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Post by turrible666 on Jan 7, 2019 3:39:18 GMT
I wonder if Connor Barth was watching, throwing garbage at his own TV
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Post by TheAvenger3 on Jan 7, 2019 3:44:49 GMT
Barth wasn’t really any better. The Bears need someone who will make important kicks if they want to go far next year, and there are a few veteran kickers out there who could be available this offseason. Besides tonight, Parkey could have won that Miami game, and the Bears somehow avoided a loss when he hit four posts.
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Post by Timberwolf on Jan 9, 2019 16:36:42 GMT
There are still a few NFL head coaching vacancies to be filled, but my thoughts so far. Titans OC Matt LaFleur Hired By Packers - I like this hire. Speaking as a Packer fan, Green Bay needed a young coach with a bright mind and an offensive philosophy. This could be a repeat of what happened with Mike McCarthy when he first was hired by the Packers. He nearly took an aging veteran Brett Favre to a Super Bowl following the 2007 season, then won a Super Bowl with a young Aaron Rodgers following the 2010 season. Over the years, the McCarthy-Rodgers combination led to several seasons with an explosive offense. But McCarthy's unwillingness to change his offense as it had gotten stale and predictable led to his downfall. Now, with the hiring of LaFleur, there is a chance of history repeating itself. LaFleur leads an aging Aaron Rodgers, then develops and grooms his replacement in a few years. I feel good about the Packers' chances of turning around their fortunes. But it is up to GM Gutekunst to get the players that LaFleur needs. Former Cardinals HC Bruce Arians Hired By Tampa Bay - head scratcher here. When I first heard of the Arians hiring, I thought to myself, ok, maybe Arians got hired to groom a young coach not quite ready for the top job just yet. Maybe he would bring on a young position coach with a bright offensive mind from another team to be the OC, then the young coach takes over as HC when Arians retires for good (he's 66!). But that's not the case. He has brought Byron Leftwich with him to be the OC and I doubt Leftwich is HC material. Leftwich did nothing when he was in Arizona. My gut feeling - Tampa Bay will be looking for another head coach in about two years if not sooner. Arizona Cardinals Hire Kliff Kingsbury - This one is a huge swing here. This can go one of two ways. The huge swing can result in a huge miss and Kingsbury follows Chip Kelly back to college ball just as quickly. OR.... Kingsbury finds immense success developing Josh Rosen and bringing the Cardinals back to respectability in what could be a brutal NFC West division. I believe the Jets and Browns are the only teams left still in need of a head coach. Zealot , what say you? |
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Post by El Marsh on Jan 9, 2019 17:46:06 GMT
Not Zealot but I've a response anyway :D
I believe the Bengals, Dolphins, and Jets still have openings
The Browns just hired their interim OC Freddie Kitchens as HC in what might be the smartest coaching move they've made since hiring Marty Schottenheimer 35 years ago. He already knows and helped guide prospective Rookie of the Year Baker Mayfield and he's already been "baptized" into Browns culture. He knows EXACTLY what he's in for, unlike most of their coaches in the last two decades who only thought they did.
The Broncos just hired veteran DC Vic Fangio (recently of the Bears) to be their HC. Fangio has been around the league for a very long time and has run some very good defenses (and a couple of bad ones) but this is his first HC gig. It is a hire based on merit, "safety," and a certain fat-faced f*** of a GM wanting someone he can keep under thumb. There's no doubt that Fangio is a great assistant coach. We'll see if the 30 year wait to be a head man was justified.
I think the Arians hire is unusual less because of his age and more because of his severe health issues. Just seems like a huge red flag. Dude really IS a good football coach but I just don't see how he'll bring any stability to the Bucs' tire fire.
I'm not sure that the guy who took 3 months to figure out "Mariota isn't a great passer so we should give Derrick Henry more touches" is head coach material but what do I know? Some media has portrayed Rodgers as "difficult" in light of the major changes incurred last season (losing Jordy Nelson and then Mike McCarthy) but I don't know if that assessment is fair or accurate. If there is any truth to that then yeah, LeFleur will be in for a rough time.
The Kliff Klingsbury hire is......weird. Unlike other candidates in the wildly popular "young, offense-minded coaches" hiring frenzy of the last couple of seasons, Klingsbury actually has no NFL coaching experience whatsoever but he did play a few seasons in the league as a backup/emergency QB before getting into college coaching. Klingsbury's struggles in his only prior HC gig (Texas Tech) weren't entirely of his own doing but outside of being the architect of a potent downfield passing attack, he didn't actually achieve anything of note. Of all the hires so far, this is by FAR the biggest gamble and frankly, doesn't make a lick of sense to me.
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Post by Senator Phillips on Jan 9, 2019 19:05:54 GMT
Fangio will be missed in Chicago, but he well deserves a shot at HC. Glad he got it, even if I wish he would have remained with the Bears.
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Post by Timberwolf on Jan 9, 2019 19:09:24 GMT
As a Packer fan, I'm happy about Denver hiring Fangio :D
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Post by LankyLefty17 on Jan 9, 2019 19:14:15 GMT
Fangio is great, he should have succeded Harbaugh in SF but didnt for...reasons (the GM was dumb). He is by no means a push over, in fact he’s very stubborn and opinionated, one of the reasons he’s been passed over for HC in the past.
I think he’ll do a good job, but that team has roster issues they’ll need to figure out, and a good OC hire will be needed as well...
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Post by El Marsh on Jan 9, 2019 19:23:22 GMT
^IIRC, they're going with Gary Kubiak as OC so they should be fine there but like you say, they have personnel issues
Obviously, I'm personally hoping that they never figure it out and finish in the gutter forever and ever but objectively, Fangio is a good, safe hire.
I don't know how hands-on Fangio intends to be with the Broncos defense but with Vonn Miller (still the best single defender in the league imo) and Bradley Chubb, he has a great foundation to build around.
I'll believe it when I see it in regards to the dynamic between him and Elway. My intense personal bias aside, I don't think Elway is a good GM.
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Post by Zealot on Jan 9, 2019 20:43:54 GMT
Thumbs up for the Fangio hire for sure. Helps build on Denver's strength which is their defense. Still, I don't think Denver gets too far as long as Elway is at the helm.
LaFleur is solid for the Pack too as he could bring some much needed revamping of thge 90s style offense the Pack have been stuck with for a while.
The Arians hire is obviously great because Arians is a good coach. Bowles as D coordinator is a solid choice as well for Tampa. However, I'm concerned about Bruce's health considering he is 67, just came back from retirement, and had health issues in his last year in Arizona.
As for Arizona, all I can do is laugh. Kingsbury helmed a Texas Tech team in a Big 12 conference that hardly plays defense and the best he could muster is 7-6 with Patrick Mahomes at QB. Not saying that he can't provide some innovation to the league, but I'm not holding my breath considering the track record of college coaches going to the NFL and state the Cardinals are currently in .
Also, Interim O coordinator Freddie Kitchens was promoted to Head Coach of the Browns. I think this is a fantastic move by Cleveland considering how great Baker Mayfield got after Hue Jackson and Todd Haley were axed. Kitchens was the man behind the growth of Baker's play and I feel like the result of that has become quite infectious to the team as a whole. It would be unwise to disregard this team going into the 2019 season. They are going to be scary I believe.
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Post by LankyLefty17 on Jan 9, 2019 21:48:17 GMT
As for Arizona, all I can do is laugh. Kingsbury helmed a Texas Tech team in a Big 12 conference that hardly plays defense and the best he could muster is 7-6 with Patrick Mahomes at QB. Not saying that he can't provide some innovation to the league, but I'm not holding my breath considering the track record of college coaches going to the NFL and state the Cardinals are currently in .
This is where sports gets silly. The Rams get a smart, young, offensive wiz with limited experience to take over a super talented, under performing team and instantly excels. Now suddenly everyone wants to hire young inexperienced offensive coordinators. How many of those worked out this year? Arizona's roster is a mess, and they hire a young, inexperienced coach with no NFL experience and a spotty college resume. How is this guy going to be any better than Byron Leftwich? I guess its better than going with a retread coach that's proven to probably not be very good (Mike McCarthy I"m looking at you), but this just seems like a massive reach.
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Post by Zealot on Jan 9, 2019 23:09:37 GMT
Stupid organizations like the Cardinals make knee-jerk decisions all the time. That's why the Cards are where they at. If Kingsbury was smart, he would start as an O coordinator. He just took advantage of a ludicrous offer.
I just continue to feel bad for Larry Fitzgerald. Dude is class and is one of the best WRs of all time, but he doesn't get the credit he really deserves considering all the bullshit he's been through with Arizona's managerial and QB carousels.
I honestly think if the only thing Kingsbury actually does is tell Rosen to get the fucking ball to DAVID FN JOHNSON more, they would probably build a statue of him.
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Post by Zealot on Jan 10, 2019 1:05:00 GMT
The Jets hire former Dolphins head coach Adam Gase. Well, things just got awkward in Miami.
Gase must be doing internal backflips seeing as he will finally be working with a young, moldable QB like Darnold and not pieces of trash like Tannehill and Cutler.
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Post by El Marsh on Jan 10, 2019 2:40:44 GMT
Is Gase better than his tenure in Miami suggests?
I remember people were really excited when he was hired there but it obviously didn't work out well, like at all (though I guess a couple of wins over the division bully is something).
Nothing wrong with second cracks but I haven't paid enough attention to the Fins in recent years to know why that went south....(*rimshot*), though the aforementioned QB situation was indeed a big factor.
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Post by Timberwolf on Jan 10, 2019 2:57:08 GMT
Think that leaves Cincinnati as the lone team without a coach. Probably waiting for a candidate on a playoff team.
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Post by LankyLefty17 on Jan 10, 2019 3:03:26 GMT
Think that leaves Cincinnati as the lone team without a coach. Probably waiting for a candidate on a playoff team. Hue Jackson baby, we all know its coming haha |
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