Simpleton
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Now that the Seattle job has opened up I think Quinn is almost certainly gone. I doubt he ends up anywhere else but I'd put the odds of him ending up in Seattle around 75% at the least.
With that said, I don't see many slam dunk DC candidates floating around the league right now (maybe Evero or Frazier), so I'd be most inclined to simply make Whitt the DC next year, assuming he'd rather stay here and be DC rather than go to Seattle where Quinn would likely get the credit for whatever defensive success they have.
At any rate, the main reason I'd do it is because there are a bunch of former DC's who are now HC's who will be on the hot seat going into 2024 that would make for great DC candidates in 2025. You have Dennis Allen, Saleh, Eberflus and Todd Bowles off the top of my head, and I'm sure at least 1-2 of them will be goners after next season.
I'd rather go with an internal candidate now who we could easily get rid of after 2024 if we so choose, rather than bring in a brand new guy who we feel obligated to give some time to when guys like Saleh and Allen might be out there.
If Whitt leaves with Quinn I'd probably go after Evero, Leslie Frazier, or maybe even Rivera if he wants to jump back in.
With that said, I don't see many slam dunk DC candidates floating around the league right now (maybe Evero or Frazier), so I'd be most inclined to simply make Whitt the DC next year, assuming he'd rather stay here and be DC rather than go to Seattle where Quinn would likely get the credit for whatever defensive success they have.
At any rate, the main reason I'd do it is because there are a bunch of former DC's who are now HC's who will be on the hot seat going into 2024 that would make for great DC candidates in 2025. You have Dennis Allen, Saleh, Eberflus and Todd Bowles off the top of my head, and I'm sure at least 1-2 of them will be goners after next season.
I'd rather go with an internal candidate now who we could easily get rid of after 2024 if we so choose, rather than bring in a brand new guy who we feel obligated to give some time to when guys like Saleh and Allen might be out there.
If Whitt leaves with Quinn I'd probably go after Evero, Leslie Frazier, or maybe even Rivera if he wants to jump back in.