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I wanted him to win games that were decidedly winnable, like the ones against the Steelers and the Bucs, or at the very very least have a believable competitive showing. And I don't in any way believe that was too much to ask. Wilks let some others get away, but I'm giving him a pass for games a little closer to the time he took over as transitions can be difficult. I'm trying to be fair and less subjective. Wilks though mildly surprising has also been disappointing and decidedly ordinary at the times we needed him to be extraordinary

Maybe with a better coach.

We are who we thought we are: not very good.

Norman gonna be like, "Let me take my ass back to the coffee shop."

My god! Let's step off the curb and get run over by retreads.

No, if this "report" is true, it actually sounds like Tepper doesn't want Harbaugh. And that ain't got anything to do with being outbid.

"These days" makes no difference whatsoever. Whether it's a good idea to give an HC final control depends upon the person. That's the way it's always been and likely always will be. Some coaches have more control than others regardless if there's a GM there or not, and some have basically given the GM control, but they still have final say. Parcells has two rings, by the way, so he obviously knew what he was doing.

NFL history extends beyond "right now." I really don't think that I have to give a history lesson, but coaches like Belichick, Reid and Tomlin have basically run everything, and have the hardware to prove it. Even Sean Payton, Bill Parcels, TomCoughlin, Pete Carroll and others have basically had the most pull in their organizations depending upon whom you ask. They all have hardware. Franchises are going to go through the ebbs and flows of success, and people are going to of course have different definitions of success, but everyone that I have named is undoubtedly a good coach that many (if not most) owners would give a great degree of control to, if not "total" control in pursuit of championships.

Some of y'all are thinking that we need a new OC; I think we need a new DC, and I'm not alone. Just the fact that there are fans that believe we need changes on both sides of the ball tells me that Wilks is outta here.

Franchise wrecker? That's hyperbolic. The Rams aren't wrecked. They'll go through cycles just like any other franchise, but unlike some, they'll have a championship to make them feel better (and that wasn't the first one).

Perhaps, on some level, but actual knowledge and skill makes all the difference. I'm sure that some of the best of all time are accused of being big assholes with big egos. The great ones also seem to have control.

This understated, now narrative of yours is low-key comparing Rhule to Harbaugh. I just can't get with it. Rhule was a NCAA guy pretending to be an NFL coach. Harbaugh has shown outstanding understanding and knowledge at both levels.

The Vikings aren't what they appear (or perhaps they are). I almost guarantee that if Harbaugh was coaching them, they would be serious contenders as opposed to pretenders. Watch how it all plays out with them.

Running should be the main way you move the ball. It's the preferred way to move the ball if you can do it effectively. Why would anyone want to do otherwise?

I tend to agree, but I will inject that the players obviously weren't put into a position to succeed. That being the case, personally I just can't throw them out with the bathwater. I understand why you do, but I've seen enough to know that they can play better.

If there is immediate evidence of growth, the two will get along just fine. Winning will be a salve for any interpersonal conflicts or quirks that Tepper and Harbaugh may have.

I wasn't aware that calls to the Panthers were made; I assumed it was the other way around. If his agent contacted the Panthers, that adds a little fuel to Harbaugh actually becoming the guy. Of course, the conversation may have been pretentious, or not. Harbaugh is so eccentric.

https://www.maizenbrew.com/football/2023/1/6/23542248/jim-harbaugh-michigan-wolverines-football-recruiting-ncaa-violation-brown-jug-hamburger

No way. If Tepper has his way, we get Jim Harbaugh and tale Lamar Jackson from John Harbaugh and proceed to go on and win a Super Bowl. That would be kind of ironic.

I was going to say something similar, but your post is actually better. Some are talking like running is a bad thing. My philosophy is to run until you can't. Why would you do otherwise? The key is when it comes time to pass, you have to have skill players that can get it done. Use the run to set up the pass and the pass to set up the run. Within that mindset, If running is working, keep running because you have less ways to fug up.

I couldn't agree more. First round talent is generally first round talent (and the same for any round). Literally the ONLY thing that changes is the year and the pool of players. The pool of players changes every year, and no one can say which draft is actually better until many many years down the road, if they can do it then. I mean, it's easy to look over the years and determine if a particular draft was special positionally, but it's probably very subjective as to grading entire draft classes versus one another. Historically, first round talent is first round talent, and they're the ones that stay in the league the most. Equating an actual first round pick---literally an opportunity to draft in the first round---to a second or third is ultimately disingenuous (especially to a team that is rebuilding). On an off note, picks are so valuable that the NFL limits teams using them as draft capital to three years in advance. I think that three year window is a good gage to indicate that basically in terms of the three-year period, the NFL views all the picks similarly (if you understand what I'm saying).

Only a Huddler would try and convince us that a first is really a second or a third even. That's some new math right there if I've ever seen it.

Not only that, Steichen could flame out just as much as any coach. Why deal in hypotheticals? If a crap shoot it is, give me the guy who's actually proven something as a head coach in the NFL.

I think that Harbaugh would be a smart move...at least until it's not. I think that you at least have to try, and it seems as though Tepper has. I'm skeptical Jimbo is coming here though (or anywhere in the league). On to Steichen and Johnson and whoever else at the appointed times.

Well, Tepper didn't want to match a highly questionable to dumb contract. I can't fault him for that.