Hank

The Patriots will beat the Dolphins in Week 2

We're gonna beat the Dolphins... I've never [given] up on the team... these are winnable games.

The Denver Broncos will win the a FC West this season

[Big Cat] I say yes [the Chiefs win the a FC West]... Who do you have winning the a FC West? [Hank] The Denver Broncos.

The Patriots' best-case scenario is 12 wins and an AFC Championship appearance

Best case, 12 wins, win the division. [Make] the AFC Championship. I don't want to get crazy.

Jordan Love will win NFL MVP

I'm taking Jordan Love. I think the Packers are gonna be filthy.

Keegan Bradley not picking himself for the Ryder Cup is better for the team

Keegan wanted to pick himself, but he's taking, it's, it's, it was the right move, I guess to not pick himself for the team. It's better for the team and everyone can kind of rally around... you gotta win one for the captain.

Rajon Rondo is currently the number one ranked flag football quarterback in the nation

He is the number one ranked flag football quarterback in the country right now... there's all the basketball aggregators being like Rajon Rondo is currently the number one ranked flag football quarterback in the nation right now.

Team USA is going to get killed by Europe in the Ryder Cup

I'm concerned for America. You were looking at the potential lineup and just being like, oh, we're gonna get killed.

The Super Bowl should be played in London to make it a bigger global event

It's a football field. It's the same dimensions, it's the same place. Hey, people are, have it so twisted where it's like, if we want this to be the biggest event in the world, we should have it in [London]... It's better for the sport. It's better for the show. It's better for us. It's better for everyone.

Europeans don't even have colleges

No, they don't have colleges in [Europe]. They don't have NFL teams there. But they have NFL games there. They don't play college games. Okay, actually they're universities.

The Patriots will return to the Super Bowl before the Commanders

We'll be in a Super Bowl before the Commanders. No, we [will].

Number 47 is a terrible number for a BYU quarterback

Bear's a bad start. You can't. You put harder earned money on a team and you see a quarterback coming out wearing number 47. Terrible number for a quarterback.

London should host a Super Bowl and it would be a cool event for the sport

The British ambassador of the US is pushing for a Super Bowl in London. I am down for it... I just think London would be a cool city for a Super Bowl. Better than San Francisco. It'd be a cool event, fun week.

Marvel movies are overhyped and cheesy for adults

I don't understand the hype as an adult is Marvel movies... I like good movies, but... the Marvel movies being like, you know, people like camping out for Marvel for superhero movies... it never made sense to me when they're like cheesy superhero movies.

The Patriots will make the playoffs at +120 odds

I'm gonna go with the New England Patriots... to make the playoffs plus one 20. I believe it even more so.

MLB cannot let Shohei Ohtani win MVP because of the gambling and real estate controversies

I mean it, you can't, if you're the MLB, you can't have Shohei Ohtani with all these controversies being the base of your league. The gambling one, yeah, maybe blame it on the interpreter. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice... we're about to give this guy his fourth MVP in five years? MLB writers really need to do like justice here because they are the keepers of the game.

The Patriots will be the best team on this podcast

I think we're gonna be the best team on this podcast. I dunno if I've said that yet. [Better than] the Bucks, the Eagles and the Commanders.

The Celtics should give Joe Mazzulla a job for life

Signed a multi-year extension back with the Celtics. They should just give him a job for life.

Little Big League is a better movie than Rookie of the Year

Little Big League I think is a better movie than Rookie of the Year. Little Big League is legit a great movie. ... I like Little Big League better.

I would literally kill a man for Mike Vrabel

I'm there, [Mike] Vrabel. I'm already there. I would literally kill a man for Mike Vrabel.

Shara Magomedov is the greatest looking UFC fighter of all time

Shara Magomedov is the greatest UFC looking fighter of all time. He looks like an angry leprechaun.

Happy Gilmore 1 is the funniest movie of all time

I'm just gonna get mad. I wanna just enjoy a movie and Happy Gilmore 1 is the funniest movie of all time.

There is a better chance of Terry McLaurin playing for the Patriots than Ben Simmons playing for the Celtics

I trust Brad Stevens. I don't think this is gonna happen. I think there's a better chance Terry McLaurin plays for the Patriots than Ben Simmons plays with the Celtics.

The walk-off catcher's interference rule is a stupid rule

I mean there's no, there's not much Hot Seat. It's just a stupid rule... Lost on walk off catcher's interference. Second time it's ever happened in MLB history. First time since 1971. The problem was the catcher just stuck it... It was technically letter of the law catcher's interference.

Dustin Poirier will not stay retired and will fight again

I never believe it. Because then they, you know, they, they get arrested, they get healthy and they're like, ah, I could, I could do one more fight. I could make, you know, a nice payday doing another fight.

Con Air is a bad movie because the plot is ridiculous

Our first pick is going to be Conair. Mm. I feel like that's a good movie. It's a really, but you think about the plot of the movie. It's bad.

Shedeur Sanders will step in for an injured Joe Flacco and lead the Cleveland Browns to a wild card playoff spot

My preemptive Take of the Year. Shedeur Sanders. It's going to lead the Cleveland Browns to a wild card spot and make the playoffs. Maybe an injury. I think after like week four [Joe Flacco's] not gonna start. Something's gonna happen. Maybe Flacco gets injured, [Shedeur] steps in, leads them to glory.

Pardon My Take listeners (AWLs) are mean to the hosts online but are always polite and friendly in person

Love you guys love seeing you guys out there supportive, you know, say mean stuff online, but they're always nice in person. I've never had a bad interaction with an AWL in person. And that is all that matters.

Jesus is the chillest bro of all time because he took a three-day nap

He's just the chillest guy of all time. Turn the other cheek. Try to, you know, bring world peace to the world. Dude, bro. Took a three day nap. How chill is that?

Patrick Mahomes might be washed

Mahomes might be washed. He just discussed, he didn't play great at the end of the year. They choked in the Super Bowl.

The evidence of Malik Beasley gambling on his own games is absurdly obvious

The videos that came out after the investigation came out were very bad to say the least. I don't know if it's one of those things where if you could do this for any player... but the videos that came out were absurdly obvious that he was probably gambling on games.

I look hot in my Britney Spears Dungeons and Dragons costume

I'm Brittany Spears. Zac said he didn't realize Brittany Spear gonna be a women's costume until after he bought it. So I got bell bottoms and a wig. I actually, I think I look hot.

The Pacers-Thunder series is officially over for Indiana

I'm pretty sure... that was their game to lose. And they did. And now I feel like the series is over. Like, yeah, the Pacers have been winning the series and it's tied and... the Thunder know they're the better team and they can just step on their throat.

Red Sox ownership does not care about the fans or winning after the Devers trade

I've been out of the Red Sox ownership since they got rid of Mookie Betts... they don't care about the fans. They don't care about winning. Like they know the Red Sox ownership is selfish and they don't care about winning because they know that fans are gonna show up either way.

Losing this Finals series would be a 'sliding doors' moment that ruins the Thunder's future

This is it, it's kind of like the Knicks. It's like you're never gonna have a better shot than this year. If they lose this, it's a sliding doors moment. Your entire future will be miserable. And if you win this series, then you're gonna win four.

The broomstick putter is superior for putting but makes the user look like a douche bag

I was putting as, as good as I ever have and I've just been battling wrestling with myself on if I'm gonna actually use it in real life... understandably so people are gonna be like, that guy is the biggest douche bag of all time... but I at least have to feel it out.

The job of a male OB-GYN is essentially just to mansplain women's bodies to them

Here's a fun fact though. The job of a male [OB-GYN] is to mansplain that— I mean, how the fuck are you supposed to know that? They didn't put any periods in between the letters or anything.

The Thunder will beat the Pacers in five games

Hank you think it's it's over. Yeah. Five games. You're already calling it over.

The New York Knicks will regret not going further in the 2025 playoffs

I think when time comes and you look back at this year, you're gonna regret not going farther. And you're gonna understand how golden of an opportunity this was to get to the finals with all of the injuries and the path just opening wide up.

The Florida Panthers will win the Stanley Cup in five games

I'll go Panthers in five.

Anthony Edwards cannot be the face of the NBA until he makes a Finals appearance

Anthony Edwards has been, people have been trying to put the face of this league on him... I don't think he can be the face of this league without getting to a finals.

Charlie Woods will win more than five and a half career majors

Charlie Woods over under five and a half career majors... Over, over. Smash. Easy. Smash it easy.

LeBron James is a scumbag for opting into a $52 million contract instead of taking a team-friendly deal

[LeBron] opted in for $52 million. He's a billionaire. He might even be a piece of shit... he does not need, he's not even good enough for 52 million a year. He could have signed for 30... they could use the 20 million to actually make their team better. But he doesn't care about that because he's a selfish piece of shit.

The reports of Bill Belichick's engagement to Jordon Hudson are fake news

I will wait until you know, Ms. Hudson and, and Mr. Belichick report this themselves. I do not believe, you know, the New York Times, fake news media. This is just a report as far as I'm concerned. ... I don't think Bill knows.

The New York Knicks were a better team than the Boston Celtics in their playoff series

The Nicks were the better team than the Celtics. They're... a better team than the Celtics. I'm not gonna argue that right now because I was wrong too. I thought the Knicks, I did not think the Knicks would be in the Eastern Conference final.

I'm leaning towards the Boston Celtics needing a rebuild

I trust Brad Stevens with my life, but I'm leaning towards rebuild ish. Probably. Someone needs to figure out how we can keep Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum and still have good enough players around them to compete. It doesn't, not a tax guy at all. It doesn't look, I can't wrap my head around it yet.

I am rooting for the Knicks to reach the NBA Finals specifically so I can watch them get their hearts broken

I'll be rooting for the Knicks to win the Eastern Conference... Ooh, that's huge... I want, I want the Knicks to get their heart broken.

The show 'The Librarians: The Next Chapter' looks like the dumbest show of all time

The librarians, the next chapter. They're showing these commercials in all these games. It like it. I can't believe it's a real show that is being made. It looks like this is the best whose guy ever dumb this fucking show of all time.

Luke Cornett is currently a better option for the Celtics than Kristaps Porzingis

Luke Cornett, like, I actually think that whatever Kristaps has, Luke Cornett is a better option than Kristaps right now. And Joe Mazzulla obviously agrees 'cause the second half he sat Kristaps.

The Celtics can still win the NBA Championship even without Jayson Tatum

We have a bunch of champions on this team. We still have the Eastern Conference finals MVP, we have the finals MVP we ready to go... I still think we could win the championship, but that's where I'm at is, is just make it as far along in the season as we can because once the off season comes, a lot of things are gonna change.

I'd give my own Achilles to Jayson Tatum to heal him

I'd give him my Achilles. [I'd do it] for the city. Believe in Boston. Yeah. That's... I just want to beat New York. That's really where in my mind [I am].