kungfoodude

The truth is we the public don't know the full dynamics. I am still willing to give him an offseason with the full control that he has now. If it looks pretty similar to some of the previous offseasons....I am probably off his bandwagon forever.

I sincerely hope that isn't us. That much I know. If it is....that is a very bad sign.

I am guessing the following aren't FA available: Brady, Rodgers, Jones, Jackson, Tannehill Carr and Garoppolo will definitely be available. Lance is a maybe. Houston goes rookie. Colts are very hard to say without a coach. I tend to think rookie. Raiders will try Brady and see if that happens. I think they opt for a veteran. Falcons strike me as a rookie or veteran FA.

I am not sure there is anything clear about our direction at the moment.

Well he is the #3 vote getter in this poll currently.

Yeah if we want him and he wants to be here, it will be done before he is out of the playoffs. Like you said, it doesn't have to be official.

I don't think it will ever work by forcing coaches on a new HC. If you don't like any of their plans on filling out a staff, then that is clearly not your guy.

7 seasons above .500 in 28 years of existence.

If we can't get Steichen....I mean....I really wouldn't be opposed to McCarthy. Sad how that turned around post-Rhule.

We had some guys pop when Rhule got canned and they got more burn but I don't think we had any real "revelation" type guys that just came in and clearly proved they should have been getting a bunch of PT. We will see what happens with the next staff. Like I said, I don't think there is anyone on this roster outside Moore that any quality starter in the league is going to look at and say to themselves, "Man, I really want to go play with this guy."

I think it may not happen the way we think. I think it may be that the teams involved just move on with their searches while Payton and his agent keep chumming the water with all this BS to try and drive up interest that may not be there. But, it might also work. Rhule snagged Tepper on some similar BS and the Giants balked at Rhule when he tried to get more.

I suspect that it doesn't actually "settle" itself until Arizona, Denver and Carolina all announce their head coaches. Then I think all the media speculation about Payton will be over. It's too juicy of a story for them not to keep egging it on.

There have been a bunch of leaks but none of them seemed particularly easy to verify. The closest we got was probably the Ben Johnson one.

The scenario where we are "pushing" coaches onto any head coach, means it's time for a new head coach, IMO. Let the football guys do football stuff. If you don't agree with it, let them know you don't agree with it. If it proves to be a mistake on the field, show them the door.

Surprised to see Kafka that far down the list.

I actually like Caldwell a lot but he is 69 years old and has had some health issues so I don't think he is in serious consideration. Honestly, I would put him on my list(Steichen, Kafka, Reich) in the place of Reich if he were 10 years younger. But I would also have Payton if his interest was legitimate, which I do not believe it is.

David Newton is maybe the least respectable person to get speculation from. I trust speculation from 70% of the Huddle over him.

This is YOUR list. IE, what are your favorite candidates.

McCarthy also had far better QB's playing for him. He also was often criticized as the Packers coach for not meeting expectations(fairly or unfairly). Not sure I would necessarily pin the Dallas issue on a specific person.

I would put a healthy some on him heading back to TV.

For the record, I did not include Payton in my personal list because I am becoming convinced he isn't that serious about taking a job this offseason.

Curious to see how this matches the Panthers. This is multiple choice, obviously.

I am not sure consecutive 12-5 seasons meet the threshold of "poorly coached." The 2021 playoffs loss was a disappointment as a higher seed at home but they were supposed to lose the game that they just lost. So, while those crunch time play calls were both unfortunate I do think both McCarthy and Moore are getting way too much shade thrown at them. Consider that had Dak Prescott not heaved two insanely bad INT's this very well could have been a comfortable Cowboys victory.

You are aware that this narrative you are pushing is going to look very silly if the Eagles win this weekend, right?

We have some talent on the roster but it is not a stacked roster like some seem to believe. Good defense, good OL, couple of weapons on offense and that that's about the gist of it. Nothing elite about any single aspect(maybe the kicking/punting). It's a decent spot for a coach to have a quick turnaround if there is a plan at QB.