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[Alpe d'Huez]

Anyone can look up Dr. Chao. There's a reason why he was dismissed by the Chargers, and no other NFL team would hire him (no, he's not the guy that punctured the player's lung with an injection. That was the quack that replaced him). Suffice to say Chao has his baggage. Sometimes he's on, sometimes not, he likes to speculate with a level of authority, which to me is a turn off, apparently Sutterer too.

Raiders don't have the players the Commanders did. They are much closer to where the Titans are. Maybe they could get a bit lucky and finish about 6-11. That would be the ceiling is my guess. I won't be shocked with a new HC, new QB, new staff, many new players, the Raiders finish 2-13 next year.

There were rumors the Raiders were interested in hiring Brian Draboll as HC. Glad that didn't prove true. Still think the Raiders will either go Kubiak, or possible Webb, and if they hire Webb, maybe Kingsbury as OC.

Belichick must have really ticked some people off. I can't imagine how with his engaging and charming personality.

 

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It seems that quite a few teams are after Kingsbury. I think Saleh wanted him as well but they settled on Daboll at the Titans. Wonder how Brady will do at the Bills as HC ?. Some talk of McVay being under pressure at the Rams which is hard to believe. He's been to two SB's in 9 years and won one. Being in the NFC West with two other playoff teams means, at the moment there is no easy path to the SB. And if the Cards and 49ers rebuild as well as the Hawks it's only going to get tougher. Not sure if the Rams are going to lose much in FA . The 49ers lost a ton from their defense last FA but there isn't much left to lose at the moment. Their best vets are still under contract. They fixed their special teams and ended the season ranked second behind Seattle after being near the bottom the last few seasons but they have to find much more young talent on the rest of the team. Probably Shanahan's best season as a coach with the available players he had for the bulk of the season.

 

[Nomad]

Bills promote OC Joe Brady to be next head coach

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[Nomad]

Raiders don't have the players the Commanders did. They are much closer to where the Titans are. Maybe they could get a bit lucky and finish about 6-11. That would be the ceiling is my guess. I won't be shocked with a new HC, new QB, new staff, many new players, the Raiders finish 2-13 next year.

I don't think the Commanders had that great of players that season. My understanding is their OL wasn't very good - like bottom third in the league. And without looking it up, I can only name off the top of my head two of their skill players that being Zach Ertz & Bryan Robinson Jr. Who heck were their receivers? Lol.

You got Bowers who has the potential to be another Travis Kelce. Jeanty is stud RB that has great potential. Definitely fix the OL but that's not hard to do these days in a short time through the draft & trades (teams don't have to spend years anymore developing top drafted linemen -- they come locked & loaded ready to play). And like I said earlier, grab an elite receiver or two through the draft or trades.

The main thing is you're getting Mendoza. I think he's one of the best #1 OAs that we've seen in a long time. Elite accuracy/ high-level passing skills, mobility with the ability to scramble & run, high football IQ, outstanding leadership skills, etc. Remember Bleacher says his pro comparison is "Matt Ryan with mobility."

Let the kid run his college offensive scheme (RPO-heavy spread) & maybe you'll get another Daniels type rookie season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25248189-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-indiana-qb-fernando-mendoza

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Fernando-Mendoza-QB-California

 

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They have some good points about Allen and Brady.

 

[Oldman]

Belichick must have really ticked some people off. I can't imagine how with his engaging and charming personality.

Belichick won, unapologetically. His cheating tactics were also explored by virtually every other team and avoided, not because they were unsporting but because they didn't work well enough to risk getting caught.
The deep-seated grudges carried by some sports fans will be shown to be the cause of the 11+ nay votes.
I never found his personality engaging or more than moderately humorous but he's God in NE.

Jeff Saturday posed the most obvious consequences of this ridiculous situation: "who wants to be the inductee after Belichick is passed by?" (parphrased). He acknowledged that he played for several former coaches that attempted the same tactics as Bill.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Let's be honest though. A lot of people were jealous about his winning, grew tired of his winning, got sick of seeing him win. And no, it wasn't because of the Tuck Rule (blame the referee there), Spygate, or Deflategate - speaking of, there's a perfect example right there. Some of Tom Brady's footballs were slightly underflated. What happened after those balls were thrown out? He kept winning. Think about this for a moment. It wasn't a big advantage, at all, period. By the rules it should have been an equipment tampering penalty, and fine at most. But the league, as well as sportswriters, were so sick of the Patriots winning, they threw the book at them. And what did Belichick, Brady and the Pats do? They kept winning.

And Bill was never apologetic about it. Quiet, but not necessarily humble. He operated like a corporate machine, and kept on winning. At least until the end when his prize QB was gone, his coordinators all left, and the owner (wisely) wanted control over the team spread out more than in one man's hands.

 

[Nomad]

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