What franchise should FOFC GroupThink take over for 2026?

QuikSand · 01-06-2026, 08:54 AM

Friends, we have established something of a track record...

FOFC GroupThink 2022: We take over the NY Football Giants

FOFC GroupThink 2023: We take over the Detroit Lions

FOFC GroupThink 2024: We take over the Arizona Cardinals

FOFC GroupThink 2025: We take over the Chicago Bears

For the most part, our golden touch has worked wonders for the affected teams... only to dissolve like a sandcastle within a year or two. Kinda like that, to be honest.

Anyway... let's do one of these threads again, and we'll start here. What franchise deserves our magic touch?

QuikSand · 01-06-2026, 08:58 AM

to state the obvious, all the teams with coaching vacancies are at least superficially intriguing... i like when we have had ample draft capital to work with (aka multiple picks) but even one early pick in rounds one and two would probably be enough to kick that side of things into gear

JPhillips · 01-06-2026, 09:14 AM

Jets and Browns seem like good candidates.

albionmoonlight · 01-06-2026, 09:15 AM

Titans.

QB locked down so we won't get caught in a kind of pointless "which QB should we take" discussion.

#4 overall pick is right at a good decision place--Right after QBs and that Ohio State pass rusher

Get to do a hypothetical coaching search.

$100 million in cap space.

albionmoonlight · 01-06-2026, 09:16 AM

Browns would be my other choice b/c the chaos monkey aspect of everything going on there would be fun to explore.

Thomkal · 01-06-2026, 09:19 AM

Raiders so we can drive Danny crazy about who they should take #1

Atocep · 01-06-2026, 09:43 AM

I'd vote for the Browns. Sitting at 6th, QB is off the table to address in the draft. They have 9 picks. You have the Watson situation. You have the Gabriel and Sanders situation. They have some talent. IMO they're the most interesting team this offseason.

CrimsonFox · 01-06-2026, 10:44 AM

Hooray! it's back!

Raiders firing carroll is perfect! Let's do raiders!

Bobble · 01-06-2026, 10:49 AM

We already did Cards and Giants. Raiders seems too easy. I like Titans but the bigger question would be how do you de-fuck-up the Browns.

JPhillips · 01-06-2026, 01:38 PM

The Jets are about what to do with all those draft picks and no QB.

The Browns are all about trying to figure out the cap. Not only is Watson going to have an 81 mil cap hit, but it's 131 mil if he's cut and there's about 51 mil in void year cap hits for other contracts. They need to come up with 12-15 mil in cap space just to sign their draft picks.

albionmoonlight · 01-06-2026, 01:43 PM

One can debate the wisdom of signing Watson to a fully guaranteed contract.

But what is undebatable is that continuing to restructure him into minsal base salaries was reckless beyond belief.

At no point during his tenure was this team close enough to a Super Bowl that you could justify nuking the future like they did.

GrantDawg · 01-06-2026, 04:11 PM

Falcons. You are now Matt Ryan, what do you do?

RainMaker · 01-06-2026, 04:16 PM

Browns would be fun because they can go in so many directions.

QuikSand · 01-06-2026, 07:58 PM

Browns leaders in the clubhouse. I could be in for that.

Danny · 01-06-2026, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Raiders so we can drive Danny crazy about who they should take #1

You are all fired if you dont take Mendoza

Thomkal · 01-06-2026, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny

You are all fired if you dont take Mendoza

LOL

Swaggs · 01-07-2026, 08:22 AM

My vote is Browns, as well!

Bobble · 01-08-2026, 10:50 AM

Are we doing the Browns? I've got "Deion Sanders as Head Coach!

" already typed out.

QuikSand · 01-08-2026, 12:05 PM

Browns it is. Thread to follow soon.

albionmoonlight · 01-08-2026, 12:07 PM

What did you call it back in the FOF2 days, Q? The Erie Challenge?

QuikSand · 01-08-2026, 12:09 PM

Indeed, the Lake Erie challenge was my nickname for taking the expansion Browns as an empty cupboard setup back in... FOF2?

Passacaglia · 01-11-2026, 09:41 PM

After watching the Rams-Panthers game, I was thinking the Panthers would be an interesting choice for GroupThink -- not this year, since we're already in on the Browns, and I'm glad we're doing an AFC team, but it might be more interesting to look at a team that is more middle of the pack than a team towards the bottom next year.

01-06-2026, 09:14 AM	#3
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Jets and Browns seem like good candidates. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-06-2026, 09:16 AM	#5
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Browns would be my other choice b/c the chaos monkey aspect of everything going on there would be fun to explore. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 01-06-2026 at 09:17 AM.

01-06-2026, 09:19 AM	#6
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Raiders so we can drive Danny crazy about who they should take #1 __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time! 6/15/25-Coastal Baseball ends the season #2 afterlosing in the Finals of the College World Series!

01-06-2026, 01:38 PM	#10
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	The Jets are about what to do with all those draft picks and no QB. The Browns are all about trying to figure out the cap. Not only is Watson going to have an 81 mil cap hit, but it's 131 mil if he's cut and there's about 51 mil in void year cap hits for other contracts. They need to come up with 12-15 mil in cap space just to sign their draft picks. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-07-2026, 08:22 AM	#17
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	My vote is Browns, as well! __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

01-06-2026, 08:58 AM	#2
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	to state the obvious, all the teams with coaching vacancies are at least superficially intriguing... i like when we have had ample draft capital to work with (aka multiple picks) but even one early pick in rounds one and two would probably be enough to kick that side of things into gear

01-06-2026, 09:15 AM	#4
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Titans. QB locked down so we won't get caught in a kind of pointless "which QB should we take" discussion. #4 overall pick is right at a good decision place--Right after QBs and that Ohio State pass rusher Get to do a hypothetical coaching search. $100 million in cap space.

01-06-2026, 09:43 AM	#7
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	I'd vote for the Browns. Sitting at 6th, QB is off the table to address in the draft. They have 9 picks. You have the Watson situation. You have the Gabriel and Sanders situation. They have some talent. IMO they're the most interesting team this offseason.

01-06-2026, 10:44 AM	#8
CrimsonFox General Manager Join Date: Dec 2009	Hooray! it's back! Raiders firing carroll is perfect! Let's do raiders!

01-06-2026, 10:49 AM	#9
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	We already did Cards and Giants. Raiders seems too easy. I like Titans but the bigger question would be how do you de-fuck-up the Browns.

01-06-2026, 01:43 PM	#11
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	One can debate the wisdom of signing Watson to a fully guaranteed contract. But what is undebatable is that continuing to restructure him into minsal base salaries was reckless beyond belief. At no point during his tenure was this team close enough to a Super Bowl that you could justify nuking the future like they did.

01-06-2026, 04:11 PM	#12
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Falcons. You are now Matt Ryan, what do you do?

01-06-2026, 04:16 PM	#13
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Browns would be fun because they can go in so many directions.

01-06-2026, 07:58 PM	#14
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Browns leaders in the clubhouse. I could be in for that.

01-08-2026, 10:50 AM	#18
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	Are we doing the Browns? I've got "Deion Sanders as Head Coach! " already typed out.

01-08-2026, 12:05 PM	#19
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Browns it is. Thread to follow soon.

01-08-2026, 12:07 PM	#20
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	What did you call it back in the FOF2 days, Q? The Erie Challenge?

01-08-2026, 12:09 PM	#21
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Indeed, the Lake Erie challenge was my nickname for taking the expansion Browns as an empty cupboard setup back in... FOF2? Last edited by QuikSand : 01-08-2026 at 12:10 PM.

01-11-2026, 09:41 PM	#22
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	After watching the Rams-Panthers game, I was thinking the Panthers would be an interesting choice for GroupThink -- not this year, since we're already in on the Browns, and I'm glad we're doing an AFC team, but it might be more interesting to look at a team that is more middle of the pack than a team towards the bottom next year.

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