face, like giving her one of these ones.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Paul Bissonette]

And backing him up onto the back bar. That's when I kept turning around in my seat being like, like, like, did I smoke a bad batch of weed here? Like, am I going crazy? Like, we're at Houston's restaurant and these nine drunk golfers are getting in these guys face. And the lime green golf shirt guy was the guy who was the antagonist in both situations. And they're just all scumbag piece to who rip off everyday Americans. Anybody's grandparents who are listening, who live in Texas, they're going around knocking on their door saying that they're going to perform asphalt jobs. They say, hey, do half down. If you don't like it, we'll give you all your money back. See you later. Never see, never to be seen again. Go to the next deposit. These guys are absolutely.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's a wild, wild story. So when I heard about, like, obviously I heard it, I was, I was very concerned for like, because, you know, you hear seven on one, that's scary. You know, like a guy could get knocked out and then get hit in the, you know, kicked in the face. They tried to kick you in the head like that. You know, like bad can happen in a street fight. And when I thought about it, I was like, oh, it's probably just some, like, random, you know, college bros or something. But then to find out that they're legitimate, like, like criminals, traveling criminals that go around and do this, you're. It's cr. The whole story is insane the way.

[Paul Bissonette]

That it unraveled, because the next day I was expecting maybe like, like officers call and say, hey, these guys want to reach out to you about what happened, where we could all just kind of go our own way. And even though they kicked me in the head, it's just like, well, maybe they just had one too many drinks and this was a one off and a horrible mistake they made. And I understand that those types of things happen. But when I end up seeing that other video, when that Shea Stevens, who. The undercover detective or whatever, the PI or whatever you want to call him, he'd been getting messages like crazy from people from their. Their town in Fort Worth, Texas, being like, these guys show up to bars and restaurants and they'll get so rowdy to where they're going to be. RIP they rip flat screen TV, TVs off the wall. They like go and terrorize small businesses. So the exact opposite of basically what barstool stands for. And Dave Portnoy and what he does for small businesses. These people are terrorizing them and then ripping off everyday civilians in order to buy their G Wagons or Escalades. These guys are cruising around like, living life very lavishly by ripping people off and with other people's money. So these. These guys, they need to pay the piper. This.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah, it's like this. We finally got these guys. We got them pinned down and including not only that Danny Bradley kid, but that Sean Daly kid, who, I mean, he's got a rap sheet as long as a Santa list. And he ended up having a military ID on him, a fake one, so he could get discounts at hotels and restaurants. And then they go do that at these places. And then when he got caught after kicking me in the head, because keep in mind, so at the Raven Golf Club about an hour and a half, two hours earlier, it had been called in, but they didn't catch them. So they were off and running around town. And apparently they stopped at a Ruth's Chris before they ended up getting to Houston's. So the cops were aware that these guys were out and about. So the minute that Houston's called in and, and they kind of were like, okay, it's probably the same guys. They were over there in like three minutes because by the time the fight ended, some of them had been caught. Some of guys, some of these guys were able to like run away and avoid police. But the camera operators, there was a camera across the street. They were operating it because they heard the call and they're like, okay, it moved outside and then they followed it along. So they were able to identify what the gu were wearing and then call out to the cops being like, this is what these guys are wearing. And then like a few of them were caught a few miles down the road, which included that sha DY kid with the red shirt who boot me in the head three, four times. At one point his, his foot where he missed me, ended up getting to the, probably the, the height of his shoulders. So they were. If I would have, if I would have gotten knocked out out, they would have kept boot.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they would have. Like, like it would have, it would have, they would have maybe killed you. That, that's the craziest part. These guys are the absolute scum of the earth pieces of shit. And like they, the other part about, about it is they do this all around and they fight people and they take advantage of people and they are able to do it because they're, you know, they do it to anonymous regular civilians. They just happen to do it to someone who has a huge following that's tremendously like well liked across the Internet. And now they up because now the world knows about them.

[Paul Bissonette]

So I feel like it's my duty at this point. Like I don't care about like getting kicked in the head or any of that stuff, but I just feel like it's my duty now to publicly humiliate these guys. Yeah, if they're willing to pay the piper and, and, and go through the legal system and, and pay their dues, not only criminally but, but somewhat civilly. As I said, you sign the documentation, we meet in a ring somewhere. I'll make an example out of you and then we can all move on from this. Yeah, but if they don't and they keep. I'm gonna, I said to them on, on my, my, on the podcast. I've said it in clip. I'm gonna smoke them out. I'm gonna use every resource I got. I got. Yo, there's some, there's Some bad people out there. There's. There. Irish travelers are not the only bad people out there.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that's true. You might know some bad people out there, some bad ombuds and the.

[Big Cat]

Their own Irish. The other Irish travelers are probably not very happy that they're doing this thing.

[PFT Commenter]

Going and until they. With the wrong guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's.

[Paul Bissonette]

That. That's my understanding is there's an Arizona chapter and a Texas chapter, and the.

[Big Cat]

You know, it's just ridiculous because we.

[PFT Commenter]

Had never heard about the subculture until you got into a fight with seven of them. And now it's like, I'm obsessed with finding out more about these.

[Big Cat]

Until they tried to boot you outside the cvs.

[Paul Bissonette]

That. That's what I'm See. So apparently the Arizona chapter is very angry, being like, we're doing these small, petty crimes under the table, and you guys are bringing us all this negative attention, like, off. So I don't know. It's. It's a Gong Show. But it also seems like something that, like. Like the government or the feds need to get involved in, like, from a bigger scale in order to take these guys down. Like, they, like, it's. You know, I think that, you know, immigration and people coming over is great, man. Like, you know, North America is the land of opportunity. But to come over here and then do that, like, come on here. What are we talking about? This isn't people that we want inside of our country, is it?

[PFT Commenter]

No, let's get the feds involved. Let's get the FBI monitoring the. The Irish travelers.

[Big Cat]

They boot the wrong guy. They did.

[PFT Commenter]

They did. They stepped in it.

[Big Cat]

That's a fact.

[PFT Commenter]

And I love the fact that you're formally offering, you know, a retribution challenge for yourself. Like, I will. I will drop everything if I can just beat the. Out of one of them.

[Big Cat]

You're like, jason, have you figured out.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, how do you. How do you send that. That offer to them? Do you send that to their attorney? Or are you just, like, like, faxing a document over me? Like, you want to go Paul Bissonnet? You want one?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, officially, you want one, right?

[Paul Bissonette]

It reads, tap on the shin pads.

[Big Cat]

You want one? And it's just a circle. Yes or no?

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah, but you laugh. That is exactly the way you do it. We slide over the number that we want to cover my hospital ambulance and all the bills and of course, the lawyer fees or whatever it is. And it's like, this is going to be a lot less painful financially if you just meet me in the middle of A ring somewhere.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

I don't want to do it in a boxing ring. I want to do it in an MMA ring. I want the punches to hurt.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Big Cat]

Arm bar them. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because I wanna. I wanna just pin down a couple details because I've done a lot of reading about this and I've been. I, I'm. I'm so happy that you're okay. And I think it's. It's a, A. It's ended up being one of these stories where Paul Bisnet becomes a legend. You're like, Paul Bunyan. You can tell me anything about Paul Bisson. It's like, okay, you guys would have.

[Paul Bissonette]

Done the same thing.

[PFT Commenter]

No, no, I would like to say that I would have.

[Big Cat]

Hold on. Pft. If I ate it at Houston's four or five nights a week, maybe I would have.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, so that was one of the details I wanted to. I wanted to clear up here. So Houston's. This place is a. It's a family restaurant.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

And how many times a week do you eat there?

[Paul Bissonette]

I would say at the, at the height, probably, like, I would say four to five times at the height. Like, I haven't. I've only been there back twice since the ordeal in the last month, just because, like, I just don't, you know, it just doesn't feel as comfortable and cozy as it once did. Maybe a little ptsd. Yeah. And just like, I don't want to go in there and just, like, have to talk about it every time. So I've hit up a few other local spots where I just moved into my place not too long ago, my newer spot. So I haven't gotten back into my cooking routine like I was when I was renting my apartment the last few years.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So you eat there, you said four to five times a week?

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, at the height of it. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. So you. Do you get the same thing every time you go.

[Paul Bissonette]

I switch it up a little bit.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. Because I've heard that their salad is outstanding.

[Paul Bissonette]

Traditional salad. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

How would you know?

[Paul Bissonette]

It's a Kickstarter.

[Big Cat]

It's a family restaurant.

[PFT Commenter]

It is a family restaurant. You confirmed that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but. So 39 locations.

[Paul Bissonette]

Have you ever eaten at a Houston?

[PFT Commenter]

I have not.

[Big Cat]

No, I have.

[Paul Bissonette]

Okay. It's. It's. It's very military, like, like, it's. It's like they are. They are hardcore, like, the process to get hired there. Like, they don't up. They are. Everything's always cooked perfectly. The service is incredible. They run a tight, tight Ship. So that's why I go there. I usually get the rotisserie chicken. I do the fillet sometimes if I'm feeling like extra wild, maybe the French dip. And. Yeah, that's. That's usually the extent of it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

And then in the fight, I saw the video several times. I'm pretty upset. I know that you're upset about this. The. The part where you clock the guy, you're behind the tree so you don't get to see, like, the full on clock. Can you tell me just about that punch and how good it felt and. And seeing that guy get knocked out?

[Paul Bissonette]

So, yeah, so I kept getting backed up through the parking lot, and I don't know how many people who are listening. The videos are everywhere. If you go search them online, like, if you go on my Twitter timeline, if you back it up a little bit, Shea Stevens has them. The local Fox station posted it. So probably like three quarters, like, through the distance of the fight, because, remember, this started inside the Houstons, and it made its way all the way over to CVS inside the same strip mall because they kept backing me out. And. And when you're fighting like that, you don't want to get clipped to the. Where you end up getting knocked out, where you're asleep, because like I said, they'll just keep kicking your head in. As I kept backing up, and then there would be a little bit of engagement. Kept backing up. Little engagement. The one. One of the One guys who was the biggest, William Carroll. He ended up sprinting past the group to try to get me, like, to try to catch me off guard. And I hit him with a right hook, and you could see in his mug shot that he's all up on his left temple. And the minute I got him right on the temple with my right, he just dropped right to his knees, ready to suck on my foursy. Right, Right. Like he was getting ready to unzip my zipper. That piece of. I should have pulled it out and gave him a little bit of a knighting trash bucket Irishman, but. And then I guess their side was trying to say that he, like, fell on the golf course and that's why he was also. Yeah, the fact that I did that, like, give me a. Hey. But if you watch the surveillance from across the street, in which catches them as they continue to kick me in the head after that, you could see him point at me and sprint at me in the. Into the frame. And then he disappears behind the dumpster and then out the other side. There's Four of them sprinting at me because they're pissed off. I just knocked out their buddy, and he doesn't come out the other side, so pretty hard to deny. And then below the tree line, when the camera follows it, as he runs in where you get blocked, you could kind of see him drop.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

And then you come see me sprinting out the other side. So listen to this. Before any of the surveillance came out, didn't even know if they had surveillance. I recounted the whole story on the podcast, and I posted something on social media. I was 95% bang on with all of the details of what happened. I thought the guy I knocked out was bald. He wasn't bald. He had a little bit of hair. He was maybe a little bit thin on top. Keep in mind, I was kicked in the head three, four times, so my memory was a little bit blurry. But every. Every detail about the whole ordeal, I pretty much got bang on in my statement. And even the cops said, like, they were like, wow, you were unreal at recounting this before they'd even show me the tape myself.

[Big Cat]

And then, and then the post game pressers were indescribable. I mean, you should watch it get any weirder. Yeah, the post game pressers, you got guys, like, they're finding guys at hotels like, two miles down where they're pretending they weren't there. You got another guy who basically who literally was like, direct quote, he's like, I. He looked like Dwayne the Rock Johnson. He didn't have a lick, you know, a lick of body fat on him. I. I said it. I was like, they. They basically were talking like Braveheart, like, you're William Wallace. They're like, he's nine feet tall and shoots fireballs out of his ass. It was so awesome watching it. They were. They were so scared.

[Paul Bissonette]

What a scene in Braveheart when he's running on the hills and they're like, telling the tale of William Wallace. That. That. That's goosebumps. When you said that.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that's you in the after report. I think the guys wanted to you, for the most part.

[Big Cat]

Like, he had.

[PFT Commenter]

His body was just covered with awesome tattoos.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's Mexican. Just beat the out of us.

[PFT Commenter]

So there was. There was one moment where you're backing up through the parking lot, and it seems like there are three guys that are walking at you, but they're not. They're not running at you yet. You're just kind of keeping your head on a swivel, backpedaling, trying to get out of the situation where it seems like you guys are. Are exchanging words at that point. What do you say? Are you having a conversation at that point? Are you like, I'll you up?

[Paul Bissonette]

And he's like, yeah, the one, guys. No, the one.

[Big Cat]

I'm.

[Paul Bissonette]

I'm being like. I said, what the are you guys doing, man? Like, these people are good people. And I. And I pointed at the assistant manager who walked out. The one that. That guy with the red shirt was screaming. His face. That's when it all started. And I turned around, so he ended up being removed from the restaurant. So when the assistant manager came out to try to break it up, that William Carroll guy grabbed him by the neck and threw him against the car. You could see that in one of the clips. So as he veers off and goes and does that, you could see me pointing. And then one of the other guys is like, fight him. Fight him. And pointing at the Danny Bradley guy. I go. I go, you guys, back up and I'll square off with them one on one. But they never backed up. It was never. It was never going to be a fair fight.

[PFT Commenter]

Right.

[Paul Bissonette]

At one point, I think there was three or four of them, because two or three of them had veered off to go around with the assistant manager, but the minute that they'd thrown him against the car and assaulted him again, they hopped back in to come out by the dumpster. So that's the. Basically, the words being exchanged were like, yeah, I'd love to go with a guy in the lime green shirt one on one, but I know that ain't gonna happen.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Because it didn't happen in the restaurant. It didn't happen when you guys got me down by the rock pile quickly, when you started punching and kicking me. And then it obviously didn't happen after I knocked the William Carroll out when one of them tackled me like it was a. A rugby match. And then the other three had their way with me.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they didn't. They never wanted to fight fair. I mean, the whole story.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah. And if. And if a few of them want to jump in the ring, we'll let Sean Daly, the boot specialist. We can let him. I'll take him as my. My traditional salad appetizer and then send in Danny Bradley when I'm done with him, I'm gonna make these guys famous.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. I love it. We gotta have front row. All the Houston staff sit in front row of the. Of the fight. You know, the vip. Just treat them well, and they get to watch these. These Idiots get their ass kicked by you.

[Paul Bissonette]

But in the meantime, we're gonna let the legal process figure yes, and let's hope Larry Kazan, the local big wig lawyer whose son wants to get in the mix firing DMS off the good side. Like this guy lives locally. His son Ben went to asu and these guys are jumping on those guys side.

[Big Cat]

That's crazy.

[Paul Bissonette]

These guys terrorizing the streets of Scottsdale when they live here. I think it's a bad look for Larry Kazan. And he can eat a bag of dicks too, just like this kid.

[Big Cat]

All right, so Biz, I do have a couple hockey questions, but I want to say a couple other things. So we have the Winter Classics coming up at Wrigley. The Blackhawks are playing in the Winter Classic this year, and the Spit and Chiclets boys are doing a live show on Sunday, December 29th at 4:00pm local time at the Riv. There's still some tickets left. Chelios is is going to be a guess. Confirmed guess. Any other confirmed guess?

[Paul Bissonette]

Jeremy Rona, two famers. Yeah, and a local legend, Junior. He started his career there. I think Mike Keenan was the head coach. This guy's got the best stories of all time. So does Shelley. These guys are unbelievable dues. So happy that Junior finally got inducted into the Hockey hall of Fame. That was much, much needed and long awaited based on what he did for the game, not only on the ice, but off the ice. So great to have those two guys in the mix. We're actually going to have Tim Stapleton as well, who is one of the OG favorite Chicklets interviews. Probably a top five guy. He was the guy who kind of cracked open the can on all the Russian KHL stories. Oh, so he'll be joining us. Yan's will be there, the game notes, guys. Merlin army will be there. And I think at this point right now there's about 150 tickets left over. I want to say the venue seats about 11 to 1200.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

So there's some Lower Bulls available, there's some Upper Bulls available, but it's going to be a live show at 4 o'clock. So even if you're a Hawks fan and you're going to the game that night, you'll be downtown, come grab a couple cocktails, come to the show at 4 and then you'll be out of there by 5:30. You can go grab a quick bite to eat and then off to the Chicago Blackhawks game. And then of course, they play two days later, the 31st, which is going to be the Winter Classic. It's going to be awesome. I actually like that it's on New Year's Day.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Rather.

[Big Cat]

Or sorry, New Year's Day. Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Rather than New Year's Day. Just because people are like hungover. It's almost like you go to the game, you get that little buzz going, you go out, have fun and then the next day you could just sit on the couch and watch football.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And also it doesn't compete against college football.

[Paul Bissonette]

Bingo.

[Big Cat]

The ball game. So. Which by the way, Biz might, he might stick around and watch little bowl games with us on New Year's Day.

[Paul Bissonette]

I'm going to get it. I'm trying to convince Yan's as well. I changed my flight.

[Big Cat]

All right. I'll tell you ans I'll text him that. All right. So definitely buy tickets to that. You can buy it. Yeah. You will put the link in the, in the YouTube for our show today. So go buy it tickets for the live show. It's going to be awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

The Leafs year Finally, give us a quick, I don't know, three minute, like, who's playing well, who's playing like dog shit. Who's. Who's, you know, Macklin Celebrini, he's been awesome. Like, give us a quick. This isn't our full NHL preview. That probably won't happen for another two months, but just give us a quick. Like, hey, here's what's going on in the league refresher. Because football's winding down and hockey season.

[Paul Bissonette]

Starts for us, I would say this is the best lineup the Leafs have had in the last 15, 20 years. Very solid back end. They're getting incredible goaltending. They have three guys, actually. Matt Murray, who finally came back from injury, who won a couple Stanley Cups with the Penguins. Mind you, like, you know, he does deal with the injury bug. They have that Joseph Wall, who last year played incredible, got injured for game seven and then. Oh, God, I'm drawing a blank here. Their. Their starter who just got hurt, I'm drawing a blank, but he's been unreal all season long for them. He just went on the ir. I think he's out four to six weeks. Help me out by Googling them. I can't. I can't believe I forgot his name. But their back end, solid. Their core four, all the guys making all the big dough, Matthews, Marner, Tavares and Nylander are buzzing. Matthews has been out a little bit with back issues. I don't know if it's spasms or whatnot. He actually went over to Germany to get looked at, came back, was buzzing when he returned and then left or got re injured the other night after taking a cross check in the back in the Buffalo game. But very solid team. They're at the top of that Atlantic Division, which is very strong. They're tied in points with Florida, who's a juggernaut again, who has the possibility to reach their third Stanley cup finals in a row if they stay healthy. Looking around the rest of the league, New Jersey, great bounce back here. A Stolars is the Go Leafs. Yeah, he's. He's been incredible for them. A great pickup going to the Metro. New Jersey just looks really solid. They solidified their goaltending. They got Markstrom and then. Who's the other one? Not Elliot. No. I'm drawing a lot of blanks on the goalies names today.

[Big Cat]

A little.

[Paul Bissonette]

What's that?

[Big Cat]

You got Boo.

[Paul Bissonette]

I got boot in the head. Sorry, folks, but their offense is incredible. They got a great top nine forward group, great defense. The probably the biggest surprise so far this year has been the Washington Capitals. PFT's team. Yeah, they made a lot of trades in the off season. Like five or six guys they brought in, like whether it was signings or trades. And they have just really panned out. Pierre, Luke Dubois playing solid. They got Jacob Chickren over from Ottawa who's a great defender. Mangio Pawn, he's been solid. Roy. So they just, they went out and got five or six guys where they were able to gel very quickly. I would say the overall MVP of their team. Not only Ovechkin because of the goal chase, but because of the mojo he's created around the team. Him and Dylan Strom have had incredible chemistry. They really slow the game down. It's almost like the reincarnation of Backstrom. Yeah, not to insult Backstrom at all, but just the chemist that these two have together. But I would have to say Carberry, the coach, he. He's the front runner for the Jack Adams. He just is such a modern day coach. Players coach really inspires the players and they've really gotten behind him. Carolina is always solid with Rob Brindamore, although they. People don't have much trust for them to get past the the conference finals. They seem to get there every year and they blow their load and they just can't get over that hump. Winnipeg had a crazy start to the year where they were 15,01. People didn't expect that. So that was another huge surprise. And then Minnesota Kirill the Thrill, another crazy Russian in the league who's been lighting the lamp. Probably a top three candidate for MVP right now and just an unreal player to watch where every game, game in it, game out, shift in, shift out. He is much watched television and then probably just have to give a little bit of love to. To Witty's Oilers who have made a great comeback in a sense of another slow start. They were off the beginning. Probably some a hangover from going all the way to the cup finals. And then, oh God, we got to do this all over again. And then probably the front runner in that Pacific division is the Vegas Golden Knights. They got great depth up the middle. They have a really, really good back end and good goaltending and they're well coached. So that's a good synopsis of the league. I don't know if you guys had any further questions about about the NHL, but that's pretty much my rundown.

[Big Cat]

I had one further question. That was a great rundown. Are you worried at all about. Cause I was actually Texting with Whit about this that the Dallas Stars are going to be a team of destiny because glass banger kid got put in jail and he is going to get out right as the Western Conference finals start.

[Paul Bissonette]

I. I think Dallas is a top five team in the league. So yes, like, I, I think that they could be a problem with glass banger. So a little bit of a backstory. So for you non hockey fans, like, it's a faux paw to continually bang on the glass as the play gets close to you. Right? I can understand some people. It's their first hockey game, they're getting excited, the play comes over, and they want to start body checking the glass a little bit to like, feel like they're in the mix. But eventually you it out, you stop doing that, or someone just grabs your shoulder and says, hey, buddy, stop banging the glass or I'm gonna give you a knuckle sandwich or I'm gonna kick boot you like an Irish traveler. Well, this guy, he's a trust fund baby. He has glass seats. He calls himself the glass Banger. He bang, brings a sign every game that has the hashtag bang. He wears a full white suit, and anytime the play comes near him or anytime he wants to distract the goalie, he's just continually banging the glass, throwing body checks against the glass. So even last year during playoffs, the camera would pan over, there'd be a battle behind the net, and he'd be over there getting in on the four check with the rest of the team. Just bang and bang and bang. And so the section that he sits in, the people are fed up with them. They hate him. He also, to put a cherry on top, brings pay for play hookers to every game. Like, he'll bring like, he'll call a girl from back pages, get sucked off in. In his limo outside, and then bring him on in and then just be obnoxious and then that's it. Every game in, game out. So apparently he ended up like, what, getting a dui and then he forgot about it.

[Big Cat]

It happens. Yeah, he was like, he got pulled over. He's like, there was a miscommunication. He had a warrant out. First arrest for a previous dui. So now he's in jail. I mean, I don't know how that happens where you're like, oh, whoops, better call Saul. Yeah, like I didn't realize that I had a warrant for the DUI. I had, but yeah, you're mowing down.

[PFT Commenter]

Down one by one. What about Marchan? What about him? What, what bad Stuff is going to happen because he. He boot you in the face on tnt.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he got you good.

[Paul Bissonette]

Just one. Just when I didn't need it, Brad Marshaw comes in the Cozanostra. Brad Marshaw is such an incredible ambassador to the NHL. So I have no more beef with him, nor do I want to get to put any more headlocks with noogies from, from Brad. But we had a fun little back and forth on TNT after that happened and, and I don't know how many people watch the clip online, but so every time pre game, the whole panel usually asks one question. So they had just replaced their coach, they fired Jim Montgomery, they brought in Joe Sacco. And I was curious to know because it's the first time that we got a chance to talk to him, what was it that Brad, as captain of the Boston Bruins, took away from what when Sacco first addressed the team, like, what did you guys need to button up and change? And what was the message? So I asked that and he's like, well, that's a bit of a boring question. And then proceeds to answer it. So he antagonized me. So I tap Liam. I go, give me one more. So the other guys are in the midst of asking their questions and then finally they're, they're done and he's not answering. And I say, Brad, one last question here from biz. I said, you're. You know, I hear about all these offseason surgeries because he had like two or three offseason surgeries. I said, was one of them getting a Turkish hair transplant because his hair looked great. Filled in some spots. Spots as the guys at barstool. This thing can really change the. The top of your dome again. So he, he had a good chuckle and he goes, aha. He goes, I'm just trying to look like one of those Irish travelers that beat the wheels off you the other night and just on the broadcast unexpectedly. So I get, I get nose kicked and he gets the last laugh. So sure enough, we have them on back to back broadcasts. So we plan this whole skit where I do a department of player safety like George Paris used to film the clips and we roll it and then I come out of it and I got the neck brace on and the head wrap and he didn't know. So we got him a monitor so he could see me asking that next question. And then we, we shared another awesome back and forth. But these are the, the type of things that I think the NHL needs in order to, to draw, you know, outside Interest. And I just can't thank Marshy for being a good sport and. And not only involving himself, but. But definitely giving it back. So it was a fun exchange.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You guys are so good on TNT with it's. It feels like the inside the NBA, you know, it feels like, you know, Chuck and Kenny and those guys. Like you guys have.

[Paul Bissonette]

I got to go sit and do a hit with those guys. Like we. I sat down with them for 10 minutes to go on and promote the Winter Classic. So. So I got to sit down with those guys and as you just said, they. They laid the foundation so, you know, we could be a little bit more personable and maybe be a little less stale and traditional broadcast. So not only, you know, thank you to TNT for everything they've done for me, but also those guys for. For laying the foundation of what is just non stop entertainment. And yeah, very grateful and honored to get to sit down with. With all of them. Ernie, Shaq, Kenny and who's in. Barkley is who. Sorry, I'm drawing a blank to the guy to who was to my left.

[Big Cat]

Is it Kenny's? I. I think you were in the middle, so Kenny was to your left.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah, Kenny. Kenny.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

I feel like he's like the glue guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

No, like, you always talk about Shaq and Barkley, but he. He has some quick one liners that. He's a funny man.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah. They have just great chemistry history.

[Paul Bissonette]

Oh, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I'd like to present you with a part of my take. Citizen of the year award. I don't think we've ever done that. Should he be. I feel like 20, 24. It should go to Paul Bisson, Citizen of the year. Wow. You get the key to the podcast.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Citizen of the year.

[PFT Commenter]

A little. A little bump on there for you boys.

[Paul Bissonette]

Boys, I'm honored. Like, I always get a little bit envious when I see like the Blake of the year or awards that you give out and the fact that I'm. I'm taking in my first. First ever.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, I mean, the year isn't over, but right now you're the front row.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Don't. Don't mess anything up.

[PFT Commenter]

You're minus 900 to be the citizen.

[Big Cat]

Of the year award.

[Paul Bissonette]

Okay. I didn't have a speech prepared, but I guess I should wait till the new year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, wait till you officially win it. You gotta officially win it for.

[Paul Bissonette]

For you to. Yeah, I'll just say if I do win it. Okay. I'm not saying I'm going to. Don't Want to jinx it. If I do win it, I want to pass it along to all the, the, the. The citizens of Scottsdale and also the. The police, fire department, all the first responders, and the amazing people.

[Big Cat]

Incredible.

[Paul Bissonette]

What do you. Why are you doing.

[Big Cat]

This is why you're gonna win it. Probably.

[Paul Bissonette]

Well, I just wanted to solidify that. But all those police officers that caught those scumbags.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

And helped reign those guys in from creating more terror in our city. So thank you to the police department of not only Paradise Valley, but Scottsdale Road. Bad boys. Bad boys. What about the don't do it biz comes forward.

[Big Cat]

All right, so Biz, I got one last question. It's a robot question. Rhobac.com promo code. Take 20% off your first purchase. Q, zips, polos, hoodies, joggers, shorts. So hopefully you will first of all, go buy the tickets. Again. They're the, The. The Chiclets boys are doing a live show on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 4pm at the Riv. You can go buy tickets. We'll. We'll post it here on the YouTube so you can. And we'll put it in the episode description. If you're listening on the podcast, go buy. It's gonna be a great show. So my last question is. Well, you're gonna hopefully win Citizen of the Year. You're gonna come watch maybe some college football with us on. On January 1st. If you do, then we'll have you have. We'll have you back on to do a citizen of the Year acceptance speech. But would you maybe decide, would you display your Citizen of the Year award in Houston's if you want it? Because I would love for the. The people of Houston pay their respects to it. Pay the respects. So would you do that? Would you consider that I would 100%.

[Paul Bissonette]

Bring it over and say, hey, the PMT boy. Only if next time you're in there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

They give you a traditional salad on the house.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. I like that you listen. You should. You should not pay for another meal there ever, ever.

[Paul Bissonette]

We'll see.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay.

[Paul Bissonette]

But if you do the traditional salad, you got to do it with Thousand island dressing.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

They should at least name a menu item after you. That salad should be called the biz.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Well, maybe I could bring. I know you're not going to be here. Pft. But big cat, maybe I can bring you when you're here on the 26th. I can bring you in there, show you around, show you the blood spatter that's still on the ground there.

[Big Cat]

Be nice. Show me the people.

[Paul Bissonette]

Chalk line.

[Big Cat]

Tremendous staff.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, we'll get like X's put on the ground. Like it's Dealey Plaza so people can go through it and relive the night. Be like, oh, that's where he got boot fucked. Also, you recap speech. I mean, you didn't plan on doing it this way, but it was. You have a way about speaking that's like, maybe it's part, you know, the Canadian part of you where you're retail retelling this very scary event, but almost like in a whimsical way where you're like, yeah, three or four guys just boot me in the parking lot outside the cvs. And it makes you want to laugh as you're recapping it, but it's like serious stuff. It was just. It's been a. It's been a whirlwind of the last month for you.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you're our hero.

[PFT Commenter]

And thank you, Biz. Thank you for your service.

[Paul Bissonette]

I also, I first of all, thank you guys for having me on and the kind words. And the last thing I'll say is, like, I was never that much of a fighter growing up. Like, yeah, I gotten a few dust ups on the, you know, the playground and, and, and did a little bit in junior, but when I got to the American Hockey League and I switched from defense to forward, that's kind of when I got thrown in the fire where I had to start playing that role. So when I was playing in the AHL back to back years, I got over 30 fights. So we would get on a bus, we drive to the away city, get off the bus, you get dressed, and I have to fight Jeremy Oblonsky and Binghamton once or sometimes even twice. Get Bambi, get cocky, go to the penalty box. There was no spotter back then. Yeah, you just went and licked your wounds in the box and acted like nothing was wrong. And then after that game, you put your gear back in your bag, you hop back on the bus, you travel four hours to the next city, you'd go and unpack your gear at that rink at 2am or whatever time it was. You'd go to the motel, you'd sleep, you'd wake up, and you'd do it all over again. You do that three in a row. Three and threes. So that basically prepared me to get boot to the CVS parking lot. Yeah, like I was. I need to. Jeremy Oblonsky and the John Morass, John Nasty Morasti and all those other guys who Used to beat the wheels off me when I was learning how to scrap. That prepared me for the Irish Traveler. So without them, I'd probably be drinking out of a straw on a respirator right now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Well, we're glad that you're not.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

But I do hope you get your nose fixed at some point. They.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Pretty bad there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

I'm gonna add that to the. To the note that I'm sliding across. Larry. Yeah. Business knows Job. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You had a great nose. Is before that fight. They need to fix that.

[Big Cat]

All right. Well, Biz, you're the best man and citizen of the year award. We get like 1 5, you know, five days left in the year, so. So we'll hopefully you can wrap it up. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Don't up. I hope this doesn't become a Jussie Smollett in the next. In the next week where we found out that you. None of this actually happened. But right now. Right now, minus 900.

[Paul Bissonette]

They were hired actors.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Travelers, we'd still probably give you the award board.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right. Thanks, biz. Appreciate it, man.

[Paul Bissonette]

I love you guys.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

All right. Fire fest of the week to wrap us up. Henry.

[Hank]

I mean, tough, tough to have a fire fest on a great week like this. I don't know. I guess I watched Shoot. I played nine holes on Christmas. Had a great time with. With the fam shot five over. It was a like a par three, par four course, short course. People are very mean to me online, but that's to be expected. Not really a fire fest. I watched Red one, the rock Christmas movie. Horrible. Just. Just an abomination of a Christmas movie.

[PFT Commenter]

You expected more?

[Hank]

No, I got. Well, I guess. I guess the real fire fest. I got trolled. I got satired.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, no.

[Hank]

I read a tweet. I read a tweet thread from someone that Was like, I know all the reviews of Red One were bad, but actually, it was pretty good. And then there was a few replies from people that were also in on the bit being like, yeah, this movie was really funny. Like, people don't like it was good. And I bought it. So I recommended it to my family, being like, I think this movie's good. We should watch it.

[Big Cat]

No, you got Morbius it.

[Hank]

Yeah, pretty much within five minutes. I was like, no, this is that. Like, I. I went back and checked. I was like, yeah, no, this was satire. I didn't. I didn't pick up on it. And this is so bad.

[PFT Commenter]

Damn, that's tough.

[Big Cat]

That's added to the New Year's. Your New Year's resolutions.

[PFT Commenter]

Read one book this year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's gonna be huge. All right. In terms of firefest, that's nothing. Especially.

[Hank]

Yeah, we got last week, and then we got this week. You know, not every week is the same. Not all firefests are created equal.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. All right. Pft.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Kind of like, Hank, it's a good week. Christmas, the joy is here. I'm in the Christmas spirit. Got to see some family and. And hang out. It's been a good week. So I get. My only fire fest is. I guess I went to a speakeasy on Monday. You guys ever go to speakeasy?

[Hank]

I never really know what the definition of a speakeasy is because, like, I feel like it's like, something from, like, the prohibition era. And. And now bars just say it's a speakeasy, but, yeah, unless there's a secret entrance, I don't think it should be called speakeasy.

[PFT Commenter]

I. I agree. And I don't think that there should be speakeasies unless they're actually, like, illegal places where you can, like, smoke inside. And, like, it's against the law. That's what a speakeas should be. There are way too many speakeasies in America right now. If you want to have a cool bar, you just call it a speakeasy. And you just go up to the door. You, like, knock on it. You just have to know the right door, and then you walk in, and it's a bar. There's this one that's down in Texas that I just heard about, where you go up to it, and it looks like it's a flower shop that's closing, and you go in, and there's a guy that's, like, cleaning off the counters, and then you go in, and he lets you in to the actual bar. So this guy up front is just like an actor playing somebody that. That cleans up at night. And then he's like, okay, here's the bar. There's way too many speakeasies. If you're going to have a speakeasy, it should be illegal. You should feel like you're getting away with something. Like, you. Could you stand the chance of getting arrested and have. Or at least watching the entire place get shut down while you're in it? There's way too many speakeasies out there. They're just bars. You're looking for an excuse to charge, like, $7 more for a beer and $10 more for a cocktail. But you're just a bar. You're not a speakeasy.

[Big Cat]

It's.

[PFT Commenter]

It's Stolen Valor.

[Paul Bissonette]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Bars during COVID that actually, like, ran.

[Big Cat]

Yes. Were open.

[Hank]

Like, that was some true speakeasy where they, like, black out the windows and, like, would be like, the cops are coming. Turn the music down for 10 minutes.

[Big Cat]

Like, I. During COVID I got a haircut and my. It, like, when they weren't allowed to be open and the bar. My barber let me in through the back door and then, like, kept all the lights off. Off in the front. And I was like, in the way back. That was cool. That's what a speakeasy should be. Yeah. That.

[PFT Commenter]

That counts as a speakeasy. But now the term just gets thrown around fast.

[Big Cat]

You have.

[PFT Commenter]

It's not a speakeasy. If I look at your wall and you have your health department grade on.

[Big Cat]

The wall, you're right.

[PFT Commenter]

It pisses me off.

[Big Cat]

I don't know.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe there. Maybe there's people out there that, like the whole speakeasy trend. I'm not one of them.

[Big Cat]

Can. Can I piggyback real quick? Pft. Another trend that I hate. Bars I can't stand. I don't know why this pops up every now and then. The bars that have the. Like, pour your own beers.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I hate that. That is so stupid. The whole point of going to a bar is have someone, like, you get to sit down. You get to have a little conversation with the bartender. They pour you a beer. You feel like a man. Like, I don't want to have to get up and go pour my own beer. I suck at pouring beer.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Have a card to activate. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

You feel like you're playing laser tag or some.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. A Dave and Buster's Mega beer that you have to pour yourself. I. I didn't like it when Elon did that. The Tesla convention or whatever. And he had the robot bartender. I don't want a robot bartender. I want a bartender that's going to be, like, friendly with me and trick me into thinking that we're friends now. And then, like, I'm gonna have a good conversation with him. I don't want to have to, like, wait patiently for a robot or a machine to pour my beer.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. My fire fest. I mean, it's the Bears and what just happened on national television, but it's also because Sundays we always stream, so I'm not home. I watched the first half with my son, and he was just like, why. Why are the Bears always losing? And I just couldn't answer that. I was just like, I. It was just. I don't. It's kind of similar to when he was like, how. How hot is the sun? I was just like, I don't know. Like, I don't have an answer.

[Hank]

Don't look at it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, don't look at it. He was just like, the. He was like, the. The other. The bad guys have three, and the Bears have zero. Why are we always losing? I was like, dude, I don't fucking know.

[PFT Commenter]

Have you had the conversation about, like, did you try to turn him off tanking?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. No, he's been off tanking. Was. We had a long discussion about Caleb in the. In the off season that's not aging well. That was in the privacy of my own home. I might have taken some videos on draft day saying, this is the day that's going to change our lives, and we're going to play this later when you're, like, 15. But. Yeah. No, it sucks. It sucks. The Bears are miserable. Thank God they don't have any more nationally televised games because there's only one more game left.

[Paul Bissonette]

But.

[Big Cat]

Holy. I. It's setting the game of football back decades. Decades. It's a bad. It's. It's so bad, dude.

[PFT Commenter]

So Caleb had a dime, an absolute dot for a touchdown.

[Big Cat]

Laughing at Hank taking a video.

[Hank]

That's unbelievable.

[PFT Commenter]

That.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. On draft day, I was like, today's the day that we're gonna laugh about.

[PFT Commenter]

This in a decade. That touchdown pass that he threw was it to Roman Dunes in the first half.

[Big Cat]

This is awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

That was a personal highlight reel.

[Big Cat]

Didn't count.

[PFT Commenter]

It's. It's that the Bears aren't allowed to cheat. They should be allowed to cheat. One guy should be allowed to cheat on every play.

[Big Cat]

I'm gonna have to find these videos. I'll send it to you. Hank. It's just so bad. It's just me being like, you can.

[Memes]

Just blame Thursday Night Football.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right. Good, good, good, good, good. Thursday Night Football. There it is. There it is. Okay, we did record numbers, so reminder, we'll be back on Sunday night, so you'll have a show on Monday, and then we'll have a show on Friday as well next week. So Monday, Friday, next week as well. But, yeah, let's kick it to ourselves in studio where we recorded some Lottery Ball. Okay, we're back in studio. Numbers 17, 11, 80. He's looking around for numbers.

[PFT Commenter]

21, 70, 67, 25, 74, 5.

[Big Cat]

Shane Daniels.

[PFT Commenter]

Is he. Yep. He hates Shane Daniels.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

Quite the contrary.

[Paul Bissonette]

Memes.

[Big Cat]

He's so good.

[PFT Commenter]

He's so good.