2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[punisher]

Trade Kelce..get Mahomes on a diet and back into the gym....Chiefs should be 0-3 not 3-0....team gets worse as each week passes. The D is exhausted already.

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by punisher

Trade Kelce..get Mahomes on a diet and back into the gym....Chiefs should be 0-3 not 3-0....team gets worse as each week passes. The D is exhausted already.

They based their preseason/prep offense on having a Hollywood Brown and Pacheco. They are still trying to figure what's going to work from a Wide receiver standpoint when your rookie is now a number 2. As far as RB, you working with a rookie RB (Steele) and a vet in Perine who has only been on the team for several weeks. Lastly, their rookie at left tackle was benched after two weeks, so that's a fluid situation as well.

These are not excuses, but realities. If we are dealing with the same issues in mid-season, I don't like our chances. (but, I said that last year after the Raiders loss).

[bruceames]

I'm a Commander/Redskin fan, but I really like the Chiefs. Which is rare for me because I get sick of the same teams winning. Hope they 3 peat.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Javon Hargrave likely out for the season. The 49ers are ranked 20th or lower in most defensive categories….

Points allowed/game - 23 (21st in NFL)
Defensive efficiency - 40.31 (25th)
Defensive EPA - -11.89 (24th)
Yards/rush allowed - 4.5 (21st)
Yards/play - 6.1 (30th)
Third down conversion rate - 52.9% (30th)
Success rate vs. run - 51.6% (28th)

….we’re only three games into the season, not a good start for Nick Sorensen.

[JDub1]

Originally Posted by traths

Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna172440

I wonder if all the hits he took playing football contributed to him getting it?

[punisher]

very possible..sad news..wish him well.

[Batman1980]

Karma!

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Karma!

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by bruceames

You have to admit the releasing of this info was rather timed imo it seems. I wish him the best moving forward, as it is a terrible illness.

[Bigdog]

Also CMC flying to Germany to see an achilles specialist, not good news for him, i can see his season being over here soon.

[KManX89]

I’ll admit I had a good laugh at this:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3da7fN25voU

Even with him calling the Sam Darnold Vikings contenders, which so far, they definitely look like world beaters. Yeah, I can’t believe I’m saying this, either. FFS, they’ve had the football equivalent of a hot date getting run over while picking her up and haven’t missed a beat, unreal.

Surprised he didn’t cover the Commanders with the Contender-Pretender Detector, though. That would’ve been interesting.

[El Rey]

Originally Posted by ronboster

They based their preseason/prep offense on having a Hollywood Brown and Pacheco. They are still trying to figure what's going to work from a Wide receiver standpoint when your rookie is now a number 2. As far as RB, you working with a rookie RB (Steele) and a vet in Perine who has only been on the team for several weeks. Lastly, their rookie at left tackle was benched after two weeks, so that's a fluid situation as well.

These are not excuses, but realities. If we are dealing with the same issues in mid-season, I don't like our chances. (but, I said that last year after the Raiders loss).

a lot is being made in the media about how the 3-0 defending champs look but they were saying the same things last year. sure there are areas to tighten up on but they have been a team that can coast a bit in the regular season and turn it on in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by DragonOfTheBlackPool

Javon Hargrave likely out for the season. The 49ers are ranked 20th or lower in most defensive categories….

Points allowed/game - 23 (21st in NFL)
Defensive efficiency - 40.31 (25th)
Defensive EPA - -11.89 (24th)
Yards/rush allowed - 4.5 (21st)
Yards/play - 6.1 (30th)
Third down conversion rate - 52.9% (30th)
Success rate vs. run - 51.6% (28th)

….we’re only three games into the season, not a good start for Nick Sorensen.

yeah man aside from Warner the defense has been lackluster.
I have seen fans starting to say Bosa has turned it off since his big payday but couldn't disagree more. He is always getting chipped or double teamed but still getting pressure, he's doing his job on the DL, the other guys need to their parts but losing Hargrave is a bit of a wash at the moment. sucks to lose him for the season but no one besides Bosa is doing much of anything up there.

Originally Posted by Bigdog

You have to admit the releasing of this info was rather timed imo it seems. I wish him the best moving forward, as it is a terrible illness.

I absolutely agree with you but I think bruce eyeroll may have to do more with the extremely simplistic, sometimes ignorant, way some people have of putting things

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Also CMC flying to Germany to see an achilles specialist, not good news for him, i can see his season being over here soon.

of course I hope he comes back but if he doesn't I think a Madden Curse argument could be made here

[Batman1980]

Favre is a terrible person so it definitely is karma.

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Favre is a terrible person so it definitely is karma.

I think both points can be valid at the same time.

My father in-law had Parkinson's and it's a terrible disease. I wish there was a cure (even for Favre).

What Favre did in cheating the system at the detriment of those that are in need and underserved is despicable.

Here's a breakdown of the issues:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...line-explained

The fact he's paid back the money for the speaking engagements etc (but I don't think the associated interest) is good. But, it doesn't absolve him of the initial nature of what he was doing and who he was harming. IMO, paying back the money is minimum.

I don't wish a disease on Favre, but I also don't think having the disease provides him forgiveness for what he did.

[bruceames]

Given Brett's views on many issues, I can see why some are so eager to cancel him. Has it been proven that he knowingly took welfare funds? I don't know much about the case, but if he indeed knowingly accepted welfare money, then obviously that is despicable. Hopefully that's not the case, but it appears he's already been judged guilty in the mainstream press and on social media.

[El Rey]

hey look at that context and nuance - its not for everyone

[BizCat]

I just need Jones to throw one interception.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Favre is a terrible person so it definitely is karma.

Yeah, big time welfare fraudster.

[CountJohn]

Originally Posted by bruceames

I'm a Commander/Redskin fan, but I really like the Chiefs. Which is rare for me because I get sick of the same teams winning. Hope they 3 peat.

Agreed, people had reasons for hating the Pats but Mahomes seems like a good guy and Chiefs fans were loyal through decades of mediocre football and get to enjoy having a winner.

[Eye Candy]

This is called Gaslighting:

https://x.com/jonmachota/status/1839451830839095475

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on the @1053thefan pregame show when asked about their early season struggles: "By any measurement, except the last two ball games, we've got top quality players. And I know we've got arguably one of the best players in the league in our quarterback. ... We got the personnel. We got the talent. And I really believe in our coaching staff."