Mr. Scot

To be clear, when I say "a shot", I mean a thousand yard shot on a moving target through a high crosswind using a rifle whose scope needs recalibrated

The Niners offered Peters a big raise and the Assistant GM title to draw him back. Not sure they really even needed to though. Peters grew up hoping to work for the 49ers. It was his dream job. Hard to complete with that. Also throw in the common belief that Peters is the one actually running the team rather than Lynch THe guy who more truly took himself out of the process was Ed Dodds.

We still have a shot at the playoffs...

We also have a bird, an ick and a bread. From Joe Person... Moton has kept the tradition alive in the Panthers locker room, albeit on a smaller scale. Moton has nicknames for three of the other starting offensive linemen, as well as top reserve Cam Erving, whom Moton dubbed “Clamp Erving” for his ability to clamp down on defensive linemen. Right guard Austin Corbett is “Big Corbs.” Left guard Brady Christensen is “Birdy” because Moton thought that’s how a reporter pronounced Christensen’s first name during a press conference last spring. Rookie left tackle Ikem Ekwonu arrived with a nickname (Ickey), as did second-year lineman Deonte Brown, known as “Cornbread” at Alabama. But as Brown has lost weight this fall, his O-line brethren have started calling him “Flatbread.” But the best nickname arguably belongs to Bradley Bozeman, the former Ravens center also known as “Big Bear.” “It was like the first week I was here. We were talking, hanging out and stuff. And he goes: ‘Man, you look just like a big bear. That’s your new nickname — Big Bear,’” Bozeman recalled. “I was like, ‘OK, there it is.’” “He’s just a big, massive (guy), but he also has like a warm personality — someone easy to talk to,” Moton added. “So I don’t know why, he just reminded me of a bear.” New nicknames on an improved line Oh, and just as an aside, they're kinda good. The line has been the Panthers’ most improved position group, and has done some of its best work over the past month — a four-week span that coincided with the trade of All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey to San Francisco and the loss of center Pat Elflein to a season-ending hip injury. With D’Onta Foreman taking over for McCaffrey and Bozeman stepping in for Elflein, the Panthers have averaged 159.5 rushing yards a game since Week 7. That’s the third-best rushing average in the league over that span, behind Tennessee (171.8) and Chicago (248.3). During last week’s 25-15 win against Atlanta, interim coach Steve Wilks told offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo over the headsets, “Let’s keep running.” The Panthers did, finishing with their best rushing total (232 yards) since a Week 5 win against Jacksonville in 2019. Bozeman said the line’s play has helped convince McAdoo to keep the ball on the ground. Foreman’s 31 carries (for 130 yards and a touchdown) versus the Falcons were the most by a Panthers’ running back in 18 years. “Once you bust a couple runs,” Bozeman said, “you build a little confidence, you keep rolling and then all of a sudden you’re just moving forward.”

He isn't Dan Snyder Still a bad owner overall though...

Oh Lord have mercy

Well there's "care" and there's "curious". I'm not gonna closely follow Matt Rhule's future career, but I am kinda curious to see what happens next.

That would be interesting.

Gotcha. Thanks.

Don't honestly know...

I don't doubt Wilks would keep Holcomb. Wouldn't be too surprised if he kept McAdoo but that feels less likely. I don't really think he's gonna get the job though, so...

Not as familiar with Compton as you seem to be outside of knowing he sometimes jokes around. That plus inability to find much in the way of corroboration is why I said I wasn't sure how seriously to take this.

Valid...but coaches do tend to want their own guys.

I wasn't really taking him that seriously. Hell, I didn't even know the interview was in process. Then all of a sudden, he was hired

Well,if your alternative is a combo of Tepper, Marty Hurney and Steven Drummond...

I haven't watched enough Colts games to say, but as a player he was part of buffalo's "K Gun" attack.

Don't know how seriously to take this...

Every time they hire someone good, they get poached. (the state of print journalism in general probably factors into it)

That's actually what did Gano in as a Panther.

There was, then it changed. Latest word was that he finally got the memo that young offensive coaches are the thing right now. That said, I think he could still go for Reich. I think Payton might be off the table but I doubt anyone will believe it.

Keim is to Bidwill what Hurney was to Richardson.

Panther fans despise everybody. (whether they deserve it or not)

Re: Josh McDaniels...

The second I posted that, I knew this response was coming

Sadly, Ron also seems to be the kind of coach you bring in when you want to get rid of your team owner