Around The League 2023

I thought rich people were good at everything they touch. Not true?

 

I just read that the owner of the Raiders is paying upward of $60 million dollars for two fully guaranteed coaching contracts (Gruden, McDaniels) for neither of them to coach his team. Gruden's contract was 10 years and McDaniels' was 6 years. Brilliant

 

As usual late to the facts.

 

Before firing Josh McDaniels, the Raiders had a team meeting where players directed their frustrations at McDaniels, and unloaded on him. McDaniels had Antonio Pierce speak on his behalf, and Pierce brought up the Giants' '07 team that beat the undefeated Patriots, explaining how that team believed they could beat anyone. Pierce said the Raiders need that mindset. The players all loved it, but McDaniels didn't. McDaniels told Pierce when everyone left: "Don't ever talk about the Patriots like that." That's when everyone saw how divided the building was, and owner Mark Davis wanted Pierce as his HC.

From Glazer.

 

Some people who are normally intelligent were pushing for McDaniels to get a second head coaching job and I never understood why. The guy is self-evidently horrible.


If I were Pierce, I would have called the Patriots cheating frauds to his face before walking away.

 

Drop the mic, then walk away

 

Linebacker Blake Martinez, who retired from the NFL during the 2022 season and later was involved in a Pokémon card scandal that got national attention, joined the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday as a member of the practice squad.

Haha yes a fucking scam artist. Promote immediately

 

Minshew would be an 80% better qb if he was 20% more accurate. So many open guys having to lunge for his passes.

 

What a game.

 

Screwing your investors fits right into the Tepper Culture.