If Shanny's Not Your Man, Then What Is Your Plan?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Spinning off of the Should We Fire Mike Shanahan thread..

If you are one of the 'Fire Shanahan' proponents, what is your SPECIFIC plan to get this team back on the right path?

Who would you have picking personnel?
Who would you hire as head coach?
What offensive system would you want in place and who (OC) will run it?
What defensive system would you want in place and who (DC) will run it?
Who are your building block players for the systems you recommend?

Be detailed.

This is a kewl thread thanks to the mods for letting discussion roll.

1) I'm good with whoever BA chooses. BA is the top guy, no question.

2) Would prefer a certain profile e.g. previous HC coaching experience who showed/shows real promise but was possibly in a bad situation or just in over his head the first time around but he's matured. Next best a coordinator (w/o HC experience) who's tearing it up. Kyle is NOT on this list, hombres. Last, if any of Payton, Cowher or Gruden are interested I'd definitely talk w/ them.

3) Pro style offense (lose the read option save four or five times per year) similar to the Packers, Giants or Bengals. Offer one of those guys more money and grab their best pupil.

4) Unless a top shelf nose tackle can be got we switch back to the 4-3, otherwise the best we'll ever be is middle of the pack (like last year) and most of the time we'll suck like we do now. Ummmm can we have Gregg Williams back? I'd take him as HC or DC btw. If somehow we stick with the 3-4 I'd get Jason Garret.

5) The offense retains it's roster with the exceptions of Polumbus (cut and replaced by best FA or higher draft pick) and Banks (gone for good). Line stays the same otherwise. RB corp stays the same. WR stays the same, and you sit down with Tana and renegotiate the contract. TE is hopefully Davis, Paulsen/Cooley, Paul (SP)
Defense (probably a 4-3) adds as much talent in the secondary as possible. We can make due with our current dline and LB corp in a 4-3, in fact there will be fewer players wrong for the 4-3 as there currently are for the 3-4.

I think we're four good players total away from overall solid talent (if we go to the 4-3) and five good ones total away if we stick with the 3-4. Where the hell you gonna find that monster NT anyway?

With the above, I think we have the talent to go at least 8-8 (don't forget how good RG3 is) within two years. That's with average coaching. Better coaching gets us into the playoffs within two years, and you give this HC five years minimum no matter what. Elite coaching makes you a SB contender within three years, and looking at a possible legacy.