Jonathan Jones: Caserio was first choice, and Tepper was prepared to pay him a lot of money

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

Not sure if this is true or a fabrication made up by Easterby to convince McNair to choose Caserio instead of Omar Khan.

That was where we first heard this suggestion, though the story came from Bob LaMonte (Caserio's agent) not Jack Easterby.

And yeah, it's still possible.

[Zod]

1 minute ago, Jesse said:

I would’ve rioted if we hired Caserio

Not a smart post in today's climate. 

[Martin]

18 minutes ago, theinstrumental said:

It also sounds like Kyle Shanahan and Pete Carroll. There’s more than one way to divide the work and authority between a coach and a GM.

I agree with this. This is also the approach in Buffalo. Makes a lot of sense to me and I have no problem with it. I actually prefer a collaboration between the GM and HC.

[Proudiddy]

23 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

Not sure if this is true or a fabrication made up by Easterby to convince McNair to choose Caserio instead of Omar Khan.

Well, Jones stated it as fact, and I trust his reporting.  Now, was he just relaying the info we already knew from previous reports?  Idk, but like I said, he has always been fairly informed and keen on the things he puts out there, so I'm thinking this wasn't just a bluff.

[Rocky Davis]

52 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Caserio...yikes.

Never thought I'd find myself saying thank God for the Houston Texans, but hey...

The Dolphins and Cardinals have said the same! 

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Well, Jones stated it as fact, and I trust his reporting.  Now, was he just relaying the info we already knew from previous reports?  Idk, but like I said, he has always been fairly informed and keen on the things he puts out there, so I'm thinking this wasn't just a bluff.

Agreed, but it's also true that reporters frequently get information from agents.

If his information comes from Bob LaMonte, and Bob LaMonte is full of sh-t, well...

[Khaki Lackey]

50 minutes ago, TSLA said:

I don’t like seeing or hearing that at all. If Rhule wants to be the Gm, just come out and take both the jobs. If he wants nothing to do other than coaching the team then let’s get a Gm that has full control of managing the team. 

You've obviously not studied the Appaloosa model.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Khaki Lackey said:

You've obviously not studied the Appaloosa model.

Oh brother, please don't invoke that phrase...

[Khaki Lackey]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Oh brother, please don't invoke that phrase...

I knew you'd like that one lol

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

I knew you'd like that one lol

It's like when you used to bring up a certain player who kept a lot of guns on his bed. Just the mention of his name would automatically draw a certain somebody into the conversation.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

I just don't trust Tepper to build a winning football team.

[therealmjl]

1 minute ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

I just don't trust Tepper to build a winning football team.

Nope 

[Waldo]

Damn, Tepper has bad taste. We looked way too hard at McCarthy last year. I'm so happy both messes in Texas took them off the table for us.

[panthers55]

This is exactly why I said that Carolina might not be desirable for an experienced GM who is used to control of the roster. We can hope they find a young guy who has not been a GM who can grow into the position.