Shocked it took this long.
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Shocked it took this long.
A step in the right direction. I'll be damned if they tried to bring him back and sell that shyt to the fanbase as a good move.
djthegreat88
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I wouldn’t hate it. Would prefer someone that did it before like Daboll or Monkin
They always talked like Blough was whiz in the film room. He knows Goff, knows the offense. And isn’t a dinosaur like Morton. Coordinators getting younger and younger these days. Blough could be next Ben Johnson
Morton being a bad OC with this offense really made no sense. He was truly just a bad play caller despite oline issues. Roster still loaded with talent. Jamo completely disappearing from the offense for weeks was crazy. Unable to find any balance between Gibbs and Montgomery.
djthegreat88
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Campbell need to have him on the phone tonight
Plane isn't fast enough. Phone interview and contract agreement over the phone. Don't let him interview with anyone else. He clearly got fired due to the Harbaugh firing.
Piff Perkins
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Hell yes. People get caught up in the passing stuff but his main trait is being an elite run game coordinator. From the blocking to angles and everything else. He'd be perfect with this system once we get the center situation resolved. I'd make him the highest paid OC in the NFL. Bring in Blough or someone to be the heir apparent (since I'd imagine McDaniel will get another HC shot in a year or two) and go for it.
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Ragnow did surprise them retiring when he did last year
Fixing oline is urgent
He didn’t sound confident in Montgomery role next year.
Piff Perkins
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At the end of the 2024 season (right after the Commanders playoffs loss), Ragnow literally said he felt great. The Lions drafted Ratledge with the intention of moving him to center eventually, under the assumption that Ragnow would be be able to mold him for a year. By the time he surprised everyone with his retirement there weren't any good/great options so I can't hold that against Holmes. I will hold it against Holmes if he does not address center this offseason though. And it can't just be drafting Connor Lew, the really good Auburn center who tore his ACL this season. He's going to fall out the first round and my fear is we take him in the 2nd. Really good player but we've seen this movie too many times in the 2nd round.
The only interesting parts of the Holmes pressure were about Montgomery and Kerby. I'm kind of surprised Holmes is openly talking about possibly trading him. Seems like most of the issues he had were due to our o-line and poor play calling. Teams constantly stacked the box when Montgomery entered the game ad our o-line (and play callers) couldn't handle it. Flip side the Kerby comments are baffling. One moment Holmes was suggesting that Kerby's frustration/depression was due to not being able to get back this season, but he'll be fine going forward. Next moment he seemed to be insinuating that Kerby has a major career spanning health issue now (knee). I don't know what to believe. We got reports a couple months ago that there were no career ending fears.
The only interesting parts of the Holmes pressure were about Montgomery and Kerby. I'm kind of surprised Holmes is openly talking about possibly trading him. Seems like most of the issues he had were due to our o-line and poor play calling. Teams constantly stacked the box when Montgomery entered the game ad our o-line (and play callers) couldn't handle it. Flip side the Kerby comments are baffling. One moment Holmes was suggesting that Kerby's frustration/depression was due to not being able to get back this season, but he'll be fine going forward. Next moment he seemed to be insinuating that Kerby has a major career spanning health issue now (knee). I don't know what to believe. We got reports a couple months ago that there were no career ending fears.
djthegreat88
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Mcdaniels is a great OC. He may get some looks at head coaching jobs but Don’t think he’s a natural leader of men. No better offense for him to take over. Jamo production would explode
Monty might be the easiest move to make given Gibbs is great and doesn't need a back as good as Monty behind him.
Piff Perkins
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Makes the Sione Vaki pick even weirder because if we draft or sign somebody doesn’t that admit turning him into an RB made no sense? Really good special teams player but we’ve done nothing to utilize his skills. Does Holmes expect him to be RB2 now, with so few reps going into year 3?
It sucks because we didn’t have an offensive mind in place to figure this out. Even Ben Johnson didn’t do it well IMO. We rarely saw Gibbs and Monty in the backfield together. I hated the way Johnson alternated their use on drives too. Morton/Campbell handled it even worse.
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McDaniels only experienced name mentioned so far
McDaniels only experienced name mentioned so far
The Commanders won't be interviewing him. They filled the position with one of the Lions targets.
