Let's say it's Dan Quinn...

[Mr. Scot]

...and there's a reasonable possibility that it could be given that he's a hot head coaching candidate, fits the "experienced head coach" profile that David Tepper is believed to want and has connections to both Scott Fitterer and Dan Morgan from their days in Seattle.

If he does get the job, the first question people are likely to ask will be who he's going to choose for his offensive coordinator.

With that in mind, I took a look at some of his current and former colleagues on the offensive side of the ball who might be available. Mind you, some of what might have been his best options aren't available because they've got coordinator or head coaching jobs already (particularly those associated with Kyle Shanahan).

Here are some he conceivably could get. There are some decent options, but I wouldn't necessarily find some of these choices all that exciting.

Cowboys OL Coach Joe Philbin
- plenty of OC experience and has been a head coach, but after his failure in Miami his career looks to be headed in the wrong direction

Cowboys Coaching Analyst Brian Schottenheimer
- again, plenty of OC experience but has had kind of an up and down career (currently down)

Cowboys QB Coach Doug Nussmeier
- played in the NFL, OC experience, but mostly at the college level, might be a better QB coach but that would be a lateral move

Dolphins QB Coach Darrell Bevell
- the OC for the Seahawks Super Bowl losing season, but based on more recent tevelations, not necessarily to blame for how the game ended, currently working under Mike McDaniel in Miami

Seahawks Associate Head Coach Carl Smith
- up there in age (74) and has more experience as a position coach than as a coordinator

Browns OL Coach Bill Callahan
- his son is the more popular family member these days, dad Bill is more experienced but somewhat less successful

Rams Senior Offensive Assistant Greg Olson
- member of the Gruden tree, well travelled but not always the most popular guy, his offenses tend to be more good than great

University of Missouri Offensive Analyst Scott Linehan
- interviewed here for the QB coach job that ultimately went to Sean Ryan, known to be a good offensive mind but also a bit of a prickly personality

Former Titans Head Coach Mike Mularkey
- another former head coach (three times) but has been out of the league for a few years after announcing his retirement in 2019

Former Seahawks OL Coach Tom Cable
- also out of the league currently (since 2018), was fired from his Seahawks gig, probably a better OL coach than OC but there are better options for that position too

Former Bengals / Bears OC Bill Lazor
- was getting head coach buzz for a while when he was with the Bengals but ended up fired instead, went to the Bears under Matt Nagy and well, you probably know how that turned out

Former Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett
- a long shot, there's talk he wants to coach again but he definitely wouldn't be the first guy I'd call

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So...yeah

You're looking at a pretty WCO heavy group there, so I'd expect that to be the base offensive system.

Out of that group, your best choices might be Bevell and Olson. I could see Callahan if there was some way to also get his son, but that's extremely unlikely.

Ultimately, the best bet for a good OC might come from a team who fires their head coach this season. Frank Reich might be an option. Hell, Quinn's current boss Mike McCarthy could too. It's even conceivable that someone like Ben Johnson might come available if the Lions fire Dan Campbell and Johnson doesn't get a head coaching job somewhere else.

Of course, none of those guys have any prior history with Quinn.

What might be the most ideal and desired option would be someone from the Kyle Shanahan tree, but that tree has been picked pretty clean and the fruit that remains on it probably isn't ripe yet.

I suppose he could call Papa Mike Shanahan. He's 70 and retired, but he (or Kyle, for that matter) could potentially put him in touch with someone else they may know.

Bottom Line though, this would be a pretty important hire, and the prospects don't exactly take your breath away.

But hey, you never know...

[Ocpanthertew714]

Need I remind you?

Great post very informative, but no thank you.

[PanthersGOATFan336]

[PanthersGOATFan336]

Let's say it's not

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, Ocpanthertew714 said:

Need I remind you?

Great post very informative, but no thank you.

Yeah, can't say I'm a fan of this idea.

Have to acknowledge it's a real possibility though.

(lots of already connected dots)

Edited October 12, 2022 by Mr. Scot

[weyco2000]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, can't say I'm a fan of this idea.

Have to acknowledge it's a real possibility though.

(lots of already connected dots)

Obviously Tepper wants to win this year, which is why he fired Rhule with 12 games left. Let’s see what Wilkes does in the next few weeks before talking future coaches. 

[Mr. Scot]

I'd add that Quinn is only one of the guys who has direct connections to the current edition of the Panthers that I know of (one of the others, oddly enough, is Sean Payton)

The rest:

- Ken Dorsey (Dan Morgan)
- Ben Johnson (Joe Dailey, Luke Kuechly)
- Shane Steichen (Steve Wilks)

If Steichen got the job, he might want to keep Wilks on as his DC.

Likewise, Johnson might ask Luke Kuechly if he wants a role on his staff.

Edited October 12, 2022 by Mr. Scot

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

Obviously Tepper wants to win this year, which is why he fired Rhule with 12 games left. Let’s see what Wilkes does in the next few weeks before talking future coaches. 

I'd love to see Wilks succeed, but the deck is rather heavily stacked against him.

[weyco2000]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd love to see Wilks succeed, but the deck is rather heavily stacked against him.

The Panthers defense and ST has been competitive to this point. It seems like all the dysfunction is offensive (pun intended). The talent is there, it’s a matter of execution.

[Bama Panther]

So now we are speculating on who the speculative head coach may be thinking about hiring based upon speculative connections and speculative desires of the speculative head coach?

[Smithers]

I have family in Seattle who are die hard Seahawks fans.  They absolutely hated Bevel 

[Reebis21]

This is why we MUST hire an offensive minded HC

[Waldo]

We need people with better connections. All of that is a dead ends and endless failure. 

[Varking]

Big no to Lazor for offensive coordinator.