Let's say the choice is....

[Zod]

Let's say you can keep Wilks or give another first time NFL head coach a shot.

 

Who you choosing?

[hepcat]

Frank Reich and if not him, Frank Reich can be OC under Wilks. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Zod said:

Let's say you can keep Wilks or give another first time NFL head coach a shot.

 

Who you choosing?

Who is the coach?

[hepcat]

Second choice is Shane Steichen. I was more into him when it looked like the Panthers would draft high and get CJ Stroud.

[ForJimmy]

It depends on how Wilks finishes the season and who the first time HC is. 

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, Zod said:

Let's say you can keep Wilks or give another first time NFL head coach a shot.

 

Who you choosing?

jesus man you need clicks this bad?

[musicman]

Wilks all the way. Who ever he brings in at OC, I am fine with. A decent draft with a couple of good FA signings and this team could ball. Next year: QB is Darnold, a 1st rd pick (develop) and Corral (lets see). He's got the team playing hard, the fans behind them, why disrupt that and roll the dice. Wilks is a class guy, even great with the media (doesn't say stupid things) and has them playing at a high level.

Edited December 14, 2022 by musicman

[Jesse]

Being a head coach in the NFL is not about X’s and O’s. It’s about managing and having a real relationship with players, appeasing to the front office, hiring quality coaches and making the right game time decisions. The reason you see people like Shanahan and McVay have a lot of success isn’t the playbook, but their leadership qualities. They hemorrhage coaches year in and year out because quality coaches who want to learn from the best coach under their leadership. 
 

Everyone runs essentially the same playbook, it’s just a matter of how it’s taught and conceptualized. So I don’t need to hear anyone talk about whoever because of their style of offense or playcalling abilities. Look at Sirianni in Philly - he gave up coordinating duties and the offense has exploded. 
 

Let’s say we get some great offensive mind but has a limpdick personality (Adam Gase in NY, Joe Philbin in Miami, MATT RHULE) and what do you have? There’s not a play book or scheme in the world that outclasses the culture and personality of a team. 
 

With that said, it’s  become more apparent each day that Wilks deserves this job. 

[Waldo]

Stiechen and it's not close. We all know where Wilks would take us and it's not winning a SB. We could do worse but that shouldn't keep us from trying to do better. Wilks coaching conections is a dead end.

[Mr. Scot]

39 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Who is the coach?

Same.

Can't really compare a generic coach, and we haven't seen how anybody finishes the season yet.

[CRA]

17 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Being a head coach in the NFL is not about X’s and O’s. It’s about managing and having a real relationship with players, appeasing to the front office, hiring quality coaches and making the right game time decisions. The reason you see people like Shanahan and McVay have a lot of success isn’t the playbook, but their leadership qualities. They hemorrhage coaches year in and year out because quality coaches who want to learn from the best coach under their leadership. 
 

 

Shanahan, McVay and even the Mike McDaniels types are great because of their playcalling, scheme, play design.  They all are X and O offensive minds.  They are successful because they put players in position to have success and maximize their talent.  They are the polar opposite of the Ron Rivera mold.  And the difference in those coaches isn’t about being able to lead a group of men.  Ron can get guys bought in and motivated.   He just can’t maximize their talent. 
 

 

[Tbe]

5 minutes ago, CRA said:

Shanahan, McVay and even the Mike McDaniels types are great because of their playcalling, scheme, play design.  They all are X and O offensive minds.  They are successful because they put players in position to have success and maximize their talent.  They are the polar opposite of the Ron Rivera mold.  And the difference in those coaches isn’t about being able to lead a group of men.  Ron can get guys bought in and motivated.   He just can’t maximize their talent. 
 

 

Yeah, McVay was literally dissecting defenses for his QBs and telling them where to go with the ball pre-snap. He was doing everything but throwing the ball.

A well know saying goes like this. College is about Jimmy and Joe’s. Pro is about X’s and O’s.

Sean Payton recently talked about how much time he spent watching film and working on game plans every week.

 

[SmokinwithWilly]

We need an offensive mind. This franchise has had a DC leading the way aside from Rhule who was just BS and we've never had back to back winning seasons. Something has to change and it needs to start by putting someone in charge whose primary focus is offense in an offense driven league. 

[parker]

Wilkes is making a strong case, but there are still 4 games left to play. All I ask is that we beat the teams we should beat and are competitive against the better teams.  If he goes 4-0 over the next four games, making him 8-4 on the season, I think he deserves a contract extension and an offseason.  If he goes 2-2 then it's up for grabs.  Their is no doubt the play is night and day difference post Rhule.