Cardinals' HC Search Thoughts Part III

[kerouac9]

Bevell sucks

I like Bevell—he’s like a homeless man’s Andy Reid.

 

[Arz101]

I like Bevell—he’s like a homeless man’s Andy Reid.

There is so much depth to this quote, i don't whether you like him or not.

 

[Arz101]

Per ICT, Vic Fangio is waiting on Shurmur. Thats why Bears and Bettcher are talking?

I like Fangio as cards DC. Personnel suits him too

 

[Hypothesis]

Per ICT, Vic Fangio is waiting on Shurmur. Thats why Bears and Bettcher are talking?

I like Fangio as cards DC. Personnel suits him too

Maybe I'm having a moment but what is ICT?

 

[Arz101]

Its happening.

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[Arz101]

Maybe I'm having a moment but what is ICT?

Internet Connected Toilet (that is "Twitter")

 

[Gandhi]

All along in this process of finding a new head coach I have been very interested in Steve Wilks. He has never been my first choice, and he still isn’t, but I think that he seems to have a great connection with his players as well as being a very good motivator, and when I read the rumor that he might bring John DeFilippo as an offensive coordinator I became even more intrigued. However, as I have thought more about it I have become a bit skeptic, and the reason is that the rumor has it that Matt Patricia is the primary target for the Giants.

Dave Gettleman is the new general manager of the Giants, and so obviously he has a huge saying in the hiring of their new head coach. Gettleman worked closely with Steve Wilks for four seasons while they were both employed by the Panthers. In other words, Gettleman know Wilks very well, and reportedly likes him a lot. Now, one of the co-owners of the Giants - John Mara – said just two weeks ago that he much preferred their new head coach to have prior experience as a head coach or at least have extensive experience as a coordinator.

“I think, obviously, it has to be somebody who has either had head-coaching experience or at least has been a coordinator for a significant period of time, because I think if you don’t have that, the odds are really stacked against you. It’s not impossible for you to succeed without that, but I think the more experience that that individual has as either a head coach or as a coordinator on either side of the ball, I think is very important.’’

Steve Wilks does not have that kind of experience either as a head coach or a coordinator but neither does Matt Patricia. In fact, you could argue that their resumes are more or less the same, maybe with a slight advantage to Wilks because he has been an assistant head coach for two years.

Now, all of those rumors could obviously be false, but if the Giants hire Patricia over Wilks, even though neither of them fits the description John Mara gave, it almost has to signal that Gettleman did not want to speak that highly of Wilks in order to convince the other decision makers. That would instantly make me think twice about hiring Wilks.

Of course, Wilks could be hired by someone sooner than Patricia, and if so we will never know for sure if the Giants actually preferred Patricia to Wilks.

Now the rumor is that Wilks is not even a finalist to be the head coach of the Giants. There might be a good reason, and that reason could be that Wilks has simply chosen to remove his candidacy, but I do think it is suspicious.

 

[Gandhi]

Now the rumor is that Wilks is not even a finalist to be the head coach of the Giants. There might be a good reason, and that reason could be that Wilks has simply chosen to remove his candidacy, but I do think it is suspicious.

"As for Wilks, the respect GM Dave Gettleman has for him has gone a long way, and he's very much in the picture."

That is a quote from Ian Rapaport today. I obviously hope that this is true, and that the other reports were false. Rapaport also reported the other day that the Cardinals are likely to interview Wilks a second time. I still prefer Matt Patricia but to me, Wilks is a very intriguing alternative.