2025 NFL Season Thread - Page 9

Amazin69 · 09-28-2025, 10:29 PM

Since Jay-Z took over the Super Bowl halftime, white people have basically been banned. Hadn't you noticed?

Honestly, Benny "Bad Bunny" Martinez being Latino is a bit beyond Jay's standard color line.

Ragnar · 09-29-2025, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

If I was as a coach, you could not keep my foot out of a player's behind if he lost a TD because he fumbled the ball celebrating before he crossed the goal line

Everybody does this. They raise the ball as they're crossing the GL. There's always that slim chance you can lose control of the ball. Always always wait until you cross the GL.

low · 09-29-2025, 11:19 AM

Ties are dumb and should not exist in professional sports. I will die on this hill.

Ragnar · 09-29-2025, 11:20 AM

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Remember when DeSean Jackson did that... twice?

Morons.

Not the same thing. He purposely dropped the ball before crossing. That's not the case here.

low · 09-29-2025, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragnar

Not the same thing. He purposely dropped the ball before crossing. That's not the case here.

Was it not in the style of a celebration? I am confused how it's not the same.

Ragnar · 09-29-2025, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by low

Ties are dumb and should not exist in professional sports. I will die on this hill.

I only partly agree. I'm ok with ties as long as they are not counted as anything. They should not count for anything in the standings. Record it as a tie, but omit it in the win percentage.

Ragnar · 09-29-2025, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Oh yeah, I just watched Jaxson Dart on his first drive of the game for a touchdown. The dude can pass and run, and he has presence. Barring an injury or some weird regression, this guy is the real thing. I don't care if it is too soon to judge; I can tell.

No, you can't tell. No one can tell anything after one game.

Déjà Bru · 09-29-2025, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragnar

No, you can't tell. No one can tell anything after one game.

If you saw enough Giants games, you can tell. This guy passed, ran, drove his team downfield. No one in a Giants uniform has done that since Manning.

Is it premature? Perhaps. But I am sticking with my impression until proven otherwise.

Cobra Mgr · 09-29-2025, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

If you saw enough Giants games, you can tell. This guy passed, ran, drove his team downfield. No one in a Giants uniform has done that since Manning.

An exaggeration if I ever heard one. So Daniel Jones never drove the team down the field when he made the playoffs with them in 2022? How many drives did Russell Wilson get on Dallas a couple weeks ago? Dart threw for 119 yds & the Giants ran it 42 times thanks to getting an early lead & never losing it. He never drove the team 50 yds except on the 1st drive. & the 2nd TD came off an INT as did the 1st FG.

Pump the brakes, dude. Everyone is giving Dart credit for the Giants playing good defense.

ezpkns34 · 09-29-2025, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

An exaggeration if I ever heard one. So Daniel Jones never drove the team down the field when he made the playoffs with them in 2022? How many drives did Russell Wilson get on Dallas a couple weeks ago? Dart threw for 119 yds & the Giants ran it 42 times thanks to getting an early lead & never losing it. He never drove the team 50 yds except on the 1st drive. & the 2nd TD came off an INT as did the 1st FG.

Pump the brakes, dude. Everyone is giving Dart credit for the Giants playing good defense.

So he IS the next Eli

Déjà Bru · 09-29-2025, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Pump the brakes, dude. Everyone is giving Dart credit for the Giants playing good defense.

Yeah, yeah, I guess. You see how starved we are for a quality QB and a well-run team? And this is coming from somebody who wants to be an ex-Giants fan in his striving for Pan-Sportsism. That is, a rising above the toil and trouble of parochial sports team rooting, especially in New York.

Cobra Mgr · 09-29-2025, 06:16 PM

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Yeah, yeah, I guess. You see how starved we are for a quality QB and a well-run team? And this is coming from somebody who wants to be an ex-Giants fan in his striving for Pan-Sportsism. That is, a rising above the toil and trouble of parochial sports team rooting, especially in New York.

I get it. I'm not downing Dart either. No rookie QB should be expected to excel his 1st game, heck, his 1st season.

It's just the hype, the New York media hype. Wish they'd do some real evaluation instead of trying to become the center of the sports universe by pitching their latest vat of snake oil. Most narcissistic bunch of histrionic meatheads.

Cobra Mgr · 09-29-2025, 09:49 PM

I know backup QB's aren't supposed to be good. But Browning really is @ butt level.

Amazin69 · 09-30-2025, 01:06 AM

The Broncos completely dominated them…and I don't think the Broncos are that good.

TBH, I'm a bit surprised the skilled Cincy players on offense couldn't do more to lift Browning's boat. Dobbins was ready to step up when Nix struggled…who did that for the visitors?

mytreds · 10-03-2025, 12:25 AM

Mac Jones is a baller. Injured ridden Niners are 4-1. Amazing!

Cobra Mgr · 10-03-2025, 05:58 PM

Lamar out.

Chuba out.

Jayden in.

Bucky out.

Bowers questionable

Braelon out 2-3 months

McCarthy & the majority of OL out

Ragnar · 10-04-2025, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Yeah, yeah, I guess. You see how starved we are for a quality QB and a well-run team? And this is coming from somebody who wants to be an ex-Giants fan in his striving for Pan-Sportsism. That is, a rising above the toil and trouble of parochial sports team rooting, especially in New York.

Unlike the jets, you guys got something to be excited about. You have a pretty decent roster. You have a great WR and that battering ram at RB. All you need is the QB and help on the OL, and you're on your way to a good team. It's a shame Nabers is injured. But you are working out Henry Ruggs I heard.

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So he IS the next Eli

No. The next Peyton. Everyone can see it.

Amazin69 · Yesterday, 01:27 PM

I swear, I just saw Bryce Young react to an impending sack by putting the football aside, as if for safekeeping.

No, Bryce, even in college, that's a fumble. Maybe that's his "bear" response? "If I distract Bradley Chubb with this tasty treat, he won't eat me and I can get away"? I mean it worked, but…

Amazin69 · Yesterday, 01:44 PM

Dolphins drove down the field and converted Bryce's TO into a TD. They lead the Panthers 10-0, one play into the 2nd Quarter.

Meanwhile on CBS, the truck puts up a graphic showing that the Eagles average 251 YPG, which is the lowest for a 4-0 team since the 1941 Giants. Jim Nantz challenges Tony Romo to name a member of that Giants team, but neither he nor Nantz can do so.

I'm proud to say that I had an answer, instantly. (He is a Hall of Famer who spent his entire career with New York, but that's still reasonably impressive.). Perhaps, I should be worried that this is the sort of thing I take pride in, but still.

Did anybody else have that reflex kick in?

Amazin69 · Yesterday, 02:01 PM

Bryce responds to the Miami TD by coming out and completing two quick passes, the first to Teitaroa McMillan and the second to Mikah Fitzpatrick. Unfortunately for Carolina, Fitzpatrick is a safety, playing for Miami.

FOX goes to commercial, playing "Believer" by Imagine Jingles. Aside from my general disdain for Dan Reynolds and his band of Plastic Pitchmen, I can't say I have much belief right now.

Tua Throwtheballwella zaps a few quick passes, the last to the currently-sober Darren Waller in the end zone. 17-0, Cetaceans.

You know, ever since I gave up on the Traitors, I've sort of been searching for a new team. I think I may be feeling the nascent stirrings of an attachment to the Panthers. This sense of disgust certrainly feels…familiar.

(It does help that Carolina is a member of the diminishing number of teams who have yet to have thier uniforms ruined by a Nike "revision". Giants, Packers, Cowboys, Traitors, Colts, Steelers, Panthers and possibly San Francisco, and I think that's it. )

Bryce just rolled way outside to evade the rush and found McMillan, who kept going all the way across the field, for a gain of 30. I didn't cheer…but I did raise an appreciative eyebrow. Hmm…

ETA: I forgot the Chiefs, which is just understandablle self-defense. (All else aside, I've just never liked the red-yellow combo.) And perhaps the Bears…I thought I'd seen a Nike abomination with a big "CHI" over the chest numbers, but I can't find any evidence of that. So good for Da Bearce.

09-28-2025, 10:29 PM	#161
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,006 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Since Jay-Z took over the Super Bowl halftime, white people have basically been banned. Hadn't you noticed? Honestly, Benny "Bad Bunny" Martinez being Latino is a bit beyond Jay's standard color line. Last edited by Amazin69; 09-28-2025 at 10:31 PM.

09-29-2025, 11:19 AM	#163
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 6,054	Ties are dumb and should not exist in professional sports. I will die on this hill. __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms

09-29-2025, 09:49 PM	#173
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,389	I know backup QB's aren't supposed to be good. But Browning really is @ butt level. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-03-2025, 12:25 AM	#175
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,177	Mac Jones is a baller. Injured ridden Niners are 4-1. Amazing! __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.

10-03-2025, 05:58 PM	#176
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,389	Lamar out. Chuba out. Jayden in. Bucky out. Bowers questionable Braelon out 2-3 months McCarthy & the majority of OL out __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

09-30-2025, 01:06 AM	#174
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,006 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	The Broncos completely dominated them…and I don't think the Broncos are that good. TBH, I'm a bit surprised the skilled Cincy players on offense couldn't do more to lift Browning's boat. Dobbins was ready to step up when Nix struggled…who did that for the visitors?

Yesterday, 01:27 PM	#178
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,006 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	I swear, I just saw Bryce Young react to an impending sack by putting the football aside, as if for safekeeping. No, Bryce, even in college, that's a fumble. Maybe that's his "bear" response? "If I distract Bradley Chubb with this tasty treat, he won't eat me and I can get away"? I mean it worked, but…

Yesterday, 01:44 PM	#179
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,006 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Dolphins drove down the field and converted Bryce's TO into a TD. They lead the Panthers 10-0, one play into the 2nd Quarter. Meanwhile on CBS, the truck puts up a graphic showing that the Eagles average 251 YPG, which is the lowest for a 4-0 team since the 1941 Giants. Jim Nantz challenges Tony Romo to name a member of that Giants team, but neither he nor Nantz can do so. I'm proud to say that I had an answer, instantly. (He is a Hall of Famer who spent his entire career with New York, but that's still reasonably impressive.). Perhaps, I should be worried that this is the sort of thing I take pride in, but still. Did anybody else have that reflex kick in?

Yesterday, 02:01 PM	#180
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,006 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Bryce responds to the Miami TD by coming out and completing two quick passes, the first to Teitaroa McMillan and the second to Mikah Fitzpatrick. Unfortunately for Carolina, Fitzpatrick is a safety, playing for Miami. FOX goes to commercial, playing "Believer" by Imagine Jingles. Aside from my general disdain for Dan Reynolds and his band of Plastic Pitchmen, I can't say I have much belief right now. Tua Throwtheballwella zaps a few quick passes, the last to the currently-sober Darren Waller in the end zone. 17-0, Cetaceans. You know, ever since I gave up on the Traitors, I've sort of been searching for a new team. I think I may be feeling the nascent stirrings of an attachment to the Panthers. This sense of disgust certrainly feels…familiar. (It does help that Carolina is a member of the diminishing number of teams who have yet to have thier uniforms ruined by a Nike "revision". Giants, Packers, Cowboys, Traitors, Colts, Steelers, Panthers and possibly San Francisco, and I think that's it. ) Bryce just rolled way outside to evade the rush and found McMillan, who kept going all the way across the field, for a gain of 30. I didn't cheer…but I did raise an appreciative eyebrow. Hmm… ETA: I forgot the Chiefs, which is just understandablle self-defense. (All else aside, I've just never liked the red-yellow combo.) And perhaps the Bears…I thought I'd seen a Nike abomination with a big "CHI" over the chest numbers, but I can't find any evidence of that. So good for Da Bearce. Last edited by Amazin69; Yesterday at 02:33 PM.