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Ben Johnson staying in Detroit

Posted on 1/30/24 at 11:58 am
Posted by MasterAbe1
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 11:58 am
Big win for Campbell and the boys
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 11:59 am to
Washington in panic mode. He was their supposed #1 candidate.
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:02 pm to
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Washington in panic mode. He was their supposed #1 candidate.



Bill Belechick has entered the chat.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:02 pm to
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:04 pm to
Ouch
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112370 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:09 pm to
Oh wow, despite the owner change I guess he wanted no part of the stink of that org

That makes things very interesting for Washington
Posted by Rand AlThor
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:10 pm to
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@AdamSchefter
Ben Johnson was not the head-coaching lock that people thought and his asking price spooked some teams, per sources.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:12 pm to
Guess some of those reports about wanting an insane salary were true. Kind of wild to overplay your hand that much.

Or Washington used that story as cover
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 12:18 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:17 pm to
Wow
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112370 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:17 pm to
People are gonna run with Belicheck, but my guess is Bobby Slowik will be the guy there
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:18 pm to
I'd want an insane salary too if I was going to be taking over in Washington or Carolina.

Probably even more true in Washington. As awful as Bryce Young looked this year he probably has more promise than any QB on the roster in Washington.
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
17960 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:20 pm to
Hire Ben Johnson and draft Jaden Daniels.
Posted by Akit1
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2006
7633 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:23 pm to
Crazy stat: last time Washington won 11 games during the regular season

1991
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112370 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:24 pm to
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I'd want an insane salary too if I was going to be taking over in Washington or Carolina.


If that really is true, it feels like overplaying your hand a bit. There’s only so many jobs that open each year and that carousel can quickly close and leave you without a seat and those coaching seats can change overnight

This time last year both the eagles coordinators were getting floated as potential HC candidates, a year later they were looking for jobs. Not saying this will happen, but sometimes you have to fire while the iron is hot

Carolina I understand, one bc they have no assets and no real QB flexibility, I would tell them hell no too unless they wanted to godfather offer me. But Washington has some talent, and great draft capital to reset the table or get a QB in a good class at 2. That’s a sneaky great job now that the stank of Snyder is out the building
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
3489 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:34 pm to
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That’s a sneaky great job now that the stank of Snyder is out the build


This is true, and they are drafting second overall, so I guess it's not as dire as the job once was.

Carolina on the other hand... Yikes, they are stuck without a first round pick, no flexibility at QB and an owner that has gone through 3 coaches in two years and is about as unlikable as anyone in the league. They'd have to give me a guaranteed contract and a huge buyout before I'd even talk to them. Seems like that job is a career ender right now.
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
5047 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:36 pm to
Johnson knows there will be potentially a cowboys opening, bears, or maybe even Buffalo so could be holding out for that. He’s got same core coming back in DET, not a bad move if that’s his thought process
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75635 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:43 pm to
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112370 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:45 pm to
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Johnson knows there will be potentially a cowboys opening, bears, or maybe even Buffalo so could be holding out for that. He’s got same core coming back in DET, not a bad move if that’s his thought process


Yeah I get all that. There’s just a lot of assumptions built into that, and you could’ve missed your chance

You’d assume everything will roll smoothly for the lions next year, but if it’s bumpy or a big step down offensively, those same teams that seem like great jobs may look at you as a soured asset who also wants to get paid like a 3 time SB winner. Things change so quickly in the league

Posted by AD23
Lab
Member since Jun 2012
631 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:51 pm to
your 2025 HC of the new orleans saints
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11301 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 12:56 pm to
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This time last year both the eagles coordinators were getting floated as potential HC candidates, a year later they were looking for jobs.

Both coordinators did get HC jobs last year. Jonathon Gannon with the Cardinals, and the Colts hired Shane Steichen.

Their replacements lasted less than a year with the Eagles. Both took the fall for the Eagles collapse this season.
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