Mr. Scot

Out for sister-in-law's birthday so only half able to watch, but I see the "NFL favoring the Chiefs" discussion is kicking into high gear online again

Arguments I've heard, validity unknown... It's been said he doesn't like the idea of being in direct competition with his old team. How much of a factor that is? Don't know, but it would favor the Raiders and the Jags if true. Have also seen it suggested that he wants to be able to pick his own quarterback rather than having to work with someone picked prior to his arrival. That doesn't seem farfetched. Word also that the Raiders are prepared to pay him a contract that'll piss off other owners. Definitely something I could picture Davis doing but can the Raiders actually do it? We'll see. And yeah, there's the Brady factor (for whatever that's really worth). Brady has reportedly been going "full court press" on Johnson. Doubt Johnson is starstruck or anything like that but Brady might have a convincing argument. Bottom Line: There's certainly loads of chatter, but there usually is

Side Note: The Lions are continuing to try and bolster their offensive line, this time with the unusual move turning in a "draft card" 21 years early Can't say I blame 'em though

From the second episode...

Can't verify the source, but...

Sounds like the Titans picked their GM...

Sounds like they want to avoid the "too many cooks in the kitchen" situation the prior staff had. Kinda wonder if Bryce gave any input on that decision

Clip... Newton swings a bit wild, honestly.

Might not be a package deal, though. There are rumors that Giants GM Joe Schoen covers Shedeur in Round 1 (#3 overall)

Meanwhile, bad news for Lady Cowboy Fan... Starting to think the circus just might be coming to town

Side Note: Sad news for both sports and comedy fans

As a side note, Newton mentioned he was now supporting eight kids. I didn't realize he had that many.

The gymnast (Jordyn Wieber) tapped out due to their being another underwater challenge. I'd said the one at the end of the first episode was basically like being asked to waterboard yourself in the surf. That one caused her to panic so much that the thought of another one was more than she could handle. Trista Sutter (the original Bachelorette) left as well due to fatigue. Don't care much about bachelorettes but I was wondering whether she and Newton ever discussed the fact that she's married to a former (albeit temporary) Panther, safety Ryan Sutter. Tate just seems kind of lost post-football. That happens to a lot of guys who have never really done anything else. He and Cam had some drama between them over a challenge where Tate just mentally shut down. They buried the hatchet later after Tate redeemed himself in a later challenge. The boxing part was pretty brutal. Newton went a little nuts on his opponent and busted his nose. Former (disgraced) Olympic track and field star Marion Jones was matched up against Travis Kelce's pre-Taylor Swift girlfriend Kayla Nicole. I thought that was kind of a mismatch. Turned out it was...the other way. Nicole broke some of Jones' ribs and she had to withdraw. As to Newton, he was pretty heavily featured in this episode. Cam is easily the best physical specimen in the group...as you might expect. As you also might expect, his boisterous personality rubbed The straight laced, super serious military guys wrong at first, but after some initial conflict he's toned it down and actually seems to be earning their respect now. Honestly, for Newton fans, this show is probably a pretty good watch.

That's my take...

Saw someone make a comment about the Bears having 20 head coach candidates. Thought they were joking... They weren't Some are still at the "interview requested" stage and obviously Vrabel is out, but wow Per Jonathan Jones, the Jets are at sixteen so far.

No words... except to say I think we'll likely stay away from trying to fix guys with "attitude issues" in the future.

Second episode is tonight

From the article: Starting last Thursday, the talk started to intensify of Johnson to the Raiders. Coincidentally, or not, that was the same day the Raiders fired G.M. Tom Telesco, clearing a path for the “alignment” that Johnson has prioritized with the front office. Not that Johnson would ask for Telesco or anyone else to be fired. If a team really wants Johnson, however, it needs to hear the clues and act accordingly. If the Raiders, as it seems, want Johnson, they have acted accordingly. Johnson, we’ve heard, emerged from his Raiders interview with positive feelings about the team and minority owner Tom Brady — who has taken a major role in the ongoing search for a new coach. ... Most recently, we’ve caught wind of a rumor that the Raiders have made a “massive” contract offer to Johnson. While it’s premature for offers to officially be made, given that they’ve yet to conduct a face-to-face interview with Johnson, the talk is out there that a big number is unofficially out there. Whether it’s credible or not remains to be seen. Owner Mark Davis isn’t exactly in the upper echelon of cash-rich NFL owners. With recent buyouts to the likes of Jon Gruden, Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler, Antonio Pierce, and Telesco, piggy banks might need to be busted open to blow the entry-level curve on Johnson. A “massive” deal also would ruffle feathers among the other owners, some of whom are obsessed with staving off a bidding wars for coaches, where there’s no salary cap and no franchise tag and the market could easily go haywire. ... But it’s more than money for Johnson. If he works for the Raiders, he has access to Brady. Regardless of the niceties of the rules, there’s also talk that they’ve spent plenty of time talking on the phone. They’re allowed to converse within the confines of Brady’s job with Fox. Although he can’t attend production meetings, Brady is allowed to talk to coaches and players about the games he’ll be working. And he’ll be working the Lions game this weekend. ... There’s currently no other destination that fits. Johnson has interviewed with the Raiders, Bears, Jaguars, and Patriots. The alignment he wants doesn’t exist in Jacksonville, and likely isn’t in play with the Bears. Unless the Cowboys (who blew their window to interview Johnson at any time before the Lions’ season ends because they didn’t interview him via Zoom last week) make a late run, it’s the Raiders or the status quo for Johnson. More and more people in league circles believe it will be the Raiders

Lots of chatter on this topic... Also lots of effort to paste this link. (took about ten tries)

Some won't like this

Hadn't considered this as a factor but it does kinda make sense... Don't think anybody doubts that Johnson and Dan Campbell have a great relationship.

Tidbit, re: Why the Commanders didn't hire Ben Johnson (per a Washington TV reporter) True? Unknown.

Jones is on a "solo mission"...yikes Lady Cowboy Fan listened to this story with me, threw up her hands and said "I may have to find a new team". Here's hoping

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