Motown Bombers

Honestly, I think the Patriots may be the best opening. They're the least dysfunctional other than the Saints, but they have a young QB, gobs of cap space, and a high draft pick that the Saints don't have.

I think you have to interview at least two.

The Rams are 20th in offense and 17th in defense. They have a negative point differential. Stafford hasn't exactly been lighting it up recently. I don't get the fear of them.

They said that about the Rams last year. Stafford hasn't been good his last three games. He hasn't thrown for 200 yards in last three games and isn't even completing 60% of his passes.

Pretty sure the 49ers will hire Saleh, but they need to satisfy the Rooney rule.

Wonder if Agnew gets an interview? Surprised he isn’t getting more interviews.

It's also possible Woody Johnson just wants to know what Spielman thinks of the Jets Madden ratings.

A lot of these teams interview people who have no shot of getting the job. The Jets probably want to hear an outside assessment of their organization from a guy who came in and made an assessment of a downtrodden franchise and set them on a path to the NFL elite. The Lions interviewed a lot of people for GM. They could also be sizing up Spielman for another role in the organization. Sheila interviewed Dorsey for GM and the word was she liked him, and she ended up finding a spot for him.

The Steelers are becoming a more consistent version of the Fontes Lions. Win about 9 or 10 games a year, lose on the road in the wild card round, repeat.

It is a curious move. I know Seattle interviewed Engstrand last year for OC. I would take Engstrand over Fraley as a play caller.

I want Washington. I hate having to face a team a third time with Minnesota or Green Bay. I think they are the weakest of the teams. There is also a score to settle with them after the 1991 NFC Championship Game and 1999 Wild Card Game.

Lions pretty good against playoff teams.

Lot of NIMBYism in California. The state wants to build more housing, but no one wants the housing in their community.

So I just learned that Ray Agnew's son is a scout for the Jets.

I still contend that Dorsey is such an underrated addition to the Lions front office. This is the guy who drafted guys like Mahomes, Kelce, and Tyreek Hill and built the foundation of a Super Bowl dynasty. How goes to Cleveland and drafts Mayfield. Ward, Chubb and takes an 0-16 team to a playoff win. His issues have been working with head coaches which the Lions have not asked him to do.

Holmes doesn't go after premium free agents. However, aging players who are still productive like Zeitler and Reader will sign with the Lions at a reasonable rate for a shot at the Super Bowl.

Keep in mind, the Jets hired Rick Spielman for their GM search. That probably explains why Chris is interviewing for the job.

The flip side is, the Lions are a Super Bowl contender with an excellent culture and will attract the top coaches and executives in the NFL.

Yeah it would be unprecedented to hire a broadcaster that was a former linebacker as GM.