Do we know for sure?

[PantherFanForLife]

That these coaching candidates being thrown around are all being interviewed strictly for the HC position or is that more of an accepted assumption?

I mean, I know you typically want your HC in place before hiring any assistants, but depending on how much power Hurney has, isn't it possible some of these interviews may be taking place to look at some assistant positions, as well as making sure we comply with the Rooney rule?

So far I'm just not really that excited if this really is the majority of our candidate pool for our next HC. I really expected some better competition in there.

I mean, Fewell, Manusky, Rivera, Ryan....no disrespect to them, but is this really what we have to pick from? I really hope this is all just smoke and mirrors and the real candidates will surface over the next couple of weeks.

[The Saltman]

none of us know a damn thing

[TarPanther9180]

I would think they would want the head coach to be on the interviews for the assistant coaches

[Mr. Scot]

I think they're all serious interviews.

[The_Cannon]

I really don't think we would hire an coordinator without hiring the coach first. Its too much potential for error if we get a coordinator who doesn't match our ideal coaching candidates scheme. It's putting the cart before the horse.

[PantherFanForLife]

I really hope this is not the case. I would expect we at least attempt to talk to a guy like Gruden. At least tease me a little JR!

[PantherFanForLife]

I really don't think we would hire an coordinator without hiring the coach first. Its too much potential for error if we get a coordinator who doesn't match our ideal coaching candidates scheme. It's putting the cart before the horse.

I'm not saying we hire them, but couldn't we be screening them ahead of time? I mean just with Fewell and Rivera being among the first 2, and knowing how JR likes to stick to the rules, I can see this being a smoke and mirror attempt in order to make it look like we're complying.

One can hope anyway.

[Happy Panther]

I mean, Fewell, Manusky, Rivera, Ryan....no disrespect to them, but is this really what we have to pick from? I really hope this is all just smoke and mirrors and the real candidates will surface over the next couple of weeks.

JR pretty much said this is the type of coach we will hire, so I bet one of these guys will get the job.

I doubt any of them would come on as an assistant as it would be a lateral move at best

[Happy Panther]

Again, the last time that we did this we went the assistant coach route and I think that it worked well (with John Fox)

In other words John Fox was the right coach we just need to try again. Reload!

[CRA]

I mean, Fewell, Manusky, Rivera, Ryan....no disrespect to them, but is this really what we have to pick from? I really hope this is all just smoke and mirrors and the real candidates will surface over the next couple of weeks.

There is no smoke and mirrors. It is what it is.

Jerry believes you hire a defensive coach....and he believes that it has now been proven you do better w/ coordinators than recycled former HCs .

[Boltergeist]

JR pretty much said this is the type of coach we will hire, so I bet one of these guys will get the job.

I doubt any of them would come on as an assistant as it would be a lateral move at best

Ryan or Manusky could, barring them being retained by the new staffs in CLE and SF. But with Fewell and Rivera, since they're under contract - SD and NYG likely would've refused you guys asking to interview about a coordinator position.

[KSpan]

I really don't think we would hire an coordinator without hiring the coach first. Its too much potential for error if we get a coordinator who doesn't match our ideal coaching candidates scheme. It's putting the cart before the horse.

But it worked so well for Dallas.

[PantherFanForLife]

Again guys, I'm not talking about hiring. The hiring will most likely go in the expected order, but that doesn't necessarily mean the interviews have to? Right? RIGHT?

*SOBS* (I wanted us to at least interview Gruden)

I'm sorry.....I just can't get excited AT ALL about these guys in a serious way. I always believed the next guy would just kind of "fit". Like we could all go...."YEAH! That's our guy!"

So far it seems like everyone is just kind of talking themselves into finding something they like about them. What a freaking mess.

[Millions]

exactly what I was thinking would be interesting if a Fewell is hired as HC and Rob Ryan as DC or vise versa all the b1tching up here and we don't know a thing yet.