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Take Slip·Jan 11, 2023
#PMT-2023-0111-9196
HankHank

Tom Brady should be the #1 ranked quarterback for a one-game playoff scenario

All I'm saying also if this is one game scenario, Brady should be at the top... You would take Brady over Mahomes? Yes.

Brady and the Bucs were blown out by the Cowboys in the Wild Card round, while Mahomes won the Super Bowl and MVP.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2023
#PMT-2023-0109-12565
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Malik Willis is so bad he might be cut by the Titans next year

How bad is Malik Willis to not be getting to start? He's gotta be so bad that there's a good chance that they cut him next year. That he's not even on the roster. Because if you have a rookie that you spent a decent drafting... and he's so bad that you won't let him even see the field in a playoff game.

Willis remained on the Titans roster through the 2023 season, though he was eventually traded to the Packers in 2024.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2023
#PMT-2023-0109-12567
Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins should fire Mike McDaniel to guarantee another playoff appearance

The Dolphins have made the playoffs three times in the last 20 years and all of them with first year head coaches. Tony Sparano, Adam Gase, Mike McDaniel... Why not just fire him? Fire him. Get somebody new in there, get some new blood. You have a better chance.

The Dolphins did not fire Mike McDaniel; he returned for the 2023 season and made the playoffs again, breaking the 'first year only' streak.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2023
#PMT-2023-0109-12573
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears should use a 'smokescreen' about drafting a QB to drive up the #1 pick's value

I want everyone to know that what I'm about to say is smokescreen. Justin Fields might not be the guy. The Bears might draft a quarterback... You better trade and trade a lot for that number one pick here.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Bears successfully traded the pick to the Panthers for a massive haul (D.J. Moore and multiple picks) after maintaining the mystery of what they'd do with it.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 30, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1230-20084
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt is a better football player than he is a person

He was a much better player? Yes. He was like one of the top three all-time players... He has three defensive player of the year awards Only one man of the year award. So I'd say he's a better, the stats don't lie. He's a better player than he is a person.

This is a satirical comparison between football accolades and humanitarian impact.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1228-9561
Big CatBig Cat

If you win only one Super Bowl, you actually have zero

He's won one Super Bowl, which we can get into cause I have the theory that if you win one Super Bowl, you actually have none.

The theory is logically impossible and purely a psychological tactic used for sports radio 'hating'.
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Take Slip·Dec 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1228-9581
Big CatBig Cat

Coach K's legacy is tarnished forever because he lost his final game to UNC

And Coach Mike Krzyzewski is dead. R.I.P. Coach dead. You had a hell of a run, but you're dead. His legacy is tarnished forever. It can't get worse than what happened.

Hot TakeCBBScorchingSarcastic
While he did lose his final game to his biggest rival, his legacy (5 titles, 1200+ wins) remains intact to objective observers.
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Take Slip·Dec 26, 2022
#PMT-2022-1226-3835
Big CatBig Cat

Justin Jefferson should be the NFL MVP

I think Justin Jefferson should be the MVP of the NFL. I'm saying that, I know it's not numbers based like Patrick Mahomes, it's always a quarterback... I think the Vikings have like four or five less wins without Justin Jefferson because he is always there for huge plays.

Patrick Mahomes won the 2022 NFL MVP.
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Take Slip·Dec 26, 2022
#PMT-2022-1226-3845
Big CatBig Cat

Bill Belichick should coach the Browns to one-up Tom Brady's legacy

What's the only thing that Belichick could do that could one up Tom Brady's legacy now that Tom Brady went to the Bucs and won a Super Bowl? Winning the Super Bowl with the Cleveland Browns.

Belichick remained with the Patriots through 2023.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 26, 2022
#PMT-2022-1226-3839
Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers suck and won't do anything in the playoffs

I'm actually sticking with my take. They suck. They suck. Like they just, they just had to go to overtime to beat Trace McSorley. They suck. They suck. They're not gonna do anything in the fucking playoffs. They suck. They're bad.

The Buccaneers lost 31-14 to the Cowboys in the Wild Card round.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 26, 2022
#PMT-2022-1226-3859
Big CatBig Cat

Zach Wilson might be better than Russell Wilson

I had a thought in this game, which tells you how bad Russell Wilson is. Is Zach Wilson better than Russell Wilson? ... I actually was like, maybe Zach Wilson is maybe a little bit better because Russell Wilson can't even do the things that he used to do.

Subjective comparison of two historically poor quarterback seasons.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 23, 2022
#PMT-2022-1223-13598
Billy FootballBilly Football

I could have made some of the throws Zach Wilson missed against the Jaguars

I was watching the fucking game and looking at concepts that I ran in high school that he was reading wrong. I'm serious. And I like my arm talent. It's not fucking pro arm talent, but I could have made some throws and just get it to guy to make play.

Billy is a former high school quarterback; comparing himself to an active NFL starter is inherently hyperbolic and subjective.
Loss
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Big CatBig Cat

Charlie Woods could win the Masters right now if they let him in

Charlie Woods could win the Masters right now if you wanted to. Is there a way that if they let him in, he could win it? ... Charlie Woods is gonna be the greatest. He's next up. We've always said that on this podcast. He is now he's him.

Charlie Woods is a talented junior golfer, but at 13-14 years old, he would not be competitive in a professional major field.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-1219-6533
Big CatBig Cat

The 2022 Texans are the best 1-win/loss team in NFL history

Should we start the conversation, are the Texans the best one win loss team of all time? I think the Texans without question are the best one 12 and one team, that's a fact, of all time. They play competitive football and they lose and they do a great job of losing.

While subjective, the Texans did hold second-half leads against several top teams despite their record, fitting Big Cat's 'good bad team' description.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 19, 2022
#PMT-2022-1219-6527
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is rigged to screw over owners like Robert Kraft and Dan Snyder

The NFL is rigged. I'm boycotting the NFL. Clear as day, the NFL is a rigged league. That's why they classify it as entertainment and not as a sport, so they can fake all of it. There's a script. The NFL is out to screw over owners that he doesn't like, like the Patriots, like Mr. Kraft, like Mr. Snyder in DC.

There is no verifiable evidence the NFL is rigged for entertainment purposes.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 16, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1216-7334
HankHank

Weather is not real and the Bills vs. Dolphins game will go over the total

Hank weather isn't real. Also over 44... This is going way over. I'm a big believer in, it's one thing I know... Saturday night. Great game weather doesn't matter. This is going way over.

The total score was 61 (32-29), easily clearing the 44-point total. Hank was right about the score, despite his absurd reasoning.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 14, 2022
#PMT-2022-1214-10740
Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins are a 'candy ass' team because they used heaters in 55-degree weather

I'm going to guess that's not great for them having to go to Buffalo on Saturday night. You shouldn't smoke during NFL games... I would say that that's the sign of a candy ass team heaters for 55 degree weather. And just so we remind everyone when the dolphins are like decent and they go to a cold weather city at the end of the season, there are no, there is no uniform combo that is more candy ass than what they have.

The Dolphins lost to the Bills 32-29 in a snowy game that Saturday night, struggling in the cold as predicted.
Void
#PMT-2022-1214-10742
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Big Ben is poorly suited to play for the 49ers compared to every other quarterback

I think that you could name a quarterback in the NFL right now and they're probably better suited for the 49ers than Big Ben. Yes. Doesn't matter who you are. Right. No, that doesn't mean I wouldn't watch it. No. If he played I'd watch every second.

Roethlisberger remained retired and never played for the 49ers; the 49ers succeeded with Brock Purdy, a very different style of QB.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 12, 2022
#PMT-2022-1212-16880
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would commit wire fraud or several felonies to have Patrick Mahomes as my quarterback

I would commit several felonies to have Patrick Mahomes as my quarterback. Yeah, I was thinking about that. Like, if you could reverse time and go back and, and make a deal with the devil... I think I would, I would steal a car. I would commit wire fraud. I would act, I would actually steal candy from a baby. I I to get Patrick Mahomes as my, like, to be a Chiefs fan.

This is a subjective expression of value using hyperbole.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 12, 2022
#PMT-2022-1212-16882
Big CatBig Cat

I would give up six toes for Patrick Mahomes

I do a weekly hit with, with Waddle and Sylvia in Chicago and they asked me, I think it was like maybe a year or two ago. How many toes? Six. Yeah. Three and three. Yeah. Three on one foot foot, three on the others. Easily six toes. I'd give up for Patrick Mahomes.

Subjective hyperbole.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 12, 2022
#PMT-2022-1212-16886
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brock Purdy is a better quarterback than Tom Brady right now

Brock, I be honest with you, if you, if you were to take one quarterback right now for the rest of the season, if you were putting together like a stretch run. Yeah. Would you rather have Brock Purdy or Tom Brady right now? ... he is way better than Tom Brady right now. Well, he, Tom Brady stinks right now.

Purdy led the Niners to the NFC Championship while Brady and the Bucs lost in the Wild Card round, supporting the claim that Purdy was playing better at that specific time.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-1209-12489
Big CatBig Cat

Baker Mayfield wears a padded headband so he can headbutt teammates without getting hurt

Baker Mayfield wears his little headband. Yeah. I think there's padding in it. So he keeps doing the headbutt thing and everyone's like, holy shit, what a psycho. He's like, no, I'm good. I noticed that after the game, and he was being very aggressive with his headbutts, but he was making sure to line it up right on the headband.

Baker is known for his aggressive headbutting celebrations, and while he does wear a headband, there is no proof it is specially padded beyond standard athletic fabric.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-1209-12490
Big CatBig Cat

The 2022 season is actually Sean McVay's best coaching job ever

Actually the 2022 season was [Sean McVay's] best job as a head coach... they literally have lost their entire team and the season is lost and it's the worst Super Bowl defense ever statistically. But the fact that even the last three games, how the Rams have fought... they're fighting. I might give him my vote for Coach of the Year.

The Rams finished 5-12, the worst record ever for a defending Super Bowl champion. While McVay is a great coach, this season is universally regarded as his worst, not his best. He did not receive Coach of the Year votes.
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Take Slip·Dec 9, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1209-12498
Billy FootballBilly Football

Removing ping pong tables from the locker room makes the Bengals a lock to beat the Browns

This is a ping pong table game for Cincinnati. No distractions. I'm a big believer in ping pong tables. If you, it doesn't matter if you put the ping pong tables into the locker room or if you take them out of the locker room, if you're moving a ping pong table around that week, I will bet on your team.

The Bengals defeated the Browns 23-10 on December 11, 2022.
Loss
#PMT-2022-1209-12510
HankHank

Lionel Messi will choke in the 2022 World Cup

My sit is Lionel Messi. This is the time of the year... he's due for a choke in the fucking World Cup. He's not my goat. He's gonna put up a big fat goose egg in there going down.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
Lionel Messi won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, winning the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and scoring two goals in the final.
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#PMT-2022-1207-2297
Billy FootballBilly Football

Chat GPT is going to replace everything

There's this new program called Chat GPT. ... this thing can basically write blogs. ... this thing's gonna replace everything. ... I'm definitely gonna be using this because, yeah, it's just insane.

While AI hasn't 'replaced everything' yet, it has significantly disrupted content creation and SEO, confirming the spirit of the take.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 2, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1202-19166
Billy FootballBilly Football

Mike White's ceiling is Tom Brady

So I like Mike. His ceiling is Tom Brady. I said this when he got his ceiling is Tom Brady.

Mike White never became a franchise starter, let alone Tom Brady. He was a backup for the Dolphins shortly after.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1128-4596
Big CatBig Cat

Nathaniel Hackett might be the worst NFL head coach ever

I am saying he's the worst coach ever. Nathaniel Hackett would understand, like, we've been very nice. You fucked up a lot... Hey, Nathaniel Hackett, like to show that we're friends, I'm gonna be like, 'Hey dude, you might be the worst coach of all time.'

Hackett was fired before completing his first season (the first to do so since 2018), and the Broncos 2022 season is statistically one of the worst offensive performances of the modern era.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1128-4599
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson needs to go on an Ayahuasca journey to fix his ego

I actually do think that Russell Wilson is the quarterback that needs to do drugs the most... there's no quarterback in the NFL that's more in need of like a nice piping hot glass of Ayahuasca than Russell Wilson is. Ego death. Go off into the jungle for the next two months.

This is a humorous and subjective suggestion for personal growth; Wilson never publicly did this.
Loss
#PMT-2022-1123-9085
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lionel Messi is the Chris Paul of soccer if he doesn't win the World Cup

My hot seat is Lionel Messi in Argentina because Argentina just lost 2-1 against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia... maybe the biggest defeat in the World Cup, some are asking is Messi a bust? Some are asking is Messi the Chris Paul of soccer? I think it's a fair comparison at this point.

Messi went on to lead Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, completely debunking the 'bust' or 'Chris Paul' comparison.
Void
#PMT-2022-1123-9087
Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson and Patrick Mahomes would have a competitive game of PIG/HORSE

On that take, I will say if you took Zach Wilson and Patrick Mahomes and made them compete in a horse or pig like game where they had to complete certain throws probably not covered. They'd probably have a competitive game.

Subjective comparison of skills, though most analysts would argue Mahomes' accuracy and creativity vastly outclass Wilson's even in a vacuum.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 23, 2022
#PMT-2022-1123-9090
Chad KellyChad Kelly

I could start over 50% of the quarterbacks currently in the NFL

How many quarterbacks in the NFL right now do you think that you could start over? [Chad]: 50%... I feel like I know the game a lot more than a lot of people. Cause I started at such a young age and that's all I knew in order to, you know, make it in life... I think people mistaken my on the field capabilities of thinking clearly because they see that I do some dumb things off the field.

While Kelly has been a star in the CFL, he has not secured a starting role or a roster spot in the NFL since this take, making his claim of being better than 16 current starters highly questionable.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 23, 2022
#PMT-2022-1123-9091
Chad KellyChad Kelly

Derek Carr isn't an NFL quarterback because he only throws one deep route

Derek Carr. Oh, okay. There we go... I watched all their games. He's only throwing one big dig. Right? One big end. That's what we call it. Right? You clear it out, you fill the date behind it. Right. If you can only do that one time in 6, 7 games, I don't know what, how you're supposed to say you're an NFL quarterback right now.

Subjective evaluation of talent, though Carr has remained a starter in the league for years afterward.
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Take Slip·Nov 21, 2022
#PMT-2022-1121-393
Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson's ceiling is still Patrick Mahomes

I know this sounds crazy, but I really think [Zach Wilson's] ceiling's Patrick Mahomes. Just, it sounds crazy... I still think his ceiling is there.

Zach Wilson was eventually benched and traded to Denver, never coming close to Mahomes' level of play.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2022
#PMT-2022-1118-8119
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Green Bay Packers are officially dead

The Greeny Packers. Aaron Rodgers looks like he's playing poorly on purpose. That's how bad he's playing tonight... I'm officially saying get out the [shovel]... Their next game is against the Eagles, they're dead. That's a dead team.

The Packers finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs in 2022, effectively ending their era of NFC dominance under Rodgers.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 18, 2022
#PMT-2022-1118-8137
MJFMJF

Buffalo and Upstate New York are a complete dumpster fire

Upstate New York as a whole to me is just a huge dumpster fire. And it offends me actually that people from up there can say they're New Yorkers... you're only a New Yorker if you live in NYC or Long Island.

Regional insults are purely a matter of opinion.
Void
#PMT-2022-1116-4097
Big CatBig Cat

The Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen relationship is MJ's final revenge on Scottie Pippen

I just imagined MJ being like, did you hear all that shit about Scottie saying that LeBron's better than me? Go hit up Larsa. Yeah, let's, let's start this relationship Dogs. That's tough.

While the relationship happened, attributing it to MJ's strategic planning is purely comedic speculation.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 16, 2022
#PMT-2022-1116-4102
Peter SchragerPeter Schrager

Justin Fields should be the #1 pick in a re-draft of the 2021 quarterback class

I think Fields is one. Fields is one, but solely cost... and they're finally building the offense around him obviously.

Trevor Lawrence has generally had a more successful career to date, while Fields was eventually traded from the team that drafted him.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 14, 2022
#PMT-2022-1114-862
Big CatBig Cat

If the Saints have to start Andy Dalton in primetime, I'm going to jump in front of a bus

I gotta keep my composure cuz again, I'm going... if I have to watch Andy Dalton in primetime, I'm gonna jump in front of a bus. I I will watch a bus... what you getting run over by a bus? Yeah. Yeah. For, for pmt views.

Dalton started the Week 13 Monday Night game Big Cat was dreading. Big Cat did not literally jump in front of a bus.
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Take Slip·Nov 11, 2022
#PMT-2022-1111-9758
Jon AnikJon Anik

Mac Jones is definitively not the guy to lead the Patriots long-term

I would put a tattoo bet on it right now that [Mac Jones] is not gonna realize anything resembling long-term NFL success. ... everybody locally in Boston understands that he has a C arm at best. Like he's a good leader of men... but that only goes so far.

Mac Jones was benched in 2023 and traded to the Jaguars in 2024 to be a backup, confirming he was not the long-term solution in New England.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 9, 2022
#PMT-2022-1109-9592
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Colts hired Jeff Saturday as bait to eventually lure Peyton Manning to be the GM

My conspiracy theory says that they hired Jeff Saturday because they want to hire Peyton Manning to run the team to do a GM in the future... Now Jeff Saturday is a real life puppet of Peyton Manning as the head coach just to bring the rest of Peyton Manning's body from the wrist all the way back to be the, to be the general manager.

Jeff Saturday was eventually replaced by Shane Steichen, and Peyton Manning did not become the Colts GM.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-1107-1128
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Vikings are the worst 7-1 team of all time

I think [the Vikings] might be the worst seven and one team of all time... we know that the Vikings are a good team, we know they're fine, but like Kirk Cousins, it's gonna be very difficult for us to ever fully buy in.

The 2022 Vikings finished 13-4 with a negative point differential and lost at home to the Giants in the Wild Card round, largely validating the 'frauds' narrative.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-1107-1131
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Georgia could beat the Green Bay Packers

I think it is time that we ask the question, could Georgia beat the Green Bay Packers? I think that they could hold the Packers to under 30 points. Aaron Rodgers wouldn't throw for 300 yards against them.

The Packers, even at their worst, would almost certainly dominate the best college team due to depth and professional experience.
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Take Slip·Nov 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-1107-1133
Billy FootballBilly Football

Justin Fields' style of play is not sustainable

Do you think that the usage of Justin Fields is gimmicky or sustainable?... the way he runs is not like Lamar Jackson. It's not as elusive... he takes more impacts. He's a larger body. He's gonna take more... eventually it will probably catch up with him.

Fields' playstyle led to multiple injuries and a lack of consistent passing development, eventually leading to his exit from Chicago.
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Take Slip·Nov 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-1107-1136
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm not counting the Buccaneers' win over the Rams as a real win

I'm not counting this as a win even for the Bucks. I think that this... the Rams, they're just fucking idiots. The Rams are just fucking morons. Sean McVay has become a fucking idiot... [Brady] managed to squeak out a shitty win at the end of a shitty game against a shitty team.

Both teams finished with losing records, confirming PFT's assessment that both were 'shitty'.
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Take Slip·Nov 4, 2022·Picks
#PMT-2022-1104-547
Billy FootballBilly Football

Zach Wilson is 'overqualified' for the NFL and that's why he struggles

The guy is so capable of throwing absolute bombs and dimes that when he can't and has to make the start decision and not make a gigantic play... he's so talented that he doesn't like other... people with less talented arms work on being game managers. They can't do what he does. He's almost, they need to create a new football league, a better football league that he could play in because he's too good for the NFL.

Zach Wilson was eventually benched and traded after consistent poor play, proving he was not 'too good' for the league.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 2, 2022
#PMT-2022-1102-3172
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2022 Tennessee Volunteers are identical to 2019 LSU

I think that this Tennessee team is extremely close, if not almost identical to the LSU team in 2019. So far... they're comparing favorably and I think the comparisons are there for Hendon Hooker and Joe Burrow too. Both super old guys that stuck around.

2019 LSU went undefeated and won the National Title. 2022 Tennessee lost to Georgia and South Carolina, failing to make the playoff, making this comparison hyperbolic.
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#PMT-2022-1102-3178
Billy FootballBilly Football

Anything done during the pandemic should be forgiven (Pandemic Amnesty)

My cool throne is pandemic amnesty. Turns out anything you do during the pandemic, we're all gonna forget about and forgive each other. I think anything should be forgiven. Like anything. No, but whatever it was, forgive me for it.

This is entirely a subjective matter of social opinion.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 2, 2022
#PMT-2022-1102-3177
Big CatBig Cat

Chase Daniel has the greatest NFL career of all time

Would you argue, and I would make this argument, that you actually have the greatest NFL career of all time with 178 pass completions and 42 million made? ... Tom Brady's made 40,000 per completion. You've made 235,000 per completion.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The math is roughly correct based on Daniel's career earnings and stats at the time of the episode, supporting the 'greatest career' (from a business/health perspective) take.
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Take Slip·Oct 31, 2022
#PMT-2022-1031-1638
Big CatBig Cat

Trevor Lawrence is officially back in the bust category

Trevor Lawrence is now back officially into the bust category. ... This is as rock bottom as you can be if you're a Jaguars fan because you have the guy that was supposed to be the next Peyton Manning, the surest like sure thing. Oh, and then you might miss.

Lawrence led the Jaguars to a playoff win later this same season (2022) and earned a Pro Bowl nod, significantly rehabilitating his image.
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