Broncofan Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, grizmo78 said: Rams OC Kevin O'Connell being interviewed as well. Glad there will be a thorough search and not unnecessarily limit ourselves to 3-4 candidates. Man, I love this list 1000x more than the retread list Allbright sent out in November lol. O'Connell may not be a prime HC candidate, but I love that Paton is going after so many diverse trees. Not a search that's pidgeonholed from the start. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsthomp2007 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, grizmo78 said: Rams OC Kevin O'Connell being interviewed as well. Glad there will be a thorough search and not unnecessarily limit ourselves to 3-4 candidates. Wasnt he Kushlash from Jerry McGuire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 George is a very, very professional GM. Elway - who did far more good here than bad, I hope no one forgets that - was a lot more haphazard and honed in on coaches/players he wanted, for better (Kubiak, Peyton, the 2012 free agent class) and for worse. He was also hamstrung by an incompetent CEO who (I believe and has been reported) was a crapshow. Not every candidate George is interviewing I like - some I believe would be a total disaster - but if absolutely nothing else, he can show the league, the fanbase, the new owner, the media, everyone, that he is leaving no stone unturned. And he is doing it all intentionally like he has with every move he has made, giving Vic all he could to succeed. He was effusive in his praise yesterday of Vic (of Vic!). I think he’s a serious adult about this job. His decisions might not work (bringing in Teddy to be the guaranteed starter was one, as I said at the time) and this HC hire might not work, but I do applaud him for doing the work. He has been, since day one, very, very professional in his approach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 57 minutes ago, Broncofan said: Man, I love this list 1000x more than the retread list Allbright sent out in November lol. O'Connell may not be a prime HC candidate, but I love that Paton is going after so many diverse trees. Not a search that's pidgeonholed from the start. Yeah. O’Connell as HC, no. But as a potential OC, maybe. George really is casting a very wide bet and I think is looking to build relationships with coordinators in addition to HCs. Very good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos67 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, grizmo78 said: Eagles fans really don't like Gannon. Curious what led us to even consider him besides he was a coach in Minnesota between 2014-2017. Top 10 scoring defense, regarded as a very good leader/schemer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos67 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, AnAngryAmerican said: Yeah. O’Connell as HC, no. But as a potential OC, maybe. George really is casting a very wide bet and I think is looking to build relationships with coordinators in addition to HCs. Very good work. Tbh, if we're gonna poach a young coordinator, I want it from the McVay tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos67 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, AnAngryAmerican said: George is a very, very professional GM. Elway - who did far more good here than bad, I hope no one forgets that - was a lot more haphazard and honed in on coaches/players he wanted, for better (Kubiak, Peyton, the 2012 free agent class) and for worse. He was also hamstrung by an incompetent CEO who (I believe and has been reported) was a crapshow. Not every candidate George is interviewing I like - some I believe would be a total disaster - but if absolutely nothing else, he can show the league, the fanbase, the new owner, the media, everyone, that he is leaving no stone unturned. And he is doing it all intentionally like he has with every move he has made, giving Vic all he could to succeed. He was effusive in his praise yesterday of Vic (of Vic!). I think he’s a serious adult about this job. His decisions might not work (bringing in Teddy to be the guaranteed starter was one, as I said at the time) and this HC hire might not work, but I do applaud him for doing the work. He has been, since day one, very, very professional in his approach. I agree with this sans the Teddy part, which I think was less about Paton and more about soliciting Vic's input on who he wanted. That said, Paton is as professional a GM as I've seen, and that mirrors what I've read about him in media/other reports. I firmly believe we have ourselves a star GM in the making. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, broncos67 said: I agree with this sans the Teddy part, which I think was less about Paton and more about soliciting Vic's input on who he wanted. That said, Paton is as professional a GM as I've seen, and that mirrors what I've read about him in media/other reports. I firmly believe we have ourselves a star GM in the making. Oh totally. The Teddy decision was about giving Vic a QB who he wanted - a safe, veteran, experienced game-manager - so Vic could let his defense win games. George let Vic Coach 1980s NFC south football in the 2020s. George empowered Vic, gave him all he wanted including rookie future All Pros at RB and CB, a veteran game manager QB, LBs who could cover and when Vic couldn’t get to the playoffs with all that and the easiest schedule in the league, he was rightfully shown the door in a classy and professional manner that was befitting of the Coach Vic is. Now, go change the game, George. Go win. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zukhyubern Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Not gonna lie, I'm thrilled with Paton as our GM and with this wide net he is casting. I definitely agree with what most are saying here, but for once I fully trust the man that's in charge. Love what Elway has brought this team but I have far more trust with Paton, for some reason. Despite the string of disappointing seasons, I'm as excited for the future as I've ever been as a Broncos fan. It feels like we're finally getting a solid fresh-start. Fun anecdote: I manage a bakery in LA and the guy whose company just deep cleaned our bakery was teammates with George at Loyola High School. Apparently they're still close and he basically confirmed with me that Paton knows we needed a new coach and that QB is the number one issue. Made it seem like he was itching to get into the off-season and really make the team his own. I pressed him for details but obviously he was coy (he probably doesn't know anything anyway) He was obviously biased but it was pretty amazing how effusive he was with praise for his friend and for some reason that gave me so much confidence in him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ-x Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Holy hell this forum is turning to ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zukhyubern Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, germ-x said: Holy hell this forum is turning to ****. Sorry for your loss *hug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ-x Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Zukhyubern said: Sorry for your loss *hug* Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRNA Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 41 minutes ago, germ-x said: Holy hell this forum is turning to ****. Sooooooooooo, what prompted that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 53 minutes ago, germ-x said: Holy hell this forum is turning to ****. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ-x Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, AKRNA said: Sooooooooooo, what prompted that? Ignoring common sense. Fangio made it clear that he didn’t want Drew Lock as his QB, but Paton is just as guilty if not more so. I can’t stand Lock, but this organization isn’t and wasn’t working in good faith and all of a sudden Paton is getting a pass in that. Edited January 11, 2022 by germ-x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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