PMTPMT DB

Takes

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#PMT-2021-0405-1932
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Skip Bayless's brain should be studied because he genuinely does not care that everyone hates him

Skip Bayless's brain should be studied just because he truly does not care that everyone hates him. And I think he might be the only person on it that actually feels that way.

This is a psychological evaluation of a public figure.
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#PMT-2021-0301-11512
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LeBron James can never match Michael Jordan's level of legendary asshole-ness

LeBron could never. Never, ever. ... MJ talks such great shit... [He] has a full staff walking around with highlights ready to go, depending on which NBA players he runs into. ... LeBron could never.

Jordan's reputation for competitive pettiness is legendary and well-documented compared to LeBron's more curated public persona.
Loss
#PMT-2020-0410-19241
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Bill O'Brien and Mike Zimmer will definitely be the ones to mess up the virtual draft technology

Bill O'Brien the head coach and Bill O'Brien the GM would be at the top of my list for that... I don't see them either one of them as being technology guys... Mike Zimmer definitely is going to be up there.

The 2020 NFL Draft went off mostly without a hitch for all teams technology-wise, including the Texans and Vikings.
Win
#PMT-2019-0410-19096
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Skip Bayless won by getting the Virginia Cavaliers to talk about him after the title game

Anytime a championship team talks about an analyst, a troll analyst, they won. Mission accomplished. No matter who it is, no matter what it is that's giving Stephen A. Smith attention, Stephen A. is basking in it.

The goal of these analysts is engagement and relevance, which Ty Jerome provided by mentioning them in his post-game press conference.
Loss
#PMT-2018-1224-15655
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The Bengals and Marvin Lewis are staying together for the kids

The Bengals and Marvin Lewis are staying together for the kids. And they're in a loveless relationship. That's okay. They don't fight in public. They don't kiss on the lips anymore. That's fine.

Marvin Lewis was actually fired shortly after this episode, on Dec 31, 2018.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0810-2187
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Bill Snyder will retire and then come back to coach Kansas State again

The best part about that extension is he's going to retire and come back within those five years. Oh, absolutely. Yeah.

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Bill Snyder retired for good in December 2018, just a few months after this episode, and never returned to coaching.
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#PMT-2018-0323-10199
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Nick Saban only hires former head coaches as interns so he can eventually beat them

Is this Nick Saban thinking ahead and saying, Butch Jones might get another job in the SEC, so I need to put him under my coaching tree so that I can beat him? Because he's undefeated against his coaching tree.

Saban maintained a long undefeated streak against his former assistants until losing to Jimbo Fisher and Kirby Smart in late 2021/early 2022.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0205-17654
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Dan Snyder is using the franchise tag on Kirk Cousins just to maintain control

Dan Snyder... has decided he's going to franchise tag Kirk Cousins after trading for older Kirk Cousins [Alex Smith]... It's just Snyder wanting to have control over a situation where he has no control. Which is everything.

Washington did not end up tagging Cousins again; he hit free agency and signed a fully guaranteed deal with the Vikings in March 2018.
Loss
#PMT-2017-1220-7935
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Jeff Fisher is the 'Rasputin' of the NFL and is guaranteed a contract extension wherever he goes

You're not giving Jeff Fisher enough credit because Jeff Fisher, he's Rasputin. Once he gets in the building, he knows how to whisper into his boss. You shoot him and he just keeps walking forward. Jeff Fisher is absolutely getting at least one contract extension, no matter where he goes. That's a fact.

Fisher never coached in the NFL again after his 2016 firing from the Rams, so the prediction was incorrect.
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#PMT-2017-1215-5901
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LaVar Ball is the living embodiment of my 'future me' theory

He is the living embodiment of future me. Yes. Because he, his, his theory is as long as I never admit anything's wrong, then nothing's wrong. Right. Exactly.

Subjective character analysis.
Win
#PMT-2017-0908-7300
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Andy Reid ordering three steaks at once is a total alpha move

Jeffrey Lurie said the first time he went out to dinner with Andy Reid, Andy Reid ordered three steaks at once. Such an alpha move. King's Stay Kings. That is an alpha move. Three steaks, one for every quarter that Andy coaches.

Lurie did indeed share this anecdote, confirming the fact claim portion of the take.
Win
#PMT-2017-0830-8428
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Jay Cutler will get injured within two months of starting for the Dolphins

I guess we're going to have to wait at least another two months until Jay gets hurt... So two months and he's going to get hurt.

Cutler suffered cracked ribs on October 22, 2017, which was almost exactly two months after this prediction (August 30).
Loss
#PMT-2017-0508-2627
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If something is more expensive, that means it's better

If something's more expensive, that means it's better, right? Correct. Without a doubt. Like Fyre Fest tickets. That was the best concert of all time.

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The statement is ironic; expensive things are not inherently better, as Fyre Fest proved.
Loss
#PMT-2017-0127-15765
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Jim Harbaugh's story about being hit by a mail truck as a kid is probably fake

Jim Harbaugh was Hit by a mail truck driver When he was 7 years old And he found the mail truck driver Nearly 50 years later In Iowa... This is a fake story. This is a fake story by Jim Harbaugh because this is... you can't come up with a story that's more Jim Harbaugh than this.

Harbaugh and the mail truck driver (Roger Moore) have both corroborated this story in multiple media outlets, including the driver himself giving interviews. While bizarre, it is documented as true.
Loss
#PMT-2016-1209-1347
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Bill Belichick will draft Christian McCaffrey next year

It's reached a point where I'm going to go to Vegas and put $100 on Belichick drafting Christian McCaffrey next year. And it's going to be the easiest money that I ever made.

McCaffrey was drafted 8th overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2017; the Patriots did not draft him.
Loss
#PMT-2016-1207-19629
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Jeff Fisher's record for most losses in NFL history will never be broken

Jeff Fisher's losingest head coach in NFL history might be the untouchable record. ... Because they fire coaches now instantly. If you lose, you get two years max. There's no chance.

Bill Belichick tied Jeff Fisher and Dan Reeves for the most regular-season losses by an NFL head coach (165) at the end of the 2023 season. Fisher's record was caught by a legend, but it is no longer 'untouchable'.
Loss
#PMT-2016-1130-3532
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The Rams will announce an extension for Jeff Fisher immediately following their next win

Right now, after the Rams' next win, they're going to announce the extension. He's getting out in front of the story right now, laying a nice mattress down so that nobody's shocked. Next win of the Rams, they're going to use that as the premise to announce an extension.

The extension was announced on December 4th, 2016, following a loss to the Patriots, not a win. Fisher was then fired on December 12th.