Mr. Scot

Defense still isn't what I'd call great, but at least it's better than last year. Whether that's Evero or better personnel is a matter of opinion. Bottom line for me is I won't be all that upset if he gets a new job.

I can sign on to that. Heck, as a fanbase we've seen so little winning over the last several years, it'd be nice to just enjoy it while it's happening. Cause if it stops, who knows how long it'll be till we see it again?

There was a time here when you were only allowed to praise our starting quarterback and if you said anything objective or (God forbid) negative you'd automatically be called a...hater. Yeah, I think that was the term Now we're to the point of you can't say anything positive about our...ummm, quarterback without being labelled a "stan", a homer, or a member of "the Bryce brigade" Nobody's told me yet whether membership in this has benefits or perks. Doubt I'd join anyway though (not my thing). Swear, sometimes I wonder if the people to the extremes of a given argument hate the people trying to stay objective more than they do their direct opposites. Sure seems that way sometimes. Either way, the end result tends to wind up being less actual substantive discussion, more stat spamming and barrages of "he sucks", ".oh yeah, well you suck more!" Bottom line though, there is an actual real world discussion to be had about Bryce: the good, the bad, what should happen, what will happen, and all the in-betweens. Maybe we can have that talk at some point down the road.

If you say so

That's been happening to general quarterback discussion going back about thirty years

You don't connect the mod admonition that all Bryce discussion stay in the pinned thread as having anything to do with that? But hell, even with those rules we get new Bryce threads during games. The notion of a "Bryce brigade" seems a tad exaggerated to me. There might be three or four guys in that crop...and I'm probably being generous. So you genuinely believe the "Bryce brigade" is the reason why that doesn't happen? Eeehh, not so sure that theory holds up Hell, I started a thread that only said I expected Bryce to get his fifth year option now. It wasn't the only topic though, and even what I did say wasn't implying that he should. Who do you think is extending that discussion?

Rivera is more of a fanciful thought than anything else That said, I do think there's at least a half decent chance we have a different defensive coordinator next season, and there's more than one possibility as to how that might happen.

Don't know that he would, but it's an interesting thought. Person also said there's zero chance of Canales giving up his playcalling duties. But OC isn't necessarily the only job that might be available, especially if some of the current staff have other opportunities (or even simply aren't under contract). Lots of guys who lose head coaching jobs work their way back up from the bottom.

You have to figure that at the very least, he's going to get Rooney Rule interviews, possibly several. And again, all it takes is for one team to like him

Here's the text from Pelissero's piece... Panthers DC Ejiro Evero, 44: A former college safety at UC Davis who went to training camp with the Raiders, Evero has coached all three phases -- offense, defense and special teams -- and was well-regarded at each stop during his previous 17 NFL seasons, working under everyone from Vic Fangio to Dom Capers. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams and then got his first DC job in 2022 with the Broncos, whose defense was a bright spot in a frustrating season. Same with the Panthers' defense in 2023, before injuries decimated the unit last season. Evero's defense has improved this season (13th in scoring) on a Carolina team in the playoff hunt. He interviewed for eight head coaching jobs in the hiring cycles after the 2022 and 2023 seasons, earning second interviews with the Colts, Falcons, Panthers, Seahawks and Texans, and could be in the mix again. 2026 NFL head coach hiring cycle: 24 young candidates to know if you want another kick in the head, click the link and check out the first two names he mentions.

He was featured in Tom Pelissero's annual "Assistants on the Rise" article. And not as an honorable mention either. He's actually the sixth name listed.

I read it. The point he was making (via satiric exaggeration in this case) is that some folks on here who could choose to be happy and celebratory about winning games choose instead to grouse about Young and his stats. Would you deny that?

I think the idea would be to build that dominant line now but at the same time work on backfilling (most likely via the draft) with guys you believe can be future starters.

There's this Rivera guy I've heard of...

Same room? Strongly doubt it. Same starter?

Don't doubt it. No one really asked whether he thought Evero would still be here next season. If he were to get a head coaching job, we could be looking to build around a different scheme. That could be interesting.

Sure. Heck, I sometimes dream of being taller, younger, wealthier and better looking. So far, it's not going well

Wrong. Mike Remmers did indeed help us to our best season ever (including having some very good performances) but he also still needed to be replaced based especially on how the season ended. Those two statements are not mutually exclusive. They could be equally applied to other players, and this happens on an annual basis all over the league.. As far as Bryce, based on everything I'm reading what "I want" has become largely inconsequential. All indications are that what I wrote that I expected after the Rams game (i.e. Bryce will get his fifth year option) is pretty much happening. Joe Person called it "an easy decision" at this point. The future beyond that is, as the song goes, still unwritten. But the near future looks to be fairly settled.

I don't think we'd absolutely have to, but I'd support it if we did.

From everything I'm reading...don't hold your breath.

It happens... I'd still like him for one more year but I grant the team may disagree.

As a starter, probably. I'd keep him as a backup, though.

I like Tremble. I'd have to agree Sanders looked better last year than he does now.

Basically, Geoff Hangartner part deux. Mays can back up the interior while Christensen backs up the tackles.

Carroll wouldn't necessarily be an "in game" presence (not in my scenario anyway) just someone to offer a little guidance on certain things like offseason prep.