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Good. I want to win at least one of these 2 national TV games (if not both!) since the last one we played in (i think) we got blown out. NBA TV count? Because I think the Knicks was the last one IIRC Nah, I'm talking ESPN/ABC/TNT mostly.
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I don't see a likely HOFer there in that 2016 team, but obviously things can change. These 5 are probably the most likely but I wouldn't give any of them more than maybe 20% odds at best Bryant Lester Hendricks Chapman Nathan (lol) I wouldn't even put Maddon in there as he's only going to be managing a few more years and only has 1 WS (albeit a very meaningful one)
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Good. I want to win at least one of these 2 national TV games (if not both!) since the last one we played in (i think) we got blown out.
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Unfortunately Kendall doesn't
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Waiting for goony's funny retweet
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I don't know why but I have the Pats in that game. I know, struggling rookie QB on the road against a better team, but there's always one weird WC result and the Bills have struggled at times this year and the Pats have the coaching edge.
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I don't feel like going through rookies and ranking them, but I'd say late lottery at this point. There's been a decent number of rookies that are looking good so far but Ayo is absolutely among them.
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I don't think we can use the Harold Baines test. It was an awful choice, positively awful. But if we lower the bar that low, the Hall of Fame will double or triple in size. Baines had the same career fWAR as Aramis Ramirez and Placido Polanco. He's behind Ryan Zimmerman, Alfonso Soriano, Gary Gaetti, Miguel Tejada, Ray Lankford, Chuck Knoblauch, David Justice, and Reggie Sanders(!). Do we really think all of those guys should be Hall of Famers? On the pitching side we're looking at Brad Radke, Jose Rijo, Bob Welch, Derek Lowe, Dan Haren, A.J. Burnett, John Lackey, and Jake Peavy all having had more career value than Baines. I liked those guys, but not a one of them is a deserving Hall of Famer. Lester was better than any of those guys. But let's have the evaluation be about whether he's deserving or not compared to the other decent pitching selections -- not whether he's better than one of the worst Veteran's Committee selections. Sorry if I didn't explain it better but the Harold Baines test is (to me) a barometer of whether the player has a shot at making the HOF, not whether a player deserves to be in the HOF
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Some Lester memories with the Cubs
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He seems like he's a guy the veteran's committee is going to love, but that's just a gut feeling. I now use the Harold Baines Test for evaluating Hall of Famers. He definitely passes the Harold Baines Test. Follow up question: If he did make the HOF, does he wear a Red Sox, Cubs or blank cap? I'd say Red Sox is more likely than Cubs (more seasons, original team, 2 WS vs 1, etc), but most likely a blank cap
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Sadly the article is behind a paywall. One tidbit I got from reddit:
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My apologies if this has been shared before. I'd think something this bizarre would have been already
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Monday, Bloody Monday (U2 have been fired)
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
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they're interviewing like half a dozen guys they've spoken to before. Yeah, McDaniels probably ain't happening. Polian is a Colts guy. McDaniels spurned the Colts. Probably some bitter feelings there. Doesn't sound like anyone has reached out to him yet. Well McDaniels is my number 1 or 2 choice so that sucks. It does seem like George and Ted would be against McDaniels because of the Colts thing as they would desperately want to avoid another McGinnis like situation (or Arians to a lesser extent)
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I like Daboll. He was able to develop another duel threat QB into a pro bowler (though there are some differences between Allen/Fields). The Bills offense seemed inconsistent from game to game this year with a few notable duds in there, but they still finished 10th in offensive DVOA this season (and 5th the year before). He's been working until a defensive minded HC, so I assume he gets a lions share of the credit for the offense. He comes from the Belichick coaching tree which is a pretty mixed bag I guess but hasn't worked for the Patriots since 2016. I haven't heard anything about requesting an interview with McDaniels. IIRC the Bears interviewed him last time and liked him, so maybe they don't feel the need to do anything there until the Pats season is over.
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I was thinking the same thing, but also thinking that with Fields' talent, if an OC can spend a year developing him, unlocking his potential and creating a blueprint for a successful Justin Fields offense, perhaps its not that big of a deal if they leave for a HC gig after a year. I agree with you though, not my ideal choice, but if Fields is what we hope/expect him to be he's not going to be a guy that has to rely on a great OC to be productive (though clearly continuity would be preferred) Also about Flores, if I am remembering correctly, he had Tua starting much of the 2nd half year in 2020 and then randomly went back to Fitzpatrick when the playoffs were on the line. If he's coaching here it needs to be clear that developing Fields should be his most important objective in year 1. I'm not saying Tua has the talent of Fields or anything but it seemed like a strange galaxy brain decision by him which ended up backfiring IIRC.
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Reading reactions from Dolphins fans about the Bears interviewing Flores, they all seem to believe this would be very bad for Justin Fields.
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15 of the last 16 National Champions are located within about a 300 mile radius of each other in the southeast: Alabama x6 Clemson x2 LSU x2 Florida x2 Auburn Florida State Georgia Only exception is Ohio State in 2014
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What’s the deal with Doug Peterson? Obviously led the Eagles to a SB but fell out of favor rather quickly. Is anyone in favor of him?
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Ryan Pace, the gift that will never cease to give. I think it needs to be noted a lot of teams dealt with dead cap games this year due to the cap contracting. Big picture their flexibility is at least average situation, but the difference between like 5th and 15th is fairly marginal and in the top 5 cap groups diminishing returns kick in quickly IMO. However it got that way, I’m not sure other teams have that much dead cap space between their backup and 3rd string QB. Bears are also paying Mack like $30m next year because of deferrals. If Mack is healthy it could very well be worth it but it’s a result of 2 years of selling out to win now and going 14-20. I didn’t realize the Bears were middle of the road in terms of flexibility though, that’s awesome. How much of that is due to having their starting QB on a rookie deal?
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Is GM a promotion over VP of Football operations? I guess in title it’s worse but in responsibility he has full control over the Bears vs likely reporting to a president of FO in Cleveland of course it is a promotion Why of course? It sounds like VP of FO would be a title given to the GMs boss
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Is GM a promotion over VP of Football operations? I guess in title it’s worse but in responsibility he has full control over the Bears vs likely reporting to a president of FO in Cleveland
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I've done a lot of reading on coaching candidates this week...these are my 5 picks not in any order but I like the first 3 a little more than the other 2. Josh McDaniels Byron Leftwich Nathaniel Hackett Ryan Day Brian Flores
