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Big CatBig Cat

Daniel Jones needs a dumber face if he wants to be the Giants quarterback

Daniel Jones if he's going to be the heir apparent to Eli Manning, he's got to work on his dumb face. He he kept his mouth closed. That's sad open that mouth dude... We need you to walk around with your mouth wide open looking dumb, if you want to be the New York Giants quarterback.

Daniel Jones eventually became known for his 'mouth-breathing' and Eli-like expressions, satisfying this weird requirement.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cowboys should pay Dak Prescott immediately because the delay is hurting his confidence

I think you should pay him right now. I think that every week they don't know that you go without paying them is a week that he feels deep down inside like he doesn't deserve that contract. So if you give him his money then he starts playing again like a guy that is owed that money.

The Cowboys did not pay him immediately; he played on the franchise tag in 2020 and didn't sign his long-term deal until 2021.
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Big CatBig Cat

Getting the new iPhone within the first month of release is a brag

I have a take I hate people who get the new iPhone within the first month. It's such a fucking brag... if you get it right away, then you are the new iPhone guy and then you have to keep doing that. Every time everyone knows the person who gets the new iPhone immediately.

Subjective opinion about social behavior.
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Big CatBig Cat

Your morals are only morals until it fucks with your wallet

It's a good life lesson: Your morals are only morals until it fucks with your wallet... The NBA is just showing them like, hey, we go against Trump because it doesn't cost us anything... but if we're talking about people wanting to be free, just kidding, we've got to sell the League Pass to [China].

This is a philosophical observation on the league's business interests.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially done with the Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers are done. I'm done with the Chargers, they're my done chain of the week. I used to buy into the Chargers hype... I'm done with them. They'll never be what they think they are.

The Chargers finished the 2019 season 5-11.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick broke Sean McVay's brain and provided the blueprint for the rest of the NFL

I think the correct way to approach this narrative is, did Bill Belichick break Sean McVay's brain? The books, right now, there's a blueprint out there. This is Copycat League, okay? ... The defenses have caught up to Sean McVay's brain.

The Rams offense fell from 2nd in points in 2018 to 11th in 2019, and they missed the playoffs entirely that season, suggesting teams had indeed found ways to slow them down.
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Alex BregmanAlex Bregman

I'm staying off social media to avoid cause trouble and responding to chirps

I decided this year, you know what, I'm not going to cause that much trouble on social media. ... I won't be responding [to Trevor Bauer] anymore.

Bregman did mostly stay quiet until the scandal broke in November 2019, at which point he became the center of a massive social media storm regardless of his own posting habits.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dodgers are an absolute wagon

The Dodgers are a wagon. We knew they were a wagon.

The Dodgers were upset by the Nationals in the NLDS Game 5 just days after this recording.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Cubs' championship window is still open

The window's open. As long as Javi Baez and Kris Bryant are on the team and Anthony Rizzo, the window's open.

The core of Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo was traded away in 2021, and the Cubs failed to reach another World Series or even win another playoff game after this take.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Green Bay Packers' run defense is a major red flag

If you look at the Packers defense... it has regressed run defense wise every single week. That's hard to do to get worse every single week. So their run defense is a major red flag.

The Packers finished the 2019 season ranked 23rd in rushing yards allowed and were famously gashed for 285 rushing yards by the 49ers in the playoffs.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Teddy Bridgewater can't throw the ball more than 10 yards down the field

I don't think Teddy Bridgewater can throw the ball more than 10 yards down the field. So I like that under.

While Bridgewater was conservative in 2019, he did complete passes longer than 10 yards, though his average intended air yards were among the lowest in the league.
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HankHank

Roger Federer is the GOAT of tennis

Federer is a goat. We better not be talking about Novak.

GOAT status is subjective, though Djokovic has since surpassed Federer in nearly all major statistical categories, including Grand Slam titles.
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French MontanaFrench Montana

Rapping is only 20% of being successful in the music industry

I think personally, rapping is like 20% of it. And it doesn't mean that you don't have the 100% potential and experience and lyrics and, you know, do what you do. But I feel like people forget about the business side.

This is a subjective business philosophy from a successful artist.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cincinnati Bearcats' black field prank was a terrible joke

Cincinnati...dying their field black for Friday night's game. I've never been more excited to bet on a team. Turns out they were just kind of like joking... that's not a good joke. Getting everyone excited about it. That's a terrible joke. I was so pumped to watch Cincinnati on an all-black field.

This is Big Cat's opinion on the quality of a social media stunt.
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Big CatBig Cat

You have to be at least 80 years old to officially die of 'old age'

I would say you have to be over 80 to die of old age. ... Once you pass 80, you can't expect anyone to be sad about your death. That actually is the nice zone.

Inherently subjective criteria for what constitutes a 'sad' death or 'old age.'
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Big CatBig Cat

Adult males who buy baseball pants should be put on a no-fly list

I think any time somebody buys an adult male buys a pair of baseball pants. They should be put on a no-fly list.

This is a subjective matter of taste and societal standards.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ben Roethlisberger gets healthier the more he gets injured

I think he gets healthier the more he gets injured if that makes sense because he had some spunk in his step. He was very demonstrative. He was like jogging back and forth. I like big been injured on the sidelines better than I like him in a game.

This is a comedic observation about Roethlisberger's public persona.
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HankHank

Shaquille O'Neal won the diss track battle against Damian Lillard

The problem was that Shaq's diss track went harder and Shaq has the power of Inside the NBA... lyrical M3 time Finals MVP MVP candidate. You are not one.

Musical and lyrical quality is subjective.
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Triple HTriple H

Killer Kowalski would think modern wrestling training has 'made a bunch of pussies'

What would Kowalski say [about the Performance Center]? He would say we made a bunch of pussies. Like his version of if you did something wrong he had a plastic bag with a knot tied in the top... and he would hit you in the head with phone books.

This is a subjective character assessment of a deceased person's likely opinion.
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Triple HTriple H

Wrestling is about the emotional story, not the stunts

I'm a big believer in all of the stuff that we do is just stunts. The story is what gets people. There's that Maya Angelou statement of people don't remember what you say, they remember how you make them feel. I believe that's what's true in our business... it's the emotion of what you do.

This is an artistic philosophy of a performer.
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Big CatBig Cat

Kirk Cousins is a beta for apologizing to Adam Thielen

Our long National nightmare is over. Yes Kirk Cousins apologize to Adam thielen for not throwing the ball more deep on Sunday... so such a beta so so virgin Kirk Cousins Chad Adam thielen.

Judgment of personality traits like 'beta' is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Florida Panthers are the most irrelevant franchise in the history of sports

Could you think of a more like a more forgettable franchise. Whoa. I don't think so... Florida Panthers of the most irrelevant get your charade rise in the history of sports have to be.

Irrelevance is subjective, though the Panthers' lack of attendance and history at the time supported this claim. They eventually won the Stanley Cup in 2024, changing this narrative.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mason Rudolph is not a starting quarterback in the NFL

I've said it and the end this will confirm it tomorrow night. I don't care how good [Mason Rudolph] is tomorrow night if he does really, really well. He's not a starting quarterback in the NFL. I've seen enough of his face.

Mason Rudolph spent the next several years as a backup or third-stringer, only seeing starting time due to injuries or benchings. He has not established himself as a franchise starter.
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Big CatBig Cat

Matthew Stafford outdueled Patrick Mahomes in Week 4

Matt Stafford, I'm going to say this, Matt Stafford outdueled Patrick Mahomes. ... [Mahomes] did not look sharp. He was missing guys. He was throwing guys—he looked okay, but he wasn't Patrick Mahomes.

Subjective comparison of performance in a single game.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Ravens' defense is terrible after giving up 1,000 yards in two weeks

The Ravens are looking at giving up over a thousand yards total in the last two weeks and their defense sucks. ... It is kind of confusing seeing the defense look really, really bad especially against the Browns whose offense didn't look great over the last couple of weeks.

The Ravens defense did struggle mid-season but finished 2019 as a top-5 unit in points allowed, making this an early-season overreaction.
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Big CatBig Cat

Bruce Arians has fixed Jameis Winston

Bruce Arians... he has fixed him. Well he's gotten through to him.

In 2019, Jameis Winston became the first player in NFL history to throw for 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in the same season (the 30/30 club). He was definitively not fixed.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chase Daniel has a higher floor but lower ceiling than Mitchell Trubisky

I think that chase [Daniel] has a lower ceiling but a higher floor... then Mitchell [Trubisky] does. He's not going to make mistakes. He's not going to lose you the game. But... if the Bears ever get into a game where they have to score and have to throw the ball downfield he's not going to be that guy.

This accurately describes Chase Daniel's entire NFL career. He was a high-floor game manager who rarely threw interceptions but lacked the arm talent to lead high-scoring offenses.
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Flacco doesn't make me feel alive as a quarterback

Joe Flacco... he wasn't bad and the defense actually had a sack... but what do you do... Joe Flacco didn't play bad are settling for him. That's what we're doing. We're selling he's tall he's on paper. He's great. But you know, he doesn't make me feel alive.

The 2019 Broncos finished 7-9. Flacco was benched mid-season for Drew Lock and hasn't been a consistent winning starter since.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers gets 'too cool' in the red zone

As Skip Bayless said, Aaron Rodgers gets too cool in the red zone.

This is a subjective stylistic critique of Rodgers' red zone efficiency.
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Big CatBig Cat

I would rather have an aggressive coach like Doug Pederson than a wishy-washy one like Freddie Kitchens

I'd rather live with a coach who's aggressive and tries to steal the moment than a guy who goes wishy-washy, Freddie Kitchens. Do we call it the Freddie Kitchens or the Matt LaFleur when you just passed from inside the five-yard line?

This is a subjective evaluation of coaching styles, though Kitchens was fired after one season while Pederson had already won a Super Bowl.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Ranking Steph Curry over Kobe Bryant all-time is crazy

Bleacher Report came out with their top 50 all-time NBA players and Kobe was 14, Steph Curry is 10... They're mad. They're real mad. They're big mad.

This is an ongoing subjective debate in NBA circles, though the ranking was widely seen as a content-generating troll by Bleacher Report.
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Big CatBig Cat

College football is better when Nebraska is a good team

I rooting for you in Nebraska. I want you guys to be relevant again. College football is better when Nebraska's a good team. Yeah, when Nebraska's doing steroids in the 80s.

This is a subjective opinion about the landscape of college football.
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Lorenzo NealLorenzo Neal

The fullback position is coming back in the NFL

But the fullback's coming back, right? You guys got a jersey up there, 42. I like what Kansas City, he [Anthony Sherman] gets after it. He's a boy dog. He'll bite you. He'll hit you.

While several elite teams (49ers, Ravens, Patriots) continued using fullbacks, the position remains a niche role in the modern pass-heavy NFL.
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Lorenzo NealLorenzo Neal

The fullback should be in the Hall of Fame as a position

I think there should be a fullback in the Hall of Fame. I think if you look at Moose Johnson, you look at guys like Sam Gash, you look at, you know, even Corey Schlesinger... I look at it and I'm just like, I just think that there has been, they let red guy, you let punters and stuff in. It should be a fullback, should be in the Hall of Fame.

While several fullbacks from the pre-merger era are in, modern-day fullbacks like Neal and Alstott have yet to be inducted, making this a relevant subjective take.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dan Snyder must be removed as owner of the Redskins

The nepotism, the racial slurs, the incompetent one-sided negotiations, the the awful trade deals that were getting ourselves into... it's a fucking National embarrassment... it's time that we remove Dan Snyder.

Dan Snyder eventually sold the team in 2023, though not at the time PFT was calling for it.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are officially back after their win against the Redskins

Mitch [Trubisky] is back here... Mitch looks good last night. I'm still the jury's still out on the Bears offense, but the Bears defense is unbelievable and Khalil Mack is a problem for everyone... Bears are back. I've declared it. I think you guys feeling good after that win.

The 2019 Bears finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs, failing to live up to the 'back' declaration.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mason Rudolph is a 'dumb face' quarterback who will never be a winning starter

Mason Rudolph has a dumb face. I've done my I've done my analysis of him. He's never going to be a winning quarterback.

Rudolph has largely remained a backup throughout his career, though he has won games as a starter, he hasn't become a franchise QB.
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Big CatBig Cat

Short, bald men are perpetually angry because the world has given them nothing

Bald guys are angrier. It's like bald and short they're just angry at the world because the like the world the world has not given them anything... Walden short guys are just angry all the time.

This is a subjective generalization that cannot be factually proven or disproven.
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Jerry Springer

Pete Rose belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Pete Rose Hall of Famer has to be in. Yes. Okay.

This is a subjective matter of debate regarding MLB history and eligibility.
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Big CatBig Cat

Freddie Kitchens is a dummy whose bad play-calling cost the Browns a winnable game.

Freddie Kitchens, you're a dummy. Wow. Yeah, you're a dummy. That was weird. dum-dum. That was one of the most... it was very bad play calling forth and nine.

Kitchens was widely criticized for this play call and was fired at the end of the season after a disappointing 6-10 finish.
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Big CatBig Cat

I don't trust Matt Patricia with a lead or in the fourth quarter.

Matt Patricia twice now late game situations get super conservative and does the old like I'm trying not to lose not trying to win. He did it with the Cardinals game and it felt like the same thing this one. I don't trust him with a lead. I don't trust him in the fourth quarter.

The Lions finished 3-12-1 in 2019, collapsing after this start. Patricia was eventually fired in 2020 after consistently failing to maintain leads.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jacoby Brissett is a very good but 'quietly good' quarterback.

Jacoby Brissett had a 310 yard game. He's got probably the quietest—if this if Jacoby Brissett played 15 years ago, we would think he was an amazing quarterback. He's good. Yes, he's very, very good. But he's like quiet good.

Brissett finished 2019 with 18 TDs and 6 INTs, a solid but unspectacular 'quietly good' season.
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Big CatBig Cat

John Elway is an idiot who is ruining his legacy as the Broncos GM.

John Elway is an idiot. John Elway is a smooth idiot. If you're Broncos fan, tweet us your real thoughts about John Elway at this point. Is he at the point where he has soured your memories of John Elway?... You win two Super Bowls, but dude, you stink.

Elway's tenure as GM continued to be criticized until he stepped down from the role in 2021 with a poor post-Manning record.
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Big CatBig Cat

It is Kyle Allen's job until Cam Newton is 100% healthy.

Cam Newton as currently stated is broken. We watch that Thursday night game. He can't hit open receivers. He misses all types of throws... Unless Cam Newton is a hundred percent, a hundred percent, I think it's [Kyle Allen's] job.

Cam Newton was eventually placed on IR with a Lisfranc injury, and Kyle Allen started the remainder of the season.
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Big CatBig Cat

Daniel Jones is electric and is a live version of Eli Manning.

Daniel Jones, electric. Daniel Jones is electric... The difference between Daniel Jones and Eli Manning was so fucking apparent... Daniel Jones, he looks like the difference between an alive person and a dead person.

Jones did provide immediate mobility and 'spark' that Eli lacked, though his long-term career has been a rollercoaster.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you live in the South, you must cancel your wedding if it is scheduled for November 9th.

PSA. If you're getting married on November 9th, and you live anywhere below, let's say Kentucky. You need to cancel your wedding right now. Because your wedding will be cursed.

The game was indeed 'The Game of the Century' that year (LSU 46, Alabama 41). Any wedding in the South that day would have been heavily distracted.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gardner Minshew's ability to make fans "feel things" is exactly what you need in an NFL quarterback

Gardner Minshew is a quarterback. We don't know if he's great yet, but what we do know about Gardner Minshew is he makes us feel things, and that's all you need from a quarterback in the NFL. You want a quarterback that makes you feel stuff. Gardner Minshew makes me feel amped up and ready to go out and get in some trouble. And that's what I want out of a quarterback.

This is a subjective opinion about the intangible qualities of a quarterback.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially done with Marcus Mariota

I am officially hashtag done with Marcus Mariota. Got the hashtag done. Done. I do not want to see Marcus Mariota play any more football. I'm done with him.

Mariota was indeed benched for Ryan Tannehill later in the 2019 season and hasn't regained his status as a franchise starter.
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL is ruining football by calling too many holding penalties

There are way too many holding calls. I think we can all agree on that. Holding is the new fetch, and I'm sick of the NFL trying to make it happen because every single call is a holding call. It's like the old saying, you could call holding on every play. I feel like someone dared the NFL refs to actually do that this year.

Holding calls were historically high in the first few weeks of 2019 before the league eventually adjusted their emphasis.
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Gardner MinshewGardner Minshew

My dad and I would walk out as the winners in a cage match against any other father-son duo in the NFL

I'd like to see me and my dad in a cage match versus anybody, any other father-son duo. And, you know, I think we'd stand out, you know, we'd walk out, and then afterwards there's no telling who would come up to us or come on to us. It'd be fun.

This is a hypothetical claim that cannot be verified without an actual cage match.

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