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just so many teams that I follow are just in the corner while the rest of the league actually plays https://x.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1707110592321126870?s=20

i'm impressed that nobody here even bothered entertaining the bulls interest in Dame.

Good news.

just thought about how one of Eberflus' biggest backers was Rod Marinelli, he of 0-16 lions fame. His coaching tree will be obscene if he sprouts out the first 0-17 head coach.

Going down to Nashville for the most un-SEC of SEC games: Vandy-Missouri. Looking forward to 150 yards of burden receiving at least.

This draft has the best QB prospect since Lawrence, the best TE prospect ever, likely the best WR prospect ever, and then jared verse, a very good edge prospect. A receiver vs An edge you may choose edge. If the discussion was Jared Verse is the best edge prospect since Bosa/Garrett, then you go Verse. But you should take what the draft gives you, because it's pretty good.' I'd also guess the next wave of WR extensions drastically pull closer to edge contracts.

I watched Carter last night run 10 yards after a throw was made to tackle the receiver and punched the ball out.

I don't think you turn down a receiver prospect people are this high on for team needs. Or at least you shouldn't.

Eh, obviously this is an indictment of Eberflus when he highlights "teaching" and his scheme. however, disagree that you can't blame Poles for this. He could have still taken Carter last year, could have still taken Pickens. Packers found a new starting LT in round 5 last year that is outperforming Jones. Everyone looks mid so far.

Anxious to see what coaches rise to the top. Ben Johnson OC Det (play caller) Frank Smith OC Miami (former bears TE coach) Shane Waldron OC Seattle (play caller, McVay tree) Bobby Slowik Houston OC (Shanahan tree) Dave Canales Tampa Bay OC Drew Petzing Arizona Cardinals OC Ken Dorsey Buffalo Bills OC Todd Monken Baltimore Ravens OC Lincoln Riley USC HC Eric Bienemy OC Wash

it is so upsetting that this year was only the fourth worst record even if there is a lottery. It was certainly first in the misery index.

I just think actual good coaches still bend this better. Everyone thought the cards would be trash and trying to lose. They had a terrible defense last year. They hired a d coordinator as head coach and he's had them playing incredibly hard against a difficult schedule. Everyone thought the dolphins were trying to tank. Brian Flores scrapes every possible bit of talent into a team that wins more games than flus could dream of. It's a huge red flag that he can't scrape together a competitive defense. Especially since a lot of these guys on d look hand picked for him, including these massive d ends that can't rush the passer, but also haven't shut down the run for us.

I mean why did they hire him back then? Different ownership/FO, no reason to bring him back from Royals.

Them and the astros would be the two other orgs in the “big market” rules of the CBA that can not truly handle max team salaries. So they don’t get extra firsts, they don’t get extra intl budget. So like could you run the exact playbook as the Rays in the Sox and it still work? That extra stuff matters. The braves market full of transplants has also made it a fickle fan base that needs wins to show up, which they’ve overcome a lot recently. JR always looks at Yankees, dodgers and says no way they can be that. But the Sox have nothing preventing them from success when the braves have been as dominant as they have for 30 years

The bravesation, our most comparable franchise who has built maybe the best offense in history, would be great.

hmm. Confused whether Bannister has replaced Teaford's role, or will be a new position and we still will see a new pitching coordinator.

I mentioned my theory about the downside of executives this long in the tooth is only fighting a battle once. Maybe they did fight for more at one point, lost to Jerry, and then just gave up for 15 years, whereas in new turnover people who have used it before to good effect may convince again. I have no idea what its like to work in a baseball org, but that concept at least makes sense to me. So many things that should be done getting shut down because 5-6 years ago it was tried. Then randomly somebody doesn't care and just forces it in and its a good idea. OTOH, Jerry definitely has re-asserted himself as a control freak owner with horrible ideas as we've seen in the press conference, so maybe he really has been extremely stubborn on that front.

The good news is there should be a larger talent pool to build what Scott Harris has for the cubs and hawks than when he originally built one. I would like to hear Getz putting more of this stuff in-house, as my assumption is its relying on vendors.

I'm discussing a situation where the FBI is not involved, because regardless of McAfee it is really still not confirmed.

The only other thing though would be a Mel Tucker situation, which may not be a criminal investigation but still may end up with AN investigation of some bad behavior.

his lawyer refuted any criminal investigations yesterday including a house raid.

yeah, though I would say some of this is just what annoys me about nfl dialogue. All offseason you'd hear people talk about how fields needs to improve his passing and stay in the pocket more so he can stay healthy. And then they hear the coaching staff is trying to get him to stay in pocket more and its like "LOL WHAT MORONS THEY SHOULD JUST RUN HIM". Fields can be better than this and needs to play more instinctively. But some teams will take away his running and he has to make them pay early

but that is because fangraphs values a skill that literally none of us give a s%*# about anymore, clearly. Nobody has cared at all about grandals framing since rodon. offensively, i would take salvador's year any day over what grandal did.

Those are all options but you are also, likely, bringing in a lot of young pitchers over the next 2 years and may not want them to be dealing with two inexperienced catchers. but i don't know. Maybe there is an extremely dumb trade of moncada to KCR, where they want to move maikel garcia up the middle to 2nd or something. I know they have cayden wallace but maybe. we have a lot of untradeable guys people want to move on from. Those aren't going to be fun trades. Perez + for Moncada

However, I also ...am skeptical of following steve's info (good as it has been in the past!)