Mac Jones might have ended Bill's tenure in NE.
I wonder if this is a sign they are treating today like a preseason game?
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Well, the harm might be that we are sitting here three years from now in the same state of a re-build because Bill can’t construct a roster on offense anymore. I get that you are saying you’d be OK with that because you are sentimental, but I don’t think the Krafts can afford to be.
Agreed. This is a look to next year for BB to see if Rourke is good enough for the 4th QB spot.
I know, but we know Slater is done. IMO, Josh being there isn't related to that.
Bah ... Josh had years to figure out how to utilize Matthew as a WR and couldn't do it.
I think I’m kind of landing here too. Worried that he will fuck up the draft, but if he does…well, there will be another one the next year.
I said one more season. 2024. If things don’t improve dramatically (and I’m literally talking playoffs) then he’s done. So there’d be no “three years from now” scenario.
Kind of a small sample size though. One more season. Playoffs or bust. I don’t think it’s unreasonable.
I want Bill to stay as anyone who has read this thread knows, but it can't just be one year. It has to be another 3 years.
Kraft can’t commit to 3 years. That’s a non starter.
I mean, it might be if you’re starting over at QB, either with a flotsam FA or a top 3 pick in the draft. We know the defense will be fine, barring a significant change in that part of the roster, but however they choose to start over, it’ll be a work in progress throughout 2024.
Same thing Bill O'Brien said a few weeks ago when running into him in the hallway.
But is there any chance it can be framed as preparing for the inevitable transition? Like, not a rejection of his talent evaluation as much as securing the guy to build the teams of 2025 onward?
Maybe, but the effect is the same: a reduction of duties after years and years of having full control.
They’re regurgitating what has been out there, just less carefully than Schefter, Rapoport, Reiss, etc.
Yes but if they draft a QB this year and he’s not good you are looking at another re-set three years from now when you are going to be looking to draft another QB.
Given bust rate on QBs, that could easily be the case even if BB is gone this week.
I don’t know — they are reporting it as basically a done deal in a way that seems hard to walk back. I have been firmly in the camp that has been super skeptical that he really would leave but this reporting seems close to definitive.
Honestly, this is a crazy way to make decisions. Bill has a good draft, including a promising QB and another player or two, the team looks much improved, they go 9-8 with significant reasons to be hopeful going forward.....and you're firing him because he didn't make the playoffs? It's insanity.
What kind of long-term thinking is going on with a 72 year old? Your post I agree with in total, but let's not pretend like BB is really invested in the long-term decisions he's making for this franchise.
My guess is that the talking heads know who Glazer's source is and know its legit. That doesn't mean its done but that's why its now being openly discussed on the broadcasts. Of course, if its wrong Glazer can just come up with a follow up exclusive how they repaired things at the last second. But that seems unlikely.
Officially... Nothing. Unofficially it's pretty clear that a bunch of nationals and local people have from a source (likely one whose last name is Kraft) that it's a done deal
