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Big CatBig Cat

Lindsay Vonn crashes every single time she is hyped up to ski.

I basically, every time they say, Hey, Lindsay Vonn's about to ski... she's gonna crash. I woke up and they were like, Hey Lindsay Vonn competed this morning and she crashed.

Vonn did crash in the race referenced in the episode.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2026
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike McDaniel was cursed by the football gods for not breaking the NFL scoring record against the Broncos

2023 Dolphins scored 70 points. Mike McDaniel chose not to go for the NFL record at the end of the game. Did not kick a field goal. I believe the football gods cursed him after that moment. The Dolphins went 23 and 25 after that. The Broncos went 32 and 16 after that moment.

The Dolphins did struggle significantly after that game compared to their hot start, and McDaniel was eventually fired in 2026 as this episode notes.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders are the worst team in the NFL

The Raiders are the worst team in the league. I agree. I know. I do not think that there's a debate for it. They're one of the worst teams like ever. It's crazy watching 'em play.

Statistically, gaining only 75 yards in a game supports the claim that they are among the worst performing teams of the season.
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Take Slip·Oct 6, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Just bet the Lions every week because they are a covering machine

I read you the stats on Friday. Just bet the Lions every week all they do is cover. It doesn't matter the spread. They are a covering machine.

The Lions were actually one of the best ATS teams in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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Take Slip·May 16, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alex Ovechkin should not have been on the power play during Game 5

Ovy did not look well on the ice tonight. He looked pretty slow... I almost think that he shouldn't even be on the power play right now. Because he wasn't, he did not look like he was moving around like the Ovy that we saw in the regular season.

The Capitals were swept by the Rangers (the transcript mentions 'Hurricanes' but they actually played the Rangers in 2024; Whisper error likely). Ovechkin was held scoreless for the entire series.
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Take Slip·May 5, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

James Harden is the biggest choker in NBA history

Is he the biggest choker? I don't know if it's choker or just Bright lights scares him away guy of all time because at this point it is now four different teams that he's done this with. It is, he's great in the regular season. He can be great in the beginning of a series... But then when the Bright, the lights get the brightest and it's game seven, he's a complete no show. And it's, it's not even, there's not even a debate anymore. I think he is [number one all time].

Harden has a well-documented history of poor shooting and high turnovers in elimination games across several franchises (Rockets, 76ers, Clippers).
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Take Slip·Apr 23, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA should stop the Eastern Conference playoffs because the Celtics are just going to eat everyone

Can we just stop with the Eastern conference playoffs? Can we just not do 'em? Because what's happening is every team is just kind of getting fattened up to get eaten by the Celtics and a delicious snack. Like that's what's gonna happen.

The Celtics did dominate the 2024 Eastern Conference, losing only two games total on their way to the Finals.
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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2025·MLB
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Big CatBig Cat

Zach Hampel is the best of all time at ball-hawking and deserves respect for his greatness

Listen, I, I know Zach Hampel's a very controversial, actually, he's not controversial. Everyone just hates him. He's, he's the best to ever do it... When did we stop respecting greatness?... He's literally the best to ever do it. What he does, he is the best of all time at.

Hampel's stats for collecting baseballs are empirically higher than anyone else's, though the 'greatness' label is the subjective part.
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Take Slip·Feb 21, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Auston Matthews has become 'too Canadian' and that is why the US lost the Four Nations tournament

My takeaway from this game is that Austin Matthews has become too Canadian. And that's why we lost the game. Because he's a Maple Leaf and Maple Leafs never win anything. And we saw that.

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
The US did lose the Four Nations final to Canada in February 2025. Whether it was due to Matthews being 'too Canadian' is purely subjective/satirical.
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Take Slip·Jan 27, 2025
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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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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The SEC is dead following the College Football Playoff quarterfinals

The SEC is dead. So is buys. Buys are dead. Buys are dead. Buys are dead. The rest first rust has been settled. The SEC is dead. We have three big 10 teams in a big 12 team in the semifinals.

The SEC was indeed mostly eliminated in the quarterfinals of the inaugural 12-team playoff, with no teams reaching the semifinals.
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HankHank

Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone are on the Hot Seat for airing commercials on a 'commercial-free' broadcast

My Hot Seat is Scott Hanson and NFL Red Zone... Their entire tagline for years since the beginning of Red Zone... Get ready for seven hours of commercial-free football. And on Sunday they ran commercials. They were like 30 seconds of commercial... you just completely rug pulled them.

It is a verifiable fact that Red Zone aired brief commercials on that Sunday, breaking their long-standing 'commercial-free' promise.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Doug Gottlieb is doing a bad job coaching Green Bay and should spend less time on social media

Jesus, Doug, a seven game losing streak in the last place in the Horizon League. Less time on social media, more time in the gym... I think he's, has he won a game in December... He's doing things like his way... sat [his best player] for the entire game even though they can't win a game right now.

Gottlieb's coaching performance is a matter of public record, showing a significant losing streak at the time of the episode.
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Take Slip·Dec 9, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers aren't actually good; the Bears are just that bad

I don't think the 49ers are good. I just think the Bears are that bad... [Niners 38, Bears 13] That game sucked. The Bears are a joke. They're so bad... just same garbage team, same garbage start.

The 49ers struggled to finish the season (6-11) and missed the playoffs, somewhat validating Big Cat's skepticism of their strength.
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Take Slip·Nov 27, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Travis Hunter should be a -5000 favorite to win the Heisman

I mean it should be like Travis Hunter minus like 5,000. If everything what PFT said is correct... it's something we've never seen before.

Travis Hunter did win the Heisman, making him a deserving favorite.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will fight anyone who says Indiana shouldn't be in the playoff

I will fucking fight. If you find someone online who's saying Indiana should not be in the college football playoff—tag me snitch. Tag 'em. I just—I wanna fight 'em. I just love the, on the streets of the internet.

Hot TakeCFBHotSarcastic
Indiana successfully made the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am betting against LSU because they are using a fake Mike the Tiger on the sidelines

It appears that they are now bringing a tiger back onto their sidelines... it seems like it might be a fake mike, the tiger that they're putting on the sidelines, because people took pictures... and they compared the stripes and they think that it's a duplicate Mike. It's a fake Mike the tiger... in which case I am going to be betting against LSU.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
Alabama crushed LSU 42-13. PFT's 'vibes' bet was correct.
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Take Slip·Oct 21, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Betting against Patrick Mahomes as an underdog is a move for morons.

I am the idiot who bet against Patrick Mahomes is an underdog now. No, actually I was gonna make an excuse for myself... but there is no excuse. I'm just a moron and I should, I should just stop gambling... If you try to outsmart Patrick Mahomes as an underdog, you're just a moron.

Mahomes' record as an underdog is historically elite.
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Take Slip·Oct 9, 2024
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MaxMax

The Phillies are dead and they are a soft baseball team

The Phillies are dead... The Phillies are a soft baseball team. The Mets are a hard baseball team. They're a tough baseball team. They come back from things. And the Phillies just don't, they just die.

The Phillies were indeed eliminated by the Mets in 4 games shortly after this take.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Travis Hunter is the best college football player I've ever seen

He is the best football player in the country... Travis Hunter. Travis Hunter deserves the respect. He might be the best college football player I've ever seen.

While subjective, Hunter's historic season earned him the Heisman Trophy, validating PFT's extreme praise.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Justin Tucker is officially washed

We also had a passing of the torch in this game. We've talked about it, but Justin Tucker missing a 46 yarder and Brandon Aubrey making a 65 yarder. I think it's official washed.

Tucker had a statistically poor 2024 season compared to his career norms, finishing with his lowest career field goal percentage.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nick Sirianni should have been arrested for not kicking the field goal in the first half

The Eagles could have won if they had kicked that field goal in the first quarter. Which, and it's not, it's not hindsight to say it. I tweeted out at the time that Nick Sirianni should be arrested... I think that just the take that Nick Sirianni should be arrested is applicable to all sorts of different things that he does.

The Eagles lost by one point (22-21). If they had taken a field goal instead of failing on 4th down early in the game, the final score would literally have changed the outcome. The 'arrested' part is obviously metaphorical.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Tucker is officially washed compared to his peak

Is Justin Tucker washed? Yes. He is washed compared to peak Justin Tucker. 100%. He's no longer Justin Tucker. He's no longer, 'Hey, we have a 50-yard field goal, we're gonna make it because we have Justin Tucker.'

Tucker finished 2024 with a career-low 78.8% field goal percentage, missing several kicks from 50+, supporting the idea that he is no longer his peak self.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Giants-Commanders Week 2 loser is officially the worst team in the division

This is a true 'ass' bowl where the team who loses this game, if, especially if they lose it significantly, they're truly ass... A loss for [the Commanders], you still have Jaden Daniels... a loss for the Giants, you're like, we thought we'd be bad, but we're worse.

The Giants lost 21-18 and did indeed struggle for much of the season, finishing last in the NFC East.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deshaun Watson is a disgusting human being who also happens to stink at quarterback

Either he is the victim of the biggest, most coordinated, most ruthless smear campaign against an individual maybe in the history of sports, or he's a disgusting human being who should be in jail. Either way he stinks at quarterback.

Watson continued to play poorly until a season-ending injury, and the legal issues remain a massive cloud over his career.
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Take Slip·Sep 9, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Sam Darnold will have a 'seven-year bump' and be better than expected

I am throwing my vote behind Sam Darnold for a guy who's gonna be better than everyone expected this year. Sam Darnold is not as bad as everyone thinks. He's better. Sam Darnold might not be bad. Seven year bump.

Sam Darnold went on to have a career-best season, leading the Vikings into playoff contention.
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Take Slip·Sep 9, 2024
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John FantaJohn Fanta

Deshaun Watson is on par with Bryce Young and Daniel Jones and should be benched

He's not great. He's not good. He's not even average right now. I put him on par with Bryce Young or Daniel Jones. He can go stand in line with them, rip the bandaid off before it's too late. Deshaun Watson's done... folks, he can't play. I'm ticked.

Watson's stats and film in Week 1 were statistically comparable to the league's worst performers.
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Take Slip·Sep 4, 2024
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Forrest GalanteForrest Galante

Pandas are dumb as shit and terrible parents

Pandas. They're dumb as shit. They will hand you, you could google this, if you go to a panda in captivity and it has a baby... and you put out an apple, it will hand you its baby and take the apple. Swear to God, nobody talks about this. They're dumb as shit. They're mean, they're terrible parents. Bad moms.

Pandas are biologically known for poor breeding habits and neglect in the wild/captivity, though 'handing over a baby for an apple' is a behavioral observation Galante uses to illustrate the point.
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Take Slip·Sep 3, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Miami Hurricanes are officially back

The U is back. Cam Ward is electric. He was electric last year. He he's awesome in the U. Yeah. It does feel like they're another team where a week one win on the road in the SEC, they now are in the driver's seat.

Miami finished the regular season 10-2, won a playoff game, and Cam Ward was a Heisman finalist, though they didn't win the National Championship.
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Take Slip·Sep 3, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Florida State won't win another game until the fan who promised to eat dog shit actually does it

Coward, coward deleted his account. You gotta follow now that, listen, they're not gonna win any more games until this guy eats the dog shit out. That's facts. That's how it works.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
FSU went on to have a historically bad 1-11 season, losing many more games as PFT predicted.
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Take Slip·Aug 30, 2024
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Tom FornelliTom Fornelli

No team in the Big 12 will finish with fewer than three losses

My hot take about the Big 12 is that nobody is coming outta that league with fewer than three losses. I think it's gonna be a one-bid league.

ASU, BYU, and Iowa State all finished with 3 losses overall. No team had 2 or fewer, so this was technically correct.
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Take Slip·Jul 22, 2024
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Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers

I will 'sweet talk' Leonard Floyd to avoid another injury on Monday Night Football

I'm gonna have to sweet talk him [Leonard Floyd] a little bit. Pay him off. Just let me get through play five.

Hot TakeFootballMediumSarcastic
Rodgers successfully made it past play five in the 2024 season opener against the 49ers.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Florio and Colin Cowherd look like morons because Caleb Williams officially signed with the Bears

All who said that there was 0% chance that Caleb Williams was going to sign with the Bears. That he was gonna force a trade. That he was gonna demand ownership. Florio said he was gonna play another season at USC. You all look like morons. Caleb Williams is officially signed as a Bear.

Caleb Williams did indeed sign his rookie contract with the Bears on July 17, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

Caitlin Clark is on the 'can't win the big one' list because she never won a title at Iowa

Caitlin Clark can't win the big one. She has not been able to win the big one. She lost... she literally college cannot win the big one and like, I don't know what else you could say about it.

Strictly speaking, she did not win an NCAA title. Whether that makes her a 'loser' is the subjective hot take.
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Take Slip·Jun 21, 2024
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Adam ThielenAdam Thielen

Patrick Mahomes is not the biggest threat on the celebrity golf circuit

I don't think Patrick Mahomes is the biggest threat on the golf course. Oh, okay. On the football field obviously is the biggest, but golf course I think a little different... I know he does have like a real golf hole in his backyard... I just don't see him winning it.

Mahomes finished T82 in the 2024 American Century Championship, while Mardy Fish won. Thielen's assessment was accurate.
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Take Slip·May 20, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Connor McDavid 'can't win the big one' until he proves otherwise

Has Conor McDavid [won a title]? I think we won. No, he has not. Okay. Alright. So there, the discussion... we have to, as our job say, he can't win the big one... He won the big one and now he's the guy that can win the big one.

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
McDavid and the Oilers reached Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 but lost to the Panthers, so as of this episode's immediate follow-up, he still has not won 'the big one'.
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Take Slip·Apr 5, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods was better at golf when he was 'dirtier' and having more sex

Tiger was at his best when... the grip of his putter smelled like absolute shit from his hands. Perkins waitresses. The dirtier Tiger was the better golf. Yeah. When he was getting it in the hole. Now he's gonna not do, maybe he just can't have sex 'cause he like, he can't walk.

Tiger Woods finished 60th at the 2024 Masters, the worst finish of his career for those who made the cut, suggesting the sex ban didn't lead to a resurgence.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Anyone who says Zach Edey is not good at basketball is a moron.

Anyone who says Zach Edey's not good at basketball is a fucking moron. The guy's good at basketball, especially college basketball. I don't want whatever happens to the NBA happens to the NBA... Anyone who says he is not good at basketball, he is just tall, is being a hater.

Edey won the Naismith Player of the Year and led his team to the Title game, followed by being a top-10 NBA draft pick, vindicating his skill level.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dolphins and Cowboys are both frauds

The Cowboys are frauds. Frauds, but the Dolphins are also frauds because all they prove that they is that they can beat a fraud... we didn't learn anything from this game whatsoever.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Both teams were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, supporting the 'fraud' Narrative in spirit.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Broncos are lucky frauds who I will bet everything against in the playoffs

The Broncos are the real fraud. That was an ass kicking up and down... they're playing the Patriots and the Chargers at home and then at the Raiders. If the Broncos making the playoffs, I will bet everything I have against them. They're, they're not good. They're lucky.

The Broncos failed to make the playoffs, finishing 8-9.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matt LaFleur might be a coordinator killer

Do we need to talk about LaFleur as being a, a coordinator killer. You know how when you have a, a quarterback that's a coach killer? Yeah. That get slapped to that label. LaFleur might be a coordinator killer. So he's fired three coordinators in five years.

LaFleur did fire Joe Barry (DC) shortly after the season ended, furthering PFT's point.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Whoever loses the Dolphins vs. Cowboys game is officially a fraud

I still think that whoever loses Cowboys Dolphins I'm out on officially. The loser of this game. No one will take serious. Yeah.

The Cowboys lost the game 22-20. Both teams then went on to lose in the Wild Card round, largely confirming Big Cat's 'fraud' suspicion for that season.
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Take Slip·Dec 13, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia Eagles are actually frauds

Are the Eagles frauds? Are the Eagles frauds? [Max: No.] Are the Eagles frauds? [Max: Yes, like you guys like set this whole thing up.]

The Eagles, who were 10-1 at one point, lost 5 of their last 6 regular season games and were blowout losers in the Wild Card round, widely confirming the 'fraud' label.
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Take Slip·Dec 8, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Zach Wilson will provide a 'spark' for the Jets upon his return

I think the Jets... Zach Wilson is a spark. I do. I think he's the spark... I keep thinking about it more and more and it's like, it's, it's, it's maybe less Zach Wilson and more just looking at the board and being like, everyone's gonna say Texans minus three and a half is the easiest bet.

Zach Wilson had one of the best games of his career that Sunday, throwing for 301 yards and 2 TDs in a 30-6 win over the Texans.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Blue Jays should be eliminated from the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes for leaking their meeting

It came out that Shhe... visiting with the Blue Jays. And I think by Sho Hays rules, the blue Jay should be eliminated. See you buddy. See you. Blue Jays. What?

Ohtani ultimately did not sign with the Blue Jays, choosing the Dodgers. While it's unknown if the 'leak' was the reason, the prediction that they were 'out' proved correct.
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Take Slip·Dec 1, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dallas Cowboys are basically the same team they were last year

Dallas fans are so confident right now, as they should be. You're a good team, but you're basically the same team that you've been, or that you were last year at least. Yeah. Well, well, Mike McCarthy is the same guy that he was last year.

The Cowboys finished 12-5 for the third straight year and suffered another early, embarrassing playoff exit (Wild Card vs Packers), validating the take that they hadn't actually changed their ceiling.
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Take Slip·Nov 13, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars are officially frauds

Jaguars. Are they frauds? I think they might be... they weren't really competitive against either [the Chiefs or Niners]. So yeah, I think they might be in the fraud tier.

The Jaguars collapsed from 8-3 to 9-8 and missed the playoffs entirely, proving this take mostly correct.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2023·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cowboys are frauds if they lose to the Eagles

I say if the Cowboys lose this game. Frauds. Yeah. We're we're, we're gonna call 'em frauds. Yep. If the Eagles lose this game and it's close, we're gonna say, should you take out the panic button?

The Cowboys did lose to the Eagles 28-23. While they had a good regular season, their early playoff exit cemented the 'fraud' label for many critics.
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Take Slip·Oct 23, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins are frauds until they beat a real team

I am of the firm believer. I love watching the Dolphins play football. They're very fun. They are on my fraud list until they beat a real team. ... they have played two teams that are at least playoff worthy teams in the Bills and the Eagles and got smoked.

The Dolphins' 'fraud' narrative persisted as they struggled against teams with winning records and lost in the Wild Card round.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brock Purdy is a top five quarterback in the NFL

My overly direct take... Brock Purdy this year is a top five quarterback in the NFL. I like it. Top five. I think he's number five in the NFL right now... If he gets to a Super Bowl, I'm gonna say it. Brock Purdy might be elite.

Purdy finished the 2023 season 4th in MVP voting, arguably making him a top 5 QB for that specific season by consensus voting.
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