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2022 off-season thread 

Post#1 » by hermes » Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:45 pm

we've got an important off-season ahead. got to get a new gm and coach.

12th pick in the draft

free agents:

Anthony Barr LB
Patrick Peterson CB
Sheldon Richardson IDL
Rashod Hill LT
Xavier Woods S
Nick Vigil LB
Dede Westbrook WR
Mackensie Alexander CB
Dakota Dozier LG
Luke Stocker TE
verson Griffen EDGE
Sean Mannion QB
Wayne Gallman RB
Jordan Berry P
Chad Beebe WR
Tashawn Bower EDGE
Mason Cole C
Christopher Herndon IV TE
Greg Joseph K
Tyler Conklin TE
Parry Nickerson CB
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#2 » by hermes » Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:47 pm

5 other teams as of now need a new coach.

anyone got any gm/coach candidates they like?

haven't really looked but all i want is two different people. not the same person doing both jobs
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#3 » by Worm Guts » Tue Jan 11, 2022 2:44 pm

Brian Flores seemed to overachieve with Dolphins the last 2 years and still got fired. I don't know much about him though, whether he would be a good candidate.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#4 » by hermes » Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:01 pm

doug pederson rumored to be getting a head coach interview. weird that came out now since they are focusing on general managers.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#5 » by hermes » Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:16 pm

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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#6 » by Duke4life831 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:55 pm

Worm Guts wrote:Brian Flores seemed to overachieve with Dolphins the last 2 years and still got fired. I don't know much about him though, whether he would be a good candidate.

I believe all the talk is that he is an ass and none of the players liked him.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#7 » by hermes » Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:27 pm

big list of gm interview candidates announced by the team this week:

Kwesi Adofo Mensah
Brandon Brown
Glenn Cook
Monti Ossenfort
Ryan Poles
Catherine Raiche
John Spytek
Eliot Wolf

any that jumps out to anyone? have you heard of any of them? i hadn't
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#8 » by Worm Guts » Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:35 pm

I don’t recognize any of the names, although I didn’t expect I would.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#9 » by hermes » Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:00 pm

some coaching candidates now (i suppose they would want the gm to have some say, so maybe these are getting to know you interviews while the gm hiring is also taking place?)


Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles
Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon
Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett (UPDATE: This interview was conducted on Sunday, 16 January.)
Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore
Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans

any names that jump out at anyone?
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#10 » by hermes » Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:02 pm

think they are looking for an offensive coach after zimmer?
or a defensive coach since the defense was terrible this year, and the offense is already pretty good
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#11 » by Worm Guts » Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:11 pm

I was kind of thinking an young offensive mind, but I don't know that anyone really jumps out for me.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#12 » by hermes » Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:51 pm

raheem morris added to the list of coach interviews

and i'm already tired on behalf of the wilfs for all the interviews they have to do
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#13 » by hermes » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:36 pm

round 1 gm interviews are done
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#14 » by hermes » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:00 pm

Kansas City Chiefs Executive Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles
Cleveland Browns Vice President of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

those are the front runners and will be getting in-person second interviews next week (tues and wed)

i heard some commentary on the radio, polar opposite backgrounds.
poles is a former olinemen, turned scout
adofo-mensah is an ex-wall street ivy league grad

so whoever the choice is will tell a lot about which direction the wilfs want to go
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#15 » by Duke4life831 » Sun Jan 23, 2022 7:11 pm

I was hoping Mike McDaniel would've slipped in for an interview. I think he is going to end up being the super hot name for head coaches in a year from now.

Out of the list of people they've interviewed so far, I would side with Kevin O’Connell. I think we are currently closer to having an elite offense than having an elite defense, so I would rather have a coach hired to push the offense to the next level. And there has been nothing about GB's or Dallas offense that make me feel like there is anything special going on there.

I really like McDaniel because he has been learning from Shanahan and I like the versatility of Shanahan's play calling (especially when Shanahan has a QB he trusts). Same goes for Kevin O’Connell, he has been under McVay and I like the versatility they have in that offense.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#16 » by hermes » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:46 pm

gm is probably going to be Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, they are interviewing him right now. and the bears hired poles, who they were going to interview tomorrow. no more finalists, unless its back to the drawing board we have our guy
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#17 » by hermes » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:49 pm

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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#18 » by Worm Guts » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:45 pm

Sounds like it's official, I'd assume the HC will be decided pretty quick too, maybe another week.
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#19 » by hermes » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:46 pm

jefferson, cook, and harrison all made the pro bowl. and o'neill was just named an alternate

congrats to them
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Re: 2022 off-season thread 

Post#20 » by Worm Guts » Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:25 pm

Sounds like we’re interviewing Jim Harbaugh. Kind of interesting.

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