McCarthy Gone - Now the search is on - Schottenheimer Hired

[Rev]

Jerry has aged tremendously in his face the last 3-4 years. Hopefully we are close to seeing him being 100% out of the picture permanently.

You guys dont see it? Old Jerry is making some sense and holding off Rosies dumbass for as long as he is able. It is going to be way worse when Rosie takes full control so im not sure we should be hoping for Jerrys demise just yet.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

No kidding.

Jerry may have pulled off the impossible... Making us wish he wouldn't go away yet.

 

[Cotton]

I don't know if it's been posted but it's a 4 year deal.

 

[Rev]

I don't know if it's been posted but it's a 4 year deal.

Im not sure that we will have fans in 4 years.

 

[GShock]

Yea but I'll take him over Solari.

But who ever will coach the TEs?

Such a mystery.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Hate it. OL is a huge job, the most complex and important of the position coaches, and I don't like rookies there.

When I think of TE coaches promoted to OL, I think of Frank Verducci. In fact, this whole thing reminds me of 2002.

That's my biggest fear, that he would be a first time OL coach. To be fair though, he played on the OL as a player and was an assistant OL coach with the Giants before moving to TE coach. So he's at least not completely unfamiliar.

 

[Rev]

But who ever will coach the TEs?

Such a mystery.

If you believe Slaters sources Witten wont be part of the staff.

 

[Tony D]

Hate it. OL is a huge job, the most complex and important of the position coaches, and I don't like rookies there.

When I think of TE coaches promoted to OL, I think of Frank Verducci. In fact, this whole thing reminds me of 2002.

I get your point, but Verducci coached OL at Iowa for a long time before coming to NFL.

Wells played OL and assisted other places.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

They won't do dick in FA, if we're lucky they'll resign guys like Odighizuwa and Lewis and maybe a few former Eberflus guys from the Colts or Bears.

Assuming it actually happens I like Eberflus.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yea but I'll take him over Solari.

Anybody but Solari for me. I don't know if any good Oline coaches are out there but I'd love someone who has worked with the Eagles Oline coach if I had a choice.

 

[Genghis Khan]

For anyone who thinks they hired Schottenheimer because Moore turned them down or they couldn't agree on terms or anything similar, that doesn't appear to be the case.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

For anyone who thinks they hired Schottenheimer because Moore turned them down or they couldn't agree on terms or anything similar, that doesn't appear to be the case.

I mean I will say, BS is probably a better leader and communicator than Moore. Moore's personality is his biggest problem.

 

[Genghis Khan]

If you believe Slaters sources Witten wont be part of the staff.

Here's the report. According to Slater wasn't even discussed.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I mean I will say, BS is probably a better leader and communicator than Moore. Moore's personality is his biggest problem.

That's honestly the sense that I get also. I preferred none of the above, but Moore specifically was low on my list.

Some people have pointed out that Moore has been getting other interviews and BS has not, but I did notice that Moore has not been hired by anyone else. Moore has the numbers as OC but the interviews might have not been particularly persuasive.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If you believe Slaters sources Witten wont be part of the staff.

The one silver lining out of this darkest of clouds.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Assuming it actually happens I like Eberflus.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Wells played OL and assisted other places.

Understood, but to me, OL coach is different. Let the young unproven guys coach DBs or WRs or LBs -- that's fine. But OL coach is such a complex job with the sheer number of players and all the moving parts and the coordination needed, I wouldn't hire anyone but a proven vet there. The potential for disaster there is just too high.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I checked it out. The Bears were 31st in yards per play allowed.

 

[Simpleton]

If we had hired someone like Carroll, or even just kept McCarthy, while having Schottenheimer as OC and Eberflus as DC I'd be somewhat optimistic about winning 10-12 games next year.

But Schottenheimer as HC...

 

[Simpleton]

I checked it out. The Bears were 31st in yards per play allowed.

He had a bunch of top 10ish units with the Colts, I'm not overly concerned with his track record as a HC.