2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[rickah88]

Peter King, aka hot air, positing Philly is looking to trade for Cooks. This makes zero sense.
Setting aside the fact that Cooks has had 5 concussions and is only 26, why would they give up picks when they could’ve had Anderson and/or Perriman for zero picks?
I guess quarantined sports writers are scrapping the bottom of the news barrel for clicks.

[imsounoriginal]

I suppose it's kinda believable if the pressure is getting to Howie that he needs to make a splash at WR, given all the moves that have happened elsewhere with big names. But I agree with you, I don't think it's a smart move on our part.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Peter King, aka hot air, positing Philly is looking to trade for Cooks. This makes zero sense.
Setting aside the fact that Cooks has had 5 concussions and is only 26, why would they give up picks when they could’ve had Anderson and/or Perriman for zero picks?
I guess quarantined sports writers are scrapping the bottom of the news barrel for clicks.

Eagles/Cooks has been rumored for a couple weeks now. I don’t think the Rams have yet realized how soft the market is for him. They aren’t getting a high pick.

[Batman1980]

Source - Schefter on Twitter

[imsounoriginal]

So divisional winners still keep the top four seeds. I don't think we need a seventh playoff team per conference but I'm not about to complain about getting more football. I just think the re-seeding of teams based on actual performance was a better issue to address.

[BizCat]

Fixing what isn't broken.

[RageATL]

The watering down of the NFL playoffs...

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Fixing what isn't broken.

NFL will get from CBS & NBC a total of about $145 million.

If its not making as $$ as it could then it was broken.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

NFL will get from CBS & NBC a total of about $145 million.

If its not making as $$ as it could then it was broken.

Exactly, show me the money!
I was a little meh on the initial idea of playoff expansion but have warmed up to it.
I’ve been a long time NHL fan and definitely enjoy that playoff grind. The play-in game has worked out for baseball.
This will be another hit for the NFL.

[Samus Aran]

Adding another team to the postseason for each conference isn't that big of a deal. At least it's not the playoff cluster**** that the MLB is thinking about.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

NFL will get from CBS & NBC a total of about $145 million.

If its not making as $$ as it could then it was broken.

Other ways to make money.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Adding another team to the postseason for each conference isn't that big of a deal. At least it's not the playoff cluster**** that the MLB is thinking about.

It’s not a big deal, I just don’t see the need for it.

[West E]

I like the change. We’re usually 7-9. Gives us hope lol

What puzzles me is that the CBS Wildcard game will only be airing on Nickelodeon in a special kids-presentation.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by West E

What puzzles me is that the CBS Wildcard game will only be airing on Nickelodeon in a special kids-presentation.

No.

CBS will broadcast one additional Wild Card game on January 10 with kickoff at approximately 4:40 p.m. ET.

The game will also be available via a livestream on CBS All Access.

Additionally, as part of CBS’ coverage, a separately produced telecast of the game will air on Nickelodeon, tailored for a younger audience.

https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/...OSTSEASON.aspx

[rickah88]

Three games on Saturday, three games on Sunday? It’s like Thanksgivng Day, but no guarantee Dallas & Detroit will be playing. Sounds good to me.

[rickah88]

Wow, just read that Wimbledon was cancelled.
That’s pretty shocking, and doesn’t bode well for sports being played any time soon. I know the NFL has deep pockets and his pretty powerful, but if a high percentage of: team staff/players & production staff show symptoms, there’s not much the NFL can do.
At the very best, we will be lucky if only sports teams have an asterisk for the 2019/2020 seasons, in their respective record books.
I dread to think of the worst case scenario.

[BizCat]

Definitely sucks, although I like the chances of not seeing Philadelphia.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow, just read that Wimbledon was cancelled.
That’s pretty shocking, and doesn’t bode well for sports being played any time soon. I know the NFL has deep pockets and his pretty powerful, but if a high percentage of: team staff/players & production staff show symptoms, there’s not much the NFL can do.
At the very best, we will be lucky if only sports teams have an asterisk for the 2019/2020 seasons, in their respective record books.
I dread to think of the worst case scenario.

I think at the bare minimum, a delayed start to the season is best case scenario for us.

[imsounoriginal]

I'm hoping, at the very least, we can get to the point of games being held without live spectators by late summer. I shudder at the thought of not getting any NFL for possibly another year and a half.

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

Logistically, I don't see a scenario where you are going to have games played in empty stadiums. If the fans can't make it, then the teams and staff can't make it either. Think about it.