NinerSickness wrote:ChrisPozz wrote:NinerSickness wrote:
I'll take McDaniels given those options. I don't want the team to hand over the reigns to someone who was coaching the Bengals' defensive backs 2 years ago.
For two seasons. If it's a style/scheme/prodcedural thing for you, fine. But there was a significant noticeable difference in the way those few guys played with him after he got there and earned rave reviews, for whatever it's worth. Not that one can't make a case against him, because you usually can with a coach that's never been a HC before, but I think you could make quite a few worse moves than Joseph from the pool of guys who don't previously have experience.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2016/01/12/vance-joseph-leaves-bengals-dolphins-dc-job/78705356/..........and for the record. Would LOVE to point out for a select few on here (if they're still around) Joseph was on that absolutely, ridiculously loaded staff he had throughout his years in SF. Still can't believe some of the garbage that was spewed about that from those days. I'll say it again. Say what you want about him personally but the man could recruit and consistently build an excellent staff full of legit teachers/stars.
It wouldn't concern you that the HC only has 1 season's experience as a coordinator?
Sure. That part about him would have to be on his knocks list. That alone wouldn't eliminate him from consideration if it was me and I had to be realistic. Face it, they aren't getting my personal 1a, 1b, and 1c option in Urban Meyer. They aren't getting a lot of guys if you ask me.
I said I could make a case against him but I bet I could do that for many names you could give me. When I stack Vance Joseph up against many of the realistic names that are being discussed, I think this team could do a whole heck of a lot worse, and likely will (have to), than Joseph.
Many of his strengths are things I want to see in a bridge coach who can stabilize the ship for a couple of seasons so that they can realistically have a shot at swinging for the fences (like an Urban Meyer) if the money is still pouring in.
He's a proven communicator and teacher up to this point in his career, has one of the better assistant coaching relationship nets on both sides of the ball that I have studied, is extremely detailed, has put in tons of work and thought into what it means to program build, is reportedly not stuck in his ways and is very flexible in his methods, and stylistically favors a lot of the same types of things on both sides of the ball (size, length, does not shy away from projects, etc.) that I want to see this team run into the future.
Yes, ideally I wish he'd have several years of play-calling under his belt because that's a hole in his resume, but in comparison to many of the other guys who also don't have that experience, he's easily a standout among those and some of his other positives are things that some of the better play callers don't have themselves IMO. So no, with HIM specifically it wouldn't rule him out for me because he has a lot going for him IMO.
