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Correct. McDaniel hasn’t even been in LA two weeks.

Correct. It's only for promotions to the head gigs, either on-field or executive. If Shaun Hamilton (currently the Linebackers coach) was hired elsewhere as a HC, we would get the comp pick. It doesn't matter where in the organization they come from, just that they've been there for two years and are hired into either the HC or GM (/Chief Player Personnel) role.

No, that's just HCs and GMs.

Yep, I agree. I didn't know Montgomery was interviewing elsewhere or I would have guessed combo AHC and PGC. Funny enough, had Kafka been the OC hire it would have gotten a lot less vitriol from fans. Maybe Campbell knows what he's doing after all.

I like that hire. Probably Pass Game Coordinator.

I think the perception is that he cares more about signing "his own guys" (i.e., those that he drafted) than finding replacement caliber players in free agency. Which, yeah, that's what you do when you draft well.

If his job is only to draft offensive linemen, he's pretty useful.

The man, the myth, the legend that is Dan Skipper? Irreplaceable. But maybe. I don't see why he couldn't be a useful OL6 in jumbo packages. Probably lacks the soft hands to catch the passes though.

Mauigoa is the top rated run blocker, but a lot of scouts see him as needing to switch to guard in the NFL. His frame is more ideal for a guard, and teams love their analytics. Which is also why he is not the top rated pass blocker. If the CFP was enough for teams like the Cardinals, Browns, and Cowboys, who might be looking for a tackle, to say that he's a day one NFL OT, then he may well be gone by #17. If they have doubts, or think he's better on the inside, he may still be there. Of course there is the analytical dance that if the Lions see him as a guard, he may not be a good fit either, unless they would hope for him to be LG for a year next to Decker before Decker retires (but I wouldn't be betting on Decker returning). Holmes said it would be "irresponsible" to depend on Manu to be the starting LT next season.

Three of those four remaining names had their bosses get fired or "step down" this offseason. Browns gonna Brown.

I’m not sure I will watch Seahawks/Patriots. I guess I want the Patriots to lose. But I don’t like either team and don’t want either team to win. Blah.

The PAC-10/12 had bad management that led to its demise. No one wants to watch a football game that starts at 11pm. Not recruits. Not fans. Not casual consumers. Growing up there was a shared experience of waking up groggy on the couch at 2am to the theme music of George Lopez. It’s like that was the target audience of PAC-10/12 administration. And the Big Ten has learned nothing!!!!! USC/MSU kicked at 11:11pm on the east coast. Despite being a pretty decent game, it drew less than Indiana/Illinois, a 63-10 blowout. Putting UCLA/Oregon State on that late is one thing. Putting a national draw with an east coast team on it just isolated your product.

Mock Draft 1.0 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana 2. New York Jets: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech 3. Arizona Cardinals: Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State 4. Tennessee Titans: Reuben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami 5. Miami Dolphins (Trade w/ New York Giants): Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama 6. Cleveland Browns: Kayden Proctor, OT, Alabama 7. Washington Commanders: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State 8. New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State 9. Kansas City Chiefs: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame 10. Cincinnati Bengals: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State 11. New York Giants (Trade w/ Miami Dolphins): Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU 12. Dallas Cowboys: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah 13. Los Angeles Rams (from ATL): Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson 14. Baltimore Ravens: Kaldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon 16. New York Jets (from IND): Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State 17. Detroit Lions: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami 18. Minnesota Vikings: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee 19. Carolina Panthers: Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State 20. Dallas Cowboys (from GB): R. Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma 21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina 22. Los Angeles Chargers: Ola Ioane, OG, Penn State 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah 24. Cleveland Browns (from JAX): Denzel Boston, WR, Washington 25. Chicago Bears: LT Overton, DT, Alabama 26. Buffalo Bills: Germie Bernhard, WR, Alabama 27. San Francisco 49ers: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson 28. Houston Texans: Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia 29. Los Angeles Rams: Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame 30. Denver Broncos: CJ Allen, LB, Georgia 31. New England Patriots: Ja'Kobi Lane, WR, USC 32. Seattle Seahawks: Jake Slaughter, C, Florida 50. Detroit Lions: Kamari Ramsey, DB, USC

Hooker was as much drafted as leverage in ongoing contract negotiations with Goff as he was drafted to be a project backup QB. I don't think there was ever a realistic plan for him to challenge Goff, but the idea was that if he saved us $10MM on Goff and then we eventually traded him for a mid to late round pick, he was worth it. It's not like there was a realistic option if Goff and Detroit came to an impasse. Nate Sudfeld was our backup in 2022. That being said, Hooker was an appealing candidate as a project QB too. He was a candidate for Heisman and would have gone in the first round if not for his ACL injury. I don't think anyone predicted he would be just as awful as he has been. And, for the "Brad Holmes trades too many assets" crowd, he traded down twice before drafting Hooker.

I think it's just his identity, so in that sense he's going to live by the sword, die by the sword. He loves his guys and he'll do what needs to be done to get them. Sometimes that works (ASB, Jamo), sometimes it doesn't (Brodric Martin). Same for Dan. Sometimes it works (Wildcard Round against the Rams in 2023), sometimes it doesn't (this year against the Eagles). I agree about the trade deadline stuff. One of Brad's comments in his year-end presser was that he gets all these questions about why they did or didn't make a move at the deadline, when they don't ask about those same things in June or July. Often those conversations are happening without anyone knowing or thinking about it, even though the media coverage circles around that deadline as the last possible day it could happen.