Breaking down Coaching options

[Sarek]

Hoping they interview Urban Meyer very soon.

 

[Parcells4Life]

Tough and mean is overrated

Getting guys to focus on details like catching open passes and wide open INTs rather than just relying on X’s and O’s is more important.

 

[cowboyec]

living here in Okc...its been radio silence on Riley.
for me...
☆Urban Meyer
☆Lincoln Riley
☆Mike McCarthy
☆Dan Mullen

1 of those 4 would work just fine for me.
unless we can get Bill Belichick....then I want him.

 

[cowboyec]

McCarthy and his analytics dept is very intriguing to me.
I also like his idea of having 2 "futures" coaches...1 on offense...1 on defense...who will analyze formations and plays to stay on top of what works and what doesnt.
very forward thinking.
very smart.
not sure if anyone else does that in Nfl.
hats off to McCarthy for thinking outside the box.

 

[xwalker]

Before we start lemme say these are largely subjective.
Everyone's stomach for various faults or preferences for certain characteristics will be slightly different.
That doesn't mean we can't agree on some basic truths tho so let's get rolling.

The Departed:
Ron Rivera -- Rivera is a tad overrated. He only had 3 seasons out of 9 where he finished at .500 or better, umm that's kinda terrible. He did have some real highs int here like the 15-1 season. But in the 4 season's since then 6,11,7,5(through 13 weeks when fired).
That's simply not very good results but he does know defense and he does bring in a team toughness.
Paired with a great offensive mind good things could happen.

Jason Garrett -- Redball had 10 seasons and only finished below .500 ONE TIME! That's actually very impressive. But there are some "issues". Lack of playoff success is ultimately the key one but he also was simply pretty bad as the offensive mind except where Romo really called the game via audible. As a walk-around CEO type in Dallas you are really managed by a "Board". In short, walk-around CEO types are not ideal in Dallas. JG will land somewhere but it better not be as head coach in Dallas. I'm honestly not sure why he would want that thankless job anyway. Its no win for him.

The Known interviews:
Marvin Lewis -- Lewis is 60 and has been around forever. He has a .500ish record for his career but an 0-7 playoff record. Coaching that long and not getting a single playoff win is really hard to do. Hiring him would result in your stadium being burned in most NFL cities. BUT he does have some elite defensive ties. He came up as the LB coach in Pittsburgh than the DC for the Elite Ravens defense. If Lewis was coming in to be the DC and you could place a Sean Lee under him as LB coach and DC in waiting that is a very Cowboys type move. And no one burns the stadium down. Not much to say here except this was either meet the Rooney Rule, drive the fanbase further crazy for fun, or to discuss defensive openings.

Mike McCarthy --- MM has to be called Eninem if he gets hired here right? He's by far the most decorated coaching candidate having went to 4 NFC Champ Games and winning 1 Lombardi trophy. Now any Packers fan will gladly rattle off how glad they were he's gone. But I dare say they are more than a bit spoiled having been the best NFC team during the period MM coached them.
All that said there's always warts. No one this battle-tested has come though without some.
McCarthy is an "old-head". He had a 13 year run in GB. He is going to be tied to offense from the 90s because we move on quickly. He was under .,500 his final two seasons in GB. Aaron Rodgers hated him at the end.
All that said, AR hates everyone including his own family. His dip in play hasn't vanished with a new hire they've simply relied on him far less.
He did have a year off which I like. It refreshes people and lets them clear their heads. He took some of that time to seriously study analytics. He learned about the data that is collected and became a BIG FAN. He has a full on required data department anywhere he goes.

The Hopefuls:
Wink Martindale -- Wink is the DC for the Baltimore Ravens who appear poised for a long playoff run. His defense has been excellent. Issues? Galore for me.
Wink has been a DC only 2 seasons. Any DC would look pretty good with Baltimore running the ball and controlling the clock at the rate they have this year. I'm a fan of a possible defensive coach hire but this bird needs some more seasoning imho.

Greg Roman -- Staying in Baltimore the offensive there is a thing of beauty. Lamar is picking people apart with legs and arm to the tune of NFL MVP status. Easy to love what Roman has done. But he's been the OC only 1 season. And he has a pretty sad run in NY with the Jets. He does have some skins however and was solid with Kaep in San Fran a decade ago. Roman will get a shot somewhere but I'm not a huge fan of one year mega leaps.

Josh McDaniels -- Josh is a very bright offensive mind. He's been able to appease a demanding Belichek for a long time. He's won lots of Lombardi's in Boston. All that said he comes with warts as well. He was pretty bad in Denver as a Head Coach and then backed out on the Indy job which cost us our DC.... He's also a pretty surly guy who learned his media approach from BB.

The Longshots:
Calling all college coaches longshots as we've been told they aren't on the immediate radar.

Urban Meyer -- My gut says Urban chatter is all driven by his agent. He is a big name but has no real NFL ties and a tarnished compliance rep w the NCAA. But he is a big-time winner. He's won at every stop and does so quickly. If you want a cut throat nothing matters but winning guy he's a good option. You simply have to put up with any NCAA to NFL learning curve.

Lincoln Riley -- Lincoln I know well enough from afar. He was a Red Raider walk on and is an Air Raid protege of Mike Leach. He's likable and very hard working. He's had OU atop the Big 12 for his entire tenure on that campus both as OC then as HC. Warts are relative youth and how heavily OU has relied on it's offense to win games. Something you really can't do in the NFL. Right now he feels like an Andy Reid ceiling type guy. Really good but never great.

Matt Rhule -- Matt would actually my choice of college hires. He was a Penn St Linebacker that has grown into an offensive coach. He has brief NFL experience has been a program maker. He elevates all areas of the programs he takes over O, D and ST. I suspect he is hired very shortly but not in Dallas.

My gut has said for a while now(before we knew he'd be interviewed) that Mike McCarthy would be the choice. He's got the skins on the wall Jerry respects and he has a properly crafted interview speech with slideshows about how he'd innovate and use data. But again those warts that Green bay fans see aren't lost on Jerry and Stephen. I'm just not sure the Jones' can have such a high bar as to take all that success for granted.

The #1 issue is that Jerry won't have the Garrett type of attachment to any new Head Coach.

It is very similar to the Dez situation. Jerry was attached to Dez and over-ruled Stephen's objections to giving Dez the big contract.

Since the Dez contract and subsequent cut of Dez, Jerry has let Stephen run the football operations on all aspects except firing Garrett.

Once Garrett is replaced by anybody, Stephen Jones will be able to run the football operations similar to "normal" teams and will be able to fire the not-Garrett Head Coach at anytime.

Garrett was Jerry's last bastion of hope for the Jerry method to work out. All the players on the roster, the scouting dept., etc. are Stephen Jones decisions. Stephen Jones is coordinating the hiring of the new Head Coach. Jerry does not really care on regards to choosing between guys like Mike McCarthy, Marvin Jones or anybody that is NOT-Garrett.

Back in the day Jerry was surrounded by people like Larry Lacewell telling him that it was a good idea to hire Dave Campo. Lacewell didn't want to be usurped by a strong Head Coach which is exactly what happened when Parcells was hired and then fired Lacewell. Even after Parcells people like Lacewell were still handing around giving Jerry "Advice".

Stephen Jones has NOW managed to surround Jerry with people that take their lead from Stephen (family members, Will McClay, etc.).

That has been working with regards to players; however, it is much more difficult with Garrett because most of the Jones family love Garrett.

 

[Aven8]

Before we start lemme say these are largely subjective.
Everyone's stomach for various faults or preferences for certain characteristics will be slightly different.
That doesn't mean we can't agree on some basic truths tho so let's get rolling.

The Departed:
Ron Rivera -- Rivera is a tad overrated. He only had 3 seasons out of 9 where he finished at .500 or better, umm that's kinda terrible. He did have some real highs int here like the 15-1 season. But in the 4 season's since then 6,11,7,5(through 13 weeks when fired).
That's simply not very good results but he does know defense and he does bring in a team toughness.
Paired with a great offensive mind good things could happen.

Jason Garrett -- Redball had 10 seasons and only finished below .500 ONE TIME! That's actually very impressive. But there are some "issues". Lack of playoff success is ultimately the key one but he also was simply pretty bad as the offensive mind except where Romo really called the game via audible. As a walk-around CEO type in Dallas you are really managed by a "Board". In short, walk-around CEO types are not ideal in Dallas. JG will land somewhere but it better not be as head coach in Dallas. I'm honestly not sure why he would want that thankless job anyway. Its no win for him.

The Known interviews:
Marvin Lewis -- Lewis is 60 and has been around forever. He has a .500ish record for his career but an 0-7 playoff record. Coaching that long and not getting a single playoff win is really hard to do. Hiring him would result in your stadium being burned in most NFL cities. BUT he does have some elite defensive ties. He came up as the LB coach in Pittsburgh than the DC for the Elite Ravens defense. If Lewis was coming in to be the DC and you could place a Sean Lee under him as LB coach and DC in waiting that is a very Cowboys type move. And no one burns the stadium down. Not much to say here except this was either meet the Rooney Rule, drive the fanbase further crazy for fun, or to discuss defensive openings.

Mike McCarthy --- MM has to be called Eninem if he gets hired here right? He's by far the most decorated coaching candidate having went to 4 NFC Champ Games and winning 1 Lombardi trophy. Now any Packers fan will gladly rattle off how glad they were he's gone. But I dare say they are more than a bit spoiled having been the best NFC team during the period MM coached them.
All that said there's always warts. No one this battle-tested has come though without some.
McCarthy is an "old-head". He had a 13 year run in GB. He is going to be tied to offense from the 90s because we move on quickly. He was under .,500 his final two seasons in GB. Aaron Rodgers hated him at the end.
All that said, AR hates everyone including his own family. His dip in play hasn't vanished with a new hire they've simply relied on him far less.
He did have a year off which I like. It refreshes people and lets them clear their heads. He took some of that time to seriously study analytics. He learned about the data that is collected and became a BIG FAN. He has a full on required data department anywhere he goes.

The Hopefuls:
Wink Martindale -- Wink is the DC for the Baltimore Ravens who appear poised for a long playoff run. His defense has been excellent. Issues? Galore for me.
Wink has been a DC only 2 seasons. Any DC would look pretty good with Baltimore running the ball and controlling the clock at the rate they have this year. I'm a fan of a possible defensive coach hire but this bird needs some more seasoning imho.

Greg Roman -- Staying in Baltimore the offensive there is a thing of beauty. Lamar is picking people apart with legs and arm to the tune of NFL MVP status. Easy to love what Roman has done. But he's been the OC only 1 season. And he has a pretty sad run in NY with the Jets. He does have some skins however and was solid with Kaep in San Fran a decade ago. Roman will get a shot somewhere but I'm not a huge fan of one year mega leaps.

Josh McDaniels -- Josh is a very bright offensive mind. He's been able to appease a demanding Belichek for a long time. He's won lots of Lombardi's in Boston. All that said he comes with warts as well. He was pretty bad in Denver as a Head Coach and then backed out on the Indy job which cost us our DC.... He's also a pretty surly guy who learned his media approach from BB.

The Longshots:
Calling all college coaches longshots as we've been told they aren't on the immediate radar.

Urban Meyer -- My gut says Urban chatter is all driven by his agent. He is a big name but has no real NFL ties and a tarnished compliance rep w the NCAA. But he is a big-time winner. He's won at every stop and does so quickly. If you want a cut throat nothing matters but winning guy he's a good option. You simply have to put up with any NCAA to NFL learning curve.

Lincoln Riley -- Lincoln I know well enough from afar. He was a Red Raider walk on and is an Air Raid protege of Mike Leach. He's likable and very hard working. He's had OU atop the Big 12 for his entire tenure on that campus both as OC then as HC. Warts are relative youth and how heavily OU has relied on it's offense to win games. Something you really can't do in the NFL. Right now he feels like an Andy Reid ceiling type guy. Really good but never great.

Matt Rhule -- Matt would actually my choice of college hires. He was a Penn St Linebacker that has grown into an offensive coach. He has brief NFL experience has been a program maker. He elevates all areas of the programs he takes over O, D and ST. I suspect he is hired very shortly but not in Dallas.

My gut has said for a while now(before we knew he'd be interviewed) that Mike McCarthy would be the choice. He's got the skins on the wall Jerry respects and he has a properly crafted interview speech with slideshows about how he'd innovate and use data. But again those warts that Green bay fans see aren't lost on Jerry and Stephen. I'm just not sure the Jones' can have such a high bar as to take all that success for granted.

I know you are a Red Raider. I take my chances with Riley with an awesome DC just like Zona did with Kings. Riley is talented and despite his youthful appearance can command a room. Jerry doesn’t want to have to do this again before he’s gone IMO. Having said that, I can live with McCarthy if he brings Haslet. I want an aggressive 43 D that wants to punish the offense. Him or Williams (if he’s available).

 

[Little Jr]

Greg Roman -- Staying in Baltimore the offensive there is a thing of beauty. Lamar is picking people apart with legs and arm to the tune of NFL MVP status. Easy to love what Roman has done. But he's been the OC only 1 season. And he has a pretty sad run in NY with the Jets. He does have some skins however and was solid with Kaep in San Fran a decade ago. Roman will get a shot somewhere but I'm not a huge fan of one year mega leaps..

Jets? He never coached for the Jets. If you are referring to the Bills, it wasnt a sad run. He took a QB who was a back up for 4 years, had no starts, had played in 14 games and made him a probowler. Under Roman Taylor finished in the top 10 both year in QBR. Buff as a team finished 10th and 12th in scoring both years Roman was there. Again, we are talking about Buff and Tyrod as a qb. They avg 24 and 25 ppg in the 2 years with a top 10 finish and I cant stop pointing out, this was with Tyrod Taylor as the starting QB. He wasnt just solid with Kap, he was solid with Alex Smith. Smith was considered a bust before Roman got there. Had his best year under Roman in 2011 and was on his way to a better one in 2012 before he got hurt. Roman changed the offense mid season to fit Kap and they didnt miss a beat and went to the super bowl. Kap had 2 good years after that under Roman and never was the same after he left. 3 different places with 4 different qbs he has had success at. 2 of them have never been the same without him. I wouldnt call that a one year mega leap or a sad run at Buff.

 

[john van brocklin]

Before we start lemme say these are largely subjective.
Everyone's stomach for various faults or preferences for certain characteristics will be slightly different.
That doesn't mean we can't agree on some basic truths tho so let's get rolling.

The Departed:
Ron Rivera -- Rivera is a tad overrated. He only had 3 seasons out of 9 where he finished at .500 or better, umm that's kinda terrible. He did have some real highs int here like the 15-1 season. But in the 4 season's since then 6,11,7,5(through 13 weeks when fired).
That's simply not very good results but he does know defense and he does bring in a team toughness.
Paired with a great offensive mind good things could happen.

Jason Garrett -- Redball had 10 seasons and only finished below .500 ONE TIME! That's actually very impressive. But there are some "issues". Lack of playoff success is ultimately the key one but he also was simply pretty bad as the offensive mind except where Romo really called the game via audible. As a walk-around CEO type in Dallas you are really managed by a "Board". In short, walk-around CEO types are not ideal in Dallas. JG will land somewhere but it better not be as head coach in Dallas. I'm honestly not sure why he would want that thankless job anyway. Its no win for him.

The Known interviews:
Marvin Lewis -- Lewis is 60 and has been around forever. He has a .500ish record for his career but an 0-7 playoff record. Coaching that long and not getting a single playoff win is really hard to do. Hiring him would result in your stadium being burned in most NFL cities. BUT he does have some elite defensive ties. He came up as the LB coach in Pittsburgh than the DC for the Elite Ravens defense. If Lewis was coming in to be the DC and you could place a Sean Lee under him as LB coach and DC in waiting that is a very Cowboys type move. And no one burns the stadium down. Not much to say here except this was either meet the Rooney Rule, drive the fanbase further crazy for fun, or to discuss defensive openings.

Mike McCarthy --- MM has to be called Eninem if he gets hired here right? He's by far the most decorated coaching candidate having went to 4 NFC Champ Games and winning 1 Lombardi trophy. Now any Packers fan will gladly rattle off how glad they were he's gone. But I dare say they are more than a bit spoiled having been the best NFC team during the period MM coached them.
All that said there's always warts. No one this battle-tested has come though without some.
McCarthy is an "old-head". He had a 13 year run in GB. He is going to be tied to offense from the 90s because we move on quickly. He was under .,500 his final two seasons in GB. Aaron Rodgers hated him at the end.
All that said, AR hates everyone including his own family. His dip in play hasn't vanished with a new hire they've simply relied on him far less.
He did have a year off which I like. It refreshes people and lets them clear their heads. He took some of that time to seriously study analytics. He learned about the data that is collected and became a BIG FAN. He has a full on required data department anywhere he goes.

The Hopefuls:
Wink Martindale -- Wink is the DC for the Baltimore Ravens who appear poised for a long playoff run. His defense has been excellent. Issues? Galore for me.
Wink has been a DC only 2 seasons. Any DC would look pretty good with Baltimore running the ball and controlling the clock at the rate they have this year. I'm a fan of a possible defensive coach hire but this bird needs some more seasoning imho.

Greg Roman -- Staying in Baltimore the offensive there is a thing of beauty. Lamar is picking people apart with legs and arm to the tune of NFL MVP status. Easy to love what Roman has done. But he's been the OC only 1 season. And he has a pretty sad run in NY with the Jets. He does have some skins however and was solid with Kaep in San Fran a decade ago. Roman will get a shot somewhere but I'm not a huge fan of one year mega leaps.

Josh McDaniels -- Josh is a very bright offensive mind. He's been able to appease a demanding Belichek for a long time. He's won lots of Lombardi's in Boston. All that said he comes with warts as well. He was pretty bad in Denver as a Head Coach and then backed out on the Indy job which cost us our DC.... He's also a pretty surly guy who learned his media approach from BB.

The Longshots:
Calling all college coaches longshots as we've been told they aren't on the immediate radar.

Urban Meyer -- My gut says Urban chatter is all driven by his agent. He is a big name but has no real NFL ties and a tarnished compliance rep w the NCAA. But he is a big-time winner. He's won at every stop and does so quickly. If you want a cut throat nothing matters but winning guy he's a good option. You simply have to put up with any NCAA to NFL learning curve.

Lincoln Riley -- Lincoln I know well enough from afar. He was a Red Raider walk on and is an Air Raid protege of Mike Leach. He's likable and very hard working. He's had OU atop the Big 12 for his entire tenure on that campus both as OC then as HC. Warts are relative youth and how heavily OU has relied on it's offense to win games. Something you really can't do in the NFL. Right now he feels like an Andy Reid ceiling type guy. Really good but never great.

Matt Rhule -- Matt would actually my choice of college hires. He was a Penn St Linebacker that has grown into an offensive coach. He has brief NFL experience has been a program maker. He elevates all areas of the programs he takes over O, D and ST. I suspect he is hired very shortly but not in Dallas.

My gut has said for a while now(before we knew he'd be interviewed) that Mike McCarthy would be the choice. He's got the skins on the wall Jerry respects and he has a properly crafted interview speech with slideshows about how he'd innovate and use data. But again those warts that Green bay fans see aren't lost on Jerry and Stephen. I'm just not sure the Jones' can have such a high bar as to take all that success for granted.

Nice write up.
Thing is there are no perfect candidates available

 

[john van brocklin]

The #1 issue is that Jerry won't have the Garrett type of attachment to any new Head Coach.

It is very similar to the Dez situation. Jerry was attached to Dez and over-ruled Stephen's objections to giving Dez the big contract.

Since the Dez contract and subsequent cut of Dez, Jerry has let Stephen run the football operations on all aspects except firing Garrett.

Once Garrett is replaced by anybody, Stephen Jones will be able to run the football operations similar to "normal" teams and will be able to fire the not-Garrett Head Coach at anytime.

Garrett was Jerry's last bastion of hope for the Jerry method to work out. All the players on the roster, the scouting dept., etc. are Stephen Jones decisions. Stephen Jones is coordinating the hiring of the new Head Coach. Jerry does not really care on regards to choosing between guys like Mike McCarthy, Marvin Jones or anybody that is NOT-Garrett.

Back in the day Jerry was surrounded by people like Larry Lacewell telling him that it was a good idea to hire Dave Campo. Lacewell didn't want to be usurped by a strong Head Coach which is exactly what happened when Parcells was hired and then fired Lacewell. Even after Parcells people like Lacewell were still handing around giving Jerry "Advice".

Stephen Jones has NOW managed to surround Jerry with people that take their lead from Stephen (family members, Will McClay, etc.).

That has been working with regards to players; however, it is much more difficult with Garrett because most of the Jones family love Garrett.

Very interesting.
How did you come by the info about the interworkings of the Jones family?
It is fascinating.
Is this your speculation?

 

[garyo1954]

The #1 issue is that Jerry won't have the Garrett type of attachment to any new Head Coach.

It is very similar to the Dez situation. Jerry was attached to Dez and over-ruled Stephen's objections to giving Dez the big contract.

Since the Dez contract and subsequent cut of Dez, Jerry has let Stephen run the football operations on all aspects except firing Garrett.

Once Garrett is replaced by anybody, Stephen Jones will be able to run the football operations similar to "normal" teams and will be able to fire the not-Garrett Head Coach at anytime.

Garrett was Jerry's last bastion of hope for the Jerry method to work out. All the players on the roster, the scouting dept., etc. are Stephen Jones decisions. Stephen Jones is coordinating the hiring of the new Head Coach. Jerry does not really care on regards to choosing between guys like Mike McCarthy, Marvin Jones or anybody that is NOT-Garrett.

Back in the day Jerry was surrounded by people like Larry Lacewell telling him that it was a good idea to hire Dave Campo. Lacewell didn't want to be usurped by a strong Head Coach which is exactly what happened when Parcells was hired and then fired Lacewell. Even after Parcells people like Lacewell were still handing around giving Jerry "Advice".

Stephen Jones has NOW managed to surround Jerry with people that take their lead from Stephen (family members, Will McClay, etc.).

That has been working with regards to players; however, it is much more difficult with Garrett because most of the Jones family love Garrett.

Who's Marvin Jones and what is his head coaching record?

 

[Doomsay]

Coaching for Jerry Jones though that is somewhat impressive.

nope

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The #1 issue is that Jerry won't have the Garrett type of attachment to any new Head Coach.

It is very similar to the Dez situation. Jerry was attached to Dez and over-ruled Stephen's objections to giving Dez the big contract.

Since the Dez contract and subsequent cut of Dez, Jerry has let Stephen run the football operations on all aspects except firing Garrett.

Once Garrett is replaced by anybody, Stephen Jones will be able to run the football operations similar to "normal" teams and will be able to fire the not-Garrett Head Coach at anytime.

Garrett was Jerry's last bastion of hope for the Jerry method to work out. All the players on the roster, the scouting dept., etc. are Stephen Jones decisions. Stephen Jones is coordinating the hiring of the new Head Coach. Jerry does not really care on regards to choosing between guys like Mike McCarthy, Marvin Jones or anybody that is NOT-Garrett.

Back in the day Jerry was surrounded by people like Larry Lacewell telling him that it was a good idea to hire Dave Campo. Lacewell didn't want to be usurped by a strong Head Coach which is exactly what happened when Parcells was hired and then fired Lacewell. Even after Parcells people like Lacewell were still handing around giving Jerry "Advice".

Stephen Jones has NOW managed to surround Jerry with people that take their lead from Stephen (family members, Will McClay, etc.).

That has been working with regards to players; however, it is much more difficult with Garrett because most of the Jones family love Garrett.

Funny you say this coz I read somewhere it Lacewell that encouraged Jerry to hire Monte Kiffen and switch to Tampa 2 D.

 

[Cas2800]

I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if Marvin Lewis wasn’t the first interview. Jerry and Stephen could have easily flown out to interview Meyers, Reilly or anyone else these last few days when they were rumored to be in Aspen. I’m hoping they interview 8-10 people before making any decisions. Many of these assistants still have a couple more weeks to play.

 

[ConstantReboot]

McCarthy and his analytics dept is very intriguing to me.
I also like his idea of having 2 "futures" coaches...1 on offense...1 on defense...who will analyze formations and plays to stay on top of what works and what doesnt.
very forward thinking.
very smart.
not sure if anyone else does that in Nfl.
hats off to McCarthy for thinking outside the box.

I heard that he took his criticism about his playcalling to heart. Didn't get offended by it and basically built an entire analytics department in his garage to analyze what's working and what isn't and to keep up on the trends. I love it. Seem like something a high tech company would do. But coming from a coach I think its pretty impressive.

 

[bodi]

I want an aggressive 43 D that wants to punish the offense.

this

 

[Hawkeye0202]

 

[rags747]

Nice write up.
Thing is there are no perfect candidates available

I said it earlier but the most exciting description to me belonged to Meyer. I want to do it the Cowboy way and shock the NFL World and hire the best college coach out there, new blood, new ideas and a big stick. This is the guy who gets me excited. Tarnished NCAA compliance, Bah Humbug! Let’s Do It Jerry!

Urban Meyer -- My gut says Urban chatter is all driven by his agent. He is a big name but has no real NFL ties and a tarnished compliance rep w the NCAA. But he is a big-time winner. He's won at every stop and does so quickly. If you want a cut throat nothing matters but winning guy he's a good option. You simply have to put up with any NCAA to NFL learning curve.

 

[Jason 82 Witten]

But I thought Urban Meyer wanted to be home with his family..had heart problems.. had migraines?

 

[The Fonz]

JJ will tower above them all...... the only one might work well is Urban Meyer the rest will end up like JG and Wade.

 

[JoeKing]

It doesn't matter who the next HC is until Jerry Jones is banned from the locker room and stops making comments to the media after every game. His micromanagement of this team has undermind every coach he has ever hired for this team. The sooner Jerry retires and makes Stephen the GM the better. Maybe Stephen will have the good sense to give that job to Will McClay.