Mr. Scot

Eeehhh, most analysts are probably gonna give that title to Steve Largent. (might be before your time)

Tell ya something else that gets me... Tepper came in talking about analytics and sports science and all that bullsh-t. Then he proceeded to hang on to a GM whose win-loss record was awful, whose free agent acquisitions had been garbage and whose drafts rarely produced anything worthwhile past the first round. Wouldda thought analytics might have pointed him in the opposite direction, but okay Then he makes that GM the point man in the search for our next head coach. And when they find their guy, what do they say led them to that decision? "We had a feeling..." "It's just a feeling..." "There's a feeling you get..." "All of us had the same feeling..." "Feelings...whoa whoa whoa... feelings..." Oy For a supposed analytics guy, Tepper doesn't really seem to be all that...analytical.

My immediate reaction when the news of Rhule's hiring broke was "Okay?!" Was pretty disappointed up front that we didn't go ahead and at least interview McDaniels. FYI: Word is he's heating up as a candidate again this cycle and some folks expect he'll get a job this time around (not from us, of course). Where I really cringed was when the stories that are quoted in the OP came out. Made me immediately think of an elderly or mentally challenged person listening to a bombastic sales pitch, falling for it hook line and sinker and wanting to sign on the dotted line immediately. Buuuut like I have with plenty of other decisions I disagreed with, I did my best to get on board. And at least for a year or so, it looked like it was going to be okay. Damn, did things go to hell quick though

I wouldn't argue for Andre Johnson being in the Hall of Fame, honestly. Not saying he wasn't great because he absolutely was, but still...

This is all valid. I still don't really understand Andre Johnson though.

Sheesh

I didn't really think Steve Smith was a first ballot Hall of Famer, not with the logjam that already exists at that position. That said, I didn't really think Andre Johnson was either, so I don't know about that one Happy to see Sam Mills on the list though.

Neither have I, but I have seen him endorse Marty Hurney as GM, then follow that up by handing a 7 year, multi-million dollar deal with full roster control to a college coach who brought a college staff with him. First mistake is gone, at least. Right now, I'm waiting to see whether he's smart enough to rectify that second one.

What are his successes on the football field?

Tepper strikes me as one of those guys who'll totally screw something up seven times, then after lucking into a good result on try number eight turn around and go "See? I know what I'm doing"

Check who he's been quoting... Granted, we're not talking about somebody with a firm grip on reality, but yeah, he said it.

I get the impression those "feelings" were behind a lot of Hurney's decision making.

A lot of people float the idea of hiring a former Super Bowl winning coach, yet never seem to think about the fact that not a single coach in NFL history has ever won a Super Bowl with two teams. Why? Well it's not just a coach that wins a Super Bowl. It's an organization and a system. And frankly, also a lot of luck. Heck, loads of coaches never even win a second Super Bowl with the same team. It's a really really difficult feat to accomplish.

It would be the Browns

This is why I hate stats without context. Frank Reich was a better quarterback than several guys on that list. Likewise, jimmy Clausen is not a better QB than Taylor Heinicke.

Good point.

Tepper "went big" the last time he hired a coach, paying out big money and giving full power to what was a hot name at the time. Don't care about "going big" this time around. I'd rather he "go smart" and let someone else make the choice.

Bieniemy might make sense in Denver given he has history in Colorado. Of course, some of that history might keep him out of Colorado.

We're not on Wilson's "approved team" list. That, plus there's no way we could afford to trade away the kind of capital it would take to get him.

Gus Bradley, Quinn's successor in Seattle, also became a head coach (with the Jags). And like Quinn, as a head coach he made a great DC. Fun thing about him, though. He's likely looking for a job soon (part of the Raiders staff) and has a prior connection not only with Scott Fitterer, but also Nathaniel Hackett

Talking strictly in the football realm... Hurney's deficiencies are well known. Tepper pretty clearly doesn't know jack. Drummond? Don't know, but all his background is in communications and public relations. Far as I know, he's never worked in any position that required talent evaluation. Including him in the head coaching search struck me as...odd.

From that same article... Did you hear the guy speak?” Tepper responded when asked about Rhule’s lack of significant NFL experience. “It is what it is. This is a guy who sets a standard … this is an elite manager ... an elite trainer of men, an elite motivator of men.” Ugh My biggest fears at the time of the hire came from.these stories. It just sounded so much like someone falling for a pitch from a really good salesman. At the very least, I thought they should have gone ahead and finished the interviews they had scheduled, but nope.

We are not a smart team.

I don't really think that's gonna happen.