2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I'm sorry but there are no QB's in this year's draft worth a top-5 pick, maybe even top-10, much less #1 overall. Gabbert is probably the best of the bunch but does anyone really see superstar in that guy? I sure don't.

Patrick Peterson is the best all around player in the draft if you ask me. The guy is going to be a superstar in the NFL as long as he stays away from injuries.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Patrick Peterson is the best all around player in the draft if you ask me. The guy is going to be a superstar in the NFL as long as he stays away from injuries.

I just can't see someone taking a CB number one I mean even guys like Revis, Bailey, and Nnamdi as great as they are wouldn't be worth #1 picks because while they can lock a side of the field down they don't win games.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I just can't see someone taking a CB number one I mean even guys like Revis, Bailey, and Nnamdi as great as they are wouldn't be worth #1 picks because while they can lock a side of the field down they don't win games.

Looked it up and there's actually never been a CB taken #1 overall. Heck, since 1990 there's been just 5 defensive players taken #1 overall. And of those 5 only Mario Williams has really proven worthy of the pick. I do think Patrick Peterson is the best player in the draft, but I doubt he'll go #1.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I just can't see someone taking a CB number one I mean even guys like Revis, Bailey, and Nnamdi as great as they are wouldn't be worth #1 picks because while they can lock a side of the field down they don't win games.

That's fine be me as long as he is sitting there at #3.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

That's fine be me as long as he is sitting there at #3.

That would suck a fat one if Walter football's mock is right and you guys pick up Kaepernick in the second round

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by supersix4

That would suck a fat one if Walter football's mock is right and you guys pick up Kaepernick in the second round

It wouldn't suck for the Bills. I'd gladly take Kaepernick, while I don't think he's ever going to be a star quarterback an athlete of his caliber is an asset to any team.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

It wouldn't suck for the Bills. I'd gladly take Kaepernick, while I don't think he's ever going to be a star quarterback an athlete of his caliber is an asset to any team.

I do, he was the only qb throwing I was truly impressed with, plus it looks like he wants it which can't be undervalued.

My guess of all the Qb's he's probably the Aaron Rodgers of the bunch and he'll fall, but succeed.

[Batman1980]

A pair of accomplished safeties found new homes last week without even an invitation to visit Valley Ranch.

Cowboys fans can feel free to panic after O.J. Atogwe and Bob Sanders went off the market, but it’s probably premature. There will be safeties available in free agency capable of filling the glaring void in the Dallas secondary, assuming that there is free agency this offseason.

It’s tough to blame the Cowboys for not taking a risk on Sanders, whose terrific career has been derailed by injuries. He’s been healthy enough to play in only nine games in three seasons since being named the NFL’s defensive player of the year.

I don’t quite understand the Cowboys’ lack of interest in Atogwe for the second consecutive season. He’s a safety who is reliable against the run and pass and has a track record of forcing turnovers. However, even if the Cowboys were in pursuit of the soon-to-be 30-year-old, they probably would have been outbid by the Redskins. Danny Snyder, a man known to overpay in the free-agent market, gave Atogwe a five-year, $26 million contract.

If the Cowboys don’t sign a safety, they deserve to be ripped for ignoring Atogwe. But that’s not the case if they sign any of the following six players: Michael Huff, Quintin Mikell, Eric Weddle, Danieal Manning, Dawan Landry or Brodney Pool.

Just a hunch, but the Cowboys might have their hopes set on Huff, an Irving Nimitz and Texas product who has started to live up to his potential as a top-10 pick after a few disappointing seasons at the beginning of his career. Rob Ryan was the Raiders’ defensive coordinator when they drafted Huff seventh overall in 2006.

Huff, 28, is an elite coverage safety with a knack for blitzing. He’d be a tremendous upgrade over Alan Ball.

Perhaps Huff could be paired with Gerald Sensabaugh, although the Cowboys aren’t going to give the strong safety the lucrative long-term deal he wants in free agency. Maybe the Cowboys find their second starting safety in the draft.

Anybody who watched the Cowboys play last season knows that improving at safety ranks atop the offseason priorities. The fact that they were spectators while a couple of big-name safeties changed addresses shouldn’t prevent them from addressing the problem.

Source - http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowbo...ions-at-safety

[supersix4]

I figure OJ to really be good quality for 3 of those years... Where a guy like Weddle (if they got him) has room to grow. I personally think he's peaked and while serviceable isn't a long term solution.

[dcowboy7]

I think cam newton/nick fairley pro day will be LIVE on NFLN today @ 12:30pm.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

I think cam newton/nick fairley pro day will be LIVE on NFLN today @ 12:30pm.

Sweet, I'll watch.

[fatediesel]

Ryan Mallett ran a 5.37 40-yard dash today at Arkansas' Pro Day. Mallett didn't run at the combine but his time would have been the slowest of all quarterbacks that ran at the combine. His broad jump and vertical jump both ranked 16 out of the 17 quarterbacks at the combine. I don't know how important this is. Both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are incredibly slow and successful but Brady and Manning also both have strong leadership skills and are clutch late in games, things that Mallett has constantly been criticized for lacking.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...me-at-pro-day/

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Ryan Mallett ran a 5.37 40-yard dash today at Arkansas' Pro Day. Mallett didn't run at the combine but his time would have been the slowest of all quarterbacks that ran at the combine. His broad jump and vertical jump both ranked 16 out of the 17 quarterbacks at the combine. I don't know how important this is. Both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are incredibly slow and successful but Brady and Manning also both have strong leadership skills and are clutch late in games, things that Mallett has constantly been criticized for lacking.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...me-at-pro-day/

They also didn't have drug problems... Of course, Marino did and that worked out well for him, so who knows.

[dcowboy7]

So i guess drugs make you real sloooooooooow both mentally & physically.

But marino never got a ring...LOL.

[dcowboy7]

Tiki Barber is back !!!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Ticki Barber is back !!!

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
Reports are true -- it's a blast from the past. One hour ago, former Giants RB Tiki Barber filed papers to come out of retirement.

Source - Twitter
It's Tiki Barber, spelling wizard.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Tiki Barber is back !!!

I'm not surprised. When he retired he thought he was going to become a media superstar, and flopped spectacularly. He provided no insights and was completely boring, and was eventually let go by NBC. The death blow to his career probably came when he left his wife, who was eight months pregnant with twins, for a 23-year old former NBC intern. I'll be curious how many teams have interest in Barber. Teams usually aren't very interested in running backs in their mid-30s, but Barber hasn't taken any hits for four years so teams could be interested. I'm sure the Giants won't want him back after he criticized the team numerous times during his broadcasting tenure.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I'm not surprised. When he retired he thought he was going to become a media superstar, and flopped spectacularly. He provided no insights and was completely boring, and was eventually let go by NBC. The death blow to his career probably came when he left his wife, who was eight months pregnant with twins, for a 23-year old former NBC intern. I'll be curious how many teams have interest in Barber. Teams usually aren't very interested in running backs in their mid-30s, but Barber hasn't taken any hits for four years so teams could be interested. I'm sure the Giants won't want him back after he criticized the team numerous times during his broadcasting tenure.

Maybe he can go to Tampa Bay and back-up LaGarrette Blount so he can play with his twin brother.

[fatediesel]

The Giants, who still hold Tiki Barber's rights, apparently have no desire to bring back Barber, according to Bob Glauber of Newsday. Barber has one year left on his old contract and is due $4.65 million in the final year of the contract. He will likely end up somewhere for around the veteran minimum.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...arbers-rights/

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I'm not surprised. When he retired he thought he was going to become a media superstar, and flopped spectacularly. He provided no insights and was completely boring, and was eventually let go by NBC. The death blow to his career probably came when he left his wife, who was eight months pregnant with twins, for a 23-year old former NBC intern. I'll be curious how many teams have interest in Barber. Teams usually aren't very interested in running backs in their mid-30s, but Barber hasn't taken any hits for four years so teams could be interested. I'm sure the Giants won't want him back after he criticized the team numerous times during his broadcasting tenure.

I wonder if he needs the money.

Originally Posted by fatediesel

The Giants, who still hold Tiki Barber's rights, apparently have no desire to bring back Barber, according to Bob Glauber of Newsday. Barber has one year left on his old contract and is due $4.65 million in the final year of the contract. He will likely end up somewhere for around the veteran minimum.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...arbers-rights/

lol that would have been sweet to be 36 and get that 4.65