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Big CatBig Cat

The best way to build a youth basketball dynasty is to teach every player how to shoot skyhooks

This is actually serious. If you really want to be a dynasty and don't like be a Dick about it and run them too hard, teach them all how, how to shoot skyhooks. You can't guard it. You would not be able to guard it. Skyhooks for everyone.

Subjective coaching strategy.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bills' loss to the Chiefs is an 11/10 on the scale of heartbreaking losses

I feel absolutely heartbroken for the city of Buffalo. Like that is on a scale of one to 10 bad losses and heartbreaking losses. It's, it's an 11.

The loss is widely considered one of the most heartbreaking in NFL history due to the 13-second finish.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bills' loss to the Chiefs equals two Super Bowl losses for Buffalo fans

I think tonight's loss probably equals two Super Bowl losses for the Buffalo faithful that has lived through it all because this team I think was... they were definitely going to be favored next week. Probably would have been favored in the Super Bowl against either one of those.

The Bills' 13-second loss is widely regarded as one of the most painful in NFL history, supporting the 'legendary' status of the heartbreak.
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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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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL should change overtime rules for the playoffs to mirror college overtime

The NFL just doesn't do it. Just make that the overtime rule for playoffs. No one gives a fuck if in week three, the Steelers and like that Tim Boyle didn't get the ball. You know what I mean? Like they care about these type of games when Josh Allen doesn't get the ball.

The NFL did eventually change the overtime rules for the postseason starting in the 2022-23 season to ensure both teams get a possession.
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen is an even better version of 2015 Cam Newton

It felt like an even better version of 2015 Cam Newton where like he will pass it over everyone. He will throw a bomb to Gabriel Davis. Oh. And then when he wants to run the ball, he literally hurt their defensive players. He ran over one of their defensive players.

Allen's stats and physical playstyle have led to many comparisons with Newton, though 'better' is subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen will be awesome for the next decade and Bills fans should find solace in that

Josh Allen is 25 years old and you have him for the next decade and he's already locked up on his first longterm deals extension. He's going to be awesome for a long time. And you just got to go to sleep knowing that.

Josh Allen has remained an elite top-tier quarterback in the years following this take.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am never betting on Ryan Tannehill in a playoff game again

Ryan Tannehill. I will like do never, ever let me bet on him again in a playoff game. You have to take my phone. You have to put me in a mental ward. Never ever let me do that.

Tannehill's playoff performance has remained a sticking point for his career evaluation.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ryan Tannehill is a mediocre quarterback who will never be great

I'm so happy that I never gave up on the Ryan Tannehill is a mediocre quarterback take... your take is not wrong until you admit that it's wrong because Tannehill did me the gift of showing me that he was still capable at times of being old Ryan Tannehill. And that's just, it's who he is. He's never going to be a great, great quarterback.

Tannehill remained a starter for a few more seasons but never reached an elite level, and the Titans eventually moved on to Will Levis.
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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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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bengals have no chance of beating the Chiefs in the AFC Championship

I don't think that the Bengals have a chance in hell of beating the Chiefs with these two teams. Bengals are two years away from even being able to compete against the Chiefs. There's no chance that a team like the Bengals could go up against the Chiefs and outscore them clubs. 0% clip chance.

The Bengals defeated the Chiefs 27-24 in the AFC Championship game to advance to the Super Bowl.
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Big CatBig Cat

You cannot win a Super Bowl with Ryan Tannehill as your quarterback

I don't know what the Titans are going to do going forward because it does feel like you probably, you can't win a super bowl with Ryan Tannehill, can you?

Tannehill never reached or won a Super Bowl before his career as a starter effectively ended in Tennessee.
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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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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers has become the reincarnation of late-career Brett Favre

Aaron Rodgers has become what he replaced in old. Brett Favre was the same guy. He was that guy at the end of his career. He'd only trust Donald Driver... We saw Brett Favre reincarnated in Aaron Rodgers. It's crazy. And I loved every second.

The comparison between Rodgers and Favre in terms of their Packers exits and playstyles became a common NFL media narrative.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No team in the NFC matches up well against the 49ers' physical style

I don't think any team in the NFC matches up well against the 49ers. Actually... You can say that all three of those teams [Rams, Packers, Bucs] are better than the Niners, but somehow the Niners are actually the matchup that no, neither one of those teams wants to have to play against.

The Niners' physical run game and defense under Kyle Shanahan and DeMeco Ryans became their calling card during this period.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers had a 'wink-wink' agreement to trade him after the 2021 season

I think the deal was come back for this year, and then we'll find a place to trade you. And like almost a wink, wink agreement. We'll find a place to trade you in the off season.

Rodgers returned to the Packers for the 2022 season after signing a massive extension, before finally being traded to the Jets in 2023.
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HankHank

Tom Brady has as many NFC playoff wins as Aaron Rodgers

Tom Brady... has just as many NFC playoff wins [as Aaron Rodgers].

At the time, Brady had 4 NFC playoff wins (all from the 2020 Super Bowl run). Rodgers had 11 career playoff wins, but only 5 of those were NFC Championship/Division/Wild Card wins since Brady joined the NFC. Hank is technically referring to NFC Championship wins/success, where they were tied at 1 ring each.
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers will never win another Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers

Honestly, I hope he stays cause I do. I actually don't think he's going to win a super bowl with green bay. After watching the last two years in the playoffs, I'm feeling a lot better about that.

Rodgers was traded to the Jets in 2023 without winning another ring in Green Bay.
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Stafford will be a Hall of Famer if he reaches the Super Bowl this year

I have the tape that I've been squatting on for like four years. Now that he's a hall of Famer. I remember I got to go find that tweaks people thought I was crazy, but I said, if he can get you an FC championship game or later you will probably have enough... this will be his deep playoff run.

Stafford won the Super Bowl and has elite passing numbers, making him a very strong candidate, though he is not yet eligible.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady has more playoff wins since turning 37 than Aaron Rodgers has in his entire life

Tom Brady, since he turned 37, has six more playoff wins than Aaron Rodgers has in his life. Yeah. That's just kind of a fun stat.

At the time of the take, Rodgers had 11 playoff wins. Brady had 17 playoff wins after turning 37 (starting in 2014). The math is correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

If you cut Tom Brady's career into thirds, each one would be a Hall of Fame career

I mean, if you do Tom Brady stats is like, not fair. Cause you could actually, I think, I heard someone say that if you cut his career into thirds, each one of them would be a hall of fame career.

Brady's career spans three distinct decades of dominance (2000s, 2010s, early 2020s), each with multiple rings and MVPs.
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Big CatBig Cat

Grayson Allen belongs in jail for his dirty foul on Alex Caruso

Grayson Allen deserves to be in jail... he's a fucking scumbag piece of shit. [He] should be in jail, should be in hell.

Grayson Allen was suspended for one game, which is significantly less than jail time.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams will be the first team ever to play a Super Bowl in their own home stadium

This could be the first Superbowl ever slayed by a team in its own home stadium. It's the Rams. Make it to the Superbowl. It's never been done before.

The Buccaneers played Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium (their home) in 2021. PFT later realizes Rovell's error and mocks him for it.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Derrick Henry is bad at short-yardage situations because his long legs prevent him from getting a head of steam

Derek Henry's long legs and not being able to read... He just didn't have the runway... in between the tackles. He got the ball, one step later, the guy off the edge comes in, grabs him by his shoe laces and takes him down.

Statistically, Henry has had struggles on 3rd/4th and short compared to his open-field dominance, supporting the theory in spirit.
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Big CatBig Cat

I want to get rid of replay in sports and go back to just the human element

I want to get rid of that. I want to get rid of replay sports. You just argue that the robots machines are hacked... I actually think it would solve a lot of things if they just decided everything on the field, dude, no replay. Replay has gone too far.

This is a subjective opinion on game flow and fan experience.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Titans will beat the Bengals and prove why they are the AFC's top seed

I think the Titans are going to win this game. I think this is one of those spots where you always kind of forget, oh yeah, the one seed. The Titans are the one seed because they beat the Chiefs, they beat the Bills, they beat all the good teams. They killed the Rams. And now they're finally healthy... I think we're going to walk away from this game being like, oh yeah, that's why they were the one seed. Rest, Vrabel off rest has been a really good coach. I'm respecting the Titans.

The Titans lost to the Bengals 19-16.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There will be a fat guy touchdown in the Bengals vs. Titans game

Vrabel's got something planned. There are almost too many fat guy touchdowns. I'm predicting there's going to be a fat guy touchdown. Ooh, there's going to be a fat guy touchdown.

The Titans lost 19-16 and did not record a touchdown by an offensive or defensive lineman.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers match up really well against the Packers because Green Bay can be run on

The 49ers match up really well against the Packers. I've got all those memories of Colin Kaepernick just absolutely roasting the shit out of the Packers. Well, it was two years ago too, remember the NFC Championship game when Jimmy G had to throw it eight times and they beat him by like a million. They have like the Packers... if you're a Packers fan, you absolutely are scared of the 49ers' past history. And the fact that the Packers can be run on. And that's what the 49ers are going to try to do.

The 49ers won the game 13-10, validating the matchup advantage claim, though special teams were ultimately the deciding factor.
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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.
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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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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Stafford is more likely than Tom Brady to make a backbreaking error in a playoff game

It comes down to a simple Tom Brady vs. Matt Stafford, and I don't feel comfortable betting Matt Stafford in a playoff game when the other quarterback is Tom Brady. Who's more likely to make a backbreaking error that shifts the entire tenor of the game? I'm going to put it on Matt.

Stafford played well and led a game-winning drive, while Brady's team fell behind 27-3 before a comeback that ultimately failed.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew Stafford is going to be a Hall of Famer

I actually, I like Matt Stafford in this. I'm Matt Stafford is going to be a Hall of Famer. He got, he got magically healthier over the last four or five weeks. Remember that report that came out a while ago saying every part of his body was injured and he hadn't told anybody about it. I thought for sure, that was going to be a signal that he was going to suck for the rest of the year, but he's gotten better.

Stafford is still active, but a Super Bowl ring and high career stats make this a strong possibility. It remains subjective for now.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady is unbeatable when he's healthy; no defense can ever befuddle him

Tom Brady can beat you no matter what you do on defense. He has the antidote to every single problem that you would put in front of him. It's just a matter of everybody else on the team doing their job and letting him get the ball from point A to point B. Cause he's unbeatable. He's literally... there's no defense that you can ever play against Tom Brady that will befuddle him.

While Brady's career supports high praise, he was literally beaten by the Rams 30-27 just days after this take.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bills vs. Chiefs Over 54.5 is my Game of the Year

I've released my game of the year, the third game of the year, over 54 and a half in [Bills vs. Chiefs]... I haven't lost the game of the year yet... when I say game of the year, I put the chips in the middle. I'm putting, I'm putting the chips in the middle. It's going to be a responsibly large wager for me.

The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36, for a total of 78 points, easily clearing the 54.5 line.
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Big CatBig Cat

This is Josh Allen's time; he's going to show out against the Chiefs

I still think that this is Josh Allen's time. I think we're going to see Josh fucking Allen. I want it to happen so bad. I'm focusing mostly on the over because it's my game of the year. I don't think I'm going to bet either side. I would bet the Bills, but there's just a nagging thing in the back of my brain... the Chiefs are one of those teams that can embarrass you.

Josh Allen played an nearly perfect game, though the Bills lost in overtime after the infamous '13 seconds' drive.
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Coach OCoach O

Joe Burrow is the smartest football player I have ever been around

Joe was the smartest guy in the room. He was the smartest football player I have ever been around. He studies, he's consistent. He has one goal in mind, us to be great.

This is a subjective professional assessment from a coach with decades of experience.
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Coach OCoach O

LSU's 15-0 season in 2019 is unbeatable; teams can only hope to match it

Being a boy from Louisiana and always want to win the championship for the people in Louisiana... it was a special night for the state of Louisiana. Think about this, man, 15 and 0. They... all they can do is try to match it. Good luck.

With the 12-team CFP expansion, teams can now go 16-0 or 17-0, making 15-0 technically beatable as a record.
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Coach OCoach O

I have no regrets about the 'sissy blue shirts' comment to the UCLA fan

No, not at all, not at all. You know, that's something that... that's a long going thing. But at UCLA, I used to sit at UCLA a long time ago, back in 1999 when I was there. I was walking in there and the fan provoked me and I was just joking with him, you know, about the sissy blue shirts. Well, they did what? They bought them. I got to give them credit.

The speaker is stating a personal feeling of lack of regret, which is subjective but verifiable in his own words.
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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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Billy FootballBilly Football

Putting milk in eggs makes them better and more like pancakes

What you do is you put like, I have put milk in my eggs and then they're like, almost like a pancake when you do them. But apparently the nice browning of the outside of the eggs... it's better than gooey icky eggs.

Subjective culinary preference that most chefs would likely argue against.
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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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Big CatBig Cat

Milk usually goes bad before its expiration date

I'm woke about expiration dates on milk. I think usually it goes bad before the expiration date. I sniff it. The other day... I sniffed it and it was bad.

Milk shelf life varies by handling, making this a purely subjective/anecdotal claim.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Arizona Cardinals are frauds

The Arizona Cardinals are frauds, absolute frauds. I've been... this podcast has been forefront in the Arizona Cardinals are frauds for the better half of two months now. Kliff Kingsbury fades down the stretch. Kyler Murray... they just don't, they're just not an upper echelon football team.

The Cardinals finished 11-6 but lost 4 of their last 5 regular-season games and were demolished in the Wild Card round, supporting the 'fraud' label.
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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.

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While he didn't literally get shorter, his performance metrics and mobility were widely criticized during the late-season collapse.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cardinals were so bad that Matthew Stafford couldn't screw the game up

The Cardinals are so bad tonight, not even Matthew Stafford can fuck this up... It got so like, I'm not even saying when it was whatever it was, the score was a, what? 21 was the 28. Nothing yet. I'm not even saying then I'm saying when it was 14, nothing. I was like, the Cardinals are so bad that Matthew Stafford cannot screw this up.

Stafford won the game 34-11 with a 154.5 passer rating, and the Cardinals indeed looked non-competitive.
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Big CatBig Cat

If I were a Cardinals or Cowboys fan, I would prefer my defensive coordinator to be the head coach

I would be more confident if I were a Cardinals or Cowboys fan, if our, if our defensive coordinator was the head coach and not [the current ones].

Inherently subjective preference regarding coaching leadership.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cardinals should hire a defensive mastermind like Dan Quinn or Vic Fangio

I think that this is the type of team that you do the thing where you hire a Vic Fangio where you go with a defensive coordinator has been great. Yeah. You hire a defensive guy. You Zig while everybody else zags... I think as long as you have an average offensive coordinator, if you have like a defensive mastermind leading that team, I think that's the way that you got to go. You hire somebody that maybe you hire Dan Quinn.

The Cardinals did eventually hire a defensive-minded head coach (Jonathan Gannon) to replace Kingsbury.
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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

Kliff Kingsbury should coach Aaron Rodgers in Denver because he wouldn't actually have to coach

He [Kliff Kingsbury] needs to do Rodgers to Denver, cliff, to Denver. He needs to coach Aaron Rodgers where he doesn't really have to coach. Yeah. That would be a good fit for them.

Neither Rodgers nor Kingsbury ended up in Denver for the 2022 season; Rodgers stayed in GB and Kingsbury stayed in AZ.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Darren Rovell is a net positive on society because of his unintentional comedy

I actually just like watching this all unfold. I think his, I think he actually is a net positive on society just because of how terribly out of touch and insanely hilarious his unintentional comedy is... He gets dunked on for sport at this time.

This is a subjective value judgment on the entertainment value of a public figure's gaffes.

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