2026 Off-season notes

[HoosierCat]

Graziano is boarding the bandwagon.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48758666/2026-nfl-schedule-release-overreactions-takeaways-best-games-opponents-matchups

[ArmyBengal]

I like opening the season at home.
I don't like 4 of the first 6 games being on the road.
I hate the bye week placement.
I like seeing them in primetime games.
I like 3 of the last 5 games (and the last 2) being at home.

[HoosierCat]

It’s really four of the last five since one is in Indy. That’s about as close as you can get without actually playing at paycor, and if the Bengals look playoff-bound, Lucas oil stadium will be flooded with Cincy fans.

Aside from the Madrid game travel is really manageable. The longest trip is what, Houston?

The early bye sucks but one possible silver lining is that it means they only play six games in September and October combined. So if they start slow, at least they’ll be relatively rested for the part of the season where they remember how to play football, and will have 11 games to get back in it.

[ArmyBengal]

Great point about the Colts game.

[TJJackson]

Spain is known for having the very best ham in the world

No, I am not joking

Whoever goes, bring me back a pound of jamon iberico bellota

 

[ArmyBengal]

Shit TJ, we got that here in Anderson.

Although we call it Spam though.
Just close your eyes, it’s the same thing.

[TJJackson]

ugh spam

spam is to jamon iberico bellota as Jermaine Burden is to Jerry Rice

they are after all both nfl wide receivers

[COB]

I ate spam as a kid, don’t think I’ve had it since I was about 17.