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Big CatBig Cat

Firing Mike Vrabel was a stupid move by the Titans

Mike Vrabel fired by the Titans. I don't know, I think that's a really stupid move by the Titans... Mike Vrabel has had insane amounts of success with Ryan Tannehill as quarterback. Find me another coach could get the, or Ryan Tannehill to the AFC championship game.

It is an opinion on a coaching move, though Vrabel was a highly sought-after free agent coach (though he didn't land a head coaching job immediately).
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Big CatBig Cat

Jameis Winston has a job for life at Barstool Sports if he doesn't get another NFL contract

I'll say this right now, if Jameis Winston doesn't get another job in the NFL, he has a job for life at Barstool. I don't know how we're gonna financially make that work, but I'm gonna say it right now. Just to be a dude. Hang out. Just be a vibes guy.

Winston stayed in the NFL by signing with the Browns, so the job offer condition was not triggered.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick will not be the head coach of the Patriots next season

I do not think that Belichick will be the coach in New England next year... It feels like there's so much smoke. I agree. I just, I think it would be stupid. I think you should keep 'em. But it does feel like there was so much talk about it.

The Patriots and Belichick mutually agreed to part ways on January 11, 2024, the day after this episode aired.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Harbaugh will eventually coach the Chargers or the Raiders

I think Harbaugh's gonna go to the Chargers or the Raiders.

Harbaugh was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers.
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MaxMax

The Flyers were right to trade Cutter Gauthier after he refused to meet with the front office

The team of the Flyers are in the right for trading him. He told Philly that he wanted to play for Philly and then change his mind two months later... He ghosted every phone call... The front office of the Flyers flew to Sweden to meet with him... He refused to meet with them.

This is a subjective assessment of a team's front office decision.
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MaxMax

Cutter Gauthier is a 'pussy' for refusing to play for the Flyers

That guy's a cutter's a pussy. That's a, that's a fact. Because... he told Philly that he wanted to play for Philly and then change his mind two months later.

This is a purely subjective insult based on sports fandom.
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HankHank

NBA officiating in the Celtics-Pacers game was 'very questionable' after reversing a clear foul

Last night against the Pacers... Jalen Brown had a game tying shot attempt that they call the foul. They reviewed the tape, he clearly got hit in the head. They reversed it, gave the pacers the ball back... very questionable. Very, very questionable.

The NBA L2M report later confirmed that Buddy Hield should have been called for a foul on Jaylen Brown.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

The Rams' visit to Detroit has 'upset' written all over it

The Rams. The Rams coming to Detroit because... this game to me has upset written all over. And I think because of the way the Rams are playing, I mean even the way they played against San Francisco... just the way they played the game up front on the offensive line... they're crafty, but it's really effective.

The Lions defeated the Rams 24-23 in the Wild Card round.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

Kyron Williams is the best running back Sean McVay has ever coached

Kyron Williams... I think he's the best running back McVay's had. And so, not that it's a long list or anything, but this guy is a difference maker... Stafford's underneath the center... now the running game has really taken over.

This is a subjective comparison of player performance across different eras.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

The Eagles' offense has become very predictable and lacks answers for pressure

I feel like if I was playing defense against the Eagles, that I would just be calling their plays out. Like there's like, honestly I know guys at the bar in South Philly that are calling the same plays out. They're just very predictable... When they came after [Jalen Hurts]... they had no answer. What's your answer? What should Jalen Hertz do if they've got a free hitter coming out?

The Eagles' offensive struggles continued in the playoffs, where they were held to 9 points by the Buccaneers.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers' blitz packages will give the Eagles' offense major problems

That's all Todd Bowles does... that guy's drawing up pressures right now at Tampa. Like they better be ready for it because... the bull's getting the Eagles offense right now and they better be ready for it because it's coming... Jalen [Hertz] needs an out, if they're gonna come after him the way they can.

The Buccaneers beat the Eagles 32-9 in the Wild Card round, largely by harassing Jalen Hurts with blitzes as Baldinger predicted.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

The Packers have a better chance of upsetting the Cowboys than the Steelers have of upsetting the Bills

I would say the Packers [have a better chance], because Aaron Jones right now... that guy's an unbelievable player... Green Bay has a better chance [of an upset]. [Jordan Love] threw a couple plays last week in Chicago... classic Aaron Rogers.

The Packers upset the Cowboys 48-32, while the Steelers lost 31-17 to the Bills.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

San Francisco and Baltimore are the two best teams and will meet in the Super Bowl

I'll give you just chalk San Francisco, Baltimore, because I think they've been the two best teams all year. So that's how I'm thinking.

While the 49ers won the NFC, the Ravens lost the AFC Championship game to the Chiefs.
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Brian BaldingerBrian Baldinger

Jim Harbaugh is definitely leaving Michigan for the NFL to win a Super Bowl

Oh, he is gone. He's gone. He's going to win a Super Bowl championship. It's already, like, his mind's already, like they might celebrate today and have some fun in Ann Arbor. They should, but I think he's on his way to the NFL.

Jim Harbaugh left Michigan to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on January 24, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

I hate watching playoff football on an app like Peacock

I hate the experience of watching a game on an app as opposed to watching on TV, where you can easily and elegantly and seamlessly flip back and forth and show off your skills going back to the game right as it's about to snap again... it's a playoff game and it stinks.

This is a subjective preference about the viewing experience.
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Big CatBig Cat

This might be Mike Tomlin's best coaching job ever

This might be Mike Tomlin's best coaching job ever. And it's crazy when they were 7-4, they were also like the most Mickey Mouse 7-4 of all time. But that's because Mike Tomlin is a pretty damn good coach. And so he was able to win all those games when they were getting outgained back to back to back.

The Steelers finished 10-7 and made the playoffs despite a difficult mid-season stretch and QB turnover, validating the claim of a high-level coaching performance.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars' collapse was caused by the 'Curse of the Terrible Towel'

Since the Jaguars disrespected the towel [The Steelers' Terrible Towel], the Jaguars slid into oblivion. The Steelers end up taking the Jaguar's playoff spot right on the last day of the season. You can't argue otherwise.

The Jags did fall from 8-3 to out of the playoffs, though obviously not due to a literal curse.
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Big CatBig Cat

Only four NFL teams would say no to trading their QB for CJ Stroud right now

How many teams would say no if they asked if you called him up and was like, CJ Stroud for your quarterback? The Bills. The Chiefs. I think it's four. I think it's the Bengals and the Ravens. I think that's it. I think every other team would probably say yes. Especially given his contract.

This is a subjective valuation of player assets across the league, though Stroud's performance and rookie deal make him one of the most valuable assets in sports.
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Big CatBig Cat

The AFC is wide open and the Bills are as good as anyone when playing their best

If you think the Bills win that Chiefs game, bet 'em to win the Super Bowl at 35 to 1 because the AFC is so wide open and the Bill's best is just as good as anyone else. The bill's worst is really, really bad.

The Bills lost to the Chiefs in the Divisional Round, so the 35-1 bet would have been a loser.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chiefs are very dangerous in the playoffs and you shouldn't bet against Mahomes

The Chiefs might actually be very dangerous this Playoffs... Patrick Mahomes, people are actually disrespecting the Chiefs and being like, they can't do anything. And it's Patrick Mahomes. So that really, that's all you gotta say. It's Patrick Mahomes in the Playoffs. You don't wanna bet against that guy.

The Chiefs went on to win Super Bowl LVIII, proving Big Cat's warning about Mahomes in the playoffs was spot on.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saints' mutiny against Dennis Allen shows he has lost the locker room

Dennis Allen losing the locker room. The whole team went rogue. It was a mutiny. The whole team was like, it was like in Rudy when they put their jerseys on the table and they said, we want this guy coach. That's what they did for Jamal Williams. So then Dennis Allen had to apologize after the game.

The incident was widely reported as a team decision that contradicted Allen's orders, though Allen remained the coach for part of the following season before being fired in late 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

I would take Rome Odunze over Marvin Harrison Jr.

I would maybe take Rome Odunze over Marvin Harrison Jr. I think I'd do it. I have a take. [The Falcons] are gonna have the best collection of skill players [with Odunze].

Subjective comparison between two rookies, though Marvin Harrison Jr. was drafted higher (4th vs 9th).
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Falcons would have made the playoffs if Taylor Heinicke had started the entire season

My take is that if Taylor Heinicke started the entire season, the Falcons in the Playoffs.

The Falcons finished 7-10 and Heinicke struggled in several starts (5 TDs, 4 INTs), casting doubt on the idea that he would have significantly elevated the team over a full season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mac Jones will start more than 6.5 more games in his NFL career

How many more games [does] Mac Jones [start] in the NFL? I'd say over [six and a half].

Big Cat bet the over on Mac Jones starting more than 6.5 more NFL games. After the prediction (Jan 2024), Jones started 7 games for the Jaguars in 2024 and 8 more for the 49ers in 2025, totaling at least 15 additional starts — well over the 6.5 line.
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HankHank

The Patriots should draft Marvin Harrison Jr.

I'm down for Marvin Harrison Jr. He's gonna slip approach. You're gonna take Caleb Williams. You're gonna take Drake May... I'm down for, give me Marvin Harrison Jr.

The Patriots did not draft Marvin Harrison Jr.; they selected QB Drake May with the 3rd overall pick.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Packers' ability to find Hall of Fame quarterbacks is unfair and they are a model organization

Jordan Love is really fucking good... The Packers going from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers [to] Jordan Love is just the shining example of how unfair life is... they have a great coach. They have a great infrastructure. They figured out the hack to quarterbacks: draft 'em, sit 'em, make 'em good, make 'em Hall of Famers.

Jordan Love's strong first season as a starter and a playoff win over the Cowboys validated the 'model organization' claim for the post-Rodgers era.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am leaning toward the Bears drafting Caleb Williams #1 overall

I lean Caleb Williams. He's so fucking good. And he would be, he would also just make me excited for a couple more years... whatever the choices are, they gotta make the right choices. I would lean, Caleb Williams.

The Bears did select Caleb Williams with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Love is the real deal and the Packers are a model organization for QB development

Jordan Love is the real deal there. I said it. Happy Packers fans. They figured out the hack to quarterbacks: draft 'em, sit 'em, make 'em good, make 'em Hall of Famers. Then you set 'em free... and just restart the whole fucking thing.

Love proved this take correct by leading Green Bay to a playoff win and signing a record-setting contract extension in the 2024 offseason.
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MaxMax

The Eagles are legitimately the worst team in football right now

The team's bad football team right now. I don't care what they were doing at the first 11 games... They're legitimately the worst team in football right now.

While not literally the worst (compared to 2-win teams), the Eagles' playoff blowout loss to Tampa Bay supported the claim that they were one of the least competitive teams by season's end.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would be excited for Bill Belichick to break the coaching wins record with the Commanders

I'm excited about Belichick possibilities... I would be excited for Bill to break the old time record for coaching wins on my sideline rather than the [Patriots] sideline.

Belichick did not take the Commanders job and remains a free agent/media member.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rams are officially dangerous in the playoffs

The Rams are dangerous. I'm gonna, I keep saying it. Rams are dangerous. They're officially dangerous.

The Rams were 'dangerous' in a literal sense, nearly beating the Lions in a one-point Wild Card loss, but they did not go on a run.
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Big CatBig Cat

Antonio Pierce should be the permanent head coach of the Raiders

Antonio Pierce should be the head coach. That's all I got. I have a feeling that he's not... the Raiders are gonna screw this up.

Pierce was indeed hired as the permanent head coach on January 19, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Harbaugh's biohacking sleep theory is actually true

Jim Harbaugh is biohacking. He's figured out how to hack sleep. He said two nights before is the sleep that you play on... I've seen some people in the distance running community be like, he's actually not wrong about this.

While anecdotal, many athletic trainers agree that the 'sleep before the sleep' is critical for performance due to nerves on the final night.
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Big CatBig Cat

Michigan will win the National Championship but Washington plus the points is the smart bet

My heart is putting me on Washington, but my testicles are saying Michigan... I'm leaning towards betting Washington in the points. But I think Michigan's gonna win.

Michigan won 34-13, easily covering the 4.5 point spread.
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HankHank

Max Homa will win a major championship in 2024

Max Homa is gonna win a major this year. I think this year. Hundred percent.

Homa's best finish in 2024 was T3 at the Masters, but he did not win a major.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Draymond Green has learned his lesson and won't punch anyone again

I predict that Draymond has learned his lesson. He won't do this again. I think that Draymond had a brief mental error, a brief moment where he blacked out a little bit, a heated gaming moment and he, he will not be making that mistake again. Draymond's a new man.

While Draymond did not have another major 'punching' incident in the immediate months following, his history suggests the sarcasm was warranted; however, literally, he did return and play without a similar suspension for the rest of that season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Coming back from playing for the New York Jets is more impressive than coming back from the dead

Coming back from playing for the New York Jets is more impressive than coming back from the dead [than DeMar Hamlin]. And then taking the Cleveland Browns to the Playoffs. He's basically the next Jesus.

The take is satirical and hyperbolic; it cannot be literally 'correct', but it expresses a strong opinion on Flacco's performance.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders should hire Antonio Pierce full-time for life

Antonio Pierce has been hired full-time again, they should just remove that, that title. Make him head coach for life. Or at least just remove the interim tag before the game and get a nice little boost.

The Raiders did eventually hire Antonio Pierce as their full-time head coach on January 19, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Ravens are very live to beat the Steelers despite resting starters

I am of the belief that Tyler Huntley and the way this game goes, that the Ravens are very live in this game. I think they're live in this game because the Ravens are the best team in the NFL at playing games like this.

The Ravens lost to the Steelers 17-10 on January 6, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

Will Anderson Jr. should be the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

I'm also rooting for Will Anderson to get a couple sacks and become the defensive rookie of the year. Because he should be... if I had a vote.

Will Anderson Jr. officially won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award on February 8, 2024.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Titans will beat the Jaguars as Mike Vrabel's revenge Super Bowl

I think that this is the Titans too. I don't believe in the Jaguars. It's just the Mike Vrabel in a week... against the Jacksonville Jaguars who are battered and beaten. This is Vrabel's Super Bowl this year also revenge.

The Titans beat the Jaguars 28-20, knocking Jacksonville out of the playoffs.
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HankHank

Bill Belichick will not lose to the New York Jets

I've been saying for the last three weeks, Bill Belichick will not lose to the Jets. I feel like Bill Belichick, if he does get fired, they need to make that its own day.

The Patriots lost to the Jets 17-3 on January 7, 2024, in what turned out to be Belichick's final game as Patriots head coach.
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Big CatBig Cat

I give Matt Eberflus my full vote of confidence as the Bears head coach

Full vote of confidence. He's our coach. What more could you say about your coach than saying he's our coach... I'm galvanizing around the Bears and [Matt] Eberflus.

The Bears officially retained Matt Eberflus for the 2024 season following the end of the regular season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Nick Sirianni deflecting blame for the Seattle loss is the mark of a great coach

If [Nick] Sirianni actually said that to the media about the end of the Seattle game, just to get heat on himself and to detract from his players or deflect the heat from his players. That's a mark of a great coach right there.

This is a subjective assessment of a coach's leadership tactics.
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Big CatBig Cat

The only thing that can stop the 49ers is injuries or the Baltimore Ravens

The 49ers have the one seed all locked up... The only thing that can stop the 49ers are injuries and the Baltimore Ravens.

The 49ers were fully healthy and did not play the Ravens in the playoffs; however, they were stopped by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bills and Chiefs are not very good teams right now, but they are super dangerous in the playoffs

They're actually kind of very similar teams to Bills and the Chiefs where I don't think they're very good, but I also think they're super dangerous.

While both teams had 'up and down' seasons, the Chiefs went on to win the Super Bowl, proving the 'dangerous' assessment correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen officially owns the Miami Dolphins

[Josh Allen] owns the Dolphins. It was the heat was the only thing that beat him... he's also thrown multiple passing touchdowns in all 12 games in his career against the Dolphins, which is the longest streak by a quarterback against a single opponent in NFL history.

Josh Allen beat the Dolphins again in Week 18 to win the AFC East, improving his career record against them to 11-2.
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Jimbo FisherJimbo Fisher

Michael Penix Jr. has been the most consistent and best player in college football

Nobody in college football has made more big plays than more big moments than Michael Penix has. And Pennix is absolutely amazing right now. And the year he's had, and the things he's done. And, and to me, I mean, maybe he's been the most consistent and best player in college football.

Penix led the nation in passing yards but finished second in Heisman voting to Jayden Daniels.
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Jimbo FisherJimbo Fisher

College football needs a commissioner to fix the current chaos

College football right now, it needs a commissioner. It needs a commissioner. And, we need to do this thing the right way... get your 50 or 60 teams, whoever's gonna be in division one, make it more like an NFL league, intertwine your leagues of play a lot more.

This is a structural opinion on the sport's governance.
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Jimbo FisherJimbo Fisher

The report that Texas A&M had a $30 million NIL class was a complete lie

When [Sliced Bread] wrote those numbers, I said, my God, where's it at? I wish that would've happened. The amount of NIL deals at A&M at that time... was less than a million. There was right at a million dollars for all sports combined.

The internal NIL numbers of a private collective are difficult to verify, but Fisher's claim is the primary counter-evidence to the internet rumors.

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