Has Miami even requested permission from UM to interview Harbaugh? I have not seen any report of that anywhere. If they tried to poach him without going through protocol, that would be par for the course for Dolphins ownership and the shady things they did a few years ago to connect with Brian Flores outside league rules and protocols.
Ross has said he didn't want to be the one to pull Harbaugh away from Michigan.
Genuinely curious which events/scenarios you would label for each.
Most notably their fumbling the previous coaching decisions. Trying to hire the next Parcels or the next Belichik, hiring Chilly on the spot rather than go through diligence with other candidates. Generally not knowing what they were doing but doing it anyway. That's why this current process has been such a pleasant surprise: they've done everything exactly right so far. But so did the castaways in every episode of GG...until something went amiss.
So...where am I going with this? Cousins aside, this is the time to trade Cook. He's already declining, but his value is arguably at its peak. Mattison is good enough and has more juice in the tank.
If KAM's job and main specialty is to evaluate the talent of players, using analytics and such, and negotiate contracts, that sort of thing .... why would he be the best person to evaluate who the best coach would be?
Trade both Cook and Cousins. With you all the way.
All I'm going to say is that I'm drawn to clear-headed thinkers, and Kwesi seems to be one.
As you referenced, while not in their Home Stadium, the Rams did get to play the Steelers in Pasadena, Super Bowl XIV. The 49ers also got home cooking in Palo Alto against the Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX.
There are already folks online (SI Writer Michael Silver) claiming they had already made up their mind on Harbaugh before interviewing him for 9 hours thus making it worse. They can't win.
Would think all of those in some number of decades will have to replace their current open-air stadiums, and at that time if they make the decision that teams/cities like the Vikings, Rams, etc. have made, then they'll get to host.
Denver would be the one I would question most, if they stick with an open air stadium. Cold/Snow great for TV ratings, but not sure those spending $10,000 for a ticket want to deal that.
Not quite that high, but mid 4 figures. Philly fans were pretty thirsty for a Title.
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Denver would be no worse than the NYC Super Bowl and the rich folks can go skiing. If the team ends up selling for the rumored $4 Billion the league may feel compelled to give them one as a thank-you for driving up franchise values. One mark against is that New Mile High is already 20 years old.
Well, the NFL only has itself to blame for that. If you make a rule that you have to interview black candidates before announcing a coach, you're going to end up with some situations where it's pre-determined and you're merely "wasting" the time of the black candidates. I would guess it's still a net-positive, even if those few coaches are sometimes getting the run-around. Maybe not fair, but those candidates that have their time "wasted" are laying the ground work for others that come after them. Additionally, if said black candidate thinks it's already determined and they have no shot, then just decline the interview. It's not like they're being forced to interview.
Yes. Trade them both. Get rid of Cook.
I don't disagree. And you never know what will happen. The Steelers only interviewed Tomlin for that reason and he blew them away. I don't think the Graham interview was for show. Quesi obviously likes him, though I think the plan/hope is for him to be Assistant HC/DC for Harbaugh.
The cap savings of trading/cutting Cook are only ~$5 million in 2022. So I'd only trade him for a 2nd rounder or better, which I'm not sure you can get. Otherwise he's worth keeping one more year.
True, post 6/1 we can simply release him for $11M cap savings.
Would you rather have Mattison and a $5‐$10 million RG to replace Udoh, or would you rather have Cook plus Udoh.
I'd be all for releasing him if he isn't tradeable.
Pre-6/1 it's lower though. And that's when they really need the cap space. They can also get a bunch releasing Barr after 6/1 which I assume they will do.
Do you have to be continuously under the cap, or just by some date? If they can factor the savings for post 6/1 release into decision making prior ...