Picking Nits
Trophy; special teams; backup QB; Annabelle; announcers; strike scope; travel time
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:16Read transcript
- Nitpick: Falco's trophy remaining underwater is questioned. A defense says he clearly threw it from his boat while abandoning football, though rediscovering and playing with it remains odd. — Bill Simmons
- The cheerleaders striking with the players is questioned, with solidarity as the reply. — Bill Simmons
- Nigel’s sixty-five-yard field goal is criticized as an unnecessarily large record-breaking distance. — Bill Simmons
- Falco’s participation in the onside-kick formation is questioned, with corrections about which unit he joins. — Bill Simmons
- Falco leaving instead of remaining backup quarterback is questioned; the team appears to have no second quarterback. — Bill Simmons
- His additional holding duties are discussed, with Romo as a comparison. — Van Lathan
- Martel's concern about Annabelle's dating life suggests an omitted prior relationship or missing scenes, which the hosts wish had been included. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts infer a prior Martel/Annabelle relationship as a possible reason she avoids quarterbacks, but acknowledge missing exposition rather than established film evidence. — Van Lathan
- Madden and Summerall calling every Washington game is questioned; another announcer such as Gus Johnson could have varied coverage. — Bill Simmons
- It is unclear how many teams use replacements, since opponents receive accomplished-player introductions. A SportsCenter-style explanatory scene is proposed. — Van Lathan
- Falco reaching the locker room only minutes after watching halftime at his boat is the major travel-time nitpick. A proposed fix moves Hackman's motivating interview to the first quarter and has Falco follow the game on radio while traveling. — Bill Simmons