PMTPMT DB

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#PMT-2021-0510-11477
Big CatBig Cat

DK Metcalf's last-place track finish was both impressive and embarrassing

DK Metcalf was impressive, and then at the same time he got embarrassed. It's weird because he was way better than I thought he would be, but he also was not even close to as fast as the fastest guys.

Metcalf ran a 10.37, which is elite for a human but objectively last in that heat of world-class sprinters.
Win
#PMT-2020-0710-17408
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am not an NFL caliber kicker unless I make a team

I'm definitely not an NFL caliber guy. I know that... I am not an NFL caliber kicker unless I make an NFL team, at which point I am an NFL caliber kicker. There is zero part of my brain that thinks that I'm a professional caliber kicker... half a percent.

PFT has never made an NFL team.
Void
#PMT-2019-0830-5128
Big CatBig Cat

Women are naturally designed to be football kickers

I think that women actually might have a natural advantage in their bodies when it comes to kicking because they don't have those clumsy testicles that you squish them. Sure when you kick true... They're probably designed to be kickers. I'm all for it. Let her kick Let her kick why not her.

There is no physiological evidence supporting this specific claim, and no woman has yet played as a kicker in the NFL.
Void
#PMT-2018-0822-18989
Big CatBig Cat

It is way too soon for Baker Mayfield to be doing underwear commercials

I think this is way too soon for Baker Mayfield. ... I actually think he's going to be a good quarterback, but it's still the Browns. You still have to win a couple games. Otherwise, this all is going to look ridiculous.

Subjective opinion on rookie marketing timing.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0822-18988
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cleveland Browns are going to win the AFC North

I'm just going to lean into my own stupidity and say I think the Browns are going to win the division. I'm with Hank now.

The Browns finished 7-8-1 in 2018, finishing third in the AFC North. The Ravens won the division.
Void
#PMT-2018-0316-271
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Gruden is a fun coach and person if you have the right mindset.

If you have a problem with John Gruden, that's about your mindset. You have a post-1999 mindset, and you need a flashback. [To me] he is a fun guy.

Fun is entirely subjective and depends on the individual's perspective of Gruden's personality.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0110-11133
Big CatBig Cat

Bears fans watch football to avoid being nagged, so we should call Matt Nagy 'Nagy' (with a soft A)

The debate is, how do we pronounce [Matt Nagy's] last name? It's technically Nagy, but we're going to go with Nagy... we watch football so that we don't get nagged. I mean, if you want to get nagged, there's women for that, right? ... Don't give me 'Nag-y'. Give me 'Nay-gy'.

The correct pronunciation is indeed 'Nag-y' (rhymes with baggy), so his preferred 'Nay-gy' is factually incorrect but a deliberate choice.
Void
#PMT-2017-1215-5900
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson is better than Matthew Stafford because Stafford was drafted higher

I actually came up with a couple reasons why I might agree with [Andy Benoit]. Number one, Stafford was drafted first overall. So Russell Wilson was in the third round. This is called the Kevin White law. If you're saying that Russell Wilson is better, then that's a slap in the face to all the people that do mock drafts... Number two, he gets paid more. Matt Stafford gets paid more. So are you saying that capitalism is a flawed system?

Purely satirical reasoning.
Loss
#PMT-2017-1211-19443
HankHank

Blake Bortles is a top 5 quarterback in the NFL

Name five better. Go ahead, Hank. Give us your top five quarterbacks right now. Tom Brady, Jared Goff, Blake Bortles, and then the list dramatically falls off after that.

Blake Bortles was never statistically or reputationally a top 5 NFL QB, despite a strong 2017 playoff run.
Loss
#PMT-2017-1108-2081
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would take RGIII over Andrew Luck right now because RGIII is healthy

I would take RGIII. He's not injured right now. He has a clean bill of health, and he's got Greta. [Andrew Luck]... Jim Irsay made a comment to me about six weeks ago that it's inside his own head. I'm going to trust Jim Irsay on all matters related to mental health.

OpinionFootballHotSarcastic
Andrew Luck returned in 2018 to win Comeback Player of the Year, whereas RGIII never became a full-time starter again. Luck was the superior player despite the injuries.
Void
#PMT-2017-0920-2929
Big CatBig Cat

Eli Manning has proven that luck exists in life

Eli Manning is so funny. His streak of consecutive games... it's just because he just goes down. He literally goes down every time that someone's even close to him, and that's why he gets to play every game... Eli has proven that luck exists in life. Some people are very, very lucky, and some people aren't. And he's a Manning.

The debate over Eli's 'Elite' status and Hall of Fame credentials is one of the most polarized in sports. Big Cat firmly falls on the 'lucky/not elite' side.
Void
#PMT-2017-0802-8969
Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. is the best wide receiver in the NFL

I'm saying he's the best wide receiver in football. Odell Beckham, is it really the hair that makes him memorable or is it the fact that he's the best wide receiver in football?

This was a highly debated topic in 2017, with Antonio Brown and Julio Jones also in the conversation.
Loss
#PMT-2017-0515-13630
Big CatBig Cat

Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed because his name is too difficult to spell

I actually think Colin Kaepernick's getting blackballed because his last name's annoying to spell. The whole A before E thing is very problematic. I mean, I always say cap because I don't want to spell it out and be wrong. So teams are probably like, you know what? We don't want all of our fans on Twitter to look like idiot fans by misspelling the quarterback's name.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
This is a satirical take; the blackballing was clearly due to his national anthem protest.
Void
#PMT-2016-1205-9978
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ezekiel Elliott is eating cereal, not soup, in his 'feed me' celebration

I saw somebody say, look at Ezekiel Elliott eating that cereal... he does his little soup celebration every time he gets some yards. I thought it's soup. Nope. It's cereal.

Elliott has confirmed he's simply 'eating,' but has leaned into cereal motifs in marketing, though the original intent was broad hunger.
Void
#PMT-2016-1205-9979
Big CatBig Cat

Ezekiel Elliott's 'feed me' celebration is problematic because of world hunger

This celebration is kind of problematic. A lot of people out there don't have food. They're hungry. They don't have soup. They don't have cereal. Ezekiel Elliott's just out there wasting it. He's basically saying, look how rich I am. I can eat.

This is a satirical moral judgment, not a verifiable fact.