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Take Slip·Feb 23, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James is intentionally sabotaging the Lakers so they can draft Bronny

He's trying to fuck up the Lakers roster so badly that they will be in a position to draft Bronny. So then he goes back to Cleveland and then he comes back to LA to play with Bronny.

While LeBron did eventually play with Bronny on the Lakers (2024), there is no evidence he intentionally sabotaged the 2022 roster to achieve this.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I want to invent soundproof 'fart pants' for airplanes

My idea was to get fart pants, to invent fart pants. And it would just consist of pants that were soundproof. So you could wear them... when I fart on an airplane, it's never smelly. It doesn't stink. It's just air. And it's just super loud.

The idea is physically impractical due to the need for airflow and pressure regulation, though sound-dampening fabrics exist.
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Take Slip·Feb 18, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Nebraska would have played Georgia closer than Michigan did in the 2021-22 CFP

They [Nebraska] probably would've played Georgia within like eight points. I swear to God. I swear to God.

Nebraska was historically good for a 3-9 team, but Georgia was one of the most dominant defenses in history; assuming a 3-win team plays them closer than a playoff team is extreme hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Feb 18, 2022
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The NBA should get rid of the three-point line

I think they should get rid of the three really... I think much like the shot clock, where they were like enough of this... I think he should get rid of the three really.

This is a subjective rule-change suggestion that has not been implemented and is unlikely to be.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyler Murray leads the league in nonsense

All of this nonsense is not what I'm about. Never has been, never will be... All that says it, all, all of this nonsense that I, that I directly caused is I'm not. And you can make the case that this is just more nonsense, correct? I think Kyler Murray leads the league in nonsense.

Subjective categorization of Murray's public persona and career drama.
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Take Slip·Feb 16, 2022
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TJ WattTJ Watt

I could last a two-minute shift in the NHL and score a goal by crashing the net

If we threw you out there, could you last a shift in the NHL? It's like two minutes, right? Yeah. I think I got that. I mean, yeah. I mean, for fighting for 30 seconds of this shift... maybe just crash the net, just get in front of them that, yeah. Push the goalie around and see, who's got the goalies back. It's a playoff goal.

While Watt is an elite athlete, the skill gap between an NFL player and an NHL player is massive; this is likely physically impossible but fun to debate.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL has a 'super team' problem because the last two winners were built this way

I want to get ahead of the take because someone's about to drop this one. Does the NFL have a super team problem? Cause the last two super bowls were ruined by super teams.

The 'super team' trend in the NFL (Rams, Bucs) didn't actually persist as strongly in the following years with the Chiefs and Eagles winning/appearing.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Home runs are going to increase because MLB stopped testing for steroids

My cool throne are yobbos, dingers, home runs, whatever you want to call them. Because for the first time in 20 years, Major League Baseball is stopping testing its players for steroids... I love it. Everybody use the ball and juice to go back and forth.

The testing pause was temporary during the lockout. While Aaron Judge hit 62 HRs in 2022, there wasn't a league-wide 'steroid era' spike in 2022 specifically attributable to this.
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Take Slip·Feb 9, 2022
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

Christian McCaffrey and the Carolina Panthers are dead to me in Fantasy Football

Carolina Panthers. Nothing. Yeah. I like that. So Chris McCaffrey officially dead to you now. He is dead to me. You know? What's so funny when I auto drafted him... I said to myself, he's going to get injured... So never Carolina Panthers.

McCaffrey stayed relatively healthy in 2022 (played 17 games) and was traded to the 49ers where he won OPOY, proving he wasn't 'dead' as an asset.
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Take Slip·Feb 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-0209-15070
Big CatBig Cat

The world would have more in common if everyone sat down and watched Jackass together

I still to this day... I think that you could take Jackass, you could show it to ISIS and they would laugh their balls off. They would, it would actually bring the world together. If we could just have a set aside two hours where everybody in the world sits down and watch Jackass, and we'd be like, you know what? We got a lot more in common than maybe we thought.

A satirical claim about geopolitics that cannot be tested.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Coach K is a hypocritical fraud for refusing halftime media interviews

Whoa. Are you, are you just realizing now that huge [hypocrite] fraud? Well, no. Jake is just realizing now because it's about halftime interview with the media. He never does halftime because he plays, plays on the roof. That's crazy. Like I understand he's a legend for whatever, but just take the interview.

Coach K famously avoided many standard media tropes during his tenure, which is a matter of record.
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Take Slip·Feb 4, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Major Biden should be the animal mascot for the Washington Commanders

I'm hoping that since we're the commanders, which is the name of one of Joe Biden's dogs, the good one, Major Biden becomes the animal mascot. That'd be awesome to have him just patrolling the sidelines, biting the opponent, pissing and shitting all over himself. That's what I want.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Commanders eventually debuted 'Major' the Hog as their mascot in 2023, not the President's dog.
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Big CatBig Cat

The ACC is rigged and the referees are bullshit

Also, my Fyre Fest is the ACC refs are fucking bullshit. ACC's rigged. I'm going to get an investigation. What they did to Louisville on Tuesday night will not stand. So I stand with Louisville and all the people who are angry about that game.

There is no evidence the ACC is rigged; officiating complaints are standard in college basketball.
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Take Slip·Feb 2, 2022
#PMT-2022-0202-1213
Billy FootballBilly Football

Tom Brady's retirement is a '3D chess' move to eventually return to the Patriots

Tom Brady unretires, comes back, plays for the Patriots, and that's why he's not thanking the Patriots yet... This is 3D chess. He's using this to go back to the Patriots because the Buccaneers, he doesn't think, can take him to another Super Bowl. But the Patriots could.

Brady did un-retire, but he returned to the Buccaneers, not the Patriots.
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Take Slip·Jan 26, 2022
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HankHank

If a wide receiver touches the ball, he is responsible for catching it

Anytime it barely grazes wide receivers' fingers, Hank will be like, well, I thought it was, if you touch it, you can catch it... just because he touches it doesn't mean you can catch it... [Hank]: Millions of dollars. He gets paid millions of dollars to make that catch.

Physically and technically, a fingertip touch on an off-target pass is not a reasonable catch expectation, as Marshall explains.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The only way to stop Patrick Mahomes is to install Kliff Kingsbury as his head coach

The only thing you can do to stop Patrick Mahomes is install Kliff Kingsbury as his head coach. He's the only person that's been able to bottle them up.

Kingsbury's record with Mahomes at Texas Tech was mediocre (13-19), lending humor to the claim that only he could 'stop' him.
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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Evan McPherson is already the second-best kicker in the NFL

I think we can say Evan McPherson already the second best kicker in the NFL... People are like, why would you ever draft a kicker? You draft a kicker because he's Evan McPherson and he's Zack like right now, in retrospect, if you were to say, how, what would you spend on Justin Tucker right now? Would you use a first round pick on him? Yeah, you probably would.

McPherson had a stellar rookie year, though other kickers like Harrison Butker or Daniel Carlson would debate the #2 spot.
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Big CatBig Cat

Microwaves are the best invention of all time and better than air fryers

When did we just start disrespecting the mighty microwave? The microwave is the best invention, maybe of all time. You put something in there, it gets so hot... It boils water in 15 seconds and everybody's just sleeping on it... microwaves are coded. They are all right.

Purely a subjective lifestyle and appliance preference.
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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 17, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike McCarthy's brain processes information slowly because he is obese

I am this person myself... Mike McCarthy and so I am this person, myself... when they zoom in on his face, I'm like, he's so fat that he just thinks slower than everyone. Like, that's what I think. I'm like he's—he's not processing at the same speed. He's like an old, outdated computer.

This is a biological fallacy and a joke.
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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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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The NFL is rigged for ratings and views

How somehow some way, and the fourth quarter... the scores magically are going to line up. If this team gets a touchdown in a two point conversion, it's like, wow, it's, it's rigged. This is rigged for ratings, for views.

There is no verifiable evidence that the NFL rigs game outcomes for ratings.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2022
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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
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kirk Cousins needs to play worse to help his team win

Kirk Cousins is without a doubt like top 10, maybe top 5 guy in some of those [stat] categories. I think I figured out his problem though, because they lost a lot of games where he played well, statistically. Well, I think he's just too good. And I think that he scores too fast sometimes, and then puts his defense in a position to lose. Kirk needs to get a little bit worse at playing if he wants to be truly good.

The take is satirical and inherently illogical, meant to mock stat-based arguments in football.
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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.
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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·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.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
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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.
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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.
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Take Slip·Dec 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-1227-5197
Big CatBig Cat

Trevor Lawrence might be a bust after his late-game spike play

That spike he had on third down, what the fuck was that? That was crazy... he burned third down with the, with the spike. It's like, why wouldn't you, why don't you throw it to the end zone? It was crazy... that one made me think, like he might actually be a bust.

Lawrence led the Jaguars to a division title and a playoff win the following year, largely shedding the 'bust' label.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson is punishing DK Metcalf for his personal life off the field

[DK Metcalf] got his shit aired out by some thought who was like, oh, DK, didn't make me sign an NDA. So I'm going to put this all over Snapchat and tell the world that he was asking me for a foursome. And now that news came out now, Russell doesn't pass it... He's punishing DK for being a red blooded American male.

This is a purely satirical and speculative take that cannot be verified but is intended for humor.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2021·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Baltimore Ravens have a better chance of winning with Tyler Huntley than Lamar Jackson

I feel like the Ravens have a better chance of beating the Bengals with Huntley than they do with Lamar. And not because Lamar is a worse player overall. But I think that whatever offense they're running with Huntley rocks, it's clicking for some reason right now.

The Ravens lost that game 41-21 and struggled significantly down the stretch without Lamar.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is faking his toe injury to stop people from talking about his vaccination status

I think I'm a toe truther. I don't think that Aaron Rodgers actually has a toe injury. I think that he did have a toe injury... He was under a lot of fire from a lot of people from the whole immunized versus vaccinated thing. And he was like, what's going to get all the freaks out there to stop complaining about my vaccination status? I'll put out a gross foot pick and then everybody will talk about that picture... Now guess what the whole story is about how tough I'm being playing on my fake broken toe, gutting out the end of the season. No, one's talking about my vaccination status anymore.

While there is no proof Rodgers faked it, he did show his foot to a camera during a press conference. It remains a legendary 'conspiracy' take in PMT history.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2021
#PMT-2021-1215-17830
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Blatant holds against Aaron Donald should count as sacks

Blatant holds should count as sacks for the defensive lineman... the guy had to wrestle Aaron Donald to the ground. That was the only way that he wasn't going to give up a sack.

Statistical rules do not count holds as sacks, so this remains a subjective suggestion for rule changes.
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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 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 10, 2021·Picks
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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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Billy FootballBilly Football

Babe Ruth would not even be a Double-A player in today's game

I saw a video, someone found a video of like 19-whatever the fuck he was born, he had a shitty swing. He looked slow and fat. If he was in today's day and age, he wouldn't even fucking be in AA. Who the fuck out of him put down field stands that I'm taking away his pinstripes. I'd probably strike him out.

Inherently subjective comparison of eras, though most experts agree the level of play has exponentially increased.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

NFTs are becoming more valuable than diamonds

Turns out there's a bunch of new diamonds that are fake, but no one can tell the difference... De Beers is totally panicking because now diamonds have no value. So Hot Seat: Diamond... NFTs are kind of more valuable than diamonds, I think about it.

The NFT market crashed significantly after early 2022, while diamonds maintained value.
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

Doing spreadsheets so fast that you sweat counts as blue collar work

I don't care if you're just like a little bit out of shape, you're doing spreadsheets. You're doing them really fast. I agree if you're so fast on the computer that it makes you sweat. That's blue collar for sure. A hundred percent.

Subjective classification of labor.
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Take Slip·Dec 6, 2021
#PMT-2021-1206-1307
Big CatBig Cat

The Lions are not the worst team in the NFL despite their record

The Lions are not the worst team in the NFL, even though they are, they, it took them this long to get the win. Like if you look at point differential, the fact they've been in every game, all those things like the lines are not the worst team in the NFL. And finally they get a win.

By point differential and DVOA, the Jaguars were generally considered the worst team in the NFL that season, supporting Big Cat's view.
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Take Slip·Dec 1, 2021
#PMT-2021-1201-18372
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would rather have Taylor Heinicke on my team moving forward than Russell Wilson

I would rather have Taylor Heinicke on my team right now, moving forward than Russell Wilson, which it sounds insane to say, especially thinking back like four or five weeks ago when he looked so bad, but he's, he's legitimately fun to watch.

Heinicke had a decent run but never became a franchise starter, whereas Wilson, despite his Denver struggles, remains a much more accomplished and generally more valuable asset, making this a classic PMT 'of-the-moment' hot take.
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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2021
#PMT-2021-1129-18949
Big CatBig Cat

The Rams are frauds and Matt Stafford is struggling against winning teams

Last game, Packers, Rams. Rams stink. they won the week three Superbowl against the Bucs. And then every team that they've played, that's good. Since then, they've lost. Like, that's just a fact. Matt Stafford is eight and 67 all time when playing against the team that finished above 500.

This is a classic 'Freezing Cold Take'. The Rams went on to win Super Bowl LVI with Stafford playing exceptionally well in the playoffs.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gonzaga talent-wise might be the best NCAA basketball team in 30 years

Talent wise, they might be the best NCAA basketball team that I've seen in the last 30 years.

While talented, Gonzaga lost in the Sweet 16 to Arkansas and did not live up to the 'best in 30 years' billing compared to teams like 2012 Kentucky or 2001 Duke.
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Take Slip·Nov 24, 2021
#PMT-2021-1124-6384
Big CatBig Cat

Texas made a mistake by firing Tom Herman given their current dumpster fire

I'll go one further. If you're Texas, you regret firing Tom Herman... Sarkeesian is still like... they've lost seven in a row and lost to Kansas? Like, I think that's how bad it's gotten at Texas, that there's definitely Texas fans are like, wait, did we make a mistake here by firing Tom Herman?

Subjective, though Tom Herman never lost to Kansas or had a 7-game losing streak at Texas.
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Take Slip·Nov 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1124-6385
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Boyle should not be in the NFL

What the fuck is Tim Boyle? Why is Tim Boyle in the NFL? ... He wasn't even good at UConn. He actually sucked at UConn. And then he transferred to Eastern Kentucky and had a breakout season his senior year where he threw for 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. After sucking at UConn, he sucked at Eastern Kentucky, and now we've just agreed that he's going to be an NFL quarterback?

Boyle's career stats are objectively poor, but he remains in the league, often attributed to his 'good in the room' qualities.
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Take Slip·Nov 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-1122-3284
Big CatBig Cat

The Buffalo Bills are fraudulent right now

The bills have a issue, a fundamental issue that I'm worried about for bills fans. I'm trying very, very hard not to say the F word, but they seem fraudulent right now because they got, we talked about tough teams and man football teams. The culture that the bills are not right now.

The Bills struggled in mid-2021 but recovered to win the AFC East and made the Divisional Round, where they lost the '13 seconds' game to the Chiefs.
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Take Slip·Nov 22, 2021
#PMT-2021-1122-3289
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevor Lawrence has 'bust smells' coming from him

This is just, it's becoming a situation where it's impossible to evaluate them. I'm going to need at least three years of tape on Trevor Lawrence before I make a definitive declaration. But he's, there's some bus smells coming from him.

While Lawrence struggled mightily as a rookie, he led the Jaguars to a playoff win and a division title the following year (2022), proving he wasn't a bust.
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HankHank

Tiger Woods is back

I was backs tiger woods. And so on. The golf club is deep. People went crazy... He swung a golf club. I've won one crazy.

Tiger did return to play in the 2022 Masters, though he was not back to his peak form.
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