sports

[sacred kite]

Yeah gonna be a barn burner

[sonic aurora]

LETS GOOOOOo

[slow violet]

https://tenor.com/view/so-be-it-emperor-palpatine-palpatine-star-wars-gif-17602502

[sonic aurora]

rams semifinall

[tender hornet]

It's natural to hurt, but keep your head up. You guys had an incredible season and you'll be right back next year

[sonic aurora]

yippieee

[fleet orbit]

we got some work to do to get over the hump

[slow violet]

@sonic aurora lol do you even watch these games

[tender hornet]

You should be proud of this team

[stark grove]

I have never been this tense about the end of a game where I really didn't have a vested interest in either team winning.

[fleet orbit]

it wasn’t all on caleb , but the bears didn’t play with caution

[slim nacelle]

Ngl I blame the little girl that made those playoff picks

[sonic aurora]

i do watch

[sacred kite]

Yeah all of a sudden I locked in

[trim timber]

here comes the California bandwagon

[tender hornet]

Preach

[slow violet]

lol but she predicted the patriots and the bears and the patriots won

[weak gull]

Here go the “should’ve kicked earlier” people

Not knowing the defense would play like this for 4 quarters…or his qb would throw 3 picks, one not his fault at all

Like come on

[rustic ore]

Dude you need to take the points

[rustic mountain]

I mean Vinny hindsight is 20/20

[rustic ore]

It's the playoffs

[sonic aurora]

i watch with my bf lol

[sacred kite]

Yeah Caleb’s mistakes are glaring but gotta be taking those points lol

[stark grove]

This is only the beginning for you guys. A peek ahead for what is going to be a very, very good era.

[fleet orbit]

she got one wrong tho she picked the texans

[weak gull]

YOU HAVE HINDSIGHT!!!

It’s just not that easy man

[tender hornet]

I didn't say should've, but it's something you think about when a team loses these close games

[weak gull]

Read above

And I did not say you did

[sacred kite]

But multiple turnovers always gonna hurt big

[weak gull]

I said here people come

[slow violet]

i just hope we get the sunday game

[rustic mountain]

It's definitely easier to point at Ben and blame him but tbh Caleb threw 3 picks. That's back breaking

[weak gull]

Hit dog hollers

[slow violet]

tired of playing on saturday

[tender hornet]

It doesn't count Cj stroud played in that game

[sacred kite]

Depressing to see all that momentum just go flat

[rustic mountain]

Lucy they are on the same day

[hasty mesa]

@fleet orbit shoutout man. What a season

[rustic mountain]

Usually are anyway

[hasty mesa]

You’ll be back

[slow violet]

then i hope its at night

[sonic aurora]

honestly i just root for whoever my bf roots for

[sacred kite]

The Zesty Dropback was pyrrhic

[ripe yacht]

Hopefully it snows in Seattle 😭

[slow violet]

i hate playing in the morning

[haughty moss]

You will play on Saturday and you will like it 🫵🏾

[rustic mountain]

I like the earlier game

[weak gull]

You’re nfc, it is

It alternates

[slow violet]

thank god

[weak gull]

So you’re night

[rustic mountain]

I hate being prime time

[slow violet]

i love being prime time

[tender hornet]

Playoff games are all primetime

[sacred kite]

Lowkey I want Darnold to get his flowers

[dim kettle]

So it's off to the 49-10 beatdown from the Rams. Sorry, Lucy.

[rustic mountain]

Yeah but night games feels like more people watch

[sacred kite]

BUT I’d love for a Nick Foles 2.0 with Denver

[rustic mountain]

There def wasn't this many people for pats texans

[rustic ore]

I just can't see anyway Rams vs Seahawks 3 can be better than Round 2, that was an all timer

[weak gull]

That’s man’s being carried - we know if he’s needed, he gone fold

[slow violet]

https://tenor.com/view/i-guess-well-see-clarence-thomas-saturday-night-live-we-shall-see-its-to-be-determined-gif-25522836

[tender hornet]

I want jarret stidham vs sam darnold in the super bowl

[smoky fable]

I hate this NFC Weat division

So damn much

I got three elite head coaches here

[slow violet]

i can almost Guarantee with a 99.9% chance that Stidham not making the superbowl 😭

[sacred kite]

Yeah very good chance we see him get pressured like crazy and turn into Sam “They’re In The Trees” Darnold

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/jonah-hill-frustrated-wolf-of-wall-street-annoyed-smh-gif-9553858

[slow violet]

i don't think people remember how bad Stidham is 😭

[stark grove]

That this is an actual, real thing that could happen...

[smoky fable]

All time defense carry

[tender hornet]

But imagine how funny it would be...

[smoky fable]

How was Jarret Stidham even

[slow violet]

greatest defense ever if they could pull it off

[tender hornet]

Pats, you guys have won enough let this one happen for the memes please

[rustic mountain]

For us?

Bad

[smoky fable]

Yeah

[haughty moss]

SB MVP Drake Maye gonna hit like crazy ✍🏾

[smoky fable]

That’s good

[haughty moss]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-brady-patriots-new-england-super-bowl-nfl-gif-3708254

[rustic mountain]

Kindly

Fuck you

[tender hornet]

Just like let the broncos have this one

[fleet orbit]

i appreciate it

and i hope i am not making rams feel bad , they got us

we just need some work

[tender hornet]

Please?

[rustic mountain]

No

[sacred kite]

I’ll say this—there was far more time to adjust the scheme to Foles when Wentz went down compared to when Nix went down. Plus Foles had some experience already

[rustic mountain]

Earn it

[weak gull]

I don’t think it’s that, it’s just with that defense and how friendly paytons offense is

It’s definitely an “anything is possible” situation

[dim kettle]

Broncos and Seahawks SB - But it isn't shit

[rustic mountain]

I don't care about your silly memes

Earn it

[sacred kite]

SHUT UP PUKA

[rustic mountain]

Puka don't be annoying challenge

[rustic ore]

Harvey gonna get force fed, potentially Dobbins as well if he's up for next week

[rustic mountain]

IMPOSSIBLE

[slow violet]

i watched Stidham play the year for the broncos when Russ got benched 😭
He was Turrible, worse than washed Russ 😭

[weak gull]

I doubt dobbins is up

[tender hornet]

What did he say?

[stiff coyote]

@fleet orbit ggs man

[sacred kite]

Locker room livestream incoming

[weak gull]

Different situations man

[fleet orbit]

We absolutely were also done in by the injury to ozzy a week ago, the interior struggled

[stiff coyote]

I legit was nervous that whole game

[dim kettle]

There's going to be a huge salt mine in the NFL world when he's given the mic at the SB celebration.

[sacred kite]

Nothing just broke in and started being obnoxious. I’m souring on him quick lol

[rustic mountain]

Why are you playing devils advocate

[stiff coyote]

nothing but love to you and all bears fans

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2013085887979020365

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:07 AM

[rustic mountain]

[slow violet]

i guess we will see but if i'm a broncos fan, i'm not getting my hopes up 😭

[fleet orbit]

GGs , we were almost ready to get over the hump , yall showed us we got a bit of work to do to get there

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/bigbird-one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others-gif-11251276

[cunning sparrow]

fucking Matt Stanford bro

[tender hornet]

Yeahhhh I liked him but he's ruined his image

[trim timber]

Get that 3 headed dragon meme

[dim kettle]

I just don't get trying to get greedy with a deep cross there. It wasn't the time for a home run shot, man.

[weak gull]

If there’s one man who can pull some shit off with a backup qb

You’re likely looking at the best guy for it along with that defense

[cunning sparrow]

so fucking OLD

[rustic mountain]

All right that's it

I am convinced

[smoky fable]

https://fixupx.com/new_typ3/status/2013086669046493321

GC (@new_typ3)

puka nacua hype post game interview stafford

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 3:10 AM

[rustic mountain]

Yall are against me

[ripe yacht]

Cooper Kupp next sunday ✌️

[tender hornet]

PLEASE, IF THERE ARE FOOTBALL GODS UP THERE

LET BRONCOS SEAHWAKS HAPPEN 🙏🙏🙏

[stark grove]

I remember after TCU won an incredible Fiesta Bowl over Michigan, Jim Harbaugh came to the podium and said "The winner today was the game of football". That's how I feel about this game.

[cunning sparrow]

Year of the Horse

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/i'm-out-im-out-of-here-i'm-done-davis-lebron-james-gif-7850675604522326171

[weak gull]

I have no dog in the fight so long as LA doesn’t win lol

[smoky fable]

People really thought of the NFC back then as the AFC now

[sacred kite]

Insane how he just 180’d to being insufferable lol

[tender hornet]

This but the patriots

[cunning sparrow]

Year of the Umamusume

[weak gull]

I’d PREFER darnold doesn’t win but I could stomach it

[tender hornet]

What's wrong with darnold?

[weak gull]

I’ve always liked drake maye so I’m cool with it

[slow violet]

i prefer to play the game, and see what happens.

[weak gull]

I can’t watch that fraud win a bowl

[sacred kite]

Hey if Darnold wins this is the closest the Jets will get to a SB

[cunning sparrow]

Investigate DJ Moore btw

good game rams

[tender hornet]

He wouldn't have caught that anyways

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/KnicksMemes/status/2013086045391532147?s=20

Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes)

As a Jets Fan you gotta root for LA from here to have any chance of sleeping at night
︀︀
︀︀-Patriots: Rivals, led by a QB the Jets enabled them to draft with a bad anti-tank win
︀︀
︀︀-Broncos: There because of a QB the Jets passed on
︀︀
︀︀-Seahawks: Led by a QB the Jets gave up on
︀︀
︀︀-Rams

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 3:08 AM

[weak gull]

Probably not picked tho

[cunning sparrow]

Yeah it was a bad throw but he didn’t even try

[sacred kite]

Looked like Emanuel Clase out there

[cunning sparrow]

he went on a leisurely jog

[dim ledge]

worst case scenario

[smoky fable]

Caleb trusted DJ and DJ does that

[tender hornet]

Or AJ brown

[cunning sparrow]

leisurely jog!!!

[sacred kite]

We’re gonna see him working out in his driveway and I’ll crash out

[rustic ore]

A shame Loveland got hurt on that final drive

[cunning sparrow]

yeah gt

[rustic ore]

Caleb would've looked for him if he was out there

[smoky fable]

He got concussed

[weak gull]

I want good ball in the afc chip

And a rams demolition in the nfc chip

[rustic ore]

Poor guy

[stark grove]

Yeah Loveland is a bad, bad man.

[torn gale]

I want the patriots to get destroyed and the nfc chip can be whatever idc

[cunning sparrow]

I’m ready for Matt Stafford to be broken

[tender hornet]

Please seahawks, save us from puka nakua during super bowl media day

[cunning sparrow]

obliterate that old man!!!

[sacred kite]

Yeah I’ll pull for Darnold

[hollow wind]

🙄

[sacred kite]

I didn’t even consider this….

[rustic ore]

If the Seahawks run the table it's pretty much gonna be like what happened when the Broncos won with Peyton, or when the Ravens won with Flacco

[warm kestrel]

2025 NFL Playoffs:

NFC Championship Game:

1. Seattle Seahawks vs. 5. Los Angeles Rams

AFC Championship Game:

1. Denver Broncos vs. 2. New England Patriots

[rustic mountain]

Kinda in this mood too

[sacred kite]

Ok I’ll root for Jared Verse AND Sam Darnold

[fleet orbit]

i’m a game man ship person i hope yall win the super bowl

[hollow wind]

I was kind of pulling for you tbh after the Caleb TD

It would have been a better narrative

[tender hornet]

Oh yeah jared verse...

Uhhhhh

[hollow wind]

Ggs tho man

Yall have a bright future while Stafford is 90 years old

[torn gale]

The rich get richer

[tender hornet]

Yk what I could tolerate a rams win since jared verse gets a ring

Sure

[torn gale]

Shame shame shame

[tender hornet]

But still go hawks

[sacred kite]

Respectable enemy but an enemy nonetheless

[weak gull]

Eagles ain’t win though

So no matter what, we avoided the worst outcome

[sacred kite]

Muk how are you feeling about Harbaugh

[torn gale]

We still have the second worst possible outcome in play still

[weak gull]

TO YOU

[torn gale]

Very close second

[torn gale]

To everyone

To America

To everyone with a heart and soul

[rustic mountain]

Yeah Imma bounce

[tender hornet]

Hear that sabble

[rustic mountain]

I am gonna go celebrate

Let you lot be miserable

[tender hornet]

Have a nice time dude

[torn gale]

It’s cool. I don’t have any expectations because I’ve learned not to have any. Only thing I want is watchable football and Dexter Lawrence not lined up at defensive end

[stark grove]

See y'all tomorrow for the national championship, I've got to get back to work.

[torn gale]

I might be asking too much still

[fleet orbit]

how are we gonna make sure next season we are even scarier

the players need to take the pain from the loss and grow off of it . it’s important

i feel pain thinking about the locker room

[sacred kite]

Yeah. Like I guess it doesn’t get worse and can only go up right? Even 7-8 wins is a jump

[slow violet]

👀
https://x.com/Hali/status/2013014614640910816?s=20

Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali)

Who thought it was a good idea to shut down Club Penguin?

X · Jan 18, 2026, 10:24 PM

[tender hornet]

Nonononono, that's too much. How about we settle for a 6-11 record instead

[sacred kite]

Commies are in the most trouble in the NFCE

[torn gale]

We are sweeping the division next year

[sacred kite]

Aging roster baby

[sacred kite]

Whoah whoah whoah Muk

[slow violet]

nah they have the best quarterback, they will be fine

[torn gale]

When are aren’t getting held back by eagles double agents Joe Schoen and Shane Bowen our true power will be unleashed

[sacred kite]

If we put child safety locks on in the Linc, Dart and Skattebo can’t get in

[sacred kite]

Damn you found out…

[haughty moss]

Stidham

[fleet orbit]

i’ll miss this team till next year for sure

[tender hornet]

I like to think of malik nabers like some exasperated parent with skateboo and dart

[silk pine]

you have the imminent MLB lockout to look forward to in the meantime

[torn gale]

I can tolerate schoens existence now that Harbaugh didn’t report to him

Doesnt*

[weak gull]

https://tenor.com/view/freaky-cat-cat-freaky-cat-freaky-tongue-freaky-cat-tongue-freaky-tongue-gif-11560619178986255398

[sacred kite]

Depends on if he stays healthy unlike this year. Lowkey I can see them taking Jeremiyah Love. WR core is ok but Terry is not a spring chicken

[dreamy briar]

caleb williams is a jameis winston regen

[tender hornet]

Didn't they have one a few years ago

[fleet orbit]

We didn’t get absolutely clapped for weeks

[silk pine]

i dont think so, just the covid seasons

[rustic ore]

Very based

[slow violet]

lol im probably doing the same thing i did last week, i ain't looking at any news about the roster, the player nothing.
Who ever we line up with Sunday will be ready to rock and roll.

[rustic ore]

I want it, I NEED it

[sacred kite]

“Guys. Screens off after 9pm. Especially you, Carter.”

[fleet orbit]

it’s hard for me to say but i’m slightly less invested in the winner

[torn gale]

I would like to pick up a wr3, some o line depth, and some secondary help this draft and free agency

[fleet orbit]

fuckin playoff losses sting

[torn gale]

Harbaugh likely goes defense

[tender hornet]

I thought they had one innnnn 2021?

[torn gale]

Downs or AR

[sacred kite]

Yeah giants D has the most holes

[silk pine]

was that not just the 60 game season due to covid

[smoky fable]

https://fixupx.com/Daddys_Lambeau/status/2013087944295276747

Daddy’s Lambeau 🧀 (@Daddys_Lambeau)

Harrison Mevis said what? 🤣

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 3:15 AM

@rustic ore

[torn gale]

If I see banks playing defense again I’ll lose it

[tender hornet]

No there was a 99 day lockout I think

[silk pine]

ah, didnt realize

[tender hornet]

2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout - Wikipedia https://share.google/DWQob8bskThfiMSMb

[rustic ore]

Did he have a stroke?

[silk pine]

i hope there is again, dodgers are ruining baseball

[rustic ore]

The CBA expires on December 1st

[smoky fable]

The cold froze his brain

[smoky fable]

Draft a cb

[rustic ore]

So we get the 2026 season and then hopefully fireworks

Baseball needs to finally have a hard salary cap like a fat kid needs a cookie

[silk pine]

id be more okay with a salary floor not a cap

[rustic ore]

They also need to severely limit the ability to defer payments

[silk pine]

im just sick of the penny pinching shit when the dodgers are spending like 1B+ a year on a superteam

[hollow wind]

Something needs to be done regardless

Floor and cap tbh

[tender hornet]

Guys teams I root for in the playoffs are 2-6 😭

[hollow wind]

You’re better than the little girl at least

She deadass went 1-9

[tender hornet]

Damn you cj stroud

[fleet orbit]

the rest of the nfc north ain’t got shit to say to us tho , we got a lot out of this year

[weak gull]

Please, we will still talk

[tender hornet]

You guys are the shit talkers now

[haughty kelp]

All 4 teams suck ass I can’t root for any

[tender hornet]

Seahawks, sam darnold in the super bowl is funny

[rustic ore]

Darnold winning a chip would make Jets fans suicidal

[sacred kite]

Oh they’d flip out

[tender hornet]

My dream of recreating this in the super bowl is over

[dim kettle]

I think people either focus too much on the cheap or the Dodgers and Mets. They never talk about the teams willing to spend money but can't complete for every player like those teams could.

It's going to come down to two things:

A floor to make owners spend more on rosters and players challengeing how much they're worth.

[tender hornet]

Good. The only nfl game I've ever gone to was the jets beating the eagles, I hope they never make the playoffs again

[sacred kite]

Same but I went to the Giants beating them the same year lol

[dim kettle]

That's the uncomfortable truth about player contracts. Shohei is worth 700 million because a few teams say he was.

[tender hornet]

To this day the only eagles game I've ever turned off before it ended

That's rough dude

Fuck 2023 lol

[sacred kite]

I went to the bathroom and came out to see Mariota playing. It was never more over than that

Think Hurts busted his finger

[tender hornet]

How the fuck do teams afford to pay players that much? Baseball doesn't generate THAT much money...

[sacred kite]

Defer defer defer

Stretch those contracts out

[tender hornet]

Oh so like howie

[dim kettle]

Owners are rich. And the Dodgers deferred a lot of the money near the end of his contract. So in theory, the Dodgers would be paying less compared to what contracts might become.

[sacred kite]

Bobby Bonilla

[tender hornet]

But that's really betting on the future right?

[sacred kite]

Yeah similar, baseball contracts can pay for much longer

[dim kettle]

The problem is and what's breaking the baseball world is the deferred money, it's a unique advantage for them because most owners would find this financial suicide to defer a lot of money.

[tender hornet]

Seems like a salary cap is necessary

[fleet orbit]

@dim kettle this is gonna sit with me awhile

next season it’s time to get over the hump

[sacred kite]

Yeah. And a spending floor to light some sort of fire for the cheap teams

[tender hornet]

That's how playoff losses are. But next season you guys will come back stronger

This is a young team that will keep improving

[dim kettle]

I'm not even going to talk about what happens next until we let what happened pass by.

[tender hornet]

Nfl got it right with how they handle money and salary caps

[fleet orbit]

but we gotta grow from
this this can be built off of

DJ didnt get to his route and got stuck looking the other direction

[tender hornet]

Alr well I gotta go, it was fun watching football with you guys see you for the natty tomorrow (maybe)

[fleet orbit]

i think we’ll get better too , i really do , but fuckkkkkkkkk

[dim kettle]

The players are going to fight it, though. Because from their POV, they have the right to fight to keep these big contracts. Of course, the players have to realize too is that the seeds were planted when it took near spring training in 2019 to sign a lot of these contracts. Because it sounds cold and harsh, but a player or their agent can say they're worth this certain amount of money. But if no owner is willing to pay for you, are you really worth that amount right now? It's a messy situation.

[sacred kite]

Gn🫡

[dim kettle]

I was saying this before. I just don't like that they got greedy with a deep cross there.

[fleet orbit]

nah too much gambling down field

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/JuMosq/status/2013091954125328828

Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq)

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:31 AM

[fleet orbit]

i don’t even want to be angry at the team i’m just sad

i’m not dissapointed at them. i don’t think they’re failures , they’ve meant a lot to me

we just gotta get after it this offseason

[dim kettle]

The worst part is that there is absolutely no guarantee of anything next season. Ask the Commies how that worked out. Or the Lions. You only get so many opportunities that can't be wasted.

[fleet orbit]

No , there isn’t a guarantee

if the bears want to get there they gotta take in everything

not just the good but the bad , because i think through these pains they can reach their potential

[dim kettle]

One thing the Bears would need to work on is finding ways to win games comfortably. The Bears could have easily been a 6-11 team instead of 11-6 with a couple of plays going differently.

[fleet orbit]

yes , the bears aren’t smooth

offense needs a lot of chemistry together cuz if done right this offense could crush people

but there is not that kind of mastery from the young guys yet

DJ absolutely sold us unfortunately

but he also
got us this fee

far

[dim kettle]

https://fixupx.com/NFLMemes/status/2013101012643438705?s=20

NFL Memes (@NFLMemes)

DJ Moore on that route

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 4:07 AM

[fleet orbit]

i really thought we had em after the kmet touchdown

[dim kettle]

Just like the Cubs thought they had in the Marlins in the 8th inning-

[fleet orbit]

than cleveland thought they had the cubs

but not quite

[dim kettle]

Now you get the worst punishment possible. Having to watch Bulls Basketball

[fleet orbit]

cubs i would say but the dodgers are a walk

[silk pine]

https://tenor.com/view/no-the-office-michael-scott-scream-gif-16929305

[fleet orbit]

wall

[fleet orbit]

sports screws us all

[dim kettle]

You'll have an October to remember!

[silk pine]

i can promise you i remember it

unfortunately

[fleet orbit]

sometimes some sports fans have a night to be crushed , mine came

[dim kettle]

Cleveland had LeBron. And thats where it ends.

[silk pine]

never cared for basketball even as a cleveland sports fan

[fleet orbit]

this sucks

but hey , i felt something , that’s what sports fans chase is the feeling

[silk pine]

man this will be 10 years since the cubs indians WS

that aint right man

[dim kettle]

I saw 3 Stanley Cups, two WS appearances, one NBA finals appearance, and a SB ring.

[fleet orbit]

i don’t think people realize how big the cardinals jump was

i went ape shit in my living room when they ended the cardinals

[dim kettle]

I loved the part where the Cubs took winning a WS part and made it feel less because they blew their multiple title window.

Remember losing to the random ass Rockies just because.

[fleet orbit]

sometimes in baseball your peaks are very short and the cubs had multiple of such players

it is what it is . the world series is eternal

[silk pine]

i think breaking the 100 year curse is good enough

[dim kettle]

The Cubs wanted to tie the Sox in WS wins since the 1900s and were like, "Yep. That's enough."

[fleet orbit]

i still want cubs sox world series someday

if yall beat us it’s a risk i’m willing to take

it would be cinema

[silk pine]

gonna be waitin a while the sox are in purgatory

[dim kettle]

Please game over me.

Thank god the Sox won the first overall pick.

[fleet orbit]

it’s a lot of heartbreak here

[finite nimbus]

Bears fan experiencing 1/100000 of the pain that jets fans go through every year

[simple seal]

When you are numb from so much pain you stop feeling it

[finite nimbus]

I don’t think bears fans can pull that card after alllll the shit they’ve talked to Green Bay this week

[hasty basin]

https://x.com/fcbarcelona/status/2013225812594434540?s=46&t=zGZ146lT9dr79SQ3BEFt0g

FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)

🏆 We will face Albacete in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals away from home.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 12:23 PM

I can no longer complain about any of our draws

These mfs got Rma and Barcelona

Even before semis

[hasty mesa]

Dude

McDermott fired

Thank god the Bills beat the Jags

They could’ve stole Harbaugh

[hollow wind]

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/2013255113909907725?s=46

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Bills fired HC Sean McDermott, per source.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 2:19 PM

[trim timber]

Also Cope's Curse bit the Texans so it was an eventful Divisional round

[hollow wind]

@dim kettle we were right

[fleet orbit]

oh wow

bills starting over

[robust grotto]

I’m calling it right now

Robert Saleh next head coach of the Buffalo Bills

[fleet orbit]

it’s levels right ?

they are sad because they don’t see them compete

we competed and lost , most everyone goes home unhappy

this morning sucks but i’ll get past it

[rustic ore]

https://tenor.com/view/lizzo-its-about-damn-time-its-about-time-about-time-time-gif-26332372

[fleet orbit]

i don’t think this he’s what they are looking for

[desert palm]

https://x.com/tbtimes_rays/status/2013247637848277206?s=46
@rustic ore @dim kettle
@simple seal
Is everyone in the Tampa Bay region (except you 3) this stupid?
Official ballot btw

Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays)

Here’s that ballot @NotMrTibbs :

X · Jan 19, 2026, 1:50 PM

[rustic ore]

About 4 years too late

[robust grotto]

Fair

[fleet orbit]

i think they’re going offense or they are going with something crazy here

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/UnderdogNFL/status/2013257128157278273?s=20

Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL)

Bills to retain GM Brandon Beane, per @jjones9.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 2:27 PM

Was too much to hope for that it was a clean sweep but McD was by far the bigger issue

[fleet orbit]

i would’ve let go both

this morning blows

[rustic ore]

This is why fans should be the ones to vote on HOF and not writers

[honest umbra]

what’s the point of keeping beane?

[fleet orbit]

especially given who josh allen has to throw to

[honest umbra]

yea doesn’t change much

as long as the roster is what it is

who are they going for? tomlin?

two of the better coaches off the market already

[fleet orbit]

i don’t think tomlin will coach next year

[honest umbra]

btw ggs yesterday lebowski

the caleb throw made me go crazy lol

[fleet orbit]

GGs , but you know how it goes , this one stings

[robust grotto]

White boy conference championship weekend is back though fellas

[fleet orbit]

best team in the division, playoff win, major strides but that could’ve been another one , we just came up short

[honest umbra]

yea and there’s never a guarantee

look at the commies this season

but still the vibes in Chicago will be remembered

[robust grotto]

100000% with sports man. It doesn’t matter how positive things look when your season comes to an end

[fleet orbit]

Nope , no guarantees , lots of work needs to be done to get further next year

[robust grotto]

You can be the most hopeful mfer on the planet and it means NOTHING

[rustic ore]

I guess they wanted some public form of stability when they open their new stadium in the fall, maybe McD had more control than we thought?

[honest umbra]

Yea and who would have thought Stidham and Nix would be two of them at the start of the year

[fleet orbit]

it was a lot of success only 1 fanbase goes home with 0
heartbreak

[honest umbra]

Maye and stafford is kinda understandable

[robust grotto]

No kidding

[fleet orbit]

i haven’t completely written off the broncos i’ve seen crazier

[honest umbra]

The thing is foles was way more competent man

[fleet orbit]

it’s obviously not the same as nick foles because the eagles had a lot more time to get foles ready

[honest umbra]

Idk I don’t got faith

Pats are such a good team

[fleet orbit]

i high key want the rams to win it all because if we lose to the team that wins it all that’s not half bad

[rustic ore]

Also the roster was significantly better all around, defense probably wasn’t as good but the O was

Easier to drop a back up into it

[fleet orbit]

broncos to have a shot tho cannot play defense like they did against buffalo

[honest umbra]

I’ll take it but Seahawks gonna whoop us if Mcvay don’t start cooking again

[fleet orbit]

denver’s defense besides the turnovers got a lot of chunk yards taken out

[honest umbra]

The conservative time management yesterday was not it

[fleet orbit]

i’m ngl shula came ready yesterday i gotta give him credit

the number 1 reason the rams won was shula

it wasn’t the game script i expected the defenses led the day

[honest umbra]

shula saved Mcvay yesterday

actually saved him too

[fleet orbit]

we shouldn’t of been running up the middle so many times on 3rd and 4th

[honest umbra]

yea I think they could have exposed our secondary even more

just think the weather throwing conditions scared them off of it

so it benefited us

[fleet orbit]

it was such a good game

[hollow wind]

I’m just a bit disappointed our pass rush barely seemed to get to Caleb much at all last night

And then the play we pressure him the most he throws the craziest pass of all time lol

[fleet orbit]

Kmet is good at getting off blocks because he’s a behemoth of a man

[hollow wind]

I genuinely don’t understand why McVay wasted so many first and second downs by trying to force the deep ball. Kyren was giving us like 5 yards a carry on the ground

[fleet orbit]

that fucking last interception is killing me , DJ was going the other way

[hollow wind]

So many 3rd and longs and for what

[hollow wind]

Gonna be an awkward film room session methinks

[fleet orbit]

Ben got greedy , he’s not completely excused

they gotta take this on the chin if the franchise wants to be a perennial contender which it appears is their goal

[plush jungle]

Dang it rams won

I hope the stadium blows up in Seattle

[desert palm]

Good Morning

[trim timber]

good morning

[fleet orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/the-big-lebowski-bummer-bummed-sad-disappointed-gif-499596177856710545

[rustic ore]

https://fixupx.com/TomPelissero/status/2013270618943238427?s=20

Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero)

The Falcons agreed to terms with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich on a new three-year deal, per sources.
︀︀
︀︀Kevin Stefanski’s first key staff addition come in-house in Atlanta, where Ulbrich’s D set a franchise record with 57 sacks in 2025.

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 3:21 PM

@amber grove

[trim timber]

the sting of a loss does hurt the first few days

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/rapsheet/status/2013266802143351178?s=46&t=p7cGuHvykKWdHLCLT_54_A @versed forge I'm a bit confused, I thought Nagy was their OC?

Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)

Source: The #Chiefs are requesting permission to interview Eric Bienemy for OC.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:06 PM

[weak gull]

But they keep the gm that constructed this roster that’s made to make Allen Superman lol

[rustic ore]

Unless his contract is considered expired or he wasn't actually their OC I mean

[desert palm]

Sooooooooo at least his son didn’t cost him an extension

[rustic ore]

Indeed

[desert palm]

lol

[fleet orbit]

it’s one the franchise must feel , let it bleed

it’s how we grow

[desert palm]

@sacred kite

https://x.com/nynjharper/status/2013261364857323536?s=46

John Harper (@NYNJHarper)

Strong reaction in Philly over Mets swooping in to sign Bichette, as Phillies thought they had a deal. From The Phillies Show podcast, Jim Salisbury: "It feels like the Lufthansa heist at JFK from Goodfellas.'' And Todd Zolecki: "The word livid was used in the front office."

X · Jan 19, 2026, 2:44 PM

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/2013273184510812219?s=20

Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero)

Terry Pegula announces not only is Sean McDermott out as head coach, but Brandon Beane has been promoted to President of Football Operations/General Manager and will oversee the coaching staff — a new vertical reporting structure.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:31 PM

Did he really not have roster control all this time?

[weak gull]

LMAO

[rustic ore]

That is fucking insane

[weak gull]

Why in the world are they promoting him

He’s been missing on draft picks all these years and gets a promotion

[hollow wind]

lmfao?

I guess there's familiarity but like

[rustic ore]

Ohh Nagy's deal is officially expired

Makes sense

[hollow wind]

Bienemy is a lockerroom cancer I'm pretty sure

And hard carried by Reid and Mahomes

[plush jungle]

Good news

[novel slate]

@amber grove this funny af

[rustic ore]

Well that's mildly disturbing

[desert palm]

@amber grove https://x.com/braves/status/2013281489463480327?s=46

Atlanta Braves (@Braves)

The #Braves today signed INF Jorge Mateo to a one-year contract for the 2026 season.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 4:04 PM

Probably to replace Kim

Due to the falling accident he had in Korea

[dim kettle]

Now it's time to hire Mike McCarthy.

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/2013292947685433665 @rustic mountain @haughty moss

NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS)

With Sean McDermott being fired Mike Vrabel is now the longest tenured head coach in the AFC East

X · Jan 19, 2026, 4:50 PM

Actually funny to think about

[dim kettle]

Doesn't beat the elite numbers of Zac Taylor in the AFC North.

[rustic mountain]

The Elder Statesman

[smoky fable]

I just missed the Sean McDermott news

[smoky fable]

They made the biggest mistake of their lives promoting Beane to Team President

Terry Pegula mismanaging this like he did with the Sabres. @robust grotto

[smoky fable]

This is the dumbest decision I’ve ever seen

You should have fired both

[rustic mountain]

Sucks to suck

[dim kettle]

Yeah. Very much a BEARS FOOTBALL!! move

[smoky fable]

Going to waste Josh Allen’s career but you relish that

[fleet orbit]

i’m still grieving

[rustic mountain]

I am not gonna feel a shred of sympathy for any afc team tho

Buffalo at the top of the list

[smoky fable]

Let them trip over themselves

[dim kettle]

Really have to wonder if John Harbaugh and/or Kevin Stefanski wish they would have waited a bit longer for the Bills job to open.

[fleet orbit]

hindsight is 20/20

[robust grotto]

Not even close! But couldn’t happen to a better guy lol

[dim kettle]

Be very thankful they don't run the Bills like the Sabres.

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2013273066340503943

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Statement from Bills owner Terry Pegula, via @BuffaloBills:

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:31 PM

Bills intern the next to go with his spelling mistake

[rustic mountain]

Least you know it's not AI

[dim kettle]

Get away from that pen.

[fleet orbit]

i didn’t smoke , i went to the gym , i lifted , i played with my cats

this still
hurts

my job has off today

[dim kettle]

"No Bears Victory Monday and no work make Lebowski something something."

[fleet orbit]

that something is gonna have to be make music

[fleet orbit]

so , are you feeling good about tonight or nervous ?

[dim kettle]

It is what it is.

[fleet orbit]

that’s sports for ya , at the end of the day this miami team is remembered forever

[rustic ore]

So McD is Aokiji level?

[fleet orbit]

and i ain’t writing their obituary , a game is to be played

[desert palm]

Think about it like this………… Ya got Ya Head Coach of the Future and Ya QB of the Future. Caleb is still young so the Turnovers should subside. And unlike Tua he isn’t constantly Damaging his Mental Health

[fleet orbit]

i agree ! and ya know there’s time to take that next step, not a given but the opportunity is there

It’s not exclusive to me , every single sports fan in this chat faces a day where ya know they feel pain, something hurts

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/DMRussini/status/2013263937563722205?s=20

Dianna Russini (@DMRussini)

Talking to NFL executives around the league about Buffalo’s next head coach options, the name that keeps coming up is a familiar one, a Buffalo native and someone Josh Allen loves: Brian Daboll.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 2:55 PM

[desert palm]

I truly hope this isn’t a One And Done I like this new bears story

[rustic ore]

[fleet orbit]

i hope it ends up
on a similar story to the cubs , who cooked the cardinals (epic ) and it wasn’t quite their time but next yeAr they got over the hump

[hasty basin]

Endrick looks amazing in ligue 1 I knew my boy was not washed

[desert palm]

Trust me……… I know…………..
Being a big fan of the Biggest Market team and the same pain and HUMILIATION was an experience……..

@dim kettle DO NOT SEND THE GIF I WILL REQUEST A BAN…..

[fleet orbit]

so the jets analogy i saw earlier is stupif and here’s why :

the jets are sad because they can’t figure out winning , the bears lost a playoff heartbreaker

sometimes you shoot and you air ball , which that one was

[dim kettle]

Josh Allen cost the Bills game. But godamnit, I'm not going to sit here like a dumbass on Twitter and say Sean McD didn't deserve his firing when his defense was prolapsing on the field in big moments.

https://fixupx.com/NFL/status/2012682264103235718?s=20

NFL (@NFL)

Sutton on 3rd-and-11 🔥
︀︀
︀︀BUFvsDEN on CBS/Paramount+
︀︀Stream on @NFLPlus

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FixupX · Jan 18, 2026, 12:23 AM

[fleet orbit]

the entire team lost it together

defense was terrible for 60 minutes in denver

[dim kettle]

I was able to read the latest chapter of OP with how much space I had near the middle.

[desert palm]

Speaking of

https://news.sportslogos.net/2026/01/18/chicago-cubs-celebrate-150th-anniversary-in-2026-with-jersey-patch-commemorative-logo/baseball/

150 years (including pre modern era)
sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[fleet orbit]

the cubs are in a good spot the bad news is they exist in the timeline of this dodgers team

[dim kettle]

Cubs celebrate 150 years with a good roster that could make a run. The White Sox celebrated 100 years last season - 60 wins were an improvement. 😐

[fleet orbit]

i still say it tho cubs sox world series would be the dream

[dim kettle]

Maybe that will happen before another Yanks WS.

[desert palm]

Actually 100 years was the 2020 team………..

[dim kettle]

They had 100 year patches for last season. so

[fleet orbit]

i think the yankees are like most teams atm, very good , playoff caliber , don’t have what the dodgers do

[desert palm]

That makes 0 sense

[desert palm]

Unless you mean 110 years if we include the pre modern era Sioux City Cornhuskers

[dim kettle]

Let me see.

[dim kettle]

Yeah. My bad. 125 years.

[fleet orbit]

it would take something magical to stop the dodgers but at the end of the day it’s happened before

[dim kettle]

You mean coaching?

[fleet orbit]

i meant roster the dodgers are a juggernaut

[desert palm]

Injuries

I know that’s mean to say, but like that usually what stops them

[dim kettle]

Dude. the Yanks have more problems than the roster. Game 5 of the 2024 WS in the 5th inning. That's all you need to know about the Yanks

The inning from hell

[desert palm]

As a Yankee fan, I truly don’t think they are

[fleet orbit]

i mean the yankees almost never sit the postseason out

[dim kettle]

"Baseball is one of the only sports with no time limit; meaning that the potential for suffering is theoretically...infinite"

[desert palm]

2023 and 2016 they did

[dim kettle]

Just because you can make it doesn't mean you're capable. The Yanks for most of the 2010s was just the 2010s Red Wings with no Salary Cap limits.

[amber grove]

Call it what it was my shortstop won't be back till after the all star break because of falling on some ice 😭

[amber grove]

https://tenor.com/view/james-pearce-jr-gif-2668650879612435723

Happy he's staying

Need our Dline coach to stay as well

[smoky fable]

Yes

[desert palm]

Bruh lol imma trying to be nice lol

[dim kettle]

In a way, it sums up the Braves last year perfectly. Had everything and then fell on some ice.

[noble fractal]

https://x.com/i/status/2013262803768152567

no context tottenham (@nocontextspurs)

X · Jan 19, 2026, 2:50 PM

dortmund suffer from chronic bottler syndrome, don't give up yet spurs 💔

[weak gull]

I’m okay with the firing

I’m just really not sure how a gm keeps his job considering how many missed picks and how little buffalo has outside Allen and Cook

[dim kettle]

Because Pegulas.

[weak gull]

Like what the hell is that rosters construction

[smoky fable]

Damn Charbs is out. @slow violet

Knee injury was serious

Significant knee injury….

[dim kettle]

The funny part is if this was the Sabres, Pegula would've fired everyone.

[weak gull]

Truth

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/MikeDugar/status/2013309467798962306

Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar)

Zach Charbonnet has a significant knee injury and is going to need surgery, Mike Macdonald says on @SeattleSports. He’s out for the playoffs

X · Jan 19, 2026, 5:55 PM

[desert palm]

@proud coyote @dim ledge @honest umbra @hollow wind

Ya all gotta admit that this is TRUUUUUUE

https://x.com/latahncritic/status/2012740740791603661?s=46

🏆🏆BACK TO BACK WS Champion Jabari Emmerich🏆🏆 (@LAtahncr...

The time has come, Niners fans!

X · Jan 18, 2026, 4:16 AM

[dim kettle]

It's one of those things where the SF Giants fans would be triggered and then slowly go, "Oh. Ohhhhhhh"

[robust grotto]

https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/2013315969469308955?s=46&t=0dPhD14zL5uzVVpeHRQMfQ

Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli)

Trade details:

To #sjsharks:
F Kiefer Sherwood

To #Canucks:
2026 SJS 2nd Round Pick
2027 SJS 2nd Round Pick
D Cole Clayton

#TheFutureIsTeal

X · Jan 19, 2026, 6:21 PM

[slow violet]

https://tenor.com/view/it-is-what-it-is-it-is-eet-eet-iz-iz-gif-17896182

who ever is playing sunday, drew lock, jake bobo

its who we rolling with

[hasty basin]

We signed a Greek @dim ledge

Christos Mandas

Might get in the starting lineup considering how shambles Petrovic is

[dim ledge]

Hmm

[dim kettle]

Well, that didn't take long.

[noble fractal]

my condolences

[dim kettle]

God. Carolina has a 2 on 1 chance, hits the post, gets taken the other way, and the Sabres score. Hockey, folks.

[dim ledge]

Thoughts on rumours of bread to sj

[dim kettle]

You can always trade him to the Lightning for some magic beans.

[robust grotto]

I don’t think there’s anything SJ will give up that is like WOAH. All their big prospects are on the roster and I just can’t see them parting away with them

At least not for 2-3 months of Panarin. They’d have to be confident in signing him in order for a big piece to come to us so … I’m not fully in love with the idea

[dim kettle]

God forbid a team like the Avs get him.

[dim ledge]

I'll miss him no matter where he goes

Unfortunately it is time to break it down but

Hell of a guy

[dim kettle]

A great scorer that will forever haunt my dreams from an empty netter in game 4 of the 2019 playoffs... sigh....

[robust grotto]

Easily top 15 franchise player

Actually it’s sad how many top franchise players we’ve had without nothing to show for it. Oh well that’s sports

[dim kettle]

Always the standard with the blue and red.

[robust grotto]

Thank you sir

[robust grotto]

Extremely random, but assuming everything is true … West Ham will become the first club in the Premier League to sign a player directly from the Venezuelan league

[dim kettle]

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2013334149856158118?s=20

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Sources: The Detroit Lions are working to finalize a deal to hire former Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing as their next offensive coordinator.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 7:34 PM

[smoky fable]

Drew Petzing

Why…..

[amber grove]

Lions are idiots

[smoky fable]

Why would they do this

[amber grove]

Fire Dan Campbell into the sun

What an absolute idiot

One of the worst OCs ever granted MHJ and co suck but his play calls were garbage

[smoky fable]

He was not ready to be an OC

To call plays

And he’s under the Stefanski and Shanahan tree

There were multiple play callers that could do this

[amber grove]

He's terrible

At least he has actual players now

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/FieldYates/status/2013336068544708697

Field Yates (@FieldYates)

Although Drew Petzing and Dan Campbell have not coached together previously, there is a connection of sorts: Petzing is extremely close to Ben Johnson. They coached together at Boston College and Petzing served as one of Johnson's groomsmen.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 7:41 PM

[fleet orbit]

i thought they wanted mcdaniel

[rustic ore]

@weak gull

Hope it works out for y'all homie

[weak gull]

Kill me

Please

Will pay

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/JeremyWGR/status/2013279153794039994 @slow violet

Jeremy White 🚂 (@JeremyWGR)

Well… The little birdie that told me this morning that Mcdermott was gonna be gone (that I did not believe at the time) included in that message that Klint Kubiak would be top of list.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 3:55 PM

Local Bills reporter apparently

[weak gull]

I’m really hoping the cards lack of talent was more so the problem

As a Michael Wilson fantasy owner, I know they were slinging it but this feels underwhelming

[solid dagger]

I was expecting Mitchell to make the east starting 5 in the all star game but he didn't wow

[rustic ore]

https://fixupx.com/mlfootball/status/2013277364185088115?s=46 @rustic mountain @haughty moss

MLFootball (@MLFootball)

🚨WILD🚨
︀︀
︀︀When #Bills GM Brandon Beane blamed the new young GMs for all the trades at the deadline because they played Madden and fantasy football.
︀︀
︀︀Why he did not make any trades: “99% players are available for a price. But it's not fantasy football”
︀︀
︀︀😳😳

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 3:48 PM

LOL

Bills might be fucked

[haughty moss]

https://tenor.com/view/ripbozo-bozo-james-worthy-james-cigar-cigar-gif-26757613

Music to my ears

[rustic ore]

On a more sour note

@dim ledge

Could explain some things

[haughty moss]

😭😭

[rustic ore]

His old OC but still

Not a great sign if dude doesn't like to study

[dim ledge]

Is CJ jsut dumb?

just

[rustic ore]

He scored very low on a football IQ test before the draft iirc

But that's never been proven to be a sure fire way to determine if someone is gonna be a successful pro

Ryan Fitzpatrick iirc had the highest score on that test ever and he was just a journeyman back up his entire career

So I fear I might have been right, CJ might have just been a 1 year wonder

DCs get paid to figure out tendencies and he seems pretty figured out atm

[dim kettle]

This is what I was talking about with him. He hasn't changed. That's the big problem. He has Rick Mirer written all over him.

https://youtu.be/cg0Pt_rQKC4

[smoky fable]

https://fixupx.com/mfaltas_/status/2013229721912311885

mike faltas (@mfaltas_)

.

Quoting mike faltas (@mfaltas_)
︀
Film of the last INT gonna be seared into my head til the grave man oh man that is horrible by Moore

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FixupX · Jan 19, 2026, 12:39 PM

@fleet orbit

I think you’re trading him

Too many moments like this in Chicago

And it’s a damn shame cause he made great and pivotal catches for you

[rustic ore]

He had Kmet wide open in the flat, should've taken it

[dim kettle]

It was a great INT. But even when watching it I was thinking why the hell did DJ stop there.

Cobie Durant is thanking the lord the Rams won that, or else he'd be mocked for ditching Kmet in the endzone because he thought the ball would dip.

[rustic mountain]

Not seeing a single tear from me, hope Bills fans get nothing good

[fleet orbit]

That last interception is on DJ but Ben got too aggressive last night

As For DJ , I am not opposed to trading him on the condition that it leads to the bears fortifying the defense. Yes the defense held up for most of the night until the end of the game but this team needs it to get more talent if they wanna go from winning nailbiters to blowing people out

[rustic mountain]

It's never guaranteed. Hope springs eternal though

[fleet orbit]

its not and i hope these players and the staff dont ignore the pain they may feel, its important to learn from it

Im not angry , im not embarrased, just sad

[rustic mountain]

While this sucks now, the off-season will come and every move a team makes will be spun with the most potential it could have by fans

And you never know it could work out

The important thing is feeling like you have a good foundation and seeing how it builds

[dim kettle]

Great teams win most one-score games. But the Bears were winning games off bad snaps, blocked FGs, teams letting the foot off the gas. Just chaotic ways of winning.

[rustic mountain]

Shadow isn't entirely wrong. Not to say that the Bears can't build off of it, but when you win that way, it can easily backfire

[fleet orbit]

the bears were a good team good enough to win alot of those but the flaws this group still has did eventually finish their foundational and successful season

[rustic mountain]

How many games did the Bears win by multiple scores

[fleet orbit]

week 3 by 17 against the cowgirls, week 7 against the saints, the eagles game and the browns game

[dim kettle]

When you can say you could have easily been 6-11 if a few things went differently, you still have a lot of work to do. Have hope about the future, but also know they're not there yet.

[fleet orbit]

Eagles was the best performance of the season

They are not there yet but it is somewhat encouraging that their last double digit loss was way back in october

[rustic mountain]

4 games

[fleet orbit]

What the bears need is Safety, Edge, DT and now suddenly left tackle due to frankly a very sad injury

[dim kettle]

The Bears might improve; they may also regress a little. It just happens.

[rustic mountain]

And there were a lot of real close ones

[fleet orbit]

thats why the loss hurts

Ultimately this bears team probably did max out their potential this year

[rustic mountain]

Unfortunately that's every season

You make the most of house money

[fleet orbit]

like we didnt Underachieve by any stretch

[rustic mountain]

No Id argue you over achieved

[fleet orbit]

But I dont know how I feel about DJ Moore

[dim ledge]

Burden wr1 time

[fleet orbit]

Enigmatic to say the least

Because lets not even sugarcoat it this year caleb actually did bail this team out quite a bit

[dim kettle]

I think the Bears are in a much better place, though, for the future. Some teams get too high on hope after one deep run that the reality crushes them hard the next year. Unless injuries happen, the Bears might just miss the playoffs at worst.

[rustic mountain]

Caleb was a bit of a Josh Allen for you guys

Unfortunately in both positive and negative respects

He was super man but also he made costly costly errors that couldn't be over come sometimes

[dim kettle]

My QB comparsion for him was Russell Wilson. Prime Russ would make some of the best throws you'd see and also throw some of the worst ones you'd see.

[fleet orbit]

that interception is gonna take me some time to get over

[rustic mountain]

Hmmmm

That's not a bad comparison

[dim ledge]

who does Purdy keep getting compared to Brees? what do they share?

[desert palm]

@sacred kite

https://x.com/FightinsTalk/status/2013340099602198590

Phillies Baseball Talk (@FightinsTalk)

Phillies are now being tied to Framber Valdez…

X · Jan 19, 2026, 7:57 PM

[rustic mountain]

Wilson was never the offense tho

[fleet orbit]

The Bears at the very least are fundamentally watchable and they dont ooze stupidity

[rustic mountain]

Tbh I have no idea

I don't see Brees

[fleet orbit]

But my lord what a gut punch of a playoff loss , but we all have them

[dim kettle]

I guess the accuracy part.

[fleet orbit]

Ben Johnson unfortauntely was not perfect himself, too many runs right up the middle that shula was prepared to stuff

[rustic mountain]

Drew was extremely accurate

[fleet orbit]

the one criticism i will not agree with is that he shouldve went for 2 at the end of regulation

i disagree with that

[desert palm]

Btw the big names left are Framber, Gallen, and Bellenger.

[smoky fable]

Most successful short qb in the nfl

Russell Wilson second but he tanked his legacy a bit

[rustic mountain]

Yeah but those days in Seattle he was legit

Sure he sucked later

[smoky fable]

He was

[fleet orbit]

why cant brock be brock

[desert palm]

I know that Geno is still available but I don’t see him as a big time free agent

[rustic mountain]

But he was an MVP dude

[smoky fable]

But when his physical traits started to decline, he couldn’t get away with it anymore

[desert palm]

MAYYYYBE Giolito could be on the list since he had a good season.

[rustic mountain]

That's what happens with qbs who rely a lot on mobility

You gotta have some balance imo

[fleet orbit]

Calebs feet need more consistent alignment on his throws but I believe we are gonna be back in the playoffs more with him, im not discouraged or anything

[weak gull]

It’s a lazy comparison just due to their arm strength imo

Closest comp to me is romo

[smoky fable]

Gallen a big name. That’s a stretch being 100% honest. Reason why teams aren’t touching him.

[rustic mountain]

Romo isn't a bad comp

[fleet orbit]

Just, ya know, sports comes out and gives all of us a ball buster

[desert palm]

Luis Arraez is also a Free Agent so I guess there is that

[smoky fable]

All it’s done is make me hate it

[fleet orbit]

i can unquestionably name moments in sports that hurt me more than last night

[desert palm]

Look lol, Dylan Cease got a crazy contract purely based on potential

[fleet orbit]

The worst sports moment for me was derrick rose tearing his acl

i sobbed in my room with the door locked

[smoky fable]

Gallen might be cooked

[desert palm]

Gallen might do something similar

[smoky fable]

I hate Tim Thibodeaux

He overplayed everyone

[rustic mountain]

Cease wasn't purely potential

[smoky fable]

I blame him

[rustic mountain]

His advanced metrics were really good

[fleet orbit]

and it cost him a job in new york last season

[desert palm]

That’s EXACTLY what I mean

lol

[dim kettle]

I still miss you, Cease.

[smoky fable]

Adjust your salary cap which you can do and go after a pass rusher

[rustic mountain]

Then Id argue that you're misrepresenting Cease

[fleet orbit]

i cannot ever hate Thibs , all respect but like Lovie Smith, for me there are reasons his run could not continue that we can all see

[smoky fable]

Desperately need one

[fleet orbit]

Ryan Poles i think is playing the cap space game with the cap supposed to explode soon

[dim kettle]

I miss my Cease & Destroy

[smoky fable]

Gallen bounced back mid to late season but I don’t buy that’s his turn around

[desert palm]

Waittttt

[smoky fable]

I wouldn’t pay him anywhere close to the money he wants along with his agent

[dim ledge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1085374168708689970/1300872897761382410/yeah1.gif

[fleet orbit]

now i dont know if i enjoyed the bears beating the packers in the playoffs or the cubs ending the cardinals in the playoffs more

both classics

[smoky fable]

I hope he’s aggressive. Don’t make the same mistake Beane is doing now

[desert palm]

Bears went from one GM with Ryan as his first name to another GM with Ryan as his first name?

[fleet orbit]

i mean poles this past offseason was very aggressive

[smoky fable]

Keep going

[fleet orbit]

we replaced all but 1 o lineman

[smoky fable]

Don’t stay complacent

[desert palm]

SP’s are really valuable

Ya never know

[fleet orbit]

absolutely, this was a great start but no sitting on this

[smoky fable]

Ehhhhhh

Teams have gotten burned

From that mindset

And you know more than me

[dim kettle]

All I know is the White Sox spent more money than the NY Yankees.

[smoky fable]

On all the high profile busts

[fleet orbit]

Dayo was a major miss but I can say Poles resume as a GM might not be as peaks and valleys as i thought

[smoky fable]

Hell I’ve seen those busts

[desert palm]

#JaredKelenic

[desert palm]

MadBum, Erod, Burnes (because of Elbow in the first year could bounce back though)

[fleet orbit]

@slow violet is right tho, DT before Edge , billings was a liability this year

[desert palm]

@smoky fable
Legit G/D was probably like, You got Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling at their Peaks with a World Series to boot.
You can’t ever have a top FA pitcher to be a successful signing. lol

[dim kettle]

They sold their soul for that 01 WS.

[fleet orbit]

Yep lol , and I do like that unlikes pace , poles has not sold the farm

[dim kettle]

From Pretty Boy Pace to King Poles.

[fleet orbit]

i want poles to aim high, if he can make it happen , i would like to see the bears be good enough to compete for a super bowl

im asking a lot but this bears season simply raised what i think could be achieved through making the right choices

[rustic mountain]

What's your cap situation look like? Similar to ours?

[desert palm]

3 first round picks for Trubisky…….

[fleet orbit]

so our cap is maybe right around middle of the league but the bears have one of the lowest dead caps in the league with a lot of contracts that can be restructured

[rustic mountain]

We have to pay Gonzo and Maye soon tho, we probably won't go nuts

[fleet orbit]

Edmunds is probably getting cut

[dim kettle]

Reminder that the HC didn't even know the Bears were picking him until it was announced.

[rustic mountain]

I see I see

[desert palm]

I actually saw a legit bears fan Draft reaction video on YouTube from at the time and even he thought that was stupid for Trubisky lol

[desert palm]

Was that Lovie Smith?

[rustic mountain]

I am sure Lebowski wouldn't like to relive drafting Mitch

[fleet orbit]

It was john fox, who famously coached the panthers to a super bowl appearance and i think was fired in denver the season before that defense got the broncos a lombardi

[fleet orbit]

Im cool with it but thank you for being considerate lol

what i dont want to live through is the bears being forced to completely blow everything up , i lived through it twice already

[smoky fable]

Luckily this draft has players with that profile

[rustic mountain]

Blowing everything up is kinda refreshing if you've been through the ringer tho

[smoky fable]

So you have options

[rustic mountain]

Sucks if you hire a dude you know won't be good tho

[smoky fable]

As much shit as Kraft gets for that massage parlor thing, he’s been a decent owner.

[fleet orbit]

nagy being a coaching candidate is an atrocity, i mean the one year he worked out for the bears he was hidden by the best defense in the league

[rustic ore]

3 draft picks, not 3 1st round picks

[rustic mountain]

Kraft cares about the Pats

And he wants us to succeed

And his son seems to be the same

[desert palm]

Oh

[smoky fable]

He pulled the plug on Mayo and Belichek and it’s paying off

[desert palm]

Still bad

[fleet orbit]

i shouldnt speak ill of the dead but things are better with virginia gone

[rustic mountain]

Owners really shape the franchise

[smoky fable]

That’s pretty grim that you have to hope for a terrible owner to die though. But that’s the only realistic way since these owners won’t sell

[rustic mountain]

Teams like the Browns and Jets are kinda boned for that reason

[smoky fable]

Even Stephen will probably not be as meddling as Jerry is now

[fleet orbit]

and theres something important to note, bill wasnt necessarily washed when he was let go the patriots got stale and lifeless, needed a kickstart

[smoky fable]

For the cowboys

[smoky fable]

League seems to think that though with Belichek not getting hired now

[rustic mountain]

Idk he felt washed to me

[smoky fable]

But who knows

[smoky fable]

^^^^

[fleet orbit]

i wouldnt say i hope she died but it at least seems like george realizes hes a fan who owns the team and he shouldnt make football decisions , virginia never did

[smoky fable]

Woody Johnson and his idiot son

[fleet orbit]

bill was a psuedo gm and it didnt help his reputation

[smoky fable]

It’s the unspoken truth. For any change to happen, you have to wait for them to pass and pray that their progeny suck less

[fleet orbit]

i still think what did in bill is hiring patricia

[rustic mountain]

His defense was okay

[fleet orbit]

ill always feel that way

[smoky fable]

And hope that they just don’t continue the same cycle

[rustic mountain]

But he sticks to people he knows

And he let's people like Patricia call offenses

The modern game passed him by

His talent evaluation is also abysmal

[slow violet]

wtf wemby looks like a damn ninja turtle 😭

[rustic mountain]

He said Drake wasn't worth the pick but he may have been bitter

In fact I know he was

[fleet orbit]

did bill state what he wouldve done than

[rustic mountain]

Since he banned our scouts from UNC

[fleet orbit]

you cant say a player is not worth it and not offer an alternative

[rustic mountain]

No he just was extremely critical of Drake

Lemme find the vid

[fleet orbit]

hes a young quarterback its fine to be critical but you have to be realistic

[rustic mountain]

https://youtu.be/_NNTvM5HnQM?si=MGazRXRLptR5O9-X

He was beyond critical

[fleet orbit]

drake had a turnover issue , sure , but what he needs to be given credit for is it didnt stall his production

he made important plays and threw touchdowns

[rustic mountain]

Basically imo I think he thought Drake would be a bust

[rustic mountain]

We played arguably the top defense in the league and he put 21 points on them on offense

[smoky fable]

He’s just petty as hell

[fleet orbit]

and as the pats and bears have proven, maybe drake couldve been but a infastructure to help him succeed was built instead

[smoky fable]

He’s always been like that

He’s petty to the jets

[fleet orbit]

that throw to Boutte was insane

[rustic mountain]

Drake did fumble yes but also

Our line kept getting blown up

[smoky fable]

Man Will Campbell has struggled man

[fleet orbit]

what im saying is when the bad happens the good doesnt stop

[smoky fable]

Against elite competition

[rustic mountain]

Yeah he's a rookie

[smoky fable]

And he’s got Bonito and Cooper

[fleet orbit]

drake overcame issues, thats admirable

[rustic mountain]

Tackles take time

And he also was injured not that long ago

[fleet orbit]

will campbell also played a nasty defense

[rustic mountain]

Like

[fleet orbit]

and he will have to do so again in denver

[smoky fable]

On that first strip sack that the pats recovered, Henderson needs to do a better chip to help Campbell out

That’s why Stevenson gets a lot of the snaps

[rustic mountain]

I agree

But again these are young rookies

Much room to learn

[smoky fable]

The second strip sack that they lost, Campbell just got beat one on one

[rustic mountain]

And they are talented as hell

[smoky fable]

McDaniels took a chance and it did not work there for a pass play

Yeah true

[rustic mountain]

And Bonito and Cooper are fantastic

Dont get me wrong

[fleet orbit]

Drake didnt throw his team out of any chance at winning

CJ did

[rustic mountain]

But I am hoping that Josh will learn from this

We played a dangerous defense, arguably the best one

And still put up the most points on them anyone had in a while

[fleet orbit]

Shula got us good, he was the best coach on the field last night

[smoky fable]

Your defense is absolutely great though. @rustic mountain

Credit to your interim guy

[rustic mountain]

I agree and I am glad people are seeing it

[fleet orbit]

What i am curious about is what paytons playbook will look like, as much as denver might want to , they cant lick their wounds , they gotta proceed forward

[rustic mountain]

But we still wont be talked about

And that's fine

I hope they keep the same mentality they had against the Texans, they wanted to prove they were the best defense on the field. Is it true? Probably not

But the mentality helps

[weak gull]

LMAOO

Romo was good enough to win it imo, cowboys just never put it together…specifically on defense

[rustic mountain]

Romo was a good qb in his prime

[fleet orbit]

dez caught it tho

dez still caught it

just remember

[rustic mountain]

Don't let his broadcasting influence you

Dude was a great qb that led some POWERFUL offenses

I hate the cowboys too

[fleet orbit]

if romo threw a goal line fade just count 6 on the board

[rustic mountain]

But the dude gets disrespected too much imo

[smoky fable]

I still remember when I first started to watch him, people kept saying that he choked

[rustic mountain]

Dude would consistently put up tons of points

No defensive support

[smoky fable]

He was a great undrafted qb. That’s hard to find

[smoky fable]

Outside of Demarcus Ware

That man was a stud

[rustic mountain]

Just wanted to defend Romo a bit

A lot of teams woulda killed to have him

[fleet orbit]

i dont blame romo or dak for majority of the games they lost

[smoky fable]

Cowboys were pretty fortunate to go from Romo to Dak

[rustic mountain]

If Jerry wasnt running their team

[fleet orbit]

QB isnt the issue in dallas, the issue is almost always defense and to be honest they love their hot head wideouts

[rustic mountain]

They would probably do more

[fleet orbit]

dez bryant was a hothead

[smoky fable]

They have to wait for him to die to find more success

As dark as that sounds

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/2013364110864330896

Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero)

Reunion: All signs are pointing towards Eric Bieniemy returning to the Chiefs as their offensive coordinator, sources say.

With Matt Nagy out of contract and in the head coaching mix, Kansas City plans to bring back Bieniemy, a valued member of Andy Reid’s staff from 2013-22.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 9:33 PM

[rustic mountain]

Did Kelce retire?

I think the Chiefs need to hit on quite a bit on their retooling to get their machine up and running.

[rustic ore]

I haven't heard an announcement about him yet

[rustic ore]

I refuse to believe that's a real photo

[hollow wind]

Charbonnet out????

Absolutely massive break for the rams hoooly

[rustic ore]

Yeah I knew it was photoshopped

His skinny ass ain't got guns like that

[rustic mountain]

Let's make a deal

You beat the Seahawks, I beat the Broncos, you give me the SB for the WS

We both get a title

And everyone hates us

[modest totem]

Noodles

[hollow wind]

I still would bet on Seattle lol. They still have Kenneth Walker

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/JeffDarlington/status/2013357899955810761 @weak gull I'm sure it was always a stretch he'd land there, still though

Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington)

Of coordinator jobs that Mike McDaniel has interviewed for, the Lions gig was the least likely to materialize. Campbell liked McDaniel a lot, but Lions didn’t view it as quite the right fit for them.

As for other OC vacancies? Mike is very much in play. Ball is in his court.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 9:08 PM

[rustic mountain]

I said let's make a DEAL Evan

[hollow wind]

Oh true mb

[rustic mountain]

[modest totem]

Literally opened my discord to this 😂 you guys are distracting me lol

[modest totem]

Yeah probably not

[rustic mountain]

So McDaniel aint the right fit but Pentizig or whatever is

Dan come on man

[modest totem]

Who?

[rustic mountain]

Former Cardinals OC

Which that should probably be enough to get you to back away

[rustic ore]

Guy who ruined Maserati Marv the past 2 years

Lions just hired him as their new OC

[modest totem]

😬

[rustic mountain]

I don't think it's a very cash money move

[rustic ore]

Giving him play calling over that stacked unit is like handing someone who hasn't driven before the keys to a Corvette

And just expecting things will be alright

[modest totem]

Sean McDermott is available 🥲

[rustic mountain]

The Bills are rumored to be interested in NYG legend Brian Daboll

[modest totem]

Genuinely hope he goes to a good team. He's actually a good coach. Joe Brady and Brandon Beane should've been fired today imo

[rustic mountain]

I guess Allen likes Daboll a lot

[rustic ore]

Can only fumble the bag with a future HOF QB so many times before the owners wisen up

[rustic mountain]

Hey now

[modest totem]

The owner is also a dumbass though

[rustic mountain]

He wasn't the only one fumbling

[fleet orbit]

josh allen has an unacceptably weak wideout room for a team trying to compete for a bowl

[modest totem]

Stfu

[fleet orbit]

that’s on beane

[rustic mountain]

You're right you're right

Bad timing

Can't help it sometimes

[modest totem]

Beane cant draft correctly. And they want him to pick a coach now? Insane.

[rustic ore]

I still find it funny in retrospect, the 1st round pick they traded to Minny in exchange for Diggs was used to draft JJettas

Can you imagine those 2 together rn?

[rustic mountain]

I can!

In new England blue

https://tenor.com/view/wizard-of-oz-dreams-you-dare-dare-dream-gif-22454630

[modest totem]

My whole world is upside down with football rn

[smoky fable]

Oh my god rayy

That’s the most venom I’ve seen from you

[fleet orbit]

so everyone says this wAs allen’s best chance to win a bowl and i don’t quite understand that

[rustic mountain]

While I feel for you as a person and fan Ray

[smoky fable]

First thing I see is you calling someone a dumbass

[fleet orbit]

that implies he had the best team built to get there

and they DIDNT

[modest totem]

Im not mean, I'm honest 😇

[rustic mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/teteshrek-squidward-reaction-sponge-bob-reaction-squidward-meme-sponge-bob-meme-gif-23472864

I cannot help but feel this

[rustic ore]

Amazing how somehow both Buffalo and Denver ended losing that game

[smoky fable]

Fair enough

[smoky fable]

Lose lose

[modest totem]

h8 you fml

[smoky fable]

Worst case for Rayy

[rustic mountain]

Nothing personal ray I promise

[modest totem]

LIKE WHY ME!?!?!

[rustic mountain]

You just happen to support my literal least fave teams not named the Jets Browns or Colts

[modest totem]

At least Frank Crum got a big boy td 🥲 Go Pokes 🤎💛

[fleet orbit]

I cannot be okay with the broncos earning such an epic win and than bo getting hurt

that’s just bullshit

the broncos earned a great playoff win

[rustic mountain]

They got a great win

Injury luck is lame as hell

[modest totem]

The good thing is, its not like Bo is an unbelievably talented qb.. its just Denver be squeaking by

[rustic ore]

Fun note for you, NE has won their last 3 trips to Denver

[modest totem]

So potentially they could keep squeaking by

[rustic mountain]

We need to win one more

We do better in Denver when it isn't Tommy under center

That dude could not handle mile high

[smoky fable]

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2013335481438662927

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

Sources: Broncos are opening the practice window for RB J.K. Dobbins, who suffered what was thought to be a season-ending foot injury in Week 10 against the Raiders. Dobbins has a chance to play in Sunday’s AFC championship game vs. the Patriots.

X · Jan 19, 2026, 7:39 PM

Some good news

You need a running game

Harvey isn’t the most efficient runner at his size

[modest totem]

Thank God 🙏🏽🥹

[rustic ore]

https://x.com/OllieConnolly/status/2013367710965481753 Lol

Ollie Connolly (@OllieConnolly)

Everything is fine in Buffalo. Don’t worry.

https://t.co/hFR8VO6k6t

X · Jan 19, 2026, 9:47 PM

"Who did you say you worked for previously?"

[modest totem]

What is happening lol