Mr. Scot

Also some context to the Broncos... So apparently he's flying out to Denver on his own initiative even though they don't have a meeting scheduled...yet.

Ouch

Think that's kind of a sh-tty thing to do, honestly.

From Albert Breer... The longer things drag out with Payton, I think the more likely it becomes that he stays with Fox instead of coaching in 2023. Geography (meaning close to Los Angeles) and quarterback are most important to him, on top of the money, and I’m not sure there’s a place that sufficiently checks the box for him right now.

They also quoted a previous tweet by Mark Masske that has since been debunked by Tom Pelissero, so...no.

That's if someone is hired away from us.

Seconded...

That didn't happen.

It's more about their own social media seemingly calling out Prescott.

Apparently it's legit. That's...rough.

They're quoting the Mark Masske tweet that Tom Pelissero debunked. That article also names Denver as "the leader in the clubhouse".

Multiple other sources have agreed Payton wants full control, including his own people. Jeff Ireland is one of the names that's been thrown in as a likely GM option.

My preference has long been to look for experienced coordinators and assistants, guys like Don Martindale, Rich Bisaccia and the like. We're not going that route. The choice is between young offensive assistants, a few older options (Wilks, Reich, Caldwell) and Payton. I would be fine with Reich. I could get behind Wilks if he has the right offensive staff (like Reich or even potentially Caldwell). Among the young crowd, I liked Johnson. I like Steichen. I'm not a big fan of Dorsey. Moore just hasn't been coaching long enough. Honestly, Kafka probably hasn't either but he does have some good qualities. There's honestly a lot to like about Ejiro Evero but I don't think we're going defense. Brian Callahan probably would have been a decent option but we haven't called about him. Payton? Already stated my objections to him. Too much to give up and full control is a negative for me. At this point, don't know who we end up with. There are guys I like better than others, but Payton is probably my only firm "no".

What we're dealing with in reality is unicorns. The Huddle seems to chase them on damn near an annual basis. "If we trade for Deshaun Watson, we're in the Super Bowl." "If we bring Cam back, we're gonna start winning again." "We're just a quarterback away from being contenders." And the latest, "Just hire Sean Payton, give him the keys and prepare for Super Bowl glory." All we got to do is get that one guy, and everything's gonna be fine. Except it never is, not even for the team that gets "that guy" when we don't. It's never going to be that simple, and people who think it is are dreaming.

Carr Is the only one of that group I'd be willing to look at.

But we wouldn't have thrown away picks to do so

It's actually been confirmed that Shanahan wanted Lance. I do get the feeling that if they had that to do all over again, it probably would have been Jones.

And the Super Bowl is guaranteed? (Cuz if you give up all that and don't get a Super Bowl, you've really screwed yourself)

Eh, I'm not so sure of that.

If you're okay with giving up two first round picks as well as gutting our front office and giving Payton full control, you've got a lot more faith in that guy and (and in David Tepper) than I do. Either of those things would be an absolute non-starter for me. Both would be unthinkable.

We weren't trading McCaffrey to a division rival

How do you feel about Payton moving his own people into the front office and moving guys like Fitterer and Morgan out?

I'm not a fan of Garoppolo, but both he and Purdy at least proved that they could run the Shanahan system. Can we really say that of Lance?

It's been confirmed by multiple sources that all of the quarterback decisions were basically Matt Rhule. He had full control, so that was his prerogative.

Did any of those coaches win a Super Bowl with their first team?