Hongbit

Quite a thread. If true, I’d put most of the blame on the Vikings here. When an NFL team flies in an established guy after conducting an initial phone interview, that’s typically a sign of a pending deal.

Nothing about this entire process has been clear.

The weird gets weirder. This is amazing.

I wonder if that deal is still on the table.

What happens if Harbaugh doesn’t get an NFL job. Does UM keep him as coach and ignore that he interviewed for another job on national signing day or do they fire him and move on?

Finebaum has floated Stanford’s David Shaw as a wildcard. He’s struggled the past few years and it’s only going to get worse if they can’t figure out how to take advantage of the transfer portal. He should jump at the opportunity if presented.

I’m not 100% sure either. They must interview 2 candidates and must have 1 in person interview from outside the organization. I believe the latter would also count for the former.

This is correct. However, they also had 2nd interview in person scheduled with Leslie Frazier the very next day that would’ve met the Rooney Rule requirement for them.

I am not sure if this is a calculated move to help bring about change or if it’s a disgruntled employee that was fired for not being able to get along with management lashing out. Either way, I think it’s amazingly stupid for many reasons 1) He was not a Rooney Rule interview. The Giants actually interviewed Leslie Frazier twice and had already met the requirement. His was a legitimate interview even though they had a strong front runner for the job 2) He appears to be basing his entire claim on a heresay text from Bill Belichick. He’s not in the Giants organization so anything he hears is just rumor. It’s I heard from someone who heard from someone who heard from someone. That’s not strong enough to make these type of clams. 3) He went on the interview. This part I just don’t get if he really felt so slighted. Makes no sense. Pull out and make a stand. This happens often actually. Don’t go to the interview as a long shot and then blow things up later when they go with the favorite. 4) He has rolled another complaint against Stephen Ross into his Giants complaint and has completely defamed Ross. Even if this is deserved, I don’t get why he’s merging a completely different issue with Ross into his complaint with the Giants and Rooney Rule. That’s a huge accusation saying Ross was willing to pay him to lose. I hope he’s got actual evidence and isn’t just saying stuff that he doesn’t have receipts for. 5) Maybe the biggest mistake is that he’s apparently gone solo on this campaign and elected to go public without gathering support from other black head coaches and assistants. Duce Staley and Aaron Glenn have both come out and said the exact opposite of Flores and they appreciate the opportunities to interview. I expect most others will say the same or offer no comment. It just makes him look more and more like the bitter employer that has gone rogue after getting fired. The entire suit seems very impulsive and not the least bit calculated. This is a huge problem for someone in a profession that requires calculated decisions and behavior. Maybe he’ll make someone a good college coach because he will never work again in the NFL.

Nothing is as dumb as the idiotic Brian Flores career killing lawsuit but the Commanders name is close.

I’ve been beating this drum for 2 months now but I’m still very confused how this went down. The true story probably isn’t so confusing but there’s so much behind the scenes that we don’t know. They best I can surmise is if UM really wanted him as their coach they couldve kept him.and if Jim really wanted to be the coach he couldve gotten what he wanted. I think both sides were only willing to budge so much and In the end both got what they wanted. The timing isn’t great for UM but portal and early signing day make it far less damaging. I don’t think that highly of Warde so I’d expect him to name Gattis instead of taking a swing at bigger names. Then again, nothing will surprise me with the crazy coaching landscape these days.

On the subject of anti racist

This stuck me as well. This would’ve never happened just a few years ago and would’ve had devastating consequences to the recruiting class. This new world of crazy coaching changes, transfer portal, and early signing day and it’s just not really a big deal now.

This really is his stupid crypto commercial happening in real life.

I have a feeling New Orleans will hire a black coach. This way nobody will bat an eye when they fuck the guy over and fire him after a year to try and get Payton to come back.

Maybe he’d come back to take on the ultimate challenge. Take the Lions to the Super Bowl.

Khan is not good. He’s better than Ross but that’s not saying much. Interesting to try to determine the worst owner in the league at the moment. I think it probably the McNair kid who has essentially let Jesus guide the way for all his decisions including letting a football novice charlatan become his closest advisor. Snyder, Haslem, Ross, and McCaskey are also in the conversation.

Giants hiring Daboll. Not a fan of this guy. I think all of his success is having Josh Allen. Still they can’t possibly do worse than Joe Judge.

Any massive crash will be temporary and allow those who run the rigged game and sold high to reset the market so they can buy low again.

He’s got lot of tools and could be good if he ever learns how to take care of the football. He plays way too careless.

Probably will happen but it won’t be that easy. New Orleans owns his rights for 3 more years and will absolutely force Dallas to give up significant draft capital to make it happen. On a side note, this is maybe the one head coaching job your boy Aaron Glenn may get a real shot at.

Take was going so good until he stepped out of the end zone at the end declaring there’s no other human he’d want with the ball at the end of a big game. Stafford answered all the questions and quieted all doubters. It was the Lions all along. Still there are a couple guys out there that undoubtedly are better in these situations.

Odell Beckham Sr. is the best agent in the league.

I always pick the same two words in my first two guesses then I start to try to figure out the answer on my 3rd guess. It becomes much easier to solve everyday with that method.