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[Evil Crimson Dragon]

Atlanta radio talking heads are saying if they don't get either Harbaugh (I agree) or the guy Cleveland just fired ( are you kidding me) it is a failure. Now while Cleveland is a place where talent goes to die, what are they seeing in the ex Browns coach that I don't? How is this guy the guy a lot people in this city covet? Personally Ind are I hope they hire him then see what a colossal failure he is and are looking to hire again in 3 years. Meanwhile, Klint Kubiak goes somewhere and does well and they will all be scratching their heads. Again the idiots in charge in Atlanta passed on the current Pats coach and the Bears coach to hire the guy they just fired.

Rant over

It's Atlanta.............its what they do

 

[DzynKingRTR]

The failcons hired former Browns coach Stefanski. I look forward to see who they hire to replace him in 3 years.

 

[CB4]

The failcons hired former Browns coach Stefanski. I look forward to see who they hire to replace him in 3 years.

On the bright side for Stefanski, if in three years Arthur Blank cans him, he’ll probably have the inside track to a Home Depot store manage position in the greater Atlanta area.

 

[BamaInBham]

The failcons hired former Browns coach Stefanski. I look forward to see who they hire to replace him in 3 years.

Stephanski is probably the best coach Atlanta has hired in many years, maybe ever. He is a two-time NFL Coach of the Year. what he did in Cleveland under the auspices of that dysfunctional front office was remarkable, including getting them to the playoffs. Atlanta has some good young talent, thus Stafanski and the Falcons should vie with NO and Tyler Shough for supremacy in the NFC South for a while. Of course, how Penix develops will be key, but Stefanski should have the Falcons competing in the South as soon as next season. We’ll see.

 

[Bama_N_Va]

I was moving to Cleveland when the Browns were returning to the city. When they drafted Tim Couch, whom I knew was a running QB, the Browns fans at the time said things like "Great, we got a running QB!", my reply would be something like "Yes you did and I do see him having to run a lot during the game...FOR HIS LIFE!!!!"

 

[DzynKingRTR]

and the Bills have fired Sean McDermott

 

[CB4]

Sean McDermott given the axe by Buffalo.

Bills fire Sean McDermott after overtime playoff crusher

Bills Mafia is officially down one head coach.

nypost.com

Get ready because this what college football will become.

 

[AlexanderFan]

and the Bills have fired Sean McDermott

This is what makes Atlanta hiring Stefanski totally Atlanta, a more solid coach shows up days later.

 

[CB4]

and the Bills have fired Sean McDermott

Just posted as well. College football will move rapidly in this direction. Miss the playoffs for three years? You’re gone.

Make the playoffs more often than not but don’t “win it all”? Pack your bags.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I really don't see why schools/teams continue to put buy-outs into contracts. With the additional funding required for NIL and such, this has got to change.

For the 99.99% of the rest of us, if we don't do our jobs satisfactorily...we simply don't have them anymore.

If you don't do your job well, then you won't continue to get $10M a year...

 

[RTR2u]

I don't understand how we got to the point of paying athletes gazillions of dollars to play a game anyway, not to mention coaches are the highest paid individuals in most states in the country.

Just for entertainment...

 

[CB4]

I think longer term contracts (5-6 years or more) with huge buyouts will rapidly become a thing of the past. The argument has always been in CFB the coach needed time to recruit his players and build his program. NIL, revenue sharing, and immediate and open transfers negate much of that argument.

 

[81usaf92]

Still criminal lack of ability to understand situational context and use Henry properly.

Two examples, Ravens up by 3 late in the game with the ball. Henry is having a great game, but Harbaugh decides now is the time to do a RB rotation! The Ravens stall, punt, loses the game.

Then their final play before the kick was similarly out of touch. He's set up for a 42 yard field goal, which is not a chip shot but he treats it like one (after just seeing the other team miss). Allegedly because he's afraid Henry will fumble (1% chance), he instead has the QB run backwards 2 yards to center the kick. This lowers the odds of a successful kick by 3%. If Henry had run forward for a mere 2 yards though, that improves the odds by 3% more. Missed field goal, end of season.

You got Henry use him, you're still coaching...

If you think a head coach in the nfl has more say so than a franchise quarterback then you haven’t been paying close attention. Even when push came to shove Brady’s way won over Belichick’s way. See the Jimmy G situation. It’s why HCs are now shopping for veteran mercenary quarterbacks and trying to bury 1st rounders. It’s usually a death sentence.

Harbaugh had no control over what play Lamar wants to screw up even when Henry is the obvious option. It’s why I boldly said “Henry won’t win or reach a SB” after signing that deal with the Ravens. And it was 100% because Lamar is an egotistical ball hogging child.

Harbaugh made Lamar but Lamar killed John in the end.

 

[CB4]

I don't understand how we got to the point of paying athletes gazillions of dollars to play a game anyway, not to mention coaches are the highest paid individuals in most states in the country.

Just for entertainment...

That’s just it. College athletics is no longer a sport. It is an entertainment product, much like going to a concert. The true fans like many of us here are the losers. It was more than entertainment to us. It is the unique bond we shared with the players.
ESPN, ABC, Fox etc simply do not care about what was the dye in the wool fan. They realized they can turn can the sport into “a Taylor Swift Concert Tour in shoulder pads and helmets”.

 

[davefrat]

That’s just it. College athletics is no longer a sport. It is an entertainment product, much like going to a concert. The true fans like many of us here are the losers. It was more than entertainment to us. It is the unique bond we shared with the players.
ESPN, ABC, Fox etc simply do not care about what was the dye in the wool fan. They realized they can turn can the sport into “a Taylor Swift Concert Tour in shoulder pads and helmets”.

Are non-football fans really attracted in large numbers to college football?

 

[dtgreg]

If you think a head coach in the nfl has more say so than a franchise quarterback then you haven’t been paying close attention. Even when push came to shove Brady’s way won over Belichick’s way. See the Jimmy G situation. It’s why HCs are now shopping for veteran mercenary quarterbacks and trying to bury 1st rounders. It’s usually a death sentence.

Harbaugh had no control over what play Lamar wants to screw up even when Henry is the obvious option. It’s why I boldly said “Henry won’t win or reach a SB” after signing that deal with the Ravens. And it was 100% because Lamar is an egotistical ball hogging child.

Harbaugh made Lamar but Lamar killed John in the end.

?? I don't remember Belichick being forced out of NE and winning a Superbowl with Tampa Bay?

 

[CB4]

Are non-football fans really attracted in large numbers to college football?

Sure. Particularly women and dare I say younger women. While viewership remains mostly male dominated and steady, one of the greatest growth segments has been among women. And while many women have a very in-depth knowledge of the game that qualify them as “true fans”, there is even large group that see the game as an event or social gathering. A watch party per se. The same holds true for many non football fan younger men.
I have always held that the reason that football, both college and the pros, liberalized holding calls on offense and tight tightened up pass interference calls on defense was for one reason and one reason only. That reason was to increase scoring. Why? Because data showed that higher scoring games had a tendency to increase viewership, particularly among non traditional viewers. For them, scoring meant “excitement”. Much of the game of football is difficult to understand. But it is pretty easy to get the non traditional fan to understand the “scoring” part of it.
While you and I watch it as true fans, the networks aren’t targeting us any longer. They care about eyeballs. And the biggest growth potential is among those “non-football” fans.

 

[81usaf92]

?? I don't remember Belichick being forced out of NE and winning a Superbowl with Tampa Bay?

Brady more or less got Jimmy G traded out of NE. Belichick was trying to position Jimmy G as the next quarterback and was shopping hypotheticals on Brady out to other teams. Brady caught wind and went to Bob on it.

Brady also wasn’t forced out… he left because there was no hope of resurrecting the roster. Yes Belichick offered him a low offer but Brady was never coming back and was looking for a reason to make a final run somewhere else that had a loaded roster.