Gripes in Indianapolis

TheBostonStraggler said:

Hey! I think that's my old neighbor Leo. He always had the shades down in his house 24/7 and there was always a weird smell wafting about on the sidewalk in front of his house.
He wandered off from a neighborhood St Parick's Day celebration without his medication 5 years ago. I hadn't seen him since then until now. It's a Christmas miracle!

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What? Does he still own the house or did he just show up?

Yup, we all know what problems in Indy means: Time for a Rules change!!

pdangle said:

What's the worry? Just hang the 2015 AFC South #2-nd Place Banner, and move on.

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Don't jump the gun just yet....


Are the Colts guaranteed to finish ahead of Jacksonville?

For me, every time I see Malcolm Brown make a play (and there have been many this year) I think of Grigson. Hope he stays in Indy for MANY MORE years!

RayClay said:

Caserio is not General Manager.

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His technical title is "Director of Player Personnel". It's true that BB has the final say, but Caserio is essentially a GM with some coaching responsibilities rolled in. He's even been an extra arm in training camp. At the time of his extension, it was rumored that he was paid more than any other GM in the league. When BB is gone, not only will Caserio have the final say in drafting, he will also take over BB's role in many other aspects of running the organization. The Pats haven't brought in the Brinks truck for any other assistant coach or executive in the BB era.

Don't get too wrapped up in titles, especially on the Pats. Every NE coach and executive's roles change each year to adapt to what is needed.

ChrisR2223 said:

Or he brings caserio with him

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Which isn't happening.

The best way to criticize someone for going not keeping complaints in-house and violating a team rule by complaining to the media, is to go to the media to complain about that player's violation, rather than keeping such criticism in-house.

Galeb said:

His technical title is "Director of Player Personnel". It's true that BB has the final say, but Caserio is essentially a GM with some coaching responsibilities rolled in. He's even been an extra arm in training camp. At the time of his extension, it was rumored that he was paid more than any other GM in the league. When BB is gone, not only will Caserio have the final say in drafting, he will also take over BB's role in many other aspects of running the organization. The Pats haven't brought in the Brinks truck for any other assistant coach or executive in the BB era.

Don't get too wrapped up in titles, especially on the Pats. Every NE coach and executive's roles change each year to adapt to what is needed.

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I believe if he was offered a GM job it would be seen as a promotion, that's all. They wouldn't be able to block it.

His technical title is "Director of Player Personnel".

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That's his title, not his "technical title."

Your post is all supposition, as if you could read the mind of Caserio and tell his future. Of course they value him, he does good work.

hilton is a look at me type of guy.
totally overrated

Unless a coach already under contract is being interviewed for a head coaching job, or a personnel exec is being interviewed for a promotion to general manager that would involve final say on personnel, their existing team can block any meeting. Many out there think that only a lateral move can be blocked. That is not true on the coaching or personnel side.

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Last offseason, for instance, the Redskins blocked special teams coach Danny Smith from interviewing for the same position with the Packers, and also blocked secondary coach Jerry Gray from interviewing for the defensive coordinator position with the Texans, which would have been an obvious promotion. The only reason the Browns were able to hire personnel executive George Kokinis from the Ravens is that he was promised final say on the roster in Cleveland, which he did not have in Baltimore (now, whether he actually got that authority over coach Eric Mangini in Cleveland is an entirely different matter).

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Changing coaching staffs isn't as easy for teams as it once was | NFL.com

BlueThunder said:

The Dolts are getting their " We almost made the Playoffs " banner ready to be raised in their rafters......

Wait for it

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You mean the Wild Card Finalist banner?

RayClay said:

Changing coaching staffs isn't as easy for teams as it once was | NFL.com

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Rather dated article (2009), that specifically states 2 reasons for limited coach movements that dont exist anymore (lack of a cba and recession). While some of the other reasons may still apply, i'm not entirely sure to what extent.

And to some extent, you also have to look at instituitional philosophy. While Kraft/BB would likely block attempts to poach guys for roughly equivalent positions (especially within the Division moves); I think their track record speaks well for their letting guys interview with other teams if it is a step up that NE cant match. So unless they have a specific polan for a guy, i think they would let him at least check out the other grass to See how green it is.

ChessToCheckers said:

For me, every time I see Malcolm Brown make a play (and there have been many this year) I think of Grigson. Hope he stays in Indy for MANY MORE years!

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It's not like they needed help on the DLine or anything...Just draft another receiver.....
Some thing never change,