Saint Doug

Exactly why do you consider Pepper a proven commodity? For 13 years in NE, he bounced around as a defensive assistant, never really given any meaningful promotion. Suddenly, he was kicked to the curb for reasons unknown. Next, he "coaches" one of the best D-lines in the NFL under a great DC. Next, another great defensive mind becomes Bills HC and he's again an afterthought. I would say the only thing he's proven is that he's a big question mark. I wish him all the best though.

I would still love to acquire him now. There's no reason to dump a 22 year-old QB based on 1 horrible game (his first start) and a bunch of questionable off-field decisions. The guy is super immature and came into the league with way too much hype (which likely further fueled his immaturity). There's no reason to acquire him and let him sit for another year while he gets his act together.

Makes me dislike him even more. I guess "beggars can't be choosers" doesn't apply to him.

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He could be referencing Brady's balls.

I would just love it if the NFL banned Brady from playing in the Superbowl. Its arguable whether Hoodie knew about it (although I'm sure he did), but Brady just had to have known his balls were soft (or maybe he's so used to handling soft balls he couldn't tell), so he's the one that should be forced to sit.

I think he meant: "it's hard to coach when you're expected to do your job and win football games". No coach should be under such pressure. That's a travesty. Poor Doug.

I don't get the bit about doing best for himself and his family either. Regardless of opt out or not, the guy was still going to be paid $4 million.

Didn't matter. Doug has pro personnel covered. Trim the fat. Bye fitzgibbons.

I wonder if he'll get this garbage team to 6-10 and proclaim a miracle. He's basically like homeless person's Bill Parcells. He'll come in, ruffle some feathers, gain a couple moe wins, proclaim victory, and suddenly leave.

Wonder if the jags purposely put the AHC title in there so he wouldn't be able to bolt. Now, in effect, the Jags will be able to gain compensation for or totally block any lateral move. It's actually like a leash and collar around his neck.

We really don't know what was going on in the inside. For all we know, he hated and clashed with Marrone too. Either way, Marrone screwed him over. Business is business though.

Perfect job for him. He won't have to call plays, but just fill a void and collect another check.

Sarcasm. They overplayed their had and he was stuck with a 1 year tryout contract.

Word is these balls were inadvertently destroyed upon receiving NFL headquarters.

I really hope he gets another job. Marrone really screwed his assistant coaches over and Schwartz most deserves a job out of all of them.

Alex Carrington certainly benefitted from Parker's representation.

I just hope he's not a Saint though. We've had enough of them already.

Exactly. The other funny statement people make is that Hughes doesn't fit the scheme either. It's like there's a collective amnesia.

True. At least he was being honesty, but in a slimy sort of way.

I'm pulling for Hackett to get Jax job. It's the assistant coaches who were really shafted by DM. Who knows, maybe he is a decent OC. Plus, you're never going to get a job if you don't interview for one. Dark horses or underdogs get hired all the time in the NFL. Crazy things happen. Him pulling out just shows how much of a loser he is.

This may be a good sign: http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/12167880/bill-callahan-re-sign-dallas-cowboys-wants-consider-other-teams Well, at least we know we have a chance. Time to open the pocketbook Terry.

One of the hidden costs of this trade was losing Marrone/Hackett. How about that?

Why would we care about turnover ratio, they had Geno Smith and I'm pretty sure Rex isn't bringing him along. It's not accurate to judge a team's defense based on turnover ratio.

I'll stakeout Applebee's. They must be going there next.