Random NFL comments/thoughts

[Hongbit]

My gut is that Ben is going to be a terrible head coach and will be the latest example of the NFL’s Peter Principle problem regarding head coaches.  

[MichiganCardinal]

17 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

My gut is that Ben is going to be a terrible head coach and will be the latest example of the NFL’s Peter Principle problem regarding head coaches.  

I think the Dan Campbell coaching tree will generally be a good one. His style is based primarily off of quality leadership instead of pure Xs and Os, which I think is more apt to be successful.

[CMRivdogs]

Could it be the GM/Head Coach relationship ala Rams, Lions, etc become the next big thing in the NFL?
 

 

[Motown Bombers]

The Lions seemed different in that it was an arranged marriage between head coach and general manager and not the GM picking the head coach. 

[Jason_R]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

The Lions seemed different in that it was an arranged marriage between head coach and general manager and not the GM picking the head coach. 

Yeah, and people beat up Sheila and Rod for doing it that way. And people questions bringing in Chris Spielman and wondered what his role was or if he was a third wheel. But in retrospect they could not have done any better than they did.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

The Lions seemed different in that it was an arranged marriage between head coach and general manager and not the GM picking the head coach. 

One of the more successful arranged marriage that I can ever remember...

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Jason_R]

Three NFC North teams on the list. 

[CMRivdogs]

I'm fairly sure Holmes was clued in on the head coach search when he went thru the hiring process and likely had some veto power. Otherwise why would he take the job? 

https://www.mlive.com/lions/2021/01/lions-brad-holmes-and-dan-campbell-already-evaluating-players-finishing-each-others-sentences.html

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Holmes was hired last week and was virtually introduced on Tuesday afternoon. His introductory press conference occurred before Campbell’s hiring was official, so Holmes couldn’t speak on the team’s new coach.

Team president Rod Wood said Holmes was involved in the later stages of the coaching search, though, reaching out to a handful of finalists. Wood noted that Holmes made those calls, did his research and came to the same conclusion as the team’s brass: “Dan Campbell should be the next head coach of the Detroit Lions.”

“We did have Brad involved kind of behind the scenes in this, so his voice was listened to, and I would say it was impactful when he came to the same conclusion that we did that Dan should be our head coach,” Wood said. “It may have been an odd process, but I think it resulted in an outstanding result.”

 

[Tigeraholic1]

2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

One of the more successful arranged marriage that I can ever remember...

Not since Ford/ Firestone has an arrange marriage been so successful.

[Sports_Freak]

I thought someone may enjoy this as much as I did;

[CMRivdogs]

 

[1984Echoes]

On a WAG...

I think Aaron Glenn is going to lose out on a "one more year to prove yourself on the ability to develop a top-notch defense"; and that we're going to lose Ben Johnson, most likely to the Commanders IMO.

[Motown Bombers]

[MichiganCardinal]

15 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

On a WAG...

I think Aaron Glenn is going to lose out on a "one more year to prove yourself on the ability to develop a top-notch defense"; and that we're going to lose Ben Johnson, most likely to the Commanders IMO.

It would be nice to not lose both in one offseason.

[MichiganCardinal]

Browns gonna Brown

[MichiganCardinal]

 

[Motown Bombers]

I'm really not surprised. Jerry Jones stuck with Jason Garrett a long time. 

[buddha]

bwaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha.  dallas.    bwaaaaaa ha ha ha ha.

jerry will never hire a coach with a spine that would get in the way of his ego.

[buddha]

dallas and chicago doing what they do best: making bad organizational decisions because they have very flawed ownership groups.

[Sports_Freak]

I hear Buffalo is in line for another huge snowstorm. 3 feet of snow every week? Detroit won't be able to bail them out this time. 

[Motown Bombers]

Can't they just move the game to the Meadowlands? 

[1984Echoes]

8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Can't they just move the game to the Meadowlands? 

From Buffalo to New Jersey?

That's a long hike...

[RandyMarsh]

Rogers Centre in Toronto possibly?? Of course with it being so close to Buffalo it may be getting hit with the same storms so it could present some logistical problems for fans or the commute but atleast the game would be indoors. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Whatever we do, let’s make sure the problem persists for the next 50+ years by building the next stadium outdoors too.