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Looks like Kellen Moore is gonna be the hire. Feels like a post-hype candidate after his stock was high a couple years ago. He might not ever get another HC offer again so he might as well take it.
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At least the Jags finally made the right move and canned Baalke... just shoulda done that before the HC interviews, not during the final round. And in the midst of begging Coen to take your job. Heh. Tampa Bay is the place to be, their previous two OCs have gotten HC jobs. Baker Mayfield is suddenly OC gold! But yeah, Detroit would be pretty great too.
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It's hard to buy into this after the Twins collapsed in 2024 with some obvious flaws in the roster needing to be fixed just for no effort to be made to solve those problems. Yes, the rotation has 3 quality starters but the rotation went off the rails in September due to injury and regression. The bullpen had highs and lows as we saw a gaggle of mediocre relievers get shelled then DFA'd and we're crossing our fingers for over half the pen. And the hitters are a complete mystery box given the need for help at 1B, 2B, and outfield depth. And running back basically the same roster isn't going to help with the durability issues most the players have. There is legitimate upside to this team, but after watching what this team has accomplished the past 3 seasons, it feels like more of the same.- 43 replies
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Coen went from a first time OC 12 months ago after Canales got the Panthers job to suddenly being a HC, getting to pick (or at least being part of the team to pick) the next GM and a hefty salary. Wow. Can't say for the inside sources, but Baalke is known for winning a power struggle in San Francisco and getting Jim Harbaugh fired despite the fact he only had one mediocre year out of 4 there. Then the team immediately went downhill as he hired Jim Tomsula (a lame duck DL coach) and then Chip Kelly, getting canned himself just to resurface as the Jags GM and embarrass himself a second time. Backing Urban Meyer and drafting Travon Walker over Aidan Hutchinson are just a couple of mega blunders he has made.
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Yikes. My money is on Schottenheimer being a one-and-done in Dallas. I'm not a big fan of McCarthy but this is gonna be a considerable downgrade.
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I believe that's now 3 head coaching candidates that are heavily suspected to have said no to Jacksonville - Byron Leftwich (who was close to taking the job before Pederson did but insisted on his own GM), Ben Johnson, and Liam Coen. I don't think they have somebody out of left field like Belichick, I think it has to do with Coen choosing to return to the Bucs earlier today.
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I don’t think Rodgers will be back, but if he is then the potential for chaos will certainly be higher.
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I will bet on him lasting over 1 year - their past two minority coaches in Bowles and Saleh each got canned in Year 4. Though it is interesting that he hasn't taken the offer yet... the rumors say the Saints have him as their #1 option as well.
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Right, I'm not making the argument that the Dodgers are the primary issue here. The whole system is broken as so many teams refuse to spend money and allow the top teams to sign the majority of the best FAs. Just wish it could be like the NFL.
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And they got Yates too. Ugh.
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The Jets are trying to finalize a deal with Glenn, so it seems Flores will return as it appears he isn't a finalist for the Jags job.
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It does make me wonder, if Prielipp is already on the verge of helping the major league team with only 30 minor league innings under his belt, why do most prospects need to spend so much time developing, at least when it comes to college arms like Prielipp? Clearly he has some special stuff given how highly he was drafted, but it makes me wonder if some college pitchers were moved to the bullpen quicker we could see more MLB results compared to the usual struggles of minor league pitchers becoming viable starters and waiting until year 2-4 of their careers to move them to the pen. But it's a no-nonsense move to put him and Canterino in the pen at this point in their careers, they are likely to never have the durability to make it as starters. Might as well extract what you can from their dynamic arms while they are healthy.
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I don't see any evidence that they would go away from the 2 catcher model. It's hard to say if they have any faith in Camargo, my guess would be he is on the fringes of the 40 man roster. And once again, I doubt Gasper is given a legitimate shot to be a MLB catcher.
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It was probably down to the Bears and Raiders giving him their final bids this weekend, and he probably wanted the Bears job most. Caleb Williams has an elite skillset he can work with and their roster isn't terrible, while the Raiders have nothing at and a worse roster, and may have to trade up in an underwhelming 2025 QB class. I would guess that was the tiebraker, not the Raiders/Brady overreacting to one play call.
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Reports say that Aaron Glenn has his choice between the Jets or Saints job. If he gets the Jets job then I think Flores is back. Betting favorite for Cowboys job is Schottenheimer… yikes.
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The ridiculous disparity between payrolls in baseball has been a big factor in why I've lost passion in the game the past few years. The Dodgers have been to the playoffs 12 years in a row and 7 times have made it to the semifinals.
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It is strange, though it is just the Bears and Jets, and they have interviewed 17 and 16 candidates a piece. Still, he wouldn't be in my top 30 HC candidates. I can see the Jets doing it, I agree about the other two. I think they are the only team that has a real chance of hiring Flores, there were some league rumors about the Jets hiring him and then taking McCown to be their OC and even Grigson (our current assistant GM) to be their GM. How Grigson would get another HC job after bungling the Colts with Luck and not being able to draft with the Vikings would be baffling, but a Flores/McCown combo makes a lot of sense to me.
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Correct, he was added to the 40 man roster on April 22nd, 2024 after being DFA'd in 2023.
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Welp, Jayden Daniels is already the best QB in the NFC. And this has been the most exciting game of the year, in my opinion. Washington finally escapes the clutches of Dan Snyder and finds their franchise QB, and is now an instant Super Bowl contender. Did not see that coming!
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I would suspect it has more to due with Varland's velocity uptick upon joining the bullpen and his strikeout rate compared to Henriquez. Ronny did a decent job last year but only hit 7.0 K/9 and was a mid-season add to the 40 man roster whereas there has been some amount of prospect hype for Varland.
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Yeah, I don't get the hype. They have two studs and a quality middle reliever in Sands, and then a bunch of question marks. Stewart when healthy last year had a whip of nearly 1.5 and had a WAR under zero, Alcala is mystery, and Topa has only ever pitched in 8 or more games a season once in the majors. I like Varland as a reliever, but he's no sure thing. And they don't have a single serviceable lefty... this isn't a blueprint for the best bullpen in baseball.
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That's what I don't get. The Cardinals game was similar, he was taking sacks and the OL was stinking, but the 4th quarter comes around and Sam suddenly starts hitting his open receivers and they complete the comeback. The Packers game was a huge matchup and he seemed completely fine, and tore up their secondary. I'm not shocked he turned back into a pumpkin, but I am also confused as to why there weren't more warning signs before the Lions game.
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But they lost the next week to the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, so I don't see how that counts.
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Nix's tools are better than I thought, but his stats get fluffed up by short passes. He has one of the lowest average depth of targets in the league. And even like today's game, people will point to him having a 100+ passer rating and nearly 50 yards rushing... and they've scored 7 points midway through the 4th quarter. He needs better weapons, but I wonder about his ceiling.
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The 2024 Offseason is going to go down as the mystery of how Hall of Fame players in Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley only got $12M per year deals when teams were giving those kind of contracts out to mediocre players, like Gabe Davis to the Jags for $12M and so on. And Kirk Cousins getting $90M to play one season in Atlanta.
