On the flip side, EVERY coach was a rookie head coach at some point. Gotta' start somewhere. I'd be stoked with either one of those guys.
I tend to agree and would rather swing for more upside but that's me. JS may not feel comfortable with the risk that comes with that choice.
After yesterday, I feel like John is leaning towards an offensive minded HC who is a great play caller. That way, you don't need to worry about losing too much on offense when your OC gets plucked by another team. The thinking is that a team like the Texans might be screwed if they lose their OC, but a team like the Dolphins not so much.
I disagree. I think John made it pretty clear who he is looking for. I guess its possible those guys choose to go elsewhere and he's forced to plan B it but I will be surprised if he doesn't get an offensive mind in the McVay, Shanahan mold.
I don't think he did. He immediately followed his statements about the pros of going with an OC with pros for going on the defensive side of the ball.
I guess we will see. Just being good at reading people it seems like that was a throw in because he didn't want to give too much away. That's generally what people do, the lead with their overriding thought and then play cover up a little. Even if I'm right, doesn't mean it plays out that way because his guys could go to other opportunities or the interviews bomb but I feel pretty confident that's the way he's leaning as of yesterday. Green Bay did this as well and he was brought up in that system.
Agree. And I didn't take away at all that he's leaning offense. I heard the opposite. And combine that with comments before last season about needing to get guys with swag and attitude... needing to be aggressive and physical - that to me says defense.
If I have to hear Yah mo be there one more time-I’m gonna yah mo burn this place to the ground
Well sort of. He talked the benefits of a special teams coach like John Harbaugh who see the needs on both sides of the ball. He then discussed the pitfalls of hiring a defensive coach that brings in an OC in terms of stability and QB development and talked about what happened with Mike McCarthy and Alex Smith in San Francisco. Lastly he talked briefly about hiring an offensive coach and what happens with the DC role.
This is going to sound rude but I really don't mean it that way but I'm somewhat baffled you think he's not leaning offense when he mentioned OC's if they'r e good being picked off, the development of Quarterbacks etc if he's leaning defense.
But that's exactly what I mean. He wants to structure his staff with the best chance for continuity and losing your OC every year is super hard. I doubt Huston is thrilled to lose their OC with Stroud, who is their franchise in year two. It's just much easier to move on from a DC than it is an OC which is why I thin he will ideally lean that way.
