Mayo negotiations + OC interviews next week

[Love The Drake]

Snatch him as receivers coach, bump up his title.
Interesting.

 

[Sciz]

Any chance Kraft creates some new positions head coach of offense for Obrein head coach for defense for Mayo and pay them both like head coaches?

Paying coaches to stick around even though they don’t actually have the responsibilities to warrant that pay or title isn’t a healthy situation for anybody involved. O’Brien could work his way up to a McDaniels type of OC role (reportedly $4-5M per year), but that’s probably going to take a confirmed HC offer as leverage. And even paying McDaniels low HC money to be OC didn’t stop him from taking better HC money to be a HC. Given that Belichick is always going to be the top voice on defense, I can’t see anybody warranting a bigger role than combining AHC and DC, but it also looks like those two roles (with or without the titles) are going to be split between Mayo and Steve.

If anything, I’d watch for upgraded titles for the level below that. Reiss has hinted at an O’Brien and Doug Marrone pairing enough that I’m getting suspicious that he knows something, but it would probably take something like a run game coordinator title to have any chance of getting him out of New Orleans if he is under contract (I don’t know if he is). They would essentially be saying that he contributes more to the running game than a typical OL coach, which makes sense given his experience as OC and HC.

 

[Love The Drake]

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

What other candidates?

 

[Love The Drake]

Paying coaches to stick around even though they don’t actually have the responsibilities to warrant that pay or title isn’t a healthy situation for anybody involved. O’Brien could work his way up to a McDaniels type of OC role (reportedly $4-5M per year), but that’s probably going to take a confirmed HC offer as leverage. And even paying McDaniels low HC money to be OC didn’t stop him from taking better HC money to be a HC. Given that Belichick is always going to be the top voice on defense, I can’t see anybody warranting a bigger role than combining AHC and DC, but it also looks like those two roles (with or without the titles) are going to be split between Mayo and Steve.

If anything, I’d watch for upgraded titles for the level below that. Reiss has hinted at an O’Brien and Doug Marrone pairing enough that I’m getting suspicious that he knows something, but it would probably take something like a run game coordinator title to have any chance of getting him out of New Orleans if he is under contract (I don’t know if he is). They would essentially be saying that he contributes more to the running game than a typical OL coach, which makes sense given his experience as OC and HC.

I feel like kids aren’t excited to play for Obrein or Marrone.

 

[PowerRunRevival]

Can confirm...

Anyone know anything about McCardell other than that he was a really good receiver in his day? The vikings offense is good but it's not really because of anything they do schematically they just have the best receiver in the league and one of the best RB. Maybe a guy like McCardell could help the Pats end their dryspell of developing receivers.

 

[Rob0729]

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

My guess is McCardell is to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirements and could be possibly be a back up if O'Brien and/or other candidates don't work out. I seriously doubt he is a strong contender. Belichick has a relationship with McCardell from when they were both in Cleveland. I assume this is doing McCardell a solid.

 

[Rob0729]

Nick Caley is also interviewing for the job.

 

[PatsFan2]

My guess is McCardell is to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirements and could be possibly be a back up if O'Brien and/or other candidates don't work out. I seriously doubt he is a strong contender. Belichick has a relationship with McCardell from when they were both in Cleveland. I assume this is doing McCardell a solid.

I remember McCardell the player great player for the Jaguars many moons ago. I would love him as WR Coach with a huge bump in salary.

 

[Snooky97]

Caley get interviewed too.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Anyone know anything about McCardell other than that he was a really good receiver in his day? The vikings offense is good but it's not really because of anything they do schematically they just have the best receiver in the league and one of the best RB. Maybe a guy like McCardell could help the Pats end their dryspell of developing receivers.

He played for Belichick as a Cleveland Brown. So he has familiarity with our offense.

He’s one of the candidates that Mike Reiss mentioned in his Sunday column.

 

[BritPat]

I'm all for KM.

BO'B can politely, hit the road back to Tuscaloosa.

 

[Ross12]

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

Interesting. They have some pretty good WRs in Jefferson, Thielen, and KJ Osborn is pretty good too. I wonder how much impact McCardell has had in developing them.

 

[Love The Drake]

Interesting. They have some pretty good WRs in Jefferson, Thielen, and KJ Osborn is pretty good too. I wonder how much impact McCardell has had in developing them.

Good question.

Well Jefferson was a monster in college so I don’t think we can give him too much credit there.

I would like to see some Philly, San Fran, Miami assistants interviewed as well.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Interesting. They have some pretty good WRs in Jefferson, Thielen, and KJ Osborn is pretty good too. I wonder how much impact McCardell has had in developing them.

It’s only his 2nd year with the Vikings so I expect his impact on Thielen to be minimal. He spent 2017-2020 as WR coach with the Jaguars.

 

[KDPPatsfan85]

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

Could McCardell just be for the Rooney rule? Curious how this all shakes out!

 

[Zuma]

Caley get interviewed too.

I'm not on the Caley for OC train. What has he done besides been coaching with the team for a while? I feel like his personality is not strong enough with Bill around to be OC. I'm not sure players would be excited about Caley running the offense either. IMO the position should go to someone who has HC or OC experience.

 

[Love The Drake]

Reich being linked to Chargers OC position.

 

[Pacific Coast Patriot]

I'm not on the Caley for OC train. What has he done besides been coaching with the team for a while? I feel like he personality is not strong enough with Bill around to be OC. I'm not sure players would be excited about Caley running the offense either. IMO the position should go to someone who has HC or OC experience.

Yeah if he was good enough he'd have been OC already. What has he done this year to elevate him to OC, other than make our TE's regress? Pass.

 

[203Pat]

Nick Caley is also interviewing for the job.

Lol so now we will interview him for the job instead of last year when we chose a defensive coach over him?

 

[TommyD4207]

Can confirm...

Also Bill O'Brien included in this as well..

I wonder if he could still play.