Fire Wilks...

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If we win 1-3 games this year, yes I think Wilks is on the hot seat. He seems like a great guy that, from a management perspective, is in way over his head.

Considering if it plays out that way, we should be able to lure any head coach we want. This has to be an amazingly attractive team for 2019 with young talent on the roster, high draft picks, and a ton of cap room. A new head coach could come in here and focus on controlling the line of scrimmage on offense and defense and make serious headway. Wilks' job could be on the line if any number of head coaching candidates come available.
 

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Belicheck couldn’t do much with team, do y’all even realize we might field the one of the worst roster in football?

Fitz is a shell of his shelf.

JJ Nelson and Chad Williams wouldn’t start for Alabama.

Humphreys is our only serviceable OLINEMAN.

No NFL quality linebackers. Perhaps the worst in the league.

No quality no.2 cb.

Defense afraid to tackle. Always playing off the wr’s.

Rosen is just a rookie.

Now you see why none of the hot commedity coaches wouldn’t come here. The Cards had the worst roster out of all the vacancies, literally no qb, Poor oline, rb coming from season ending injury, no wr’s Outside of Fitz...and we expected a top name coach or FA to come here to this mess??? Shurmer/Patricia/Gruden/etc would’ve had the same record and they have better rosters than the cards.

Don’t compare us to the Rams’ one year turn-around, they had a stacked roster before McVey. We don’t.
 

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Make our OC the head coach because McCoy has experience and let Leftwich run his playbook... Holcomb can leave with his buddy because our LB coach has time to run the defense since we have no LBs for him to coach :)
Actually a very good idea.
McCoy can’t call plays, have someone else call it.
Wilks is not HC material. Way over his head.
We don’t really need a DC since our D is all over the place and lost. Nothing to coordinate.

I am a fan of Jen Welter (running back/LB) and Nick Rapone.
 

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Belicheck couldn’t do much with team, do y’all even realize we might field the one of the worst roster in football?

Fitz is a shell of his shelf.

JJ Nelson and Chad Williams wouldn’t start for Alabama.

Humphreys is our only serviceable OLINEMAN.

No NFL quality linebackers. Perhaps the worst in the league.

No quality no.2 cb.

Defense afraid to tackle. Always playing off the wr’s.

Rosen is just a rookie.

Now you see why none of the hot commedity coaches wouldn’t come here. The Cards had the worst roster out of all the vacancies, literally no qb, Poor oline, rb coming from season ending injury, no wr’s Outside of Fitz...and we expected a top name coach or FA to come here to this mess??? Shurmer/Patricia/Gruden/etc would’ve had the same record and they have better rosters than the cards.

Don’t compare us to the Rams’ one year turn-around, they had a stacked roster before McVey. We don’t.
Arians went 8-8 with Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert. No excuses.
 

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Arians went 8-8 with Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert. No excuses.
Bs, With a scheme that has been inplimented for 4 years, better OLine, better receivers and Tom Moore who was a “qb whisperer” so he could work with bum qb’s
 

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LMAO. Arians won 10 games in his first year after inheriting a 5 win team. Keep the excuses rolling Mr. Wilks. Damage control!!!
And Palmer wasn’t starting BEFORE Arians then you totally omit the roster changes between those teams that made Arians win those games like the acquisition of Palmer and a smooth transition on defense since Horton and Bowles both ran 3/4. The short-sightedness on the board is funny and sad at the same time hahaha.
 
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I don't think this was the goal when we hired Wilks and staff...

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And Palmer wasn’t starting BEFORE Arians then totally omit the roster changes between those teams that made Arians win those games like the acquisition of Palmer and a smooth transition on defense since Horton and Bowles both ran 3/4. The short-sightedness on the board is funny and sad at the same time hahaha.
I’d contend the switch to 4-3 is another Wilks blunder.
 

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I’d contend the switch to 4-3 is another Wilks blunder.

Wilks said they would be flexible with the scheme based on personnel and strengths, but really, he lied. They made the switch without the players to do it, and now they cannot figure a way to adapt to what they do have. That is inexcusable, in my opinion.
 

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Arians went 8-8 with Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert. No excuses.

And Kerwin Williams as lead back, and the same receivers minus Kirk plus the Brown's who were not available most of the season - so in other words worse receivers, and a more banged up oline.

I always thought he was an above average coach, but my appreciation of him has gone way up this year.
 

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And Palmer wasn’t starting BEFORE Arians then you totally omit the roster changes between those teams that made Arians win those games like the acquisition of Palmer and a smooth transition on defense since Horton and Bowles both ran 3/4. The short-sightedness on the board is funny and sad at the same time hahaha.
Who forced the switch to 3/4? IT was Wilks, the one year DC. In over his head, but hey, he is a leader of men! LMAO
 

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And Kerwin Williams as lead back, and the same receivers minus Kirk plus the Brown's who were not available most of the season - so in other words worse receivers, and a more banged up oline.

I always thought he was an above average coach, but my appreciation of him has gone way up this year.

yup.
 

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Wilks said they would be flexible with the scheme based on personnel and strengths, but really, he lied. They made the switch without the players to do it, and now they cannot figure a way to adapt to what they do have. That is inexcusable, in my opinion.

This doesn’t get talked about enough. One of the worst decisions a leader in a new organization can make is implementing too much change too soon. Timing is everything. Gaining buy-in with staff is essential to building the right culture. I’d have to imagine belief and support is waning in the locker room after each defeat.
 

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