They may not in this case it seems, if they filed documentation that shows some due process already with the NFL.
The More You Know! I don’t recall this DeCosta succession wrinkle, this report also dropped around SB 52, so I wasn’t paying attention.
I'd like the see the "firm, contractual, succession plan".
He’s essentially saying Mayo is the choice, but his sources - ie, the Kraft camp - don’t want him to go farther than strongly signaling it.
I wonder what "firm" means here. Has to be automatic or could be a club option? They probably didn't see Vrabel shaking loose as part of their plan.
I would hope that Mayo would continue the best things about team philosophy and culture while replacing and improving the weaknesses.
I think we may be overreacting to "firm." On the whole, it looks like they wanted to make sure a team didn't get around the process requirement by hiring their new HC as a "coordinator" on Monday then promoting them a week later.
If reporting is to be believed, my memory is Kraft had to work hard to keep Mayo last offseason. We know at least the Panthers wanted to interview him for HC, so there was a rumor at the time that something like this had been agreed upon.
Well, the most stable franchise in this regard is probably the Steelers, who've somehow only had 3 coaches since the AFL merger, and neither Cowher nor Tomlin had any connection with the Steelers franchise prior to being hired (right?).
Seems like there are other ways to incentivize Mayo to stay than contractually making him the next HC.
The benefit is that they keep a guy they obviously think a lot of. Theres risk of course. Maybe he puts together bad defenses and turns out to be a reprobate of some sort. (Didnt happen). Or Krafts figured they had a couple of more years of BB to let Mayo marinate. (Also didnt happen).
I'm in this camp. Bring in a GM and a new OC, let them restaff completely and we're on to 2024.
It would have had to be in BB’s contract. Bill Parcells can’t enter into a contract that automatically makes Belichick coach of the Jets without BB’s agreement.
Yeah, it was in BB’s contract but the change in Jets ownership gave Bill B cold feet so he wisely bailed
it's only when you lose a minority candidate to be another team's head coach.
Agree with your last sentence, but beyond that I just don't think we can know what any of this might mean.
It's two picks for that right? Seems like there should be one third for developing and promoting one of your own guys.
Seems like it’s going to be Mayo, unless some skeletons come up during the Standard background checks
https://theathletic.com/5197125/2024/01/11/jerod-mayo-patriots-head-coach-candidate/
what weaknesses is Mayo going to fix? Seems like he’s going to be tethered to other Bill underlings.
How the hell do you, or any of us, know? We won't learn about him as a head coach until, y'know, he's a head coach
I mean, the biggest one would be that the head coach would no longer also be the GM, which was arguably Bill's biggest flaw.
He'll probably hire a better OC. He'll hire better special teams coaches. He might get along with the players better and create a more positive locker room experience. He might be better at holding players accountable so we don't see a lot of the nonsense we have the past few seasons. He'll be more open to new ideas and concepts, particularly offensively. He won't insist on shopping for the groceries. He doesn't have any kids who need jobs as coaches. I can see lots of potential benefits.
I think Kraft never in a million years envisioned them being a 4-13 team with the worst offense in the league and a thoroughly unentertaining product, no. They bottomed out, which could change the equation of how much continuity you want to keep. It's only natural.
Daboll and Saban had success. As did Jim Schwartz. The tree narrative is overly focused on the failures and skewed by a sample size problem. Predictive value is likely nil.
All of them? Some of them? Which weaknesses do you think *need* to be addressed? And why dont you think Mayo cant adress them?
Qb play, offensive talent, offensive playcalling, special teams, kicking accuracy, overall talent level of the roster
If most of Bill’s salary gets offset, Kraft can hire plenty of analytics folks, quality control staffers, low level assistant coaches, etc. and still save money.
