I've decided I'm gonna gonna give this thing a 1 year probationary period, as long as someone else is in charge of drafting and free agency over Baalke. I still don't trust the guy and believe he will try and backdoor any EVP we bring in, but I'll give it a year and see what happens. Hopefully, Baalke stays in his place and we never hear from him again. The last thing we need is him messing things up.

I was very encouraged to hear Pederson was gonna be calling plays. I've always liked his playcalling, even if he wasn't my choice as a Head Coach. That's one less thing we have to worry about. The key coaching decisions we have to make now, is who will be our O-Line coach, QB Coach and Defensive Coordinator. Anyone should be better than George Warhop, so just getting rid of him should be a win. As for QB Coach, personally, I'd love to see us bring in someone who is already familiar and has a comfort level with Lawrence. Why not bring his old QB Coach at Clemson, Brandon Streeter? He helped turn Lawrence into a superstar college QB. It's just an idea I'd throw out there.

As for Defensive Coordinator, I'm good with anyone that keeps us in a 3-4 scheme. We brought so many new guys in to make the switch, that it would seem like going backwards if we switched back to a 4-3 and I really don't want to go back to that stupid 4-3 hybrid Seattle scheme. I hated that.

The next few weeks should be very interesting.

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