Maybe you're just underestimating how poorly coached, trained, prepared a lot of the brats in the league posing as professionals are these days.

It's amazing to me how most of the NFL refuses to spend small amounts of money on things that would seem to make a very cost efficient difference to the wins/losses. I don't think a team is obligated to help with film study, but why wouldn't they? The cost, compared to other things they are spending money on, is minimal. It just seems like there are a lot of things that a million dollars in expenditures could greatly improve.

Not at all. I just disagree with the notion that replacing Tyson Bagent with Case Keenum is some kind of key to success, or even potentially a key to success. If the Bears coaches last year didn't put in the time to coach him properly, that's on them. If Caleb whines that "yes I watched film with coaches, but for my independent film study I was left alone" that's on him. Case Keenum isn't going to make a difference here.

You may be underestimating this. The whole idea of a vet to help others kept Bryan Hoyer employed for like 15 years.

In fairness, the greatest advice you can give to your child is to not be employed as the QB for the Chicago Bears.

It was mostly corroborated. The story came out during the season and Waldron was fired a week or two later. There were some other vets who spoke out about how there was no accountability from the staff and how they were basically on their own in training camp.

Not sure if Waldron is just a really bad coach or if he realized this was a dead end job with a lame duck coach and decided to mail it in. He was hired as a favor to an agent anyway.

What we really need now is for Ben Johnson to have a Robert Saleh-type arc. He goes to Chicago, everything turns out terribly, he leaves after a couple of years and returns to the warmth and safety of being Detroit's OC again.

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Caleb Williams gives his "response":

Bears QB Caleb Williams insists ‘I wanted to come here’ in response to book details - The Athletic

This is one of the dumber controversies. We can take three things from it, none of which are remotely surprising:

1. The Bears' rookie QB was looking for ways to get better at his job and didn't get a lot of help, especially the kind of help that is routinely given to rookie QBs in other organizations.

2. The Bears didn't know how to upskill their rookie QB.

3. The Bears organization, from the top down, doesn't know how to run a modern football operation.

Compare and contrast all the things the Commanders' organization (with new ownership & leadership, importantly) did to help Jayden Daniels.

Even at the time, it was obvious that keeping Eberflus was a stupid idea.

Drafting a high-potential QB needs to be treated the same as giving someone the keys to one of those Ferraris or Porsches that routinely kill their drivers because they can't handle it. Are you 100% certain your HC/OC absolutely/positively knows how to develop your new blue-chip QB?

Rational Brain Me: The Saints simply lack talent. Wins are gonna be few and far between. The history of second round QBs is a graveyard; Shough is not the answer. The best thing we can hope for this season is that the recent high draft investments in the O-line will appear to have paid off and that Moore does not look outclassed as a head coach, even as the losses pile up. Those developments will provide a good foundation for rebuilding in 2026 and beyond as the Saints' cap situation finally normalizes.

Me Upon Reading Local Reporters Gushing About Shough and Rattler Looking Great in Non-Contact 7-on-7 Drills at OTAs: We are BACK baby!

Conversely tho, how certain are you that this even IS a blue-chip QB, versus a "well, nobody has a better idea that doesn't seem riskier public sooooo ..."

Could be that the lovechild of ghost Lombardi and Walsh couldn't develop the player. In which case, dont' change coaches now, wait and use the change as a way to save your own (GM) job a year down the road.

How about not drafting a blue-chip prospect, say maybe a third rounder, without hiring a QB coach or providing any actual extra instruction to him, and then naming him the starter without any competition? Then when the guy fails so badly you lose your job, and having missed evaluated the player so poorly that he is probably out of the league two years later, you still get OC job to be underwhelming in?

Fair, Jon. I was speaking from the POV of an owner, though.

Hell, I wonder sometimes if THEY know they're fucked from the jump too.

If you draft a guy #1 (and really, anywhere in the top half of the 1st round), you're all in on that guy. I don't think there's anything to be gained from speculating about whether or not he's that good. You've already decided he is. He's your franchise now.

Lions center, Frank Ragnow, just announced his retirement. He’s suffered a ton of injuries during his career and his body just couldn’t do it anymore. A great player. He’ll be missed and it’s a huge loss for the Lions.

Wow.

He was the guy the Bengals wanted but everyone knew it so the Lions jumped up and got him. The Bengals went with Billy Price and, well, that didn't work out.

The Lions didn't use the draft or FA to find a replacement, so I suspect that he only recently came to the decision himself.

It sounds he wanted to go but his body said no

Yeah, I think he was planning on giving it a try, but just couldn't do it. The Lions did draft two guards and already had one taking reps at center during the rookie mini-camp, so I think they may have had some inkling he might retire.

The Lions running metrics with and without Ragnow in the line-up are pretty stark. He's a key cog in the machine. A multiple pro-bowler and a 2nd team All-Pro. It's going to be tough sledding without him.

Tough day for Centers I guess, David Andrews announces his retirement as well

That's a tough position to play in the NFL from a physical standpoint.

A great Hog. Happy retirement for him