How does waiting for the literal end of the season change the search at all? All it does is open the door up to candidates whom are getting fired that we would have been denied permission to speak to by the team if we had asked formally during the year... which has to be a pretty small number of people.
Teams were not able to interview executives/assistants that were employed by another team until today which is why you are seeing a flurry of interviews being scheduled. Only way a GM hire is made before the end of the season is if they were pulling someone off the street (i.e. Riddick, Dorsey) which would be fine hires. But like I said, they wouldn’t be giving top candidates with teams even a chance.
That's a weird rule. I can see that being a fairly useful rule for coaches (you want them actively focused on their games ahead) but not for front office people, whom have a lot less to attend to later in the season and don't affect the game-to-game outcomes.
While, generally, I'm all for building a team around multiple viewpoints, I don't want a single shard of BOB's regime here.
The passing game was great. Running game was horrible and Deshaun took way too many hits again- some which are his fault- but not as often as in the past. We need an offensive coordinator who can scheme up better pass protection to protect our franchise QB.
Watson says all that about a new culture, structure, energy, etc. But he wants to keep Tim Kelly? I'd rather get rid of the entire coaching staff and start completely over. It's all Bill O'Brien's staff.
Ya not sure if a new rule this year but doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Especially since a lot of the coveted guys will still be interviewing virtually.
Guessing they would like to have a GM in place well before Sunday and maybe just getting him on the schedule?
I generally loathe this position that because Watson puts up big numbers it means the offense is fine. The offense is NOT fine. Running game aside, the passing scheme is not fine, Watson just makes it work because he turns out to be amazing.
100% how I feel. A great QB pumping out numbers to counterbalance a horrid defense is NOT a "good" offense.
I don't know who should be the next head coach, but I know that they should be well connected enough and secure enough to hire a bang up staff of coaches, including full coordinators. I don't really care what their track record as an OC/DC is, if the guy they interview says he doesn't want a coordinator on his side of the ball, wants to hire this guy he went to grad school with that he knows has a rowdy personality as the Oline coach, or some grad assistant that he knew the father of to promote to linebackers coach...NO THANKS.
