The other coordinators on that list are Frank Smith, Thomas Brown, Brian Schottenheimer, Brian Callahan, Kellen Moore, Steve Wilks, Dan Quinn, Brian Flores, and Raheem Morris. Dan Quinn is legit good and also had success as an HC before this year. Other than that, it's a pretty unimpressive list. Maybe Brian Callahan will work out in Tennessee.
We'll see about the Lions with Goff, but what all the past teams who had success without a franchise QB have in common is the success was fleeting.
I doesn't matter if you're impressed with the list - the purpose was to see which guys impress the people who work for them. I'm on the side that says the players know more about this than any of us do.
Yeah, to win SB is almost impossible without a top QB, but there may be small hope of making SB. Goff, Hurtz, Purdy. Jimmy G all made SBs in recent years as well. Of course they are all in NFC . But still they had great offensive head coaches and a very strong roster. This is why these teams compete year after year with rare exceptions. We however decided not to go with offensive coach or look at assistant GM at these top organizations.
I'm on the side that says reality knows more than the players do. I don't know if you noticed, but the list was made a year ago, in January 2024. Look at how the guys on the list did over the last year. With the exception of Quinn, it's not pretty.
what are you talking about? Quinn is a game from the Super Bowl, Glenn went 15-2. Flores 14-3. 2 of the other guys were elevated to interim coach, and almost everyone, non-specials, on that list are receiving interviews for a head job. Clearly they are all respected by people that actually work in the NFL, which was the question posed in the first place
The players are the reality. Fans just think they are. I know when the list was made and I'd expect a new one in a few weeks if the survey gets repeated annually. The survey is not about wins and losses, it's about who the players have the most respect for - a totally different qualifier.
A year ago Quinn would’ve been shit on, and was, for his hiring. He failed as a HC and was carried a lot by Dallas’ offense, before his defense was carved up in the playoffs.
Dan Quinn was experienced, took a team to the SB, and ran a solid offense in DAL. While he’s not the premium makeup of a HC candidate, he’s had a reasonable track record. A hell of alot better than Flores, Glenn or Brady. Meanwhile there’s 2 guys out there with an incredible track record for a HC that is available on the market for free and we won’t even interview them.
