Morning Cup Of Joe
January 7th, 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.
Dixie Chicks to release Kirk Cousins. [PFT]
It’s wild to Joe that one year removed from getting to the NFC title game, the Commandos launch both coordinators. Kliff Kingsbury won’t be unemployed long. [CBS]
Ranking the head coach openings. [Yahoo!]
Shedeur Sanders doesn’t seem all that broken up that Kevin Stefanski got run by the Browns. [NFL]
How would Nick Saban defend Dirk Koetter’s offense? [TikTok]
Saint Lamar Jackson pushed for John Harbaugh and Todd Monken to get run? Well, isn’t that special? [SI]
Josh Allen is basically the 21st-century version of Jim Kelly, right? [Outkick]
Grok vs. On3. Someone more clever than Joe found a way to use AI to get around paywalls. This of course has pissed off On3 suits. LOL Cool! [Awful Announcing]
The Royals missed the deadline to join the Chiefs by moving 23 miles across the state line to Kansas for a new stadium. Kansas state officials have signaled they have no interest in creating a new deadline for the Royals. [Front Office Sports]
While we wait for white smoke to rise from Todd Bowles’ meeting with Team Glazer, how about a classic Pete Puma vs. Bugs Bunny battle? [TikTok]
NFL meeting week 18 pic.twitter.com/kGv7diBPUa
— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) January 6, 2026
Immediate reaction to Kevin Stefanski pic.twitter.com/ZwWkfBmrLZ
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) January 5, 2026