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Apr 18, 2025
#12168
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is waiting for the NFL Draft to finalize his next team to avoid being 'Kirk Cousined'

I feel like all this is gonna get settled right after the draft... I think that's why Rodgers is waiting because he doesn't want to have a Kirk Cousins situation where he signs somewhere they draft someone and then they're like, 'oh yeah, it's your job.'

Aaron Rodgers did sign with the Steelers, and the timing was around the draft period. However, the 'Kirk Cousins' concern about being drafted over was not the primary factor; Rodgers simply chose Pittsburgh.

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Apr 18, 2025
#23621
Big CatBig Cat

Cooper Flagg is a choker

Even though [Cooper Flagg] is a choker. That's fine.

Cooper Flagg averaged 18.9 PPG at Duke, scored 27 in Final Four, was drafted #1 overall, averaging 21 PPG as NBA rookie. Not a choker.
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Apr 18, 2025
#12165
Big CatBig Cat

Paying Josh Giddey $35 million a year would be a massive mistake for the Bulls

They also have a guy named Josh Giddey who they're gonna probably pay $35 million to, which would be a very big mistake... Josh Giddey is just good enough to get you in the play-in game and not the playoffs.

The Bulls signed Giddey to a 4-year, $100M extension ($25M/year), less than the $35M predicted. Whether it's a mistake depends on Giddey's future performance, but the contract was more modest than feared.
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Apr 18, 2025
#12164
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bulls are a joke of an organization with no path forward

This franchise [the Bulls] is a joke and it should be called out as a joke and stop pretending that March and April basketball means something and actually pick a lane and go for it. They do not know how to tank. They do not know how to win.

The Bulls' performance over the last decade supports the claim of mediocrity, though 'joke' is subjective.

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Oct 30, 2026
#31779
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Oct 30, 2026
#31792
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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Oct 30, 2026
#31785
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.