It’s too much of a stretch to take him at anything higher than a GA.

I’m liking this side of ’81!!!!

Admittedly, the Pro Bowl was once an arena for the best of the best. Of late, it has devolved into a poor exhibition, with many of the top players skipping it where they can.

And yes, Chandler was on great teams, but also teams that had the misfortune of running into match-up issues against teams in the AFC title game. Not to digress, but I think the snake-bit aspect of those Charger teams works into a narrative comparable to the relative frustration of being a Cal fan.

For instance, how would the 1982 Super Bowl have looked had the Chargers played the Niners, rather than the Bengals? (Especially, given that the Chargers had to play in that hellishly cold stadium in Cincy that day of the AFC championship…)

But all that having been said, I’m not sold on this hire right now. It’s my opinion and my years as a Cal fan has taught me not to piss off the Woofing Gods until we know more as to how this works out. So, my natural inclination is to think the worst immediately, hoping the opposite result would be had. I would have preferred Collins, to be honest, but others disagree. That’s a difference that, I think, is one discussion that I’ve yet to see hashed out in this thread. (Full Disclosure: I also didn’t think Sofele would work out this year, to be honest, and I was happy to be spectacularly wrong on that account.)

I want to be wrong here, too. And I hope that I am. But I also want to howl at the moon, and hope against hope that we can, somehow, hold on to the kids that Lupoi is trying to peddle to Washington. And if that means we hire an assistant purely on the basis to screw them and thier recruiting gambit, then we should.

And yes, I’ve admitted I’m short-sighted with this view. Chandler may well be able to accomplish what Collins might have done, and for our sakes, go even further. While in another thread, I was hoping we move on from this, and work for next year, the talk about Collins had me excited about maybe saving a significant chunk of the WRs in this year’s class. That Wes Chandler seemed so out of the blue was an honest surprise. And again, I worry about being excited about a hire who is around my age, and particularly one who has not shown a significant resume of staying in one place for very long. In terms of trying to sell that idea of continuity, that is a legitimate consideration, in addition to his playing career and its accolades.

I’m sorry. I can’t see the overwhelming excitement about this hire. I feel that he’s a shiny thing for the alumni who remember Air Coryell, but not necessarily the shiny thing for the kids we’re gonna have him immediately trying to bring in. Again, my opinion. I know it runs against the tide of the current thread, so I will take my punishment accordingly.

Youthful vigor is something to consider. But Tedford’s not trying to emulate Carroll’s approach any more than Carroll was trying to emulate Paterno’s approach (allegedly). So I’d say that our program needs victories and an identity more than it needs another Tosh or younger coaches. Our stoic old institution may be best served by attracting athletes looking to work with awesome technicians at each position than by having a crack team of tweeters who know who Young Jeezy is. Who knows. There’s lots of ways to win.

I hope Sarkesian left too much on the clock so that we can mount one final drive.

Chandler is now hired. A D-Line coach spot remains to be filled. Once these guys are in place, they can start to call kids, no?

Whatever my reluctance to embrace Chandler last night, going forward he’s now the guy. If he’s got any spectacular over-the-shoulder grabs left, now would be the time to use them with the youngsters.

(As for Collins, I’m still curious about how one trumped the other. I’ve also begun to wonder, if, perhaps, it wasn’t Collins who ultimately might have helped “sell” Chandler as a choice. But that’s ultimately not important.)

Let’s buckle ourselves in, and see how this final recruiting fortnight will turn out.

I don’t think it’s literally about xbox as much as xbox is a metaphor or euphemism for relatability. I do agree it’s ludicrous to say anyone over a certain age can’t coach, when in fact, probably closer to the opposite is true, but it would be nice to have someone on staff who is young and dynamic. That doesn’t necessarily have to be our WR coach though, so I’m eager to see what Chandler can do with our guys.

That’s the only reason to go to Tracy, too!

CONINCIDENCE: I THINK NOT

How DARE you call Rheem weird, Paleodan! If you don’t like it you can go back to Paleostan!

Nope…Fudge Alley…oops…Sixtos…oops…pizza junction…oops…thrifty’s, home of the 15 cent double chocolate malted crunch…oops…bowling alley…oops…

Did you wake up this morning and go "I HOPE I GET BANNED FROM CGB!:

Truth.

Et tu, OhioBear

Yes. I had his mom as a substitute teacher on numerous occasions.

I could go for a Bianca’s sandwich for lunch today :(

Somehow these pictures lead me to believe that perhaps there is a supreme being, and he’s pissed off at UW, too.