REPORT: Nathaniel Hackett has a chance to ‘close this out today’ to become the new head coach of the Denver Broncos
— Denver Broncos 365 (@DailyBroncos) January 24, 2022
Guessing MLF promotes either Getsy or Steno to OC if Hack leaves...whoever doesn't get job joins Hack in Denver
@Chongo posted:REPORT: Nathaniel Hackett has a chance to ‘close this out today’ to become the new head coach of the Denver Broncos
— Denver Broncos 365 (@DailyBroncos) January 24, 2022
In other words, Hackett has a second interview, as do Quinn and O’Connell….which everybody already knows.
if Hackett gets that gig I believe Rodgers request a trade there.
@MikeGarafolo: The #Bears are working on a deal with Ryan Poles (Chiefs executive director of player personnel) as their next GM and are trying to close it out, sources tell me and @RapSheet. Still talks to come with Poles, who is at the team facility, but the team’s hope is it gets done before Poles’ interview with the #Vikings tomorrow.
@AdamSchefter: Former Lions and Colts’ HC Jim Caldwell is in the Bears’ building today. Matching the experienced Caldwell with the upstart Ryan Poles is a gameplan that some around the league now believe the Bears easily could deploy.
@RapSheet: The #Vikings are now expected to work to hire #Browns executive Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their next GM, sources say. He’s the final finalist and they have been interviewing him again.
Wow
@RapSheet: Sources: Sean Payton has informed the #Saints that he’s stepping away.
Heading to Dallas?
The rumor is he’s taking a year off. Regroup. Then will be back in 2023 ready for a new team.
Good timing. I wouldn't want him in CHI or MIN.
@ilcuqui posted:Wow
@RapSheet: Sources: Sean Payton has informed the #Saints that he’s stepping away.
Wow indeed. Leaves the Saints in catch up mode in the Head Coaching search.
I'm sure he's still under contract so a team would have to pay to get him.
I wonder if he'd consider coaching special teams somewhere?
denver.
Change of scenery will probably do him some good (also gets away from a horrible cap situation).
So which network will bring a wheelbarrow full of money to get him in a studio?
@ilcuqui posted:@MikeGarafolo: The #Bears are working on a deal with Ryan Poles (Chiefs executive director of player personnel) as their next GM and are trying to close it out, sources tell me and @RapSheet. Still talks to come with Poles, who is at the team facility, but the team’s hope is it gets done before Poles’ interview with the #Vikings tomorrow.
@AdamSchefter: Former Lions and Colts’ HC Jim Caldwell is in the Bears’ building today. Matching the experienced Caldwell with the upstart Ryan Poles is a gameplan that some around the league now believe the Bears easily could deploy.
@RapSheet: The #Vikings are now expected to work to hire #Browns executive Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their next GM, sources say. He’s the final finalist and they have been interviewing him again.
Holy shit, the Vikings have hired a Ghanaian. Too bad I’ll have to root hard against a fellow Ghanaian. Maybe they’ll fire him and let him go to a real team.😢
Thought Jim Caldwell did a good job in Detroit. Bears could do a whole lot worse.
Hmmm Caldwell is 67, out of NFL for 2 yrs after QB/Asst HC in Miami with Josh Rosen/Ryan Fitzpatrick.
@Goalline posted:Holy shit, the Vikings have hired a Ghanaian. Too bad I’ll have to root hard against a fellow Ghanaian. Maybe they’ll fire him and let him go to a real team.😢
To be fair, you always hated it when the press tried to use Charlie Peprah's grandfather to pull at fans' heartstrings.
@GreenBayLA posted:Hmmm Caldwell is 67, out of NFL for 2 yrs after QB/Asst HC in Miami with Josh Rosen/Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Tony Dungy has been singing his praises.....
That's reason enough to stay away from him
Vikings hired Browns’ VP of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 26, 2022
That's the ticket...hire an ops guy instead of a personnel guy... SKOLOLOLOLOLOL
Hearing there are some items left to clear up contractually but both Byron Leftwich and Jacksonville are trying to finalize an agreement to make him the Jaguars next head coach.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 26, 2022
Ryan Poles named Bears GM ...
Wow I just checked the Saints 2022 cap situation and holy sh*t, it is a disaster. $75m over the cap with no easy way to get under the cap. No wonder Sean Payton called it quits.
Interesting to see what happens with Payton. Maybe Dallas trades a pick to New Orleans and replaced MM in 2023?
The #Broncos are finalizing a deal with #Packers OC Nathaniel Hackett to make him their new head coach, per sources.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 27, 2022
Contract talks heated up Wednesday night. The #Jaguars planned to interview Hackett again today. Instead, Denver lands its top choice.
There it is- Hackett appears gone.
Good for him...offense will remain the same since MLF calls the plays. OC is essentially a figurehead. Whether it's Getsy or Steno, there will be no drop-off.
Hopefully he has more success as a HC than his slapdick father did.
If this is the case, and I suspect it is, I wonder who he is going to have as his Special Teams Co-ordinator? Certainly won't be taking Drayton with him. So LaFleur better extract this information from him fast and get Hackett's choice signed up first!
@michiganjoe posted:Hearing there are some items left to clear up contractually but both Byron Leftwich and Jacksonville are trying to finalize an agreement to make him the Jaguars next head coach.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 26, 2022
Good for him...he's going to either be a homerun or a total disaster. He's paid his dues for sure...about time he gets his shot. He has a hell of a QB to work with for sure.
There will be plenty of speculation that Hackett's hiring is laying the groundwork for a Rodgers (and possibly Adams) trade. While I am sure Hackett is a hire they may have made regardless, you can't help but wonder if this a carrot to appease Rodgers should the Packers FO want to start the Love era and collect multiple high picks from Denver.
Will Hackett have full control over player personel? Everybody know Rodgers loves Hackett, but do we know that Hackett loves Rodgers? He's had a front row seat to see the Rodgers last 2 home playoff failures.
@Chongo posted:Vikings hired Browns’ VP of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 26, 2022That's the ticket...hire an ops guy instead of a personnel guy... SKOLOLOLOLOLOL
The dude sounds impressive. If he commits to listening to the scouts he could be good. BUT, like so many brilliant people he’ll fall in love with analytics, ignoring valuable common sense.
@Goalline posted:The dude sounds impressive. If he commits to listening to the scouts he could be good. BUT, like so many brilliant people he’ll fall in love with analytics, ignoring valuable common sense.
It kind of works in baseball...moneyball...sabermetrics...etc....but just doesn't seem to have translated to the NFL.
Russ Ballz is a pretty impressive dude on paper...not sure I'd want him running my team.
With the #Rams still playing, this won’t be immediate. But the leading candidate for DC is Ejiro Evero. As for OC, the #Broncos will request OL coach and run game coordinator Adam Stenavich.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 27, 2022
Let's hope Butkus is ready...
LaFleur can block position coaches from leaving, can't he? He may not do that since he did say he wants all of his staff to have advancement opportunities. But if Hackett raids multiple coaches on MLF's staff, that's kind of a dick move.
Can't block them if position moving to his higher level such as position coach to OC
He can promote him right now I think if he wants. Then he can block. He will probably ask him to stay with a promotion but if he wants to go wish him well.
Yet Winston Moss remains unemployed 
If Rodgers goes to Denver this was in the works a long time. There was obviously a lot of smoke about Denver on draft day last year. Maybe that's what all of last offseason really was. Rodgers wanted to go there and thought it was a done deal before the draft. Then it didn't happen and the news of his anger at the Packers FO was leaked right before the draft in a desperation move to get the deal done.
Once it didn't happen, Rodgers essentially does a soft holdout and the Packers tell him he's either playing for them or no one in 2021. He caves and comes back, but he knows he's just biding time for the 2022 move. He plays this season like he's a college guy that knows it's his last year before moving on.
You mention assistant coaches going there, but if Rodgers ends up there, how many players (besides Adams) end up there as well? Tonyan, MVS, Cobb, etc.? Hackett will probably raid some of those guys anyway for the familiarity with the offense.
