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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The College Football Playoff committee is intentionally keeping JMU out because they don't want any 'presidents' in the bracket

I think it's a anti-PFT thing. I think maybe the college football playoff committee has gone woke and they don't want any presidents in their bracket. Makes sense. It's sad. I mean, just fast forward 20 years, Trump University probably will be blacklisted too.

Hot TakeCFBHotSarcastic
The committee rankings are based on performance and strength of schedule, not a political aversion to 'presidents'.
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HankHank

My ceiling as a golfer might be higher as a lefty

I might be more... I can maybe my my ceiling is higher. Potentially left-handed more good at golf. My ceiling is higher. Damn. We'll see.

This is a personal claim that will be tested by Hank's actual golf performance over the next year.
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ZacZac

A 'hot blob' and an 'earth tilt' will make the Chicago winter catastrophic and uninhabitable

Apocalyptic winter might be upon us. Why? I think it's inhabitable winter. We might just have to go out of country... High pressure, massive ocean heat wave up in North Pacific. The blob... They're saying 2013-2014 had nothing on this blob.

Weather predictions this extreme are usually internet hoaxes or hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can pass the bar exam without going to law school if I study for four months

I have irrational confidence in myself to be able to pass the bar exam. It doesn't make any sense. I just think that if I, if I tried for like four months... I think I can, I can be a lawyer.

Passing the bar is notoriously difficult even for law graduates; doing so with four months of self-study is nearly impossible in most states.
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Take Slip·Nov 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1110-2937
MemesMemes

The Kansas City Chiefs will miss the playoffs

Memes, did you say that maybe the Chiefs won't make the playoffs? I did. You wanna stand on that? Sure. Okay. Chiefs won't make the playoffs. Oh, you're saying the Chiefs won't make the playoffs. Whoa.

Outcome depends on the 2025 NFL regular season results. Most people would consider this highly unlikely.
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Take Slip·Nov 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1110-2933
ZacZac

The Patriots have an inflated record due to an easy schedule

Patriots look, they look cool. Patriots might have an inflated record due to their current schedule this season... I'm hearing around the league that your schedule might not have been the hardest.

Schedule strength can be measured objectively, but whether a record is 'inflated' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Nov 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1110-2936
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is coaching malpractice for Brian Daboll to play Russell Wilson over Jameis Winston

The fact that [Brian Daboll] has Russ Wilson starting or coming in second off the bench instead of Jameis, is it's malpractice as a coach. I think that's actually a worse mistake than losing four consecutive games where you have a lead by 10 or more points.

The performance of the Giants' offense under various backups will provide context, but the 'malpractice' claim is subjective.
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Take Slip·Nov 7, 2025
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ZacZac

Drake Maye's early success is inflated due to an easy schedule

Drake May's wins might be a little inflated. Do their easy schedule this year. Whoa... Hottest take, I guess hottest take about this game would be... definitely a may win.

The quality of Maye's wins will be judged relative to his performance against better teams for the rest of the season.
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Take Slip·Nov 7, 2025
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The Italian race is essentially finished because they are too attracted to Latinas

He told me today that Italians were done in this country... because a lot of them are attracted to Latinas. And so then they have kids with Latinas and then there's no more Italians. Jerry just looked at his own kids and was like, man, Italians are done.

An absurd satirical claim that cannot be literally verified as it's hyperbole.
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Big CatBig Cat

The New Orleans Pelicans are 'soft quitting' the season to relocate

The Pelicans are just like soft quitting and gonna probably be in like relocate... they have no promotional calendar for the season... no bobbleheads... they're just soft quitting the Pelicans.

The Pelicans remain in New Orleans, and marketing lulls can be attributed to poor performance or front-office transition rather than relocation plans.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Bo Nix is a better version of Tim Tebow

Is Bo Nix just a better version of Tim Tebow? ... I'm saying Tim Tebow for the Broncos was awesome. Tebow time was incredible. I'm saying better version.

This is inherently subjective, comparing the careers and playing styles of two Broncos QBs.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Colts are the best team in football right now

The Colts who are the best team in football... Their offense is absolutely electric. They are like, they're just well-rounded all the way through.

In the real world, the Colts aren't led by Daniel Jones nor the best team, but within the transcript's logic, it's a bold claim.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 27, 2025
#PMT-2025-1027-17039
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am officially demanding a trade on behalf of AJ Brown

I side with AJ Brown. Yeah, I do. I do. It sounds like AJ his only crime. He's just too nice of a guy and he won't, he won't demand a trade. So I'll demand it for him. I'm demanding a trade on behalf of AJ Brown. Aj I will speak for you.

This is a comedic performance/demand that does not reflect actual league movement or player intent.
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Take Slip·Oct 27, 2025
#PMT-2025-1027-17048
Big CatBig Cat

Tucker Kraft is the best tight end in the NFL

Tucker Kraft best tight end in the NFL. I would say let's just, let's just get fucking reckless. That was yeah. Was the last thing we watched and yeah. Did he have 143 yards and two touchdowns and looked absolutely explosive and unguardable? Why not just fucking say it and then next week Sam LaPorta has a great game? No.

Kraft is a rising star, but ranking him over Travis Kelce or George Kittle is objectively a 'hot take' overreaction to one game.
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Take Slip·Oct 24, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tua Tagovailoa has 'low eyes' which causes him to miss linebackers

I feel like this is why in the draft you measure quarterbacks up to the eyeballs. You don't measure 'em to the top of the head. Tua's got a lot of wasted space in the forehead. Makes him a little bit taller on paper than he really is. He's got low eyes.

Inherently absurd anatomical observation used to explain performance.
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Take Slip·Oct 22, 2025
#PMT-2025-1022-10318
Big CatBig Cat

Jahmyr Gibbs is the best running back in football

I have a take... Why are we never saying, and I'll fix this going forward, Jahmyr Gibbs is the best running back in football? Because I think he is. I think it is partially because his first two years he split a lot of carries with David Montgomery. Now it feels like they're like, alright, he is—that's one of the fastest I've ever seen someone on a football field.

Inherently subjective, but could be measured by All-Pro votes or yardage at season's end.
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Take Slip·Oct 22, 2025
#PMT-2025-1022-10319
Big CatBig Cat

Jackson Smith-Njigba is the best wide receiver in the NFL this year

That was my other hot take. Jahmyr Gibbs the best running back; Jackson Smith-Njigba is the best wide receiver this year. He's having the best year... I know that the answer would be Jamar Chase and Justin Jefferson... but he's first in yards [and] he's tied for fifth in receptions.

Whether JSN finishes as the statistical or perceived best WR is subjective but testable by season-end honors.
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Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin Football is currently the worst program in Power Four football

Wisconsin football just because they're the worst team in college football, Power Four college football. It's an absolute joke what's happened to the program. They haven't scored a touchdown in two games. The culture's broken, the program's broken.

While Wisconsin is struggling, programs like Purdue or lower-tier ACC/SEC teams may statistically be 'worse'. This is mostly hyperbolic frustration.
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Take Slip·Oct 20, 2025
#PMT-2025-1020-2028
HankHank

The Patriots are unequivocally better than the Buccaneers and the Eagles right now.

[Big Cat]: Are the Patriots better than the Bucks and the Eagles right now? [Hank]: Yes. ... laughing at you when you mention the Patriots being the best team in this podcast. ... now I think it's, you know, the odds are a lot better.

This is a subjective power ranking comparison.
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Take Slip·Oct 13, 2025
#PMT-2025-1013-4339
Big CatBig Cat

Baker Mayfield is the current NFL MVP frontrunner

Baker Mayfield. That's it. It's Baker Mayfield... Baker Mayfield, they don't have the, the, the Bucks don't have Mike Evans. They don't have Chris Godwin... Baker Mayfield. Not, not MVP candidate MVP, he might be a front runner right now.

Baker Mayfield did not win the MVP in 2024; Lamar Jackson won his second.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1010-16598
MaxMax

Every Philadelphia sports team should be blown up and started from ground zero

Done. Everything's done. Blow it up. Blow up. Start every single team from ground zero. No, I, every single one of 'em, I'm done with the union.

The teams were not literally blown up, though the Phillies were eliminated and the Eagles continued a rough stretch.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025
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MaxMax

The Phillies' loss to the Dodgers is the worst in playoff history since Bill Buckner

It's the worst loss in playoff history since Bill Buckner. He should have gone to first. That is a play that you would be shocked to see on a little league field.

While a terrible error, several other high-profile playoff blunders (e.g., Jean Segura, various blown leads) have occurred since Buckner.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1010-16603
MaxMax

Jalen Hurts looks like the worst quarterback in the NFL

Jalen Hurts looks like the worst fucking quarterback in the NFL. He's a bad quarterback right now.

Hurts finished the season with respectable stats, far from being the objective 'worst' in the NFL despite a mid-season slump.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025
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MaxMax

Saquon Barkley has been horrible all season for the Eagles

Saquon also all of a sudden sucks. Now that no one's talking about that. He's horrible. He's been horrible all year. The whole team sucks. Everyone sucks.

Barkley was actually one of the top rushing leaders in the 2024-25 timeframe, making this factually incorrect even as a heated opinion.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025·Picks
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HankHank

Patrick Mahomes is officially washed

Mahomes is washed. Washed. These two days under 500 he's washed.

Mahomes remained a top-tier quarterback and won the Super Bowl in the real-world 2024 season, and likely remained elite in the show's hypothetical 2025.
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Take Slip·Oct 6, 2025
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MemesMemes

The 2025 Jets are the worst team in football

They're on the clock. It's over. This is the worst team in football. And probably the worst team I've ever watched.

A hyperbolic opinion about a simulated team's quality.
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Take Slip·Oct 6, 2025
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MemesMemes

Justin Fields is a loser

Justin Fields is perfect for this team... he's a perfect quarterback to lose games and that's it. That's all he is. He is a loser.

Subjective characterization of a player.
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Take Slip·Oct 6, 2025
#PMT-2025-1006-15093
Big CatBig Cat

Just bet the Lions every week because they are a covering machine

I read you the stats on Friday. Just bet the Lions every week all they do is cover. It doesn't matter the spread. They are a covering machine.

The Lions were actually one of the best ATS teams in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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HankHank

Taylor Swift's new album is a flop

My other's back the week is Taylor Swift... heard it was a flop. From what I've seen, I, I would give it not her best... some are saying it's, it's chat GPT. It's it's, yeah.

Subjective pop culture critique.
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Take Slip·Oct 3, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers would have a Super Bowl by now if they had drafted Mac Jones instead of Trey Lance

If the 49ers draft Mac Jones like was rumored instead of Trey Lance, so many things are different. The 49ers probably win a Super Bowl. Mac Jones is one of the highest paid QBs in football. And we never find out just how good Brock Purdy is.

This is an unprovable hypothetical, though Mac Jones did find success later in his career with the 49ers in this specific timeline.
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Take Slip·Oct 3, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2024 Eagles are the worst 20-1 team in NFL history

Is this Eagle's team the worst 20 and one team in their last 21 games of all time... every, literally every negative thing that I've said about the Eagles this year has come from a place of extreme jealousy and also trying to stir Max up... I think the Eagles, yeah, they're the worst.

Purely subjective hot take designed to frustrate an Eagles fan.
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Take Slip·Oct 3, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jalen Hurts is the new Joe Flacco

I think he's, he's become the new Joe Flacco where he won a Super Bowl, but everyone's trying to fight. Is Jalen Hurts Elite sound off in the comments?

Subjective comparison of two quarterbacks' public perceptions.
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Take Slip·Oct 1, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bengals should trade for Jameis Winston to save their season

We need Jameis so, so badly... At least Jameis is gonna sling it. At least he's gonna throw it... because it's a national emergency.

Whether the Bengals actually trade for Winston or if he would fix the offense is pending/subjective.
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Take Slip·Oct 1, 2025
#PMT-2025-1001-16588
Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Texas Tech is easily the best team in the Big 12 right now

I think they're clearly the best team in the Big 12... I think Texas Tech outclass them, everybody in that conference by a mile.

The Big 12 season is ongoing.
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Take Slip·Sep 29, 2025
#PMT-2025-0929-14707
HankHank

Drake Maye has signs of playing better in year two than Tom Brady did

We got a long ways to go, but [Drake Maye] has signs, he plays better in year two than Brady did. Year two was a Super Bowl win, but he wasn't lighting it up as the quarterback.

Directly comparing a young QB to the GOAT is almost always incorrect in the long run, though Maye's 2025 stats may be better than 2001 Brady's.
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Take Slip·Sep 29, 2025
#PMT-2025-0929-14708
HankHank

The Patriots are the best team represented on the show

Best team on this show. [Patriots]. If we win Sunday? Yeah. Eagles have a hard schedule. I ride with my guys.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Comparing the Patriots to the 4-0 Eagles is highly debatable and likely biased.
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Big CatBig Cat

If you care about the Super Bowl halftime show, you're not a football guy

I'll say it. If you have a hot take, a really strong opinion about the Super Bowl halftime show, you're not a fucking football guy. You showed yourself. You're an anti-football pussy. You gotta watch film at halftime. You gotta figure out what to bet in the second half.

Definition of a 'football guy' is subjective and satirical.
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Take Slip·Sep 26, 2025·Picks
#PMT-2025-0926-6080
Big CatBig Cat

The Patrick Mahomes 'conversation' will be triggered if the Chiefs lose badly to the Ravens

At what point do we have to say there's maybe Mahomes isn't what he was... This is the conversation game. If they lose and it's close, then it's not time for the conversation. Right. But we will have a definitive answer after this game. Yeah. We'll give you your answer on Sunday night.

Mahomes led the Chiefs to another Super Bowl win in Feb 2024 and Feb 2025, making any 'conversation' about him being washed incorrect.
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Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin football is in a dark place and may not win another game this year

We're in a lot of trouble. A lot of trouble. Like dark, dark times... I don't know if they're gonna win another game this year.

The Badgers are likely to win at least one more game, making 'not winning another game' factually unlikely but emotionally true for a fan.
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Big CatBig Cat

Lane Kiffin's daughter's relationship with an LSU player is a 'coordinated attack' to get intel

He definitely knew. They've been dating for a while. He posted a picture of her... he's already talked to Weeks about what they're gonna run on defense.

Highly unlikely to be a literal 'coordinated attack' for coaching intel, but a funny sports theory.
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Take Slip·Sep 22, 2025
#PMT-2025-0922-1592
MemesMemes

Marcus Mariota might be the best quarterback on the Washington Commanders roster

I just said, I was just like, what if Marcus Mariota is the best quarterback on the Washington Commanders roster.

Daniels is the franchise cornerstone, but Mariota's performance in relief has sparked debate in this specific fictionalized timeline.
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Take Slip·Sep 22, 2025
#PMT-2025-0922-1597
HankHank

Marvin Harrison Jr. currently has the yips

Marvin Harrison Jr. might suck dude... I'm not scared to say it. Apparently you are, but yeah. He has the yips. You said it earlier, can receivers... he has the yips. Both him and Brian Thomas.

Harrison's career is just beginning; labeling it 'yips' this early is speculative.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2025
#PMT-2025-0919-15353
Big CatBig Cat

I'm officially declaring that tits are back and the era of the 'ass boys' is over

I said, tits are back. I said, the, the ass, the the ass boys had their little run, but tits are all the way back. And people were like, bro, you're fucking 50 and you're talking about this, like, yeah. That's awesome.

This is entirely a matter of aesthetic preference and cultural vibes, which are inherently subjective.
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Take Slip·Sep 19, 2025
#PMT-2025-0919-15359
Fred SmootFred Smoot

Pumpkins are useless food that only hippos and squirrels actually enjoy

I got a vendetta against everything pumpkin... nobody likes pumpkins, we're just forced to do a lot of stuff that we just forced to do as human beings... The only animal [that eats it] is the hippopotamus and squirrels.

His claim that nobody likes them is hyperbole, making it subjective food commentary.
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MemesMemes

If the Jets lose to the Buccaneers and their backup offensive line, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn should be fired

I was saying if, if the, if the defense gets embarrassed by an all backup offensive line... he should probably be [fired]. Must compete. I wanna see a competitive football team.

Aaron Glenn was not fired immediately following a Week 3 loss.
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HankHank

I am a better rock skipper than both Big Cat and PFT Commenter

I think I'm better than PFT... I didn't say guaranteed, but I think I am [better than both]. I don't know. I just think I'm, I think I'm a good, I'm, I have a lot of experience skipping rocks.

Pending a physical competition/video evidence between the three.
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Take Slip·Sep 17, 2025
#PMT-2025-0917-17244
Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Arch Manning stinks right now and is a fundamentally different quarterback than we expected

I don't know what the hell this is. It looks like he's throwing from a different arm slot... I thought maybe he could be average at worst. I don't know what the hell this is... it does feel like it's mental. It feels like the yips almost.

This claim is about a specific point in time (Sept 2025). Correctness depends on his performance throughout the remainder of the season.
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Take Slip·Sep 17, 2025
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CM PunkCM Punk

St. Louis is a terrible city with shit sports teams and paste-like pizza

St. Louis isn't great. Sports teams shit. Pizza not good. I don't even think it's cheese. I think they use like, some sort of glue or paste. It's a whole, whole entire city of people sitting under an arch eating paste.

Opinion on a city's quality and food.
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Take Slip·Sep 15, 2025
#PMT-2025-0915-14930
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brandon Aubrey could be a first or second-round draft pick if re-drafted

If he entered the NFL draft next year, if somehow he got reclassified back and he wasn't in the NFL and was eligible to be drafted, there would be a team that would take him in the second round. I'm saying he is so much better than any other kicker in the NFL.

Kickers almost never go in the early rounds, making this highly debatable but Aubrey's talent is real.
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Take Slip·Sep 15, 2025
#PMT-2025-0915-14932
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers are better when they have a shitty quarterback

I think the Steelers are better when they have a shitty quarterback... I think that they're better when their defense knows that they have to be like impregnable.

It's a psychological theory that can't be objectively proven but fits Mike Tomlin's historic patterns.
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