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Who are you rooting for in Super Bowl 60?

  • New England Patriots

    Votes: 11 22.0%

  • Seattle Seahawks

    Votes: 25 50.0%

  • Team State Farm

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • The Meteor

    Votes: 13 26.0%
  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
I've seen a lot of people bitching about Rhule staying put too but to be fair, who the hell could get a good product out of that current situation?

Dude made the jump to the pros because he thought he could have a team built around McCaffrey and he's only had him available for what, 12 games total in two years?

NFL NEEDS to make a ruling on the Deshaun Watson bullshit soon because I think he'd be a perfect fit for the Panthers. If I were the Broncos or Falcons, I'd keep an eye out on him too.
 
Goyaanisqatsi said:
I've seen a lot of people bitching about Rhule staying put too but to be fair, who the hell could get a good product out of that current situation?

Dude made the jump to the pros because he thought he could have a team built around McCaffrey and he's only had him available for what, 12 games total in two years?

NFL NEEDS to make a ruling on the Deshaun Watson bullshit soon because I think he'd be a perfect fit for the Panthers. If I were the Broncos or Falcons, I'd keep an eye out on him too.
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Rhule went all-in on Darnold and thought the constantly injury-prone McCaffrey was a good block to build a team around, he's earned his detractions.
The NFL isn't doing shit re: Watson until both the civil court and Houston PD do. Until then, he'll rightfully remain a radioactive piece of who-knows-what for every team in the league.
 
Techpriest said:
Yeah this smells of either owner or GM meddling. Or Flores took an interview somewhere without permission. Only reason I could think for axing him now.
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Dolphins fire Flores after 3 seasons due to reported power struggle

BrianFlores is out in Miami.



The Dolphins fired the head coach after three seasons, the team announced Monday.

Miami posted a 9-8 record this season, marking its second straight winning campaign under Flores. The Dolphins won just one of their first eight games in 2021 but finished the season on an 8-1 streak.


The 40-year-old, who began his coaching career as an assistant for the New England Patriots, leaves Miami with a 24-25 record. The Dolphins didn't make the playoffs during his tenure.

Miami decided to move on from Flores due to his deteriorating relationships with general manager Chris Grier and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, according to Jeff Darlington of ESPN.

The coach was involved in a power struggle with Grier, who'll remain with the AFC East team, reports Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross seemed to confirm Monday that Flores and Grier weren't collaborating successfully.

"I'll take all responsibility," Ross said, according to Safid Deen of USA Today. "I am the owner of the team. If it's not working, it's up to me. That's why we're making a change."

Flores is expected to be a prime candidate for head coaching jobs this offseason, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Rumors linking the Dolphins' vacancy to Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh surfaced quickly after Flores was fired. Harbaugh is reportedly expected to entertain NFL offers during the offseason, but Miami has no interest in pursuing him.

"I'm not going to be the person to take Jim Harbaugh from Michigan," Ross said.

The Dolphins' next head coach will inherit a roster with plenty of question marks, especially on offense. Tagovailoa has yet to meet expectations since being drafted fifth overall in 2020. The 23-year-old, who's 13-8 as a starter, passed for 16 touchdowns against 10 interceptions through 13 appearances this season.

Miami was reportedly interested in acquiring Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2021, but the two sides didn't reach an agreement before the trade deadline in November.

Ross said he has no plans to pursue Watson in 2022, but he'll let the team's next head coach make the decision.

"It will be up to the head coach in what he does with the quarterback," Ross said. "I have a lot of confidence in Tua. And it'll be up to the head coach in what he wants to do with the position."
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Thank Christ Nagy and Pace are finally out in Chicago. I'll take Flores, he can have some fun with Fields.
 
Fat Gay Riker said:
Thank Christ Nagy and Pace are finally out in Chicago. I'll take Flores, he can have some fun with Fields.
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I gotta be honest, while Flores is a great fit for the Bears Defense, he doesn't seem like a great coach for developing quarterbacks.
Really worried Fields is gonna wind up in the same QB purgatory so many other Bears QBs have been stuck in if they hire Flores.
 
Techpriest said:
Thank fucking Christ, full sweep of the front office by the Vikings. Zimmer and the GM are gone.
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Who are you feeling for their replacement? Market seems pretty hot now.
 
Absolutego said:
Who are you feeling for their replacement? Market seems pretty hot now.
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If we get Flores I’ll be over the moon, if he’s able to do what he did in Miami with an actual foundation we might have something. The question is if he’d be a problem with whatever GM we get. I think Flores is likely getting called by the bears tho
 
I'm surprised Rick Spielman got canned. He's had some good drafts.

I want to give Eric Beinemy a try. I know he hasn't had much experience in play calling, because Cheeseburger Andy does most of that, but their offense has still been good with him. Hire a DC who actually knows how to run a defense in the modern passing league and not play guys 20 fucking yards away from the receiver and we should be a real threat.
 
InteracialBowelSyndrome said:
I'm surprised Rick Spielman got canned. He's had some good drafts.

I want to give Eric Beinemy a try. I know he hasn't had much experience in play calling, because Cheeseburger Andy does most of that, but their offense has still been good with him. Hire a DC who actually knows how to run a defense in the modern passing league and not play guys 20 fucking yards away from the receiver and we should be a real threat.
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Rick has also wiffed hard more often than not.
 
InteracialBowelSyndrome said:
I'm surprised Rick Spielman got canned. He's had some good drafts.

I want to give Eric Beinemy a try. I know he hasn't had much experience in play calling, because Cheeseburger Andy does most of that, but their offense has still been good with him. Hire a DC who actually knows how to run a defense in the modern passing league and not play guys 20 fucking yards away from the receiver and we should be a real threat.
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I honestly think Bienemy is staying put with the Chiefs. Andy Reid has to be nearing the end of his career and I'm sure KC wants to keep things relatively the same when that time comes.
 
So a month ago, there was a "conspiracy theory" that Michelle Tafoya had been missing from Sunday Night Football, and her departure might have been related to her appearance on The View as the conservative guest host and saying that nobody pressured Kaepernick to be an NFL player and that NFL players weren't slaves. These rumors were denied as her just happening to be taking her vacation at the same time; three weeks of an 18 week season.

One hour ago, it was announced that Tafoya is leaving NBC Sunday Night Football after the Super Bowl.

Now, she COULD be leaving because it's rumored that Al Michaels is leaving too so he can take a job broadcasting with Amazon's NFL package. But this seems a LITTLE too convenient.

One month ago:
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Michele Tafoya Mysteriously Disappears From NFL on NBC Weeks After Blasting Colin Kaepernick

Michele Tafoya has not appeared on NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage in over three weeks. Tafoya's absence drew the attention of NFL viewers because
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Today:
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Michele Tafoya leaving NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ after Super Bowl LVI

“There’s no better way to walk away from covering the NFL than with one more Super Bowl.”
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Seems NBC is ahking the whole thing up so not surprised about Tafoya. Also never heard the View story.

In other news........the clown show has finally left the building in NY.
 
5 time All-Pro safety Eric Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Rams for the playoffs.
 
Texans fired Culley which is kind of weird. He comes in to the job with nothing to work with since his predecessor traded that ALL away and his starting QB wrapped up in a rape beef but still managed to win 4 games. The fuck were the Texans expecting?
 
CapricornusRex said:
Texans fired Culley which is kind of weird. He comes in to the job with nothing to work with since his predecessor traded that ALL away and his starting QB wrapped up in a rape beef but still managed to win 4 games. The fuck were the Texans expecting?
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He was never meant to be a permanent HC. Just a temporary fix until the Owner and GM got who they wanted. Really does suck for him. They probably want Flores or Mayo is my guess.

And I agree. Culley did good for what he had. Players liked playing for him and he cleaned up the locker-room. I also was impressed by Pep Hamilton and what he did with Mills.
 
KEKMUHLORD said:
He was never meant to be a permanent HC. Just a temporary fix until the Owner and GM got who they wanted. Really does suck for him. They probably want Flores or Mayo is my guess.

And I agree. Culley did good for what he had. Players liked playing for him and he cleaned up the locker-room. I also was impressed by Pep Hamilton and what he did with Mills.
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If I was Flores I would find a DC job and wait until a good opening is available. He proved he's a good HC after that 9-1 run to end the season giving him two winning seasons in a row when nobody expected that team to win after the 2019 season. Why dive in to pure dysfunction like the Giants, Bears, or Texans? The Jaguars job looks better than all three of those. Khan will turn a blind eye to anything as long as the staff doesn't make him look stupid like Urban did.
 
Mike Tomlin is currently the only black coach still employed, so expect to hear the racism accusations and Rooney Rule any time now. Adam Schefter is already tweeting it.
 
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