LONG BEACH MERMEN [GM RIZZ]

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

FIRST OFF CONGRATS TO SYDNEY FOR A HELL OF A REGULAR SEASON AND GIVING US A TOUGH FIGHT

BUT OUR SQUAD SHOWED THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAMES WE CAN WIN

A LOT DIDNT GO OUR WAY WITH OUR PASS DEFENSE WHICH HAS BEEN AMAZING MOST OF THE YEAR GETTING SOME WORK DONE ON IT AND US LOSING A THIRD STARTING O LINEMAN

I THOUGHT WITH SYDNEYS GREAT CORNERS THAT RUIZ AS A MISMATCH MIGHT BE THE WAY WE COULD GET SOME BIG PLAYS IN THE PASSING GAME AND CREDIT TO OUR COACHES OUR QUARTERBACK AND RUIZ HIMSELF FOR MAKING THAT COME TRUE

THE TEAMS JUST GETTING STARTED BUT ITS NICE TO SEE A BIT OF VINDICATION FOR OUR PROCESS AND THE GUYS IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND THE FANS WHOVE WAITED A LONG TIME TO SEE A MERMEN TEAM THATS NOT JUST IN PLAYOFFS BUT IN THE HUNT IN THE PLAYOFFS

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BY T LAW AND ENCAR IS JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF THE MOMENTS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT THEY CAN CREATE FOR THIS TEAM

THE WORKS JUST GETTING STARTED THOUGH AND WE GO TO WINNIPEG AGAINST THE THREE TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPS AND TWO TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPS

WE PLAYED THEM DOWN TO THE WIRE LAST YEAR AND IM SURE THERES A LOT OF GUYS IN THE LOCKER ROOM THAT ARE GLAD TO BE RUNNING THIS BACK AND EVEN GLAD THAT ITS UP IN CANADA BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SHOW THAT REVENGE IS BEST SERVED

*She pulls her sunglasses down and lets out a CSI MIAMI .... YEAHHHHHHH*

COLD

ANYWAYS AHEM THAT ASIDE I SEE THE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN LLOYD AND IZZY AND TO ME THATS JUST WHAT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITION IS ABOUT

IM SURE SOME ANALYSTS WILL SAY YOU SHOULDNT POKE THE BEAR OR WHATEVER BUT IF YOURE LOOKING TO BE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS WHICH THIS GROUP OF ATHLETES IS YOU DONT ACHIEVE THAT BY HOPING YOU CAN SNEAK BY IF YOURE RESPECTFUL ENOUGH

OBVIOUSLY THE BIG DOG HAS IMMENSE RESPECT FOR WINNIPEGS DOMINANCE AND THEIR COACHES GM AND PLAYERS BUT THE BIGGEST RESPECT I HAVE IS FOR THE LADS IN THIS LOCKER ROOM BECAUSE IVE HEARD THE DOUBTS AND WHISPERS THROWN THEIR WAY

IZZYS CONTRACT GOT LAUGHED AT BY OTHER GMS WHEN HE SIGNED IT HE GOT CALLED THIS AND THAT AND GIVEN UP ON HALFWAY THROUGH HIS FIRST HIFL YEAR BY OUTSIDERS

BUT HE TAKES THAT AND HE USES IT AS FUEL AND HE RISES TO THE OCCASION BECAUSE HE MAY COME OFF COCKY BUT WHAT HE HAS IS THAT INSANE COMPETITIVE DRIVE TO BE THE BEST AND TO BE MATCHED UP WITH THE BEST"



"WELL COACH WE ANSWERED ONE QUESTION NOW WE MOVE ONTO THE BIGGER ONES

EXCELLENT GAME PLAN FOR SYDNEY

DO I SEE IF THE BOSS MAN WILL LET ME USE INJURY SALARY WAIVER ON LUCE AND TRY TO GET ANOTHER GUARD IN THE BUILDING IN CASE BOBBY CANT GO OR DO WE NOT RISK DISRUPTING THE LOCKER ROOM AND JUST PRAY SAPP FINDS A WAY TO MAKE IT ONTO THE FIELD

I KNOW YOU COACH I GM BUT THIS IS GETTING NUTS WITH OUR GUARDS"

[Talon]

 

Not sure if anything worth a damn is on the market, like you said... you GM and all that.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT COOL

ARE YOU STILL WORRIED ABOUT GIVING ALBERT HIS FULL SET OF REPS OR IS IT GOOD TO RAMP HIM UP NOW THAT HES BEEN OFF THE REPORT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS"

[Talon]

 

  I think he can take his old role back

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT COOL

I MEAN OTHERWISE I THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO

EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT NOTHING US TALKING HERE IS GONNA DO TO DETERMINE IF OUR BIG TIME PLAYERS MAKE THE BIG TIME PLAYS THAT DECIDE A CLOSE GAME THOUGH

ILL HAVE THAT UPDATE TO THE LOCK IN FOR ALBERT TO YOU IN A MINUTE"

[Talon]

 

  We'll be ready.  No bigger test than the two-time champs.

[GM Yount]

"DIFFERENT YEAR AND ALL BUT YOU KNOW WE SAW WHAT ITS LIKE GOING TO THE WIRE WITH THEM LAST PLAYOFFS AND WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN A GAME LIKE THAT

THATS AN EXPERIENCE WE CAN BUILD ON EVEN IF BOTH TEAMS HAVE EVOLVED SINCE"



Return Albert Smith to LB2 in the 5-2 formation

Training staff give the tenderest of hamstring massages to Robert Sapp so he can try to play

MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

ELIMINATED TEAMS

1. Talk about this weeks game, what went wrong?

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

WHAT WENT WRONG IS WE GOT OUTPLAYED

I DO THINK ITS HARSH TO PLACE BLAME ON COACH WOODS FOR THE TEAMS PERFORMANCE HERE

NOT MANY COACHES ARE GOING TO MOVE THE BALL VERY WELL AGAINST THAT WINNIPEG DEFENSE WITH SIXTY PERCENT OF THEIR STARTING O LINE OUT

OVERALL ITS A DISAPPOINTING WAY TO END THE YEAR NOT JUST KNOWING THAT WE WONT REACH OUR END GOAL BUT THAT WE DIDNT SHOW WHAT WE WERE CAPABLE OF

BUT THE OLD SAYING GOES YOU COME AT THE KING YOU BEST NOT MISS AND WE MISSED"

2. What was the best moment for you this season?

"HARD TO THINK ABOUT NOW AT A MOMENT LIKE THIS

THERE WERE PLENTY OF GOOD MOMENTS

SETTING A FRANCHISE POINTS IN A GAME RECORD SEEING THE RESULTS OF RINKUS WORK WITH T LAW SETTING A MERMEN RECORD FOR REGULAR SEASON WINS

BUT IT HAS TO BE WINNING OUR FIRST PLAYOFF GAME SINCE THE SEASON FIVE IMPACT BOWL"

3. Who was your teams MVP this season?

"WE HAD A REALLY WELL ROUNDED TEAM WHERE A DIFFERENT GUY STEPPED UP EVERY WEEK BUT I HAVE TO GO WITH JOHN ENCARNACION

THE GUY TOOK ANOTHER STEP FORWARD THIS SEASON AND WAS A RELIABLE WORKHORSE OF A TOUCHDOWN MAKER ALL YEAR LONG"

4. How would you evaluate your coaches performance this season?

"B PLUS PROBABLY

I THINK COACH WOODS AND OUR COORDINATORS ALL DID A GOOD JOB AND MADE SOME SOLID ADJUSTMENTS MID SEASON

WE HAD A YOUNG STAFF AS FAR AS POSITION COACHES SO IT WAS A LEARNING YEAR FOR A LOT OF THEM

OUR SQUAD HAD SOME FOURTH QUARTER STRUGGLES ALL YEAR WHICH I DONT KNOW IF IT WAS ON CONDITIONING THE PLAYERS BEING YOUNG OR COACHING

OVERALL I THINK WE HAVE A VERY TALENTED STAFF THAT DID A GOOD JOB BUT WITH THE STEP WERE AT IN OUR DEVELOPMENT A GRADES ARE FOR CHAMPIONS
AND WE WERENT CHAMPIONS"

5. How would you evaluate your own performance this season?

"I WOULD GIVE THE BIG DOG A B

I THINK I DID A LOT OF VERY GOOD THINGS STICKING BY T LAW AND FINDING A WAY WITH COACH WOODS AND RINKUS HELP TO GET HIM FEELING LIKE HIMSELF AGAIN

LOCKED UP A LOT OF OUR TALENTED YOUNG CORE LONG TERM

MADE A COUPLE GOOD ACQUISITIONS MID YEAR WITH JARED MILLER AND DANIEL COOLEY

OBVIOUSLY I DID THAT AT THE EXPENSE OF SOME DRAFT CAPITAL AND I HAD TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE OUR DT ROOM WASNT AS STRONG TO START THE YEAR AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE

I THINK I BUILT PRETTY GOOD O LINE DEPTH BUT IT OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BECAUSE WHILE MIKE SHERIDAN HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE IN THIS LEAGUE I THINK I UNFORTUNATELY PUT HIM IN A POSITION TO BE ON THE FIELD BEFORE HE WAS READY WHEN HE HAD TO STEP IN DURING THE PLAYOFFS

OVERALL WE SHOWED PROGRESS WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE WE HIT MOST OF THE GOALS SET FOR ME THIS SEASON AND HAD SOME HIGHLIGHTS NOT SET OUT

BUT WE DIDNT WIN AN IMPACT BOWL OR THE DIVISION SO THATS A B AT BEST"


7. What is your biggest take away from this season?

"A LOT OF BRIGHT SPOTS AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE A LOT OF WORK STILL TO GO"

8. What was this team missing?

"I HAVE SOME IDEAS BUT IF ACTUALLY HAD REAL SOLID IMMEDIATE ANSWERS FOR THAT WHICH WERENT JUST COP OUTS LIKE MORE EXPERIENCE AND BETTER HEALTH WED STILL BE PLAYING

I LOVE OUR FOUNDATION WE HAVE HERE BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO EVALUATE WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE

IM THE BIG DOG"

[Talon]

Well, damn it.  That was not a performance I want to end the season with.   We just couldn't get anything going with the damage to the line.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH

FUCK"

[GM Yount]

"EXCUSE ME SORRY

THE BIG DOG IS A BIT LOST FOR WORDS AND NUMB RIGHT NOW

I THINK IM SUPPOSED TO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU RIGHT NOW OR SOMETHING BUT I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THIS TEAM LIKE THE BACK OF MY BIG DOG SO I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL TO ASK"

[Talon]

 

I guess then my only question is whether or not you're going to have my back.  I know what's being said.   So, is this it, or are we going to war to keep my job and prove all these fuckers wrong?


A CLEARLY UNSETTLED JESSICA WOODS LOOKS AROUND THE OFFICE AND PICKS AN INANIMATE OBJECT TO LOOK AT

YOU HEAR THAT?!  I know you're listening, and I'm NOT going without a fight!

[GM Yount]

"COACH IM GOING TO BE HONEST "

*GM BIG DOG subtly makes the call for her security goats given the demeanor of Coach Woods*

"YOURE YELLING AT A FILING CABINET RIGHT NOW"

"THE BIG DOG CANT SAY I HAVENT HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH THE SPIES IN MY FURNITURE MYSELF BUT IT MIGHT BE A CASE OF TOO MUCH OF A SIMILAR THING AT THIS POINT AS FAR AS THE VOICE COMING DOWN

I THINK YOURE A HELL OF A COACH A LOT OF THE MEDIA CRITICISM IS UNFAIR AND REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU REACT TO WHAT IM ABOUT TO SAY NOW YOULL GET A GREAT RECOMMENDATION FROM ME IF I GET ASKED BY ANOTHER TEAM LOOKING FOR A HEAD COACH

FACT IS WERE IN A HUGE MARKET WITH A LOT OF ATTENTION ON US AND THERES GONNA BE CRITICISMS AND HIT WE HAVE TO BLOCK OUT

AGAIN YOULL PROBABLY BE MAD RIGHT NOW AND THINK IM JUST TRY TO COMPLIMENT SANDWICH YOU BUT ALL THE CREDIT FOR WHAT YOUVE BROUGHT TO MY SUCCESS

IF YOURE ASKING ME WHEN I JUST SAID I HAVE TO TAKE TIME TO EVALUATE EVERYTHING TOP TO BOTTOM TO UNEQUIVOCALLY HAVE YOUR BACK AND I GET WHY YOUD WANT THAT I CANT DO THAT RIGHT NOW

AND FAIR PLAY IF IM NOT ONE HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT BOUGHT IN ITS PROBABLY BEST FOR BOTH OF US IF WE BREAK CLEAN HERE BECAUSE THATS WHAT LEADS TO THING SIMMERING YOULL STILL HAVE EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH THIS JOB AND WORKING FOR MISTER COHEN

YOURE GONNA BE MAD I EXPECT THAT YOURE GONNA USE THIS AS MOTIVATION YOU SHOULD

BUT IF YOURE ASKING FOR AN HONEST ANSWER THIS IS IT

IM SORRY BUT THATS MY ANSWER"



"ARIEL IM READY TO MEET MISTER COHEN WHEN HES READY"

[Talon]

SILENTLY JESSICA NODS HER HEAD. HER TONGUE PRESSED INTO HER BOTTOM LIP AS SHE TAKES IN THE NEWS AND STARES INTO THE DISTANCE TO A COMPOSE HER THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.    AFTER A DEEP BREATH SHE CLOSES HER EYES AND TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND SMILES AS SHE SLOWLY WALKS BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE DOOR, HER TONE CHILLINGLY CALM.







...Okay.  Lound and clear, but if you think the next coach you bring in is going to get you the way I have, you're in for a real awakening.    Good luck Ms. Waters..   

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Don't trust this guy, he's -- ...


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You know what, forget it.   Take care. 









Mr. Cohen's ready for you.  Just make sure your location permissions are set so he knows when you're arriving, he'll buzz you in.

[GM Yount]

"LOUD AND CLEAR ARIEL

THAT WAS ROUGH BUT MY LOCATION SETTINGS ARE ON

HOPEFULLY THE BIG DOG CAN GET AN EXTENSION SHE LOVES IT HERE IN CALIFORNIA"

[Talon]

BIG DOG!  ...well done in there, I mean a clean break, calling her on that weird little thing she was doing.. bravo, master class in dismissing an employee, I mean WOW.

My favorite part was when she tried not to cry.   what was it she said? "Don't trust this guy.." 

So cryptic. Spoooooky.

[GM Yount]

*BIG DOG tries to react how a human would*

"IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION BUT I FELT LIKE I OWED IT TO BE HONEST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PASS THE BUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE

THAT SAID IM HOPING ACHIEVING THE GOALS WE DID THIS YEAR AND A COUPLE OTHER BITS WITH THE FRANCHISE POINTS RECORD AND WINS RECORD HAS REWARDED THE FAITH YOU HAD IN ME AND WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT TO KEEP ME AROUND HERE LONG TERM

TO GO ALONG WITH THAT AS FAR AS MY VISION FOR THE FRANCHISE

I HAVE A CLEAR NAME IN MIND FOR THE HEAD COACH OPENING WHO I THINK IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST COACHES IN THE LEAGUE AND WILL ALSO CREATE BUZZ AND ENERGIZE THE FANBASE DUE TO HIS HISTORY HERE

YOU CAN PROBABLY ACCESS MY NOTES APP TO SEE THE NAME I THINK IS THE LOGICAL SUCCESSOR ALONG WITH SOME STAFF IDEAS"

[Talon]

Yeah, I saw... makes perfect sense to me.  I also saw that "thing" you added to your amazon cart.  Might as well pull the trigger on it, I mean you've got quite the collection already.

..anyways, yeah we'll talk extension later, but you're in good standing so don't sweat it.  You'd have to really botch the off-season for me to start thinking of who else might be available.

[GM Yount]

"YOUVE GOT IT BOSS

THE BIG DOG WILL BE ADDING THAT TWILIGHT SPARKLE FIGURINE TO RAINBOW DASH AND PRINCESS LUNA MAYBE A SIR DEXTER FLUFFYHOOVES TO GO WITH IT

ANYWAYS MY MAIN PLAN FOR OUR ROSTER THIS OFFSEASON IS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR TALENT WE HAVE ON THE ROSTER MAYBE ADD AN IMPACT SLOT RECEIVER AND AN IMPACT PLAYER OR TWO ON DEFENSE DEPENDING WHAT THE NEW CAP NUMBER IS

NOTHING CRAZY SINCE OUR CORE IS YOUNG AND HARD WORKING

GOOD CHECKING IN WITH YOU SIR"

[Talon]

Always.


Have a good break, you earned some time to yourself.  ...and don't let that "nobody will get you like I do" crap get in your head.  My ex said that to me and now she's getting porked by a dead beat dad who mops floors in the Whooper Garden, where he watches copious amounts of questionable pornography without a VPN.

...what a tool.

[GM Yount]

"THANKS

I FEEL LIKE YOU GET THE BIG DOG MUCH BETTER THAN THE HU-- MOST PEOPLE DO

HAVE A GOOD BREAK YOURSELF"



Lock In Until Coach Hiring Period

[Talon]

   

Big Dog, welcome back. Here is our budget and roster outlook going into the off-season including what I have down for our draft picks.  Please contact me if you see anything out of place.

[Talon]

 

Hello!

I am Sophia -- Self Optimizing Processor w/ Human-like Intelligent Abilities  Advanced Utility for Resource Optimization, Reporting, & Administration model 1 of 1.

I am now interfacing with your systems.  This will only take an estimated time of 45 minutes.

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hmm... that is interesting.

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Analyzing.

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Rerouting connection.

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Rerouting successful!

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Your systems have been restored!


Goodbye!

[GM Yount]

"HOLY CRAP DID ANYONE ELSE JUST SEE THAT ROBOT SMURFETTE"

[Talon]

THE PRESS AWAITS YOUR INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE FOR COACH MACKEY

[GM Yount]

*GM BIG DOG approaches the podium on her mighty goat steed

"HELLO EVERYONE IM THE BIG DOG

BEFORE I LOOK TO THE FUTURE ID LIKE TO JUST THANK JESSICA WOODS FOR HER SERVICE AS HEAD COACH ACROSS TWO STOPS WITH ME SHES A GREAT COACH A VALUABLE RESOURCE AND WILL HAVE GREAT SUCCESS AT HER NEXT STOP

THAT SAID I AS A GENERAL MANAGER SOMETIMES HAVE TO TAKE SWINGS IN ORDER TO STRIVE TOWARDS THE GREATNESS WE WANT OUR FRANCHISE TO ACHIEVE AND I FELT LIKE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW VOICE

SPECIFICALLY AND I FELT EVEN STRONGER ABOUT THIS THE MORE RESEARCH I DID I FELT IT WAS TIME FOR JOSE MACKEYS VOICE

OBVIOUSLY JOSE IS A LEGEND HERE IN LONG BEACH AND THE HIGH IMPACT FOOTBALL LEAGUE AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS EVER TO PUT ON A PAIR OF PADS

AND SOMETIMES THAT GREATNESS CAN BE A CURSE FOR ATHLETES WHO WANT TO COACH BECAUSE YOU CANT TEACH THEM TO DO THE THINGS ONLY YOURE ABLE TO DO

BUT ANY BIT OF RESEARCH INTO COACH MACKEY AS A COACH WILL SHOW WHAT A  PRESENCE AND VOICE HE HAS IN A FOOTBALL LOCKER ROOM

THE ENERGY AND WINNING MENTALITY HE HAD AS A PLAYER HE CARRIES OVER AND INSTILLS THAT IN THE YOUNG ATHLETES ON HIS TEAMS

I SPECIFICALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HIM HELPING OUR INCREDIBLY TALENTED STAR SKILL POSITION PLAYERS REACH EVEN HIGHER HEIGHTS

ITS INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO ENVISION WHAT A PLAYER LIKE JOHN ENCARNACION FOR EXAMPLE CAN LEARN FROM COACH MACKEY

IM A FAN OF WHAT COACH MACKEYS DONE BOTH AS A COORDINATOR AND AS A HEAD COACH

I REMEMBER IN SEASON 15 HIS ST PAUL TEAM RUNNING ALL OVER US AND HONESTLY I THINK WITH HIM HAVING A SEASON TO GO BACK TO CALLING PLAYS FOR NEW JERSEY FOR A YEAR IS GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO HAVE HAD THE TIME TO REFLECT ON HIS FIRST STINT AS A HEAD COACH AND BE EVEN BETTER THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE THATS JUST WHAT ELITE COMPETITORS DO

HOPEFULLY HE DOESNT MIND ME DIVULGING THIS BUT I TOLD COACH THAT WITH HIM HAVING A COUPLE OF MVP YEARS HERE BUT BOTH THE MERMEN AND HIM HAVING OUR RESPECTIVE IMPACT BOWL WINS BEFORE WE MET UP THAT I FELT LIKE WE HAD A STORY TO FINISH TOGETHER

BUT WHILE WERE IN HOLLYWOOD THAT STORY ASPECT OF IT WOULDNT MEAN MUCH IF IT WASNT THE RIGHT DECISION FROM A FOOTBALL PERSPECTIVE

AND WITH ALL MY CONVICTION I BELIEVE JOSE MACKEY IS THE RIGHT MAN TO LEAD THIS FRANCHISE GOING FORWARD

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE SIXTH HEAD COACH OF THE LONG BEACH MERMEN

HALL OF FAMER JOSE MACKEY"

[Talon]

 

So first I want to say thank you to the Dragons organization.  Mr. Tong was nothing but great to me and even though clearly GM Storm felt I wasn't he right guy for the job moving forward, I think I showed what I can do with a young QB and a pair of running backs a lot of people slept on. 

That being said, now coming back to Long Beach I get the chance to coach Trevor Lawrence and Encarnacion looked great last season too.  This team is right on the cusp of being ready to be the champions, I've been to that mountain top as a player so I know how they feel.

We're going to grind every day til we're where we want to be, and that's the truth.   

Now I keep hearing some legit B.S. from the internet-media about "how is Jose Mackey going to work with another female GM" and man I'm here to say right now, that non-sense has got to stop day one. 
If you think what happened in the past is something that is just going to happen because you put a man and woman together in the work place, then you're that guy who is the real problem.

This is a professional relationship and I'm looking forward to getting the media talking about our WINS and not anything off of the field.


Thank you.

[Talon]

THE MEDIA DEPART

[GM Yount]

"ARIEL CAN YOU GET ME STEVE ROSENHAUS ON THE LINE"



"HI STEVE ITS THE BIG DOG

APOLOGIES AGAIN FOR HOW OUR LAST PHONE CALL WENT AND THE INTERRUPTIONS

IM CALLING ABOUT YOUR CLIENT JUAN MCKINNEY WHO I RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM SEATTLE

I WANT TO BE CANDID HERE WHILE WERE EARLY IN THE OFFSEASON SO THE SITUATION WAS BASICALLY THAT THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE ON HIS SALARY IN EXCHANGE FOR ME GETTING SOME DRAFT PICK AND IBP CONSIDERATIONS

BASICALLY POINT IS I LIKE THE PLAYER LIKE THAT HE PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BALL HERE IN CALIFORNIA BUT AM NOT CERTAIN IF WELL BE ABLE TO CARRY HIS MONEY

ITS MY INTENTION TO TRY TO DO SO BUT IF HE DOESNT WANT TO WAIT AND GET LEFT IN SUSPENSE WHILE I SEE HOW MY ROSTER GETS FILLED OUT WE CAN TRY TO FIND A RESOLUTION NOW

IF HES SICK OF GETTING MOVED AROUND SO MUCH WE COULD TRY TO FIND SOME KIND OF LONG TERM RESTRUCTURE TO LOWER HIS CAP NUMBER BUT GUARANTEE HIM SOME OF THE MONEY UP FRONT

IF HE UNDERSTANDABLY DOESNT WANT TO LOSE HIS MONEY I CAN LOOK TO FIND HIM A HOME WHERE HE CAN START EITHER IN THE HIFL OR IN THE PFL TRANSFER WINDOW AND IF THAT DOESNT WORK OUT USE OUR AMNESTY BEFORE FREE AGENCY STARTS SO HE STILL GETS ALL HIS MONEY HES OWED AND IS ON THE MARKET FOR DAY ONE OF FREE AGENCY "

[Talon]

   

No Rinku around this time?  Good...

I appreciate the call and the clarity of the situation.  I'll tell Juan not to move his things yet.

A trade or transfer to the PFL would be fine with me or being amnestied so he can find his own path, whatever you choose is fine, but we won't have interest in a restructure at this time, baby.

[GM Yount]

"WELL WORK ON FINDING SOMETHING FOR HIM THANKS FOR YOUR TIME"

[Talon]

 

   

I'm the Rosen Haus. WOOF. Baby.

[GM Yount]

"ARF ARF"



"ARIEL ITS THE BIG DOG IF COACH MACKEYS STILL AROUND AFTER HIS PRESSER ILL CHECK BACK IN WITH HIM"



"HI COACH ITS THE BIG DOG

I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH YOU ON A COUPLE THINGS BEFORE I GOT COOCH DEEP IN NEGOTIATING TO SHAPE THE ROSTER

I KNOW THIS KIND OF QUESTION USUALLY GETS DONE IN AN INTERVIEW BUT I MEAN I KNEW YOU WERE THE GUY FOR THE JOB

IS THERE ANYTHING PERSONNEL WISE WE COULD ADD TO OUR GROUP ON OFFENSE FOR WHAT YOU WANT AN IDEAL JOSE MACKEY OFFENSE TO LOOK LIKE OR ANYONE IN OUR BIG NAME PLAYERS ON THAT SIDE WHO DOESNT SEEM TO FIT HOW YOUD IDEALLY WANT TO SCHEME THINGS UP ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL OR TYPES OF PIECES WE DONT HAVE YOUD IDEALLY LIKE TO ADD TO MAKE THINGS CLICK THAT YOU DIDNT HAVE YOUR LAST TIME AS A HEAD COACH

WELL BESIDES O LINE TALENT I KNOW THATS PROBABLY ON THE TOP OF A LOT OF PLAY CALLERS LISTS"

[Talon]

I mean, I like what I see right now on the roster.  Depth at RB is always good, we're going to run the football so we need to have fresh legs that aren't two packs of ass.   That and a lock down CB2 to pair with Izzy, thats the big needs I see. Dont want to end up with a safety trying to convert and tanking our season.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH YOUD HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO CONSIDER SOMETHING LIKE THAT

WELL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL CAMP TO SEE IF THIS PAYNE KID IS HOPEFULLY JUST ONE PACK OF ASS AND NOT TWO BUT AT LEAST THAT MOVE WILL GIVE ME THE FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO TRY AND ADD THAT TOP NOTCH CORNER TWO WHILE FILLING OUT THE REST OF THE ROSTER FOR YOU

OR AT LEAST A REALLY GOOD ONE AND ADD ANOTHER STUD ELSEWHERE

I MIGHT NEED TO PIVOT MY PLAN AND EAT AN ENTIRE CRATE OF BUFFALO WINGS MYSELF BUT ILL GET YOU A ROSTER THAT MAKES SENSE"

[Talon]

 

I'm not saying we couldn't use other things, I'm just saying we don't HAVE to go after other things.   We could easily beef up our interior rush and I'd be happy too.

[GM Yount]

"I GOT YOU COACH

THANKS IM THE BIG DOG"

[Talon]

 

Alright, orders received boss. I'll be making calls to set up this staff.  We'll see what we have to work with soon.

[GM Yount]

"GOOD WORK COACH"



"ARIEL ARE THE COORDINATORS AROUND THE FACILITY NOW THAT THEYVE BEEN HIRED

I WANTED TO TALK TO COACH ROY TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HIS DEFENSE PHILOSOPHIES BEFORE WE HEAD INTO THE DRAFT OF FREE AGENCY

IF THEYRE NOT AVAILABLE NOW THOUGH I GET IT DONT WANT TO INTERRUPT THEIR OFFSEASON"

[Talon]

 

   

No Ma'am, the coaching staff is all on vacation until we get to the combine.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY THANKS FOR SAVING ME AN EMBARRASSING PHONE CALL ARIEL"

[Talon]

   

Splish Splash!  It's go time!

With the free for all starting now, here is what I have on our team sheet.  Please note this does not factor any signings we may or may not have made and failed to league office, so if we have signed a player recently but not yet sent his deal to the league office, I do not count that.   

Currently I have us with:

9 Open Roster spots.

5.95MM Remaining Salary.

750K Remaining Bonus.

120K Remaining Off-Season Bonus.

0 Remaining International Bonus.

This will be our only roster/budget update for the rest of the off-season, so if you have a discrepancy we need to speak in private and compare sheets and comb the league office to make sure we are on the same page.

[GM Yount]

"THANKS ARIEL

ELI HARRIS PLEASE"



"HI ELI ITS THE BIG DOG ID LIKE TO OFFER GUARD MARIO FRAZIER A STANDARD ONE YEAR 500 THOUSAND UDFA CONTRACT TO COME TO LONG BEACH"

[Talon]

  Sure.

[GM Yount]

"GREAT


"ID ALSO LIKE TO OFFER THAT SAME CONTRACT TO UNDRAFTED FREE SAFETY JOHN GARCIA"

[Talon]

 

We can do that.

[GM Yount]

"EXCELLENT

THANK YOU"



"ARIEL AMBER MOLINA PLEASE"



"HI AMBER ITS THE BIG DOG

I WAS WONDERING IF THE MERMEN COULD BRING IN UNDRAFTED RUNNING BACK RIGOBERTO FRANKLIN FOR THE STANDARD ONE YEAR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND"

[GM Yount]

"SORRY I MISSED THAT HE WAS ALREADY SIGNED

WHILE I HAVE YOU HERE CAN I CIRCLE BACK ON THE TWO YEAR ONE POINT TWO FIVE MILLION DOLLAR DEAL WE OFFERED TACKLE GLENN FRITZ

IS THERE SOME KIND OF ADJUSTMENT LIKE MAKING IT A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WE COULD DO TO MAKE IT WORK"

[Talon]

 

We'd take $2MM per year on a 2 year deal.

[GM Yount]

"WOULD YOU DO 1.34 MIL WITH A 160K SIGNING BONUS THIS YEAR AND 2.5 MIL NEXT YEAR TO HIT THAT AVERAGE"