I legitimately thought it was over for me during this... This is a clip from McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk live Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri from 1-2pm EST SUBSCRIBE: / @thepatmcafeeshow MERCH: store.patmcafeeshow.com
Adam Vinatieri and Pat are two of my favorite players ever. Something that should never happen in any logical universe :) (Especially since I'm a Bengals fan...but yeah, Adam and Pat rank up there with Boomer, Ickey, David Fulcher, Ochocinco, and Anthony Muñoz).
50 years from now, this story will be 30 minutes long including weather predictions, political climates, facial expressions, and every smell described with detail.
Can you imagine if the people at NFL films did a show on this kick? “Deep in Texas country where the odds are as long as the horns on the bulls...” epic
A good friend of mine had Bone cancer during high school. Pat, being the badass human being that he is, met her at Riley and decided to come visit at our schools football game just to lift her spirits. Says a lot about his character. Happy to say I’ve met him.
In my first two years of high school football, the only varsity play I got was special teams so I gave it my all on any kickoff or return. I imagine the same was for many other special teams players. Given the amount of players giving it their all and the general chaos that comes from special teams play, kickoffs turned into wars within the war of the game. Feats like these are impossible to pull off with the strength and speed of pro players and it really takes those guys like Pat to do it!
Pat. I was at that game and saw the front line move back 5 yards and i said "onside kick, watch" and you did it.. i was proud that i called it, but pissed that yall got the ball back
I've always had a weird 6th sense about special teams plays. I've called punt fakes, I've called punt blocks, I've called touchdowns before the punt or kick would even get caught...I missed this one though.
I was never a big dude at all but I was my teams corner 1, usually the strongside corner because were like 16 so no one threw the ball that often, it was a run play like 80% of the time. So I am a decent player, big for a corner but to small to be a linebacker, so let me tell you I NEVER saw it coming when i got absolutely pummeled by the opposing team's kicker on the opening kick off😂 he mustve been 5'2 120lbs and I was like 5'7 160s and i got absolutely wrecked by that dude
Ducko Mode if you don’t start early 75% of the time the kids that try to start in middle school don’t make it past middle school football. So what if you break an arm or leg when playing football at a young age. It’s part of the game and being kids. Teaches so much that others miss out on.
Pat is so likable as a human. Talks well and all. But when I played football (Offensive Lineman), I always thought kickers were soft. But Pat is a really tough dude. Before I knew him like that I’ve seen him all over tv. Now I’m like damn, that’s that badass kicker that I didn’t really like because they whooped the Carolina Panthers. (North Carolina). Good job Pat, hope to chop it up with you one day. Literally one of top 5 favs
As a Packer fan I hated when they kicked to Hestor! I would literally scream "DO NOT KICK TO HESTER!!!!" *watches Hester run down the field after catching the ball that we kicked right to him* "AND THAT'S WHY YOU DO NOT KICK TO HESTER!!"
Awesome interviews as always! I don’t respond on em all don’t wanna be too overwhelming ahhha but this and your Troy polomalu ones were schaweeettt ✌️😎
i was a lineman in high school, and while i’m not slow, i knew i couldn’t keep up with the fast returners. i straight up sprinted in one direction down the field as fast as possible to try to dissuade the returner from going my direction. it worked every single time for whatever reason, but i never got a tackle 🤷🏻♂️
At 7:20 I love how Pat starts smirking because back when they both played, Pat mentioned they already had AJ's number that he used to leave early on kickoffs. Like Pat is thinking if he faced AJ during that year with the information AJ is saying now (that they already knew back then), that AJ would've been a target for a surprise onside from Pat haha
i love how pat smiles when the dude says if you dont recover your own onside kick the whole defense is gonna me mad at you the coaching staff is gonna me mad.....his reaction is the total opposite of what a normal persons would be 6:00
My high school kicker was by far the best high school kicker I have ever even heard of and he had almost no coaching but he was so good at the self onside kick. I think he might have recovered it 4 or 5 times my senior year.
That special teamer for the Broncos was David Bruton. Went to high school in Miamisburg right by AJ Hawk's Centerville in Ohio but not at the same time.
I got a wild idea …. How about we make the rule for onside kicks to 5 yards not 10. Which will lessen collisions because less time to gain speed and I think it gives the kicking team a better chance of recovering thus making the game more exciting to watch. Anyhow love the show ! When I was younger I use to play madden with McAfee as the starting QB ! What a stud ! Underrated QB 😂
Thats a great point that doesnt get brought up a lot about special teams. You have a bunch of guys that have been dominant at their position for most of their life, and then they get to the NFL and arent good enough to immediately start. Thats gotta be a tough transition, especially to the ones with a big ego.
