2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I'm hoping this will be the final straw that forces some change. Either add more refs or change what can be challenged and/or the number of challenges. Some more tech couldn't hurt for things like first downs or pre-snap penalties at the LoS, but judgment calls like holding and PI need to be more consistent.

I think you’re right on here. We’re going to see changes for sure.

[West E]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

It would set a messy precedent, which is why I don't think it will (or should) be done. But it's an amusing hypothetical lol

Im all for it. I dont like either team. I just want to see it.

Credit to NOLA. They’re planning a massive street parade to protest the NFL rather than a massive riot.

[BizCat]

NOLA did get screwed, but they also did Bountygate.. so I don't care that much to see them in particular get helped.

[BizCat]

Question

If you're the NY Giants, do you draft a QB at #6 overall.. OR do you take one of the many defensive players, and draft Trace McSorley in a later round, which reunites him with Saquon Barkley? Either way, there's a good chance whichever QB they draft will sit behind Eli for the year.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Question

If you're the NY Giants, do you draft a QB at #6 overall.. OR do you take one of the many defensive players, and draft Trace McSorley in a later round, which reunites him with Saquon Barkley? Either way, there's a good chance whichever QB they draft will sit behind Eli for the year.

I'd try to land a QB but really the only one worth a #6 pick is Haskins, and I don't think he'll still be on the board. I'm guessing some other team (Jaguars in particular) or the Giants would have to trade up. It's a weak QB class.

[Batman1980]

Yeah for the Giants, I'd go BPA and then get Nick Foles as a stopgap. Teddy Bridgewater would be my second choice for them.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Question

If you're the NY Giants, do you draft a QB at #6 overall.. OR do you take one of the many defensive players, and draft Trace McSorley in a later round, which reunites him with Saquon Barkley? Either way, there's a good chance whichever QB they draft will sit behind Eli for the year.

If they're going with Eli for another year anyway, just wait til 2020 to draft a QB. If they do better than this year, probably will have to trade up but if they get their next franchise QB, it'll be worth it.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

If they're going with Eli for another year anyway, just wait til 2020 to draft a QB. If they do better than this year, probably will have to trade up but if they get their next franchise QB, it'll be worth it.

If a team that doesn't need a QB lands the top pick in 2021 they're getting a king's ransom for that pick. Trevor Lawrence would attract even more than what the Rams got for trading their #2 pick to the Rams in 2012.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I'd try to land a QB but really the only one worth a #6 pick is Haskins, and I don't think he'll still be on the board. I'm guessing some other team (Jaguars in particular) or the Giants would have to trade up. It's a weak QB class.

Doesn’t matter. QB’s will still be drafted high, it’s the NFL draft. Daniel Jones and Drew Lock could very well find themselves as top 10 picks.

[Waboman]

Lol. Take the L, Payton, you sour puss. Brees choked. Not so easy to win a title game without bounties and officials is it Sean.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Question

If you're the NY Giants, do you draft a QB at #6 overall.. OR do you take one of the many defensive players, and draft Trace McSorley in a later round, which reunites him with Saquon Barkley? Either way, there's a good chance whichever QB they draft will sit behind Eli for the year.

I trade up to #3 with the Jets.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

If a team that doesn't need a QB lands the top pick in 2021 they're getting a king's ransom for that pick. Trevor Lawrence would attract even more than what the Rams got for trading their #2 pick to the Rams in 2012.

I think you mean Redskins

[Himmel]

http://youtu.be/UOMuwbTEzxI

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

If a team that doesn't need a QB lands the top pick in 2021 they're getting a king's ransom for that pick. Trevor Lawrence would attract even more than what the Rams got for trading their #2 pick to the Rams in 2012.

What.. the Rams trading to the Rams

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by BizCat

NOLA did get screwed, but they also did Bountygate.. so I don't care that much to see them in particular get helped.

What about NE?

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Galactus

What about NE?

They didn't do anything.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by BizCat

They didn't do anything.

Unlike the Patriots alleged cheating everyone saw the saints trying to hurt opposing QB's

[BeastCreatureTrapper]

Here's a great Wetzel piece about all the panties being bunched up:

"Whining..."

I couldn't agree more with this article. It's one thing to b*tch and moan about a bad call and what you perceive to be a game-deciding play (trust me, it wasn't what decided the game), it's another to threaten lawsuits and Goodell intervention.

This is the sports world taking on the recent victim culture, which has infected, unfortunately, other areas of life FAR more important than professional sporting entertainment.

I wasn't even aware of this though (from the article posted):


Ford, however, was lined up across the line of scrimmage when the ball was snapped. New England went on to win.

Reid acknowledge that, yes, it was a penalty.

“I thought it was legitimate,” Reid said, noting the Chiefs’ own cameras also caught the infraction.

That should have been it.

Only Reid didn’t stop there because this is 2019 and this is the NFL – the No Fair League. Everything and anything is worthy of whines and cries and legal briefings about the officials, the rules, overtime setups and any other transgression real or imagined.

The entire damn league has gone so snowflake that even Andy Reid decided to join them.

“Normally you’re warned,” Reid said. “And the coaches are warned if someone is doing that before they throw [a flag] in a game of that magnitude.”


Jesus Christ, Andy, should the refs have adjusted Ford's cup too?!

[bipbop13]

Yep Ford was offsides. How about the other plays? Roughing the passer penalty on the Chiefs when it was clear he grazed his shoulder, with the ref saying between plays, "Don't worry Tom, I got your back" (Lip reading is great with hi-def). Then the no-catch, catch, no-catch, catch. Ball clearly hit the ground, but not called. Lastly the replay review of the ball hitting the pats player or not? Refs said it did. They needed overwhelming evidence to overturn that call & there was no camera angle doing that. Well that doesn't matter, it's the pats so lets just go with them. Karma is heavy in the SB. First the heavily favored Rams lost to the young pats team in 00-01. All these years later, it's reversed. Let's have it done & over with. The whole world (minus New England, which I'm unlucky enough to have been born & brought up in) is sick of the pats. If what I think is happening is going to happen, the Rams will win a miracle nailbiter & the pats dynasty will be over. The NFL wants ratings, and they want big markets, but they also don't want to have people turning off their biggest game because of pats-view overkill.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by bipbop13

Yep Ford was offsides. How about the other plays? Roughing the passer penalty on the Chiefs when it was clear he grazed his shoulder, with the ref saying between plays, "Don't worry Tom, I got your back" (Lip reading is great with hi-def). Then the no-catch, catch, no-catch, catch. Ball clearly hit the ground, but not called. Lastly the replay review of the ball hitting the pats player or not? Refs said it did. They needed overwhelming evidence to overturn that call & there was no camera angle doing that. Well that doesn't matter, it's the pats so lets just go with them. Karma is heavy in the SB. First the heavily favored Rams lost to the young pats team in 00-01. All these years later, it's reversed. Let's have it done & over with. The whole world (minus New England, which I'm unlucky enough to have been born & brought up in) is sick of the pats. If what I think is happening is going to happen, the Rams will win a miracle nailbiter & the pats dynasty will be over. The NFL wants ratings, and they want big markets, but they also don't want to have people turning off their biggest game because of pats-view overkill.