re: Tell me Kelly isn’t going to bring Tommy Rees in

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Rees is some kind of savant

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So why not check out of a QB draw when you don’t have the numbers?

Ensminger and Brady did this many times.

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If we were promoting Sloan, they would have done it by now.

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Eh, it wasn’t that long ago that people were saying something very similar about Matt House. You might be right, but at this point I’m not assuming anything until announcements are made.

I could see the following scenario as a possibility:

1. Defensive coordinator was by far the most critical/pressing hire, so that’s what they addressed first. Not to say OC isn’t important, but when you just had a historically bad defense and fired the entire defensive staff, you need to get that guy in position first.

2. I’m actually a bit surprised Bo Davis was announced so soon after Blake Baker. It makes me think that Kelly already had an eye on Bo Davis even before Baker was hired. He’s a big name with a big price tag, so maybe that deal had to be made first to see how the rest of the assistants budget fell out. It’s also worth noting that DL is a huge position of need, so it makes sense to get Bo in place ASAP while we can still make up ground between the portal and Feb signees.

3. At this point I would think OC is likely the next highest priority, while Kelly and Baker decide what to do about the rest of the defensive staff.

If Sloan is promoted, it’s a bit of a delicate situation as you need to keep Hankton happy as well. And those two salaries (which it seems are both likely to increase) will impact the rest of the budget as well. So there are a lot of moving pieces and I think it makes sense to get all of them in place. Wouldn’t shock me to see a promotion for Sloan and extension for Hankton announced at the same time (or close together).

It’s also worth noting that external hires always leak before they get announced. That may or may not happen with an internal promotion. Further, you need to announce the external hires quickly so they can get to work recruiting. Sloan is already here working.

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If we were promoting Sloan, they would have done it by now.

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Can we please stop saying this? It was said about firing House. It was also said about hiring any DC that wasn’t in the playoff.