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waivers Shawn Lauvao Jersey , they cited the large number of former Alabama players on their roster as part of their justification.Specifically, the statement from
senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams cited “candid
conversations with a number of his ex-Alabama teammates.”That number couldn’t
have been more than five, because two of Foster’s former Alabama products denied
any knowledge of such requests.According to Les Carpenter of the Washington Post, both safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and defensive lineman Jonathan Allen said Wednesday they did not have any such conversations.?? didn?? talk to Bruce
[Allen] or nobody,” Clinton-Dix said.It’s possible that Allen got such a
detailed scouting report from linebackers Ryan Anderson and Shaun Dion Hamilton,
defensive lineman Daron Payne, guard?Arie Kouandjio, and wide receiver Cam Sims
that no such elaboration from the two starters was needed.Or, perhaps Allen made
a cold and calculated play for a first-round talent without consideration to his
recent arrest, and left Williams and coach Jay Gruden to answer to the “outcry”
that naturally followed. Some fans are shaking their heads in wonderment at the
performances of some first-year head coaches who keep on losing. Others are
campaigning to get rid of an incumbent.Yet there’s an impressive number of men
doing terrific jobs who deserve to be praised as we approach the halfway mark of
the NFL schedule.Try Pete Carroll in Seattle. Jay Gruden in Washington (while
his older brother’s return has been a fiasco in Oakland). Ron Rivera in
Carolina. Anthony Lynn in Los Angeles. Matt Nagy in Chicago. And Bill O’Brien in
Houston.The key measurement with that half-dozen is talent. More specifically,
none of those six has a ton of talent at his disposal, though all have some star
players.But Gruden has a first-place team. So does O’Brien.Rivera’s Panthers
look like a solid bet for the playoffs. Lynn’s Chargers are 5-2 and in good
position to be in the postseason. Nagy’s Bears are vastly improved over John
Fox’s group of 2017, and Carroll — the only Super Bowl winner in this group —
might be doing his best job in a highly distinguished career with the
Seahawks.In a year when so many coaches are being lambasted, from newcomers Pat
Shurmur in New Jersey to Steve Wilks in Arizona to newcomer/oldtimer Gruden in
Oakland, it’s worthwhile and refreshing to take a look at some jobs well done.
Very well done.PETE CARROLLWhile the Seahawks aren’t in full-blown rebuild mode,
they are remaking the roster and reaffirming themselves as a hard-hitting,
run-first (and effectively), aggressive squad that doesn’t back down. Their
victory at Detroit was their best in a 4-3 season during which they started
0-2.Carroll is fitting in new parts, particularly in the secondary and at
running back. He’s getting strong leadership from Bobby Wagner Terry McLaurin Washington Redskins Jersey , Russell Wilson and Doug Baldwin, but lots of credit needs to be thrown his way for doing quite a bit
with less than usual.BILL O’BRIENWhen the Texans dropped their first three
games, people were placing O’Brien on a Lone Star hotseat. Now, he’s sitting
atop the AFC South with a club that should win that division of
underachievers.Not that Houston is underachieving. The poor start had much to do
with returning players such as the Texans’ best, J.J. Watt, and quarterback
Deshaun Watson not being back to full strength. Now they are.This is a balanced
team when all the parts are available. O’Brien doesn’t panic, he instructs well,
and his is a team on the rise.JAY GRUDENIs Washington the most-talented team in
the NFC East? Nope.Is it the most consistent? Nope.What the Redskins do is
protect the ball (just five giveaways, trailing only Atlanta’s four), stymie
opposing offenses, and rely on some excellent veterans such as Ryan Kerrigan,
Josh Norman and Alex Smith. Plus, Gruden was willing to reach out to Adrian
Peterson, who has shown he has plenty left — so much so he might be the
front-runner for Comeback Player of the Year.While there’s turmoil in Dallas and
New York, and rumblings fostered by the mediocre performance by the defending
champion Eagles, all is going smoothly in D.C. Credit GrudenRON RIVERAYes, in
2015 he guided the Panthers to the NFC title. He still has Cam Newton and Greg
Olsen and Luke Kuechly.But these Panthers, who have beaten the Eagles, Bengals
and Ravens Terry McLaurin Washington Redskins Jersey , aren’t at the level of the team that fell to the Broncos in the Super Bowl 2 ½ years ago. Their offensive line is
shaky, their receivers are inconsistent, and they’ve shuffled their
secondary.They’re also 5-2 and Rivera has one of the best relationships, on and
off the field, with his players of any coach in football.ANTHONY LYNNLynn’s best
defensive player, Joey Bosa, has been sidelined all year. The Chargers have
relied on rookies — safety Derwin James is among the top defensive newcomers in
the league — and a few other youngsters, and it’s working to the tune of nine
picks to three allowed, 18 sacks to 10 allowed.Philip Rivers is having one of
his best seasons of a borderline Hall of Fame career, in great part because Lynn
gives his quarterback lots of freedom.You hear criticism that the Chargers
haven’t beaten anyone good. Well, a large number of teams would love their 5-2
record.MATT NAGYEvery week, the Bears play an opponent tough. Their defense is
rugged, particularly if Khalil Mack is healthy. Their offense is developing, not
rapidly but steadily. Where Mitchell Trubisky has progressed in his second
season and first under Nagy is where the Jets, Cardinals, Bills and Browns hope
their first-rounders of this year get to in 2019.He’s aggressive with the ball
and without it, playing to win rather than playing not to lose. Whether he can
keep the Bears in contention in the rough NFC North is problematic, but they
certainly are headed in the right direction — and in an entertaining
fashion.
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