Mr. Scot

Same. He thinks like a fan. Sadly, he also isn't any smarter than one when it comes to making football decisions, yey he insists on making them himself rather than letting an actual football person do so. Tepper is such a frigging dumbass.

No denying Mayfield has issues, but to be fair Tua is running an attack designed by Mike McDaniel while Baker is working with a scheme dictated by Ben McAdoo.

He does have a big cap hit. He's also not exactly a top ten quarterback.

I don't know if that's true or not, but as a counter argument I'd offer this...

I wasn't sure you'd be convinced

Connected to you too, eh? Guessing he came across as pretty smart...

It is. The source is 100% full of sh-t.

I'd throw this in... Panther fans have been looking for a way to get Luke Kuechly involved in coaching for years now (general indications are he's not that interested in working with Matt Rhule and company). There's no evidence to suggest that Johnson and Kuechly are best friends or anything, but they're likely at least acquainted from their time at BC. And both would seem to be highly intelligent. So maybe, just maybe, Johnson could have a better shot at getting Luke aboard that train than Rhule does.

He's actually on the injury report this time... See also...

Related: While Johnson hasn't been a direct colleague of Rams coach Sean McVay (else he might already have a head coaching gig) he did serve as an assistant QB coach in Miami working with then QB coach Zac Taylor.

You know who it is...

Im very interested in the Panthers finally having an offensive coach. Thing on that front though is that unless he totally sh-ts the bed, you're likely to see both AGM Dan Morgan and former Panther Greg Olsen on board the hype train for Bills OC Ken Dorsey.

Gotcha. Thanks

As a non fantasy football player, what's a "handcuff"?

I'm not...yet. Definitely has my interest though

Oy

Why would Washington trade him, though? (especially after seeing Carson Wentz sh-t the bed this past Sunday)

The amazing performances put on by the Detroit offense through the first three weeks of the 2022 NFL Season are starting to draw some attention and interest to young Lions OC Ben Johnson. Among those praising Johnson for his work… Not bad... To be clear, Johnson is way younger than what I normally like as a head coaching candidate (just 36) but he’s been coaching at the NFL level for as many years (since 2012) as others like Ken Dorsey and has risen through the ranks at a reasonably steady pace. As illustrated above, Johnson is garnering high praise from numerous circles. The Athletic’s offensive analyst Ted Nguyen recently wrote a piece about how the Lions offense saw a weakness in the widespread use of defensive guru Vic Fangio’s concepts and figured out how to attack it. That approach certainly looks to be working so far. Throw in too that if you look back at his resumé, you’ll find some pretty hefty connections to the Carolinas. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Johnson attended high school in Asheville, North Carolina. Upon graduating, he became a walk on quarterback for the UNC Tarheels behind both TJ Yates and current Panthers receiver coach Joe Dailey. Yates would later play for the Miami Dolphins, along with former Panther QB Matt Moore, when Johnson was an assistant there. Also while at UNC, Johnson was a teammate to Hakeem Nicks, Brandon Tate, Cameron Thomas, former (temporary) Panther Hilee Taylor and Connor Barth among others. Looking at his college coaches, quarterback coach John Shoop had previously served on the offensive staff of the Panthers from their inaugural season through 1998. Retired former Colts coach - and Ron Rivera friend - Chuck Pagano was the Tarheels DC for one of his seasons there. Longtime NFL OL Coach (and also Rivera associate) Hal Hunter was on board for a bit as well. Hunter later coached in Cleveland alongside current Panthers ST coach Chris Tabor (Pep Hamilton was the OC at the time). Mind you, Tabor’s not the only Panthers staffer with a connection of sorts to Johnson. Others are, in fact a little more direct... Let's start with original Panthers head coach Dom Capers who was a defensive assistant last season in Detroit. Among current Panther staffers besides the aforementioned Dailey, quarterback coach Sean Ryan and DL coach Paul Pasqualoni each spent time on the Lions staff with him. Johnson even has a shirttail connection with Panthers assistant GM Dan Morgan via former Morgan colleague Joe Schoen who was in the Dolphins personnel department (as was former Panthers college scouting director Eric Stokes) for a few seasons while Johnson and now Lions head coach Dan Campbell were on the coaching staff. Said staff also included current RB coach Jeff Nixon and former Panthers player Mike Wahle. For what some might find the most "fun" connection though, you’ve gotta go back to Johnson’s very first coaching gig.. From 2009 to 2011, Johnson was a graduate assistant and later tight ends coach for a college football program in the Northeastern US. Specifically, Boston College. Those three years just happened to coincide with the college career of a certain former Panther who’s best known for playing linebacker. Yeah…that guy. Substantive? Maybe not, but interesting / amusing. Well...to me, aanyway, but what does it all really add up to? Bottom Line: Unless and until Matt Rhule is fired, not a whole lot. Likewise, even if Johnson has more Carolinas connections than Kevin Bacon, he still has to finish out this season well and garner more significant head coaching interest. Mind you, there’s already some buzz around him, but not necessarily enough to make Johnson a major player on the coaching scene just yet. That said, having researched his path to now, I definitely find him intriguing as a possibility. Johnson is getting praise for the kind of work you want to see in the guy running your team: knowledge of league trends, offensive innovation, the ability to properly evaluate and use the players you have and even maximize the positive traits of some lesser guys (Jared Goff for example, who’s looked better since Johnson started working with him) and more. Factor in also that with our current offensive line personnel stacked toward the run game, having them run plays designed by Johnson could be...interesting Still, for the moment it’s only a “keep in the back of your mind” sort of thing. In the crazy world of the NFL though, weirder things have happened.

Sam may not be a very good quarterback, but I suspect he at least has better things to do with his time than dumb sh-t like this...

To be fair, that's hard to accurately judge with the current OC... He's not doing anyone any favors.

I think that question is being asked...

And there are words for that kind (which tend to be unkind)

Train wrecks and dumpster fires tend to do that...

That's a really difficult fight though. Probably worthwhile, but not easy.