re: Ben Johnson staying in Detroit

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

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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

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This.

He's not going to get the benefit of Detroit being a "good story" next season. People are going to expect them to be good now and any drop off from this season will be criticized. Carolina was the worst job of this cycle with a QB they paid a ton for who looks incredibly overwhelmed and a volatile owner. The only upshot is the HC would be coaching in the Special Olympics division of the NFL, so the bar for success is pretty low.

Washington seems to have the potential for momentum. Their bozo owner is gone, they have some pieces to build around, and they are in a spot to get a top QB prospect. Sure, the division has Philly and the regular season Cowboys, but it probably was one of the better opportunities available. At least better than Carolina, Atlanta, and probably the Raiders