incognito_man Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 i like the coaching exodus from NFC to AFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, The LBC said: And yet the most successful HC of the past 20 years is a defensive-minded HC... Not saying it won't work, I've read anything but the best about him, just not a good hire when you can get someone like Daboll. That's the comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Kindof sounds like most expected Daboll to be LA's guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearerofnews Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I am trying to remember who were the lead candidates for Chargers job when they hired Lynn and if Lynn was considered a good hire at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said: Kindof sounds like most expected Daboll to be LA's guy. Staley must have blown them away in the 2nd interview. And they may have gotten worried about being left at the altar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bearerofnews said: I am trying to remember who were the lead candidates for Chargers job when they hired Lynn and if Lynn was considered a good hire at the time. IIRC Lynn was viewed as a good hire. He was viewed as a culture guy and build a respectable team. He was a lock for the Bills job full time before they met with McDermott. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Bearerofnews said: I am trying to remember who were the lead candidates for Chargers job when they hired Lynn and if Lynn was considered a good hire at the time. Here’s the list. I would have made the mistake of hiring Patricia or Mike Smith. The only one who surpassed Lynn was McDermott. https://www.profootballrumors.com/2017/01/2017-nfl-head-coaching-search-tracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just now, Trentwannabe said: IIRC Lynn was viewed as a good hire. He was viewed as a culture guy and build a respectable team. He was a lock for the Bills job full time before they met with McDermott. The culture thing is still true. If he can just be more forward thinking and fix his inane game management skills, Lynn can definitely be a good to very good HC in the league. Everyone on the Chargers, from players to FO to the owners, loved the guy. I’ve never seen a fired Charger head coach get so much love in all my short 25 years as a fan. It was quite surprising given the Spanos public reputation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, kramxel said: Not saying it won't work, I've read anything but the best about him, just not a good hire when you can get someone like Daboll. That's the comparison. I agree to an extent even though I’m keeping my fingers crossed. The last defensive oriented guy we got was pretty good. Maybe it’s time to pivot from the offensive minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game3525 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The defense/offense stuff doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. It is cliche, but the Chargers FO needs to worry about getting the right guy regardless of his background. From what I have read, Staley seems like a good candidate. The team's biggest problem and this is going back to the Norv years was their lack of attention to detail. Staley seems detail oriented without being a micro manger. If Staley can help the team clean up the little (yet important) things they screw up during the games then they should be competing for the playoffs fairly quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Xenos said: So @The LBC and @jrry32, a lot of Charger fans feel that this is another typical Spanos hire. What can you tell them to get them to step back from the ledge? Take a look at our defensive rankings in 2019 and then look at them in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, kramxel said: Not saying it won't work, I've read anything but the best about him, just not a good hire when you can get someone like Daboll. That's the comparison. Brian Daboll has been a NFL OC for seven years. His offense finished #2 in PPG and YPG this year. In the other six years, the best one of his offenses finished in the NFL in either PPG or YPG is #20. I'm not saying Daboll will be a bad HC. Being a great coordinator doesn't necessarily make you a good HC. But I am saying his track record of success as a coordinator isn't impressive. As for Staley, he has been a coordinator for one year and turned a mediocre defense in 2019 into the #1 defense in 2020. And Rams players, including Jalen Ramsey (who isn't know for BSing), have absolutely raved about what a great and player-centric coach he is. Personally, I think you landed the defensive version of McVay or Kyle Shanahan. And I don't think you'll be pining for Daboll in future years. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 This sucks. Smith is a good coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearerofnews Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Ok guys....take 223 Chargers fans: this is our year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr LBC Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, jrry32 said: Brian Daboll has been a NFL OC for seven years. His offense finished #2 in PPG and YPG this year. In the other six years, the best one of his offenses finished in the NFL in either PPG or YPG is #20. I'm not saying Daboll will be a bad HC. Being a great coordinator doesn't necessarily make you a good HC. But I am saying his track record of success as a coordinator isn't impressive. As for Staley, he has been a coordinator for one year and turned a mediocre defense in 2019 into the #1 defense in 2020. And Rams players, including Jalen Ramsey (who isn't know for BSing), have absolutely raved about what a great and player-centric coach he is. Personally, I think you landed the defensive version of McVay or Kyle Shanahan. And I don't think you'll be pining for Daboll in future years. Yeah, I was searching for a parallel for Staley and those two came to mind. I also was prepared to draw a parallel to Brian Flores, but had been trying to find another because I figured Typical FF wouldn't be able to look past the BB assistant narrative to consider where there actually were similarities between Staley and Flores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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