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If there’s an investigation and it reveals Vrabel was leaking false information to a reporter he was sleeping with in order to manipulate other teams and players then he absolutely should see punishment from the NFL.

Men get drafted because the men in charge are sexist against men?

I remember hearing this at the time and thinking it sounded so odd and not likely something a GM would say.

Real reporters would get fired for sleeping with their sources. Olivia Nuzzi got fired for having an affair with RFK Jr. RFK Jr. would have had some consequences if is boss was anyone other than Trump. Sports journalism is a joke but standards should apply.

Sucks for their spouses and while I know sports journalism is a joke Russini should lose her job and Vrabel should be punished for some sort of ethics breach. Seems unlikely anything will happen to Vrabel though.

While I had the same thought that some of this is likely motivated by trademark defense (not a lawyer so...) and possibly just sticking it to Houston for trying to "take back" the Oilers I don't think it's "just" to strengthen their claims. I think the move can be justified on the merits of the look. The Oilers style uniforms are broadly popular across the sports world right now. I've seen the Oilers unis praised a lot in recent years. I think that they just fit the current aesthetic trends of the moment. The throwback uniforms were popular when they wore them and all the gear sold really well. The flaming thumbtack and semi-realistic sword just don't fit the current aesthetic trends. I'll bet that they will cycle back into fashion at some point and they may bring them back. It's a way to make a big splash when trying to build hype for the new stadium. It really isn't "just" to bolster a legal argument.

I really like them. Selfishly I'm glad the flames are gone and that the logos are more symmetrical because both things bothered me when wearing Titans clothes or hats. Also glad to hear that there's a navy blue version they bust out on occasion. Probably doesn't matter to older Oilers fans, but losing the navy blue is a little sad since this era is the nostalgic one to me as a younger (TR relative age lol) Titans fan.

I guess people are idiots because a GM signing players with connections to the coaches has always been a thing.

Kind of interesting that Daboll was apparently their #1 OC but not a finalist for the HC position. It's good to be skeptical about post hoc reports of the person the team hires/drafts/signs being their "number one target." Doesn't mean it isn't true, but they usually say it even if it's not.

Actually the next step in The Titan Cycle™ is her firing Borganzi mid 2026 or if he's lucky mid 2027.

Was there ever a good explanation for why Saleh hired Todd Downing and Keith Carter? I heard someone mention it to PK and he just ignored that part of the question

They could easily make the hire official before that though. I guess maybe the tgo theory that the NFL is telling teams to slow down and wait until after the weekend makes sense.

I haven’t seen a sword logo mockup that doesn’t look, well, tacky for lack of a better word. No idea what you do that’s “Titans” related. Honestly I’d love to see what the designers at all the major sports apparel companies could come up with, though I know it has to be Nike.

If they go with Smith for OC the “trying too hard to replicate the Vrabel times” vibe will be too strong for me.