Coach Tuesday

There's more to it than that I think. He probably HAD the Vikings job until things took a left turn at around 3 p.m. Dude is so batshit he probably did something nutso mid-afternoon, like put his snakeskin boots up on Wilf's desk while picking his teeth with a machete.

Is this some sort of death threat?

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/02/02/stephen-ross-jimmy-haslam-could-be-prosecuted-for-violating-the-sports-bribery-act/ The Sports Bribery Act criminalizes such conduct. Under 18 U.S.C. § 224, “Whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect, or conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme in commence to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting contest, with knowledge of the purpose of such scheme is to influence by bribery that contests, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.”

This guy.

I need to know how celebrities feel about these things.

You and I have different concepts of what a “fun exercise” should consist of.

Robert Saleh is Lebanese.

Allen is becoming a Kingmaker.

Pitt, Tampa, NOLA, Miami?

This part all amazes me. So Ross was pissed at Flores for screwing up the tank - but (1) they still went 5-11, (2) they still were in a position to draft the QB Ross initially wanted (Tua), (3) they were also in position to draft Herbert, (4) the Dolphins' GM, who is Black, picked Tua over Herbert, and (5) IIRC the Dolphins were the only team in the league last year with a Black coach, GM, and QB. Yet Flores is claiming that Ross held it all against him for over a year and ultimately fired him, because racism. That part of the narrative makes no sense and tells me it was only included in an effort to destroy Ross/the NFL and to bring maximum attention and settlement leverage.

I would advise anyone who is considering hiring Wigdor to have separate counsel at hand to review the strategy in real time. I don't want to belabor it but I would never trust that firm to put its clients' interests first. Same with Lisa Bloom for that matter.

They publish their complaints on Twitter as soon as they file them. The first page is always drafted to generate max publicity. It’s impressive but it’s also very much a strategy.

More likely they believe it’s the best strategy for enhancing their own brand.

False, their MO is to litigate in the press. They do not have a good reputation in terms of accuracy or ethics. They only half care about winning in the courtroom for their client - they also are brand-obsessed and love litigating in the press. As I said upthread, I would not be surprised to see many of these allegations eventually walked back. Terrible take. Again this is not atypical for Wigdor - I’ve seen them often pursue strategies that are bad for their clients but good for their own brand. When I first read the Complaint it struck me as another example of that.

Craziest part is that the Dolphins still could’ve just drafted Herbert…

The Giants’ entire defense should just be Daboll’s offense’s record against Flores’s defense, no?

Agents chatter I would guess.

That's one way to look at it for sure. But interviewing up-and-coming coaches helps get them into the "cycle" and may open the door for them down the line. Whereas you get the sense Caldwell and Frazier and other retreads like Culley are being taken advantage of by the Rule. It's a very complicated issue with no easy solution.

What on Earth are you talking about?

I'm sorry what?

Terrible takes WEO. There will be serious hell to pay if this isn't retracted.

Old people simply should not be using Facebook or texting - they cannot do it. Also, the Wigdor law firm is pretty well known for putting aggressive allegations into complaints in order to generate media attention - that's their MO. Sometimes they've had to walk those allegations back, so we'll see how this plays out ultimately.

Congress is going to get involved if this isn't retracted quickly - you can't have an owner of an antitrust-exempt business, on which betting is now legal, paying coaches to lose. This is EPIC.

FOOTNOTE 30: "Ironically, during their January 11, 2022 text exchange, Mr. McDonnell also suggested that if Mr. Flores were hired as the Giants Head Coach, Brian Daboll might be interested in leaving Buffalo to serve as his Offensive Coordinator (“Heard Daboll isn’t happy with Sean [McDermott] in Buffalo . . . might be able to get out if he doesn’t get a head job... thoughts?”)." 😱