BREAKING NEWS: Carolina Panthers Hire Matt Rhule as Head Coach

BREAKING NEWS: Carolina Panthers Hire Matt Rhule as Head Coach

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by | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured, NFL

Another day, another coaching hire. This time it’s the Carolina Panthers who have found their man. They went to the college ranks and plucked Matt Rhule from Baylor according to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel:

The news comes as a bit of surprise as the coaching search itinerary had Josh McDaniels visiting Carolina today and Rhule heading to his interview with the New York Giants. While McDaniels was one of the top candidates for the Panthers, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that ownership met with Rhule in Waco, Texas and were convinced he was their guy afterwards. Rather than let him meet with the Giants—where he was the clubhouse leader for the job—the two sides agreed to a deal before his plane could head north:

Rhule has spent the past six seasons turning around programs like Temple (2013-16) and Baylor (2017-19) but before he became a head coach in college he worked on the 2012 Giants staff as an offensive line coach so he has some NFL experience in his background.

A detailed-oriented coach who has been praised for the culture he’s built at his two collegiate stops, Rhule and the Panthers will first need to decide whether or not Cam Newton is part of the team’s future. A Lisfranc injury cut the former MVP’s season short but neither Kyle Allen or Will Grier did enough to cement themselves as true starting-caliber quarterbacks going forward. Carolina also holds the seventh pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which could give Rhule the opportunity to choose his own guy depending on how the board plays out.

Jan 7, 2020 No Comments
BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys Intend to Hire Mike McCarthy as Their Next Head Coach

BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys Intend to Hire Mike McCarthy as Their Next Head Coach

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by | Jan 6, 2020 | Featured, NFL

Well that didn’t take long, one day after making the announcement that Jason Garrett would no longer be coaching the Dallas Cowboys, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that Jerry Jones has found his man in former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy:

Earlier reports suggested that McCarthy had interviewed with Dallas prior to the team making their decision on Garrett official.

In McCarthy, Jones gets a proven and respected head coach who won Super Bowl XLV. During his 12 years with the Packers he amassed a record of 135-85-2 (postseason included).

An offensive-minded coach, he spent 12 years as either a quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator with the Packers (1999), Kansas City Chiefs (1993-98), New Orleans Saints (2000-04), and San Francisco 49ers (2005).

With the Cowboys he will get to work with arguably his most talented group yet. Dallas has one of the best offensive lines in the NFL and the trio of Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and Amari Cooper are among the top players at their positions currently.

It remains to be seen what this means for Kellen Moore who had breathed new life into this team in his first season as offensive coordinator but Charles Robinson if Yahoo Sports reported that whoever took this job would likely need to keep a few members of the previous staff and Moore’s name was included:

McCarthy has had success in Dallas before:

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Jones and McCarthy spent Saturday night together:

A new era of Cowboys football has found their leader and it looks like Jones and the fans should continue to keep their championship aspirations alive and well as the team opted to bring in a veteran coach rather than a young up-and-comer.

Jan 6, 2020 No Comments
BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys Inform Jason Garrett That He Will Not Return as Head Coach

BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys Inform Jason Garrett That He Will Not Return as Head Coach

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by | Jan 5, 2020 | Featured, NFL

According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, the Dallas Cowboys have informed Jason Garrett that he has officially been fired as their head coach:

Nearly a week after rumors first started swirling that Garrett and the entire coaching staff would be let go, Jerry Jones finally ended the speculation and has let Garrett know he will not be returning.

ESPN’s Ed Werner reported one Thursday that the Cowboys were likely to make a change:

Timing can’t be overlooked here, after a full week of meetings between the two parties and no resolution, the move is now being made after three of the four 2019 Wild Card games have been played. In those games, teams with potential head coaching candidates (see: McDaniels, Josh) and Sean Payton’s New Orleans Saints all loss meaning that they will now be able to accept positions elsewhere prior to the completion of the NFL Playoffs.

Dallas—even though the decision to fire Garrett wasn’t official—has already conducted interviews with former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis.

The Cowboys have had the talent to be a Super Bowl contender but in Garrett’s decade-long tenure the team only won two postseason games. Whoever comes in next will have big expectations placed on their shoulders. Names like Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, Payton, Urban Meyer and other big names have been attached to this position, only time will tell what the Jones’ choose to do next.

Jones released the following statement tonight:

 

Jan 5, 2020 No Comments
SR NFL 2019 Playoff Power Rankings

SR NFL 2019 Playoff Power Rankings

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by | Jan 3, 2020 | Featured, NFL, uncategorised

After 17 weeks, the second season is finally upon us. We have a weekend full of Wild Card round games–Saturday: Bills vs. Texans (4:35 PM EST) and Titans vs. Patriots (8:15 PM EST), Sunday: Vikings vs. Saints (1:05 PM EST) and Seahawks vs. Eagles (4:40 PM EST)–on the docket and before they kickoff let’s go through all 12 teams that qualified for the 2019 NFL Playoffs and do what we do best, rank them.

1. Baltimore Ravens 14-2

The MVP is his, now can Lamar Jackson lead his team to the ultimate prize?

 

2. San Francisco 49ers 13-3

POSSIBLY 3 MORE GAMES JIMMY GAROPPOLO, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

 

3. New Orleans Saints 13-3

They didn’t secure a bye but they do get a chance for revenge on the Minnesota Vikings.

 

4. Kansas City Chiefs 12-4

It feels like everyone (us included) is sleeping on the Chiefs right now.

 

5. Minnesota Vikings 10-6

If only Kirk Cousins could win a primetime game, then maybe the Vikings aren’t forced to travel to face another top five team in the Wild Card.

 

6. Green Bay Packers 13-3

Aaron Rodgers is capable of making something special happen, especially with an opening-round bye to work with.

 

7. New England Patriots 12-4

We all know this ends with New England somehow getting to ANOTHER AFC Championship game right?

 

8. Buffalo Bills 10-6

The fact that we don’t get a home game in Buffalo is a travesty, sign me up for all the fan-on-fan table smashing montages we’ll get tomorrow.

 

9. Seattle Seahawks 11-5

Though they lost their shot at winning the division and hosting a home game, they might have lucked their way into the best possible Wild Card outcome.

 

10. Tennessee Titans 9-7

The Titans have arguably been one of the better teams to close out the season, and their defense is legit; but do we really trust THAT Ryan Tannehill to show up in his first-ever trip to the playoffs?

 

11. Houston Texans 10-6

Injuries damper expectations for this group and even though Will Fuller V and JJ Watt will be on the field they are unlikely to be at full strength against a good Bills team.

 

12. Philadelphia Eagles 9-7

Did someone say injuries?

Jan 3, 2020 No Comments
BREAKING NEWS: Cleveland Browns and General Manager John Dorsey “Part Ways”

BREAKING NEWS: Cleveland Browns and General Manager John Dorsey “Part Ways”

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by | Dec 31, 2019 | Featured, NFL

The reconfiguration in Cleveland continue as just a day after firing head coach Freddie Kitchens, the team has also let the man who hired him go as they have parted ways with general manager John Dorsey according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo:

There had been rumors that ownership was dissatisfied with Dorsey after he led the coaching search that resulted in the hiring of Kitchens last offseason. However, the Haslams presented an idea of restructuring the front office—which would result in some of Dorsey’s power and control over football operations being stripped away—but the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement over the new structure and in the end, agreed to mutually part ways.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that current chief strategist, Paul DePodesta was one of the leading voices in favor of making changes to the front office setup:

After a decade of losing seasons, 2020 now begins another fresh start for the Browns and they enter it equipped with talent they haven’t had in quite some time. The offense features Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, Odell Beckham Jr., and Jarvis Landry. The defense will look to get back Myles Garrett (currently suspended indefinitely) and still has two young cornerbacks in Denzel award and Greedy Williams to build around.

Cleveland will now be looking for their 12th head coach and 10th general manager since 1999. Both the Haslams and Dorsey have released statements in response to the news:

Dec 31, 2019 No Comments