Random NFL comments/thoughts

[holygoat]

  On 1/10/2024 at 4:02 PM, Motown Bombers said:

I don't know if this means they are keeping Fields or not. They may want a different coordinator for Williams or they may think they saw enough from Fields that they want a better OC. 

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I think it means they're sticking with Fields. If they were going to draft Williams, they'd have cleaned house completely.

[buddha]

  On 1/10/2024 at 8:34 PM, holygoat said:

I think it means they're sticking with Fields. If they were going to draft Williams, they'd have cleaned house completely.

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not necessarily.

remember, this is the bears youre talking about.

[MichiganCardinal]

I wouldn't think of Disner as the guy to leave the organization to be a GM elsewhere. He joined the Lions in 2019 and was here for the Patricia era. He is considered the salary cap guru now, which he hasn't really had to do much, as we've been in the cutting dead weight stage of the rebuild, not the "let's be strategic to keep everyone good" stage.

Ray Agnew is the Assistant GM who came with Holmes. He is who I'd prefer not to lose but would expect to be a candidate.

[Motown Bombers]

It is the billionaire hedge fund manager who is doing an interview with the numbers guy. 

I've also seen Mike Martin's name thrown out there. He is in the Lions scouting department and the Lions have been killing it in the draft. 

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[Motor City Sonics]

POST BLACK MONDAY HOT SEAT RANKING - Not saying they WILL be fired, but I have to have a Top 5. 

1. BILL BELICHICK, New England   - He should just walk away gracefully. Could he be traded? 

2. NICK SIRANNI, Philadelphia - He shouldn't be on a hot seat, but when you hire Matt Patricia as a DC...well, you get what you deserve

3. DENNIS ALLEN, New Orleans - His team ignoring his order not to score doesn't inspire confidence. 

4. ROBERT SALEH, NY Jets - Anytime Aaron Rodgers is involved........

5. DOUG PEDERSON, Jacksonville -  Pretty big meltdown, the golden boy hasn't improved. He'll be back next year, but I needed a fifth

Lots of open jobs now. 

Tennessee

LA Chargers

New England? 

Seattle

Atlanta

Washington

Carolina

Las Vegas? 

 Where's Saban going?    LOL

 

Hey Bama,   Tuck Comin' ? 

 

[buddha]

  On 1/11/2024 at 2:33 AM, Motor City Sonics said:

POST BLACK MONDAY HOT SEAT RANKING - Not saying they WILL be fired, but I have to have a Top 5. 

1. BILL BELICHICK, New England   - He should just walk away gracefully. Could he be traded? 

2. NICK SIRANNI, Philadelphia - He shouldn't be on a hot seat, but when you hire Matt Patricia as a DC...well, you get what you deserve

3. DENNIS ALLEN, New Orleans - His team ignoring his order not to score doesn't inspire confidence. 

4. ROBERT SALEH, NY Jets - Anytime Aaron Rodgers is involved........

5. DOUG PEDERSON, Jacksonville -  Pretty big meltdown, the golden boy hasn't improved. He'll be back next year, but I needed a fifth

Lots of open jobs now. 

Tennessee

LA Chargers

New England? 

Seattle

Atlanta

Washington

Carolina

Las Vegas? 

 Where's Saban going?    LOL

 

Hey Bama,   Tuck Comin' ? 

 

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mike mccarthy if he loses to green bay.

[Motown Bombers]

Belichick is out. 

 

[Motown Bombers]

Good chance the Lions play the Vikings or Bears in one of these games. Would be nice to face the Bears. One less game in possible bad weather. 

 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

  On 1/11/2024 at 12:34 PM, Motown Bombers said:

Good chance the Lions play the Vikings or Bears in one of these games. Would be nice to face the Bears. One less game in possible bad weather. 

 

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Unless things have changed, they don't schedule divisional games for the international slate. Jacksonville is supposed to be a home game for us, so maybe them, though it kind of sounds like these four teams will be the "hosts" for the international games.

[romad1]

  On 1/11/2024 at 12:34 PM, Motown Bombers said:

Good chance the Lions play the Vikings or Bears in one of these games. Would be nice to face the Bears. One less game in possible bad weather. 

 

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yes, London is famous for its sunny weather in autumn.   :--)

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[Motor City Sonics]

  On 1/11/2024 at 1:25 PM, Motown Bombers said:

 

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Bobby Petrino's available.................

[Motor City Sonics]

Good coach, but it was Brady.      

Gonna be hard to watch any sports the next few days with all the slobbering over Saban and Belichick.   

[Motor City Sonics]

POST BLACK MONDAY HOT SEAT RANKING - Not saying they WILL be fired, but I have to have a Top 5.  Post-Belichick

1. NICK SIRANNI, Philadelphia - He shouldn't be on a hot seat, but when you hire Matt Patricia as a DC...well, you get what you deserve

2. DENNIS ALLEN, New Orleans - His team ignoring his order not to score doesn't inspire confidence. 

3. ROBERT SALEH, NY Jets - Anytime Aaron Rodgers is involved........

4. DOUG PEDERSON, Jacksonville -  Pretty big meltdown, the golden boy hasn't improved. He'll be back next year, but I needed a fifth

5. MIKE McCARTHY, Dallas -  Yes, if he loses to Green Bay

[MichiganCardinal]

Saints and Cowboys are the only two who I see left who wouldn’t surprise me. Saints need to be blown up and rebuilt, and Allen won’t be there for it. I think anything short of a conference championship appearance will spell the end of McCarthy’s run in Dallas.

[Motown Bombers]

The Saints have already said they are bringing Allen back. I would really look out for Sirianni if the Eagles lay an egg in Tampa. They moved on from Pederson rather quick after winning a Super Bowl. There seem to be locker room issues popping up in Philadelphia. 

Here's another one I'll throw out there. McVay. He gets blown out by Goff and decides to retire and go into TV. 

[CMRivdogs]

  On 1/11/2024 at 1:12 PM, romad1 said:

yes, London is famous for its sunny weather in autumn.   :--)

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Nothing like visiting Stonehenge in a cold downpour

[Motown Bombers]

Jack Campbell quietly had a nice 2nd half. 

 

[RandyMarsh]

Yeah Campbell and Iffy making big strides in the 2nd half really helped turn the defense from bad to atleast averagish. 

[Motown Bombers]

I just thought, I wonder if Carolina getting the Germany game is punishment for Tepper throwing a drink on a fan? Basically taking away a home game. I have no other idea why you would want to showcase the Panthers internationally. 

[RandyMarsh]

It could be that but iirc I was looking up most popular teams in Europe last year when there was speculation about us potentially playing there and believe it or not some of the things I found showed that Carolina was one of the top teams there. Have no real explanation why though. 

[CMRivdogs]

  On 1/11/2024 at 3:33 PM, RandyMarsh said:

It could be that but iirc I was looking up most popular teams in Europe last year when there was speculation about us potentially playing there and believe it or not some of the things I found showed that Carolina was one of the top teams there. Have no real explanation why though. 

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Possibly the number of military bases in North and South Carolina and the number of personnel based in Germany. 

[Hongbit]

You guys are overthinking this one.  The teams don’t matter at all in Germany.  Their appetite for NFL is so high that any game will sell out quickly.