Morning Cup Of Joe
January 6th, 2026
Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.
That dumbass linebacker who may have cost the Bucs a playoff berth in a loss two weeks ago at Carolina, and perhaps cost people jobs, was cut on Friday by the Bucs and he got signed by the Colts. Hope for his sake his smartens up. Idiot. [PFT]
Ranking NFL playoff teams. [CBS]
Dan Campbell has an interesting grade he gave his team for the 2025 season. [Yahoo!]
Tua fully endorses Dolphins trading him. [NFL]
Houston Nutt with some cool stories about playing for Jimmy Johnson. [TikTok]
How the hell is Matty Ice going to successfully run the Dixie Chicks football operations if he is working a side gig with CBS? [Awful Announcing]
TV networks ready to break out the checkbooks for Mike Tomlin. [Front Office Sports]
Texas Tech signed Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby to a $5 million deal for the 2026 season. That’s more than Shedeur Sanders is making in Cleveland. The good news? If quarterbacks stay in college longer because they can make more money than being an NFL benchwarmer, that should lead to less quarterback busts in the NFL, which means better quarterback play. [BSPN]
We live in a football world. The sooner people embrace this, the better we will be as a people. [Outkick]
Circus #fail. [TikTok]
"Who has a nail, because Jim Harbaugh has a coffin"
– @EmmanuelAcho DESTROYS Jim Harbaugh after poor play calling in Ravens' season-ending loss to the Steelers
WE ARE LIVE IN THE SPEAKEASY RIGHT NOW! COME JOIN THE CHAT ➡️ https://t.co/f4H3dQB55c pic.twitter.com/BxtiNUgXPb
— Speakeasy (@speakeasytlkshw) January 5, 2026
The Ravens have a roster construction problem…
Ben Solak breaks it down:@BenjaminSolak | @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/qrpYUWCn30
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) January 5, 2026
January 6th, 2026 at 4:07 am
Tomlin would be awesome as a sport analyst in the future.
Tua seems like a great guy, however he has had a number of concussions and has been struggling on the field. They have a great coach and they will make changes too. Maybe it’s time for Tua to do something else in football for his own future health.
Campbell is way over the top. Too much drama, whining, and outbursts. Another one blaming the team. When do their fans start blaming him? Ya, he will have to sit home and watch the games, just like many of us too.
January 6th, 2026 at 5:34 am
Hey Joe. Do you think the Glasers are waiting to see what’s going to happen to Harbaugh???
January 6th, 2026 at 6:29 am
bullock will go on to be a star, he never got on the field except for his bone head play… he was not that guy- actually a mean lb we could’ve used
i think the glazers are waiting, maybe till after sb to see what the upgrades are. based on todd’s record baker’s inconsistency and strength of schedule 26 looks bleak and a return to the dark ages of the lost decade besides the south nfc getting better qb play. time to cut ties with the bucs or face many ruined weekends
January 6th, 2026 at 7:20 am
Fan vets from the 70’s like me are used to Baaad Bucs and Baaad coaching. It gets to where you expect nothing and enjoy wearing your head bag of ridicule. Those days may be back under Bowzos guidance. Hard to find a good head bag now though. DO NOT WEAR PLASTIC HEAD BAGS> Paper only.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:42 am
Speakeasy vid ~ If you’re going to bury someone at least get his name right. John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens. But who’s cares about details these days.
January 6th, 2026 at 7:43 am
MJ, see ya!
January 6th, 2026 at 8:31 am
When did Matty Ice get hair?
January 6th, 2026 at 8:57 am
It’s possible. Joe’s not going to pretend to know what the Glazer Family will do. Joe’s heard some things (fans won’t like) but cannot confirm.
January 6th, 2026 at 9:16 am
Well, asking how Matty Ice can run football operations while still being a TV talking head is like asking how an overrated defensive coordinator thinks he can still do that job while also pretending to be a head coach.
January 6th, 2026 at 1:46 pm
I really liked that Bullock article and I don’t disagree at all; however, none of those referenced coaches won 3 division titles in a row.