{"id":536308,"date":"2023-01-06T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:15:00","slug":"damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/","title":{"rendered":"#Damar Hamlin&#8217;s amazing recovery saved NFL from rushing back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28a3d1a71b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#%E2%80%9CDamar_Hamlins_amazing_recovery_saved_NFL_from_rushing_back%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Damar Hamlin&#8217;s amazing recovery saved NFL from rushing back&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#Super_Bowl_tiers\" >Super Bowl tiers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#The_slight_favorite\" >The slight favorite<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#The_contenders\" >The contenders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#The_pretenders\" >The pretenders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#The_sleepers\" >The sleepers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#Just_happy_to_be_here\" >Just happy to be here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#Deal_or_no_deal\" >Deal or no deal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#An_unlikely_pair\" >An unlikely pair<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damar-hamlins-amazing-recovery-saved-nfl-from-rushing-back\/#Parting_thought\" >Parting thought<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDamar_Hamlins_amazing_recovery_saved_NFL_from_rushing_back%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Damar Hamlin&#8217;s amazing recovery saved NFL from rushing back&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>If Tuesday was a time for prayer and Thursday was a time for relief, Wednesday was a time for discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>On the second full day that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin fought for his life in recovery from a cardiac arrest suffered when he collapsed on the field and lost his pulse after making a tackle against the Bengals on \u201cMonday Night Football, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> across the NFL essentially trickled out on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> like this \u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Hamlin remains in critical condition \u2026 and can you believe how many non-playoff teams are starting second- or third-string quarterbacks in Sunday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hamlin\u2019s reliance on a ventilator to breathe for him has improved from 100 to 50 percent \u2026 and how is the NFL going to fairly handle seeding the playoffs without the same number of games for each team? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hamlin has shown \u201csigns of improvement\u201d \u2026 and how bad was that call the officials made for offensive pass interference?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was difficult to reconcile the two directions the NFL simultaneously was headed in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-practice-daboll-cap.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll wears a special cap made for Damar Hamlin when the New York Giants practiced Wednesday, January 4, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25264134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-practice-daboll-cap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-practice-daboll-cap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-practice-daboll-cap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Daboll leads the Giants on the practice field on Wednesday, January 4, a day of profound discomfort around the NFL.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before it was revealed by doctors Thursday that Hamlin regained consciousness, communicated via writing while\u00a0remaining intubated (on Friday morning, the Bills said his breathing tube was removed), showed signs that his neurological function is intact and displayed movement in both his hands and feet,\u00a0it frankly felt in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate that the NFL continued unabated on its weekly cycle of injury reports and power rankings. <\/p>\n<p>But the league office declared in a private memo that no changes were being made to the Week 18 schedule, so all 32 teams, including the Bills, were back on the field for a walkthrough or a practice and game-planning meetings resumed as Hamlin remained sedated.<\/p>\n<p>No players called for the return to play to be postponed a week. None that we know of expressed reservations about what might happen to their bodies in the next violent collision, which was a stark difference from the reaction I witnessed at Rutgers after Eric LeGrand was paralyzed making a tackle in 2010. That Rutgers-Army game continued to the finish \u2014 unlike Bills-Bengals \u2014 and unpaid college athletes shaken to their core were back in action as scheduled one week later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-legrand-rutgers-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rutgers coach Greg Schiano leaned over LeGrand after he was taken off the field\" class=\"wp-image-22266675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-legrand-rutgers-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-legrand-rutgers-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-legrand-rutgers-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rutgers coach Greg Schiano leans over Eric LeGrand after LeGrand was paralyzed while making a tackle in an unforgettable scene in 2010.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to hit or be hit again that season,\u201d one of LeGrand\u2019s teammates told me a few years later.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not that the league or the reporters who cover it (myself included) are unique in their approach. Malls, schools and movie theaters re-open after shootings. Airports remain busy after plane crashes. Society always goes back to business as normal after the initial shock and sadness of tragedy dissipates.<\/p>\n<p>It just seemed as if the NFL went from its shining moment of saving Hamlin\u2019s life \u2014 by executing with no margin for error the kind of emergency protocol that is never supposed to be put into action \u2014 to rushing back onto the field without concrete answers on his future. <\/p>\n<p>And then Thursday happened. We learned Hamlin\u2019s father said it was OK to play. Mario Hamlin even encouraged it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bills-presser-105.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Josh Allen\" class=\"wp-image-25256418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bills-presser-105.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bills-presser-105.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bills-presser-105.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bills quarterback Josh Allen discusses how the team will proceed in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin\u2019s life-threatening collapse. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMario talking to us as a team and the things that he told us \u2014 and really didn\u2019t tell us, he demanded us \u2014 you can\u2019t not honor his request to go out there,\u201d Bills quarterback Josh Allen revealed, \u201cand charge forward to the best of our abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do the Bills really feel ready to play football again?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do,\u201d Allen said. \u201c[Thursday\u2019s] news was a lot of tears of joy. That is what Damar wants, that\u2019s what his dad wants. Guys are excited to get out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do, as well,\u201d head coach Sean McDermott said, sitting next to Allen. \u201cThe news we received was a huge lift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And so it goes on.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Super_Bowl_tiers\"><\/span><strong>Super Bowl tiers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The NFL regular season is all about parity: In each of the past 33 seasons, including 2022, at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs that were not part of the field in the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL postseason is about the top seeds. The Super Bowl LVI matchup between the No. 4 seed Rams and No. 4 seed Bengals last February was an exception to the rule that the powerhouses usually reach the finish line. With that in mind, Post Sports+ divided the playoff contenders into tiers:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_slight_favorite\"><\/span><strong>The slight favorite<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kansas City Chiefs:\u00a0<\/strong>A win Saturday against the Raiders secures the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the loaded AFC. Yes, the Chiefs already lost to the Bills and the Bengals, but often their biggest enemy is in the mirror. Things like letting the first-half clock run out inside the 5-yard line, as was the case in the last AFC Championship Game. Or forgetting to run the ball and manage the clock \u2014 a specialty of head coach Andy Reid in big games. But the Chiefs have the best quarterback, the best offensive line, the best pass rush and the most sideline experience of any of the AFC\u2019s Big 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/reid-mahomes.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up near head coach Andy Reid prior to facing the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on January 08, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. \" class=\"wp-image-25214925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/reid-mahomes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/reid-mahomes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/reid-mahomes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>With a wealth of offensive talent, dominance in the trenches and experience on the sideline, the Chiefs have the makings of the Super Bowl favorite.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_contenders\"><\/span><strong>The contenders<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Buffalo Bills: <\/strong>There is no telling the effect that Hamlin\u2019s injury will have on players\u2019 psyches. Listening to players talk for the first time, it sounds as if they have a galvanized locker room. Football fans whose teams are no longer playing and casual fans alike will be quick to adopt the Bills as their new team to cheer on. It is possible a Bills-Chiefs matchup in the AFC Championship Game gets moved to a neutral site because of the schedule inequities of the cancelled game. This year\u2019s team \u2014 and all future Bills teams until a championship is won \u2014 carries the pressure of the franchise\u2019s four straight Super Bowl losses from 1990-93.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cincinnati Bengals:<\/strong>\u00a0That 0-2 start that had critics talking about the curse of the Super Bowl-runner up is ancient history. The Bengals look like a possibility to be the fourth runner-up to return and finish the job. They beat the Chiefs all three times they played during the 2022 calendar year. Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd form the NFL\u2019s best offensive skill combination, and the blocking is better than a year ago. It is possible a Bengals-Chiefs matchup in the AFC Championship Game gets moved to a neutral site for the same reason.<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco 49ers:\u00a0<\/strong>With all due respect to Brock Purdy, it sometimes feels as if Kyle Shanahan could coach any quarterback into a winner. The 49ers got to one Super Bowl and within one win of another while handcuffing Jimmy Garoppolo from making risky throws. The defense looks better than ever, and Purdy (101.4 rating during 4-0 start) has earned the right to be given as many (if not more) opportunities to make big throws than Garoppolo had.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dallas Cowboys:<\/strong>. If Dak Prescott were throwing passes to CeeDee Lamb \u2026 and the two-headed beast of Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott was running behind Zach Martin and Tyron Smith \u2026 and the duo of Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs was creating nightmares for quarterbacks \u2026 in any uniform other than that of an annual choker, universal belief would be higher. Head coach Mike McCarthy has seamlessly managed the pressure of the hot seat. The Cowboys lead the NFL in turnover margin (+11) and are third in point differential (+145).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"7281\" height=\"4854\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Buccaneers-Cowboys-Football.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass in the second half of a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-23822654\"\/><figcaption>The Cowboys\u2019 recent playoff disappointments cast doubt on the ability of Dak Prescott and Co. to go deep in the postseason.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Philadelphia Eagles:<\/strong>\u00a0What have you done for me lately? A month ago, the Eagles looked like runaway NFC favorites. Now? How can you feel confident when, after a 13-1 start, the starters have to play in Week 18 just to win the division and secure the No. 1 seed? The severity of Jalen Hurts\u2019 shoulder injury is the biggest underplayed storyline entering the playoffs. They aren\u2019t exactly paper tigers, but the Eagles faced one team outside of the division that has locked up a playoff berth (Vikings). There are questions about whether the coaching staff is making in-game adjustments quickly enough.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pretenders\"><\/span><strong>The pretenders<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Minnesota Vikings:\u00a0<\/strong>On one hand, playoff games <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly are decided by one score or less, and no team in NFL regular-season history is better in those games than these Vikings (11-0). And yet how many Super Bowl teams lost a game by 37 points (to the Cowboys) and trailed another by 38 (to the Packers) in the final seven weeks of the regular season?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baltimore Ravens:<\/strong>\u00a0Much like Hurts\u2019 injury, Lamar Jackson\u2019s ankle injury casts a shadow over what started as a promising season. If Jackson can\u2019t play \u2014 or can\u2019t run like himself \u2014 the Ravens are not capable of scoring enough points to hang in the shootouts coming to the AFC playoffs unless Justin Tucker\u2019s 60-yard field goals start counting for five points.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_sleepers\"><\/span><strong>The sleepers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles Chargers:\u00a0<\/strong>Looking for a team that could make a run like last year\u2019s Bengals? Justin Herbert is the quarterback with moxie that is unknown in the playoffs. The defense is allowing 11 points per game during a four-game winning streak. Head coach Brandon Staley won\u2019t go down relying on punts and field goals. And the most injured team early in the season is getting healthy at the right time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York Giants:<\/strong>\u00a0The vibe in the locker room after clinching a playoff berth for the first time in six years was: \u201cThis is just the beginning.\u201d Like the Chargers, an injury-plagued roster is getting whole just in time for the playoffs. Most of the roster is too young to know they don\u2019t belong.\u00a0The Giants looked like a team hitting a well-timed stride last week in their most convincing win in three years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Daniel Jones (8) celebrates with Giants head coach Brian Daboll after a touchdown on Jan. 1, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25207575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/giants-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Jones celebrates a score with head coach Brian Daboll on Sunday before the Giants clinched a playoff berth few expected them to capture.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Other possibilities among teams still not clinched:<\/strong>\u00a0Packers, Patriots<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Just_happy_to_be_here\"><\/span><strong>Just happy to be here<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers:\u00a0<\/strong>What a weird way to view a Tom Brady-quarterbacked team. That\u2019s why Brady will be just happy to be somewhere else next season as a free agent. Don\u2019t let his reputation distract you from the truth: This is a deeply flawed offense and conservatively\u00a0coached team that only outlasted an awful division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFC South winner:<\/strong>\u00a0The Jaguars\u2019 season already is a success because they identified the right coach-quarterback combination with Doug Pederson and Trevor Lawrence. If they reach the playoffs for the second time since 2007 by winning their final five games, they officially will be ahead of schedule. If Josh Dobbs is playing quarterback for the Titans in the playoffs, it\u2019s a house-money game for a team that underachieved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other possibilities among teams still not clinched:<\/strong>\u00a0Steelers, Dolphins, Lions, Seahawks<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deal_or_no_deal\"><\/span><strong>Deal or no deal<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the coaching carousel already spinning and about to hit top speed, here is a look at whether it makes sense for four familiar head coaches to get another shot:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sean Payton (59 years old):\u00a0<\/strong>The Saints still own his contractual rights and reportedly will ask for a first-round pick in a trade.<\/p>\n<p>There have been five head coaches traded for draft compensation in the past 25 years: Herm Edwards from the Jets to the Chiefs for a fourth-rounder; Jon Gruden from the Raiders to the Buccaneers for two firsts, two seconds and $8 million; Bill Belichick from the Jets to the Patriots for a first-rounder, a fourth and a seventh; Mike Holmgren from the Packers to the Seahawks for a second; and Bill Parcells from the Patriots to the Jets for a first, a second, a third and a fourth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"7833\" height=\"5222\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/AP22009846345672.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton works during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Atlanta.\" class=\"wp-image-21006104\"\/><figcaption>History shows the draft-pick cost of landing former Saints coach Sean Payton would be worth it.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Belichick (six) and Gruden (one) brought Super Bowls wins to their new teams, Holmgren reached a Super Bowl and Parcells reached an AFC Championship Game. So, history suggests that winning follows the great coach.<\/p>\n<p>To knock Payton for his record (152-89) being tied to quarterback Drew Brees is to ignore that the Saints essentially twice reshuffled the deck around their quarterback and had three different winning eras during Payton\u2019s 15-year tenure. Is there another undersized, big-armed quarterback out there for Payton to build around?\u00a0Paging Kyler Murray. <strong>Verdict:\u00a0<\/strong>Deal.\u00a0<strong>Best fit:\u00a0<\/strong>Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Harbaugh (59):<\/strong>\u00a0After he nearly left the University of Michigan for the Vikings last offseason, Harbaugh pivoted to sign an extension that includes a relatively small (to a multi-billionaire NFL owner) buyout of $3 million after this season. With speculation heating up that the Panthers and Colts are interested, Harbaugh released a weak statement Thursday that only will further fan the flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile no one knows what the future holds,\u00a0I expect that I will be enthusiastically coaching Michigan in 2023,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3210\" height=\"2141\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/harbaugh.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines before a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 5, 2022 in Piscataway, New Jersey. \" class=\"wp-image-24758005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/harbaugh.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1605 1605w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/harbaugh.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3210px) 100vw, 3210px\"\/><figcaption>Jim Harbaugh\u2019s imperious approach may not be a great fit in today\u2019s NFL.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the adage that winning cures all is true, how did Harbaugh get fired by the 49ers with a 44-19-1 record and three straight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s to the NFC Championship Game? Because his authoritarian style rubbed professional players and executives the wrong way. Becoming the unquestioned King of a University \u2014 a reality for many Power Five football coaches \u2014 only enhances those feelings, which is a big reason so many fail in the NFL. Harbaugh\u2019s record in big games is an issue magnified by Michigan\u2019s upset loss last Saturday.\u00a0<strong>Verdict:<\/strong>\u00a0No deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marvin Lewis (64):<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s easy to forget how big of a laughingstock the Bengals were from 1991-2002, when they went 55-137 and were outscored by a total of 1,236 points.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis (131-122) brought back respectability, but he went 0-7 in the playoffs from 2003-18. That unforgivable record and his decision to work as a co-defensive coordinator and special advisor to Herm Edwards at Arizona State over the last four years \u2014 a time of great change in NFL game management \u2014 rather than return to his roots as an NFL defensive coordinator and show he can shut down some of these new top gunslingers makes Lewis a hard sell even though he still has \u201cthe fire\u201d to coach, he told ESPN.\u00a0<strong>Verdict:<\/strong>\u00a0No deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Caldwell (67):\u00a0<\/strong>Best known for coaching the Peyton Manning-led Colts to a Super Bowl (which they lost to the Saints) after Tony Dungy retired, Caldwell\u2019s best work was in his second stop with the Lions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/459462288.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Head coach Jim Caldwell of the Detroit Lions reacts during the second quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 23, 2014 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. \" class=\"wp-image-8361185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/459462288.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/459462288.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/459462288.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Jim Caldwell has a 62-50 record in seven seasons as an NFL head coach with the Colts and the Lions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Caldwell went 36-28 with two playoff berths, accumulating a better winning percentage (.563) over four seasons than any of the last 11 full-timers before him. He looked like Vince Lombardi compared to successor Matt Patricia\u2019s tenure (.321).<\/p>\n<p>This is probably Caldwell\u2019s last realistic carousel ride given his age, so he can\u2019t be picky. If only there were an opening to lead a team on an urgent timeline that needs to hire a candidate with a quarterback background who isn\u2019t going to be afraid (like some younger offensive-minded coaches might be) to hitch his reputation to a possibly unfixable problem (i.e. Russell Wilson). <strong>Verdict:\u00a0<\/strong>Deal.\u00a0<strong>Best fit:<\/strong>\u00a0Broncos. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_unlikely_pair\"><\/span><strong>An unlikely pair<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The last two college quarterbacks standing won\u2019t be first-round draft picks in April. They probably won\u2019t be second- or third-round draft picks, either.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s Stetson Bennett and TCU\u2019s Max Duggan rank No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, in ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper\u2019s quarterback rankings. Neither appears in Pro Football Focus\u2019 list of the top 10 quarterbacks. So, odds are, when they go head-to-head Monday in the College Football Playoff national championship game, it will be the biggest game of their respective lives (past, present and future).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"6076\" height=\"3924\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Max-Duggan-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan (15) looks to throw against the Michigan Wolverines in the second half of the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-25201361\"\/><figcaption>Max Duggan will play for the national championship in his final game as a quarterback at TCU.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s ironic that NFL quarterbacks often are judged by wins and experience, but college quarterbacks are drafted on physical traits and potential. Duggan is 25-17 as a starter, and Bennett is 30-3 in a conference that will produce higher quarterback draft picks from Alabama (Bryce Young), Kentucky (Will Levis), Florida (Anthony Richardson) and maybe Tennessee (Hendon Hooker).<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a moment to appreciate the great college quarterback who overcame adversity and stayed in school beyond the first chance to jump to the NFL. Duggan is two years removed from a surgery to correct a heart condition \u2014 abnormally fast heartbeats for a period of time \u2014 discovered during a COVID-19 check-up. Bennett began his career as a walk-on and watched Georgia\u2019s coaches try to give the job to everyone but him for years.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a spot on an NFL depth chart somewhere for the kind of mental toughness these two seniors have displayed in their careers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parting_thought\"><\/span><strong>Parting thought<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NFL owners absolutely should approve Friday the proposal to move the AFC Championship Game to a neutral site if the Chiefs only would be home against the Bills or Bengals because of a half-game lead in the standings. <\/p>\n<p>Another solution temporarily floated publicly \u2014 to add an eighth team to the AFC playoffs to eliminate the advantage given to the No. 1 seed \u2014 was too messy: Was the NFC also going to get an extra team? Expanding the playoffs would bring back into the picture teams that already are operating as if eliminated. 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