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He has a 0% chance of getting the job. We are "doing him a solid" by giving him interview experience I guess. I just hate the Rooney rule. I think qualified candidates will find their ways to jobs by their resume, not because of the color of their skin.

Unfortunately we all know why this is happening.

Ed Oliver was incredible this year.

There was no turn around on the offense with him as coach. The offense struggled just as much, if not more. There were games where they had turnover luck that greatly benefited them. Really the only difference was Allen running more, which is that something you really want for 17 games in a season? Go back and read about all the issues Brady had in Carolina, he sounds awfully familiar. There's nothing complex about Brady's scheme. It's very basic, which is why he struggled to have positive results. In this league, you can't be predictable. You have to throw in a bunch of motions, double moves, RPO's, rub routes, and present the defense with some eye candy pre-snap. From what I can tell, 90% of the motions are just to expose if the defense is in man or zone coverage. There are very few motions into routes, blocks, or once again, eye candy. That quote about, is exactly what we seen with the Bills. The Bills added more motion, but it was literally just what was described above. Look at the motion that Miami runs, vs the motion that Brady ran. Read some of these responses from Carolina fans. This is the same things that we seen in his short time here. It's really concerning. Fan POV Joe Brady is/was the guy who ran the same 5 plays on Madden against the A.I. and impressed his friends. Then he went online and everyone else knew how to stop those plays. How many times are we going to see the WR screen? This is so true. He was also terrible at making adjustments, our 3rd quarter scoring being a prime example. Overall, I think he was decent at play & scheme design, but could never put it into action for longer than a few drives The second halfs were terrible under Brady. 1st KC game, 14 in 1st/6 in 2nd. LA game, 14 in 1st/10 in 2nd. 7 points in 2nd half vs NE. 10 points in 2nd half vs Pitt. 7 points in 2nd half vs KC. His scheme was pretty chaotic and bad overall. There were multiple plays where receivers end up in the same spot once the route develops. Even his short yardage play is terrible. I honestly can't say what I think his strength was overall because nothing about him was amazing. As I mentioned in another post, his play designs rely on having physically dominant talent and once you get to the NFL--everyone is kind of on a level playing field. Didn't we have WR running into each other vs KC. Being physically dominant sounds familiar with the Dallas game. Often looked like the opponents knew what play was coming. Seemed like play calling tended not to be balanced it would be all screens or no screens, All runs or no runs etc. There were things that felt like strengths from a fans perspective that we almost didn’t use at all at times like short routes to CMC and runs with Cam. No offensive player has really shown improvement while the defensive players seem to work on their weaknesses. Maybe it’s our lack of understanding of the complexity but from my perspective it’s hard to find something that it appears he excelled at. The main defense is just that our offensive players are not good. This hits home big time.

Read this article and it sounds awfully familiar to what we seen in Buffalo in the few weeks. A lot of people forget that he wasn't the offensive coordinator at LSU, he was the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach, thus meaning he has never had full control of an offense before. Looking back on it, you could argue that those star players that he had at LSU were the sole reason he earned an opportunity with Rhule and the Panthers in the first place. Sometimes players make a coach look better than he really is. https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/a-look-at-why-the-joe-brady-experiment-failed

Great hire. I love teams are going with good people. No one wants to work with BB.

Do you know what he did then? He didn't create the game plan or call the plays.

Ensminger was way more than the run game coordinator, he was the OC before Brady got there. He was the one doing all the play calling for LSU. He commanded the explosive offensive attack in 2019 that resulted in several school records and a national championship. From a coaching standpoint, he’s the best. From game-planning to play-calling, Steve was outstanding. He developed our players on the field and he helped mold them into young men off the field. I can’t thank Steve enough for his loyalty and his willingness to do whatever was asked of him.” https://www.wafb.com/2020/12/22/lsu-offensive-coordinator-steve-ensminger-retires-field-coaching-transitions-into-analyst-role/

Cook had one great game versus a very flawed Dallas D. You could actually argue that Cook was better with Dorsey overall. Cook's last three games of regular season were some of the worst games of the season.

Not sure why this isn't getting as much attention as Kliff Kingsbury got. This dude is a man missile.

Am I the only one that doesn't want Brady? I was fine with giving him an opportunity, but the passing game was really bad under him. Like it takes a special coordinator to see that big of a drop off in Diggs. Brady's only solution to Diggs was screen passes. Is that the coordinator you want? He was fired in Carolina. He gets way too much credit for that LSU offense. He wasn't even the sole OC. He was so new in the position, my guess he was more of a coffee runner at LSU.

Relies heavily on his coordinators. Guy doesn't call plays or anything.

Using the patient one wins in the end. Respecting a process usually ends up better in the long run. To go from a position coach to having full control of a defense, seems like a very large leap. He could be the DC here with a defensive coach and learn a lot about playing calling and overall defensive scheme. With the Giants, he is going to have to figure that all out by himself.

Why are people driving traffic to Dunne's website?

No, I'm talking about the D that had to get 4 turnovers and a TD to beat NE at home. Or the team that had to stop the Giants at home in primetime because the offense put up 14 points. Or the D that had to defend Tampa on a hail mary because the offense 7 points in the entire second half. The games we lost (other than Philly) was because the offense was terrible even though the D held up.

When is Allen going to perform in the regular season to get a first round bye? I'm not a huge fan of Mcdemott, but if it wasn't for him and the D, this team doesn't even make the playoffs. More games were won by the defense this year, than Allen. This whole boo hoo Allen nonsense is pitiful.

Agreed, I laughed when Beane said vets will come here for less because they want to win. I'm sure guys are clamoring to win 1 playoff game.

This reminds me of the end of the year presser with Kevyn Adams and Granato last season. No commitment to any type of improvement. Going to be difficult to even care next year. I would rather they strip it down and absolutely suck next year then continue on this continued patch work because of the salary cap.

Massive upgrade to Mo. One thing that I think is massively overrated in the MAC is recruiting. Player development and X/Os in game are much more important. After a certain point, the skill sets are all similar amongst the kids the MAC teams are targeting.

What's well? Its a strong class. I don't see him getting close to what the top guys got last year. 3 years, 33 million for Meyers.

Balt went the college route. I would go with Ryan Grubb

The entire league is about stealing plays from other teams, so running someone elses playbook is really not a big deal. What separates OC, is situational play calling. Brady has fallen off a cliff there. Need to bring in someone else.

Cam Lewis is terrible. May need to let Douglas shadow Rice, and then bracket Kelce with Poyer.

Because Rapp played. Who played the role when Rapp wasn't here? I'll give you a hint.

Rapp is a very underrated injury, especially with Benford out. May need to use Neal again for that big nickel.