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#PMT-2015-1022-20474
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Dan Campbell might be the first interim head coach to win a Super Bowl

I personally think he might be the first interim head coach to win a Super Bowl.

Campbell went 5-7 as Dolphins interim HC in 2015. He later became Lions HC in 2021 and made the NFC Championship in 2023, but never won a Super Bowl as an interim coach.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20475
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Interim head coaches are the best part of the NFL

Interim head coaches are without a doubt the best part of the NFL.

Subjective comedic opinion elevating interim coaches to the best part of the league.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20478
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Jesus was an interim head coach who succeeded like Bill Belichick

Jesus got a start as an interim head coach and it was kind of a Monte Kiffin, Lane Kiffin type situation. God hired his son, let him operate as a coordinator for a while until he proved himself. You got to say it did work out for him in the long term, kind of like a Bill Belichick, Cleveland Browns, Patriots type deal. Ended up in a great position in the long run.

Satirical analogy comparing Jesus's tenure on earth to an NFL interim coaching stint, with God as the owner and Jesus as a nepotism hire who eventually proved himself.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20479
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Dan Campbell shot his load too fast as interim coach

The problem with a guy like Dan is sometimes you come and you shoot your load too fast. On his first day on the job, he put his team through Oklahoma drills. But on day one, he also did the practice squad player sacrifice. Now, that puts you in a day two dilemma when your team comes in with their hair on fire.

Campbell did famously do Oklahoma drills and motivational stunts in his first week. The concern about sustainability of that energy had some merit — he went 5-7.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20480
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Throw away the red no-contact jerseys — all lives matter on my football team

I'd also take the red no-contact shirts that the quarterbacks and the kickers wear. I'd throw them in the trash. We don't discriminate on my football team. All lives matter. If you can't handle your contact, then I can't handle your contract.

Satirical take mocking both football toughness culture and the 'All Lives Matter' slogan simultaneously.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20481
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If you're swallowing you're wallowing — players shouldn't need water breaks

I turn off the water supply of the building, too. If you're swallowing, you're wallowing. I want players who don't need water breaks. It's also an unnecessary expense, and the owner will be very appreciative of my cost-cutting efforts.

Satirical take mocking dangerous old-school coaching practices around hydration. 'If you're swallowing, you're wallowing' is an all-time PFT line.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20482
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Rob Ryan has been robbed of an interim head coaching opportunity

The biggest shock in the world to me, looking down the history of interim head coaches, the fact that Rob Ryan has never gotten the title of interim head coach. Despite being the defensive coordinator for such stable franchises as the Raiders, the Browns, and the Cowboys, he has never gotten a shot at being an interim head coach. And that's because he's too much of a wild card to ever be an interim head coach.

Rob Ryan never did become an interim or full-time head coach. He was fired from the Saints DC job in November 2015, weeks after this aired.
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#PMT-2015-1022-20483
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Masturbation strike until Rob Ryan gets an interim head coaching opportunity

I am personally willing to put my money where my mouth is for a Rob Ryan head coaching tenure. I'm ready to go on a masturbation strike until Rob Ryan gets at least an interim head coaching opportunity. No Rob, no rub. That's a fact. It's quite literally the least I could do.

Rob Ryan never got an interim HC gig, making PFT's advocacy unsuccessful. The 'No Rob, no rub' line is peak PFT.
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#PMT-2015-1008-20451
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James Harrison was right to take away his son's participation trophy

He made some news last month when he rightfully stole his six-year-old son's participation trophy because he didn't feel that his son had earned it. And while Harrison was without a doubt correct in doing this, he didn't have to throw it all over the news to get a pat on the back from the national media just for doing the right thing that he's supposed to do.

Harrison actually did this in August 2015 and it was widely debated. Whether he was right is a matter of opinion.
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#PMT-2015-1008-20452
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The Steelers are a team that conducts business the right way

Overall, the Steelers are their team that conducts business the right way. In fact, I think it was team owner Art Rooney that pulled Harrison aside and really backed him up back in 2008 when Harrison got arrested for domestic assault. Of course, I'm not here to condone domestic assault, but you have to look at the facts and wait for all the facts to come out.

Heavy sarcasm. Praising the Steelers' culture while referencing Harrison's 2008 domestic assault arrest to satirize the 'they do things the right way' narrative.
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#PMT-2015-1008-20454
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Cam Newton hasn't earned the right to get calls from refs

Last weekend he was complaining to the ref, he was whining about beating the New Orleans Saints because Ed Hochuli didn't give him a call. And Ed Hochuli told them, you haven't earned the right to get that call yet. You haven't been in the league long enough to get that call. It's more entitlement.

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Newton won the 2015 NFL MVP that same season, going 15-1 and leading the Panthers to the Super Bowl. He very much earned those calls.