Football season is here!!!

[sensei8]

13 minutes ago, KarateKen said:

Black Monday continues as the Raiders have fired head coach Antonio Pierce after a dismal 4-13 season that included an 11-game losing streak.  @sensei8 was on this one I think back in November. 

Yet again the Raiders are looking for a new coach.  They fired Gruden in 2021, and McDaniel's in 2023, now Pierce is gone after his first full season, though he did get about half a season in 2023 after McDaniel's was canned.  With the new rule this year that teams are not allowed to interview coaches who are on teams that are still playing we might see later announcements in hiring of coaches.  For example, if the Raiders wanted to hire Lions OC Ben Johnson, they would have to wait until the Lions were out of the playoffs, which might not be until the Super Bowl is over.  This will delay interviews and possible hirings by some teams. 

Now there are six teams looking for a head coach.  Jets, Jaguars, Patriots, Bears, Saints, and Raiders. 

No real big surprise here at all about the Raiders relieving Pierce of his Head Coaching duties.

Raiders have already started to make move for the 2025 season. Raiders sign 12 players to Reserve/Future contracts.

The Raiders will play nine home games and eight road games next season.

Home (9):

Denver Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs

Los Angeles Chargers

Jacksonville Jaguars

Tennessee Titans

Dallas Cowboys

New York Giants

Cleveland Browns

Chicago Bears

Away (8):

Denver Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs

Los Angeles Chargers

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Philadelphia Eagles

Washington Commanders

New England Patriots

My wife’s reaction?? Just a shrug of her shoulders; she’s a huge Raider’s fan since her childhood.

GO COWBOYS!!

[KarateKen]

Browns quarterback Deshawn Watson suffered a setback in his injury recovery.  Watson's season ended back in October when he suffered a ruptured Achilles during a loss against the Bengals and the latest setback could put him out of most or all of the 2025 season.  Watson has been a monumental disaster since being traded to the Browns, in 19 games he has posted some of the worst stats ever and the team has continued to struggle.  Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield is playing this weekend with Tampa and helped them win the division for the second year in a row.  If you remember the Browns traded Mayfield to make room for Watson, then inexcusably gave Watson a massive contract.  Cleveland has the number two pick in the draft, I would expect them to select a quarterback.  It is my belief that the Browns have moved on from Watson and he will not be part of their future.  With his injury issues, massive contract, and terrible play on the field, I would not be surprised if the entire NFL were to move on.  The Deshawn Watson experiment is one of the all-time worst failures in American sports history.