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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10061
Big CatBig Cat

I won't apologize for their 3-1 record, but I know in my heart that the Bears stink

I'm not going to apologize for three-in-one but I know in my heart of hearts of the Bears fucking stink. Okay. Are you happy? ... the Bears are just so predictable. Sometimes.

The 2020 Bears finished 8-8 and were non-competitive in their playoff loss, confirming they were a mediocre team that inflated their record early.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10058
Big CatBig Cat

Matthew Stafford will eventually go to a different team and win a playoff game

The my prediction for the Lions. So they're going to fire Matt Patricia. I think Matt Stafford is going to go somewhere else. And win a playoff game when one playoff game.

Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and won four playoff games, including the Super Bowl, in his first season.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10060
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

DK Metcalf is currently a top three wide receiver in the NFL

DK Metcalf where we ranking him top wide receivers because he's awesome. I'd say top top three that's lets you think that's a crazy draft pick for the Seahawks.

While elite, Metcalf was rarely ranked in the consensus top three behind peers like Davante Adams, DeAndre Hopkins, and Tyreek Hill during this period.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10059
Big CatBig Cat

Justin Herbert won't be a true franchise quarterback until he cleans up his skin

Justin Herbert is he's got a he's got a clean up his skin. Okay. Yeah. That's all Noxzema franchise quarterback. That's all. Once he does that I'll be like, you know what I like this guy. It's just kind of a franchise quarterback then just clean up the face a little bit.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Herbert became an immediate star and Pro Bowler regardless of his skincare routine.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10067
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Washington will be in the playoff hunt all season because the NFC East is so terrible

I still think they're gonna be in the hunt though. They're in the NFC East is so bad that you guys going to be in the hunt. No matter what your record is.

Washington won the division with a 7-9 record, proving PFT right that they would be in it until the end despite a poor record.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10066
Big CatBig Cat

Kliff Kingsbury is a fraud of a coach

Cliff... Definitely fraud. ... He's like the knockoff. Junkyard. Kyle Shanahan. ... Kliff Kingsbury is like to Jordan Belfort. Yeah, he's like comes up some penny stocks.

Kingsbury never won a playoff game and was eventually fired after a stagnant tenure in Arizona.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10062
Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen's haters have been proven wrong and their arguments are done

I actually think Josh Allen haters are kind of there's kind of done. They've admitted that the wrong. Yeah, they're like gospel, you know, they actually haven't they're like little Locus.

Allen went on to finish second in MVP voting that year and established himself as a perennial elite QB.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10063
Deion SandersDeion Sanders

The Dallas Cowboys defense is ignorant and lacks passion

The Dallas Cowboys defense is ignorant is ignorant. ... it's the type of players that's out there that's putting his pathetic effort up. ... it's no want is no passion is no desire is no Playmakers.

The 2020 Cowboys defense was historically bad, setting a franchise record for points allowed.
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Take Slip·Oct 5, 2020
#PMT-2020-1005-10064
Deion SandersDeion Sanders

Josh Allen is a bona fide baller but he is not a top five quarterback in the NFL

Josh Allen is not top 5 but Josh Allen is a bona fide baller. ... the kid is balling. He's leading. He's making plays.

Allen's 2020 stats and MVP runner-up finish put him firmly in the top 5 by the end of the season.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2020
#PMT-2020-1002-4563
Big CatBig Cat

I never gave up on Sam Darnold

I'm happy. I never gave up on that guy. But no, I did like Sam Darnold's toughness where he got body-slammed and I think he broke his shoulder but then went into the locker room was like, this might be my only chance to get a win this year. I have to play.

Darnold suffered a sprained AC joint in this game but returned to play, showing the toughness Big Cat noted.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-1002-4567
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears will beat the Colts

Colts-Bears, Nick Foles baby... I don't know why the Bears are underdogs, but we're doing this... I think that the Bears are gonna win this game.

The Colts defeated the Bears 19-11 on October 4, 2020.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-1002-4568
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dolphins will upset the Seahawks in a low-scoring game

I think something funny is going to happen here... I think that the Dolphins could do this, they could win and like a 19 to 14 game.

The Seahawks won 31-23. The score was high and the Dolphins did not win.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-1002-4569
Big CatBig Cat

I am officially out on the Eagles

The Eagles are just, they're so sad. I'm done. I'm done. You're pulling the cord on him? Yeah, right. I can't. I'm thinking that they are the same team that won the Super Bowl and I'm just done, I'm done.

The Eagles finished the 2020 season 4-11-1, vindicating Big Cat's decision to 'pull the cord.'
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-0930-5260
Big CatBig Cat

The Baltimore Ravens are frauds until they can win from behind

The Baltimore Ravens are frauds. They are F-R-A-U-D-S frauds. They panic, they look terrible on Monday Night Football. The stat was 18 and 0 with a ten-point lead, 0 and 5 with a ten-point deficit. They can't come from behind. I don't trust that the Ravens offense can work when it gets in a hole or when it plays the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Ravens continued to struggle against elite AFC competition in the playoffs, losing to the Bills later this season in the Divisional round where they again failed to come from behind.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-0930-5261
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Baltimore Ravens are the Houston Rockets of the NFL

Are the Baltimore Ravens the Houston Rockets of the NFL? Their analytics are Mickey Mouse-ish. By any objective measurement the Baltimore Ravens are awesome... and then in the playoffs the Chiefs are going to beat them by 40. They shit pump all the bad teams, but when the chips are down... they fall short.

Both teams at the time were known for high-efficiency regular seasons and early playoff exits against the eventual champions.
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#PMT-2020-0930-5265
Big CatBig Cat

The New York Jets head coaching job is the worst job in America

I think it's probably the worst job in America right now, coaching the New York Jets. I'm taking my name out of the hat unless I could just do it but not do it... I'll do it under the condition that I get to coach from the booth and I'm not showing up to work.

While subjective, the Jets went 2-14 that year and Gase was fired, confirming it was a historically bad situation.
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#PMT-2020-0930-5268
Billy FootballBilly Football

Odell Beckham Jr. will be criticized for video game streaming as soon as he misses a route

Odell, he started a video game stream. He isn't in the hot seat yet, but as soon as he does anything, you know, mess up on the field, everyone is going to be like: 'you should have been in your playbook and not playing video games.'

This exact scenario happened repeatedly with Odell and other players (like Kyler Murray) regarding their gaming habits.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2020
#PMT-2020-0930-5269
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

An NFL player has definitely already played a game while COVID-positive this year

I guarantee that there has been an NFL player that has played a game this year with coronavirus and it might be on the Titans. The NFL's plan was let's just keep it all hush-hush until a team has an outbreak... I'm pretty sure that you can test negative the day of a game and then start becoming contagious later that day.

Later investigations and the incubation period of the virus confirmed that several players likely played while pre-symptomatic or in the early stages of infection during the 2020 season.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3131
Big CatBig Cat

Drew Brees' mind is still there but his arm is completely buried

It's so sad though watching Drew Brees and I'm not going to pick on them because their offense looked a lot better than it against the Raiders, but when he does his mind is clearly still there. So that's why he can still be an average quarterback. He does not have dementia. His mind is completely buried. See the field and everything, but when he does the cock back and he's like, nope don't have it.

Brees retired after the 2020 season, acknowledging his physical decline while still managing a high completion percentage through short passes.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3130
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Josh Allen is an elite quarterback

Very clearly. I'll say it. Josh Allen is an elite quarterback. Josh Allen is elite. He's elite and it's gonna be awesome watching him play against the Patriots this year because it's Spider-Man meme. It's like two very similar style quarterbacks.

Josh Allen became a top-tier quarterback and was a runner-up for MVP in 2020 and 2022.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3132
Big CatBig Cat

Mitch Trubisky should be converted to a running back in a Wildcat-style role

Mitch led the team in rushing today... why not [be a running back] and he could every now and then throw it he could be taysom hill. Yes. Let us be a running back then I won't feel guilty about watching Mitch be on the sidelines. We could put him in the offense Matt Nagy you can have someone who can blame... have Mitch be a running back and Nick Foles would be the quarterback.

Mitch Trubisky remained a quarterback and never transitioned to a full-time running back or Taysom Hill role.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3139
Big CatBig Cat

The Patriots are terrifying because they can change their offensive identity every week

The scary thing about the Patriots is that they just change they morph every single week. Now the you know week one they ran week two they passed week 3 they ran again and I don't know when you have Cam Newton and you can just like all right this week. We're just gonna play bully ball. Oh next week. We're going to throw the ball. That's the scary thing.

The Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. Their offensive identity became stagnant as the season progressed and Cam Newton's passing limitations were exposed.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3133
Big CatBig Cat

Joe Judge is a college football coach and his style won't work in the NFL

Joe judge. You should have been a college coach and this is not going to work out like, you know, the type of guys who are just built for college football like close your eyes. Could PJ Fleck be coaching in the NFL probably not. He's great college football coach... This guy should be the coach fucking Western Michigan or you know Miami Ohio like and then he'll get a job at Illinois or you know Purdue and make a nice living, but this might be a little too big for Jojo.

Joe Judge was fired after two seasons (10-23 record), and his tenure was widely mocked for the exact rah-rah college-style tactics Big Cat identified.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3134
Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys are the best 1-2 team in the NFL and will soon be 5-2

I'm ready to declare by the way the Dallas Cowboys are the best one and two team in the NFL. Yeah, they're actually gonna I'm actually scared because I want to like laugh at them... choose what you say wisely because it could come back to bite you. Mmm. It could come back to bite you they have the Browns in the Giants the card the Browns Giants Cardinals and Washington football team and eagle. They're going to the Cowboys are going to Blind. You're going to Blink in the Cowboys are going to be 5 and 2.

Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending injury in Week 5 against the Giants. The Cowboys went on a losing streak and were 2-5 through seven games, failing to reach the predicted 5-2.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3135
Deion SandersDeion Sanders

The Eagles need to give Jalen Hurts a shot over Carson Wentz

Honestly, I would start looking to Jalen Hurts. I'm telling you don't think the guys in the locker room are not murmuring happening though. Somehow. I don't think they're not murmuring about. Amen. We may need to just give him a limited role and give him a shot because this is ridiculous.

Jalen Hurts eventually replaced Carson Wentz as the starter in Week 14 of that season.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2020
#PMT-2020-0928-3136
Deion SandersDeion Sanders

Adam Gase is not built to be a head coach in New York

The head coach of a franchise in New York. He's not built like that man. Yeah, he's not built like that... I haven't seen anything from him that makes me think that the players [are with] him or that the players are playing for more that he's done anything to win that team over.

Adam Gase was fired at the end of the 2020 season after finishing 2-14.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 25, 2020
#PMT-2020-0925-18723
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL should require the highest-drafted quarterback to start behind Ryan Fitzpatrick for three games

They should make a rule that whoever drafts the highest quarterback has to start Fitzpatrick for at least three games at the start of the season. So like Trevor Lawrence when he goes to the Eagles, [Fitzpatrick] should have to start for them.

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The NFL did not implement such a rule, and Trevor Lawrence started immediately for the Jaguars.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2020
#PMT-2020-0925-18724
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trey Lance will be a first-round NFL draft pick

Trey Lance is going to be a first rounder probably... This mock draft I'm reading right now has Trey Lance late in the first round to the [Saints].

Trey Lance was selected 3rd overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0925-18725
Big CatBig Cat

I will cut off the tip of my pinky if the Houston Texans win the Super Bowl this year

If the Houston Texans win the Super Bowl this year, I will cut off from the nail up tip of my pinky left hand. It's on.

The Houston Texans finished 4-12 in 2020 and did not come close to the Super Bowl. Big Cat's pinky survived another year.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2020
#PMT-2020-0925-18728
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson

Russell Wilson's controversial lateral was physically legitimate in the reference frame of the runners

In the reference frame of the quarterback and the running back, it was a legitimate lateral. From the reference frame of the grid, the ball moved forward. But you're penalizing players for running fast. I think as long as Russell Wilson stayed ahead of the other runner while he threw it, the spirit of a lateral is being preserved.

Physically, he is correct about the reference frames. However, the NFL rule considers the ground as the fixed reference frame, meaning it was technically a forward pass if it crossed a forward yard line.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2020
#PMT-2020-0923-10692
Big CatBig Cat

Blake Bortles will take the starting job from Jeff Driskel in Denver

Let me be perfectly clear Blake Bortles is getting the starting job. I don't think that there's any question about that.

Bortles never started a game for the Broncos; Jeff Driskel and Brett Rypien started in Drew Lock's absence before Lock returned.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2020
#PMT-2020-0923-10693
Big CatBig Cat

The Saints are being held back by Drew Brees

Do you think Saints fans realize it that it's over or do you think they're still holding onto? Oh, The Saints are good enough, which they do have a great roster, but they're being held back by their quarterback. And this isn't just this year. This has been the last like year and a half. It's much more evident right now though.

Brees retired after this season, and the Saints' offensive limitations were a major storyline in their playoff loss to Tampa Bay.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2020
#PMT-2020-0923-10694
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Saints should start Jameis Winston right now

Unleash Jameis Winston. I got a Meraki I I disagree with you on the Michael Thomas thing... the time is now it is Jameis a clock in New Orleans.

Winston did not start until the following year after Brees retired.
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#PMT-2020-0923-10697
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The San Francisco 49ers are officially a cursed team this season

My hot seat is the San Francisco 49ers. They have injuries now... Jimmy G, George Kittle, Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman... their MRI truck broke down... Shanahan got fined... They are in Final Destination the snake bitten Team of the Year. They're not they're not hurt or injured. I think they're cursed.

The 2020 49ers ended up being the most injured team in the NFL and missed the playoffs.
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#PMT-2020-0923-10698
Big CatBig Cat

I am betting on the Jets because Adam Gase said they are in 'hyperdrive'

My hot seats is the Indianapolis Colts because we're playing the Jets this week and Adam Gase said quote 'it's time to put this thing in hyperdrive.' Okay. So watch out Colts and Jets might score 12 points hyperdrive... I'm gonna have to bet on the Jets this weekend.

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The Jets lost to the Colts 36-7 that Sunday.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2020
#PMT-2020-0923-10702
Morten AndersenMorten Andersen

Kickers are struggling because NFL stadiums are too quiet without fans

No adversity. There's no dynamic. There's no, you know, you need a dynamic environment to excel... You should feel alive and not like you're a mouse in a laboratory.

Subjective sports psychology claim.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2020
#PMT-2020-0923-10703
Morten AndersenMorten Andersen

We will see a 70-yard field goal in the NFL this season

I think we're gonna see a 70 yard field goal. I wouldn't be surprised if is this year... Whoo. Okay, I like that... the way Butker hit that 58 that that had another 10 on it.

The record was 64 at the time; Justin Tucker broke it in 2021 with a 66-yarder, but nobody has hit 70 in a game.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5806
HankHank

Cam Newton is healthy and the Patriots offense looks very promising

Cam Newton looks good. He looks healthy... the Patriots were very promising. Yes, very, very good. I would watch these two teams [Patriots and Seahawks] play every single week.

Newton started well but the Patriots finished 7-9 and Newton's health/passing ability declined significantly as the season progressed.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5808
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew Stafford is a future Hall of Famer based on his statistics

I'm the one who's on the hook as calling him as a hall-of-fame future hall-of-fame quarterback just based off his ridiculous stats. Yeah. No, he's absolutely going to be in the Hall of Fame.

While not yet in, Stafford winning a Super Bowl with the Rams significantly bolstered this take which was previously based only on volume stats.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5809
Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Tannehill is officially a top-10 quarterback

Ryan Tannehill is just like a top-10 quarterback right now... 44 out of 60, 460 yards, six touchdowns, zero interceptions. He finally was like, 'Fuck it, you guys want to keep making fun of me for taking the next step? I'm going to take the next step.'

Tannehill had an elite 2020 season, finishing with a 106.5 passer rating and leading the Titans to an 11-5 record.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5810
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Daniel Jones is not the second coming of Eli Manning

I think we can officially say that Daniel Jones is not Eli Manning... I think we've seen enough to know that he is not Eli Manning.

Jones has struggled with turnovers and inconsistency, failing to reach the heights of Eli Manning's career.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5811
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings are officially 'done-chained' and won't win the Super Bowl

The Vikings suck. I would like to say I'm going to done-chain the Vikings again after week two. They are totally done. Vikings are done... If the Vikings win the Super Bowl, I'll get Creed lyrics tattooed on my body.

The Vikings finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs in 2020.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5812
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A safety should be worth five points instead of two

I actually think that a safety should be worth five points. Two points is not enough for a safety. It's hard to do. It's a change of momentum type play. They should—it should be five points and then you also get the ball.

The NFL has not changed the point value of a safety.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5813
Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen is a legitimate MVP candidate

Josh Allen for MVP. It is people talking about honestly, I'll accept an apology from anyone at this point... he's fucking fun.

Josh Allen finished 2nd in the 2020 NFL MVP voting, proving he was a legitimate candidate.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5814
Big CatBig Cat

Carson Wentz is officially bad at football

Eagles might just be bad and no offense Eagles fans, but Carson Wentz might just be bad... he just misses guys and throws interceptions and kind of just isn't good right now. He stunk today. It's time to push the panic button.

Wentz was eventually benched for Jalen Hurts later that season and traded to the Colts in the offseason.
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Take Slip·Sep 21, 2020
#PMT-2020-0921-5815
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matt Rhule has 'dumb face'

Does Matt Rhule have dumb face? His glasses are too big. That's the thing. He has glasses of someone who's 60 pounds heavier than he is... I'm starting to think he's got dumb face.

Subjective aesthetic opinion, though Rhule was eventually fired for poor performance.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2020
#PMT-2020-0918-18558
Big CatBig Cat

The Bengals have officially found their franchise quarterback in Joe Burrow

the Bengals confirmed have their guy. Which is the greatest feeling in all of football when you can say to yourself, we've got our guy Joe [Burrow]. Jobber looks awesome out here.

Joe Burrow indeed became the face of the franchise, leading them to a Super Bowl the following season.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0918-18559
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears will beat the Giants by 10 points in Week 2

I'll say it for you. I think the Bears win this game by 10 points. I'm very nervous for this game. But I'm nervous for every Bears game.

The Bears won 17-13, a margin of 4 points, failing to meet the 10-point prediction.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2020
#PMT-2020-0918-18560
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers performs better when he's playing with 'no-name' receivers

Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers the pettiest person in the world... I think he actually performs better with no name guys, because then it's like, oh look what Aaron Rodgers is doing again with these same like undrafted or like late round pick wide receivers. Isn't he? Just the greatest?

Rodgers won the MVP in 2020 with a roster many claimed lacked weapons outside of Davante Adams, supporting the 'pettiness' narrative.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0918-18561
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jets are the 'disgusting' underdog pick of the week against the 49ers

I kind of like the Jets here... Once having the same thought and everyone's betting the 49ers... this is going to be my dog of the week. It's the hold your nose. This is disgusting. You're going to hate yourself at like 1:35 on Sunday when it's 17 to three 49ers, but you're not dead yet.

The 49ers blew out the Jets 31-13. The Jets did not cover the +7 spread.