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Big CatBig Cat

Josh Rosen will be remembered for having the worst career situations possible

I think [Josh Rosen] will, when his career is done, will look back and be like, that guy had the worst situations possible.

Rosen's career was defined by poor supporting casts and early coaching changes in Arizona and Miami, followed by several years as a journeyman backup.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Falcons are the most frustrating team in NFL history to watch and bet on

I fucking hate the Falcons... They're the most frustrating team I've ever watched, ever bet on. I bet on them pretty much every single week... and they fucking suck, and they do the same thing every time.

While 'most frustrating' is subjective, the Falcons' tendency for late-game collapses and underperforming their talent roster (Ryan, Jones, Ridley) is a widely held view among fans and bettors.
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Big CatBig Cat

The key to Kirk Cousins' success is not letting him play quarterback

They figured out the key to Kirk Cousins. Don't let him actually play quarterback. He only threw 10 passes. Less is more with him... Actually, the key for Kirk Cousins is to make sure that the quarterback doesn't play quarterback.

The Vikings' offense was significantly better when leaning on Dalvin Cook and the run game in 2019, though Cousins still had high-volume games.
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Big CatBig Cat

Christian McCaffrey is talented enough to be a professional in every single sport

I don't know this for a fact, but I'm pretty sure Christian McCaffrey could be pro in every single sport. He's that type of guy.

While McCaffrey is an elite athlete, the claim that he could be a pro in *every* sport is inherently subjective hyperbole.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Seahawks will miss Doug Baldwin significantly more than they realize

The Seahawks are going to miss Doug Baldwin so much more than they realized... it felt like every time they needed a big play, it was like, wait, where's Doug Baldwin?

The Seahawks offense remained top-10 in scoring in 2019 as Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf stepped up, making the loss of Baldwin less impactful than feared.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys shouldn't sign Dak Prescott to an extension right now while he's playing for a contract

Dak Prescott's going to make a shitload of money. And I actually think if you're Jerry Jones, don't sign him right now because he's playing for a contract.

Dak had a career year in 2019, throwing for nearly 5,000 yards while playing on his rookie deal, supporting the 'motivation' theory.
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HankHank

If a general manager misses the playoffs two years in a row, they should be fired immediately

If you're not going to make the playoffs two years in a row... You're only as good as this year, though, and they're not going to make the playoffs... If you can't make it two years in a row, you've got to go.

This is a subjective organizational philosophy.
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Big CatBig Cat

TJ Hawkinson is going to be an awesome NFL player

TJ Hawkinson, by the way, is awesome... it looks like he's going to be awesome. There's something to build on there.

Hawkinson became a multi-time Pro Bowler and one of the better tight ends in the league.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jameis Winston is addicted to turnovers and cannot be fixed

Jameis Winston fucking stinks. That guy stinks. He is addicted to turnovers... How do you fix a guy who, one in every five passes, he says, 'Ooh, I haven't thrown it dangerously close to the other team in a while. Let me do that.'

Winston became the first player to throw for 30 TDs and 30 INTs in the same season (2019), essentially proving the 'addiction' and lack of fixability at that stage.
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Big CatBig Cat

We owe Mike Tomlin an apology for how he handled Antonio Brown

In all of this, in all the Antonio Brown madness and the Raiders and all that stuff, I think we owe Mike Tomlin an apology. I think he actually dealt with Antonio Brown the way that you have to deal with a receiver that talented.

This is a subjective moral/professional judgment on coaching performance.
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Big CatBig Cat

The life lesson of Antonio Brown is that talented people can get away with anything

If you're extremely talented at something, you can probably get away with more than everyone else. That's a tough lesson... If you are extremely valuable and exceptionally talented at your given work, you probably can get away with shit.

This is a philosophical observation about celebrity and professional sports leverage.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Texas is officially 'not back' because their field looks like baby diarrhea

Somebody pointed out that the color situation on the broadcast cameras change at Texas depending on what network is running the game... It changes depending on how back Texas is... I was like, they're not back because that field looks like baby diarrhea. Officially not back.

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Texas finished the 2019 season 8-5, which most fans did not consider 'back' to their former glory.
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HankHank

Rafa Nadal is the GOAT of tennis

Rafa's the GOAT. He won the U.S. Open, which means he now has five major titles since his 30th birthday, the most by any person.

The tennis GOAT debate is inherently subjective and varies as Grand Slam totals shift.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears' offense was a 'fucking joke' against the Packers

The Bears were a fucking joke tonight. Yeah. They were a joke. How's that make you ten penalties? 407 yards the offense looked like shit. The defense was awesome. Couldn't turn the ball over which would have been nice but like They were joke. You can't have that first and 40. Graphic. That's a fucking joke that is aim action game.

The Bears offense scored only 3 points in the NFL season opener, confirming they played poorly.
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Nagy's decision to call 45 passes and only 15 runs against the Packers was 'incompetence.'

Matt Nagy was also terrible because I know the offensive line wasn't doing a great job and they couldn't really block but holy shit, man, 45 passes and 15 runs. You can't do that, right, when you have a defense like we have. So it was incompetence.

The Bears' offense struggled throughout 2019, finishing 29th in yards per game, lending credence to critiques of the offensive system.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are 100% to blame for the Antonio Brown situation

I have a take on this no one to blame. But Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are 100% to blame Mike Mayock you brought this headcase in Antonio Brown has proven time and time again that he's a dickhead. He has done nothing to disprove that. ... When he comes and he does exactly what you expected him to do. You cannot be surprised.

Subjective opinion on management, though AB's tenure in Oakland was indeed a disaster that followed his established pattern of behavior.
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DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer

I think that Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer. I mean going against him every single year. ... He found ways of run the ball found ways to throw to get the ball down the field. I think that he is a Hall of Fame.

As of 2024, Donovan McNabb is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

Tony Romo would be a Hall of Famer if he had won one championship

I feel like Tony Romo was a guy [that] if he had his Peak was gonna hit one Championship. [He'd] been [in the Hall of Fame]. Yeah. I probably agree.

Subjective 'what if' scenario.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The best way for a celebrity to let off steam anonymously would have been to use their real name on the Jeremy Renner app.

If you're a celebrity this is so tragic that it got shut down because if you wanted to just let off some steam the perfect place to do it would be on the Jeremy Renner app under your real name because no one everyone would just think it was a fake celebrity.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jehovah's Witnesses should carry pizzas to get people to open their doors.

If they just had a pizza in their hand you always open the door if somebody is holding a pizza. Why don't the Jehovah's Witnesses instead of holding that the little pamphlet ... just have a pizza box that says watch tower on it and the open it up. You have a pizza boom conversations there.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nobody can ever truly achieve a first down because of Zeno's paradox

If you really want to get philosophical ... Nobody can ever truly achieve a first down because in order to get ten yards you first have to go five yards. And then you have to get five yards. You have to go two and a half yards and so you will never actually make it all the way to a down.

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It's a satirical application of Zeno's paradox of motion; in reality, first downs are achieved.
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Big CatBig Cat

Solving a Rubik's cube doesn't mean you're smart, it just means you've memorized a pattern.

You're not smart if you get it once you get it you cease to be smart because you can just do it again. ... Solving a puzzle is that way because we can reverse what you did.

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Big CatBig Cat

The 2019 season of Hard Knocks earns a score of 2.8 out of 5 balls

Finale of Hard Knocks. Balls, I'm giving it two point eight balls. Five ball system. I'd say two and a half if it wasn't very good... Jon Gruden saved it.

The ball scale is a subjective rating system used by the show to evaluate media and events.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mark Davis is a legitimate draw who puts 'asses in the seats' because people are fascinated by his appearance

Mark Davis puts asses in the seats. That's a fact. Yeah. It's true. It's one way or the other whether you're repulsed or [intrigued]... you will want to show up to look at watch Mark Davis's ass on a seat standing in an office.

Whether an owner's appearance draws ticket sales is inherently subjective, though the Raiders did successfully move to a sold-out stadium in Vegas shortly after.
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HankHank

The Mets' season is officially over after their 7-run ninth-inning collapse

My hot seat is Mets... They blow a 7-run lead in the ninth... it's clearly over.

The Mets finished 3rd in the NL East and missed the playoffs in 2019.
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Jerry FerraraJerry Ferrara

Eli Manning deserves to start for the Giants and shouldn't be benched for the rookie yet

I'm gonna say Eli [over Daniel Jones]... I think he deserves... after the way he was benched two years ago, I think he deserves... One Last [run]. I don't know if you want to throw the rookie in right away.

Eli Manning was benched for Daniel Jones after an 0-2 start to the season, so Ferrara's hope for a longer run didn't happen, though Eli did start initially.
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis over Roger Federer

I hate to say this but Novak's got two slams in 2019. Federer has none. So he's better right now... he is the goat. All right, and he beat him in Wimbledon. No big deal.

Whether someone is the GOAT is an inherently subjective debate, though Djokovic eventually surpassed Federer in Slam count.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Florida State's week one loss is an easy fix because they just forgot to hydrate

Florida State's excuse is that the boys didn't drink enough water pregame. So they're going to get that fixed. They're going to get that turnaround. It's an easy fix.

Florida State went on to finish the 2019 season 6-7 and fired Willie Taggart in November, proving it was not an easy fix.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Tennessee football program is suffering from the Curse of Greg Schiano

24-point favorites. I'll say it. Curse of Greg Schiano. All you crazy Tennessee fans on Twitter. Thank you, Big Cat. Led by someone, I don't know, decided to oust Greg Schiano before he could even get the job and bring back Phil Fulmer.

Tennessee continued to struggle for several years after this, only finding real success under Josh Heupel years later.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jalen Hurts is a legit superstar and Lincoln Riley's offense is 'cold fusion'

Alabama had a great quarterback like Jalen Hurts, how unstoppable they would be. And he was fucking lighting it up, and Lincoln Riley... his PROS... to a college football coach, that's like discovering cold fusion.

Hurts finished 2nd in Heisman voting and led Oklahoma to the Playoff, so the take was largely validated.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bo Nix is a future Governor of Alabama

That's actually a great governor's name for Alabama. Bo Nix. Governor Bo Nix. B-E-A-U, though. Just keep it simple. Two letters. Very easy to sign.

Nix has not run for office yet and is currently playing in the NFL.
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Big CatBig Cat

Hugh Freeze is the 'Football Guy of the Year' after coaching from a hospital bed

Hugh Freeze, Liberty head coach... He coached from a hospital bed. That's going to be impossible to beat. The football guy of the year moment in week one.

Freeze did win the weekly award and remained a legendary figure in the 'Football Guy' canon for the season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dino Babers is the classiest head coach in college football

Dino Babers might be leading the league right now in terms of the amount of times you have to say the word classy when you discuss him... Dino Babers is the classiest of the class head coach in college football.

This is entirely subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis

He [Djokovic] also probably wanted to let Nadal and Federer and Wawrinka can play each other. One of you idiots can win while the GOAT rests up his shoulder.

Djokovic eventually surpassed both Federer and Nadal in Grand Slam titles and weeks at #1, validating this take for many.
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Big CatBig Cat

Comedy specials should be canceled because they require too much of a social stance

I want to cancel comedy specials. Because I'm sick of people telling me, I haven't seen the Chappelle special, but I know I'm not supposed to like it or I am supposed to. I just want to watch a comedy special and laugh, but now it's become something that I have to have a very strong opinion about.

This is a subjective opinion on the state of media consumption.
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Big CatBig Cat

The NCAA intentionally picks unjust transfer stories to distract from their multi-billion dollar business

I actually think the NCAA depicts these stories specifically they're like, we need to find a way where everyone would think our ruling is completely unjust and bullshit rule that way. So everyone talks about that and not the fact that we make billions of dollars and you know, like extort everyone and and and basically run a entire corporation that is bullshit.

This is a subjective opinion on NCAA strategy, though the NCAA did eventually relax many transfer rules years later due to legal pressure.
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Wisconsin has hit their ceiling and will never win a national title

I think they have got Wisconsin at about as close to the ceiling as you can be. I just don't know with Wisconsin. When they were rolling 10-11 wins every year, I think that's the ceiling right there.

Subjective opinion on the historical trajectory of a program.
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Big CatBig Cat

Women are naturally designed to be football kickers

I think that women actually might have a natural advantage in their bodies when it comes to kicking because they don't have those clumsy testicles that you squish them. Sure when you kick true... They're probably designed to be kickers. I'm all for it. Let her kick Let her kick why not her.

There is no physiological evidence supporting this specific claim, and no woman has yet played as a kicker in the NFL.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Professional athletes FaceTime at a much higher rate than the general public

I've realized this the last few weeks on Hard Knocks. I think professional athletes FaceTime at a much higher rate than the rest of the public in general.

While it's difficult to verify with hard data, it's a verifiable claim about social behavior.
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Chick-fil-A would beat Popeyes if they released an extra spicy chicken sandwich

Develop an extra spicy chicken sandwich. If you go to market with extra spicy, that'll take all the buzz off Popeyes.

Chick-fil-A eventually tested and released several spicy variations, including a Spicy Grilled and a Pimento Cheese Spicy, but their flagship remains the standard spicy.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cubs didn't need Bryce Harper because they need professional hitters like Nicholas Castellanos

Bryce Harper would be a very redundant talent to what the Cubs have right now, and the Cubs need professional hitters, not more guys who hit home runs and strikeouts... I wish they had more [Nicholas] Castellanos, not more Harpers.

While Castellanos was great for the Cubs in late 2019, Bryce Harper went on to win an MVP in 2021, and the Cubs offense stagnated and was eventually dismantled.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dentists are scams

As far as I'm concerned, dentists are scams.

This is a subjective opinion based on personal experience and humor.
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Big CatBig Cat

Getting old sucks, especially the hangovers

My first pick will be getting old sucks, especially hangovers. So hangovers getting worse and just the aging process is the worst.

Subjective experience of aging.
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Big CatBig Cat

No one actually likes dad bods; it's a myth

No one actually likes dad bods. That's such a fucking myth. And to be like, have the glimmer of hope... No, that's not real.

This is entirely a matter of aesthetic preference and social trends.
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Luke WillsonLuke Willson

Nathan Peterman is a rejuvenated and reinvented quarterback

I think that Nathan Peterman, whether it's here or somewhere else this year, if he gets in, I think he's a rejuvenated, reinvented QB, man. This guy, I've been very impressed by Nate so far.

Peterman never successfully 'reclaimed' a starting role in the NFL, remaining a career backup.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rob Gronkowski needs to be in the Super Bowl halftime show

Jay-Z, I know you're a listener. Put Gronk in the Super Bowl halftime show. ... He needs to be in the halftime show.

Gronk did eventually host a 'Gronk Beach' event during Super Bowl weeks, but never officially performed in the halftime show.
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HankHank

Luke Willson would not work well in Bill Belichick's system

I don't think the Belichick system would work too well with him [Luke Willson].

Willson never played for the Patriots, so this cannot be definitively proven.
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Big CatBig Cat

You're only down money in gambling when you die

He will [win it back], because if you make him quit, then all that he lost is lost forever. That's true. He's not down yet. You're only down when you die.

OpinionLifeMediumSarcastic
Economically incorrect, but a consistent philosophical stance for the character of Big Cat.
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Felipe Franks still stinks as a college quarterback

[Felipe Franks] still stinks. He still stinks. But when Andrew Luck retired, the discourse shifted...

Subjective opinion on player performance, though Franks' tenure at Florida was widely criticized for inconsistency.
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Big CatBig Cat

Adam Schefter blowing up the retirement timeline caused Andrew Luck to be booed in Indianapolis

Schefter dropped it in the middle of the third quarter of the game and Andrew Luck then left the field... to boos... Schefter did his job, but, dude, you are the reason why the timeline got moved up. You announced it and basically blew up Andrew Luck's entire plan of telling his teammates first.

The factual timeline (Schefter tweeting during the game) is correct. Whether it directly *caused* the boos is an interpretation, but a logical one.

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