Who in the playoffs are we waiting to interview for OC?
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Follow up reports said we never actually made him an offer...iirc
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Our next OC just got fired by the Cowboys.
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The longer we wait, the more I think our new OC will be a current member of the NO coaching staff.
I had not seen this thread when I posted this in another thread, so I am just going to copy it in here:
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I must admit that I can’t really begin to focus on later things like free agency or the draft until the coaching staff is complete.
I wonder if the holdup in adding an offensive coordinator has something to do with them wanting to interview someone from the four teams left. Thus, I looked up their coaching staffs and noticed three coaches who might be of interest to Keim and company.
Chad O’Shea (New England Patriots) – In my opinion perhaps the most obvious candidate. For years, Josh McDaniels has been rumored to become a head coach, and every time, O’Shea has been mentioned as his replacement. This year it was Kingsbury and O’Shea who were the most likely successors if McDaniels had moved on to another team. O’Shea has been involved in the game planning for years, and the last couple of years he has been in charge of the Patriots’ red zone plays. He has 23 years of coaching experience at both the collegiate and pro level, and he is wildly respected both outside and inside the organization. He has experience coaching every offensive position.
Dan Campbell (New Orleans Saints) – I don’t know how Campbell is as a Xs and Os-guy, but I do know that he is involved in the Saints’ offensive game planning. He is also a Bill Parcells’ protégé and has learned under Sean Payton, and the last three years he has been the Saints’ assistant head coach (so I doubt they would actually let Campbell interview). This would be another outside-the-box hire, but they did bring him in for a head coaching interview, so they obviously know about his visions.
Mike Kafka (Kansas City Chiefs) – Like I said in another thread: Don’t sleep on this guy. He is already being dubbed as the next Matt Nagy, because basically everyone just assume that Kafka will be the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator whenever the present (Eric Bieniemy) leaves, and that Kafka soon after that will become a head coach. Obviously that is way too much predicting to take it seriously, but it says a lot about how he is viewed. He just retired from the NFL four years ago, but I remember how coaches were talking about him as a potential coach even when he was still a player because he is extremely intelligent (well, he went to Northwestern) and simply just “gets it”. It is Kafka who is credited by those in the know for the development of Patrick Mahomes as Kafka has worked the closest with Mahomes since he was drafted two years ago.
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I must admit that I can’t really begin to focus on later things like free agency or the draft until the coaching staff is complete.
I wonder if the holdup in adding an offensive coordinator has something to do with them wanting to interview someone from the four teams left. Thus, I looked up their coaching staffs and noticed three coaches who might be of interest to Keim and company.
Chad O’Shea (New England Patriots) – In my opinion perhaps the most obvious candidate. For years, Josh McDaniels has been rumored to become a head coach, and every time, O’Shea has been mentioned as his replacement. This year it was Kingsbury and O’Shea who were the most likely successors if McDaniels had moved on to another team. O’Shea has been involved in the game planning for years, and the last couple of years he has been in charge of the Patriots’ red zone plays. He has 23 years of coaching experience at both the collegiate and pro level, and he is wildly respected both outside and inside the organization. He has experience coaching every offensive position.
Dan Campbell (New Orleans Saints) – I don’t know how Campbell is as a Xs and Os-guy, but I do know that he is involved in the Saints’ offensive game planning. He is also a Bill Parcells’ protégé and has learned under Sean Payton, and the last three years he has been the Saints’ assistant head coach (so I doubt they would actually let Campbell interview). This would be another outside-the-box hire, but they did bring him in for a head coaching interview, so they obviously know about his visions.
Mike Kafka (Kansas City Chiefs) – Like I said in another thread: Don’t sleep on this guy. He is already being dubbed as the next Matt Nagy, because basically everyone just assume that Kafka will be the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator whenever the present (Eric Bieniemy) leaves, and that Kafka soon after that will become a head coach. Obviously that is way too much predicting to take it seriously, but it says a lot about how he is viewed. He just retired from the NFL four years ago, but I remember how coaches were talking about him as a potential coach even when he was still a player because he is extremely intelligent (well, he went to Northwestern) and simply just “gets it”. It is Kafka who is credited by those in the know for the development of Patrick Mahomes as Kafka has worked the closest with Mahomes since he was drafted two years ago.
