2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by RageATL

It's still way early yet but they still don't have a DC.

Not allowed to negatively talk about the Patriots, bro.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Their schedule this season is a cakewalk. Anything less than 10 wins should be considered a massive underperformance.

I find it so funny to call something a cakewalk compared to last year's results when teams undergo significant changes in the offseason, but it's the Pats* so everyone always gives them that allowance.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Patriots didn't have a DC last year either, it worked out alright.

Wasn't Flores their DC?

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Not allowed to negatively talk about the Patriots, bro.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Wasn't Flores their DC?

Technically, he was still the LB coach with the added role of play-calling.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by RageATL

I find it so funny to call something a cakewalk compared to last year's results when teams undergo significant changes in the offseason, but it's the Pats* so everyone always gives them that allowance.

No disrespect intended, but even their non-divisional matchups look mostly winnable. I’m not seeing more than six losses overall.

[rickah88]

Brady could be 85, in a wheel chair, and still win that division.

[El Rey]

I am indifferent to the Pats but yeah as long as the foundation of their wins come from that weak ass division they'll be fine. Even though Brady is old and on the downside he's still better than a vast majority of QB's, again, especially in that division. The defense and supporting cast on offense always do enough to get by. Never gonna count out a Belichick team.

[Samus Aran]

Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock sent their scouts home for the weekend and they're not expected to be back for the draft, supposedly because Gruden and Mayock don't know who they can trust to not leak stuff to the media.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock sent their scouts home for the weekend and they're not expected to be back for the draft, supposedly because Gruden and Mayock don't know who they can trust to not leak stuff to the media.

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Former Cowboys VP of Player Personnel Gil Brandt says it's a valid maneuver. He said they once showed their draft board to a scout which showed them taking a player they didn't actually want, and a couple days later there's a newspaper article about them wanting to draft that player.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Former Cowboys VP of Player Personnel Gil Brandt says it's a valid maneuver. He said they once showed their draft board to a scout which showed them taking a player they didn't actually want, and a couple days later there's a newspaper article about them wanting to draft that player.

Reminds me of last year when Dorsey didn't tell Clueless Hue who #1 was.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Reminds me of last year when Dorsey didn't tell Clueless Hue who #1 was.

Dorsey knew the second he told Hue who the pick was Hue would be on the phone to his best friend Mike Silver letting him know so Silver could break the news. I know there's a lot of conflicts of interest with people in the media being friends with coaches/GMs but Hue and Silver's friendship is just next level, as it was not even a secret that whenever Silver had any sort of scoop regarding the Browns it came from Hue. It's even gotten to the point where Silver openly bashes Baker Mayfield because Mayfield has taken plenty of shots at Hue's ineptitude since Hue got fired.

[Moviefan1203]

Are the Giants really going to take Daniel Jones in the top 10?

[bipbop13]

It's been confirmed that the pats have the 3rd easiest schedule this year. The NFL needs to fix their scheduling so that the best team has the hardest schedule....etc. This will probably never happen in the kraft era, but it should, for even more parity.

[imsounoriginal]

Or people should just figure out how to beat them.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by bipbop13

It's been confirmed that the pats have the 3rd easiest schedule this year. The NFL needs to fix their scheduling so that the best team has the hardest schedule....etc. This will probably never happen in the kraft era, but it should, for even more parity.

New England can’t help it that their own division has been a joke for the better part of two decades. Or that they are playing the NFC East or AFC North as that’s part of the division rotation. So that leave two teams: KC and Houston who were division winners last season.
Not sure what you think the league can do.
As stated, if you don’t like it....beat them.

[Batman1980]

I'll remember that when the Patriots stomp the Eagles.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Are the Giants really going to take Daniel Jones in the top 10?

They have no choice but to take a QB this year after passing on Sam Darnold last year.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

I'll remember that when the Patriots stomp the Eagles.

Or the Cowboys.
Of course Philly already denied them a 3-peat, and that will sting for quite a while, regardless of past titles won.