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NFL 2025-2026
- Thread starter mrpackerguy
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He sure did. Agreed too that he seems like a nice kid.
I loved how it took 3-6 Patriots to tackle him and how he was falling forward when they finally did. The Patriots defense got the better of him a few times, but more often it was the other way around.
Defense wins championships and a bruiser with speed helps take the pressure of the QB. Darnold isn't going down in history of one of the greatest ever, but he doesn't have to be on that team. Why? Mike Macdonald is a smart man who knows how to build a team and coach them to their strengths.
It's just a bummer the Patriots didn't get a dose of Charbonnet smacking them in the mouth while Walker caught his breath. Maybe next year.
-Mike
And the game wasn’t worth a $12.50 ticket. The Super Bowl isn’t called the “Super Bore” for nothing.
Snooze ya looz Rooney...
www.espn.com
Now you'll have to see if Russell Wilson will come back, or snag Flacco so he can beat every team in the conference as a QB for every team in the conference.
-Mike
Sources: Jets get their QB, trade with Raiders for Geno Smith
The Jets are trading for the Raiders' Geno Smith, reuniting the quarterback with the team that drafted him in 2013, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
-Mike
And just like that, the Maxx Crosby trade is cancelled, due to a failed physical. That probably means the Raiders need to get moving on a new trade. They’re going to need his salary cap space.
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Sources: Ravens nixed trade for Crosby due to medical concerns
The Ravens have "backed out" of their agreement to acquire five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby, with sources telling ESPN that medical concerns arose after a physical.
I guess the Falcons gave up on Penix. Why else bring in another established starter in Tua?
-Mike
-Mike
Penix is rehabbing a knee and may not be ready for the preseason and maybe a few regular games. They got Tua for league minimum, which is a good deal for a good backup. Penix is still their guy.
They dropped Cousins.
Tua is still costing the Dolphins a $99mil salary cap hit. Probably to be spread over two years.
Anyone around him who cares about him at all should be telling him that. Too bad it doesn’t seem like anyone is.
Actually I think there are people that are. I've seen interviews on Dolphins insider type sites where he talks about pressure to retire. But he says things like "It's my life and I want to play".
I hope you're right.
Did you mention this to Tua so he doesn't think he's coming in there to be the Falcons #1 QB for years to come?
-Mike
I’d like you to be right, but the so-called pressure seems to be coming from the outside. Everyone around him, at least publicly, has encouraged him to ignore it, and keep playing.
nostalgia - my sister went to Pitt and we were so excited about James Conner getting drafted, and pretty curious about how Kenny Pickett would do
Rooney and Tomlin swung and missed on Conner because they thought Najee Harris was legit. Most folks know a typical Bama RB is mediocre at best, with a few outliers.
To their credit though, it's not all that often the Steelers make a mistake letting a guy go.
-Mike
I was hoping you were right, but it's as I expected. I get it though, Penix is broken goods and I didn't think his NFL career would last as long as I hoped it would. I really like him.
Falcons GM: Tagovailoa to compete with Penix for starting job
Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said definitively Friday that the team is bringing in Tua Tagovailoa to compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting quarterback job.
-Mike
If his injury is typical, Penix likely won't be in a position to compete for the starting spot, so yeah, they'll go with Tua. Tua is also damaged and one more serious concussion, the NFL may shut him down if he won't shut himself down.I was hoping you were right, but it's as I expected. I get it though, Penix is broken goods and I didn't think his NFL career would last as long as I hoped it would. I really like him.
Falcons GM: Tagovailoa to compete with Penix for starting job
Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said definitively Friday that the team is bringing in Tua Tagovailoa to compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting quarterback job.
-Mike
