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Take Slip·Feb 10, 2023
#PMT-2023-0210-5631
Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Kansas City Chiefs will beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-26

I wanna pick the Chiefs... 32-26.

The Chiefs did win, though the score was 38-35.
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Take Slip·Feb 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0206-16135
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Chiefs will beat the Eagles 29-26 in Super Bowl LVII

I'm gonna pick the Chiefs... Could it be 31 27? Yes it could. About 29, 26 having a schwam. Yeah, that's a schwam score... I'm gonna give you guys the nod with the score.

The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35. Berman correctly predicted the winner but the score was incorrect.
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Take Slip·Jan 23, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes will play in the AFC Championship but will be physically diminished

I would say [Patrick Mahomes] is gonna play, but he's gonna be diminished. You're not gonna get full Mahomes. It's more just being as mobile as he is behind the line of scrimmage and keeping plays alive.

Mahomes played and won, and while his mobility was visually limited, he still threw for over 300 yards and 2 TDs in the AFC Championship.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2023
#PMT-2023-0116-6825
Big CatBig Cat

Brandon Staley should be fired and tried for war crimes for his coaching performance

I think that Brandon Staley should be tried for war crimes as a war criminal. I think that it's a disgusting act. What I saw in the entire second half of that game... You can't have a worse coaching back-to-back weeks than what Brandon Staley just did.

Staley was not fired immediately but was fired during the following season on Dec 15, 2023.
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Take Slip·Jan 16, 2023
#PMT-2023-0116-6833
HankHank

The Cowboys are actually a good team despite everyone's hate

I have serious question... I have serious question. I put one future in for one team in the playoffs and it was not the Vikings. It's the Cowboys. They're going against Tom Brady, we'll see.

The Cowboys beat the Bucs 31-14 that night but were eliminated by the 49ers the next week.
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Take Slip·Dec 26, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Kirk Cousins is maybe clutch

I have a question for you off this game... Is Kirk Cousins maybe Clutch?

Cousins led the NFL in fourth-quarter comebacks in 2022, though he lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Take Slip·Dec 16, 2022
#PMT-2022-1216-7324
Big CatBig Cat

The Seahawks are running out of gas because they lack top-end talent

It feels like they're just running outta gas in terms of talent. Their defense getting gashed on the, like last week the Panthers had 240 yards tonight. The Niners ran for five yards of carry. It just, it feels like it's getting to the end here where, where like the fact they don't have a ton of top end talent is hurting them.

The Seahawks did struggle late in the 2022 season, losing 5 of their last 8, but they actually managed to sneak into the playoffs at 9-8.
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Take Slip·Dec 9, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1209-12505
Big CatBig Cat

The Chargers are the worst tackling team in the NFL

I think the Chargers might be the worst tackling team in the NFL. They just don't tackle. I feel like every Chargers game you'll just watch guys just running around like broken plays. Guys not being able to get tackled.

While 'worst' is hyperbolic, the 2022 Chargers were consistently ranked in the bottom third of the league in missed tackles and run defense efficiency.
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Take Slip·Dec 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-1207-2289
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady will never die

Tom Brady will never die. ... Even when he got the ball back again down seven or down six, you knew he was gonna win the game.

Brady won this game but eventually retired for good after the 2022 season following a playoff loss.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2022
#PMT-2022-1205-8859
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Jets will trade Zach Wilson

I think they're gonna end up trading [Zach Wilson] because the way the teams united behind Mike White, I mean Garrett Wilson I think tweeted or said in post game, I'll go to work, I'll get to work something special about that boy talking about Mike White.

While Wilson was benched for 2023 for Aaron Rodgers, he wasn't actually traded until April 2024 to the Broncos. This take was eventually right in spirit but the Jets held him longer than expected.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The system makes the Niners quarterback successful regardless of who starts

I honestly, I don't really think it matters that much. Who's playing quarterback for the 49ers? I think, oh, we've seen it... it doesn't matter really who the quarterback is. They will be able to scheme a guy who's at least competent into being like a above average game manager.

Brock Purdy went on to be significantly more than just a 'game manager,' leading the league in several passing metrics and making a Super Bowl, though the system debate continues.
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Take Slip·Dec 2, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson will be rusty and the Texans will cover +7

Texans plus seven Dashaun Watson's coming back. He is playing his first game of football since January 3rd, 2021. That's essentially two years. In between football games. That's a long time. It's a long time to not play football. Yes.

The Browns won 27-14. Watson was indeed rusty (131 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT), but the Browns defense/special teams scored 3 TDs, covering the spread.
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Take Slip·Nov 14, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers will win 10 games and host a home playoff game

The Bucks now have everything in front of them where if they don't totally fuck up, we're gonna be sitting here. They're gonna have a home playoff game in January. [Based on their schedule] They're a 10 win team.

The Bucs finished 8-9. They did host a home playoff game (as division winners) but did not reach 10 wins.
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Take Slip·Nov 14, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Giants will win 10 or 11 games and make the playoffs

The Giants are seven and two. I looked at their schedule. I think they're gonna win 10 games, maybe even 11. Like when you're seven and two, you're this we're we're almost at Thanksgiving. It would take a lot of fuck ups to not make the playoffs at this point.

The Giants finished 9-7-1. They did make the playoffs, but fell one win short of Big Cat's 10-win prediction.
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Take Slip·Nov 14, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers are off the mat and will go on a run

The Packers are now officially off the mat. Yeah. We we told you that Aaron Rogers... and now I'm very nervous that they're off the mat, gonna turn a corner, all that shit. Fully expecting the Packers to go on a run now.

The Packers did go on a 4-game winning streak in December, but they ultimately lost their Week 18 'win and in' game to the Lions and missed the playoffs.
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Take Slip·Oct 28, 2022
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The Vikings will lose in the divisional round this year

This is a team that's gonna go 11 and six, maybe 12 and five... And they're gonna win in the wild card round if they're lucky. And then they get the shit kicked out of them by the Eagles or the Cowboys or one of the elite teams in the nfc because cousins is limited.

Florio was incredibly close. The Vikings went 13-4 and lost in the Wild Card round (not the divisional) to the Giants.
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Take Slip·Oct 26, 2022
#PMT-2022-1026-8053
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Fields took a big step towards being 'a guy' against the Patriots

Congratulations. I think Justin Fields took a big step towards, towards being a guy this week.

Justin Fields had a brief stretch of elite play following this game before injuries and roster limitations slowed his progress in Chicago.
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Take Slip·Oct 24, 2022
#PMT-2022-1024-13805
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Daniel Jones has officially become 'the guy' for the Giants

He's definitely become the guy... He's got that dog in him officially now.

While Jones led them to the playoffs in 2022 and got a massive extension, his play regressed significantly in 2023 and 2024, leading to him being benched.
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Take Slip·Oct 21, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1021-9818
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jaguars have never had a good tight end in their franchise history

I don't think the Jaguars have ever had a good tight end ever. Yeah. Like Mercedes Lewis. Lewis is the only one I could think of. But when he was on the Jaguars, I think he was just mostly a blocking tight end... The Jaguars have never had a good tight end ever.

Marcedes Lewis had 700 yards and 10 TDs in 2010, which constitutes a 'good' season, though the overall history is indeed thin.
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Take Slip·Oct 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-1019-15331
Big CatBig Cat

There are only three or four truly good teams in the NFL right now

I just don't think there's more than three or four really good teams. Like when you think about the really good teams, the Bills and the Eagles have played really good football, the Chiefs, the Giants and Jets you could throw in there, but like everyone else has... had some real stinker of games.

The Giants and Jets both regressed, but the Bills, Eagles, and Chiefs remained the elite tier through the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Oct 17, 2022
#PMT-2022-1017-5856
HankHank

Bailey Zappe should remain the Patriots starter even if Mac Jones is healthy

Bailey Zappe is very fun to watch... unless Bailey Zappe puts up an absolute stinker next week, I would be surprised if they take him out to starter.

Mac Jones returned the following week but was benched for Zappe during the game. However, Jones remained the primary starter for most of the season.
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Take Slip·Oct 12, 2022
#PMT-2022-1012-13103
Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

Trevor Lawrence sucks at throwing the deep ball

I don't think [Trevor Lawrence] sucks, but he definitely sucks throwing the deep ball, which makes him suck. And they don't really have anybody to catch it either... some of the throws that he's made when people are wide open... he just can't make 'em.

Lawrence's deep-ball accuracy remained a statistical point of contention throughout 2022, though he improved significantly in the second half of the season.
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Take Slip·Oct 7, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1007-8072
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady will demolish the Falcons to avoid a three-game losing streak

My favorite is the Bucks minus nine against the Falcons at home... Tom Brady has not had a three game losing streak since 2002... He's 10 and oh against the Falcons... He's going to demolish the Falcons.

The Bucs won 21-15, meaning they won the game (avoiding the streak) but failed to cover the -9 point spread.
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Take Slip·Oct 3, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers and Chiefs will both make the divisional round of the playoffs

I would make a healthy wager that both the Bucks and Chiefs will be around divisional round playoffs.

The Chiefs won the Super Bowl (passed Divisional), but the Buccaneers lost in the Wild Card round to the Cowboys.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2022
#PMT-2022-0930-2558
Big CatBig Cat

The Bengals are still playing clunky and disorganized football

The Bengals, I don't wanna say they're like back because it does still feel like there's, they have drives where it's just very clunky and disorganized.

The 2022 Bengals did eventually find their rhythm, finishing 12-4 and reaching the AFC Championship game.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Falcons aren't as bad as people think they are

I also just like the Falcons at home, I've kind of a hot take on the Falcons. I actually don't think they're that bad. Their offense is fun. So they're not that bad. I've got a new tier for the Falcons in your power rankings. It's just 'they're not that bad.' They're not as bad as you think they are because their offense when they do get the ball to their playmakers, they're actually scoring a shitload of points.

The 2022 Falcons finished 7-10, which was better than many projected, making them a 'frisky' team but still a losing one.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2022·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ravens might be fraudulent

I just got baited. Yeah, you take the [over]. The Ravens defense sucks. Their defense, they're really bad. Like I'm, for the first time in my life, I'm considering using the word fraud. I think this Ravens team might be fraudulent. I think their defense is just that bad.

The Ravens finished 10-7 and made the playoffs, but their defense did struggle significantly in late-game situations throughout the season.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-0919-17810
Big CatBig Cat

Frank Reich is officially on the hot seat and could be the first coach fired

I think Frank Reich is officially on the hot seat... nothing tells you that more than the quotes that he had after the game... I don't know what—I do think Frank Reich is now up there for coach to be fired first.

Frank Reich was fired on November 7, 2022. While Matt Rhule was actually the first coach fired (Oct 10), Reich was fired mid-season shortly after.
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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2022
#PMT-2022-0912-6395
Big CatBig Cat

The Packers franchise is crumbling

Aaron Rogers hates his wide receivers. He hates them... I'm living in the moment and this moment is very fun. The bears are, want to know the Packers are on one and that franchise is crumbling.

The Packers finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs. Rodgers was traded the following offseason, marking the end of an era, though 'crumbling' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-0907-1783
Pete PriscoPete Prisco

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will disappoint and miss out on winning the NFC South

I think the Bucs are gonna be a little disappointing... I don't think they're gonna win the division... Brady when he has interior pressure... he doesn't move that well. And he really doesn't like it... I think Tampa might be the going in the wrong direction team.

The Bucs finished 8-9. They actually *did* win the division because the rest of the NFC South was worse, but Prisco's prediction of them being disappointing and 'wrong direction' was spot on.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Minnesota Vikings will make it to Championship Sunday

I think the Vikings will be dark horse... I think they're gonna win the NFC North. I think they're gonna make it to championship Sunday... against the Eagles. The Eagles are gonna fucking demolish them.

The Vikings won the NFC North (13-4) but lost in the Wild Card round to the Giants. They did not reach the Championship game.
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Take Slip·Aug 31, 2022
#PMT-2022-0831-15328
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears should sign Alex Leatherwood because he's a former first-rounder

I'm not shaming Alex Leatherwood because he is under my first-round theory. The Bears should go get him because he's still a great player... Once he gets to another franchise, then his stock is immediately up.

The Bears did claim Leatherwood off waivers the following day. However, his stock did not 'immediately go up' as he was eventually waived by them as well.
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Take Slip·Aug 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-0819-11636
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The move for NFL preseason betting is to bet against every rookie coach that won their first game

I think the move this weekend is to reverse that and bet against money line every rookie coach that won their first preseason game because they got that win under the belt. Now they're like, you know what? I just wanna evaluate now. Now they're gonna swing back in the other direction.

In Week 2 of the 2022 preseason, rookie coaches who won Week 1 (like Matt Eberflus and Kevin O'Connell) had mixed results, making the 'system' unreliable.
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Take Slip·Aug 17, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hard Knocks has successfully made me believe in the Detroit Lions

I'm hopeful for Detroit. I think hard knocks has successfully made me believe in the Detroit lions. Now I I'm going to be probably very wrong about that as anyone who's ever rooted for Detroit lions knows, but I'm at that point where like, yeah, I can see, I can see the lines making some noise.

The Lions finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs in 2022, though they did finish the season very strong, making the take partially right in spirit.
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Take Slip·Aug 15, 2022
#PMT-2022-0815-7810
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bet on rookie head coaches in the first week of the NFL preseason

Week one, it was pretty strong. You just bet on whatever coach, if it's a matchup between a rookie head coach and a coach that's been in the league before you bet on the rookie head coach to win. Because I think somewhere deep down, they would prefer to win their very first game that they play.

While not a hard rule, rookie coaches often play starters longer or try harder to get their first win in preseason. In 2022, many rookie head coaches (like Kevin O'Connell, Mike McDaniel) performed well in preseason debuts.
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Take Slip·Aug 8, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jordan Davis was the best pick of the 2022 NFL Draft

Jordan Davis, that was the pick of the draft. There were actually, I'm gonna put that in the same category as the Ravens, when they just get great players that fall to them. When the Eagles picked [Jordan Davis], I was like, why is he still on the board?

Davis has been a core piece for the Eagles, though other picks from that draft (Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson) had more immediate impact.
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Take Slip·Jul 11, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baker Mayfield can still be a top 12 quarterback in the NFL

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I think that Baker [Mayfield] is still like, he could be a top 12 quarterback. I don't think he's a bust at all. I think that he was hurt last year.

Mayfield struggled in Carolina and was released, but later had a career resurgence with the Buccaneers in 2023, arguably reaching top 12-15 status again.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson will be suspended indefinitely for at least one year

Sean was suspended for, for a year, for a year, but also indefinitely. They're going to drop that one on, on Friday. Yup. Yup. Right before 4th of July.

The suspension was 11 games, not a full year/indefinite, though the league did seek a full year.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson should not be allowed to play in 2022 until the civil suits are resolved

I'm about ready to say, like I've seen enough and that I feel like Deshaun Watson should not be allowed to play this year until, until they figure out what's going to happen with the civil suits, because this is now 24 women. And with like strikingly similar details about what's happening.

Watson was eventually suspended for 11 games, so he did play during the 2022 season, albeit missing the majority of it.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2022
#PMT-2022-0518-14732
Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

Kenny Pickett is superior to Mitch Trubisky because Kenny followed my fiancee on Instagram

Mitch gets picked up by the Steelers show Respect immediately. DM show the wife respect. I ain't get an answer. Now, you know Kenny Pickett followed me. Kenny Pickett's a fan of mine... after dinner, you know what I got? I got a follow from Kenny's fiancee. Oh wow. Follow. Not doing that holds more weight in my book than a message. So where I stand right now... Kenny ain't coming here to take part Kenny come in here to take over man.

Pickett did eventually take the job from Trubisky, but his performance as a starter was mediocre before being traded to the Eagles in 2024.
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Take Slip·May 2, 2022
#PMT-2022-0502-12509
Big CatBig Cat

Deshaun Watson will be suspended for the entire 2022 NFL season

I don't think that Deshaun Watson is going to play next year. The more I think about it, the more I think that Roger Goodell is going to step in and be like, that's me, Roger Goodell champion of women everywhere. And we're suspending Deshaun Watson next year. Holy fuck.

Watson was originally suspended for 6 games, which was appealed and increased to 11 games. He did not play the full season, but he did play in December 2022.
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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2022
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jordan Davis is a lazy player who takes plays off

He [Jordan Davis] has a fast 40 time, but if he had to run the 40 ten times, his drop-off in times would probably be very [high]... they had video of it in the Alabama game, him taking plays off.

While Davis had conditioning concerns at Georgia, he became a high-impact starter for the Eagles, though his snap counts are often managed.
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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2022
#PMT-2022-0429-3973
Big CatBig Cat

Prediction: Tyler Smith will be a Pro Bowler as a rookie before getting suspended

Cowboys got offensive lineman [Tyler Smith]... Pro bowl rookie year, suspended second year, third year comes out hot. It looks like pro bowl, gets hurt. And then everyone's like, well, if that Dak's losing all his players, so he can't, he can't do it all himself.

Tyler Smith did not make the Pro Bowl as a rookie (2022) but did make it in his second season (2023). He has not been suspended.
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Take Slip·Apr 27, 2022
#PMT-2022-0427-1365
Todd McShayTodd McShay

Breece Hall will be the first running back drafted, likely to the Bills at pick 25

If one back is going to go in the first round, I would say it's Breece Hall. And I think the most likely team to take them would be the bills at 25.

Breece Hall was the first RB taken, but he went 36th overall to the Jets, not 25th to the Bills.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2022
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Daniel JeremiahDaniel Jeremiah

Baker Mayfield will be traded by the end of draft weekend

I'm going to say that actually, I'm going to say Baker does. I'm going to say Baker does [get traded]. I could see Baker and Carolina for a pick next year though, that that wouldn't surprise me.

Mayfield was not traded during the draft; he was traded to the Panthers on July 6, 2022.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2022
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Tom Brady only returned to Tampa because he couldn't find a 'graceful exit'

I think he came to the conclusion he wasn't going to find a graceful exit from Tampa Bay and that if he was going to play this year, he'd better jump on now... there was at least some thought I believe from Brady to play for someone else.

While Brady never explicitly confirmed this, widespread reporting later supported the idea that there were talks with Miami and interests in San Francisco during his brief retirement.
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Take Slip·Mar 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-0309-17866
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The AFC West is the best division in football with the addition of Russell Wilson

I've seen more of people saying like, look how stack this division is. I agree. And Derek Carr is like, Def actually is probably the biggest God division and football right now.

While the Chiefs remained dominant, the other three teams struggled with consistency or internal dysfunction (Broncos/Raiders).
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Desmond Ridder has 'fuckable spirals'

Desmond Ridder has nice spiral, Cincinnati guy. He gives me Justin Herbert type vibes... fuckable spirals for fuckable spirals. If you see a spiral, you're like, damn that spiral sexy.

Ridder's arm talent was praised, but comparing him to Justin Herbert (one of the strongest arms in the NFL) proved to be an overvaluation.
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Take Slip·Feb 23, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers macro-doses mushrooms and LSD in the offseason

If you don't believe my take that Aaron Rodgers is straight up macro doses mushrooms and LSD in the off season, go listen to his most recent interview... he's doing some really freaky shit.

Rodgers later admitted to using Ayahuasca, a psychedelic, in several offseasons, though the exact 'mushrooms and LSD' claim is technically unverified.
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Take Slip·Feb 9, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. will score a touchdown in the Super Bowl if his child is born before the game

Odell Beckham Jr. looks like he's going to have his first kid in the next couple of days. If he does, you know what that means? He's scoring a touchdown, Odell Beckham to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl. MVP, maybe take a flyer for sure... he's got to be able to score the touchdown and then do the baby rocking dance with the football.

OBJ did score the first touchdown of the game, but his son was not born until four days after the Super Bowl (Feb 17).
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