Kobayashi
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Very surprised by this move. Seems like he was on really good terms with the Lions, pretty shitty to bounce to a division rival. I thought the Raiders were a more favorable situation since he could pick his own quarterback and he wouldn't burn that bridge, but he has spoken very highly of Williams, I guess it wasn't all just platitudes.
Curious to see if Tanner Engstrand gets the job. He's been sort of the understudy for Johnson as the passing game coordinator. Hank Fraley could also get the nod - he's interviewed for some OC jobs and has been a hell of an offensive line coach, just not sure of his playcalling. Scottie Montgomery is the third name I think might be in the running - he's listed as assistant head coach and running backs coach, so, they must think highly of him. I don't like he's only been with the organization the last two years. I'm hoping it's Engstrand as OC and Kelvin Sheppard as DC if Glenn gets a HC job elsewhere.
I'm pretty confident about next year, I think the window is still open for them. Losing Johnson stings, but overall, I think there are too many good players on offense to have too much of a drop off. Weak link is Goff - he really needs elite offensive line play since he has nearly zero ability to improvise if a play breaks down or there is any pressure. Getting nearly the entire defense back off the IR will be nice - they looked really good early in the year before Hutchinson went down. After that, they started to get really shaky as the additional injuries piled up and they had to rely almost exclusively on the blitz to get any pressure.
