Boondoggle

Latu is an absolute beast. Indy is going to love him.

Get well Jim.

Yes. I think so. I see him as a modern day Elway, who had teams early on that could actually get it done vice him dragging them there and losing. If he wins this one he is second only to Brady.

Agreed and as it stands both are very strong this year up top.

I have to admit that I expected him to play well with SF. Figured he'd suck it up given the potential payday if he helps them get a ring this year. But the man is stupid as well as lazy apparently.

Yes and there is always that team in any era who will shut down your run game in the playoffs (this one being the Chiefs who just did that to Lamar) and force your QB to win with his arm. So I don't think Brady is a bad addition for them or anything but coaching aside as it pertains to either the Bills or the Ravens what will determine whether they can get over that hump is individual development in speed of reads and dealing the ball from the pocket when they are contained and/or their run game is taken away. Way I see it the staff owes it to AR to expedite this area of his growth as quickly as possible. His rookie season lasted four weeks. Maybe we can get him through the season this time around by parking his oversized and talented posterior in the pocket and having him learn to win there. That would be the best gift this staff could give him.

Bills QB is a better comp for him. But Jackson is appropriate too. And neither of those QBs have won titles in spite of having fantastic rosters around them. This roster was good enough for Jackson to get it done and he came up short because of his limitations from the pocket. So. If I'm the guy running this offense or QB room my coaching for AR is focused around building him as much as possible to win from the pocket. It will maximize his shelf life at this level. And it will increase his odds of winning a title. Lining him up out there and running him into defensive fronts might maximize your wins initially as coach. But it will limit your ability to win big games with him because come the playoffs you will face defenses that take away the runs and you lose.

I did not say I thought they would be taken out. Rather that I hope he can quickly advance as a QB to where they are not required. Doing that occasionally is fine. But when you require them to move the chains that's when you're on borrowed time at this level.

Sometimes scheme puts them in dangerous situations too. As does an inability to grasp scheme, where there will be increased reliance on schemed runs to help move the chains. But those types of things can also shorten that young QB's season. Hopefully this next season AR has a full grasp of the playbook and can run the offense well enough to where they don't need those schemed runs. Also having a good defense helps that. But I'd like to see him show transition into being a QB who can be relied upon in the pocket and thus protected.

This is why I mention the owner too. The owner does matter but is often overlooked. Not all of them are willing to restructure deals to extend windows so some teams have an advantage there.

The GM has to be capable at a minimum. He has to hire a good coach, or a good coach has to hire a capable GM. One of those two. And those two need to be in lockstep. Pulling in one direction. Obviously the better the two positions the better chance you have of winning every year. And some coaches are good enough to pull a GM over that line but you gotta have both if you want to win consistently and even then there will be down years. On top of that if you have a good cap planner and an owner who can move money around with the deep pockets to pay out to the players to enable it, you can get away with murder just about. You hear all this hubbub about teams going all in, but some can do that every season because of those elements being in place. There's a big difference in that regard in owners. Most recent example would be the Rams who won a SB and cleaned house this past year and somehow are going to have a cleared cap in '24. It's some nonsense.

Just be careful out there kid. Live to play another snap. Those defenders are grown men making a fraction of what you will make over your career so know they will take you out. They won't say that. Isn't nice and all that. But they'll take you out.

Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong. But I expect they will fire him next year. He reminds me a bit of Jay Gruden, and not in a good way.

Campbell oversees that offense which is built to his vision and standards. You can change that OC out and they're going to keep showing well because of Campbell. I think he is going to be an exceptional head coach as well, because he motivates the entire roster. That defense is a undergunned but they are playing over their heads of late and that's not by mistake. Harbaugh is extremely knowledgeable on the offensive side of the ball as well. And his knowledge is deeper than most "hot OC" type of hires. So don't kid yourself in this regard. He is absolutely ensuring his offense is to his standards and he knows what it looks like when done right.

Sirianni did a terrible job this year vs zero looks. NFL defenses of course took notice and punished them for it. I think the issues go deep, down to the play design, which is a really bad look for Sirianni given his background. I'm surprised they didn't fire him. I would have fired him because in today's league you must have a coach who can hold down one side of the ball at a minimum at your head coach spot. Head coaches who cannot do that are more susceptible to impact from poaching of coordinators.