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I'm not really sure how I should feel about this... I don't know a lot about McDermott. What's the take on the guy?

Probably Whaley's flight to Seattle... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N454QS/history/20170108/1606Z/KBCT/KSEA

Teams that always benefit from bad calls: - New England* - Seattle - Pittsburgh - Green Bay Teams that always get screwed by bad calls: - Cleveland - Buffalo - Detroit Is anyone shocked? BTW, the rumor is that Walt "just give it to 'em" Coleman is going to get the Super Bowl assignment.

Sunday Ticket is an add-on package to any base DirecTV package - even the hidden "Family" package. The NFL Network, on the other hand, requires choice or higher.

ESPN is in trouble... they paid way too much for things like the NBA and MNF and are hemorrhaging subscribers. I actually just dropped ESPN and went to the "Select" package on DirecTV as I don't watch it anymore. All I need is Sunday Ticket from a sports perspective... I don't watch the NBA and don't watch college sports. I think the real story here is that they didn't offer enough money to Berman such that he'd be willing to work full-time... and so they are going to put cheaper talent in his place in a cost cutting move.

This is pretty much exactly how I feel about Lynn. For all the complaining that people are doing about Frank Reich being a candidate, his body of work (multiple years as OC, QB coach to Manning and Rivers) is significantly stronger than Lynn's. Lynn might be great, but IMO he needs more experience as a coordinator before he should be considered for the HC spot. The only reason I'd pick Lynn over other candidates is if they are seeing something we aren't in terms of his leadership, or if they want continuity on offense.

I'm fine with Reich assuming: - He is not going to be the next Ted Nolan, i.e. a throwback pick intended to initiate a tank for a #1 draft pick. That will ruin the memory of Reich for fans, and there are other head coaches they could select if that is Terry's intent. - He has a seasoned, proven DC in mind to lead the defense. I don't want a first-time DC in here if it's an offensive minded coach at the helm. As a new HC whose specialty is the offensive side of the ball, he isn't going to have time to babysit the defense. - He knows what he wants to do with the QB position. None of this "I need time to evaluate" Taylor/Jones/etc. He will either need to develop Taylor or have a specific FA quarterback in mind to bring in. He has experience being a QB coach for Rivers and Manning... that can either be a good or a bad thing.

On to Orlando? Maybe Gus needs a trip to Disney World after getting raked over the coals by Whaley?

Home for Terry is Boca Raton... not the Jacksonville area. If they were going to pick up Gus Bradley, this is the route that they would use to do it.

He was told not to address the Rex situation, 100% guaranteed. I'm sorry but this is a media relations disaster. Tell your GM to be open and honest. Everyone knows the Rex hire wasn't the right decision... your franchise just fired the guy. Why play this smoke and mirror game and rile up Bucky and Sully? What purpose does this serve? I don't know who is pulling the media strings at OBD, whether it is Berchtold or self-proclaimed media expert Kim Pegula... but whoever it is needs to find something else to do.

When a peer of mine that I work with constantly disappears or gets fired, yeah, I ask my boss what the hell happened. And I've done that... and I usually get a reasonable explanation. Whaley got an explanation, but he either doesn't want to answer the question, or he was told not to.

Scott Berchtold should be fired. This is even worse than I thought it might be.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/XSR960 Someone's going to be in the air during Whaley's presser. And it looks like they might have gone to Aspen for Christmas?

100% as DC... and I'd do it as HC if it meant we could get him on defense so long as he hired someone competent to run the offensive side of the ball.

Please. Gillislee knew the rule... anyone that watches football even casually knows this rule. The reason many think this reflects poorly on Anthony Lynn is that it points to lack of concentration and mental preparedness. Gillislee doesn't strike me as a consistently careless player, either. To me, that points back to the staff at least to some extent. Edit: I'll add one more thing. Would the reaction be the same if this was Leodis making another mistake on a kickoff? I doubt it - they'd be torching McKelvin and rightfully so.

TT holds the cards at this point. If the Bills decline his option and offer to renegotiate, he walks... there will be a team or two that will make him a starter and pay him. Heck, the Jets could be one of those teams. Cleveland would take him. Maybe a team like San Diego if Rivers is gone? His reaction this week demonstrates he's pissed at the front office for his benching... why go back to that if the team wants to cut your pay?

I don't like Tyrod... but I'm not sure what choice we have. Unless they find a QB in the middle part of the draft like Dak Prescott that unexpectedly starts out of the middle of nowhere, they're essentially stuck with him. I don't like Cutler. Rivers and Romo will command more money than TT and I'm not really sure they are more than Bledsoe-type caretarker quarterbacks. EJ will be gone. Hard to gauge Cardale Jones in one quarter of action, but he seemed pretty raw and I wouldn't enter next season with him as the #1 quarterback. They probably pick up a quarterback in the draft, and bring in a journeyman, Kelly Holcomb-esque guy to compete with TT for the starting job.

One might say.... this is fine?

Lynn might have lost the HC job with that....

I think you have to keep Taylor at this point, unless he's unwilling to renegotiate his contract. EJ is a train wreck and they seem unwilling to give Cardale Jones playing time. Unless you think you can get someone like Romo in FA, or can trade for someone of similar caliber to Taylor, he is unfortunately our best option at this point.

I can't possibly see how Cardale Jones could be worse than this.

Anyone else want to see Cardale Jones in the second half? At this point, I'm just curious to see what he can do... EJ is a known quantity.

If it's Anthony Lynn... it's a safe bet Russ isn't involved. That's about the least exciting hire from a marketing perspective that's possible.

I would be thrilled with Wade as DC...

If it's Coughlin as HC, maybe we see Perry Fewell come back...