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Brett FavreBrett Favre

NFL players shouldn't be able to demand trades over personnel decisions

But I don't think a player should be able to demand who they want interviewed or what players they want to pick up or let go. I mean, that crosses the line... I just don't think that it's right for a player to be upset and demand a trade because they didn't interview someone he wanted to interview.

This is a subjective opinion on league dynamics.
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Brett FavreBrett Favre

I am the only player in NFL history to throw an interception, miss a tackle, cause a fumble, and recover it all on the same play

I catch him, punch the ball out, create a fumble, and recover it all at the same time. I'm willing to bet the farm that I am the only person to throw an interception, miss a tackle, cause a fumble, and recover it all at the same time.

This sequence famously occurred in a 1992 game against the New York Giants and is widely cited as one of the most unique statistical plays in NFL history.
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Brett FavreBrett Favre

There's an outside chance Russell Wilson gets traded to the Bears

As we speak, I think there's an outside chance that Russell Wilson could go there [Chicago]. That would be a huge pickup... That would change the dynamics big time.

Russell Wilson remained in Seattle for the 2021 season before being traded to the Denver Broncos in March 2022.
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Big CatBig Cat

Russell Wilson would instantly become the greatest quarterback in Chicago Bears history

He'd be the best quarterback in Chicago Bear history instantly.

This is a subjective opinion comparing players across eras, though Wilson's resume at the time would have dwarfed any previous Bears QB statistical record.
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Big CatBig Cat

Michigan is the best college basketball team in the country

I think Michigan should be number one. They're the best team in the country. What they've done has been insanely impressive... They are just killing people.

Michigan earned a #1 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and reached the Elite Eight, but Baylor and Gonzaga were generally considered the superior teams by the end of the season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Hunter Dickinson is the best player in college basketball

I think Hunter Dickinson is the best player in the entire country. I'm only saying that because he's an AWL.

Dickinson was a Second Team All-American that year, but Luka Garza was the consensus National Player of the Year.
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Big CatBig Cat

JJ Watt should sign with Cleveland or Buffalo to achieve legendary status

Cleveland does, you know, we discussed it when he became a free agent. Like, that is the... franchise you can go to that will embrace him... If you're the final piece to bring a Super Bowl to [Cleveland or Buffalo], it's a totally different level than signing with the Titans or with the Packers.

Watt signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 1, 2021, the same day this episode was released.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Seahawks should keep Russell Wilson and fire Pete Carroll if forced to choose

I would rather keep Russell Wilson than Pete Carroll if I was in charge of the Seahawks. If Russell Wilson went to the Seahawks' ownership and was like, hey, it's me or Pete, they would absolutely fire Pete in a second.

The Seahawks ultimately kept Carroll and traded Wilson to the Broncos a year later in 2022, suggesting the front office disagreed with PFT's valuation.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would change the name of the Washington Football Team to the 'Washington Wilsons' to acquire Russell Wilson

Straight up as a Washington football team fan, I would change the name for Russell Wilson. The Washington Wilsons.

The team eventually changed their name to the Commanders and Russell Wilson was never traded to Washington.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm selling myself back into Nick Foles being the Bears' starting quarterback, but it will be a disaster

The Bears now might just have Nick Foles be the quarterback, which I've already done the process of just selling myself back into that. It's not going to work. It's going to be a disaster.

Foles struggled significantly and the Bears eventually moved on to Justin Fields; the Foles era was indeed a failure.
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA Top Shot market is a bubble and investors will lose money

This bubble's going to be painful for some people. That could be one day. The Top Shot bubble... I'm leery on Top Shot... Let's not pretend that this is going to be your retirement account.

The NFT and Top Shot market crashed significantly in late 2021 and 2022, with many moments losing over 90% of their value.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Money launderers finding NBA Top Shot is actually a good thing for the market

I actually think that the money launderers finding Top Shot is a great thing. It's perfect because now that's injecting a whole new level of cash into it.

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While it may have briefly pumped prices, the Top Shot market eventually crashed, so the 'long term' benefit was nonexistent.
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Big CatBig Cat

At their respective peaks, Julius Randle is better than Chris Bosh

I kind of agree with that [the viral tweet]. Big J. Oh, he said at his peak, was Chris Bosh ever as good as Julius Randle? ... Drunk with power, which I am, I kind of agree with that.

Bosh is a Hall of Famer with multiple championships; Randle's 2021 was great but Bosh's peak in Toronto and Miami is widely considered superior.
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TroopzTroopz

Chelsea didn't exist as a top-tier consistent club until Roman Abramovich arrived

A lot of Chelsea fans came into it because obviously Abramovich went there with the money and then their club came alive because nobody fucking knew Chelsea until Abramovich come. They were a cup team. When it came to that consistency in the league, the man was shit.

While Chelsea had some success pre-2003, they became a perennial powerhouse only after Abramovich's takeover.
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TroopzTroopz

Mikel Arteta should be fired as Arsenal manager

I am Arteta out... He needs to fuck off. If [Kroenke] doesn't spend enough money, then he needs to fuck off... This is the lowest we've ever been [as a club].

Arteta survived this period and eventually led Arsenal to multiple title races in 2023 and 2024, proving Troopz wrong in the long term.
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TroopzTroopz

The US soccer team needs European coaches to reach the next level

I think you need better coaching. So European coaches coming over here will help you... You have to spend money on grassroots... Because, like it or not, we're the ones that understand the best football. We've got the philosophies.

The USMNT has continued to fluctuate between domestic and foreign-influenced coaching, but the 2026 World Cup remains the ultimate test of their development.
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Big CatBig Cat

Soccer will never be a top-tier sport in America because MLS isn't the best league in the world

NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Those are the best leagues in the world for those sports. MLS is not that way, so I think it's a little bit harder. It's definitely growing, but I don't know.

This is an ongoing cultural debate, though soccer's popularity is rising, it remains behind the 'Big Four'.
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Big CatBig Cat

Max Homa should be cancelled for not wearing red and black in honor of Tiger Woods

We have a stay classy for our guy, Max Homa, who did not wear red on Sunday in honor of Tiger Woods. Shame. Who does he think he is? ... Max, you're cancelled.

This was a joke; Max Homa remains a popular figure and friend of the show.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tommy Pham is only alive because he has too much muscle to be killed by a knife

Doctors told Tommy Pham after he was stabbed that if he wasn't so muscular, he would maybe be dead or paralyzed, which is the greatest flex of all time. Being like, if I was a weak fucking scrawny bitch boy, I'd be dead. But instead, I'm an alpha male with a shitload of muscles so I can handle a stabbing.

This was a real report from the time where Pham cited his strength as a reason for his survival after being stabbed in the back.
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James can never match Michael Jordan's level of legendary asshole-ness

LeBron could never. Never, ever. ... MJ talks such great shit... [He] has a full staff walking around with highlights ready to go, depending on which NBA players he runs into. ... LeBron could never.

Jordan's reputation for competitive pettiness is legendary and well-documented compared to LeBron's more curated public persona.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson included the Bears on his trade list just to drive up his trade value for other teams

I think that he threw the Bears in there as kind of throwing a bone for the Seahawks because he knows that if the Bears are in the discussion, his trade value goes up. And so that means that other teams would be able to give a little bit more money.

While speculative, Wilson did stay in Seattle for another year before being traded elsewhere for a massive haul.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will become the most religious, corny person in the world if Russell Wilson becomes a Bear

If Russell Wilson somehow, someway becomes a bear, I will buy into... I might just become the most religious person in the world. Just become unlimited. Yeah, just praise Jesus every single day. I will tweet about the corniest sayings, everything. I'll be a Mr. Unlimited.

Russell Wilson was eventually traded to the Broncos, not the Bears. Big Cat remained his usual self.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson is not going to be traded and will stay with the Seattle Seahawks

I don't think [Russell Wilson] is going to go anywhere. I think he's going to stay in Seattle, but it's nice to dream.

Russell Wilson remained with the Seahawks for the 2021 season before being traded to the Broncos in 2022.
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Big CatBig Cat

Deshaun Watson should retire because the Texans are a franchise that can drive a player to that

I would love to see a player just be like, I truly hate them so much. I will retire. If any franchise is able to do that to a person, it would be the Houston Texans.

Watson did not retire; he sat out the 2021 season and was eventually traded to the Browns in 2022.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drew Brees is definitely retiring this year even though he hasn't officially announced it yet

He's retiring. I'm putting Drew Brees out to pasture... Why has Drew Brees not retired? I don't have a good answer for that, but I'm putting it out to pasture.

Drew Brees officially announced his retirement on March 14, 2021.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roy Williams is a better coach than Coach K

And all you haters out there that told me I was an idiot when I said Roy Williams is a better coach than Coach K, he doesn't get the shine, this is just another market in my favor on this.

Highly subjective. Coach K has more wins and titles, but Roy Williams has a better tournament winning percentage and is beloved by PFT.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Duke will replace a top team as a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament if there is a COVID outbreak

They just announced that there are going to be replacement teams with COVID. The first four teams out are going to be on standby. God forbid Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan have COVID outbreak. Duke... replaces them as the one seed. That's what's going to happen. They're not going to shift around.

While replacement teams were part of the 2021 protocols, Duke did not make the tournament field and no top seed was replaced by a standby team in this manner.
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Big CatBig Cat

Duke will make the 2021 NCAA tournament

So, yeah, so Duke, they're going to make the tournament. I just know they will. Of course.

Duke missed the 2021 NCAA tournament after a disappointing season and a mid-ACC tournament COVID withdrawal.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will get a cat if Duke wins the NCAA championship

If Duke wins the championship, I'll get a cat... Done. One cat between [Big Cat and I]. It can be a barn cat.

Duke did not win the championship (they did not even make the tournament), so PFT did not have to get a cat.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The most efficient laundry system is just taking your clothes directly out of the dryer as needed rather than folding them

It's great. That's actually an efficient system. And then you put it in the washing machine right when you take it off for the shower. So you basically, you don't need a closet. Exactly.

Whether this system is 'efficient' is a matter of personal opinion, though it certainly avoids the task of folding.
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HankHank

Disc Golf is a massive growth market that we can get in on the ground floor of

There is a new sport that's blowing up. And I think we can get it on the ground floor and make a lot of money. This dude, Paul McBeth. Today, signed a 10-year, $10 million contract extension to play disc golf. His signature line sold so many. There's such a huge market there.

Disc golf did see significant growth during and after the pandemic, and Paul McBeth's deal was a real milestone for the sport.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

There should be a dating app specifically for people obsessed with Peloton

All these Peloton people are so obsessed with Peloton. Everyone's just simping for their instructors. So why don't you just make a dating app for all these dudes who get [obsessed].

While social communities exist within Peloton, no dedicated dating app for the brand has gained major traction.
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HankHank

Rebranding Mr. Potato Head to 'Potato Head' is neutering the toy

They changed him today. They massacred my boy. Hasbro is... they neutered him. Yeah, they're giving him a spud, a gender-neutral new name. Just Potato Head.

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Hasbro did indeed announce the brand name would change to 'Potato Head,' though they clarified individual 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.' toys would still exist.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eating salads for a week caused my kidney stones

Bottom line is no more salads. I fucked up by eating salads for a week and now look at me. I'm passing a kidney stone... My inside is like the Infinity Stones.

While certain vegetables in salads (like spinach) are high in oxalates which can contribute to stones, attributing the condition solely to one week of salads is medically subjective.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Chapstick is one of the biggest scams in America

I present to you one of the biggest scams in America. Chapstick. I keep losing mine. It is impossible to finish a stick. You have to buy a new one every week. Do you know anyone who's ever finished a chapstick?

The difficulty of finishing a Chapstick before losing it is a near-universal human experience, though not a literal fraudulent scam.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Greenberg has successfully executed a power play for every major job at ESPN

Mike Greenberg, they just announced he's going to be doing the NFL draft. Oh, great. Another show for him. More Greeny. All Greeny all the time. He seriously has had a power play for every job at ESPN.

This is a subjective observation of media career moves.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

We are the first of the suckers on Top Shot, but we can still get rich.

I think we're the first of the suckers. So sometimes we can get in and we'll be a little bit sucker, we'll be less suckery than the majority of people, but we're still like the first sucker. I think we can still get rich off this, though, because I bought the most pristine mint condition gift of Alex Caruso blocking James Harden.

Top Shot saw a massive surge in early 2021 followed by a significant decline in value for most 'moments,' making the 'sucker' part quite accurate while the 'getting rich' part became much harder.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm going to corner the market on Lou Dort Top Shots and get rich when he wins MVP

My entire investment strategy is to corner the market on Lou Dort. Okay. So I'm putting everyone in the Dortcher chamber. We're going to buy all the L...

Lou Dort did not win MVP in 2021 (Nikola Jokić won), and his Top Shot values eventually crashed along with the rest of the market.
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Big CatBig Cat

If a guy has cauliflower ears, stay far away from him.

That's the oldest rule in the book. If a guy has cauliflower ears, stay far away.

It's a matter of safety advice rather than a verifiable fact, though cauliflower ear is indeed a common sign of extensive grappling experience.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If Jeff Bezos bids $7 billion for the Washington Football Team, the other NFL owners will force Dan Snyder out

If Jeff Bezos, who is the richest man in the world, wants to pay like six, seven billion dollars for an NFL franchise, if Dan Snyder doesn't want to s...

While Snyder was eventually pressured to sell, Bezos never made a formal public bid of that magnitude and the team was sold to Josh Harris.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cam Newton will reach out to the kid who trash-talked him and take him under his wing.

Cam's absolutely going to meet up with this kid. I think Cam is going to absolutely reach out to this kid, take him under his wing.

The kid eventually apologized and Newton posted a video explaining the situation, but no long-term mentorship or 'taking under his wing' actually occurred.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can beat up any 10-year-old in the entire world

I think that I could beat up any 10-year-old in the country. Probably the world. I don't think that there's a 10-year-old in the world whose ass I couldn't kill... Pre-puberty, I could defeat any 10-year-old in the world.

Inherently subjective and untestable without a highly controversial sporting event.
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Big CatBig Cat

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen starting a podcast together is the end of the podcast bubble.

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen have a podcast. I think this is the end of – I think this is the end of the bubble. If five years ago I asked you what would be the apex of podcasting, I think it'd be Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen doing a podcast.

The podcasting market did see a significant correction and cooling off in 2022-2023 following the pandemic boom, though the medium itself persists.
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Max HomaMax Homa

A golfer who chokes should immediately become a sports tout on Twitter to distract fans from their failure.

Just become like the sports better guy on Twitter. Be like, 'Oh, I love the Nets plus-minus six and a half tonight. It's a lock of the century. Five-star play.' Just become a sports tout because then every bet that you miss, that's what people are talking about... Everyone forgets about the fact that you missed that putt.

This is a humorous strategy for brand management in the digital age.
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Max HomaMax Homa

I can win the Masters this year

I think I have a better chance than I did last year... I think we're climbing. We're definitely trending... I can win the Masters. It's definitely pos...

Max Homa missed the cut at the 2021 Masters. Hideki Matsuyama won.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The blood on Curt Schilling's sock in the 2004 ALCS was fake paint

My conspiracy is the Curt Schilling sock because there's actually some smoke to that. There's some evidence that the blood on the sock was not actually blood... I do think that it's a shitload of paint that got put back there to make Curt Schilling look like he was pitching his absolute balls off.

While widely debated, team doctors and eyewitnesses have consistently maintained it was real blood from an emergency medical procedure.
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Michael Jordan was suspended for gambling in 1993 and the league kept it under wraps

The reason why he retired originally in 93 was because he got suspended for gambling... I heard how this conspiracy goes is that they actually suspended him, but they just kept it under wraps because it would have been bad for the league.

This is a historical conspiracy theory that has never been verified and was denied by Michael Jordan and David Stern.
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HankHank

The Orioles orchestrated a power outage to keep Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak alive because he had been in a fight with Kevin Costner.

My conspiracy theory... Cal Ripken, in the middle of his streak, got in a fight with Kevin Costner, wasn't going to be able to play because Kevin Costner was hooking up with his wife, and the Orioles said there was a power outage and canceled the game to keep the streak alive.

This is a famous sports conspiracy that has been denied by Ripken and Costner, but remains a topic of debate for fans.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The NFL staged the Super Bowl XLVII blackout to help the 49ers get back in the game because television viewership was tapering off.

I'm taking the blackout Super Bowl between the Harbaugh's... that it was a blowout, and the NFL wanted to give some more time to get the 49ers back in the game... All of the dress rehearsals by Beyonce, it took that exact same amount of power. The lighting was tested time and time again... So for them to say like, 'Oh, we didn't know it was going to draw this much power,' that was like one of the reasons.

The official report blamed an electrical relay device, but the conspiracy remains a staple of Super Bowl history.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russian doping program for the Sochi Olympics was used to gain nationalistic pride ahead of the invasion of Crimea.

My conspiracy theory is going to be the Russian doping conspiracy that actually has a lot more truth. The Sochi Olympics, the Russians were swapping out their piss... to gain nationalistic pride in order to invade Crimea, which there's a lot of evidence for.

While the doping program was a proven fact, the direct strategic link to the Crimea invasion remains a matter of historical and political analysis.

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