(11-12-2024, 11:44 AM)TheDogCatcher Wrote:

(11-11-2024, 04:59 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Blank checks are the best checks.  Seriously, though...  Imagine Johnson working with Lawrence.  The increase in performance would be exponential.  

Then hire Robert Salah as DC.  That would be pretty sweet.

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From Doug's first presser as HC of the Jaguars:  "Calling plays.  That's something I pride myself in.  I will say right now that I want to call the plays.  I want to put myself in a position to help this football team".

We were all sold a bag of [BLEEP], he never wanted to be Andy Reid.  He just wanted to role play Andy Reid, and then coast on his SB win.

I don't get all the Ben Johnson love. He apparently didn't interview well in Washington, which would've been a golden opportunity for him. He wanted too much money for Carolina. I'm sensing a huge ego. Kudos to him for getting consistent production from Goff, but how much of that is Goff being out to show the world the Rams were wrong to dump him? Goff also has a very talented offensive line and great weapons. Trevor would light it up in that offense. 

Every year, there are hotshot offensive coordinators, like Dave Canales. Then they go somewhere with lesser QB talent (see Stefanski) or their star QB goes down (see McDaniels) and they are no longer super creative QB whisperers.

Those are reasonable worries, but I think it could be interpreted in a different way. He has been in the league for 10 years and experienced the Dolphins owner/FO shenanigans. He is probably well aware that most coaches get 1 chance. So he knows what he is looking for and if he sees issues he wants additional security (like more money from Carolina). Those are not necessarily bad things.

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