Jordan Schultz: Bears Job is a Two-Horse Race Between Mike McCarthy and Ben Johnson (3 Viewers)

[No2DC]

Even if you know a guy, you still need to know how he plans to fix the issues you have, what his vision is for the roster, and what his plan is for the QB position. Most of the good candidates show up with a full plan on how they are going to address all the issues and build the roster. You need to find out what plan all the options have first to see if you think it is a good plan and second because you are getting a fresh set of eyes looking at your organization and suggesting ways to fix it. That can be helpful and provide new ideas even if you don't hire them.

I'm sure they submit something on paper, just like most job applications, and there are two interviews. We've knocked interview one with most guys virtually. In case of someone like Glenn, I'm sure many of those questions have already been answered, as has anyone else we did the first interview with. The finalist are probably to exposed to a more detailed eval. You really think NE didn't know they were going hire Vrabel from the start? The brass have an idea of the direction they're leaning, it's not that complicated.

 

[3ParStillDriver]

I'm not sure about that. Joe seems to possess a very solid offensive mind. Think about this. The two places where he was successful (LSU) he had Joe Burrow and Buffalo he's got Josh Allen.

He struggled with not much to work with in Carolina. I'm not sure he's ready for the top spot yet.

This is false and there's a thread that details why. A common theme is that QB's and even RB's have had career years under Joe Brady. Burrow wasn't much until Joe Brady. Under Brady something clicked for him. In Carolina, Terry Bridgewater and Mike Davis had career years until they went with Sam Darnold. Then in Buffalo he takes over a struggling Buffalo Bills offense and Josh Allen immediately goes from an overrated QB in 2023 to MVP level play.

In two years in Carolina he had only 1 down year, and there's reason to suspect that was more Matt Rhule putting stipulations on practices. Rhule explicitly in an article wanted offenses practicing middle of field plays and not redzone. The interesting thing about that is Joe Brady notoriously practiced red zone with his offenses both at LSU before Matt Rhule and after with the Bills.

At most you can say that Brady was trying something new, it didn't work out so he pivoted to something that did work, which is a big sign of growth. But there's reason to suspect Matt Rhule was involved in that down year at Carolina.

 

[SaintswonSBXLIV]

Kingsbury is kind of in the same boat. He can just stick with Jayden Daniels. But I'd prefer Kingsbury or Brady over Kafka or Rizzi.

Kingsbury is the only candidate that I would be 100% dissatisfied with. Guy is not an NFL quality HC, pure and simple.

 

[St. Widge]

Brady was brought in to bring some legitimacy to what is widely viewed as a slipshod front office. Also Brady, is obviously highly regarded by players and coaches - so if he’s making the push for Johnson, it’s going to be very enticing and Brady will likely do what he’s capable of doing to lure him over.

I get that is what he is supposed to be, but he didn't even give up his full time gig as a TV analyst. I'm not sure how anyone can trust that he has the time or will be close enough and know enough about the team to give valid advice on what to do. That's even if we assume that Brady is good at those things. Being a great players doesn't always translate into being a great front office guy or coach.

So, while I see how Brady's name attached to the Raiders gives them some credibility they didn't have before, I'm just not sure how much difference it's going to make when guys know that he won't be involved in the day to day operations of the team and his full attention won't be on the Raiders.

 

[Ghost]

Only think that matters if Mark Davis is deferring the choices to Brady. If so the Raiders might become a desirable spot for coaches. If Davis continues to call the shots, not so much.