Don’t get me wrong. I would love having DeMeco Ryans back running the defense. But has the whole “coach in waiting” thing ever worked out? Maybe the one year in 2013 when Dumbo and Crablegs won it all? Seems to me it is more of a distraction than offering the real continuity it should provide.
Only because of outside influence. I said it half jokingly.
Yeah he’s a super sharp guy. He’ll land an NFL HC position at some point. But DeMeco is smart enough to be selective on those opportunities.
Yep, he's in a position of leverage and can be about as picky as one can be in making his choices.
This confirms that the two to three posters on the Patriots message board I frequent are beat writers or have some inside source to the Patriots organization. They called this (with almost certainty) weeks ago.
Almost any football organization that has watched a minute of Bama's "let Bryce make something happen" offense would not touch BOB at all. I truly believe that he is a former coach that should consider a new career direction. IMO he has sleep walked and BS his way through this gig and now the jig is up.
This is not simply true. BOB is highly regard in NFL. His offensive scheme is more suited for NFL, than college rank. BOB can call the game.. it's just how he goes about it that needs to improve.. He needs to develop better feeling for playcalling... that's about it.
so, what you are saying is a guy that was the OC for Tom Brady at the Patriots, a head coach at Penn State, a head coach for the Texans and an OC for Bama, is a highly regarded play caller who only needs to improve his play calling and how he goes about? to me, if he is as highly regarded as you say he is, he should not have to improve on his play calling or how he goes about it.
He wasn't hired with many openings in the NFL at the end of last season, multiple openings in college ranks this year and yet no one has called. He is not involved in nuclear physics and being able to adapt is elemental to the coaching profession. Believe whatever you wish but to say a fired Coach-GM from the Texans disaster is highly regarded in the NFL is a stretch IMHO!
I think we all might be surprised at how differently some coaches are viewed by NFL teams.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't BOB on the shortlist for the Ga Tech opening? I know it was down to him, the current HC, and someone else.
No idea.
He's highly respected as an OC in the NFL. The Patriots "folks" want him back REEEEAL BAD and it seems Tampa Bay is willing to jettison Leftwich to bring in BOB in order to keep Brady. Either way, I think BOB is no longer on this staff in a few weeks.
