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Or it means that if they trade him that there will be room for the new coach to make his own hires if Payton takes coordinators with him.

 

Crazy aint it? Really hard to understand the mega-opportunities some people get and can squander them.

 

I'd like to find out more about that missed test that led to this suspension.

 

Think it's more a move for 2017. Ron Leary is going to be moving on, and I think Dallas wants to see what Coop might do with a full off-season of training in their system.

 

looking at Pac-man Jones...

 

There is a pretty long an undistinguished list that fits this mold. It carries over into all walks of life, but when we see it from people that have what we consider a dream reality given to them you can't help but be irritated to a degree.

 

same for actors Tim. Robert Downey Jr is a rare breed that on his last chance from a LA Judge, he turned his life around. Many don't or die from OD's etc. Or are Charlie Sheen!

 

Texans advance with easy win over?Raiders

Oakland went to Houston and took a serious beating today, with third-string quarterback Connor Cook simply unable to do anything offensively as the Texans won 27-14. Starting quarterback Derek Carr, an MVP candidate, was out with a broken leg, and second-string quarterback Matt McGloin couldn?t go because of a shoulder injury. That meant the job was Cook?s and Cook was simply not up to the task.

But credit the Texans? defense as well: With Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus leading the way up front, Houston made life miserable for Cook. This Houston defense, which led the league in yards allowed over the course of the 2016 season, is playing well. (PFT)

 

Seahawks run their way to 26-6 win over the?Lions

He might not have made the Earth move, but Thomas Rawls just sent Seattle?to?Atlanta.
Rawls led the Seahawks to a 26-6 win over the Lions, sending them to next week?s Divisional Round against the Falcons.

The Seahawks running back had 161?yards and a touchdown, providing the steady, physical presence their offense had missed so often this year.

That broke the franchise postseason rushing record held by Marshawn Lynch, and it was a very Lynch-like performance. (PFT)

 

The Browns have fired defensive coordinator Ray Horton and reached an agreement with Williams to take his place, according to multiple reports.

Williams spent the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Rams. He has previously served as a defensive coordinator for Tennessee, Washington and New Orleans, where he was suspended for a year as the central figure in the team?s bounty scandal. He was also a head coach with the Bills.

 

good job brownies, geez they are dumber than spit.

 

Or, would that be you?

You do realize the Browns have been ranked in the lower 1/3 of the league the past 7 out of 10 seasons(actually pretty decent when Eric Mangini was coach), including twice with Ray Horton (2013/2016).

Horton's past as DC?
2016 Browns 31st, they were 25th the year before...lowest of the decade
2015 Titans 27th, 19th the year after he left
2014 Titans 30th
2013 Browns 23rd, 9th the year after he left
2012 Cardinals 17th, 7th the year after he left
2011 Cardinals 17th

Greg Williams??
2016 Rams 23rd
2015 Rams 13th
2014 Rams 16th
2012 Rams 14th
2011 Saints 13th (bountygate came out)
2010 Saints 7th
2009 Saints 20th, year before 26th
2008 Jaguars 21st


They have some individual talent on the defensive side...much more talent than the offensive side, which is sad. The scheme was terrible all year.

I for one look forward to seeing what Williams can put together. We need a safety to do what he normally does with his defense, if we can find one, I expect the Browns to improve year one...actually, after Horton, it is pretty inevitable that their arrow points up.

 

IMHO the Browns made a lateral move. If they had fired horton for say Wade Phillips it would make sense.

 

3/4 solid games this upcoming weekend. can't wait.

 

Yeah, can't say I believe the Texans have a shot at NE.

 

I'm expecting a thriller from Seahawks vs my Falcons, but I'm actually looking forward to watching Cowboys vs Packers even more.

It looks to be a great game, and watching that one will be a lot easier on my blood pressure.

 

Doug Marrone will accept Jaguars' head coaching job

The Jacksonville Jaguars didn't have to look far for their next coach, and looked deep into its organizational past for another massive hire on Monday.

Doug Marrone, who finished the 2016 season as the Jaguars interim head coach, has accepted the team's full-time head coaching job, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Monday. The deal is expected to be finalized soon, Rapoport added. The team is also hiring Tom Coughlin, their first head coach, as the team's executive vice president. They also extended general manager Dave Caldwell's contract. All three contracts will run through 2019.

The three moves, seen together, represent an intriguing blend of continuity and looking to the past. It's great news for quarterback Blake Bortles, yet it also puts pressure on Marrone and Caldwell to turn Jacksonville's fortunes around quickly, something perhaps reflected in Marrone's short contract for a coaching hire.

Marrone should be a comfortable hire for Caldwell and ownership because they know Marrone well after two seasons on the Jaguars staff as the team's assistant head coach-offense/offensive line coach. Marrone finished 1-1 to end the 2016 season as the team's interim head coach following the ouster of coach Gus Bradley. Rapoport reported on NFL Network that the direction Marrone took the team in two weeks as interim head coach was a big factor in elevating him.

Bortles should be thrilled. Rapoport noted that Marrone's belief in Bortles as a franchise quarterback was a factor in his hiring. Jaguars offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who worked under Marrone at Syracuse and Buffalo, will presumably stay in the same role in Jacksonville. (NFL.com)