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There's no Chip Kelly's out there, no candidate everyone is excited for.
But there could be THE NEXT CHIP KELLY out there. I'd rather take a shot with some of these younger coordinators that show promise. Why keep recycling the same old retreads? Oakland needs a HC that can motivate them. JDR is not that. We're just speculating obviously, but I feel bad for Raiders fans. I'd like to see them get someone to turn that franchise around. JDR is not that person.
I disagree with this. I think JDR will command the respect of the players from the start, I just don't think he will bring any real creativity to the team on either side of the ball. I would expect vanilla on offense, vanilla on defense and a whole lot of vanilla on special teams. He'll be able to coax a lot of 9-7 seasons out of them and maybe the occasional 11-5 followed by quick exits from the playoffs.
No he didn't. He made the playoffs twice in 9 seasons, lost in the wild card round once and in the divisional round once.A few more wins? At this point I might give my eye teeth just to be .500. JDR had the Jags in the AFC championship game one year, and had them knocking on the door several other years IIRC. I bet most Jag fans long for those days.
Retreads:
JDR was 3-8 in his last season with Jax so I would say they are about the same.
He would be the face of the franchise (by default) and would give them the personality they have been lacking in recent years. While I don't think JDR is a great coaching prospect he seems to have the intangibles to be a good fit here at this point in time.Bruno2 said:
Do you honestly think BB would have done dramatically better with Garrard, Leftwich, and Gabbart? Everybody needs a QB, and Oakland has one. I don't mean that as a complete endorsement of Del Rio at all, but I think it's hard to say anyone is a great or horrible coach if they couldn't build a Leftwich/Garrard dynasty.Chaka said:No he didn't. He made the playoffs twice in 9 seasons, lost in the wild card round once and in the divisional round once.32 Counter Pass said:A few more wins? At this point I might give my eye teeth just to be .500. JDR had the Jags in the AFC championship game one year, and had them knocking on the door several other years IIRC. I bet most Jag fans long for those days.
In 9 seasons he had three winning seasons (9-7, 12-4 & 11-5) two .500 seasons and four losing seasons.
Hey, look coaches grow and learn, I get that. BB was 36-43 in Cleveland but BB seems to have established himself as an exception not a measuring stick for other coaches. I just don't find JDR to be something to get excited about.
This is getting reported by everyone but the known and respected sources in the media.
I just don't get it...if you're Mark Davis, why essentially choose McKenzie over McCloughan and then hamstring him? Or did he choose Mckenzie because McCloughan wouldn't be on board with the owner having a say in the HC search?
Nope. @NBCDiana. She was nails in calling both Desean to Washington and the Shanahan interview. She's got a mole somewhere in Raiders HQ
Yes, I do believe that, with all of my heart and soul. Of course you need the QB but I think BB has done it with more than just Tom Brady. He has shown an ability to get more out of his players then other coaches and his teams always seem to perform better then the sum of their parts.Do you honestly think BB would have done dramatically better with Garrard, Leftwich, and Gabbart? Everybody needs a QB, and Oakland has one. I don't mean that as a complete endorsement of Del Rio at all, but I think it's hard to say anyone is a great or horrible coach if they couldn't build a Leftwich/Garrard dynasty.Chaka said:No he didn't. He made the playoffs twice in 9 seasons, lost in the wild card round once and in the divisional round once.32 Counter Pass said:A few more wins? At this point I might give my eye teeth just to be .500. JDR had the Jags in the AFC championship game one year, and had them knocking on the door several other years IIRC. I bet most Jag fans long for those days.
In 9 seasons he had three winning seasons (9-7, 12-4 & 11-5) two .500 seasons and four losing seasons.
Hey, look coaches grow and learn, I get that. BB was 36-43 in Cleveland but BB seems to have established himself as an exception not a measuring stick for other coaches. I just don't find JDR to be something to get excited about.
Bill Musgrave (hopefully he learned something from Chip Kelly because he was another Knapp/Olsen type innovator previously) & Mike Smith who coordinated some very solid defenses under JDR in Jax.
Alright, maybe the Jets are a stretch. It was more an underhanded comment to poke fun at the reports that will be pouring in about the Raiders, Reggie, Mark, and Jack.
Florio was kind of correct in his assessment. It's not like people were beating down JDR or Sparano's door. Why couldn't they wait at least until after the championship games?
Why wait if they say JDR as their guy? This allows him to get started and, hopefully, bring in the rest of the staff he wants.
I have heard that his top choice for DC is Mike Smith and his top choice for OC is Mark Trestman.
I don't think anyone is hiring, or hoping, to become a .500 team. First, 3-13 is a long way from .500 and the Raiders aren't going to be a .500 team in 2015. They are seriously deficient in almost every facet. I don't know (kind of doubt) that Reggie is a part of the answer, but there is always hope. Its a long slog from here to being a solid .500 team. You can only hope the new leadership gets time to show whether they can take those steps.
If Manning is out in Denver I think that puts the entire division up for grabs. Oakland would still project to finish last in that division but it gives them a lot more hope of being competitive.
