That is the 12 months for Josh Allen and the Payments to win their first Tremendous Bowl

Whereas the NFL is in the midst of its most useless interval of the offseason, the 2024-2025 NBA season simply got here to a detailed with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder profitable their first championship because the crew moved away from Seattle and rebranded from the Supersonics.

It’s all the time cool to see historical past being made in that trend. The loyal followers and all their emotional and monetary funding within the franchise lastly had it repay and also you simply need to really feel for them vastly, particularly if you happen to’re additionally a fan of a sports activities franchise that has but to win the ultimate sport of the season.

With that in thoughts, we kick off this week’s version of The Skinny Publish by discussing the franchises we each need to see win their first Tremendous Bowl and people we hope to not see elevate the Lombardi Trophy anytime quickly.

Let’s go forward and dive in.

Which franchise do you need to see win their first Tremendous Bowl in 2025?

Michael:

Because the resident fan of a type of groups who’ve but to take residence a Lombardi Trophy (Go Chargers, child), that will be my apparent reply. If I wasn’t choosing my Bolts, then I feel I’d go together with the Payments as a result of dang, that championship sport historical past is loopy unhappy.

Regardless of going to 4 consecutive Tremendous Bowls from 1991-1994, they didn’t come away with a single win. Coincidentally, they have been downed every time by a crew from the NFC East (Giants, Washington, and twice by your Cowboys).

Are you able to think about the ache of that franchsie? Watching your crew from the very first common season sport to the final doable sport a crew may play in for 4 years in a row? All of the suspense and nervousness combating via 4 total postseasons solely to by no means win that ultimate sport?

Kudos to the complete fan base for nonetheless being such an brisk and constant group. Leaping via tables and all. Payments Mafia deserves a Lombardi Trophy and I hope newly married Josh Allen lastly will get the job achieved and provides a distinct sort of ring to his hand this season.

RJ:

I’ll say that if I need to decide a crew that has by no means gained a Tremendous Bowl that’s most certainly to win it that Buffalo is definitely on the very high of the record. Nicely forward of Detroit in my view.

I do surprise at what level the wheels fall off, although. It felt like we began to see that a few seasons in the past when issues obtained rocky after which they clearly stabilized. Individuals like to (appropriately) level out how Kansas Metropolis is the thorn of their facet, but when all of us consider that the Bengals are going to return to correct kind then they is likely to be the last word crew to be careful for in that sense.

The followers are wonderful. I positively assume they deserve one.

It’s simply so arduous to say it’s anybody’s 12 months.

Which franchise do you LEAST need to see win a Tremendous Bowl in 2025?

RJ:

The Philadelphia Eagles are actually reigning Tremendous Bowl Champions so I really feel like I’ve already lived out my nightmare. Nothing else can damage me. I’m the resident Dallas Cowboys individual round right here, by the best way.

The Washington Commanders would examine that chalk field so I suppose that’s my reply. However it feels so boring.

I don’t notably hate any non-NFC East groups, however I do love reminding San Francisco 49ers followers that regardless of their success – they’ve had a lot – their Tremendous Bowl drought remains to be longer than the Cowboys’.

SF it’s!

Michael:

It ought to be no shock within the slightest that I’d sacrifice a whole lot of issues in my life to not need to see the Chiefs win one other Tremendous Bowl for a protracted, very long time. The Eagles decimating Kansas Metropolis in the newest championship sport was DELICIOUS and really helped ease the ache of watching one other postseason run by the Chiefs on the AFC facet.

Two different groups that I may stand not seeing increase a Lombardi Trophy anytime quickly could be the Cincinnati Bengals or Los Angeles Rams. The Bengals as a result of I want Justin Herbert to construct his resume nearer to Joe Burrow’s (you recognize, the entire 2020 quarterback class connection) and the Rams as a result of they’re the crosstown rival who additionally performs inside SoFi Stadium. I’m being an enormous hater right here and I’m completely okay with that.

How apprehensive ought to the Browns be about Shedeur Sanders on a scale of 1-10?

Michael:

Whenever you talk about this stuff in a vacuum, then no, I don’t assume a pair of rushing tickets in such quick succession has any relevance on the long run potential for Sanders as an NFL quarterback. Nevertheless, what number of former and present superstars do you recall beginning their profession on such off-footing? Authorized bother of any form shouldn’t be an excellent factor and it usually isn’t only a small blip on the radar of a profession. If there’s smoke, there’s often fireplace.

So this might sound unreasonable, however I’m going with an eight right here. I don’t assume this can be a nothing-burger. Sanders is aware of higher and I’m shocked he’s the one between him and his brother entering into authorized bother. His father advised reporters previous to his first season at Colorado that Shedeur is in his cellphone as “Grown” as a result of he’s all the time been mature past his years.

I don’t know if that’s the case anymore. I hope I’m very flawed, however I don’t assume any of this bodes properly for the younger quarterback.

RJ:

Finally I don’t need to be within the enterprise of judging another person on any stage. All of us make errors and may all be allowed forgiveness. That could be a large view of mine on life at massive.

Relative to the operations of the Cleveland Browns, clearly you would like for there to be different headlines round somebody who you simply had be a part of your crew… particularly somebody who would possibly in the future be the face of it.

It is vital that, as I perceive it, nobody was harmed and that every one is properly. It stands to cause that there’s some change which will have to occur right here.

It’s at greatest a really irritating scenario to take care of. That’s by no means good.

What’s your dream NFL stadium to go to?

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RJ:

We’re at a time limit the place lots of people are planning journeys that they will take within the fall.

Possibly you might be planning a visit to see your favourite NFL crew play or maybe doing the identical on a university soccer scale. Regardless of the case could also be, for in the present day’s functions we’re trying on the skilled stage.

In that spirit… what’s your dream stadium to go to? I’m lucky to have been to some, however I feel the one which I most need to see proper now might be Arrowhead. There’s something to the status and whatnot and the world is so cool. I feel that will be a blast.

A take of mine although is that I feel I’d need to see a Chiefs sport that wasn’t in opposition to the Cowboys. Clearly the Cowboys could be cool, however I feel the surroundings would really rule if it was in opposition to say the Raiders.

Michael:

Consider it or not, I’ve but to go to SoFi Stadium in my 5 seasons of overlaying the Chargers. Till that occurs, SoFi is on the high of the record. I have to see this Oculus board with my very own eyes. I have to expertise the sport environment surrounded by the powder blue and gold.

If I needed to decide one other stadium, I feel attending a sport at Lambeau Subject would one on the bucket record. The custom and historical past of a spot like that looks like one thing that simply must be skilled.

Depend me in for the cheese curds, too.