I expect new WR coach will be next announcement and then maybe a new safeties coach. Then not much until free agency unless they extend a player. Oh and QB coach. Olson will probably be official next.

I have faith in Howie to do something substantial this offseason

49 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

How bad is Cleveland that guys are announcing a month out of free agency they aren’t coming back

I like Njoku, if he's cheaper than goeddert would 100% bring him in

2 hours ago, Sack that QB said:

The next month is the second worst sports 4 weeks of the year behind mid June to mid July. Just nothing going on unless you care about regular season NBA and NHL.

College Basketball for me. Got the rest of the regular season then conference tourneys and ncaa tournament.

NBA sucks till the playoffs start when they actually let them play and allow some physicality.

4 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

College Basketball for me. Got the rest of the regular season then conference tourneys and ncaa tournament.

NBA sucks till the playoffs start when they actually let them play and allow some physicality.

I want to like college basketball like I used to but I just can't get in to it. Maybe I'll try again.

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

I want to like college basketball like I used to but I just can't get in to it. Maybe I'll try again.

I mean obviously the players aren't as talented as NBA players but they play hard, not nearly as many 3's and the atmosphere in college is great. I just enjoy how hard they compete.

4 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

I mean obviously the players aren't as talented as NBA players but they play hard, not nearly as many 3's and the atmosphere in college is great. I just enjoy how hard they compete.

The nba is a terrible product for many reasons. The quantity of 3s is definitely a piece of that

29 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

I mean obviously the players aren't as talented as NBA players but they play hard, not nearly as many 3's and the atmosphere in college is great. I just enjoy how hard they compete.

I think part of it for me is just like college football, we don't see teams stay together anymore. There's no reason to follow a team to see them grow over time. It's just players if that makes any sense. I have an old school mentality when it comes to college sports and why I used to love them so much. Just having a hard time adapting to the new age of college sports.

43 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

The nba is a terrible product for many reasons. The quantity of 3s is definitely a piece of that

That and its too easy to score. The refs dont allow much physicality so its very difficult for players to defend. Can barely touch anyone without a foul called.

At least once the playoffs start they allow more physical play and allow defense to be played.

Nobody wants to see 3's and foul shots being taken every trip down the court. Fans want to see a nice flow back and forth when watching a basketball game. At least i do.

11 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

If they even have that much of a connection. It was just one year as an Assistant O-line coach. I'm sure they had some interaction but he was probably a Munchak guy.

Munchak - now thats a guy I wished they talked out of retirement. Would give me more confidence.

But I guess we will wait and see with Kuper

6 minutes ago, kiwieagle said:

Munchak - now thats a guy I wished they talked out of retirement. Would give me more confidence.

But I guess we will wait and see with Kuper

Yeah the names have been underwhelming but i probably have posts going back 10 years or more saying you never know with coaches. Success or failure in one spot is only a small predictor in the next

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

I think part of it for me is just like college football, we don't see teams stay together anymore. There's no reason to follow a team to see them grow over time. It's just players if that makes any sense. I have an old school mentality when it comes to college sports and why I used to love them so much. Just having a hard time adapting to the new age of college sports.

I agree. Every year is damn near a completely different team. I follow my alumni teams Villanova and University 0f New Mexico. Nova has gone downhill since Jay Wright retired. They'll be fine be as they have big time donors.

UNM gets absolutely raided every year. 2 years ago we had JT Toppin (an all American now with Texas Tech), Jamal Mashubrn Jr (Temple) and Donovan Dent (UCLA). Good fricken players that they found that are now on bigger schools rosters. If they had thoae dudes, they would at least be sweet 16.

Not to mention the coaching carosel. Every time they get a good coach and have a couple of good years they are gone. Steve Alford went to UCLA then Pitino Jr went this year to Xavier.

Just too much turnover to actually get invested. That being said, I went to the UNM-Boise St game on Saturday in the Pit in Albuquerque and had a great time. Still more action than any NBA game

12 hours ago, mikemack8 said:

Turning Point

Thanks, in that case I didn't watch it. But had i watched the superbowl i definitely would have switched channels at the half.

I find Kuper to be a disappointing hire. He passes the bar of competency, but there's very little upside.

Still think Stoutland has a 10%+ chance to be our OL coach in 2027 if our 2026 season blows up.

2 minutes ago, RLC said:

I find Kuper to be a disappointing hire. He passes the bar of competency, but there's very little upside.

Still think Stoutland has a 10%+ chance to be our OL coach in 2027 if our 2026 season blows up.

He is gone.

11 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

I have faith in Howie to do something substantial this offseason

I predict 2 big moves. 1 on the first few days of FA and 1 for the draft

1 minute ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

I predict 2 big moves. 1 on the first few days of FA and 1 for the draft

There's going to be a surprise trade, and not AJ Brown. Just a hunch.

5 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

There's going to be a surprise trade, and not AJ Brown. Just a hunch.

Yeah I don't think it will be a big $ signing. That doesn't fit their cap. Something else

13 minutes ago, RLC said:

I find Kuper to be a disappointing hire. He passes the bar of competency, but there's very little upside.

Still think Stoutland has a 10%+ chance to be our OL coach in 2027 if our 2026 season blows up.

I get being disappointed but why is there little upside? There's plenty of upside that he develops into a very good coach in his next stop with better players. Mind you he might be bad but I don't think the upside is limited

1 minute ago, pgcd3 said:

Yeah I don't think it will be a big $ signing. That doesn't fit their cap. Something else

One of the deepest positions in FA is TE and I just can't see them adding a 10th high paying contract to the offense. There's no player I would overpay for to add to the defense before paying their own players to stay.

FA should be relatively boring. I'm seeing a mid-level TE, backup OL, WR depth, Edge depth. CB won't be addressed until the draft and post veteran cuts. I wonder if they take a flier on a guy like Trey Lance as a backup QB. Either that or they ride out McKee's rookie contract.

5 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

I get being disappointed but why is there little upside? There's plenty of upside that he develops into a very good coach in his next stop with better players. Mind you he might be bad but I don't think the upside is limited

He had 4 years in Minnesota and never developed a non 1st rounder. So we know if you give him talent, he can get them to play at a good level. We don't know if he can turn day 3 picks into starters. That's the real value of a good OL coach.

Could he improve? Sure. We shouldn't expect that.

2 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

One of the deepest positions in FA is TE and I just can't see them adding a 10th high paying contract to the offense. There's no player I would overpay for to add to the defense before paying their own players to stay.

FA should be relatively boring. I'm seeing a mid-level TE, backup OL, WR depth, Edge depth. CB won't be addressed until the draft and post veteran cuts. I wonder if they take a flier on a guy like Trey Lance as a backup QB. Either that or they ride out McKee's rookie contract.

Yeah I expect a TE at a mid price. Can't go into draft with what they have but as you said doesn't fit budget to spend more on O. I think they stick with McKee. His value is worth enough to trade

10 minutes ago, RLC said:

He had 4 years in Minnesota and never developed a non 1st rounder. So we know if you give him talent, he can get them to play at a good level. We don't know if he can turn day 3 picks into starters. That's the real value of a good OL coach.

Could he improve? Sure. We shouldn't expect that.

This is a theoretical discussion not about Kuper because i don't have any expectation there but David Culley was considered a good WR coach and the Eagles had terrible WRs under Reid and none really developed either.

33 minutes ago, RLC said:

I find Kuper to be a disappointing hire. He passes the bar of competency, but there's very little upside.

Still think Stoutland has a 10%+ chance to be our OL coach in 2027 if our 2026 season blows up.

My guess is that Stoutland burned some bridges with Howie and Lurie. It's not impossible but maybe .1% is my guess.

11 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

The nba is a terrible product for many reasons. The quantity of 3s is definitely a piece of that

The NBA destroyed itself years ago when it shifted its promotional focus from teams to individuals. It has been nothing more than an entertainment event rather than a sport for decades. The rise of the Bird/Magic rivalry led to the emergence of MJ and that is when the NBA shifted. The idea that championships revolved around 2 core players and 1 superstar on a team with 2 role players. The Bulls with Jordan in the lead and Pippen et al in the supporting cast became the marketing focus and it continues to this day. Over time there has been an outlier to this like the San Antonio Spurs team approach and the Warriors have had their team moments, but the superstar promotional focus still drives the league.

This is partly why NFL is so popular...the emergence of Fantasy Football really opened up the sport to casual fans, but football continues to be the only sport that focuses on the demand side of the economic calculus. The NFL is now a year round spectacle with people anticipating, combine, free agency, draft, schedule announcement etc. Basketball. hockey and basketball focus on supply with too many games and now an extended playoff season...it is just overlaid at this point.