2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I still can't believe Norv Turner wasn't fired. This guy has had a very talented, Super Bowl caibur team every year he's been in San Diego and yet he's missed the playoffs two straight years with a record of 17-15 in that span. He's been an aweful coach everywhere he's been - San Diego, Washington and Oakland. He couldn't even get San Diego into the playoffs this season in a terrible AFC West, where a 9-7 record would have won the division. Hell, Marty got fired after coaching the Chargers to a 14-2 season. People dump on Chargers fans a lot, but what's there to be excited about when ownership rewards mediocrity like Turner?

not anymore they don't
if they really still had a super bowl team he'd definitely be fired already

[StereoMike]

Dolphins won't be outbid financially for Fisher

Ross has the deep pockets necessary to pay what he must to hire Fisher and he apparently does not want to be seen as incapable of landing the most prized coach on the market -- at least not as a result of being outbid.

The NFL source said Fisher understands the Dolphins are prepared to outbid all other teams. But he has other concerns, such as the team's structure, that he must overcome before deciding if he wants to work in Miami or not.

Ireland...

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by StereoMike

Dolphins won't be outbid financially for Fisher



Ireland...

I've always considered Fisher a decidedly average head coach. Very overrated. In 17 seasons with Houston/Tennessee he had just 6 winning seasons. His teams were the master of the 8-8 record, finishing at .500 five times. Had it not been for the Music City Miracle (sorry Moviefan) he would have never even sniffed the Super Bowl.

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I've always considered Fisher a decidedly average head coach. Very overrated. In 17 seasons with Houston/Tennessee he had just 6 winning seasons. His teams were the master of the 8-8 record, finishing at .500 five times. Had it not been for the Music City Miracle (sorry Moviefan) he would have never even sniffed the Super Bowl.

I disagree. Fisher has a record of 142-120 and won at least 12 games four times.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

I've always considered Fisher a decidedly average head coach. Very overrated. In 17 seasons with Houston/Tennessee he had just 6 winning seasons. His teams were the master of the 8-8 record, finishing at .500 five times. Had it not been for the Music City Miracle (sorry Moviefan) he would have never even sniffed the Super Bowl.

Titans have always been an average team talent wise and Vince Young gets shoved down his throat

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Titans have always been an average team talent wise and Vince Young gets shoved down his throat

In recent years that may be the case. But he had McNair, Eddie George and plenty of talent in his earlier years. His playoff record was 5-6, and in 17 years his teams made just two AFC title games, one of them on a miracle play. They were also a #1 AFC playoff seed 4 different years under him, only to fold in the playoffs time and time again. Like I said, decent coach, but certainly nothing special.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

In recent years that may be the case. But he had McNair, Eddie George and plenty of talent in his earlier years. His playoff record was 5-6, and in 17 years his teams made just two AFC title games, one of them on a miracle play. They were also a #1 AFC playoff seed 4 different years under him, only to fold in the playoffs time and time again. Like I said, decent coach, but certainly nothing special.

Of course he's not the best coach in the league but compared to the other candidates this off season, he is the best option. He's the only one in the bunch with significant head coaching experience.

I hope schotty stays with the Jets so they can continue to suck on offense

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by Adam Shefter

Former Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is scheduled to meet today with the St. Louis Rams. Fisher will choose between the Rams and Dolphins.

[Blu-Benny]

can someone tell me which channels each game is going to be on this weekend??

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

can someone tell me which channels each game is going to be on this weekend??

http://espn.go.com/nfl/schedule


Playoffs - Wild-Card Weekendback to top »



SAT, JAN 7

TIME (ET)

TV

RESOURCES

LOCATION



Cincinnati at Houston

4:30 PM

NBC

Tickets

Reliant Stadium



Detroit at New Orleans

8:00 PM

NBC

Tickets

Mercedes-Benz Superdome



SUN, JAN 8

TIME (ET)

TV

RESOURCES

LOCATION



Atlanta at NY Giants

1:00 PM

FOX

Tickets

MetLife Stadium



Pittsburgh at Denver

4:30 PM

CBS

Tickets

Sports Authority Field at Mile High

[l.turner3]

Oh Yeah MY single Latest Blurb and i'm OUT:

[Show spoiler]

GO BENGALS!!!! WHO DEY!!!!

[MaCruz]

Originally Posted by l.turner3

Oh Yeah MY single Latest Blurb and i'm OUT:

[Show spoiler]

GO BENGALS!!!! WHO DEY!!!!

Turner. Don't get too excited though, you guys sort of lucked out. You should be focusing in on the Madden league. Eagles owner lost, so you currently moved up to the #3 seed.

[wilky61]

Judging by a few predictions I've seen in this thread, you guys really think Pittsburgh is gonna take Denver fairly easily this weekend? The more I think about this matchup, the more I like Denver's chances.

For one, Denver is hosting the game despite the 8-8 record. Not only does this give Denver the homefield crowd advantage (which I think could be crucial for Tebow who has looked skiddish the last couple weeks) but it also knocks the Steelers' leading tackler and free safety (Ryan Clark) out of the game because of his blood disorder. Then you've got strong safety Troy Polamalu missing practice time due to a calf injury. James Harrison is missing practice time due to a toe injury. Pro Bowl-caliber center Maurice Pouncey has been banged up for the last half of the season. Rashard Mendenhall is out indefinitely with a knee injury, so undrafted running back Isaac Redman (out of Bowie State) will be making his 2nd career start.

Finally - and perhaps most importantly - Ben Roethlisberger has apparently sustained a "setback" during his recovery from a high ankle sprain a few weeks back. ESPN is reporting that he walked into the locker room yesterday after practice with more of a limp than he had a week ago; high ankle sprains are not easy injuries that you can just brush off. I expect this will mostly affect his ability to throw the ball downfield since he won't be able to complete his follow-through motion. In the 3ish games since the injury, Roethlisberger's QB rating is a 68 with one TD thrown and four interceptions.

The Denver Broncos are not without injuries themselves (safety Brian Dawkins is not expected to play, Von Miller is trying to overcome a thumb injury), but the team with the NFL's best rushing attack and a pretty stout defense that has kept them in games all season long appears to have caught a break by hosting the banged up Steelers in this week's wild card round. I am hoping it will be a great game.

I think I got:

Saints over Lions, Saints will score at least 40
Giants over Falcons, Falcons will struggle on offense/putting points on the board
Broncos over Steelers in a close, low-scoring, scrappy game
Bengals over Texans, but honestly this is my least confident pick

[l.turner3]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

Turner. Don't get too excited though, you guys sort of lucked out. You should be focusing in on the Madden league. Eagles owner lost, so you currently moved up to the #3 seed.

Sounds Good Cruz if only 49ers or packers can lose now LOl

[SleeperAgent]

Anyone been reading all the news for the Jets? They seem to be imploding placing blame everywhere, especially on Sanchez. I've said it since day 1, Sanchez is not a starting QB. He can't draw defenders off coverage at all, is not very mobile, doesn't have a strong arm, and makes poor decisions far too often.

Santonio Holmes seemed to quit on his team in their final game. After receiving the captain tag that already had a lot of his teammates upset about. They have to pay him something like 7 million regardless next year, and keeping him would be like a poison in the locker room.

Looks to me like the Jets will be at the bottom looking up at everyone in the AFC East next year. Which means another year of Patriot playoffs.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Chordata

http://espn.go.com/nfl/schedule


Playoffs - Wild-Card Weekendback to top »



SAT, JAN 7

TIME (ET)

TV

RESOURCES

LOCATION



Cincinnati at Houston

4:30 PM

NBC

Tickets

Reliant Stadium



Detroit at New Orleans

8:00 PM

NBC

Tickets

Mercedes-Benz Superdome



SUN, JAN 8

TIME (ET)

TV

RESOURCES

LOCATION



Atlanta at NY Giants

1:00 PM

FOX

Tickets

MetLife Stadium



Pittsburgh at Denver

4:30 PM

CBS

Tickets

Sports Authority Field at Mile High

thanks man!!

sucks that i don't get NBC @ home.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by SleeperAgent

Anyone been reading all the news for the Jets? They seem to be imploding placing blame everywhere, especially on Sanchez. I've said it since day 1, Sanchez is not a starting QB. He can't draw defenders off coverage at all, is not very mobile, doesn't have a strong arm, and makes poor decisions far too often.

Santonio Holmes seemed to quit on his team in their final game. After receiving the captain tag that already had a lot of his teammates upset about. They have to pay him something like 7 million regardless next year, and keeping him would be like a poison in the locker room.

Looks to me like the Jets will be at the bottom looking up at everyone in the AFC East next year. Which means another year of Patriot playoffs.

Not very mobile? Didn't he score like 6 rushing TDs last year, that's not bad at all for a QB. I think you mean lacks pocket presence, which I agree with.

[wilky61]

Originally Posted by SleeperAgent

Anyone been reading all the news for the Jets? They seem to be imploding placing blame everywhere, especially on Sanchez. I've said it since day 1, Sanchez is not a starting QB. He can't draw defenders off coverage at all, is not very mobile, doesn't have a strong arm, and makes poor decisions far too often.

Santonio Holmes seemed to quit on his team in their final game. After receiving the captain tag that already had a lot of his teammates upset about. They have to pay him something like 7 million regardless next year, and keeping him would be like a poison in the locker room.

Looks to me like the Jets will be at the bottom looking up at everyone in the AFC East next year. Which means another year of Patriot playoffs.

Did you see Boomer Esiason's comments yesterday? Despite how bad the locker room situation is in East Rutherford or wherever the Jets play, I thought Esiason's comments were very poorly articulated and completely out-of-line. Ever since John Elway became the unofficial spokesperson/Twitter celebrity for the Denver Broncos (I always thought Elway was a Grade A jackass), I guess Esiason thinks he has enough clout to do the same for the Jets (for whom he hardly made an impact during two-and-a-half seasons).

ESPN Link

[SleeperAgent]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Not very mobile? Didn't he score like 6 rushing TDs last year, that's not bad at all for a QB. I think you mean lacks pocket presence, which I agree with.

Well I meant "escapablity". And as for rushing TD's, I've pretty much given up on that for QB's as a stat. So many of them just run it in these days. I think Brady even got two in one game.

The only QB whose TD's I count (rushing) is Cam Newton. He's the best RB on that team, and pretty high in the league IMO. He's big and he can run people over.

[Batman1980]

Chargers fired defensive coordinator Greg Manusky.
He lasted one year after coming over from San Francisco. Firing Manusky may have been among the terms set forth by owner Dean Spanos when he retained GM A.J. Smith and head coach Norv Turner. While Manusky's defense finished 16th in the NFL rankings and a respectable-looking 13th versus the pass, it got pushed around all year up front and collapsed badly down the stretch. In the second half of the season, the Chargers' offense played from behind early and often. Manusky should still land on his feet, possibly as a linebackers coach. He was among the finalists for the Panthers' head-coaching job in 2011.

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/...argers-defense