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The word I'd use is 'shocking', but yeah. Not shocking, but this would've made more sense mid-season, tbh. I feel like that D finally woke up the last few weeks. It was comically bad up to mid-season.
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Most of the chatter I am getting from fans in our area say they want Taylor gone, too, but the Browns would never do it. Anarumo's defenses were pretty bad this year, but he also lost a lot of personnel to FA and whatnot.
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Most of the chatter I am getting from fans in our area say they want Taylor gone, too, but the Browns would never do it. Anarumo's defenses were pretty bad this year, but he also lost a lot of personnel to FA and whatnot. They've wanted Taylor gone from the beginning, I felt. IMO, he's a poor-man's KS (questionable overall leadership ability mixed with some head-scratching playcalling and game management).
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I watched the Bengals/Broncos game with two of my Bengals-fan buddies at Shooters on Saturday. The reaction to some of the playcalls was, I'll say, "frustrated."
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but this year proved to be just what I though he was all along. An NFL HC who was coaching a team that had no legitimate QB on the roster? If so, me too.
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i have to really wonder whether or not Trevor Lawrence is that guy.
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i have to really wonder whether or not Trevor Lawrence is that guy. I'm not sure there's a more confusing person in the league than Lawrence. He's looked unstoppable and like a total bust and everywhere in between.
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I would retain KS, allow him to select his own OC and QB, and then tell him he has 2 years to develop his offense
JMO I agree that he should be permitted to hire his own OC (it's odd even having to state that). I would not let him select the QB. I would acquire the QB that is best capable of running his offense. Though it is concerning he's limited to a single style of offense. Could he get the most out of an Allen or Mahomes or is he too limited? I digress. Stefanski banging the drum for David Bell gives me great pause regarding his ability to scout and project future talent. I'm reminded of this... Browns coach Kevin Stefanski felt compelled to remind Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta something important during the NFL Draft.
The message had this vibe: David Bell no matter what.
DePodesta revealed on the team's radio network on draft weekend that Stefanski had texted him midway through the second round about a desire to select Bell in the third round at No. 99 overall.
When Bell arrived at team headquarters in Berea the day after he had been drafted, Stefanski told him he had also urged General Manager Andrew Berry to secure Bell.
"You were the first guy I watched, and right away, I was like, 'We need to get this guy,'" Stefanski told Bell in a meeting shown on "Building The Browns," the team's TV and web series. "You can ask our GM. I was like, 'This day needs to end with David Bell on our team.' Just your ability to catch the ball, which I think is the best in the draft, your ability to get open and just who you are as a person, that fits who we are."https://www.beaconjournal.com/story...ki-nfl-draft-rookie-minicamp/9706339002/My issue with this is Depo being involved in the Draft. I've often wondered if they just draft by "analytics" not full player evaluations and whether they fit or not. Why would the coach need to say anything to him about who to draft?
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Yes he has consistently been inconsistent.
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You shouldn't have to wonder about Pauli D.Five years ago he was brought on to build guidelines,guardrails or some kind of quality control stuff.after all this time he's still getting paid.He's either the slowest worker on God's green earth,or he has many more responsibilities.Running the draft,analytically,might just be one of them.
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Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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Please please please please.
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
He was interim HC the prior year when McDaniels was canned mid-year. The team responded very positively and they looked to have momentum going into this year.
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
He was interim HC the prior year when McDaniels was canned mid-year. The team responded very positively and they looked to have momentum going into this year.
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
Never hire the interim coach - no matter what.
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Even the poor Football Technology and Security guys got the chop....
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
Never hire the interim coach - no matter what. Marty Schottenheimer says you're wrong.  (yeah, had to go back a ways)
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Grounds crew and concession boss breathing a sigh of relief.
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Jerry probably heated he couldn't string McCarthy along even more. Lost a little leverage having to tip his hand sooner than he'd like.
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Jerry probably heated he couldn't string McCarthy along even more. Lost a little leverage having to tip his hand sooner than he'd like.
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Never understood this hire from the jump.
He was interim HC the prior year when McDaniels was canned mid-year. The team responded very positively and they looked to have momentum going into this year. I dunno... in the grand scheme of things I don't think it was the biggest head-scratching coaching hire given how he did with the interim title. Also, I don't think coaching is even in the top-3 of the Raiders' list of problems right now.
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Agree. Just making light of the fact that our last interim situation led to scrapping an experienced coach and crowning Freddie Kitchens.
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$10M is nothing for an NFL team to pay.
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What makes it more interesting what did not make much news at the time, but Tommy Rees was in line for the UNC job before Bill accepted.
This could have an impact on Rees and the Browns. Sefanski was interviewing Rees today for the OC job.
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Blue ostriches on crack float on milkshakes between the sidewalk titans of gurglefitz. --YTown
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Tom Brady recruited Vrabel, and he told them he was interested but wants his own GM?
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j/c...
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Good for him... I imagine this was the his post-Tenn plan.
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He’ll probably bring McDaniels along. I imagine that still keeps Rees in our stable for now.
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He’ll probably bring McDaniels along. While it has not yet been written in stone that seems like a very logical sequence of events.
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Cowboys, Mike McCarthy unable to reach agreement, head coach leaves after five seasons in Dallas McCarthy and the Cowboys couldn't come to an agreement on a new deal By Garrett Podell USA Today ARLINGTON, Texas -- After plenty of uncertainty, a decision has been made in Dallas. The Cowboys are letting go of head coach Mike McCarthy after five seasons (2020-2024) according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. The sides couldn't agree on length of contract according to and McCarthy will pursue other opportunities, per NFL Media. McCarthy's 49-34 record since becoming Dallas' head coach in 2020 is tied for the eighth-best in the NFL along with the Minnesota Vikings, and the team's three consecutive 12-win seasons from 2021-2023 were Dallas' first since a four-season stretch from 1992-1995. That's when the team won three Super Bowls in a four-season span. Under McCarthy, the Cowboys became the first team since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to win at least 12 games three years in a row and not make a conference championship game. That's why McCarthy's future was in doubt in the first place. In both years the Cowboys missed the postseason under McCarthy, starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffered season-ending injuries: a fractured ankle (2020) and a torn hamstring (2024). Following Dallas's 23-19 home defeat against the Washington Commanders that ran the team's record to 7-10 after battling numerous injuries, McCarthy stated his desire to remain with the Cowboys with his original coaching contract with the team set to expire on Jan. 14. Prescott also told CBS Sports in a one-on-one interview that he would go to bat to owner and general manager Jerry Jones on McCarthy's behalf. "Absolutely. I have a lot invested here, and the Cowboys have a lot invested in me," McCarthy said postgame after Week 18 when asked if remaining with the Cowboys is his top preference. "And then there's a personal side to all these decisions. They all point the right direction. ... Those are all positive attributes that you take into account. Absolutely, I'm a builder. I believe in building programs. I believe in developing young players. So, at the end of day, it is about winning and you have to have those components in place to get this thing where it needs to be. I think we have a very good foundation here." Jones clearly disagreed with McCarthy's assessment that the two built a "very good foundation" together in Dallas, which is why McCarthy is now on the open market. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...ach-leaves-after-five-seasons-in-dallas/
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Hmmm Jerry Jones got rid of McCarthy. Who could have seen that coming? 
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