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Take Slip·Oct 21, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Kansas City Chiefs' first loss will occur on November 17th against the Buffalo Bills.

I'm gonna say their first loss is gonna happen November 17th against the Bills. And then the Bills are gonna be like, we can beat the Chiefs and then they're gonna lose in the playoffs though.

The Chiefs were 9-0 heading into Nov 17. The Bills beat them 30-21. This was a perfect prediction.
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Big CatBig Cat

Juan Soto's next contract could reach $750 million or even $1 billion.

Soto, it feels like, loves New York and it's going to be a literal bidding war between the Mets and the Yankees... Juan Soto signs for 12 years. A billion dollars. I mean... Soto could get like 13 years, 750 million.

Soto is expected to sign for a record-breaking amount, though $1 billion is likely hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Oct 18, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saints are officially on 'Quit Watch'

The Saints are officially on quit watch. Dennis Allen, Richard Sherman said at halftime, he's like, they're trying to get Dennis Allen fired. I wouldn't be shocked. And the Saints are just like—this was so—this was a bad game.

The Saints eventually fired Dennis Allen in November 2024 after a 7-game losing streak, validating the 'Quit Watch'.
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Take Slip·Oct 18, 2024·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers' all-white 'Winter Warning' uniforms are a disgusting affront to football

The Packers going with the all-white uniforms and all-white helmets are a disgusting affront to football color rush. It's a disgusting front. The Green Bay Packers—and I hate them—their football jerseys and color scheme are football. They should never do any type of gimmicky alternate bullshit. If you're a Packers fan, you should be disgusted by this.

Purely subjective aesthetic opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am 100% confident the Washington Wizards will get Cooper Flagg

All I'm saying is I've never been as confident. I've never been as confident in my life of anything as the fact that the wizards are gonna get Cooper Flagg. I'm willing to tell you right now, I will stand on this hill and I will plant my representative banner to say that we're getting Flagg.

The 2025 NBA draft hasn't happened yet, but odds make this statistically unlikely to be a 'lock'.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 16, 2024
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Tom CoughlinTom Coughlin

Eli Manning is the greatest big-game quarterback I have ever seen

People argue with me, I get it. But he's the greatest big-game quarterback that I've ever seen. I mean the way he approached things and the fact that he really accepted the challenge. He wanted the challenge... I've seen him do it under any circumstance you can imagine.

Subjective claim by a coach about his former player, though Manning's two Super Bowl MVPs support the 'big game' narrative.
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Take Slip·Oct 14, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Commanders' Super Bowl window is officially open.

I will announce that the Super Bowl window for the Commanders is officially open. This is the start of the Super Bowl window. Wow. We're not a Super Bowl winning team this year. I'm not thinking soupy this year, but I know when I see it, we have a Super Bowl window. We got a fuck load of cap space. we have a great quarterback. An awesome quarterback.

The Commanders have been a surprise success in 2024, but determining if a 'window' is open depends on sustained success over the next 2-4 years.
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Take Slip·Oct 14, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Nick Sirianni is having a mental breakdown.

Nick Sirianni after the game or while the game was still going on, looked into the crowd and started basically getting in an argument with the Eagles crowd... Has he lost his mind? He also shaved his head. Which which is a classic sign of losing his mind. ... Siri's showing up today. I think that everybody thought the same thing. Like this is, we saw what happened with Britney Spears. Is Siri in a conservatorship?

Sirianni's behavior was widely mocked, but 'mental breakdown' is an exaggerated characterization for comedic effect.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2024
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MaxMax

The Phillies are in a downhill spiral and their window is closed

Philly's lost the game. They looked like shit. It's exact same thing that went on from 2009 to 2011 of the Phillies... and then what I am saying, yes, it is the same thing. Like it is just a downhill spiral with no World Series. There's no hope. There's no hope. And the window's closed for every team.

The Phillies have been a perennial contender, but this is a subjective view on their future window.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2024·Picks
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MaxMax

The Cleveland Browns will beat the Philadelphia Eagles

Browns money line. Eagles are bad. The vibe in that stadium is going to be horrendous. They're going to get booed within one incompletion. No one expects anything out of this Eagles team. The Browns are going to win.

The Eagles beat the Browns 20-16.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2024
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Skip BaylessSkip Bayless

Dak Prescott is not a Super Bowl winning quarterback

I'm just not buying. I don't believe I've, I've seen enough. I know what he is. And what especially he is not, he is two and five in the postseason. And every time a big moment has come in a postseason game that is begging to be won, he's not there. He's safe, and you know, he's going to put up gaudy enough numbers to be somewhere on the fringe of the MVP race... but they'll be just good enough to be a factor, just good enough to be relevant.

Dak Prescott has yet to lead the Cowboys past the Divisional Round.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2024
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Skip BaylessSkip Bayless

Michael Jordan was the worst team builder in the history of sports

Michael Jordan as the team builder in Charlotte, who was the biggest disaster of a general manager in the history of sports. The greatest performer and player in the history of sports was the worst team builder in the history of sports for low those many years in Charlotte. Because he couldn't see why can he play and he can't.

Jordan's tenure as Hornets owner/GM saw very little on-court success, but 'worst in history' is hyperbolic.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2024
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Skip BaylessSkip Bayless

Bronny James might not be able to play in the NBA

I've seen 14, 13 minute stints in two preseason games... it's Summer League all over again. I saw him share the floor with his father for the first time ever, and he plays 14 minutes and he turns it over four times and he scores zero points. And I'm saying I, I don't know if he can play. Seriously. What if his son just can't hack it?

Bronny's career is in its infancy; his long-term viability as an NBA player is pending.
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Take Slip·Oct 9, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is a serial coach killer

[Aaron Rodgers] is a serial coach killer. Mike McCarthy and [Robert Saleh]. If you kill two people, you're a serial killer.

Rodgers has seen McCarthy (Green Bay) and Saleh (Jets) fired during his tenure, lending some weight to the 'coach killer' label.
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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 7, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The 1-4 Bengals will still make the playoffs

I'll say it. [The Bengals] are gonna make the playoffs. Fuck it. I'm gonna bet it on DraftKings make the playoffs.

The Bengals finished 4-13 or similar poor record and did not make the playoffs in 2024.
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Take Slip·Oct 7, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hammer the Rams to beat the Vikings on October 24th

Hammer the Rams hammer the Rams on October 24th... that might be one like Cooper Kupp's back, Puka... hammer 'em.

The Rams beat the Vikings 30-20 on October 24, 2024, making this a perfectly correct prediction.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2024
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MaxMax

The Phillies will lose to the Mets in five games

I mean, it's, it's going to go five. The Phillies are gonna go up 2-1. I'm going be comfortable... then the Mets are gonna have a heroic comeback in game four and then game five, they're just gonna smoke us and it's gonna be, it'll be like 4-0 Mets in game five. That's how it's gonna go.

The Mets did win the series 3-1, not in 5 games, so Max's specific scenario of a Game 5 blowout was incorrect, though he correctly predicted the Phillies losing.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2024·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Derrick Henry might be the last running back to reach 10,000 career yards

Derrick Henry is 17, 18 yards away from 10,000 yards. He could be the last running back we see get 10,000 yards... Jonathan Taylor... is halfway there... but it's nuts to look at and realize that Derrick Henry... might not see a lot of 10,000 yards guys, you know, ever again.

Derrick Henry did hit 10k yards later this week. Whether he's the 'last' is a long-term projection that will take years to verify.
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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·Oct 2, 2024
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Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

The Washington Commanders are currently the best team in the NFC East

The Washington Commanders look like the best team in the NFC East right now. Dallas can't get out of their own way... and the Giants are the Giants. Jayden Daniels looks to be not just the best rookie quarterback, he's among the top 15 quarterbacks in football.

The Commanders had a strong season and remained in the playoff hunt, but the Eagles eventually reclaimed the top spot in the division standings.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 2, 2024
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Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

College kickers miss big kicks because they are mentally weak

My theory is this, is that football players... develop mental toughness. Kickers don't do that. Kickers... are not mentally tough. And so when you get in those pressure moments, they haven't been mentally hardened... I just think kickers are mentally weak man.

This is a subjective assessment of a position group's psychology.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 30, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sam Darnold would be second or third for MVP if the season ended today

If the season ended today, [Sam Darnold] might not be MVP, but he would be maybe second or third for MVP.

While Darnold eventually fell out of the top 3 by the actual end of the season, at the 4-week mark he was statistically a top MVP candidate.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2024
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HankHank

I still plan to dunk and the steroid decision is coming in the next two weeks

I'm still going gung ho. I still plan to dunk. I'm still training as if I'm going to dunk... the steroid decision is coming in the next two weeks.

Hank has yet to dunk a basketball as of late 2024, despite his training claims.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2024
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MaxMax

There is a chance Nick Sirianni doesn't make it through the bye week

I think there's a chance that Sirianni doesn't make it, make it through the bye... there's a problem between coach and quarterback.

Sirianni made it through the bye week and remained the head coach throughout the season.
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Take Slip·Sep 30, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If the Commanders defense is even average, we could win a playoff game

If our defense is 16th in the NFL... I'm thinking a win in the playoffs. I'm thinking maybe divisional week.

The Commanders remained in playoff contention late into the season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tattoos are not a quarterback's look

I have a theory on Carson Beck. I think the, I think the tattoos are too much for a quarterback. That's just not a quarterback's look.

This is entirely a matter of aesthetic opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Karl-Anthony Towns is a terrible fit for the Knicks

Was your initial reaction like mine, which was basically that KAT could not be a worst fit for this team?

The Knicks started the season strong with KAT integrating well into the offense.
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Take Slip·Sep 27, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am 100% in on the Vikings; their success is not a fluke

I am, I think I'm a hundred percent in on the Vikings. I think I'm in on 'em. I don't think what they're doing is a fluke. I think that their defense is really confusing. And I think that Sam Darnold, I don't know if Sam Darnold's like a, a great starting quarterback at large in the NFL, but in this offense with this head coach, I think he's really, really good.

The Vikings continued to have a strong season and made the playoffs with Darnold playing well, proving it wasn't a fluke through Week 4.
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Take Slip·Sep 27, 2024
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MaxMax

Bryce Huff sucks and I am already done with him

Is this a get right game for Bryce Huff? Nah, he sucks. I'm done with him. I hate Bryce Huff. He sucks.

Huff struggled significantly early in the season and was benched from his starting role, partially validating Max's frustration.
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Take Slip·Sep 27, 2024
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Bruins lowballed Jeremy Swayman with a four-year, $6.2 million offer

I find out that the offer is four years times 6.2 crazy low ball. And that they, that they haven't talked in like three weeks. It's August camps in 10 days... I had the contract offer. Right. He [Don Sweeney] didn't argue that. So whether it was two weeks, three weeks, or 10 days, right. There's been enough silence in August with your star goalie that it's seriously alarming.

Swayman eventually signed an 8-year, $8.25M AAV contract, confirming the previous offers were significantly lower as reported.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jayden Daniels will win a Super Bowl in the next five years

I did fire off a tweet at like 3:00 AM as I was, I got back from the casino... and I said that I think [Jayden Daniels] is gonna win a Super Bowl in the next five years. Whoa. And I think he is. Maybe even two.

The outcome is pending as the 5-year window spans through 2029.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2024
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Michael SilverMichael Silver

The Chicago Bears are the most under-marketed entity in American commerce

I don't believe that there is a more under-marketed entity in American commerce than the Chicago Bears... in this city... it's a football town... and with the Bears, you know, in '85 and like that was, it was just, it engulfed everything. And they've been living off it since.

Subjective business/marketing opinion.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm not worried about Caleb Williams; I'm worried about the Bears' coaching staff ruining him

Nothing has changed about my opinion about Caleb Williams other than the fact maybe everyone was right that Matt Eberflus is a fucking moron... Caleb Williams is not my worry at all. I know people were going to say he is a bust and all that shit. He's not my worry. I swear to God, I'm not worried at all. I'm worried about the coaching staff just like ruining him in a way that makes me worried.

The Bears eventually fired Shane Waldron mid-season, validating Big Cat's concern about the coaching, though Caleb Williams' overall performance remained a subject of debate.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Panthers should trade Bryce Young immediately while he still has some value

You've got to trade Bryce Young right this second because what could happen is David Tepper could be like, Hey, maybe this team isn't so bad, Bryce Young, get back in there. Don't do that. Play with Andy Dalton. Trade Bryce Young for anything you can right now.

The Panthers did not trade him in-season, though his long-term future with the team remained uncertain. He eventually returned to start later in the season.
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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 20, 2024·Null
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player of all time

I'd say that this, he is the best baseball player of all time. Whether or not he'll have the best career of all time is kind of up for grabs. But we've never seen anybody that's doing what he's doing.

This is inherently subjective, though Ohtani's 2024 season and dual-threat history make him a consensus top-tier candidate for the 'best ever' title.
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Take Slip·Sep 20, 2024
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MaxMax

Bryce Huff is a terrible player

I have a guy that you guys can get, he was first in pressure rate in 2022 and third in rate in 2023. And you can have him, do you want him... Oh no, he sucks.

Huff struggled significantly in the first half of the 2024 season, validating early concerns, though 'sucks' is a harsh subjective term for a pro edge rusher.
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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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Big CatBig Cat

Ben Simmons is officially back to playing at an All-Star level

Ben Simmons reportedly is in camp and or at least training. He says Ben Simmons is back to playing all star talent level basketball. Get ready for this boys big season loading... I think this is the year, this is the year for Ben.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
As of early 2024-25 season, Ben Simmons has continued to struggle with injuries and low production, far from All-Star level.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2024
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Cole CubelicCole Cubelic

Urban Meyer's coaching style would not work in modern college football

I have a ton of respect for Urban, but I don't think his style of coaching is overly conducive with today's college football. He's a grinder. Yeah, absolutely... That's a small portion of why Saban walked away. Like he couldn't coach the guys the way that he wanted to anymore, the way the guys probably need to be coached. But you now you have an out... Rick Trickett... referenced me as the dumbest motherfucker... every single day. You can't do that anymore.

This is a subjective assessment of coaching culture, though Saban's retirement and the failure of other 'old school' coaches in the portal era lend it credibility.
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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 16, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Sam Darnold has officially arrived in the NFL after seven years

Sam Darnold's back. Sam Darnold has arrived. Sam Darnold is our Baker Mayfield of this year. It took him seven years, but he has finally arrived in the NFL. He is now, dare I say, good.

Darnold led the Vikings to a 5-0 start and remained a top-tier starter throughout the 2024 season, effectively proving the 'arrival' take correct.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Anthony Richardson is not currently good at quarterbacking

Anthony Richardson is just not that good at quarterbacking right now. He had two very, very bad interceptions. Missing guys. I just don't see it what other people see. Kale Williams was really good in college. Anthony Richardson wasn't. So that's where I'm like, I don't know.

Richardson was eventually benched for Joe Flacco later in the 2024 season before being reinstated, confirming his struggles with the fundamentals of the position.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Bryce Young's career in Carolina is over

I feel bad for Bryce Young. It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna happen. Carolina, I feel like that part is, is kind of done. 'Cause even if he plays the rest of this year, there's no way the Panthers are gonna be good enough where they're like, we're gonna keep him going forward.

Young was benched for Andy Dalton the day after this podcast aired, though he eventually returned to start later in the season.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Caleb Williams won't survive the season behind the Bears' offensive line

Caleb Williams is gonna get murdered. He's gonna get killed behind this offensive line. I'm actually like worried that even if Caleb Williams, I still believe in Caleb Williams. I don't know if Caleb Williams will survive because the offensive line is that bad.

Williams did survive the season, although he took a significant number of sacks and the offensive coordinator was eventually fired.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tua Tagovailoa should consider retiring now that he is financially set

I am very glad that Tua [Tagovailoa] got a contract this season. Because now it takes all the financial reasons away from Tua for him to decide whether or not he wants to keep playing football... I would not be surprised if he was like, I'm done playing football because what, this is the third time that we've seen the fencing reflex from him.

Tua did not retire and returned to play later in the 2024 season, though the retirement debate was a major national storyline.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I made the biggest bet of the season on the Colts -3 because Malik Willis is starting for the Packers

Biggest bet of the season. I know it's early, but so far biggest bet of the season on the Colts... This is strictly a bet against Malik Willis... I don't think that there are 21 other guys. I think it's just an entire team of Malik Willises this week.

The Packers won 16-10 behind a strong run game and efficient play from Malik Willis, making this a 'legendary' freezing cold take.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The wheels are officially going to fall off for Deion Sanders and Colorado

The wheels could fall off [at Colorado]. Oh yeah, the wheels could fall off. I mean I think the wheels are gonna fall off.

Colorado actually improved significantly as the season went on, finishing 8-4 and competing for a Big 12 title spot, so the wheels did not fall off.
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Take Slip·Sep 9, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Carter is a dirty player who tried to injure Jordan Love

The grass had nothing to do with that injury. You can blame Jalen Carter for being dirty, dirty player. Trying to injure people. Yeah. I think that would be the more, more the blame.

The NFL did not fine Carter for the hit, and Love's injury was generally viewed as a freak play involving his foot getting caught.
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