Sgt Schultz

Remember, these are the Texans. "With the #2 pick, the Houston Texans select Max Duggan, quarterback, TCU." I say that in jest, but they didn't get to be the Texans for nothing.

A few weeks ago I said the problem with his contract was that in order to make the numbers reasonable, he would essentially have to agree to play for a year or so for no additional money. He essentially did that. That speaks volumes for him.

I was watching a discussion today about Rodgers while I was waiting for a connection in ATL. It was probably ESPN. Specifically, they were talking about expectations for the Jets if/when they sign Rodgers. It sets up an awkward situation that would be the same for us. For the Jets, making the playoffs and winning a playoff game would be huge. That would make signing Rodgers worthwhile. But for Rodgers, not so much. It is pretty much Owl or bust for him. Of course, even that would leave the question for the Jets "what happens after Rodgers?" San Francisco would have been the best situation for chasing an Owl before he turns into a pumpkin. The Jets have a good defense, but I don't see Rodgers pushing them over the top. Us, either, for that matter.

Short answer is no, I think. The paperwork probably hasn't been filled out because it is not a high priority for him. Sort of like me filing our taxes.

It was a coaching staff and GM problem. Truth is, if Cam wanted to change the offensive style/philosophy and his own role, the onus was on him to push it......because nobody else was going to do it. Especially those paid to do it. Rivera was perfectly happy letting Cam shoulder the lion's share of the burden. It was a little surprising Rivera didn't raise more of a stink about some OL brawn, since the theme was to line our 11 up against their 11 and hope we win enough battles enough times to win the game. Rivera's main fault was not getting Cam the hell out of there when it was obvious he was hurt. Actually acquiring the surrounding pieces was not his job. But I doubt if he ever went into Hurney's office and impressed the need for WRs, or apparently OL either. That leads us to the other end of that problem. A good Hurney draft was getting two decent-good players by the time the dust settled, and not necessarily in the most needed positions. His average was probably just a fraction either side of one. Changing an offensive scheme, or even a defensive one for that matter, would have involved putting the meat balls down long enough to try and find enough players to pull it off. Let's see, meat balls or digging deep into WR and OL talent? Easy decision for him. So, the result was doing the same things and mumbling "it gives us the best chance to win." And they were correct in that, because they were unable to figure out how to do anything else, or even identify the need to do something else. There was no three year plan, or one year plan, or even a plan for this week's opponent that was different from the one for last week's opponent. It was the path of least resistance, which was especially important to Hurney.

I saw that. The report I saw said they actually cleaned out at the end of last year. I'm suspect there will be a parade in the DC area when they are officially out. Foreskin fans can generally be an insufferable bunch (like most fanbases, their long-time loyalists are saddled with the usual hangers on that can't keep their yaps contained), but they have had over 20 years of misery. Meanwhile, I wonder what island without an extradition treaty with the U.S. their stuff was shipped to.

It is certainly possible. I have not jumped on the small "Fitt must go" bandwagon because we have no idea how little or how much he had to say about things when The Process was here. In other words, I don't think I have any measurement that can be used to reliably assess him prior to October 10th. That problem is on Tepper. It has been hashed, rehashed, and rerehashed to death, but giving any HC that type of control is beyond stupid, but especially one whose previous experience with the NFL amounted to a cup of coffee. Between Hurney and The Process, what we learned is Tepper was vulnerable to BS artists. He may have figured that out now.

They can't be excised, they must be exorcised. At this point, I can't say Tepper has redeemed the franchise. We have not seen anything on a football field yet to make that call, unless you consider the team rolling 6-6 under Wilks, when they probably would have been 3-9 in that same stretch under The Process. What Tepper has done is redeemed hop in the franchise. Twelve months ago we had no hope because it was obvious The Process was not being exiled. A year later, we have a coaching staff that is getting accolades across the NFL, made a few smart FA signings, and traded up for the #1 draft pick to (finally) address the QB issue. The devil on one shoulder points out that we have made what look like good FA signings before and tried to address the QB position previously, and almost all those efforts failed. The angel on the other should points out that our past FA signings have usually been guys that "were good two or three years ago," our efforts to address the QB position were half-arsed, and all of these swings were made by one moron or another in our past. This time feels different. Hence there is hope.

We signed Vonn Bell, half the Huddle applauded, half complained, of the half that complained, about 20% said it was the worst signing ever, about 25% of those said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. We signed Shy Tuttle, half the Huddle applauded, half complained, of the half that complained, about 20% said it was the worst signing ever, about 25% of those said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. We resigned Brad Bozeman, half the Huddle applauded, half complained, of the half that complained, about 20% said it was the worst signing ever, about 25% of those said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. We signed Andy Dalton, half the Huddle applauded, half complained, of the half that complained, about 40% said it was the worst signing ever, about of those 40% said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. We signed Hayden Hurst, half the Huddle applauded, half complained, of the half that complained, about 20% said it was the worst signing ever, about of those 25% said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. It was reported that four Huddlers strapped explosvies onto themselves and blew themselves up. Three-fourths of the Huddle applauded, one-fourth complained, of the fourth that complained, about 25% said they were strapping explosives onto themselves and blowing themselves up. That's it, in a nutshell.

What is in the air in the Packers locker room at Lambeau that causes this to happen? Is the place built on some ancient burial grounds or something? All they need is Brady to start talking about returning, but only if he can play for the Packers and then debate retirement, or not, every single year until he is 65. Maybe they ought to put up a sign on the way from the locker room to the field "Retire Like a Champion." They can demand the QBs all jump up and touch it on their way to the field.

How dare you try to inject any reasonableness into this thread. The old saying is that the number one cause of disappointment is unrealistic expectations. Yes, things are looking up. But the reason is there is a lot of change. That coming together, especially a new QB with new receivers in a new offense will not happen overnight. The new defense will probably take some time, too. The other trap I see people falling into is assuming the division will be as inept next year as it was this year. Atlanta has been building and could surprise some people. I do not expect them to stagnate at 7-10.

$10M for 2 years was about what I was hoping for to get somebody who can credibly play the position when needed. I was afraid that budget was going to get busted. That was why the idea of Brissett didn't bother me. The fact he is 35 and he knows his best years are in his rear view mirror is also ideal, assuming we do not do something stupid at #1. While I am not certain we will not do something stupid at #1, I feel a lot better about our odds than I would have, say, a year or two ago. Seems like a pretty good pickup to me, based on what (I hope) we need.

It's pretty likely he would have been our best QB in most of the last three of the last four years, to be honest. Bridgewater was statistically better in 2020. Granted, that is a pretty low bar, but it does lend a certain perspective to our past futility under center.

I remember thinking about a month after the Broncos hired McDipstick that they needed to fire him. He had already set the place on fire in that short amount of time. By his own admission, he doesn't deal well with people. He commented that he had improved in that area since the Great Denver Debacle, but I don't see any evidence of it. If the Raiders Razing ends up like the Denver Debacle, he may be back under Hoodie's wing. Hoodie is not exactly a people person, either, but he manages to keep McDipstick in line. His game-time decision making has not exactly been stellar either. Which begs the question about whether his success was his, some chemistry he had with Brady and Hoodie, or was due to Brady and despite him. Davis ought to be standing in the median of some busy intersection with a sign saying he needs money to fire and replace Josh McDaniels. If he picked the right intersection in Vegas, he'd probably have the money in a matter of hours.