PMTPMT DB

Takes

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#PMT-2017-0920-2923
Big CatBig Cat

No fat football coach has ever won the Super Bowl

It is scientific fact. No fat football coach has ever won the Super Bowl. Think about it. Parcells was skinnier. John Madden was a lot skinnier. Every football guy gets fatter after they retire... Parcells was actually kind of in football guy shape. I'm saying no fat coach. That's why Andy Reid's probably losing all this weight because he's like, fuck, I got to get in shape.

Andy Reid, often cited by the show as 'fat', eventually won multiple Super Bowls (LIV, LVII, LVIII). Even by Big Cat's relative standards, Reid remained a large man, making this take incorrect.
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#PMT-2017-0913-14808
HankHank

Breaking news: Mike Gundy has shaved his mullet

I think I'm going to go with the DM rumor and confirm that Mike Gundy has shaved his mullet. I've heard the same rumor... Mike Gundy does not have a mullet anymore.

Gundy did not shave his mullet in September 2017; he kept it for several more years, even making it a primary marketing point for Oklahoma State.
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#PMT-2017-0913-14809
Big CatBig Cat

The Vikings officially won the Sam Bradford trade with the Eagles

Sam Bradford, that is an official win for the Vikings in their trade when you said that that was the worst trade ever last year. So your [PFT's] trade analysis now on the hot seat. Oh, last year, I mean, he had pretty damn good stats with the worst offensive line basically ever. Teddy Bridgewater might never play football again. Sam Bradford was on fire on Monday night.

The Eagles used the picks from the Bradford trade to help build their 2017 Super Bowl winning team, while Bradford played only 2 games in 2017 due to injury, making PFT's side of the argument much stronger.
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#PMT-2017-0906-10659
Big CatBig Cat

Les Miles is coming for Magic Johnson's title as the most obvious tweeter on the internet

Magic, you're on the hot seat. If Les [Miles] starts figuring out how to predict MVPs and stuff, Magic might be out of a job.

Magic Johnson's Twitter remained a meme for years, while Les Miles' social media presence faded as he returned to coaching at Kansas and then left under controversy.
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#PMT-2017-0719-16975
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No one will be put in a position of importance in America if they have weird hair

No one's going to get put into a position of importance in America if they have weird hair. That's a fact.

Fact ClaimPoliticsHotSarcastic
At the time, Donald Trump, known for his unique hairstyle, was President. This makes the claim literally incorrect while being sarcastically pointed.
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#PMT-2017-0719-16977
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Gundy's mullet should be considered an NCAA recruiting violation

I actually threw out the idea that [Mike Gundy's] mullet might now become a recruiting violation because who wouldn't want to play for him?

Hot TakeCFBMildSarcastic
Hair has never been categorized as a recruiting violation by the NCAA.
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#PMT-2017-0719-16979
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Serena Williams could beat Tiger Woods in golf right now

The real question is it sounds like Serena Williams could beat Tiger Woods now.

Hot TakeGolfScorchingSarcastic
Even at Tiger's absolute worst, he remained a professional golfer capable of shooting professional scores that Serena Williams, a tennis player, could not beat.
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#PMT-2017-0614-2665
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mitch Trubisky should start early because the Tim Tebow model worked for John Fox

John Fox... just said he wants to start getting Mitch Trubisky as much experience as possible, as early as possible... because it worked really well when he got Tebow. All that experience right away.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Trubisky did eventually start in Week 5 of his rookie year, but the 'Tebow model' comparison is purely satirical.
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#PMT-2017-0531-1517
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Browns hiring Ryan Grigson is a threat to the AFC North

My hot seat is the AFC North. And my reason why is because the Browns hired Ryan Grigson. So watch out... I'm very excited to see how Ryan Grigson can fuck up the Browns even more. It will be interesting. That's a great challenge for that guy.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Grigson's tenure in Cleveland was brief and unremarkable, and the Browns went 0-16 that following season (2017).
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#PMT-2017-0531-1518
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm destined to see Ovechkin win a Stanley Cup with a different team

The Washington Capitals are... Our fans, we're entering cuck territory. And it's Ray Bourque all over again. So I'm destined over the next five years to see Ovechkin win a Stanley Cup with a different team. And for me to cry during it and be like, I'm so glad and applaud him and be like, I'm glad he finally got his chance.

Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals the very next season (2018).
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#PMT-2017-0531-1519
Big CatBig Cat

The Capitals and Ovechkin should split up because their regular season success is too good

I do think I am of the mindset that the Capitals and the [Ovechkin] should just be like, you know, hey, maybe this thing isn't working out anymore. Maybe it's just, you know, we love each other. Maybe our sex is just too good. Our regular season sex is too good. So we got to split up.

The Capitals kept Ovechkin and won the Cup the next year, proving the 'split up' take wrong.
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#PMT-2017-0517-13680
Coley MickColey Mick

Brad Stevens is coaching for his job because higher expectations follow the number one pick

My hot seat is Brad Stevens. We advance another round. It means he has at least four more games. He's coaching for his job out there. And the number one pick. That's higher expectations... Setting himself up to fail.

Brad Stevens remained the Celtics coach for four more seasons before being promoted to President of Basketball Operations.
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#PMT-2017-0510-6916
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Doc Rivers will be fired by the Los Angeles Clippers

My other hot seat is nepotism because I think that Doc Rivers is going to get fired.

Doc Rivers remained the head coach of the Clippers until September 2020.
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#PMT-2017-0510-6917
Big CatBig Cat

LeVar Ball will eventually replace Luke Walton as the Lakers' head coach

In about two years when LeVar Ball gets Luke Walton out as a Lakers coach and takes over as coach. That's going to be great.

LeVar Ball never coached the Lakers. Luke Walton was replaced by Frank Vogel in 2019.
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#PMT-2017-0329-5381
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick already has conditions on the Browns' number one overall pick for a Jimmy Garoppolo trade.

I think that it's Belichick's pick if he wants it for Garoppolo. Belichick's just such a dick that he institutes his own conditions on other teams' draft picks before he even takes them. So he's like, I'm going to take that draft pick from you, but my condition is you're not allowed to talk about your draft pick.

The Browns kept the #1 pick (Myles Garrett) and Garoppolo was eventually traded to the 49ers for a second-round pick.
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#PMT-2017-0308-13747
Big CatBig Cat

Kyle Shanahan is making a huge mistake by trading for Kirk Cousins as a first-year coach

Kyle Shanahan... Looks like he's going to trade for Kirk Cousins. Big mistake, Kyle. We as football guys, guys know the last thing you want to do if you're a new coach is get your guy in there day one. Because then you have no excuse. You have no backup plan.

Shanahan never traded for Cousins in 2017; the 49ers eventually traded for Jimmy Garoppolo later that season, and Cousins signed with Minnesota as a free agent in 2018.
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#PMT-2017-0301-12786
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Concussions are a private family matter and the government should stay out of it

Whether or not a kid has a concussion, that's a private matter. That's a family matter. It's nobody's business. Handle it behind closed doors. Keep your government Dr. Obamacare death panel hands off my son. I'm going to be the one to tell whether or not he's seeing double.

Clearly a satirical position; medically, concussions are serious injuries that require professional oversight, not just 'family discussion'.
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#PMT-2017-0222-13074
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Calipari will leave Kentucky for the Pelicans to escape looming NCAA sanctions

He needs to get out of town, needs to go to the NBA... The NCAA sanctions are about to hit Kentucky. That's a fact. I'm just calling that right now. So he needs to get out of town, needs to go to the NBA... Be a perfect fit for the Pelicans. You've got two of his best players from college that are playing there.

Calipari stayed at Kentucky until 2024 and no major NCAA sanctions hit the program during this period.
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#PMT-2017-0222-13075
Big CatBig Cat

Sammy Sosa put Chicago on the map when nobody knew where it was

Sammy Sosa did an interview today... Sammy also said when nobody knew who Chicago was, I put Chicago on the map. So the third largest city right after Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time. Sammy Sosa made people know, hey, Chicago's here. It's in Illinois.

Chicago was a world-famous city long before Sammy Sosa.
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#PMT-2017-0208-19540
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chip Kelly will try to steal someone's job as a behind-the-scenes villain at Alabama

If there's somebody who's able to undermine and sneak around and steal somebody's job, it's definitely Chip. Chip is a behind-the-scenes Shakespearean villain. He's going to be doing everything that he can to make sure he gets that job.

Chip Kelly never actually joined the Alabama staff; he remained in media before taking the UCLA head coach job in late 2017.
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#PMT-2017-0104-6518
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Bears will win the Super Bowl next year

Alshon Jeffrey guaranteed a Super Bowl victory. So you get one year now, a little more than one year, 13 months. Go ahead and keep doubting. He guaranteed it. He guaranteed the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl next year.

The Bears went 5-11 in 2017 and did not win the Super Bowl. Alshon Jeffrey actually won it that year—with the Eagles.
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#PMT-2016-1116-8018
HankHank

Brad Stevens is on the hot seat

My hot seat, Brad Stevens. He's 5-5. He's coming into the season, predicted to be number two. He's coaching for his job.

Stevens was never fired by the Celtics; he coached them until 2021 and then was promoted to President of Basketball Operations.
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#PMT-2016-1116-8021
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers are no longer playing 'Steelers football'

My hot seat is Steelers football. Pittsburgh is not playing Steelers football. They're not winning. They're not playing defense... their defense is soft. And they're not running the ball, they're 25th in the league in running.

The Steelers actually turned it around after this episode, winning 7 straight games to finish 11-5 and reaching the AFC Championship.
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#PMT-2016-1116-8023
Big CatBig Cat

A team of college basketball players could beat an NBA team because they try harder

NBA players don't try. They don't try like the college kids... I can't be the only one who thinks that a team of college players could put together a team and beat an NBA team. At least they would try harder.

This is generally considered impossible in modern professional sports due to the talent and size gap, regardless of 'effort'.
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#PMT-2016-1102-13856
Big CatBig Cat

Next year is finally Tennessee's year and Butch Jones needs one more season

I'm going to say that you've got to give Butch Jones one more year. He's got a good recruiting class, and next year is Tennessee's year. I really think so.

Tennessee went 4-8 in 2017 and 0-8 in the SEC, arguably the worst season in program history, resulting in Butch Jones being fired.
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#PMT-2016-1026-2452
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Arian Foster retired because he is an atheist and quit football on a Monday

My hot seat is atheism... Arian Foster quit last night. He's an atheist. Straight up quit. People don't talk about him being an atheist, but he quit football. Nice of an atheist to give up on a Monday instead of giving up on Sundays for the change.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Foster did retire, but the reason given is a joke.
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#PMT-2016-1019-17356
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Brown is the ultimate hot seat guy and a sacrificial lamb for the Warriors

Mike Brown's the ultimate hot seat guy. And I actually like this move by the Warriors, by Steve Kerr. Got to have a hot seat guy around. So if Kevin Durant starts to falter, if this team, this super team doesn't do so well, Mike Brown's going to be the first to go. Also, Mike Brown is a sacrificial lamb. He stumbles out of bed every morning on the hot seat.

Mike Brown remained on staff through multiple championships and wasn't fired as a scapegoat.
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#PMT-2016-1014-6736
Big CatBig Cat

Ken Bone is a plant for the coal industry

Ken Bone, his employer — one of the biggest coal plants in America. And also a coal company that is opposed to climate change... regulations... So I don't know where these dots lead to, but it seems like a plant to me. Coal plant.

While Bone did work for a coal plant, there was no evidence he was a coordinated industry plant.
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#PMT-2016-1005-4863
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Europe is on the hot seat for being off its game across all sports

My hot seat, I've got the entire country of Europe. Europe has been off its game. They can't win at the Olympics. They can't win at the Ryder Cup. They lost England.

Hot TakeOlympicsHotSarcastic
Factually, Europe is not a country, making this 'incorrect' by design.
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#PMT-2016-0921-17218
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Andy Reid is a mediocre coach who will never win a Super Bowl

Andy Reid is just kind of there all the time... He's not threatening. He's not going to win a Super Bowl, but he's going to make your team okay.

Andy Reid went on to win Super Bowls LIV, LVII, and LVIII, cementing himself as an all-time great coach.
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#PMT-2016-0914-9027
Big CatBig Cat

Dan Quinn is on the hot seat because his defense can't get sacks

Dan Quinn. Oh, okay. Yeah. Second year. You know what? Really, really bad. Dan Quinn, defensive mastermind, 19 sacks in 17 games with the Falcons.

Dan Quinn actually led the Falcons to the Super Bowl this season (Super Bowl LI), so the 'hot seat' was premature.
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#PMT-2016-0909-6726
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chip Kelly is on the Ice Throne because he intentionally stocks his roster with bad players to buy more time

I think Chip Kelly's on the ice throne, too... Because he's got blame gap. One thing that Chip Kelly is really great at is stockpiling his rosters with the shittiest quarterbacks... He's stocking his roster up with bad, bad players. And then he can be like, well, I didn't have the personnel this year. I'm still implementing my system.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Chip Kelly was fired after just one season (2-14) with the 49ers, so the Ice Throne did not protect him.
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