How about Mike Shanahan as our OC if McDaniels is gone?

PATRIOTSFANINPA said:

Imagine the 2 smartest coaches in the league banging heads on this team - Since Shanahan has not been desperate and immediately grabbing for a new HC gig,maybe he would settle for an OC job for a year and a bit less stress on him?.

Imagine Belichick HC
+ Shanahan OC = WOW!!

Maybe its nothing but a pipe dream but its not impossible,especailly if Shanahan could want to wait a year before looking at a head coaching job again.

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DynastyDriven said:

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Rob0729 said:

And as I said in another thread, Shanahan has 21 million reasons paid for by the Broncos not to come out of retirement to be a OC.

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Mike Shanahan hasn't called the offensive plays in Denver for nine years.

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Admit it: That surprises you. It stunned me when I learned about it Saturday in Denver. He gave it up after the Broncos started 0-4 in 1999. Gary Kubiak held the responsibility the longest, before becoming Houston's coach in 2006. Now it's up to 32-year-old quarterback coach Jeremy Bates, who calls the plays into quarterback Jay Cutler's headset, with Shanahan having the option to overrule him. He rarely does. Shanahan might make a play call or trump Bates' call two or three times a game.

The gameplan is a collaborative effort between offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, who is responsible for run plays and protections, and Bates, who draws up the passes. Shanahan makes some suggestions during the week while the gameplan is being formulated, but it's mostly a Dennison/Bates production. Dennison and Bates also come up with the "First 18,'' Denver's version of the old Bill Walsh "First 15,'' when the first 18 offensive snaps of the game are set in stone (except if a third-and-inches call, for instance, has to be made).

Dennison and Bates figure out which run plays and pass plays will work best each week against the defense they're playing, then list them by down-and-distance, print them on a laminated play sheet, and call the plays from that sheet on gameday. Bates makes the calls, a heavy responsibility for such a young coach.

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JoeSixPat said:

Actually, Shanahan needs to show that he's made every effort to secure a head coaching job to be able to collect the $21 million.

Should he be deemed to have done so in good faith and winds up only being offered and accepting an OC position I think he still collects the $21 million over the next three years (at worse, the Broncos compensation is only reduced by what he makes as an OC - i.e. he still gets his $21 million).

I wouldn't rule out that he might actually want to take a step back from the grind of a HC position - but stay in the game as an OC. If he wants to go back to being a HC some day I can think of a lot worse places to be than a team where Brady, Moss and Welker are going to be sure to make him look good.

He might view that as a better alternative than staying out of the game all together in terms of positioning himself for the future.

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GroganCountry said:

Imagine if Bill Parcells quits his job with Miami and comes and coaches the Patriots special teams and Jimmy Johnson leaves Fox and becomes the Tight Ends coach? Shanahan coming is as likely as the other two scenarios.

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Rob0729 said:

Well, in theory he has to make a good faith effort to get another head coaching job to get his money. Usually, head coaches that are fired just step back and take a year or two off. Besides, I saw the same article you did on PFT, and Shanahan's contract may not have that provision in it anyway.

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Shanahan told the NFL Network in an interview that aired Sunday that if he does take a year off from coaching, he'll take computer courses and spend some time learning how to send e-mails and text messages."