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I guess the question is whether or not to basically concede the season. I know it's not even October yet, but the Lions are done. I'm not sure of the difference between starting over now and starting over in January. They simply cannot play defense and they don't appear to have the offense to score 40 points a game. Was Marinelli a defense guy in TB?
I see what you're saying. If I could find my long term guy to take over at this point in the season, I would.I'm not sure who'd be willing to do that, though.
OK, but what do you accomplish by waiting? Again, it seems like the question for Ford is whether or not the season is worth saving. Maybe I'm too quick to throw in the towel, here.
Franchising him would be a huge mistake. No team will give up what it takes to get him, and the Lions can't afford to have 1/2 the salary cap tied up in two WR's.Best bet is to trade him for anything you can get this season, because he's not worth the money to keep. Take a 3rd-4th round pick for him if you have to, it's better than nothing, which is what they'll get at the end of the season.
because if you pick a coach now you are stuck with him, or potentially stuck.If you hire a permanent coach without access to all of the good off season candidates, you are making a mistake. And what if you get your guy, and due to having no time to implement his system or policies he goes winless, that's a huge black mark to start.Conversely, what if you name an interim and he wins more games than expected. That doe snot mean he is the best person for the full time job, but you are now put in a spot o let someone go who far outperformed your old coach.the biggest thing, though, is it limits your field, and what are you going to get at best out of it. An extra 2-4 wins? big deal.wait till the off season and do a proper search and do it right, so every college coach and pro coordinator and every tv analyst and everyone is in the field of possible candidates.
I think Marty Schottenheimer is the perfect guy here. He gets flak but he's very good at building bad teams into good ones through good, tough fundamental play. He's the guy you want to turn a 3-win team into a 8 or 9-win team. It's pushing past that point that he struggles at, but if you're the Lions you have to crawl before you can walk.
No way would I even consider a college coach to take over this team. The only successful former college coach I can think of is Jimmy Johnson. It would have to either be a former head coach or an up and coming coordinator.
Marty'd be at the top of my list. No question.What's he doing these days?
yeah, probablybut the point is, if you hire a coach midway through the season your pool of candidates is a lot smaller
coaching in an AARP flag football league
Rumor has it that FBG is going to start drug testing for all posters...
Why would KC want Lito when they draft Flowers and B. Carr has been the most impressive player all off-season. Matter of fact, he's starting now. Makes no sense, except for the part that PHI would want Roy.
I didn't realize their corners had been playing that well. I guess I was still under the Law/Surtain impression.Rumor has it that FBG is going to start drug testing for all posters...Why would KC want Lito when they draft Flowers and B. Carr has been the most impressive player all off-season. Matter of fact, he's starting now. Makes no sense, except for the part that PHI would want Roy.
Nevermind.
Collecting money from the Chargers, playing golf, looking for a job for Kurt.
Even that part probably isn't true. The STL and DAL games have surely convinced Reid that his "any competent WR can excel in this system" theory is right.Rumor has it that FBG is going to start drug testing for all posters...Why would KC want Lito when they draft Flowers and B. Carr has been the most impressive player all off-season. Matter of fact, he's starting now. Makes no sense, except for the part that PHI would want Roy.
I'm all about Cowher, but not as a GM.
GB the NFL version of the Peter Principle.
I think the last point is the most compelling. I guess you're not going to get a crack at decent coaches at the pro or college level in the middle of a season.
I heard that Paulson has talked to Millen about his thoughts on bailing out AIG.
Reminds me of the scene in The Jerk when Navin finds out what his "special purpose" is for.
I like Marinelli. The man somehow won 7 games with a team constructed by Matt Millen. He deserves some sort of medal for that.That said, he probably goes at the end of the year so the new GM can bring in his own guy, and that's ok.
I thought he was the one clogging them.
Let's not forget that Marinelli was VERY involved in the last two drafts + FA decisions. It's not like Millen had to have every TB castoff; that was Marinelli. And how many times have we heard that they "think the same" etc... But, you are right. Moronelli and his awful staff will be gone at the end of the year and we'll have another 3-4 year "rebuilding" with the 4th oldest team in the league - while Rod goes back to being a D-line coach - maybe a DC if he's lucky.
Matt's snapping his fingers right now, and his wife's turned on.
Peterson is leaving KC after this season.As a Chief's fan, I'd like to offer Carl Peterson in trade for Roy Williams.......................................Just kidding, I couldn't do that to Lions fans. I just wanthim out of Kansas City.Congratulations to Lions fans.
Fixed.OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! I'm the happiest 2nd happiest man alive today!
Awesome positional coach... BRUTAL head coach.
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