NFL 2025-2026

[MJ5150]

Welp, Seattle got the 0-172 when trailing by 14 or more in the fourth monkey off their back.

-Mike

 

[Gaolee]

Nice out takes on Ducks uniforms...

But beyond that, yay!

I hope to never see those butt-ugly uniforms again. The numbers changed color depending on camera angle. Sometimes they were green, sometimes they were gold. It was a uniform that only the University of Nike would think was a good idea. And what were the scribbles all over the shoulders about, anyway?

But then I think the 1947 Browns uniforms were great looking and still think that quarterbacks should wear number 60 and tackles should wear 46. And Kenneth Walker should have been wearing a number like 76 if he was bigger and more bruising.

 

[MJ5150]

When my wife saw the Seattle jersey, she said they looked to her like they were all shredded and ripped up. I agreed. Quite the unsightly look, but further proved to me how out of touch I am with today's NFL fan. I'm with you on the uniforms @Gaolee.
For me, football is just about the game on the field and the movement of the ball. I don't care one bit what the people playing the game look like. Since I'm not the guy shelling out $200 for a jersey or $50 for a T-shirt, the NFL in turn doesn't give a crap what I have to say in that regard.

-Mike

 

[gln1955]

Pro scoocer all over the world has shirt sponsors. Big bucks to get your company name on an EPL or even MLS jersey. I'm surprised the NFL is neglecting this income stream.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I hear y’all, but Steelers bumblebee units are still hilarious and ever shall bee.

 

[Passinwind]

I hope to never see those butt-ugly uniforms again. The numbers changed color depending on camera angle. Sometimes they were green, sometimes they were gold. It was a uniform that only the University of Nike would think was a good idea. And what were the scribbles all over the shoulders about, anyway?

But then I think the 1947 Browns uniforms were great looking and still think that quarterbacks should wear number 60 and tackles should wear 46. And Kenneth Walker should have been wearing a number like 76 if he was bigger and more bruising.

The scribbles were supposed to represent raindrops, a pretty hard fail there IMO. And real men don’t wear facemasks, hard stop.

 

[MJ5150]

Pro scoocer all over the world has shirt sponsors. Big bucks to get your company name on an EPL or even MLS jersey. I'm surprised the NFL is neglecting this income stream.

They're waiting for the old guys like me who will complain about it to die.
Although I think the NFL is going to display digital ads and holographic images on the jerseys and hovering over the players helmets as they make plays on the field.
That tackle by Joe Smith was brought to you by Dole, the official pineapple of the NFL. Then you'll see a pineapple floating over the players helmet with a QR code you can scan for $1 off. The TV will pop up an interactive ad you can click on to have a pineapple delivered.

-Mike

 

[Rich Fiscus]

I hear y’all, but Steelers bumblebee units are still hilarious and ever shall bee.

I call them the bumblebee convict uniforms.

 

[MJ5150]

This little article I found interesting: Kelce to play final 3 games as he ponders future
Kelce by what we're allowed to know about him seems like a good guy. Just curious to me why we need to be told he's going to play. Why wouldn't he?
I suppose it could have been the line of questioning he was given that compelled him to let us all know he's going to do what he's being paid to do.
So Monday I'm going to call my boss and let him know that yes I am coming to work.

-Mike

 

[WG Plum]

They're waiting for the old guys like me who will complain about it to die.
Although I think the NFL is going to display digital ads and holographic images on the jerseys and hovering over the players helmets as they make plays on the field.
That tackle by Joe Smith was brought to you by Dole, the official pineapple of the NFL. Then you'll see a pineapple floating over the players helmet with a QR code you can scan for $1 off. The TV will pop up an interactive ad you can click on to have a pineapple delivered.

-Mike

I can totally see that.

 

[joeLowB]

This little article I found interesting: Kelce to play final 3 games as he ponders future
Kelce by what we're allowed to know about him seems like a good guy. Just curious to me why we need to be told he's going to play. Why wouldn't he?
I suppose it could have been the line of questioning he was given that compelled him to let us all know he's going to do what he's being paid to do.
So Monday I'm going to call my boss and let him know that yes I am coming to work.

-Mike

And your Rockstar girlfriend can call in to vouch that you'll show up for sure. In that new "Era" .....


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[Rich Fiscus]

This little article I found interesting: Kelce to play final 3 games as he ponders future
Kelce by what we're allowed to know about him seems like a good guy. Just curious to me why we need to be told he's going to play. Why wouldn't he?
I suppose it could have been the line of questioning he was given that compelled him to let us all know he's going to do what he's being paid to do.
So Monday I'm going to call my boss and let him know that yes I am coming to work.

-Mike

Just the other day, a friend of mine was saying he respected some celebrity for being polite and respectful. I did what I normally do in those situations, and pointed out that’s the bare minimum we expect from a random stranger on the street.

 

[Rich Fiscus]

They're waiting for the old guys like me who will complain about it to die.
Although I think the NFL is going to display digital ads and holographic images on the jerseys and hovering over the players helmets as they make plays on the field.
That tackle by Joe Smith was brought to you by Dole, the official pineapple of the NFL. Then you'll see a pineapple floating over the players helmet with a QR code you can scan for $1 off. The TV will pop up an interactive ad you can click on to have a pineapple delivered.

-Mike

I’d settle for being able to guess what teams are on the field, just based on uniform colors, at this point. For example, I get that orange is a Bears color, but it shouldn’t take more than a glance at the TV to tell whether it’s the Bears or Broncos playing. If that makes me an old man shaking my fist at the sky, so be it.

 

[mpdd]

in honor of the steelers i'm listening to Steelworker by Big Black on the weird bass heavy Sony headphones I just found at the house

 

[Gaolee]

When my wife saw the Seattle jersey, she said they looked to her like they were all shredded and ripped up. I agreed. Quite the unsightly look, but further proved to me how out of touch I am with today's NFL fan. I'm with you on the uniforms @Gaolee.
For me, football is just about the game on the field and the movement of the ball. I don't care one bit what the people playing the game look like. Since I'm not the guy shelling out $200 for a jersey or $50 for a T-shirt, the NFL in turn doesn't give a crap what I have to say in that regard.

-Mike

I miss the mud. The spectators shouldn't be able to tell who is who by the end of the game.

 

[Rich Fiscus]

Watching the ball change direction in the end zone last night reminded me of what I’ll miss the most when the Bears build their new (domed) stadium. I remember one game when the wind gusts got so bad that a field goal attempt took a right turn into the stands just a few feet before it would have split the uprights. It looked like the hand of God just swatted it away at the last second.

I understand why a dome is the right business decision. If you want to host Super Bowls, you need a dome. It’s not even the cold and snow. The Super Bowl is less of a sporting event, and more of a TV production, these days, and domes make a better TV studio. That doesn’t make it any less depressing.

 

[MJ5150]

I don't really want to agree with you, but you are correct sir.

-Mike

 

[gln1955]

Watching the ball change direction in the end zone last night reminded me of what I’ll miss the most when the Bears build their new (domed) stadium. I remember one game when the wind gusts got so bad that a field goal attempt took a right turn into the stands just a few feet before it would have split the uprights. It looked like the hand of God just swatted it away at the last second.

I understand why a dome is the right business decision. If you want to host Super Bowls, you need a dome. It’s not even the cold and snow. The Super Bowl is less of a sporting event, and more of a TV production, these days, and domes make a better TV studio. That doesn’t make it any less depressing.

OK, a dome, as long as you have snow-making equipment, the ability to flood the field and giant fans that can blow in any direction randomly.

 

[MJ5150]

It's early in the first quarter and the Steelers don't have a play for third and 14, so they call a timeout. They come out of the timeout, presumably with a play now to get 14 yards or more and Rodgers tries to throw a three yard pass.
If this doesn't show everyone what kind of idiots Tomlin and Smith are, I don't know what will. The standard is the standard.

-Mike

 

[sleddogn]

I've never understood any football play that isn't designed to get the distance required, just have zero idea why this happens.