Did he really think it was a smart move? I think it was more a case of not having any great external options available at the time McDaniels took the Raider job, and not having a successor on staff. So, he took a gamble and tried Patricia. It failed pretty badly of course, and the quickness with which he abandoned it, and hired Billy O as soon as he was available, suggests to me he always realized it could very well just be a stop gap.
For better or worse, Barnwell focuses on the first
This is what he says about Barmore: "Barmore has been better in Year 3 after injuries slowed him in 2022."
He should have said, "Barmore has been solid but exploded into stardom this year, becoming one of the best defensive tackles in the game in 2023."
Definitely an interesting article. It is also seems well thought out. The only issue is says the Pats should start Mac the rest of the way b/c Zappe has been even worse. That could lead to a long last two months. On the bright side, the article does point out that no way the Pats can go into 2024 with just Mac/Zappe again.
I thought he focused on the first three rounds in that article. Did I read it incorrectly?
Very doutful from the Bears side. If they land a top-2 spot with their own or Carolina's, they're taking Williams or Maye. They'll then try to move Fields for some kind of draft compensation.
It's an interesting point, especially with regard to the BB benching stuff that Barnwell touches on (and has tracked over the years). Like yeah maybe benching a guy for a quarter works if they are a 750, but if they are 400's then they probably have no idea what's going on and punishing them for that does not make sense.
He specifically cited Barmore, Jones and Strange as arguable "works in progress", which seems pretty fair, given flashes of good-to-great play, but a lot of injury downtime. And Bentley? Above-average LB for sure, but similarly not a game-breaking talent.
You did not. Sorry about that.
The only real exception would probably be Washington with Gibbs, who went to the playoffs (in both stints) and won SBs with a constantly evolving roster of offensive playmakers.
For this reason, Joe Gibbs has to be on the very short list of all-time great NFL coaches, right?
An all-time great coach. He did have an all-world offensive line for many of those years…that continuity and excellence had to help.
This was Beathard right? Famous for trading back in the draft. Probably someone BB learned a lot from in that regard. And he was gone by the early 90s.
In the 1970s, it was a lot of George Allen trading for veterans.
Yes, Beathard got there in 1978. Pretty easy to spot when Casserly took over.
I wasn’t including him because his first run with WASH was almost half as long as BB/Shula/Knoll’s tenures were, but certainly Gibbs was fantastic.
Yes this is interesting, because I was thinking the same thing. If he really loves COACHING more than anything, let someone else be the GM - probably with the firm understanding that BB is still very much a part of that process - and let BB focus just on coaching. We all know BB loves all aspects of football, but as he gets older and his energy levels drop, to be able to focus just on the coaching piece may be very appealing to him.
It did help that WSH nearly always had elite or near elite players at the various skills positions during his tenure; Riggins, Monk, Byner, Portis, Brian Mitchell etc.
I never cared about the drama but to me it seemed obvious that Brady saw an older team with little cap space and not many avenues for improvement and went in another direction.
I just read up on Joe Gibbs as a result of this discussion. It's pretty wild that he was Don Coryell's OC in San Diego for 79-80, then built a completely different smashmouth football sort of thing in Washington as a HC and won 3 Super Bowls.
The Vrabel thing is media click-bait. I don’t believe the Krafts have a plan for Vrabel to be Bill’s immediate replacement. Now if Vrabel was fired the same year BB left the organization, I can definitely see him being considered as the next HC.
I honestly would not care. The operation has become so stale here in the past 4 years where I see trending down not up. Every Sunday they are consistently boring.
Considering my reaction to the way the Bills lost yesterday was "I can't believe they pulled that one off before the Pats", I wouldn't mind it much. But I fully expect Bill to still put together a contender with high level QB play, just don't think he's right for where the Pats stand right now.
Dude was a genius for sure. And then he went to NASCAR and built a championship team there as well.
Do we get draft compensation? If yes, I’m probably good with it. Now, that same scenario with the Jets and I’m not good with it.
This is the tricky part...I don't think you'd get a self-respecting GM candidate that wants the pressure of saying "no" to BB and I don't think Bill could immediately stop watching football and getting attached to certain college prospects or FAs from other teams. Jonathan Kraft would really need to emphasize separation of the 2 branches of the org chart, with basically the personnel guy only consulting the coaching staff on what offensive & defensive schemes they are running in order to make his decisions compatible with the operation. Will this work in the real world? I am leaning no, which is why BB coaching with someone else as GM didn't seem like a valid option in the poll question presented on this board.
I’d find it hysterical. I have a lot of Bills fan friends, and they’ve spent the past 20 years raging about that dirty cheater.
Regarding compensation -- the details of his contract have never been clear, but wasn't it reported a few weeks back that he had signed an extension? So we can assume he is owed quite bit of money? I could see a mutual agreement where BB gets none of the $$ beyond this year, but is free to pursue any job he wants, no strings attached.
The reports say the “multi year” extension only runs through next season, so you’d get contract year Belichick in a hypothetical trade.
Gibbs started out coaching OL and RBs primarily, so generally favored a strong running attack, which meshed well with the WSH personnel (Riggins, strong OL). While Cornell’s Cardinals teams passed more than most teams in the mid 70s, they ran more they passed every year he was there. “Air Coryell” didn’t really take hold until he got to SD, where Fouts turned out to be perfect for his offense. Although, it should be said that it also coincided with the passing of the Mel Blount rule, which meant that DBs couldn’t manhandle receivers within five yards of the LOS and opened up the passing game significantly.
He's also currently engaging in nepotism on his race team regarding his grandson Ty, so maybe that's his Steve and Brian Belichick moment.
Ha!He's also currently engaging in nepotism on his race team regarding his grandson Ty, so maybe that's his Steve and Brian Belichick moment.
Yeah, I stopped reading here. Barnwell clearly showed a lack of knowledge, understanding or was being willfully obtuse. Honestly found the article to be superficial rambling mess.
The acquiring team and Belichick will have agreed to a new contract before any hypothetical trade.
Yep. Belichick rightfully does not believe in "game day" players. Actually, few if any NFL coaches these days do.
Can you give any examples? I know Boutte keeps getting brought up, but we don't see what he is doing in practice. DB usage has been dictated in many cases by injuries and/or availability.
