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AJ Brown, NFL Preview With Kevin Clark, Hard Knocks Episode 1 + Mt Rushmore Of Skills We Wish We Learned When We Were Younger

Wednesday, August 6, 202519 takes

Hard Knocks is here and it was just ok, except for the Ice Cream. The league is trying to ban smelling salts and ESPN has bought the NFL Network (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Hank is back from Sunday and has some bangers for the guys, plus the first coach's poll in College Football (-), Mt Rushmore of skills we wish we learned when we were younger (-). Kevin Clark joins us in studio to preview the upcoming NFL Season (-). AJ Brown joins us to talk Super Bowl, not going to Mississippi State, reading and tons more (-). We finish with guys on chicks (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hard Knocks is just a 45-minute commercial for whatever team they are profiling

Hard Knocks is just gonna be like a 45 minute commercial for whatever team they happen to be profiling because otherwise no teams would ever do it and the NFL wouldn't allow it.

Win
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am 'pre-sad' for Bills fans because they won't win the Super Bowl despite their hope

I'm pre-sad because it, it is just, it's kind of, it's great to watch Bills fans. I love Bills fans... But the belief and the hope that they have, like, this is our year. We're finally gonna get done... I'm pretty sad for them. Yeah. And I hope that I'm wrong. I I hope that I'm wrong, but I am pre-sad.

The Bills did not win the Super Bowl in the 2024-25 season.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roger Goodell is banning smelling salts now just to trade them back for an 18th game in the next CBA

You know what Goodell's probably doing, this is probably one of those things where he is getting ready for the next CBA already... He's taking away smelling salts and then he is gonna say, I'll give you back smelling salts if you play an 18th game.

PredictionFootballHotSarcastic
While the NFL continues to push for an 18-game season, there is no public evidence that smelling salts were used as a specific bargaining chip in formal CBA negotiations.
Push
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL owning a 10% stake in ESPN will make it much harder for other media companies to interview players

I'm glad that florio's all over this, but I, I don't know what differences we're gonna see, but I do think that the NFL is going to make it way less likely for other media companies to conduct interviews with NFL players.

Access to players has become increasingly tightly controlled by league partners, though independent media still functions.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Kyle Schwarber should be the National League MVP

Kyle Schwarber should be MVP 'cause he hit, but we talk about that a little bit later. He, he, he, he did hit two home runs on Monday night. They were fucking mammoths.

Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP in 2024. Schwarber finished in the top 15 but was not the winner.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Open
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NCAA voting not to expand the tournament is just a way to move the Overton window for next year

They're, they put this out there being like, Hey, we're not gonna do it. Knowing that now it's, it's they moved the Overton window. Where now we're talking about the expansion and next year they're probably gonna let it in.

The NCAA continues to debate expansion, making this a live prediction about future tournament structure.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike McDaniel's comments about being closer to death signal bad vibes for the Dolphins

Mike McDaniel's in a press conference yesterday said that today's a great day because we're one day closer to death... Do you think things are going well with the Miami Dolphins right now? Bad vibes.

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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ZacZac

Baker Mayfield will be the #1 player in the NFL Top 100 next year

Baker Mayfield has made it to num number 50 spot on the NFL top 100 list... I not being on the list. So math tells me next year he's number one.

While Mayfield has improved, reaching the #1 spot in the player-voted Top 100 is highly unlikely given the presence of Mahomes, Jackson, etc.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Riding a bike as an adult is overrated compared to being good at golf

Guess what? Riding a bike. Overrated When you become adult. Golf is way more useful. Like I would trade being able to ride a bike for being able to golf well instantly.

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Anyone who truly dedicates themselves to throwing a knuckleball can make it to Major League Baseball

I think anybody that really dedicates themself to throwing a knuckleball, we'll make it to major league baseball. Agreed.

The scarcity of knuckleballers in MLB suggests it is significantly harder to master than the hosts acknowledge.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

The Cowboys would need three first-round picks to trade Micah Parsons

It probably would be three first round picks. Yeah. Yes. Because the Cowboys wanna keep the franchise tag existing... I don't, my, my feeling on it... I don't think an NFL team has ever traded the guy they wanted to keep.

Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

Mike McDaniel is a sleeper candidate for the Hot Seat because ex-players on TV hate him

Mike McDaniel's... The vibes can be high there, but... The one thing that's funny about McDaniel is how much Ex-players on TV hate Mike McDaniel. They really hate him. Like, every time I'm like, oh, I'm gonna go hard on the Dolphins. Some guy next to me is like, this is the worst team. This is the worst coach in the world.

Push
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The New York Giants' pass rush will be one of the best units in the entire NFL

I think their defense would be really good... I think their pass rush should be one of the best units in all of the NFL.

The Giants' defense showed flashes in 2024, but the unit did not finish as an elite top-tier pass rush statistically.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

The Denver Broncos have one of the five best rosters in football and are Super Bowl contenders

The Bo Nicks thing to me, like it makes total sense... I think the Broncos are, are amazing. Like they, they have one of the five best rosters in football. I think they're a Super Bowl contender.

The Broncos were not Super Bowl contenders in 2024 and did not have a top-5 roster by any expert metric.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

The Saints will be the worst team in the NFL this season

It's the Saints. Saints probably. I just don't see a path to them winning... If they get the first overall pick, it's gonna be accidental. They're not gonna, they're, they're gonna try to win games into December... But they are by far the worst.

The Saints were not the worst team in the NFL in 2024; the Panthers and others finished with worse records.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers will be better than people think this year because he has a chip on his shoulder

I think Rogers is gonna be better than people think... I think he's got the sufficient chip on his shoulder again, where it's like everyone was, was like, this guy should retire. He stinks.

Rodgers played most of the 2024 season but the Jets underperformed significantly, failing to make the playoffs.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

The Ravens will beat the Rams in the Super Bowl

I've been saying all off season it's gonna be Ravens-Rams. Ravens beat the Rams. My concern is Matthew Stafford's back... If Stafford's back isn't healthy, I would go with the Eagles.

The 2024 Super Bowl was Chiefs vs. 49ers. Clark's prediction was entirely incorrect.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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AJ BrownAJ Brown

White cleats make you feel faster and smoother on the field than black cleats

When I put on white I feel so fast, so fast, so smooth. Like it's just something about it... I didn't choose Georgia because I don't like wearing black socks... Putting on black socks with black cleats is just so hideous. It's slow.

Void
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2025
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AJ BrownAJ Brown

If the Eagles lose Week 1, Nick Sirianni will immediately be on the hot seat in Philly

If we somehow, somehow lose the first game of the season, it is up for Nick Sirianni. It is up... They're gonna call in to WIP... It's gonna spark like a wildfire. He is a bum. This guy's a fraud.

The Eagles won their first game of the 2024 season, so the immediate 'wildfire' was avoided.