RandyMarsh

Hopefully guys like Keith, Pacheco, Workman, Santana, Dingler etc. Can take big steps forward this year, if they stay stagnant or God forbid get worse the system could look like one of the bottom 5 in baseball once Greene and Tork get promoted. Of course we would have a bunch of young and hopefully All Star caliber players on the big league roster so it wouldnt be as pressing if the system was bad. Kinda like the White Sox the few years. There system dropped to the bottom but it really wasn't a major deal cause they had all the young star players on the team.

Starting to sound like those retirement stories were a bit premature. Multiple sources including Brady's Father are saying he is not retiring. This has the potential to get real annoying real quick. I don't want another Brett Favre situation.

I actually have that feeling too. I don't think its necessary some grand scheme he is orchestrating but he just strikes me as somebody that will get that competitive itch again after sitting out a year and want to come back and of course some team(s) will gladly pay him handsomely to do so.

Also for the record, the guy who supposedly could never win a big game beat the greatest QB to ever play and forced him into retirement.

The GOAT finally decides to hang them up. Good for him, his legacy is already set and there's nothing more for him to accomplish. No need to pull a Roethlisberger or Brees and overstay your welcome and look like a shell of your former self at the end.

Wow that is fascinating and I can't believe this is the first I've heard of this. I mean I've heard of other questionable scoring errors and decisions from this era but never this particularly think with Lajoie and the batting title.

I can see the point about Jags ownership and how the franchise has been terrible but I still think that is a desirably location. Perhaps I'm being naive or downplaying the importance of working for good ownership but to me I see the roster and I really don't think it is that bad relatively speaking, plus you have a ton of cap space, the first pick in the draft, play in a division with no real dominant team(I question the Titans staying power without a long term QB) and most importantly appear to have your young long term QB set. I would take that over positions that may have had better histories but don't have really any other positives going for them in the near future.

I was so disappointed when that story about him and Olerud got debunked. That would have been an all time great story if true.

I'm not entirely sure why he sold it, I do know that he did always dream of owning an NFL team though. I'm a big wrestling fan myself and listen to alot of wrestling podcasts. One of the podcasts I listen to is from Vince's right hand man in the WWE for 30 years Bruce Prichard. He tells the story that in the late 90s Vince tried buying the Vikings I believe but it didn't go through so according to Bruce, Vince said "F*ck it, if I can't buy an NFL team I'll just start my own football league", and that's how the first XFL was born.

XFL 2.0 did get hurt big time by COVID, I will say that. It's hard to say if it had staying power but those first few weeks before COVID hit looked promising.

BTW the XFL which is now owned by Dwayne Johnson is set to start back up in 2023 as well according to him. Apparently they are keeping the same cities as teams as the 2.0 version.

I question the Jags owners but other than that I think that is a pretty attractive job if you believe that Lawrence is that stud QB like he was touted as. Less than a year ago he was touted as one of the 5 best QB prospects in like 40 years, so inheriting a team with that is a big deal. Plus they have a lot of cap space, the number 1 pick this year and play in a division where no teams have any long term QBs(assuming Watson is gone from Houston) so that is another major bonus. If I was an aspiring Head Coach that would be the job I would be going after.

I guess since he is the head coach everything falls on him but Stafford had arguably his two worst full seasons of his entire career in 2012 and 2013, where as under Caldwell he greatly improved. How much is due to Caldwell and/or the coaches he hired is hard to say, or is it just a talented QB like Stafford getting better with age? If it's the latter than I'm not so sure it's fair to Schwartz to compare what he did at the end to what Caldwell did.

Agree about Mobley, I love him too and I have no qualms if somebody were to say in a vacuum that he is better but in no way is he clearly better like Ford says and no way do I think the Pistons change to him over Cade if there was a redraft right now. Likewise if the Cavs took Mobley with the 1st pick I doubt they would switch to Cade either. For a team to switch their tune this early there would have to be some dramatic differences and that isn't the case.

Speaking of which, Chad Ford put out his redraft today and he had Mobley and Barnes going 1 and 2. He said something to the effect that "If the draft were today no way would the Pistons pass on Mobley who has shown to CLEARLY have a higher ceiling than Cade. " I mean I'm not denying Mobley hasnt been great, particularly defensively but to say he clearly has a higher ceiling and that its obvious the Pistons would take him if ludicrous.

Now after confusing it with Josh McCown last week NOW I can say I don't get the Josh McDaniels love.

This is awesome! Candace Parker calls out the TNT crew for not showing or mentioning Cade once in the highlight package despite his game. I get it the Pistons lost and Denver has the reigning MVP so they're going to get the bulk of the highlight but Cade is the current number 1 pick, you think he'd get some publicity by a basketball show when he has a great game.

The xfl twice, UFL, NFL Europe, Alliance of American Football, Arena Football(that did atleast have some success at times) and possibly others I'm forgetting about.

Saints ask permission to interview Glenn, as expected. Also asked to interview Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

ESPN was talking about possible replacements for the Bucs if Brady retires and Goff was brought up. In fact they said he may be one of the more realistic options for them that won't break the bank. I don't really know what the Bucs free agency or cap situation looks like, but assuming they bring back most of the players they have I don't think Goff would be the worst option for them. As he has shown in the past he can win if he has the talent around him.

TIgers organization to Lloyd.

Bears are hiring Colts DC as their new head coach so no Caldwell there. Unfortunately for him it appears options are running out, atleast this year anyway.

Im sure it's the Kool aid but if Rodgers leaves GB I think there is a chance the Lions could steal the division next year. Of course it would be one of those 8-9 or 9-8 type division champs but the Packers without Rodgers and perhaps Adams are going to be mediocre, same with the Vikings and Bears. If we nail this draft and finally get lucky in close games and/or turnover differential I think we could win it.

Speaking of the Steelers, Big Ben just announced his retirement. He definitely had a good run, but this retirement was long overdue. He hasn't looked good in many years.