situational: Tomlin and staff are fired after a 4-12 season. Top 3 candidates you bring in to interv

I will catch hell for this but:
1.) Cowher- Its just still there man, I feel there is more to why he hasn't taken another HC position.
2.) John Gruden- I think he would jump ship from MNF in a heartbeat to take the job.
3.) Rob Ryan- Defenseive genius who absolutely wears his heart on his sleeve during the games. Love his passion.
Honorable mention from college coaches- Bob Stoops

 

Are any of these guys interested in a) coaching or b) coaching the Steelers?

 

holy crap!!! I thought you would want to upgrade. sorry but no, no, and hell no. stoops hasn't done anything to even be considered. he cant win the big one at Oklahoma so lets let him stay there. you want discipline? first call needs to be jon hoke at Chicago. maybe aaron kromer of the saints

 

All opinions welcome as it is your call!!

 

ok that's fair.

1. nick saban ( let him have complete control. it will never happen here but I would like to see what he could do.)
2. kevin sumlin ( if you want a young college coach)
3. jon hoke ( he demands a lot of his players from what I read)

 

To those who don't follow a ton of college (or know all the NFL assistants/etc) ...those last to are who?

 

sorry. sumlin is the head coach at texas a&m but hoke is an ass. with the bears. secondary coach or d coord. not sure. he was the long leftover from lovies staff

 

1. John Hufnagel
2. Ken Whisenhunt
3. Gary Kubiak (if available) or Bill O'Brien (if Kubiak isn't available)

 

Didn't Oklahoma win the National Championship in 2000 with Stoops?

 

Saben already proved he can't be with the big boys, he'll sneak out at night again
I vote for
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Belichek

 

larry fedora
ken whisenhunt
and the ex bears coach lovie smith

 

I would interview
John Fox
Bill Cowher
Jeff Fischer
I would then ask each of them how they plan on putting the most aggressive 53 guys on the field that can play within the rules and how they can hold them to 100% accountability.
I would then let them know that the right answer means that they will have more control over their team then any other NFL coach in the history of the game. Their input to the draft will be just as important as their input to the entire coaching staff. They would be given full control as long as it is within the league rules and salary cap space. I would also let them know that no player nor coach is off limits from having to find a new line of work.
I would also have the limo parked right next to a Brinks truck just to let them know the seriousness of the situation.

 

Bill O'Brien...no NFL re-treds

 

yeah but look at his bowl record. he had more talent than anyone the past ten years and has always underachieved. not just my opinion. it is known nationwide now. even sooner fans are tired of him

 

Ok, fair enough. I would not hire Stoops, but I would bring him and/or a couple of other college coaches that use Co-Offensive Coordinators in for interviews to find out how they make that arrangement work.

 

how about reaching out to tony dungy? I don't think he would be interested but he might want to coach again. as far as saban goes, I think he could pull a pete carroll and do the opposite of everything he done the first time

 

1. Bill O'Brien
2. DC from either Seattle, maybe even Oakland's guy he is supposed to be the mad scientist has his MS in something like Biochemistry and has the Raiders defense playing very solidly
3. Gruden

 

curious about the gruden love. could same thing not be said about him that we are saying about tomlin? he won with dungys players.lol

 

Good point - I guess I just wonder whether a high profile coach could maybe integrate more of a philosophy and identity to the team. Even during the good years with Tomlin, I just feel like this team (especially on offense) has no real identity.

 

Great post... 3 good picks as well, old school guys.

 

Stoops won the NC in Oklahoma...
Hoke would be a nice choice!

 

zimmer from the bengals..... BA... no 3rd choice

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