NFL 2025/26 Whose your pick?

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I'm not sold on Hatley - Miami's problem has been stopping the run - we've been goddamn terrible at it. Hatley "might" help that - but consider these stats:

2024 Miami - 8-9
PF: 345 - 22nd
PA: 364 - 10th

2025 Miami - 7-10
PF: 347 - 25th
PA: 424 - 24th

The offense was essentially the same at producing points year over year YET if you look at their record, they were only one win better last year. Even with the 10th best defense, they were not a playoff team.

The problem isn't the defense - it's the offense. Bringing in a defensive minded coach won't help Tua or Hughes or whomever is at QB, and consider that Achene was 5th in rushing this season...yet produced no incremental points year over year is worrysome to me if Hatley doesn't look to improve the offense in some capacity, and without firing Smith the OC...where's the true hope here?
 
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CRStals said:
I'm not sold on Hatley - Miami's problem has been stopping the run - we've been goddamn terrible at it. Hatley "might" help that - but consider these stats:

2024 Miami - 8-9
PF: 345 - 22nd
PA: 364 - 10th

2025 Miami - 7-10
PF: 347 - 25th
PA: 424 - 24th

The offense was essentially the same at producing points year over year YET if you look at their record, they were only one win better last year. Even with the 10th best defense, they were not a playoff team.

The problem isn't the defense - it's the offense. Bringing in a defensive minded coach won't help Tua or Hughes or whomever is at QB, and consider that Achene was 5th in rushing this season...yet produced no incremental points year over year is worrysome to me if Hatley doesn't look to improve the offense in some capacity, and without firing Smith the OC...where's the true hope here?
Yep offense isnt great but i still stand by my thoughts that we need to start with defense first. Time will surely tell with Hatley.
 
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Thrillers ! And i aint talking the Former King of Pop!

Pats survive the denver Blizzard to win 7-10 v Broncos.
Seahawks win 31-27 v Rams in what for me was THE game of the season so far. Sam Darnold was immense.

So people...we have our final 2.

New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks. Superbowl LX Levis field. CA.
February 8th.

Pick your winner! Im going Seahawks.
 
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Here we go! The day is here.

Superbowl LX!

Pick your winner!
 
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well as a Patriots fan, my pick should be obvious :) i think its going to be a close game, probably fairly similar to their matchup 11 yrs ago in the SB... ill take the Pats 23-20
 
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well as a Patriots fan, my pick should be obvious :) i think its going to be a close game, probably fairly similar to their matchup 11 yrs ago in the SB... ill take the Pats 23-20
Offence v defence for me tonight and of the two - i think Pats edge it but if jaxon gets running....woo hooo seahawks
 
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Hawks
 
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I'm going with the Sea hawks to win 37-24
 
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Seahawks - absolutely!
 
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Go Pats, let's win the 7th Super Bowl, 19-10!
 
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I think Seattle, even my buddy, who is a Pats fan, thinks Seattle will do it
 
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Eagles is goin to win,,,
-10 points
Score
28 vs 18
 
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Defensive Masterclass. Well done Seahawks.
 
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I haven't paid much attention to the actual football aspect of the Super Bowl...I use it as an excuse to my wife to eat the most unhealthy food...went to 4 different takeout places: to get Thai food for my wife, BBQ ribs from a Chinese restaurant, chicken wings from a wing joint, and French fries from a burger joint...started eating as the game started...big problem...I was absolutely stuffed by 6:45...had nothing else to do, so I watched some of the boring first half, then switched to Olympic coverage...BTW...I topped off all the fatty food with a whole bag (family size) of caramel corn!
 
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reeseflamees said:
Eagles is goin to win,,,
-10 points
Score
28 vs 18
Eagles? What superbowl are you watching? 🤣
 
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The Seahawks, Super Bowl champions, were certainly a surprise.
 
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Seahawks were one of 2 teams from the start that i felt would win it - i bombed out totally on my original pick Philly Eagles who were a pale shadow of last years team.
All season - Seattle have shown that defences win games and when you have a player like Jaxon..you scare teams.
hands down deserved winners - class above all this season.

Gooooo Blitz!
 
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