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Take Slip·Nov 1, 2023
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Brock Bowers is better than Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce

I can't believe how good he, like I, I think it could be, he could be better than Kelsey and Gronk... that guy's insane.

Too early to definitively judge a pro career, but Bowers was a high first-round pick. This remains subjective.
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Take Slip·Oct 25, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Harbaugh had no knowledge of the Michigan sign-stealing scandal

I'm going with the theory that Jim Harbaugh had no knowledge of it and that Michigan is going to get sanctioned and Jim Harbaugh, 'cause he had no knowledge of it, has to recuse himself from Michigan and go coach the Chicago Bears.

While Harbaugh did leave Michigan for the NFL, he went to the Chargers, not the Bears. Investigation into his knowledge is ongoing, but he was suspended by the Big Ten.
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Take Slip·Oct 23, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jets are a better team than the Dolphins right now

I think the Jets are better than the Dolphins right now. ... I think the Jets play a style of football the Dolphins cannot play it. ... Good physical defenses is seems like it's [the Dolphins'] kryptonite. ... The Jets would maybe fuck up the Dolphins.

The Dolphins swept the Jets in 2023, including a 34-13 win on Black Friday and a 30-0 blowout in December.
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Take Slip·Oct 20, 2023·Picks
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MaxMax

Julio Jones is currently 'Prime Julio Jones' again

I'm also fully back on Julio Jones... He's Prime Julio Jones... He said he is gonna dominate and if he says he's gonna dominate, then [I'm in].

Julio Jones finished the 2023 season with only 11 receptions and 74 yards for the Eagles, far from his 'prime'.
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Take Slip·Oct 20, 2023
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Will ComptonWill Compton

Nebraska has an opportunity to win the Big 10 West and go to Indianapolis

We can win the Big 10 West and go to Indy... The West goes through Lincoln. We are holding the gun.

Iowa won the Big 10 West with a 10-2 record. Nebraska finished 5-7 and near the bottom of the division.
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Take Slip·Oct 16, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If the NFL hosts a Super Bowl in London, we should riot and reclaim England as a U.S. territory

If that happens, we riot. If we have to play a Super Bowl in England, we get all of England back as part of the United States. It's the Super Bowl. It's not the International Bowl.

The NFL has continued to explore international games but has not yet scheduled a Super Bowl in London as of 2024.
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Take Slip·Oct 16, 2023
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MaxMax

Jalen Carter is already better than Aaron Donald

Jalen Carter will be back next week... [Big Cat: Jalen Carter's already better than Aaron Donald?] Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh, okay.

While Carter had a great rookie season, Aaron Donald was a 1st Team All-Pro in 2023. Carter cooled off significantly in the second half of the season.
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Take Slip·Oct 9, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL teams should fly to London earlier and use medically induced comas to acclimate

What should happen is the moment you get a chance, like maybe that Monday... you put your guys in medically induced coma, knocked them out, put them onto London time, get their body naturally acclimated, fly them over while they're all knocked out. And then you get there, you practice through the week. You use a copious amount of drugs to put them asleep at night and wake them up in the morning.

This is a medical impossibility and highly illegal, though the Bills did play 'sleepy' as he noted.
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Take Slip·Oct 9, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick is ruining the Patriots on purpose to make them easier to beat when he joins a new team

I think he's ruining the Patriots because he's gonna go somewhere else and then he'll make the Patriots easier to beat when he's at the next location. Vrabel to the Patriots Belichick to the Titans... Vanderbilt is where my dad coached Nashville is where I was born... It's coming home.

Belichick did leave the Patriots, but he did not join the Titans; he remained a free agent and media personality for the 2024 season.
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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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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drew Lock will eventually make five Pro Bowls

I still believe in Drew Lock. I think I had a take that he would make five Pro Bowls on this show. So you're never wrong about a take until you give up on it. Let that be a lesson to the Giants fans out there. Yes. I still think Drew Lock could possibly make five Pro Bowls.

Drew Lock has zero Pro Bowls as of late 2024 and is a backup quarterback.
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MaxMax

James Harden will do something so egregious that he ends up in jail by the end of the week

I think that James Harden will end up in jail by the end of this week. I think he's gonna do something. He's gonna do something so ridiculous that someone in the front office is gonna call the cops on him. Like I think he may just like show up on the court naked.

James Harden did not go to jail; he was eventually traded to the Clippers.
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Big CatBig Cat

I won't believe the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship is real until I see actual proof

The Swifties are at my door... for a clip on Monday that I, I said that I wanted to see until I, until I saw actual p and v, the relationship was not real to me. Let's just be clear, like it's similar to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs aren't real because I never saw them. So if I don't see, if I don't see sex, I don't think anyone's relationship is real in the world.

The relationship has been widely verified through numerous public appearances and Taylor Swift attending many games through the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2023·Jimbos
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Soap doesn't actually work on your armpits

How come when you use soap, soap doesn't work on your armpits? Isn't that an interesting question? Take soap out of the equation. You're thinking about the soap. Take the soap out of the equation.

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MaxMax

I would understand if the 76ers decided to trade Joel Embiid

It's not that I want to trade Embiid, but if we were to get like a very great offer... The Sixers are nowhere near [winning a title] right now... If that did happen, I wouldn't be like devastated. It would make sense to me.

Embiid was not traded and remained with the Sixers through the 2023-24 season.
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Take Slip·Sep 29, 2023
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Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

The way to stop the 'Tush Push' is to physically assault the quarterback

How do you stop it? It's really simple. The defensive tackles have to get down very, very low and take out those offensive linemen. And then you have to have linebackers that are willing to come over the top with forearms and elbows and just go right at the quarterback. You have to physically hit the dude. If you bring bodily harm, then he'll tell his coach, 'Hey man, we might want to cancel that.'

This is a tactical opinion on defensive strategy.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Charlie Woods is on pace to win 40 majors

Charlie Woods just won a tournament. Charlie won a tournament... right now he's on pace to win 40 Majors, which is pretty incredible.

Highly unlikely to be correct given Tiger himself has 15, and Charlie is still a teenager.
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Take Slip·Sep 25, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mark Davis hired Josh McDaniels to get Tom Brady's help with inheritance taxes

Mark Davis, we all know that he's probably not gonna be able to afford the inheritance tax on the Raiders... Do you think that he hired Josh McDaniels as the head coach to get Tom Brady involved in the ownership group so that Tom Brady could then contribute to the tax bill when the time comes?

McDaniels was fired weeks later, and Brady's ownership stake was about his interest in the franchise, not a tax scheme.
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Take Slip·Sep 22, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers have already clinched a playoff berth after Week 3

The Niners have clinched a playoff berth. Congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers. That's huge.

While they obviously eventually made the playoffs, no team can clinch in Week 3.
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Big CatBig Cat

Rupert Murdoch is 'going to die soon' after retiring

He's [Rupert Murdoch] going to die soon. He's like Choppa, you take him out of his job, he going to die... Rupert Murdoch, he's gonna fall down some stairs and die. I'm gonna call my shot right now. He's dead.

PredictionMediaScorchingSarcastic
As of mid-2024, Rupert Murdoch is still alive.
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Take Slip·Sep 22, 2023
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Brooks KoepkaBrooks Koepka

I believe I can win 12 majors in my career

I feel like I can get to 12. I mean, think how many, I've already blown like... I feel like I should have nine right now.

Koepka currently has 5 majors. He needs 7 more to reach this goal.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama is washed

Alabama's washed. Alabama is so washed. Done. Nick Saban is so bad at coaching football Big Cat. He is one of the worst football coaches in college.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
Alabama won the SEC Championship and reached the CFP Semifinal. Saban retired after the season, but the team was far from 'washed' or 'done' in 2023.
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Take Slip·Sep 18, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Justin Fields is not the guy and the era is officially over

It's over. It's over... The Justin Fields era. It's over. He's not the guy. It, it's, it's bad. He, It's probably the most disheartening, heartbreaking realization to be like, I put all my blind faith into this... I now officially think it's over. He doesn't seem like he's seeing the field well. I know the offensive line sucks, but again, it's Justin Fields. Like he has not made any of the steps forward that you wanted as a passer.

Fields was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in March 2024, confirming the 'Fields era' in Chicago was indeed over.
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Take Slip·Sep 15, 2023·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears vs. Bucs game is the biggest in Bears franchise history

I was premature. The Bears going to Tampa Bay is the biggest game in Bears franchise history. I'll just say that right now. I was a week early on my prediction of biggest game in Bears franchise history. This is a must win.

The Bears lost this game, and it was certainly not the biggest in franchise history.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baron Trump will eventually be the first overall pick in the NBA Draft

How awesome would that be if Baron Trump was the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. We were right. It was gonna happen.

Baron Trump has not entered the NBA draft and is currently pursuing a college education.
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Take Slip·Sep 13, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson's ceiling is literally Patrick Mahomes

Come on, Zach Wilson, his ceiling is literally Patrick Mahomes. That's a fact. If he plays to the best of his ability.

Zach Wilson was benched later that season and eventually traded, proving his ceiling is nowhere near Mahomes.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 13, 2023
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Al-Qaeda is the only one who could have written the Monday Night Football script

Running out with the flag... hard knocks... there was so much hope and hype. And, you know, talking about the NFL script, the only one who could have written that script is Al-Qaeda.

This is a satirical dark humor comment, not a factual claim.
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Take Slip·Sep 11, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are going to suck for the rest of my life and the Packers will be good

This is probably the lowest I've felt in a very, very long time. Yeah, that was terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible. I, it's the same as it ever was. I am, I'm living in the worst version of Groundhogs Day possible. I had all the hope, all the expectations. I knew the defense was gonna suck. So I'm not that surprised that Jordan Love looked good. ... but yeah, that was really, really bad. And everything I was hoping for, I know it's a long season, but it feels like it's, the Bears are just gonna suck for the rest of my life. And the Packers are gonna be good for the rest of my life and there's nothing I can do about it.

The Packers finished the season 9-8 with a playoff win, while the Bears went 7-10. Jordan Love proved to be a franchise QB, extending the trend of Green Bay having superior QB play over Chicago.
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Take Slip·Sep 11, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears will finish 11 and 5 and beat the Chiefs

I do think the Bears are still gonna be good this year. And Justin Fields, he's, they're gonna open it up. They're gonna beat the Bucs. I'm now, I'm back. They're gonna beat the Bucs. And guess what? They're gonna be beat the Chiefs. They are. Chris Jones won't be playing still. The Bears are gonna be 11 and five this year.

The Bears lost to the Bucs, lost 41-10 to the Chiefs, and finished 7-10. They were nowhere near 11-5/11-6.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

The Week 1 Packers vs. Bears game is the biggest game in the history of the Bears franchise

I have said this on many platforms, but I do, it's a slightly hyperbolic, but I do think that this might be the biggest game in Bears franchise history. It feels so significant because it is the Packers, because it's Jordan Love's first real season, Justin Fields, big season hopefully coming up.

The Bears lost the game 38-20, and the season ultimately led to them picking #1 overall again. While symbolically important, it wasn't even the biggest game of that decade for them in hindsight.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Fields will have a better NFL career than Trevor Lawrence

I think [Justin Fields] is gonna be better. He's gonna have a better career than Trevor Lawrence. I'm gonna stand by that commitment. I said it for my balls one time last year. Not for my brain, but sometimes I'm fielding my feelings right now and it's coming from my balls.

Justin Fields was traded to the Steelers after the 2023 season to be a backup/competitor after the Bears moved on. Trevor Lawrence signed a massive extension with the Jaguars. Unless Fields has a massive resurgence, this is incorrect.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2023
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Dan PatrickDan Patrick

Mike White will win more games as the Dolphins starter this year than Tua Tagovailoa

My spiciest NFL take is Mike White will win more games for the Dolphins than Tua Tagovailoa. I just did this the other day. I'm rooting for him [Tua]... I'll take that back. No, I'll stand by it.

Tua Tagovailoa started all 17 games for the Dolphins in 2023, leading them to 11 wins. Mike White played in only 6 games and did not start or win a game. This was spectacularly wrong.
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Take Slip·Sep 8, 2023
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Dan PatrickDan Patrick

Tom Brady will come out of retirement to play for the New York Jets

Tom Brady comes out of retirement. And he comes out of retirement to play for the Jets.

Tom Brady remained retired throughout the 2023 season and beyond. The Jets stuck with Aaron Rodgers (until his injury) and then Zach Wilson.
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Take Slip·Aug 30, 2023
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Tom FornelliTom Fornelli

Iowa will score 31 points per game and win the Big 10 West

I'm on record. They're gonna score 31 points per game and I think they're gonna win the west. I think they are the best team. They're the one I have the fewest questions about.

Iowa won the Big 10 West but averaged only 15.4 points per game, the second-worst in the FBS.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady will eventually return to play for the New England Patriots this season

I will Tom Brady back to the Patriots. ... Tom Brady has been linked to conversations coming back to New England Patriots this year per us.

Tom Brady remained retired throughout the 2023 NFL season.
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Take Slip·Aug 28, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will cut off a testicle if the Miami Hurricanes lose to Miami of Ohio

My hundred percent lock. I I will, I will cut off a testicle if Miami doesn't win that game.

Miami (FL) won 38-3, so his testicles were safe.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Donald Trump is the best golfer in the United States

Rick Re says that it wasn't actually 67. I don't be a hater, Rick. He says it was more like an 86... [Trump] is the best golfer in the United States.

Donald Trump is not a professional-level golfer capable of being the 'best in the US' by any objective metric.
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Take Slip·Aug 25, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Garrett Wilson will have 2,000 receiving yards in 2023

Garrett Wilson. 2,000 yards this year. Easy. 2,000. Easy.

Wilson finished with 1,042 yards after Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury in Week 1.
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Take Slip·Aug 23, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Trevor Lawrence, and Justin Herbert are the top five quarterbacks in the NFL

Top five quarterbacks in the league right now. Sam Howell, Josh Allen—Sam Howell, no. Josh Allen. Josh Allen, Joe Burrow. Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, Justin Herbert. That's our five. Yep. That's our five right there.

Omitting Patrick Mahomes (the reigning MVP and Super Bowl champion at the time) is objectively incorrect by any standard sports metric.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Miley Cyrus will perform the sexiest Super Bowl halftime show ever in Las Vegas

Miley's back, she's gonna play at the Super Bowl probably in Allegiant Stadium, which is the sexiest stadium in the world. It's gonna be the most boner inducing halftime show of all time. We can only hope and pray that Justin Timberlake gets out there and there's another Janet Jackson scenario.

Usher performed the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas. Miley Cyrus did not perform.
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Take Slip·Aug 21, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Bijan Robinson is the best running back of all time

Bijan Robinson is the best running back of all time. That was a great, great performance by him. That's, he's a clip monster.

Hyperbolic claim; Bijan is a top-tier talent but nowhere near the GOAT running back after his rookie season.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stetson Bennett is a future Hall of Famer

First, right off the top. Stetson Bennett, future Hall of Famer. Yeah. He looks good.

Stetson Bennett missed most of the 2023 season for personal reasons and has yet to establish himself as a consistent NFL starter, let alone a Hall of Famer.
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HankHank

Birds are not real and are actually government surveillance plants

Birds aren't real. They're government plant. Have you ever seen a bunch of birds go onto... Have you ever seen them on telephone wires? That's them charging. You've never seen a baby bird.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Birds are biological organisms; the 'Birds Aren't Real' movement is a well-documented satirical parody of conspiracy theories.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The female orgasm is a myth created by 'Big Orgasm'

The female orgasm. Not real. Big orgasm has been lying to you guys. Girls don't come. They just do it because they like to make us feel bad for coming too quick. Exactly... let's be honest, let's get real honest here. That shit's not real.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
The female orgasm is a biological reality.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Justin Fields is currently a better quarterback than Trevor Lawrence

I think Justin Fields is better than Trevor Lawrence. It might be the worst take. I might look back on this in two years and be like, you've said a lot of dumb shit on this podcast before. This might be one of the dumber ones that I've said.

While Lawrence had a disappointing end to 2023, he is still widely regarded as a franchise QB, whereas Fields was traded as a backup/bridge starter.
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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

Kenny Pickett might be the 2023 NFL MVP

Kenny Pickett might be MVP. That's another one... Mike Tomlin said that Kenny Pickett needs to play more than a seasoned vet and he was very good.

Kenny Pickett struggled throughout 2023, was injured and replaced by Mason Rudolph, and was not in the MVP conversation.
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Big CatBig Cat

Shark attacks are not real and people just overreact to minor injuries

I don't think shark attacks are real. I just don't think they're real. I think someone hits their leg on like a coral reef or something. I don't believe them. I do not think they're real. I think someone... you're a bad swimmer. You probably stubbed your toe and then overreacted.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Shark attacks are documented medical and biological events.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nathaniel Hackett is future NFL head coach material

I think he's future head coach material. Just the way that you, it's, it tells you a lot the way that you can get along with a star quarterback if you have that trust that guy's a rising star... Once he gets that under his Belt, I think he's gonna, he's gonna turn some heads.

The literal claim is that he is a 'rising star' and future head coach. In reality, Hackett's Jets offense struggled significantly in 2023 and he has not received head coaching interest since.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2023
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HankHank

I could beat up Amanda Serrano in a boxing match

I said the one thing [Amanda Serrano] might have me on is cardio, but if I could... I'd keep her at bay with my jab. She would never get inside me.

Serrano is a multi-division world champion; Hank is a podcaster with 0.1 miles of treadmill cardio experience. He would get destroyed.
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Tommy SmokesTommy Smokes

Blow jobs are stressful and awkward

I find them to be—it's a lot of pressure. What am I supposed to say? I just feel like it's really a lot of pressure on me... then I just feel like I'm supposed to be making noises or something... if I had to sum up blow jobs in one word, I would say stressful.

Inherently subjective personal preference.
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