Jaguars Coaching Search: I have no preference

It’s actually 7 candidates because Joe DeCamillis, the ST Coordinator in Dallas, is getting interviewed, too. No idea why this hasn’t been reported like the others have but I dont doubt Oehser is telling the truth.

I’m not very concerned with who becomes the coach. It’s not nearly as important as the players on the field. Whoever we get will do just fine, and if he doesn’t, we’ll see it soon enough and he’ll get his butt fired.

as Head Coach. He did a great job this year. I was one who initially thought the fantastic play of the defense, was simply, better players. When all the injuries started to occur, and the defense still operated at a high level, it became clear, something else was happening. He has earned the job.
Mike Martz has resigned in Chicago. I would love to see him work with Gabbert.

I wouldn’t rely on the coach’s record as a coordinator to his prospect as a head coach. HC, as I mentioned in another post, is a managerial position. Who are you going to hire to be on the ground with the players? How are you going to manage/motivate them to coach/motivate the players?

Players not plays. Tell that to this year’s 49ers. It is a healthy mix, no doubt.

players and gm> coaching

When Clausen was stinking it up?

I think mel is the best man for the job we need to bring in a good OC like (Chudzinsky) so that our O is just as good as our D

The funny thing about it is listening to JTW is that a lot of the fans are displaying the same sentiment that the players are, and that is they want him to stay as HC. A lot of people are impressed by Mel Tucker’s no-sense, no-excuse type of approach. Mel Tucker is a leader, and I think that is arguably the most important attribute a head coach needs. All this offensive-minded, defensive-minded coach stuff sounds great but if you can’t get your team to rally behind you it doesn’t matter. Wade Phillips is a perfect example. He is often called a defensive mastermind but does anybody think he is a good coach? No. All Mel would need to do is provide a stronger framework for how the team will handle it’s business. We’ve already seen a lot of this. We suffered through a devastating glut of injuries and not once did you see the team look like they quit. Not once! These guys continued to play hard. I also like the fact that Mel has already changed the culture of practicing. By the looks of it the Jags have been somewhat lackadaisical when it came to practice. Mel wants everything looking sharp, energetic, and timely. If Mel along with Gene can assemble a quality coaching staff, keyword Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y, this team is going to be really good.

I really like Rob Chudzinski, but I wish he could be the OC. I’m not totally sold on him as HC, but I like him a lot as an OC. He developed Newton, and had a successful passing game, setting records.

Chud in 2011 has taken one of the leagues worst offenses in 2010 and transformed it into one of the top 10 offenses in 2011. This has put him into talks to be interviewed for some possible head coaching interviews.

He has also coached three all american tight ends in college, Bubba Franks, Jeremey Shockey, and Kellen Winslow III. Also coached Antonio Gates for 4 years in San Diego. So he has a lot of experience with tight ends, and can really help Marcedes get back to his usual self, and maybe help Zach Miller turn into what Gene thought he could be, when he was drafted.

I dont think gene has guts because everyone he has drafted seemed to be a safe pick. I think this team needs a guy thats not afraid to take chances on players. From what i heard so far about the new owner is he has the guts to take chances on big time players and he is willing to pay whatever so thuis time can see a championship..

To me a head coach should just come in and say “I want to play this kind of offense and this kind of defense”. The organization should make sure he gets the players he needs to play his way and the coordinators should be on board with that.

A good head coach should be able to inspire his players to play their best no matter what. He should have enough command to have his coordinators call the kind of game he wants. He should be smart enough to use all the tricks of the trade to squeeze out every advantage during the game for his team. Finally, he should accept the blame when it all falls down. To me, that makes a good head coach. I really don’t care what his name is and where he worked before.

If we’re gonna make things happen everybody has to be on the same page. You can’t have a coach wanting to play one way, a GM wanting to play his own way, and coordinators calling games any kind of way.