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I would imagine if Ridley wants to play again he will have to be open and honest to teams about his situation. No one is trading for him if he tried to hide what happened.
I would imagine if Ridley wants to play again he will have to be open and honest to teams about his situation. No one is trading for him if he tried to hide what happened.
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It's definitely more complex and we know way less about mental health than, say, an ACL tear. You are correct. BUT, with mental health, you can also get the right treatment and medication and be 100% (or close). There is always risk in football, and always a risk whether it's mental OR physical. Guys walk away all the time. Guys retire. Guys have a horrible injury that ends their career. Guys have the same injury pop up several times, a constant liability. I hear what you're saying. Let's just not write him off.
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No, what he did is what you proposed he do, go out and get some help.
Because it happened during the season, you are saying that he quit on his team. Could it be possible that he was dealing with some mental issues that could not wait until the end of the season?
He doesn't do what you propose he should do (go seek some help) and he might have committed suicide.
Because he did you what you proposed he should do, you are calling him a quitter.
Can you not see that YOU are the one who is wrong?
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He is more TE than FB IMO. He is a beast after the catch. Here is a good scouting report.
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And yet they waited until the last minute to interview. Dont play dumb. Everyone else that had an internal candidate interviewed their internal candidate early in the process. You already admitted you would not touch Flores so why are you pretending Lovie wasnt interviewed because of the lawsuit?
You dont seal or redact a lawsuit of this nature as you just admitted it would be hard to do. So you are literally asking him to do something out of the ordinary to protect the very people he is suing. It is absurd logic.
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So you think it’s a good idea for a prospective HC to lie to his future employer in an interview??
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He figured out he wasn’t getting another HC job, so he decided to try to take everyone down with him. Some men just want to watch the world burn…
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They already knew Lovie. Obviously wasn’t their first choice as HC though. But after the process, they decided they had their guy right there all the time. Whether he is the right guy or not us a different story…
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He was still in the running for the Texans job. Logically it would have been better for him to wait for the Texans to hire McCown who hasnt coached above HS then file the lawsuit as then the McCown hire would have lent credence to his case even more.
If you believe this shit I have beachfront property to sell in the Sahara. It was Flores or McCown not Lovie. The lawsuit pushed them to Lovie.
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How do you know they didn't have any conversations with him previously?
Not everything is announced for public consumption.
I said its hard to seal a whole lawsuit. Its easier to redact pieces of it. I also stated the reasons why it was done as a publicity stunt moreso than a serious lawsuit.
And yes, I have no problem with the Texans saying no because of it.
MY ORIGINAL POINT: still stands.
Flores threw Lovie under the bus with his comments.
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All the reporting on this is that his name emerged late. Stop making up shit just to fit your narrative.
You dont redact lawsuits to protect the person you are suing. Again this argument is dumb. It does not happen as you suggest.
My point still stands. He didnt throw Lovie under the bus. He pointed out Lovie only came up because of the lawsuit.
I mean you might as well just say you will make up any evidence to fit your narrative. I mean at least wait for the Texans to claim Lovie was a candidate all along rather than make up your own duck tales.
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That was one problem. He didn't make the effort. Instead of Illinois being able to sell a coach who went to a Super Bowl to recruits, they just made no effort.
However, it goes much deeper than that. This past season, with the same players, playing the same opponents, the Illinois D allowed half the points of the year before. Opposing coaches said when Lovie was there, they knew the D from the alignment on the first play, and Illinois made no adjustments. This year's D coordinator adjusted constantly, and thus had far more success with the same personnel.
Lovie stubbornly runs one outdated system and doesn't adjust.
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Sure it did. Lol.
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It emerged late because it was never announced they were actively interviewing him.
They hired him right after they "officially" interviewed him
Do you honestly think the Texans made a snap decision and never thought about Lovie as a HC candidate at all up until a day ago? You'd have to be a moron to believe that.
Is it possible that the Texans may have talked about it before hand or maybe spoke with their associated head coach without running it by you first.
Do I need to add you to the list of people who think nothing happens behind the scenes of an NFL team unless it exists on Twitter?
And yes he threw Lovie under the bus by saying he was the best candidate and Lovie only got the position because of the lawsuit. Its a disservice to Lovie. Frankly, Lovie has had a more successful NFL career than Flores. You are acting like it is some scientific, provable foregone conclusion that Flores would automatically get it.
Flores was an asshole for making that comment.
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Flores is undermining what credible charges he has made by trying to now paint every circumstance and every situation as racism.
Saying his interview in Denver was obviously a sham simply based on the fact a team would dare hire someone other than him is ridiculous. Add to it the charges that Elway and company "appeared hungover"? That was stupid as hell. Even if they were, it does not help his case in any way.
He may have valid arguments in some cases, but claiming "anyone who could consider any other coach other than me is obviously a racist" is a dumb approach.
Lovie Smith would not be my choice today (neither woul Flores even before the lawsuit), but to imply it's wrong to hire a guy who went to a Super Bowl over a guy who couldn't make the playoffs? C'mon, man!
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Yeah Flores is coming off petty and toxic, leave Lovie alone! Lol. Sometimes you gotta look in the mirror and have some self reflection. While I agree he has some valid points, especially the one about token Rooney rule interviews being bs, he isn’t 100% innocent with what went down in Miami. No humility at all in this man.
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Lol, yeah it is possible they interviewed Bruce Wayne too. Anything is possible when you don't have a single news source claiming it.
Report: Saints are expected to interview Dennis Allen, Aaron Glenn
The Saints aren't wasting any time in trying to find a replacement for Sean Payton.
Here is the Saints announcing that they will interview their own internal candidate Dennis Allen over 2 weeks ago. So no I don't buy your bullshit trying to cover for the Texans. The same organization that was stupid enough to fire a guy after 1 year and then hire his Asst HC at the last minute. The same organization that was going to hire a guy who hadn't coached above high school.
Like you can't be this dense. It is obvious they were going to hire McCown but the NFL and the Texans knew they would get utterly destroyed in the media and add more fodder for the lawsuit if they hired a white guy that hasn't coached above HS over a qualified black candidate. Lovie literally only emerged as a candidate after McCown was removed as an option. But sure it is possible they interviewed him and Batman in secret.