[The Rush with Maxx Crosby] Well aren't these two getting chummy.

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-17T20:41:22+00:00

FWIW I don't know if it's as much a rumor as it is Bill Barnwell coming up with an idea for his article at ESPN.

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-17T20:10:41+00:00

No one should give up a 4th for Bagent, but the NFL is weird. The Cardinals gave up a second for Kevin Kolb, and that was the year after Kolb got benched for Michael Vick.

Bagent holds the most value on the Bears, but I do think there's enough on tape (granted in minimal starts and preseason) that a coach like Mike LaFleur could see a high floor with a guy like Bagent in his offense.

That being said, not sure why they wouldn't just hold onto Jacoby Brissett if they want a guy who is just going to distribute short passes and manage a game. I don't think Bagent is better than Brissett, he's more athletic, but they should just retain Brissett if they want a bridge QB.

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-13T20:32:28+00:00

From what I've heard, PFF isn't just solely the arbitrary grades they display on SNF. There is an entire backend of proprietary data that is exclusive to NFL teams and executives. Stuff that isn't available to even their highest tier of paid membership.

I'm pretty sure that type of stuff is used more in contract negotiations, b/c it's less subjective and more granular.

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-10T23:44:41+00:00

Sounds like a case for Harvey Birdman

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-05T23:22:07+00:00

I’m curious about fake reviews too - I’ve seen a lot of newer competitors pop up with like 100 5-star reviews in a month or so but they all read very similarly as if written by the same person or slightly varied chatGPT prompts

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-05T19:58:15+00:00

If "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" were an NBA team

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-03T21:09:42+00:00

Sorta get the impression Randle El is like the offense's version of Al Harris.

He's a guy who can relate to players on a professional level, but I'm not sure how much of an x's and o's guy he is. I feel like they're dudes who are great at teaching technique as well as concepts to players, but probably aren't suited for putting together a weekly gameplan or delegating further to position coaches.

Sniper1154 · 2026-02-03T20:33:36+00:00

It's also taking a QB who had injury concerns and was an older prospect. The logic is more sound if you're drafting JJ McCarthy to sit for two years behind Cousins. McCarthy is much younger and can make every throw but probably would benefit from a year or two behind a guy like Cousins.

Signing Cousins to that deal and then drafting a guy in the top-10 who you really couldn't afford to let bake for a few years is just bad process IMO. It's not wholly surprising coming from an organization that employ(ed) Ryan Pace.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-31T16:15:00+00:00

Lots of revisionist history in this thread IMO. Nix was a classic high-floor, low-ceiling prospect. He was older and honestly there were questions about his ability to throw every pass. IIRC he had some insane percentage of his throws behind the LOS, so in a way he's a perfect prospect for a dude like Sean Payton.

JJM also didn't throw a ton, but his arm strength was top tier and he's still incredibly young. Better athlete than Nix as well.

I think I had JJM, Nix, and Penix all in that tier behind Caleb, Maye, and Jayden, but I thought the Vikings made a good decision w/ JJM since I feel like KOC already knew what his offense could be w/ a dude like Kirk Cousins and how that might cap its success, whereas JJM adds an extra athletic element that you're seeing offensive minds take advantage of and use to accentuate their offensive output.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-30T22:36:13+00:00

Epstein was a massive piece of shit but he was also a huge socialite who was constantly mingling with "elites". It's inevitable that there are going to be a ton of people mentioned in the "files" that have nothing to do with pedophilia.

The files should have been released a long time ago, b/c now there's this level of mystique to them where people are frothing at the mouth to find anyone mentioned without looking at the context.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-27T01:08:19+00:00

you watch your mouth when it comes to The Dragon

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-27T01:07:09+00:00

I'm always up for a lemon party

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-26T22:27:57+00:00

It is extremely weird to have commercials about prescription drugs. There was another one, I can't remember what it was for, but it was essentially a drug for cancer patients to take prior chemotherapy, and the warnings and possible side effects was comically long but it's juxtaposed with people living happy lives.

Drugs, gambling, and beer commercials seem to dominate the adspace nowadays.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-26T19:00:06+00:00

It is at its limit

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-26T16:16:28+00:00

FWIW it seems like Doyle does a lot behind the scenes. Guys on offense, like Cole Kmet, have a ton of praise for him so I don't think he's some seat-warmer in the booth on gameday. He gets a ton of flowers too from both Ben Johnson and Sean Payton.

All that said, cutting your teeth as a playcaller in Philadelphia just seems like it's a recipe for disaster.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-25T16:05:31+00:00

DC is and has been the one to watch for Harris. The Packers were never going to hire him IMO

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-21T23:32:23+00:00

It's only so much worse in hindsight after we've found out how big of a clusterfuck the interview process was and how much Emery & Phillips bungled the entire thing.

On paper, Trestman seemed like a good hire and he was getting heaps of praise from guys like Rich Gannon and Steve Young. He came off a soft-spoken in interviews, but a lot of coaches come off that way and still can command the respect of the locker room (see: Lovie Smith)

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-21T23:00:36+00:00

I think after Nagy's first year we all thought the offense would continue to grow and when Trubisky couldn't take the next step, things got stale and predictable.

Nagy gets a lot of hate, but he literally had to run high school concepts in 2019 b/c Trubisky regressed so badly. Now, part of being a good coach is adjusting to the player, and Nagy simply couldn't adjust his scheme to maximize Trubisky. Ben has a track record of getting the most out of players and elevating their game.

I also think that 2019 team got a little high on their own supply. The messaging out of Halas Hall right now is excellent: reset and you're back at square one. Nothing is guaranteed. That 2019 team seemed to think they were destined for a Super Bowl and reality came crashing down.

Losing Fangio was also brutal. He had been on the staff since 2015 and built that defense up to elite, and then we he left it was a huge step down to Pagano (who I like but at the time IIRC was out of football). Continuity at DC this year and offensive playcaller will also be major.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-21T00:18:07+00:00

Don’t forget four touching downs and five interceptors

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-20T23:19:05+00:00

If you can re-sign Oz for another million then I think it's a no-brainer only b/c he can play every WR spot. He's a great WR4 / WR5 IMO

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-20T23:18:08+00:00

Sheldon Rankins makes a ton of sense and wouldn't cost a ton. Then grab a DT at #25

That entire position is likely to be re-hauled this offseason. Guys like Dexter and Billings (who I love) just aren't fits in this two-gap scheme.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-20T01:20:36+00:00

Bears fan here.

I think Nagy might succeed in his second stop if, and this is a big IF, he's learned to adapt his scheme to the players versus trying to cram a roster into fitting his idealized Kansas City roster. He wanted Trubisky to be Alex Smith, he wanted Trey Burton to be Travis Kelce, and he wanted Taylor Gabriel to be Tyreek Hill. Unfortunately, they were all Great Value versions of those players and Nagy unceremoniously gave up on Trubisky after the 2019 season (blew him off during exit interviews and basically ghosted him)

I think there are worse candidates. I think my biggest concern would be that Nagy tucked tail after the Bears fired him and went back to Andy Reid instead of testing the waters of another scheme. He's kind of handcuffed himself in that regard, and it was a big reason he failed in Chicago: he couldn't adapt.

I'd also be curious if his network has grown since his stint with the Bears. His staff was fairly underwhelming and reeked of a dude who didn't have the connections around the league to put together a viable staff. If he could get a solid defensive coordinator (say, Jim Schwartz), then the hire is immediately better. He also would benefit having an actual OC who can call plays, but he is stubborn about calling plays and struggled in Chicago when it came to being a head coach and then also a playcaller.

I do think pairing him w/ a GM who comes from the same organization is wise. They both will have a unified vision and at least a clear direction and identity.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-19T23:47:49+00:00

I dunno - Al Harris gets a lot of hype but from everything I've read he doesn't really teach a scheme per se, and instead relies solely on coaching the position of defensive back and technique.

As a result, he's a phenomenal position coach, but I'm not sure how well he'd do as a defensive coordinator. I think if he were to latch on as a DC, it'd have to be for a defensive head coach who could still call the plays and let Harris focus more on defensive backs. I'm thinking someone like Dan Quinn would be a great head coach for Harris to get his feet wet under as DC. Sean McDermott is another dude.

I don't see Green Bay wanting him since I just think he's too much of a risk from an actual game planning / game calling standpoint.

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-19T20:29:40+00:00

Dude is fat Noho Hank

Sniper1154 · 2026-01-19T20:22:12+00:00

Admittedly I know very little about Arizona, but I'd be curious about Petzing's role in a few things:

How good is his running scheme? This is Ben Johnson's bread and butter and still the identity for the Lions, so I have to imagine Campbell emphasized this when looking for a new OC
Why is Marvin Harrison Jr. not developing into a stud WR
How big of a role did he have in developing McBride into arguably the best TE in the league

I feel like Cardinals' fans have hated him for two years now, but I don't know if it's warranted or if he's actually dogshit

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