One week away! That means it’s time for our final Q&A of the offseason. Ask me any serious question you have about the NFL and I’ll answer it as best I can. And catch up on every team with Why Your Team Sucks over at @defector.com. defector.com/tag/wyts-2025
Which delightful fantasy coming true would you be more gleeful about: a complete Cowboys nuclear meltdown, or “the headline” regarding DJT?
Is this the beginning of the end of KC’s reign in the AFC West?
Even if they don’t win the division this year they’ll be an annual threat to win it every year that Mahomes is playing
Which team do you think is the most likely to implode (like last year's 49ers)?
Steelers of course
I really can’t argue with this
Does Rogers get one last swing for the fences (i.e. a playoff run) with the Steelers, á la Bronco Peyton Manning, or does he flame out and get replaced mid-season by Mason Rudolph?
The latter
How bad does Rodgers have to get before he is benched? How much of his old reputation can he coast on and will the Steelers have him on a shorter leash than other teams?
If he can’t take care of the ball he’s off the field
God, I hope that happens 🙏 😄
First coach fired and when?
McDaniel. November.
& when that happens does he get: 1) stuffed into a locker or 2) duct taped to a flagpole WHO YA GOT?
Actually I've been wondering lately if rookie hazing in the NFL has completely vanished or not. Seems like it has.
& that's a good thing, methinks. nerdlinger coach hazing, however, is far too rare. a day that josh or mike McDaniels isn't given a swirly is a day wasted.
Pounceys coming out of retirement to give both McDanielses the Tebow monk cut.
What's more likely; the Patriots make the playoffs or they flame out and end up last in the AFC East?
The former. Miami has a stranglehold on last as far as I’m concerned
The Packers are still most likely to finish 3rd in the division, right? OL seems like a weakness and Love has way too many turnover worthy plays. But man it sucks they got Parsons
I still have them 3rd but who’s gonna listen to that right now
Does preseason success mean anything? Asking for a Giants fan friend.
Dart looked capable in the preseason and yeah, that means something. Those games are useful in certain scouting contexts, mostly for downroster guys
Watching all of the back-up QB moves this past week: How many teams in the NFL have a backup QB who will not end their season?
Two? It ain't many.
Will the NFC North send 3 teams to the playoffs again this year? Same ones?
No
What dumb thing will happen this year that will prompt a dumb rule change?
Which non starter Viking you are most excited about this year and beyond?
Turner, who is technically not starting yet. Otherwise Redmond.
Hard Knocks and all these other “documentaries” are just PR for these teams at this point. What would it take to get some juicy behind the scenes stuff in these types of productions?
Someone not affiliated with the NFL making them
I know you're projecting a leap backwards for the Commanders. Will the Giants surprise as the second best (of three bad*) teams in the NFC East?
First coach fired?
My Saints are the worst team in the league this year right?
No doubt
Dammit
Does the return of Thielen make you even the slightest bit queasy about the potential one-day return of Cousins? Sorry, this popped into my head and I just can’t shake it.
Nah. Even if Cousins came back (impossible now with Wentz signed), he’d just be QB2.
Does Steichen survive after this year? I would say no but it seems kind of a raw-ish deal that he would last his entire coaching tenure without even an adequate QB.
Oh he’s doomed. Ballard too
As a Vikes fan are you able to evaluate the Parsons trade objectively or nah?
I am and I did. www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
Does the McGary injury torpedo the Falcons' playoff hopes?
The Falcons are capable of doing that themselves regardless
Predict the Vikings Disaster this year, it’s been too calm the last few years
Is the league ready for a Flores defense with capable pass rushers along the entire front 7?
We’ll find out. The CB situation is still not quite to my liking
Do you think D. Watson ever plays another snap for the Browns? Do you think he ever plays another snap in the NFL?
No and no
I like to hear that. I mean, if they can blackball Kap, the least they can do is blackball that asshole. Looking forward to seeing what his next "nagging injury" will be....
It’s not blackballing he just stinks
In the words of the late, great Chuck Noll: "Whatever it takes"
Do I go with the Ham or Van Ginkel jersey for week 1?
Ham is on IR, so AVG all the way
Oh, right! Love me some CJ but it can wait until he gets back.
CJ is normal purple and Gink is whiteout if that matters
Who do you think winds up with the first overall pick? My picks are the Saints or Dolphins.
Saints
If Micah had gone to an AFC team ,where would he rank in the conference for pass rushing?
1st
Wow better than Watts and Garrett?
Sure