The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks With Joe House and Tom Pelissero

Bill Simmons (0:00)

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Thursday, mid-afternoon, East Coast time. Joe House is here, we're gonna do picks in a little bit. I have a mailbag for you, House, and I didn't send you any of the questions ahead of time, not one, no prep. But this is why you're one of the greats, you're just gonna roll with me. How are you, by the way?

Joe House (2:37)

I'm phenomenal. I had a little mid-week business trip, and at this stage of life, business trip means golf trip, so great time down in Richmond, Virginia, playing golf. It rained a little bit, but you know, I'm back at it, ready to grind.

Bill Simmons (2:51)

Are you excited for Jessalynic Book Club? You're a big English major.

Joe House (2:57)

Yeah. I have so many things to say about the Jessalynic Book Club. I just feel like, oh, all the best things, but none of which I'm going to say on camera.

Bill Simmons (3:08)

Well, you were an English major in college. You're going to have to come on.

Joe House (3:11)

I know. He's a deep thinker when it comes to the books.

Bill Simmons (3:14)

I know. Well, it doesn't sound like you're that excited about it. All right. Mailbag question. These are mailbag questions from actual listeners. The first one is from Joe from SoCal.

Listening to your Zombie Deshaun take, and I think you should hereby refer to him as Deshaun of the Dead, like the early 2000 Zombie parody movie. I love Deshaun of the Dead. I'm officially calling him that for the rest of my life.

Joe House (3:39)

It's a great name, and I wish I knew which version we were going to get in this game against the Panthers this weekend.

Bill Simmons (3:46)

Spoiler alert for our Ringer 107 picks coming later. Is Tampa Cleveland on your card?

Joe House (3:53)

It is not.

Bill Simmons (3:55)

It's on my card. Not Tampa Cleveland. Wait, wait, wait.

Joe House (3:58)

Tampa Cleveland was a zombie apocalypse.

Bill Simmons (4:03)

That was the actual zombie apocalypse. The game stopped and everything. No, no. The Cleveland this week.

Joe House (4:08)

Yes.

Bill Simmons (4:09)

Are they on your card?

Joe House (4:10)

They are not.

Bill Simmons (4:11)

Against Carolina?

Joe House (4:12)

No, they are not.

Bill Simmons (4:14)

Jeremy in Seattle wants to know, the Paul Pierce wheelchair gif stood alone for decades. Unfair. He thought his knee popped. He panicked.

Is the Caleb Williams carting off gif the new gold standard? Congrats to Paul Pierce. You might finally be off the hook. What do you think?

Joe House (4:32)

First of all, the Paul Pierce gif, definitely fair. He thought his knee popped, but they got him up off the court. He got into the chair.