Scipiotik posted:

Patricia is the OC, but not in title. I think it has something to do with allowing him to get his full payout from the Lions for getting fired. If he was the OC I think he'd lose out on some of the salary. At least that's a rumor I heard.

Amy Pole Her posted:

I heard the same rumor. Just above your post.

Breer posted:

You’ll notice with titles for Patricia and Joe Judge this year, not only aren’t they coordinators, they aren’t even officially position coaches. Judge’s title is offensive assistant/quarterbacks. Patricia is senior football advisor/offensive line. Why would this matter? Judge is still being paid by the Giants, Patricia by the Lions, and whatever the Patriots pay those two comes out of what their old teams pay them.

The NFL created rules to avoid teams paying coaches like interns and letting their old teams pick up the tab (which in a lot of cases, the coaches are fine with because their old teams fired them) dictate that these guys have to be paid at a rate commensurate with the established pay scale for their role. There’s a pay scale for coordinators. There’s one for position coaches. There isn’t one as much for guys with vague titles. So, in a roundabout way, this all allows the Patriots to keep Judge and Patricia on the meter with other teams.

Ehud posted:

I believe in Matt Patricia's ability to get fired

Grittybeard posted:

It's all very shady but to bring it back to the point for this thread it also seems ridiculously dumb to have Patricia as the OC if he has the title or not, but here we are

He's got a couple of years of assistant OL experience in his coaching resume on that side of the ball. Not that his numbers coaching defense look a lot better to be fair. I really don't understand why he's employed even if it weren't for the *waves hand* other things.

Diva Cupcake posted:

I just don’t see any realistic scenario outside finishing with a top 3 pick where Saleh’s seat starts getting warm. And that would come from ownership not Joe Douglas probably and even then he’d probably get a 3rd year depending on the scenario (like massive injuries again like last year).

They’ve done a good job building the roster from nothing and I think 7 wins with a healthy Wilson would be a good step.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:

It's an indictment of Bill's decision making.

I get the situation with his kids. It totally sucks, but I can understand why he's doing it. He wants his kids to succeed and to learn how to coach in the NFL and follow in his footsteps. But what the gently caress is his obsession with losers like Patricia and Judge? I could understand if he hired those two and made Judge ST coach again, or gave Patricia some bullshit assistant role in the defense. Whatever. But he must *really* believe they are capable coaches, otherwise why would he put them in charge of an entire side of the ball. For me this is a major red flag of just how bad Belichick has become at evaluating not just players, but also coaches. I think he may be so far up his own rear end, and may have bought into his own legacy too much, that he can't even see another way of operating.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:

I think it's totally plausible that during interviews McDaniels found out Luck's injuries had been much worse than were let on, perhaps even to the point that he had already considered retirement. Obviously this is conjecture, but it makes way more sense than the excuses we've heard, none of which have been completely confirmed.

Diva Cupcake posted:

Other than the Browns gig, which by all reports he really wanted, didn’t McDaniels pull out of most of the jobs he interviewed for? Or am I misremembering.

Flikken posted:

I always thought it was Cleveland media lusting after a local boy to coach the Browns not any real desire from McDaniels.


Cleveland media similarly wanted Mitch Trubisky really bad for the same reason, we drafted Myles Garret instead

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IN QUESTION
Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys: Let’s be honest: If Jerry Jones has a crack at Payton, he’s taking it. He also has one of the most sought-after young offensive minds in football, Kellen Moore, on staff, and Dan Quinn as his defensive coordinator. If the Cowboys marginally underperform, there’s no way this doesn’t get complicated.

Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers: Rhule returning in 2022 was a bit of a surprise, personally. While the Panthers easily could make a low-seeded playoff run in the NFC, this seems like one of the safer projected openings at this time. While Rhule missed out on a mind-boggling college carousel, his name was certainly bandied about for some of the top openings. He may prefer the NCAA atmosphere.

Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons: Smith said it himself: “If you don’t win games, there are going to be consequences.” To his credit, he’s not just a Kyle Shanahan copycat and he may very well have something unique planned for Marcus Mariota. Realistically, though, he’s low on firepower in a tough division.

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks: Carroll turns 71 next week. While he is more spry and youthful than many half his age, one has to wonder what kind of appetite exists for a short-term rebuild.

Diva Cupcake posted:

https://twitter.com/theMMQB/status/1568292903020990464

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Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins: Assuming ownership doesn’t stumble into another tampering scandal, McDaniel will get his shot. Here’s hoping his mindful, personable approach catches on around the league.

Ehud posted:

Nervous posted:

It's going to feel like a down year for this thread after the hilarity of both Gruden and Urbz late year isn't it?

tarbrush posted:

Hell of an assumption...

Docjowles posted:

Urban was all the stars aligning for a spectacular meltdown. That level of comedy doesn’t come around often. I do feel like we could get some solid lols out of Josh McDaniels, though.

Docjowles posted:

Urban was all the stars aligning for a spectacular meltdown. That level of comedy doesn’t come around often. I do feel like we could get some solid lols out of Josh McDaniels, though.