2026-27 NFL Thread

[MU82]

Smart move by both the Vikings and the Raiders.

[JWags85]

Raiders paid Cousins $600K this season, got nine weeks of competent play out of him while giving Mendoza some time to watch, and then flip him for a 3rd.
Well done by that front office.

Don't disagree with the rest, really well done by LV, but didn't the Raiders pay him a $10MM signing bonus too?

[Dish]

I thought the Raiders would demand a 2nd for Cousins and hold the Vikings hostage, I was obviously wrong.

[Pakuni]

Don't disagree with the rest, really well done by LV, but didn't the Raiders pay him a $10MM signing bonus too?

That bonus is payable on the third league day of 2027, so the Vikings are on the hook for it now.

[MU82]

Carson Wentz (8/25, 81 yards, 2 INT) was terrible for Minnesota, posting the worst passer rating (8.9) since Sam Darnold was "seeing ghosts" against the Patriots in 2019 (3.6).

(From Yahoo Sports)

[Mutaman]

I won't argue with that, I don't watch a lot of football.  Noah was very good in hoops with D.Wade at the Olympics. 

That's true. Wade was great!

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I'm no expert but why is Wentz out there?

Ty. 

Google it

[Shaka Shart]

Idk man certain teams are missing 80% of their preferred offensive line, or are missing 50% of their preferred defensive line. Or 200% of their preferred linebacking unit.

Anders isn't injured, that's an unforced error

[GB Warrior]

Carson Wentz (8/25, 81 yards, 2 INT) was terrible for Minnesota, posting the worst passer rating (8.9) since Sam Darnold was "seeing ghosts" against the Patriots in 2019 (3.6).

(From Yahoo Sports)

Is that bad? I can't do math (I'm from Mississippi (I work for the Elections Commission))

[JWags85]

That bonus is payable on the third league day of 2027, so the Vikings are on the hook for it now.

Good catch.  Even better.

Spytek having a hell of a start to his GM tenure.  Back to back very highly rated drafts, this really nice bit of a business.  Recognizing it was time to cut bait on Pete Carroll.

Though, as is often the case in the NFL, none of that matters if Kubiak and/or Mendoza end up being failures.

[nairb]

Raiders paid Cousins $600K this season, got nine weeks of competent play out of him while giving Mendoza some time to watch, and then flip him for a 3rd.
Well done by that front office.

They are also paying Geno Smith $16M this year though.

[Pakuni]

They are also paying Geno Smith $16M this year though.

Yeah. And the guy who did that is out of work.

[Uncle Rico]

Rex Ryan was arrested for driving over feet in Nashville and leaving the scene of the "accident"

[Pakuni]

Rex Ryan was arrested for driving over feet in Nashville and leaving the scene of the "accident"

Has to be a case of mistaken identity. The real Rex Ryan would never harm a foot.

[cheebs09]

Has to be a case of mistaken identity. The real Rex Ryan would never harm a foot.

I'm going to need Wes Welker's take on this matter.

[Hards Alumni]

Really REALLY bizarre game.  Very thankful to have a Bears team that somehow finds a victory in a game that goes wrong in every way possible.  Bucs offense was bad, but the Bears D stepped up huge multiple times.  Dennis Allen really has crafted an defense that finds a way to make plays in high leverage situations, and that is a full credit to him, especially with the injuries piling up.  Kind of great/amusing to have the pivotal defense play to come from Jaylon Johnson, who has been absolutely atrocious the last few weeks.

Really strange game from Caleb.  First INT was annoying situationally, but was a heat check kind of throw from a QB who had been absolutely on fire to that point, so I don't hate it that much given how much of his game is confidence and aggression.  The second INT was clearly a throwaway, which is exactly what he should have done, but he slightly underthrew it (a rarity given his arm) and McCollum made an incredible play on the sideline.

But the issue was, even though both weren't THAT bad of picks, it clearly messed with his head and the offensive flow in general.  The third pick was awful, you just can't make that throw, regardless of anything.  And the final interception was just flukey/unfortunate, but seemed on theme with how broken the offense was at that point.  That being said, full credit to Caleb, Johnson, and the offense for locking in and getting it done on that final drive.  I wasn't entirely comfortable, but I had full confidence that 2:45 left, they would get down and get points needed, which is a testament to how far this team has come in 1.5 seasons, its fun.

Given my thoughts on the INTs, I loved Tomlin after the game when asked what Johnson should say to Caleb after/about the game and he basically said "not much".  Things happen, bad games/flukes happen, he's been otherwise fantastic since coming back from injury, work it out in the bye week.

On a positive note, Tampa completely game planned for Big Jeff, tons of doubles, but he was still impactful.  And even more so, he was often the first one there excited and celebrating for other's big plays.  Dude is clearly so pumped to be on a winning team for a change, love it.

This is a lot of words to say, "The Bears still suck".