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The issue is that if you hire a defensive guy and his OC is good, you have to worry about him being hired away within a couple years. (And if he's not good, that presents its own set of problems)
True, but hopefully a good HC is bringing in a lot of good coaches. If the OC gets a HC job in a couple years, hopefully there's someone else to step up or he has other good connections throughout the league.
That is literally what happened with Quinn in Atlanta, and he never managed to adequately replace Shanahan after he left Hopefully he’s learned from his previous experience, but I think that’s the inherent risk of hiring a defensive-minded HC, which it now appears likely Washington will be doing
I dunno, what if the new management hasn’t gotten around to updating the website?
I’d probably be OK with that. The good news is that a new coach would have some time to figure things out. Hell, Campbell totally whiffed on his initial OC hire, but fortunately had Johnson on staff to promote.
Snyder changed it back, cause they left the password as 'ADMIN'
No, it was "password", but they thought they would fool them by using two S's
I don't have super-strong opinions on Vrabel vs. McDonald vs. Quinn, but I do think he's a very good coach. It's funny that the OC choice is almost as important, if not more, than the HC
That would be an improvement over Ron
I think we should definitely NOT draft a QB, bring back Sam and give EB this last year on his contract to show us something. If we fail, then next year hopefully some of the better coaching candidates will be options for us.
That would be an improvement over Ron
I very strongly disagree. Sam ain't Him and he isn't even him. Takes too long to see the field and that isn't going to be fixed. He can maybe QB on a team with a top 5 pass blocking unit, but that's not this team.I think we should definitely NOT draft a QB, bring back Sam and give EB this last year on his contract to show us something. If we fail, then next year hopefully some of the better coaching candidates will be options for us.
That would be an improvement over Ron
The one thing that would give me hope about Quinn is that he showed a lot of growth in how he managed a defense when he went to Dallas. While Gus Bradley is still doing all the same stuff he did in Seattle and Jacksonville, Quinn got really creative in Dallas. That suggests he might be able to learn from his mistakes in Atlanta and apply them in his next HC gig.
You do realize that we as fans are just cheering for clothes, right?
Now let's be fair to Ron. His winning percentage here was almost as good as Zorn and Gruden.I think we should definitely NOT draft a QB, bring back Sam and give EB this last year on his contract to show us something. If we fail, then next year hopefully some of the better coaching candidates will be options for us.
That would be an improvement over Ron
This aged well.
Yeah. Who would you want to be OC, considering the fact its a certainty a rookie QB is coming to town?
I'd be lying if I said I had a solid answer here...I don't know the deeper OC pool well enough. Given your comment re. rookie QB, which I'm aligned with as being a top priority, I wonder if there would be renewed dialogue with Pat Shurmur. They talked to him last year before Bienemy was hired, and he's got a good QB track record...but honestly, beyond that, I'm not sure...
In your defense...I do wonder if some coordinators could be taken...Brian Griese possible OC candidate and/or Wilks possible DC (though why would Wilks make a lateral move...)
Based on last year alone, I don't think you can entrust Bienemy with a young QB, whether Howell or the # 2 pick. Dropping Howell back 40-50 times per game even when not game script dependent did not turn out to be an effective way to develop a young QB. Particularly if we draft a QB at # 2, no way you let Bienemy ruin the poor kid. I got nothing against EB. I love his hard nosed, optimistic and winning attitude. And I wanted to give him a chance last year. But I am totally spooked based on what he did last year.
That may be the kindest way to judge this coaching search? Think about it: hire a good GM to stock the fridge with good draft picks, but pick a questionable coach to ensure tanking and another high pick next year. I don't think that's what is being planned. But it may be what happens...I think we should definitely NOT draft a QB, bring back Sam and give EB this last year on his contract to show us something. If we fail, then next year hopefully some of the better coaching candidates will be options for us.
That would be an improvement over Ron
Josh Harris's MO is to tear a team down to the studs and rebuild from scratch. Did it with the Devils, did it with the Sixers.
It also feels unfair to the teams in contention to have their coordinators distracted by interviews.
Shows you the brilliance of Andy Reid to hire two talented coordinators who sucked as HCs so no one wants to interview them
I'd love to see Steve Wilks here as DC but can't think of any reason in the world he'd want the job. Wilks should still be the HC of the Panthers as far as I'm concerned, because as an interim HC there last they were 6-6 under Wilks when they had the worst roster in the league.
They said yes.
Always good for coaches to bring in a bunch of talented people and also to have a succession plan. Don't know a ton about Kubiak or Griese but I'm not opposed to either. Isn't Griese currently a QB coach? Hard to imagine he'd take a lateral move away from a SB-level team.
