All kinda depends on who Miami hires to coach, right?
As for Flacco, he's not going somewhere where they've installed a short, precision-passing offense, like Washington. That's not his game.
I think that's probably right - he's launching his own brand and he probably got legal advice not to use official NFL logos etc. to promote his products, because, well, you know, laws.
Respectfully - I don't think the issue was a lack of effort, but possibly a lack of focus. Even more so, though, he seemed to learn how to track the ball during the season - something I would not have thought possible.
The reason is simple and it’s what Badol said - fans (humans generally?) want so badly to be able to maintain optimism that they suspend disbelief and ignore evidence that undercuts that optimism. “There must be a plan” - a “process” - a “Divine Intent” - something that explains the unexplainable and ascribes a positive, moral order to chaos and negativity.
But that really isn’t the issue - it’s a matter of opportunity cost and resource allocation - letting Gilmore walk was part of the calculus that included passing on Mahomes and trading down for Tre... that’s the issue.
He isn’t aware. Do you know what Flat-Earthers do when they’re presented with objective, measurable evidence that the Earth is round? They ignore it. It’s a symptom of our times...