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Hank

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HankHank

Drake Maye will win a Super Bowl before Patrick Mahomes wins another one

Who wins the Super Bowl first? Drake Maye. Okay.

Drake Maye is on a rebuilding Patriots team while Mahomes is in his prime on a perennial contender.
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HankHank

Jalen Hurts is currently the best quarterback in the NFL

Realistically, where do you rank Jalen Hurtz as quarterbacks in the NFL Right now? Right now one.

While Hurts had an incredible 2024 season, Mahomes and Allen generally lead most statistical and expert rankings.
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HankHank

Big Cat would have to lose a significant amount of weight to ever dunk

I hope you could too. You would have to lose a lot of weight. I know you're not going, you're don't. I would, don't put a time.

Vertical leap is highly dependent on power-to-weight ratio; Hank's assessment is biologically sound.
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HankHank

Travis Kelce will retire this offseason.

I think he's done. I think Taytay says, Hey, let's, let's go start a family... imagine how much better the podcast would be if you retired too. [Big Cat: That would suck though... if you retire this year and then Mahomes wins another title].

Travis Kelce did not retire. He played the full 2025 NFL season with the Chiefs (76 receptions, 851 yards). As of February 2026, his retirement decision for 2026 is still pending.
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HankHank

Jalen Carter will record at least one sack in Super Bowl 59

Jalen Carter one sack... Is it over a half a sack? Yeah, it's one plus sacks. Jalen Carter.

Hank predicted Jalen Carter would record at least one sack in Super Bowl 59. According to the box score, the Eagles' 6 sacks on Mahomes were recorded by Josh Sweat (2.5), Milton Williams (2), and Jordan Davis (1). Carter did not record a sack in the Super Bowl despite being a dominant presence on the defensive line.
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HankHank

The MLB must fire any umpire who shares a gambling account

The MLB had to fire a ref because he was umpire sharing — sorry, umpire. He was sharing a gambling account with another gambler who was gambling on baseball... even if the MLB was like, we don't even care about the whole betting part or the baseball thing, we can't have people employed by us who think it's okay to share a gambling account.

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HankHank

I would root for Carson Wentz to win Super Bowl MVP because it would be the funniest sports story ever

I would root so hard just, and that's even say, but it would be so funny... because then I could be like, well it's not even Patrick Mahomes, he's a system quarterback. [Big Cat]: What if Patrick Mahomes goes out in the first quarter and then Carson Wentz comes in and sprains both his ankles again and still wins? [Hank]: Oh my God. That would get worse. [Max]: Biggest sports story ever.

This is a subjective opinion about what would be funny.
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HankHank

Rory McIlroy is officially back and this will be the year he finally turns it around to win the Masters

My Who's Back of the week is Rory McIlroy. He's smashing. He won the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. This might be his year... he might turn it around. [Golf doesn't start until the Masters] This might be his year to win it.

Rory McIlroy did win the 2025 Masters, defeating Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff. He completed the career Grand Slam and won his first green jacket, confirming this was indeed 'his year.'
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HankHank

10-minute quarters in the NBA would be bad for bench players and league parity.

I think it would be bad for bench players. There would be less parity in the league and there would just be, you know, all the stars could play more minutes. We do have a lot of stars, but I think for League parity it'd be bad.

This is a subjective opinion on league structure.
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HankHank

The NBA will expand to Las Vegas and Seattle

They're gonna add two more teams, I think is my takeaway... Vegas and Seattle.

While heavily rumored and expected by the end of the current media deal cycle, no official announcement has been made.
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HankHank

Patrick Mahomes will throw an interception in Super Bowl 59

The prop that I'll be betting that I'll be rooting for is Patrick Mahomes over one half interception. So Patrick Mahomes a throwing interception.

Patrick Mahomes threw 2 interceptions in Super Bowl LIX (both in the 2nd quarter, which the Eagles converted into touchdowns). Hank's prop bet on Mahomes throwing an interception was correct.
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HankHank

Jimmy Butler is an absolute locker room cancer

I mean he's old and he's proven himself time and time again to just be an absolute locker room cancer can't even win.

This is a subjective characterization of a player's locker room presence.
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HankHank

Josh Allen is a true postseason 'winner' who raises his level of play, while Lamar Jackson has consistently underperformed in the playoffs.

Josh Allen is a winner. He has overperformed in the playoffs. Lamar Jackson has underperformed. [Lamar] has underperformed... Josh Allen is a winner.

This is inherently subjective, though Allen's playoff stats are generally superior to Lamar Jackson's.
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HankHank

Taylor Swift would never allow Travis Kelce to propose to her on the field after a Super Bowl.

I was just thinking he wouldn't actually, after I said it, I realized Taylor would never allow it to happen. But I was thinking of like confetti. No, I just that that thought of all that scene disgusted me, but I don't think, I think they would do it in a little more classy way.

He didn't propose on the field.
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HankHank

Madison Keys' victory over Aryna Sabalenka proves that America is once again a dominant force in professional tennis.

Ariana Sabalenka, notorious best women's tennis player. Got number one seed... Got smoked by Madison Keys, American 19th seed in the tournament. Major upset. USA Aussie Open Champion America's back.

While Keys won a major match, declaring 'America is back' based on one tournament result is a subjective matter of sports narrative.
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HankHank

Jaden Daniels will struggle in the NFC Championship and throw three interceptions

Jaden Daniels is a rookie. The slipper's gonna come off. He's gonna turn back into a pumpkin. Three interceptions.

Jayden Daniels did struggle in the NFC Championship (Eagles won 55-23 blowout), but he threw only 1 interception, not 3 as Hank predicted. The 'slipper coming off' part was directionally correct.
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HankHank

Prediction: Eagles 42, Commanders 13

42, 13 Eagles. We're looking at pick sixes. We're looking at 250 Saquon.

Hank predicted Eagles 42, Commanders 13. The actual score was Eagles 55, Commanders 23. He correctly predicted an Eagles blowout, but both scores were off — the Eagles scored even more and the Commanders scored more too.
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HankHank

Vetoing the marathon was a mistake; the nine-darter challenge is going to be significantly harder

I should have vetoed the nine Darter. Yeah. And I didn't. And now I am going to deal with the consequences of my own action... I am concerned that at a certain point my arm is gonna get like to a point where I can't throw... The marathon would've been the much easier choice.

Given the statistical improbability of a novice hitting 180s and a nine-darter, he is objectively correct that a marathon is a more 'guaranteed' finish.
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HankHank

TikTok will never actually get banned

I think they said they're, they're doing like a 90 day extension and then it might be banned again, but there's just no way that it ever gets banned.

TikTok was never actually banned in the US. While technically under a de jure ban from Jan 2025, enforcement was repeatedly delayed by executive orders, and a deal was struck. TikTok remains operational.
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HankHank

The Bills and New Orleans are essentially sister cities

Buffalo and New Orleans that is the same city and it doesn't make sense, but it does. Like Buffalo is gonna win a Super Bowl. It shouldn't be in New Orleans... They're both drunk. Yeah, that's what he was going for. One has like huge tits that they show every couple times a year. The other likes beef on weck and wings. They're sisters though.

This is a subjective, comedic characterization of city culture.
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HankHank

I'm betting the Texans moneyline against the Chiefs in the divisional round

I'm gonna take a money line [on the Texans]. And the Bengals thing. Joe Mixon young quarterback wild card team... I just hate the Chiefs too.

Hank bet the Texans moneyline against the Chiefs in the Divisional Round. The Chiefs won 23-14, so the bet lost.
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HankHank

The Chiefs aren't as good as their 15-win record suggests

The Chiefs could lose this game [against the Texans]. They're not as good... They're not as good as their record says they are... if you stacked 'em up against the other teams that had similar records over the course of history, like they would be the worst one.

The Chiefs finished 15-2 but had several close wins; however, they remained the #1 seed.
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HankHank

I'm back on the Patriots bandwagon because of the Mike Vrabel hire

My who's back of the week are the New England Patriots... they signed Mike Vrabel and they're back. They're, they're, they're on the path. The path of glory is back.

The Patriots went 14-3 under Vrabel, reached the Super Bowl, and Vrabel won Coach of the Year.
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HankHank

The Super Bowl officially marks the end of winter

I'm keeping [the Christmas trees] up till after the Super Bowl. Super Bowl is the end of winter, as far as I'm concerned. That's the end of our season.

This is a subjective personal rule.
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HankHank

Mike McCarthy is a better head coaching hire than Ben Johnson because McCarthy is a proven winner

Mike McCarthy has at least proven himself as a head coach. There's been many examples of stud offensive coordinators not working on his head coaches. You have a better chance of doing [well] with Mike McCarthy than Ben Johnson. I'm not even joking about that. I'd rather take a proven winner.

This is subjective, but comparing a Super Bowl winner to an unproven coordinator is a standard football debate.
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HankHank

Mike Vrabel will be the next head coach of the Patriots

I do think it was a smart decision [to fire Jerod Mayo]. I also think that they wouldn't have done it as quickly as they did if they didn't know that they are getting the coach that they want. Which I believe is Mike Vrabel... I am of the belief that the answer to that question is yes.

Mike Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots on January 12, 2025, exactly as Hank predicted.
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HankHank

The Patriots losing to the Bills was a good result for their draft position

That was a good loss. You win a game, you can drop like six spots in draft field. That was a good loss.

Subjective opinion on team-building strategy.
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HankHank

Indiana and Clemson are the two best upset bets in the first round of the CFP

Indiana and Clemson are the two horses I'm riding. I think the weather, I think the big, I think the weather, it's big 10 weather. It's tough to go against Penn State and Ohio State. I think Indiana's got a shot. And I think Clemson has a real shot because Indiana's Big 10. Notre Dame's not big.

Indiana lost to Notre Dame and Clemson lost to Texas in the first round of the CFP.
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HankHank

I bet $5,000 on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl

I put a bomb future down and I put it on the Eagles. I almost five have five grand on the Eagles plus four 50. That, that I almost biggest, that'll be the biggest bet I've ever won.

The Eagles were eliminated in the NFC Championship Game by the Detroit Lions.
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HankHank

I am pumped for a Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels coaching duo in New England

Vrabel McDaniels... that's the combo. [Josh] McDaniels had Mac Jones in the Pro Bowl... give me Vrabel and McDaniels and I am pumped.

This coaching combination did not happen in New England.
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HankHank

Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone are on the Hot Seat for airing commercials on a 'commercial-free' broadcast

My Hot Seat is Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone... Their entire tagline for years since the beginning of Red Zone... Get ready for seven hours of commercial-free football. And on Sunday they ran commercials. They were like 30 seconds of commercial... you just completely rug pulled them.

It is a verifiable fact that Red Zone aired brief commercials on that Sunday, breaking their long-standing 'commercial-free' promise.
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HankHank

The rumored Conor McGregor vs. Logan Paul boxing match will be a 'shitty money grab' that sucks

Conor McGregor tweeted that the rumors of about with Rio are false. I'm in preliminary agreements... to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India... It's probably gonna suck. I'm sick of it. This might be, so they fight someone who's actually like at the top of their game.

The McGregor vs Logan Paul fight was nixed by the UFC and did not happen. It was indeed a 'money grab' attempt that fell through, though it never took place so we can't judge if it 'sucked.'
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HankHank

People who complain about winter are losers and should just move to California

People that bitch about winter are fucking losers. It's cold and it's dark early and also get over it. Don't bitch. Move to California if you don't like it.

This is a subjective character judgment.
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HankHank

Jerod Mayo feels like a puppet for Robert Kraft

I've always kind of said [Mayo] feels like a puppet for Craft... today they were cutting to the booth and the Lip readers, they had Jonathan Craft taking notes and you could clearly read his lips being like, 'the play calling is terrible'... that's not a good sign.

This is a subjective characterization of a coaching relationship.
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HankHank

Travis Hunter is better as a cornerback than as a wide receiver

I think [Hunter] is better as a corner. I would have, I don't know. He's better as a corner. He's better as a corner. Yeah. Him and Christian Gonzalez... that'd be the Patriot missile No Fly zone.

Positional superiority is a matter of opinion and will be debated throughout Hunter's NFL career.
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HankHank

LeBron James' absence was extremely odd and under-reported

He left the Lakers a few days ago... there was, you know, internet rumors circulating that he was maybe getting arrested. That he was disappearing... it was weird the way it was, you know, he left and with LeBron and the media, they, you know, will talk about him nonstop and it kind of got swept under the rug.

Subjective take on media coverage and personal speculation.
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HankHank

The government used illegal tracking technology to find Luigi Mangione and then planted evidence to cover it up

The government has technology that's illegal to use to track and find someone like Luigi [Mangione]... which they used illegally to find him. And then planted all the evidence. The McDonald's worker, the written manifesto to cover their tracks about the fact that they illegally... surveyed people. The McDonald's worker was a plant and that's why they're not gonna get paid.

This is a baseless conspiracy theory typical of the 'Conspiracy Corner' bit.
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HankHank

UNC will make the College Football Playoff in Bill Belichick's first year

[Bill Belichick will be successful] first year... College football playoff. We should win the ACC.

UNC went 4-8 in Bill Belichick's first year and did not make the College Football Playoff. They didn't even qualify for a bowl game, let alone the CFP.
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HankHank

I will not be able to shoot 20 three-pointers in a row

I misinterpreted what the initial discussion was. I'm not gonna be able to shoot 20 threes in a row. That's it... 20 for 20, which is impossible. I think 20 for 25 is possible. Obviously that's not what we discussed.

Hank failed to complete the challenge in the subsequent video released.
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HankHank

I will get a cat and shave my face if PFT Commenter beats me in a three-point contest

I don't want to own a cat, but I also you also know I'm gonna beat PFT... [If PFT beats me] I'll do it. I accept. [A cat and shave my face].

The contest occurred on Dec 20, 2024. PFT beat Hank. Hank had to shave and eventually get a cat (renamed 'Heh').
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HankHank

Nepotism in football coaching is more acceptable than in playing because you work up through ranks

Coaching is a lot different than playing... Football is like the most, basketball is different. There's not a lot of examples of nepotism drafts. There's a million examples of nepotism coaching... He [Steve Belichick] worked his way up the ranks as any head coach that's ever head coached in the history of coaching has.

The ethics of nepotism in professional sports is a subjective debate.
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HankHank

Arizona State will win the College Football Playoff because they are the hottest team

You know what I'm taking Arizona State. Fuck it... I want, I don't think it works for college football, but it, if it was hockey or college basketball, they're the hottest team. Make a run.

Arizona State lost to Texas 39-31 in the Peach Bowl (CFP quarterfinal) on January 1, 2025. They did not win the College Football Playoff.
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HankHank

The Yankees lost Juan Soto because they were disrespectful regarding family suites

The Yankees lost out on a generational talent just because they were disrespectful... The Yankees wouldn't budge on giving Juan Soto a suite in Yankee Stadium saying that if they don't do it for Derek Jeter, they're not gonna do it for him.

While Soto signed with the Mets for a record contract, the 'suite' issue was widely reported as a point of friction during his Yankees tenure.
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HankHank

The Chiefs aren't a good team, but they will find a way to win the Super Bowl

I think they're gonna get to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, I still... they have black magic. They have curses, they have witches. Like they're not a good team... but they just win... They're gonna find a way to win somehow.

The Chiefs did get to the Super Bowl as Hank predicted, but they did NOT 'find a way to win somehow.' They lost to the Eagles 22-40. The 'getting there' part was correct but the 'winning' part was wrong.
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HankHank

The Chargers must win their Week 14 game against the Chiefs to prove they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

If they're gonna win the Super Bowl, they have to win this game... 'cause it's an ultimate test. Ultimate Coach... If they can't win a lunch pail game, then they're not winning shit.

The Chargers lost 19-17 to the Chiefs. Per Hank's logic, they are no longer Super Bowl contenders.
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HankHank

Opting out of the lottery ball should be grounds for losing your job

If you Opt outta a lottery ball, you're opting outta the booth. Is that what you're doing? And then you might be opting outta your job. I don't understand this. Hank is the very definition of grace. You could complain, you could bitch... You can't Opt out.

This is an internal show philosophy/rule, but Memes did eventually back down, proving Hank's stance held weight.
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HankHank

If Lamar Jackson wins the Super Bowl this year, he begins to unseat Patrick Mahomes as the best QB in the league

If Lamar wins the Super Bowl this year, he'll begin to unseat Mahomes as the best QB in the league. Absolutely some merit [to that]. If Josh Allen wins the MVP in a Super Bowl, he's in that conversation too.

Mahomes has three rings and three Super Bowl MVPs; Lamar would still only have one in this scenario, making 'unseating' him a major debate.
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HankHank

Juan Soto will sign with the Boston Red Sox

I'm seeing some tweets. I'm seeing some reports... Juan Soto's sister looking at apartments in Boston... Kirk Minihane reported that he's a hundred percent signing with the Red Sox.

Juan Soto signed a record-breaking contract with the New York Mets on December 8, 2024.
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HankHank

Gerard Mayo is probably not the guy for the Patriots

Is Gerard Mayo the guy? Probably not. The defense is bad. He is a defensive coach. Why not get an offensive coach to work with our phenom quarterback [Drake May]?

Subjective assessment of coach suitability.
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HankHank

The Patriots are the team nobody wants to play in the AFC East

I think so. Usually the, you know, with the Patriots, it's like all the trends reversing the Dolphins have always been like the boogeyman even when the, when Brady was there and the Patriots are good. This is the trend weekend reverse in our favor.

The Patriots lost to the Dolphins 34-15 that weekend, failing to be the 'boogeyman' or a threat in that specific matchup.

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