Cool Link Brian Hoyer on Josh McDaniels on 98.5 (link now added)

[Stu Pidassle]

I think it's going to be a while before we get there. But leveling up all of our weapons: WRs, TEs and RBs (and maybe a FB) would show a lot of progression.

Properly utilizing the players already on the team is another way to level up the weapons. I am looking forward to seeing what JMD can do.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

The team needs one unstoppable weapon on offense. A true WR1 or Gronk like TE would open things up for everyone else.

Someone with Cat Like Quickness!

 

[Stu Pidassle]

Someone with Cat Like Quickness!

What's your professional opinion of Pop? lol

 

[Patsfan1645]

Im concerned with Pops size and durability. I don't think he can take the beating Edleman took week in and out.

 

[PatsFan2]

Hopefully they re-sign Austin Hooper, he played for Josh for Vegas in 2023 so knows the scheme. Having both of your starting TEs ready to hit the ground running with no/limited education needed feels like a solid cushion for Maye to lean on.

I wouldn't mind a Draft pick on Day 3 also Year Two Jaheim Bell below could do well with Josh.

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[PatsFan2]

Im concerned with Pops size and durability. I don't think he can take the beating Edleman took week in and out.

Remember we got basically nothing from the Bourne and Polk's of the NFL world. Other than Boutte our boundary Receivers were horrible.

 

[upstater1]

The insight about the type of offensive mcdaniels creates is illuminating and interesting, as well as greatly appreciated.

However, I am going to have to stop you at number 6. Let's not make excuses here. McDaniels had the same epic failure in Denver. The accountability and culpability falls all on McDaniels. He drove two franchises into the ground with historically egregiously atrocious leadership. Not 1 person in Oakland and Denver had anything positive to say about him. Mcdaniel's is the NFL's poster boy for 'How not to be a head coach'.

They do things different in New England.

 

[upstater1]

Cut it out. We all know McDaniel's two head coaching tenures are widely acknowledged to be amongst the worst in NFL history.

Let's hope he has his power limited, with zero say in personnel decisions on offense, and can focus solely on offensive schemes and making our QB better.

If you hold players to high standards of accountability, and they refuse to do it, they will hate you for it.

We just hired a guy in Vrabel who is probably even more of a demanding taskmaster than McDaniels was.

The Raiders don't have the culture for it. Therefore, they don't win.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Hopefully they re-sign Austin Hooper, he played for Josh for Vegas in 2023 so knows the scheme. Having both of your starting TEs ready to hit the ground running with no/limited education needed feels like a solid cushion for Maye to lean on.

He and Hunter Henry were the best receiving options all last year. But whenever they got taken away, our offense just stalled.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Hopefully they re-sign Austin Hooper, he played for Josh for Vegas in 2023 so knows the scheme. Having both of your starting TEs ready to hit the ground running with no/limited education needed feels like a solid cushion for Maye to lean on.

I’ve been told that nobody on the 2023 Raiders has anything good to say about McDaniels so there’s no way Hooper will resign here….

 

[varjao]

Great stuff, sounds really coherent.

I was in doubt about McDaniels coming back, at times I hated his play calling but the guy is a winner as a OC and has the numbers and rings to prove it. Also he's kinda young but has a TON of experience since he's coaching since his 20s. Also, who's better out there and available? Anyone else would be an experiment.

I think after last year the Pats are going with experience instead of going with the new shinny kids and they need it. The NFL coaching circle became really young recently but as a matter of fact you have only one Sean McVay.

I'm excited for the future and despite Josh's issues as a HC he loves this place and will give his best effort here once again.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I’ve been told that nobody on the 2023 Raiders has anything good to say about McDaniels so there’s no way Hooper will resign here….

Josh coaches hard. Not everyone can deal with that.

Hooper did well here but if he leaves oh well.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Josh coaches hard. Not everyone can deal with that.

Hooper did well here but if he leaves oh well.

I like that we're going back to the days of looking for players who want to be coached hard.

 

[upstater1]

I like that we're going back to the days of looking for players who want to be coached hard.

You mean guys who like to win?

 

[mike_usagisan]

You mean guys who like to win?

You say potato...

 

[PatsFan2]

He and Hunter Henry were the best receiving options all last year. But whenever they got taken away, our offense just stalled.

Holding or False Start on OL.

 

[Steve102]

Divas ran wild in the WR room last year, an increase in accountability is badly needed so JMD will help the position simply by raising expectations. Without opening a can of worms, I feel that JMD's system has been unfairly blamed as the only reason that so many WR failed with the Pats. Especially toward the end Brady's perfectionism and intolerance for mistakes also helped to contribute to some of those failures because he refused to throw to anyone who didn't immediately pick things up which contributed to the situation. Between JMD's continued evolution and Maye's different temperament, developing the WR room should take a step forward this year.

Post of the day, bud!

 

[Froob]

All the more amazing Hernandez found the time to learn this offense...with all his extracurriculars

 

[Stu Pidassle]

Im concerned with Pops size and durability. I don't think he can take the beating Edleman took week in and out.

He is is short and stocky so he isn't really as small as it seems. He is a couple of inches shorter and weighs the same as Edelman.

 

[Patsfan1645]

He is is short and stocky so he isn't really as small as it seems. He is a couple of inches shorter and weighs the same as Edelman.

I noticed that as well but I dont think the google searches on their stats are accurate as far as maybe Edelmans last year because he looked pretty jacked and a lot bigger than Douglas.