Black Monday and the Coaching Carousel
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I’ve never seen anything like this in all my years.
Interesting, nobody is pilfering our defensive coaches
Interesting, nobody is pilfering our defensive coaches
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When we first started experiencing coaches moving on last year, I was definitely not fan, for continuity purposes. But I am confident under McVay we will be okay if we go thru a "churning" phase for a few years before the NFL finally realizes the brain power and success of our offense falls on McVay, himself. He is a genius and has a knack for hiring the right people.
Sucks, but good luck, Zac!
Sucks, but good luck, Zac!
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So Zach Taylor is with McVay for one year and he’s head coaching material?
Maybe they figure Sean is smart and would only hire good coaches, but I think it’s silly.
Maybe they figure Sean is smart and would only hire good coaches, but I think it’s silly.
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/10/zac-taylor-emerges-as-favorite-for-bengals-job/
Zac Taylor emerges as favorite for Bengals job
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 10, 2019
The Bengals appear ready to choose Zac Taylor as their next head coach.
Taylor, the Rams’ quarterbacks coach, is the Bengals’ choice, according to multiple reports.
Officially, the Bengals cannot hire Taylor until the Rams’ postseason is over. As the Colts found out last year when they were spurned at the last minute by Josh McDaniels, an assistant coach who works for another team can’t be hired until his team is done playing, and a verbal agreement is unenforceable.
But from all indications, Taylor is the man. A 35-year-old former Nebraska quarterback, Taylor will draw immediate comparisons to his boss, Rams head coach Sean McVay, because of his age and his offensive approach. McVay is such a hot coach that several teams have attempted to hire the “next Sean McVay” this year.
Taylor has previously worked as the Rams’ wide receivers coach, the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and the offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati.
Zac Taylor emerges as favorite for Bengals job
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 10, 2019
The Bengals appear ready to choose Zac Taylor as their next head coach.
Taylor, the Rams’ quarterbacks coach, is the Bengals’ choice, according to multiple reports.
Officially, the Bengals cannot hire Taylor until the Rams’ postseason is over. As the Colts found out last year when they were spurned at the last minute by Josh McDaniels, an assistant coach who works for another team can’t be hired until his team is done playing, and a verbal agreement is unenforceable.
But from all indications, Taylor is the man. A 35-year-old former Nebraska quarterback, Taylor will draw immediate comparisons to his boss, Rams head coach Sean McVay, because of his age and his offensive approach. McVay is such a hot coach that several teams have attempted to hire the “next Sean McVay” this year.
Taylor has previously worked as the Rams’ wide receivers coach, the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and the offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati.
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I suspected last year that Shanny Jr was irritated by McVay's stealing of what could have been his job, not to mention the league limelight and eventually Coach of the Year. But I think now after two years of being shat upon by McVay and the Rams (his only win vs McVay was last year's "depth chart" slaughter), followed by McVay disciples getting jobs left and right before they're ready (IMO), his cookies gotta be baking pretty good. :rolllaugh:
Oh and I look forward to a non-thug version of the Bengals. Which I do think is good for this league so wish him the best.
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Waldron might join Taylor in Cincinnati as Offensive Coordinator, however, if not, you're right the more successful that McVay is, the more they will hire from the Ram staff. I'm okay with that and their is nothing you can do when they are offered Head Coaching opportunities, but McVay is also open to allowing his assistants to leave, if they get the opportunity to call their own plays, like Matt LaFleur to Tennessee as OC in 2018 which paved the way for LaFleur in Green Bay in 2019..
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Zac Taylor showing off his smarts early.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/11/hue-jackson-out-in-cincinnati/
Hue Jackson out in Cincinnati
Posted by Charean Williams on January 11, 2019
The Browns fired Hue Jackson on Oct. 29. The Bengals fired him today, Elise Jesse of WLWT reports.
That means Jackson has lost two jobs in less than three months. Neither firing should have come as a surprise to Jackson.
He went 3-36-1 in Cleveland, and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis hired Jackson as special assistant to the head coach on Nov. 13. Lewis parted ways with the team after the season, and the Bengals are set to hire Rams assistant Zac Taylor when Los Angeles’ season ends.
Jackson interviewed for the head coaching vacancy in Cincinnati, and when the Bengals went another direction, it made sense Jackson would go in a different direction.
That might mean sitting out this season.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/11/hue-jackson-out-in-cincinnati/
Hue Jackson out in Cincinnati
Posted by Charean Williams on January 11, 2019
The Browns fired Hue Jackson on Oct. 29. The Bengals fired him today, Elise Jesse of WLWT reports.
That means Jackson has lost two jobs in less than three months. Neither firing should have come as a surprise to Jackson.
He went 3-36-1 in Cleveland, and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis hired Jackson as special assistant to the head coach on Nov. 13. Lewis parted ways with the team after the season, and the Bengals are set to hire Rams assistant Zac Taylor when Los Angeles’ season ends.
Jackson interviewed for the head coaching vacancy in Cincinnati, and when the Bengals went another direction, it made sense Jackson would go in a different direction.
That might mean sitting out this season.
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...expected-to-be-broncos-offensive-coordinator/
Gary Kubiak won’t be the Broncos offensive coordinator
Posted by Josh Alper on January 11, 2019
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Kubiak will not be on Fangio’s staff and will be leaving the team.
Per the report, talks broke down over differences regarding staffing and offensive philosophies.
The news comes shortly after word that the Broncos are trying to add Mike Munchak to their staff after interviewing him for their head coaching job. Mike Klis of KUSA confirmed that Kubiak is leaving the team and reports that Munchak is under consideration as an offensive line coach rather than offensive coordinator.
Gary Kubiak won’t be the Broncos offensive coordinator
Posted by Josh Alper on January 11, 2019
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Kubiak will not be on Fangio’s staff and will be leaving the team.
Per the report, talks broke down over differences regarding staffing and offensive philosophies.
The news comes shortly after word that the Broncos are trying to add Mike Munchak to their staff after interviewing him for their head coaching job. Mike Klis of KUSA confirmed that Kubiak is leaving the team and reports that Munchak is under consideration as an offensive line coach rather than offensive coordinator.
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https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/...ls-zac-taylor-head-coach-hire-rams-sean-mcvay
The Bengals Took the “Next Sean McVay” Thing a Little Too Seriously
Cincinnati will reportedly name Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor its next head coach. His experience as a coordinator is slight but, crucially, he does know Sean McVay
By Riley McAtee
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The NFL coaching carousel has officially jumped the shark. After the Packers hired former Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and the Cardinals pointed out the Sean McVay–Kliff Kingsbury connection in their press release, the Bengals are reportedly planning to hire McVay’s quarterbacks coach to be their next head coach.
Though nothing can be confirmed until the Rams are no longer in the playoffs, multiple reports are pointing to Zac Taylor becoming the next head coach of the Bengals this offseason. He’ll be the third hire this year who has a connection to the Rams head coach. Welcome to the offseason of The Next Sean McVay.
Taylor’s expected hiring is particularly emblematic of this offseason’s hiring craze. Along with the Browns’ hire of Freddie Kitchens and the Jets’ hire of Adam Gase, teams are looking for younger and more offensively-minded coaches. It’s like a bank run, but for fresh faces who know when to deploy a jet sweep.
Taylor is only 35 years old, which is just four years older than the Bengals’ current quarterback, Andy Dalton. McVay, who is just 32, has shown that millennials can be fine head football coaches, but where McVay was an offensive coordinator for three seasons before getting the Rams job, Taylor has spent this season as the Rams quarterback coach. Before that he was the team’s assistant wide receivers coach. Not even the actual wide receivers coach—the assistant wide receivers coach.
Previously, Taylor was the offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati in 2016, but the team struggled while he was there. The Bearcats scored at least 30 points per game in each of head coach Tommy Tuberville’s first three seasons, but in 2016, Tuberville’s fourth season, Taylor came aboard and the team sank to 19.3 points per game (123rd out of 128 FBS-level programs). The team averaged 537.8 yards per game in the season before Taylor’s arrival, and 374.1 with him.
Before that, in 2015, Taylor was the interim offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins for five games. The Dolphins averaged just 17 points per game in that stretch, but it’s also hard to put any credit or blame on a guy who was stuck with the interim label.
How the hell did Taylor leverage such a lackluster résumé into the Bengals head-coaching job? The answer lies in his references. The Bengals are no doubt hoping that two seasons under McVay have helped Taylor and that he can bring a progressive offensive vision to a team that desperately needs a shake-up.
Cincinnati spent the past 16 years with Marvin Lewis at head coach, and while he compiled a respectable record (131-122-3) for a franchise that had been among the worst in all of sports before his arrival, a team with A.J. Green, Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd, and Andy Dalton could use an offensive makeover.
The only question is whether a coach so green and unproven will be the right person to do it. At any rate, the one thing that can definitely be said about this hire is that Taylor has more promise than Hue Jackson.
With the Bengals settling on Taylor, the Dolphins have the only head-coaching vacancy remaining. As of press time, the Rams ball boy was getting phone calls.
The Bengals Took the “Next Sean McVay” Thing a Little Too Seriously
Cincinnati will reportedly name Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor its next head coach. His experience as a coordinator is slight but, crucially, he does know Sean McVay
By Riley McAtee
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The NFL coaching carousel has officially jumped the shark. After the Packers hired former Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur and the Cardinals pointed out the Sean McVay–Kliff Kingsbury connection in their press release, the Bengals are reportedly planning to hire McVay’s quarterbacks coach to be their next head coach.
Though nothing can be confirmed until the Rams are no longer in the playoffs, multiple reports are pointing to Zac Taylor becoming the next head coach of the Bengals this offseason. He’ll be the third hire this year who has a connection to the Rams head coach. Welcome to the offseason of The Next Sean McVay.
Taylor’s expected hiring is particularly emblematic of this offseason’s hiring craze. Along with the Browns’ hire of Freddie Kitchens and the Jets’ hire of Adam Gase, teams are looking for younger and more offensively-minded coaches. It’s like a bank run, but for fresh faces who know when to deploy a jet sweep.
Taylor is only 35 years old, which is just four years older than the Bengals’ current quarterback, Andy Dalton. McVay, who is just 32, has shown that millennials can be fine head football coaches, but where McVay was an offensive coordinator for three seasons before getting the Rams job, Taylor has spent this season as the Rams quarterback coach. Before that he was the team’s assistant wide receivers coach. Not even the actual wide receivers coach—the assistant wide receivers coach.
Previously, Taylor was the offensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati in 2016, but the team struggled while he was there. The Bearcats scored at least 30 points per game in each of head coach Tommy Tuberville’s first three seasons, but in 2016, Tuberville’s fourth season, Taylor came aboard and the team sank to 19.3 points per game (123rd out of 128 FBS-level programs). The team averaged 537.8 yards per game in the season before Taylor’s arrival, and 374.1 with him.
Before that, in 2015, Taylor was the interim offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins for five games. The Dolphins averaged just 17 points per game in that stretch, but it’s also hard to put any credit or blame on a guy who was stuck with the interim label.
How the hell did Taylor leverage such a lackluster résumé into the Bengals head-coaching job? The answer lies in his references. The Bengals are no doubt hoping that two seasons under McVay have helped Taylor and that he can bring a progressive offensive vision to a team that desperately needs a shake-up.
Cincinnati spent the past 16 years with Marvin Lewis at head coach, and while he compiled a respectable record (131-122-3) for a franchise that had been among the worst in all of sports before his arrival, a team with A.J. Green, Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd, and Andy Dalton could use an offensive makeover.
The only question is whether a coach so green and unproven will be the right person to do it. At any rate, the one thing that can definitely be said about this hire is that Taylor has more promise than Hue Jackson.
With the Bengals settling on Taylor, the Dolphins have the only head-coaching vacancy remaining. As of press time, the Rams ball boy was getting phone calls.
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Nonsense. The more black coaches that are hired(as a direct result of the Rooney rule or just hiring the best man for the job), the more black coaches that will be fired.
Math 101, the law of averages, common sense...whatever. Nothing to see here.
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/11/bears-hire-chuck-pagano-as-defensive-coordinator/
Bears hire Chuck Pagano as defensive coordinator
Posted by Charean Williams on January 11, 2019
Chuck Pagano sat out one season. That apparently was long enough away from coaching.
The Bears have hired Pagano as their new defensive coordinator, replacing Vic Fangio, the team announced Friday night.
Pagano, 58, spent six seasons as head coach of the Colts, going 53-43 in the regular season and 3-3 in the playoffs before Indianapolis fired him after the 2017 season. He spent last season as an NFL consultant.
“We are excited to add Chuck to our staff as defensive coordinator,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said in a statement. “He has successful experience at many different levels in this league, and he is a great teacher with an aggressive mentality that fits our style of football. He is a man of high character and has a passion for the game that will no doubt add to the culture we have already started building at Halas Hall.”
Pagano has coached in the NFL for 16 years.
The Bears interviewed current defensive backs coach Ed Donatell and had interest in Todd Bowles before Bowles took the coordinator job in Tampa.
Bears hire Chuck Pagano as defensive coordinator
Posted by Charean Williams on January 11, 2019
Chuck Pagano sat out one season. That apparently was long enough away from coaching.
The Bears have hired Pagano as their new defensive coordinator, replacing Vic Fangio, the team announced Friday night.
Pagano, 58, spent six seasons as head coach of the Colts, going 53-43 in the regular season and 3-3 in the playoffs before Indianapolis fired him after the 2017 season. He spent last season as an NFL consultant.
“We are excited to add Chuck to our staff as defensive coordinator,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said in a statement. “He has successful experience at many different levels in this league, and he is a great teacher with an aggressive mentality that fits our style of football. He is a man of high character and has a passion for the game that will no doubt add to the culture we have already started building at Halas Hall.”
Pagano has coached in the NFL for 16 years.
The Bears interviewed current defensive backs coach Ed Donatell and had interest in Todd Bowles before Bowles took the coordinator job in Tampa.