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OFFICIAL 2026 NFL SEASON DISCUSSION
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Your odd style of ALL CAPS at random times seems vaguely familiar.
Who's the celeb? That's just a fan wearing a Walker jersey.
Early days and lots of water to pass under the bridge before the 2026/2027 season. That said I'm interested what folks think about their favorite teams chances and what factors for success jump out.
WRT the hawks I would be bullish on saying they'll 2-peat, or even win the NFC but 2-peats are rare and I suspect the NFC West will continue to be a tough row to hoe in the NFL. My guess is that they'll make the playoffs even if it's a wild card spot and they'll be considered a team to watch with a solid chance of going to the big show.
Key factors will be keeping their identity as a defense oriented but well rounded team that plays complimentary football where each squad can and does step up when needed. I think they'll need to add enough new pieces and schemes to counter-act the personnel and scheme changes that foes (9ers and Rams in particularly) will put together.
WRT the hawks I would be bullish on saying they'll 2-peat, or even win the NFC but 2-peats are rare and I suspect the NFC West will continue to be a tough row to hoe in the NFL. My guess is that they'll make the playoffs even if it's a wild card spot and they'll be considered a team to watch with a solid chance of going to the big show.
Key factors will be keeping their identity as a defense oriented but well rounded team that plays complimentary football where each squad can and does step up when needed. I think they'll need to add enough new pieces and schemes to counter-act the personnel and scheme changes that foes (9ers and Rams in particularly) will put together.
I think The Seahawks will continue to be contenders as long as Mike MacDonald is the coach in much the same way the Rams and 49ers are contenders just because of coaching. When you can scheme in ways that don't make you reliant on top level talent, it makes you far more resilient. This is in contrast to the previous philosophy employed by Pete Carroll - both have had their success, but I believe MacDonald is building something that will see more success in the long term.
True, but I think it depends on scheme. The reason Mike MacDonald is considered a bit of a savant is that his schemes are unpredictable. Offenses rely on specific "looks" by the defense to make calls at the line. The MacDonald way is to change up looks, and mix and match where they go once the ball is snapped. Contrast to the Pete Carroll way which was "here's what we're gonna do, we dare you to beat us at it."
McVay is now the 2nd longest tenured coach in the NFL and he has avoided the trap of getting "figured out." His offenses still dominate. I think MacDonald is going to be the defensive equivalent.
Yeah, Mike is certainly a guy with a lot of insight and a different approach to schemes.
I'm glad he's on our side, and just look at Baltimore's defensive collapse since he left, even those who coached with him over there were unable to continue his success.
I'm glad he's on our side, and just look at Baltimore's defensive collapse since he left, even those who coached with him over there were unable to continue his success.
I think the Seahawks can remain contenders. Player and coaching changes are inevitable in this business, so the team won't be the same as it was this year. And the Niners and Rams will be putting a lot of effort into figuring out how to beat the Hawks. Nothing is certain. And as much as I liked positive Pete Carrol, I'm so happy to move on from " . . . let's run it straight up the middle again, . . . " like didn't work the last 97 times since the opponents figured out the one-trick pony.
Better than last year - no post Super Bowl loss hangover, hopefully a healthy and rested Mahomes, a rested rest of the team, yada yada yada
Go Chiefs!!!
Go Chiefs!!!
Yeah, I've done my fair share of criticizing Pete Carroll on here over the years, and still feel the same way. I never cared for the way he did things despite the success. He had some generational talent that carried him, but the scheme got figured out. The talent carried the team to varying degrees of success, but never the same as when the team featured the LoB and Marshawn Lynch.
Another huge contrast is the team culture. Pete was a "players coach" that let big personalities be loud, attention-seeking head cases in many cases. You don't see that with MacDonald. This team seems a lot more "let's get to business" and didn't do much "talking" until they won it all. When they did talk, it was backing up their teammates. A huge contrast to the last big successful team the Seahawks had. Both had their positives, but I prefer this brand.
Interesting discussion on sports radio this morning. They were talking about the salary cap and maybe in the future not having the QB’s salary included in it. Kind of a NFL version of the NBA’s Larry Bird rule.
Interesting idea and it would certainly change roster building if the top QB’s contracts weren’t taking up 20% or so of the cap space.
SF
Interesting idea and it would certainly change roster building if the top QB’s contracts weren’t taking up 20% or so of the cap space.
SF
I just want a healthy Nix, start there and finish with a healthy D. May have some holes to fill there depending on who they lose as FAs. Maybe sign and draft one or two better playmakers. I love Sutton, and even though he came up with a bunch of clutch 3rd down catches, he wouldn't have had to if he wouldn't have dropped so many balls on earlier downs. 
Chefs will be better.
Chargers should be better but they're still the Chargers.
Raiders will be the Raiders...even they should be better, however.
Chefs will be better.
Chargers should be better but they're still the Chargers.
Raiders will be the Raiders...even they should be better, however.
Not sure how I feel about that. I kind of like the whole dynamic of "pay the QB stupid money and risk the rest of the team going to crap?" If anything, I think there should be a QB salary cap. No more than like 10-15% of the total cap can go to the QB.
I like the current cap system, as it's simple. You get x, and now figure it out...the more tinkering gets done, the more likely it'll wind up as a 'well the cap for total offensive players is y, and your top defefensive player cap is z' type deal.
In other NFL news :
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Can't call a spade a spade...
In other NFL news :
NFL wins grievance against NFLPA regarding report cards
The NFL won its grievance against the NFL Players Association, effectively banning the union from conducting and publishing future player report cards.
Can't call a spade a spade...
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I agree with Mossback…..there’s already waaaay too much money. Teams with the most money would have an unfair advantage. Kinda like the Budweiser unlimited hydroplane years ago….
