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Take Slip·Oct 3, 2016
#PMT-2016-1003-539
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

England shouldn't be allowed to compete for Europe in the Ryder Cup after Brexit.

What a crock of shit that England's allowed to compete with Europe even though they Brexited. Give me a break. You can't have it both ways, man.

Hot TakeGolfHotSarcastic
Brexit did not remove the UK from the continent of Europe or the European golf governing bodies.
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#PMT-2016-1003-540
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

David Ortiz definitely used steroids in his final MLB season.

David Ortiz... obviously did steroids in his last year. It's not even a witch hunt, really. I'm rubber stamping it. Witch hunt confirmed. He hit .317. That's the third highest average he's ever had. Connect the dots, Hank. You can't get suspended for steroids if you retire.

While Ortiz had one positive test in 2003, he never failed a drug test after the MLB's joint drug agreement was implemented. PFT's claim is based on suspicion, not verified fact.
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#PMT-2016-1003-542
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Vince Scully's 'retirement' is the coward's way out for an announcer.

I'm glad that Vin Scully's done. I'm just sick of hearing about the farewell tour. It's like, dude, you're just an announcer. I want my announcers like Harry Caray and Jack Buck, they need to stick around to the bitter end. Get a little senile. Vince Scully, you took the coward's way out. What real announcer retires?

This is a purely satirical and subjective take on broadcasting legacy.
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#PMT-2016-0930-19006
Big CatBig Cat

Josh Gordon is being paid by the NFL to pretend weed is ruining his life

Is there a conspiracy that Josh Gordon is being paid by the NFL to pretend weed is ruining his life so they can keep it illegal? ... who else do we know anyone else who's been addicted to weed?

This is a satirical conspiracy theory with no basis in factual reality.
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#PMT-2016-0930-19007
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow is a viral marketing stunt hired by Jimmy Kimmel

I think Tim Tebow is just a viral ad. I think he's just a viral person. He's a Kimmel stunt. Yes, Jimmy Kimmel has hired Tim Tebow from the time Tim Tebow was in ninth grade just to do pranks.

Tim Tebow's career was genuine, albeit unconventional; he was not a plant by Jimmy Kimmel.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-0928-3878
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

My J.J. Watt shoes caused my broken foot and J.J. Watt's back injury

My big takeaway, and I'm just connecting dots here, I was wearing J.J. Watt's shoes. J.J. Watt was wearing J.J. Watt's shoes. I'm not saying. I'm just saying.

This is a humorous coincidence, not a verifiable causal link.
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Take Slip·Sep 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-0928-3884
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There should be a 'Walking Awareness Month' in the NFL

Why isn't there a walking awareness month in the NFL? Walking injures more people statistically. People die all the time walking in front of cars. Drunk walking. Yeah, but they die walking. There should be walking awareness month if Roger Goodell truly cares about his fans.

The NFL has not implemented a 'Walking Awareness Month'.
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#PMT-2016-0928-3896
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is a better place when the Dallas Cowboys are using cocaine

I think if you're a Dallas Cowboy, you should be allowed to do cocaine. I think that's one of the rules. The NFL is a better place when the Dallas Cowboys are using cocaine.

This is a subjective and humorous observation about league entertainment value.
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#PMT-2016-0926-12200
Big CatBig Cat

The Auburn girl getting hit in the face by a football was a staged video

I think it was planned. Obviously, she still got the ball off her face, but there's a second video of someone videotaping her behind her. That seems too convenient... I said in the text, I was like, I don't know how, but I know.

The girl, Ashley Ward, later explained she was simply trying to catch it and the second video was from a friend; there is no evidence it was staged.
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Take Slip·Sep 23, 2016
#PMT-2016-0923-10916
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady is a system quarterback and Jacoby Brissett is better than him

Tom Brady, system quarterback. That's obvious right now. I have not seen Tom Brady—did you see how fast [Jacoby] Brissett was? That's a whole other dimension. I think he's a better quarterback than Tom Brady.

Jacoby Brissett is a career backup while Tom Brady won multiple Super Bowls after this; the claim is literally incorrect but intended as a joke.
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#PMT-2016-0923-10923
Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Durant is a whiny baby

Kevin Durant is a fucking whiny baby. He seriously is... You were in Oklahoma City for so long, and everyone gave you a pass. LeBron James was bashed to no end for not winning a title... Kevin Durant not only has been considered a top three player in the NBA, but he played with a top five player in the NBA with [Russell] Westbrook, and he got a fucking pass. So shut up.

Subjective opinion, though Durant's sensitivity to social media became a universally acknowledged trait.
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#PMT-2016-0923-10926
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US should invade Canada for their hockey players

Just invade Canada already... I'm sick of America being nice. Where's that gotten us? We haven't won a Hockey World Cup ever... Just do it just for the sports. Or just be a really bad neighbor... Let's shade all of Canada and then we own it.

This is a satirical political/sports proposal.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2016
#PMT-2016-0919-14388
Big CatBig Cat

It's time to ask if Andrew Luck is a bust

Is it time to ask, is Andrew Luck a bust? Andrew Luck has caused me so many gambling woes, and the latest one this week where he was just throwing the game away... I can't really tell you anything from [the weekend] except that I hate Andrew Luck. Like, that's my biggest takeaway.

Andrew Luck was never a bust, despite his early retirement. He was an elite QB for his entire career when healthy.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0919-14404
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Arian Foster's groin injury is a result of kneeling for the national anthem

Couldn't help but notice that Arian Foster kneeled for the national anthem... and he injured his groin severely today. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Just saying. It's kind of interesting. Little God. I mean, God is American.

This is an unfalsifiable metaphysical claim played for comedy.
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#PMT-2016-0919-14405
Big CatBig Cat

A meteor will wipe out humanity next week, so you shouldn't pay your bookie

Expert says Meteor could wipe out Earth next week, marking the end of humanity. You want to know where the spin zone comes in? Hank, you're in my boat. We've had a tough, tough run of it with the old bookie. End of humanity in a week. Just dodge that call... Do not pay your bookie. You just got to run out the clock here.

Hot TakeLifeFireSarcastic
A meteor did not wipe out Earth the following week.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0916-5767
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a top three quarterback if given time against a bad defense

I still think Ryan Fitzpatrick is – I think he's a top three quarterback in the NFL if you give him a lot of time and if you play against a bad defense.

Ryan Fitzpatrick was never a top three quarterback in the NFL by any standard metric over a season, though he had a career year in 2015.
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#PMT-2016-0916-5773
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Concussions aren't real

But actually concussions aren't real. So I don't know what Tebow is trying to get out there. Little Tebow is not the kind of guy who pretends to believe in stuff that doesn't actually exist.

Concussions are medical facts; the statement is a satirical character bit.
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#PMT-2016-0916-5776
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL players putting 'Senior' on their jerseys is a 'sex brag'

I've been seeing way too many players out there that are putting senior on the back of their jerseys for one season after they have a kid... It's just blatant sex brags rubbing in your face. I think the NFL should blur it out.

This is a satirical interpretation of the 'Sr.' suffix.
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Take Slip·Sep 16, 2016·Jimbos
#PMT-2016-0916-5777
Big CatBig Cat

Avocados are overrated as fuck

I just want to take this moment to say avocados are overrated as fuck... Guacamole, great. Avocados on their own, trash.

Inherently subjective food opinion.
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#PMT-2016-0914-9030
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The sun is officially beatable after Ben McAdoo's week one plan

So the Giants are 1-0 against the Sun. And the Cowboys are 0-1 against the Sun. So Sun's taking a lot of L's this year. It sounds like the Sun is very beatable. Between Tebow and McAdoo, it's a down year for the Sun.

Satirical take; the sun's performance is not a trackable NFL metric.
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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
#PMT-2016-0912-17545
Big CatBig Cat

Carson Wentz is the real deal and one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen

Carson Wentz, the real deal. No way is this going to backfire, Philly. He is one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen. Poise out of his eyeball. Hey, Philly, your Super Bowl curse, you're Gucci.

Wentz had a respectable start but his career eventually spiraled into journeyman territory; he was far from the 'best ever seen' and the Eagles eventually won a Super Bowl with Nick Foles, not Wentz.
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Take Slip·Sep 12, 2016
#PMT-2016-0912-17546
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater

I think the Vikings are actually better without Teddy Bridgewater. They have a guy now that can get the job done. Sean Hill, he's a gamer... he's a guy that can win a game for you.

While the 2016 Vikings started 5-0, they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Sean Hill was quickly replaced by Sam Bradford as the primary starter.
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#PMT-2016-0912-17561
Big CatBig Cat

Baseball was officially neutered when Rich Hill was pulled from a perfect game

September 10th, 2016, the day baseball was officially neutered. RIP... He was pulled during a perfect game because he had 'heat on his finger,' which is a sign of blisters... the point of baseball is to pitch perfect games, not to keep people healthy.

Rich Hill was indeed pulled from a perfect game after 7 innings due to blister concerns, sparking a major debate. Whether the sport was 'neutered' is a subjective matter of opinion.
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#PMT-2016-0909-6723
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roger Goodell should suspend himself for two games following the Mike Pereira door-pushing revelation

Roger Goodell was protecting the shield before protecting the shield was cool. Here's what Roger Goodell should do. So it doesn't look good, right? ... Roger Goodell should suspend himself... for two games... And then he'll hear the appeal... reduce it to one game and boom, I think the problem solved.

This was a satirical suggestion; Goodell did not suspend himself.
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#PMT-2016-0909-6726
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chip Kelly is on the Ice Throne because he intentionally stocks his roster with bad players to buy more time

I think Chip Kelly's on the ice throne, too... Because he's got blame gap. One thing that Chip Kelly is really great at is stockpiling his rosters with the shittiest quarterbacks... He's stocking his roster up with bad, bad players. And then he can be like, well, I didn't have the personnel this year. I'm still implementing my system.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Chip Kelly was fired after just one season (2-14) with the 49ers, so the Ice Throne did not protect him.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0907-17201
Big CatBig Cat

Chad Kelly should legally change his name to Swag Kelly

Legally change your name to Swag. No way that will ever backfire when you're out of the NFL selling car insurance in bumfuck Mississippi. You will be Swag Kelly for life and you're good.

Chad Kelly did not legally change his name, though 'Swag Kelly' remains his enduring nickname.
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#PMT-2016-0907-17205
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

College football overtime should be replaced by a coaching fist fight or Oklahoma drill

I think that if we actually just had the coaches have a fist fight, like a boxing thing. Or maybe the coaches do the Oklahoma drill in the middle [of the field]. Who wouldn't watch that?

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
This has never been implemented and likely never will be.
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Take Slip·Sep 5, 2016
#PMT-2016-0905-17853
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marlins Man belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Do you think Marlins Man has a chance of making the Hall of Fame? I think that he's got to be in the conversation. Put him in the asterisk wing.

The Hall of Fame does not actually have an asterisk wing for superfans, making this literally incorrect but a funny bit.
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#PMT-2016-0905-17857
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nick Saban doesn't have sex, he just 'soaks' and watches film

I don't think that Saban has sex. I think that Saban just soaks. You know what soaking is? Yeah, it's the Mormon thing. He just soaks it for a while. And then he's watching film, grading players at the same time.

Highly unlikely to be true, and impossible to verify, but fits the 'football guy' persona they've built for Saban.
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#PMT-2016-0905-17862
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The SEC is 'bad' this year (2016)

RIP to the SEC, who's bad this year.

Alabama made the National Championship this year, but the conference overall was perceived as weaker than usual outside of the top.
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#PMT-2016-0902-15579
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The ozone layer is the most overrated thing in the world; without it, everyone would just be tan and good looking

The ozone is the most overrated thing in the world. Yeah, oh, without the ozone, everybody will get really tan and good looking. Oh, man, wouldn't want that.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Ozone depletion leads to increased UV radiation, which causes skin cancer and ecological damage, not just a 'nice tan.'
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Take Slip·Aug 31, 2016
#PMT-2016-0831-16194
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Teddy Bridgewater's injury is actually a positive for Vikings fans because it removes the stress of expectations

I mean, right off the bat, it's kind of nice. You don't have to get your hopes up. It's vacation season for Vikings fans. Like, you know, just relax. Take your shoes up. You don't have to stress yourself out during the games. You get to kind of take it easy.

The 2016 Vikings started 5-0 without Teddy but collapsed to 8-8 and missed the playoffs, largely fulfilling the 'doom and gloom' despite the brief hope.
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Take Slip·Aug 31, 2016
#PMT-2016-0831-16195
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A player who suffers a gruesome career-ending injury should have the option to be euthanized on the field

If it's an old fullback, let's say he's like 37, 38 years old, got a lot of miles on the legs. He's about to retire and he lives and breathes for football, breaks his leg gruesomely. I think a player like that would almost rather be euthanized on the field than have to live out the rest of the life.

This is an absurd philosophical stance that will never be legal or sanctioned.
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#PMT-2016-0831-16200
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rodney Harrison is 'appropriating white culture' by judging who is black enough

Rodney Harrison said earlier today that he didn't think that Colin Kaepernick was black enough to complain about being discriminated against. As a white guy, Rodney Harrison is frankly appropriating white culture by determining who is and isn't black enough to be discriminated against. That's something that white people have been doing for a very long time. And we do it well.

This is a satirical commentary on social dynamics and racial discourse.
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#PMT-2016-0831-16202
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cubs should sign Tim Tebow because he can 'defeat the sun' during day games

Tebow took flies in center looking into a hellacious sun. Did not bobble or miss one... Name me one baseball player that has defeated the sun. ... If Tebow's in the conversation, it makes our jobs a little bit easier. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a Cubs uniform. A lot of day games. ... We play a lot of day games, and we know that Tebow can beat the Sun.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
Tebow signed with the Mets, not the Cubs, and never made the Major Leagues.
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#PMT-2016-0829-10158
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Colin Kaepernick anthem protest is a viral marketing stunt for Beats by Dre

This is obviously a viral marketing stunt for Beats by Dre. We're going to find out there was a camera that was on Kaepernick on the sidelines. The National Anthem starts playing, puts the beats on, and 'I'm the man, I'm the man'. It's the sleekest beats design of all time. Nobody will even know that you're wearing them.

The protest was a genuine social justice statement and was not a marketing stunt for a headphone company.
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#PMT-2016-0829-10165
HankHank

The McChicken is the most fuckable sandwich

I think number one's got to be the McChicken. It's like the Lance Armstrong of fuckable sandwiches. [The guy in the video] destigmatized fucking the McChicken... if you say anything else you're kind of a weirdo.

Subjective and absurd opinion.
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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2016
#PMT-2016-0826-16274
Big CatBig Cat

Joey Bosa likely has a gambling problem because he is demanding his signing bonus money immediately

Just knee jerk here. Gambler to gambler. Sounds like Joey Bosa has a gambling problem. Like I need that money now, man. I need it right now. Like that's he thinks that he's being, you know, sly here. But as a gambler, I can see what he's doing. He's clearly got some big debts he needs to pay.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
There is no evidence Joey Bosa had a gambling problem; the dispute was over standard rookie contract offsets and payment schedules.
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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2016
#PMT-2016-0826-16278
Big CatBig Cat

The Ryan brothers are the 'original feminists' because Rob Ryan carries weight like a pregnant woman

Is Rob Ryan the original feminist? I mean, he's pregnant, basically. He has to walk around with that weight, right? He's got that belly. I think he's in a hat tip to all the women out there who have gone through childbirth and the beautiful child thing that is childbirth. Rob stands with you.

This is a satirical characterization, not a literal claim.
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#PMT-2016-0826-16281
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Crab cakes are better with 75% filler rather than lump meat

I like the filler. ... Exactly. I want 75% filler in my crab cakes. ... Have you ever tried to eat like a 95% crab meat crab cake? Oh, it's disgusting. It's like eating a can of tuna fish.

Subjective preference for breading/filler in seafood.
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#PMT-2016-0826-16285
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Twitter is primarily composed of memes and ISIS recruitment

It's just memes and ISIS recruitment. That's what Twitter is. It's a real problem out there. Real problem out there.

Factually, Twitter had much more content than just these two categories, though ISIS recruitment was a major policy headline for Twitter in 2016.
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Take Slip·Aug 26, 2016·Jimbos
#PMT-2016-0826-16286
Big CatBig Cat

Houseboats are the safest long-term investment due to rising sea levels

Polar ice caps. The whole world's going to be the ocean eventually. I'd say houseboats actually are probably the safest investment out there. ... I'm talking like three, 400 years here. You might want to be the guy with the houseboat.

This is a satirical 400-year real estate prediction based on climate apocalypse.
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#PMT-2016-0824-9956
Big CatBig Cat

The Little League World Series is better when kids are crying

I think the Little League World Series is losing who they are. I think the mic'd up coaches saying that they love all their kids too much... I'm here to watch kids screw up and cry. If you're going to make me feel bad about that, I hate you.

Purely an opinion on entertainment value.
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Take Slip·Aug 24, 2016·Hmm
#PMT-2016-0824-9962
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady's absence from practice is linked to a heist or Roger Goodell's death threats

Tom Brady cut his thumb and missed the second preseason game... he then missed practice on Sunday and Monday... Roger Goodell just said that he received some death threats over the weekend. Hmm. Did Tom Brady take part in a heist? Something happened.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
This was a satirical joke; there is no evidence Tom Brady was involved in a heist or death threats.
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#PMT-2016-0824-9963
Big CatBig Cat

Roberto Aguayo needs to be bullied by Richie Incognito to fix his kicking

I think if we're going to truly go kicker psychiatrist, this is just a simple issue of Richie Incognito needs to go down there and bully him... We need Richie to go down to Tampa Bay, stuff him in a locker, tape him up so he can't move... keeping the kickers of the NFL in line.

Subjective comedic advice; Aguayo's career never truly recovered, bully or no bully.
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#PMT-2016-0822-18037
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady is injury-prone because he spent 12 years on the injury report

Is Tom Brady injury-prone? That's what it sounds like to me. It sounds like he's a China doll. Yeah, been on the injury report more than any other player. Got bit by the injury bug.

While technically listed on the report more than most, Brady was famously durable, playing until age 45 with very few games missed due to injury.
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#PMT-2016-0819-4900
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

DeAndre Jordan values an Olympic Gold medal over an NBA ring because he'll never win a championship

I like it because Carmelo [Anthony] and DeAndre [Jordan] are both guys who are kind of talented. But they're probably never going to win a championship unless they change teams. So what better way for DeAndre to capitalize on the surge of patriotism... than to say, yeah, you know what? It's all about the medal.

Hot TakeBasketballHotSarcastic
Neither Carmelo Anthony nor DeAndre Jordan ever won an NBA championship during their careers.
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#PMT-2016-0819-4901
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Swimming is not a sport; it is just a struggle to keep breathing

Swimming is not a sport. It's just trying to keep breathing.

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#PMT-2016-0817-11236
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Colin Kaepernick's dead arm is a blessing in disguise because it will make him a 'touch' passer

Dead arm was the best thing that could have happened to Colin Kaepernick. Now he's a touch guy. Great. Now he's Chad Pennington. It's like a reverse rookie of the year happens. Yes, yes. And he needs to cash in on it.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Kaepernick's career ended shortly after due to off-field controversy rather than a transformation into a touch passer.
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#PMT-2016-0817-11232
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Peyton Manning was using inferior steroids compared to James Harrison

I think what we can clearly tell is that if James Harrison was doing steroids and if Peyton Manning was doing steroids, Peyton Manning was doing way shittier steroids than James Harrison. Those were not from the same steroid guy.

Satirical take based on body type; Manning was cleared by the NFL, while Harrison and others remained under investigation at the time.
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