2025 NFL Season Thread

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Hrycaj

The Detroit/Green Bay game is going exactly as I thought it would. Watch for a large regression in Detroit this season. Your all-pro/ hof center retires and Brad Holmes stubbornly refused to address the d-end position, especially with McNeil out. Lions blew their opportunity in the title game when they wasted that lead two years ago. You lost both your coordinators and there were stories all summer about how your amazing “culture” had significant cracks. I get it is week one, and I hope they prove me wrong, but this game could not have gone worse for them image wise.

It is just week 1. Teams will be totally different by mid season.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

I don't know why they think that. What happened? I'm sure you remember this.

This happened. Tried to find a vid w/Tirico & Collinsworth comments afterward but unsuccessful. But those 2 said both were to blame. The lunatic Bills fan hit Lamar in the head after Jackson just witnessed him hitting Hopkins in the head and we act like Lamar is supposed to turn the other cheek? Miss me w/ that noise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMcbdBYuGTE

Remember? No. They weren't showing hockey highlights in NC back in the 70's. Not that much in the early 80's either.

What did he do?

So....Tied game, early 2nd quarter, 2nd & 1. You're in a good spot. You can take a risk deep, but the playbook is open. No pressure. No need to force anything. If it ain't there, throw it away. You got another play to get a simple yd & keep the drive going. ANd when you rollout, you even have space to run for the 1st down. You don't force it into coverage & get it picked off.

So.......3rd quarter. Opening drive. Now you are down 20-3 thanks to your pick & a fumble. You need to answer quickly so you can make a game out of it. Leave yourself enough time to make a comeback. You make it inside the opponent's 10, but now have 4th & 1. Coach is going for it. You gotta have it. Do or die. There is no 2nd chance here. You don't just toss it out of the end zone because no one is clearly open.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

It is just week 1. Teams will be totally different by mid season.

True. But I agree the Lions are in for a down turn, IMO. You can't lose both coordinators & keep it running smooth.

[low]

Pro-tip: Keep your hands to yourself. It's really easy.

[Cobra Mgr]

90% of broadcasters & commentators I don't care about. About 9% I absolutely loathe. A minute amount of them I actually think make the game better. Chris Collinsworth I've never liked. But not to the degree that a lot on social media do. But last night I think I put him in the loathe category. I saw Allen throw a 2 yd dumb to Cook, who took it 52 yds to the Ravens 1 yd line & Collinsworth told me that was all Josh Allen. In the same game, saw Jackson run untouched & Collinsworth said it was because Henry is in the backfield. Like c'mon, man............

.....A lot on social media about why Jackson can't win these games & Josh Allen is his daddy. Allen is not Lamar's daddy. Lamar did everything he could to earn that victory. He accounted for 3 scores, ran for 70 yds & completed 74% of his passes. He is not responsible for a veteran like Henry fumbling the ball when the Ravens are trying to maintain possession late. He is not responsible for his kicker missing the last XP.

And one thing I've found very few mentioning, he is not responsible for that FG the Ravens gave up @ the end of the half. Buffalo had zero timeouts, at the Baltimore 47, and the Ravens rushed ZERO. That's right, you read correctly. Baltimore sent no one at Josh Allen. There were 11 players defending 5 Bills receivers. And you knew Buffalo had to either heave it to the end zone or get a quick hit OOB. And Baltimore allowed Allen to complete on at the sideline w/one tick remaining.

None of those above things can happen. That isn't Lamar not being able to beat Josh Allen. That's the Ravens screwing up.........

......Miami looks bad.......I mean real, real bad. The Colts scored on all 7 of their possessions. Let that sink in...........a Daniel Jones offense never had to punt, never lost the ball on downs, never turned it over, never missed a kick, never even got into victory formation. They scored every time they got the ball. Miami looks baaadddd..........

....Speaking of bad, now is as good time as any to talk about the Panthers.....You can read my rant above about Bryce Young. I'm going to give you 2 more things that really pinpoints for me what is wrong with this team.......Xavier Leggette has been a disappointment, to put it mildly. In the 1st half when the score was still manageable, he has a 1st down catch into Jax territory. Only it is ruled incomplete because he didn't get both feet in. He let his toe land OOB. It wasn't like he was being pushed. It wasn't like he was being crowded. It was like he had to contort his body. It wasn't like he was walking the tightrope. It was a simple post to the sideline. And he didn't make sure he got both feet in. That was a play any professional pass catcher should be able to make with ease with zero problem. He just didn't do it.........2nd half, down 20-3. Jaycee Horn makes a fantastic one handed INT. Highlight reel stuff. And as he jumps up & celebrates, he motions for the defense to follow him to the end zone & mug for the crowds & cameras.....Down 17 pts & only 17 minutes to play. Really???

And I add that to Bryce Young's brain farts to say this:This roster needs to grow up. Plain and simple. And I blame Coach Canales for it. At some point, if you are allowing it, you're coaching it. Those plays are immature plays. They don't looked like they realize this is their livelihood. This is their JOB. This is their means of living. This is not a pickup game at the company picnic. This is the company. Focus! You gotta act like you are auditioning for your next paycheck each time you come into the facility or the stadium. You should be aware of what the situation is, what time it is, where the situation is. And act accordingly.

If I was a HC and Horn did what he did in front of me, I'd do everything I could to fine him his game check. If you want to come to the sidelines & try to pump up your teammates after what you did, I'm all for it. But if you want to find the nearest camera & holler "LOOK AT ME!" when everyone in your uniform is getting their butt kicked, I don't need your cancer in my locker room. Coach Canales needs to change the atmosphere in Charlotte quick. He is now on the clock. We are going to see what kind of coach he is in the next few weeks.............

.......I understand why people are calling the Steelers win a "get back" game for Aaron Rodgers. But don't you think it was a "get back" game for Justin Fields? Ask yourself, who after yesterday looks like they have the best QB situation going forward? The team w/the ready to retire guy, or the one that has a 26 yr old? I think Pittsburgh would be the one with the most regret.....

...Back to the Ravens & Bills.....why does the media seem to think Ray Lewis, Ed Reed & Terrell Suggs are still in Baltimore? The Ravens defense, especially in the 4th quarter & been, realistically poor, mediocre at best for multiple seasons now. Again, dropping 11, they still allowed Buffalo to get in position for a FG to end the 1st half. They have been blowing leads left & right.....At the same time, while not a great thing, I don't believe Buffalo's D is as bad as they looked. They gave up a ton on the ground. But that was to one of the best RB's to ever play, and maybe the best over 30 in NFL history. I mean, no one 21 has that size & that speed. And Derrick Henry is 31. Add to that, the best combination thrower/runner in NFL history. Lamar is the NFL's version of Shohei Ohtani. I like the Bills D's chances to look better in December than Baltimore.............

......Did we learn anything about the Cowboys & the Eagles in the 1st game? 1st half, looked like either great offense or bad defense. 2nd half looked like bad offense or great defense............

....I'm going to be mighty confused if the Texans ever play the Falcons. Like, what's the difference?.........

[Cobra Mgr]

Fan who hit Hopkins & Jackson banned from NFL stadiums

I'm really mad Lamar's comments afterward made it seem like he did something wrong.

[Cobra Mgr]

George Kittle will be out for weeks w/a hammy. Purdy is also questionable next Sunday.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Fan who hit Hopkins & Jackson banned from NFL stadiums

I'm really mad Lamar's comments afterward made it seem like he did something wrong.

The only thing that Lamar Jackson did wrong was that he didn't push that clown hard enough to deposit him on his ass.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

The only thing that Lamar Jackson did wrong was that he didn't push that clown hard enough to deposit him on his ass.

[Cobra Mgr]

One day, someone is going to have to explain to me why people were so hype on JJ McCarthy when he'd never thrown a ball in the NFL.

[dsvitak]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

Well, when you have BS in a union, you do something about it. The players don't realize how much power they actually have.

Also, a lot of these contracts are backloaded, knowing the player will probably never see that money. A contract that never would have been written that way had it been fully guaranteed.

My opinion is just based on what's better for the game. If there was no salary cap, I couldn't care less if they had all guaranteed contracts.

You see LOTS of contracts where the last year has all the money, non-guaranteed. SOUNDS like a lot. Before the last year kicks in, the team asks politely to re-negotiate. If the player refuses, then simply cut him, and either re-sign, or let him walk.

[monkeyman576]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

One day, someone is going to have to explain to me why people were so hype on JJ McCarthy when he'd never thrown a ball in the NFL.

Because Michigan is the end all and be all of college sports programs.

[monkeyman576]

Yeah because fighting fans is always a good idea.

[Cobra Mgr]

Remember the Terrell Owens / Hugh Douglass "fight"?

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by dsvitak

You see LOTS of contracts where the last year has all the money, non-guaranteed. SOUNDS like a lot. Before the last year kicks in, the team asks politely to re-negotiate. If the player refuses, then simply cut him, and either re-sign, or let him walk.

Whenever a player signs a contract, it has to be because he agreed to play for that guaranteed money. Not having any expectations of getting the rest.

When a team asks a player to renegotiate the final year, they're telling him he's not good enough to make that amount. But if they are good enough, that final year gets incorporated into an extension.

[Ragnar]

Stupid fan. What Lamar did was a natural reaction. He got popped in the head a bit harder than the first guy.

Justin Fields surprised me. That's the best game I've seen him play. He may have had better. I haven't seen it.

Some of these young first round QB picks continue to struggle. How bad does Caleb Williams look. Maybe he'll turn it around, but as of right now, if you take away his first read, he panics. The Vikings didn't look that good overall.

Fans are results driven. Quarterbacks don't play defense. Remember when people were calling Arrowhead stadium Burrowhead? Burrow is not better than Mahomes. But win a few games and all of the details are forgotten.

[Cobra Mgr]

Reports are ex-Panthers LB Thomas Davis' ex wife went to his mistress' job and pimp slapped her. Below is the mug shot.



Something about that pic tells me gives zero *bleeps*

[low]

"And I would do it again!" comes to mind.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Reports are ex-Panthers LB Thomas Davis' ex wife went to his mistress' job and pimp slapped her. Below is the mug shot.



Something about that pic tells me gives zero *bleeps*

Why is she mad at the mistress? What the hell does she care? It's your dude that's not faithful. The mistress has no obligation to care about your feelings.

Just like if I ever went with a married woman. Don't focus on me. You have issues regardless of me. Same rules apply if my wife cheats on me. Why am I getting mad at the guy? He doesn't know me. Why should he care?

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by low

"And I would do it again!" comes to mind.

LOL, I get that same vibe!