The NFL Thread

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Mike McDaniel early favourite for Bills HC. Tomlin and Daboll also linked.

 

[Tony Towner]

Can't see Tomlin, it needs to be an offensive HC. Daboll seems like a lazy link, was he a good OC or did Allen make him look one? One for Dire. Could see him there as a mentor type for a younger coach though

 

[Jack Regan]

Pittsburgh still own Tomlin's contract rights (same as when Payton quit the Saints) so there's no way he coaches next season without Pittsburgh demanding compensation.

 

[Alan]

Tomlin feels like he’d fit culturally, at least. McDaniel; love the guy but is he a head coach? I don’t know the answer to that, really. Daboll shouldn’t be anywhere near a shortlist for any team, IMV. Coordinator, sure, but his utilization of Dart this season is a total disqualifier for me personally.

 

[Alan]

If ownership is serious about needing a "new structure", Beane either goes or his role changes. It means more than just changing coaches.

I’m sure I read this morning that Beane has been “promoted”, which seems like a real half-assed way to change the leadership structure. Bit confused by that.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Daboll definitely helped with Allen's early development. I would hate him as head coach though. McDaniel might make the offense great but the culture within the team would go to pieces, he's just not a HC.

 

[Tony Towner]

Daboll definitely helped with Allen's early development. I would hate him as head coach though. McDaniel might make the offense great but the culture within the team would go to pieces, he's just not a HC.

It's silly really, but the shivering in the cold on the sideline just looks bad and permeated through the team in Miami. Buffalo is about as bad a fit as you can get.

 

[Dire Wolf]

I'm hearing a bit about Klint Kubiak. OC in Seattle who has Sam Darnold looking like a potential Superbowl champion. Could be a good shout.

 

[Tony Towner]

It doesn't make him a bad shout, but is there a sport filled with more nepotism than the NFL at coaching level?

 

[Jack Regan]

Dolphins working to hire Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as head coach: Sources

Hafley will look to end the NFL's longest drought without a postseason win, which extends to the 2000 season.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Alan]

It doesn't make him a bad shout, but is there a sport filled with more nepotism than the NFL at coaching level?

It's a tough one for me. It's not not nepotism, but equally there are so few people who get that level of exposure as the children of coaches do. So I can see it being fair-ish more often than in other industries... maybe.

 

[Jack Regan]

Saleh in at the Titans.

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Was always gonna get another shot at a HC position. Not sure he's a good fit with a young QB though, gonna need a good OC to maximise Ward's potential.

 

[Tony Towner]

Saleh in at the Titans.

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Was always gonna get another shot at a HC position. Not sure he's a good fit with a young QB though, gonna need a good OC to maximise Ward's potential.

He wants McDaniel if he doesn't get one of the HC roles

 

[Jack Regan]

He wants McDaniel if he doesn't get one of the HC roles

Would make sense and probably be an excellent combination. Interesting that the trend seems to be for more defensive head coaches again considering how well Ben Johnson has done this year in contrast to say Aaron Glenn.

I do think I heard that points totals are down on recent seasons though and if you look at the majority of teams who made the divisional round, they tend to built around their defence rather than offence Bears, Bills and 49ers and the Rams aside (although the latter are probably equal on both sides of the ball).

I think I've likely just answered found the reason why considering who the winners of those games were

 

[Alan]

I’m not convinced that Tennessee is a better org than NYJ. I like Saleh a lot, though.

McDaniel OC’ing for Cam Ward would be the best thing that could happen for Ward’s career IMV.

 

[Tony Towner]

I never thought he'd come to Philly for a number of reasons, but my number 1 choice is off the board

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013791805142106266

 

[Jack Regan]

Good move for the Chargers and Herbert, although if he continues to struggle come playoff time then they might need to rethink their QB choice.

 

[Tony Towner]

Bills owner not just thrown McDermott under the bus in his press conference, he's reversed back and had another go.

In other Bills news Daboll will either be their new HC or OC at Tennessee

 

[Alan]

The Bills are going to set some sort of record for trade requests. The locker room seems to have loved McDermott.

Good move for the Chargers and Herbert, although if he continues to struggle come playoff time then they might need to rethink their QB choice.

They so badly need to improve that offensive line. So many games this year where you may as well have stretchered Herbert off and on the field.

 

[Jack Regan]

To be fair they had one of the most talked up O-Lines in the league in pre-season with Joe Alt, Rashawn Slater and Mekhi Becton on it.

They all just ended up injured for either all the season in Slater's case and large parts of it for the others.