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Take Slip·Jan 14, 2019
#PMT-2019-0114-11137
Big CatBig Cat

Taysom Hill will be the next Drew Brees

I am convinced now that Sean Payton will have the next Drew Brees in Taysom Hill because he had that one throw... Taysom Hill's throwing 50-yard bombs. It's not fair.

Taysom Hill never became a full-time successful starting quarterback like Brees, remaining a gadget player/utility knife for most of his career.
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#PMT-2019-0114-11143
Big CatBig Cat

Cody Parkey on Good Morning America is the end of civilization

Cody Parkey on Good Morning America... fucking ridiculous... This is the end of our civilization, folks. Everything that we stood on for the longest time, America, what it was founded on, not feeling bad for kickers when they fuck up. Guess what? It's over. You got one job to do.

This is a hyperbolic cultural critique of sports media.
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Take Slip·Jan 11, 2019
#PMT-2019-0111-13342
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cliff Kingsbury is overrated in terms of attractiveness

I don't think Cliff Kingsbury is as hot as people are saying he is... wearing sunglasses all the time in pictures is the easiest way to make people think you're more attractive than you really are... I really do think he's got a weird mouth. A little sideways.

Attractiveness is subjective.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
#PMT-2019-0109-4357
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama is the worst 14-1 team of all time

Is Alabama the worst 14-1 team of all time? There probably is a team out there, and remember when I told you a little trivia, 1897 was the last time the team went 15-0... I think they got dethroned by Alabama.

Hot TakeCFBFireSarcastic
While Alabamba was dominated, they were objectively one of the most talented teams in the country. This is a satirical valuation of the loss.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
#PMT-2019-0109-4359
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The blueprint to beating Tua Tagovailoa is hitting him in the groin in the first quarter

The blueprints out there for how to beat Tua [Tagovailoa] is hit him in his dick in the first quarter, and then he'll just be thinking about his balls for the rest of the game.

While physically true that a groin injury affects performance, it's not a replicable or ethical 'blueprint' for winning games.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
#PMT-2019-0109-4366
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

NBA players are egotistical 'assholes' compared to modest NHL players

It's the ego on these assholes [in the NBA] to think that they're bigger than the team. They're bigger than the league... LeBron carries wine into the fucking game. Looking like a clown. And by the way, no hockey player would ever do that. They're going to say my teammates are the best teammates of all time because they don't need everything to be about them.

This is an inherently subjective comparison of sports cultures that reinforces common stereotypes about both leagues.
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#PMT-2019-0109-4371
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Men who buy cats are betas who want to be dominated by an animal

You're dealing with a cat guy here. Cat guys are not alphas. Not an expert negotiator. He basically got a cat because he's such a beta that he wants an animal that will dominate him... If you get a cat as a male in the United States past the age of 10 years old because you want it, you should not be allowed to date one of our American women. Go to France.

This is an intentionally absurd and satirical take on masculinity.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 2, 2019
#PMT-2019-0102-7561
Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

I could beat some professional golfers on the senior tour

I could beat, not be one, I could beat one [professional golfer]... Trevino, all the old guys... At some point, the father time is on my side. I'm 41... An average round for me, if I go out and just play average, I'll shoot in mid-80s.

Mid-80s golfers do not beat professional golfers, even older ones on the senior tour, who still regularly shoot in the 60s and 70s.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15640
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The AFC East has consistently sucked worse than any division in the history of sports

The AFC East has consistently sucked worse than any division in any sport in the history of balls. Ever since a ball was invented, no team has had it easier than the Patriots.

While the division was often weak, 'history of all sports' is a subjective and hyperbolic claim typical of PMT.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15642
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick tricked the world into thinking Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year

I think that it's a major stay woke that the greatest trick Bill Belichick ever pulled was convincing the world that Rob Gronkowski was unhealthy this year so he's just been playing possum.

Gronkowski was indeed crucial in the Super Bowl that season, though most analysts agree his physical decline was real, not a ruse.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15646
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Tomlin is in his 'Les Miles season' where his luck has run out

This is his [Tomlin's] Les Miles season. You can be a shitty coach that makes bad decisions but gets lucky and you'll be fine. But the second your luck runs out, then everyone realizes how shitty you are. In the last four games, all their luck has gone away. I feel like this might be the end for Tomlin.

Tomlin famously has never had a losing season as of 2024, proving the 'end' was not near.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15648
Big CatBig Cat

Nick Foles is the greatest quarterback of all time

Nick Foles is the greatest quarterback of all time. I think that's fair. What, did he have four touchdowns today? He was amazing. He was incredible.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Nick Foles is objectively not the greatest quarterback of all time, despite his Super Bowl MVP.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2018
#PMT-2018-1224-15654
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Australia doesn't exist

Australia doesn't exist. It's made up. If you're the king of England, would you rather just put all your prisoners on a boat, send them halfway across the world, and then pay for them to be fed? Or do you think that old king of England would have just sank that boat and just told everybody, hey, the prisoners are over in Australia now. They're fine.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Australia does, in fact, exist.
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#PMT-2018-1224-15656
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Men evolved to nut fast to avoid being killed by woolly mammoths

From a Darwinian perspective, it's actually an advantage. Guys evolved to nut fast. Right. So we can spread our seed and be more efficient so that we don't get killed when we're like having a romantic tryst by a wandering woolly mammoth or T-Rex.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Biologically inaccurate and comedic; mammoths and T-Rexes did not live at the same time, nor is this the accepted evolutionary reason for human biology.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-1221-16542
HankHank

Losing Josh Gordon makes the Patriots focus more and gives them a playoff advantage

Luckily, they— Everyone's saying that [they're done]. So it's basically they just have to dig deep, worry about coaching, and worry about fundamentals, which is where they have the advantage over every other team. And so losing Josh Gordon and knowing that Gronk might not be healthy, it's like, all right, everyone has to focus extra and then execute in the playoffs.

The Patriots went on to win Super Bowl LIII after this suspension, proving that the team was indeed capable of winning without Gordon.
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Take Slip·Dec 19, 2018
#PMT-2018-1219-6099
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James would be the best netball player in the world right now

How long do you think it would take for LeBron James to be the best netball player in the world? Probably he is right now already.

LeBron's dominance in netball is untested but remains a funny hypothetical.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 17, 2018
#PMT-2018-1217-8721
Big CatBig Cat

The Miami Dolphins might be the worst 7-7 team in NFL history

The Dolphins are the other team where it's like, this team is 7-7. They might be the worst 7-7 team in the history of the NFL. And I'm sure Dolphins fans will get upset about that. But actually, you'll probably agree with me. They make no sense.

The Dolphins finished 7-9 and had a -114 point differential, one of the worst ever for a 7-win team.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 17, 2018
#PMT-2018-1217-8722
Big CatBig Cat

I could throw for more than 57 yards in a regular NFL game

If you gave me a Nerf ball, I'd throw for more than 57 yards. [PFT: In an NFL game?] In an NFL game. I actually, you know what? Fuck it. I'd throw for more than 57 yards with a regular ball. I'd be a gunslinger. I'd just throw it every play. Really what I'd just do is screen pass, screen pass, screen pass.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Big Cat would almost certainly be sacked or intercepted before reaching 57 yards against an NFL defense, but the point stands about Kessler's poor play.
Void
#PMT-2018-1217-8726
Big CatBig Cat

A documentary of Lenny Dykstra looking for God would be the most watched thing ever

This is the greatest story of all time. Lenny Dykstra's pursuit to find God. How is this not a Netflix documentary? This would be the most watched thing of all time. Lenny Dykstra just walking around the world looking for God.

Given Dykstra's reputation, such a documentary would undoubtedly be a viral hit among sports fans.
Void
#PMT-2018-1212-7784
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tits are officially making a comeback in 2019

This is going to be the year where tits make a comeback too. That's right. Yep. It's no longer ass season. Asses have had their little time here. People have been all about the ass.

This is an aesthetic trend prediction that is inherently subjective and satirical.
Void
#PMT-2018-1212-7778
Big CatBig Cat

Gen Z is ruining the reputation of millennials

Gen Z should get more crap on the internet than millennials... Gen Z is 1995 to 2008... You guys are the ones who are actually fucking everything up because you guys are like the 18-year-olds, the bratty 18 to 22-year-olds... You're the ones who are fucking it up for the millennials. You're giving us a bad name.

This is a subjective cultural critique of generational stereotypes.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 7, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-1207-1459
Big CatBig Cat

The Panthers should cut Cam Newton if they lose to the Browns

Panthers, by the way... if you lose this, maybe cut Cam Newton. Cut him. Straight up cut him.

The Panthers did lose to the Browns (26-20), and they did not cut Cam Newton.
Void
#PMT-2018-1207-1463
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Zion Williamson blocking shots into the crowd is effectively a turnover

But when you block a shot and the ball goes into the crowd, that's a turnover. You might as well be turning the ball over, Hank. Why doesn't he catch the balls instead of blocking them?

Mathematically, a block out of bounds returns the ball to the offense, so it is less efficient than a block kept in play, though calling it a 'turnover' is literal exaggeration.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-1205-18830
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to own the Washington Redskins one day

I want to make my intentions very clear that at some point I'm going to own the Washington Redskins. I'm just saying. It's one of those tricks that you read in business books. If you say it enough, no matter how weird it is... everybody will believe you.

PFT does not own the Commanders (formerly Redskins); Josh Harris bought the team in 2023.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-1205-18838
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL punts into the end zone should be worth two points if the punter weighs over 300 pounds

If you should have a guy who's over 300 pounds punting the ball and if they can punt it into the end zone, it's worth two points no matter where you are on the field.

This rule was never adopted.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 30, 2018
#PMT-2018-1130-16166
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sean Payton was trying to be a gentleman by wasting challenges for the Cowboys

I thought it was going to be Sean Payton trying to show off for [Jerry Jones], but instead it was Sean Payton being a gentleman. Tossing his two challenge flags in the first quarter... so that way when there's a terrible first down mark, he can't challenge it in the fourth quarter.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Payton did waste his challenges early, but it was certainly not out of gentlemanliness or a desire to lose.
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Take Slip·Nov 30, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-1130-16175
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adam Thielen is better than Calvin Johnson

Adam Thielen's better than Calvin Johnson. True. Fact. His best record just got broken by Adam Thielen, bro.

In terms of career peak, talent, and legacy, almost no objective analyst would rank Thielen above Megatron.
Void
#PMT-2018-1130-16183
Big CatBig Cat

I will box Darren Rovell with my left hand tied behind my back

I will tie my left hand behind my back, and I will box [Darren Rovell]. So there you go, Rovell. You want to challenge it to a decathlon that I'm never going to fucking do? There it is. We will box, and I will box you with just my right hand.

The fight never happened, making it an unfulfilled challenge.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2018
#PMT-2018-1128-7671
Big CatBig Cat

Baker Mayfield is pranking Adam Schefter with fake news tips

Baker Mayfield... has been tipping off Adam Schefter with fake shit and making him look like an idiot because he knows we got a little rivalry with the P-Man.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
There is no evidence Baker Mayfield was the source, but it fits the show's narrative of supporting Baker and poking fun at Schefter.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2018
#PMT-2018-1126-7185
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike McCarthy intentionally calls bad 4th down plays to spite statisticians

He fucking hates those people that tell him that [to go for it on 4th down]. So he's like fine, you know what, I'll do it. All right, we'll see how it works. And then he kind of intentionally calls the worst part possible so it gets blown up so he can be like, see, I told you. It doesn't work.

While funny and plausible in the context of PMT humor, it's a satirical interpretation of poor coaching and can't be proven.
Void
#PMT-2018-1121-2910
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ayahuasca could help fix Markelle Fultz's mental block

That could actually probably help Markelle Fultz because it's all in his mind. [Ayahuasca] will clear you up... his brain is broken.

Fultz never publicly tried Ayahuasca and struggled for years, though he eventually found a role in Orlando.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 19, 2018
#PMT-2018-1119-10049
Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia Eagles are officially 'done'

The Eagles, I mean, I don't want to jump ahead here, but they're done. They're dead. We're doing done chain on the Eagles. Can we strip them of the Super Bowl championship... because they have not defended it well.

The Eagles actually rallied to finish 9-7, made the playoffs, and won a wildcard game (the Double Doink game) before losing narrowly to the Saints in the Divisional round. They were not 'done'.
Push
Take Slip·Nov 19, 2018
#PMT-2018-1119-10053
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers might throw the rest of the season to get Mike McCarthy fired

I wouldn't be shocked if Aaron Rodgers throws the rest of the year. [He wants McCarthy to get fired]. He's sick of him.

Rodgers didn't 'throw' the season, but the Packers struggled significantly, and McCarthy was indeed fired mid-season after a loss to the Cardinals in December.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 16, 2018
#PMT-2018-1116-14464
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Patrick Mahomes ketchup-shaming in the media is a Chicago conspiracy

I think that this is something that's been planted... by you Chicago elitist types who hate ketchup, and you are dead set on finding something wrong with Pat Mahomes so that you can be like, actually, Mitch is better.

This is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be factually proven, though it highlights the real Mahomes/Trubisky draft debate of 2018.
Void
#PMT-2018-1112-20148
Big CatBig Cat

The writer of the 'I Miss Northwestern Losing' article is dangerous to society

Pat Fitzgerald actually is an awesome coach. We have friends on that team... But their alumni, when they're writing shit like this, you're dangerous to society. If you are struggling this much with watching sports, they're not for you.

Subjective reaction to a controversial piece of sports journalism.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-1109-18426
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sean Payton signed Dez Bryant to pick his brain for the Cowboys job next year

My other thing about this is I think Sean Payton signed [Dez Bryant] so that he could pick his brains about the Dallas offense and all the players on that team so that Sean, when he takes the Dallas job next year...

Sean Payton did not take the Cowboys job in 2019; he stayed with New Orleans until 2022.
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#PMT-2018-1109-18428
HankHank

Duke could beat the Cleveland Cavaliers

Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett, Alex O'Connell. It's the big three, and Paul Pierce told them they could beat the Cavs, and they could. Dukes, yeah.

While never tested, the consensus among experts is that even the worst NBA team would dominate any college team due to depth and age.
Loss
#PMT-2018-1109-18434
Big CatBig Cat

I could knock out Floyd Mayweather in a punch-for-punch contest with training

We flip a coin, and you get to punch the other person. No hands up, no movement, no anything. And I would knock him out before he knocked me out... I need at least three months to train my neck.

Floyd Mayweather is a professional fighter; Big Cat is a blogger. The outcome is obvious.
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#PMT-2018-1107-6189
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NASA is inventing stories about aliens to secure funding against Space Force

This goes back to my theory that NASA is just inventing cool shit to talk about so they can continue their funding because right now they're going up against Space Force. But I would assume that, like, this would be something that Space Force would really get a lot of money thrown into their coffers for. If you think that there's aliens that are actually checking us out.

This is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be factually verified or debunked.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-1105-3028
Big CatBig Cat

Literally anyone could play quarterback better than Nathan Peterman

I am starting to feel like this is actually cruel that they keep putting [Peterman] out there. Like, Sean McDermott, what are you doing? You can find anyone, basically anyone, and I mean anyone, that could play quarterback better than Nathan Peterman.

Peterman's career stats are historically poor, supporting the sentiment that almost any other NFL-level QB was a better option.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-1105-3033
Merril HogeMerril Hoge

There is a coordinated plot to destroy the game of football

I don't think there's any question there is [a plot]. When you think about... how many sports do you know where there's legislation to try to ban a particular sport, tackle football? Do you know of any other sport?

This is highly subjective and leans into conspiracy territory, though legislative efforts against youth tackle football are factual.
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Take Slip·Nov 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-1105-3036
Big CatBig Cat

Gold Glove is the dumbest award in sports

Gold Glove is the dumbest reward possible. And I'm not saying that just because Javi Baez didn't win one he should have. It's still the dumbest reward. ... I feel like if you get one gold glove you just end up getting gold gloves for life.

The award is inherently subjective and based on voting, so its 'dumbness' cannot be proven or disproven.
Loss
#PMT-2018-1105-3037
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Space Jam 2 is a fake movie used by LeBron to launder money to potential free agents

Couldnt you just offer [a superstar] a role in Space Jam 2 and through your production company pay him, I don't know, $30 million a year? Kevin Durant takes the veteran minimum on the books and... Now, I took it a step further than that because this movie has been delayed and delayed... I'm not sure that it's a real movie. ... He's got a fake movie. Follow the checks. Follow the money.

Space Jam: A New Legacy was a real movie released in 2021. There is no evidence of it being a salary cap evasion scheme.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-1102-19352
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Houston Texans are a legitimate Super Bowl contender

I've talked myself into the Texans are a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

The Texans won the AFC South but lost in the Wild Card round to the Colts. They were never true Super Bowl threats.
Void
#PMT-2018-1102-19357
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau is an asshole for deciding to leave the flag pin in while putting

He has decided that this year he will be leaving the pin in when he putts... depending on the coefficient of the restitution of the pin. What an asshole.

The take is a subjective opinion on DeChambeau's personality/approach.
Loss
#PMT-2018-1031-8706
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James is suffering from alcohol withdrawal after drinking two bottles of wine

LeBron, this is a symptom of alcohol withdrawal... He had at least two bottles of wine, to himself, split maybe with a couple glasses to his three-year-old kid or whatever... that would put his blood alcohol content at above the legal limit... which means the next day he was going through symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, which is maybe why they lost.

A satirical claim intended to mock sports media analysis; LeBron's wine drinking is a known hobby but the 'withdrawal' claim is humorous speculation.
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Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
#PMT-2018-1031-8699
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick leaked the Josh Gordon suspension news to find a rat in the organization

Somebody was saying that Bill Belichick smells a rat inside his own nest. And he leaked that information to one person. And he was like, if this makes its way to Ian Rapoport's Twitter account, then I know that it's you, and it breaks my heart, but I know it was you.

This is an unverifiable conspiracy theory, though Belichick is known for strict information control.
Push
#PMT-2018-1031-8702
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Illegal streams for the Tiger vs Phil pay-per-view will lead to a hacking bloodbath

If you are a hacker on the internet, the Tiger and Phil pay-per-view illegal streams will be a field day. Because I would imagine a lot of 50-year-old white dudes trying to find a Twitch stream will end up with a lot of hacking... It's going to be a bloodbath on the internet.

The event actually ended up being free for many because the payment platform crashed, so the 'illegal stream' demand was likely lower than anticipated.
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Take Slip·Oct 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-1029-12730
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Never trust a 'cat guy' like Todd Gurley

This goes along with my long-held opinion. You don't trust a cat guy. [Todd Gurley]'s got two cats. Anybody that makes the honest decision to have an animal live in your house that also craps in there, I will not trust you with a single thing.

The take is about personal trust and pet ownership, which is inherently subjective/comedic.
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#PMT-2018-1029-12737
Big CatBig Cat

Winning big college football games requires changing up jerseys to get everyone excited

That's how you win football games. That's how you win big football games. You change up the jerseys, get everyone excited, don't pay the players, put all that money into doing different jerseys every week. New helmets.

Hot TakeCFBHotSubjectiveSarcastic
This is a satirical take on momentum and superstition.
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