skywindO2 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, JDBrocks said: Make Flores the highest paid coordinator in the NFL, and let him know that the Vikings will take care of him until the right head coaching opportunity opens up for him. I'm curious what the right head coaching opportunity is but I'm not convinced it's out there this season so I'm hopeful we can keep him another season. I'm not sure how much bad blood is between him and the Patriots organization but if they move on from Bill, I think he'd be open to going there but can't see any other openings this year where there'd be mutual interest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: It isn't all roses though. Every day in practice, he has the opportunity to have one of his guys end the Josh Oliver experience, and yet he's done NOTHING!!! slow day at the office? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, swede700 said: I love him. If I hadn't just bought a JJ jersey, I'd be buying his. Week 18 when there's almost certainly nothing to play for, KOC should give him some RB snaps for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 as far as Flores getting a HC position next season, he's behind a couple of eight balls. his lawsuit needs to resolve itself before billionaires will risk something similar happening to them also, and it does seem like the present trend is to hire flashy, young, offensive minded coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) Looking at likely head coaching options Carolina - not likely he'd want to go there. No first round pick, struggling young QB, meddling owner Vegas - maybe, but not sure it's an attractive landing place in terms of personnel or ownership LAC - might be the most attractive of the bunch; some great defensive cornerstones, and a younger veteran QB; they currently have (although I suspect he'll be gone) a defensive coach and teams tend to swing the other direction after a firing. New England - go back home, but likely starting over at QB... do they go the young offensive mind route after Belichick? Washington - currently have an older defensive focused coach, pendulum tends to swing the other way... Tennessee - see LAC and Washington rationale As well as he's performed, I would not be shocked to see him go the Dan Quinn route and stay in place, continue to build a great resume, and choose his landing spot. If they come open this cycle, I'd say only the Chargers and Patriots would be enticing for him. Him leaving is not a foregone conclusion. Edited December 11, 2023 by RpMc 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, RpMc said: Looking at likely head coaching options I'd say only the Chargers and Patriots would be enticing for him. Him leaving is not a foregone conclusion. first of all, very interesting analyses there, coach. all the talk, for what it's worth, about the Patriots next coach tend to point toward former players (Mayo, Vrabel). Edited December 11, 2023 by vike daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticNorseman Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I agree with the sentiment to make Coach Flores the highest paid DC in the league. I also believe he's best suited to be a defensive specialist, and I hope he recognizes he can cement a legacy, ala **** Lebeau. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, vike daddy said: first of all, very interesting analyses there. coach. all the talk, for what it's worth, about the Patriots next coach tend to point toward former players (Mayo, Vrabel). Who themselves are both former defensive players. We'll have to see what Kraft ends up doing. Does he stick with basically the same type of regime (although probably significantly more personable) or does he blow it up completely and start over, like he tried to do when he hired Pete Carroll, but ultimately went back to the Parcells well in "trading for" Belichick. With how it's soured since Brady's departure, I wouldn't be surprised to see him just completely start over and not just promote a guy like Mayo. Just do a complete break from the entrenched system. Edited December 11, 2023 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Viking Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Flores is more important to this teams success than KOC right now in my opinion. Pay him like it. It is not a huge knock on KOC, simply that Flores has been outstanding! I'd love to see what he can do after another draft and free agency with maximum input from him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticNorseman Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 As of this morning, stats support a lot of what I've been feeling about the D. Sure, a shutout helps a bunch in PPG allowed stats. Being 5th against the run and 14th against the pass gives us a 10th spot on overall yards allowed. More importantly, we've given up the 4th fewest 1st downs and the fewest 1st downs by defensive penalty (10). Even though the rate of stops on 3rd and 4th down isn't great, situationally, Flores' D excels. Being 12th in takeaways and 13th in sacks are respectable numbers. 🤞both stats continue to improve these last 4 games. Should the offense keep from turning it over, they will hopefully keep the defense rested and hungry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 If Kraft and Belichick part ways, I don’t think I see Kraft hiring from within Belichick’s tree. I get the sense he’ll start over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Blackmon 11th of all CB Pace 13th of all LB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, RpMc said: Blackmon 11th of all CB Pace 13th of all LB two of the top five placings, wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: If Kraft and Belichick part ways, I don’t think I see Kraft hiring from within Belichick’s tree. I get the sense he’ll start over. will he hire a GM too, along with a new HC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, vike daddy said: two of the top five placings, wow... The other three are all top 10 picks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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