Is Anthony Weaver a legit candidate for DC? Or is it just assumed he slides in at DC in Baltimore when MacDonald gets a job?

I would try to pounce on him once they are eliminated asap. Try to do what the Dolphins did with Fangio. 

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

Im pretty sure some thought he was kind of inexperienced/underqualified.

Yep. But moving past that they need a new fresh perspective. That's what someone young from a new system brings.

5 minutes ago, DawkinsOwnage03 said:

I’ll take Rivera over Caldwell 

His Carolina and Washington defenses were always pretty good, it was the offenses that F’ed him. And when he was a D coordinator before that in San Diego, their D was awesome

The interesting part of the OC hire is that, assuming responsibilities stay the same (i.e., the OC calls plays), then you almost have to bring in someone older and more experienced that has play calling experience because Nick basically has none. So guys like Reich, Cooter and Bienemy are the only options. We saw what having 2 guys with no experience calling plays in the NFL looked like this year. Shane called plays for the Chargers in 2019 and 2020. Nick never did in Indy.

So I don't see them going after someone like Jerrod Johnson, because you have no one to show him the ropes on play calling.

15 minutes ago, Utebird said:

JJ couldnt do more with less in Indy so...

All thats been proven is that hes had some statistically good defenses and some stat not so good ones.

Like I said you tend to think that coaches who do more with less are the norm, if thats the case who you got thats available who has shown he can consistently do more with less?

Would’ve wen Nielsen but the eagles messed around and he’s gone. He took over one of the worst defenses and was building it into a good defense. Unfortunately the eagles didn’t move fast enough.

i don’t want rivera. I think his time has past and you are hoping he recaptures it. Frankly I’d probably go outside the box and go after someone like a minter. Unproven at nfl level but is likely the future of how the nfl is going to be defensively. Sadly i don’t think he’s leave Michigan for here and likely following harbaugh wherever he goes. So it doesn’t matter on him 

I like ejiro evero but i have concerns. Just like wink that he can maximize lesser talent. Had a top 10 defense with the broncos in 2022. Carolina had an awful offense but their defense was actually competent. My concerns are the same with him as wink. But he’s 43 so I’m guessing he’s still learning as only 2 years as DC whereas wink is 60 and he is who he is. 

Some info on evero

" This season, Evero’s defense ranks third in the league in passing yards allowed, sixth in passing touchdowns, and third in total yards allowed. That carries over from when he was the defensive coordinator in Denver in 2022, where his unit ranked seventh in the league in total yards allowed”

Didn't the Chiefs run this play against the Eagles multiple times last year in the SB? Believe the y scored off of it too. You'd think Sirianni would have the wherewithal to say, hey with the players we have on this team, we could do some damage with it. 

 

14 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

He wasn't up and coming like we are talking about. He was Hurts boyfriend. 

Fyp

10 minutes ago, DawkinsOwnage03 said:

Well 7 straight td drives I definitely am, that’s insane. O was bad ya, defense was historic failure. 

You keep bringing up 7 straight TD drives like it's somehow relevant to that game. So I'm gonna assume you're just trolling since you won't answer the question directly. You blame the defense for the seattle loss, which is absolutely stupid, but go off on your irrelevant 7 TDs.

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

You mean sitting on the end of the bench not interacting with any teammates isn't good? I like that Hurts is even keel but at the same time, I'd really like to see him be more involved in going over things throughout the game. Talk and listen to your teammates about what you see and what they see. Maybe he does, but we never see it. It's always the exact same thing. Hurts sitting on the end of the bench, staring straight ahead, emotionless not talking to anyone.

Where there's smoke...

28 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

This is a joke. Don't fumble when you're that close to scoring. Problem solved. The penalty for the mistake should be harsh. You're protecting the ball with your life just like the defense is protecting the EZ with theirs. If the defense fails, they give up points. However, if you fail and can't hold on to the ball when you're THAT close to scoring, well there should be a penalty. 

Agreed. I like the rule how it currently is

One name to add as an experienced play caller -- Kellen Moore. I'd definitely try and talk to him. 

2 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Didn't the Chiefs run this play against the Eagles multiple times last year in the SB? Believe the y scored off of it too. You'd think Sirianni would have the wherewithal to say, hey with the players we have on this team, we could do some damage with it. 

 

Hey i wanted Joe brady as head coach 3 years ago when we hired sirianni and most were basically against that on here. 

11 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I don't care how old or young the coordinators are, I just want good coordinators. But if their strategy is to hire a CEO coordinator to "babysit" Sirianni, then the process is completely Fed to begin with. Because if that's how they feel about the head coach he should've been fired.

Ryan Nielsen was a great candidate. Just had a season where he completely flipped a bad defense to a good one. Exactly what the Eagles needed. And they missed out.

Sometimes this organization can be absolutely infuriating. Rivera? I'd rather not have someone who just came off a season with the worst pass defense in the NFL and who hasn't coordinated in a while. He could be good, but not willing to take that risk. And all this is said without much excitement for next season anyway knowing Captain QB Draw is returning.

Where do you read that?  The coordinators this past season were bad; they're looking for better ones.

29 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Yeah, cause gimmicky is what innovative means. He absolutely is the only example. Forget Miami, SF, Detroit, Houston, and SF. 

SF -- Shanahan is running his family system -- not innovative -- just well done

Miami with its zoo of fast running cats can't beat a good team

Houston and Detroit have gone more old school than new school

What are you talking about?

Just now, vikas83 said:

One name to add as an experienced play caller -- Kellen Moore. I'd definitely try and talk to him. 

Idk I’m kind of out on moore. Herbert and that offense had the same issues dallas did the previous year. And somehow Dallas and Dak’s offense managed to look better with mccarthy running the offense 

1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

One name to add as an experienced play caller -- Kellen Moore. I'd definitely try and talk to him. 

I have a hard time accepting the fact Mike McCarthy was an upgrade for Dallas over him

7 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Im pretty sure some thought he was kind of inexperienced/underqualified.

I thought so. I also thought he got the job because he's QB1 butt buddy

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

Where do you read that?  The coordinators this past season were bad; they're looking for better ones.

People have speculated that Ron Rivera could double as an aid for Sirianni with his head coaching experience. That should not even be a factor. You hire the guy who will produce the best results for the defense. Not someone to help Sirianni run his team for him.

And just as I type this, another person with this same take:

 

5 minutes ago, devpool said:

You keep bringing up 7 straight TD drives like it's somehow relevant to that game. So I'm gonna assume you're just trolling since you won't answer the question directly. You blame the defense for the seattle loss, which is absolutely stupid, but go off on your irrelevant 7 TDs.

Yes they gave up a game winning drive to Drew Locke a scrub backup with I think under 2 minutes left in the game? How is that trolling? They couldn’t stop Dallas a week before period on any drive then let that happen. But okay we can blame the O as well but the O gave us the lead. 

 

2 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Idk I’m kind of out on moore. Herbert and that offense had the same issues dallas did the previous year. And somehow Dallas and Dak’s offense managed to look better with mccarthy running the offense 

I feel like Staley turned that whole Chargers' situation into a dysfunctional mess pretty quickly. Dallas was a top offense with Moore, and Dak played well with him every year but the last. It's worth a conversation as our universe is limited.

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

People have speculated

I stopped right there

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

People have speculated that Ron Rivera could double as an aid for Sirianni with his head coaching experience. That should not even be a factor. You hire the guy who will produce the best results for the defense. Not someone to help Sirianni run his team for him.

And just as I type this, another person with this same take:

 

The good thing is he'd have someone to say

"That's a stupid idea"

He apparently needed that big time in 2023

We are not going to like the offseason, are we? 😯

Just now, DawkinsOwnage03 said:

Yes they gave up a game winning drive to Drew Locke a scrub backup with I think under 2 minutes left in the game? How is that trolling? They couldn’t stop Dallas a week before period on any drive then let that happen. But okay we can blame the O as well but the O gave us the lead. 

20. Points.

The offense has an opportunity to close that game out with 4.5 minutes left, what did they do with it? Did you even watch that game? You're brain dead for blaming a loss on a defense that gave up 20 points in 2023 when the offense could barely muster 17, and couldn't even take a minute off the clock on their last drive.

No point discussing with you if you're gonna be this obtuse.