Mr. Scot

Let's hope the next guy shows up.

Mike Kaye comments...

I'd say his best option is to go back to being a position coach and work his way back up. From what I've been reading though, sounds like he'll be heading back to Green Bay in some capacity.

Practice squad...

Forgetting the lessons of history and all that...

Yep, largely because of how I thought he'd handle things, especially staffing. But instead he went in the opposite direction of pretty much everything I expected him to do. With the connections he had between himself and his dad, he could've built a world class staff, but he chose to go with a load of inexperienced or underexperienced options. Then to top it all off, rather than drafting a young signal caller he and Paton blew a huge wad on Wilson. In essence, Hackett wound up being the head coaching version of David Tepper. It's a reminder that coaching hires, just like quarterback draft picks, are unpredictable.

Verge chimes in...

Mood in Denver...

Not a problem anymore...

Disagree, especially given he's been working with Darnold and Walker.

Just please tell me he doesn't have a family member negotiating his contract

i.e. smart coaching

He's not useless. Hell, he's actually done a decent job, and clearly has some level of chemistry with Wilks. Just don't think he's good enough an OC to take the next step.

Check...

His days of being a corner are done. I'm honestly not sure they lasted as long as that monster contract did.

He did.

But will they be able to attract a good coach with the team inextricably tied to Wilson?

There's an argument to be made that their success had more to do with extremely well coached receivers than it did Wilson himself. It's like the flipside of when people tried to complain that Michael Vick's receivers were the problem in Atlanta.

No to Kingsbury or Hackett as an OC. Maybe to McAdoo, but as a quarterback coach.

A perverse part of me would like to have seen that.

Summary Odds of being fired: High - Nathaniel Hackett, Denver Broncos Odds of being fired: Moderate/High - Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona Cardinals Odds of being fired: Moderate - Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns - Lovie Smith, Houston Texans Odds of being fired: Low - Dennis Allen, New Orleans Saints - Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Matt Eberflus, Chicago Bears Odds of being retained: Moderate - Steve Wilks, Carolina Panthers Odds of being retained: Very Low - Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis Colts Writeups of interest Steve Wilks Overview: At the very least, Wilks deserves a whole round of interviews in the coming cycle. And the Panthers might ultimately decide he’s their best option. What Wilks has done since taking over for an out-of-his-depth Rhule is remarkable. The Panthers enter Week 17 having won three out of four. They’re two wins away from the NFC South title. And they’re doing it with Sam Darnold. Kliff Kingsbury Overview: The season is spiraling, the quarterback is hurt, and the general manager is gone. It is a tidal wave in the desert. And Kingsbury has done nothing to prove over the last four seasons that things will get appreciably better next year. There are reasons to consider the remote possibility that Kingsbury survives, however. The owner is cheap. And the Cardinals’ situation might be the least appealing of all the openings this cycle. Nathaniel Hackett Overview: No need to beat a dead horse with this one. This is ground covered time and time again. But if you needed one last reminder that things are beyond saving for Hackett in Denver, the Broncos’ Week 16 debacle on national TV should have done the trick. The Broncos got humiliated by a bad Rams team starting Baker Mayfield. And the guy they gave up a ton of draft picks to acquire and a bunch of guaranteed money to secure was awful. Again. Russell Wilson threw three picks on Christmas. He’s bad. But he’s not going anywhere. Hackett will be the one who pays.