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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1222-11239
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

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

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

The Ravens lost that game 41-21 and struggled significantly down the stretch without Lamar.
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Take Slip·Dec 10, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1210-13855
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Lamar Jackson is a limited passer who stinks at throwing short passes

I will say it with my chest. When I criticize his throwing short passes, he does stink at throwing short passes.

Lamar Jackson's accuracy on short, touch passes has been a frequent point of statistical and scout criticism throughout his career.
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Take Slip·Nov 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1124-6385
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Boyle should not be in the NFL

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

Boyle's career stats are objectively poor, but he remains in the league, often attributed to his 'good in the room' qualities.
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Take Slip·Nov 19, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1119-10710
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm betting on Lamar Jackson because he plays better with diarrhea

Another important thing to note is that Lamar Jackson has been out two days this week with diarrhea. Again, he's the most diarrhea quarterback in the NFL and he always plays great. He plays lighter when he's at diarrhea. So this is a big time intestinal bug issue for the Ravens and for Lamar Jackson. So I'm going to bet on Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson ended up being inactive for the game due to his illness. The Ravens won with Tyler Huntley, but PFT's specific bet on 'diarrhea Lamar' playing didn't happen.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 8, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-1008-14537
Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys are currently #2 in the NFL if we used BCS rankings

If we did BCS rankings for the teams right now, I think the Super Bowl would maybe be the Cardinals versus the Cowboys because the Cowboys have the best loss. I think the Cowboys might be number two in the BCS.

This is a subjective ranking based on a hypothetical system.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0924-825
Big CatBig Cat

The Las Vegas Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team in the NFL.

The Raiders are the most fraudulent 2-0 team... I don't know if they're that good. I think they're okay. They're not that good.

The Raiders finished 10-7 and made the playoffs, which usually disqualifies 'fraudulent 2-0' status.
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Take Slip·Sep 24, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0924-827
Big CatBig Cat

NFL teams should sit their starting quarterback when playing against Aaron Donald to avoid injury.

Anytime a team plays Aaron Donald, they should sit their starting quarterback.

While funny, teams do not actually do this.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 26, 2021·Picks
#PMT-2021-0326-15140
HankHank

Creighton will upset #1 overall seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16

I think they're [Gonzaga] getting upset. Yep. Against Creighton? Yep. With the P-word [Greg McDermott's plantation comment]? Yep.

Gonzaga beat Creighton easily, 83-65.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 20, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-1120-12936
Big CatBig Cat

Matt Patricia is the 'dumbest rocket scientist' in the world

I think that Matt Patricia is, without a doubt, the dumbest rocket science on the face of the earth right now.

Patricia was fired by the Lions shortly after this episode (following a Thanksgiving loss) with a career record of 13-29-1.
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Take Slip·Nov 6, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-1106-231
Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Tannehill is a great quarterback, but he still actually stinks

Ryan Tannehill still stinks. I don't have anything beyond my eyes that told me that he still deserves not to be honest my guts right. It's my guts that are telling me that he still stinks. I just I still don't trust him. I've never trusted Ryan Tannehill... he is just been delaying the stinking.

Tannehill finished 2020 with 33 TDs and 7 INTs, leading the Titans to an 11-5 record. He was objectively very good in 2020, making this take factually incorrect.
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Take Slip·Nov 6, 2020·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Daniel Jones is JaMarcus Russell 2.0 because of his turnover rate

Daniel Jones and JaMarcus Russell had the same player in terms of turnovers... I will bring you know what I want. I will bring that exact same energy starting this weekend Daniel Jones. I'm going to run with that but is he is JaMarcus Russell 2.0.

While Jones struggled with turnovers, he eventually led the Giants to a playoff win, far exceeding JaMarcus Russell's career achievements.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 30, 2020·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Seahawks defense is soft

I'm going to say that I think that the the Seahawks defense I'm going to use the S word. I think they're soft. I'll link their sauce sauce. Yeah. Yeah. I'm sorry, you know, what's terrible, you know, I'm doing right now. I'm giving side I to I'm throwing shade. Yeah all the s words for Seattle's defense know they're really I think that the Niners come out and just absolutely take their soul from them.

The Seahawks beat the 49ers 37-27 that weekend, though their defense was statistically one of the worst in the league for much of the 2020 season.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 18, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0918-18564
Big CatBig Cat

Bill O'Brien general manager should fire Bill O'Brien head coach

Bill O'Brien general manager of the Texans is firing Bill O'Brien head coach of the Texan. I would love to see it... It's the opposite of Bill Parcells when he was in Dallas and said if you're going to ask me cook dinner, then at least let me shop for the groceries.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Bill O'Brien was fired from both roles just a few weeks later in October 2020 after an 0-4 start.
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Take Slip·Sep 11, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0911-19780
Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers and Patriots Week 1 results will be a referendum on Tom Brady's legacy

What has to happen is we need the Buccaneers to win and the Patriots to lose or the Patriots to win the Buccaneers to lose so we can really hammer into that story. Storylines cannot be taken back. This weekend is a referendum on the life-altering change of course that Tom Brady made.

The Patriots won their opener while the Bucs lost theirs, leading to a week of 'Brady was the problem' takes before the Bucs eventually won the Super Bowl.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 29, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0729-7457
Billy FootballBilly Football

Viagra is an effective pre-workout supplement for getting a pump

And sildenafil is for a pump. It just gets your veins... sildenafil is the active ingredient Viagra, but it's sick for pump.

Sildenafil is a vasodilator, and some bodybuilders do use it to increase blood flow (a 'pump'), though it is not a standard or medically recommended pre-workout.
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Take Slip·Jul 29, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0729-7458
Billy FootballBilly Football

Aliens come from the center of the Earth, not outer space

Honestly, there's aliens of courting the government but I don't think the aliens come from outer space. I actually think that they come from within the center of the Earth... they are beings at the center of the earth that are coming to the surface.

This is a non-verifiable conspiracy theory.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 9, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0309-18263
Big CatBig Cat

Wearing a 'PMT Karate Black Belt' shirt is the ultimate life hack to avoid fights

I have an idea it dawned on me... we are going to start PMT karate and sell the shirt... you according to us. We are the heads of PMT. Karate you listening right now. You have a black belt. Yeah, so you are not stealing Valor... No one will fight you. That's the whole point of wearing the shirt.

While the shirts were likely sold, the claim that they would make the hosts 'millionaires' or actually prevent fights is humorous exaggeration.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020·Picks
#PMT-2020-0214-3960
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I might get an NFL call-up as a 'camp leg' based on my XFL kicking film

I'm also thinking that there's an outside chance that with what I've put on film already and what I will continue to put on film, maybe I get a call for a training camp for an NFL team. Maybe I'm a camp leg... They need camp legs. I'm not worse than Vinatieri. I'm a better kicker than the greatest kicker of all time.

PFT did not receive an NFL training camp invite.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 22, 2019·Picks
#PMT-2019-1122-15721
Big CatBig Cat

The Packers are frauds and their defense is a fraud

I convinced myself the Packers are frauds every single week until they win the Super Bowl and then I cry in a puddle... I think their defense is a fraud.

The 49ers dominated the Packers 37-8 that weekend, supporting the 'fraud' narrative for that specific game.
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Take Slip·Nov 22, 2019·Picks
#PMT-2019-1122-15724
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jets +3 against the Raiders is the start of a run to the playoffs

My Underdog is the Jets... Jets plus 3 the run the table. Yeah, they're good. We're in the middle the early stages the table runner. Yes, but I think that they could handle the business at home.

The Jets beat the Raiders 34-3, but they did not 'run the table.' They lost to the winless Bengals the following week and finished the season 7-9, missing the playoffs.
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Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Picks
#PMT-2019-1004-11103
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ravens are severely overrated

I do think the Ravens are severely overrated. ... They've done a major comeback to earth for the last couple weeks.

The Ravens went on to win 12 straight games after this take, finishing 14-2. Lamar Jackson won MVP unanimously. They were definitively not overrated in the regular season, though they did lose their first playoff game.
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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.
Loss
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.
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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.
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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.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 5, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-1005-11371
Big CatBig Cat

Ben Roethlisberger is 'officially fully broken'

I don't know if we could say Ben [Roethlisberger] at home is a good quarterback right now. He's just, he's broken. He's broken. He is finally officially fully broken. It happened. Ben is broken.

Roethlisberger actually led the NFL in passing yards (5,129) in 2018. While he had a severe elbow injury in 2019, he was far from 'fully broken' at the time of this take.
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Take Slip·Sep 14, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0914-8130
Big CatBig Cat

The Lions have already quit on Matt Patricia

The Lions already quit on Matt Patricia. I think he's already lost the locker room. I'm going to go all the way there... They already hate Matt Patricia. They already hate that stupid backwards hat and the trash bag he wears.

Patricia's tenure was characterized by a massive rift between him and the players (like Darius Slay and Quandre Diggs), leading to his firing in 2020.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0907-3548
Big CatBig Cat

I am not a Patrick Mahomes guy

I want to be on the record that I am not a Mahomes guy. Okay. Put me on the record. Put me in the history books.

Mahomes won the MVP in 2018 and became the face of the NFL.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 13, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0613-14975
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US will win the 2018 World Cup

I'm going with the U.S... They could still come back. You never count the U.S. out until they're totally out.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
The US Men's National Team did not participate in the 2018 World Cup.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0525-18719
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Paul's shimmy was disrespectful to the game of basketball

When I say it was disrespectful, it wasn't disrespectful to Steph Curry. It was disrespectful to the game of basketball that he did it because they're friends. And so he did it like as a playful thing. I don't like that. I don't like playful jousting. You've got to hate the other men.

Subjective opinion on sportsmanship.
Push
Take Slip·Apr 13, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0413-3479
Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors will beat the Cavs in the Finals in only three games

I'm going Cavs-Warriors again, and the Warriors win in three games.

While you can't win a series in 3 games, the Warriors did sweep the Cavs in 4 games.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 17, 2017·Picks
#PMT-2017-1117-3567
Big CatBig Cat

The Chargers will be the best team to not make the playoffs this season

I'm taking the Chargers, minus four, the best team to not make the playoffs. ... I stand by that. They have an unbelievable pass rush. Phil Rivers, they almost win every single game. They're going to be the best team that doesn't make the playoffs.

The Chargers finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker with the Bills and Titans. They were widely considered the best team to miss the 2017 postseason.
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Take Slip·Oct 16, 2017·Picks
#PMT-2017-1016-14646
Big CatBig Cat

Instant replay should be abolished in sports

I think we should actually get rid of instant replay. All together, just give it all the power back to the refs and the umps... I feel like I watch instant replays more than I watch sports now.

Replay has only expanded since 2017, making this take incorrect in terms of the direction of sports.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 13, 2017·Picks
#PMT-2017-1013-18751
Big CatBig Cat

Cam Newton stinks again

Cam Newton stinks again. Well, that's not entirely true. Okay. He kind of stinks. He likes to go up and down. I feel like when Cam, when everyone's like, ooh, Cam's putting it all together. He's like, hey, guys, watch this. Hey, hold my avocado. Watch this. Because he's a millennial. He's going to fucking just throw three interceptions and look like trash.

Newton's 2017 season was uneven; he threw 22 TDs and 16 INTs, a decline from his MVP peak but far from 'stinking' (he led them to the playoffs).
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Take Slip·Mar 20, 2017·Picks
#PMT-2017-0320-17177
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bob Huggins will have a heart attack in the finals because of the desert heat

Bob Huggins is going to have a heart attack during the game or at the end of the game. Leave it all out on the court, and they're going to win... And it's in the desert, too. Way too hot for Huggie Bear.

Hot TakeCBBScorchingSarcastic
West Virginia lost in the Sweet 16, and Bob Huggins did not have a heart attack during the 2017 tournament.
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