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He was happy in Miami for a long time. Reality is he hates losing and mediocrity and is going to push in these scenarios. Jimmy isn’t Kobe or Jordan - has nowhere near the skill of either of them - but he is wired like them. Complete alpha who will outwork everyone in the planet. But I’m an admitted Jimmy Buckets fan boy!

Reality is - margins are razor thin in NFL - so it’s the real little things that matter (beyond having an awesome qb - cause that can overcome a ton).

Those 3 are the no brainers - hire one of them and you are getting a top no brainer candidate. This does not mean they will crush it - we don’t know what will happen - but they are clearly the top 3 candidates by far. Flores and Kingsbury have some shine too - but to me those are the guys you are settling on vs the other 3 names. For record I am completely out on Poles. I think him and Flus lack the killer instinct / unrelentlessness to win at all costs needed to succeed in NFL. Poles doesn’t win on the margins and was way too complacent with roster construction and usage of later round assets (2 punters in draft - Taylor I’m fine with- he’s going to be elite but drafting the other dude - stupid). The number of picks he gave up for guys who have done nothing is suspect (Bates, Seattle guy was alright, but there were a few more past couple of years). Too many luxury picks because he overhyped his own stuff and wasn’t always pushing deep competition and talent. Reminds me of Hahn - can do the no brainer stuff fine but when s%*# gets real he consistently s%*# the bed and made stupid little move after stupid little move.

Foster = Johnson. I have no idea but I always call him Foster. Him and Vrabel are 1A and 1B. Pete Carroll is also acceptable for me.

Or fact he took Goff to another level - the same Goff who worked with an all Time great offensive guy in McVay. I love Vrabel cause I think he fits what they need but I get Foster..could even get behind Flores or Kingsbury.

Exactly - and a good offensive HC still will need a good OC if they are going to be a head coach - obviously they still call some shots.

Foster, Kingsbury, Flores or Vrabel would all be acceptable in my book. Each has enough on their resume to get you excited - obviously uncertainty with each too, but they aren’t Flus or Trestmans. They could be Foxs or Nagys though but that is less disastrous. I still love idea of Vrabel with a strong OC who was a failed HC but very proven OC.

For a rebuilding club - this is just utterly stupid. Trading 8th round picks with 0 eras in their debut (small sample size) for 31 year old journey men is flat out stupid.

RIP - was great at what he did and always just seemed like a great person.

He is not a good gm, period.

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Yeah I only see it if he is fired from USC and I would imagine if that were going to happen it already would have.

It is a good reminder when you see Stroud and Bryce Young, that qb development is not linear. Young looked awful for a while and is now trending up. Stroud still looks awesome - but he has come back to earth a bit as well (whether due to injuries of others or league adjusting). I just know Caleh having 4 300 yard games when being almost given no freebies/simple stuff from his coordinators is impressive. I hope we see him stack another strong game tomorrow!

He is the most energetic 73 year old on planet and is a total culture builder. If he was 5 years younger he would be about my top choice.

He did a bit - but you are right - my memory was off on how much he was there later in his career. I thought it was longer but I was totally wrong. Spent a lot of time with Scioscia who everyone here knows i love. He was also a huge bust as a draft pick - best player from Fullerton ever - but not best big leaguer from there by far.

I know he got that wrap here - but he has been in game forever and was a very smart catcher. I’ve only heard real good things about him through my Fullerton connections.

He played pretty good today. Could have had even more yards. Overall a pretty clean game.

Caleb is growing though and is flashing a ton so while it’s been a tough year from win and loss perspective and not the year I expected they have some real building blocks and lots of picks and cap space. Picking right coach is huge but having Caleb should help any coach look better too and Bears should be able to get one of the top coaching candidates - whether Johnson or Vrabel.

I have no rational for this - but I see the Bears breaking their losing streak today. 4 TD game for Caleb!

I would replace Thome with Ventura given how long Robin was here vs Thome. I also presume this excludes active ex Sox. Sale was special during his time here.

I think he's going to be real good and I still think there is a benefit to letting guys sit a bit and watch before you jump in.

The STAT showing the increase in youth UCL tears as a % of total UCL repais/tears is just insane. Not surprised but it goes back to - focus on mechanics and location and arm maintence. When they get older build the strength but do it at the right time, including when to bring breaking balls into the equation and other items.

That actually is part of the problem if you read the study. Max effort over short distances - ie sprinting and pushing the body too far is breaking it. More innings but at lower effort and better training to build up over the long run vs. all the max effort which helps increase strength but also decreases resiliency and increases tears. So he isn't wrong - getting to where guys have to go longer, you just need to ease off. Now of course if they just go as hard until it falls off thats a whole nother issue and the trend will just get worse.

I think they need to ideally get maximum value for the squad - Lavine, Vuc, and Ball - plus I really think they should think about moving White as well. Multiple first round picks, cap space, etc. Maybe take a flyer on a guy or two if you want or even inherit a contract if it helps increase value. But this season has worked very well - but I really think they need to use that advantage to hit the strategic sell button and position themselves up for the true rebuild that needs to happen. None of this will be fun - but it has to be done and if the front office did it now, more selling at a high, it at least buys them some much needed good will. Seperately - I would try to pick up a vet point guard if I could to help with Matas development.

I actually thought the opposite - Troy was honest and articulate - highlighted his weakness but also recognized he has tons of talent and that he will learn through this year. Outside of Vrabel or Johnson - I do think the other coach I would at least consider is Kingsbury for his experience and fact that he has at least simplified and ran an offense to fit his young QB's strengths. Basic concept but the Bears literally threw that script out and designed about as bad of a QB friendly offense as possible (or at least as it relates to rookie QB friendly). Brown is inheriting it and is stuck with it to some extent - but I think Troy commented that Waldron was using play-action less than most and Brown is doing it even less...talk about making things hard on your young QB.