2025-2026 NFL Thread

[pachyderm]

Bears looked really good they did good with that coach

Agreed and honestly, Caleb Williams has gotten better too...

 

[txa1265]

Yeah that part is VERY different than the NBA. In the NBA each contract is hardwired for the max value. No way around it, the team is paying out 100% of the entire value. In the NFL, a large part of the contract is technically fluff (although that is changing somewhat as well--look at Dak's contract for instance).

The cap is crap. Teams that face dilemmas like the Chiefs will tear up the current deals with players like Mahomes and re-jigger the salary, bonus and years. And THAT is how the Patriots did it.

Yeah - looks like each league is taking a different approach to parity. And each has benefits and flaws.

NBA as a ~160 million cap, and when you look at top salaries, you see that so many players have so-called 'super max' contracts that teams like the Warriors, Celtics, Lakers, Clippers, and 76ers all have TWO players making >$50 million/year. Drop to 45 million and you bring in Nuggets, Kings, Cavs, etc. Heck the Clippers and 76ers each have 3 players who combine for >$140 million ... out of $160 million max! That means you have a total of $20 million for the remaining 12 players. No wonder you end up with teams dealing with 'luxury tax'!

 

[Mousse]

The #1 Offense vs the #1 Defense. The Defense prevailed.😎 For the second week in a row, a seemingly meaningless missed PAT in the 1st quarter ended up being pivotal to the game. Indy could have forced OT.

 

[GrumpyCoder]

26 - 0... 🫣 That was painful to watch.

 

[MBAir2010]

wow!
what a NFLs game last night
too bad I wanted the broncos to win so I could finally fall sleep
which effected my mood during the last 1/4 and OT.
the Redskins looked great and should have won,
they made some excellent or lucky catches that were unbelievable!
Mariota was spectacular except for two plays.

I regret not enjoying the live action and just wanting to match to end.

 

[Corefile]

I might grow a Vrabel tach if the Pats win the Superbowl again.

 

[pachyderm]

Pats won in their beautiful throwbacks!