Jones: Tepper now looking for "a young offensive mind"

[Evil Hurney]

11 hours ago, trueblade said:

As does the Jets OC Mike LaFluer, but he doesn't seem to be generating much buzz right now.

Probably a year early. But it doesn't hurt to have a brother pumping out 13 win seasons. 

He's near the top of my list.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Evil Hurney

[Jon Snow]

You guys are no better than Marty and Dave when it comes to judging HC material.  I doubt any of you would know a good HC if he were standing right in front of you.

[OldNorthPowell]

Sean.........Payton

[Mr. Scot]

18 minutes ago, Pakmeng said:

The guy everyone laughed at 2 years ago is coaching one of the best teams in the nfl in Philadelphia.

 

Mister was the leader of that crusade 

What "crusade" was there against Sirianni?

He had some kinda goofy moments early on (so did Campbell) but he's doing well now.

[JARROD]

13 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Jerry Richardson just looking for someone young…

How many playoff games have we won with Tepper as owner again?

[JARROD]

1 hour ago, Pakmeng said:

The guy everyone laughed at 2 years ago is coaching one of the best teams in the nfl in Philadelphia.

 

Mister was the leader of that crusade 

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

I won't get my hopes up until I hear "Tepper is consulting several knowledgable people in his coaching search"

[Peon Awesome]

We should probably review the data on offensive-minded coaches since McVay was hired and kicked off this obsession.

2018

1. Pat Shurmur

2. Frank Reich

3. Matt Nagy

2019

1. Kliff Kingsbury

2. Freddie Kitchens

3. Matt LaFleur

4. Adam Gase

5. Zac Taylor

2020

Kevin Stefanski

2021

1. Nick Sirianni

2. Arthur Smith

2022

1. Brian Daboll

2. Kevin O'Connell

3. Mike McDaniel

4. Nathaniel Hackett

5. Josh McDaniels

I didn't include coaches with an offensive background that had solidified themselves as head coaches more recently since that doesn't seem to be exactly the theme (e.g. Jon Gruden, Bruce Arians, Doug Pedersen) although you could argue for that. Or Dan Campbell since he was a tight ends coach which is a bit different than the above.

What are the trends? 

1. Be wary of coaches who may have ridden the coattails of elite QBs (Hackett, Gase, +/- McDaniels) unless they were clearly involved in the growth of said QB (Daboll)

Possible 2023 examples: Leftwich, Dorsey, Bienemy

2. Be wary of coaches who served under a historically good head coach that has their fingerprints on the whole team (McDaniels, Nagy)

3. Probably doesn't need to be said after the traumatic experience of Rhule, but just to really emphasize it, be wary of college coaches (Kingsbury, Rhule, Urban Meyer).

Other than that, it's a mixed bag. Even coaches like Zac Taylor have looked pretty bad outside of his super bowl run; he's probably a Rivera level guy who isn't very good but can do enough not to completely impede elite play from his qb. Daboll looks the best on this list but it's so early only 6 games in. And he molded Josh Allen from a possible bust to the MVP frontrunner and possible hall of famer. How many candidates with that resume are you going to get?

With that in mind, Steichen seems like the clear cut top choice. He oversaw the development of Herbert and Hurts.

Then perhaps Kellen Moore depending on how the Cowboys play out the year, although they are really riding on the strength of their defense. Maybe Ben Johnson if the Lions keep up pace and the Pats game isn't the start of their descent back to Earth although that's a quick ascent from coordinator to coach. Guess it's good that we have the earliest jump start on the hiring

 

Edited October 18, 2022 by Peon Awesome

[CPantherKing]

Mark Brunell is the reason Ben Johnson has looked good. The team that gets Ben Johnson will be disappointed.

[Jon Snow]

7 hours ago, Pakmeng said:

Only you do....we know

Nope, never claimed to.

[thefuzz]

Can't help but think we are going to try Harbaugh again.

[Snake]

1 hour ago, thefuzz said:

Can't help but think we are going to try Harbaugh again.

I doubt he will take on this mess. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, thefuzz said:

Can't help but think we are going to try Harbaugh again.

Guys like Harbaugh and Payton are gonna want a higher level of control than it sounds like Tepper is willing to offer this time.

I get the feeling the days of full control head coaches in Carolina are over.

[Mr. Scot]

Has been coaching in the NFL since 2008.

Didn't work directly with Fitterer or Morgan but they would certainly have common acquaintances among the Seahawks staff.