2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

For some reason I listened to some of Colin Cowherd's radio program today and it was a trainwreck. He repeatedly made strange comparisons to this years Falcons team and Matt Ryan to last year's Panthers team and Cam Newton, seeming sure the Falcons are going to get blown out like last year's Panthers. He doesn't seem to realize Ryan has been a really good QB his entire career, unlike Cam. Even playing on some Falcons teams that were really lousy (2013-15) with little help Ryan put up respectable numbers. Colin also tried to make comparisons between this Falcons team and the Dirty Birds.

Then he went on to bash Mike Tomlin for a good chunk of the show, making it sound like he's one of the worst coaches in the NFL. The guy only has a .644 win % in the NFL and a Super Bowl win.

Guess I shouldn't be surprised. This is the guy who recently called Clemson a complete fraud the week before they beat Alabama to win the national championship in college football.

Colin Blowhard is one of THE biggest a-holes going in the media today. No clue how that guy has a job, just the worst.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Just made reservations for my wife and I on February 11th to celebrate Valentines Day. Taking her to Ditka's in Pittsburgh. Never knew Ditka had a restaurant line. Upscale, even.

Unrelated, but I finally started watching American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, and man it's good. I'm halfway through it.

I watched OJ Simpson: Made in America recently and liked it. Though the thing is a little excessively long at something like 6 hours.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Colin Blowhard is one of THE biggest a-holes going in the media today. No clue how that guy has a job, just the worst.

Or Colin Cowturd. That's the name I prefer.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Colin Blowhard is one of THE biggest a-holes going in the media today. No clue how that guy has a job, just the worst.

The biggest A-hole would be Stephen A. Smith.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I watched OJ Simpson: Made in America recently and liked it. Though the thing is a little excessively long at something like 6 hours.

Is that about the whole crime itself like this one or is that different?

[tylerdurden10]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Go Falcons! Kick the shit out of them cheating Pats!

If by cheating you mean they are usually one step ahead of their competition due to an outstanding coach (greatest of all time) who ALWAYS has his team well prepared. A QB (also happens to be the GOAT) who is a student of the game, who spends countless hours studying film on his opponents each season for the past 17 years. And players who buy into the entire TEAM philosophy, and by doing so limit the amount of mistakes that most teams do on a weekly basis?

If that's the case, then I guess they are the biggest "cheaters" in the league.

...Seriously dude, that weak line is really looking dated/idiotic at this point.

[Waboman]

Those wacky NE fans.

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

For some reason I listened to some of Colin Cowherd's radio program today and it was a trainwreck. He repeatedly made strange comparisons to this years Falcons team and Matt Ryan to last year's Panthers team and Cam Newton, seeming sure the Falcons are going to get blown out like last year's Panthers. He doesn't seem to realize Ryan has been a really good QB his entire career, unlike Cam. Even playing on some Falcons teams that were really lousy (2013-15) with little help Ryan put up respectable numbers. Colin also tried to make comparisons between this Falcons team and the Dirty Birds.

Cam has been in the league six years, as opposed to Ryan's nine years. Cam's been great from the start:

In his rookie year, Newton broke all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game, shattering Peyton Manning's first-game record by 120 yards. He also broke Otto Graham's 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut.[4] Newton went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.[5] He also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking Steve Grogan's 35-year-old record.[6]

In 2015, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and rush for 10 in the same season (35 passing, 10 rushing).[7] He also became the only quarterback ever to have 300 yards passing, 5 touchdown passes, and over 100 yards rushing in the same game.[8] Newton capped off the 2015 season by capturing MVP honors and leading his Panthers to a 15–1 record and a trip to Super Bowl 50.


The reason you see Cam struggling is the reason you see any quarterback struggling: Injuries, to themselves and to the team around them.

For better or for worse, Cam's style of play is more injury-prone than Ryan's, so Newton will be dealing with injuries more often than not.

All things being equal, I would rather have Cam, a healthy Cam, on my team.

I do realize that will most likely remain more a wish than a reality.

As for Super Bowl 50, Carolina was driving down the field for the go-ahead score with under five minutes to go in the game. I wouldn't call it a blowout.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Is that about the whole crime itself like this one or is that different?

Basically it's split up. First roughly 2 hours is OJ's early life and career. Then about 2 hours covering up his killings of Nicole and Ron and the trial. Last two hours is the aftermath of the big trial when he went downhill into drugs and partying in Florida and his Vegas crime that landed him in prison to this day. I found the first few hours about his early life most entertaining.

What's amusing is he got away with the killing he DID do but got royally hosed with a ridiculous sentence for a relatively minor crime. Let's face facts here, all of the people who helped OJ carry out that Vegas heist got either probation or very short jail sentences, the gun man included. OJ got a 33 year sentence, wildly higher than sentencing guidelines. Anyone else might have served a year or two tops in prison for such a minor crime. Not saying I feel sorry for him but he was punished for getting away with prior crimes more than what he actually did in Vegas.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by BeastCreatureTrapper

Cam has been in the league six years, as opposed to Ryan's nine years. Cam's been great from the start:

In his rookie year, Newton broke all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game, shattering Peyton Manning's first-game record by 120 yards. He also broke Otto Graham's 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut.[4] Newton went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.[5] He also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking Steve Grogan's 35-year-old record.[6]

In 2015, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and rush for 10 in the same season (35 passing, 10 rushing).[7] He also became the only quarterback ever to have 300 yards passing, 5 touchdown passes, and over 100 yards rushing in the same game.[8] Newton capped off the 2015 season by capturing MVP honors and leading his Panthers to a 15–1 record and a trip to Super Bowl 50.


The reason you see Cam struggling is the reason you see any quarterback struggling: Injuries, to themselves and to the team around them.

For better or for worse, Cam's style of play is more injury-prone than Ryan's, so Newton will be dealing with injuries more often than not.

All things being equal, I would rather have Cam, a healthy Cam, on my team.

I do realize that will most likely remain more a wish than a reality.

As for Super Bowl 50, Carolina was driving down the field for the go-ahead score with under five minutes to go in the game. I wouldn't call it a blowout.

Matt Ryan >Super Scam

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

For some reason I listened to some of Colin Cowherd's radio program today and it was a trainwreck. He repeatedly made strange comparisons to this years Falcons team and Matt Ryan to last year's Panthers team and Cam Newton, seeming sure the Falcons are going to get blown out like last year's Panthers. He doesn't seem to realize Ryan has been a really good QB his entire career, unlike Cam. Even playing on some Falcons teams that were really lousy (2013-15) with little help Ryan put up respectable numbers. Colin also tried to make comparisons between this Falcons team and the Dirty Birds.

Then he went on to bash Mike Tomlin for a good chunk of the show, making it sound like he's one of the worst coaches in the NFL. The guy only has a .644 win % in the NFL and a Super Bowl win.

Guess I shouldn't be surprised. This is the guy who recently called Clemson a complete fraud the week before they beat Alabama to win the national championship in college football.

He compared the Falcons to the Panthers because they are the hot team that is having a career year and making a surprise trip to the Superbowl. That is 100% accurate where as he described the Patriots as a team who is in or around the Superbowl every year so the mentality of the players on both teams will be completely different.

He compared Tomlin and Rex Ryan saying they are both players coaches who get their teams to play hard but aren't great at promoting discipline and handling the details of in game coaching. Again he is 100% accurate.

If you listened to him in the context of what he was saying and why he was saying it it made perfect sense.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Then he went on to bash Mike Tomlin for a good chunk of the show, making it sound like he's one of the worst coaches in the NFL.

Even last wk the vegas guys were talking about deducting pts from steelers due to bad ingame management by tomlin.

They also mentioned how for all the talent they have they throw in clinkers in season (like mia game) & that makes them a lower seed causing them to play on road in playoffs lately.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by Omegaice

The biggest A-hole would be Stephen A. Smith.

Good point, or Skip Bayliss...the bar is set pretty low.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Those wacky NE fans.

At least he's honest.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Even last wk the vegas guys were talking about deducting pts from steelers due to bad ingame management by tomlin.

They also mentioned how for all the talent they have they throw in clinkers in season (like mia game) & that makes them a lower seed causing them to play on road in playoffs lately.

Unfortunately he isn't the only one, there's been a TON of terrible game management by a ton of veteran HCs this year.

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

I'm SO waiting for the update to this story about the $28K "Can't Stop Now!" Green Bay betting duo.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Unfortunately he isn't the only one, there's been a TON of terrible game management by a ton of veteran HCs this year.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

LoL!

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

That picture will haunt my nightmares.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by RageATL

That picture will haunt my nightmares.

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