Davidson Deac II

And they got him.

SD? The Chargers coaching staff was fired last year during Herbert's first year. So I am assuming their owner doesn't share your opinion of Herbert's first year staff. Unless you mean this years staff, but since this is Herbert's second year, not sure that would be a valid comparison. Regarding the weapons, I have heard similar discussions about a lot of drafted qb's. Some work out, some do not. The jury is still out on all of them drafted last year.

I actually don't have to give them anything. . What you or I say here doesn't matter at all. Fwiw, I am not saying they will be bust. Just that of all the picks, only Mac Jones looks good at this point. They could turn it around. And at least 1 or 2 of them probably will. But in my opinion, both Burrow (when healthy) and Herbert looked better at this point last year than any of the top three do this year. By top three, I mean Lawrence, Smith, and Fields. Lance is mostly unobserved.

The actual games. Jacksonville has the worst passing attack in the NFL, well maybe other than us. Early in the season, he was an interception machine, and then the Jaguars staff started restricting his passing, throwing it shorter and less frequent. So the interception numbers have improved. But the passing attack is still not good. Not all of it is on Lawrence of course, neither the system nor the talent around him helps him very much. But he certainly hasn't shown himself to be the sure fire hall of famer that some have him as, at least not yet. The Jets best game from a qb this year was Mike White's game. Zach Wilson finally had a decent game against the Eagles this past week though, although they still lost. Trey Lance hasn't played enough to show anything. Justin Fields has looked good at times, but the more they let him throw, the worse he looks. Only Jones has shown himself to be a solid performer so far. Of course, they are all rookies, and it could change. But this is why you can't judge them until they actually play.

There is no way to know if it really is a good class until after they are drafted and playing on Sundays. The past year was supposed to be a great class, but to this point, Jones is the only one that looks great. That could change of course. But I wouldn't write this coming season's class off just yet.

If they had promoted the OL or ST's coach, I think the screaming from the board would be heard around the world.

We are 2-0 in the division this year. Ironic if we actually end up with a winning division record.

I agree completely, and no I don't trust Rhule. I just distrust him equally regardless of who from our current staff fills in as interim OC.

Depends on how you read resume's. Years of experience are to me less important than quality of experience, and Jeff Nixon's three years with Reid trumps anything on Ryan's. Of course, in the end, the actual difference is rather small. But I think (and this is not directed at you, but to the audience at large) it seems a strange thing for so many of the board patrons to be so concerned about Rhule hiring a guy he likes, who may only be here for five games. Almost all coaches hire their buddies/friends/former coworkers/people they are comfortable with as coordinators. I thought Ruhle hiring Brady was odd due to Brady's lack of experience and the fact that Ruhle hadn't worked with him much. This actually seems more normal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Ryan_(American_football_coach)#Detroit_Lions_(2019–2020) What it doesn't say, they lost the Tampa game 47-7 And then there was this gem. https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401220318

Even so, its still meh. Not enough of a difference to matter much. Either of them have more experience than Brady. Plus, his last job was with the Lions.

Meh, who else could it be on such short notice? We weren't going to go outside the organization to hire someone for five games, and I assume that virtually everyone on the staff is a Rhule selection so it was going to be someone that Rhule selected previously. And Nixon seems to have the most polished resume of the bunch.

Well, hopefully he does better than Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, and the guy that the Jets took.

Never? I wouldn't be shocked if after that, one of them tries it.

100 percent agree. Unlike Brady, this guy actually has the resume of an NFL coordinator. Doesn't mean he is going to be great, but he certainly has a solid resume. Don't really care if he was a college guy during Rhule's tenure at Baylor. Its not like guys would be lining up to take over for five games.

Maybe, but from the looks of it, he was more qualified than Brady. And with actual real NFL experience under Andy Reid.

Its ludicrous to think it was "Tepper's" decision. He might have agreed to it, but it was Ruhle's decision. And maybe Bridgewater's.

I wish it would be Ruhle, but I think it will end up being the Clemson defensive coordinator at Oklahoma.

They love him Until he loses to Alabama, then they will hate him.

And NCAA rules and regulations are a pain. But I doubt that matters to a head coach that much, as the staff does most of the preliminary work for recruiting and they have staff members that deal with regulations. One of the things I remember from the Steve Spurrier time at Washington was that they compared him to Joe Gibbs. During the season, Gibbs would often sleep in the office, while Spurrier would never put that much time in. At least that was the rumor.

I don't think their running back situation is better than ours. Kamara hasn't been playing recently, and wasn't playing very well when he was playing. Even if CMC has been injured a lot the last two years, he at least played well when he was in. And their #2 back, Ingram is an 11 year veteran, while Chuba is young, and has shown a little promise.

Meh, just because we suck doesn't mean we can't tell others they suck.

I agree. Firing the GM at this point is silly. GM's should be judged on long term success, not a specific season.

Our defense is significantly younger, and probably has a better future. QB situation is iffy for both, but they are probably a little better off than we are when Jameis gets healthy. We do have a better group of wide receivers. CMC, when healthy, is probably better than Kamara when healthy. They do have a better oline. We have a better cap situation, they have a better coaching staff. In truth, neither team is currently capable of challenging for a Superbowl next year.

Also doesn't matter who is on the Oline if the quarterback is not good. We can draft a qb, let him sit and learn a year while we get the oline situation fixed. Assuming there is a qb we like in the draft (not that I trust the current group to be able to assess qb's).