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CMRivdogs brought up the Eagles above and how they drafted Hurts with Wentz on the roster, depsite Wentz at the time playing well. I think in the same way the Eagles front office (who have turned out to be some of the best in the business) probably knew Wentz was a ticking time bomb, the two individuals who probably have the best gauge on Goff are Brad Holmes and Ray Agnew. Was Goff's performance in the second half of this season a sign of things to come? Or is this the best we will ever get and we need to replace him before we turn into the Commanders? Their answers to those questions are probably what determines whether Richardson is in play at 18 or in the 2nd Round.

I’ll see your Richardson and raise you a Robinson!

I’m getting turned off on the idea of taking a corner at 6 as of late. Obviously it’s a need, but the draft is so deep and you have a scouting team that can find Kerby Joseph in the 3rd round of a draft that wasn’t as deep. You’ve got two second round picks and all of free agency. I would have a list of “if they’re there you take them” guys (Anderson and Carter probably), give a concerted effort to trade down if they aren’t there, especially if a Young/Stroud/Levis is still there, and take the BPA if you can’t spin a trade, largely regardless of position (maybe with some exceptions… maybe not).

Rodgers is a prick.

Wilks did a good job with Carolina, but he also went 3-13 in his only full season as a head coach. I could understand why Carolina would possibly want to go another direction. Reich is 40-33-1 FWIW. Jim Caldwell is the one that grinds my gears. The Lions were right to fire him when they did, and I’ll go to my grave believing that. The fact they replaced him with one of the worst head coaches in NFL history doesn’t change that. He is the epitome of stability though. These franchises in crisis, like the Texans, Broncos, and Cardinals, could be 8-9 by 2024 with Caldwell. And while I think it would take a perfect storm for him to win it all, he’s a much better option than some of these dumpster fire candidates they’ve been hiring, like Urban Meyer and Nathanial Hackett.

Yes but it would need to be a part of the CBA. I doubt a formal ban is coming in the next five years. She’s being proactive at the request of the players.

Credit to Sheila for making the move. Probably not a move that had to be done, but one requested by players/coaching staff. Can’t have been cheap either, not that she’s hurting.

There were a lot of grumblings that athletics alums and donors wanted him out, but he still had the support of the school and the administration (whose priorities are everything but wins). I got the sense that the resignation was on his own, with a lot of writing on the wall. He may have gotten one more year if he hadn’t resigned, but I don’t think it was guaranteed. The program wasn’t about to magically turn around under Shaw in 2023.

In the days of 15,000 person crowds at Stanford Stadium, "up the middle / up the middle / pass / punt!" chants were sometimes the loudest thing heard that day. Great guy. But his offenses are as vanilla as it comes, and he's let the game pass him by.

What's the proper response if I run into Santa Ono at the Ann Arbor Kroger? Take the stereotypical selfie he'll forget about? Question him on when Warde will be fired and make it uncomfortable? Question his chili choices and try to save a life?

I would expect Bresee to clear his medical just fine and then put up good-not-great numbers at the combine, as he seems to have done his senior season. I've read some reports as well that he's gained weight in his senior year. If he blows everyone's socks off in a complete 180 return to form, he will go high day one. If he shows up injured, he will likely be a day three flyer. I expect somewhere in between. I don't think the question will be his health on February 27th, it will what his status will be in weeks one, five, nine, and fourteen of an NFL season, and that's something the combine can't tell you. He has shown the ability to be healthy enough to play, but hasn't shown the ability to stay healthy and at the top of his game. DT can be so fickle. Levi played nearly every one of his games in college, then comes here with a seemingly unknown back injury that puts him into very likely bust territory. I don't think Bresee is Levi 2.0, but he's also probably not someone you can count on for 17+ games. Proceed with immense caution.

Bryan Bresee is a name to keep an eye on in the 2nd round. I know the know-nothing mock above had him at #8, but I've seen him in mocks go as late as the 2nd and even mid-3rd round. He hasn't gone a full season healthy in college, had a great freshman season anyway in 2020, and was on his way to another, but has done nothing but regress since tearing his ACL in 2021 and then having some truly tragic family issues (his 15yo sister died of cancer) at the beginning of this past season. It's understandable why he wouldn't be focused on football, but he's definitely a candidate to see his stock plummet in the lead-up, depending on his measurables and the physical. 2020: 23 tackles and 4 sacks in 11 games 2021: 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 4 games 2022: 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 10 games Depending on their scouting and belief in coaching him back to what he was, he may be a candidate for the Lions to go get in the 2nd round. Ceiling seems to be as a good to elite defensive tackle, but the floor has bust written all over it.

Spoil sport! What are we supposed to do for the next three months other than rage at nonsensical mocks and then make our own slightly more sensical mocks that still aren't going to happen?

The real shame is not getting to see Maher shank an extra point to end it.

I've heard the interview. I still think it comes down to coaching. That play was never going to work (it was clearly a shift, not a scramble off the field), the players lined up illegally (so even if the Patriots had screwed up it would have been offsetting), and the center and QB were not on the same page. And even despite all of that, Pagano could have called a timeout when it was clearly not going to work. Instead, it lives in infamy.

Jerry Jones is probably just crazy enough to fire his coach after a divisional playoff loss by 7. McCarthy never should have been hired in the first place.

I understand the concept, in wanting 11 skill players on the field. But putting only one player on the ball is as asinine as when Chuck Pagano ran that play against the Patriots. Of course they are going to rush your QB and hurry the most important throw of the play.

LOL such a fitting end. Zeke gets bull rushed and knocked on his ass, the throw gets rushed and they can't even run their trick play. Mike McCarthy is an absolute joke.

There is a greater than 50% chance that the Cowboys come out with an illegal formation on this last play. For Zeke to be eligible as a center he has to be the end.

This final drive has been the epitome of piss poor coaching for the Cowboys. Completely lack of situational awareness and sense of urgency.

Watching the Cowboys choke under pressure is the greatest tradition.

As far as season ticket holders go, I think there is a decent chance we go 7-1 or 8-0 at home next season. Very favorable home schedule with a team that plays well at home.

Poor Bills

I think it's fair to say you probably know more than I do about Schlissel's tenure, so I'll defer. I think his legacy will be defined by sending cringeworthy emails to a subordinate and getting canned either way.

I don't love losing the "college scouting director", but if he's been with us since 2007, he isn't really one of Holmes' guys.