Jim, there’s reason to be encouraged: The list they’ve got is really good.

And my belief is that each of those guys would have a chance to hire a coach to pair with, and all three have background with capable candidates.

With Schoen, Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll would be a name to consider.

I do think Davis gave his football operation a clean slate with intention to entice the right coach to come, I’m just not sure it’s one specific coach.

More so, I’d think it’s to give the team the best chance at landing a high-profile coach, period, Harbaugh being just one of the possibilities.

The name that’s consistently come up with the Bears is Bills defensive coordinator, and former Vikings coach, Leslie Frazier.

(It’s worth noting that Jim Caldwell has connections to Polian too.).

But it’s worth at least considering that Browns VP of player personnel Glenn Cook was brought into the league by Polian in 2011, so there very well might be a match there?

Cork Screw, here’s Plan A: Dan Quinn as head coach, Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator, Aaron Rodgers as quarterback.

But I also think it’s pretty easy to look at where the Broncos are, and we’ve been over this before, and see where they’d be able to offer Rodgers a lot of what they were able to offer to Peyton Manning all the way back in 2012.

The Broncos were the first team to put in for Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell and Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan (neither calls plays) as well, and are interviewing Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo Wednesday.

As for Adam Peters’s potential departure, I’d just say that if Peters gets the chance to run the show somewhere else, and especially with a historic franchise like the Giants, my guess is the Niners, and Lynch, would congratulate him and wish him the best?

From LaRockStar (@LaRocque_Star): Why does it seem like the national media has a negative feel when it comes to Mac.

And so when people say that Mac Jones has a chance to be really good, but maybe not great, that’s digested as a shot.

Pennington was a really good player, but fell short of being great.

I don’t think that enough has changed since to believe that won’t be the case.

But that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot to like about Jones.

I think he’s got a good chance to be the Patriots’ quarterback for a long time to come.

But I also think it says something that the teams considering taking a shot on him maybe a year or two before most would consider it are run by people who know him well.

Chris, the free-agent crop at linebacker this year is really thin, headed by aging vets and second-chance guys who probably would equate the Patriots’ spinning their wheels at the position.

The good news is there are some good Day 2–type off-ball linebackers in the draft and—absent someone like Nakobe Dean slipping to the Patriots at No?

It’s also worth mentioning that the Patriots aren’t flush with cap space like they were a year ago, particularly if they wind up tagging J.C.

I just don’t think owners are going to want to split up their fortune two or four more ways without a city that really adds to the NFL’s ability to generate revenue.

So I think the next time the NFL expands, if that day ever comes, my guess would be it’s somewhere outside the U.S.

From Mike Liddle (@mliddle17): Will this year’s offense coordinator pick determine the fate of Matt Rhule in Carolina beyond this year.

Mike, I think it’s fair to say that.

And if the determination a year from now is that Rhule’s program has taken the Year 3 jump it did at Temple and Baylor, then that’ll mean the quarterback spot is fixed, which will necessitate the offensive coordinator doing a good job.

Similarly, if he gets someone like Jimmy Garoppolo, and Garoppolo is lights out, that means the coordinator hire worked.

The good news is LaFleur has a nice group of promising young offensive assistants, with run-game coordinator/line coach Adam Stenavich, receivers coach Jason Vrable and tight ends coach Justin Outten all highly thought of internally.

Also, VP of pro scouting Adrian Wilson has a growing voice in the organization, and it’s always worth considering when there’s someone new at the table for these sorts of discussion.

And I don’t really think the Cardinals should pull the plug now?

Don, it feels to me like, if Kingsbury’s going into a fourth year, the Cardinals would press pause on negotiating a new contract with Murray, with the obvious risk being that his price goes up.