Mr. Scot
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You mean 50/50 🫥
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I'd agree. Tabor would also be a possibility but He seems at least somewhat comfortable staying aboard.
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Similar as with players, NFL contracts basically engender loyalty...but only on one side. Tepper is not allowing guys to interview elsewhere quite possibly in hopes that the new head coach will keep them, but if he doesn't then we screwed those guys out of an opportunity to get a job elsewhere. Dick move... I'd add that if I were making a guess, I'd say she's likely talking about Evero.
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More than one Panthers analyst has suggested that personnel is our biggest weakness, and yet we're ignoring established personnel people like Mike Borgonzi and Ray Agnew in favor of analytics guys. My theory on that is it's because Tepper understands and believes in analytics whereas actual personnel evaluation is way over his head. So ultimately It sounds like we're going to hire the person that David Tepper wants over the kind of guy we actually need
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From what I've read, the Eagles under Roseman are basically the Eagles under Lurie. Where I think Roseman's greatest strength has been is in hiring good coaches...minus the Chip Kelly thing which was probably more Lurie. Hell, Kelly damn near managed to force Roseman out. Yeah, I want to win too. A big part of that would be getting the right coaches in...and actually keeping them. That's where the Eagles culture fails.
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Is the answer to fixing that issue to be found in hiring an analytics guy though?
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Sure, but how about you start off by pointing out where I called him a great one? Pretty much every time I've been asked to give him a grade, it's been incomplete. Frankly, it still is. Early on that was because of Rhule, but even with Rhule gone you still had Tepper. There are definite positives (the building of arguably the best offensive line we've had) and also absolute negatives (the collaborative approach to personnel) but ultimately none of that is what sank him. And yes, things actually are that complicated, but sometimes people who don't have enough understanding want to make them seem simple to fit their narrative.
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I'd agree. But how do you do that when the guy in charge of doing the hiring wants exactly that kind of person?
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Nah. Still would have been pointless. What we've needed most, and probably still need, is non-interference from the owner's box. The next hire might be good or they might not, but unless Tepper takes his hands off things, we might never know.
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The advantage to guys that have been around a while is they've got a lot of good connections. That doesn't guarantee they'll hire a good staff of course, but it helps.
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Lemme flip the question... If you were a fan of another team and you had seen what happened with us regarding the whole "Hunger Games" thing this past season, would you want your team to hire somebody from the Panthers? I'd agree we need somebody who's strong enough to stand up to Tepper, but I prefer it be someone who doesn't use underhanded tactics. And for the record, the guy I would most recommend as fitting that description is Ed Dodds.
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Firing Fitterer just because you fired Rhule was always a stupid argument. Likewise, judging Fitterer without context of the situation / transition was flawed. What I had hoped for was time for Reich and Fitterer to work and grow together, but given what we know now that was never going to happen. I also see again that you're going with the tactic of accusing your debate opponent of the things that you actually do. Granted that works sometimes, but it's weak
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I'd laugh
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Not really, but I'm used to you mischaracterizing my ideas to make it easier for you to argue with them
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Probably helps to be a little clearer on my part here... Howie Roseman isn't a great personnel guy or a great coach, but what he has been good at in the past is hiring people who were. Unfortunately between he and Jeffrey Lurie, he's also part of a culture that tends to undermine those guys and shoot its own wounded. That's definitely not something I want to import here.
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I have no idea whether I'm smarter than you. Nor would I claim to be such. And that's not the point of the discussion. Yes, guys with great resumés fail while guys with mediocre resumés succeed. Lord knows I've seen players, coaches, and executives follow paths that I never would have predicted. That's why I don't claim to be Miss Cleo. I will admit up front that I don't want any of the analytics guys because I just don't buy that sort of thing working. Unfortunately, that's likely the direction we're heading because...Tepper. However, none of those other guys strike me with the kind of huge negatives that Halaby does. And no, it isn't just this story. The Eagles under Lurie and Roseman have a history of dysfunction that makes even David Tepper look like a professional. That's my thing here. It's not about you. I definitely disagree with your argument but I'm not going to stand here and suggest that I'm always right or you're always wrong. My apologies if it comes off that way.
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Sure... except it's not. I should add it's also not just one article. There's plenty of info out there about the dysfunction going on with the Eagles. But that's beside the point. When a story is out there, and a pretty well sourced and documented story at that, saying "well, we don't know" or "I'm not worried about it" isn't a rebuttal. It's a denial. I could also point out that a personal attack like this isn't exactly moderation, but hey...
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Well, that's mature of you So basically, let others post their opinions but don't post mine... Yeah, sure
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He's apparently been a pretty good coach too.
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What specifically were the "fine points"? Would you suggest the reports that have come out are false or misleading? Based on what? (that they're negative towards somebody you might like isn't a good enough reason) And to be clear, when I say research I'm not just talking about work history. We've got a full story here about some pretty negative behavior, but listening to that is somehow "guesswork" and ignoring it is a positive? Same offer: Give me something that's positive enough about Halaby to counteract the stories. I'm happy to listen.
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If you say so You're free try and refute the argument, of course. By all means, tell me anything and everything positive you've read about Halaby that makes you think he's the right guy and this other stuff won't matter. And specifics to Halaby himself, please. Association with the Eagles isn't good enough. Using that logic you could argue for Brian Johnson as our head coach. Whadda ya got? (and FYI, responding that I wouldn't listen anyway or that it's all just guesswork is basically an admission that you don't really have anything and you're just buying into the spin)