Mailbag non-playoff teams edition All aboard Bucs hype train

Mailbag, non-playoff teams edition: All aboard Bucs hype train Published: Jan 11, 2019 at 03:39 AM With Bruce Arians as the head coach, how fast will the Jameis/Bucs hype train be rolling down the tracks come August? Kevin Ferrelli (@kdf0420) Oh yeah, we'll be rolling at a fairly brisk clip by the end of training camp. Maybe not quite at the velocity we saw during the summer of love in 2017, when the Bucs were "Hard Knocks" darlings and was Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jersey portrayed as an impish superstar-in-waiting. Reality television and actual reality proved to be very different, as we now know. Bruce Arians is a respected brand in the NFL, and I expect the -- not to mention, the fantasy industry -- to get behind the idea of a Winston breakthrough campaign in 2019. Should Zimmer be on the hot seat? Doom_Whale (@Doom_Whale) If you consider a playoff-or-bust organizational mentality a hot seat, then absolutely. And that's fair! The just wrapped up one of the most disappointing winning seasons in recent memory, and Zimmer sits in the big chair. One thing to keep in mind as we move forward: Don't confuse contract news this offseason -- Zimmer could get extended to wipe away his " " status -- with actual job security. Zimmer and will both be under enormous pre sure to win in 2019. I was worried about Cousins coming in and never understood the hype. Following a disappointing season to say the least, if the Vikings don't improve much next season, at what point do we look to po sibly replace him? Ben Scrivens Jersey Ryan Stayner (@RyanStayner) Don't bet on it. If the are looking to trade Cousins this time next year, that will probably mean we're coming off another season where the fell short. Cousins' value will undoubtedly be hurt by that. And let's not forget: Cousins signed a three-year, $84 million deal, every red cent of which is guaranteed. He'll be due a whopping $29.5 million in the final year of his deal. Cousins makes every team he plays for competitive. Problem is, he gets paid like a player who makes his team great. Are the Packers and Browns crazy to hire such young HCs with almost no (HC) experience? Felix Biehler (@felixbiehler) That's the big question, isn't it? We all know everyone wants the next Sean McVay. But what does that mean? Well, you have to come from an offensive background. You need to be young. OK, those qualities are easy to find. But can you make players believe in you? Do you have the ability to navigate through internal team i sues? Can you a semble a strong supporting staff? Can you co-exist with the front office? Can you manage a game? There's so much we don't know about these new coaches and we won't find out about any of it until their first seasons play out. That's what makes guys like Freddie Kitchens (Browns), Kliff Kingsbury (Cardinals) and Matt LaFleur (Packers) such big swings. Truth is, Sean McVays don't come along often. In advance can I get your opinion on the best slogan for tanking for Clemson's QB Jordan Eberle Jersey ? The options are as follows:1) Tank for Trevor2) Lose for Lawrence 3) Win Never for Trevor4) Abhorrence for Lawrence I only put 1 and 2 there to make the lost beefy. They're not an option Callum-Kai Larsen (@CallumLarsen) I think your last two options are solid gold. I'd vote for Abhorrence for Lawrence just because it has the added benefit of teaching many people a new word. Education is so important. ICYMI: Trevor Lawrence is the true freshman quarterback for Clemson who turned Alabama into fertilizer . He has a huge fan in my NFL Media colleague Gil Brandt: Trevor Lawrence is the best true freshman QB I've ever seen. If I was running an NFL team, I'd be making trades for as many 2021 picks I could get my hands on. Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) Gil has seen it all. He knows things. Lawrence won't be eligible to apply for early NFL Mark Fayne Jersey draft entry until 2021. Has a team ever double-tanked? Will and/or should the Steelers move on from Tomlin when Big Ben retires? Jae Greenwald (@jaegreenwald) The are in a very difficult position thanks to their tremendously gifted but undeniably annoying star wide receiver, . If they trade Brown this offseason, as has been widely speculated since his , you send into his age-37 season without Brown or , who will find a new home in free agency come March. If we can agree has one-to-three prime years remaining, what is the logic behind completely rebooting his excellent supporting cast? If Roethlisberger was 27, I'd say shop Brown and build for the future. But the future is now for the and they'll be an undeniably weaker offense without Brown in 2019 and beyond. That's why it behooves the to try to break bread and smooth this over. A trade should be seen as a last resort -- . One outside-the-box idea: Trade everybody, including . Accrue draft capital and cap space. Lose relentle sly for two years. Then -- you know where I'm going with this -- draft Trevor Lawrence in 2021. Mark Messier Jersey Considering the promising performances of all other rookie QBs this season, how worried should Cardinals fans be that they whiffed on their pick of Rosen? Dillon Duke (@dillduke) No need for concern right now. I put in the same category I had in for 2016 and Mitch Trubisky in for 2017 -- tremendous prospects who were drafted into bad situations and paid the price for it. In the case of Trubisky and especially Goff, a change at head coach was hugely beneficial. The are paying attention. The fired a head coach with a defensive pedigree (Jeff Fisher) and hired a promising young offensive mind (Sean McVay). The fired a head coach with a defensive pedigree (John Fox) and hired a promising young offensive mind (Matt Nagy). And now the Cards have -- you gue sed it -- fired their defensive-minded head coach (Steve Wilks) and replaced him with a promising young offensive mind (Kliff Kingsbury). 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