2024-25 NFL Thread

[Billy Hoyle]

Every owner is going to be involved in a head coaching search and will sign off on the hire. He just has to trust his people.

The problem is that bad owners usally don't hire good people and that just infiltrates the entire organization. And Kevin Warren isn't great.

Anyway its not hopeless. If the Packers and Lions can be turned around, the Bears certainly can. They either have to sell or get a different family member in charge.

The Lions were the perfect example of that. After years of mismanagement and bad coaching hires, William Clay Ford died, his wife and daughter took over and the franchise turned its fortunes around.

[Jockey]

Well said.

WT, what is your opinion on who they end up hiring? Also who would you like to be coach?

[Hards Alumni]

Only reason Lamar doesn't get it is voter fatigue

yes

[WhiteTrash]

WT, what is your opinion on who they end up hiring? Also who would you like to be coach?

Obviously I am of the opinion that the current situation makes it difficult for anyone to succeed, but I think they should try to hire a coach who can work with Caleb long term if they are successful. So I don't like Pete Carroll or the like, not because they are bad but because they are a few year stop gap. They should aspire to a Brady/Belichick or Mahomes/Reid situation. (way easier said than done but at least try).

I'm far from an expert on the candidates. Brilliant OCs and DCs don't always translate to good HCs, but I could get behind Ben Johnson if they feel he's able to oversee the whole team. I also like Vrable.

Since my biggest problem with the Bears is the organization and process and not so much the candidates, I have no idea who they will pick. I'd be shocked if it was a strong personality that would threaten Poles, Warren or McCaskey. David Shaw would be sooooo happy to get a job that he'd be happy to pickup Warren's dry cleaning every week, so I'll go with him.

I'll add this report:"Told major impediment for top coaches in demand is the Bears' reporting and management structure," Ofman wrote. "Coaches & their agents simply want top know who's the boss!"

[MU82]

He was the play caller at LSU

I guess I was misremembering, then - which is entirely possible. He got to the Panthers and discovered they had no Burrow, Chase, etc. And discovered that there were great, experience DCs who weren't overly impressed with 31-year-old OCs with almost no experience.

I'm glad he got to learn how to run an NFL offense on a good team with talented players. Seems like a good guy.

[Uncle Rico]

I guess I was misremembering, then - which is entirely possible. He got to the Panthers and discovered they had no Burrow, Chase, etc. And discovered that there were great, experience DCs who weren't overly impressed with 31-year-old OCs with almost no experience.

I'm glad he got to learn how to run an NFL offense on a good team with talented players. Seems like a good guy.

Given Carolina's recent history, it was the choice of them over other spots that was the bump in the road for his career.  Burrow loved him at LSU and I've seen talented offensive players get misused at LSU for years.

Coach O got the credit at the time but that was Joe Brady's offense that produced that year

[tower912]

FanDuel lowering profit estimates.  Fans keep betting the favorites in the NFL and the favorites keep winning.

Yeah, quoting myself.  But I have a question for the scoopers who bet.  Have you been doing this also?  Betting the favorites?   If so, is this a change for you?  Is this season an outlier?  As one who has never placed a bet, I am looking for insight.

[Hards Alumni]

Yeah, quoting myself.  But I have a question for the scoopers who bet.  Have you been doing this also?  Betting the favorites?   If so, is this a change for you?  Is this season an outlier?  As one who has never placed a bet, I am looking for insight.

Don't start. 

[tower912]

Ha.

[tower912]

Kudos to the Cardinals organization for doing the right thing by the Rams organization.

[Uncle Rico]

Picks sure to be wrong:

Texans 23 Chargers 20
Ravens 27 Steelers 13

Bills 28 Broncos 17
Eagles 33 Packers 27
Buccs 40 Commanders 28

Vikings 24 Rams 20

[PGsHeroes32]

Depending on how this game goes

We are dangerously approaching an official name change of "sophmore slump" to "The Stroud"

There is absolutely no way the guy I have watched in about 10 games this year is the same as last year. Just no way.

[PGsHeroes32]

Yeah, this dude is a disaster

[DegenerateDish]

One can make a strong argument that Houston should just blow this whole thing up. I don't know what I've been watching from them for weeks now.

[JWags85]

First to 10 wins? This is horrid

[PGsHeroes32]

First to 10 wins? This is horrid

I did a teaser and got the line at 28.5

That looks absolutely cooked

[PGsHeroes32]

Its also bizarre how the Texans the last like month or so have completely ignored the fact they have Joe Mixon.

Guy was a machine for a while. Now is lucky to get the ball

[Uncle Rico]

Kick two FGs, give up a 99-yard drive to be down 1 before half barring a drive.

The full Chargers experience

[PGsHeroes32]

Kick two FGs, give up a 99-yard drive to be down 1 before half barring a drive.

The full Chargers experience

Now down 4 at the half

Incredible the Texans are leading this

[Uncle Rico]

Now down 4 at the half

Incredible the Texans are leading this

Chargers playoff history outside 1994-95 is a potpourri of stepping on rakes

[PGsHeroes32]

These teams might wanna realize its a close low scoring game and stop trying to out stupid each other

[PGsHeroes32]

These teams lol

[Uncle Rico]

Herbert channeling his inner Dongslinger

[CreightonWarrior]

Woof

[PGsHeroes32]

chargers tripled down on the out stupid their opponent thing

Wow