2025 NFL Season Thread

[low]

Originally Posted by Hrycaj

8-9 and rewarded with a home game. Dumb system. They let way too many teams in and reward mediocrity by supporting the division winner structure.

I don't care if a team goes 5-12. If you win your division you win your division. However, I do agree that the better record should always get the home game.

[Cobra Mgr]

Black Monday firings (so far)...................

Falcons fire HC Morris & GM Fontenot

Browns fire Stefanski, Keep GM

Bengals announce they are keeping HC & Director of personnel

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

The refs, in all sports in all levels, are seriously out of control.

What did he do wrong? The video shows nothing.

Never mind.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Is Myles Garrets sack record tainted by the longer 17 game season?

Yes. Of course. But lets not forget Harvey Martin got 23 sacks in a 14 game season. It just wasn't an official record back then. But they were still counting them. During the game in week 13 they showed Martin led the league with 23 sacks.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Hrycaj

8-9 and rewarded with a home game. Dumb system. They let way too many teams in and reward mediocrity by supporting the division winner structure.

You'd have to go prior to the 1967 season to find only the best teams making the playoffs. Once they introduced divisions, it wasn't only about the best teams. If you win a division, you get a playoff spot.

[Cobra Mgr]

I don't like losing records in the playoffs myself. But it's not like a total disaster that 8-9 getting in keeps 9-8 out.

[Hrycaj]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

You'd have to go prior to the 1967 season to find only the best teams making the playoffs. Once they introduced divisions, it wasn't only about the best teams. If you win a division, you get a playoff spot.

Which is why I would be in favor of doing away with divisions. Although, I would imagine I would be in the minority on this one.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Hrycaj

Which is why I would be in favor of doing away with divisions. Although, I would imagine I would be in the minority on this one.

Divisions create rivalries. You look @ every team in the league & you will see their fans & players hate the other 3 in their division. Do you know how icky Panther fans felt pulling for the Falcons & the Bucs for the Saints yesterday? Do you know how conflicted the Saints & Falcons were about the prospect of putting one of those into the postseason, but loving the consolation of keeping the other out?

No one should ever touch the divisions. It is one of the things the NFL has on all other sport leagues.

[Cobra Mgr]

Black Monday continues..........

Cards fire Gannon

Giants keeping GM Schoen.

Vegas fires Carrol, will keep GM Spytek

[pilight]

How many playoff teams will be starting QBs that they drafted in the top 5? Looks five out of 14: Carolina, Chicago, Houston, Jacksonville, and New England. Will one of them break the nearly 20 year drought of such teams winning it all?

[ezpkns34]

Originally Posted by Hrycaj

8-9 and rewarded with a home game. Dumb system. They let way too many teams in and reward mediocrity by supporting the division winner structure.

In non-strike shortened seasons, teams with losing records are 2-2 in their first round games, with 1 of those losses being a near upset of the Bucs in Brady's first season


Not like they tend to get steamrolled

[ezpkns34]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Is Myles Garrets sack record tainted by the longer 17 game season?

Only if you consider every 16 game season record tainted cause seasons used to be 14 games before that

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by pilight

How many playoff teams will be starting QBs that they drafted in the top 5? Looks five out of 14: Carolina, Chicago, Houston, Jacksonville, and New England. Will one of them break the nearly 20 year drought of such teams winning it all?

When was the last, 2006? I knew this at one time, but forgot.

[monkeyman576]

Originally Posted by ezpkns34

Only if you consider every 16 game season record tainted cause seasons used to be 14 games before that

Well I think the players that played in the 14 game structure are underappreciated.

[pilight]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

When was the last, 2006? I knew this at one time, but forgot.

February 2007 when Peyton Manning's Colts won. For perspective, since then the 49ers have been to three Super Bowls with three different QBs (none of them first rounders).

[Cobra Mgr]

Harbaugh out as Ravens coach

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Harbaugh out as Ravens coach

Ok, that one is surprising. I was sure he had that job until he no longer wanted it.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by low

Ok, that one is surprising. I was sure he had that job until he no longer wanted it.

I would hope he decided he'd been there long enough. I would hope they didn't fire him because of silly outcry among fans. He lost his best player for a month. And I don't think he was really healthy the whole year. He had as many as 7 defensive starters out the 1st 4-5 weeks of the season. How is he supposed to prevent Derrick Henry from fumbling late & helping the Bills make that comeback the 1st game? How is he at fault for his kicker missing a make able FG the last game? He wasn't at fault for the injuries and unforced miscues. W/a healthy Lamar & minus the 4th quarter mistakes, the Ravens are probably looking at an 11-12 win season minimum. Those are things out of Harbaugh's control.

[CONN CHRIS]

Some team now has the chance to scoop up a generationally great coach who should not be on the market. Who will capitalize on this gift?

[low]

You know what would be hilarious? If the Steelers lose to Houston, Tomlin gets fired, and then they hire Harbaugh.