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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers played hero ball and choked against the 49ers

Aaron Rodgers choked... you the block kick happen like stunned everyone. 10, 10, crazy. How did the special teams let us down again? Aaron Rodgers has the ball with four minutes left to win the game at home... On Saturday night, he choked and I don't. I think I actually think most packer fans will agree that he was bad. And he all he was doing all night it's hero ball. He was trying to force it to Davante Adams.

Rodgers only targeted Davante Adams and Aaron Jones for much of the game, and the Packers offense failed to score a touchdown after the opening drive.
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Take Slip·Jan 21, 2022
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

If the 49ers win, they will have a 50-yard touchdown pass similar to the Flacco-Denver game

If the 49ers win, I think it's gonna be a similar game script to the Joe Flacco at Denver game, double overtime. He's gonna have a 50 yard touchdown pass if they win.

The 49ers won, but the score was 13-10 on a last-second field goal. There was no 50-yard TD pass and it did not go to double overtime.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 21, 2022
#PMT-2022-0121-19579
Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers will beat the Packers outright

I am full-blown rooting for terrible things happen in the Packers. I think the Niners win. I think they win outright. Oh God. I hope so.

The 49ers defeated the Packers 13-10 on January 22, 2022.
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Take Slip·Jan 21, 2022
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Coach OCoach O

Derek Stingley Jr. is as talented as Patrick Peterson

Derek's the most talented corner I've seen in a long time... [Corey Raymond] said he was as good as Patrick Peterson. And those guys that have been around Patrick, I love Patrick... we all believe that Derek could be a great all-pro player.

Comparing Derek Stingley Jr.'s talent to Patrick Peterson is a subjective evaluation of defensive back ability that cannot be objectively resolved.
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Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter

Kyler Murray has gotten slower, softer, and shorter... he was getting chased down from behind by guys that were about 150 pounds heavier than him on a regular basis.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
While he didn't literally get shorter, his performance metrics and mobility were widely criticized during the late-season collapse.
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Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Modern science and HGH allowed Cam Akers to return from an Achilles tear in five months

Dude, I don't know what these guys are doing nowadays, but modern science has down to a T. HGH... So you think Cam Akers is today HGH? Got it. Okay. But it was really impressive watching him be able to, he had that burst.

Akers returned in record time (5.5 months), but there is no proof of HGH use; it was officially attributed to an aggressive rehab and the 'internal brace' surgery technique.
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is the ultimate coach killer

LeBron and the coach killers back. It looks like Frank Vogel might get fired. There's a lot of rumors right now. No one does it better than him. No one kills a coach better than LeBron... Bron is going to come off the court and just be like, all right, he keeps his job one more game. Give him a look like, yeah, he's just doing the fucking gladiator up and down after every game for Frank Vogel's life.

Frank Vogel was indeed fired by the Lakers on April 11, 2022, shortly after the regular season ended.
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Take Slip·Jan 19, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

COVID-19 causes the human spine to compress and makes you lose height

I used to be five nine, but then I got COVID now I'm five eight. Does it to your spine or does it compresses it... stay safe, I hope that you're vaccinated.

Fact ClaimLifeHotSarcastic
There is no medical evidence that COVID-19 causes a permanent one-inch reduction in height due to spinal compression.
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Take Slip·Jan 17, 2022
#PMT-2022-0117-15461
Big CatBig Cat

Mitch Trubisky would have been awesome on the 2021 Steelers

If they had a mobile quarterback tonight... someone threw out the name Trubisky during this game, I was like, he personally would have fucking been awesome on the Steelers this year. Yeah, he would have.

Trubisky actually joined the Steelers in 2022 and was benched for Kenny Pickett after four games, suggesting he was not the solution Big Cat imagined.
Void
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adam Schefter is an information broker, not a journalist

I think that Schefter over the last couple of years has gotten—he's not a journalist anymore. Right? We can agree. Yes. He's—he's an information broker. He's essentially just like a guy that collects dirt and will play to whoever the highest bidder is... He should stop pretending that he has any sort of journalistic integrity at all.

This is a subjective critique of media roles, though many in the industry have echoed this sentiment regarding 'insiders'.
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Take Slip·Jan 14, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Judge might have gotten a raw deal from the Giants

In fact I'm I think Joe judge might've gotten a raw deal. My new theory on Joe, Joe is he got a completely raw deal. And the plan was always for him to come back next year. But when he got the reins to the, to the team, they essentially said, all right, you're going to run the show... I think they didn't give Joe judge and Gettleman as much room to work with as they said they were going to.

Subjective interpretation of internal team dynamics.
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Take Slip·Jan 14, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Judge intentionally tried to get fired by the Giants

I still am convinced that he tried to get fired because if you look at the timeline, he, his job was guaranteed for next year. And then he completely lost his mind saying the weirdest shit, QB sneaks. And then obviously the finale of saying he wants more power. I think he was essentially like, I want to get fired. I don't want to coach this team anymore.

Subjective interpretation of coach's intent.
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Take Slip·Jan 14, 2022
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Matt LaFleurMatt LaFleur

Kicking the field goal down 8 in the 2020 NFCCG was the best decision for the team

I'll tell you what you look at, how many plays inside the red zone, especially you're talking about eight plus are successful in that situation. And I just felt like it was best. I thought our defense was playing well and thought we could get the stop. And unfortunately you're damned if you do damned, if you don't... had I be in that same situation again, I really do think that was the best thing for us.

This is a subjective coaching philosophy choice, though widely criticized by analysts.
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Take Slip·Jan 14, 2022
#PMT-2022-0114-5394
Big CatBig Cat

I am officially mortal locking the Packers to win the Super Bowl

I'm going to do something I never thought I would do... but you guys are gonna win the super bowl this year. It's pretty much guaranteed. I might actually mortal lock it. If you win the super bowl, I'd like you to come back on. Pardon? My take. And I will, I will eat shit.

The Packers lost their first playoff game to the 49ers (13-10) in the Divisional Round.
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Big CatBig Cat

I want my mind to get duller as I get older, rather than sharper

I never want to do anything that sharpens my mind. I want it to get duller and duller as days go by... Gary V being like learn something new every day. No, come on. I'm just trying to just get up, wake up and then go to sleep.

Inherently a satirical life choice.
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Take Slip·Jan 12, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL owners are generally idiots with the same IQ level as a dumb coworker

The person that owns your favorite team is a pretty big idiot. Just like the sooner you come to terms with that, the better they're just they're morons. Like everybody else, like think of the dumbest people that you work with that is typically about the same IQ level as an NFL owner.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about intelligence and competence.
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

TJ Watt is definitively the best defensive player in football

For anybody who's been watching the NFL this year or the past three years... the best defensive player in football has been TJ watt. It's a fact.

TJ Watt won the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, tying the single-season sack record.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2022
#PMT-2022-0110-6818
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jaguars fans should keep wearing clown outfits because they are undefeated as clowns

You also got to keep wearing clown outfits. I think if you're Jags fans, right? You're undefeated as the clowns. Yes. You are the clowns. Change the team name to the clowns.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Jaguars did not change their name to the Clowns, though they did find more success in the following season after firing Urban Meyer.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2022
#PMT-2022-0110-6822
Big CatBig Cat

Joe Judge has done everything in his power to get himself fired since being told he was staying

Joe Judge was told that he was going to keep his job on December 26... after that moment, he lost a combined 85 to 20 in the three games... he did a QB sneak from the three yard line and the four yard line on second and 10 and third and nine because he was too scared about giving up a safety. I have never seen someone be told that they're going to get to keep their job and done everything in their power to try to have them reverse that decision.

Joe Judge was indeed fired by the Giants on January 11, 2022, just one day after this podcast aired, proving the decision-making was fatal to his tenure.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2022
#PMT-2022-0110-6827
Big CatBig Cat

The Saints would have been the one seed if Jameis Winston hadn't gotten injured

The real question is do the saints get the one seed overall if Jameis Winston doesn't get injured. [PFT: Yes.] I think definitely. I think definitely.

The Saints were 5-2 when Jameis got hurt and finished 9-8. While plausible, it's impossible to verify.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 7, 2022
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Russell Westbrook's style of play does not lead to winning and he will never change

How many fucking years do you have to watch [Russell Westbrook] do the exact same thing that never leads to winning and think that it's just magic and it's going to work out at some point? Like most of us don't change and a basketball player that's as stubborn as he is isn't going to change... in the playoffs, it doesn't make any sense. He doesn't offer up any spacing for AD and LeBron, he's never set a screen in his fucking life.

The Westbrook-Lakers experiment was a failure, resulting in the Lakers missing the playoffs in 2022 and Westbrook being traded in early 2023.
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Take Slip·Jan 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-0107-504
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Georgia will beat Alabama in the National Championship rematch

I'm doing it. I'm going to do it and make a huge mistake. I'm picking Georgia and the rematch... I'm scared to death that I'm falling forward again. I think [Big Cat is] right, because I think every Georgia fan looks at Kirby and goes, 'Are we going to have that moment where you just can't hang with the guy across the sideline from you?'

Georgia defeated Alabama 33-18 on January 10, 2022, to win the National Championship.
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Take Slip·Jan 5, 2022
#PMT-2022-0105-10908
Kirk HerbstreitKirk Herbstreit

College football players are on a path toward becoming unionized employees

I say, we make the players, employees. I say, we're going on a path. Now we form a union. I mean, that's where we're going with this thing... because players need to be treated that way. They need to benefit more than they are not just with name, image and likeness.

The landscape has shifted dramatically toward this reality with revenue sharing and court rulings since 2022, though formal unionization isn't universal yet.
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Take Slip·Jan 5, 2022
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Jimmy GrahamJimmy Graham

I am willing to die on certain plays; that is the level of commitment needed

I gave myself no other option... I play with this type of intensity and tenacity that, you know, I was willing to, you know, I mean, I was willing to die on certain plays out there. And that's kinda how I took it most of my career.

Subjective personal reflection on his own career intensity.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Judge is lying about players wanting to stay with the Giants

Joe Judge is clearly at the point of his career season, whatever you want to say, where he's just making shit up, literally making shit up. He's just saying shit to say shit. He doesn't actually believe any of it. None of it is actually true.

Joe Judge was fired by the Giants shortly after this season ended, following reports that his locker room management and public statements were problematic.
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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Antonio Brown will never play in the NFL again

I don't know where the Antonio... it's he's never gonna play again in the NFL, correct?

Following his release from the Buccaneers after this incident, Antonio Brown never signed with or played for another NFL team.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 29, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drew Brees is selfish for not coming out of retirement to save the Saints' MNF game

Fuck Drew Brees for sending that smarmy-ass text back when they're like, please, Drew, can you please come back and play for us again? He's like, no, I'm out here golfing... Fuck Drew Brees. He should have done that. He's selfish for not coming back and making America experience the Ian Book game because it wasn't even entertaining bad.

Purely a subjective expression of frustration (and comedy) regarding Brees' retirement.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 29, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The planned downfield lateral will eventually change the game of football

The gospel of the planned downfield lateral becoming more prevalent in football... I think that a coach that can implement smart, planned out, almost rugby style pitches on certain plays... the coach that figures out how to do it safely is going to change the game of football offensively.

Laterals have not yet become a standardized part of offensive playbooks outside of desperation plays.
Void
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You should never send a meme to a person you are in a relationship with

I think it's more of a red flag that he's sending memes to you. You don't send memes to somebody that you're in a relationship with. You steal the memes and then you verbally tell them to them when you're out to dinner so you sound funny.

Subjective relationship advice.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-1227-5196
Big CatBig Cat

Firing a GM but keeping the coach and QB is the dumbest thing a team can do

The firing of a GM and not of a coach is one of the dumbest things that a pro sports team can do. It's not stability when you've lost 10, 10 games or more every single season for five straight... Why wouldn't you just clean house top to bottom?

The Giants eventually fired Joe Judge just days after the season ended, proving Big Cat's point that a half-measure was illogical.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Washington should give Ron Rivera an extension despite the losing season

I actually think the best thing for the football team right now would be to give Ron Rivera an extension. That's really what we need... It would send a message that, okay. Yeah, we're kind of a clusterfuck, but at least we're a clusterfuck with some stability.

Rivera remained the coach but did not receive a major extension in 2021/early 2022 that stabilized the team's long-term future, eventually being fired in 2024.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-1227-5190
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Browns would be better with Kirk Cousins and the Vikings would be better with Baker Mayfield

I actually think that the way that those two teams are built, the Browns would be better with Kirk Cousins. And the Vikings would be better with baker Mayfield than they are right now... if Kirk cousins was on the Browns and it's like, okay, all you do is you take what's there. You let your defense handle business, you run the ball. That's kind of the team that he's built to win for... I think that baker would be better with the weapons that they have in Minnesota, where yeah. You can make a few mistakes, but also you can hit a shitload of home runs.

This is a hypothetical swap that can never be proven, though both teams eventually moved on from these QBs.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-1227-5191
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Packers are a finesse team not built for the cold

I don't think that this Packers team is built for the cold. I think that the, I think they're built for a finesse. You know, they're built for global warming... I don't know if they're built for the call. I think that the, the Cowboys team that we're seeing right now, that team travels better than the cold than the Packers do.

The Packers lost at home in the snow to the 49ers in the Divisional Round just a few weeks later, scoring only 10 points.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-1222-11213
Julian EdelmanJulian Edelman

Jalen Hurts is not a long-term solution at quarterback for the Eagles

[Jalen Hurts] is gonna make some really good plays with his legs... and he shows he's shown us that he does that consistently. But I mean, I just don't think that's like a long lasting plan.

Hurts led the Eagles to a Super Bowl the next season and became a top-tier franchise quarterback, though he had a regression in late 2023.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-1222-11226
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears should fire everyone from the front office to the owner and replace them with a real football president

The bears are just a dumpster fire. It's top down... The fact that George McCaskey has Ted Phillips and accountant making football decisions... they need to strip it down. Not only front office, not only coach, but like ownership, like all of it.

While they didn't sell the team, they eventually fired Pace and Nagy and hired Kevin Warren as President, partially fulfilling the 'real football person' requirement.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Football Team will beat the Eagles 13-9 with Garrett Gilbert at quarterback

I feel like it's shock the world time. Oh see, you're predicting a win. I'm thinking 13, 9, 13, 9 tonight the Washington football team over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Washington lost to the Eagles 27-17.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-1220-13140
Big CatBig Cat

I'm officially nervous about my pinky bet because the Colts are for real

I'm officially nervous about my pinky. If you don't remember, the Colts are my pinky team. I am officially nervous about the tip of my pinky. I spent Saturday night looking at the nail on my left pinky being like, this might be gone. It might just be a nub. But yeah, the Colts... it felt like the biggest win the Colts have had in a very long time.

The Colts did not win the Super Bowl in 2021, so Big Cat's pinky was safe, but his 'nervousness' reflects their legitimate status as a contender at the time.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-1220-13144
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cardinals are frauds

I've been thinking about them [the Cardinals] all year. I've been thinking about putting the F-word on him. I know I thought about putting the S word on the soft word. They are frauds. The Cardinals are, are definitely fraudulent.

The Cardinals continued to collapse, losing 4 of their last 5 regular season games and getting blown out in the Wild Card round by the Rams.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 20, 2021
#PMT-2021-1220-13161
Billy FootballBilly Football

The Jets are going to be sick next year

This team's [the Jets] going to be sick. Next year we have draft picks and it just all starts shaping up. Progress is honestly better than a win, you know, just for the future and looking forward. I think Zach's got enough mistakes in the season. I think he's learned a lot and now it's starting to pay off.

The 2022 Jets were better defensively but still struggled at QB, eventually leading to the Aaron Rodgers trade in 2023. They did not become 'sick'.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2021
#PMT-2021-1217-13117
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL intentionally screws over non-winning fanbases like the Browns and Lions

The Browns and the lions or the say, well, I guess you could throw in the saints and the Patriots too, for other reasons. But the Browns Alliance non-winning fan bases. They get screwed by the NFL. Feels like an inordinate amount of time. It feels like the NFL essentially says, oh, well, it's the Browns who cares? Like they, like, what is a bunch of people from Cleveland going to complain?

This is an opinion on league bias against struggling franchises.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2021
#PMT-2021-1217-13118
Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer will be back on Big Noon Kickoff within a year and win another college title in three years

Everyone should be ready for this urban Meyer sliding back into that desk on the Fox, big noon kickoff. I don't even know, might even be as early as this year if they have a bowl game. Pre-show but that will happen. And in like three years, he'll be linked to some big time job. Probably go take it, win a national title, and this will all be like, oh, remember when urban Meyer coach the Jaguars for 15 games.

Meyer did return to Fox's Big Noon Kickoff in 2022. However, he has not coached another college team or won a title since.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2021
#PMT-2021-1215-17831
Big CatBig Cat

Refs shouldn't call pass interference on fade routes

You shouldn't even get pass interference calls on fades because it's such a dumb play call.

This is a satirical take on officiating and play-calling strategy.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

U.S. politicians should settle disputes in MMA matches

Two politicians down in Brazil... had a three round MMA fight, which was sick... I really wish I kinda wish that would happen more in the United States and other places.

This is a purely subjective lifestyle/political opinion.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2021
#PMT-2021-1215-17838
Joey HarringtonJoey Harrington

I could have been the Chiefs' quarterback until Patrick Mahomes took over

If I had fallen past Detroit, then [the Chiefs] were going to take me... I could have been Chief until Patrick Mahomes took over.

This is a counterfactual historical claim that can never be verified.
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Take Slip·Dec 13, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Chase Claypool shouldn't be blamed for the Steelers' loss because a Viking knocked the ball out of his hand

Billy thinks that it wasn't [Chase Claypool's] fault that they lost the game. Billy thinks that it should have been a penalty penalty. They never caused the Vikings for knocking the ball out of his hand. [Billy]: he could have done that little celebration. Then the ref would God there... it also should have been a penalty.

While there was contact, the consensus was that Claypool's lack of urgency and decision to celebrate was the primary error.
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Take Slip·Dec 13, 2021
#PMT-2021-1213-9513
Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer will leave the Jaguars due to a medically dubious reason

I think he'll probably, well, this is like fake, maybe a health issue... He's going to get [COVID] hanging out in those college bars. [PFT]: I don't think that he [quits]. He doesn't quit jobs. He just, he has medically dubious reasons for leaving them.

Urban Meyer was actually fired 'for cause' on December 16, 2021, following reports of him kicking a player. He did not leave for medical reasons.
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Take Slip·Dec 13, 2021
#PMT-2021-1213-9516
HankHank

No team in the AFC other than the Chiefs can beat the Patriots in the playoffs

Mack Jones is a rookie, so it wouldn't blow my mind if the chiefs beat the Patriots in the playoffs. But I don't think any other team is.

The Patriots were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Buffalo Bills, losing 47-17.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 10, 2021
#PMT-2021-1210-13848
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ben Roethlisberger has at least three more seasons left in him

I don't think that this Big Ben that we saw in the second half is even a year away from... Nope. That was fake news. Big Ben's got minimum three more seasons left.

Ben Roethlisberger retired at the end of this season (January 2022).
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Take Slip·Dec 10, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1210-13855
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lamar Jackson is a limited passer who stinks at throwing short passes

I will say it with my chest. When I criticize his throwing short passes, he does stink at throwing short passes.

Lamar Jackson's accuracy on short, touch passes has been a frequent point of statistical and scout criticism throughout his career.
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Big CatBig Cat

Justin Fields will have a magical performance against the Packers at Lambeau

Wouldn't it be nice. If a little passing on the torch, Justin Fields went up to Lambeau his first trip to Lambeau, beat the Packers... I definitely deep down, I won't let myself say it in a serious tone because I don't want to be mocked afterwards, but deep down I'm thinking like this could be magical.

The Packers won 45-30. Justin Fields played well (224 yards passing, 74 yards rushing) but it was not a torch-passing victory.
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