2023 NFL Regular Season

vrabel took over a 9-7 (1-1) playoff team and went:

9-7
9-7 (2-1)
11-5 (0-1)
12-5 (0-1)
7-10
6-11

so i guess i get it. he took over a decent team, beat up on a lousy division for a while, choked in the playoffs, and then faded into bolivian. might be better to err on the side of caution by keeping vrabel given the odds that a rando replacement will be disastrous, but i get it. team is def going the wrong way

the other question is why did mike mularkey get got? went 9-7 twice, won a road playoff game in the 2nd season (franchise's 1st playoff win since 2003), and they said see ya later. and then he basically retired from coaching (he's not super old or anything) life comes at you fast. maybe he just had enough, in which case, good for him

LMAO Kaaron doubling down today by doing a literature review on the covid research.

Yeah, I think it was as much about whether Vrabel and the FO could work together moving forward, as it was about the results on the field the last two seasons.

I think the relationship has been broken since the AJB trade.

It does seem like an odd decision, but there's got to be more to it.

Just surface level impression is he was a players coach (helps to be a former player) but I don't follow the Titans all that closely.

Vrabel will get a new HC gig in the next few weeks. Obviously the Pats seem like a logical fit if that job comes up but I’d heard a few times that Jerod Mayo has basically been promised the gig

Having said all that, the Krafts should be looking for the right GM/Head of Football Ops guy first and then let him/her make all decisions from there

Throw Rogan is something else

Kimmel monologue was basically lambasting him but saying (paraphrasing) ‘he won’t apologize, I’ll accept it and move on, but he won’t’

Unsurprisingly not only did he not apologize cuz he did nothing wrong, but it’s everyone else’s fault for thinking that’s what he meant. And he’d totally never call anyone a pedophile but YOU made it worse cuz you thought he did

Gotemmmmmmm

This is why I said he's slightly overrated. Like, I don't think he's terrible, but the way a lot of people talk about him you'd expect better results.

Also not sure if he had any say in the AJ Brown trade or keeping Tannehill as long as they did.

I haven't read or heard his comments, but I assume this is not going to go over well with the NFL. The NFL can't like him being right and continuing to spike the football in the NFLs face.

It was common knowledge back then that covid wasn't killing or seriously hurting healthy/young people and for whatever reason the NFL still threated their employees livelihoods if they didn't follow their orders despite many of their employees being some of the healthiest people in the world.

Mark my words: instead of the Che Guevera t-shirts that a lot of hippies wear today, in the future you are going to see the same style t-shirts, but with Godgers face on them. Che is remembered as a symbol of rebellion.

FYI beyond the symbol of rebellion there aren't many similarities between the two as Che was a bad person and Godgers isn't.

very suttle

With Vrabel and Smith out, are there any coaches left who insist upon rocking the quarter-zip vest as standard attire? Great look for the stocky body type imo

guessing Vrabel fills it out better than Smith

Josh Allen led a 4th quarter drive that tied or took the lead in 4 of the Bills 6 losses

In no games did he lose a 4th quarter lead on a turnover

Not all MVP candidates can claim the latter…

Can someone explain to me the point of getting rid of BB to bring in one of his former assistants?

Seems to me the point of getting rid of him is going in a completely different direction not getting the straight to dvd sequels

yeah, my guess is that this was BB’s preferred succession plan and his way (and perhaps also the Krafts’) of keeping Mayo at the Pats.

But I agree that if they make a break they need to start again

guessing that the delay in news from the Pats is BB not resigning to ensure he gets paid out in full but the Krafts looking for a trade partner

BB actually has a ton of leverage given timing if he wants to use it. He can make it clear that he doesn’t want to go to the potential trade partners and stonewall and given timing this would force the Krafts to make a decision given how fast the coaching recruitment cycle moves. Then he can get paid out and have a free market ( assuming there isn’t offset language in his contract)

Pretty wild that after his brother went on The Bachelorette lots of people thought it was Aaron's family doing him wrong.

FWIW, Josh Allen is +5000 to win MVP at Draftkings. So let's put that word in quotation marks. Which other MVP "candidate" used the most important game of the season to throw end zone interceptions on his first two drives?

You can argue Allen's biggest contribution to the win against Miami was his 3rd quarter lost fumble that set up the punt return TD that tied the game.

why do people keep saying vrabel is a BB disciple or part of that tree?

he played for the team 15 years ago, he never once coached for them in any way, that is totally different

as far as my opinion of him as a coach, meh, not much different than all the rest of these guys. You win the CJ Stroud lottery, you're sharp. You get Bryce Young, you aren't. Etc etc

the era of coaches having big edges over one another is over for the most part besides a few outliers

What's with all the Josh Allen spamming? Most people think he's good.

but were you aware Tua lead the nfl in fumbles recovered this season?

i hereby pledge not to acknowledge his existence from this point forward
can you say the same

2024 cap space chart by team

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space

of the playoff teams, Texans have 3rd most space and basically nobody on their roster to pay. (plus will likely cut Robert Woods I'd think and save $5m Awesome opportunity for them to really go for it in Free Agency

Bengals have 5th most (and they can make savings on a few if they need to)...need to decide what to do with Higgins and the pay window opens on Chase, albeit Vikings just didn't pay JJ after 3 years, so we'll see.

Lions have 7th most. If they extend Goff they might actually create space. They will have to pay St Brown and also have a Penei Sewell decision (whether to extend or wait a year and use 5YO). My guess is they have Sewell and St Brown

Then of the teams looking for new coaches, Commanders (and Pats) have the most space in the League with Titans 4th. Commanders actually feels like an awesome GM opportunity - rich new owner, loads of cap space, franchise QB opportunity. Pats similarly albeit far greater expectations from the fan base

Because he's the most underrated quarterback. Most touchdowns in the league by far, 3-0 vs Tua and Mahomes and somehow Allen isn't even a pro bowler let alone in the MVP discussion. Josh throws 2 interceptions and that's all anyone talks about. Lamar throws two interceptions and no one bats an eye, they only talk about his "electric" plays.

Doesn't really matter. Allen doesn't care about personal accolades anyways. He will just beat lamar in the playoffs again, improve to 4-3 all time vs. Mahomes and maybe beat Tua for a 3rd time this year

Does he really though? Do people really think that crotchety old bastard can assemble and field a winner?

Kraft needs to sign the check, let those nasty ass hoodies ride off into the sunset and reboot the whole thing.

Hoodie will make the QB they pick at 2 look like Mac Jones 2.0 within 18 months. Tops. The game has passed that dude by and even Happy Ending Kraft knows it.

You seem unfamiliar with the book of Dom

today i learn the diary of josh allen has a ghost writer

Josh Allen is Andy Dalton with a better arm. Just when you think he's about to save your team, he makes a grade A horrendous decision that costs them the game/season.

Allen turned it over 22 times this year (18 INT, 4 fumbles lost). Only Sam Howell had more.

Allen isn't underrated. He's not an MVP and Pro Bowls are a joke anyway. Even the NFL thinks so - Pro Bowl Games anyone?