Non-Bears NFL thread 2025

[bukie]

2 hours ago, Banedon said:

These teams have way more flaws than some of the teams you have in tier 3.

More flaws, maybe, but less serious flaws in my mind. Maybe it's a last year bias somewhat with the Chiefs, but all these teams I feel like have the ability to flip a switch yet and make the Super Bowl, whereas with teams like the Eagles, Broncos, Pats and even Bears, I just don't get that feeling yet (yes, I know the Eagles won the Super Bowl last year, but they looked unstoppable from the middle of the season on, and right now they just don't).

It doesn't really matter a ton, though, I just like to group teams into tiers based on my confidence level in them, and then sort them in there to do rankings, makes it easier to compartmentalize for me.

[BigSlick]

I don’t think the Lions are an elite team that can compete for a Super Bowl this year. Not with the injuries they've sustained and the… weird coaching decisions they are seemingly committed to. 
 

Fully look forward to being quote tweeted in a couple months with how wrong I am, but I don’t see it for them. 

[jersey cubs fan]

1 hour ago, BigSlick said:

I don’t think the Lions are an elite team that can compete for a Super Bowl this year. Not with the injuries they've sustained and the… weird coaching decisions they are seemingly committed to. 
 

Fully look forward to being quote tweeted in a couple months with how wrong I am, but I don’t see it for them. 

Yeah. I get calling Chiefs and Bill teams that can flip a switch and beat anybody in the playoffs, because they have superstar QBs and have done it before. GB and Detroit do not have superstar QBs and have like 1 playoff win apiece the last couple years. The track records are too dissimilar 

[Tryptamine]

God he's just so horsefeathers unlikeable

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47159531/aaron-rodgers-calls-wrs-says-steelers-earned-fans-boos

[cwood218]

I'm really looking forward to Rodgers being the reason PIT has it's first losing season under Tomlin.

Even Fields and the ghost of Wilson went 10-7 last year.

[Soul]

49 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I don’t think the Lions are an elite team that can compete for a Super Bowl this year. Not with the injuries they've sustained and the… weird coaching decisions they are seemingly committed to. 
 

Fully look forward to being quote tweeted in a couple months with how wrong I am, but I don’t see it for them. 

BJ was a huge reason their offense was so dangerous.  Goff is the same guy who was traded away from the Rams in favor of Stafford.  It's totally clear now.  I'm not going to say they aren't good, but that's quite different than great.  I think the Bears can beat them.  We shall see.

[Soul]

43 minutes ago, cwood218 said:

I'm really looking forward to Rodgers being the reason PIT has it's first losing season under Tomlin.

Even Fields and the ghost of Wilson went 10-7 last year.

He's human away from Green Bay's system, like a lot of GB players. They tailor their players to their scheme.  Rodgers is really good but when you combine his age with systems he hasn't grown up in, he's just not the same guy.  I too would love to see a losing record with him at the helm.  Remaining schedule:  BAL, MIA, DET, CLE, BAL.  Could be 3 losses in there.  We will see

[Old Style]

 

[BigSlick]

Huh. Ok. 

[bukie]

The Patriots are very good.

Their schedule is a once in a century parade of bad teams. They get the AFC North on a down year, the NFC South on a typical year, the AFC East when Miami and the Jets are awful, and the Raiders, Giants and Titans.

Going by ELO ratings, they play each of the 9 worst teams in the NFL, and 10 of the worst 11. Two of those are within the division, so that's 12 of the games on their schedule. They also play #18, #15 and #13, which leaves just 2 games against a team in the top 12 (Buffalo).

[Wilson A2000]

21 hours ago, cwood218 said:

I'm really looking forward to Rodgers being the reason PIT has it's first losing season under Tomlin.

Even Fields and the ghost of Wilson went 10-7 last year.

Might cost Tomlin his job too

[Wilson A2000]

15 hours ago, Old Style said:

 

Is that even a real account? I haven’t seen another source report that. 

[Wilson A2000]

Drake Maye is really really good

[Banedon]

19 hours ago, Old Style said:

 

How about that Darth Vader bling though!

[NorthsideAvenger]

4 hours ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Might cost Tomlin his job too

He' been there for nearly two decades. Probably time for a change.

[Banedon]

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Edited December 3, 2025 by We Got The Whole 9

[jersey cubs fan]

18 hours ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

He' been there for nearly two decades. Probably time for a change.

Change for changes sake because you get bored of winning but just not enough has a habit of backfiring. 
 

see Bears/Lovie or Vikings/Darnold 

It’s one thing to go from Tony Dungy to Jon Gruden and win the Super Bowl with a championship roster. But who is Pittsburgh getting as an improvement and how are they making the roster better? 
 

Ryan Days name has been floated but I wouldn’t want Just for Men anywhere near my NFL team. Kliff Kinsbury may be the closest to a Ben Johnson hire but is he better than Tomlin? I’d wager Tomlin would make the playoffs sooner than whichever coach replaces him with Pittsburgh. 

[Wilson A2000]

That’s a big number!

 

[NorthsideAvenger]

3 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Change for changes sake because you get bored of winning but just not enough has a habit of backfiring. 
 

see Bears/Lovie or Vikings/Darnold 

It’s one thing to go from Tony Dungy to Jon Gruden and win the Super Bowl with a championship roster. But who is Pittsburgh getting as an improvement and how are they making the roster better? 
 

Ryan Days name has been floated but I wouldn’t want Just for Men anywhere near my NFL team. Kliff Kinsbury may be the closest to a Ben Johnson hire but is he better than Tomlin? I’d wager Tomlin would make the playoffs sooner than whichever coach replaces him with Pittsburgh. 

If Pittsburgh looking to draft a QB (which they should), Tomlin may not want to be part of developing a young QB. I could see a scenario in which Tomlin and Pittsburgh amicably part ways. 

[jersey cubs fan]

49 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

If Pittsburgh looking to draft a QB (which they should), Tomlin may not want to be part of developing a young QB. I could see a scenario in which Tomlin and Pittsburgh amicably part ways. 

Tomlin to Penn State 

[cwood218]

Watson returns to practice for the Browns

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The designation opens a 21-day practice window for Watson,

 

In unrelated news, Cleveland's world famous Sunshine Spa has announced 50% off massages between now and Christmas.

[Banedon]

I think I'm actually rooting for the Lions tonight.  I need the Cowboys conversation to end.

[jersey cubs fan]

9 minutes ago, Banedon said:

I think I'm actually rooting for the Lions tonight.  I need the Cowboys conversation to end.

I’ll choose to take joy out of either outcome 

[BigSlick]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

I think I'm actually rooting for the Lions tonight.  I need the Cowboys conversation to end.

I’d much prefer the Lions bring more or less knocked out of playoff contention