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Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:58:15 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 09/13/2026 23:58

I think Maye will remain a fine QB but the overall team will regress. Much more difficult schedule this year, starting with the defending champs. Might have been an off game, but this was Seattle's secondary we're talking. Furthermore, it doesn't help Brown got injured and will miss the next four games (which include 2 tough away games). I remember Boutte, had him on my fantasy team last year. But I know what you mean. No more Diggs, no more Boutte, Brown out for a few games...Maye suddenly finds himself thin on WR targets. They'll be in early season trouble if they lose to Pittsburgh next week.

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:11:22 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 09/13/2026 20:11

CA Dreamin wrote:

Repo, how are you feeling about New England? Don't take this the wrong way but I feel like they overachieved last year. Easy schedule, plus other teams weren't sure how to prepare for them. I feel like they're gonna slide back from a 14-win team to 10 or 11. They'll still make the playoffs, and they'll be a contender if AJ Brown opens up the offense for them.

Honestly so much of this depends on Drake Maye - as last Wednesday just proved. If he takes another step forward, we'll challenge Josh Allen and the Bills for the AFC East. If he regresses (like he did last Wednesday and perhaps in last year's post-season) we won't make the playoffs. After Wednesday's game, I'm kind of bummed that we traded wide -receiver Kayshon Boutte to the Texans. He had good chemistry with Maye last year.

Our O-line looked much better last Wednesday so just hoping it was an off game for Drake.

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:08:01 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 09/12/2026 20:08

NFL 2026 is under way! Already a big surprise with the Rams, who came into the season as the early Super Bowl favorite. Already a Top 3 team last year, they got Myles Garrett in a trade, while Aaron Donald came out of retirement, both star players who can improve their defense. Ok, the Niners are also good, but nobody could have foreseen them beating the Rams in a 20-point blowout. I was thinking the Niners might regress 2 games this year, given how tough their schedule is. Nah, they look like potential contenders as well. The NFC West is gonna be wild again. Kind of makes you feel bad for the Cardinals. Some day, the red birds will have their glory, just don't know if I'll live to see it.

As for my team, the Eagles did not have any major roster changes outside if losing AJ Brown, but I don't think it's that big of a problem cause Smith is talented enough to fill in those WR1 shoes. I'm mainly hoping the coaching staff shuffle works out, and finds a solution to fix the O-line and running game, and restore Barkley as a elite RB as he was in 2024.

Repo, how are you feeling about New England? Don't take this the wrong way but I feel like they overachieved last year. Easy schedule, plus other teams weren't sure how to prepare for them. I feel like they're gonna slide back from a 14-win team to 10 or 11. They'll still make the playoffs, and they'll be a contender if AJ Brown opens up the offense for them.

I think the AFC North will be interesting. I'm skeptical about Pittsburgh with the McCarthy-Rodgers reunion. Not sure that's gonna work out. I'm also unsure what to expect from Baltimore coming off a disappointing season and now have a rookie head coach. That leaves Cincinnati (not gonna talk about Cleveland). If Burrow stays healthy and the changes on defense work out, they'll not only win the North, but they will go deep in the postseason.

I could go on, but maybe later. Just glad football's back!

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

MadhattanJack — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 19:53:24 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 06/07/2026 23:53

Link

Personally, I think they should build the new stadium in (not-as) nearby Pontiac, Illinois and then call it the "Silverdome," just to confuse old Detroit Lions fans.

Also, I know the Roches wrote the song, but this version is just way better... 🫠

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 12:58:35 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 06/07/2026 16:58

I'm not usually one to comment about any sport during its off-season, but the news from the Chicago Bears is saddening. They're leaving Soldier Field. Whether they stay in Illinois at all remains to be seen, but their Board of Directors voted to move to Hammond, Indiana. I understand why they want out of Soldier. For one, they don't own the stadium, they pay rent on it. Second, it has the smallest seating capacity of any NFL venue. Third, there's a number of economic and political factors at hand (such as the 2003 renovations are still not paid off and nearly half a billion dollars in debt). It'd be nice if the alternative would keep the Bears within the Chicago city limits, but that seems impossible. They want to move to the suburbs 20-30 miles from the city center, which isn't fair to the city locals. Furthermore, they want a totally modernized and climate-controlled stadium under a roof. That's never gonna get installed at Soldier given the how much debt is already present there. So no matter where their next stadium will be (currently looking like Hammond, IN, though Arlington Heights, IL is also on the table), it will be modern and enclosed. Personally I like old sports venues. There's something special about the old designs, that were exclusively built for the sport, as opposed to modern venues that feel the need to accommodate 4 different sports, concerts, conventions, etc. I also like older stadiums because they preserve history. Soldier Field is where Walter Payton played his whole career. And ugh, a domed stadium? I feel like an important element of football will be lost...playing outside in the cold, the wind, better yet, in the snow. Being able to adapt to crappy weather is part of the game's strategy, not to mention it's a lot of fun for the fans. But not only are the Bears leaving their tough, weather-hardened brand of football behind, but they're also leaving so many years of history behind. Soldier Field is a cultural landmark, one of the most iconic football venues in the sport. It's really unfortunate that the team's desires, and political/economic obstacles cannot keep them there.

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 23:53:31 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 02/09/2026 04:53

Like I said, if Seattle brought their A game, they would win. And boy, they brought their A game. Offense, defense, and even special teams...they were clicking. Credit to New England's defense for holding them to field goals for 3 quarters, giving their team a sliver of hope. But man, the Pats just could not get anything going on offense. They went something like 20 minutes of game time without a single first down. The Patriots defense was good. The Seahawks defense was total domination.

I watched the game with a local friend, who's a Rams fan. Towards the end, we were talking and concluded the Rams were really the second-best team in the NFL this year. They were the only team who beat the Seahawks in the last four months, and the only the team who gave them a close game in the playoffs.

But anyway, 2025 was a weird year for the NFL. The end of Tomlin in Pittsburgh, Harbaugh in Baltimore, McDermott in Buffalo, the Chiefs stunk. It will feel like the start a new era next year. However, that new era may have already begun. Amidst the changes, the Seahawks quietly put together one the greatest seasons in NFL history. If they can follow this up, 2025 may be the start of the Seahawks Era. Or perhaps KC, Philly, SF, LA, Buffalo(?), or Cincy will bounce back. We'll find out next season.

And yeah, pretty wild that Sam Darnold became the first QB of the 2018 draft class to win a championship. Weren't Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and Josh Allen drafted that year? Spoler alert...Yes

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Hayden — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 23:03:45 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 02/09/2026 04:03

Just watched the halftime—
Fantastic performance from Bad Bunny—
Great atmosphere, ace production, and he stuck a poignant landing—
Only minor gripe is that I wish he kept DtMF up for another 15-20 seconds to close, but otherwise—

(& I kinda wish they went full-on with Gasolina in the middle, would've been a great interjection)

Good on him. Awesome stuff—

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 22:50:59 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/09/2026 03:50

Honestly, and this just shows the state of our country considering what a diehard Patriots fan I am, the Halftime show was ALL THAT MATTERED in this year's Super Bowl.

Who had South Park & the NFL as two key pieces of the resistance on their Bingo Card! The NFL has bigger cojones than Harvard!!! (And FAR bigger than Columbia!!! 🤣 )

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 22:45:25 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/09/2026 03:45

(sadness noises... 😢 )

Too big for Drake at this point. He's soooo young. Almost wish we didn't make it this far just for his confidence. Pretty sure he will get the support he needs.

Love the Darnold Redemption story. Avery good story!

We'll be back!!! 😈

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

MadhattanJack — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 17:13:09 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 02/05/2026 22:13

I'm going to say Seahawks win 31-13, because I like palindromes.

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 16:44:40 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/05/2026 21:44

CA Dreamin wrote:

SUPER BOWL

Seahawks 27, Patriots 23

Both teams are very good, but they're both lacking something...experience. So I think it will come down to who performs better in clutch situations. Who that will be is anyone's guess. Mike Vrabel is the only big name who has a fair amount of playoff experience from his Titans days (and to an extent, his days as a player, but he was in a much different role back then). So that gives NE a small advantage. But I don't know. Seattle feels like the better team by a smidge. NE ranks 3rd in offense, 8th in defense. SEA ranks 8th in offense, 6th in defense. However, Seattle had a much tougher strength of schedule. 7 of their regular season opponents finished with 10 wins or more, whereas NE only played against 3 10-game winners. Seattle undoubtedly played stronger teams, and yet they still finished 14-3, and even had a better point-differential than New England. Even in the playoffs, Seattle had to face two 12-win teams. New England scored good wins against LA and HOU, but when they faced a fellow 14-win rival, the Broncos, they lucked out by having to face them without their star QB, and still only won by 3. My point is, Seattle just feels like they've earned their path more, and looked more impressive along the way. And if they play their A game, they will win. Not to say New England is a slouch. They are undeniably very good, and it isn't their fault they played an easy schedule. I just don't know how they'll handle the best team they've faced so far. They've risen to every occasion though. I don't know. I'm rambling. It's anyone's game, really.

Great points and well said. I'm biased as hell, BUT even I think the Seahawks are more likely to win. Their defense just seems soooo freakin' FAST!!! And they all play as one like a coordinated chaos of destruction. And Maye just doesn't have the experience just yet as these playoffs have already shown. He's struggled a bit. This will come down to us being able to spook Darnold. Vrabel will have to pull out all his tricks and make Darnold second guess himself. He doesn't have to "see ghosts" per say, but we'll need to get him out of his comfort zone. And Drake Maye needs to make TWO special throws. Sort of what Eli Manning would do to US in those Super Bowl of yore.

Pats by 2 with Darnold throwing a key interception or a strip sack AND Maye throwing one amazing toss FOR THE AGES to either Boutte or Diggs.

Quote:

Repo wrote:

I will get Beach Boys and Ozzy posts up at some point.

🔭�'�

Ha! I'm on it! The DAY AFTER the game is over I'm on it. (I STILL need to give my final thoughts on Technical Ecstasy too.🤦‍♂️)

GO PATS!!!

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 15:43:07 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 02/05/2026 20:43

Repo wrote:

CA Dreamin wrote:

I'll post a prediction later, .

It's time! 🔭�'�

Repo wrote:

I will get Beach Boys and Ozzy posts up at some point.

🔭�'�

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Wed, 4 Feb 2026 11:49:05 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/04/2026 16:49

Romanelli wrote:

And it will NEVER be as bad as that rock and roll hall. 8)

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Very true! Pretty much an impossible task! �...

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Romanelli — Wed, 4 Feb 2026 09:15:05 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 02/04/2026 14:15

Repo wrote:

The Pro Football Hall Of Fame just became as irrelevant as the Rock n' Roll HOF. What a joke!!! �... Honestly, this news flash may be be even more shocking than Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers. Just another WTF story that you feel must be AI generated or sth and then have to fact check. lol. BONKERS!!!

I now like our chances in the Super Bowl even more though. WE are gonna be pissed! :twisted:

The Denver Broncos, like your Patriots, have existed since 1960. They have 16 HOF members.
7 of those (Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett, DeMarcus Ware, Ty Law, Brian Dawkins, John Lynch & Peyton Manning) play most of their careers and earned HOF honors with other teams.
1 of those (Pat Bowlen) was an owner and never played.

That leaves just 8 in 65 years.

Despite having played in 6 Super Bowls at the time, the Broncos did not have their first real HOF'er until 2004 (Elway). The next one wasn't until 2008 (Gary Zimmerman). 2010 was their first and only pre-SB player (Floyd Little). Shannon Sharpe came in 2011. They have had just 4 in the past decade, despite having played in 2 more SB's. And not one head coach. Including Dan Reeves and Mike Shanahan.

The Patriots have even fewer in the Hall...but their period of greatness is much more recent. It's pretty easy to note that the HOF will become crowded with Patriots, and soon. Including Belichick and Kraft. There have been only 3 coaches who got in first year (Landry, Shula and Noll), and not one owner.

Patience. You'll get a LOT of HOF'ers in the next ten years.

And it will NEVER be as bad as that rock and roll hall. 😎

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Wed, 4 Feb 2026 08:27:17 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/04/2026 13:27

CA Dreamin wrote:

I'll post a prediction later, .

It's time! 🔭�'�

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:17:29 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 02/03/2026 16:17

Repo wrote:

And NOW we hear that Robert Kraft didn't get in either. (For context, Jerry Jones has been in since 2017. )

And u know what?!

I freakin' LOVE it. Us against the World, baby!!! Fuel for the fire! Let's roast us some Seahawks! 😈

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:31:33 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 01/28/2026 13:31

The Pro Football Hall Of Fame just became as irrelevant as the Rock n' Roll HOF. What a joke!!! �... Honestly, this news flash may be be even more shocking than Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers. Just another WTF story that you feel must be AI generated or sth and then have to fact check. lol. BONKERS!!!

I now like our chances in the Super Bowl even more though. WE are gonna be pissed! 😈

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

CA Dreamin — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:43:50 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 01/27/2026 15:43

CA Dreamin, Repo, and EyeKanFly wrote:

CA Dreamin - NE Patriots 26, DEN Broncos 13
EyeKanFly - Patriots 20, Broncos 16
Repo - Pats by 10

What actually happened - Patriots 10, Broncos 7

We all got this one right, but it was a no-brainer. The Patriots actually won this game last week, am I right? Not so. Broncos still had their chances here. Backup QB Stidham made some plays. They had the momentum in the early going, taking a 7-0 lead. Sean Payton going for it on 4th instead of kicking for 3 to go up 10-0 stopped their momentum (turned out they'd never score again). Then the fumble late in the first half swung the momentum the other way. Nevertheless, the Broncos defense did a great job. Kept them in the game. The Broncos had one last chance to tie it late in the 4th quarter, but that blocked FG by NE sealed it. It still would have been close, but I think Denver would have won if Bo Nix was playing. They may be the AFC favorites next season.

CA Dreamin, Repo, and EyeKanFly wrote:

CA Dreamin - LA Rams 20, SEA Seahawks 31 [at one point, this was the exact score]
Repo - Seahawks by 7
EyeKanFly - Seahawks 26, Rams 24

What actually happened - Seahawks 31, Rams 27 (dang I was only off by a TD)

We all got this one too.The Seahawks weren't so dominant this time, then again they were playing a much better opponent. Credit to the Rams for playing so hard, fighting to the finish. McVay and Stafford might be the best current coach-QB duo, and as long as they stick around, plus Nacua, their offense will light up scoreboards.

As for New England and Seattle, their SB matchup is both exciting and boring. Boring because casual fans want to see new teams in the SB. Both these teams won SBs in recent memory. On the other hand, casual fans also want to see new faces. The rosters and coaching staffs of these franchises are entirely different from their championship teams of last decade. So what can we say? Credit to these teams for quickly rebuilding.

I'll post a prediction later, but I need to head off for work and errands. Got two weeks before this game so plenty of time. Think I'll get on the next Ozzy and/or Beach Boys album in the meantime.

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

Repo — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:38:00 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 01/27/2026 00:38

We're Back, Baby!!! 😈

Re: So many people care about Footsportsball now

EyeKanFly — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:08:14 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 01/21/2026 19:08

I guess I missed predicting last round, I think I would've gotten most close to right except the Bears, I was expecting more out of them (and less out of the Rams).

At the start of the playoffs, I would've guessed an Eagles vs Broncos super bowl.

With Bo Nix out, I don't think Denver has it in them to beat the dominant Pats. I'll be rooting for the Broncos though. My prediction is Patriots 20 - Broncos 16

The Seahawks looked good against the 49ers, I think they'll look just as good against the Rams. My predictions is Seahawks 26 - Rams 24.

Interesting that 3/4 possible Super Bowl matchup is a repeat from the last 12 years (not Broncos vs Rams). If it ends up being Pats vs Rams, they'd even have the same head coaches. Can't say I'm super excited for the rest of the playoffs but I guess I'll be rooting for the Broncos and Seahawks. And Bad Bunny when he's up.