Random Shots From Week 1

Joe Bryant with look at the fun and sometimes humorous events from last week's action.

Joe Bryant's Random Shots From Week 1 Joe Bryant Published 09/10/2025

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Hi Folks,

We do a ton of insightful, thoughtful, and serious features here at Footballguys with smart people thinking deeply for you.

This is not one of those features.

This is Random Shots, and it's a few pages of me sharing all the random goofiness from this week. With maybe a music note and sometimes a "soap box" wrap at the end.  

Here's to Football.

J


Me, and likely you, Sunday morning.

 


We are so back.

 


The finer points of offensive line play...

 


This one hit a little too close to home.

 


Mood from my Bears fans. One of the best fanbases in the league.

 

On a serious note, it's one game and lots of football to be played.  


I love these guys.

 


My takeaway from the Dallas-Philadelphia game.

 


Why women live longer than men.

 


Maybe multiple nights of concerts at Soldier Field before Monday Night Football wasn't the best idea?

 


Some things change fast.

Other things stay mostly the same.

 


Ok then.

 


I love uniforms and I love jerseys and numbers. It's always interesting when a player changes teams and how things shake out. Malachi Corley asking Davante Adams to pony up a million dollars for number 17 was wild.

 


Golden Gophers looking good.

 


This salary cap thing is hard.

 


As much hype as he gets, I think we might be taking Josh Allen for granted. Not only is he arguably the best player on the planet. He does a ton of super rad stuff like this. 

 

Thanks to Phil Alexander for that one.


What are we doing here?

Tearing down the goal posts for beating Arizona State?

Seriously?

 


Apparently, college players don't watch Thursday Night Football.

Related...

 


Just going to drop this one right here...

 

Thanks to Dave Kluge for that one. 


The mandatory coach interviews in-game seem so dumb. I'm surprised more of this doesn't happen.

 


Derek Carr is good at this.

 


I've given Deion Sanders a hard time here. But this was good. You can tell he loves these kids.

 


Lane Kiffin cares.

 


Not so fast.

 


God Bless you, Giants fans.

 


I don't even want to know.

 


I don't know if he'll be a factor at this level, but Cam Skattebo is fun to watch.

 


I love Mike Tomlin. I'm not sure there's another person in the game who says more with fewer words.

Thanks to Sigmund Bloom for that one.


The Steelers - Jets game was fun for everyone who's ever been told they weren't good enough or didn't matter. Or were rejected or passed over. 

Both Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields played well against the teams that told them "Nah, we're good" last year and sent them packing. And that had to be sweet for those QBs.

Related.

 


Jaguars... Forever!

 


Also really good; J.J. Watt.

 


Ouch.

 


Why they play till the end.

 


I'm not worried.

I'm not worried.

Ok, I'm a little worried.

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