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#PMT-2017-0925-18172
Big CatBig Cat

Sam Darnold isn't actually good, he just throws 'good looking' interceptions

I also have a theory that I'm working on that Sam Darnold's not actually good, but his interceptions look good. So even when he makes a bad play, you're like, this guy's good.

Darnold's NFL career has been defined by high interception numbers (legacy 'good looking' bad plays), validating the spirit of this take.
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#PMT-2017-0828-8204
Big CatBig Cat

Blake Bortles is the Jaguars' QB1 for the 2017 season

Blake Bortles is back... he is QB1 for the season. All you haters out there. Blake Bortles, QB1, Jacksonville Jaguars. Write it down.

Bortles did start all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2017, leading them to the AFC Championship game.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1159
HankHank

Pumpkin Spice is officially back because stores are already displaying it in August.

My first who's back of the week is Pumpkin Spice. ... Walking to a grocery store, walking to any type of store, you will see ... It's just who's back of the week. And who's back of the week is pumpkin spice.

Seasonal marketing for Pumpkin Spice products does indeed begin in mid-to-late August.
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#PMT-2017-0612-13535
Big CatBig Cat

The 2017 Yankees are fully back

The Yankees are fully back. Pinstripes for everyone. Aaron Judge hit three home runs on Sunday. His 21st of the year. Also the longest home run of the year... They have the best run differential in the league.

The 2017 Yankees did reach the ALCS, losing in 7 games to the Astros, which was considered a 'back' year for a rebuilding team.
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#PMT-2017-0515-13624
Big CatBig Cat

Stephen A. Smith claiming James Harden was drugged is a transparent attempt to brag about his contacts

After the James Harden game six incident, [Stephen A. Smith] went on the air and he said that he had five Hall of Famers text him saying they thought James Harden was drugged... No one cares about that. It's five Hall of Famers text Stephen A. Smith. That's big stuff.

There was never any evidence Harden was drugged; it was widely accepted he just had a historically bad performance.
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#PMT-2017-0213-15776
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Short, tighter shorts are making a major comeback in college basketball

The bagginess has gotten way too far. It's getting in the way of the dribbles. These guys like to go between their legs a lot, you know, with these new players out there. So they're bringing back short, tighter shorts. A couple guys in Indiana are doing it. I've seen it across the Big East, too, I think. So we're going to see a major swing here. Get out in front of this. If you're a college basketball player, tighten those things up.

The trend toward shorter, tighter shorts in basketball (and sports in general) moved away from the baggy 'Fab Five' era significantly in the late 2010s.
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#PMT-2017-0213-15777
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Crean will be hired by another team specifically because he has a 'contentable' face

Tom Crean, he will get fired by Indiana sooner rather than later. But someone will hire him simply because of his face. He's got a brand. Crean has a contentable face. He has an exceptionally stupid-looking face. And that in itself, that's a brand that people will be like, oh, wow, where is Tom Crean coaching? He can go coach the Missouri Valley, and people will now be watching Missouri Valley games because of his name and his face.

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Crean was fired by Indiana in March 2017 and hired by Georgia in 2018. While his 'face' wasn't the official reason, the PMT crew's obsession with his expressions became a staple of his tenure at Georgia.
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#PMT-2017-0210-656
Big CatBig Cat

The CFL is the perfect place for Johnny Manziel to start a comeback

Johnny Manziel is back. He has reportedly had a tryout with the CFL, which the CFL is exactly where Johnny Manziel needs to start his comeback.

Manziel did eventually play in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes in 2018, though his comeback was ultimately unsuccessful.
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#PMT-2017-0103-7502
Big CatBig Cat

The Texans playing the first wildcard game on Saturday is an annual tradition like no other

The Texans are playing the first wildcard game on Saturday that everyone's going to hate and always features really bad quarterback play. Tradition like any other.

In 2017, the Texans did play the first game on Saturday against the Raiders.
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#PMT-2016-1212-2654
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers is officially back and the Packers are the team nobody wants to play in January

[Aaron Rodgers] did his whole thing where everyone talked about how [he] was awful, and then he's rattled off three games that have been great, and the Packers are right back in the thick of things, and they are officially the don't-want-to-play-these-guys-in-January team.

The Packers won their final six games of the regular season and two playoff games to reach the NFC Championship.
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#PMT-2016-1212-2655
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Detroit Lions are in trouble because Matthew Stafford's finger injury is a season-killer

The Lions are back because something really good happened to them today, and they're in the catbird seat of the NFC North. But then in a win, they also got really bad news as Matthew Stafford dislocated his middle finger on his throwing hand and severed a bunch of ligaments. So they're kind of fucked.

After starting 9-4, the Lions lost their final three regular-season games and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
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#PMT-2016-1114-10528
Big CatBig Cat

Every NFL team that passed on Dak Prescott will be draft shamed forever

Dak Prescott has been named the starter. He was drafted 135... You could have had Dak Prescott. And people will remind you every single day... Everyone gets draft shamed now that Dak Prescott is officially the starter and a superstar.

Dak Prescott's status as a 4th-round steal is a recurring talking point in NFL media, especially for teams like the Bears who passed on him.
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#PMT-2016-1107-785
Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders are officially back.

The Raiders. The Raiders are officially back. And it's fun. The Raiders are like Notre Dame or maybe even the Yankees where everything's more fun when they're back.

The Raiders finished 12-4 in 2016, making the playoffs for the first time since 2002. However, they regressed shortly after.
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#PMT-2016-1031-12617
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Raiders are officially back as the 'Bad Boy' team of the NFL

I have the Bad Boy Raiders are back. The team of the 70s. Silver and black... They set a record for most penalties in a game... Al Davis bad boys are in town.

The 2016 Raiders finished 12-4 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2002, so they were indeed 'back' that season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Fisher will lose his next two games because the Rams are in L.A.

Jeff Fisher is losing his next two games now that the Rams are in L.A. Hollywood Jeff is going to be reading the dailies. He's going to see his name and variety. And he's like 3-1, 3-1. I know another team from Golden State that was 3-1 not too long ago.

The Rams lost their next four games (Bills, Lions, Giants, Panthers) after this prediction. PFT's specific 'next two' were both losses.
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#PMT-2016-0919-14396
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chicago Cubs will win the 2016 World Series

I'd like to say congratulations to the 2016, um, world series champion Chicago Cubs. All right, well, congrats to the future World Series champions.

The Cubs famously broke their 108-year drought by winning the 2016 World Series in November.
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#PMT-2016-0907-17192
Big CatBig Cat

Notre Dame is heading in the wrong direction

If you had to describe Notre Dame for the last seven years, it's perfectly this. Are they back? Question mark. They've been almost back, sort of back, never fully back. But I think now they're going the wrong direction. Now they're set back.

Notre Dame went 4-8 in 2016, their worst season in decades, so this was a highly prescient take.
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