February 10Feb 10 Are there 3 decisions Goodell has made to improve the league? I honestly can't think of one. It seems like everything they change just makes it worse. And this has nothing to do with BB. I'm talking rule changes, KO, extra games, international games etc.Maybe the expanded PS but that seemed to be done more out of necessity.
February 10Feb 10 12 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:Toilet Paper... another name for our offense.That’s an upgrade from KP.
February 10Feb 10 3 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:I have some bad news for you...The Apple Music Super Bowl 60 halftime show may have drawn as many as 135 million viewers on NBC, which would make it the most-watched halftime show of all-time, according to a report by CBS NewsThey say this every single year about every Super bowl. It isn't really a flex
February 10Feb 10 1 minute ago, devpool said:They say this every single year about every Super bowl. It isn't really a flexIf what you're saying is, despite all the objections about the choice of performer, people still aren't tuning out en masse as predicted, then I agree.
February 10Feb 10 4 minutes ago, bpac55 said:Are there 3 decisions Goodell has made to improve the league? I honestly can't think of one. It seems like everything they change just makes it worse. And this has nothing to do with BB. I'm talking rule changes, KO, extra games, international games etc.Maybe the expanded PS but that seemed to be done more out of necessity.Goodell has been successful.More money through more games. 17th game and expanded playoff format. Did that make the product worse? Absolutely. Watered down the importance of the regular season, put teams that don't belong in the playoffs, negative impact on player health...but the only people complaining that the product is worse are the ones that are consuming it either way. 18th game to come soon.More money through more international consumption. The international market has a limited, but real appetite for NFL football. At this point, it's not enough to support a franchise (at least not enough of a sure-thing to make overcoming the logistical issues a worthwhile endeavor). But it's enough to turn a profit on the actual games which drive secondary revenue. Pre-Goodell, the NFL's major investment in international outreach was more NFL Europe than the expansion of real NFL games themselves...and that was a huge failure. So he found a better way to make money out of international markets.Again, it's all about money. And he has done well for the owners and the league on that front. I agree that all of the changes have made the sport worse for consumption by its most passionate fans, but that was never the priority.
February 10Feb 10 The NFL has a true lack of competition as well. MLB is at an absolute crisis and relative low point with their no-cap, deferred money Dodgers era. NBA's on-court product has nominally improved from the days where Lebron and other superstars ran the league and played GM...but now that the tide from that era has recessed into better parity, they are left with a superstar league with no superstars. NHL just doesn't have the broad appeal and has always been tagging along as the 4th league. NCAA football, like MLB, is facing a crisis of its own and is not a viable outlet or alternative for pro-football fans.So Goodell is trying to give everyone more pro-football 5-6 days per week for a longer stretches of the year.
February 10Feb 10 6 minutes ago, eagle45 said:I agree that all of the changes have made the sport worse for consumption by its most passionate fans, but that was never the priority.That's a damn shame.
February 10Feb 10 Just now, eagle45 said:The NFL has a true lack of competition as well. MLB is at an absolute crisis and relative low point with their no-cap, deferred money Dodgers era. NBA's on-court product has nominally improved from the days where Lebron and other superstars ran the league and played GM...but now that the tide from that era has recessed into better parity, they are left with a superstar league with no superstars. NHL just doesn't have the broad appeal and has always been tagging along as the 4th league. NCAA football, like MLB, is facing a crisis of its own and is not a viable outlet or alternative for pro-football fans.So Goodell is trying to give everyone more pro-football 5-6 days per week for a longer stretches of the year.This isn't really a good thing. There's just something great about football on Sunday. Football on MNF used to be special. There's such a thing of giving us too much. We don't need that much football.
February 10Feb 10 6 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:If what you're saying is, despite all the objections about the choice of performer, people still aren't tuning out en masse as predicted, then I agree.No one legitimate ever predicts people tuning out, it's all angry old dudes on the internet who think because they and their old friends tune out everyone else will. 99% of people who watch the game aren't turning their TVs off or changing the channel for 20 minutes, the 1% who did are just really loud about it.But yea every Super bowl is the most watched super bowl ever because even when the game sucks it's a reason to invite a bunch of people over, barbecue and get hammered
February 10Feb 10 15 minutes ago, bpac55 said:Are there 3 decisions Goodell has made to improve the league? I honestly can't think of one. It seems like everything they change just makes it worse. And this has nothing to do with BB. I'm talking rule changes, KO, extra games, international games etc.Maybe the expanded PS but that seemed to be done more out of necessity.Growing up, we never had broad access to media like all-22 footage, outside of shows like Inside the NFL or NFL Matchup (I miss those breakdowns by Jaws and Hoge.) So for me, getting access to something like that was a huge breakthrough in being able to digest and better understand the game. And while Sunday ticket had been around for years, the advent of NFL redzone was a convenient and accessible way to watch bits and pieces from several different games at once. Aside from those two, it might get tricky to credit him with things that were negotiated as part of the CBA, but I think relaxing some of the banned substance policies and instituting things like the rookie pay scale have been a net benefit for the players and league as a whole.
February 10Feb 10 1 minute ago, bpac55 said:This isn't really a good thing. There's just something great about football on Sunday. Football on MNF used to be special. There's such a thing of giving us too much. We don't need that much football.I agree completely, but it's all about the money. And it may be more football than we need, but apparently it's not more football than we'll watch.
February 10Feb 10 5 minutes ago, devpool said:No one legitimate ever predicts people tuning out, it's all angry old dudes on the internet who think because they and their old friends tune out everyone else will. 99% of people who watch the game aren't turning their TVs off or changing the channel for 20 minutes, the 1% who did are just really loud about it.But yea every Super bowl is the most watched super bowl ever because even when the game sucks it's a reason to invite a bunch of people over, barbecue and get hammered.Yep, that's my point
February 10Feb 10 4 hours ago, NOTW said:Basically what he posts here is that he's coached on teams that didn't prioritize drafting O line high.He's also had problems with injuries in 2023 and 2025, PFF had them 7th in 2024 when they were relatively healthy.The key is he was OL coach when they were running a system Mannion is familiar with, so he can coach blocking schemes that fit with the new system.I get the feeling that Kuper is the scapegoat for letting Darnold walk and betting on McCarthy:The Vikings offensive line, into which significant money was invested during 2025 free agency, played with more than 20 combinations as it was racked by injury this season, often leaving first-time starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy playing behind a hodge-podge grouping. Only right guard Will Fries appeared in all 17 games, and the fifth-year player’s performance indicated he still has room to grow. Fries was one of last offseason’s additions, signing a five-year deal worth up to $88 million after leaving the Colts.Center Ryan Kelly, the Vikings’ other big free-agent addition among the group last year, ended the season on injured reserve. Another player signed from Indianapolis, Kelly suffered two concussions and spent five weeks on IR midseason only to return and be evaluated for a third in the game against the Giants. Left tackle Christian Darrisaw faced ups and downs in his return from multiple ligament tears in his knee in October 2024. Rookie left guard Donovan Jackson and veteran right tackle Brian O’Neill also dealt with smaller injuries throughout the season that caused them to miss time.Collectively, Vikings quarterbacks were sacked 60 times this season, tied for second-most in the league. The O-line had an 11% sack rate, also second-worst in the league, per Next Gen Stats.Interesting comparison, Darnold was sacked 48 times in 2024, 27 times in 2025 with Seahawks, but overall put up similar numbers
February 10Feb 10 7 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:Pretty sure the quick practices are more an organizational choice so not sure it is Nick's call.Isn't there something in the CBA about practice frequency, level of contact and duration? I could be off on that but it's what I remember.
February 10Feb 10 3 minutes ago, austinfan said:The Vikings offensive line, into which significant money was invested during 2025 free agency, played with more than 20 combinations as it was racked by injury this season, often leaving first-time starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy playing behind a hodge-podge grouping.Shades of the Eagles' 2020 season.
February 10Feb 10 1 hour ago, Eriv20 said:Nobody on offense was worth their paycheck this year.I thought Goedert and Smitty were good.
February 10Feb 10 One thing about Stoutland, his bread and butter was the inside zone run and choose OL to fit that, Mudd was the outside zone and went for lighter, more athletic linemen.Of course, Kelce and Lane are so good they could play both schemes.I think Eagles may move on from Dickinson, his injuries are a problem, not just durability but he lacks explosion and agility.Maybe Steen moves to LG. Mailata is a great athlete so he can adjust.Lane is a question only due to health, Williams and Hinton will get long looks at OT. Kendall, Majors at C, depending on Jurgen's knees and whether any can move to guard.Lampkin is the wild card, too small for OL, all he does is win. But if you want a power FB . . .I suspect you won't see the big bruisers Stoutland liked to try and turn into OL every camp, move more toward smaller, athletic OL. Pierce may not make it to August.Howie might go OT high, but I think OG later on or FA.
February 10Feb 10 1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:The next month is the second worst sports 4 weeks of the year behind mid June to mid July. Just nothing going on unless you care about regular season NBA and NHL.At least we have the OlympicsAnd the Italian woman in mixed doubles curling is a 10
February 10Feb 10 42 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:If what you're saying is, despite all the objections about the choice of performer, people still aren't tuning out en masse as predicted, then I agree.Moreso inertia. No one is changing the channel
February 10Feb 10 How bad is Cleveland that guys are announcing a month out of free agency they aren’t coming back
February 10Feb 10 1 hour ago, pgcd3 said:Don't know if this was posted but interesting info.Thanks - very interesting. The chance in scheme no doubt has played a big part. I am still a little surprised at how decisive the Eagles FO has been (and convinced Siri who doesn't run that style either) to do such a hard pivot to the McVay / Shannahan wide zone style knowing it could cost them their beloved OL coach who is not comfortable with it and who many would have considered sacred until the pivot (we know they didn't hire Kliff in 2024 for this very reason). And only after one bad (OK very bad / putrid) offensive season but also a little over 12 months removed from that running game carrying them to a SB. Not saying its wrong, just that I am a little surprised. My guess is they know that replicating a historically great run game every year is difficult and were more looking at the passing game which hasn't been right for 3 years now and that played a big role as they think a wide zone can be married up with different concepts more easily to help that out.
February 10Feb 10 27 minutes ago, austinfan said:One thing about Stoutland, his bread and butter was the inside zone run and choose OL to fit that, Mudd was the outside zone and went for lighter, more athletic linemen.Of course, Kelce and Lane are so good they could play both schemes.I think Eagles may move on from Dickinson, his injuries are a problem, not just durability but he lacks explosion and agility.Maybe Steen moves to LG. Mailata is a great athlete so he can adjust.Lane is a question only due to health, Williams and Hinton will get long looks at OT. Kendall, Majors at C, depending on Jurgen's knees and whether any can move to guard.Lampkin is the wild card, too small for OL, all he does is win. But if you want a power FB . . .I suspect you won't see the big bruisers Stoutland liked to try and turn into OL every camp, move more toward smaller, athletic OL. Pierce may not make it to August.Howie might go OT high, but I think OG later on or FA.The natural potential out on Dickerson's contract is after next year. If he isn't retiring, he is likely back for 2026 but someone who understand contracts and caps better than I could confirm this
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