Mr. Scot

I don't want another full control coach. Don't care who they are...

Profile of Shane Steichen, who speaks highly of our old friend Norv Turner... From the article... Turner, who was a head coach for three NFL teams and an offensive coordinator for seven, is Steichen’s biggest influencer as a play caller. He helped Steichen break into the NFL in 2011. Steichen has since ascended the coaching ranks and spent seven years on the Chargers’ offensive staff before Eagles coach Nick Sirianni handed him the play-calling duties in the middle of the 2021 season. “I thought Norv just had an unbelievable feel for the game, calling the game, when to call shots,” Steichen said. “He always said, ‘Shoot, the best games I’ve ever called is when I really am not looking down at the call sheet.’” If he were the hire, he might call on Scott or Cam Turner to be part of his staff, or look to other Turner connections.

Rooney Rule obligations have now been completed. Thus, the Panthers can now make a hire if they so choose. That doesn't necessarily mean they'll do anything immediately. They could still take their time. FYI: Looks like the Broncos have too.

The only way he could bring Ireland along would be as replacement GM. Anything else would be a lateral move.

From USA Today's Saints writer John Sigler, regarding the Cardinals hire of Monti Ossenfort as GM... And the Cardinals never so much as met with Payton’s presumed preferences for the job — Saints personnel executives like Jeff Ireland and Khai Harley, and their former scouting director Ryan Pace. New Orleans won’t allow Payton to bring Ireland or Harley with him as lateral moves, so it seems they won’t have an inroad to Arizona with Ossenfort taking over. (Link) Similar speculation from other sources suggested that the Cardinals hiring a "non-Payton approved" GM might lessen their chances of getting Payton. Jeff Ireland would certainly make sense as someone who could come along with Payton to do the legwork under a Payton "full control" umbrella. Ireland interviewed for the Panthers GM job last time around but didn't make it past the first round.

It's expected Payton wants to bring someone like Jeff Ireland along with him, and possibly some other members of the Saints front office. Saints Wire It makes sense. He'd have final say and people he knows doing the legwork.

Greg Olsen makes his case...

Ken Dorsey interview now scheduled

Said he'd coach the Texans too... I think he likes everybody right now.

The same David Tepper who was "ready to move heaven and Earth" to get Deshaun Watson? (sometimes I'm not sure how seriously to take these narratives)

So is diabetes. (spoken from experience)

General belief is that he'll rejoin McDaniels in Las Vegas next season.

That's actually a more appropriate metaphor for what you're advocating.

Yeah, that's not what that means. She's basically saying he would come in and get what he could out of it, future be damned. And the notion that he could leave us in a worse place than we were when he got here isn't exactly farfetched.

There's evidence to that effect...

Like a McDaniels style offense...

I'm just imagining his conversations with the players... "Hey guys. You know that coach you campaigned and fought for? Yeah, screw him. What I did instead was go out and get a guy that headhunted one of your old friends. Oh, and I gave him roster control over all you guys too. Pretty cool, huh?" "Oh, and by the way, turf forever!"

It's not my theory. It's well known that Payton wants full control. That may also include having a GM of his choice.

You think Fitterer wants a guy who'll take full control just like Rhule did? Joe Person mentioned that a Payton hire could see both Fitterer and Dan Morgan sent packing. You up for that?

Matt Rhule was a media creation.

The thing about that last game is it gives you a pretty good preview of what Brady is going to look like at the end of a long season against a playoff quality team. Same as with Payton, fans are all about getting a guy for what he used to be and thinking he'll be that again.

Pretty much

Jimmy Johnson was a proven commodity when he went to the Dolphins too. Likewise,, Gruden to the Raiders, Parcells to the Cowboys, etc.