It happeninng is unconnected to whether it is tampering. Your scenario is absolutely tampering.
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It happeninng is unconnected to whether it is tampering. Your scenario is absolutely tampering.
No, what I was saying is that you mentioned FA's, who technically don't have contracts, so one could approach their agent about the interest of the player to want to play for them, but they wouldn't be trying to figure out contract info because there isn't any.
Regarding players currently under contract, someone here pointed out that contracts are filed with the league office so I imagine that information is fairly easy to obtain.
I do agree that these clandestine conversations happen all the time. But I would think that if you have to go through the backdoor channels you are describing in order to obtain information, it's tampering. Otherwise why not just openly go directly to the agent? Seems like a difficult way of doing things if obtaining that information is not an infraction.
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https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/10/texans-wont-hire-gm-2019-season-brian-gaine
It looks like they are all in on getting Caserio after the 2020 draft.
Would have been nice to have him before the 2020 draft.https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/10/texans-wont-hire-gm-2019-season-brian-gaine
It looks like they are all in on getting Caserio after the 2020 draft.
Would have been nice to have him before the 2020 draft.
LOL watch Caserio decide to stay!!
There was a recent report where a source said it would not be surprising at all Caserio stayed. He was open to interviewing but isn't necessarily looking to leave
Thirsty Texans - not a good look. I guess at that point you may as well promote OBrien to HC & GM duties and be relegated to punchlines, jokes and first round playoff exits (if that).
Don't count on OB getting a free pass on this season because of not having a GM. He's wrapped tight in that decisuon & if anything has even more control.
Makes a perfect opportunity to dump him and get a GM & HC to start fresh.
Probably not even that. Vegas odds have texans missing the playoffs.
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FIFY.I feel like a lot of people are about to call you racist.
Lol I keed, I keed
Yeah, a GM who would be in charge of hiring and firing head coaches.Don't count on OB getting a free pass on this season because of not having a GM. He's wrapped tight in that decisuon & if anything has even more control.
Makes a perfect opportunity to dump him and get a GM & HC to start fresh.
I dunno if it's true but there's a rumor out there of an unsubstantiated report that SteelB is trying to get a meeting with Cal McNair to recommend that McNair hire Daryl MoreyThere was a recent report where a source said it would not be surprising at all Caserio stayed. He was open to interviewing but isn't necessarily looking to leave
Yeah, a GM who would be in charge of hiring and firing head coaches.
I dunno if it's true but there's a rumor out there of an unsubstantiated report that SteelB is trying to get a meeting with Cal McNair to recommend that McNair hire Daryl Morey
as the Texans GM. Full disclosure here - it's possible that none of this is true.
I wonder how I would act around here if I thought there was no hope.
I think the problem lies with the entire Texans persona......which means, top GM's probably shun the Texans organization if they're not allowed to bring in the HC of their choice and instead are finding OB forced on them.
I'll give you partial credit for DeBartolo. He wasn't a Jerrah Jones type meddler but he wasn't totally stand-offish either. He made sure his players had the best of everything. They loved (and still love) him for it. His approach got the Niners five SBs.Eddie DeBartolo
I'll give you partial credit for DeBartolo. He wasn't a Jerrah Jones type meddler but he made sure his players had the best of everything. They loved (and still love) him for it. His approach got the Niners five SBs.
The Pats have state-of-the-art facilities and Kraft owns the planes they fly on. They are in no way an outlier in that area. That approach has given them 6 titles in 9 tries.That type of owner is what it takes to win a SB.
The Pats are an outlier.
The Pats have state-of-the-art facilities and Kraft owns the planes they fly on. They are in no way an outlier in that area. That approach has given them 6 titles in 9 tries.
Bellichick is what makes them an outlier. His ability to morph his schemes to the players is amazing. That's why he can get away with letting top talent walk and rarely give out big time contracts.
In a hard cap era, teams can't be ran like DeBartelo did. The problem with trying to emulate the Pats is that it isn't possible because Belichick is what makes them so special. Kraft lets Belichick do what he does because he can make it work. O'Brien can't even manage the clock properly, much less a headcase like Josh Gordon. Gordon is a bad choice, btw. Total headcase.Which means you
Looks like if the Texans want to compete with the Pats they need to do the things DeBartolo did. One more thing Kraft does is he lets Belichick run the show. Maybe the Texans are making some progress because they are letting BOB run the show. However I dont think Cletus will ever let BOB make a trade for a guy like Gordon like Belichick did. Or make a trade for Trent Williams like Belichick is allowed to do. (That would cost $$$$ and they cant lose that salary cap championship by having to pay for guys that cost big $$$$.)
In a hard cap era, teams can't be ran like DeBartelo did. The problem with trying to emulate the Pats is that it isn't possible because Belichick is what makes them so special. Kraft lets Belichick do what he does because he can make it work. O'Brien can't even manage the clock properly, much less a headcase like Josh Gordon. Gordon is a bad choice, btw. Total headcase.
Better coaching is why the Pats are always doing that. Look how good the Texans OL was when one of the best OL coaches ever was coaching them, in Alex Gibbs. BB the HC is >than BB the GM. That goes along way towards making him look better than he is as a GM.Brady/Belichick is what makes them special.
Adding guys with checkered pasts shows that they only care about winning and if you want to beat them you have to operate like they do. That's if you truly want to operate like they do. This isn't about Gordon, it's about being willing to take risks.
I will make you a bet, if he can stay healthy Cajuste will be better than both of the OT's the Texans drafted in 3 yrs. Cajuste is unlikely to play much this yr while he heals up from injuries. Just another example of a forward thinking org vs what the Texans org does.
People on this MB will be asking how the Pats always seem to get these really good OL like Thuney/Cannon/Andrews etc.... the reason why is they take calculated risks. Unlike what the Texans org does. It's also the reason they find talented OL later in the draft. Look for Cajuste's career to follow the path of Cannon's career.
Better coaching is why the Pats are always doing that. Look how good the Texans OL was when one of the best OL coaches ever was coaching them, in Alex Gibbs. BB the HC is >than BB the GM. That goes along way towards making him look better than he is as a GM.
Better coaching is why the Pats are always doing that. Look how good the Texans OL was when one of the best OL coaches ever was coaching them, in Alex Gibbs. BB the HC is >than BB the GM. That goes along way towards making him look better than he is as a GM.Brady/Belichick is what makes them special.
Adding guys with checkered pasts shows that they only care about winning and if you want to beat them you have to operate like they do. That's if you truly want to operate like they do. This isn't about Gordon, it's about being willing to take risks.
I will make you a bet, if he can stay healthy Cajuste will be better than both of the OT's the Texans drafted in 3 yrs. Cajuste is unlikely to play much this yr while he heals up from injuries. Just another example of a forward thinking org vs what the Texans org does.
People on this MB will be asking how the Pats always seem to get these really good OL like Thuney/Cannon/Andrews etc.... the reason why is they take calculated risks. Unlike what the Texans org does. It's also the reason they find talented OL later in the draft. Look for Cajuste's career to follow the path of Cannon's career.
As I stated before, if they want to emulate the Pats, they need to lure BB away from them and bring him to the Texans. OB will never be as good as BB. Superior coaching allows NE to take those risks and, with the skins BB has on the wall, he has much more leeway when it doesn't work out.Agreed, but they always seem to find and take chances on guys like Cannon/Cajuste that are talented but fall in the draft due to injury/character/illness.
The Texans need to start operating the way the Pats do if they truly want to emulate the Pats org and they currently haven't been doing this.
There's no doubt that the Pats are by a very large margin the best NFL organization of the 21st century but we will never know for obvious reasons how much of that is because of BB or just the teams incredibly good fortune, nothing but dumb luck really to have one Tom Brady on their roster for so many years as they have ?The Pats have state-of-the-art facilities and Kraft owns the planes they fly on. They are in no way an outlier in that area. That approach has given them 6 titles in 9 tries.
Bellichick is what makes them an outlier. His ability to morph his schemes to the players is amazing. That's why he can get away with letting top talent walk and rarely give out big time contracts.
You don't get lucky for 20 years. BB has done it in just about every way possible, scheme-wise, on both sides of the ball. There's a reason his coaching tree doesn't fare so well outside of NE.There's no doubt that the Pats are by a very large margin the best NFL organization of the 21st century but we will never know for obvious reasons how much of that is because of BB or just the teams incredibly good fortune, nothing but dumb luck really to have one Tom Brady on their roster for so many years as they have ?
Better coaching is why the Pats are always doing that. Look how good the Texans OL was when one of the best OL coaches ever was coaching them, in Alex Gibbs. BB the HC is >than BB the GM. That goes along way towards making him look better than he is as a GM.
As I stated before, if they want to emulate the Pats, they need to lure BB away from them and bring him to the Texans. OB will never be as good as BB. Superior coaching allows NE to take those risks and, with the skins BB has on the wall, he has much more leeway when it doesn't work out.
And Cletus should until OB earns the right to be given BB type authority/leeway. OB has done squat to show that he has an inkling BBs ability to coach or obtain personnel. In fact, I'd say he's proven the exact opposite.BOB appears to finally have this leeway, except Cletus will probably put restrictions on the types of players he can acquire and the money he's allowed to spend.
And Cletus should until OB earns the right to be given BB type authority/leeway. OB has done squat to show that he has an inkling BBs ability to coach or obtain personnel. In fact, I'd say he's proven the exact opposite.
There is all kinds of doubt as to who is in charge of personnel. It's done by freaking committee, the absolute best way to cloud who made what call and also the best way to get nothing done.Going back to the we don't know how much influence RS had in personnel.
I'm a believer in hiring someone and letting them do their jobs. Now there is no doubt who is in charge of personnel.
Having Cletus in charge should tell you all you need to know about where the Texans org is headed. The man has no balls. Sad too because the Texans are only about 4-5 players away from being contenders but Cletus won't spend the $$$$.
The arrogance of the Texans org is astounding.
Having Cletus in charge should tell you all you need to know about where the Texans org is headed. The man has no balls. Sad too because the Texans are only about 4-5 players away from being contenders but Cletus won't spend the $$$$.
The arrogance of the Texans org is astounding