Just one man's honest opinion please make it count Mr. Daniel Snyder

[dirthogs311]

As we sit and wait for our next head coach to be announced, i think back to when Coach Gibbs was announced the Head Coach for his first tenure. He was an up and coming offensive coordinator under Don Coryell and was responsible for one of the most prolific and exciting offenses in the league. When Mr. Cooke hired him everyone said," WHO THE HELL IS JOE GIBBS"???? He was a young man full of energy and ready to make a name for himself and get out from behind the Coryell title.

This is the direction i believe we need to go in. I love Gregg Williams, he has guided the defense -as well as the rest of this team- thru this terrible tragedy along with Joe Gibbs. But i feel we need some young new blood. I fully support Gregg Williams to be our next head coach, but the offense needs work. Seriously, how long does it have to take to learn Al Saunders' offense.... It shouldn't take two years and I dont think it should take 3 either. I thought we would be clicking, and we were to an extent and i am well aware of all the injury problems we have faced. But Saunders is old as well and I think it is time for a change. I know it may cripple Campbells' development, but how do we know that this is who we want to run our offense??? How do we know that Saunders is the right guy for the job

So where does that leave the offense??? I personally want that new and upcoming coordinator, i want that guy that is behind the most exciting offense in the league, maybe not as our head coach, but definitely as our new o-coordinator. I want our offense to look like the Patriots offense....(C'mon who doesnt???) I want our O-line to dominate and protect at the line of scrimmage. If you think about it many of our players are similar to the Pats... Wes=Santana, Stallworth=Randle El, Portis is much better than Maroney, Cooley is better than Graham, we have Campbelll at QB and they have Brady which is a huge difference and they have Randy Moss as well. We really arent that far off, we need a Randy Moss, Anthony Mix does not equal Moss, but he is tall and could develop.

Im rambling like crazy but im at work early and bored, so im just going to spell it out..... I want Josh McDaniels...... He's a great family guy great at developing QB's and receivers as well, he has my vote. I know we need to keep continuity, and personally i do like Saunders, but this guy is exciting full of energy and if the Pats go 19-0, what more does he have to prove in New England?????

Young and full of energy, working in the most exciting offense in the league.... sound familiar yet??? Feel Free To Rip or discuss, just one mans opinion. Here's a lengthy profile of Josh McDaniels:


Josh McDaniels enters his seventh NFL season and his seventh season in New England. He joined the Patriots on March 1, 2001 as a personnel assistant in the scouting department and assisted the defensive coaching staff for three seasons. He began serving as the Patriots' quarterbacks coach in 2004 and was named offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach on January 20, 2006. In 2006, McDaniels helped integrate several new players into the offense, including free agent signee Reche Caldwell, mid-season acquisition Jabar Gaffney and rookie Laurence Maroney. In all, six new Patriots caught at least 10 passes, including Caldwell, who led the team with career-highs in receptions (69) and receiving yards (760). Gaffney, acquired prior to week six, became a starting receiver by the end of the regular season and was the team's most productive receiver in the playoffs. Maroney, splitting time with Corey Dillon, was the third leading rusher among NFL rookies.
In his role as quarterbacks coach, McDaniels has worked closely with starting signal caller Tom Brady. In three seasons working with McDaniels, Brady has compiled the top three passer ratings of his seven-year career - 92.6 (2004), 92.3 (2005) and 87.9 (2006).
In 2005, Brady led the NFL with a career-best 4,110 passing yards, a number that exceeded his previous career high by nearly 350 yards and represents the second highest yardage total in Patriots history. In 2004, Brady set a career high by recording a 92.6 passer rating, besting his previous career mark by six points.
In 2005, Patriots quarterbacks threw 28 touchdown passes, tying the fourth-highest total for the position in franchise history. The mark was also achieved in 1986, 2002 and 2004, McDaniels' first season as quarterbacks coach. Also in 2005, the Patriots finished the season as the NFL's second-ranked passing offense (257.5 yards per game), marking the team's highest ranking in that category in 11 seasons.
In addition to assisting in Brady's continued development, McDaniels has tutored Matt Cassel, a four-year backup quarterback in college and a seventh-round draft choice in 2005. In the 2005 regular-season finale, Cassel threw his first two touchdown passes since high school as he led the Patriots on a fourth-quarter comeback against Miami that fell just two points short.
In 2004, McDaniels earned his first positional coaching responsibilities and worked with Brady to help the quarterback produce the highest passer rating of his career (92.6) and the second highest single-season passer rating in team history.
Brady's 28 touchdown passes ranked second in the AFC and tied his career high set in 2002.
Upon his arrival in New England prior to the 2001 season, McDaniels served as a personnel assistant and quickly expanded his role to include film breakdown and scouting preparation for the defensive coaching staff. He became a coaching assistant in February of 2002. In that role, his responsibilities included film breakdown and scouting chart preparations for the defensive staff. In 2003, he drew additional responsibilities working with the defensive backs.
McDaniels began his coaching career in 1999 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State, working under head coach Nick Saban.

Playing
McDaniels attended John Carroll University, where he played wide receiver for the Blue Streaks. He was a college teammate of Patriots wide receivers coach Nick Caserio, who played quarterback for John Carroll from 1996-99.
Personal
Josh McDaniels was born in Canton, Ohio and attended Canton McKinley High School. He was a quarterback and kicker for McKinley. His father, Thom McDaniels, was a longtime head coach at McKinley High and is currently the head coach at Massillon Jackson High in Massillon, Ohio. Josh and his wife Laura have a son, Jack Thomas, and a daughter, Maddie.

[Skinny Tee]

muster up 1.4 billion dollars and the decision is yours.

[dirthogs311]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

muster up 1.4 billion dollars and the decision is yours.

just one mans opinion buddy

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by dirthogs311

just one mans opinion buddy

How profound

[dirthogs311]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

How profound

Use constructive criticism, not high school one liners....

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by dirthogs311

Use constructive criticism, not high school one liners....

I think Mattyk72 just gave you some.

[Luxorreb]

Dirthogs-
Rather have a Josh McDaniel any day over a Jim Fassel or Brian Billick related staff. Keep Williams or go McDaniels!

[dirthogs311]

Originally Posted by Luxorreb

Dirthogs-
Rather have a Josh McDaniel any day over a Jim Fassel or Brian Billick related staff. Keep Williams or go McDaniels!

agreed... i hope all this fassel stuff is a smoke screen... we cant interview mcdaniels til after the super bowl however

[MTK]

Did a 3rd grader type out that thread title?

[dirthogs311]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Did a 3rd grader type out that thread title?

i dont quite understand matty????

[wilsowilso]

Great at developing QB's. That's just hilarious. How on earth would anyone have a clue as to whether this guy can develop a QB or not. If you think he can take any credit for Tom Brady you must be joking.

I do like the fact that you come up with an idea for some young innovative person, but how could anyone have a clue if this guy really has anything original to offer or do we just want to try and steal the Patriots playbook because this guy isn't the architect of anything.

[dirthogs311]

[quote=wilsowilso;411077][quote=dirthogs311;411054]I want Josh McDaniels...... He's a great family guy great at developing QB's
Josh McDaniels enters his seventh NFL season and his seventh season in New England.

Great at developing QB's. That's just hilarious. How on earth would anyone have a clue as to whether this guy can develop a QB or not. If you think he can take any credit for Tom Brady you must be joking.

I do like the fact that you come up with an idea for some young innovative person, but how could anyone have a clue if this guy really has anything original to offer or do we just want to try and steal the Patriots playbook because this guy isn't the architect of anything.

Pats playbook looking pretty damn good right about now, he has been with the team since 01 and Gibbs was under Coryell, as Reid was under Holmgren sometimes great coaches are behind great coaches they just need a chance and pretty much anything is looking better than fassell

[rypper11]

Few problems with Josh McDaniels:
1. Patriots will never allow him to interview for a lateral move (if we give him an added title like assistant head coach or something he would just get a similar title there). And while a young innovative coach is a good idea I think 30 is too young for a head coach.

2. Tom Brady. He was great under Weiss and has improved each year since he left, but would you credit Tom Moore for Peyton's numbers? IMO that explosive offense has more to do with Brady than McDaniels.

3. It takes a unique (weak-willed) coach to allow an owner to sign an OC that he doesn't know and hasn't worked with (Wade Phillips). Why castrate GW or Fossil before they are even hired?

4. If you want a young and hungry coach who knows the offense but will make his own mark on it, look at Bill Lazor as OC. Similar to McDaniels, he worked as the QB coach under the OC and has worked closely with JC.

[dirthogs311]

Originally Posted by rypper11

Few problems with Josh McDaniels:
1. Patriots will never allow him to interview for a lateral move (if we give him an added title like assistant head coach or something he would just get a similar title there). And while a young innovative coach is a good idea I think 30 is too young for a head coach.

2. Tom Brady. He was great under Weiss and has improved each year since he left, but would you credit Tom Moore for Peyton's numbers? IMO that explosive offense has more to do with Brady than McDaniels.

3. It takes a unique (weak-willed) coach to allow an owner to sign an OC that he doesn't know and hasn't worked with (Wade Phillips). Why castrate GW or Fossil before they are even hired?

4. If you want a young and hungry coach who knows the offense but will make his own mark on it, look at Bill Lazor as OC. Similar to McDaniels, he worked as the QB coach under the OC and has worked closely with JC.

agreed i want GW to be our next head coach, but supposedly Saunders is the odd man out. if that is true who would we want to run the offense? Don Breaux? Hopefully alot of questions are answered soon, so the speculation can be silenced.

[firstdown]

I think you answered part of it when you said they have Brady and we have JC. It is became quite clear that our O players know this O but JC was still behind in learning the system and that could be a combination of 2 things. He is a young QB still learning how to play in the NFL or he has just not learned his system.