2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Clark Kent]

The NFL is a pure passing game at this point, which makes sense that the same QBs keep making the upper levels of the playoffs. I think the NFL wants it this way, as QBs are the biggest stars in the game.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Agent Bond

Ric Flair turned heel on The Panthers and cost them the game. WOO!

It's that old magic.

[Sylentwolf]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I would imagine most AFC fans are tired of seeing Brady vs Manning in the play-offs.

Well, I'm not an AFC fan but when it comes to quality and consistency, the rest of the AFC QBs REALLY need to step it up. They need to not make many mistakes, turnovers, have good clock management, play and produce consistently, and be on a well balanced team, defensively and offensively. These guys below are no where near Tom and Peyton...

Jason Campbell
Andy Dalton
Joe Flacco
Chad Henne
Jake Locker
EJ Manuel
Terrelle Pryor
Phillip Rivers
Matt Schaub
Geno Smith
and
Ryan Tannehill

And yet, the only other AFC QBs who I think are close to competing with the likes of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are surprisingly... Ben Roethlisberger, Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, and maybe Andrew Luck, who I still think is to early to characterize based on his consistency Even Phillip Rivers needs to change his ways and attitude, the guy is a straight-up "Baby" and "S%#T Talker" when it comes to sportsmanship.

The AFC had their hands full this year, when compared to the NFC...

Drew Brees
Colin Kaepernick
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson

Even these NFC QBs who are on some good teams, that do not need that much improving, but to stay healthy and study their game...

Sam Bradford
Jay Cutler
Nick Foles
Cam Newton
and even
Carson Palmer
Matt Ryan
and
Matthew Stafford

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by Sylentwolf

Well, I'm not an AFC fan but when it comes to quality and consistency, the rest of the AFC QBs REALLY need to step it up. They need to not make many mistakes, turnovers, have good clock management, play and produce consistently, and be on a well balanced team, defensively and offensively. These guys below are no where near Tom and Peyton...

[Show spoiler]Jason Campbell
Andy Dalton
Joe Flacco
Chad Henne
Jake Locker
EJ Manuel
Terrelle Pryor
Phillip Rivers
Matt Schaub
Geno Smith
and
Ryan Tannehill

And yet, the only other AFC QBs who I think are close to competing with the likes of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are surprisingly... Ben Roethlisberger, Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, and maybe Andrew Luck, who I still think is to early to characterize based on his consistency Even Phillip Rivers needs to change his ways and attitude, the guy is a straight-up "Baby" and "S%#T Talker" when it comes to sportsmanship.

The AFC had their hands full this year, when compared to the NFC...

Drew Brees
Colin Kaepernick
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson

Even these NFC QBs who are on some good teams, that do not need that much improving, but to stay healthy and study their game...

Sam Bradford
Jay Cutler
Nick Foles
Cam Newton
and even
Carson Palmer
Matt Ryan
and
Matthew Stafford

Wut? I see no Tony Romo on this list anywhere!

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Sylentwolf

Well, I'm not an AFC fan but when it comes to quality and consistency, the rest of the AFC QBs REALLY need to step it up. They need to not make many mistakes, turnovers, have good clock management, play and produce consistently, and be on a well balanced team, defensively and offensively. These guys below are no where near Tom and Peyton...

Jason Campbell
Andy Dalton
Joe Flacco
Chad Henne
Jake Locker
EJ Manuel
Terrelle Pryor
Phillip Rivers
Matt Schaub
Geno Smith
and
Ryan Tannehill

And yet, the only other AFC QBs who I think are close to competing with the likes of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are surprisingly... Ben Roethlisberger, Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, and maybe Andrew Luck, who I still think is to early to characterize based on his consistency Even Phillip Rivers needs to change his ways and attitude, the guy is a straight-up "Baby" and "S%#T Talker" when it comes to sportsmanship.

The AFC had their hands full this year, when compared to the NFC...

Drew Brees
Colin Kaepernick
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson

Even these NFC QBs who are on some good teams, that do not need that much improving, but to stay healthy and study their game...

Sam Bradford
Jay Cutler
Nick Foles
Cam Newton
and even
Carson Palmer
Matt Ryan
and
Matthew Stafford

The fact that you think Alex Smith or Ben Roethlisberger are even in the same state as Brady or Manning or that you think Matt Ryan needs to "stay healthy and study [his] game" to be in the same league as Colin Kaepernick or Russell Wilson shows me how little you know about football. Also, including Cutler or Palmer, but no Romo?

Kaepernick and Wilson are dynamic and they add an extra dimension for defenses to prepare for, but they're also both helped by very strong defenses and running games.

[Omegaice]

Originally Posted by sycro

The fact that you think Alex Smith or Ben Roethlisberger are even in the same state as Brady or Manning or that you think Matt Ryan needs to "stay healthy and study [his] game" to be in the same league as Colin Kaepernick or Russell Wilson shows me how little you know about football. Also, including Cutler or Palmer, but no Romo?

Kaepernick and Wilson are dynamic and they add an extra dimension for defenses to prepare for, but they're also both helped by very strong defenses and running games.

Somebody give this man a damn sammich!!

[Sylentwolf]

Originally Posted by sycro

The fact that you think Alex Smith or Ben Roethlisberger are even in the same state as Brady or Manning or that you think Matt Ryan needs to "stay healthy and study [his] game" to be in the same league as Colin Kaepernick or Russell Wilson shows me how little you know about football. Also, including Cutler or Palmer, but no Romo?

Kaepernick and Wilson are dynamic and they add an extra dimension for defenses to prepare for, but they're also both helped by very strong defenses and running games.

Well, I think Alex Smith and Ben Roethlisberger are similar quarterbacks that were drafted years before Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson. Quarterbacks that are almost as 'sound' "In The Pocket," as they are outside of it. They could be in the same state as Brady or Manning due to "Pocket Protection" and consistency in their playing abilities. What also helps those two quarterbacks are well balanced offense, defense, and special teams, good coaching, and good "Clock Management."

Since before we seen "Big Ben" Roethlisberger in action, and win 2 Super Bowls for the Pittsburgh Steelers, we've since seen several other quarterbacks before them, such as Roger Stauback, Fran Tarkenton, John Elway, Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, and Steve Young challenging the position and changing the "State of the Quarterback" position from your traditional "Pocket Passers" now turned "Scrambling," "Out of the Pocket," and/or "Mobile" quarterbacks. These quarterbacks significantly were the start of an all-around drafting and/or playing trend in the NFL where other teams since then have drafted such like quarterbacks including... former Pittsburgh Steelers Kordell Stewart, Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick, Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo, Philadelphia Eagles Donovan McNabb, and the late Tennessee Titans Steve McNair, who have given way to other teams and organizations for future draftees, such as Tennessee Titans Jake Locker, Carolina Panthers Cam Newton, San Francisco Colin Kaepernick, Seattle Seahawks Russell Willson, Washington Redskins Robert Griffin III, and many more. To compare Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson to the likes of Alex Smith, Ben Roethlisberger, or even with the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler, would not only be a good comparison, but also a far assestment as well. With thousands of NFL and social network discussions, these quarterbacks are now what you would call or consider your 'Read-Option' quarterbacks, that have dynamically changed the way you play the position since the days of Ken Anderson, Dan Marino, "Broadway Joe", Ken Stabler, Roger Stauback, and Bart Starr. But to consider Sam Bradford, Joe Flacco, Nick Foles, Carson Palmer, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, and even Ryan Tannehill as the same in playing style or even similar, wouldn't be so ideal. These quarterbacks are your more traditional 'Pocket Passers' with reasonable play comparison and/or style to others past quarterbacks like Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, and Kurt Warner, along with todays Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning.

When speaking about Jay Cutler, Tony Romo, Phillip Rivers, Matt Schaub and even Super Bowl winners Eli Manning and Joe Flacco, these quarterbacks have continued to stay as inconsistent in their play as their young draftee counterparts have; Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Ryan Tannehill, as well as Brandon Weedon and Cam Newton. There is little to be said about the legacy of their play, as well as a significant amount of doubt, when it comes to their playing abilities, judgment on the field, and decision making in "Crunch Time" situations and performances, there is something to be said about "consistency." Nevertheless, in such critical games, such as playoff games, they may never have the opportunity, be given the chance to experience, and/or mature from such liberty, bask in their glory, or be given the opportunity to relish in victory, by continuing to garner in such weak productions from 'their game.'

[ChadFL]

Chargers and Broncos fans keep is classy post-game.

Chargers Fans vs bronco fan - YouTube

[ChadFL]

Conference title game point spreads.

Denver (-6.5) vs. New England
Seattle (-3.5) vs. San Francisco (Anyone else think this is a bit low?)

[DoubleDownAgain]

Go Broncos!

[Navster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Conference title game point spreads.

Denver (-6.5) vs. New England
Seattle (-3.5) vs. San Francisco (Anyone else think this is a bit low?)

Very low, Vegas trap game

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by Omegaice

Blah, I live in San Diego & it has been a sickening experience the last few weeks seeing all the band wagon fans here.

I'm not too far from you (Temecula), and it's the same crap here. Sick of getting cut off by morons driving 85-90 mph while sporting their Charger car window flags. And at my son's practice today, all I saw were Charger shirts and caps. I don't mind a town gathering together around a team, but this doesn't happen regularly and has gotten 10 times worse just from last weekend to this weekend alone. Glad they lost!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I'm not too far from you (Temecula), and it's the same crap here. Sick of getting cut off by morons driving 85-90 mph while sporting their Charger car window flags. And at my son's practice today, all I saw were Charger shirts and caps. I don't mind a town gathering together around a team, but this doesn't happen regularly and has gotten 10 times worse just from last weekend to this weekend alone. Glad they lost!

The fact that Phillip Rivers is a whiny crybaby only makes it even better when they choke and their season ends.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

The fact that Phillip Rivers is a whiny crybaby only makes it even better when they choke and their season ends.

This could be the first time I've ever agree with you.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Waboman

This could be the first time I've ever agree with you.

Yeah I know I don't see the same player a lot of people seem to see in Johnny Manziel but since I think he's going to the Vikings and a lot of people I am related to are Vikings fans I hope I'm wrong.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Yeah I know I don't see the same player a lot of people seem to see in Johnny Manziel but since I think he's going to the Vikings and a lot of people I am related to are Vikings fans I hope I'm wrong.

I wouldn't mind the Vikes getting Johnny Football. But I don't see it happening.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Waboman

I wouldn't mind the Vikes getting Johnny Football. But I don't see it happening.

The biggest hole on your team, other than pretty much the entire defense, is at QB. The best way to keep Peterson and Allen from leaving is showing them you're willing to take chances to vastly improve the team. Trying to draft a franchise QB in April would help a lot.

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

The biggest hole on your team, other than pretty much the entire defense, is at QB. The best way to keep Peterson and Allen from leaving is showing them you're willing to take chances to vastly improve the team. Trying to draft a franchise QB in April would help a lot.

The Vikes won't take a young upcoming QB. We'll trade all our draft picks on an aging QB nearing the end of his career.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Waboman

The Vikes won't take a young upcoming QB. We'll trade all our draft picks on an aging QB nearing the end of his career.

Yeah Wilf is a terrible owner, idiots like him and Jones shouldn't be allowed to be GMs for professional sports franchises. I just wish the Cowboys could force Jones out somehow but as long as the fans continue to financially approve of his boneheaded decisions he will never change.

[TxDave]

Originally Posted by Waboman

The Vikes won't take a young upcoming QB. We'll trade all our draft picks on an aging QB nearing the end of his career.

Want Matt Schaub?