to end up with the 5th seed we'd need the chargers to lose a game - either vs the Rams this week or the Broncos in week 18
think it's far more likely that we end up the 6th seed than the 5th...
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to end up with the 5th seed we'd need the chargers to lose a game - either vs the Rams this week or the Broncos in week 18
think it's far more likely that we end up the 6th seed than the 5th...
ndub
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Oh we don’t? Trestman, Marty M, Roman, Cameron… all former rejects by their teams
lol most coaches are fired at some point
just like most players are cut at some point
it's very rare a coach doesnt get fired at some point in their career
by that token they're all rejects
Sandtown
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I'm surprised a 43 year old Hackett is considered a older offensive mind but I could see Harbaugh having some interest in him especially if anyone remembers how the Jaguars offense was back in 2017 when Hackett was their offensive coordinator. Outside of that if this is Roman last year with The Ravens I hope his replacement is someone in house that way The Ravens can keep the same offensive system in place and Lamar Jackson if he ends up staying a Raven doesn't have to majorly adjust to a new offensive system.
ndub
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Pretty sure being fired means you failed, but sounds great man.
rmcjacket23
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I mean there's not a coach you could name that we would hire that would actually be a "threat to Harbaugh". If said coach were successful at what they did, it means the Ravens are likely successful, which means John isn't threatened by anybody. In order for John to be threatened, the team would have to fail. The team failing looks bad upon the coordinators as well, just like it does the HC.
The "threat" is that said coach leaves in a few years for a HC or better opportunity.
UPennChem
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Could be but to me that team is so poorly coached and constantly fails in big positions. I'd much rather get them then Cincy
rmcjacket23
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You're right, it does. And pretty much every good coach you can name has been fired, and therefore failed, multiple times.
rmcjacket23
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I'd LOVE to play the Chargers. They're a great matchup for us. They're dreadful against the run, which plays to our strengths, and they can't (or won't) take the top off a defense.
It's looking most likely at this juncture that we're the 3rd seed or the 6th seed and that would most likely be a Bengals matchup either way. Chargers are the only thing standing in our way of that 5th seed and they would need to drop one to the Rams or Broncos. Not impossible but not super likely either.
I was being a bit sarcastic. You mentioned old and retread, so I through out a name.
we need to root for some baker magic - because we wont be getting anything from the broncos lol
UPennChem
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Wait but even if we beat Pitt and lose to Cincy we'll have 7 conference wins right?
If LAC lose to thr Rams and beat Broncos. They'll have 8 no?
and I have no doubt we could limit Ekeler.
bengals likely the 5th seed if we're the 3rd
so most likely the chargers if we're the 3rd seed, the jags if we're the 5th seed and the bengals/bills (depending on who wins this week) if we're the 6th seed and the 7th seed would take a lot of things going wrong the next 2 weeks
we'd have an extra win over them
we need them to lose 1 game (any game) to have a chance at the 5th seed - if the chargers win out, we have no shot at the 5th seed - only the 3rd or the 6th
GRo is not a terrible coach. He was perfect for Lamar in his first couple years, but the mistake was keeping him a couple years longer than we needed to.
Yeah that Bengals Bills matchup is the key that I left out. If the Bills win that one, we're looking pretty strong to play the Bengals. If the Bengals win, we could theoretically end up with either LAC or even the Bills.
obviously the preferred matchups are the AFC South winner or the chargers but idk that id mind going back into Cincinnati - especially given we'd have an immediate chance to get revenge on them for winning the division in our building the week before in this scenario...