2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Navster]

The Carolina Panthers have the toughest road to the Super Bowl based on the strength of their 2013 schedule.

The Panthers will play teams in 2013 with a combined 138-116-2 record from last season as they look to improve on their 7-9 mark in 2012.

See where your team ranks below

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[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by Navster

At least we'll have one guaranteed win this year

[MaCruz]

The Broncos this past season had a rough schedule beginning of the year, but cruised their way to the top spot with somewhat a soft schedule. Must be nice for the Broncos to have yet another "soft" schedule, though each game against different teams doesn't always guarantee a win in this league.

[supersix4]

Would love to see AJ McCarron resurrect that franchise

Originally Posted by fatediesel

The Raiders aren't going to be good next year no matter what so I think they should dump Palmer and his $13 million salary and give Pryor a chance to start. That way they'll know whether Pryor has a chance to be their QB of the future and if he's not they can draft a QB in what should be a stronger draft with (potentially) Teddy Bridgewater, Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron, Logan Thomas, Johnny Manziel, and Taj Boyd.

Pryor actually did pretty well and if they incorporate what the skins started with the read option, he might be able to mask his weak passing game.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Navster

I never said he was our savior, but he played decent enough the final game of the year to earn a start, just give him a chance is all i'm saying

Decent is what Palmer did hate to break it to you but Pryor wasn't decent, he wasn't even serviceable he had 1 good game.

Palmer was throwing for 3-400 yards / game. Hes overpaid yes but not your problem. Your offensive scheme last year was your major issue, the inability to move the ball consistently because your RB was not used properly or your receivers dropped to many passes. For god sake your best weapon is Janikowski and he wasn't even used properly. If the Raiders are stopped anywhere around the 45 he should be out there on 4th down no questions asked but they refused to do it. Or they just couldn't move the ball to the 45 idk which it was.

Your better then this man don't be calling for Pryor when deep down you know hes not the answer.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

The Broncos this past season had a rough schedule beginning of the year, but cruised their way to the top spot with somewhat a soft schedule. Must be nice for the Broncos to have yet another "soft" schedule, though each game against different teams doesn't always guarantee a win in this league.

That's Peyton Manning's life story. A 13-3 or 14-2 regular season following by an early exit in the playoffs.

[fatediesel]

The Panthers are preparing for upgrades costing over $300 million to their stadium, with the city of Charlotte paying $143.75 million, the state of North Carolina paying $62.5 million, and the Panthers paying $96.25 million. In return the Panthers agreed to remain in the city for at least another 15 years. As is standard for NFL teams the Panthers used a vague Los Angeles threat to get the city and state to agree to the upgrades. The city will pay for their portion with a 1% restaurant tax hike for 15 years.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ith-charlotte/

[MaCruz]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

That's Peyton Manning's life story. A 13-3 or 14-2 regular season following by an early exit in the playoffs.

It's looking like that for Brady as well.

I guess it's great to be Flaaco, or Eli these days. Have an up and down season but win it all at the end.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Best record during the season doesn't always mean you're the best at the end of the season.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Navster

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That's not fair. The Panthers are only 10 games up on the Falcons in difficulty because the Falcons won 6 more games, so outside of each other, we're 2 more wins from opponents.

[Blu-Benny]

depending if Rodgers is able to stay upright next year....i see the Packers going @ least 10-6.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

49ers! Gonna make what was wronged right!

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by R3P0

I give Oakland 4-5 years before they are relevant again. Al Davis left your team in a horrid cap situation. Nice thing is you got ppl in place that can and will fix it. I seriously don't see you paying Palmer the 28 million he is due especially with his play, Not to mention you punter is making 4 million / season but he is a FA as well. Plus you guys have some key FA you need to sign like Wheeler, Meyers, Hanson, Mitchell, Goodson, and Carter.

noway 4-5 years.. i mean the season before this one if we won the last game against the chargers we win the division over the Broncos and go 9-7 making the playoffs and opening against the Steelers, who in the end Tebow ended up beating.. The Problem this season was OC Knapp hes the worst coach in football history, Raiders have been a great running team over hte past 5 years and this year we were the bottom 5. Palmer did the best he could with the garbage plays Knapp provided him with, Knapp was the reason for the Raiders failure this year.. DHB has been approached to take a pay cut already and im sure Palmer will be doing the same.. they are over the cap as of now.. Wheeler, Carter, Mitchell and Meyers will be back.. I have a feeling Goodson, Hanson, Kelly, Seymour, Shaunessey, and Bryant are all gone.. Ford and Spencer will be back after missing all of the season on IR.. as long as Greg Olsen our new OC puts in plays that aim towards McFadden running behind Reece then i see us winning some games.. i dont think the Raiders are a playoff team just yet, but they are making positive moves after the mess AL left us with and i think in 2 seasons we will be a possible contender again..Palmer has some nice weapons with Moore,Streater,Ford and DHB and Meyers when he signs.. Also having the top 3 best FB's in the NFL helps a lot in the pass and run scheme. the offense is not the problem in Oakland, they proved they can score, its the defense.. its just horrible.. Houston, Branch and Burris(rookie last year) are the best players.. Houston and Huff have flashed signs of excitement but thats it.. Wheeler is great against the run, our CBs are horrible and DL is laughable.. fix those issues and we should be okay.. oh and id choose Leinart over Pryor any day of the week

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

depending if Rodgers is able to stay upright next year....i see the Packers going @ least 10-6.

Who are the Packers opponents this coming season?

[ZooTv]

Originally Posted by Galactus

Who are the Packers opponents this coming season?

All NFC North teams 2x + Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Philly, Dallas, Pittsburgh, NY Giants, Washington, San Francisco

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by ZooTv

All NFC North teams 2x + Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Philly, Dallas, Pittsburgh, NY Giants, Washington, San Francisco

Yup 10-6 or 11-5.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Galactus

Yup 10-6 or 11-5.

Or 8-8.

[walruswarrior]

AP had sports hernia surgery. Not sure if it's been mentioned in here, but dear God. Imagine if he was fully healthy this year

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by walruswarrior

AP had sports hernia surgery. Not sure if it's been mentioned in here, but dear God. Imagine if he was fully healthy this year

a sports hernia is different from an actual hernia, still painful but nothing compared to an actual hernia.. I've had inguinal hernia on the rightside, got it from lifting over the years.. miserable recover, still have pains to this day

im sure you knew their was a difference but just in case you didnt.

Sports hernia (also known as athletic pubalgia) has the same name as a true hernia. In reality the two are not alike. A true abdominal, inguinal, or femoral hernia is an abnormal opening in the abdominal wall. Part of the intestine pushes through. The danger is that the bowel can get strangled and form gangrene. This condition can be life-threatening.

A sports hernia is a torn tendon, fascia, or ligament in the abdominal and/or groin area. It isn't life-threatening but it can cause chronic groin pain. Athletes involved in high speed twisting and turning are affected most often. The athlete with a sports hernia won't be able to play in his or her sport until the damage is repaired.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

a sports hernia is different from an actual hernia, still painful but nothing compared to an actual hernia.. I've had inguinal hernia on the rightside, got it from lifting over the years.. miserable recover, still have pains to this day

im sure you knew their was a difference but just in case you didnt.

lol never said it was the same, but a sports hernia can still be quite painful. With the rigors that AP puts on his body, it's no small chore to rush for over 1000 yards with it. It's actually quite impressive.