Coast2Coast Dynasty Mercer

[Shane P. Hallam @ShanePHallam]

@AmericasGamePod @EricVanekNFL @ATM4DChess @dpbrugler Really enjoyed the show! Thanks for including my mock!

[Mason Rudolph @Rudolph2Mason]

2023. Forever grateful to have been given an opportunity to take the field again as a Pittsburgh Steeler. God sure works in mysterious ways.

There is no feeling on planet earth that rivals the thrill of victory alongside dear friends & teammates—Here’s to 2024.

[South Harmon @SouthHarmonFF]

Another announcement today 🎉
We want to welcome @thekaceykasem to the team ‼️ Love her work and glad that she’s finally working with us 🔥 #SouthHarmon 24 is our year baby 🍾

[JR_FF @RunDFF]

Dynasty SF @DynastyHotSauce

[America's Game Podcast @AmericasGamePod]

Join @EricVanekNFL and @IowaMichael as they help you out for Week 16 of the NFL season. Start and sit decisions for every single game! They go through the entire slate and talk about every relevant player! @SouthHarmonFF is where you find us tap in 👇! #DynastyFootball #NFL

[Ruben Almada @Superflexdegen]

Louder for the people in the back

[Ruben Almada @Superflexdegen]

Today and tomorrow is a long day for commissioners having to get playoffs and toilet bowls in order. Be kind to your commishes and if there is an issue address it kindly. They put in a lot of selfless work.

[Coast2Coast Dynasty Mercer @C2CDynastyMerc]

@dynasty_jax Best wishes and Godspeed! Tough move from Coast-to-Coast. Make lots of lists of where you put things.

[America's Game Podcast @AmericasGamePod]

We're live now on YouTube! America's Game Episode 11 with @EricVanekNFL and @CCres_24 for @SouthHarmonFF ! Check it out great episode dissecting all the injuries from the past week!

https://t.co/vEKofTESOA

[The Dynasty Hot Sauce Podcast LLC @DynastyHotSauce]

🚨🏹🦌NEW EPISODE ALERT🏹🦌🚨

@RunDFF @ffLarryMonkey #FantasyFootball #dynasty #football #FCEliminator #SFB13 #Jets #NFL
@MyFantasyLeague @SleeperHQ
https://t.co/h8A9gImUMX

[Jim Irsay @JimIrsay]

We have extended Jonathan! He's a SPECIAL player and this extension is important knowing the impact he’ll make as our team develops under Shane. I have no doubt he’ll continue to create highlight plays and memories for our fans. He deserves this deal and I’m happy for him.💪

[Eric Vanek @EricVanekNFL]

Holy. Shit. The new intro music and video (later on YouTube) are absolutely insane!!! Cant wait for you guys to hear and see it.

[Fizzle Dolla💲 @FizzleDollas]

S/O the @SouthHarmonFF team for this one. I never thought I’d be apart of something so 🔥 as this.
New Intro for @AmericasGamePod | @EricVanekNFL and yes @ATM4DChess is in his bag 💰 with this video 🔥🔥
This is that old school Madden Vibe 🎮
Tap in and check this one out 📺 🏈

[South Harmon @SouthHarmonFF]

It’s here 🚀
@AmericasGamePod | @EricVanekNFL
@ATM4DChess | @FizzleDollas
Came together and created something so Dope ! We hope you football fans, Dynasty Degenerates and #FantasyFootball lovers all enjoy this video and the show every week 🔥

[Fizzle Dolla💲 @FizzleDollas]

Mann I’m so hype to drop this new 🔥 @SouthHarmonFF intros will forever hit different 💥
@AmericasGamePod | @EricVanekNFL that 🎙️ audio on Tuesday kicked things off ! Now the visuals 📺 tomorrow are gonna be crazy
@ATM4DChess is really in his bag now 🏧

[America's Game Podcast @AmericasGamePod]

Woooooo boy 🔥 🔥 🔥 I don’t know if they ready for this !

[Coast2Coast Dynasty Mercer @C2CDynastyMerc]

@RunDFF Ja’Marr warned us by asking him not to return until Week 5 when he was healthy

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Mike McDaniel is one of the NFL's best coaches — and the story of how he got there is WILD.

It involves a fortuitous meeting at 10 years old, an academic scholarship to Yale, getting fired by the Houston Texans, a stint in rehab, and much more.

Here's what you need to know 👇

Mike McDaniel grew up an hour outside of Denver.

His dad died in a car accident when he was 4 years old, and he was raised by a single mother (with no siblings).

McDaniel fell in love with football and would ride his bike 20 minutes to Denver Broncos Training Camp practices at the University of North Colorado.

This is where it gets interesting...

McDaniel was ten years old when he lost his hat at one of the training camp practices.

He ran up to Broncos assistant video director Gary McCune crying and asked him to help find the hat — but it was nowhere to be seen.

Still, Gary McCune felt bad about the hat, so he went to the mall that night, bought McDaniel a new hat and invited him and his family out to practice the next day.

McDaniel brought his mom to the practice, McCune and her hit it off, started dating, and eventually got married.

No, seriously. This isn't a Hollywood script. That's actually what happened.

This was great for Mike because he got to spend more time around the Denver Broncos, securing a job as a ball boy during his senior year in high school.

McDaniel then went to Yale on academic scholarship.

He walked on the football team. But he wasn't very good — McDaniel is just 5'9" and 180 pounds today — and he was more known for his ability to predict plays.

So after graduation, McDaniel used his connections to land an internship with the Denver Broncos.

That led to a full-time job with the Houston Texans — this is where he met Kyle Shanahan (more on that later).

The Houston Texans stop is important because Mike McDaniel was fired by head coach Gary Kubiak.

McDaniel showed up late twice to a 6:00 a.m. meeting and Kubiak had enough, firing him on the spot.

So at 25 years old, Mike McDaniel was out of the NFL.

He squandered an amazing opportunity and wasn't sure if anyone would ever give him a second chance.

But rather than give up on his dream, McDaniel became the running backs coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the now-defunct United Football League.

It was long hours for terrible pay — but it worked.

Kyle Shanahan left the Houston Texans to become the Offensive Coordinator of the Washington Redskins, and he called Mike McDaniel to offer him a job.

It was just an offensive assistant position, and Washington's staff was already loaded with talent — future head coaches Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Matt LaFleur were Washington assistants — but McDaniel saw it as his second chance and accepted.

This turned out to be a crucial moment for him.

That's because Mike McDaniel became Kyle Shanahan's right-hand man, following him to Cleveland in 2014, Atlanta in 2015, and San Francisco in 2017.

McDaniel was then named head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2021 — and he's been excellent.

But I love this story for one simple reason.

Many people believe Mike McDaniel is a football genius who quickly rose the ranks to become one of the NFL's best head coaches before the age of 40.

And that may be true — but Mike McDaniel's life and story are also filled with a lot of other things, like fate, humiliation, despair, and triumph.

For example, Mike McDaniel struggled with an alcohol addiction while coaching in the NFL (he says he drank every single day for years). But he checked himself into a 3-week rehab center in 2016 and came out clean.

Furthermore, Mike McDaniel now heads to work at 2:30 a.m. every morning to ensure he isn't late again.

McDaniel also carries an index card with the number 865 on it — the exact number of days he was out of the NFL after getting fired by the Houston Texans.

That's his way of reminding himself how far he has come and the importance of the second chance he was given.

So who knows if Mike McDaniel would have ever become a head coach if it wasn't for that fortuitous meeting with Gary McCune 30 years ago.

But it doesn't really matter — Mike McDaniel's story is already incredible and it's really just getting started.

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[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

this Matt Canada situation is way worse than I initially expected

so I forced myself to write about it

yes, they played tough defenses

but it's not the results that are most concerning

it's the process

and it's worse than I thought

READ: https://t.co/TnxUuA6WE3

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