View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1445547942429945868?s=20
I am a huge fan of how this guy plays. Probably can't afford him at this point but adding HIM and Collins to this LB corps would be ridiculous
I am a huge fan of how this guy plays. Probably can't afford him at this point but adding HIM and Collins to this LB corps would be ridiculous
That can’t be a good sign for Smith, after all this is the Cowboys we are talking about, they never dump talent.
Is there some forthcoming off field news coming? This is hard to understand. It was one thing when the Pats traded Jamie Collins in 2014. There were valid reasons. This feels different.
Anecdotal but my Cowboys fan friends have been telling me how bad he’s been prior to this. Wonder if the long-term effects of the major knee injury are starting to impact him.
I saw Parcells at the golf course a bunch this summer. He has really aged the last few years. I doubt he has another NFL job.
He's falling in their LB rotation and he has 9.2M in injury guarantees next year:
View: https://twitter.com/SlaterNFL/status/1445552229637713932
Basically he's good enough to be in their rotation, but not that important to it, and they don't want to take the chance he gets hurt and they have to pay him next year. So they pay off the rest of this year and open up cap space next year.
Lol. Imagine someone suggesting Bill Parcells take a coaching job in the NFL at 80 years old, 15 full years after he last coached in the NFL? That is an amazing suggestion.
And in his tenure at Dallas, Parcells was 34-30 with 0 playoff wins. Billy P went out with a whimper.
The suggestion isn't to coach, it's to be 'head football guy' obviously, given his age. And he's too old for that as well, as noted originally.
As noted in various threads over time, Bill Parcells is basically a .500 coach with no playoff success absent Bill Belichick on his staff so I personally think this story has always been more hype than reality anyway.
People think Belichick is a jerk, but Parcells was a world class cock. Overrated, (he was very good but not the world class coach many think he is) mean, and thin skinned.
I am not a fan of him in any way.
Parcells is one of the greatest coaching talent spotters in the league history, probably the best. If you can get his input on that without letting his big swinging cock persona take over the entire operation…
It’s interesting when you listen to Lynch and Shanahan’s interviews on Jimmy they all said the same thing publicly: we love jimmy but can’t count on him for a full season.
Reporters kept looking for other reasons to go grab Lance, and I’m sure there were some, but the injury history was the stated reason from the Niners brass. And it’s happening again.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32338821/2021-nfl-analytics-survey-most-least-analytically-inclined-teams-future-gm-candidates-more
Wasn't a clear thread for this, and I didn't think it deserved it's own. I always find this interesting where they talk about analytics, public available data, etc.
Also, I enjoyed the Jaguars line where they basically said "yeah they have analytics guys, but then they hired Urban Meyer so all that work just gets wasted because he has no interest."
Wasn't a clear thread for this, and I didn't think it deserved it's own. I always find this interesting where they talk about analytics, public available data, etc.
Also, I enjoyed the Jaguars line where they basically said "yeah they have analytics guys, but then they hired Urban Meyer so all that work just gets wasted because he has no interest."
He was a world class coach, c’mon man. 2 SBs and took a shit franchise at the time (Pats) to the SB and then took the Jesters to an AFC championship game a few years after a 1-15 season. If that’s not world class, what is?
The suggestion to get him involved now is silly but let’s not go in on historical revisionism.
You might be right. I just hate him for the way he bullied everyone and was obnoxious about it and it's hard to give him credit because of that.
That said, he never won a SB without Belichick on his staff.
Physically he looks fine to me. He's just constantly out of position and has regressed majorly from his first couple of years.
I think he looks better this year than last year. He'll end up somewhere and be solid, he's just probably not worth 9M a year, particularly not to the Cowboys.
Note for the future, but when he passes the thread title needs to be " It's the Tuner bro!!"
John was off his game for a while, but he seems to be improving. Shes making progress.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32357305/source-dea-investigation-wft-trainer-ryan-vermillion-tied-alleged-prescription-drug-offenses
Sure enough, the WFT trainer is being investigated for distributing prescription drugs. Gotta love that black market oxy.
Sure enough, the WFT trainer is being investigated for distributing prescription drugs. Gotta love that black market oxy.
Wilson is a much better player than Mac will likely ever be, but I have a feeling he'd drive Bill and Josh nuts. If there's a QB that doesn't fit the Patriots mold, it's him.
Patriots need every draft pick they can find to fill holes on the roster, Wilson is going to cost a kings ransom, hard pass.
Dude, Mac for Russell straight up. Who says no? If they need to sweeten the pot they can toss in Harry. /s
I don't think they'll target him tbh, but it's an interesting one to consider since QBs of his quality don't come on the market every day. Whether he and Bill would mesh, I have no idea, but I think he'd certainly look at the cast of receivers here and hard pass.
What are the likely landing spots? GB if Rogers retires/gets moved? Miami? Vegas? How about the Giants? Philly? Russell to McLaurin would be a crazy good combo and he has ties to the area.
I don't think they'll target him tbh, but it's an interesting one to consider since QBs of his quality don't come on the market every day. Whether he and Bill would mesh, I have no idea, but I think he'd certainly look at the cast of receivers here and hard pass.
What are the likely landing spots? GB if Rogers retires/gets moved? Miami? Vegas? How about the Giants? Philly? Russell to McLaurin would be a crazy good combo and he has ties to the area.
The 2022 Week 1 starters for Pittsburgh, Houston, Denver, and Washington almost certainly aren’t on their current rosters. Detroit, Minnesota, and the Giants could (and probably should) join that group. Rodgers will be playing elsewhere next season, and Wilson might be too. A couple of those teams will draft QBs, but that still leaves a lot of action on the carousel.
Other teams that don't really have long term solutions at QB include: Saints, Colts, Falcons.
Don't laugh, I am wondering about Bill's approach with Mac given how old he is. He's almost 70. Too old for a rebuild. I don't know what they would have to give up to get Wilson but it doesn't seem like a crazy idea Bill would do that.
Russell Wilson has surgery on his finger, out 4-8 weeks:
Sources -- Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has surgery on injured finger, could miss 4-8 weeks (espn.com)
That pretty much wrecks the Seahawks season.
Sources -- Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has surgery on injured finger, could miss 4-8 weeks (espn.com)
That pretty much wrecks the Seahawks season.
Their season was already wrecked by that defense. Geno is a solid enough backup, they could survive if they had a defense,
The schedule is favorable for them, well it was favorable assuming they had Russ. The D scheme is confusing
Looking at that schedule, I would have put them on 8-8 or 7-9, even with Russ.
I had 8 wins as the floor and Russ stuff potentially getting them 2 or 3 more
I think they win: JAX, PIT, HOU and likely CHI and DET. I think they lose out in division plus Saints and Packers.
The defense is just so bad
I’d pick them to finish 7-10 or 8-9. Beat Jacksonville and Detroit at home, lose at Green Bay and the Rams (and the Cards if Week 17 matters to them), and go somewhere around .500 against the rest of the slate. That might be too optimistic once the league gets tape on Smith, but like you, I think he’s a solid backup who will give his team a chance to win most weeks.
Geno going on a torrid run to deny the Jets a top half draft pick would be pretty Jetsy though
I don’t even know what the Jets should do with all the picks they have (trade up/down/move some to next year etc). Might make a thread about general draft strategy given the circumstances.
They have (last I saw):
2 ones
2 twos
1 three
2 fours
1 five
2 six
0 sevens