Mr. Scot

Meanwhile in Atlanta...

I'm about 50/50. He reportedly wants the Chargers job, and the LA ownership likely wouldn't be blamed for doing Staley after last night. But people have also correctly pointed out that the Spanos family is cheap, and Payton won't be.

I have a hard time believing that'll become the norm. Watson's not exactly helping the cause.

Meanwhile...

Russ agrees... (Deshaun does too)

Probably, but I'd be even more interested in the adjustments.

Technically Payton has to go somewhere himself first. What's funny to me about this idea is that Fangio's defensive concepts are used all over the league, but the young coordinator who found an exploitable flaw in them and rode it to success was...Ben Johnson

...a position he's held before.

The Pope is always perfectly healthy until he's dead. Likewise, coaches always 100% believe in a guy right up till they cut or trade him.

None of us here knows what's "really going on" inside the 49ers. What we know from the outside is that they're winning (big) with Brock Purdy and Lance is an afterthought right now.

Rhule was a media creation and Tepper was getting advice from people with no or lousy football backgrounds. Definitely not the same situation...

If it turned out that "what I really wanted" wasn't very good, yeah I'd move on from it. It'd be foolish not to.

Yeah, if their paths have crossed before, I missed it. I'll keep digging though

All correct. I'd long expected Morgan would be an advocate for Ken Dorsey in this hiring cycle. If Person is right though, Tepper might have his eyes set on Ben Johnson.

How do you feel about Joe Person?

Full context of Person's answer about Ben Johnson (quoted in the other thread)... The buzz in league circles is that Tepper is enamored with Johnson, whose innovative schemes helped the Lions finish fifth in the NFL in scoring offense and total offense in his first season as offensive coordinator. Johnson’s a sharp guy — with degrees from UNC in math and computer science — so you’d have to think he’s going to nail his interview this week. The 36-year-old Johnson, who was the Lions’ tight ends coach in 2021, is an in-demand candidate. The Asheville, N.C., native has interviewed with the Texans and Colts, but Tepper proved three years ago with Matt Rhule he’s not going to be outbid. I think Wilks has to be in the top 3 after taking over a bad situation and nearly guiding the Panthers to the playoffs. The Panthers were competitive in every game but one under Wilks, whose support from players can’t be ignored. The wild card could be a candidate whose team gets hot and makes a deep playoff run, someone like the Eagles’ Steichen or Buffalo offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. But that would require Tepper to be patient, and he might not care to wait if he’s blown away by Johnson. In fact, the search could be wrapped up this week if Johnson is the choice. The Panthers have requested permission to speak with Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who is expected to take the interview. Evero would become the second external minority candidate to interview, which would satisfy the Rooney Rule requirements.

FYI... In the article, Person reports the "buzz" In league circles is that Tepper is "enamored" with Johnson.

Would be a lateral move for Bieniemy

Kinda doubt Wilks would want to move on from Al Holcomb.

If you're looking for links to Manuel though, I think this is the guy you should probably be focused on. They were teammates for a year in Carolina. Manuel also played a few years in Seattle while Morgan was in the Seahawks front office. (which, incidentally, would also link him to Scott Fitterer)

We haven't even talked to Dorsey yet

That's a possibility too. Again, morons...

I don't think they'll move on this year but that's the hypothetical scenario this thread is based on. I do think they'll ultimately move on without much of anything much to show for him. It just might not be this year.

As to today's games... He may have moved on, but the legacy and influence of Matt Rhule are still being felt around the league