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HankHank

Tom Brady could still throw for 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in the NFL right now

Tom Brady... It's football. They had the flag football event this past weekend. Tom Brady played in it. I mean, he could go out next year in the league and probably get 4,000 yards, 30 touchdowns.

Brady is 48 and retired; the likelihood of him returning and putting up elite stats is nearly zero.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson having a comeback is the final boss of 'who's the next Sam Darnold'

With all the discourse around Sam Darnold quarterback reclamation projects, it's actually kind of cool to see Darnold being in the Super Bowl. Teams are gonna be like, who's the next Sam Darnold? I found myself this morning thinking about like, what if Deshaun Watson's just good again? What if he's just good? That might be the final boss of who's the next Sam Darnold.

Whether Deshaun Watson has a career resurgence is beyond my knowledge cutoff.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Jalen Hurts plays his own game regardless of the designed offense - the Eagles OC hire won't be someone with other options

There's a certain amount of frustration within the coaching staff and within the locker room because they designed the offense, they designed the plays, they call the plays. And then when it's time to go out there, Jalen Hurts the quarterback plays his game. Whoever the Eagles hire to be the offensive coordinator is not gonna be a guy who has other choices.

Whether this characterization of Hurts is accurate and who the Eagles hire as OC is beyond my knowledge cutoff.
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MaxMax

The New England Patriots are the worst-looking team to ever make the Super Bowl

Is this the worst a team has ever looked on their way to the Super Bowl? [PFT]: The question people are gonna be asking on other shows, not ours. Is this the worst thing to ever make the Super Bowl?

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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

If Clint Kubiak is hired by the Giants, every Giant is a must-draft in fantasy

I think their head coach is gonna be Clint Kubiak. And if that's the case, every single giant becomes a must draft in next year's fantasy world. Because Bowles is not gonna be there. Right?

The Giants' hiring and subsequent performance are unknown.
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

Mike Tomlin has to be fired by the Steelers

Regardless of what happens next week, Tomlin's gotta go. I mean, he just gotta go. It's stale. He has a losing record in the playoffs. He refuses, he changes offensive coordinators all the time. Defense coordinators, the seasons all look the same... everything is always the same because it's Mike Tomlin.

The Steelers have shown zero inclination to fire Mike Tomlin, who signed an extension through 2027 in 2024.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chicago Bears will face the Houston Texans in the Super Bowl

I'm actually rooting for the Bears to beat the Packers Bears to get the Super Bowl against the Texans. Because I would that, that if the Texans beat the Bears in the Super Bowl [I'll cut off my pinky].

PFT predicted a Bears vs. Texans Super Bowl. The Bears lost in the Divisional Round to the Rams 20-17, and the Texans lost in the Divisional Round to the Patriots 28-16. The actual Super Bowl was Seahawks 29, Patriots 13.
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MemesMemes

The Ravens will trade Lamar Jackson to the Jets this offseason

I spoke it into existence... Good organization, they think their guy's over the hump might have injuries. Send him to a bad organization who's needy, haven't made the playoffs in 15 years, has a lot of draft capital. Oh my God, that'd be so sick.

A bold offseason prediction for 2026.
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Dan OrlovskyDan Orlovsky

The Chiefs are more 'dead' for the future than the Cowboys

I think it's the Chiefs. I think it's the Chiefs for the now and for like the immediate future... They're $32 million over the cap for next year. How do you rebuild the offensive line... The defense has fallen off the face of the earth... I just think like this is a, a little bit, I don't know if it's just a snap my fingers and all of a sudden we're back... where it's like, if you're Dallas offensive line's really good and cheap, the the receivers are ridiculous.

The Chiefs went 6-11 with Mahomes' ACL tear, $32M over the cap. They are in worse shape than the Cowboys for the immediate future.
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MaxMax

The Eagles season is dead

This team is dead... Nothing will save this team. The only good thing about this team is that Kevin Patullo will get fired. We'll hire a new offensive coordinator and make the Super Bowl next year. Because it's just a cycle for the Eagles right now.

The Eagles' season was not dead. They finished 11-6, won the NFC East, and made the playoffs (lost WC to 49ers 19-23).
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MaxMax

Tyler Shough is the best quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

I'm an in on [Tyler] Shough. Best quarterback of the class.

Shough was not the first QB taken in 2025 and did not have the most successful rookie year, making this a bold miss.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Texans' defense is the best singular unit of any team in the AFC.

The Texans might be the best singular unit of any team in the AFC. ... Their defense is for real. And it's, it's like, shit, man. They, they beat the fuck—what they did to Josh Allen a couple weeks ago was like, oh man.

Subjective ranking, though advanced stats could support it.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

The 7-4 Chargers will miss the playoffs

They're not making the playoffs... and it's gonna come down to that Chiefs Chargers game and I think the Chiefs will beat 'em. They're seven and four, but if you look at their schedule, it's brutal. And that offensive line is horrible. Yanked [Penning] out of the game. It's a terrible offensive line.

Pete Prisco predicted the 7-4 Chargers would miss the playoffs. The Chargers finished 11-6 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team, losing to the Patriots 16-3 in the first round.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Titans should stop punting and go for it on every fourth down for the rest of the year.

They should just not punt. They should say fuck it. Let's just get reps in on offense... Nobody gives a shit what happens with your special teams. Correct. It's not gonna do anything.

The Titans are unlikely to actually adopt this extreme strategy, making it mostly a rhetorical point.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jacoby Brissett is currently a better quarterback than Kyler Murray

He [Jacoby Brissett] has looked a lot better than Kyler Murray's looked this season. That's not—that's not a mistake. He's better right now.

This is a subjective comparison of two quarterbacks' form during a specific window of time.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tucker Kraft is the best tight end in the NFL

Tucker Kraft best tight end in the NFL. I would say let's just, let's just get fucking reckless. That was yeah. Was the last thing we watched and yeah. Did he have 143 yards and two touchdowns and looked absolutely explosive and unguardable? Why not just fucking say it and then next week Sam LaPorta has a great game? No.

Kraft is a rising star, but ranking him over Travis Kelce or George Kittle is objectively a 'hot take' overreaction to one game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tua Tagovailoa has 'low eyes' which causes him to miss linebackers

I feel like this is why in the draft you measure quarterbacks up to the eyeballs. You don't measure 'em to the top of the head. Tua's got a lot of wasted space in the forehead. Makes him a little bit taller on paper than he really is. He's got low eyes.

Inherently absurd anatomical observation used to explain performance.
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HankHank

Marvin Harrison Jr. currently has the yips

Marvin Harrison Jr. might suck dude... I'm not scared to say it. Apparently you are, but yeah. He has the yips. You said it earlier, can receivers... he has the yips. Both him and Brian Thomas.

Marvin Harrison Jr. did not have the yips long-term. While he may have had early struggles, he played for the Cardinals in 2025 and the claim that he 'might suck' was premature.
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Fred SmootFred Smoot

The Commanders are legitimate Super Bowl contenders this season

No, we thinking Super Bowl. It's been generations since we could think Super Bowl and just to be in that window to think Super Bowl is a privilege... Congratulations to the team by the way. We moving back to the nation's capital.

The Commanders did not make the Super Bowl in 2025, though they did make the playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will get a Taylor Swift lyric tattooed on my body if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl

If the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, I will get a Taylor Swift lyric tattooed on my body... in a place that can be seen. I get to pick the lyric, but I will have it on my body.

The Chiefs did not win the Super Bowl (6-11), so the tattoo bet was not triggered.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brandon Aubrey could be a first or second-round draft pick if re-drafted

If he entered the NFL draft next year, if somehow he got reclassified back and he wasn't in the NFL and was eligible to be drafted, there would be a team that would take him in the second round. I'm saying he is so much better than any other kicker in the NFL.

Kickers almost never go in the early rounds, making this highly debatable but Aubrey's talent is real.
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Joe BuckJoe Buck

Super Bowl 2027 in LA will be Detroit vs. Buffalo

Who's your prediction for Super Bowl 2027 in la? Oh, you have the script, right? Yeah, I have the script. It'll be Detroit Against Buffalo.

The 2027 Super Bowl hasn't happened yet.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins could be the worst team in the NFL this year

The Dolphins have maybe the chance of being the worst team in the NFL and they're definitely the worst vibes in the NFL because holy shit did they get absolutely smashed by the Colts.

The Dolphins were not the worst team in the NFL. They finished 7-10, which was bad but far from the worst. The Raiders (3-14), Titans (3-14), and Jets (3-14) were all significantly worse.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Travis Kelce is more name than game at this stage of his career

Kelsey, the football player isn't the same as he used to be. Let's be real... he's more name than game than he is been in the past.

Subjective assessment of a player's performance level.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The NFL will expand to 20 regular season games and 40 teams

There will be a Super Bowl played overseas at some point and there will be 20 regular season games. Okay. No preseason games. Okay. And 40 teams. That will happen.

This is a long-term industry prediction that will take years to resolve.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

CJ Stroud will suffer a significant regression in his second season

I think CJ [Stroud] is going to regress even more. Even more... I just think he's going to regress even more. And you know what really bothered me about him... when he big brothered Caleb [Williams] last year.

CJ Stroud did regress significantly in 2025: 3,041 yards, 19 TDs, 8 INTs in 14 games, with a PFF grade of 72.9 (21st). He threw 4 INTs in a playoff half. The regression was real.
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HankHank

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.

The NFL has not yet awarded a Super Bowl to London, though the debate remains active.
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HankHank

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 Patriots (14-3, Super Bowl) were the best team on the podcast vs Bucs (8-9), Eagles (11-6), Commanders (bad).
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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.
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

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

I think the Broncos are, are amazing. Like they, they have one of the five best rosters in football... I think they're Super Bowl contenders... They're a division contender.

Kevin Clark predicted the Broncos had one of the five best rosters and were Super Bowl contenders and division contenders. The Broncos went 14-3 in 2025, won the AFC West, earned the No. 1 seed, and reached the AFC Championship Game before losing to the Patriots. They were legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
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Baker MayfieldBaker Mayfield

Texas fans and Cowboys fans are the same: delusional losers

Texas fans and Cowboys fans are very similar. Delusional. They're the same people. Bunch of losers.

This is a subjective insult typical of the Red River Rivalry.
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MaxMax

Deebo Samuel is fat and slow now

I never said specifically that he was fat. I just referred to him as Fat Deebo. He's fat. He could be also everyone who's going just send screenshots of how fat I am... Fat Deebo rolls off the tongue. At least you got Fat Deebo.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
The 'fat' observation is based on bad camera angles and Deebo Samuel remained a top-tier athlete.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Anthony Richardson experience in Indianapolis might already be over

Anthony Richardson is hurt another shoulder injury to the quarterback... I feel like this could be Daniel Jones... I just feel like the Anthony Richardson experience might be over.

The Anthony Richardson experience in Indianapolis was effectively over by 2025. Daniel Jones won the starting job over Richardson, and Jones was named the Colts' starter for the season.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Bill Belichick will eventually coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I feel like Belichick has been eyeballing the bucks... The Buccaneers are willing to do kooky things if they think it's gonna make them better... It would make sense if you can hand him a talented team in a weak division where he could cobble together enough wins to get to the playoffs.

Bill Belichick went to coach UNC in college football, not the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Ashton Jeanty is a better pure runner than Bijan Robinson

I actually think [Ashton Jeanty] is a better pure runner in terms of contact balance churning out yards after contact than Bijan Robinson. There's been six running backs going the top 10 in the last 10 years of the draft... [Ashton Jeanty] is absolutely worth the pick.

Comparing running backs as pure runners is inherently subjective scouting analysis.
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HankHank

Travis Hunter will have a 10 TD, 5 INT, 2 Pick-Six season in the NFL

10 receiving touchdowns, five picks, and maybe two pick sixes. That's doable. That doesn't even seem that crazy.

No player in modern NFL history has achieved these specific totals in a single season.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Jalen Hurts is not an elite quarterback and ranks in the 6-15 range, while Jayden Daniels is already elite.

Quarterbacks, there's five elite quarterbacks including Jayden Daniels by the way. There's five right now. Then the rest of them are kind of lump from, from six to 13 or 14. They're all kind of in together. That's the difference. That's what the league is right now. And Jalen Hurts is in six to 15. It's just your preference.

QB rankings are inherently subjective.
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HankHank

Travis Hunter playing both ways is more impressive than Shohei Ohtani pitching and hitting

Travis Hunter at the combine said that him playing offense defense, it's harder than Shohei playing offense defense... Being a professional cornerback and a professional wide receiver at the same time playing in the same game... I think there's a better chance of another Shohei coming around than another Travis Hunter.

Highly subjective comparison across two different sports.
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Big CatBig Cat

No team will ever get back to the Super Bowl for a three-peat attempt again.

I don't know if we'll ever have a team get back to a third Super Bowl going for a three-peat... I'd like to bet extremely against it. Never ha ever happened. Same. I I'll put that bet in. [The bet is] 10 grand. It's never gonna happen.

This is a long-term prediction. Given the Chiefs were the first to even attempt it in the Super Bowl era, the odds are against it happening frequently.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

Tyreek Hill is going to the Washington Commanders next season

I think Tyreek Hill is gonna go to Washington. I know, I think Josh Harris is gonna pay that 27 million and it's gonna open everything up. And I'm really looking forward to that.

Tyreek Hill was not traded to the Washington Commanders. He remained with the Miami Dolphins in 2025 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 4 and was released in February 2026.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

The Giants will win the NFC East if they get Sam Darnold and Travis Hunter

They get Travis Hunter, Sam Darnold comes over to the Giants. He's got Travis Hunter, Malik [Nabers], and that running back Tracy... they're winning the NFC East next [year].

The Giants went 4-13 in 2025 and did not win the NFC East. The Eagles won the NFC East with an 11-6 record. Sam Darnold did not go to the Giants. Travis Hunter was drafted by the Jaguars, not the Giants.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sean McDermott and Joe Brady committed coaching malpractice by running the tush push repeatedly.

What was really bullshit is the fact that Sean McDermott and Joe Brady decided to keep running the same play that the Chiefs were clearly ready for all game. And that was the tush push that they didn't even do correctly. They don't even push. They just rammed Josh Allen in the line. That was coaching malpractice in my eyes.

The Bills failed to convert on critical short-yardage plays using that specific look.
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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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MemesMemes

Aaron Glenn is the number one coaching candidate on the market

If we sign Aaron Glenn, we got the number one guy on the market... He was the number one coaching candidate on the market.

Most analysts consider Ben Johnson the top candidate, making this a homer opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jaden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC

I think Jayden is, God. Jayden is, he's the best. I think he's the best quarterback in the NFC. I think he's probably top five in the NFL.

Daniels has had a historic rookie season, but claiming he's better than vets like Hurts or Goff in his first year is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers should trade two first-round picks for Sam Darnold

Two 18 overall picks or 17 overall picks for Sam Darnold. I think I might do that if the Vikings tag them... I think Arthur Smith can get something good outta Sam.

The Steelers did not trade for Sam Darnold. Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks in free agency. The Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers instead.
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Dan OrlovskyDan Orlovsky

Jaden Daniels will have an 80% completion rate against Tampa Bay

I'm gonna take Washington. I think Jaden Daniels sniffs 80% completion in that game. I just don't think Tampa Bay's defense is good enough on the perimeter. Hold up with them.

Daniels completed roughly 65% of his passes in the playoff game, falling well short of 80%.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Giants should hire Steve Sarkisian and tank for Arch Manning

So if they do fire Daboll, what about this plan? [Steve] Sark[isian] and then you just wait for Arch. You do one season of tanking... Then you tank a little bit... You tank and then Draft Arch. Because if you're a Giants fan, that that should get your blood going a little bit. Right? Yeah. Like just picturing a Manning jersey.

This is a speculative hypothetical plan that is unlikely to be literally followed.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The Vikings might consider trading JJ McCarthy if Sam Darnold is the guy

I think all options will be on the table if and when they decide Sam Darnold is the guy... if there's a team out there that's willing to make the Vikings an offer that they won't refuse, then you do it... I think the Vikings get a hell of a lot more for JJ McCarthy than the 49ers got for Trey Lance.

The Vikings did not trade JJ McCarthy. Sam Darnold left via free agency to Seattle, and the Vikings kept McCarthy as their quarterback of the future.
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Jon GrudenJon Gruden

The 49ers would be making a mistake if they let Sam Darnold leave

You gotta be outta your mind to let Sam Darnold [leave], you're 12 and two man... That guy can run, run for First Downs. He's a horse. He's young. If you let Sam Darnold out of there, you're making a real mistake.

Darnold led the Vikings to a successful season, but whether letting him leave the 49ers was a 'mistake' depends on Brock Purdy's long-term success.

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