Mr. Scot

Wilks was coaching for a job. The players were playing to help him. You can't ask guys to act against their own best interests.

Related...

Between the salary he wants (and wants guaranteed) plus having to give up picks for him, can't get on board with that.

Granted. We haven't even hit free agency yet.

Yet still lost to us last year. And heck, we've beaten MVPs before.

They could always trade the pick to us

It means he's not the boogeyman you're making him out to be.

Understood. Sounds like the Panthers prefer one of the other three though.

Person says we're not interested in drafting Richardson that high.

Thought it was the other way around. But yeah, Duce Staley.

Possibly. Reich raved about Bryce Young in his presser, but of course you've got the size concerns.

To be clear, Eisen said this was a rumor he heard at the Combine. He wasn't reporting it as fact.

Don't know other than probably not Anthony Richardson given what Joe Person said. They're said to like Will Levis a lot.

It hasn't. Carr was released.

Funny thing I noticed looking at trade up scenarios: We have front office connections with almost all of the top six teams in the draft right now. At #1, Bears Co-Director of Player Personnel Jeff King not only played tight end here under John Fox but was also a teammate of new VP of Player Personnel Adrian Wilson in Arizona. Speaking of Wilson, he's obviously well connected to the Cardinals who sit at #3. Some calls could certainly be made there. At #4 is the Colts, who despite his departure are said to still have a good relationship with Head Coach Frank Reich. Coming in at #6 you have the Rams, from whom we just obtained our new OC and DB Coach as well as our DC (thru Denver). And of course, there's the Seahawks at #5 who have a close connection to both our GM and our Assistant GM. The question, of course, becomes which connection we'll call on... ...but hey, at least we have options

That's a bit of a jump

Sounds like it is

Also of note...

See above Hell, one of his rumors revolves around Mark Davis not really being bald.

If you watch the video, Eisen says up front it was all just rumors he heard and he doesn't know how valid any of it is. He's just throwing it out there for something to talk about.

I get the personal connection with Dennis Allen. That said, Allen might be the one NFL coach who makes Matt Rhule look competent.