That sounds about right. While every job has it's perks and negatives, most openings out there I'm seeing have a lot of negatives than positives.

Why add more undue stress and all that negative environment along with meddling owners onto yourself?

On the other hand, I know the GM spot isn't open, but Jacksonville is a good spot though. Kahn may have a lot of money, but so far he has been for the most part, hands-off approach at this point and they have a solid defense.

The question for that one is, is Bortles required for me to take this job or not?

This is what we get with great ownership ! Happy Happy Happy I am.

Smallest market in the NFL while giving up at least one home game to London each year will turn off better qualified candidates.

Yes, I agree with you on that aspect. However, I was looking at the whole picture. Jacksonville, to me, has a better chance of making it to the playoffs sooner than Cleveland, SF, and Buffalo.

All they need is someone who can un**** Bortles and get some kind of a offense going on that side.

The issue is kinda along the lines of Blake Bortles sucks.

Is that story about him scaring the bears a public story?

No, he scared Chicago because he knew exactly what the problems with that organization were and had a plan on how to fix it. They didn't like hearing it. Plus some wanted a GM with no previous ties to the team.

Basically Chicago really fu@ked up.

What a success Clark has accomplished building since 2013.

Ian Rapoport

From my understanding, Chris Ballard would not have interviewed anywhere this year. Loves KC & his situation

yes you can google it

An article just came out that stated he has been playing all season with a separated shoulder which affected his mechanics.

Meh. I don't by that at all.

His motion was much more compact after Gus was fired and Marrone was installed as the head coach.

While DJ and I agree on a great many things, Gus Bradley isn't one of them.

He's a bad head coach.

That's cool. I never thought he was good though.

He had a stretch a year ago against shitty Defenses and a terrible division where he racked up garbage time stats wherehe was basically heaving passes to his receivers and hoping they came down with the ball. Fortunately for him then, they did.

Nothing in his UCF tape made me think he was the answer. His tape felt like a highlight reel for the receivers that had ridiculous YAC.

14-48 says it all.

Ballard Story. There is a bunch of shit formatting that I didn't want to un**** so you have to click.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...108-story.html

Ballard turns them down

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Maybe Marrone said hey, you know your shoulders seperated , why don't you throw it like this.

If Ballard sticks around long enough, he'd probably be the top candidate to replace Dorsey when he retires and or gets a "promotion" and hands over the reins to another GM. At this point that's probably a better play than going to somewhere like San Francisco.

I think Dorsey has plenty of years left in him that this wouldn't be the cause to decline the interview. I just think that the situation isn't ideal in San Fran, and Ballard is waiting for the right offer.

Either way, it's pretty cool to see a guy content with where he's at, that he doesn't hop straight for the promotion offer.