NFL 2025: A new era dawns?

[fireproof78]

I'll be honest with y'all (I'm not from the south but what the hell!)..

in recent years I have found myself becoming more disinterested in professional sports, particularly football...10 - 15 years ago I was a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, and hung on everything Eagles, every bit of news, watched every game religiously, planned my Sundays around the game, you get the idea....

but then a paradigm shift happened and I think I know what it was: the hyper-commercialism of sports...Now I know that this has always been present, but I think what did it for me was when they started squeezing in ads in between plays, for me this was a threshold that was too much. Then I realized that just about every second of every game: they are trying to sell you something...and it just got too much....now I am not that vested in the games and more often than not will just wait to watch the highlights on youtube, which pop up about 2 hrs after game completion....

just wondering if anyone has experienced this same phenomenon?

The NFL has been souring for me for some time but gambling and the stupid amounts of money in the league makes it less appealing.

 

[tomalak301]

I saw the Dunkin' commercial on GMA this morning and thought to myself, "Whatever they did to de-age the actors really didn't work".
It looked plastic and fake.

I said the same thing about the Jurassic Park ad last week. Worst thing about both commercials.

 

[Aragorn]

Someone said there has been 17 interceptions returned for touchdowns in the Super Bowl and every team that has done it has won.

 

[BillJ]

Someone said there has been 17 interceptions returned for touchdowns in the Super Bowl and every team that has done it has won.

So I surmise it has never been done by both teams in a game.

 

[Aragorn]

So I surmise it has never been done by both teams in a game.

I found a list that is a few years outdated but it doesn't show INT TDs for both teams in the same game. It does show Tampa doing it three times to the Raiders though, two by Dwight Smith. Who remembers that one?

 

[1001001]

I saw the Dunkin' commercial on GMA this morning and thought to myself, "Whatever they did to de-age the actors really didn't work".
It looked plastic and fake.

The Jurassic Park one looked much worse, IMHO.

 

[Danja]

#Shade

 

[BillJ]

#Shade

As a Dolphins fan I should be offended!

 

[DarrenTR1970]

The Jurassic Park one looked much worse, IMHO.

I just watched it on YouTube.
How is it that the de-aging effects look less convincing than a 30+ year old movie?

 

[TimmyWl]

I said the same thing about the Jurassic Park ad last week. Worst thing about both commercials.

Yeah, I really did not like that commercial. I think it gutted the whole concept of Jurassic Park as a horror movie and the premise (horror is based on very dumb decisions).

 

[Aragorn]

Patriots LT Will Campbell's unfortunate new nickname that isn't going away anytime soon:

 

[BillJ]

Is it me or was this head coaching cycle incredibly white?

Patriots LT Will Campbell's unfortunate new nickname that isn't going away anytime soon:

Patriots T Will Campbell Played Through Torn Knee Ligament During Playoffs

Will Campbell played through a torn ligament in his knee during the Patriots' run to the Super Bowl. More at PFR.

www.profootballrumors.com

 

[Aragorn]

Is it me or was this head coaching cycle incredibly white?

9 of them, then Saleh.

 

[BillJ]

9 of them, then Saleh.

Honestly, he could pass as white with a tan. Just disappointing to see minorities so severely underrepresented.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I heard on sports radio this morning that each player on the Seahawks, as part of the winning Super Bowl team, received a $175,000 bonus that is not a part of their regular salary.
However, due to California's tax laws, each player ended up owing the state $225,000 to $250,000.

 

[Aragorn]

Honestly, he could pass as white with a tan. Just disappointing to see minorities so severely underrepresented.

Doesn't explain a retread like McCarthy, but the current trend is the hot young OC, and they tend to be white. Although after Mike Macdonald's season, maybe next year they'll start chasing more DCs like Ejiro Evero.

 

[BillJ]

I heard on sports radio this morning that each player on the Seahawks, as part of the winning Super Bowl team, received a $175,000 bonus that is not a part of their regular salary.
However, due to California's tax laws, each player ended up owing the state $225,000 to $250,000.

I’d like to see where that report comes from? Because that doesn’t make sense even where tax law is concerned.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I’d like to see where that report comes from? Because that doesn’t make sense even where tax law is concerned.

It's on the New York Post website and Forbes website.
Each player was charged a "Jock Tax" by the state of California.

 

[BillJ]

It's on the New York Post website and Forbes website.
Each player was charged a "Jock Tax" by the state of California.

I found it.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathangoldman/2026/02/10/sam-darnold-won-the-super-bowl---but-lost-money-due-to-the-jock-tax/

 

[BillJ]

This is a mistake…

NFL Could Allow Teams To Trade Draft Picks Five Years In Advance

Efforts will be made this offseason to see the NFL allow its teams to trade draft picks as many as five years into the future. More at PFR.

www.profootballrumors.com