I couldn't think of anything earlier, but after reading "Parch for Arch", I thought Anarchy for Archie
It'll be complete bullsht if anyone in this conference gets Arch, mainly the colts. Hopefully a team from NFC gets him.
Oh, hell no, if the Colts get him, I am calling FOUL.............so this is the master plan by the Colts, start Daniel Jones but in reality, you're just tanking for the Golden Arch...........................masterclass in tomfoolery
[The Athletic] How NFL talent evaluators, coaches rank the top players 25 and under entering 2025 season
Unless Daniel Jones gets hurt and AR takes over, it is very unlikely the Colts will be bad enough to finish with the worst record. IMO, they won't touch the bottom 5 either. Even with AR, I think they will win several games.
https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-nf...giants-loaded-up-front-texans-make-both-lists Spoiler Ranking NFL's top three defensive lines, secondaries in '25: Giants loaded up front; Texans make both lists! Published: Aug 15, 2025 at 06:04 PM Bucky Brooks NFL.com Analyst TOP DEFENSIVE FRONTS Rank 3 Houston Texans If a team is a reflection of its coach, it is not surprising to see the Texans near the top of this list, given head coach DeMeco Ryans' aggressive on-field persona. With Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter relentlessly hunting quarterbacks off the edges, Houston routinely forces passers off their spot within the pocket. Anderson and Hunter combined for 23 sacks a season ago, but if the C.J. Stroud-led offense bounces back from a disappointing 2024 campaign, the dynamic edge-rushing duo could push that number far higher with more pass-rush opportunities against opponents chasing points. With Sheldon Rankins, Denico Autry and Mario Edwards Jr. pitching in as interior pass rushers, the Texans have the depth and talent to outwork and outlast opponents in the trenches. Houston tied for fourth in the league with 49 sacks last season, but I expect even more quarterback terrorizing in 2025. TOP DEFENSIVE BACKFIELDS Rank 2 Houston Texans Yup, Houston's defense makes both lists. Do not let the spotlight on the Texans’ pass-rushing tandem of Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter overshadow the excellent work of a defensive backfield loaded with talent. Derek Stingley Jr. has developed into a first-team All-Pro cover corner with elite skills on the island, leading Houston to sign him to a lucrative three-year extension this offseason. In 2024, he allowed the fewest yards per target (4.9) and lowest passer rating (56.9) as the nearest defender in coverage among cornerbacks with a minimum of 25 targets, per Next Gen Stats. And although Jalen Pitre has not yet earned Pro Bowl honors, he is on the verge of landing on the VIP list as a playmaker with positional flexibility. As a hybrid safety, nickel corner and linebacker, the fourth-year pro is the Swiss Army knife defensive coordinators covet in the secondary. If cornerback Kamari Lassiter and safety Calen Bullock continue to impress as second-year starters, and if veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson recovers from a lower leg injury suffered in training camp, the Texans have a group of salty defenders with the skills, intelligence and versatility to give opposing quarterbacks headaches for 60 minutes.
But not before trading out of the first to the Jets and getting him with the 38th pick and picking up two more 3rd round draft picks.
If the defense is good against the run, it should be pretty close to airtight this year if the secondary can stay healthy.
Good article by the Ringer posted above, some key points: For the first time in his NFL career, Stroud will be able to change protections and call audibles before the snap. ... “I don’t want to say it lights a fire under [quarterbacks],” Texans tight end Dalton Schultz told me during a post-practice chat. “But it’s like, Hey, you better be on your ****. You omit one word from the play call, now everything’s messed up. It puts a little more pressure [on him] in that sense. But at the same time, with responsibility comes a lot of freedom—the feeling that you can put your own twist on it.” As Stroud will point out, this autonomy may be a new feature of the Texans offense, but it’s not entirely new to him. “It’s like what I’ve done in the past,” Stroud said after Saturday’s preseason win over Carolina. “Like high school, I had a lot of other ways to get to plays, protections. Same thing in college. Our schemes the last two years really didn’t have those capabilities—at least not yet—so I really didn’t get to do it. But this year we’ve introduced that, and I think it’s been great to just have some ownership, know what’s going on, not always have to throw hot [with] all these guys in my face.” The parts after that about the Shannahan offense (Slowik) are good too. and: Some of those pressures were caused by a flawed protection call, but most of them could have been avoided with better teamwork. Caley hopes that installing Scarnecchia’s protection scheme in Houston will help simplify the assignments for his blockers. “Dante is the master of making something that can be complicated at times very, very simple for the players,” Caley said. “He believed in being coordinated and seeing the game through the same set of eyes, so the quarterback, the backs, the tight ends are all in line and everybody is tied together.” So far, so good, according to Schultz, who said that the protections have been the most significant change Caley’s brought to Houston. While the offensive line has had its struggles going up against the most disruptive pass rush in football every day in camp, that hasn’t been due to mental errors. “It’s hard when you’re going against Will [Anderson] and [Danielle Hunter],” said Schultz. “It’s hard to protect even when your rules are right. ****, sometimes it feels like the world’s caving in every down. But the rules are very simple for guys, and it’s made it cleaner in terms of assignments. … Early on in a new scheme and a new system, that’s the most important thing.” https://www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/nfl/cj-stroud-houston-texans-new-offense Just read the whole thing.
Things that may you go hhhmmmmm.... NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports the Patriots are open to trading S Kyle Dugger. Schultz said the Patriots are keen on getting rid of Dugger ahead of the regular season, and are willing to eat part of his hefty contract to get a deal done. Dugger has been unhappy with his reduced role this offseason. There are several teams interested in acquiring Dugger, graded by Pro Football Focus in 2024 as the league’s fourth worst safety. Dugger last year allowed a completion on 79 percent of the passes that came his way. There’s a good chance he’s on another roster by Week 1.
