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I'd put Eric Bienemy at the top of my list. He helped developed Mahomes and learned from a very successful coach in Andy Reid. That's who I would want developing Trevor Lawrence.
Actually the Bears structure is fine. Nagy reports to Pace who reports to Ted Philips. The problem is that Nagy is no Holmgren, Pace is no Wolf, and Philips is no Harlan.And the structure change with the Packers was a little different than you remember. The Board stopped getting involved in personnel matters long before Harlan. Prior to him, the GM (Braatz) and the coach (Infante) both reported to the President (Parins). That structure still exists in some places today - in Kansas City and Seattle for instance. And while I would prefer the way the Packers are structured now, the biggest problem with Braatz, Infante and Parins were they were not very good at their jobs.
Wasn't this the Bears' rationale for hiring Nagy? He helped revive Alex Smith's career and was Mahomes' tutor through his rookie year in KC. Just the guy you'd want to develop a QB, supposedly.I'm not pro- or anti-Bienemy, but plenty of teams have gone wrong hiring an Andy Reid offensive assistant (see also: Brad Childress, Pat Shurmur).
I don’t know if Meyer will be successful in the NFL, I think he will struggle with a comparative lack of control compared to what you have in college. However, let’s not run with this whole “he just had better athletes” thing. He took over a BG program that was 15-21 the previous 3 years, including 2-9 the year before, and promptly went 8-3 and 9-3. Utah was a middling Mountain West team who was 5-6 the prior year, Meyer had them 10-2 and 12-0 and playing in a New Years Day bowl immediately. Same with UF. They weren’t a dumpster fire when he got there, but they were just ok with Zook and he won’t a title within 2 seasons.I can’t stand him, but the dude can coach, flat out. Will it work in the NFL? Not sure, but he’s not the football equivalent of “get studs and roll the ball out there”
Sure Meyer can coach at the college level. I don't see his system translating at the NFL level. His system relied heavily on dual threat QB, read options. That went out of vogue in the NFL years ago.
As the Bears fans wail and gnash their teeth about all of the failures of their playoff organization, the Lions have hired a new GM with no experience. Top point of his resume' is that he was the college talent evaluator for the Rams. Brad Holmes. I am sure you are all shaking in your LL Bean boots.
Jacksonville is very much a Florida Gators town and bringing back an old college hero is certain to put fans in the seats.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Urban Meyer going to the Jags is a good move. He will have the number one draft choice to work with, as well as 11 total draft choice and a huge amount of cap room for free agents. Jacksonville is very much a Florida Gators town and bringing back an old college hero is certain to put fans in the seats.
Urban Meyer going to the Jags is a good move. He will have the number one draft choice to work with, as well as 11 total draft choice and a huge amount of cap room for free agents. Jacksonville is very much a Florida Gators town and bringing back an old college hero is certain to put fans in the seats. Meyer has been a big winner everywhere . I am sure he will assemble a top notch coaching staff. His recruiting expertise will now extend to free agents. Give him a couple of years and The Jags will be a team that can contend for the playoffs.
Have Meyer’s health issues resolved, or was that just an excuse to bolt from tOSU?
Contend for the playoffs? That’s not exactly a high bar to clear.
I think they are legit, easily used as an excuse, and not serious enough to overcome his desire to coach after he sits out for a couple of years.
Arthur Smith is the new Atlanta Falcons Head Coach. He coached under four different head coaches with the Tennessee Titans this past decade.https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/1350197483343900684?s=19