football guy 2,065 Posted January 13 Just now, Samtorobby47 said: Anyone seen who his OC and DC might be? He has pitched the same OCs as Saleh: Mike LaFleur and Mike McDaniel. Brandon Staley, too, has pitched these guys. Hate to break it to all these candidates, but there are only 2 of these guys. I hope the Jets realize they're going to have to make them among the highest paid OCs in the league... they're in serious demand. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football guy 2,065 Posted January 13 I'm interested to see how the Jets play this. I'm pretty sure among the reasons the Jets really like Saleh/Smith/Staley are their staff choices (all want LaFleur/McDaniel). Essentially, all these candidates want to run a Shanahan-style ball control offense. Saleh is going to weigh his options/play hardball. Detroit still in the mix, Jacksonville may be if Meyer spurns them, and gets the opportunity to hear out Philadelphia as a fall back. Personally, I think he wants either the Detroit job or the Jacksonville job, but recognizes the strength of the Jets job. Smith is in extreme demand with Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Detroit all interested with Jacksonville as a backup plan. I think he's the top option in Atlanta, but there are more lucrative jobs awaiting him. Similar to Saleh, he can afford to be patient right now. I get some fans see him as Adam Gase 2.0 merely because of how he looks, but apparently he's more of a CEO type. His prefered coordinators make it evident that he'd avoid play-calling in a perfect world. Staley may only look to accept a coaching job if it's with the Chargers. Do you take the risk and wait for him if he's not 100% in on the job? Soonest you'll likely meet is tomorrow (if Jets fly to him) or Sunday. Assuming these guys are close on the Jets list, I would probably offer to each and try to get someone to sign first. Whoever signs first gets a head-start on hiring potential coordinators, and it's especially important for these 3 as they're targeting the same staff members. San Francisco can't block LaFleur/McDaniel, so try to hire either and entice by making them among the highest paid offensive coordinators in the league... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football guy 2,065 Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, QB1 said: Ok here’s another idea... hire Mike McDaniels as OC right now, before a head coach... since our HC faves all want him anyway. Lol I wish it were so easy... but unfortunately McDaniel wouldn't agree without knowing who the HC is, and it would create an awfully dynamic power structure in the organization knowing you only hired the HC because you wanted a specific OC candidate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
