Mr. Scot

Disagree. You gotta remember that up until just a short time ago, and basically up until he signed his contract with us, he was employed by another team. He's going to be moving himself anf his whole family clear across the country while getting acclimated to a new job. It's a lot to do. Plus, given that free agency doesn't start for a while yet, there's time.

Gotcha. Like I said that seems kinda backwards to me but hey... Still find it pretty ironic that Mayhew ended up with the job Marty wanted. There's a certain level of poetic justice there.

I think if the question were who is our best player, he'd be the most common answer (and it'd be correct). Favorite player is a little different though. Each person can have a separate rationale.

...paired with a couple of really good cutback runners.

Used to enjoy watching Ryan Kalil get to the second level.

Gotta say between this and Dan Campbell's Hulk Hogan inspired press conference, this has been a pretty comical day for NFL news. (outside of Ted Thompson's passing, of course)

Greg Little The real answer is that I honestly don't know. I tend to favor the offensive line guys but lately outside of Taylor Moton, most of them weren't very good.

No idea if they paid attention to that, but I can tell you since this was announced, fan reaction has...changed.

I've seen it both ways so I'm honestly not sure. Seems kinda ass backwards not to give the incentive to the team that does the hiring honestly, but it's the NFL so... The one thing I do know is that the 49ers could have blocked Washington from interviewing Mayhew if the job didn't involvr roster control.

On team building, I like the sound of this... I think the way I want to build the team is one, obviously quarterback, and two, both sides of the line. Really, settling the offensive line, maybe getting another corner, just creating competition at those spots is kind of the view right now."

Gantt talked to Fitterer about the quarterback spot. Fitterer said he hasn't even had a chance to evaluate the existing roster yet. We're talking about advanced strategies while the team isn't even out of the starting gate yet.

Here's some irony for ya... Martin Mayhew was one of the three sham Rooney Rule interviews that Jerry Richardson used to "comply" with the rule before hiring Marty. Now, per LaCanfora, one of the reasons listed for giving Mayhew the GM position instead of Marty is that the new rules give the Redskins a 3rd round pick for making him the GM rather than Marty.

This part's interesting though... Wilson was that guy in Seattle, and having him on a cheap rookie deal helped the Seahawks build a team around a young quarterback that reached the Super Bowl his second season. That shaped Fitterer's thinking about the position as it pertains to roster construction, but again, he's too early in his new job to allow it to be dogma. "The problem is finding a good young rookie and having the chance to put him on the field and compete," Fitterer said. "There really are benefits of that, but we're not stuck on the rookie quarterback. We're going to look at every position and every avenue for acquisition."

I'd say that's reading into it a bit. Voth isn't actually saying anything except that he thinks the picture is funny. He makes that clear in the response.

No. Birds. Pretty sure I never took a bite on the knees from a dog either. Neighbor's mean dog took a flying leap and bit me on the ass once. (that image makes Lady Cowboy Fan laugh so hard her ribs hurt)

Well we already knew who was really running the show anyway. Regardless of who has what title, the ultimate power belongs to Ron.

...and says pretty much nothing of any substance. Former QB knows finding an answer at the position is key If you're looking for anything revealing or earth-shattering here, don't hold your breath. It's a good read, but it also makes clear that Scott Fitterer has had some practice at using a lot of words to basically say nothing.

Martin Mayhew is. Wonder what the hell happened

Campbell might be talking to an old friend of ours...

FYI: The Falcons are hiring Dave Ragone as their OC, so Frisman Jackson is staying. Barring any surprises, our staff should pretty much stay as it is now.

There might be other options if they had an owner that had any sense. Of course, if they had an owner that had any sense, they probably wouldn't be where they are now.

I have a hard time believing that. If this were true, surely the team would have offered Chuck a job by now.

Word is they're talking to Saints DB coach Aaron Glenn for the DC job. Haven't seen any mention of who the OC might be but I'd expect them to have a Saints background, maybe Dolphins from his time there.

Fitterer's comments today framed things in the long term, indicating that we'd try to be competitive right now but the wins are probably down the road. I suppose a big splashy move is still possible, but I'm not expecting it.