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I hate that he’s gone, but I’ve come around to all of this,

I had this convo with somebody else yesterday. He apparently said he wants to coach, but that could have been in the moment bravado. The kids are getting older, and it’s hard to square the family man thing with rapidly uprooting the family to work an enormous number of hours when he’s already going to make $12m a year (or thereabouts, from what I gleaned) to stay home for the two years. He also strikes me as a guy who would be excellent on TV. It’s not the worst option if he wants to be around for the kiddos for a bit. His record supports this, and his ego won’t let him be a DC. (At least not now.)

A fair point. Let me ask this: was there a bad fit for John Harbaugh? Seems like there was a lot of interest there. But not so much in McD, which is interesting and maybe telling.

One more than Beane.

Don't get butthurt about it.

Lots of quiet so far on this front, which is a little surprising given the number of openings and McDs W/L record. Any thoughts on the crickets? I'm not sure if it's McD not wanting to deal with rebuilds (Arizona/Cleveland) or otherwise being selective (doesn't strike me as a Vegas kind of guy, in addition to the rebuild issue there), of if it's just that there isn't a ton of interest. The latter piece is what I'm interested in, because it suggests that perhaps the league views the record as an underachievement with a generational quarterback and what some might perceive as a competitive to good roster.

I'll add to that point. Josh is already pulled in a million different directions (some of it self-inflicted). But nothing positive comes from adding public curiosity to his view of McD/HC situation. There's a real negative that's unmentioned. If the locker room thinks that Josh got McD canned, and if the locker room wanted McD around, that has a real potential for a significant problem. Here's what I think is going to happen - not informed speculation, but what makes the most sense to me practically. Unless one of Klint Kubiak (still unsure of the fascination with this guy; it might be legit, I just don't know what it is) or Grant Udinski or somebody else blows them away, we're probably going with a known quantity, offensive-minded HC to hopefully be here for the back nine of Josh's career. That leads us to Davis Webb, Brian Daboll, and Joe Brady. Personally, I think it will be Daboll, but it wouldn't stun me if it's Webb and one of Daboll/Brady (much more likely Daboll in that scenario) is the OC. They're going to need someone who can yell at Josh, because that probably isn't going to be Webb. DC is where things get interesting. That's where, I think, they're going to need someone grizzled who is a leader of men. I just don't see that being Bobby Babich at this juncture. I'm not sure who it is but, the longer we wait on HC, the more difficult it may be to find that guy. Which is part of the reason why I get back to availability and Daboll. So we'll see what happens over the weekend and into early next week.

I can't resist. I have to make the joke. There's a reason why everyone calls that guy Anus Man.

As I read the story Brady didn’t do it in front of Beane. Blowing up ABOUT him? Yes. ON him? Not how I read it.

I see him around every summer. Good dude and good family.

The old truck! I can’t speak to the vehicle, but the garage always had a bunch of crap in it. Never parked inside. But then again this is what happens when one has six kids.

Probably.

It's fair analysis, and something I've thought through. Championship coach (we just got beat by one), built-in succession plan/opportunities, known quantity for Josh (Daboll), super motivator in Flo if he chooses to come, a defensive guy who more likely than not is not going to give up 30 in every elimination game from here on out, and probably a fairly safe pick for Beane. I'm not saying I want it. I'm saying I get the logic. I'll note the contrast in choices, too. On the one hand, Davis Webb is in the mix. Age 30. Same as the QB. On the other hand, we're talking now about Bill Belichick. Old enough to be the QB's grandfather. I'll add this. If they're talking to Belichick, then it's super quiet. I got the tip a couple of years ago--from a huge Bills fan--that Belichick was talking to the Jags (in advance of the Bills/Jags MNF game). It's a "take it to the bank" tip from someone who would know, let's put it that way. It's been radio silence about Belichick since then.

It's either that or the AD or University President at North Carolina. Or some 24-year-old opportunity who has him on a string. Desperate times for that man . . .

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