2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[BizCat]

[rickah88]

Not thrilled with the Tate trade. Scoring hasn’t been much of a problem for Philly. Preventing opposing teams from scoring has been the problem. Especially the horrible(Jenkins aside) secondary. I would’ve been much happier with Clinton-Dix, since there was no way Patrick Peterson was leaving and/or affordable. Or some OL help. As much as I love Jason Peters, dude wanted top money and literally every game he misses time due to some injury and has 3-5 false starts. Kelce is getting old, and now Lane Johnson might miss some time with a leg injury.
Position players are always the splashy move, but I like solid moves like OL/DL/secondary.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Confused Browns fan here: why hire a QB to be your running backs coach? Aren't there plenty of former NFL RB's who'd be more qualified to know what it takes to succeed at the position?

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

Confused Browns fan here: why hire a QB to be your running backs coach? Aren't there plenty of former NFL RB's who'd be more qualified to know what it takes to succeed at the position?

Haslam, bro.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

Confused Browns fan here: why hire a QB to be your running backs coach? Aren't there plenty of former NFL RB's who'd be more qualified to know what it takes to succeed at the position?

I would imagine it's a lot like baseball where catchers are the position that produces the most managers. Quarterbacks tend to be smart players who have to know all of the positions. I would imagine on an average basis quarterback is smarter than a running back.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Haslam, bro.

Well put. I've hated Hee Haw ever since the Pilot/Flying J scandal hit. Personally, I think he's guilty as shit of the whole scam and bought his way out of trouble, letting his underlings take the fall. As an NFL owner, he makes Randy "Jammies" Lerner look competent by comparison, and I don't think you'd find a single Browns fan who'd ever call him competent. Lerner lost untold millions with a Premier League Club. How does that even happen?

Doug Lesmerises is a Browns/Buckeyes reporter and columnist with Cleveland.com and one of the very, very few Cleveland sports reporters with the balls to call it as he sees it. He went HAM on both Clueless Hue and Hee Haw this week. Enjoy!

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/ind...rt_river_index

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/ind...the_brown.html

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

I would imagine it's a lot like baseball where catchers are the position that produces the most managers. Quarterbacks tend to be smart players who have to know all of the positions. I would imagine on an average basis quarterback is smarter than a running back.

I see the logic in what you're saying. I'm just not willing to give anyone in the Browns hierarchy (with the possible exception of John Dorsey) credit for that, though.

[rickah88]

Zach Ertz on pace for 122 receptions and 1288 yards.
If he gets that he would crush Witten’s current record of 110 for a TE and come close to Gronk’s records of 1327 recyd by a TE.
And my fantasy team that requires a TE thanks you. Of course I will miss him this week.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Zach Ertz on pace for 122 receptions and 1288 yards.
If he gets that he would crush Witten’s current record of 110 for a TE and come close to Gronk’s records of 1327 recyd by a TE.
And my fantasy team that requires a TE thanks you. Of course I will miss him this week.

Me too. He's on three of my six teams. This week is truly the BYE-pocalypse.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

Me too. He's on three of my six teams. This week is truly the BYE-pocalypse.

I’ve got Jordan Reed, so I will kinda have to root for the enemy(I’m a Philly fan), but fantasy often trumps loyalty.

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[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Not thrilled with the Tate trade. Scoring hasn’t been much of a problem for Philly. Preventing opposing teams from scoring has been the problem. Especially the horrible(Jenkins aside) secondary. I would’ve been much happier with Clinton-Dix, since there was no way Patrick Peterson was leaving and/or affordable. Or some OL help. As much as I love Jason Peters, dude wanted top money and literally every game he misses time due to some injury and has 3-5 false starts. Kelce is getting old, and now Lane Johnson might miss some time with a leg injury.
Position players are always the splashy move, but I like solid moves like OL/DL/secondary.

There's too much that needs fixing on the defense, so we might as well double-down on the offensive side of the ball and just try to out-shoot our opponents. Especially with high-scoring teams like the Rams, Saints and Texans on our horizon. It's very similar to the move the Skins made by getting Clinton-Dix; they know their passing offense is non-existent and their run defense lives or dies on the shoulders of AP, so they might as well go all-in on what they know works and hope that if they can stop the other team from scoring, it could give their own offense a chance. We'll see how both trades pan out but for now, as an Eagles fan, I'm cautiously optimistic about Tate.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

There's too much that needs fixing on the defense, so we might as well double-down on the offensive side of the ball and just try to out-shoot our opponents. Especially with high-scoring teams like the Rams, Saints and Texans on our horizon. It's very similar to the move the Skins made by getting Clinton-Dix; they know their passing offense is non-existent and their run defense lives or dies on the shoulders of AP, so they might as well go all-in on what they know works and hope that if they can stop the other team from scoring, it could give their own offense a chance. We'll see how both trades pan out but for now, as an Eagles fan, I'm cautiously optimistic about Tate.

I hope it provides a much needed spark. Just think too many injuries, several lingering from last season, and a tight cap won’t be enough to win the division this year. Sure hope I’m wrong, but I’ve seen how this song-n-dance plays out.
A smidge over 20pts/game hardly constitutes “high flying” offense in today’s NFL. So I’m not sure they win too many shootouts.

[Tony208]

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[BizCat]

Post Week 9 2019 NFL Mock Draft, Round 1

1. NY Giants: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
2. San Francisco: Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio St
3. Oakland: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama
4. Arizona: Clelin Ferrell, Edge, Clemson
5. Buffalo: Ed Oliver, DL, Houston
6. Cleveland: Jachai Polite, Edge, Florida
7. Indianapolis: Brian Burns, Edge, Florida St
8. NY Jets: Devin White, LB, LSU
9. Jacksonville: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU
10. Denver: Montez Sweat, Edge, Mississippi St
11. Tennessee: Byron Murphy, CB, Washington
12. Oakland: Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky
13. Detroit: Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama
14. Tampa Bay: Deandre Baker, CB, Georgia
15. Atlanta: Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
16. Miami: N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona St
17. Philadelphia: Trey Adams, OT, Washington
18. Baltimore: Zach Allen, DE, Boston College
19. Green Bay: Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
20. Minnesota: Derrick Baity, CB, Kentucky
21. Oakland: Kelvin Harmon, WR, N.C. State
22. Seattle: David Edwards, OT, Wisconsin
23. Houston: Yodny Cajuste, OT, West Virginia
24. Cincinnati: Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss
25. Pittsburgh: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
26. Washington: D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss
27. LA Chargers: Rashan Gary, DL, Michigan
28. Carolina: Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama
29. New England: Dre'Mont Jones, DL, Ohio State
30. Green Bay: Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
31. Kansas City: Michael Jackson, CN, Miami FL
32. LA Rams: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I hope it provides a much needed spark. Just think too many injuries, several lingering from last season, and a tight cap won’t be enough to win the division this year. Sure hope I’m wrong, but I’ve seen how this song-n-dance plays out.
A smidge over 20pts/game hardly constitutes “high flying” offense in today’s NFL. So I’m not sure they win too many shootouts.

Well that's the idea, Tate should open up the offense so we're scoring well into the 20s and hopefully more. Even defensively we're fine up front, the secondary just needs to step up. Hopefully they will or yeah, we won't be playing in January.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Post Week 9 2019 NFL Mock Draft, Round 1

Really weak running back class after 4 straight years with at least 1 running back drafted in the top 10. I won't disparage Bryce Love for choosing to go back to school to get his degree because he felt that was important, but he definitely hurt his draft stock and cost himself a good chunk of money.

[Batman1980]

49ers waived QB Tom Savage.

It means C.J. Beathard (wrist) will be good to go against the Raiders on Thursday evening. It's unclear why Savage, one of the worst players of the decade, was signed to begin with. Teams need to get more imaginative. Now 28, Savage is running out of teams to give him a third change. We suppose the Bills could always come calling.
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Source - Rotoworld.com

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Post Week 9 2019 NFL Mock Draft, Round 1

1. NY Giants: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
2. San Francisco: Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio St
3. Oakland: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama
4. Arizona: Clelin Ferrell, Edge, Clemson
5. Buffalo: Ed Oliver, DL, Houston
6. Cleveland: Jachai Polite, Edge, Florida
7. Indianapolis: Brian Burns, Edge, Florida St
8. NY Jets: Devin White, LB, LSU
9. Jacksonville: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU
10. Denver: Montez Sweat, Edge, Mississippi St
11. Tennessee: Byron Murphy, CB, Washington
12. Oakland: Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky
13. Detroit: Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama
14. Tampa Bay: Deandre Baker, CB, Georgia
15. Atlanta: Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama
16. Miami: N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona St
17. Philadelphia: Trey Adams, OT, Washington
18. Baltimore: Zach Allen, DE, Boston College
19. Green Bay: Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
20. Minnesota: Derrick Baity, CB, Kentucky
21. Oakland: Kelvin Harmon, WR, N.C. State
22. Seattle: David Edwards, OT, Wisconsin
23. Houston: Yodny Cajuste, OT, West Virginia
24. Cincinnati: Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss
25. Pittsburgh: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa
26. Washington: D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss
27. LA Chargers: Rashan Gary, DL, Michigan
28. Carolina: Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama
29. New England: Dre'Mont Jones, DL, Ohio State
30. Green Bay: Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
31. Kansas City: Michael Jackson, CN, Miami FL
32. LA Rams: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

Only 1 qb ?

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Post Week 9 2019 NFL Mock Draft, Round 1

31. Kansas City: Michael Jackson, CN, Miami FL
32. LA Rams: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

So KC/LAR Super Bowl? I'll take it.