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The former football blog primarily on the NFL Draft from 2014-17. Still trying to keep up with and get better at understanding the game, but not writing so much anymore. Manned by @captainnath.bsky.social.
Diego Flautia
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Diego Flautia
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This is an awful idea
Everyone hates the idea of neutral-site conference championship games. Until the fourth quarter of Patriots-Broncos, which was unplayable -- and unwatchable.
Should conference championships be played at neutral sites?
Patriots-Broncos snowstorm could dust off an old debate.
www.nbcsports.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is an awful idea
people out here saying Sam Darnold is the first QB from the class of 2018 to make a Super Bowl like he didn't already make one two years ago
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
people out here saying Sam Darnold is the first QB from the class of 2018 to make a Super Bowl like he didn't already make one two years ago
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Great moments in crowd noise, 1985. youtu.be/YHtTmO3Selc?...
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Great moments in crowd noise, 1985. youtu.be/YHtTmO3Selc?...
Sam Darnold making the Super Bowl just goes to show you: The New York Jets absolutely cannot draft and develop their own QBs
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Sam Darnold making the Super Bowl just goes to show you: The New York Jets absolutely cannot draft and develop their own QBs
Seeing these stats on the show tonight was pretty funny. The implication between the two is that the most apt comparison for this Patriots team is the 2000 Ravens, and that is... absolutely not correct.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Seeing these stats on the show tonight was pretty funny. The implication between the two is that the most apt comparison for this Patriots team is the 2000 Ravens, and that is... absolutely not correct.
Honestly really wild that both these teams had long-standing highly successful entrenched coaches, both decided to move on from them two years ago, and now both are in the Super Bowl.
Here's to pulling the trigger and not making bad decisions out of sentiment.
Here's to pulling the trigger and not making bad decisions out of sentiment.
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Honestly really wild that both these teams had long-standing highly successful entrenched coaches, both decided to move on from them two years ago, and now both are in the Super Bowl.
Here's to pulling the trigger and not making bad decisions out of sentiment.
Here's to pulling the trigger and not making bad decisions out of sentiment.
So I guess the complete panic under pressure is why Stidham is a backup
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
So I guess the complete panic under pressure is why Stidham is a backup
I know Sean does some goofy shit on fourth down, but I don't think even he intended to call a play where Stidham rolled out directly into an unblocked defender.
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I know Sean does some goofy shit on fourth down, but I don't think even he intended to call a play where Stidham rolled out directly into an unblocked defender.
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It's why I struggled with the Patriots as some heavy favorite. The Broncos are clearly superior along the lines when both offenses have the ball
One thing you’re seeing here is the Broncos OL (shoutout Meinerz!) is muuuuuuuuuuuuuch better than the ones NE has faced in the postseason
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
It's why I struggled with the Patriots as some heavy favorite. The Broncos are clearly superior along the lines when both offenses have the ball
everyone's already made the Jonnu Smith jokes, so I'm gonna go with "It's a good thing Carnell Tate decided to declare this year, because his snaps would really get cut into with all that 13 personnel they're gonna run"
NEWS: Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is expected to become the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State, per source.
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
everyone's already made the Jonnu Smith jokes, so I'm gonna go with "It's a good thing Carnell Tate decided to declare this year, because his snaps would really get cut into with all that 13 personnel they're gonna run"
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"I don't want to watch this Mike Tomlin team go 10-7 and lose on Wild Card weekend anymore."
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"I don't want to watch this Mike Tomlin team go 10-7 and lose on Wild Card weekend anymore."
Remember when Dallas hired Mike McCarthy and then he admitted he lied about using his year off to modernize his offense lol
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Remember when Dallas hired Mike McCarthy and then he admitted he lied about using his year off to modernize his offense lol
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Either way it goes, you just gotta love making coaching decisions in an attempt to get the 42 year old QB to come back next season
January 24, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Either way it goes, you just gotta love making coaching decisions in an attempt to get the 42 year old QB to come back next season
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context, for those of you who missed this episode of Buffalo Succession
January 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
context, for those of you who missed this episode of Buffalo Succession
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do you guys ever think about how Terry Pegula removed his daughter Jessica, probably the only independently successful child of any NFL owner and certainly the only one with experience as an elite athlete, from the Bills ownership succession plan for publicly revealing her mom's cognitive issues
brandon beane, asked a question about keon coleman, has terry pegula TALK OVER HIM to say "nuh uh nuh uh the coaching staff wanted him, not brandon. he won't say so but i will"
KEON COLEMAN IS STILL ON THE TEAM
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
KEON COLEMAN IS STILL ON THE TEAM
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
do you guys ever think about how Terry Pegula removed his daughter Jessica, probably the only independently successful child of any NFL owner and certainly the only one with experience as an elite athlete, from the Bills ownership succession plan for publicly revealing her mom's cognitive issues
Okay, today was the deadline for Indiana and Miami players to declare for the draft, I believe... Does anyone have a full list? I can't find reporting or confirmation even on a few of the more likely and obvious names.
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Okay, today was the deadline for Indiana and Miami players to declare for the draft, I believe... Does anyone have a full list? I can't find reporting or confirmation even on a few of the more likely and obvious names.
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alarming how quickly I’ve shifted to thinking the Bills are a completely unserious organization
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
alarming how quickly I’ve shifted to thinking the Bills are a completely unserious organization
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Lamar doesn’t talk to the media and is a homebody yet gets “difficult to work with” and “poor work ethic” labels (coincidentally around contract negotiation time) while the Bills…..
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Lamar doesn’t talk to the media and is a homebody yet gets “difficult to work with” and “poor work ethic” labels (coincidentally around contract negotiation time) while the Bills…..
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i’ve shifted my opinion from
“sean mcdermott firing was weird”
to
“sean mcdermott was done dirty”
to
“sean mcdermott might be the greatest coach ever for holding all these insane people together and winning through the complete nonsense we didnt see”
“sean mcdermott firing was weird”
to
“sean mcdermott was done dirty”
to
“sean mcdermott might be the greatest coach ever for holding all these insane people together and winning through the complete nonsense we didnt see”
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
i’ve shifted my opinion from
“sean mcdermott firing was weird”
to
“sean mcdermott was done dirty”
to
“sean mcdermott might be the greatest coach ever for holding all these insane people together and winning through the complete nonsense we didnt see”
“sean mcdermott firing was weird”
to
“sean mcdermott was done dirty”
to
“sean mcdermott might be the greatest coach ever for holding all these insane people together and winning through the complete nonsense we didnt see”
How is this a trend and what's silly about this hire?
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 AM
How is this a trend and what's silly about this hire?
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Does Terry Pegula remember that Keon Coleman is still on the Bills?
Gotta feel great when the owner and GM are trying to pass the buck on drafting you.
Gotta feel great when the owner and GM are trying to pass the buck on drafting you.
Bills owner Terry Pegula on Keon Coleman: "The coaching staff pushed to pick Keon." Said Coleman wasn't at the top of Beane's list and that he was being a team player with the pick.
Pegula interrupted a Beane answer to make that known.
Pegula interrupted a Beane answer to make that known.
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Does Terry Pegula remember that Keon Coleman is still on the Bills?
Gotta feel great when the owner and GM are trying to pass the buck on drafting you.
Gotta feel great when the owner and GM are trying to pass the buck on drafting you.
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this is such a funny thing to say after saying you fired mcdermott for losing to denver, you felt like you hit the ceiling with him, josh was sobbing, other players were crying, but it’s not super bowl or bust
that’s the only thing left! lmao
that’s the only thing left! lmao
Terry Pegula: "There is definitely risk. We've got to make the best decision, so that's a fact."
Pegula adds: "I can tell you this, there's desire. I don't know about pressure right now."
Pegula says "no," it is not Super Bowl or bust -- "we can't say that to someone coming in"
Pegula adds: "I can tell you this, there's desire. I don't know about pressure right now."
Pegula says "no," it is not Super Bowl or bust -- "we can't say that to someone coming in"
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
this is such a funny thing to say after saying you fired mcdermott for losing to denver, you felt like you hit the ceiling with him, josh was sobbing, other players were crying, but it’s not super bowl or bust
that’s the only thing left! lmao
that’s the only thing left! lmao
This is my favorite site to use for mock drafts because the trading algorithms are completely broken. There's no value placed on next year's picks, and you can do some absurd things.
/user-mock-drafts/2026/user-mock-11537167?date=2026-01-21
/user-mock-drafts/2026/user-mock-11537167?date=2026-01-21
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This is my favorite site to use for mock drafts because the trading algorithms are completely broken. There's no value placed on next year's picks, and you can do some absurd things.
/user-mock-drafts/2026/user-mock-11537167?date=2026-01-21
/user-mock-drafts/2026/user-mock-11537167?date=2026-01-21
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Baker is fueled completely by hater energy and after he got MVP consideration in the first half of 2025 the gas tank hit E. We're loading up for 2026
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Baker is fueled completely by hater energy and after he got MVP consideration in the first half of 2025 the gas tank hit E. We're loading up for 2026