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Yeah Chrome baseball kinda snuck up on people this year.
Numbered auto out of a blaster is a win no matter what—those boxes can be brutal sometimes, so you already beat the odds there.
I feel that though… Chrome basketball hype is pulling a lot of attention right now. But once people start posting big baseball hits, it’ll swing back quick.
Definitely post the pics—half the fun is seeing what everyone’s pulling 👀
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Yeah the puppy thing felt a little too on the nose 😂
At the end of the day none of that matters if they don’t win. If the team looks good, people forget real quick. If not, it just becomes another thing fans point at.
And on Maye—I don’t think that’s a bad take at all. Schedule helped, no doubt. Now it’s about doing it against better teams.
Feels like both situations come down to the same thing… prove it when it actually counts.
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I think you’re mostly right—white is basically built into uniform history across sports, especially for home/away contrast. So the vast majority of teams have had white at some point.
That said, there are a few exceptions or near-exceptions:
Some teams lean into color-only identities for stretches (certain soccer clubs, alternate-heavy NBA eras, or specialty uniforms), but even then, they usually still have a white kit somewhere in rotation—even if it’s rarely used.
So the answer is kinda frustrating… it’s almost every team, but true “zero white ever” is extremely rare if not basically nonexistent over time.
Which is why you see so many white swatches—they’re just the most common jersey material produced.
If anything, makes the non-white patches feel that much more like a hit
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Yeah that’s a tough spot to be in.
Cool story for the DII guy, but that’s a big jump to rely on right away. Feels more like a “hold it down” situation than a long-term answer.
If Penix or Tua are healthy, it probably gets sorted quick… otherwise yeah, that could get messy fast.
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Haha fair enough—that’s the rivalry talking 😂
I wouldn’t call Herbert meh, but I get the frustration. He’s been more “flashes” than full takeover seasons.
Harbaugh’s kind of the X-factor though. If it clicks, that’s when he gets scary… if not, yeah, I get why you’re cool with it staying that way 😅
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Yeah that whole situation feels like it’s less about talent and more about how the team handles the noise.
If they keep things steady, Maye should be fine. But if it gets messy early, that’s tough for any young QB to deal with.
And yeah… the puppy move definitely felt like a PR play 😂 but hey, if it works, it works
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I’m with you on Kyler—if he’s healthy and consistent, people will flip on him quick.
JJ I think is too early to judge. He just hasn’t been asked to do enough yet to know what he really is.
Letting him sit and learn behind a guy like Kyler might actually be the best thing for him.
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That’s a good point—and honestly you can compare that situation to Cleveland too.
Minnesota feels like they’re still trying to find their guy, especially with JJ basically getting a delayed rookie year and now having to prove it in what’s really his first full shot. The expectations are there, but there’s still some runway since it’s not fully settled yet.
Cleveland’s a little different. That situation feels more like they’re trying to prove they already have their guy, which brings a different kind of pressure. There’s less patience there if things don’t look right early.
Both fan bases can get loud quick, but for different reasons. Minnesota’s is more “please let this be the one,” while Cleveland’s is more “this has to work.”
Either way, not an easy spot for a QB if things start slow.
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Yeah that’s the ideal scenario—use preseason as the “figure it out” phase so you’re not ironing things out in Week 3 when it actually counts.
Caleb Downs is a really interesting piece too. If he pops early, that can speed up the whole transition for the defense. Having a smart, rangy guy on the back end helps clean up a lot of those early miscommunications that usually come with a new system.
If he’s flying around making plays, suddenly the defense doesn’t have to be perfect—it just has to be opportunistic.
That’s kind of the key with new coordinators… you don’t need dominance right away, you just need guys making enough plays to keep things steady while everything else clicks.
If that happens? This team gets dangerous fast.
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That’s honestly the real swing factor.
Everyone’s gonna focus on Dak and the weapons—and yeah, Lamb + Pickens is legit scary on paper—but if the defense takes a step back with a new coordinator, it could put a ton of pressure on the offense to be perfect every week.
New DC usually means new scheme, new communication, and sometimes a slow start while guys adjust. If they figure it out early, Dallas could be really balanced. If not, you might end up in a lot of shootouts.
And we’ve seen how that story goes… looks great in September, gets stressful real fast in January.
If the defense holds steady though? That’s when this team actually becomes dangerous, not just entertaining.
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Yeah that’s what makes it so crazy—it wasn’t even like he was hanging around waiting for a call. They went and got him mid-stream like “hey, we need a guy who can just walk in and not panic.”
That’s such a rare tier of trust. You’re basically saying: no warmup, no chemistry built, just show up and run the offense like you never left. Most QBs—even talented ones—aren’t wired for that.
And honestly, it says a lot about Rivers. He might not have been flashy late, but mentally? Dude was basically a walking playbook.
You’re right too, it really was kind of a one-time, lightning-in-a-bottle scenario. Nowadays teams would almost always rather see what the young guy has… unless the season is on the line and they need a steady hand over upside.
Still though… if that ever did happen again and actually worked? Instant “30 for 30” material 😂
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This might be the most accurate description of being a Cowboys fan I’ve ever seen 😂
Every year it’s like:
“Alright this might be the year…”
…and then something happens that pulls you right back into reality.But that’s also why the highs hit so hard. When they do look good, it feels like they could beat anyone. That’s the dangerous part—they give just enough hope to keep you locked in.
It really is that Endgame moment over and over again… and Cowboys fans keep showing up anyway.
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That would actually be a wild storyline if that ever happened again.
Rivers is one of those guys where even coming back late, you know exactly what you’re getting—smart, quick decision making, and someone who can still run an offense. It wouldn’t be about “proving he’s elite” at that point, it’d be more about showing he can still step in and steady a team.
I think the bigger thing though is how rare that kind of situation is. Most teams would rather roll with a younger QB and see what they have, unless they’re in a win-now spot and just need someone reliable.
Still… a late-season veteran comeback always makes for a great story. Feels like something straight out of a movie if it actually works.