I’d be surprised if he did. He’s won the right to be a little bit picky, and if he wanted to go to Carolina I think he could have done so last year.
I suspect he goes to the Chargers or Commanders.
It’s one of 32 jobs. I don’t think it’s like Carolina where you avoid if you’re a desired commodity like Harbaugh or Johnson. They’ll probably hire a coordinator from somewhere. Glenn might get an interview, there’s a rivalry connection with the Saints.
Smith has made it easy for Fontenot to point the finger at him. “The dude has Kyle Pitts, Drake London, and Bijan Robinson and he won’t use any of them what do you want from me”
It’s unlikely the 49ers rest their starters in such a case, while the Rams still would. Which alone is significant, as making them play in an extra game - what if Purdy got hurt? Or their lineman? What about people who bet an over on the 49ers to hit 13 wins? The mistake by Allen could have massive implications.
Even so, we would at least be the #2 seed, which is a significant **** up on the part of Brad Allen and the NFL.
I’d love to see the Bears keep Fields. He’s a bad passer who is decent with his feet. We have seen better passers who are better with their feet plateau in a way that I’m sure Fields is bound to do in the next few years. While they’re set up spectacularly well by Carolina’s incompetence, I don’t see them ever getting better than 9-8 or so under Fields.
That being said, I’m not terribly concerned about them developing a franchise signal caller either. It’s not a coincidence the Bears have always sucked at the position.
Their only hope is to draft a prospect who can win despite the franchise (a la Matt Stafford), and pair him with a coach who can win despite the franchise (a la Jim Harbaugh).
Even if they move on from Fields, I think they’ll fail at probably both of those things.
vs.
Setting: 01/14/2024 8:15pm EST on NBC
Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI
Weather: Climate Controlled
Opening Spread: Lions -3.5
All-Time Series Record: Rams lead, 45-41-1
Last Meeting: 10/24/2021, Rams won 28-19
#6 Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
Head Coach: Sean McVay (7th Season: 70-45, 7-3 in Playoffs)
Projected Starting QB: John Matthew Stafford (15th Season: 98-107-1, 4-3 in Playoffs)
Last Week: 21-20 W @ San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
Your #3 Detroit Lions (12-5)
Head Coach: Dan Campbell (3rd Season: 24-26-1, 0-0 in Playoffs)
Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (8th Season: 66-50-1, 2-3 in Playoffs)
Last Week: 30-20 W v. Minnesota Vikings (7-10)
Elsewhere in the NFC
Sunday: #7 Green Bay Packers @ #2 Dallas Cowboys (4:30pm on FOX)
Monday: #5 Philadelphia Eagles @ #4 Tampa Bay Buccanneers (8:00pm on ESPN)
BYE: #1 San Francisco 49ers
Jamaal scored his only TD of the season tonight on a fake kneel that occurred despite explicit instructions from their coach not to do it. One season after scoring 17 TDs with the Lions.