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Wilks to the Giants may be back in play

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Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet 2h2 hours ago

Worth noting: #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took time away from preparing for the #Jaguars this week to call the #Giaints and make a case for #Panthers DC Steve Wilks. Would be the first minority coach in franchise history.

Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet 2h2 hours ago

As #Vikings OC Pat Shurmur's team takes the field today, he remains a strong candidate for the #Giants job. If his team loses, NYG could move quickly. His staff is ready. #Panthers DC Steve Wilks remains a strong candidate, as well.

Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet 2h2 hours ago

#Patriots DC Matt Patricia has long been the favorite for the #Lions, despite overtures from the #Giants. @AdamSchefter reported he's likely their coach, and that has been my understanding all along, as well. Patriots likely lose Patricia and McDaniels.

Ian Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet 2h2 hours ago

#Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has indicated to potential assistants to wait for him. The belief is he takes the #Colts job, as he's the clear favorite, sources say. Indy's other finalist is Mike Vrabel.

 
The Giants current finalists are Patricia (who's expected to join the Lions) McDaniels (who likely ends up with the Colts) and Shurmur (who's also in play for the Cardinals).  It has been mentioned that the Giants may also be interested in Jim Schwartz, but nothing's been said for certain other than that there's a "dark horse" fourth candidate who could be Schwartz, but could also be Wilks.
 

There's also this from Voth (replying to Ben Volin)

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Romo says he expects both Patriots coordinators to be gone after this playoff run. My crystal ball says McDaniels to Indy, Patricia to the Giants

Bill Voth‏ @PanthersBill 12h12 hours ago
 
Or McDaniels is still gonna hold out for a “perfect” roster and Mara/Gettleman aren’t hiring a guy like Patricia.
 
Person weighs in on this too.
 
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Joe Person‏Verified account @josephperson 13h13 hours ago

Which could send Shurmur to ARZ.

 

Complicated, I know...

The most interesting part to me though is Tomlin weighing in.  I'll be interested to see if that has an effect.

Of course, even if Wilks misses out on the Giants, there's still the Cardinals and potentially the Titans if they dump Mularkey after the egg he laid last night (he was already on thin ice anyway).

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1 minute ago, AceBoogie said:

Sadly Wilks is just the Rooney candidate of the year. I’d expect multiple seasons of him getting the run around before he’s hired. 

Maybe for some teams, but reports were that Gettleman was pushing for him with the Giants.  And for the record, the Giants also interviewed another minority candidate (Eric Studesville).

The Cardinals were said to have real interest too.

 

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4 minutes ago, OBXPantha said:

Are you saying Wilks is clearly a better HC candidate than Patricia or McDaniels

Well we’ve seen McDaniels hang his job on The Golden Calf of Bristol. We’ve also have seen what happens to Patriot coordinators when they leave Bill. 

 

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11 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Maybe for some teams, but reports were that Gettleman was pushing for him with the Giants.  And for the record, the Giants also interviewed another minority candidate (Eric Studesville).

The Cardinals were said to have real interest too.

 

Scot do you have any sources actually linking DG to Wilks, and not Giants ownership? It's a logical connecting of the dots on the surface but I don't really think it's like you think it is where Wilks is DG's preferred candidate. 

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2 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

Well we’ve seen McDaniels hang his job on The Golden Calf of Bristol. We’ve also have seen what happens to Patriot coordinators when they leave Bill. 

Yep. For as great a coach as Belichick may be, his coaching tree is worse than Charlie Brown's Christmas sapling.

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4 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

What does Tomlin have to do with Wilks on the professional level ?

They're both minorities? That's the closest connection I see between the two... Their teams may have played each other a few times but doubt they had much interaction as HC vs. lower level assistant coach.

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Scot do you have any sources actually linking DG to Wilks, and not Giants ownership? It's a logical connecting of the dots on the surface but I don't really think it's like you think it is where Wilks is DG's preferred candidate. 

Giants beat writer Gary Myers was the one reporting that Gettleman lobbied for Wilks while Mara and Tisch wanted one of the Patriot guys.

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FWIW, Wilks is one of those weird cases where he’d be incredible as a head coach but bad as a defensive coordinator.

He has the leadership, respect, and mindset you want in a HC, but lacks the talent to effectively manage playcalling and scheming as a coordinator. 

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13 minutes ago, OBXPantha said:

Are you saying Wilks is clearly a better HC candidate than Patricia or McDaniels

Well Belicheck disciples don’t have a good track record when they leave. 

Sometimes it’s hard to know just how much better a patriarch makes the underlings look or vice versus.

wilks defense I thought looked good for the garbage secondary he had to work with and an offense that put them in bad field position a lot.

i think Gettlemen is waiting for Patricia, but don’t be surprised if it’s Wilks

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FWIW, Wilks is one of those weird cases where he’d be incredible as a head coach but bad as a defensive coordinator.

He has the leadership, respect, and mindset you want in a HC, but lacks the talent to effectively manage playcalling and scheming as a coordinator. 

sounds like rivera 2.0

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