2017 NFL Season Thread

[Lineker]

 

@The Chiksrara Special @Jake O. Rhodes

 

[Your Mom]

Should I be happy about this? I honestly don't know

[Maxx]

Chiefs at times had a really good offense, so that's a plus.  

I dunno though, it feels like with Chicago's terrible field conditions they pretty much need to emphasize running the ball and playing great defense to be successful.  I don't think they are ever going to be an elite passing attack with that field.

[The Buscher]

Apparently it will take multiple first round picks for Kraft to even come to the table to consider moving Belichick.

Yeah, fuck that.  I actually would consider giving up a 2019 first rounder for him.  But I'm not giving up the #2 pick in the draft and the chance to draft a potential cornerstone franchise QB for a 65 year old coach.

Besides, Belichick acts as his own GM right now and he'd almost certainly want to retain control of player personnel.  Bringing him in would immediately be undercutting Gettleman.

[gunnar hendershow]

Andy Reid coaching tree is a mixed bag. There's John Harbaugh and (I know it's early) Doug Pedersen. And Brad Childress honestly was a good coach thrust into an awful situation in 2010. Pat Shurmur failed, as have a few others. But overall you can do a lot worse for a coaching tree.

[The Buscher]

And I'm not even sure the extent to which Pat Shurmer failed.  Considering the dumpster fire the Browns have been for a decade, 9-23 isn't that bad.  He, Rob Chudzinski, and Mike Pettine would've been way more deserving of additional time at the helm than Hue Jackson.

I actually think Shurmur might be my preferred choice out of all the candidates the Giants have interviewed.

[Lineker]

Surely wherever Shurmer goes Keenum will follow. 

[Maxx]

17 hours ago, Buschoru Suzuki said:

Apparently it will take multiple first round picks for Kraft to even come to the table to consider moving Belichick.

Yeah, fuck that.  I actually would consider giving up a 2019 first rounder for him.  But I'm not giving up the #2 pick in the draft and the chance to draft a potential cornerstone franchise QB for a 65 year old coach.

Besides, Belichick acts as his own GM right now and he'd almost certainly want to retain control of player personnel.  Bringing him in would immediately be undercutting Gettleman.

A quick glance at their resumes suggests Belichick is a far superior GM.

[The Buscher]

22 minutes ago, Maxx said:

A quick glance at their resumes suggests Belichick is a far superior GM.

I don't disagree.  But unless they're planning on immediately firing Gettleman who they've only just hired, I don't see those two co-existing.  I doubt it'd be Gettleman getting traded to New England either because I've always assumed their next GM would come from in-house.

[Lineker]

Carolina have fired OC Mike Shula and QB coach Ken Dorsey.

[DMN in the House]

*parties like it's 1999*

5 hours ago, Maxx said:

A quick glance at their resumes suggests Belichick is a far superior GM.

Ehhh, Bill the GM also has Bill the coach, and not Riverboat Ron.

Edited January 9, 2018 by DMN

[Maxx]

2 minutes ago, DMN said:

*parties like it's 1999*

Ehhh, Bill the GM also has Bill the coach, and not Riverboat Ron.

All the more reason why you hire Bill the coach to get Bill the GM and vice versa

[DMN in the House]

5 minutes ago, Maxx said:

All the more reason why you hire Bill the coach to get Bill the GM and vice versa

If he was hireable, sure, but I'm not trading draft picks for him.

[Maxx]

Depends what kind of commitment you can get from him, where you are drafting and what you already have.  If you're a fringe playoff team with a solid core and you can get a 5 year coaching commitment followed by a GM stint from him?  Yeah, you make that move.  

[Meacon Keaton]

If Elway screws up another draft, I'd be alright trading for him.

[The Buscher]

Maybe the Giants will hire Nick Saban and we can finally see Alabama crumble.

[gunnar hendershow]

8 hours ago, Lineker said:

Carolina have fired OC Mike Shula and QB coach Ken Dorsey.

Maybe Nick Saban can succeed Shula here as he did at Alabama.

[Lineker]

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[Lineker]

• The Kansas City Chiefs promoted from within for their new offensive coordinator. They hired running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to replace Matt Nagy, who was hired Monday as the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Bieniemy, 48, has been with the Chiefs as their running backs coach since 2013, when Andy Reid arrived as head coach.
• The Los Angeles Chargers will keep defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt around for the 2018 season. A team spokesperson confirmed the Chargers have reached agreements with Bradley and Whisenhunt to remain with the Chargers. Bradley will receive a three-year deal, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks were among the other teams reportedly interested in Bradley's services.
• The Green Bay Packers are expected to hire Mike Pettine, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns, as Dom Capers' replacement as defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
• Jon Gruden said at his Oakland presser that he has hired an offensive coordinator (Greg Olson), a defensive coordinator (Paul Guenther) and a special-teams coordinator (Rich Bisaccia). "Somebody asked me what was harder, getting the 31 votes to move to Las Vegas, or getting Jon Gruden?" owner Mark Davis said. "And by far, to get Jon Gruden was the toughest." In another move, Gruden's son, Deuce Gruden, is leaving his job with uncle Jay Gruden and the Redskins to join his father in Oakland, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Deuce Gruden has been with the Redskins' strength and conditioning staff since the 2016-17 season serving first as an intern and then as a full-time coach.
• The Baltimore Ravens announced Tuesday that it has promoted linebackers coach Don "Wink" Martindale to defensive coordinator, filling the role vacated by the retired Dean Pees. Martindale, 54, has been with the team since 2012. He previously served as the Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator under Josh McDaniels in 2010. In corresponding moves, the Ravens promoted Mike Macdonald to linebackers coach and Sterling Lucas to quality control defense.

[Lineker]

The Seattle Seahawks have fired offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell after seven seasons, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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