NFL 2026 Regular Season

[nicksaviking]

I presume we'll need this at some point.

[Mike Sixel]

Is the Giants season over? Ouch.

[Vanimal46]

16 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Is the Giants season over? Ouch.

Jaxson Dart gets injured just as much as McCarthy. Might be an indictment on this generation of QBs. 

[nicksaviking]

12 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Jaxson Dart gets injured just as much as McCarthy. Might be an indictment on this generation of QBs. 

Dart took a hit right to the knee though. And he tried to get back into the game. He's played too recklessly in the past, but he was in the pocket for that hit. Maybe McCarthy and Williams are of similar cloth as both thought a hamstring injury was the end of their career.

Which, I suppose in McCarthy's case may end up technically true?

[Danchat]

Looks like Dart will be out 4-5 weeks with an MCL injury... Jameis Winston looked pretty dang bad but usually he can get an offense rolling but the picks are a problem. 

[Vanimal46]

Season’s over for the Giants before September ends 

[nicksaviking]

Such a freak injury too because you'd think since his leg was off the ground when he got hit, not having the cleat locked into the turf would have kept the tendons from snapping.

But that's what happened to young Carson Wentz too. He tore up his knee while in the air diving for a TD and I remember thinking there's no way it was a serious injury. Hopefully unlike Wentz, Dart doesn't loose 75% of his mobility.

I mean, hopefully for Dart's sake. I don't care for the Giants, and in a vacuum I would be happy for them to have a subpar QB.

[Vanimal46]

The Falcons are gonna be drafting top 5 in May 2027 for sure 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

The Falcons are gonna be drafting top 5 in May 2027 for sure 

I'll be shocked if they aren't. 

[Vanimal46]

Green Bay might be too. Their OL is awful. Might be as catastrophic as the 2016 Vikings 

[The Great Hambino]

31 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Green Bay might be too. Their OL is awful. Might be as catastrophic as the 2016 Vikings 

LaFleur's seat is so hot, he's sitting in it while drinking a cup of coffee and saying everything is fine

[TheLeviathan]

That Cowboys Micah Parsons trade just keeps looking better for them.  Other than, you know, using it to actually make their defense better.

[nicksaviking]

1 hour ago, TheLeviathan said:

That Cowboys Micah Parsons trade just keeps looking better for them.  Other than, you know, using it to actually make their defense better.

Any trade that makes both the Packers and Cowboys worse deserves it's place atop the all time best trade's lists.

[Danchat]

4 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

That Cowboys Micah Parsons trade just keeps looking better for them.  Other than, you know, using it to actually make their defense better.

They did trade one of the 2 firsts to the Jets for DT Quinnen Williams... which means the Jets could have 3 fairly high 1st rounders in a really good 2027 class (they also have the Colts pick from the Sauce Gardner trade).

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, Danchat said:

They did trade one of the 2 firsts to the Jets for DT Quinnen Williams... which means the Jets could have 3 fairly high 1st rounders in a really good 2027 class (they also have the Colts pick from the Sauce Gardner trade).

NYJ should end up with 3 1st round picks in top 10 or so picks.

[Mike Sixel]

11 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

NYJ should end up with 3 1st round picks in top 10 or so picks.

Could be a very quick fix there if they get lucky. 

[nicksaviking]

Jayden Daniels is practicing today and could start on Sunday. Is he a Transformer and you just move his body parts around as you see fit? Ugh, that was a gross injury.

 

[TheLeviathan]

4 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Jayden Daniels is practicing today and could start on Sunday. Is he a Transformer and you just move his body parts around as you see fit? Ugh, that was a gross injury.

 

Desperation.  It's sad to say but I don't think he's going to hold up for much of a career.

[nicksaviking]

2 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

Desperation.  It's sad to say but I don't think he's going to hold up for much of a career.

Better start doing more left handed bicep curls for sure.

I don't think he HAS to run so much he throws a real nice pass. At least in his rookie season.

Oh, new call. Daniels throws and plays so much like Randall Cunningham. After several years of struggling and getting injured, he'll find his way to MN in 2034 and lead the Vikings to the NFC Championship game.

[The Great Hambino]

This doesn't really relate to anything specifically, but in surfing around I discovered that the two biggest individual cap hits for the Jets this year are Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields.  I figured that was funny enough to mention somewhere here

[Vanimal46]

On 9/28/2026 at 8:03 PM, TheLeviathan said:

Desperation.  It's sad to say but I don't think he's going to hold up for much of a career.

Time is a flat circle and this is starting to feel like Mike Shanahan rushing RG3 back from a knee injury before he blew it out completely. 

[nicksaviking]

3 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Time is a flat circle and this is starting to feel like Mike Shanahan rushing RG3 back from a knee injury before he blew it out completely. 

That would mean Kirk Cousins is going back to Washington to replace him next year?

Ugh. Then obviously the Vikings will sign Cousins again when he's about 48.

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

That would mean Kirk Cousins is going back to Washington to replace him next year?

Ugh. Then obviously the Vikings will sign Cousins again when he's about 48.

Trading for Cousins has become a thing again, so maybe we should have kept him this whole time… 

[nicksaviking]

Well, the league suspended Jed York six games. I guess the 49ers season is over; not sure how a team can be expected to win without its owner.

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

Well, the league suspended Jed York six games. I guess the 49ers season is over; not sure how a team can be expected to win without its owner.

Oh no! How can the organization function without the owner in their suite for 6 (!!) games?

[Vanimal46]

I have just listened to this stat. The J-E-T-S now have an NFL record 20 games in a row without an interception. A very poor indicator for a defensive minded HC. 

@Parfiglianoyour thoughts?

[Vanimal46]

Ref ball is becoming too much in the NFL. They want to be the main characters. Example A is the ref of the Vikings Dolphins game for blowing up on Eric Wilson for running into him and trying to help him up. 

[nicksaviking]

45 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Ref ball is becoming too much in the NFL. They want to be the main characters. Example A is the ref of the Vikings Dolphins game for blowing up on Eric Wilson for running into him and trying to help him up. 

I'd bet a lot of it has to do with the new(ish) replay review process that is both taking away part of their job, and showing them up when they're wrong. Even if the officials aren't going into the games deliberately trying to throw more flags, surely they are internally thinking that throwing more flags is how to demonstrate how valuable they are.

[nicksaviking]

So the Saints gave Ryan Wright 8M guaranteed over two years because the Vikings couldn't afford to pay a guy who can coffin corner every punt he gets his foot on.

Meanwhile the Vikings are paying Jauan Jennings 8M for one year to catch 2 passes for 9 yards.

[Vanimal46]

5 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I'd bet a lot of it has to do with the new(ish) replay review process that is both taking away part of their job, and showing them up when they're wrong. Even if the officials aren't going into the games deliberately trying to throw more flags, surely they are internally thinking that throwing more flags is how to demonstrate how valuable they are.

This replay assist is pretty mysterious so far. Why does it kick in on plays when the Vikings barely get a fingertip on a blocked punt to avoid a roughing the passer? That play and the illegal downfield player by mere inches to take the Dolphins passing TD off the board.